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WELCOME TO THE 5TH contents 2019/20 SEASON 3 AUSTEN’S PRIDE October 4 – 27, 2019 Board of Directors MRS. DOUBTFIRE November 26, 2019 – January 4, 2020 BLISS February 1 – 23, 2020 4 SISTER ACT March 13 – April 5, 2020 Letter from the Executives JERSEY BOYS April 14 – 19, 2020 ONCE ON THIS ISLAND May 12 – 24, 2020 6 EVITA June 12 – July 3, 2020 Creativity Circles 8 Cast 10 Dramaturgy 13 Who’s Who 23 5th Avenue Theatre Supporters 31 Executive Leadership and Staff GREAT MUSICALS ARE BORN HERE SHOW AFTER SHOW, season after season, The 5th Avenue Theatre wows audiences with original Broadway-caliber musicals. As one of America’s leading musical theater companies, we celebrate the musical in all its forms, we bring new life to beloved classics, and we create tomorrow’s must-see musicals. We believe that musicals are storytelling at its best—that a musical can fill you up, renew your spirit, and transport you to another time and place. Thank you for taking this journey with us. 5 TH AVENUE THEATRE SEASON SPONSORS 2 THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE 2019/20 BOARD OF Directors Bonnie Towne* Chair Sterling Wilson* Treasurer Margaret C. Inouye* Secretary Stephen P. Reynolds* Immediate Past Chair Kenny Alhadeff* Randy Hodgins Norman B. Rice Ann Ardizzone* Patrick F. Kennedy* Rob Sexton Les Biller* SaSa Kirkpatrick Heather Sullivan Sharon Gantz Bloome Elizabeth Lund* Emory Thomas, Jr. Robert R. Braun, Jr. Carmen Mayo Eric Trott Debbie Brown Richard Meadows Gary Tucci Mark Castelin Martin Nelson Lori Twomey Margaret Clapp John Oppenheimer* Tom Walsh Cyrus Habib Beth Porter Eileen Glasser Wesley Tom Handley Ann Ramsay-Jenkins* Kenneth Willman* Wanda J. Herndon* Anthony Repanich* Grace Yuan PAST CHAIRS OF THE BOARD Stephen P. Reynolds 2015–2018 Faye Sarkowsky 1996–1998 Wanda J. Herndon 2013–2015 Donald J. Covey 1994–1996 Barbara L. Crowe 2011–2013 Kenneth L. Hatch 1992–1994 Rob Sexton 2009–2011 John D. Mangels 1990–1992 Norman B. Rice 2007–2009 Robert F. Buck 1988–1990 Kenny Alhadeff 2004–2007 Stanley M. Little, Jr. 1986–1988 William W. Krippaehne, Jr. 2002–2004 R. Milton Trafton 1983–1986 Bruce M. Pym 2000–2002 W.J. Pennington 1981–1983 John F. Behnke 1998–2000 D.E. Ned Skinner 1979–1981 BOARD EMERITUS Barbara L. Crowe Linda Anderson Bill Krippaehne John Mangels Bruce Pym Carl Behnke Anna Laszlo Bill Nichols Chairs Steve Camp Mark Levine Tom Norwalk Clodagh Ash** Gary Fuller Gary Locke Faye Sarkowsky Founding Managing Director Artistic Director Emeritus Marilynn Sheldon David Armstrong *Denotes Member of the Executive Committee **Deceased 5THAVENUE.ORG 3 LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVES For the hundreds of thousands who join us at The 5th each season, the ornate beauty and Broadway scale of the theater add to the magic carpet ride—that transporting thrill of being swept away from the everyday. The new seats were designed with your comfort and theater experience in mind. From the thick, plush cushions to the luxurious red upholstery, we think you’re going to love the change. These urgently-needed updates are costing a total of $1.54 million. Through grants FROM THE DESK OF BILL AND BERNIE from the Washington State Historical Society’s Heritage Capital Program, Dazzling. Dramatic. Fantastic. And Sunderland Foundation, 4Culture/King that’s just our lobby. At The 5th Avenue County Lodging Tax, and the Norcliffe Theatre, the oohs and ahs begin even Foundation, as well as some generous before the curtain rises. For the hundreds private donations, we’ve raised $1.33 of thousands who join us at The 5th each million and are 87% toward our goal. season, the ornate beauty and Broadway You can help us close the gap! To help scale of the theater add to the magic us celebrate our 40th Anniversary, consider carpet ride—that transporting thrill of naming a seat in the auditorium with a being swept away from the everyday. $2,500 donation and be a part of the next This summer, we are thrilled to 40 years of musical theater magic in the say that we are giving this historic Pacific Northwest. (If we raise enough auditorium a bit of a refresh with—drum funds, we hope to replace the seats and roll, please—new carpet and theater carpet in the mezzanine as well!) Just reach seats throughout the orchestra floor! out to our development department We couldn’t be more excited to make at 206.625.1900 to find out more. this update! The seats you’re sitting in for And now, dim the lights. And let this performance are part of the original the magic of Bliss begin! 1980 renovation when the historic 5th Avenue Theatre was transformed from a run-down movie palace into a home for musical theater in the Northwest. With roughly 300,000 visitors each year, these seats have hosted nine million Bill Berry Bernie Griffin theater goers over the past four decades. Producing Artistic Director Managing Director 4 THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE 2019/20 5THAVENUE.ORG 5 CREATIVITY CIRCLES Members of the Creativity Circles support the creative arc of musical theater. They support The 5th’s investment in writers and artists; the creation, development, and staging of new musicals; and our service to this community and this magical art form. For their leadership, we applaud and thank them. VISIONARIES Sheri and Les Biller Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Paula and Bonnie and Steve Reynolds Jim Towne INVESTORS Barbara Crowe Patrick Kennedy Joyce Primm Tom and and Melissa Ries Schweickert Connie Walsh CREATORS Marleen and Bob and Lauren and Renee and Sharon Gantz Kenny Alhadeff Clodagh* Ash William Bartholomew Carl Behnke Bloome David and Wanda J. Herndon Jim and Buzz and Cheryl Hadley Elizabeth Lund Beth Porter Tiia-Mai Redditt Jeanne Sheldon and Becca and Bill Wert Marvin Parsons PHOTOS BY JEFF CARPENTER, TEAM PHOTOGENIC, AND MARK KITAOKA TH 6 THE 5 AVENUE THEATRE 2019/20 * Deceased THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE BILL BERRY BERNADINE C. GRIFFIN Producing Artistic Director Managing Director presents Book, Music & Lyrics by EMMA LIVELY & TYLER BEATTIE Featuring MARIO CANTONE LISSA DEGUZMAN KATY GERAGHTY GIZEL JIMÉNEZ KRISTOLYN LLOYD JOSÉ LUACES JOHN-MICHAEL LYLES CLAIRE MANSHIP SCOTT ANDERSON MORRIS MANU NARAYAN CLAIRE NEUMANN JJ NIEMANN JENNIFER NOBLE LENA OWENS IAN PAGET SAMANTHA POLLINO CONOR RYAN KATIE TERZA SCARLETT WALKER KRISTIN YANCY LEIGH ZIMMERMAN Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design JASON ARDIZZONE-WEST PALOMA YOUNG YAEL LUBETZKY NEVIN STEINBERG Wig & Hair Design Casting Orchestrations Music Director & Co-Arranger MATTHEW ARMENTROUT HOWIE CHERPAKOV, CSA CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE ANDREW RESNICK KENNY SEYMOUR Director of Production Technical Director Associate Artistic Director Costume & Wardrobe Director Production Stage Manager JOAN ERIK HOLDEN KELSEY SHANNIN THOMAS J. GATES TOGGENBURGER THORGALSEN STROM-HENRY Music Supervision & Co-Arrangements by MARY-MITCHELL CAMPBELL Choreographed by JOSH PRINCE Directed by SHERYL KALLER Produced by Special Arrangement with Susan Edelstein MARLEEN AND KENNY ALHADEFF, 5TH AVENUE THEATRE PRODUCING PARTNER Bliss is the recipient of a 2019 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award PRODUCTION SPONSORS 5THAVENUE.ORG 7 Cast (in alphabetical order) Sir Pincus Glimmermore .............................................................................................................. MARIO CANTONE Princess Carmella ............................................................................................................................ KATY GERAGHTY Princess Piper .......................................................................................................................................GIZEL JIMÉNEZ Princess Faye ..................................................................................................................................KRISTOLYN LLOYD Toby ..........................................................................................................................................JOHN-MICHAEL LYLES The King .............................................................................................................................................MANU NARAYAN Princess Holly ................................................................................................................................ CLAIRE NEUMANN Prince Devin .............................................................................................................................................................CONOR RYAN Princess Taffeta .......................................................................................................................... LEIGH ZIMMERMAN ENSEMBLE LISSA DEGUZMAN, JOSÉ LUACES, JJ NIEMANN, JENNIFER NOBLE, IAN PAGET, SAMANTHA POLLINO, KATIE TERZA, SCARLETT WALKER, KRISTIN YANCY UNDERSTUDIES Understudies and swings never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. Princess Carmella Understudy: CLAIRE MANSHIP Princess Piper Understudy: LISSA DEGUZMAN Princess Faye Understudy: JENNIFER NOBLE Princess Taffetta Understudy: KATIE TERZA Princess Holly Understudy: SCARLETT WALKER King Understudy, Glimmermore Understudy: JOSÉ LUACES Toby Understudy: JJ NIEMANN Prince Devin Understudy: SCOTT ANDERSON MORRIS SWINGS SCOTT ANDERSON MORRIS, LENA OWENS DANCE CAPTAIN SCOTT ANDERSON MORRIS STAGE MANAGEMENT Production Stage Manager: THOMAS J. GATES Stage Manager: ERIN GIOIA ALBRECHT Assistant Stage Manager: AMY MARSICO The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. 8 THE 5TH