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Home , Baz Luhrmann, Carmen Cusack, Jason Paige, John Lloyd Young, Shoshana Bean, Tracie Thoms

Paul Crewes Rachel Fine Artistic Director Managing Director AND

Shane Scheel / Ad Astra Live

PRODUCTION OF

BASED ON THE SOUNDTRACKS OF

CREATED BY Anderson Davis, Shane Scheel and Jesse Vargas

STARRING James Byous, Carmen Cusack, Lindsey Gort, Dionne Gipson, Olivia Harris, Doug Kreeger, Justin Mortelliti, , 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

CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

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 (, cast recording), that star power is made manifest on stages across Fox and you can catch her on 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 (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 Diaries,” Reagle Players, Signature Theatre, The Old Globe, and playing a young Samantha Yale Rep. Lead roles at 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 and Edie Brickell’s “Impastor,” as well as Amazon’s new series “The London. Cowriter of The Demise: A Rock Opera, and Broadway musical, . 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 , acting from Rutgers University: Mason Gross School Forbush' in ’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 , Australia productions of dedicated team for their continued love and support. The Columbine Project, Rock n Roll Debauchery . Her West End credits include 'Chesty (42West). Regional: (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 in For The New Black”, “Numb3rs", “Victorious”, "The ‘Christine' in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Record: 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 around LA. She released her original member of For The debut in one of first of many first EP, "Lonestar Heart", this year and her first Record, shared the stage shows starting in December of album, "Meraki", will be released in 2017. Her singing with , 2010. She has starred in hit music is available on Spotify, Itunes, and at Ray Charles, Liza Minelli, musicals such as Dream Girls, oliviaharrisperforms.com, where you can stay up to Whitney Houston, Oleta Adams, Purlie, The Life and For Colored Girls. She has date on her shows and other news. You can also among others sung professionally for Rick Springfield, Wayne check out Olivia playing opposite John Hawkes and and was lead singer for Blood Sweat & Tears. His Brady and Public Enemy, has written songs for Molly Parker on Netflix in “The Playroom.” So much singing characters are featured in films Annie, soundtracks and played roles in the films Josie love and thanks to the FTR family :) , Muppet Movie and Sausage Party. His and the Pussy Cats, Trois and Black Dynamite and most recognizable jingles include Mountain Dew’s has co-written­ alongside­ greats like Kenneth Bohemian Rhapsody, Coke’s “Catch The Feeling”, “Babyface” Edmonds, Raphael Saadiq and Chris

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 7 About the Artists

Pepto Bismol's anthem and the ever-present undeniable beauty. Her elimination was known as “Grease: Live”, “Tokyo Universal Light Parade” and “Original Pokemon Theme”. Big recording highlights one of the most shocking in "" History, “The Oscars”. Kyle served as Art Director this past include Foreigner, Scorpions, Meatloaf, Kiss, Billy but that didn't stop her momentum. Toscano toured spring on For The Record’s John Hughes: The Brat Joel and Motley Crue. Theatrically he originated the with "American Idols Live", & has Pack which debuted on the NCL Escape. Kyle is role of Joe in Zappa’s Joe’s Garage and co-produced performed on "The Ellen Show", "The Tonight Show, thrilled to be back in LA and designing alongside with Dir. Martha Demson and starred in Ty Taylor’s Live with Regis & Kelly", "Good Morning America" & Matt Steinbrenner on this collaborative show The Existents both at Open Fist Theater. He was in much more; Toscano is currently performing between For The Record and The Wallis. Rent at dir. , Hair alongside Jennifer Lopez in her Vegas Residency, All Dir By Jim and (Jerry), Jesus in and Judas I Have. Toscano has also recently released two new STEVE MAZUREK (Costume Design) has been in Jesus Christ Superstar. Jason has appeared in singles, the powerful ballad,“You’ll Be King”, which designing costumes with For The Record ​since its the film Election, soap operas and many national demonstrate her vocal range and vulnerability, and first production. He is a graduate of the Interlochen commercials. Jasonpaige.com for Love the pop dance track “PyRo.” Arts Academy with a focus in acting and costume design and received his BFA in musical theater ZAK RESNICK (Henry) New JOHN LLOYD YOUNG from Carnegie Mellon University. Keeping in line kid in town. Broadway: Mamma (Sam) John Lloyd Young with family tradition, Steve began his design career Mia! (Sky). Off-Broadway: Piece originated the role of "Frankie in residential interiors working in with of My Heart: The Bert Berns Valli" in the original Broadway celebrity home designer, Adam Hunter and in New Story (Bert), Once Upon A cast of Jersey Boys, for which he York City with S. Lee Wright and her holistic Mattress (Sir Harry) directed by won the Best Actor Tony, Drama architecture firm and then venturing out on his own Jack Cummings III for Transport Desk, Outer Critics Circle and into commercial design with the Los Feliz music Group, Disaster (Chad). TV: "Lovestruck" for ABC Theatre World Awards. He sings lead vocals on the venue Barre, VT and its expansion into Rockwell Family. In development: Benny & Joon (Sam) for Grammy-winning, certified Platinum cast album. Table & Stage (with Créme Joli Designs). Putting to Transport Group; Lempicka (Tadeusz), Brave New Young reprised his role in Jersey Boys on London's action his training in costume design from The World (John). BFA Drama from Carnegie Mellon West End and for director in the Interlochen Arts Academy was always part of the University and an acting student of the National Warner Brothers film. Young's debut album, “My plan and Steve is proud that his return to design is Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in , Australia. Turn”..., rated five stars on Amazon, recreates classic with the For The Record series. Previous FTR Twitter & Instagram: @ZakResnick hits from 60s and 70s R&B that Young has been production costume designs include For The singing in sold-out solo concerts across the country. Record: BAZ (Cirque Du Soleil & The Palazzo), The B. SLADE ™ (Stacks) has A resident of Los Angeles, Young is a member of Brat Pack (Norwegian Cruise Line), Zemeckis, released several hundred songs the President's Committee on the Arts and Marshalls and Tarantino. on over 30 albums over a span Humanities, appointed by . of 20 years, while producing DAN EFROS (Lighting Design) is thrilled to be several others for both gospel MATT STEINBRENNER (Set Design) has been here at The Wallis and to work with the incredible and secular artists. He has won part of the For the Record ​family for many years. He For The Record ​team. Dan is a freelance lighting 7 Stellar Awards, a GMA Award, has been the Production Designer for many of the and video designer based out of eastern and received 3 Grammy nominations: one for Best For The Record engagements around the country. Pennsylvania. Recents projects include shows Soul Gospel Album for his 2004 gold album, Out FTR design credits include: Baz: Star Crossed Love at spanning , opera, dance, concerts The Box , another in 2009 for Best Urban/ Soul the Palazzo Theater in (2016), Brat Pack for and corporate events all over the country. Dan also Alternative Performance for his single, "Blend", Norwegian Cruise Lines (2015 and 2016), Baz at recently served as the associate designer for the from his 2009 mainstream album, "Unspoken", Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas (2015), and Tarantino at Winter Palace on 5th, the Saks 5th Ave Christmas and a 3rd in 2014 for his writing and co-production SXSW in 2012. He is also an Emmy winning Art display in NYC. Many thanks to the amazing team on Angie Fisher's debut hit single, "I.R.S.", which Director and Production Designer for live televised here at The Wallis and to all the creative people received a nomination for Best Traditional R&B events and award shows. Highlights from his TV behind For The Record. Special thanks to Anderson performance. His musical efforts have been known credits include: “The ”, “MTV Video Davis and Mike Berger. Much love to Nikki. to blend a smorgasbord of styles, including pop, Music Awards”,” Grammy Awards” (2012 Emmy danefros.com r&b, jazz, soul, funk, , rock, latin, electro, Winner), “Billboard Music Awards”, “Miss Universe punk and trance, and has created a distinct sound China Pageant” in Beijing, China, “CNN Heroes” MICHAEL BERGER ​(­Lighting Design) is thrilled and eclectic style of music. (Emmy nominated) and the “Superbowl XLI Half­time to add Scorsese to his catalog of For The Record Show Starring Prince”. Matt is a graduate of the shows including The Brat Pack and Baz: Star PIA TOSCANO (Karen) made CollegeConservatory­ of Music (CCM). Crossed Love. In addition to FTR, Mike can also be a name for herself as a vocalist found behind tech tables, consoles and in with a rich, emotionally KYLE COURTER (Set Design) With over 20 television trucks for a variety of entertainment transparent voice, clearly years of experience in theatre arts, Kyle has been endeavors such as Deaf West’s Spring Awakening, influenced by the likes of Mariah designing for over ten years, including work in Arcadia Stage and Hersheypark. Mike’s Lighting Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine theatre and television. Some of his past credits Direction work is predominately based in variety Dion, & Etta James. Performing include Samson and Delilah, Chekhov’s The Cherry award shows including: "The Academy Awards," since the age of four, Toscano was widely considered Orchard, “Two and a Half Men”, “The Big Bang "The Grammy Awards," "The Country Music one of the "American Idol" Season 10 frontrunners Theory”, “Mike & Molly”, “Mom”, “America’s Awards" and "The Kennedy Center Honors." He is a thanks to her powerhouse vocal ability and Funniest Home Videos”, “The Biggest Loser”, graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. More at mikebergerdesign.com

8 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE About the Artists

BEN SOLDATE (Sound Design) is a live and studio BETH LIPARI, CSA (Casting) has had the SIOBHAN O’NEILL (Producer & Business audio engineer with a diverse set of experiences. He has pleasure of working in the highest echelon of the Affairs) Over the past 10 years, Siobhan O’Neill been with For The Record​ as the sound designer for the TV, Film and Theatre world. Beth originates from worked on the precursors of For The Record – past two years, working on the shows for Las Vegas, and is a proud member of the Upright Cabaret, Show at Barre as well as For The Norwegian Cruise lines, the Montrael Jazz Festival among Broadway community, as an actress, before Record at House of Blues, Rockwell Table and others. When not with For The Record, Ben works both as a heading into casting. Some recent casting Stage and DBA in Los Angeles, CA. She also studio engineer and a touring FOH mixer. Ben graduated highlights include: The City of Conversation (The coproduced showcases in New York and Austin/ in 2013 from Elon University in North Carolina. Wallis), Spring Awakening (The Wallis & Broadway); SXSW. Since forming the parent company of For The Revisionist (The Wallis); Fifty Shades of Black The Record, Ad Astra Live, in 2013, Siobhan has CASSIE RUSSEK (Wig & Makeup Design) ​is thrilled to (Feature); “The Detour” (TBS). Beth is a proud coproduced engagements in Montreal, Chicago, be part of the For The Record family.​ Cassie has previously member of Union 399 and the Casting Society of Vegas and on the high seas on the Escape with designed wigs, hair and makeup for FTR: Baz Luhrmann America. Only love to Drew, Isabella and Myles. Norwegian Cruise Lines. Prior to producing, (Mandalay Bay/Palazzo) and soon to be FTR: John Hughes. Siobhan worked as a booking agent and Tour Currently the Key Hairstylist on the "Late Late Show with LORA K. POWELL (Production Stage Manager) Director on a multitude of touring productions James Corden". TV credits: "Bold and the Beautiful," "The National Tours: Blithe Spirit (w/Angela Lansbury), including Rent, The Producers, and Voice," "Documentary Now," "Riggel's Pick with Rob Wicked. LA/SF: An Act of God. Los Angeles area Movin’ Out. Currently, Siobhan is on the board of Riggel," "Monopoly Millionaires Club." Some of Cassie's productions include Carrie The Killer Musical the Indie Theater Fund (indietheaterfund.org) Favorite theatrical productions to work on: Phantom of the Experience, Wicked, The Producers (w/Jason which serves the off-off Broadway theater Opera (Pantages), A Chorus Line (Hollywood Bowl), The Alexander & ), The Lion King, Harmony, community of New York City. Siobhan is an Producers (Hollywood Bowl), Blythe Spirit (The Ahmanson), The Scottsboro Boys, Backbeat, Seminar (w/Jeff alumna of Oberlin College and Walnut Hill School Cirque Du Soleil's: IRIS (Dolby Theatre), Kiss Me Kate Goldblum), Follies, Parfumerie, Maurice Hines is of Performing Arts in Natick, MA. She resides in (Pasadena Playhouse), What the Butler Saw (Mark Taper Tappin’ Thru Life, Satchmo at the Waldorf, Disney’s Brooklyn with her husband and two sons. Forum), Pagliacci (LA Opera). Cassie is a recent winner of Aladdin—A Musical Spectacular, Scary Musical the the Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Guild Award for Best Musical. Broadway/NY: Annie Get Your Gun (w/ JESSE VARGAS (Music Supervisor) recently Hairstyling: Alice in Wonderland at the Walt Disney Bernadette Peters & Tom Wopat), Chicago (w/Joel served as Music Supervisor/Arranger for Baz-Star Concert Hall and nominee: Cosi Fan Tutte (WDCH), Frank Grey & Bebe Neuwirth), The Life, Annie, and The Crossed Love, currently running in Las Vegas. Zappa's 200 Hotels (WDCH), and Spamalot (Hollywood Wizard of Oz (w/Roseanne). Proud member of Actors’ Broadway-Glory Days (Music SPV, Arrangements & Bowl). Special thanks: Steve Mazurek, Stephanie Fenner, Equity Association since 1990. Many thanks to my Orchestrations); The Ritz (Orchestrations); Off- Vanessa Dionne. parents, and to Dylan and Melanie for their ongoing Broadway: bare-A Pop Opera (MD & Vocal love and support. Arrangements); Rooms-A Rock Romance (Music CARISSA HUIZENGA (Property Design) graduated SPV, Arrangements & Orchestrations); Shida (MD, from the University of Maryland ­ College Park with an MFA RICK V. MORENO (Assistant Stage Manager) Add’l Arrangements); Saved; bare-A Pop Opera in Scenic and Costume Design for Theatre. She currently Wallis Debut. Off-Broadway: Taming of the (2004); National Tour Music Direction: ; works as an art director for commercials, live events and Shrew (New York Classical); The Sorrows of Young Barry Manilow’s Copacabana; Other: A Little More television. Select Credits ­ Art Direction: "Dateline" (NBC), Werther (Ensemble for the Romantic Century); Alive (Music SPV, Arr & Orch-Kansas City Rep); DCM Josh Groban Stages (PBS), National Christmas Tree Anna Akhmatova: The Heart is Not Made of Stone (Music SPV, Arr & Orch-The Rio, Las Vegas); White Lighting (White House / PBS). Scenic Design: Gilgamesh (Brooklyn Academy of Music); Regional Favorites: Noise (MD, Arr & Orch-Chicago 2011); ; (UMD), James Joyce’s The Dead (UMD). Costume Design: Steel Magnolias feat. Brittany Snow, Frances Fisher, Bright Lights, Big City (both Prince Music Thtr); and Anna in the Tropics (UMD), 10­Minute Play Festival (Source The Money Shot feat. Eric McCormack, Jennifer more. Orchestrations: Peep Show (Planet Theatre), Filthy Rich (UMD). Assistant Design: Blue Door Westfeldt, The Mountaintop (L.A. Theater Works); Hollywood Hotel & Casino-Las Vegas, 2009-2013); (Arden Theatre), Dirty Blonde (Signature Theatre), One Flew Candide, Susannah (Pasadena Opera); I Love You, Asphalt Beach (Andrew Lippa); Bright Lights, Big Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Round House Theatre), Mermaids, You’re Perfect, Now Change, The Fox on the Fairway, City; Seth Rudetsky’s Broadway 101; Hair 2004; Monsters, and the World Painted Purple (Kennedy Center). Other Desert Cities (New Harmony Theatre); The Junie B. Jones; Chess; BC/EFA Easter Bonnet (4 Merry Wives of Windsor (Santa Cruz Shakespeare); years); Pippin (Dance Arr.-2006 Tour) soundcloud. SUMIE MAEDA (Associate Director) first worked with Pygmalion feat. Robert Sean Leonard com/shouthollermusic For The Record ​as assistant director and associate (Williamstown Theatre Festival/The Old Globe); A choreographer for FTR: BAZ in Los Angeles. She moved to Song at Twilight (Pasadena Playhouse); Se Llama NICK FLOREZ ​& RJ DURELL New York from Tokyo, Japan in 2000. Since then she has Cristina (Boston Court Theatre); Blame it on (Choreographers) have artistic directed and been seen on Broadway (Earth, Wind and Fire's Hot Feet, Beckett (The Colony Theater); Two Gentleman of choreographed for artists including Katy Perry, and most recently in the original cast of Lincoln Center Verona, The 39 Steps, Hairspray (PCPA Theaterfest); P!nk, Britney Spears, , Fifth Harmony and Theater's Tony Award winning production of The King and All's Well that Ends Well (Grand Valley Shakespeare more. Television performances include: “Super I) and numerous theaters across the US and Canada. After Festival); The Juilliard School: Arcadia, Measure for Bowl XLIX”, the most-watched program in American closing the First National Tour of playing Liat Measure, In Arabia We’d All be Kings, Il Nozze di Television history, “So You Think You Can Dance”, (directed by Bartlett Sher), she has started to share her Figaro, Il Turco in Italia, Martha Graham's Dark “Dancing With the Stars”, Grammys, Billboards, experience and new ideas in her home country, appearing Meadow, Jose Limon's Missa Brevis, Merce VMAs, CMAs, and the EPIX concert specials Katy on national television as host (NHK's "Star Women"), radio Cunningham’s BIPED, Jerome Robbins’ Moves. Rick Perry’s “Prismatic Tour” and P!nk’s “Truth About programs, and magazines in Japan. Sumie left The King possesses his BFA in Stage management from USC Love Tour.” Nick & RJ choreographed Disneyland’s and I to serve as choreographer for For The Record: The and participated in a one-year Stage Management 60th Anniversary Special starring Dick Van Dyke Brat Pack, currently running on Norwegian Escape. Internship at Juilliard. and , as well as ABC’s upcoming series sumiemaeda.com “America’s Greatest Hits.”

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 9 About the Artists

ANDERSON DAVIS (Director & Co-Creator) joined the Quentin Tarantino, John Hughes, Baz Luhrmann, THE WALLIS (Executive Producer) The mission For The Record team adapting and directing the Paul the , Martin Scorsese, Paul Thomas of The Wallis is to be a vital cultural hub that uses Thomas Anderson chapter of the series, Boogie Nights. He Anderson, Garry and Penny Marshall and Robert unique arts events and education programming to has since become Artistic Director of the company and Zemeckis. For The Record productions grew from a entertain, enlighten and inspire children and adults gone on to develop and direct each FTR production 60 seat venue in Los Feliz to a 220 seat venue in in our community and across the nation. including BAZ: Star Crossed Love at the Palazzo Theater in West Hollywood. FTR has played New York's City Las Vegas, Tarantino at the Montreal International Jazz Winery, House Of Blues on the Sunset Strip, This Theatre operates under an Festival, and Dear John Hughes in Los Angeles and Clowes Center in Indianapolis, Broadway agreement between the League Of Chicago's Broadway Playhouse. Originally from Louisiana, Playhouse in Chicago, SXSW in Austin, the Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity he began his career as an actor on the Broadway stage. Montreal International Jazz Festival, a Association, the Union of Professional Soon after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, a new theater Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Davis joined the Broadway company of Les Misérables. He on Norwegian Cruise Line's Escape and a spent the next several years starring in leading roles completely redesigned Palazzo Theater in Las around the country including Lt. Cable in South Pacific Vegas. He is currently working with Dick Clark (directed by Bartlett Sher). He has since turned to directing Productions and ABC to develop For The Record full time with current projects that include The Brat Pack on into a prime time live television special. Prior to the Norwegian Escape and an upcoming live televised For The Record, Shane produced and created LA's musical event on ABC Upright Cabaret, Show At Barre and Rockwell Table & Stage. He's produced concerts for Lea SHANE SCHEEL (Executive Producer & Co-Creator) Michelle (West Coast debut), , Eden created For The Record in July of 2010 as a weekly Espinosa (Ford Amphitheater), concert celebrating motion picture soundtracks and (Lincoln Center).” showcasing artists diverse talent pool. Since FTR's inception the hit series has developed tributes for

10 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE The cast of SCORSESE: American Crime Requiem at La Scala Beverly Hills. Photo by Luke Fontana.

Additional FTR Staff PRESS REP MUSIC PREPARATION Edward Allen Eric Kalver

ARTWORK LEGAL COUNSEL Adam Nathanson Doug Roy, Cypress LLP EXCLUSIVE REP Alison Spiriti, ACCOUNTANT Right Angle Entertainment Elisssa Szieff, E2 Accounting ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS Christopher Lash ASST. PRODUCERS Pip Arnold & Ben Caron MUSIC CLEARANCE Janet BilligRich, WARDROBE SUPERVISOR Manage This Media Deb Hartwell

ASST. MUSIC DIRECTOR Nicholas Connell

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 11 About the Company

FOR THE RECORD On The Record A brief history of one of Los Angeles’ most exciting companies.

JULY 24, 2010 MARCH 28, 2012 For The Record: Tarantino In Concert debuts For The Record begins a residency at Ace at Show At Barre in Los Feliz. Show At Hotel & Swim Club which runs through Barre was an intimate 80 seat venue at 2014. Vermont Ave and Hollywood Blvd. The performance featured Tarantino’s Death APRIL 2012 Proof star Tracie Thoms. Quentin Tarantino For The Record has outgrown Show At stopped by one night during the run to Barre and begins construction on the check out the show. 150 seat Rockwell: Table & Stage.

During FTR’s years at Show At Barre, JUNE 2012 - MARCH 2014 the company developed shows around For The Record: Boogie Nights (the the soundtracks of John Hughes, Baz soundtracks of ) Luhrmann and Coen brothers films. debuts at the brand new Rockwell: Baz Luhrmann surprised the Baz cast Table & Stage. Rockwell provided a one night and gave a curtain speech at brand new Supper Club and theatrical the end of the show. playground to develop Scorsese, The Marshall’s (Garry and Penny) and JUNE 27, 2011 Zemeckis as well as continue to develop For The Record: John Hughes performs existing shows. two sold out shows in New York City at City Winery. MARCH 27, 2014 For The Record: Tarantino debuts at MARCH 14, 2012 DBA, FTR’s brand new 220 seat home in For The Record: Tarantino makes its West Hollywood, CA. Quentin Tarantino theatrical debut at the 2,500 seat Long attends the opening. Center for the Performing Arts at SXSW in Austin, TX.

12 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE JUNE 25, 2014 OCTOBER, 2015 JULY 12, 2016 FTR makes their international debut. For The Record and The Wallis begin For The Record partners with The Palazzo For The Record: Tarantino performs conversations on how to transform the Casino in Vegas to bring BAZ: Star Crossed seven critically acclaimed shows at the night club experience into a traditional Love to a brand new 600-seat custom Montreal International Jazz Festival. theater space. designed venue in Las Vegas.

MARCH 15, 2015 OCTOBER 23, 2015 SEPTEMBER 2016 For The Record: Dear John Hughes debuts For The Record partners with Norwegian FTR returns to Los Angeles. For The at the Broadway Playhouse in downtown Cruise Lines to bring the FTR experience to the Record: Scorsese debuts at The Wallis in Chicago, IL. brand new Norwegian Escape. The inaugural Beverly Hills, CA cruise set sail out of Hamburg, Germany and JUNE 26, 2015 traveled to her home port of Miami, FL. For The Record partners with Cirque du Soleil to create For The Record: Baz at JUNE 9, 2016 Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. ABC and Dick Clark Productions announce they are bringing For The Record Live to television.

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