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Choreographed by DONALD BYRD Directed by GARY GRIFFIN was produced on Broadway at the Broadway Theater by , Scott Sanders, Roy Furman and . The world premiere of THE COLOR PURPLE was produced by the Alliance Theatre. , Georgia. THf COLOR PURPLE is presented through special arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide. 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100. New York, NY 10018 • www.theatricalrights.com EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION by THE ROAD COMPANY 165 West 46th Street. Suite 1101, New York, NY 10036 • (212)302-5200 • www.theroadcompany.com www.colorpurple.com www.phoenix-ent.com

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I 1 1 i n „ i , This program is partially supported by ARTS February 8. 2012 a grant from the Illinois Arts Council. Additional Support for The Color Purple from The 2012 Performance Season at GSU Center is sponsored by w First Midwest Bank MUSICAL NUMBERS SETTING The story takes place in Georgia between 1909 and 1949. ACT I CAST Overture Orchestra (in order of appearance) "Huckleberry Pie" Celie and Nettie Celie ASHLEY WARE "Mysterious Ways" Church Soloist, Church Ladies and Company Nettie DAYNA MARIE QUINCY "Somebody Gonna Love You" Celie Church Soloist KADEJAH ONE "Our Prayer" Nettie. Celie, Mister Church Lady (Doris) KADEJAH ONE "Big Dog" Mister and Field Hands Church Lady (Darlene) CHARITY DAWSON "Hell No!" Sofia and Sisters Church Lady (Jarene) DEAUN PARKER "Brown Betty" Harpo and Men, Squeak Preacher PHILLIP BRANDON "Shug Avery Cornin' to Town" Mister. Celie and Company Pa LESSINGER GRIMES "Too Beautiful for Words" Shug Avery Mister EDWARD C. SMITH "Push Da Button" Shug Avery and Company Harpo CAMERON J. ROSS "Uh Oh!" Church Ladies. Sofia. Harpo, Squeak Sofia DEIDRA GRACE "What About Love?" Celie and Shug Avery Squeak JADE ESHETE THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION Shug Avery TAPRENA AUGUSTINE OF Mister PHILLIP BRANDON ACT II Buster ROBERT MASON "African Homeland" Nettie, Celie. Olivia and Adam, Villagers Grady LESSINGER GRIMES "The Color Purple" Shug Avery Daisy KAREN NICELEY "Celie's Curse" Mister Bobby ROBERT MASON "Miss Celie's Pants" Celie. Shug Avery, Sofia and Women Olivia KHORI PETINAUD "Any Little Thing" Harpo and Sofia Adam JAMES JOHNSON "I'm Here" Celie "The Color Purple (Reprise)" Celie, Nettie and Company ENSEMBLE MELAN1E L. GASK1NS, JAMES JOHNSON. ROBERT MASON. PRODUCERS JONATHAN MICHAEL. KAREN NICELY. KHORI PETINAUD. ROSYLN SEALE PHOENIX ENTERTAINMENT www.phoenix-ent.com STANDBYS AND UNDERSTUDIES MANAGING PRODUCER ...STEPHEN B. KANE Standbys and understudies never substitute for listed ARTISTIC PRODUCER MICHAEL McFADDEN unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MARK MINNICK Far O/K?—CHARITY DAWSON;/w Sluif> Avery—ROSLYN SEALE; STAFF FOR THE COLOR PURPLE TOUR for Sofia—KADEJAH ONE, DEAUN PARKER:/«r Nettie—JADE ESHETE; COMPANY MANAGER ...TANNER VANKAMPEN for Mister/01'Mister—LESSINGER GRIMES:/o;- Squeak—MELAN1E L. GASKINS; DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS LISA MATTIA CASTING MARK MINNICK for Harpo/Pa/Preacher/Gradv—JONATHAN MICHAEL; TECHNICAL DIRECTOR SCOTT ORLESKY for Church Ladies/Church Soloist— ROSLYN SEALE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING LINDA WIESMAN ASSOC. GENERAL MANAGER ...RICH HIXON WHO'S WHO in the CAST in the Czech Republic, South and West Africa, PHILLIP BRANDON (Preacher/01 Mister) ASHLEY L. WARE (Ce//e) is a native of (Consuela), (Bombalurina), Swlngl China, and Italy, and in such great venues as is a native of Inglewood, CA. The eldest of Washington D.C. She studied classical (Lead), 's Sophisticated Ladies Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center. three boys, he is grateful to have been blessed voiceunder Samuel I.E. Bonds at the Duke (), A Christmas Carol (Bess), and Little Credits: ; Highway 1, USA; ; with such a loving and supporting family. Ellington School of the Arts, received a B.S. Shop of Horrors (Ronnette). She has performed Sarafina (Mistress It's a Pity); Since graduating from Morehouse College in in Sociology from University, is at Carnegie Hall and with the San (Michelle); Black Nativity; One Night Only: A Atlanta, GA, he has performed in works such a recent Alum of The Stella Adler Studio of Jacinta Company at the infamous Musical Theater Revue (Director). Dayna as Porgy & Bess and Ragtime, and has worked Acting (Summer Conservatory) and has studied Congo Square. After attending the New gives thanks to God and Her Girl Shin" (mom) with artists including Carlos Santana, The privately under Professor Vera J. Katz and Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, she for this gift of music. Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and many others. at the Studio Theater. Ashley has been a toured the country with the I.U. Soul Revue JADE ESHETE (Squeak) is delighted to join When not on stage Phillip also has for featured artist at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy and African American Dance Ensembles as The Color Purple cast. Born to Guyanese and education and its importance for our youth. Center sharing the stage with various well well as various R&B recording artists. She is Ethiopian parents in the heart of Brooklyn, He is very excited to be a part of this cast. known artists. Favorite credits include: a New Orleans native who dedicates every New York, she is thrilled to embark on this "The greatest failure is never having tried at Dreamgirls (Deena Jones), The 2010/11 performance to her family and loved ones. national tour. Credits: Finian's Rainbow all." www.phillipbrandon.info. National Tour of The Color Purple Visit: www.taprena.com for more! (Susan) produced by Harlem Repertory KADEJAH ONE (Church Lady Doris/Church (Ensemble, u/s Shug, Nettie and Celie), /A/da EDWARD C. SMITH (Mister) has been Theater, (June) at Aaron Davis Hall, Soloist), a native of New Orleans, is a singer, (Aida), F*ingA (Canary Mary), For Colored blessed to have played such theatrical roles as NY, Damn Actors (Caroline) at The Kraine , and actress who is committed to Girls Who've Considered Suicide When the Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime, Capt. Theater, NY. All my love to the using her gift to help heal and motivate people Rainbow Is Enuf (Lady in Yellow), Women's Davenport in A Soldier's Play, Judas Iscariot Armstrong/George/Glasgow families and and who recognizes this anointing is from God Peace, Breath, Boom! (Cat), Junkanoo in Jesus Christ Superstar, Delbert Tibbs in friends for your continued patience and love and she uses it to spread the message of the (Ensemble), and Bubblin' Brown Sugar The Exonerated, John in Miss Saigon, and and special thanks toAlex C. and Julio and for healing power of His love. In 2002, she starred (Irene). Ashley is so grateful to be returning King Amonosro in Aida, in which he toured all of your support. in the African Continuum Theater Company's to The Color Purple for the 2012 season as internationally. All of which have helped to DEAUN PARKER (Church LadyJarene) is adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston's SPUNK at Celie. She gives uncountable thanks to God. contribute to his portrayal of Mister in The so honored to be part of such a great production. the Kennedy Center which landed her the And to her ever-supportive mother, Tari, Color Purple. For more info, insight and She received her B.A. from Central State Helen Hayes Award for "Outstanding wonderful boyfriend, Anthony, and the rest of her media visit: www.edwardcsmith.net. University in Music Education. Upon graduation Supporting Actress in a Resident Musical." family she expresses her extreme love and CAMERON J. ROSS (Harpo) is ecstatic to she taught music in the Columbus public Kadejah is a graduate of Bowie State gratitude for their constant encouragement! reprise his dream role, Harpo. A native of and School systems. Her credits University, receiving a BA in Fine and DEIDRA GRACE (Sofia). Originally from Houston, TX, he is a graduate of the High include: Kwamina, , Talkin Bout the Performing Arts. She studied under Dr. Miami Fl, Deidra is a graduate of The School for Performing and Visual Arts. Church and Black Resurrection. Maremal Holmes in voice concentration, and American Musical And Dramatic Academy. Training: The New School University and CHARITY DAWSON (Church Lady Professor Elliott Moffit in theater. Regional: Credits include: National tour of The Drowsy Ann Reinking's Project. Darlene) is thrilled to be a part of this amazing Ain't Misbehavin', Dreamgirls, Joe Turner's Chaperone (Trix), (Motormouth), He recently starred in the Theatre Under the production! After discovering her love for Come and Gone, and The Wiz. She attributes (Joanie/minster), All Shook Up Stars production of as Nicely- the arts at age , she began the pursuit of her success to God. She thanks The Holy Spirit (Sylvia), BMI Workshop of Scarlet Take A Nicely Johnson. Regional credits include: perfecting her craft (which she still continues for guidance, her mother Dr. Betty Brown for Tumble (Amaryllis), Ha/r(Dionne/tribe), Hairspray (Seaweed J. Stubbs), Pippin, to this day), which eventually brought her to all her love and support through life, her son Lasos (Soloist/ensemble), Dreamgirls on This Island (Papa Ge), Dreamgirls (C.C. New York in 2003 to study . David (deceased) who is her shining , her (stepsister/swing), The Life (Chi Chi/Sonja White), The Wiz and Ma Rainey's Black She is a graduate of The American Musical support group and a host of family and friends. u/s/Ensemble) and Dolly Parton's country Bottom. He has performed in numerous concerts and DramaticAcademy (NYC). Favorite credits LESSINGER GRIMES (Pa/Grady/Ensemble), music video for "Jesus and Gravity." She including "A Tribute to Kander and Ebb" include Unbeatable (Ally), The Black a native of San Antonio, Texas has appeared in would like to thank God and her family but alongside Jennifer Holiday, Chita Rivera, and Theater Troupe's season closer Smokey Joe's Porgy and Bess, , Insurrection: most of all she would like to thank her mother , and "Feeling Good," a showcase Cafe (B.J), Aida (Aida), If This Hat Could Holding History, Jelly's Last Jam, Smokey Joe's who although is no longer with her is the directed by Tony-nominated director fa/ft with George Faison (Billie Holiday), Cafe, Isis in Nubia, Le Griffon, Dreamgirls, biggest inspiration for in her life. Marcia Milgrom Dodge. Thanks to Mom, (Rosila), (Ruth), and Show Boat, , A Soldier's TAPRENA AUGUSTINE (ShugAvery). Dad, Grant, family, friends, Renee and his Beehive (Aretha). Other credits include The Play, Once On This Island, The Ebony Game Credits include Broadway National Tours: loving wife Miss Sofia. Peace and MUCH Wiz, Cinderella, Tilt and Once Upon A and Ragtime. TV/film credits: "General The Color Purple (Shug Avery), The Pajama Love. "Look what God has done." Mattress as well as numerous cast recordings. Hospital," "Cedric the Entertainer Presents," Game (Mae); Selected Regional Credits: DAYNA MARIE QUINCY (Nettie) is a She would like to thank her family and friends "Wanda at Large," "The Parkers," "AIIAbout the Caroline or Change (Dotty), Little Shop of native of Detroit, Ml. She received her B.A. for their continued love and support. God Andersons," "Stories from the ER," "The West Horrors (Crystal), Frankenstein (Midwife), and M.A. in Music both from Morgan State Bless! Enjoy the show! Wing," "Judging Amy," "Crossing Jordan," Hairspray (Dynamite), West Side Story University. Quincy has performed worldwide "Fast Lane," "Dragnet," "Presidio Med," "Just JONATHAN MICHAEL (Ensemble), a NJ and raised in Brooklyn NY, Roslyn's regional A 2006 Tony nominee and 2007 Grammy Shoot Me" and "Getting Played." Lessinger is native, began dancing at the age often theatre credits include Hairspray (Dynamite), nominee for the music of The Color Purple, thankful to God for grace, love and purpose. under full scholarship with Joel Harrison Ain't M/sbehaw'n'(Aremlia), The Civil War she has recorded eight solo albums. Brenda's MELANIE L. GASKINS (Ensemble) graduated and Freddie Moore at The Hudson (Harriet), The Full Monty (Joanie), songs have also been featured in film and with a BFA in dance from Temple University. Repertory Center for the Performing Arts; (Mrs. Pugh), Violet (Gospel Singer) and televisionincluding movies such as How Stella She has performed as a member of the N J Nets BFA in Performance from Bubbling Brown Sugar (Young Irene). Got Her Groove Back and Liberty Heights. NBA Dance Team, Danco II, and Dance Theatre X. The University of The Arts. Credits: Thanks to God for his continued blessings, www.brendarussell.com. Favorite roles/features include the National Tour of (Candide), West Side Story (Pepe), Jasper Grant, Mark Minnick and a huge (Composer/Lyricist) has Joseph...Dreamcoat (Mrs. Potiphar), The Wedding Fame (Tyrone), Grease (Kenickie u/s thanks to Mom for always believing in me. sold 50 million records, including Earth,Wind Singer (Crystal/), All Shook Up Ensemble), Dreamgirls (Jimmy Early) and Visit www.roslynseale.com. & Fire's "September" and "Boogie (Lorraine), (Sheila), Show works by Christopher L. Huggins, Ronen ALICE WALKER (Original Author) is Wonderland," The Pointer Sisters' "Neutron Choir! The Musical—2007 NY Fringe Festival Koresh, Shawn Lamere Williams, Hinton known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Dance" and Pet Shop Boys with Dusty (Sabrina Turner), Black Nativity (Mary), Battle, Kim Bears Bailey, and Vernard J. i Color Purple, her many volumes of poetry Springfield's "What Have I Done to Deserve (Tango Dancer) and Dreamgirls (Steppe Gilmore; featured background vocalist for and her powerful non-fiction collections, This?" Willis won a Grammy for Beverly Sister). Melanie thanks friends and family for Michelle Williams (Destiny's Child), Mos including In Search of Our Mothers' Hills Cop and is Emmy nominated for the their continual support. Def and appearances on "The View," "The Gardens, The Temple of My Familiar, theme from "Friends." She's an award-winning JAMES JOHNSON (Adam/Ensemble), a Early Show" (CBS) and "Late Night with Possessing the Secret of Joy, By the Light of artist, writer, director and cyber-pioneer native of 's west side, is so excited and Conan O'Brien." My Father's Smile and AnythingWe Love Can having created the first social network in honored to be a part of this production. James KAREN NICELY (Daisy/Ensemble) began Be Saved. Ms.Walker has also published several 1992. Willis curates one of the most famous began his training at the ChicagoAcademy for training at five in Wash. DC at the children's books including There is a vintage collections in the world. She recently theArts underAnna Paskevska, then to SUNY Jones-Haywood School of Ballet. She Flower at the Tip of My Nose Smelling Me, launched a new social network called The Purchase College. While in NewYork he performed received her BFA in Dance Education at the for children and adults. Her latest work, We Allee Willis Museum Of Kitsch at with Forces Of Nature, Creative Outlet University of the Arts in Philadelphia and are the Ones We Have Been For: AWMoK.com. www.alleewillis.com. Dance Theater of Brooklyn, and Sidra Bell began teaching in NYC for the Dance Theatre Inner Light in a Time of Darkness, was published (Composer/Lyricist) Dance. Mr. Johnson danced with Hubbard of Harlem and danced/toured with the in the fall of 2006. began music studies with choir practice and Street 2, DanceWorks Chicago, Cleo Parker Michael Mao Dance Company. Karen has MARSHA NORMAN (Bookwriter) won the lots of Motor City Radio in Detroit. He Robinson Dance Ensemble, Lyric Opera, worked with choreographers such as Louis Pulitzer Prize for her play, 'night, Mother, and continuedtraining at Berklee College of Music Chicago Opera, and Cirque Du Soleil (Beatles Johnson, George Faison, Keith Lee, Ronen a Tony Award for her book of the Broadway and in 1980 began a collaboration with LOVE). He has performed works of Alvin Koresh, Marguerite Derricks as well as the musical . She co-chairs the resulting in a wave of hits including, Ailey, Katherine Dunham, , Metropolitan Opera and Cirque Du Soleil. Playwriting Department of the Juilliard "Into the Groove," "Angel," "Papa Don't Robert Battle, Paul Taylor, Donald Mckayle Karen also founded her own non-profit production School and she is the former vice president of Preach," "ExpressYourself and "True Blue." and Mario Schroder. James has also received company, Gritty Cherries, Inc., the Dramatists Guild of America. Plays: Performing with Breakfast Club, he earned a NAACP Awards, 1st and 2nd place for teaches dance for the Leadership Program of Getting Out, Traveler in the Dark, Sarah and Grammy Award nomination for Best New and solo. "Thanks to God for his NYC and performs and guest teaches for the Abraham, Trudy Blue and Last Dance. Artist. Along the way he also wrote and/or Blessings and Mercy. My family for their love Dance Theatre of Lynchburg. Karen thanks Published: Four Plays, Vol. I: Collected Plays produced for the Jets, Gladys Knight and and support. Ma and Ma I Love U!" her family and friends for always supporting of Marsha Norman and a novel, The Fortune Kylie Minogue, among others. He would like ROBERT MASON (Buster/Bobby/Ensemble) her dreams in the performing arts. Teller. She has numerous Grammy and Emmy to thank Mom, Dad, Stephanie, Milena.Wade began his classical ballet training on a full KHORI PETINAUD (Olivia/Ensemble) is nominations, and awards from the National and Jesse for their support and inspiration. scholarship at the Atlanta Ballet. He beyond excited to be joining the cast of The Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller GARY GRIFFIN (Director) made his performed in Romeo and Juliet, 1001 Knights Color Purple. She graduated from NYU's Foundation and the American Academy of Broadway debut with The Color Purple. and Tne Nutcracker under the direction of Tisch School of theArts with a BFA in Dance Arts and Letters. New York: The Apple Tree, A Tree Grows in John McFall. He also played the role of and is currently a member of the Steps (Composer/Lyricist). Brooklyn, Pardon My English, The New Joseph in Jomandi's production of The Black Repertory Ensemble, the resident contemporary Brooklyn-born four-time Grammy Awardnominated Moon and Beautiful Thing. London: Pacific Nativity. He then joined the Alvin Ailey company of the world renowned Steps singer/songwriter Brenda Russell's Overtures (Olivier Award for Outstanding School on a full scholarship where he performed On Broadway. Love and thanks to my amazing music has graced millions of albums sold Musical Production). Gary is associate artistic works with the company including family, especially my mommy, daddy and worldwide. Author and performer of the director of Chicago Shakespeare Theatre Memoria and Satckup. In 2010 Robert joined husband! To Lana Bear, Jaylen and Camille, Grammy-nominated "Piano in the Dark" and ( and Sunday in the Park the Amalgamate Dance Company in NewYork. never give up on your dreams! Jeremiah 29:11 the anthem "," Brenda has written for With George). His production of My Fair Robert and his wife are co-artistic directors of To God be the Glory! He is so good! superstars such as , Mary J. Blige, Stevie Lady played both the McCarter Theatre and City Gate Dance Theater Co.lnc. in Atlanta, Ga. ROSLYN SEALE (Ensemble) is thrilled to Wonder, Tina Turner, Ray Charles, Luther Hartford Stage after its debut at Chicago's be joining the cast of The Color Purple. Born Vandross and , among many others. Court Theatre. He has received eight Joseph Jefferson Awards and has twice been named Princess Grace Foundation Statue Award. Orchestrator/musical director: "Three Mo' lighting, and an ISES award for large scale a Chicagoan of the Year in the Arts by the BRIAN MacDEVITT (Lighting Design). Tenors" (PBS). Accompanist/arranger: Patti special events. . Recent NYC: The Book of Mormon (Tony), LaBelle, Kathleen Battle, Judy Collins, MARK MINNICK (Casting). Coming from DONALD BYRD (Choreographer) is the Women on the Verge..., , A Behanding Ashford & Simpson, Diana Ross, George a background of performing, directing and artistic director of Spectrum Dance Theater in in Spokane, Race, Joe Turner's Come and Benson, Nnenna Freelon and Jennifer choreographing (5 Helen Hayes Award Seattle. Prior, he was the artistic director of Gone, Nearly Ninety withMerce Cunningham, Holliday.With Twine, score.We Shall Not Be nominations), Mark now heads the Casting Donald Byrd/The Group. He is best known Blithe Spirit, You'reWelcome America, Accent Moved (Emmy nomination). Orchestrator Department for Phoenix Entertainment. for his reworking of the Christmas classic, on Youth, Dr. Atomic at the MET and ENO, (Drama Desk nomination), Violet; and co-producer National tour casting includes: , The Nutcracker, into The Harlem Nutcracker, Speed-the-Plow, 13—A New Musical, CD, Beautiful Star (Grammy nomination). Monty Python's , The Color Purple, which received critical acclaim and toured Puncture by Nancy Bannon. Other: The Color Orchestrator, Great Joy (Broadway The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, nationally for five years. Other: New York Purple, the Musical, Into The Inspirational Voices CD, Grammy nomination). Gypsy, Ring of Fire—The Music of Johnny Shakespeare Festival, the Alvin Alley Woods, Three Sisters at the Abbey Theater. Composer/arranger/co-producer,Making Cash, The Pajama Game, Grease, Fame—The American Dance Theater, San Francisco Dance: The Jeffrey, ABT, Tere O'Connor Music, Silver Burdett. Publications: Hal Musical, TheWill Rogers , Smokey Joe's Opera, Opera and collaborations Dance, Lar Lubovitch, etal. Recipient: Tonys, Leonard, Hinshaw Music and GIA. Cafe, , Clifford the Big Red with Anna Deavere Smith, Peter Sellars Obie, Bessie, Outer Critics', Hewes awards, JASPER GRANT (Music Director) almost Dog, Live!. International Tours: Fame and the jazz great Max Roach. Received a Drama Desk, et al. Film: Cradle Will Rock. had his career cut short when he was mistakenly (2009/10 China tour), Grease (Asian tour, 1992 BessieAward for The Minstrel Show and Member: Naked Angels. Faculty: U of identified as being "tone deaf" by his elementary Macau, China and Istanbul, Turkey), 125th was a 2006 Tony Award nominee for 7776 . Father: Jake and Georgie. school teacher Miss Gladdin. Since Street (UK.), Sing Along Santa (Korea). Color Purple. CRAIG CASSIDY (Sound Design) has been then he has worked on over 80 productions STEPHANIEGUILAND-BROWN (Associate JOHN LEE BEATTY (Set Design). Broadway: providing sound reinforcement for the theater from California to Shanghai. Jasper is happy Choreographer). Donald Byrd/The Group (10 Venus in Fur, Other Desert Cities, Hugh for 25 years, designing sound for productions to be working on his fourth collaboration with years). Original company member of Jackman on Broadway, Driving Miss Daisy, in the USA and around the world. Recent Director Gary Griffin (The Color Purple, Complexions, regular with Spectrum Dance The Color Purple, Doubt, , productions include Rock of Ages, A Chorus Line, Saved, Lost in The Stars) and his sixth with Theater. Broadway: DC/Swing for The Color Chicago, Dinner at Eight, , The Little Spamalot, The Color Purple, Cirque Dreams Phoenix Entertainment (Fame [US Tour, Purple, Disney's . Regional/ Foxes, A Delicate Balance, , The Jungle Fantasy, Ring Of Fire, Gypsy, Man of China, Korea], Smokey Joe's Cafe, The Color tours: Associate Choreographer, ADC and Most Happy Fella, The Sisters Rosensweig, LaMancha, Grease, , Purple)An active vocal coach in NYC, Jasper understudied the role of Squeak for first , Penn & Teller (twice), Ain't Smokey Joe's Cafe, Fame and Phantom.When thanks Mike Norman, his first piano teacher, national of 77?e Color Purple, Assisted Mr. Misbehavin'(W\ce), Talley's Folly, Fifth of he is not behind a sound console you can find who never believed Miss Gladdin anyway. Byrd on BRT's What You Will, Workshop of July, , among 80 others. him sailing the Long Island Sound with his CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Hair Design). White Noise and re-staging several of his Off-Broadway: Sylvia, Substance of Fire, wife Dina and daughter Kealy. Broadway: , A Raisin in the Sun, works on AAADT. AEA, AFTRA. Road to Mecca, A Life in the Theatre and STEVENM.BISHOP(4dd/fona/Orcrtesfra?/ons/ The Rivals, Henry IV, Good Vibrations, High STEPHEN B. KANE (Executive Producer) many seasons at Lincoln Center, Circle Rep Arrangements) has composed three musicals Fidelity, Julius Caesar, The Lieutenant of is delighted to be part of the The Color Purple and City Center's Encores! Tony, Obie, and has written more than 50 reviews. Inishmoor, Sight Unseen, Martin Short: Fame as it moves forward through . Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle awards; Currently, he is the arranger/orchestrator for Becomes Me and associate designer to Tom After completing degrees in both Business Theatre Hall of Fame. Graduate of Brown the upcoming Broadway show, Genius. He Watson on Wicked. Many off-Broadway and and Arts Management, Mr. Kane spent the and theYale School of Drama. was the Conductor for the first national tour of regional credits including Goodman Theatre, past three decades supervising every aspect of PAUL TAZEWELL (Costume Designer). Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and the Musical Steppenwolf, Alliance Theatre, ART, touring show business. He has mounted more NYC: Miracle Worker, , Guys and Director/Conductor for the off-Broadway run Huntington, Public Theater, La Jolla and than 70 Broadway musicals in NorthAmerica Dolls, ; The Color Purple (Tony of Bingo! Other credits include: Riverview Pasadena playhouses and MET. Opera: St. and has produced and/or managed major Award nomination); Caroline, or Change; A (Goodman Theatre), Arthur (Marriott Louis, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Santa Fe, the productions throughout Europe, South America Raisin in the Sun; Drowning Crow; Bring in Lincolnshire), Evita (Jupiter Theatre) and the Cleveland Opera and Opera Omaha. "James, and Asia. Mr. Kane's current collaborations 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (Tony Award tours of Ziegfeld, Gypsy, Grand Hotel and here's to many more years. I love you!" include Monty Python's Spamalot, The Color nomination); at Liberty; On the Jo/son The Musical. His arrangements have SCOTT ORLESKY (Technical Supervisor). Purple, Rock of Ages, and long-runningKorean Town; McReele (Roundabout); Flesh and also been heard on "The Today Show," AMC Technical supervision on international tours language productions of Grease and Fame. He is Blood (NYTW); Fame on 42nd Street; and Discovery, TNT's "Nashville Now" and he has of Spamalot, The Color Purple, Fame, the CEO for Baker Park Associates, Inc., a Harlem Song. Mr. Tazewell has designed provided orchestrations for the 2002 Salt Lake Grease, Peter Pan, The National Ballet of the theatrical management and consulting firm, a extensively for the Joseph Papp Public City Winter Olympics. Mr. Bishop has musically Ukraine's Nutcracker, A Ballet Fantasy, member of ISPA, the National Alliance for Musical Theater and for regional theatre, opera and directed more than 125 productions, What's Done In the Dark, Unforgettable: The Theatre and was co-founder of both Phoenix dance companies around the country. Mr. including five in , Korea, and is in constant Nat King Cole Story and Big Comfy Couch, Productions in North America and Phoenix Asia Tazewell has received many awards for his demand as a vocal and audition coach. to name a few. His work has garnered him a Group, a based theatrical think-tank work, including the Award, JOSEPH JOUBERT (AdditionalArrangements). Dora Mavor Moore award for theatrical dedicated to the networking of production, three Helen Hayes Awards and the 2005 Orchestrations: Caroline, or Change. design, an IALD award for architectural marketing and entertainment investment opportunities throughout the Far East. For real • Governors State University adventure, he spends post-production time in CfBIfRFORPfftfOfifllffQflRIS sunny south Florida raising his 7-year-old sons, Andrew and Aidan. Soaring Musical Masterworks MICHAELMcFADDEN (Artistic Producer) is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Phoenix Entertainment. He has guided more than 70 major productions as Producer and/or Director on both the national and international stage. Productions include Rock of Ages, Spamalot, The Color Purple, Godspell, Buddy, The Will Rogers Follies, Kopit and Yeston's Phantom, Grease, ManofLaMancha, Gypsy, Ring of Fire, and The 25th Annual Putnam World-class singers County Spelling Bee. Direction credits include performing opera Smokey Joe's Cafe and The Pajama Game (U.S. classics in an intimate, National tours), Fame (Korea and China tours), on-stage setting Grease (China tour, Republic of Singapore, Malaysia, Macau and Istanbul, Turkey) and Sing Along Santa (Korea & U.S. tours). Mr. McFadden is a partner in Baker Park Associates, Inc. and founding member of both Phoenix Productions and Phoenix Asia Group. When not traveling, he shares his quiet time with his wife, LeAnne, and sons, Sam and Liam.

PHOENIX ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) is an established international theatrical producing and management enterprise founded by long time colleagues Stephen Kane and Michael McFadden. Its mission is to develop, produce and present the very finest in touring Broadway musicals and family entertainment. Throughout their three decades of theatrical success and industry partnership, the Phoenix team has delivered thousands of performances of more than 100 live productions on four continents. Phoenix has recently launched the national tour of Rock of Ages and all new seasons of their critically acclaimed touring productions of Monty Python's Spamalot and The Color Purple, which follow on the proud touring heels of Gypsy, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Pajama Game. Team Phoenix also represents the Korean language productions of Grease and Fame, both enjoying open-ended runs in Seoul. Under the direction of colleague Ellie Chung, their Singapore based affiliate Phoenix Asia Group brings international booking, producing, presenting, classical artist management and theatrical investment to the collective production and management capabilities of Phoenix Entertainment, www.pnoenix-ent.com.

ALLIANCE THEATRE (OriginalProduction). Now in its 38th season, Atlanta's Lift Every Voice nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre is the leading professional resident theatre of the Southeast, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people on two stages for youth and adult audiences. Under the An Operatic Celebration leadership of Artistic Director Susan V. Booth and Managing Director Thomas Pechar, the Alliance Theatre, known for its national role in creating significant theatrical works, launched two Tony Award-winning hits to Broadway: Alice of Black History Month Walker's The Color Purple ana Elton John and 's Aida. It has premiered many other works and has originated the national tour of a Tony Award winning Broadway musical. In 2005, the Alliance Theatre furthered Soprano Kimberly Jones its commitment to new work with the initiation of a national program introducing student playwrights to professional networks while producing the world premiere of the winning student's work. The Alliance Theatre Tenor Cornelius Johnson also offers extensive education and outreach programs.

THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Direction) is pleased to continue its decade- long association with Phoenix Entertainment. Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota, The Road Company's past and present representation includes Wicked, Billy Elliot, Rock of Ages, Bring it On: The Musical, 9 to 5: The Musical, Grease, David Copperfield, The Vagina Monologues, The Graduate, Fame, Man of La Mancha and Phoenix Entertainment's current tours of Monty Python's Spamalot and The Color Purple. The Road Company is made possible by Magaly Barone, Shawn Willett, Jenny Kirlin, Justin Pifer, Tracy McFarland and Kate Anderson. www.centertickets.net