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May 29, 2026 Bass Concert Hall
KRISTIN CASKEY MIKE ISAACSON BRIAN ANTHONY MORELAND KANDI BURRUSS & TODD TUCKER NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS
ELIZABETH ARMSTONG JAMES L. NEDERLANDER HUDSONMANN CODY LASSEN/MATTHEW D’ARRIGO INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORKS
AMANDA DUBOIS/THE SEED GROUP SPENCER ROSS/STEPHANIE COWAN TERRY SCHNUCK/GABRIELLE PALITZ GINA VERNACI MARLENE & GARY COHEN
FAKSTON PRODUCTIONS GABRIELLE GLORE HAFFNER-WRIGHT THEATRICALS HOUSE WOODS PRODUCTIONS JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION
WILLETTE AND MANNY KLAUSNER RUNYONLAND PRODUCTIONS ERICA LYNN SCHWARTZ THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION THE ARACA GROUP
BLAKEMAN-ROBINSON ENTERTAINMENT DKIM CALDWELL/MICKALENE THOMAS DMQR PRODUCTIONS/JASON TURCHIN EPIC THEATRICALS/KAREN P. JOHNSTON
JOEL GLASSMAN/WESTIN HICKS JAMROCK PRODUCTIONS/SONYA HOUSTON PRODUCTIONS SALLY JOHNSTON/ANN SCOTT JUDITH MANOCHERIAN/THEATRE NERD PRODUCTIONS JOSEPH ORTMEYER with ATG Entertainment PRESENT
Adapted from “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum
WILLIAM F. BROWN
Starring
PHOENIX ASSATA LaFRENIERE SHEHERAZADE KYLA JADE
CHARLIE SMALLS
ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS D. JEROME CAL MITCHELL
MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA SAI ANTHONY ALIYAH CALDWELL ROBERT CRENSHAW LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE
CYNIAH ELISE AMITRIA FANAE’ GREGORY HAMILTON MAYA IMANI JESSE JONES OMAR MADDEN
MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS NIA NELSON-WILLIAMS CHARLOTTE ODUSANYA MORIAH PERRY KEYON PICKETT
DAJA M. RICE KHI’SHAWN A’QUEZ ROBINSON MADISON SCOTT KAMEREN WHIGHAM CHANSE WILLIAMS and ALAN MINGO JR. as “THE WIZ”
BOOK BY
Phoenix Assata LaFreniere
Alan Mingo Jr.
Sheherazade
Kyla Jade
Elijah Ahmad Lewis
D. Jerome Cal Mitchell
Maati Kheprimeni Angaza Sai Anthony
Aliyah Caldwell
Robert Crenshaw
Lawrence Dandridge Cyniah Elise
Amitria Fanae’ Gregory Hamilton
Maya Imani
Jesse Jones
Omar Madden
Micah Jeremiah Mims
Nia Nelson-Williams
Charlotte Odusanya
Moriah Perry
Keyon Pickett
Daja M. Rice
Khi’Shawn A’Quez Robinson
Madison Scott Kameren Whigham
Chanse Williams
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Dorothy PHOENIX ASSATA LaFRENIERE Aunt Em KYLA JADE Tornado. MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, SAI ANTHONY, GREGORY HAMILTON, MORIAH PERRY, KHI’SHAWN A’QUEZ ROBINSON, KAMEREN WHIGHAM, CHANSE WILLIAMS
Townspeople ................ MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, SAI ANTHONY, LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE, CYNIAH ELISE, GREGORY HAMILTON, OMAR MADDEN, MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS, NIA NELSON-WILLIAMS, MORIAH PERRY, KHI’SHAWN A’QUEZ ROBINSON, KAMEREN WHIGHAM, CHANSE WILLIAMS
Addaperle AMITRIA FANAE’
Glinda SHEHERAZADE
Yellow Brick Road
MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE, GREGORY HAMILTON, MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS, NIA NELSON-WILLIAMS
Scarecrow ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS
Crows ....................................................................................................... SAI ANTHONY, MORIAH PERRY, KHI’SHAWN A’QUEZ ROBINSON, KAMEREN WHIGHAM
Tinman ............................................................................................................................................. D. JEROME
Lion ......................................................................................................................................... CAL MITCHELL
Evillene ........................................................................................................................................... KYLA JADE
Lord High Underling MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS Poppies
MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, CYNIAH ELISE, AMITRIA FANAE’ NIA NELSON-WILLIAMS, MORIAH PERRY, CHANSE WILLIAMS
Kalidahs SAI ANTHONY, GREGORY HAMILTON, OMAR MADDEN, KHI’SHAWN A’QUEZ ROBINSON, KAMEREN WHIGHAM, Ozians
MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, SAI ANTHONY, LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE, CYNIAH ELISE, AMITRIA FANAE’, GREGORY HAMILTON, OMAR MADDEN, MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS, NIA NELSON-WILLIAMS, MORIAH PERRY, KHI’SHAWN A’QUEZ ROBINSON, KAMEREN WHIGHAM, CHANSE WILLIAMS
Announcer (Emerald City) ....................................................................................................... SAI ANTHONY
Gatekeeper 1 ........................................................................................................................ AMITRIA FANAE’
Gatekeeper 2 LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE
The Wiz ALAN MINGO JR. The Wiz’s Back-Up Singers
CYNIAH ELISE, NIA NELSON-WILLIAMS
Duke Low Underling CYNIAH ELISE Guards AMITRIA FANAE’, LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE Winkies MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, SAI ANTHONY, GREGORY HAMILTON, OMAR MADDEN, NIA NELSON-WILLIAMS, MORIAH PERRY, KHI’SHAWN A’QUEZ ROBINSON, KAMEREN WHIGHAM, CHANSE WILLIAMS
SWINGS
ALIYAH CALDWELL, ROBERT CRENSHAW, MAYA IMANI, JESSE JONES, KEYON PICKETT, DAJA M. RICE, MADISON SCOTT
UNDERSTUDIES
Standbys and understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of appearance. For Dorothy—CYNIAH ELISE, CHARLOTTE ODUSANYA, MADISON SCOTT. For Scarecrow—SAI ANTHONY, LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE, OMAR MADDEN. For Tinman—ROBERT CRENSHAW, KEYON PICKETT. For Lion— OMAR MADDEN, MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS. For The Wiz— LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE, JESSE JONES. For Aunt Em/Evillene—CYNIAH ELISE, AMITRIA FANAE’, DAJA M. RICE. For Glinda—CYNIAH ELISE, DAJA M. RICE. For Addaperle— MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, DAJA M. RICE. DANCE CAPTAIN JESSE JONES
DANCE CAPTAIN ALIYAH CALDWELL
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I
“Overture” Orchestra
“Soon As I Get Home (Preprise)” Dorothy
“The Feeling We Once Had” Aunt Em, Dorothy “He’s The Wiz” Glinda, Townspeople “Soon As I Get Home” ........................................................................................................................... Dorothy
“You Can’t Win” .................................................................................................................... Scarecrow, Crows
“Ease On Down The Road #1”............................................................................................ Dorothy, Scarecrow
“Slide Some Oil To Me” ......................................................................................................................... Tinman
“Ease On Down The Road #2”.............................................................................. Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman “Mean Ole Lion” Lion
“Ease On Down The Road #3”
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion “Be A Lion” Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion
ACT II
“The Emerald City” Orchestra, Announcer, Ozians Music by Timothy Graphenreed
“Meet The Wizard”.................................................................................. Wiz, Wiz’s Back-Up Singers, Ozians “Meet The Wizard (Reprise)”.................................................................. Wiz, Wiz’s Back-Up Singers, Ozians “What Would I Do If I Could Feel” ............................................................ Tinman, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Lion “We’re Gonna Make It” .............................................................................. Scarecrow, Dorothy, Tinman, Lion “Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News” .............................................................................. Evillene, Winkies “Wonder, Wonder Why” Dorothy
“Everybody Rejoice”
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion, & Company Music and Lyrics by Luther Vandross “Y’all Got It” Wiz, Ozians “Believe In Yourself” Glinda “Home” Dorothy
ORCHESTRA
Conductor/Keyboard 1: PATRICK TICE-CARROLL
Assistant Conductor/Keyboard 2: PATRICK B. PHILLIPS
Bass: JONATHAN MICHEL; Drums: JOEL “JAY-RAY” ANDERSON; Guitar: CHRIS HANFORD II
LOCAL MUSICIANS
Reed 1—JAKE LAMPE, Reed 2—JOEY COLARUSSO; French Horn—PAT HUGHES
Trumpet—ERIC JOHNSON; Trombone—TYLER VAHLDICK; Percussion—CHUCK FISCHER; Keyboard 2—DAN REDNER; Contractor—MIKE MORDECAI;
Music Coordinator: MICHAEL AARONS, M2 MUSIC
Associate Music Coordinator: ANJA WOOD
Music Preparation: RUSSELL BARTMUS, NATHAN SEROT For 7th Avenue Music Service
Keyboard and Percussion Programmer: RANDY COHEN; SAM STAROBIN
THERE WILL BE ONE 20-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.
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
PHOENIX ASSATA LaFRENIERE (she/ her) (Dorothy) is so excited to be making her National Tour debut! Previous credits include Footloose (Ensemble, u/s Wendy Jo, u/s Urleen), Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus). She would like to thank her friends and family for their endless love and support.
ALAN MINGO, JR. (Associate Director/The Wiz). Mingo stars as the Wiz and serves as Associate Director, placing him in the rare position of shaping the production both onstage and behind the scenes. He is widely recognized for his awardwinning performance as “Lola” in the Canadian and Broadway productions of Kinky Boots (Dora Award, Best Leading Actor) and as “Maura Lee Karupt” in the HBO Max series “Doom Patrol.” Internationally, he was Associate Director of the Italian production of Rent, produced by Luciano Pavarotti, where he also starred as Tom Collins.
SHEHERAZADE (Glinda). Broadway tour debut! Theatre: Blest Be The Tie (NYC), Mama, I Want To Sing (NYC/Japan), Antigone in Ferguson. Music: Cynthia Erivo, Ed Sheeran, Cher, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, H. E. R., Karen Clark-Sheard, Tweet. Tour: Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan, Gregory Porter, Darlene Love, Harlem Gospel Choir. TV/Film: “The Tonight Show,” “GMA,” “The View,” “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” American, Also. Lesson 2. Campaign - Seven Mothers, Pyer Moss, American Also. Love and Light through the gift of SONG! @sherrimusiq
KYLA JADE (Aunt Em / Evillene) is thrilled to be making her National Broadway tour debut in The Wiz. A Nashville TN resident, recording artist, and producer captivated audiences worldwide with powerful performances of “You Don’t Own Me” and “This Is Me” becoming a top finalist on NBC’s “The Voice”. She is a sought-after vocal arranger, contractor, and BGV for many recording artists, major television networks, and award shows. 2025, is full of new experiences and new music from Kyla Jade! @kylasings
ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS / EAL (Scarecrow) is a multi-award-winning artist. Broadway: Tony Award-winning Ain’t Too Proud, Motown The Musical. Tours: Ain’t Too Proud 1st Nat, Motown The Musical 1st and 2nd Nat, Mama I Want To Sing! Film/TV: Mama, I Want To Sing!; America; B-Boy Blues; “Power Book III: Raising Kanan”. Music: SZA, Usher, Ariana Grande, Uncle James “JT” Taylor, Cissy Houston, Madonna. Thanks: family, team, all WIZ shoulders we stand on. New album “ENERGY AND LOVE” and all music available under “EAL”. Ken Wydro this is for you. @elijah.ahmad.lewis eal360.com
D. JEROME (Tinman). All glory to God. Born Devonté Jerome Wells in Winston-Salem, NC. UNCG ‘14. His breakthrough came in “The Lord Will Make a Way” with Ann Nesby and others. Broadway: MJ the Musical. Tours: Hamilton. TV/ Film: Haunted Mansion, “TURN”, “My Big Fat Fabulous Life.” Regional: Hairspray, The Color
Purple, Dreamgirls (Best Supporting Actor2016). Called a “formidable triple-threat,” after his appearance with George Faison and Debbie Allen. Thanks to Dave, Duane, Leslie, Margo and Noel. Love you, Mom! @d.jerome_
CAL MITCHELL (Lion). National tour debut! Off Broadway: The White Rose and The Lieutenant. Select Regional: The Color Purple. Sending love to his DGRW Family. To my Family: you helped me believe in myself, this is for you<3 Instagram: thecalmitchell
MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA (Ensemble, u/s Adaperle). National tour debut! She’s graced The Javits Center, CitiField, and more. Off Broadway: Breakin’ NYC. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and Temple University alum. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Maati thanks her family, friends and agents at Bloc!
SAI ANTHONY (Ensemble, u/s Scarecrow). Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, Sai Anthony has captivated audiences across the globe, performing aboard renowned cruise lines. Now, he’s thrilled to bring the timeless magic of The Wiz to life on a stage near you! @Sai.anthony
ALIYAH CALDWELL (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain). 1st National tour: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Swing: Norwegian Cruise Lines. Hairspray: Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Ava Fields Dance Ministry Alum. Baltimore School for the Arts Alum. BFA from Towson University. #TheDancingZeta. 410/443 Represent!
ROBERT CRENSHAW (Swing, u/s Tinman). Fresh off his Broadway National Tour debut of Ain’t Too Proud, Robert is eager to join the cast of The WIZ! The proud St. Louis native gives thanks to God, The Carson Kolker Organization, his family, friends, and community for their support, guidance, and love. “Follow your dreams and trust God the whole way.” To learn more visit www.rcrenshaw.com/ IG:@_robertcrenshaw
LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE (Ensemble, u/s The Wiz, u/s Scarecrow). Excited to join The Wiz family! Professional credits include: Pippin, Tick, Tick, Boom!, Rock and Roll Man, Passing Strange, Ain’t Too Proud 1st National tour, Sister Act 2nd National Tour. Proud Co-Founder of Aurway Repertory Theatre in Newark, NJ. @that_musicman
CYNIAH ELISE (Ensemble, u/s Dorothy, u/s Aunt Em/Evillene, u/s Glinda). In 2020, Cyniah captured the hearts of America on “American Idol”. Cyniah has participated in numerous organizations and churches. Regional credits: The Wiz , A Chorus Line, Hairspray, A Song For Adaeze, Dreamgirls, and The Preachers Wife All socials @cyniah.Elise
AMITRIA FANAE’ (Ensemble, Addaperle, u/s Aunt Em/Evillene). Awarded Best Actress in a Musical from Broadway World for Celie in The Color Purple at Theatre West End. Select credits: Dream Girls, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Godspell, Smokey Joe’s Café, Shrek. Special thanks to Mom, Muhammad, Family, & Friends. amitriafanae.com @amitriafanae
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
GREGORY HAMILTON ( Ensemble ). Hailing from High Point, NC and University of North Carolina School of the Arts graduate. Accomplished dancer in contemporary and classical forms. Credits: Gaspard&Dancers, Jose Limon Dance, Metropolitan Opera House and EVIDENCE.
MAYA IMANI (she/her) (Swing) is honored to join the company of this iconic show! Previous credits: Mean Girls 1st Nat’l tour (Ensemble/ Janis u/s), Anastasia (Bucks County Playhouse), 42nd Street (Maltz Jupiter; Anytime Annie). @_maya_imani_ www.maya-imani.com
JESSE JONES (Swing, u/s The Wiz, Dance Captain). Broadway & National tour: Beetlejuice the Musical. Regional: The Little Mermaid (Jetsam), La Cage Aux Folles (Jacob), Shrek (Donkey), Macbeth (Choreographer), Swing!, Dreamgirls, In The Heights, The Cher Show. TV: “Dance Masters” (PBS). @jessejdance
OMAR MADDEN (Ensemble, u/s Scarecrow, u/s Lion) is extremely thankful to The Wiz Team, TRC Casting, DGRW, and Joe Flowers. Broadway: Real Women Have Curves. Broadway 1st National Tour: Ain’t Too Proud, TINA: The Musical. This is for my sister, Alysia @omarmadden
MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS (Ensemble, u/s Lion) (he/they/them). Originally from Concord, North Carolina. East Carolina University. (Off B’way) Spandex: The Musical. Tours: Cirque du Soleil - Holidaze; Favorite Credits: Kinky Boots (Lola), RENT (Angel), AIDA (Mereb), …Spelling Bee (Mitchell Mahoney). This performance is dedicated to my family. Mom & Dad, this one is for you. @misscp2017
NIA NELSON-WILLIAMS (Ensemble) is blessed and grateful to be joining The National Tour of The Wiz! Previously: Broadway National Tour: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Regional: A Bronx Tale (Freida), 42nd Street (Ensemble, U/S Peggy), Footloose (Urleen). Big Thank you to my Mom, my family and friends, and my agents at BLOC for their unwavering support. Hebrews 13:6. IG:@thenialeenw
CHARLOTTE ODUSANYA (Ensemble, u/s Dorothy) is beyond grateful and excited to be joining the tour of The Wiz! She thanks God, family, and friends for the constant love and support. Insta: @charlqtte
MORIAH PERRY (Ensemble ). National tour debut! Most recently: Cabaret (Texas) at Downtown Cabaret Theatre. Moriah is extremely grateful for the Lord, Mom, Dad, family, friends, and The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts for their encouragement and love.
KEYON PICKETT (Swing, u/s Tinman). Thrilled to be making his national tour debut! 2025 BFA MT graduate from the University of Michigan. Recent credits include Davey in Newsies and productions at the Goodspeed Opera House and Broadway Sacramento. Much love to his family, friends, and all in Oz!
DAJA M. RICE (Swing, u/s Addaperle, u/s Aunt Em/Evillene, u/s Glinda) is overjoyed to make her National Broadway Tour debut in the land of Oz! Her recent credits include The Wiz (Glinda/Aunt Em), Waitress (Becky), and Petite Rouge (Mama Duck/Turtle) for which she received a 2025 Suzi Bass award. Thank you God! I love you Jonathan! IG: @dajamrice
KHI’SHAWN A’QUEZ ROBINSON (Ensemble) from Greensboro, NC and attended UNCSA - BFA Classical Ballet 2022. Beyond excited to be a part of The Wiz! Credits: Nat’l Tour: On Your Feet! Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan (Ensemble); Off-Broadway: Midnight an original Todrick Hall Musical (Ensemble); Cruise Ship: Royal Caribbean Hairspray! (Ensemble, u/s Seaweed J Stubbs). Thank you to family, friends and Suite Talent Agency! @KhishawnRobinson
MADISON SCOTT (Swing, u/s Dorothy) is so excited to be making her professional debut with The Wiz! She’d love to thank her parents, brother, family, and friends for being so supportive. Special thanks to Rebecca and Madison! Instagram: @madisonb.scott
KAMEREN WHIGHAM (Ensemble). A Fort Lauderdale native, began dance training at eight and attended performing arts schools. A Dillard High graduate, he earned a BFA in Dance from UArts, performed with PHILADANCO!, and appeared in Tyler Perry’s A Jazzman’s Blues.
CHANSE WILLIAMS (Ensemble). National tour debut! Recently in Jelly’s Last Jam, Encores! at New York City Center. Pace University and Jacob’s Pillow alum. Chanse thanks God, her family, friends, and wonderful agents at BLOC, all of whom she wouldn’t be here without. @chanse.williams
WILLIAM F. BROWN (1928-2019) (Book) is a Tony Award nominated and Drama Desk Award winner of The Wiz, one of the most successful musicals ever to come to Broadway and a winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical of the Year. Other Broadway credits include The Girl in the Freudian Slip (author); New Faces of 1968 (head writer); and A Broadway Musical (book). Off-Broadway/ regional credits include Twist, How to Steal an Election, Damon’s Song, and The Nutley Papers. He has written and illustrated five books, as well as illustrating six others. Former President of the Theatre Artists Workshop of Connecticut.
CHARLIE SMALLS (1943-1987) (Music & Lyrics) began playing music at the age of 5 and by age 6 had earned a music scholarship to what is now the Henry Street Settlement. He went to Julliard at age 11, staying until he graduated in 1961. Mr. Smalls first adapted The Wizard of Oz musical into The Wiz, setting the tone for this iconic show, and winning him two Tony Awards and a Drama Desk Award in 1975 as well as a Grammy Award for Best Theater Album in 1976. He also composed for film scores for Drum and The Wiz. Mr. Smalls earned another Grammy in 1981 for his song “That’s What Miracles Are All
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
About” on the Grammy Award-winning album to the Broadway show Lena Horne: The Lady & Her Music. He contributed two songs to the Grammy Award-winning album Lena Horne: The Lady & Her Music on Broadway. His legacy lives on as he remains an important and influential AfricanAmerican voice.
AMBER RUFFIN (Additional Materials) is a Tony, Emmy and WGA Award nominated writer. She’s written for “Late Night with Seth Meyers”, “Detroiters”, “A Black Lady Sketch Show”, “Drunk History”, the Emmys, Golden Globes and Tonys. Ruffin is the New York Times bestselling author of You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey. She co-wrote the most Tony Award nominated musical of 2022, Some Like it Hot.
SCHELE WILLIAMS (Director). Broadway: The Wiz, The Notebook (co-director). Upcoming: Disney’s revival of Aida and Hidden Figures (Disney). Other Broadway Rent (assoc. choreographer), Motown: The Musical (assoc. director), Aida (OBC) Schele is the author of the children’s book Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History (recipient of the 2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor). Followed by Your Legacy Begins, published in May of 2024. Williams is committed to cultivating work with authentic representation on stage and off. She received the 2024 Drama League Founders awarded for excellence in Directing. Schele dedicates this production to her daughters Sayla and Sasha.
JAQUEL KNIGHT (Choreographer) is a multifaceted artist known for groundbreaking work in choreography, directing and entrepreneurship. An award-winning choreographer, JaQuel gained global fame at 18 for choreographing Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” Him and his artistry shines in Beyonce’s “Homecoming,” Shakira’s Super Bowl performance, NERD and BeatsByDre “Lemon” Campaign, as well as well as Megan’s “Body” video, and collaborations with artists like Kanye West. As a director, he has led projects for Pharrell, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. JaQuel is driven by innovation, founding The JaQuel Knight Foundation to empower young artists and protect their rights. With visionary pursuits and passion, JaQuel continues to shape the industry’s future.
JOSEPH JOUBERT (Music Supervision, Orchestrations, & Music Arrangements ). Grammy and Emmy Award nominee. Credits include Broadway’s The Color Purple; Caroline, or Change (Roundabout); Motown The Musical (music director); Disaster; Leap of Faith. OffBroadway: Carmen Jones, Violet, Hercules (Paper Mill). TV: “Smash.” Film: Respect, Nights in Rodanthe. Recording: Patti Labelle, Ashford & Simpson, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, Jennifer Holiday, Norm Lewis, Tom Kitt, Fantasia, Stephanie Mills
ALLEN RENÉ LOUIS (Vocal Arrangements, Music Arrangements) is a Grammy nominated Haitian-American producer, arranger, composer,
and creative director. His artistry is deeply rooted in his cultural background and church upbringing. He has recently collaborated with Yale Repertory Theatre, National Theatre of Parramatta, Australia and The American Theatre Wing. Louis is currently the Artistic Director of the Grammy Award-nominated and Tony Award Honors recipient Broadway Inspirational Voices @iamallenlouis
ADAM BLACKSTONE (Dance Music Arranger). Multifaceted musician, Tony nominated, Emmywinning music director, and CEO of BASSic Black Entertainment. His Legacy albums received 2023 and 2024 Grammy nominations. His credits as MD include “The Super Bowl Halftime Show”, Oscars and NBC’s “That’s My Jam.” For this project, Blackstone partnered with musician and super producer Terence Vaughn (Hamilton, Grammy’s, SuperBowl).
HANNAH BEACHLER (Scenic Design) is a prolific production designer with an affinity for evocative designs and visuals. She is the first African American to be nominated for and win an Academy Award for her work on Marvel’s Black Panther (directed by Ryan Coogler). She returned for its highly anticipated sequel, Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Additional credits include Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Moonlight (Oscar winner).
SHAREN DAVIS (Costume Design) is an Emmy Award winning and twice Academy Award nominated Costume Designer. She received an Emmy for HBO’s “Watchman” and was nominated for HBO’s “Westworld”. Her two Oscar nominations were for Dreamgirls and Ray. Sharen has designed for Film and Television for over 20 years. Noteworthy credits include King Richard, The Help, Django Unchained and Magnificent Seven.
RYAN J. O’GARA ( Lighting Design ). Broadway: Thoughts of a Colored Man. National Tours: (select): Mystic Pizza, On Your Feet, MDQ- Christmas, Blippi and A Night with Janis Joplin. Select: Cirque, Norwegian Cruise Line, Tokyo DisneySea, NY City Opera, Paper Mill, Walnut Street, Drury Lane, TUTS, New Victory Theatre, Capital Repertory and Bristol Riverside Theatre (2016 Barrymore). ALD for over 25 Broadway productions. Graduated from UNCSA. www.ryanogara.com
JON WESTON (Sound Design). Broadway: Parade; Paradise Square; An American in Paris; Prince of Broadway; She Loves Me; On the 20th Century; You Can’t Take it With You; The Bridges of Madison County; How to Succeed…; 13 the Musical; The Color Purple; Caroline, or Change; Thoroughly Modern Millie. Many national tour, West End and international credits.
DANIEL BRODIE (Video and Projection Design) is a New York based video and projection designer. Credits include Broadway and West End productions of Motown: The Musical, The Wiz, Disney’s Aladdin, and Jekyll & Hyde. Projection designer for Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella
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in-the-round at Royal Albert Hall and Winter’s Tale. Projection designer for MacArthur Fellow Basil Twist’s Titon et l’Aurore and Rite of Spring Love to Caitlin and Ezra.
CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Hair and Wig Design). Award winning designer who maintains a highly successful career on stages throughout the United States and abroad. Numerous Broadway, touring, regional theatre and international productions including Hamilton (Make-Up Artists/Hair Stylist Guild Award), MJ, Tommy, SIX, Doubt, Beetlejuice, The Cher Show (Drama Desk Award); SpongeBob SquarePants (Drama Desk Award) Television: Emmy nominations for “The Wiz Live!” and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!”
KIRK CAMBRIDGE-DEL PESCHE (Makeup Design). A multiculturated Vincentian born, naturalized American. Broadway: The Wiz , Lempicka, The Notebook, Merrily We Roll Along, JaJa’s African Hair Braiding Salon, Camelot, Ain’t No Mo, The Piano Lesso, Into The Woods, For Colored Girls, Strange Loop, POTUS, Skin Of Our Teeth, Skelton Crew, Clyde’s, Trouble In Mind. National tours: The Wiz & Into The Woods International: Disney’s Hercules.
THE TRC COMPANY (Casting). Broadway: Dead Outlaw, BOOP! The Musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Left on Tenth, The Outsiders, SIX, Aladdin. National Tours: The Phantom Of The Opera, Water for Elephants, Beauty & The Beast, Back To The Future, Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables. The TRC Company is proud to continue the casting legacy of Tara Rubin Casting and Johnson-Liff Casting.
PATRICK TICE-CARROLL (Music Director). National tour debut! Music director, pianist, orchestrator, occasional accordionist. Recent credits include: Add’l Orchestrations: Only Murders in the Building, A Very Jonas Christmas; Music Preparation: Hoppers, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Minecraft, The Wizard of Oz at Sphere. Hi Mom! @patrick.ticecarroll
KATHY FABIAN/PROPSTAR (Production Properties Supervisor) has created props for over 90 Broadway productions. Most recently: The Hills of California, The Heart of Rock and Roll, The Wiz, I Need That, Purlie Victorious, Camelot, Pictures from Home, Between Riverside and Crazy, The Piano Lesson, POTUS, and American Buffalo. Off-Broadway: Night of the Iguana, Trevor. TV: “Annie Live!”
MICHAEL AARONS (Music Coordinator). Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Broadway: The Heart of Rock and Roll, & Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Aladdin. Upcoming Broadway: Sunset Blvd., Tammy Faye, Boop!, Smash, The Devil Wears Prada. Off-Broadway: Little Shop Of Horrors. Current tours: Hamilton, Aladdin, Frozen, Company, Mamma Mia!, Moulin Rouge!, Jagged Little Pill. www.m2music.nyc.
RANDY COHEN KEYBAORD LLC (Synthesizer Programmer) has programmed or provided keyboard tech services for over 100 Broadway shows including Hamilton, The Book of Moron, Dear Evan Hansen, In the Heights and Kinky Boots. TV: “Sesame Street,” “Electric Company.” Thanks to Sam, Time and Nick.
ASHLEY SELDON (Associate Choreographer), a Washington, D.C. native and University of the Arts alumna, is a dynamic, classically trained dancer who has toured with legends like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Usher, Pharell, and Megan Thee Stallion. She assisted choreography for The Wiz on Broadway and continues to shine across TV and stage. Most recently, she co-choreographed Mariah Carey’s Vegas residency, The Celebration of MiMi, and her latest Christmas tour.
MARSHALL LEE SMITH, JR. (Production Stage Manager) is the Atlanta Regional Rpresentative for the Stage Managers’ Association. Select credits: BUST, Preacher’s Wife (featuring Amber Riley & Loretta Devine), Fat Ham, Cats, West Side Story, The Wiz, The Color Purple. Grateful to God, his wife, family & friends. @PSM_Marshall | MarshallSmithSM.com MESA (they/them) (Stage Manager). They are thrilled to be making their Broadway Tour debut! Broadway: Redwood. Select Regional: Saturday Church (NYTW), All the Beauty in the World (DRT), The Preacher’s Wife, Furlough’s Paradise, English (Alliance Theatre), Appropriate (South Coast Repertory). Select Workshops: Zootopia: The Musical (Disney Theatrical), Paper Menagerie (Baseline Theatrical). Thank you family, friends, and Atlas. Te amo apá. Sångan i guaguan.
KYRAH MICHAEL (Assistant Stage Manager) Received her BFA from Montclair State University where she studied Stage Management. She is excited to be joining The Wiz! Her previous touring experience includes: The Book of Mormon & Mean Girls. Her other previous works includes being a Production Assistant during the PreBroadway Workshop of Some Like it Hot, and for The Book of Mormon Broadway post pandemic in 2021.
KIMBERLY SHAW (Company Manager) Broadway: Bad Cinderella, Moulin Rouge, Diana, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Bronx Tale, Amelié, Fiddler on the Roof. Tours/ International: The Lion King (US Tour), The HipHop Nutcracker, Central Avenue Breakdown (S. Korea), I Got Fired (S. Korea), Franco Dragon’s India (Germany), Little Shop of Horrors. Education: MFA, Columbia University, BA, Spelman College.
JOI HENRY (Assistant Company Manager) has been a theater enthusiast her entire life and thanks God for every opportunity she is granted. Past credits include Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Regional Tour (u/s), Pete the Cat’s Hollywood Adventure (Stage, Production and Tour Manager), and Gas South Theater (Production Coordinator & Tech Supervisor). IG @joihenry_
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BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Marketing & Publicity) is an independently-owned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. Current shows include: & Juliet, A Beautiful Noise, Annie, Champions of Magic, Clue, Dear Evan Hansen, Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Elf, Hell’s Kitchen, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Little Shop of Horrors, Maybe Happy Ending, MJ, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Old Friends, Peter Pan, Sailor Moon, Shucked, SIX, Spamalot, Stereophonic, Swept Away, The Heart of Rock and Roll, The Phantom of the Opera, The Who’s Tommy, The Wiz, Tina — The Tina Turner Musical and Water for Elephants BondTheatrical.com
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, 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. Future tours include: A Wonderful World, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Karate Kid, The Notebook, and Suffs.
B SCENE (Sponsorship Agency) creates authentic alliances for some of the world’s most dynamic brands, including PGA, U.S. Figure Skating & Broadway. Led by Tim Birch, Randy Domain, Joe Hamlin & Gina Vernaci, they bring the best practices of fan-driven approaches from pro sports to live performances and cultural partnerships. Bscene.net
GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Manager) 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, Boop The Musical!, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants, and The Wiz.
MIMI INTAGLIATA (Executive Producer) (she/her) has been with NETworks since 2022, having had the great pleasure to work on tours of Beetlejuice the Musical, The Wiz, Water for Elephants, Come From Away, Mean Girls, and Fiddler on the Roof. She has spent over 30 years working in theatrical production as a Stage Manager, Production Manager, and Producer. Previous credits: Director of Production Operations, Disney Theatrical Group - Beauty and the Beast (Shanghai Disneyland Resort), Frozen, Newsies the Musical, The Lion King Director of Production, Paper Mill 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,
Urinetown, and Bare: A Pop Opera (original off-Broadway), among others. She and her wife, Alicia Duran, are proud parents of their two children, Lucas and Celeste.
KRISTIN CASKEY (Producer) is the US Chief Content Officer of ATGE Entertainment. Together with Mike Isaacson, lead producer credits include upcoming Last Five Years, Appropriate (Tony Award), Parade (Tony Award), David Byrne’s American Utopia (Tony Award), Gutenberg The Musical, Plaza Suite (Broadway and West End), Fun Home (Tony Award), Legally Blonde (Olivier Award), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award). She is the current Chair of The Broadway League.
MIKE ISAACSON (Producer). With Kristin Caskey more than 30 Broadway, London, OffBroadway and national tours. Recent: Appropriate (Tony), Parade (Tony), Plaza Suite, David Byrne’s American Utopia (Tony), Fun Home (Tony). Other: Legally Blonde The Musical (Olivier), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony). 14th season as Artistic Director and Executive Producer of The Muny.
BRIAN ANTHONY MORELAND (Producer) Tony-nominated for August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. Other works: Macbeth, American Buffalo Lifespan of a Fact. Named to Ebony’s Power 100 list and Variety’s Top 10 Watch. Moreland is a Creative Lead Producer with a passion for universal stories that bring new narratives to the stage. Brian devotes his spare time to: TCG, Theatre Development Fund, BC/EFA Trustee, American Academy Dramatic Arts Trustee and serves on The Board of Governor’s for The Broadway League.
KANDI BURRUSS & TODD TUCKER (Producers). Tony-nominated producers of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. Todd Tucker and Kandi Burruss-Tucker are TV’s favorite power couple. They are producers of music, television, film and the Broadway stage, as well as successful entrepreneurs and restauranteurs. Together, the pair own a popular restaurant group and run a fullservice production company while raising four beautiful children.
NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer).
Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants, and The Wiz.
JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Co-Producer) President of Nederlander Organization. Credits: The Outsiders, Sunset Blvd, Kimberly Akimbo, Some Like It Hot, Titanique, MJ, Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal, Tina, The Lehman Trilogy, The Band’s Visit, On Your Feet!, The Elephant Man, Next to Normal, The Color Purple, Movin’ Out, and many more.
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HUDSONMANN ( Co-Producer ) cultivates content and experiences rooted in research and analysis of history, place, and sociopolitical landscape. Nicole Hudson and Dwayne Mann met in April 1996 in line for $20 Rent tickets. @thehudsonmannbridge thehudsonmannbridge.com
CODY LASSEN/MATTHEW D’ARRIGO
(Co-Producer) are thrilled to be a prat of The Wiz family. Select Broadway credits: The Notebook, How I Learned to Drive, Indecent, Spring Awakening. Upcoming: The 12, Empire Records. codylassen.com
INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK
(Co-Producer) Over 30 presenters of touring Broadway in the US, UK and Asia. Recent/ Upcoming: & Juliet, The Devil Wears Prada, The Notebook, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Some Like It Hot.
AMANDA DUBOIS PRODUCTIONS/ THE
SEED GROUP (Co-Producer). Amanda has been an independent producer since 2004 on Broadway, off Broadway and Touring. The Seed Group is a producing collective committed to new audiences and new works.
SPENCER ROSS/STEPHANIE COWAN (Co-Producer) are honored to be a part of this incredible revival of The Wiz. In the theatre and amongst this company we’ve truly found “home.”
TERRY SCHNUCK/GABRIELLE PALITZ
(Co-Producer). Terry Schnuck: Credits: Shucked; Plaza Suite; The Prom; Bandstand; Fun Home; Beautiful; Spring Awakening. Gabrielle Palitz: 25 critically acclaimed Broadway shows, numerous tours. Thrilled for this Brand New Day!
GINA VERNACI (Co-Producer) spent much of her career producing and presenting shows at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, ultimately serving as President & CEO. For Act II, The Wiz is her producing entree onto Broadway.
MARLENE & GARY COHEN (Co-Producer). Broadway, World Tours and West End. Olivier winner: Come From Away, Sunset Blvd, Enemy of the People. Upcoming: Smash, Othello, Glengarry Glen Ross. Development: The Producers, The War of the Roses.
FAKSTON PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Ken Fakler and Dan Stone are a Tony Awardwinning co-producing team known for their work on Dear Evan Hansen, Beautiful, The Inheritance, Some Like It Hot, Parade, Company, and Funny Girl.
GABRIELLE GLORE (Co-Producer) is an Emmy nominated creative producer (Sylvie’s Love) developing film and TV projects under the GLORIFIED production banner. She serves on the Boards of The Moth and MoCADA.
HAFFNER-WRIGHT THEATRICALS (Co-Producer). Sherry Wright & Craig Haffner are award winning producers of stage and screen. Developing for Broadway - Midnight in the
Garden of Good and Evil, the musical (Taylor Mac, Jason Robert Brown).
JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION (Co-Producer) Family of companies include Broadway Across America and Broadway.com, under the supervision of 22-time Tony-winning producer John Gore. Productions include: MJ, Moulin Rouge!, The Outsiders, Gypsy.
WILLETTE AND MANNY KLAUSNER (Co-Producer). Hadestown, MJ Musical, Gypsy, Sunset Blvd, Good Night Good Luck, John Proctor, Cabaret, Buena Vista Social Club, Maybe Happy Ending, Romeo Juliet, Kowalski. London: Devil Wears Prada, Operation Mincemeat, Titanique.
RUNYONLAND PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer) is a Tony Award-winning production company led by Thomas Laub and Alyah Chanelle Scott along with partner Mike Mosallam that exists to tell unapologetically bold stories.
ERICA LYNN SCHWARTZ (Co-Producer). Tony Award-Winning Producer with her company Avalon Road Productions. Broadway: Parade, David Byrne’s American Utopia, Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Reasons to Be Pretty. Vice President of theatrical programming for ATG. Avalonroad.net.
THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION (Co-Producer). Under the leadership of Robert E. Wankel, Shubert is Broadway’s largest theatre owner and the producer of hundreds of plays and musicals, including several new shows this season.
THE ARACA GROUP (Co-Producer) is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producing and merchandising company founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego and Hank Unger. araca.com
BLAKEMAN-ROBINSON ENTERTAINMENT (Co-Producer) led by Northwestern alums Marc Blakeman (www. blakemanentertainment.com) and Nolan Robinson (nolanfrobinson.com).
DKIM CALDWELL/MICKALENE THOMAS (Co-Producer). The Caldwells are arts supporters with backgrounds in technology and higher education. Mickalene Thomas is an influential multidisciplinary artist, TonyAward nominated co-producer, curator, educator and mentor.
DMQR PRODUCTIONS / JASON TURCHIN (Co-Producer). DMQR Productions: Anant Das, Afsheen Misaghi, Carmen A. Quinones and Alexander Robertson. DMQRprod. com. Jason Turchin and Kira Turchin are founders of The Broadway Investor’s Club. www.investingbroadway.com @investingbroadway
EPIC THEATRICALS/ KAREN P. JOHNSTON (Co-Producer). Michael A. Alden, Dale Badway, Karen Johnston and Brad Blume. Multiple Tony, Emmy, Olivier Award winners.
JOEL GLASSMAN/WESTIN HICKS
(Co-Producer). Joel Glassman and Westin Hicks are theater producers/managers in NYC. Credits: The Wiz (Broadway/Tour), The Last Five Years (Broadway).
JAMROCK PRODUCTIONS/SONYA
HOUSTON PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer) Jamrock Productions, founded May 2021, credits include Pass Over, Death Of A Salesman and Tony nominated Fat Ham. Sonya Houston Productions: Broadway Investor of Kimberly Akimbo (Tony Award). philanthropist, filmmaker, EP of documentaries and indie films, multitalented trailblazer.
SALLY JOHNSTON / ANN SCOTT (Co-Producer) Sally, a St. Louis native, has long invested in local arts, as well as Broadway shows. Ann has loved supporting Fun Home, The Inheritance, Prima Facie, and The Wiz.
JUDITH
MANOCHERIAN / THEATRE
NERD PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Judith Manocherian: Pictures from Home, Great Society, The Prom, Lifespan of a Fact, Once on this Island (Tony). Theatre Nerd Productions: Thoughts of a Colored Man, A Doll’s House, A Sherlock Carol, Suffs and “After Forever” the series (Emmy award-winning).
JOSEPH ORTMEYER ( Co-Producer ). Humbled and so grateful to be part of this amazing production. Congratulations and break legs to all involved in bringing this journey to life. Love to Mike and Liz.
ATG ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) A world leader in live entertainment, ATG Entertainment owns, operates or programs 73 of the world’s most iconic venues across the UK, the US and Central Europe. Recent and upcoming New York productions include The Last Five Years, Appropriate (Tony Award), Gutenberg! The Musical; Cabaret; Parade (Tony Award); A Doll’s House; Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite; David Byrne’s American Utopia (Special Tony Award); Betrayal; Sea Wall/A Life; and Sunday in the Park with George.
Production credits and information in these program notes are provided by the touring production. Where opinions are expressed, they are those of the performers or the production, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Texas Performing Arts, its sponsors and affiliates, or The University of Texas at Austin.
Opening Night: May 12, 2026
STAFF FOR THE WIZ
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Mimi Intagliata
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Gentry & Associates
Gregory Vander Ploeg Rebecca Shubart
Amanda Lenti
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
NETworks Presentations
Jason Juenker
Alex Williams Hector Guivas
COMPANY MANAGER
Kimberly Shaw
Assistant Company Manager
Joi Henry
TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY
BOND THEATRICAL bondtheatrical.com
Temah Higgins Mollie Mann DJ Martin
Marc Viscardi Wendy Roberts
Jenny Bates
Linda Stewart, Scotland Newton
Melissa Cohen, Alexandra De La Cerda, Caroline Frawley, Bridget Gross, Tony Joy, Steph Kelleher, Deborah Mann, Harrison Mootoo, Elisabeth Reyes, Katelyn Wenkoff
TOUR BOOKING AGENCY
THE BOOKING GROUP
Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart
Laura Kolarik, Stephanie Ditman, Sophie Tiesler & Kelsey Ballard thebookinggroup.com
CASTING
The TRC Company
Claire Burke CSA, Kevin Metzger-Timson CSA, Xavier Rubiano CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA, Tara Rubin CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Louis DiPaolo CSA, Spencer Gualdoni CSA, Olivia Paige West CSA, Frankie Ramirez CSA
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Alan Mingo, Jr.
Production Stage Manager .............. Marshall Lee Smith, Jr.
Stage Manager Mesa
Assistant Stage Manager Kyrah Michael
Company Manager .................................... Kimberly Shaw
Associate Company Manager Joi Henry
Associate Scenic Designer........................ Matthew Buttrey
Associate Costume Designer Abby Hahn
Assistant Costume Designer David Hyman, Courtney Irizarry
Assistant Costume Coordinator ....................... Haley Silver
Associate Wig / Hair Designer Rachael Geier
Assistant Make-Up Designer ........................ Geneva Collins
Associate Sound Designers John Millerd, Jacob Montgomery
Sound Programmer ............................. Jacob Montgomery
Associate Lighting Designer Natali Arco
Assistant Lighting Designer Stephen Smart
Moving Light Programmer Jonah Camiel
Associate Projection & Video Designer Brittany Bland
Assistant Projection & Video Designer ........... Abigail Bevan
Video Programmer Don Ness Cieslik
Lead Animator Gabriel Aronson
Production Electrician Robert Virzera
Production Sound Mike Deyo
Production Video ......................................... Daniel Mueller
Head Carpenter Aurelia “Railz” Lyman
Assistant Carpenter Carder Casper
Flyman .............................................. Gustavo T. Santiago
Head Electrician Kelly Kirkland
Assistant Electricians.......... Eli McEwan, Leigh Trumpfheller
Head Sound Maria Pinggera
Assistant Sound Parker Katona
Head Props ............................................... Abbie Garrison
Assistant Props .Aubanita Sinclair
Wardrobe Supervisor Tiffany Janiczek
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Katie Dodge
Hair & Make-up Supervisor Tyree “Ty” Robinson
Hair & Make-up Assistant Supervisor
Anita Lynch
Fight Director................................................... Rod Kinter
Production Props Supervisor Kathy Fabian
Associate Props Supervisor John Estep
Crew Swing ........................................ Harley Scherrbaum
Production Assistants Nicholas Carlstrom, Megan Ciszek, Gabriella Shead, Abby VandenBrul
Merchandising The Araca Group
Merchandise Manager Klevar Mason
Marketing Materials ....................................................AKA
Promotional Video Umbrella Room, Tour Design
Photography ............................................... Jeremy Daniel
Physical Therapy
Ashley Rudoph NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc.
Safety Consultant .....................................Bryan Huneycutt
Accounting NETworks Presentations LLC
Legal Services F. Richard Pappas, Esq., David F. Schwartz, Esq., Gray Schwartz LLP
HR Support ............................................... K+K Reset, LLC
Housing Road Concierge
Travel Agency Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel
Trucking Clark Transfer
WizMusical.com
Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok: @TheWizBway FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS
Chief Executive Officer ........................................ Orin Wolf
President/Chief Production Officer Seth Wenig
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer .. Margaret Daniel
Business Affairs
Scott W. Jackson
Executive Producers Mimi Intagliata, Hannah Rosenthal, Trinity Wheeler
Producing Associate 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
Sr. Tax Accountant Matthew Peerbolte
Tax Assistant Deborah Brown
Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk Lisa Loveless
Sr. Director, Booking & Engagements .............. Amanda Laird
Directors, Booking & Engagements Stacey Burns, Colin Byrne
Booking Assistant Lily Flippen
Director of Sales ...................................... Zach Stevenson
Director of Marketing Heather Hess
Sr. Director/General Management .... Gregory Vander Ploeg
General Managers Madeline McCluskey, Rebecca Shubart Steven Varon-Moore
Associate General Manager...........Amanda Lenti, Shira Wolf
Asst. General Manager/Operations Manager Hillary Smith
Sr. Director/Production Management ............ Jason Juenker
Sr. Production Manager Hector Guivas
Lead Production Manager Savannah Gunton
Production Manager ...................................... Alex Williams
Associate Production Manager Aimeé Mangual Pagán
Technical Director pesci
Production Coordinator Gina Boccolucci
NETworks Asset Manager Richard Haug
Warehouse Assistant .......... Dave DeJac, Alison Weinberger
Director of Operations Pearce Landry-Wegener
Workers Compensation Coordinator Kayla Rooplal
People Operations/Payroll Manager .......................Sara Clayton
Office Manager Deandra Harris
Adminstrative Assistant ................................ Aidan Herman
Music Coordinator John Mezzio
CREDITS
Scenic Elements provided by Hudson Scenic Studio Inc.
Scenery Built and Fabricated by F&D Scene Changes, Ltd. PRG Scenic Technologies and Automation provided by Creative Conners. Lighting Equipment from PRG Broadway. Audio Equipment by HDL LLC - Audio and PRG Broadway. Video Equipment from Sound Associates Inc. Specialty Props by Propstar LLC, BB Props, The Specialists LTD.
deBoer Media group. Flame Treatment by Turning Star, Inc. Costumes by Western Costume, Eric Winterling Inc, Parson Meares, Arel Studios, Bethany Joy Costumes, Black Heath Costumes, SoHarlem, Fritz Masten, Handsome Little Devils, Sam Hill Studio with Jeff Sturdivant and Nicholas Putvinski, Arnold Levine Millinery, Lynne Macky Millinery, Jeff Fender Studios, Julienne Krobath, Robin Ankerich, JC Krajeck. Wigs by CGL Wig Design. Hochi Asiatico, Colin Davis Jones Studio, Muto LIttle, All Stitch/Valerie Gruner.
Rehearsed at NEW 42nd Street Studios, 229 W 42nd Street, New York, NY.
SPECIAL THANKS TO Mark Shackett, Foresight Theatricals; NAC Entertainment and Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY; Al Nocciolino, President and CEO, NAC Entertainment Ltd. Susan Gurman, Shantira Jackson, Evie Mason, Kasaun Wilson, Tocarra Mallard, Don Hooper, Holly Walker, Joyelle Nicole, Charlene Speyerer, Black Masking Indian in the Wild Tchoupitoulas Tribe, Cultural Consultant and Designer: Flagboy Giz
Insurance Broker Services
EPIC Entertainment & Sports
Financial Services and banking arrangements by Customers Bank and Flagstar Bank N.A.
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States.
The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.
This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
2025 Jimmy Awards—How TPA is Nurturing the Artists of Tomorrow
Through our partnership with the Broadway League, each year two standout students from Austin’s Heller Awards for Young Artists are selected to compete at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards®—known as the Jimmy Awards—in New York City. Last June, Walker Wallace of Round Rock High School and Raegan Gonzales of Weiss High School had the opportunity to compete with 108 other Nominees.
The Jimmys is not only an awards event, but also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students to learn what it takes to build a performing arts career through coaching sessions, training, and rehearsals led by some of Broadway’s most accomplished professionals.
Nurturing homegrown talent and guiding and supporting the next generation of artists is central to Texas Performing Arts’ mission and we could not be happier for Raegan, Walker, and all the Nominees.
Texas Performing Arts, the home of Broadway in Austin, is now home to The Heller Awards for Young Artists (HAYAs). TPA will hold the next awards ceremony at Bass Concert Hall on May 6, 2026, where the next two students are announced to represent Austin, Texas at the Jimmys.
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and Walker arrive at The Juilliard School
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Major Donors
Board Members
Brian Haley, Chair
Kristin Alexander, Chair Elect
Tamara Dorrance, Vice Chair
Mike Herman, Vice Chair
Malú Alvarez
Lisa Cartwright
Carly Christopher
Jaime Davila
A. Mechele Dickerson
Lisa Duchon & Dennis Andrulis
Debbie Dupré
Dennis Eakin
Aubrey & Bobby Epstein
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Sheri Clark Henriksen
Steve Houston
Nancy & Angus Littlejohn
Kathleen Irvin Loughlin
Chris Mattsson
Robyn Metcalfe
Robert Morse
Eric Natinsky
Heidi Post
Lauren Reid
Sue Zamkow
Texas Performing Arts is a nonprofit supported by generous patrons and donors.
We extend a special thank you to the following major supporters:
$1,000,000+
Kristin and Josh Alexander
Marcia and Gary Nelson
Carolyn and Marc Seriff
$100,000–999,999
Anonymous (3)
Malú Alvarez
Lisa Cartwright
Cipione Family Foundation
Carly and Clayton Christopher
Anita and William Cochran
Jaime Davila
Lisa Duchon and Dennis Andrulis
Debbie Dupré
Kandace and Dennis Eakin
Aubrey and Bobby Epstein
Deborah Green
Caroline and Brian Haley
Mary Ann and Andrew Heller
Sheri Clark Henriksen
Mimi and Steve Houston
Kristen and Robert Lewis
Nancy and Angus Littlejohn
Kathleen Irvin Loughlin
Julia Marsden
Chris Mattsson
Robyn Metcalfe
The Montgomery Family Fund
Susan and Robert Morse
Michelle and Eric Natinsky
Bettye Nowlin
Heather Petkovsek
Stephen and Marcelle Spilker
Michael J. Zamkow & Sue E.
Berman Charitable Foundation
$10,000–99,999
Applied Materials Foundation
Christie and Jason Barany
Carolyn Rice Bartlett
Charitable Foundation
Jamie Barshop
Suzanne and Bill Childs
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Newton
Rob Ignatowski and Daniel Pacheco
Kendra Scott Foundation
Terri and Chris Pascoe
Texas Commission on the Arts
Laura and David Starks
We extend our ongoing gratitude to donors who have established endowments at Texas Performing Arts to support our programs in perpetuity:
Arts Education Endowment
Phillip Auth Endowed Dance Fund for Texas Performing Arts
Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Concert Hall Endowment
William & Anita Cochran Endowment for Performing Arts Access & Education
Heller Awards for Young Artists Endowment
Texas Performing Arts Educator Excellence Endowment Established by Sheri Clark Henriksen*
Joann and Gaylord Jentz Endowment for Student Engagement
Alex and Dee Massad Endowment Fund
Marcia L. Nelson Endowment for High School
Musical Theater Awards*
PAC Fund for the Creation of New American Art
Kathy Panoff Texas Performing Arts Student Engagement Endowment
Performing Arts Center Endowment for Performing Excellence
Z. T. Scott Family Endowment for the Performing Arts
Marc and Carolyn Seriff Endowment for High School Musical Theater*
Stephen and Marcelle Spilker Texas Performing Arts
Student Engagement Endowment*
Robert L. Tocker Endowed Excellence Fund for Student Volunteerism
Topfer Endowment for Performing Arts Production
Texas Inner Circle Members
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Keely, Rustan, Lincoln and Lennon Schaefer
Julie and Richard Schechter
Schmitt Family
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Anthony and Christine Sementelli
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Toni and Ted Spalding
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Studer Family
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Tomlinson Family
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Dale and Roy Truitt
Kaylie Tully and Family
Kevin Vanderlaan
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Lena Yoo and Gerry Cardinal III
Jeannette and Mitch Young
Timothy Young
Nicholas Young and Andrew Popp
Susan Zane
Micka and Richard Ziehr
Joe Zubia and Scott Dinger
Texas Performing Arts Staff
LEADERSHIP
Bob Bursey, Executive & Artistic Director
Bianca Hooi, Executive & Artistic Project Manager
Priscilla Perales, Assistant to the Executive & Artistic Director
PROGRAMMING
Bobby Asher, Director of Programming
Brendan Burke, Programming Manager
OPERATIONS
Sean Thorne, Managing Director
Cameron Weed, Human Resources Manager
Nathan Harper, Facilities Manager
Kristi Lampi, Director of Business Operations
Leigh Remeny, Business Operations Manager
Tara Vela, Project Manager
Basil Montemayor, Business Operations Associate
Kat Carson, Senior Event Manager
Talia Graves, Event Manager
Alexander Reindl, Event Manager
Mia Spidel, Emerging Arts Professional, Programming & Events
MARKETING & SALES
Dane Munson, Director of Marketing & Sales
Romina Jara, Associate Director, Marketing
Brady Dyer, Associate Director, Communications
Lizzie Choffel Cantu, Design Manager
Erica De Leon, Digital Marketing Manager
Lindsey Sageser, Marketing Associate
Madison Tran, Design & Media Associate
Josh Klotzbach, Group & Student Sales Manager
Twyla Mitchell, Director of Ticketing
Dianne Whitehair, Ticketing Systems Manager
Elizabeth Requenez, Ticketing Services Manager
Alex Baylor, Ticketing Manager
Meredith Delay, Texas Inner Circle Ticket Concierge
Sereniti Patterson, Emerging Arts Professional, Ticketing
DEVELOPMENT
Anna Langdell, Director of Development
Jeannette Thomas, Director of Major Gifts
Amy Burgar, Associate Director, Development
Chelsea Casner, Development Specialist, Major Gifts
Miguel Robles, Development Specialist, Operations
Sara Morales, Development Specialist, Membership and Sponsorship
EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT
Tim Rogers, Director of Education & Engagement
Eric Vera, Education Program Manager
Aubrey Felty, Education & Engagement Program Coordinator
Insha Iqbal, Emerging Arts Professional, Education & Engagement
PRODUCTION
Blake Addyson, Director of Production
John Lewis, Production Supervisor
Mika O’Dwyer, Production Supervisor
Gianna Woods, Assistant Production Supervisor
Drew Millay, Audio/Video Supervisor
Bryce Riggle, Assistant
Audio/Video Supervisor
John “Hutch” Hutchinson, Assistant Audio/Video Supervisor
Camryn Senioris, Lighting Supervisor
Tracy Abercrombie, Assistant Lighting Supervisor
Brooke Dickerson, Assistant
Lighting Supervisor
Travis Perrin, Staging & Rigging Supervisor
Audrey McGovern, Assistant
Staging & Rigging Supervisor
Jessie Mikolaichik, Assistant
Staging & Rigging Supervisor
GUEST EXPERIENCE
Blake McDonald, Director of Guest Experience
Amanda Adams, Associate Director, Guest Experience
Kourtney Johnson, Guest Experience Manager
FABRICATION
& ACADEMIC PRODUCTION
Jeff Grapko, Director of Fabrication & Academic Production
Karen Maness, Associate Director, Fabrication
David Tolin, Project Manager, Fabrication
Jason Huerta, Fabrication
Technical Manager
Scott Bussey, Senior Technical Director
Earnest Mazique, Academic Production Technology Manager
Ashton Bennett Murphy, Properties Manager
Hank Schwemmer, Lead Fabricator
Bridgette Clifford, Scenic Charge Artist
Eliot Haynes, Assistant
Audio/Video Supervisor, Academic Production
Michael Shanks, Assistant
Lighting Supervisor, Academic Production
Leah Austin, Emerging
Arts Professional, Stage Properties
Julia Yelvington, Emerging Arts Professional, Scenic Art
Texas Performing Arts is also proud to acknowledge the hundreds of part-time and volunteer staff who play a critical role in presenting our annual season of world-class performing arts events to the Austin community.
House Managers
Dina Black
Megan Born
Virginia Bosman
Margaret Byron
Nancy Carrales
Sally Deweber
Sheri Dildy
Janine Dos Remedios
Amy Fuchs
Tony C Garcia
Joshua Hale
Leslie Hawkins
Carlos Hernandez-Heine
Olga Kasma-Carnes
Tamara Klindt
Sharon Kojzarek
Eric Lee
Lara Miller
Adrian Pena
Kimberly Reaves
Student Employees
Audrey Buckley
Olivia Ring
Charlotte Adair
Juno Adair
Joe Adkins
Justin Aguilar
Abelardo Aguilar
Andrea Alarcon
Daniela Albert
Rachel Alexander
Cassandra Amaya
Kaleb Aziz
Evelyn Becerra
Madhav Bhat
Juliana Brandao
Jose Calvillo
Hayley Carbajal
Sophia Carter
Heavyn Carter
Eugenio Chapa
Lilly Cheesar
Domenica Collaro
Alyssa Conchas
Ava Dasari
Marie Jolie Day
Ava Deviney
Jessica Reed
Lee Rodgers
Mary Ruiz
Gracie Sanders
Andrea R Stanfill Castro
Debra Thomas
Leah Waheed
Marty Watson
Tonya Woods
Ally Dolley
Griffin Drake
Rebecca Dyer
Amanda Earp
Mariah Espocito
Sarah Jayne Ewing
Eric Fan
Jenny Garcia
Erin Glasscock
Dariela Gonzalez
Mia Guerra
Sarah Hartley
Catherine Heeman
Gabriela Hernandez
Alisa Irvin
Madison Jackson
PJ Jetton
Brooks Johnson
Bindi Kaplan
Riley Knecht
Ariel Lagunas
Dylan Lebensfeld
Codie Lightfoot
Jacqueline Mai
Anapaula Martinez-Borrell
Regina Mendiola
Christian Claire Millet
Mirabai Munton
Rachel Norris
Valeria Nunez Estrada
Lily Orozco
Jocelyn Parks
Zoya Patel
Valeria Blanco Perez
Blake Persyn
Haley Prince
Breanna Pruitt
Kenneth Qu
Eric Ramirez
Frederick Richardson
Jose Salcido
Zoe Saldana
Valeria Sandoval-Lopez
Robin Schuler
Erin Simpson
Rain Snyder
Laura Soares
Aaron Sullivan
Nguyen Tang
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