The Program for Broadway in Detroit at the Fisher Theatre
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THE PROGRAM FOR BROADWAY IN DETROIT AT THE FISHER THEATRE CREATING COME FROM AWAY A note from David Hein & Irene Sankoff hen we traveled to Newfoundland in island was a safe harbor in a world thrown WSeptember 2011 on the tenth anniver- into chaos. WINNER! sary of 9/11, we had no idea that our journey We laughed, we cried, we were invited would take us across the United States, to our over for dinner and offered cars. We made home city of Toronto, eventually landing on lifetime friends out of strangers and we came Broadway. home wanting to share every story we heard. We spent a month in Gander, Newfound- When you see Come From Away, you will BEST MUSICAL land and the surrounding communities hear the remarkable story of the little town meeting with the lo- that welcomed the world. You’ll also meet cals, returning flight the extraordinary actors and band who tell ALL ACROSS NORTH AMERICA crews and pilots, the stories of 16,000 “Come From Aways” and returning “come and Newfoundlanders each night on tour, from aways” (a New- and on Broadway at the Gerald Schoen- foundland term for feld Theatre. a visitor from be- Through this journey, we’ve learned it’s yond the island) who important to tell stories about welcoming gathered to celebrate the hope that emerged strangers and stories of kindness. It’s impor- from tragedy. tant to honor what was lost and commemo- We didn’t know what we were looking for, rate what was found. but thankfully the people of Newfoundland — David Hein & Irene Sankoff are incredible storytellers. As we heard nu- Creators of Come From Away merous tales of ordinary people and extraor- dinary generosity, it became clear that dur- Come From Away is at the Fisher Theatre Oct 1–13. ing the week of 9/11, for the 7,000 stranded For tickets, please see our ad on PAGE 2. passengers and people of Newfoundland, the THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OCT. 1-13 FISHER THEATRE BroadwayInDetroit.com, ticketmaster.com, 800-982-2787 & box office 313-872-1000 Groups (12+) [email protected] (subject: Come From Away) or 313-871-1132 oc Oct. 6 photo by Matthew Murphy, 2018 The First North American Tour Company of Come From Away, 3 THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION JAMES L. NEDERLANDER THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP CAMERON MACKINTOSH ROY FURMAN JOHN GORE STELLA LA RUE GROVE ENTERTAINMENT BURNT UMBER PRODUCTIONS INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK/AL NOCCIOLINO PETER MAY PRESENT MUSIC BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER BASED ON “OLD POSSUM’S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS” BY T. S. ELIOT THE “CATS” COMPANY: ZACHARY S. BERGER CAITLIN BOND NICK BURRAGE ERIN CHUPINSKY TONY D’ALELIO KAITLYN DAVIDSON MAURICE DAWKINS PHILLIP DECEUS PJ DIGAETANO MARIA FAILLA KERI RENÉ FULLER TION GASTON JUSTIN W. GEISS TIMOTHY GULAN EMMA HEARN DAN HOY ROSE IANNACCONE LAURA KATHERINE KAUFMAN MARINA LAZZARETTO BRETT MICHAEL LOCKLEY TYLER JOHN LOGAN MCGEE MADDOX BRANDON MICHAEL NASE DEVIN NEILSON CHARLOTTE O’DOWD EMILY JEANNE PHILLIPS LEXIE PLATH ALEXA RACIOPPI MARIAH REIVES ADAM RICHARDSON ETHAN SAVIET ZACHARY TALLMAN TRICIA TANGUY AND AHREN VICTORY Bring the Drama Home MUSIC SUPERVISION BY KRISTEN BLODGETTE MUSIC DIRECTOR ERIC KANG MUSIC COORDINATOR TALITHA FEHR Make a scene in any room with a show-stopper from Hagopian. CASTING BY TARA RUBIN CASTING / LINDSAY LEVINE, CSA AND XAVIER RUBIANO, CSA We offer Michigan’s largest selection of rugs, carpet and wood TOUR BOOKING, MARKETING AND PUBLICITY DIRECTION BOND THEATRICAL GROUP flooring. 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TM © 1981 RUG LTD FLOOR FASHION FOR YOUR HOME HagopianRugs.com 5 CAST CAST Alonzo .......................................................................................... PHILLIP DECEUS Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tugger ....................................................... McGEE MADDOX Bombalurina.......................LEXIE PLATH (9/3–9/8), EMMA HEARN (9/10–9/15) Cassandra .....................................................................................MARIAH REIVES Coricopat ............... PJ DIGAETANO (9/3–9/8), MAURICE DAWKINS (9/10–9/15) Demeter ....................................................................................... ALEXA RACIOPPI Grizabella................................................................................KERI RENÉ FULLER Jellylorum ..............................................................................KAITLYN DAVIDSON Zachary S. Caitlin Bond Nick Burrage Erin Tony d’Alelio Kaitlyn Jennyanydots .................................................................EMILY JEANNE PHILLIPS Berger Chupinsky Davidson Mistoffelees .......................TION GASTON (9/3–9/8), PJ DIGAETANO (9/10–9/15) Mungojerrie ....................................................................................T ON Y D’A L E L IO Munkustrap �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������DAN HOY Peter/Bustopher Jones/Asparagus TIMOTHY GULAN Plato/Macavity ......................................................................TYLER JOHN LOGAN Pouncival ....................................................................................... JUSTIN W. GEISS Rumpelteazer ......................................................................... ROSE IANNACCONE Maurice Phillip PJ Maria Failla Keri René Justin W. Sillabub ........................................................................................AHREN VICTORY Dawkins Deceus DiGaetano Fuller Geiss Skimbleshanks .................................................................................ETHAN SAVIET Tantomile ......................................................... LAURA KATHERINE KAUFMAN Tumblebrutus ................................................................................. DEVIN NEILSON Victor/Old Deuteronomy ........................................... BRANDON MICHAEL NASE Victoria ............................................................................................ CAITLIN BOND The Cats Chorus .................................... MARIA FAILLA, ADAM RICHARDSON, ZACHARY TALLMAN, TRICIA TANGUY Timothy Emma Hearn Dan Hoy Rose Laura Marina Brett Gulan Iannaccone Katherine Lazzaretto Michael Kaufman Lockley SWINGS ZACHARY S. BERGER, NICK BURRAGE, ERIN CHUPINSKY, MARINA LAZZARETTO, BRETT LOCKLEY, CHARLOTTE O’DOWD DANCE CAPTAINS NICK BURRAGE, ERIN CHUPINSKY UNDERSTUDIES Tyler John McGee Brandon Devin Charlotte Emily Lexie Plath Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless Logan Maddox Michael Neilson O’Dowd Jeanne a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. Nase Phillips For Bill Bailey/Rum Tum Tugger: ZACHARY S. BERGER, TYLER JOHN LOGAN; for Grizabella: MARIA FAILLA, TRICIA TANGUY; for Mistoffelees: PJ DiGAETANO, JUSTIN W. GEISS; for Munkustrap: ZACHARY S. BERGER, TYLER JOHN LOGAN; Alexa Mariah Adam Ethan Saviet Zachary Tricia Ahren for Peter/Bustopher Jones/Asparagus: ADAM RICHARDSON, Racioppi Reives Richardson Tallman Tanguy Victory ZACHARY TALLMAN; for Victor/Old Deuteronomy: ADAM RICHARDSON, ZACHARY TALLMAN The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs,either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. 6 7 SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS Act I Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats .......................................................................Company The Naming of Cats ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������Company Invitation to the Jellicle Ball ............................... Victoria, Mistoffelees, Munkustrap The Old Gumbie Cat ......................Munkustrap, Jennyanydots, Jellylorum, Demeter, Bombalurina The Rum Tum Tugger .....................................................Rum Tum Tugger, Company Entry of Grizabella .............................Grizabella, Demeter, Bombalurina, Company Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town Bustopher Jones, Jennyanydots, Bombalurina, Jellylorum, Company TO US Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer .......................................Mungojerrie, Rumpelteazer Old Deuteronomy .........................Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger, Old Deuteronomy Song of the Jellicles and the Jellicle Ball ......................................................Company EVERY Memory .......................................................................................................Grizabella Act II Introduction to Act II/The Moments of Happiness ......... Old Deuteronomy, Sillabub CHILD IS Gus the Theatre Cat �����������������������������������������������������������������Jellylorum, Asparagus The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles ....... Asparagus, Old Deuteronomy, Munkustrap, Company Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat Skimbleshanks, Company A STAR. Macavity, The Mystery Cat ....................................Demeter,