SHUBERT THEATRE

2018–2019 SEASON

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NETworks Presentations LLC presents

BOOK BY MUSIC AND LYRICS BY James Graham & Eliot Kennedy Based on the Miramax Motion Picture written by David Magee and the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee STARRING Jeff Sullivan Ruby Gibbs WITH Conor McGiffin Emmanuelle Zeesman Brody Bett Seth Erdley Caleb Reese Paul Paul Schoeller Josiah Smothers Ethan Stokes AND Emilia Brown Marie Choate Josh Dunn Ashley Edler Joshua William Green Daniel S. Hayward Benjamin Henley Elizabeth Lester Michael Luongo André Malcolm Josh McWhortor Spenser Micetich Melody Rose Kelsey Seaman Adrien Swenson

SCENIC DESIGNER COSTUME DESIGNER LIGHTING DESIGNER SOUND DESIGNER PROJECTION DESIGNER Scott Pask Suttirat Anne Larlarb Kenneth Posner Shannon Slaton

HAIR & MAKE UP DESIGNER ILLUSIONS AIR SCULPTOR FLYING EFFECTS Bernie Ardia Daniel Wurtzel Hudson Scenic Studio

ORIGINAL MUSIC SUPERVISION VOCAL DESIGNER MUSIC DIRECTOR MUSIC COORDINATOR AND DANCE AND INCIDENTAL MUSICAL ARRANGER AnnMarie Milazzo Patrick Hoagland John Mezzio David Chase ANIMAL DIRECTOR CASTING TOUR BOOKING TOUR PRESS & MARKETING William Berloni Stewart/Whitley The Booking Group Anita Dloniak & Meredith Blair Associates, Inc. GENERAL MANAGER COMPANY MANAGER PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER PRODUCTION MANAGER GENTRY & ASSOCIATES Heather Moss David D’Agostino NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS LLC Jamey Jennings Evan Rooney

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER Trinity Wheeler Camden Loeser

ORCHESTRATIONS Simon Hale MUSIC SUPERVISION Fred Lassen CHOREOGRAPHY Mia Michaels DIRECTION RECREATED BY Mia Walker ORIGINAL DIRECTION Diane Paulus

Finding Neverland was developed and premiered at The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, Diane Paulus, Artistic Director, Diane Borger, Producer.

Based on the film produced by Richard Gladstein, Associate Producers Nellie Bellflower and Tracey Becker/Previous Production Executive Producer Robert Ahrens.

FindingNeverlandTheMusical.com Shubert Theatre | 2018–2019 7 the CAST

JEFF RUBY CONOR EMMANUELLE SULLIVAN GIBBS McGIFFIN ZEESMAN

BRODY SETH CALEB REESE PAUL JOSIAH ETHAN BETT ERDLEY PAUL SCHOELLER SMOTHERS STOKES

EMILA MARIE JOSH ASHLEY JOSHUA WILLIAM BROWN CHOATE DUNN EDLER GREEN

DANIEL S. BENJAMIN ELIZABETH MICHAEL ANDRÉ HAYWARD HENLEY LESTER LUONGO MALCOLM

JOSH SPENSER MELODY KELSEY ADRIEN McWHORTOR MICETICH ROSE SEAMAN SWENSON

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(in order of appearance)

Peter Pan...... MELODY ROSE Wendy (Acting Troupe)...... MARIE CHOATE Captain Hook (Acting Troupe)...... DANIEL S. HAYWARD J.M. Barrie...... JEFF SULLIVAN Mary Barrie...... ASHLEY EDLER Lord Cannan...... MICHAEL LUONGO Albert...... JOSH McWHORTOR Charles Frohman...... CONOR McGIFFIN Elliot...... JOSH DUNN Sylvia Llewelyn Davies...... RUBY GIBBS Mr. Henshaw...... JOSHUA WILLIAM GREEN Mr. Cromer...... SPENSER MICETICH Miss Jones...... KELSEY SEAMAN Miss Bassett...... ADRIEN SWENSON Mrs. Du Maurier...... EMMANUELLE ZEESMAN Captain James Hook...... CONOR McGIFFIN Porthos...... SAMMY

THE LLEWELYN DAVIES CHILDREN George: SETH ERDLEY, CALEB REESE PAUL, PAUL SCHOELLER, ETHAN STOKES; Peter: SETH ERDLEY, CALEB REESE PAUL, PAUL SCHOELLER, ETHAN STOKES; Jack: BRODY BETT, SETH ERDLEY, CALEB REESE PAUL, PAUL SCHOELLER, JOSIAH SMOTHERS, ETHAN STOKES; Michael: BRODY BETT, JOSIAH SMOTHERS

ENSEMBLE MARIE CHOATE, JOSH DUNN, ASHLEY EDLER, JOSHUA WILLIAM GREEN, DANIEL S. HAYWARD, ELIZABETH LESTER, MICHAEL LUONGO, ANDRÉ MALCOLM, JOSH McWHORTOR, SPENSER MICETICH, MELODY ROSE, KELSEY SEAMAN, ADRIEN SWENSON

SWINGS EMILIA BROWN, BENJAMIN HENLEY

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. For J.M. Barrie: DANIEL S. HAYWARD, MICHAEL LUONGO; For Charles Frohman/Captain James Hook: JOSHUA WILLIAM GREEN, SPENSER MICETICH; For Sylvia Llewelyn Davies: ASHLEY EDLER, KELSEY SEAMAN; For Mrs. du Maurier: KELSEY SEAMAN, ADRIEN SWENSON; For Mary Barrie: ELIZABETH LESTER, KELSEY SEAMAN; For Porthos: BAILEY.

Dance Captain...... BENJAMIN HENLEY Assistant Dance Captain...... EMILIA BROWN Animal Handler...... MEL ROCCO

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular pones, beepers and watches.

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ACT I

“Neverland”...... Instrumental “Welcome to ”...... London Parkgoers “My Imagination”...... J.M. Barrie “Believe”...... J.M. Barrie, Sylvia, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Company “The Dinner Party”...... J.M. Barrie, Sylvia, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Servants, Dinner Guests “We Own the Night”...... J.M. Barrie, Sylvia, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Servants “All That Matters”...... Sylvia “We Own the Night” (Reprise)...... Peter, George, Jack, Michael “Sylvia’s Lullaby’’ ...... Sylvia “Neverland’’...... J.M. Barrie, Sylvia “Circus of Your Mind” (Part 1)...... Charles Frohman “Circus of Your Mind” (Part 2)...... Mary Barrie “Circus of Your Mind” (Part 3)...... Mrs. du Maurier “Circus of Your Mind” (Part 4)...... Charles Frohman, Mrs. du Maurier, Mary Barrie, Company “Stronger” (Part 1)...... J.M. Barrie “Hook”...... Captain James Hook, J.M. Barrie, Pirates “Stronger” (Part 2)...... Captain James Hook, J.M. Barrie, Pirates

ACT II

“The World ls Upside Down”...... J.M. Barrie, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Acting Troupe “What You Mean to Me”...... J.M. Barrie, Sylvia “Play”...... Charles Frohman, Sylvia, J.M. Barrie, Company “We’re All Made of Stars”...... Peter, George, Jack, Michael “When Your Feet Don’t Touch the Ground” ...... J.M. Barrie, Peter “Something About This Night’’ (Part 1)...... Charles Frohman, Elliot, Actors “Something About This Night’’ (Part 2)...... Charles Frohman, Elliot, J.M. Barrie, Peter, Actors “Neverland” (Reprise)...... J.M. Barrie, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Sylvia, Mrs. du Maurier, Charles Frohman and Actors “Finale”...... Mrs. du Maurier, J.M. Barrie, Peter, George, Jack, Michael, Company

ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard: Patrick Hoagland; Associate Conductor/Keyboard: Daniel Gittler; Drums: Andrew Gillum; Violin: Daniel Marquez; Reeds: Ryan Claus; Bass: Michael Kraig Beeck; Guitar: Zachary Larson; Synthesizer/Acoustic Guitar/Mandolin: Brian Victor

Music Coordinator: John Mezzio

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JEFF SULLIVAN (J.M. Barrie). Born and raised in CALEB REESE PAUL (George/Peter/Jack) is thrilled Newfoundland, Canada. Most recently seen as Joe Hardy to be making his National Tour debut! Never-ending in Damn Yankees and Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls at thanks to the cast and creative team, Stewart/Whitley Highlands Playhouse, NC. Tours/Cruise Ships: CATS, West Casting, NETworks, Shirley Grant Management, Bob Side Story, The Producers, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Marks, Denise Simon, Janine Molinari, Hudson, family Regional: Paper Mill, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Surflight and friends, and everyone who believed along the way! Theatre (BWW Award–Best Actor, Tony in The Boy Friend). www.calebreesepaul.com @calebreesepaul NYFA 2013 Graduate. Never-ending gratitude to the Neverland Team, NETWorks, SW Casting and my partner PAUL SCHOELLER (George/Peter/Jack) is honored in crime, Matthew. For Marcus, my little brother with to work with the cast and crew of Finding Neverland! down syndrome who has always taught me to BELIEVE! National Tour: The Sound of Music (Friedrich). Regional: @jeff__sullivan “Dreams do come true, if we only wish A Christmas Story (Ralphie); Seussical, Jr. (Jojo). Thanks hard enough…”–J.M. Barrie to Lisa Calli and the FNL creative team. I thank God for giving me talent and my parents for supporting me. RUBY GIBBS (Sylvia Llewelyn Davies) is so excited to be here! Regional credits include: Grease (Jan), How JOSIAH SMOTHERS (Jack/Michael) is excited to make to Succeed, Ragtime, Sister Act, Wagon Wheel; Cats his National Tour debut with the first Broadway show he (Grizabella); Little Women (Marmee), Parade, Elon. BFA ever saw! Josiah is a dancer/singer/actor at Studio Bleu Elon, MT’17! HCKR. Eternal thanks to my beautiful mama Dance Center and a member of Chloe and Maud Arnold’s and sisters! You three are everything. Thanks to all who Jr. Tap Company. Josiah would like to thank his family, truly believed. Love you! @_ruby_gibbs Mr. Dave, Shirley Grant Management, Miss Kim, and God for this opportunity. Follow him on Instagram or Facebook CONOR McGIFFIN (Charles Frohman/Captain James @itsjosiahsmothers. Hook) is ecstatic to be apart of this touching show! He has been lucky to tour the country before in A Gentlemen’s ETHAN STOKES (George/Peter/Jack) is from Wisconsin, Guide To Love and Murder (2nd National), Bullets Over and is excited to be making his National Tour debut. Broadway (First National Tour), and Jekyll & Hyde. He has Favorite credits: Jungle Book KIDS (Mowgli), Seussical Jr. also performed regionally in (Argyle Theatre) (Jojo) and Aladdin Jr. NYC workshop (Genie). Special and Man of La Mancha (Ivoryton Playhouse). He is a Thanks to Treehouse Theater, iTheatrics, and Stewart/ proud University of Michigan graduate. To Mom, Dad, Whitley. Love to Mom, Dad, Allyson, Mackenzi, cats, Bridget, and Lexie–I love you all! grandparents, family and friends. Believe!

EMMANUELLE ZEESMAN (Mrs. du Maurier). National EMILIA BROWN (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain) Tours/Off-Broadway: The Wizard of Oz, A Christmas Carol, National Tour: (Berthe/Swing, Catherine u/s), , Passion, five seasons with Symphony Cruise line: Royal Caribbean (singer, dancer). Regional: Orchestras across four continents and Blood Brothers Oklahoma! (ensemble) Ogunquit Playhouse, Romeo & (CCC Best Actress Award). Thanks to the creative team Juliet (ensemble) Shakespeare Theatre Company, Cats and Stewart/Whitley for this wonderful experience! (Sillabub), The Music Man (ensemble), Anything Goes Love to my Canadian, American and Mexican families! (Angel), Les Misérables (Eponine/Fantine u/s) Prather emmanuellezeesman.com Entertainment, Country Roads (Swing, Dance Captain) RWS & Associates. Voiceover (swedish): Sonny with a BRODY BETT (Jack/Michael) is 8 years old. Previous Chance (Tawni), Viva High School Musical (Gabriella) roles include The Grand Duke (Cinderella), Curly the Lost Disney Channel. Love to Fredrik and my family! Boy (Peter Pan), King of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland), Tiny Tim and Ghost of Christmas Future (A Christmas Carol) MARIE CHOATE (Ensemble, Wendy, u/s Peter Pan). Born and Chip (Beauty and the Beast). He has perfect pitch, and raised in Akron, Ohio. Received her BFA from AMDA plays the piano and drums. (NYC/LA). Performance credits include Mamma Mia, Saturday Night Fever, and other productions onboard SETH ERDLEY (George/Peter/Jack) is thrilled to make Royal Caribbean. Excited to make her National Tour his national tour debut with Finding Neverland. Favorite debut! Many thanks to Stewart/Whitley Casting. All the credits: School of Rock (Zach Mooneyham), Pippin (Theo), love to Mom, Dad, Sarah, and family for endless support. and Oliver (Oliver). Thanks to Lauren, Dean, Lyn, Blythe and Mr. Marrs. Love and thanks to Dad, Mom, Emma, Ethan, my friends and family for your support. Phil. 4:13

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JOSH DUNN (Ensemble, Elliot) is ecstatic to be making MICHAEL LUONGO (Ensemble, Lord Cannan, u/s J.M. across the country. Off-Broadway: Fidler Afn Barrie). National Tour Debut! After playing a pirate in sixth Dakh directed by Joel Grey. National Tour: A Charlie grade, Michael is thrilled to return to Neverland. Regional: Brown Christmas (Snoopy); BFA Musical Theatre: Cabaret (Emcee), Little Women (Laurie), Ghost (Carl), University of Arizona. Josh runs an NYC-based theatre Rocky Horror (Brad Majors), (Emmett). and dance company, CrissCross Productions. Follow him BFA Musical Theatre Montclair State University. Endless @crisscrossnyc and @joshuajdunn. God is love and love thanks to my family, Stewart/Whitley, GBM, and Joey. is art. All glory to Him! Michael-Luongo.com; @michaelluongo Believe!

ASHLEY EDLER (Ensemble, Mary Barrie, u/s Sylvia) ANDRÉ MALCOLM (Ensemble) is a New York based is thrilled to be on the road again with such an actor born and raised in Brooklyn. He is an alumna from unforgettable production. National Tour/Off broadway The American Musical and Dramatic Academy where he credits include: Grace Farrell (Annie), Emma u/s (Jekyll majored in dance theatre. His favorite theatre credits: and Hyde), Amanda (It’s Just Sex), Sharon (Girls Night In The Heights (Ensemble), Mary Poppins (Ensemble, the Musical). Other favorite roles include: Evelyn Nesbit Valentine), Newsies (Sniper/JoJo) and Pippin National (Ragtime), Connie (1940’s Radio Hour). Thanks for your Tour (Ensemble). He’s thankful for the man above, friends constant love and support, you know who you are! Follow and his loving parents. me @brnashle and brnashle.wixsite.com/ashleyedler. JOSH McWHORTOR (Ensemble, Albert ) Credits include: JOSHUA WILLIAM GREEN (Ensemble, Mr. Henshaw, Regional: A Chorus Line (Mike Costa), Beauty and the u/s Frohman/Hook). Youngstown, Ohio native and now Beast (Ensemble) at Riverside Center for the Performing Manhattan based actor, singer and dancer. Joshua has Arts. A Christmas Story (Ensemble/Dance Captain) most recently been seen in Rocktopia! on Broadway at Woodstock Playhouse, Breaking Up is Hard to Do and singing background for Sam Smith on the 2018 (Del Delmonico) at Pines Dinner Theatre. Other credits Grammy Awards. “I am so very blessed to be on include Busch Gardens, Carrowinds (RWS Entertainment). this journey to Neverland.” @JoshuaWilliamGreen Many thanks to Stewart/Whitley, and Mom and Dad for JoshuaWilliamGreen.com the trust and support.

DANIEL S. HAYWARD (Ensemble, Mr. Turpin, u/s J.M. SPENSER MICETICH (Ensemble, Mr. Cromer, u/s Barrie). Previous credits: New London Barn Playhouse: Frohman/Hook) is thrilled to be joining the company …Edwin Drood (Bazzard). Forestburgh Playhouse: of Finding Neverland! National Tour: Elf The Musical Kiss Me Kate (Gen. Howell), Fiddler… (Perchik). Ithaca (Buddy the Elf). Favorite regional: It Happened in Key College: The Last Five Years, Wonderful Town (Robert West (Fulton), Guys and Dolls, Newsies, Footloose and Baker), Dogfight (Boland). Ithaca College BFA Musical How to Succeed… As always, my biggest thanks to the Theatre. Much love to my mom, dad, Steve and Kelsey. creative team, S/W, Mommy, Bailey and the rest of my danielshayward.com family for their endless support. For Payton and Ellie. @spenser.micetich BENJAMIN HENLEY (Swing, Dance Captain) is very excited to dive into the world of Finding Neverland. MELODY ROSE (Ensemble, Peter Pan) is thrilled to be Originally, from Charlotte, NC he now resides in NYC. making her theatre debut in Finding Neverland! Melody Benjamin just recently ended the Dirty Dancing North is a graduate of The Juilliard School (BFA Dance 2017) American Tour (Ensemble/Johnny Castle U/S). So much and a recent company member with Broadway Dance love to Mom and Matt. Thanks Gregg Baker Management Lab. Special thanks to her family, friends, CESD, Ashley, for being the best! Badiene, Jillian, and Daniel for their love and support. @melodyrose ELIZABETH LESTER (Ensemble, u/s Mary Barrie) started her training at Maine State Ballet. From there KELSEY SEAMAN (Ensemble, Miss Jones, Emily, u/s she furthered her dance education at the Portland Ballet Sylvia, u/s Mrs. du Maurier, u/s Mary Barrie). Previous in Maine, and apprenticed with them in 2017-2018. credits: New London Barn Playhouse: How To Succeed… Elizabeth has been a part of many musical productions (Hedy LaRue). Ithaca College: Little Women (Jo), The in her community. She is excited to debut in her first Last Five Years, Dogfight, A Chorus Line (Maggie). National tour and would like to thank all of her friends Ithaca College BFA Musical Theatre. Huge thanks to my and family who have supported her along the way. wonderful family and Danny for their endless love and support. kelsey-seaman.com

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ADRIEN SWENSON (Ensemble, Miss Bassett, u/s Mrs. MIA MICHAELS (Choreographer). TV: “So You Think You du Maurier) is thrilled to join Finding Neverland! Select Can Dance” (three-time Emmy Award winner, five-time regional performances include Freaky Friday (Katherine), nominee), “SYTYCD Canada.” Film: Rock of Ages. Stage: Les Misérables (Fantine), : The Musical (Judy), New York Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes Sideshow (Daisy), Parade (Lucille & Sally), Oliver! (Nancy), (director/choreographer), Finding Neverland (Broadway), Man of LaMancha (Aldonza) and Disney’s Tarzan (Kala). Hello, Dolly! (Paper Mill), Cirque du Soleil’s Delirium, Love to fam and Fergie! ’s A New Day, Madonna, Prince. Dance: RAW (founder/artistic director/choreographer). Inspirational GARY BARLOW (Composer/Lyricist) is one of Britain’s master teacher worldwide. Dedicated to my Mom and most successful songwriters and record producers. Dad in Neverland! As part of pop group , he has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records. Aside from his SIMON HALE (Orchestrator). Broadway: Finding achievements with Take That, he has also co-written and Neverland, Spring Awakening, Women on the Verge of a produced music for other renowned artists including Nervous Breakdown (Drama Desk award nomination). Girl Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Elton John and Robbie Williams. from the North Country (Public Theater, Old Vic–Olivier Gary’s last solo record sold more award nomination), Tootsie, Strictly Ballroom (West End), than 600,000 copies and was the ninth biggest-selling Romantics Anonymous (Shakespeare’s Globe). He has album that year. In more recent years, Gary has also worked as arranger/orchestrator for George Benson, turned his attention to the world of theatre, composing Björk, Sarah Chang, Ray Davies, Robin Gibb, Josh Groban, the score for the hugely successful production Finding Jamiroquai, Lang Lang, George Michael, Oasis, Sade, Neverland, working alongside screenwriter Tim Firth to Duncan Sheik, Simply Red and Sam Smith (Grammy write the music and lyrics for musical The Girls and also nomination) for whom he orchestrated the Oscar/Golden working alongside his Take That bandmates to produce Globe winning “Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectre. The Band a record-breaking musical featuring the music Simon won a BAFTA award for the soundtrack to the of Take That. video game L.A.Noire. @simonhaleuk

ELIOT KENNEDY (Composer/Lyricist) is a Grammy FRED LASSEN (Music Supervision). Broadway: Award-winning musician/singer/songwriter from Bandstand, Prince of Broadway, Once, Porgy and Bess, Sheffield, England. Eliot has had number-one hits with South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, , artists including Take That, Spice Girls, Celine Dion, Bryan Cabaret, 42nd Street. Off-Broadway/regional: The Adams, Aretha Franklin and more. Winner of Ivor Novello, (Paper Mill), The Threepenny Opera (Atlantic), Zorro Juno and Critics Choice Awards. Golden Globe nominee. (Alliance), Adrift in Macao (Primary Stages). Helen Hayes Honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University. Eliot nomination, Outstanding Music Direction, Sycamore Trees has worked with Gary Barlow for more than 20 years as (Signature. DC). International: Prince of Broadway (Tokyo/ co-writer/co-producer. Osaka), Once (Dublin), Cabaret (Folies Bergere, ).

JAMES GRAHAM (Book). James’s plays include the MIA WALKER (Tour Director). Credits with Ms. Paulus acclaimed Privacy (2016) at the Public Theater in New include the American Repertory Theater’s Broadway and York, starring ; (2015) at National Tour productions of Waitress, Finding Neverland, London’s Donmar Warehouse; and (2012) at Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and the the National Theatre, nominated for the Olivier Best Play upcoming production of the new musical Jagged Little Award and screened worldwide as part of NT Live. His Pill (Associate Director). In 2017, Mia was Tour Director first feature film, X Plus Y, was selected for the for the National Tour of Pippin. Other directing credits International Film Festival and London Film Festival 2014. include: the world premiere of the new musical Into The Wild at The Encore Theatre in Michigan, and various DIANE PAULUS (Original Director) is the Terrie and projects at The Flea Theater, New York Musical Festival Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory (NYMF), Ensemble Studio Theatre, among others. Mia is a Theater at Harvard University. Broadway: Waitress, recipient of the 2018 Drama League Directing Fellowship Finding Neverland, and the Tony Award winning revivals of and a proud member of SDC. Education: B.A. Harvard Pippin (Tony Award, Best Director), The Gershwins’ Porgy University. miapwalker.com and Bess and Hair. Cirque du Soleil: Amaluna. Diane was selected for the 2014 Time 100, Time Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. For Katharine and Natalie.

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CAMDEN LOESER (Associate Choreographer) is so JON DRISCOLL (Projection Design). Broadway: Finding thrilled to be working on this magical production! Recent Neverland, Chaplin, Ghost, Frost/Nixon, Brief Encounter. work includes Pippin National Tour (Dance Captain/ Off-Bway: Richard III (BAM). West End: : Before Pippin/Lewis u/s), A Chorus Line (Mike), The Last the Dawn, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice’s Scrapbook: The Jack Cole Project (workshop). NYU Tisch Adventures in Wonderland (Royal Ballet), The Phantom School of the Arts (BFA Dance), Jacob’s Pillow Musical of the Opera (), 3 Winters, King Lear. Theater. Thanks to his family and friends, Mia W, the Recipient: Drama Desk, Obie, Olivier Awards. entire Neverland production team, this outstanding, fearless cast, and Mom and Dad, who have always given BERNIE ARDIA (Hair/Makeup Design) has enjoyed close him reason and strength to believe. to a 40-year career, starting in television. Mr. Ardia has designed over 75 productions including the current SCOTT PASK (). Broadway productions NETworks productions of Finding Neverland, The Sound include Mean Girls (Tony Award Nomination), The Band’s of Music and the seasonal favorite–ELF. Other credits Visit (Tony Nom), The Book of Mormon (Tony Award), Ragtime, The Kennedy Center. Upcoming tours of Elf The Waitress, Something Rotten!, Finding Neverland, The Visit, Musical; Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables; Kiss Blackbird, It’s Only a Play, Pippin (Tony nom), I’ll Eat You of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera; Andrew Lloyd Last, The Pillowman (Tony Award), Webber’s Starlight Express in Las Vegas; and Cinderella (Tony Award), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Tony Nom.), with Eartha Kitt. Mr. Ardia is proud to have worked with Hair, Nine, , Casa Valentina, Pal Joey (Tony many talented performers in his career including Jeanne Nom.), and Urinetown. Peter Grimes (Met Opera), Cirque Cooper, George Wendt, Mary Wilson, Lynda Carter, du Soleil’s Amaluna. Instagram @scottpaskstudio Makenzie Philips and even Judge Judy! He is also the author of Barbra Streisand in . SUTTIRAT ANNE LARLARB (Costume Design Theatre). Broadway: Straight White Men, Waitress, Of Mice and PAUL KIEVE (Illusions). Broadway: The Cherry Orchard Men; Off-Broadway: Hold on to Me Darling, Dying For (Roundabout), Finding Neverland, Ghost (DD Award), It, Atlantic Theatre; The Killer (Set & Costumes), TFANA; Matilda, Pippin, Side Show, An Act of God, Macbeth Macbeth, Hartford Stage & LA Opera, w/Darko Tresjnak; (Armory), (Old Vic) London and Selma ’65, LaMama; Frankenstein, Royal National forthcoming Broadway. Movies: Hugo, Harry Potter Theatre w/Danny Boyle; London 2012 Opening Ceremony and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Mickey and the Magician (Emmy). Film: Gemini Man, Steve Jobs, 127 Hours (permanent show at Disneyland Paris). Has consulted (Production & Costume Design), Slumdog Millionaire; TV: for David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, . “American Gods” & “Trust” (Production Design). Awarded Creative Fellowship of the Magic Castle, Hollywood. An associate artist of Theatre. KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Design) has more than 50 www.stageillusion.com Broadway play and musical theatre credits. He designs extensively Off-Broadway, for resident theatres and DANIEL WURTZEL (Air Sculptor). Shows at: Musée touring productions throughout the United States, as well Rodin, the Grand Palais in Paris, the Tate Modern Turbine as internationally. He is the recipient of Tony, Drama Desk. Hall, the World Expo, the Smithsonian National Portrait Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and Obie Awards. Gallery, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, the Museu do SHANNON SLATON (Sound Design) has designed many Amanhã in Rio de Janeiro, the Phillips Collection, Swiss national tours including The Sound of Music; Elf the Science Center Technorama, Copernicus Science Center, Musical; Bullets Over Broadway; The Illusionists; Turn Phaeno Science Center and Kunsthall 3.14. Daniel’s work of the Century; Shrek The Musical; Hairspray; The has been featured on Broadway in Finding Neverland Producers; Kiss Me, Kate; Noise/Funk; The Full Monty; and with Cirque du Soleil in Amaluna, 2014 Sochi Winter Contact; A Chorus Line; Tap Dogs; Sweeney Todd; The Olympics Closing Ceremony A Midsummer Night’s Dream Wizard of Oz; The Drowsy Chaperone and The Wedding (dir. Julie Taymor), Spades (dir. Robert Lepage). Cirque du Singer. He was also the Advance Sound on and Soleil’s Amaluna (dir. Diane Paulus), Radio City Rockettes, the Production Sound for The Phantom of the Opera NY Spectacular (dir. Mia Michaels), Air Play Show (dir. on Broadway and the U.S. National Tour. Shows he has West Hyler). danielwurtzel.com mixed on Broadway include: Man of La Mancha, Bombay Dreams, Sweet Charity, Jersey Boys, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Drowsy Chaperone, Spring Awakening, Fela!, Anything Goes, Annie, Legally Blonde and Cabaret.

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DAVID CHASE (Original Music Supervision and Dance STEWART/WHITLEY (Casting). Duncan Stewart CSA & and Incidental Musical Arranger). Music director, Benton Whitley CSA. BROADWAY/NY: The Great Comet, supervisor and/or arranger for 30 Broadway productions. A Clockwork Orange, As You Like It, On The Town, Pippin, Also: several West End productions, Chichester Festival Chicago The Musical, La Cage Aux Folles, The Radio City Theatre, Radio City, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Boston Pops, Christmas Spectacular, Carnegie Hall West Side Story, Kennedy Center Honors. TV: Music Director/Arranger for The Band Wagon, Pageant; WEST END/UK: Hadestown, NBC’s “The Sound of Music Live!” and “Peter Pan Live!” Thriller Live, , West Side Story; (Emmy nominations for both). Grammy nod for Nice Work TOURS: Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, The Sound album. Music training: Harvard Biology degree. of Music, Into the Woods, The Bodyguard, Chicago The Musical, Once, Shrek, Elf, Flashdance, Anything Goes, ANNMARIE MILAZZO (Vocal Design). Original music and Bullets Over Broadway, We Will Rock You; UPCOMING: lyrics for Radio City Summer Spectactular. If/Then; Spring Hadestown, Paradise Square, August Rush, Reefer Awakening; Next to Normal; Carrie; Bright Lights, Big City; Madness, Other World, The Man in the Ceiling, Back Dangerous Beauty; Prometheus Bound; Some Lovers; Home Again, Waterfall; REGIONAL: American Repertory A Little More Alive. Lyricist: Cirque du Soleil’s Le Reve and Theater, Alley Theatre, Bay Street, Goodspeed, Carmen. La Jolla Playhouse. Grammy-nominated vocalist Theatre Under the Stars, Asolo Rep, Hollywood Bowl, for Aria Electronica and East Village Opera Company on TheatreWorks, Royal Caribbean. The Casting Society of Decca/Universal Records. America. Artios Award Winning. stewartwhitley.com

PATRICK HOAGLAND (Music Director ) is a composer THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking). Since its inception and musical director based in the Hudson valley. Credits in 1996, The Booking Group has represented 25 Tony as musical director include Elf The Musical (national Award® winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tour), Man of La Mancha, Tim and Scrooge, Fun Home, touring productions include: Hamilton; Anastasia; Come Spamalot, Hello Dolly, Pirates of Penzance, Nunsense, From Away; Dear Evan Hansen; Hello Dolly! starring Betty Les Misérables, The Sound of Music, The Secret Garden, Buckley; The Book of Mormon; School of Rock; Waitress; Rent, Footloose, and Hairspray. He is a graduate On Your Feet!; Rent: The 20 th Anniversary Tour; Fiddler on of Berklee College of Music, with a dual degree in the Roof; The Play That Goes Wrong; The Color Purple composition and film scoring. and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Future productions include: Mean Girls; My Fair Lady; Pretty Woman; The JOHN MEZZIO (Music Coordinator) has conducted several Cher Show; Gettin’ the Band Back Together, and To Kill national tours including State Fair starring John Davidson, a Mockingbird. Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, Seussical The Musical starring Cathy Rigby, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and HEATHER MOSS (Company Manager). Thrilled to join the Deborah Gibson, the ’s revival of NETworks family! North American Tours: Nickelodeon’s Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! and The Wedding Paw Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue and Bubble Guppies Singer. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate Conductor Live! Ready to Rock, Sesame Street Live–Make A for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las New Friend, Flashdance: the Musical, Jekyll & Hyde, Vegas Hilton. John was Music Coordinator for several A Chorus Line, Tap Dogs; NYC/International credits national and international tours including Sweet Charity include: Premium Entertainment and Events (Doha, Qatar), starring Molly Ringwald, Annie starring John Schuck and Cary Hoffman’s My Sinatra, Reefer Madness. Graduate of Mackenzie Phillips, Hairspray, The Producers, A Chorus the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). Line, Spring Awakening, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Drowsy Chaperone, Elf The Musical, DAVID D’AGOSTINO (Production Stage Manager) is Memphis, Bullets Over Broadway, Disney’s Beauty and thrilled to join the Finding Neverland team! National Tour: the Beast, and Shrek The Musical. Wizard of Oz, Pippin (Revival), Million Dollar Quartet, Memphis: The Musical. Select credits include: Annie, WILLIAM BERLONI (Animal Director). 2011 Tony Ain’t Misbehavin’, Cabaret, Man of La Mancha, Grease, Honoree for Excellence in Theatre. Starting with Annie Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, and Beauty and the Beast. in 1977, twenty-six Broadway shows, hundreds Off- David has had the privilege to work on several new works Broadway, regional theatre, tours, television and movies. from around the country with the Fingerlakes Musical Animal Director for Because of Winn Dixie The Musical, Theatre Festival. Alabama Shakespeare Festival January 2017. Author of Broadway Tails. TV: From Wags to Riches with Bill Berloni. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. theatricalanimals.com.

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TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer ). Broadway: CASTING Les Misérables (Production Stage Manager). National STEWART/WHITLEY Tours: Dirty Dancing (Executive Producer), Bullets Over Duncan Stewart, CSA; Benton Whitley, CSA; Broadway (Executive Producer), Elf the Musical (Executive Paul Hardt; Christine McKenna, CSA; Producer), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Executive Allie Carieri Producer), The Phantom of the Opera (Supervisory Production Stage Manager), Les Misérables (Production COMPANY MANAGER Stage Manager), Mary Poppins (Production Stage Heather Moss Manager), Young Frankenstein starring Roger Bart and Production Stage Manager...... David D’Agostino Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Trinity Associate Scenic Designer...... Jerome Martin currently works on the national tours of Les Misérables, Costume Coordinator...... Kurt Alger, Jess Gersz Finding Neverland and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Assistant Costume Coordinator...... DJ Plunkett The Sound of Music. Instagram: @trinityonbroadway Associate Lighting Designer...... Timothy Reed Assistant Lighting Designer...... Tessa Bookwalter NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) from its Moving Lights Programmer...... Topher Stumreiter inception over 20 years ago, has been an industry Associate Sound Designer...... Patrick LaChance leading producer and manager of touring musical theatre Associate Projections Designer...... Michael Clark productions and remains committed to delivering quality Head Carpenter...... Zack Feivou entertainment to audiences worldwide. Having toured Deck Carpenter...... Al Osuna-Beasley over 70 productions internationally, NETworks’ current Flyman...... Kyle Techentin and upcoming touring productions include Cameron Head Electrician...... Adam Bell Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Production Electrician...... Adam Cavanaugh, Elf the Musical, Finding Neverland, The Sound of Music, Christopher Nimm Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, The Band’s Asst Electrician...... Colin Keane Visit, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof and Head Sound Engineer...... Nate Dickson Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon. Assistant Audio...... David Allen Video Programmer...... Chris Herman STAFF FOR FINDING NEVERLAND Head Properties...... Vanessa Thomas GENERAL MANAGEMENT Head Wardrobe...... Kristen Omaley Gentry & Associates Wardrobe Assistant...... Nic Nelson Gregory Vander Ploeg Hair and Makeup Supervisor...... Danae Jimenez Jamey Jennings Steve Varon Aerial Rigging Consultant...... Jonathan Deull Pearce Landry Wegener Nicole Gehring Dialect Coach...... Dawn-Elin Fraser Synthesizer Programmer...... Jeff Marder PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Associate Synthesizer NETworks Presentations Programmer...... James Jayawardena Jason Juenker Music Copying...... Emily Grishman Hector Guivas Evan Rooney Music Preparation...... Adriana Grace / Alden Terry Walker White Emma Downey On Location Education Tutor and Child Wrangler...... Kelsey Anderson TOUR BOOKING AGENCY Physical Therapy...... NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc., The Booking Group Carolyn Lawson Mollie Mann Assistant Animal Trainer...... Tyler Garstka Ruch Rundle, Brian Brooks Production Assistants...... Jennifer Gallo, Evan Rossi www.tbgtours.broadway Print Design...... SpotCo Radio Spot Production...... SpotCo TOUR PRESS & MARKETING Television Spot Design/ Anita Dloniak & Associates, Inc. Video Production...... HMS Media, SpotCo Anita Dloniak Melissa A. Hazek Interactive Marketing...... Andy Drachenberg Publicity Coordinator...... Kelly Luecke

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Production Photography...... Jeremy Daniel CREDITS Merchandising...... Creative Goods Scenery provided by Hudson Scenic Studios, Yonkers, Merchandise Manager...... David Hersh NY; PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Accounting...... NETworks Presentations LLC Resource Group, L.L.C., New Windsor, NY; Scenic Solutions Technical Production Accounting...... Colin Byrne LLC, Proof Productions and Daedalus Studios; Performer Legal Services...... David F. Schwartz, Esq. flight provided by Hudson Scenic Studios; Lighting and Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers LLP Rigging by Christie Lights; Specialty Rigging by Pointwright HR & Payroll Services...... Human Resources inc. Entertainment Rigging, Flooring by Scenic Art Studios; Housing...... Road Concierge, an ALTOUR Company Audio and Video equipment provided by Sound Associates; Travel Agency...... Janice Kessler, Properties by BB Props; Costume Shops: Bethany Joy Carlson Wagonlit Travel Costumes; Timberlake Studios, Inc.; John Kristiansen New Trucking...... Clark Transfer York, Inc; B.D. Weger Tailoring Rehearsed at Carroll Music Studios. STAFF FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS SPECIAL THANKS TO Chief Executive Officer...... Ken Gentry The Clemens Performing Arts Center, Elmira, NY, President...... Orin Wolf and NAC Entertainment, Albert Nocciolino, President Chief Financial Officer...... Scott W. Jackson Chief Operating Officer...... Jennifer Ardizzone-West Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting Services Executive Vice President...... Seth Wenig CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Executive Producer...... Trinity Wheeler Brian Enverso, Pat Guerieri Director of Adminstration...... Curt Owens Executive Assistant to the President.....Hannah Rosenthal Insurance Broker Services Senior Director of Finance...... John Kinna Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Controller...... Jennifer Gifford Robert B. Middleton, Sr. and Meghan Shriver Director of Tour Accounting...... Laura S. Carey Financial Services and banking arrangements by Tax Director...... Pat Guerieri SunTrust Bank Associate Tax Accountant...... Kim Ngan Tran Senior Director, Booking Find us online and Engagements...... Mary K. Witte FindingNeverlandTheMusical.com Director, Booking and Engagements...... Colin Byrne Like us on Facebook @FindingNeverlandTheMusical Booking Coordinator...... Hannah Rosenthal Follow us on Instagram@FNLMusical Director of Marketing/PR...... Heather Hess Follow us on Twitter @NeverlandBway Senior Director, #FNLTour General Management...... Gregory Vander Ploeg General Managers...... Jamey Jennings, Steve Varon All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE. Associate General Manager...... Pearce Landry Wegener General Manager Associate...... Nicole Gehring Senior Director, United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic Production Management...... Jason Juenker painters for the American Theatre. Senior Production Manager...... Hector Guivas Production Managers...... Evan Rooney, Walker White The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Associate Production Manager...... Emma Downey Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. Health and Safety Coordinator...... Emma Downey Music Coordinator...... John Mezzio IT Manager...... Tim Pizza Warehouse Manager...... Brad Korff Warehouse Costume Manager...... Bobby Maglaughlin Office Manager...... Buddy Piccolino Office Assistant...... Carol Jewell

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AILEY II COMPANY STORY Performances: Dance in America special A Hymn for Alvin Ailey, choreographed by , “America’s For more than forty years, Ailey II has merged the spirit Next Top Model,” and most recently the Polish version of and energy of the country’s best young dance talent “So You Think You Can Dance.” with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers. Started in 1974 SYLVIA WATERS, Artistic Director Emerita as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, Ailey II embodies Sylvia Waters began her dance studies in junior high Alvin Ailey’s pioneering mission to establish an extended and earned her Bachelor of Science in Dance from The cultural community that provides dance performances, Julliard School. As a professional dancer, she toured in training and community programs for all people. the European company of Black Nativity, as well as in Mr. Ailey personally selected the veteran dancer Sylvia Donald McKayle’s Black New World. She also worked Waters to lead this junior company, and as its Artistic with Maurice Béjart’s company in Brussels and at the Director for 38 years, she developed Ailey II into one of Summer Olympics in Mexico City. As a member of Alvin America’s most popular dance companies. In June 2012, Ailey American Dance Theater, Ms. Waters toured the Ms. Waters retired and named her longtime associate globe as a principal dancer before shifting her focus to Troy Powell as the new Artistic Director. With Mr. Powell Ailey II when Alvin Ailey chose her to become the artistic at the helm, Ailey II continues to thrive as he brings a director. She is the recipient of honorary doctorates from fresh dimension to this beloved company. the State University of New York at Oswego and The Juilliard School. She has received a “Bessie” Award, the The critically-acclaimed Ailey II has a distinctive Legacy Award as part of the 20th Annual IABD Festival, repertory that has included works by dance masters Syracuse University’s Women of Distinction Award, and Alvin Ailey, Talley Beatty, Donald Byrd, , the prestigious Dance Magazine Award. Ms. Waters George W. Faison, Lar Lubovitch, Alvin Ailey American served on panels including the National Endowment for Dance Theater Artistic Director Robert Battle and Artistic the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the Director Emerita Judith Jamison. The company has also Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Princess Grace performed innovative works by rising choreographers Awards. Currently, she leads The Ailey Legacy Residency, such as Jae Man Joo, Juel D. Lane, and Renee I. a lecture, technique, and repertory program for college- McDonald. Touring throughout the United States and level students that looks definitively into the history and abroad, Ailey II will reach dozens of cities during its creative heritage of Alvin Ailey. She is also a consultant to 2018-2019 tour. the Ailey Archives.

TROY POWELL, Artistic Director FANA FRASER, Rehearsal Director On July 1, 2012, Troy Powell became only the second Fana Fraser (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad) began her dance person to lead Ailey II since its inception in 1974. A training at Caribbean School of Dancing. An honors native New Yorker, Mr. Powell began his dance training graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance, at the age of nine as a scholarship student at The Ailey she has performed with Camille A. Brown & Dancers, School. Following his graduation from The High School Sidra Bell Dance New York, The Francesca Harper Project, of Performing Arts, he became a member of Ailey II and The Metropolitan Opera, Andrea Miller for Hermès, Ryan then joined Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1991. McNamara for Performa 13, Art Basel, and Works & He toured throughout the United States, South America, Process at the Guggenheim. She has appeared in digital Europe, and South Africa for ten years with the Company commercials for Google and Twitter. Ms. Fraser was also before becoming a master teacher at The Ailey School a member of Ailey II. As a choreographer, her works and resident choreographer of Ailey II. Mr. Powell has have been presented at Emerging Artists Theatre, BAAD! choreographed ballets for Alvin Ailey American Dance (Bronx Academy of Arts & Dance) and Trinidad Theatre Theater, Ailey II, The Ailey School, Dallas Black Dance Workshop. She was a selected artist-in-residence at the Theater, National Dance Company of the Bahamas, Dance & Performance Institute in Trinidad & Tobago and and Alaska Dance Theater, as well as three episodes at Open Call–a project partnership between BAAD! and of “Sesame Street.” His guest artist credits include Pepatián. Ms. Fraser has served as a teaching artist with performing with companies including Batsheva, Dallas Purelements and Notes in Motion Teaching Ensemble, Black Dance Theater, and Complexions. Mr. Powell has and as a rehearsal assistant to choreographer Darrell been featured in an American Express commercial with Grand Moultrie. She is also a certified Gyrotonic® trainer. the Ailey company and has also appeared on television Most recently, Ms. Fraser became a Movement Research in George C. Wolfe’s The Colored Museum, the PBS Great 2017 Artist-in-Residence Van Lier Fellow.

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GRACE BERGONZI (Westport, CT) began her dance CAROLINE THEODORA DARTEY (Geneva, Switzerland) training at Westport’s Academy of Dance and recently trained in rhythmic gymnastics in her hometown at the graduated summa cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham age of five, eventually rising to national and international BFA Program in Dance. She has attended summer levels and becoming the Swiss Champion in her category intensives at Alonzo King LINES Ballet and The School from 2009-2011. She later began dancing at the at Jacob’s Pillow. Ms. Bergonzi performed works by Conservatoir Populaire de Musique, Danse et Théâtre choreographers Robert Battle, Stephanie Batten Bland, of Geneva. Ms. Dartey also trained at The Ailey School Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Jae Man Joo, Ray Mercer, as a scholarship student and performed in Alvin Ailey’s and Matthew Rushing and appeared in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s 2017 New York City Center Memoria during Ailey’s 2016 New York City Center season. This is her first season with Ailey II. season. In 2017, Ms. Bergonzi was featured in Dance AMARACHI VALENTINA KORIE (Baltimore, MD) began Spirit magazine’s May/June issue. This is her first her formal dance training at Baltimore County Youth season with Ailey II. Ballet. She is an alumnus of George W. Carver Center for LEONARDO BRITO (Saquarema, Brazil) began dancing at the Arts and Technology and graduated from the Ailey/ Projeto Primeiro Passo. He also trained at Escola Estadual Fordham BFA Program as a Gates Millennium Scholar. de Dança Maria Olenewa, Center of Art Nós da Dança, Ms. Korie trained on scholarship at The School at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and Miami City Jacob’s Pillow and The Ailey School and has performed Ballet School’s summer intensive and as a scholarship works by choreographers Robert Battle, Kyle Abraham, student at The Ailey School. He is a 2016 prize winner Darrell Grand Moultrie, Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, and of the III Premio Dança Moderna from the Brazilian Nathan Trice. She also appeared in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria Congress of Modern Dance. Mr. Brito has performed during Ailey’s 2016 and 2017 New York City Center works by choreographers Robert Battle, Tracy Inman, seasons. Ms. Korie is a two-time regional NAACP ACT- Ray Mercer, and Jennifer Archibald. He also appeared SO competition gold medalist and a Maryland All-State in the Ailey Spirit Gala at Lincoln Center and danced in Dance awardee. This is her first season with Ailey II. Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s 2017 New York City KYLE H. MARTIN (Montclair, NJ) began his dance Center season. This is his first season with Ailey II. training at Sharron Miller’s Academy for the Performing ANTUAN BYERS (Dallas, TX) is a graduate of the Ailey/ Arts in New Jersey. He continued his training at The Fordham BFA Program in Dance and an alumnus of Ailey School where he trained in the Junior Division, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and recently graduated from the Professional Division’s and Visual Arts. While on scholarship at Dallas Black Certificate Program. Mr. Martin performed in Alvin Ailey’s Dance Theatre and Dallas Ballet Center, he trained at Memoria during Ailey’s 2015 and 2016 New York City Northwest Dance Project, Cedar Lake Contemporary Center seasons. He has worked with choreographers Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Jacob’s Pillow. Mr. Hope Boykin, Christopher L. Huggins, Carlos dos Santos, Byers performed with artists Erykah Badu and D.R.A.M., Amy Hall Garner, Ray Mercer, Freddie Moore, Frederick and has partnerships with ASICS, Barney’s NY, Capezio, Earl Mosley, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Pascal Rioult, Pedro and Jaguar. He has also danced with The Metropolitan Ruiz, Matthew Rushing, Christian von Howard, Bradley Opera, The Washington National Opera, Keigwin + Shelver, Winston Dynamite Brown, and Robert Battle. Company, and in Nick Cave’s “The Let Go.” Mr. Byers This is his second season with Ailey II. has performed works by Kyle Abraham, Kim Brandstrup, CORRIN RACHELLE MITCHELL (Baltimore, MD) Francesca Harper, Johan Inger, Jirˇí Kylián, Alexei began her dance training in her hometown at LeRe’s Ratmansky, Hofesh Shechter, and Christopher Wheeldon. Performing Arts Center, owned by her mother and father. This is his second season with Ailey II. She attended Baltimore School for the Arts where she CARL PONCE CUBERO (Porterville, CA) began his trained with Norma Pera, Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, dance training at the age of nine in his hometown. He and Barry Hughson. Ms. Mitchell graduated from attended the University of California, Irvine where he Point Park University with a BFA in Dance and worked was a part of his mentor Donald McKayle’s performance with choreographers Troy Powell, Gary Jeter, Garfield group, Étude Ensemble and received his BFA in Dance Lemonius, and . This is her second season Performance with a minor in Anthropology. Mr. Cubero with the company. also trained at The Ailey School Summer Intensive and later as a scholarship student. He has worked with choreographers Donald McKayle, Lar Lubovitch, Jennifer Archibald, and Bradley Shelver. This is his first season with the company.

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ALISHA RENA PEEK (Upper Marlboro, MD) is a graduate ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. She began BOARD OF TRUSTEES her formal dance training at the Washington School Chairman...... Daria L. Wallach of Ballet and later went on to train at Dance Theatre President...... Debra L. Lee of Harlem Kennedy Center Residency, Kirov Ballet Vice-Chairmen...... Stephen J. Meringoff, Academy, and The Art of Technique with Troy D. Brown. Arthur J. Mirante II As a scholarship student, Ms. Peek attended summer intensives at American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Eleanor S. Applewhaite, Robert Battle, Harlem, Boston Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Paulette Mullings Bradnock, Tia Breakley-China, and The Ailey School. She also appeared in the new FX Gunther T. Bright, Robyn Coles, Sela Thompson Collins, series, Pose and has worked with choreographers Robert Laura D. Corb, Paul M. Donofrio, Rosalind Hudnell, Battle, Brice Mousset, Marcus Jarrell Willis, and Darshan Jaishri Kapoor, Anthony S. Kendall, Robert Kissane, Bhuller. This is Ms. Peek’s first season with Ailey II. Natasha Leibel Levine, M.D., Anthony A. Lewis, Leslie L. Maheras, Lucinda C. Martinez, Doris Meister, ARIANNA SALERNO (San Diego, CA) began her formal Johnbull E. Okpara, Stanley Plesent, Esq., Lata N. Reddy, dance training at the California Ballet School under the Bennett Rink, Richard Speciale, Marc S. Strachan, direction of Maxine Mahon. She is a graduate of Chula Joan H. Weill, Gillian Wynn Vista High School where she majored in dance. Ms. Salerno trained at The Ailey School summer intensive as Chairmen Emeriti...... Philip Laskawy, a scholarship student and recently completed her final Stanley Plesent, Esq., Joan H. Weill year in the Certificate Program. She has performed works President Emeritus...... Henry McGee by choreographers Christian von Howard, Ray Mercer, Honorary Trustee...... Simin N. Allison, Brice Mousset, Matthew Rushing, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Anthony M. Carvette, Kathryn C. Chenault, Robert Battle, and danced in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Guido Goldman, Bruce S. Gordon, Lemar Swinney Ailey’s 2015 and 2016 New York City Center seasons. ALVIN AILEY DANCE FOUNDATION This is her second season with Ailey II. Recipient of a National Medal of Arts MARCUS WILLIAMS (Dallas, TX) began his dance Bennett Rink...... Executive Director training at age 17 at American Musical and Dramatic Pamela Robinson...... Chief Financial Officer Academy (AMDA) in California. He also studied at Thomas Cott...... Senior Director, Debbie Allen Dance Academy where he worked with Marketing and Creative Content choreographers Debbie Allen, Terry Beeman, Madame AILEY II PRODUCTION CREDITS Dellas, and Otis Salid. Mr. Williams continued his dance training at The Ailey School as a scholarship student. Troy Powell...... Artistic Director He performed in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Ailey’s Sylvia Waters...... Artistic Director Emerita 2015 and 2016 New York City Center seasons and has Fana Fraser...... Rehearsal Director danced as a guest artist with ZEST Collective and Cross Isabelle Mezin...... Director of Company Performance, Inc. Mr. Williams was an Ailey II apprentice Business Affairs in 2016. This is his second season with the company. Nicole Greene...... Company Manager Chelsea Gillespie...... Stage Manager MARCEL WILSON, JR. (Bronx, NY) is a recent graduate Abby May...... Lighting and Sound Supervisor of the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. He began Taylor Barnett...... Wardrobe Supervisor his dance training at the age of 15 as a student at Talent Jennifer Fyall...... Marketing Manager Unlimited High School. Mr. Wilson has also trained on Lauren Morrow...... Associate Director of scholarship at the Martha Graham School, Dance Theatre Public Relations of Harlem, Manhattan Youth Ballet, Arts Umbrella, and The Ailey School. He performed as a guest artist with the TOURING CONTACTS Tokyo Ballet School and appeared in the 2013 Macy’s North America Thanksgiving Day Parade. Mr. Wilson has performed OPUS 3 ARTISTS: 212-584-7500/www.opus3artists.com works by Alvin Ailey, George Balanchine, Martha Graham, William Forsythe, and Jirˇí Kylián. This is his first season International with Ailey II. Bernard Schmidt Productions, Inc.: 212-564-4443/ www.bernardschmidtproductions.com www.AlvinAiley.org Like us on Facebook – www.facebook.com/AileyII

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STOMP, a unique combination of percussion, movement STOMP began its run at the Orpheum Theatre in New and visual comedy, was created in Brighton, UK, in York in February 1994 and quickly went on to win both an the summer of 1991. It was the result of a ten-year Obie and a Drama Desk Award for Most Unique Theatre collaboration between its creators, Luke Cresswell and Experience. By the summer of 1994, the first American Steve McNicholas. cast was in place at the Orpheum, freeing the original cast for sell-out tours of North America and Japan. They first worked together in 1981, as members of the street band Pookiesnackenburger and the theatre In the summer of 1995, two more American productions group Cliff Hanger. Together, these groups presented were created for the sole purpose of U.S. touring, which a series of street comedy musicals at the Edinburgh continues to this day. U.S. casts have also debuted Festival throughout the early ‘80s. After two albums, a STOMP in Chile, Brazil and Korea. Meanwhile, a fifth UK TV series and extensive touring throughout Europe, STOMP company, also touring from the UK, was formed Pookiesnackenburger also produced the highly acclaimed in 1997 and has consistently toured the world ever “Bins” commercial for Heineken lager. since. This company presented STOMP for the first time in Scandinavia and South Africa, and has been a The piece was originally written and choreographed by regular visitor to Germany, Holland and France. Another Luke as part of the band’s stage show; it proved to be STOMP production opened in San Francisco in May 2000, the starting point for STOMP’s climactic dustbin dance. running for two and a half years.

In 1986, Luke and Steve created an eight-minute The original cast of STOMP have recorded music for the ‘percussive movie’ for Bette Midler’s HBO special Mondo Tank Girl movie soundtrack and appeared on the Quincy Beyondo. Between 1987 and 1990, Luke staged, as Jones album, Q’s Jook Joint. A soundtrack recorded Artistic and Musical Director, four large-scale outdoor by Steve and Luke for the Showtime movie Riot was events, including “Beat the Clyde”, which involved released in the spring of 1997. STOMP has also featured floating a drum orchestra on a pontoon in the centre in a number of commercials, including Coca-Cola’s “Ice of Glasgow; the largest of these events, “The Heineken Pick” and numerous spots for both Target stores in the Hove Lagoon Show”, involved a 120-piece drum U.S. and Toyota in Japan. orchestra featuring the Brighton Festival Chorus and a full orchestral string section. STOMP also created the Mr Frears’ Ears series of short films created for Nickelodeon, whilst Brooms, a In 1991, Steve and Luke first created STOMP, previewing 15-minute short based around the opening routine, was at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre and premiering at the nominated for an Academy Award. “Brooms” was also Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, where it became The selected for screening at Robert Redford’s Sundance Guardian’s “Critics’ Choice” and won The Daily Express Festival and for competition at the Cannes Film Festival. “Best of the Fringe Award”. STOMP made a special appearance at the Academy Between 1991 and 1994, the original cast of STOMP Awards in March 1996, with an original piece involving played to capacity audiences around the world: from the live synchronization of classic film clips and onstage Hong Kong to Barcelona, from Dublin to Sydney. The action, featuring 20 performers from all five productions. touring culminated in a sell-out season at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre in January 1994, where STOMP In the summer of 1997, Steve and Luke created and received an Olivier nomination for Best Entertainment directed STOMP OUT LOUD, a 45-minute television and won Best Choreography in a West End Show. special for HBO, which combined stage material with new pieces created for TV. It was premiered in the USA An expanded version of STOMP, involving up to 30 cast in December 1997 and subsequently received four Emmy members, was originally created for the Brighton Festival, nominations, for direction, sound mixing, multi-camera UK, and was subsequently presented in Melbourne, editing and art direction. 1998 saw the release of the Australia. It was most recently seen in September 1995, STOMP OUT LOUD video and DVD around the world. open-air, at the Acropolis in Athens and at the Royal Another unique blend of live action and film footage Festival Hall, London. This production broke all box office was created for the Emmy Awards, in which STOMP records, which had been established by Frank Sinatra effectively performed with Spike Jones! in 1972.

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STOMP performed after midnight on the steps of the In 2007, STOMP OUT LOUD opened in Las Vegas at Planet Lincoln Memorial at U.S. President Clinton’s millennium Hollywood Resort and Casino with an expanded cast and celebrations. During 2000, a Sesame Street special, performed inside a new $28 million theatre, specifically “Let’s Make Music”, a collaboration between STOMP created for the production. The West End entered its 6th and the Muppets, was released on TV and video in consecutive year with a move from the Vaudeville to the North America. Ambassadors Theatre.

Luke and Steve began production of their IMAX movie In 2008, STOMP returned to its roots for a new DVD shoot Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey in Brazil during Carnival 2000 at the Brighton Dome, bringing together a cast from all and completed it in the summer of 2002. Pulse takes the over the STOMP world. For the first time, the entire show IMAX audience on a spectacular global journey, featuring has been captured in high definition sound and video. performances from Kodo, Timbalada and Eva Yerbabuena. 2008 also saw Steve and Luke expand into new areas It was released to critical acclaim in New York in the with the release of their IMAX 3D nature documentary autumn of 2002, and went on to win two major awards at Wild Ocean, with a symphonic mix of percussion and the International Festival of La Géode in Paris. traditional orchestra in the soundtrack. In September of the same year, Wild Ocean won two awards at the In September 2002, STOMP finally entered London’s Giant Screen Cinema Association for Best Sound and West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, and later that year Best Original Score at their annual conference held in STOMP performed as part of The Royal Variety Show for New York. the second time. The Lost and Found Orchestra reunited in 2010 for a new 2003 saw a new STOMP production open at the Stuart show, PANDEMONIUM, which appeared in several U.S. Street Theatre in Boston and a unique Dolby Digital trailer cities throughout the autumn. featuring STOMP performances debuted in cinemas across the globe. In 2011 the New York production of STOMP entered its eighteenth year, trouncing the Orpheum house record set In 2004, New York celebrated 10 years of continuous by Little Shop of Horrors. It also entered its tenth year in performances of STOMP at the Orpheum Theatre by the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre, whilst at the renaming 2nd Avenue at 8th Street Stomp Avenue. same time Steve and Luke continued with their 3D film work. 2012 has seen the release of The Last Reef 3D, a In addition to the European tour, in 2005 STOMP returned film about the beauty and the plight of reefs worldwide. to Tokyo for three weeks and also toured to Hong Kong, As with Wild Ocean, Luke and Steve composed the film’s Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. orchestral soundtrack, recording it at The Old Market Theatre in their hometown of Brighton & Hove in the UK. In 2006, STOMP’s New York production passed its 5,000th They have also celebrated the one year anniversary of performance mark. In the same year, Luke and Steve The Old Market Theatre, which, having renovated it back directed a public service announcement for television in 2011, they now run as a full time venue, bringing called “Stomp Out Litter”, which featured the cast music, theatre, dance, comedy and visual arts to the UK’s ‘sweeping up’ at iconic locations in the five boroughs. south coast.

In addition, they were commissioned to create and Most recently, in August 2012, the largest ever assembly produce The Lost and Found Orchestra, which takes of STOMP performers (40 performers from 12 different the ideas behind STOMP to a symphonic level, in countries) were brought together for a specifically celebration of 40 years of the Brighton Festival. The LFO choreographed appearance in the closing ceremony of subsequently performed at the Sydney Opera House as the London 2012 Olympic Games. part of the Sydney Festival early in 2007, was seen at the Royal Festival Hall in London at Christmas 2008 and the STOMP was created with the original U.K. cast: Theater Carré in February 2009. Luke Cresswell, Nick Dwyer, Sarah Eddy, Theseus Gerard, Fraser Morrison, David Olrod, Carl Smith and Fiona Wilkes.

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KAYLA COWART (Performer ) From St. Petersburg- He is also an avid photographer and loves to document Clearwater, Florida, this dancer and choreographer is his travels via this visual form on facebook, instagram quickly emerging as a leader in Tampa Bay’s performing (@gmando) and twitter. This bio had to be no more than arts community. A qualified and passionate entertainer, 100 words so to be precise, this sentence is a filler. her dream is to become the heart of Florida’s tap dance industry. From local dance studios to the main stage ARTIS OLDS (Performer) this Chicago native earned his of the Orpheum Theatre, she is thrilled to be a part of BA at Central State University, served as the marching STOMP’s award-winning cast. Driven by sheer passion, band’s Head Drum Major, and honed his stepping skills this Tap Girl of Florida is extremely motivated by rhythm as a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. and believes that STOMP is the perfect home for her Artis has performed with GRAMMY Award-winning artists mischievous musicality to flourish. Kanye West, John Legend, and The Roots, and as a cast member of Step Afrika!, has performed in over 25 JONATHON ELKINS (Performer) Born and raised in the countries. Catch Artis teaching in an interactive virtual Metro Detroit area, Jonathon feels blessed to be doing stepping exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum what he loves and especially to be doing it as part of the of African-American History and Culture (Washington, STOMP family! Since 2010 he has drummed, marched DC) and building the Bring Your Own BOOM brand in and instructed within DCI and WGI groups throughout Chicago, IL. Thanks be to God. IG: @ Artis.The.Artist Michigan and was fortunate enough to be a member of the Detroit Pistons Entertainment Team and Detroit Lions JEREMY PRICE (Performer) Born and raised in Drumline. He’d like to thank ALL of his family and fiancée, Roanoke, VA, Jeremy has been performing with STOMP Kelsey, for their never-ending love and support. Many intermittently since 2003! Initially a Break Dancer and thanks to his friends back home, past instructors and Drum set player, He now finds himself working as a the Lord for their guidance and inspiration throughout multi-instrumentalist and touring with his own percussion the years! ensemble Plastic Musik. plasticmusik.com

ALEXIS JULIANO (Performer ) is an award-winning KRYSTAL RENÉE (Performer) A New York native and dancer, teacher, and choreographer. She is best known LaGuardia High School alumna, Krystal attended as a finalist on “So You Think You Can Dance.” She has California Institute of the Arts, trained vocally abroad at performed as a part of Tap Kids, the Hands Down Tap Florence University of the Arts, and graduated summa Project, Tap N Time, Jarod Grimes Underground Tap, cum laude from SUNY Purchase. Among others, Krystal Universal Studios’ Winter Parade, Nigel Lythgoe’s Dizzy has worked under the esteemed coaching of Ben Harney, Feet Gala, Capezio A.C.E. Awards, “So You Think You Can Michael Cassara, Charles Tuthill, Craig Derry, and various Dance” Tour and the Fox Presentation of “Grease LIVE!” instructors at Broadway Dance Center. Krystal is grateful She would like to thank Mom, Dad, Kristin and Joey for for the blessing of this role and extends gratitude their continued support. Also huge thank you to Luke, to the show’s creators, as well as to her supportive Steve, and Fiona for giving her this opportunity. family and friends. The frontwoman of her self-started rock band, Krystal invites you to find out more at CARY LAMB JR. (Performer ) is a performer from Long www.WhoisKrystal.com. Island, New York who has studied percussive movement and rhythms all his life. As an artist, he explores the IVAN SALAZAR (Performer) From Tecate, Baja California, strange, bizarre but always energetic extremes of dance. Mexico. Buoyed by his passion for movement and He’s Tap danced for the New York Mets, the Brooklyn music his whole life, he joined Chris Rubio’s percussion Nets, and the Apollo Theatre while recognized by artists movement group and has performed throughout Southern such as Missy Elliot, Chance the Rapper, and Snoh Allegra California, from street corners to stadiums. Special for the unique blend of tap and hip-hop. STOMP has only thanks to Carlos Sigala, Chris Rubio, and Massapê for the elevated his love for unconventional yet organic rhythms. inspiration and fundamentals. Bruno, Mum, Ne, Debe, and Special thank you to the Rhythm of the Knight, TDO, Nani and friends–He loves you guys! Candence Step Team and of course, Team Lamb. CADE SLATTERY (Performer) Originally from San Diego, GUIDO MANDOZZI (Performer) Guido Mandozzi is from Cade joined a percussion motivational performance group the United Kingdom. After graduating in Acting from called Jr. Crew in 2006 run by Chris Rubio, formerly of Mountview Theatre School in London, he performed STOMP, who instilled rhythmic foundation, hard work, in many shows before being fortunate to get to be part and dedication in Cade. He also works with special needs of the STOMP family. Through this show, Guido has kids and adults and teaches drum classes to kids of any managed to perform in all four Stomp companies around age. Cade first saw STOMP in 2007 and has wanted to the world and has also ticked off 49 of America’s states! be in the show ever since. He thanks, Mom and Dad,

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Chris, Nancy, his best friends Alex and Suco, and Uncle Riot, and shares the Oscar® and Emmy® nominations Paul. Outside of STOMP, Cade creates his own electronic for his work on Brooms and STOMP OUT LOUD, and music. Find out more at soundcloud.com/cade-slattery. co-directed the award-winning IMAX movie, Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey. Steve also co-created the LFO and STEVE WEISS (Performer) is proud and excited to be part co-directed the 3D IMAX movie Wild Ocean, released of a truly legendary show. From Philadelphia, Steve now worldwide in 2008. lives in Las Vegas and recently concluded a three-year run performing in the headline show “Recycled Percussion” VINCE LIEBHART (Casting). Off-Broadway: Orange on the Las Vegas strip. During the day he teaches fitness Lemon Egg Canary, Cyclone, Summit Conference, classes and loves eating well. Thank you and so much Smashing, Four Beers, Men Without Shadows, Hold love to Dad for his endless and unwavering support, Mom Please, Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran, for her driving creative force, the rest of the family for The Plank Project, Texarkana Waltz, Trueblinka, The bearing the racket for so many years. IG: @stevecweiss Golem, As You Like It, Four, The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant, #11 (Blue & White), Isn’t It Romantic. Classic Stage JOE WHITE (Performer) Joe has been stomping all over Company: Savannah Bay, The Winter’s Tale, Ghosts, The the globe since 2007 and is now delighted to perform Underpants, Monster, Race, Naked, The Alchemist, Look on the USA tour for the first time! In addition to Stomp, Back in Anger, The Misanthrope, Hurricane. NY Stage Joe works as a freelance performer/musician and has and Film 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons. Actors Theatre composed music for numerous short films and theatre of Louisville/Humana Festival: The Scene. Boston: The projects. His latest work ‘Pale Phoebe’ (an original Provok’d Wife & Dido, Queen of Carthage (A.R.T.), Family solo music–theatre show) was performed in London Stories, Swimming In March and Amazons/Imperialists throughout 2015 and 2016. Joe also works as a university One-Acts (Market Theater), Oklahoma City (Theater lecturer and drama facilitator in the UK. For more info you Offensive). Danton’s Death, 1000 Airplanes On The Roof, can visit Joe’s website www.clearlyjoewhite.com. Follow and The Mysteries And What’s So Funny (Bessie Award– him on twitter @JoeWhiteClearly. Best Ensemble Cast). Film: Brother To Brother, Revolution #9, My Angel Is A Centerfold, Ordinary Sinner, and LUKE CRESSWELL (Director) is a self-taught Company K. TV: “As The World Turns.” percussionist from Brighton. His session work as a drummer and rhythm programmer includes Beats FGTM/JOE WATSON (General Management). Richard International, Bette Midler, Elvis Costello, and Bryan Frankel and Joe Watson have been working together Ferry. After working for several years as a street musician for the past 18 years in New York and on tour in the U.S. and performer, he first created STOMP in 1991. He Shows general managed by Richard Frankel Productions has directed, with Steve McNicholas, several award- and FGTM include STOMP, Smokey Joe’s Café, The Sound winning commercials and short films. He received an of Music, The Weir, Swing!, The Producers, Hairspray, Oscar® nomination for the film “Brooms”, an Emmy® Little Shop of Horrors, Sweeney Todd, Company, Young nomination for STOMP OUT LOUD, and co-directed the Frankenstein, , The Norman Conquests, Finian’s award-winning IMAX movie, Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey. Rainbow, Burn the Floor, , The Rocky He has also received a special achievement award from Horror Show, Forever Tango, Standing on Ceremony: The the Chicago Human Rhythm Project. More recently, Luke Gay Marriage Plays, Necessary Targets, Old Jews Telling co-created the Lost and Found Orchestra and the Vegas Jokes, Murder Ballad, Los Monólogos de la Vagina, production of STOMP OUT LOUD and also co-directed the Lennon: Through a Glass Onion and Flashdance. Richard 3D IMAX movie Wild Ocean. Luke occasionally performs and his partners Tom Viertel and Steve Baruch own and with STOMP, and is currently conductor of the LFO. operate Feinstein’s/54 Below, Broadway’s supper club.

STEVE McNICHOLAS (Director), from Yorkshire, has PRODUCERS: COLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT, worked as an actor/singer/musician/writer with various INC. (Producer) is an international leader in managing theatrical and musical groups, starting out with the the careers and touring activities of the world’s most Bradford Theatre Group in 1973. Through the ’80s he prominent performing artists and institutions. CAMI has worked with Cliff Hanger, Community been on the forefront of performing arts management Theatre, and Pookiesnackenburger. Despite also being and production throughout the world for nine decades. an original member of the a cappella group the Flying Columbia Artists Theatricals (CAT), founded in 1956 as a Pickets, and a final appearance in Mr. Bean, Steve no subsidiary of CAMI, collaborates with artists, producers, longer performs. He shares directorial credits with Luke production companies and management agencies, Cresswell on STOMP-based films and commercials, and bringing performances to over 450 cities around the their new show, the Lost and Found Orchestra. With Luke, world. Currently, CAT’s roster includes: Blue Man Group, he composed the soundtrack to the Showtime movie, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Chicago, Elvis Lives, Just

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Jim Dale, Legends in Concert, Lennon: Through A Glass DAN MARKLEY: Producing credits include Irving Berlin’s Onion, Menopause: The Musical, New York Gypsy All White Christmas, High Fidelity, Family Secrets (rev.), Stars, Brian Henson’s Puppet Up!, Saturday Night Fever, Vagina Monologues, Lifegame, Damn Yankees, On The Shaping Sound, The Phantom’s Leading Ladies, and Waterfront, Oleanna, and Jeffrey (film), with Alison Voca People. Sheehy, Sarah, Hayden and Sander.

HARRIET NEWMAN LEVE Broadway: four-time Tony JENNIFER MANOCHERIAN Broadway credits include award winning producer: Anastasia; Beautiful: The Spring Awakening; The Little Dog Laughed; Caroline, or Carole King Musical; An American in Paris; Hedwig and Change; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; Thoroughly Modern the Angry Inch; Of Mice and Men; Ann; One Man Two Millie; The Crucible; Jane Eyre, the musical; and The Guvnors; War Horse; Norman Conquests; Mountaintop; Kentucky Cycle. Off Broadway: Berkshire Village Idiot; La Cage Aux Folles; A Little Night Music; 39 Steps; Diary STOMP; Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh; Showing Off; of Anne Frank; Crucible; Hedda Gabler ; Liuetenant of Palace of Amateurs. Film: Family Blues, which she also Inishmore; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Off Broadway: co-wrote. Beebo Brinker Chronicles; Family Secrets; Shockheaded Peter; Necessary Targets; Communicating Doors. She is a FRED BRACKEN (Associate Producer) first saw STOMP member of The Broadway League and was on the Board in Australia and resolved to see it performed in New York. of Directors of New York Stage and Film for four years. Mr. Bracken works for CNN.

JAMES D. STERN CEO of Endgame Entertainment. Has RICHARD FRANKEL PRODUCTIONS/MARC ROUTH produced or directed over 50 shows or movies including (Executive Producers) Richard Frankel and Marc Routh Broadway: A Little Night Music, Hairspray, The Producers, have been producing and general managing shows Legally Blonde, and STOMP. Film: An Education, Every together since 1985. Some of their productions include Little Step, It’s the Rage, Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey, Young Frankenstein, Hairspray, Gypsy, and STOMP in New Michael Jordan to the Max, Proof, Harold and Kumar Go to York, and STOMP OUT LOUD in Las Vegas, Sweeney Todd White Castle, I’m Not There. on tour, Little Shop of Horrors in London as well as a UK tour of The Producers and The King and I and SpongeBob MORTON WOLKOWITZ Theatrical Producing Credits: SquarePants Live in Asia. With their partners Tom Viertel Donnybrook, music and lyrics by Johnny Burke; The and Steve Baruch they have produced some 60 additional Enemy Is Dead starring Linda Lavin; My Astonishing Self, musicals and plays in New York, London, and in Asia, starring Donal Donally; The Unexpected Man, by Yasmina including Company, Sweeney Todd, Little Shop of Horrors, Reza starring Alan Bates and Eileen Atkins; From Door to Swing, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Door by James Sherman; One Shot One Kill by Richard Penn and Teller, Driving Miss Daisy, Love Letters, Smokey Vetere; Tryst by Karoline Leach, directed by Joe Brancato; Joe’s Cafe, and Angels in America. STOMP OUT LOUD in Las Vegas. He is managing part of “Suitz LLC” with Richard Sudock and Michael Wolkowitz. ALAN J. SCHUSTER (Executive Producer ) has operated He has enjoyed success in the industrial and financial the Orpheum, Minetta Lane, Union Square, 2nd Avenue worlds and is former Chairman and current Director of and The Cherry Lane Theatres in New York and The Key Energy Services, Inc. He is married to the actress Royal George Complex in Chicago. He built 37 Arts the Anita Keal. home to the Baryshnikov Arts Center and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He has produced over 25 productions MITCHELL MAXWELL has produced six Broadway including STOMP OUT LOUD, Key Exchange, Mamet’s shows, twenty one Off-Broadway shows, four national Oleanna, Marvin’s Room, Jeffrey, Vita and Virginia and tours, three West End shows, and five feature films. His Shockheaded Peter. shows have won the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Obie Awards and his long-running Off- ALDO SCROFANI (Executive Producer)–Founding Broadway hit, Dinner With Friends by Donald Margulies, producer of STOMP. Currently President and CEO of was the recipient of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Theatre Management Associates, Inc. COO of Columbia Artists Theatricals (18 years). Executive VP of Jujamcyn SUSAN QUINT GALLIN/SUKI SANDLER Productions Theatres (13 years). Over 100 productions including: Gone include Desperately Seeking Susan (London, opening With The Wind, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Chita Rivera: The November 2007); Spamalot; STOMP (NY & tour); Woman Dancer’s Life, Lovemusik, Elaine Stritch At Liberty, Noise/ Before A Glass; The Retreat From Moscow; Man Of La Funk, Tap Dogs, Sunset Boulevard, Carousel, Cat On A Hot Mancha (2002 Revival); The Shape Of Things; Hedda Tin Roof, City of Angels, Grand Hotel, M. Butterfly, Jelly’s Gabler (2001 Broadway); Fully Committed; Cowgirls; Last Jam, Into The Woods, Gypsy, Big River, My One and Angels In America; From The Mississippi Delta; The Only, and Dracula. Rothschilds (Revival); Other People’s Money; Burn This; The Cryptogram (London). Shubert Theatre | 2018–2019 37 the STAFF

STAFF FOR STOMP Insurance...... DeWitt Stern Group Risk Management Underwriters, Inc. GENERAL MANAGEMENT Accounting...... Ira Schall, Schall & Ashenfarb CPA’s FGTM Travel & Housing...... Road Rebel Entertainment Touring Richard Frankel Joe R. Watson Payroll Services...... PEOPLE HRO/Kim Merhar ASSOCIATE GENERAL MANAGER Payroll Data Processing, LLC Roberta Roberts Merchandising...... Marquee Merchandise, Inc./ Matt Murphy COMPANY MANAGER Physical Therapy...... NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc. Michelle Warble Physical Therapist...... Kyle Miller, PT, DPT GENERAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE Medical Director...... Charles Garten, MD BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Chris Boneau Jackie Green Original production presented by Yes/No People TOUR PRESS REPRESENTATIVE in association with C MAJOR MARKETING & PUBLICITY Glynis Henderson and Loretta Sacco. STOMP’s exclusive Catherine Major agent and general inquiries: Loretta Sacco, c/o Yes/No Productions, Production Manager...... Brian Claggett N1 Offices, The Old Market, Assistant Company Manager...... Veronica Graveline 11A Upper Market Street, Hove BN3 1AS Production Carpenter...... Bryson Williams Tel: 011.44.127.371.1151, Fax: 011.44.127.373.7538 Lighting Director...... Brian Gowen Production Props...... Shane McCarthy CREDITS Production Electrician...... Joseph Doerr Designed by Yes/No Productions, Ltd.; Trucking by Janco; Production Sound...... David Spangenberg Scenery built by Light & Sound Design; Management Associate...... Rosie Sullivan Zippo lighters courtesy Controller...... Galbraith & Co./Amanda Hayek of Zippo Manufacturing Corp.; “Super Big Gulp” cups Assistant to Mr. Frankel...... Heidi Libby courtesy of Southland Corp.; Ski boots Assistant to General Manager...... Annie Shea Hulcher by Rossignol Ski Co. Assistant...... Maddie Carney SPECIAL THANKS Assistant to Mr. Routh...... Rachel Roberson More Merchandising/George Fenmore; Information Technology Manager...... Ben Bigby Brad Bauner; Paul J. Botchis; Set Dresser...... Stacey-Jo Marine David W. Caldwell; Sarah Eddy; E. Maria Flotta; Photographers...... Marc Bryan-Brown, Theseus Gerard; Fraser Morrison; Niclas Nagler; Steve McNicholas, Lois Greenfield, Jason Pelusio; Carl Smith; Fiona Wilkes; Derek Worley Jun-Ichi Takahashi, Harry Pocius Legal Counsel...... S. Jean Ward, Esq.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Leonardo H. Suzio Drew Alden Jeff L. Hubbard Chair Shay Atluru Timothy S. Jones II Ruby H. Melton Kevin Burke* Michael Loftus Vice Chair Alexander Clark Jill Maclnnes Michael E. Bailey Frances “Bitsie” Clark Anthony Marone Treasurer John R. Emra William McAndrew Matt Susman Dr. Dolores Garcia-Blocker Erik Scaranuzzo Secretary Sally Glick JoAnn Scillia Don Chaffee Mayor Toni N. Harp, Ex-Officio Andrew Wolf Chairman Emeritus Richard Helmreich Elizabeth Herlihy

* Past Chair

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