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2018 2019 SEASON

SHOWCASE

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4 Letter from the President 4 Board of Directors and Staff 9 24 Comprehensive Campaign 25 Institutional and Government Support 26 Individual Support 28 Matching Gifts 28 Honickman Family Society Emily Bautista as ‘Kim’ and Anthony Festa as ‘Chris’ in the 30 Kimmel Center Staff North American Tour of MISS SAIGON singing “Sun and Moon”. Photo: Matthew Murphy

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KIMMEL CENTER, INC., OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Teresa Bryce Bazemore, Chair Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO

Robert R. Corrato, Vice-Chair Jane Hollingsworth, Vice Chair Michael D. Zisman, Treasurer and Chair-Elect Jami Wintz McKeon, Secretary David P. Holveck, Immediate Past Chair

Bart Blatstein Richard D. Carpenter Reverend Luis A. Cortés, Jr. Dear friends, Katherine D. Crothall Robert J. Delany Sr. James F. Dever, Jr. Welcome to the Academy of Music on the Kimmel Center Frances R. Graham Cultural Campus, the two-week home of this brand-new Michael B. Hill production of Miss Saigon. We are thrilled to host this lavish Philip P. Jaurigue Obra Kernodle story, rich with history, that captures the power of love Brook J. Lenfest and war with devastating clarity. This cast and score make Jeffrey A. Leonard it impossible to deny the genius of musical mastermind Sara Lomax-Reese P. Edward Lovelidge . Jeffrey P. McFadden Stanley Middleman At the center of Miss Saigon is an unforgettable, bi-continental Elizabeth Murphy love story for the ages. Across our Campus, we specialize in Ronald Rubin Mark H. Samuels helping couples’ love stories spring to life through surprise Anne Faulkner Schoemaker proposals, rehearsal dinners, wedding ceremonies, and rockin’ Matthew A. Taylor receptions. Did you know, in tandem with our partners at Sherry Varrelman Laurie Wagman Garces Events, we were selected as a winner of a “2019 Best Tony G. Werner of Weddings” award from The Knot? It’s such a thrill to know Mario Zacharjasz that couples who come to the Kimmel to celebrate their love story are getting an experience worthy of a standing ovation! TRUSTEES EMERITI Sidney Kimmel The Hon. Bob P. Casey* Part of the magic of experiencing the Kimmel Center’s The Hon. Edward G. Rendell Broadway Philadelphia presentations is each show’s ability The Hon. Tom Ridge to sweep its audience off into new worlds, enabling us to George M. Ross* Willard G. Rouse III* experience other nations, peoples, and times. Our freshly- *Awarded posthumously announced 2019-20 season does just that; with a combined 44 Tony Awards®, these shows boast internationally-renowned EXECUTIVE STAFF creative teams and blockbuster songs. Productions premiering Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO J. Edward Cambron, Executive Vice President in Philadelphia for the first-time-ever include:Come From and COO Away, the 7-time Tony nominee that shares the 9/11 story Stan Applegate, Senior Vice President through a lens of hospitality, grace, and great resiliency; Tony- and CFO Crystal Brewe, Senior Vice President and Grammy Award-winning Dear Evan Hansen, the musical of Strategic Marketing and Communications that stunned Broadway from songwriting duo Benj Pasek and Ross Richards, Senior Vice President Justin Paul (of The Greatest Showman fame); Mean Girls, of Facilities and Operations the movie-turned-musical from superstar comedian PRESIDENT’S (and Philly-area native) Tina Fey; Tony Award winners LEADERSHIP COUNCIL SpongeBob SquarePants and The Band’s Visit; and Escape to Wynne Amick Margaritaville, the perfect recipe for a good time with Jimmy David Cohen Buffet’s greatest hits. New and favorites returning by popular Stephen Cozen Lisa Crutchfield demand include RENT; Cirque Dreams: Holidaze; Hello Peter Dean Dolly!; Riverdance; Les Misérables; Jesus Christ Superstar; Thomas A. Decker Waitress; and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. John A. Francis William Hankowsky Lisa Kabnick Sign up for our Ovation weekly e-newsletter and connect David Marshall with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter; together we’ll Marjorie Rendell experience a whole new world through the arts. Lyn Ross Timothy Scheve Molly Shepard Warmly, Brian Tierney James Zug

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8 CAMERON MACKINTOSH PRESENTS BOUBLIL & SCHÖNBERG’S

Starring RED CONCEPCIÓN EMILY BAUTISTA ANTHONY FESTA and STACIE BONO J.DAUGHTRY JINWOO JUNG

at certain performances EYMARD CABLING plays the role The Engineer and MYRA MOLLOY plays the role of Kim.

Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG Lyrics by RICHARD MALTBY, JR. & ALAIN BOUBLIL Adapted from the Original French text by ALAIN BOUBLIL Additional lyrics by MICHAEL MAHLER

Orchestrations by WILLIAM DAVID BROHN Musical Supervision by STEPHEN BROOKER

Lighting Designed by BRUNO POET Projections by LUKE HALLS Sound Designed by MICK POTTER

Costumes Designed by ANDREANE NEOFITOU Design Concept by ADRIAN VAUX Production Designed by TOTIE DRIVER & MATT KINLEY Additional Choreography by GEOFFREY GARRATT

Musical Staging and Choreography by BOB AVIAN Directed by LAURENCE CONNOR

For MISS SAIGON National Tour Casting by General Management TARA RUBIN CASTING GREGORY VANDER PLOEG MERRI SUGARMAN, CSA & CLAIRE BURKE, CSA for Gentry & Associates Executive Producers Executive Producer NICHOLAS ALLOTT & SETH SKLAR-HEYN SETH WENIG for Cameron Mackintosh Inc. for NETworks Presentations Associate Sound Designer Associate Costume Designer Associate Lighting Designers Associate Set Designer ADAM FISHER DARYL A. STONE WARREN LETTON & JOHN VIESTA CHRISTINE PETERS Resident Director Music Director Musical Supervisor Associate Choreographer Associate Director RYAN EMMONS WILL CURRY JAMES MOORE JESSE ROBB SETH SKLAR-HEYN A CAMERON MACKINTOSH and NETWORKS Presentation

Broadway Philadelphia is presented collaboratively by The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and The Shubert Organization.

9 CAST (in alphabetical order) ACT I SAIGON—1975 The Engineer...... RED CONCEPCIÓN Kim...... EMILY BAUTISTA Kim (at certain performances)...... MYRA MOLLOY Gigi...... CHRISTINE BUNUAN Yvonne...... ANNA-LEE WRIGHT Mimi...... JONELLE MARGALLO Fifi...... TIFFANY TOH Dominique...... MADOKA KOGUCHI Yvette...... JACKIE NGUYEN Bar Girls...... KAI AN CHEE, JULIE EICHER, EMILY STILLINGS John...... J. DAUGHTRY Chris...... ANTHONY FESTA Marines...... ALEXANDER AGUILAR, MATTHEW DAILEY, NOAH GOULDSMITH, McKINLEY KNUCKLE, ADAM ROBERTS, MICHAEL RUSSELL, PAUL SCHWENSEN, NICHOLAS WALTERS, MICHAEL WORDLY Barmen...... ERIC BADIQUÉ, ADAM KAOKEPT, EMILIO RAMOS Thuy...... JINWOO JUNG Embassy Workers, Inhabitants of Saigon, Vendors...... THE

HO CHI MINH CITY (formerly Saigon) AND ATLANTA—APRIL 1978 Dragon Acrobats...... MAX B. EHRLICH, NOAH GOULDSMITH, McKINLEY KNUCKLE Assistant Commissar...... JULIUS SERMONIA Ellen...... STACIE BONO Tam...... JACE CHEN, TYLER DUNN, RYDER KHATIWALA, FIN MOULDING Vietnamese Army Soldiers...... ERIC BADIQUÉ, EYMARD CABLING, ADAM KAOKEPT, GARRICK MACATANGAY, MATTHEW OVERBERG, EMILIO RAMOS Citizens of Ho Chi Minh City, Refugees...... THE COMPANY

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10 CAST (in alphabetical order) ACT II ATLANTA—SEPTEMBER 1978 Conference Delegates...... THE COMPANY

BANGKOK—OCTOBER 1978 Patpong Street Workers...... CHRISTINE BUNUAN, JONELLE MARGALLO, EMILY STILLINGS, TIFFANY TOH, ANNA-LEE WRIGHT, MAX B. EHRLICH Moulin Rouge Club Dancers...... MADOKA KOGUCHI, JACKIE NGUYEN Moulin Club Owner...... ERIC BADIQUÉ Inhabitants of , Vendors, Tourists...... THE COMPANY

SAIGON—APRIL 1975 Shultz...... MATTHEW DAILEY Marines, Vietnamese, Civilians...... THE COMPANY

BANGKOK—OCTOBER 1978 Inhabitants of Bangkok, Vendors, Tourists...... THE COMPANY

Swings...... BRANDON BLOCK, JOVEN CALLOWAY, RAE LEIGH CASE, NANCY LAM, BRIAN SHIMASAKI LIEBSON Dance Captain...... BRANDON BLOCK Assistant Dance Captain...... ANNA-LEE WRIGHT Fight Captain...... JULIUS SERMONIA

Red Concepción is appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association pursuant to an exchange program between Amercian Equity and UK Equity.

Jinwoo Jung is appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association.

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. For The Engineer—ERIC BADIQUÉ, EYMARD CABLING; for Kim—KAI AN CHEE, MYRA MOLLOY; for Chris—ADAM ROBERTS, PAUL SCHWENSEN; for John—NICHOLAS WALTERS, MICHAEL WORDLY; for Ellen—JULIE EICHER, JONELLE MARGALLO; for Thuy—EYMARD CABLING, JULIUS SERMONIA; for Gigi—KAI AN CHEE, JONELLE MARGALLO.

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11 MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I SAIGON—APRIL 1975 “The Heat Is On”...... Engineer, John, Chris, Gigi, Kim, Company “The Movie in My Mind”...... Gigi, Kim, Girls “The Transaction”...... Engineer, John, Chris “Why God Why?”...... Chris “This Money’s Yours”...... Chris, Kim “Sun and Moon”...... Chris, Kim “Asking for Leave”...... John, Chris “The Deal”...... Engineer, Chris “The Wedding Ceremony”...... Gigi, Kim, Chris, Girls “Thuy’s Intervention”...... Thuy, Kim, Chris “The Last Night of the World”...... Kim, Chris

HO CHI MINH CITY—APRIL 1978 “The Morning of the Dragon”...... Engineer, Company “I Still Believe”...... Kim, Ellen “Coo-Coo Princess”...... Engineer, Kim, Thuy, Soldiers “You Will Not Touch Him”...... Kim, Thuy “If You Want to Die in Bed”...... Engineer “I’d Give My Life for You”...... Kim

INTERMISSION

ACT II ATLANTA—SEPTEMBER 1978 “Bui Doi”...... John, Company

BANGKOK—OCTOBER 1978 “What a Waste”...... Engineer “Too Much for One Heart”...... Kim, John “Kim’s Nightmare (Fall of Saigon 1975)”...... Thuy, Kim, Chris, John, Company “Sun and Moon” (reprise)...... Kim “Room 317”...... Ellen, Kim “Maybe”...... Ellen “The Confrontation”...... Ellen, Chris, John, Kim “Paper Dragons”...... Engineer, Kim “The American Dream”...... Engineer, Company “Little God of My Heart”...... Kim

ORCHESTRA Conductor—WILL CURRY Associate Conductor—ADAM ROTHENBERG Concertmaster—ZOE MILLER; Viola—MOLLY GOLDMAN; Cello—TYLER JAMES; Bass—MIKE EPPERHART; Flute/Piccolo/Asian Flutes—MIRA MAGRILL; Oboe/English Horn—MARK SOPHIA; Bb Clarinet/Alto Sax/Flute—JEREMY CLAYTON; Trumpet/Flugel—CONNOR PIETRZAK; Trombone/Bass Trombone—KARL LYDEN; French Horns—PHIL BRINDISE, ELIZABETH HARRAMAN; Drums/Percussion—RUSS NYBERG; Keyboards—ADAM ROTHENBERG, JORDAN JONES REESE.

Music Coordinator: JOHN MILLER Original Orchestrations Adapted by STEPHEN METCALFE & SEANN ALDERKING

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Red Concepción Emily Bautista Anthony Festa Stacie Bono J Daughtry Jinwoo Jung

Myra Molloy Christine Bunuan Eymard Cabling Alexander Aguilar Eric Badiqué Brandon Block

Joven Calloway Rae Leigh Case Kai An Chee Jace Chen Matthew Dailey Tyler Dunn

Max B. Ehrlich Julie Eicher Noah Gouldsmith Adam Kaokept Ryder Khatiwala McKinley Knuckle

Madoka Koguchi Nancy Lam Brian Shimasaki Liebson Garrick Macatangay Jonelle Margallo Fin Moulding

Jackie Nguyen Matthew Overberg Emilio Ramos Adam Roberts Michael Russell Paul Schwensen

Julius Sermonia Emily Stillings Tiffany Toh Nicholas Walters Michael Wordly Anna-Lee Wright

13 WHO’S WHO in the CAST RED CONCEPCIÓN (The Engineer). Credits: JINWOO JUNG (Thuy). Off-Broadway: K-Pop Miss Saigon (U.K./Ireland Tour), The Secret (A.R.T/NY, Oracle). Regional: La Cage Aux Folles Garden, Equus, Sleeping Beauty, Sweeney Todd, The (East West Players, Jean Michel) and The Christians Fantasticks, Mulan Jr., Altar Boyz, Hamlet, Priscilla: (Mark Taper Forum, Choir). Film/TV: Glass. MFA Queen of the Desert, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Acting: University of Southern California. Many Cinderella, Godspell, A Grand Night for Singing, thanks to team Miss Saigon, Merri Sugarman/Tara , Hairspray, . Film/ Rubin Casting and team Mcgowan/Rodriguez. TV: Incredible Tales: The Hex, The Boston: The Endless love to Bumindong/Jeju family, Mom, Dad Kitchen Musical, All Things New. Aliw Award – and my amazing wife, Hosoo Lee. @jinu108 Best Actor in a Musical; Gawad Buhay! Award CHRISTINE BUNUAN (Gigi). National tour: – Outstanding Male Performance in a Musical. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. @red_concepcion Regional: Writers Theatre, Silk Road Rising, EMILY BAUTISTA (Kim) is so thrilled to be Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Marriott Theatre, playing the role of Kim out on the road. She recently TimeLine Theatre, Chicago Children’s Theatre understudied the part in the 2017 Broadway revival and more. Visit christinebunuan.com for more of Miss Saigon before joining the North American information. Special thanks to this incredible artistic touring company of Les Misérables as Éponine. She team, her family and husband, Sean. Dedicated to is so grateful to the whole creative team, everyone at Mom and Dad. Tara Rubin casting, her agents at Avalon Artists, as EYMARD CABLING (Ensemble, The Engineer well as her family and friends for all of their support. at certain performances, u/s Thuy). Tours: Miss Instagram: @em_bautista Saigon in North America and the international tour ANTHONY FESTA (Chris). National tours: of The King and I in Asia. Regional: Allegiance Wicked, Finding Neverland. West End/International/ (Frankie Suzuki/Mr. Maruyama), The King and I U.K. tour: West Side Story (Tony). NYC: Bare (New (Lun Tha), Once on This Island (Daniel), Me…Jane World Stages), Desperate Measures (York, New at the Kennedy Center and She Loves Me (Arpad) at World Stages), I Am Harvey Milk (Avery Fisher the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Carnegie Mellon Hall), How Deep Is the Ocean (NYMF). Regional: University B.F.A. My love, Veronica, thank you for Rent, Rock of Ages, Billy Elliot, South Pacific, being my balance and my light. I love you. Hairspray. Thanks to NETworks, Merri Sugarman MYRA MOLLOY (Ensemble, Kim at certain at Tara Rubin Casting and David Krasner at Nani performances) is a songwriting major at Berklee Saperstein Management. To my Mother, Sister, Mila/ College of Music. Theatrical credits: Reya – The Daniel. For Dad. Instagram: @Festafied; Twitter: Musical (young Reya), Dracula: Blood is Life @anthonylfesta (Lucy). In 2016, Myra performed the songs and voice STACIE BONO (Ellen). Off-Broadway: Sweeney for Disney’s Thai version of Moana (Moana) and Todd (Beggar Woman/Pirelli), Avenue Q (Kate starred in HBO’s Halfworlds 2 (Wish). In 2011, at Monster/Lucy T. Slut). Regional highlights: Guthrie age 13, Myra won the premiere season of ’s Theater: (Marian); Tuacahn: Got Talent, and in 2014 she made the final six on Les Misérables (Fantine); Denver Center: Sense and ABC’s Rising Star. @myramolloy Sensibility (Lucy); Flat Rock Playhouse: My Fair ALEXANDER AGUILAR (Ensemble). Broadway: Lady (Eliza). Awards: NHTA Award (Best Actress in Miss Saigon, Lysistrata Jones. National tour: a Musical, The Apple Tree). Training: MA in Acting Memphis. CCM Graduate. Many thanks to this team – Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, BFA for giving me this opportunity. from NYU Tisch. This one’s for you, DSR. Twitter/ Instagram: @stacie_bono ERIC BADIQUÉ (Ensemble, u/s The Engineer). Regional: Mary Poppins, Starlight Express, J. DAUGHTRY (John). Broadway: The Color Thoroughly Modern Millie, Miss Saigon, White Purple, Beautiful. Backup singer: Anthony Brown Christmas, , The King and I and 1776 and Group TherAPy, Patti LaBelle, Donald (Oguma Playhouse). BFA Musical Theatre from Lawrence, Bobby Jones Gospel, Kirk Franklin. AMDA LA. Big thanks to the Company, ATB Talent Tours: Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Motown: and Tara Rubin Casting. Love to Mom, Dad, Arlene, The Musical. TV: Boardwalk Empire, Law & Elissa, Sarah and Lisa. Mabuhay! @ericbdk Order SVU, Elementary, Orange is the New Black. Universal Studios Japan, Royal Caribbean Cruise BRANDON BLOCK (Swing, Dance Captain) is Line. Recipient of the Grady-Rayam Prize. His thrilled to be with Miss Saigon. He has been seen in mother is his inspiration and influence, along with the pre-Broadway tryout of Roman Holiday (Golden pastors and motivational speakers who have seeded Gate Theatre), in the upcoming feature film Isn’t his faith and vision.

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It Romantic and as Jake in Oklahoma! (Muny, St. Tum Tugger). From Denver, CO. Thanks to the Miss Louis). Love to blocNYC, his OUMT family, and his Saigon team, family and friends, as well as Paul and beautiful mother, Maria, and sister, Tiffany. Boomer! Alann. “This is for you, Dad.” @matthewdailey88 JOVEN CALLOWAY (Swing). National/ TYLER DUNN (Tam) is thrilled to be making his International Tours: Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan, professional debut in Miss Saigon. He got his start in The Aluminum Show. Regional: Damn Yankees modeling at just one year old. He has appeared in ads (Goodspeed), Miss Saigon (TUTS, Riverside for Pampers, Crayola, Old Navy and his latest, Nike. Theater), Evita, Carousel, Guys and Dolls, Yankee Tyler is currently in kindergarten and can talk your Doodle Dandy (Musical Theater West), Frozen, ear off about cars! He thanks his Mom and Dad, and Aladdin (Disney’s California Adventure). Huge Zuri Talent Agency for this amazing opportunity to thanks to the creative team, Tara Rubin, DDO, his travel with Miss Saigon. family, Brian, Mayla and Gus! @jkabobs NOAH GOULDSMITH (Ensemble, Acrobat). RAE LEIGH CASE (Swing) first saw Miss Saigon Favorite Credits: Isn’t it Romantic, Saturday Night when she was 8 and has been in love ever since. Live, Flashdance (First National Tour), Bad Boys of Credits: Jesus Christ Superstar, , I’ll Dance, Radio City Summer Spectacular, Disney’s Be Home for Christmas, White Christmas, Saturday Newsies (Fulton Theatre), Oklahoma! (Marriott Night Fever, Curtains, Shrek, Swing, The Color Theatre). Endless love to my family, friends and Purple, Spamalot, Mary Poppins, Cats, Peter Pan, everyone at Bloc NYC. @noahgouldsmith Sweet Charity. Love to the best TEAM! TERRY! ADAM KAOKEPT (Ensemble). Broadway credits: JACE CHEN (Tam) is thrilled to reprise the role Miss Saigon (The Engineer/Thuy u/s), Aladdin of Tam, which he played throughout the 2017 (Original Broadway Cast). Off-Broadway: Radiant Broadway revival of Miss Saigon. Jace is in first Baby, Zanna, Don’t!. National Tours: Mamma grade and loves dancing, skiing and swimming. Mia! (Pepper), Flower Drum Song, . Many thanks to family, CP Talent Management, JGD Regional: Pacific Overtures, Cloudlands, Jesus Agency and Tara Rubin Casting for this amazing Christ Superstar. TV: Master of None, General opportunity. @mrjacechen Hospital. Love to my tribe! adamkaokept.com KAI AN CHEE (Ensemble, u/s Kim, u/s Gigi). RYDER KHATIWALA (Tam) is delighted to be Professional debut! Third culture kid from Penang, making his national tour debut on Miss Saigon. He is . BFA NYU Tisch (Fall ’17). Educational in Pre-K, and loved ballet, hip hop, and soccer. You Credits: Xanadu (Thetis, Dance Captain), Medusa will often find Ryder singing, while cooking dinner (Steno). Thanks to cast, creatives and Tara Rubin for his dinosaurs. Casting. To Mum, Dad, Kai Qi and Josiah for McKINLEY KNUCKLE (Ensemble, Acrobat) is their love and support. Look what God has done. thrilled to be a part of this production of Miss Saigon! Philippians 4:7. kaianchee.com Previous credits: Disney and RCCL cruises lines, MAX B. EHRLICH (Ensemble, Acrobat). National Salzburg International Ballet Gala Performance, The Tours: The King and I, Mamma Mia!. Regional: Next Step (Disney Channel). Teen Male Dancer of Seven Brides… (Nu Puppis), Vanya & Sonia & the Year (American Dance Awards 2012) and winner Masha & Spike (Company of Fools). Education: of multiple national dance awards. Thanks to his BFA Virginia Commonwealth University. Interests: family, friends and Talent house for their endless Martial Arts, Chocolate, Space Jam. Thanks to ATG, love and support. my family and loved ones! @ikaika.ehrlich MADOKA KOGUCHI (Ensemble) couldn’t be JULIE EICHER (Ensemble, u/s Ellen). National more thrilled to be living in the Dreamland! Credits: Tour: The Phantom of the Opera (Corps de Ballet, Night Beats Revamped, A Chorus Line, Rent, Meg u/s). Regional: Lise in An American in Paris MOTHER-A mother of Kamikaze, Tome Torihama. (Ogunquit Playhouse), ’s Carousel Recent graduate of AMDA NY. Proud native (Lyric Opera of Chicago), Theatre by the Sea, Tokyoite. Thanks Danny at Hudson Artist Agency! Houston Grand Opera. Ballet Companies: Nashville For my incredible husband, mom, brother and family Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Ballet Neo, Artisan Dance in Japan and the U.S. Co. Proud graduate of CCM (Ballet), Interlochen. NANCY LAM (Swing) is overjoyed to be living this @julie.eicher dream. Some favorites: Miss Saigon (, China), MATTHEW DAILEY (Ensemble) is thrilled to join Frozen: Live at the Hyperion (Disney California Miss Saigon! National Tour: Jersey Boys (Tommy). Adventure), Beijing Spring (East West Players), Regional: Viva Vegas (Elvis), A Chorus Line (Mike), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Madison Square Singin’ in the Rain (Don Lockwood), Cats (Rum Garden). Love, Respect, and Gratitude to the Saigon team, DDO, family and friends, Terence. @nancylam

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BRIAN SHIMASAKI LIEBSON (Swing). National The Ordway, ZACH Theatre. Big love to Lucille, the Tour: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (The Saigon team and my family. For Lusiya, Gabriella Footman). Select Regional: ’ and my Mum. @lilporkbunz Broadway (The Muny), A.R.T., Ogunquit, MSMT, ADAM ROBERTS (Ensemble, u/s Chris) is elated Gateway. Proud graduate of Olin College with a BS to be a part of this beautiful show! Broadway: in Robotic Engineering. All my love to this team, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark and Pippin. He cast, Tara Rubin and Mom. Thrilled to be a part of has been seen in the national tour of Dirty Dancing, Miss Saigon. @LiebsonBounds Off-Broadway in Standard Time and as Cornelius GARRICK MACATANGAY (Ensemble). First in Ozark Actors Theatre’s Hello, Dolly!. He just National Tour: Bombay Dreams. Regional: The King finished associate directing and choreographing and I (Sacramento Music Circus), Sweet Charity Broadway Backwards. (Center Rep), White Christmas (FCLO), Guys and MICHAEL RUSSELL (Ensemble). National tour Dolls (AMTSJ). Thanks to Bloc! Much love to my debut! Regional: Rocky Mountain Repertory: West family and friends with their abundant love and Side Story (Riff), Mamma Mia! (Pepper); Uptown support. Love you Mom, Dad, Glenda, Gio, Maui Players: A Chorus Line (Mike Costa); The Arvada and Cruz! Center: Joseph (Napthalie/Apache Dancer); Cortland JONELLE MARGALLO (Ensemble, u/s Ellen, u/s Repertory: Saturday Night Fever (Tony Manero); Gigi). Broadway: Miss Saigon (Dominique). Other Casa Mañana: Spamalot. Much love and thanks to favorite credits include: Here Lies Love, West Side my family, Rob, Mike and Ginner. IG: @itsm_russell Story, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, A Chorus itsmichaelrussell.com Line, Women on Fire and Imelda, The Musical!. PAUL SCHWENSEN (Ensemble, u/s Chris). BFA, Boston Conservatory. Endless gratitude and Regional: All Shook Up (The Muny), Joseph… love to family, friends and Jackson! For Mom and Dreamcoat (Arvada Center), Mamma Mia! (ACT Dad. Love you! @jonellemargallo of Connecticut), Footloose (Porthouse Theatre). FIN MOULDING (Tam) is thrilled to be on tour Concerts: West Side Story, Guys and Dolls with Miss Saigon, which is her first tour and first (Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Guangzhou, show ever. Fin is four years old and lives with her China). BFA from CCM. Thanks to Mom and Dad, mommy in New York City and sometimes Los the Tara Rubin team and CGF! @paul_schwensen Angeles. Fin loves dancing, singing and books. JULIUS SERMONIA (Ensemble, u/s Thuy, Thank you to grandparents, family, friends who are Fight Captain). Broadway: Miss Saigon (u/s Club like family, and mommy. @finmoulding Owner), The King and I (u/s Lun Tha), Doctor JACKIE NGUYEN (Ensemble) is proud to be Zhivago (Dance Captain), Jesus Christ Superstar, a Vietnamese American actor telling this story. Cats (Mistoffelees). National Tours: The King National/International Tours: Miss Saigon (Kim), and I, Contact, Cats. Selected: Yoshimi (La Jolla), My Fair Lady (Swing), Hair, How the Grinch Miss Saigon (PCLO), Funny Thing…Forum Stole Christmas (Swing, Asst. Choreographer/ (Mirvish), Seven seasons with Stratford Festival. Director). Dedicated to my family who escaped @JuliusSermonia over 30 years ago. Con thuong me nhieu. EMILY STILLINGS (Ensemble). Broadway: Thanks to Craig, creatives and my husband, Nate. Lincoln Center’s The King and I. LA: David Henry @jackienguyenhuntley Hwang and Jeanine Tesori’s Soft Power. TV: MATTHEW OVERBERG (Ensemble). Originally Multiple episodes of “Saturday Night Live” (Lin- from , Matthew graduated with a BFA Manuel Miranda, Saoirse Ronan, Jimmy Fallon, (Dance) in 2014. He has since danced with Royal Kevin Hart), multiple episodes of “Lip Sync Battle” Caribbean International and appeared in the (LL Cool J, John Krasinski). So much love for you, Australian company of The King and I (Ensemble) Mom. Thank you for being my biggest supporter and U.S. national tour of Cabaret (Swing). Sending always. www.emilystillings.com love to my friends, family and husband, Ryan. TIFFANY TOH (Ensemble). Broadway: Miss @dearmatt Saigon (OBC). National/International Tours: Rodgers EMILIO RAMOS (Ensemble). Broadway: The & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast. King and I (Lincoln Center). Off-Broadway: West Other: Legally Blonde (Pilar), South Pacific (Liat), Side Story (Carnegie Hall). Tours: The King and I The King and I, Lil’ Kim Australia Tour (backup (First National), West Side Story. Regional: The dancer). SUNY Buffalo graduate in Political Science. Muny, Houston Grand Opera, Ogunquit Playhouse, Proud Malaysian. For Mum, Jie and Mark! @littletoh

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NICHOLAS WALTERS (Ensemble, u/s John) CAMERON MACKINTOSH (Producer) has is thrilled to be joining the cast of Miss Saigon. produced the three longest-running musicals Credits: Lusty Lil’s Wild West Revue (Cedar Point in history: Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Live Entertainment), Hair (Three Rivers Music Opera and CATS. His acclaimed new production Theatre). Proud graduate of Ball State University’s of Miss Saigon is now touring North America and BFA Musical Theatre program. Much love to my the U.K. while his co-production with Disney of wonderful friends and family. Mary Poppins returns to London’s West End in 2019. Cameron enjoys producing new versions MICHAEL WORDLY (Ensemble, u/s John). Off- of classic musicals such as Oliver!, My Fair Lady, Broadway: Spamilton. Tours: The Color Purple Oklahoma!, Carousel, and most recently, (First Revival National Tour), The Little Mermaid his newly rewritten version of Half A Sixpence. In (u/s Sebastian, 5th Avenue Theatre). Regional: 2013, in conjunction with Working Title Films Memphis (Gator), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Adrian) and and Universal, Cameron produced the Oscar, Hairspray (Seaweed). Giving honor and thanks Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning film of to God for all His blessings! Many thanks to my Les Misérables. He owns eight London theatres family, Gregg Baker Management and Tara Rubin including the Victoria Palace which, after a Casting. WakandaForever. spectacular refurbishment, is now home to the ANNA-LEE WRIGHT (Ensemble, Assistant award-winning musical Hamilton, co-produced Dance Captain). Broadway: Miss Saigon. Tours/ with Jeffrey Seller. Cameron was knighted in 1996; International: Miss Saigon (u/s Gigi), The Venetian, recently was the first British producer to be elected Macau (opera singer). TV/Film: MTV’s Ladylike to the Theater Hall of Fame; and is the recipient of (series regular), Love is a Broadway Hit (Bridgette the 2017 Award. Music Theatre Wu). Love to Eddie at Take3, TR Casting, T and the International, the world’s largest owner of secondary entire creative team. rights of many of the greatest musicals ever written, ALAIN BOUBLIL (Book & Lyrics). Librettist/ is now one of Cameron’s companies. original lyricist of the musicals La Révolution RICHARD MALTBY, JR. (Lyrics). Broadway: Française, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Martin conceived and directed two Tony Award Best Guerre and The Pirate Queen with Claude-Michel Musicals: Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1978, also Best Schönberg, and Marguerite with Michel Legrand. Director); Fosse (1999). Ring of Fire (2006). With Co-wrote the screenplay and co-produced the movie composer David Shire: director/lyricist: Baby (1983); soundtrack of Golden Globe–winning Les Misérables lyricist: Big (1996). Co-lyricist: Miss Saigon (1989); (Academy Award nomination, Best Song). Author: The Pirate Queen (2007). Director/co-lyricist: plays The Diary of Adam and Eve and Manhattan Song & Dance (1986). Director: The Story of Parisienne, prize-winning novel Les Dessous de My Life (2009). Off-Broadway: director/lyricist: Soi. Awards: two Tony, Grammy and Victoires de Starting Here, Starting Now (1977); Closer Than la Musique awards; Molière, Evening Standard and Ever (1989). Director: Just Jim Dale, Roundabout Olivier awards; special Grammy honor; honoree of (2014), London (2015). Regional: lyricist: Take NY Pops at Carnegie Hall (2016). Producer: Boublil/ Flight, Chocolate Factory (2010), McCarter (2012); Schönberg Do You Hear the People Sing worldwide book/lyrics, Waterfall, Pasadena, Seattle (2015). symphonic concerts. Member, Board of Directors, Film: screenplay, Miss Potter. Contributes cryptic NY Pops. crossword puzzles to Harper’s. Son of well-known CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG (Concept, orchestra leader. Children: Nicholas, David, Jordan, Book & Music). Co-book writer and composer of La Emily, Charlotte. Révolution Française, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, MICHAEL MAHLER (Additional Lyrics) is and The Pirate Queen. Co-wrote the Chicago-based composer/lyricist of Diary of Marguerite in collaboration with Alain Boublil, a Wimpy Kid, October Sky, Hero, Something in Michel Legrand, Herbert Kretzmer. Supervised the Game, Painted Alice and others. He served as overseas productions and co-produced international premiere English lyricist for Boublil & Schönberg’s cast albums of his shows. Composed the ballet scores La Revolution Française and contributed lyrics to for Wuthering Heights and Cleopatra for Northern Russell Watson’s album Only One Man. Projects Ballet. Co-wrote the screenplay and reconceived the in development include Secret of My Success and music for the Les Misérables musical movie. Golden Gravediggers’ Hamlet. michaelmahler.com Globe and several times Tony and Grammy winner, WILLIAM DAVID BROHN, 1933–2017 Oscar nominee, 2016 honoree of the New York Pops (Orchestrations). For Cameron Mackintosh: Miss at Carnegie Hall with Alain Boublil. Appointed Saigon; Mary Poppins; Oliver!; Barnum; Half a visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Sixpence; Betty Blue Eyes; My Fair Lady; Carousel; St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University.

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Hey, Mr. Producer!; Witches of Eastwick and visiting lecturer on Stage Design at Nottingham Oklahoma. Further commissions included: Wicked, Trent University. For Cameron Mackintosh: stage South Pacific, Crazy for You, Porgy and Bess, designer for Oliver! U.K. tour, Ghent and Antwerp; The Secret Garden and Show Boat. Bill Brohn was Miss Saigon U.K. tour 2002 and subsequently a respected collaborator for many productions and Korea, Australia, Japan, and Utrecht. For the celebrated a thirty-year history alongside Cameron 2014 return to the West End, she collaborated with Mackintosh and his creative teams. Matt Kinley, winning 2015 WhatsOnStage Best Set Design. LAURENCE CONNOR (Director). Theatre: School of Rock (Broadway, West End, U.S. tour), MATT KINLEY (Set Design) graduated from Les Misérables (Broadway, West End, worldwide, the Motley course in 1994 and spent the next U.S. tour), Miss Saigon (West End, U.S and U.K. decade working in The National Theatre and West tours, worldwide), Jesus Christ Superstar (U.K. End. As part of a long working partnership with arena tour, Australia), the entirely new stage Cameron Mackintosh, he has adapted and designed production of The Phantom of the Opera (U.S., U.K. productions of My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, tours), Oliver! (U.K. tour). Concerts: The Phantom Phantom and Les Misérables all over the world of the Opera 25th anniversary (Royal Albert Hall, amongst the design of numerous other international worldwide cinema streaming, DVD), Les Misérables shows. In 2013, Matt worked alongside Totie Driver 25th anniversary (O2 Arena, worldwide cinema to redevelop Miss Saigon ahead of its London streaming, DVD), Miss Saigon 25th anniversary revival. They have continued their relationship to (cinema release, DVD). Awards: Miss Saigon West bring you this new version. End (Best Direction – WhatsOnStage, Broadway ADRIAN VAUX, 1936–2012 (Design Concept), World awards), Miss Saigon Australia (Best Director studied design at the Slade School. London: house of a Musical – Green Room Awards), Les Misérables designer at Mermaid Theatre (1964–1970), Leicester Korea (Best Director of a Musical). Phoenix/Haymarket (1971–1980), Old Vic (1980– BOB AVIAN (Musical Staging) began his career 1982); West End credits including My Fair Lady, as a dancer in more than a dozen Broadway shows Cause Célèbre, Tomfoolery. He began working in including West Side Story and . He Israel in 1968, amassing extensive credits including then became an integral part of every Michael the original production of Ghetto. Recent work: Bennett production for the next 20 years, working international tours of Miss Saigon and Oliver!; as associate choreographer and/or assistant director August: Osage County for Habimah in Israel. on Company, Follies, Twigs, and God’s ANDREANE NEOFITOU (Costume Design). Favorite; co-choreographer of A Chorus Line (Tony Theatre includes Les Misérables (Tony nomination) Award); co-choreographer/co-producer of and Miss Saigon (worldwide); Once in a Lifetime, (Tony Award); and producer of . London: Nicholas Nickleby, Hedda Gabler, The Merchant of Follies, Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard (both Venice, Fair Maid of the West, The Changeling (all also Broadway), Martin Guerre (Olivier Award), Royal Shakespeare Company); Peter Pan (National The Witches of Eastwick. Additional Broadway: Theatre); Grease (West End); Miss Julie (Athens); , A Chorus Line (director, revival, Carmen (Royal Albert Hall); Timon of Athens with also at London’s Palladium). David Suchet (Old Vic); Martin Guerre (Guthrie); GEOFFREY GARRATT ( Additional Nabucco (The Met); Jane Eyre (Broadway, Choreography). Musical staging: Les Misérables Outer Critics Circle nomination). Film includes (Broadway). Assoc./Additional Choreography: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, directed by Broadway: Mary Poppins. West End: Miss Saigon; Tom Stoppard. Mary Poppins; The Witches of Eastwick; Betty BRUNO POET (Lighting Design) works extensively Blue Eyes; Oliver!; Hey, Mr. Producer!; South across theatre, opera, dance, music and live events. Pacific. Dance Captain: Martin Guerre, Cats. U.K. He won the Olivier Award for his lighting on Danny tours/international: Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Boyle’s Frankenstein at the National Theatre and The Witches of Eastwick, Oliver!, Miss Saigon. a Knight of Illumination Award for his lighting on Choreography: Jack and the Beanstalk, Blues in the Sigur Ros’ 2012–2013 world tour. He subsequently Night, Fascinating Aïda, A Doll’s House, Little Shop. designed the lighting for their current 2016–2017 TOTIE DRIVER (Set Design) has 25 years’ world tour. His international work includes experience working on the stage designs for the productions for the National, RSC, Royal Opera National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, House, Los Angeles Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Donmar Warehouse, Theatre de Complicite, Bregenz Festival, English National Opera, Royal Glynedebourne and London’s West End. She is a Danish Opera, The Royal Ballet and in the West End.

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LUKE HALLS (Projections) is a video designer for The Coast of Utopia (Assistant to the Director). theatre, opera, dance and music. He has received a National Tours: Miss Saigon, The Phantom of Knight of Illumination Award for Don Giovanni at the Opera (Executive Producer and Associate the Royal Opera House and a BAFTA for his work on Director); Billy Elliot (Resident Director). Seth ITV’s The Cube. Luke has designed internationally directed the national tours of Frost/Nixon and Evita for music artists including, most recently, Beyoncé (2012 revival). Seth serves as Executive Producer (Formation world tour), Adele (2016 world tour) for Cameron Mackintosh Inc. in NY. Graduate and U2 (2015 world tour). His theatre work includes of Vassar College. Half a Sixpence (West End), Man and Superman JESSE ROBB (Associate Choreographer). (National Theatre) and Hamlet (Barbican) starring Broadway: 2017 Revival of Miss Saigon (Associate Benedict Cumberbatch. Choreographer) and The Cher Show (Associate MICK POTTER (Sound Designer) has designed Choreographer). Toronto: We Will Rock You the sound for over 100 musicals worldwide (Resident Choreographer), Dirty Dancing (Resident including Broadway and West End productions Choreographer), The Lord of The Rings (Dance of School of Rock (Drama Desk Award nominee), Captain). Vegas: Cirque Du Soleil’s Zumanity Les Misérables (Tony Award nominee, Helpmann (Dance Captain). Jesse recently choreographed Award), The Phantom of the Opera (Parneli Award), Elizabeth Cree for Opera Philadelphia and Ragtime Miss Saigon, Evita, The Woman in White (Olivier at the Ogunquit Playhouse. He has served as Award), Bombay Dreams, Saturday Night Fever, associate director/choreographer at 5th Avenue Sunset Boulevard, From Here to Eternity, Betty Blue Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, and Berkshire Theatre Eyes, The Wizard of Oz, Love Never Dies (Green Group, among others. Room Award), Sister Act, Joseph…, Zorro, The WILL CURRY (Music Director/Conductor). Sound of Music, Half a Sixpence and Cats. Broadway: My Fair Lady (LCT), Miss Saigon, STEPHEN BROOKER (Musical Supervisor). , Les Misérables. National Tours: Conductor/Musical Director: Les Misérables film. Les Misérables. Cast Albums: My Fair Lady, Fiddler Supervisor: Les Misérables (NY, London, Tokyo), on the Roof, John & Jen. Education: Northwestern Half a Sixpence, Barnum, Oliver!, Mary Poppins, University Bienen School of Music. For my family Miss Saigon, Cats, My Fair Lady, The Secret Garden, and Sebastian. @wjcurry. South Pacific, Chess, The Woman in White, Saturday RYAN EMMONS (Resident Director) is the Night Fever, The Phantom of the Opera. Conductor: founding co-artistic director of No.11 Productions. symphonies and choirs worldwide including Royal Directing credits with No.11 include Quest for Choral Society for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. the West, Coosje and Friends Call Me Albert. Composer: Walt Disney, Coca-Cola, Ford Motors, Broadway resident/assistant credits: Ghost, BMW Motor, Jaguar Cars. Produced recordings Matilda the Musical and Groundhog Day. Ryan of Les Misérables, Oliver!, Mary Poppins, South was also the resident director for the 1st National Pacific. Conducted the 85th Academy Awards. Tour of Matilda the Musical. Thanks Jane! JAMES MOORE (U.S. Musical Supervisor). www.ryanemmonsdirects.com Broadway: On the Town, Gigi, Follies, South Pacific, TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). Selected Ragtime, Steel Pier, Company. National tours: Broadway: King Kong, Summer: The Donna Summer The Producers; Kiss Me, Kate; Crazy for You; And Musical, The Band’s Visit, Prince of Broadway, the World Goes ‘Round—The Songs of Kander and Indecent, Bandstand, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon, Ebb. Regional: Signature Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Dear Evan Hansen, A Bronx Tale, Cats, Falsettos, Paper Mill, The Muny. Symphonic: National Disaster!, School of Rock, Les Misérables, The Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Heiress, The Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, The Santa Shrek, Spamalot, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, Barbara Symphony. Recordings: On the Town, Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys. Off-Broadway: Smokey Follies. Education: Master and Bachelor of Music Joe’s Café; Jersey Boys; Here Lies Love; Love, degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School Loss and What I Wore. Selected Regional: Berkeley of Music. Repertory Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre, SETH SKLAR-HEYN (Associate Director/ La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Asolo Rep. Executive Producer). Broadway: Miss Saigon, www.tararubincasting.com Les Misérables (Executive Producer); The Phantom JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). Over 100 of the Opera (Production Supervisor); Miss Saigon, Broadway shows. Recent: Hello, Dolly!; Indecent; Evita, A Little Night Music, Finian’s Rainbow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; A Bronx Tale; Good Vibrations (Associate Director); Mary Stuart, The Great Comet of 1812; Waitress; Something Rock’n’Roll, Frost/Nixon (Assistant Director);

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Rotten!; Beautiful; Jersey Boys. Musician (bass): Opera, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Beautiful – Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Bette Midler. The Carole King Musical, A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, His album Stage Door Johnny—John Miller: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, The Sound Takes on Broadway is available on PS Classics. of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King johnmillerbass.com and I and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies. bbonyc.com JACK STEPHENS (Company Manager) has hit the road with many great touring productions, including NICHOLAS ALLOTT (Executive Producer) joined The Magic of David Copperfield, Blue Man Group Cameron Mackintosh in 1981 as Executive Producer (North America and Latin America), Into the Woods, for Cats and subsequently Les Misérables, Miss Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, A Chorus Line (North Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, Oliver! and Mary America and Tokyo), Finding Neverland, Shrek The Poppins, amongst others. Executive Producer of the Musical (Asia) and Rent, among others. He resides in feature film ofLes Misérables. Since 2000, Managing Denver and Las Vegas. Director of Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. Chairman of Soho Theatre, Trustee of the Roundhouse, Patron JUSTIN T. SCHOLL (Associate Company of Shakespeare Schools Festival and U.K. Business Manager) is proud to be joining the Saigon Ambassador for the Prime Minister’s Office. family. Broadway: Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar Awarded an OBE for services to theatre and charity & Grill (Assistant to CM). Tours: Gentleman’s by the Queen in 2014. Guide, R&H’s Cinderella, Shrek The Musical (International), Beauty and the Beast (International), SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been Elf, Flashdance, and Broadway Rox. Thanks with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He for everything Mom, Dad, Sydney, my Human spearheaded the international tours of Fosse and Cookie. starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall. Seth has produced the Lincoln Center Theater production JOVON E. SHUCK (Production Stage Manager). of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific and A proud member of AEA and graduate of Michigan the National Theatre production of War Horse. State University, Jovon’s credits include the Together with Cameron Mackintosh, Seth served national tours of: Waitress, Hedwig and the Angry as Executive Producer for both the U.S. and U.K. Inch, The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King tours of the National Theatre’s My Fair Lady, the and Monty Python’s Spamalot. Much love to 25th Anniversary U.S. Tour of Les Misérables, the Sheila Marie, always. new The Phantom of the Opera tour, Miss Saigon MICHELLE DUNN (Stage Manager). Broadway: and A Bronx Tale. He is most proud of his greatest The Lion King, Jumpers, Bridge and Tunnel, Dance productions – Marlo and Camden. of the Vampires. National Tours: The Phantom of the NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer), Opera, The Lion King, Dreamgirls, Hairspray. Other from its inception over 20 years ago, has been an credits include: Houston Ballet and Disney Cruise industry leading producer and manager of touring Line. Love and thanks to my family for your never- musical theatre productions and remains committed ending support. For Dad. to delivering quality entertainment to audiences STEPHANIE HALBEDEL (Assistant Stage worldwide. Having toured over 70 productions Manager). Credits include the most recent national internationally, NETworks’ current and upcoming tours of Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, touring productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s Dirty Dancing and Blue Man Group, as well as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, shows throughout the Northeast and New York. All Finding Neverland, , Rodgers love and thanks to my dear family. & Hammerstein’s The King and I, The Band’s Visit, RACHAEL WILKIN (Assistant Stage Manager). A Bronx Tale, Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof and National Tours: Waitress, Fiasco Theater’s Into the Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon. Woods, Pippin. Regional: Edinburgh and NY Fringe ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (“Equity”), Festival, RWCMD. Scenic fabrication/painting: founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that The Humans (Broadway). represents more than 50,000 actors and stage BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour managers. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre Booking, Engagement Management, Press and as an essential component of society and advances Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour booking, the careers of its members by negotiating wages, marketing and press company representing award- working conditions and providing a wide range of winning musicals and plays. Currently: Jersey Boys, benefits including health and pension plans. Actors’ Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks

20 STAFF Opening Night: September 28, 2018 Associate Synthesizer Programmer...... David Weiser Head Carpenter...... Josh Nelson STAFF FOR MISS SAIGON Flyman...... William Strickland EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Automation Carpenter...... Tom Gray Nicholas Allott Seth Sklar-Heyn Assistant Carpenter...... Timothy Bergstrom Seth Wenig Head Electrician...... Matthew Charles Hrinko Assistant Electricians...... Judith Lopez, Barrett Roberts GENERAL MANAGEMENT Production Electrician...... Matthew Charles Hrinko GENTRY & ASSOCIATES Head Properties...... Garrett Crooks Gregory Vander Ploeg Assistant Properties...... Sarina Rivera Jamey Jennings Steve Varon Head Sound Engineer...... Heather Augustine Pearce Landry-Wegener Nicole Gehring Assistant Sound Engineer...... Daniel Bria U.K. Wardrobe Consultant...... Lee Tassie PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT U.S. Associate Costume Designer...... Daryl A. Stone NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Costume Assistants...... Aidan Griffiths, Jason Juenker Erick Sundquist Hector Guivas Evan Rooney Wardrobe Supervisor...... Laci Bradshaw-Roberts Walker White Emma Downey Asst. Wardrobe Supervisor...... Lyndsi S. Sager COMPANY MANAGER Wig Designer...... David Lawrence Jack Stephens Hair Supervisor...... Brittany Steele Associate Company Manager Production Assistants...... Andrea Kehler, Mandy Scott Justin T. Scholl Child Wrangler...... Charles Thurton Music Coordinator...... John Miller TOUR BOOKING, ENGAGEMENT MANAGMENT, Rehearsal Pianist...... Danny Percefull PRESS AND MARKETING Vietnamese Language Consultant...... Jackie Nguyen, BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC Matthew Overberg Steven Schnepp Advertising/Marketing/ Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, David Freeland, Website...... Cameron Mackintosh LTD Zach Stevenson, Sean Mackey, Stacey Burns, Radio and Television Danny Knaub, Rachel Peterson, Phil Della Noce Spot Production...... Steam UK BBONYC.com Social Media...... Serino Coyne Tutoring...... On Location Education CASTING Physical Therapy...... Neurosport Physical Therapy TARA RUBIN CASTING Merchandising...... Platypus Productions, LLC Tara Rubin CSA Merri Sugarman CSA Merchandising Manager...... Katrina Chadd Claire Burke CSA Legal Services...... Rick Pappas, Esq. Eric Woodall CSA Kaitlin Shaw CSA Accounting...... NETworks Presentations LLC Lindsey Levine CSA Felicia Rudolph CSA Technical Production Accounting...... Colin Byrne Xavier Rubiano Louis DiPaolo HR and Payroll Services...... Human Resources inc ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Housing...... Road Concierge, Seth Sklar-Heyn an ALTOUR Company Travel Agency...... Janice Kessler, ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER Carlson Wagonlit Travel Jesse Robb Trucking...... Clark Transfer PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Immigration Attorney ...... Jeffrey Gabel, Esq. Jovon E. Shuck Traffic Control Group Theatre Displays...... King Displays RESIDENT DIRECTOR Production Photography...... Matthew Murphy Ryan Emmons CREDITS Stage Manager...... Michelle Dunn Scenery and scenic effects built, electrified and painted Assistant Stage Managers...... Stephanie Halbedel, by Great Lakes Scenic Service, Burlington, ONT. Show Rachael Wilkin deck built by PRG Scenic Technologies, New Windsor, Production Supervisor...... Davin De Santis NY. Show control and scenic motion control featuring Fight Director...... Joe Bostick Stage Command Systems® by PRG Scenic Technologies. Vocal Consultant...... Liz Caplan Additional scenic motion control provided by Silicon Associate Scenic Designer...... Christine Peters Theatre Scenery BV, The Netherlands. Lighting equipment U.K. Associate Lighting Designer, provided by Christie Lites, East Rutherford, NJ. Sound Automated Lighting Programmer...... Warren Letton equipment provided by Sound Associates, Yonkers, NY. U.S. Associate Lighting Designer...... John Viesta Video projection system provided Sound Associates, U.S. Assistant Lighting Designer...... Henry Wilen Yonkers, NY. Video equipment provided by PRG Video, U.K. Associate Sound Designer...... Adam Fisher Secaucus, NJ. Firearms provided by Sordelet Ink, Montclair, U.S. Associate Sound Designer...... Josh Hummel NJ. Additional props fabricated by BrenBri Properties, Little Projection Programmer...... Sam Lisher Falls, NJ; and Arnold Levine Millinery, New York, NY. Synthesizer Programmer...... Stuart Andrews Wigs by Stefan Musch & The Wig Factory USA. Additional

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costumes by Arel Studio. Custom Shoes by T.O. Dey Production Managers...... Evan Rooney, Walker White Custom Shoes, Gino Bifulco and Laduca Shoes. Millinery by Associate Production Manager...... Emma Downey Arnold Levine. Custom beading by Polly Kinney. Costume Music Coordinator...... John Mezzio crafts/distressing by Juliann Kroboth, Dave Weston and IT Manager...... Tim Pizza Eric Winterling. Bra*Tenders for hosiery & undergarments. Office Manager...... Buddy Piccolino Helicopter automation and engineering by Paul Craven, Office Assistant...... Carol Jewell Adder Engineering. Simon Wait, Silicone Theatre Scenery. Warehouse Manager...... Brad Korff Warehouse Costume Manager...... Bobby Maglaughlin FOR CAMERON MACKINTOSH, LTD. Directors...... Cameron Mackintosh, Miss Saigon rehearsed at Gibney. Nicholas Allott, Alan Finch, Richard Johnston, Robert Noble, SPECIAL THANKS TO Richard Knibb Providence Performing Arts Center; Deputy Managing Director...... Robert Noble Norbert Mongeon, J.L. “Lynn” Singleton. Chief Financial Officer...... Richard Knibb TAX AND FINANCIAL CONSULTING, Executive Producer...... Thomas Schönberg ACCOUNTING SERVICES Technical Director...... Jerry Donaldson CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Licensing Manager...... Maria Baxter Brian Enverso, Kathleen Thies Head of Marketing...... David Dolman Head of Casting...... Paul Wooller INSURANCE BROKER SERVICES Head of Music...... Stephen Metcalfe Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Assistant to Cameron Mackintosh...... Jane Austin Robert B. Middleton, Sr and Meghan Coleman Assistant to Nicholas Allott...... Claire Delfont STOCK AND AMATEUR RIGHTS Assistant to Alan Finch exclusively represented by and Robert Noble...... Zory Mishchiy Music Theatre International, NY Licensing Assistant...... Jen Mitchell www.mtishows.com Technical Coordinator...... Molly Crewes FINANCIAL SERVICES AND BANKING FOR CAMERON MACKINTOSH, INC. ARRANGEMENTS BY Managing Director...... Nicholas Allott SunTrust Bank Executive Producer...... Seth Sklar-Heyn Production Associate...... Shidan Majidi FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Chief Executive Officer...... Ken Gentry President...... Orin Wolf Chief Financial Officer...... Scott W. Jackson www.Miss-Saigon.com Chief Operating Officer...... Jennifer Ardizzone-West Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @MissSaigonUS Executive Vice President...... Seth Wenig #MissSaigonUS Executive Producer...... Trinity Wheeler The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production Director of Adminstration...... Curt Owens are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Executive Assistant to the President...... Hannah Rosenthal professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Senior Director of Finance...... John Kinna All stage work performed by employees represented Controller...... Jennifer Gifford by IATSE. Director of Tour Accounting...... Laura S. Carey Tax Director...... Pat Guerieri UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS represents the designers and Associate Tax Accountant...... Kim Ngan Tran scenic painters for the American Theatre. Health and Safety Coordinator...... Emma Downey Senior Director, Booking The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Engagements...... Mary K. Witte and Canada. Director, Booking and Engagements...... Colin Byrne Booking Coordinator...... Hannah Rosenthal The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Director of Marketing/PR...... Heather Hess Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. Senior Director, General Management...... Gregory Vander Ploeg The Press Agents, Company and House Managers employed General Managers...... Jamey Jennings, Steve Varon in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. Associate General Manager...... Pearce Landry-Wegener General Manager Associate...... Nicole Gehring This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our Senior Director, Production Management...... Jason Juenker professional union-represented employees. Senior Production Manager...... Hector Guivas

22 23 Kimmel Center Cultural Campus Comprehensive Campaign The following donors have supported the Kimmel Center’s Comprehensive Campaign, helping us keep our promise for the future to preserve our iconic buildings and maintain world-class facilities and leave a lasting contribution to the future of the performing arts in Philadelphia.

$5,000,000+ William Penn Foundation

$1,000,000+ Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr. The Horace W. Goldsmith Lynne and Harold Honickman Elliot-Lewis Corporation Foundation Mrs. Penelope P. Wilson

$500,000+ Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Corrato Patricia and David Holveck The Presser Foundation

$250,000+ Robert and Julie J. Bryan Hamilton Family Charitable Trust J. William and Helen D. Stuart Mr. and Mrs. James M. Buck III William and Rosemary Hankowsky Foundation and Wynne Amick Rhonda and David Cohen The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation Michael D. Zisman and Anne C. Ewers Gerry Lenfest Linda J. Gamble Joseph and Marie Field Foundation Marcia and Ronald Rubin Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald Paula and Mark Solomon

$100,000+ Anonymous David F. Hoffman Louise and Alan Reed The Bazemore Family Foundation Lisa D. Kabnick and Lyn M. Ross Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey John H. McFadden Jeanne Ruddy and Victor Keen Sandy and Steve Cozen LF Driscoll Company Timothy and Ann Scheve Jack Donnelly William A. Loeb Gregory L. Segall Elliot-Lewis Corporation David G. and Sandra G. Marshall Molly D. Shepard and Peter J. Dean Michael and Amy George Jami Wintz McKeon Laurie Wagman Frances and Bill Graham Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Peter and Cary Webb Sears Dorrance H. Hamilton Foundation The Zuritsky Family Charitable Lead Trust

$50,000+ Anonymous Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Mr. and Mrs. Bradford R. The Avery Foundation and Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Waller Hollingsworth Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey Ann and Jay Francis Independence Foundation Ronald J. Biscardi Patricia and John Gattuso Robert E. Mortensen Luther W. Brady, M.D. Juliet J. Goodfriend and Ron and Suzanne Naples Richard and Lynne Carpenter Marc R. Moreau Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell Charitas Foundation Rosemarie Greco and Anne Morrissey Matt and Judi Taylor Robert J. Delany, Sr. Tony Hayden/Maguire Hayden Paul and Christine Tufano John and Gloria Drosdick Real Estate Company Bill and Barbara Wilson/Synterra, Ltd. Michael and Debra Hill Etta Winigrad

$25,000+ Lisa Crutchfield Ed and Deb Lovelidge Salem Shuchman and Barbara Tad and Candace Decker Jeffrey and Julia McFadden Klock Family Foundation Deborah and Kurt Hilzinger Lauren and Don Morel David and Sherry Varrelman Barbara Hauptfuhrer Jane G. Pepper Anthony Werner Sara Lomax-Reese Gregory Redden

For more information about the Comprehensive Campaign, please contact Anne Ewers, President and CEO at 215-670-2339 or [email protected].

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Institutional and Government Support The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations, and government partners for their annual support.

$500,000+ TD Bank William Penn Foundation

$100,000+ Aramark Merck Company Foundation The Presser Foundation Ballard Spahr LLP † M & T Bank and Wilmington Trust Peter and Cary Webb Sears The Doran Family Foundation Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Wells Fargo Hearst Foundations Pennsylvania Department of The Wyncote Foundation Johnson & Johnson Community and Economic Development

$75,000+ American Airlines † Independence Blue Cross PECO Ballard Spahr LLP † Jacobs Music/The Rinaldi Family Waterman II Fund of Comcast NBC Universal Kieran Timberlake Associates, LLP † The Philadelphia Foundation

$50,000+ Bank of America National Endowment for the Arts Philadelphia Authority for Bimbo Bakeries Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital Industrial Development CHUBB for Children PNC Bank

$25,000+ BNY Mellon Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP † Snider Foundation Cozen O’Connor † Ollin, LLC Duane Morris, LLP † Pepper Hamilton, LLP †

$10,000+ AARP Pennsylvania Klehr Harrison Harvey Sabre Systems Inc. Anonymous Branzburg, LLP † SeatGeek Bauder Audio Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages SEI Connelly Foundation Lincoln Financial Foundation Stradley Ronon Stevens & Cozen O’Connor Foundation Mazars Young, LLP † CRW Graphics † Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Stradley Ronon Stevens & Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP † Origlio Beverage Young, LLP Duane Morris, LLP Post Brothers The Sylvia W. and Randle M. Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church PFM Kauders Foundation Gail Howard/Liberty Philadelphia Energy Solutions Take Flight Learning † Business Strategies † Philadelphia Insurance Companies United States Liability Graham Partners † Qlik Insurance Group GSK Qlik † Universal Health Services, Inc. Keystone Property Group QVC, Inc. William M. King Charitable Ritz Carlton Hotel † Foundation

$5,000+ Apgar-Black Foundation Gray Charitable Trust Ann Rice Mullen Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback HUB International Pennsylvania, LLC The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Foundation Jacobs Music PWC Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation Lomax Family Foundation SAP America, Inc. Graham Partners McLean Contributionship

$2,500+ Elliott-Lewis Corporation French American Cultural Exchange Lavin, O’Neil, Cedrone & DiSipio Jacobs Music Threshold Acoustics, LLC

† In-kind contributions

For more information on joining this distinguished list of supporters, please contact Anne Ewers, President and CEO at 215-670-2339 or [email protected]. 25 Kimmel Center Cultural Campus Individual Support The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their annual support.

$100,000+ Mr. and Mrs. Doran Patricia and David Holveck

$25,000+ Teresa Bryce Bazemore Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nerney Laurie Wagman Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Corrato Ronald and Marcia Rubin

$20,000+ Bart and Jil Blatstein Brook J. Lenfest Jami Wintz McKeon Graeme and Katherine Crothall Stanley C. Middleman Michael D. Zisman and William and Frances Graham Gregory Segall Linda J. Gamble Philip Jaurigue Tony G. Werner

$10,000+ Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. Lisa D. Kabnick and Joanne Berwind John and Gloria Drosdick John H. McFadden Judith Broudy Anne Ewers Jacqueline B. Mars Robert and Julie J. Bryan Ann and Jay Francis Elizabeth Murphy Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr. Linda and David Glickstein Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell The Cardy Family Rosemarie Greco and Mrs. Adele K. Schaeffer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carpenter Anne Morrissey Timothy and Ann Scheve Scott and Nelly Childress Donna and Vincent Hartnett Susan Martinelli Shea Sandy and Steve Cozen Michael and Debra Hill Salem Shuchman and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Decker Mr. and Mrs. Bradford R. Barbara Klock Family Foundation Hollingsworth Ms. Etta Winigrad

$5,000+ Madeline and Ed Apollo Maxima and Sidney Hui Mr. Mark Samuels Mr. J. Edward Cambron and Patricia and John Imbesi Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Mr. Charles Finch Lawrence and Mary Kent Irene and Fred Shabel Anne Marie Chapman Jeffrey and Susan Leonard Molly D. Shepard and Rev. Luis A. Cortés, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. P. Edward Lovelidge Dr. Peter J. Dean Mrs. Sarah Miller Coulson Jeffrey and Julia McFadden David and Sherry Varrelman M. Gordon and Carolyn Daniels Dr. Hilarie and Mr. Mitchell Morgan Hon. Constance H. and Dr. and Mr. James F. Dever, Jr. Mrs. Sara Lomax-Reese Dr. Sankey Williams Ken and Marian Disken Bernice and Jerry G. Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Mario Zacharjasz

$2,500+ Stan and Nancy Applegate Christopher and Saundra Larcade Bruce Satalof and Marie O’Donnell Laura J. Armstrong Mr. H. Chase Lenfest Leslie and Lynnae Ms. Lynda Barness William A. Loeb Schwartz Serchuck The Marie Uberti-Benz and Arthur Mattia Mr. and Mrs. Harris J. Sklar Robert L. Benz Foundation E. J. and R. I. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Terence Smith Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Philip E. Lian and Joan L. Mueller Dr. Auguste and Mrs. Abby Turnier Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buggey Mr. Wallace Nowicke Zeyn B. Uzman Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Carfagno Mr. and Mrs. John Osuna Nina Vitow Philip and Margaret Cavanaugh Dr. Elias Packman Dale Wallace Todd W. Darling, CFP Gov. Edward G. Rendell Joseph and Eileen Wawrzynek Barbara Eberlein and Jerry Wind Nathan Renner-Johnson and Roy and Sharon Wells Mr. and Mrs. Brian Effron Alexander Macnow Mr. F. Gordon Yasinow Elizabeth H. Gemmill, Esq. Mr. Ross Richards and Mario and Jan Zacharjasz Mr. and Mrs. D. Kirk Harman Ms. Sanaz Hojreh Karen Zimmermann and Russell Harris, MD John and Nancy Roberts Glenn Carney Osagie and Losenge Imasogie The Romano Family James W. and Debora C. Zug Elena and Frederick Kyle Robin and Mark Rubenstein

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$1,000+ Anonymous Ms. Beverly A. Harper Joseph Palma, Esq. and Sarabeth Abrams Dr. Jeffrey B. Harrison Bonnie Palma Lorraine and Ben Alexander Don and Lynn Haskin Mr. and Mrs. R. Anderson Pew Joseph and Laura Atkinson Robert and Megan Hausler Laurinda Rainey Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Betz Angela Helmbrecht Jordan Reilly Donna and Jon Boscia Jacqualyn Hillegass Diana C. Roane Crystal and Eric Brewe Paul T. Holden Denise Rodell Jon and Joy Broder Feather Houstoun Stephen Rosenzweig and Bill and Sheryl Bullitt Jacob A. Jessup Barbara Exler Elaine Woo Camarda Evelyn Kratz and Samantha Rusk John Carroll Pamela French Dr. Patricia Saddier Barbara R. Cobb Ed and Linda Kuehnle Justin Schaller Mark and Iris Coblitz Shawn Leavitt Stephanie Schuetz and Dr. D. Walter Cohen Suzanne Levin Jonathan Bayless Daniel and Melanie Coulton Linda and Ivan Inerfeld Henry and Mary Schwarz Victoria Crenshaw Mr. and Mrs. Berton E. Korman Angela M. Scott The Cristofaro Family Erik J. Lang Stan Shnayder Connie and Pat Dalton Ms. Randi Y. Leavitt and Richard and Amanda Smoot Dr. Richard Davidson and Mr. Robert Silverman Corinne Stahl Ms. Linda Golden Marcos and Dee Dee Lopez Mr. James B. Stambaugh and David and Terri Davitch Maureen Lord-Benson Ms. Andrea Morrissey Mr. Ernie J. Difilippo Dr. Wendy Martinez Frances C. Stancill Melanie Dudley Janine A. Matsko Jacqueline Taylor and John and Lois Durso Tom and Linda McCarthy Jeneanne Taylor Eric and Terri Elliott Andrew & Pia McClure Brian Titus Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fontana H.G. and Susan McDonald Robert and Lisa Trucksess Helen Herr Ford Thomas McGowan Rev. Mark & Leslie Tyler Ms. Marilyn Frank Patrick and Danielle McIntyre Dr. Thomas M. and Allen Freedman and Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Mechura M. Patricia Vernon Judith Brick Freedman Nancy Flores Migenes Anup Vidwans Chris and Leanne Gasink Dr. Harold J. Milstein Bonita Weber Katherine M. Glaser Janet and Milton Morgan David Webster Sandra Goodstein Anne Mockus Ms. Carol A. Westfall Gene and Heather Goroschko Keith and Suzanne Moore Drs. Jonathan and Lori Winter Edmund Green Diane Lenfest Myer Patricia Williams Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Grenald Harold D. New Kathleen and Tom Hanley Michael and Jennifer O’Malley

This list represents donations received from February 1, 2018 – January 31, 2019. While great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this list, mistakes can occur. Please report discrepancies to Jennifer Beatty, Sr. Manager of Individual Giving at 215-670-2369, or [email protected]. For more information about making a gift, please contact us at 215-790-5321 or visit us online at kimmelcenter.org/support.

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Matching Gifts Multiply the impact of your personal contribution to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts by submitting an Employee Matching Gift Form. Matching gifts – when combined with your donation – double or triple the resources that make possible Broadway at the Academy, Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), and other programs that you enjoy. Your employer may match the tax-deductible portion of your gift to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. If your company is not listed here, please check with your Human Resources department to see if your gift can be matched. Companies that Match Employee Gifts to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 1500 Walnut Enterprises FMC Corporation Pepsi ACE Group GlaxoSmithKline The Pew Charitable Trusts American Airlines Goldman Sachs & Co. Pfizer Ballard Spahr Haverstick-Borthwick Company Philadelphia Foundation Bank of America Health Partners of Philadelphia Philadelphia Insurance Companies BNY Mellon Hilton PNC Canada Dry Bottling Company Holiday Inn Quaker Chemical Charon Planning Independence Blue Cross QVC, Inc. CIGNA Jacobs Music Radisson Citigroup Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Reed Smith LLP Citizens Bank Johnson & Johnson Sonepar Coca-Cola JP Morgan Chase Stradley Ronon Stevens & Cozen O’Connor KPMG Young, LLP Deluxe Corporation Liberty Property Trust TD Bank Deutsche Bank Lincoln Financial UGI Corporation Dow M&T Bank Universal Health Services Duane Morris Merck Vanguard Endo Health Solutions Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Verizon Ernst & Young NutriSystem Wawa Federated (Macy’s) PECO Wells Fargo & Co. First Genesis Financial Group Penn Mutual Life Insurance William Penn Foundation Company

Honickman Family Society The Kimmel Center is proud to announce the naming of the Honickman Family Society, a group of forward-thinking supporters who have included the Kimmel Center in their estate plans. Named in honor of Harold and Lynne Honickman and their family, Honickman Family Society members ensure that the Kimmel Center will continue to educate, inspire and delight audiences for generations to come. Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Linda R. Jacobs Harry Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Roland K. Bullard, II Stephanie and Michael Naidoff Lyn M. Ross D. Walter Cohen* Raymond G. Perelman Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Mrs. Peggy Cooke Sergio* and Penelope Prosperpi Molly Shepard and Peter Dean Tad and Candace Decker Louise and Alan Reed Paula and Mark Solomon Anne C. Ewers Hon. Edward G. Rendell and Ann R. and Harold A. Sorgenti Lynne and Harold Honickman Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell Gussie Spector* *Deceased For more information about the Honickman Family Society please contact Liz Saccardi, Senior Director, Strategy & Development at [email protected] or 215-790-7178.

28 29 Kimmel Center Cultural Campus Staff OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Winona Wyatt, Digital John Damiani, Assistant Head Randall Monte, Security Officer & CEO Marketing Assoicate Carpenter, Academy of Music Thomas Pierce, Security Officer Joan Roebuck-Carter, Senior Taylor Pijanowski, Timothy Johnson, Head Electrician, Nolan Piotti, Security Officer Director, Development and Marketing Associate Academy of Music Timothy Ryan, Security Officer Institutional Support Carrie Williams, Scott Smith, Assistant Electrician- Walter Samuels, Security Officer Liz Saccardi, Senior Director Marketing Associate Audio, Academy of Music David Sisco, Security Officer of Strategy and Development Sydni Jean, Broadway David Williams, Head Mark Thomas, Security Officer Jennifer Beatty, Senior Manager League Fellow Propertyman, Academy of Music Robert Thomas, Security Officer of Individual Giving Kevin McEntee, Assistant Head Vanessa Tobon-Mendez, Isabel Brouhard, Manager FINANCE Propertyman, Academy of Music Security Officer of Donor Relations Jacob A. Jessup, Controller Bev Nolan, Head Wardrobe, William Tresnan, Security Officer Anne Henry, Manager Shannon Feck, Director Academy of Music Lashawn Washington, of Membership of Accounting and Pete Mohan, Head Carpenter, Security Officer Hannah Lermitte, Manager Financial Analysis Merriam Theater John Wilsman, Security Officer of Special Events Renee Doman, Operations Stephen Hungerford, Eric Yates, Security Officer Greg Storella, Manager Finance Manager Assistant Head Carpenter, Joseph Young, Security Officer of Grants and Proposals Hazel Mack, Payroll Manager Merriam Theater Colleen Coffey, Executive Assistant Bridget Morgan, Accounting David Cushing, Assistant Head TICKET PHILADELPHIA to the President & CEO Manager/Ticket Philadelphia Carpenter-Flyman, Linda Forlini, Vice President Kelsea Reel, Robin Lee, Staff Accountant/ Academy of Music of Ticket Philadelphia Development Coordinator Ticket Philadelphia Jay Madara, Head Electrcian, Molly Albertson. Director Sara Smillie, Activation Specialist, Dina Respes, Staff Accountant Merriam Theater of Client Relations Institutional Support Maria Waters, Staff Accountant Dan Imburgia, Head Soundman, Catherine Pappas, Yvonne Toot, Karen Turner, Accounts Merriam Theater Project Manager Development Coordinator Payable Clerk Michael Atkinson, Head Jayson Bucy, Program Wesley Hershner, Coordinator Propertyman, Merriam Theater and Web Manager of Research and HUMAN RESOURCES Kevin Hamilton, Dock Master Alexander Heicher, Program Development Systems Liz Bligan, Human and Web Coordinator Resources Manager HOUSE MANAGEMENT Steven Wallace, Quality OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE Sarah Dugan, Human John Charles, Director Assurance Analyst VICE PRESIDENT Resources Coordinator of House Management Meg Hackney, Patron Michaela Cline, Executive Amy Dalin, Operations Manager, Services Manager Assistant to the EVP and FACILITY SALES Kimmel Center for the Danielle Rose, Patron Services VP of Finance and CFO Casey Rodger, Director Performing Arts Supervisor and Access Meaghan Gonser, Administrative of Facility Sales & I P Maureen Lynch, Operations Services Specialist Assistant to the Senior Vice Audrey Gildea, Manager, Academy of Music Brand-I Curtis-McCloud, Patron President of Strategic Marketing Senior Sales Manager Laura Marsh, Operations Services Representative and Communications and to Leigh Sweda, Event Manager Manager, Merriam Theater Rui Dong-Scott, Patron the President of The Marian Caitlin Crowley, House Manager, Services Representative Anderson Award FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS Kimmel Center for the Matthew Enters, Patron Matt Suydam, Facilities Director Performing Arts Services Representative EDUCATION Kathie Cronk, Operations Lindsay Rosetti, House Manager, Karen Fleet, Patron Susan Quinn, Director of Education Manager, Special Projects Kimmel Center for the Services Representative Carol Frazier, Sr. Education Shannon Walsh, Master Scheduler Performing Arts Emily Lantz, Patron Program Manager Scott Derkacz, Site Manager Frank Flood, House Manager, Services Representative Anthony Tidd, Jazz Artistic Advisor Dennis McGeady, Chief Engineer Academy of Music Justin Pullins, Patron Brian Adamczyk, Education John Kane IV, Lead Engineer Tom Kerrigan, Head Usher, Kimmel Services Representative Program Coordinator Bob Rielly, Engineer Center for the Performing Arts Janelle Saaybe, Patron Kenya Gayles, Education Dan Ogborn, Engineer Cornell Wood, Head Usher, Services Representative Program Coordinator Andy Galante, Engineer Academy of Music Rachelle Seney, Patron Eliza Minster, Education Ed Torres, Engineer Lonnie Hyman, Head Usher, Services Representative Program Coordinator Steve Dang, Engineer Merriam Theater Nicole Sikora, Patron Hassan Cintron, Engineer Madeline Clapier, Services Representative PROGRAMMING Joseph Chiavaroli, Painter Performance Associate Robert Lawlor, Patron Jay Wahl, Producing Lawrence Freeman, Alison Gibbons, Services Associate Artistic Director Maintenance Mechanic Performance Associate Frances Egler, Senior Director of Christopher Grimes, Chaya Goldman, BOX OFFICE Programming and Presentations Maintenance Mechanic Performance Associate Dan Ahearn, Jr., Laura McClatchy, Trondell Hill, Kyleigh Taylor, Box Office Manager Programming Event Manager Housekeeping Manager Performance Associate Michelle Messa, Assistant Helen Smith, Erin Lunsford, Box Office Manager Programming Manager PRODUCTION Performance Associate Tad Dynakowski, Assistant Amy Harting, Joseph Dillon, Director Derrick Johnson, Porter Supervisor Treasurer Box Office Programming Specialist of Production Cleveland Ferron, Porter James Shelly, Assistant Stacey Ferraro, Andre Barette, Production Donte Hamilton, Porter Treasurer Box Office Programming Coordinator Manager, Ancillary Spaces, Joshua Suydam, Porter Thomas Sharkey, Assistant Christa Bean, Producing Associate Kimmel Center for the Treasurer Box Office Performing Arts SECURITY Michael Walsh, Assistant SALES & MARKETING Elizabeth Devore, Production Heather Goforth, Director Treasurer Box Office Elizabeth Hess, Director Manager, Verizon Hall of Safety and Security of Program Marketing Eileen Harris, Production Manager, Matt Lally, Security Supervisor INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Amy O'Connell, Director Artistic Initiatives Euronn McCloud–Armstrong, Arthur Curtis, Senior Director, Data of Institutional Marketing W. King Rogers, Production Security Supervisor Services and Web Development Leslie Patterson-Tyler, Director Manager, Academy of Music Anthony Williams, John Callinan, Director of of Media Realtions and Adam Steinbauer, Production Security Supervisor Technology Infrastructure Communications Manager, Perelman Theater Henri Byrd, Security Supervisor Andrew Mulroney, Senior Eric Hsu, Associate Director David Conner, Head Soundman, Kyree Bellamy, Security Officer Web Developer of E-Marketing Verizon Hall Roland Carbonetta Jr., Mike Zankowski, Business Ashley Ryan, Senior Marketing Matt McIntyre, Head Carpenter, Security Officer Intelligence Manager Manager, Broadway Verizon Hall George Clark, Security Officer James Boyer, Web Developer Nathan Godshall, Institutional Mike Sweeney, Head Electrician, Kashaan Carter, Carissa Britain, Web Developer Marketing Manager Verizon Hall Security Officer Tristian Gay, Cloud/ Manisha Modi, Audience Michael Cobb-Durkin, Head Derrick Copeland, Security Officer Systems Engineer Development and Electrician, Perelman Theater Thomas Craig, Security Officer John Remaley, Jr., Group Sales Manager Walter Bass, Head Soundman, Stevie Curry, Security Officer Sr. Help Desk Technician Lauren Woodard, Perelman Theater Monique Gross, Security Officer Joe Dethamphavane, Public Relations Manager Ed Klumpp, Head Utility, Ancillary Sandy Gustave, Security Officer Help Desk Technician Ben Brotman, Spaces, Kimmel Center John Haviland, Security Officer Parijata Dasmuth, Graphic Designer (Digital) for the Performing Arts William Hudson, Security Officer Web Project Manager Brett Cohen, Marketing Associate William Ringland, Head Gary Hughes, Security Officer Callum Gouvela Da Silva, Business Morgan Horell, Marketing Carpenter, Academy of Music Darius Jenkins, Security Officer Intelligence Developer Content Associate Greg Canzanese Jr., Assistant Kevin Johnson, Security Officer Anna Ladd, Digital Head Carpenter–Flyman, Sara Mahan, Security Officer Marketing Associate Academy of Music Gregory Meek, Security Officer

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Kimmel Center Cultural Campus Facilities A COMMITMENT TO SAFETY Desk, 15 minutes before tour time, on the day of your The safety and comfort of visitors, artists, volunteers, tour. Parties of 10 or more are asked to make advance and staff at the Kimmel Center, Academy of Music, reservations. Free tours of the Academy of Music are and Merriam Theater are of paramount importance. available on selected dates, by reservation only. For In the event of an emergency, audience members will tour information and group tour reservations, call the be advised of appropriate procedures by ushers and Kimmel Center tour desk at 215-790-5886 or visit security staff. At this time, please take note of the exit kimmelcenter.org/plan-your-visit/free tours/. nearest you. A red, illuminated EXIT sign should be CHILD POLICY visible, with an arrow indicating the direction of the exit door. Should an emergency arise, you will be directed With the exception of performances specifically to leave the auditorium and further instructions will be noted as Family Friendly, Kimmel Center Presents provided as to the safest and quickest way to exit the and Broadway Philadelphia performances are not building. Patrons who need special assistance should recommended for children under 6 years old. This contact an usher. recommendation exists to ensure all of our patrons the best possible experience. All audience members, ACCESSIBILITY including babes in arms, require a ticket. The Kimmel Center is wheelchair-accessible from its FOOD AND BEVERAGE east and north entrances. The Academy of Music is wheelchair-accessible from the east lobby entrance Concessions by Chef Jose Garces and Garces Group on Broad Street. The Merriam Theater is wheelchair- are available to guests in the Kimmel Center at the accessible from the main entrance on Broad Street. PECO Bar and the PECO Annex Bar and to Academy Elevators serve all levels of the Kimmel Center, with of Music and Merriam Theater patrons at satellite accessible seating and ADA-compliant restrooms bars located in the lobbies and upper levels. For your available on all levels. Accessible seating is available convenience, Kimmel Center patrons may pre-order on the Orchestra level of the Merriam Theater, with their intermission beverages at the PECO bar up to 90 accessible restrooms on the Mezzanine level. At the minutes before performances in Verizon Hall and one Academy of Music, accessible seating is available on the hour before Perelman Theater performances. Both bars Parquet and Balcony levels, with accessible restrooms open 90 minutes before Verizon Hall performances located on the Canteen level. Assistive listening and PECO Café opens one hour before Perelman devices are available for loan. Large-print programs Theater performances. are available upon request of an usher at all Kimmel TICKETS Center Presents performances. Audio Description and Tickets for performances at the Kimmel Center for the American Sign Language interpretation are available Performing Arts, Academy of Music, and Merriam for select Broadway Philadelphia performances. A Theater can be purchased online at kimmelcenter.org, limited number of ADA-compliant parking spaces are at the Box Office (open daily 10am to 6pm, later on available in the Kimmel Center garage. performance evenings), or by calling 215.893.1999. COAT CHECK OFFICIAL TICKET OUTLET A complimentary coat check is located on the lower Ticket Philadelphia, a division of the Kimmel Center, Mezzanine level of the Kimmel Center and on the is the only authorized outlet for individual tickets for ground floor of the Academy of Music. Coat check is shows at the Kimmel Center, Academy of Music, and not available at the Merriam Theater. Merriam Theater. We urge patrons to purchase tickets RESTROOMS only through kimmelcenter.org, ticketphiladelphia.org, Restrooms are located on both sides of the lower or the official websites of our Resident Companies. Mezzanine and on Tiers 1, 2 and 3 of the Kimmel Tickets purchased from other sources are purchased Center; on all levels of the Academy of Music; and on at your own risk. Many unauthorized ticket sellers use the lower level, the Balcony level, and Family Circle at website names that are similar to our website or even the Merriam Theater. include the names of our various venues. These websites are not authorized to sell tickets to events in our venues. WATER FOUNTAINS By purchasing only through our official outlets, you are Water fountains are located on all levels of the Kimmel assured that the ticket you receive is valid and is being Center and the Academy of Music and in the restrooms sold to you at face value. of the Merriam Theater. YOUR EVENT, OUR HOUSE PAYPHONES Celebrate in style with the Kimmel Center and Payphones are located on the lower Mezzanine level Garces Catering, where you'll have an unforgettable of the Kimmel Center. experience with a picture-perfect back drop • Corporate Meetings SMOKING • Conference and Entertaining Smoking is prohibited on the Kimmel Center campus. • Weddings & Rehearsal Dinners TOURS • Stages & Performances The Kimmel Center offers two free tours. One-hour • Film @ The Kimmel Center Building and Theater tours are offered Tuesday through • Private Parties and Special Events Sunday at 1pm. Ninety-minute Art and Architecture BOOK YOUR SPECIAL EVENT TODAY! walking tours are offered Saturday at 10:30am (no KIMMELCENTER.ORG/SPECIALEVENTS theater interiors on this tour). Register at the Information

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