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4 5 YOU’LL HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE. Dirty Dancing CAST Publication: (in order of appearance) BroadwayLeading In Player Detroit �� playbill SASHA ALLEN programFastrada for...... Pippin SABRINA HARPER Berthe...... ADRIENNE BARBEAU RunLewis dates:...... June 9–21, 2015 CALLAN BERGMANN Charles...... JOHN RUBINSTEIN Size:Pippin full page...... bleed ...... SAM LIPS trimCatherine size: 5-3/8...... in. w. x 8-3/8 in. h. KRISTINE REESE Theo (Tues., Thurs., Sat. eve., Sun. mat.) �� STEPHEN SAYEGH bleed:Theo 1/8 (Weds., in. Fri., Sat. mat., Sun. eve.) ��JAKE BERMAN The Players...... ANDALOUSI, BRADLEY BENJAMIN, inside margin: 1/4 in.DMITRIOUS BISTREVSKY, MARK BURRELL, MATHEW DEGUZMAN, Proof: 5/15/15; 5:06PM SAMMY DINNEEN, HENRY GOTTFRIED, KELSEY JAMIESON, PRESTON JAMIESON, LISA KARLIN, ALAN KELLY, MÉLODIE LAMOUREUX, For: Nederlander DetroitKATIE SMITH, TORY TROWBRIDGE, KATE WESLER, BORRIS YORK (Fisher Theatre & others) Agency: SMZ advertising ADDITIONAL PARTS AND SPECIALTIES Noble—LISA KARLIN Design: Frank Bach, Peasant—MATHEW deGUZMAN Bach & Associates; PhoneThe 313-822-4303, Manson Trio— MATHEW deGUZMAN, BORRIS YORK [email protected] Head—ALAN KELLY “With You” Hand Balancing—ANDALOUSI, SAMMY DINNEEN A L’aveugle—KELSEY JAMIESON, PRESTON JAMIESON Bolero—KELSEY JAMIESON, PRESTON JAMIESON Rolla Bolla—DMITRIOUS BISTREVSKY

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance for Pippin—CALLAN BERGMANN, HENRY GOTTFRIED for Lewis—MATHEW deGUZMAN, HENRY GOTTFRIED for Berthe—SABRINA HARPER, LISA KARLIN for Leading Player—SABRINA HARPER, LISA KARLIN for Catherine—BRADLEY BENJAMIN, TORY TROWBRIDGE for Fastrada—BRADLEY BENJAMIN, TORY TROWBRIDGE, KATE WESLER for Charles—MARK BURRELL, ALAN KELLY

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ACT I Scene 1: The Opening “Magic to Do” ��The Players We are only one hour away and offer more than 150 undergraduate “Corner of the Sky” ��Pippin Scene 2: Home...... Leading Player, Charles, Pippin, Lewis and Fastrada and graduate programs. In fact, we are one of just 20 public Scene 3: Glory universities nationwide that offers a comprehensive array of majors. “War Is a Science”...... Charles and The Players “Glory”...... Leading Player and The Players This combined with a generous out-of-state scholarship program, Scene 4: The Flesh “Simple Joys”...... Leading Player and The Players modern residence halls, experiential leaning curriculum, Jesup Scott “No Time at All”...... Berthe and The Players Honors College, NCAA Division I athletics, and more make UT a “With You”...... Pippin and The Players Scene 5: Revolution fantastic place to achieve your education and career goals. “Spread a Little Sunshine” �� Fastrada “Morning Glow”...... Pippin and The Players

ACT II “Entr’acte” Scene 1: Politics Scene 2: Encouragement “On the Right Track”...... Leading Player and Pippin Scene 3: Ordinary Life “Kind of Woman” ��Catherine “Extraordinary”...... Pippin and The Players “Love Song”...... Pippin and Catherine “I Guess I’ll Miss The Man” ��Catherine Scene 4: The Finale...... Leading Player, Pippin and The Players

ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard—RYAN CANTWELL Associate Conductor/Keyboard—ANDRE CERULLO Guitar—NICK DiFABBIO Drums—BRAD FLICKINGER Violin/Viola—MELODY WOOTTON Cello—DAN THOMAS Electric/Upright Bass—TAKASHI IIO Piccolo/Flute/Alto Flute/Recorder/Clarinet—PAUL MCCAFFREY Clarinet/Bass Clarinet/Oboe/English Horn/Flute—PAUL ONACHUK Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Piccolo Trumpet—WALTER WHITE Tenor/Bass Trombone—MICHAEL STEIGER Percussion—DAN MASLANKA Keyboard Substitute—ROBERT CONWAY Music Coordinator—JOHN MILLER Music Preparation—DONALD OLIVER & PAUL HOLDERBAUM/CHELSEA MUSIC, INC. Learn more at Keyboard Programmer—RANDY COHEN utoledo.edu THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

Follow us! 8 9 cape From New York, Swamp Thing, Creepshow. mances: 7 Fingers—Traces, Canada and Amer- The Engeman Theatre: Sweet Charity (Nickie). WHO’S WHO Over 500 television appearances—“Maude” and ica. Batman Live world arena tour. Acrobatic lisakarlin.biz. HBO’s “Carnivale” among her favorites. She is a SASHA ALLEN (Leading Player) was seen productions: Dubai National Day; Ford, Geneva ALAN KELLY (Player, u/s Charles). Training: best-selling author. Her three sons are her great- in the Top 5 on Season 4 of NBC’s hit competi- Motor Show. UK Cabaret, Hippodrome, Cafe de Laine Theatre Arts, London. Theatre: Tanz Der est joy. abarbeau.com, @abarbeau, FB: Adri- tion show “The Voice” where her performances Paris, etc. Vampire, We Will Rock You, Cinderella, Aida. enne Barbeau. reached the top of iTunes charts every week. Pre- HENRY GOTTFRIED (Swing, u/s Pippin, u/s Film & TV: “Wilkommen Bei Carmen Nebel,” viously, Sasha co-starred in the independent cult CALLAN BERGMANN (Lewis, u/s Pip- Lewis). Previous credits: NBC’s “Peter Pan Live!” Abigail’s Party, I Don’t Believe It, Ella Enchant- feature Camp. She made her Broadway debut as pin). Broadway: Cinderella. Off-Broadway/tour: Visited more than 30 countries across the world ed. Dedicated to my loving family in Dublin, Ire- Dionne in Hair, reprising the same role that she Mary Poppins, Silence! The Musical, Gentle- with the Yale Whiffenpoofs. B.A. in Theater Stud- land. alankelly.me. played in London. TV credits include “Power” men Prefer Blondes (Encores!), Lucky Guy. Film/ ies from Yale University. Thank you to Andrew at MÉLODIE LAMOUREUX (Player) is a gradu- and the CBS drama “Blue Bloods.” Sasha regu- TV: “Smash,” “Lovestruck The Musical,” “Late Telsey & Co. Love to my parents. ate of the prestigious École Nationale de Cirque larly tours with a number of pop stars, including Show with David Letterman.” Proud graduate KELSEY JAMIESON (Player). Broadway: Pip- de Montreal. Mélodie has traveled the world per- Christina Aguilera. Follow Sasha at @SashaAl- of Point Park University. Follow my adventures pin. Cirque du Soleil, 7 doigts de la main, Cirque forming for Celebrity Cruises, specializing in lenMusic. Thank you to my manager at Soffer/ on Instagram/twitter: @callanjb. As always, for Eloize. Love to Preston, my family, and Witness hula hoop and aerial hoop. She has also worked Namoff, my supportive family and children Sierra Mom and Dad! and Pheonix. Protection for this awesome new life. for Cirque Éloize, Cirque du Soleil and more. @ JAKE BERMAN (Theo) is so excited to be join- PRESTON JAMIESON (Player) I want to thank hoopmelo. melodielamoureux.com. SAM LIPS (Pippin). Sam Lips is so happy to be ing the tour of Pippin. Theatre credits include my wife for the trust she puts in me on a daily STEPHEN SAYEGH (Theo) is so excited to be playing Pippin after understudying the role in Nine and Pippi Longstocking. Jake hails from basis. Your faith in me is a precious gift. I will joining the tour of Pippin. Theater credits include the Broadway company. He was also on Broad- Australia and is SO glad his parents moved to New always be there to catch you literally and figu- A Little Princess, Oliver!, A Christmas Carol. way in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella as York! Jake would like to thank his teachers Ame- ratively. I still can’t believe I get paid to throw Other credits include Super Bowl XLVIII, “Satur- the understudy for Prince Topher. National tours: lia, Guila and Mimi and also Zoom Management. around my wife! day Night Live,” “Sesame Street.” Stephen would Wicked (u/s Fiyero). Regional: St. Louis MUNY, I love you Mom and Dad. jakeberman.net. Music Theater of Wichita, Pittsburgh CLO. B.F.A. LISA KARLIN (Player, u/s Leading Player, u/s like to thank his teachers Amelia, Gulia, Mark ANDALOUSI (Player) was born and raised in in Musical Theatre from University of Michigan. Berthe). Broadway: The Addams Family (Ances- and Thommie and also Take 3, TM Talent. I love Bremen, Germany. At the age of 14 he moved to Thanks to Nicolosi & Co., Mike Ruckles, Curtis tor, u/s Wednesday), Ragtime (u/s Emma Gold- you Mom, Dad and Emma. stephensayegh.com. Berlin where he graduated in summer 2013 from and my ever-supportive family. man). Tour: Cats (Demeter, u/s Grizabella). Re- KATIE SMITH (Player). As an Acro-Gymnast the National Circus School of Berlin with his gional: The Arvada Center: Chess (Florence), from age 6, she achieved European and World JOHN RUBINSTEIN (Charles). Broadway: main discipline in Handstands. originated title role in Pippin (1972), Children of Evita (Eva); NCAA Papermill: Chicago (Velma); Championship medals for Team GB. At 16 she a Lesser God (Tony, Drama Desk awards), Caine BRADLEY BENJAMIN (Player, u/s Catherine, Mutiny, Ragtime, Hurlyburly, M. Butterfly, Fools, u/s Fastrada). Credits: Oklahoma! (Broadway re- Love Letters, Pippin (2014). Off-B’way/region- vival), Thoroughly Modern Millie (first national al: Counsellor-at-Law (Lortel Award), Wicked tour), Phantom (Las Vegas), Hairspray (Las (L.A.). 30 films; two TV series: “Family,” “Crazy Vegas/Hollywood Bowl), Radio City Christmas Like a Fox,” 300 episodes. Stage and TV director; Spectacular (RCMH/tour), Leap of Faith (Ah- film composer and conductor; college professor manson), Brigadoon (N.Y.C. workshop). L.E.A.P. (USC); narrator of over 100 audiobooks. Loves grad. Thanks to my family! Bonnie and all five extraordinary children. DMITRIOUS BISTREVSKY (Player). Stunt SABRINA HARPER (Fastrada, u/s Leading actor in TV and film. One half of the Bistrevsky Player, u/s Berthe). Broadway: Pippin (swing, u/s Brothers, ½ of 13 feet and part-time ninja. Origi- Fastrada, Berthe, Catherine). European credits: nally a bboy in the Paper Cutout Crew, Spokane, A tradition since 1887 Chicago (Roxie), A Chorus Line (Cassie), The Washington. Follow on Twitter and Instagram: Simply grand Producers (Usherette, u/s Ulla), 42nd Street (Any- @demeet2k. time Annie, u/s Peggy Sawyer), Marilyn The Mu- MARK BURRELL (Swing, Assistant Choreog- This family-owned National Historic Landmark is truly one of a kind. sical (Marilyn Monroe), Man of La Mancha (An- rapher, Dance Captain, u/s Charles), a Juilliard An overnight stay in a uniquely decorated guest room includes a full breakfast tonia), Phantom of the Opera (Meg). Thanks and graduate, returns to the stage with Pippin. Stage: and five-course dinner daily. Enjoy complimentary children’s programs, Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular love to my mom and rb for supporting my journey. nightly dancing to the Grand Hotel Orchestra, spectacular views of the This is for you Toto. sabrinaharper.com. (Assistant Choreographer), Fosse, Cats, Beau- Straits of Mackinac from the world’s longest porch and golf on The Jewel. KRISTINE REESE (Catherine). Broadway/ na- ty and the Beast and Seven Brides. Film/TV: tional tours: Wicked, (Nessarose), Mamma Mia! The Producers, CBS’s “Late Show with David Mackinac Island offers many family activities including visits to historic Fort Mackinac, (u/s-performed Sophie), Les Misérables (’06 re- Letterman.” bicycling, carriage tours and the unique shops of downtown Mackinac. vival). Regional: Brigadoon (Fiona), Footloose MATHEW deGUZMAN (Player) is thrilled (Ariel), among others. Featured vocal soloist with to be running away with this circus! Broadway: international symphony orchestras, including the Follies (2011); A Christmas Story, The Musical Indianapolis and Cleveland Symphony Orchestras. (OBC & MSG). B.M.: Belmont University. Huge 1-800-33GRAND • grandhotel.com CCM grad. Love and thanks to my boys, Billy and thanks to the entire Pippin team, Craig, Berna- Buster. kristinereese.com. @kristinereese. dette, Marjorie, DMJKLP. Proud AEA member. ADRIENNE BARBEAU (Berthe). Broadway: @mathewdeguz. Fiddler on the Roof; Grease (Rizzo—Tony nomi- SAMMY DINNEEN (Player). Training: Nation- nation). Twenty-five films, including The Fog, Es- al Centre for Circus Arts. International perfor-

10 11 of Les 7 Doigts de la Main, she created and di- JAKE BELL (Technical Supervisor). More than Q, In the Heights, Doubt, Copenhagen, Say Good- WHO’S WHO rected Amuse, Traces, Intersection and Loft. Re- 30 years of Broadway and touring productions. night Gracie, Saturday Night Fever. Member of joined Cirque Du Soleil as an acrobatic flyer, per- cipient of a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Crit- Credits include Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Actors’ Equity Association since 1991. New York forming around the world for four years. ics Circle Award for Pippin, she also received the Les Misérables, A Chorus Line, Cats, Miss Sai- State Licensed Veterinary Technician when not in TORY TROWBRIDGE (Player, u/s Catherine) Evolving Circus Award in 2015, in New York City. gon, Oklahoma!, Bring It On, Dreamgirls. Jake the theater. is a Los Angeles native and is thrilled to be a NADIA DiGIALLONARDO (Music Supervisor has consulted on theater renovations through- ANNELISE CASTLEBERRY (Stage Manager) part of this troupe. National tour: Cats. Other: and Arrangements) last worked with Diane Pau- out the U.S. is thrilled to be traveling with this production of A Chorus Line (Val, MTW), Singin’ in the Rain lus on the Broadway revival of Hair. After years JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). Recent Pippin. Tours: Flashdance the Musical (first na- (PCLO)…. Bisous to her loving family and BBR! of the hippie life, she is now considering running Broadway: Once, Jersey Boys, Newsies, Rock tional), Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Off- KATE WESLER (Swing, u/s Fastrada). Re- away with the circus. Google her for more fun of Ages. Musician (bass): Eric Clapton, Michael Broadway: Sleep No More, Silence the Musical. gional: Company member for two seasons at MT- facts, and look for the DiGiallonardo Sisters’ new Jackson, Frank Sinatra. Album: Stage Door John- Regional: The Goodman, St. Louis Repertory Wichita. CCM Grad. Thanks to Patty and Wayne CD this summer! ny—John Miller: Takes on Broadway is available Theatre, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival. for believing in me, and Telsey and Clear Talent LARRY HOCHMAN (Orchestrations). Broad- on PS Classics Records. TERRANCE HARRISON (Circus Coordi- for making this happen. Love to Mom, Dad and way debut: Pippin (sub-pianist 1974!). Broad- RYAN CANTWELL (Music Director). Cur- nator/ Assistant Stage Manager) was an NBA J&A! Proud AEA Member. katewesler.com. way: The Book of Mormon (Tony, Drama Desk), rently in development, MD/Composer: A Helluva halftime performer since the age of 14. He has BORRIS YORK (Player). Regional: The Muny, ten others (Scottsboro Boys, Spamalot, five Tony Life (George Hamilton). MD/Arranger, La MaMa: appeared in numerous films and world-televised TUTS, KC Starlight, Repertory Theater of St. noms.). Five Emmys (“Wonder Pets”). Film, con- The Golden Toad, Mark. MD: Babes in Toyland events and was an acrobat/dancer for Cirque Du Louis, Casa Mañana, Music Theatre of Wichita, certs, recordings (Paul McCartney, Marvin Ham- (Pasadena Playhouse), The Nomad (Liz Swados, Soleil in 2008–2014. lisch, Audra McDonald, Eric Idle, Barry Manilow, Stages St. Louis. TV: “Smash” (NBC). Love to NYC workshop). Associate MD/Conductor: La TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ Hugh Jackman, Boston Pops, N.Y. Philharmonic). my incredible family and friends. Psalm 37:3–4. Cage aux Folles (first national), Table (David tours: An American in Paris, Honeymoon in Vegas, larryhochman.net. borrisyork.com, @borrisyork. Shire, NYC workshop). Resident MD at NYMF. The Last Ship, Love Letters, This Is Our Youth, If/ SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design) has designed TV/film: CBS “Jim Henson Christmas Special,” Then, Motown, Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages, Wick- ROGER O. HIRSON (Book) has written ex- Race (Sundance, Gloria Allred). Ryan also writes/ tensively for the theater, movies and television. more than 35 Broadway shows, receiving three ed, Newsies, Evita, Million Dollar Quartet. Film: Tony Awards for his designs of The Book of Mor- performs with his sister, Dawn (Dogfight, The The Intern, Focus, Into the Woods, Song One, The Broadway: Pippin and Walking Happy, both nom- Last Ship). DawnandRyan.com. inated for the Tony. Off-Broadway: Journey to the mon, The Coast of Utopia and The Pillowman. Last Five Years. TV: “Flesh and Bone,” “Peter Pan Day, World War 2½. He won the Emmy for his His work also includes Cirque du Soleil’s Amalu- MARIAN DeWITT (Production Stage Man- Live!,” “Penny Dreadful,” “Masters of Sex,” com- six-hour television miniseries “A Woman Named na and Met Opera’s Peter Grimes. He has received ager). Broadway: Pippin, In the Heights, Say mercials. telseyandco.com. Jackie.” His adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Broadway Goodnight Gracie, Seminar, End of the Rainbow, starring George C. Scott, was honored by a Royal World, Bessie, Hewes and Garland awards. Rocky Horror Show. First national tours: Avenue Command performance. Film: Demon Seed, star- KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Design). Forty- ring Julie Christie, and The Bridge at Remagen. five Broadway credits. He designs extensively off- STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (Music & Lyrics) is Broadway, for resident theaters and touring pro- also currently represented on Broadway by Wick- ductions throughout the United States as well as ed, now in its tenth year at the Gershwin Theatre. internationally. He is the recipient of Tony, Drama stephenschwartz.com. Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Obie awards. Congratualtions DIANE PAULUS (Director) is the Artistic Direc- DOMINIQUE LEMIEUX (Costume De- tor of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard. sign). One of the original costume designers for Broadway: A.R.T.’s Pippin (Tony Awards, Direc- Cirque du Soleil, including Saltimbanco, Mystère, Graduates! tor and Revival); The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess Alegria, Quidam, O, La Nouba, Corteo, Zaia, Ba- (Tony Award, Revival); The Public’s Hair (Tony nana Schpeel. Additional credits: Céline Dion’s A 172 of you were selected as Michigan Award, Revival.) A.R.T: The Donkey Show, Pro- New Day, Las Vegas; The Nutcracker, Les Grands Competitive Scholarship Qualifiers. metheus Bound, Death and Powers. Diane was Ballets Canadiens de Montréal. Her designs among 2014’s TIME 100. have been exhibited in Montreal, Quebec, Paris and Mexico. You performed 31,913 hours of CHET WALKER (Choreographer). Forty years community service during your high in 50 words or less: Broadway: Fosse (co-con- JONATHAN DEANS & GARTH HELM school years. At current state minimum ceiver/co-choreographer), Tony, Best Musical. (Sound Designers) have collaborated for almost wage, that equates to over $260,000 As Broadway performer: On the Town, Lorelei, 20 years on shows including Ragtime, Fosse, Se- given back to the community through Ambassadors, Pajama Game, Dancin’, Sweet ussical and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. They volunteer hours. Charity, Pippin. Other director/choreographer: are both excited to be working on such an incredible production. 9 of you were as National Merit Finalists Cole (Queens Theatre), Sweet Charity (West End). and Semifinalists, 2 were National PAUL KIEVE (Illusions). More than 100 West Upcoming: A Funny Thing…Forum (Tel Aviv). Achievement Scholarship Program End, Broadway and international productions Awards: Joseph Jefferson Award, co-choreogra- Semifinalists. phy, Pal Joey (Goodman). including Matilda, Ghost (DD Award), Pippin GYPSY SNIDER (Circus Creation) is the co- (A.R.T.), Zorro, Lord of the Rings, Batman Live!, founder and co-director Les 7 doigts de la main The Invisible Man, Phantom of the Opera. Film (7 Fingers). Daughter of the founders of the Pickle includes Hugo, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Family Circus, she has performed with the most Azkaban. He authored Hocus Pocus (Scholastic www.Bloomﬁeld.org prestigious companies around the world. As part 2007). stageillusion.com.

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West End/U.K.: Thriller Live, Menier stage managed over a dozen Broadway shows; Chocolate Factory. Tours: Flashdance, Anything four national tours; supervised international pro- LISA MATLIN (Producer). Proud to be taking Goes, Bullets Over Broadway, Elf, We Will Rock ductions in Stuttgart, London, Manila, Sydney, Pippin from Broadway to Main Street…! Broad- You. Upcoming: The Duck Commander Musical, Hong Kong and Singapore. way debut (and now road debut), fittingly, in the Waterfall, August Rush, Nerds, Hadestown. Re- THE AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER favorite musical from her childhood. gional: American Repertory Theater, The Alley (A.R.T.). Founded by Robert Brustein in 1980, KYODO TOKYO, INC. (Producer). Since 1950, Theatre, Bay Street Theater, Philadelphia Theatre the A.R.T. at Harvard University is one of the Japan’s oldest and largest promoter of theater, Company, Royal Caribbean. 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