OFFICIAL PROGRAM FOR BROADWAY IN AT THE FISHER THEATRE A LIFETIME OF HITS… SEALED WITH A HANDSHAKE By David Freeland

ersey Boys, the Tony and Grammy J Award-winning Broadway musical about the spectacular rise of pop icons Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, has been seen worldwide by over 22 million people, all of them captivated by the dazzling recreations of classic 1960s hits such as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”—set within a gripping rags-to- Skarl was a self-described “Broadway nov- riches story. But for many, the show’s most ice.” Now, having seen the show more than unforgettable moment comes when Frankie 50 times across the U.S. and Canada, he un- Valli, as lead singer, decides to enter into a derstands why it has earned such a following business partnership with the group’s key- with “the guys.” boardist and , Bob Gaudio. “It’s because of the camaraderie between “So should we have somebody draw up a the four main characters,” Skarl states. “The contract?” Gaudio asks. Frankie responds by story is about men and men’s success and offering his hand. their triumph over failure. Maybe it’s like “You want a contract? Here—a Jersey con- the team aspect that goes back to sports, or tract.” Their handshake becomes a pact, ce- brotherhood and fraternity. It’s a story about menting a relationship that has endured for not giving up.” close to 50 years. Together Dale and his wife, Susie, admin- “The story of the friendship between ister the Jersey Boys fan site and blog. They Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio is something fell in love with the show around the time it that just makes my heart melt every time I opened on Broadway, in 2005. think about it,” says Pat Prescott, popular “To be honest, I was the one who dragged host on Los Angeles radio station 94.7 The Dale to Jersey Boys,” explains Susie, “because Wave and a longtime Jersey Boys fan. I’ve been a big fan of The Four Seasons for- Tory of “When I think about that handshake and ever. I went just because of loving the music, The s what it has meant,” Ms. Prescott observes, growing up with it.” “how we as a society have so much gotten At first, Susie recalls, the experience frankie Valli away from those values of real friendship, of seemed like “your typical fun night at the & The foUr loyalty, of consistency in relationships—it theater, people having a nice time.” But then,

Photos (Broadway cast): Joan Marcus and Chris Callis cast): Joan Marcus Photos (Broadway stands out to me tremendously.” she says, something unexpected happened. “This is a man’s show,” asserts Ms. Prescott. “When I actually watched the people in seasons “Sometimes when I go to the theater, espe- the audience, whether they were 60 years old cially musicals, my boyfriend says, ‘Why or 22, everybody was bopping in their seats. I don’t you take one of your girlfriends?’ And don’t know if they had a rough week at work, when I first went to Jersey Boys, I did go with or else they were going back in time to high a girlfriend. Afterward, I told my boyfriend, school, but you would have thought they ‘You have got to see this show. You’re going to didn’t have a care in the world. If they could love it.’ And have gotten up and danced they would have.” he actually “We’ve noticed this on multiple occasions, went with with many different audiences,” Dale adds. me twice.” “You’ll look over to your left or right, and November 17-December 6 O t h e r you’ll see someone that’s sobbing because h u s b a n d s the music takes them back to a place that Fisher Theatre and boy- they remember so well and has meaning for Get tickets now! Fisher theatre box oFFice • ticketmaster.com friends have them. In the end everybody’s on their feet inFo: broadwayindetroit.com & 313-872-1000 Above: (l to r) Aaron De Jesus and Drew become just and everyone loves the show.” Groups (10+): email [email protected] (subject: jersey boys) or call 313-871-1132 Seeley; top: (l to r) Keith Hines, Matthew as enthused. Dailey, Aaron De Jesus and Drew Seeley. Before Jersey Jersey Boys is at the Fisher Theatre Nov. 17–Dec. 6. sunday, november 22 oc 7:30pm Photos: Jeremy Daniel. Boys, Dale For tickets, please see our ad to the left. 3 A SQUARE DEAL & A FAIR SHAKE: OYSTER PERPETUAL GMT-MASTER II THE TRUE STORY BEHIND NEWSIES BY MICHAEL LASSELL

Original company, North American tour of Newsies. ©Disney. Photo: Deen van Meer.

n July of 1899, when Joseph Pulitzer Newsies, it turns out, has a massive fan and his cronies decided to up the price base among twenty- and thirty-somethings they charged the paper- who know the movie and who grew up with “I boys called newsies for their ‘papes,’ a Disney’s animated musicals. “We suddenly boy named Kid Blink threw down his stack had a whole new generation who seemed of The World and called for a strike,” re- not to find it remotely unusual that someone counts Thomas Schumacher, president of should just break into song,” Schumacher Disney Theatrical Productions and the man explains. “So without really intending it, behind all of Disney’s Broadway hits. “This Disney’s animated films were creating the- was a time of widespread child labor, and the atregoers of the future.” rights of those boys and girls were seriously But it wasn’t until larger-than-life Harvey abused. Kid Blink, who is the basis of News- Fierstein joined the Newsies creative team ies’ Jack Kelly, didn’t want much. He just that the story was ready for the stage. “He not wanted a square deal and a fair shake.” only came up with a new love story,” remem- And miraculously, after just two weeks, bers Schumacher, “he fixed a lot of problems the paperboys won. Pulitzer capitulated. A and structured it like a musical, which was compromise was reached, and a step was very important.” Disney coproduced a short taken on the road to protecting children in run at the venerated Paper Mill Playhouse in the workforce. Milburn, New Jersey which soon moved to Almost a hundred years later the husband Broadway for a limited run. “We were going and wife duo of Bob Tzudiker and Noni to do it for 10 weeks,” Schumacher remem- White concocted an original screenplay, in- bers. “Then due to overwhelming fan sup- spired by the real-life newsboys strike, as a port, we extended it through the summer, David and Goliath tale of plucky street kids and then just let it run open-ended.” taking on the giants of newsprint. “I think the success of Newsies is also the At the time Disney was reinventing ani- times we live in,” says Schumacher. “When mation under the leadership of Michael this show opened on Broadway, I realized Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, fusing ani- how much more appropriate it was for our mation with the showbiz pizzazz of Broad- times than for 1992. These desperately poor way musical. Thanks to the creative genius working kids were just asking for a square of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, deal and a fair shake. And, today, people all Katzenberg decided to recast Tzudiker & over the world are coming together in their White’s Newsies script as a musical, much to towns and cities and demanding a fair shake. the shock and awe of its writers. It’s an interesting alchemy, the success of this The film, starring a teenaged Christian show, but I think it has a lot to do with basic Bale, was made at a cost of $15 million and American notions of fairness. That’s what earned less than $3 million in its initial re- makes people feel so good about Newsies.” lease which came at a low point of moviegoer interest in musicals. The all-singing, all- Newsies is at the Detroit Opera House Dec. 15–27. dancing story faded into history. Or did it? For tickets, please see our ad on page 6. rolex oyster perpetual and gmt-master ii are ® trade- 4 marks. Newsies THEY DELIVERED THE PAPERS, AMBER JACOBSEN, NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS LLC, GROVE ENTERTAINMENT, COL JOYE IN ASSOCIATION WITH LIONSGATE AND MAGIC HOUR PRODUCTIONS Publication: present UNTIL THEY MADE THE HEADLINES... Broadway In Detroit playbill program for , Fisher Theatre Run dates: Oct. 20–Nov. 1 Size: full page bleed trim size: 5-3/8 in. w. x 8-3/8 in. h.

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For: NederlanderDOUG CARPENTER Detroit JEROME HARMANN-HARDEMAN RYAN JESSE GARY LYNCH SCOTT McCREARY (Fisher TheatreHERMAN & others) PETRAS ALEX SCOLARI MARGOT WHITE MARK ELLIOT WILSON JENNY WINTON Agency: SMZ advertising ® JOHN ANTONY RACHEL MARIE BELL RACHEL BOONE JOSH DRAKE 2012 Design: Frank Bach,RASHAAN JAMES II JOSHUA KEITH KATELYN PROMINSKI AMY QUANBECK ALANA RANDALL SEAN ROZANSKI JENNLEE SHALLOW PAUL VICTOR DEVAN WATRING Bach & Associates; Phone 313-822-4303, TONY AWARD [email protected] Designer Lighting Designer Costume Designer Sound Designer STEPHEN BRIMSON LEWIS TIM MITCHELL JENNIFER IRWIN BOBBY AITKEN

Video & Projection Designer Hair Designer Ballroom & Latin Choreographer Associate Director Associate Choreographer WINNER! JON DRISCOLL BERNIE ARDIA CRAIG WILSON KASEY RT GRAHAM DAVID SCOTCHFORD BEST SCORE Associate Set Designer Associate Lighting Designer Associate Costume Designer Associate Sound Designer Associate Video Designer BEST CHOREOGRAPHY CHRISTINE PETERS VIVIEN LEONE DANA BURKART SIMON KING EMILY HARDING Music Director Music Coordinator ALAN J. PLADO JOHN MILLER Production Stage Manager Tour Booking Company Manager Marketing Direction Casting JACK MCLEOD THE ROAD COMPANY JAMEY JENNINGS ANNE RIPPEY LAURA STANCZYK CASTING

General Managers Executive Producer Production Managers GENTRY & ASSOCIATES SETH WENIG JASON JUENKER GREGORY VANDER PLOEG LAURA DIELI

Special Thanks to JIMMY IENNER

Music Supervisor and Orchestrations CONRAD HELFRICH © Disney Choreography by Detroit Opera House MICHELE LYNCH Original Chroreography by December 15–27 KATE CHAMPION ticketmaster.com, 800-982-2787; Fisher Theatre & Opera House box offices. Director Info: BroadwayInDetroit.com, 313-872-1000. JAMES POWELL Groups (20+): [email protected] or 313-871-1132. Originally Produced by Jacobsen Entertainment, 18 November 2004, Theatre Royal, Sydney, Open-captioned performance 6:30PM Dec. 20. 7 CAST (in order of appearance) Frances “Baby” Houseman ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������GILLIAN ABBOTT Elizabeth / Singer ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� JENNLEE SHALLOW Dr. Jake Houseman. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ MARK ELLIOT WILSON Marjorie Houseman ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� MARGOT WHITE Lisa Houseman. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ALEX SCOLARI Christopher Tierney Gillian Abbott Billy Kostecki / Singer ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� DOUG CARPENTER Max Kellerman ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������GARY LYNCH Neil Kellerman ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������RYAN JESSE Penny Johnson. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������JENNY WINTON Johnny Castle �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� CHRISTOPHER TIERNEY Mr. Schumacher �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������HERMAN PETRAS Robbie Gould ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������SCOTT McCREARY Tito Suarez...... JEROME HARMANN-HARDEMAN Vivian Pressman ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� RACHEL MARIE BELL Moe Pressman ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� JOHN ANTONY Doug Carpenter Jerome Ryan Jesse Gary Lynch Scott McCreary Harmann-Hardeman Ensemble...... JOHN ANTONY, RACHEL MARIE BELL, RACHEL BOONE, RASHAAN JAMES II, JOSHUA KEITH, KATELYN PROMINSKI, SEAN ROZANSKI, JENNLEE SHALLOW, DEVAN WATRING

SPECIALTIES This Magic Moment Soloist ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� JENNLEE SHALLOW Do You Love Me? Soloist ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������JOHN ANTONY We Shall Overcome Vocalists ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� JENNLEE SHALLOW Sheldrake Emcee ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������JOHN ANTONY De Todo Un Poco Soloist ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������JOSHUA KEITH Herman Petras Alex Scolari Margot White Mark Elliot Wilson Jenny Winton SWINGS JOSH DRAKE, AMY QUANBECK, ALANA RANDALL, PAUL VICTOR

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Frances “Baby” Houseman: RACHEL BOONE, DEVAN WATRING; for Johnny Castle: JOSH DRAKE, PAUL VICTOR; for Penny Johnson: KATELYN PROMINSKI, AMY John Antony Rachel Marie Bell Rachel Boone Josh Drake QUANBECK; for Dr. Jake Houseman: JOHN ANTONY, GARY LYNCH; for Marjorie Houseman: RACHEL MARIE BELL, AMY QUANBECK; for Lisa Houseman: RACHEL BOONE, DEVAN WATR ING; for Billy Kostecki/Singer: RYAN JESSE, SCOTT McCREARY; for Max Kellerman: JOHN ANTONY, HERMAN PETRAS; for Neil Kellerman: SCOTT McCREARY; for Tito Suarez: RASHAAN JAMES II, JOSHUA KEITH; for Mr. Schumacher: JOHN ANTONY; for Elizabeth/Singer: RACHEL BOONE, ALANA RANDALL; for Vivian Pressman: KATELYN PROMINSKI, AMY QUANBECK; for Robbie: JOSH DRAKE, PAUL VICTOR; for Moe Pressman: JOSH DRAKE, PAUL VICTOR; for “This Magic Moment” Soloist: RACHEL BOONE, ALANA RANDALL; for “Do You Love Me?” Soloist: JOSH DRAKE, PAUL VICTOR; for “We Shall Overcome” Vocalists: JOSH DRAKE, RASHAAN JAMES II, JOSHUA Rashaan James II Joshua Keith Katelyn Prominski Amy Quanbeck Alana Randall KEITH, PAUL VICTOR; for Sheldrake Emcee: JOSH DRAKE, PAUL VICTOR; for “De Todo Un Poco” Soloist: JOSH DRAKE, PAUL VICTOR

Dance Captain: AMY QUANBECK Assistant Dance Captain/Fight Captain: JOSH DRAKE

THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION

Sean Rozanski Jennlee Shallow Paul Victor Devan Watring 8 9 MUSICAL NUMBERS It’s Your Turn to Dance!! ACT ONE ACT TWO Learn the dances you watched in the Show!! Opening/This Magic Moment Dawn Interlude Merengue Besame Mucho Time of My Life (Incidental) Save the Last Dance for Me You Do Something to Me If You Were the Only Girl You’re the Cream in My Coffee Magic Hour Serenade There Will Never Be Another You Duke of Earl Johnny’s Mambo Love Is Strange Do You Love Me? You Don’t Own Me Love Man Nunca Honey Love Lisa’s Hula Infectious Cha Cha Yes! An Original Waltz/Penny’s Waltz In the Still of the Night (I’ll Remember) Viva La Quince Brigada Summertime (Incidental) This Land Is Your Land/We Shall Overcome Nocturnado (Fragment) Stubborn Kind of Fellow Someone Like You De Todo Un Poco/Wipeout She’s Like the Wind Hungry Eyes Kellerman’s Anthem Overload (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life Hey! Baby! Time of My Life (Incidental)/Johnny’s Tango A number of songs Eleanor Bergstein To the Sheldrake tried very hard and unsuccessfully to obtain for the movie we have been able De Todo Un Poco to obtain for our production and put in Introductory Dance Package Maybe the places originally intended, including ♥ (3) Introductory Lessons The Way Life Goes “Save the Last Dance for Me” ♥ (3) Beginner Group Lessons These Arms of Mine (The Drifters) and “Stubborn Kind of Fellow” (). ♥ (1) Practice Party Cry to Me *Must be used in 2-Consecutive weeks, new students only. Offer expires December 1st, 2015. No partner required. DIRTY DANCING ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard: Alan J. Plado Associate Conductor/Keyboard: Julie Homi Guitar: Matt Brown Saxophone: Brian Krock Drums: Rick Donato (248) 454-1715 Percussion: Miles Lassi 2172 Franklin Rd., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48302 Bass: Brad Lovelace www.fadsmichigan.com [email protected] Trumpet: Andy Tichenor

11 WHO’S WHO Laura Stanczyk casting and Avalon Artists. gle Fathers.” Many thanks to casting, family the time of our lives! This is for mom and “Boo ryanjesse.com. & friends! Boo.” Training: The American Musical and CHRISTOPHER TIERNEY (Johnny Castle) GARY LYNCH (Max Kellerman; u/s Jake). MARK ELLIOT WILSON (Dr. Jake House- Dramatic Academy (NYC). has danced with Hubbard Street Dance Chi- Broadway: Les Misérables (Jean Provaire/ man). Film: Experimenter, Sam & Amira, The RASHAAN JAMES II (Ensemble; u/s Tito) cago, Les Ballet Jazz du Montreal and Hous- Javert), Mamma Mia! Original Cast, North Girl in the Book, We Need to Talk About Kevin, attended the University at Buffalo for a BFA ton Ballet. First national tour of Movin’ Out American & US Premieres/1st National Pistol Whipped, World Trade Center, Noise, in Musical Theatre. Favorite credits:Joseph… and the North American premiere of Dirty (Sam Carmichael); 2 time National Broad- The Theory of Love, Personal Vendetta. Tele- Dreamcoat at DTC (Naphtali), Dreamgirls Dancing. Original cast on Broadway in Spi- way Award nominee, Dirty Dancing Original vision: “Elementary,” “White Collar,” “Dam- with Jennifer Holliday (Tru-Tone/5 Tuxes), derman: Turn Off The Dark. Off Broadway Cast - US Premiere/1st National (Moe Press- ages,” “Fringe,” “The Bronx is Burning,” “Law West Side Story International Tour, South credits include I Am The Wind (The One) and man). Numerous Credits include: Off Broad- & Order (CI, SVU),” “Dream On,” “Flying Pacific 1st National Tour (Swing/Henry u/s) Downward Facing Debbie (Tate). Featured ac- way, Regional, International, Stock, TV and Blind,” “Love Street,” “All My Children.” The- and the 42nd Street National Tour. Thanks to tor in Across The Universe with Julie Taymor. Film. Gary serves on the board of directors atre: Salomé (with Al Pacino), Ghosts, Uniden- HC, MG and Mom for your love and support! All my heart to mom, dad, Patrick and Natalie and teaching staff at the New Jersey School tified Human Remains, Love Talker, Rebecca, Facebook.com/RashaanJames2. for their love and support. of Dramatic Arts. Proud member AEA SAG/ and Summer Shorts. JOSHUA KEITH (Ensemble; u/s Tito) is GILLIAN ABBOTT (Frances “Baby” House- AFTRA. gGaryLynchActor.com. JENNY WINTON (Penny Johnson) was born thrilled to be joining the Dirty Dancing man) humbly makes her National Tour debut SCOTT McCREARY (Robbie; u/s Billy, Neil) in San Francisco, CA. She trained at the San Family! A Christmas Carol (NSMT), In The as “Baby.” Recently made her television debut is thrilled to make his theatrical debut with Francisco Ballet School under Lola de Avila, Heights (Walnut Street Theatre), All Shook Up on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” performed Dirty Dancing! TV: NBC’s “The Sing-Off.” Pascale Leroy, Gloria Govrin, and Shannon (NSMT), A Chorus Line (MSMT), Cutman in choreographer Stacey Tookey’s Moments Opera: The Marriage of Figaro (Count Al- Breshnahan. She danced for Pennsylvania (Goodspeed Musicals), Debbie Allen’s Oman! Defined and The Metropolitan Opera’s Prince maviva); Giasone (Hercules). Cellist: Cabaret Ballet II in 2008 and in 2009 joined the Joffrey Oman! (Kennedy Center). Joshua 1:8. Igor. Proudly graduated from The Juilliard (Broadway), New Haven Symphony, MM Rice Ballet under the artistic leadership of Ashley School after beginning her professional ca- KATELYN PROMINSKI (Ensemble; u/s University. Former Yale Whiffenpoof. Ironi- Wheater. Upon finishing her fifth season with Penny, Vivian). Washington, DC native! Tour: reer in Cirque du Soleil’s Beatles LOVE show. cally for Robbie, an Eagle Scout. Thanks to Joffrey, she was invited to the 2014 USA IBC Blessed to begin her journey in Calgary, Al- First National: Flashdance the Musical (Ballet Catherine, Mom, Dad, Helen, and everyone at where she competed as a Senior Soloist. Dancer). Regional: The Kennedy Center: Little berta among family, friends and mentors. Laura Stanczyk! Thanks be to God! GillianAbbott.com. JOHN ANTONY (Moe Pressman, Ensemble; Dancer (Étoile), Reagle Music Theatre: Singin’ HERMAN PETRAS (Mr. Schumacher; u/s u/s Jake, Max, Mr. Schumacher) most recently in the Rain (Girl in the Green Dress). Danced DOUG CARPENTER (Billy Kostecki / Sing- Max) has performed in Camelot (Merlyn; appeared in Stephen Sondheim’s Passion di- with Boston Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, & er). BM in Voice from UNLV, MM in Voice Pellinore U/S), She Loves Me (Mr. Marac- rected by John Doyle at the Classic Stage Suzanne Farrell Ballet. Training: Washington from UCLA. Regional: South Pacific (Cable, zek), Beauty and the Beast (Maurice), and has Company, New York. Broadway & Broadway Ballet & San Francisco Ballet. Love & thanks Papermill Playhouse), Most Happy Fella (Joey, toured Europe and Southeast Asia with West tours: White Christmas, 42nd St., Titanic, to Mom & family, MBaud, Marianne Wells, & Goodspeed), Camelot (Lancelot, Pasadena Side Story (Doc), logging in nearly 200 perfor- Sunset Blvd, Annie Get Your Gun, Passion. CTG! @KEP1228. Playhouse/Carnegie/Lyceum), Oklahoma mances. National tours include the dual role Off-Broadway & Regional: Aida, The King & (Curly, Penn Shakes), Cloak and Dagger (Sig- AMY QUANBECK (Swing, Dance Captain; in Kiss Me, Kate (Harry/Baptista), Fame: The I, Legally Blonde, Chicago, Footloose, Danger- u/s Penny, Marjorie, Vivian) grew up in Plym- nature), and Miss Saigon (Chris, Moonlight Musical (Mr. Scheinkopf) and Hello, Dolly ous Beauty. Amphitheater). Doug is the only singer to win outh, MN and graduated from University of (Horace Vandergelder) opposite Carol Chan- RACHEL MARIE BELL (Vivian Pressman, California, Irvine with her B.F.A. in Dance both the American Traditions Competition ning. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. and the Lotte Lenya Competition. Ensemble; u/s Marjorie) is thrilled to make Performance. She’s excited to join Dirty ALEX SCOLARI (Lisa Houseman) is thrilled her national tour debut with Dirty Dancing! Dancing! NYC: Then She Fell. National Tours: JEROME HARMANN-HARDEMAN (Tito to make her National Tour debut with Dirty Favorite credits include The Merry Widow Wicked, Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular Suarez). Previous credits include: Broadway, Dancing! Regional: Jason Robert Brown’s 13 (Dodo/Clo-Clo Swing) at The Metropolitan (Clara). Regional: West Side Story. Thanks Off Broadway, National Tours, International: (Mark Taper Forum), Los Angeles Premiere Opera, A Chorus Line (Kristine) at The John to family, Jono, DDO and Laura Stanczyk! SWING the musical, Kiss of The Spiderwoman of Big: The Musical. Training: BFA from Uni- W. Engeman Theater. TV: “Flesh and Bone”, AmyQuanbeck.com. with Chita Rivera, The Full Monty with Elaine versity of Michigan, RADA. Huge thank you “America’s Got Talent.” BFA Dance Perfor- ALANA RANDALL (Swing; u/s Elizabeth). Stritch, Dreamgirls (Curtis), The Fantasticks to everyone on the creative team and at Laura mance from UC Irvine. Immeasurable love (Bellomy), Ragtime (Coalhouse), Cats, Jo- Toronto, Ontario native and ecstatic to be Stanczyk. So much love to Mom, Fred, BBR, and thanks to Doug, my parents, and every- a part of this iconic show! Select credits in- seph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream- and the rest of my family and friends! one at Laura Stanczyk! RachelMarieBell.com. coat (Simeon), Once On This Island (Agwe), clude Off-Broadway: The Vagina Monologues; Smokey Joe’s Café (Adrian), Kiss Me Kate MARGOT WHITE (Marjorie Houseman). RACHEL BOONE (Ensemble; u/s Baby, Lisa, National Tour: The Wizard Of Oz; Regional: (Paul). JHarmann-Hardeman.com. Touring Debut; Broadway/Off-Broadway: Elizabeth) is delighted to be on the road with West Side Story (Consuela), Footloose (Rusty), Constellations (MTC); Aaron Sorkin’s The this amazing production! National Tours: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Charlayne Woodard), High RYAN JESSE (Neil Kellerman; u/s Billy). Farnsworth Invention; Rosmersholm (The CATS. Regional: NC Theatre, Cape Play- School Musical (Taylor McKessie), The Wiz- Broadway: Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio); 1st Na- Pearl, opp. Austin Pendleton); The Travel- house, Westchester Broadway Theatre, TBTS, ard Of Oz; Mirvish Ent: Hairspray, Hair; TV: tional Tour: Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio); Int’l ing Lady (E.S.T., Dir. Horton Foote); Pericles and MSMT. BFA from FSU. All my love and Series regular on “Hellcats” (CW Network). Tour: Cinderella starring Lea Salonga (Prince (Red Bull); Love Goes to Press! (Mint Theatre); thanks to my beautiful family! To God be RAPA and NYFA grad. Much gratitude u/s); Regional: Grey Gardens (Joe Kennedy, Unspeakable (Harlem’s Apollo); TACT (com- the glory. to parents, agents at TH and Laura Stanc- Jr./Jerry) at Portland Center Stage; New York pany member). Regional: Marshall Mason’s zyk Casting! Musical Theater Festival: The Last Starfighter JOSH DRAKE (Swing, Assistant Dance Cap- revival of Talley’s Folly at The McCarter with tain, Fight Captain; u/s Johnny, Robbie, Moe). SEAN ROZANSKI (Ensemble) has danced (Blake/Zur), Coming of Age (Young Man). An Richard Schiff; A.C.T., Studio Theatre (DC), Arizona native, Ryan holds a B.A. in Musi- Touring debut! Top theatre credits include: national and international with America’s CATF. TV/Film: “Unforgettable,” “Law & Or- Dreamgirls, Chicago The Musical, A Chorus original jazz company: Giordano Dance Chi- cal Theater from University of Northern der,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Blue Colorado. Proud AEA member. Thanks to Line, Les Misérables. Huge thanks to everyone cago. He is grateful to make his musical the- Bloods,” “Black Box,” “Ugly Betty,” “Four Sin- involved with this timeless project! Let’s have atre debut in Dirty Dancing! This would not 12 13 WHO’S WHO onstage in a new way. It was also her chance Hairspray (assoc. choreo), The Full Monty the RSC and Chichester and has lit numerous to add new scenes not in the movie, as well as (asst. choreo), Urinetown (asst. choreo). Off- theatre, dance and opera productions interna- be possible without the love and support from songs she had wanted for the movie and been Broadway: Little Miss Sunshine, Everyday tionally and in the UK. his parents, brother, friends and casting! unable to obtain. Ms. Bergstein, through her Rapture, We The People. Opera: Showboat at JENNIFER IRWIN (Costume Designer). Jen- JENNLEE SHALLOW (Elizabeth / Singer, company Magic Hour Productions, is at work the Kennedy Center, Chicago Lyric Opera, nifer’s career spans 35 years designing for Ensemble). A native of Trinidad & Tobago. on a new stage musical set in London in the Houston Grand Opera, and San Francisco drama, opera, film & in particular dance & The Lion King (Nala) Germany/Australia, late 1960s, a new work of fiction, and prepar- Opera. National Tours: Little House on the ballet. Jennifer designs regularly for all the Ragtime (Sarah) The Kennedy Center, and ing a film to be shot in Rome as well as film to Prairie, Happy Days. Film: Camp, Joyful Noise, major Australian companies including The Lead-Singer in Cirque Du Soleil’s Viva Elvis be shot in Slovenia. The Last Five Years (coming to theaters Feb Sydney Theatre Company, The Australian Las Vegas and Franco Dragone’s Taboo Ma- JAMES POWELL (Director) most recently di- 14th, 2015). World Tour: Dolly Parton 2011. Ballet, Belvoir Theatre Company, Bangarra cau-China, including recent national Hon- rected the hugely popular re-imagined Cam- STEPHEN BRIMSON LEWIS (Set Designer) Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company & eywell commercial starring John Slattery. eron Macintosh production of Les Misérables, has designed Dirty Dancing internationally, Opera Australia. Jennifer has designed the JennleeShallow.com. which began in the UK and then a US tour, including shows in the West End, Europe largest scale spectacular productions ever PAUL VICTOR (Swing; u/s Robbie, Johnny, Spain, Canada, Japan, Korea, Australia, and and USA. Broadway Credits include Wait- staged in Australia: Sydney 2000 Olympic Moe). Saturday Night Fever (Tony Manero, Broadway. As an Associate Director, James ing For Godot, No Man’s Land and Indiscre- Opening and Closing Ceremonies, The Of- RCCL), Pop! with Anthony Rapp and Billy has mounted 1st class productions of Cam- tions, for which he received Tony and Drama ficial Commemorative Ceremony marking Porter (Ondine, Pgh City Theatre), Phantom eron Macintosh and Disney’s Mary Poppins Desk nominations. National Theatre credits the Centenary of Australian Federation, The (Oberon, PCLO). B.F.A. Musical Theatre, throughout the world. He is delighted to be include A Little Night Music and Les Parents Olympic Arts ‘Festival of the Dreaming’ Point Park University. Thrilled to make his back at the helm of Dirty Dancing, after di- Terribles, for which he won an Olivier Award. Opening. Jennifer designed the costumes for National Tour debut with Dirty Dancing! recting this version in London, Toronto, Hol- He is an associate artist for the Royal Shake- the Original Production of Dirty land, Germany, and now the USA. speare Company. Dancing 2004. DEVAN WATRING (Ensemble; u/s Baby, Lisa) is ecstatic to make her national tour de- KATE CHAMPION (Original Choreogra- TIM MITCHELL (Lighting Designer) lit the BOBBY AITKEN (Sound Designer). Ghost, but with Dirty Dancing! A native of Kansas pher) is the Artistic Director and founder of original West End production and subsequent Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock City, MO, she studied at Oklahoma City Uni- the Sydney based dance-theatre company international productions of Dirty Dancing. You, Grease, Lennon, Blast!, Return To the versity, and is a protégé of Robert L. Reed. TV: Force Majeure. She has also worked variously Other West End credits include: Singin’ In The Forbidden Planet, Five Guys Named Moe. NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” ABC’s “Danc- as a director/choreographer/performer for Rain, Yes, Prime Minister, A Chorus of Disap- Bobby was the Sound Designer for the cer- ing with the Stars.” Other Credits: Disney, Sydney Theatre Company, DV8 Physical The- proval, Crazy For You, Rosencrantz and Guil- emonies of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Herschend Family Entertainment. A special atre, Australian Dance Theatre, Opera Aus- denstern Are Dead, Noises Off and The Play Bobby works to create techniques to deliver thanks to Laura Stanczyk Casting. Endless tralia, Belvoir, Legs on the Wall, NIDA and What I Wrote. Tim is an associate artist at love and gratitude to my Mom, Dad, Madi, The English National Opera. In 1996, Kate Cory, Shari, Tom, and Phil for your unbeliev- was awarded the Robert Helpmann Scholar- able support. I’m having the time of my life! ship for Choreographic Excellence enabling her to create her first solo work Face Value ELEANOR BERGSTEIN (Writer) is a novel- which was awarded a Green Room and a MO ist, screenwriter, producer and director. Her Award. In 1997 she directed Under the Influ- stories have been published in national maga- ence for Legs on the Wall, which premiered in Field of Dreams zines, ranging from Transatlantic Review to Sydney and toured to the Edinburgh Fringe Redbook and Cosmopolitan. Her first novel, and Riverside Studios, London. In 2001 she Advancing Paul Newman, about women and created a new solo show About Face and in politics in the 1960s, was published by the Vi- 2002 directed Same, Same But Different for king Press, and her first movie script was It’s Force Majeure. Both these productions won My Turn, starring and Michael Helpmann Awards. Kate choreographed the Douglas. Her second novel, Ex-Lover, about world premiere of the stage version of Dirty sexual obsession, was published by Random Dancing, which opened in Sydney November House. She has worked on a variety of film 2004 and has subsequently toured to Europe, projects, including the final script revision UK and USA. Since 2005 Kate has directed of Sister Act. She then wrote and directed Let Already Elsewhere, Tenebrae 1 and 11, The It Be Me, which starred Campbell Scott, Jen- Age I’m In, Not In A Million Years, Never Did nifer Beals, Leslie Caron and Patrick Stew- Me Any Harm, a co-production with Sydney art. Her most famous project was one of the Theatre Company) and Food, a co-production most successful independent films of all time, with Belvoir) for Force Majeure. In 2010 Kate Dirty Dancing. 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Thanks to gional favorites: Weston Playhouse (You’re a YOU COME Observer, Gethsemane, Her Naked Skin, Fram, Conrad, John, and NETworks. Good Man, Charlie Brown - PSM), Piedmont A Matter of Life and Death and The Reporter JOHN MILLER (Musical Coordinator). Opera (H.M.S. Pinafore—ASM). Education: (National Theatre); Ghost the Musical (Picca- Broadway (over 100 shows, including): Les UNCSA—BFA in Stage Management. Thanks FIRST. dilly); The Wizard of Oz (Palladium); Birdsong Misérables; Rocky; Beautiful: The Carole King and love to her family & NETworks! Embrace romance, be social, (Comedy); Love Never Dies (Adelphi); Richard Musical; Pippin; Once; Jersey Boys; Newsies; JAMEY JENNINGS (Company Manager) is or just have fun! III, Complicit and The Prisoner of Second Ave- Rock of Ages; Jesus Christ Superstar. Musi- thrilled to be spending an extended summer nue (Old Vic); Enron for Headlong (West End cian (bass): Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, at Kellerman’s! National Tours: We Will Rock and Broadway)—Olivier Award nomination Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon, Michael Jackson, You, Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, La Cage for Best Design; Separate Tables and The Last Peter Paul & Mary, BB King, Bette Midler, Aux Folles, Young Frankenstein. International Cigarette (Chichester); Frost/Nixon (Don- Bob Dylan, Mose Allison. His album Stage Tours: Cinderella starring Lea Salonga, Hair- mar Warehouse, West End and Broadway); Door Johnny—John Miller: Takes on Broad- spray. His favorite roles include Mama Rose Brief Encounter for Kneehigh (West End and way is available on PS Classics Records. and Sally Bowles. Broadway). OBIE, Evening Standard Award JohnMillerBass.com. THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Booking) and Critics’ Circle Award for Best Design, Ol- KASEY RT GRAHAM (Associate Director/ ivier Award nomination for Best Design. was founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Resident Director). Directing credits include Brett Sirota. In addition to Dirty Dancing— BERNIE ARDIA (Hair Designer) has en- Into the Woods, Spelling Bee, Songs for a New The Classic Story on Stage, current represen- joyed a 30-year career, starting in television. World (Pennsylvania Centre Stage), Pump tation includes Wicked, After Midnight, If/ Mr. Ardia has designed over 75 productions Boys and Dinettes, The Wizard of Oz (Coeur Then, The Sound of Music, Kinky Boots, Once, including the currently running Canadian d’Alene Summer Theatre) and Sylvia (The The Illusionists, Annie, Elf, Camelot, Ragtime Company of Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Mi- Theatre Barn). Music Direction credits in- and Donny and Marie. The Road Company is sérables. Other credits: NETworks’ tour of Bil- clude the national tours of Oklahoma!, The made possible by Shawn Willett, Magaly Bar- ly Elliot; Ragtime, The Kennedy Center; Kiss Producers and Spring Awakening. MFA: Penn one, Jenny Kirlin, Justine Spingler, Didi Perez Mention this ad for of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera; Star- State. @KaseyRT. and Garrett Holtz. light Express, The Las Vegas Hilton; Cinder- DAVID SCOTCHFORD (Associate Cho- ANNE RIPPEY (Marketing Direction) is the 25% off ANY dance ella with Eartha Kitt and Debbie Gibson. Has reographer). Choreographer: Dirty Dancing worked with Jeanne Cooper, Ramin Karim- Chief Marketing Officer for Key Brand -En * Stockholm, Sweden 2012; Carousel, Oklaho- tertainment, where she is responsible for the package. loo, Anita Gilette, Mary Wilson, Makenzie ma University; Oklahoma City Philharmonic; Phillips, Melody Thomas Scott and even Judge company-wide marketing strategy, working *Limited to new students only. In The Heights, Kean University; Wonderland, in tandem with both its theatrical and inter- Judy! Author of Barbra Streisand in New York Ice Factory Festival NYC. Associate Chore- City. He is excited to be a part of NETworks’ active divisions. Prior to this appointment in ographer / Additional Choreography: Dirty 2013, Anne concurrently served as President TWO GREAT LOCATIONS: new production of Dirty Dancing. Dancing West End London, Berlin, Oberhau- of the two companies she founded, Type A Royal Oak CONRAD HELFRICH (Music Supervi- sen. Associate Choreographer: Dirty Dancing, Marketing in 2008 and The Marketing Divi- sor and Orchestrations). Music Director for 1st US Tour 2008, Toronto, Utrecht; David is 30532 N. Woodward sion in 2009, and she continues to provide Royal Oak, MI 48073 Dirty Dancing (2004) Music Supervisor and a regular guest teacher at Steps On Broadway strategic supervision for both. She is the recip- Orchestrator (since 2006) for Hamburg, and Broadway Dance Center in New York. 248-548-4770 ient of The Broadway League’s 2005 award for arthurmurrayroyaloak.com London, Toronto, Utrecht, U.S. Tour, Berlin, Originally from Australia, David is now a Outstanding Achievement in Road Market- Oberhausen, Stockholm, German Tour. Oth- proud New Yorker. DavidScotchford.com. ing. Anne is a graduate of Harvard College. ers: The Full Monty (Australia), Singin’ In the JACK McLEOD (Production Stage Manager) Bloomfield Hills Rain (Australia and Southeast Asia), The Man LAURA STANCZYK CASTING (Cast- 1926 Telegraph Rd. holds an M.F.A. in Theater, seven Broadway ing). Broadway, Off-Broadway and Tours: From Snowy River (Australia) Jolson (Aus- productions and eighteen years of interna- Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 tralia), Me And My Girl (Australia and New After Midnight, A Night With Janis Joplin, 248-338-6390 tional touring including Kinky Boots, Jersey Follies, Lombardi, Ragtime, Impression- Zealand), The New Rocky Horror Show (Aus- Boys, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q, arthurmurraybloomfield.com tralia and Southeast Asia), In The Night ism, Fetch Clay Make Man, Me, Myself & White Christmas, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I, The Seafarer, Radio Golf, Coram Boy, (Australia), Nine (Australia), Me and My Girl Boeing-Boeing, Grease, Smokey Joe’s Café (Australia). Co-produced cast albums for Translations, Damn Yankees, The Glorious and Cats. Love to Frederick and Oliver. Ones, Cripple Of Inishmaan, Tryst, Flight, Dirty Dancing productions in Australia, Ger- Jack-McLeod.com. many, United Kingdom and North America. Urinetown. AWARDS: Nominated for six ARIA Awards for Nine (Australia 1989) and CAROLINE WALKER (Stage Manager). Artios Award for Excellence in Casting, The Man From Snowy River (Australia 2003). Tours: We Will Rock You (First National), won for Follies. Shrek The Musical (National & Asia). Re- SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been ALAN J. PLADO (Music Director) is ecstatic gional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Des Tango • Salsa • Swing • Cha Cha • Waltz to be working on Dirty Dancing! Broadway with NETworks since its inception in 1995. Hustle • Rumba • Foxtrot Moines Metro Opera. To my incredible family He spearheaded the international tours of 18 19 the CEO—Theater Division for Broadway PHATTER/GERALD WEXLER) by THE DRIFTERS © 1954 (RE- Corporation. Licensed Courtesy Balboa Records. NUNCA (Carde- WHO’S WHO NEWED) OLIMAC MUSIC (BMI) & UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC., nas/Lopez Mendez) lnterpreted by the vocalist of Orquesta America. Across America. ALL RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF OLIMAC MUSIC (BMI) ADMINIS- © Edward B Marks Music Company. Courtesy of Tumi Music UK. Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Hen- COL JOYE (Producer) has had No. 1 hits, TERED BY WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI). tumimusic.com. ORIGINAL WALTZ (Lloyd): © Michael Music. shall. Seth has produced The Lincoln Center recorded 15 Top 10 albums and was the first ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. USED BY PERMISSION. Licensed by OVERLOAD (Mark Zappocosta); © 2013 DD Rights Ltd and C. Hel- Theatre’s Production of Rodgers and Ham- Mana Music Productions Pty Ltd on behalf of Warner Music Aus- frich. PENNY’S WALTZ (Lim/Helfrich). SAVE THE LAST DANCE inductee into the Australian Hall of Fame tralia Pty Ltd. HUNGRY EYES. (Previte/DeNicola) by Eric Carmen. FOR ME. (DOC POMUS, MORT SHUMAN) by the Drifters © 1960 merstein’s South Pacific, Disney’s Beauty and (ARIA). He has numerous platinum and gold © Worldsong lnc./RU Cyrius Publishing/Knockout Music Co./Sony (RENEWED) UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC. (BMI). ALL RIGHTS The Beast and The National Theatre’sWar albums and hundreds of awards and toured ATVMusic Publishing LLC. Licensed Courtesy SONY BMG MUSIC RESERVED. USED BY PERMISSION. Licensed by Mana Music Pro- Horse. Together with Cameron Mackintosh, ENTERTAINMENT (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD. IF YOU WERE THE ductions Pty Ltd on behalf of Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd. SHE’S extensively throughout Australia. Col was ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD. (NAT D. AYER, CLIFFORD GREY) LIKE THE WlND (Swayze/Widelitz) (Instrumental); © Plainview Seth served as Executive Producer for both awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for his © 1916 WARNER BROS. INC. (ASCAP) & REDWOOD MUSIC LTD. Diner Music/Very Tony Music. SOMEONE LIKE YOU (Previte/ the US and UK tours of the National Theatre’s contribution to music and charity on behalf ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. USED BY PERMISSION. 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Inspired by African American Gospel Singing, mem- manager of touring musical theatre produc- develop and produce works by herself and TURNANDO (Cairo) by Orchestra America. © Peer International bers of the Food & Tobacco Workers Union, Charleston, SC, & the tions and remains committed to delivering others for print, film, and stage. Magic Hour quality entertainment to audiences world- Productions has been involved in the devel- wide. Having toured over 60 productions opment and production of the stage musical throughout North America, NETworks is now of Dirty Dancing since its inception, includ- expanding its tours into many international ing the first staged workshop in New York in markets including South America, Greece, 2001. Currently, Magic Hour Productions is Italy, Turkey and South East Asia. Current working to bring Dirty Dancing to new terri- touring productions include Cameron Mack- tories around the world, including Greece and intosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Disney’s Japan. In addition to Dirty Dancing, Magic F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Beauty and the Beast domestic and interna- Hour Productions is developing a new musi- tional productions, Dirty Dancing, Blue Man cal by Ms. Bergstein set in late 1960s London, Group, Elf the Musical, Bullets Over Broadway, a film to be shot in Rome, and a romantic Love Letters, Once the Musical and an interna- comedy film to be shot in Slovenia. Magic tional tour of Shrek the Musical. Hour’s team includes Tomoko Minami, who GROVE ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) is a has worked with Ms. Bergstein since 2001, production company dedicated to developing, and Robin Nahas. The company is based in producing and presenting new work. Helmed New York City. by producer Beth Williams, the Grove part- MUSIC CREDITS ners include producers Mindy and Bob Rich, Adapted for the stage by Jeremiah J. Harris, Darren P. DeVerna and BESAME MUCHO (Velasquez/Skylar). © Peer International Corp. CRY TO ME (Russell) by Solomon Burke;© Sloopy II Music and Allan Williams. Current and upcoming pro- SonyATV Music Publishing LLC. Licensed by Mana Music Produc- Simon Levy ductions include Tuck Everlasting, On Your tions Pty Ltd on behalf of Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd. DAWN October 30 – November 7, 2015 Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, INTERLUDE (Helfrich/Bergstein). DE TODO UN POCO. Words and Music by Louis A. Lou Perez © UNIVERSAL MUSICA, INC. 313-577-2972 hilberry.com The Blonde Streak, Bull Durham, the tour of ON BEHALF OF FANIA SONGS (ASCAP). DO YOU LOVE ME? Dirty Dancing and the upcoming tour of The (Gordy Jr.); © Jobete Music Co. Inc. DUKE OF EARL. Written by Sound of Music. 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Jennifer Gifford 22 23 WHO’S WHO HOLI D AY EV E N T S IN BIRMINGHA M Executive Producers...... Kary Walker, Angela Rowles Director of Booking...... Charmaine McVicker Director of Marketing/PR...... Heather Hess HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING Wed., Nov. 25, 6 p.m., Shain Park CritiCs’ ChoiCe! Senior General Manager...... Gregory Vander Ploeg SANTA HOUSE Weekends Nov. 25 – Dec. 20, plus the Friday General Managers...... Bobby MagLaughlin, Tyler Soltis, Mary K. Witte after Thanksgiving, during Winter Markt and Christmas Eve. Senior Production Manager...... Jason Juenker Two of Detroit’s Award Winning Restaurants – Perfect for Production Managers...... Lauren Dieli, Hector Guivas SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY Nov. 28, Downtown Birmingham Dining Before or After a Show. Just minutes away from the Associate Production Manager...... Dave Burch BIRMINGHAM WINTER MARKT Friday, Dec. 4–Sunday, Dec. 6 Assistant Production Manager...... Shelby Stark www.BirminghamWinterMarkt.org Music Coordinator...... John Mezzio Fisher Theatre at the fabulous GM Renaissance Center. Warehouse Manager...... Brad Korff CARRIAGE RIDES Select dates Nov. 25 – Dec. 19, also during Convenient valet parking available at both locations. Database Manager...... Siba Mahanty Tree Lighting, Small Business Saturday and Winter Markt. Office Manager...... Buddy Piccolino For specific dates, times and hours visit www.EnjoyBirmingham.com Administrative Assistants...... Esther Schwarzbauer, Kevin Persaud Intern...... Anne Cape PARKING HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting Services, IN BIRMINGHAM! First 2 Hours IT Services ALWAYS FREE in the parking decks. CliftonLarsonAllen LLP George Wilson, Linda Rubenstein PARKMOBILE TECHNOLOGY Pat Guerieri, Tim Pizza at ALL downtown parking meters! Financial Services and Banking Arrangements by Pay by cell phone or mobile app. SunTrust Bank For more info and to register go to www.parkmobile.com CREDITS Scenery constructed by PRG Scenic Tecnnologies. 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The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel, and Librarians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. UNITY • HARMONY • ARTISTRY “BEST ITALIAN” “2015 BEST SEAFOOD The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this WDIV Click on Detroit rESTAUrANT” production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. “BEST STrEET VIEW” “2012 rESTAUrANT The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage HOUr Detroit Magazine OF THE YEAr ” Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. HOUr Detroit Magazine United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic artists for Bloomfield ToWnship | d earBorn the American Theatre. Warren | d eTroiT riverfronT las vegas | clarks Ton featuring fresh seafood from around the globe, This production is produced by members of The Broadway League in sTerling heighTs | livonia collaboration with our professional union-represented employees. royal oak | grosse poinT e Woods premium aged meats, beautifully crafted sushi deTroiT meTro airporT and an award winning wine list. For reservations call 313.567.6700 For reservations call 313.567.6837 Updates on Broadway In Detroit shows, exclusive offers & pre-sales! or visit andiamoitalia.com or visit joemuer.com

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28 29 BROADWAY IN DETROIT The Program for the Fisher Theatre Volume 54, Number 1 October 20–November 1, 2015 Fisher Theatre • Fisher Building LOCAL 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202 InSPIRATIOn BroadwayInDetroit.com Under the Management of Hit the city’s greatest cultural and entertainment Nederlander Detroit, LLC destinations, enjoy award-winning cuisine from Celebrity Executive Director...... Alan N. Lichtenstein Spotlight Assistant to Mr. Lichtenstein...... Nancy King Chef Michael Symon at ROAST, a multiple HOUR Magazine Director, Corporate Sales/Marketing...... Scott Myers “Best of Recipient,” and see how great it feels to stay well at a Senior Director, Marketing...... Alyssa Cohen Westin. Treat yourself to a refreshing getaway and go home Advertising Director...... Debbie Michelson, SMZ Press Agent...... Brendy Barr, Brendy Barr Communications with a whole new outlook. Room Program Design...... Frank Bach, Bach & Associates AT THE FISHER THEATRE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO MAKE A RESERVATION, THE FISHER THEATRE VISIT WESTIN.COM/BOOKCADILLAC OR CALL 313.442.1600. An elegant, private environment Business Office Staff with many amenities including Accounting...... Barbara Jones private bar service, coat closet, House Staff rest room, & catering services. Theatre Manager...... James Manduzzi House Manager...... Reuben Perez Reservations available now for Box Office Treasurer...... Mirena Cantu Group Sales Manager...... Amy Yokin Group dining and events with Subscription Manager...... Gwen Harden Jersey Boys • Nov. 17–Dec. 6. Lost and Found...... Robin Teachey Production Staff Individual VIP dining packages also Head Stage Technician...... Sam Aluia available for select fall performances. Head Lighting Technician...... Suzanne Johnston Head Propman...... Joe Achatz Visit BroadwayInDetroit.com Head Sound Technician...... J. B. Ralbovsky or call (313) 872-1177 Head Scenery Technician...... Ronald Ivey Wardrobe Supervisor...... Kristyn Pinky Mahle for dates & details. Musical Director...... Paul McCaffrey The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside the theater without the written permission of the management is prohibited by law. Violations may be punishable by ejection and may render the offender liable for money damages. The Musicians of the Fisher Theatre Orchestra employed in this production are members of the

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