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2 Letter from the President 2 Board of Directors and Staff 5 Love Never Dies 19 Comprehensive Campaign 20 Institutional and Government Support 21 Individual Support 23 Matching Gifts 23 Honickman Family Society Katrina Kemp (“Fleck”), Stephen Petrovich (“Gangle”) and 25 Kimmel Center Staff Richard Koons (“Squelch”), star in Love Never Dies. Photo: Joan Marcus.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Teresa Bryce Bazemore, Chair Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO

Robert R. Corrato, Vice-Chair Jane Hollingsworth, Vice Chair Michael D. Zisman, Treasurer Jami Wintz McKeon, Secretary David P. Holveck, Immediate Past Chair

Madeline Apollo Bart Blatstein Richard D. Carpenter Reverend Luis A. Cortés, Jr. Katherine D. Crothall Robert J. Delany Sr. Dear friends, James F. Dever, Jr. Frances R. Graham Welcome to our Kimmel Center Cultural Campus, and in Michael B. Hill Philip P. Jaurigue particular, our storied ‘Grand Old Lady of Locust Street’—the Obra Kernodle breathtaking Academy of Music. As we embark together upon Brook J. Lenfest another season bringing the best of Broadway to audiences Jeffrey A. Leonard, Esquire Sara Lomax-Reese on Broad Street, we welcome the highly-anticipated sequel to P. Edward Lovelidge The of the Opera—’s Love Jeffrey P. McFadden Never Dies—for its first-ever Philadelphia appearance! Stanley Middleman Elizabeth Murphy Ronald Rubin With a lush score and absolutely mesmerizing staging—this Mark H. Samuels sequel is a gift to theatergoers, inviting us to journey once more Anne Faulkner Schoemaker with The Phantom and his protégé Christine Daaé into their Matthew A. Taylor Sherry Varrelman private world of passion and mystery. The setting may have Laurie Wagman changed, but the drama, haunting melodies, and unease remain. Tony G. Werner Mario Zacharjasz All this talk about The Phantom returning is a little spooky… TRUSTEE EMERITI but spooky is in season right before Halloween. Come back later Sidney Kimmel this month for more frights with The Philadelphia Orchestra’s The Hon. Bob P. Casey* The Hon. Edward G. Rendell Organ and Orchestra Halloween—an evening of evocative The Hon. Tom Ridge orchestral music and the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ—the George M. Ross* largest mechanical-action concert hall organ in the country. Lie Willard G. Rouse III* on the stage and experience the organ vibrations, plus don’t *awarded posthumously forget to dress up in your best Halloween costume!

EXECUTIVE STAFF Anne C. Ewers, And to our valued guests: we want your experience on our President and CEO Cultural Campus to be the best it can be. As such, this summer, J. Edward Cambron, we embarked upon the first of a two-phase seat replacement Executive Vice President Stan Applegate, project to improve your comfort within our beloved Academy Senior Vice President of Music. Take a look around—some of you may be sitting and CFO in brand new seats! This undertaking would not be possible Ross Richards, Senior Vice President of Facilities without key Kimmel Center staff, several Philadelphia and Operations foundations, generous individual patrons, and an array of talented vendors. PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Wynne Amick The vision of the Kimmel Center is to transform lives daily David Cohen through the arts. We want every person who walks through the Lisa Crutchfield doors of one of our 9 performance venues this season to feel at Peter Dean John A. Francis home. Make memories with us this year! Bring a friend, bring a William Hankowsky group. #ArtHappensHere, so be a part of it with us. Lisa Kabnick David Marshall Marjorie Rendell Warmly, Lyn Ross Timothy Scheve Molly Shepard Brian Tierney James Zug

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Music Lyrics ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER GLENN SLATER Book BEN ELTON Based on The Phantom of Manhattan by FREDERICK FORSYTH

Additional Lyrics CHARLES HART Orchestration DAVID CULLEN & ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Starring BRONSON NORRIS MURPHY MEGHAN PICERNO MICHAEL GILLIS CHRISTIAN HARMSTON KATRINA KEMP RICHARD KOONS JAKE HESTON MILLER RACHEL ANNE MOORE MARY MICHAEL PATTERSON STEPHEN PETROVICH SEAN THOMPSON and KAREN MASON Rajeer Alford, Chelsey Arce, Erin Chupinsky, Julian R. Decker, Diana DiMarzio, Tyler Donahue, Yesy Garcia, Alyssa Giannetti, Natalia Lepore Hagan, Lauren Lukacek, Alyssa McAnany, Dave Schoonover, Adam Soniak, John Swapshire IV, Kelly Swint, Lucas Thompson, Correy West, Arthur Wise

Set & Costume Design Sound Design Lighting Design Wig & Hair Design GABRIELA TYLESOVA MICK POTTER NICK SCHLIEPER BACKSTAGE ARTISTRY

Design Supervisor Technical Director Music Supervisor Casting by EDWARD PIERCE RANDY MORELAND KRISTEN BLODGETTE TARA RUBIN CASTING LINDSAY LEVINE, CSA

Tour Booking, Press & Marketing Production Manager Music Coordinator General Manager BROADWAY BOOKING JESSICA SENTAK DAVID LAI KAREN BERRY OFFICE NYC TALITHA FEHR

Company Manager Music Director Production Stage Manager AARON QUINTANA DALE RIELING MICHAEL DANEK

Associate Director Executive Producer Associate Choreographer GAVIN MITFORD RANDALL A. BUCK SIMONE SAULT

Choreographed by GRAEME MURPHY AO Directed by SIMON PHILLIPS By special arrangement with The Really Useful Group

Broadway Philadelphia is presented collaboratively by The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and The Shubert Organization. 5 CAST The Phantom...... BRONSON NORRIS MURPHY Fleck...... KATRINA KEMP Gangle...... STEPHEN PETROVICH Squelch...... RICHARD KOONS ...... MARY MICHAEL PATTERSON ...... KAREN MASON Christine Daaé...... MEGHAN PICERNO Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny...... SEAN THOMPSON Gustave...... CHRISTIAN HARMSTON JAKE HESTON MILLER

Ensemble...... RAJEER ALFORD, CHELSEY ARCE, JULIAN R. DECKER, DIANA DiMARZIO, TYLER DONAHUE, YESY GARCIA, NATALIA LEPORE HAGAN, LAUREN LUKACEK, ALYSSA McANANY, RACHEL ANNE MOORE, DAVE SCHOONOVER, JOHN SWAPSHIRE IV, KELLY SWINT, LUCAS THOMPSON, ARTHUR WISE

ALTERNATES and UNDERSTUDIES Alternates and Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific notice is posted at the time of performance

Alternate for The Phantom: MICHAEL GILLIS Alternate for Christine Daaé: RACHEL ANNE MOORE

Understudy for The Phantom: JULIAN R. DECKER, DAVE SCHOONOVER; for Christine Daaé: ALYSSA GIANNETTI; for Madame Giry: DIANA DiMARZIO, LAUREN LUKACEK; for Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny: MICHAEL GILLIS, DAVE SCHOONOVER; for Meg Giry: ALYSSA McANANY, KELLY SWINT; for Fleck: YESY GARCIA, KELLY SWINT; for Squelch: LUCAS THOMPSON, ARTHUR WISE; for Gangle: TYLER DONAHUE, DAVE SCHOONOVER

SWINGS ERIN CHUPINSKY, ALYSSA GIANNETTI, ADAM SONIAK, CORREY WEST

Dance Captain: ERIN CHUPINSKY Assistant Dance Captain: CHELSEY ARCE

MUSICIANS Music Director/Conductor – Dale Rieling Assistant Conductor/Keys 3 – Eric Kang; Keys 1 – Dominic Raffa; Keys 2 – David Robison; Concertmaster – Dmitriy Melkumov; Viola – Lerryn S. Donatelle; Cello – Nick Donatelle; Reed 1 – Jessica Lipstone; Reed 2 – Garrett Hack; Reed 3 – Ansy François; French Horn – Hector J. Rodriguez; Trumpet – Gary Cordell; Bass Trombone/Tuba – Ric Becker; Contra Bass – Abraham Masso III; Percussion – Aaron Nix; Keyboard Programmer – Stuart Andrews

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BRONSON MEGHAN NORRIS MURPHY PICERNO

SEAN MARY MICHAEL CHRISTIAN JAKE HESTON THOMPSON PATTERSON HARMSTON MILLER

MICHAEL KATRINA RICHARD RACHEL STEPHEN GILLIS KEMP KOONS ANNE MOORE PETROVICH

KAREN MASON

RAJEER CHELSEY ERIN JULIAN R. DIANA TYLER ALFORD ARCE CHUPINSKY DECKER DiMARZIO DONAHUE

YESY ALYSSA NATALIA LAUREN ALYSSA DAVE GARCIA GIANNETTI LEPORE LUKACEK McANANY SCHOONOVER HAGAN

ADAM JOHN KELLY LUCAS CORREY ARTHUR SONIAK SWAPSHIRE IV SWINT THOMPSON WEST WISE

7 MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I

Prologue ‘Til I Hear You Sing...... The Phantom

Scene 1 – Coney Island 1907 The Coney Island Waltz...... Gangle, Squelch, Fleck, Ensemble

Scene 2 – Onstage at Phantasma Only For You...... Meg, Ensemble

Scene 3 – Madame Giry’s Office Mother Did You See?...... Meg, Madame Giry Christine Disembarks

Scene 4 – Pier 69 Arrival of the Trio...... Gustave, Gangle, Squelch, Fleck, The Phantom The Journey to Coney Island

Scene 5 – The Hotel What a Dreadful Town!...... Raoul, Gustave, Christine Look With Your Heart...... Christine, Gustave Beneath a Moonless Sky...... The Phantom, Christine Once Upon Another Time...... Christine, The Phantom Mother Please, I’m Scared...... Gustave, Christine, The Phantom

Scene 6 – Backstage Bathing Beauty Rehearsal...... Meg, Ensemble Dear Old Friend...... Meg, Christine, Madame Giry, Raoul

Scene 7 – The Lair Beautiful...... Gangle, Fleck, Squelch, Gustave, The Phantom The Beauty Underneath...... The Phantom, Gustave, Ensemble The Phantom Confronts Christine...... The Phantom, Christine Ten Long Years...... Madame Giry

ACT II

Entr’acte Scene 1 – The Bar Why Does She Love Me?...... Raoul, Meg Devil Take The Hindmost...... The Phantom, Raoul

Scene 2 – The Invitation Invitation to the Concert...... Gangle, Squelch, Fleck

Scene 3 – Bathing Beauty Bathing Beauty...... Meg, Ensemble

Scene 4 – Madame Giry’s Office Mother Did You Watch?...... Meg, Madame Giry

Scene 5 – The Dressing Room Before the Performance...... Gustave, Christine, Raoul, The Phantom

Scene 6 – Backstage Devil Take the Hindmost (Quartet)...... Gustave, Raoul, Phantom, Madame Giry, Meg

8 MUSICAL NUMBERS Scene 7 – Love Never Dies Love Never Dies...... Christine

Scene 8 – The Dressing Room Ah, Christine!...... The Phantom, Christine, Raoul, Squelch, Fleck, Madame Giry

Scene 9 – Streets of Coney Island Streets of Coney Island...... Meg, Gustave, Ensemble

Scene 10 – The Pier Please, Miss Giry...... Gustave, Meg, The Phantom Conclusion...... Christine, The Phantom

WHO’S WHO in the CAST

BRONSON NORRIS MURPHY (The Phantom) is Trilogy. Off-Broadway/ Regional: Chasing Rainbows/ best known for premiering the role of The Phantom Goodspeed Opera House, CT (Kay Koverman), in the first North American production of Love Never A Christmas Story (Miss Shields), And The World Dies. Mr. Murphy comes directly from the long running Goes ‘Round (Westside Theatre, NYC), Carnival/ production of on Broadway The York Theatre (Drama Desk Nomination for Best where he has been seen as Raoul (and 9 other roles Supporting Actress). Concert/Cabaret: Carnegie Hall, to date!) Other notable performances include the 30th Teatro Liceu, Lincoln Center, Feinstein’s, The Kennedy Anniversary Company of CATS (Gus, Growltiger Center, etc. A 12-time MAC Award winner, she has 7 and Bustopher Jones) and multiple U.S. productions solo CDs, including Better Days, which has the Emmy of West Side Story as Tony. Regionally and on the Award-winning song, Hold Me. Ms. Mason’s CDs sold concert stage, he has sung 40+ roles with various in lobby. www.karenmason.com theatres and orchestras across the country. Mr. Murphy is an advocate for music literacy and a believer in arts SEAN THOMPSON (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) education as core curriculum in public schools. Endless Broadway: Sunset Boulevard opposite . gratitude to Kristen Blodgette, UIA and our inspiring Sean is a Northeast Philly native and a proud graduate team of creators and producers. Follow Bronson on of Temple University. Philadelphia credits include: IG @BronsonBiz. “In a world where you can be Walnut Street; Media; Bristol Riverside; Mauckingbird; anything, be kind.” Wilma; Arden; and Act II Playhouse, where he received a Best Barrymore Award nomination MEGHAN PICERNO (Christine Daaé) Opera: for his portrayal of Fred/Petruchio in Kiss Me, Kate. Cunegonde (Candide/New York City Opera); Olympia Other regional credits include: Guys and Dolls (Sky (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Marie (La fille du régiment), Masterson, Henry Award nomination); The Last La Fée (Cendrillon), Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor). Romance (Best Supporting Actor in a Drama, Theater Off-Broadway: The Dreyfus Affair (Ensemble of the Colorado); Signature Theatre. Love and thanks to Peter, Romantic Century), Musicals in Mufti: From Berlin Brandon, Bernard, Mark, Jesse, Patrick, Keith, Susan, to Broadway (York Theatre Company). Concerts: Mrs. Petro, St. Tim’s, and Archbishop Ryan. Follow San Francisco Symphony, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Sean @oneseanthompson. Hall, Kennedy Center, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Birdland, Appel Room. Competitions: Plácido MARY MICHAEL PATTERSON (Meg Giry) Domingo’s Operalia International Vocal Competition Christine in The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), (London’s Royal Opera House). So much love and Anything Goes (Broadway), Liesl in The Sound gratitude to my family, creatives, fairy godmothers, of Music (Carnegie Hall), Marianne in Sense and wonderful team, Uzan International Artists, Tara Sensibility (Denver Center), Judy in White Christmas Rubin Casting, and Hal Prince for introducing (Syracuse Stage), Kathy in Singin’ in the Rain (PCLO, me to the wonderful world of musical theater! MTW, Marriott Theatre), Cosette in Les Miserables www.meghanpicerno.com Instagram: @meghanpicerno (Casa Manana), and Young Woman in Luck Be a Lady (Asolo Rep). Numerous shows at the St. Louis KAREN MASON (Madame Giry) Broadway: MUNY, Pittsburgh CLO, and appearances with the Wonderland (The Queen of Hearts), American Pops Orchestra. Mary Michael is a proud (Velma), Mamma Mia (Tanya) (2002 Drama Desk graduate of the University of Michigan. Love to nomination as Best Actress), Sunset Boulevard (Norma Cary, Massimo, Jacque, and Katelyn. For Michael. Desmond), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Torch Song www.marymichaelpatterson.com

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KATRINA KEMP (Fleck) made her acting/ Mighty I.T., Kobe Bryant’s MuseCage. Love to J4 and stuntwoman professional debut embodying Chucky my village. Thank you, Eddie, at Take3, Elysabeth, Joe, the Killer Doll at Universal Studios Hollywood. She’s Tara Rubin Casting and this amazing creative team. a Los Angeles native starring in the circus, Cirque Follow @jakesings05 Berzerk, several music videos (Rihanna), and guest star roles on television (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Man MICHAEL GILLIS (The Phantom Alternate, Seeking Woman, Faking It, The Eric Andre Show, Ensemble) is overjoyed to be part of the Love Never American Horror Story, Fameless.) Katrina graduated Dies tour. He was recently Harry Bright in Mamma in TV Production from Cal State University Northridge Mia. Other credits: Raoul in Phantom of the Opera, before twerking her way across South America with Tony in West Side Story, and Jesus in Jesus Christ Miley Cyrus on the BANGERZ International Tour Superstar. All my love to the family and je t’aime Boop. in 2014. She dedicates her performances to: “Beals/ michaelgillis.net Kemp fam, R.A.I.D. and the freaks I call my friends. RACHEL ANNE MOORE (Christine Daaé Alternate, #OneOfUs.” (KMR Talent Agency) Ensemble) Opera: Donna Anna (Don Giovanni), RICHARD KOONS (Squelch) is beyond thrilled Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Abigail Williams to be a part of Love Never Dies. He is a graduate of (The Crucible), Mabel (Pirates of Penzance), Kathie The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of (The Student Prince) and Frasquita (Carmen). Music (MM in Vocal Performance). Credits include: Musical Theater: Carlotta Giudicelli (Das Phantom Hairspray (Edna), Les Misérables (Valjean), Cats der Oper) and Christine Daaé (Liebe Stirbt Nie). BM (Old Deuteronomy), The Secret Garden (Archibald), Indiana University. MM University of Tennessee Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye), A Christmas Carol – 2008 Spivey Humanities Fellowship recipient. (Christmas Present), Seussical (Horton), Titanic the @rachelannemooreofficial Musical (Etches). Special thanks: Kathy Olsen at RAJEER ALFORD (Ensemble) National tour debut! Encompass Arts, Tara Rubin Casting, and my ever Recent credits include: Something This Way supportive friends and family Joyce, Ed, Rhys, and Comes (world premiere, Delaware Theatre Company), Russell. For you Mom! @broadwaykoons Camelot (Act II Playhouse), 25th Annual…Spelling Bee th STEPHEN PETROVICH (Gangle) Dream come true! (11 Hour Theatre Company), To Kill a Mockingbird Tour: Beauty and the Beast (u/s Lumiere). Regional: (Forestburgh Playhouse), and Ragtime (Bristol North Shore, Theatre by the Sea, MGR Playhouse, Riverside Theatre). For the Camp women, especially Moonlight Amphitheatre, WV Public Theatre, Arrow my love, Elena. Rock Lyceum. Favorites: The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow CHELSEY ARCE (Ensemble, Assistant Dance & Tin Man), The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert), Captain) Broadway: Cirque Du Soleil’s Paramour. Spamalot, La Cage, Hairspray (3x), 42nd Street. BFA Tours: Memphis, Evita (First Nationals). Daniel Musical Theatre: The Boston Conservatory. Thank you Ezralow’s OPEN. Regional: Guys & Dolls at The Old Kristen Blodgette and Tara Rubin Casting! Love to Globe and BSC’s, STC’s Forum. Film/TV Credits: Mom, Dad, NM & Harry. @stephenpetrovich Kennedy Center Honors, Ted 2, AMICI, Sochi CHRISTIAN HARMSTON (Gustave) is excited to Olympics. Graduate of The Boston Conservatory. make his National Tour Debut! Most recently seen in *Helen Hayes Nominee. Special thanks to BlocNYC, The Metropolitan Opera’s The Exterminating Angel. Tara Rubin, Scouch, as well as her family and friends Regional: Fun Home (John/Theatre Alliance), Mary for all their continued love and support. @ChelseyArce Poppins (Michael/CTG), A Christmas Carol (Tiny ERIN CHUPINSKY (Dance Captain, Swing) – Off Tim/Triad Stage). Christian would like to thank Dan Broadway: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Tours: Hello, Callaway, Amber Engel, Lindsay Levine, Tara Rubin Dolly!, CATS, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Wonderful Casting, Kristen Blodgette, L.B. Reich and BDF for Town (1st Nat’l). Regional Favorites: The Tempest believing in him! Hugs and kisses to his dad, mom, (Ariel), Beauty and the Beast (Babette), , Victor sister, family and friends for their love and support. Victoria. Training: BFA, Western Michigan University. Instagram: @christianharmston LAMDA (London). Erin has run 26 marathons and is an JAKE HESTON MILLER (Gustave) is thrilled ironman triathlete. Endless gratitude to Kristen, and the to make his National Tour debut! Most recently LND team! www.erinchupinsky.com @erinchupinsky seen as Fletcher Blake in the co-production tour of JULIAN R. DECKER (Ensemble, u/s The Phantom) Disney’s Freaky Friday (Signature Theatre, La Jolla What a thrill it is to join this fine company and to Playhouse, Cleveland Playhouse and Alley Theatre). wear the mask on occasion. Broadway: Revival of New York: Radio City Music Hall Rockette’s Summer Sunset Boulevard starring Glenn Close (Myron/ Spectacular, Soloist USTA US Open, School of Rock Choreographer), Revival of Les Misérables (Joly). Promo tour. Regional: Oliver in Oliver! (Arena Stage), Regional: Ragtime (Younger Brother); Ogunquit Tiny Tim in Scrooge No More! (Busch Gardens). Playhouse, US Premier of Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Voice Over: Eep the mouse in Mother Goose Club, Dame (Quasimodo u/s, Swing); La Jolla and Papermill

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Playhouse, Bye Bye Birdie (Hugo), Singin’ in the Rain, ALYSSA McANANY (Ensemble, u/s Meg Giry) Hello Dolly, Les Miz; The Muny. CCM’14. Lots of love National/ International Tour: Joseph… Technicolor to DGRW, D and J and my incredible support systems Dreamcoat (u/s Narrator). Favorite Credits: Guys and all over the US, you know who you are. @jujdecker Dolls (Adelaide), Miss Saigon (Gigi), Mamma Mia! (Ali). Love and gratitude to my incredible family, DIANA DiMARZIO (Ensemble, u/s Madame friends, and everyone at Tara Rubin Casting! Psalm 23. Giry) Broadway: The Visit/Annie Dummermut www.alyssamcanany.com @alyssamcanany (cast recording), Sweeney Todd/Beggar Woman (cast recording); National tours: Light in the Piazza, DAVE SCHOONOVER (Ensemble, u/s The Phantom, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Man of La Mancha Regional: u/s Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny, u/s Gangle) National Williamstown Theater Festival: June Moon, The Visit, Tours: Young Frankenstein, White Christmas, Cats. Ten Cents a Dance, McCarter, American Conservatory Off Broadway: The Fantasticks. Regional: The Muny, Theater, Sweeney Todd w/Münchner Rundfunkorchester TUTS, Goodspeed, Huntington Theatre, Ogunquit (cast recording) and Virginia Opera. Oklahoma w/ Playhouse, Shakes, Finger Lakes MTF, Charlottesville Opera. Soprano soloist w/various Westchester Broadway, The Hippodrome Theatre, symphonies. Graduate Carnegie Mellon University. Arrow Rock Lyceum, Forestburgh Playhouse. Thanks dianadimarzio.com to The Mine. BFA UWSP. Proud AEA member. LtoR. @schoonyman TYLER DONAHUE (Ensemble, u/s Gangle) National tour debut! Originally from Texas, Tyler has performed ADAM SONIAK (Swing) is thrilled to be a part of both in his home state and abroad. International: the American premiere of this beautiful show. Tours: Love Never Dies in Hamburg, Germany; Sing-Along West Side Story (international.) Regional: Paper in Madrid, Spain. Regional: The Most Happy Fella Mill Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, Westchester (Pasquale), Oklahoma!, Sweeney Todd, Hair (Margaret Broadway, Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival. Love Meade), Cabaret, Rocky Horror Show. Love to Jorge, and thanks to his amazing family for their continued Mom, Dad and Jed. support. @ajsoniak YESY GARCIA (Ensemble, u/s Fleck) is thrilled JOHN SWAPSHIRE IV (Ensemble) St. Louis to be making her tour debut with Love Never Dies! native. He graduated from CVPA HS. He Credits include: Mamma Mia! (RCCL) and In The trained under the direction of Lee Nolting and Alicia Heights (TUTS). Thanks to my family, friends, Ash Graf Mac at C.O.C.A. B.F.A in Dance from the UMKC. and CTG for the endless love and support! Instagram: He’s performed with St. Louis Black Repertory Theater. @_yesygarcia Wylliams Henry Contemporary Dance Company, Dirty Dancing National Tour. He’s also performed ALYSSA GIANNETTI (Swing, u/s Christine Daaé) internationally in China. is beyond thrilled to be making her professional debut with Love Never Dies! Originally from Detroit, KELLY SWINT (Ensemble, u/s Meg Giry, u/s MI, Alyssa recently graduated from Northwestern Fleck) is overjoyed to be a part of this beautiful University with a degree in Opera Performance. Grazie show! She is originally from Albany, NY and a recent mille to my incredible family, friends, mentors, and Wagner College graduate. Kelly was last seen in the the Professional Artists team for their endless support. workshop for Austen’s Pride as Lydia Bennet. Special @agiannetti22 www.alyssagiannetti.com thanks to my family and Nicolosi & Co. for their constant support! For more info visit kellyswint.com NATALIA LEPORE HAGAN (Ensemble) is @kellyswintt overjoyed to be a part of this production. She recently appeared as Anytime Annie in the 42nd Street LUCAS THOMPSON (Ensemble, u/s Squelch) National Tour. She has performed in regional theaters Broadway: CATS (Neil Simon Theatre). Regional: Hello across the country, Off-Broadway, and on HBO’s Dolly! (Riverside), The Music Man (TUTS), La Cage Boardwalk Empire. She would like to lovingly thank aux Folles (North Shore), Good News! (Goodspeed). her family, mentors and Hudson Artists Agency! BM/MM Jacobs School of Music. Infinite thanks to the @natalialeporehagan LND team, DHA, and Tara Rubin Casting. Endless love to my family and Andy. @lucasjohnthompson LAUREN LUKACEK (Ensemble, u/s Madame Giry) Tours: R+H’s Cinderella (First National – u/s Marie, u/s CORREY WEST (Swing) Broadway: Nice Work Madame), My Fair Lady (Int’l – u/s Eliza). Regional: If You Can Get It, South Pacific; National Tours: The Sound of Music (Maria), White Christmas (Betty), Anything Goes (1st National), 42nd Street; NY Theatre: Beauty and the Beast (Babette), Carousel (Carrie); plus Showboat (Lincoln Center), The Radio City Christmas NSMT, Ogunquit, Engeman. B.F.A. Musical Theater Spectacular; Regional Theatres Include: Virginia Stage from The Boston Conservatory. Proud member of Company, North Shore Music Theatre, Capital Rep, Actor’s Equity. For my family. www.laurenlukacek.com Cape Playhouse, Barrington Stage Company, Riverside Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company.

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ARTHUR WISE (Ensemble, u/s Squelch) Nat’l musical based on the songs of Queen, which has played tour of My Fair Lady. Regionally: The Unfortunates, to millions of people worldwide. With Andrew Lloyd Ah, Wilderness! (ACT) Guys and Dolls (GLTF), August Webber he wrote book and lyrics for The Beautiful Osage County (White Plains PAC) in White Christmas Game which won the London Critics’ Circle Award for (Arkansas Rep), Graduated Baldwin Wallace MT Best Musical and which they have recently re-worked as program and recent grad of ACT’s MFA program. The Boys in the Photograph, a production of which Ben See him in the current reboot of The Tick on Amazon has directed himself in Canada. @artybear GLENN SLATER (Lyrics) is a three-time Tony ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (Producer, Composer nominee for the international hit musicals The Little and Orchestrations) When Sunset Boulevard joined Mermaid, Sister Act, and School of Rock, and a School Of Rock, Cats and The Phantom Of The co-creator of Disney’s worldwide smash Tangled Opera on Broadway in February 2017, Andrew Lloyd (Grammy Winner, Oscar and Golden Globe noms). Webber became the only person to equal the record With frequent collaborator Alan Menken, he wrote the set in 1953 by Rodgers and Hammerstein with four songs for the current Broadway hit A Bronx Tale, as Broadway shows running concurrently. Other musicals well as the animated comedy Sausage Party, Disney’s he has composed include Aspects Of Love, Joseph and Home On The Range, and Broadway’s Leap of Faith; the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ for TV, the team penned the ABC cult series Galavant Superstar, Evita and Love Never Dies. His production of (Emmy nominee) and the Disney Channel’s Tangled: School Of Rock is the first British musical to have world The Series. Most recently, Glenn wrote the book for premiered on Broadway. He has co-produced his own Beatsville (with composer/lyricist/wife Wendy Wilf), shows including Cats and The Phantom Of The Opera which debuted at Sarasota’s Asolo Rep. and as a solo producer he presented the groundbreaking Bombay Dreams which introduced the double Oscar FREDERICK FORSYTH (Author, The Phantom of winning Bollywood composer AR Rahman to the Manhattan) Having been the youngest pilot in the Royal Western stage. He owns seven West End Theatres Air Force at the age of 19, Frederick Forsyth went on to including the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, the Palladium a career in journalism which saw him working for The and most recently the St James which reopened this year Eastern Daily Press and, during the 1960s, for Reuters as The Other Palace to provide a unique London home and the BBC in Paris, East and West Germany and for new musicals in development. He is passionate Czechoslovakia. As a freelancer he reported from the about the importance of music in education and the Nigeria-Biafran conflict. He is best known as the author Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has become one of highly successful thrillers including The Day of the of Britain’s leading charities supporting the arts and Jackal, The Odessa File, The Dogs of War and The in 2016 the foundation funded a major new national Fourth Protocol, all of which were subsequently filmed. initiative which endowed the American Theatre Wing CHARLES HART (Additional Lyrics) was born in with a $1.3 million, three-year grant to support theatre London and educated in Maidenhead and Cambridge. education opportunities for underserved young people He has written words for musicals, (The Phantom of and public schools across the US. His awards, both as the Opera and Aspects of Love), opera (The Vampyr, composer and producer, include seven Tonys, seven BBC 2) and miscellaneous songs, as well as both Oliviers, a Golden Globe, an Oscar, the Praemium words and music for television (Watching, Split Ends, Imperiale, the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence Granda TV) and radio (Love Songs, BBC Radio 2). in Musical Theatre, a BASCA Fellowship, the Kennedy Other work includes radio presenting, vocal coaching, Center Honor and a Grammy for Best Contemporary accompanying, musical direction and musical Classical Composition for Requiem, his setting of the arrangement and translation. From 1990-1993 he Latin Requiem mass which contains one of his best served as a council member for the British Academy known compositions, Pie Jesu. He was knighted by Her of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. He is the Majesty The Queen in 1992 and created an honorary recipient of two Ivor Novello Awards and has been member of the House of Lords in 1997. twice nominated for a Tony Award. BEN ELTON (Book) Prolific author of numerous SIMON PHILLIPS (Director) began his career in Number 1 hit novels (including Stark, Gridlock, New Zealand before emigrating to Australia in 1984. Popcorn and Dead Famous) and award-winning He was appointed Artistic Director of the State Theatre television comedy series (including The Young Ones, Company of South Australia from 1990-94 and Artistic The Thin Blue Line and Blackadder), Ben Elton is also Director of the Melbourne Theatre Company from one of the UK’s most successful and influential stand-up 2000-11. His directing credits range from contemporary comics. He has also achieved success in television and and Shakespearean classics to musicals to opera. He film as an actor, writer and director. He wrote and has also directed the premieres of many new works by directed the film Maybe Baby which starred Hugh leading Australian writers. Apart from Love Never Dies, Laurie and Joely Richardson. He supplied the book for Simon’s musical credits include Priscilla, Queen of and also directed We Will Rock You, the colossal hit the Dessert, Oliver!, Chicago, Jesus Christ Superstar,

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Cabaret, High Society, Company, The Twenty-Fifth Hamburg and Norway, as well as the Hamburg State Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Urinetown the Opera and the Salzburg Festival. Nick is a regular guest Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone and A Funny Thing with Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Happened on the Way to the Forum. He has received Company and Opera Australia. eight Australian Green Room Awards and five Helpmann Awards, the most recent being Best New MICK POTTER (Sound Designer) has designed Australian Work, for Ladies in Black a new musical he the sound for over 100 musicals worldwide including created with Tim Finn and his wife, Carolyn Burns. Broadway and West End productions of School Of Rock ( nominee), Les Misérables GABRIELA TYLESOVA (Scenic and Costume (Tony Award nominee, Helpmann Award, Broadway Designer) is an award-winning, internationally World Audience Award Canada), The Phantom of the acclaimed designer. Gabriela was born in former Opera (Parnelii Award), Miss Saigon (Broadway World Czechoslovakia and studied art in both Europe and Audience Award, London), Love Never Dies (Green Australia, graduating in Design at NIDA in 2000. Room Award, Helpmann Award nominee), The Woman Gabriela has won multiple awards including: seven in White (Olivier Award), Cats (Drama Desk Award Helpmann Awards, five Green Room Awards, four nominee),Evita, Bombay Dreams, Saturday Night Australian Production Design Guild Awards and three Fever, Sunset Boulevard (Starring Glenn Close), From Sydney Theatre Awards. Some of career highlights Here To Eternity, Betty Blue Eyes, The Wizard Of Oz, include designing Love Never Dies, Cosi Fan Tutte, Sister Act, Joseph, Zorro The Musical, The Sound Of Sweeney Todd, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Pillowman, Music, Half A Sixpence, Carousel. Urinetown and the Broadway musical adaptation of First Wives Club (USA). Gabriela has currently DAVID CULLEN (Orchestrations) has worked mainly completed design for A Flea in her Ear for Sydney as an orchestrator of musicals, most notably those Theatre Company, illustrated The Sleeping Beautify of Andrew Lloyd Webber – Cats, Starlight Express, book and is designing sets and costumes for the new Song & Dance, The Phantom of the Opera, Aspects musical Muriel’s Wedding. www.gabrielatylesova.com of Love, Sunset Boulevard, By Jeeves, Whistle Down the Wind, The Beautiful Game and The Woman in GRAEME MURPHY AO (Choreographer) was born White. Other select musicals which he has orchestrated in Melbourne and studied at The Australian Ballet include Abbacadabra, Jeeves, Children of Eden and School. He has danced with The Australian Ballet, three London revivals – Can-Can, The Baker’s Wife Sadler’s Wells Ballet (London) and Ballets Félix Blaska and Carmen Jones. He both arranged and produced (France). During his 31-year tenure as the artistic the albums Music of the Night for Cantabile and Lloyd director of Sydney Dance Company, he created more Webber Plays Lloyd Webber for Julian Lloyd Webber. than 50 works, including 30 full-length productions. Film and TV: Jesus Christ Superstar (Really Useful He was named Cultural Leader of the Year (2004) by Films). David has orchestrated much film and television the Australian Business Arts Foundation; listed among and provided the orchestrations for the Disney Australia’s 50 Most Glamorous Exports at a special productions of Cinderella and Geppetto. He won the celebration hosted by the Australian Government New York Drama Desk Award for his orchestrations and Austrade (2005) and received the Award for of The Phantom of the Opera and was nominated Contribution to Cultural Exchange by the Ministry again the following year for Aspects of Love. of Culture, the People’s Republic of China (2008). Select directing and choreographic credits include KRISTEN BLODGETTE (Music Supervisor) Metamorphosis, Turandot, Salome, The Trojans, Aida recently served as Musical Director and Conductor (Opera Australia), Swan Lake, Firebird, The Torvill of the Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard with and Dean World Tour Company and more. He also Glenn Close. Kristen has been the Associate Musical choreographed Death in Venice (Canadian Opera Supervisor for The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway Company); Samson et Dalila (The Metropolitan Opera, since 1988 and supervised 17 subsequent companies of New York) and the movie Mao’s Last Dancer. Phantom worldwide. She is the Musical Supervisor of the Broadway revival of Cats and was the Associate NICK SCHLIEPER (Lighting Designer) designs for Musical Supervisor for Cats (original Broadway, tours, all of the major Australian theatre and opera companies, Copenhagen). Kristen supervised the production of Love and works regularly in Europe and the USA. One of Never Dies in Hamburg. Additional Broadway: Evita, Australia’s most highly awarded designers, he has Mary Poppins, LoveMusik, The Woman in White, Chitty received six Melbourne Green Room Awards, five Chitty Bang Bang, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Little Night Sydney Critics Awards, and 5 national Helpmann Music, original Sunset Boulevard and rehearsal pianist Awards. International work includes productions for Carrie with Betty Buckley. in London (West End, The Barbican and the Royal Shakespeare Company) Tokyo, Toronto, the Kennedy GAVIN MITFORD (Associate Director) Gavin Center Washington and on Broadway, The Lincoln is a London based theatre director. He has a long Center and BAM in NY. In Europe, he has designed standing association with the Really Useful Group, as for the State Theatre companies of Berlin, Munich, an original member of the creative team on Andrew

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Lloyd Webber’s productions of The Sound of Music, Love Never Dies (Australia, Japan, Germany), Priscilla The Wizard of Oz and Love Never Dies. Originally from Queen of the Desert (Australia, Italy, Brazil), and Dirty Australia, his directing skills developed as Associate Dancing. Chris’s work in the multimedia field includes Director to Jeremy Sams (UK), Simon Phillips (Aust.) Love Never Dies, Fame the Musical and Die Tote Stadt and John Stephenson (UK film Director). He also & Bliss for Opera Australia. directed the Australian premiere of Vernon God Little, by Tanya Ronder at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney in TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting) Selected 2012. Gavin has choreographed for Dance Companies, Broadway: Prince of Broadway, Bandstand, Indecent, Film and the Theatre Industry, including his productions Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, E-Motor, The Local Stigmatic and The Secret Garden. A Bronx Tale, Cats, Falsettos, Disaster!, School In film, Gavin was an Assistant Choreographer on Tim of Rock, Gigi, Bullets Over Broadway, , Burton’s production of Sweeney Todd and The Duchess. Les Misérables, The Heiress, How to Succeed..., Billy Gavin was also a member of the Mass Choreographic Elliot, Shrek, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, team for the Opening Ceremonies of the London Spamalot, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Olympics 2012 and the Winter Olympics, Sochi Mia!, Jersey Boys, The Phantom of the Opera. Russia 2014. Off-Broadway: The Band’s Visit; Here Lies Love; Love, Loss, and What I Wore. Regional: Yale Repertory SIMONE SAULT (Associate Choreographer) Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, trained at National Theatre Ballet, Australia. Film/TV: Berkeley Rep, The Old Globe, Asolo Rep. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd, Kath N Kimderella, Baby Ballroom TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Tour Management) (Ch. 5 UK TV), Eric Idle’s Entire Universe (BBC), has been an innovator in touring musical theater Galavant, NINE “Take it All” demo (Rob Marshall), productions for over two decades, producing shows 50th Anniversary Coronation Street, Sadie Jones, Royal throughout North, Central, and South America, Europe Variety Performance, Strictly Come Dancing (BBC) and Asia. Additionally, the company is experienced and more. Theatre/Creative: Liebe Stirbt Nie, Helene in casino and leisure markets. Current and upcoming Fischer Show, Fings Aint Wot They Used to Be, Most productions include Love Never Dies, On Your Feet!, Increible Thing, London Olympics/Sochi Games/ School of Rock, Kinky Boots and CATS. With strong Glasgow, Will Tuckett’s Immersive Nutcracker, Chicago ties to the Broadway community, TROIKA prides the Musical (London, Australia), On The Town (Eno/ itself on delivering top quality productions to audiences Paris), Sinatra at the London Palladium, Les Liaisons worldwide. Please visit us at www.troika.com. Dangereuses (Sadlers Wells) and The Phantom of the RANDALL A. BUCK (Executive Producer) has Opera. Dance Company: Sydney Dance Company. produced over 50 productions across the globe for EDWARD PIERCE (Design Supervisor) operates a TROIKA Entertainment. Before joining TROIKA in NYC-based design studio specializing in the production 1999, Mr. Buck was vice president and general manager design of Broadway, touring, and international live for Livent in Toronto. While working for Livent, he stage productions. Select Broadway designs: Wicked managed productions such as Fosse, Ragtime, Show [including all international productions]; Bright Star, Boat, Music of the Night, and Kiss of the Spider Amazing Grace, Holler If Ya Hear Me, The Other Woman. Mr. Buck was a stage manager for more than Place; A Streetcar Named Desire; Shatner’s World: We 20 years, surviving a year with Mary Martin & Carol Just Live In It. Notable Broadway collaborations include Channing in Jimmy Kirkwood’s Legends!, a year in Billy Elliot; Pippin; 9 to 5; The Pirate Queen; Chaplin; Japan with Siegfried & Roy, opening The Phantom Aida; the original Ragtime; Cabaret. TV production of the Opera Music Box Company and opening Show design for NBC’s variety show Maya & Marty and Boat! on Broadway. Since beginning as an apprentice NBC Universal Kids Sprout House. Edward represents with The Kenley Players in the late 60s, he has had designers as a trustee on the Executive Board of the the privilege of working closely with visionaries United Scenic Artists Local 829 Union and supports such as Twyla Tharp, Susan Stroman, Hal Prince, the industry as a member on the Advisory Board of Joe Layton & Josh Logan, plus hundreds of stars. Mr. the American Theatre Wing and the Tony Award Buck had the privilege of recently serving on the board Administration Committee. www.edwardpierce.com for the National Alliance of Music Theater. Randy is currently living happily-ever-after in the Washington, CHRIS TWYMAN (Associate Lighting Designer) DC area with his wife, Angela, and their daughter Sierra works extensively in theatre, dance, opera, concerts Ashley Buck. and events in the field of Lighting Design and Multimedia. As an Associate Lighting Designer Chris ANGELA ROWLES (Chief Operating Officer) most has worked on Speed to Plow, Face to Face, Uncle recently served as Managing Director of Washington Vanya, Elling, The Wonderful World of Dissocia, War D.C.’s historic National Theatre. As a 25-year veteran of the Roses…and more for Sydney Theatre Company. of the touring musical theatre industry, her work has Other credits include: Six Breaths for Sydney Dance taken her through North America, South America, Company, Patygarang for Bangarra Dance Theatre, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Ms. Rowles has managed over

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45 large scale touring Broadway Musicals, served as J. ANDREW BLEVINS (Stage Manager) National Vice President of Business Development for NETworks tours: An American in Paris, Motown, Ragtime, Presentations, and produced tours with such partners Camelot, Sesame Street Live!, 50 Shades! The Musical, as Disney, DreamWorks, Blue Man Productions, and Scooby Doo Live! Regional: Illinois Shakespeare Broadway Asia and Broadway Entertainment Group. Festival. Thanks to my family for all of their love and support! For SMB, who’s always an inspiration! KAREN BERRY (General Manager) Currently: An American in Paris, On Your Feet. Project Manager: JENIFER A. SHENKER (Assistant Stage Manager) Christopher Wheeldon’s Nutcracker. Selected National Tours: Billy Elliot, Altar Boyz, Little Shop Chicago GM credits: Old Jews Telling Jokes, Million of Horrors, The Phantom of the Opera, The Who’s Dollar Quartet, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Bleacher Tommy. Las Vegas: Zumanity & MJOne (Cirque du Bums, Driving Miss Daisy, Shirley Valentine, Steel Soleil), Vegas Nocturne (Spiegelworld), ShowStoppers. Magnolias, and Pump Boys and Dinettes. Broadway New York City: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, management credits include Carrie, Quilters, Asinamali A Christmas Carol (MSG). Off-Broadway: Zanna, and Showboat. Don’t, I of the Storm, The Age of Iron (CSC), Ministry of Progress, Chef’s Theater, White Raven (Lincoln DAVID LAI (Music Coordinator) Broadway: Center Theatre).. The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Come From Away, Sunset Boulevard, Fiddler on the Roof, The King AARON QUINTANA (Company Manager) is honored and I, Mary Poppins, and Riverdance, Grammy and to be part of Love Never Dies. Broadway credits Emmy winner (6-time nominee) Itzhak Perlman, Joshua include: Shuffle Along, The Addams Family, Next to Bell, Renee Fleming, Lang Lang. Normal. National Tours include: , Once the Musical, Dirty Dancing. A Colorado native, would TALITHA FEHR (Music Coordinator) dedicates her love to thank his family and friends for their ongoing work on Love Never Dies to her mentor, Sam Lutfiyya. love and support! Career highlights include Broadway:A Christmas Story, 2010 Vancouver Olympics Ceremonies. National tours: JUSTIN COFFMAN (Assistant Company Manager) Sister Act, Mamma Mia!, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, is ecstatic to join Love Never Dies! National Tours Come Fly Away, Evita, Wizard of Oz, Catch Me If You include: The Lion King and Dirty Dancing. In NYC Can, Movin’Out. International: West Side Story, Swing!, he worked with 101 Productions on shows such as Cinderella, The King and I. Big Fish, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Of Mice and Men and more. Lots of love to his family and friends! DALE RIELING (Musical Director) Broadway: Les Misérables (Musical Supervisor/Director, 1997- BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour 2003), Miss Saigon (Musical Director), Mary Poppins, Booking, Press and Marketing) is a leading theatrical Sunset Boulevard (Associate Conductor). National tour booking, marketing and press company representing tour: Les Misérables (Musical Supervisor/ Director), award-winning musicals and plays. Currently: The Phantom of the Opera, The Gershwins’ Porgy Jersey Boys, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new and Bess (Musical Director), Concerts: Kansas production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom City Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, Syracuse of the Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Beautiful Symphony, Boublil and Schönberg’s Do You Hear – The Carole King Musical, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, The People Sing with the Colorado Symphony, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Sound Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and in Mazatlan, of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, Mexico. Northwestern University: Master degree. Wife: Fun Home, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, Victoria Bussert. Bright Star and Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes. www.bbonyc.com MICHAEL DANEK (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be joining the Love Never Dies Company. ’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (“Equity”), Broadway: Chicago, Pippin, Wicked. National Tours: founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents Chicago, Rock of Ages, Dr. Dolittle, Little House on more than 50,000 actors and stage managers. Equity the Prairie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Disney’s High seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential School Musical. Off Broadway: A Christmas Carol, component of society and advances the careers of its The Fantasticks, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, members by negotiating wages, working conditions Master Class. European & Asian Tours: Grease, and providing a wide range of benefits, including health (Performed IN German), Evita, West Side Story. and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the The Tokyo, Taiwan, & Korean companies of Chicago. AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks

15 STAFF Associate Hair, Wigs, & Make-up Designer...... Kate Casalino LOVE NEVER DIES TOUR STAFF Head of Hair...... Jakey Hicks Head of Makeup...... Sierra Peterson GENERAL MANAGEMENT & Lighting Designer...... Nick Schlieper PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Associate Lighting Designer...... Chris Twyman TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT Assistant Lighting Designer...... Adam Honoré Moving Light Programmer...... Joe Allegro GENERAL MANAGER Production Electrician...... Adam T. Cavanaugh KAREN BERRY Head Electrician...... Kwame Tucker Assistant Electrician - Deck...... Tim Mack PRODUCTION MANAGER Assistant Electrician - Spots...... Eric Johnson JESSICA SENTAK Swing Tech...... Josh Sandberg CM Production Assistant...... Jennifer Scott TECHNICAL DIRECTOR SM Production Assistant...... Jack Rhea RANDY MORELAND Tutor & Child Wrangler...... Amy Freedman Merchandising...... Creative Goods Merchandise, LLC COMPANY MANAGER Physical Therapy...... NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc AARON QUINTANA Production Photography...... Joan Marcus Assistant Company Manager...... Justin Coffman Travel Agent...... Road Rebel Entertainment Touring Housing Coordinator...... Road Rebel Entertainment Touring TOUR BOOKING, ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT, PRESS AND MARKETING For TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC Chief Executive Officer...... Randall A. Buck Steven Schnepp Chief Operating Officer...... Angela Rowles Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, David Freeland Executive Vice President, Production...... Kori Prior Zach Stevenson, Sean Mackey, Stacey Burns Executive Vice President, Marketing...... Amy Katz Danny Knaub, Rachel Peterson, Phil Della Noce General Managers...... Karen Berry, Brian Schrader Assistant General Manager...... James Carey CASTING Assistant to the General Manager...... Madeline M. McCluskey TARA RUBIN CASTING Production Managers...... Gregg Damanti, Jessica Sentak Tara Rubin CSA, Lindsay Levine CSA, Technical Director...... Dave Burch Eric Woodall CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Production Coordinator...... Nathaniel Vilandre Kaitlin Shaw CSA, Claire Burke CSA, Booking Manager...... Doria Montfort Felicia Rudolph CSA, Xavier Rubiano Financial Controller...... Nikel Davis Budgeting & Forecasting Manager...... George Lamberty PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER...... MICHAEL DANEK Senior Accountant...... Lourdes Castillo Stage Manager...... J. Andrew Blevins Staff Accountant...... Marite Espinoza Assistant Stage Manager...... Jenifer A. Shenker Accounting Clerk...... Electra Walker Associate Director...... Gavin Mitford Costume Shop Administrator...... Alison M. Smith Associate Choreographer...... Simone Sault Warehouse Manager...... Scott Garrish Dance Captain...... Erin Chupinsky Assistant Dance Captain...... Chelsey Arce Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios and Music Supervisor...... Kristen Blodgette Lyric Rehearsal Studios. Assistant to Kristen Blodgette...... David Sawicki Rehearsal Pianist...... Michael Patrick Walker Sound Designer...... Mick Potter Associate Sound Designer...... Emma James Production Sound...... Colle T. Bustin Head Audio...... Marc Rongere The actors and stage managers employed in this production Assistant Audio...... Zachary Ireson are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Scenic and Costume Designer...... Gabriela Tylesova professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Design Supervisor...... Eddie Pierce The Director and Choreographer are members of the Assistant Scenic Designer...... Jen Price Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an Head Carpenter...... Joseph Spratt independent national labor union. Assistant Carpenter - Automation...... Sean Sweeney Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented Assistant Carpenter - Deck...... Sara Schultz by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Assistant Carpenter - Flyman...... Nicole Reed (or I.A.T.S.E.). Advance Carptenters...... D. Wade Jolly, Justin D’Apolito United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic Production Properties...... BrenBri Properties painters for the American Theatre. Head of Props...... Michael Triolo The Press Agents and Company Managers employed Assistant Props...... Kelly Lasley in this production are represented by the Association of Associate Costume Designer...... Whitney Locher Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. Assistant Costume Designer...... Jess Gersz The musicians employed in this production are members of Head of Wardrobe...... Susan Valadez the American Federation of Musicians. Assistant Wardrobe...... Renee Jones Partial support for open captioning provided by Theatre Hair, Wigs, & Make-up Designer...... JJ Janas, Dave Bova Development Fund. 16

Kimmel Center Cultural Campus Comprehensive Campaign The following donors have supported the Kimmel Center’s Comprehensive Campaign, helping us keep our promise for the future to preserve our iconic buildings and maintain world-class facilities and leave a lasting contribution to the future of the performing arts in Philadelphia.

$5,000,000+ William Penn Foundation

$1,000,000+ Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr. The Horace W. Goldsmith Lynne and Harold Honickman Foundation Mrs. Penelope P. Wilson

$500,000+ Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Corrato Patricia and David Holveck The Presser Foundation

$250,000+ Robert and Julie J. Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald Paula and Mark Solomon Mr. and Mrs. James M. Buck III William and Rosemary Hankowsky J. William and Helen D. Stuart Rhonda and David Cohen The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation Foundation and Wynne Amick Anne C. Ewers Gerry Lenfest Michael D. Zisman and Joseph and Marie Field Foundation Marcia and Ronald Rubin Linda J. Gamble

$100,000+ Anonymous David F. Hoffman Lyn M. Ross The Bazemore Family Foundation LF Driscoll Company Jeanne Ruddy and Victor Keen Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey William A. Loeb Timothy and Ann Scheve Sandy and Steve Cozen David G. and Sandra G. Marshall Gregory L. Segall Jack Donnelly Jami Wintz McKeon Molly D. Shepard and Peter J. Dean Michael and Amy George Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Laurie Wagman Frances and Bill Graham Foundation Peter and Cary Webb Sears Dorrance H. Hamilton Louise and Alan Reed The Zuritsky Family Charitable Lead Trust

$50,000+ Anonymous Ann and Jay Francis Mr. and Mrs. Bradford R. The Avery Foundation Patricia and John Gattuso Hollingsworth Ronald J. Biscardi Juliet J. Goodfriend and Independence Foundation Luther W. Brady, M.D. Marc R. Moreau Robert E. Mortensen Richard and Lynne Carpenter Rosemarie Greco and Ron and Suzanne Naples Charitas Foundation Anne Morrissey Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell Robert J. Delany, Sr. Tony Hayden/Maguire Hayden Matt and Judi Taylor John and Gloria Drosdick Real Estate Company Paul and Christine Tufano Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Michael and Debra Hill Bill and Barbara Wilson/Synterra, Ltd. and Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Waller Etta Winigrad

$25,000+ Lisa Crutchfield Ed and Deb Lovelidge Salem Shuchman and Barbara Tad and Candace Decker Lauren and Don Morel Klock Family Foundation Deborah and Kurt Hilzinger Jane G. Pepper David and Sherry Varrelman Sara Lomax-Reese Gregory Redden Anthony Werner

For more information about the Comprehensive Campaign, please contact Anne Ewers, President and CEO at 215-670-2339 or [email protected].

19 Kimmel Center Cultural Campus Institutional and Government Support The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations, and government partners for their annual support.

$500,000+ TD Bank William Penn Foundation

$100,000+ Aramark M & T Bank and The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage CHUBB Wilmington Trust The Presser Foundation The Doran Family Foundation Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Peter and Cary Webb Sears Johnson & Johnson Pennsylvania Department of Wells Fargo Merck Company Foundation Community and Economic The Wyncote Foundation Development

$75,000+ American Airlines † Jacobs Music/The Rinaldi Family Waterman II Fund of Ballard Spahr LLP † Kieran Timberlake Associates, LLP † The Philadelphia Foundation Comcast NBC Universal PECO

$50,000+ Bank of America National Endowment for the Arts Philadelphia Authority for Bimbo Bakeries PNC Bank Industrial Development

$25,000+ Cigna Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP † Snider Foundation Cozen O’Connor † Ollin, LLC Universal Health Services, Inc. Independence Blue Cross Qlik

$10,000+ AARP Pennsylvania Klehr Harrison Harvey Philadelphia Insurance Companies Anonymous Branzburg, LLP † Qlik † Bauder Audio Knight Foundation QVC, Inc. Connelly Foundation Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages Ritz Carlton Hotel † Cozen O’Connor Foundation Lincoln Financial Foundation Sabre Systems Inc. CRW Graphics † Macy’s SeatGeek Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP † Mazars Stradley Ronon Stevens & Duane Morris, LLP † Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Young, LLP † Duane Morris, LLP Nemours Stradley Ronon Stevens & Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church New England Foundation Young, LLP Gail Howard/Liberty for the Arts Take Flight Learning † Business Strategies † Post Brothers United States Liability Graham Partners † Pepper Hamilton, LLP † Insurance Group GSK PFM William M. King Charitable Keystone Property Group Philadelphia Energy Solutions Foundation

$5,000+ Apgar-Black Foundation Gray Charitable Trust Ann Rice Mullen Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback HUB International Pennsylvania, LLC The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Foundation Lomax Family Foundation PWC Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation McLean Contributionship SAP America, Inc.

$2,500+ Elliott-Lewis Corporation French American Cultural Lavin, O’Neil, Cedrone & DiSipio Exchange Threshold Acoustics, LLC

† In-kind contributions

For more information on joining this distinguished list of supporters, please contact Anne Ewers, President and CEO at 215-670-2339 or [email protected].

20 Kimmel Center Cultural Campus Individual Support The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their annual support.

$100,000+ Mr. and Mrs. Doran Patricia and David Holveck

$25,000+ Teresa Bryce Bazemore Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nerney Laurie Wagman Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Corrato Ronald and Marcia Rubin

$20,000+ Bart and Jil Blatstein Brook J. Lenfest Jami Wintz McKeon Graeme and Katherine Crothall Stanley C. Middleman Michael D. Zisman and William and Frances Graham Gregory Segall Linda J. Gamble Philip Jaurigue Tony G. Werner

$10,000+ Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. Lisa D. Kabnick and Joanne Berwind Anne Ewers John H. McFadden Judith Broudy Ann and Jay Francis Elizabeth Murphy Robert and Julie J. Bryan Linda and David Glickstein Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr. Rosemarie Greco and Mrs. Adele K. Schaeffer The Cardy Family Anne Morrissey Timothy and Ann Scheve Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carpenter Donna and Vincent Hartnett Salem Shuchman and Scott and Nelly Childress Michael and Debra Hill Barbara Klock Family Foundation Sandy and Steve Cozen Mr. and Mrs. Bradford R. Ms. Etta Winigrad Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Decker Hollingsworth

$5,000+ Madeline and Ed Apollo Maxima and Sidney Hui Irene and Fred Shabel Mr. J. Edward Cambron and Patricia and John Imbesi Molly D. Shepard and Mr. Charles Finch Mr. and Mrs. P. Edward Lovelidge Dr. Peter J. Dean Anne Marie Chapman Jeffrey and Julia McFadden David and Sherry Varrelman Rev. Luis A. Cortés, Jr. Dr. Hilarie and Mr. Mitchell Morgan Hon. Constance H. and Mrs. Sarah Miller Coulson Mrs. Sara Lomax-Reese Dr. Sankey Williams M. Gordon and Carolyn Daniels Bernice and Jerry G. Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Mario Zacharjasz Dr. and Mr. James F. Dever, Jr. Mr. Mark Samuels Ken and Marian Disken Anne Faulkner Schoemaker

$2,500+ Stan and Nancy Applegate Elena and Frederick Kyle The Romano Family Laura J. Armstrong Mr. H. Chase Lenfest Robin and Mark Rubenstein Ms. Lynda Barness Arthur Mattia Mr. and Mrs. Harris J. Sklar The Marie Uberti-Benz and E. J. and R. I. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Terence Smith Robert L. Benz Foundation Philip E. Lian and Joan L. Mueller Dr. Auguste and Mrs. Abby Turnier Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Mr. and Mrs. James Nolen IV Zeyn B. Uzman Lois G. and Julian A. Brodsky Mr. Wallace Nowicke Nina Vitow Mr. and Mrs. James M. Buck III Mr. and Mrs. John Osuna Joseph and Eileen Wawrzynek Todd W. Darling, CFP Dr. Elias Packman Roy and Sharon Wells Mr. and Mrs. Brian Effron Nathan Renner-Johnson and Mr. F. Gordon Yasinow Elizabeth H. Gemmill, Esq. Alexander Macnow Karen Zimmermann and Mr. and Mrs. D. Kirk Harman Mr. Ross Richards and Glenn Carney Russell Harris, MD Ms. Sanaz Hojreh James W. and Debora C. Zug Osagie and Losenge Imasogie

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$1,000+ Anonymous Robert Gelsher Lyn and David Montgomery Sarabeth Abrams Lynne Gold-Bikin Mary Moore Lorraine and Ben Alexander Sandra Goodstein Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah P. O’Grady Joseph and Laura Atkinson Gene and Heather Goroschko Joseph Palma, Esq. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Betz Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Grenald Bonnie Palma David Borgenicht Kathleen and Tom Hanley Mr. and Mrs. R. Anderson Pew Donna and Jon Boscia Ms. Beverly A. Harper The Rinaldi Family, Jacobs Music Crystal and Eric Brewe Dr. Jeffrey B. Harrison Denise Rodell Jon and Joy Broder Robert and Megan Hausler Samantha Rusk Neil and Margaret Brown Angela Helmbrecht Dr. Patricia Saddier Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buggey Paul T. Holden Justin Schaller Bill and Sheryl Bullitt Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O. Stephanie Schuetz and Elaine Woo Camarda Houstoun Jonathan Bayless Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Carfagno Jacob A. Jessup Henry and Mary Schwarz Philip and Margaret Cavanaugh Evelyn Kratz and William A. Slaughter, Esq. Barbara R. Cobb Pamela French Richard and Amanda Smoot Mark and Iris Coblitz Shawn Leavitt Corinne Stahl Hope Cohen Suzanne Levin Mr. James B. Stambaugh and Dr. D. Walter Cohen Linda and Ivan Inerfeld Ms. Andrea Morrissey Doralise Comer Mr. and Mrs. Berton E. Korman Frances C. Stancill Daniel and Melanie Coulton Erik J. Lang Jacqueline Taylor and Victoria Crenshaw Ms. Randi Y. Leavitt and Jeneanne Taylor The Cristofaro Family Mr. Robert Silverman Brian Titus Connie and Pat Dalton William and Laura Liss Robert and Lisa Trucksess Dr. Richard Davidson and Maureen Lord-Benson Rev. Mark & Leslie Tyler Ms. Linda Golden Dr. Wendy Martinez Dr. Thomas M. and David and Terri Davitch Janine A. Matsko M. Patricia Vernon Mr. Ernie J. Difilippo Tom and Linda McCarthy Anup Vidwans Melanie Dudley Andrew & Pia McClure Dale Wallace John and Lois Durso H.G. and Susan McDonald Bonita Weber Eric and Terri Elliott Thomas McGowan David Webster Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fontana Patrick and Danielle McIntyre Ms. Carol A. Westfall Helen Herr Ford Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Mechura Michael Whitman Ms. Marilyn Frank Dr. Harold J. Milstein Drs. Jonathan and Lori Winter Allen Freedman and Janet and Milton Morgan Patricia Williams Judith Brick Freedman Anne Mockus

This list represents donations received from July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018. While great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this list, mistakes can occur. Please report discrepancies to Jennifer Beatty, Sr. Manager of Individual Giving at 215-670-2369, or [email protected]. For more information about making a gift, please contact us at 215-790-5321 or visit us online at kimmelcenter.org/support.

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Matching Gifts Multiply the impact of your personal contribution to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts by submitting an Employee Matching Gift Form. Matching gifts – when combined with your donation – double or triple the resources that make possible Broadway at the Academy, Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), and other programs that you enjoy. Your employer may match the tax-deductible portion of your gift to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. If your company is not listed here, please check with your Human Resources department to see if your gift can be matched. Companies that Match Employee Gifts to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 1500 Walnut Enterprises FMC Corporation Pepsi ACE Group GlaxoSmithKline The Pew Charitable Trusts American Airlines Goldman Sachs & Co. Pfizer Ballard Spahr Haverstick-Borthwick Company Philadelphia Foundation Bank of America Health Partners of Philadelphia Philadelphia Insurance Companies BNY Mellon Hilton PNC Canada Dry Bottling Company Holiday Inn Quaker Chemical Charon Planning Independence Blue Cross QVC, Inc. CIGNA Jacobs Music Radisson Citigroup Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Reed Smith LLP Citizens Bank Johnson & Johnson Sonepar Coca-Cola JP Morgan Chase Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, Cozen O’Connor KPMG LLP Deluxe Corporation Liberty Property Trust TD Bank Deutsche Bank Lincoln Financial UGI Corporation Dow M&T Bank Universal Health Services Duane Morris Merck Vanguard Endo Health Solutions Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Verizon Ernst & Young NutriSystem Wawa Federated (Macy’s) PECO Wells Fargo & Co. First Genesis Financial Group Penn Mutual Life Insurance William Penn Foundation Company

Honickman Family Society The Kimmel Center is proud to announce the naming of the Honickman Family Society, a group of forward-thinking supporters who have included the Kimmel Center in their estate plans. Named in honor of Harold and Lynne Honickman and their family, Honickman Family Society members ensure that the Kimmel Center will continue to educate, inspire and delight audiences for generations to come. Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Linda R. Jacobs Harry Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Roland K. Bullard, II Stephanie and Michael Naidoff Lyn M. Ross D. Walter Cohen* Raymond G. Perelman Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Mrs. Peggy Cooke Sergio* and Penelope Prosperpi Molly Shepard and Peter Dean Tad and Candace Decker Louise and Alan Reed Paula and Mark Solomon Anne C. Ewers Hon. Edward G. Rendell and Ann R. and Harold A. Sorgenti Lynne and Harold Honickman Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell Gussie Spector* *Deceased For more information about the Honickman Family Society please contact Liz Saccardi, Senior Director, Strategy & Development at [email protected] or 215-790-7178.

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Staff

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FINANCE Stephen Hungerford, TICKET PHILADELPHIA & CEO Jacob A. Jessup, Controller Assistant Head Carpenter, Linda Forlini, Vice President of Joan Roebuck-Carter, Shannon Feck, Director of Merriam Theater Ticket Philadelphia Senior Director, Development and Accounting and David Cushing, Assistant Head Brandon Yaconis, Director of Institutional Support Financial Analysis Carpenter-Flyman, Client Relations Liz Saccardi, Senior Director of Renee Doman, Operations Academy of Music Joel Guerrero, Training Manager Strategy and Development Finance Manager Jay Madara, Head Electrcian, Catherine Pappas, Jennifer Beatty, Senior Manager Hazel Mack, Payroll Manager Merriam Theater Project Manager of Individual Giving Bridget Morgan, Accounting Dan Imburgia, Head Soundman, Jayson Bucy, Program and Isabel Brouhard, Manager Manager / Ticket Philadelphia Merriam Theater Web Manager of Donor Relations Robin Lee, Staff Accountant / Ticket Michael Atkinson, Head Alexander Heicher, Program and Anne Henry, Manager Philadelphia Propertyman, Merriam Theater Web Coordinator of Membership Dina Respes, Staff Accountant Kevin Hamilton, Dock Master Steven Wallace, Quality Hannah Lermitte, Manager Maria Waters, Staff Accountant Assurance Analyst of Special Events Karen Turner, Accounts HOUSE MANAGEMENT Meg Hackney, Patron Colleen Coffey, Executive Assistant Payable Clerk John Charles, Director of Services Manager to the President & CEO House Management Danielle Rose, Patron Services Kelsea Reel, HUMAN RESOURCES Amy Dalin, Operations Manager, Supervisor and Access Development Coordinator Liz Bligan, Human Kimmel Center for the Services Specialist Sara Smillie, Activation Specialist, Resources Manager Performing Arts Alex Boyle, Patron Institutional Support Melissa Fehlinger, Human Maureen Lynch, Operations Services Representative Yvonne Toot, Resources Coordinator Manager, Academy of Music Brand-I Curtis-McCloud, Patron Development Coordinator Alexandra Brandt, Office Laura Marsh, Operations Manager, Services Representative Wesley Hershner, Services Coordinator Merriam Theater Rui Dong-Scott, Patron Coordinator of Research and Sarah Dugan, Human Resources Caitlin Crowley, House Manager, Services Representative Development Systems Assistant/Receptionist Kimmel Center for the Matthew Enters, Patron Performing Arts Services Representative OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE FACILITY SALES Lindsay Rosetti, House Manager, Karen Fleet, Patron VICE PRESIDENT Casey Rodger, Director of Kimmel Center for the Services Representative Tammy Burton, Executive Assistant Facility Sales & I P Performing Arts Emily Lantz, Patron to Executive Vice President and to Audrey Gildea, Senior Frank Flood, House Manager, Services Representative Senior Vice President and CFO Sales Manager Academy of Music Justin Pullins, Patron Meaghan Gonser, Administrative Leigh Sweda, Event Manager Tom Kerrigan, Head Usher, Kimmel Services Representative Assistant to the Vice President Center for the Performing Arts Janelle Saaybe, Patron of Sales and Marketing and the FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS Cornell Wood, Head Usher, Services Representative President of The Marian Anderson Matt Suydam, Facilities Director Academy of Music Rachelle Seney, Patron Awards Kathie Cronk, Operations Manager, Lonnie Hyman, Head Usher, Services Representative Special Projects Merriam Theater Nicole Sikora, Patron EDUCATION Shannon Walsh, Master Scheduler Alison Gibbons, Services Representative Susan Quinn, Director of Education Scott Derkacz, Site Manager Performance Associate Robert Lawlor, Patron Carol Frazier, Sr. Education Joseph Chiavaroli, Painter Chaya Goldman, Services Associate Program Manager Dennis McGeady, Chief Engineer Performance Associate Daniel Myers, Patron Anthony Tidd, Jazz Artistic Advisor John Kane IV, Lead Engineer Gary Hubbard, Services Associate Brent White, Jazz Education Andy Galante, Engineer Performance Associate Programs Coordinator Bob Rielly, Engineer Erin Lunsford, BOX OFFICE Kenya Gayles, Education Dan Ogborn, Engineer Performance Associate Dan Ahearn, Jr., Program Coordinator Ed Torres, Engineer Derrick Johnson, Porter Supervisor Box Office Manager Eliza Minster, Education Steve Dang, Engineer Cleveland Ferron, Porter Michelle Messa, Assistant Program Coordinator Hassan Cintron, Engineer Donte Hamilton, Porter Box Office Manager Trondell Hill, Joshua Suydam, Porter Tad Dynakowski, Assistant PROGRAMMING Housekeeping Manager Treasurer Box Office Jay Wahl, Producing SECURITY James Shelly, Assistant Artistic Director PRODUCTION Heather Goforth, Director of Treasurer Box Office Frances Egler, Director of Joseph Dillon, Director Safety and Security Thomas Sharkey, Assistant Treasurer Programming and Presentations of Production Matt Lally, Security Manager Box Office Laura McClaatchy, Andre Barette, Production Manager, Euronn McCloud - Armstrong, Michael Walsh, Assistant Programming Event Manager Ancillary Spaces, Kimmel Center Security Manager Treasurer Box Office Gregory Seamon, for the Performing Arts Anthony Williams, Programming Manager Eileen Harris, Production Manager, Security Manager INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Amy Harting, Artistic Initiatives Henri Byrd, Security Manager Ezra Wiesner, Managing Director Programming Specialist W. King Rogers, Production Kyree Bellamy, Security Officer of IT Services Stacey Ferraro, Manager, Academy of Music Roland Carbonetta Jr., Arthur Curtis, Senior Director, Data Programming Coordinator Adam Steinbauer, Production Security Officer Services and Web Development Christa Bean, Producing Associate Manager, Perelman Theater Patrick Carpenter, Security Officer John Callinan, Director of David Conner, Head Soundman, George Clark, Security Officer Technology Infrastructure SALES & MARKETING Verizon Hall Derrick Copeland, Security Officer Andrew Mulroney, Senior Crystal Brewe, Vice President of Matt McIntyre, Head Carpenter, Thomas Craig, Security Officer Web Developer Sales and Marketing Verizon Hall Stevie Curry, Security Officer Mike Zankowski, Business Joe Ciresi, Director of Mike Sweeney, Head Electrician, Monique Gross, Security Officer Intelligence Manager Advertising Sales Verizon Hall Sandy Gustave, Security Officer James Boyer, Web Developer Amy O’Connell, Director of Michael Cobb-Durkin, Head John Haviland, Security Officer Carissa Britain, Web Developer Institutional Marketing Electrician, Perelman Theater William Hudson, Security Officer Tristian Gay, Elizabeth Hess, Director of Program Walter Bass, Head Soundman, Gary Hughes, Security Officer Cloud/Systems Engineer Marketing Perelman Theater Darius Jenkins, Security Officer Eric Laska, Manager of Leslie Patterson-Tyler, Director Ed Klumpp, Head Utility, Ancillary Kevin Johnson, Security Officer Corporate Audiovisual and of Media Realtions and Spaces, Kimmel Center for the Sara Mahan, Security Officer Instructional Technology Communications Performing Arts Gregory Meek, Security Officer John Remaley, Jr., Eric Hsu, Associate Director of William Ringland, Head Carpenter, Randall Monte, Security Officer Sr. Help Desk Technician E-Marketing Academy of Music Thomas Pierce, Security Officer Brian Dean, Help Desk Technician Ashley Ryan, Senior Marketing Greg Canzanese Jr., Assistant Head Nolan Piotti, Security Officer Joe Dethamphavane, Manager, Broadway Carpenter- Flyman, Academy Timothy Ryan, Security Officer Help Desk Technician Nathan Godshall, Institutional of Music Walter Samuels, Security Officer Parijata Dasmuth, Marketing Manager John Damiani, Assistant Head David Sisco, Security Officer Web Project Manager Manisha Modi, Audience Carpenter, Academy of Music Mark Thomas, Security Officer Callum Gouvela Da Silva, Development and Timothy Johnson, Head Electrician, Robert Thomas, Security Officer Business Intelligence Developer Group Sales Manager Academy of Music Vanessa Tobon-Mendez, Michael Foster, Ben Brotman, Scott Smith, Assistant Electrician- Security Officer Administrative Assistant Graphic Designer (Digital) Audio, Academy of Music William Tresnan, Security Officer Nicole Surman, Graphic Designer David Williams, Head Propertyman, Lashawn Washington, EXECUTIVE STAFF Brett Cohen, Marketing Associate Academy of Music Security Officer Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO Katey O’Connor, Programmatic Kevin McEntee, Assistant Head John Wilsman, Security Officer J. Edward Cambron, Marketing Assoicate Propertyman, Academy of Music Eric Yates, Security Officer Executive Vice President Lauren Woodard, Marketing Bev Nolan, Head Wardrobe, Joseph Young, Security Officer Stan Applegate, Senior Vice Content Associate Academy of Music President of Finance and CFO Winona Wyatt, Digital Pete Mohan, Head Carpenter, Ross Richards, Senior Vice President Marketing Assoicate Merriam Theater of Facilites and Operations Taylor Pijanowki, 25 Marketing Associate

Kimmel Center Cultural Campus Facilities A COMMITMENT TO SAFETY Desk, 15 minutes before tour time, on the day of your The safety and comfort of visitors, artists, volunteers, tour. Parties of 10 or more are asked to make advance and staff at the Kimmel Center, Academy of Music, reservations. Free tours of the Academy of Music are and Merriam Theater are of paramount importance. available on selected dates, by reservation only. For In the event of an emergency, audience members will tour information and group tour reservations, call the be advised of appropriate procedures by ushers and Kimmel Center tour desk at 215- 790-5886 or visit security staff. At this time, please take note of the exit kimmelcenter.org/plan-your-visit/free tours/. nearest you. A red, illuminated EXIT sign should be CHILD POLICY visible, with an arrow indicating the direction of the exit door. Should an emergency arise, you will be directed With the exception of performances specifically to leave the auditorium and further instructions will be noted as Family Friendly, Kimmel Center Presents provided as to the safest and quickest way to exit the and Broadway Philadelphia performances are not building. Patrons who need special assistance should recommended for children under 6 years old. This contact an usher. recommendation exists to ensure all of our patrons the best possible experience. All audience members, ACCESSIBILITY including babes in arms, require a ticket. The Kimmel Center is wheelchair-accessible from its FOOD AND BEVERAGE east and north entrances. The Academy of Music is wheelchair-accessible from the east lobby entrance Concessions by Chef Jose Garces and Garces Group on Broad Street. The Merriam Theater is wheelchair- are available to guests in the Kimmel Center at the accessible from the main entrance on Broad Street. PECO Bar and the PECO Annex Bar and to Academy Elevators serve all levels of the Kimmel Center, with of Music and Merriam Theater patrons at satellite accessible seating and ADA-compliant restrooms bars located in the lobbies and upper levels. For your available on all levels. Accessible seating is available convenience, Kimmel Center patrons may pre-order on the Orchestra level of the Merriam Theater, with their intermission beverages at the PECO bar up to 90 accessible restrooms on the Mezzanine level. At the minutes before performances in Verizon Hall and one Academy of Music, accessible seating is available on the hour before Perelman Theater performances. Both bars Parquet and Balcony levels, with accessible restrooms open 90 minutes before Verizon Hall performances located on the Canteen level. Assistive listening and PECO Café opens one hour before Perelman devices are available for loan. Large-print programs Theater performances. are available upon request of an usher at all Kimmel TICKETS Center Presents performances. Audio Description and Tickets for performances at the Kimmel Center for the American Sign Language interpretation are available Performing Arts, Academy of Music, and Merriam for select Broadway Philadelphia performances. A Theater can be purchased online at kimmelcenter.org, limited number of ADA-compliant parking spaces are at the Box Office (open daily 10am to 6pm, later on available in the Kimmel Center garage. performance evenings), or by calling 215.893.1999. COAT CHECK OFFICIAL TICKET OUTLET A complimentary coat check is located on the lower Ticket Philadelphia, a division of the Kimmel Center, Mezzanine level of the Kimmel Center and on the is the only authorized outlet for individual tickets for ground floor of the Academy of Music. Coat check is shows at the Kimmel Center, Academy of Music, and not available at the Merriam Theater. Merriam Theater. We urge patrons to purchase tickets RESTROOMS only through kimmelcenter.org, ticketphiladelphia.org, Restrooms are located on both sides of the lower or the official websites of our Resident Companies. Mezzanine and on Tiers 1, 2 and 3 of the Kimmel Tickets purchased from other sources are purchased Center; on all levels of the Academy of Music; and on at your own risk. Many unauthorized ticket sellers use the lower level, the Balcony level, and Family Circle at website names that are similar to our website or even the Merriam Theater. include the names of our various venues. These websites are not authorized to sell tickets to events in our venues. WATER FOUNTAINS By purchasing only through our official outlets, you are Water fountains are located on all levels of the Kimmel assured that the ticket you receive is valid and is being Center and the Academy of Music and in the restrooms sold to you at face value. of the Merriam Theater. YOUR EVENT, OUR HOUSE PAYPHONES Celebrate in style with the Kimmel Center and Payphones are located on the lower Mezzanine level Garces Catering, where you’ll have an unforgettable of the Kimmel Center. experience with a picture-perfect back drop • Corporate Meetings SMOKING • Conference and Entertaining Smoking is prohibited on the Kimmel Center campus. • Weddings & Rehearsal Dinners TOURS • Stages & Performances The Kimmel Center offers two free tours. One-hour • Film @ The Kimmel Center Building and Theater tours are offered Tuesday through • Private Parties and Special Events Sunday at 1pm. Ninety-minute Art and Architecture BOOK YOUR SPECIAL EVENT TODAY! walking tours are offered Saturday at 10:30am (no KIMMELCENTER.ORG/SPECIALEVENTS theater interiors on this tour). Register at the Information

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