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Cast & Creative Team Tracy Lynn Olivera SIGNATURE: Signature Vinyl, Assassins, A Little Night Music (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical), Titanic, The Fix; Gypsy; Crossing; Company, Hello, Dolly! (Ford’s Theatre coproduction); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; Brother Russia; The Hollow; The Boy Detective Fails; Les Misérables; ACE; The Happy Time; Merrily We Roll Along; Allegro; Follies; Side Show; Sweeney Todd. BROADWAY: Ragtime (2009 revival). DC AREA: Kennedy Center: Ragtime, Sunday in the Park..., Passion, Merrily We Roll Along; Arena Stage: Fiddler on the Roof, Damn Yankees; Shakespeare Theatre: Candide; Ford’s Theatre: Ragtime, 110 in the Shade (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical); Olney Theatre: Matilda, On the Town; Studio Theatre: Bachelorette; Imagination Stage: Cinderella. REGIONAL: Goodman Theatre: Candide. RECORDINGS: Because (solo LP). Evan Casey (Guest Artist) SIGNATURE: Assassins, An Act of God, Midwestern Gothic, The Flick (Helen Hayes Award Outstanding Lead Actor nomination), Sunday in the Park with George, Company, Really Really, The Hollow, The Boy Detective Fails, Urinetown, Ten Unknowns, Allegro. OFF-BROADWAY: New Victory Theatre: Elephant and Piggie. NEW YORK: NYMF: River’s End, York Theatre: NEO 8 Concert. DC AREA: Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Olney Theatre Center, Round House Theatre, Studio Theatre 2ndstage, Rep Stage, 1st Stage, Imagination Stage, Adventure Theatre-MTC, Annapolis Shakespeare Company. REGIONAL: North Carolina Theatre, Everyman Theatre, New London Barn Playhouse. FILM: Of Dice and Men (IndieCapitol Award Best Actor nomination), 10-42, The Phages, Union. TV/WEB: House of Cards, Missing Person’s Unit, Stage Fright, Thurston. OTHER: Capitol Steps, GraphicAudio. Greg Wellham (Guitar) is a Baltimore-based multi-instrumentalist, teacher and composer who has been perfecting his craft since 2004. He studied jazz and classical guitar at Towson University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in music. While at Towson, he was the recipient of the Small Jazz Ensemble Competition Scholarship for his compositions with fellow alum Inès Nassara. He also had the pleasure of performing with prominent jazz musicians such as Ellery Eskelin and Matt Wilson. In 2013 he formed the group Super City. Shortly after, their debut song “Find You” was featured on NPR’s World Cafe. Since their formation, they have released two albums, toured extensively across the country and opened for several notable acts such as Robert Randolph, Tokyo Police Club, and Grammy nominee Bombino. Super City was featured on MPT for their performance at WTMD’s First Thursday Festival and has received numerous accolades from the radio station including album of the year for “Sanctuary” in 2019.
Cast & Creative Team Lenny Williams (Music Director/Pianist) Lenny Williams graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in 1983 with a BM degree in music composition. Soon after graduation he began a career as a jazz pianist and composer in Washington, D.C. He eventually became a regular performer at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, performing with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra, and for productions of nationally touring musicals. From 1993 to 2020 he was a full time pianist with the D.C.-based political satire group ‘The Capitol Steps’. From 1988 to 1996 he was the pianist for the late Eva Cassidy, whose posthumous recordings have sold over 12 million copies worldwide. In 2006 he co-produced the CD ‘My Life’ for vocalist Grace Griffith, it received the ‘Album of the Year’ award from the Washington DC Area Music Association. In 2015 he coproduced recordings featuring Susan Boyle for Simon Cowell on the SYCO record label. As a composer Lenny Williams has written original music for over a thousand documentary films, winning national Emmy Awards in 2002,2003,2005,2006,2007 and 2015 in the category Outstanding Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound. He has been nominated for the award 12 times. Since 1995 he has worked extensively with National Geographic Television and Film, the Discovery Channel, WNET, CNN, TLC, PBS, A&E, Animal Planet and The History Channel. He has won five BMI awards and contributed music to two Grammy award-winning recordings. He has also won a Teton award at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival (2007) for Outstanding Musical Score and a Panda Award for Best Music in 2008 from Wildscreen. Kelly Crandall d’Amboise (Film Director) SIGNATURE: Simply Sondheim (Associate Director), Grand Hotel (Choreographer), Light Years (Choreographer), An Act of God (Musical Staging); Motown 2 and Entirely Elvis (Director); Crazy for You (Associate Director); Billy Elliot, La Cage, Cabaret, The Studio (Associate Choreographer). TELEVISION: Director: PBS’s An Ella Fitzgerald Christmas (starring Vanessa Williams), We are Family (starring Laura Osnes) WETA’s National Philharmonic 2020-21 Season. LIVE CONCERTS: Director: Lincoln Center Gala (starring Patti LaBelle and Jennifer Holliday), Kravis Night of Stars (starring Chita Rivera and Brian Stokes Mitchell), Coat of Many Colors: The Music of Dolly Parton (with Morgan James), Respect: The Music of Aretha (with Michelle Williams), Cole Porter After Dark (with Liz Calloway). CHOREOGRAPHY: Olney: The Crucible, CRT: Newsies! PERFORMANCE: BROADWAY: The Boy from Oz (Original Cast), Chicago, Dirty Dancing (workshop), Last Dance (workshop). NATIONAL TOURS: Chicago, The Producers. NEW YORK: Susan Stroman’s A Christmas Carol; NYC Opera: The Most Happy Fella. FILM: Disney’s A Christmas
Song List Down with Love Music by Harold Arlen, Lyrics by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
The Mother Words & Music by Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth
Never Loved Him Anyhow Music by Phil Springer, Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Johnny One Note Words by Lorenz Hart, Music by Richard Rodgers
I Feel Pretty Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Baltimore Music by Zina Goldrich, Lyrics by Marcy Heisler
Anyone Who Had a Heart Music by Burt Bacharach, Lyrics by Hal David Lady in Red Word & Music by Chris de Burgh Brand New Key Words & Music by Melanie Safka Toxic Words & Music by Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg & Henrik Jonback Baby, Now That I’ve Found You Words & Music by Tony Macaulay & John MacLeod
Party Hat Music & Lyrics by Joe Iconis One Little Word Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon This Will Be Our Year Words & Music by Chris White Your Kisses Kill Me (What a way to Die) Music by S. Lawrence, Lyrics by M. Discant The Trolley Song/Another Hundred People “The Trolley Song” Words & Music by Hugh Marting & Ralph Blane “Another Hundred People” Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Arrangement by William Yanesh
Film & Production Staff Filmed by Chiet Productions Director of Photography Justin Chiet Technical Coordinator/1st Assistant Camera Jeremy Jacoby Camera Operator Eric Korangie Film Production Assistant Jason Obando Camera Operator Ben Siegel Associate Producer James Gardiner Editor Natalie Ridgley Colorist Borna Jafari Medical Services provided by Event Medic Inc. Health Safety Manager Kerry Epstein
Assistant Production Manager Kimberly J. Scott Company Manager Laura Matey Production Assistant/Deck Chief Tess Wagner Lighting by Jonathan Maag Light Board Operator Timothy Strickland Sound Design & Editing Ryan Hickey Lead Sound Engineer Kendric Maxey Deck Sound Engineer Connor Sherrill Wardrobe Supervisor Courtney Leigh Wood Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Dominique Travers
Leadership
Maggie Boland (Managing Director) joined the Signature Theatre staff in May 2008. Prior to joining Signature, Maggie spent nearly 10 years at Arena Stage in increasingly senior positions, beginning as Marketing Director, responsible for Arena’s earned income, and assuming oversight of the $3 million+ Annual Fund and $125 million Next Stage Campaign in subsequent seasons as the Director of External Affairs. Prior to joining Arena Stage, Maggie worked on Broadway at the Roundabout Theatre Company for nearly six years, most recently as the Director of Annual Giving, responsible for raising more than $3.5 million annually. Maggie also participated extensively in Roundabout’s capital campaign to fund the restoration and renovation of the American Airlines Theatre. She was named a recipient of 2016 Women Who Mean Business award from the Washington Business Journal. Maggie graduated magna cum laude from Boston College’s Honors Program with a BA in English; she is a member of the Board of Directors of TheatreWashington and serves as Vice President of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT). Matthew Gardiner (Artistic Director) has directed and/or choreographed more than 25 productions at Signature Theatre, including A Chorus Line, West Side Story, La Cage aux Folles, Jelly’s Last Jam, and The Threepenny Opera, as well as several world premieres including Really Really, Soon, and Midwestern Gothic. With Signature’s special commitment to producing the work of Stephen Sondheim, Matthew has directed and/or choreographed many Sondheim musicals including Passion, Sunday in the Park with George, Company, Sweeney Todd and the world premiere of Simply Sondheim. As Signature’s Associate Artistic Director for over a decade, Matthew helped to build several groundbreaking seasons, cultivated relationships with prominent and emerging artists, and oversaw several of Signature’s new work development initiatives, including the American Musical Voices Project, SigWorks: Monday Night Play Reading Series (highlighting the work of DC area playwrights) and the Signature/Yale Composer Partnership, which seeks to give opportunity to early career composers. Outside of Signature, Matthew has directed and/or choreographed at the Washington, DC theaters Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Round House Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Studio Theatre. Matthew has also worked abroad, choreographing Titanic and directing and choreographing Doctor Zhivago for OD Musical Company in Seoul, Korea. Matthew is the recipient of three Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Director of a Musical and has been honored with more than a dozen nominations.
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