Applause Program #107

The 2024

S eason 2025

APPL AUSE PROGRAM GUIDE Global Stars.

Close to Home.

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Applause

Mar.-Apr. 2025 Issue No. 107

2024-2025 PROGRAM

IN THIS ISSUE:

at Lincoln Center: 25 Mean Girls 13 Jazz New Orleans Songbook March 7 | 7:30 PM

March 19 | 7:30 PM

43 Dear Evan Hansen April 18 | 8:00 PM

TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Curtain Raisers

59 Board of Trustees

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Marquee Society

59 Administration and Staff

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RiverCenter Members

60 Important Information

58 Volunteers

62 Ticket Information 1

A MESSAGE from our Director Another great season of presenting global stars close to home begins! We are excited to offer something we believe will delight everyone.

From Trace Adkins, Grand Funk Railroad, and Keb’ Mo’ with Shawn Colvin in the majestic Heard Theatre, to the breathtaking a cappella artistry of the all-male ensemble Chanticleer in the intimacy of our Legacy Hall—along with a touch of jazz from the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra—live music lovers are sure to find something to enjoy this season. We will also bring you national tours of beloved Broadway musicals. Chicago, Ain’t Too Proud, Dear Evan Hansen, The Addams Family, and Mean Girls are sure to warm your hearts and lift your spirits with stories ranging from the hilarious to the inspirational. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson will captivate us with his brilliant insights in An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies, which promises to be an unforgettable evening.

The holiday season will be filled with delightful and thought-provoking experiences. The national tour of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer launches from RiverCenter, and Christmas with C. S. Lewis comes to Legacy Hall with a charming and touching portrayal of this great thinker and author during the festive season. And don’t forget Christmas with The WAVE at RiverCenter’s Gingerbread Village. Come and revel in the delightful sights, scents, and sounds of the season.

Speaking of The WAVE, we are thrilled to offer three classic silent films accompanied by this amazing instrument. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring the great John Barrymore, will send chills down your spine, Sunrise will keep you on edge with suspense and romance, and you’ll roll with laughter watching Buster Keaton in Steamboat Bill Jr. From Tibetan monks creating a sand mandala to performances by the United States Navy and Air Force bands, we have more to offer than we can fit on one page.

We hope you’ll join us often, as our work truly gains its value with you in the audience. We are proud to continue this decades-long tradition, made possible through the generous support of our members and sponsors. We look forward to welcoming you to RiverCenter!

Norman S. Easterbrook, Executive Director 2

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The 2024 Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert August 16, 2024

Sunrise Silent Film with THE WAVE January 25, 2025

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live In Concert August 31, 2024

The Addams Family February 2, 2025

Mystical Arts of Tibet September 8-14, 2024 Wheel of Fortune Live!

September 22, 2024 Air Supply October 12, 2024 Trace Adkins: Somewhere in America Tour October 19, 2024 The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System October 22, 2024 U.S. Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants October 25, 2024 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Silent Film with THE WAVE October 26, 2024 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer November 10, 2024 Christmas with C.S. Lewis December 7 & 8, 2024 Gingerbread Village December 4-22, 2024 Christmas with THE WAVE December 7, 2024 Holly Jolly Christmas with THE WAVE December 14, 2024 Cirque Kalabanté January 11, 2025

Neil deGrasse Tyson: An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies February 28, 2025 Jazz at Lincoln Center: The New Orleans Songbook March 7, 2025 Grand Funk Railroad March 8, 2025 U.S. Navy Mega Tour March 17, 2025 Mean Girls March 19, 2025 Keb’ Mo’ with Shawn Colvin March 27, 2025 Lorrie Morgan & Pam Tillis: Grits and Glamour Tour April 3, 2025 Dear Evan Hansen April 18, 2025 Dot Dot Dot: A New Musical April 23, 2025 Menopause the Musical 2 April 24, 2025 Steamboat Bill, Jr. Silent Film with THE WAVE May 3, 2025 Chicago May 13, 2025 Ain’t Too Proud— The Life and Times of The Temptations June 3, 2025

Chanticleer January 23, 2025 3

Curtain Raisers

Thank you to our Curtain Raisers! As a 501(c)3 organization, RiverCenter depends on the generosity of corporations to help present world-class artists and offer varied educational opportunities. RiverCenter for the Performing Arts offers one-of-a-kind, tailor-made opportunities for businesses and organizations to invest in the arts and arts education, while increasing visibility as a philanthropic leader in the Columbus region. Performances at RiverCenter would not be possible without the goodwill of our sponsors. A wide range of sponsorship opportunities are available, including theatre productions, events, special projects, education and outreach initiatives and can be customized to meet sponsors’ specific interests and needs, beginning at $1,500.

We would love to hear from you and discuss becoming a partner with RiverCenter. Please contact our Development Office at development@rivercenter.org or call 706-256-3653.

Our sponsors help us impact and transform thousands of lives through the arts and education. Based on donations as of December 6, 2024:

SEASON SPONSOR

PRESENTING SPONSOR

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SHOW SPONSOR

B E N E FA C T O R S P O N S O R

DIAMOND SPONSOR

P L AT I N U M S P O N S O R

GOLD SPONSOR

GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT

Thank You to Our Supporters!

RiverCenter for the Performing Arts would not be possible without the help and generosity of our wonderful community. We are so thankful for all of the donors and members who have helped us grow and bring amazing talent to our region for over 20 years!

We greatly appreciate each gift given in support of RiverCenter and have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing, which was based on donations made as of December 6, 2024. Please notify the Development Office of any inaccuracies or omissions by contacting us at 706.256.3653 or development@rivercenter.org. We regret any errors.

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RIVERCENTER

Marquee Society

The Marquee Society is comprised of donors who invest a minimum of $1,000, each season, to the mission of RiverCenter. Members receive distinct benefits to include an annual dinner, members-only events, and advance notification before the general public to purchase single tickets to shows added to the season.

Marquee Society members, and their guests, have exclusive admission into the Marquee lounge, pre-show and at intermission, for a private bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres created by Valley Hospitality.

Every aspect of the Marquee Society emblem has a special meaning. The gears represent our mill history and the collaboration of the Columbus Challenge. The bee in its hive is a powerful symbol of the workers who built the city and RiverCenter.

The blue represents our connection to the mighty river and the creative flow of the arts. The gold represents your annual investment and commitment to quality. Each Marquee Society member embodies the spirit and sentiment of this design.

To join the Marquee Society, visit rivercenter.org, email development@rivercenter.org, or call 706.256.3653.

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MARQUEE SOCIETY MEMBERS Based on donations made as of February 5, 2025

—————————————– D I R E C TO R ——–——————————— Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Butler

———————————— C U RTA I N C A L L ———————————— Ray M. and Jane R. Wright Foundation

———————————— B E N E FAC TO R ———————————— Columbus Memory Center Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Henson, Jr. James G. and Kathryn A. Hillenbrand Mr. and Mrs. John C. Martin, II Al and Betsy Ramsay Rick and Jan Ussery Mrs. Janice M. Watson Mr. & Mrs. M. Troy Woods James D. and Ruth B. Yancey

————————————– D I A M O N D ————–———————— The Otis B. & Eleanor T. Burnham Fund Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Goldsmith Mr. and Mrs. Roderick C. Hunter Akitoshi and Etsuko Kan Kayron and John Laska Jimmy and Barbara Motos

John and Sam Newton Mr. and Mrs. Jack J. Pease, III David and Linell Pringle Stephen M. Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. William P. Scarbrough Wade and Adrianne Wallace

————————————– P L AT I N U M ————————————– Fred and Catalina Aranas Family Foundation

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) & Mrs. Patrick J. Donahoe

Maria Luisa Aranas

Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. Easterbrook

Ms. Betty L. Auten

Mr. and Mrs. Thad Estes

Dr. and Mrs. Fred Barlow

Suzanne and Joel Fine

Susan Berry

Dr. and Mrs. Mark R. Fortson

Bernice and Mansfield Bias

Gardiner and Nora Garrard

Mr. and Mrs. Walker R. Bickerstaff

Cindy and Spencer Garrard

Mrs. Doris Black

Mrs. Richard Hallock

Ms. Lucy H. Bowers

The Hecht Family Fund, Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley

Kay Broda Frank and Jo Ann Brown Gary and Mary Bruce Mrs. Charles W. Burgin

Laura Helton Robert and Susan Hiers Helen J. Hobbs

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————————– P L AT I N U M (Continued) ————————– Dr. William P. Kendall Ashok and Mary Kumar Mr. and Mrs. John T. Laney, III Elaine and John Laughbaum Dr. and Mrs. David Levine Hank and Mary Lewis Dr. Robert and Jane Marcus Ryan and Isa Meeks Chris and Wendy Miller Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Patton Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson C. Reed The Honorable and Mrs. William C. Rumer Dr. Carole Rutland and Col. (Ret) Robert D. Offer Marnie Salter The Honorable Julia Willcox-Lumpkin Sando and Colonel Donald Mark Sando, U.S. Army, Retired Mr. Claude Scarbrough Frank and Meg Schley

Len and Glenda Sexton Alex and Willette Shalishali Mr. and Mrs. John A. Shinkle Mollie Smith Jay and Cindy Sparks Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Staples Patty Kimbrough Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Steve Taylor Chip and Audrey Tillman Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Todd Mr. and Mrs. Philip Tomlinson Martha S. Tubb Mr. and Mrs. Brad Turner Dr. Joan and Lt. Col. (R) Darryl Verrett Dr. Linda L. Walker and Dr. Steven E. Reissman Chris Weaver Katherine Corn Wilson Fund, Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley Mr. and Mrs. Joel O. Wooten

RIVERCENTER MEMBERS G O L D L EV E L Mrs. W. Mizell Alexander Jacob and Claire Beil Regina Satlof and Neil Block Bob and Linda Carter Danny and Sandra Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Austin Gibson Ed and Lana Helton Dr. Ronald and Judy H. King

Jo Ann and Ernie Kirk Mr. and Mrs. Justin Krieg Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Link Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lynn Page Ruth Ann and Lamar Powers Sally Rotunno Murray and Celia Solomon Mat and Mary Lou Swift

B RO N Z E L EV E L

Peggy H. Batastini Renee Beam Mike and Kathy Burns Ann Burr Sue Goodman 8

Mr. and Mrs. David Hay CH (COL) and Mrs. Thomas Waynick, USA, Ret. Jim and Ann White

F R I E N D S O F R I V E RC E N T E R Anonymous Janice P. Biggers Elizabeth A. Bloodgood Sherida Brannan Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bush Butch and Eva Chappelle Kelly and Martha Dimon Henry S. Farmer Brett Gant Ken Hamill Linda and Seth Harp Dr. and Mrs. Steven Henslee Rick and JW Jones Mike and Patty Kelley

Kevin and Donna Kelly Charlyn Kerr LTC Patricia A. Krause, USA, Ret. Jeanette Marshall Dr. Barbara and Leon Minsky Louise and Judson Patten Sunny Pak Dr. and Mrs. Andrew W. Pippas Mr. and Mrs. James Kimbrough Sheek, IV Guy Ashton and Marianne Smith Lois M. Tryon Dr. Thomas A. and Sherry F. Wade Mrs. Margaret Wallace

H O N O R A RY A N D M E M O R I A L G I F T S In memory of Dr. Davis Ronald Watson, Sr. Mrs. Janice M. Watson

T H E WAV E P RO G R A M M I N G F U N D (Gifts from February 1, 2024 to February 5, 2025

Mr. Kenneth A. Double Steven D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Stainsby

VIRGINIA NORMAN CLASSICAL MUSIC FUND (Gifts from February 1, 2024 to February 5, 2025

Cindy and Spencer Garrard Mr. and Mrs. A. Comer Hobbs Mrs. Barbara Swift

B R I C K S O N B ROA D WAY

(Purchases and donations since January 2024)

Bernice and Mansfield Bias Mike and Kathy Burns Mr. and Mrs. Travis Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Hayes, Jr. Mrs. Alice Lee-Boulton Mr. Stephen McCall Mr. William Morgan Mrs. Carole Nace Mr. Gregory Nash

Gwyn P. Newsom Mr. Robert Ogburn Ms. Rose Marie Rakocy Amy Robertson Ms. Laura Ruffner Mr. and Mrs. Jay Sparks Ms. Lora Taft Ms. Martha Tubb Ms. Elizabeth Varner

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list; however, it is possible that errors have been made. If so, please accept our sincere apologies and bring them to the attention of our Development Office, development@rivercenter.org or 706.256.3653.

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BECOME a RIVERCENTER MEMBER Ticket sales meet only a fraction of RiverCenter’s operating expenses.

The balance is covered by members, donations, and sponsorships. The generosity of many individuals and corporations enables RiverCenter to bring nationally touring Broadway shows and world class artists to the Columbus region. For a full list of benefits, visit rivercenter.org.

MEMBERS' VALUE TO RIVERCENTER:

HIGHLIGHTS OF MEMBER BENEFITS:

» Increases the exceptional programming offered

» Complimentary donors-only events

» Maintains modern facilities that are home to the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Ballet, Schwob School of Music and community events like the annual Miss Georgia Competition, the Maneuver Center of Excellence Band’s holiday concert, the Georgia Thespian Conference and many more

» Recognition on RiverCenter website

» Impacts and inspires diverse communities by providing access to the arts

» Complimentary beverage coupons » Distinguished in Applause Program » Exclusive access to box office liaison » Courtesy backstage tour of theatre with the Executive Director (by appointment only) » Ticket insurance for lost or stolen tickets » Early notice of new season announcement » Access to presales for single tickets or season subscriptions » Ticket exchange privileges (within the same Broadway show)

*benefits vary based on level of membership *benefits subject to availability or deadline, restrictions may apply

RiverCenter’s Capstone Society, founded by the late Wendell Lewis, is our planned giving program. For over 20 years, families have enjoyed programs and productions at RiverCenter. Through a planned gift, members of the Capstone Society are creating a lasting legacy for future generations so they can enjoy the same magical experience of the theatre.

When you include RiverCenter in your estate plans, you will be included into our Capstone Society of donors, and we are pleased to recognize your generosity. If you would like to let us know about your planned gift, or to learn how your planned gift can help RiverCenter in its artistic and educational mission, please contact development@rivercenter.org.

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CENTER STAGE BROADWAY ON BROADWAY

THE SPIRIT OF MARDI GRAS featuring Quiana Lynell, Milton Suggs & Luther S. Allison

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Jazz at Lincoln Center presents

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS brings the soul of New Orleans and the spirit of Mardi Gras to this amazing evening, celebrating the composers and inspired songs of the Crescent City, the historic epicenter of jazz. From Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong to Ellis Marsalis and James Black, New Orleans has long been an apex of innovation and inspiration. Led by pianist, Luther S. Allison and vocalists Quiana Lynell and Milton Suggs, New Orleans Songbook immerses audiences in the captivating and timeless spirit of this vibrant city.

For over three decades, Jazz at Lincoln Center has been a leading advocate for jazz, culture, and arts education globally. Under the direction of Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center has brought the art form of jazz from the heart of New York City to over 446 cities in more than 40 countries.

The JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS touring initiative provides an affordable opportunity to present great jazz programming, featuring up-andcoming musicians who have been identified as rising stars by JALC. The initiative also allows for expansion of the mission of JALC “to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy.”

Approximately 150,000 students participate in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s education programs each year. “What is Jazz?”, from the renowned education department at JALC is being offered in conjunction with the tour.

MARCH 7, 2025 RiverCenter for the Performing Arts This tour appears by arrangement with IMG Artists and is represented by Toby Tumarkin.

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WHO’S WHO

Luther S. Allison

Quiana Lynell

Milton Suggs

(Vocals)

(Vocals)

Marcus Grant

Brandon Woody

Markus Howell

(Music Director, Piano)

(Drums)

(Trumpet)

Jonathon S. Muir-Cotton (Bass)

(Saxophone)

Mariel Bildsten (Trombone)

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Luther S. Allison (Music Director/ Piano) Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Luther S. Allison is a multiinstrumentalist specializing in both piano and drum set. In 2017 Allison earned his BM in Studio Music & Jazz from The University of Tennessee and his MM in Jazz Studies from Michigan State University in 2019. Early on in his collegiate studies, Allison was recruited by trombonist Michael Dease to record on his 2016 release Father Figure with Posi-Tone Records, becoming Allison’s professional recording debut at 19 years old. Soon after, Allison went on to record as a sideman on several more albums with Posi-Tone Records including Diego Rivera’s Connections (piano) Michael Dease’s Reaching Out (piano), Dease’s Give It All You Got (drums), Dease’s Never More Here (piano), and Markus Howell’s Get Right (drums). Allison is a Grammy Award winning pianist with Samara Joy on her 2023 release “Tight” and performed on the Grammy stage alongside Samara Joy the year prior.

Upon graduation, Allison moved to New York City where he quickly became a regular on the bandstand at some of the city’s premiere jazz clubs including Dizzy’s, Smalls Jazz Club, The Jazz Standard, Mezzrow, Smoke Jazz Club, and Minton’s. Allison has performed nationally and internationally alongside the likes of Rodney Whitaker, Jazzmeia Horn, The Baylor Project, Samara Joy, Gregory Tardy, Ulysses Owens Jr. and many more. In addition to teaching on faculty every year at the Brevard Jazz Institute summer camp in North Carolina, Allison has worked as a clinician in Mexico, China, Japan, Switzerland, St. Lucia, and Trinidad & Tobago. Outside of his work as a sideman, Allison band-leads his trio, sextet, and octet featuring original compositions and arrangements rooted in his influences from all forms of black American music. Additionally, Allison co-leads a project with dancer John Manzari.

Quiana Lynell (Vocals) Quiana Lynell is a dynamic vocalist, music educator, and advocate whose artistry spans jazz, soul, gospel, and blues. Raised in Texas and deeply influenced by her musical roots in church and the rich 16

cultural landscape from Texas to New Orleans, she developed a unique style that blends musical tradition with a contemporary edge.

In 2017, Quiana gained national recognition by winning the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, propelling her career to new heights. Her debut album, A Little Love, released in 2019 on Concord Records, was met with critical acclaim, with DownBeat Magazine praising her “velvety tone and expressive phrasing.” The album, produced by Grammy-winner Brian Michel Bacchus, showcases her five-octave range and her ability to reinterpret both originals and classics.

Quiana has performed at prestigious venues such as The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Playboy Jazz Festival, sharing stages with legends like Jon Batiste, Herbie Hancock, and Patti Austin. Her most recent project, Pillow Talk, reflects her growth as an artist, exploring themes of selfdiscovery, love, and reflection.

A passionate educator, Quiana has over 20 years of experience, teaching at the Interlochen School for the Performing Arts and Loyola University, as well as mentoring young musicians through the Trombone Shorty Foundation. Her commitment to arts education and advocacy is evident in her work as Vice President of the Memphis Chapter of the Recording Academy, where she champions the rights of artists.

Quiana Lynell’s performances and teachings are a testament to her belief in the transformative power of music, leaving a lasting impact on audiences and students alike.

Milton Suggs (Vocals) Milton Suggs’s voice and approach to music is a reflection not only of his direct lineage, but of the many great voices in Black American music and culture from the past century and beyond. Firmly rooted in the blues, Milton sports a rich baritone with the breadth and power reminiscent of singers like Joe Williams, is able to emote with the soulful intensity of singers like Donny Hathaway and achieve a velvet

palette suggestive of Nat King Cole.

Milton possesses a unique ability to evoke emotion with a masterful sense of phrasing and dynamics. A gifted composer, arranger and lyricist, Milton’s music is both honest and inventive, drawing inspiration from a number of influences while forging a singular identity. As a visionary artist, Suggs seeks to pave new roads within the vast traditions that were laid before him; for it is the spirit, struggles, triumphs, and stories from the many generations that preceded him that make up the foundation upon which his own artistry stands. Voted repeatedly a top 10 rising star male vocalist in DownBeat Magazine’s annual critic’s poll, the recognition of Milton’s talents have continued to grow throughout his years as a fixture in jazz, working with artists and bands such as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Orrin Evans, Wycliffe Gordon, Ulysses Owens, and Marquis Hill among others. Milton has also been consistent with his own efforts as a recording artist, producing four albums to date and continually developing new projects with new ensembles.

Born in Chicago, IL, a third-generation musician, Suggs recognized music as a gift from a young age; it was later that he would accept it as a calling. While growing up in Atlanta, GA, though continually exposed to music of varying styles, it was with his church choir atthe age of seven that Milton garnered his first experiences with singing and performance. While in elementary and middle school, he gravitated toward the upright bass, the instrument of his father and namesake, and later played the alto saxophone and drums.

However, it was not until after high school that he committed to the pursuit of music as his life’s work. Returning to Chicago, he began studying piano with the legendary Willie Pickens, while also honing his craft as a vocalist and performer. In 2012 Milton moved to New York where he immediately took to performing throughout the city, soon branching out internationally as a performer and educator. Presently, Milton Suggs continues to blaze a trail as a vocalist, composer, and educator touring throughout the world as both a collaborator and leader, embracing

each opportunity to explore new creative terrain and further the legacy left by his predecessors.

Marcus Grant (Drums) Marcus R. Grant is a professional drummer, percussionist, musicologist, and educator from West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is currently a Brown University Ph.D candidate in Musicology & Ethnomusicology with a secondary certificate study in the Department of Africana Studies. Grant holds a bachelor’s in jazz performance from Temple University, a Master’s jazz performance, a Master’s in musicology from the University of Miami (FL), and a Master’s in musicology and ethnomusicology from Brown University. His research focuses on Black American protest music which includes hip-hop, gospel, and jazz studies. As a performer, Grant has shared the stage with Shelly Berg, Victor Goines, Warren Wolf, Dave Liebman, Nestor Torres, Ben Wolfe, Nicki Parrott among others.

Mariel Bildsten (Trombone) Downbeat Magazine calls New York City-based jazz trombonist Mariel Bildsten “irrepressibly spontaneous.” Mariel has earned global distinction through her performances with Jon Batiste, Roy Hargrove, Jennifer Hudson, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and the Mingus Big Band at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, London’s O2 Arena, the Newport Jazz Festival and the Apollo Theater. Her lyrical and swinging style has thrilled audiences around the world. Mariel Bildsten’s band, ranging from duo to septet, headlines jazz festivals, plays internationally, and performs regularly in New York City. Her records Backbone (2020) and Steppin’ Out! (2023) received rave reviews.

Brandon Woody (Trumpet) The New York Times featured artist Brandon Woody started his musical journey at the age of 7. Since then, Woody has gone on to become an international artist, performing with his band Upendo, curating projects for major museums, film scoring, collaborating with international brands and performing at major venues and institutions around 17

the globe. Woody uses music as a tool for healing, genuine connection and celebrating community. He has performed at venues and festivals such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Meyerhoff, Riverside Church, The Shed and many, many more. Brandon has played as a sideman with Paul Russell, Solange, Standing on The Corner, Klein, Lafayette Gilchrist, Jonathan Barber, Luther S. Allison and many others.

Woody started his band UPENDO in 2017 while he was in college at Brubeck Institute and Manhattan school of music studying with Ambrose Akinmusire and Cecile Bridgewater. Since then, Woody has gone on to perform Nationally with regular concerts across the east coast. In 2021, Woody was named a Bach/Conn endorsed Artist and was named the Best musician to watch by the Baltimore Magazine in 2022.

Woody works to share his knowledge and love for music with those who want to learn. In his spare time, Woody teaches private group lessons and masterclasses at institutions such as the Peabody Preparatory, University of Maryland, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Poly Technic Institute, Accent Pontiac and public schools such as Cecil Elementary, A Philip Randolph High School, Temple X Schools, and Highlandtown Elementary #215.

Jonathon S. Muir-Cotton (Bass) Jonathon S. Muir-Cotton is a multiaward winning up and coming double bassist and bassist trained in both the jazz and classical traditions; playing many genres including jazz, funk, gospel, blues, R&B and neo-soul. Under the mentorship and tutelage of great Detroit bassists like Marion Hayden, Robert Hurst, Rick Robinson, Rodney Whitaker and Ralphe Armstrong.

Jonathon is working towards making his own mark in the music world.

Jonathon has continued to garner great opportunities to perform internationally, with consistent rotations in Detroit, New York, Ann Arbor, and many other venues across the country. Jonathon is also a student at Michigan State University pursuing a degree in Jazz Studies. Muir-Cotton has performed with various renowned artists, including 18

Karriem Riggins, Joe Farnsworth, Common, Soul Science Lab, Ali Jackson, Esperanza Spalding, Ian Finkelstein, and Kamau Kenyatta. Jonathon is currently touring internationally and stateside with Christian Sands, Luther S. Allison, Ulysses Owens Jr., Domo Branch and Ashley Pezzotti. Jonathon has his own talented and versatile extended band, Expressions, and is an often-sought bassist for other artists, their bands, and studio work.

Jonathon made his television scoring debut this year with Netflix, Season 2 of Mo, produced by Common, Karriem Riggins, and Mohammed Amher.

Jonathon continues to hone his craft, hopes to tour the world, and eventually become a music educator, teaching jazz at the collegiate level as well as be an inspiration and give back to the next generation of students and aspiring musicians.

Markus Howell (Saxophone) Markus Howell is a New York City based jazz saxophonist, composer and educator from Deerfield Beach, Florida. Markus is a Grammy Award winning artist with the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra and tours with international singer and recording artist Michael Bublé. He is an alumnus of Michigan State University with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in jazz studies. Howell has performed or recorded with top leaders on their respectful instruments and voices including Christian McBride, Rodney Whitaker, Mark Whitfield, Carmen Bradford, Wycliffe Gordon, Billie Eilish, Dianne Reeves, Bobby Rush and Karen Clark Sheard. Markus has also performed in festivals and venues such as Madison Square Garden (New York City), John F. Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts (Washington D.C.), The Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, CA), The Apollo Theater (New York City), Dizzy’s Jazz Club (New York City), Yoshi’s Jazz Club (Oakland, CA), Blue Note Tokyo (Japan), Detroit Jazz Festival (Detroit, MI) and Birdland Jazz Club (New York City). Markus is a Posi-Tone Records recording artist and strives to present integrity through his music with joy, love, spirituality and deep roots of soul.

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NETworks Presentations presents

Book by

Music by

Tina Fey

Jeff Richmond

Lyrics by

Nell Benjamin

Based on the Paramount Pictures film Mean Girls with

Katie Yeomans Maya Petropoulos Kristen Amanda Smith MaryRose Brendel Alexys Morera Joshua Morrisey Kristen Seggio José Raúl Kabir Gandhi Tym Brown Megan Arseneau Gino Bloomberg Armani Brown Connor Buonaccorsi Paloma D’Auria Kayla Goins Owen Kent Ing Madeline Kendall Giulia Marolda Tay Marquise Brandon Moreno Kevin Ivey Morrison Michael Mottram Lucy Rhoades Ariel Shani Jocelyn Darci Trimmer Scenic Design

Hair Design

Josh Marquette

Lighting Design

Costume Design

Scott Pask

Gregg Barnes

Kenneth Posner

Makeup Design

Dance & Incidental Music Arrangements

Milagros Medina-Cerdeira

Vocal Arrangements

Production Stage Manager

Online Marketing

Music Coordinator

Julius LaFlamme Company Manager

Situation Interactive

Orchestrations

John Clancy

Glen Kelly

Music Director

Mary-Mitchell Campbell Jeff Richmond Natalie Tenenbaum Kathleen Carragee

Sound Design

Brian Ronan

John Mezzio Tour Marketing & Press

Soldanela Rivera

Allied Global Marketing

Casting

The Booking Group Meredith Blair

The Telsey Office Bethany Knox, CSA

Production Management

Tour Booking Agency

NETworks Presentations Alex Williams

Mimi Intagliata

Executive Producer

General Management

Gentry & Associates Madeline McCluskey

Music Supervision

Mary-Mitchell Campbell Tour Direction by

Tour Choreography by

Casey Hushion

John MacInnis

Original Direction and Choreography by

Casey Nicholaw

Originally produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman Paramount Pictures Marisa Sechrest Ars Nova Entertainment Berlind Productions Steve Burke Scott M. Delman Roy Furman Robert Greenblatt Ruth Hendel Jam Theatricals The John Gore Organization The Lowy Salpeter Company James L. Nederlander Christine Schwarzman Universal Theatrical Group Executive Producer David Turner

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(in order of appearance) Damian Hubbard..................................................................................................... JOSHUA MORRISEY Janis Sarkisian............................................................................................................ ALEXYS MORERA Cady Heron................................................................................................................. KATIE YEOMANS Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George....................................................................... KRISTEN SEGGIO Mr. Heron/Coach Carr/Mathletes Moderator....................................................... MICHAEL MOTTRAM Kevin G...........................................................................................................................KABIR GANDHI Aaron Samuels........................................................................................................................JOSÉ RAÚL Martin J........................................................................................................................ OWEN KENT ING Tyler K............................................................................................................KEVIN IVEY MORRISON Mr. Duvall...........................................................................................................................TYM BROWN Regina George.................................................................................................... MAYA PETROPOULOS Gretchen Wieners........................................................................................KRISTEN AMANDA SMITH Karen Smith....................................................................................................... MARYROSE BRENDEL Art Students................................................ARMANI BROWN, OWEN KENT ING, TAY MARQUISE ENSEMBLE GINO BLOOMBERG, ARMANI BROWN, PALOMA D’AURIA, KAYLA GOINS, OWEN KENT ING, MADELINE KENDALL, GIULIA MAROLDA, TAY MARQUISE, BRANDON MORENO, MICHAEL MOTTRAM, ARIEL SHANI, JOCELYN DARCI TRIMMER SWINGS MEGAN ARSENEAU, CONNOR BUONACCORSI, KEVIN IVEY MORRISON, LUCY RHOADES UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. for Damian Hubbard—CONNOR BUONACCORSI, TAY MARQUISE, BRANDON MORENO; for Janis Sarkisian— PALOMA D’AURIA, ARIEL SHANI; for Cady Heron—MEGAN ARSENEAU, GIULIA MAROLDA; for Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George—MEGAN ARSENEAU, ARIEL SHANI; for Kevin G—OWEN KENT ING, BRANDON MORENO; for Aaron Samuels—GINO BLOOMBERG, OWEN KENT ING; for Mr. Duvall—TAY MARQUISE, KEVIN IVEY MORRISON; for Regina George—PALOMA D’AURIA, JOCELYN DARCI TRIMMER; for Gretchen Wieners—MADELINE KENDALL, GIULIA MAROLDA; for Karen Smith— MEGAN ARSENEAU, LUCY RHOADES, JOCELYN DARCI TRIMMER. DANCE CAPTAIN & FIGHT CAPTAIN: MEGAN ARSENEAU ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: BRANDON MORENO

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KATIE YEOMANS

MAYA PETROPOULOS

KRISTEN AMANDA SMITH

MARYROSE BRENDEL

ALEXYS MORERA

JOSHUA MORRISEY

KRISTEN SEGGIO

JOSÉ RAÚL

KABIR GANDHI

TYM BROWN

MEGAN ARSENEAU

GINO BLOOMBERG

ARMANI BROWN

CONNOR BUONACCORSI

PALOMA D’AURIA

KAYLA GOINS

OWEN KENT ING

MADELINE KENDALL

GIULIA MAROLDA

TAY MARQUISE

BRANDON MORENO

KEVIN IVEY MORRISON

MICHAEL MOTTRAM

LUCY RHOADES

ARIEL SHANI

JOCELYN DARCI TRIMMER

MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT 1 “A Cautionary Tale”.....................................................................................................Janis, Damian “It Roars”..................................................................................................................Cady, Ensemble “Where Do You Belong?”................................................................Damian, Janis, Cady, Ensemble “Meet the Plastics”...................................................Damian, Janis, Regina, Gretchen, Karen, Cady “Stupid with Love”...................................................................................................Cady, Ensemble “Apex Predator”............................................................................................................... Janis, Cady “What’s Wrong with Me?”...................................................................................................Gretchen “Sexy”..................................................................................................................... Karen, Ensemble “Someone Gets Hurt”................................................................................Regina, Aaron, Ensemble “Revenge Party”...............................................................................Janis, Damian, Cady, Ensemble “Fearless”..................................................................................... Gretchen, Karen, Cady, Ensemble ACT II “Stop”....................................................................................................... Damian, Karen, Ensemble “What’s Wrong with Me?” (Reprise).............................................................Gretchen, Mrs. George “Whose House Is This?”.............................................. Kevin G, Cady, Gretchen, Karen, Ensemble “More Is Better”..............................................................................................................Cady, Aaron “World Burn”........................................................................................................ Regina, Ensemble “I’d Rather Be Me”...................................................................................................Janis, Ensemble “Fearless” (Reprise)................................................................................................................... Cady “Do This Thing”................................................Cady, Ms. Norbury, Kevin G, Mathletes, Ensemble “I See Stars”............................................................................................ Cady, Janis, Full Company THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION. PLACE: Kenya/Illinois TIME: The Present ORCHESTRA

Conductor/Keyboard 1—JULIUS LaFLAMME Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2—ALICIA FERRIN Reeds—CHRISTOPHER BURROW, MEGAN TRACH Trumpet—TALITHA DUCKWORTH Trombone/Bass Trombone—THOMAS WOYTKO Guitar—MILLISA HENDERSON Bass—RYAN CRUM Drums—MACKENNA TOLFA Music Coordinator: JOHN MEZZIO Electronic music design by Billy Jay Stein, Adam Wiggins, Hiro Iida and Fuso Murase for Strange Cranium Productions, Inc. Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation/Emily Grishman & Alden Terry

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST KATIE YEOMANS (Cady Heron) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut! Proud graduate of Belmont University, B.F.A. MT. Previous: Norwegian Cruise Line (Lead Vocalist).

Special thanks to The Telsey Office and the entire creative team! Big shoutout to her family, friends, and mentors for their endless love and support! For Mom and Dad. katieyeomans.com / @katie.yeomans MAYA PETROPOULOS (Regina George) is a Detroit native who promises she’s a little more friendly than Regina. Proud Montclair State University BFA Musical Theatre 2023 graduate. Recent credits include Head Over Heels (Philoclea). Television credits include “Betty” (HBO). Maya is making her national tour debut!

Many thanks to The Telsey Office and to her wonderful team at Bloc. Maya also wants to thank the many educators she’s had over the years, and her amazing vocal coach, Ereni SevastiRosenthal. Love to Mom, Dad, Alexa, Noah, and Stella.

KRISTEN AMANDA SMITH (Gretchen Wieners) is so thrilled to be making fetch happen across the country!! Tour: A Charlie Brown Christmas Live (Patty). Off-Broadway: A Symphony for Portland (Starr). Others: Spring Awakening (Wendla Bergman), Curtains (Georgia Hendricks). Gratitude to The Telsey Office and the entire creative team! She is endlessly grateful to her Mom, Dad, family and friends for their continuous love and support. To God be the Glory! kristenamanda.com @kvistena MARYROSE BRENDEL (Karen Smith) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut!

Recent Penn State BFA Musical Theatre graduate.

Previous credits: Lippa’s Wild Party (Queenie) and Songs for A New World (Woman 1). Special thanks to her friends, family, mentors & her team at Hudson Artists Agency! maryrosebrendel.com @maryrosebrendel ALEXYS MORERA (Janis Sarkisian) is blessed in making her national tour debut! Endless love to mom and dad (te quiero mucho mis padres lindos), big brother, family, friends, and mentors who have been a tremendous support system.

Thank you - Minarik & IAMT, Craig & Avalon Artists Group team. To all her small town folks with big dreams. “Don’t give up, Seek your joy.” @lexymorera JOSHUA MORRISEY (Damian Hubbard) is very excited to be a part of his first tour. He attends East Carolina University where he is getting a BFA in Musical Theatre. Joshua would like to thank his family and friends for their love and support. Regional credits: Jelly’s Last Jam (Young Jelly), Matilda (Ensemble), Sister Act (u/s Pablo, Male Swing), The Color Purple (u/s Adam & Bobby).

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KRISTEN SEGGIO (Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/ Mrs. George) is beyond grateful to be making her national tour debut in this iconic show!

Regional: Newsies (Katherine, WPPAC), Aida (John W Engeman Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (WPPAC), 90210: The Musical (Broadway Playhouse, Chicago). Endless gratitude to BWA, Telsey & Co., and our creative team. Love to Philip, Vivi & Sophie. This one’s for you Mom & Dad! @kristenseggio JOSÉ RAÚL (Aaron Samuels). Hey, star! I see you. Featured credits: TV/Film “American Horror Story” (Co-Star), “War Game” (Armando).

Theatre: CATS (Principal Swing, 2021-23 Tour), WOLFCRUSH (Beecher), Godspell (Jesus), Fabulation (Hervé/Guy), Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio), American Pops Orchestra’s NextGen 2019 Winner. “The road to a friend’s house is never too long.” @joserauliii KABIR GANDHI (Kevin G) is excited to make his national tour debut at North Shore High! Kabir is from Georgia, and a proud Indiana University MT 2023 graduate. Recent credits include: Aladdin (Dreams, Disney Cruise Line), Shboom!

(Sierra Rep), Rock of Ages (Franz, Music Theatre Wichita), Beauty and the Beast (MTW) and more. Many thanks to Hell’s Kitchen Agency, The Telsey Office, and his friends and family for their relentless support :) thekabirgandhi.com / @kabir.gandhi TYM BROWN (Mr. Duvall) is an AMDA grad hailing from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Recent credits include: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Andrew), Next To Normal (Dan), Sister Act (Curtis) and lead vocalist for Jazz Mafia, The Detroit Nights and Sunset Singers. Tym has worked with the likes of Smokey Robinson, Peabo Bryson and BTS. Much love and adoration for his tribe and family. @tymcb MEGAN ARSENEAU (Swing, Dance Captain, Fight Captain) is thrilled to be in her second year at North Shore High! Recent credits include Goodspeed’s The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Swing) and the North American Tour of CATS (Swing, u/s Grizabella). Always grateful for friends and family for their support. <3 Proud Wright State grad. We’re all stars! @megskilove GINO BLOOMBERG (Ensemble) couldn’t be happier to be joining the cast of Mean Girls.

Regional: Bandstand (Michael), Singin’ in the Rain (Swing), White Christmas (Phil), Ghost: The Musical (Carl), Holiday Inn (Ted), Dogfight: The Musical (Bernstein), Newsies (Romeo), On the Town (Ensemble). Huge thanks to Ryan and Lucille at LDC, and my Bea. ARMANI BROWN (Ensemble) is a performer born and raised in Houston, Texas. He is extremely excited to be making his Broadway national tour debut in the ensemble of Mean Girls!

WHO’S WHO in the CAST Credits include: Newsies (Henry), Footloose (Jeter), Esther (Dance Ensemble).

CONNOR BUONACCORSI (he/him) (Swing) is thrilled to be joining Mean Girls! Previous tours: Hairspray! Connor is a proud graduate of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee! Much love and gratitude to family, friends, mentors, Boco, and Avalon Artists Group!@connorbuonaccorsi PALOMA D’AURIA (Ensemble). National tours: Elf (Jovie), Spamilton, 1st nat. (leading Lady). Select regional: Rent (Maureen), Company (Marta), American Idiot (St. Jimmy), Rocky Horror (Janet). Film/television: “American Horror Stories” (FX), “FBI” (CBS), and “Full Circle” (HBO). Much thanks and respect to Hell’s Kitchen Agency. Forever Love to seat AA-7, Mom, Dad, Claud, & Alex. IG:@palomadauria TT:@thatpalomakid KAYLA GOINS (Ensemble) is a New York based performer. Credits: TV: NBC’s “Annie Live!” (Orphan/dance ensemble), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (Annie Live!). Kayla recently performed in SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical onboard the NCL PRIMA playing the role of Young Mary Ellen. Regional theater: Theatre Aspen’s Gypsy (Dainty June), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Little Eva/ Shirelles). Kayla is overjoyed to be joining the cast of Mean Girls!

OWEN KENT ING (Ensemble) (any) is thrilled to be making his tour debut! Favorite credits include Rent (Angel) @CRT, Kinky Boots (Angel), and Head Over Heels (Musidorus).

Many thanks to their family, Jim, Sir Basil, and everyone that got them here! owenkenting.com @ oweningeverything MADELINE KENDALL (Ensemble). Select credits: Anastasia National tour (Ensemble, u/s Anya). Regional: Elf, Grease (Patty), Disney’s BATB, A Chorus Line (Connie). Special thanks to The Telsey Office, Brian Herrick @HKA, and the entire creative team. Much love and gratitude to her Mom, Dad, family and friends.

Wagner College, BA Theatre and Speech. @maddie_kenda11 GIULIA MAROLDA (Ensemble). National tour debut! Overseas: Six the Musical (Swing).

Regional: The Addams Family (Wednesday), Head Over Heels (Mopsa). Off-Broadway: Legally Blonde (Elle Woods). Proud NYU Tisch alum! Much love to Mom, Dad, & Luke. @giuliamarolda TAY MARQUISE (Ensemble) hails from Sarasota, Florida. You might’ve seen him dancing on social media @taymarquise. His goal is to be a beacon of light in every space he enters and to inspire others to find a light of their own.

BRANDON MORENO (Ensemble, Assistant

Dance Captain). His limit does not exist! His credits include Legally Blonde (Carlos, national tour) and A Chorus Line (Larry)! Brandon thanks his teachers at AMDA, AV Dance Studio 81, and DNA Studios. He sends love to his family and friends. Insta: @busy.with.brandonnn KEVIN IVEY MORRISON (Swing) is thrilled to be going back to high school at North Shore High! National tour: Annie. Select regional: Ogunquit Playhouse, City Springs Theatre Company, Theatre by the Sea and Syracuse Stage. Off-Broadway: In Harmony. TV: “And Just Like That” (MAX) and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime). B.F.A. Syracuse University. Huge thanks to his family, friends and his team at PMA for all of their love and support. @kevinivvey MICHAEL MOTTRAM (Ensemble) incredibly excited to be making his National tour debut in Mean Girls! Most recently seen in Anastasia (Swing, u/s Dmitry), Bucks County Playhouse.

Other credits: Hairspray (Fender, u/s Link Larkin/ Corny Collins), Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas; Footloose! (Ren); South Pacific (Lt. Cable); and The Prom (Trent). Thanks to Avalon Artists Group and his friends and family for their constant love and support. @michaelmottram21 LUCY RHOADES (Swing). Y’all… this is SO FETCH! National Tour: Charlie Brown Christmas. Select Regional: SALEM (Goodspeed New Musicals); Kira in Xanadu and Lois in Kiss Me, Kate (Mac-Haydn); Dyanne in Million Dollar Quartet (Riverside Theatre); Grease (Cape Playhouse). TikTok: @LucyRhoades_ ARIEL SHANI (Ensemble) is thrilled to join the cast of Mean Girls! She is an Israeli-Canadian performer and NYU Tisch graduate. Recent credits: The Wolves (#25), The Addams Family (Ensemble), Young Frankenstein (Ensemble), and Cabaret (Lulu/Gorilla). Endless gratitude and so much love to my wife, friends, and fam! @arielshani JOCELYN DARCI TRIMMER (Ensemble) is overjoyed to make her tour debut! A KSU ‘24 graduate with a BFA in MT and BA in Dance. Credits: Head Over Heels (Mopsa), The Prom (Alyssa), and Cabaret (Lulu u/s Sally). Many thanks to HCKR, The Telsey Office, and my teachers, friends, and family! <3 @jocelyndarcitrimmer TINA FEY (Book) is an award-winning writer, actress, author and producer. Fey is best known for creating and starring in the award-winning series “30 Rock.” She is also known for her award-winning work as an actress and writer for “Saturday Night Live.” Currently, Fey is coexecutive producing Season 2 of the critically acclaimed series “Mr. Mayor,” Season 2 of “Girls5Eva,” “Mulligan,” and Carrie & Me, the 31

WHO’S WHO in the CAST film adaptation from the novel by Carol Burnett.

Simultaneously, Fey adapted the Broadway version of Mean Girls into a feature film with Paramount. The musical is a coming-of-age story that debuted on Broadway in 2018, marking Fey’s Broadway debut, and based off the 2004 cult classic film Mean Girls, written by Fey. She is thrilled to be taking the show nationwide.

JEFF RICHMOND (Music) is an award-winning composer, songwriter and producer for television, theater and film. He served as composer and an Executive Producer on NBC’s “30 Rock,” winning three Primetime Emmy Awards alongside his wife Tina Fey. He was a musical director at The Second City in Chicago and at “Saturday Night Live,” where he spent five seasons composing original songs for stars like Jack Black, Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Jeff’s New York theater credits include the musical Melancholy Baby!, the inaugural production of the Ars Nova Theater and Mean Girls on Broadway, which opened in April 2018. His most recent television credits include “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix), “Great News” (NBC), “Mr. Mayor” (NBC), and “Girls5eva” (Peacock). Richmond was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score in 2018 for Mean Girls. He currently lives in New York City with his wife and their two daughters.

NELL BENJAMIN (Lyrics). Broadway: Legally Blonde, with Laurence O’Keefe (Olivier Award, Tony nomination). Off-Broadway and regional: The Explorers Club (Outer Critics Circle, Best Play); Cam Jansen; Sarah, Plain and Tall; Because of Winn-Dixie; Half Time; Pirates!; 3hree; New York Philharmonic New Year’s Eve and Young Peoples’ concerts. Upcoming: Huzzah!, Life of the Party, Dave, Come Fall In Love, Walk of Shame, Cursed Pirate Girl. Member of ASCAP and Dramatists Guild. Grateful recipient of a Kleban Foundation Award and a Jonathan Larson Grant.

Most grateful for Larry and Persephone.

CASEY NICHOLAW (Original Director and Choreographer). Represented on Broadway as director/choreographer of Some Like It Hot (2023 Tony Award-winner for Best Choreography), director/choreographer of Disney’s Aladdin (2014 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations for Best Choreography), and codirector 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). Other Broadway credits as director/choreographer: The Prom (2019 Tony nomination for Best Direction), Mean Girls (2018 Tony nominations for Best Direction and Choreography), Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten! (2015 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations for Best Direction and Choreography), Elf: The 32

Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony and Drama Desk nominations for Best Direction and Choreography, Outer Critics Circle nomination for Best Choreography), Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by Mike Nichols (2005 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Choreography). West End credits as director/ choreographer: The Drowsy Chaperone, The Book of Mormon, Dreamgirls and Aladdin.

SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design) has received Tony Awards for The Book of Mormon, The Coast of Utopia and The Pillowman. Selected Broadway credits include Shucked (Tony Nom.), Some Like It Hot (Tony Nom), Ain’t No Mo’, Grey House, American Buffalo (Tony Nom.), Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (2020), The Prom, The Band’s Visit (Tony Nom.), Mean Girls (Tony Nom.), Waitress, Something Rotten!, Pippin (Tony Nom.), I’ll Eat You Last, Pal Joey (Tony Nom), The Visit, HAIR, and Urinetown. Netflix: Oh, Hello, John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City and John Mulaney: Baby J., Hasan Minhaj: The Kings Jester (ADG nom). Peter Grimes Metropolitan Opéra, Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna.

Insta @scottpaskstudio GREGG BARNES (Costume Design).

TonyAward-winner for Best Costume Design of a Musical for Some Like It Hot. Additional Broadway credits include: Pretty Woman, Mean Girls (Tony nom.), Tuck Everlasting (Tony nom.), Something Rotten! (Tony nom.), Aladdin, Kinky Boots (Tony nom., Olivier Award), Follies (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), Elf, Legally Blonde (Tony nom.), The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Olivier nom.), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song (Tony nom.), Side Show.

Other: Dreamgirls (Olivier nom.), Sinatra (Radio City), Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Pageant (Olivier nom.). TDF Young Master Award.

KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Design) designs extensively Off-Broadway and for resident theaters and touring productions throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Selected Broadway credits: One More Time, Mr. Saturday Night, Beetlejuice, Pretty Woman, War Paint, Tuck Everlasting, On Your Feet!, If/Then, Kinky Boots, Pippin, Cinderella, Hairspray, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally Blonde, The Coast of Utopia: Shipwrecked, Other Desert Cities, The Merchant of Venice, Side Man, Wicked. Recipient of Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics’ Circle, Lucille Lortel and Obie awards.

BRIAN RONAN (Sound Design). Over 40 Broadway designs, including Some Like It Hot, Funny Girl, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Prom, Tootsie, Mean Girls, Margaritaville, Springsteen on Broadway, War Paint, The Last Ship, Beautiful, If/Then, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Spring Awakening, Grey Gardens.

WHO’S WHO in the CAST On the West End: Spring Awakening, Book of Mormon and Beautiful. 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.

JOSH MARQUETTE (Hair Design). N.Y./ London: Some Like It Hot, The Prom, Pretty Woman, Mean Girls, Present Laughter, 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, The…Trailer Park Musical, Altar Boyz, Show Boat at Carnegie Hall, Mamma Mia! Encores!: Call Me Madam, Most Happy Fella and Follies. West Coast: Robin and the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, Minsky’s, Vanities.

Television: “The Slap,” “30 Rock,” “SNL.” Instagram: @josh_marquette.

MILAGROS MEDINA-CERDEIRA (Makeup Design). Broadway: Some Like It Hot, The Prom, Mean Girls (New York and U.S. tour), Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten! (New York and U.S. tour), Aladdin (New York, Japan, London, Hamburg, Australia, U.S. tour), Rocky Horror Show. Makeup Design Consultant: Present Laughter; Sister Act. Television: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (2018 Emmy nomination), “The Affair” (2016 Designing Women Award).

MARY-MITCHELL CAMPBELL (Music Supervision). Some Like It Hot, The Prom, Finding Neverland, Big Fish, Company, Sweeney Todd, Tuck Everlasting, Sweet Charity, Next to Normal, The Addams Family. Drama Desk Award for Best Orchestrations for Company. TV: “Girls5Eva,” “Homeschool Musical.” She is the executive director of ASTEP (asteponline.org), which helps young people develop agency through the arts.

She is a founding member of MUSE (museonline. org) and Maestra (maestramusic.org).

JULIUS LaFLAMME (Music Director) is a Music Director, Arranger, and Composer from Portsmouth, NH. Credits include: Hairspray National tour; Regional: Passing Strange, West Side Story, Tommy, Xanadu, Spring Awakening, Songs for a New World, A New Brain, Rocky Horror Picture Show. He studied musical theater writing and direction at Berklee College of Music.

JOHN CLANCY (Orchestrations). Broadway: Kimberly Akimbo (Tony nom.), Diana (Netflix 2021), Mean Girls (Tony nom.), Fun Home (Tony/ Drama Desk noms.), The Prom, Tuck Everlasting, Shrek The Musical (Tony/Drama Desk noms.), Cats 2016 (dance arr.). Off-B’way/regional: The Secret Life of Bees (w/Duncan Sheik), Gun & Powder, Becoming Nancy, Soft Power (dance arr.) Fortress of Solitude, Jasper in Deadland,

Rhianna: NBA All-Star Game (string arr.), New Irish Tenors: Orlando Symphony, 2018 Tony Awards opening by Sara Bareilles/Josh Groban, Goodspeed: Just So. GLEN KELLY (Dance and Incidental Music Arrangements) was the arranger and music supervisor for The Producers, Young Frankenstein and Bullets Over Broadway, for which he also wrote lyrics. Additional arranging credits include Some Like It Hot, Beauty and the Beast, Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Book of Mormon, A Christmas Story, The Scottsboro Boys, Aladdin and Something Rotten! He won the New York Drama Desk Award for his original score to The Nance.

NATALIE TENENBAUM (Vocal Arrangements).

As composer, arranger and music director: Benjamin Button (York Theatre), Little Black Dress (Second City Toronto), John Guare’s More Stars Than There Are in Heaven (Tennessee Williams Festival). Video game: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games). TV: NBC’s “Maya & Marty”. Member: BMI Lehman Engel Workshop, Dramatists Guild. Broadway: David Byrne’s American Utopia. Graduate: The Juilliard School. Love to Julie and Benjamin.

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 Debbie 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, Hairspray, The Book of Mormon, A Bronx Tale, Beauty and the Beast, and Fiddler on the Roof.

BILLY JAY STEIN (Electronic Music Design).

Founder of Strange Cranium Productions and STRIKE AUDIO Music Licensing Company.

Winner of the 2015 Grammy Award for producing and mixing Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

Composer, arranger and music producer for The Radio City Rockettes N.Y. Spectacular. Broadway credits include keyboardist and/or electronic music designer for Diana, MJ, Paradise Square, The Band’s Visit, Fun Home, Beautiful, SpiderMan: Turn Off the Dark, Hairspray, Amélie, Tuck Everlasting, The Rocky Horror Show and Jekyll & Hyde.

THE TELSEY OFFICE (Casting). With offices in both New York and Los Angeles, The Telsey Office casts for theater, film, television and commercials. The Telsey Office is dedicated to creating safe, equitable and anti-racist spaces through collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability and advocacy. www.thetelseyoffice.com CASEY HUSHION (Tour Director). Broadway: Mean Girls, The Prom, Aladdin, Elf, In the Heights, The Drowsy Chaperone, To Be or Not 33

WHO’S WHO in the CAST to Be, Good Vibrations. NY: Call Me Madam (City Center Encores), Fat Camp. Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre (2009–2019).

TV: “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”. Recent regional credits include world premieres of the new musicals Joy and Mystic Pizza. Upcoming: national tours of Clue and The Cher Show, Beautiful at Paper Mill Playhouse. Love to Marc and her three kids, Lincoln, Violet, and Jane. www.caseyhushion.com JOHN MacINNIS (Tour Choreographer).

Associate credits: Broadway and national tour productions of The Book of Mormon, Disney’s Aladdin, Something Rotten! and the London production of Dreamgirls. Choreography credits: Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Japan), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Europe). Director/ Choreographer credits: the Olympic medals ceremonies at the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes 1998–2000 (Mexico).

THOMAS SCHALL (Fight Director). Over 100 Broadway shows… A Soldier’s Play (Drama Desk Award: Fight Choreography), Company, To Kill a Mockingbird, True West, War Horse, Romeo and Juliet. Off-Broadway: N.Y. Theater Workshop (Othello—Drama Desk nomination, Red Speedo), The Public Theater (Hamlet, The Low Road), Roundabout Theatre (Scotland, PA; Waiting for Godot), MTC (Choir Boy, Murder Ballad), The Armory (The Hairy Ape—Drama Desk nomination).

SOLDANELA RIVERA (Company Manager) AKA Sol. Over 150 credits in production and publicity for music, theater, and film. National and international bus & truck tour credits My Fair Lady, Annie, and thrilled to be part of Mean Girls!

TAYLOR PARRIS (Assistant Company Manager) is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and a graduate of Valdosta State University. He previously worked as an Assistant Company Manager for two seasons at Maine State Music Theatre and as the Company Manager/House Manager at Peach State Summer Theatre. Many thanks to his family and friends for all their endless love and support!

KATHLEEN CARRAGEE (Production Stage Manager) is very excited to be a student at North Shore High this season! National tour: Hairspray, Fiddler on the Roof, and Elf the Musical.

Broadway: How I Learned to Drive, and Skeleton Crew. Off-Broadway: Misty and Prayer for the French Republic. UNCSA, Pickles all the way!

Love to Mom, Dad, Erin, and everyone who has helped me along the way.

MARIS KELLER (Assistant Stage Manager) is so excited to join the incredibly fetch Mean Girls team! National tour credits include: The Neil Diamond Musical: A Beautiful Noise and Peter 34

Pan. She received her BFA from Michigan State University- Go Green! Love to her family and friends for their endless support 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.

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing & Press) is a full-service integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 80+ Broadway shows over three decades. Current tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, Mrs. Doubtfire, Pretty Woman, Some Like It Hot. Upcoming tours: The Great Gatsby, Kinky Boots, Mystic Pizza, The Notebook, The Outsiders, Suffs PARAMOUNT PICTURES (Mean Girls Film Producer), a division of Paramount Global, has for more than 110 years produced and distributed some of the world’s most iconic films. Paramount Global’s Broadway and West End titles include Mean Girls and The SpongeBob Musical, each nominated for 12 Tony Awards; Sunset Boulevard, returning to Broadway in 2024; Almost Famous; School of Rock; Ghost; The Kite Runner; and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Stage projects in development include Clueless the Musical.

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES ( General Management) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Funny Girl, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mean Girls, Peter Pan, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music and The Wiz. MIMI INTAGLIATA (Executive Producer) (she/her) has spent 30+ years working in theatrical production as a Stage Manager, Production Manager, and Producer. Credits: Director of Production Operations, Disney Theatrical Group - Beauty and the Beast (Shanghai Disneyland Resort), Frozen (Broadway), Newsies the Musical (national tour, theatrical film), The Lion King (Rafiki tour), developmental productions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Shakespeare in Love. Director of Production, Paper Mill

WHO’S WHO in the CAST Playhouse – over 40 productions including the World Premiere of Newsies the Musical, the North American premiere of the 25th Anniversary tour of Les Misérables (in partnership with NETworks). Production Manager, The Dodgers - 42nd Street (Broadway/Tour), Urinetown (Broadway/Tour), and Bare: A Pop Opera (original off-Broadway), among others. She and her wife, Alicia Duran, are proud parents of their two children, Celeste and Lucas.

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) is an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for more than 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Funny Girl, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mean Girls, Peter Pan, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music and The Wiz. STAFF FOR MEAN GIRLS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Mimi Intagliata GENERAL MANAGEMENT Gentry & Associates Gregory Vander Ploeg Madeline McCluskey Steven Varon-Moore Maia Sutton COMPANY MANAGER Soldanela Rivera Assistant Company Manager....................... Taylor Parris PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT NETworks Presentations Jason Juenker Hector Guivas Matthew Reardon Alex Williams pesci Aimeé Mangual Pagán TOUR BOOKING AGENCY THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair Rich Rundle Brian Brooks Jonathan Pearson Maryruth Grabez thebookinggroup.com TOUR MARKETING & PRESS ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING Andrew Damer Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke Jessica Cary Davis Adina Hsu Amenkha Sembenu Jessica Steans-Gail Emily Toppen Anne Waisanen CASTING THE TELSEY OFFICE Bethany Knox, CSA Alexis Brown Miles Kight FIGHT DIRECTOR Thomas Schall Production Stage Manager...................Kathleen Carragee Assistant Stage Manager................................Maris Keller Associate Scenic Designer...................Orit Jacoby Carroll Assistant Scenic Designer.........................Anton Volovsek Associate Costume Designer............ Matthew C. Hampton Assistant Costume Designers...........................Devon Horn, Stephanie Levin Costume Shoppers......................... AJ Jones, Matt Torbett

Associate Lighting Designer....................... Kirk Fitzgerald Assistant Lighting Designer.............. Charlotte McPherson Associate Sound Designer........................Stephen Jensen Associate Hair Designer............................ Angela Hooper Associate Makeup Designer.......................Rachel Roberts Associate Music Supervisor...................... Elizabeth Doran Electronic Music Design...... Billy Jay Stein, Adam Wiggins, Hiro Iida and Fuso Murase for Strange Cranium Productions Inc. Music Copying............. Emily Grishman Music Preparation/ Emily Grishman, Alden Terry Ableton Live/Max Music Systems Music Programmer........................................ Chris Petti Head Carpenter.........................................Jaidin Ptasnick Assistant Carpenter...................................Mason M. Fick Flyman............................................ Dylan Walker-Chargin Production Electrician............................Olivia R. Doniphan Head Electrician................................Rebecca J. Brissette Assistant Electrician...................................Connor Vincek Moving Light Programmer............................... David Arch Production Sound Engineer................... Heather Augustine Head Sound................................................Carlo Castoro Assistant Sound......................................Lauren Petrocelli Production Properties.............................. Brittany Maxwell Head Properties...........................................Jake Williams Production Wardrobe............................ Madeline Simpson Wardrobe Supervisor........................................ Emily Karr Assistant Wardrobe.....................................Bailee Booser Hair and Makeup Supervisor.............................Andii Benn Swing Technician...........................................Eason Clark Rehearsal Pianist..................................... Braden Chudzik Production Assistant.............................. Melody Czukoski Video Production.....................Cinevative, HMS Media Production Photographers..................Jenny Anderson, Jeremy Daniel Safety Consultant............................. Bryan Huneycutt Physical Therapy....... NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc., Kaelin Agar Online Marketing................................ Situation Interactive Merchandising................................... Creative Goods Merchandise Manager............... Edmarie Martinez Rosado Accounting....................NETworks Presentations LLC Legal Services..................... David F. Schwartz, Esq., Gray Schwartz LLP HR Support.......................................K+K Reset, LLC Housing...................................................Road Rebel Travel Agency................Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel Trucking...................................................Janco Ltd. FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Chief Executive Officer.......................................Orin Wolf President/Chief Production Officer...................Seth Wenig Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer...Margaret Daniel Business Affairs.....................................Scott W. Jackson Executive Producers...........Mimi Intagliata, Trinity Wheeler Associate Producer...............................Hannah Rosenthal Executive Assistant................................Isabella Schiavon Vice President of Finance..............................Scott Levine Sr. Director/Finance........................................ John Kinna Controller.................................................Jennifer Gifford Director of Tour Accounting....................... Laura S. Carey Tax Director...................................................Pat Guerieri Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk....... Lisa Loveless Sr. Director, Booking and Engagements.......Amanda Laird Directors, Booking & Engagements..............Stacey Burns, Colin Byrne Director of Sales......................................Zach Stevenson Director of Marketing.................................. Heather Hess Sr. Director/General Management......Gregory Vander Ploeg General Managers............................ Madeline McCluskey, Steven Varon-Moore

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST Associate General Manager............................Maia Sutton Sr. Director/Production Management.......... Jason Juenker Sr. Production Manager.............................. Hector Guivas Production Managers........Matthew Reardon, Alex Williams Technical Director................................................... pesci Production Coordinator...................Aimeé Mangual Pagán Director of Operations.................. Pearce Landry-Wegener Resource Director....................................... Kayla Rooplal People Operations/Payroll Manager.............. Sara Clayton Office Manager........................................... Michelle Adye Music Coordinator......................................... John Mezzio Warehouse Manager...................................Joseph Spratt Warehouse Costume Manager............. Bobby Maglaughlin Warehouse Costume Shop Assistant......Grace Santamaria CREDITS Scenery and Scenic Effects built, painted, electrified and automated by PRG Scenic, New Windsor, NY. Lighting Equipment from PRG Lighting; Sound equipment provided

by Masque Sound, Costumes by Arel Studio, Inc. Bethany Joy Costumes, Giliberto Designs, and Tricorne Costumes.

Custom shirts by CEGO. Costume painting, dyeing, and distressing by Jeff Fender Studio. Custom sportswear

by BQ Sports. Custom mascots by Shafton, Inc. Custom Crafts by Mio Design NYC, LLC, Yvette Helin and Bad Monkey Props. Custom millinery by Lynne Mackey Studio, Ann Claire Millinery and Tommy Cobau Millinery.

Custom fabric printing by Dyenamix and Sky Printing.

Custom knitwear by Maria Ficalora. Custom Shoes by LaDuca Shoes. Tap shoes provided by The Miller and Ben Tap Shoes. Tom Carroll Scenery; Bad Monkey Props; Behind The Mule Studios; Paper Mache Monkey; Brenbri Properties; Wigs made by Magnolia Wigs; Photo of George Michael by Michael Putland.

Rehearsed at Boulevard Carroll Studies, New York, NY; South Orange Performing Arts Center

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SPECIAL THANKS Micah Frank, Rebecca Habel, Adam Miller, Garrett Holtz, KelliAnne Hanrahan.

Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY; NAC Enterprises, Al Nocciolino, President; and Tom Combs, Marketing and Programming Executive.

The Carson Center, Paducah, KY; Mary Katz, Executive Director.

Insurance Broker Services EPIC Entertainment & Sports Financial Services and banking arrangements by Flagstar Bank N.A. Souvenir merchandise designed and created by Creative Goods MeanGirlsOnTour.com Facebook, X, Instagram: @MeanGirlsBway The Director and Choreographer are members of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.

All stage work performed by employees represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

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

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Arena Stage Molly Smith, Edgar Dobie

presents Carole Rothman, Khady Kamara

BOOK BY

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY

STEVENBookLEVENSON BENJ PASEKMusic& &JUSTIN PAUL by Lyrics by STEVEN LEVENSON BENJ PASEK & JUSTIN PAUL ANTHONY NORMAN

COLEEN SEXTON MICHAEL ALAINA FABISCH ANDERSON HATTY RYAN KING BRE CADE CAITLIN SAMS LILI THOMAS AUGUST EMERSON JOHN HEMPHILL ALEX PHARO JEFF BROOKS GABRIEL VERNON NUNAG MAKENA JACKSON MICHAEL PEREZ MONICA BLUME JULIANNA BRAGA BLAKE EHRLICHMAN PABLO DAVID LAUCERICA MICAELA LAMAS JEFFREY CORNELIUS JENNA KANTOR JARED SVOBODA SCENIC DESIGN BY

PROJECTION DESIGN BY

COSTUME DESIGN BY

LIGHTING DESIGN BY

SOUND DESIGN BY

DAVID ScenicKORINS Design DAVID KORINS

PETER NIGRINI Projection Design PETER NIGRINI

EMILY REBHOLZ Costume Design EMILY REBHOLZ

JAPHY WEIDEMAN Lighting Design JAPHY WEIDEMAN

NEVINSound STEINBERG Design NEVIN STEINBERG VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS &

HAIR DESIGN BY

ASSOCIATE MUSIC SUPERVISOR

MUSIC DIRECTOR

MUSIC COORDINATORS

ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BY

DAVID BRIAN BEN GARRET HEALEY MICHAEL KELLER JUSTIN PAUL CastingCOHN BROWN Arrangements & AARONS MURNANE CASTING Music Coordinator MICHAELVocal Additional Arrangements CHAD ERIC MURNANE, CSA TALITHA MARKETING AND PUBLICITY DIRECTION TOUR BOOKING AGENCY ADVERTISINGFEHR & MARKETING NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVES SOCIAL MEDIA JUSTIN PAUL AMBER SNEAD, CSA BOND THEATRICAL THE BOOKING GROUP SERINO COYNE GRAPEVINE PR MARATHON DIGITAL DJ MARTIN MEREDITH BLAIR MARC VISCARDI KARA GEBHART Music Director Production Stage Manager Company Manager MICHAEL HOPEWELL

CASTING BY

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

ANNA KLEVIT

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

AARON MARTIN

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

COMPANY MANAGER

TARA RUBIN CASTING JUNIPER STREET JUDITH SCHOENFELD JOVON E. SHUCK DEANN L. BOISE Tour Management PRODUCTIONS KEVIN METZGER-TIMSON Production Manager General Manager Executive Producer CROSSROADS LIVE GREGG DAMANTI ANDREW TERLIZZI JAYNA NEAGLE NORTH AMERICA SENIOR ASSOCIATE SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

CHOREOGRAPHER

GENERAL MANAGER

DANNY SHARRON MARK MYARS Exclusive Tour Direction Tour Marketing & Publicity THE BOOKING GROUP BOND THEATRICAL MUSIC SUPERVISION, ORCHESTRATIONS MEREDITH BLAIR

101 PRODUCTIONS, LTD. Social Media THINK TANK MARKETING

& ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BY

Direction Recreated by DANNY SHARRON MARK MYARS

ALEX LACAMOIRE CHOREOGRAPHY BY Associate Music Supverisor

DANNY BENMEFFORD COHN

Choreography Recreated by MARK MYARS

DIRECTED BY

MICHAEL GREIF

Music Supervision, Orchestrations & Additional Arrangements

Originally presented by Arena Stage – July 9, 2015 to August 23, 2015 LACAMOIRE New York premiere atALEX Second Stage – March 26, 2016 to May 29, 2016 Original Cast Recording Available on Atlantic Records.

Original Broadway Production Choreography by DANNY MEFFORD Original Broadway Production Directed by MICHAEL GREIF Originally Produced on Broadway By Stacey Mindich Originally presented by Arena Stage - July 9, 2015 to August 23, 2015 New York premiere at Second Stage – March 26, 2016 to May 29, 2016 "Dear Evan Hansen" is presented through special arrangement with MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL, New York, NY. www.mtishows.com

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CAST

Michael Fabisch

Hatty Ryan King

Caitlin Sams

Alex Pharo

Michael Perez

Bre Cade

Jeff Brooks

Gabriel Vernon Nunag

Monica Blume

Julianna Braga

Jenna Kantor

Jared Svoboda

Makena Jackson

Blake Ehrlichman

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Heidi Hansen.................................................................................................................BRE CADE Larry Murphy..........................................................................................................JEFF BROOKS Evan Hansen.................................................................................................MICHAEL FABISCH (Select performances) MICHAEL PEREZ Alana Beck................................................................................................... MAKENA JACKSON Zoe Murphy..................................................................................................HATTY RYAN KING Jared Kleinman.............................................................................. GABRIEL VERNON NUNAG Connor Murphy....................................................................................................... ALEX PHARO Cynthia Murphy................................................................................................... CAITLIN SAMS VIRTUAL COMMUNITY VOICES JACOB ANDERSON, NAREE ASHERIAN, KARALYN CLARK, VITA DREW, ADAM DUNSON, AYLER EVAN, WILL HALEY, TODD HART, ROBERT HYATT, PAUL JOHNSON, BRANDON NIX, DANICA RUIZ, JOLANA SAMPSON-WILLIAMSON, CHRISTINE SHEBECK, CONNOR SIMPSON, KATE STEELE, NICOLE UNGER UNDERSTUDIES Standbys and understudies never substitute for players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

Understudy for Evan Hansen, Connor Murphy, and Jared Kleinman: BLAKE EHRLICHMAN; Understudy for Evan Hansen, Connor Murphy: MICHAEL PEREZ; Understudy for Heidi Hansen, Cynthia Murphy: JENNA KANTOR; Understudy for Heidi Hansen, Cynthia Murphy, Alana Beck: MONICA BLUME; Understudy for Alana Beck, Zoe Murphy: JULIANNA BRAGA; Understudy for Larry Murphy: JARED SVOBODA. Dance Captain: MONICA BLUME DEAR EVAN HANSEN WILL BE PERFORMED WITH 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 by law. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, beepers and watches prior to the beginning of the performance.

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST MICHAEL FABISCH (Evan Hansen). A Minnesota born actor/singer, Michael recently earned his BFA from the University of Michigan.

Michael would like to extend his heartfelt gratitude to his brilliant mentors, his loving family and his caring friends for their immense support.

HATTY RYAN KING (Zoe Murphy).

National Tour debut! Previous credits include Anna in Frozen: A Musical Spectacular (Disney Cruise Line), Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Studio Tenn), Cathy in The Last 5 Years (Everblue Arts). Huge thanks to Murnane Casting, The Price Group, and Mom. @hattyryanking.

BRE CADE (Heidi Hansen) is happy to be here! Past favorite credits include: Rabbit Hole (Becca), Next to Normal (Diana), Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), Evita (Eva Peron), Cabaret (Sally Bowles), and Hedwig & the Angry Inch (Yitzhak). Love to Zac. @brefreakincade

CAITLIN SAMS (Cynthia Murphy). National Tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Elf, Flashdance. Regional: Beautiful, CATS, Legally Blonde, Escape to Margaritaville, Brigadoon, Kinky Boots, and many more.

BFA from WMU. Big thanks to my family. Big love to Dale. @unsophiticaitlin www.caitlinsams.com ALEX PHARO (Connor Murphy) is thrilled to make his national tour debut! Proud Auburn University deferred student. Credits: The Wedding Singer (Robbie), Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Anatole). Shout out to Mom, Dad, Big Cheese, Larrie, DC, and Zola! @alexpharo

JEFF BROOKS (Larry Murphy). He/him.

National Tours: Chicago, A Bronx Tale, Bullets Over Broadway, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!. Netflix’s “The Watcher.” Thanks to Todd, Bob and everyone at ATB, my loving family, friends, and Stef. @bathrobedbrooks

GABRIEL VERNON NUNAG (Jared Kleinman). Professional debut! Proud AMDA LA alumni: BFA. Much love to my family, friends, teachers, and Take 3 Talent! Regional: Spring Awakening (Moritz), In The Heights (Benny). “I will carve my own path for myself.” @gabrielnunag MAKENA JACKSON (Alana Beck) is a New York City based performer, making her National Tour debut in Dear Evan Hansen! TV: “Up Here” (Hulu). Makena would like to thank her endless support system for always believing in her. @ makenajacksonn

MICHAEL PEREZ (Alternate Evan Hansen; u/s Connor Murphy) is honored to join DEH! Film/ TV: Amazon Prime’s Uncle Frank, Hallmark’s To Her With Love, Netflix’s “Insatiable,” AMC’s “Halt and Catch Fire,” Sundance “When the Streetlights Go On.” Thanks to his family, Stewart Talent, Rikki Dale Management, and Appa. @mikey_prez

MONICA BLUME (u/s Heidi Hansen, Cynthia Murphy, Alana Beck; Dance Captain).

Some favorite credits include: Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland (National Tour), Beautiful (Weathervane Theatre), Kinky Boots (Fulton Theatre/Maine State Music Theatre), “Blue Bloods” (CBS). Many thanks to Nicole at MMV. All my love to Justin. For my cousin, Matthew. #youwillbefound

JULIANNA BRAGA (u/s Alana Beck, Zoe Murphy) is thrilled to be joining Dear Evan Hansen for her National Tour debut! Montclair State BFA Musical Theatre ‘24 graduate. Recent credits include Seussical (Gertrude McFuzz) and Into the Woods (Rapunzel). Thanks to my loved ones & teachers for everything. @juliannabragad BLAKE EHRLICHMAN (u/s Evan Hansen, Connor Murphy, Jared Kleinman) is ecstatic to be making his national tour debut! A graduate of Marymount Manhattan College. Huge thanks to the entire DEH team! Love to Mom, Dad, Brandon, family and friends — for always believing. @blakejehrlichman JENNA KANTOR (u/s Heidi Hansen, Cynthia Murphy) is thrilled to join the DEH family. Past roles: Trina (Falsettos), Tanya (Mamma Mia!), Lady of the Lake (Spamalot), Aldonza (Mancha), Paulette (Legally Blonde), Velma (Chicago). She is a performing arts physical therapist at jennakantorpt.com.

She thanks Ryan, family, friends, and pets. www.jennakantor.com

JARED SVOBODA (u/s Larry Murphy).

Past credits include Bat Out of Hell (Vegas Residency); Jersey Boys and Newsies (The Rev); Footloose (NCL), fans of documentaries may recognize him as Jesus in Morgan Freeman’s “Story of God.” Jared is a proud graduate of NYU Tisch.

STEVEN LEVENSON (Book). Steven is a Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and television writer and producer. His plays include If I Forget, Core Values, Seven Minutes In Heaven, and The Language of Trees. He wrote the book for the musical, Dear Evan Hansen, which won six Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Musical, as well as the Olivier Award for Best New Musical.

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WHO’S WHO in the CAST BENJ PASEK & JUSTIN PAUL (Music & Lyrics). Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Awardwinning songwriters/producers Benj Pasek & Justin Paul are best known for their work on La La Land, The Greatest Showman and Dear Evan Hansen. Other recent credits include “Only Murders in the Building;” Spirited; Lyle, Lyle Crocodile; Aladdin; Trolls; “Harlem;” “Dear Edward;” “Smash;” “The Flash;” and Pink: All I Know So Far. Previous theatre credits include Dogfight, A Christmas Story, James and the Giant Peach, and Edges.

MICHAEL GREIF (Original Director). Fivetime Tony nominated director with three new musicals this season on Broadway: Days of Wine and Roses, The Notebook and Hell’s Kitchen.

Broadway: Rent, Next to Normal, Grey Gardens, Dear Evan Hansen, If/Then, War Paint. Other: Make Believe (Second Stage); Our Lady of Kibeho and Angels in America (NY’s Signature Theatre), The Low Road, Machinal, Dogeaters, Romeo and Juliet (The Public).

DANNY MEFFORD (Original Choreographer) has choreographed three Tony Award winning Best Musicals: Kimberly Akimbo, DEH, Fun Home. Directing: Shrek (national tour); 25th Annual Spelling Bee (Kennedy Center); Becoming Liv Ullman (NY Fringe); The Gorgeous Nothings, The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul (upcoming projects). Off-Broadway highlights: Love’s Labour’s Lost (Drama Desk nomination, Best Choreography), Miss You Like Hell, February House, Much Ado About Nothing, Good Person of Szechwan. International: The Sound of Music (tour). TV: “Rise,” “Dickinson,” “Fleischman Is in Trouble.” MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep.

ALEX LACAMOIRE (Music Supervisor/ Orchestrator) has won 4 Grammys, 3 Tonys, and an Emmy for his work on Dear Evan Hansen, Hamilton, In the Heights and FX’s “Fosse/ Verdon.” Music director, arranger and/ or orchestrator credits include: Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd, Message in a Bottle, 9 to 5, Legally Blonde, and Wicked. Film/TV credits include: Netflix’s Vivo (composer), In The Heights, and Tick, Tick...Boom! (Executive Music Producer).

DANNY SHARRON (Direction Restager).

He/him. Danny is a director of new plays and musicals, committed to creating work by and about the LGBTQ+ community. He is currently the US Associate Director for the Broadway revival of Cabaret, and previously oversaw four companies of Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway/London/Toronto/1st Nat’l Tour) as the show’s Senior Associate Director. NYCbased. Proud SDC member. Full credits: dannysharron.com 48

BEN COHN (Associate Music Supervisor).

Broadway: Music Director for Death Becomes Her (upcoming), Dear Evan Hansen, Once Upon A One More Time. Assistant Conductor for Wicked. Music Director for Clay Aiken and Stephanie J. Block. Conducted Sunset Boulevard and Tick, Tick... Boom! at the Kennedy Center.

Ithaca and NYU Grad. Lives In NYC with his husband and son.

MARK MYARS (Direction/Choreography Restager). Broadway Resident Director/ Choreographer: Death Becomes Her. Broadway Associate Choreographer: Dear Evan Hansen (National Tour, London), The Cher Show, My Fair Lady (National Tour, London), SpongeBob Squarepants, War Paint, If/Then (National Tour).

International Dance Supervisor: Wicked (National Tour, Chicago, London, Japan, Germany, Australia). Film/TV Associate Choreographer: Isn’t It Romantic, “Schmigadoon”. Mark is a Guest Musical Theater Teacher and teaches Master Classes nationwide. www.markmyars. com

DAVID KORINS (Scenic Design). Broad-way: The Who’s Tommy, Here Lies Love (Tony nom), Hamilton (Tony nom), Beetlejuice (Tony nom), Dear Evan Hansen, Just For Us, Mrs. Doubtfire, War Paint (Tony nom), Bandstand, Misery, The Great Society, Motown the Musical, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Annie, Bring It On, Godspell and Passing Strange. Television: “Grease: Live!” (Emmy Award), 91st and 94th Academy Awards (Emmy nom).

PETER NIGRINI (Projection Design) is one of Broadway’s pioneering projection designers. His work includes Hell’s Kitchen, The Who’s Tommy, Here Lies Love, MJ, Ain’t Too Proud, Beetlejuice, Dear Evan Hansen, The SpongeBob Musical, A Doll’s House Part 2 and Fela!. In other venues and forms including Ground (Public Theater), Lucia de Lammermoor and Don Giovani (Santa Fe Opera), The Grace Jones Hurricane Tour, and Deep Blue Sea for Bill T, Jones/Arnie Zane Dance.

EMILY REBHOLZ (Costume Design).

Broadway: Gutenburg! The Musical!; Jagged Little Pill (Tony Award nomination); Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; Getting the Band Back Together; Indecent; Oh, Hello on Broadway; If/Then; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.

Off-Broadway: Lincoln Center, Roundabout , NYTW, Public Theater, LAByrinth Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage, NY City Center, among others. Opera: The Santa Fe Opera House and Opera Theater St. Louis.

MFA: Yale

WHO’S WHO in the CAST JAPHY WEIDEMAN (Lighting Design). 20 Broadway shows: The Heart of Rock n Roll, SHUCKED!, The Piano Lesson, Summer 1976, Dear Evan Hansen, The Visit, The Nance, Of Mice and Men, Airline Highway, Lobby Hero, Bright Star, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

West End: Dear Evan Hansen (Noel Coward), A Nice Fish (Harold Pinter Theatre), and Blackbird (Albery Theatre). Production and Lighting Designer for Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville national tour, and for Hasan Minhaj’s The King’s Jester at Radio City and National Tour. 5 Tony Nominations for Lighting Design.

NEVIN STEINBERG (Sound Design).

Broadway: The Notebook, Sweeney Todd 2023 Revival (Tony Award), TINA — The Tina Turner Musical (Tony nomination), Hadestown (Tony award), Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Freestyle Love Supreme, The Cher Show, Bandstand, Bright Star, It Shoulda Been You, Mothers and Sons, Rodgers+Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Tony nomination), The Performers. Over thirty other Broadway productions with Acme Sound Partners and five additional Tony nominations: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Fences, Hair, In The Heights.

MURNANE CASTING (Casting) is a firstclass office in New York City specializing in casting theatre, film, and television projects nationwide. We focus on developing new works and collaborating with emerging creators. Our mission is to curate exceptional ensembles of artists in a relaxed and imaginative casting environment. Learn more at MurnaneCasting.com.

KELSEY VENTER (Assistant Director/ Assistant Choreographer). Venter was a member of the First National Tour of Dear Evan Hansen, serving as the tour’s Dance Captain and as the cover for Heidi Hansen and Cynthia Murphy. As a performer, she has worked at theaters across the country including the Old Globe, the American Conservatory Theater, Guthrie Theatre and the Kennedy Center. Venter earned her BA in Theater from SDSU and her MFA from the American Conservatory Theater. kelseyventer.com

TALITHA FEHR (Music Coordinator) has worked on over 75 national and international productions and tours since 2005. Highlights include: Sister Act, Mamma Mia!, School of Rock, Come Fly Away, Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert as well as the 2010 Olympic Ceremonies in Vancouver. She dedicates her work on Dear Evan Hansen to the memory of her mentor, Sam Lutfiyya.

RANDY COHEN (Keyboard Programmer).

Cohen Keyboards has programmed or provided keyboard tech services for over 100 Broadway

shows including Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Dear Evan Hansen, In The Heights, and Kinky Boots. TV: “Sesame Street,” “Electric Company.”

Thanks to Sam, Tim, and Nick.

MICHAEL HOPEWELL (Music Director).

Off-Broadway: Once We Lived Here (US Premiere); Tours: My Fair Lady, The Phantom of the Opera, White Christmas, Dirty Dancing.

Regional: Tuacahn Amphitheater, John W. Engeman Theater, Gateway Playhouse; Recordings: Stage Stars Records (Urinetown, The Wizard of Oz, How To Succeed…). Love to my family. Endless thanks to Ben, Talitha, and DAR. For Mom, who taught me how.

ANNA KLEVIT (Production Stage Manager) is elated to be part of Dear Evan Hansen!

National Tours: Annie, My Fair Lady, Rudolph.

Selected regional credits: What We Talk About…

(Old Globe); Into the Woods, Matilda, Fireflies, (South Coast Repertory); Memphis, Once on This Island (Moonlight Amphitheatre). This one’s for Mom and Dad.

KATY GENTRY (Assistant Stage Manager).

National tours: Annie. Selected regional credits: Theater of the Mind; Rattlesnake Kate; Quixote Nuevo (Denver Center); Sound of Music, Sweeney Todd (Asolo Rep); Tiger Style (Olney Theatre Center). Katy holds a BFA from the University of Central Florida.

AARON MARTIN (Company Manager) is from Birmingham, AL, and excited to be on the DEH team! National Tours (ACM): Annie, Anastasia.

Regional: Maine State Music Theatre (ACM); Florida Repertory Theatre (CM); Berkshire Theatre Group, Weston Playhouse (Intern).

Thanks to the Crossroads Team, Katy, Anna, and Patrick. Love to family and friends.

LINDSAY KAPLAN (Assistant Company Manager) is thrilled to be on the road with DEH! Previous tour: CATS! Lindsay is a recent graduate from The Theater School at DePaul University. She would like to thank friends and family for always supporting her! IG @llindsaykaplan GREGG DAMANTI (Production Manager).

A 24-year theater veteran, Gregg started as a Production Stage Manager for Busch Entertainment, and later became the Production Manager for Blue Man Group in NYC. National tour credits include the first national of On Your Feet!, CATS, the first national of Lincoln Center’s My Fair Lady, Pretty Woman, and now Dear Evan Hansen. “Thank you to Jen and Ripley who I miss dearly while on the road, and love coming home to them both.”

ANDREW TERLIZZI (General Manager) comes to Crossroads Live after a 17-year touring career, 10 of which were with TROIKA 49

WHO’S WHO in the CAST Entertainment. Current GM credits: Dear Evan Hansen, Pretty Woman: The Musical.

Select other credits: Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville, Bodyguard the Musical, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. He holds a B.F.A. from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Direction) has represented 28 Tony Award® winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tours include The Book of Mormon, Chicago, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Hadestown, Hamilton, Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, MJ The Musical, Mrs. Doubtfire, Parade, Pretty Woman, SIX, Some Like It Hot, TINA — The Tina Turner Musical, and The Wiz.

BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Marketing & Publicity) is an independently-owned 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

NEURO TOUR (Physical Therapy). Carolyn Lawson PT, founder and CEO of NEURO TOUR & Neurosport (Physical Therapy), Global leaders in entertainment and performing arts medicine.

We are honored to be part of this amazing touring company Dear Evan Hansen. NEURO TOUR, Keeping performers happy, healthy & on stage.

MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond.

Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 70,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students. MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).

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JAYNA NEAGLE (Executive Producer).

For Cirque du Soleil: ’Twas the Night Before, Paramour (Broadway, Hamburg); The Wiz (NBC production). For BASE Entertainment: Arrabal (Buenos Aires, Toronto), Jersey Boys (Johannesburg, Asian tour), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (São Paulo), The Lion King (Singapore), Jerry Mitchell’s Peepshow (Las Vegas), Wayne Brady: Making Sh%@ Up (Las Vegas).

CROSSROADS LIVE (Producer & Tour Management) brings together some of the world’s top producers of live entertainment, now all under one banner. With offices in London, New York, Washington, D.C., Sydney, and Melbourne—our global platform ensures the best-loved titles from Broadway and the West End can be embraced by audiences around the world. Crossroads Live North America, under the leadership of Angela Rowles, is an innovative, full-service theatrical production company delivering the Broadway experience to audiences in North America and beyond. Our 2024-2025 Season: Annie; Dear Evan Hansen; Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical; Pretty Woman; The Phantom of the Opera (Asia); TINA — The Tina Turner Musical.

STAFF FOR DEAR EVAN HANSEN FOR CROSSROADS LIVE NORTH AMERICA EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Jayna Neagle GENERAL MANAGER Andrew Terlizzi

PRODUCTION MANAGER Gregg Damanti Assistant Production Manager........ Suzayn MacKenzie-Roy COMPANY MANAGER Aaron Martin Assistant Company Manager........................ Lindsay Kaplan TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY BOND THEATRICAL bondtheatrical.com DJ Martin Temah Higgins Mollie Mann Marc Viscardi Wendy Roberts Tony Joy Elisabeth Reyes TOUR DIRECTION THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair Rich Rundle, Brian Brooks Jonathan Pearson and Maryruth Grabez thebookinggroup.com CASTING MURNANE CASTING Chad Eric Murnane, CSA Amber Snead, CSA Nathaniel Riccio

WHO’S WHO in the CAST PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER......................Anna Klevit Assistant Stage Manager.................................. Katy Gentry Dance Captain............................................ Monica Blume Associate Scenic Designer................ Richie Oulette & Javier Ameijeiras Production Carpenter............................ G.E. Simmons Falk Costume Coordinator....................................... Hayley King Hair & Makeup Coordinators..................Liz Printz, Nina Job Assistant Costume Coordinator....................Daniella Pineda Production Stitcher................... Aislinn Smith, Mia Mooney Associate Lighting Designer..................................Ken Wills Moving Light Programmer......................Jeremy Goldenberg Production Electrician................................... Joel Bulthuis Associate Sound Designer...........................Mackenzie Ellis Assitant Sound Designer.................................. Jamie Davis Production Audio.............................................. Alec Harris Associate Projection Designer............................Kate Ducey Projection/Video Programmer...........................Sean Hooper Video Animator..................................................Zoey Crow Production Video.................. Lorenzo Lagola, Jordan Brown, Tristan Van Tine Assistant Keyboard Programmer... Sam Starobin, Tim Crook, Nick Schenkel Guitar Programmer........................................Dillon Kondor Virtual Voices Produced by.............. Todd Hart/Vegas Voices Virtual Voices Mixed by....................................... Ian Kagey Production Assistant.................................. Alex Magallanes HEAD CARPENTER........................................Shane Lowry Flyman.................................................... Matthew Lamers Deck Carpenter............................................. Alyssa Cargill Head Props....................................................... Ani Inman Head Electrician.......................................... Chandler Gray Assistant Electrician - Video............................. Jake Gomez Assistant Electrician - FOH...........................Aaron Kurland Head Audio...................................................Mitchel Rieth Assistant Audio............................................Meg Schelling Wardrobe Supervisor............................... Melina Hernandez Crew Swing........................................................Andi Voigt Physical Therapy Company.. NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc. Insurance...................................... EPIC Insurance Brokers Social Media.....................................Think Tank Marketing Social Media Captains.............. Jenna Kantor, Jessie Tossey Tour Marketing & Publicity Office............. BOND Theatrical/ Nilesha Alexander, Jenny Bates, Kolten Bell, Melissa Cohen, Jesse Daniels, Caroline Frawley, Ayana Jernigan, Steph Kelleher, Deborah Mann, Harrison Mootoo, Scotland Newton, Laura Rizzo, Madison St. Amour, Linda Stewart, Jacob Stuckelman Production Photography.. Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade Merchandise Provider..................................Creative Goods Merchandise Manager........................................ Gena Byrd

Staff Accountant......................................... Electra Walker Executive Assistant to the CEO....................... Alissa Klusky Assistant Warehouse Manager.................... Joshua Cookson Learn more about Crossroads Live North America and our team: www.xroadslive.com CREDITS Scenery by TTS Studios. Lighting equipment from PRG. Sound equipment by MASQUE. Video equipment by 4Wall.

Rigging by Phoenix Lighting and Rigging. Rehearsal Studio: Pearl Studios, NYC. Trucking by JANCO. Touring Company Lobby Signage by Express Signs in Frederick, MD. SPECIAL THANKS Dear Evan Hansen rehearsed at Pearl Studios in New York, NY. Technical Rehearsals and Previews held at the Tobin Center in San Antonio, TX. Dear Evan Hansen is proud to collaborate with: Crisis Text Line. In crisis? Text HELLO to 741741 for free, 24/7 crisis support.

The Jed Foundation (JED), a nonprofit that exists to protect emotional health for our nation’s teens and young adults.

Jedfoundation.org @DearEvanHansen www.dehtour.com Backstage Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

WARNING The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside this theatre, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for money damages.

CROSSROADS LIVE NORTH AMERICA Chief Executive Officer................................ Angela Rowles Executive Producer........................................ Jayna Neagle Executive Producer..............................................Kori Prior Vice President of People Operations.............Charisse Fontes Vice President of Finance................................. Brian Jacob Vice President of Marketing................. Michael Yuen-Killick Senior General Manager.............................. Andrew Terlizzi Director of Production.............................. Heather Chockley Director of Booking and Engagements................ Tyler Soltis Production Manager....................................Gregg Damanti General Manager.................................. Deana Marie Kirsch Engagement Manager................................Barrett Newman Warehouse Manager..................................... Coree Howard Associate General Manager...........................Melanie Cahill Associate General Manager.................................Emily Miu Assistant Production Manager..........Suzayn MacKenzie-Roy Assistant Production Manager........................ Drew Neitzey Production Accounting Manager...................... Sheila Lewis Production Accountant..................................Travis Huebel

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—–—–———— VOLUNTEERS —–—–———— Made up of devoted, conscientious supporters of the arts, RiverCenter volunteers work tirelessly in support of the many programs, projects, and activities that RiverCenter produces or hosts. A major portion of the volunteers’ efforts involves ushering at events and assuring that all patrons have an enjoyable experience each time they visit RiverCenter. To receive information about RiverCenter Volunteers, email Latisha Wells at LWells@rivercenter.org.

Sharon Adams Charlene Alford Shelley Anderson Sandra Barker Belinda Barron Susan Benson Brittany Bertacin Pamela Blackwell Jenny Brettelle Marie Brooks Fran Brower Ann Marie Buckner Eleanor Buckner Linda Bugh Ethel Bush Cynthia Cain Lois Cain Bobbie Carter Laurie Carwile Linda Cave Ricky Chambers Vivian Chambers Eva Chappelle John Chappelle Grayson Childers Theresa Clark Janelle Cox Amber Davis Amy Decker Ginger Dempsey Sharon Dennis Dorinda Dowis Eileen Edwards Ruby Elder

Deborah King Claire Fairchild Marilynn Lambert Debbie Faison Karen Lawburgh Mary Farley Carol Lee Teri Lynn Ferentz William Lee, Jr. Glenn Fleming Audrey Lenig Dorothy Garza James Lewis Twakia George Rachel Lewis Earline Gibbs Suzanne Maynard Karla Gibbs Barbara McCarty Laverne Golden Robert McCarty Stephanie Gudz Elizabeth McCorkle Geraldine Guerra Watson Towanda McCray Cenneta Gunn Dennis McShurley Patricia Haden Marilyn Pagan-Seda Susan Hansbarger Judy Parham Lida Harris Rufus Parham Linda Harvey Cynthia Parker Sandra Hawthorne Verdis Parks Elizabeth Hedges Valerie Porter-Boyce London Hedges Doretha Presley-Benson Jamesia Hicks Paulette Rameau Brian Hickson Ruth Reed-Dorsett Denise Hickson Beverly Riley Mary Hightower Kirk Roane Colette Hilliard Sandra Roane Tandra Holyfield Martha Jane Roark Creola Howard Dianne Robinson Patrice Jackson Linda Rumold Janet Jamieson Wanda Rutledge Lynette Jankowski Charmaine Samuels Pauline I. Johnson Faye Sanford Carolyn Jones Sandra Scott Lorrie Kasych Sabrina Shine

Nancy Shipman Nancy Sills Louise Simmons Mary Simonton John Soltau Tessie Soltau Alice Spengler Gail Stafford John Stafford Nancy Story Verlyn Tamlin Edith Thomas Edweena Thomas Corey Thompson Karin Thompson Rita Thompson Silvia Thompson Carolyn Tigner Willie Tigner Mike Turner Sandi Voyles Claudette Wade Katherine Walker Richard Walker Meredith Walters Geraldine Watson Howard Watson Matilda White Stephanie Wiley Carol Williams Juanita Williams Jane Wilson Yulane Wilson Patricia Young

VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATING 20+ SEASONS Ann Carlisle Laura Chandler Pat Etemadi Shirley Harris Gloria Johnson Jan Knowles 58

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Miriam Short Barbara Singleton Sylvia Sledge Rose Slonaker

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2024-25 RIVERCENTER 2024-25 RIVERCENTER INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADMINISTRATION & STAFF Norman S. Easterbrook executive director Stephanie Hunter president Austin Gibson vice president Dr. William P. Kendall secretary Brad Clements treasurer Mollie Smith executive committee member at large Michael Adams Joseph Brannan Joanne Cogle Patrick J. Donahoe Jeri Hawthorne Kayron Laska Colin Martin Cassie Myers Cindy Sparks Ty Webb Steve White

EXECUTIVE GROUP Norman S. Easterbrook, Executive Director, CEO Jim Rutland, Associate Executive Director John (J.D.) Davis, Director of Production Amanda Donaldson, Director of Development Stefan Hagedorn, Director of Finance and Administration Robin Peacock, Director of Facility and Event Operations Latisha Wells, Director of Patron and Customer Services ACCOUNTING OFFICE Stefan Hagedorn, Director of Finance and Administration Shannon Preston, Finance Manager Stephanie Conklin, Accounting Specialist Berkley Beach, Executive Assistant BOX OFFICE Rachel Elliott, Box Office Manager Isabelle King, Box Office Assistant Manager Kaitlin Hartley, Box Office Ticketing Associate Sarah Osorio, Box Office Ticketing Associate DEVELOPMENT Amanda Donaldson, Director of Development Cheryl Roberts, Development Assistant MARKETING Sarah Algoe, Marketing Manager Lauren Jenkins, Marketing Manager OPERATIONS Robin Peacock, Director of Facility and Event Operations Latisha Wells, Director of Patron and Customer Services Ishmun Holcomb, Events and Facilities Coordinator Sable McCulley, Security Lead PRODUCTION John (J.D.) Davis, Director of Production Lance Fraker, Technical Director Dan Gray, Audio Coordinator Kyle Gray, Head Flyman John Land, Stage Manager/Steward Kyle Patton, Lighting Coordinator EDUCATION Kayla Forgrave, ArtsReach Coordinator

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——— IMPORTANT INFORMATION ——— COVID & Flu Protocols The safety and well-being of our patrons, staff and artists remains RiverCenter’s top priority. RiverCenter uses enhanced cleaning and disinfecting protocols and encourages healthy practices such as handwashing and masks for those not feeling well.

Box Office & Parking BOX OFFICE The box office at RiverCenter, located at the corner of Broadway and Tenth Street, is open Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and exterior ticket window is open Saturdays 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. It opens two hours before each performance and remains open through inter­mission. The box office is not open on federal holidays unless there is an event that day.

FREE PARKING Parking is available in the parking garage directly in front of RiverCenter, 900 Broad­way. Parking for those with disabilities is avail­able in front of our main entrance. The garage is managed by the City of Columbus, not RiverCenter.

House Rules NO BABIES IN ARMS Everyone attending a ticketed event, including all children regardless of age, must have a ticket.

BACKSTAGE AREAS RESTRICTED For safety and security and out of respect for performers’ privacy, patrons are not given access to backstage areas be­fore or after performances.

HOUSE OPENING AND LATE ARRIVALS RiverCenter’s Grand Lobby opens two hours prior to events and seating begins 30 min­utes to one hour before curtain. At the discretion of house man­agement and in compliance with artists’ con­tractual agreements, latecomers will be seated 60

at appropri­ate intervals during events.

Latecomers may be seated near the entry doors out of cour­tesy to performers and other patrons.

PROHIBITED EQUIPMENT Please be courteous and silence cell phones. Photography and recording is prohibited in the theatres.

SMOKE-FREE POLICY RiverCenter is a smoke-free facility.

Smoking is permitted in outdoor areas only. Thank you for your cooperation.

Special Services ELEVATOR A patron elevator is located between the entrances to Bill Heard Theatre and Studio Theatre.

WHEELCHAIRS Wheelchairs are available for pa­trons needing help getting to or from seating.

Ushers will provide assistance.

AUDIO AIDS 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.

DIGITAL PROGRAMS Digital versions of programs for performances found in the printed Applause book are now available to view on your mobile phone. Use the QR code,

or visit rivercenter.org and click “Digital Programs” on the home page menu, or click the “More Info” button on the event and click the link in the show description.

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.

Important Numbers Box Office/Event Information 706.256.3612 Season Ticket Purchases

706.256.3622

Group Sales

706.256.3612

Rentals 706.256.3607 Volunteer Office

706.256.3652

Marketing / Ad Sales

706.256.3608

Development 706.256.3653 ArtsReach 706.256.3607

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——–—— TICKET INFORMATION ——–—— GIFT CERTIFICATES: Available year-round in any dollar amount at the RiverCenter Box Office.

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 2023-2024 SEASON

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Generating

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1.5M

Economic Impact

ECONOMIC IMPACT

HOUSEHOLD INCOME GENERATED 5M ANNUAL

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595,040

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6.2M

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GOVERNMENT REVENUE SHARE

ECONOMIC IMPACT

(Taxes and Licenses)

Community Influence

623,255

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EveryVisit Counts

27,900

ANNUAL GIVING

SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS

(includes sponsors and grants)

274 DONORS

196,400 PATRONS IN ATTENDANCE

660,000+ WEBSITE VISITS

At the Theatre

7,475 630 EVENTS

VOLUNTEER HOURS

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 $6.2 million in economic activity. This supports 189 full-time equivalent jobs, represents over $5 million in local household income, and generates $595,040 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.