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10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 2 10/8/19 12:54 PM CAST (in order of appearance) Little Anastasia...... DELILAH ROSE PELLOW, ELOISE VAYNSHTOK* Dowager Empress...... JOY FRANZ Tsarina Alexandra...... LUCY HORTON Tsar Nicholas II...... BRAD GREER Young Anastasia...... TAYLOR QUICK Maria Romanov...... KYLIE VICTORIA EDWARDS Olga Romanov...... ASHLEE DUPRÉ Tatiana Romanov...... KOURTNEY KEITT Alexei Romanov...... DELILAH ROSE PELLOW, ELOISE VAYNSHTOK* Countess Lily...... TARI KELLY Gleb...... JASON MICHAEL EVANS Dmitry...... JAKE LEVY Vlad...... EDWARD STAUDENMAYER Anya...... LILA COOGAN Paulina...... TAYLOR QUICK Marfa...... KYLIE VICTORIA EDWARDS Dunya...... KOURTNEY KEITT Count Ipolitov...... BRAD GREER Gorlinsky...... FRED INKLEY Count Leopold...... FRED INKLEY Russian Doorman...... PETER GARZA Count Gregory...... BRAD GREER Countess Gregory...... ALISON EWING Odette in Swan Lake...... ASHLEE DUPRÉ Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake ...... MARK MacKILLOP Von Rothbart in Swan Lake ...... RONNIE S. BOWMAN, JR. Suitors, Soldiers, Comrades, Ghosts, Parisians, White Russians, Waiters, Reporters, Cygnets in Swan Lake...... RONNIE S. BOWMAN JR., ASHLEE DUPRÉ, KYLIE VICTORIA EDWARDS, ALISON EWING, PETER GARZA, BRETT-MARCO GLAUSER, BRAD GREER, TAMRA HAYDEN, LUCY HORTON, FRED INKLEY, KOURTNEY KEITT, MARK MacKILLOP, TAYLOR QUICK, MATT ROSELL
SWINGS HANNAH FLORENCE, JEREMIAH GINN, KENNETH MICHAEL MURRAY, SAREEN TCHEKMEDYIAN
UNDERSTUDIES For Anya—HANNAH FLORENCE, TAYLOR QUICK; for Dmitry—BRETT-MARCO GLAUSER, MATT ROSELL; for Vlad—JEREMIAH GINN, FRED INKLEY; for Dowager Empress—ALISON EWING, TAMRA HAYDEN; for Countess Lily— ALISON EWING, LUCY HORTON; for Gleb—PETER GARZA, BRAD GREER
Dance Captain KENNETH MICHAEL MURRAY
*Saturday matinee and Sunday evening.
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10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 4 10/8/19 12:54 PM MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I Setting: Saint Petersburg, 1906, 1917 & 1927 Prologue: “Once Upon a December”...... Dowager Empress and Little Anastasia “The Last Dance of the Romanovs” ...... Ensemble “A Rumor in St. Petersburg”...... Dmitry, Vlad and Ensemble "In My Dreams”...... Anya “The Rumors Never End”...... Gleb and Ensemble “Learn to Do It”...... Vlad, Anya and Dmitry “The Neva Flows”...... Gleb and Anya “The Neva Flows” (Reprise) ...... Men “My Petersburg” ...... Dmitry and Anya “Once Upon a December"...... Anya and Ensemble “A Secret She Kept"...... Anya “Stay, I Pray You”...... Count Ipolitov, Anya, Dmitry, Vlad and Ensemble “We’ll Go From There”...... Vlad, Anya, Dmitry and Ensemble “Traveling Sequence”...... Gleb, Gorlinsky, Anya, Dmitry and Vlad “Still”...... Gleb “Journey to the Past”...... Anya
ACT II Setting: Paris, 1927 "Paris Holds the Key (To Your Heart)"...... Vlad, Dmitry, Anya and Ensemble “Close the Door”...... Dowager Empress “Land of Yesterday”...... Countess Lily and Ensemble “The Countess and the Common Man”...... Vlad and Countess Lily “Land of Yesterday” (Reprise)...... Gleb “A Nightmare”...... Romanov Children, Tsar and Tsarina “In a Crowd of Thousands”...... Dmitry and Anya “Meant to Be”...... Vlad “Quartet at the Ballet”...... Anya, Dmitry, Dowager Empress, Gleb and Ensemble “Everything to Win”...... Dmitry “Once Upon a December” (Reprise)...... Anya and Dowager Empress “The Press Conference”...... Countess Lily, Vlad and Ensemble “Everything to Win” (Reprise)...... Anya “Still”/“The Neva Flows” (Reprise)...... Gleb, Anya and Ensemble Finale...... Anya, Dmitry and Company
ORCHESTRA Conductor: LAWRENCE GOLDBERG Assistant Conductor/Keyboard 2—VALERIE GEBERT; Keyboard 1—RYAN SIGURDSON; Violin/Concertmaster—JEN CHOI FISCHER; Violin/Viola—GRACE OH; Cello—IRA GLANSBEEK; Bass—IAN WALKER; Flute/Piccolo/Clarinet/Alto Sax—JEFF DRISKILL; Clarinet/Flute/Tenor Sax/Oboe/English Horn—RICHARD MITCHELL; Trumpet/Flugelhorn—AARON SMITH; French Horn— LAURA BRENES; Tenor Trombone—CHARLIE MORILLAS; Percussion—BRUCE CARVER; Keyboard Sub—MARY EKLER; Orchestra Contractor—ERIC HEINLY Music Coordinator: MICHAEL AARONS Keyboard Programmer: RANDY COHEN
The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. PLAYBILL.COM Anastasia utilizes theatrical haze, strobe lights, gunshot sound effects and smoking (vapor e-cigarettes).
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10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 5 10/8/19 12:54 PM WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST LILA COOGAN (Anya). Broadway: Mary Broadway. Nominations: Helen Hayes, Barrymore Poppins. Regional: Hairspray (Syracuse Stage). and National Theater Awards. UCLA Graduate. Television: ABC’s “What Would You Do?”. BFA in Musical Theatre, Syracuse University. Love RONNIE S. BOWMAN, JR. (Ensemble, and thanks to the Anastasia team, Telsey + Co., Von Rothbart in Swan Lake). National Tour: A The Krasny Office, teachers, family especially Chorus Line (directed by Baayork Lee). NY/ mom & dad, Adrian, and everyone who has Regional: Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Delacorte supported me. For Aunt Val. Lilacoogan.com, Theater, MSMT, Ivoryton Playhouse. Thanks @lilcoogs to God, family, friends, Daniel Hoff Agency, and Telsey & Co. Casting BFA, Hartt ’17. JAKE LEVY (Dmitry) is thrilled to make his @rsbowman_ national tour debut. He attended UCLA where he earned his BA in musical theater in 2018. UCLA ASHLEE DUPRÉ (Ensemble, Olga Romanov, credits include: Carrie (Tommy Ross), Carousel Odette in Swan Lake). Broadway: Phantom of the (Jigger), Pippin (Pippin), among others. Shortly Opera (ensemble), An American in Paris (Swing). after graduation, Jake originated the role of Dwayne Off-Broadway: On Your Toes, Where’s Charley? in the Off-Broadway production of Superhero, a (Encores!), Silence! The Musical. National Tours: new musical by Tom Kitt and John Logan, at the An American in Paris (Lise Understudy, Dance Second Stage Theater in New York. Jake wants Captain, Swing, u/s Returning Soldier’s Wife, to thank his family, friends and educators for their u/s Olga), Movin’ Out (Brenda Judy), Twyla continued love and support. Gratitude to HCKR, Tharp’s 50th Anniversary Tour. NYSAF: In Your Robert Stein and Telsey + Co for this opportunity. Arms. The Phantom of the Opera (Las Vegas @OfficialJakeLevy Spectacular). Colorado Ballet. Love to my family and friends. JASON MICHAEL EVANS (Gleb). New York: Sondheim’s Passion at CSC, On Your KYLIE VICTORIA EDWARDS (Ensemble, Toes at Encores!. Regional: PCLO, Ogunquit Maria Romanov, Marfa, u/s Odette in Swan Playhouse, Drury Lane Chicago, Stages St. Lake). National Tour Debut! Edwards danced Louis. TV: “Madame Secretary”, “The Good with City Ballet of San Diego for two seasons, Cop”. Endless love to my incredible family TV/Film: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Doris), and friends, TalentWorks, Maxime’, Isabelle, Upcoming: “West Side Story Movie Revival.” Juliette, Telsey+Co, Yadier Molina and everyone Love & gratitude to Sofia/CESD, Telsey+Co, Sara at Anastasia. Proud St. Louisan. Home. Love. Knight, Tyler, Julia, Joel, MPG, and her friends Family. CG4L. and family for their unconditional love and support xxx @kylievictoria2 JOY FRANZ (Dowager Empress). Broadway: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Into the Woods (Original, ALISON EWING (Ensemble, Countess Revival, PBS); A Little Night Music, Company Gregory, u/s Dowager Empress, u/s Countess (London), Pippin, Musical Chairs, Sweet Charity, Lily). Broadway: Mamma Mia!, Cabaret. Lysistrata. Many National Tours, Off-Broadway, National Tours: An American in Paris, Cabaret, and regional theatre productions. TV/Film: “Royal Mamma Mia!, Flashdance. Regional: Hand To Pains”, “Allegiance”, “Carrie Diaries”, “Law & God (San Jose Stage), Sweet Charity (Center Order”, “Central Park West”, “Horrible People”, Rep), Harold & Maude, Emma, and Big many daytime dramas. She is very grateful. River (TheatreWorks).
TARI KELLY (Countess Lily). Broadway: HANNAH FLORENCE (Swing, u/s Anya) Groundhog Day, Something Rotten, Anything is ecstatic to be joining Anastasia! Broadway: Goes, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, The Boy Paramour (Lila/Indigo u/s), Gigi (Ensemble/Gigi From Oz, Show Boat. Tours: Little Shop of Horrors u/s), My Fair Lady, Scandalous. Off-Broadway: (Audrey), Show Boat (Ellie), Beauty and the Beast. This Ain’t No Disco (Atlantic Theater Company), Selected Regional: End of The Rainbow (Judy West Side Story (Francisca, Carnegie Hall), Anna Garland - Henry Award), Anything Goes (Reno Nicole the Opera (BAM/NYC Opera), Grand Sweeney - Carbonell Award), Thoroughly Modern Hotel/The Golden Apple/It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane… Millie (Millie - Jeff Nomination). TariKelly.com It’s Superman (New York City Center Encores!). Regional credits include Anything Goes (Hope, EDWARD STAUDENMAYER (Vlad). Goodspeed Opera House) and A Chorus Line Broadway: Wonderland and Martin Short: Fame (Diana, The Muny). New York University BFA. Becomes Me. Tours/Regional: Phantom of the Social @yeshannahbanana Opera, South Pacific (Guthrie), Anything Goes, A Room With A View (Old Globe), SpamalotPLAYBILL., PETERCOM GARZA (Ensemble, Russian Doorman, Spamilton, Beauty and the Beast, The Scarlet u/s Gleb). Regional: West Side Story (Chino/Dance Pimpernel, Joseph…, CATS, Noises Off, Forbidden Captain) at the New London Barn Playhouse, A PLAYBILLVAULT.COM HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE 7
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10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 6 10/8/19 12:54 PM WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST Chorus Line (Paul) at the Lexington Theatre Co., Boys. BFA: Musical Theatre, University of the and Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Ensemble) at The Arts. Follow him @bagreer MUNY. IG: peetah_g123 TAMRA HAYDEN (Ensemble, u/s Dowager JEREMIAH GINN (Swing, u/s Vlad). National Empress). Broadway: Les Miserables (Cosette), Tour: A Chorus Line. Off-Broadway/NYC: Roundabout Theater Company’s Cabaret (Texas); Anything Goes, Murder for Two. Regional: Off-Broadway: Jacques Brel...; National Tours: Goodspeed Opera House, The MUNY, Stages Phantom of the Opera (Christine alt), Les St. Louis, Gulfshore Playhouse. BFA from BYU. Miserables (Cosette), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel, @jeremiahmginn jeremiahginn.com opposite Theodore Bikel). Tamra has performed numerous Broadway Pops concerts across the U.S. BRETT-MARCO GLAUSER (Ensemble, u/s with various symphonies such as The Nashville, Dmitry). National tour debut! Regional credits Charlotte, and New Jersey Symphonies, as well include Goodspeed Opera House, Walnut Street as at St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, for Lange Theatre, Riverside Theatre, and Fireside Theatre. Nacht der Kirchen, with organist, Michael Gailit. Proud graduate of Pace University’s BFA in A multi-instrumentalist and composer, Tamra has Commercial Dance. Endless thanks to Craig and produced several CD’s and also co-developed everyone on the Anastasia team, Penny, Brian, and a series of patented iOS and Leap Motion apps the Wham-Bam Glauser Fam. @bmcglauser which use color and movement to create music (MusicalMe Images). BRAD GREER (Ensemble, Tsar Nicholas II, Count Ipolitov, Count Gregory, u/s Gleb). LUCY HORTON (Ensemble, Tsarina Alexandra, NY Theatre: Jerry Springer The Opera (The u/s Countess Lily) is thrilled to be joining the New Group), Bernstein MASS (Lincoln Center). Anastasia family! Tour: Bridges of Madison National Tour: The Bridges of Madison County County, CATS. Favorite regional: Mary Poppins (Paulo, u/s Robert), Altar Boyz, (Mark). Regional: (FLMTF), Chasing Rainbows (Goodspeed), CATS. Working (Act of CT), Les Miserables (Marius, Thanks team Boals! Love to Mum, Dad, Jo and PSF), Legally Blonde (Emmett, Virginia Musical Ted. @lfhorton Theatre), Grease (Walnut Street), Joseph... Dreamcoat (Simeon). TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. FRED INKLEY (Ensemble, Gorlinsky, Count Maisel.” Brad is a proud member of The Broadway Leopold, u/s Vlad). Broadway: Les Miserables
10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 7 10/8/19 12:54 PM WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST (Valjean), Annie (FDR), Addams Family (Lurch). DELILAH ROSE PELLOW (Little Anastasia Tour: Beauty and the Beast (Beast), Little Mermaid & Alexei Romanov, at certain performances). (King Triton), and more! Fredinkley.com. Love to Broadway: Anastasia (Little Anastasia/Alexei Mom, Tori, Zach, Kiersten, and Maddie! Romanov) National Tour: How the Grinch Stole Christmas the Musical (Cindy Lou Who), TV: KOURTNEY KEITT (Ensemble, Tatiana “Bull.” A big thank you to the Anastasia creative Romanov, Dunya). An American in Paris (Ogunquit team, Telsey casting, and Nancy Carson. Love Playhouse), Evita (Asolo Repertory Theater), and gratitude to all involved in this beautiful Oklahoma (Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre), production both on Broadway and Tour, to Broadway Bounty Hunter (Barrington Stage). all who have shared in her journey, and to Kourtney thanks LDC Artist Representation and her family. her family. @kourtney_keitt TAYLOR QUICK (Ensemble, Young Anastasia, MARK MacKILLOP (Ensemble, Prince Siegfried Paulina, u/s Anya). Thoroughly Modern Millie in Swan Lake). Originally from Vancouver, Mark (Millie, Goodspeed), Oklahoma! (Laurey, danced 3 seasons with the Atlanta Ballet before Hairspray moving to NYC to pursue theater. West Side Story Ogunquit), (Penny, Maltz Jupiter), Intl Tour (Riff), Dirty Dancing US Tour. Mark is Grand Hotel (Flaemmchen), Sound of Music excited to be a part of Anastasia. @markmackillop (Liesl). Distinguished Young Woman AR 2012. TCU Alum. Love to family; thank you KENNETH MICHAEL MURRAY (Swing, DGRW and Telsey + Co. Rejoice Always. Dance Captain, u/s Prince Siegfried in @taylorlquick Swan Lake, u/s Von Rothbart in Swan Lake). Broadway: Anastasia, Paramour. Tours: An MATT ROSELL (Ensemble, u/s Dmitry) is American in Paris (First National). Regional: thrilled to be part of the Anastasia family. Recent The Little Mermaid (The Muny) West Side credits include: Les Misérables (Bway/Tour), Story (PSF). Recent graduate from Adelphi South Pacific (Cable). TV/Film: “Marvelous University (BFA in Dance). Many thanks to Mrs. Maisel” and “Glee” (pilot). Love to the Telsey + Co, Bloc NYC, my family, & Jessica! Rosell Clan, friends, 44 West Management, & @kennethhmichael Avalon. This is for you Bubbe. @mattrosell
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10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 8 10/8/19 12:54 PM WHO’S WHO SAREEN TCHEKMEDYIAN (Swing, u/s choreographed by Susan Stroman, and Knoxville, Odette in Swan Lake). National Tour Debut! directed by Frank Galati. Ahrens and Flaherty Previous company: Sarasota Ballet. Thank are four-time Grammy nominees, recipients you to the incredible team of Anastasia of the Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime and Telsey for believing in me. Endless love Achievement, and in 2015 they were inducted to my family, friends, teachers and Derik. into the Theater Hall of Fame. They serve on the @sareentchek Council of the Dramatists Guild of America, and founded the DGF Fellows Program for Emerging ELOISE VAYNSHTOK (Little Anastasia & Writers. www. ahrensandflaherty.com. Alexei Romanov, at certain performances) is excited to be doing her first professional show with TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX (Inspired this amazing cast! Favorite roles include Jojo in by the Motion Pictures). One of the world’s Seussical Jr., Les in Newsies Jr., and Ursula in Bye largest producers and distributors of motion Bye Birdie Jr. Lots of love and thanks to Telsey + pictures, Twentieth Century Fox Film includes Co, Broadway Artists Alliance, Molly, Meagan, her the component units Twentieth Century Fox, family for making this dream possible, her friends, Fox 2000 Pictures, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Fox and of course, her cat Sushi! International Productions and Twentieth Century Fox Animation. Fox Stage Productions, the live LYRICA WOODRUFF (Ensemble, Olga theatre production division of the studio, has Romanov, Odette in Swan Lake) So happy to be offices in New York and Los Angeles and is re-joining this incredible show! A special thank you currently developing numerous legitimate stage to casting and the entire creative team. Broadway: properties based on iconic motion pictures in Olga/Odette in Anastasia. Off-Broadway: Finian’s the Fox library, including Diary of a Wimpy Rainbow (Chita Rivera Award Winner). Premieres: Kid, Mrs. Doubtfire and The Devil Wears Prada, Susan Stroman’s Little Dancer (Kennedy Center), among others. Christopher Gattelli’s In Your Arms (Old Globe Theatre), Marie: Dancing Still (5th Avenue DARKO TRESNJAK (Director) won the 2014 Theatre). TV: “Boston Public” (Two seasons), Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards “Private Practice,” “Bunheads,” “Switched At for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder Birth.” Training: School of American Ballet starring Jefferson Mays, and a 2015 Obie Award (Mae L. Wein Award Winner for “Outstanding for The Killer starring Michael Shannon. Favorite Promise”). @lyricawoodruff productions include The Ghosts of Versailles with Patti LuPone and Patricia Racette at Los Angeles TERRENCE McNALLY (Book) is a recipient Opera; The Merchant of Venice with F. Murray of the Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Abraham at TFANA and RSC; Titus Andronicus Award. He has won four Tony Awards for his plays with John Vickery at the Stratford Festival; and Love! Valour! Compassion! and Master Class and The Skin of Our Teeth with Marian Seldes and his musical books for Kiss of the Spider Woman Kristine Nielsen at WTF. This season, he is and Ragtime. In 1996 he was inducted into the making his Metropolitan Opera debut with Samson Theater Hall of Fame, and in 2018 he was elected et Dalila. to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is a member of The Dramatists Guild, Inc. PEGGY HICKEY (Choreographer). Broadway: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Astaire LYNN AHRENS (Lyrics) and STEPHEN and Outer Critics Circle nominations, Best FLAHERTY (Music) have been collaborators Choreography). Lincoln Center: My Fair Lady since 1983. They won the Tony Award, Drama Desk (NY Philharmonic). Regional: Hartford, Old and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Broadway’s Globe, Goodspeed, Paper Mill, Music Theatre Ragtime, and their show Once On This Island won Wichita, California Music Theatre. Opera: Most the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. major opera houses. Film: Woodshock, The Brady They were nominated for two Academy Awards Bunch Movie (MTV Award, Best Choreography and two Golden Globes for the score of Twentieth nomination). Television: “Hansel and Gretel” (Live Century Fox’s animated feature film Anastasia, from Lincoln Center), “Die Fledermaus” (Live and with Terrence McNally, they also adapted from The Kennedy Center), Beck’s “The New Anastasia for Broadway. Anastasia is currently Pollution” (MTV Award, Best Choreography). on national tour and playing across Europe. Other www.peggyhickey.com Broadway credits include: Seussical (one of the most produced shows in America); Rocky; My ALEXANDER DODGE (Scenic Design). Favorite Year; Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life; the Broadway: Anastasia (Outer Critics nom.), A 2009 revival of Ragtime; Lincoln Center Theater’s Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Tony, A Man of No Importance, Dessa Rose and The Drama Desk, Outer Critics noms.), Present Glorious Ones; Playwrights Horizons’ LuckyPLAYBILL. Stiff. LaughterCOM (Tony nom.), Old Acquaintance, Butley Upcoming shows include Marie, directed and and Hedda Gabler. Off-Broadway: Harry Clarke
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10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 11 10/8/19 12:54 PM WHO’S WHO (Vineyard) The Liar (CSC); Ripcord (MTC); La Traviata (Wolf Trap). Regional: Hartford Rapture, Blister, Burn (Playwrights); Lips Together, Stage, Arena Stage, The Old Globe, La Jolla Teeth Apart (Second Stage); Observe the Sons of Playhouse, Berkley Rep, Williamstown, Asolo Ulster… (LCT, Lortel winner). West End: All New Rep, Huntington Theatre Company, The Geffen People. Opera: Samson et Dalila (Met), Thirteenth Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre, Ford’s Theatre. Child (Santa Fe), The Ghosts of Versailles (L.A. www.aaronrhyne.com Opera), Dinner at Eight (Minnesota & Wexford), Il Trittico (Berlin). Training: Yale. CHARLES G. LaPOINTE (Wig/Hair Design). Numerous Broadway, Touring; including: LINDA CHO (Costume Design). Broadway: Hamilton; The Cher Show (Drama Desk Award); The Great Society, Lifespan of a Fact, Anastasia The Band’s Visit; Beautiful; Ain’t Too Proud; (Tony Nom), A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love & Beetlejuice; The Lifespan of a Fact; SpongeBob Murder (Tony Award); The Velocity of Autumn. SquarePants (Drama Desk Award); The Donna Over 200 regional and international design credits Summer Musical; Jersey Boys; Torch Song in theatre, dance and opera. Recipient of the Craig Trilogy; Motown; Memphis; On Your Feet; A Noel Award, Connecticut Critic Circle Award, Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder; The Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, Ruth Morely Color Purple; The Elephant Man; Newsies; Design Award. Nominations from Outer Critics In the Heights. Television: “The Wiz Live!” Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Henry Hewes, (Emmy Award nomination); “Jesus Christ Elliot Norton, Bay Area, Robby, IRNE and Jeff Superstar Live!” (Emmy Award nomination awards. Linda sits on the Advisory Committee for and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild the American Theater Wing. MFA, Yale School Award); “Blue Bloods”; “American Crime”; of Drama. lindacho.com “Madoff”; “Hairspray.”
DONALD HOLDER (Lighting Design). JOE DULUDE II (Makeup Design). Broadway/ Broadway: over 50 productions; two Tony Awards West End: Wicked, Beautiful. Broadway: (The Lion King and South Pacific) and 13 Tony Spongebob the Musical, Summer: The Musical, nominations. Recent projects include My Fair Sunday in the Park with George, Anastasia, Lady, M Butterfly, Oslo, She Loves Me, Fiddler Holiday Inn, Allegiance, If/Then, Follies, etc. on the Roof, The King and I, On the Twentieth Pre-Broadway: Beetlejuice. Off Broadway: Century, The Bridges of Madison County, Golden Sweet Charity, Into the Woods, Wild Party, Boy, Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, Ragtime, Show Boat. Television: “Jesus Christ Superstar Movin’ Out, Bullets Over Broadway, The Boy Live”. Film: The Discovery, Manhattan by the From Oz, Thoroughly Modern Millie, many Sea, Ghostbusters. Adjunct Faculty: Muhlenberg others. Television: “Smash,” seasons 1 and 2 College, Hartt School. www.joe2design.com (NBC-Dreamworks). Film: Oceans Eight. TOM MURRAY (Music Supervisor). Broadway: PETER HYLENSKI (Sound Design). Grammy, Anastasia, Honeymoon In Vegas, The Bridges Olivier, five time Tony nominated. Selected of Madison County, Nice Work If You Can Designs include: Frozen, Anastasia, Once On Get It, A Little Night Music, Sunday In The This Island, Something Rotten!, Rock of Ages, Park… London: A Little Night Music (Chocolate After Midnight, Motown, The Scottsboro Boys, Factory, West End), Parade (Donmar), Pacific Side Show, Rocky, Bullets Over Broadway, Shrek Overtures (Donmar) Premieres: The Last the Musical, On A Clear Day…, Lend Me A Tenor, Five Years (New York, London); The Glorious Elf, Wonderland, Cry Baby, The Times They Are Ones (Ahrens/Flaherty), Loving Repeating A-Changin’, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, (Flaherty), Saturday Night (US premiere). Four Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Little Women, Joseph Jefferson Awards (Chicago) and one Brooklyn. Other credits: Moulin Rouge (Boston), Barrymore Award (Philadelphia) for music- Le Reve at Wynn Las Vegas, Ragtime (London), direction. Upcoming: The Connector (Jason Robert Rocky Das Musical (Hamburg, Stuttgart), King Brown). Kong (Melbourne). LAWRENCE GOLDBERG (Music Director/ AARON RHYNE (Video & Projection Design). Conductor). Conductor of 8 national tours, Winner of the Drama Desk and Outer Critics including Gentleman’s Guide, Les Misérables, Circle awards for Outstanding Projection Design South Pacific, The Producers, Sunset Blvd., and for Anastasia. Broadway: A Gentleman’s Guide Cats. Broadway credits include Phantom of the to Love & Murder (Drama Desk Award), Bonnie Opera, Cinderella, On the 20th Century, Drowsy & Clyde. Off-Broadway: This Ain’t No Disco, Chaperone, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Absolute Brightness…, Bootycandy, Water Carousel. Composer/lyricist of the new musical by the Spoonful, Wild With Happy, Working, Grounded For Life, and the Pittsburgh children’s The Lily’s Revenge. Opera: Florencia (FloridaPLAYBILL. televisionCOM show “Let’s Read a Story.” Proud union Grand), The Ghosts of Versailles (L.A. Opera), member. LawrenceGoldbergMusic.com PLAYBILLVAULT.COM HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE 13
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10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 12 10/8/19 12:54 PM WHO’S WHO DOUG BESTERMAN (Orchestrations). Three- Theatre), NY Theatre: New York Rep, Caborca time Tony Award winner: Fosse (1999), The Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons, New Producers (2001), Thoroughly Modern Millie Victory Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, Roundabout (2002). Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Theater, The Public. MFA Stage Management: Factory, Anastasia, A Bronx Tale, It Shoulda Been University of Iowa. Love to family and friends. You, Bullets Over Broadway, Rocky, On a Clear Day…, Sister Act, How to Succeed…, Elf, Young ELLEN GOLDBERG (Assistant Stage Manager). Frankenstein, Tarzan, Dracula, Seussical, The Broadway: She Loves Me, Dames at Sea, Gigi. Music Man, Big, Damn Yankees. International: Off-Broadway: The Last Match, Sell/Buy/Date, Me and My Girl. Regional: Little Dancer, The Ghost Stories, A Month in the Country, Kung Fu, Honeymooners, The Sting. Film/television: Mary Fun Home. Regional: Soft Power (Center Theatre Poppins Returns, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Group); Dangerous House, Where Storms Are Mulan, Chicago. Born (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Cloud 9 (Hartford Stage); Little Dancer (The Kennedy DAVID CHASE (Dance Arranger) has been Center). Graduate of Fordham College at Lincoln Dance Arranger, Music Director and/or Music Center. For Grandma Rose. Supervisor for 35 original Broadway productions. Also several West End shows, Radio City Music DENNY DANIELLO (Company Manager) Hall, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Boston Pops. TV: celebrates more than 20 years on the road! Music Director/Arranger for NBC’s “The Sound National Tours: The Humans, Cabaret, Rodgers of Music” and “Peter Pan” (Emmy nominations for + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Anything Goes, West both). Grammy nod for Nice Work album. Music Side Story, Grease, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sweet training: Harvard Biology degree. Charity, Little Women, Chicago, The Exonerated, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. For the best MICHAEL AARONS (Music Coordinator). nephews—Dylan and Rocco—ever! Broadway: Head Over Heels, Pretty Woman, Frozen, SpongeBob Squarepants, Hamilton, AURORA PRODUCTIONS (Production Dear Evan Hansen, Anastasia, School of Rock. Management). Anastasia (Tour), Bat Out Of Hell, Upcoming Broadway: Halftime. Current tours: Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon (Bdwy and Hamilton (Chicago), Hamilton (national tours), Tour), Frozen, Hello Dolly (Tour), Mean Girls, Anastasia. Aarons is a partner of M² Music with Rock of Ages, Toni Stone, Tootsie, To Kill A Michael Keller. Mockingbird. Aurora has been providing technical supervision and production management to the TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ entertainment industry since 1989. Tours: Beetlejuice, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Oklahoma!, Be More Chill, Network, RCI THEATRICALS (General Manager). The Cher Show, The Prom, Pretty Woman, My Broadway Productions include Hadestown, Fair Lady, Mean Girls, Frozen, Come From Oklahoma!, American Son, Torch Song, Children Away, Waitress, Hamilton, Kinky Boots, Wicked, of a Lesser God, Fiddler on the Roof, The Visit, Hello, Dolly!, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, You Can’t Take It With You, All the Way, Bullets On Your Feet!. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, Classic Over Broadway, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar Stage, MCC, St. Ann’s Warehouse, Second Stage. & Grill, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Film: Mary Poppins Returns, Ben Is Back. TV: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, August: Osage “Rent,” “Murphy Brown,” “This Is Us,” “House County. Upcoming: The Great Society, The of Cards,” “One Day at a Time,” commercials. Sound Inside, The Inheritance, Jagged Little Pill. www.telseyandco.com www.rcitheatricals.com
RICHARD A. LEIGH (Production Stage BOND THEATRICAL GROUP (Tour Marketing Manager). National Tours: The Color Purple, & Publicity Direction) is a fully independent Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! at booking, marketing and publicity company for live Madison Square Garden, The Bodyguard, Jersey entertainment productions. Current tour marketing Boys, Hair, Bring It On: The Musical, Ghost The and booking projects include Blue Man Group, Musical, My Fair Lady, and Hello Dolly! w/ Sally CATS, Clueless, Girl from the North Country, Struthers. Also, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida First Date, Jesus Christ Superstar, Kathleen (Taiwan) and Guys & Dolls – National Tour (Asst. Turner’s Finding My Voice, Latin History for Director). Regional: The Color Purple and The Morons, An Officer & A Gentleman, Once on Bodyguard at Paper Mill Playhouse. Much love to This Island and Spamilton. Current marketing and my parents, my family, and to Peter. publicity projects include Anastasia, The Band’s Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, Diana, Dr. Seuss’ RACHEL E. WINFIELD (Stage Manager).PLAYBILL. HowCOM the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, National Tour debut! Off-Broadway: Dido of Escape to Margaritaville, Fiddler on the Roof, Idaho, Against the Hillside (Ensemble Studio Moulin Rouge!, Oklahoma!, The Color Purple,
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10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 13 10/8/19 12:54 PM WHO’S WHO The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and Tony Award nominated Kander and Ebb musical The Prom. The Visit starring Chita Rivera. Off-Broadway he produced the NY Times Critic’s Pick White Rabbit THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking Red Rabbit. Additional nominations: Mothers and Agency). Since its inception in 1996, The Sons, After Midnight, Ragtime and Master Class. Booking Group has represented 25 Tony Award- He is a founding director of Berwin Lee London winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current touring New York Playwrights, Inc. As an attorney, productions include: Hamilton; Anastasia; Come Kirdahy spent nearly two decades providing free From Away; Dear Evan Hansen; Hello, Dolly! legal services full time to people living with starring Betty Buckley; The Book of Mormon; HIV/AIDS and served for many years on the School of Rock; Waitress; On Your Feet!; Rent: Executive Committee of the NYC LGBT Center. The 20th Anniversary Tour; Fiddler on the Chairperson, Broadway League Government Roof; The Play That Goes Wrong; The Color Relations Committee. Upcoming projects include Purple and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. The White Chip. Future productions include: Mean Girls; My Fair Lady; Pretty Woman; The Cher Show; To Kill a HUNTER ARNOLD (Producer). Broadway: Mockingbird and Tootsie. Hadestown (Tony Award), Pretty Woman, Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Once On This Island STAGE ENTERTAINMENT (Producer). (Tony Award), Dear Evan Hansen (Tony Award), Founded in 1998 by Dutch television and Kinky Boots (Tony Award), Deaf West’s Spring theatre entrepreneur Joop van den Ende, Stage Awakening (Tony nomination), The Visit (Tony Entertainment is a first-class theatrical production nomination), and many others. Upcoming: The company focusing on musical theatre in Europe. Inheritance, The Jungle. It owns and operates a network of 20 theatres where it mostly produces musicals developed 50 CHURCH STREET PRODUCTIONS by international partners and its creative teams. (Producer) is led by Rick Costello and Jack With offices in the Netherlands, Germany, Sennott. Broadway credits include A Gentleman’s the U.K., Spain, Russia, France and Italy, SE Guide to Love & Murder (Tony Award), The Trip produces some of the best-known titles in musical to Bountiful (Tony nomina- tion) and Gore Vidal’s theatre including The Lion King, Mamma Mia! The Best Man. Touring productions include A and Phantom of the Opera. The Management Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder and Hair. Board consists of Arthur de Bok (CEO), Marijn Rick and Jack are also both directors at the Tony de Wit (CFO) and Fleur Mooren-la Bastide Award-winning Hartford Stage Company. (COO). Stage Entertainment is widely known for the exceptional quality of its shows and the SHUBERT ORGANIZATION (Producer). Since warm hospitality extended to its audiences. Visit its founding in 1900, The Shubert Organization has stage-entertainment.com been in the forefront of the American theatre. Under the leadership of Philip J. Smith, Chairman, BILL TAYLOR (Producer). After five years and Robert E. Wankel, President, The Shubert working in the music business with Iron Maiden, Organization owns and operates 17 Broadway Bill joined the Really Useful Group in 1989. theatres and six Off-Broadway venues. The As CEO of RUG (1997–2005), he oversaw company has produced and co-produced hundreds productions of over 30 shows around the world of plays and musicals. including Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph… Dreamcoat and Sunset ELIZABETH DEWBERRY (Producer). Boulevard. In 2001, he acquired, for RUG, 13 Co-producer, The Jungle and The Inheritance. West End theatres including the London Palladium Novelist and playwright. Advanced member, and Theatre Royal Drury Lane. As CEO of Stage BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. Board member, Entertainment UK/USA (2005–2016), his West Dramatists Guild Foundation. End, Broadway and touring U.K./U.S. productions include Hairspray (Olivier Award), Strictly Come ALI AHMET KOCABIYIK (Producer). Dancing, Disney’s High School Musical, Sister Act Co-producer, The Jungle and The Inheritance. (Olivier, Tony nom.), Rocky, and Anastasia. Love Chairman, Borusan Group, Founder, Borusan to Will and Sophie. Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra and Borusan Contemporary Art Museum. Recipient, Kennedy TOM KIRDAHY (Producer) is currently Center Gold Medal in the Arts. producing Hadestown on Broadway and The Jungle and The Inheritance in the West End. In 2017, he CARL DAIKELER (Producer). Broadway: Once produced Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who Is on This Island (Tony Award), Anastasia, Gettin’ Sylvia? in the West End. 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10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 14 10/8/19 12:54 PM WHO’S WHO The Bridges of Madison County, and Macbeth. DAVID MIRVISH (Producer) is a theatrical Daikeler spent his teens working at his family’s producer who operates four theatres in Toronto. Bucks County Playhouse and is CEO/Co-Founder Mirvish Productions has produced plays and of Beachbody.com musicals throughout Canada, on Broadway and in London’s West End, and presented over 800 WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC (Producer) is touring productions in the city of Toronto. the global music publishing company of Warner Music Group and is home to a vast array of SANDI MORAN (Producer) is a founding legendary songwriters including Lynn Ahrens patron of Opera Naples and trustee for the Naples and Stephen Flaherty. With offices in more than Winter Wine Festival. Broadway credits include 40 countries, Warner/Chappell provides deep Once On This Island (Tony Award), Allegiance, expertise across a range of creative services Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening and and the most innovative opportunities for The Visit. its songwriters. SEOUL BROADCASTING SYSTEM (Producer). SBS is Korea’s leading media and 42ND.CLUB (Producer) is a Tony Award- entertainment company which made its Broadway winning club for Broadway investors. Principals producing debut with Anastasia. SBS co-produces include Tom McGrath, Kenneth Kades, Mady musicals, concerts and exhibitions and is credited Kades and Claire Kenny. www.42nd.club/join in almost every large-scale shows in Korea including Matilda, Seoul Jazz Festival and Kooza. PHIL KENNY (Producer) is a technology transactions attorney at Arcus LLC. LD ENTERTAINMENT (Producer). Mickey www.arcuslaw.com Liddell (CEO) & Robert Ahrens. Film: Jackie, The Zookeeper’s Wife, Anthropoid, Risen, The JUDITH ANN ABRAMS (Producer). Tony Grey. Theatre: Dear Evan Hansen (Tony Award), & Olivier Award winner dedicates Anastasia Angels in America (Tony Award), Sunday in the to all the Immigrants in my family. And to Park with George, Xanadu. Cristal Rose, Rio, Irma, Arthur, Vic, Jon, Adrienne & Fanny - Born in the U.S.A! SALLY CADE HOLMES (Producer) proudly www.JudithAnnAbramsProductions.com made her Broadway producing debut on Anastasia. Other credits include: Puffs (or Seven BROADWAY ASIA (Producer). Founders Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School Simone Genatt-Haft/Marc Routh, among of Magic and Magic); Associate Producer at Tom the largest global production/management/ Kirdahy Productions; Line Producer of Oregon distribution companies; 500 cities, 40 countries, Shakespeare Festival’s Play On! initiative; five continents: Select productions: An American Producing Associate at Williamstown Theatre in Paris, Amélie, The Producers, Hairspray, Festival; WP Theatre 2016-2018 Producing Lab. The Sound of Music, Cinderella, Great Comet, www.sallycadeholmes.com The Secret, Ice Age Live, Madagascar Live, Fuerzabruta, COOKIN’/NANTA and Peter Pan- SERIFF PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Carolyn Immersive. and Marc Seriff both serve as trustees of Zach Theatre in Austin, Texas. Broadway: Anastasia, UMEDA ARTS THEATRE (Producer). Tootsie, Once On This Island (Investor), Angels in America Beast in Theatrical producing company that owns and (Investor). Off-Broadway: the Jungle (Investor), Fire and Air (Investor). operates two theatres in Osaka. UAT has been Bringing Texas investors to Broadway. successfully providing live entertainment from the world market, including theatre, musicals, VAN DEAN (Producer) is a Tony- and Grammy- etc. to Osaka, Tokyo and many other cities winning producer of 12 Broadway shows and 150 around Japan. albums. Gratitude to Anastasia producing partner, Mia Moravis. PETER MAY (Producer) is President and Founding Partner of Trian Partners, an TAMAR CLIMAN (Producer). Consulting investment firm. Co-producer of King Kong, Producer: Jagged Little Pill and Executive Tootsie, Waitress; An American in Paris; The Producer: The Heart Of Rock & Roll, and Children Humans (Tony); A View From the Bridge (Tony); Of A Lesser God. Having founded Richards/ Hello, Dolly!; The Elephant Man; Cinderella; Climan, Inc., a Theatrical General Management Passing Strange; Sweet Smell of Success; and firm, she has managed over 60 Broadway many more. He is also a strong supporterPLAYBILL. of showsCOM and National tours including Anastasia, not-for-profit theatre. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Fiddler
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10.8.19 - 10.27.19 Anastasia @ Pantages LA.indd 15 10/8/19 12:54 PM WHO’S WHO HEAD CARPENTER...... DAVID “PFISH” TERRY On The Roof, Twelve Angry Men, and August: Assistant Carpenter/Flyman...... Tim “Rizzo” Dhority Osage County. Assistant Carpenter/Automation...... Sarah Walker Head Electrician...... Billy Paton Assistant Electrician/Video...... Ian Wright Assistant Electrician...... Quentin Mariano HARTFORD STAGE (Regional Premiere) is led Head Audio...... Allison Ebling by Artistic Director Melia Bensussen and Managing Assistant Audio...... Gaven Wedemeyer Head Props...... Nikki Lalonde Director Cynthia Rider. Hartford Stage has presented Assistant Props...... Lucy Briggs the world premieres of Anastasia; Rear Window Wardrobe Supervisor...... Matty Kelbaugh Assistant Wardrobe...... Curtis Kelly with Kevin Bacon; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love Hair Supervisor...... Sierra Peterson and Murder, winner of four 2014 Tony Awards Assistant Hair...... Colleen Garatoni Child Guardian...... Melissa Waters including Best Musical; Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Production Assistants...... Shayna Penn, Christopher Kee Anaya-Gorman Water by the Spoonful winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Teaching Services/Tutor...... On Location Tutoring, Margaret Quigley Physical Therapy...... NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc. Prize for Drama. hartfordstage.org Medical Director...... Dr. Craig Weil Production Photographer...... Matthew Murphy ANASTASIA TOUR STAFF Legal Counsel...... Levine, Plotkin & Menin Accounting...... Withum Smith + Brown, PC GENERAL MANAGEMENT Payroll...... Checks & Balances RCI THEATRICALS Trucking...... Clark Transfer David R. Richards Beverly Edwards Merchandising...... Mollie Turner, The Araca Group Katrina Elliott Danielle Karliner Naish Floyd Sklaver Brian DeVito Social Media Management...... Andy Drachenberg Justin Black Halle Kilman Megan Ringeling Allison Waters Michael Altbaum Ben Diskant Bobby Driggers Cameron Foltz For TOM KIRDAHY PRODUCTIONS Jason Haft Andrew Hartman Kimberly Kelley Steve Lukens Associate Producer...... Sally Cade Holmes Christine O’Connell Annie Schroeder Roseanna Sharrow Ashlyn Smith Creative Associate...... Alexander Crawford Spencer Smith Ryan Sweeney Megan Turner Office Assistants...... Sam Myers, Joshua Gitta
COMPANY MANAGER SPECIAL THANKS Denny Daniello Stephen Flaherty and Lynns Ahrens would like to thank Neil Costa and Trevor Hardwick. TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION CREDITS BOND THEATRICAL GROUP Scenery built, painted, and automated by Show Motion, Inc., DJ Martin Temah Higgins Mollie Mann Milford, Connecticut; Props by BrenBri Properties; Lighting equipment Marc Viscardi by PRG Lighting; Sound equipment by PRG Audio; Voice over recording Matthew Lerner Trish McKeon at Kilgore Recording; Video equipment by Sound Associates, Inc.; Phillip Aleman Nick Jaech Nicole Musto Costumes Executed by: Eric Winterling Inc.; Redthreaded; Krostyne Benjamin Nissen Tori Viggiano Studio; Jennifer Love Studio; Sew Good it Hurts; Primadonna Tutus Inc.; Anicete designs, Bra*Tenders; Uniformal Wearhouse; Millenary and Crafts Executed by: Arnold Levine Inc; Danny Logan; Jess Gersz; Caryn TOUR BOOKING AGENCY THE BOOKING GROUP Wells Studio; Randy Carfango Production; Shoes Executed by: LaDuca Meredith Blair Kara Gebhart Shoes; Worldtone Dance Shoes. Costume studio assistant: Ryan Neary. Makeup by M•A•C. Laura Kolarik www.thebookinggroup.com Opening Night: October 12, 2018 Proctors, Schenectady, NY PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AURORA PRODUCTIONS Production housing & ground transportation by Ben Heller Chris Minnick Steven Dalton ROAD CONCIERGE, Lisa Morris, Julia Murphy, Brandon Jones Dave Elmer Liza Luxenberg Ryan Murphy Luke Ricca Geoff Quart Martijn Appelo Travel Agency: Tzell Travel, Andi & Alan Henig, Jeanne Lafond Tor Rametta Jack Rhea Micah Ammons, Hannah Osborne Cori Gardner Gene O’Donovan Rehearsed at THE 52ND STREET PROJECT, New York, NY
CASTING Technical Rehearsals and Previews held at TELSEY + COMPANY PROCTORS in Schenectady, NY Craig Burns, CSA Lauren Harris Meghan Ryan www.AnastasiaTheMusical.com
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER...... RICHARD A. LEIGH Facebook: @AnastasiaBway Stage Manager...... Rachel E. Winfield Twitter: @AnastasiaBway Assistant Stage Manager...... Ellen Goldberg Instagram: @AnastasiaBway Assistant Company Manager...... Aaron DiFrancia Associate Director...... Sarah Hartmann Associate Choreographer...... Bill Burns The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production Dance Captain...... Kenneth Michael Murray are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Fight Director...... Jeff Barry Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States. Fight Captain...... Rachel E. Winfield Vocal and Text Coach...... Claudia Hill Backstage employees are represented by the International Associate Scenic Designer...... Ann Beyersdorfer Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). Assistant Scenic Designers...... Gabriel Firestone, Lawrence E. Moten III, Alexander Woodward The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel and Associate Costume Designer...... Ricky Lurie Librarians employed in this production are members of the Assistant Costume Designers..... Robert Croghan, Sydney Gallas, Robin L. McGee American Federation of Musicians of the United States Costume Shoppers...... Kitty Cassetti, Annie Le and Canada. Associate Lighting Designer...... Vivien Leone Assistant Lighting Designer...... Kaitlyn Breen The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this Associate Projection Designer...... Nick Graci production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Projection Animators...... Gabriel Aronson, Kevan Loney, George Reeve Press Agents & Managers. Video Programmer...... Tao Li Moving Lighting Programmer...... Brad Gray The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society Production Carpenter...... David “Pfish” Terry of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent Production Electrician...... Justin Freeman national labor union. Production Properties Supervisor...... Emiliano Pares Production Sound Supervisor...... Walter E. Shaffer Associate Sound...... Jana L. Hoglund United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for Production Audio...... Phil Lojo, Simon Matthews the American Theatre. Production Video...... Ian Crawford Music Coordinator...... Michael Aarons Keyboard Programmer...... RandyPLAYBILL. Cohen COM This production is produced by a member of The Broadway Assistant Keyboard Programmers...... Jeremy King, Sam Starobin, Taylor Williams League in collaboration with our professional union- Copyist...... Russ Bartmus represented employees. Rehearsal Pianists...... Josh Cullen, Valerie Gebert, Steven Malone PLAYBILLVAULT.COM HOLLYWOOD PANTAGES THEATRE 17
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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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