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Written by JONATHAN KNIGHT MICHAEL DAHLEN Composers ANDREW SCHNEIDER JEFF TURLIK

Blue Men MERIDIAN MIKE BROWN STEVEN WENDT ADAM ZUICK

Musicians CORKY GAINSFORD ROBERT GOMEZ JERRY KOPS

Set Designer Lighting Designer Costume Designer Sound Designer JASON ARDIZZONE-WEST JEN SCHRIEVER EMILIO SOSA CREST FACTOR

Video Designer Blue Man Character Costumes SFX Designer LUCY MACKINNON PATRICIA MURPHY BILL SWARTZ

Creative Director Production Stage Manager Music Director JONATHAN KNIGHT RICHARD HERRICK BYRON ESTEP

Company Manager Production Stage Manager Head Carpenter STACY MYERS ANNA K. RAINS ZACHARY FEIVOU

General Management Tour Booking, Marketing Production Management GENTRY & ASSOCIATES and Publicity Direction NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS GREGORY VANDER PLOEG BOND THEATRICAL GROUP WALKER WHITE

Line Producer Executive Producers JENNIE RYAN BENOIT MATHIEU & SETH WENIG

Directed by JENNY KOONS

Original Creators - MATT GOLDMAN, PHIL STANTON, CHRIS WINK A Entertainment Group and NETWORKS Presentation

Additional Music Composer and Collaborators - Lotic, Holly Original Direction by Blue Man Group and Marlene Swartz Original Executive Producer - Maria Di Dia Original Associate Producers - Akie Kimura Topal & Broadway Line Company Original New York production presented in a workshop production at La MaMa E.T.C.

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9.24.19 - 10.6.19 Blue Man Group @ Pantages 9-6.indd 2 9/10/19 1:19 PM WHO’S WHO MERIDIAN (Blue Man Captain) received his company. He is currently the Creative Director for Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Lawrence the new Blue Man Group Speechless Tour having University and his Master of Fine Arts from the most recently completed work on Blue Man Group National Theatre Conservatory. He has performed Berlin, and the Blue Man Group World Tour which as a Blue Man in New York, Boston, , Las opened in Singapore and has since been touring Vegas, and all over the as part of the steadily in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle group’s first North American Tour. Internationally East. Knight is a long time member of Blue Man he has performed as a Blue Man in Australia, New Group starting as a video operator for the Astor Zealand, the Philippines, China, South Africa, Place show in New York. Outside of Blue Man Mexico, Russia, and Canada as part of the World Group, Knight works as a writer and filmmaker Tours. He is thrilled to be going back on the road having founded a small boutique production with the cast and crew of the Blue Man Group company in 2006 that focuses on social justice Speechless tour. documentary, education and experimental artist MIKE BROWN (Blue Man) has been Blue for collaborations. He has been an adjunct professor over a decade and a half. For him it has all been in the schools of the City University of New York a dream come true. He would not be where he is teaching courses in video production, film theory, today without the and support of his family and film history. and friends. He is grateful for you all! Mike hopes MICHAEL DAHLEN (Senior Creative Director/ you enjoy the show and that you get a chance to Writer) began his career with Blue Man Group as pick up a good book this year. a Blue Man performer in the New York City Astor STEVEN WENDT (Blue Man) hails from Kansas Place Theatre production. From there he took on City, MO. When not on tour, Steven performs Blue the role of Performer Director where he developed, Man Group in New York City. Steven is also a cast and trained new Blue Man performers for all of professional puppeteer, Hand Shadow Master, and the North American and international productions. Goldsmith. Visit www.studiowendt.com. As an Artistic Director he oversaw the creation, ADAM ZUICK (Blue Man) has been living the development, evolution and direction of existing dream of being a Blue Man since 2013! Previous Blue Man Group creative material and productions. Blue Man Group companies include Orlando, the In his current role as a Creative Director, Michael company’s first North American tour, Chicago and oversees the creation of new material for Blue New York. Special shout out to Adam Berger and Man Group current and new productions. For love to my supportive family and friends. the Blue Man Group Speechless Tour, Dahlen serves as a Writer. During Dahlen’s tenure at CORKY GAINSFORD (Drummer) has been a Blue Man Group, his highlights include direction Blue Man Group drummer for 18 years, primarily of 5G shows in New York, Boston and Chicago, in their Las Vegas Production and The Complex creation and direction of Blue Man Group Berlin, Rock Tour. He’s also a producer, songwriter and creation and direction of Blue Man Group’s 2013 recording engineer, releasing original music Hollywood Bowl appearance and recent updates to through his band Code Red Riot. the Blue Man Group Chicago production. ROBERT GOMEZ (Resident Music Director/ ANDREW SCHNEIDER (Composer) is the Band Captain) is a resident of Las Vegas, NV. Head of Music and Sound Production for Blue Robert graduated from Las Vegas Academy of the Man Group. He oversees all recording, mixing Arts where he honed his ability as a studied multi- and produces audio content for a wide variety of instrumentalist. Both performer and technician, applications including show and performance Robert has worked with Blue Man Group for content, recording releases, video releases, eleven years. marketing releases and more. He is an active JERRY KOPS (Musician/Strings) is a New and enthusiastic participant in the creation and York-based multi-instrumentalist who has been composition of Blue Man Group’s music and performing with Blue Man Group since 2006. sounds. Schneider engineered Blue Man Group’s He also played guitar with the original Broadway debut album Audio, mixed their sophomore cast of Rock of Ages from 2009-2010. From 2010 release The Complex and co-produced, mixed through 2012, Jerry was a member of the Blue Man and engineered the group’s third record THREE. Group North American Tour playing Zither and Currently, Schneider serves as Musical Composer Chapman Stick. When not performing with Blue for the Blue Man Group Speechless Tour. Growing Man Group, Jerry can be found writing, recording up in an artistic household, music and performance and performing with his band Mortars. has been a part of Schneider’s life from an early JONATHAN KNIGHT (Creative Director) is a age. He began touring around the world in bands Creative Director for Blue Man Group. In thatPLAYBILL. role andCO Mrecording music at the age of 18. As a freelance he develops new work in various mediums for the producer, mixer and engineer he has worked on PLAYBILLVAULT.COM HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE 5

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9.24.19 - 10.6.19 Blue Man Group @ Pantages 9-6.indd 3 9/10/19 1:19 PM WHO’S WHO nearly 1,000 Indie and major label releases with Tour); Uncle Vanya (Old Globe Theater / Hunter multiple Grammy and Juno nominations to date. Theatre Project); Good Grief (The Vineyard Schneider earned a Fine Arts degree in Media from Theatre); Native Gardens; The Royale (The Massachusetts College of Art. He currently enjoys Cleveland Playhouse); Circus – Wandering City, music, film, performance and spending time with Ethel String Quartet (BAM Next Wave Festival); his family. Next To Normal; Caroline, Or Change (Tantrum JEFF TURLIK (Composer) oversees all aspects Theatre); One Thousand Nights and One Day of music and recorded sounds for Blue Man Group (Prospect Theatre); The Michaels; Illyria; The as Creative Director and Music Supervisor. In Gabriels (, w/ Susan Hilferty); Turlik’s role as Composer for the Speechless Tour, Bullets Over Broadway (National Tour, NETworks he has created a brand-new musical experience Presentations); Adele Live in NYC (Radio City for Blue Man Group’s second-ever North Music Hall, with Es Devlin). Jason has designed American theatrical tour. Turlik has been with the events for Cornell, Princeton, Duke, (Herson Group entertainment phenomenon since 1999, beginning Ltd) and The New 42nd Street. Prior to focusing as a band member in the Boston resident show. on set design, Jason was an architect, working Shortly after, he turned his sights toward music with Mitchell Kurtz Architect PC to design theater writing and directing in New York to support Blue and cultural arts spaces including: Playwrights Man Group’s domestic and global expansion. In Horizons, The Chautauqua Institution’s Bratton addition to creating and mounting shows around Theater, & El Teatro Heckscher. Jason received a the world, his career highlights include two Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University, performances at the Coachella Valley Music and College of Architecture, Art & Planning, a Arts Festival, two sold out nights at the Hollywood Masters of Fine Arts from New York University, Bowl with the L.A. Philharmonic, The Area2 Tour Department of Design for Stage & Film and is a (supporting David Bowie, Busta Rhymes and member of USA 829. Moby), The Complex Rock Tour, The Megastar JEN SCHRIEVER (Lighting Designer) is a NYC world tour, The Tokyo Summersonic Music based lighting designer whose work has been Festival, The Royal Variety Performance for Queen seen on Broadway and Off, across the US, and Elizabeth II in Cardiff, Wales, Carnival in Salvador, internationally. Favorite projects include: What Brazil and various television appearances. A native the Constitution Means to Me, The Lifespan of a of Pittsburgh, Turlik attended Berklee College Fact and Eclipsed on Broadway; The Soundtrack of Music in Boston. He spent his early career as of America which opened the McCourt theatre at a guitarist in hard rock bands, recording, touring, The Shed in NYC, A Strange Loop at Playwrights sleeping on floors, and has since worked as a Horizons, Angels in America at Berkeley Rep musician, arranger, composer, music producer and and operas At The Metropolitan Opera in NYC, music educator. English National Opera and The Mariinksy in St. JENNY KOONS (Director) is thrilled to join Petersburg Russia. Visit her at Jenschriever.com. the Blue Man family, as this tour marks her first- EMILIO SOSA (Costume Designer) Broadway: time collaboration with Blue Man Group. Recent On Your Feet!, Motown: The Musical, Lady Day productions include Between Us: The Deck of at Emerson Bar and Grill, The Gershwins’ Porgy Cards (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), A and Bess (Tony nom.), Topdog/Underdog. London: Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Public Theater Motown: The Musical, Father Comes Home From Mobile Unit), The Tempest (The Juilliard School), the Wars, Topdog/Underdog. Off-Broadway: By Burn All Night (American Repertory Theater), the Way Meet Vera Stark (Lucille Lortel Award, Gimme Shelter (Why Not Theatre, Toronto 2015 Drama Desk nom.), Venus, Crowns, Trust, Pan Am Games), and A Sucker Emcee (National Invisible Thread, Romeo and Juliet, Capeman, The Black Theatre, LAByrinth Theater Company). Misanthrope, Sex with Strangers. Regional: Ma Jenny was the co-curator of the 2016 Toronto Rainey’s Black Bottom, Ruined, Señor Discretion ThisGen Conference and co-founder of Artists 4 Himself (Helen Hayes nom.), Witness Uganda, Change NYC (National Black Theatre). She has Twist (2011 LA Ovation Award), Fences. Radio taught young artists here and abroad, and as an City Musical Hall Spring Spectaculars, NY Knicks Asian-American woman, is a vocal advocate of City Dancers, “Project Runway,” “Project Runway equity in the arts. She is a proud 2017 Lilly Award All Stars,” Trustee American Theater Wing. recipient who grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota @esosafashion and in the mountains of Montana. jennykoons.com CREST FACTOR (Sound Designer) With over 28 JASON ARDIZZONE-WEST (Set Designer) years of experience in professional audio, Marcus is an Emmy award-winning set designer & Ross commands a diverse expertise in all aspects production designer. Recent projects includePLAYBILL. 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9.24.19 - 10.6.19 Blue Man Group @ Pantages 9-6.indd 4 9/10/19 1:19 PM WHO’S WHO a musician and quickly learned that his inquisitive Broadway shows including The Phantom of the mind and analytical qualities were a great asset as Opera, Billy Elliot, Spamalot, The Full Monty, an audio engineer. After touring with bands early in A Christmas Story and others. In his off time, he his career, Marcus began to branch out into many enjoys wood working and spending time with different disciplines. He has been monitor engineer his wife, children, and his dogs Zoe and Xena. for such bands as Slayer and The Black Crowes; LUCY MACKINNON (Video Designer) mixed front of house for Patti LaBelle; worked as Broadway credits include The Lifespan of a the Audio System Designer and Crew Chief for Fact, Six Degrees of Separation and Deaf West’s Van Halen; was Lead Audio for multiple Broadway revival of Spring Awakening. Off-Broadway touring shows ranging from large scale musical credits include After the Blast (Lincoln Center), comedies such as The Producers and Spamalot The Treasurer (), and Yen to the one-man shows, such as, 700 Sundays with (MCC). As a video and projections designer, she Billy Crystal; and most recently has worked as has worked with some of the most innovative the Resident Designer for Blue Man Productions, theater directors on and off Broadway, including overseeing all new projects and installations as well as maintaining the current shows. After more than Michael Arden, , Trip Cullman, 20 years in the industry, Marcus returned to higher Sam Gold, Tina Landau, Craig Lucas, and education and obtained a Master’s Certificate Lila Neugebauer. As a graphic artist, she has in Music Production from Berklee College of contributed work to educational institutions such Music, while still actively working in the industry. as The New York Historical Society, The National He has maintained various certifications from Center for Civil and Human Rights and the manufacturers in the industry and, most recently, National Liberty Museum. has become Head of Application Tour Support, PATRICIA MURPHY (Blue Man Character US & Canada for L’Acoustics. Marcus oversees Costume) has worked on the Broadway productions design and implementation of audio systems of Black and Blue, The Phantom of the Opera, The for music, theatre, and corporate events with Lion King, Dracula and Wicked, among others. Tony Pittsley through his company Crest Factor. She has worked with many ballet companies, on Tony Pittsley enjoys the technology that is audio several movies including the features Dracula and reinforcement. He has toured extensively with Far From Heaven and on Bette Midler’s Kiss My

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9.24.19 - 10.6.19 Blue Man Group @ Pantages 9-6.indd 5 9/10/19 1:19 PM WHO’S WHO Brass tour. Other credits: Tick, tick...BOOM!; Once Blue Man Group Speechless Tour, marking his 19th Around the City; The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Blue Man Group production. Herrick first worked Chameleon Skin; Bright Lights, Big City. for Blue Man Group as the resident Production Stage BILL SWARTZ (SFX Designer). Celebrating 18 Manager on the London production in 2005. Since years with Blue Man Group, Bill Swartz currently then he has served in this same role for the majority serves as a Creative Director. While in this role, he their new productions, and has opened Blue Man founded and continues to run the creative Research Group shows across Europe, Asia, Australia and and Development Lab for production design North America. Additionally, Herrick has served elements, including musical instruments, video as Production Stage Manager for the German surfaces, lighting and special effects. For the Blue production of War Horse and is the Production Stage Manager at Berlin’s Friedrichstadt Palast for Man Group Speechless Tour, Swartz has put his their 2018 show Vivid and their new show opening unique skillset to work in the role of SFX Designer. in 2020. Prior to Blue Man Group he was the Stage A native of Chicago, Swartz began his career as Manager for Les Miserables in the West End, and a freelance designer/builder while also making worked as a Stage Manager for the Scottish Opera records and touring with his own bands. Since for eight years, working on over fifty main house joining the global entertainment phenomenon productions. When he is not acting as a freelance of Blue Man Group, he has opened shows in Production Stage Manager, working on shows and Germany, Canada, England, Holland, Switzerland, events throughout the UK and Europe, he resides Sweden, Austria, Japan, and Australia, and worked with his wife and daughter in a small market town, special events as a musician, technical director and Ossett in West Yorkshire, UK. production manager, worldwide. Swartz earned BYRON ESTEP (Senior Music Director). Started his undergraduate degree in Music Performance/ playing Chapman Stick in the Blue Man Group Technical Theater from DePauw University and band in 1994 as part of the “TUBES” show at the attended Indiana University for post-graduate Astor Place Theater in New York City. Since then, work in Jazz Studies. In his spare time, he enjoys he has been involved in the opening and direction traveling with his family. of many Blue Man Group shows throughout the RICHARD HERRICK (Production Stage world. He currently works as a Music Director for Manager) is the Production Stage Manager for the Blue Man Productions and plays both Chapman

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In many outside of Blue Man Group and composed several different capacities, ranging from truck driver movie and video game soundtracks. to electrician to co-producer, and by leveraging STACY MYERS (Company Manager) Most various talents, including technical direction recently: Director of Artistic Operations at KCRep. and theatre construction oversight, Mathieu National/International Tours: Nice Work If You Can has contributed to productions in Canada’s top Get It, American Idiot, Shrek, Young Frankenstein, theatrical spaces, such as Théâtre du Nouveau Chicago, Jersey Boys, Sweet Charity and Rent. Monde, Compagnie Jean-Duceppe, L’Opéra de Regional: New York Stage & Film, WVPT, La Montréal and Théâtre Beaumont St-Michel in Jolla Playhouse. Kansas City proud! For HKMKE. Quebec. Raised in the Great White North (very far north of Montreal), Mathieu contemplated a ANNA K. RAINS (Production Stage Manager). career in aviation, obtaining his private and glider Touring: The Phantom of the Opera, An American pilot wings, before identifying his passion for in Paris, Blue Man Group. Las Vegas: Blue professional theatre. Mathieu received his degree Man Group. Regional: North Carolina Theatre, in Theatre Production from the Collège Lionel- Juilliard, Virginia Rep. Proud NC State University Groulx in Quebec and has since spent his entire alum. Love and thanks to Mom, Dad and the dogs career in the world of live entertainment. When not at home. working, Mathieu explores the world of culinary JENNIE RYAN (Line Producer) Jennie’s variety wonders with his wife of 27 years, Dany, and of expertise includes producing, tour management, dabbles in the art of pizza-making. The couple production finance, touring logistics, stage have three children and reside in both New York management, artist management, with extensive and Montreal. touring and international work in India, Europe, SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been United Kingdom, Asia, Australia and Southwest with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He Asia. Jennie has produced shows in the most spearheaded the international tours of challenging domestic and international venues…. starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall. Seth has like active aircraft carriers, arenas, theaters, produced the Lincoln Center Theater production studios, ballrooms, and tropical beaches. As a of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific and Producer for Blue Man Group, shows include the National Theatre production of War Horse. Speechless, Australia Tour, Las Vegas Monte Together with , Seth served Carlo, NCL Epic, Tokyo, Casino Tour, and multiple as Executive Producer for both the U.S. and U.K. corporate events and TV appearances. As Creative tours of the National Theatre’s My Fair Lady, the Producer Jennie lead an international creative 25th Anniversary U.S. Tour of Les Misérables, the team in developing Badaling a theatrical show in new The Phantom of the Opera tour, , A Beijing China. Selected other recent tour credits Bronx Tale, Blue Man Group and The Band’s Visit. include Chely Wright, Shinedown, Gary Sinise, He is most proud of his greatest productions – Marlo Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, NBA trophy tour, and Camden. Miss Teen, Taylor Hicks, Wilmer Valderrama, Blue BLUE MAN GROUP (Producer) is a global Angels, Salute to Troops (HBO). Jennie resides entertainment phenomenon, known for its award- in New York and has dual US/EU citizenship. winning theatrical productions, iconic characters BENOIT MATHIEU (Executive Producer) and multiple creative explorations. Blue Man serves as the Senior Executive Producer, Blue Group performances are euphoric celebrations of Man Group & Executive Managing Director, Blue human connection through art, music, comedy and Man Productions. In this position, Mathieu heads non-verbal communication. Since debuting at New the development and expansion of the Blue Man York’s Astor Place Theatre in 1991, the live show Group franchise into additional global markets, has expanded to additional domestic residencies insures coherence across the current resident shows in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas and Orlando, an and touring productions, and explores additional international residency in Berlin, and multiple opportunities for the Blue Man Group brand to North American and World tours, reaching more connect with consumers. Prior to joining Blue Man than 35 million people worldwide. Blue Man Group Group in April 2018, Mathieu was a member of is universally appealing to a broad range of age the Cirque du Soleil family for 18 years serving in groups and cultural backgrounds, and continually various roles. These roles include Project Manager, injected with new music, fresh stories, custom Production Manager for two creations (Kooza and instruments and sensory stimulating graphics. Blue ), Senior Director of Artistic and Production Man Group is owned and operated by Cirque du Services, VP of Costumes & Creative SpacesPLAYBILL. and, SoleilCOM Entertainment Group. For more information, most recently, VP of Creative Development where please visit Blueman.com

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9.24.19 - 10.6.19 Blue Man Group @ Pantages 9-6.indd 9 9/10/19 1:19 PM WHO’S WHO CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ENTERTAINMENT STAFF FOR Blue Man Group Speechless Tour GROUP (Producer) is a world leader in live EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS entertainment. On top of producing world- Benoit Mathieu & Seth Wenig renowned circus arts shows, the Canadian organization brings its creative approach to a large GENERAL MANAGEMENT variety of entertainment forms such as multimedia GENTRY & ASSOCIATES, INC. Gregory Vander Ploeg productions, immersive experiences, theme parks Elisabeth Bayer Nicole Gehring Steve Varon and special events. It currently has 4,500 employees Pearce Landry-Wegener from nearly 70 countries. Going beyond its BLUE MAN PRODUCTIONS various creations, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment OPERATIONS LIASON Group aims to make a positive impact on people, Mary Grisolano communities and the planet with its most important PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT tools: creativity and art. For more information about NETworks Presentations LLC Jason Juenker Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, please visit Hector Guivas Emma Downey CDSentertainmentgroup.com. Evan Rooney Walker White NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) COMPANY MANAGER From its inception over 20 years ago, has been Stacy Myers an industry leading producer and manager of touring musical theatre productions and remains EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION committed to delivering quality entertainment BOND THEATRICAL GROUP to audiences worldwide. Having toured over 70 bondtheatrical.com productions internationally, NETworks’ current TOUR BOOKING and upcoming touring productions include Temah Higgins Mollie Mann Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Wendy Roberts Evan Millican Les Misérables, A Bronx Tale, Blue Man Group, Brittany Halberstadt Madison St. Amour Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof, Once On This MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION Island, Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical, DJ Martin Waitress, Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon and Marc Viscardi The Band’s Visit. Nicole Musto Tori Viggiano Phillip Aleman Nicholas Jaech Matthew Lerner GENTRY & ASSOCIATES, INC. (General Trish McKeon Benjamin Nissen Management) has been managing domestic and international touring productions for more than Associate Director...... Helen Handelman Associate Scenic Designer...... Zoe Hurwitz 20 years. Gentry & Associates has managed Assistant Scenic Designer...... Anton Volovsek more than 70 touring productions internationally. Production Carpenter...... Eric Sutta Current and upcoming productions include Head Carpenter...... Zachary Feivou Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Assistant Carpenter...... Austin Phillips Flyman...... Al Osuna Les Misérables, A Bronx Tale, Blue Man Group, Associate Costume Designer...... Le Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof, Once On This Head Wardrobe…………………...... Kathryn Trantham Island, Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical, Associate Lighting Designer...... Aaron Tacy Waitress, Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon and Production Electrician...... Justin Petito Moving Lights Programmer...... Brad Gray The Band’s Visit. Head Electrician...... Meghan Hong BOND THEATRICAL GROUP (Tour Booking, Assistant Electrician………………...... Tracey Burbank Marketing and Publicity Direction) is a fully Associate Sound Design………...... ….....Anthony Pittsley Production Sound Engineer……...... …….....Chad Parsley independent booking, marketing and publicity Head Audio………………………...... …...... Justice Bigler company for live entertainment productions. Assistant Audio…………………...... ……....Steph Gorden Current tour marketing and booking projects Associate Video Design…………...... Brian McMullen include Blue Man Group, CATS, Clueless, Associate Video Design……………...... Geordy van Es Video Programmer………………...... ……...... Ido Levran Girl from the North Country, First Date, Jesus Head Video……………………...... ……….....Jeremy Ives Christ Superstar, Kathleen Turner’s Finding My Assistant Video Technician……...... …...... Jada Hutchinson Voice, Latin History for Morons, An Officer & A Head Props………………………...... …….....Megan Kraft Additional Musical Instrument Design….…...... Aron Sanchez Gentleman, Once on this Island and Spamilton. Assistant Props…………...... …………….....Laura Choate Current marketing and publicity projects include Production Props…………...... …………Kurtis ‘Kash’ Rivers Anastasia, The Band’s Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, Production Wardrobe………...... ……...Meagan Becker Bellao Diana, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Production Management Assistant…...... Kyle E. Techentin Production Stage Manager...... Anna K. Rains The Musical, Escape to Margaritaville, Fiddler on Assistant Stage Manager...... Elena Chapman the Roof, Moulin Rouge!, Oklahoma!, The PLAYBILL.Color ProductionCOM Assistant...... Kate Carolan Purple, The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway MIT...... Ben Flint, Nico Salgado and The Prom. PLAYBILLVAULT.COM 14 PLAYBILL

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9.24.19 - 10.6.19 Blue Man Group @ Pantages 9-6.indd 10 9/10/19 1:19 PM STAFF FOR BLUE MAN PRODUCTIONS Controller...... Jennifer Gifford FOUNDERS: Chris Wink, Phil Stanton, Matt Goldman Director of Tour Accounting...... Laura S. Carey Tax Director...... Pat Guerieri EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Associate Tax Accountant...... Kim Ngan Tran Senior Vice President, Affiliated Business & Health and Safety Coordinator...... Emma Downey Head of BMG...... Davide Pisanu Senior Director, Executive Managing Director...... Benoit Mathieu Booking and Engagements...... Mary K. Witte Executive Assistant & Director, Booking and Engagements...... Colin Byrne Office Manager...... Alice Farrell-Pearlman Booking and Administrative Assistant...... Jenny Wallisch Senior Resident General Manager...... Mary Grisolano Director of Marketing/PR...... Heather Hess Global Head of Marketing & Sales...... Paul Iaconis Senior Director, Senior Director, Creation & Production...... Anita Shah General Management...... Gregory Vander Ploeg Assistant Manager, General Managers...... Elisabeth Bayer, Steve Varon Business & Creative Strategy...... Amanda Lenti Associate General Manager...... Pearce Landry-Wegener General Manager Associate...... Nicole Gehring CREATION Senior Director, Creative Director...... Michael Dahlen Production Management...... Jason Juenker Creative Director...... Jon Knight Senior Production Manager...... Hector Guivas Creative Director...... Bill Swartz Production Managers...... Emma Downey, Music Supervisor...... Jeff Turlik Evan Rooney, Walker White Manager, Creation...... Allison Grant Music Coordinator...... John Mezzio Head of Music & Sound Production...... Andrew Schneider IT Manager...... Tim Pizza Supervising Sound Editor...... Rich Phillis Office Manager...... Buddy Piccolino Office Assistant...... Carol Jewell PRODUCTION Warehouse Manager...... Brad Korff Project Manager...... Mike Savage Warehouse Costume Manager...... Bobby Maglaughlin Associate Manager, Production Operations...... Stephanie Usis Tax and Financial Consulting, Accounting Services Technical Director...... Michael Zimmerman CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Technical Manager, Brian Enverso, Kathleen Thies Musical Instruments...... Ben Flint Technical Manager, Financial Services and Banking Arrangements by Media Studio...... Xander Points-Zollo SunTrust Bank Manager, Show Quality & Training...... Tim Aumiller Insurance Broker Services PROJECTS Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Line Producer, NAT...... Jennie Ryan Robert B. Middleton, Sr. and Meghan Shriver

MARKETING & SALES Director of Marketing...... Leah Tucker Director of Public Relations...... Johanna McCabe Creative Producer, Social Content & Strategy...... Hailey Jester Marketing Manager...... Danielle Yannetta Senior Editor & Camera Operator...... Stephen Halton Social Coordinator...... Tori Mueller Blue Man Group is presented in L-ISA Hyperreal Sound by L-Acoustics, the world leader in premium professional sound SHOW QUALITY systems for live events. L-ISA is a groundbreaking audio Senior Music Director...... Byron Estep technology which goes beyond traditional systems to offer Senior Artistic Director...... David Bray extremely realistic, ultra-high definition sound. This result is Senior Artistic Director...... Randall Jaynes a deeper sense of involvement in the spectacular antics, music Director, Casting & Training...... Tascha Van Auken and mayhem that is Blue Man Group. Blue Man Trainer & Casting Associate...... Tim Aumiller CREDITS INFRASTRUCTURE Scenery built by SCENIC SOLUTIONS Lighting rental pro- Director, Real Estate & Facilities...... Simon Bogigian vided by CHRISTIE LITES. Video rental provided by WORLD Facilities Engineer...... Joseph Ford STAGE. Select SFX provided by J&M. Lab equipment and props IT Team Lead...... Tim Zabel provided by BMP. Additional writing provided by ELIZABETH IT Analyst...... Arisa Kobayashi BIRKENMEIER. Voiceover Artist: LITHA P JOHNSON.

TALENT Official Rubik’s Cube provided by RUBIK BRAND LTD. Billy Talent Partner...... Cynthia Harms Bass Fish usage courtesy of GEMMY INDUSTRIES. Talent Coordinator...... Keri McFadden Rehearsed at SIR Studios in New York, NY FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Chief Executive Officer...... Ken Gentry SPECIAL THANKS President...... Orin Wolf Scott Galbraith and the Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR Chief Financial Officer...... Scott W. Jackson Chief Operating Officer...... Jennifer Ardizzone-West Follow @bluemangroup on Facebook, Chief Producing Officer...... Seth Wenig Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Executive Producers...... Charlie Stone, Trinity Wheeler blueman.com Director of Administration...... CurtPLAYBILL. Owens COM Executive Assistant to the President...... Hannah Rosenthal All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE. Senior Director of Finance...... John Kinna PLAYBILLVAULT.COM HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE 15

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9.24.19 - 10.6.19 Blue Man Group @ Pantages 9-6.indd 12 9/10/19 1:19 PM NEDERLANDER ORGANIZATION President James L. Nederlander Executive Vice President Nick Scandalios

Senior Vice President/CFO ...... David Green Executive Assistant to CFO ...... Rosanna Barrón Vice President ...... Martin Wiviott Executive Assistant ...... Paul Gray General Manager ...... Jeff Loeb Office Manager ...... Rafael Gonzalez Director of Operations ...... Katie Hotchkiss Director of Education & Outreach ...... Paul G. Gleason House Manager ...... Kayla Page Maintenance Engineer ...... David Richards Floor Supervisors .....Sarah Cronk, Halbert Hernandez, IT Manager...... Ryan Anding Chelsea Humphrey, Faith Nelson Runner...... Steven Jernagin Advertising ...... CenterStage Advertising, Inc. Concessions ...... Pacific Theatres Lorraine O’Brien Season Video ...... Mark Ciglar, Cinevative Nancy Pank, Carlynd Kuhlmann, Lorna Peralta, Lobby Video ...... Chris Monte, Creative Few Desiree Patterson, Steve Kirwan, Robyn Westcott Event Catering ...... Blue Palms Catering (323) 464-2337 Director of Marketing & Communications ....Amelia Heape Sign Language Interpreters .. Elizabeth Greene, Robbie Sutton Assistant Director of Mktg. & Comm. ..Benjamin A. Aguayo Open Caption .....Turner Reporting & Captioning Services Marketing Manager ...... Patricia Tumang Audio Description ...... Audio Description Los Angeles Marketing Assistant ...... Jordan Gleaton Marketing Assistant ...... Shellyn Liska Executive Assistant ...... John Sala GUEST INFORMATION Director of Ticketing ...... Stephen Benson 1st Assistant Treasurer ....Peter Becket Kuhl, Haeli Hayes Archtics Subscription Programmer ...... Greg Hudson This theatre is t-coil enabled for the hearing impaired. Director Season Tickets ...... Lesli Bandy Assistant Season Ticketing Manager… ..Rhianna Pfannenstiel Please silence all electronic devices before the show. Director of Outbound Sales ...... Jay Burns Outbound Subscription Sales Supervisors ..... David Bauer, Cameras, Phone Cameras and any video or audio Tom Gulager, Donald Rizzo recording devices are strictly prohibited. Group Sales Supervisor ...... James Rich Box Office Staff ...... Kristen Aguja, Lilian Centeno, Patrons not seated when the performance begins may be Steve Clinton, Matthew Ferrucci, Brandy Hodge, held in the lobby to minimize disruption to the show. Dee Dee Irwin, Melissa Kayser, Sean O’Connell, Late seating is at the discretion of each production. Jeremy Peterson, Juana Perez, Steven Shields, LOST Please e-mail [email protected] Joshua Skidmore, Jessalin Torres, & FOUND if you believe if you have left a personal belonging at the Mara Tamayo, Sascha Vanderslik theatre. Be sure to include your name, description of item, Technical Director/Head Carpenter ...... F. Scott Madrigal date you attended and seat location. Master Electrician ...... Joseph Mongelli Master Sound ...... Katie Blanch Master Properties ...... Scott Thomas IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Orchestra Contractor ...... Eric Heinly Please take a moment to locate the exits nearest to your seat. Exits Wardrobe ...... I.A.T.S.E. Local 768 are marked by lighted green Stagehands ...... I.A.T.S.E. Local 33 signs. In case of emergency, we may require our guests to Musicians ...... A.F. of M. Local 47 quickly and calmly exit the Box Office ...... I.A.T.S.E. Local 857 building. If required, an Vice President/Finance ...... James Ewing P P announcement will be made Controller ...... Tonia Daves from the stage. Do NOT Assistant Controller ...... Shannon Pagnucco evacuate unless so instructed, as P in some emergencies, you may Director of Accounting ...... Araceli Valencia be safer to remain in your seat. HR Manager ...... Sadie Carver HR Generalist ...... Ronnel Smith Once outside the building, please proceed immediately to the Payroll Supervisor ...... Chuck Ballo Capital Records lot (Vine side), Payroll Specialist ...... Liat Daskalov Hollywood & Vine lot, or Grant Accounting Manager ...... Anthony Lipari lot (Argyle side) depending which side of the theatre you’re closest Staff Accountant ...... Esther Padilla to during a performance. AP Specialist ...... Tricia Dien

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