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Theatre Under the Stars Houston, Texas Season Sponsor THEATRE UNDER THE STARS HOUSTON, TEXAS PLAYBILL.COM PB PROGRAM LOGOS_Layout 1 4/11/13 10:33 AM Page 1 FROM THE THEATRE UNDER THE STARS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2015/16 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Amy G. Pierce, Chairperson Randall D. Stilley, Chairperson-Elect John C. Breckenridge, President and CEO Louis A. Raspino, Vice Chairperson Julie Baumgarten Pradel, Vice Chairperson Stephen M. Trauber, Vice Chairperson Bruce H. Vincent, Vice Chairperson Daniel R. D'Armond, Secretary Larry E. Whaley, Treasurer Angela D. Gildea, Committee Chairperson J. Wiley George, Committee Co-Chairperson Daryl Grieger, Committee Chairperson Franklin D.R. Jones Jr., Committee Chairperson Bart McAndrews, Committee Chairperson Meredith Philipp-Tcholakian, Committee Chairperson Stanley C. Horton, Member-At-Large C. Gregory Harper, Immediate Past Chairperson Thomas O. Moore III, General Counsel Joel M. Androphy Jorge R. Leis Photo by Anthony Rathbun Photo by Anthony Rathbun Dennis Baldwin Beth Brock Looser Robert Jay Binstock Penny Requa Loyd Welcome to this magical production of . Steven L. Burkett Karin Marshall Mary Poppins Lester Byrd Paige May Featuring music and lyrics by the legendary Sherman Michael J. Casey, Jr. Patrice McKinney brothers, additional music and lyrics by George Stiles David R. Clonts Harry McMahan Joan Cohen Philip A. Morabito and Anthony Drewe, and a script by Julian Fellowes, Paige M. Cokinos Daryl Morey this beloved musical is based on the series of children’s Sigmund L. Cornelius Roxann S. Neumann Joffre J. Cross, II David P. Oelman books by P.L. Travers and the beloved 1964 Disney film Molly Crownover Chris Phillips starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Produced by Connie Dalton Alan Ratliff Douglas A. Dawson James F. Reilly, Jr. Disney, the original production opened in December June Deadrick Sean Roark 2004 on London’s West End and received two Olivier Marcela Donadio Geoffrey D. Roberts, Jr. Ursula C. Edwards Curt A. Ross Awards. In November 2006, the musical premiered on W. Don Ellis Stacy Russell Greg Engel Brandon L. Sear Broadway where it received seven Tony Award Elisabeht K. Evans James A. Shaffer nominations and won for Best Scenic Design. Henry Florsheim Adrian D. Shelley William H. Floyd Jeffrey W. Sheets Our production is masterfully directed and Monica Fulton Michael Sonnier Peter D. Gaw Gerald M. Spedale choreographed by Linda Goodrich who has directed Kerry Gerachis Joshua James Stanka and choreographed several productions of Mary Robert G. Gwin Hugh E. Tanner Dallas Hall David F. Taylor Poppins throughout the regions. I am pleased to Byron Hebert Trent D. Tellepsen welcome Linda to TUTS as well as all of our visiting Reginald D. Hedgebeth John Tobola Hon. Bonnie Crane Hellums Paul-David Van Atta actors and Houston-based actors. Shelly Smith Hendry Hector Villarreal James W. Hickey Arden L. Walker, Jr. We are grateful to our subscribers who make what we Kendall D. Hollrah Margaret Alkek Williams R. Maynard Holt, III John F. Williamson do on the stage and in the community possible, and we Samuel M. Jacobson Dennis M. Wittry hope that if you are not a current subscriber that you Edward L. Jaroski Daniel E. Klaes will consider subscribing to TUTS for our exciting Curtis J. Klement 2016/17 season. I am so glad that you have joined us for E. Sheldon Kramer Jay Landa Mary Poppins, and we hope that you will visit us again for the two remaining shows of our season, Oliver and A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder. ADVISORY BOARD, 2015/16 Sofia Adrogué Erin McCarthy Additionally, I would like to invite you to TUTS Patrick Blossom James G. McGrath Underground’s World Premiere of the new musical, The Jenée Jongebloed Bobbora Paula Anita Mott Carol B. Brace Anthony Petrello Sweet Potato Queens, which runs March 17-27. We are Adrienne Brown-Franklin Rebecca Schwinger very excited to produce the first-ever production of this Nancy Brownlee Amy Shaper John D. Burns Gavin H. Smith unique piece in Houston, and I am pleased to announce Matthew D. Cavenaugh Nancy Stow that the entire cast is comprised of local actors. With a Anne Clutterbuck Toni Tate Peter Brett Cullen Lynda Transier book by Rupert Homes, music by Melissa Manchester, Dee Dee Dochen Leticia F. Trauber and lyrics by Sharon Vaughn, this brand new musical Gary W. Edwards James L. Tribble Morris E. Foster Charles L. Watson about human empowerment is based on the Sweet Neal Guidry Carrie Woliver Potato Queens® books by Jill Conner Browne. Robert L. Hargrave Reed Wood G. Kent Kahle Aimee Woodall Enjoy the show! PAST CHAIRMEN & PRESIDENTS R. Gerald Bennett, James G. Bertman, Linda Bertman, Preston Bolton, Kent Bowden, Steven L. Burkett, Keith E. Eastin, Sandy Fitzgerald, Dennis L. Frost, Cameron Hightower, Dennis Irvine, G. Kent Kahle, Ronald C. Lassiter, Gerald A. Maley, Cissy Segall, Bruce Lumpkin Gerald L. Sewell, Stewart P. Smith, Janet Stavely, Shirley Stein, David F. Taylor, Cheryl Thompson-Draper, Stephen M. Trauber, Artistic Director Reed Wood, Lyndall Finley Wortham, Frank M. Young 2 PLAYBILL PLAYBILLVAULT.COM P Season Sponsor APRIL 5 - 17 TUTS.COM •• 713.558.TUTS GROUPS OF 10+ CALL 713.558.8888 OR VISIT TUTS.COM/GROUPS PB PROGRAM LOGOS_Layout 1 4/11/13 10:33 AM Page 1 A TRIBUTE TO series, The Sweet Potato Queens, on JOHN C. BRECKENRIDGE stage in March 2016. In his tenure with TUTS, the Humphreys School of Musical Theatre has grown exponentially, including the incorporation of The River Performing and Visual Arts Center (providing fine arts education for individuals with disabilities) to the TUTS Education portfolio. Prior to joining TUTS, his theatre resume included serving in management and technical roles on tours of The Magic of David Copperfield, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sophisticated Ladies, Oklahoma!, Big River, Torch Song Trilogy and Pump Theatre Under The Stars presents a tribute to Boys and Dinettes. In all, his career has our retiring President and CEO, John C. taken him to 48 states, Canada, Mexico, Breckenridge. Brazil, Taiwan, Singapore and to Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan and the former Soviet For 25 years, Breckenridge has played a Union. Breckenridge holds a degree in leading role in Theatre Under The Stars, joining Lighting Design and Technical Theatre in 1990 to oversee rapidly-expanding from the University of Michigan. production operations in Houston and Seattle and on national tours. In 1994, he assumed the Breckenridge is a past President of the role of Producer and in 1999, took on the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, additional duties of Chief Operating Officer. In and has served as an Executive 2006, he became TUTS’ President and CEO. Committee member of the Independent Presenters Network, and the Board of In his time with TUTS, Breckenridge has Governors for The Broadway League, overseen more than 120 productions, including where he is also a Tony voter. the world premieres of the Kopit/Yeston Phantom, James Michener’s Sayonara, Disney’s He has served Houston as a member of Beauty and the Beast, Jekyll and Hyde, and TUTS’ Board of Directors, an Executive national tours of Carousel, Annie and Victor/ Committee member of the Houston Victoria. He also served as General Manager of Downtown Alliance, and a member of the pre-Broadway tour of Annie Warbucks. the Airport Rangers, a community-based Breckenridge served as co-producer of the mounted security patrol for George Bush Deaf West Theatre’s US/Japanese tour of Big Intercontinental Airport. He is a member River and has co-produced the national tour of of class XXVII of The American 9 to 5: The Musical. He served as TUTS’ Leadership Forum, and has been a proud representative on the Design/Development member of the International Alliance of Committee for the Hobby Center and remarked Theatrical Stage Employees for thirty that seeing the facility open in 2003 is one of years. his proudest accomplishments. He was instrumental in the formation of the TUTS Please joining us in thanking John Underground series, introducing a wider range Breckenridge for his innumerable of musical theatre to the city, and encouraged contributions to Theatre Under The Stars the series’ development of new musicals here over the years. We salute his tenure with in Houston. This culminated with the first new TUTS – as appropriate in the world of work to be produced out of the Underground musical theatre – with a standing ovation. 4 PLAYBILL PLAYBILLVAULT.COM P PB PROGRAM LOGOS_Layout 1 4/11/13 10:33 AM Page 1 performance partners performances of Mary Poppins are made possible through the generous support of the following sponsors: CHI St. Luke’s Health, Season Sponsor (see page 29 for salute) Principal Sponsor: Locke Lord LLP Locke Lord LLp offers the dedicated services and legal savvy of about 850 lawyers in 22 offices around the world. Locke Lord provides experienced litigation skill and perceptive client counseling in virtually every area of the law, and its lawyers handle complex corporate, litigation and regulatory matters across the nation and in many foreign countries. David f. taylor, Houston We respond with diverse and experienced teams designed to develop managing partner, and to execute innovative solutions for our clients. Locke Lord is Locke Lord LLp proud to support theatre Under the stars as it enriches life in the Houston area through the experience of world class musical theatre. United Airlines United airlines operates over 5,000 flights a day to more than 370 airports on six continents and flew 138 million passengers in 2014. more than 84,000 United employees reside in every U.s. state and in countries around the world, with more than 15,000 in Houston. 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