SHUBERT THEATRE

2018–2019 SEASON

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Book by Music by Lyrics by CHAZZ PALMINTERI ALAN MENKEN GLENN SLATER Based on the Play by CHAZZ PALMINTERI with JOE BARBARA RICHARD H. BLAKE JOEY BARREIRO MICHELLE ARAVENA BRIANNA-MARIE BELL ANTONIO BEVERLY SHANE PRY BRIGG LIBERMAN MIKE BACKES MICHAEL BARRA SEAN BELL JOSHUA MICHAEL BURRAGE JOEY CALVERI GIOVANNI DiGABRIELE ALEX DORF JOHN GARDINER PETER GREGUS HALEY HANNAH KIRK LYDELL ASHLEY McMANUS CHRISTOPHER MESSINA ROBERT PIERANUNZI BRANDI PORTER KYLI RAE PAUL SALVATORIELLO BRITTANY WILLIAMS JASON WILLIAMS

Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design BEOWULF BORITT WILLIAM IVEY LONG HOWELL BINKLEY GARETH OWEN Hair and Wig Design Makeup Design Fight Coordinator Technical Supervision PAUL HUNTLEY ANNE FORD-COATES ROBERT WESTLEY HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES Orchestrations Music Direction Period Music Consultant Music Coordinator DOUG BESTERMAN BRIAN P. KENNEDY JOHNNY GALE JOHN MILLER

Associate Director Associate Choreographer Company Manager Production Stage Manager STEPHEN EDLUND MARC KIMELMAN JEFF MENSCH KELSEY TIPPINS Production Manager Casting Tour Booking, Marketing & Press GENTRY & ASSOCIATES NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS TARA RUBIN CASTING BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC GREGORY VANDER PLOEG WALKER WHITE MERRI SUGARMAN, CSA General Management

Executive Producers Associate Producer DANA SHERMAN LAUREN MITCHELL SETH WENIG

Music Supervision and Arrangements by RON MELROSE Choreography by SERGIO TRUJILLO Direction by ROBERT DE NIRO AND JERRY ZAKS

World Premiere, Paper Mill Playhouse, in Millburn, New Jersey on February 14, 2016 Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director

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JOE RICHARD H. JOEY MICHELLE BRIANNA-MARIE BARBARA BLAKE BARREIRO ARAVENA BELL

ANTONIO SHANE BRIGG MIKE MICHAEL SEAN BEVERLY PRY LIBERMAN BACKES BARRA BELL

JOSHUA MICHAEL JOEY GIOVANNI ALEX JOHN PETER BURRAGE CALVERI DiGABRIELE DORF GARDINER GREGUS

HALEY KIRK ASHLEY CHRISTOPHER ROBERT HANNAH LYDELL McMANUS MESSINA PIERANUNZI

BRANDI KYLI PAUL BRITTANY JASON PORTER RAE SA LVATORIELLO WILLIAMS WILLIAMS

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(in order of appearance)

Doo-Wop Guys...... SEAN BELL, JOSHUA MICHAEL BURRAGE, GIOVANNI DiGABRIELE, ALEX DORF Calogero...... JOEY BARREIRO Sonny...... JOE BARBARA Young Calogero...... SHANE PRY Young Calogero (at some performances)...... BRIGG LIBERMAN Man With Bat...... SEAN BELL Carmine...... JOEY CALVERI Rosina...... MICHELLE ARAVENA Lorenzo...... RICHARD H. BLAKE Police Officer...... JOEY CALVERI Rudy the Voice...... JOHN GARDINER Eddie Mush...... MIKE BACKES JoJo the Whale...... MICHAEL BARRA Frankie Coffeecake...... ROBERT PIERANUNZI Tony 10 To 2...... PAUL SALVATORIELLO Sally Slick...... SEAN BELL Handsome Nick...... GIOVANNI DiGABRIELE Crazy Mario...... ALEX DORF Jesse...... JASON WILLIAMS Denise...... ASHLEY McMANUS Tyrone...... ANTONIO BEVERLY Jane...... BRIANNA-MARIE BELL Frieda...... BRANDI PORTER Gang Leader...... JOEY CALVERI Young Lorenzo...... JOSHUA MICHAEL BURRAGE Ensemble...... MIKE BACKES, MICHAEL BARRA, SEAN BELL, JOSHUA MICHAEL BURRAGE, JOEY CALVERI, GIOVANNI DiGABRIELE, ALEX DORF, JOHN GARDINER, HALEY HANNAH, KIRK LYDELL, ASHLEY McMANUS, ROBERT PIERANUNZI, BRANDI PORTER, KYLI RAE, PAUL SALVATORIELLO, JASON WILLIAMS

SWINGS PETER GREGUS, CHRISTOPHER MESSINA, BRITTANY WILLIAMS

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitue for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Calogero: GIOVANNI DiGABRIELE, ALEX DORF; for Sonny: JOEY CALVERI, PAUL SALVATORIELLO; for Lorenzo: MIKE BACKES, JOHN GARDINER; for Jane: ASHLEY McMANUS, BRANDI PORTER; for Rosina: HALEY HANNAH, KYLI RAE; for Tyrone: KIRK LYDELL, JASON WILLIAMS

DANCE CAPTAIN: Christopher Messina ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN: Haley Hannah FIGHT CAPTAIN: Michael Barra

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

PLACE: The Bronx, New York THE TIME: 1960 and 1968

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Act One

“Belmont Avenue”...... Calogero and Ensemble “Look to Your Heart”...... Lorenzo and Young Calogero “Roll ’Em”...... Sonny, Young Calogero and Ensemble “I Like It” ...... Young Calogero and Ensemble “Giving Back the Money”...... Lorenzo, Young Calogero, Rosina and Sonny “I Like It” (Reprise)...... Calogero, Young Calogero, Sonny and Ensemble “Ain’t It the Truth”...... Calogero, Handsome Nick, Crazy Mario and Sally Slick “Out of Your Head”...... Calogero, Jane and Ensemble “Nicky Machiavelli”...... Sonny, Rudy the Voice, Eddie Mush, Frankie Coffeecake, JoJo the Whale and Tony 10 to 2 “These Streets”...... Lorenzo, Sonny, Rosina, and Ensemble

Act Two

“Webster Avenue”...... Jane, Calogero, Tyrone, Jesse, Denise and Frieda “Out of Your Head” (Reprise)...... Jane “One of the Great Ones”...... Sonny “Ain’t It the Truth” (Reprise)...... Tyrone and Jesse “Look to Your Heart” (Reprise)...... Rosina “One of the Great Ones” (Reprise)...... Calogero “Hurt Someone”...... The Company “In a World Like This”...... Calogero, Jane and Ensemble “The Choices We Make”...... The Company

ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboards: Brian P. Kennedy Associate Conductor/Keyboards: Noah Landis Assistant Conductor/Keyboards: Lisa LeMay Woodwinds: Theodore Hogarth, Jordan Standlee; Trumpet/Flugel: Jeff Ostroski; Trombone: Craig Watson; Guitars: Larry Esparza; Drums: Paul Davis; Acoustic and Electric Bass: Frank Canino

Keyboard Programmer: Randy Cohen Music Coordinator: John Miller

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JOE BARBARA (Sonny) is thrilled to reprise BRIANNA-MARIE BELL (Jane) made her this iconic role after playing Sonny in the Broadway debut in A Bronx Tale and is thrilled Broadway production. Broadway: Grease! to continue the journey on its first national tour. (Danny Zuko). Vegas: Jersey Boys (Gyp). Broadway: A Bronx Tale (Denise). National National Tour: Grease! Off-Broadway: Tony Tour: Flashdance (KiKi), Beautiful — The Carole n’ Tina’s Wedding, Nunsense, I Come for King Musical (Swing). Regional: Rodgers & Love. Regional: Guys n’ Dolls, Beauty and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Cinderella). Thanks the Beast. TV: “Another World” (Joe Carlino, to Mom, Dad, Sean and all her family and series regular); “All My Children,” (Paolo friends for their endless love and support. Caselli), “Law & Order.” Joe’s the voice of Special thanks to SW Artist. Isaiah 40 28:31 “Ray Boccino” in Grand Theft Auto IV. Film Instagram: @briannamariebell, Twitter: producer: Migraine, (short), 2012 Tribeca @BriannaMBell Film Festival. Thanks to Chazz Palminteri for his support, and to the entire creative team. ANTONIO BEVERLY (Tyrone) is thrilled to Love to Nicole, Joseph, Nicholas, and Mario. make his first national tour debut! National Tour: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella RICHARD H. BLAKE (Lorenzo) originated (ensemble; u/s Jean-Michel and Lord Lorenzo in Broadway’s A Bronx Tale. Pinkleton). Antonio is also an alumnus of Other Broadway: Jersey Boys (Tommy), The School at Jacobs Pillow from the 2014 Wicked (Fiyero), Legally Blonde (Warner), Musical Theater Program. Thanks to God, The Wedding Singer (Glen), Hairspray (Link), friends and family! See you on Webster! Rent (Roger) Aida, Saturday Night Fever, Instagram/Twitter: @antoniobev3rly Matilda, The Prince of Central Park, Macbeth, The Sound of Music. National Tour: Wicked, SHANE PRY (Young Calogero) is extremely Saturday Night Fever, Footloose. Film/TV: Life grateful to make his professional debut in this of an Actress, Ascent to Hell, Any Day Now, awesome role! Other favorite performances “Blue Bloods,” “Instinct,” “Kevin Can Wait,” include Willy Wonka Jr. (Charlie), “PA Live!,” “Elementary,” “All My Children.” Numerous workshops inspired by Disney’s Descendants Off- Broadway, commercial and radio credits. (Ben), Frozen (Hans) and Shawnee Riverfest. His favorite roles are husband and father to Huge thanks to Marc, Anya, Paradigm, Tara his amazing wife and son. @richardhblake on Rubin Casting, the creative team, DANJ and Instagram and Twitter his dance teachers, Christina, Danny, Midge, mom, dad, Cassidy, family/friends, and God. JOEY BARREIRO (Calogero) is jazzed to be here. National Tour: Newsies (Jack BRIGG LIBERMAN (Young Calogero at some Kelly). Regional: Newsies (Pittsburgh CLO performances) is honored to make A Bronx and Sacramento Music Circus), Witches of Tale his national tour debut. He is a native Eastwick (Ogunquit), Ragtime (Westchester Syracusan and an avid Yankee fan. Special Broadway), A Chorus Line (Connecticut Rep), thanks to Barry Kolker, RKS Management, Into the Woods (Studio Tenn). Tobi Silver, Tara Rubin Casting, Thom Miller, Rebecca Karpoff and especially my parents, MICHELLE ARAVENA (Rosina). Broadway: siblings, and grandparents for believing in me! A Bronx Tale, Rocky, Jersey Boys, A Chorus Line (revival). National Tour: West Side Story, MIKE BACKES (Ensemble, Eddie Mush) is Anita (2010, dir. Arthur Laurents); Jersey thrilled to join A Bronx Tale! Vegas: Jersey Boys (Chicago, First National Tour, Vegas); Boys (Original Cast). National Tour: Rock Les Misérables; Mamma Mia. Favorite of Ages, Footloose, Grease starring Frankie Regional: Evita, Eva (St Louis Rep); Jersey Avalon. TV/Film: “Discovery ID,” “Orange Boys, Mary (The Muny); Guys and Dolls, Is the New Black”. NYC: Fat Kid Rules the Adelaide (TUTS); Bye Bye Birdie, Rosie (Jeff World. Special thanks to Merri, the A Bronx nom); West Side Story, Anita (Jeff winner); Tale team, friends and family, and Pilar for her Drury Lane Theater in Chicago. Other: Old endless support. This one’s for you Dad! Globe, Goodspeed, Asolo, Walnut Street, ATL. Stewart Talent NY.

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MICHAEL BARRA (Ensemble, JoJo the Whale, ALEX DORF (Ensemble, Crazy Mario) is elated Fight Captain) is an original Broadway cast to be making his national tour debut! Regional: member of A Bronx Tale. He has also toured Sweet Charity (Marriott Theatre); Titanic, nationally with Man Of La Mancha as Sancho Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Thoroughly Panza. Film/TV: “Gotham,” “Law & Order: SVU,” Modern Millie (Pittsburgh CLO); Mamma “The Deuce,” “Blue Bloods,” The Amazing Mia! (Ogunquit Playhouse); Gypsy, Big River Spider-Man, The Greatest Showman. Manager: (Sharon Playhouse). Undying gratitude to his Cyd LeVin & Associates. MichaelBarra.com family, The Krasny Office, Tara Rubin, and Penn State. SEAN BELL (Ensemble, Sally Slick). New York: Forever Plaid: The Event (Smudge), Stardust JOHN GARDINER (Ensemble, Rudy the Road, Ni**er/Fa**ot (F), All American (Edwin Voice). Broadway: A Bronx Tale, Jersey Boys Bricker), The Nutcracker and I (Nutcracker). (Tommy DeVito). National/International Tour: Regional: A Comedy of Tenors (Max), Mary Jersey Boys, The Lion King (Timon). Regional: Poppins (Bert), Forever Plaid and Plaid Tidings 20 years of fun stuff. Favorite things — (Smudge), Deathtrap (Clifford Anderson), Kentucky Bourbon, a perfectly made sandwich, Spamalot, A Chorus Line (Bobby), Saturday fresh socks and Blues guitar solos. Love to Night Fever, Fiddler on the Roof. TV: “Z” Kyli Rae — my wife, fellow Bronx resident, (Amazon), “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO), “Red and mother to our little Finnegan. Instagram: Oaks” (Amazon). SeanWBell.com. @GardinerNYC

JOSHUA MICHAEL BURRAGE (Ensemble) is PETER GREGUS (Swing). Broadway: Bob excited to be doo-wopping around the country Crewe in Jersey Boys (original cast), Contact with A Bronx Tale! Broadway: Cats. National (original cast), Ain’t Broadway Grand. NYC: Tour: Disney’s Newsies. TV/Film: Disney’s Carnival and Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (City “Newsies the Musical: LIVE.” Regional: Seven Center Encores), A Christmas Carol (Madison Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin’ in the Rain, Square Garden), Up the Rabbit Hole (Theater Newsies (Sacramento Music Circus). Endless for the New City). Regional: John and love and gratitude to Mom, Dad, Nick, Andrew. James Jeckyll in Love! Valour! Compassion! Special thanks to CTG, the creative team, (Provincetown Theater); Henry Higgins in Tara Rubin Casting. For Nonu. @joshuaburrage My Fair Lady (New Bedford Theater Festival).

JOEY CALVERI (Ensemble, Carmine). HALEY HANNAH (Ensemble, Assistant Broadway: Rock of Ages (Stacee Jax), Dance Captain). Broadway: Bring It On (u/s Wonderland (Knight). Off-Broadway: Trip of Campbell). National Tour: Flashdance (u/s Love (Peter), We Will Rock You, Paris Las Alex), Bring It On. Selected Regional: Jesus Vegas (Galileo). Tour: Saturday Night Fever Christ Superstar (Lyric Opera Chicago), (Tony/Double J), West Side Story (Action), Saturday Night Fever (Annette — Ogunquit/ Grease Das Musical (Kenickie). Regional: Hair Gateway/Coastal Carolina), Cutman (Berger), Cabaret (Emcee), Annie (Rooster). (Goodspeed). NYC: The Liberace Musical Also a painter. Check out his original rock band (Acorn Theatre). TV: back-up singer Demi Machine Elves. JoeyCalveri.com Lovato/Jonas Brothers (ABC), dancer Akon/Lonely Island (Comedy Central). BFA GIOVANNI DiGABRIELE (Ensemble, University of Michigan. Love to Mom and Dad. Handsome Nick) is honored to be a part @haleyhannah25, haleyhannah.com. of this amazing show. National Tour: A Chorus Line (Al), Rodgers & Hammerstein’s KIRK LYDELL (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a Cinderella. Regional: Rags (newly revised w/ part of this company! Regional: Mamma Mia! Stephen Schwartz) at Goodspeed Opera (Pepper/Arrow Rock Lyceum), Rent (Angel/ House, Walnut Street Theatre, MSMT, Fulton Weathervane Playhouse) and Hairspray Theatre. Endless gratitude to the creative (Porthouse). Thanks to God, my family, friends, team, Tara Rubin Casting, Merri, AIM, and Travis at Hell’s Kitchen for all the love and Mom, Dad, and his amazing, Italian family. support! “Living the Dream!” Kirklydell.com @giovannidg @capnkirklydell

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ASHLEY McMANUS (Ensemble, Denise) is PAUL SALVATORIELLO (Ensemble, Tony a Washington, DC native and a graduate of 10 to 2). Broadway: A Bronx Tale. Off- AMDA (NY). National/International Tour: Broadway: Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding. TV: “Ray Dreamgirls (Asst. Choreographer, Dance Donovan” (Showtime), “Iron Fist” (Netflix). Captain, Swing, u/s Lorrell), Rock of Ages Regional: A Bronx Tale (Paper Mill Playhouse). (Waitress, u/s Justice). Other favorite credits Favorite roles include Chicago (Billy Flynn), include Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon) and The Fantasticks (El Gallo), The Producers (Max Hairspray (Dynamite). She is simply grateful! Bialystock), Taming of the Shrew (Petruchio). paulsalvatoriello.com CHRISTOPHER MESSINA (Swing, Dance Captain) is thrilled to return to Belmont Avenue BRITTANY WILLIAMS (Swing) is overjoyed once again! Broadway: Jersey Boys (Frankie to be performing in her first national tour! She Valli), A Bronx Tale (Handsome Nick). Regional/ is an Ailey School and AMDA NY alumnus. Tour: Tarzan (Terk), Legally Blonde, Hairspray. Regional: Mamma Mia! at Arkansas Repertory Thank you to the creative team, The Dodgers Theatre, Annie Get Your Gun at Westchester and Tara Rubin for this opportunity. Big thanks Broadway Theatre. Glory to God! Thanks to my to his parents and Jeremy for their love and family, teachers, Tara Rubin Casting, and the support! “Happiness is wanting what you BXT team! Instagram: @brittany_nicolew have.” Instagram: @imaMessina JASON WILLIAMS (Ensemble, Jesse). ROBERT PIERANUNZI (Ensemble, Frankie National/International Tour: Dreamgirls (South Coffeecake). National Tour: Bright Star. Select Korea), Madagascar Live! (Skipper). Regional: Regional: Mary Poppins, Thoroughly Modern Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Victor), Burt and Me (Jerry), Millie, West Side Story, I Only Have Eyes for Lysistrata Jones (Tyllis), Tarzan, Memphis, You, Cats, Bye Bye Birdie, Meet Me in St. Louis, Chicago. Directorial: PJ Masks Live! (Asst. Dir/ Dames at Sea, Cinderella and Grease. Grazie Choreographer), Daniel Tiger Live! (Asst. mille to amazing family and friends — and to Dir/Choreographer). Thanks to Merri Sugarman the creative team for bringing me back to my and the team of Tara Rubin Casting, and to my roots. For my doo-wop lovin’ Mama! amazing family and friends for their love and unwavering support! Instagram: @blueranger83 BRANDI PORTER (Ensemble, Frieda). Broadway: A Bronx Tale (Swing). Regional: CHAZZ PALMINTERI (Book) wrote and Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon), Avenue Q performed his one-man show, A Bronx Tale (Gary Coleman), and Rent (Joanne). Off- for the first time in 1989 before moving it Off- Broadway: Pete the Cat (Olive) and Junie B. Broadway. In 2007, he brought the critically (Lucille). Independent Film: Mott Haven. Love acclaimed show to Broadway at the Walter to Mom, Armen, my family and friends. Much Kerr Theatre, where he was nominated for an gratitude to the creative team, casting, CBU Outer Critics Circle Award. Mr. Palminteri also Management and JC William Agency. MFA, wrote the screenplay and co-starred in the Boston Conservatory. BFA, Lafayette College screen adaptation of A Bronx Tale alongside IG: @thebrandiporter Robert De Niro. Mr. Palminteri has more than 55 movies to his credit as an actor, writer and KYLI RAE (Ensemble). You can catch Kyli director including The Usual Suspects, Bullets singing “My Boyfriend’s Back” in the film Over Broadway (which he was nominated for Jersey Boys, directed by Clint Eastwood. an Academy Award and won the Independent Broadway: Jersey Boys. National/ International Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor), Analyze Tour: Rock of Ages, Flashdance, Jersey Boys, This, Hurlyburly, Mullholland Falls, Faithful Mamma Mia!, Grease, Fame. Regional: Million (also written by Mr. Palminteri), A Guide to Dollar Quartet, Footloose, Cats, Aida, Tarzan. Recognizing Your Saints, Yonkers Joe, Jolene All-time favorite roles: New Mama to Finnegan and, most recently, Legend starring Tom Hardy. Ray Gardiner, and wife to favorite scene Mr. Palminteri has had a recurring role on the partner, John Gardiner. Instagram: @KyliRaeLA hit show “Modern Family” and has starred in “Blue Bloods.” He has won three Emmy Awards for the MSG Network. Mr. Palminteri directed the HBO series “Oz,” Showtime’s “Women

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vs Men” and the feature film Noel. His recent four-time New York Film Critics Circle Award performance in A Bronx Tale marked the first winner in addition to winning the 1981 Golden time in history that the same actor has written Globe Award for Raging Bull. A recipient of and starred in the Broadway play, the feature the 2011 Cecil B. DeMille Award and the 2009 film and the musical. Kennedy Center Honors, he was nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA ALAN MENKEN (Music). Stage credits include Awards. De Niro made his Broadway debut God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; Little Shop of in 1986 in Cuba and His Teddy Bear, and Horrors; Beauty and the Beast; A Christmas made his film directorial debut in 1993 with Carol; The Little Mermaid; Sister Act; Leap of A Bronx Tale. Faith; Newsies; The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz; Aladdin; The Hunchback of Notre JERRY ZAKS (Director) most recently directed Dame; A Bronx Tale. Film credits include Hello, Dolly!; Meteor Shower; and A Bronx Tale The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, on Broadway. Mr. Zaks has directed more than Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback 30 productions in New York. He has received of Notre Dame, Hercules, Home on the Range, four Tony Awards and been nominated eight Enchanted, Tangled, Sausage Party. Television times. He has also received four Drama Desk credits include “Galavant,” “Tangled.” Awards Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards include one Tony (Best Score), one Olivier (Best and an Obie Award. His credits include Musical), eight Oscars (four Best Score and Meteor Shower, Shows for Days, Sister Act, four Best Song), 11 Grammy Awards (including The Addams Family, Guys and Dolls, Six Song of the Year), seven Golden Globes. Other: Degrees of Separation, Lend Me a Tenor, Induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, The House of Blue Leaves, The Front Page, Billboard’s #1 single (“A Whole New World”) A Funny Thing…Forum, Smokey Joe’s Café, and album (Pocahontas). Anything Goes, La Cage aux Folles, Little Shop of Horrors, The Man Who Came to GLENN SLATER (Lyrics) is a three-time Tony Dinner, The Foreigner, A Bronx Tale, Laughter nominee for the international hit musicals on the 23rd Floor and the original production The Little Mermaid, Sister Act and School of of Assassins. He began his career directing Rock, and a co-creator of Disney’s worldwide the extraordinary plays of Christopher Durang smash Tangled (Grammy winner, Oscar including Sister Mary Ignatius…, Beyond and Golden Globe noms.). With frequent Therapy, Baby With the Bath Water and collaborator Alan Menken, he wrote all the The Marriage of Bette and Boo. He directed songs for both seasons of ABC-TV’s cult- the award-winning film Marvin’s Room starring favorite “Galavant” (Emmy nominee) as well Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton and Who Do as Seth Rogen’s animated comedy Sausage You Love, which was featured in the Toronto Party, Disney’s Home on the Range and Film Festival. Mr. Zaks is a founding member Broadway’s Leap of Faith. In the West End, and serves on the board of Ensemble Studio Glenn provided book and lyrics for Andrew Theatre. He graduated from Dartmouth in Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies. Other work 1967, received an MFA from Smith College in includes an Emmy-nominated song for ABC’s 1969 and was awarded an honorary Doctor “The Neighbors” and the critically acclaimed of Fine Arts from Dartmouth in 1999. Zaks revue Newyorkers at MTC. Glenn lives in NYC received the SDC’s George Abbott Award for with composer/lyricist/wife Wendy Leigh Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre and is a Wilf and sons Benjamin and Daniel. Twitter: 2013 inductee to the Theater Hall of Fame. @SlaterLyrics SERGIO TRUJILLO (Choreographer). ROBERT DE NIRO (Director), considered one Broadway: On Your Feet (Tony Award nominee, of America’s greatest actors, won the 1974 Outer Critics Circle/Astaire Awards), Memphis Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for (Olivier/OCC Award, Drama Desk/Astaire The Godfather: Part II and the 1980 Academy Award nominations), Jersey Boys (Drama Desk/ Award for Best Actor for Raging Bull. He OCC/Greenroom/Dora nominations), Summer: received Academy Award nominations for Taxi The Donna Summer Musical (Chita Rivera Driver, The Deer Hunter, Awakenings, Cape Award), A Bronx Tale (Chita Award nomination), Fear and Silver Linings Playbook. De Niro is a The Addams Family, Next to Normal, Hands

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on a Hardbody (Drama Desk nomination), WILLIAM IVEY LONG (Costume Design) has Leap of Faith (Drama Desk nomination), Guys over 70 Broadway design credits in addition and Dolls (Astaire Awards nomination), and All to his work in television, film, opera and ballet. Shook Up. As Director/Choreographer: Arrabal He has designed for such artists as Mick (ART-Elliot Norton Award), Gloria Estefan on Jagger, Siegfried and Roy, The Pointer Sisters, Broadway (Minskoff Theatre), Flashdance: The and Joan Rivers. Mr. Long has won 6 Tony Musical (National Tour), White Noise (Royal Awards, with 15 nominations. He was inducted George Theatre). Other theatre: Invisible into the Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2006 Thread (Second Stage Theatre, Astaire Award and recently completed a 4-year elected term nomination), Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Musical as Chairman of the American Theatre Wing. (Olney Theatre-Helen Hayes Award nomination), www.williamiveylong.com Freaky Friday (Signature Theatre). International: Tarzan (Disney), Peggy Sue Got Married (West HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Design). End), The Sound of Music and West Side Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud — The Life and Story (Stratford Festival). Upcoming: Ain’t Too Times of The Temptations, Summer: The Donna Proud (Broadway 2019). Summer Musical, Come From Away (2017 Tony nom.), A Bronx Tale, Hamilton (2016 RON MELROSE (Music Supervisor/ Tony winner/2018 Olivier Award winner), After Arrangements). Forty-two years of arranging, Midnight (2014 Tony nom.), How to Succeed… music direction and supervision, including (2011 Tony nom.), West Side Story (2009 Tony nineteen Broadway productions. Music nom.), In the Heights (2008 Tony nom.), Jersey Director/Arranger, Jersey Boys (Helpmann Boys (2006 Tony winner), Avenue Q, Parade, Award, Australia). Music Supervisor, Jersey Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993 Tony nom./ Boys film. Associate Producer, Jersey Boys Olivier and Dora Award Winner.) Co-Founder/ cast and Christmas albums. Music Supervisor/ Resident Lighting Designer Parsons Dance. Arranger, Summer: The Donna Summer 2006 and 2016 Henry Hewes Design Awards Musical (Broadway), producer of cast album. for Jersey Boys and Hamilton. Music Supervisor/Arranger, A Bronx Tale (Broadway), co-producer of cast album. Other GARETH OWEN (Sound Design). Olivier Broadway highlights: The Act, Annie, Woman Awards for Memphis and Merrily We Roll of the Year, The Rink, Smile, Sweet Smell of Along, nominations for Top Hat and End of Success. Composer and Lyricist: Fourtune (Off- The Rainbow. Tony nominations for A Little Broadway), The Silver Swan (NEA Fellowship), Night Music and End of The Rainbow. Outer The Missing Peace (Washington’s Capitol Critics Circle Award for Come From Away. Fringe). Education: Harvard (philosophy), Pro Sound Award for Sound Engineer of the Westminster (choral conducting). Thanks and Year. Currently: Summer: The Donna Summer love to Alexandra and Jake. Musical and Come From Away on Broadway; Bat Out Of Hell, Strictly Ballroom, Young BEOWULF BORITT (Scenic Design). Broadway: Frankenstein and 42nd Street in London’s Act One (Tony Award), The Scottsboro Boys West End; Disney’s Little Mermaid, Disney’s (Tony Nomination), Thérèse Raquin (Tony Hunchback Of Notre Dame, A Bronx Tale, Nomination), Come From Away, Bernhardt/ Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, and Bat Hamlet, Meteor Shower, A Bronx Tale, Prince Out Of Hell worldwide. More than 280 other Of Broadway, Hand To God, Sondheim On commercial musicals around the world. Sondheim, …Spelling Bee, LoveMusik, Rock Of Ages, Chaplin, Bronx Bombers, Grace, PAUL HUNTLEY (Hair & Wig Design). London- The Two And Only. Broadway Revivals: On the born Paul Huntley has worked on hundreds of Town, Sunday in the Park…. Off-Broadway: 100 Broadway shows since his 1972 arrival in New shows including The Last Five Years, Sleepwalk York, most memorably the original productions with Me, and Miss Julie. He has designed for of Amadeus, Cats, Evita, Les Misérables, The NYC Ballet and the Ringling Brothers and Sweeney Todd, The Producers and Hairspray. Barnum & Bailey Circus and around the world A recipient of Drama Desk and Tony Awards, in England, Russia, China, Australia, and Japan. he has also worked with some of the most 2007 OBIE Award for sustained excellence. legendary leading ladies of the cinema, ranging from Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich and Vivien

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Leigh to Jane Fonda, Glenn Close, Jessica It Shoulda Been You, Bullets Over Broadway Lange and Scarlett Johansson. Current shows (Tony nomination), Rocky, On a Clear Day, Sister include Tootsie. Act, How To Succeed…(Tony nomination), Elf the Musical, Young Frankenstein (Drama ANNE FORD-COATES (Makeup Design). Desk nomination), Tarzan, Dracula, Thoroughly Broadway: Frozen, On Your Feet!, On the Modern Millie (2002 Tony/Drama Desk Twentieth Century, Disaster!, It Shoulda Awards), The Producers (2001 Tony/Drama Been You, and hair/makeup design for The Desk Awards), Seussical, Music Man (Drama Nap. Recent selected hair and makeup Desk/Tony nominations), Fosse (1999 Tony), design: The Wolves; The Sandbox, Drowning Big (Drama Desk nomination), Damn Yankees and Funnyhouse of a Negro; Gloria: A Life, (Drama Desk nomination). International: Me and Mary Page Marlowe (Off-Broadway); Fellow My Girl, Guys and Dolls. Off-Broadway: Carrie, Travelers (Prototype Festival); Wagner’s Weird Romance. Regional: The Honeymooners, Ring Cycle (Washington National Opera); The Sting, Little Dancer, Calvin Berger. Film/ Little Dancer (Kennedy Center); Silent Night; Television: Mary Poppins Returns, Beauty and Sweeney Todd (Atlanta Opera). Anne the Beast, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, was resident hair and makeup designer Frozen, Mulan, Chicago. for Washington National Opera and the Glimmerglass Festival for a decade, and has BRIAN P. KENNEDY (Music Director/ designed hundreds of productions for American Conductor). National Tours: Something Rotten opera companies. First National Tour (Music Director/Conductor), Something Rotten Second National Tour ROBERT WESTLEY (Fight Coordinator) (Assoc. Music Supervisor). Los Angeles: Carrie, has choreographed movement and crafted William Finn’s Make Me a Song, Stage Door violence for award-winning theater productions, Supper Club on SiriusXM, Harps & Angels, internationally acclaimed opera houses Re-Animator, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and films, developing unique and exciting Silence: The Musical, The Last 5 Years, Hello! performances of dance, clowning, aerial My Baby (Arrangements/Orchestrations). acrobatics, puppetry and martial art. Broadway: Broadway: 13 (Music Assistant), Honeymoon Hand to God (Tony Nomination), Bernhardt/ in Vegas (Music Assistant), Bridges of Madison Hamlet, Gettin’ The Band Back Together. Off- County (Music Assistant). Graduate of UNC- Broadway: The Thanksgiving Play (Playwrights Greensboro. IG: @brianpkennedy Horizons), Important Hats of the Twentieth Century (MTC), Verité (LCT3), Teenage Dick JOHNNY GALE (Period Music Consultant) (The Public), Things of Dry Hours (New York is a four-time Grammy-nominated producer, Theatre Workshop). Regional: The Sting composer, arranger and vocalist who has (Paper Mill Playhouse), Romeo & Juliet (Utah scored numerous feature films, acted as Shakespeare Festival), Bedroom Farce musical director for the hit series “Boardwalk (Westport County Playhouse). Film: Victoriana, Empire” and “Vinyl,” scored national TV The Key Man, Fall Down Dead. commercials and performed as a virtuosic guitarist in more than 1,000 shows with a Who’s HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES Who of the music industry. Musical Director (Technical Supervision). Over 95 Broadway and Guitarist on 7 songs for Martin Scorsese’s productions and tours. Recent: The Cher Show, upcoming film The Irishman. American Son, The Lifespan of a Fact, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Hamilton, Aladdin. JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). Broadway HTA is a member of Neil A. Mazzella’s HUDSON (over 130 shows, including): Getting’ The Band family which includes Hudson Scenic Studio. Back Together, Summer: The Donna Summer Joining Neil on the HTA team for A Bronx Tale Musical, Beautiful, Waitress, Jersey Boys, are Sam Ellis, Jillian Oliver, Kyle Ferguson and Once on This Island, Miss Saigon, Charlie Irene Wang. and the Chocolate Factory. Studio Musician (bass): Leonard Cohen, Madonna, Bette Midler, DOUG BESTERMAN (Orchestrations). Three- Eric Clapton, Carly Simon, BB King, Portishead, time Tony Award winner. Broadway: Charlie and Billy Joel, Bob Dylan www.johnmillerbass.com the Chocolate Factory, Anastasia, A Bronx Tale,

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STEPHEN EDLUND (Associate Director). Weston Playhouse, Piedmont Opera, Fabulous Credits: Hello, Dolly! (Broadway, National Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Proud graduate of Tour), Meteor Shower (Broadway), A Bronx University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Tale (Broadway, Paper Mill Playhouse), Sister Thank you to NETworks. Love to Dan and Ace. Act (Broadway, National Tour), Shows for Days @kelseytippins (Lincoln Center Theater), Randy Newman’s Harps and Angels (Center Theatre Group) and ZACHARY TUCKER (Stage Manager). Touring: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Center Theatre Group). Love Jersey Boys, Pippin (First National), School of to Mom, Dad and David. Rock (First National), Dirty Dancing. Regional: Huntington Theatre Company, American MARC KIMELMAN (Associate Choreographer). Repertory Theater, North Shore Music Theatre. Choreographer: Saturday Night Fever (National Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Tour), Man of La Mancha (Stratford Festival), Much love and thanks to my family. Play It Cool (Off-Broadway), Once on This Island (Toronto, Dora Award), Degrassi, Don’t THERON ALEXANDER (Assistant Stage Talk to Irene (feature film) and Vogue magazine. Manager). Broadway: Summer: The Donna Associate: A Bronx Tale (Broadway), Once on Summer Musical. Off-Broadway: Jersey Boys, This Island (Paper Mill Playhouse), “Elementary” Little Rock. Regional: The Outsider; I Love You, (CBS). Assistant: Jesus Christ Superstar You’re Perfect, Now Change; Curvy Widow; (Broadway), We Will Rock You (National Tour). Bad Jews. marckimelman.com JEFF MENSCH (Company Manager) has TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). Selected literally circled the globe twice working with Broadway: King Kong, The Band’s Visit, the USO and is delighted to find himself Falsettos, Dear Evan Hansen, Cats, Disaster!, more figuratively in The Bronx. Other recent School of Rock, Doctor Zhivago, It Shoulda adventures of the imagination include Siam Been You, Gigi, Bullets Over Broadway, for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King Aladdin, Les Misérables, The Heiress, How to and I, Austria for The Sound of Music, Ireland Succeed…, A Little Night Music, Billy Elliot, for Once, and Memphis for Million Dollar Shrek, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, Quartet. Thank you for coming and enjoy Spamalot, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, the show! Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, The Phantom of the Opera. SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Manager), spearheaded the international tours of Fosse from its inception over 20 years ago, has been starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall. an industry leading producer and manager Seth has produced the Lincoln Center Theater of touring musical theatre productions and production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South remains committed to delivering quality Pacific and the National Theatre production of entertainment to audiences worldwide. Having War Horse. Together with Cameron Mackintosh, toured over 70 productions internationally, Seth served as Executive Producer for both the NETworks’ current and upcoming touring U.S. and U.K. tours of the National Theatre’s productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s My Fair Lady, the 25th Anniversary U.S. Tour The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, of Les Misérables, the new The Phantom of Finding Neverland, The Sound of Music, the Opera tour, Miss Saigon and A Bronx Tale. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, He is most proud of his greatest productions — The Band’s Visit, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, Marlo and Camden. Fiddler on the Roof and Miss Saigon. TOMMY MOTTOLA (Producer) is the head of KELSEY TIPPINS (Production Stage Manager). Mottola Media Group and is one of the most National Tours: Finding Neverland (First influential music executives in the industry, National), Dirty Dancing — The Classic Story credited with discovering and guiding Hall and on Stage, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Oates, Carly Simon, John Mellencamp, Céline Elf the Musical (First National), Shrek the Dion, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Billy Joel and Musical (Asia & North America). Regional: Bruce Springsteen, as well as creating what

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TIME Magazine called the “Latin Explosion” in Analyze This, Wag the Dog, Marvin’s Room, signing Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Shakira, Thunderheart. TV: “The Wizard of Lies,” “About Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. Starting at a Boy.” Theatrical: We Will Rock You, one 18 as a musician and an Epic Records recording of the longest-running musicals in London’s artist, 20 years later he was Sony Music’s West End. Rosenthal and De Niro co-founded global CEO. By making acquisitions such as the the Tribeca Film Festival and the Tribeca Beatles catalog along with Michael Jackson, Film Institute. he enabled Sony to become one of the first majors to make commercial digital downloads EVAMERE ENTERTAINMENT (Producer). available. Recently, he produced the HBO film Founded in 2007 by veteran producer John The Latin Explosion and its companion book, N. Hart. Together, John and Evamere partner The Latin Explosion: A New America (Penguin Charles Stone have produced The Glass 2016). He is a New York Times best-selling Menagerie starring Cherry Jones, the acclaimed author for his memoir, Hitmaker: The Man and musicals Once and The Band’s Visit, and His Music (Hachette 2013). He was born in the Seminar starring Alan Rickman. Over his career, Bronx and is married to the celebrated Mexican Mr. Hart has produced more than 17 films singer, Thalia. including Boys Don’t Cry, You Can Count on Me and Revolutionary Road. Broadway credits THE DODGERS (Producer) is a producing include the record-breaking revival of Chicago, partnership hatched at BAM in 1978 by Annie Get Your Gun, and in partnership with six friends. Migrated to NY Shakespeare the Dodgers, The Who’s Tommy, Guys and Festival, then off and on Broadway. Over Dolls starring Nathan Lane, H2$ starring 150 productions in North America, London, Matthew Broderick and Hamlet starring Ralph Europe and Australia; blessed by Broadway’s Fiennes. Evamere is joined by Sophie Gould “Tony’s” (56), London’s “Olivier’s”, Australia’s as producing associate. Helpmanns. Broadway: Jersey Boys, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, A Bronx Tale, LAUREN MITCHELL (Associate Producer). Groundhog Day, Matilda, 42nd Street, As producer, Broadway: Summer: The Donna Urinetown, The Farnsworth Invention, Dracula, Summer Musical, A Bronx Tale The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, Into The Woods (’87 Jersey Boys, Matilda, Jesus Christ Superstar, and ’02), The Music Man, Titanic, Wrong The Farnsworth Invention, Urinetown, Into Mountain, Footloose, Mandy Patinkin, High the Woods (’02 revival), Wrong Mountain, Society, 1776, ...Forum, The King and I, High Society. As actress, Broadway: The Who’s Tommy, Ralph Fiennes’ Hamlet, The Boys From Syracuse, Me and My Girl, Guys and Dolls, Once Upon a Mattress, How Nine, Annie, Into the Woods (original cast and to Succeed..., Jelly’s Last Jam, The Secret PBS “American Playhouse”). Garden, Prelude to a Kiss, Gospel at Colonus, Big River, Pump Boys and Dinettes. The original PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE (Original Producer), producers of Jersey Boys, and its tours in a pioneer in the not-for-profit regional theatre North America, the United Kingdom and movement, is the recipient of the 2016 Regional Australia. They have recently awakened Theatre Tony Award. Paper Mill opened in 1938 Jersey Boys Off-Broadway in NYC. Offices in and has been consistently recognized for the Times Square and London’s Covent Garden. artistry of its productions and its commitment Their president is Michael David. to supporting the development of new works and emerging artists. A leader in accessibility, TRIBECA PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Paper Mill is a nationally recognized center for Founded by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro musical theatre education and performance in 1998, Tribeca Productions has produced whose award-winning programs impact more more than 25 films, grossing over $2 billion than 35,000 students annually. Paper Mill worldwide. Producers of the 1993 film, A Bronx productions have moved to Broadway, toured Tale. Additional credits: Little Fockers, What nationally, been filmed for Showtime and Just Happened?, The Good Shepherd, Rent, PBS and produced original cast recordings. House of D, Meet the Fockers, Analyze That, Mark S. Hoebee, Producing Artistic Director. About a Boy, Showtime, Meet the Parents, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, Flawless,

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ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (“Equity”), Associate Hair & Wig Designer...... Giovanna Calabretta founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that Production Carpenter...... Eric Pesci represents more than 50,000 actors and stage Production Electrician...... Justin Petito Production Audio...... Wallace Flores managers. Equity seeks to foster the art of live Head Carpenter...... Dan Laushman theatre as an essential component of society Deck Carpenter...... Zech Williams and advances the careers of its members by Flyman...... Alex Groveman negotiating wages, working conditions and Head Electrician...... Mike Anderson providing a wide range of benefits including Asst Electrician...... Mitch Dailey health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a Head Sound Engineer...... Anthony Cuozzo member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with Assistant Audio...... Sherie Farmer FIA, an international organization of performing Head Properties...... John “Seth” Leach Head Wardrobe...... Emily Fauscett arts unions. #EquityWorks Wardrobe Assistant...... Emily Westing Hair and Makeup Supervisor...... Jillian Floyd STAFF FOR A Bronx Tale Moving Light Programmer...... Alex Fogel General Management Costume Coordinator...... Jimm Halliday Gentry & Associates Assistant Costume Coordinator.....Matthew E. Solomon Gregory Vander Ploeg Costume Assistant...... Mailey Shimon Jamey Jennings Steve Varon Costume Intern...... Molly Farrell-Savage Pearce Landry-Wegener Nicole Gehring Children’s Tutor and Wrangler...... Carolyn Dunning Production Management Assistants to Mr. De Niro...... Morgan Billington, NETworks Presentations Michael Kaplan, Katherine Wernet Jason Juenker Associate to Mr. Menken ...... Rick Kunis Hector Guivas Evan Rooney Assistant to John Miller...... Jennifer Coolbaugh Walker White Emma Downey Assistant Fight Coordinator...... Leighton Schlanger Tour Engagement, Marketing and Press Production Assistants...... Kelsey Aycock, Broadway Booking Office NYC Jenn Chandler, Caitlin Kellermeyer, Steven Schnepp Alex Laughlin, Mandy Scott, Andrew Wenzel Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, David Freeland, National Press Office ...... Boneau/Bryan-Brown Zach Stevenson, Sean Mackey, Stacey Burns, Music Preparation...... Anixter-Rice Services Danny Knaub, Rachel Peterson, Phil Della Noce Physical Therapy...... NEURO TOUR BBONYC.com Physical Thearapy, Inc., Carolyn Lawson Casting Print, Broadcast and Digital Marketing Materials...... AKA TARA RUBIN CASTING Production Photography...... Joan Marcus Tara Rubin CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Merchandising...... The Araca Group Kaitlin Shaw CSA, Laura Schutzel CSA, Merchandise Manager...... Anthony V. Haro Claire Burke CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA, Accounting...... NETworks Presentations LLC Xavier Rubiano CSA, Felicia Rudolph CSA, Technical Production Accounting...... Joel T. Herbst Louis DiPaolo, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Legal Services...... David F. Schwartz, Esq. Juliet Auwaerter Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers LLP Company Manager F. Richard Pappas, Esq. Jeff Mensch HR & Payroll Services...... Human Resources inc. Assistant Company Manager Housing...... Road Concierge, an ALTOUR Company Melonie Harrison Travel Agency...... Janice Kessler, Associate Director Carlson Wagonlit Travel Stephen Edlund Trucking...... Clark Transfer Associate Choreographer MOTTOLA MEDIA GROUP Marc Kimelman Tommy Mottola Assistant Choreographer Joanne Oriti Lauren Sachs Brittany Conigatti THE DODGERS Production Supervisor...... Beverly Jenkins Dodger Properties Production Stage Manager...... Kelsey Tippins President...... Michael David Stage Manager...... Zachary Tucker Executive Producer...... Dana Sherman Assistant Stage Manager...... Theron Alexander Partner Emeritus...... Edward Strong Associate Scenic Designer...... Jared Rutherford Director of Creative Development...... Lauren Mitchell Associate Lighting Designer...... Ryan O’Gara Director of Business Administration...... Pamela Lloyd Assistant Lighting Designer...... Naftali Wayne Director of Marketing...... Jessica Ludwig Associate Sound Designer...... Josh Liebert Director of Finance...... Paula Maldonado

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Production Manager...... Jeff Parvin Associate General Manager...... Caitlyn Thomson Project Coordinator/Investor Relations...... Andrew Serna Production Coordinator...... Lyndsey Goode IN MEMORY Sales Director...... Ann E. Van Nostrand It is difficult to imagine producing anything without Senior Finance Associate...... Mariann Fresiello the presence of beloved Dodger family members Office & Atelier Manager...... Shelley Little James Elliot Love, Jean-Michel Quincey and General Management Assistant...... Blane Barton Seth Gelblum. James, Jean-Michel and Seth stood Adminstrative Assistant ...... Hayley Watkins at the heart of all that is good about the theatrical Front Desk Receptionist...... Shelby Gerweck community. They are missed, but their spirits abide. Special Events...... John Haber Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting Services Counsel to Dodger Properties...... Nan Bases CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Consultant to Dodger Properties...... Sally Campbell Morse Brian Enverso, Kathleen Thies CPA to Dodger Properties...... Ira Schall Insurance Broker Services Dodgers-at-Large Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Danny Austin, Deborah Barrigan, Patrick Bell, Robert B. Middleton, Sr. and Meghan Coleman Sam Burgess, Sandra Carlson, Richard Hester, Financial Services and banking arrangements by Maureen Rooney, Julia Sattler, SunTrust Bank Brody Thrash, Linda Wright ABronxTaleMusical.com TRIBECA PRODUCTIONS Facebook, Instagram: @BronxTaleMusical Co-Founder/Partner...... Jane Rosenthal Twitter: @BXTaleMusical Co-Founder/Partner...... Robert De Niro #ABronxTaleMusical Senior VP of Production ...... Berry Welsh Executive VP of Communications ...... Tammie Rosen Production Coordinator...... Isaac Katz The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production Credits are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Scenery built and painted by Hudson Scenic Studio. Lighting equipment by PRG Lighting. Sound equipment by Sound Associates, Inc. Props and All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE. additional scenery provided by Brenbri Props. Rigging by Christie Lights. Stage Weapons by J&M Special United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic Effects. Costumes made by Cego, Giliberto Designs, painters for the American Theatre. Jennifer Love Costumes, Schneeman Studio Limited, Tricorne Inc., Sarah Timberlake Studios, Dale Di The Musicians employed in this production are members of Bernardo, Joelyn Wilkosz. Millinery by Arnold Levine. the American Federation of Musicians of the United States Embroidery by This Is It. Dyeing and painting by and Canada. Julianne Krobuth. Vintage jewelry by Ilene Chazan of The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Decorative Arts. Special Thanks to Bra*Tenders for Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national hosiery and undergarments. labor union. Rehearsed at RWS Studios; Long Island City. The Press Agents employed in this production are Special Thanks to represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. The Auditorium Theatre, Rochester Broadway Theatre League, and NAC Entertainment, This production is produced by a member of The Albert Nocciolino, President & CEO Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

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We are grateful for the continued generosity of our donors who provide vital operating and program support to our historic theatre. MARQUEE CIRCLE – (STARTING AT $50,000) Alexander and Jennifer Clark SIGNATURE CIRCLE – (STARTING AT $20,000) Ken Fellows Ruby H. Melton and Gail J. McAvay Suzanne Weinstein In memory of Richard Weinstein LEADERSHIP CIRCLE – (STARTING AT $10,000) Dr. and Mrs. John Fenn The Suzio Family DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE – (STARTING AT $5,000) Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Bergami, Jr. The Huisking Foundation The Eveland Family The JANA Foundation Jill and Glenn MacInnes Mr. and Mrs. William Thiele PATRON CIRCLE – (STARTING AT $2,500) Sally and Stephen Glick Waring and Carmen Partridge Foundation Jeffrey Alan Johnson Anthony and JoAnn Scillia Michael & Kelly Loftus SOCIETY OF 1914 – (STARTING AT $1,914) The Asman Children Claire Criscuolo Richard and Julie Helmreich The Bier Family Elm City Cheese Co Inc BENEFACTOR – (STARTING AT $1,000) Drew and Hilarie Alden & Family Edmund and Kimberly Farmer David Newton Bob and Teta Anderson & Family Linda and Vincent Giordano Dr. Cynthia M. Parker Fund Robin Cannon Joe and Cindy Goldberg Fred and Barbara Sette Don and Margaret Chaffee Beth and Allen Heller Dr. Stephanie Slattery Dr. Zeno Chicarilli, MD Edith Huzar Carla and Sean Sullivan Karen Clute Barbara Lamb Leonardo H. Suzio John Emra William and Karen McAndrew Kevin Weirsman PRODUCER – (STARTING AT $500*) Shay and Becky Atluru Richard Larson Michael Randi and David & Kathy Bavelas Rochelle and Spencer Lauer Sandra Elkin-Randi Kevin and Margaret Burke Gary and Carol Lemmon Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reed The Collins Family Robert and Jeralea Levine Michael Riccio Victoria and David Crompton Judith A. Lisi Fund William Root and Emily Cosenza Jim Flynn and Laura Craft Mark and Beth Law Mark Rowland Frank and Lora Girimonte Tom Lombardi Jim and Dale Sochocki Lindy Lee Gold Tom and Trish LoRicco Mary Louise Spencer Roni and Howard Harmetz Raymond Magaldi Shepard and Marlene Stone Dr. Jeffrey and Betsy Hoos Anthony Marone Sheila and Edward Sudhoff Alex Hutchinson Michael and Deborah Martino Matthew and Victoria Susman Robert J. Kaufman John and Janie McNamara William and Kathy Verespy Joan Kenna Arlene O’Tell Marisa Von Beeden Donald Lannin and Sheila M. Powers Stephen A. Wareck Fund James Russell Shubert Theatre | 2018–2019 33 34 Shubert Theatre | 2018–2019 shubert SUPPORTERS

BACKER – (STARTING AT $250*) Abisola Afolalu Judge Guido and Anne Calabresi Terry and Carl Porto Rachel and Ian Alderman Elizabeth Betsy Herlihy Nancy Puslys Harry and Diane Azano Joel and Sue Jacobson Eugenia Routzounis David and Kathy Bavelas Joseph and Petra Jenkinson Shelley Saczynski Charlotte Brenner Barry Kosowsky Anne F. Schenck Phyllis Brodoff Margie Kowal Patrick Shaw Carly Callahan E Madders Judith and Mark Sklarz Carole Chu Anthony Marone Diana Storilassi Frances Bitsie Clark Will and Joanna Martinez Sheila and Edward Sudhoff Dr. James and Dr. Bettye Comer Glenn McGarvey Alan & Diana Supersano Robert and Priscilla Dannies John and Janie McNamara Edward and Roberta Surette Denise Demers Elizabeth Melius Ric and Lisa Suzio Mary Moninger-Elia Roger Mellit Jeff and Alicia Torello John and Liz Fisher Michael Morand James Waldron Marylee Frisbie Bruce and Jocelyn Murray Brenner, Saltzman & Barbara A. Gabianelli Robert C. Neuman Wallman, LLP Susan Gobel Hank Petroskey Barbara Wareck and Diane Goldstein Lori Plocharczyk Charles Perrow SUSTAINER – (STARTING AT $100*) Daisy Abreu Robert and Linda Fiscus Gerald and Miriam Putterman James and Kathleen Alber The Carol L. Sirot Foundation Cathleen Ryan Reneer Caron and Norman Alderman Michael Fox Peggy Rosamilia Anonymous David Frisbie Baochau Ruland Peter Aronson and Marie Landry Beatriz Gavaghan Wayne and Christine Sandford Helene Augustine Thomas and Debra Giambra Endre and Aniko Sarkany Raymond Ayers Linda Greenhouse Gregg and Susan Scholler Sharon Barnabei Ellin Grenger Cecelia Schuster Bill and Donna Batsford David Harden Matt Scott Jennifer and Michael Bennick Chad and Michelle Herzog Barbara and Jim Segaloff Diana and Bob Blythe Merle Levy Hornstein Barry Silver Celeste Budzilek James Kenny Robert Silvestri Robert Canelli Harlene and Robert Kravet Jeanne Simard Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Carroll Reinhardt Lange Timothy and Bonnie Smith Terri Caruso Jeanne and Guy Laplante Brian Smith Janice Castle Sally Ann and Dylan T. Lee Pat and Bill Smith Elsie B. Chapman Louis and Nancy Levine Thomas P. Smith, Jr. Marian Chertow and Betty and Kevin Mackowski Elisa Sowers Matthew Nemerson Ralph and Ellen Maldonado Kenneth Spitzbard Joseph Chick Donna Martino Eileen and Robert St. John Jeanette Chinchilla Susan B. Matheson Gay Steinbach Elizabeth J. Clark Ken and Kathryn McIntyre Jennifer Stevenson Victoria & David Clark John McMillen Joan Sullivan Antonio and Deborah Coelho Phyllis K. Medvedow Mrs. Thomas Sweeney Donna Cropley Lew Michaels Alan and Diane Trotta Salvatore Decola Mark Minopoli Michael and Rhonda Tripodina Susan DeRosa Ken and Susie Ng Mr. Cornelius Tuohy Louise DiCocco Henry and Cheryl Norton Susan Verow Melinda Divicino MaryLou Palmieri Dominic and Judith Viscuso Jackie Downing Kimberly Petitti Marilyn Whitesides Karen and Tom Dufour Bart and Cindy Piccirillo William and Karen Wyskiel Richard and Esther Ezold Margaret & Edward Pikaart David and Enrica Yaffe Richard Fidler Fran and Robert Prezant Justin Zenchuk

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FRIENDS – (STARTING AT $50*) Roberta Abell Erin Doherty Susan Jennings Sylvia Nichols Allison Alkire Diane Dow Phil Jermain Barbara Nierenburg Eleanor Aloi Beth Dunn Molly Johnson Tanya Nobile Nora Anderson Joanne Durand William Johnson Jamie Noe Carl Anderson John J. Dwyer Marcia Kaplan Daniel O’Brien Anonymous Margaret Edwards Susan Kelleher MaryLou O’Connell Brenda Arovas Mary Elia Susan A. Kelly Judith O’Connor Paul August Carmen Eng Janet Kelly Sandra Offredi Joy Balsamo Shirley Erickson Robin Kleeman Janice Paik Colleen Banning Colleen Fall Gail Korrick Deborah Pantara Jean Banning Meghan Farland Barbara Krajewski Stephanie Park Nancy Bartold Nancy Farrell Barbara Kraus June Patton Bonnie Bayuk Andrea Felsted Eugene Krylov Sandra Payne Donna Binkoski Rex Ferrante Marcia Kuchuk Evie Pearson Patricia Bocchino Eileen A. Finucane Dylan Kuhnhenn Elena Petersen AnnMarie Bonvini Kenya Flash Kimberly Kulesh Christine Pfeifer Jeanette Bothroyd Catherine Forman Jeffrey Lange Bart and Cindy Piccirillo Priscilla Bradford Timothy Formanski Sun Lee Ruth Piskura Mr. John Braselton James Franco Katherine Letkowski Mary Price V. J. Brennan Jennifer Frechette Margaret Limbacher Pamela Price Susan M Brown Marian Frederickson Nadine Logan Cynthia Proctor Sharon Brune Patricia Fritz Aleta Looker Frank Proto Arlene Bruskin Paul and Bianca Susan Lowe Kathryn Rahn Alfred and Anna Buono Gambardella Dyane MacDaniel Debra Randall Dolores Burton Dolores Garcia-Blocker Nancy Mahoney Beth Rapone Shelley Caldwell Diane Gendreau Patricia Mako Ronnie Redente Susan Canavan Jenny Gerst Crystal Malin Denise Reed P. Caplan John Giampaolo Christine Mangone Vincent Ribeiro James Cappellano Joyce Gibbons Georgia Marchitto Susan Riccio Jose Capuras Sandra Gibson Margaret Mariotti Paula Ridge Judith Carbonella MaryJane Godfrey Patricia W. Massey David Rifkin Patricia Cardozo Elysa Goldberg Daniel Massey, Jr. Ruth Risberg Chris Carveth Cheryl K. Gooden, M.D. Susan Matican Albina Romanski Chris Chaltas Brenda Gorman Abigail Maynard Nancy Ronan Jean Cherniavsky E. Grande Lauren Mazzoli Betsey Rosenthal Connie Cholewczynski Mary Grasso Marsha McCoy Roslyn Rubinstein Peter Chometa Janie Griffin Elizabeth McElrath M. Ruinen Debra Clark Raymond Guido Elizabeth McGovern Lisa Ryan Susan Clark Christopher Guthrie Molly Mckenna Claudia Salazar Mary Colandrea Elene Hanahan Melinda McQueen Ann Salemme Annie Cole Roberta Hanlon Carol McVerry Mr. and Mrs. David Martha Connolly Diane Healey Heather Meachen Salerno Joanne Cooper Lisa Heert MaryAnne Melio Rhoda S. Samuel John Corraro Katherine Hegarty Elizabeth Melius David Scafariello Julia Corrone Marcia Heimann Renee Meskill Molly Schleis Anita Cotton Sophie Helenek Doreen Metzler Maude Schmidt Sheila Creed Alice Hencir Molly Meyer Shana Schneider Melba Crowley Barbara Heritage Suzanne Miller Randi Scott Robert Cummings Jack Herrle Joyce Milne Seluga Family Kathryn Cusano Marylou Hills Ellen and Leonard Maureen Shea Karen Cusick Lajeune Hollis Milstone Claudette Silberfein Susan Czech Sally Hopkins Keith D. Moore Michele Silvey Elizabeth D’Amicis Judy Hudak Shelley Moyher Tracey Smith Gail DeBiase Linda Hughes Mary Murphy JoAnn Smith Audrey DeFronzo Joseph Irizarry Kelly Murphy Eileen Smith Betty DeLise Walter Ivers Nancy Musante Monica Sprvill Patricia Dematteo Amber Ives Joan Nash Jane Stegina Ellen Devine Larry Jabusch James Natrillo Michael Stevens Kieran Doherty Eliot Jameson Joanne and Ron Nault Susan Stevenson

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Sandy Stollerman Paula Verderame Dr. Bertrand and Ammie Wilson Clara Tilley Laurie Vicario Martha Sue Weisbart Suzanne Wimsatt Nancy E. Tingley Dorothy Volosin Howard Weiss Troy Zane Elissa Tirozzi Annie Wallace Cyd Weldon Carla Zaratzan Nina Tomlinson Gayle Walter Dorothy and Glenn Sandra Tranquilli Suzanne Wasser Weston-Murphy Carolyn Vanacore Sharon Webb Peggy Whelan

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHUBERT ADMINISTRATION Leonardo H. Suzio John F. Fisher, Executive Director Chair Sue Jacobson, Director of Ticketing Ruby H. Melton Anthony Lupinacci, Director of Marketing Vice Chair Lew Michaels, Director of Operations Carla Sullivan, Director of Development Michael E. Bailey Elisabeth Verrastro, Director of Communications Treasurer Kelly Wuzzardo, Director of Education & Matt Susman Outreach Initiatives Secretary Janie Alexander-Haverkampf, Don Chaffee Education Programs Manager Chairman Emeritus Kathy Apuzzo, Volunteer Services Manager Ian Galligan, Operations and Drew Alden Communications Manager Shay Atluru Diane Pillegi, Accounting Manager Kevin Burke* Robbin Seipold, Development Manager Alexander Clark John-Michael Whitney, Assistant Director of Ticketing Frances “Bitsie” Clark Justin Zenchuk, Operations Productions Manager John R. Emra Dr. Dolores Garcia-Blocker Ouida Martin, House Operations Manager Sally Glick Diane Shaw, Concessions Manager Mayor Toni N. Harp, Ex-Officio John Maple, Operations Assistant Richard Helmreich Box Office Associates Elizabeth Herlihy Joanne Beaucejour, Liz Grace, Colleen O’Connor, Jeff L. Hubbard Daniel Kovner, Melissa Magdon, Susan Godshall, Timothy S. Jones II Stephanie Denyer Michael Loftus Jill Maclnnes Theater Production Anthony Marone Edward Mangini, Master Carpenter William McAndrew Anthony DeFrancesco, Flyman Erik Scaranuzzo David Reilly, Master Electrician JoAnn Scillia Thomas Quagliano, Sound Engineer Andrew Wolf Donna Maher, Wardrobe Mistress Joe Miko, Properties Master * Immediate Past Chair

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