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GEORGE Orchestrations by DARYL WATERS and DAVID BRYAN Starring JOSH CANFIELD MOEISHA MCGILL MELVIN ABSTON LESLIE ALEXANDER KEVIN BERNARD STEVE BRADY DEMONE HORACE V ROGERS RASHAD NAYLOR CHRIS PERSICHETTI ZACH EISENBERG VERONICA FIAONI CHELSEA P. FREEMAN CEDRIC GREENE DEUNDRE C JAMES ALEXA JANE LOWIS TIFFANY MELLARD CAITLIN MESIANO ANDREW METZGAR HARPER MILES PORSHA PUTNEY JUSTIN WILLIAM SCHAFFNER MARIANNE SCHMIDT JOHN SIMPSON SHAUN-AVERY WILLIAMS ANTHONY WRIGHT Executive Artistic Director PAUL ALLAN Production Manager Director of Business Operations Casting Director BRIAN LOESCH JEFF BELLANTE MICHAEL BAKER Production Stage Manager Company Manager Director of Development NIKKI LINT AUBREY KYLER SCOT ALLAN Scenic Designer Costume Design is based on Lighting Designer EDWARD T. MORRIS Original Costume Design by MARCIA MADEIRA PAUL TAZEWELL Musical Director on Friday, July 27, 2018 JEFFREY HOFFMAN Choreographed by GERRY MCINTYRE and DEBBIE ROSHE at 6:00pm Director DAVID RUTTURA Memphis is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, New York 10036. (866) 378-9758. www.theatricalrights.com Originally produced on Broadway by Junkyard Dog Productions, Barbara and Buddy Freitag, Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff, Latitude Link, Jim and Susan Blair, Demos Bizar Entertainment, Land Line Productions, Apples and Oranges Productions, Dave Copley, Dancap Productions, Inc., Alex and Katya Lukianov, Tony Ponturo, 2 Guys Productions, Richard Winkler, in association with Lauren Doll, Eric and Marsi Gardiner, Linda and Bill Potter, Broadway Across America, Jocko Productions, Patty Baker, and Dan Frishwasser, Bob Bartner/Scott and Kayla Union, Loraine Boyle/Chase Mishkin, Remmel T. Dickinson/Memphis Orpheum Group, Shadowcatcher Entertainment/Vijay and Sita Vashee. GATEWAY PLAYHOUSE 9 THE CAST CAST OF CHARACTERS Huey Calhoun ................................................................................................ JOSH CANFIELD* Felicia Farrell...............................................................................................MOEISHA MCGILL* Delray Jones ................................................................................................ MELVIN ABSTON* Gator....................................................................................................... HORACE V. ROGERS* Bobby .......................................................................................................................DEMONE* Gladys Calhoun........................................................................................LESLIE ALEXANDER* Mr. Simmons ................................................................................................ KEVIN BERNARD* Wailin’ Joe / Reverend Hobson ...................................................................RASHAD NAYLOR* Buck Wiley / Martin Holton / Perry Como ................................................ CHRIS PERSICHETTI* Gordon Grant / Ensemble .................................................................................STEVE BRADY* Ethel / Ensemble ...................................................................................CHELSEA P. FREEMAN Mr. Collins / Ensemble ....................................................................................JOHN SIMPSON Clara / Ensemble ....................................................................................MARIANNE SCHMIDT Ensemble ......................................... ZACH EISENBERG, VERONICA FIAONI, CEDRIC GREENE DEUNDRE C. JAMES*, ALEXA JANE LOWIS, TIFFANY MELLARD* CAITLIN MESIANO, ANDREW METZGAR, HARPER MILES PORSHA PUTNEY, JUSTIN WILLIAM SCHAFFNER SHAUN-AVERY WILLIAMS, and ANTHONY WRIGHT Production Stage Manager .......................................................................... NIKKI LINT* Dance Captain .............................................................................. DEUNDRE C. JAMES* UNDERSTUDIES Huey Calhoun ............................................................................. CHRISTOPHER PERSICHETTI* Felicia Farrell.................................................................................................... HARPER MILES Delray Jones ............................................................................................................................ Gator......................................................................................................... ANTHONY WRIGHT Bobby .............................................................................................SHAUN-AVERY WILLIAMS Gladys Calhoun........................................................................................ ALEXA JANE LOWIS Mr. Simmons .................................................................................MICHAEL EDWARD BAKER* Wailin’ Joe / Reverend Hobson .......................................................SHAUN-AVERY WILLIAMS Buck Wiley / Holton / Perry C ........................................................MICHAEL EDWARD BAKER* MUSICIANS Music Director / Conductor ....................................................................... JEFFREY HOFFMAN Keys 2 ............................................................................................................. HOSUN MOON Trumpet .......................................................................................................BARRY SCHWALB Sax ............................................................................................................MICHAEL KENDROT Guitar............................................................................................................. JOE LOSCHIAVO Bass ................................................................................................................. KEENAN ZACH Drums ...........................................................................................................FRANK CANNON *Actors employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The Director/Choreographer is a member of the The Musicians employed in this production are Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, members of the American Federation of Musicians. Inc., an independent national labor union. 10 SUMMER 2018 Weddings & Special Events Conveniently located in the beautiful Sunset Harbour Marina, this is the south shore’s best-kept secret. PROUD to be the home of Gateway’s 2018 Summer Gala on July 27th! 90 Colonial Drive | East Patchogue, NY | 631-289-2582 | sunset-harbour.com GATEWAY