2024 AdventHealth Broadway Series
Sept. 17–22
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Are you ready to take flight with Peter Pan and journey to a world where the spirit of childhood fun and adventure endures?
At Starlight, we are committed to our vision of being the home for accessible live arts experiences for all generations, and Peter Pan is the kind of show that perfectly embodies that vision. Inspired by J.M. Barrie's beloved classic tale and brought to life with captivating performances, mesmerizing choreography (and, of course, flying!), and unforgettable music, Peter Pan has been delighting audiences of all ages for many years. I loved this story as a child, dreaming of far-off adventures and the boundless possibilities of imagination. The story’s theme of growing up, bravery, and the power of belief remain relevant for not just young people, but all of us.
For our younger arts patrons, especially those who might not have made it to the 8 p.m. curtain time this evening, I want to ensure you know about our brand-new Performances for Young Audiences Series. Developed for ages 4-10, but designed for children and adults to enjoy together, this series is held during the school year inside our climate-controlled Cohen Community Stagehouse. Please consider sharing the inspirational benefits of live theatre with the young people in your lives by bringing them out for a show and telling your friends and family about this new Starlight experience. All tickets are $15 each and more information can be found at kcstarlight.com.
On behalf of everyone who has a hand in making the magic happen both on and off stage, thank you for supporting live theatre and for being a part of our 2024 AdventHealth Broadway Series. People like you have propelled Starlight for a successful 75 years, and we look forward to celebrating that milestone with you in the coming year.
Now, prepare to fly away to Neverland and remember to never stop believing in magic!
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Lindsey Rood-Clifford President + C.E.O.
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PERFORMANCES FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Developed for young people ages 4-10 and designed for children and adults to enjoy together, this brand-new series provides young audiences the inspirational and developmental benefits of live theatre to community students and families.
School matinee performances and weekend family shows ensure young people and their families have opportunities to experience the magic of Starlight.
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JOURNEY TO OZ NOV. 9, 2024
In this fantastic new adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, we are invited to go to Oz with Dorothy as audience members become a part of an experiential production, singing and dancing, and acting alongside professional actors.
When the cyclone comes, the entire theater enters the eye of the storm with whisking lights and exciting music.
THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD
MARCH 1, 2025
One wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the night. She follows snowy tracks and encounters all sorts of woodland creatures, including a debonair snake, eccentric owl and a cunning fox.
But the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist, does he? And what will the Gruffalo’s Child do when she finds him?
UNDERNEATH A MAGICAL MOON APRIL 5, 2025
A reimagining of Peter Pan as told by Wendy Darling. Wendy gazes out at the night sky dreaming of blue lagoons, magical moons and most of all, stories. And tonight, there’s magic in the air…
Fly with Wendy and her brothers as they create the world of Neverland, where time stands still and the impossible seems possible. Even everyday objects become extraordinary under the magical moon. A sparkling new production scored with exquisite live music and songs, enthralling movement and a sprinkle of fairy dust.
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Since 2006, Starlight has proudly awarded Vincent Legacy Scholarships to middle school students throughout metropolitan Kansas City. Established with a generous contribution from longtime Starlight supporters Greg and Rebecca Reid, the scholarships provide BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) youth with funds to pursue professional training and experience the life-expanding possibilities of the performing arts.
To qualify, students in grades six, seven and eight must display talent and passion for the performing arts, have a strong interest in community service, and audition for the selection committee at Starlight.
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Catherine Ariale as Lady, Morgan Scott as Star, and Ella Perez as Babe in THE CHER SHOW. Photo by Meredith Mashburn Photography.
STARLIGHT THEATRE ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY
2024 AdventHealth Broadway Series presents
NETworks Presentations presents
A Musical Based on the Play by SIR J.M. BARRIE
Lyrics by CAROLYN LEIGH
Additional Lyrics by BETTY COMDEN, ADOLPH GREEN
Music by MORRIS (MOOSE) CHARLAP
Additional Music by JULE STYNE and AMANDA GREEN
Originally Directed, Choreographed and Adapted by JEROME ROBBINS
Additional Book by LARISSA FASTHORSE
Introducing NOLAN ALMEIDA with HAWA KAMARA RAYE ZARAGOZA SHEFALI DESHPANDE KURT PERRY WILLIAM FOON CAMDEN KWOK
CHARLES ANTENEN ZAYNN ARORA JONAH BARRICKLO CHRISTINA HÉLÈNE BRAA LEVI CHRISOPULOS TONY COLLINS
JORDAN T. DeLEON BAILEY FRANKENBERG LEO GALLEGOS BRANDON GILLE RYAN PERRY MARKS MICHAEL MARRERO CHEYENNE OMANI KENNY RAMOS HANNAH SCHMIDT KIARA WILLIAMS featuring CODY GARCIA as CAPTAIN HOOK
Scenic Design ANNA LOUIZOS
BUSH
Wig, Hair & Make-Up Design J. JARED JANAS “Tinker Bell” Design PAUL KIEVE
Associate Director MATT COWART
Casting ARC/DUNCAN STEWART, CSA PATRICK MARAVILLA
General Management GENTRY & ASSOCIATES STEVEN VARON-MOORE
New Fight & Dance Music DAVID DABBON
Associate Choreographer TRAVIS WALDSCHMIDT
Additional Casting MICHAEL DONOVAN, CSA
KAI HARADA
Fight Music & Dance Arrangements DAVID DABBON & ANDY EINHORN
Fight Direction RICK SORDELET & CHRISTIAN KELLY-SORDELET
Music Coordinator JOHN MEZZIO Music Director JONATHAN MARRO
RICHIE FERRIS, CSA Tour Booking & Marketing Direction BOND THEATRICAL
Company Manager LUKE MEYER
Production Stage Manager MEGAN BELGAM
Executive Producer TRINITY WHEELER
Music Supervision, Orchestral Adaptation & Additional Arrangements by ANDY EINHORN
Flying Sequences Choreographed by PAUL RUBIN
Choreography by LORIN LATARRO Directed by LONNY PRICE
&
ANITA DLONIAK & ASSOCIATES MELISSA A. HAZEK
Production Management NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS HECTOR GUIVAS
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Wendy HAWA KAMARA
John WILLIAM FOON
Michael ........................................................................................................................ CAMDEN KWOK
Mrs. Darling SHEFALI DESHPANDE
Mr. Darling CODY GARCIA
Peter Pan .................................................................................................................... NOLAN ALMEIDA
Liza .........................................................................................................................HANNAH SCHMIDT
The Croc CHRISTINA HÉLÈNE BRAA
Lost Boys ........................................
CHARLES ANTENEN, ZAYNN ARORA, JONAH BARRICKLO, LEVI CHRISOPULOS, LEO GALLEGOS, BRANDON GILLE
Tiger Lily (Hohokam, Yamato) RAYE ZARAGOZA
Acoma (Cahokia Mississippian) KENNY RAMOS
Žemyna (Early Slavs)..............................................................................................HANNAH SCHMIDT
Gyo ti (Olmec)
CHRISTINA HÉLÈNE BRAA
Ife (Nok) KIARA WILLIAMS
Boa Sr (Bo) ........................................................................................................ SHEFALI DESHPANDE
Kai Bi’a (Gonaqua) JORDAN T. DeLEON
Aiyo (Chorrera) MICHAEL MARRERO
Nintoku (Yamato)................................................................................................ RYAN PERRY MARKS
Pirates .................................................................
CHRISTINA HÉLÈNE BRAA, JORDAN T. DeLEON, SHEFALI DESHPANDE, RYAN PERRY MARKS, MICHAEL MARRERO, KENNY RAMOS, HANNAH SCHMIDT, KIARA WILLIAMS
Captain Hook .................................................................................................................. CODY GARCIA
Smee KURT PERRY
Jane CHRISTINA HÉLÈNE BRAA
SWINGS
TONY COLLINS, BAILEY FRANKENBERG, LEO GALLEGOS, CHEYENNE OMANI
STANDBYS
Standbys never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
For Wendy— CHRISTINA HÉLÈNE BRAA, CHEYENNE OMANI; for John—LEVI CHRISOPULOS; for Michael—ZAYNN ARORA; for Mrs. Darling— BAILEY FRANKENBERG, HANNAH SCHMIDT; for Mr. Darling, Captain Hook— RYAN PERRY MARKS, MICHAEL MARRERO; for Peter Pan— CHARLES ANTENEN, JONAH BARRICKLO; for Smee— CHARLES ANTENEN, BRANDON GILLE; for Tiger Lily—BAILEY FRANKENBERG, CHEYENNE OMANI;
DANCE, FIGHT & CO-FLY CAPTAIN: BAILEY FRANKENBERG
ASSISTANT DANCE & FIGHT CAPTAIN: TONY COLLINS
CO-FLY CAPTAIN: RYAN PERRY MARKS
TO VIEW THE CAST LIST FOR THIS PERFORMANCE, SCAN THE QR CODE BELOW:
NOLAN ALMEIDA
CODY GARCIA
HAWA KAMARA
RAYE ZARAGOZA
SHEFALI DESHPANDE
KURT PERRY
WILLIAM FOON
CAMDEN KWOK
CHARLES ANTENEN
ZAYNN ARORA
JONAH BARRICKLO
CHRISTINA HÉLÈNE BRAA
LEVI CHRISOPULOS
TONY COLLINS
JORDAN T. DeLEON
BAILEY FRANKENBERG
LEO GALLEGOS
BRANDON GILLE
RYAN PERRY MARKS
MICHAEL MARRERO
CHEYENNE OMANI
KENNY RAMOS
HANNAH SCHMIDT
KIARA WILLIAMS
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT 1
Overture Orchestra
Prologue Orchestra
“Tender Shepherd”
Mrs. Darling, Wendy, Michael, John
“I Gotta Crow” Peter Pan
“Neverland” Peter Pan
“I’m Flying”
Peter Pan, Wendy, John, Michael
“Hook’s Tango” Captain Hook, Pirates
“Wendy” Peter Pan, Lost Boys
“I Won’t Grow Up” Peter Pan, Lost Boys
“Friends Forever” Peter Pan, Tiger Lily, Company
ACT 2
“We Hate Those Kids” (“I Won’t Grow Up” Reprise)............................................................ Pirates
“Hook’s Tarantella”........................................................................................ Captain Hook, Pirates
“Distant Melody” ........................................................................................... Wendy, John, Michael
“When I Went Home” ........................................................................................................ Peter Pan
“Hook’s Waltz” .............................................................................................. Captain Hook, Pirates
“I Gotta Crow” (Reprise) .................................................
Peter Pan, Tiger Lily, Michael, Company
“Tender Shepherd” (Reprise) ..................................................
“Never Grow Up” (Reprise)......................................
Mrs. Darling, Wendy, John, Michael
Mr. Darling, Mrs. Darling, Family, Lost Boys
“Neverland” (Reprise)........................................................................................................ Peter Pan
ORCHESTRA
Conductor/Keyboard—JONATHAN MARRO
Associate Music Director—MICHAEL GILDIN
Violin—VICTORIA HURLBURT Cello—ROMAN WOOD
Reeds—RYAN CLAUS, KEVIN VU Trumpet—SOPHIE MANOLOFF
Trumpet/Flugelhorn—KYLE KNEPPER Trombone—JON DOWD Drums/Percussion—BRIAN GANCH
Music Coordinator—JOHN MEZZIO
Electronic Music Design Billy Jay Stein, Chris Petti, Hiro Iida, Benedict Braxton-Smith, and Jason Howland for Strange Cranium.
Music Preparation—Michael Pacifico and Jacob Fjeldheim
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
NOLAN ALMEIDA (Peter Pan) is a 17-yearold, currently in his senior year of high school. He last appeared as Crutchie in Newsies. Nolan has always loved the story of Peter Pan, and in fifth grade he even tried to publish a sequel. It did not get published. Getting to play this role and introduce his generation to the magic of Peter Pan is a dream come true. Endless gratitude to Danielle Keaton for introducing him to the art in acting, and to his family and friends for their love and support.
CODY GARCIA (Mr. Darling, Captain Hook) is a tall and stereotypically indecisive non-binary Libra that would definitely rather have chocolate desserts than fruity desserts. This isn’t the first time Cody has professionally played a pirate, and it most likely won’t be the last. Non-pirate credits: National tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Wonka), Elf (Buddy). Other credits: Rocky Horror Show (Frank), Star Wars Ballet (Darth Vader), Oklahoma! (Roustabout #3). Cody would like to dedicate their performance to all the captains and none of the crocodiles—you know what you did. Alma mater: Boston Conservatory. codyrgarcia.com @popgoesthecultureshock
HAWA KAMARA (Wendy) is absolutely delighted to be making her professional debut after graduating from Emerson College with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Some favorite credits include Jelly’s Last Jam (Anita) and Heathers: the Musical (Veronica Sawyer). Hawakamara.com
RAYE ZARAGOZA ( Tiger Lily ) has been called “one of the freshest and most compelling voices in folk music today” by NPR. The LA-based singer-songwriter recently released her third studio album Hold That Spirit, informed by her identity as a woman of mixed Indigenous (Akimel O’otham descent), Asian and Latina heritage. You can hear her music on “Grey’s Anatomy,” “NCIS,” and Netflix’s “Spirit Rangers.” She is thrilled to return to the theatrical stage. @rayezaragoza
SHEFALI DESHPANDE ( Mrs. Darling, Ensemble) is an actress/singer-songwriter with proud Bay Area and Indian (Maharashtrian/ Kannada) roots. She’s thrilled to perform! Credits include: Minx (MAX), “Raja” (Pop fusion single), “Double Cross” (ALLBLK); Commercials (e.g. AT&T, Apple). Grateful for: mom, dad, sister, community, educators, ARC, and Kreativ. Alma mater: USC. @missshefali
KURT PERRY (Smee). NYC: Noblesse Oblige (Ma-Yi), Quilt: A Musical Celebration (MJP Theatricals). Regional: The Addams Family (Beef and Boards), The Music Man (Fireside Theatre), HAIR (MSMT). TV: “Bull” (CBS). Thank you to Penny, Jordan and my family for their support. @KurtPerry41
WILLIAM FOON (John) is a CA native, loves the stage and has performed since age six. Recent
credits: Oliver! (Encores, NY City Center), The Secret Garden (CTGLA), A Christmas Carol (CenterREP). Thanks to DDO, my teachers, family & friends. @william.foon
CAMDEN KWOK (Michael) is ecstatic to be making his national tour debut! He loves all things performing and cannot wait to meet Peter Pan fans across the country! When not on stage, he enjoys movie night with his fam, breakdancing, playing sports, or time with friends. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister and pup Gigi Pickles for their love and support. Special thanks to BEA, Maxed Management, ARC + Robert @CamdenKwok
CHARLES ANTENEN (Ensemble). Originally from Atlanta, GA, Charles is a recent graduate of the FSUMT program. Regional Credits: Cats, Kinky Boots, 42nd St, Jersey Boys (MTWichita). He would like to thank his family and agent Craig for all their help and support. @charles_antenen
ZAYNN ARORA (Ensemble) is a super sweet and funny kid from TX. He loves plants and birds. He has been performing from the age of two. Zaynn’s credits include voice overs for Nickelodeon, multiple national commercials, short movies and songs. Instagram: @zaynnarora
JONAH BARRICKLO (Ensemble), a NYC native based in Boston, is thrilled to join this magical production! Credits: Xanadu (Sonny), Anything Goes (Featured Sailor), The Prom (u/s Nick), Cabaret (Herr Schultz). BFA, Emerson. Love to Mom, Dad, Jenna, and Ella. jonahbarricklo.com @_jonahbear
CHRISTINA HÉLÈNE BRAA (Ensemble) is an LA-based artist. She grew up studying classical ballet. She earned her BA in Acting at USC. She has garnered several film credits including Miss Brown (Tribeca 2023) as the title character. Playing as Ensemble and u/s Wendy in Peter Pan marks her professional musical theater debut. @xtina_braa
LEVI CHRISOPULOS (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut with Peter Pan Credits: “FBI:CBS (Lucas Ravener),” MatildaThe Musical (Nigel), Broadway! @ Disneyland. Levi would like to thank his Mom, Dad, twin sisters, extended family, and dance family @ DFNW for their unending love and support on this journey. @lchrisop_dancer
TONY COLLINS (Swing, Assistant Dance & Fight Captain) is thrilled to be heading to Neverland! Off Broadway: The Goodbye Girl. Regional: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Kinky Boots, & Newsies! TV/Film: Gossip Girl 2.0 and J. Lo’s Halftime Netflix Premiere as a dancer! Thank you ARC! @tonyycollinss
JORDAN T. DeLEON (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut! Regional: Starlight Theatre, Music Theatre Wichita, Theatre
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Aspen, Lexington Theatre Co, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina. University of Oklahoma ‘23! Love to Mom, Dad & friends! @jordantdeleon
BAILEY FRANKENBERG (Swing, Dance, Fight & Co-Fly Captain). Choctaw/ Cherokee Nation Citizen! Credits: 9 to 5 (Doralee), Dracula: The Failings of Men (Lucy Westenra), Tokyo Disney (Singer), The Lost Colony (Eleanor Dare), Unto These Hills (Wilani), Alvin and the Chipmunks Live! tour. Training: CAP21 Conservatory, NYC. @baileyfrankenberg
LEO GALLEGOS (Swing) is a striving Latino artist who was most recently seen in the Ensemble of Phoenix Theatre Company’s production of The Prom. His other credits include the socially awkward Daryl in Bright Star and the lovesick Musidorus in Head Over Heels.
BRANDON GILLE (Ensemble) is absolutely thankful and thrilled to be performing in the national tour in Peter Pan! He expresses his gratitude towards ARC casting, his agent, friends, and family for the unending support. Check him out more of him on his website, brandongille.com, or his Instagram, @bdgille
RYAN PERRY MARKS (Ensemble, CoFly Captain) is thrilled to be touring with the incredible new production of Peter Pan! Regional: Mary Poppins (Bert), Cinderella (Prince Topher), Newsies (Race, Dance Captain), Saturday Night Fever (Double J). National Tour: Rudolph (Charlie). Thank you to ARC Casting, Natalie at LA Talent, and my incredibly supportive family and friends! @ryanperrymarks
MICHAEL MARRERO (Ensemble) is stoked to be making magic in his first national tour of Peter Pan. Credits: Norwegian Cruise Line’s inaugural cast of SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical (Swing), In The Heights (Ensemble), Evita (Ensemble), 42nd Street (Ensemble). Special thanks to the team, ARC casting and Pantera/ Murphy the Agency. Por mi familia y amigos — Mmmwah! For Nick Pratico. @mmarrero28 michaelmarrero.me
CHEYENNE OMANI (Swing). National Tour: Annie (Dance Captain/Swing). Regional: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Charlaine), On Your Feet! (Robin), A Chorus Line (Maggie), Mamma Mia! (Ali), Singin’ in the Rain (Mary Margaret), and Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit). Special thanks to Tiera Ashley at Firestarter Entertainment. @cheyenneomani
KENNY RAMOS (Ensemble) is from the Barona Band of Mission Indians/Kumeyaay Nation and the Barona Indian Reservation. He’s a Cornerstone Theater Company Ensemble Member and Artistin-Residence at La Jolla Playhouse. Regional: Native Voices at the Autry, Perseverance Theatre, Krannert Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center, Seattle Rep, Center Theatre Group, The Kennedy Center. TV: “Spirit Rangers”
(Netflix). Education: BA in American Indian Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). @krayramos
HANNAH SCHMIDT (Ensemble) (she/her). National tour debut! Northeast Ohio native from Bainbridge Township. BFA in musical theatre from Otterbein University. Endless gratitude to the Peter Pan team, Hudson Artists Agency, and Casting by Arc. Love to everyone who keeps me dancing—Mom, Dad, Allie, Joe, Dean, and my amazing friends! @hannahdschmidt
KIARA WILLIAMS (Ensemble) National tour debut! Kiara is from NYC, most recently seen in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (NCL). She thanks her friends and family for their endless love and support! BFA Dance University of Michigan. Instagram: @kiarawilliams
SIR J.M. BARRIE ( Author, Original Play ) (1860—1937) was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland. When their parents died, Barrie became guardian to three boys whom he had met in Kensington Gardens in 1897. The boys are thought to be the inspiration for the creation of Peter Pan. Peter Pan first took place in 1904 and remarkably Barrie girted the copyright to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London in 1929, later extended for perpetuity in the U.K.
CAROLYN LEIGH (Lyricist) (1926—1983) is perhaps best known as the lyricist of that classic of the musical theatre, Peter Pan. She not only created the lyrics but was also the originator of the idea for a musical about the playground for adults called Wall Street – and this became the musical How Now, Dow Jones on which she collaborated with Elmer Bernstein and for which she received a Tony nomination. Before Mr. Bernstein, her partner was mainly Cy Coleman and as a words and music team they gave the nation some of its top popular hits: “Witchcraft,” “The Best Is Yet to Come,” “Firefly,” “Hey, Look Me Over,” “Pass Me By” and “When in Rome.” They also gave Broadway one of its most delicious scores in Wildcat, starring Lucille Ball and Little Me starring Sid Caesar.
MORRIS “MOOSE” CHARLAP (Composer) (1928—1974) wrote the original score for the 1954 Broadway musical Peter Pan starring Mary Martin and Cyril Ritchard. The show was presented as a limited 16-week engagement and before opening night every performance was sold out. Charlap went on to write the scores for Broadway’s Woop-Up (1958), The Conquering Hero (1961) and Kelly (1965).
BETTY COMDEN (1917—2006) and ADOLPH GREEN (1914—2002) ( Additional Lyrics), recipients of the 1991 Kennedy Center Honors, began as a group called The Revuers, which included Judy Holliday. Their first musical was On the Town , also the first for Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins and for which
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they wrote the book and lyrics and two leading roles for themselves. With Bernstein they also collaborated on Wonderful Town. With Jule Styne they wrote book and/or lyrics to Bells Are Ringing, Do Re Mi, Say Darling, Subways Are For Sleeping, and Hallelujah, Baby! They also created book and/or lyrics to Applause and On the Twentieth Century and The Will Rogers Follies. They have received six Tony Awards. Their many movie musicals include The Band Wagon, On the Town, Bells Are Ringing, It’s Always Fair Weather, and Singin’ In the Rain, which was voted one of the ten best films of all time by the American Film Institute. Their nonmusical films are Auntie Mame and What a Way to Go. Members of the Dramatists Guild Council, they enjoyed performing their own works under the title A Party With Comden and Green.
AMANDA GREEN (Additional Lyrics) is proud to contribute additional lyrics to this beautiful bold re-imagining of Peter Pan and the work of her late great father, the brilliant Adolph Green & Betty Comden. She’s a two-time Tony Award and Grammy Award nominated lyricist and composer, a four-time Drama Desk Award nominee, Frederick Loewe Award winner for Best Original Composition for the theater and the Larson Award. Broadway: Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal (2022, Lyrics), Hands On A Hardbody (Lyrics & Co-Composer), Bring It On (Co-Lyrics with Lin Manuel Miranda), High Fidelity (Lyrics). Revivals: Kiss Me Kate (starring Kelli O’Hara; Additional Book & Lyrics) and On The Twentieth Century (starring Kristin Chenoweth; Additional Lyrics). Next up, Female Troubles: A Period Piece, an original musical comedy premiering in 2024. Amanda serves as the first woman President of The Dramatists Guild of America.
JULE STYNE ( Additional Music ) (1905 1994). Broadway: Hallelujah, Baby!; Gentleman Prefer Blondes; Peter Pan; Bells Are Ringing; Gypsy; Funny Girl. He is considered one of the greatest composers in the history of American musical theatre. Collaborators include Sammy Cahn, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Stephen Sondheim, Bob Merrill, Leo Robin and E.Y. Harburg. He has composed legendary hits such as “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “The Party’s Over,” “Let It Snow!,” “People,” “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” and Oscar-winning “Three Coins in the Fountain.” Jule Styne was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Theater Hall of Fame and is a Kennedy Center Honoree.
JEROME ROBBINS ( Original Director and Choreographer ) (1918—1998) is world renowned as a choreographer of ballets is world renowned for his work as a choreographer of ballets, as well as his work as a choreographer/ director in theater, movies, and television. His Broadway shows include On the Town, Billion
Dollar Baby, High Button Shoes, West Side Story, The King and I, Gypsy, Peter Pan, Miss Liberty, Call Me Madam, and Fiddler on the Roof . His last Broadway production in 1989, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, won six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director. Among the more than 60 ballets he created are Fancy Free, Afternoon of a Faun, The Concert, Dances at a Gathering, In the Night, In G Major, Other Dances, Glass Pieces, A Suite of Dances, created for Mikhail Baryshnikov and West Side Story Suite which are in the repertories of New York City Ballet and other major dance companies throughout the world. Mr. Robbins won two Academy Awards for the film West Side Story, four Tony Awards, five Donaldson Awards, one Emmy Award, the Screen Directors’ Guild Award, and the NY Drama Critics Circle Award. He was a Kennedy Center Honors Recipient and was awarded the French Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur.
LARISSA FASTHORSE ( Additional Book ), (Sicangu Lakota Nation) is a 2020 MacArthur Fellow, award winning writer, and co-founder of Indigenous Direction. Larissa made her Broadway debut in 2023 with The Thanksgiving Play , making her the first known female, Native American playwright to be produced on Broadway. The Thanksgiving Play has been one of the top ten most produced plays in America for several seasons. Additional produced plays include For The People, Urban Rez/Native Nation/Wicoun, The Democracy Project, What Would Crazy Horse Do?, Landless, Cow Pie Bingo, Average Family, Teaching Disco Squaredancing to Our Elders: a Class Presentation, Vanishing Point and Cherokee Family Reunion. Larissa is currently a professor of practice at Arizona State University. She dedicates this production to the memory of her father who loved Peter Pan
LONNY PRICE ( Director ) has been a consistent presence on and off Broadway, as a director, writer, and actor for more than 40 years. Broadway: Gabriel Byrne’s Walking With Ghosts, Sunset Boulevard, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, 110 in the Shade, ‘Master Harold’... and the Boys, Sally Marr and Her Escorts, Urban Cowboy, A Class Act. West End: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. Off-Broadway: Scotland, PA ; Visiting Mr. Green, and Valley Song. English National Opera: Man of La Mancha, Carousel, Sunset Boulevard, Sweeney Todd . Film/television: the New York Philharmonic’s Sweeney Todd, Company, Camelot, Candide, Passion (Emmy Award), Sondheim: The Birthday Concert! (Emmy Award). Additional television: Sweeney Todd (San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Award), Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (HBO). Documentaries: Best Worst Thing
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That Ever Could Have Happened (Netflix), Hal Prince: The Director’s Life (PBS). As a film actor, he is best remembered as Neil, the nerdy grandson of resort owner Max Kellerman, in the classic Dirty Dancing.
LORIN LATARRO ( Choreographer ). Broadway: Into the Woods, Waitress, Mrs. Doubtfire, Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber, Waiting for Godot with Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, Merrily We Roll Along -Roundabout, La Traviata-Metropolitan Opera. Lorin directed Candace Bushnell’s Is There Still Sex in the City? (Daryl Roth Theatre -NY Times Critic’s Pick). Additional choreography: Chess (Kennedy Center), Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 21 Chump Street (BAM), Twelfth Night and Odyssey (Public), Queen of the Night (Drama Desk Award), Assassins and Oliver! (Encores!), Huey Lewis Musical (Old Globe). BFA—Juilliard. MA— NYU. Lorin is a Drama Desk, Lortel and Chita Rivera Award nominee.
PAUL RUBIN ( Flying Sequences Choreographer ), a proud member of The Academy of Magical Arts at The Magic Castle in Hollywood CA. Broadway: Wicked , Doctor Zhivago, Frozen, Curtains with David Hyde Pierce, The Pirate Queen, Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan, Kiss Me, Kate, The Green Bird, Fiddler on the Roof, Bombay Dreams and Saturday Night Fever . International and Touring Productions include Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Holland, Moscow, Tokyo, and the U.S.), Tori Amos’ The Light Princess (National Theatre, London), Aladdin , West Coast Premiere of Carrie the Musical , 9 to 5 the Musical , SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical . TV credits: “Kevin Can Wait,” “The Tony Awards,” “CNN,” and “Entertainment Tonight.” Paul lives in NY with his wife Katie and daughter Juliette. TheFlyGuy. com, IG: @theflyguyny
ANDY EINHORN ( Music Supervisor, Orchestral Adaptation and Additional Arrangements, Fight Music & Dance Arrangements ). Broadway: Music Supervisor/ Conductor: Hello, Dolly! (Bette Midler), Carousel (Renée Fleming), Holiday Inn. Music Director/Conductor: Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Brief Encounter, Sondheim on Sondheim. Music director and conductor for Audra McDonald since 2011. International Music Supervisor: The Sound of Music. TV: HBO’s “Six by Sondheim,” PBS “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy,” Academy Awards 2019, “Eat Sh*t Bob” for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” starring John Oliver. Faculty: Aspen Music Festival. Rice University, summa cum laude. For Samantha W.
ANNA LOUIZOS (Scenic Design). Three-time Tony award nominee. Broadway: School of Rock
(sets and costumes), In the Heights, Avenue Q, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Holiday Inn, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Honeymoon in Vegas, Dames at Sea, It Shoulda Been You, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, High Fidelity, Curtains, The Performers , among others Regional, international, and off-Broadway designs include: West Side Story (current world tour); Here You Come Again; The Secret Garden; Altar Boyz; Scotland, PA; Crimes of the Heart; Holiday Inn; Lucha Teotle; Aladdin. Illustrations: Murder Your Employer (Rupert Holmes’novel) Founder of Broadway Design Exchange, an online marketplace for theatre designers’ artwork. broadwaydex.com
SARAFINA BUSH ( Costume Design ). Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio, The Who’s Tommy, The Outsiders, For Colored Girls… (Tony Award Nominee) , Pass Over . OffBroadway: Oliver! (City Center Encores), Evanston Salt Costs Climbing (The New Group), Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Obie Award: Playwrights Horizons), Broadway Bounty Hunter (Greenwich House). Regional: The Who’s Tommy (Goodman Theatre), The Outsiders (La Jolla Playhouse), Life After (Goodman Theatre), Afterwords (5 th Avenue). Education: BA, Adelphi University.
AMITH CHANDRASHAKER ( Lighting Design) is an internationally renowned lighting designer for Opera, Theatre, and Dance. He is the recipient of The Drama Desk and Henry Hewes awards; Union Trustee for United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE; MFA, NYU Tisch School of the Arts and faculty at University of Maryland’s School for Theatre Dance and Performance Studies.
KAI HARADA ( Sound Design ). Broadway: Merrily We Roll Along ; New York, New York (Tony Award Nomination); Kimberly Akimbo ; The Old Man and the Pool ; Mister Saturday Night; Head Over Heels; The Band’s Visit (Tony, Drama Desk Awards); Amélie ; Sunday in the Park With George; Allegiance; Gigi; Fun Home; On the Town; First Date; Follies (Tony, Drama Desk Nominations); and Million Dollar Quartet West End: Crazy For You ; Million Dollar Quartet. Many other musicals around the country and the world.
DAVID BENGALI ( Projection Design ). Broadway: Roundabout Theatre Company. OffBroadway and regional include The Public, Signature, Atlantic, 59E59, BAM, A.R.T., La Jolla Playhouse, Geffen, Dallas Theater Center, Alliance, Kennedy Center and Yale Rep. Lortel and Drama Desk nominations.
J. JARED JANAS ( Wig, Hair & Makeup Design ). Broadway: Purlie Victorious , Good Night, Oscar, Sweeney Todd…, Ohio State Murders, & Juliet , Kimberly Akimbo, Topdog/
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Underdog, How I Learned to Drive, American Buffalo, Jagged Little Pill , Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune , Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Bandstand, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard, The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Motown, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, All about Me.
PAUL KIEVE (“Tinker Bell” Design). Movies include: “Wonka,” “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” Disney’s “Snow White,” “Hugo” (Scorsese). Broadway: Groundhog Day, Finding Neverland, Matilda, Ghost, Pippin, SideShow . West End (London) includes: The Invisible Man, The Witches, Zorro. Phantom… (US tour). Awakening (Wynn Las Vegas). Mickey & the Magician (Disneyland Paris), Beauty and the Beast (Disney Dream). Consultant to David Blaine, David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, Adele, Sade and Kate Bush. Awards: Drama Desk ( Ghost ). Creative Fellowship (Magic Castle, Hollywood). Maskelyne (Magic Circle, London). Old Vic (London) Associate artist.
DAVID DABBON (New Fight & Dance Music, Fight Music & Dance Arrangements ). Emmy Nomination: HBO’s “Last Week Tonight : Eat S__, Bob! ” (composer). On Broadway: Beetlejuice, Funny Girl, and Disaster! (dance arrangements); Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’ (new music/dance arrangements), Sondheim on Sondheim (additional orchestrations-Grammy Nomination). Film: HBO’s documentary Six by Sondheim (arranger). Orchestrator: Audra McDonald New York Philharmonic: Sing Happy and Audra McDonald: Go Back Home . His interactive game show musical, Game On, was commissioned/produced by PCLO. Education: B.M. The Hartt School and M.M. from Carnegie Mellon University.
SORDELET INC. (Fight Direction). Rick and his sons, Christian Kelly-Sordelet and Collin Kelly-Sordelet created SordeletInc.com, a Native-owned action movement company with 35 years experience. Broadway: The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Wolf Hall, Waiting for Godot. National tours: Tina and Jesus Christ Superstar and more. 52 first-class productions worldwide including Beauty and the Beast UK Tour and West End production, soon to Broadway. TV/Film: The Game Plan , Dan in Real Life, Ben is Back , Respect , One True Loves and Blue Light and loads of television productions. They teach at William Esper Studio, New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, HB Studio, CUNY Harlem, Montclair State and 22 years at Yale School of Drama. Rick is a board member for Red Bull Theater and runs a publishing company for the first time writer called Sordeletink.com.
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
JONATHAN MARRO ( Music Director ) is grateful to rejoin NETworks with this incredible group of artists for Peter Pan! He is an alum of the University of Southern Maine, where he received his music and theatre training. Other NETworks’ productions: Shrek The Musical (International), Elf the Musical, Dirty Dancing and Fiddler on the Roof first National. A huge thank you to Andy, David and Giacomo for their support, encouragement and all the banana chips throughout the process.
ARC/DUNCAN STEWART ( Casting ) 150+ productions across the globe & 13 Artios Awards for Casting. Broadway/NY Past & Present Productions include: Life of Pi, Chicago the Musical, Disney’s The Lion King & Beauty and the Beast, Hadestown, Lost in Yonkers, Great Comet of 1812, Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, 39 Steps, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/U.K.: Hadestown, Thriller Live , Menier Chocolate Factory. Tours: 1776, Hairspray, Waitress, Urinetown, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: A.R.T., Berkeley Rep, Alley, Bay Street, Goodspeed, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature. ARC, Part of RWS Global. castingbyarc.com IG: castingbyarc
BOND THEATRICAL ( Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity ) is an independentlyowned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com
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, Elf the Musical, Funny Girl, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mean Girls, Peter Pan, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
MEGAN BELGAM (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be joining the Peter
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Pan Team! National Tour: Hairspray, Waitress (Lulu), To Kill a Mockingbird. Regional: Escape to Margaritaville (Ogunquit), Frozen Jr. (Ogunquit), Winter Wonderland (American Music Theatre), Aladdin (Fulton). Proud graduate of Penn State University. Thanks for supporting the arts!
KENDALL STEVENS ( Assistant Stage Manager ). National Tours: Anastasia, Million Dollar Quartet, CoComelon Live ; Regional: Million Dollar Quartet (La Mirada Theatre); Off-Broadway: A Charlie Brown Christmas (Palladium Times Square), Revolution (The Tank). Other favorite credits: Hair, Title of Show Kendall was born and raised in LA, and currently resides in NYC. For my family, friends, and animals!
LUKE MEYER (Company Manager) is thrilled to be flying off to Neverland this season! He has toured extensively over the past decade as both a musician and Company Manager. Past Management credits: Hairspray (tour), Friends the Musical Parody (Off-Broadway/tour), The Office! A Musical Parody (tour), Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors (tour), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (tour), Love, Actually? A Musical Parody (Off-Broadway), Emojiland the Musical (tour).
TYLER PASCUCCI ( Assistant Company Manager ) Select Regional: Guys and Dolls, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, Rock of Ages, The Secret Garden, Broadway Unplugged with Aaron Tveit (ACT of CT), In The Works In The Woods Festival 2021-2023, Babes in Arms (Forestburgh Playhouse), Kinky Boots, Annie (Ogunquit Playhouse). Love to my family and friends. @tylerpascucci
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres worldwide 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 with the composers, lyricists and book writers of musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and resources to over 70,000 professional, community and school theatres. MTI is dedicated to educational theatre and has created 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. A Broadway Junior version of Peter Pan is available for licensing at mtishows.com
TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer).
Broadway: 1776 (dirs. Diane Paulus and Jeffrey Page), Les Misérables. National tours: Hairspray, The Sound of Music (dir. Jack O’Brien), Finding Neverland, Once on This Island, Hairspray, Waitress, The SpongeBob Musical, Chicago, Dirty Dancing, Elf the Musical, The Producers, The Wedding Singer, Oklahoma!, Funny Girl, The Wizard of Oz, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein starring Roger Bart, and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Current projects: Les Misérables, A Beautiful Noise and Peter Pan (dir. Lonny Price). Love to Alan, Colin, Richard, Sawyer, Huck, Curry and Alfie. @trinityonbroadway
NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) is an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for nearly 30 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Elf the Musical, Funny Girl, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mean Girls, Peter Pan, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
Peter Pan premiered at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts on December 14, 2023
STAFF FOR PETER PAN
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Trinity Wheeler
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Gentry & Associates
Gregory Vander Ploeg
Madeline McCluskey Steven Varon-Moore
Maia Sutton
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
NETworks Presentations
Jason Juenker
Hector Guivas Walker White Alex Williams
pesci Aimeé Mangual Pagán
TOUR BOOKING, MARKETING & PUBLICITY
BOND THEATRICAL GROUP
bondtheatrical.com
TOUR BOOKING
Temah Higgins Mollie Mann
Wendy Roberts
Madison St. Amour Laura Rizzo Nilesha Alexander
TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY
DJ Martin
Marc Viscardi
Jenny Bates Scotland Newton
TOUR PRESS & MARKETING
Anita Dloniak & Associates
Anita Dloniak Melissa A. Hazek
CASTING
ARC
Duncan Stewart, CSA Mark Brandon, CSA
Amber Snead, CSA Patrick Maravilla, Jarrett Reiche, Anthony Pichette, CSA, Kyle Coker
Ryan Stana, CEO RWS Global
Ryan Saab, SVP RWS Global
Production Stage Manager Megan Belgam
Assistant Stage Manager Kendall Stevens
Company Manager Luke Meyer
Assistant Company Manager Tyler Pascucci
Associate Scenic Design ................................ Craig Napoliello
Assistant Scenic Design ........................ Gabriela Rojo Aponte, Tabitha Pease
Associate Costume Design ....Courtney Irizarry, Amanda Jenks
Assistant Costume Design .................................. Hayley Tynes
Associate Hair, Wig and Make-up Design ............... Tony Lauro
Associate Lighting Design ..... Brandon Rosen, Mitchell Fenton
Assistant Lighting Design ............................... McKenna Ebert
Moving Lighting Programmer David Arch, Ben Fichthorn
Associate Sound Design Joseph Haggerty
Associate Video Design Katerina Vitaly
Assistant Video Design David Forsee
Video Programmer Jackson Cobb
Assistant Flying Choreographer Molly Tynes
Intimacy Coordinator Sordelet Inc., Anastasia LeGendre
Head Carpenter ............................................... Michael Bruno
Assistant Carpenter ........................................... Ziggy Renner
Assistant Carpenter/Flying FX... Nathan Behrend, Devlyn Holman
Flyman .........................................................Andrew Boucher
Head Electrician ............................................ Gonzalo Suarez
Assistant Electricians ................... James Helms, Jack T. Sears
Head Audio .................................................... Ben Steinhauer
Assistant Audio ........................................ Margaret Schlusser
Head Props .................................................... Michael Rogers
Assistant Properties .............................................. Ryan Barto
Head Wardrobe............................................. Lorna Lombardo
Assistant Wardrobe Adrianna Covone
Wigs/Hair Supervisor Gabe Nunez
Production Electrician Eric Norris
Production Sound Colin Braeger
Production Video Chelsea Zalikowski
Electronic Music Design Billy Jay Stein, Hiro Iida, Benedict Braxton-Smith, and Jason Howland
MainBrain/Ableton Live Chris Petti
Music Preparation...................... Michael and Jacob Fjeldheim
Dance, Fight and Co-Fly Captain................Bailey Frankenberg
Assistant Dance & Fight Captain .......................... Tony Collins
Co-Fly Captain ............................................ Ryan Perry Marks
Physical Therapy............. NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc.
Tutoring Services .................................On Location Education
Tutor/Child Wrangler ............................................ Emily Ostrin
Production Assistants ......... Riley Gibson, Natalie Richardson, Alex Tawid Di Maggio
Crew Swing Austin Luchak
Safety Consultant Bryan Huneycutt
Production Photography Matt Murphy, Murphy Made Video Services Pinecrest Creative
Creative Services aka
Website Services/Design aka
Marketing/Promotions Consultant Beth Rohlmeier
Tour (Booking, Marketing & Publicity) Office .. BOND Theatrical Tia Altinay, Melissa Cohen, Bailey Ford, Steph Kelleher, Harrison Mootoo, Elisabeth Reyes, Linda Stewart, Jacob Stuckelman, Janiya Wade, Hannah Wallace
Merchandise ................................................ The Araca Group
Merchandise Manager .................................... Lindsey Baldak
Accounting ................................ NETworks Presentations LLC
Legal Services .................................... F. Richard Pappas, Esq.
Legal Services ................................... David F. Schwartz, Esq., Gray Schwartz LLP
HR Services Global Solutions, Inc. K+K Reset, LLC
Housing Road Concierge
Travel Agency
Janice Kessler, Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Trucking Clark Transfer FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS
Chief Executive Officer ............................................. Orin Wolf
President and Chief Production Officer .................. Seth Wenig
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial 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 & 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
Associate General Manager ..................................Maia Sutton
Sr. Director/Production Management ............... Jason Juenker
Sr. Production Manager ..................................... Hector Guivas
Production Managers ................... Walker White, Alex Williams
Technical Director .......................................................... pesci
Production Coordinator Aimeé Mangual Pagán
Director of Operations Pearce Landry-Wegener
Resource Director Kayla Rooplal
Operations Manager Catherine Logan Blanar
Music Coordinator John Mezzio
Warehouse Manager Joseph Spratt
Warehouse Costume Manager Bobby Maglaughlin
Warehouse Costume Shop Assistant Grace Santamaria
CREDITS
Scenery built by Proof Productions. Lighting equipment provided by Christie Lites. Sound equipment provided by Masque Sound. Costumes built by Bethany Joy Costumes & Colin Davis Jones Studios. Custom Shoes built by LaDuca Shoes. Crocodile Costume built by Randy Carfagno Productions. Costume Painting & Distressing by Hochi Asiatico & Sarah Nietfeld. Tiger Lily Armour Built by Miodrag Guberinic. Costume Craftsperson - Eve Guttman. Custom Hats by Lynne Mackey Studio Props executed by Brenbri Props. Special Effects Provided by Daedalus. Flying Effects provided by ZFX, Inc.
Rehearsed at Gibney Studios, New York.
Special Thanks to The Carson Center, Paducah, KY, Mary E. Katz, Executive Director
Insurance Broker Services
Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc.
Robert B. Middleton, Sr and Meghan Coleman
Financial Services and banking arrangements by Flagstar Bank N.A.
PETER PAN is presented through special arrangement with MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL, New York, NY. www.mtishows.com
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Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok: @PeterPanTheMusical All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.
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For more information about group tickets, contact Gabriel van Dyne, Group Sales Coordinator at (816) 997-1137 or groups@kcstarlight.com.
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The American Royal is celebrating its prominent 125-year legacy of food and agriculture events and educational programs in 2024.
SCAN THE QR CODE TO FIND OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND WAYS TO GET INVOLVED.
Single tickets and sponsorships are available online. Scan the QR code to learn more or visit kcstarlight.com/gala.
DON & JEAN WAGNER
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR MAJOR CHARITABLE SPONSORS
RED CARPET SPONSORS AFTER PARTY SPONSOR DINNER SPONSOR
EDWARD P. MILBANK
THE DERAMUS FOUNDATION
DIRECTOR STAR
WHITNEY BARTELLI & ANDREW BOGUCKI AND DEAN & ANITA NEWTON WITH A MATCHING GIFT FROM THE EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION
DONALD J. HALL
JONALEE & PAUL MCLAUGHLIN
DON & JEAN WAGNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION and Matt & Sabrina Wiewel
As of August 15, 2024. For a complete list of sponsors, and to add your name to this list, visit kcstarlight.com/gala. Pledge your support by September 5 to ensure inclusion in printed materials. and
SHIRLEY AND BARNETT C. HELZBERG, JR.
Our Core Values
Our Mission
Connect our community through live arts experiences that entertain, inspire, and engage.
Our Vision
Be the home for accessible live arts experiences for all generations.
We communicate and cooperate in order to build strong relationships, cultivate diverse perspectives, and achieve our shared goals.
We deliver quality, value, and consistency in our programs and services; and accept and transparently share the results of our decisions and actions.
Collaboration Accountability Service
We apply a people-first mentality of empathy, kindness, helpfulness, and respect in all our interactions.
Creativity
We celebrate the positive impact of the live arts by committing to continual learning, improvement, and innovation that strengthens our work, and our legacy.
I.D.E.A.
We take a holistic view and approach to embracing the importance and significance of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access.
Starlight Theatre’s Bob Rohlf Internship Program offers college students the opportunity to work closely with professionals throughout our nonprofit theatre organization each summer. The students selected for Starlight summer internships gain hands-on, real-world experience as they contribute daily to the success of our Broadway shows, concerts, and education programs.
Applications will be open October 14, 2024–January 15, 2025.
If you’d like to know more or to receive future program updates, please scan the QR code to enter your contact information. For immediate questions, please email internships@kcstarlight.com, or visit kcstarlight.com.
GUEST INFORMATION
Weather Policy
All events are held rain or shine. In the event of severe weather, Starlight may delay a performance for an hour or more before deciding to cancel or continue. If a weather-related delay is needed, we will communicate updates via the public access system, event staff, and at kcstarlight.com/alerts.
On the rare occasion when Starlight is unable to present the majority of a show due to weather or other circumstances, guests may exchange their tickets at no charge for another performance of the same show. Season ticket holders always have this privilege, regardless of weather. The face value of the ticket will be applied to the new performance. To make an exchange, call Starlight Ticket Services at (816) 363-7827.
Security Screening Policy
To ensure the safety and security of our guests, Starlight reserves the right to inspect persons, parcels, or clothing capable of concealing or carrying prohibited items in the venue.
Photography
Use of professional photography equipment or recording devices (video, audio, or other medium) is prohibited to use during a performance without prior written consent. By attending a Starlight performance, guests give their consent to be photographed or recorded by talent, venue, or their contractors.
Smoking Areas
Smoking is prohibited in all areas of the venue except the North Lawn and east of the Encore Deck. While medical and recreational marijuana is legal, Starlight Theatre is private property and marijuana is prohibited.
Accessibility
Starlight is committed to making performances accessible to all guests. Accessible parking is available in the Yellow Lot (near Gate 6). State-issued disabled license plate or placard will allow guests entry to accessible parking as space allows.
Mobile Assistance Shuttles
Complimentary curb-to-curb shuttle service is provided to guests with mobility challenges. Starlight operates multi-passenger shuttles that have designated stops in both Yellow and Red paved parking lots. Shuttles provide needed transport to and from Gate 8.
GUEST INFORMATION
Guest Drop-Off
Starlight personnel are available to provide wheelchair assistance to a seat location prior to the show and back to the gate’s drop off point after the show. Please contact a member of our GuestAssist staff if you need assistance or text us at (816) 278-7827 for on-site help.
Restrooms
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are located throughout the venue. A companion restroom is available near the Encore Deck closest to Gate 6.
Assistive Listening Services
Starlight offers free assistive listening devices at every Broadway performance. Sunday night Broadway performances are interpreted for hearing-impaired guests.
Sight-Impaired Services
Saturday night Broadway performances are described for visually impaired guests by Audio-Reader Network. Devices for the audio description service are free and available at the Guest Information Kiosk.
Sensory Kits
In partnership with Variety KC, Starlight offers sensory kits for guests in need of noise-canceling headsets, weighted blankets, and fidget toys. Sensory kits may be checked out at the Guest Information Kiosk.
If you need assistance at any time while at Starlight Theatre, please:
Contact a member of our team: Guest Assist staff (in royal blue shirts), Ushers and Volunteer Ambassadors (in navy blue shirts), or Security personnel (in black shirts).
Visit a Guest Information Kiosk in the venue or text us at (816) 278-7827.
Other Questions?
Visit kcstarlight.com/faqs or call (816) 363-7827
Administration
Lindsey Rood-Clifford
President + C.E.O.
Jacques’ Hassen
V.P. of Employee Experience
Mandi Wright
V.P. of Finance + C.F.O.
Baylee McMillin
Accounting Manager
Maren Peterson
Accountant
Taylor Carter Executive Assistant
Community Engagement
Alex Jones
V.P. of Community Engagement
Dr. Andy Pierce
Community Engagement Manager
Katherine Tolbert
Community Engagement Manager
Brice Turner
Community Engagement Coordinator
Katie McKernan
Community Engagement Coordinator
Marketing + Sales
Bess Wallerstein Huff
V.P. of Marketing + Sales
Cindy Fasl
Director of Ticketing
Jeff Miller
Director of Sales
Ken McClain
Director of Guest Experience
Rachel Bliss
Director of Marketing
Bryce Jones
Multimedia Manager
Colin Bennett
Digital Marketing Manager
STAFF
Jodi Olson Kidney
Content Marketing Manager
Samantha Wolowicz
Event Night Supervisor
Tanis Ham
Ticket Services Supervisor
Grace Linn
Graphic Designer
Emily Leritz
Marketing Subscription Coordinator
Gabriel Van Dyne
Group Sales Coordinator
Trinidy Thompson
Special Events + Sales Coordinator
Operations
Deb Churchill
V.P. of Operations
Phil Butler
Facilities Manager
Molly Flanery
House Manager
Chris Kindell
Senior Facilities Technician
Archie George
Facilities Technician
Robbie Sharp
Facilities Technician
Clayton Williams
Horticulture Supervisor
Christian Schoolcraft
Horticulture + Facilities Technician
Philanthropy
Andrew Lang
V.P. of Philanthropy
Denton Williams
Philanthropic Events Manager
Erin Olm-Shipman
Donor Relations Manager
Juliana Tran-Castillo
Donor Relations Manager
Sydney Slavin
Grants + Donor
Communications Manager
Claire McEwen
Philanthropy Coordinator
Programming + Production
Caroline Gibel
V.P. of Programming + Production
Kent Andel
Associate Producer
Aaron M. Clark
Technical Director
Ryan Britton
Audio Manager
Kerstin Messmer
Production Technician
Programming +
Information Systems (IS)
Bill Waugh
V.P. of Concert Programming + Information Systems
Genie Haggard
Programming Manager
Megan McCranie
Guest Experience Systems Manager
Owain Howell
Information Systems Manager
For me, it’s not just...
‘I’m the doctor and you’re the patient.’ We’re partners.”
- Raed Al-Rajabi, MD Physician Medicine Clinical Oncology
I don’t know any other way to treat my cancer patients than to become their partner. To be available to them whenever they need me. And that’s not just when they’re sitting across from me at an appointment. Cancer is a unique journey. And for me and all of my team, the only way to undertake it is together.
To schedule an appointment, call 913-588-1227 or visit KUCancerCenter.org to learn more.