THE PROGRAM FOR BROADWAY IN DETROIT AT THE DETROIT OPERA HOUSE

cameron mackintosh’s spectacular new production of andrew lloyd webber’s IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP CAMERON MACKINTOSH PRESENTS THE NEW PRODUCTION OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S

Starring DERRICK DAVIS KATIE TRAVIS JORDAN CRAIG and PRICE WALDMAN DAVID FOLEY, JR. TRISTA MOLDOVAN ANNE KANENGEISER PHUMZILE SOJOLA EMILY RAMIREZ

At certain performances KAITLYN DAVIS plays the role of Christine

Music by ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Lyrics by CHARLES HART

Additional Lyrics by RICHARD STILGOE Book by RICHARD STILGOE & ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Based on the novel “Le Fantôme de l’Opéra” by GASTON LEROUX Orchestrations by DAVID CULLEN & ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER Musical Supervisor JOHN RIGBY Video & Projection Design by NINA DUNN for Knifedge Sound Design by MICK POTTER Lighting by PAULE CONSTABLE Costume Design by MARIA BJÖRNSON Set Design by PAUL BROWN Choreography by SCOTT AMBLER Directed by LAURENCE CONNOR Costume Coordinator Casting by for the late MARIA BJÖRNSON TARA RUBIN CASTING CHRISTINE ROWLAND MERRI SUGARMAN, CSA For THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA National Tour Associate Choreographer US Musical Supervisor Musical Director Associate Director NINA GOLDMAN JAMES LOWE JAMIE JOHNS SETH SKLAR-HEYN

Production overseen by MATTHEW BOURNE & CAMERON MACKINTOSH A CAMERON MACKINTOSH, THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP and NETWORKS Presentation

Original Production still running at the Majestic Theater, New York City and Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, UK Musical Staging and Choreography by GILLIAN LYNNE Directed by HAROLD PRINCE 3 CAST The Phantom of the Opera ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� DERRICK DAVIS Christine Daaé ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������KATIE TRAVIS Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny �������������������������������������������������������������������������������JORDAN CRAIG Carlotta Guidicelli ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������TRISTA MOLDOVAN Monsieur Firmin ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������DAVID FOLEY, JR. Monsieur André ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������PRICE WALDMAN Madame Giry...... ANNE KANENGEISER Ubaldo Piangi �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� PHUMZILE SOJOLA Meg Giry...... EMILY RAMIREZ Auctioneer...... MARK EMERSON KICKS OFF THE BROADWAY IN DETROIT 2017–2018 SEASON Porter ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ERIC RUIZ Jeweler (Il Muto)/Passarino ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� EDWARD JUVIER Monsieur LeFévre/Firechief ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������JAY LUSTECK t really should come as no surprise that that Detroit will be one of the first American Monsieur Reyer...... ROBERT ANTHONY JONES (Jan. 11–13) Detroit has a love affair with The Phan- Cities to experience Love Never Dies. This DAN DEBENPORT (Jan. 14–15), STEVE CZARNECKI (Jan. 17–22) tom of The Opera. The city was known story of boundless love, full of passion and Joseph Buquet ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� VICTOR WALLACE I Wardrobe Mistress...... MARGUERITE WILLBANKS as the “Paris of the West” at the turn of the drama, follows Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The century, and Detroit and its residents have al- Phantom of the Opera. The year is 1907. It Princess (Hannibal) �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������K A I T LY N DAV IS ways been passionate in love, music and life. is 10 years after his disappearance from the Princess (Hannibal) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� JORDAN ENSIGN Wild Woman (Hannibal) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� SARAH MOSSMAN And the city that once powered our nation Paris Opera House and the Phantom has es- Slave Master (Hannibal)...... TED KEENER*/SHANE OHMER** through two world wars and put the world on caped to a new life in New York where he Madame Firmin/Confidante (Il Muto) ������������������������������������������������������REBECCA ROBBINS wheels is roaring back to life with a vitality, lives amongst the screaming joy rides and Hairdresser (Il Muto) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������T R AV IS TAY LOR energy and innovation for the future. In the freak shows of Coney Island. In this new, Don Attilio (Il Muto) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� QUINTO OTT same way, the Phantom is set to return this electrically charged world, he has finally Policeman in Pit ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� JIM HOGAN fall as Andrew Lloyd Webber continues his found a place for his music to soar, but he The Ballet Chorus of the Opera Populaire �������MCKENNA BIRMINGHAM, JULIE EICHER, story in Love Never Dies. has never stopped yearning for his one true DANIELA FILIPPONE, ABIGAIL MENTZER, The Phantom made his first appearance love and musical protégée, Christine Daaé. LILY ROSE PECK, ALLY TAYLOR SACKS in Detroit when The Phantom of The Opera Now one of the world’s finest sopranos, Swings...... STEVE CZARNECKI, TYNAN DAVIS, DAN DEBENPORT, opened at the Masonic Temple Theatre in Christine accepts an invitation to travel from SARAH DEBIASE, LAURA MANN, ADRYAN MOOREFIELD, TARA SWEENEY November 1992. “Phantom had a huge im- Paris to New York to perform at a renowned Dance Captain �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������TARA SWEENEY pact on us,” states Alan Lichtenstein, Broad- opera house. Christine’s marriage to Raoul Assistant Dance Captain ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� SHANE OHMER way In Detroit’s Executive Director. “The is suffering at the hands of his drinking and *Tuesdays/Thursdays/Saturdays **Wednesdays/Fridays/Sundays show played here for ten weeks and nearly gambling and they desperately need the fi- doubled our subscription base. There had nancial rewards that America can give them. been so much buzz about the show, people In a final bid to win back Christine’s love, the UNDERSTUDIES had seen it in New York, and then in Toron- Phantom lures her, Raoul, and their young For The Phantom of the Opera—ERIC RUIZ, TRAVIS TAYLOR, VICTOR WALLACE; to and were asking us ‘When is it coming, son Gustave, from Manhattan to the glitter- for Christine Daaé—KAITLYN DAVIS, JORDAN ENSIGN; when is it coming?’ So when we finally an- ing and glorious world of Coney Island... not for Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny—JIM HOGAN, ERIC RUIZ; nounced it, our ticket sales went through the knowing what is in store for them... for Carlotta Giudicelli—SARAH MOSSMAN, REBECCA ROBBINS; roof. It was the Hamilton of its day for us.” Love Never Dies is a dazzling new pro- for Monsieur Firmin—ROBERT ANTHONY JONES, JAY LUSTECK; Before Phantom, Detroit had already fall- duction, which takes audiences on a thrilling for Monsieur André—MARK EMERSON, EDWARD JUVIER, TRAVIS TAYLOR; en for Andrew Lloyd Webber. Jesus Christ rollercoaster ride of intrigue, obsession and for Madame Giry—TYNAN DAVIS, MARGUERITE WILLBANKS; Superstar made its Fisher Theatre debut in romance. You will be seduced by Andrew September 1975. A production of Evita first Lloyd Webber’s magical, poetic, joyful, mel- for Ubaldo Piangi—EDWARD JUVIER, JAY LUSTECK; arrived in Detroit in the mid 1980s. Cats ancholic and altogether beautiful score. for Meg Giry—JULIE EICHER, TARA SWEENEY first prowled onto a Detroit stage at the This production played to critical acclaim Fisher Theatre in February 1987, it would throughout Australia and New Zealand and ORCHESTRA become one of our most frequent shows re- is described by Chris Boyd in The Australian Under the direction of JAMIE JOHNS turning four more times—most recently in as “The best thing Lloyd Webber has written Associate Music Director: RUTH KWAN May 2010. Detroit also welcomed Andrew in the quarter century since The Phantom of Violin: MARY MARUYAMA; Lloyd Webbers’s little known musical Whis- the Opera.” Keyboards: MICHAEL BORTH, ELAINE DAVIDSON, DAVID ROBISON tle Down The Wind in January 2008. All in all, Broadway In Detroit has hosted national Love Never Dies will appear at the Fisher Theatre this fall LOCAL MUSICIANS tours of Andrew Lloyd Webber productions as the first show in the 2017–2018 Broadway In Detroit Reed 1: LAURA LARSON; Reed 2: PAUL McCAFFREY; Reed 3: LISA RASCIATORE; at least 23 times since 1975. The current Subscription Season. A complete season announcement Reed 4: GREGORY QUICK; Horn: ANDREW PELLETIER; engagement of The Phantom of The Opera Violin 2: ELIOT HEATON; Violin 3: VICTORIA HALTOM; Viola 1: JOHN MADISON; will be sent to current subscribers and posted at Cello 1: DANIEL THOMAS; Bass: DEREK WELLER marks its sixth time to Detroit. BroadwayInDetroit.com in the coming weeks. More With such a history, it only makes sense information on the show now at: LoveNeverDies.com. Musical Contractor: MOLLY HUGHES 4 5 The Whitney MUSICAL NUMBERS The Katherine McGregor Publication: PROLOGUE Publication:The stage Broadway of the Paris in DetroitOpera House, 1911...... Auctioneer, Raoul & Company Dessert Parlor playbill program v 54, n 8 OVERTURE for Love Letters and Sound of MusicACT ONE—Paris, late 19th century SCENE 1 The Dress Rehearsal of Hannibal Run dates:Think 4/12/16–5/22/16 of Me...... Carlotta, Christine & Raoul Size:SCENE full-page 2 After with bleedthe Gala Angel of Music...... Christine & Meg trimSCENE size: 5-3/8 3 Corps in. w. de x 8-3/8 Ballet in. Dressing h. Room bleed:Little 1/8 in. Lotte/The Mirror (Angel of Music)...... Raoul, Christine & The Phantom SCENE 4 The Labyrinth Underground inside Themargin: Phantom 1/4 in. of the Opera...... The Phantom & Christine Proof:SCENE 3/28/16; 5 The 5:22PM Phantom’s Lair The Music of the Night...... The Phantom For:SCENE Nederlander 6 Beyond Detroit the Lake, the Next Morning (FisherI TheatreRemember/Stranger & others) Than You Dreamt It...... Christine & The Phantom SCENE 7 Backstage Agency:Magical SMZ advertising Lasso...... Buquet, Meg, Madame Giry & Ballet Girls Design:SCENE Frank Bach,8 The Manager’s Office …at The Whitney. Notes/Prima Donna...... Firmin, André, Raoul, Carlotta, Piangi, Bach & Associates; Phone 313-822-4303, Madame Giry, Meg & The Phantom Named after David Whitney’s daughter, [email protected] 9 A Performance of Il Muto Katherine Whitney McGregor, the new second-floor Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh...... Carlotta & Company SCENE 10 The Roof of the Opera House dessert parlor features a variety of decadent cakes, Why Have You Brought Me Here?/ Raoul, I’ve Been There...... Raoul & Christine tortes, and miniature desserts. All I Ask of You...... Raoul & Christine All I Ask of You (Reprise)...... The Phantom The menu also includes chef-prepared specialties, ENTR’ACTE pies, and frozen treats, and you won’t want to miss ACT TWO—Twelve months later the amazing flaming dessert station featuring SCENE 1 The Grand Ballroom at the Opera House, New Year’s Eve Masquerade/Why So Silent?...... Full Company bananas Foster and strawberries Grand Marnier. SCENE 2 Backstage...... Raoul & Madame Giry SCENE 3 The Manager’s Office Join us after tonight’s performance! Notes/Twisted Every Way...... André, Firmin, Carlotta, Piangi, Raoul, Christine, Madame Giry & The Phantom SCENE 4 A Rehearsal for Don Juan Triumphant...... Christine, Piangi, Reyer, Carlotta, Madame Giry & Company SCENE 5 A Graveyard in Perros Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again...... Christine Wandering Child/Bravo, Bravo...... The Phantom, Christine & Raoul SCENE 6 Before the Premiere...... Raoul, André, Firmin, Firemen & The Phantom SCENE 7 The WhitneyDETROIT Don Juan Triumphant...... Carlotta, Piangi, Passarino & Company The Point of No Return...... The Phantom & Christine Restaurant | Ghostbar | Gardens SCENE 8 The Labyrinth Underground Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer...... Full Company SCENE 9 The Phantom’s Lair...... Christine, The Phantom, Raoul & Company 4421 Woodward Avenue 313-832-5700 The use of any recording device, either audio Please turn off your cell phones and pagers thewhitney.com or video, and the taking of photographs, either prior to the beginning of the performance. with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. 7 How Berry Gordy changed America through the universal language of music

n January 12, 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Temp- ored to reach across the racial divide with obtained a loan of $800 from his fam- tations, Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, The music that could touch all people,” as the Oily and founded an enterprise he called Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, and Marvin Rock & Roll Hall of Fame acknowledged, Motown Records. He set up his Detroit head- Gaye—to name just a few—and Motown and barriers began to tumble. Motown’s art- quarters in a modest house emblazoned with became the most successful business owned ists became a staple on mainstream white an immodest sign, “Hitsville U.S.A.” The and operated by an African American in the radio stations and the top venues around the slogan was premature, but prophetic. The United States. world. Blacks and whites were seen frater- company had its first hit record in 1960, and What Gordy and Motown accomplished nizing and dancing together at concerts. between 1961 and 1971 landed 163 singles had ramifications far beyond the world of Gordy’s legacy is celebrated in Motown in Billboard magazine’s Top 20, including 28 music. Although Motown was home mostly The Musical, the hit Broadway show that songs that reached No. 1. to black artists, Gordy envisioned the music tells his story and the story of Motown and Gordy discovered, developed, and as “the sound of young America”—and by its artists. It features a veritable hit parade launched the careers of Smokey Robinson that he meant Americans of all colors and performed by some of the most gifted artists and the Miracles, ethnicities. He started Motown just in musical theater. Come and share the joy! before the civil rights movement was in full flower, when neighborhoods throughout the country remained Photo, clockwise from top right: Julius Thomas III as Berry segregated, and music by black art- Gordy & cast; Krisha Marcano (Florence Ballard), Allison ists was mostly relegated to black Semmes (Diana Ross) & Trisha Jeffrey (Mary Wilson); radio stations and the chitlin’ circuit. The Temptations; Reed L. Shannon as Michael Jackson But Gordy and his mega team of (center) with the Jackson 5; Patrice Covington as Martha writers, producers, in-house musi- Reeves (center) & cast; Jarran Muse as Marvin Gaye & cast. cians, and vocalists created a sound Motown The Musical First National Tour. Photos © Joan Marcus. that was irresistible, a thrilling amalgamation of gospel, blues, and Tickets are on sale now to Motown The Musical at the mainstream pop. Gordy “endeav- Fisher Theatre April 18–30; see centerspread, page 16.

8 9 (Shrek u/s), Forbidden Broadway, NEWSical. WHO’S WHO Film: The Flight Before Christmas (Lifetime). DERRICK DAVIS (The Phantom). Broad- Favorite regional credits: Nathan in Guys and way: The Lion King (Mufasa/Scar cover), Tour/ Dolls (STAGES St. Louis, Kevin Kline Award Regional: Dreamgirls (Curtis Taylor Jr.), The nomination), Burrs in The Wild Party (freeFall Lion King (Mufasa), Show Boat, You’re It! Op- Theatre Company), Marlin in Finding Nemo era: Amahl and the Night Visitors, Die Fleder- the Musical. David is a graduate of Boston Uni- maus. TV: Dangerous Liaisons, Dancing With versity and a proud member of Actors’ Equity the Stars, Live With Regis and Kelly, The View. Association. All my love, KD3! Film: Can a Song Save Your Life. Concert: PRICE WALDMAN (Monsieur André) joins Las Vegas Philharmonic’s Rodgers & Ham- the Phantom tour after two and a half years merstein Concert (Featured Soloist), A Jour- on Broadway in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love ney Through Love (solo concert), A Christmas and Murder. His other B’way credits include Journey (solo concert). Derrick has two albums The Little Mermaid, Grinch and The Lion available online: A Christmas Journey & Life King. Regional: McCarter Theatre, Hartford Music. Eternally grateful to God for this dream Stage, Theatre for a New Audience, Red Bull realized! Social media: @dreamclimber, Theater, York Theatre Company, Goodspeed therealderrickdavis.com. Musicals, Weston Playhouse, The Old Globe, K AT I E TR AV IS (Christine Daaé) is hon- Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Sundance Insti- ored to be a member of this company in a role tute Theatre Lab. Education: Oberlin and U of she has always dreamed of playing. Previous Delawa re’s PTTP. theater credits: The Most Happy Fella (Rosa- ANNE KANENGEISER (Madame Giry). bella), Titanic (Kate McGowan), The Mikado Broadway: Ragtime; Little Women. National (Yum-Yum), Jekyll and Hyde (Emma Carew), Tour: Beauty and the Beast (Mrs. Potts); The Wonderful Town (Eileen Sherwood). She re- Phantom Of The Opera (Mme. Giry); Little cently performed the role of Cosette in Les Women. Helen Hayes Awards for Eleanor: Misérables at the St. Louis MUNY alongside An American Love Story (Eleanor Roosevelt, Norm Lewis and Hugh Panero. Katie is a re- Ford’s Theater); Passion (Fosca, Signature cent winner of the Lys Symonette award for her Theatre). Regional: Fiddler On The Roof performance at the 2014 Lotte Lenya Competi- (Golde, Penn. Shakespeare); Carousel (Nettie, tion. Thanks to her family, friends, The Mine Goodspeed). TV: L&O: SVU; Guiding Light. and Tara Rubin Casting. katietravis.com. Recordings: Ragtime; Eleanor: An Ameri- JORDAN CRAIG (Raoul, Vicomte de Cha- can Love Story. Thanks to all for their love gny) began his career at the world-renowned & support. NOW Houston Grand Opera (Billy Bud, Tosca, Car- PHUMZILE SOJOLA (Ubaldo Piangi), is men). Other credits include: Alliance Theatre: excited to join this production! Broadway: Next to Normal (Henry) and The Wizard of Original Cast of Cinderella (Lord Pinkle- Oz (Tin Man). Geva Theatre Centre: Next ton); The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (Peter). ON SALE! to Normal (Henry). Actor’s Express: Spring Off-Broadway: Three Mo’ Tenors. Opera; La Awakening (Melchior) and Xanadu (Sonny Bohème (Rodolfo), Carmen (Don Jose), Aida Malone). Atlanta Lyric Theatre: Legally (Messenger), Lost in The Stars (Leader), Lucie Blonde (Kyle). Thanks to our producers, Tara de Lammermoor (Edgar), Così fan tutte (Fer- Rubin Casting, Meg Pantera, his wonderful rando), L’etoile (Herrisson), Trouble Island family and Julia. Insta: @_jordancraig_ Twit- (Popo), Treemonisha (Cephus), The Crucible ter: @JordanACraig. (Giles Corey). International; La Biennale di TRISTA MOLDOVAN (Carlotta Giudicelli). Venezia, Opera de Lyon, Edinburgh Interna- Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (Chris- tional Festival. Thanks to my village of men- tine, 10,000th performance). National Tour: tors and family especially my two hearts, White Christmas (Betty Haynes), Bridges of AJ and Zani. Madison County (Francesca u/s, performed), EMILY RAMIREZ (Meg Giry) grew up in February 1 – 26 Detroit Opera House The Phantom of the Opera (Christine, Denver Katy, TX. Professional companies include | Ovation nomination). Select Regional: Cat on BalletMet and Charlotte Ballet. Notable roles: a Hot Tin Roof, Arkansas Rep (Maggie); 1776, “Sugarplum Fairy” (Nutcracker), “Odille” BroadwayInDetroit.com | 866-870-2717 Pittsburgh Public (Abigail); World Premiere of (Swan Lake). Regional credits include The Sense and Sensibility, Denver Center (Sophia Addams Family (Morticia Addams), Cabaret Groups (12+): 313-871-1132 Grey). TV: All My Children, Guiding Light, (Sally Bowles), Stage Kiss (Millicent/Laurie), Celebrity Ghost Stories. Proud Actor’s Eq- Rock of Ages (Ensemble/Dance Captain). Em- uity member. Baldwin Wallace alum. Love to minimum size for ads: ily is also a dance instructor, choreographer, Stephen, and family. writer, and voiceover artist. Love to Chase!! DAVID FOLEY, JR. (Monsieur Firmin). dancefrequently.wix.com/erchoreography. New York/National tours: Shrek the Musical ©Disney

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DETROIT/ C M Y K 91565 / PLAYBILL – PHANTHOM 5.375”W X 8.375”H RUN DATE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 9 – JANUARY 22 Dance Company. Graduate: CCM, Interlochen Young Frankenstein. Ballet companies: Rich- with The Pennsylvania Ballet before joining WHO’S WHO Arts Academy. Proud member of AGMA, mond Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, Smuin Ballet Phantom. She can be seen in Darren Aronof- KAITLYN DAVIS (Princess, u/s Christine AEA, Mensa! of San Francisco and the National Choreog- sky’s feature film Black Swan. Thanks to her Daaé) is thrilled to join the Phantom Compa- MARK EMERSON (Auctioneer, u/s Mon- raphers Initiative. Thanks always to family, family and friends for their love and support. ny! Regional credits include: Lakmé, Candide sieur André). London: Angels in America friends and teachers! ADRYAN MOOREFIELD (Swing) hails (Cunegonde) and Into the Woods (Cinderella). (Prior, Lyric Hammersmith). NYC: A Picture JAY LUSTECK (Monsieur LeFévre, from the great city of Dallas, TX. He received Television: Law & Order: SVU. Kaitlyn holds of Autumn (Mint Theater). Regional: Sunday Firechief, u/s Monsieur Firmin, u/s Ubaldo Pi- his BFA in Modern Dance Performance from an M.M. in Opera from Rutgers University and in the Park with George, Merton of the Mov- angi). Broadway: A Tale of Two Cities. NYC/ the University of Oklahoma. In 2014, he re- would like to thank her parents, Max, Merri ies (Merton), The Wiz, Zhivago. MFA: UCSD. Off-Broadway: Pipe Dream, Fanny, Juno, ceived his Masters in Information Technol- Sugarman and the Phantom team for making Love to Family and Jake! Of Thee I Sing, Damn Yankees (City Center ogy- Cyber Security from Florida Institute of this dream come true. JORDAN ENSIGN (Princess, u/s Christine Encores!), Beowulf (Irish Rep), Showboat in Technology. Adryan was a principal dancer MCKENNA BIRMINGHAM (Corps de Daaé) is thrilled to be joining the touring concert (Carnegie Hall). National Tours: Deaf with The Philadelphia Dance Company, affec- Ballet). Credits: L.A. Dance Project, Kathryn cast of Phantom. Credits: Falstaff (Nannetta), West’s Big River, The Phantom of the Opera. tionately known as Philadanco! Posin Dance Company, Radio City Rockette The Threepenny Opera (Polly Peachum) and Regionally: 1776, A Tale of Two Cities, The SARAH MOSSMAN (Wild Woman, u/s Car- Christmas Spectacular (Clara) and Metropoli- The Ballad of Baby Doe (Baby Doe). Jordan Full Monty. AEA. Love to Shevhan and Eliza! lotta Giudicelli) is elated to be joining The tan Ballet. Awards: Dance Spirit Magazine’s “It holds an M.M. in Opera from DePaul Univer- JayLusteck.com. Phantom of the Opera Tour. Most recently, Girl” (2007). Education: The Juilliard School sity. Endless thanks to my family, teachers and LAURA MANN (Swing). National tour de- Sarah has been seen Off-Broadway in such (BFA), Booker T Washington HSPVA, Dance coaches, Seven49 Management and Tara Ru- but! Regional: Floyd Collins, The Music Man, production as The Only Girl, Tannhäuser, Continuum. So many thanks to my family, bin Casting. Cabaret, Joseph…, Oklahoma, Gypsy, Oliver, Gaybraham Lincoln: The Musical and her one friends and teachers who love and support me! DANIELA FILIPPONE (Corps de Ballet). Macbeth. NYC: Fleet Week: The Musical (Lu- woman show, Lovesick, in NYC and London. STEVE CZARNECKI (Swing) is elated to Credits include: The Metropolitan Opera’s cille Lortel). TV: “Fringe.” Film: 1982 (TIFF), To hear more, visit sarahmossman.com. join this production of Phantom. NYC: On Khovanshchina, Radio City Christmas Spec- Some Girls (SXSW). Commercials with: Jus- SHANE OHMER (Slave Master, Assistant Your Toes and Paint Your Wagon at (Encores!). tacular, The New York Spectacular and The tin Timberlake, Peyton Manning, Justin Long, Dance Captain). Cincinnati born! Dance/The- Regional: Fulton Theatre, Paper Mill Play- Bad Boys of Dance International Tour Romeo Neil Patrick Harris. Love to Chris, Mom, Dad, ater: Flashdance Natl. Tour, The Metropolitan house, The Muny. B.F.A. Otterbein University. and Juliet (Juliet). Daniela is beyond excited to Matt, Elisabeth. BFA Musical Theatre- Syra- Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Les Grands Many thanks to The Mine and Tara Rubin be joining The Phantom of the Opera! Thank cuse University. @thelauramann. Ballets Canadiens, Bad Boys of Dance Int. Casting. Love to “the circus” and, above all, you Mom, Marisa and Scott for your endless ABIGAIL MENTZER (Corps de Ballet) is a Natl. Tour, Whim W’him, River North Dance his loving wife, Liz. love and support. New York City native. She received training at Company. Commercial: David Letterman, Dos T Y NA N DAV IS (Swing, u/s Madame Giry) JIM HOGAN (Policeman in Pit, u/s Raoul) is the School of American Ballet and New York Equis, GQ, Armani Exchange. So much love to is deeply grateful to be making her national thrilled to be joining Phantom! National Tour: City Opera. Ms. Mentzer danced as a Soloist tour debut with this exciting production of The Spring Awakening. Regional: The Hunchback Phantom of the Opera! Favorite collaborations ® of Notre Dame (Voice of Quasimodo), A Little include concerts with the Grammy Award- Night Music (Henrik), Memphis (Huey Cal- winning ensembles Jazz at Lincoln Center houn) and The Circus in Winter (Gordon). Jim Orchestra, Roomful of Teeth, and Conspirare. appears with Symphony Orchestras all over She’s an avocado enthusiast and a fifth-gen- the USA. Thanks to Kasey, CGF and family. Take Center Stage eration San Antonian currently living in New jimhoganactor.com. York. tynandavis.com. ROBERT ANTHONY JONES (Monsieur DAN DEBENPORT (Swing). Favorites: The Reyer, u/s Monsieur Firmin). Broadway: Find- Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp), Les Mi- ing Neverland (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, dir: sérables (Bishop), The Music Man (Oliver Diane Paulus/choreo: Mia Michaels). Off- Hix, 1st Nat.). TV: Law & Order: SVU (Judge Broadway: Bunnicula (Daryl Roth Theatre), Aidala), 3 feature films. Baylor University and The Prince and the Pauper (Lamb’s Theatre). SWBTS grad. Special thanks to my supportive National/International: The 101 Dalmatians friends and family. Reach for the stars and hold Musical (dir. Jerry Zaks/choreo. Warren Car- fast to the Hand that hung them! lyle). Recordings: Bunnicula (Yellow Sound SARAH DEBIASE (Swing). BFA (Ballet con- Lab), The Prince and the Pauper (Jay Records). centration) and Gold Key recipient from Mary- EDWARD JUVIER (Jeweler, Passarino, u/s mount Manhattan College. Credits include: Monsieur André, u/s Ubaldo Piangi). Broad- Can-Can (Paper Mill Playhouse), Radio City way/Tour: Les Misérables. NY: Fanny (York), Christmas Spectacular, The Metropolitan Op- Smoking Bloomberg (NYMF, Best of Fest era’s Khovanshchina, Tokyo Disney’s Encore! Award), Drat! The Cat! (ODTC). Regional/ and Holland America Line. Much love to fam- Stock: Disney’s Aladdin (Genie, Regional ily and friends for their endless support! Prem), The Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolpho, Beautiful area rugs, unique wall-to-wall carpet, durable hardwood flooring JULIE EICHER (Corps de Ballet) is thrilled Kevin Kline Nom), I Do! I Do! (Michael), Bat to be touring with The Phantom of the Op- Boy (Rick/Lorraine), Guys and Dolls (Nicely- era! Credits: Rob Ashford’s Carousel with Nicely), Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Max). Laura Osnes, Steven Pasquale (Lyric Opera TED KEENER (Slave Master) is thrilled to be Floor Fashions for Your Well-Dressed Home Chicago), Die Fledermaus (Houston Grand touring the country with PHANTOM! Favorite Opera), Young Frankenstein (TBTS). Nash- theater credits: Fiddler on the Roof (tour) and 1-800-HAGOPIAN (424-6742) • www.OriginalHagopian.com ville Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Ballet Neo, Artisan 12 13 Mamma Mia! final cast. National Tours: Les WHO’S WHO Misérables (Enjolras), Phantom (Raoul u/s). my incredible family, Phantom cast/crew and Vegas: Mamma Mia! (Sky & Sam). Regional: CESD! @ShaneOhmer Dragone’s Carmen (La Jolla), The Girl in the QUINTO OTT (Don Attilio) is thrilled to be Frame (Adirondack Theatre Festival). At Sea: joining Phantom (the first Broadway show he RCCL’s Original Casts of Hairspray (Corny), ever saw!). Recent Credits: Die Zauberflöte Chicago (Billy). TV: “Y&R,” “Sunset Beach,” (Music Academy of the West), The Mikado, “Las Vegas.” BFA Ithaca College. HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance, Yeomen of MARGUERITE WILLBANKS (Wardrobe the Guard (NYGASP), Oliver!; Hello, Dolly! Mistress, u/s Madame Giry). Broadway: Dis- (Mac-Haydn Theater). QuintoOtt.com. ney’s Beauty and the Beast (Madame de la LILY ROSE PECK (Corps de Ballet) has per- Grande Bouche). National Tours: A Christmas formed with Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet, The Santa Story the Musical!, Young Frankenstein (Frau Fe Opera and was on the 3rd National US Tour Blucher), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Secret Garden. Regional: Man of La Mancha The Company of the RENT 20th Anniversary Tour, photo: Carol Rosegg, 2016 of The Phantom of the Opera. (Maria, TUTS), Paramour (She, Old Globe), REBECCA ROBBINS (Madame Firmin, La Cage Aux Folles (Marie Dindon, River- Confidante, u/s Carlotta Guidicelli). Broad- side Theatre), Pride and Prejudice (Mrs. Ben- way: The Phantom of The Opera, A Tale of Two nett, NYMF). Cities. Off-Broadway: The Pajama Game, The New Moon, Fanny, Fiorello (Encores!), The ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER (Composer/ Music Teacher, My Fair Lady (NY Philhar- Book/Co-Orchestrator) is the composer of monic). Regionally: Walnut Street Theatre (13 some of the world’s best known musicals in- shows), Baltimore Center Stage, Maine State cluding Cats, Evita, Joseph and the Amazing ON APRIL 29, cause it spoke to them Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Super- so personally. Music Theatre, Fulton Theatre and Asolo Rep. 1996, A MUSICAL Proud cancer survivor. rebeccarobbins.com. star, The Phantom of the Opera and Sunset opened on Broadway To celebrate the Boulevard. His latest musical, the hit stage ver- that looked and sound- musical’s 20th an- ERIC RUIZ (Porter, u/s The Phantom, u/s sion of the movie School of Rock, is now play- ed unlike anything that niversary, key mem- Raoul). Theater: King Lear with Billy Porter ing at The Winter Garden Theatre. His awards, had come before it. bers of the original (King Of France/Knight), Twilight In Man- both as composer and producer, include seven chego (Esau), South Pacific (Lt. Cable), The Tonys, seven Oliviers, a Golden Globe, an Os- It told a powerful, creative team have Who’s Tommy (Cousin Kevin). Television: moving, heartbreak- reunited for a national car, the Praemium Imperiale, the Richard Rod- General Hospital, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, gers Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre, ing and ultimately uplifting tour of RENT, enabling a new generation to The Good Wife. story of young, impoverished New York art- discover why the show is so special—and a BASCA Fellowship, the Kennedy Center ALLY TAYLOR SACKS (Corps de Ballet) is Honor and a Grammy for Best Contemporary ists who were seeking to make their way in why it continues to have a profound effect on ecstatic to be making her National Tour debut Classical Composition for Requiem, his setting the world, longing to connect, and trying to audiences. with Phantom! She received a BFA in Dance of the Latin Requiem mass, which contains one survive the looming specter of AIDS. For Kevin McCollum, one of the origi- from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Profes- of his best known compositions, “Pie Jesu.” The actors were black, white and brown; nal producers of RENT, the show’s greatest sional credits include Nutcracker (Paper Mill He owns seven London theatres including the the characters were straight, gay, bisexual legacy is its boundless humanity. “How do Playhouse), La Bayadere (Lincoln Center) and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the London and transgender. Although the show was you measure a life?” he says, alluding to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Much love Palladium. He was knighted by Her Majesty famously inspired by Puccini’s opera, La lyrics of the show’s most famous song, “Sea- and thanks to family and friends, especially The Queen in 1992 and created an honorary Bohème, it was also a reflection of the life sons of Love.” “How do you measure a year? my parents! member of the House of Lords in 1997. He of its creator, Jonathan Larson, who wrote Attention must be paid to how you treat peo- TARA SWEENEY (Swing, u/s Meg Giry, is passionate about the importance of music the book, music, and lyrics. His score bril- ple and how you build family. Touch people, Dance Captain), a Kansas City native, is clas- in education and the Andrew Lloyd Webber sically trained in both ballet and voice, having Foundation has become one of Britain’s lead- liantly melded Broadway savvy with con- change people by loving each other against ing charities supporting the arts and music. temporary rock, and the show captured the all odds. Live no day but today, and keep your studied with The Kansas City Ballet, Ameri- can Ballet Theatre, North Carolina School CAMERON MACKINTOSH (Producer). zeitgeist of a particular place at a particular artist’s heart. This is a musical about living of the Arts. Favorites: Spamalot (2nd Nat’l), For nearly 50 years Cameron Mackintosh has moment in time. with, not dying from disease, introduced at a Hello, Dolly! (Dance Captain), Steel Pier (Pre- been producing more musicals than anyone The show, of course, was RENT, and it be- time when people thought AIDS was a death cious McGuire). Thank you to Ann, Ms. Jane, else in history, including the three longest-run- came a phenomenon. A few weeks before the sentence. And I think RENT helped take the Niko, Mom and Dad. ning musicals of all time: Les Misérables, The musical’s Broadway premiere, Larson, who patina off the idea that these people weren’t TR AV IS TAY LOR (Hairdresser, u/s The Phantom of the Opera and Cats. His spectacu- died of an aortic aneurysm the night before us. Straight, gay; sexuality was a character Phantom, u/s Monsieur André) is thrilled to lar new production of Miss Saigon will open on RENT was scheduled to open Off-Broadway, trait, but it wasn’t what the show was about. be a part of this spectacular new production of Broadway in March 2017 and also commence a was posthumously awarded the 1996 Pulitzer It’s about young people finding their voice The Phantom of the Opera. He is a native of National tour in the United Kingdom later that Prize for Drama. The show would go on to against all odds. It’s a celebration of diver- Chicago who grew up in Texas. Travis received year. His co-production with Disney of Mary win the Tony Award for Best Musical, and sity, and how young people always change a BFA in musical theatre from Roosevelt Uni- Poppins continues to disperse her magic glob- ally. His latest West End show is a new version run for over 12 years. It also attracted le- the world.” versity. Thanks: this incredible artistic team, his family and friends, and always Lindsay. of the classic British musical, Half A Sixpence gions of fiercely devoted young theatergoers which has opened to huge acclaim from audi- affectionately known as RENTheads, who Rent is at the Fisher Theatre March 21–26. VICTOR WALLACE (Joseph Buquet, u/s ences and critics. Cameron also enjoys produc- returned to the show again and again be- For tickets, please see our ad, centerspread, page 17. The Phantom). B’way: Sam Carmichael in ing new versions of such classics as Oliver!, My 14 15

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7:30PM May 7 May 7:30PM and has five children and eleven grandchildren. include: As You Desire Me, The Country Wife, MARIA BJÖRNSON (Costume Designer). WHO’S WHO In the Jubilee honours list of 2012, Richard was The Sea, Marguerite (West End); The Tempest, In 1990, she was awarded The Observer’s Ex- Fair Lady, Follies and Barnum. Other original knighted for charitable service through the Al- Naked, Richard II, Coriolanus, King Lear, perts’ Expert, the Theatre Designers’ Designer musicals he has produced include Little Shop chemy Foundation. Platonov (Almeida); Emperor and Galilean, and in 1999, the 19th Franco Abbiati Prize. of Horrors, Side By Side By Sondheim, Martin The False Servant, Oedipus (National The- She received numerous awards for The Phan- LAURENCE CONNOR (Director). Cred- ® Guerre, The Witches Of Eastwick and Betty its include: School of Rock (Broadway), Les atre); Hamlet (Tokyo); Giselle (La Scala). Op- tom of the Opera designs, two Tony Awards, Blue Eyes. Cameron, with Working Title and Misérables (Broadway and Australia), Jesus era credits include: Otello (Zurich); Aida (Bre- two Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, two Drama Universal, produced the award-winning film Christ Superstar (UK and Australian Arena genzer Festspiele); Die Gezeichneten (Teatro Critics’ Awards, for Best Costume and Set. version of Les Misérables. A film of the 25th Tour), the entirely new stage production of Massimo, Palermo); The Fairy Queen, Pelleas Musical theatre also includes: Aspects of Love Anniversary performance of the new stage The Phantom of The Opera (UK Tour), Oli- et Melisande, Lulu, The Turn of the Screw, (London and Broadway), and Follies (Shaftes- production of Miss Saigon is being screened in ver! (UK Tour) and the new version of Miss Don Giovanni (Glyndebourne Festival Opera); bury). Theatre includes: The Cherry Orchard cinemas worldwide this autumn. He owns nine Saigon (West End, UK Tour and Worldwide). Mitridate, re di Ponto, Falstaff, Tosca, I Mas- (RNT), The Blue Angel, Camille, Hamlet, The West End theatres: Prince of Wales, Gielgud, Laurence is also the Co-Director of the new nadieri, The Midsummer Marriage (Royal Op- Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Queen’s, Wyndham’s, Noël Coward, Novello version of Les Misérables (Worldwide). He era, Covent Garden); King Arthur (Chatelet); Way of the World (RSC); Plenty, Phèdre, Bri- and Prince Edward, all of which have been directed the 25th Anniversary concert of The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Moses und Aron tannicus, The Lulu Plays, (Almeida), Hedda spectacularly refurbished, and the newly ac- Phantom of The Opera at the Royal Albert (Metropolitan Opera, New York); Die Zauber- Gabler (Duke of York’s). Opera includes: Don quired Victoria Palace which is due to have Hall and the 25th Anniversary concert of Les flöte (Salzburg); Peter Grimes, Parsifal (Paris Giovanni, Sleeping Beauty, Kátya Kabanová, a major refurbishment prior to reopening in Misérables at the O2 in London both of which Opera); Don Carlos (Sydney); Tristan und Der Rosenkavalier (ROH), Macbeth (La Sca- late autumn of 2017 with the award winning were simultaneously broadcast in cinemas Isolde (Deutsche Oper, Berlin); Rigoletto (Ma- la), Cosi fan tutte (Glyndebourne), Carmen, American musical, Hamilton. He is also the worldwide and subsequently released on DVD. drid); Thais (Chicago); Katya Kabanova, Lu- Die Walkure, Toussaint L’Ouverture (ENO), co-owner of Music Theatre International, the DVD credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar cio Silla, The Tempest, The Marriage of Figaro The Queen of Spades (Netherlands Opera), world’s largest library of secondary rights of (World Arena Tour), The Phantom of The Op- (Santa Fe); L’incoronazione di Poppea (Bolo- The Janá’ek Cycle (WNO/Scottish Opera). the greatest musicals. Cameron was knighted era 25th Anniversary Concert (Royal Albert gna); La Traviata (Arena di Verona); Anna Bo- Winner 1979 and 1988, Golden Troika Qua- in the 1996 New Year’s Honors for his services Hall), Les Misérables (O2 Arena). Awards in- lena (Verona); Mephistopheles (Amsterdam); drennial awards Prague. Maria died in 2002. to the British Theatre and has recently been clude: Miss Saigon—UK/Manchester Evening The Magic Flute (Bolshoi); Die Frau ohne MariaBjornson.com. the first British producer elected to the Theater News Award for Best Touring Musical, Korea/ Schatten, Elektra (Mariinsky, St Petersburg); PAULE CONSTABLE (Lighting Designer). Hall of Fame. Best New Foreign Production and Best Ensem- He Had It Coming, Fidelio (Birmingham Op- Recently: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The CHARLES HART (Lyrics) was born in Lon- ble in a Musical, Australia/The Green Room era Company); Tannhauser (San Francisco); Cripple of Inishmaan and Peter and Alice for don and educated in Maidenhead and Cam- Award for Best Director of a Musical; Les Mi- Zemire et Azor, Tom Jones (Drottningholm the Michael Grandage Company; The Light bridge. He has written words for musicals (The sérables—UK/Best Musical at the Manchester Court Theatre); Vanessa (Los Angeles). Films Princess for the National Theatre; the new pro- Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, The Evening News Awards. include: Up at the Villa. Kissing-Dance, The Dreaming); opera (The SCOTT AMBLER (Choreographer). As a Vampyr—BBC TV); and miscellaneous songs; member of Matthew Bourne’s company since as well as both words and music for television 1991, Scott created many roles including The (Watching, Split Ends—Granada TV) and ra- BAR/BAT Prince in Swan Lake. Choreography includes MITZVAHS dio (Love Songs—BBC Radio). His Two Stud- The Hostage (RSC); Mrs Hartley and the PLAN YOUR NEXT ies for String Quartet was performed by the Growth Centre (BBC); I Giganti della Mon- BIRTHDAYS Sacconi Quartet in February 2005 at London’s tagne and La Calisto (Musica nel Chiostro— EVENT WITH US FUNDRAISERS Purcell Room. Charles Hart’s photographs Batignano); Die Stein der Weisen (Garsington); have appeared on posters and in playbills, as Time and the Conways (National Theatre); CORPORATE well as publications ranging from Attitude to Enron (Chichester/RoyalCourt/West End/ EVENTS the Daily Telegraph, and, in 2003, he was one Broadway); Sondheim’s Passion (Donmar WEDDING of three photographers to feature in an exhibi- Warehouse); Earthquakes in London (Nation- RECEPTIONS tion organized by UNICEF to celebrate the UN al Theatre/UK Tour); Lord of the Flies (New Convention on the Rights of the Child. He lives Adventures—Theatre Royal Glasgow); The AND MORE and works in London. Merchant of Venice (RSC); Decade (Head- RICHARD STILGOE (Additional Lyrics long); The Phantom of the Opera (UK Tour); and Book) has spent fifty years as a performer Chariots of Fire (Hampstead/Gielgud—Olivi- and writer in all forms of the performing arts. er Nominee); Richard II (BBC); Der Zigeuner- He wrote lyrics for Cats, Starlight Express, baron (Stadttheater Klagenfurt); This House The Phantom of the Opera, The Magistrate (National Theatre); #AIWW (Hampstead); and Road Rage, and music and lyrics for Body- Candide (RSC); Wonderland (Hampstead); work, Brilliant the Dinosaur and Orpheus— Oppenheimer (RSC/Vaudeville); The Wasp the Mythical. His broadcasting work has (Hampstead Downstairs/Trafalgar Studios); earned him the New York Radio Festival Gold King John (Royal and Derngate/Shakespeare’s Award, three Monaco Festival Prizes and the Globe); Pride and Prejudice (Sheffield Cruci- Prix Italia. In 1997, he founded the Orpheus ble); Medea (Almeida); Hapgood (Hampstead). Centre in Surrey, where young disabled people Scott is an Associate Artist with Matthew 248-414-1005 248-326-5288 prepare for independent living through a series Bourne’s New Adventures. R O YA L O A K B I R M I N G H A M of performing arts courses. He was High Sher- PAUL BROWN (Set Design). Born in the Vale iff of Surrey in 1998, during which year he was of Glamorgan, Wales, Paul trained under Percy W W W . E M A G I N E - E N T E R T A I N M E N T . C O M / H O S T - E V E N T awarded the OBE. He owns and drives a JCB, Harris, Motley design course. Theatre credits 18 19 ten (Mariinsky Theatre) that won Golden Dies and, most recently, The Wizard of Oz. Opera and the arena world tour of Jesus Christ WHO’S WHO Mask Awards for Best Opera Production and Other musicals he has orchestrated include: Superstar starring Tim Minchin and Melanie duction of Les Mis. She has received Olivier Best Design. Recent live events include: Wel- Abbacadabra, Children of Eden, Shogun the C. He regularly conducts many of the UK’s Awards for His Dark Materials (NT, 2005), la’s ITVA Awards and trend catwalk show in Musical, Stepping Out, Edna—the Spectacle major orchestras. He recently conducted Die Don Carlos (West End, 2006), The Chalk Gar- Paris; illuminations at St Martin-in-the-Fields, and some London revivals: Can-Can, The Fledermaus for Opera Holland Park (London) den (Donmar, 2009) and The Curious Incident London, for the new St John’s Bible launch; Baker’s Wife, Carmen Jones and the Donmar and is currently supervising the UK production of the Dog in the Night in 2013 plus the 2011 projection design for the opening ceremony of production of Parade. Records which he has of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s School of Rock. Tony ® Award for Best Lighting for War Horse the World Indoor Athletics Championships in arranged include: the America album by the He holds an Honorary Doctorate in Arts from on Broadway and an LA Critics Circle Award Doha; and a courtyard installation for Hermes King’s Singers,Christmas With Kiri by Kiri Te Edge Hill University. JohnRigbyMusic.com 2011 for Les Mis and in 2013 for War Horse. in the Musee de la Chasse in Paris. Forthcom- Kanawa, I Am What I Am by Shirley Bassey Production Overseen by MATTHEW Her opera designs have been seen all over the ing projects include: The Flying Dutchman and A Different Hat with Paul Carrack and the BOURNE. Matthew Bourne is widely hailed world; recently Figaro, Die Meistersinger and (ENO) and La Boheme (WNO). RPO. He provided orchestrations for Geppetto as the UK’s most popular and successful Billy Budd (Glyndebourne); Medea (ENO) and PAUL KIEVE (Illusion Consultant). West End and Cinderella and the movie of The Phantom Choreographer/Director. He is the creator of Anna Bolena, Don Giovanni, Satyagraha and includes: Ghost—the Musical (and Broadway), of the Opera. the world’s longest running ballet production at the Metropolitan Opera. Dance: Sleeping Matilda, Zorro, The Tempest, The Lord of the JOHN RIGBY (Musical Supervisor). As a (Swan Lake), a five-time Olivier Award winner Beauty and Dorian Gray for Matthew Bourne. Rings, Our House, The Witches of Eastwick, musical director/conductor his credits include: and the only British director to have won the MICK POTTER (Sound Designer). Saturday Scrooge, The Witches, The Woman in White. the German productions of Miss Saigon and Tony ® Award for both Best Choreographer and Night Fever (London, New York and 10 pro- RSC: The Winter’s Tale, The Cherry Orchard, Starlight Express; the West End productions of Best Director of a Musical. He has been Artistic ductions worldwide), Starlight Express (Las The Tempest (Sam Mendes). National Theatre: Beautiful and Damned, Carmen Jones, Carou- Director of New Adventures (formally Adven- Vegas, US/UK/Scandinavian Tours), Tell Me Theatre of Blood, La Grande Magia, Mrs Af- sel (Opera North), The Drowsy Chaperone, The tures in Motion Pictures) since 1987. During On a Sunday (London/UK Tour), Scrooge fleck, Her Naked Skin. Opera: L’Heure Esp- King and I, Sinatra at the Palladium, The Last this time, Bourne has created new audiences The Musical (London, US/UK Tours), Jesus agnole (ROH); Das Rheingold (Strasbourg); Empress, Marguerite, Les Misérables, The for dance with groundbreaking work both at Christ Superstar (UK Tour), Bombay Dreams Macbeth (Hamburg). Ballet: Alice in Wonder- Phantom of the Opera, Peter Pan, The Pirates home and internationally, including Nutcrack- (London, New York), The Woman in White land (Royal Ballet & ENB); Aladdin (Scottish of Penzance and The Producers. As musical er!, Highland Fling, Swan Lake, Cinderella, (London, New York, 2005 Laurence Olivier Ballet). Arena tours: Holiday on Ice, Batman supervisor his credits include: Cameron Mack- The Car Man, Play Without Words, Edward Award for best Sound Design), Hair (London), Live. TV: “Cranford,” “I’d Do Anything,” intosh’s new production of Miss Saigon (West Scissorhands, Dorian Gray and Sleeping Whistle Down the Wind (London), Revival of BBC’s “History of Magic,” “Heroes of Magic.” End); the UK Tours of The Producers, The Beauty. Bourne choreographed several major Evita (London), The Sound of Music (London/ Film: Hugo, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of King and I, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, revivals of classic musicals including Cameron Toronto/UK Tour), Joseph ... Dreamcoat (Lon- Azkaban. Book: Hocus Pocus (Bloomsbury). The Poor Soldier, Cameron Mackintosh’s 25th Mackintosh’s productions of Oliver! (1994 and don), Phantom—The Las Vegas Spectacular Received British Magical Society Award for Anniversary UK Tour of The Phantom of the 2009), My Fair Lady (2002). In 2004, Bourne (Las Vegas, 2006 Parnelli Award best Sound outstanding contribution to magic and is a gold Design), Ich war noch niemals in New York star member of the Inner Magic Circle. stage- (Hamburg, Stuttgart), Der Schuh des Manitu illusion.com Theatre and Dance at Wayne (Berlin), Zorro (London/Paris/Japan), Sister ANGELA COBBIN (Hair and Wig Creator). Act (London, Hamburg), Les Misérables— Ms. Cobbin’s extensive career includes Ma- 25th Anniversary production (O2 Arena, UK/ dame Tussaud’s, Royal Opera House, Covent Spain/Tour), Love Never Dies (London). Garden, and National Theatre, where produc- CHRISTINE ROWLAND (Costume Coordi- tions include Guys and Dolls, Richard III, nator for the late Maria Björnson) has worked and The Madness of George III. Royal Shake- in both subsidized and commercial theatre. speare Theatre: The Seagull and The Beckets. She was resident costume supervisor at the Na- West End: The Iceman Cometh, Lulu, Ivanov, tional Theatre for several years and was head Orpheus Descending, To the Green Fields Be- of costume at the Royal Shakespeare Com- yond, The Graduate, Chicago, Lenny, Jesus pany. Work for Cameron Mackintosh includes: Christ Superstar, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Carousel (London, New York, Japan); Oliver! Woolf?, and Ragtime. For Cameron Mackin- (London, Toronto, Sydney); The Witches of tosh: The Witches of Eastwick, Mary Poppins Eastwick (London, Melbourne); My Fair Lady (London, New York, Holland, Tours), Betty (London, US Tour) and Mary Poppins (Lon- Blue Eyes, Les Misérables (2011), The Phan- don, New York). Other musicals include: The tom of the Opera (2012 U.K. tour), Oliver (U.K. next to normal Secret Garden (RSC, London); Chitty Chitty tour). Bregenz Festival: Fidelio and Porgy and Bang Bang (London, New York) and Gypsy Bess. Film: Saint Ex and Clandestine Mar- MUSIC BY TOM KITT (New York). riage. Television: “Spitting Image,” “Bram- BOOK AND LYRICS BY BRIAN YORKEY NINA DUNN (Video & Projection Design, well,” and “Dylan Thomas­—Return Journey.” “Best wig I’ve ever seen”—Barry Humphries. A suburban family struggles to adapt as their mother for Knifedge). Recent projects for theatre and grapples with worsening bipolar disorder in this opera include: Aida (Royal Albert Hall); Back- DAVID CULLEN (Orchestrations) is best Pulitzer Prize-winning musical. beat (Duke of York’s Theatre); A Midsummer known as the orchestrator of musicals in Lon- Night’s Dream (Mariinsky Theatre); Emperor don and New York, particularly those of An- and Galilean (National Theatre); Northern drew Lloyd Webber: Cats, Starlight Express, JANUARY 27 – FEBRUARY 12 Ballet’s Cleopatra; The Armstrong and Miller Song and Dance, Aspects of Love, Sunset Live UK comedy tour and Katy Brand’s UK Boulevard, By Jeeves, Whistle Down the AT THE HILBERRY THEATRE comedy tour (Mick Perrin); and this produc- Wind, The Beautiful Game, The Phantom of College of Fine, Performing tion of Richard Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schat- the Opera, The Woman in White, Love Never and Communication Arts 313-577-2972 | THEATREANDDANCEATWAYNE.COM 20 21 WHO’S WHO Director of Opera and Musical Theatre at the STEPHANIE HALBEDEL (Assistant Stage STAFF FOR The Phantom of the Opera University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, and Ed- Manager). Credits include NETworks Tours GENERAL MANAGEMENT co-directed (with Richard Eyre) and choreo- ucation Director at Orlando Opera. Regional Dirty Dancing, Beauty and the Beast, Blue Gentry & Associates, Inc. graphed (with Stephen Mear) the West End and opera: Romeo and Juliette, Carmen, The Mar- Man Group, and Shrek, as well as shows Gregory Vander Ploeg, Broadway musical, Mary Poppins. riage of Figaro, La Traviata. Regional music throughout the Northeast and New York. Much Jamey Jennings, Anne Cape THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP (Pro- theater: Avenue Q; No, No, Nanette; Rent; love and many thanks to SM goddesses Cibelli PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT ducer) was founded in 1977 by Andrew Lloyd Cabaret; The Last Five Years. Companies: & Chockley. NETworks Presentations LLC Jason Juenker, Laura Dieli, Hector Guivas, Emma Downey Webber and is wholly owned by him. At the Milwaukee Rep, Madison Rep, Lyric Opera BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC heart of RUG’s business are the musicals of An- Cleveland, Writers’ Theater, Present Music. (Press and Marketing) is a leading theatrical COMPANY MANAGER drew Lloyd Webber, including Joseph and the For Mom and Dad. tour booking, marketing and press company Joel T. Herbst Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ KASEY RT GRAHAM (Resident Director). representing award-winning musicals and ASSOCIATE COMPANY MANAGER Superstar, By Jeeves, Evita, Variations, Tell Associate Direction: On The 20th Century plays. Currently: Jersey Boys, Cameron Mack- Justin A. Sweeney Me on a Sunday, Cats, Starlight Express, The (Broadway Revival), Dirty Dancing (US and intosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew TOUR BOOKING, ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT, Phantom of the Opera, Aspects of Love, Sun- Australian Tours). Direction: Into the Woods, Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, PRESS AND MARKETING set Boulevard, Whistle Down the Wind, The The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Les Misérables, Matilda The Musical, Beauti- Broadway Booking Office NYC Steven Schnepp, Kent McIngvale, Jenny Bates, Boys in the Photograph, The Woman in White, Songs for a New World, (Pennsylvania Centre ful—The Carole King Musical, A Gentleman’s David Freeland, Zach Stevenson, Sean Mackey, Stacey Burns, Love Never Dies and Stephen Ward. In addi- Stage), Pump Boys and Dinettes, The Wizard Guide to Love and Murder, The Sound of Mu- Danny Knaub, Rachel Peterson, Phil Della Noce tion to his own musicals, Andrew’s productions of Oz (Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre), Sylvia sic, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATION include A. R. Rahman’s Bombay Dreams, the (The Theatre Barn), Guys and Dolls (TexArts). Fun Home, Love Never Dies, Into The Woods The Publicity Office Rodgers and Hammerstein classic The Sound Kasey is a proud graduate of Penn State Uni- and The Rat Pack is Back! bbonyc.com. Marc Thibodeau, Michael Borowski of Music and The Wizard of Oz (London Palla- versity (MFA—Directing for the Musical The- SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has CASTING dium and Toronto). The Really Useful Group is atre—University Scholar, Medal for Creative been with NETworks since its inception in Tara Rubin Casting an international entertainment company, with Achievement). Love Mom, Dad, and Ian. 1995. He spearheaded the international tours Tara Rubin CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA , Eric Woodall CSA, offices in London and Sydney that produce and TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting) Selected of Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Hen- Kaitlin Shaw CSA, Lindsay Levine CSA, Scott Anderson coordinate Lloyd Webber’s works throughout Broadway: School of Rock, Dr Zhivago, It shall. Seth has produced The Lincoln Center ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR the world. The company’s theatre and concert Shoulda Been You, Gigi, Bullets Over Broad- Theatre’s Production of Rodgers and Ham- Seth Sklar-Heyn production, recording, merchandising, music way, Aladdin, Mothers and Sons, Les Mi- merstein’s South Pacific, Disney’s Beauty and PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER publishing and licensing divisions provide spe- sérables, Big Fish, How to Succeed.., A Little The Beast and The National Theatre’s War Heather Chockley cialized services for Lloyd Webber’s works and Night Music, Billy Elliot, Shrek, Guys and Horse. Together with Cameron Mackintosh, also to other producers and authors. SUPERVISORY PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Dolls, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, Seth served as Executive Producer for both the Trinity Wheeler SETH SKLAR-HEYN (Associate Director). Spamalot, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, US and UK tours of the National Theatre’s My Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (Pro- Mamma Mia!. Off-Broadway: Here Lies Love, Fair Lady, The 25th Anniversary US tour of PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR...... Jason Juenker UK PRODUCTION MANAGER...... Spencer New duction Supervisor), Evita (Associate Direc- Old Jews Telling Jokes, Love, Loss, and What Les Misérables and the new The Phantom of RESIDENT DIRECTOR...... Kasey RT Graham tor), A Little Night Music (Associate Director), I Wore. Regional: Yale Repertory, Paper Mill the Opera tour. He is most proud of his greatest Stage Manager...... Mitchell B. Hodges Finian’s Rainbow (Associate Director), Good Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe. productions—Marlo and Camden. Vibrations (Associate Director), Mary Stuart JOEL T. HERBST (Company Manager). Go NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS LLC (Assistant Director), Rock’n’Roll (Assistant Goslings! (Producer), from its inception nearly 20 years Director), Frost/Nixon (Assistant Director), HEATHER CHOCKLEY (Production Stage ago, has been an industry leading producer The Coast of Utopia (Assistant to the Direc- and manager of touring musical theatre pro- tor). U.S. Tour: Billy Elliot (Resident Director). Manager) is a proud member of AEA and IA- TSE. She has toured extensively, both nation- ductions and remains committed to delivering Seth directed the U.S. Tour of Frost/Nixon and quality entertainment to audiences worldwide. DETROIT the current U.S. Tour of Evita. Seth serves as ally and internationally, with The Sound of Music, Cats, Sweet Charity, The King and I, Having toured over 60 productions extensively Executive Producer for Cameron Mackintosh throughout North America, NETworks is now Inc. in N.Y. Graduate of Vassar College. Fiddler on the Roof, and the 25th Anniversary fine art Production of Les Misérables among others. expanding its tours into many international APPRAISALS NINA GOLDMAN (Associate Choreogra- Much love to her husband, family and friends. markets including South America, Greece, pher). Broadway: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Italy, Turkey and South East Asia. Current Contact, Swan Lake, The Red Shoes, The MITCHELL B. HODGES (Stage Manager). touring productions include Cameron Mack- Phantom of the Opera. Off-Broadway: Belle Broadway: Cabaret, Twelfth Night and Richard intosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Disney’s Epoque, The Dybbuk, Bloomergirl. Matthew III. Tours: Matilda, Once, Les Misérables 25th Beauty and the Beast domestic and interna- Detroit’s premier Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands, The Car Man. Anniversary, Million Dollar Quartet, Phantom tional productions, Dirty Dancing, Blue Man Regional: The Little Dancer (Kennedy Center), of the Opera (Music Box Co.), West Side Story Group, Elf the Musical and coming soon Bul- independent The Shape She Makes (ART). Royal Opera and We Will Rock You. Regional: Paper Mill lets Over Broadway, Once the Musical and an House, Great Lakes Theater Festival, National Playhouse, Music Theatre of Wichita. Love to international tour of Shrek. fine art Ballet of Canada, Feld Ballets, Les Ballets Jazz Edwin and my Parents. Go Blue!! de Montréal. Film/TV: Swan Lake 3D, The MICHELLE DUNN (Assistant Stage Manag- appraisal services Metamorphosis, Fame. Sarah Lawrence fac- er). Broadway: The Lion King, Jumpers, Bridge ulty. Hunter College Arnhold Dance Education and Tunnel, Dance of the Vampires. National 248.672.3207 Graduate student. Tours: The Lion King, Hairspray, Dreamgirls. DetroitFAA.com JAMIE JOHNS (Musical Director), conduc- Other credits include Houston Ballet and Dis- tor/pianist/cabaret artist, has been Resident ney Cruise Line. Love and thanks to my family [email protected] Music Director at Skylight Opera Theatre, for your never ending support. For Dad.

22 23 Ass’t. Stage Managers...... Michelle Dunn, Stephanie Halbedel Carpenter...... George Munz Production Manager ...... Jamie Forshaw The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are UK Technical Stage Manager...... Paul Whittaker Ass’t. Automation/Carpenter...... Adam Farber Production Assistant...... Danni Powell members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional Fight Director...... Joe Bostik Flyman...... D. Alexander Forrest For NETworks Presentations actors and stage managers in the United States. Fight Captain...... Steve Czarnecki Load Out Carpenter...... Duncan McPherson Chief Executive Officer...... Kenneth Gentry Casting Directors...... Tara Rubin, Merri Sugarman Head Electrician...... Robert Virzera Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the Chief Operating Officer...... Scott W. Jackson International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.). Casting Associate...... Kaitlin Shaw Ass’t. Electrician...... Dirk Van Pernis President...... Orin Wolf Casting Assistant...... Scott Anderson Ass’t. Electrician/Pyro Tech...... Mike Berg, Duncan McPherson Executive Vice President of Production...... Seth Wenig United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for Production Assistant...... Sarah Helgesen Advance Electricians...... Paul Orzechowski, Eric Rimes Executive Assistant/Assoc. GM...... Curt Owens the American Theatre. UK Draftsman...... Timothy Crowdy Head Audio...... Tylor Foster Director of Finance...... John Kinna US Assoc. Scenic Designer...... Christine Peters Ass’t. Audio...... Brian Rau Controller ...... Jennifer Gifford The musicians employed in this production are members of the UK Production Carpenter...... Damien Soper Advance Audio...... Shelly Franz American Federation of Musicians. Executive Producer...... Trinity Wheeler UNITY • HARMONY • ARTISTRY UK Production Technician...... Richard Paterson Head Props...... Ryan Brooke Senior Director, Booking & Engagements...... Mary Witte UK Automation Programmer...... Andy Biles Ass’t. Props...... Brittany Maxwell The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Director of Booking...... Charmaine McVicker Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. UK Properties Supervisor...... Jonathan Hall Head Wardrobe...... Sally M. Howe Engagement Manager...... Esther Schwarzbauer UK Assoc. Lighting Designer...... Rob Casey Ass’t. Wardrobe...... DJ Hornyak Director of Marketing/PR...... Heather Hess The Theatre Managers, Press Agents, and Company Managers US Assoc. Lighting Designer...... Karen Spahn Star Dresser...... Erin Haney Digital Marketing Strategist...... Perrin Shapiro employed in this production are represented by the Association of UK Production Electrician...... Ian Moulds Head Wigs...... Karin Craven Senior General Manager...... Gregory Vander Ploeg Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. US Production Electrician...... Brendan Quigley Ass’t. Wigs...... Natalia Castilla General Manager...... Jamey Jennings, Tyler Soltis Automated Lighting Programmer...... Tommy Hague Make-up Supervisor...... Rudy Guerrero Assistant General Manager...... Anne Cape This production is produced by a member of The Broadway Projection Animation Programmer...... Ben Pearcy Hair and Makeup Sub...... Elaine Jarzabski League in collaboration with our professional union-represented Senior Production Manager...... Jason Juenker employees. UK Assoc. Sound Designer...... Adam Fisher Entertainment Safety Consultant...... Scott Oxman, Oxman Safety Production Managers...... Laura Dieli, Hector Guivas US Assoc. Sound Designer...... David Bullard Physical Therapy Consultant...... Carolyn Lawson, NEURO Tour Assistant Production Manager...... Emma Downey UK Production Sound Engineer...... Sean Lawler Print/Advertising Design...... Dewynters, Emily Balawejder Music Coordinator...... John Mezzio UK Costume Supervisor...... Roxanne Armstrong Radio and Television Spot Production...... Steam UK IT Manager...... Tim Pizza US Costume Associate...... Sam Fleming Website...... Dewynters Warehouse Manager...... Brad Korff More than 350,000 US Costume Supervisor...... Jimm Halliday Social Media...... The Really Useful Group Office Manager...... Buddy Piccolino upscale theatre-goers… US Asst. Costume Supervisors...... John Saunders, Eric Franzen Production Photography...... Alastair Muir, Matthew Murphy Administrative Assistants...... Kevin Persaud, Carol Jewel Hair and Wig Creator...... Angela Cobbin Merchandising...... Platypus Productions, LLC see a Broadway In Detroit US Hair and Wig Coordinator...... Gary Martori Merchandise Manager...... Nathan Gardner Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios, New York show each season! UK Wig and Make-up Supervisor...... Helen Keane Accounting...... NETworks Presentations LLC Credits­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Reserve space now for your ad Illusion Consultant...... Paul Kieve Tour Accountant...... Laura Carey, CLA Scenery constructed and painted by Bay Productions, TR2, Cardiff Theatrical Music Preparation...... David Hague, Dakota Music Legal Services...... F. Richard Pappas, Esq. Services, Souvenir Scenic Studio, Art Deco Exim, Howard Eaton Lighting, in Hedwig and the Angry Inch Music Contractor...... John Miller HR and Payroll Services...... Human Resources, Inc. Ltd. Wild Creations; Scenery Engineering by Delstar Engineering, Silicon & upcoming shows; contact: Keyboard Programming...... Stuart Andrews Insurance...... Maury, Donnelly & Parr—Bob Middleton, Meghan Shriver Theatre Scenery, Eeldfab; Painted drops provided by Cardiff Theatrical Asst. Keyboard Programmer...... Dave Weiser Travel Agency...... Carlson Wagonlit Travel Services, Richard Nutbourne; Additional Scenery by Gerriets International, Alyssa Cohen, (248) 608-1884, Production Carpenter...... Corey Krolikowski Accommodations...... Lisa Morris, Road Concierge an ALTOUR Company Gordon Aldred, Rose Brand; Set Electrics by Howard Eaton Lighting, Ltd.; [email protected]; Automation by Silicon Theater Scenery; Rigging by Christie Lights; Rehearsal Advance Carpenters...... Buzz Harris, Greg Pott Technical Production Accounting...... Janice Anderson Set constructed by Scenic Solutions; Clothes painted by Richard Nutbourne, or Scott Myers, (313) 872-1177, Head Carpenter...... Andrew Cappelli International Freight...... Jackie Jupp Project Management, Ltd. Cardiff Theatrical Services, Bay Productions; Lighting Equipment provided [email protected]. Automation Carpenter...... Leslie Bindeman US Warehousing and Freight services...... Shockwave Cargo by Christie Lights; Sound Equipment provided by Sound Associates; Sound Trucking...... Clark Transfer and Lighting towers provided by Adirondack Studios; Stage Properties For Cameron Mackintosh LTD provided by MarcusHall Props, MDM, Russell Beck Studio, Paul Harding, Directors...... Cameron Mackintosh (Chairman) C&C Woodcraft, Nicola Kileen Textiles, Catherine Goodley, Rorschach Nicholas Allott (Chief Executive) Prop FX, Alex Goacher, Make Stuff, Ltd, Kevin Brookes; Additional props provided by Moonboots; Prosthetics by Prosthetics Renaissance; Pyro and Richard Johnston Special Effects by J&M Special Effects; Hats by Sean Barret, Jenny Adey. ‘The Deputy Managing Director...... Robert Noble Toilet of Venus’ by Francois Boucher reproduced by kind permission of the Financial Controller...... Richard Knibb Metropolitan Museum of Art/Art Resource/Scala, Florence. ©Photo SCALA, Your best online source for Executive Producer and Casting Director ...... Trevor Jackson Florence 2012. ‘Section of a Salon’ by Louis-Gustave Taraval reproduced by Executive Producer...... Thomas Schönberg kind permission of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Technical Director...... Jerry Donaldson Institution/Art Resource, NY/Scala, Florence. ©Photo SCALA, Florence 2012. Head of Marketing...... David Dolman ‘A Summer Pastoral’ by Francois Boucher reproduced by kind permission of tickets. Assistant to Cameron Mackintosh...... Jane Austin the Trustees of the Wallace Collection, London. Assistant to Nicholas Allott...... Claire Mistry Special Thanks To Assistant to Robert Noble...... Helen Lloyd Norbert Mongeon; Providence Performing Arts Center Broadway In Detroit exclusively uses Technical Administrator...... Charlie Boyle City of Providence, RI Technical Production Assistant...... Jenny Picken Ticketmaster for online ordering. Production Assistant ...... Rob Ottey This performance is dedicated to the memory of Mark Clark, Head Audio For Cameron Mackintosh, Inc. If you purchase tickets from a site Managing Director...... Nicholas Allott Tax & Financial Consulting Accounting Services, IT Services that is not Ticketmaster, we cannot Executive Producer...... Seth Sklar-Heyn Production Associate...... Shidan Majidi CliftonLarsonAllen LLP guarantee that the ticket you George Wilson, Linda Rubenstein For The Really Useful Group Pat Guerieri, Tim Pizza purchase is valid. Directors...... Andrew Lloyd Webber Madeleine Lloyd Webber Financial Services and banking arrangements by Chairman...... Mark Wordsworth SunTrust Bank Always fiind the correct link Chief Financial Officer...... Isobel Chester PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP at our website: Vice President of Europe and the Americas...... Jessica Koravos www.ThePhantomOfTheOpera.com Executive Assistant to Andrew Lloyd Webber...... Jan Eade Facebook @ThePhantomOfTheOpera Music Content Manager...... David Wilson Twitter @PhantomOnTour Instagram @PhantomTour 24 25 Mercury-Ottava Va PRELUDES & ENCORES • Special places to go before & after Publication: Broadway In Detroit playbill e proudly present Preludes & Encores, our program for showName Wrecommendations for a great meal before Mario’s the show, or a place to close the night’s curtain with Run dates: xxxxx a delicious dessert. Please consider these wonderful Publication: Broadway in Detroit restaurants—and mention that you heard about them in Size: full page bleed playbill the Broadway In Detroit program. Thanks! trim size: 5-3/8 in. w. x 8-3/8 in. h. Run date: 2016-2017 season GUIDE: bleed: 1/8 in. $ = <$10, $$ = $10-$25, $$$ = $25-$50, $$$$ = >$50, Size: 1/4 pg. F=Free Parking, = Groups, P=Prix Fixe packages inside margin: 1/4 in. 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