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John The Tour

with Amber Martin / Additional Vocals

Written by and

Justin Craig / Musical Director and Guitar Peter Yanowitz / Drums Matt Duncan / Bass

Saturday Evening, 2, 2019 at 8:00 Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor

18th Performance of the 141st Annual Season UMS Song Remix Media partnership provided by Between the Lines. Special thanks to Vince Cardinal, Chrisstina Hamilton and the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series, and Andrew Morton for their participation in events surrounding this evening’s performance. The Origin of Love Tour appears by arrangement with ArKtype. CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM

Written by / John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask Performed by / John Cameron Mitchell Additional Vocals / Amber Martin Musical Direction and Guitar / Justin Craig Drums / Peter Yanowitz Bass / Matt Duncan Makeup and Wigs / Mike Potter Costumes / Erik Bergrin Lighting / Justin Partier Sound / Dylan Goodhue Video Design / Michael Zumbrun

Producer / ArKtype President / Thomas O. Kriegsmann Managing Producer / J.J. El-Far

This evening’s performance is approximately two hours in duration and is performed without intermission.

3 ARTISTS

John Cameron Mitchell (creator and and new musical, a Grammy nomination performer) directed, starred in, and wrote for “Best Cast ,” two GLAMA (with Stephen Trask) the filmHedwig Awards, and ’s and the Angry Inch (2001), for which he “Best Soundtrack” Award for 2001. The won “Best Director” at the Sundance Broadway production of the show won four Film Festival and was nominated for a in 2014, and the soundtrack Golden Globe as “Best Actor.” His recent was nominated for a Grammy. Since 2003, Broadway production of Hedwig garnered Mr. Trask has been scoring films at both him Tony Awards for his performance the independent and studio levels for and for “Best Revival.” He won an Obie directors as diverse as Tom McCarthy Award for Hedwig Off-Broadway as well (The Station Agent, Miramax Films), for as starring in ’s The (In Good , American Destiny of Me. He directed Tennessee Dreamz, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Williams’ Kingdom of Earth Off-Broadway Assistant, , Universal with and . Pictures), Todd Graff (Camp, IFC He directed the filmsShortbus (2006), Productions/Jersey Films/Killer Films), (2010), and How to Talk to Girls , (The Savages, Fox at Parties (2018), the latter two starring Searchlight), Jon Kasdan (In the Land of , who was nominated for Women, Warner Brothers), Robert Benton an Oscar for “Best Actress” in Rabbit (Feast of Love, MGM/Lakeshore), John Hole. Recent TV roles include ’s Shrill, Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry HBO’s Girls and Vinyl, CBS’s The Good Inch, Fine Line), Sean Anders (Sex Drive, Fight, and ’s . Summit Entertainment), He stars in, wrote (with Bryan Weller), (Dreamgirls, Dreamworks/Paramount), and directed the musical podcast series Alan Poul, (The Back-up Plan, CBS Films), Anthem: Homunculus featuring Cynthia Tom Vaughn (So Undercover, Exclusive Erivo, , Patti Lupone, Denis Media), Rob Epstein, and Jeffrey Friedman O’Hare, , and Marion (Lovelace). In addition to Hedwig, Cotillard, which is playing on the Luminary Mr. Trask’s work for the Broadway stage podcast platform. For more information, includes orchestrations for the recent please visit johncameronmitchell.com. production of Rocky, the musical based on the classic film. His latest show This Stephen Trask (creator) first achieved Ain’t No Disco premiered at The Atlantic wide acclaim as the co-creator, composer, Theater last year. He is also at work on and lyricist of the award-winning stage a new musical in collaboration with musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which book writer Chris D’Arienzo (Rock of was also developed into a feature film Ages) to bring the /New released by Fine Line Features and for Regency film The King of Comedy to the which he won an , the Outer stage. Known for his time fronting 1990s Critics Circle Award for “Outstanding NYC punk band Cheater, Mr. Trask has Off-Broadway Musical,” a 1998 New also recorded and performed with artists York Magazine Award, Drama Desk such as Stone Temple Pilots, , nominations for outstanding music, lyrics, Sleater-Kinney, and .

4 Amber Martin (vocals) is a celebrated Justin Craig (music director, guitar) is -based vocalist, star, and a Grammy-nominated , comedic monologist. Named one of the composer, and New York-based musical “Top Performers of the Year” by the New director (Hedwig and the Angry Inch Yorker, Ms. Martin brings a combination Broadway and first national tour). Having of cabaret, belting vocals, and no-holds- started his musical career in the pop/rock barred comedy to her live, raucous, world, he spent years writing, recording, genre-hopping musical performances. She and touring with artists and bands all previously made her Broadway debut in over the world. After relocating to New Tales of the City at The Music Box Theater. York in 2011, he began orchestrating and Some of her performances include performing in musical theater productions appearing with Joan Rivers on Celebrity in addition to his studio work as producer Apprentice and opening for Ms. Rivers’ and musician. Additionally, he has worked live shows in New York. You can hear her in film as a composer, score mixer, and belting out featured vocals on The Scissor performing multi-instrumentalist for films Sisters’ single “Inevitable” (co-produced including How to Talk to Girls at Parties, The with Pharrell). She was a featured vocalist Nice Guys, Match, Admission, Lovelace, with comedian Sandra Bernhard at Town and Little Fockers. Hall in New York, and has twice been a featured guest on Ms. Bernhard’s Sirius Peter Yanowitz (drums) is a songwriter, XM radio show, Sandyland. She has librettist, and performer living in New performed her own solo shows in New York. He made his Broadway debut as York and New Orleans, as well as the Schlatko, the drummer in the Tony Award- TBA Festival, Treefort Festival, Outsider winning Broadway musical Hedwig and Festival, Jazz and Blues Festival in the Angry Inch. Mr. Yanowitz was the Altomonte, Italy, and has recurring New original drummer of , and York residencies at Alan Cumming’s Club for on her first three Cumming, Joe’s Pub, and The Cutting solo records Tigerlily, Ophelia, and Live Room. Ms. Martin continues to evolve as in Concert. He has also recorded writer, curator, choreographer, and star and performed with Yoko Ono, Allen of her own performances, including The Ginsberg, and Wilco. With Stephen Days of My Lives and Three Women: Joplin, Trask, Mr. Yanowitz cowrote This Ain’t No Midler, & Nyro (solo artist residency at Disco, a rock opera about Studio 54 and Joe’s Pub), Hi! (“Best Solo Performance” Mudd Club in 1979, which made its Off- Drammy Award), Wigshop, Stoned Soul: Broadway debut in the summer of 2018 In Love with Laura Nyro (residency at the Atlantic Theater. He was also the at Feinstein’s/54 Below), and Janis: bass player and main songwriter for the Undead (a continuing US/international band Morningwood on Capitol Records. He tour). She is also touring her original currently plays in the band Princess Goes album, A.M. Gold, including two songs to the Butterfly Museum with Matt Katz featured in John Cameron Mitchell’s Bohen and Michael C. Hall. recent film, How to Talk to Girls at Parties.

5 Matt Duncan (bass) has worked as a Dylan Goodhue (sound designer) is a front- professional musician for over a decade of-house audio engineer and musician. He in various capacities, most often as a has worked with Grammy Award-winners bass player and a singer, songwriter, and Roomful of Teeth, Grupo Fantasma, Béla producer. He played bass as Jacek in Fleck, and Willie Nelson. He has mixed at the Broadway production of Hedwig and festivals including SXSW, Edinburgh Fringe the Angry Inch, and continued that role Festival, Calgary Stampede, Herzberg, and during the national tour that followed. Luminato. A native of Toronto, Mr. Goodhue Mr. Duncan’s solo are enjoyed is now living in Austin, , where he by hundreds of thousands of fans on plays guitar in a hip-hop cover band called streaming services every month, and he Classic Hiphop Live, operates a farm in his continues to play bass with major touring backyard, teaches live audio, does yoga, acts. Mr. Duncan got his start playing in and loves his cat Leonardo Trouserpants punk, jazz, and folk bands in Lexington, the Third. Kentucky before moving to New York in 2014 to join the Hedwig cast. Although he Mike Potter (wigs and makeup design) frequently moonlights as a saxophonist was born and raised in rural Delaware. He and keyboard player, his love for the began doing wigs and makeup at a young interplay of rhythm and melody always age, and he earned his bachelor’s degree brings him back to the bass, his true in resource economics from the University instrumental love. of Delaware. He designed the original wigs and makeup for Hedwig and the Angry Erik Bergrin (costumes) is a costume Inch for the film, the Off-Broadway and designer and fiber artist based in Broadway run, and subsequent tour. He New York. His work has been featured currently works in the fashion and film in galleries and museums such as industries as a makeup artist, and is also Marlborough Contemporary, The State a painter. He currently lives and works in Historical Museum in Moscow, Envoy . Enterprise Gallery, David Fierman Gallery, AC Institute, The Society of Arts and Crafts Michael Zumbrun (video design) is a in Boston, New York’s Garment District, concert production and lighting specialist. HERE Arts Center, and many more. He has He is currently part of the Metropolitan designed costumes for John Cameron Museum of Art’s performance arm, Mitchell’s Origin of Love Tour, Goodbar MetLiveArts. Other notable clients and at the Public Theater, and for musicians venues include Webster Hall, Skrillex, including Lady Gaga and Peaches. His Erykah Badu, Alva Noto, and John Varvatos. costume designs have been featured He lives and works in New York City. in TV shows such as America’s Next Top Model and Make Me A Supermodel, ArKtype / Thomas O. Kriegsmann and highlighted in films includingViolet (producer) is a management and Tendencies. Mr. Bergrin’s creations have production company specializing in new been in articles and publications including work development and touring. Over the Dazed and Confused, Zink, New York Times, past 15 years ArKtype’s work has grown New York Magazine, Star, King Kong, Zoo, to encompass renowned artists from Dust, Bullett, and ODDA. 30 different countries, multiple genres,

6 and commercial and non-profit support Special thanks to Stephen Trask; Matthew structures resulting in new work for a VanBesien, Michael Kondziolka, Jeffrey variety of spaces. His acclaimed work Beyersdorf, and the whole UMS team; Showtune Productions, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Patrick as producer has been seen worldwide, Herold, Brian Yim, David Binder, Mick Rock, Liz proudly beginning his work in the Vap, Matthew Placek, Chris Glass, Shanta Thake, production, development, and touring of Iyvon Idebiri, Patrick Herrold, Jeff & William Gridley, and Hansel. emerging ensembles. His work includes Originally presented by David M. Hawkins and projects with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peter Showtune Productions. Brook, Victoria Thiérrée-Chaplin, Yael Continued development by Brian Yim and Farber, Annie-B Parson & Paul Lazar, Shownote Productions. Share your footage and memories John Cameron Mitchell, Lisa Peterson, of tonight’s show and find the Kaneza Schaal, , Tony latest in exclusive merchandise Taccone, and Julie Taymor. He recently at johncameronmitchell.com. premiered Bryce Dessner’s Triptych (Eyes of One on Another) in March 2019 with UMS, Sam Green & Kronos Quartet’s A Thousand Thoughts, Byron Au Yong and Aaron Jafferis’ Trigger, Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers’ Cartography, Big Dance Theater/Mikhail Baryshnikov’s Man in a Case, the US premiere of Nalaga’at Deaf-Blind Theater’s Not by Bread Alone, and Andrew Ondrejcak & Shara Worden’s You Us We All. Ongoing collaborations include 600 Highwaymen, Toshi Reagon, Ashley Fure, Sam Green, Scott Shepherd, Jessica Blank & Erik Jensen, Rude Mechs, Nora Chipaumire, Ifeoma Fafunwa/ iOpeni, Adrien M. & Claire B., Lina Khatib & Tony Taccone, Big Dance Theater, and Compagnia T.P.O. For more information, please visit arktype.org.

UMS welcomes John Cameron Mitchell, Amber Martin, Justin Craig, Peter Yanowitz, and Matt Duncan as they make their UMS debuts tonight.

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