RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON Tim Robbins & the Actors’ Gang Ensemble Bring the New Colossus to Music Hall Feb

PROGRAM FOR BROADWAY IN DETROIT AT MUSIC HALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

DIRECTED BY RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON Tim Robbins & The Actors’ Gang Ensemble bring The New Colossus to Music Hall Feb. 14–16

roadway in Detroit is set to present to respond to the government’s anti-refugee BThe New Colossus, a new play written and anti-immigration policies—and to tell a by The Actors’ Gang ensemble and Acade- story that draws attention to the true nature my Award winner Tim Robbins at the Music of people that live in this country. Save for Hall February 14–16, 2020. Tim Robbins the Indigenous, all of our families came here also directed the piece. as refugees, immigrants or were brought In The New Colossus, The Actors’ Gang here against their will.” members tell their ancestors’ stories, their The New Colossus shares a title with the struggles and their journeys from oppression sonnet written by poet Emma Lazarus in to freedom. The play celebrates the cour- 1883 for an exhibit to raise funds for the ped- age and great character of the refugees who estal for the Statue of Liberty, which opened came to this country throughout the last 300 in 1886. Even though the Statue of Liberty years. The ensemble of twelve reflects the was not conceived as a symbol of immigra- great diversity that has defined who we are tion, Lazarus’ “The New Colossus” rein- as a nation; The New Colossus is a celebra- vented the statue’s purpose, turning Liberty tion of our diversity. into a welcoming mother, a symbol of hope Set somewhere between the 19th century to the outcasts and oppressed of the world. and now, the play tells the story of forced mi- The poem concludes with the lines: gration and the constant struggle for survival …“Give me your tired, your poor, and dignity in an uncertain and hostile en- Your huddled masses yearning to vironment. The members of the acting com- breathe free, pany are from different parts of the world; The wretched refuse of your they tell their stories, each in a different teeming shore. language, and each in different dress. Ac- Send these, the homeless, tors from Iran, Turkey, Malaysia, Germany, tempest-tost to me, Vietnam, Louisiana, Mexico, Finland, Hun- I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” gary, Soviet Union and Austria will be in the At the end of each performance the actors Detroit company. will engage the audience and ask them to Director Tim Robbins said, “I live in share either their experience of immigration Los Angeles, where one can only be struck or their family’s experience. by the contributions made to our city by immigrants and people who came here as The New Colossus is at the Music Hall Feb. 14–16, 2020. refugees. The Actors’ Gang felt compelled For tickets, please see our ad at left.

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Charge by phone: 800-982-2787 | Info: 313.872.1000 The cast of The New Colossus, Randall Ashley by photo Groups (10+): [email protected] (subject: The New Colossus) 3 Eric Falkenstein and Ron Simons John Legend Mike Jackson Get Lifted IN ASSOCIATION WITH Every child Manhattan Theatre Club deserves a ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER deserves a Lynne Meadow Barry Grove chance at a The Children’s Foundation PRESENT chance at a isThe leading Children’s the way Foundation through bright future. is leading the way through AUGUST WILSON’S bright future. advocacy, grantmaking and fundraisingadvocacy, grantmaking to help children and livefundraising healthy tolives help in Michiganchildren JITNEY live healthy lives in Michigan and beyond. As we expand our WITH partners,and beyond. we continueAs we expand to be ourthe Francois Battiste Harvy Blanks Amari Cheatom catalystpartners, for we innovative continue toprograms. be the Anthony Chisholm Brian D. Coats Togethercatalyst for we innovative drive our programs.mission Steven Anthony Jones Nija Okoro Togetherand focus we to drivesupport our childrenmission Keith Randolph Smith Ray Anthony Thomas and theirfocus families. to support children James T. Alfred A. Russell Andrews Patrese D. McClain and their families. DIRECTED BY

THE FOUNDATIONS PILLARS Ruben Santiago-Hudson THE FOUNDATIONS PILLARS COMMUNITY BENEFIT SCENIC COSTUME LIGHTING SOUND ORIGINAL InnovativeCOMMUNITY community, BENEFIT patient DESIGN DESIGN DESIGN DESIGN MUSIC Innovativeand family community,support and patient wellness David Gallo Toni-Leslie James Jane Cox Darron L West Bill Sims Jr. andprograms family thatsupport improve and thewellness programshealth of children. that improve the & Charles Coes health of children. HAIR & FIGHT PRODUCTION ASSISTANT MAKE-UP DESIGN DIRECTION STAGE MANAGER STAGE MANAGER PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Matthew Armentrout Thomas Schall Kamra A. Jacobs Mandisa Reed GroundbreakingPEDIATRIC RESEARCH scientific advances Groundbreakingin the development scientific of new advances BROADWAY ADDITIONAL COMPANY PRODUCTION intechniques the development in pediatric of new medical techniquescare and the in treatment pediatric medicalof diseases. CASTING CASTING MANAGER SUPERVISOR care and the treatment of diseases. Caparelliotis Casting Laura Stanczyk Casey McDermott SenovvA Inc. & Nancy Piccione

MEDICAL EDUCATION GENERAL MANAGER AdvancedMEDICAL EDUCATION information, techniques Maximum Entertainment Productions Advancedand training information, in order to techniquesprovide theand besttraining care in for order children. to provide the best care for children. Original Broadway Production produced by Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre IN ASSOCIATION WITH Eric Falkenstein Ron Simons John Legend/Mike Jackson Ken Wirth Children’s health and wellness starts with you. Children’s health and wellness starts with you. To help or donate, visit YourChildrensFoundation.org To help or donate, visit YourChildrensFoundation.org 5 SETTING CAST A gypsy cab station in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, early fall, 1977. CAST (in alphabetical order) Booster...... FRANCOIS BATTISTE Shealy...... HARVY BLANKS Youngblood...... AMARI CHEATOM Francois Harvy Amari Battiste Blanks Cheatom Fielding...... ANTHONY CHISHOLM Philmore...... BRIAN D. COATS Becker...... STEVEN ANTHONY JONES Rena...... NIJA OKORO Doub...... KEITH RANDOLPH SMITH Turnbo...... RAY ANTHONY THOMAS

UNDERSTUDIES James T. Alfred (Booster, Youngblood) Anthony Brian D. Steven Anthony Nija A. Russell Andrews (Philmore, Becker, Doub, Turnbo) Chisolm Coats Jones Okoro Brian D. Coats (Shealy, Fielding) Patrese D. McClain (Rena)

FIGHT CAPTAIN James T. Alfred

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actor’s Equity Association. Keith Randolph Ray Anthony James T. A. Russell Patrese D. Smith Thomas Alfred Andrews McClain

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6 7 Trains Running and Gem of the Ocean. Off- WHO’S WHO Broadway credits include August Wilson’s Jit- FRANCOIS BATTISTE (Booster) is known ney, for which he received the Drama Desk and for his roles on Broadway in Bronx Bombers Obie Awards for his portrayal of Fielding, The (Circle in the Square); Magic/Bird (Long Acre); Happiest Song Plays Last at Second Stage The- and Prelude to a Kiss (Roundabout). His Lon- atre and roles with the NY Shakespeare Fes- don credits include: One Night in Miami (Don- tival/Public Theater, among others. Overseas: mar Warehouse), which received the 2016 Ol- the hit Vietnam play Tracers at London’s Royal ivier nomination for Best Play. Francois’ select Court Theatre, Sydney, Australia’s Seymour Off-Broadway credits include: Paradise Blue Center and Melbourne’s Universal; and August (Signature Theatre); OBIE award-winner The Wilson’s Jitney at The National Theatre in Lon- Good Negro, Head of Passes and Detroit ’67 don (Olivier Award, Best New Play). He is also (Public Theatre); The Merchant of Venice star- the recipient of the NAACP Theatre Award, the ring Al Pacino and The Winter’s Tale with Ru- AUDELCO Award, the Ovation Award and the ben Santiago-Hudson (Delacorte Theater); and I.R.N.E. Award. His film work includes Going 10 Things to Do Before I Die (Second Stage). In Style, Chiraq, My Bakery in Brooklyn and Regionally, he has worked with Sundance; NY Beloved, among others. Select television cred- Stage & Film; Williamstown; Chicago Shake- its include “Random Acts of Flyness,” “High speare; and The Goodman. His television and Maintenance,” “Shades of Blue,” “Detroit 1-8- film credits include: ABC’s “Ten Days in the 7,” “Law & Order: SVU” and the role of Burr Valley” and “The Family”; HBO’s “The Nor- Redding on HBO’s “Oz.” mal Heart”; CBS’s “Person of Interest” and BRIAN D. COATS (Philmore, u/s Shealy, “The Good Wife”; “Are We There Yet?” on Fielding). Broadway: (MTC/ National Tour) TBS; “Men in Black III”; and “A Long Walk.” Jitney. Off-Broadway includes: The Brothers Francois was a John Houseman Prize recipient Paranormal (Pan Asian Repertory Theatre), at The Juilliard School and attended Oxford’s Travisville (Ensemble Studio Theatre), La British American Drama Academy. He also Ruta (Working Theater), The Bacchae, The earned his B.S. at Illinois State University. First Noel (Classical Theatre of Harlem/The HARVY BLANKS (Shealy) was seen on Apollo), On the Levee (Lincoln Center), The Broadway in August Wilson’s Jitney. His re- Merry Wives of Windsor, Two Gentlemen of gional credits include King Hedley II (New Verona (Public/ NYSF). Regional: The Royale Jersey); Familiar (Seattle); Moscow (Wil- (Cleveland Play House), The Nest (Denver liamstown); The Mountaintop (Portland); Fire Center Theatre), Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man on the Mountain (Mountain View); Familiar (Huntington Theater, Studio Theatre DC), King (Yale Rep); and Jitney (Redbank). He has per- Hedley II, Seven Guitars, Ma Rainey’s Black formed in all 10 plays in August Wilson’s Cen- Bottom (Two River Theater), Fences, A Rai- tury Cycle and won the Drama Desk Award for sin in the Sun (Geva Theater), Distant Fires Bring the Drama Home the Off-Broadway production of Table Top. (People’s Light and Theater), Clybourne Park AMARI CHEATOM (Youngblood) Theater (Caldwell Theatre), The Wedding Gift, pen/ Make a scene in any room with a show-stopper from Hagopian. credits include: Skeleton Crew (The Old Globe man/ship (Contemporary American Theatre Fest), Count (PlayMakers Rep) TV includes: We offer Michigan’s largest selection of rugs, carpet and wood SD); Detroit ’67 (Baltimore Center Stage); The Temple Bombing (Alliance Theatre); Fetch “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “JAG,” flooring. Plus, our one-on-one personalized service offers perfect Clay Make Man (True Colors Theatre Co.); “Blue Bloods,” “The Sopranos,” “Boardwalk direction to help you find the ideal dramatic choice for your home. 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He was in the original cast of A Sol- lyweeds; Night Catches Us and Knucklehead. dier’s Play produced by the Negro Ensemble Television credits include “Numbers” (CBS), Company, which won an Obie Award for en- “Chase” (USA), “Detroit 1-8-7” (ABC) and semble acting and the Pulitzer Prize for Best “Georgetown” (ABC). Drama. He performed, taught and directed ANTHONY CHISHOLM (Fielding) can cur- at the American Conservatory Theater for 22 rently be seen recurring in the Hulu series, “Wu- years as a member of the core acting company. Tang: An American Saga.” He is a Tony Award Mr. Jones received his early theater training nominee for his portrayal of Elder Joseph Bar- at Karamu House in his hometown of Cleve- FLOOR FASHION FOR YOUR HOME low in August Wilson’s Radio Golf. His other land, Ohio. HagopianRugs.com Broadway credits include August Wilson’s Two 9 (Vineyard Theatre). Alls Well That Ends Well WHO’S WHO (Public Theatre). Select regional theater cred- The Katherine McGregor NIJA OKORO (Rena) is thrilled to be making its: Head of Passes–world premiere; Hushabye her debut at Detroit Music Hall. Some of her (Steppenwolf Theatre); Ma Rainey’s Black theater credits include: The Legend of Geor- Bottom, Mountaintop (Guthrie Theatre, ATC); Dessert Parlor gia McBride (Geffen Playhouse); Ma Rainey’s Jitney (Penumbra, KC Rep, ATC); Two Trains Black Bottom (Mark Taper Forum); Two Trains Running, Detroit ’67, A Brown Tale (Penumbra Running (Matrix Theatre); Joe Turner’s Come Theatre); Fences (Denver Center, IRT, ATC, and Gone (u/s Mark Taper Forum); the world Milwaukee Rep); End Game (Baltimore Center premiere of Zoey’s Perfect Wedding (Denver Stage). Television credits: “Empire,” “Chicago Center); An Octoroon (Chautauqua Theatre P.D.,” “Blacklist,” “BlindSpot,” “FBI,” “BOSS” Center); Blueprints to Freedom (La Jolla Play- and “Prison Break.” house); The Mountaintop (Cape May Stage); A. RUSSELL ANDREWS (u/s Philmore, Bossa Nova (Sundance Theatre Lab); and Becker, Doub, Turnbo). Founding member Echo In Silence (McCarter Theatre). TV: “The of award winning StageWalkers Productions. Deuce,” “Animal Kingdom,” “StartUp,” “In- Russell won two NAACP Theatre Awards and secure,” “Monday Mornings,” “Hail Mary,” two LA Ovation Awards for his work as actor/ “Southland,” “Medium” and “ER.” Upcoming producer with Wilson’s Jitney and Ma Rainey’s film: Red River, A Doll’s House (starring Sir Black Bottom, where he won his first Best Ac- Ben Kingsley) and Gilpin. Nija has received tor NAACP. After developing both Mister in two Ovation Awards and a Stage Raw Award the world premiere of King Hedley II at Pitts- for her work in Mr. Wilson’s plays. Graduate burgh’s New Hazlett Theatre and Youngblood of The Juilliard School. Dedicated to Malvenia. in the inaugural production of Jitney at Pitts- KEITH RANDOLPH SMITH (Doub) Broad- burgh’s Public Theatre, he reprised his role way: Jitney; American Psycho; Come Back of Youngblood in the Jitney cast that won the …at The Whitney. Little Sheba; Salome; King Hedley II; Fences; 2002 Olivier Award for Best New Play at Lon- The Piano Lesson. Off-Broadway: Paradise don’s Royal National Theatre. Film/TV credits Blue; Lockdown; Tamburlaine; Holiday Heart; include Vice Principal Gaines on HBO’s In- Named after David Whitney’s daughter, Katherine The First Breeze of Summer; Jitney; The Re- secure and Principal Avery in HBO’s upcom- Whitney McGregor, our intimate dessert parlor volving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll’d; In- ing Sterling. timacy. Regional; A Human Being of a Sort; on the Mansion’s third floor features a variety of PATRESE D. McCLAIN (u/s Rena) is delight- How to Catch Creation; Our Town; Romeo ed to be joining the Jitney family. Originally decadent cakes, tortes, and miniature desserts. and Juliet; Antony and Cleopatra; Midsum- from Chicago, she has worked with many the- mer Night’s Dream; The Tempest; Three Sis- ater companies in her hometown and in region- ters; Ivanov; The Seagull; In Walks Ed; Water The menu also includes chef-prepared specialties, al theaters all over the country. Select regional By the Spoonful; Sunset Baby; The Absolute theater credits include: Pipeline and Skeleton pies, and “Drinkable Desserts,” and you won’t want Brightness of Leonard Pelkey. Film and TV: Crew at Actors Theatre; Short Shakes R&J at “The Good Fight”; “Law and Order”; “One Life Chicago Shakespeare Theater; The Mountain- to miss the amazing flaming dessert station featuring to Live”; “I’ll Fly Away”; “NY Undercover”; top and Skeleton Crew at People’s Light and Bananas Foster and Cherries Jubilee. “Cosby”; Malcolm X; Girl Six; Path to Para- Theatre Company; White Guy on the Bus at dise; Anesthesia; Backstreet Justice; The War- Northlight Theatre; for colored girls…, Spunk, rior Class; Dead Dogs Lie; Fallout. Tartuffe and The Misanthrope at Court Theatre; Reserve tonight’s table online at thewhitney.com RAY ANTHONY THOMAS (Turnbo) is Two Trains Running at Geva Theatre Center; or call 313-832-5700 thrilled to return to this production. His Broad- No Child… and Pericles at The St. Louis Black way credits include Jitney, The Crucible and Rep. Recent film credits include: BET’sFriend Race. Ray has created roles in two Pulitzer Request, Workingman, Widows directed by Prize-winning plays: Water by the Spoonful Steve McQueen, and Captive State directed by and Between Riverside and Crazy. He also Rupert Wyatt. Television credits include: “Chi- created a role in Volunteer Man (Obie win- cago Med,” “Chicago Fire” (NBC); “Sirens” ning-performance). Recent theater Moscow (USA); and “Detroit 1-8-7” (ABC). Awards in- Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow clude: Barrymore Award Winner for Outstand- (Off-Broadway); Two Trains Running (Cincy/ ing Leading Actress, St. Louis Circle Theatre The WhitneyDETROIT Milwaukee); The Year to Come (La Jolla); and Award Winner for Best Solo Performance, two- Restaurant | Ghostbar | Gardens Artney Jackson (Williamstown). Other credits time Joseph Jefferson Nominee for Outstand- include: Fences and Jitney for August Wilson’s ing Supporting Actress. Training: BFA Howard Century Cycle with NPR Radio. Recent film University, MFA Pennsylvania State University. and TV credits include Isn’t It Romantic and Website: patresedmcclain.com. 4421 Woodward Avenue High Maintenance (HBO). AUGUST WILSON (Playwright)’s plays in- JAMES T. ALFRED (u/s Booster, Young- clude Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner’s Come 313-832-5700 blood) is excited to join this production of and Gone, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The thewhitney.com Jitney. Off-Broadway credits: Pipeline–u/s Piano Lesson (Pulitzer Prize winner), Seven (Lincoln Center); Blood (NBT); This Land Guitars, Fences (Pulitzer Prize winner, Tony 11

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and Radio Golf—the latter two of which each BILL SIMS, JR. (Original Music) is an in- and I, War Horse, This Is Our Youth, Of Mice WHO’S WHO garnered him Tony nominations. Other awards: ternationally respected “Master of the Blues.” and Men, Romeo and Juliet, Lucky Guy, Death Award winner), Two Trains Running, Jitney Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Ovation, Obie, He is a 2012 Grammy nominee for And Still I of a Salesman, Venus in Fur, and A View from (Olivier Award winner), King Hedley II and L.A. Drama Critics, Outer Critics Circle and Rise and an Obie Award winner for Lackawa- the Bridge. He has worked extensively at Lin- Radio Golf. In 2003, he made his stage debut NAACP. davidgallo.com nna Blues. Recent theater credits: Ma Rainey’s coln Center (Disgraced, Blood and Gifts), the in his one-man show, How I Learned What I TONI-LESLIE JAMES (Costume Designer). Black Bottom (Two River), The Piano Les- Public Theater (Hamlet, King Lear, Mother Learned. He received an Emmy Award nomi- Broadway: Come From Away (2017); Amaz- son (Hartford Stage and Signature Theatre), Courage, Father Comes Home from the Wars), nation for his screenplay “The Piano Lesson.” ing Grace; Lucky Guy; The Scottsboro Boys; August Wilson’s Two Trains Running and MTC (Ruined, Murder Ballad), NY Theatre Other works include The Janitor, Recycle, Finian’s Rainbow; Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Jitney (Two River). Mr. Sims was the subject Workshop (Red Speedo, Othello) and the Met The Coldest Day of the Year, Malcolm X, The Life; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; King Hed- of the documentary An American Love Story Opera (Le Nozze di Figaro, Il Trovatore). Homecoming and the musical satire Black Bart ley II; One Mo’ Time; The Wild Party; Marie (PBS), for which he composed many of the AWOYE TIMPO (Associate Director). Off- and the Sacred Hills. Other awards include Christine; Footloose; The Tempest; Twilight: songs for the soundtrack. Other film credits: Broadway: In Old Age (New York Theatre eight New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, Los Angeles, 1992; Angels in America: Millen- Lackawanna Blues, New York Stories, Miss Workshop), Good Grief (Vineyard Theatre), Rockefeller and Guggenheim Fellowships in nium Approaches; Perestroika; Chronicle of a Ruby’s House, American Gangster and Cadil- The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll’d Playwriting, a Whiting Writers Award, 2003 Death Foretold; and Jelly’s Last Jam. Awards: lac Records. Training: Ohio State University. (Playwrights Realm), The Homecoming Queen Heinz Award, 1999 National Humanities Med- Tony nomination, three Drama Desk nomina- heritagebluesorchestra.com. (Atlantic Theater), Carnaval (National Black al and induction into the Theater Hall of Fame. tions, six Lucille Lortel nominations, Hewes MATTHEW ARMENTROUT (Hair and Theatre), Ndebele Funeral (59E59, South Af- RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON (Director) is Design Award, Irene Sharaff Young Masters Wig Designer)’s Broadway design credits in- rican tour, Edinburgh Festival), Sister Son/ honored to continue this journey with August Award and the 2009 Obie Award for Sustained clude Bernhardt/Hamlet. Other design credits ji (Billie Holiday Theater), In the Continuum Wilson’s Jitney whose recent Broadway pro- Excellence in Costume Design. include Merrily We Roll Along (Roundabout), (Juilliard). Regional: Paradise Blue (Long duction garnered several awards for Outstand- JANE COX (Lighting Designer)’s projects Anna May Wong—The Actress Who Died a Wharf Theatre), Skeleton Crew (Chester The- ing Revival including the Tony Award, Drama with Ruben Santiago-Hudson include Seven Thousand Deaths (Mabou Mines), Paradise ater). Producer: CLASSIX, a reading series Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Dra- Guitars at Signature Theatre. Broadway: The Square (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Othel- exploring classic plays by Black playwrights. ma League, and the NY Drama Critics Circle Color Purple; Machinal; All the Way; Come lo (Shakespeare in the Park), London Rocks Other: ABC/Disney, Cherry Lane, Fire This Awards, along with six Tony nominations. Ru- Back, Little Sheba; and Picnic. Recent projects (Busch Gardens Williamsburg) and A Christ- Time, Ma-Yi, New Black Fest, New Dramatists, ben’s directing credits include: The Piano Les- include Amélie at Berkeley Repertory Theatre; mas Carol (Busch Gardens Williamsburg). NOW Africa, PEN World Voices, Royal Shake- son, Skeleton Crew, Othello, Gem of The Ocean, Othello at NYTW; Hamlet at the Barbican; THOMAS SCHALL (Fight Director) has speare Company, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Paradise Blue, My Children! My Africa!, Ma Roe at OSF; The Flick at the National Theatre, worked on more than 60 Broadway shows, in- Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, WNYC. Rainey’s Black Bottom, Cabin in the Sky, The London; and Passion, Peer Gynt and Allegro cluding The Front Page, The Crucible, Black- Happiest Song Plays Last, Two Trains Run- at Classic Stage Company. Jane is a member of bird, The Color Purple, Waitress, The King ning, Things of Dry Hours, The First Breeze of the Monica Bill Barnes Dance Company, has Summer and Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine, a long collaboration with the Oregon Shake- among many others. Mr. Santiago-Hudson re- speare Festival and is the director of the theater ceived a Tony Award as featured actor for his program at Princeton University. performance in August Wilson’s Seven Guitars. He made his Broadway acting debut along- DARRON L WEST (Sound Designer). Previ- side Gregory Hines in Jelly’s Last Jam. Other ously at the Friedman: The American Plan, To Broadway credits include Stick Fly and Gem of Be or Not to Be, The Royal Family, Top Girls The Ocean. The multi-award-winning director/ and Time Stands Still. He is a Tony and Obie writer/actor wrote, executive produced, and Award-winning sound designer whose work for co-starred in the HBO film Lackawanna Blues theater and dance has been heard in more than based on his OBIE and Helen Hayes Award- 500 productions nationally and internationally, winning play. The movie received several hon- on Broadway and off. His accolades for sound ors including Emmy, Golden Globe, NAACP design also include the Bay Area Theatre Image Award, Humanitas, National Board of Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and AUDELCO Reviews, Black Filmmaker’s Foundation and awards. He is a two-time Henry Hewes Design Christopher Awards. In a career that spans over Award winner and a proud recipient of the Prin- four decades, Ruben considers opening The cess Grace Award statue. Ruben Santiago-Hudson Fine Arts Learning CHARLES COES (Sound Designer) is a Center in 2014 in his hometown of Lackawa- New Jersey-based sound designer. Off-Broad- nna, NY as one of his proudest and most cher- way, he’s designed: Tales of the Washer King ished accomplishments. (Playwright’s Realm); Servant of Two Masters DAV I D GA LLO (Scenic Designer) has de- (TFANA among others); Robber Bridegroom signed more than 30 Broadway productions, (Roundabout); For Peter Pan on Her 70th including Memphis, First Date, The Drowsy Birthday (Playwrights); and Natural Shocks Chaperone (Tony Award for Best Scenic De- (WP Theater). He teaches at the Yale School sign), The Mountaintop, Reasons to Be Pretty, of Drama and has worked as an associate on Xanadu, Company and Thoroughly Modern many Broadway shows including Peter and Millie. Working with August Wilson from 1996 the Starcatcher; Great Comet of 1812; and To until his death, David designed the premiere Kill a Mockingbird. He’s won the Craig Noel productions of Wilson’s later works, includ- Award (San Diego) and the Footlights Award ing King Hedley II, Jitney, Gem of the Ocean (Milwaukee) for sound design.

14 15 Musical and Squirrels. Education: MFA, UC Production Supervisor WHO’S WHO San Diego. SenovvA Inc. CAPARELLIOTIS CASTING (Broadway Arianna Knapp, James E. Cleveland, Lindsay Child, MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB (MTC). Ron Grimshaw, Anna Engelsman Casting). Select Broadway: King Lear, Hillary Under the dynamic leadership of Artistic Di- and Clinton, Ink, The Waverly Gallery, The PRODUCTION STAFF: rector Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Production Supervisor...... James E. Cleveland Boys in the Band, Three Tall Women, Meteor Barry Grove, MTC has become one of the Shower, A Doll’s House, Part 2, Jitney, The Production Manager...... Ron Grimshaw country’s most prominent theatre companies. Associate Production Manager...... Anna Engelsman Glass Menagerie, Blackbird, Fences. Select Productions at its Broadway and Off-Broadway Associate General Manager...... Casey McDermott theaters: Signature, Atlantic, Ars Nova, Old venues have garnered numerous awards, in- Associate Director...... Awoye Timpo Globe, McCarter, Goodman, Berkeley Rep, Se- cluding 27 Tony Awards® and 7 Pulitzer Prizes. Associate Scenic Designer...... Viveca Gardiner attle Rep, Arena Stage. Current TV: New Am- MTC premieres include August Wilson’s Jit- Associate Costume Designer...... Michael Magaraci sterdam (NBC). ney and The Piano Lesson, Ink, Choir Boy, Wit, Associate Lighting Designers...... Tess James, Solomon Weisbard Lighting Design Associate...... Itohan Edoloyi NANCY PICCIONE (Broadway Casting) Vietgone, Venus in Fur, Ruined, Rabbit Hole, Assistant Sound Designer...... Stephen Dee Broadway credits include Choir Boy, Jitney, Doubt, Proof, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Production Carpenter ...... Daniel Whiting Heisenberg, The Father, Venus in Fur, Wit, Crimes of the Heart and Ain’t Misbehavin’. Production Electrician...... Rachael Shair Time Stands Still, Top Girls, Shining City, The manhattantheatreclub.com. Production Audio...... Stephen Dee Assembled Parties, Outside Mullingar, Casa MAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT PRO- Production Properties...... Eric Reynolds Valentina and Constellations. She cast the orig- DUCTIONS (General Manager) is a produc- Production Assistant...... Jessica R. Aguilar Casting Assistant...... Sarah Cooney inal productions of Proof and The Tale of the ing, developing and management company Allergist’s Wife Off-Broadway and on Broad- founded by Avram Freedberg, Mary Beth Dale The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are way as well as their national tours. Off-Broad- and Eva Price; and is joined by Managing Di- members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional way credits include Sugar in Our Wounds, Cost rector/General Manager Carl Flanigan. Select actors and stage managers in the United States. of Living, Linda, Incognito, The Explorers Broadway, Off-Broadway and Touring credits The scenic, costume, lighting and sound designers are represented by Club, Choir Boy, The Whipping Man, Ruined, include What the Constitution Means to Me United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE. Equivocation and The World of Extreme Hap- (National Tour); Cruel Intentions: The ‘90s piness. Prior to working at Manhattan Theatre The Directors are members of the Stage Directors Society, a national Musical; Small Mouth Sounds; Frankie Valli theatrical labor union. Club, she was a member of the casting staff and the Four Seasons on Broadway!; The Hip at the New York Shakespeare Festival for 10 Hop Nutcracker; The Lion; Verso; Black Light; years, where she worked on Shakespeare in the Born for This (LA and Boston); 50 Shades! Park and numerous productions at the Public The Musical; Ivy + Bean The Musical; Voca Theatre. She cast the American actors for the People; and Colin Quinn: Long Story Short. first two seasons of The Bridge Project, pro- maximumcompany.com. duced by BAM and the Old Vic London. She is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama and SENOVVA (Production Supervisor) is built A a member of the Casting Society of America. on the vast experience and personal relation- ships of our producers, managers, designers LAURA STANCZYK (Additional Casting). and technical specialists; SenovvA focuses on Broadway, Off-Broadway and tours: Encores! solution driven services in Theater, Broadcast, SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC Off Center, Side Show, After Midnight, A Night and Architecture throughout the world. Cur- With Janis Joplin, Follies, Lombardi, Ragtime, rent Theatrical projects include: Freestyle Love OFFER FOR YOUR FAMILY! 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BROADWAY IN DETROIT Volume 58, Number 3 November 12–16, 2019 The Program for Broadway In Detroit at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts Under the management of Nederlander Detroit, LLC Executive Director...... Alan N. Lichtenstein Assistant to Mr. Lichtenstein...... Nancy King Director, Corporate Sales/Marketing...... Scott Myers Senior Director, Marketing...... Alyssa Cohen Accounting...... Barbara Jones at the Box Office Treasurer...... Mirena Cantu FISHER THEATRE Group Sales Manager...... Amy Yokin Subscription Manager...... Kim Mogielski Advertising Director...... Debbie Michelson, SMZ Press Agent...... Brendy Barr, Brendy Barr Communications Program Design...... Frank Bach, Bach & Associates Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts 350 Madison Ave., Detroit, MI 48226 Experience pre-show dining Detroit’s Leading Not-For-Profit Cultural Center on-site at the Fisher Theatre musichall.org President and Artistic Director...... Vincent C. Paul Individual dining packages include: Director of Programming...... Karen McBride Andiamo buffet service Director of Jazz Café Programming...... Ted Nagy Community Collaborations and Social Media...... Julie Gervais Dessert at intermission Development Manager...... Latasha Burnett Private bar Counsel to the President...... Cameron (Sandy) Duncan Director of Sales and Marketing...... Maria Petrenko Private restroom Box Office Manager...... Cynthia Morgan B:8.625 in Complimentary coat closet Box Office Assistant Manager...... Kimberly Johnson T:8.375 in Director of Food and Beverage...... Derek Gillis Executive Head Chef...... Colin Casey Redefine Your Detroit Experience Book your pre-show experience now for: Controller...... Yale Porter Hello, Dolly! • Nov 19–Dec 1 Front of House Manager...... Robert (Bob) Johnson Jazz Vocal Educator...... Scott Gwinnell Contact Kathie Gardner, 313-872-4433 Educational Outreach Coordinator...... Jason Smith A 1924 landmark, The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit Director of Public Relations...... Rick Manore [email protected] Director of Digital and Social Media...... Molly Sute offers a modern stay in a revitalized downtown. BroadwayInDetroit.com/spotlightroom Building Engineer...... Angelo Alexander Elevator Operator/Building Maintenance...... Desmond C. Marshall When you’re not enjoying the town, unwind in Head Carpenter...... Keith Miller Master Electrician...... Kurt Henry one of our 453 guest rooms, with a treatment at Master Audio Engineer...... Christopher Thomopoulos Head Flyman...... Jon Connelly Spa Book Cadillac or with a meal at one of our Property Master...... Bruce Johnson Cameras Picture taking is strictly prohibited. It is both dangerous for the per- five award-winning restaurants. Add our AAA Four formers and distracting to other patrons. Diamond service and every stay with us is Cell Phones & Pagers We ask that all ringers on cellular phones are turned off during the performance to avoid distracting the performers and patrons. a refreshing one. Refreshments Concessions are located on the main floor landings, in the Catering lounges on the balcony and mezzanine levels, as well as in our Jazz Café on provided by the lobby level. To make a reservation, visit Restrooms are located on each level of Music Hall. Ask an usher for the restroom nearest you. WestinBookCadillac.com or call 313.442.1600 AGE LIMIT As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of Broadway Rentals Music Hall is available for your company or organization to rent for In Detroit not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may meetings, entertaining, press conferences, seminars, graduations, recitals or be altered from time to time based on Shows and Show content. other events. Please call 313-887-8520 for rental information. You will be made aware of particular age restrictions during your Smoking is strictly prohibited throughout Music Hall. Smoking is permitted purchase. Some shows make further age appropriate recommen- outside the building only. dations and Broadway In Detroit will provide those on its website; Tickets To purchase tickets for upcoming presentations at Music Hall, however, judgment of the content for each show should be made please call our box office (313) 887-8501 or you can purchase tickets through on an individual basis prior to purchase. When available, Broadway Ticketmaster.com. In Detroit provides links to show websites for further information. All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket. ©2019 Marriott International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All names, marks and 22 logos are the trademarks of Marriott International, Inc., or its affiliates.

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