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F. Tyler burnet sarah michelle cuc lawrence dandridge nancy evans gordon gray kolby kindle lamont o’neal nicholas alexander rodriguez emily kay shrader and at certain performances Renée VERONICA FREEMAN plays the role of “Deloris”
Patrick clanton nicK cirillo kaitlyn etter nicole ferguson harmony france renée veronica freeman jennie joefree kristin litzenberg taylor morgan marsh stephanie miller adewonu-ola “Wonu” ogunfowora megan opalinski eileen patterson ZACH SUTTON tara tagliaferro shaun leslie thomas deonté l. warren
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Nancy VanLandingham, chair Bonnie Marshall Lam Hood, vice chair Pieter Ouwehand Melinda Stearns Judy Albrecht Lillian Upcraft William Asbury Pat Williams Lynn Sidehamer Brown Nina Woskob Philip Burlingame Deb Latta student representatives Eileen Leibowitz Brittany Banik Ellie Lewis Stephanie Corcino Christine Lichtig Jesse Scott Mary Ellen Litzinger CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT PENN STATE WHOOPI GOLDBERG & SISTER ACT ON TOUR, LLC present
MUSIC LYRICS BOOK ALAN MENKEN GLENN SLATER CHERI STEINKELLNER additional book material & BILL STEINKELLNER DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE BASED ON THE TOUCHSTONE PICTURES MOTION PICTURE “SISTER ACT” WRITTEN BY JOSEPH HOWARD starring KERISSA ARRINGTON with MAGGIE CLENNON REBERG F. Tyler burnet sarah michelle cuc lawrence dandridge nancy evans gordon gray kolby kindle lamont o’neal nicholas alexander rodriguez emily kay shrader and at certain performances Renée VERONICA FREEMAN plays the role of “Deloris”
Patrick clanton nicK cirillo kaitlyn etter nicole ferguson harmony france renée veronica freeman jennie joefree kristin litzenberg taylor morgan marsh stephanie miller adewonu-ola “Wonu” ogunfowora megan opalinski eileen patterson ZACH SUTTON tara tagliaferro shaun leslie thomas deonté l. warren scenic design costume design lighting design sound design KLARA ZIEGLEROVA LEZ BROTHERSTON NATASHA KATZ PETER McBOYLE music coordinator orchestration dance music arranger music director DOUG BESTERMAN MARK HUMMEL CHRISTOPHER BABBAGE TALITHA FEHR TL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL associate director associate choreographer original wig and hair design casting STEVEN BECKLER JANET ROTHERMEL DAVID BRIAN BROWN BINDER CASTING Jay BINDER, CSA & JACK BOWDAN, CSA music SUPERVIsOR, vocal and incidental music arrangements MICHAEL KOSARIN ORIGINAL PRODUCTION DEVELOPED IN ASSOCIATION WITH PETER SCHNEIDER & MICHAEL RENO tour marketing and press technical director production manager AMY KATZ JOHN WILSON ryan P. murphy COURTNEY DAVIS executive producer associate producer general manager RANDALL A. BUCK TOM LEONARDIS JOE CHRISTOPHER choreographer ANTHONY VAN LAAST director JERRY ZAKS SISTER ACT is licensed in special arrangement with Stage Entertainment. Exclusive Tour Booking: The Road Company 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Eisenhower Auditorium The performance includes a 20-minute intermission. sponsor TIAA-CREF media sponsors 3WZ 95.3 FM, WATM-ABC 23, WWCP-FOX 8, and THIS TV
The Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. CA ST in order of appearance Deloris Van Cartier...... kerissa arrington Deloris Van Cartier (at certain performances)...... RenÉe veronicA freeman Tina...... Adewonu-ola “WoNU” ogunfowora Michelle...... RenÉe veronicA freeman Curtis Jackson...... kolbY kindle Joey...... f. tyler burnet Pablo...... NICHOLAS ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ TJ...... LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE Ernie...... ZACH SUTTON Eddie Souther...... LAMONT O’NEAL Cop...... PATRICK CLANTON Mother Superior...... MAGGIE CLENNON REBERG Monsignor O’Hara...... GORDON GRAY Mary Robert...... EMILY KAY SHRADER Mary Patrick...... SARAH MICHELLE CUC Mary Lazarus...... NANCY EVANS Mary Martin-of-Tours...... TARA TAGLIAFERRO Waitress...... TAYLOR MORGAN MARSH Joey Finnochio...... ZACH SUTTON ENSEMBLE PATRICK CLANTON, NICK CIRILLO, KAITLYN ETTER, harmony france, renÉe veronica freeman, JENNIE JOEFREE, KRISTIN LITZENBERG, TAYLOR MORGAN MARSH, Adewonu-ola “WONU” ogunfowora, MEGAN OPALINSKI, EILEEN PATTERSON, ZACH SUTTON, tara tagliaferro, DEONTÉ L. WARREN Swings NICOLE FERGUSON, STEPHANIE MILLER, SHAUN LESLIE THOMAS DANCE CAPTAIN NICOLE FERGUSON
UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific notice is posted at the time of the performance. For Deloris: RenÉe Veronica Freeman, adewonu-ola “WONU” ogunfowora For Mother Superior: HARMONY FRANCE, MEGAN OPALINSKI For Curtis, Eddie, TJ: PATRICK CLANTON, DEONTÉ L. WARREN For Mary Robert: TAYLOR MORGAN MARSH, EILEEN PATTERSON For Mary Patrick: JENNIE JOEFREE, KRISTIN LITZENBERG For Mary Lazarus: HARMONY FRANCE, MEGAN OPALINSKI For Pablo: NICK CIRILLO, SHAUN LESLIE THOMAS For Monsignor O’Hara, Joey: NICK CIRILLO, ZACH SUTTON For Ernie, Joey Finnochio: SHAUN LESLIE THOMAS For Cop: SHAUN LESLIE THOMAS For Mary Martin-of-Tours: JENNIE JOEFREE For Waitress, Michelle, Tina: NICOLE FERGUSON, STEPHANIE MILLER SCENES and MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I “Take Me to Heaven”...... Deloris, Michelle, Tina “Fabulous, Baby!”...... Deloris, Michelle, Tina “Here Within These Walls”...... Mother Superior, Deloris “It’s Good to Be a Nun”...... Deloris, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns “When I Find My Baby”...... Curtis, Joey, Pablo, TJ “I Could Be That Guy”...... Eddie, Bums “Raise Your Voice”...... Deloris, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns “Take Me to Heaven” (Reprise)...... Deloris, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns
INTERMISSION
ACT II “Sunday Morning Fever”...... Deloris, Mother Superior, Monsignor O’Hara, Eddie, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns, Workers “Lady in the Long Black Dress”...... Joey, Pablo, TJ “Haven’t Got a Prayer”...... Mother Superior “Bless Our Show”...... Deloris, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns “The Life I Never Led”...... Mary Robert “Fabulous, Baby!” (Reprise)...... Deloris, Eddie, Nuns, Fantasy Dancers “Sister Act” ...... Deloris “When I Find My Baby” (Reprise)...... Curtis “The Life I Never Led” (Reprise)...... Mary Robert “Sister Act” (Reprise)...... Deloris, Mother Superior, Mary Patrick, Mary Robert, Mary Lazarus, Nuns “Spread the Love Around”...... The Company
SISTER ACT Orchestra Conductor/Keyboard: Christopher Babbage Associate Music Director/Keyboard: John Conway Guitar: Michael Karcher Bass: John Toney Drums: Taurus Lovely
Music Coordinator: Talitha Fehr (TL Music International Ltd) Keyboard Programmer: Stuart Andrews
Please be advised that strobe and flashing lights, as well as gunshot effects, are used in this production.
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. WHO’S WHO KERISSA ARRINGTON (Deloris) is mak- twenty years in the making! Credits: ing her national tour debut! Favorite Grease (Jan), Disney’s Beauty and the credits: The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy) and Beast (Mrs. Potts), South Pacific (Bloody Rent (Mimi Marquez). Thanks to Binder Mary), and john & jen (Jen). Thanks to Casting; KMR talent; Mommy, my #1 fan; Binder Casting, Mom, Dad, and Elizabeth! my amazing fiancé, Willer; my FABU- Bless our show! LOUS family; and friends! All the glory to GOD! Mark 10:27. LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE (TJ) Credits: West Side Story (Bernardo), Cabaret MAGGIE CLENNON REBERG (Mother (Emcee), Hairspray (Gilbert), Urinetown Superior) Regional: Iolanthe (Iolanthe), (Hot Blades Harry), Once on this Island Die Fledermaus (Prince Orlofsky), Hansel (Storyteller), Into the Woods (Wolf/ and Gretel (The Witch), Candide (The Steward), Carrie (Freddie), and A Night Baroness). Chicago: Sweeney Todd (Mrs. in New Orleans (Happy). Dandridge is Lovett), A Funny Thing Happened on the a member of Performing Artists United Way to the Forum (Domina), The Merry (New Jersey). Widow (Olga Kromov), Darling of the Day (Lady Vale), The Sound of Music (Sister NANCY EVANS (Mary Lazarus) is thrilled Margaretta). to be on her second national tour. Cred- its: Fiddler on the Roof, Affluenza, Psy- LAMONT O’NEAL (Eddie Souther) is a chobabble, Other Desert Cities, Secret southern California native and trained Garden, and Steel Magnolias. TV: Cash at the American Musical and Dramatic Cab. nancyevansactor.com Academy in New York City. Regional credits: Hairspray (Seaweed), Smokey GORDON GRAY (Monsignor O’Hara) A Joe’s Cafe (Victor), Joseph and the road warrior, this is Gordon’s fifteenth Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Judah). national tour. Favorite credits include Cruise line: Disney (mainstage vocalist). Herr Schultz in Cabaret, Pop Carnes in Many thanks to Mom and Bro for their Oklahoma, and most recently Santa in continuous love and support! Elf. A graduate of Yale School of Drama, he is formerly a professor of theatre at KOLBY KINDLE (Curtis Jackson) National Barnard College. and international tours: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth u/s), Dream- NICHOLAS ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ girls (Marty). New York City: Negro (Pablo) is from Bordentown, N.J. He Ensemble Co. Regional: MTW, Lyric earned a B.F.A. in musical theatre from Theatre of Oklahoma, WVPT, New Stage, Montclair State University. Favorite cred- and Westchester Broadway Theatre. its: Kiss of the Spider Woman (Valentin), Kindle earned a B.F.A. in musical theatre Rent (Tom Collins). Many thanks to family from Otterbein University. Love to family, and friends for constant support! friends, and CTG. Philippians 4:13. NicholasAlexanderRodriguez.com
F. TYLER BURNET (Joey) is happy to be EMILY KAY SHRADER (Mary Robert) is back on the road after touring last year overjoyed to “raise her voice”! Favorite with West Side Story. He is very grateful roles: Maggie (A Chorus Line, Connecticut to be part of this wonderful show, and Repertory) and Beth (Little Women, Sierra that you came to see it. @ftylerb Repertory). Love and gratitude to God, YES Company, teachers, and Adam. Proud SARAH MICHELLE CUC (Mary Patrick) is graduate of Marymount Manhattan Col- overjoyed to finally be a sister—a dream lege. Matthew 5:14-16. For Mom and Dad! WHO’S WHO RENÉE VERONICA FREEMAN (Deloris Award nomination: Best Actress-Baili- Alternate, Michelle, Ensemble) Sending wick Chicago). Thanks to family, friends, gratitude to Jay and Jack at Binder Cast- Kyle, and Roberta! harmonyfrance.com ing and Frontier Booking International; sending eternal love to Daddy, Mommy, JENNIE JOEFREE (Ensemble) is ecstatic and my supportive family. For LARRY, to be a part of Sister Act! Credits: Hair- who planted the seed! Learn all you need spray (Tracy), Grease! (Cha-Cha), Titanic, to know at reneeveronicafreeman.com Merrily We Roll Along, and ArtsPower. Raise your voice! CAP21 and OCSA alumni. Thanks to Binder, creative team, cast, and crew. PATRICK CLANTON (Ensemble) National Love to friends and family. Follow your tour debut! Regional credits: Hairspray, dreams! jenniejoefree.com Miss Saigon, and My Fair Lady at Flat Rock Playhouse; Rent (Collins), Hair KRISTIN LITZENBERG (Ensemble) (Hud), Ragtime (Coalhouse). B.F.A. in National tour debut! Favorite credits music theatre from Elon University; include Children of Eden (Eve/Mama thanks to God, Mom, Dad, friends, and Noah), The Secret Garden (Martha), and family for their love and support! I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Woman 2). Proud AMDA alum. Love to NICK CIRILLO (Ensemble) is extremely my family and friends for their love and excited to be making his national tour support. debut! He is a graduate of Shenandoah Conservatory and has worked regionally TAYLOR MORGAN MARSH (Ensemble) is throughout the United States. Send- thrilled to be a part of her first national ing much love to my family and friends! tour! Favorite credits: Totally Tubular nickcirillo.com Time Machine (Debbie Gibson), The Mar- velous Wonderettes (Missy), and Grease KAITLYN ETTER (Ensemble) national (Patty). Proud graduate of New York tour debut! Favorite credits: Rusty in University and Atlantic Acting School. Footloose, Shelley in Hairspray, Homeless Jeremiah 29:11 Lady in A New Brain. B.F.A. in musical theatre from Cal State Fullerton. Thanks STEPHANIE MILLER (Swing) is thrilled to the cast, creatives, Troika, Binder, and to have so many new sisters. Regional: Dave. Love to my family and friends! Princesses (Goodspeed). Other: Gershwin Spectacular (Boston POPS). B.F.A. in NICOLE FERGUSON (Dance Captain, musical theatre from Boston Conserva- Swing) Favorite credits: The Pajama tory. Love to my family and friends. Game (Babe), High Fidelity (Laura), and Thanks to Take 3 Talent and most impor- Annie (Lily St. Regis). Thanks to every- tantly, God. one at Binder Casting and Troika for this opportunity. Many thanks to my family, ADEWONU-OLA “WONU” OGUNFO- Eric, and friends for their love and sup- WORA (Tina and Ensemble) Past pro- port! fessional credits include: Little Shop of Horrors, Smokey Joe’s Café, Hairspray, HARMONY FRANCE (Ensemble) and Godspell; B.F.A. from Montclair State. Regional: Fiddler on the Roof (Para- Thanks to my beautiful family and friends mount), A Little Night Music (Peninsula for their endless love, encouragement, Players), Violet (Jeff Award nomination: and support. E yin Oluwa logo! Best Actress; Broadway World Award: Best Actress) and Dessa Rose (Jeff WHO’S WHO MEGAN OPALINSKI (Ensemble) Tour DEONTÉ L. WARREN (Ensemble) is from debut! Highlights: Les Misérables, The Nashville. National tour credit: Dream- Music Man, Urinetown, Church Basement girls (Curtis). Regional: Hairspray (Sea- Ladies, The Sound of Music, 42nd Street, weed), Smokey Joe’s Café (Ken), Disney’s A Man of No Importance, Menopause the Tarzan (Terk); B.M. from Belmont. Many Musical, multiple Off-Broadway credits, thanks to family and friends for continued and fourteen months singing opera in support and love, Artists Agency, and China. Much love to friends and family. Troika for this incredible opportunity! Romans 8:31 deontewarren.com
EILEEN PATTERSON (Ensemble) is ALAN MENKEN (Composer) has garnered thrilled to be touring with Sister Act! eight Oscars, twelve Grammys, and a Favorite credits: Anastasia Steele in 50 Tony for his scores, including Little Shop Shades! The Musical (national tour); The of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty Sound of Music; and Central Avenue and the Beast, Aladdin, A Christmas Carol, Breakdown (NYMF 2011). Education: Newsies, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of University of Scranton, AMDA. Thanks to Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted, Tan- my family for their unwavering support. gled, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, God Bless eileen-patterson.com You, Mr. Rosewater, King David, and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. Inducted ZACH SUTTON (Ensemble) National into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Earned tour debut! Favorite credits: Sweeney doctorate degrees from New York Univer- Todd (Sweeney), 42nd Street (Dance sity and North Carolina School of the Arts. Caption), The Sound of Music (Captain), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II). Proud GLENN SLATER (Lyrics) Tangled (2011 graduate OCU. Thank you family, friends, Grammy Winner; 2010 Oscar and Golden Binder Casting, Troika, and About Artists Globe nominee); Sister Act (2011 Tony Agency. For you, Mom and Dad. nominee for Best Score); Andrew Lloyd www.zachsutton.biz Webber’s Love Never Dies (2010 Olivier nominee for Best Musical); Disney’s The TARA TAGLIAFERRO (Mary Martin- Little Mermaid (2008 Tony nominee for of-Tours and Ensemble) is a proud Best Score, Grammy nominee for Best Sunday school graduate! National tour: Cast Album); Leap of Faith (Tony nominee Grinch (Mama Who). Regional: Walnut for Best Musical, 2012); Disney’s Home St./Riverside Theatres’ co-productions on the Range (2004). Glenn lives in New of Grease (Jan) and H2$ (Miss Krum- York City with his wife, composer/lyricist holtz). Thanks to the company and Wendy Leigh Wilf, and sons Benjamin and creatives, Binder, and the Mine. Love to Daniel. family and Patrick. taratag.com CHERI AND BILL STEINKELLNER (Book) SHAUN LESLIE THOMAS (Swing) is Multiple Emmys, Golden Globes, People’s thrilled to be doing his first national tour. Choice, BAFTA, Writers Guild, and TV Favorite credits include Amos (Chicago), Land Legend Awards for writing/produc- Billis (South Pacific), and Seymour (Little ing Cheers and Teacher’s Pet. 2011 Tony- Shop of Horrors). Thank you Jim Say- nominees for Sister Act. Bill co-wrote The ers for your guidance. Thank you Kris, PeeWee Herman Show, Cheri the award- Pebbles, Rylan, Grandma, Mom, and Dad. winning Hello! My Baby, California’s first I love you. All-State Musical. Founders of Instaplay, Los Angeles’s original all-improvised musical, the Steinkellners teach at Stan- WHO’S WHO ford, USC, and UCSB in Santa Barbara, Musical); Hair (Olivier nomination). where they raised their children Kit, Films: Mamma Mia!, Harry Potter and Teddy, and Emma. the Deathly Hallows, and Never Say Never Again. Her Majesty, the Queen, DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE (Additional awarded Laast an MBE for his work in Book Material) Broadway: Rodgers & Ham- dance. merstein’s Cinderella, The Nance, Lysistrata Jones (Tony nom.), Sister Act (Tony KLARA ZIEGLEROVA (Scenic Designer) nom.), Xanadu (Tony nom.), The Little Broadway: Sister Act, The Farnsworth Dog Laughed (Tony nom., GLAAD Media Invention, Jersey Boys, and The Search Award). London’s West End: The Little Dog for Signs of the Intelligent Life in the Laughed (Olivier nom.) Off-Broadway: As Universe. London’s West End: Sister Act Bees in Honey Drown (Outer Critics Circle and Jersey Boys. Zieglerova has designed Award), Mr. & Mrs. Fitch, Music from a sets for numerous Off-Broadway and Sparkling Planet, The Cartells, Mondo regional theatres. Interior Design: New Drama, The Country Club, Advice from a World Stages in Manhattan. Awards: Caterpillar. Thanks to Paul Rudnick for the The Green Room Award (Australia); original idea and Paul Downs Colaizzo for Tony Award nomination for Jersey Boys; his assistance. London’s Theatregoers Choice Award, Lumen Award, Drammy Award, Carbonell JERRY ZAKS (Director) has directed Award, and Ovation Award. more than thirty-five productions in New York City. His credits include Sister Act, LEZ BROTHERSTON (Costume Designer) The Addams Family, Guys and Dolls, Six is an associate artist of Matthew Bourne’s Degrees of Separation, Lend Me a Tenor, company New Adventures, a set and House of Blue Leaves, The Front Page, costume designer. Productions include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Dorian to Forum, Smokey Joe’s Café, Anything Gray, Edward Scissorhands, Cinderella, Goes, La Cage aux Folles, Little Shop of Sister Act, The Empress Design for Living, Horrors, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Umbrellas The Foreigner, A Bronx Tale, Laughter of Cherbourg, My City, and Measure For on the 23rd Floor, Sister Mary Ignatius Measure. Awards: Swan Lake (1998), Tony Explains it All for You, Beyond Therapy, Award; Cinderella (1998), Olivier Award; Baby with the Bath Water, and The Mar- and Sleeping Beauty (2013), Los Angeles riage of Bette and Boo. He has received Critics Circle Award. four Tony Awards and seven nomina- tions. He is a 2013 inductee to the The- NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Designer) atre Hall of Fame. has designed extensively for theatre, opera, and dance throughout the world. ANTHONY VAN LAAST (Choreography) She designed the lighting for all pro- Theatre: Mamma Mia! (Worldwide- ductions of Sister Act. Broadway: The Dora Mavor Moore Award); Bombay Glass Menagerie (Tony Award); Alad- Dreams (London and Broadway: Tony din; Motown; Once (Tony Award); Sister nomination); Joseph and the Amazing Act; The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award); Technicolor Dreamcoat (worldwide: A Chorus Line (revival); Tarzan; Aida Olivier nomination, Drama-Logue (Tony Award); and Beauty and the Beast. Award); Jesus Christ Superstar (United Other designs include ballets, operas, Kingdom and Broadway); Song & Dance permanent installations, and concert acts (worldwide-Green Room Award); Can- for Shirley MacLaine, Ann-Margret, and dide (London-Olivier Award for Best Tommy Tune. WHO’S WHO PETER McBOYLE (Sound Designer) STEVEN BECKLER (Associate Director) has worked with artists including Des is also associate director of the United McAnuff, Christopher Plummer, Twyla States, United Kingdom, and Brazilian Tharp, Gary Griffin, Sergio Trujillo, and tours of Sister Act. He also worked with Stafford Arima. He lives in Stratford, Can- Zaks on the national tours of Guys and ada, where he has designed more than Dolls, Six Degrees of Separation, Lend Me sixty productions at the Stratford Fes- a Tenor, Smokey Joe’s Café, and Laughter tival. Notable credits elsewhere include on the 23rd Floor. He’s been the original Come Fly Away and Barrymore (Broad- production manager of more than thirty- way); Sinatra Dance with Me (Vegas); five Broadway shows, including Wicked, Arrabal (BASE Entertainment); West Hairspray, Footloose, Moon Over Buffalo, Side Story, Catch Me if You Can, Come and Sister Act. Fly Away, and Legally Blonde (National Tours). JANET ROTHERMEL (Associate Chore- ographer) Associate Choreographer for BINDER CASTING (Casting) Select Broadway and national tours: Joseph Broadway: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Murder, Nice Work if You Can Get Mamma Mia!, Sister Act, Side Show (Ken- It, Born Yesterday, Finian’s Rainbow, A nedy Center), Mamma Mia! (Mexico City, Chorus Line, Gypsy, The 39 Steps, Virginia Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires). Television: Woolf, Movin’ Out, 42nd Street, Iceman Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants Cometh, The Lion King, Beauty and the and The Carol Burnett Show. Grateful to Beast, Chicago, The King and I, Lost in be a long-standing member of Actors’ Yonkers, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. Equity Association. Film/TV/Other: Carousel, Six by Sond- heim, So You Think You Can Dance, West MICHAEL KOSARIN (Music Supervisor/ Side Story, Hairspray, Dreamgirls, Chi- Vocal and Incidental Music Arranger) is a cago, and Nine. Ten-time Artios Award Grammy-nominated recording and con- winner. cert artist/arranger/producer. Broadway: Nine, Grand Hotel, Secret Garden, A Cho- DAVID BRIAN BROWN (Original Wig/ rus Line, Triumph of Love, Little Shop of Hair Design) Broadway highlights: If/ Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Then, The Bridges of Madison County, Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, News- Macbeth, The Nance, Death of a Sales- ies, and Aladdin. Films: Captain America, man, Follies, Sister Act, Arcadia, A Tangled, Enchanted, Home on the Range, Steady Rain, Shrek, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, and Pocahontas. TV: A Christ- Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Tarzan, Dirty mas Carol, The Music Man, Once Upon a Rotten Scoundrels, Fiddler on the Roof, Mattress, Galavant, Sesame Street, and Nine, Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Success, Wonder Pets. The Invention of Love, Aida, The Iceman Cometh, Chicago, Side Show, and Steel CHRISTOPHER BABBAGE (Music Direc- Pier. Off-Broadway: Far from Heaven tor/Conductor) is pleased to return to and Giant. Film credits: The Sound of Sister Act after nearly two years on the Music-Live NBC, It’s Complicated, Angels road with the first national touring com- in America (Emmy Nominated), and To pany as associate conductor. He was Wong Foo. musical director at Tuacahn for Disney’s The Little Mermaid and The Wizard of Oz. He has toured with Cats (North and Latin America), Smokey Joe’s Café, and WHO’S WHO Grease (Asia). Regional credits: Merry- Bang; and Movin’ Out. International/ Go-Round, St. Louis MUNY, Circa ’21, For- Other: West Side Story, The Sound estburgh, and Struthers Library. Babbage of Music, Swing!, The King and I, The earned a master’s degree in music from Pirate Queen, and the 2010 Olympics SUNY Fredonia. Ceremonies.
DOUG BESTERMAN (Orchestrations) MOLLY GOODWIN (Production Stage Broadway: Bullets over Broadway, Manager) is elated to join the convent Rocky, On a Clear Day, How to Succeed in for her fifth year on the road! Previous Business Without Really Trying, Elf, Young national tours: Ghost, West Side Story, Frankenstein, Tarzan, Dracula, Thoroughly Blast, and Legally Blonde. Her other Modern Millie (2002 Tony/Drama Desk), credits include Holland America Line The Producers (2001 Tony/Drama Desk), and Celine Dion’s A New Day: Live in Las Seussical, The Music Man, Fosse (1999 Vegas. Goodwin earned a B.A. in theatre Tony), Big, and Damn Yankees. Interna- and dance (Luther College) and an M.F.A. tional: Charlie and the Chocolate Fac- in stage management (UNLV). Thanks to tory, Guys and Dolls, and Der Schuh Des friends and family, the roots who give her Manitu. Film/Television: Frozen, Winnie wings. For Dr. Jack, Anna, Kerry, Gregg, the Pooh (2010), Nine, The Producers, and Trevis. xoxo Mulan, Anastasia, The Sound of Music (2013), and Smash. ANDREW TERLIZZI (Company Manager) previously worked on the national tours MARK HUMMEL (Dance Music Arrange- of Ghost the Musical and Priscilla, Queen ments) Broadway musicals: Newsies, of the Desert. Prior to joining Troika, he Hugh Jackman: Back On Broadway, was assistant company manager for the Sister Act, Platinum, The First, Merlin, first national tour ofWest Side Story. He The Goodbye Girl, Legs Diamond, Guys was also company manager for William- and Dolls (1992), The Boy from Oz, Chita stown Theatre Festival and The Studio Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, and Radio City Theatre in Washington, D.C. He earned a Christmas Spectacular 75th Celebration. B.F.A. from the University of North Caro- A three-time Emmy Award nominee, lina School of the Arts. Hummel creates music with Liza Min- nelli, Tommy Tune, Bernadette Peters, RYAN P. MURPHY (Production Manager) Rufus Wainwright, Donna Murphy, Shir- is from Buffalo, N.Y. He’s worked on more ley MacLaine, Julie Wilson, Amra-Faye than forty national and international Wright, Peter Allen, Barbara Cook, Marcia tours with a wide range of artists. Proj- Lewis, and Brian Stokes Mitchell. ects include the first national tours of Sister Act; Ghost the Musical; Evita; West TALITHA FEHR Side Story; Bring it On; and Andrew Lloyd TL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL, LTD. (Music Webber’s new production of The Wizard Coordinator) strives daily to carry on the of Oz. Prior to joining Troika, Murphy traditions of her mentor, Sam Lutfiyya. spent time as a production supervisor, Broadway: A Christmas Story. National stage manager, and executive producer. tours: Sister Act; The Wizard of Oz; Ghost Thanks to family, friends, and husband, the Musical; West Side Story; Evita; Catch Joe, for their love and support. Me If You Can; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Come Fly Away; Mamma Mia!; JOE CHRISTOPHER (General Manager) Fiddler on the Roof; Jesus Christ Super- Broadway: Follies and Ragtime. National star; Cats; Chicago; Chitty Chitty Bang tours: Sister Act, Shear Madness, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor native and a graduate of DeSales Uni- Dreamcoat, and The Wizard of Oz (also versity, Orsino is pleased to have settled Toronto). Worked on more than sixty- down in Maryland with his wife Anissa, a five productions and special events fellow tour veteran, and their sons Cam- as the associate general manager and eron and Carson. coordinator of theatre programming at the Kennedy Center, including festivals TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) celebrating the works of August Wilson has been the innovator in touring and Terrence McNally; Master Class star- musical theatre productions for ring Tyne Daly and Thurgood starring more than two decades, producing Laurence Fishburne. Christopher earned shows throughout North, Central, a B.F.A. in theatre from Niagara Univer- and South America; Europe; and sity, where he also met his husband, Pro- Asia. Additionally, the company is duction Manager Ryan Murphy. experienced in casino and leisure markets, having produced for Wynn, RANDALL A. BUCK (Producer, Chief Caesars, Grand Casino, Hilton, Executive Officer) has produced more Eldorado, and Harrah’s. Productions than fifty productions across the globe include Annie, Dancing Pros: Live, for Troika Entertainment. Before join- Evita, and Joseph and the Amazing ing Troika in 1999, Buck was vice presi- Technicolor Dreamcoat. With strong dent and general manager for Livent in ties to the Broadway community, Toronto and was a stage manager for Troika prides itself on delivering top- more than twenty years. When not on quality productions to audiences the road, he can be found in the Wash- worldwide. troika.com ington, D.C., area with his wife, Angela, and their daughter Sierra Ashley Buck. STAGE ENTERTAINMENT USA, INC. (Licensor) CEO Bill Taylor. Stage DONALD KINDL (Chief Financial Officer) Entertainment USA re-entered joined Troika in 1992 as the company’s Broadway in 2011 with the hit musical, comptroller. He earned both a B.S. in Sister Act, which received five Tony accounting and an M.B.A. from the Uni- Award nominations. Other credits versity of Connecticut. Kindl would like to include Rocky on Broadway. Founded thank his wife Cindy and three wonderful in 1998 by Joop van de Ende, Stage children for their love and support. Entertainment is one of the world’s largest theatrical producers with MICHAEL J. ORSINO (Chief Operating bases in the United Kingdom, the Officer) has enjoyed over a decade work- Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, ing around the world with Troika Enter- Russia, Italy, and the United States. tainment, touring several years as a stage More than ten million people visit a manager and company manager before Stage Entertainment production each landing in the office. A Philadelphia year.
1 2 3 Front cover photos: 1. Diavolo Kenneth Mucke 2. Antibalas Marina Abadjieff 3.Imago Theatre’s Frogz Jerry Mouawad 4 5 6 4. SISTER ACT © 2014 Joan Marcus 5. Cyrille Aimée 6. The King’s Singers Axel Nickolaus 7. Time for Three Sherry Ferrante 8. THE CHIEFTAINS Kevin Kelly 9. Brussels Jazz 7 8 9 Orchestra’s Graphicology Philip Paquet 10. eighth blackbird Luke Ratray 11. Rosanne Cash © Clay Patrick McBride 10 11 12 12. Theatreworks USA’s The Lightning Thief Jeremy Daniel 13. Brooklyn Rider Sarah Small 14. CAMELOT 15. The Nile 13 14 15 Project Matjaz Kacicnik SISTER ACT TOUR STAFF General Managers..Joe Christopher, Townsend Teague EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Assistant General Managers..Abram Best, Brian Schrader Randall A. Buck Production Manager...... Ryan P. Murphy Marketing Manager...... Courtney Davis GENERAL MANAGER Joe Christopher Marketing Consultant...... Amy Katz Assistant General Manager...... Abram Best Booking Associate...... Doria Montfort Budgeting & Forecasting Manager..George Lamberty TOUR MARKETING & PRESS Controller...... Ryan Rudzinski Amy Katz, Courtney Davis Staff Accountant...... Lourdes Castillo CASTING Staff Accountant...... Colin Djieugoue BINDER CASTING Accounting Clerk...... Marite Espinoza Jay Binder, CSA Jack Bowdan, CSA, Mark Brandon, CSA Warehouse Manager...... Scott Garrish Jason Styres, CSA For TROIKA Costumes COMPANY MANAGER Costume Director...... Michelle Harrison Andrew Terlizzi Assistant Costume Director...... Alison Smith EXCLUSIVE TOUR BOOKING Work Room Manager...... Helen Jones THE ROAD COMPANY Lead Stitcher...... Laura Browning Stephen Lindsay, Brett Sirota Craft Manager...... Risa Ono Magaly Barone, Didi Perez, Jenny Kirlin Crafts...... Mary Elise Collier, Naomi Davidoff, www.theroadcompany.com Izzy Lawlor, Eliza Vlasova PRODUCTION MANAGER Project Assistant...... Katherine Kraus Ryan P. Murphy Stitchers...... Kristin Czako, Daniel Duda, Assistant Production Manager...... Anna Bate Suzanne Herbert, Sharon Landrum, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Marla Parker, Mary Miles, Karen Murphy John Wilson CREDITS Production Stage Manager...... MOLLY GOODWIN Original Production Produced by STAGE ENTERTAINMENT. Assistant Choreographer...... ,,,,...... Erin Henry Hotel Booking and Travel by ROAD REBEL ENTERTAINMENT Associate Scenic Designer...... Nancy Thun Production Properties...... Clista Jarrett TOURING, San Diego, CA. Scenery by HUDSON SCENIC Assistant Production Properties..Andrew Butkovich STUDIO, INC., Yonkers, NY. Mary statue by TMS Theatrical, Associate Costume Designer...... Leon Dobkowski Ltd., London, England. Props by TOM CARROLL SCENERY, Assistant Hair DOWNTIME PRODUCTIONS, and THE SPOON GROUP, LLC. and Wig Designers. . . . Mitchell Beck, Jimmy Goode Lighting Equipment provided by Christie Lites, Fairview, Associate Lighting Designer...... Ryan O’Gara Assistant Lighting Designer...... Ken Eliott NJ. Sound Equipment provided by MASQUE SOUND, Moving East Rutherford, NJ. Backline by JONAS PRODUCTIONS, Light Programmers. . Joe Allegro, Christopher Merriman Fountaintown, In. Costumes by TRI-CONE, INC., GILIBERTO Production Electrician...... Jeremy Lane DESIGNS, ERIC WINTERLING, INC., JENNIFER LOVE Associate Sound Designer...... Dillon Cody COSTUMES, INC., MARK COSTELLO COSTUMES, KEVIN Production Sound...... Colle Bustin Assistant Production Sound...... Byron Hurst MATHIAS COSTUMES, PHIL REYNOLDS COSTUMES, Dance Captain...... Nicole Ferguson ANGELINA PIERONI COSTUMES, HILARY WILI COSTUMES Production Associate...... Eric H. Mayer and TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT COSTUME SHOP, Glen Chicago Casting Burnie, MD, Michelle Harrison. Custom tailoring by GILIBERTO Consultant. . . . Becca McCracken, Claire Simon Casting DESIGNS. Custom Millinery by SIMON DAWES and LYNNE Production Assistant...... Jean Marie Hufford MACKEY STUDIO. Custom Craftwork by MARTIN IZQUIERDO HEAD CARPENTER...... Mark WISE STUDIOS, BRENT BARKHAUS STUDIOS. Custom Painting Assistant Carpenter...... Brandon Ketchem Assistant Carpenter...... Josh Sandberg by HOCHI ASIATICO. Under garments and hosiery by Head of Properties...... Courtney Wrenn BRA*TENDERS. Custom shoes by T.O.DEY CUSTOM SHOES. Head Electrician...... Kwame Tucker Custom shirts by CEGO CUSTOM SHIRTS, A. A. DOMETAKIS. Assistant Electrician...... Scott Garey Deloris Purse executed by JUNG GRIFFIN. Trucking by JANCO, Head of Sound...... Gaven Wedemeyer LTD., Wayne, NJ, Rick Rosenthal. Assistant Sound...... Zachary Ireson Head of Wardrobe...... Darrell Wagner Assistant Wardrobe/Star Dresser...... Eliza Vlasova Rehearsed at PEARL Studios Head of Hair and Makeup....Derrick “Cosmo” West Technical Rehearsals and Previews held at the Physical Therapy. . NEURO TOUR, Physical Therapy , Inc. PULLO CENTER FOR THE ARTS in York, PA. Athletic Trainer...... Angelica Davison, LAT, ATC Medical Director...... Thomas Myers, MD The musicians employed in this production are Accounting...... Zwick & Banyai, PLLC members of the American Federation of Musicians. Employee Benefits...... The Capital Group The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Insurance...... Maury, Donnelly and Parr, Inc. represents technicians, artisans, and craftspersons in the Legal...... S. Jean Ward, Esq. entertainment industry, including live theatre, film, and Creative Services...... Allied Live, Doug Blemker television production. Production Photography...... Joan Marcus The Director-Choreographer is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS For TROIKA Entertainment SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. Chief Executive Officer...... Randall A. Buck United Scenic Artists represents the designers and Chief Operating Officer...... Michael J. Orsino scenic painters for the American Theatre. Chief Financial Officer...... Donald Kindl Bold listings represent members who Members increased their donations by 10 percent The Center for the Performing Arts recognizes the following members or more this season. Be Bold! Contact for their support. For information on the membership program or Dave Shaffer, assistant director for how you may contribute to the Center for the Performing Arts, please special programs, at 814-863-1167. contact Dave Shaffer at 814-863-1167 or [email protected].
Leadership Encore Steven L. Herb and Sara Willoughby-Herb Circle Circle Nancy L. Herron Lam and Lina Hood $3,000 and more $1,000 to $1,999 Cindy and Al Jones Chick King Lynn Sidehamer Brown Pamela M. Aikey James and Bonnie Knapp Mimi U. Barash Coppersmith Mary and Hu Barnes James and Barbara Korner Marty and Joan Duff Philip and Susan Burlingame John and Michelle Mason Blake and Linda Gall Edda and Francis G. Gentry Patrick W. and Susan N. Morse Robert and Helen Harvey Richard B. Gidez Marcia and Bill Newton Bob and Sonia Hufnagel Judith Albrecht and Denny Gioia Steve and Anne Pfeiffenberger Richard and Sally Kalin David and Margaret Gray Jack and Sue Poremba Dan and Peggy Hall LeKander Michael P. Johnson and Patricia Hawbaker Quinlivan Barbara Palmer Maureen Mulderig Andy and Kelly Renfrew Dotty and Paul Rigby Stan and Debra Latta Shirly Sacks Louis P. Silverman and Benson and Christine Lichtig Veronica A. Samborsky Kenneth and Irene Mcllvried Russell and Jeanne Schleiden Paul and K. C. Sheeler George and Nina Woskob Karen and Scott Shearer Vaughn and Kay Shirk Jackson and Diane Spielvogel Carol and Rex Warland Susan and Lewis Steinberg Director’s Marilynne W. Stout Circle Terry and Pat Williams David and Diane Wisniewski Kenton Stuck Elizabeth Trudeau $2,000 to $2,999 George and Debbie Trudeau advocate Mark and JoAnne Westerhaus Patricia Best and Thomas Ray Mary Jane and William Wild Lynn Donald Breon $500 to $999 Charlotte Zmyslo Janet Fowler Dargitz and Karl George Stoedefalke Ned and Inga Book Partner Rod and Shari Erickson Jack and Diana Brenizer Edward R. Galus Sandra Zaremba and Richard Brown $250 to $499 Arnold and Marty Gasche Richard Carlson and Lori Forlizzi Donald W. Hamer and Marie Bednar Joseph and Annie Doncsecz Steve and Chris Adams Beverly Hickey Michael T. and Ann F. Dotsey William W. Asbury Honey and Bill Jaffe Steve and Sandy Elbin Dr. Deborah F. Atwater Kay F. Kustanbauter Mark A. Falvo Sven and Carmen Bilén Eileen W. Leibowitz Nancy S. Gamble Alan Brown Tom and Mary Ellen Litzinger John and Carol Graham Roger and Corrine Coplan Pieter W. and Lida Ouwehand Amy Greenberg and Richard Doyle Lee and Joan Coraor William Rabinowitz Bill and Connie Hayes Stephanie Corcino Robert Schmalz partner (cont’D) friend Don Miller $250 to $499 $150 to $249 June Miller Gary and Judy Mitchell Jo Dixon Lynn and Ellis Abramson Shirley Allan Betty and John Moore Margaret Duda Chris and Bobbie Muscarella Heather F. Fleck Anne and Art Anderson Robert F. and Donna C. Nicely Pamela Francis Scott and Sandy Balboni Claire M. Paquin Peg and Joe French Dr. Henry and Elaine Brzycki Guy and Grace Pilato Catherine Greenham John Collins and Mary Brown John M. Carroll and Mary Beth Rosson Andrew and Jean Landa Pytel Andrea Harrington Ed and Georgia Reutzel Sue Haug George and Bunny Dohn Phil and Judy Roberts Dawn E. Hawkins Steven P. Draskoczy, M.D. Susan J. Scheetz Dale T. Hoffman Terry and Janice Engelder Barry and Patti Fisher The Shondeck Family Anne Hummer Donald Smith and Merrill Budlong Christopher and Gail Hurley Frank and Vicki Forni Allan and Sherrill Sonsteby John and Gina Ikenberry Bob and Ellen Frederick Carol Sosnowski and Allen and Nancy Jacobson Andris and Dace Freivalds Rosemary Weber Laurene Keck and Dave Sweetland Bethlyn and Scott Griffin Barry and Ellen Stein John and Gretchen Leathers Charlie and Laura Hackett JoLaine Teyssier Debra Leithauser Elizabeth Hanley and James and Deena Ultman Fran E. Levin Patrick Kolivoski Stephen and Jennifer Van Hook Jack and Ellie Lewis John Lloyd Hanson Nancy and Wade VanLandingham Dorothy and Kenneth Lutz Betty Harper and Scott Sheeder Alice Wilson and Friends Richard and Juanita Lysle Proforma LLH Promos, LLC Carl and Sharon Winter Jodi Hakes McWhirter Tom and Ann Hettmansperger David L. and Connie Yocum Susan and Brian McWhirter Jackie and John Hook Jim and Sharon Mortensen Jim and Susan Houser Joe and Sandy Niebel Steven and Shirley Hsi the jazz train Eva and Ira Pell Daniel and Kathleen Jones Martena Rogers Ed and Debbie Klevans $250 and more John F. Knepp Mike and Joan Roseberry Help us continue to present world-class Sally L. Schaadt Harry B. Kropp and Edward J. Legutko jazz artists by becoming a member of Robert and Peggy Schlegel The Jazz Train. For details, contact Dave Thomas Kurtz and Tom and Carolyn Schwartz Shaffer atD [email protected] or Grace Mullingan-Kurtz Dave Shaffer and Eve Evans 814-863-1167. John and Sherry Symons Mark and Theresa Lafer Shawn and Amy Vashaw Fred and Louise Leoniak William W. Asbury Gary and Tammy Vratarich Sharon and David Lieb Patricia Best and Thomas Ray Barbara R. and Joel A. Weiss Bob and Janice Lindsay David and Susan Beyerle Sue Whitehead Herb and Trudy Lipowsky Lynn Donald Breon David and Betsy Will Jane and Edward Liszka Philip and Susan Burlingame Craig and Diane Zabel Nancy and John Lowe David and Lisa Coggins Dr. Theodore Ziff Sandy and Betty Macdonald Gordon and Caroline DeJong Cal and Pam Zimmerman Helen Manfull Jim and Polly Dunn Deborah Marron Edward R. Galus Betty McBride-Thuering Arnold and Marty Gasche Sherren and Harold McKenzie Charlene and Frank Gaus Tom Caldwell Memorial Fund John and Michelle Groenveld the jazz train (cont’D) $250 and more Endowment Lee Grover and Anita Bear Steven L. Herb and Contributors Sara Willoughby-Herb Anne and Lynn Hutcheson $150 and more Honey and Bill Jaffe Brian and Christina Johnson We recognize the following donors who have contributed to endow- Michael P. Johnson and ments at the Center for the Performing Arts in the past year. For more Maureen Mulderig information about how to contribute to existing endowments, contact Cindy and Al Jones Dave Shaffer at 814-863-1167 or [email protected]. Robert Martin and Kathy Weaver Kathleen D. Matason and John L. Brown Jr. and Marlynn Steele Sidehamer Richard M. Smith Endowment Randi and Peter Menard The Sturtz-Davis Family Dr. Marla L. Moon Nina C. Brown Endowment Wilson and Maureen Moses Pamela M. Aikey William and Annemarie Mountz Larry and Kelly Mroz Richard Robert Brown Program Endowment Jack and Sue Poremba Richard Brown and Sandra Zaremba Sally L. Schaadt Norma and Ralph Condee Chamber Music Endowment David and Ann Shallcross-Wolfgang Robert and Dorothy Cecil Dan and Melinda Stearns William F. and Kathleen Dierkes Condee Dennis W. and Joan S. Thomson Dan and Linda Treviño Honey and Bill Jaffe Endowment Barbara R. and Joel A. Weiss Honey and Bill Jaffe Charlotte Zmyslo McQuaide Blasko Endowment Mr. and Mrs. James Horne Penn State International Dance Ensemble Endowment Elizabeth Hanley and Patrick Kolivoski
vision Enriching lives through inspiring experiences
mission The Center for the Performing Arts provides a context, through artistic connections, to the human experience. By bringing artists and audiences together we spark discovery of passion, inspira- tion, and inner truths. We are a motivator for creative thinking and examination of our relationship with the world.