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For: Nederlander Detroit Featuring (Fisher Theatre & others) Dane Agostinis Emily Behny Jen Bechter Logan Denninghoff Michael Haller Julia Louise Hosack Noah Jones Design: FrankJimmy Bach, Larkin Jessica Lorion William A. Martin James May Jordan Moore Bach & Associates; with Phone 313-822-43038;David Baur Andrew Betz Skye Bronfenbrenner Jeff Brooks Carly Casey Brittany Conigatti Kyle DuPree Amanda Grace Holt Brian Kess Kolby Kindle [email protected] Kittrell Matt Kopec Caitlin Leary Carter Lynch Lauren Palmeri Christie Schwartzman Mandy Striph Michael Whitney

Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Stanley A. Meyer Ann Hould-Ward Natasha Katz John Petrafesa

Hair Design Fight Direction Illusion Design Puppet Design David H. Lawrence Rick Sordelet Jim Steinmeyer Basil Twist

Orchestrations Dance Music Arrangements Vocal Arrangements Danny Troob Glen Kelly David Friedman

Associate Director Associate Choreographer Music Director/Conductor Sam Scalamoni Connor Gallagher Carolyn Violi

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Belle ...... Emily Behny Beast...... Dane Agostinis ad: Gaston ...... Logan Denninghoff Lefou ...... Jimmy Larkin Mrs. Potts ...... Julia Louise Hosack Lumiere ...... Michael Haller 2012–13 season Cogsworth ...... JAMES MAY Babette ...... Jessica Lorion Maurice ...... WILLIAM A. MARTIN Madame de la Grande Bouche ...... Jen Bechter Chip (at certain performances)...... Noah Jones Chip (at certain performances)...... JORDAN MOORE Monsieur d’Arque ...... Matt Kopec Townspeople/Enchanted Objects ...... DAVID BAUR, ANDREW BETZ, Skye Bronfenbrenner, Jeff Brooks, CARLY CASEY, Brittany conigatti, Kyle DuPree, BRIAN KESS, Amanda Grace Holt, Kolby Kindle, Caroline Kittrell,Matt Kopec, CARTER LYNCH, Lauren Palmeri, Christie Schwartzman, MANDY STRIPH

Voice of Prologue Narrator...... LOGAN DENNINGHOFF

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For the Beast: Carter Lynch; Jeff Brooks; for Belle: Caroline Kittrell, Lauren Palmeri; for Gaston: CARTER LYNCH, Jeff Brooks; for Lefou: DAVID BAUR, Michael Whitney; for Lumiere: ANDREW BETZ; Brian Kess for Cogsworth: Kolby Kindle; Matt Kopec; for Mrs. Potts: Carly Casey, MANDY STRIPH; for Madame de la Grande Bouche: Carly Casey, MANDY STRIPH; for Babette: Skye Bronfenbrenner, Christie Schwartzman; for Maurice: Kolby Kindle, Matt Kopec; for Monsieur D’Arque: Kolby Kindle, Michael Whitney; for Carpet: KYLE DuPREE, MICHAEL WHITNEY.

Dance Captain...... Michael Whitney Fight Captain...... JEFF BROOKS Swings...... Caitlin Leary; Michael Whitney

7 MUSICAL NUMBERS AND SCENES ACT I

Overture...... Orchestra Prologue...... Orchestra Belle...... Belle, Gaston, Silly Girls and Townspeople Wolf Chase...... Maurice Me...... Gaston Belle (Reprise)...... Belle Home...... Belle Home (Reprise)...... Mrs. Potts Gaston...... Lefou, Gaston, Silly Girls and Tavern Patrons Gaston (Reprise)...... Gaston and Lefou How Long Must This Go On?...... Beast Be Our Guest...... Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, and Enchanted Objects, Ensemble If I Can’t Love Her...... Beast

ACT II

Entr’acte/Wolf Attack...... Orchestra Something There...... Belle, Beast, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts and Cogsworth Human Again...... Lumiere, Madame de la Grande Bouche, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Babette, Chip and Enchanted Objects, Ensemble Beauty and the Beast...... Mrs. Potts If I Can’t Love Her (Reprise)...... Beast A Change In Me...... Belle The Mob Song...... Gaston, Townspeople, Ensemble Home (Reprise)...... Belle and Beast Beauty and the Beast (Reprise)...... Belle, Prince, Company

There will be one 15-minute intermission

ORCHESTRA Musical Director/Conductor: Carolyn Violi Associate Conductor/Keyboards: Alan Plado Violin: Josh Estrada Trumpet: Alex Bender Drums/Percussion: Terrence Bates Flute/Piccolo: Dennis Carter English Horn/Oboe: Geoffrey Johnson Bass Clarinet/Clarinet/Flute: Paul McCaffrey French Horn: Dave Denniston Cello: Sarah Cleveland Bass : James Simonson

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9 rey), Fiddler on the Roof (Golde) and Songs for Music Theatre from UC Irvine. Enormous thanks agents, and casting for the love and support that WHO’S WHO a New World (Woman 1). Love and dedication to to loved ones, professors, and dedicated to Gram! got me here. For Dad, dreams do come true! her family. JEFF BROOKS (Townsperson/Enchanted Ob- carolinekittrell.com DANE AGOSTINIS (Beast) is beyond thrilled NOAH JONES (Chip at certain performances), ject) is thrilled to be back on the road with NET- MATT KOPEC (Monsieur D’Arque/ Townsper- to join the Beauty and the Beast tour! National a seven-year old home-schooler from Roanoke, works, doing one of his all-time favorite shows! son/Enchanted Object) National Tour: All Shook tour: The Great American Trailer Park Musical VA, is thrilled to be touring with Beauty and the National Tours: Oklahoma!, Bathhouse: The Mu- Up. Favorite credits: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Duke). Other credits: Paul Bogaev’s Battlecry Beast! Stage credits include Peter Pan (Michael) sical! Off-Broadway: Parenting 101, Regional: (Jimmy), The Wizard of Oz (Tin Man), West Side the Musical (world premiere), Oklahoma!, Spell- and Cinderella (Mouse). He has shot several com- Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (New Bedford Fes- Story (Bernardo), 42nd Street, Joseph, Regent ing Bee, Bat Boy, The Full Monty, Side Show, A mercials and can be seen in the filmAlone Yet Not tival Theater Regional Premier), Oliver, Into the Seven Seas Cruises. BFA, Wright State Univer- Midsummer Night’s Dream, Carousel, Godspell, Alone. Noah would like to thank his family for Woods, Carousel, Chicago and many others. Jeff sity. Love and thanks to my family and David. A View From the Bridge, Debbie Does Dallas. making this opportunity possible. is a proud graduate of SUNY Cortland. Graduate of NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts/ CARTER LYNCH (Townsperson/ Enchanted CAP21. Thank you to everyone at NETworks, William A. Martin (Maurice) is an as- CARLY CASEY (Townsperson/Enchanted Ob- Object) received his BA in Dramatic Art from Bob, and Sam for this opportunity, my friends for sistant professor at the University of Alabama in ject) is a Tulsa, Oklahoma native and is thrilled to UNC-Chapel Hill. Regional credits include Lady, being you, family in Florida and Canada for your the Department of Theatre and Dance where he be making her National tour debut! Favorite cred- Be Good! (Dick Trevor), Me and My Girl (Bill constant support, and a special THANK YOU to serves as Director of Vocal Instruction for the Mu- its: The Phantom of the Opera (Carlotta), Okla- Snibson), Altar Boyz (Luke), and Jekyll and Hyde my Mom, Karen, for EVERYTHING else!!! sical Theatre Program. He holds degrees in vocal homa! (Ado Annie), and Masterclass (Sophie). (Jekyll/Hyde). Thank you to his parents John and performance from Peabody Conservatory of the Proud graduate of Elon University, B.F.A. Music Peggy, family, Bob and friends for their love and EMILY BEHNY (Belle) is thrilled to work with Johns Hopkins University, The University of Ala- Theatre. Endless thanks to her family and friends support. carterplynch.com this terrific company ofBeauty and the Beast! bama, and Millsaps College. for their infallible love and support! Credits include: God’s Ear, The Bald Soprano, LAUREN PALMERI (Townsperson/ Enchanted Violet (Young Violet), The Sound of Music (Liesl), JESSICA LORION (Townsperson/ Enchanted BRITTANY CONIGATTI (Silly Girl/ En- Object) is delighted and incredibly grateful to be Once Upon a Mattress and The Wild Party (Na- Object) is thrilled to be joining the Beauty and chanted Object). National tour debut! Regional: joining Beauty and the Beast! BFA in Musical dine). Originally from Silver Lake, IN, she is a the Beast tour! Credits: 42nd Street (Peggy Saw- Hairspray and Disney’s High School Musical On Theatre from UARTS. Regional: A Chorus Line graduate of Ball State University, B.A. in Musical yer), The Music Man (Marian Paroo) and Wedding Stage at Paper Mill Playhouse. Recent graduate of (Diana), The Sound of Music (Leisl), and Carou- Theatre. Much love to hubby Adam, Mom & Dad, Singer (Linda). BFA: Shenandoah Conservatory. AMDA and LaGuardia High School of Perform- sel (Julie Jordan). Much love and thanks to her Sis, Henderson & Hogan Agency, her professors Mom, Dad, and Bri…your love makes it possible! ing Arts. Special thanks to Bloc and most of all family and friends for their constant support! and all her friends! Jeremiah 29:11. Te amo Kevin. Jeremiah 29:11 her family and friends for their continued support! CHRISTIE SCHWARTZMAN (Silly Girl/ En- LOGAN DENNINGHOFF (Gaston) is excited JORDAN MOORE (Chip at certain performanc- KYLE DUPREE (Townsperson/Enchanted Ob- chanted Object). A recent graduate of AMDA, to be part of Beauty and the Beast. Credits include es) is a third grader from Hagerstown, MD. He’s ject) is thrilled to be making his National Tour de- Christie is thrilled to be on the road with this Sweeney Todd (Anthony), Into the Woods (Cinder- the youngest of four children in a musical theater but with Beauty and the Beast. Kyle was trained magical show! National Tour: Nickelodeon’s ella’s Prince), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Trevor family. He has been seen in Oliver, Footloose and at University of the Arts and The School at Jacob’s Backyardigans Live! Regional: Hairspray at Arts Graydon), On the Town (Pitkin J. Bridgework) and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Thank you for all Pillow. Credits include: Les Misérables, CATS, Center of Coastal Carolina. Christie would like to Singin’ in the Rain (Cosmo Brown). He is a proud your love, Mom, Dad, Matthew, Katie, Genevieve, Dreamgirls, Aida, and Xhale Dance Company. thank her family for always being her backbone past attendee of the Broadway Theatre Project. Lo- WCP, TTSC and my Smithsburg friends. Kyle feels grateful and honored to have experi- and promises one day she’ll be able to repay them gan would like to thank his entire family, friends and JEN BECHTER (Madame de la Grande enced all that has happened and is eagerly await- in more than just hugs and kisses. teachers for all of their love and support. Bouche). International Tour: Rodgers & Hammer- ing the future. MANDY STRIPH (Townsperson/ Enchanted JAMES MAY (Cogsworth), a Denver native stein’s Cinderella starring Lea Salonga (Portia). AMANDA GRACE HOLT (Silly Girl/ Enchant- Object), a Toledo native, recently graduated with based in SoCal, is so excited to live in an en- Regional: Urinetown (Soupy Sue), Dames at Sea ed Object) is beyond excited to make her National her BFA in musical theatre from Indiana Univer- chanted castle for the next year! STAGE: Sum- (Mona), Lend me a Tenor (Maria), Pippin (Fastra- Tour debut with Beauty and the Beast! Favorite sity. Past credits include West Side Story (Anita), mer of Love (Donovan), Cinderella (Dandini), da), Debbie Does Dallas (Lisa). B.F.A.: Wichita credits: R.Evolucion Latina’s Choreographers The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Hair (Claude), Rent (Mark), Falsettos (Whizzer) State University. Love to my support system MD- Festival (dancer), HAIR (Italian tour-ensemble), (Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre) and Okla- FILM: Boycrazy (Corey). Luvtama peops! CJELK. jenbechter.com and West Side Story (Teresita). Thanks to God, homa! (Ado Annie). Love and thanks to her fam- DAV I D BAU R (Townsperson/Enchanted Ob- teachers, friends, and family for constant support! ily, friends, and Robo. Andy, this is for you. Jimmy Larkin (LeFou) is beyond thankful Dream BIG! for this incredible opportunity! Regional/NYC: ject) is ecstatic to be a part of such an incredible CAITLIN LEARY (Swing). A native of Marl- Vital Theatre Company, Theatre By The Sea, Rea- show! National tour debut! Regional: Hairspray BRIAN KESS (Townsperson/Enchanted Ob- borough, CT and making her national tour debut gle Music Theatre, Wheelock Family Theatre, and (Sketch), Joseph… (Gad), 42nd Street, Carousel ject) is elated to be part of this magical show! with Beauty and The Beast. Recent graduate of Turtle Lane Playhouse (IRNE Award). Thanks to and Hello Dolly. Other credits include dancer National tour: All Shook Up (Chad). Favorites: The University of the Arts with a B.F.A. in Dance, Bob, Amy, the whole cast and crew, his friends on board the Regent Seven Seas Navigator, West Urinetown (Bobby), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Minor in Musical Theatre. Love to Mom, Dad, and, most importantly, his family. PaceMT’15. Side Story (Riff), Aida, Grease and Thoroughly Drowsy Chaperone, La Cage aux Folles. I love and Brendon. This one’s for Margie! Modern Millie. Much love and thanks to his you mom and dad! Keep supporting live theatre! MICHAEL WHITNEY (Swing), a native of Ni- family and Matt! briankess.com MICHAEL HALLER (Lumiere) is thrilled to be skayuna, NY, is incredibly happy and humbled a part of Beauty and the Beast! National tour: All ANDREW BETZ (Townsperson/Enchanted KOLBY KINDLE (Townsperson/ Enchanted to make his national tour debut with Beauty and Shook Up (Chad). Other credits: Much Ado About Object). National tour debut! Native of Haddon Object). Making his national tour debut! Has the Beast. Favorite roles: Yours Anne (Peter) and Nothing (Benedick), Lippa’s Wild Party (Black), Heights, NJ. BFA Musical Theatre, Otterbein performed with Music Theatre of Wichita, West You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Snoopy). and Forever Plaid (Frankie). BFA: Ithaca Col- University. Credits include Princeton Festival, Virginia Public Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklaho- Much love to his friends and family, especially lege. “Many thanks to NETworks and Bob Cline Quintessence Theatre Group, PA Youth Theatre, ma, Prather Entertainment Group, and the Negro his Mom! Casting. Thank you Mom, Dad, Lizzie, friends Broward StageDoor, Utah Shakespearean Festi- Ensemble Company of NYC. Thanks to family, CAROLYN VIOLI (Musical Director/Conduc- and family for your constant love and support.” val. Thanks to BATB team, Renée & About Art- friends and CTG. BFA from Otterbein University. tor). National Tours: Beauty and the Beast, The michaelhaller.net ists, Mom and Dad. Philippians 4:13. Goodbye Girl, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, JULIA LOUISE HOSACK (Mrs. Potts) is a Skye Bronfenbrenner (Townsperson/ CAROLINE KITTRELL (Townsperson/ En- Spamalot, Wicked, The Color Purple. Regional: graduate of Notre Dame de Namur University Enchanted Object) is elated to join the Beauty and chanted Object) is thrilled to be on the road with Alabama Shakespeare Festival (West Side Story, and has studied/performed with Opera festival di the Beast tour! Favorite credits: Peter Pan (Peter), her favorite Disney show! Recent NYU CAP21/ A Christmas Carol). Indiana University of Penn- Roma. Favorite roles include: Oklahoma! (Lau- Oliver (Nancy), and Bye, Bye, Birdie (Kim). BFA in Adler graduate. Thanks to family, friends, sylvania, Music Educator 20+ years. Thank you 10 11 ecutive Producer and Lyrics) and Aladdin (Lyr- for Beauty and the Beast for Best New Musical Theatre; The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan for WHO’S WHO ics), all with music by Alan Menken. Ashman’s in the U.K. Beauty and the Beast ran between Disney Home Video; and The Nutcracker for the contributions to the revival of classic Disney ani- 1994 and 2007, becoming the sixth longest run- Disney Channel. Film: Matt starred as Bobby in to Koz, NETworks and as always, much love to mated musicals were perhaps best expressed by ning show in Broadway history. She also wrote A Chorus Line directed by Sir Richard Attenbor- my family. the dedication to the film Beauty and the Beast: the Book (shared) for Elton John and Tim Rice’s ough. Matt recently directed and choreographed ALAN MENKEN (Composer). Alan’s stage mu- “To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid Musical Aida which ran for five years at the Pal- Fantasmic for Tokyo Disney Sea. sicals include (in chronological order) God Bless her voice and a beast his soul. He will be forever ace Theatre. Linda Woolverton’s script for Alice MICHAEL KOSARIN (Music Supervisor/Inci- You Mr. Rosewater, Atina: Evil Queen of the missed.” Ashman’s numerous awards include two In Wonderland directed by Tim Burton and star- dental Music Arrangements) has worked steadily Galaxy, Little Shop of Horrors, The Dream on Oscars, two Golden Globes, four Grammys, a ring Johnny Depp, was released in March of 2010. on Broadway for nearly 30 years, and has been Royal Street, Kicks: The Showgirl Musical, The Drama Desk and a London Evening Standard. He The film grossed over 1 billion dollars worldwide composer Alan Menken’s music director since Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Beauty and the died in 1991 at age 40 from complications arising and is the fifth highest grossing film of all time. 1994. Original music director/incidental mu- Beast, A Christmas Carol, Weird Romance, King from AIDS. Ashman Sings Ashman, a CD of his Woolverton is the only woman ever to have a sole sic arranger, Broadway production of Disney’s David, Der Glockner von Notre Dame, The Little work, with never-before-heard demos, including credit on a billion dollar film. She’s currently writ- Beauty and the Beast. Other original Broadway: Mermaid and Sister Act. His film musicals include those from Smile, is available from PS Classics. ing Maleficent for Disney as well as adapting the Sister Act (currently), Nine (1982), Grand Hotel, Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beau- Ashman’s papers are in the permanent collection Alice screenplay for a Broadway musical. Secret Garden, King David, Mayor, A Chorus ty and the Beast, Aladdin, Newsies, Pocahontas, of the Library of Congress. ROB ROTH (Director) received a Tony Award Line, Triumph of Love, Little Shop of Horrors, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Home TIM RICE (Lyrics) (Sir Tim to you) has been nomination as Best Director for his Broadway de- Can-Can (Encores!), Hunchback of Notre Dame on the Range, A Christmas Carol and Enchanted. writing lyrics for musical theatre and related en- but Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The show has (Berlin). Film: Tangled, Enchanted, Pocohontas, He has won more Academy Awards than any oth- terprises for over forty years, something he only played to sold out houses around the world in over Hercules, Home On The Range, many others. TV: er living individual, including 4 Oscars for Best intended to do for a few months while waiting to 30 productions, winning many awards including Emmy Award Outstanding Music Direction for Score (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, become a pop star. The waiting has been extend- the Olivier Award for Best Musical in London. musical film A Christmas Carol, Once Upon A Aladdin and Pocahontas) and 4 Oscars for best ed, mainly because of the world’s failure to accept Beauty is the 7th longest running show in Broad- Mattress, The Music Man (Emmy nomination). song (“Under the Sea,” “Beauty and the Beast,” him as a rock god, but also because of the distract- way history. Rob developed and directed the in- Recording/concert work: Carly Simon (gold al- “A Whole New World” and “Colors of the Wind”). ing success of Joseph and the Amazing Technicol- augural production of Elton John and Tim Rice’s bum/HBO special My Romance),Barbara Cook In addition, he has been nominated 18 times, in- or Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita Aida, which debuted at the Alliance Theatre in (concert engagements, produced/arranged album cluding Best Song nominations for “Mean Green with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Aladdin, King Da- Atlanta. Rob co-wrote the book and directed The Tribute), Jane Krakowski (concerts, recordings). Mother From Outer Space,” “Kiss the Girl,” vid and Beauty and the Beast with Alan Menken, Opposite of Sex, which opened at the William- Composer: TV’s “Wonder Pets,” “Johnny and the “Belle,” “Be Our Guest,” “Friend Like Me,” “Go Chess with Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, stown Theatre Festival. Rob developed and direct- Sprites,” “Third and Bird.” the Distance,” “Happy Working Song,” “So Close” and The Lion King and Aida with Elton John. He ed the Broadway musical Lestat, based on Anne STANLEY A. MEYER (Scenic Design) has and “That’s How You Know,” plus a Best Score is well known in England, his home country, for Rice’s Vampire Chronicles with a score by Sir recently illustrated the new witty and delight- nomination for The Hunchback of Notre Dame. his love of cricket and as a tolerable radio and tele- Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and book by Linda ful self-help Interior Design Book by James He has won 10 Grammy Awards (including Song vision personality. He has won numerous awards Woolverton. Rob has enjoyed a long collaboration Swan and Carol Beggy called 101 Things I Hate of the Year for “A Whole New World”), 7 Golden along the way, including Oscars, Tonys and life- with rock legend Alice Cooper, co-conceiving About Your House, which is available online at Globes, London’s Evening Standard Award, the saving badges, but often for the wrong thing and and directing four world tours. Alice Cooper’s barnesandnoble.com. Stan has more than four Olivier Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award. often for simply turning up. He is currently work- Theatre of Death Tour was filmed in London and dozen credits as a scenic/production designer that Other notable achievements include Billboard’s ing on a musical play about Machiavelli, and is has had a very successful DVD release. Rob has have earned him numerous awards and nomina- number one single (“A Whole New World”) and plugging the recently released DVD and album also directed tours by notable musicians Cyndi tions including an American Theatre Wing De- number one album (Pocahontas), an honorary of Chess in Concert starring Josh Groban, Idina Lauper, The Dresden Dolls, and guitar great Steve sign Award nomination, a New York Outer Critics doctorate in fine arts from New York University Menzel and Adam Pascal. More gripping info can Miller. Rob will direct the premiere play by best Circle Award nomination, a National Broadway and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. be found on timrice.co.uk but please don’t feel selling author Jackie Collins, Jackie Collins’ Hol- Theatre Award nomination, a Los Angeles Ova- Alan’s upcoming stage and film projects include obliged to go there. lywood Lies, in the fall of 2012. The Museum of tion Award Nomination, THEA Award, and IAP- a new stage musical of Leap of Faith (opening on LINDA WOOLVERTON (Book). While work- Modern Art recently held the premiere of Taken PA Brass Ring Award, and numerous Los Angeles Broadway in the fall of ’10), a stage adaptation of ing as a development executive at CBS, Linda By Storm, a film about legendary album graphics Drama Logue Awards for his work at the Grove Newsies and a new Disney animated musical, Ra- Woolverton wrote two young adult novels: Star creator Storm Thorgerson, on which Rob is the Shakespeare Festival in Southern California. He punzel (slated for release holiday season of ’10). Wind and Running Before the Wind. After her Executive Producer. Rob is proud to maintain the was the first recipient of The League of Ameri- HOWARD ASHMAN (Lyrics). conceived, wrote books were published by Houghton Mifflin, she largest collection of rock and roll graphics in the can Theatres and Producers, National Broadway and directed Little Shop of Horrors, based on abandoned development and began to write full world. The coffee table book The Art of Classic Award. His critically acclaimed work includes Roger Corman’s 1960-era horror flick and with time. She started by writing scripts for animated Rock with over 1500 pieces from the collection, the smash hit show Disney’s Beauty and the music by Alan Menken. Little Shop played for five television shows. When one of her novels caught was published by Harper Collins in 2010. Rob is Beast (the sixth longest running show in Broad- years off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theater. The the attention of a Disney executive, she was hired writing a play, Strange Dents, about the friend- way history). Stan has designed in almost every show continues to be produced to great acclaim in to write the script for the animated feature, Beauty ship between Andy Warhol and Truman Capote. genre of entertainment including everything from the US as well as internationally. In 2003, Little and the Beast. Upon its release in 1991, the film He lives in New York City with two Labrador re- Barnum’s Funundrum, the 140th Edition of the Shop was revived on Broadway and in 2007 it was won the Golden Globe for the Best Comedy/Musi- trievers, Dash Rip Rock and Tag. Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus; Rock revived on the West End. It is currently one of the cal and became the first animated film to be nomi- MATT WEST (Choreographer). For Disney’s and Roll tour design for Steve Miller, Alice Coo- most produced shows in American High Schools. nated for the Best Picture Academy Award. Wool- Beauty and the Beast, Matt received the L.A. Dra- per and Cyndi Lauper; The New Nutcracker Bal- In 1986, Ashman wrote and directed the Broadway verton was then hired to write the screenplay for ma-Logue Award along with London’s Olivier, let for The Lone Star Ballet, Texas; Disney Live! musical, Smile, music by Marvin Hamlisch. Little The Lion King (shared credit). She then rewrote New York’s Drama Desk and Outer Critics’ Circle Three Classic Fairy Tales, Feld Entertainment appreciated at the time, Smile is now considered the script for Homeward Bound: The Incredible Award nominations. Other Broadway: Lestat with Inc.; SeaWorld’s new spectacular Shamu show a lost gem of musical theater and is performed by Journey (shared credit) as well as writing for the music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, One Ocean & Blue Horizons which features a cast high school students around the US. Turning his animated feature Mulan. She went on to adapt the and Mimi LeDuck starring Eartha Kitt. Matt cho- of dolphins, whales, birds, trainers, acrobats and talents toward film, Ashman was pivotal in the script of Beauty and the Beast for the Broadway reographed the World Premiere of Elton John and divers; 2011 edition of Disney on Ice and the up- renaissance of Disney animated musicals and in stage and received the Tony Award nomination Tim Rice’s Elaborate Lives: The Legend of Aida coming musical version of Tim Burton’s Alice in the development of Disney’s The Little Mermaid for Best Book of a Musical in 1994. Woolverton at the Alliance Theatre. Also: Little Shop of Hor- Wonderland. To view more of Stanley’s Design: (Producer and Lyrics), Beauty and the Beast (Ex- was also awarded the Laurence Oliver Award rors, Buenos Aires; The Wanderer, Tokyo’s Parko stanleyameyerdesign.com.

12 13 focuses on sound system design for theatre, live WHO’S WHO music and special events. DAVID H. LAWRENCE (Hair Design). Having ANN HOULD-WARD (Costumes). Broadway worked on Broadway productions many years, Da- (among many others): People in the Picture, Free vid has had the pleasure of working with all of the Man of Color (Drama Desk Nomination), A Ca- best casts, crews and fellow designers on Broad- tered Affair (Drama Desk nomination), Company, way. This production of Disney’s Beauty and The Dance of the Vampires, Beauty and the Beast Beast for NETworks is no exception. Broadway: (Tony Award, American Theatre Wing’s Design Baby It’s You, A Catered Affair, Rock’N’Roll, Award, Ovation Award, Oliver nomination, Best Company, All Shook Up, Guys and Dolls, Tommy, Costume Design) 30 international tours of Beauty; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Fo- Into the Woods (Tony, Drama Desk nominations; rum, he King and I, Grease, Death of a Salesman, Invite Friends Outer Critics Circle nomination, L.A. Drama Crit- The New 42nd Street and The Full Monty. David ics Circle Award); Falsettos; Sunday in the Park also designed the hair for two seasons of Satur- with George (Tony, Drama Desk Nominations); day Night Live. David won the 1994 Outstanding Harrigan ‘N’ Heart; Dream; St. Joan; Three Achievement award from Theatrecrafts Interna- Men on a Horse; Timon of Athens; In the Summer tional for his work on Disney’s Beauty and the House; Little Me; The Moliere Comedies; House Beast. Thanks Paul Huntley, the late Bob Kelly, Arrest, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet (Pub- plus all who work so hard backstage nightly. lic Theatre). Off-Broadway: Let Me Down Easy, RICK SORDELET (Fight Direction). 49 Broad- Road Show, Surviving Grace, Lobster Alice, way shows including The Lion King, Beauty and Cymbeline. Film: Strike!, Miramax. Other cred- the Beast, Superior Donuts, The Royal Family its: Metropolitan Opera—Peter Grimes, Ringling and Oleanna. 48 first class productions all over Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 2001 & 2003, the world. Cyrano the opera starring Placido Do- The Most Happy Fella (New York City Opera), mingo at the Met, The Royal Opera House, and Los Angeles Opera—Mahagonny, Graciela Dan- La Scala in Milan, Ben Hur Live on tour all over iele (Ballet Hispanico), Lar Lubovitch (the White Europe. As You Like It for Sam Mendes Bridge Oak Project—San Francisco Ballet), American Project playing BAM, European tour and finally Ballet Theatre (Othello, Artemis and Meadow), London. Film and television: The Game Plan, Alvin Ailey (Reminicin’, Saddle Up, Morning Dan in Real Life, Hamlet and Guiding Light. Star). Over 100 credits in regional theaters in the Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence by U.S. Representative of the United States to the the Lucille Lortel Foundation. Board member for International Design Quadrennial in Prague, Re- the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey. Instructor cipient of Fashion Institute of Technology Patricia at Yale School of Drama, The New School Univer- Zipprodt Award. sity, and The Neighborhood Playhouse. NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design). Broadway JIM STEINMEYER (Illusion Design). Accord- credits include: The Little Mermaid, The Coast ing to The New York Times, Jim Steinmeyer is the of Utopia/Salvage (Tony Award 2007), A Chorus “celebrated invisible man, designer and creative Line (adapted from original design) The 25th An- brain behind many of the great stage magicians of nual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Tarzan, Aida the last quarter century.” His illusions have been (Tony Award 2000), Sweet Smell of Success, featured by magicians Doug Henning, Siegfried Twelfth Night, Beauty and the Beast, The Cape- and Roy, David Copperfield, Criss Angel, Ricky man, Gypsy, Barrymore, and Pack of Lies. Other Jay and many others. Jim has created special illu- designs: Sister Act on the West End, Buried Child We bring your yard to life sions for Broadway, Off-Broadway, West End, and for The National Theatre in London, Cyrano for Las Vegas shows, including Beauty and the Beast, the The Metropolitan Opera, Tryst for the Royal Into the Woods, The Phantom of the Opera and Now scheduling for Spring 2012 Ballet in London, Carnival of the Animals for Mary Poppins. In 2009, his illusions are featured New York City Ballet, Swan Lake at the Edin- in the 139th edition of Ringling Brothers and Bar- burgh Festival, Don Quixote for American Ballet num and Bailey Circus. He’s also the author of Theatre, concert acts for Shirley MacLaine, Ann- several books on the history of magic, including Margret and Tommy Tune. Ms. Katz has designed the bestseller, Hiding the Elephant, and The Glo- many Off-Broadway (current: Altar Boyz) and rious Deception and The Last Greatest Magician Ivan Katz, Owner American regional productions. in the World. Jim lives in Los Angeles with his 248-543-6320 JOHN PETRAFESA, JR (Sound Designer) wife, television producer Frankie Glass. was the production sound engineer and/or asso- BASIL TWIST (Puppet Design), originally from ciate sound designer for numerous productions of greatlakeslandscapedesign.com San Francisco, is a 3rd generation puppeteer who Beauty and the Beast including, Broadway, Los lives and works in New York City. Original cre- Angeles, Toronto, U.S. National Tours II & III and ations: The Araneidae Show, Symphonie Fantas- the U.K. National Tour. Other theatrical design tique, Petrushka, Master Peter’s Puppet Show, and engineering credits include The Music Man Dogugaeshi, La Bella Dormente nel Bosco. Col- (Broadway), Guys and Dolls (National Tour) and laborations: Arias with a Twist, Behind The Lid Les Misérables (Broadway and National Tour). and Red Beads. Partnerships with The Spoleto John is a director with Syntonic Design Group Festival, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Cen- in New York, Orlando and Las Vegas, where he Serving Southeast Michigan ter’s Voice and Visions Series, The Los Angeles 15 Philharmonic, The Japan Society and Gotham advice, photos, videos, sets, props, costumes and STAFF FOR BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Trucking...... Clark Transfer Chamber Opera. Premiered his second opera, more, to help bring their next productions to life. Cast Bus...... Croswell VIP Coach Hansel and Gretel with The Houston Grand and BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour Executive Producer Crew Bus...... Clarion Coach Atlanta Opera Companies. Awards: Obie Award, Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour booking, Seth Wenig Hotel Booking...... Lisa Morris, Road Concierge four UNIMA Awards for Excellence in Puppetry, marketing and press company, representing musi- two Bessie Awards, New York Innovative Theatre General Management For NETworks Presentations cals, plays and theatrical productions. Currently: Gentry & Associates Award, and Henry Hewes Design Award, Gug- Jersey Boys, War Horse, The New 25th Anniver- Chief Executive Officer ...... Ken Gentry Scott W. Jackson, Kim Reiter Chief Operating Officer ...... Scott W. Jackson genheim Fellow and inaugural United States Art- sary Production of Les Misérables, Mary Pop- ist Ford Fellow. He will team with Lee Breuer to Tour Marketing Director of Finance ...... John Kinna pins, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, Executive Producers ...... Seth Wenig, Kary M. Walker premiere Streetcar Named Desire at The Comedie Hair, Cirque Éloize iD, Wintuk from Cirque du Broadway Booking Office NYC Francaise; Fall 2010. He designed the puppetry Steven Schnepp, Temah Higgins, Associate Producer ...... Angela Rowles Soleil, NETworks presents Disney’s Beauty and Assistant Producers ...... Jim Lanahan, Mary Witte for The Addams Family and is the Director of the the Beast, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, Holland Taylor Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, Zach Stevenson, Rachel Goldman Dream Music Puppetry Program in New York. Assistant to the CEO ...... Curt Owens in Ann: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards, Tour Direction Senior General Manager ...... Gregory Vander Ploeg SAM SCALAMONI (Associate Director). Menopause The Musical, The Rat Pack is Back! THE BOOKING GROUP General Manager ...... Dawn Kusinski, Kim Reiter Broadway: Associate Director, Elton John’s Les- and Roger Rees in What You Will. bbonyc.com Meredith Blair Associate General Manager ...... Curt Owens tat and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast worldwide. THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking). Mollie Mann, Kara Gebhart, Brian Brooks, Rich Rundle Assistant General Manager ...... Bobby Maglaughlin New York: Co-Book writer and Director:Get Since its inception in 1996, The Booking Group www.thebookinggroup.com Production Manager ...... Jason Juenker Happy! Director, Alan Menken’s Leap of Faith has been considered the most prominent Broad- Associate Production Manager ...... Hector Guivas (workshop), Mulan Jr., At the Back of the North Casting Assistant Production Manager ...... Christian Bottorff way booking agency in the industry. Their current Patricia Gentry and Bob Cline Wind, Fidelity Futurestage at New World Stages, roster includes: The Book of Mormon, Anything Marketing/PR ...... Heather Hess Treaty 321! (Fringe) Tours & Regional: The Gazil- Goes, Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia!, The Company Manager Music Coordinator ...... John Mezzio lion Bubble Show, Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live!, Addams Family, Memphis, Shrek The Musical, Jack Stephens Assistant Controller ...... Jennifer Gifford Sense and Sensibility for Berkshire Musical The- Million Dollar Quartet, La Cage Aux Folles, West Accounts Payables...... Laura Carey atre Workshop, I Do, I Do for Cortland Rep., Dis- Side Story, In the Heights, Fiddler on the Roof, Production Stage Manager...... David Zack Office Manager ...... Buddy Piccolino ney’s Beauty and the Beast, Montreal, Las Vegas, and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Past shows Ass’t. Stage Manager...... Matthew A. Gilbertson Office Assistant ...... Carol Jewell Ill., and Oklahoma City, Dracula at the Bickford have included Rent, The Producers, Annie, Av- Head Carpenter...... Seth Larkin Credits Theatre. Founding Member and Managing Artis- enue Q, The Full Monty, Contact, Cabaret, Evita, Ass’t. Company Manager...... Drew Blau Audio Equipment by PRG Audio; Lighting Equipment by PRG tic Director of the Skyline Theatre Company. For Legally Blonde, Thoroughly Modern Millie, 12 Assoc. Scenic Designer...... Christine Peters Lighting; Scenery Constructed by 3DX Scenic Studios; Automated Tricia, Spencer and Mia. Angry Men, August Osage County and Fosse, Assoc. Lighting Designers...... Daniel Walker, Scenery by: 3DX Scenic Studios; Drops Painted by Joe Forbes, CONNOR GALLAGHER (Associate Choreog- among many others. TheBookingGroup.com Peter Hoerburger Scenic Arts Studios; Illusion Construction by Entertainment Design rapher) is very happy to be working with Matt and Lighting Programmer...... Sean Beach, John Dunkle and Fabrication; Props Construction by Spoon Group; Puppet SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been Ass’t. Costume Designer...... Christopher Vergara the Beauty team. As a choreographer: Fat Camp with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He Construction by Tandem Otter Productions; For Tandem Otter: (2009 NYMF Award), Cleveland Playhouse, Assoc. Sound Designer...... Eric Talorico Barbara Busackino, Producer. Wigs and Prosthetic by Atelier Bassi spearheaded the international tours of Fosse star- Production Assistants...... Trey Gerrald, Hols Fischer Lincoln Center, Northern Stage, Revision The- ring Ben Vereen/Ruthie Henshall as well as the Gmbh with Sari Rambut Wig Production and Toga; Additional wigs Carpenter...... Jon Jordan by wigfactoryusa.com; Specialty Props by Tom Talmon Studio atre, Perez Hilton… (2008 Fringe Best Musical), U.K. regional tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Flyman...... Daniel Wade Jolly 3 Broadway Bares (Associate Director). Connor The King and I. Together with Cameron Mack- Production Electrician...... Barb Bartel, Rehearsed at Gateway Playhouse appeared on Broadway in Beauty and the Beast intosh, Seth served as executive producer of a 40 Trevor Maynard (Doormat) and is a graduate of the Cincinnati Con- week UK regional tour of the National Theatre’s Head Electrician...... Erik Plath Special Thanks to servatory. UTPO forever. connorgallagher.com My Fair Lady, which also ran in the United States. Ass’t. Electrician...... Joseph Barrett Roberts Providence Performing Arts Center; MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL He is currently serving as Executive Producer on Head Audio...... Walter Tillman Norbert Mongeon, J. L. “Lynn” Singleton, (MTIShows.com) is one of the world’s leading dra- Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables, Ass’t. Audio...... Tylor Foster Joseph Harris, Paul Allen, matic licensing agencies, granting schools as well Mary Poppins, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Production Properties...... Meghan Abel Anne Quart as amateur and professional theatres from around Pacific and collaborating on the 2011 Tony Head Properties...... Corey Kloos the world the rights to perform the largest selec- Award® winner War Horse. He is most proud of Head Wardrobe...... Laci Bradshaw Financial Services and banking arrangements by tion of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. his greatest productions, Marlo and Camden. Ass’t. Wardrobe...... Caitlin “Cat” Booth M&T Bank MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists Head Wigs...... Jennifer Tober Stock and Amateur rights for NETworks PRESENTATIONS, LLC (Pro- Dance Captain...... Michael Whitney Disney’s Beauty and the Beast are represented by and book writers of these shows to provide official ducer). Since 1995, NETworks has produced and scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical Fight Captain...... Jeff Brooks Music Theater International, New York City. managed over 45 touring productions in the US., Rehearsal Pianist...... Kevin Casey 212-541-4684 www.mtishows.com resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations U.K. and internationally. Current productions in- in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. Dialect Coach...... 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