Paul Crewes Rachel Fine Artistic Director Managing Director AND Shane Scheel / Ad Astra Live PRODUCTION OF BASED ON THE SOUNDTRACKS OF MARTIN SCORSESE CREATED BY Anderson Davis, Shane Scheel and Jesse Vargas STARRING James Byous, Carmen Cusack, Lindsey Gort, Dionne Gipson, Olivia Harris, Doug Kreeger, Justin Mortelliti, Jason Paige, Zak Resnick, B. Slade, Pia Toscano, John Lloyd Young SET DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN Matt Steinbrenner Steve Mazurek Dan Efros Ben Soldate Kyle Courter Michael Berger WIG & MAKE UP DESIGN PROPS MASTER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Cassie Russek Carissa Huizenga Sumie Maeda CASTING PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Beth Lipari, CSA Lora K. Powell Rick V. Moreno PRODUCER Siobhan O'Neill, Ad Astra Live MUSIC SUPERVISION & ARRANGEMENTS Jesse Vargas CHOREOGRAPHY RJ Durell & Nick Florez DIRECTOR Anderson Davis SEPTEMBER 21 – OCTOBER 16, 2016 Bram Goldsmith Theater This production is made possible by generous support from David C. Bohnett. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 5 Cast List (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) CAST JAMES BYOUS........................................................................................TRAVIS ZAK RESNICK*.......................................................................................HENRY JOHN LLOYD YOUNG*.................................................................................SAM JUSTIN MORTELLITI*............................................................................JORDAN JASON PAIGE.......................................................................................FRANKIE B. SLADE*.............................................................................................STACKS DOUG KREEGER*......................................................................................JAKE LINDSEY GORT...........................................................................................IRIS PIA TOSCANO*.......................................................................................KAREN CARMEN CUSACK*................................................................................GINGER DIONNE GIPSSON....................................................................................DIANE OLIVIA HARRIS......................................................................................TERESA *The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States. There will be one fifteen minute intermission. UNDERSTUDIES DOUG KREEGER*.....................................................................ALL MALE ROLES OLIVIA HARRIS......................................................................ALL FEMALE ROLES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made for the appearance at the time of performance. THE BAND JESSE VARGAS................................................MUSIC DIRECTOR/PIANO/KEYBOARD GIANLUCA PALMIERI............................................................DRUMS/PERCUSSION ERIK CARLSON....................................................................................GUITARS DANIEL DURSTON.....................................................................................BASS TOM ZMUDA...................................................................FLUTE/TENOR/BARI SAX SEAN BILLINGS.............................................................TRUMPET/ FLUGELHORN PAUL NOWELL.................................................................................TROMBONE 6 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE About the Artists JAMES BYOUS (Travis) Collingwood. She has worked internationally in DOUG KREEGER (Jake) When James Byous was in Australia with the revered and legendary director Broadway: Les Miserables second grade, his class put on a actress and producer, Debbie Allen in her new (Broadhurst Theatre), The Visit production of Stone Soup for musical Freeze Frame as well as her nationally (Ambassador Theatre, Actors Fund parents and friends. Every known holiday spectacular The Hot Chocolate Concert. OffBroadway/NY: Rooms: person in that crowd knew that Nutcracker. She recently completed filming on the A Rock Romance (New World James was a star, even if his role ABC hit show “Criminal Minds” and the film Stages, cast recording), Thrill Me: wasn’t the lead. Even if he had… two lines. Today entitled Illicit starring David Ramsey and Vivica The Leopold & Loeb Story (York Theatre, cast recording), that star power is made manifest on stages across Fox and you can catch her on Netflix in the new Departure Lounge (Public Theatre), The Last Castrato the land and he always has more than two lines. comedy “Pee Wee's Big Holiday”. If you enjoyed (Connelly Theater), Judas & Me (NYMF), Yank! (NYMF), James would like to thank his family and friends for Dionne's performance tonight please follow her Swimming Upstream (NY Fringe), and Veritas (NY always believing in him and supporting him through on Instagram or Twitter @dionnegipson. Fringe). National Tour: Peter Pan. International Tours: the highs and lows of the starving artist lifestyle. This Hair (cast recording), and Grease. Regional: Arkansas production of For The Record: Scorsese marks James’ LINDSEY GORT (Iris) is best Rep, Barrington Stage, Bay Street Theatre, Flat Rock 5th happy year working with FTR and the reprisal of known as one of the leads of Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Metrostage, Pittsburgh CLO, one of his favorite roles. CW’s “The Carrie Diaries,” Reagle Players, Signature Theatre, The Old Globe, and playing a young Samantha Yale Rep. Lead roles at Carnegie Hall and Walt Disney CARMEN CUSACK (Ginger) Jones, the iconic character from Hall. Two NY Fringe Awards, two Helen Hayes Award just concluded her critically “Sex and the City.” Lindsey Nominations, and Po'okela Award. Born and raised in acclaimed and Tony-nominated recurred on Freeform’s “Baby Honolulu, Doug attended Punahou School. He starring role as 'Alice Murphy' in Daddy” and is currently recurring on TV Land’s received his B.F.A from Tisch at NYU, and RADA in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s “Impastor,” as well as Amazon’s new series “The London. Cowriter of The Demise: A Rock Opera, and Broadway musical, Bright Star. It Last Tycoon.” Lindsey was also a series regular on essays published by The Huffington Post. Please visit was her first Broadway role. the CBS pilot “Real Good People” and the FOX pilot DougKreeger.com Previously, she starred in the Chicago premiere of “Urban Cowboy.” Lindsey made her mark in the The First Wives Club: The Musical, and she received a world of features when she appeared in 2 Guns, JUSTIN MORTELLITI Jeff Award nomination for her portrayal of 'Dot/ which starred Denzel Washington and Mark (Jordan) is excited to be back on Marie' in Sunday in the Park with George at the Wahlberg. Lindsey was just seen as the lead in the stage with For The Record. He Chicago Shakespeare Theater. She starred in the independent feature How Sarah Got Her Wings, was previously seen in FTR: world premiere of Bright Star at the Old Globe, opposite Derek Theler. In addition to her work on Boogie Nights and FTR: followed by a run at Kennedy Center for which she the screen, Lindsey has performed extensively on Scorsese. Originally from New was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. She played stage. She has been seen in For The Record Jersey, Justin holds a BFA in 'Lynn Gardner' in Carrie at MCC Theatre, 'Nellie numerous times, including the Quentin Tarantino, acting from Rutgers University: Mason Gross School Forbush' in Lincoln Center’s national tour of South John Hughes, Robert Zemeckis, and Boogie Nights of the Arts and The London Academy of Theater. Pacific, for which she also received a Helen Hayes runs of the show. Lindsey would like to thank her Justin was last seen as Drew in the original Las nomination, and ‘Elphaba' in the first US national incredible husband, her wonderful family, and her Vegas production of Rock of Ages. Off-Broadway/NY: tour and Melbourne, Australia productions of dedicated team for their continued love and support. The Columbine Project, Rock n Roll Debauchery Wicked. Her West End credits include 'Chesty (42West). Regional: Rent (Roger), Pippin (Pippin). Prospects' in Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, 'Eva OLIVIA HARRIS (Teresa) LA Theater: The Bedroom Window (The Odyssey), Cassidy' in Over the Rainbow in the UK and Ireland, Texas native Olivia Harris is Happy Days (The Falcon Theatre), Expecting to Fly ‘Fantine' in Les Miserables, ‘Rose' in The Secret happy to be back performing (The Elephant Theatre), The House of Yes (Stage 52), Garden (also for the Royal Shakespeare Company with FTR! Olivia made her FTR Twist (Avery Schreiber). TV/FILM: "Orange is the and at StratforduponAvon), ‘Kim' in Personals, and debut as Juliet in For The New Black”, “Numb3rs", “Victorious”, "The ‘Christine' in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Record: Baz Luhrmann and Collection", "Dog Tags”. Justin is also a singer/ Opera. She studied opera at the University of went on to play Juliet in their songwriter and his solo albums ’The Prince of April’ Northern Texas. production of BAZ at Mandalay Bay on the Vegas and 'The Fall and Rise' can be found on iTunes. Strip. She has also performed in FTR's Dear John Follow Justin @justmort justinmortelliti.com DIONNE GIPSON (Diane) is Hughes locally in LA, with Broadway in Chicago, an original cast member of For and on the Norwegian Escape. Olivia writes her JASON PAIGE (Frankie) an The Record and made her LA own music and gigs