Applause 108 - THE BOOK OF MORMON

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A MESSAGE from our Director

Dear Friends,

It is an honor to greet you for my very first season as Executive Director of RiverCenter for the Performing Arts. I am deeply grateful to the Columbus community for the warmth and generosity with which you have already welcomed me.

I also want to recognize Norm Easterbrook, whose leadership and vision helped to build RiverCenter into the remarkable institution it is today. We all thank him for his incredible service to the community and wish him the very best in his retirement.

The 2025–2026 season truly has something for everyone: Broadway’s hilarious The Book of Mormon, MOMIX’s stunning Alice, and the international phenomenon, Riverdance, bring unforgettable dance artistry to our stage. Music lovers will also enjoy the United States Army “Jazz Ambassadors,” the legendary rock band, Three Dog Night, as well as the Motown icons, The Miracles featuring Sydney Justin & The Delfonics with Wil Hart. Another wonderful musical show celebrated worldwide includes The Prague Philharmonia. Families will also be delighted by Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends and, of all things, The Stinky Cheese Man! High-energy percussive entertainment like Drumline Live! will keep us on our feet, while our own beloved WAVE Theatre Organ transports us through silent film classics, Phantom of the Opera, Safety Last, and The Mark of Zorro, and adds festive cheer to our free annual Christmas with The WAVE celebration.

In addition, there is The Choir of Man — a vibrant celebration of music, community and friendship that captures the very spirit of RiverCenter.

At RiverCenter we believe the Arts are a unifying force. We come together— across generations, cultures, and perspectives— to share in the joy and inspiration that the richness of live performance brings. The Arts remind us that together, with a lifted spirit, we are happier and therefore stronger.

To our generous donors and sponsors — thank you! Your invaluable support makes this season possible. I look forward to meeting all of you personally in the months ahead.

With gratitude and excitement,

Lee Foster, Executive Director and CEO

2025 2026 THE SEASON

The Book of Mormon

October 7, 2025

Momix: Alice

October 21, 2025

The Phantom of the Opera

October 25, 2025

US Army Jazz Ambassadors

October 27, 2025

Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends

November 3, 2025

Three Dog Night

December 4, 2025

Christmas with The WAVE

December 6, 2025

One Night of Queen

December 7, 2025

The Choir of Man

December 19, 2025

The Prague Philharmonia

January 22, 2026

January 22, 2026

Riverdance

February 10, 2026

The Miracles feat.

Sydney Justin & The Delfonics with Wil Hart

February 28, 2026

The Stinky Cheese Man

March 10, 2026

Safety Last Silent Film with THE WAVE

March 13, 2026

The Thorn March 24 & 25, 2026

Drumline LIVE!

April 4, 2026

Jeff Foxworthy

May 1, 2026

The Mark of Zorro Silent Film with THE WAVE

June 27, 2026

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DIRECTOR

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CURTAIN CALL

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Columbus Memory Center

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NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

PRESENTS

BOOK, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY

TREY PARKER, ROBERT LOPEZ AND MATT STONE

WITH SAM MC LELLAN DIEGO ENRICO

CHARITY ARIANNA CRAIG FRANKE JARIUS MIQUEL CLIETT

JONATHAN GRUNERT SHAFIQ HICKS

JUSTIN BARET CARTIER BENET KYLE AHMEER BETHEA DYLAN BIVINGS

GIDEON CHICKOS ADELEKE GORING THOMAS FLYNN GRAY KEITH GRUBER

RAYNA J. NOAH A. JACKSON ALESHA JETER KISAKYE CLAYTON LUKENS JAY

MARTIN KEVIN T. MAZUR JOSHUA MESSMORE JACKSON MURRIETA JEWELL NOEL BROOKE NOELANI RONNIE SPOTO LOREN STONE BHRIANNA VEILLARD DYLAN KNIGHT WEAVER

SCENIC DESIGN SCOTT PASK

HAIR DESIGN JOSH MARQUETTE

ASSOCIATE MUSIC SUPERVIOR JUSTIN MENDOZA

TOUR BOOKING AGENCY THE BOOKING GROUP/ MEREDITH BLAIR

COSTUME DESIGN ANN ROTH

LIGHTING DESIGN BRIAN MAC DEVITT

ORCHESTRATIONS LARRY HOCHMAN & STEPHEN OREMUS

MUSIC DIRECTOR BRADEN CHUDZIK

TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING

GENERAL MANAGEMENT GENTRY & ASSOCIATES STEVEN VARON-MOORE

SOUND DESIGN CHAD PARSLEY

BASED ON THE ORIGNAL DESIGN BY BRIAN RONAN

DANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS GLEN KELLY

MUSIC COORDINATOR JOHN MEZZIO

COMPANY MANAGER RYAN BUCHHOLZ

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HANNAH ROSENTHAL

CASTING C12 CASTING CARRIE GARDNER CSA

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER SAM KRONHAUS

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS MATTHEW REARDON JASON JUENKER

MUSIC SUPERVISION AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS STEPHEN OREMUS

DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY JENNIFER WERNER

ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY BY

ORIGINALLY DIRECTED BY

CAST

(in order of appearance)

Mormon

CLAYTON LUKENS

Moroni..................................................................................................................................... CRAIG FRANKE

Elder Price SAM McLELLAN

Elder Cunningham ................................................................................................................... DIEGO ENRICO

Missionary Voice .......................................................................................................... JONATHAN GRUNERT

Price’s Dad ................................................................................................................... JONATHAN GRUNERT

Cunningham’s Dad..............................................................................................................GIDEON CHICKOS

Mrs. Brown JEWELL NOEL

Guards ...........................................................CARTIER BENET, ADELEKE GORING, NOAH A. JACKSON

Mafala Hatimbi ........................................................................................................ JARIUS MIQUEL CLIETT

Nabulungi .........................................................................................................................CHARITY ARIANNA

Doctor ........................................................................................................................................... JAY MARTIN

Elder McKinley ....................................................................................................................... CRAIG FRANKE

Joseph Smith ................................................................................................................ JONATHAN GRUNERT

General SHAFIQ HICKS

Mission President ......................................................................................................... JONATHAN GRUNERT

Ensemble.......................................................... CARTIER BENET, DYLAN BIVINGS, GIDEON CHICKOS, ADELEKE GORING, KEITH GRUBER, NOAH A. JACKSON, ALESHA JETER, KISAKYE, CLAYTON LUKENS, JAY MARTIN, JOSHUA MESSMORE, JACKSON MURRIETA,

UNDERSTUDIES

Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Elder Price—CRAIG FRANKE, CLAYTON LUKENS, DYLAN KNIGHT WEAVER

For Elder Cunningham—KEITH GRUBER, RONNIE SPOTO

For Mafala Hatimbi—CARTIER BENET, JAY MARTIN For Nabulungi—RAYNA J., BROOKE NOELANI, BHRIANNA VEILLARD For McKinley/Moroni—GIDEON CHICKOS, LOREN STONE For Price’s Dad/Joseph Smith/Missionary President/et al—GIDEON CHICKOS, DYLAN KNIGHT WEAVER For General—CARTIER BENET, JAY MARTIN

SWINGS

JUSTIN BARET, KYLE AHMEER BETHEA, RAYNA J., ADELEKE GORING, THOMAS FLYNN GRAY, KEVIN T. MAZUR, BROOKE NOELANI, LOREN STONE

DANCE CAPTAINS

KYLE AHMEER BETHEA, LOREN STONE

THE BOOK OF MORMON ORCHESTRA

Conductor/Keyboard 1— BRADEN CHUDZIK; Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2—ERIC HUFFMAN; Guitar—ARI FRIEDMAN; Bass—ISAAC SURPRENANT; Drums—MACKENNA TOLFA; Reeds—GRANT ASKLAR; Trumpet—SEAN McKAY; Trombone—PATRICK McGIHON; Violin/Viola—JESSICA GEHRING. Keyboard Programmer—RANDY COHEN

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

SAM McLELLAN DIEGO ENRICO

JONATHAN GRUNERT SHAFIQ HICKS

DYLAN BIVINGS GIDEON CHICKOS

RAYNA J.

JAY MARTIN

NOAH A. JACKSON

KEVIN T. MAZUR

BROOKE NOELANI RONNIE SPOTO

CHARITY ARIANNA CRAIG FRANKE

JUSTIN BARET

CARTIER BENET

ADELEKE GORING

THOMAS FLYNN GRAY

ALESHA JETER

KISAKYE

JOSHUA MESSMORE JACKSON MURRIETA

LOREN STONE BHRIANNA VEILLARD

JARIUS MIQUEL CLIETT

KYLE AHMEER BETHEA

KEITH GRUBER

CLAYTON LUKENS

JEWELL NOEL

DYLAN KNIGHT WEAVER

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

SAM McLELLAN ( Elder Price ). National tours: Anastasia (Dmitry), Fiddler on the Roof (Sasha). Select credits: Mamma Mia ! (Sky), The Last Five Years (Jamie). Fun fact, The Book of Mormon in Chicago was one of the first shows Sam ever saw in 2013! Thanks to Michele Cavallero and the Take 3 team, his parents Ben & Beth, the casting and creative team, and everyone at NETworks. BFA Musical Theater from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Instagram @samclellan and TikTok @ sammclellan_

DIEGO ENRICO ( Elder Cunningham ) is elated to be making his professional debut in his dream role alongside this incredible team. He’s a graduate of Molloy Universities CAP21 Theatre Arts Conservatory (class of 2024 babyyy!). Diego gives infinite thanks to his family, friends, and mentors for the support they’ve given him. Especially his brother, Mamita y Papito, and Hannita. Enjoy the show! IG: @diego_is_rico

CHARITY ARIANNA (Nabulingi) is a singer, songwriter and actress, based in New York. Having performed in the Drowsy Chaperone (Trix) and Pride and Prejudice (Elizabeth Bennet), she realized her passion for performing and went on to train extensively at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy where she studied roles from shows such as Mean Girl s (Regina George), Rent (Joanne). Her ultimate goal is to spread love through performing. She wants to encourage every black girl to take up space just as she has and to know that they are never alone! @charityarianna

CRAIG FRANKE ( Elder Mckinley ). Hello! Craig is happy to be back ringing doorbells! OffBroadway: The Imbible (New World Stages). Regional: Young Frankenstein, La Cage Aux Folles, Jersey Boys, The Producers. From the Hudson Valley, NY, he is a proud alum of Indiana University, BFA Musical Theatre. He’d like to thank Jen, Justin, and Carrie for their trust, his friends and family for their continued support, and Britt for letting him break Rule 72. IG: @Craigcfranke

JARIUS MIQUEL CLIETT (Mafala Hatimbi) is a multi-hyphenate artist from Atlanta, Georgia. B.M in Vocal Performance (University of Alabama), M.M in Vocal Performance (Georgia State University). Recent: Ragtime, The Wild Party, Once on This Island , A Christmas Carol. Co-host of the Podcast “Black Table Read.” CEO & Executive Producer of JC3 Productions. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity. Thanks to God, family, friends, and all the moments that make life enjoyable. www.thejmc. art. REP: ATB Talent. @ohitsjmc

JONATHAN GRUNERT ( Price’s Dad/ Missionary Voice/Joseph Smith/Mission President) is thrilled to join the Book of Mormon

after two years as Prof. Henry Higgins in the National Tour of Lincoln Center’s My Fair Lady. Regional: Chicago, Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare In Love . MFA FSU/Asolo Conservatory. Thanks to Mallory, Anthony, and the whole team at DDO. All my love to Matt and Penny! JonathanGrunert.com

SHAFIQ HICKS (he/him) ( General ) is a sought-after vocalist, actor and teacher. Has collaborated with Estelle, Andrea Bocelli, Aretha Franklin and Sam Smith on NBC’s “SNL.” Tours: Collin ( Rent 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour), Regional: Utterson ( Jekyll & Hyde ), Beast ( Beauty and The Beast ), Agwe (Once On This Island), Stew (Passing Strange). Hicks runs a private voice studio, Vocal Journeys, with the goal of “finding the ‘you’ in your voice.”. Love and gratitude to his family, friends, village, FSE Talent and the entire BOM family! @thereal_shafiq, @vocal. journeys

JUSTIN BARET ( Swing ) is excited to join the Book of Mormon tour National Tours: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical TYA, Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic! International/Cruises: Disneyland Paris, Lion King: Rhythm of the Pride Lands , Frozen A Musical Spectacular (Kristoff) Regional: The Wild Party (Black). Thank you, mom, for always pushing me, Nick and the team at YOU Management, and Stacy who always believed in me.@jjbaret

CARTIER BENET (Ensemble ) Indianapolis, IN native and proud alumnus of Ball State University! He is so excited to make his National Tour debut with the Book of Mormon! Credits: The Wiz/Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), In the Heights (Benny), and Frozen (Kristoff), Disney Cruise Line, Virgin Voyages, and Royal Caribbean. Endless thanks to his family and friends for their constant love and support. IG: @cartier.benet

KYLE AHMEER BETHEA (Swing, Co-Dance Captain) is blessed to be making National Tour debut as a Swing and Co-Dance Captain! BFA Musical Theatre (Montclair State University) Go RedHawks! Regional Theaters: Timber Lake Playhouse, John W. Engeman Theater. Thanks to God, first and foremost, family, friends, and you; with an open heart, enjoy! @k_abethea www.kyleahmeer.com

DYLAN BIVINGS (Ensemble) is a New Yorkbased Actor/Writer and received his BFA in Theatre Arts from Five Towns College. Past credits include Off-Broadway: The Black Count of Monte Cristo, Wicked, City Blues, and Frankenstein The Musical.

Regional: Aida, Evita, Samson the Musical and

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

We Will Rock You. Big thanks to the Avail Artists Management and the BOM Casting team for this opportunity!! @dmacbivings!!

GIDEON CHICKOS (Ensemble). Excited to be ringing doorbells again! Tours: A Chorus Line (Japan International), Spamalot. Regional: West Side Story, The Music Man (Weston Theater Company). Durham, NC native. Huge thanks to Jen and Steve. Love to his friends, family and beautiful wife, Erika!

THOMAS FLYNN GRAY ( Swing ) National Tour debut! DeSales University, BA Mu.sical Theatre (2025). Regional: Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s A Chorus Line (Swing/ Mark Cover), The Last Five Years (Jamie understudy), The Comedy of Errors (Angelo). Thank you, friends, family, and mentors, for your endless love and support! IG:

@Tommyfgray

ADELEKE GORING ( Ensemble/Swing ) is thrilled to make his National Tour debut with The Book of Mormon ! Temple UniversityBFA Musical Theatre Class of 2025. Credits: Dreamgirls and Beautiful (Walnut Street Theatre), Rent (Millbrook Playhouse), Once On This Island, The Tempest, and Xanadu (Temple University). Adeleke sends heartfelt thanks to The Book of Mormon team for their support. He’s beyond grateful for the love from his family, friends, and mentors! IG: @adegoring

KEITH GRUBER ( Ensemble ). Woohoo tour debut! Regional: Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio), Freaky Friday (Adam), and The World According to Snoopy (Charlie Brown). University of Oklahoma alum. Endless thanks to his family for their unwavering support, C12, and the entire Book of Mormon team. “You’re exactly where you need to be.” @kgrubes

RAYNA J. (Swing) is so excited to be on the road for her first National Tour! A current senior at Rider University, some past credits include Beautiful: The Carol King Musical (Little Eva) at Music Theatre Wichita and Once On This Island (Ti Moune) at The Levoy.

NOAH A. JACKSON ( Ensemble ) is ecstatic to be making his professional debut with the national tour of the Book of Mormon . Graduating this past spring from NYU Tisch, Noah is honored and eternally grateful to combine performing and traveling while honing his craft. Utmost love and praise to family and friends!

ALESHA JETER ( Ensemble) is elated to be joining The Book of Mormon National Tour. She graduated from Manhattan School of Music (’23 BM Musical Theatre) in the Spring of 2023. She would like to thank her parents and sister for being her rock. Her most recent role was as

Auntie in the Kennedy Center’s TYA National Tour of Show Way The Musical. @aleshajeter KISAKYE (chi-sah-cheh) ( Ensembl e) is feeling beyond blessed in making her national tour debut! Endless love to God, gratitude to her biggest investor- Mommy, and deep appreciation to every single soul who has and continues to pour into her artistry. Huge flowers to Take3Talent & Eddie, NYC/CA mentors, and life-changing friends and family. Cheers to#TeamDugavu- Uganda proud! @kiisakye

CLAYTON LUKENS (Ensemble) is thrilled to join the touring company of Book of Mormon! Lukens recently got his BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona. Huge thanks to his family, friends, and everyone at Hell’s Kitchen Agency. Bear Down! @claytonlukens www.claytonlukens.com

JAY MARTIN ( Ensemble ) National Tour debut! Credits: Rocky the Musical (Walnut Street Theatre), In The Heights (Benny), The Color Purple (Harpo)For every trans, non-binary, queer, and person of color, this performance is dedicated to you.Endless thanks to the cast, crew, my family, friends, and the H.K. Agency.IG: @jays.bubble_

KEVIN T. MAZUR ( Swing ). National Tour: Magic School Bus (Arnold). Regional: Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio), Kinky Boots (Harry/US Charlie). Offstage, Kevin works as a teaching artist with Inside Broadway. , bringing theatre education to New York public schools. Rep: FSE Talent Agency. BFA Acting from Michigan State University. Much love to Chris, his friends and family. @kevintmazur

JOSHUA MESSMORE (Ensemble). National Tour debut! Regional: 42 Balloons (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), White Christmas (Marriott Theatre), Frozen, Cats, 42nd Street, and more (Music Theatre Wichita), Mary Poppins, West Side Story, Newsies (North Carolina Theatre). Class of ’25 Northwestern University (Go Cats!). Huge thanks to the cast and crew, his family, and to Gray Talent Group. @joshuamessmore

JACKSON MURRIETA (Ensemble). National Tour debut! Pepperdine University. Recent credits: Skyscraper (Off-Broadway), The Sound of Music (5 Star Theatricals), Disneyland Resort (Performer). Jackson is beyond grateful to God, his friends, family, the Book of Mormon team, and everyone at bloc for this opportunity! @ jacksonmurrieta

JEWELL NOEL ( Ensemble ) is thrilled to be joining the BOM family! Jewell is a Brooklyn New York native. Off Bway : BABY! (OOTB) National Tour : PAW Patrol Live! : The Great Pirate Adventure 1st & 2nd tour, PAW Patrol LIVE! 1st China tour. Regional Credits: Camae

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

(The Mountaintop), Leading Player (Pippin), Corky (Meteor Shower). Jewell extends her love and gratitude to her family, friends and agent for their constant support. ForZ! Jewellnoel.nyc

BROOKE NOELANI (Swing) is so excited to be joining the Book of Mormon National Tour! National tour: Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. BFA, BYU. Much love and thanks to MMV Talent and her beautiful friends and family! POWERFUL! @brookenoelani

RONNIE SPOTO ( Ensemble ) National Tour debut! Regional: Gypsy at MTWichita (Tulsa), Bandstand at The Rev (U/S Donny Novitski), Great Comet (Anatole), Sweeney Todd (Anthony). Thanks to Mom, Dad, family, friends, and the Mormon team for helping make this dream come true! Proud Penn State BFA MT ‘25 — WE ARE! ronniespoto.com @ronniespoto

LOREN STONE (Swing, Co-Dance Captain ) is excited to be making his national tour debut with The Book of Mormon ! Regional: The SpongeBob Musical (SpongeBob SquarePants), White Christmas (Phil Davis), Singing in the Rain (Cosmo Brown), Jersey Boys (Frankie Valli u/s). Special thanks to the entire Mormon team, the FSE family, his family, friends, and mentors who have helped him chase his dreams. University of Florida Alum - BFA Musical Theatre. loren-stone.com IG: lo__sto

BHRIANNA VEILLARD ( Ensemble ) is absolutely delighted to be making her national tour debut! Endless love to God, her family and friends including her biggest supporter her mom. Huge thanks to her mentor Azudi and voice teacher Michelle. @bhriannaveillard

DYLAN KNIGHT WEAVER ( Ensemble ).

National Tour debut! Dylan Knight Weaver is from Boulder, Colorado and a recent grad of Syracuse University. Regional: Melchior in Spring Awakening (OTL Theater Collective), Matthew in 108 Waverly (Plays of Wilton), Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid (Syracuse Stage). Huge thanks to my friends and family as well as Jim Keith and the whole MTA team, couldn’t do it without you all! @dkweaver

TREY PARKER (Original Co-Director, Book, Music, Lyrics Cannibal! The Musical, while attending the University of Colorado in Boulder. A few years later, Trey co-created the hit animated series “South Park” with Matt Stone, his college friend and Cannibal! producer. Debuting on Comedy Central in 1997 and currently in its 23rd season, as the coveted Peabody Award. The same year “South Park” debuted, Parker wrote, directed and starred in the film Orgazmo.

Two years later, Parker and Stone released the critically acclaimed feature film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. The musical, which Parker directed and co-wrote, earned an Oscar nomination for Best Song and the first ever New York Film Critics Circle Award for an animated film. In 2004, the pair returned to theaters with Team America: World Police, an action movie cowritten and directed by Parker that starred a cast of marionettes. It has been a long-time dream of Parker’s to write a musical for Broadway. He won four Tonys for The Book of Mormon, including Best Musical, as well as the Grammy for The Best Musical Theater Album. Trey Parker is originally from Conifer, Colo.

ROBERT LOPEZ (Book, Music, Lyrics) is the co-creator of the smash hit, Tony Award-winning Broadway musicals Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon. Along with his wife and collaborator Kristen Anderson-Lopez, he wrote the songs for Disney’s Frozen, earning an Oscar and a Grammy for the movie’s signature song “Let It Go,” and a Grammy for the Frozen soundtrack. The pair adapted Frozen for Broadway which opened Spring 2018. Lopez and AndersonLopez also co-wrote the Oscar-winning song “Remember Me” from Pixar’s Coco, original musical Up Here, the score for Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and Finding Nemo: The Musical (playing at Walt Disney World since 2006). Lopez shared two Emmy Award wins for his music for Nickelodeon’s “The Wonder Pets” and an Emmy nomination for the musical episode of “Scrubs” and the song “Moving Pictures” which opened the 87th Academy Awards. His work has also been featured on TV shows, including “South Park,” “The Simpsons” and “Phineas and Ferb.” Lopez is one of only 15 artists to win all four major entertainment industry awards (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards). He has also won Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Lucile Lortel, Frederick Loewe and Edward Kleban awards. A graduate of Yale, Lopez now resides in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Thanks Buzzetti, Mom, Dad, Billy, Katie, Annie and especially Kristen for all the love and support.

MATT STONE (Book, Music, Lyrics) met Trey Parker at the University of Colorado, and together they made a short animated piece called The Spirit of Christmas. This launched their most recognized work, the critically acclaimed and award-winning television show, “South Park.” The animated series is in its 23rd season Emmy Awards and the coveted Peabody Award. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, which Stone produced and co-wrote, earned an Oscar

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nomination and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film. In addition to “South Park,” Stone has partnered with Parker on the low-budget Cannibal! The Musical, the superhero comedy Orgazmo and the marionette action thriller Team America: World Police. Stone won three Tonys for The Book of Mormon, including Best Musical, as well as a Grammy for the Best Musical Theater Album. Matt Stone is originally from Littleton, Colo.

CASEY NICHOLAW (Original Co-Director and Choreographer). Represented on Broadway as director/choreographer of The Prom, Mean Girls (2018 Tony nominations for Best Direction and Choreography), Disney’s Aladdin (2014 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations for Best Choreography) and co-director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon (2011 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for co-director and nominations in the same categories for Choreography), Olivier Award-winner for Best Choreography. Represented on the West End as director and choreographer of Dreamgirls, The Book of Mormon and Aladdin. Other Broadway credits as director/choreographer: Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten! (2015 Tony nominee, Best Director), Elf The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by Mike Nichols (2005 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations Best Choreography). Additional New York credits for City Center Encores!: the highly acclaimed productions of Most Happy Fella, Anyone Can Whistle and Follies (direction/ choreography).

JENNIFER WERNER ( Director and Choreographer ) is currently the Supervising Associate Director of The Book of Mormon Worldwide. Associate Director: Follies, The Most Happy Fella, and Call Me Madam (City Center Encores!). Regional: NC Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Casa Manana, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, and the Engeman Theatre. Choreography: As Long As We Both Shall Laugh (Roundabout Theatre), The Black Suits (Center Theater Group/LA), NFL National commercials, ABC’s Upfronts , The Drama League Awards, Cabaret worldwide. Choreogra phy Off Broadway: Bloodsong of Love (Ars Nova), The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks (Lucille Lortel Theatre), ReWrite (Urban Stages), and Things to Ruin (Second Stage). Direction/Choreography: Broadway Bounty Hunter (Greenwich House Theater), and Punk Rock Girl!, licensed by Concord Theatricals/BMG Music/ Lively McCabe. jenwerner.com

SCOTT PASK ( Scenic Design ) has designed over 50 Broadway productions, receiving three Tony Awards for The Book of Mormon, The Coast of Utopia, and The Pillowman. Recently: American Buffalo (Tony Nom.); Mr. Saturday Night; The Prom; The Bands Visit (Tony Nom.); Mean Girls (Tony nom.); Waitress ; & Oh, Hello! on Broadway. Also, Pippin (Tony nom); Something Rotten!; The Visit; An Act of God; It’s Only a Play; I’ll Eat You Last; A Steady Rain; Pal Joey (Tony nom); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (first revival, Tony nom, Drama Desk Award); A Behanding in Spokane ; Nine ; Promises, Promises; Speed-the-Plow; Take Me Out; Martin Short… ; The Vertical Hour ; Sweet Charity ; Urinetown. London: The Book of Mormon, The Playboy of the Western World, The Country Girl, Love Song, On An Average Day (all West End); Tales from Hollywood, Take Me Out, and The Same Deep Water as Me (Donmar ). Also Peter Grimes (Met Opera), Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna.

STEPHEN OREMUS ( Musical Supervisor/ Vocal Arranger/Co-Orchestrator ) Broadway: Kinky Boots (Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and Grammy Award); The Book of Mormon (Tony and Drama Desk awards for Best Orchestrations and Grammy Award). Worldwide music supervisor/arranger of Wicked ; music supervisor/vocal arranger/ orchestrator of Broadway productions/tours of The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, All Shook Up and 9 to 5: The Musical. Conductor/contributing arranger for the Oscar-winning Disney film Frozen. Music director of “The Wiz Live” on NBC TV and The 87th Academy Awards telecast; arranging Lady Gaga’s tribute to The Sound of Music and orchestrator/conductor for Lady Gaga’s performance of “Till It Happens to You” on The 88th Academy Awards . Music director/conductor for Rufus Wainwright’s concerts: Rufus Does Judy and House of Rufus.

JUSTIN MENDOZA ( Associate Music Supervisor ) is the Music Director/Conductor of The Book of Mormon on Broadway and is honored to help tell this story around the country. Other NY/Tour credits: In the Heights (Conductor), Wicked (Associate Conductor), Fugitive Songs . Eternally grateful for my amazing parents, family, friends, and teachers. For my husband Eric, I am the most proud to be your mission companion for life.

BRADEN CHUDZIK ( Music Director/ Conductor).Buffalo, NY native. National Tours: Mean Girls, Legally Blonde . Select Regional: Naples Players, The Palace (NH), Kavinoky, Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, Starring

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Buffalo. All my thanks and love to Chas, Tina, and Mom. Go Bills!

RANDY COHEN ( Keyboard Programmer ).

Randy Cohen and Randy Cohen Keyboards have programmed over 95 Broadway shows including Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, Pretty Woman, Ain’t Too Proud, Bring It On, In The Heights, SpongeBob, Summer, Once On This Island, Anastasia, Kinky Boots, Bandstand, On Your Feet, and Rock of Ages

ANN ROTH ( Costume Design ) is a Tony Award-winning costume designer with over 100 theater design credits. Select designs include the original Broadway productions of The Odd Couple, Purlie, Seesaw, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, They’re Playing Our Song, Hurlyburly, The House of Blue Leaves, The Book of Mormon and The Nance ( Tony Award). Film credits include The English Patient (Academy Award), The Post, Julie & Julia, The Reader, Doubt, Mamma Mia!, Cold Mountain, The Hours, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Birdcage, Klute, Working Girl, Silkwood, 9 to 5, Hair and Midnight Cowboy. Roth was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2011.

BRIAN MacDEVITT ( Lighting Design ).

Recent NYC: The Music Man, The Book of Mormon, Plaza Suite, The Minutes, Carousel, Fish in the Dark, This is Our Youth, Death of A Salesman, The Enchanted Island at the Met Opera. Dance: American Ballet Theatre, Tere O’Connor Dance, Merce Cunningham, Lar Lubovitch, Director: Proof, Theatre Three; Spring Awakening, Machinal, The Visit, Clarice Smith Arts Center; Between Riverside and Crazy , Studio Theater. Awards: five Tonys, Obie, Bessie, Outer Critics, Hewes, Drama Desk awards, et. Al. Member: Naked Angels. Faculty: University of Maryland. Father: Jake and Georgie.

CHAD PARSLEY (Sound Design). Production Sound for national tours: Beautiful the Carole King Musical, Blue Man Group Speechless, Rock of Ages. Head Sound: Beautiful the Carole King Musical 1st National Tour, Book of Mormon 1st National, Jersey Boys Chicago Company. Currently Head Advance Sound Hamilton Phillip and Peggy companies. Regional: Skylight Music Theater, Dallas Theater Center, Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

BRIAN RONAN ( Original Sound Designer ) has over 40 Broadway designs including Funny Girl, Mrs. Doubtfire, Springsteen on Broadway, The Prom, Tootsie, Mean Girls, Sting’s The Last Ship, Beautiful, The Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Spring Awakening, Grey Gardens and Cabaret . Off Broadway designs include Bowie’s Lazarus ,

Giant, Rent, Everyday Rapture, Saved, 10 Million Miles, and Bug . He is the recipient of Obie, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Olivier and Tony awards. He has had the opportunity to work with the most talented composers, directors, designers, actors, musicians, and stagehands in the world for which he is eternally grateful.

LARRY HOCHMAN ( Co-Orchestrator ) Tony Award: The Book of Mormon. Tony nominations: Fiddler on the Roof; A Class Act; Spamalot; The Scottsboro Boys; Something Rotten! ; She Loves Me ; Hello, Dolly! Five Emmy Awards as composer of “The Wonder Pets” (Nickelodeon). Other Broadway: The Addams Family, Jane Eyre. Twenty-eight regional and Off-Broadway shows. Films: multiple Disney films and The Informant! (Marvin Hamlisch). Composer: The Little Mermaid II, Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories,” In Memoriam (symphonic poem). Recordings, concerts: Sir Paul McCartney, Not the Messiah (Eric Idle), Mandy Patinkin, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Barry Manilow, Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic.

GLEN KELLY ( Dance Arrangements ) arranged music and wrote original lyrics for Bullets Over Broadway. He supervised and arranged Mel Brooks’ The Producers and Young Frankenstein. Other arranging credits include Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, A Christmas Story, The Scottsboro Boys, Aladdin and Something Rotten! He won a Drama Desk Award for his original score to The Nance.

JOSH MARQUETTE ( Hair Design ) N.Y./ London: Dreamgirls, Paramour, Tuck Everlasting, School of Rock, Something Rotten!, Aladdin, Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, Trip of Love, First Date, Elf, Dogfight, The Best Man, Look Back in Anger, The Drowsy Chaperone, Pig Farm, …Trailer Park Musical, Altar Boyz, Show Boat at Carnegie Hall and Mamma Mia! Encores!: Most Happy Fella; No, No, Nanette; and Follies. West Coast: Robin and the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, Minsky’s, Vanities. Television: “The Slap”, “30 Rock”, “Saturday Night Live”.

CARRIE GARDNER, C.S.A. ( Casting ). Broadway: Book of Mormon, Trouble In Mind, The Humans, All My Sons, Bernhardt/Hamlet, Significant Other, Sunday in the Park, Long Day’s Journey, Therese Raquin, The Real Thing, Violet, Rocky, Machinal, Edwin Drood, The Importance of Being Earnest, American Idiot, Spring Awakening. Off-Broadway: Toni Stone, Merrily, Skintight, Amy and the Orphans,

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Bobbie Clearly, Bad Jews, Indian Ink, Dinner with Friends, Tom Durnin, Sons of The Prophet, Tigers Be Still, Ordinary Days, Speech & Debate.

JOHN MEZZIO ( Music Coordinator ) has conducted national tours including State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, and Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. National tours: Oklahoma!, The Producers, Spring Awakening, Memphis, Beauty and the Beast, and Elf the Musical

RYAN BUCHHOLZ he/him ( Company Manager ). National Tours: 1776, Elf, Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, Mean Girls. Regional: Powerhouse Theater. He holds a degree in Theatre from the University at Albany.

GABRIELLA SHEAD ( Assistant Company Manager ). A native of Denver, CO, her life in theatre began with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, where she studied, performed, and stage managed a number of CPRD’s productions. After graduating from Arizona State University, with a degree in Arts Administration (mentored by Colleen Jennings Roggensak), she became Production Assistant for A Beautiful Noise, Life of Pi and The Wiz.

SAM KRONHAUS ( Production Stage Manager) is excited to join the company of The Book of Mormon ! National Tour: Come From Away, Hairspray, and Les Misérables. Regional: Pittsburgh CLO, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, and Slow Burn Theatre Company. Other Credits: The Kravis Center, Miami City Ballet, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Proud graduate of Point Park University. Sam wishes to thank his family and Mariana for their continued love and support.

RILEY GIBSON ( Assistant Stage Manager ) is thrilled to be joining the Book of Mormon family! National Tours: The Addams Family , Elf, Little Women, Peter Pan ; Regional: Company Management (2023) & Production Management (2024) at The REV Theatre Co, Auburn NY; Proud graduate of Elon University. For my family, friends, and ever growing support system!

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES ( General Management) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming prod uctions i nclude A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mark Twain Tonight!, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz.

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING ( Tour Marketing & Press ) is a full-service integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, consumer, and lifestyle brands, in cludi ng 85+ Broa dway shows over three decades. Current tours: Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, Hadestown, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Notebook, The Outsiders, Riverdance, Some Like It Hot, Suffs, The TwentySided Tavern. Upcoming tours: Elf The Musical, The Great Gatsby, Kinky Boots.

THE BOOKING GROUP ( Tour Booking Agency ) has represented 28 Tony Award® winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tours include The Book of Mormon, Chicago, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Hairspray, Hamilton, Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, MJ The Musical, Mrs. Doubtfire, My Fair Lady, Pretty Woman, Six, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, To Kill A Mockingbird, Waitress and The Wiz. Future tours include: A Wonderful World, How to Dance in Ohio, The Karate Kid, Parade, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Some Like It Hot and Sweeney Todd.

HANNAH ROSENTHAL (Executive Producer) has worked with NETworks Presentations since 2018 on tours including Anastasia, To Kill A Mockingbird, Funny Girl and Life of Pi . She is the Co-Founder of CreateHER and a proud graduate of the University of Michigan. Love to Alex and her family.

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS ( Producer ) is an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for over 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mark Twain Tonight!, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz.

STAFF FOR THE BOOK OF MORMON

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Hannah Rosenthal

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Gentry & Associates

Gregory Vander Ploeg

Steven Varon-Moore

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

NETworks Presentations

Jason Juenker

Matthew Reardon

TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING

Andrew Damer

Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke

Jessica Cary Davis Adina Hsu Amenkha Sembenu

Emily Toppen

Anne Waisanen

Kate Wyman

CASTING

C12

Carrie Gardner CSA

TOUR DIRECTION

THE BOOKING GROUP

Meredith Blair Rich Rundle Brian Brooks

Jonathan Pearson Maryruth Grabez thebookinggroup.com

Production Stage Manager...................................Sam Kronhaus

Assistant Stage Manager...........................................Riley Gibson

Company Manager ........................................ Ryan Buchholz

Assistant Company Manager.............................. Gabriella Shead

Tour Supervising Associate Director......................Stephen Sposito

Associate Director ....................................... Leonard Sullivan

Associate Choreographer ................................. Joshua Keen

Associate Scenic Design ............................ Frank McCullough

Associate Costume Design .......................Matthew Pachtman

Assistant Costume Designers ..... Andrea Hood, Jeanna DiPaolo

Stitcher ................................................. Christina Cocchriara

Associate Wig and Hair Designer...........................Sarah Levine

Associate Lighting Designers .........Joe Beumer, Olivia LoVerde

Moving Lighting Programmer Taylor Jensen

Assistant Sound Designer ............................. Philip Franzone

Head Carpenter............................................. Justin Rozinski

Assistant Carpenter ........................................ Joey Oldaugh Flyman ......................................................... Luca Fragiotta

Head Electrician .............................................David Krasner

Assistant Electrician .............................. Madison Ramsey

Head Audio..................................................... Robert Cohen

Assistant Audio ........................................... Lauren Brighton

Head Props ..................................................... Joshua Kahn

Wardrobe Supervisor ..................................... Lilijana Branch

Assistant Wardrobe ...................................... Maura Dransoff

Wigs/Hair Supervisor ......................................... Emily Allen

Crew Swing ....................................................... Olivia Kaye

Production Carpenter pesci

Production Electrician........................................ Lars Stolpe

Production Sound....................................... Alexander Pregel

Production Properties ...................................... Cailin Kucera

Keyboard Programmer ............................................ Randy Cohen

Dance Captains..................... Kyle Ahmeer Bethea, Loren Stone

Physical Therapy .................. NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc.

Booking Assistant ..........................................................Lily Flippin

Director of Sales ...................................................Zach Stevenson Director of Marketing.................................................Heather Hess Sr. Director/General Management .................Gregory Vander Ploeg

General Managers ................Madeline McCluskey, Rebecca Shubart Steven Varon-Moore

Associate General Manager .......................Amanda Lenti, Shira Wolf Sr. Director/Production Management .........................Jason Juenker Sr. Production Manager ............................................Hector Guivas Production Managers.......................Matthew Reardon, Alex Williams

Associate Production Manager ..................... Aimeé Mangual Pagán

Technical Director ............................................................. pesci

Production Coordinator...................................... Gina Boccolucci

NETworks Asset Manager ............................. ...... Richard Haug Director of Operations ................................. Pierce Landry-Wegener

Workers Compensation Coordinator............................ Kayla Rooplal

People Operations/Payroll Manager .............................. Sara Clayton

Executive Assistant .............................................. Isabella Schiavon

Office Manager ........................................................ Michelle Adye

Adminstrative Assistant............................................ Aidan Herman

Music Coordinator ...................................................... John Mezzio

CREDITS

Scenery built by PRG-Scenic Technologies and Great Lakes Scenic Studio. Scenery fabrication by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Groups, LLC, New Windsor, NY. Lighting equipment provided by Christie Lights. Sound equipment provided by Masque Sound. Costumes by Eric Winterling, Inc; Gilberto Designs, Inc.; Katrina Patterns; Izquierdo Studios, Ltd; Studio Rouge, Inc. Millinery by Rodney Gordon, Inc. Custom fabric printing by First 2 Print LLC.; Je˜ Fender Studios; Eyewear provided by Dr. Wayne Goldberg. Custom footwear by LaDuca Shoes, Inc., Props executed by Cigar Box Studios, Tom Carroll Scenery, Jerard Studios, Daedalus Design and Production, Joe Cairo, J&M Special Effects, Jeremy Lydic, Josh Yoccom, Anna Light. Wigs made by Hudson Wigs, Kendra Driskill of Magnolia Wigs. Makeup provided by MAC Cosmetics. Keyboards from Yamaha Corporation of America. Drums by Pearl Drums. Cymbals provided by Zildjian Cymbals.

Special Thanks to

Production Assistants ............... B. Antonetty, Teagan deGroen, McKenna Vargas ..................................................Bryan Huneycutt

Safety Consultant

Production Photography ............................... Julieta Cervantes

Video Services ................................................... HMS Media

Creative Services ............................. BLT Communications, Inc.

Website Services/Design .................. BLT Communications, Inc.

Merchandise ................................................ The Araca Group .........................................Tami Broussard

Merchandise Manager

Accounting................................... NETworks Presentations LLC

Legal Services ................................... F. Richard Pappas, Esq.

HR Services ................................................. K+K Reset, LLC

Housing........................................................ Road Concierge

Travel Agency .............................. Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel

Trucking ......................................................... Clark Transfer

FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

Chief Executive Officer ........................................... Orin Wolf

President/Chief Production Officer Seth Wenig

Chief Operating Officer ................................. Margaret Daniel

Chief Financial Officer ........................................ Scott Levine

Business Affairs ........................................ Scott W. Jackson

Mimi Intagliata, Hannah Rosenthal, Trinity Wheeler

Sr. Director/Finance ............................................ John Kinna

Controller ...................................................... Jennifer Gifford

Director of Tour Accounting ............................. Laura S. Carey

Tax Director ....................................................... Pat Guerieri

Senior Tax Accountant ............................... Matthew Peerbolte

Tax Assistant ............................................... Deborah Brown

Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk ............Lisa Loveless

Sr. Director, Booking & Engagements ...................Amanda Laird

Rehearsed at Boulevard Carroll Studio, New York; The NEW 42ND STREET Studios Insurance Broker Services

Charlie Robin and The Capitol Theatre Committee, Yakima, WA; Broadway in Utica, Utica, NY; Danielle Padula, Executive Director. The Carson Center, Paducah, KY; Mary Katz, Executive Director.

EPIC Entertainment & Sports

Financial Services and banking arrangements by Flagstar Bank N.A.

All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE.

United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.

James L. Nederlander President Nick Scandalios

Jack Meyer Vice President, Programming

Suzanne Bizer Sr. Vice President, NNM

Vice President of Nederlander National Markets ....................................................... Michelle Bjelke

VP of Marketing......................................................................................................... Brian Vogler

Sr. Director of Programming........................................................................................ John McCall Jill Hilty

Director of Operations......................................................................................... Deanna Gonzalez

Regional Marketing Directors

Ashley Gibson, Lauren Gutierrez, Micah McDade, Casey Torrance

Art Production Director Steven Crissey

Event Manager ................................................................................................. Camille Michelotti

Operations Manager ........................................................................................ Meredith Maiorana

Audience Development Coordinator Hayden Lane-Davies

Season Ticket Services Manager ..................................................................................... Jose Virgen

Programming Associate Emily Lloyd

Operations & Ticketing Administrator ...................................................................... Esme Burrows Lisa Matthews

On-site Management ........................................ Harold Hanson, Josh Weckesser, Mickey Mulcahy, Holman, Nicholas Broussard, Diane Alianiello

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The name “Nederlander” has been synonymous with great entertainment since 1912. A show business dynasty began when David T. Nederlander, a smart young businessman livingin Detroit Michigan, purchased a 99-year lease on the Detroit Opera House. In 1964, his son James M. Nederlander came to New York City and purchased the Palace Theatre on Broadway. His hard work, pioneering spirit and vision enabled him to build one of the largest privately held live entertainment companies in the world, including theaters in 32 cities across the United States and theaters in London.

Nederlander National Markets, a Nederlander Presentation based in Chicago, is one of the largest presenters of Broadway series and engagements across North America. Currently, they oversee subscription seasons in more than 20 cities throughout the country.

Nederlander continues the tradition of operating historic theatres, producing and presenting the best in theatrical and concert events, and innovating new ways to engage future generations of theatergoers.

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OCTOBER 21 | 7:30 PM

Alice PROGRAM NOTE

Travel down the rabbit hole MOMIXstyle, with Moses Pendleton’s newest creation, ALICE, inspired by Alice in Wonderland. As Alice’s body grows and shrinks and grows again, MOMIX dancers extend themselves by means of props, ropes, and other dancers.

“We don’t intend to retell the whole Alice story,” he says, “but to use it as a takingoff point for invention. I’m curious to see what will emerge, and I’m getting curiouser and curiouser the more I learn about Lewis Caroll. I share his passion for photography and his proclivity for puns”.

The Alice story is full of imagery and absurd logic – before there was Surrealism, there was Alice. Alice is an invitation to invent, to let the imagination run wild. “Go Ask Alice”, sang Grace Slick in “White Rabbit” – she also said, “Feed your head”.

Pendleton continues, “You can see why I think Alice is a natural fit for MOMIX and an opportunity for us to extend our reach. We want to take this show into places we haven’t been before in terms of the fusion of dance, lighting, music, costumes, and projected imagery. Our puns are visual, not verbal. It’s not modern dance, it’s Momix – under the spell of Lewis Carroll, who was under the spell of Alice – who was still learning to spell.”

As with every MOMIX production, you never quite know what you are going to get. Hopefully, audiences will be taken on a journey that is both magical, mysterious, fun, eccentric, and much more. As Alice falls down the rabbit hole and experiences every kind of transformation, we invite you to follow her.

We see Alice as an invitation to invent, to dream, to alter the way we perceive the world, to open it to new possibilities. The stage is our rabbit hole, we welcome you to drop in!

-- Moses Pendleton, Artistic Director

CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY

MOSES PENDLETON

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR CYNTHIA QUINN

ASSISTED BY

ANTHONY BOCCONI, BEAU CAMPBELL, JENNIFER CHICHEPORTICHE, SAMANTHA CHIESA, HEATHER CONN, GREGORY DE ARMOND, JONATHAN EDEN, MATT GIORDANO, SEAH HAGAN, HANNAH KLINKMAN, SEAN LANGFORD, HEATHER MAGEE, SARAH NACHBAUER, JADE PRIMICIAS, REBECCA RASMUSSEN, COLTON WALL, and JASON WILLIAMS

PRODUCTION MANAGER & LIGHTING SUPERVISOR WOODROW F. DICK III

LIGHTING DESIGN

MICHAEL KORSCH

BALLET MISTRESS

VICTORIA MAZZARELLI

RESEARCH CONSULTANT PHILLIP HOLLAND

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER/FOH ENGINEER COLIN NEUKIRCH

MUSIC COLLAGE MOSES PENDLETON

SPIDER PUPPET DESIGN

MICHAEL CURRY

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER QUINN PENDLETON

PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN ALEXA DENNEY LEAD CARPENTER/RIGGER AUSTIN DOWNES

MUSIC EDITING ANDREW HANSON

COSTUME DESIGN PHOEBE KATZIN

COMPANY MANAGER PAULA BUDETTI BURNS

VIDEO DESIGN WOODROW F. DICK III

COSTUME CONSTRUCTION

PHOEBE KATZIN AND BERYL TAYLOR

CYNTHIA QUINN

AURIELE GARCIA

ADAM ROSS

NATHANIEL DAVIS

HEATHER CONN

DEREK ELLIOTT JR.

MADELINE DWYER

JARED BOGART

OKSANA HORBAN

SEAH HAGAN

‘Would you tell me, please. which way I ought to go from here?”

“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.”

“I don’t much care where ”

“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go.”

- Lewis Carrol

ACT ONE: Down the Rabbit Hole

A Summer Day

Alice Down the Rabbit Hole

Pool of Tears

A Trip of Rabbits

The

Tweedles

The Cheshire Cat

Advice from a Blue Caterpillar

The Lobster Quadrille

Mad Hatters

The Queen of Diamonds

The Queen of Clubs vs. The Queen of Spades

The Mad Queen of Hearts

Cracked Mirrors

Alice Soundtrack

ACT TWO: Through the Looking Glass

There is Another Shore

Into the Woods

The Wolf Spied

Her

Looking Through Stained Glass

Garden of Molar Bears & Other Creatures

The Mock Turtle Deflated

Trial of the Fallen Cards

Bed of Roses

Go Ask Alice

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ABOUT THE COMPANY

MOMIX, a company of dancer-illusionists founded and directed by Moses Pendleton, has been presenting work of exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty for more than 40 years. From its base in Washington, Connecticut, the company has developed a devoted worldwide following. In addition to stage performances, MOMIX has also worked in film and television, as well as corporate advertising, with national commercials for Hanes and Target, and presentations for Mercedes-Benz, Fiat, and Pirelli. With performances on PBS’s “Dance in America” series, France’s Antenne II, and Italian RAI television, the company’s repertory has been beamed to 55 countries. The Rhombus Media film of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with MOMIX and the Montreal Symphony was the winner of an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special. MOMIX was also featured in IMAGINE, one of the first 3-D IMAX films released in IMAX theaters worldwide. MOMIX dancers Cynthia Quinn and Karl Baumann, under Moses Pendleton’s direction, played the role of “Bluey” in the feature film F/X2, and White Widow, co-choreographed by Pendleton and Quinn, was featured in Robert Altman’s movie The Company. With nothing more than light, shadow, fabric, props, and the human body, MOMIX continues to astonish and delight audiences on five continents.

WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY

MOSES PENDLETON (Artistic Director) has been one of America’s most innovative and widely performed choreographers and directors for over 50 years. He cofounded the groundbreaking Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971 while still a student at Dartmouth College. Pilobolus shot to fame in the 1970s. By the end of the decade, he had begun to work outside of Pilobolus, performing in and serving as principal choreographer for the Paris Opera’s Intégrale Erik Satie in 1979 and choreographing the Closing Ceremony of the Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980.

In that same year, he created MOMIX, with Alison Chase, which rapidly established an international reputation for inventive and often illusionistic choreography that pushes physical boundaries and defies imagination. The troupe has now been creating new work under his direction and touring worldwide forover four decades. Mr. Pendleton has also been active as a performer and choreographer for other companies.

He has worked extensively in film, TV, and opera, and as a choreographer for ballet companies and special events. He staged Picabia’s Dadaist ballet Relâche for the Paris Opera Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet, and Tutuguri, based on the writings of Artaud, for the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He created the role of the Fool for Yuri Lyubimov’s production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanschina at La Scala, choreographed Rameau’s Platée for the U.S. Spoleto Festival, and contributed choreography to Lina Wertmuller’s production of Carmen at the Munich State Opera. Mr. Pendleton has created new works for the Arizona Ballet and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and he teamed up with Danny Ezralow and David Parsons, both former MOMIX dancers, to choreograph AEROS with the Romanian National Gymnastics Team. Mr. Pendleton choreographed The Doves of Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva and 50 Russian ballerinas, for the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi.

Film and television work includes the feature film F/X2 with Cynthia Quinn, Moses Pendleton Presents Moses Pendleton for ABC ARTS cable (winner of a CINE Golden Eagle award), and Pictures at an Exhibition with Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony, which received an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special in 1991. He has also made music videos with Prince, Julian Lennon, and Cathy Dennis, among others.

Mr. Pendleton is also an avid photographer whose work has been presented in Rome, Milan, Florence, and Aspen. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1977, a recipient of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts Governor’s Award in 1998, received the Positano Choreographic Award in 1999, and the 2002 American Choreography Award for his contributions to choreography for film and television. In 2010, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts (HDFA) from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he delivered the commencement address. In 2021, Mr. Pendleton received the degree of Doctor of Arts, honoris causa, from Dartmouth College, for his lifetime contributions to the arts. Most recently (June 2024), he was the recipient of the prestigious Taobuk Award — a recognition given annually to intellectuals and artists who have left a remarkable cultural message on the global scene.

CYNTHIA QUINN (Associate Director) grew up in Southern California, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Riverside, then continued on as an Associate in Dance for five years. As a member of Pilobolus in the 1980s, she performed on Broadway and throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Israel, and Japan. Ms. Quinn began performing with MOMIX in 1983 and has toured worldwide with

the company. She has appeared in television programs, films, and music videos,and x appeared as a guest artist with the Ballet Théâtre Française de Nancy, the Deutsche Oper Berlin Ballet, and the Munich State Opera, as well as international galas in Italy, France, and Japan.

Ms. Quinn is a board member of the Nutmeg Conservatory in Torrington, Conn., and is on the advisory board of Torrington’s Susan B. Anthony Project. She was featured with Ru Paul and k.d. lang for M.A.C. Cosmetics’ “Fashion Cares” benefit in Toronto and Vancouver. More recently, she co-choreographed The Doves of Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva, for the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Her most rewarding and challenging role, however, has been as a mother to her daughter, Quinn Elisabeth.

JARED BOGART

(Dancer) graduated with a BFA in Dance from Jacksonville University and trained during the summers at Orlando Ballet School, Archcore40, Florida Dance Masters, and Florida Dance Festival. At Jacksonville University, Jared worked with artists such as Jennifer Muller, Robert Moses, Jennifer Archibald, Ronen Koresh, and Stephanie Martinez. Jared danced five seasons with Ballet Hispánico under artistic director Eduardo Vilaro, where he worked with renowned choreographers such as Ronald K Brown, Gustavo Ramirez-Sansano, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. He also performed and taught with PARA.MAR Dance Theater under founder and director Stephanie Martinez. He has also performed with Diavolo in Los Angeles under director Jacques Heim. Jared most recently performed with Dua Lipa as a backup dancer at the 2024 Grammy Awards. Jared joined MOMIX in 2024.

HEATHER CONN (Dancer) is originally from New York. She attended the Long Island High School for the Arts as a dance major and holds a BFA in dance from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Additionally, she has trained with the Joffrey Ballet School, the Bolshoi Ballet, and the Boston Conservatory, among others. Heather has performed professionally across the United States and beyond, in contemporary dance, musical theater, film, and live production art. She has performed in such notable venues as Radio City Music Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Apollo Theater, Jacob’s Pillow, the Joyce, and the Folies Bergere in Paris, France. Heather has danced for NickersonRossi Dance, Schoen Movement Company, and The Orsano Project as assistant to Phil Orsano. She was given a leading role in Busch Gardens Christmastown production of their show Miracles. She performs for TEN31 Productions as a “living art” performer at events and for the live arts company Moving On. Heather is featured in the published photography book Dance Across the USA by Jonathan Givens, as a dancer representing the state of New York. She is a certified Yoga teacher, a certified Animal Flow® instructor, and an Essential Oil Specialist. Heather has a passion for healing arts and is a strong advocate for social justice, wildlife, and the Earth. Heather joined MOMIX in 2018.

NATHANIEL DAVIS (Dancer) was born in Toronto, Canada. He started training at the age of seventeen and attended the New World School of the Arts college graduating cum laude in 2015 with a BFA in dance. He has worked with the Peter London Dance Com-

pany in Miami, Florida, and Artichoke Dance Company in Brooklyn, New York. He has performed works by Robert Battle, Daniel Ulbricht, George Balanchine, Jose Limon, Kyle Abraham, Bill T. Jones, and Darshan Bueller. Nathaniel joined MOMIX in 2017.

MADELINE DWYER (Dancer) is a NYC based dancer and artist. She began training at Stowe Dance Academy in Vermont and later at the Boston Ballet School PreProfessional Program under Margaret Tracey. She has studied at the School of American Ballet, the Martha Graham School, and GALLIM. A summa cum laude graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in New York, Madeline performed original works there by Brice Mousset, Darshan Bhuller, Joanna Kotze, Natalie Lamonte, and Jacqulyn Buglisi. She has also performed works by Young Soon Kim, Alec Knight, and Jesse Obremski and has danced at the Boston Opera House in Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker. Madeline is the resident choreographer at Hudson River Opera and a company dancer with White Wave Dance. Madeline joined MOMIX in 2024.

DEREK ELLIOTT JR. (Dancer) is a performing artist residing in Pennsylvania. He received his BA in Dance and a BA in Theatre with a Concentration in Musical Theatre Performance from DeSales University. He has been performing in musicals since the age of thirteen. While in college, he had the privilege of training with Dance Artists Trinette Singleton, Timothy Cowart, Julia A. Mayo, Derek Crisenti, Steven Casey, and Angela Sigley Grossman. He has performed excerpts from Paul Taylor’s Cloven Kingdom restaged by Annmaria Mazzini, and A Chorus Line

directed, choreographed, and restaged by Luis Villabon as an Offstage Cover/Swing at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. In addition to dancing, acting, and singing, Derek holds a Black Belt in traditional Karate, Jeet Kune Do, and Lee Jun Fan Gung Fu. He also holds an International Parkour Coaching Certification and has additional Parkour professional development training in Strength Training for Movement. Derek joined MOMIX in 2022.

AURELIE GARCIA (Dancer) is a dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer. She grew up in the South of France, where she first started dancing at a local dance school. At eighteen, she moved to New York City to attend The Ailey School, graduating from their scholarship program in 2018. She has performed works by Ray Mercer, Elizabeth Roxas, Tracy Inman, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Talley Beatty, Anabelle Lopez Ochoa, Eduardo Vilaro, Michelle Manzanalez, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Pedro Ruiz, and Alvin Ailey. Since moving to New York to pursue her dance career, Aurelie has performed with companies such as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispanico, and Ntrinsik Movement, Bloodline Dance Theater, Ann Nuo Spiritual Dance Art, VLDC, OCA Dance, and ACBD. Aurelie joined MOMIX in 2019.

SEAH HAGAN (Dance Captain). Born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, Seah is a third-generation dancer. She began her training at the Southern Academy of Ballet Arts under the tutelage of Natalia Botha and Charles Hagan. As an Advanced Company member of the Pas de Vie Ballet, she

performed many classical and contemporary soloist and principal roles. In addition to ballet and modern training, Seah is also an accomplished ballroom dancer, having competed in multiple world championships. At age 16, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Florida State University Schools. Before MOMIX, she worked for the State of Florida at the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission. On her 18th birthday, Seah began her professional dance career with the worldrenowned company MOMIX. She has since toured across the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia, performing in three original shows, VIVA MOMIX, Opus Cactus, and Alice, where she has performed featured solos in all three. As Dance Captain, Seah was heavily involved in the creation of their newest show, Alice Seah joined MOMIX in 2017.

OKSANA HORBAN (Dancer) is originally from Kyiv, Ukraine. In Kyiv, she studied Pantomime at the Academy of Circus and Variety Arts, where she graduated with honors, and also worked with Bingo CircusTheatre and artist Mykola Baranov. In 2017, she moved to California to pursue dance and became part of the NCA cheerleading team at Palomar College. She graduated from Montclair State University in New Jersey in 2022 with a BFA in Dance. She has performed works by Alexander Anderson, Ohad Naharin, Paul Taylor, Bradley Shelver, Larry Keigwin, Maxine Steinman, Fredrick Earl Mosley, and Romeo Castellucci. Oksana has performed with Streb Extreme Action Company in Brooklyn and Yara Arts Group at La Mama Theatre in New York, and has presented her own choreography at the Koresh Artist Showcase. Oksana joined MOMIX in 2023.

ADAM ROSS (Dancer) began training at a young age in Chesapeake, VA. He went on to compete in regional and national dance competitions throughout the East Coast. As a teen, he attended the Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk, VA, where he focused on Ballet and Modern technique. Adam earned his BFA in Contemporary Dance from the Conservatory at Berklee in 2023, where he performed works from Paul Taylor, Erick Hawkins, Martha Graham, Murray Louis, and Gabrielle Lamb, as well as multiple creations from faculty, students, and alumni from the Conservatory. Dance Intensives and workshops include Point Park University, Milwaukee Ballet, RUBBERBANDance Group, and CoMotion. Adam joined MOMIX in 2022.

PHOEBE KATZIN (Costume Designer)

After graduating from Endicott College’s fashion design program, Phoebe worked for Kitty Daly, building dance costumes and dressmaking. For several years, she lived in New York making costumes for Kitty Leach, Greg Barnes, and Allison Conner, among others. Phoebe has been instrumental in designing and constructing costumes for MOMIX and Pilobolus for more than 20 years.

MICHAEL KORSCH (Lighting Designer) is a lighting and scenic designer based in Philadelphia. He has worked with numerous directors and choreographers, creating visual designs for dance and theatre throughout

North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Michael has been the resident lighting/scenic designer and technical director for Complexions Contemporary Ballet since 1998, and the resident lighting designer for Ballet Arizona since 2001. In addition, he has created original designs for companies including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Aspen/ Santa Fe Ballet, BalletMet, BalletX, Carolina Ballet, Cleveland Play House, DanceBrazil, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Daytona Contemporary Dance Company, Disney Creative Entertainment, English National Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Oakland Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Sacramento Ballet, Staatsballett Berlin and Washington Ballet, and has worked with MOMIX on several shows.

WOODROW F. DICK III (Production Manager & Lighting Supervisor) is MOMIX’s goto guy for anything and everything productionrelated. He has worked on numerous productions, both big and small. Woody joined MOMIX in 2005.

VICTORIA MAZZARELLI (Ballet Mistress). Following an impressive and extensive professional international ballet career, Mazzarelli returned to her roots at the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory in Torrington, Conn., where she serves as Artistic Director, training the next generation of dancers.

OCTOBER 25 | 7:30 PM

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. (1925)

SYNOPSIS

Originally previewed in Los Angeles in 1925, the film has gone through at least five different versions. With the advent of digital restoration, silent film screenings have become a new worldwide art form, with patrons experiencing what theatregoers experienced in the silent film era. Tonight’s performance will be screened in the latest Blu-ray restoration of the film, presented as it would have been in a classic movie palace with live theatre organ accompaniment by organist Ron Carter on RiverCenter’s newly installed WAVE Theatre Organ. Carter will be using all the special sounds and effects of THE WAVE to bring this classic thriller to life. Remember: silent films were never truly silent. If the musical score that Carter has developed makes you laugh, gasp and maybe even scream a little, that is as it should be.

The New York Times review declared, “Universal has turned out another horror. This newest of special films is probably the greatest inducement to nightmare that has yet been screened.” The plot involves Erik (Lon Chaney) an escapee from Devil’s Island, who lives in the dungeon and torture chamber under the Paris Opera House. After ten years in the dungeon, he falls in love with Christine (Mary Philbin), a singer in the opera chorus. He becomes her teacher, coaching her from behind a wall in her dressing room, and demands that she be made the star of the opera. Erik kidnaps Christine, taking her to his home across a subterranean lake in the sub-basements of the opera house. Raoul, Christine’s boyfriend, and a detective from the Paris secret police, attempt a rescue, but are stopped by the Phantom. We won’t give away the dramatic conclusion to this epic film!

ABOUT THE ORGANIST

Ron Carter is a sought-after theatre organ concert and silent film accompanist playing in theaters throughout the southeast. He is the theatre organ consultant for Allen Organ Studios of Atlanta, and the House Organist for the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta, GA. He has been a member of the Strand Theatre Board of Trustees since its inception in 2003 and served as Board Secretary for 13 of those years. He is past Chairman of the Board for Marietta’s Pops Orchestra, Symphony on the Square. Ron is also the former President of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society and a recipient of its 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Theatre Organ Society’s 2009 Honorary Member award and was recognized by the Cobb County Georgia Cultural Arts Board as Cobb’s 2010 Outstanding Instrumentalist.

Recently Ron was honored by the Mayor of Marietta as he proclaimed February 12, 2023, as Ron Carter Day in the City of Marietta for his contributions to the Strand Theatre and the Marietta community. Ron has served five churches in a part time capacity as organist/Choir Director for over 50 years and is currently part of a team of organists who play for worship services at Marietta First Baptist Church. He is a retired Commander of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation after serving 38 years in public law enforcement. Ron and his lovely wife of 55 years, Donna, live in Marietta, GA and have one son, John, daughter-in-law Julie and two precious grandchildren, Abby and Jake.

DECEMBER 4 | 7:30 PM

ABOUT THREE DOG NIGHT

Iconic American band, THREE DOG NIGHT, now celebrating its 6th decade, boasts some of the most astonishing chart statistics in popular music with 21 consecutive Billboard Top 40 hits, including 3 #1 singles and 12 straight RIAA Certified Gold LPs.

Created in 1968 by Danny Hutton, the band was conceived with the intention of featuring three strong vocalists who can sing leads and also blend together in three-part harmony, all supported by a group of great rock musicians. This ultimately became Three Dog Night’s signature sound. From their debut eponymous album, Three Dog Night went on to release 12 gold albums and by 1975, driven by chart-topping songs like “One” “Easy to be Hard”, “Mama Told Me (Not to Come),” “Joy to the World”, “Black and White”, “Shambala” and others, the band had sold over 50 million records. During that time Three Dog Night also toured relentlessly, quickly ramping up from smaller venues to selling out stadiums, virtually establishing the modern concept of a “stadium tour”.

Hutton, a denizen of the Laurel Canyon and Sunset Blvd music scenes, was well established as a songwriter, producer and recording artist. He had several regional hits as a solo artist including “Roses and Rainbows” and was invited to join the Sonny and Cher tour, where he met Cory Wells, lead singer of the Enemys. They recruited the talented east coast doo-wop vocalist Chuck Negron to complete the sound. Initially the trio planned to work with Danny’s good friend and mentor, Brian Wilson, and record for the Beach Boys label Brother Records. Wilson had christened them “Redwood” and they began work on several tunes. However, that project was abandoned when the Beach Boys objected to Brian’s songs going to another band. After staging a showcase at Hollywood’s famous Troubadour and garnering the attention of various label heads, Hutton eventually signed the group to ABC Dunhill records. They sought out talented musicians to form their own self-contained band and chose the band’s name --Three Dog Night. The now famous moniker derives from the tale of outback hunters who sleep with their dingoes on cold nights, the coldest being a “three dog night”.

Working with the studio duo of Richie Podolor and Bill Cooper at American Recording, they resurrected and recreated songs of the best and mostly undiscovered new songwriters of that time including Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Elton John, Laura Nyro, Paul Williams and Hoyt Axton among many others. The band’s eclectic taste and arranging talents, combined with the ability to recognize and record hits in a distinctive style, resulted in

Three Dog Night dominating the charts for years, earning a Grammy nomination, performing at two Super Bowls and pervading American culture with its music ubiquitous on the radio and in film and television.

Three Dog Night continues to perform over 80 shows a year - thrilling multigenerational audiences by delivering those larger-than-life songs with customary impeccable harmonies over a hard-driving rock foundation.

This year, Three Dog Night will release Enter its first studio album in nearly 40 years. Again working with Bill Cooper from the original production team, Hutton and the band present a body of eclectic material, this time including songs penned by Hutton. The project was recorded at Canyon Hut studios, adjacent to the Hutton family’s house in Laurel Canyon that Danny purchased from shock-rocker Alice Cooper over 40 years ago.

THREE DOG NIGHT’s Top 40 Hits include;

“Mama Told M (Not to Come)”, “Joy to the World”, “Black and White”, “Shambala”, “Easy To Be Hard”, “An Old Fashioned Love Song”, “One”, “The Show Must Go On”, “Never Been To Spain”, “Eli’s Coming”, “The Family of Man”, “Liar”, “Celebrate”, “Out In The Country”, “Pieces of April”, “One Man Band”

threedognight.com/ facebook.com/threedognight

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2025-26 RIVERCENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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NO BABIES IN ARMS

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ELEVATOR

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RiverCenter patrons can now take advantage of our new and improved assistive listening system available for all performance halls. The new system utilizes FM radio waves and Wi-Fi signals to provide a superior audio experience. Please visit Guest Services to request a device to ensure your ultimate listening experience.

LOST AND FOUND

Found items should be given to an usher for storing with RiverCenter Security. These items are retained by security for 30 days and then donated. Owners may claim lost items by calling 706.256.3630 during regular business hours.

BAR SERVICE

Please visit concessions and order from the many beverage and snack options that we have available. Cups with lids, and twist top plastic bottled items purchased from the bar are permitted inside of the theatre. Outside food and beverages are not permitted in the theatre.

In Case of Emergency

FIRE NOTICE: Exits are indicated by red

“exit” signs. In case of fire or other emergency, please do not run, but walk to the exit nearest to your seat.

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS: The RiverCenter emergency phone number is 706.256.3630 and is accessible during event hours. Please provide this number and your seat location to your personal contacts or child care providers. If an emergency should happen during an event please locate the nearest usher or security team member.

Rent

a Venue

BILL HEARD THEATRE, STUDIO THEATRE, AND/OR LEGACY HALL: Call 706.256.3607 regarding availability of specific dates on the RiverCenter master calendar.

PATRONS ROOM: The Patrons Room on the mezzanine level may be reserved for private functions by RiverCenter Members and Partners. For information call Jim Rutland at 706.256.3607.

ILLGES PLAZA: Event and green space on 10th St. on North Side of Center may be reserved for special events. Call 706.256.3607.

TICKET INFORMATION

GIFT CERTIFICATES:

Available year-round in any dollar amount at the RiverCenter Box Office and online at www.rivercenter.org. Gift certificates may only be redeemed for RiverCenter programs.

SINGLE TICKETS

Single tickets to individual RiverCenter events may be purchased without a service charge at the box office at the corner of Broadway and Tenth Street. For a service charge, tickets also may be purchased online at rivercenter.org

TICKETS AT THE DOOR

Tickets to events may be purchased at the box office beginning two hours before the start of the event.

GROUP DISCOUNTS

Most RiverCenter events offer discounts on individual tickets sold to groups of 10 or more. For information call 706.256.3612.

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS

Patrons must come to the box office to take advantage of most special promotions and discounts with presentation of appropriate ID. Military, Public Service, Educator and Senior discounts are available on single ticket purchases to most events. Student Rush prices are available all day on the day-of-show at most events. Patrons using vouchers or gift certificates should note deadlines and restrictions that apply. No refunds are given for ticket price variances or special offers.

Applause, the program guide for RiverCenter for the Performing Arts, is published periodically by RiverCenter, Inc. and distributed to patrons of season shows.

Each issue includes program and performer information for a group of contemporaneous performances and general information about RiverCenter programming, facilities, donor members, sponsors and staff.

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COMMUNITY IMPACT

NUMBERS GENERATED FROM 2024-2025 SEASON

Economic Impact

ECONOMIC IMPACT

$536,888 (Taxes and Licenses)

$5.5M GOVERNMENT REVENUE SHARE

$ 2M Generating ECONOMIC IMPACT

Community Influence

$550,828 (includes sponsors and grants)

ANNUAL GIVING

164,567 DONORS

PATRONS IN ATTENDANCE

Every Visit Counts

31K

SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

300,000+

246 VOLUNTEER HOURS

WEBSITE VISITS

At the Theatre

657

9,545 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME GENERATED $3.8M EVENTS

Each season, several touring shows launch their first national performance from RiverCenter, bringing in more than $1.5 million to the Columbus economy. These shows arrive several weeks prior to the performance dates, to conduct pre-tour activities. The City of Columbus receives an enormous economic benefit from travel, hotels, restaurants, parking, and other businesses patronized by both cast and crew.

Aside from providing great entertainment, performance space, and support services for several area arts organizations, RiverCenter plays an important role in our local economy. As calculated by the Americans for the Arts Economic Impact Calculator, RiverCenter activities result in more than $5.5 million in economic activity. This supports 189 full-time equivalent jobs, represents over $3.8 million in local household income, and generates $536,888 in state an local government revenue.

If you are interested in strengthening the impact of RiverCenter, please contact our Director of Development, Amanda Donaldson, at 706-256-3653 or development@rivercenter.org, or visit our website at rivercenter.org.

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