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7.9-7.14 Rent Pantages.indd 3 6/25/19 10:38 AM CAST CAST (in order of appearance) Roger Davis...... JOSHUA BESS Mark Cohen...... LOGAN MARKS Tom Collins...... DEVINRÉ ADAMS Benjamin Coffin III...... XAVIER McKINNON Joanne Jefferson...... LENCIA KEBEDE Angel Schunard...... JAVON KING Mimi Marquez...... DERI’ANDRA TUCKER ...... LYNDIE MOE Mark’s Mom and others...... SAMANTHA SOUZA DEVINRÉ JOSHUA CODY LENCIA Christmas Caroler, Mr. Jefferson, Pastor and others...... BENJAMIN H. MOORE ADAMS BESS JENKINS KEBEDE Mrs. Jefferson, Woman with Bags and others...... JASMINE LAWRENCE Gordon, The Man, Mr. Grey and others...... CODY JENKINS Steve, Man with Squeegee, a Waiter and others...... CHASE McCALL Paul and others...... KYLE SEGAR Alexi Darling, Roger’s Mom and others...... ALEX LUGO UNDERSTUDIES Swings and understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

for Roger—CODY JENKINS, CHASE McCALL JAVON JASMINE ALEX LOGAN for Mark—CHASE McCALL, SEAN RYAN KING LAWRENCE LUGO MARKS for Tom Collins—BENJAMIN H. MOORE, KYLE SEGAR, J.T. WOOD for Benny—BENJAMIN H. MOORE, KYLE SEGAR for Joanne—JASMINE LAWRENCE, JASMINE OVERBAUGH for Angel—JAMES SCHOPPE, J.T. WOOD for Mimi—ALEX LUGO, JASMINE OVERBAUGH, TORI PALIN for Maureen—TORI PALIN, SAMANTHA SOUZA SWINGS JASMINE OVERBAUGH, TORI PALIN, SEAN RYAN, JAMES SCHOPPE, J.T. WOOD CHASE XAVIER LYNDIE BENJAMIN H. McCALL McKINNON MOE MOORE CAPTAIN SEAN RYAN ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboards—MATTHEW DeMARIA Assistant Conductor/Keyboards/Guitar—PAUL O’KEEFE Guitar—DAVID MALACHOWSKI Bass—JORDAN RICHARDS Drums—JEFF SNIDER

LOCAL MUSICIANS JASMINE TORI SEAN JAMES Guitar 1—MICHAEL ABRAHAM OVERBAUGH PALIN RYAN SCHOPPE Keyboard 1—ROBERT SPRAYBERRY Keyboard 2/Guitar 2—DAVID ARNEY Bass—JOEL GOTTSCHALK Drums—CHRIS JAGO Orchestra Contractor—ERIC HEINLY

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DEVINRÉ JOSHUA CODY LENCIA ADAMS BESS JENKINS KEBEDE

JAVON JASMINE ALEX LOGAN KING LAWRENCE LUGO MARKS

CHASE XAVIER LYNDIE BENJAMIN H. McCALL McKINNON MOE MOORE

JASMINE TORI SEAN JAMES OVERBAUGH PALIN RYAN SCHOPPE

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ACT ONE “Tune Up/Voice Mail #1”...... Mark, Roger, Mrs. Cohen, Collins, Benny “Rent”...... The Company “You Okay Honey?”...... Angel, Collins “One Song Glory”...... Roger “Light My Candle”...... Roger, Mimi “Voice Mail #2”...... Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson “Today 4 U”...... Angel “You’ll See”...... Benny, Mark, Collins, Roger, Angel “Tango: Maureen”...... Mark, Joanne “Life Support”...... Paul, Gordon, The Company “Out Tonight”...... Mimi “Another Day”...... Roger, Mimi, The Company “Will I?”...... The Company “On the Street”...... The Company “Santa Fe”...... Collins and The Company “I’ll Cover You”...... Angel, Collins “We’re Okay”...... Joanne “Christmas Bells”...... The Company “Over the Moon”...... Maureen “/I Should Tell You”...... The Company

ACT TWO “”...... The Company “Happy /Voice Mail #3”...... Mimi, Roger, Mark, Maureen, Joanne, Collins, Angel, Mrs. Cohen, Alexi Darling, Benny “”...... Maureen, Joanne “Without You”...... Roger, Mimi “Voice Mail #4”...... Alexi Darling “”...... The Company “I’ll Cover You” ()...... Collins, The Company “Halloween”...... Mark “Goodbye, Love”...... Mark, Mimi, Roger, Maureen, Joanne, Collins, Benny “What You Own”...... Pastor, Mark, Collins, Benny, Roger “Voice Mail #5”...... Roger’s mom, Mimi’s mom, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Cohen “Your Eyes/Finale”...... Roger, The Company

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“White Christmas” used by arrangement with the Music Company; “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” written by and Hal David, used by permission of Casa David and New Hidden Valley Music. “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells, used by permission of Edwin H. Morris & Company, a division of MPL Communications Inc. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” written by Johnny Marks, used by permission of St. Nicholas Music Inc.

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DEVINRÉ ADAMS (Tom Collins) is an Arts High School and received her actor and theater artist from the Washington, Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University D.C. area. Alma maters include Duke @jazminah. Ellington School of the Arts and The University of the Arts (musical theater ALEX LUGO (Ensemble, Alexi Darling, B.F.A.’17). He is tremendously excited to be Mrs. Davis, u/s Mimi). Awarded 2015 reprising the role of Collins for his second Newcomer of the Year by Florida Theater year on the Rent national tour! Thanks goes On Stage for her role in Marquee Theater’s out to Mom and Dad as well as all other life , Alex is a musical theater major at NYU coaches along the way. Tisch School of the Arts. Additional credits include Celebration/Potemkin, Little Shop JOSHUA BESS (Roger). Tour debut! Joshua of Horrors/Ronnette, Jekyll & Hyde/Lucy is a Denver native who grew up skateboarding Harris, and /Deena Jones. in the morning and singing showtunes at LOGAN MARKS (Mark Cohen) is beyond night. Regional: (Gabe), thrilled to be making his touring debut with (Joe Hardy), (Link the 20th anniversary tour of Rent! He could Larkin), and Righteous: The Skateboard not be more grateful for the opportunity Play (Kevin). “Special thanks to Work Light to travel and tell this incredible story. Productions and much love to my family and Past regional credits include Jack Kelly in !” @joshua_bess. , Mike in A , Seymour CODY JENKINS (Gordon, u/s Roger) is in Little Shop of Horrors and Emmett Forrest thrilled to be making his tour debut in Rent’s in . Much love and thanks to 20th anniversary tour! Special thank you to his friends, family, The Price Group, Wojcik/ his family, Upward and Onward Productions, Seay Casting and, of course, the Rent team! Wojcik/Seay, and the entire Rent team. “For my parents.” B.F.A. Carolina “Measure your life in love.” University. @loganalexmarks. LENCIA KEBEDE (Joanne Jefferson). CHASE McCALL (Ensemble Steve, u/s So blessed to be in this show. L.A. native Mark, u/s Roger) is very excited to be and proud Ethiopian! B.A. in diplomacy involved with such an important work of and world affairs, . . This marks his second national tour and Live: backup singer standby (Beyoncè, he has traveled the world working on cruise Coachella 2018). Regional: , Sister ships. Thank you W&S and the production Act (Deloris), Beauty and the Beast (Belle). team for this opportunity! Sending love to his Television: FOX’s The Four National family and friends! Instagram @chase.mccall. commercial; International: Big Band Beat XAVIER McKINNON (Benjamin Coffin (Tokyo Disneyland). “Love you, mommye.” III) is so happy to join the Rent tour. This Instagram: @lenceee_. show introduced Xavier to musical theater JAVON KING (Angel Schunard) is currently so this work has a special place in his heart. studying musical theater at Rider University. @xmckinnon. He is a New Jersey native making his LYNDIE MOE (Maureen Johnson) is over national tour debut! Some of his University the moon to be back this year spreading the credits include Dance Ensemble in White love with the 20th anniversary production of Christmas and Papa Ge in on This Rent! She was pursuing her B.F.A. in musical Island. Professional credits include Henry/ theatre at Rider University before joining the Jack understudy in Newsies at Red Mountain tour last year. Huge thanks to her parents, Theatre Company in Birmingham, Ala. family, and Jamo for the endless amount of “Enjoy the show!” Instagram: @javond_king. support they provide. lyndiemoe.com. JASMINE LAWRENCE (Mrs. Jefferson, BENJAMIN H. MOORE (Ensemble, Mr. Seasons of Love Soloist, u/s Joanne). A native Jefferson, Preacher, u/s Collins, u/s Benny) is of the Bronx, New York, Jasmine is thrilled to thrilled to make his tour debut with the 20th be a part of the 20th anniversary national tour anniversary of Rent! Regional credits: The of Rent! Her past credits include Hairspray, First Noel (True Colors Theatre), Once on , and Dreamgirls.PLAYBILL. She ThisCOM Island (GET), (GLOW), West attended the famed LaGuardia Performing Side Story (GLOW), Hot Mikado (GLOW).

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B.M. Furman University, M.M. Peabody seen internationally as Rizzo in for Conservatory. Benjamin gives all glory to Jesus! Royal Caribbean. Musical theater B.F.A. from The New School University. “Heartfelt thanks JASMINE OVERBAUGH (Female Swing, to Wojcik|Seay, ATB Talent, Xav, Anthony, u/s Joanne, u/s Mimi) is overjoyed to be a part Nick—the love of my life, and Mom and Dad of one of her favorite musicals! She graduated for allowing my dreams to come true!” IG: from Point Park University. Jasmine recently @samanthasouzaofficial. had the privilege of premiering Disney’s new Beauty and the Beast, based off of the new DERI’ANDRA TUCKER (Mimi Marquez) live , on the Disney Dream. was born and bred in New Orleans, La. She’s an alumna of Dillard University and TORI PALIN (Swing, u/s Maureen, u/s Mimi) a former professional NFL cheerleader for is thrilled to be making her international/ the New Orleans Saints. In 2017, Deri made national tour debut with Rent! Past credits her theatrical debut in the Korean tour of include Melissa in The Drunken City, Cordelia Dreamgirls in Seoul, . in , Mallory in , and others. Tori could not be more excited to tell J.T. WOOD (Swing, u/s Angel, u/s Collins) this important story with such an amazing is thrilled to be joining the cast of the Rent cast, crew and creative team. She would 20th anniversary tour! J.T. is a graduate like to thank Wojcik/Seay Casting, SW from Otterbein University with a B.F.A. in Artists, and all of her friends and family for musical theater. Past credits include Eugene their love and support! Morris Jerome in , Jean-Francois Millet in Is He Dead?, and SEAN RYAN (Swing, u/s Mark, Dance Collins in Rent. J.T. would like to thank Captain) is so grateful to be swinging his way his family, friends, and faculty at Otterbein through the world with this beautiful show! for their support, and the entire company of National tours: Rogers & Hammerstein’s Rent for the opportunity to share this story Cinderella (Swing, u/s Fox, u/s Raccoon); with the world. Fame: The Musical (Ensemble, u/s Nick Piazza). B.F.A. University at Buffalo. Huge JONATHAN LARSON (Book, Music, thanks to Pantera/Murphy, The Agency, Lyrics) received the 1996 for Wojcik|Seay Casting, and the entire Work Drama for Rent. Rent received four 1996 Light family. As always, for Mom and Dad. (including Best Musical and @seanzyryan. two to Mr. Larson— Best Book of a Musical and Best Score of a Musical); six Drama Desk JAMES SCHOPPE (u/s Angel, Male Awards (including Best Musical, Best Book Swing) is stoked to join the Rent family. of a Musical, Best Music, and Best Lyrics); Regional: Signature Theatre (Diner, world Best Musical Awards from the New York premiere); Palace Theatre (); Drama Critics Circle and the Outer Critics Virginia Repertory (; Short Circle (Off-Broadway); and three Obie North Stages (Kiss…Spider Woman). B.F.A. Awards (including Outstanding Book, Music musical theater, Conservatory. and Lyrics). Previously, he received the James would like to thank his family and Award, the Richard Rodgers friends for their support and encouragement. Development Grant, the ScorpioPower ;-). Award, and The Gilman & Gonzales-Falla KYLE SEGAR (Paul, Ensemble, u/s Benny, Theatre Foundation’s Commendation Award. u/s Collins) is thrilled to be a part of this Earlier work includes Superbia; tick, tick... phenomenal production! “Thanks to my BOOM!; the score of J.P. Morgan Saves family and friends for all your love and the Nation; and selections of Sitting on the support.” Credits: Reed (fml: How Carson Edge of the Future. He also wrote music for McCuller’s Saved My Life), Wickersham “Sesame Street,” and the children’s book- #1 (Seussical), and Mereb (Aida). M.F.A. cassettes An American Tail and Land Before musical theater writing, NYU Tisch. Time, as well as for magazine B.F.A. musical theater, NKU. Instagram: publisher Jann Wenner. He conceived, @emerilkbs. directed and wrote four original songs for Away We Go!, a children’s video. Rent had SAMANTHA SOUZA (Mrs. Cohen, u/s its world premiere on February 13, 1996, at Maureen). National tour debut! Most recentlyPLAYBILL. NewCOM Workshop and opened at

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Broadway’s on April TV: “The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers” 29, 1996. Mr. Larson died unexpectedly of and Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm, believed to among others. be caused by , on January 25, 1996. was 10 days before his 36th MARLIES YEARBY (Choreography) is the birthday. His semi-autobiographical musical Tony-nominated and - tick, tick… BOOM! (which he wrote previous winning choreographer of Rent. Her work to Rent) had a successful run off-Broadway at was licensed for the film adaptation. She is a the Jane Street Theatre. recipient of the New York Dance Performance Bessie Award and nominations for the Helen MICHAEL GREIF (Original Broadway Hayes Award and Joe A. Callaway Award. Director) most recently directed Dear Evan Theater commissions include the American Hansen at the Music Box and War Paint at the Music Theatre Festival and Penumbra Nederlander. Additional Broadway credits: Theatre. Ms. Yearby is the founder/artistic Rent, , Next to Normal (Tony director of the Movin’ Spirits Dance Theater noms.); Never Gonna Dance; If/Then. Recent and has toured with her company both work includes A Parallelogram (Second nationally and internationally. Company Stage); Our Lady of Kibeho and Angels in commissions include , America (NY’s Signature Theatre); The American Dance Festival, Harlem Stages, Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide… (Public); Kansas Lied Center for the Performing Arts, and The Tempest, The Winter’s Tale, and Jacob’s Pillow, and American Festival of Romeo and Juliet at The Public’s Delacorte Theatre and Dance in . Theater. Off-Broadway, he’s received Obie TIM WEIL (Music Supervision and Awards for , Dogeaters (Public), Additional Arrangements). As musical and Rent (NYTW), and has directed new director: Broadway: Jonathan Larson’s plays and musicals at , Rent, Tom Stoppard’s Jumpers, Jeanine Roundabout, MTC, MCC, New York Theatre Tesori’s Shrek: The Musical; Off-Broadway: Workshop, and at Second Stage, where he Patti Griffin’s Ten Million Miles, Stephen directed Next to Normal and Dear Evan Schwartz’s The Baker’s Wife; Regional: Hansen. Regional work includes premieres (, dir. Joe and revivals at Williamstown Theatre Festival Haj). As composer: Broadway: Sally Marr (10 seasons); (AD, five and Her Escorts staring Joan Rivers; Off- seasons); ; Center Stage; Mark Broadway: Susan Lori Parks’ F***ing A. As Taper Forum; ; Trinity arranger/orchestrator: Broadway: Lady Day Repertory Company. Mr. Greif holds a B.S. At Emerson’s Bar and Grill starring Audra from Northwestern University and an M.F.A. MacDonald (also for HBO), Rent, Shrek: The from the University of California, San Diego. Musical. Film: Todd Graff’s Camp, Chris EVAN ENSIGN (Director). As Director: Columbus’ Rent, The Mark Pease Experience Rent (U.S. 20th anniversary tour, Montreal starring Ben Stiller and Anna Kendrick. Also, and Far East); Richard Thomas’ Wrong Songs Tim has served on the board of the Jonathan for Christmas (National Theatre—London); Larson Foundation, which provides grants for (two U.K. tours); Wrong Songs for upcoming composers and lyricists. Summer (London); You Won’t Succeed on PAUL CLAY (Set Design) is an award- Broadway… (London); Womyn In Three, Out winning artist and designer. Projects include of the Reach of Children, and Simone at Town scenic design for Rent (Broadway, NYTW, in NYC. Associate: Avenue Q (Broadway, tour). Recent projects include In Water I’m Vegas, London, and U.S. tours); Rent Weightless (National Theatre Wales, the (Broadway and U.S. tours); Les Misérables Southbank Centre, London); Commedia (U.S. tour), Elf (London); Shrek (Broadway (Dutch National , ); and U.S. tour). As resident: The Phantom of Forgetful Snow (The Kitchen, NYC). Clay has the Opera (London and U.K. tour); White also worked with Mabou Mines, La MaMa, Christmas, Strangers on a Train (London). David Dorfman (at BAM); and many more Other: , Exit the King, Get in the N.Y. theater and dance community. Your Gun, Barbara Cook—Mostly Sondheim, He has received the MAN Theatre Awards ’ The Gift of Music—London; “Best Design,” Municipal Arts Society Times PLAYBILL.COM workshops of The Book of Mormon. Film/ Square Spectacular Award, Drama-Logue

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7.9-7.14 Rent Pantages.indd 11 6/25/19 10:38 AM WHO’S WHO Award, NEA/TCG Fellowship, and the Bessie theater credits include the Off-Broadway Award, among others. and studio productions of Rent (NYTW); All My Sons by (50th anniversary MATTHEW MARAFFI (Touring Set production at the Roundabout Theatre); the Adaptation) is proud to return to Rent for the American premiere of Play with Repeats by 20th anniversary. As a member of IATSE Martin Grimp; Lysistrata by ; Local 829 and Local 74, he has worked on Twelfth Night (Tennessee Rep.); The Great projects large and small around the world. Pretenders (Juilliard); and Marisol by Some projects include Ring of Fire, La Jose Rivera (Public Theatre). Feature film: Bohème, , How to Succeed in Childhood’s End directed by Jeff Lipsky. Business Without Even Trying, and Side Dance: Tilliiboyo and Regions by Molissa Man. In the , he is noted for his Fenley; Savanna by Peggy Baker. She has production design for π (Pi) (1998 Sundance also designed numerous music videos in the Directors Award). He has been the director and Europe. of operations at Global Scenic Services since fall 2007, while continuing his for JONATHAN SPENCER (Lighting Design) live entertainment as the production manager designed the lighting for the first national for the Greater Bridgeport Symphony tour of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Off- Orchestra. Outside work, he enjoys Broadway productions include Middle of the fishing with his three sons, Luke, Will, and Night by the Keen Theater Company; The Mark, and serves on the board of both his Ohmies at DRT and Playwrights Horizons; town youth soccer program and the SWD Who Is Floyd Stearn?; Squeeze Box; and John Connecticut Junior Soccer Association. Moran’s Book of the Dead (Second Avenue) at NYSF Public Theater. Re-Lights for ANGELA WENDT (Costume Design) Legally Blonde at the Star Theater in Sydney; received the Design at Universal Studios ; and Mary Award and a nomination Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses at St. Louis for Best Costume Design for Rent. Her Rep, Missouri Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, and

7.9-7.14 Rent Pantages.indd 12 6/25/19 10:38 AM WHO’S WHO Hartford Stage. Associate/assistant Broadway for , Taylor Dayne, Billy Mann, credits include , Pippin, A streetcar Chaka Khan, Bebe & Cece Winans, and Named Desire, , Finian’s Rainbow, Michael Crawford. Wicked, Legally Blonde, White Christmas; and Metamorphoses. Jonathan teaches a BILLY ARONSON (Original Concept and summer master’s program in lighting design Additional Lyrics). His plays have been at Southern University, lives in New honored with publication in Best American York City; and is a member of United Scenic Short Plays ’92–93 and are frequently Artists Local 829. Visit JSpencerDesign.com. performed at Ensemble Studio Theatre. His lyric writing includes the libretto for an opera KEITH CAGGIANO (Sound Design) has being developed by American Opera Projects, worked across the country and internationally, and first draft lyrics for “Santa Fe” and “I from musicals on Broadway, London’s West Should Tell You.” His new play, The Art End, and to spectacles in Las Vegas. Room, will premiere at Washington, D.C.’s Recent credits include New York: Holiday Woolly Mammoth Theatre this spring. His Inn (in production), Himself and Nora, The true love is Lisa Vogel. Radio City Spring Spectacular, Cabaret, Disenchanted. Tours: Irving Berlin’s White LYNN M. THOMSON (Dramaturg) is a Christmas, Nice Work If You Can Get It, dramaturg, director, and teacher. She brought Anything Goes. Regional: , nearly 20 years of new play dramaturgical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. experience to her months of work with Jonathan Larson on the script of Rent. STEVE SKINNER (Arrangements) worked She was associate artistic director for the with Jonathan Larson as arranger and recording Theatre Company, where she producer for 12 years. He received the 1996 created and administered a new play festival. Drama Desk Award for Best Arrangements She was dramaturg at Circle Repertory for Rent. Broadway: Doonesbury (keyboards Company. She has directed more than 100 and assistant conductor). Recording/arranging productions of both new plays and revivals

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7.9-7.14 Rent Pantages.indd 13 6/25/19 10:38 AM WHO’S WHO at regional and New York theatres, and many Play That Goes Wrong; Rent; ; more workshops and readings of new plays. School of Rock; Something Rotten!; Irving She is currently head of the M.F.A. program Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming: Ain’t in dramaturgy at Brooklyn College. Too Proud, , Clue—Live on Stage, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Clint ALEXANDER PIERCE (Production Stage Black’s Looking for Christmas, Mean Girls, Manager) is thrilled to be exploring the The SpongeBob Musical. country with Rent! National tours: Mamma Mia!.Regional: ’s Diner: The WOJCIK | SEAY CASTING (Casting Musical (Delaware Theatre Company). Director). Tours: , Motown, Several shows at Walnut Street Theatre, Vocalosity, Flashdance, Dreamgirls, Nice Philadelphia Theatre Company, Huntington Work If You Can Get It, Jekyll & Hyde, Theatre Company. and . Joseph…Dreamcoat, and A Chorus Line. Thanks to Work Light Productions! Graduate Off-Broadway: Othello: The Remix, Church of . & State, The Portal, Tennessee Williams’ The Two Character Play, Handle with EMILY PATHMAN (Assistant Stage Care, Triassic Parq, and more! Regional: Manager) is excited to join the touring Multiple seasons/shows for Riverside company of Rent! NYC: Sleep No More. Theatre, Fla.; The Engeman Theatre, N.Y.; Regional: Contemporary American Theater Theatre Raleigh, N.C.; Stages St Louis, Festival, Actors Theatre, Huntington Theatre Mo.; Theatre Aspen, Colo.; Gretna Theatre, Company, A.R.T., and Boston Ballet. Emily Pa.; The Arvada Center, Colo.; and was a stage management apprentice in the PAC, Utah. wscasting.com. Professional Training Company at Actors Theatre of Louisville and received her THE BOOKING GROUP ( Tour B.F.A. from Emerson College. Direction). Since its inception in 1996, The Booking Group has represented 25 KERRICK DOUGHERTY (Company Tony Award-winning Best Musicals and Manager) is excited to be joining the Rent Plays. Current touring productions include family. He is an Oklahoma native with a ; Anastasia; ; B.F.A. from the University of Oklahoma. ; Hello, Dolly! starring National tours: Motown: The Musical ; The Book of Mormon; (Assistant Company Manager/Assistant School of Rock; Waitress; On Your Feet!; Stage Manager). Regional: Curtains, A Rent: The 20th Anniversary Tour; Fiddler Chorus Line and Dogfight. He would like on the Roof; The Color Purple; and to thank everyone for their wisdom and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Future support. productions include The Show, Mean Girls, , and To MATTHEW DEMARIA (Conductor/ Kill a Mockingbird. Keyboard 1) is ecstatic to be a part of the Rent family after being a major Renthead WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS himself for the past 20 years. Most recently, (Producer). Dedicated to creating and he was working as a production assistant producing live entertainment. Current for the Tony-nominated Come From Away. touring productions: Jesus Christ Superstar, Past music direction credits include Jesus Rent 20th Anniversary Tour, Something Christ Superstar, American Idiot, West Side Rotten!, R+H Cinderella, White Christmas Story, Spring Awakening, , and Bandstand. Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud, and many more. Jagged Little Pill. Developing Clue, a new stage play based on the Paramount movie. ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing Produced Julie Andrews, The Gift of Music & Press) is a full-service engagement at The and London’s O2 management agency representing Arena. Other recent touring productions Broadway tours and other live touring include the Tony Award-winners American events across North America. Current: The Idiot, In the Heights and Avenue Q; Book of Mormon; Roald Dahl’s Charlie Motown and Mamma Mia! WLP is led by and the Chocolate Factory; Rodgers & founding partner and President Stephen Hammerstein’s Cinderella; Hello, Dolly!; Gabriel and Vice President Nancy Gabriel. Kinky Boots; The Lightning Thief;PLAYBILL. The worklightproductions.com.COM

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7.9-7.14 Rent Pantages.indd 14 6/25/19 10:38 AM STAFF STAFF FOR RENT Company Manager...... Kerrick Dougherty Production Stage Manager...... Alexander Pierce ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGN BY BLAKE BURBA Assistant Stage Manager...... Emily Pathman Dance Captain...... Sean Ryan GENERAL MANAGEMENT Head Carpenter...... Shane Lowry WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS Assistant Carpenter...... Austin Fowler Stephen Gabriel Nancy Gabriel Head Electrician...... Isis Harrington Scott Seay Anièle Fortin Assistant Electrician...... Jeff Sammarco Kevin Greene Courtney King Carolyn Smith Head Audio...... Elyssa Kohen Assistant Audio...... Mary Radziszewski TECHNICAL SUPERVISION Head Props...... Shadow Gilmore PORT CITY TECHNICAL Head Wardrobe...... Kathryn Trantham Rhys Williams Mackenzie Foster Head and Makeup...... Yulitzin Alvarez Rossella Human Tom Klonowski Ilana Olken Production Photography...... Carol Rosegg

PRODUCTION TEAM General Management Consultant...... John Corker Assistant Director...... Trey Ellett Legal Counsel...... Levine Plotkin Menin, LLP Film Designer...... Daniel Brodie Loren Plotkin, Hailey Ferber Projection Consultant...... Bruno Ingram Accounting...... WithumSmith+Brown Associate Costume Designer...... Sarafina Bush Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowigos, CPA, Anthony Moore, CPA Costume Assistant...... Holly McCaffrey Controller ...... Galbraith & Co Associate Lighting Designer...... Mike Megliola, Kenny Noth & Jill Johnson Aaron Tacy Merchandising...... Creative Goods Lighting Programmer...... Dustin Adams Merchandise Supervisor...... Cynteria Osborne Production Hair and Insurance...... Maury, Donnelly and Parr Makeup Associates...... Natalie Errthum, Bob Middleton Barry Lee Moe Banking...... Signature Bank Production Assistants...... Josephine Austin, Alex Golden, Abigail Matey Tomas Kasulka, Margaret Monigan Creative Services...... Allied Global Marketing/ Payroll...... PEOPLE/Kim Merhar Debbie Allamong, Eric Stormoen Travel Agent...... Road Rebel Trucking & Hauling...... Janco Limited CASTING WOJCIK | SEAY CASTING TOUR BOOKING AGENCY Scott Wojcik Gayle Seay THE BOOKING GROUP Holly Buczek Kevin Metzger-Timson Meredith Blair, Rich Rundle, Brian Brooks tbgtours.broadway TOUR MARKETING DIRECTION ALLIED TOURING CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Marya K. Peters Andrew Damer Sound Equipment by Masque Sound® Anne Dailey Meyer Jessica Cary Lighting Equipment by Christie Lites Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke Jacqueline Smith Anne Waisanen Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Janie Dickerson Hayden Anderson PLAYBILL.COM Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

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7.9-7.14 Rent Pantages.indd 15 6/25/19 10:38 AM President James L. Nederlander Executive Vice President Nick Scandalios

Senior Vice President/CFO ...... David Green Executive Assistant ...... Paul Gray Vice President ...... Martin Wiviott Office Manager ...... Rafael Gonzalez General Manager ...... Jeff Loeb Director of Education & Outreach . . . . . Paul G. Gleason Director of Operations ...... Katie Hotchkiss Maintenance Engineer ...... David Richards House Manager ...... Kayla Page IT Manager ...... Ryan Anding Floor Supervisors . . . Sarah Cronk, Halbert Hernandez, Runner ...... Steven Jernagin Chelsea Humphrey, Faith Nelson Concessions ...... Pacific Theatres Advertising ...... CenterStage Advertising, Inc. Season Video ...... Mark Ciglar, Cinevative Lorraine O’Brien Lobby Video ...... Chris Monte, Creative Few Nancy Pank, Carlynd Kuhlmann, Lorna Peralta, Event Catering . . . . Blue Palms Catering (323) 464-2337 Desiree Patterson, Steve Kirwan, Robyn Westcott Sign Language Interpreters . . Elizabeth Greene, Robbie Sutton Director of Marketing & Communications . . . Amelia Heape Open Caption . . . . Turner Reporting & Captioning Services Assistant Director of Mktg . & Comm . . Benjamin A. Aguayo Audio Description ...... Deborah Lewis, Teri Grossman Marketing Manager ...... Patricia Tumang Marketing Manager ...... Michael Aldama Marketing Assistant ...... Jordan Gleaton Executive Assistant ...... John Sala GUEST INFORMATION Director of Ticketing ...... Stephen Benson 1st Assistant Treasurer . . . Peter Becket Kuhl, Haeli Hayes Archtics Subscription Programmer ...... Greg Hudson This theatre is t-coil enabled for the hearing impaired. Subscription Director ...... Steven Trahan Subscription Manager ...... Lesli Bandy Please silence all electronic devices before the show. Assistant Season Ticketing Manager… . .Rhianna Pfannenstiel Director of Outbound Sales ...... Jay Burns Outbound Subscription Sales Supervisors . . . David Bauer, Cameras, Phone Cameras and any video or audio Tom Gulager, Donald Rizzo recording devices are strictly prohibited. Group Sales Supervisor ...... James Rich Patrons not seated when the performance begins may be Box Office Staff ...... Kristen Aguja, Lilian Centeno, held in the lobby to minimize disruption to the show. Steve Clinton, Matthew Ferrucci, Dee Dee Irwin, Late seating is at the discretion of each production. Melissa Kayser, Sean O’Connell, Jeremy Peterson, Juana Perez, Steven Shields, Joshua Skidmore, LOST Please e-mail [email protected] & Jessalin Torres, Mara Tamayo, Sascha Vanderslik FOUND if you believe if you have left a personal belonging at the theatre. Be sure to include your name, description of item, Technical Director/Head Carpenter . . . . F. Scott Madrigal date you attended and seat location. Master Electrician ...... Joseph Mongelli Master Sound ...... Katie Blanch Master Properties ...... Scott Thomas IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Orchestra Contractor ...... Eric Heinly Wardrobe ...... I.A.T.S.E. Local 768 Please take a moment to locate the exits nearest to your seat. Exits are marked by lighted green Stagehands ...... I.A.T.S.E. Local 33 signs. In case of emergency, we Musicians ...... A.F. of M. Local 47 may require our guests to Box Office ...... I.A.T.S.E. Local 857 quickly and calmly exit the building. If required, an Vice President/Finance ...... James Ewing P P Controller ...... Tonia Daves announcement will be made from the stage. Do NOT Assistant Controller ...... Shannon Pagnucco evacuate unless so instructed, as Director of Accounting ...... Araceli Valencia P in some emergencies,LOT you may HR Manager ...... Sadie Carver be safer to remainA in your seat. Payroll Supervisor ...... Chuck Ballo Once outside the building, please Payroll Specialist ...... Liat Daskalov proceed immediately to the Accounting Manager ...... Anthony Lipari Capital Records lot (Vine side), Staff Accountant ...... Esther Padilla Hollywood & Vine lot, or Grant AP Specialist ...... Tricia Dien lot (Argyle side) depending which side of the theatre you’re closest to during a performance. Executive Assistant to CFO ...... Rosanna Barrón

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