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Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of Thomas Schumacher presents

Music by Lyrics by Book by TIMd RICE an CHAD BEGUELIN

Based on the Disney written by , , TED ELLIOTT & TERRY ROSSIO and directed and produced by JOHN MUSKER & RON CLEMENTS

Starring COURTNEY REED ISABELLE MCCALLA JONATHAN WEIR REGGIE DE LEON JC MONTGOMERY JERALD VINCENT ZACH BENCAL PHILIPPE ARROYO MIKE LONGO KORIE LEE BLOSSEY ELLIS C. DAWSON III ADAM STEVENSON

MARY ANTONINI MICHAEL BULLARD MICHAEL CALLAHAN JACE CORONADO CORNELIUS DAVIS BOBBY DAYE LISSA DEGUZMAN MATHEW DEGUZMAN OLIVIA DONALSON MICHAEL EVERETT KARLEE FERREIRA MICHAEL GRACEFFA CLINTON GREENSPAN ADRIENNE HOWARD ALBERT JENNINGS KENWAY HON WAI K. KUA NIKKI LONG JASON SCOTT MACDONALD ANGELINA MULLINS CELINA NIGHTENGALE JAZ SEALEY CHARLES SOUTH MANNY STARK WALLACE MICHELLE WEST

Co-Producer Technical Supervision Senior Production Supervisor Production Supervisor ANNE QUART GEOFFREY QUART/ CLIFFORD SCHWARTZ JASON TRUBITT HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES

General Manager Associate Director Dance Supervisor Casting MYRIAH BASH SCOTTY TAYLOR MICHAEL MINDLIN TARA RUBIN CASTING ERIC WOODALL, CSA

Music Director/Conductor Dance Music Arrangements Music Coordinator Original Fight Direction Production Stage Manager BRENT-ALAN HUFFMAN GLEN KELLY HOWARD JOINES J. ALLEN SUDDETH MICHAEL MCGOFF

Sound Design Design Makeup Design Illusion Design KEN TRAVIS JOSH MARQUETTE MILAGROS MEDINA-CERDEIRA JIM STEINMEYER

Costume Design Lighting Design

Scenic Design

Orchestrations

Music Supervision Incidental Music & Vocal Arrangements MICHAEL KOSARIN

Directed and Choreographed by ©Disney 2 Adam Michael James Courtney Isabelle Jacobs Scott Reed McCalla

Jonathan Reggie JC Jerald Weir De Leon Montgomery Vincent

Zach Philippe Mike Bencal Arroyo Longo

Korie Lee Ellis C. Adam Blossey Dawson III Stevenson

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PLAYBILLVAULT.COM Mary Michael Michael Jace Cornelius Antonini Bullard Callahan Coronado Davis

Bobby Lissa Mathew Olivia Michael Daye deGuzman deGuzman Donalson Everett

Karlee Michael Clinton Adrienne Albert Ferreira Graceffa Greenspan Howard Jennings

Kenway Hon Nikki Jason Scott Angelina Celina Wai K. Kua Long Macdonald Mullins Nightengale

Jaz Charles Manny Annie Michelle Sealey South Stark Wallace West

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PLAYBILLVAULT.COM CAST (in order of appearance) ...... MICHAEL JAMES SCOTT ...... JONATHAN WEIR ...... REGGIE DE LEON ...... ADAM JACOBS Jasmine (February 1–18) ...... COURTNEY REED Jasmine (February 20–March 31) ...... ISABELLE MCCALLA Sultan (February 1–11) ...... JC MONTGOMERY Sultan (February 20–March 31) ...... JERALD VINCENT Babkak ...... ZACH BENCAL Omar ...... PHILIPPE ARROYO Kassim ...... MIKE LONGO Shop Owner ...... MICHAEL GRACEFFA Razoul ...... BOBBY DAYE Henchmen ...... ALBERT JENNINGS & CHARLES SOUTH Prince Abdullah ...... JAZ SEALEY Attendants . . . MARY ANTONINI, OLIVIA DONALSON, ANNIE WALLACE Fortune Teller ...... OLIVIA DONALSON Ensemble ...... MARY ANTONINI, CORNELIUS DAVIS, BOBBY DAYE, OLIVIA DONALSON, MICHAEL EVERETT, MICHAEL GRACEFFA, CLINTON GREENSPAN, ADRIENNE HOWARD, ALBERT JENNINGS, KENWAY HON WAI K. KUA, JASON SCOTT MACDONALD, ANGELINA MULLINS, CELINA NIGHTENGALE, JAZ SEALEY, CHARLES SOUTH, MANNY STARK, ANNIE WALLACE, MICHELLE WEST

STANDBYS For Genie/Sultan ...... KORIE LEE BLOSSEY For Genie/Babkak ...... ELLIS C. DAWSON III For Jafar/Sultan ...... ADAM STEVENSON SWINGS MICHAEL BULLARD, MICHAEL CALLAHAN, JACE CORONADO, LISSA deGUZMAN, MATHEW deGUZMAN, KARLEE FERREIRA, NIKKI LONG

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the performance. ALADDIN: Clinton Greenspan, Manny Stark; JAFAR: Bobby Daye; JASMINE: Lissa deGuzman, Annie Wallace; KASSIM: Albert Jennings, Jaz Sealey, Charles South; OMAR: Michael Bullard, Albert Jennings; BABKAK: Charles South; SULTAN: Bobby Daye; IAGO: Michael Bullard, Michael Callahan

DANCE CAPTAIN: Michael Callahan ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: Michael Bullard FIGHT CAPTAINS: Michael Callahan, Jaz Sealey PLAYBILL.COM Spooky Voice/Voice of the Cave ...... Brandon O’Neill

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PLAYBILLVAULT.COM MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I “Arabian Nights”*...... Genie, Company “One Jump Ahead”†...... Aladdin, Ensemble “”*...... Aladdin “These Palace Walls”...... Jasmine, Female Attendants “Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim”*...... Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim, Jasmine, Ensemble “A Million Miles Away”...... Aladdin, Jasmine “Diamond in the Rough”...... Jafar, Iago, Aladdin “”*...... Genie, Aladdin, Ensemble Act One Finale (“Friend Like Me” Reprise* / “Proud of Your Boy” Reprise)...... Genie, Aladdin

ACT II “Prince Ali”*...... Babkak, Omar, Kassim, Genie, Ensemble “”†...... Aladdin, Jasmine “High Adventure”*...... Babkak, Omar, Kassim, Ensemble “Somebody’ Got Your Back”...... Genie, Aladdin, Babkak, Omar, Kassim “Proud of Your Boy” (Reprise II)*...... Aladdin “Prince Ali” (Sultan Reprise)...... Sultan, Company “Prince Ali” (Jafar Reprise)†...... Jafar Genie’s Exit (“Somebody’s Got Your Back” – Reprise)...... Genie Finale Ultimo (“Arabian Nights” Reprise / “A Whole New World” Reprise†)...... Company

Music by Alan Menken. *Lyrics by Howard Ashman. †Lyrics by . All other lyrics and additional lyrics by Chad Beguelin.

THE ALADDIN TOURING ORCHESTRA Music Director/Conductor: Brent-Alan Huffman; Keyboard 2/Assistant Conductor: Faith Seetoo; Drums/Second Assistant Conductor: Danny Taylor; Music Coordinator: Howard Joines; Music Preparation: Anixter Rice Music Services; Electronic Music Programming: Jeff Marder

THE ALADDIN LOCAL ORCHESTRA Violin: Kathleen Robertson, Concertmaster, Larry Greenfiekd; Cello: Paula Fehrenbach; Bass/Electric Bass: Trey Henry; /Piccolo//Alto Sax: Richard Mitchell; /English Horn: John Yoakum; Flute/Clarinet/Soprano Sax/Bari Sax: Greg Huckins; /Flugelhorn: Wayne Bergeron, Paul Baron, Rob Schaer; /Bass Trombone: Andy Martin; Percussion: Bruce Carver; Keyboard 1: Dave Witham; Keyboard 2 Sub: William Malpede; Orchestra Contractor: Eric Heinly

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PLAYBILLVAULT.COM WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ADAM JACOBS (Aladdin) created the title role the Musical. credits: King Charles III in the premiere of Aladdin (Drama Desk and (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); nomination). Other Broadway: Les Miserables The Merry Widow (Lyric Chicago); 2666, (Marius), (Simba). National Tours: Candide, The Visit and A Christmas Carol (Good- Mamma Mia! (Sky), Cinderella (Prince), Les man Theatre); Stepping Out (Steppenwolf The- Miserables (Marius), The Lion King (Simba). atre); Days Like Today, The Liar, A Little Night Favorite Regional: (Zorro) at Alliance Theater Music, Arms and the Man, Misalliance (Writers (Suzi nomination), On This Island (Daniel) at Theatre); & Camelot (Drury Lane Oak- , Harvey Milk (Young Harvey) brook Theatre). Adjunct Professor of Theater, at San Francisco Opera. BFA from NYU. Thanks Loyola University Chicago. to Mom, Dad, Ari, Tara Rubin, Casey, the Disney folks and his talented wife Kelly! Proud of my REGGIE DE LEON (Iago). Broadway: Aladdin boys, Jack and Alex! Adam’s debut album, Right (Iago). Regional: Matthew Modine Saves the Alpac- Where I Belong, featuring songs by Alan Menken, as – Geffen Playhouse (Angel), – Live at is available at the merchandise stand and on iTunes. the Hyperion (Duke). TV: Recurring roles on @AdamJacobsNYC “MOM” (Paul), “Young & Hungry” (Danny), “Melissa & Joey” (Wyatt). Film: Pup Star: Bet- MICHAEL JAMES SCOTT (Genie) originated ter 2Gether (Shep). All love and thanks to God, “Genie” in Aladdin (Helpmann Award). Mom, Dad, and Katie! www.reggiedeleon.com Best known for originating (“The Maggots Guy”) in The Book of Mormon. Broadway: Aladdin, The JC MONTGOMERY (Sultan at certain perfor- Book of Mormon, Something Rotten, Mamma Mia, mances). Broadway: Shuffle Along, Big Fish, The Hair, , All Shook Up, & The Pirate Scottsboro Boys, The Color Purple, , The Queen. West End: Hair (Asst. Choreographer) Little Mermaid, The Boys From Syracuse, Thou Other: (Int Tour), Jerry Springer: The Opera Shalt Not, Swing!, Smokey Joe’s Café, Bye Bye (Carnegie Hall), (Las Vegas). TV/Film: Birdie. Numerous TV and commercial appear- “The Carrie Diaries,” “The View,” “The Tonight ances. Love to my wife Kim and our boys Trevor Show w/Jimmy Fallon,” “Good Morning America,” and Marcus! “The Today Show,” “The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” & “The .” 143 to my J. JERALD VINCENT (Sultan at certain perfor- Insta/Twit: @iamMJScott mances) is delighted to join the cast of Aladdin on its 1st and his 5th National Tour. Thanks to Tara Rubin, COURTNEY REED (Jasmine at certain perfor- Eric and casting team. So blessed to have spent my mances) can’t believe she is reuniting with her street entire career on a theater or motion picture/TV sound rat (Adam Jacobs) after they originated their roles stage but I’m most grateful for my family. Special together on Broadway! She is so grateful to the tour- thanks to Jeanette, Brandon, Jeremy, Shirley and my ing fam for welcoming her with open arms! Broad- wonderful KMR Talent Agents. way: Aladdin (Jasmine), In the Heights (Carla), Mamma Mia!. TV: “The Affair,” “Search Party,” ZACH BENCAL (Babkak). National Tour debut! “Law & Order: SVU,” “White Collar,” “NYC 22” Zach graduated from the Hartt School in 2013 and and “CSI: NY.” All her love to her incredibly sup- bought his first Aladdin doll in 1994. Endless thanks portive Family, her BAE Brock, Tara Rubin, the to Mom, Dad, Jonah, sisses, KG, and everyone at dream creative team, DISNEY and of course her TRC. @zbencal agents at SMS!!! @RhodesReed PHILIPPE ARROYO (Omar) is delighted to ISABELLE MCCALLA (Jasmine at certain be touring with Aladdin! Proud Carnegie Mellon performances) is ecstatic to be going on this University alum. Theatre credits: ride! Most recently, she was in The National Tour (Jack/Steward), TUTS’ In the at the Alliance Theatre. Other regional Heights (Sonny), Adirondack Theatre Festival’s credits: Asolo Repertory Theatre, Theatre Under Island Song (Cooper), The Wild Party directed the Stars, Actors’ Playhouse, the St. Louis Muny, by Matthew Gardiner. A huge thank you to Eric and the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. TV: “Bull” Woodall, the guys at CGF, as well as the family (CBS). BFA from the University of Michigan. and friends who’ve always been so supportive! Thanks and love to Casey Nicholaw, Tara Rubin www.philippearroyo.com @philippearroyo Casting, the lovely ladies at Judy Boals Inc., and MIKE LONGO (Kassim). Broadway: Beautiful: my wonderful family! The Carole King Musical. National Tours: Kinky JONATHAN WEIR (Jafar). Broadway: Disney’s Boots (Harry), HAIR. Off Broadway: Onan in the The Lion King (Scar/Pumbaa). National tours:PLAYBILL. Jer- worldCOM premiere of Tamar of the River (Prospect sey Boys (Gyp DeCarlo); The Lion King; Scrooge Theater). Regional: (Paper Mill Playhouse),

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PLAYBILLVAULT.COM WHO’S WHO Marius in Les Miserables (White PlainsPAC), Many thanks to Eric Woodall, the Mine, creatives, and fam- ily. Insta: @mikelongofoto. www.mikelongo.info. KORIE LEE BLOSSEY (Standby Genie/Sultan) is ELATED to be a part of the Aladdin family! A New Yorker by way of Michigan, he was last seen at Amphitheatre in Disney’s Tar- zan® (Kerchak). Thank YOU to my family and friends, Cabrera & DDO, Eric Woodall and Tara Rubin Casting. Mommy, this one’s for you! ELLIS C. DAWSON III (Standby Genie/Babkak) is ecstatic to be making his National Tour debut with Aladdin! He is a proud graduate of the Bald- win Wallace University Music Theatre Program. Many thanks to God, Harden-Curtis, Tara Rubin Casting, BWMT’16, Vicky, Scott, Lamont, and his loving family! “Look, mama...we did it.” ADAM STEVENSON (Standby Jafar & Sultan). Recently relocated to Chicago, Adam is pleased to be making his Broadway In Chicago debut. Regional credits: The Monster (Young Frank- enstein), Prouvaire (Les Miserables), Berger (HAIR!), Eugene (Grease North American Tour), Smudge (Forever Plaid, Plaid Tidings) TV: “Mayday” (Discovery), “Reign” (CW). Thanks to Kate, Geoff and Bruce, and family and friends near and (Ja)far. MARY ANTONINI (Attendant, Ensemble) is thrilled to be here! Broadway: Jesus Christ Super- star. Three seasons at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival. 2016 Jeff Award recipient. Huge Thanks to Casey and the team, DBA, mum and Christine. Love to my Ladle. MICHAEL BULLARD (Swing). From Saranac Lake, NY. West Side Story (International Tour, Paper Mill Playhouse), Guys & Dolls, La Cage Aux Folles (Goodspeed Opera House). B.A. Theatre Perfor- mance from Wagner College. Gratitude to my fam- ily, friends, and CTG. www.michaelbullard.nyc MICHAEL CALLAHAN (Swing/Dance Captain/ Fight Captain). Broadway: Cinderella (Raccoon/u/s Jean-Michel) Nat’l Tour: Cinderella (Fox/u/s Jean-Michel & Pinkleton) BFA Elon. Special thanks to DGRW and my family. IG: michaelcall JACE CORONADO (Swing) Broadway: West Side Story. Off Broadway: Stroman’s Merry Widow, Can Can. Nat’l Tour: West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, An American In . Regional: The Light in The Piazza (Fabrizio), Curtains! (Aaron Fox), Oklahoma (Ali Hakim). Inst: @bwayjace CORNELIUS DAVIS (Ensemble). National Tour Debut! Regional: Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Flat Rock Playhouse, Arkansas Repertory Theatre. BFA WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST from the University of Central Florida. Huge MICHAEL EVERETT (Ensemble) is excited to thanks to TRC, creatives, Judy, my family and join the cast of Aladdin! He would like to thank chosen family. For Grandma. CorneliusDavis.com Disney for the opportunity, Oklahoma City Uni- BOBBY DAYE (Razoul, Ensemble). Broadway/ versity for his excellent training, and his family Off-Broadway: Book of Mormon, Shrek, Color Pur- for believing in him. @themichaeleverett ple, The Lion King, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, , KARLEE FERREIRA (Swing) is thrilled to be Bubblu Black Girl, After Midnight, and . joining the Aladdin family! Credits Include; In the More information at www.bobbydaye.com Heights (1st National Tour), Aladdin: A Musical LISSA DEGUZMAN (Swing). National Tour Spectacular, “Glee!,” and “Mozart in the Jungle.” Debut! Regional: Goodspeed, MUNY, Studio Love and gratitude to God, Mom & Dad, my Tenn. BFA: Belmont University. Thanks to my UCDC family, Rikky, and my love, Patrick. wonderful family, friends, mentors, and the cre- ative and casting team for this unbelievable MICHAEL GRACEFFA (Shop Owner, Ensem- opportunity. Proud AEA. lissadeguzman.com ble). National Tours: Matilda (Rudolpho), Catch Me If You Can. Regional: Arena Stage, Signature MATHEW DEGUZMAN (Swing) is thrilled for Theatre, PittsburghCLO, North Shore Music The- this magic carpet ride! Broadway/Tour: ; atre, MTWichita, Maine State, Fulton Theatre... A Christmas Story, The Musical (OBC); . 2016 NYMF award winner (The Last Word). Love BM: Belmont University. Thanks to Marjorie, Craig, Bernadette, TRC, MDJKLP. For EAdG. to Vassar, Mom and Dad. @insouciant_youth Tagay, Proost, Allez Santé!!! @mathewdeguz CLINTON GREENSPAN (Ensemble) is thrilled OLIVIA DONALSON (Attendant, Fortune Teller, to be joining Aladdin! Last seen on tour with Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her National Tour Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Favorite cred- debut! BFA from Ithaca College, recently seen on its include: Romeo & Juliet and Dreamgirls the Disney Magic with Disney Cruise Line. Love (Dallas Theater Center) and Fiddler...Roof (Casa to friends and family, special thanks to Mother for Manana). NYMF (2014). Love to Mom and constant support. @oliviadonalson Grandma! @clinton_patrick WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST ADRIENNE HOWARD (Ensemble). Broadway/ JASON SCOTT MACDONALD (Ensemble) from NYC: Shuffle Along, Radio City Rockette. National Orlando, FL. Trained with Melissa Stokes, Alberto Tour: . Boston Celtics Dancer (NBA). Alonso, and Alora Haynes. B.F.A. in Dance, B.S. in Bachelor of Science in Classical Ballet from Indi- Finance from FSU & performed with Parsons Dance, ana University. Much love and thanks to MSA, Beyoncé, & Queen of the Night. Mom, Dad and my Favorite! adrienne-howard.com ANGELINA MULLINS (Ensemble). Broadway: ALBERT JENNINGS (Henchman, Ensemble) West Side Story. Tours: 1st Nat’l , Fosse, is excited to be part of Aladdin. National Tour: Saturday Night Fever. TV: SMASH (Season 1 MAMMA MIA! Credits: In the Heights, Buddy Ensemble) So grateful to be a part of this incredible Holly Story, , Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Thanks to production! All my love to Colt, Missy Lou, and Eric and Tara Rubin Casting. Much love to family, Mya lady. friends, and Momma Dukes! IG: albertjj CELINA NIGHTENGALE (Ensemble). Cred- KENWAY HON WAI K. KUA (Ensemble). its: Las Vegas, Aladdin A Musical Broadway: , The Frogs. Tours: Mary Spectacular, Legends in Concert. LA Credits: Poppins, . Regional: How To Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Adam Lambert, Jason Succeed..., The King and I, Waterfall, Aladdin, Derulo. TV: ABC’s “Wicked City.” Thank you to Cinderella, Pacific Overtures, . Film: my amazing family. This is for you Dad. Talking to My Mother, Generation­ Um. JAZ SEALEY (Prince Abdullah, Fight Captain, NIKKI LONG (Swing) Original cast/dance cap- Ensemble). Broadway: Aladdin (Original Broad- tain Aladdin Broadway, The Lion King Broadway way Cast), . Other select: & 1st National, Spamalot 1st National, & Radio Dirty Dancing (Mirvish); Yoshimi Battles the Pink City Rockette. Regional: Elf, Cinderella, Catch Robots (LaJolla); ; Twelfth Night; Kiss Me, Me…, On The Town, White Christmas, Joseph…, Kate; The Misanthrope (Stratford). Love to my . Love to my family. Mignon. Habbagoodah Mom!

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PROUD SPONSOR OF THE HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES WHO’S WHO CHARLES SOUTH (Henchman, Ensemble). Wizard of Oz. Temple Grad! Love and Thanks to West Side Story (West End) (International Tour), my amazing Family, Matt, Friends, and Gregg. Carmen La Cubana (International Tour), King www.michellewest.net Kong, Bull Durham (NYC Labs), Up Here (La Jolla Playhouse), Fiddler on the Roof (Goodspeed ALAN MENKEN (Music). Stage musicals: Musicals). South Florida native. Hartt School grad. God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and The Beast, A Christmas Love to my family and Take 3 Talent Agency! Carol, The Little Mermaid, , Leap of Insta: charlessouth421 Faith, , Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre MANNY STARK (Ensemble). TV: “Smash” Dame, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and (14 episodes). Broadway: Aladdin (Kassim, New . Film work: The Little Mermaid, Amsterdam Theatre); On The Town (S. Uperman, Beauty and The Beast (Animated), Newsies, Lyric Theatre); Gigi (Bonfils, Neil Simon Theatre); Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre West Side Story (Chino, Palace Theatre). Regional: Dame, , Enchanted, , Sausage Footloose (Ren, Pittsburgh CLO); Party, Beauty and the Beast (Live Version). (Paul, Paper Mill Playhouse). Insta: @manstarky Television credits: Sesame Street, Lincoln, The Neighbors, Galavant, Tangled. Awards: 2012 ANNIE WALLACE (Attendant, Ensemble). Tony, Drama Desk; 8 Oscars®; 11 Grammy® Tour: Anything Goes (Chastity/Reno u/s) Awards; 7 Golden Globes; London’s Evening Regional: A Chorus Line (Sheila), Peter Pan Standard; the Olivier and Outer Critics Circle. (Tiger Lily). Proud graduate of Texas State Uni- Other: Songwriters Hall of Fame, Billboard’s versity. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Michael, Sandra, #1 single and album, Disney Legend, star on Eric Woodall, Kaitlin Hopkins, Brian, and Tater . Doctorates from NYU Tot. @anne_bamm and the North Carolina School of the Arts. MICHELLE WEST (Ensemble) is ecstatic to HOWARD ASHMAN (Lyrics). Best known be joining the Aladdin family!! NY: West Side as the pivotal creative mind behind The Little Story (Carnegie Hall). Tour: Memphis. Regional: Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast (which is ded- ; ; Hello, Dolly!; icated to “Our friend, Howard Ashman, who gave

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Playbill • HlfPg Hrz 4.625” x 3.75” • “Aladdin” Program Ad • February 2018 WHO’S WHO a Mermaid her voice and a Beast his soul…”), with Alan Menken; with Björn Ulvaeus and Ashman’s first love was theatre. He was a founder Benny Andersson; and The Lion King and of Off Off-Broadway’s renowned WPA Theatre, with . He has won numerous awards where he conceived, wrote and directed the clas- along the way, usually for the wrong things or sic musical, Little Shop of Horrors as well as God for simply turning up. His latest musical opened Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, (both music by Alan in London in 2013, based on James Jones’ great Menken). A new of Rosewater novel From Here to Eternity, with music by Stu- will be available this spring from Sh-K-Boom art Brayson. Annoyingly, it closed in 2014 but records. In 1986, Ashman wrote and directed there have been successful new productions in musical (music by Marvin the US in 2016 & 2017 – Hakuna Matata! He is Hamlisch). Lamented as a lost treasure of the currently working on a show about Machiavelli 1980’s theatre scene, Smile remains popular on and wrote three new songs with Alan Menken for high school and college campuses throughout the the 2017 live action film of Beauty and the Beast. country. Ashman’s family is thrilled that Ashman More can be found (as if this isn’t enough) at and Menken’s original songs for Aladdin, some www.timrice.co.uk. of which were cut in the making of the film — CHAD BEGUELIN (Book, Lyrics) is a four- as well as portions of Ashman’s original film ® treatment — have been reinstated in the theatrical time Tony nominee whose works include production. Howard Ashman died in 1991 from Disney’s Aladdin (Tony Award Nomination for complications of AIDS. For more information, Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama please visit howardashman.com. Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Lyrics and Best Book) and The Wedding Singer (Tony TIM RICE (Lyrics). Tim Rice has been writing Award Nomination for Best Book and Best lyrics for and related enterprises for Original Score, Nomination nearly 50 years. Born 1944, remembers cold UK for Outstanding Lyrics). He also wrote the lyr- winter of 1947. Credits include Joseph and the ics for the Broadway musical Elf, which broke Amazing Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ several box office records at the Al Hirschfeld Superstar and Evita with ; Theatre. Other works include: Judas & Me Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast (NYMF Award for Excellence in Lyric Writing),

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Playbill • HlfPg Hrz 4.625” x 3.75” • “Aladdin” Program Ad • January 2018 WHO’S WHO The Rhythm Club (Signature Theater) and from Hollywood, Suddenly Last Summer and The Wicked City (American Stage Company). He is Crucible (costumes). He received The Royal the recipient of the Award for Designer for Industry Award and the Robert Outstanding Lyric Writing, the L.B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Performing Arts Foundation Award, the Gilman Theatrical Design. & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award and the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New GREGG BARNES (Costume Design). Broad- Horizons Award. Much love to Tom. way: Tuck Everlasting (2016), Something Rotten (2015 Tony® nomination), Aladdin (, CASEY NICHOLAW (Director, Choreog­ London, Japan, , Sydney), Dreamgirls rapher). In addition to Aladdin (2014 Tony®, (West End, 2017 Olivier nomination), Kinky Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award Boots (2013 Tony nomination, 2016 Oliver nominations, Best Choreography), he is cur- Award), Follies (2012 Tony, Drama Desk, rently represented on Broadway as co-director Henry Hewes Awards), Elf, Legally Blonde and choreographer of The Book of Mormon (2011 (2007 Tony nomination), The Drowsy Chaper- Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle one (2006 Tony, Drama Desk Awards, Olivier Awards as co-director with Trey Parker, receiving nomination), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower the same nominations for choreography as well Drum Song (2002 Tony nomination), Side as an Olivier Award). Other Broadway credits Show, . New York: The Wizard as director/choreographer: Something Rotten! of Oz, The Radio City Chrimas Spectacular, (2015 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Pageant (NY and London — Olivier nomina- Circle Award nominations, Best Director and tion). Regional: Mame, ( Best Choreography), Tuck Everlasting, Elf: The Award). TDF Young Master Award. Musical, (2006 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nomi- NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) has designed extensively for theatre, opera, dance, nations), Monty Python’s Spamalot directed concerts and permanent lighting installations by Mike Nichols (2005 Tony, Drama Desk around the world. She designed the lighting and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best for Aladdin on Broadway as well as in the UK, Choreography). Additional New York credits: Australia, Germany, and Japan. She is a six-time for City Center Encores!: highly acclaimed pro- Tony Award winner whose recent Broadway ductions of The Most Happy Fella, Anyone Can credits include: Hello, Dolly! (starring Bette Mid- Whistle and Follies (direction/choreography) and ler), , Long Day’s Journey Into Night, School Bye Bye Birdie (choreography). For TV: a 2013 of Rock, An American in Paris, Aladdin, , episode of NBC’s “Smash.” , Once, Follies, The Coast of BOB CROWLEY (Scenic Design). His designs Utopia: Salvage, and Aida. Recent dance designs for the NT include Collaborators, Travelling include: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, The Light, The Habit of Art, The Power of Yes, Phèdre, Winter’s Tale, and Tryst for The Royal Ballet, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Gethsemane, all choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon. She Fram (also co-directed), (also currently has 5 shows on the West End including Broadway, Tony Award) and Mourning Becomes The Glass Menagerie for which she was nominat- Electra; for the RSC more than twenty-five ed for an Olivier Award. productions including Les Liaisons Dangereuses KEN TRAVIS (Sound Design). Broadway: In and The Plantagenets (Olivier Award); and Transit, Aladdin, Jekyll and Hyde, A Christmas for Broadway The Glass Menagerie (and West Story the Musical, Scandalous, Newsies, End), (Tony Award), The Capeman, Memphis, The ThreePenny Opera, Barefoot Sweet Smell of Success, Disney’s Aladdin (West in the Park, Steel Magnolias. New York and End, Broadway), Aida (Tony Award), Tarzan Regional Companies: The Old Globe, The 5th (also directed), (Tony Award), Avenue Theater, McCarter Theater, Rep, The Year of Magical Thinking, Coast of Utopia La Jolla Playhouse, LA CTG, ACT Seattle, (Tony Award) and Once (Tony Award). Other Guthrie Theater, KC Rep, Dallas Theater Center, designs include An American in Paris (Théâtre du Playwrights Horizons, The New Group, NYSF Châtelet, Broadway – Tony Award), Public Theater, CSC, Signature Theater NYC, (West End, Broadway), Skylight (West End, SoHo Rep,Vineyard Theater, The Civilians, Broadway), Great Scott (Dallas Opera), Alice’s Mabou Mines. ken-travis.squarespace.com Adventures in Wonderland, The Winter’s Tale and Strapless (Royal Ballet), The Cunning Little MICHAEL KOSARIN (Music Supervision, Vixen (Le Châtelet), Don Carlo and La TraviataPLAYBILL. IncidentalCOM Music and Vocal Arrangements) was (Royal Opera). Film credits include Othello, Tales music director of the Broadway production of

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PLAYBILLVAULT.COM WHO’S WHO Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in 1994, and has Conductor/Percussionist: Groundhog Day; Matilda; collaborated as composer Alan Menken’s music Billy Elliot; Miss Saigon; Les Misérables; Radio director and arranger since. He’s worked steadily City Music Hall. For Robin and Taylor. on Broadway for over 35 years, on the original JOSH MARQUETTE (Hair Design). NY/ productions of , Grand Hotel, Secret Garden, London: Present Laughter; Dreamgirls; King David, Mayor, A Chorus Line, Triumph of Paramour; Tuck Everlasting; School of Rock; Love, Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Something Rotten; Aladdin; ; The , Sister Act, Newsies, and Aladdin, Book of Mormon; Trip of Love; First Date; and arranged the legendary theatrical version of Elf; Dogfight; The Best Man; Look Back In Hunchback of Notre Dame. includes the Anger; The Drowsy Chaperone; Pig Farm; The… animateds “Pocahontas,” “Hercules,” and “Sau- Trailer Park Musical; Altar Boyz; @ sage Party,” and numerous live-actions, including Carnegie Hall; Encores! Most Happy Fella; No, “Enchanted,” “Tangled,” and “Captain America,” No, Nanette & Follies; Mamma Mia! West Coast: as well as the new film version of “Beauty and Robin & the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, Minsky’s, the Beast.” An Emmy-award-winning television Vanities. Television: “The Slap,” “30 Rock,” music producer and arranger, he worked for two “Saturday Night Live.” seasons on “Galavant,” and has composed for children’s shows such as “Sesame Street.” Addi- MILAGROS MEDINA-CERDEIRA (Makeup Design). Makeup design for Tuck Everlasting, tionally, Kosarin is a three-time Grammy-nom- Something Rotten, The Rocky Horror Show and inated recording artist and producer. Concerts makeup design consultant for Present Laughter and include having recently conducted the film “The Sister Act. She has worked as a makeup artist on Little Mermaid” live to picture at the Hollywood Broadway for more than 20 years, including Spider- Bowl in front of 17,000 people. Man, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Into the Woods, DANNY TROOB (). Danny’s Bells Are Ringing, The Wild Party, Tango Argentino, five-decade career includes composing, orches- Little Me, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I and trating, and conducting. Early credits: Pacific Kiss of the Spider Woman, and has worked with the Overtures, The Baker’s Wife (dance music) and Big esteemed Eartha Kitt and Diahann Carroll. River (music supervision–Drama Desk winner). He JIM STEINMEYER (Illusion Design). The New orchestrated the animated features Beauty and the York Times calls him the “celebrated invisible Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas, Newsies the film man, designer and creative brain behind many of and the Broadway show. In 2012 he orchestrated the great stage magicians.” His illusions have been Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella for which featured by Doug Henning, Siegfried and Roy, he won his second drama desk award. China, David Copperfield, Ricky Jay and many others. Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland and the He created the special illusions for Beauty and the UK round out his world travels. Beast, Into the Woods, The Phantom of the Opera and Mary Poppins. He’s also the author of books GLEN KELLY (Dance Music Arrangements) on the history of magic. is honored to have worked with such icons as Mike Nichols, Stephen Sondheim, , JEREMY CHERNICK (Special Effects Design). Woody Allen and Trey Parker. He won the New Broadway: Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, York Drama Desk Award for his score to The American Psycho, Aladdin The Musical, You Nance. He was music supervisor and arranger for Can’t Take It With You. London’s West End: Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, Let the , Young Frankenstein, Death of a Right One In. Off-Broadway and other: Joan Salesman and Bullets Over Broadway. He arranged of Arc (The Public Theater) music for Something Rotten, A Christmas Story, () Guards at the Taj (the The Book of Mormon, The Scottsboro Boys, The Atlantic) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney Drowsy Chaperone, Spamalot and Beauty and the Theatrical Group), Parsifal (Metropolitan Opera). Beast, among others. Television and Film: The Wiz Live & Peter Pan HOWARD JOINES (Music Coordinator). Ground- Live. Chernick serves as Head designer for J&M hog Day; Bandstand; Paramour; Allegiance; Alad- Special Effects in Brooklyn www.jmfx.net. In din; Matilda; ; Bullets over Broadway; 2014 his work was featured at the Museum of Art & Design in New York. A Night With ; Cinderella; Scandal- ous; Chaplin; Ghost; How to Succeed; Prom- J. ALLEN SUDDETH (Original Fight Direction). ises, Promises; Bye-Bye Birdie; Grease; PLAYBILL.Times J.CO AllenM Suddeth has worked professionally for the They Are A-Changin’; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. past thirty years out of the New York area. For

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PLAYBILLVAULT.COM WHO’S WHO Broadway, he has staged fights for the smash hits of Neil A. Mazzella’s HUDSON family, which Disney’s Aladdin, and Newsies plus the recent includes Hudson Scenic Studio and Hudson Sound revival production of Jekyll and Hyde, as well as & Light. Geoff has worked on more than 60 US and Gem Of The Ocean, Saturday Night Fever, Jekyll international tour productions. His work for HTA & Hyde, Angels in America Part One and Two, includes A Night With Janis Joplin, Porgy and Bess Loot, Saint Joan, A Small Family Business, and tour, Newsies Broadway, Newsies tour, and Aladdin Hide and Seek. He is ranked as one of sixteen rec- (Broadway, Tokyo, Hamburg, London, and Sydney). ognized Fight Masters in the by The Geoff’s other Broadway credits include, Skylight, Society of American Fight Directors. School of Rock, Ivo van Hove’s A View from the Bridge, and The Crucible, Curious Incident of the SCOTTY TAYLOR (Associate Director). Dog in the Night-Time US Tour and Hello Dolly Currently Associate/Resident Director for with Bette Midler. Disney’s Broadway and all international com- panies of Aladdin. Scott has supervised and/or CLIFFORD SCHWARTZ (Senior Production performed in 14 Broadway shows, including On Supervisor). Clifford has been with Disney A Clear Day, A Little Night Music, Broadway Theatrical since 1999. His Disney credits include Bound, Spamalot, Contact, Thou Shalt Not, Steel two international productions of The Hunchback Pier, Victor/Victoria, Showboat, , of Notre Dame, ten productions of Elton John and Cats, Wind In The Willows, A Christmas Carol, Tim Rice’s Aida, four productions of Disney’s Sinatra At Radio City, and A Little Night Music Tarzan, and the Broadway productions of at the NYC and LA Opera. He has performed Aladdin, Mary Poppins, and The Little Mermaid. nationally in dozens of others and has been the Other Broadway credits include Peter and the Dance Supervisor and Associate Choreographer Starcatcher, Grease! (1995), Chicago (1996), and Director for first class productions in London, Big, Guys and Dolls (1992), Lend Me a Tenor, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Germany. and Moose Murders. Off Broadway credits CASEY HUSHION (Associate Resident Direc- include Wenceslas Square and the world premiere tor). Broadway: Associate/assistant director of of Steven Sondheim’s Assassins (1990). Clifford Elf (2010, 2012), The Drowsy Chaperone, In the earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Temple Heights, To Be Or Not to Be, . University in Philadelphia. Artistic director of North Carolina Theatre. Proud JASON TRUBITT (Production Supervisor) is mom of Lincoln, Violet and Jane. TYMS. proud to work with Clifford Schwartz on six pro- TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). Selected ductions of Aladdin worldwide (Broadway, Tokyo, Broad­way: Dear Evan Hansen, Bandstand, Hamburg, London, Australia, North American Indecent, Prince of Broadway, , Tour). Previous Broadway credits: Sister Act, Mary Miss Saigon, A Bronx Tale, Cats, Falsettos, Poppins, Never Gonna Dance, Brooklyn, Mamma Disaster!, School of Rock, It Shoulda Been You, Mia!, Wicked, Phantom.National tours: Mamma Gigi, Bullets Over Broadway, Les Misérables, Mia!, Copacabana. Love to Mom and Herbie! The Heiress, How to Succeed.., Billy Elliot, Shrek, AEA member for 20 years. Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, Spamalot, BRENT-ALAN HUFFMAN (Conductor/Music …Spelling Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Director) US Premiere and cast recording of Jersey Boys, The Phantom of the Opera. Off- Hunchback of Notre Dame. Broadway: Leap Of Broadway: The Band’s Visit; Here Lies Love; Faith, Sister Act, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and Love, Loss, and What I Wore. the Beast. National tour: Sister Act, Little Shop of NEURO TOUR PHYSICAL THERAPY, Horrors, Beauty and the Beast. Music Supervision: INC. (Physical Therapy) Carolyn M. Lawson Hunchback of Notre Dame (Japan); Annie (Mexico); PT, founder and CEO of Neurosport & NEURO Sister Act (Brazil); Beauty and the Beast (Mexico). TOUR (Physical Therapy), leaders in performing Television: “The Music Man” (2003); “A Christmas arts medicine. We are honored to be part of this Carol” (2004). Vocalist: Enchanted (2007); Tangled amazing Aladdin Tour. (2010); Beauty and the Beast (2017). GEOFFREY QUART / HUDSON THEATRICAL­ MICHAEL MINDLIN (Dance Supervisor) is a ASSOCIATES (Technical Supervision and based performer, choreographer Production Management). More than 65 Broadway and director. Some directing and choreogra- productions and tours. Recent: , Fiddler phy credits include Awesomer and Awesomer!!! on the Roof, Sylvia, The Realistic Joneses, Of Mice (Triad Theatre, NYC), Xanadu, Evita, Beauty and Men, Mothers and Sons, All the Way,PLAYBILL. The andCOM the Beast, BC Beat 2012 & 2014, and sev- Bridges of Madison County. HTA is a member eral BC/EFA benefit concerts. He is also on faculty

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PLAYBILLVAULT.COM WHO’S WHO at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. 90 million visitors worldwide to date, and can Broadway performance credits include Aladdin, currently be seen in ten productions worldwide. Bring It On, Mamma Mia, 9 to 5, Chitty Chitty Bang Having played 19 countries on every continent Bang. Other: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane...It’s Superman except Antarctica, The Lion King’s worldwide (City Center Encores!), Camelot (NY Philharmonic/ gross exceeds that of any film, Broadway show PBS Live from Lincoln Center), West Side Story or other entertainment title in box office history. (50th Anniversary USA Tour) Michael is currently the Dance Supervisor for Aladdin on Broadway. Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida opened on Broadway next, winning four 2000 Tony MICHAEL MCGOFF (Production Stage Manager). Awards. It was followed by Mary Poppins, a Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen, Next To Normal, co-production with Cameron Mackintosh, which Wicked, Cymbeline, Butley, Festen, Seascape, & The opened in London in 2004 and went on to enjoy Rivals. National Tours: The Wizard of Oz, La Cage, a six year Tony-winning Broadway run.

Next To Normal and RENT. Five productions in Cen- ® tral Park. Off-Broadway: The Explorers Club, The Tarzan , which opened on Broadway in 2006, is Long Christmas Ride Home, Our Lady of Kibeho, now an international hit with an award-winning and Burn This among 25 productions Michael staged production in its 8th year in Germany. In January last season’s National Tour of The Wizard of Oz. 2008, The Little Mermaid opened on Broadway Thanks to Don Bill for our 21 year magic carpet ride. and was the #1-selling new musical of that year. KATE MCDONIEL (Stage Manager) grew up Disney Theatrical Productions opened two crit- in St. Louis, “went pro” at the Alliance Theatre ically acclaimed productions on Broadway in in Atlanta, and then worked on many fine shows 2012, receiving seven Tony Awards between Off-Broadway. She’s been touring steadily since them: Peter and the Starcatcher, which enjoyed a 2011, most recently with the Tony Award-winning two year New York run and Newsies, which con- Kinky Boots. cluded its North America tour in 2016, followed by an in-cinema release in 2017, which became TRISHA HENSON (Assistant Stage Manager). Fathom Events’ top-grossing Broadway title. Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen, Orphans, Soul Doc- tor, The Road to Mecca, Harvey. National Tours: Aladdin is Disney Theatrical’s most recent Broad- Book of Mormon, Once. Off-Broadway: Just Jim way hit, with a global footprint that has expanded to Dale; Nevermore; Tail!Spin!; Water by the Spoon- include productions in Tokyo, Hamburg, London, ful; The Tribute Artist; The Divine Sister. Melbourne and a tour across North America. VANESSA COAKLEY (Assistant Stage Man- Other successful stage ventures have included the ager). Broadway: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Olivier-nominated London hit Shakespeare in Love, Comet of 1812; The Merchant of Venice; National stage productions of Disney’s High School Musical, Tour: La Cage aux Folles. Off-Broadway credits Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame in Berlin, and King include The Public, Roundabout, MTC, MCC & David in concert. DTP has collaborated with the Playwrights Horizons. country’s leading regional theatres to develop new stage titles including The Jungle Book, The Hunch- DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, a back of Notre Dame and Freaky Friday. division of The Walt Disney Studios, was formed in 1994 and operates under the direction of Thomas Their new Broadway musical Frozen will open on Schumacher. Worldwide, its nine Broadway titles Broadway in spring 2018. have been seen by over 160 million theatergoers and have been nominated for 59 Tony Awards®, winning Information in “Who’s Who in the Cast” is pro- Broadway’s highest honor 20 times. With more than vided by the production. Where opinions are 20 productions currently produced or licensed, a Dis- expressed, they are those of the players, not nec- ney musical is being performed professionally some- essarily those of playbill Magazine. where on the planet virtually every hour of the day. The company’s inaugural production, Beauty and the Beast, opened in 1994. It played a remarkable Opening Night - January 11, 2018 13 year run on Broadway and has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Staff for ALADDIN Worldwide Co-Producer ...... Anne Quart In November 1997, Disney opened The Lion Senior Production Supervisor ...... Cliffo. rd Schwartz King, which received six 1998 Tony Awards Production Supervisor ...... Jason Trubitt including Best Musical. Now in its 20th PLAYBILL.smash TechnicalCOM Supervisor . . .Geoffrey Quart/Hudson Theatrical Associates year on Broadway, it has welcomed more than General Manager ...... Myriah Bash

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PLAYBILLVAULT.COM STAFF Associate General Manager ...... Carly DiFulvio Allen TARA RUBIN CASTING Associate Director ...... Scotty Taylor Tara Rubin CSA, Eric Woodall CSA, Music Supervisor ...... Michael Kosarin Merri Sugarman CSA, Lindsay Levine CSA, Dance Supervisor ...... Michael Mindlin Kaitlin Shaw CSA, Claire Burke CSA, Associate Scenic Designers . . . . .Paul Atkinson, Ros Coombes Felicia Rudolph CSA, Xavier Rubiano Associate Costume Designers . . . . Jack Galloway, Sky Switser Associate Hair and Make-Up Supervisor . . . . . Cheryl Thomas SPECIAL EFFECTS DESIGNER Associate Sound Designers ...... To. ny Gayle, Alex Hawthorn Jeremy Chernick Associate Lighting Designers . . . . . Mike Odam, Aaron Spivey Production Carpenters . . . . . Patrick Eviston, John McPherson CREDITS Moving Light Programmer ...... Se. an Beach Scenery constructed and automated by Hudson Scenic Studio, Special Effects Assistant ...... Be. n Hagen Inc . Additional Scenery by Souvenir Scenic Studios Limited and Production Electrician ...... Jimmy Maloney Studio Hamburg . Lighting equipment by PRG Lighting . Additional Production Props Supervisor ...... Tim Abel projection animation by Gabriel Aronson . Props by the Paragon Production Sound ...... Phil Lojo, Simon Matthews Innovation Group; The Specialists Ltd ;. Baltimore Knife and Sword Production Coordinators ...... Jeffrey Metzler, Ariel Stein Co . and The Rabbit’s Choice . Sound equipment by Masque Sound . Video projections provided by Sound Associates, Inc . Magic carpet SENIOR PUBLICIST ...... DENNIS. CROWLEY by Tait Towers . Illusion effects by William Kennedy MagicEffect . NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE . . . . . GREGORY HANOIAN Special effects equipment by J&M Special Effects . Soft goods by iWeiss . Costumes by Arel Studio; Lynne Baccus; William Beilke; Jim Staff for ALADDIN Tour Crochet; Donna Langman Costumes; Scout Insensee; J . Doug James Millinery; Eric Winterling, Inc ; . Jeff Fender Studio; Polly Kinney; COMPANY MANAGER ...... BRENDAN BEGGS Lynne Mackey Studio; Marian Jean Hose, LLC; Monica Viani; Jan Assistant Company Manager ...... Candace Hemphill Parran; Parsons-Meares, Ltd ;. Rodney Gordon, Inc . and Tricorne . Production Stage Manager ...... Michae. l McGoff Special thanks to Bra*Tenders for undergarment and hosiery . Stage Manager ...... Kate McDoniel Custom shoes by LaDuca and T O. . Dey Shoe Company . Wigs by Assistant Stage Managers . . . Vanessa M . Coakley, Trisha Henson Magnolia Wigs . Dance Captain ...... Michael Callahan Assistant Dance Captain ...... Michae. l Bullard SONG EXCERPTS (used by permission) US Tour Fight Instructor ...... Michael Mindlin “Mambo” music by Leonard Bernstein . “Beauty and the Fight Captains ...... Michael Callahan, Jaz Sealey Beast,” “Belle,” “Part of Your World,” and “Under the Sea,” Production Assistants . . Sam Burke, Christopher Kee Anaya-Gorman, music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman . “Colors of Lindsey Miller, Ashley Pettit, Megan Sover the Wind,” music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz . “Genie In A Bottle” words and music by Stephen Kipner, David US Tour Associate Scenic Designer ...... Mary Hamrick Frank & Pam Sheyne . Assistant Lighting Designer ...... J. essica Craeger Assistant Costume Designers . . .Tom Bertsch, Torrance Shepherd The premiere of Aladdin was produced by The in Seattle, WA. Projection Consultant ...... Daniel Brodie David Armstrong, Executive Producer & Artistic Director; Projection Programmer ...... Chongren Fan Bernadine C. Griffin, Managing Director; Bill Berry, Producing Director. Head Carpenter ...... Patrick Eviston Automation Carpenters ...... Pau. l K . Ebert, John Zawislak Facebook ...... Facebook com/Aladdin. Deck Carpenter ...... David “Sideshow” Burgdorf Twitter ...... @Aladdin Flyman ...... Adam Gentry Instagram ...... @Aladdin Advance Carpenters ...... Brooke Carlson, Michael Nye YouTube ...... .com/DisneyOnBroadway Crew Swing ...... Alden Corey Automation Consultant ...... Steve Stackle This production is produced in collaboration with our Head Electrician ...... Vince. nt Goga professional, union-represented employees . Front Light Operators ...... Alan Pleiman Electricians ...... Ku. rt Krohne, Steve LaPlante Disney’s Aladdin is a registered trademark owned by Advance Electrician ...... Kim Caldwell and used under special license Head Properties ...... Jennifer A . Kramer by Disney Theatrical Productions . Assistant Properties ...... J. illian Bartels Assistant/Swing Properties ...... Clista Jarrett Visit Aladdin at: www .disneyonbroadway .com Head Sound ...... Ian P . Carr Sound Assistant ...... Nathan Meredith Aladdin National Tour proudly participates in Advance Sound ...... Mitch Tracey Touring Green . We transport our theatrical equipment on a Wardrobe Supervisor ...... Michae. l D . Hannah carbon neutral basis with Clark Transfer in association with Wardrobe Associate ...... Susan Malone NativeEnergy com. . For more information on this program, please Wardrobe Assistant ...... Mikey Piscitelli visit www .clarktransfer .com/green . Hair & Make Up Supervisor ...... Debra Parr The actors and stage managers employed in this production Hair & Make Up Assistant ...... De. nise Reynolds are members of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Casting Associate ...... Felicia Rudolph CSA Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States . Music Coordinator ...... Howard Joines Electronic Music Programming ...... Jeff Marder The Stagehands, Wardrobe, Makeup and Hair Assistant Music Supervisor ...... Annbritt duChateau employees in this production are represented by the Music Preparation ...... Anixter Rice Music Services International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees . Associate to Mr . Menken ...... Rick Kunis Physical Therapy ...... NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829 of the Matthew Baird, DPT I .A .T .S .E . represents the Designers & Scenic Advertising ...... Serino Coyne, Inc . Artists for the American Theatre Production Photography ...... Deen van Meer Payroll Managers . . . . Marie Caringal, Calvin Gin, Cathy Guerra Corporate Immigration Counsel ...... Michael Rosenfeld The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Housing Services . . . Tourwerks, Inc ,. Chris Renzulli, John Connor Personnel and Librarians employed in this production Special Thanks ...... Michael Bolgar, Ravenswood Studios are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada . PLAYBILL.COM

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This production is produced by a member of International The Broadway League in collaboration with our SVP, International ...... Ron Kollen professional union-represented employees . VP, International, Europe ...... Fiona Thomas Director, International Production ...... Felipe Gamba DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS Manager, International Production ...... Lee Taglin President & Producer ...... Thomas Schumacher Business Affairs & Legal Counsel Senior Vice President ...... Jonathan Olson Creative & Production Vice President ...... Seth Stuhl Executive Music Producer ...... Chris Montan Director ...... Naila McKenzie SVP, Production ...... Anne Quart Manager ...... Jessica White VP, Creative Development ...... Ben Famiglietti Senior Paralegal ...... Erin Browne Director, Creative Development ...... Jane Abramson Director, Production ...... Mimi Intagliata Finance & Operations Director, Labor Relations ...... Scott Kardel VP, Finance, Operations & Technology ...... Mario Iannetta Director, Production Development ...... Seth Marquette VP, Operations ...... Dana Amendola Director, Education and Audience Engagement . . . . Lisa Mitchell Director, Financial Accounting ...... Brigitte Pascual Associate Director ...... Jeff Lee Senior Manager, Finance ...... Mikhail Medvedev Production Supervisor ...... Clifford Schwartz Manager, Finance ...... Jennifer August Dramaturg & Literary Manager ...... Ken Cerniglia Manager, Operations ...... Erin Clark Sr . Manager, Labor Relations ...... Stephanie Cheek Manager, Finance ...... Chris Ekizian General Manager ...... Myriah Bash Manager, Technical Services & Support . . . . . Michael Figliulo Manager, Teaching & Learning/ Manager, Financial Accounting ...... Adrineh Ghoukassian Resident Teaching Artist ...... Lauren Chapman Manager, Finance ...... Paul Martucci Manager, Physical Production ...... James Garner Manager, Accounting ...... Arle. ne Smith Manager, Education & Outreach ...... 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Greg Josken Matt Hagmeier Curtis, Frankie Harvey, Julie Haverkate, Andrew Hill, Sr . Manager, Sales & Ticketing ...... Jenifer Thomas Pearl Hodiwala, Chad Hornberger, Sarah Howell, Christina Huschle, Manager, Sales & Ticketing ...... Simo. n de Carvalho Becca Levenson, Arianna LiCalzi, Timothy Maynes, Sunny Ng, Connor Manager, Publicity ...... Michael DeiCas Norton, Kelly Perez, Jessica Petschauer, Matt Quinones, Chris Rollins, Manager, Creative Services ...... Eric Emch Mark Shultz, Bri Silva, Ariel Stein, Corey Steinfast, James Teal, Henry Sales Manager, Groups & Tourism ...... Nicholas Faranda Tisch, Angela Voelker, Lisa Weiner Wilk Manager, Sales and Ticketing ...... Lauren Rutlin Manager, Digital Marketing ...... Peter Tulba DISNEY THEATRICAL MERCHANDISE, L.L.C. Video Content Producer & Editor ...... Brandon Fake VP, Licensed Brands & Merchandising ...... Steven Downing Asst . Manager, Group Sales ...... Suzanne Gregory Director, Merchandise & Sales Operations . . . . 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