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THE PROGRAM FOR BROADWAY IN DETROIT AT THE DETROIT OPERA HOUSE © Disney The Whitney The Katherine McGregor Publication: Publication: Broadway in Detroit Dessert Parlor playbill program v 54, n 8 for Love Letters and Sound of Music Run dates: 4/12/16–5/22/16 Music & Lyrics by Size: full-page with bleed ELTON JOHN & TIM RICE Additional Music & Lyrics by trim size:LEBO 5-3/8 M, in. w.MARK x 8-3/8 MANCINA, in. h. JAY RIFKIN, JULIE TAYMOR, HANS ZIMMER bleed: 1/8 in. Book by ROGER ALLERS & IRENE MECCHI inside margin: 1/4 in. Starring Proof: 3/28/16; 5:22PM MARK CAMPBELL GERALD RAMSEY BUYI ZAMA NICK CORDILEONE DREW HIRSHFIELD BEN LIPITZ For: Nederlander Detroit DASHAUN YOUNG NIA HOLLOWAY KEITH BENNETT TIFFANY DENISE HOBBS ROBBIE SWIFT (FisherGRIER Theatre BURKE & MEILANI others) CISNEROS BJ COVINGTON SAVANNA FLEISHER DEVIN GRAVES JORDAN WILLIAMS Agency:SANDY SMZALVAREZ advertising ANDREW ARRINGTON IZELL O. BLUNT RUSSELL JOEL BROWN AMYIA BURRELL THEMBELIHLE CELE GABRIEL CROOM ERYNN MARIE DICKERSON TONY FREEMAN MUKELISIWE GOBA DEIDREA HALLEY JALEN HARRIS Design: FrankMICHAEL Bach, HOLLICK WILLIAM JAMES, JR. JASON LEWIS AMBER MAYBERRY CHRISTOPHER L. MCKENZIE, JR. …at The Whitney. AISHA MITCHELL MATTHEW S. MORGAN SELENA MOSHELL AARON NELSON SIHLE NGEMA Bach & Associates;THERESA PhoneNGUYEN 313-822-4303, PHYLICIA PEARL KEVIN PETITE JOSEPH RIVERA DEVIN L. ROBERTS MPUME SIKAKANE [email protected]É SIMMONS JOHN SLOAN III VUSI SONDIYAZI YEMIE SONUGA DERRICK SPEAR SOPHIA STEPHENS Named after David Whitney’s daughter, JENNIFER THERIOT COURTNEY THOMAS THOM CHRISTOPHER WARREN KRYSTAL WORRELL FRANK WRIGHT II Katherine Whitney McGregor, the new second-floor dessert parlor features a variety of decadent cakes, Adapted from the screenplay by tortes, and miniature desserts. IRENE MECCHI & JONATHAN ROBERTS & LINDA WOOLVERTON Produced by The menu also includes chef-prepared specialties, PETER SCHNEIDER & THOMAS SCHUMACHER pies, and frozen treats, and you won’t want to miss Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Mask & Puppet Design RICHARD HUDSON JULIE TAYMOR DONALD HOLDER JULIE TAYMOR the amazing flaming dessert station featuring & MICHAEL CURRY bananas Foster and strawberries Grand Marnier. Sound Design Hair & Makeup Design Associate Producer STEVE CANYON KENNEDY MICHAEL WARD ANNE QUART Join us after tonight’s performance! Music Supervisor Associate Director Associate Choreographer CLEMENT ISHMAEL JOHN STEFANIUK MAREY GRIFFITH General Manager Technical Director Production Stage Manager Production Supervisor THOMAS SCHLENK DAVID BENKEN M. WILLIAM SHINER DOC ZORTHIAN Music Director Associate Music Producer Music Coordinator Fight Director JAMIE SCHMIDT ROBERT ELHAI MICHAEL KELLER RICK SORDELET Music Produced for the Additional Vocal Score, Orchestrators Casting Stage & Additional Vocal Arrangements ROBERT ELHAI BINDER CASTING/ Score by & Choral Director DAVID METZGER MARK BRANDON, CSA The WhitneyDETROIT MARK MANCINA LEBO M Restaurant | Ghostbar | Gardens Choreography by GARTH FAGAN Directed by 4421 Woodward Avenue Disney 313-832-5700 JULIE TAYMOR © thewhitney.com 3 CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS RAFIKI . Buyi Zama MUFASA . Gerald Ramsey ACT ONE SARABI . Sophia Stephens ZAZU . Drew Hirshfield Scene 1 Pride Rock SCAR . Mark Campbell “Circle of Life” with “Nants’ Ingonyama” . Rafiki, Ensemble YOUNG SIMBA . BJ Covington, Devin Graves, Jordan Williams Scene 2 Scar’s Cave YOUNG NALA . Grier Burke, Meilani Cisneros, Savanna Fleisher Scene 3 Rafiki’s Tree SHENZI . Tiffany Denise Hobbs BANZAI . Keith Bennett Scene 4 The Pridelands ED . Robbie Swift Scene 5 Scar’s Cave TIMON . Nick Cordileone Scene 6 The Pridelands PUMBAA . Ben Lipitz “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” . .Young Simba, Young Nala, Zazu, Ensemble SIMBA . Dashaun Young NALA . Nia Holloway Scene 7 Elephant Graveyard ENSEMBLE SINGERS . Russell Joel Brown, Thembelihle Cele, Mukelisiwe Goba, “Chow Down” . .Shenzi, . Banzai, Ed Jalen Harris, William James, Jr ,. Aaron Nelson, Sihle Ngema, Mpume Sikakane, Scene 8 Under the Stars John Sloan III, Vusi Sondiyazi, Yemie Sonuga, Sophia Stephens, Jennifer Theriot ENSEMBLE DANCERS . Sandy Alvarez, Amyia Burrell, Gabriel Croom, Erynn Marie Dickerson, “They Live in You” . .Mufasa, Ensemble Amber Mayberry, Christopher L . McKenzie, Jr ,. Aisha Mitchell, Selena Moshell, Scene 9 Elephant Graveyard Kevin Petite, Joseph Rivera, Sadé Simmons, Derrick Spear, Courtney Thomas “Be Prepared” . Scar, Shenzi, Banzai, Ed, Ensemble STANDBYS . SCAR: Tony Freeman, Michael Hollick, Thom Christopher Warren; Scene 10 The Gorge ZAZU: Tony Freeman, Thom Christopher Warren; TIMON: Tony Freeman, Thom Christopher Warren; Scene 11 Pride Rock PUMBAA: Tony Freeman, Michael Hollick, Thom Christopher Warren; “Be Prepared” (Reprise) . .Scar, Ensemble ED: Michael Hollick “Nao Tse Tsa” . Rafiki, Sarabi, Young Nala UNDERSTUDIES Scene 12 Rafiki’s Tree (Understudies never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the performance) Rafiki–Thembelihle Cele, Mukelisiwe Goba, Mpume Sikakane; Scene 13 The Desert/The Jungle Mufasa–Russell Joel Brown, Vusi Sondiyazi, Frank Wright II; “Hakuna Matata” . Timon, Pumbaa, Young Simba, Simba, Ensemble Sarabi–Jennifer Theriot, Krystal Worrell; Zazu–Robbie Swift; Shenzi–Phylicia Pearl, Yemie Sonuga, Sophia Stephens, Krystal Worrell; ACT TWO Banzai–Andrew Arrington, Izell O . Blunt, Matthew S . Morgan, John Sloan III; Entr’acte “One by One” . Ensemble Ed–Andrew Arrington, William James, Jr ,. Matthew S . Morgan; Timon–Robbie Swift; Pumbaa–Robbie Swift; Simba– Jalen Harris, William James, Jr ,. Matthew S . Morgan, Aaron Nelson; Scene 1 Scar’s Cave Nala–Thembelihle Cele, Sophia Stephens, Jennifer Theriot “The Madness of King Scar” . Scar, Zazu, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Nala SWINGS Scene 2 The Pridelands Andrew Arrington, Izell O . Blunt, Deidrea Halley, Jason Lewis, Matthew S . Morgan, “Shadowland” . .Nala, Rafiki, Ensemble Theresa Nguyen, Phylicia Pearl, Devin L . Roberts, Krystal Worrell, Frank Wright II Scene 3 The Jungle DANCE CAPTAINS Scene 4 Under the Stars Izell O . Blunt, Theresa Nguyen “Endless Night” . .Simba, Ensemble SPECIALTIES Circle of Life Vocals–Sihle Ngema, Vusi Sondiyazi; Mouse Shadow Puppet–Vusi Sondiyazi; Scene 5 Rafiki’s Tree Ant Hill Lady–Erynn Marie Dickerson; Guinea Fowl–Courtney Thomas; Scene 6 The Jungle Buzzard Pole–Joseph Rivera; Gazelle Wheel–Sadé Simmons; “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” . Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala, Ensemble Gazelles–Kevin Petite, Courtney Thomas; Lioness Chant Vocal–Sihle Ngema; Acrobatic Trickster–Derrick Spear; Giraffe Shadow Puppets–Russell Joel Brown, Jalen Harris; “He Lives in You” (Reprise) . .Rafiki, Simba, Ensemble Cheetah–Aisha Mitchell; Stilt Giraffe–Derrick Spear; Scar Shadow Puppet–Russell Joel Brown, Scene 7 Pride Rock Jalen Harris, William James, Jr ;. Simba Shadow Puppet–Aaron Nelson, John Sloan III, Vusi Sondiyazi; “King of Pride Rock”/“Circle of Life” (Reprise) . Ensemble One By One Vocal–Vusi Sondiyazi; One By One Dance–Sihle Ngema, John Sloan III; Fireflies–Erynn Marie Dickerson; Pumbaa Pole Puppet–William James, Jr ;. Nala Pole Puppet–Amber Mayberry; Lioness/Hyena Shadow Puppets–Thembelihle Cele, THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION Mukelisiwe Goba, Jalen Harris, Mpume Sikakane, Yemie Sonuga, Jennifer Theriot . Thembelihle Cele, Mukelisiwe Goba, Sihle Ngema, Mpume Sikakane and Buyi Zama are appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Association . SONG CREDITS TOURING ORCHESTRA All songs by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) except as follows: Conductor–Jamie Schmidt “Circle of Life”: by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) with “Nants’ Ingonyama”: by Hans Zimmer Associate Conductor–Danny White; Keyboard 1–Chris Neville; Keyboard 2–Doug Reed; and Lebo M; “He Lives in You” (“They Live in You”): Music and lyrics by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Concert Master/Violin 1–Woonkuo Soon; Guitar–Robert Tye; Bass–Hugh Mason; Drums–Benny Lebo M; “Nao Tse Tsa”: Music and lyrics by Jacques Loubelo; “One by One”: Music and lyrics by Lebo M; Koonyevsky; Marimba–Mike Faue; Percussion–Stefan Monssen, Reuven Weizberg; Flutes–Darlene Drew . “Shadowland”: Music by Lebo M and Hans Zimmer, lyrics by Mark Mancina and Lebo M; “Endless Night”: Music by Lebo M, Hans Zimmer, and Jay Rifkin, lyrics by Julie Taymor; “King of Pride Rock”: Music by Hans Music Coordinator–Michael Keller Zimmer, lyrics by Lebo M LOCAL MUSICIANS Violin—Eliot Heaton; Viola—Barbara Zmich; Cello—Daniel Thomas; French Horn—Carrie Banfield-Taplin; ADDITIONAL SCORE Tenor Trombone—David Jackson; Bass Trombone/Tuba—John Rutherford; Keyboard 3—Paul McCaffrey . Grasslands chant and Lioness chant by Lebo M; Rafiki’s chants by Tsidii Le Loka Based on the Disney film WARNING The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff; Produced by Don Hahn photo graphing or sound recording inside the theatre, without the written permission of the management, Special thanks to all the artists and staff of Walt Disney Feature Animation is prohibited by law . Offenders may be ejected and liable for damages and other lawful remedies . 4 5 nage; The Producers (Walnut St . Theatre); Red, ASCAP . I dedicate this show to my beautiful Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular WHO’S WHO Hot and Blue (Goodspeed Opera, Papermill wife, Lisa . You are my heart, my life, and my featuring the Rockettes . MARK CAMPBELL (Scar) was most re- Playhouse); Just So (Goodspeed Opera); ART; inspiration . Thanks for marrying me . SAVANNA FLEISHER