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SIGHTLINE
BY JANICE SINDEN
HHello and welcome to our summer engagements of the Colorado debut of & Juliet, the 25th anniversary tour of MAMMA MIA!, an all-new tour of Some Like it Hot, and the return of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. We’re delighted you’re here and hope you will return for our 2025/26 Broadway season, which kicks off this fall with Shucked. The full season line-up can be seen on page 24.
With an all-Broadway audience for this issue of Applause, I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to another of our five theatre divisions — the Denver Center Theatre Company. Performing in three intimate theatres just down the galleria in the Bonfils Theatre Complex, the Theatre Company produces a season of eight productions hand-crafted on site.
The upcoming Theatre Company season features our original take on some of the hottest plays on the stage including The Happiest Man on Earth, which originally debuted in 2023.
Broadway fans will want to see the Tony- and Pulitzer Prizewinning pop rock musical Next to Normal and the Pulitzer Prizewinning English, which was just nominated for the 2025 Tony Award for Best Play (winners will be announced June 8).
These recent New York hits will be accompanied by Somewhere by Tony Award-winning playwright Matthew Lopez, Tennessee Williams’ American classic Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the perennial favorite A Christmas Carol, and our own world premieres — Cowboys and East Indians and Godspeed
If you can’t wait until September to try the Theatre Company, head over to the Garner Galleria Theatre to try some of our Cabaret hits: Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song, Dixie’s Tupperware Party, and Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top.
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VOLUME XXXV • NUMBER 8 • JUN - AUG 2025
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical pg 8
Some Like it Hot pg 12
MAMMA MIA! pg 18 & Juliet .............................................. pg 22
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DESIGNING THE SPECTACULAR WORLD OF Moulin Rouge! The Musical
EEntering Moulin Rouge! The Musical, you encounter a world like no other: sensual, mysterious, decadent. A hypnotic dance loop plays as aristocratic men in top hats circle seductive women in lace and bustiers. You take your seat and gaze at rich, red fabric on the walls, the neon sign, details in lamps on each table. The music feels like it’s coming from 360 degrees. Lights rake over bodies promenading back and forth. It’s hard not to notice the elephant perched beyond the proscenium, and the red windmill on the other side. An exquisite tension hangs in the air, before the show has even begun. Welcome to the club.
You’ve never seen a Broadway show as wildly immersive as the Tony-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The revolutionary design started on Broadway and goes around the country.
“I began by amassing huge amounts of research,” scenic designer Derek McLane explains. “There were many period photos of Montmartre and the Moulin Rouge, of Parisian courtesans’ apartments.” The walls of the theater, McLane adds, are draped in no fewer than nine different types of red fabric, each its own hue and pattern. The heart-shaped portals you see upon entering are loosely inspired by Baz Luhrmann’s film. “I worked hard to create a structure both densely patterned and lacy so that you see through one set of patterns into another,” McLane says.
Costume designer Catherine Zuber poured the cast into a series of bespoke costumes, mixing Parisian silhouettes
and edgy, contemporary couture. “Since the music is contemporary, the challenge is to introduce a modern interpretation,” Zuber notes. “The choreography is highenergy, requiring costumes that are not restrictive.” She notes that director Alex Timbers “kept us on track by insisting that the design should occur now and in the past simultaneously.”
We combine images and sounds that shouldn’t work together but have a deeper truth, a deeper beauty, when placed next to one another.
— JUSTIN TOWNSEND, LIGHTING DESIGNER
“I had a vision that we’re inside a spinning crystal chandelier,” says lighting designer Justin Townsend. Shifting rapidly from spotlighting actors to bathing them in romantic reds, purples and blues, Townsend tucks tiny
Robert Petkoff and the Company of the 2025 touring production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade
lights around the set to allow the stage and house to sparkle. Every reliable surface holds a lightbulb that can pulse and animate. “My hope is to create the same quality of the movie,” the designer says, “being on a ride with the camera pulled and pushed into and out of the scenes with wonder and joy.”
Peter Hylenski fuses dialogue and a score woven from dozens of song fragments into a seamless sonic whole.
“From the very first bass notes and finger snaps, we should understand the flavor and attitude of the evening ahead,” the sound designer says. “Ultimately, it’s my responsibility to shape and sculpt the inputs from the cast, band, and sound effects to weave a sonic tapestry.”
Hylenski shares his secret weapon: concealed in and around the set are some 200 various-sized speakers. Even in the table lampshades of the front seating area.
As Townsend sums up: “We combine images and sounds that shouldn’t work together but have a deeper truth, a deeper beauty, when placed next to one another.”
The theater community certainly agrees. In 2021, Moulin Rouge! The Musical came away with a staggering ten Tony Awards, including top prizes for scenic design, lighting, costumes, sound, and orchestrations.
David Cote is the author of Moulin Rouge! The Musical: The Story of the Broadway Spectacular (Rizzoli). David is a New York-based theater and TV critic who writes for The A.V. Club, Observer, and 4 Columns. He’s also a playwright and opera librettist, and author of books about the making of Spring Awakening, Jersey Boys, and Wicked Reprinted with permission of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. MOULIN
ASL Interpreted, Audio Described and Open Captioned performance: Aug 9 at 2pm
LIFE MIRRORS ART: TAVIS KORDELL EMBODIES JERRY/DAPHNE IN SOME LIKE IT HOT
IIn 1959, the acclaimed Billy Wilder directed Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in the raucous caper of two men who, having witnessed a mob hit, take cover by posing as women in a traveling Jazz Age band. (Curtis came to Denver in 2002, starring in a different musical adaptation of the movie.) Sixty-three years later, an all-star crew collaborated to develop a new approach: Director Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Mean Girls, and Aladdin); composer/lyricist team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray), and book writers Tony winner Matthew López (The Inheritance) and Amber Ruffin (“The Amber Ruffin Show,” THE WIZ ). Their fresh approach brought new meaning to the classic tale.
For recent college graduate Tavis Kordell, performing in their first national tour brought them an Equity card and the opportunity to express themself fully onstage. Kordell plays Jerry/Daphne, the role originated in film by Lemmon, who even then embraced the opportunity to live a female life as Daphne. As a non-binary and Black performer, Kordell found a depth and richness to the role, and one that went beyond historical depictions of drag as comedy.
“My character goes on a journey of self-discovery and self-identity,” Kordell says. “Rather than lying in the trope of men in dresses, we rely on the circumstances to get our comedy from. We do take more of an empathetic path
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toward what we would consider drag or cross dressing. The original film, typically that was all of the humor, but we find that my character begins to become comfortable as Daphne. It’s bringing to the forefront non-binary and trans identities and letting people know that this is who I love to be. Rather than sing it as a joke, just pursue it with love and respect.”
It’s also opened up new possibilities for the stories of those who don’t conform to traditional gender roles. “There are some people, they have the mindset of what a gender non-conforming person is, and they tend to write the same stories all the time, about the struggle,” Kordell says. “I believe that we should just write those characters in without having to give them some sort of struggle or trauma to heal from. Roles like Jerry/Daphne have come a long way. To play this role today, to be able to express this story and not have it be trauma-based, it’s so beautiful and cathartic.”
And while Joe and Jerry are non-blood “brothers,” their journeys are very different, as one pushes back against the dresses and the other finds a home in them.
“We get to see the nuances as Daphne begins to up the look,” Kordell says. “As we get through, the costumes begin to get more intricate for Daphne. The makeup ups a little bit, the mannerisms change. For Joe, the costumes
Edward Juvier (Osgood), Tavis Kordell (Daphne) and the First National Touring Company of Some Like It Hot .
Photo by Matthew Murphy.
don’t benefit the character. For Joe/Josephine’s character, their age is also a butt of the joke. That is a way that we have gotten away from the men-in-dresses trope.”
The creators of this adaptation pushed farther, by making Jerry/ Daphne a Black character and having Sugar, famously portrayed by Marilyn Monroe in the movie, and the bandleader Sweet Sue, Black as well.
“Due to its world being versed in jazz music and tap dance, we cannot acknowledge tap dance and jazz music without acknowledging the contributions of African Americans,” Kordell says. “With our show specifically, they are written African American to where they could not be cast as any other race. Their race is put to the forefront in this show, where I (as Jerry/Daphne) can’t go to some of the same places where my best friend/brother Joe can go. Sugar has not been able to pursue the opportunities she wants to pursue because of the world around her.”
Even without the plot points of segregation in 1930s America, Kordell says that the very casting of Black actors imbues the story with that experience.
“As African Americans, we’re going to deliver the lines a bit differently than someone of a different culture,” they say. “It brings to the forefront the talent that is within the communities and just how suppressed it was. The talent is clear, you can see that in the performer. No matter how talented an individual was, they were suppressed, and they weren’t allowed to pursue the same opportunities as their non-Black, specifically white, counterparts.”
…we find that my character begins to become comfortable as Daphne. It’s bringing to the forefront non-binary and trans identities and letting people know that this is who I love to be.
— TAVIS KORDELL PLAYS JERRY/DAPHNE
The company was wondering how the show and its themes of inclusion and diversity would be received. They have been pleasantly surprised so far.
“Right now, just considering the political climate and the attack against queer rights, especially trans rights, we’re wondering about the reception in each city we go to,” Kordell says. “We’re currently in the Midwest: Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa. We were nervous, but we have been greeted with so much love and so much acceptance to this message.”
SOME LIKE IT HOT
JUL 8 – 20 • BUELL THEATRE
ASL Interpreted, Audio Described, and Open Captioned performance: July 20 at 2pm
COMING UP FROM BROADWAY SHUCKED
Denver is getting corny. Shucked, the farm-to-fable musical, tells the story of a small-town community desperate to save their failing corn crop. Come for the story and stay for the hilarity and copious corn puns. The Wall Street Journal called Shucked “flat out hilarious!” And no one knows comedy like economists.
Shucked boasts a talented team behind its creation. The book is penned by Robert Horn (Tootsie) while the score is a collaboration between Grammywinning duo Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. All were nominated in their respective categories at the 2023 Tony Awards, and Shucked itself received a nomination for Best Musical.
When the show opened on Broadway, audiences weren’t sure what to expect. With its vibrant yellow banners, ears of corn, and air of general mystery, no one anticipated Shucked would become the viral sensation of the season. But this corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy your appetite for great musical theater.
The New York Post raved about the musical’s tuneful country score and superb book, describing it as “just so damn funny that the audience sits in a state of perpetual giggle.” Like Vulture says, “the proof is in the (corn) pudding.”
Don’t miss your chance to see Broadway’s corniest new hit while it’s stalkin’ Denver this fall. Shucked will be at the Buell Theatre October 7 - 19. See for yourself: what the shuck is Shucked ?
Jake Odmark as Beau and Danielle Wade as Maizy in The North American Tour of Shucked
Photo by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman.
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OOn Saturday April 6, 1974, in the English coastal town of Brighton, a group known in their native Sweden but unknown to the rest of the world, won the Eurovision Song Contest with a song entitled “Waterloo.”
For Napoleon, Waterloo was big trouble. For this upstart singing group it was the start of something bigger than they could ever have anticipated.
And so begins the improbable saga of ABBA. And why not? The phenomenal success of the decade-long association of Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (the initials of their first names were to form the name ABBA) is of mythical proportions.
Over the next eight years, they would achieve countless hit singles, platinum albums, sell-out concert tours and even a movie.
And by 1982 it was all over.
Yet despite the fact that ABBA ceased to record or tour, the music refused to die.
MAMMA
M A MA I A — Success Is Spelled ABBA
a reporter. People “were literally out of their seats and singing and dancing in the aisles — and they still are. Every night.”
Phyllida Lloyd, MAMMA MIA! ’s original director, says she was offered the job only after “some wonderful person” (who must be very, very sorry now) dropped out. More than a year of workshops followed.
MIA! is the
musical Benny and
Björn
wrote years ago. They just decided to release the songs first.
A life-changing anecdote Lloyd likes to tell is that, if the show is such a hit today, it is thanks to the relative of a company member who sent an unsolicited letter telling her how to fix a problem she had been struggling to identify. This gentleman explained that the show’s first two scenes were, in his words, “the wrong way around.”
— PHYLLIA LLOYD, ORIGINAL DIRECTOR OF MAMMA MIA!
It was on March 23, 1999 that MAMMA MIA! — a show constructed from 22 of ABBA’s most memorable songs — was put in front of a paying audience at London’s Prince Edward Theatre. Let’s be clear: musicals are not supposed to be created this way. Usually, someone has a story to tell and someone else creates a series of songs that punctuate that story. Taking a bunch of songs that were previously conceived as singles, and finding a unifying thread was as heretical as it sounds.
“We really had no idea how it was going to be received,” reflected producer Judy Craymer, whose initial concept it had been to use existing ABBA songs to construct an original musical. “The audience went wild,” she told
“I handed the letter to [choreographer] Anthony van Laast,” Lloyd said. “We looked at each other and knew we had to change it. The new opening was immediately right. It makes it clear that this is a domestic, intimate show.”
Ultimately, however, the success of MAMMA MIA! rests in equal measure with all of its creators, whose tenacity and imagination persevered.
To quote Lloyd: “MAMMA MIA! is the musical Benny and Björn wrote years ago. They just decided to release the songs first.”
MAMMA MIA!
JUNE 25 – 29 • BUELL THEATRE
ASL, Audio-described & Open Captioned performance: June 28 at 2pm
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Based on the 2001 Twentieth Century Studios motion picture written by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce, directed by Baz Luhrmann
By special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical
Starring
ARIANNA ROSARIO JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSON
ROBERT PETKOFF JAHI KEARSE DAVID HARRIS
KAITLIN MESH DANNY BURGOS JERICA EXUM
AMARA BERHAN RODNEY THOMPSON RENEE MARIE TITUS
CARINA R. AVILA MATEUS BARBOSA DA SILVA GABRIELLA BURKE RHYS CARR YOSSI CHAIKIN
DARIUS CRENSHAW NICOLAS DE LA VEGA NATHAN FISTER JEREMY GASTON COLLIN HEYWARD
KAL KALIL CHARIZMA LAWRENCE KATIE LOMBARDO MEGHAN MANNING AMANDA MITCHELL
LUKE MONDAY KENNETH MICHAEL MURRAY ELYSE NIEDEREE OMAR NIEVES LUKE RANDS
LOGAN GRAY SAAD MAIA SCHECHTER ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS JEFF SULLIVAN
CARMELLA TAITT JORDAN VASQUEZ JERALD VINCENT JENNIFER WOLFE
DEREK M c LANE
Scenic Design CATHERINE ZUBER
DAVID BRIAN BROWN Hair Design
Music Director
WENDY FEAVER
Costume Design JUSTIN TOWNSEND
Makeup Design
SARAH CIMINO
Music Producer
MATT STINE
Production Stage Manager and GLOBAL CREATURES
Sound Design
Lighting Design PETER HYLENSKI
BAZ LUHRMANN
CATHERINE MARTIN
Creative Services JIM CARNAHAN STEPHEN KOPEL
Co-Orchestrators
KATIE KRESEK
CHARLIE ROSEN
MATT STINE
Casting PAIGE GRANT
Dance Arrangements
JUSTIN LEVINE
MATT STINE
Music Coordinator
MICHAEL AARONS
MATT DICARLO
Associate Director CAMDEN GONZALES
Associate Choreographer TED ARTHUR
Company Manager
Associate Music Supervisor CANDACE HEMPHILL
Exclusive Tour Direction
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Choreographed by
SONYA TAYEH
Directed by
ALEX TIMBERS
General Management
FORESIGHT THEATRICAL AARON LUSTBADER NICK GINSBERG
JOHN LOGAN
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CAST
(in alphabetical order)
Christian JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSON
Arabia AMARA BERHAN
Santiago DANNY BURGOS
Pierre RHYS CARR
The Duke of Monroth DAVID HARRIS
Toulouse-Lautrec JAHI KEARSE
Nini KAITLIN MESH
Harold Zidler ROBERT PETKOFF
Satine ARIANNA ROSARIO
Baby Doll RODNEY THOMPSON
La Chocolat RENEE MARIE TITUS
Ensemble
AMARA BERHAN, MATEUS BARBOSA DA SILVA, RHYS CARR, DARIUS CRENSHAW, NICOLAS DE LA VEGA, COLLIN HEYWARD, KAL KALIL, CHARIZMA LAWRENCE, MEGHAN MANNING, LUKE MONDAY, ELYSE NIEDEREE, LUKE RANDS, LOGAN GRAY SAAD, CARMELLA TAITT, RODNEY THOMPSON, RENEE MARIE TITUS, JERALD VINCENT
ALTERNATE
Satine Alternate—JERICA EXUM
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.
For Satine—AMARA BERHAN; for Christian—LUKE MONDAY, JEFF SULLIVAN; for Zidler— JEREMY GASTON, JERALD VINCENT; for The Duke—LUKE MONDAY, JEFF SULLIVAN; for Lautrec—JEREMY GASTON, JERALD VINCENT; for Santiago—MATEUS BARBOSA DA SILVA, JORDAN VASQUEZ; for Nini—KATIE LOMBARDO, ELYSE NIEDEREE; for La Chocolat— CHARIZMA LAWRENCE, ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS; for Arabia—ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS, CARMELLA TAITT; for Baby Doll—RHYS CARR, LOGAN GRAY SAAD
SWINGS
CARINA R. AVILA, GABRIELLA BURKE, YOSSI CHAIKIN, NATHAN FISTER, KATIE LOMBARDO, AMANDA MITCHELL, KENNETH MICHAEL MURRAY, OMAR NIEVES, MAIA SCHECHTER, ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS, JEFF SULLIVAN, JORDAN VASQUEZ, JENNIFER WOLFE
DANCE CAPTAINS
KATIE LOMBARDO, KENNETH MICHAEL MURRAY
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THE SETTING
1899. Inside the Moulin Rouge and in various parts of Paris.
THERE WILL BE ONE 18-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Wendy Feaver
Associate Conductor/Keyboard: Flint Hawes; Drums: Brett Beiersdorfer; Reeds: Kevin King; Trumpet: Adam Roebuck; Guitar 1: Francesca Castro; Guitar 2: Joe Parker; Bass: Marcus Vann;
Violin/Viola: Chuck Bontrager; Cello: Kelsee Vandervall; Midiomatic, LLC | Taylor J. Williams and Dana Haynes
Electronic Music Designer: Taylor J. Williams
Associate Electronic Music Designer: Dana Haynes Assistant Electronic Music Designer: Ethan Deppe; Music Preparation Services: Emily Grishman
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, beepers and watches
CAST
ARIANNA ROSARIO JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSON
ROBERT PETKOFF
JAHI KEARSE DAVID HARRIS
KAITLIN MESH
DANNY BURGOS
JERICA EXUM
AMARA BERHAN RODNEY THOMPSON RENEE MARIE TITUS
CARINA R. AVILA
MATEUS BARBOSA DA SILVA
GABRIELLA BURKE
RHYS CARR YOSSI CHAIKIN
DARIUS CRENSHAW NICOLAS DE LA VEGA NATHAN FISTER
JEREMY GASTON
COLLIN HEYWARD KAL KALIL
CHARIZMA LAWRENCE
KATIE LOMBARDO
MEGHAN MANNING
AMANDA MITCHELL
LUKE MONDAY
KENNETH MICHAEL MURRAY
ELYSE NIEDEREE
OMAR NIEVES
LUKE RANDS
LOGAN GRAY SAAD
MAIA SCHECHTER
ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS
JEFF SULLIVAN
CARMELLA TAITT
JORDAN VASQUEZ
JERALD VINCENT
JENNIFER WOLFE
A Brief History
The Moulin Rouge club you will see in the theatre tonight is a work of theatrical imagination in the spirit of the Moulin Rouge of Paris. Here’s a brief history of that emblematic venue.
• October 6, 1889: The Moulin Rouge opens at the foot of the Montmartre hill. The aim of its founders, Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler, is to allow the very rich to come and slum it in a fashionable district, where people live differently from other parts of Paris. The place attracts men and women, the middle classes and rich foreigners passing through Paris, as well as artists and ordinary folk. The French cancan, a new dance inspired by the quadrille, enchanted the spectators. Nicknamed “The First Palace of Women” by Oller and Zidler, the cabaret quickly becomes a great success.
• The first revue, Circassiens et Circassiennes, is launched in April 1890. Toulouse-Lautrec creates the posters for the Moulin Rouge from 1891, the first being La Goulue
• July 29, 1907: First appearance of Mistinguett at the Moulin Rouge in the Revue de la Femme
• After the First World War, Francis Salabert takes charge of the Moulin Rouge. The venue experiences a new popularity thanks to Jacques-Charles and Mistinguett. As the artistic director of the Moulin Rouge, Mistinguett sets a new standard for spectacular revue shows that will inspire Las Vegas venues for nearly a century. American revues, including the Hoffmann Girls, are put on for the first time in Paris.
• In the 1930s, the ballroom is transformed into the most ultra-modern nightclub of the time. The Moulin Rouge welcomes the Cotton Club in 1937.
• June 22, 1951: Georges France, called Jo France, acquires the Moulin Rouge and starts major renovation work. The birthplace of the French cancan now hosts major international artists.
• 1955: Jo France transfers the Moulin Rouge to the brothers Joseph and Louis Clérico. The famous French cancan is still performed, soon choreographed by Ruggero Angeletti and danced by the Doriss Girls.
• 1962: Jacki Clérico, son of Joseph Clérico, takes charge of the Moulin Rouge. It is the start of a new era: enlargement of the auditorium, installation of a giant aquarium and the first aquatic ballet. Frou Frou of 1963 and its ensuing success marked the beginning of the series of shows beginning with an “F,” their lucky letter, including ten shows up to the latest revue.
• In 2019, the Moulin Rouge and its 60 artists celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Féerie revue show: two hours of amazement featuring cabaret and music hall styles, dance scenes and surprise acts, without forgetting the Moulin Rouge’s most emblematic dance, the French cancan.
• October 2024: The Moulin Rouge, famous around the world, celebrates its 135th anniversary.
The authentic Moulin Rouge of Paris invites you to enter its dazzling and spectacular world. Visit us at the home and birthplace of the Parisian way of celebrating since 1889!
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ARIANNA ROSARIO (Satine) joins the cast after originating the role of “Gloria Falbury” in the musical adaptation of the MGM film Summer Stock. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Cats, On Your Feet!. Other favorites: RENT (Mimi), Evita (Eva), OYF! (Gloria Estefan), ITH! (Carla). Film/TV: WSS (Spielberg), The Waltons (CW), Queen Sugar (OWN). @ariannarosario
JAY ARMSTRONG JOHNSON (Christian). Broadway: PARADE, On the Town, Hands on a Hardbody, Catch Me If You Can, HAIR, Phantom of the Opera. Off Broadway/New York: Scotland, PA, Darling Grenadine (Roundabout), A Chorus Line (City Center), Candide (NYCO), Sweeney Todd (NY Philharmonic), Fire and Air (CSC), Working (Drama Desk Award), 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, among others. Concert: Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, Theatre Orb. TV/ Film: “QUANTICO”, Sex & the City 2, “Law & Order: SVU”. Voice teacher: Jeremy Aye. Follow on socials @Jay_A_Johnson
ROBERT PETKOFF (Harold Zidler). Broadway: Ragtime, All The Way, Anything Goes, Spamalot, Fiddler on the Roof and Epic Proportions Tours: Fun Home; Importance of Being Earnest, Tantalus, Spamalot. West End: The Royal Family (with Judi Dench and Emily Blunt). Film and TV: “Elementary,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Good Wife,” “Chappelle’s Show,” “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: SVU.” Award winning audiobook narrator.
JAHI KEARSE (Toulouse-Lautrec). Artist, Activist, & Atlanta native. Broadway: Tony® Award-winning Ain’t Too Proud; Holler If Ya Hear Me; Baby It’s You. Off-Broadway: The Total Bent; Fortress Of Solitude (The Public Theater). Regional: The Preacher’s Wife (The Alliance Theater); The Hippest Trip (ACT). IG/FB: @jahikearse
DAVID HARRIS he/him (The Duke of Monroth). Broadway: Moulin Rouge! (The Duke). National Tour: Moulin Rouge! (originating The Duke). Regional: Next to Normal (Dan), Les Misérables (Valjean), Ragtime (Father), Rags (originating Max Bronfman), Anything Goes (Billy). Australia: multiple award nominations and wins for Miss Saigon (Chris), Wicked (Fiyero), Legally Blonde (Emmett), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Tick), Into the Woods (Baker), The Full Monty (Malcolm), Chess (Anatoly). Concerts: Schwartz’s Defying Gravity, Boublil/ Schönberg’s Do You Hear the People
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KAITLIN MESH, she/her (Nini) is thrilled to be making her National Tour and Principal debut as Nini. Kaitlin joins the tour after nearly 6 years on Broadway with Moulin Rouge the Musical as a proud Original Broadway Company Member (OBC u/s Nini) Other Broadway credits include: West Side Story (OBC u/s Anybodys) Anything Goes (Virtue), Nice Work If You Can Get It. Film/TV: “Chicago P.D”, “New Amsterdam”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Homeland”, “Power” etc. @kaitlinmesh
DANNY BURGOS ( Santiago ). Broadway: On Your Feet! (Emilio Estefan Standby). First National Tour: On Your Feet!, The Band’s Visit Danny wants you to know that all his tattoos are real but his accent is, in fact, fake. If you see him at the stage door feel free to recommend your favorite local coffee shop as he is more than likely disoriented and severely under caffeinated. Enjoy the show (or don’t… he can’t tell you what to do, he’s not your supervisor)! @bannydurgos
JERICA EXUM (Satine Alternate). Jerica is thrilled to be joining the company! National tour: Waitress. Select Regional: The Notebook (World Premiere), The Gospel at Colonus (Court Theatre, Getty Villa). Big thanks to the Moulin Rouge! The Musical team and my agents at DDO Chicago!
AMARA BERHAN (Arabia). National tour debut! Regional: Frozen (Ogunquit Playhouse), Guys and Dolls (New London Barn), Kiss Me, Kate (Wagon Wheel). UNCG MT ’24. Honored to share this with her incredible family, friends, educators, and team at HKA and CLA! For Debby.
RODNEY THOMPSON (Baby Doll) Broadway: Elf on Broadway. Tours: Funny Girl. Regional: The Muny, Music Theatre Wichita, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. TV/film: ICON Music video by Todrick Hall. Huge thanks to his family, CESD, and the Moulin Rouge team. OKCU Dance alum. @itzlilrodney & @lucky.the.queen
RENEE MARIE TITUS (La Chocolat/ Ensemble) is thrilled to be joining the touring company of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. National Tour: The Color Purple. Select Regional: Summer (Gateway Playhouse), Rock of Ages (Engeman Theater). “Love to my family and Hudson Artists Agency!” Psalms 107:1!
CARINA R. AVILA (Swing) is thrilled to be performing at the Moulin Rouge.
Recent theatre credits: Disney’s Aladdin (National Tour), On Your Feet! (Regional Premier), In the Heights (Mason Street Warehouse). TV credits: Nickelodeon, ABC, Disney. Thanks to her family, for their constant support. @carinaballerina_
MATEUS BARBOSA DA SILVA (Ensemble). Over the moon to be joining Moulin Rouge! Tours: Fiddler on the Roof, Spamalot. Regional: The Guthrie Theatre, TUTS, Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Gateway, The REV. Love to my hubby, fam/friends and Bloc. Come to Brazil! IG: @mateusbsilva
GABRIELLA BURKE (Swing) is thrilled to be joining Moulin Rouge! Credits include: Anastasia (2nd National Tour), Disney Cruise Line, BFA in Commercial Dance, Pace University. Special thanks to Mom & Dad for your endless support, my educators, and all of the MR! Team.
RHYS CARR, they/them (Ensemble). National Tour Debut! Graduate of Ohio University’s inaugural MT class. Co-Founder of Vibrancy Theater. Gratitude to CTG and the Moulin Rouge! The Musical team. Sharing this joy with my family, friends, and mentors!
YOSSI CHAIKIN (Swing). Excited to join Moulin Rouge! Israeli born and raised. Broadway: Hamilton. National Tours: Hamilton (Chicago), Joseph.. Dreamcoat. Other Credits: 75th Tony Awards (Paramount+). BFA, The Juilliard School. Thanks to my wife, family and LS Talent Agency.
DARIUS CRENSHAW ( Ensemble ). Broadway: The Color Purple, The Phantom of the Opera, Motown the Musical, Hello, Dolly! Opera: Un Ticket pour Broadway/Street Scene (Toulon Opera). Film: The Last Five Years. TV: “Saturday Night Live,” “Rent: Live.” Dance: New York City Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet.
NICOLAS DE LA VEGA (Ensemble). Thrilled to be joining Moulin Rouge! The Musical. NY: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Regional highlights: A Chorus Line, Cabaret, Oklahoma! Tours: Saturday Night Fever. TV: “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Halston,” “Feud,” Estee Lauder, Kate Spade. Training: Joffrey Ballet, School of American Ballet, Miami City Ballet Dance: Charlotte Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet @nick_delavega
NATHAN FISTER, he/him (Swing) is thrilled to be making his Broadway National Tour debut in Moulin Rouge! Select credits include SNL, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, PCLO, Goodspeed Musicals, and The
Lexington Theatre Company. Many thanks to the MR team, CESD, his teachers and mentors, and his family and friends for their love and support
JEREMY GASTON (Principal Standby). Broadway: Aladdin (Genie standby); Tours: 1st Nat’l Aladdin (Genie standby); 2 Nat’l The Book of Mormon; 2 Nat’l Motown the Musical (Berry Gordy u/s, Stevie Wonder u/s); 1st Nat’l Sister Act (Eddie u/s, TJ u/s); 20th Anniversary Smokey Joe’s Café (Victor u/s); Shrek (Donkey); Jesus Christ Superstar (Priest u/s); TV: “Law & Order” (NBC). Insta: @JeremyAllynGaston
COLLIN HEYWARD ( Ensemble ). Broadway: The Wiz Revival (OC), Disney’s The Lion King. Regional: Memphis (NCT). TV/Film: The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert, American Music Awards, Black Nativity. Dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Immense gratitude to God, family, friends, and The Mine Agency! Instagram: @collinheyward
KAL KALIL (Ensemble). Kal is thrilled to join Moulin Rouge! The Musical after serving in the US Army. He made his theatre debut on the national tour of My Fair Lady and has appeared in The Normal Heart, Escape to Margaritaville, and Tootsie. IG @youcancallmekal
CHARIZMA LAWRENCE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Broadway Tour Debut! Regional: Legally Blonde: The Musical at City Springs Theatre, TV/Film: “Hilltop Project” (Coca-Cola), “Unreleased Film 2025” (Paramount). THANK YOU GOD! Love to my fam! @charizmalawrence
KATIE LOMBARDO (Dance Captain, Swing). Broadway: Beetlejuice. Nat’l Tours: Beetlejuice, Elf, Flashdance Regional: Broadway Sacramento, Ogunquit, TBTS, Engeman. TV/ Commercial: “FBI: Most Wanted,” Aldo, DoorDash, Dave & Busters. “Love to CESD & the MR! team. Extra love to Mom, Dad, Emily, & my husband, Nathan.” @ktlomb
MEGHAN MANNING ( Ensemble). Funny Girl 1st National Tour, Metropolitan Opera (La Traviata, The Merry Widow). The Oscars, Grammys, VMAs. TV/Film: “Hawkeye”, “Mrs. Maisel”, “The Other Two”, “Future Man”, “Your Monster”. Endless thanks to Carnahan Casting, CESD, family, and especially to David. @momanni
AMANDA MITCHELL ( Swing) is thrilled to be joining Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Her past credits include Radio City Christmas Spectacular, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, and Rock the Ballet. Endlessly grateful to my amazing mom, dad, nana, the MR! Team, MSA, AADF, my family and friends, and Paul for the support! @amandamitchell_
LUKE MONDAY (Ensemble). Tours: The Book of Mormon (Elder Price standby), Mamma Mia! (u/s Sky). Select regional: La Jolla Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Sacramento Music Circus. Other: Captain America in the world premiere of Rogers: The Musical at Disney’s California Adventure; Original Cast Recording now streaming. “Don’t compromise yourself. You’re all you’ve got.”
@lukepmonday
KENNETH MICHAEL MURRAY (Dance Captain, Swing). Broadway: Anastasia, Paramour. Tours: Anastasia (Dance Captain), An American In Paris. NY/TV: The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” The Met Gala. Many thanks to Jessica, my family, both chosen & given, the entire MR! team & CESD! @kennethmichaelmurray
ELYSE NIEDEREE ( Ensemble ). Thrilled to be here and thrilled that you’re here. Broadway: King Kong Tour: Elf. TV: “SNL,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” Utah Native. Avid outdoorswoman. Novice ukulele player. Lots of love and great gratitude to my friends, teachers, and especially to my parents and brothers for their nonstop encouragement. @elyseniederee
OMAR NIEVES (Swing ). Proud Puertorriqueño. Tours: Aladdin , Anastasia, West Side Story (Tokyo). Pre-Broadway: Karate Kid. NYC: Smiley, Shadows. Regional: A Crossing (Best Supporting Actor Award), Godspell, La Cage Aux Folles, Wit. “Love and endless thanks to my husband, Bloc, chosen family, and friends.” IG: @omaruelom
LUKE RANDS (Ensemble) is thrilled to join Moulin Rouge! The Musical. National Tours: Mrs. Doubtfire, Anastasia. Regional: The Rev, MT Wichita, North Shore MT. BFA, Brigham Young University. Special thanks to Mikey, Danny, his educators, Mom & Dad. Instagram: @lukerands
LOGAN GRAY SAAD , she/her (Ensemble). BROADWAY NATIONAL TOUR DEBUT! International Tours: RENT (Japan Tour). Regional: Broadway Sacramento, Theatre Aspen, The Encore Theatre, Forestburgh Playhouse. So much love to her family, MT24, and everyone at HCKR! As always, GO BLUE! @logangraysaad
MAIA SCHECHTER (Swing). National Tour: The Lion King (Rafiki Tour). Other credits include: The Met Gala: “In America”, The Missing Fruit (Harlem Stage) English with An Accent (GALA Hispanic Theatre). Represented by Clear Talent Group. Endless love to my family, fiancé, and friends. IG: @mmaiworldd
ADÉA MICHELLE SESSOMS (Swing). Credits: “10 Years Golden” (Santigold) “99 Cents” Tour (Santigold). National Tours: Wicked First and Second National Tours. Regional: North Shore Music Hall. TV/Film: “The Other Two” (HBO Go), “The Ellen Show.” BFA: The University of the Arts. Instagram @theadeamichelle
JEFF SULLIVAN, he/him (Swing). From Newfoundland, Canada. Tours: TINA , Finding Neverland , West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, The Producers. Regional: Paper Mill, Fulton, MSMT, Tuacahn, Casa Mañana. TV: “Hudson & Rex”. Love to Matt + family + DGRW! In memory of Mom; “Come what may...” @jeff__sullivan
CARMELLA TAITT ( Ensemble ). Brooklyn, NY native ecstatic about joining Moulin Rouge! Credits include: Broadway National Tour of Jagged Little Pill, Vogue NYFW, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Training: The Alvin Ailey School, Dance Theatre of Harlem, George Mason University BFA in Dance. Thank you to my loved ones! @c.melllaa
JORDAN VASQUEZ (Swing). Illinois Wesleyan Univ. BFA Musical Theater. Tour: Chicago (Bailiff/Jury). Regional: The Full Monty (North Shore MT), Head Over Heels (Gateway), Cabaret (Barbara B. Mann). Cruise: Oceania, Regent, NCL. “Thank you fam! I love you Joe and Lily!” @iamjordan_official.
JERALD VINCENT (Ensemble) is thrilled to join the cast of Moulin Rouge! After a limited run on Broadway as the Sultan in Aladdin, other credits include Aida, Producer’s, Beauty & The Beast. Special love to Jeanette, Brandon, Jeremy, Makena and Axel. Agent Ashley.
JENNIFER WOLFE (Swing) is thrilled to be back at Moulin Rouge! The Musical since recently returning from the German Company and originating the First Nat Tour u/s Nini. Credits: First Nat Tour of SUMMER, Rock of Ages, Dancer for Miley Cyrus and Todrick Hall. Endless gratitude to Casting, Creatives, and my love, Robert. @jwolfe059
JOHN LOGAN (Book) received the Tony for his play Red. Other plays include Peter and Alice, I’ll Eat You Last and Never the Sinner. Upcoming: Swept Away at Berkeley Rep. As a screenwriter, Logan has been nominated three times for the Oscar and has received Golden Globe, BAFTA, WGA, Edgar and PEN Center awards. His films include Skyfall, Spectre, Hugo, The Aviator, Gladiator, Rango, Genius, Sweeney Todd, The Last Samurai and Any Given Sunday He created “Penny Dreadful” for Showtime.
ALEX TIMBERS (Director) is the recipient of Tony, Golden Globe, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and London Evening Standard Awards, as well as two Obie and Lortel Awards. Broadway credits include Here Lies Love; Gutenberg! The Musical!; Beetlejuice; David Byrne’s American Utopia; Oh Hello with Nick Kroll and John Mulaney; The Pee-wee Herman Show; Disney’s Peter and the Starcatcher; and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (also bookwriter). TV: “John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City” (Netflix), “Mozart in the Jungle” (Amazon). His debut picture book, Broadway Bird, set in an all-animal version of Broadway, is published by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan. @alextimbers
SONYA TAYEH, she/her (Choreographer) received Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Selected credits include Sing Street (NYTW/ Broadway), Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Colonial Theatre/Broadway), “Rent: Live” (FOX), The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova), Martha Graham Dance Company’s Lamentation Variation Series (The Joyce Theater), American Ballet Theatre’s What Becomes of Love? For a deeper look visit sonyatayeh.com.
JUSTIN LEVINE, he/him (Music Supervision, Orchestrations, Arrangements and Additional Lyrics). Recent: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony Award), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Delacorte Theater, Drama Desk nomination), Vevo X Lorde: Melodrama (Electric Lady Studios), Contemporary Color (David Byrne, Barclays Center), The Outsiders, Here Lies Love (The Public Theater, National Theatre, Seattle Rep, Mass MoCA), The Weight of Smoke (Paul Taylor/ Doug Elkins, Lincoln Center), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Broadway/ The Public Theater), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Delacorte Theater), Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre Company), Murder Ballad (MTC/ Union Square). Follow on Instagram: @justinlevine
BAZ LUHRMANN (Creative Consultation Services), known for his unique storytelling style, has captured imaginations globally with a range of award-winning projects in film, opera, theatre and music. Luhrmann attended Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art, where he conceived Strictly Ballroom, which he would later adapt into his directorial film debut in 1992. Luhrmann continued his work on the stage as the artistic director of the Sydney Theatre’s Experimental Company, as well as an opera company under the Australian Opera, through which he produced a groundbreaking adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, set in colonial India. After completing his next two films, the BAFTA-winning Romeo + Juliet and the Oscar-winning Moulin Rouge!, Luhrmann took his production of Puccini’s La bohème to Broadway. The show was nominated for seven Tony Awards and won two. Since then, Luhrmann has directed two additional films, Australia and an Oscar-winning adaptation of The Great Gatsby. Most recently, Luhrmann created “The Get Down” for Netflix. Luhrmann married Catherine Martin, his longtime creative collaborator, in 1997. They have two children, Lillian and William.
DEREK McLANE (Set Designer) has designed more than 350 productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, internationally and for TV. On Broadway: more than 40 productions, including Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony Award), A Soldier’s Play, The Parisian Woman, Anything Goes, The Price, Fully Committed, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Ragtime, I Am My Own Wife and 33 Variations (Tony Award). He has designed the Academy Awards for six years (Emmy Award) and has designed four live musicals for NBC, including “Hairspray” (Emmy Award).
CATHERINE ZUBER ( Costume Designer). Select Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Award), My Fair Lady (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Award), Oslo, War Paint (Drama Desk and OCC Awards), Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I (Olivier, Tony and OCC Awards), Gigi (Drama Desk Award), Awake and Sing (Tony Award), The Royal Family (Tony Award), South Pacific (Tony Award), The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award), The Light in the Piazza (Tony Award). Recipient: 2017 Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award. Induction: Theater Hall of Fame, 2016.
JUSTIN TOWNSEND ( Lighting Designer). Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony Award), Jagged Little Pill (Tony nom.), St. Joan, Present Laughter, The Little Foxes, The Humans (Tony nom.), American Pyscho (Tony nom.), Fool for Love, Casa Valentina, A Night With Janis Joplin, Vanya and Sonia..., The Other Place, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Also with Timbers: Here Lies Love Incoming Chair of the Department of Design for Stage and Film at NYU.
PETER HYLENSKI (Sound Designer). Grammy, Olivier, eight-time Tony nominee. Selected designs include Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony Award), Frozen, Anastasia, Beetlejuice, Once on This Island, Something Rotten, King Kong, Rock of Ages, After Midnight, Motown, The Scottsboro Boys, Side Show, Rocky, Bullets Over Broadway, Shrek the Musical, On a Clear Day, Lend Me a Tenor, Elf,
Wonderland, Cry Baby, The Times They Are A-Changin’, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity and Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me.
DAVID BRIAN BROWN ( Hair Designer ). Broadway highlights: Mrs. Doubtfire (Drama Desk Award), Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, Travesties, War Paint (Drama Desk Award), She Loves Me (Drama Desk nomination), Curious Incident…, The Bridges of Madison County, Death of a Salesman, Follies, Shrek, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Nine, Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Success, Aida, Chicago, Side Show. Film credits: Angels in America (Emmy nomination), To Wong Foo…, It’s Complicated.
SARAH CIMINO, she/her/hers (Makeup Designer) is a NYC-based makeup artist and designer. Credits include Caroline, or Change (Broadway, makeup design), The Juilliard School (drama faculty, makeup supervisor), Company XIV (company makeup designer), Santa Fe Opera and Lincoln Center Festival (makeup artist)
MATT STINE (Music Producer) is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and Tony Award-winning orchestrator as well as a Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle-nominated sound designer. Select credits include Beetlejuice the Musical (Broadway), Here Lies Love (The Public Theater/Royal National Theatre), Assassins (Classic Stage Company), Sweeney Todd (Barrow Street Theatre), Misery (Broadway), The Tempest (The Public Theater) and Love’s Labour’s Lost (The Public Theater). 27sound.com
WENDY FEAVER they/them (Music Director). Featured credits: Moulin Rouge! (US Tour Assoc. Conductor), Legally Blonde (China/Singapore Tours), How The Grinch Stole Christmas (US Tours), The Vicky Boofont Show, The King’s Legacy. Musical theatre composer, founder of Sound Queery, proud dog parent and partner (GWB).
MICHAEL AARONS (Music Coordinator). Broadway: Jagged Little Pill, Hamilton, Freestyle Love Supreme, Dear Evan Hansen, Flying Over Sunset, Diana. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors. Tours: Frozen, Hamilton (national tours, Los Angeles), Pretty Woman, Dear Evan Hansen. Aarons is a partner of M2 Music with Michael Keller. m2music.nyc
JIM CARNAHAN, C.S.A. (Casting) has cast over 150 Broadway shows. His recent work includes Merrily We Roll Along, Appropriate; Patriots; Shark is Broken; A Doll’s House, Leopoldstadt, A Beautiful Noise; Funny Girl; New York, New York; Lehman Trilogy; Moulin Rouge; Harry Potter. As well as off-Broadway’s Little Shop of Horrors. Recent London includes: An Enemy
of the People; Plaza Suite, Lemons x5; Best of Enemies; Eureka Day; Mad House. Film: Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid.
STEPHEN KOPEL, CSA (Casting). Broadway: Jagged Little Pill; Kiss Me, Kate; The Play That Goes Wrong; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Sunday in the Park…; Amélie; She Loves Me; Noises Off; Violet; The Glass Menagerie; Harvey; Once; Anything Goes
MATT DICARLO (Associate Director) is proud to work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical here and around the world. Matt directed the national Tour, OffBroadway, Chicago, and DC productions of The Play That Goes Wrong and restaged the Broadway production of Beetlejuice for its premiere run in South Korea. Associate Director: Sing Street (The Huntington), The Color Purple (1st National Tour), Rock of Ages (2nd National Tour). Broadway PSM: Beetlejuice, Honeymoon in Vegas, Rock of Ages and more. Faculty: Columbia. Love to Joey. MattDiCarlo.com @mattyd0804
CAMDEN GONZALES (Associate Choreographer) is a performer and choreographer based in NYC. Recent credits include assistant director of A Sherlock Carol (New World Stages) and Dance Captain for Hamilton in Puerto Rico and San Francisco. Special thanks to Sonya. @camdeng
TED ARTHUR (Associate Music Supervisor). Broadway: Diana: The Musical (Music Director), The Prom (Associate Conductor), Once On This Island (Assistant Conductor), Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, Wicked. Off Broadway: Cyrano (MD). Ted is on the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Board of Trustees and a member of MUSE (Musicians United for Social Equity).
KATE WILSON (Dialect). Broadway: Funny Girl, MJ: The Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Beetlejuice, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Cher Show. TV/ Film: The Tragedy of Macbeth, Women Talking, “Dopesick,” “Mrs. America,” Lady Bird, Three Billboards… Inside Llewyn Davis. Faculty: Juilliard.
PAIGE GRANT (Production Stage Manager). National Tours: Frozen, Hadestown (1st National Tour), The Book of Mormon (Jumamosi Company), Jersey Boys (1st National Tour), War Horse, The King and I (LCT Production), Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (1st National Tour). BFA: Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
SETH F. BARKER (Stage Manager) - Thrilled to tour with Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Previous tours include: The Phantom of the Opera, Finding Neverland, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, War Horse, Blue Man Group,
Hairspray, and Rent. LOTS of Love to Mom, Dad, Family, and Friends!
ALEXANDER MONTOYA (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Piano Lesson, Dana. H, Is This A Room, TV: “Annie Live!” Regional: The Old Globe, WTF, NYSAF. BFA University of Houston, alum of The Juilliard School Professional Apprentice Program.
MATT SCHREIBER (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: Motown The Musical, Godspell, and Avenue Q National Tours: Mike Birbiglia’s The New One, The Play That Goes Wrong, Something Rotten!, Motown The Musical, Wicked, Memphis, In The Heights and Mamma Mia!
CANDACE HEMPHILL ( Company Manager) has spent the majority of the last two decades on tour having traveled over 500,000 miles and has performed in 49 states. Tour: Kimberly Akimbo, Disney’s Frozen, Pretty Woman, Disney’s Aladdin, An American in Paris, 42nd Steet, Once, Sister Act, Avenue Q, The 25th Putnam County Spelling Bee and RENT. Regional: Chautauqua Theatre Company. BFA Drake University, MFA Wayne State University. @ATPAM1
BRENDAN BEGGS ( Associate Company Manager). Thrilled to be part of the Moulin Rouge! team. 1st NATIONAL TOURS: The Lion King, Aladdin, Newsies, SIX (Boylen company), Frozen. BROADWAY: Newsies, The Lion King (Las Vegas company).
JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS (Production Manager). New York City based production management firm. Since 1998, JSP has managed over 100 Broadway, Off-Broadway, Tours and Events. Current and upcoming productions: &Juliet , Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Gutenberg!, Harmony, Harry Potter, Here Lies Love, Here We Are, Kimberly Akimbo, MJ, The Outsiders, Shucked, Some Like It Hot, Tina www.juniperstreet.com
FORESIGHT THEATRICAL (General Manager) is comprised of partners Allan Williams, Aaron Lustbader, and Mark Shacket and Director of Operations Lane Marsh who oversee and supervise Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway and N. American Tour), the National Tours of The Wiz and Girl From the North Country, the upcoming Water for Elephants, Hell’s Kitchen and The Great Gatsby as well as the worldwide management of Kinky Boots
BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Marketing & Publicity) is an independentlyowned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties.
BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com
WILLIAM MORRIS ENDEAVOR (Exclusive Tour Direction) is a leading entertainment agency representing the world’s greatest artists, content creators and talent across books, digital media, film, food, music, sports, television and theater. Named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, WME is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company.
THE ROAD COMPANY (Exclusive Tour Direction). Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to Moulin Rouge! The Musical, current representation includes Wicked, The Prom, Ain’t Too Proud, Oklahoma!, Jagged Little Pill, Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Band’s Visit and more.
GLOBAL CREATURES ( Producer) Global Creatures specialises in producing new theatrical works, combining innovative stagecraft and spectacular theatricality. The company’s first venture, Walking with Dinosaurs — The Arena Spectacular (2007), toured globally for twelve years. This was followed by How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular (2012), after which the company produced its first original musical, King Kong, which premiered in Melbourne in 2013 and opened on Broadway in 2018. Strictly Ballroom The Musical debuted in 2014 and toured Australia before going on to have productions in Toronto, London, and most recently a UK Tour in 2022-2023. Muriel’s Wedding The Musical toured Australia in 2017 and 2019, before making its UK premiere in Leicester in April 2025. Global Creatures’ critically acclaimed and ten-time Tony® award-winning Moulin Rouge! The Musical premiered in Boston in 2018 prior to opening on Broadway in 2019. It is currently playing on Broadway, the West End, Cologne in Germany, Utrecht in the Netherlands alongside a North American Tour and a newly launched World Tour, which opened in Edinburgh in April 2025. The production will return to Seoul, Korea for a second season in November 2025. Past productions have included Tokyo & Osaka (2023 & 2024), Seoul (2023) and an Australian Tour (2021-2024). global-creatures.com
CARMEN PAVLOVIC ( Producer ). Carmen’s career has spanned various theatrical companies including the Really Useful Company (Australia) and the London-based Clear Channel Entertainment. She was the director
of international production for Stage Entertainment, expanding their operations into Russia, Italy and France while overseeing international licensing and programming of the group’s 25 theatres across Europe. For Stage Entertainment, Carmen also served as the international executive producer of numerous shows in Germany, Holland, France, Italy, Spain and Russia. In 2008, Carmen returned to live in Australia and founded Global Creatures, with business partner Gerry Ryan, where she also holds the position of CEO. Carmen’s favorite drama is raising her two children, Ned and Millie, with husband, Pete.
GERRY RYAN OAM is a Melbournebased entrepreneur with interests across manufacturing, entertainment, wine, hospitality, property and sport. As the founder and Chairman of Jayco, Gerry helms Australasia’s largest manufacturer of recreational vehicles. He is Chairman of several Australian entertainment enterprises, including theatre producers Global Creatures ( Moulin Rouge! The Musical ), animatronic specialists Creature Technology Company (“Jurassic World: The Exhibition”) and most recently, theme park “Gumbuya World.” Gerry is also a backer of sporting enterprise, including the Melbourne Storm and GreenEdge Cycling. Gerry was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2000. Gerry and Val Ryan and their children Michael, Andrew and Sarah are proud supporters of the Arts.
BILL DAMASCHKE (Producer) Bill Damaschke, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, 10 Tonys including Best Musical, also produced The Prom on Broadway and its Netflix film adaptation. He Co-produced the Tonywinning plays The Ferryman and The Lehman Trilogy. He spent 20 years at DreamWorks Animation, overseeing hits like Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon, earning an Academy Award nomination for Shark Tale. He led DreamWorks’ live theatrical productions, including Shrek the Musical. He is currently President of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation and produces live theater through his company StoryKey Entertainment including The Queen of Versailles starring Kristin Chenoweth.
BUENA VISTA THEATRICAL, a division of Disney Theatrical Group, licenses a wide variety of film and television titles for adaptation to the stage. Titles on stage around the world have included Anastasia, All About Eve and Moulin Rouge!; future titles in development include Mrs. Doubtfire, The Devil Wears Prada, Working Girl and many others.
AARON LUSTBADER (Co-Producer) is a Partner & General Manager in Foresight Theatrical. He currently oversees The Phantom of the Opera, Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway and on Tour (also Co-Producer – Tony Award Best Musical 2020) and the forthcoming Broadway productions of Life of Pi and Here Lies Love. Aaron managed the Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots (as well as 9 international companies of the show). Love to DJ and Dylan.
HUNTER ARNOLD (Co-Producer). Select Broadway and West End: The Inheritance (Olivier Award), Hadestown (Tony Award), Tina—The Tina Turner Musical, Once on This Island (Tony Award), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Anastasia, Kinky Boots (Tony Award and Olivier Award). Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors.
DARREN BAGERT (Co-Producer) feels SPECTACULAR SPECTACULAR working on this adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s film extravaganza. Darren is a multiple Tony Award winner with more than 20 past productions. Currently: Ain’t Too Proud, Dear Evan Hansen. He also directs immersive fashion shows for Ralph Lauren.
ERICA LYNN SCHWARTZ ( CoProducer ). Tony-award winning Producer. Broadway: Parade, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, David Byrne’s American Utopia and more. Erica is Vice President of Theatrical Programming for ATG Entertainment. Greatest productions are daughters Julia and Abby with husband Matt Picheny. More at avalonroad.net
MATT PICHENY (Co-Producer). Tony Awards for Moulin Rouge! and David Byrne’s American Utopia. Collaborates with wife Erica Lynn Schwartz. Real estate investor, coach, speaker, and author helping others achieve financial freedom. Learn more at picheny.com.
STEPHANIE ROSENBERG (Co-Producer). Tony-nominated producer, The Empress Productions (founder). Broadway: Anastasia, On the Town, Matilda. Tours: Matilda, With Love Marilyn. Albums: Matilda, The Color Purple (Grammy Award), The Lightning Thief. Stephanie is also a performer, director, writer and coach. Special thanks to my family. TheEmpressProductions.com
ADAM BLANSHAY PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Headed by Adam Blanshay and Edward Johnson, producing theatre across the U.K., West End, Broadway and Australia. Produced more than 60 productions worldwide. Winner of six Tony Awards, seven Olivier Awards and one Helpmann Award. Full biography: adamblanshay.com.
CHARLES
& NICOLAS
TALAR
(CoProducers) have produced many musicals and family shows, among them Notre Dame de Paris, which they continue to exploit worldwide after 20 years. With all their productions, Charles and Nicolas Talar have presented more than 7,500 performances to 16 million spectators.
IRIS SMITH (Co-Producer). Tony Award winner. Broadway: The Band’s Visit, Tootsie, Beetlejuice, The Prom, King Kong, The New One, On Your Feet!, Les Liaisons Dangereuses London: Dreamgirls. Film credits: Wakefield, People You May Know, Into the Now VR
ALERI ENTERTAINMENT (Co-Producer). International patron of the arts. RRPM. Thrilled to be a part of this great production and proud to be working with such an amazing team and cast. Current: King Kong
SOPHIE QI/HARMONIA HOLDINGS (Co-Producer). Sophie Qi founded Harmonia, a cross-cultural live entertainment presenter, producer and developer specializing in the Asian marketplace. Projects include King Kong, Jagged Little Pill, Roman Holiday and 9 to 5 (West End). Additionally, they bring theatre education programs to students and professionals across Asia.
CJ ENM ( Co-Producer ). Global entertainment and media company. Theatrical credits include Kinky Boots, The Cher Show, Hughie, Side Show, Big Fish, The Bodyguard, Strictly Ballroom, The Wind in the Willows and August Rush. Broadway League member. www.cjenm.com
LEN BLAVATNIK (Co-Producer) is founder and chairman of Access Industries, a privately-held industrial group with global strategic investments. An active philanthropist, Mr. Blavatnik supports the arts and leading educational, cultural and scientific institutions and has co-produced numerous Broadway, West End and film productions.
AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP (Co-Producer) is the world’s number one live theatre company with the vision of helping great shows to find the largest audiences. ATG operates 58 venues globally, is an award-winning theater producer and provides leading ticketing platforms.
ENDEAVOR CONTENT (Co-Producer) specializes in financing, sales and advisory services for film, documentaries, television and theatre. Its goal is to empower artists and content creators by providing them with more ownership and creative freedom as they navigate the media landscape.
JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION (CoProducer). Family of companies includes Broadway Across America and Broadway.com, under the supervision of 13-time Tony-winning producer John Gore (chairman and CEO). Productions include Ain’t Too Proud, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, Jagged Little Pill, King Kong, Mean Girls, Oklahoma!, Pretty Woman, The Prom, Tootsie
SPENCER ROSS (Co-Producer). No words in the vernacular can describe the excitement of being a part of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Broadway: Angels in America (2018, Tony Award), Amélie, Come From Away, Significant Other, An American in Paris. My love to Phil. www.SBRProductions.com
SUE GILAD & LARRY ROGOWSKY (Producer). Grammy & Tony Award winners. The Outsiders, Merrily We Roll Along, Angels in America, Smash, Company. Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical licensing worldwide. Burlesque (UK). In Fine Company Broadway Fund managers. infinecompany.com
INSTONE PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer).
Founder, Dan Stone. Productions: The Prom, Tootsie, The Cher Show, Dear Evan (Tony winner), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Beyond thrilled to be a Moulin family member.
AF CREATIVE MEDIA (Co-Producer). Founded by Brian and Dayna Lee. Broadway: Angels in America. OffBroadway: People, Places and Things. Upcoming: Nowhere Boy @artsandfood_nyc
INTERNATIONAL THEATRE FUND (Co-Producer). Brisa Trinchero, Mark Carleton, Seaview Productions, Selladoor Worldwide, Harmonia Holdings, WalkRunFly.
NEDERLANDER PRESENTATIONS, INC. (Co-Producer), owned by James L. Nederlander, prominent for three generations in management and operation of theatres and productions of distinguished entertainment.
INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK (Co-Producer). Forty leading Broadway tour presenters: The Band’s Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, Tootsie, Hadestown, Oklahoma!, Waitress
CODY RENARD RICHARD ( CoProducer) is thrilled to be a part of the team! Love to Nick and Nzinga. More info at CodyRenard.com. @codyrenard
JUJAMCYN THEATERS (Co-Producer) (Jordan Roth, President). Current: Hadestown, The Book of Mormon, Slave Play, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, David Byrne’s American Utopia. Recent:
Springsteen on Broadway, Angels in America, Falsettos, Jersey Boys. Join us @Jujamcyn.
ERIC FALKENSTEIN (Co-Producer). Upcoming Broadway and tours: Carmen Jones, Jitney, Luna Gale, MLK, Turn Me Loose
SUZANNE GRANT (Co-Producer). Recent Broadway: To Kill a Mockingbird, Network, Lifespan of a Fact, Waverly Gallery
PETER MAY (Co-Producer) is an avid investor in Broadway and winner of three Tony awards and received many nominations.
SANDY ROBERTSON (Co-Producer) is a San Franciscan and has been an investor in more than 25 Broadway shows.
TRIPTYK STUDIOS (Co-Producer). Led by four-time Tony-nominated producers B. Swibel, Tara Smith and Adam Westbrook, select Broadway includes The New One; Oh, Hello; An American in Paris (worldwide); Xanadu (worldwide); You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush; The Seagull; and King Kong
CARL DAIKELER (Co-Producer) spent his teens working behind the scenes at his family’s Bucks County Playhouse and intends to spend his 50s supporting Broadway.
SANDI MORAN (Co-Producer) is a founding patron of Opera Naples and a trustee for the Naples Winter Wine Festival.
DESANTIS-BAUGH PRODUCTIONS
(Co-Producer). Michael DeSantis and Patrick Baugh are producers of Kinky Boots (Tony Award), and have backed more than 25 Broadway, West End and touring shows. Our best production to date: twin boys Nick and Alex.
RED MOUNTAIN THEATRE COMPANY
( Co-Producer ), led by Keith Cromwell, is proud to support new work through the generosity of Kathryn and Raymond Harbert. www.redmountaintheatre.org
42ND.CLUB (Co-Producer). Tony Award-winning club for Broadway investors. Principals include Wendy Federman (nine Tonys) and Phil Kenny (two Tonys). www.42nd.club.
CANDY SPELLING (Co-Producer). Author, philanthropist, television producer. Tootsie; Hillary and Clinton; King Lear; Three Tall Women; Carousel; The Iceman Cometh; The Color Purple (Tony Award); Promises, Promises; How to Succeed...; Nice Work...; After Midnight. Boards: UCLA Health System Board, vice-chair of the Board of American Humane.
TULCHIN BARTNER PRODUCTIONS
(Co-Producer) is an Olivier, Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning production company. Alice Tulchin and Beverly Bartner’s highlights include The Audience, Jerusalem and A Little Night Music. Currently represented on Broadway by To Kill a Mockingbird and Come From Away.
ROY FURMAN (Co-Producer). Current Broadway productions: Tootsie, Tina— The Tina Turner Musical, Dear Evan Hansen (Tony Award), The Book of Mormon (Tony Award), Mean Girls Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION, founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions.
STAFF FOR MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL! PRODUCER
GLOBAL CREATURES
Carmen Pavlovic Angela Dalton
Nick Hart Richard Martin Simone Twiss
John Lanasa Rachelle Gibson Roger Micone
Emma Talbot Ronen Ghosh Judy Fuccilli
GENERAL MANAGEMENT FORESIGHT THEATRICAL
Aaron Lustbader Nick Ginsberg
Allan Williams Mark Shacket Lane Marsh
Andrew Joy Cathy Kwon Devon Miller Jalaina Ross Alex Wolfe
COMPANY MANAGER
Candace Hemphill
Associate Company Manager Brendan Beggs
DIRECTOR OF EQUITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Austin Rivers
TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION BOND THEATRICAL bondtheatrical.com
DJ Martin Temah Higgins Mollie Mann
Marc Viscardi Wendy Roberts
Deborah Mann Caroline Frawley
CASTING
JIM CARNAHAN CASTING
Jim Carnahan, CSA
Alexandre Bleau, CSA; Liz Fraser, CSA; Jason Thinger, CSA
Joely Garcia Alicia Newkirk
Music Clearance Services
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS
Hillary Blanken Guy Kwan Hannah Wilson
Ana Rose Greene Victoria Bullard
Ross Leonard Sadie Alisa Abby Filliagi
Carolyn Bonaccorsi Sarah Penland
LEGAL COUNSEL
LEVINE PLOTKIN & MENIN LLP
Loren Plotkin Conrad Rippy Susan Mindell
Daniel Watkins Emily Erstling Kevin Hess Cris Criswell
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
PAIGE GRANT
Stage Manager Seth F. Barker
Assistant Stage Managers Alexander Montoya, Matt Schreiber
Worldwide Associate Director Ashley Rodbro
Associate Director Matt DiCarlo
Associate Director Samanta Saltzman
Assistant Director NJ Agwuna
Associate Choreographer Camden Gonzales
Additional Associate Choreographers Nancy Braun, Natalie Caruncho, Katie Spelman
Assistant Choreographers Raymond Bennett, Mia DeWeese, Karli Dinardo, Fred Odgaard
Human Resources Management K+K Reset/ Kiah Jones, Karen Robinson, Laura Benitez
Music Consultant Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Additional Arrangements Cian McCarthy
Associate Scenic Designer Erica Hemminger
Assistant Scenic Designer Tony DiBernardo
Associate Costume Designer A.C. Gottlieb
Assistant Costume Designer Dara Affholter
Assistant to the Costume Designer Gabriel Ortega
Associate Lighting Designer Nick Solyom
Assistant Lighting Designers Katy Atwell, Trey Brazeal
Associate Sound Designer Justin Stasiw
Associate Hair Design Michael Buonincontro
Special Effects Designer Markus Maurette
Production Carpenter Chad Woerner
Head Carpenter Mike Nye
Assistant Carpenter Schuyler Woods
Automation Aidan Healy
Flyman JJ Jordan
Crew Swing Jeff Hartford
Production Electricians Jeremy Wahlers
Associate Production Electrician Erik Plath
Head Electrician Lionel “Train” Riley
Assistant Electricians Joshua Aldridge, Erin Yoshida
Moving Light Programmer Brad Gray
Production Sound Simon Matthews, Phil Lojo
Head Audio Anthony Jones
Assistant Sound Tyler Ponath
Production Props Buist Bickley
Assistant Production Props Avara Hebert
Head Props Karen Byers
Assistant Props Tory Sheppard
Dialect Coach Kate Wilson
Wardrobe Supervisor Jamie Brown
Associate Wardrobe
Supervisor Stephanie Richardi-Sweigard
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Jocelyn Seawright
Hair Supervisor Tereza Cordeiro
Assistant Hair Supervisor Daniel Mortensen
Truck Czar Nick Anthony
Advance Electrics/Sound/Crew Swing Kelsea Sexton
Advance Wardrobe Risa Ono
Advance Carpenter Brooke Carlson
Director of Investor Relations Amanda K. Harper
Black Theatre Coalition Fellow Nia Arrington-Seward
General Management Assistants Laura Kay, Sam Levine, Xiaohua (Andre) He-Cohen, Connor Norton, Jose Rodriguez Marmol
General Management Office Jennifer O’Connor, Edward Maar, William T. Harris, Ashley Kristeen Vega, Zarifa Adiba
Production Assistant Taeuk Kang
Technical Production Assistant Rebecca Schilsky
Fabric Store Manager Gabriel Ortega
Exclusive Tour Direction William Morris Endeavor/ Clint Mitchell
Exclusive Tour Direction The Road Company/ Stephen Lindsay, Brett Sirota, Shawn Willett, Tom Linden, Piper Gore, Joe Reed, Shane Parksmith, Michelle Shine
Marketing & Publicity Office BOND Theatrical/ Nilesha Alexander, Jenny Bates, Kolten Bell, Melissa Cohen, Jesse Daniels, Bridget Gross, Ayanna Jernigan, Tony Joy, Steph Kelleher, Harrison Mootoo, Scotland Newton, Elisabeth Reyes, Laura Rizzo, Madison St. Amour, Linda J. Stewart
Advertising and Digital Marketing RPM
Sponsorship Director Rose Polidoro
Manage This Media LLC/ Janet Billig Rich, David A. Rich
Broadway Publicity Boneau/Bryan-Brown
Adrian Bryan-Brown, Heath Schwartz, Jordan Goines
Ticketing & Revenue Management
Standing Room Theatrical Solutions/Thomas Laub, Oliver Roth, Simon de Carvalho
Accounting Withum, Smith + Brown, Robert Fried, Karen Kowgios, Anthony Moore
Banking Customers Bank/Margaret Monigan
Insurance Dewitt Stern/Irisol Lugo
Payroll Checks and Balances Payroll
Souvenir Merchandise created by Platypus Productions LLC
Hotels & Housing Debco Travel Fernando Canale, Compass
Travel Agent Kathy May/Heather Blakesley, Premier Travel
Immigration Attorney Daniel Aharoni & Partners LLP/ Lauren DeBellis Aviv, Shannon K. Such, Esq.
Physical Therapy NeuroTour, LLC
Physical Therapist Haley Jones
Production Photographers Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman
Video Footage
Steam Motion and Sound
FOR GLOBAL CREATURES
HEAD OFFICE,
SYDNEY
Founder and Chairman Gerry Ryan OAM
Founder and CEO Carmen Pavlovic
Chief Operating Officer Nick Hart
Chief Financial Officer Ronen Ghosh
Head of Production Angela Dalton
Head of Technical Production Richard Martin
Head of Legal and Business Affairs Emma Talbot
Head of HR Judy Fuccilli
Head of International Affairs Simone Twiss
Head of Marketing & Communications Rachelle Gibson
Production Finance Director Geoffrey Ko
Senior Legal Counsel Varsha Premkumar
Financial Controller Kellie Harkness
Assistant Accountant Bailey Newbury
Associate Producer Robert Stoker
Operations Manager Zoe Davies
International Costume Supervisor Alison Parker
Senior Lawyer Emma Lockyer
Executive Assistant Julie Norman
Production Coordinator Suzie Mathers
Marketing Coordinator Jessie Willis NEW YORK
Marketing Director, International Roger Micone
Marketing Director, USA John Lanasa LONDON
Marketing Director, UK & Europe Richard Coopey
Sales & Ticketing Director, UK & Europe Thom Sellwood
Marketing Manager, UK & Europe
Matilda Hunter
Marketing Coordinator, UK & Europe Alex Contras
CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Scenic Items fabricated by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Group, L.L.C., New Windsor, NY. Show control and scenic motion control featuring Stage Command Systems® by PRG-Scenic Technologies. Scenery and Scenic Effects fabricated, and painted by Global Scenic Services, Inc., Bridgeport, CT. Additional Scenery by Empire Technical Fabrication, Wayne, NJ. Lighting equipment from PRG Broadway. Sound equipment from PRG Broadway. Props fabrication and finishes by Behind the Mule Studio, Prop & Paint Creative Studio, Hat Rabbit Studio, Brenbri Properties, Quinto Ott, Colin Davis Jones Studio, Ramos Upholstery, Anna Light, Paper Mache Monkey, PRG, Daddy-O Productions, Enhance-A-Colour, In Vogue Studios, Scenic Arts Studio, and Bad Monkey Props. Soft goods provided by iWeiss Theatrical Solutions. Costumes by John Cowles, Jennifer Love Costumes, Parsons-Meares LTD., Janet Hine Design, Sydney Costume Workshop, Nigel Shaw, Euro Co Costumes Inc., Arel Studios, Carmen Gee, Ed Dawson Tailors. Global freight for costumes by Rock-it Global. Custom shirts by CEGO NYC. Shoes provided by Steppin’ Out Custom Footwear, La Duca Shoes and Worldtone Dance. Millinery by Angels Costumes, Arnold S. Levine Inc. and Rick McGill. Custom jewelry by Larry Vrba and Rebecca Dee. Crafts by Julianne Kroboth, Phillip Rolfe, Rick Kelly, Dyenamix, Syluss Afano, David Menkes, and R. Kaye LTD. Gloves by Wing & Weft. Custom embroidery by Deesigns NYC, New York Embroidery Studio and Fabio Toblini. Hauling by Clark Transfer.
Official Makeup Partner M*A*C
Crystals by Preciosa
SPECIAL THANKS
Dr. Sandra E. Cha; Dr. Stephen Rawlings; Clint Mitchell; Anton Monsted; Lauren Levin; Christopher Bayes; Matthew Holtzclaw; Jason Whicker; Devon Lipe; Katie Means; and all of the incredible actors who have helped throughout the development of Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge! The Musical was rehearsed at New 42 and Open Jar Studios
“The Moulin Rouge of Paris – Global Creatures Official Licensee” Moulin Rouge ®
MoulinRougeMusical.com
MUSIC CREDITS
“Amores Como El Nuestro” written by Omar Alfanno © 2008 Sony Music Publishing LLC, Capuri Music Publishing, & Lanfranco Music All rights on behalf of Sony Music Publishing LLC and Capuri Music Publishing administered by Sony Music Publishing LLC, 424 Church Street, Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219. All rights reserved. Used by permission.; “Bad Romance” written by Stefani Germanotta and Nadir Khayat © 2009 Published by House of Gaga Publishing LLC (BMI), Songs of Redone (BMI) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (BMI); “Because We Can” written by Quentin Cook © 2001 Published by TCF Music Publishing, Universal Polygram International Publishing Inc (ASCAP); “Brick House” written by Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald La Pread, Thomas McClary, Williams King © 1977 Published by Brenda Richie Publishing, Cambrae Music, Hanna Music, Jobete Music Co. Inc., Libren Music, Macawrite Music, Old Fashion Publishing, Walter Orange Music (ASCAP); “Burning Down The House” written by David Byrne, Christopher Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Martina Weymouth © 1983 Published by Bleu Disque Music Co Inc (ASCAP), Index Music Inc (ASCAP) and Warner Chappell Music (ASCAP), all rights administered by WB Music Corp. All Rights Reserved; “Can’t Help Falling In Love” written by Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss © 1961 Published by Raleigh Music Publishing LLC (ASCAP), ABG EPE Gladys Music (ASCAP), Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises, LLC (ASCAP) ℅ Universal Music Corporation; “Chandelier” written by Sia Kate Furler, Jesse Samuel Shatkin © 2014 Published by Aidenjulius Music, EMI April Music Inc, EMI Music Publishing Ltd (ASCAP, PRS); “Children of the Revolution” written by Mark Bolan © 1972 Published by Spirit One Music o/b/o Spirit Services Holdings, S.a.r.l; “Come What May” written by David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert © 2001 Published by TCF Music Publishing Inc., Zen of Iniquity/Almo Music Corporation (ASCAP); “Crazy” written by Brian Burton, Thomas Callaway, Gian Piero Reverberi, Gianfranco Reverberi © 2006 Published by Brian Burton (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) o/b/o Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Limited (PRS), Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp and Soundcast Music (SESAC). “Diamonds” written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Sia Kate Furler, Tor Erik Hermansen, Benjamin Levin © 2012 Published by EMI Music Publishing LTD (PRS), Matza Ballzack Music, Administered by Concord Music Publishing LLC. International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission, , Administered by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing; “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” Music by Jules Styne, Lyrics by Leo Robin © 1953 Courtesy of Leo Robin Music and Quaytor Productions, Inc., from the original Broadway Musical show “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”; “Diamonds Are Forever (Main Title)” written by John Barry, Donald Black © 1971 Published by EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI), EMI United Partnership Ltd (PRS, BMI); “Don’t Speak” written by Gwen Stefani, Eric Stefani © 1996 Published by Knock Yourself Out Music (ASCAP); “Don’t You Want Me” written by Jo Callis, Philip Oakey, Philip Wright © 1981 Published by BMG Platinum Songs, Music of V2 America (ASCAP) administered by Domino Publishing Company USA (ASCAP); “El Tango De Roxanne” written by Baz Luhrman, Marianito Mores, Craig Pearce, Gordon Sumner © 2001 Published by Songs of Universal Inc,, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., TCF Music Publishing, Rightsong Music, Inc, Warner Chappell Music Argentina (SADAIC), all rights on behalf of Warner Chappell Music Argentina, administered by WB music Corp, Bazmark Inq. Pty Ltd, Bazmark Inq. Pty Ltd/Festival, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd, administered by Hipgnosis Songs Group, LLC. “Everlasting Love” written by Buzz Cason, Mac Gayden © 1967 Published by Rising Sons Music Inc (BMI); “Every Breath You Take” written by Gordon Sumner © 1983 Published by Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI); “Fidelity” written by Regina Spektor © 2006 Published by EMI Music Publishing LTD o/b/o Soviet Kitch Music (BMI); “Firework” written by Ester Dean, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Katy Perry, Sandy Julien Wilhelm © 2010, Published By Ultra Tunes (ASCAP), Peer Music III Ltd. (BMI) on behalf of itself and Dat Damn Dean Music, Downtown DLJ Songs (ASCAP) on behalf of DIPIU SRL (SIAE), EMI Music Publishing LTD (PRS), When I’m Rich You’ll Be My Bitch administered by WB Music Corp; “Galop Infernal” written by Carl Davis, J. Offenbach Published by Faber Music Inc.; “Gimme Shelter” written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards © 1969 Published by ABKCO Music, Inc. (BMI); “Heroes” written by David Bowie and Brian Eno © 1977
Published by Universal Music Careers (BMI) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and Tintoretto Music (BMI) administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. “Hey Ya! “ written by Andre Benjamin © 2003
Published by BMG Monarch (ASCAP) obo Gnat Booty Music (ASCAP). Used by permission. All Rights Reserved; “I Don’t Want To Wait” written by Paula Cole © 1996 Published by Sony/ATV Melody (BMI), Hing Face Music (BMI); “I Love You Always Forever” written by Donna Lewis © 1996 Published by Peruzzi Music LLC (ASCAP), SonyATV Allegro (ASCAP); “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” written by George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam © 1987
Published by Irving Music Inc. on behalf of itself, and Boy Mets Girl Music; “I Will Always Love You” written by Dolly Parton © 1974 Published by Velvet Apple Music (BMI); “It Ain’t Me Babe” written by Bob Dylan © 1964 Published by Special Rider Music (SESAC); “Jungle Boogie” written by George Brown, Donald Boyce, Claydes Smith, Dennis Thomas, Ronald Bell, Robert Mickens, Robert Bell, Richard Westfield, Kharana Music © 1973 Publishing (ASCAP), Attitudes In Music, Inc. Pub Designee (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Old River (BMI), Claydes Smith Heirs Pub Designee (BMI), Uranus Nine Inc Pub Designee (BMI) and WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), All rights on behalf of itself and Kharana Music Publishing administered by WB Music Corp. All rights on behalf of itself and Attitudes In Music, Inc. Pub Designee, Old River, Claydes Smith Heirs Pub Designee and Uranus Nine Inc Pub Designee administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. All Rights Reserved; “L’Amour Est Oiseaux” written by Georges Bizet; From the 1875 opera Carmen; “La Vie En Rose written by Edith Piaf (Edith Gassion) and Louiguy (Louis Guglielmi) © 1947 Published by Editions Beuscher Arpege (SACEM); “La Complainte De La Butte” written by Jean Renoir, Georges Van Parys. © 1955 Used by permission of Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. on behalf of Les Nouvelles Editions Meridian, Paris; “Lady Marmalade” written by Kenny Nolan, Robert Crewe © 1974 Published by Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP), Stone Diamond Music (BMI), Kenny Nolan Publishing (ASCAP), Tannyboy Music Company (BMI); “Let’s Dance” written by David Bowie © 1983 Published by Jones Music America (ASCAP) administered by WC Music Corp. “Love Hurts” written by Boudleaux Bryant © 1960 Published by House of Bryant Publications (BMI); “Love Is a Battlefield” written by Michael Chapman, Holly Knight © 1983 Published by BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP) & Mike Chapman Publishing Enterprise (ASCAP); “Material Girl” written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans © 1984 Published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI); “Milord” written by Monnot, Georges Moustacchi © 1959 Published by Universal Music – MGB Songs on behalf of Ed Salabert; “Minnie the Moocher” written by Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill, Irving Mills © 1931 Published by EMI Mills Music Inc. and Creative Arts By Calloway LLC (ASCAP) administered by WC Music Corp; “Money (That’s What I Want)” written by Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy Jr. © 1959 Published Jobete Music Co. 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HOW MAX MARTIN SHAPED & JULIET ON ITS ROAD TO BROADWAY
BY GILLIAN RUSSO
TThink you haven’t heard of Max Martin? Think again. You’re more familiar with the Swedish music executive than you know if you’ve heard Britney Spears’s “...Baby One More Time,” Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life,” The Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way,” or dozens of other chart-toppers the five-time Grammy Award winner wrote and/or produced over the past three decades. He is, to be fair, a famously private person. And unless they also perform their tunes, songwriters don’t often get public attention for their work. Or, for that matter, dedicated Broadway musicals a la Carole King, ABBA, or Neil Diamond.
But Martin, with an extensive catalog of 250plus songs, has made just as seismic an impact on popular music as any performer. He had the idea to fashion his songs into a musical years ago — and in 2019, that thought became a reality with the world premiere of & Juliet in London. The pop musical has now earned nine Tony nominations, including Best Musical, for its 2022 Broadway transfer.
The & Juliet team has called him the “Shakespeare of pop,” so it ’s fitting that 30 of his songs score a show inspired by a Shakespeare play: Romeo & Juliet. The musical picks up just before that play’s end, when Juliet suddenly decides not to die and instead ditches Verona in search of new life, new friends, and new loves.
Shakespeare’s play has been around centuries longer than Martin’s songs, but those were the true genesis of & Juliet. He remained closely and enthusiastically involved every subsequent step of the way — Tony nominee Betsy Wolfe, who plays Shakespeare’s wife Anne Hathaway, described him as “a kid in a candy store during this whole process.”
The cast and creatives’ excitement to work with Martin, in turn, was mutual, and they shared how Martin’s influence lives in everything the audience hears. The journey begins in fair Canada, where we lay our scene...
TWO WRITERS, ALIKE IN DIGNITY
Technically, it begins in the Martin family home, where Jenny Petersson, Martin’s wife, said, “We should make a musical,” Martin recalled. “And a long journey ahead started.”
But Martin is an expert songwriter, not a scriptwriter.
“I was insecure about how this is going to [be],” Martin admitted. “I really wanted it to be a great story, not just a bunch of songs — to have a purpose, so to speak.”
One would expect someone with as prolific a career as Martin to take on the job. But it was Canadian writer David West Read — a relatively unknown name who hadn’t won his Emmy Award for “Schitt’s Creek” yet — who came up with the winning idea at the unlikeliest of times.
“I suffered a concussion, which worked out well because I couldn’t look at screens or anything, so I was lying in a dark room listening to the playlist [of Martin’s songs],” Read said. “There’s so many songs about heartbreak and young love, and I thought, ‘How do you put a brand to this?’
Because Max Martin wasn’t really known by
anyone, even though he’s the most successful songwriter [after] the Beatles.” (That’s statistically true — only Paul McCartney and John Lennon notched more Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles.)
“So I came up with the idea of Juliet from Romeo & Juliet,” Read continued. “We’re going to repurpose and reinvent these pop songs and it’ll be great, but also reinvent a classic love story.”
His idea won over the production team and Martin. “When he created this story and gave me an example of how the songs could actually work to tell this story, that’s really when it started to come to life,” Martin said.
ARISE, FAIR SOUND
In & Juliet, Juliet first enlists her nurse, Angelique, to hit the road with her, but it takes a crew of friends old and new to enliven her adventure. Similarly, West and Martin couldn’t refashion pop songs for the stage alone. Their crew included sound designer Gareth Owen, music director/orchestrator Dominic Fallacaro, and orchestrator/arranger Bill Sherman. (All three are Tony-nominated.)
When asked what convinced them to work on & Juliet, they all had the same answer: Martin. “The possibility of collaborating with the greatest songwriter of the last 25 years on songs that define your life is impossible to pass up,” Sherman said. Fallacaro similarly called the opportunity a “no-brainer.”
The possibility of collaborating with the greatest songwriter of the last 25 years on songs that define your life is impossible to pass up.
“I’d never met the guy [before & Juliet], but everyone behind the scenes in the music industry knows he’s a genius,” Owen said. “Then I met him and realised he was nice as well as talented — frankly, between Max, Bill Sherman, and I? Well, it was a bit of a bromance!”
Sherman recalled a different kind of nervousness — not the bromantic kind — defining his and Martin’s first meeting. “Max said two things: ‘If a song is going to be a departure from the original version, go all the way. Don’t half-ass it,’” Sherman remembered.
“The second thing that Max said was, “If it’s not perfect, it goes in the trash.” You can imagine me eight years ago, having no idea what the hell is going on in the world, and the greatest songwriter of our time looks at you dead in the eye in a very humbly Swedish way and goes, ‘If it’s not perfect, it goes in the trash.’ I can safely say that was one of the most terrifying days of my life.”
Having Martin on hand during London and Broadway rehearsals, though, helped ensure the sound of & Juliet was to his liking. “One of the coolest parts about getting this was getting access to the vault of Max,” Fallacaro said. “ We’re not approximating what the synth sounds like. We’re running it past someone who knows exactly what it ’s supposed to sound like.”
“It’s been so fun and rewarding reimagining and bringing some of the greatest songs of our generation onto a theatre stage, and to put a narrative force behind them,” he added in a separate interview. “The challenge of fusing the traditional orchestral and band components of Broadway with the studio ‘pixie dust’ of synthesizers and drum machines was a tremendously rewarding experience.”
“It might not be perfect,” Sherman said of the final result, “but it’s pretty damn close.”
— BILL SHERMAN, ORCHESTRATOR/ARRANGER
& JULIET
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This article was originally published in 2023 and reprinted with permission from New York Theatre Guide.
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The Numbers Tell The Story
o There are over 3,100 property and casualty insurance companies in the United States
o Only 50 are included on the Ward’s 50 List for safety, consistency and performance
o Only 4 have been rated “A” or better by AM Best for over 110 years
o Only 2 are on both lists
o Great American Insurance Company is 1 of the two
DCPA
Janice Sinden President & CEO
Donna Hendricks Executive Assistant, President & CEO
Julie Schumaker Manager, Board Relations
ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
Jane Williams CFAO
Sara Brandenburg Director, Accounting Services
Jennifer Jeffrey Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Kristina Monge Associate Accountant
Rachel Rodriguez Manager, Treasury & Reconciliations
Jennifer Siemers Director, Accounting
BROADWAY & CABARET
John Ekeberg Executive Director
Administration
Ashley Brown Business Manager
Alicia Bruce General Manager
Lisa Prater Operations Manager
Garner Galleria Theatre
Abel Becerra Technical Director
Jason Begin+,
Anna Hookana+ Core Stagehands
DEVELOPMENT
Jamie Clements Vice President
Connor Carlin Associate Director, Major & Planned Gifts
Sarah Darlene Manager, Grants & Reports
Caroline Eppers Manager, Auctions & Partnerships
Kara Erickson-Stiemke Coordinator
Emily Kettlewell Associate Director, Annual Giving
Caitie Maxwell Senior Director, Major Gifts
Marc Ravenhill Director, Donor Relations
Megan Stewart Associate Director, Special Events
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Allison Watrous Executive Director
Stuart Barr Technical Director
Leslie Channell Director, Business Operations
Lyndsay Corbett Teaching Artist & Manager, Bobby G
María Corral Director, Community Engagement
Heather Curran Teaching Artist & Manager, Playwriting
Elliot Davis Evening Registrar & Office Coordinator
Rachel Ducat Executive Assistant & Business Manager
Rya Dyes Registrar & On-Site Class Manager
Gavin Juckette Teaching Artist & Manager, TYA Engagement & Music
Timothy McCracken Head of Acting
Rick Mireles Manager, Community Engagement
David Saphier Teaching Artist & Manager, In-School Programming
Charlotte Talbert Librarian
Rachel Taylor Teaching Artist & Manager, Literary Engagement & Resiliency
Justin WalvoordTeaching Artist & Manager, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot
Samuel Wood Director, Education & Curriculum Development
EVENT SERVICES
Cody Gocio Senior Sales & Event Managers
Stori Heleen-O’Foley Event Technical Manager
Shane Hotle Audio Engineer
David Mandlowitz Video Engineer
Natalia Marroquin, Phil Rohrbach Sales & Event Managers
DCPA TEAM
Tara Miller Event Sales & Operations Director
Brook Nichols Event Technical Director
Kate Olsen Event Sales Coordinator
Benjamin Peitzer Event Technical Lead
Michael Harris, Alex Taylor Lighting Designers
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Lisa Roebuck Vice President For security purposes, the IT team has been omitted.
MARKETING & SALES
Angela Lakin Vice President
Whitney Testa Executive Assistant, Marketing & Broadway
Marketing
Heidi Bosk Associate Director, Press & Promotions, Broadway & Cabaret
Erin Bunyard Senior Digital Strategist
Sofia Contreras, Lucas Kreitler Graphic Designers
Brenda Elliott, Paul Koob Senior Graphic Designers
Harper Anne Finch Manager, Social Marketing
TJ Forlenza Copywriter
Claire Graves Director, Produced Programs
Brittany Gutierrez Associate Director, Communications
Linda Horan Program Manager
Jeff Hovorka Director, Sales & Marketing, Broadway & Cabaret
Emma Holst Associate, Content & Communications
Emily Kent Director, Insights & Strategy
Michael Ryan Leuthner Director, Digital Marketing
Emily Lozow Associate Director, Sales & Marketing, Broadway & Cabaret
Kyle Malone Director, Design
Dan McNulty Analyst
Todd Metcalf Media Producer
Hannah Selwyn Manager, Email Marketing
Sergio von Kretschmann Manager, Website
Julie Whelan Manager, Produced Programs
Mikayla Woods Coordinator, Produced Programs
Suzanne Yoe Director, Content & Communications
Ticketing & Audience Services
Jennifer Lopez Director
Jessica Alverson*, Zeah Edmonds*,
Lauren Estes*, Jen Gray*,
Noah Jungferman*, Max McCord*,
Noelle Norris*, Alexander Roy*,
Holly Stigen*, Asheala Tasker, Lily Valdez*,
Bronwen VanOrdstrand*,
Rob Warner* Ticket Agents
Kirsten Anderson*, Scott Lix*, Liz Sieroslawski*,
Greg Swan* Subscription Agents
Jon Collins Manager, Subscription
Katie Davis Manager, VIP Ticketing
D.J. Dennis*, Luke Fish*, Edmund Gurule*,
Lane Randall*, Hayley Solano*,
Sam Stump*, Andrew Sullivan*,
Alfonso Vazquez* Counter/Show Leads
Billy Dutton Associate Director, Operations
Danielle Freeman Manager, Customer Service
Claire Hayes,
Ella Mann Managers, Box Office
Chris Leech Coordinator, VIP Ticketing
Katie Spanos Associate Director, Subscriber Services
Group Sales
Jessica Bergin Associate Director
Tucker Kamin Manager, Audience Development
Elias Lopez Coordinator
Maddie Young Associate, Education & Group Sales
OFF-CENTER
Charlie Miller Executive Director & Curator
Cat Huck Assistant Operations Manager
Courtney Ozaki Creative Producer
Mike Pingel Operations Manager
OPERATIONS
Sarah Arzberger Administrator
Vincent Bridgers Manager
Adam Busch Analyst
Aaron Chavez Lead
Ruben Cruz, Jordan Latouche Engineers
Simone Gordon Associate Director
Kyle Greufe Senior Analyst
Maria Herwagen Junior Analyst
Brandon LeMarr Manager
Alison Orthel, Tara Perticone Analysts
Joseph Reecher Senior Engineer
Cordelia Taylor Coordinator
PEOPLE & CULTURE
Laura Maresca CPCO
Equity & Organization Culture
Seán Kroll Coordinator
Human Resources
Brian Carter Senior Business Partner
Andrew Guilder HR & Recruiting Specialist
Michaela Johnson Interim Mailroom Assistant
Paul Johnson Manager, Payroll & Compliance
Jocelyn Martinez Business Partner
Kinsey Scholl Manager, Operations
THEATRE COMPANY
Administration
Charles Varin Managing Director
Emily Diaz Business Admin./ Asst. Company Manager
Alex Koszewski Company Manager
Ann Marshall General Manager
Artistic
Chris Coleman Artistic Director
Jessica Eckenrod Artistic Associate
Grady Soapes Artistic Producer & Casting Director
Leean Kim Torske Director, Literary Programs
Madison Cook-Hines Literary Assistant
Costume Crafts
Kevin Copenhaver Director
Chris Campbell Assistant
Costume Shop
Janet MacLeod Director/Design Associate
Meghan Anderson Doyle Design Associate
Katarina Kosmopoulos First Hand
Ingrid Ludeke,
Carolyn Plemitscher Drapers
House Crew
Douglas Taylor+ Supervisor
James Berman+, Forest Fowler+, Dave Mazzeno+, Kyle Moore+, Piper Stormes+, Matt Wagner+ Stagehands
Joseph Price+, Kelley Reznik+ Assistants
Lighting Design
Charles MacLeod Director
Connor Baker+ Production Electrician
Lily Bradford Assistant
Paint Shop
Kristin Hamer MacFarlane Charge Scenic Artist
Melanie Rentschler, Sasha Seaman Scenic Artists
Production
Jeff Gifford Director
Julie Brou Administrative Assistant/ Office Manager
Matthew Campbell Production Manager
Peggy Carey Associate Production Manager
Prop Shop
Meghan Markiewicz Supervisor
Sara Pugh Associate Supervisor
Bennet Goldberg, Georgina Kayes, Ashley Lawler Artisans
Andrew McGlothen Prop Carpenter
Scene Shop
Eric Moore Technical Director
Albert “Stub” Allison, Robert L. Orzolek, Josh Prues Associate Technical Directors
Jeremy Banthoff, Tyler D. Clark, Amy Wynn Pastor, Kyle Scoggins Scenic Technicians
Louis Fernandez III Lead Scenic Technician
Brian “Marco” Markiewicz Lead Carpenter
Scenic Design
Lisa Orzolek Director
Kevin Nelson, Nicholas Renaud Assistants
Sound Design & Technology
Alex Billman Supervisor
Meagan Holdeman+, Timothy Schoeberl+, Dimitri Soto+ Technicians
Elena Martin Associate Supervisor
Stage Management
Anne Jude Supervisor
Corin Davidson, Harper Hadley, Brandon T. Holmes, Kristen O’Connor, Malia Stoner Stage Managers
Anna Cordova, Sam Forrest, Megan Franco Apprentices
Wardrobe
Heidi Echtenkamp Supervisor
Robin Appleton^, Amber Krimbel^, Lauren LaCasse^, Lisa Parsons Wagner^, Nicole Watts^, Kami Williams^ Dressers
Wigs
Diana Ben-Kiki Supervisor
Abby Schmidt^, Marisa Sorce^ Wig Assistants
VENUE OPERATIONS
Glen Lucero Vice President
Merry Davis Financial Manager
Jane Deegan Administrator
Samantha Egle Operations Manager
Kristi Horvath Director of Venue Operations
Facilities
Craig Smith Director
Dwight Barela, Mark Dill, Bryan Faciane, John Howard, Iver Johnson Engineers
Abraham Cervantes, Carmen Molina, Judith Primero Molina, Juan Loya Molina, Blanca Primero Custodians
Michael Kimbrough Manager, Engineering
Brian McClain Manager, Custodial
Patron Experience
Evan Gendreau Associate Director
Kaylyn Kriaski, Leilani Lynch, Aaron McMullen, Stacy Norwood, Wendy Quintana, Valerie Schaefer Assistant Managers
Kelly Breuer, Nora Caley, Amy Howard, Robin Lander, Barbara Pooler, Ayden Smith House Managers
Safety & Security
Quentin Crump Director
Jacquelyne Schmidt Manager, Health & Safety
Timothy Allen, Jodi Benavides Lead Security Officers
Samara Attridge, David Bright, Erika Carter, Ariana Cuevas, Ethan Kemberlin, Jack Leatherwood, Ian Nelson, Jason Porquis, Zach Stemley, Pamela Winston, Tori Witherspoon Security Specialists
Judy Briggs Front Desk
