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Dear Valued Patrons,

Happy New Year and welcome to the Saroyan Theatre for the second show of our 18-19 Fresno Lexus Broadway in Fresno season, Roger and Hammerstein’s . Based on the 2015 Tony Award-winning Theater production, The King and I is set in 1860’s , and features several beloved classic tunes, including “Getting to Know You” and “Something Wonderful” among others.

Community involvement has always been a key goal of Fresno Lexus, particularly when it involves our local youth and education. During the engagement of Disney’s , we brought several students from Edison High School to The Saroyan to see the show and gave them an insider’s peak on how the show performs a load-in of the sets and other key choreography, making it a very special and exclusive experience.

We also had four cast members visit Pinedale Elementary for a “Get Up and Go” session. The Lion King cast members lead an hour long workshop encouraging students to lead healthy and active lifestyles while learning dance sequences inspired by the show’s thrilling production number “He Lives in You.”

And finally, we are so excited to continue to work with the Junior Players Foundation, and be making a significant donation in partnership with BroadwayAcross America!

We’ll be working on some other exciting programs in 2019 helping our youth in Fresno.

Please enjoy tonight’s performance of The King and I, and I will see you later this winter at The Saroyan!

Mike Gibson General Manager Fresno Lexus

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Music Book and Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II Based upon the novel of Siam by

with Angela Baumgardner Pedro Ka‘awaloa DeAnna Choi Paulina Yeung Dongwoo Kang Bern Tan Stanton Morales Timothy Matthew Flores Hayden Bercy and Catrina Teruel Clark Raymond Dimaano Atsushi Eda Cj Fernando Jenna Ho Masumi Iwai Anjali Kanter Akina Kitazawa Keiji Kubo Kylie Kuioka Catherine Landeta Jee Heng Liao Tsubasa Ogawa Soraya Patoonsittichai Trevor Roderick Richel Ruiz Pepita Salim Sherman Linder Sutton Kayla Teruel Matheus Ting Hiroko Uchino Dax Valdes Eliot Waldvogel

SETS COSTUMES LIGHTING SOUND Michael Yeargan Scott Lehrer and Alex Neumann ADDITIONAL SETS and ADAPTATION WIG AND DESIGNER Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams Tom Watson

ORCHESTRATIONS MUSIC COORDINATOR MUSIC CONDUCTOR DANCE & INCIDENTAL John Mezzio David Aaron Brown MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS

CASTING TOUR BOOKING, ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT, Jason Styres, CSA PRESS & MARKETING Broadway Booking Office NYC

GENERAL MANAGER MANAGER PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER PRODUCTION MANAGER GENTRY & ASSOCIATES Benjamin-Michael Joseph Antipuna Emily White-Winter NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Steve Varon Evan Rooney

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CHOREOGRAPHY RECREATED BY Seth Wenig Greg Zane

MUSIC SUPERVISOR Ted Sperling CHOREOGRAPHER BASED ON THE ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY BY

RESTAGING DIRECTOR Shelley Butler

ORIGINAL DIRECTION BY

Produced by Special Arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization: A Concord Music Company TheKingandITour.com

4 broadway in fresno CAST OF CHARACTERS King of Siam...... PEDRO KA‘AWALOA ...... ANGELA BAUMGARDNER Lady Thiang...... DEANNA CHOI Kralahome...... BERN TAN Tuptim...... PAULINA YEUNG Lun Tha...... DONGWOO KANG Prince ...... TIMOTHY MATTHEW FLORES Louis Leonowens...... HAYDEN BERCY Captain Orton / Sir Edward Ramsey...... STANTON MORALES Phra Alack...... DAX VALDES Princess Ying Yaowalak...... KAYLA TERUEL Royal Court Dancers...... ATSUSHI EDA, KEIJI KUBO Fan Dancers...... MASUMI IWAI, ANJALI KANTER Royal Wives, Townspeople...... CATRINA TERUEL CLARK, JENNA HO, MASUMI IWAI, CATHERINE LANDETA, ANJALI KANTER, AKINA KITAZAWA, TSUBASA OGAWA, SORAYA PATOONSITTICHAI, PEPITA SALIM, HIROKO UCHINO Guards, Monks, Townspeople...... RAYMOND DIMAANO, ATSUSHI EDA, KEIJI KUBO, TREVOR RODERICK, RICHEL RUIZ Royal Children...... CJ FERNANDO, ANJALI KANTER, KYLIE KUIOKA, LINDER SUTTON, KAYLA TERUEL, HIROKO UCHINO, ELIOT WALDVOGEL

THE SMALL HOUSE OF UNCLE THOMAS (BALLET)

Eliza...... SORAYA PATOONSITTICHAI Uncle Thomas...... TSUBASA OGAWA Angel/George...... RICHEL RUIZ Topsy...... HIROKO UCHINO Simon of Legree...... KEIJI KUBO Little Eva...... ANJALI KANTER Propmen...... RAYMOND DIMAANO, TREVOR RODERICK Dogs...... MASUMI IWAI, AKINA KITAZAWA, JENNA HO Guards...... ATSUSHI EDA, JEE HENG LIAO, MATHEUS TING Royal Singers...... CATRINA TERUEL CLARK, CATHERINE LANDETA, PEPITA SALIM

SWINGS JENNA HO, MATHEUS TING, ELIOT WALDVOGEL

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies and Standbys never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Anna Leonowens: ANNIE SHERMAN; for King of Siam: BERN TAN; for Lady Thiang: CATRINA TERUEL CLARK; for Kralahome: RAYMOND DIMAANO; for Tuptim: CATHERINE LANDETA, PEPITA SALIM; for Lun Tha: TREVOR RODERICK; for Prince Chulalongkorn: RAYMOND DIMAANO, TREVOR RODERICK; for Louis Leonowens: ELIOT WALDVOGEL; for Captain Orton/Sir Edward Ramsey: DAX VALDES; for Phra Alack: MATHEUS TING; for Princess Ying Yaowalak: KYLIE KUIOKA ; for Eliza: AKINA KITAZAWA; for Uncle Thomas: JENNA HO; for Angel/George: MATHEUS TING; for Topsy: JENNA HO; for Simon of Legree: MATHEUS TING; for Little Eva: JENNA HO.

Dance Captain...... TSUBASA OGAWA Assistant Dance Captain...... HIROKO UCHINO Fight Captain...... DAX VALDES

broadway in fresno 5 MUSICAL NUMBERS AND SCENES ACT I

Overture...... Orchestra Scene 1: Deck of the Chow Phya and Docks of Bangkok “”...... Anna and Louis Scene 2: The King’s Throne Room “My Lord and Master”...... Tuptim “Hello, Young Lovers”...... Anna “The March of Siamese Children”...... Orchestra Scene 3: On the Palace Grounds “A Puzzlement”...... King Scene 4: The Schoolroom “The Royal Bangkok Academy”...... Royal Children and Wives “Getting to Know You”...... Anna, Royal Children and Wives The Garden “”...... Lun Tha and Tuptim A Palace Corridor “A Puzzlement” (Reprise)...... Chulalongkorn and Louis Scene 5: Anna’s Bedroom “Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?”...... Anna “Something Wonderful”...... Lady Thiang Scene 6: The King’s Study Finale Act I...... King and Company

ACT II

Scene 1: The Schoolroom “Western People Funny”...... Lady Thiang and Royal Wives Scene 2: Dining Room and Garden “I Have Dreamed”...... Lun Tha and Tuptim “Hello, Young Lovers” (Reprise)...... Anna Scene 3: Theater Pavilion “The Small House of Uncle Thomas” (Ballet)...... Tuptim, Royal Singers and Dancers Scene 4: The King’s Study “Song of the King”...... Anna and King “Shall We Dance?”...... Anna and King Scene 5: Outside the Gates of the Palace Scene 6: The King’s Study “I Whistle a Happy Tune” (Reprise)...... Anna

There will be one 15-minute intermission

ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard: DAVID AARON BROWN Associate Conductor/Synthesizer: ADAM WIGGINS Violin: DEBORAH MOYER; Cello: ELEN WROTEN; Flute/Piccolo: REBECCA HOVAN; Oboe/English Horn/Bassoon: NATHAN NIX; Clarinet: MICHAEL BLISS; French Horn: JACOB POULOS; Trumpet: KEATON VIAVATTINE; Drums/Percussion: RYAN BLIHOVDE Music Coordinator: JOHN MEZZIO

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular pones, beepers and watches.

6 broadway in fresno ANGELA PEDRO DEANNA BAUMGARDNER K A‘AWALOA CHOI

PAULINA DONGWOO BERN STANTON TIMOTHY MATTHEW YEUNG KANG TAN MORALES FLORES

HAYDEN CATRINA TERUEL RAYMOND ATSUSHI CJ BERCY CLARK DIMAANO EDA FERNANDO

JENNA MASUMI ANJALI AKINA KEIJI HO IWAI KANTER KITAZAWA KUBO

KYLIE CATHERINE JEE HENG TSUBASA SORAYA KUIOKA LANDETA LIAO OGAWA PATOONSITTICHAI

TREVOR RICHEL PEPITA ANNIE LINDER RODERICK RUIZ SALIM SHERMAN SUTTON

KAYLA MATHEUS HIROKO DAX ELIOT TERUEL TING UCHINO VALDES WALDVOGEL WHO’S WHO ANGELA BAUMGARDNER (Anna BERN TAN (Kralahome) is delighted to be Leonowens) National tour debut! Regional: traveling with this lovely tour family. He was (Winifred Banks), Peter most recently seen in NYC in Pan (Mrs. Darling), Beauty and the Beast (Sky Masterson), The Rake’s Progress (Nick (Mrs. Potts), Sister Act (-of-Tours), Shadow), Finding Home featuring the music , Merrily We Roll Along. of Ricky Ian Gordon (Bernard). Other favorite Huge thanks to The King and I team, FireStarter credits include Cosi Fan Tutte (Guglielmo), Entertainment, Jason Styres and my supportive The Merry Widow (Bogdanovitch) and Into the family. angelabaumgardner.com; Instagram: Woods (Baker). Before the tour, he taught voice @angelabaumgardner as an adjunct faculty member at NYU while completing graduate studies there. PEDRO KA‘AWALOA (King of Siam) is honored to be bringing King to life. STANTON MORALES (Sir Edward Ramsey/ He has a BA in Music from Harvard University. Captain Orton). National tour debut. Recent Regional: The Fantasticks; ; regional credits include: The Secret Garden ; The Addams Family; ; (Archibald Craven), A Little Night Music Jesus Christ Superstar; White Christmas; (Henrik), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Percy), Jesus The Odd Couple, Female Version. MD/ Christ Superstar (Pilate), Beauty and the Beast Conductor: , First Date, Seussical, … (Cogsworth), You’re A Good Man, Charlie Spelling Bee, The King and I, Les Misérables. Brown (Snoopy) and The 25th Annual Putnam Pedro is also a choir conductor, pianist, County Spelling Bee (William Barfée), for musician, teacher and composer. He is also a which he won the 2016 LA STAGE Alliance fitness and mindfulness enthusiast. Aloha and Ovation Award for Best Featured Actor in a IMUA! pedrokaawaloa.com Musical. Graduate of the South Orange County School of the Arts. Special thanks to Nicole DEANNA CHOI (Lady Thiang) is so at FireStarter Entertainment and Jason Styres. grateful to be making her national tour debut! For The Moms. Off-Broadway: Lili Marlene (St. Luke’s Theater). Regional: Wild Swans (A.R.T.). Very TIMOTHY MATTHEW FLORES (Prince special thanks to Jason Styres, CSA, Kimberly Chulalongkorn). National tour debut! Training: Vaughn Performance Studio and Tom Burke Marymount College (Theatre Arts/ Studio! My deepest love goes to my entire ). Many thanks to my family, family, friends and colleagues for ALL your friends and teachers for making this life- support! Visit me at deannachoi.com. changing experience possible.

PAULINA YEUNG (Tuptim). National tour HAYDEN BERCY (Louis) is thrilled to join debut! Opera: The Magic Flute (First Lady/ The King and I. Prior credits: A Christmas Story Opera Hong Kong), The Mikado (Peep-bo). National Tour (Flick), Radio City Christmas Concerts: Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Spectacular (Ben), The Nerd (Thor) at George Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. Much love and Street Playhouse and 2018 U.S. Tennis Open gratitude to my entire family, mentors, Jason Soloist. Thank you: NETworks, Jason Styres, Styres, TEG. Paulina is a proud graduate of Lisa Calli, Justin, Emily, Janine, Mom, Manhattan School of Music. paulinayeung.com Dad and Brielle.

DONGWOO KANG (Lun Tha) flew 6,885 CATRINA TERUEL CLARK (Ensemble). miles from his home country of Seoul, South Highlights: Miss Saigon National Tour (Gigi Korea to city where he had never u/s). Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary), been before. He had never performed in English South Pacific (Liat), Hot Mikado (Yum Yum), and started his first journey in America. He was Miss Saigon (Kim), Aida (Amneris), West featured in the 12th Annual Broadway Rising Side Story (Maria), Hair (Crissy) and more. Stars Concert. Dongwoo wants to sing for Gratitude to Walker Clark, Jamie Wigginton, bringing love and hope to people. He is thankful Nancy Carson, Jason Styres, NETworks and for the support from the American Musical and my students. Dramatic Academy. All glory to God. WHO’S WHO RAYMOND DIMAANO (Ensemble) is Playhouse), On the Town (Gateway Playhouse), elated to be making his national tour debut Swing! (Soloist, Gateway Playhouse), with The King and I. Regional: Mary Poppins Carnival! (Dance Captain, The Long Center). (VA Rep); Mamma Mia!; Hello Dolly! @akinakitazawa (VA Musical Theater); A Christmas Story (Riverside Theater). Thanks to my Mom(s), KEIJI KUBO (Royal Court Dancer, Simon Hugh, Jason Styres, friends and family for of Legree, Ensemble). Regional: Annie (The all the constant love and support! God Bless! Gallery Players). Dance/Concert: BC/EFA IG: @Raydimaano Broadway Bares: On Demand, Strip U, Game Night (Hammerstein Ballroom). New York ATSUSHI EDA (Royal Court Dancer, City Gay Men’s Chorus (The Town Hall, Ensemble) is thrilled to be in his first NYU Skirball Center)–Soloist Dancer. TV: Rodgers & Hammerstein musical with this “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO), group of “Happy People.” Originally from “Trailblazer Honors” (LogoTV). Ballet: Tokyo, Japan. Favorite credits: Hello, Dolly!; Nutcracker Chinese Dance (Dokoudovsky La Cage aux Folles; and New York Conservatory of Dance). Japan: Mamma Mia! (Pepper). Many thanks and love A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theater Dama to family and friends. City), (Ashia Runa Hall). Ballet: Coppélia (Subaru Hall). Opera: Un ballo in CJ FERNANDO (Ensemble) is 8 years old maschera (Maple Hall). and from San Jose, California. He grew up singing and dancing with his two other siblings, KYLIE KUIOKA (Ensemble) is thrilled to Jenika and Jayden, at PnC Music. This is his be making her national tour and professional first national tour. When not performing, Cj debut! Various credits in her hometown of loves playing with BeyBlades! Honolulu, Hawaii. Special thanks to teachers in her performing arts family who encouraged her. JENNA HO (Swing) is thrilled and honored Thanks to The King and I cast and crew. Love to make her national tour debut with The King to mommy, daddy, Kadyn, family and friends. and I! Marymount Manhattan College (BFA in Instagram: @kyliekuioka Dance). Thank you to Jason Styres, CSA and my family and friends, especially Mom, Dad CATHERINE LANDETA (Ensemble). Tour and Justin for their endless love and support! debut! Catherine is extremely grateful to be here. Credits include (Christmas MASUMI IWAI (Fan Dancer, Ensemble) Eve), The King and I (Lady Thiang) and Ludo’s is so excited for her national tour debut. She Broken Bride (Off Bway). BM Musical Theatre moved to NYC in 2015 from Japan. Credits: from Arizona State University. Thank you to Jesus Christ Superstar, The Wedding Singer, friends, family and mentors for their support. Fever at Surflight Theater. She catherinelandeta.com can’t thank her family and friends in Japan enough. masumiiwai.com JEE HENG LIAO (Ensemble). Off-Broadway: –Musicals Tonight. Theater: ANJALI KANTER (Fan Dancer, Little Eva, Romance of the Western Chamber (TADA! Ensemble). Although Anjali has performed Theater), Ninja Ballet (The Tank), When many different times from a very young age You’ve Got A Gift (NAAP), Goodbye (Players in New Mexico and in New York City, this Theatre), Anything Goes (with Asian pop is her national tour debut with Rodgers & star Evonne Hsu). Training: NTUA, AMDA. Hammerstein’s The King and I. Thanks to Jason Styres Casting, Family, Friends and Teachers. @jeeliao AKINA KITAZAWA (Ensemble) is thrilled to make her national tour debut with The King TSUBASA OGAWA (Uncle Thomas, and I. Favorite credits: Candide (Carnegie Ensemble, Dance Captain) is originally from Hall), An American in Paris (Ogunquit Japan. She is a graduate of The New School

broadway in fresno 9 WHO’S WHO in NYC. Credits: Sayonara (Off-Broadway), Opera), Guys and Dolls (Sarah), Sweeney Twelfth Night (Off-Broadway), The King and Todd (Johanna), The Little Mermaid (Allana), I (Asia Tour), multiple regional productions of Cabaret (Frenchie). MM UCLA, BA Stanford Miss Saigon. She performs at numerous venues University. Many thanks to ATB and in NYC as a member of The Love Show, a The King and I family. For Mom, Dad and Brooklyn-based theatrical dance company. Kelsey. anniesherman.me

SORAYA PATOONSITTICHAI (Eliza, LINDER SUTTON (Ensemble) is excited to Ensemble). Most recently with NYC Ballet be making her national tour debut. Her credits and BYA. Education: BFA with honors in include playing Tam in Serenbe Playhouse’s Dance, Chularongkorn University, . production of Miss Saigon and appearing in Ballet Performance: Swan Lake (Odile), The the film remake of Jacob’s Ladder. Big hugs to Little Mermaid (Ariel), Beauty and the Beast Mama and Daddy always and forever. (Belle), Cinderella (Cinderella), The Nutcracker (Clara/Sugar Plum Fairy), Snow White (Snow KAYLA TERUEL (Princess Ying Yaowalak, White), Don Quixote (Kriti). Dancer with Ensemble) is making her theatrical debut with recording artist, Madonna, for “The Madonna The King and I tour. She lives in Canoga & Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange.” Park, CA, attends Chime Charter School and dances at Los Angeles Ballet Academy. Kayla TREVOR RODERICK (Ensemble) is excited would like to thank her family, Walker and to make his national tour debut with one of his Catrina of WC Studios and Nancy Carson of favorite shows! Professional credits include: Carson-Adler Agency. Miss Saigon (The Fulton Theater), The Drowsy Chaperone (Zachary Scott Theater). Trevor MATHEUS TING (Swing) is a graduate spent the last five years singing all over the from LaSalle College of the Arts in Singapore. world as a Guest Entertainer fronting the He just starred in his off-Broadway debut group Oh What A Night! on Norwegian Cruise as Minsik Lee in the new musical Comfort line and as a Production Vocalist for Holland Women. Other credits: Ming in A Language America Line. B.F.A. in Musical Theater from of Their Own, the Butler in Yosef the Musical Texas State University. For Mom and twin and Elliot in Bright and Brave. He currently brother Travis. stars as Pengyu in the dark comedy web series Big Law on YouTube. Favorite credits: RICHEL RUIZ (Angel/George, Ensemble) Robertson Ay in Mary Poppins, Prez in is delighted to make his national tour debut! and Harry Witherspoon in Regional credits include Tarzan, Lubbock Lucky Stiff. Instagram: @thematheustheory Moonlight Musicals; , Gulf Coast Symphony; South Pacific, The Wick Theatre. HIROKO UCHINO (Topsy, Ensemble, Asst. Richel would like to thank his family and Dance Captain). National tour: Chuggington friends for their love and support. Live! (Ensemble), New York: Northbound (Dancer), New York Lizards Dance Team of PEPITA SALIM (Ensemble). Born and raised Major League Lacrosse. Music Video: “Hello” in Indonesia and a recent graduate from New from Above & Beyond. Dance Company: England Conservatory (BM), she has performed The Next Stage Project, Octavia Cup Dance in Cendrillon, The Cunning Little Vixen, Dido Theatre. She would love to thank her family and Aeneas and The King and I (Royal Child). and David for never leaving her side. Love and thanks to Mom and Dad. Praise to God. Instagram/Youtube: @pepitasalim DAX VALDES (Phra Alack, Ensemble). Hometown: San Francisco, CA. Credits ANNIE SHERMAN (u/s Anna Leonowens). include: Seussical (Cape Fear Regional National Tour: (u/s Theatre), , Rumors, Triumph of Love Elsa Schraeder). Regional: Ragtime on Ellis (Millbrook Playhouse), Beardo (Pipeline Island (Evelyn Nesbit), (Witch, LA Theater Company), A Dream Play (NAATCO),

10 broadway in fresno WHO’S WHO Trade Practices (HERE). Education: BFA director of Seattle’s Intiman Theatre (2000– Musical Theater–Point Park University; Pacific 2009). Previously company director for the Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Guthrie Theater and associate artistic director at Hartford Stage. Opera: Roméo et Juliette ELIOT WALDVOGEL (Swing). This is (Salzburg, Milan, , Metropolitan Eliot’s first national tour and he is delighted Opera); Faust (Baden Baden); Two Boys (ENO, to join the cast of The King and I. He has Metropolitan Opera); Otello, Il Barbiere di previously appeared with the Stockton Civic Siviglia, Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Le Comte Theatre, That’s Showbiz! Theatre, and KUDOS Ory, L’Elisir d’Amore (Metropolitan Opera); Children’s Theatre in Stockton, CA. He would Mourning Becomes Electra (Seattle Opera, like to thank Mom and Dad (even though he New York City Opera). Current productions is banned from singing at the table), his sister, include the Broadway premiere of Aaron Miriam, and his dog, Oliver. Sorkin’s adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird.

RICHARD RODGERS (Music) & OSCAR CHRISTOPHER GATTELLI (Original HAMMERSTEIN II (Lyrics and Co-Author). Choreographer) was awarded the 2012 Tony, Composer Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II for his choreography in Newsies. Broadway (1895-1960) joined forces in 1942 and (choreographer): My Fair Lady, SpongeBob created the most successful partnership in Squarepants, War Paint, The King and I the American musical theater. Their output (Tony nomination), South Pacific (Tony and included Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), Outer Critics Circle nominations), Amazing the movie (1945, remade 1962, Grace, Casa Valentina, Women on the Verge Broadway premiere 1996), (1947), of a Nervous Breakdown, Sunday in the Park South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951), With George, Godspell, The Ritz, Martin Short: (1953), (1955), the Fame Becomes Me, 13, High Fidelity. Off- TV musical Cinderella (1957, remade 1965, Broadway: Dogfight (Lortel Award), Altar 1997, Broadway premiere 2014); Flower Drum Boyz (Lortel Award, Callaway Award, Drama Song (1958) and The Sound of Music (1959). Desk Nom.), Bat Boy: The Musical (Lortel Their shows have received several dozen Award) West End/London: Sunday in the major awards, including Pulitzers, Tonys, Park with George, South Pacific, tick, tick... Oscars, Grammys and Emmys. Lincoln Center BOOM! Sydney Opera House: My Fair Lady Theater has presented Tony Award®-winning w/, South Pacific. As director/ productions of Carousel (1994) and South choreographer, Off-Broadway: Silence! The Pacific (2008). Musical, world premiere of In Your Arms (The Old Globe), world premiere of Jim BARTLETT SHER (Original Director). Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug- Band Christmas Resident Director at Lincoln Center Theater (Goodspeed Opera House). Also choreographed since 2009. LCT: My Fair Lady, Oslo (2017 Coen Brothers’ movie Hail, Caesar!, Newsies, Tony Award for Best Play; also London), The Isn’t It Romantic? King and I, Golden Boy, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Awake and Sing!, The Light in the JEROME ROBBINS (Original Piazza (Tony nominations); South Pacific Choreography, 1918-1998) is world-renowned (Tony award; also London, Australia); Blood as choreographer/director of ballets, theater, and Gifts; Women on the Verge of a Nervous movies and television. His Broadway shows Breakdown (also London). Broadway: Fiddler include On the Town, , The King and on the Roof. The Bridges of Madison County. I, , , Off-Broadway: Prayer for My Enemy, Waste and Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. Among his (Best Play Obie Award), Cymbeline (Callaway more than 60 ballets are Fancy Free, Afternoon Award, also Royal Shakespeare Company), of a Faun, The Concert, Dances at a Gathering, Don Juan, Pericles (TFANA, BAM). Artistic In the Night and Glass Pieces, which are in the

broadway in fresno 11 WHO’S WHO repertories of a New York City Ballet and other include: Romeo et Juliette, Otello, Barbiere di major dance companies throughout the world. Siviglia at the Metropolitan Opera. Induction: Mr. Robbins’ numerous awards include Tonys, Theater Hall of Fame, 2016. Oscars and Emmys. DONALD HOLDER (Lighting) Broadway: TED SPERLING (Music Direction). Over fifty productions, two Broadway: My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the (The Lion King and South Pacific) and thirteen Roof, The King and I, South Pacific, Guys Tony nominations. Recent projects include: My and Dolls, The Light in the Piazza (Tony and Fair Lady, M Butterfly, Oslo, Anastasia, She Drama Desk awards), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Loves Me, Fiddler On The Roof, The Father, , (actor), Kiss of the The King and I, On The Twentieth Century, Spider Woman, How to Succeed…, My Favorite The Bridges Of Madison County, Golden Boy, Year, Drood, Sunday in the Park with George. Spiderman Ragtime, Movin’ Out, Bullets Over Off-Broadway: Red Eye of Love, The Other Broadway, many others. Television: Smash Josh Cohen, Striking 12 and See What I Wanna Seasons 1 and 2 (NBC-Dreamworks). See (all as director); A Man of No Importance, Saturn Returns, A New Brain, Floyd SCOTT LEHRER (Sound) received the first Collins, Romance in Hard Times (as music Tony awarded to sound for the Lincoln Center director). Artistic Director of MasterVoices Theater revival of South Pacific directed by www.mastervoices.org. For more info, visit Bartlett Sher. Recent Broadway: The Front www.tedsperling.net. Page, Shuffle Along, Fiddler on the Roof, Dames at Sea, The King and I, Living on Love, MICHAEL YEARGAN (Sets). LCT: Golden Honeymoon in Vegas, A Delicate Balance, Boy (Tony nom.), Blood and Gifts, Women Love Letters, A in the Sun, Betrayal, on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Joe Lucky Guy, Chaplin (Drama Desk), Death of a Turner’s Come and Gone (Tony nom.), South Salesman (Tony nom.), the revival of Chicago Pacific (Tony, Drama Desk awards; Outer and over 50 City Center Encores!. Recording Critics Circle nom.), Cymbeline, Awake and projects include the Broadway Sing! (DD Award, Tony nom.), Edward Albee’s of An American in Paris (Grammy nom.), Seascape and The Light in the Piazza (Tony, Loudon Wainwright III’s Grammy-winning DD awards). Broadway: The Ritz, Bad Habits, High Wide and Handsome, Bebe Neuwirth’s A Lesson from Aloes and The Road to Mecca Porcelain and Meredith Monk’s mercy. (Roundabout). Also credits Off-Broadway, regional theater, London, ten productions at ALEX NEUMANN (Sound) is a New York the Metropolitan Opera and work at major City-based sound designer, he has worked opera companies throughout the United States, extensively on Broadway as an associate to Europe and Australia. several sound designers including Tony award- winners Scott Lehrer (co-designer on this tour) CATHERINE ZUBER (Costumes). and Leon Rothenberg, and Tony nominees Broadway: My Fair Lady, Junk, Oslo, War John Gromada and Matt Tierney. Regionally Paint, (), Fiddler on Alex has designed at American Repertory the Roof, The King and I (Tony Award, Theatre, The Huntington Theatre Company, Outer Critics Circle Award), Gigi (Drama Hartford Stage, LaJolla Playhouse, The Alley Desk Award), Golden Boy, How to Succeed Theatre, and Williamstown Theatre Festival. in Business Without Really Trying, Born He is the sound designer of the Drama Desk Yesterday, The Royal Family (Tony Award), Awards (Town Hall, NYC), and A Tribute to South Pacific (Tony Award), The Coast of the Presidential Scholars (Kennedy Center). Utopia (Tony Award), The Light in the Piazza Alex recently spent two years lecturing on (Tony Award), Awake and Sing! (Tony Award) Sound Design technology at the Yale School among many others including Off-Broadway of Drama. and Regional Theater. Recent Opera credits

12 broadway in fresno WHO’S WHO TOM WATSON (Wig and Hair Designer). Can Get It, A Streetcar Named Desire, Stick LCT: OSLO, The King and I, The City of Fly, The Normal Heart, House of Blue Leaves, Conversation, Act One, South Pacific, Belle Anything Goes, Fences, A Behanding in Epoque and A Man of No Importance. Tom is Spokane, Race, and Fela!. Off-Broadway: The head of the wig and makeup department at the Hard Problem, LCT, Mary Jane and Othello, Metropolitan Opera. He has designed wigs for NYTW. TV: Sesame Street. more than 70 Broadway productions. Current and recent Broadway designs include Bright ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT Star, , King Kong, Rock of Ages, Dames (Orchestrations, 1894-1981) orchestrated at Sea, Fiddler on the Roof and Falsettos. more than 300 Broadway musical scores, including , No, No, Nanette, Of Thee SHELLEY BUTLER (Restaging Director). I Sing, Face the Music, Oklahoma!, Carmen Recent productions include the world premiere Jones, Finian’s Rainbow, Kiss Me, Kate, South of Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2 (South Pacific, The King and I, My Fair Lady and Coast Repertory) and the Japanese premiere of Camelot. His arrangements for the 1955 film Beautiful–The Carole King Musical (Imperial version of Oklahoma! earned him an Academy Theatre, Tokyo). She has developed new Award. He also orchestrated and arranged work for companies including Ars Nova, Rodgers’ TV documentary score for Victory at Primary Stages, E.S.T., WP Theater, Hartford Sea. A classically trained composer, Bennett’s Stage, South Coast Repertory, Denver Center prolific output of original compositions Theatre Company, Yale Repertory Theater, includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a Geva, New York Stage and Film, Dallas Lyric concerto and an opera. Stage, The Lark and New Dramatists. Drama League Directing Fellow, member of SDC, TRUDE RITTMANN (Dance and Incidental the Lincoln Center Directors’ Lab and the WP Music Arrangements, 1908-2005) amassed Directors Lab. Upcoming: Fruiting Bodies more than 50 Broadway credits as a choral (Ma-Yi Theater Company) and The Magician’s and dance arranger, including The Sound of Daughter (Geva Theatre Center). Music, The King and I, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Carousel, Finian’s Rainbow, Brigadoon, GREG ZANE (Associate Choreographer). Paint Your Wagon and Peter Pan. A composer Associate Choreographer: The King and I in her own right, she provided music for such Lincoln Center Theater/Broadway, 1st television shows as Omnibus and The Seven National Tour, /West End. Lively Arts. Broadway: The King and I at Lincoln Center Theater. Direction/Choreography: Singin’ JASON STYRES (Casting). Broadway: in the Rain, The Sound of Music, Carousel, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Peter Pan, Suessical, Elf. Performance: The Dames at Sea, Disney’s The Lion King, Nice King and I (1996 Broadway revival and 2000 Work If You Can Get It. Off-Broadway: Puffs, West End revival), , Radio City Midnight at the Never Get (York), Pedro Pan, Christmas Spectacular. Ballet faculty at Neurosis, R.R.R.E.D., War Boys, Money Talks, Broadway Dance Center. Trip of Love, iLLA, Missed Connections, and 15 different Encores! productions. National KATHY FABIAN (Props Supervisor). Tours: A Gentleman’s Guide…, The King and I, Broadway credits include: American Son, R+H’s Cinderella, The Lion King, Irving Bernhardt/, Pretty Woman, The Berlin’s White Christmas. Film/TV: How You Parisian Woman, Time and the Conways, Look At It, Carousel (PBS), Six by Sondheim Indecent, Sunday in the Park with George, (HBO), SYTYCD. London & Las Vegas: Magic Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof, On Your Feet!, Mike Live (Channing Tatum, dir.) Other: Josh The King And I, An American In Paris, The Prince’s Broadway Dance Lab, Looking for Realistic Joneses, If/Then, Rocky, The Bridges Christmas (Old Globe), Camille A. Brown’s of Madison County, I’ll Eat You Last, Kinky developmental project, Hartford Stage, NY Boots, Lucky Guy, Chaplin, Nice Work If You Philharmonic, SF Symphony, Florida Studio

broadway in fresno 13 WHO’S WHO Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and University, Benny is ecstatic to join the national others. Seven-time Artios nominee, NY Board tour of The King and I. His background Member of the Casting Society of America. includes over 15 years of touring experience as well as work in theme parks, cruise ships and JOHN MEZZIO (Music Coordinator) has corporate entertainment. Highlights include conducted several national tours including State Cirque Dreams, Universal Studios Orlando, Fair starring John Davidson, Victor/Victoria Norwegian Cruise Lines and the Atlantis starring Toni Tennille, Seussical, Cinderella Resort. When not touring, Ben enjoys traveling, starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, the theme parks, camping and soaking up the sun ’s revival of Rodgers & in Fort Lauderdale where he resides. Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! and The Wedding Singer. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate LUCAS CLARK (Assistant Stage Manager/ Conductor for ’s Assistant Company Manager) is delighted Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. to be on his first national tour. Previous John was Musical Coordinator for several touring credits include Waitress (Production national and international tours including Assistant). Regional credits include Playhouse Sweet Charity starring Molly Ringwald, Annie Square, Great Lakes Theater, Barrington starring John Schuck and Mackenzie Phillips, Stage Company, Music Theatre Wichita, and , The Producers, A Chorus Line, Cincinnati Opera. Thanks to Anna for her Spring Awakening, Elf the Musical, , unwavering support. Bullets Over Broadway, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Shrek The Musical. BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour Booking, Engagement Management, DAVID AARON BROWN (Conductor). Press and Marketing) is a leading theatrical National tour: Elf. NYC: Neurosis, Here tour booking, marketing and press company First!: Let the Ladies Sing, The Mistakes that representing award-winning musicals and plays. Made Me. Regional: Prince of Egypt, The Life Currently: , Cameron Mackintosh’s of the Party (TheatreWorks Silicon Valley), spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Monsoon Wedding (Berkeley Rep), The Wild Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Party (ROLT), Seussical (BAM). Awards: Misérables, Miss Saigon, Beautiful–The SF Bay Area Theatre Critics’ Circle Award Carole King Musical, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, (Best Music Direction: ; Best Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, The Actor: Grey Gardens), Weston Award in Piano Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Performance (Brown University). Love to The King and I and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s family and Ronnie. Love Never Dies. bbonyc.com

EMILY WHITE-WINTER (Production NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Stage Manager) is excited for The King and I! (Producer), from its inception over 20 years National Tours: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love ago, has been an industry leading producer and and Murder (PSM) and Beauty and the Beast manager of touring musical theatre productions (ASM). Select Kansas City credits: , and remains committed to delivering quality Shipwrecked! and Lady Day at Emerson’s entertainment to audiences worldwide. Having Bar and Grill (Spinning Tree Theatre, SM), toured over 70 productions internationally, Cabaret (MTH, SM), Here Lies Joyland (KC NETworks’ current and upcoming touring Fringe, SM), and A Moon for the Misbegotten productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s (KCAT, ASM). Emily is a graduate of Kansas The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, State University. Many thanks to Andrew. Elf the Musical, Finding Neverland, The Sound emilywhitewinter.com of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, The Band’s Visit, A Bronx Tale, BENJAMIN-MICHAEL JOSEPH Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof and Cameron ANTIPUNA (Company Manager). A Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon. Philadelphia native and a graduate of DeSales

14 broadway in fresno WHO’S WHO SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been Assistant Carpenter...... Taylor Neuburger with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He Flyman...... Matt Lang Technical Consultant...... Pat Shea and Chris Luner, spearheaded the international tours of Theatersmith Associates starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall. Head Electrician...... Logan Garrett Seth has produced the Lincoln Center Theater Assistant Electrician...... Olivia Doniphan production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Production Electrician...... Stephen Atwell Moving Lights Programmer...... Bridget Chervenka Pacific and the National Theatre production Head Audio...... Ryan Moore of War Horse. Together with Cameron Assistant Audio...... Tanner Elker Mackintosh, Seth served as Executive Producer Production Audio...... Andy Leviss for both the U.S. and U.K. tours of the National Head Props...... Douglas Puskas th Wardrobe Supervisor...... Jessica Simons Theatre’s My Fair Lady, the 25 Anniversary Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor...... Elizabeth Anne Howard U.S. Tour of Les Misérables, the new The Head Hair and Makeup...... Bryon McDonald Phantom of the Opera tour, Miss Saigon and Dialect Coach...... Barbara Rubin A Bronx Tale. He is most proud of his greatest Fight Director...... Tom Schall Orchestral Reduction...... Josh Clayton productions–Marlo and Camden. Children’s Tutoring...... On Location Education Child Wrangler...... Angela Maxwell STAFF FOR The King and I Physical Therapy...... NEURO TOUR Executive Producer Physical Thearapy, Inc. Seth Wenig Production Assistants...... Mandy Scott, Kateryna Turkalo General Management Print Design...... aka NYC, EmmyAnn Design Gentry & Associates Radio Spot Production...... HMS Media Gregory Vander Ploeg Television Spot Design/Video Production...... HMS Media Jamey Jennings Steve Varon Production Photography...... Matthew Murphy Pearce Landry-Wegener Nicole Gehring Merchandising...... Marquee Merchandise Merchandise Manager...... Jeremy Hardman Production Management Accounting...... NETworks Presentations LLC NETworks Presentations Legal Services...... David F. Schwartz, Esq. Jason Juenker Feldshon & Schwartz, LLP Hector Guivas Evan Rooney F. Richard Pappas, Esq. Walker White Emma Downey HR & Payroll Services...... Human Resources inc. Tour Booking, Engagement Management, Housing...... Road Concierge, an ALTOUR Company Press & Marketing Travel Agency...... Alicia Head, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Steven Schnepp Trucking...... Janco David Freeland, Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, Staff for NETworks Presentations Zach Stevenson, Sean Mackey, Stacey Burns, Chief Executive Officer...... Ken Gentry Danny Knaub, Rachel Peterson, Phil Della Noce President...... Orin Wolf Casting Chief Financial Officer...... Scott W. Jackson Jason Styres, CSA Chief Operating Officer...... Jennifer Ardizzone-West Casting Associate...... Andrea Zee, CSA Executive Vice President...... Seth Wenig Casting Assistant...... Stephanie Percoco Executive Producer...... Trinity Wheeler Company Manager Director of Adminstration...... Curt Owens Benjamin-Michael Antipuna Executive Assistant to the President...... Hannah Rosenthal Assistant Company Manager Senior Director of Finance...... John Kinna Lucas Clark Controller...... Jennifer Gifford Production Stage Manager...... Emily White-Winter Director of Tour Accounting...... Laura S. Carey Assistant Stage Manager...... Lucas Clark Tax Director...... Pat Guerieri Artistic Consultant...... Sari Ketter Associate Tax Accountant...... Kim Ngan Tran Assistant Director...... Samantha Saltzman Health and Safety Coordinator...... Emma Downey Assistant Choreographer...... Yuki Ozeki Senior Director, Associate Scenic Designer...... Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams Booking and Engagements...... Mary K. Witte Assistant Scenic Designer...... Christopher Thompson Director, Booking and Engagements...... Colin Byrne Associate Costume Designer...... Patrick Bevilacqua Booking Coordinator...... Hannah Rosenthal Assistant Costume Designer...... Wilberth R. Gonzalez Director of Marketing/PR...... Heather Hess Associate Lighting Designer...... Karen Spahn Senior Director, Assistant Lighting Designer...... Rachel Levy General Management...... Gregory Vander Ploeg Associate Sound Designer...... Alexander Neumann General Managers...... Jamey Jennings, Steve Varon Props Supervisor...... PropStar, Kathy Fabian Associate General Manager...... Pearce Landry-Wegener Make-up Designer...... Tommy Kurzman General Manager Associate...... Nicole Gehring Hair & Wig Coordinator...... Caitlin Maxwell Senior Director, Head Carpenter...... John Bone Production Management...... Jason Juenker

broadway in fresno 15 WHO’S WHO Senior Production Manager...... Hector Guivas Special Thanks to Production Managers...... Evan Rooney, Walker White Wilson Center, Cape Fear Community College, Associate Production Manager...... Emma Downey Wilmington, NC and James Morton, President Music Coordinator...... John Mezzio Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting Services IT Manager...... Tim Pizza CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Office Manager...... Buddy Piccolino Brian Enverso, Kathleen Thies Office Assistant...... Carol Jewell Insurance Broker Services Warehouse Manager...... Brad Korff Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Warehouse Costume Manager...... Bobby Maglaughlin Robert B. Middleton, Sr. and Meghan Shriver Credits Financial Services and banking arrangements by Scenery built and modified by TTS Studios, Charleston SunTrust Bank SC., Flower Strings by Kanai Scene Shop, Tokyo; Scenery Stock and Amateur rights for The King and I fabrication by Great Lakes Scenic Studio, Proof Productions are represented by R&H Theatricals: A Concord and Daedalus Studios; Light Equipment provided by PRG- Music Company, 229 West 28th Street, 11th Floor, Scenic Technologies, a division of Productions Resource New York, New York 10001 group; Audio equipment provided by Masque Sound; www.rnh.com Rigging Equipment Provided by Christie Lites, Properties TheKingandITour.com by Kathy Fabian Propstar; Costume Construction by Angels Like us on Facebook @TheKingandIMusical The Costumier, Sarah Timberlake Studio, John Cowles, Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @KingandIMusical Elizabeth Villanova, Alice Bee. Anna & King Construction #TKAItour by EuroCo Costumes. Undergarments by BraTenders. Millinery by Arnold Costumes, Rodney Gordon. Anna All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE. shoes by LaDuca Shoes, WorldTone Shoes, Gamba Shoes. Ballet masks by Acheson Walsh. Ballet headpieces by Bob Flanagan. Tailoring by Arel Studios.; Special Props by Tom United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic Carroll Scenery, Aardvark Interiors, Paper Mâché Monkey, painters for the American Theatre. Mike Billings and Jammal & Jammal Reupholstering. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Rehearsed at Gibney Dance Studios, NYC Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.

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