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THE STORY OF FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS

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Original company, North American tour of Newsies. ©Disney. Photo: Deen van Meer.

n July of 1899, when Joseph Pulitzer Newsies, it turns out, has a massive fan and his cronies decided to up the price base among twenty- and thirty-somethings they charged the New York City paper- who know the movie and who grew up with “I boys called newsies for their ‘papes,’ Disney’s animated musicals. “We suddenly a boy named Kid Blink threw down his had a whole new generation who seemed stack of The World and called for a strike,” not to find it remotely unusual that someone recounts Thomas Schumacher, president of should just break into song,” Schumacher ex- Disney Theatrical Productions and the man plains. “So without really intending it, Dis- behind all of Disney’s Broadway hits. “This ney’s animated films were creating theatre- was a time of widespread child labor, and the goers of the future.” rights of those boys and girls were seriously But it wasn’t until larger-than-life Harvey abused. Kid Blink, who is the basis of News- Fierstein joined the Newsies creative team ies’ Jack Kelly, didn’t want much. He just that the story was ready for the stage. “He not wanted a square deal and a fair shake.” only came up with a new love story,” remem- And miraculously, after just two weeks, bers Schumacher, “he fixed a lot of problems the paperboys won. Pulitzer capitulated. A and structured it like a musical, which was compromise was reached, and a step was very important.” Disney coproduced a short taken on the road to protecting children in run at the venerated Paper Mill Playhouse in the workforce. Milburn, New Jersey which soon moved to Almost a hundred years later the husband Broadway for a limited run. “We were go- and wife duo of Bob Tzudiker and Noni ing to do it for 10 weeks,” Schumacher re- White concocted an original screenplay, in- members. “Then due to overwhelming fan spired by the real-life newsboys strike, as a support, we extended it through the summer, David and Goliath tale of plucky street kids and then just let it run open-ended.” taking on the giants of newsprint. “I think the success of Newsies is also the At the time Disney was reinventing anima- times we live in,” says Schumacher. “When tion under the leadership of Michael Eisner this show opened on Broadway, I realized and Jeffrey Katzenberg, fusing animation how much more appropriate it was for our with the showbiz pizzazz of Broadway musi- times than for 1992. These desperately poor cal. Thanks to the creative genius of Howard working kids were just asking for a square Ashman and Alan Menken, Katzenberg de- deal and a fair shake. And, today, people all cided to recast Tzudiker & White’s Newsies over the world are coming together in their script as a musical, much to the shock and towns and cities and demanding a fair shake. awe of its writers. It’s an interesting alchemy, the success of this The film, starring a teenaged Christian show, but I think it has a lot to do with basic Bale, was made at a cost of $15 million and American notions of fairness. That’s what earned less than $3 million in its initial re- makes people feel so good about Newsies.” lease which came at a low point of moviegoer interest in musicals. The all-singing, all- Newsies is at the Detroit Opera House Dec. 15–27. dancing story faded into history. Or did it? For tickets, please see our ad on page 6. rolex oyster perpetual and gmt-master ii are ® trade- 4 marks. THEY DELIVERED THE PAPERS, Newsies Publication: Dodger Theatricals Joseph J. Grano Tamara and Kevin Kinsella Pelican Group with Latitude Link and Rick Steiner UNTIL THEY MADE THE HEADLINES... Broadway In Detroit playbill present program for Dirty Dancing, Fisher Theatre Run dates: Oct. 20–Nov. 1 Size: full page bleed The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

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Directed by Des McAnuff © Disney World Premiere Produced by La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA Detroit Opera House Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director & Michael S. Rosenberg, Managing Director December 15–27 ticketmaster.com, 800-982-2787; Fisher Theatre & Opera House box offices. Info: BroadwayInDetroit.com, 313-872-1000. Groups (20+): [email protected] or 313-871-1132. Open-captioned performance 6:30PM Dec. 20. 7 CAST CAST (in alphabetical order) Bob Crewe...... BARRY ANDERSON Officer Petrillo, Hank Majewski, Crewe’s PA, Accountant, Joe Long (and others) ��TOMMASO ANTICO Tommy DeVito...... MATTHEW DAILEY Frankie Valli...... AARON DE JESUS Frankie Valli (Thu Mat, Sat Mats, & Sun Mats 11/22, 11/29) ��MIGUEL JARQUIN-MORELAND Church Lady, Angel, Lorraine, Miss Frankie Nolan, Bob’s Party Girl (and others) �� JAYCIE DOTIN Gyp DeCarlo (and others)...... THOMAS FISCELLA Matthew Dailey Aaron De Jesus Keith Hines Drew Seeley French Rap Star, Detective One, Hal Miller, Barry Belson, Police Officer, Davis (and others) �� DE’LON GRANT Nick Massi...... KEITH HINES Frankie’s Mother, Nick’s Date, Angel, Francine (and others)...... LESLIE ROCHETTE Bob Gaudio...... DREW SEELEY Nick DeVito, Stosh, Norman Waxman, Charlie Calello (and others) ��DRU SERKES Mary Delgado, Angel (and others)...... LAUREN TARTAGLIA Joey, Recording Studio Engineer (and others)...... JONNY WEXLER Detective Two, Donnie, Billy Dixon (and others)...... KEITH WHITE UNDERSTUDIES Barry Anderson Thomas Fiscella Tommaso Antico Jaycie Dotin Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Frankie Valli: BRYAN HINDLE, JONNY WEXLER; for Tommy DeVito: WES HART, DRU SERKES; for Bob Gaudio: TOMMASO ANTICO, AUSTIN OWEN; for Nick Massi: DRU SERKES, KEITH WHITE; for Gyp DeCarlo: WES HART, KEITH WHITE; for Bob Crewe: TOMMASO ANTICO, AUSTIN OWEN SWINGS WES HART, BRYAN HINDLE, AUSTIN OWEN, JENNA NICOLE SCHOEN Dance Captain: BRYAN HINDLE; Assistant Dance Captain: WES HART; Fight Captain: WES HART De’Lon Grant Wes Hart Bryan Hindle Miguel Jarquin-Moreland JERSEY BOYS ORCHESTRA Music Director: Jonathan Smith; Associate Conductor: Taylor Peckham; Keyboards: Jana Jillio, Taylor Peckham, Jonathan Smith; Keyboard Sub: Dale Grisa: Guitars: Jacob Chidester, Ty Simmons; Bass: Ryan Berg; Drums: Mark Papazian; Reeds: Ted Hogarth, Nick Moran; Trumpet: Jeff Ostroski; Music Coordinator: John Miller THE FOUR SEASONS

Austin Owen Leslie Rochette Jenna Nicole Schoen Dru Serkes cast photos: Joan Marcus, Jeremy Daniel (l to r) Drew Seeley, Aaron De Jesus, Keith Hines, and Matthew Dailey in Jersey Boys.

Lauren Tartaglia Jonny Wexler Keith White photo courtesy of The Four Seasons Four The courtesy of photo (l to r) Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli, Nick Massi and Tommy DeVito. The Original Four Seasons. 8 9 Greenstones MUSICAL NUMBERS Publication: ACT ONE Broadway“Ces Soirées-La In Detroit (Oh, playbill What a Night)–Paris, 2000 �� French Rap Star, Backup Group “Silhouettes”...... Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, Nick DeVito, Frankie Castelluccio program“You’re for the Jersey Apple Boys of My Eye” ��Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, Nick DeVito “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” �� Frankie Castelluccio Run“Earth dates: Angel” Nov. 17–Dec. �� 6, 2015 Tommy DeVito, Full Company Size:“Sunday full-page Kind with of bleedLove” �� Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, Nick’s Date “My Mother’s Eyes” ��Frankie Valli trim“I Gosize: Ape” 5-3/8 �� in. w. x 8-3/8 in. h. The Four Lovers “(Who Wears) Short Shorts” ��The Royal Teens bleed:“I’m 1/8in the in. Mood for Love/Moody’s Mood for Love” ��Frankie Valli “Cry for Me”...... Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi inside“An margin:Angel Cried” 1/4 in. ��Hal Miller and The Rays “I Still Care” �� Miss Frankie Nolan and The Romans Proof:“Trance” 10/21/15; �� 2:30PM Billy Dixon and The Topix “Sherry” ��The Four Seasons For:“Big Nederlander Girls Don’t Detroit Cry” �� The Four Seasons (Fisher“Walk Theatre Like a & Man” others) �� The Four Seasons “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” ��Bob Gaudio, Full Company Agency:“My Boyfriend’s SMZ advertising Back” �� The Angels “My Eyes Adored You” ��Frankie Valli, Mary Delgado, The Four Seasons Design:“Dawn Frank (Go Bach, Away)” ��The Four Seasons Bach“Walk & Associates; Like a PhoneMan” 313-822-4303, (reprise) �� Full Company [email protected] THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION ACT TWO “Big Man in Town” ��The Four Seasons

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(The Cat); The Civil is wondrous. performances include Cats (Rum Tum Tug- War. T.V./Film: “30 Rock,” “As The World Run dates: 11/7/15–12/6/15 ger), 7 Brides for 7 Brothers (Daniel/Frank), A Turns,” FORWARD&GONE. Music gradu- Chorus Line (Mike), 1940’s Radio Hour (BJ ate of the University of Wisconsin—Eau A real miracle. Size: full-page with bleed Gibson), Cinderella (Prince), and Viva Vegas Claire. Thanks to the family, Rusty, Lisa, (Elvis). Special thanks to the entire Jersey Boys and Merri! Proud AEA member. Check out trim size: 5-3/8 in. w. x 8-3/8 in. h. team, Dodgers, Merri at Tara Rubin Casting, andersonandpetty.com (songwriting) and fol- The best musical bleed: 1/8 in. Craig at Avalon Artists Group, Paul & Alann, low @4BarryAnderson. my family (especially my Mom and brother) and Olyvia. This is for you, Dad. @mdailey88 THOMAS FISCELLA (Gyp DeCarlo and ” inside margin: 1/4 in. others). Regional: The Kite Runner, Fiddler since The Lion King. AARON DE JESUS (Frankie Valli). Aaron is on the Roof, Tranced, Frankie and Johnny in Proof: 10/29/15; 4:12PM ecstatic to be part of this amazing production. the Clair de Lune, Miss Evers’ Boys, The Big- Credits: Jersey Boys (Joey), Disney’s The Lion ger Man, Stalag 17, Black Friday. Tour: The For: Nederlander Detroit King (Timon), Wicked (Averic, Boq u/s), Monty Sound of Music. Television: “24.” Principal (Fisher Theatre & others) Python’s Spamalot (Patsy), Peter Pan (Peter), roles for Georgia, Texas and Colorado Shake- Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), Big River speare Festivals. William & Mary grad. Deep #1 Show of the Year! Agency: SMZ advertising (Tom Sawyer), Guys and Dolls (Nicely), Cats gratitude for friends and “famiglie,” and for JB ’s (Gus), Oliver! (The Artful Dodger), A Funny angel John A., Tara Rubin Casting, Merri, The agazine Design: Frank Bach, Thing… Forum (Pseudolus), Joseph and the TIME M Dodgers, Richard, West, Des and our entire Bach & Associates; Phone 313-822-4303, Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph), El team—“salud.” muerto disimulado (Clarindo), The Crucible [email protected] (Ezekiel Cheever). Special Thanks to God, TOMMASO ANTICO (Hank Majewski and Gail, Lydia, the entire JB team, and family others) is thrilled to be part of the Jersey Boys both biological and hand-picked. aarondejesu- Family. Off-Broadway: Altar Boyz, The Don- sonline.com. Instagram: @aaron.dejesus key Show, My Big Gay Italian Wedding. Na- tional Tours: Hairspray, Cabaret, Altar Boyz. KEITH HINES (Nick Massi) is overjoyed to TV/Film: Enchanted, Revolutionary Road, hit the road with the Jersey Boys family! Re- Boardwalk Empire, The Other Guys. Print: cent off-Broadway: Cougar the Musical (Buck), Italian Vogue. Thank you Merri, creative team, Sex Tips for Straight Women From a Gay Man MSA, nieces, nephews, Harley & Victor. (Stefan). Credits include: Les Miz (Enjolras, WVPT), Camelot (Lancelot, Pittsburgh Public JAYCIE DOTIN (Lorraine and others) is be- Theatre), 1776 (Thomas Jefferson, Pittsburgh yond thrilled to be a part of the Jersey Boys Public Theatre), Urban Cowboy (Bud, WVPT), family! Credits: Legally Blonde (Brooke Wyn- The Crucible (John Proctor), Picnic (Hal). Mas- dham), Jubilee!, Chinese TV series Little Dad- ter’s Degree in music, Oklahoma City Univer- dy (Selena). HUGE THANKS to Merri, Tara sity (voice: Florence Birdwell), The Studio/NY Rubin Casting, Dodgers, the JB team, her fam- (Jayd McCarty’s acting conservatory). Eternal ily, and her amazing roadies: Sean and Rolo. thanks be to God for his many gifts and bless- Dreams do come true! jayciedotin.com. ings; as well as to my family, Arnold Mungioli, DE’LON GRANT (Barry Belson and oth- and the gang at BRS/Gage for their ongoing ers) is excited to join the Jersey Boys family! love and support. keith-hines.com. Regional credits: Invisible Man (Tod Clifton), Troilus and Cressida (Achilles), Cymbeline DREW SEELEY (Bob Gaudio) is SO amped th up to be a Jersey Boy! Broadway: The Little (Posthumous/Cloten), Big River (Jim), 25 An- Mermaid (Prince Eric); North/South Ameri- nual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Mitch Ma- can tours: High School Musical: The Concert honey), Passing Strange (Terry/Christoph). Big (Troy Bolton); Film: Another Cinderella Story, thank you Cynthia Katz, Dodgers, Mom, and Freshman Father, Do Over; TV: Glory Daze, Liz. delongrant.com. MUSIC & SET & Lovestruck, One Tree Hill. HUGE thanks to WES HART (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain, BOOK DENNIS KELLY LYRICS TIM MINCHIN COSTUME DESIGN ROB HOWELL CHOREOGRAPHY PETER DARLING DIRECTOR MATTHEW WARCHUS ORCHESTRATIONS & SOUND LIGHTING mom, dad, Katie, Ellen, Mark, everyone at Tal- Fight Captain) wants to thank the JB team for ADDITIONAL MUSIC CHRIS NIGHTINGALE DESIGN SIMON BAKER DESIGN HUGH VANSTONE ILLUSION PAUL KIEVE entworks, Merri and the entire creative team! giving him the opportunity to be a part of this And, of course, my one in a million wife, Amy spectacular show! Credits include the Broad- Paffrath. This one’s for you, babe! Check out way revival of West Side Story (Action), Off- Fisher Theatre • March 9–20 my music at drewseeley.com and be my pal Broadway’s Lucky Guy, and many regional on twitter/instagram! (@DrewSeeley)… But shows throughout the country. Love to his fam- Purchase tickets prior to public sale! Use the code JBMAT at Fisher Theatre box office, ily and of course Melissa—his H(e)art. ticketmaster.com or (800) 982-2787 only. Info: BroadwayInDetroit.com, 313-872-1000. 12 Groups (12+): [email protected] or 313-871-1132. WHO’S WHO LAUREN TARTAGLIA (Mary Delgado and others) has performed in multiple Jersey Boys at the BRYAN HINDLE (Swing, Dance Captain). productions including Broadway, First National Fisher Theatre Credits: War Horse, Dirty Dancing, We Will Tour and Las Vegas, where she is a three-time Rock You, Jersey Boys (Toronto), Hair, A Cho- recipient of the BroadwayWorld.com award. Jan. 28–30 rus Line (Paul). Film/television: Hairspray, LA Tours: Hairspray, Grease starring Frankie Oakland County Complex, Road Scholars: Italy. Toured inter- Avalon (Rizzo). Training: Steppenwolf Theatre on current events nationally with singer Nelly Furtado. Thanks in Chicago, BM/CUA. Endless love and thanks and people mak- Dodgers, Danny Austin, Talent House, cre- to Mom, Dad, Christine and my incredible hus- ing headlines in ative team and cast of Jersey Boys. Love to his band, Hector! the Motor City… friends and family home in Toronto. JONNY WEXLER (Joey and others) is hon- that is, if they MIGUEL JARQUIN-MORELAND (Frankie ored to join Jersey Boys. Theatre: Chasing the don’t strangle Valli on Thurs. Matinee, Sat. Matinees and Song & Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (La each other first. Sun. Matinees Nov. 22, Nov. 29) is absolutely Jolla), Peter Pan, It’s A Wonderful Life, The Detroit audi- thrilled to be returning to the Jersey Boys fam- Music Man (Stratford Festival). Film/TV: The rawls! Booze! Botox! In January, ences will even get in on the act in this ily! Theatre: Jersey Boys (first National Tour); Doodlebops (Disney/CBS, 600+ shows world- The Realish Housewives are coming can’t-take-your-eyes-off-it trainwreck that’s Grease (North Shore); Buddy Holly (Walnut wide). Thanks Des, Sergio, Ron, Danny, Mer- to the Fisher Theatre. Get ready for guaranteed to leave you and your best fren- St.); Kingdom (Old Globe); Rent (National ri, Mark, friends, family, and my little babe! oodles of hometown reality in this emies laughing ‘till you cry your false eye- Tour). Film/TV: Extremely Loud & Incredibly jonnywexler.com. Btotally original—and outlandish—parody lashes off! Close, The Great Fight, One Life to Live, At the KEITH WHITE (Billy Dixon and others) is performance where you’ll meet Rovanka, the The Realish Housewives of Oakland Top of the Pyramid. Training: B.M. in Musical honored and humbled to join the incredible Theatre from Catholic University; The Barrow baroness of an uncertain ethinicty; Claudia County is an original play created and writ- Jersey Boys family. Keith lives in New York Louise, glamourous and conniving in equal ten by veteran Chicago-based comics Kate Group; Margie Haber Studio. Thank you to my City, but grew up in Georgia and California, wonderful wife Diana, Schiowitz, Wolf, family and attended the Boston Conservatory where measure; Desiree, neck supermodel; Brooke, James and Tim Sniffen. and friends. he studied Musical Theatre. Special thanks to self-made business tycoon; and Gwen, the AUSTIN OWEN (Swing). Dream job with Jer- friends, family, BRS/Gage, and Lisa Sheldon. only one in the bunch with half a brain. Realish Housewives of Oakland County is at the Fisher sey Boys! Tours: Memphis, Flashdance, The Peace, Love, and Happiness to all. “Hilarious! This farcical show takes up the Theatre Jan 28–30. Tickets ($49) are on sale now for Producers. Regional: The Last Five Years, The MARSHALL BRICKMAN (Book). Films challenge with gusto,” writes Lisa Brock of Jersey Boys guests including special GIRLS NIGHT OUT Drowsy Chaperone (Flat Rock Playhouse), La (author or co-author): Sleeper, Annie Hall, the Minneapolis Star Tribune. packages with several local restaurants and the Fisher Cage (Riverside), Footloose!, Godspell (Lyric Manhattan, Manhattan Murder Mystery, For In this 90-minute show, these loony ladies Theatre’s own Spotlight Room; for information visit Theatre Oklahoma). FSU Grad. Thanks to the Boys, Intersection; (as writer/director): Si- who lunch, along with show host Randy, take BroadwayInDetroit.com. Merri Sugarman, Renee and Joe at About Art- mon, Lovesick, The Manhattan Project, Sister ists, Clark, and all my crazy awesome friends Mary Explains It All. Television: “The Tonight and family. Show With Johnny Carson” (head writer), “The present the world premiere of his new musi- Shop of Horrors. Several songs co-written with LESLIE ROCHETTE (Francine and others) Dick Cavett Show” (head writer/co-producer). cal, Dog and Pony (music and lyrics by Mi- Bob Crewe have been cover hits for such art- is thrilled to be returning to Jersey Boys after He has published in The New York Times, The chael Patrick Walker). Rick is currently writ- ists as the Tremeloes (“Silence Is Golden”), the being on the first National Tour. Regional: Le- New Yorker, Playboy and other periodicals and ing a musical for Disney Theatricals with Benj Walker Brothers (“The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine gally Blonde, Hairspray, The Producers, Annie, was the 2006 recipient of the Writers Guild Pasek and Justin Paul, based on the film Make Anymore”) and Lauryn Hill (“Can’t Take My Happy Days. BA: Columbia College, NOCCA of America’s Ian McClellan Hunter Lifetime Believe; and Superfly (co-written with Seth Eyes Off You”). With his wife, Judy Parker, alum. Thanks to the creative team, Merri/Tara Achievement Award. Jersey Boys, his first ven- Zvi Rosenfeld), directed and choreographed Gaudio produced and co-wrote the Who Loves Rubin, Dodgers, Bohemia Group, Mom, Dad, ture into musical theatre, won four Tonys in- by modern dance legend, Bill T. Jones. Heart- You album for the Four Seasons and one of Colin, Laura, and Cara. For my husband, John cluding Best Musical. The Addams Family, his felt thanks to those whose work in the theater Billboard’s longest-charted singles (54 weeks), Rochette. second Broadway venture (with co-author Rick makes him grateful for the day he was born: “Oh, What a Night.” A high point in his career JENNA NICOLE SCHOEN (Swing). SO Elice), is currently playing on national and in- Sondheim, Stoppard, Bennett, Prince, Fosse, came in 1990 when, as a member of the origi- honored to be making her touring debut with ternational tours. He lives in New York City Robbins, Nichols, Tune, Nunn, Laurents, Stone, nal Four Seasons, Gaudio was inducted into the Jersey Boys! Regional: CATS, Spamalot (Pitts- and hopes to die in his sleep, surrounded by his Kushner, Taymor, Papp, Schumacher, Schnei- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1995, he was burgh CLO), Theory of Relativity (Goodspeed loved ones and their attorneys. der, Coyne, Brickman, Timbers and Rees. Rick inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Opera House). BFA Boston Conservatory ’14. RICK ELICE (Book). co-wrote Jersey Boys thinks about them a lot. He never thought about which hailed him as “a quintessential music- Much love and thanks to Merri, The Mine, (winner 2006 Tony Award, 2007 Grammy Jersey much. He does now. maker.” To this day, Bob Gaudio and Frankie Dodgers, everyone at JB and my amazing fam- Award and 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musi- BOB GAUDIO (Composer) wrote his first hit, Valli still maintain their partnership… on a ily. “Too good to be true!” cal) with Marshall Brickman. His play, Peter “Who Wears Short Shorts,” at 15, for the Royal handshake. DRU SERKES (Norm Waxman and others) is and the Starcatcher, received nine 2012 Tony Teens, and then went on to become a founding BOB CREWE (Lyricist). “New York was overjoyed to join the Jersey Boys family! Cred- Award nominations (including two for Rick), member of the Four Seasons and the band’s pregnant in the fifties,” says Bob Crewe, “ges- its: Rock of Ages (original Las Vegas company); and won five, more than any play of the sea- principal songwriter. He also produced the hit tating with possibilities.” Crewe and music Tours: Guys and Dolls, Man of La Mancha. Re- son. It’s currently playing in New York and on “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” for Neil Dia- partner Frank Slay became independent writer- gional: Legally Blonde, Joseph…Dreamcoat, tour across North America. Also on Broadway, mond and Barbra Streisand (Grammy nomina- producers when the category hadn’t yet been Wizard of Oz. Emerson College BFA Musical Elice wrote The Addams Family (with Mar- tion, Record of the Year) as well as six albums invented. In 1957 they wrote and produced Theatre. Thanks to Donnie, John, WAM, Mer- shall Brickman, music and lyrics by Andrew for Diamond, including The Jazz Singer. Other “Silhouettes” for The Rays, which skyrocketed ri, the creatives, Mom and Dad. Twitter/Insta- Lippa), currently touring North America, with producing credits include albums for Frank to #1. Suddenly, producers in demand, they gram: @DruSerkes. DruSerkes.com. productions in Europe and South America. In Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Michael launched Freddie Cannon’s “Tallahassee Lass- 2014, The Old Globe Theater in San Diego will Jackson and the soundtrack for the film ofLittle ie” and Billy & Lillie’s “Lah Dee Da.” Crewe’s

14 15 title Got Married (West End); Kiss Me, Kate (Ja- WHO’S WHO pan). TV: Judging/choreographing on “So You Publication:1960’s unprecedented producing success with Think You Can Dance: Canada,” “Broadway: BroadwayThe Four In Seasons Detroit playbill birthed a new sound, striking The American Musical” (PBS). a major chord in American pop. “Sherry,” “Big RON MELROSE (Music Supervision, Vocal/ programGirls Don’tfor showName Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Can- Dance Arrangements and Incidental Music). dy Girl,” “Ronnie”—all smashes! When lead Run dates: xxxxx Thirty-eight years of Broadway music direct- The Whitney Frankie Valli demanded a solo turn, Crewe ing/arranging, from The Act to Jersey Boys. DETROIT Size:and full-page Bob Gaudio with bleed wrote (and Crewe produced) Projects in development: Super Fly and Yoshi- Restaurant | Ghostbar | Gardens “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” which even- mi Battles the Pink Robots. Composer: Super- trimtually size: 5-3/8became in. thew. xcentury’s 8-3/8 in. h.fifth most-played dimensional Microbabes (anime-based cham- song. Crewe ran hot with artists from Vicki ber musical); Fourtune (Off-Broadway); The bleed:Carr, 1/8 Oliver in. and Lesley Gore to Mitch Ryder, Silver Swan (National Endowment for the Arts co-writing with Charles Fox the soundtrack for Fellowship); three theatrical CDs (The Missing insideJane margin: Fonda’s 1/4 film, in. “Barbarella.” Then his own Peace, Early One Morning, Songs I Won’t Be Prix-Fixe Theater Menu Bob Crewe Generation exploded with Music Singing); two Harvard Hasty Pudding shows; $39 per person. Available only pre/post-theatre. Proof:to Watch xxxxxx Girls By. In 1972 Bob was in L.A., a gospel-based Requiem; and single songs for where he revived Frankie Valli with “My Eyes Choose one from each course. church, choir, cabaret and “Saturday Night For:Adored Nederlander You” by Detroit Crewe and Kenny Nolan. They Live.” Education: Harvard (philosophy), West- also co-wrote Patti LaBelle’s “Lady Marma- First Course (Fisher Theatre & others) minster (choral conducting). Now Californian. lade” (#1, July ’75), which was a hit again on Thanks and love to Alexandra. 1/2 WEDGE SALAD the soundtrack of Moulin Rouge (#1, June ’01)… Agency:David SMZ Ritz. advertising KLARA ZIEGLEROVA (Scenic Design). Bacon, Bleu Cheese, Tomato, Ranch Dressing Broadway: Sister Act, The Farnsworth Inven- Design:DES Frank McANUFF Bach, (Director) is a two-time GOLDEN ONION SOUP tion, Jersey Boys, The Search for Signs of In- BachTony & Associates; Award-winning Phone 313-822-4303, director and the immedi- telligent Life in the Universe. Numerous Off- Havarti Cheese Crouton ate past artistic director of the Stratford Festi- B’way and Regional productions: Flashdance [email protected]. He is artistic director emeritus of La Jolla EGGPLANT BRUSCHETTA (National Tour), Public Theater, MTC, NYTW, Playhouse, where during his tenure he directed etc.. London’s West End: Sister Act, Jersey Second Course more than 35 productions of classics, new plays Boys. Ms Zieglerova designed the interior of and musicals. Broadway: Jesus Christ Su- New World Stages, NYC. Awards: the Green PEPPERCORN ENCRUSTED NEW YORK STRIP perstar, Guys and Dolls, Aaron Sorkin’s The Room Award 2010 (Australia) and the Best Bleu Cheese Cream, Wilted Garlic Spinach Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys (Tony and Set Design of the 2009 Theatregoers’ Choice Olivier Awards, Best Musical), Billy Crystal’s Award London (both for Jersey Boys); 2005 Lu- SAUTEED MICHIGAN WHITEFISH 700 Sundays (Tony Award, Best Special Theat- men Award (New World Stages); 2003 Dram- Sundried Traverse City Cherries, Mushrooms, Butter rical Event), Dracula the Musical, How to Suc- my Award for Best Set Design; 2000 Carbonell and Grand Traverse Riesling, Autumn Wild Rice ceed…, The Who’s Tommy (Tony and Olivier Award for Best Set Design; sets for the Best Awards, Best Director), A Walk in the Woods, Touring Production, 2003 L.A. Ovation Award. BASIL MARINATED GRILLED CHICKEN Big River (Tony Awards, Best Director, Best JESS GOLDSTEIN (Costume Design). Se- Red Pepper Coulis, Roasted Carnival Cauliflower Musical). Stratford highlights: A Word or Two, The Tempest, Caesar and Cleopatra (all with lected New York credits include Newsies, The EGGPLANT LASAGNE Christopher Plummer), Tommy and Twelfth Merchant of Venice with Al Pacino, The Home- Portofino Sauce Night. Opera: Faust at the Met and ENO, coming, The Apple Tree, Lincoln Center’s Wozzeck at San Diego Opera. Film: Cousin The Rivals (Tony Award), Julius Caesar with STUFFED LOBSTER TAIL ($10 supplemental charge) Bette, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Denzel Washington, Henry IV, Take Me Out, Baked with Blue Crab, Exotic Mushroom, (director), Iron Giant (producer), Quills (ex- Enchanted April, Proof, Love! Valour! Com- Vanilla Gelee, Haricot Vert ecutive producer). Upcoming projects: Yoshimi passion!, The Most Happy Fella, Dinner With Battles the Pink Robots, Dr. Zhivago, 700 Sun- Friends, How I Learned to Drive, Buried Child Third Course days revival. and The Mineola Twins (Lortel and Hewes Awards). Opera: Jack O’Brien’s Il Trittico (Met, PASTRY CHEF ERIC’S WHIM SERGIO TRUJILLO (Choreographer). 2007), NYC Opera’s The Pirates of Penzance. Broadway: Hands on a Hardbody, the Tony Film: A Walk on the Moon, Love! Valour! SORBET WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE Award-winning Best Musical Memphis, Leap Compassion! and The Substance of Fire. of Faith, The Addams Family, Next to Normal, All Shook Up, Guys and Dolls. Director/chore- HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Design). ographer: Flashdance. Off-Broadway: Saved, Recent Broadway: A Christmas Story, Jesus The Capeman, Romeo and Juliet (Public); A Christ Superstar, How to Succeed… starring and temptation always awaits at… The Whitney Dessert Parlor Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Kismet (Encores!), Daniel Radcliffe (2011 Tony nomination), Mil- Salome (NYC Opera). Regional: White Noise lion Dollar Quartet, West Side Story (2009 Sweets & Spirits • Cakes & Torts from Executive Pastry Chef Eric (director/choreographer); The Wiz, Zhivago (La Tony nomination), Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, Jolla); Mambo Kings; The Marriage of Figaro In the Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Jer- (L.A. Opera); Chita and All That Jazz. Inter- sey Boys, Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, national: Disney’s Tarzan; West Side Story; Kiss of the Spider Woman, How to Succeed… 4421 Woodward Avenue | 313-832-5700 | thewhitney.com The Sound of Music (Stratford); Peggy Sue starring Matthew Broderick. Parsons Dance 17 RICHARD HESTER (Production Supervi- WHO’S WHO sor). Supervisor for all productions of Jer- (co-founder), The Joffrey Ballet’s Billboards, sey Boys internationally (New York, both US Alvin Ailey, ABT, NYC Ballet and The Kenne- Tours, Las Vegas, London, Australia and South dy Center’s Sondheim Celebration. Five-time Africa/Asia.) Broadway: Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Helen Hayes Award recipient, 1993 Olivier Success, Cabaret, Annie Get Your Gun, Patti and Canadian Dora Award for Spider Woman; LuPone’s Matters of the Heart, A Delicate 2006 Henry Hewes Design Award, Outer Crit- Balance, The Old Neighborhood, Titanic, The ics Circle and Tony Award for Jersey Boys. Phantom of the Opera, The Red Shoes, The Se- STEVE CANYON KENNEDY (Sound De- cret Garden. US National tours: Wicked, The sign) was the production engineer on such Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story. US Broadway shows as Cats, Starlight Express, Regional: Jersey Boys (La Jolla Playhouse). Song & Dance, The Phantom of the Opera, Ten years with Patti LuPone on the road. Co- Carrie and Aspects of Love. His Broadway founder/producer with Bernadette Peters and sound design credits include Hands on a Mary Tyler Moore of Broadway Barks! an an- Hardbody(Drama Desk Award), Jesus Christ nual animal adoption event in NY since 1999. Superstar, Catch Me If You Can, Guys and LYNDA A. LAVIN (Production Stage Man- Dolls, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Jersey ager). Nat’l Tours: Annie, Cats, Les Misérables, Boys (Drama Desk Award), Billy Crystal’s 700 The Phantom of the Opera, Grease, The Mu- Sundays, Hairspray, The Producers, Aida, Ti- sic of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Chicago, Blast, tanic, Big, How to Succeed…, Carousel and Thoroughly Modern Millie, Mamma Mia!, The Who’s Tommy (Drama Desk Award). Walking with Dinosaurs (Resident Director), MICHAEL CLARK (Projection Design) de- How to Train Your Dragon (Resident Director). signs film and video for live events: recently Las Vegas: Chicago, Always Patsy Kline, Hans as associate designer on Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Klok and the Beauty of Magic, Nevada Ballet. Annie, Chaplin, Ghost the Musical (Broadway RICHARD A. LEIGH (Stage Manager). Nat’l Productions). As Designer on Heidi Chronicles Tours: Hair, Bring It On the Musical, Ghost the (Asolo Center) Big Maybelle with Lillias White Musical, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, My (Sag Harbor Theater), The Breakup Notebook Fair Lady, and Hello Dolly! w/Sally Struthers. (Asbury Park), My One and Only (Goodspeed), Also, Elton John’s Aida (Taiwan) and Guys & Villains Tonight (Disney Cruise Lines), Le Dolls—Nat’l Tour (Asst. Director). Much love Denier Judgement (Cannes) 700 Sundays (Na- to my parents, family, and my husband, Peter. tional Tours, Broadway and La Jolla) Dracula, LAUREN PENNINGTON (Assistant Stage The Musical (Broadway and La Jolla), Fran- Manager) is thrilled to be a part of the Jersey kenstein the Musical (Off-Broadway), The El- Boys family. NYC: The Commons of Pensacola ephant Man (Broadway). (MTC), Peter and the Starcatcher, 321 Theatri- CHARLES LAPOINTE (Wig/Hair Design). cal Management, NYMF. Tours: Newsies (first Broadway: After Midnight, Beautiful, Gentle- National), Guys and Dolls, Shrek the Musical. man’s Guide to Love & Murder, Soul Doctor, Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Spoleto Festi- Motown, Jekyll and Hyde, Clybourne Park, val USA, Opera Carolina. Proud AEA member. Bring It On, Newsies, The Columnist, Magic/ Love to Dad. Bird, Bonnie and Clyde, The Mountaintop, STEVE ORICH (Orchestrations). Broadway: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Jersey Boys (Tony Nomination—Best Orches- Merchant of Venice, Memphis, Henry IV, Cym- trations). Off-Broadway: Snoopy, Personals, beline, Lombardi, Fences, Looped, Miracle A Good Swift Kick. Tours: Annie, Godspell, Worker, Superior Donuts, 33 Variations, Guys A Class Act. Regional Theatre: Musical Di- and Dolls, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, The rector and/or Orchestrator at Pasadena Play- Color Purple, Martin Short: Fame Becomes house, PaperMill Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, Me, Good Vibrations, A Raisin in the Sun. Mark Taper Forum, Hollywood Bowl, La Jolla STEVE RANKIN (Fight Director). Broad- Playhouse, Theatreworks, Goodman Theatre, way: Jersey Boys, Memphis, Henry IV, Guys Goodspeed, Asolo Rep, Dorset Theatre, North- and Dolls, Bonnie and Clyde, The Farnsworth light, Pioneer Theatre. TV: Composer, Arrang- Invention, Twelfth Night, Two Shakespearean er & Conductor for documentaries, sitcoms, Actors, Anna Christie, The Real Inspector movies and specials. Recordings: 20 albums, Hound and The Who’s Tommy. Off-Broadway: including the Grammy-winning Jersey Boys The Third Story, Pig Farm, The Night Hank cast album. His orchestrations have been per- Williams Died and Below the Belt. Stratford formed by the National Symphony, the Boston Shakespeare Festival: Henry V, The Who’s Pops, at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Tommy, Romeo and Juliet, Caesar and Cleopa- the White House and around the world. tra. Metropolitan Opera: Faust, Rodelinda, JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). Recent Iphigénie en Tauride. Broadway: Xanadu, Les Mis, Grey Gardens,

19 Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour book- Into the Woods (’87 and ’02), The Music Man, He is also a member of the Council for the WHO’S WHO ing, marketing and press company representing Titanic, Wrong Mountain, Footloose, Mandy United States and Italy, a member of both the Drowsy Chaperone; Beauty and the Beast; award-winning musicals and plays. Currently: Patinkin, High Society, 1776, …Forum, The City University of New York’s Business Lead- Hairspray; Coram Boy; Threepenny Opera; Jersey Boys, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacu- King and I, The Who’s Tommy, Ralph Fiennes’ ership Council and the Board of Directors at Lennon; Sweeney Todd; The Producers; Mov- lar new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Hamlet, Guys and Dolls, Once Upon A Mat- Lenox Hill Hospital. in’ Out; Sweet Charity; Caroline, or Change; The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, tress, How to Succeed…, Jelly’s Last Jam, The KEVIN AND TAMARA KINSELLA (Pro- Little Shop…; Thoroughly Modern Millie; Matilda The Musical, Beautiful—The Carole Secret Garden, Prelude to a Kiss, The Gospel ducers). Kevin Kinsella has been investing in 42nd Street; Urinetown; Nine; La Bohème; Big King Musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love at Colonus, Big River, Pump Boys and Dinettes. early-stage technology companies for thirty River; Never Gonna Dance; Thou Shalt Not; and Murder, The King and I, Donny & Marie In addition to Jersey Boys on Broadway, the years, primarily through his firm Avalon Ven- By Jeeves; Follies; Oklahoma!; Jekyll & Hyde; Christmas, The Sound of Music, Fun Home, Dodgers are producers of current Jersey Boys tures. Avalon companies have been responsible The Rocky Horror Show; Seussical; The Music The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- productions in London, Las Vegas, Holland for bringing to market several multi-billion Man; Fosse; Swing!; Kat and the Kings; The Time, NETworks presents Disney’s Beauty and and South Africa. dollar life-saving drugs, the iPhone touch- Civil War; Triumph of Love. Studio musician the Beast, Love Letters starring Ali MacGraw JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR. (Producer) is Chair- screen, and the fastest growing revenue compa- (bass): Michael Jackson, Madonna, Portishead, & Ryan O’Neal, and The Rat Pack is Back!. man/CEO of Centurion Holdings LLC, an ad- ny in the history of the Internet. Mr. Kinsella is Eric Clapton, BB King, Sinatra, Carly Simon, bbonyc.com. visor to private and public companies. From a Life Sustaining Fellow at the Massachusetts Celine Dion, Smashing Pumpkins, Tommy WEST HYLER (Associate Director). Jersey 2001-2004, Mr. Grano was Chairman of UBS Institute of Technology, a member of Johns Flanagan, Pete Seeger, NY Philharmonic. Boys: Broadway, first National Tour, Chicago, Financial Services Inc. (formerly PaineWeb- Hopkins SAIS Dean’s Advisory Counsel and JONATHAN SMITH (Conductor). Originally Las Vegas, UK, Canadian and Australian pro- ber). While at PaineWebber, Mr. Grano chaired a member of the Council on Foreign Rela- from Auburn, Alabama, “Smitti” has worked ductions. Broadway: How the Grinch Stole the Board of Governors of the National Asso- tions. Both outdoor enthusiasts, Kevin and on Jersey Boys Broadway, San Francisco, Chi- Christmas (Assoc. Director). New York: Big ciation of Security Dealers (NASD). In 2002, Tamara met in Alaska during the Exxon Val- cago, U.S. Tour, South Africa, Singapore, Neth- Apple Circus, Primary Stages, Ars Nova, Play- Mr. Grano was appointed by President George dez oil spill cleanup. The Kinsellas’ vineyard erlands, U.K. and at dozens of major league wright’s Horizons, The York Theatre Company, W. Bush to serve as the Chairman of the Home- in Healdsburg, California released the first baseball stadiums, television shows and benefit HERE Arts Center. Regional: Colony Theater, land Security Advisory Council. He proudly Kinsella Estate Dry Creek Valley cabernet in concerts. He created the Tony and Grammy Actors Theater of Louisville. MFA from the served his country as a Captain in the U.S. 2011. Jersey Boys is their first Broadway show. nominated musical Swing! Other Broadway: University of California, San Diego. Special Forces (Green Berets). Due to his com- Mr. Kinsella’s father, Walter A. Kinsella, was Thoroughly Modern Millie, Imaginary Friends. DANNY AUSTIN (Associate Choreogra- mitment to education, Mr. Grano received the a career actor on Broadway, radio, television Favorite regional productions: Sweeney Todd, pher). Jersey Boys (Associate Choreographer/ Corporate Leadership Award from the Thur- and cinema. He first appeared on Broadway in Little Shop of Horrors and Strike Up The Band. Broadway, first National Tour, Chicago, Las good Marshall Scholarship Fund. Other awards 1924 in What Price Glory? He is also a jazz pianist (studying in New Or- Vegas, London West End, Australia); Hair- include the USO Gold Medal for Distinguished THE PELICAN GROUP (Producer), a San leans with jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis) and spray (Associate Choreographer/London West Service and The Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Diego production company, is enthusiastic has performed in venues from New York’s End, U.K. Tour, NETworks International Tour); Birdland to the Montreaux Jazz Festival. Many Hairspray (Resident Director/Choreographer, thanks to Sheila, Ian and Emmet for their im- Canadian Company). Charlottetown Festi- measurable support! val Young Company (Artistic Director), The PETER FULBRIGHT/TECH PRODUC- Stratford Festival (Acting Company, seven sea- Chicago TION SERVICES (Technical Supervision). sons—three Tyrone Guthrie Awards). Peter, with associates Mary Duffe and Collene STEPHEN GABIS (Dialect Coach). B’way: Publication: Broadway in Detroit Houlehen, has managed more than 70 Broad- Doubt, Steel Magnolias, Dracula, Taboo, The The playbill program v 54, n 2 way, International and Touring productions. Boy From Oz, Joe Egg, “Master Harold”…, Favorites include Rock of Ages, Seminar, The Present Laughter, A Doll’s House. Venues: for Jersey Boys Normal Heart, Arcadia, Lombardi, Hairspray, Roundabout, MTC, Playwrights, Atlantic, the LONGEST-RUNNING 13, Curtains, Bombay Dreams, 42nd Street, New Group, MCC, the Public, Second Stage, # Run dates: 11/7/15–12/6/15 Urinetown, Into The Woods, Dance of the Vam- Williamstown, Yale Rep, McCarter, Hartford AMERICAN MUSICAL Size: 1/2 pg. horiz. pires, Blast!, Aspects of Love, The Rocky Hor- Stage, Primary Stages, LCT, Long Wharf, ror Picture Show, The Sound of Music, ….Fo- Westport. Film contributions: Million Dollar in Broadway History! (4-5/8 in. w. x 3-3/4 in. h.) rum, Smoke Joe’s Cafe, Crazy for You, Guys Baby, Ballad of Bettie Page, Confessions of a 1 and Dolls, Joseph…, The Secret Garden, Star- Dangerous Mind, Boys Don’t Cry. Proof: 10/29/15; 2:25PM light Express, Singin’ in the Rain and Foxfire. THE DODGERS (Producer). Dodger The- TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). Broad- For: Nederlander Detroit atricals is a producing partnership hatched PHOTO BY NAOMI KALTMAN way/Tours: Young Frankenstein, Little Mer- at BAM in 1978 by Michael David, Edward (Fisher Theatre & others) maid, Mary Poppins; My Fair Lady; The Pi- Strong, Rocco Landesman, Des McAnuff, rate Queen; Les Misérables; The History Boys; Doug Johnson and Sherman Warner. From the Agency: SMZ advertising Spamalot; …Spelling Bee; The Producers; initial foothold in Brooklyn, the Dodgers grew, Mamma Mia!; Phantom…; Good Vibrations; migrated to the NY Shakespeare Festival, then Design: Frank Bach, Bombay Dreams; Oklahoma!; Flower Drum to off and on Broadway, where their produc- Bach & Associates; Song; Imaginary Friends; Metamorphoses; tions have garnered a host of national (Tony, Phone 313-822-4303, Disney’s On the Record; The Frogs; Contact; Drama Critics Circle, Obie) and international Thou Shalt Not; A Man of No Importance. Sec- (Olivier, Helpmann and Dora) awards. Current Fisher Theatre • February 9–14 [email protected] ond Stage, Williamstown, Kennedy Center, La Broadway: Matilda, Jersey Boys. Other Broad- ticketmaster.com, 800-982-2787 & box office. Jolla, Yale Rep. Film: The Producers. way: The Farnsworth Invention, 42nd Street, Info: BroadwayInDetroit.com, 313-872-1000. BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC Urinetown, Dracula, Jesus Christ Superstar, Groups (10+): [email protected] or 313-871-1132. (Tour Booking, Engagement Management and 20 21 about supporting this production of Jersey Who’s Tommy, How to Succeed in Business…, Music Production Assistants...... Michelle Scalpone, Kristen Norine Sales Manager...... Ann E. Van Nostrand Boys. The Group, assembled by Ivor and Co- Thoroughly Modern Millie, Billy Crystal’s 700 Production Assistants...... Jay Carey, Paula Wise, Rachel Slaven Sales Associate...... Priya Iyer lette Royston, consists of Todd and Debby Sundays, Memphis, and the Pulitzer Prize-win- Lighting Production Assistant...... Ben Bauer Marketing Assistant...... Samantha Stone Buchholz, Edward and Martha Dennis, Eric ning I Am My Own Wife, fostered as part of the Dramaturg...... Allison Horsley Finance Associate...... Mariann Fresiello Advertising...... Serino Coyne, Inc. Executive Assistant to Mr. David...... Chris Stefani and Marsi Gardiner, Cam and Wanda Gar- Playhouse’s Page To Stage new play develop- Travel and Housing Arranged by...... Road Rebel Office & Atelier Manager...... Sarah Styx ner, Richard and Patricia Harmetz, Irwin and ment program. Visit lajollaplayhouse.org. Banking...... Signature Bank: Barbara von Borstel Asst. Office & Atelier Manager/Seat Manager...... Anne Ezell Joan Jacobs, Hal and Debby Jacobs, Paul and STAFF FOR JERSEY BOYS Payroll...... Paychex Inc.: Janet Byer, Pat Porsch Assistant, Creative Development...... Courtney Sachs Stacy Jacobs, Jeff and Deni Jacobs, John and Accountants...... Schall and Ashenfarb, C.P.A. Special Events...... John Haber Angie Longenecker, Rao Makineni, Nevins General Management Insurance...... AON/Albert G. Rubin Dodgers-at-Large and Margaret McBride, Ray Mirra, Shearn DODGER MANAGEMENT GROUP Insurance Services, Inc./George Walden, Claudia Kaufman Michael Altbaum, Kate Amberg, Mark Andrews, Samuel Burgess, Platt, Edward Richard, Drew and Noni Senyei, Engagement Booking, Management & Marketing Counsel...... Nan Bases, Esq. Sandra Carlson, Phil Della Noce, Kim Kelley, Maggie Latona, Jason Pelusio, Steven Strauss and Lise Wilson. Mr. Royston BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC Information Technology Management...... ITelagen, Inc. Doug Rodgers, Maureen Rooney, Matthew Rossi, Bridget Stegall, Tim Sulka, co-produced the TV film “Dreams of Gold: Steven Schnepp Temah Higgins Web Design/Maintenance...... Curious Minds Media, Inc., curiousm.com Linda Wright Kent McIngvale Jenny Bates David Freeland Zach Stevenson Production Photographer...... Joan Marcus LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE The Mel Fisher Story” (w/Cliff Robertson and Sean Mackey Stacey Burns Scott Praefke Steve Chazaro Theatre Displays...... King Displays Loretta Swit, 1986) and the feature film Soul- Artistic Director...... Christopher Ashley taker (1990). COMPANY MANAGER Official Website Managing Director...... Michael S. Rosenberg Michael Camp www.JerseyBoysTour.com Director Emeritus...... Des McAnuff LATITUDE LINK (Producer) is currently National Press Representatives DODGERS General Manager...... Debby Buchholz represented on Broadway by Jersey Boys (Tony BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN Dodger Theatricals Director of Play Development...... Shirley Fishman Award), Memphis, and American Idiot. Addi- Adrian Bryan-Brown Susanne Tighe President...... Michael David Associate General Manager...... Jenny Case tionally, six productions running worldwide: Heath Schwartz Partner...... Edward Strong Director of Communications...... Mary Cook Jersey Boys National Tour, Las Vegas, London, Executive Producer...... Sally Campbell Morse Director of Development...... David W. Hanses PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER...... LYNDA A. LAVIN Director of Creative Development...... Lauren Mitchell Director of Finance...... John T. O’Dea Toronto, Australia and the Xanadu National Stage Manager...... Richard A. Leigh Director of Education and Outreach...... Steve McCormick Tour. Past productions include: 33 Variations Director of Business Administration...... Pamela Lloyd Assistant Stage Manager...... Lauren Pennington Director of Marketing...... Jessica Ludwig Interim Production Manager...... Audrey Hoo (Tony Nomination), Cry Baby (Tony Nomina- Assistant Company Manager...... Heather Losey Technical Director...... Chris Borreson tion), and Farnsworth Invention. Director of Finance...... Paula Maldonado Technical Supervision...... Tech Production Services/ Director, Dodger International...... Dana Sherman Costume Shop Manager...... Susan Makkoo RICK STEINER (Producer). Of the eleven Peter Fulbright, Mary Duffe Production Manager...... Jeff Parvin Sound Supervisor...... Joe Huppert Broadway musicals Rick has co-produced, Jer- Music Technical Design...... Deborah N. Hurwitz Associate General Manager...... John Gendron Lighting Supervisor...... Mike Doyle Associate Director...... West Hyler Prop Master...... Debra Hatch sey Boys, Hairspray, The Producers and Big Production Management...... Lyndsey Goode Associate Choreographer...... Danny Austin Production Associate...... Kiaya Hacene Charge Scenic Artist...... Joan Newhouse River won Tony Awards for Best Musical. In Assistant Choreographer...... Lauren Tartaglia Theatre Operations Manager...... Ned Collins 1954, at age eight, Rick made his stage debut Project Coordinator/Investor Relations...... Andrew Serna Dialect Coach...... Stephen Gabis Marketing Manager...... Jessica Noll opposite Gene Lockhart in On Borrowed Time Associate Music Supervisor...... Jonathan Smith and then promptly retired. Rick has won six Associate Scenic Designer...... Nancy Thun poker championships including the 1992 World Associate Costume Designer...... Lee J. Austin Series of Poker 7-Stud Hi-Lo event. He resides Assistants to the Costume Designer...... Betsy Waddell, Michelle Sesco in Cincinnati, Ohio with his children Ace and Associate Lighting Designer...... Patricia Nichols Associate Sound Designer...... Andrew Keister Duke and sits on the ownership bench of his Assistant Projection Designer...... Daniel Vatsky beloved Cincinnati Reds. Story Board Artist...... Don Hudson LAUREN MITCHELL (Associate Producer). Casting Directors...... Tara Rubin Casting, Merri Sugarman, CSA As producer, on Broadway: Urinetown, Into the Casting Associate...... Lindsay Levine Woods (’02 revival), Wrong Mountain, High Tara Rubin Casting...... Eric Woodall, CSA; Dale Brown, CSA; Kaitlin Shaw Society. Off-Broadway: Barbra’s Wedding, Automated Lighting Programmer...... Chris Herman Projection Programmer...... Paul Vershbow Bare. As actress, on Broadway: The Boys From Production Carpenter...... Mike Kelly Syracuse, Me and My Girl, Nine, Annie, City Head Carpenter...... Stuart Dobbie of Angels (L.A.), Into the Woods (original cast Assistant Carpenters...... Shaun Altman, Justin D’Apolito, Aaron Gilman and PBS American Playhouse) and numerous Advance Carpenter...... Kurt Crittenden Off-Broadway, regional, television and concert Production Electrician...... James Fedigan appearances. Head Electrician...... Jeff Holtz Assistant Electricians...... Dennis Grimaldi, Josh Kosmicki LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE (Original Produc- Production Sound...... Brett Bingman er) has received more than 300 awards for the- Head Sound...... Nathaniel Putnam atre excellence, including the 1993 Tony Award Assistant Sound...... Adam Fitchett by Daniel Sullivan as America’s Outstanding Regional Theatre. Production Props...... Emiliano Pares and the Seattle Repertory Theatre Located in La Jolla, CA, the Playhouse is in- Head Props...... Tom Perrin ternationally acclaimed for its innovative pro- Assistant Props...... Leslie Doggett ductions of classics, new plays and musicals. Production Wardrobe Supervisor...... Lee J. Austin December 4 – 20, 2015 313-577-2972 hilberry.com Led by Artistic Director Christopher Ashley Wardrobe Supervisor...... Sandra Hanlon Cressler Asst. Wardrobe Supervisor...... Roy Turpin and Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg, “Four Seasons” Dresser...... Matt Daugherty the Playhouse was founded in 1947 by Gregory Hair Supervisor...... Lisa Chan-Wylie Peck, Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer. Jersey Hair Assistant...... Erick Sundquist Boys is among the more than 16 Playhouse pro- Associate Hair Designer...... Liz Printz ductions that have moved to Broadway, garner- Assistant to John Miller...... Nichole Jennino ing 29 Tony Awards, including Big River, The Synthesizer Programming...... Deborah N. Hurwitz, Randy Cohen Inspecting Carol is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. Music Copying ...... Anixter Rice Music Service 22 23 CREDITS SONG CREDITS Scenery, show control and automation by ShowMotion, Inc., Norwalk, CT. Stage con- “Ces Soirées-La (“Oh, What a Night”)” (Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker, Yannick Zolo, Edmond struction performed by Tait Towers, Inc. Sound equipment by Masque Sound. Projection David Bacri). Jobete Music Company Inc., Seasons Music Company (ASCAP). “Silhouettes” equipment by Sound Associates. Costumes executed by Carelli Costumes, Studio Rouge, (Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.), Regent Music Corporation (BMI). “You’re the Apple of My Saint Laurie Merchant Tailors and Maria Ficarola Knitwear Ltd. Specialty dying and Eye” (Otis Blackwell), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI). “I Can’t Give You Anything But CritiCs’ ChoiCe! printing by Gene Mignola, Inc. Dance Shoes by Worldtone Dance. Hosiery and undergar- Love” (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh), EMI April Music Inc., Aldi Music Company, ments by Bra*Tenders. Props provided and executed by The Spoon Group. Keyboards by Cotton Club Publishing (ASCAP). “Earth Angel” (Jesse Belvin, Curtis Williams, Gaynel Yamaha. Rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios. Scenic drops adapted from George Hodge), Embassy Music Corporation (BMI). “Sunday Kind of Love” (Barbara Belle, Anita Tice: Urban Landscapes/W.W. Norton. Other photographs featured are from George Leanord Nye, Stan Rhodes, Louis Prima), LGL Music Inc./Larry Spier, Inc. (ASCAP). “My Two of Detroit’s Award Winning Restaurants – Perfect for Tice: Selected Photographs 1953-1999/David R. Godine. (Photographs courtesy of the Mother’s Eyes” (Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert), Abel Baer Music Company, EMI Feist Peter Fetterman Gallery/Santa Monica.) Catalog Inc. (ASCAP). “I Go Ape” (Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.), MPL Music Publishing Dining Before or After a Show. Just minutes away from the Inc. (ASCAP). “(Who Wears) Short Shorts” (Bob Gaudio, Bill Crandall, Tom Austin, Bill IN MEMORY Dalton), EMI Longitude Music, Admiration Music Inc., Third Story Music Inc., and New It is difficult to imagine producing anything without the presence of beloved Dodger Fisher Theatre at the fabulous GM Renaissance Center. Seasons Music (BMI). “I’m in the Mood for Love” (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh), family members James Elliot Love and Jean-Michel Quincey. Friends to everyone they Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP). “Moody’s Mood for Love” (James Moody, Dorothy met, James and Jean-Michel stood at the heart of all that is good about the theatrical Convenient valet parking available at both locations. Fields, Jimmy McHugh), Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP). “Cry for Me” (Bob Gaudio), community. They will be missed, but their spirits abide. EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “An Angel Cried” (Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music (BMI). “I Still Care” (Bob Gaudio), Hearts Delight Music, Seasons Four The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are Music (BMI). “Trance” (Bob Gaudio), Hearts Delight Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional “Sherry” (Bob Gaudio), MPL Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP). “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (Bob actors and stage managers in the United States. Gaudio, Bob Crewe), MPL Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP). “Walk Like a Man” (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio), Gavadima Music, MPL Communications Inc. (ASCAP). “December, 1963 (Oh, Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the What a Night)” (Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker), Jobete Music Company Inc, Seasons Music International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). Company (ASCAP). “My Boyfriend’s Back” (Robert Feldman, Gerald Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI). “My Eyes Adored You” (Bob Crewe, Kenny The musicians employed in this production are members of the Nolan), Jobete Music Company Inc, Kenny Nolan Publishing (ASCAP), Stone Diamond American Federation of Musicians. UNITY • HARMONY • ARTISTRY Music Corporation, Tannyboy Music (BMI). “Dawn, Go Away” (Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer), EMI Full Keel Music, Gavadima Music, Stebojen Music Company (ASCAP). “Big Man in United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for Town” (Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music (BMI), Gavadima Music (ASCAP). “Beggin’” the American Theatre. (Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina), EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Stay” (Maurice Williams), Cherio Corporation (BMI). “Let’s Hang On (To What We’ve Got)” (Bob The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Crewe, Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer), EMI Longitude Music, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Opus 17 (Don’t You Worry ’Bout Me)” (Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer) Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Everybody Knows My The Theatre Managers, Press Agents, and Company Managers Name” (Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe), EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Bye employed in this production are represented by the Association Bye Baby” (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. “C’mon Marianne” (L. Russell Brown, Ray Bloodworth), EMI Longitude Music and Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe), EMI Longitude The Dramatists Guild—The Professional Association of Playwrights, Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Working My Way Back to You” (Denny Randell, Sandy Lyricists and Composers Linzer), Screen Gems–EMI Music Inc, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Fallen Angel” (Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett), Chrysalis Music (ASCAP). “Rag Doll” (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music (BMI), Gavadima Music (ASCAP). “Who Loves You?” (Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker), Jobete Music Company Inc, Seasons Music Company (ASCAP).

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