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Junkyard Dog Productions Jerry Frankel Latitude Link Smith & Brant Theatricals Steve & Paula Reynolds Michael Rubinoff Alhadeff Productions Michael Alden & Nancy Nagel Gibbs Sam Levy Rodney Rigby Spencer Ross Richard Winkler Yonge Street Theatricals Sheridan College Michael & Ellise Coit Ronald Frankel Sheri & Les Biller Richard & Sherry Belkin Marlene & Gary Cohen Allan Detsky & Rena Mendelson Lauren Doll Barbara H. Freitag Wendy Gillespie Laura Little Theatricals Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg Radio Mouse Entertainment Cynthia Stroum Tulchin Bartner Productions Gwen Arment/Molly Morris & Terry McNicholas Maureen & Joel Benoliel/Marjorie & Ron Danz Pamela Cooper/Corey Brunish Demos Bizar/Square 1 Theatrics Joshua Goodman/Lauren Stevens Just for Laughs Theatricals/Judith Ann Abrams Productions Bill & Linda Potter/Rosemary & Kenneth Willman and and Seattle Repertory Present

Book, Music and Lyrics by and

Featuring KEVIN CAROLAN HARTER CLINGMAN NICK DUCKART CHAMBLEE FERGUSON BECKY GULSVIG JULIE JOHNSON CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON II MEGAN McGINNIS ANDREW SAMONSKY DANIELLE K. THOMAS EMILY WALTON

MARIKA AUBREY JANE BUNTING MICHAEL BRIAN DUNN JULIE GARNYÉ ADAM HALPIN AARON MICHAEL RAY

Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design BEOWULF BORITT TONI-LESLIE JAMES HOWELL BINKLEY GARETH OWEN

Orchestrations Music Coordinator Design AUGUST ERIKSMOEN IAN EISENDRATH DAVID LAI DAVID BRIAN BROWN

Casting Dialect Coach Tour Booking Agency Marketing Strategy and Direction Tour Press and Marketing TELSEY + COMPANY JOEL GOLDES THE BOOKING GROUP ON THE RIALTO ANITA DLONIAK Rachel Hoffman, C.S.A. Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart & ASSOCIATES, INC

General Management Production Management Company Manager Production Stage Manager ALCHEMY PRODUCTION GROUP JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS, INC. ERIK BIRKELAND SHAWN PENNINGTON

Music Supervision IAN EISENDRATH

Musical Staging KELLY DEVINE

Directed by CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY

Come From Away was originally co-produced in 2015 by La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre and presented in 2016 by Ford’s Theatre Come From Away (NAMT Festival 2013) was originally developed at the Canadian Music Theatre Project, Michael Rubinoff—Producer, Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, and was further developed at ’ Festival of New Artists, in East Haddam, . The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the , Seattle, Washington, also provided development support.

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Bonnie and others...... MEGAN McGINNIS Oz and others...... HARTER CLINGMAN Beverley/Annette and others...... BECKY GULSVIG Janice and others...... EMILY WALTON Bob and others...... JAMES EARL JONES II Claude and others...... KEVIN CAROLAN Kevin T./Garth and others...... ANDREW SAMONSKY Nick/Doug and others...... CHAMBLEE FERGUSON Kevin J./Ali and others...... NICK DUCKART Hannah and others...... DANIELLE K. THOMAS Beulah and others...... JULIE JOHNSON Diane and others...... CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON

STANDBYS Standbys never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

Diane, Beulah, Hannah, Bonnie, Janice—JULIE GARNYÉ; Beverley, Hannah, Diane, Janice, Beulah—MARIKA AUBREY; Bonnie, Janice, Beulah, Beverley, Diane—JANE BUNTING; Kevin T., Oz, Kevin J., Nick, Claude—ADAM HALPIN; Nick, Claude, Bob, Oz, Kevin T.—MICHAEL BRIAN DUNN; Bob, Kevin J., Kevin T., Oz, Claude—AARON MICHAEL RAY

DANCE CAPTAIN JANE BUNTING

The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device or such photographing or sound recording inside this theater, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for money damages.

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KEVIN HARTER NICK CHAMBLEE CAROLAN CLINGMAN DUCKART FERGUSON

BECKY JULIE CHRISTINE TOY JAMES EARL GULSVIG JOHNSON JOHNSON JONES II

MEGAN ANDREW DANIELLE K. EMILY MARIKA McGINNIS SAMONSKY THOMAS WALTON AUBREY

JANE MICHAEL BRIAN JULIE ADAM AARON MICHAEL BUNTING DUNN GARNYÉ HALPIN RAY

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“Welcome to the Rock”...... Company “38 Planes”...... Company “Blankets and Bedding”...... Company “28 Hours/Wherever We Are”*...... Company “Darkness and Trees”...... Company “Costume Party”...... Diane, Hannah, Kevin T., Kevin J., Company “I Am Here”...... Hannah “Prayer”**...... Kevin T., Company “On the Edge”...... Company “Screech In”*...... Claude, Company “Me and the Sky”...... Beverley, Female Company “Stop the World”...... Nick, Diane, Company “Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere”...... Company “Something’s Missing”...... Company “Finale”...... Company

COME FROM AWAY WILL BE PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION.

THE BAND Conductor/Keyboard/Accordion/Harmonium—CYNTHIA KORTMAN WESTPHAL Whistles/Irish Flute/Uilleann Pipes—ISAAC ALDERSON Fiddle—KIANA JUNE WEBER Electric/Acoustic Guitars—ADAM STOLER Acoustic Guitar/Mandolins/Bouzouki—MATT WONG Electric/Acoustic Bass—MAX CALKIN Bodhran/Percussion—STEVE HOLLOWAY Drums/Percussion—BEN MORROW

Associate Music Director—CAMERON MONCUR Music Coordinator—DAVID LAI Electronic Music Design—ANDREW BARRETT for LIONELLA MUSIC, LLC Music Preparation—ZACH REDLER, RYAN DRISCOLL

*“My Heart Will Go On” words and music by Will Jennings and James Horner. ©IRVING MUSIC, INC. on behalf of BLUE SKY RIDER SONGS (BMI). Used by permission of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. All rights reserved. **“Prayer of St. Francis” dedicated to Mrs. Frances Tracy. ©1967, OCP, 5536 NE Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. All rights reserved.

Please be aware that a camera flash effect will be in use at this performance.

14 peace center who’s who in the cast KEVIN CAROLAN (Claude and Others). Broadway: tours: , Merrily We Roll Along, Pacific Disney’s Newsies (Gov. Roosevelt—original cast, Overtures, , Flower Drum Song, Bombay Dreams. national tour and feature film). Tours: 100 other TV/film appearances. 2013 Rosetta LeNoire (North America, Japan, Dubai). Regional: Goodman/ Award from AEA. Details: christinetoyjohnson.com. Huntington (The Jungle Book, Baloo, dir. Mary Twitter/Insta: @CToyJ. Grateful. Zimmerman). Movies: Bear with Us, Can You Ever Forgive Me. TV: “OITNB” (Netflix), “Gotham,” JAMES EARL JONES II (Bob and Others). “The Middle,” “,” “Curb Your National tour: Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess. Regional: Enthusiasm.” kevincarolan.com. Porchlight Music, Goodman, Marriott, Court, Chicago Shakespeare, Writers, Lookingglass, Lyric HARTER CLINGMAN (Oz and Others) is very Opera Chicago, SF Opera, Ravinia, Broadway in grateful to be joining the CFA family! National tours: Chicago. TV/film credits:Pokerhouse , Half-Bad, Peter and the Starcatcher (director, ). Proud “Chicago Med.” Download “Sunday Morning” from Chicago collaborations: The Paramount, Chicago the movie Breaking In. Thanks to friends, family, Shakespeare, Drury Lane, The Gift, Mercury Theater. Stewart Talent, Telsey and Chris Ashley. “For my Regional: Peninsula Players, Wis. (Company Member). daughter, Semaje.” Love and thanks to Ashley, family, CFA team and Stewart Talent! MEGAN McGINNIS (Bonnie and Others). Broadway: Side Show, Les Misérables, Little Women, Beauty and NICK DUCKART (Kevin J./Ali and Others). the Beast, Thoroughly Modern Millie, , The Diary Thrilled to join the Come From Away family! Favorite of Anne Frank. London and Off-Broadway: Daddy credits include Evita, (Carbonell Long Legs. TV/film: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Award), Carmen, , !, Daddy Long Legs (BroadwayHD), A Goofy Movie. A View from the Bridge and more. TV: “The Blacklist,” Recordings: Daddy Long Legs, Little Women, Parade, “The ,” “Burn Notice.” Love to Mariand, duets on ’s Wish and Take Me to the Lucy and his family. nickduckart.com. World. Love to A and B.

CHAMBLEE FERGUSON (Nick and Others) is ANDREW SAMONSKY (Kevin T. and Others). thrilled to be a part of the CFA family! Regional: 23 Broadway/NYC: South Pacific (Cable, PBS broadcast), seasons at Dallas Theater Center (2017 Tony Award), The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Scandalous, Queen of The Alley, Trinity Rep. and others. Select TV/film: the Mist (Drama Desk nomination), Fiorello!, Merrily “American Crime,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Prison We Roll Along. Tour/regional: Lempicka (WTF), Break,” A Scanner Darkly, Parkland. 2011 Lunt/ The Bridges of Madison County (first national), Fontanne Fellow. M.F.A. acting, SMU. Thanks to The Hunchback of Notre Dame (OCR), Benny & Telsey, HCKR, Lynnie and the three. Joon, Tales of the City. TV: “Madame Secretary,” “Elementary.” @samonsky. BECKY GULSVIG (Beverley and Others) is honored beyond words to help tell this story. Broadway: DANIELLE K. THOMAS (Hannah and Others). School of Rock (Patty), Legally Blonde The Musical Broadway/Off-Broadway: Avenue Q. Tour/regional: (original cast), (Amber). First national Avenue Q; Hair; Cinderella; Little Shop of Horrors; tours: Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), Beautiful (Cynthia Jesus Christ Superstar; ; Crowns; Caroline, Weil). Off-Broadway: Disenchanted (Cinderella). or Change; Seussical; . Film/TV: Crooklyn, beckygulsvig.com. “So much love to my two favorite “Rescue Me,” “” “The Michael J. Fox Show,” Canadians, Tyler and Hazel.” @beckygulsvig. “The Affair,” “Deadbeat,” “Benders,” “Jessica Jones,” “The Last O.G.” BIV soprano. For Mommy and JULIE JOHNSON (Beulah and Others). Broadway: Daddy (R.I.P.). . Off-Broadway: Das Barbecu (Drama Desk nominee, Theater World Award), Roadside, first EMILY WALTON (Janice and Others). Broadway: national tour of The Musical. Regional: Peter and the Starcatcher, August: Osage County. Off- Chasing the Song; Ragtime; Les Misérables; Mame; Broadway: Ride the Cyclone (MCC), Women Without Hello, Dolly!; Cabaret; Rocky Horror Show; Sense and Men (Mint Theatre), Eager to Lose (Ars Nova). Regional: Sensibility; The Best Little Whorehouse…; Paper Moon; Meet Me in St. Louis (Muny), Darling Grenadine Carnegie Hall with The Pops; voice of (Goodspeed). Film/TV: Submission, 5 Doctors, “Hack Baby Bop on “Barney and Friends.” My Life” (TruTV), “Search Party” (TBS). Solo Album: Little Longings. ladyemilywalton.com. CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON (Diane and Others) is an award-winning actor, playwright, director MARIKA AUBREY (Standby). Originally from and advocate for inclusion. Season two of Netflix/ Australia, Marika’s career spans stage and screen. Marvel’s “Iron Fist.” Broadway/Off-Broadway/national Musicals include I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now

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Change; Songs for a New World; The Last Five Years; GEOFF MAUS (Stage Manager). First national production of South Pacific; Man of La tours: Bright Star, Fun Home, . Mancha; and Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda (RSC). Her Broadway: Matilda The Musical. Off-Broadway: EP, cast recordings and more on marikaaubrey.com. The Woodsman, Austin, Bare. Regional: Bright Star (). Others: Argyle Theatre JANE BUNTING (Dance Captain, Standby). Company, The . Training: Indiana Broadway: Come From Away. Select regional: Come University of Pennsylvania, The Juilliard School From Away (Ford’s); Lost in the Stars (Kennedy Center); (Professional Internship Program). Proud member of Oliver! (); Les Misérables, Evita (Flat Rock Actors’ Equity Association and Fair Wage OnStage. Playhouse). B.M. music theater, Oklahoma City University. “Endless thanks to the CFA team, CTA, MARGOT WHITNEY (Assistant Stage Manager). my family and my girls. For HHR.” @janerbunting. Broadway: Sweat. Tours: Bright Star, The King and I, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, War Horse. MICHAEL BRIAN DUNN (Standby). Broadway: Others: Public Theatre, Signature Theatre, NY Doctor Zhivago, Amazing Grace, Cats, The Life, Guys Stage and Film, Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, La Jolla and Dolls, Big River, Baby, Sweeney Todd. Off-Broadway: Playhouse, Virginia Opera, Cincinnati Opera and Death of Von Richthofen, Lenny & the Heartbreakers, Cincinnati Ballet. University of Cincinnati-College (NYSF) Perfect Crime, Kennedy’s Children, etc. Tours: Conservatory of Music. Love to family and friends! Amadeus, HMS Pinafore, (Stratford Festival), etc. Regional: All over the country. Film/TV: “S.V.U,” IRENE SANKOFF & DAVID HEIN (Book, Music “C.I.,” “Trial by Jury,” Julie & Julia. & Lyrics) are a Canadian married writing team. Their first show,My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan JULIE GARNYÉ (Standby). National tour: Cats. Wedding (based on David’s mother’s true story) was Regional: Titanic, Les Misérables, Man of La Mancha, the hit of the Toronto Fringe Festival, and then picked Frozen Live. TV/film: “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “The up for a commercial run by Mirvish Productions. It Closer,” Disney’s Tinker Bell, The Oscars. “Special has now played and won best musical awards in the thanks to KMR Talent, Nyle, Eddie, Rachel, my New York Musical Theatre Festival and across North amazing friends and the entire CFA family for your America, with Sankoff and Hein performing in most constant support! Love you Mom, Dad and Pepper.” productions. Come From Away was developed at juliegarnye.com. Instagram/Twitter: @juliegarnye. the Canadian Music Theatre Project, Goodspeed Musicals and Seattle Repertory/5th Avenue Theatre. ADAM HALPIN (Standby). Broadway: Dear It was showcased at the NAMT Festival and enjoyed a Evan Hansen, Glory Days. Off-Broadway: Daddy record-setting world premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse Long Legs, , Dogfight. Tours: , Rent. and Seattle Repertory, followed by Ford’s Theatre Regional: Kennedy Center, Long Wharf, The Muny, in Washington, D.C., the Signature Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO. Film/TV: The in Toronto and the Gander Community Centre Greatest Showman, “Quantico,” the 90th Academy Hockey Rink. Come From Away won three 2017 Dora Awards. Original cast recordings: , Mavor Moore Awards, four Awards, five The Greatest Showman, Dogfight, Glory Days. Love to Outer Critics Circle Awards and three Drama Desk M and B. Awards, including Best Musical. David and Irene were nominated for for Best Book and Score AARON MICHAEL RAY (Standby) is overjoyed and won the 2017 Outer Critics Circle and Drama to be in the company of Come From Away! Off- Desk awards for Best Book. Irene and David are Broadway: The Low Road (The Public Theater) proud members of the Dramatists Guild and ASCAP. and Spamilton. Berklee College of Music grad and “Immeasurable thanks to all of Molly’s People, to M.F.A. from The Boston Conservatory. Thanks to everyone who helped us on this journey and to our Hudson Artists and love to Mom, Dad, David and AJ. extraordinary friends from Away and in Newfoundland IG: @aaronraystagram. Twitter: @AaronMRay. for inspiring and trusting us to tell your story.” @sankoffandhein. SHAWN PENNINGTON (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: , , Sondheim on CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY (Director). Artistic Sondheim. National tours: Bright Star, Fun Home, Director, La Jolla Playhouse. Recipient of 2017 Tony, If/Then, Peter and the Starcatcher, Rock of Ages. Regional: Outer Critics Circle, Helen Hayes and Craig Noel Gypsy (The Muny), Up Here (La Jolla Playhouse). awards; Drama Desk and Dora Award nominations Special shout out to all the Newfoundlanders whose for Come From Away. Other Broadway credits include generosity of spirit inspired this incredible story. Love Memphis (Tony Award nomination), Xanadu, Leap of to Mom, Mark and Beth. “For my Dad.” Faith, All Shook Up, The Rocky Horror Show (Tony Award nomination). West End: Memphis. New York: Blown Sideways Through Life, Jeffrey, The Most

16 peace center who’s who in the cast Fabulous Story Ever Told, Valhalla, Regrets Only, Wonder winner), After Midnight (2014 Tony nomination), of the World, Communicating Doors, Bunny Bunny, How to Succeed… (2011 Tony nomination), West Side The Night Hank Williams Died, Fires in the Mirror Story (2009 Tony nomination), In the Heights (2008 (Lucille Lortel Award). Kennedy Center: Sweeney Tony nomination), (2006 Tony-winner), Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, The Lisbon Traviata. Avenue Q, Parade, Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993 La Jolla Playhouse selected credits: A Midsummer Night’s Tony nomination/Olivier and Dora award-winner). Dream, The Darrell Hammond Project, Hollywood, Co-Founder/Resident Lighting Designer, Parsons His Girl Friday, , Restoration. TV/ Dance. 2006 and 2016 Henry Hewes Design Awards film: Lucky Stiff, Jeffrey; American Playhouse, PBS: for Jersey Boys and . “Blown Sideways Through Life.” GARETH OWEN (Sound Design). Olivier Awards for KELLY DEVINE (Musical Staging). 2017 Tony, Memphis and Merrily We Roll Along, nominations for Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Top Hat and End of the Rainbow. Tony nominations for Award nominee for Come From Away. Broadway: A Little Night Music and End of the Rainbow. Outer Doctor Zhivago, Rocky (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award for Come From Away. Pro Sound Critics nominations), Rock of Ages. International: Award for Sound Engineer of the Year. Currently: Rocky (Germany), Rock of Ages (West End, U.K. tour, Summer and Come From Away on Broadway; Bat Out Toronto, Australia; Helpmann and Green Room of Hell and in London’s West End; Disney’s awards). Opera: Faust (Met and ENO), Wozzeck The Little Mermaid, Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre (San Diego Opera). Off-Broadway: Rock of Ages, Fat Dame, A Bronx Tale, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Camp, Frankenstein, Ann E. Wrecksick. Regional: Come and Bat Out of Hell worldwide. More than 280 other From Away (La Jolla, Seattle Rep), The Toxic Avenger, commercial musicals around the world. A Christmas Story, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Peter and the Starcatcher, Zhivago, Private Fittings (La Jolla). DAVID BRIAN BROWN (Hair Design). Broadway Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Cabaret, Romeo and highlights: Moulin Rouge, Travesties, Frozen, Dear Evan Juliet. Film and television: “Mozart in the Jungle,” Hansen, War Paint (), She Loves Me Wormword, Dear Dumb Diary, Naomi, Ely’s No Kiss (Drama Desk nomination), The Curious Incident…, List and Detroit. Gigi, The Bridges of Madison County, If/Then, , Death of a Salesman, Follies, Sister Act, Shrek, Legally BEOWULF BORITT (Scenic Design). Broadway: Blonde, Spamalot, Tarzan, , Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Act One (Tony Award), The Scottsboro Boys (Tony Success, Aida, The Iceman Cometh, Chicago, Sideshow, nomination), Therese Raquin (Tony nomination), Steel Pier. Film/TV credits: “Peter Pan Live” (NBC), Come From Away, Bernhardt/, Meteor Shower, “ Live” (NBC), It’s Complicated, A Bronx Tale, Prince of Broadway, Hand to God, Angels in America (Emmy-nominated), Too Wong Foo…. Sondheim on Sondheim, …Spelling Bee, LoveMusik, Rock of Ages, Chaplin, Bronx Bombers, Grace, The Two and AUGUST ERIKSMOEN (Orchestrations). Broadway Only. Broadway revivals: On the Town, Sunday in the orchestrations: Bright Star (Tony nomination), Park…. Off-Broadway: 100 shows, including The Last Gigi , First Date, : Back on Broadway Five Years, Sleepwalk with Me and Miss Julie. He has (additional orchestrations), The Addams Family designed for The NYC Ballet and the Ringling Bros. (dance arrangements, additional orchestrations), and Barnum & Bailey Circus and around the world Memphis (dance arrangements), Million Dollar Quartet in , Russia, China, Australia and Japan. 2007 (associate music supervisor), Ring of Fire (associate for Sustained Excellence. MD), All Shook Up (MD), Rent (associate conductor). Off-Broadway: Bare, Romantic Poetry, Walmartopia, TONI-LESLIE JAMES (Costume Design). Broadway: Imperfect Chemistry. Other: Disney’s “Descendants” Jitney; Amazing Grace; Lucky Guy; The Scottsboro Boys; (’s “Evil Like Me”), 2011 Billboard Music Finian’s Rainbow; Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life; Awards, I Am Harvey Milk, I Am Anne Hutchinson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; King Hedley II; One Mo’ James and the Giant Peach. Time; The Wild Party; Marie Christine; Footloose; The Tempest; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; Angels in IAN EISENDRATH (Music Supervisor, Arrangements). America; Chronicle of a Death Foretold; and Jelly’s Last Come From Away (Broadway/Toronto), A Christmas Jam. Ms. James is the Head of Design at the Virginia Story (Broadway, national tours). Music Supervisor Commonwealth University Department of Theatre. and Director of New Work at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre (2003–16). 5th Avenue Theatre: Paint Your HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Design). Broadway: Wagon, Carousel, A Room with a View, Secondhand Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Tempations, Lions, Aladdin, Vanities, Oklahoma!, On the Town, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Come From Sunday in the Park…, Cabaret, Into the Woods, West Away (2017 Tony nomination), A Bronx Tale, Side Story, Company, Sweeney Todd and Miss Saigon. Hamilton (2016 Tony-winner/2018 Olivier Award- Other regional: La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Repertory

peace center 17 who’s who in the cast Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Symphony, Les Misérables, Peter Pan. TV: “Good Morning America,” ACT, TUTS, Ordway, Casa Mañana, Banff Centre “The Rosie O’Donnell Show,” “Great Performances” for the Arts. University of Michigan graduate. (PBS). Albums: original Broadway cast, Celluloid Copland. Faculty, musical theater, University JOEL GOLDES (Dialect Coach). Come From Away of Michigan. (Broadway, Toronto), Soft Power, Sweat (Ahmanson/ Taper). Film/TV: Revs, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fury, CAMERON MONCUR (Associate Music Director). After Earth, The Hangover, “Escape at Dannamora,” Previous Broadway/national tours: Finding Neverland, “Hatfields & McCoys,” “True Blood,” “24,” etc. Jersey Boys. Regional: Frozen (DCL), Carrie, In the thedialectcoach.com. Joel has removed over 30,000 Heights (SpeakEasy Stage), Amelia (Great Canadian invasive crayfish from his local SoCal creek. Theatre/Thousand Island Playhouse). His arrangements and orchestrations can be heard on numerous recordings, DANIEL GOLDSTEIN (Associate Director). Broadway: including Jessica Vosk: Wild and Free, Wish, Broadway Godspell. Off-Broadway: Tamar of the River, Lower for Orlando and Carols for a Cure (Come From Away). Ninth, Indoor/Outdoor. Regional: Huntington, Williamstown, Goodspeed, O’Neill, among others. DAVID LAI (Music Coordinator). Broadway music Japan: A New Brain, Gekido, Wizarding World of coordinator: Sunset Boulevard, Cats, The King and I, Harry Potter (Universal Studios Japan). Writing: , Evita, Mary Poppins, South Pacific, Unknown Soldier, Row, Orange Crush. 2016 Kleban Jesus Christ Superstar, . Music director/ Prize for Most Promising Librettist. Children: Grace conductor: The Phantom of the Opera. Grammy winner and Ezra. danielgoldsteincreative.com. (six-time Grammy nominee) and Emmy Award. Recordings: Joshua Bell; ; Lang Lang; RICHARD J. HINDS (Associate Choreo­grapher). Placido Domingo; Renée Fleming; Eldar; West Side Broadway: Newsies, Jekyll & Hyde, Il Divo: A Musical Story; Fiddler on the Roof; The King and I; Promises, Affair. Off-Broadway: Here Lies Love. National/U.K. Promises; South Pacific; . tour: 9 to 5, High School Musical. Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, MICHAEL RUBINOFF (Creative Consultant). 5th Avenue, Gateway Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, A Toronto-based producer who conceived this Flat Rock Playhouse. TV: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day compelling story as a musical. In 2011, he established Parade, “America’s Got Talent,” “The Bethenny Show” the Canadian Music Theatre Project (CMTP), an and “Good Afternoon America.” Thank you, Kelly! international incubator for the development of new richardjhinds.com. musicals at Sheridan College, where he produced and developed the first workshops ofCome From Away. TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway: Beetlejuice, He is the Producing Artistic Director of the CMTP Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Oklahoma!, and is currently developing new musicals in Canada Be More Chill, Network, The Cher Show, The Prom, and China. In 2018 he was awarded the Meritorious Pretty Woman, My Fair Lady, Mean Girls, Frozen, Service Cross by the Governor General of Canada Anastasia, Waitress, Hamilton, Kinky Boots, Wicked. for his role in creating Come From Away. A proud Film: Mary Poppins Returns, Ben Is Back. TV: “Rent,” graduate of Western Law. @mrubinoff. “Murphy Brown,” “This Is Us,” “House of Cards,” “One Day at a Time,” commercials. telseyandco.com. JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS (Production Manager) is Hillary Blanken, Guy Kwan, Ana Rose ERIK BIRKELAND (Company Manager). Recipient Greene, Joseph DeLuise, Victoria Bullard, Ross Leonard, of the 2014 Broadway League’s George MacPherson Sadie Alisa and Christopher Batstone. Over the last Road Award. Tours: ’s The Red Shoes, 20 years, JSP has helped create over 60 Broadway and Finding Neverland, The Sound of Music, Blithe Spirit Off-Broadway productions, over 20 national tours and starring , The Gershwins’ Porgy & numerous Las Vegas productions. Current productions: Bess, Memphis, Chicago, Jelly’s Last Jam and live stage King Kong, The Prom, The Band’s Visit, Harry Potter tours of Rugrats, Blue’s Clues, Scooby-Doo and Dora and the Cursed Child, on This Island, Dear Evan the Explorer. Hansen, Come From Away, Waitress, Beautiful and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tour. CYNTHIA KORTMAN WESTPHAL (Music Director). Broadway: A Christmas Story, The Lion ALCHEMY PRODUCTION GROUP (General King (original company), The Gershwins’ Fascinating Management). Current/prior Broadway: Come From Rhythm, Miss Saigon. Regional: Man of La Mancha Away, The Illusionists—Magic of the Holidays, Rocktopia, (5th Avenue Theatre), Randy Newman’s Faust In Transit, The Illusionists (2014–18), Alton Brown (). National tours: A Christmas Live: Eat Your Science, Doctor Zhivago, First Date, Story; pianist, Andrea Bocelli Romanza tour. Memphis (Broadway, West End and national tour), National tours in Detroit include Wicked, Spamalot, Donny & Marie—A Broadway Christmas, A Christmas

18 peace center who’s who in the cast / staff Story, . Come From Away in Toronto MARKETING STRATEGY AND DIRECTION and Rockin’ Road to Dublin on tour. Upcoming: ON THE RIALTO The Pianist, The True, Marie, A Sign of the Times. Clint Bond Jr. Meghan Dixon Garrett Reeves alchemyproductiongroup.com. TOUR MARKETING AND ON THE RIALTO ( ) PRESS REPRESENTATIVE Marketing Strategy & Direction ANITA DLONIAK & ASSOCIATES, INC is a marketing strategy company for Broadway, live Anita Dloniak Melissa A. Hazek entertainment and the arts. CASTING JUNKYARD DOG PRODUCTIONS (Executive TELSEY + COMPANY Telsey + Company: Producer) is a Tony Award-winning company Bernard Telsey CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, dedicated to developing and producing original Craig Burns CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA, musicals. Broadway, Toronto, North American tour Patrick Goodwin CSA, Rachel Minow, and U.K. productions of Come From Away. Broadway, Rebecca Scholl CSA, Lauren Harris, national tour and West End productions of 2010 Laura Wade, Ally Kiley, Kristian Charbonier, Tony Award best musical Memphis, and Broadway Lily Schneider, Meghan Ryan production of First Date. In development: Chasing TOUR BOOKING AGENCY the Song, Fly High. Founding Partners: Randy Adams, THE BOOKING GROUP Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff, Sue Frost. Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart Laura Kolarik, Stehanie Ditman LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE (Producer). The Tony Sophie Tiesler Award-winning La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley, thebookinggroup.com Artistic Director; Debby Buchholz, Managing Director) COMPANY MANAGEMENT is internationally renowned for creating some of the COMPANY MANAGER most exciting and adventurous work in American Erik Birkeland theater through its new play development programs, ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGER Without Walls (WOW) series, artist residencies Dominic Barbaro and commissions. Production Stage Manager...... Shawn Pennington Stage Manager...... Geoff Maus SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE (Producer) is a Assistant Stage Manager...... Margot Whitney Tony Award-winning regional not-for-profit theater Dance Captain...... Jane Bunting founded in 1963. Today, Seattle Rep produces a season Associate Director...... Daniel Goldstein Associate Choreographer...... Richard J. Hinds of plays along with educational programs, new play Associate Scenic Designer...... Jenna Carino workshops and special presentations. Associate Costume Designer...... Devario Simmons Associate Lighting Designers...... Ryan O’Gara, FORD’S THEATRE produces nationally acclaimed Amanda Zieve classic and world premiere plays and musicals exploring Assistant to Mr. Binkley...... Joel Britt the American experience and celebrating Lincoln’s Associate Sound Designer...... Russell Godwin legacy. Recipient of the . More Creative Consultant...... Michael Rubinoff at fords.org. Marketing/Promotions Consultant...... Beth Rohlmeier Promotions...... Catherine Major Newfoundland Music Consultant...... Bob Hallett STAFF FOR COME FROM AWAY Dramaturg...... Shirley Fishman EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Technical Director...... Fred Gallo JUNKYARD DOG PRODUCTIONS Production Carpenter...... T.J. King Randy Adams Marleen & Kenny Alhadeff Sue Frost Head Carpenter...... Joe Bogdan Lauren Fischetti Natalie Gershtein Benjamin Nissen Assistant Carpenter...... Jason Fehlen Assistant Carpenter...... Tara Gaige GENERAL MANAGEMENT Production Electrician...... Eric Norris ALCHEMY PRODUCTION GROUP Head Electrician...... Conner VandeVenter Carl Pasbjerg Assistant Electrician...... Jessica Clarke Marshall B. Purdy Abbie M. Strassler Assistant Electrician...... Jamie Bell Lauren Tucker Heather Cloud Alex Stone Moving Lights Programmer...... Alyssa Eilbott PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Production Sound Engineer...... Jim VanBergen JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS Sound Mixer...... Nate Putnam Hillary Blanken Guy Kwan Ana Rose Greene R.F. Technician...... Demetrius Grandel Joseph DeLuise Production Props...... Mike Pilipski Victoria Bullard Ross Leonard Head Props...... Andrew Iverson Wardrobe Supervisor...... Sarah Jarrell Wade NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE Hair Supervisor...... Patty LaRocco POLK & CO. Production Assistant...... Mackenzie Blade, Matt Polk Berrit Keller Wayne Wolfe Colgan McNeil Molly Wyatt Production Photographer...... Matthew Murphy

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Accountant...... WithumSmith+Brown/ Robert Fried, CPA and Karen Kowgios, CPA SPECIAL THANKS Payroll Services...... Checks & Balances Jack Gianino, Tony Meola, Ellen Pilipski, Comptroller...... Galbraith and Company/ Joshua Pilipski, Tony Pliska, Eric Reynolds. Kenny Noth ComeFromAway.com Banking...... Signature Bank/Mary Ann Fanelli Insurance...... Dewitt Stern The actors and stage managers employed in this production Legal Counsel...... Franklin, Weinrib, are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Rudell & Vassallo PC/ professional actors and stage managers in the . Daniel Wasser, Esq. Travel Arrangements...... Tzell Travel/Andi Henig The musicians employed in this production are members Accommodation Arrangements...... Road Concierge/ of the American Federation of Musicians. Lisa Morris Physical Therapy Services...... NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc, Medical Director Craig Weil, MD. Customs Broker...... IMEX Souvenir Merchandise Design & Creation...... The Araca Group/Hans Kriefall United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic CREDITS painters for the American Theatre. Scenic items fabricated by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Group, LLC. Show control and scenic All stage work performed by employees represented by motion control featuring Stage Command Systems© by PRG- the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Resource Group, (or I.A.T.S.E.). LLC. Sound equipment from Sound Associates. Lighting equipment from PRG. Cod by Gerard Studios. Additional The Press Agents, Company and House Managers props by BB Props. Special thanks to Bra*Tenders for hosiery employed in this production are represented by the and undergarments. Selected costumes by John Kristiansen Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. New York Inc. Millinery by Arnold Levine. Leather wear by David Samuel Menkes. Official rum partner: Newfoundland This production is produced by members of The Screech Rum. Piano courtesy of Yamaha. Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees. This production was rehearsed at The Pershing Square Signature Theatre Center 480 West 42nd Street, NY, NY 10036 signaturetheatre.org

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Did You Know? Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are: • 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement • 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools • 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair • 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance

• 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem

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