WINNER! 2018 TONY AWARD® FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
OCTOBER 2019 • VOL. 1 Carson Center Box Office (270) 450-4444
“What a delight it is to enter the world of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND!” raves The New York Times. Winner of the 2018 TONY AWARD FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love. Guided by the mighty island gods, Ti Moune sets out on a remarkable journey to reunite with the man who has captured her heart. The groundbreaking vision of two-time Tony Award nominated director Michael Arden (Spring Awakening revival) and acclaimed choreographer Camille A. Brown (NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live) conjures up “a place where magic is possible and beauty is apparent for all to see!” (The Huffington Post). With a score that bursts with life from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning songwriters of Anastasia and Ragtime, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is a timeless testament to theater’s unlimited possibilities.
WELCOME HOME PADUCAH NATIVES McKynleigh Alden Abraham and Jamey Jennings
Thank you to the LOCAL LIGHTWALKERS for Once on This Island! These Paducah Tilghman and McCracken County High School Students and Alumni deserve a round of applause for their assistance during the two-week technical and rehearsal period that took place at The Carson Center in preparation for the show’s national tour. John Dabu Andriah Hawthorne Ameri Thompson LeVion Decker Jlea Humphries Vic Tyler Elijah Garrett Brandon McFarland Kendrick Williams Jalen Harris Mark Taylor II Mikaya Woods
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The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports The Carson Center with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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KEN DAVENPORT HUNTER ARNOLD NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS and CARL DAIKELER ROY PUTRINO BROADWAY STRATEGIC RETURN FUND H. RICHARD HOPPER BRIAN CROMWELL SMITH ROB KOLSON KEVIN LYLE MICHELLE RILEY/MARIE STEVENSON/DR. MOJGAN FAJIRAM INVISIBLE WALL PRODUCTIONS/ISLAND PRODUCTIONS present
Book & Lyrics by Music by LYNN AHRENS STEPHEN FLAHERTY
featuring JAHMAUL BAKARE KYLE RAMAR FREEMAN TAMYRA GRAY CASSONDRA JAMES with MCKYNLEIGH ALDEN ABRAHAM PHILLIP BOYKIN BRIANA BROOKS GEORGE L. BROWN MICHAEL IVAN CARRIER MIMI CROSSLAND MARIAMA DIOP JAY DONNELL ALEX JOSEPH GRAYSON DANIELLE LEE GREAVES TYLER HARDWICK PHYRE HAWKINS SAVY JACKSON TATIANA LOFTON ROBERT ZELAYA and introducing COURTNEE CARTER
Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Tour Sound Design DANE LAFFREY CLINT RAMOS JULES FISHER + PETER HYLENSKI SHANNON SLATON PEGGY EISENHAUER
Orchestrations Original Vocal Arrangements Hair/Wig and Make-up Design “Found” Instrument Design ANNMARIE MILAZZO & STEPHEN FLAHERTY COOKIE JORDAN JOHN BERTLES & MICHAEL STAROBIN BASH THE TRASH
Casting Associate Director Associate Choreographer Music Director TELSEY + COMPANY JUSTIN SCRIBNER RICKEY TRIPP STEVEN CUEVAS CRAIG BURNS, CSA
Music Coordinator Tour Booking, Press & Marketing General Management Production Manager JOHN MILLER BOND THEATRICAL GROUP GENTRY & ASSOCIATES NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS GREGORY VANDER PLOEG EVAN ROONEY
Associate Producers Company Manager Production Stage Manager EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KAYLA GREENSPAN JAMEY JENNINGS KELSEY TIPPINS TRINITY WHEELER VALERIE NOVAKOFF
Music Supervisor CHRIS FENWICK
Choreographer CAMILLE A. BROWN
Director MICHAEL ARDEN Based on the novel “My Love, My Love” by Rosa Guy