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EAP full-page template.indd 1 3/30/16 9:47 AM BOARD OF DIRECTORS ABOUT Stephen P. Reynolds Chairman Sterling Wilson THE TH Treasurer 5 Margaret C. Inouye AVENUE THEATRE Secretary • The non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre is one of the country’s leading musical theater Wanda J. Herndon companies. Our mission is to “nurture, advance and preserve all apsects of America’s Immediate Past Chairman great indigenous art form: The Musical. We achieve this by creating extraordinary theatrical experiences that enrich, entertain and inspire current and future audiences Kenny Alhadeff Ann Ardizzone everywhere.” Clodagh Ash Les Biller • The 5th is committed to achieving the highest standards of artistic excellence by Sharon Gantz Bloome employing world-class performers and creative artists, utilizing full live orchestras, and Robert R. Braun, Jr. Margaret Clapp staging exceptional and imaginative productions. The 5th places a special emphasis on Barbara L. Crowe employing our amazing community of Puget Sound-based artists and technicians. Larry Estrada Gary J. Fuller We are nationally renowned for our production and development of new musicals. Cyrus Habib • Randy Hodgins Since 2001, The 5th has premiered 17 new works, nine of which have subsequently Richard Kagan opened on Broadway. They include Disney’s Aladdin, First Date, A Christmas Story, Patrick F. Kennedy Scandalous, Shrek, Catch Me If You Can, The Wedding Singer and Best Musical Tony SaSa Kirkpatrick Award®-winners, Hairspray and Memphis. Elizabeth Lund Heather Sullivan McKay Richard Meadows • We are equally acclaimed for our vibrant new productions of musicals from the John Oppenheimer “Golden Age of Broadway” and contemporary classics. These signature revivals enthrall Llewelyn G. Pritchard fans of these enduring works and introduce these great shows to new generations of David Quinn Ann Ramsay-Jenkins musical theater lovers. Anthony Repanich Norman B. Rice • Our celebrated educational programs serve more than 74,000 young people each year Bonnie Towne through a host of projects including our Adventure Musical Theater Touring Company, Eric Trott The 5th Avenue Awards and the unique Rising Star Project. For adults, we offer free-to- Tom Walsh Tracy Wellens the-public events such as the popular Spotlight Night series and pre-performance Show Eileen Glasser Wesley Talks with Albert Evans. Kenneth Willman • We are the largest arts employer in the Pacific Northwest with more than 800 actors, PAST CHAIRMEN singers, dancers, musicians, creative artists, theatrical technicians and arts professionals OF THE BOARD working for us each season. Wanda J. Herndon (2013-2015) Barbara L. Crowe (2011-2013) Robert A. Sexton (2009-2011) • As a non-profit theater company supported by the community, we enjoy the patronage Norman B. Rice (2007-2009) of more than 25,000 season subscribers (one of the largest theater subscriptions in Kenny Alhadeff (2004-2007) America). More than 300,000 audience members attend our performances each year. William W. Krippaehne Jr. (2002-2004) Bruce M. Pym (2000-2002) John F. Behnke (1998-2000) Faye Sarkowsky (1996-98) OUR HISTORIC THEATER Donald J. Covey (1994-96) The 5th Avenue Theatre’s breathtaking design was inspired by ancient Imperial China’s Kenneth L. Hatch (1992-94) John D. Mangels (1990-92) most stunning architectural achievements, including the magnificent Forbidden City. Robert F. Buck (1988-90) Built in 1926 for vaudeville and silent pictures, The 5th Avenue Theatre reigned for Stanley M. Little, Jr. (1986-88) decades as Seattle’s favorite movie palace. In 1979, 43 companies and community R. Milton Trafton (1983-86) W.J. Pennington (1981-83) leaders formed the non-pro t 5th Avenue eatre Association and restored the theater D.E. (Ned) Skinner (1979-81) to its original splendor. e 5th Avenue eatre re-opened in 1980 as Seattle’s premier home for musical theater. Founding Managing Director Marilynn Sheldon The 5th Avenue Theatre gratefully acknowledges our 43 original founders and sponsors. Please visit www.5thavenue.org for specific information on these important companies and individuals. WELCOME TO THE 5TH 5 seattle.com ncorearts e

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Book by Music & Lyrics by HARVEY FIERSTEIN CYNDI LAUPER Based on the Miramax motion picture Kinky Boots Written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth starring J. HARRISON GHEE ADAM KAPLAN TIFFANY ENGEN

AARON WALPOLE CHARISSA HOGELAND JIM J. BULLOCK JOE BEAUREGARD JOSEPH ANTHONY BYRD SAM DOWLING JP QUALTERS SAM ROHLOFF JUAN TORRES-FALCON E. CLAYTON CORNELIOUS SHAWNA M. HAMIC PATTY LOHR JOSH TOLLE ZACH ADKINS MERYN BECKETT DAMIEN BRETT ALEX DRESCHKE ANNIE EDGERTON JHAZZ FLEMING NICHOLAS AARON JENKINS HUDSON LOVERRO ELLEN MARLOW MICHAEL MILKANIN ASHLEY MONIZ JENNIFER NOBLE AIDAN PASSARO HORACE V. ROGERS TOM SOUHRADA SAM ZELLER

Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design DAVID ROCKWELL GREGG BARNES KENNETH POSNER JOHN SHIVERS Hair Design Make-up Design Associate Choreographer Associate Director Casting JOSH MARQUETTE RANDY HOUSTON MERCER RUSTY MOWERY D.B. BONDS TELSEY + COMPANY JUSTIN HUFF, CSA Music Director Music Coordinator Technical Supervisor Company Manager Production Stage Manager RYAN FIELDING MICHAEL KELLER THEATERSMITH MATTHEW SHERR GREGORY R. COVERT GARRETT ASSOCIATES Associate Producer Exclusive Tour Direction Tour Press & Marketing General Management AMUSE INC. THE ROAD COMPANY ALLIED LIVE FORESIGHT THEATRICAL AARON LUSTBADER Music Supervision, Arrangements & Orchestrations by STEPHEN OREMUS Directed and Choreographed by JERRY MITCHELL

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CAST (in order of appearance)

Mr. Price ...... TOM SOUHRADA Young Charlie ...... (Tues, Wed 4/27, Thurs Eve, Sat Mat, Sun Eve) HUDSON LOVERRO (Wed 5/4, Thurs Mat, Fri, Sat Eve, Sun Mat) AIDAN PASSARO Young Lola ...... (Wed 5/4, Thurs Mat, Fri, Sat Eve, Sun Mat) JHAZZ FLEMING (Tues, Wed 4/27, Thurs Eve, Sat Mat, Sun Eve) NICHOLAS AARON JENKINS Simon Sr...... HORACE V. ROGERS Nicola ...... CHARISSA HOGELAND Charlie Price ...... ADAM KAPLAN George ...... JIM J. BULLOCK Don ...... AARON WALPOLE Lauren ...... TIFFANY ENGEN Pat ...... PATTY LOHR Harry ...... JOSH TOLLE Lola ...... J. HARRISON GHEE Angels ...... JOE BEAUREGARD, JOSEPH ANTHONY BYRD, SAM DOWLING, JP QUALTERS, SAM ROHLOFF, JUAN TORRES-FALCON Trish ...... SHAWNA M. HAMIC Richard Bailey ...... ZACH ADKINS Milan Stage Manager ...... ANNIE EDGERTON Ensemble ...... ZACH ADKINS, JOE BEAUREGARD, DAMIEN BRETT, JOSEPH ANTHONY BYRD, SAM DOWLING, ANNIE EDGERTON, SHAWNA M. HAMIC, PATTY LOHR, ASHLEY MONIZ, JENNIFER NOBLE, JP QUALTERS, HORACE V. ROGERS, SAM ROHLOFF, TOM SOUHRADA, JOSH TOLLE, JUAN TORRES-FALCON, SAM ZELLER

STANDBYS AND UNDERSTUDIES Standbys and understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance Standby for Lola—E. CLAYTON CORNELIOUS; Understudy for Lola—JOSEPH ANTHONY BYRD; for Charlie— ZACH ADKINS, JOSH TOLLE; for Lauren—ELLEN MARLOW, ASHLEY MONIZ; for Nicola—ELLEN MARLOW, JENNIFER NOBLE; for Don—DAMIEN BRETT, SAM ZELLER; for George—DAMIEN BRETT, SAM ZELLER; for Simon Sr.—JOSEPH ANTHONY BYRD; for Mr. Price—DAMIEN BRETT, SAM ZELLER; for Trish—MERYN BECKETT, ANNIE EDGERTON, ELLEN MARLOW; for Pat— MERYN BECKETT, ANNIE EDGERTON, ELLEN MARLOW; for Harry—ZACH ADKINS, ALEX DRESCHKE, MICHAEL MILKANIN; for Richard Bailey—ALEX DRESCHKE, MICHAEL MILKANIN; for Milan Stage Manager—MERYN BECKETT, ELLEN MARLOW; for Angels—ALEX DRESCHKE, MICHAEL MILKANIN Dance CaptainMICHAEL MILKANIN Assistant Dance CaptainJOE BEAUREGARD

SWINGS MERYN BECKETT, ALEX DRESCHKE, ELLEN MARLOW, MICHAEL MILKANIN

Kinky Boots will be performed with one 20-minute intermission

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ACT I “Price & Son eme” ...... Full Company “e Most Beautiful ing in the World” ...... Full Company “Take What You Got” ...... Harry, Charlie, Ensemble “Land of Lola”...... Lola, Angels “Land of Lola” (Reprise) ...... Lola, Angels “Step One” ...... Charlie “Sex Is in the Heel” ...... Lola, Pat, George, Angels, Ensemble “e History of Wrong Guys” ...... Lauren “Not My Father’s Son”...... Lola, Charlie “Everybody Say Yeah” ...... Charlie, Lola, Angels, Ensemble

ACT II “Entr’acte/Price & Son eme” (Reprise) ...... Full Company “What a Woman Wants” ...... Lola, Pat, Don, Ensemble “In is Corner” ...... Lola, Don, Pat, Trish, Angels, Ensemble “Soul of a Man”...... Charlie “Hold Me in Your Heart” ...... Lola “Raise You Up/Just Be” ...... Full Company

KINKY BOOTS TOURING ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard 1—RYAN FIELDING GARRETT Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2—ROBERTO SINHA Guitars—OSCAR BAUTISTA, DOUG QUINN Bass—SHERISSE ROGERS Drums—JEFF ROBERTS Synthesizer Programmer—RANDY COHEN Associate Music Coordinator—MICHAEL AARONS Music Copying—EMILY GRISHMAN Music Preparation—EMILY GRISHMAN/KATHARINE EDMONDS Electronic Drum Programmer—SAMMY MERENDINO

5TH AVENUE THEATRE ORCHESTRA Woodwinds—DANE ANDERSEN Trumpet—BRAD ALLISON Trombone—DAN MARCUS Violin—JO NARDOLILLO Cello—VIRGINIA DZIEKONSKI Keyboard Substitute—MATT HOHENSEE Music Coordinator—DANE ANDERSEN

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encoreartsseattle.com 9 Based on an independent film inspired by true events, Kinky Boots tells the story of Charlie, the owner of a failing English shoe factory, teaming up with Lola, a drag artist, to serve a niche market—making sturdy boots for cross- dressers. But a successful Broadway show—and, make no mistake, Kinky Boots is a huge hit—is anything but a niche market—it needs to speak to a wide and diverse audience. Jerry Mitchell says he knew the musical would speak to a lot of people, the moment he watched the film. “I got very emotionally caught up in the story of the fathers and the sons,” he says. “And I thought, ‘well that to me is the nucleus of something really strong,’ because it’s a universal idea for us: how do we measure up in our fathers’ eyes?”

That’s certainly the way producer Daryl Roth felt when she first saw the film at Sundance in 2006. Within a year, she had optioned the musical rights and brought producer Kinky Boots, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, was Hal Luftig on board. The two enlisted not only Mitchell, but created by a dream team of talented and original artists; pop playwright Harvey Fierstein, who says he was attracted to the icon Cyndi Lauper, who won a Tony for her infectious score, intimate story at the center; the “bromance” between Charlie four-time Tony-winning librettist Harvey Fierstein, and director/ and Lola, a.k.a. Simon. “The real love story here is these choreographer Jerry Mitchell, who also took home a Tony for two gentlemen who become friends,” says Fierstein. “And I his dances. “Because we’re all different, we brought in what thought it was a good opportunity to do this realistically.” He we know and we all worked together to make it right – to was also attracted to the theme of self-acceptance, which make you laugh and cry,” says Lauper. “Harvey is such a good translates not just to the two lead characters, but all the storyteller and so is Jerry. They have a lot of heart and I feel workers in the factory: “It’s the human stories; that’s what very blessed to be among them.” theater’s for.” Based on an independent film inspired by true events, Kinky Boots tells the story of Charlie, the owner of a failing Fierstein called Lauper, who he had known socially. She elaborate and catchy opening sequence, “The Most Beautiful English shoe factory, teaming up with Lola, a drag artist, was drawn to the project, as well: “It’s a story about an Thing in the World,” which they crafted with Jerry Mitchell. to serve a niche market—making sturdy boots for cross- outsider.” Lauper enthusiastically signed on and she, Fierstein explains, “that tells the story of all the characters, in dressers. But a successful Broadway show—and, make no Fierstein and Mitchell began a four and a half year creative relationship to shoes. Everyone in that opening number is mistake, Kinky Boots is a huge hit—is anything but a niche odyssey to translate Kinky Boots to the stage. “I don’t keep defined by a pair of shoes and you know who they are.” market—it needs to speak to a wide and diverse audience. track,” explains Mitchell. “Time to me is not the point. Jerry Mitchell says he knew the musical would speak to a Although the show is mostly set in the workaday world of a Getting it right is the point.” lot of people, the moment he watched the film. “I got very shoe factory, the dream team wanted to create a sense of emotionally caught up in the story of the fathers and the Cyndi Lauper, who grew up listening to Rodgers and joy and uplift for the audience, in the way only a Broadway sons,” he says. “And I thought, ‘well that to me is the nucleus Hammerstein cast albums, took to writing for characters musical can do. The first act finale, “Everybody Say Yeah,” of something really strong,’ because it’s a universal idea for and dramatic situations, like a duck to water. “Everybody asks is an explosion of energy. Mitchell has the cast dancing us: how do we measure up in our fathers’ eyes?” the question about pop songs and theater songs,” she says. “I on moving conveyor belts, which had been used to deliver just think that, in some ways, they’re very similar; and in other shoes earlier in the musical. “We had so much fun creating That’s certainly the way producer Daryl Roth felt when she ways, they’re not. You need to be economical; you have to that number,” exclaims Mitchell, “because it is a celebration first saw the film at Sundance in 2006. Within a year, she say something simply. And you have to have your story—a of making the first pair of kinky boots and everyone in the had optioned the musical rights and brought producer beginning, middle and end—because if the song goes factory gets involved.” Kinky Boots, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, was Hal Luftig on board. The two enlisted not only Mitchell, but nowhere, well, what are you talking about?” created by a dream team of talented and original artists; pop playwright Harvey Fierstein, who says he was attracted to the And the show’s final numbers, “Raise You Up/ Just Be” literally icon Cyndi Lauper, who won a Tony for her infectious score, intimate story at the center; the “bromance” between Charlie Harvey Fierstein, a veteran of several musicals, including the does that to the audience every night. “They’re standing up, four-time Tony-winning librettist Harvey Fierstein, and director/ and Lola, a.k.a. Simon. “The real love story here is these smash hit La Cage aux Folles, gave Lauper an education cheering, dancing and singing,” says Jerry Mitchell. “And choreographer Jerry Mitchell, who also took home a Tony for two gentlemen who become friends,” says Fierstein. “And I in writing for the theater. “Her lessons were a lot of fun for they don’t want to leave the theater! That’s sort of a magical his dances. “Because we’re all different, we brought in what thought it was a good opportunity to do this realistically.” He me,” he says, “frustrating sometimes, but fun, on the other moment. And then, when they do walk out of the theater, we know and we all worked together to make it right – to was also attracted to the theme of self-acceptance, which hand.” In particular, he showed Lauper how to weave you know, they’re all abuzz. That’s the kind of joy that is rare make you laugh and cry,” says Lauper. “Harvey is such a good translates not just to the two lead characters, but all the music and dialogue effectively, something she resisted at in a musical.” storyteller and so is Jerry. They have a lot of heart and I feel workers in the factory: “It’s the human stories; that’s what first. Fierstein told her, “when it’s done right, you will never very blessed to be among them.” theater’s for.” notice, but the show must move on.” A perfect example is the Photo Credit: Gavin Bond Designing the boots for Kinky Boots

In a show called Kinky Boots, “you’ve gotta get the boots Those boots need to be durable, to support the six-foot tall right,” says Gregg Barnes, costume and footwear designer dancers doing elaborate and joyous dance routines. Says for the Tony Award-winning musical. The show, based on Barnes:” We’re asking them to do slam splits and quick a real story and independent film, about a failing English changes, being carted up and down stairs in baskets. shoe factory which turned its fortunes around by niche- And we have to make them look as if they’re brand new marketing sturdy boots for drag artists, has become a every night, but survive eight shows a week.” Barnes adds sold-out Broadway phenomenon. With a book by Harvey that, after months of experimentation and broken heels, Fierstein and a Tony winning score by pop icon Cyndi they ultimately came up with designs that are so reliable, Lauper, Kinky Boots relies heavily on its visual designs, they’ve barely had to replace any boots in the musical’s and, of course, those boots by Barnes. Broadway run of over a year.

The designer says it was quite a challenge to create those And Barnes says he never tires of experiencing the thigh-high boots, with six inch stiletto heels. “What’s really enthusiasm audiences have shown for both his kinky funny about our experience with Kinky Boots is that my boots and the show itself. “You know, it’s amazing,” says team, and the cobblers who made the boots, we had Barnes. “You can feel it walking into that theater. I think the the exact same story as in the musical,” explains Barnes. audience comes so primed to have this joyous experience “Everything they talk about in terms of reinforcing the heel and it always rewards that.” and all of that stuff, we had the same learning curve!” WHO’S WHO BEHIND THE SCENES: KINKY BOOTS

J. HARRISON GHEE CHARISSA MERYN BECKETT (Lola). A North HOGELAND (Nicola). (Swing) is ecstatic to be Carolina native, J. is O-Broadway: Heathers making her tour debut excited to be telling this e Musical (Veronica, with Kinky Boots!! amazing story that is Dance Captain). NYC: Regional: Sister Act near and dear to his Showboat at Lincoln (Ogunquit/Gateway heart and thanks his Center (Ensemble). Los Playhouse), Le Cabaret family, friends and Angeles: e Producers Grimm (NYMF). BFA everyone across the and Chicago at the - e Boston nation for their continued support and love. Hollywood Bowl (Ensemble), multiple For Conservatory. Endless love and gratitude to Dreams do come true, when you step out on e Record shows. Charissa is also a singer- Mama, Jerry, and Justin Hu. is one’s for faith. Regional: e Color Purple, Industrial: songwriter, and you can check her out at you, Daddy! Tokyo Disney Resort, Norwegian Cruise Line. www.CharissaAHogeland.com or on Education: AMDA (NY). Instagram @CharissaHogeland. Much DAMIEN BRETT adoration and admiration for this Kinky (Ensemble). Two ADAM KAPLAN Krew! Ephesians 3:20 national tours of Billy (Charlie Price). Let’s get Elliot the Musical Kinky, America! JIM J. BULLOCK (Swing; Ensemble; u/s Broadway: Newsies, (George). Broadway/ Mr. Braithwiate; u/s Big Show Boat (NY First National Tour: Davey). Regional Philharmonic). Select Hairspray. Regional: favorites: Billy Elliot, Les regional: Flat Rock Sister Act, Beauty and Mis, Miss Saigon, Crazy Playhouse and the Beast, Bye Bye Birdie, For You, Evita. anks and love to his talented MTWichita. Numerous etc. etc. etc… wife Briana Valerie. concerts across the country, including a recent Television: “Too Close performance at the White House. B.F.A. For Comfort,” JOSEPH ANTHONY Music eatre, Elon University. Endless “Hollywood Squares,” “Alf,” “Sein eld,” BYRD (Angel/ thanks to the Kinky team, Innovative, Telsey, “Roseanne,” “Jim J And Tammy Faye,” Ensemble). Excited to Justin, Goobz and the amazingly supportive “GLEE,” blah, blah, blah. e voice of Queer join KB, Joseph has Kaplan clan. Carpe diem, baby! Follow me: Duck in Showtime’s Queer Duck, Prince been seen in e Lion @AdamSKaplan. More at Valium in Mel Brooks’ cult lm Spaceballs, King (Gazelle Tour), AdamKaplanOnline.com. and is a proud supporter of e Actors Fund Mamma Mia! (Las of America. Vegas) and most Designing the boots for Kinky Boots TIFFANY ENGEN recently as Sebastian in (Lauren). Broadway: ZACH ADKINS Disney’s e Little Mermaid at Tony Award Legally Blonde. First (Richard Bailey/ winning Chicago Shakespeare eater. In a show called Kinky Boots, “you’ve gotta get the boots Those boots need to be durable, to support the six-foot tall national tour: Legally Ensemble). Baldwin anks: Mom, Dad, Justin, Jim, Toni! right,” says Gregg Barnes, costume and footwear designer dancers doing elaborate and joyous dance routines. Says Blonde (Serena). Vegas: Wallace Conservatory Rock of Ages (Regina, of Music graduate. E. CLAYTON for the Tony Award-winning musical. The show, based on Barnes:” We’re asking them to do slam splits and quick nominated for Regional: Dogght CORNELIOUS a real story and independent film, about a failing English changes, being carted up and down stairs in baskets. Broadwayworld.com (Boland), Murder (Standby for Lola). Beautiful: shoe factory which turned its fortunes around by niche- we have to make them look as if they’re brand new Award for Best Featured Ballad (Tom, Playhouse Broadway: And Actress). Film: Hairspray (Noreen), Drop Dead Square), Love Story e Carole King marketing sturdy boots for drag artists, has become a every night, but survive eight shows a week.” Barnes adds Gorgeous. TV: “Raising Hope,” “Smash,” (Oliver), Spring Awakening (Melchior, Musical, Wonderland, sold-out Broadway phenomenon. With a book by Harvey that, after months of experimentation and broken heels, “Hart of Dixie,” Nickelodeon’s “Naked Broadway World Award), Sweeney Todd Scottsboro Boys, A Brothers Band.” Love and high kicks to Jerry, (Anthony; GLTF, ISF). anks to Mom, Dad, Chorus Line, e Music Fierstein and a Tony winning score by pop icon Cyndi they ultimately came up with designs that are so reliable, Rusty, DB, Rachel and Justin. is is a dream Allison, Tiger, Vicky, Abrams, Telsey and Man, Kat & the Kings Lauper, Kinky Boots relies heavily on its visual designs, they’ve barely had to replace any boots in the musical’s come true! tianyengen.com. Twitter/ BWMT’15. Twitter/ intsta: @zachadkins12 and e Lion King. National tours: Sister Act, Instagram: @tifnedooda. Jersey Boys, Dirty Dancing, Hairspray, e Lion and, of course, those boots by Barnes. Broadway run of over a year. JOE BEAUREGARD King, A Chorus Line, e Goodbye Girl, e AARON WALPOLE (Angel/Ensemble) is Wiz. E. Clayton thanks God, family and KMR The designer says it was quite a challenge to create those And Barnes says he never tires of experiencing the (Don) is elated to be thrilled to be joining for love and support. Twitter: Eclaycorn. thigh-high boots, with six inch stiletto heels. “What’s really enthusiasm audiences have shown for both his kinky joining the Kinky Boots the Kinky Boots family family. Broadway: Les for his rst national SAM DOWLING funny about our experience with Kinky Boots is that my boots and the show itself. “You know, it’s amazing,” says Misérables (Brujon/ tour. He has performed (Angel/Ensemble). team, and the cobblers who made the boots, we had Barnes. “You can feel it walking into that theater. I think the Loud Hailer/Valjean as Tarzan/Swing with Kansas City native. u/s), Jesus Christ Disney Cruise Lines, Oklahoma City the exact same story as in the musical,” explains Barnes. audience comes so primed to have this joyous experience Superstar (Annas). and danced for lm, University Grad. Nat’l “Everything they talk about in terms of reinforcing the heel and it always rewards that.” Mirvish: Les Misérables television and music video productions. Tour: Rock of Ages. (Brujon/Loud Hailer/ Valjean u/s), Rock of Special thanks to Mom, Drew, Cory and Regional: JC Superstar and all of that stuff, we had the same learning curve!” Ages (Lonny). Stratford Festival: Guys and Telsey & Co! (Jesus), Floyd Collins Dolls, Anything Goes, Camelot, Jesus Christ (Homer), e Full Superstar and many regional theatrical, lm, Monty (Jerry) and proud member of e television and recording artist credits. Broadway Boys! anks to Justin, Jerry, and aaronwalpole.com. Telsey. Love to Mom! @Samdowling12

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ALEX DRESCHKE PATTY LOHR (Pat/ JENNIFER NOBLE (Swing). National tour Ensemble) is stoked to (Ensemble). Broadway: debut! Alex is ecstatic to be getting Kinky with Ghost (Molly u/s perf). be a part of Kinky Boots, you! Nat’l tour: Sweeney Nat’l tour: WWRY a dream come true for Todd (BeggarWoman). (Scaramouche u/s perf). him. California native, Favorites: BKLYN e Regional: Limelight B.F.A. in Dance, UC Musical (Brooklyn), (Lita Grey), La Jolla; Irvine. anks to Justin Avenue Q (Kate [title of show] (Heidi), Hu, Mom, Dad and Monster) and Side Show Playhouse Square. all teachers, family and friends. Instagram: (Daisy). anks and love to family, friends Baldwin Wallace. Love & thanks to Mom, @dreschcode. and JD. Proud BWU grad. @pattylohr Dad, Zach, DFG,e Mine and Telsey! @jennifernoble022. ANNIE EDGERTON HUDSON LOVERRO (Milan Stage Manager/ (Young Charlie). AIDAN PASSARO Ensemble). B’way: National tour debut! (Young Charlie) is Mamma Mia! (Rosie). Other credits: A thrilled to be in his rst Regional: Comedy of Christmas Story Broadway national tour. Errors (Adriana), Les (Randy), Oliver! Regional: Billy Elliot Miz (Mme. (Nipper), Fiddler on the (Small Boy), Miracle on enardier), Legally Roof (Herschel). anks 34th Street (omas Blonde (Paulette), King to Mom, Dad, Audrey, Mara Jr.). anks to Lear (Goneril), 9 to 5 (Violet), Betrayal Chloe, Lisa Calli, Barry Kolker, Justin Reamy, Abrams Artists, (Emma). National anthem: 22 MLB teams (so Libby Froeber, Cesar Rocha and the Kinky Telsey+Co. and Dan Ragone. Love to his far!) Also professional wineau: Wine Minx™. Boots team. parents, brothers, family and friends. Proud AEA. www.annieedgerton.com. ELLEN MARLOW JP QUALTERS (Angel/ JHAZZ FLEMING (Swing). Broadway: Ensemble). Grateful to (Young Lola) is Jemima in Chitty Chitty be part of Kinky Boots! delighted to be making Bang Bang. Film: Claire Regional: Goodspeed, his debut in Kinky Lyons in e Clique, Ford’s eatre, Boots. He has made Quid Pro Quo. TV: Signature eatre, cameo appearances in “Cold Case,” “Criminal Hartford Stage, Zach lms, on NBC and in Minds,” “e eatre. Special thanks “Blue Bloods.” He has Forgotten,” “CSI: Las and love to my family, trained with Newark Vegas.” anks to Telsey, CTG, family, friends CLA and Telsey. B.F.A. Musical eatre, Hartt NJ Symphony Hall Summer Performing Arts and JR for your endless support. School. Insta: jpq22. Academy as a dancer, singer and performer! ellenmarlow.com. HORACE V. ROGERS SHAWNA M. HAMIC MICHAEL (Simon Sr./Ensemble). (Trish/Ensemble). MILKANIN (Dance Broadway: Brooklyn the Broadway: Sting’s e Captain, Swing) is Musical, Tarzan. Last Ship (Mrs. Dees). thrilled to be a part of Toronto: e Lion King National Tour: Les the Kinky Boots factory! (Mufasa). Tours: Misérables (Madame Regional credits Memphis the Musical enardier). Regional: include: Tuacahn (Delray), Rent (Collins), Papermill Playhouse, Amphitheatre, e Color Purple Goodspeed, Sacramento Sundance, and Arkansas (Grady/ Mister). TV: “Gotham,” “Orange Is Music Circus, Alliance. Published Repertory eatre. Gratitude to God, his the New Black,” “Boardwalk Empire,” photographer in Time, Rolling Stone, Elle, family, BYU, and bloc for their endless love Showtime’s “Soul Food.” N.C. A&T State Dance and Arrive magazines. Performer: www. and support. University (B.F.A), UCONN (M.F.A). ShawnaHamic.com. Photographer/ artist: www.ShawnaHamicCreative.com ASHLEY MONIZ SAM ROHLOFF (Ensemble). First (Angel/Ensemble) is NICHOLAS AARON national tours: Sister Act thrilled to join this JENKINS (Young Lola). (Sister Mary Robert), 9 tour! Oakland is thrilled to be on his to 5, Legally Blonde, University, BFA rst tour! He appeared High School Musical. Musical eatre. in the Yiddish version Graduate: UC Irvine. National Tour: West of Waiting for Godot, Endless love and Side Story (Baby John). both in New York and gratitude to KB creative Regional: La Cage Aux in Ireland. He is team, cast, Telsey Oce/Justin, Harden- Folles. anks to Dave at Daniel Ho, Telsey extremely grateful for Curtis, friends, family and Benet. + Co, and my supportive family and friends. support from his Mom, family and friends. ashleymoniz. com. @ashmonymony. IG: samrohlo4.

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PRESENTED IN TWO PARTS PRESENTED IN TWO Seaºle’s Original Seaºle’s FRESH NATURAL LOCAL NATURAL FRESH ; on stage in ; on stage in Broadway Over and Bullets (Humanitas Award), is now in its is now Award), Duckling (Humanitas is Fierstein Mr. As an actor, fth printing. for his performances worldwide in known , Independence Mrs. Doubtre lms including Day , on the Roof Fiddler Award), (Tony Hairspray Song Trilogy and Torch aux Folles La Cage such as shows TV and on Award); (Tony “e Mother,” Your I Met “How “Smash,” nomination), (Emmy “Cheers” Wife,” Good and “Nurse Guy” “Family “e Simpsons,” Jackie.” ) is (Composer and Lyricist CYNDI LAUPER Award-winning Tony and Emmy a Grammy, artist, who after (for her Kinky Boots score) sales in record and global 30 sterling years that of 50 million albums, has proven excess she has the heart and soul to keep her legion move. her everyof fans compelled by creative , Lauper So Unusual her rst album, She’s With Artist New for Best Award won a Grammy and became the rst female in history to have a debut album. singles from four top- ve ten additional then, Lauper has released Since the studio albums, with her most recent, , ruling Blues Memphis Grammy-nominated Chart for 14 consecutive Blues the Billboard to become the best-selling blues album weeks during her storied music of 2010. Overall, 15 Lauper has been nominated for career, two American Music Awards, Grammy and Awards Video American seven Awards, her captured recently She 18 MTV Awards. music and life in her New journey through Cyndi best-selling autobiography, Times York Lauper . As an actress, Lauper: A Memoir debut in e reepenny made her Broadway in 2006. alongside Alan Cumming Opera television in numerous has appeared She (Emmy You” About including “Mad shows, and lms including and “Bones” Award) Walken, e Opportunist with Christopher With , Life Circle Vicious and the Mrs. Parker . Lauper also and Vibes O and Running , Mikey her through work continues her philanthropic Colors Fund. True foundation, the ) (Director/Choreographer MITCHELL JERRY of in recognition Award Tony the received Award- Tony for the 2013 his choreography Kinky Boots, for which Musical, winning Best with a was also recognized his direction years, the 33 preceding nomination. In Tony than 50 with more been involved has Jerry and End West O-Broadway, Broadway, debut as Broadway His touring productions. Man, a Good was for You’re a choreographer Monty e Full by , followed Brown Charlie , Show Horror nomination), e Rocky (Tony , Never nomination), Gypsy (Tony Hairspray nomination), Dirty (Tony Dance Gonna nomination), La Cage (Tony Scoundrels Rotten , Friends Imaginary Award), (Tony aux Folles Duck (Harry/ SAM ZELLER ). Broadway: (Ensemble Pan Peter Is Rigby Cathy tours/ (also lm). Nat. Les regional/other: (Valjean), Misérables (Tevye), Fiddler/Roof (Edna), Hairspray Tarzan Disney’s JUAN TORRES- JUAN (Angel/ FALCON ) is just thrilled Ensemble to be HERE in this moment! A Cuban- Miami, American from holds a B.F.A. Juan Fla., NYU. Credits from Story Side include West JOSH TOLLE JOSH TOLLE ). Touring Ensemble debut! Las Vegas: . Commander Musical to Next Regional: (Drury Lane), Normal of CCM. Graduate member of Proud anks Equity. Actors’ ). Price/Ensemble (Mr. & national Broadway , tours: Mary Poppins Lady, Fair , My Evita e King and I, e Boy Julie by (directed Friend has Tom Andrews). performed extensively TOM SOUHRADA SOUHRADA TOM , Legs Diamond, Spookhouse Award), (Ace ) is the FIERSTEIN (Playwright HARVEY hits Newsies Broadway author of the recent nom.), (Tony Valentina nom.) and Casa (Tony Drama (Tony, Song Trilogy as Torch as well aux Folles La Cage awards), and Obie Desk A Catered awards), Desk and Drama (Tony nominations), Safe Desk Aair (12 Drama Sex and more. , Common Ground Tosca Flatbush been published political editorials have His and e , TV Guide Times in e York New on PBS’s and broadcast Post Hungton book, e Sissy children’s His Life.” the “In (Che), “Star Trek: DS9” (Lt. Trek: (Che), “Star Evita (Kerchak), Stephen, Jerry, anks to Eugene, Ch’Targh). and Dipsy! Donnie Pop, Mom, D.B., Rusty, samzeller.com. (Angel). Rent (Paul), (Chino), Chorus Line Andres. is and everything is for Abuelo @JuanTF. Twitter/Insta: to Nicolosi & Co., Justin Hu, and my Hu, Justin & Co., to Nicolosi @Jts1090 and Dad! amazing Mom O-B’way and in numerous Regional eatres eatres Regional O-B’way and in numerous my Dad. For the country. across BEHIND THE SCENES: KINKY BOOTS WHO’S WHO

Legally Blonde (Tony nomination) which he KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Design). also directed, Catch Me If You Can, and on the More than 50 Broadway play and musical West End, Love Never Dies and the current hit theater credits. Designs extensively O - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels which he also directed. Broadway, for resident theaters and touring Most recently, Jerry received the Drama productions throughout the United States League’s Founders’ Award for Excellence in as well as internationally. Selected Broadway Directing and the George Abbott Lifetime credits: Hairspray, Legally Blonde, Catch Me Achievement Award from his peers. Twenty- If You Can, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, If/  en, three years ago, Jerry conceived and created Pippin, Cinderella, Other Desert Cities,  e Broadway Bares, a comedy burlesque show Merchant of Venice,  e Coast of Utopia/ performed annually for the charity, Broadway Shipwrecked, Side Man,  e Odd Couple, Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. He continues to Glengarry Glen Ross, …Charlie Brown,  e serve as executive producer of Broadway Bares, Little Foxes and Wicked. Recipient of Tony, with a book, website and satellite productions Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Obie in Fire Island Pines, Las Vegas (Peepshow, awards. which had a ve year consecutive run) and London (West End Bares). JOHN SHIVERS (Sound Design). Broadway: Kinky Boots (2013 Tony Award recipient), STEPHEN OREMUS (Music Supervisor/ Bonnie & Clyde, Hugh Jackman: Back on Arranger/Orchestrator). Broadway: Kinky Boots Broadway, Sister Act, 9 to 5, Cat on a Hot Tin (2013 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations Roof,  e Little Mermaid, Tarzan and Billy and 2013 Grammy Award);  e Book of Crystal’s 700 Sundays. Regional:  e Nutty Mormon (2011 Tony and Drama Desk awards Professor, Tales of the City, Emma, Robin and for co-orchestrating and 2012 Grammy the 7 Hoods. Other credits include  e Lion Award). Worldwide music supervisor/arranger King, Mary Poppins,  e Producers, Hairspray, of Wicked; music supervisor/ vocal arranger/ Aida, Titanic, How to Succeed in Business… orchestrator of Broadway productions/ tours (’95),  e Who’s Tommy and Guys and Dolls. of  e Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, All Shook Love to my beautiful gem. Up and 9 to 5; co-producer (with Dolly Parton) of 9 to 5 Broadway cast recording JOSH MARQUETTE (Hair Design). (Grammy nomination); conductor and Broadway/O - Broadway/West End: Aladdin, contributing arranger for the Oscar-winning First Date, Kinky Boots,  e Book of Mormon, Disney lm Frozen. Elf, Dog ght,  e Best Man, Look Back In Anger,  e Drowsy Chaperone, Pig Farm,  e… DAVID ROCKWELL (Scenic Design) Trailer Park Musical, Altar Boyz, Mamma Mia! designed sets for Lucky Guy; Catch Me If West Coast: Robin and the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, You Can; Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk Minsky’s, Vanities. Other N.Y.: Show Boat nominations); Legally Blonde (Drama Desk at Carnegie Hall, Encores!; No, No, Nanette nomination);  e Normal Heart; A Free Man and Follies, numerous Juilliard productions. of Color;  e Rocky Horror Show (Drama Desk National tours: Book of Mormon,  e Drowsy nomination); All Shook Up (Drama Desk Chaperone, Barbie Live! Television: “30 Rock.” nomination); and the Academy Awards (2010 Emmy Award). He is the founder of Rockwell RANDY HOUSTON MERCER (Make-up Group, a New York-based architecture and Design). Broadway:  e Book of Mormon, design rm. Honors include the Pratt Institute Cry-Baby, Hairspray, Fiddler on the Roof, La Legends Award, Cooper-Hewitt National Bohème, Flower Drum Song, Cabaret,  e Design Award and Presidential Design Award. Producers, Follies, Sunset Blvd., Smokey Joe’s Café, Chicago, Guys and Dolls, Crazy for You, GREGG BARNES (Costume Design). A Christmas Carol, Titanic. Films:  e Crazies, Broadway: Aladdin, Kinky Boots (2013 Tony Little Children, Spider-Man 2, Company nomination), Follies (2012 Tony Award, Man, Runaway Bride, Meet Joe Black, Hearts Drama Desk), Elf, Legally Blonde (2007 Tony in Atlantis,  e Mirror Has Two Faces. Client nomination),  e Drowsy Chaperone (2006 list includes Barbra Streisand, Glenn Close, Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), Dirty Tina Fey, Sigourney Weaver, Marcia Gay Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song (Tony Harden, Juliette Binoche, Lauren Bacall. nomination), Side Show, Bye Bye Birdie. RandyHoustonMercer.com. New York:  e Wizard of Oz,  e Radio City Christmas Spectacular,  e Merry Widow KATHY FABIAN (Props Supervisor) has (NYC Opera), Pageant (N.Y. and London, created props for more than 50 Broadway Olivier nomination). Regional: Robin and the productions. Recent credits include  e 7 Hoods, Mame, Allegro (Helen Hayes Award). Realistic Joneses, If/ en, Rocky, Bridges of TDF Young Master Award. Madison County, I’ll Eat You Last, Lucky Guy, Chaplin, Nice Work If You Can Get It, A Streetcar Named Desire, Stick Fly,  e Normal Heart and House of Blue Leaves.

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BRIAN USIFER (Associate Music Supervisor) TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/ is the Music Director of Kinky Boots on Tours: Fiddler on the Roof, China Doll, Misery, Broadway as well as the Associate Music Allegiance, On Your Feet!, Sylvia, Spring Supervisor of  e Book of Mormon on Awakening, Hamilton, Something Rotten!, An Broadway and on tour. Also an arranger/ American in Paris, Finding Neverland,  e orchestrator, Brian has worked on many King and I, Hand to God, Wicked,  e Bridges readings and workshops of new musicals. of Madison County, If/ en,  e Sound of Music, Love Letters, Newsies, Pippin, Motown, RYAN FIELDING GARRETT (Music Rock of Ages. O -Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Director). NYC: Jasper in Deadland, Finding Signature. Film: Fun House, Tallulah, Ithaca, Neverland, Mary Poppins, Sweeney Todd (NY  e Intern. TV: Grease: Live,  e Wiz Live!, Philharmonic), Matilda,  e  ree Little Flesh and Bone, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Masters of Pigs. Regional: Next to Normal (Weston Sex, commercials. www.telseyandco.com Playhouse), Little Miss Scrooge (Rubicon  eatre), Passing Strange, [title of show], Chess ALLIED LIVE (Marketing and Press) is a (Playhouse Square), Two Gentlemen of Verona full-service marketing and advertising agency (Lake Tahoe Shakespeare). Music director representing Broadway shows, national tours, for Heidi Blickensta (Signature  eatre, performing arts institutions and experiential Disney Cruise Line). NYC Orchestration entertainment entities. Current clients include credits include Darling, A Night Like  is. Blue Man Group,  e Book of Mormon, Rodgers Graduate of Baldwin Wallace University. + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Elf, Kinky Boots, ryan eldinggarrett.com Mamma Mia!, Motown the Musical, Once, Peter and the Starcatcher and Irving Berlin’s MICHAEL KELLER (Music Coordinator) White Christmas. and MICHAEL AARONS (Associate): Broadway: Hamilton,  e Color Purple (2015), SMITTY/THEATERSMITH ASSOCIATES School of Rock. Upcoming Broadway: Gotta LLC (Technical Supervisor). Credits include Dance, SpongeBob. Current tours: If/ en,  e Chaplin, Evita, Catch Me If You Can, Elf, Bridges of Madison County. Wonderland, Behanding in Spokane, Tale of Two Cities, Xanadu (Japan), August: Osage RUSTY MOWERY (Associate Choreographer). County, Legally Blonde, All Shook Up, On  rilled/blessed to be working with Golden Pond, Scoundrels, Brooklyn, Millie, Jerry Mitchell again! Rusty is associate Aida, Imaginary Friends, Disney’s Hunchback, choreographer for Kinky Boots Broadway, Capeman, Show Boat, Spider Woman. With Legally Blonde London and U.K. tour. Nancy Ringham, daughters Caitlyn and Production dance supervisor of Hairspray Madeline. on Broadway and rst national tour. Rusty appeared on Broadway in Hairspray, Legally GREGORY R. COVERT (Production Stage Blonde, Seussical, Ragtime, Cats. Love to Barry Manager). Broadway: Les Misérables (2014 and family. revival);  e Addams Family; Phantom of the Opera; Beauty and the Beast; Brooklyn D.B. BONDS (Associate Director) is thrilled the Musical; Sight Unseen. O -Broadway: to be continuing his association with Jerry  e Fantasticks (2006 revival); Bingo. Tours: Mitchell after working with him as an actor in Jersey Boys (second national), We Will Rock the national tours of Legally Blonde and Dirty You, Billy Elliot (national 2.5), Mary Poppins Rotten Scoundrels. D.B is the associate director ( rst national), A Chorus Line (revival rst of Kinky Boots on Broadway. national), Grease (Europe).

AMY JO JACKSON (Dialect Coach).  e KATE McDONIEL (Stage Manager). Flea:  e Mysteries,  ese Seven Sicknesses, Previous tours include the recent North Behind the Painting,  e Pearl, NYTW, American tour of  e Wizard of Oz and the Prospect  eatre, UCB, Singapore Rep. Tony Award-winning revival of La Cage aux amyjojackson.com. Folles.  anks to my family and friends in St. Louis and across the nation for their support! NEURO TOUR (Physical  erapy) provides performing arts physical therapy and is KRISTIN NEWHOUSE (Assistant Stage honored to be part of Kinky Boots. Neuro Tour Manager) has worked on Broadway, national has provided backstage treatment to more tours, television/ lm, opera, corporate and than 80 musical theater produtions. Credits special events. Highlights:  e Lion King, include: Broadway:  e Lion King, Hedwig Mary Poppins, Rent, Madame Butter y, and the Angry Inch. O -Broadway: Stomp!, Burlesque, Kids’ Choice Awards, DevCon and Sleep No More. Tours: Movin’ Out, Billy Elliot, directing Easter Bonnets and Gypsy of the Year Motown. Concerts: U2, P!nk and Katy Perry. for Broadway Cares.

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FORESIGHT THEATRICAL (General INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS Manager) is comprised of partners Allan NETWORK (Producer) is a consortium of 50 Williams, Aaron Lustbader and Mark Shacket of the nation’s leading Broadway presenters who oversee and supervise e Phantom of who skillfully manage a subscription base the Opera, Kinky Boots, Les Miserables, Tuck of 350,000 throughout America. Recent Everlasting and American Psycho on Broadway, Broadway/London/U.S. tours: Matilda, worldwide management of Kinky Boots, and Cinderella, Pippin, Jekyll & Hyde, Leap of 11 SEATTLE Million Dollar Quartet in Las Vegas. Faith, La Cage aux Folles, Wonderland, 9 to 5, Ragtime, Frost/Nixon, Legally Blonde, e Color TRANSGENDER DARYL ROTH (Producer) holds the singular Purple, Spamalot, Matthew Bourne’s Edward distinction of producing seven Pulitzer Prize- Scissorhands and Sleeping Beauty. FILM FESTIVAL winning plays: Anna in the Tropics, August: Osage County (2008 Tony), Clybourne Park CJ E&M (Producer) is Korea’s leading (2012 Tony), How I Learned to Drive, Proof entertainment company in live entertainment, (2001 Tony), Edward Albee’s ree Tall Women lm, broadcasting and music. Broadway and OPENING NIGHT and Wit. She has produced more than 85 West End credits include Kinky Boots, Big award-winning productions including Buyer Fish, e Bodyguard, Let It Be, e Sound of & Cellar; Caroline, or Change; Curtains; e Music, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?; Love, Loss, and What Dreamcoat, Barefoot in the Park and e I Wore; e Normal Heart (2011 Tony); A Woman in White. Raisin in the Sun (2014 Tony); e Tale of the Allergist’s Wife; War Horse (2011 Tony). Love JAYNE BARON SHERMAN (Producer). to Steven, my wonderful family, Lucy and Leo Broadway: Side Show, Hedwig and the Angry ever in my heart. DarylRothProductions.com. Inch (Tony), Of Mice And Men, Kinky Boots (Tony), e Normal Heart (Tony), Elling, 33 HAL LUFTIG (Producer). Winner of four Variations and A Raisin in the Sun. Also, is Tony Awards and London’s Olivier Award, Is Our Youth (Sydney Opera House), Carousel Hal Luftig has worked on and o Broadway (West End) and It Shoulda Been You. Film/TV: for the past 25 years. Broadway: Evita, Catch Love Is Strange, In the Life, “DTLA.” Me If You Can, Come Fly Away, West Side Story, All My Sons, Legally Blonde, e Times JUST FOR LAUGHS THEATRICALS ey Are A-Changin’, Whoopi, Movin’ Out, (Producer). CEO Adam Blanshay, Chairman oroughly Modern Millie, Annie Get Your Gilbert Rozon. Subsidiary of Just for Laughs. Gun, High Society, e Diary of Anne Frank, Broadway: e River, e Curious Incident e King and I, Moon Over Bualo, Angels in of the Dog in the Night-Time, e Cripple of MAJOR! America, Jelly’s Last Jam, e Secret Garden. Inishmaan, Bullets Over Broadway, Rocky, AT THE EGYPTIAN THEATRE He is currently developing the new musical Twelfth Night/Richard III, Kinky Boots. e Last Goodbye, an adaptation of Romeo and U.S. tour: Pippin, Evita. London: Made in See the story of Miss Juliet featuring the music of Je Buckley. Hal Dagenham. anks to Hal. hahaha.com. has an M.F.A. from Columbia University and Major Griffin-Gracy, an ulcer from tension. JUDITH ANN ABRAMS (Producer), Tony transgender civil rights and Olivier award-winning producer. Kinky JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Producer). Boots, Spring Awakening, Annie Get Your activist and veteran President of Nederlander Organization, Gun, Chita Rivera: A Dancer’s Life, Dirty son of James M. Nederlander (Chairman). Rotten Scoundrels (London), Matilda, Mark of the Stonewall Producing credits: If/en, I’ll Eat You Last Rylance: 12th Night, e River (Investor). Rebellion. Meet her in (Bette Midler), Rocky, Spider-Man: Turn O Broadway Pixie Judy Troupe family musicals e Dark, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, West with Rodgers & Hammerstein Music Library. person at this once in a Side Story, Next to Normal. Upcoming: e Full bio: Americantheaterwing.org. Advisory Elephant Man starring Bradley Cooper; On Committee. lifetime event! Your Feet—the Gloria and Emilio Estefan story. YASUHIRO KAWANA (Producer). Broadway: First Date, Let It Be, Kinky Boots TERRY ALLEN KRAMER (Producer). (Tony Award), Evita (Tony nomination), Credits: Sugar Babies; Me and My Girl; e Catch Me If You Can (Tony nomination), Goat… (Tony Award); Movin’ Out (Tony Come Fly Away, Legally Blonde. O-Broadway: Award); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Here Lies Love. He has presented Let It Be, Cyrano; Dirty Dancing; West Side Story; Rain: A Tribute To e Beatles, e Full Monty, Fiddler…; e Addams Family; e Merchant Fosse in Japan. of Venice; Race; Promises, Promises; Spider- Man…; Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Evita; I’ll JANE BERGÈRE (Producer). Currently on Eat You Last; Rocky; Kinky Boots (Broadway). Broadway: Kinky Boots (Tony). Upcoming: You Can’t Take It With You. Past highlights: www.translationsfilmfest.org Trustee, New York Presbyterian Hospital. Rocky; Annie; Twelfth Night/Richard III;

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M A. B, D.C. -- Driving Miss Daisy; War Horse (Tony); Chiropractic Clybourne Park (Tony); A Little Night Music; Official Chiropractor of Rehabilitation All My Sons; Curtains; Glengarry Glen Ross (Tony); Caroline, or Change; Metamorphoses. Massage Therapy janebergereproductions.com. Therapy Laser Nutrition ALLAN S. GORDON & ADAM S. WWeight Loss GORDON (Producer). Allan has received Serving Seattle for over 20 years - Crawl-ins welcome Tony Awards for Rent, Death of a Salesman, Hairspray, Spamalot, Kinky Boots and Pippin. www.MidtownChiroSeattle.com

Allan’s career spans the elds of theater, law, 1420 5th Avenue, Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98101 investment banking, real estate and venture capital. Together, their credits include After Midnight, Evita, Peter and the Starcatcher, Pippin,  e Pee-wee Herman Show, Cry-Baby and Flashdance.

KEN DAVENPORT (Producer). Broadway: It’s Only a Play, Kinky Boots, Mothers and Sons,  e Bridges of Madison County, Macbeth, Godspell and more. Created “Be a Broadway Star” board game and iPhone app At the Booth. For more, read his blog  eProducersPerspective.com. Upcoming: Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Somewhere in Time and  e Great White Hope.

HUNTER ARNOLD (Producer) is a producer, entrepreneur and the founder of the New Musical Creative Collective, an organization committed to aiding the development of works from emerging artists. Broadway: It’s Only a Play, Kinky Boots, Mothers and Sons,  e Bridges of Madison County and more. Upcoming projects: Somewhere in Time, Gettin’ the Band Back Together.

LUCY AND PHIL SUAREZ (Producer). Phil executive produced many iconic commercials; Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” video; trailers for Dreamgirls, A Chorus Line, Evita. He and Jean-Georges own numerous restaurants. Lucy’s time has been devoted to philanthropic works. She provided the impetus for venturing into Kinky Boots. Happy to be part of the KB family.

BRYAN BANTRY (Producer). Last century: Greater Tuna, You Can’t Take It With You, Aren’t We All, Street Corner Symphony. Recent: Kinky Boots B’way (Tony Award), Here Lies Love.

RON FIERSTEIN & DORSEY REGAL (Producers) are proud to help bring the great entertainment and important message of Kinky Boots to the stage. Ron is an author, a long-time music business executive and Harvey’s brother, lawyer and business manager. Dorsey, his wife, is a partner in the N.Y. law rm of Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney.

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Whether you know exactly what you want or you're looking to explore, JIM KIERSTEAD (Producer). Broadway: company in Japan. AMUSE has joined in Moving Lighting Programmer ...... Jason Badger Kinky Boots (Tony), Pippin (Tony), Side several Broadway musicals including Kinky Head Carpenter ...... Jason McGrath it's a whole new way to discover arts and culture. Show, You Can’t Take It With You, Rocky. O- Boots. Flyman ...... Nathan Fulmer Broadway: Yank!, rill Me. Special thanks to Automation Carpenter ...... Paul K. Ebert our team! Assistant Carpenter ...... Tim Dhority STAFF FOR Kinky Boots Production Electricians ...... Randy Zaibek, GREGORY RAE (Producer) is a gay activist James J. Fedigan GENERAL MANAGEMENT and producer. Past projects: e Normal Head Electrician ...... Adam T. Cavanaugh FORESIGHT THEATRICAL Assistant Electrician ...... Laura Prather Heart (2011 Tony), Clybourne Park (2012 Aaron Lustbader Allan Williams Moving Light Technician ...... Sam Tepper Tony), Bare, Hedwig (2014 Tony). Upcoming: Mark Shacket Alan Wasser Head Properties Supervisor ...... Greg Tassinaro Allegiance, Found. Mark Barna Assistant Properties Supervisor ...... Chris Reininger Crew Swing ...... Andrew Iverson BB GROUP (Producer), based in Germany, COMPANY MANAGER Head Sound Engineer ...... Ben Madden is among the market leaders in developing, Matthew Sherr Deck Audio/Assistant Sound Engineers ...Alicia Martin, producing, managing and promoting Brian Kallaher premium live entertainment in Europe and TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING Advance Production Audio ...... Kevin Kennedy beyond. bb-promotion.com. ALLIED LIVE Wardrobe Supervisor ...... Susan Malone Laura Matalon Marya Peters Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor .Stephanie Sweigard CHRISTINA PAPAGJIKA (Producer). Jennifer Gallagher Sarah Dahlberg Star Dresser ...... Mikey Piscitelli Productions include Lee Daniels’ e Butler Hair Supervisor ...... Denise Reynolds starring Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE Make-up Supervisor/Hair Stylist ...... Sarah Wolfe and upcoming e Family Fang starring Jason DKC/O&M Assistant Hair Supervisor ...... Jessica McGinty Bateman, Nicole Kidman and Christopher Rick Miramontez Advertising, Website & Interactive Marketing SpotCo Walken. Molly Barnett Chelsea Nachman Legal Counsel ...... Lazarus & Harris LLP/ EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION Scott Lazarus, Esq., Robert C. Harris, Esq. MICHAEL DESANTIS (Producer) is a Accounting ...... Marks Paneth LLP/ longtime theater producer/investor, involved THE ROAD COMPANY Chris Cacace, Patricia Penderson in Broadway, regional, touring and West End Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota General Management Associate...... Lane Marsh productions. Go see a show! www.theroadcompany.com Management Assistant ...... Brent McCreary General Management Office ...... Rob Abud, PATRICK BAUGH (Producer) is proud to CASTING Nina Greene, Aaron Jakubiec, Jennifer O’Connor help bring Kinky and its message of inclusion TELSEY & COMPANY Assistants to Daryl Roth .Perry Jones, Megan Smith Assistant to Hal Luftig ...... Scott Sinclair to audiences around the U.S. “Just be who Bernard Telsey CSA, William Cantler CSA, Production Photographer ...... Matthew Murphy you want to be!” David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Associate Props Coordinators ...... Cassie Dorland, ...... John Estep BRIAN SMITH Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, (Producer). Currently with Props Artisans and Shoppers ...... Mary Wilson, Warner Bros. Television. Broadway: Kinky Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Daniel Moss, Jasmine Roberts, Boots (Tony), Evita, Catch Me If You Can. Karyn Casl CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Alexander Pitt, Brian Howard, Catherine Small, N.Y. Innovative eatre Award winner, Conrad Woolfe CSA, Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow, Christina Fabian, Gabrielle D’Entremont Outstanding Director. Love to N.Y.C. Scott Galina, Rikki Gimelstob, Madison Sylvester, Assistant to Technical Director ...... Rhiannon Clark Lauren Harris, Laura Wade, Ally Kiley Tutoring ...... On Location Education/Kim Tobash TOM AND CONNIE WALSH (Producer): Physical Therapy Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc; Broadway: Kinky Boots (Tony), First Date. Production Stage Manager ...... Gregory R. Covert Medical Director—Thomas Meyers, MD Tour: Evita. Supporters of nonpro t Stage Manager ...... Kate McDoniel Insurance ...... Ventura Insurance Brokerage/ performing arts in Seattle. Board members: Assistant Stage Manager ...... Kristin Newhouse Jessica Brown 5th Avenue eatre, Paci c NW Ballet. Assistant Company Manager ...... Ryan Garson Banking ...... City National Bank/Eric Piecuch, anks Hal. Music Director ...... Ryan Fielding Garrett Anne McSweeney, Michael Tynan Dance Captain ...... Michael Milkanin Payroll ...... Checks and Balances Payroll Inc. Assistant Dance Captain ...... Joe Beauregard WARREN TREPP (Producer) has produced Sarah Galbraith, Anthony Walker Dialect Coach ...... Amy Jo Jackson Evita, Legally Blonde, Movin’ Out and Merchandising ...... Broadway Merchandising LLC/ Properties Coordinator ...... Kathy Fabian/Propstar oroughly Modern Millie on Broadway. Adam S. Gordon Associate Scenic Designer ...... Dick Jaris Travel ...... Road Rebel Travel and Touring Inc. His proudest production is his son, Warren Assistant Scenic Designer ...... T.J. Greenway Edward, a credit he shares with his wife Jâlé. Associate Costume Designer ...... James Hall Assistant Costume Designer .....Lindsay McWilliams CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS JUJAMCYN THEATERS (Producer) looks Associate Lighting Designer ...... Anthony Pearson Scenery and Scenic Effects built, painted, forward to welcoming you to one of our ve Assistant Lighting Designer .....Jeremy Cunningham electrified and automated by Showmotion, Inc., Broadway theaters where current productions Associate Sound Designer ...... David Patridge Milford, CT; Scenery Automation and Show Control include the Tony Award-winning Best Associate Makeup Designer ...... Guy Smith by Showmotion, Inc. using the AC2 Computerized cityartsonline.com/current Musicals Kinky Boots, e Book of Mormon, Associate Technical Supervisor ...... Patrick Shea Motion Control System; Lighting Equipment from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Associate General Managers ...... Mark Barna, PRG Lighting; Sound Equipment by Masque Sound; Jersey Boys. Join us at Jujamcyn.com and Marc Borsak Specialty Props by Propstar, Daedalus Design Givenik.com. Production Consultant ...... Thomas Recktenwald and Production, Tom Carroll Scenery, Infinite Additional Arrangements ...... Brian Usifer Scenic LLC, and TD Production; Costumes by Eric AMUSE INC. (Associate Producer) is Associate Synthesizer Programmer ...... Tim Crook Winterling, Inc., Lynne Baccus, Donna Langman Costumes LLC, Tricorne Inc., Giliberto Inc., Pete’s a leading talent agency and production Music Track Editor ...... Derik Lee follow your own path 20 THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE Whether you know exactly what you want or you're looking to explore, it's a whole new way to discover arts and culture.

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Print Shop, Polly Isham Kinney, By Barak LLC; Millinery by Rodney Gordon, Inc.; Custom Fabric Painting & Printing by Jeff Fender Studios and Gene Mignola, Inc.; Custom Shoes & Boots by T.O. Dey; Onstage guitars courtesy of Taylor Guitars; Soft Goods by I.Weiss Theatrical Solutions; Scenic Painting by Scenic Art Studios; Trucking by Clark Transfer. with SPECIAL THANKS Lisa Barbaris, Yamaha Keyboards, Pearl Drums, Q In this era of safe Broadway musicals that are Paiste Cymbals and Roland USA, Toontracks, based on an existing movie title, or the catalog of a VicFirth, BraTenders, Maria Ficalora, Katrina popular band’s songs, how do you think Kinky Boots Patterns, On Stage Dancewear, Bernadette Banner, broke through and rose to the top of the theatre world? Danilo Zambrano, AC Gottleib, Megan Rutherford, Melinda Hare, Marina Pulliam. A I think the answer is kind of a simple one. It’s because Promotional consideration furnished by Apple, the show has a huge heart, and people respond to that. George Poulios and Jayne Smits. Custom red It’s a story about love and acceptance and friendship and pump courtesy of Kenneth Cole. overcoming obstacles and everyone can relate to that. Cyndi Lauper wishes to thank her collaborators: Harvey Fierstein is one of Broadway’s great talents and the Sammy James Jr., Steve Gaboury, Rich Morel and book is so very very good. It was an honor to collaborate Tom Hammer, Stephen Oremus. with Harvey and tell the story of Lola and Charlie. Makeup provided by Q Can you describe that moment when your name Rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios was announced and you won the Tony®Award? www.KinkyBootsTheMusical.com A Incredible. Simply incredible. The Broadway community is an amazing one and to be welcomed the The Director and Choreographer are members of the way they welcomed me to this very special family is Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., something that still warms my spirit. an independent national labor union.

Scenery, stage, and costume work is performed by You join rock artists like Neil Young, Duncan employees represented by I.A.T.S.E. Locals Number Q 15, 488, and 887 Sheik, Sting and the Flaming Lips who have made the crossover into Broadway, not by capitalizing on their United Scenic Artists represents the designers and existing songbooks but by writing original musicals for scenic painters for the American Theatre. WINNER! the theater. How is writing for the stage different from Musicians playing this performance are repre- writing songs for yourself? sented by the American Federation of Musicians ® of the United States and Canada, Local 76-493, 2013 TONY AWARD AFL-CIO/CLC. A It’s very different. Your job as the composer of a musical is to move the story forward with the songs. You The 5th Avenue Theatre is a member of VENUE NAME GOES HERE the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. have to write for many voices and from all the characters’ Founded in 1985, NAMT is a national perspectives. And I had a blast doing that. There were service organization dedicated exclusively to musical theatre. Members, located throughout 34 states and abroad, are some songs that I wrote that I really lovedDATE that didn’t XX make - the DATE XX of the leading producers of musical theatre in the world, and show because maybe there was a change in the book include theatres, presenting organizations, higher education KINKYBOOTSTHEMUSICAL.COM programs and individual producers. or there was a different arc for a character and the story and therefore the song had to change. For my own CDs, when I write a song that I love, it makes my records! And of course when I write for myself, I’m writing from my perspective, it’s the story I am trying to tell through the songs on the album to my fans.

Q What do you want audiences throughout the country to know about what they are in for if they come to see Kinky Boots?

A An amazing show with great heart that will lift you up.

Original interview conducted by John Moore The Denver Center for the Performing Arts Journalist.

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Richard and Cynthia Brownell Lynn and Colleen Giroir Gretchen and Jonathan Burks David and Kathryn Godwin 2015/16 SEASON SPONSORS Fred and Joan Burnstead Laura B. Gowen Mike and Lynne Bush Michael J. Green Maria Cantrell Randy Gritton Bob Carlile Wendy Halpin John and Arlene Carpenter Eric and Merle Hamada MAJOR SPONSORS Dr. and Mrs. Mike Casey Christine and Paul Hammann Aline and Dennis Caulley Jo and Jeff Hannon Jennifer Cearley Helen and Adam Harmetz Barbara Chamberlain Jim Harms Gala 2015 auction winner Jane Leverkuhn (center) poses with Sarah Rose Carl Chevara Steve Harrell Davis (Rosemary Pilkington) and Sarah Rudinoff (Smitty), before stepping Andrew and Lorna Chin Janet and Bill Harris on stage for her walk-on role in How to Succeed in Business Without Emil Christian Mary Hawkins and Ron Anderson Really Trying. Rex and JoAnn Clark Sandra Hawkins Annemarie and Peter Colino Alex Hay Angela and David McCann Neal and Linda Shulman Barbara and Michael Comte Deborah Haynes Mel and MJ McDonald Andrew Shultz Gary and Consuelo Corbett Barbara and James Heavey Nancy and James McMurrer Don and Marilyn Sidel Bob and Linda Cornyn Jennifer and Chris Heman Gina Meyers Kathryn and Jon Sigler Coulee Flats Dairy Paul Hensel Erika Michael Lauren and Elliot Silvers Richard Cuthbert and Cheryl Richard and Sheila Hess Carol and Hart Miller Judy and Ben Simmons Redd-Cuthbert Harold and Mary Frances Hill Camille Moawad Kristina and Phil Simpson Susanne and Stephen Daley Kathy J. Hill Joseph Mulcahy Helen Sing SPONSORS Dorcee and Bob Davenport Rick Hjelm Mulvihill Insurance Service Drs. Ames and Charlotte Smith Phil and Elaine Davis Diane and David Hoff Robert A. Nelson Bob and Pan Smith Ginger and Henry Dean Bob Homchick Paul and Charlene Neuss Robert L. Smith Kathy and Grant Degginger Dr. Mary Horan Janice Nishimori J W Song and A J Rieger Mike and Maggie De Laurentis Gwen and Randy Houser Rebecca Norlander and Mark and Jennifer Spatz Chuck Bassett Gladys Steele Karen and Mark Dire Bu Huang For more information about sponsorships, please contact Sarah Bednar Joanie Dolsen and Dale Sunitsch John Hughes Roger Nyhus David Stephens at (206)260-2185 or [email protected] Gregg DuPont and Linda Debowes Alan Hunter Rick and Amy Ouhl Warren Stickney Keith Dolliver Winifred and Peter Hussey Sean Overland Bryon Strange Ed Poe Agency Insurance Walt Jaccard and Bonnie Sundberg Mary and D.L. Patterson Diana and Perry Stultz Zvi Effron Terry Jankowski Robert and Steffi Pencovic Walt Jaccard and Bonnie Sundberg Ian and Maria Einman Linda and Eric Jeppesen Sonja Perkins Susan Takemoto and David Miller Edith Elion Jon L. Johnson William Phinizy Harry Taniguchi, Jr. Jerry and Julie Elkington Brad Jones Kim Piira Kay Taylor and Walter Oliver LeAnn and Craig Elkins Judy and Jerry Karwhite Nancy and Guy Pinkerton Ted and Gwynne Taylor Sandra L. English Travis and Suzanne Keeler Joan and Brian Poor Stephen and Terri Thomas Lorri Ericson and Pete Bellmer Steven and Barbara Kelln William S. and Linda A. Potter Jeanne Thompson Whether they are kicking up their heels in Kinky Boots or Jodi and Andrew Evenson Jan Kendle Stephanie and Jay Potter Mark Thornquist Vicki Fabre Ruth and Harold Kephart Llewelyn and Jonie Pritchard Karen and Michael Thorp welcoming the Wells Fargo wagon to town in The Music Nyle and Terri Farmer Marillyn Ketcherside Alice and Dick Rapasky Carole and Conrad Tovar Man, The 5th Avenue Theatre showcases the best that Alison Fast Cindy A. Klett Deanna and Donald Rappe Amanda and Gary Allen Tucci musical theater has to offer. Judy and Rex Faubion Teri Kopp and Walt Weber Kathryn and Ed Rawn Jim and Kathy Tune Rella and Ronald Reimann Terrence Turner David Fitzpatrick Shari and Mike Koppel Wells Fargo has been a proud supporter of The 5th Micki and Bob Flowers Melissa and Eli Krohn David and Barbara Repanich Larry Valdez Forrest Foltz Jack Kropp Pamela Rhodes Jeannette and Bill Victory Avenue Theatre for 15 years and our relationship Sara Frank Kimberly Kuresman Jan and Kerry Richards Mary Wagner and Rich Carlblom grows stronger each year. Wells Fargo's support for Neal Gafter Deborah Lamb Betty and Wayne Robertson Liz and Fred Walters The 5th reflects our commitment to the arts and the Barrie and Richard Galanti Alice Lamken Joyce E. Roether Sheri L. Ward Carmen and Carver Gayton Jackie Larsen Judy and Kermit Rosen Stephanie and Lyle Waterman organizations that make our region a great place to live Deborah and Glenn Lasko Todd and Donna Rosenberg Olivia Webb and Chris Johnson and work. Since 1852, giving back to our communities Donalee Lee Pam Rosendahl Betty Weller has been at the heart of Wells Fargo's culture. Sandra Lee and David Hertz Curtis and Myrna Rosler Linda Wells Lex Lindsey and Lynn Manley Valerie Rosman Ben and Barbara Whisler Gary and Mona Locke Stephen and Brenda Rountree Charles and Barbara White David and Charlotte Lomet Shannon and Eric Sakshaugh Clinton and Susan White Angela Loney Sarah Sandvold Robert and Sara Wicklein We are delighted that you are joining us Dennis and Kathy Long In Loving Memory of Herman Windermere Real Estate in support of The 5th. Enjoy the show! Floyd and Kim Lorenz Sarkowsky Renton, Inc. Karen and David Lyons Michael Saunderson Flora J. Wong Mark Dederer Brad and Christina Mace Jasper Schneider Tana Wong Senior Vice President Glenn and Jeanne Malubay Bobbie and Tom Schroeder Jessica Wray Executive Producer’s Circle mem- Skip Schuette Margo and Curtis Wright Community Affairs Program Manager, WA, OR & AK bers, Lauren Taylor and William Mary Ann and John Mangels Chris Manly Joe Schwartz Margaret Yekel Bartholomew, enjoy the Opening Dana and Rhianna Shaltry 12 Anonymous Night pre-show supper. Claudia Marston Cindy Martin Lee and Gwen Shelford

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DAVID ARMSTRONG (Executive Producer and Artistic Director) Since his appointment in 2000, Armstrong has guided  e 5th Avenue to a position as one of the nation’s leading musical theater companies, acclaimed for both its development and production of new works and its innovative stagings of classic musicals. As a director, he has 2016 17 created memorable 5th Avenue productions of Jacques Brel THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE is Alive and Well & Living in Paris, A Room with a View; Oliver!; Candide; Hello, Dolly!; Sweeney Todd; White SEATTLE’S HOME FOR MUSICALS Christmas; Hair; Mame; A Little Night Music;  e Secret Garden; Anything Goes; Company;  e Rocky Horror Show; Pippin; Vanities; Yankee Doodle Dandy!; and Saving Aimee, which made its Broadway debut as Scandalous WWW.5THAVENUE.ORG under Armstrong’s direction in November 2012. Prior to  e 5th, he spent nearly 20 years as a freelance director, choreographer, and librettist. His work has been seen in New York, Los Angeles and at many leading regional theaters including  e Kennedy Center, Ordway Center, Ford’s  eatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, and New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse. From 1990 through 1995, he served as artistic director of Cohoes Music Hall in upstate NY. Armstrong has also written the books for the MAN OF LA MANCHA musicals  e Wonder Years (winner of seven Drama-Logue Awards), Gold Rush, and Oct. 7 - 30, 2016 Yankee Doodle Dandy! BERNADINE (BERNIE) C. GRIFFIN (Managing Director) rst joined  e 5th Avenue in 2002 as director of theater advancement and development. She was appointed managing director in January 2010 and is responsible for DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID the administrative, marketing, fundraising, information services and facility operations, as well as oversight of all Nov. 23 - Dec. 31, 2016 activities related to the Board of Directors. During her tenure,  e 5th Avenue has grown from a $10 million to a $25 million organization. She brings to her position 30 years of fundraising and arts management experience. Prior to  e 5th Avenue, she served as director of development for the prestigious Ge en THE PAJAMA GAME Playhouse in Los Angeles, as well as for  e Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, California. Before moving to California, she served at the Seattle Symphony where Feb. 9 - March 5, 2017 she is proud to have been part of the team that built Benaroya Hall. In addition to the Symphony, Gri n worked for the Tony Award-winning Seattle Repertory  eatre, as well as Tony Randall’s National Actors  eatre in New York. She began her career at the University of Denver. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington and is proud to have been born and MURDER FOR TWO raised in Walla Walla, Washington. She is a member of  eater Communications A co-production with and perfromed at ACT - A Contemporary Theatre Group, the National Alliance for Musical  eatre as well as a board member of March 25 - June 11, 2017 Seattle Rotary #4 and the Downtown Seattle Association. She has also served as a grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. Gri n was named one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2013 Women of In uence. She is married to award-winning actor Seán G. Gri n.

THE SECRET GARDEN BILL BERRY (Producing Artistic Director) served as  e A co-production with D.C.’s The Shakespeare Theatre Company 5th Avenue’s associate producing artistic director and casting director from 2002 through 2009. During that April 14 - May 6, 2017 time, he directed productions of West Side Story (Seattle Times Footlight Award), Wonderful Town (Seattle Times Footlight Award), Wizard of Oz and Smokey Joe’s Café. In 2014, he made his Broadway debut as the director of the ROMY AND MICHELE’S hit musical First Date at the Longacre  eatre. Berry’s HIGH SCHOOL REUNION directing work has been seen at theaters across the country, most recently at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse where June 8 - July 2, 2017 he directed a critically acclaimed production of On the Town. Directing highlights include Cabaret performed at  e 5th Avenue  eatre, St. Paul’s Ordway Center (Ivey Award), San Jose’s American Musical  eatre, and Houston’s  eatre Under the Stars, as well as the smash hits How to Succeed…, Little Shop of Horrors, First Date, and RENT,  e Music Man, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel at  e 5th. From FUN HOME 2002 to 2009, he served as the producing director for  e 5th Avenue’s education July 11 - 30, 2017 and outreach programs. During that time he signi cantly expanded the scope and impact of these initiatives, including spearheading the creation of Fridays at  e 5th and  e 5th Avenue Awards, honoring excellence in high school musical theater, as well as substantially increasing the reach of the Adventure Musical  eater Touring

2016/17 SEASON Company throughout the Northwest.  ese programs combined now serve over SPONSORS 70,000 students annually. He also initiated the Show Talk series, which seeks to deepen the theater-going experience. Prior to his work at  e 5th Avenue  eatre, Berry was a freelance theater artist based in New York City.

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