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Saturday, October 19, 2019 | 8 p.m. This performance is made possible, in part, by a generous gift from Steve and Randi Peters From the Executive Director

Welcome to Iowa State University’s Stephens Auditorium – this grand facility is celebrating her 50th birthday and we invite you along for a fantastic season of shows. Hans Christian Andersen said, “Where words fail, music speaks.” We hope you find the magic, and connectedness that live entertainment offers at tonight’s performance.

This year’s 13-show season showcases five Broadway musicals that are making their first appearance in Ames and five (5) international acts/artists including a first time visit by the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra. Our first two shows of the season are internationally based: Cirque Mei from the People’s Republic of China, Hebei Province and The Kingdom Choir founded in .

With the support of more than 500 donors, our Performing Arts Fund supports our Series shows and so much more including pre-show talks, a non-profit ticket program and outreach activities in the schools and community. Our performance underwriters program and corporate support continue to grow and provide crucial financial support to our shows allowing more diverse programming to be enjoyed by our patrons.

It’s not too late to purchase a subscription to our series shows. Subscriber perks include discounted tickets and flexible ticket exchanges within the season. Stop by our guest services booth to pick up a brochure or call our Ticket Office at 515-294-2479 for more information.

We will leave you with this quote from Plato – “Rhythm and Harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.” Please enjoy tonight’s entertainment and come back and see us soon.

Tammy Koolbeck, CVE Executive Director Iowa State Center

P.S. Consider a gift of $50 for 50 years and join our current donors in our vision to educate, inspire and entertain.

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Helpful Hints for Your Experience

In Case of an Emergency Accessibility Features Doctors, parents or guests expecting phone calls • Accessible parking adjacent to the theater in Lot F are advised to leave their seat location (located • Accessible restrooms on ticket) with the appropriate parties and with the Guest Services Desk, which is located in the main Wheelchair seating and special seating floor lobby. The emergency telephone number during for the hearing and visually impaired is performances is 515-294-2313. available.

Finding Your Seat / Late Seating Headphones with infrared listening Seating begins 30 minutes prior to curtain time. Late devices are available for use at no charge seating is subject to the discretion of the staff and at the Guest Services Desk. according to the artist’s contract. American Sign Language interpretation Cell Phones and Electronic Devices may be arranged at least one month in Audio or visual recording devices and all advance of performances. Guide and photography are prohibited during performances service dogs are welcome. unless otherwise announced. Please off all cell phones, beepers, video games and other electronic Please notify the Ticket Office in advance at devices prior to the performance. All electronic 515-294-2479 if you have any special requests devices are to be disabled during the performance. or concerns regarding accommodations. We are pleased to assist you with your needs. Photography Presence at this performance will constitute your ATM consent and agreement to be photographed and/ or An ATM is located on the ground floor. recorded in connection with the advertisement and promotion of the Performing Arts Series and Stephens Children Auditorium, in any and all media now known and All children attending a performance must be able to hereinafter devised, in perpetuity. sit quietly in their own seats without disturbing other guests or they may be asked to leave the auditorium. Parking Please use discretion when choosing to bring a child, Stephens Auditorium has convenient parking in and remember that everyone must have a ticket. lots adjacent to the building. Lots A-1 and B-3 are reserved for Performing Arts Fund Donors who Lost and Found contribute $300 or more. Parking for mobility- Lost items may be reported, turned in or claimed at impaired guests is available in Lot F located west of the Guest Services Desk located on the main floor Stephens Auditorium. during an event. After an event, please us at 515-294-3348, Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Lost Smoking and found items are kept for 30 days. Smoking and/or vaping are not allowed in Stephens Auditorium. As part of the Iowa State University Ticket Exchange Campus, all Iowa State Center buildings and Ticket exchange is an exclusive benefit available surrounding university grounds are entirely smoke- only to Performing Arts Series Subscribers and only free. Please note that there is no re-entry into the available for Performing Arts Series events. event. Information Medical Assistance The playbill for each show is made available on each If you have a medical need, please notify an usher. performance page online at center.iastate.edu. Medical services are provided by Mary Greeley Medical Center. Restrooms Restrooms are located on the ground floor. Refreshments Additional restrooms are located on the first balcony Food and drink is generally allowed in the auditorium level and both loge levels: women’s on the east/left with the exception of orchestral performances. If food side and men’s on the west/right. and drink are not allowed, signage will be posted at concession stands and near doors.

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Ways to Enhance your Experience

Make the Most of Your Experience With These Special Opportunities Before, During and After the Show.

When you think of Stephens Auditorium, we Pre-Show Dinners: We offer a pre-show hope you think of it not just as a venue for meal prior to seven shows in this year’s seeing the performing arts, but also as a season: Beautiful, , The Color place where you are engaged as an active Purple, Russian National Ballet’s Swan participant in the arts. The following events Lake, Finding Neverland, the Siberian will enhance your visit and make each State Symphony Orchestra, and Waitress. experience more fulfilling. Meals are held in the Scheman Building and include entree, starch, vegetable, Free Previews in the Celebrity Café: dessert, beverages and cash bar. With Engaging presentations offered by experts, an informative presentation or live ISU faculty members or members of the entertainment to set the mood, these pre- professional touring group provide unique show dinners are a great way to begin a insights before each performance. Previews fun-filled evening with like-minded arts are free for ticket holders and occur 30 supporters. To order, call the Ticket Office minutes before curtain time. You’ll find the at 515-294-2479. Celebrity Café on the ground floor, on the north side of the auditorium. Educational Experiences for Youth Schooltime Matinee Series Martha-Ellen Tye Performing Parents and educators know that helping a Arts Institute student develop creativity and imagination The Martha-Ellen Tye Performing Arts is one of the most important things Institute was established through a generous they can do. Helping to complete the endowment by long-time Marshalltown education formula, our Youth Matinee resident, the late Martha-Ellen Tye. It Series energizes, engages and enhances brings a unique blend of arts experiences the overall learning process for students to students of all ages through matinee through the magic and wonder of live performances, teaching activities in schools, performing arts produced by professional demonstrations and workshops. Now in its touring artists. These performances enrich 20th year, the program has served more students’ lives and illustrate the dynamic than 250,000 students in grades PreK-12 relationship between literature, social from across the state of Iowa. studies, history, science, math, world cultures and the performing arts. The Mrs. Tye believed strongly in the power and Youth Matinee Series is underwritten by the importance of arts education and vigorously Martha-Ellen Tye Performing Arts Institute supported programs that develop the “whole endowment and sponsored by Greater person — body, mind and spirit.” Iowa Credit Union.

To learn more about these performances, contact Sara Compton, Outreach Coordinator, at 515-294-7389, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.center.iastate.edu.

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Iowa State Center Staff

Helen Benesh...... Accounting Clerk Missy Borton...... Executive Assistant Mike Broich...... Technical Director Kathryn Burns...... Marketing Intern Dave Burrack...... Senior Event Manager Chris Campbell...... Production Manager Sara Compton...... Outreach Manager Paul Ferrone...... Development Manager Greg Gerstein...... Custodial Staff Mary Gilchrist...... Lead Ticket Seller Brad Gulbranson...... Custodial Services Manager Brianna Hall...... Marketing Manager Morgan Handy...... Graphic Artist Intern Nick Kaizer...... Ticket Office Manager & Webmaster Kristen Koenig...... Senior Sales Manager Tammy Koolbeck...... Executive Director Emily Ladewig...... Director of Finance Carol Lamb...... Outreach Assistant Allie Mormann...... Banquet Manager Josh Oakland...... Event Manager Holly Olson...... Director of Marketing Kim Schmerbach...... Conference Services Intern Jeff Schoening...... Executive Chef Craig Spillman...... Director of Food & Beverage & Event Services, Conferences Sydney Upah...... Marketing & Ticket Office Coordinator Craig Wiebke...... Director of Event Services, Theaters Dustin Zuelsdorf...... Banquet Manager Dedicated Volunteers Ames International Orchestra Festival Performing Arts Council 2019-2020 Association Board of Directors 2019-2020 Tanya Anderson Paul Johnson Noelle Fultz (President) Madeline Burkhardt Letitia Kenemer Jim Beckwith (Vice President) Sara Compton Amanda Knief Jack Horner (Treasurer) Elaina Conrad Tammy Koolbeck Dario Zaffarano (Secretary) Brad Dell Emily Ladewig Roger Berger Paul Ferrone Laurie Law Aaron Fultz Homer Gartz Jennifer Leptien Jonathan Govias Debra Gibson Holly Olson Joy Lang Olivia Griffith Donald Simonson Jean Meek Kim Hanna Kipp Van Dyke Dave Millard Carrie Johnson Cinian Zheng-Durbin Kelly Olsen (student rep) Jeffrey Prater Kurt Rosentrater David Stuart Melanie Sullivan (student rep) Marcia Thompson Steve Willson

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Paul Blake Sony/ATV Music Publishing Jeffrey A. Sine Richard A. Smith Mike Bosner Harriet N. Leve/Elaine Krauss Terry Schnuck Orin Wolf Patty Baker/Good Productions Roger Faxon Larry Magid Kit Seidel Lawrence S. Toppall Fakston Productions/Mary Solomon William Court Cohen BarLor Productions Matthew C. Blank Tim Hogue Joel Hyatt Marianne Mills Michael J. Moritz, Jr. StylesFour Productions Brunish & Trinchero AND Jeremiah J. Harris PRESENT

BOOK BY Douglas McGrath WORDS AND MUSIC BY & & MUSIC BY ARRANGEMENT WITH Sony/ATV Music Publishing STARRING Kennedy Caughell James D. Gish Kathryn Boswell James Michael Lambert Matt Loehr Rachel Coloff Matthew Amira Isaiah Bailey Edwin Bates Danielle Bowen Antoinette Comer Kevin Hack Torrey Linder Nick Moulton Kimberly Neumann Nya Eliza Palasz Ben Toomer Nazarria Workman Hailee Kaleem Wright

SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN Derek McLane Alejo Vietti Peter Kaczorowski Brian Ronan CASTING BY WIG & DESIGN MAKE-UP DESIGN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER Stephen Kopel, CSA Charles G. LaPointe Joe Dulude II David Ruttura Joyce Chittick ORCHESTRATIONS, VOCAL AND MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS MUSIC SUPERVISION AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS Jason Howland PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT MUSIC DIRECTOR MUSIC COORDINATOR Joel Rosen Juniper Street Productions, Inc. Alan J. Plado John Miller EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS TOUR BOOKING, ENGAGEMENT GENERAL MANAGER Sherry Kondor MANAGEMENT, PRESS & MARKETING Charlotte Wilcox Christine Russell Broadway Booking Office NYC

CHOREOGRAPHED BY Josh Prince DIRECTED BY Marc Bruni

This performance is made possible, in part, by a generous gift from Steve and Randi Peters

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing KENNEDY CAUGHELL

JAMES D. KATHRYN JAMES MICHAEL GISH BOSWELL LAMBERT

MATT RACHEL LOEHR COLOFF

MATTHEW ISAIAH EDWIN DANIELLE ANTOINETTE AMIRA BAILEY BATES BOWEN COMER

KEVIN TORREY NICK KIMBERLY NYA HACK LINDER MOULTON DAWN NEUMANN

ELIZA BEN NAZARRIA HAILEE PALASZ TOOMER WORKMAN KALEEM WRIGHT

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing CAST (in order of appearance): Carole King ...... KENNEDY CAUGHELL Genie Klein ...... RACHEL COLOFF Betty ...... DANIELLE BOWEN Neil Sedaka ...... NICK MOULTON Lucille ...... ANTOINETTE COMER ...... MATT LOEHR Gerry Goffin ...... JAMES D. GISH ...... ISAIAH BAILEY, EDWIN BATES, TORREY LINDER, BEN TOOMER Cynthia Weil ...... KATHRYN BOSWELL Barry Mann ...... JAMES MICHAEL LAMBERT The Shirelles ...... ANTOINETTE COMER, NYA, NAZARRIA WORKMAN, HAILEE KALEEM WRIGHT Janelle Woods ...... HAILEE KALEEM WRIGHT Little Eva ...... NYA ...... MATTHEW AMIRA, NICK MOULTON “One Fine Day” Backup Singers ...... ANTOINETTE COMER, NYA, NAZARRIA WORKMAN Nick ...... MATTHEW AMIRA Marilyn Wald ...... DANIELLE BOWEN “Uptown” Singer ...... NAZARRIA WORKMAN Lou Adler ...... NICK MOULTON

UNDERSTUDIES: Carole King: DANIELLE BOWEN, ELIZA PALASZ Gerry Goffin: MATTHEW AMIRA, KEVIN HACK Cynthia Weil: DANIELLE BOWEN, ELIZA PALASZ Barry Mann: KEVIN HACK, NICK MOULTON Don Kirshner: MATTHEW AMIRA, KEVIN HACK Genie Klein: DANIELLE BOWEN, KIMBERLY DAWN NUEMANN, ELIZA PALASZ

SWINGS: KEVIN HACK, ELIZA PALASZ

DANCE CAPTAIN: KIMBERLY DAWN NEUMANN

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I “So Far Away” ...... Carole King “Oh Carol” ...... Neil Sedaka “1650 Broadway Medley” ...... Ensemble “It Might as Well Rain Until September” ...... Carole King “Be-Bop-A-Lula” ...... Ensemble “Some Kind of Wonderful” ...... Carole King, Gerry Goffin and The Drifters “Happy Days Are Here Again” ...... Cynthia Weil “Take Good Care of My Baby” ...... Gerry Goffin and Carole King “Who Put the Bomp” ...... Barry Mann “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” ...... Carole King “He’s Sure the Boy I Love” ...... Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” ...... The Shirelles “Up on the Roof” ...... Gerry Goffin and The Drifters “On Broadway” ...... The Drifters “The Locomotion” ...... Little Eva and Ensemble “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” ...... Barry Mann and The Righteous Brothers “One Fine Day” ...... Janelle, Backup Singers and Carole King

ACT II “Chains” ...... Carole King and Ensemble “Walking in the Rain” ...... Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil “Pleasant Valley Sunday” ...... Marilyn Wald, Gerry Goffin and Ensemble “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” ...... Barry Mann “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (Reprise) ...... Carole King “Uptown” ...... “Uptown” Singer and Ensemble “It’s Too Late” ...... Carole King “You’ve Got a Friend” ...... Carole King, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Don Kirshner “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” ...... Carole King and Ensemble “Beautiful” ...... Carole King

MUSICIANS Conductor/Keys – Alan J. Plado Associate Conductor/Keys – Ryan Touhey Drums – Heinrich Kruse Guitar – Darren Lucas Bass – Frank Canino Reed – Jordan Dewayne Standlee

Electronic Music Design – Billy Jay Stein and Hiro Iida Music Coordinator – John Miller Assistant to John Miller – Jennifer Coolbaiugh

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST KENNEDY CAUGHELL ( ) is and My Girl (Jupiter, FL), (Beverly, honored to be part of the Beautiful family and tell MA). Love my job! this story on the road! Broadway: Natasha, Pierre, RACHEL COLOFF (Genie). B’way: Fruma & the Great Comet of 1812 and Beautiful - The Sarah/Shandel, Yente U/S, , Carole King Musical. Nat’l/Int’l Tours: Ensemble/Swing, Candide, Hal Prince director, (Elphaba Standby) and American Idiot (Heather). Mrs. Snoring Man/Martha U/S, 2015 Nat’l Tour of Regional: Paradise Square (Berkley Rep-Janey), White Christmas, Gabrielle U/S, Ensemble, Lestat, & Mary Poppins (Mary). TV/Film: The Outlier and originated Soupy Sue in . Off-B’way; (Katya). Elon BFA. Love to Tim, Fam, the K’s, Mrs. Hatch, Mrs. Welles, On A Clear Day... at Irish DGRW, Jason Howland, & Stephen Kopel for Rep, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Cardinal Franco in believing in me! /Insta: @KennedyCaughell. Popesical, The Modiste in I Married an Angel, City KennedyCaughell.com. Psalms 9:1 Center Encores. Regional; Rose in Mamma Mia! JAMES D. GISH (Gerry Goffin). National Tour: at Arrow Rock, Golde in Fiddler at Human Race Feuilly (Les Misérables). Recent credits: Tony Theatre and Yente in Fiddler at Barrington Stage. (West Side Story, Phoenix Theatre Co.), Jack Kelly MATTHEW AMIRA (Ensemble; u/s Gerry, Don) (Newsies), (Jersey Boys) and Toxic just completed the remounted, regional premiere Avenger (The Toxic Avenger). Played Caesars Palace production of Jersey Boys at the Ogunquit Playhouse on Las Vegas Strip (nominated for five “Best of (Nick Massi). National Tours: Dirty Dancing Las Vegas” Awards), performed concert series/ (Robbie Gould). Regional: Goodspeed Opera House, tour featuring solo album So In Love (#6 on iTunes Asolo Repertory Theatre, MTW, Gloucester Stage, Classical Chart), produced by DW Music at Warner and more. BFA: CCM. Thanks to Stephen Kopel, Brothers. Instagram: @jamesdgish. jamesdgish.com the Beautiful family and Avalon Artists. Love to my KATHRYN BOSWELL (Cynthia Weil). Broadway: family and KB. IG: @matthewamira Anastasia, Gigi. TV/Film: Bluebloods (CBS), Tales ISAIAH BAILEY (Ensemble). Nat’l Tour Debut! of the City (Netflix), High Maintenance (HBO), Special thanks to The Father, the entire Beautiful The Hating Game (BCDF Pictures). Regional: Aida family, Stephen Kopel, Daniel Hoff Agency, family, (Amneris, PCLO), (Young Phyllis, Repertory and friends. Off-Broadway: Revelation, The Musical. Theatre St. Louis), Les Misérables (Cosette, MTW), Regional: Samson (Samson) Moses (Pharaoh, Moses Gigi (Kennedy Center). Proud CCM Bearcat. U/S), Amazing Grace (Thomas) Ragtime (Coalhouse Thanks to Stephen Kopel, the Beautiful team and Walker Jr.) Dreamgirls (Curtis Taylor Jr.), Les Míz CGF. Love to the fam and Matt! For Libby. (Javert) Proud OCU ALUM. IG: @sangisaiah; JAMES MICHAEL LAMBERT (Barry Mann). Colossians 3:23 National tours include Happy Days: A New Musical EDWIN BATES (Ensemble) is thrilled to be joining (Ralph Malph) and Mamma Mia! (Eddie). Selected Beautiful on the road! Regional: Smokey Joe’s Cafe work extends to theaters like Manhattan Theater (Victor), La Cage aux Folles (Jacob), 25th Annual ... Club (NYC), The Cherry Lane Theatre (NYC), The Spelling Bee (Mitch Mahoney). Immense thanks to Public (NYC), Factory (NYC), , creative team and Stephen Kopel; and 710 Main (NY), People’s Light (PA), South Coast love to my Mom, Texas State Musical Theatre and Repertory (CA), The Geffen Playhouse (CA), CTG family! @edwinqbates Sacramento Music Circus (CA), Falcon Theater DANIELLE BOWEN (Ensemble; u/s Carole, (CA), and member of Troubadour Theater Company Cynthia, Genie) is so thrilled to be part of the (CA). Selected film/TV credits include “Hard Sell,” Beautiful family! Regional: Wizard of Oz (MU NY, “The Goldburgs” (ABC), “Mad Men” (AMC), NSMT) Beauty and the Beast (Maltz Jupiter Theatre, “Lights” (PBS) and a worldwide Nike commercial New Stage), Daddy Longs Legs (Pittsburgh Public), honoring Kobe Bryant. Graduate of UCLA’s T.F.T. All Shook Up (Ivoryton Playhouse - CT Critics FOR MOM!! Twitter: @akajimmy Award). Tours: Disney On Classic (The Tokyo MATT LOEHR (Don Kirshner). Broadway: The Philharmonic). BFA Emerson College. Biggest Book of Mormon, Evita, , Promises, Promises, thanks to Mom, Dad, and Ron. @danielle__bowen. Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Movin’ daniellebowen.com Out, The Producers and Fosse. Also, NY City Center ANTOINETTE COMER (Ensemble) Broadway: Encore’s - Hey, Look Me Over!, Call Me Madam, and Mamma Mia!. Off-Broadway: Smokey Joe’s Café, High Button Shoes. Off Bway- R.R.R.E.D (A Secret Sistas: The Musical (Gloria). National/International Musical). World Premieres of The ! (Papermill Tours: Dreamgirls (Lorrell Robinson), Mamma Mia! Playhouse, NJ) and Idaho! (Las Vegas). Regional (Lisa). Selected Regional: Atlantis: A New Musical favorites: Singin’ in the Rain (Sacramento, CA), Me (Maya-VA Rep), Sister Act (Deloris-The Palace

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Theatre). Special thanks to her family, friends and Northwestern grad and member of AEA. Immense team at Take 3. Colossians 3:23 love to friends and family. @eliza_palasz KEVIN HACK (Swing; u/s Gerry, Barry, Don). BEN TOOMER (Ensemble) is grateful to be making Tours: West Side Story (Tony) (National Tour his National Tour Debut! Credits include: Regional 2013-14, International 2016-18). Regional: South -Jubilee (Arena Stage), Les Misérables (Alliance Pacific (Lt. Cable); Beauty & The Beast (Gaston); Theater), A Chorus Line (Lexington Theater). Huge Romeo & Juliet (Romeo). Praise to God. Love and thanks to his family and friends; his agents at CGF thanks to Jenna, family, friends, & Roger Paul Inc. Talent and the creatives for the opportunity. BFA in @Kevinjhack Musical Theatre Texas State University. Instagram: TORREY LINDER (Ensemble) is absolutely B_toomer excited and blessed to be a part of the Beautiful cast. NAZARRIA WORKMAN (Ensemble) is thrilled Recent credits include Scottsboro Boys, Elf: The to be joining the cast of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical - US Tour, Dirty Dancing - National Tour, Musical. She strives to entertain audiences with RENT. Graduate of Dreyfoos SOA (WPB, FL). He hopes that they leave feeling fulfilled. A graduate would like to thank God, his Beautiful wife, Mari of AMDA NY, her credits include Motown: The and his loving family. ENJOY! Musical (Swing) National Tour and NICK MOULTON (Ensemble; u/s Barry). (Little Inez) at North Shore Music Theatre. “Thanks Blissfully making his tour debut! Regional: Once to God, my family and all who’ve supported me this (Guy u/s), Ghost: The Musical (Sam Wheat), far.” @nazarria_workman American Idiot (Johnny), The Buddy Holly Story HAILEE KALEEM WRIGHT (Ensemble) is (Jerry Allison), and more. Thanks to Stephen and the thrilled to join the cast of Beautiful in her First Beautiful team for the opportunity to tell this story, National Tour. Most recently she was seen in The Luedtke Agency for always supporting my The Black Clown (Off-Broadway) and American creative visions; and lastly, my inner circle for being Repertory Theatre. Regional: Paradise Square, lights in my life: Meghan, Joel, ABC, Justin and my Berkeley Rep. Hairspray, Jersey Shore Productions. family, especially. Let’s rock. International: RENT, Sekaikan Theatre (Japan); KIMBERLY DAWN NEUMANN (Assistant RNB The Mix, Universal Monsters LIVE, Universal Stage Manager; Dance Captain, u/s Genie) Bdwy: Studios Japan; Elyria, Land of Make Believe, A Chorus Line – revival (Cassie/Sheila – standby), Celebrity Cruise Line. TV/Film: True Life, MTV; Urban Cowboy, Annie Get Your Gun, Ragtime. Don’t Forget the Lyrics. Training: Andrew Byrne Off-Bdwy: Finian’s Rainbow (Susan), New Girl (Voice), Jen Waldman Studio (Acting). All my love in Town. National Tours: Annie (Lily), Kiss Me to my Mom and brother Joey. @sapphire_hart. Visit Kate (Lois/Bianca- u/s), Joseph…, A Chorus Line www.haileekaleemwright.com (Val). Multi-published magazine/book writer; DOUGLAS McGRATH (Book) is a filmmaker fitness professional. Life is Beautiful! Instagram and playwright. His play Checkers opened the 30th @dancerscribe KDNeumann.com anniversary season at New York’s Vineyard Theatre. NYA (Ensemble) is a multi-faceted performing He collaborated with Woody Allen on the screenplay artist based in NYC. She is excited and honored for Bullets Over Broadway, for which they were to be part of this wonderful cast. Her performing nominated for an Academy Award. His first film as and music career has allowed her to travel the world, writer/director was his adaptation of Jane Austen’s garnering numerous awards internationally as a Emma. He has also written and directed Nicholas vocalist, actress and a dancer. Past credits include Nickleby, which won the Best Ensemble Cast from the US National Tour of Motown The Musical, the National Board of Review; Company Man; Ragtime and the internationally Acclaimed Soul Infamous; and His Way. His essays have appeared in Doctor in , Israel. As an R&B recording the New Yorker, The New Republic, Vanity Fair and artist, it is truly an honor to be able to celebrate this . groundbreaking music from the inside out! Follow GERRY GOFFIN (Words and Music). Born in her on Instagram: @nyatrysha Brooklyn in 1939, Gerry Goffin met Carole King ELIZA PALASZ (Swing; u/s Carole, Cynthia, at Queens College, and their musical collaboration Genie) is thrilled to join Beautiful! Regional: began almost immediately. They married in 1959, Old Globe, Lyric Opera of , 5th Avenue, and that same year wrote their first hit song “Will Marriott Lincolnshire, KC Starlight, Village You Love Me Tomorrow?” (The Shirelles). The duo Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare. Favorites include: penned more than 50 Top-40 hits including “The October Sky (Dorothy-premiere), Spring Awakening Locomotion,” “Natural Woman” and “Up on the (Wendla), Spitfire Grill (Percy), Cabaret (Sally), Roof.” In 1987, Goffin and King were inducted into Newsies (Katherine), Mamma Mia! (Sophie). Proud the , and the

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Hall of Fame in 1990. Goffin has left an indelible (BDL), a groundbreaking new model for making mark on American music. dance in musical theater. BDL encourages the CAROLE KING (Words and Music). creation of musicals with strong dance elements would be very different without the contributions by giving choreographers of all backgrounds the of Carole King, who at age 17 wrote her first #1 hit resources they need to incubate their ideas and with Gerry Goffin, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow,” collaborate effectively with other theater artists. for the Shirelles. The dozens of chart hits Goffin and BDL relies on the support of people just like you. King wrote during this period became legendary, Visit broadwaydancelab.org to see how you can help. but it was 1971’s Tapestry that took King to the www.joshprince.net pinnacle, speaking personally to her contemporaries JASON HOWLAND (Music Supervision and and providing a spiritual musical backdrop to the Additional Music Arrangements). Broadway decade. More than 400 of her compositions have composer: Little Women. Music supervisor/ been recorded by over 1,000 artists, resulting in 100 conductor/arranger: Bonnie & Clyde, Wonderland, hit singles and six Grammys. Jekyll & Hyde, Les Misérables, The Civil War, BARRY MANN (Words and Music) has written The Scarlet Pimpernel, Taboo, Spider-Man, Jekyll the melodies of some of the most influential pop & Hyde revival, Flashdance, We Will Rock You. songs in musical history. In addition to “You’ve Tours: South Pacific (revival), Beauty and the Beast, Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” the most-played song of La Cage aux Folles, Memphis, Elf, A Chorus Line, the last century, and the songs heard in Beautiful, Shrek. Recording projects: Handel’s Messiah Rocks, he composed later standards like “Somewhere Out Little Women, Taboo, Megumi Hamada’s Attitude, There” (winner of two Grammys), “Here You Come Ock Joo Hyun’s Gold, Jekyll & Hyde (OBC, revival), Again,” “Sometimes When We Touch,” “Just Once” The Scarlet Pimpernel (OBC), The Civil War, Linda and “Don’t Know Much.” Together, he and Cynthia Eder’s Christmas Stays the Same and It’s Time. Weil have amassed an incredible 112 pop, country Proud father of Noah and Nina. and R&B awards from Broadcast Music Inc. for DEREK MCLANE (Scenic Design). Broadway significant radio air play. He has been inducted into designs include The Heiress, Nice Work…, The Best both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Man, Follies, , How to Succeed in Roll Hall of Fame. Business, Bengal Tiger…, Million Dollar Quartet, CYNTHIA WEIL (Words and Music) is known Ragtime, 33 Variations (Tony Award), Little Women, as the lyricist of classic songs such as “You’ve , I Am My Own Wife, The Women. Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” the most-played song Off-Broadway: The Last Five Years, Ruined, Lie of of the 20th century. In addition to the songs heard the Mind, Hurlyburly, Abigail’s Party. He designed in Beautiful, she set the words to later standards the 2013 Academy Awards. Awards: winner of 1997 including “Somewhere Out There,” “Here You and 2004 Obie awards; 2004, 2005, 2007 Lucille Come Again,” “He’s So Shy,” “Just Once” and Lortel awards; 2009 Tony Award; 2011 Drama Desk “Don’t Know Much,” to name just a few. Weil has Award, 2013 Emmy nomination. been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the ALEJO VIETTI (Costume Design). New Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, honored with multiple York: Old Jews Telling Jokes (Off-Broadway), Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards for Manhattan Theatre Club, Radio City Rockettes “Somewhere Out There” as the Motion Picture Song (including upcoming Heart and Lights), Atlantic of the Year and Song of the Year. Theater Company, Primary Stages, MCC, the New MARC BRUNI (Director). Beautiful on Broadway, Group, Rattlestick. Regional: Alley Theatre, Arena West End, US and UK tours, and Australia Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland Play House, (Helpmann Award for Direction), Hey Look Me Philadelphia Theatre (including Stars of David), Over!, Paint Your Wagon, Pipe Dream, Fanny Goodspeed, Guthrie, Hartford Stage, Long Wharf, Old (Encores!), The Explorers Club (MTC), Old Jews Globe (including Allegiance), Paper Mill Playhouse, Telling Jokes (NY and Chicago-Jeff Nom), Trevor multiple productions of Nerds. Opera: New York (Writers Theatre- Jeff Nom), Roman Holiday City Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Minnesota Opera, (Golden Gate), The Sound of Music (Chicago Lyric Wolf Trap, Chicago Lyric Opera (upcoming). Other: Opera), How to Succeed... (Kennedy Center), Ringling Bros. Boom a Ring. Recipient of the TDF Irene Ordinary Days (Roundabout), 8 shows for the St. Sharaff Young Master Award. Louis MUNY (two Kline noms). PETER KACZOROWSKI (Lighting Design). JOSH PRINCE (Choreographer). Josh’s Broadway: fifty plays and musicals including No choreography has been seen on and off Broadway, Man’s Land/Waiting for Godot, The Assembled in London’s West End, and throughout the world. Parties, Nice Work…, , Venus in Fur, Anything He is the proud founder of the Broadway Dance Lab Goes, A View From the Bridge, Grey Gardens,

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing The Producers, Contact, Steel Pier. Extensive Off- National Tour: The King and I. TV: The Americans, Broadway, resident and regional credits. Opera: Met, Chicago Med, Blindspot. , Houston Grand, Santa Fe, St. Louis, JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS Seattle. Abroad: Royal Opera, Scottish Opera, (Production Manager) is Hillary Blanken, Guy Opera/North, Maggio Florence, L’Arena di Verona, Kwan, Ana Rose Greene, Joseph DeLuise, Victoria La Fenice, Bonn, Lisbon. Awards: Tony, Drama Bullard and Johnny Kruger. Over the last 17 Desk, Outer Critics, Drama-Logue, Hewes. years, JSP has helped create over 60 Broadway BRIAN RONAN (Sound Design) has designed productions, over 20 national tours, and numerous the sound for more than 25 Broadway shows. Las Vegas productions. Selected shows include: Some recent designs include Annie; Bring It On; Nice Spring Awakening, The Color Purple, Fun Home, Work… (Tony nomination); The Book of Mormon Something Rotten, Finding Neverland, It Shoulda (Tony); Anything Goes (Tony nomination, Drama Desk); Been You, Gigi, Dr. Zhivago, Side Show, On The American Idiot; Promises, Promises; Town, , Here Lies Love, Beautiful, (Tony nomination); Grease; Curtains; Spring Awakening; Macbeth, Spider-Man, Godspell, The Producers Grey Gardens; The Pajama Game; All Shook Up; Twelve and Fosse. Angry Men; The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife; …Charlie STEVE SIDWELL (Orchestrations, Vocal and Brown; Cabaret. Off-Broadway: Rent, Bug (Obie and Music Arrangements). Recent work includes awards). arranger/MD for “” (UK), 2012 Olympics, STEPHEN KOPEL, C.S.A. (Casting) also , . Musical serves as casting director for Roundabout Theatre orchestrations: We Will Rock You, Our House, Company and Carnahan Casting. Broadway: The Daddy Cool. Film orchestrations: Moulin Rouge, Glass Menagerie, The Winslow Boy, The Mystery of Romeo and Juliet, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Finding Edwin Drood, Harvey, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Once Nemo. Emmy nominated for his choir performance (also tour), The Road to Mecca, On a Clear Day…, at the 79th Academy Awards and received numerous Anything Goes (also tour), People in the Picture, advertising/recording industry awards working with Brief Encounter, The Scottsboro Boys, Sondheim on artists including , Oasis, Muse, Shirley Sondheim, Hedda Gabler. Bassey, Tom Jones, Sting, , Paul McCartney, CHARLES G. LaPOINTE (Wig and Hair Design). , , , , Broadway: After Midnight, Beautiful, A Gentleman’s and . www.stevesidwell.com Guide to Love and Murder, Soul Doctor, Motown, SHERRY KONDOR (Executive Producer). Her Jekyll & Hyde, Clybourne Park, Bring It On, early career included background and studio singing. Newsies, The Columnist, Magic/Bird, Bonnie & She found her way into music management in 2003, Clyde, The Mountaintop, Women on the Verge of launching the career of singer Jesse McCartney. In a Nervous Breakdown, The Merchant of Venice, 2011, she took on management of Carole’s career. Memphis, Henry IV, Cymbeline, Lombardi, Fences, She is proud to help bring her parents’, Gerry Goffin Looped, The Miracle Worker, Superior Donuts, 33 and Carole King, story to the stage. Variations, , In the Heights, Jersey CHRISTINE RUSSELL (Executive Producer) is a Boys, The Color Purple, Martin Short: Fame partner at the leading talent agency for composers, Becomes Me, Good Vibrations, A Raisin in the Sun, Evolution Music Partners, and co-founder/COO of Radio Golf. Score Revolution, an online licensing platform for JOE DULUDE II (Make-Up Design). Makeup film music. She began as a recording artist at Rondor designer for Wicked productions worldwide, If/ Music and transitioned from artist to agent when she Then, Jekyll & Hyde, The Jacksonian, Into the began managing lyricist Gerry Goffin, whom she Woods (Public Theater), Follies, The Normal Heart, has represented for 19 years. Catch Me If You Can, Elf, Lend Me a Tenor, Grease, JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). More than The Wedding Singer, Into the Woods (key makeup 100 Broadway shows, including Pippin, Once, Vanessa Williams). Film and television: “Smash,” Jersey Boys, Newsies, Rock of Ages, Elf, Porgy and E!, Style, Lifetime, PBS, “Access Hollywood.” Joe Bess, Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell. Musician also teaches makeup for various organizations and (bass): Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon. is a fine artist. His album Stage Door Johnny – John Miller: Takes BARBARA RUBIN (Dialect Coach) Theater: on Broadway is available on PS Classics Records. The Road to Mecca (Broadway), The Rolling Stone www.johnmillerbass.com (Lincoln Center), , Master ALAN J. PLADO (Music Director) is ecstatic to Harold... and the Boys, The Painted Rocks at be joining the Beautiful family. Broadway national Revolver Creek, , Blood tours (conductor): Dirty Dancing, Jersey Boys, (Signature), My Name Is Asher Lev (Westside). Legally Blonde, Elf The Musical, Memphis, Beauty

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing and the Beast. Off-Broadway/NYC: We’re Still Hot, And The Angry Inch, Once, Jersey Boys, A View Just a Matter of Time, The Last Word, Shooting From The Bridge. Films/Television: Spotlight, Star (NYMF). Many regional theaters including Boardwalk Empire, Salt. Ogunquit Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare, Laguna NEURO TOUR (Physical Therapy), provides Playhouse, Phoenix Theater, Geva Theater. Alan performing arts physical therapy and back- serves as the Music Supervisor for Menopause The stage treatment to more than 80 musical theatre Musical, and internationally, was the music director/ productions. Credits include: Broadway: The Lion arranger for the show on the West End (Shaw King, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Off-Broadway: Theater) and in Dublin, Ireland. STOMP!, Sleep No More. National Tours: Movin’ DAVID RUTTUR A (Associate Director). As Out, Billy Elliot, Kinky Boots, Concert Tours: U2, associate director: Beautiful, Network, School of P!nk, Beyonce’, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry. Rock, Spider-Man, Follies, Lombardi, Million CHARLOTTE WILCOX COMPANY (General Dollar Quartet, White Christmas, A Man for All Manager) has managed more than 70 productions. Seasons (Broadway); Phantom (National Tour); Upcoming: Roman Holiday. Current Broadway: regional projects with The Kennedy Center & La Beautiful – The Carole King Musical. Other Jolla Playhouse. Directing Projects with Norwegian Broadway: Bandstand, On Your Feet, Allegiance, Cruise Line, Pittsburgh CLO, Ogunquit Playhouse, Jekyll & Hyde (2012-2013), Godspell, On A Clear Gateway Playhouse, Araca Project, Ars Nova and Day You Can See Forever, Catch Me If You Can, Chick Flick off-Broadway. @davidruttura Elf, West Side Story, Come Fly Away, Grease (all JOYCE CHITTICK (Associate Choreographer) three Broadway productions), Cyrano, The Drowsy Recently restaged Tokyo and Australian productions Chaperone, The Times Are-A-Changin’, The of Beautiful. Co-directed/choreographed My Way Wedding Singer, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full (Ivoryton), choreographed Drama League Gala Monty, Jesus Christ Superstar. 2016, Lifetime’s AUDC (two seasons, on-screen PAUL BLAKE (Producer), along with his choreographer), world event for FIFA and three national producing partner, Mike Bosner, produced tours. Beautiful marks Joyce’s 13th Broadway show. Beautiful on Broadway, London’s West End, the JOEL ROSEN (Production Stage Manager) Tours: U.S. tour and the U.K. tour. Together, they also Avenue Q, Billy Elliot, White Christmas, In The produced the hit Broadway revival of Sunset Heights, Shrek, Flashdance, Dirty Dancing, Cheers Boulevard, which starred Glenn Close. For Live. Broadway: How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, 22 seasons Mr. Blake served as the Executive Imaginary Friends. Off Broadway: Reasons to be Producer of the St. Louis Muny, where he Happy, Fat Pig, The Exonerated; Regional: The produced and/or directed more than 150 shows. Color Purple; Over 30 shows Old Globe Theatre, His Tony-nominated musical Irving Berlin’s San Diego. Proud Member AEA White Christmas (Co-Writer & Co-Producer) ANNELISE CASTLEBERRY (Stage Manager) has become the most requested holiday Annelise is thrilled to be back with Beautiful! entertainment in theatres across the United Broadway: Cirque du Soleil Paramour, Waitress. States. With Mr. Bosner, he most recently National Tours: Pippin, Cheers Live, Flashdance, presented the pre-Broadway tryout of their Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Off-Broadway: newest musical, Roman Holiday (Co-Writer & Sweeney Todd, Carnegie Hall presents Candide, Producer), featuring songs by Cole Porter Sleep No More, Silence the Musical. Thanks SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING (Producer), family and friends for endless support. Sending established in 1995 as a joint venture between all the snuggles to Lina! Sony and , is the world’s leading KIMBERLY DAWN NEUMANN (Assistant music publisher. Sony/ATV owns or administers Stage Manager; Dance Captain, u/s Genie) Bdwy: more than two million copyrights, including those A Chorus Line – revival (Cassie/Sheila – standby), from such iconic music catalogs as EMI Music Urban Cowboy, Annie Get Your Gun, Ragtime. Publishing, Leiber & Stoller, Mijac Music, Motown Off-Bdwy: Finian’s Rainbow (Susan), New Girl and Famous Music. Sony/ATV controls many in Town. National Tours: Annie (Lily), Kiss Me of the best-known songs ever written, including Kate (Lois/Bianca- u/s), Joseph…, A Chorus Line “New York, New York,” “All You Need Is Love,” (Val). Multi-published magazine/book writer; “You’ve Got a Friend,” “Ain’t No Mountain High fitness professional. Life is Beautiful! Instagram Enough,” “Over the Rainbow” and “Stand By Me.” @dancerscribe KDNeumann.com In addition, Sony/ATV represents the copyrights STEPHEN GABIS (Dialect Coach). Between of such legendary artists as , Leonard Broadway and Off Broadway, Stephen has coached Cohen, Neil Diamond, , Michael Jackson, over 100 plays. Favorites include Beautiful, Hedwig Carole King, , Queen, The Rolling

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Stones, Sting, The Supremes, Hank Williams and first recipient and the director of the TFellowship for Stevie Wonder, among others. Its evergrowing list of Creative Producing, which was founded by Hal Prince chart-topping artists and songwriters includes Alicia in conjunction with Columbia University. He is the Keys, Lady Gaga, P!nk, Shakira, Taylor Swift and president of NETworks Theatrical Productions. Kanye West. PATTY BAKER/GOOD PRODUCTIONS JEFFREY A. SINE (Producer) is proud to be a (Producer). Broadway: All My Sons, Blithe Spirit, part of a remarkable company that is bringing Carole The Best Man, The Miracle Worker, Bonnie & Clyde, King’s music and story to the stage. Mr. Sine lives Memphis (Tony), …Virginia Woolf (Tony), Glengarry in and has produced more than 25 Glen Ross, Matilda. She’d like to thank Carole King Broadway and West End productions over the past for touching all of our lives, Jeffrey Richards for his two decades. He has received six Tony nominations unflagging optimism and Jay for his unflagging love. and three . Love to Samira, Maya, Hunter College graduate. Shailen, Roan and Jon. ROGER FAXON (Producer). Roger, who currently RICHARD A. SMITH (Producer). With Paul leads A&R Investments, previously was CEO of Blake, Mr. Smith has co-produced Irving Berlin’s the EMI Group, where he rejuvenated the business, White Christmas, the Guthrie production of Roman culminating in its successful sale in 2012. He is proud to Holiday, Come Fly With Me, songs by the legendary have been instrumental in bringing Carole and Gerry, Sammy Cahn and a national tour of 42nd Street. Prior Cynthia and Barry together with Paul and Doug to to working with Mr. Blake, Mr. Smith spent 25 years create this great show. on Wall Street with Salomon Brothers and Morgan LARRY MAGID (Producer). Two Tony awards, Stanley. Mr. Smith left Morgan Stanley in 1992 as a four nominations. Outer Critics Circle Award (Off- partner and member of the Management Committee Broadway) and Helpmann Award (Australian Tony) for after having built the International Equity Department Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays. Also Clams on the Half into a worldwide organization. Shell with , among many others. Latest MIKE BOSNER (Producer). Mr. Bosner is thrilled shows include The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream, I’ll to be taking Beautiful out on the road! Beautiful Eat You Last with Ms. Midler. International concert and continues its highly successful run on Broadway tour producer. as well as being mid-way through its first year in KIT SEIDEL (Producer). Broadway: November, London’s West End. Before Beautiful, he served as Speed-the-Plow, Blithe Spirit, reasons to be pretty, associate producer of the St. Louis MUNY for five Race, Enron, Hair (Tony winner), Priscilla Queen seasons. At the MUNY, Mr. Bosner oversaw more of the Desert, A Life in the Theatre, Who’s Afraid of than 35 productions alongside executive producer Virginia Woolf? (Tony winner), Glengarry Glen Ross Paul Blake. He is truly honored to be working and The Anarchist. Kit is a member of the Art Student with this legendary material, inspiring group of League of NYC. collaborators and his mentor and friend, Mr. Blake. LAWRENCE S. TOPPALL (Producer) is the owner HARRIET N. LEVE/ELAINE KRAUSS of Mazel Musicals, Inc., the company that has presented (Producer). Credits include Nice Work If You Can Get and produced more than 100 productions for the audiences It; Ann; War Horse; One Man, Two Guvnors; The of south Florida. Broadway credits include The Gathering, Mountaintop; La Cage aux Folles; A Little Night Music; the Tony-nominated Say Goodnight Gracie starring Frank Superior Donuts; Burn the Floor; The 39 Steps; The Gorshin, Burn the Floor and Looped. Crucible; The Diary of Anne Frank; ’s Black FAKSTON PRODUCTIONS / MARY SOLOMON Bottom; The Norman Conquests; The Good Body; (Producer). Ken Fakler, Dan Stone and Mary Solomon Beebo Brinker; Shockheaded Peter; Stomp. are thrilled to be on the producing team of Beautiful. TERRY SCHNUCK (Producer). Credits include Ken and Dan’s recent Broadway productions include the Clybourne Park (Tony); The Gershwins’ Porgy Tony-nominated shows How to Succeed… and Catch and Bess (Tony); Bonnie & Clyde; High; Race; Me…. Mary is a partner in Star Thrower Entertainment. Superior Donuts; Burn the Floor; Hair (Tony); WILLIAM COURT COHEN (Producer). As Blithe Spirit; The Homecoming; Spring Awakening chairman of the theatrical general management/ (Tony); Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me; The consulting firm, Theatre Now, I was privileged to be Caine Mutiny Court-Martial; ’night, Mother; associated with more than 125 Broadway and touring Enchanted April. OB: Falling, Silence! The Musical, productions, theatres, dance companies and concert and Ministry of Progress. cultural attractions. ORIN WOLF (Producer). Broadway credits include BARLOR PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Barbara Orphans (Tony nominated), Hands on a Hardbody, Freitag and Loraine Alterman Boyle both produced Once (Tony Award), That Championship Season and the 2010 Tony Award Best Musical Memphis and A View From the Bridge (Tony nominated). Orin is the Tony nominee Catch Me If You Can.

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing MATTHEW C. BLANK (Producer) is the winning musicals and plays. Currently: Jersey Boys, Chairman of Showtime Networks Inc., where he Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production served as CEO for over 20 years. A native New of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Yorker, he’s been involved in several Broadway and Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Beautiful – Off Broadway productions in the past. He’s delighted The Carole King Musical, A Bronx Tale, Summer: to be a part of Beautiful. The Donna Summer Musical, Sting starring in The TIM HOGUE (Producer). Founder and president Last Ship, Be More Chill, The Ferryman, Potted of a private financial consulting firm. I grew up on Potter, The Heroin Diaries Musical, The Crown Carole King’s music and am happy to be a part of Dual, The New Colossus, the Lythgoe Family Panto Beautiful. productions including Aladdin and His Winter Wish JOEL HYATT (Producer). Co-founder and CEO of and A Cinderella Christmas, and Andrew Lloyd Current TV. Previously, Hyatt was founder and CEO Webber’s Love Never Dies. bbonyc.com of Hyatt Legal Plans and on the faculty of Stanford ______STAFF FOR BEAUTIFUL—The Carole King Musical Business School. ______MARIANNE MILLS (Producer). Producing GENERAL MANAGEMENT credits include Frozen, 33 Variations, Catch Me If CHARLOTTE WILCOX COMPANY You Can (Tony nominations), Burn the Floor, All Charlotte W. Wilcox My Sons, Lysistrata Jones. Board member MCC and Matthew W. Krawiec Claire Epstein Labyrinth theatres. Thanks to partner Sharon Fallon. Ryan Smillie Gabrielle Nieporent Dina S. Friedler Stephen Donovan Nicole Hindley MICHAEL J. MORITZ, JR. (Producer). ______Broadway producer, record producer, music director, COMPANY MANAGER - Nicole McClendon entertainment entrepreneur from Youngstown, Ohio. ______ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGER - Mia Rosenfeld Broadway: Big Fish, A Night With Janis Joplin. Nat’l TOUR BOOKING, ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT, tour: Evita. michaelmoritz.com PRESS & MARKETING BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC STYLES FOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Steven Schnepp StylesFour Productions: Broadway: Orphans, Once, Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, David Freeland Driving Miss Daisy, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Talk Zach Stevenson, Sean Mackey, Stacey Burns Radio, Spring Awakening. Off-Broadway: Judy Gold’s ______Danny Knaub, Rachel Peterson, Phil Della Noce 25 Questions, Hand to God. London credits: Once. CASTING BRUNISH & TRINCHERO (Producer). 6 Tony ______Stephen Kopel, CSA Nominations, 2 Tony Awards: Pippin, Porgy and PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Bess; Mothers and Sons, Peter and the Starcatcher, JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS On The Town, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical. Hillary Blanken Guy Kwan Chris Batstone Ana Rose Greene Joseph DeLuise Victoria Bullard Brunish: Come From Away, Fiddler on the Roof (Tony Ross Leonard Sadie Alisa Hannah Wilson Nominations). Trinchero: Untold Stories of Broadway. ______Production Stage Manager ...... Joel Rosen JEREMIAH J. HARRIS (Producer) is the founder Stage Manager ...... Annelise Castleberry and chairman/CEO of Production Resource Group, the Assistant Stage Manager ...... Kimberly Dawn Neumann world’s leading supplier of entertainment technology. Sub Stage Manager ...... Nicole Gross Jere has been active in the theatre industry since Dance Captain ...... Kimberly Dawn Neumann 1970 and has provided production management Associate Director ...... David Ruttura services for more than 500 productions, including Associate Choreographer ...... Joyce Chittick Associate Scenic Designer ...... Erica Hemminger Beauty and the Beast, Starlight Express and Associate Costume Designer ...... Rory Powers Dancing at Lughnasa. As the founder of Scenic Associate Lighting Designer ...... John Viesta Technologies, Jere revolutionized scenic automation Assistant Lighting Designer ...... Tyler M. Perry with its patented Stage Command® motion control Moving Light Programmer ...... Trevor Dewey system, used on hundreds of shows, including The Assistant Wig & Hair Deisgner ...... Ashley Rae Callahan Phantom of the Opera and Wicked. Most recently, Production Carpenter ...... Joel Brandwine Head Carpenter ...... Todd Koval Jere co-produced with Michael Cohl the successful Flyman ...... Chad Stanner turnaround of the recordbreaking production of Deck Carpenter ...... Jonesy Jones Broadway’s Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Production Electricians ...... Randall Zaibek, James J. Fedigan regarded as the most technically complex Head Electrician ...... Mitchell Girgasky production ever mounted on a Broadway stage. Assistant Electrician / Lead Follow Spot Operator ...... Tyler Ericson BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour Production Propmaster ...... Mike Pilipski Head Props ...... Laura Rin Booking, Engagement Management, Press and Assistant Props ...... Parker Wall Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour booking, Production Audio ...... Charles Rees Parsley marketing and press company representing award- Assistant Production Audio ...... Mike Rukstad Sound Engineer ...... Robert McGarrity

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Assistant Sound Engineer ...... Will Koch Wexler. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “You’ve Got a Friend” by Carole King. Production Wardrobe Supervisor ...... Donna Landis Peck Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP). “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” by Barry Production Wardrobe Associate ...... Meghan Calhoun Mann, Cynthia Weil and . Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI), EMI Wardrobe Supervisor ...... Felicia Genther Blackwood Music Inc. obo Mother Bertha Music (BMI). ______Dresser ...... Stephanie Ebeling CREDITS Production Hair Supervisor...... Bobbie Zlotnik Hair/Make-Up Supervisor ...... Brandee Danielle Huston Scenic items fabricated by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a division of Production Music Preparation Services ...... Russell Bartmus Resource Group, LLC, New Windsor, NY. Show control and scenic motion con- Physical Therapy ...... NEURO TOUR trol featuring Stage Command Systems® by PRG-Scenic Technologies, a divi- Dialect Coach ...... Stephen Gabis, Barbara Rubin sion of Production Resource Group, LLC, New Windsor, NY. Additional scenery Legal Counsel ...... Sendroff & Baruch/ Jason Baruch built, painted and electrified by Show Motion, Inc., Milford, CT. Lighting equip- Accountant ...... WithumSmith+Brown- ment from PRG Lighting. Audio equipment from PRG Audio. Ladies wear by Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA Tricorne, Inc., Roberta Hamelin, John Cowles, Krostyne Studios, Shana Albery, and Anthony Moore, CPA Miro Affonso and Christopher Schramm. Men’s wear by Ed Dawson, Arur and Comptroller ...... Galbraith & Company/Amanda Hayek Tailors, Top Hat Imagewear, Mardana, and Miro Affonso. Props provided by Production Photography...... Joan Marcus Production Video ...... David Kane Prop N Spoon LLC. Additional props provided by BB Props and Printing Plus. Makeup provided by M-A-C Payroll Services...... Checks + Balances ______Banking ...... City National Bank/ Stephanie Dalton Rehearsed at Rehearsed at Pearl Studios, New 42nd Street Studios, Insurance Broker ...... Reiff and Associates, LLC/ Regina Newsom The Ailey Studios, and Ripley-Grier Studios Merchandise ...... The Araca Group ______Merchandise Manager ...... Ron Leone Information Management Services ...... Marion Finkler Taylor SPECIAL THANKS Contracts Coordinator ...... Dina S. Friedler Martin Bandier, Steven Banks, Caroline Barnard, Mark Bennett, Charles H. Travel Services ...... Tzell Travel/ “The A Team” Googe, Jr., Carole Shorenstein Hays, Greg Holland, George Lane, Jane Read Housing Services ...... Road Rebel Martin, Patricia Masera, Stella Morelli, Ellen Pilipski, Joshua Pilipski Pulos, ______Bruce Scavuzzo, George Sheanshang MUSIC CREDITS ______“Be Bop a Lula” by Tex Davis and . Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI) The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production and Three Wise Boys Music LLC (BMI). “Beautiful” by Carole King. Colgems-EMI are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Chains” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Music Inc. (BMI). “Happy Days Are Here Again” by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen. Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP). Special lyrics by Douglas McGrath and Cynthia International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). Weil. “He’s Sure the Boy I Love” by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Screen Gems-EMI The musicians employed in this production are members of the Music Inc. (BMI). “I Feel the Earth Move” by Carole King. Colgems-EMI Music Inc. American Federation of Musicians. (ASCAP). “I Go Ape” by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Screen Gems-EMI Mu- sic Inc. (BMI) and Universal/BMG (BMI). “It Might As Well Rain Until September” United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “It’s Too Late” by Carole King and Toni Stern. Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Little Darlin’” by The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. Maurice Williams. Cherio Corporation (BMI). “The Locomotion” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “Love Potion #9” by Jerry Leiber The Theatre Managers, Press Agents, and Company and Mike Stoller. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP). “Oh Carol” by Neil Sedaka and How- Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. ard Greenfield. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) and Universal/BMG (BMI). “On Broadway” by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Screen Gems- This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “One Fine Day” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems- professional union-represented employees. EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “Pleasant Valley Sunday” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “Poison Ivy” by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP). “So Far Away” by Carole King. Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ASCAP). “Some Kind of Wonderful” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “Splish Splash” by and Jean Murray. EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI), Trio Music Co. Inc. (BMI) and Alley Music Corp. (BMI). “Stupid Cupid” by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI) and EMI Longitude Music (BMI). “Take Good Care of My Baby” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems- EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “There Goes My Baby” by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ben King, George Treadwell and Lover Patterson. Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI). “Up on the Roof” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “Uptown” by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “Walking in the Rain” by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Phil Spector. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. obo Mother Bertha Music (BMI). “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “Who Put the Bomp” by Barry Mann and Gerry Goffin. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” by Morris Levy and Frankie Lymon. EMI Longitude Music (BMI) and EMI Full Keel Music (ASCAP). “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. (BMI). “Yakkety Yak” by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP). “(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman” by Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Gerald

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WAITRESS Thursday, March 12, 2020 • 7 pm

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OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Thank You for Your Support Performing Arts Fund and Ames International Orchestra Festival Association Donors as of 10/8/19

Benefactor Principal Artist Jim & Diane Smith $10,000 & Above $600 - $1,199 Jay & Dea Staker Jim Beckwith Anonymous (1) David Stuart Jay & Karen Heldt-Chapman Marc H. Anderson & Family Ted Tostlebe & Marilyn Hanson Cecilia & Jack Horner Lisa Banitt & William Barry Jeff & Ann Ver Heul Arthur Klein Rick Bartosh Mike & Deidre Wahlin Linda & John Schuh Jane & John Baty Gary & Evonn Walling Del & Linda Berghoefer Bryan & Kara Warme Impresario Bruce & Diane Bjorklund Becca Wemhoff $5,000 - $9,999 Mark & Deborah Blaedel Jim & Mary West Brian & Tanya Anderson Lee & Lori Burras Carol Wright Jill & Todd Klindt Dennis & Diane Carney Mike & Tammy Koolbeck Michael & Roxann Crabb Rising Star The Lauridsen Family Endowment Dieter & Renate Dellmann $300 - $599 Warren & Beverly Madden Do-Biz Foods, LLC Anonymous (4) Bonnie & David Orth Don & Helen Drake Roberta Abraham Steve & Randi Peters Durbin-Zheng Family Sheila Rae Baker Rae Reilly Larry & Barbara Ebbers Pat & Louis Banitt Suzan & John Shierholz Margaret Elbert Tom & Betty Barton Gary F. & Harriet M. Short LeVern & Barbara Faidley Kelli Bennett Duane & Megan Wolf Paul Ferrone & Janet Alcorn Jay & Nan Benson Brent & Maggie Wynja Cornelia & Jan Flora Kay & Roger Berger Ethel M. George Kathy Bergmann Executive Producer Bryan & Joy Graveline Mary Ann & Jim Black $2,500 - $4,999 Richard Hamilton Jamie Blomgren Anonymous & Marit Nilsen-Hamilton Leonard & Janet Bond Elizabeth Cole Beck Mark & Lisa Harmison Diane Borcherding Randy & Cathy Fitzgerald Bonnie & Jon Hunziker Deanne Brill & Dean Janssen Wayne & Evelyn Fuller Vicki Jahr Doug & Martha Brown David K. Hoffman Cynthia Jeffrey Terry & Karen Burianek Lynn Isenberger Sam & Sarah Kaspar Stanley & Rayanne Burrack Kawaler Family Shelle & Steve Kent Richard & Maribeth Carlson Charitable Foundation Jim & Mary Kincart Cheryl Case Craig & Betty Miller Greg & Sue Lamont Dan & Anita Clayberg Marianne & David Spalding Allen & Joy Lang Frank & Kathy Comito Ira & Tracy White John & Mary Lawless Charles & Teresa Connell Jane W. Lohnes Jim Cornette Director Doug & Wanda McCay Aarik & Mary Evanson $1,200 - $2,499 Thomas McGee Jim & Kathy Ferris Anonymous (2) John & Pam Miller John & Linda Fevold Stewart L. Burger Paul & Ann Mills Douglas Finnemore David & Susan Freeman John & Helen Olson John & Jonie Fitzsimmons Wil & Marjorie Groves Kathy A. Parsons Cynthia & Lehman Fletcher Sherilyn & Mitchell Hoyer Cynthia & John Paschen, MD Charles & Joanne Frederiksen Charles Hurburgh & Connie Hardy Carol & Arlen Patrick Lucy Futrell Ana & Ed McCracken John & Jaci Peeler Homer & Sandra Gartz Roger & Ruth McCullough Ellen M. Rasmussen Joey & Karen Mitchell Jim & Frankee Oleson Dick & Sharon Richman Deborah Gitchell Christine & Kelvin Stensland Dean & Judy Sampson Kathy & Chuck Glatz Kent & Lou Ann Sandburg Susan & David Grant Daniel K. Sheeler Barbara & Karl Gwiasda

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Dennis & Jane Haahr Curtis Struck & Megan Fairall Boyd & Irene Dohrmann Linda Handsaker Robert & Deanne Summerfelt Davie & Marcella Doughan Judy Hankins Calvin & Susan Swan Dee Dreeszen Marge Hartman Marcia Thompson Mark & Terri Dunn Brian & Donna Heath Ann Thompson Don & Mary Eichner Charles & Marcia Heggen Jim & Kelly Tobin Carol Elbert Randy & Liz Hertz Steven & Malissa Tritsch Brian & Lisa Eslinger Bill & Judy Hoefle Eleanor Vandeventer Judy K. Farthing Etha S. Hutchcroft Daniel & Sherrie Vos Bob & Karen Fowser James & Marcy Illg Jim & Madeleine Walker Noelle & Aaron Fultz Marcia Imsande Darlene Walker Sarah Garst Dennis & Linda Janssen Diana & Mark Weber Chuck & Kerry Gilarski Debra & Tom Johnson, DVM Joan E. Welch Marlo Gillotti Matt & Lynn Johnson Steve & Kay Wessman Steve & Tami Goodhue Steve & Nan Jungst Toni Wheelock Dennis & Karen Griffin Jeff & Karen Jutting B. Joan White William J. Gutowski Karen Kerper Mary Wickham & Owen Kolstad Linda Hansen LeRoy & Susan Kester Gary Wiele Duane Harris & Mary Long Michelle King Stephen & Lee Anne Willson Jerry & Pat Hatfield Janann King Maureen Wilt Martha Helland Joyce & Jim Kliebenstein Robert & Elizabeth Wych Isabel Hendrickson Keith & Brenda Kutz William & Barbara Holt Ruth G. Larson Company Member Tim & Susan Hooper Dorothy & Donald Lewis $150 - $299 Carole Horowitz Robert Lorr Anonymous (2) Dick & Sandy Horton Lorijo Lounsberry John & Ferne Adams Kenneth & Susan Israel Greg & Carol Madsen Franklin & Kay Ahrens Dr. Bill & Lorrie Jagiello Jane Mathison Chris & Garry Alexander Marian & Roger Jansen Marie Mayer & Larry Brandt Iver & Nancy Anderson Al Jergens & Kris Miles Judy McDonald Tavis & Jennifer Anderson Gerry & Jane Kennedy Arlo & Lori Meyer Martha Anderson & George Burnet Delma L. Kernan John B. Miller Bob & Elizabeth Angelici Cheryll & Tom Kierski & Kathryn Madera Miller Rod & Janice Avey John & Chris Kinley Dwain & Mary Noffke Richard J. Baumhover Karen & F. Wayne Klaiber Larry & Cheryl Olofson Amy & Steven Becker Roger & Mary Jo Kluesner Frankie & Cal Parrott Judy & Don Beitz Russ & Kris Kosar Don & Jan Payer Marianne Berhow Bev & Ken Kruempel Alec & Charlton Pendry Suzanne Block Richard & Lori Kruger Patricia Post Jean Krusi & Ed Braun The Olson & Kushkowski Family Brian Pruis Jan & Jeff Breitman Harvey & Sally Lapan Jane E. Schill Ames Evening Lions Club Randy & Beth Larabee Lester & Mary Jo Schmerr Bob & Rosemary Bulman Dorothy Lauritsen Audrey Schwartz Daniel & Sandra Buss William & Susan Lawyer Norm & Sue Scott Gale Chatterton Elyse & Howard Levine Dan & Diane See Randy & Sara Compton Fred Lewis Dennis & Joan Senne Patricia Cotter & Peter Orazem Efstathia Lingren Barbara A. Shedd Sheryl Cronin Jeff & Lorie Loehr David & Jeanene Skarshaug John & Barb Dalhoff Frank J. & Deborah Reed-Margetan John & Sandra Slaughter Paul Dasher Gary D. Mason David & Sherri Smith Mary M. de Baca Jim & Karen McCool Raymond & Jane Stanley Bill & Mary Ann Dilla Jeff & Mary Lou McDowell

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Harold & Connie McLaughlin Michael & Jolene Scacci William & Paula Watkins John & Renee McPhee Candy & Steve Schainker Douglas & Deborah West Helen F. McRoberts Ron & Kim Schumaker Bill & Toni Whitman Patricia & Kemp Miller David & Mary Scott Richard Wood Carver Nebbe & Leysan Mubarakshina Richard & Jasmine Seagrave Steven & Lorraine Woolery Patricia A. Murphy Phyllis Seim Dario D. Zaffarano & Janice Seibel Dale & Kris Olson Diana D. Shonrock Chad & Amy Zmolek Katie & Pete Pattee Janet & David Stephenson Craig Payne Tori Stilwell Shahidi Steve & Patricia Pendry Charles Tebbutt In Memory Of Jean Peterson Ronald & Frosty Tekippe Esther Harmison Barbara Peterson Ron & Meg Thompson Judy Hoffman Emil & Mary Kay Polashek Alice Thompson Marlys Potter Steven & Mary Ann Tjaden In Honor Of Jane Punke David & Karen Toot Warren & Beverly Madden Anne & Ken Recker Alex & Anastasia Tuckness Kathy Rhode Ardy & Dean Ulrichson Matching Company Thomas & Doris Rice Brian Vanderheyden Alliant Energy Foundation Mary E. Richards & Joel Hochstein Land O’Lakes Foundation Jo & Bob Rod Robert & Thelma Voetberg Meredith Corporation Foundation James & Kari Roth Greg & Lana Voga Nationwide Foundation Klaus Ruedenberg Gene & Karen Walker Pfizer Foundation Jacqueline Runge Janet Warg State Farm Companies Foundation

As we look forward to celebrating 50 years of the performing arts at Stephens Auditorium, please consider giving a $50 gift to the Performing Arts Fund in support of accessibility projects and programming.

It is your support that enables us to continue presenting the unique experiences and variety of entertainment you have come to expect.

Thank You!

WAYS TO GIVE: Online: foundation.iastate.edu/stephens50 Mail: Paul Ferrone, Development Manager Scheman Building, Suite 102 1805 Center Drive Ames, IA 50011-1059 Phone: 515-294-1238 1969 – 2 019 Paul Ferrone, Development Manager

OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing Partners in the Arts Partners in the Arts

Special thanks to the following supporters for their unwavering loyalty and crucial support. Their generosity enables us to bring the world’s finest performing artists to Iowa.

This presentation is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Supported in part through local option tax funds provided by the Midwest that is funded by the National City of Ames through the Ames Commission on the Arts Ames InternationalEndowment Orchestra for the Arts, Youthwith additional Matinee Festival Associationcontributions from the Iowa ArtsSeries Council Siberian StateFlip FabriQue Symphony, Russian Siberianand State the Crane Group. String Orchestra & Symphony, Russian ISU Symphony Youth String Orchestra & Concert ISU Symphony Youth Concert

Rebirth Brass Band Moscow Festival Ballet The Wizard of Oz Playbill Ailey II Waitress & 50th Anniversary Celebration

Ames International Orchestra Festival Association (AIOFA) and Ames Commission & on the Arts (COTA) proudly support the Iowa State Symphony (Youth Matinee Series This engagement is supported by the Concert), Estonian National Symphony Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the Orchestra, and Shattered Glass concerts. NationalEstonian Endowment forNational the Arts, with Symphony Canadian Brass Hospitality additional& Shatteredcontributions from Glass the Iowa Arts Council and the Crane Group. Ailey II

Center Beat Hospitality Kingdom Choir Ailey II Nutcracker Ballet

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STEPHENS AUDITORIUM BUSINESS CIRCLE The Stephens Auditorium Business Circle offers businesses an environment for client/customer relationship building, employee recognition, and enhancing community relations while creating shared memorable experiences. Members demonstrate their support for the performing arts and benefit from opportunities to foster important business relationships.

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The Kingdom Choir A Magical1/2 Cirque PAGE Christmas Waitress Elizabeth Beck Brian and Tanya Anderson Jim Beckwith Jay and Karen Heldt-Chapman The Color Purple Russian String Orchestra Beautiful: The Carol King MusicalUNDERWRITERTodd and Jill Klindt AD HERERae Reilly Steve and Randi Peters Mike and Tammy Koolbeck Peter J. Reilly Estate Jersey Boys Russian National Ballet - Swan Lake The Goldfinch Room John and Suzan Shierholz Jack and Cecilia Horner David and Bonnie Orth Brent and Maggie Wynja Finding Neverland A Very Hungry Caterpillar Duane and Megan Wolf Randy and Cathy Fitzgerald Brent and Maggie Wynja Canadian Brass Siberian State Symphony Orchestra Jim Beckwith Arthur Klein Betty and Craig Miller Warren and Beverly Madden

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OVATION 2017–2018 SEASON Standing OVATION 2019–2020 SEASON Standing