Ahmanson Theatre 47th 2013/14 Season

first season production fourth season production Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch in Neil Simon’s The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess The Sunshine Boys by George Gershwin, Directed by Thea Sharrock DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, September 24 – November 3, 2013 and Ira Gershwin Book Adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks season bonus option Musical Score Adapted by Diedre L. Murray Matthew Bourne’s Directed by Diane Paulus Sleeping Beauty April 22 – June 1, 2014 A Gothic Romance Music composed by Tchaikovsky season bonus option A New Adventures Production David Suchet in Co-Presented with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center The Last Confession by Roger Crane November 21 – December 1, 2013 Directed by Jonathan Church United States Premiere second season production June 7 – July 6, 2014 Peter and the fifth season production Starcatcher Queen and Ben Elton’s by Rick Elice Based upon the novel by Dave Barry We Will Rock You and Ridley Pearson Created by Ben Elton Directed by and Musical Supervisors – Alex Timbers Queen’s Brian May December 3, 2013 – January 12, 2014 and Roger Taylor July 15 – August 24, 2014

special event presentation photo by jeremy daniel. A Word or Two Written, Arranged and Performed by Christopher Plummer Directed by Des McAnuff January 19 – February 9, 2014

third season production Harmony A New Musical Music by Barry Manilow Book and Lyrics by Bruce Sussman Choreographed by JoAnn M. Hunter Directed by Tony Speciale March 4 – April 13, 2014

season sponsors

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P1 Inspiring Our Future

Special Thanks to Center Theatre Group’s Most Generous Annual Patrons

Center Theatre Group wishes to thank the following donors for their significant annual gifts and for their belief in the transformative power of theatre.

$1 Million and above Brindell Roberts Gottlieb

$250,000 and above Center Theatre Group Affiliates Kirk & Anne Douglas The Dream Fund at UCLA Donor Advised Fund The James Irvine Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

$150,000 and above Anonymous Bank of America The Blue Ribbon Jeanette Shammas The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo Foundation

$100,000 and above Debra & Norris Bishton Elisabeth Katte Harris Trust Los Angeles County Arts Commission JPMorgan Chase & Co. Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinocco Foundation Deidra Norman Schumann Eva & Marc Stern

$75,000 and above William Randolph Hearst Foundation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Lloyd E. Rigler — Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation

This list includes gifts made to Center Theatre Group between January 19, 2013, and March 19, 2014.

P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Michael Ritchie, artistic director Edward L. Rada, managing director

Jeffrey Richards Jerry Frankel Rebecca Gold Patty Baker Joseph & Matthew Deitch Scott M. Delman Independent Presenters Network The Leonore S. Gershwin 1987 Trust John Frost/Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Ron Simons Cheryl & Ted Lachowicz Luigi Caiola/Rose Caiola Judith Resnick SHN/SHN Presents Dallas Michael & Jean Strunsky Irene Gandy Will Trice GFour Productions present the AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER production of

by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin

Book Adapted by Musical Score Adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks Diedre L. Murray Nathaniel Stampley Alicia Hall Moran Sumayya Ali Denisha Ballew Dan Barnhill Danielle Lee Greaves David Hughey Fred Rose and Alvin Crawford Kingsley Leggs Vanjah Boikai Adrianna M. Cleveland Roosevelt André Credit Cicily Daniels Dwelvan David Nkrumah Gatling Tamar Greene Nicole Adell Johnson James Earl Jones II Quentin Oliver Lee Cheryse McLeod Lewis Sarita Rachelle Lilly Kent Overshown Chauncey Packer Lindsay Roberts Soara-Joye Ross

Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Riccardo Hernandez ESosa Christopher Akerlind Acme Sound Partners

Wig/Hair/Makeup Design Music Supervisor Music Director and Conductor Music Coordinator J. Jared Janas Constantine Kitsopoulos Dale Rieling John Miller and Rob Greene Casting Associate Director Production Stage Manager Technical Supervision Telsey + Company Nancy Harrington John M. Atherlay Hudson Theatrical Justin Huff, CSA Associates Tour Booking Agency Marketing Direction General Management The Booking Group Type A Marketing Richards/Climan, Inc.

Associate Producers Greenleaf Productions Michael Crea PJ Miller Olivia Smith-Dews Orchestrations by William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke Choreographed by Ronald K. Brown Directed by Diane Paulus

First performed at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University August 17, 2011. Diane Paulus, Artistic Director and Diane Borger, Producer. The worldwide copyrights in the works of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family. April 22 – June 1, 2014 ○ Ahmanson Theatre PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3 CAST (in order of appearance)

Clara...... Sumayya Ali Jake...... David Hughey Mariah ...... Danielle Lee Greaves Sporting Life...... Kingsley Leggs Mingo, the Undertaker...... Kent Overshown Serena...... Denisha Ballew Robbins...... James Earl Jones II Porgy...... Nathaniel Stampley Crown...... Alvin Crawford Bess ...... Alicia Hall Moran Detective...... Dan Barnhill Policeman...... Fred Rose The Strawberry Woman...... Sarita Rachelle Lilly Peter, the Honey Man ...... Chauncey Packer The Crab Man...... Dwelvan David Fisherman ...... Roosevelt André Credit, Nkrumah Gatling, Tamar Greene Women of Catfish Row...... Adrianna M. Cleveland, Cicily Daniels, Nicole Adell Johnson, Soara-Joye Ross

SWINGS Vanjah Boikai, Quentin Oliver Lee, Cheryse McLeod Lewis, Lindsay Roberts

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Porgy: James Earl Jones II, Quentin Oliver Lee, Kent Overshown; For Bess: Sumayya Ali, Cheryse McLeod Lewis, Soara-Joye Ross; For Sporting Life: Kent Overshown, Chauncey Packer; For Crown: Dwelvan David, Quentin Oliver Lee; For Clara: Adrianna M. Cleveland, Lindsay Roberts; For Jake: Vanjah Boikai, Nkrumah Gatling; For Detective: Fred Rose; For Serena: Adrianna M. Cleveland, Soara-Joye Ross; For Mariah: Cicily Daniels, Soara-Joye Ross; For Policeman: William Gilinsky.

DANCE CAPTAIN Nicole Adell Johnson

The national tour of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess is dedicated to the memory of Associate Costume Designer Ashley Farra, who followed her dreams and dedicated her passions to the art of theatre.

Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, PDAs, beepers and watch alarms. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT ONE OVERTURE “SUMMERTIME”...... Clara and Jake “A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING”...... Jake and Ensemble “CRAP GAME”...... Ensemble “GONE, GONE, GONE”...... Ensemble “MY MAN’S GONE NOW”...... Serena “LEAVING FOR THE PROMISED LAND”...... Bess and Ensemble “IT TAKES A LONG PULL” ...... Jake and the Fisherman “I GOT PLENTY OF NOTHING”...... Porgy “I HATES YOUR STRUTTING STYLE”...... Mariah “BESS, YOU IS MY WOMAN NOW”...... Porgy and Bess “OH, I CAN’T SIT DOWN”...... Ensemble

ACT TWO ENTR’ACTE “IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO”...... Sporting Life and Ensemble “WHAT YOU WANT WITH BESS?”...... Bess and Crown “IT TAKES A LONG PULL” (Reprise) ...... Jake and the Fisherman “OH, DOCTOR JESUS”...... Serena and the Ensemble “STREET CRIES” ...... Strawberry Woman, Honey Man, Crab Man “I LOVES YOU, PORGY”...... Bess and Porgy “OH, THE LORD SHAKE THE HEAVEN”...... Ensemble “A RED HEADED WOMAN”...... Crown and Ensemble “CLARA, DON’T YOU BE DOWNHEARTED”...... Ensemble “THERE’S A BOAT THAT’S LEAVING SOON” ...... Sporting Life “WHERE’S MY BESS?”...... Porgy, Mariah, Serena “I’M ON MY WAY” ...... Porgy and Ensemble

SETTING Time: Late 1930s Place: Catfish Row and Kittiwah Island, Charleston, South Carolina

There will be one intermission.

ORCHESTRA Conductor Dale Rieling Associate Conductor/Piano Chip Prince Drums Mark O’Kain Synthesizer Programmer Karl Mansfield Woodwind 1 Patricia Cloud Woodwind 2 Jonathan Davis Woodwind 3 Sal Lozano Woodwind 4 Jeff Driskill Woodwind 5 Robert Carr French Horn 1 Joe Meyer French Horn 2 Laura Brenes Trumpet 1 Dan Fornero Trumpet 2 Rob Schaer Trombone/Contractor Robert Payne Bass Trombone Craig Ware Concertmaster Jennifer Choi Fischer Violin Grace Oh Violin Vladimir Polimatidi Violin Lesa Terry Viola Diane Gilbert Viola Robin Ross Cello David Mergen Cello Ira Glansbeek Bass Ken Wild

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P5 RISE UP SINGING: THE RESURRECTION OF CATFISH ROW

By Lynell George

When Porgy and Bess premiered on a New York stage in 1935, no one could have predicted its reach, not its indelible impact on the American psyche nor its persistently shifting position within popular culture.

Grand and unprecedented, the production clocked in at a little over three hours, featured an all-black cast in its singing roles, and showcased a textured, richly atmospheric George Gershwin score that seamlessly incorporated elements of blues and jazz and spirituals into a classic operatic structure. Ground-breaking on every level, the production closed after 124 performances, good for opera, but not for Broadway.

Gershwin was not simply penning an adventurous score, but recasting the possibilities for American theatre. Although his hopes were high, much attention was given over to qualifying just what the production was: Gershwin preferred the idea of a Broadway run rather than an opera-hall setting; the term “opera” itself was strategically finessed, embroidered into a more homespun vernacular, “folk opera.”

The completed piece represented what he considered to be his most ambitious work, but George Gershwin did not live to see the work fully understood or warmly embraced.

After his death in 1937, Porgy and Bess would go on to be produced internationally, in scores of memorable versions on stage and screen. It would take 40 years for it to be considered a legitimate opera, first performed in 1976 in a Houston Grand Opera production and finally making its way to The Metropolitan Opera a decade later. Nathaniel Stampley, photos by mchael j. lutch.

P6 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE know edges of it — a vague outline of “Gershwin saw the plot, its characters. Or perhaps stray rich possibilities lines — or choruses — from songs that — a vehicle which have become part of the Great American Songbook — a wash of haunting melodies would enable him that tell the story of Porgy, the lame black to incorporate his beggar, and his attempts to rescue the jazz influences but, troubled Bess from her domineering and violent lover, Crown, and the flashy as well, would dip neighborhood drug dealer, Sporting Life. into rich southern black traditions — Heyward had snipped the story from the news pages — a crime-sheet item about blues, work songs, a disabled man who had committed a call and response.” crime of passion. In the very bones of the tragedy, Gershwin saw rich possibilities — a vehicle which would enable him to Kingsley Leggs and cast. incorporate his jazz influences but, as well, would dip into rich southern black Into this tangled history steps Diane and would ultimately be over time, still traditions — blues, work songs, call and Paulus, artistic director of the American felt bound up inside of it. response. “Because Porgy and Bess deals Repertory Theater at Harvard University. with Negro life in America it brings to the Known for her radical re-imaginings which It would be Paulus’ task to tease the operatic form elements that have never turn work either on its head or inside out essence out, along with the psyche of the before appeared in opera,” Gershwin (Hair, 2008; Pippin,2013) — Paulus was characters — their deep impulses and explained, “I have adapted my method approached by producer Jeffrey Richards desires. Much of it she realized would be to utilize the drama, the humor, the with an intriguing offer. Richards had altering the storytelling lens — a task that superstition, the religious fervor, the been in ongoing conversation with both would begin by looking back to the origins the Ira and George Gershwin estates as — the seeds of the story on the page as well as with estate representatives of the well as the dramatic team’s own process opera’s librettist DuBose Heyward and of breathing life into it. his wife Dorothy. In 1926, after George Gershwin finished Michael Strunsky, sole trustee of the Ira reading the last paragraph of DuBose Gershwin Estate, had been dreaming Heyward’s novel, Porgy, he sat down to of a Broadway-musical style retelling compose what could be considered the of Porgy and Bess since the early ‘90s. prelude to his most important work — He was looking for something that a letter to the book’s author. Gershwin would interpret the story — in flow and hoped to entice the novelist into a form — for a 21st century audience. In a collaboration. As it turned out Heyward’s 2012 Columbia Review interview, Paulus wife, Dorothy, was already secretly at noted: “He said, ‘The opera is going to work on a play based on her husband’s exist forever … We are asking you to do a story. By the summer of 1934, Gershwin version of the show that can coexist with repaired to South Carolina to visit the the opera — specifically for the musical- Heywards and began imagining what an theatre stage.’ She went on to say, “That operatic version of Heyward’s Porgy was something that the estate was very might look, feel and, most importantly, passionate about.” sound like.

For all of Gershwin’s intentions, Porgy and A year and 500 pages later, the first Bess, from the very start, had been nothing version of the opera was performed short of polarizing — both among privately at Carnegie Hall. Its full run- audiences and critics. In some corners, it time, including intermission, un-scrolled was lauded as revolutionary, and in others, into a leisurely four-plus hours. During derided as a collection of condescending rehearsals in Boston, George began stereotypes. While it was eventually trimming, hoping to sharpen its embraced as an American classic, the dramatic arc. work’s journey over the decades has been marked by critique and controversy. The first reactions were mixed. But in time, Paulus knew immediately that she was the saga of Porgy and Bess would gather not just up for it, but was energized by a loyal following, ultimately becoming a the challenge. fixture of standard operatic repertoire.

In certain respects, the very essence of Even if one doesn’t know the full arc of Porgy and Bess, what it could have been the story of Porgy and Bess, most people (l-r): Denisha Ballew and Alicia Hall Moran.

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P7 “Much of it she realized would be altering the storytelling lens — a task that would begin by looking back to the origins — the seeds of the story on the page as well as the dramatic team’s own process of breathing life into it.”

Alvin Crawford and cast, photo by mchael j. lutch.

dancing and irrepressible high spirit Lori Parks, composer Diedre L. Murray at arms-length for nearly 90 years. The of the race. In doing this I have created and choreographer Ronald K. Brown — to question would be: Who would they be if a new form.” walk through the old rambling structure — they could speak for themselves? What — to see what could be modified, amplified, or who — would rise up? The question for Paulus wasn’t how to saved or discarded. improve on a classic, rather it was how Walking into the heart of that beloved text to shape and shade it. She hoped to To bring Catfish Row to life, Brown spent — really an American keepsake — Paulus inject it with an immediacy that would time thinking about how people would knew would raise hackles, and it did. bring the story out of the shadows of have moved — how they would have But trying to travel toward the truth — antiquated mores. walked to church, danced or trotted any truth — often presents a rutted, across the street — what story would that uncertain road. She had a grand task. While the movement tell an audience about place as Gershwins and the Heywards saw well as each character? Murray hoped to In this journey, what Paulus learned, their work as a way of elevating black peer into the soul of Bess, making her less in indisputable, potent ways, was that life, language and song to the operatic an “accessory” — an inanimate object/ the story and people of Catfish Row stage, the resulting (and lingering) effect prize pulled between Crown and Porgy. continue to deeply resonate, prick at raw was much more complicated — and And for Parks’ part, one of the elements nerves. The process has shown her that sometimes hit squarely at a still-raw that struck her ear, like a mis-sung note, audiences care much more about this nerve. Even performers struggled with was the improvised dialect. piece of Americana than she could have the material and their ambivalence with ever imagined. The Heywards and the their roles. Famously, mezzo-soprano Part of telling one’s story begins with the Gershwins were on to something — Grace Bumbry, one of the many “Besses,” voice — the rhythms, pauses and stresses. a beginning — to build a bridge characterized her experience as a tug-of- toward understanding. war with the past: “I thought it beneath The summer that Gershwin paid his visit me. My way of dealing with it was to see to the Heywards, he stayed on Folly Island, This reimagining might be best, as that it was really a piece of American some miles from Charleston where he choreographer Brown recently suggested, history, whether we liked it or not. could survey the comings and goings of to think of as “less a fixing than an Whether I sing it or not, it was still going the Gullah people who resided nearby opportunity for a deeper understanding,” to be there.” on James Island. What Gershwin — and not just of the characters or the people previously the Heywards — gleaned who brought them all to life so many Getting to that uncomfortable “it” — that from their research would become the years ago, but perhaps most critically, American history — and the filter through prototype for Catfish Row. of ourselves. ○ which it was told — is what Paulus hoped to address. It was up to Paulus’ team to close that observational distance — bring the LYNELL GEORGE is a Los Angeles based She convened a team that included audience deeper inside — up close and journalist who writes about art, culture Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan- into the lives of characters who have been and social issues.

P8 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Who’s Who

NATHANIEL STAMPLEY (Porgy). West End: (Disney U.K. Ltd.). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, The Color Purple, The Lion King. Fiorello! and Lost in the Stars (N.Y. City Center’s Encores!), Abyssinia (North Shore Music Theatre), (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Strike Up the Band (Auditorium Theatre’s Ovations!), Violet and (Apple Tree Theatre), Girl Crazy and The King and I (The Skylight Alicia Hall Moran and Nathaniel Stampley, photo by mchael j. lutch Opera Theater), Link Up with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall; Theatre, Denver Center Theatre, Seattle (Atlantic Theater Company), Graceland Musical Introduction Series at 92Y. Rep, Ford’s Theatre, Baltimore (LCT3). Other: Benten Kozo (The Flea), As Centerstage, Geffen Playhouse, Laguna You Like It (The Drilling Company), ALICIA HALL Playhouse, Milwaukee Skylight, Alliance Emerging Artists Theater Co., NYC Fringe, MORAN (Bess) is Theatre, Marriotts Lincolnshire, The DC Fringe. Toured Europe as the guitarist thrilled to portray MUNY, St. Louis Black Rep. TV: City of in a punk band. Bess in The Gershwins’ Angels, One Life to Live, Law & Order: SVU. Porgy and Bess after DANIELLE LEE performing in the SUMAYYA ALI (Clara, GREAVES (Mariah). company of the Understudy for Bess). Broadway: A Streetcar workshop, the A.R.T. Broadway/New York: Named Desire, Rent, premiere, and finally as the Bess alternate The Gershwins’ Porgy Hairspray, Sunset and understudy in Broadway’s Tony- and Bess, !, Boulevard, . winning production. Moran’s musical Lost in the Stars. New York: The background includes critically-acclaimed Favorite Regional: Importance of Being concerts and collaborations in dance, jazz, Master Class, Earnest, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Purlie. classical music and fine arts. A California Ragtime! (Kennedy Center), Oklahoma! National Tours: The Lion King, Rent. Film: native, Moran lives in New York with (Portland Center Stage). TV/Film: Red Growing Up (and Other Lies). Television: husband and frequent collaborator, pianist Hook Summer, Something Whispered. Smash, The Big C, Rescue Me, Damages, Jason Moran and their sons. Boston District winner of Metropolitan Whoopi, 100 Centre Street. Other: aliciahallmoran.com. Opera Competition. Spelman College, B.A., Broadway Inspirational Voices. New England Conservatory, M.M. ALVIN CRAWFORD Performance dedicated to my lovely DAVID HUGHEY (Crown). Broadway: teacher, Mr. Bonds. www.sumayya.com. (Jake). Soundtrack: 12 The Lion King, Years A Slave. Candide, Miss Saigon, DENISHA BALLEW Broadway: The The Buddy Holly Story. (Serena). Artist Gershwins’ Porgy and Off-Broadway/ highlights include Bess. Regional: West Regional: Pirates Of Eliza in Baber’s River Side Story, Into The Penzance, Big River, A of Time (Kennedy Woods, Street Scene, Raisin In The Sun (director Phylicia Center premiere), 1st The Wiz, Children Of Eden, Chess. Opera: Il Rashad), Famous Orpheus, Martin Guerre, Lady in Mozart’s Barbiere di Siviglia, La Bohème, Carmen. Street Scene. Film/TV: And So It Goes Magic Flute This performance is dedicated to my (2014 release), It Runs In The Family, (Nashville Opera), Bess in Porgy and Bess amazing parents, Calvin and Linda, for Clarence, Pray For Me, South Pacific. Alvin (Knoxville Symphony Orchestra) and their undying love and support! is a graduate of The Juilliard School. Mozart’s Don Giovanni (AIMS Festival www.davidhughey.com. Orchestra in Graz, Austria). KINGSLEY LEGGS FRED ROSE (Sporting Life). DAN BARNHILL (Policeman, Broadway: Sister Act, (Detective). Broadway: Understudy for The Color Purple, Miss The Gershwins’ Porgy Detective). Fred has Saigon. Touring: Sister and Bess. Off- appeared on Act, Ragtime, Miss Broadway: The Joy of Broadway in Cyrano Saigon, It Ain’t Going Somewhere de Bergerac (with Nothing but the Blues. Definite, director Kevin Kline), Regional: NCT, 5th Avenue, Goodman William H. Macy Company (director John Doyle), Cabaret

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P9 (Studio 54) and Phantom, as well as in the DWELVAN DAVID Oakbrook, Northlight, Ravinia, Broadway pit orchestras (cello) of The Boy from Oz (The Crab Man, in Chicago. Love and thanks to his family, and Phantom. He is proud to be a part of Understudy for Crown). friends, Sam/Stewart Talent & Telsey. For this incredible production! First 1st national tour. Semaje. N.Y.: Standby (NYMF VANJAH BOIKAI 2013). Regional: Ain’t QUENTIN OLIVER (Swing, Understudy for Misbehavin’; The Wiz; LEE (Swing; Jake) studied opera at Caroline, or Change; Understudy for Porgy Ohio State. Touring Ragtime; Big River; ; Show Boat; The and Crown) is proud debut. Regional: Barn Nativity; Hot Mikado. Nominations: BTAA, and excited that this Theater, Weathervane Louie, Joseph Jefferson. BFA Millikin is his first Playhouse, Opera University. AEA Proud. Shalom y’all! visit professional credit. Columbus. He sings www.DwelvanDavid.com. He sends love to his with Condola Rashad’s band, Condola and family, friends and all supporters of local the Stoop Kids. He is thrilled to join this NKRUMAH performing arts. More info about Quentin family and tell this classic story. Thanks to GATLING (Fisherman, at www.quentinoliverlee.com. family, friends. For Mom and Dad. Understudy for Jake) is thrilled to be joining CHERYSE MCLEOD ADRIANNA M. the cast of The LEWIS (Swing, CLEVELAND (Woman Gershwins’ Porgy and Understudy for Bess) is of Catfish Row, Bess! Broadway: Hair. thrilled to join this 1st Understudy for Clara National Tours: Hair, national tour! Opera and Serena). Native of Miss Saigon. Regional: Band Geeks Highlights: Carmen Pittsburgh, B.M. in (Goodspeed), Miss Saigon, Dreamgirls, (Carmen), Il Barbiere voice from Baldwin- Wonderful Life (TUTS). Many thanks and Di Siviglia (Rosina), Wallace College. lots of love to Mom and my family! Hansel and Gretel (Hansel). Concert Trained by world famous heldentenor Dr. Highlights: Gettysburg Festival, Orchestra Timothy Mussard and his wonderful wife, TAMAR GREENE Seattle, Greensboro Symphony. Debut Annie Mussard. Currently a member of the (Fisherman) is making Solo CD: Spirituals. Nouveau Noir Vocal Ensemble directed by his Broadway www.CheryseMusic.com. Maestro David Jennings-Smith. Thankful national tour debut! for my family and my teachers for inspiring Regional: Rent SARITA RACHELLE me. (Collins), The Wiz LILLY (The Strawberry (The Wiz), Little Shop Woman). Broadway: ROOSEVELT ANDRÉ of Horrors (Audrey II). The Gershwins’ Porgy CREDIT (Fisherman). Opera: Buffalo Opera Unlimited, and Bess (Swing). Broadway: Show Boat Rochester Lyric Opera, Oswego Opera. Regional: The (and national tour), M.M.: Eastman School of Music. Much Gershwins’ Porgy and The Gershwins’ Porgy love to my family, friends and fiancé Jen. Bess (A.R.T.). Opera: and Bess. Off- www.TamarGreene.com. Dead Man Walking (Sister Rose, New Broadway: Marie England Premiere - BOC); The Merry Wives Christine, The Prince NICOLE ADELL of Windsor (Mrs. Ford). International: Suor and the Pauper. Regional: The Gershwins’ JOHNSON (Woman Angelica (Suor Angelica - Urbania, Italy). Porgy and Bess (A.R.T.), Ragtime, I Am of Catfish Row, Dance Much love to Eagles 4. Harvey Milk, For the People, (Majestic Captain). Baltimore Theater, Gettysburg), The White House native. Credits: The KENT OVERSHOWN Cantata. Great to be back! Hugs for all! Lion King (Broadway, (Mingo, the national tour). Undertaker, CICILY DANIELS Companies: Lula Understudy for Porgy (Woman of Catfish Washington, Creative Outlet Dance and Sporting Life). Row, Understudy for Theater. Him and Us (film),Tannhauser Tour: Memphis Mariah). (L.A. Opera). AEA Member. Thank you (Wailin’ Joe, Broadway: Disney’s God, family and friends for your endless understudy for Bobby, The Little love and support. Delray and Gator). Regional: Casa Mañana, Mermaid (Ursula MUNY, Westchester . understudy, JAMES EARL JONES Endless thanks to friends and family Alana), All Shook Up (Sylvia understudy), II (Robbins, without whose love and support I wouldn’t Rent (Joanne understudy). National Understudy for Porgy). be here. Thanks to Telsey and Co. and the Tour: Caroline, or Change (Washing Regional: Chicago phenomenal team at Harden-Curtis. Dad, Machine). TV & Film: Boardwalk Empire Shakespeare Theater, this is for you! Go Blue! (Jazz Dancer), Ugly Betty (Zelda), Across First Folio, Writers the Universe. , B.A. Theatre. Theatre, Marriott Theater, Lookingglass, Court Theatre, Lyric Opera Chicago, S.F. Opera, Theater at the Center, Drury Lane

P10 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE CHAUNCEY 1940) was a native and life-long resident “Genius” Award; student of James PACKER (Peter, the of Charleston, South Carolina. In 1923 Baldwin, who called her “an astounding Honey Man, Heyward married Dorothy Hartzell Kuhns creature who may become one of the Understudy for (1890-1961), an aspiring author from most valuable artists of our time”; The Sporting Life) is Ohio. His novel Porgy, was published with Public Theater’s Master Writer Chair. Visit excited to perform in great success in 1925. Dorothy inspired, Suzanloriparks.com. his first Broadway and collaborated in, the transformation tour. Chauncey has of Porgy into a play, which ran a total DIEDRE L. MURRAY (Musical Score performed operatic roles in Porgy and of 367 performances on Broadway. The Adapter) is a pioneering jazz and new Bess, La Bohème and others in the U.S. Heywards later collaborated with George music cellist, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and and abroad. Special thanks to family and and Ira Gershwin in the creation of the two-time Obie winner. Compositional friends. opera, Porgy and Bess, contributing the works include Running Man (MTG), Best libretto, based largely on the play, and of Both Worlds (The A.R.T.), The Voice LINDSAY ROBERTS co-writing many of the songs, including Within (Harlem Stage), The Blackamoor (Swing, Understudy “Summertime.” Angel (Bard College), Eli’s Comin’ for Clara). National (Vineyard Theatre), Sweet Billy and the Tours: Memphis (1st IRA GERSHWIN (Lyrics), the first Zooloos (Colored Girls Productions). The National, Felicia songwriter to receive a Pulitzer Prize (Of recipient of numerous awards, she has understudy). Off- Thee I Sing, 1932), was born in New York appeared on more than 100 recordings Broadway/Regional: in 1896. He wrote hundreds of songs for and led numerous acclaimed ensembles. Gentlemen Prefer Broadway and Hollywood, the majority Blondes, Lost in the Stars (N.Y. City Center with his brother, George, but many in RONALD K. BROWN (Choreographer). Encores!), Radio City Christmas collaboration with composers Harold Brown founded Evidence, A Dance Spectacular, Ragtime (Sarah), festival of Arlen, Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harry Company 1985. Brown has received two The Lion King (Nala). B.M. University of Warren, Burton Lane and Vernon Duke, Black Theater Alliance Awards and a Fred Maryland. All glory to God! among others. Nominated for three and Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding www.lindsayroberts.com. Academy Awards for Best Song, Ira also Choreography on Broadway for the Tony took great pride in his contributions Award-winning The Gershwins’ Porgy and SOARA-JOYE ROSS to Porgy and Bess (1935), and in his Bess. He is a member of Stage Directors (Woman of Catfish acclaimed book, Lyrics on Several & Choreographers Society. Arcell Cabuag, Row, Understudy for Occasions (1959). Ira died in 1983 at the (Associate Choreographer) is the Bess, Serena and age of 86. Associate Artistic Director of Evidence, A Mariah). From Dance Dance Company. of the Vampires and DIANE PAULUS (Director) is Artistic Les Misérables on Director of the American Repertory RICCARDO HERNANDEZ (Scenic Design). Broadway, Jerry Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard. Broadway: Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Springer: The Opera at Carnegie Hall, to A.R.T.’s Pippin (2013 Tony Award- Bess, The People in the Picture (Studio 54); Elton John’s Aida, this award-winning Revival), A.R.T.’s The Gershwins’ Porgy Caroline, Or Change; Topdog/Underdog; actress has performed roles throughout and Bess (2012 Tony Award-Revival) and : At Liberty; Noise/Funk; the USA and abroad. “Grateful for my ’s Hair (2009 Parade (Tony, Drama Desk nominations); family, friends, agency and The Almighty!” Tony Award-Revival). A.R.T.: The The Tempest; Bells Are Ringing. Recent: www.Soara-JoyeRoss.com. Donkey Show, Prometheus Bound, Il Postino (L.A. Opera, PBS Great Tod Machover’s Death and the Performances), Philip Glass’ Appomattox GEORGE GERSHWIN (Composer) was Powers: The Robots’ Opera, Best of (SFO), Lost Highway (London’s ENO/ born in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898. Both Worlds and Johnny Baseball. Young Vic). More than 200 productions George wrote 22 musical comedies, Opera: The Magic Flute, Il mondo in the U.S. and internationally. most with his brother Ira. From his della luna, Don Giovanni, Le nozze di early career George had ambitions to Figaro, L’incoronazione di Poppea, Il ritorno ESOSA (Costume Design). Broadway: compose serious music, and his classical d’Ulisse in patria and Orfeo. Other Work: Motown, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess masterpieces include Rhapsody in Blue. In Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. Awards: (Tony nomination), Topdog/Underdog. the late ’20s George became fascinated 2013 Tony Award for Best Director of a Off-Broadway:Water by the Spoonful, by DuBose Heyward’s novel Porgy, Musical (Pippin) and Drama League’s Vera Stark (Lucille Lortel Award), Trust, recognizing it was a perfect vehicle for 2012 Founders Award for Excellence in Crowns, Break of Noon, The Capeman, opera using jazz and blues idioms. Porgy Directing. Romeo and Juliet. Regional: American and Bess opened in Boston on September Night, Ruined, Cuttin’ Up, Señor Discretion 30, 1935, and had its Broadway debut two SUZAN-LORI PARKS (Book Adapter). Himself (Helen Hayes Award nomination), weeks later. In 1937 George was at the Broadway: Topdog/Underdog, winning Twist (2011 Ovation Award), Fences, Big height of his career. While working on the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Maybelle, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Once on This score of The Goldwyn Follies in Hollywood, and becoming the first African-American Island, Gleam, Whaddabloodclot!!!, Sense & he collapsed, and on July 11, died of a woman to do so. Off-Broadway:365 Sensibility. www.esosadesign.com. brain tumor. Days/365 Plays, and many others. Screenplays for Brad Pitt, Spike Lee, CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND (Lighting DuBOSE & DOROTHY HEYWARD Oprah Winfrey. Novel: Getting Mother’s Design). Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy (Libretto/Lyrics). DuBose Heyward (1885– Body (Random House). MacArthur and Bess (Tony nomination), 110 In The

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P11 Shade (Tony nomination), Awake and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Pippin, WILLIAM GILINSKY (Stage Manager, Sing! (Tony nomination), Seven Guitars Once, Jersey Boys, Newsies, Rock of Ages, Understudy Policeman) has stage- (Tony nomination), The Light In The The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Jesus Christ managed, supervised and even performed Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Superstar, Godspell. Musician (bass): Eric in professional theatrical productions awards), among others. Over 650 Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Carly Simon. His throughout the world, including five productions for theatre, opera, circus, album Stage Door Johnny – John Miller: Broadway shows, 35 national and and dance, in U.S. and internationally. Takes on Broadway is available on PS international tours and more. Bill is a Awards: Obie, Lortel, Merritt, among Classics Records. proud member of AEA, IATSE, SAG/ others. www.johnmillerbass.com. AFTRA and AGMA.

ACME SOUND PARTNERS (Sound WILLIAM DAVID BROHN MIA WALKER (Assistant Director). Design). Over 30 Broadway shows since (Orchestrations). Miss Saigon, Oliver!, The Broadway: Pippin (Assistant Director), 2000 including The Gershwins’ Porgy and Secret Garden, Carousel, Oklahoma!, Crazy The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Assistant Bess (Tony nomination), Bengal Tiger For You, Ragtime, My Fair Lady, Mary Director). Upcoming: assisting Diane at the Baghdad Zoo (Tony nomination), Poppins, Curtains, Wicked. Paulus on American Repertory Theater’s The Merchant of Venice, Fences (Tony productions of Witness Uganda and nomination), The Addams Family, CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE (Orchestrations). Finding Neverland. B.A. Harvard University. Ragtime, Hair (Tony nomination), In Cry Baby, Memphis, Grease (2007), Just The Heights (Tony nomination), Legally So, Dessa Rose, A Man of No Importance, ARCELL CABUAG (Associate Blonde, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Avenue Legally Blonde, Les Misérables (new Choreographer) of the Bay Area is the Q, and La Bohème. Acme is Tom Clark, orchestrations currently used worldwide). Associate Artistic Director of the Ronald K. Mark Menard, Nevin Steinberg and Sten Brown Evidence Dance Company. Winner Severson. TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). of the 2004 Bessie N.Y. Dance Award, Broadway/Tours: If/Then, The Bridges of he is also a professor of dance at Long J. JARED JANAS & ROB GREENE (Wig, Madison County, All the Way, Motown, Island University. “Follow your Bliss!” Hair & Makeup Design). Recent Broadway Kinky Boots, Newsies, Rock of Ages, Wicked, designs include The Gershwins’ Porgy and Evita, Sister Act, Million Dollar Quartet. TYPE A MARKETING (Press and Bess, Motown (makeup design), Peter and Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Marketing) is an independent, full-service the Starcatcher, All About Me and Next to Film: Into the Woods, The Last Five Years, marketing company specializing in Normal. Other productions include On The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Friends Broadway and national tours. Broadway: the Town, Passion, And By the Way, Meet with Kids, Margin Call, Sex and the City. The Phantom of the Opera, Kinky Boots, Vera Stark (NYC & L.A.). TV: Masters of Sex, The Sound of Music Les Misérables, Tuck Everlasting. Tours: The Live!, commercials. www.telseyandco.com. Addams Family, American Idiot, Anything CONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOS (Music Goes, Flashdance the Musical, Million Supervisor). Music Director of NANCY HARRINGTON (Associate Dollar Quartet, The Gershwins’ Porgy and eight Broadway shows including The Director). With Ms. Paulus, Tony Bess, I Love Lucy: Live on Stage, Chaplin. Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, La Award-winning productions of Pippin, www.typeamktg.com. Bohème, Coram Boy and A Catered The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Hair. Affair. Music Director of Queens Additional Broadway includes I Am My HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES Symphony Orchestra and Festival of Own Wife, A View from the Bridge, Fool (Technical Supervisor). Over 65 Broadway the Arts Boca. Artistic Director of OK Moon, The Full Monty, The Regard of Flight, productions and tours. Recent: A Night Mozart. Guest conductor with the N.Y. Largely New York, The Play What I Wrote. with Janis Joplin, The Glass Menagerie, Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Romeo & Juliet, Forever Tango, The Trip to Baltimore Symphony, San Francisco JOHN M. ATHERLAY (Production Stage Bountiful, Cinderella, Glengarry Glen Ross, Symphony, NJ Symphony and many Manager). Broadway: Fela!, Xanadu, Newsies, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. others. Conducting studies with Vincent Beauty and The Beast, A Small Family HTA is part of the Hudson family which LaSelva. Business, The Seagull, Prelude To A Kiss. includes Hudson Scenic Studio and National Tours: Anything Goes, Fela!, Hudson Sound & Light. DALE RIELING (Music Director and Young Frankenstein, The 101 Dalmatians, Conductor) was the Musical Supervisor/ Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Little Shop RICHARDS/CLIMAN, INC. (General Director for the Broadway production of Horrors, The Producers, Stardust with Manager) founded by David R. Richards of Les Misérables. He supervised/music Betty Buckley. and Tamar Haimes (formerly Climan). directed the first and third national and Current: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s the international tours of Les Misérables. SHARIKA NILES (Stage Manager). Cinderella, All The Way, Mothers and Sons, Also on Broadway: Miss Saigon and Mary Broadway: Motown, Pippin, The Gershwins’ Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill and Poppins. He appeared with the Kansas Porgy and Bess. Tours: The Color Purple Bullets Over Broadway. Past: Glengarry City Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic 1st national, What My Husband Doesn’t Glen Ross, Anything Goes, Who’s Afraid and Syracuse Symphony and conducted Know, Without You (Korea). Apollo of Virginia Woolf?, The Best Man, August: Boublil and Schönberg’s Do You Hear The Theater: Production Coordinator/ Stage Osage County, Annie. People Sing with the Colorado Symphony Manager 2012/2013 Season. Film: Black and in Mazatlan, Mexico. Nativity (NYC), Baggage Claim (L.A.), Our JEFFREY RICHARDS (Producer) is proud Song(NYC). TV: BET’s 106 & Park. to present The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). and is grateful to Diane Paulus and Diane Broadway (over 100 shows, including) Borger, who gave this production its

P12 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE initial home at the American Repertory INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS and more. London: David Mamet’s Theater at Harvard. He would also like to NETWORK (Producer) represented in Cryptogram and From the Mississippi thank all the writers, directors, actors and this production by NAC Entertainment, Delta. Trustee: Channel 13/WNET, Israel actresses, designers, managers, agents Blumenthal Performing Arts and Des Museum. and theatre owners that he has had the Moines Performing Arts, is a consortium pleasure of working with for making his whose members present touring SHN/SHN PRESENTS DALLAS career possible. Broadway shows in over 80 cities (Producers). SHN is pleased to launch worldwide. Recent Broadway: Kinky Boots, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess at the SHN JERRY FRANKEL (Producer) received Pippin, Matilda, La Cage Aux Folles. Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco’s for Who’s Afraid of Virginia mid-Market district. SHN owns and Woolf? (2013), Glengarry Glen Ross (2005), THE LEONORE S. GERSHWIN ESTATE/ programs the Curran, Golden Gate and August: Osage County, The Gershwins’ MIKE & JEAN STRUNSKY (Producers). Orpheum Theatres and nourishes artists Porgy and Bess, La Cage Aux Folles, Hair, Mike manages the trust of his uncle, and audiences and celebrates the digital Spring Awakening and Death of a Salesman Ira Gershwin, and promotes Gershwin and diverse creativity in the Bay Area. (1999). Past Broadway: Glengarry Glen music worldwide. Jean and Mike co- Ross (2013), The Anarchist, Gore Vidal’s manage the Ira and Leonore Gershwin IRENE GANDY (Producer) is a Tony The Best Man and more. Film: Tracy Letts’ Philanthropic Fund and a trust for the Award-winning producer who is proud August: Osage County with Meryl Streep Music Division of the Library of Congress. to have been associated with Jeffrey and Julia Roberts. They made possible the Gershwin Room Richards for 28 years. in Washington, the Ira Gershwin Gallery REBECCA GOLD (Producer) is honored at the Disney Concert Hall, and the WILL TRICE (Producer). Credits include to be a part of this significant production, Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony an important piece of American theatre Award), Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? history. Broadway: Many, including the JOHN FROST (Producer). Australia’s (Tony Award), Gore Vidal’s The Best Man Tony-winning Pippin, The Gershwins’ most prolific theatrical producer. Tony (Tony nomination), Glengarry Glen Ross. Porgy and Bess and Hair. Off-Broadway: Awards: The King and I, Hairspray. Other Also This Season: The Glass Menagerie, the Drama Desk and - productions: The Producers, The Secret The Bridges of Madison County, All The winning, groundbreaking Sleep No Garden, The Phantom of the Opera, Driving Way, The Realistic Joneses, Lady Day at More and Mistakes Were Made. She is Miss Daisy, Chicago, Annie, Wicked. Emerson’s Bar & Grill. extensively involved with and committed to not-for-profit theatre, including CHERYL WIESENFELD (Producer). GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer). the American Repertory Theater at Broadway: Three-time Tony-winning Kenneth Greenblatt, Seth Greenleaf, Harvard University and Shakespeare & producer of Vanya and Sonia and Masha David Beckerman, Alan Glist and Marc Co. A shout-out to all who support her, and Spike, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Goldman. Productions include Tony especially N, S and B. and Elaine Stritch: At Liberty. winners Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Nine, La Cage Aux Folles. Recent: The PATTY BAKER/GOOD PRODUCTIONS RON SIMONS (Producer). Broadway: The Glass Menagerie, Glengarry Glen Ross, (Producer). Broadway: Matilda, Virginia Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony), Vanya Menopause The Musical. Combined: over Woolf (Tony Award), Glengarry Glen Ross, and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Tony). 40 Tony Awards, over 50 Drama Desk Memphis (Tony Award), Gore Vidal’s The Ron produced two films in theatres now: Awards. GFourProductions.com. Best Man, Bonnie & Clyde, Catch Me If You Blue Caprice and Mother of George. Can, Blithe Spirit, All My Sons, Beautiful www.simonsaysentertainment.com. GREENLEAF PRODUCTIONS (Associate (coming January 2014). Thank you to the Producer). Recent: Tony Award-winners cast and crew for making this production CHERYL AND TED LACHOWICZ Matilda the Musical, The Book of Mormon, soar. (Producers). Over the past 12 years, Cheryl Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Death and Ted have been involved with many of a Salesman and The Glass Menagerie. JOSEPH & MATTHEW DEITCH Broadway productions, including The GreenleafProductions.com. (Producers) are honored to be part of such Color Purple, West Side Story, The Addams an entertaining, powerful, and important Family, Gypsy, The Merchant of Venice, MICHAEL CREA (Associate Producer). show as The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Who’s Broadway: The Glass Menagerie, Who’s Recent productions include Chinglish, The Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Bloody Bloody Addams Family, The Merchant of Venice, and The Gershwins’ Race, Fela! and A View From the Bridge. LUIGI & ROSE CAIOLA (Producers). Porgy and Bess. Upcoming: The Bridges Broadway: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? of Madison County. BFA Shenandoah SCOTT M. DELMAN (Producer) is a (Tony Award), Macbeth, Cinderella, Conservatory. private equity investor and Broadway Glengarry Glen Ross, The Anarchist, The enthusiast. Over the past five years, Heiress, Jekyll & Hyde, Godspell. Owners of PJ MILLER (Associate Producer). Scott has co-produced over 30 plays and Manhattan Movement & Arts Center and Broadway: Ghost the Musical, Who’s Afraid musicals and even managed to earn two B&L Management. of Virginia Woolf?, Glengarry Glen Ross, Tony Awards along the way. Nevertheless, The Anarchist, The Glass Menagerie. Love his greatest productions remain Edward JUDITH RESNICK (Producer). to Mom, Dad, Katie and James. and Rebecca. Productions include The History Boys (Tony), All About Me, Desire Under the OLIVIA SMITH-DEWS (Associate Elms, Blithe Spirit, Flower Drum Song Producer) has been the Accounting

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P13 Administrator for the Ira and Leonore (1996–2008). Rada spent three years credits include the upcoming production Gershwin Trusts since April 2000, (2008–2011) as President of the Music of different words for the same thing at the overseeing all financial matters for Ira Center Foundation, a non-profit Kirk Douglas Theatre, and most recently Gershwin Trusts. corporation that holds and invests the The Nether at the KDT, and Waiting for endowment and reserve funds for the Godot at the Taper. Directing credits AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER. Music Center and its resident companies include the West Coast premieres of 100 A.R.T. at Harvard University is one of the (including CTG). Prior to his years at CTG, Saints You Should Know and Never Tell country’s most celebrated theatres and he was the Director of Finance at The Old (Elephant), the world premiere of winner of numerous awards, including Globe in San Diego and principal of Rada Revelation (Elephant), Supernova three Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. & Associates, an accounting firm that (Elephant) and Kate Crackernuts, Gray City, Since becoming Artistic Director, Diane specialized in entertainment-related non- Aloha Say the Pretty Girls (Harvard/ART). Paulus continues the A.R.T.’s mission profit organizations and theatrical to expand the boundaries of theatre by productions. He is a graduate of JEFFREY UPAH (General Manager, originating innovative work such as Sleep Occidental College in Los Angeles with Ahmanson Theatre) has worked in No More, Once, Prometheus Bound and numerous post-graduate coursework and management at Center Theatre Group Pippin. OBERON, A.R.T.’s club theatre, credentials. He currently serves on the since 2006 on more than 50 musicals, also serves as an incubator for local board of directors for Entertainment plays and special events including artists and a groundbreaking producing Industry Foundation, Theatre @ Boston both pre-Broadway productions and model. Court, and United Support of Artists for Broadway tours. Some of his favorites Africa/USA for Africa, among other include Follies, God of Carnage and The FOR CENTER THEATRE GROUP affiliations. He also serves on the board Black Rider (having previously worked of trustees for the pension, health and on Robert Wilson productions in Boston, MICHAEL RITCHIE welfare and 401(k) plans of I.A.T.S.E. Houston and São Paulo, Brazil). Prior to (Artistic Director) is Local 33 Stagehands Union. CTG, he was the marketing manager for in his ninth season the last two of his 11 seasons with The as Center Theatre DOUGLAS C. BAKER Santa Fe Opera, and worked in various Group’s Artistic (Producing Director) capacities at Yale Repertory Theatre, Director, and has led is now in his 24th American Repertory Theatre and Jacob’s over 170 productions season at CTG. Pillow Dance Festival, among others. to the Ahmanson, Previously, he He graduated magna cum laude with Taper and Douglas stages since his arrival managed Broadway his studies in film and theatre from in 2005. From 1996 to 2004 Michael was and touring Washington University in St. Louis, and the Producer of the Williamstown Theatre productions received an MFA in theatre management Festival and prior to that he was a including Tru, Born Yesterday, The Gospel from the Yale School of Drama. Production Stage Manager in NYC. At at Colonus, Annie, A Chorus Line, Working, CTG, he premiered six musicals that The Wiz, and Legends!, which premiered at GORDON moved to Broadway — The Drowsy the Ahmanson Theatre in 1986 and DAVIDSON Chaperone (which won 13 Tony Award® starred Mary Martin and Carol Channing. (Founding Artistic nominations), Curtains (eight Tony Doug is a member of the Achievement Director) led the nominations) 13, 9 to 5: The Musical, Hall of Fame of Chagrin Falls Schools in Taper throughout its Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Leap of Ohio and a graduate of Albion College. first 38 seasons, Faith. He has produced 39 world He is an active member of the Broadway guiding over 300 premieres including the musicals Minsky’s, League, the Independent Presenters productions to its Venice and Sleeping Beauty Wakes, and the Network and is a proud member of the stage and winning countless awards for plays Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (a Association of Theatrical Press Agents himself and the theatre — including the Pulitzer Prize finalist that also moved to and Managers. In May 2013 Doug Tony Award® for theatrical excellence, Broadway), Water & Power and Yellow Face, received The Broadway League’s Margo Jones Award, The Governor’s and he presented a broad range of plays prestigious Outstanding Achievement in Award for the Arts and a Guggenheim and musicals ranging from Dead End to Presenter Management Award. fellowship. The Kentucky Cycle and Angels The Black Rider to Edward Scissorhands to in America (Part One) won the Pulitzer in blockbusters such as God of Carnage, LINDSAY consecutive years and, in 1994, three of Mary Poppins, Jersey Boys and August: ALLBAUGH the four plays nominated for the Tony Osage County. In addition, Michael (Producing Associate) Award® for Best Play were from the Taper inaugurated CTG’s New Play Production is a member of (Angels in America won). In 1989 Gordon Program, designed to foster the Center Theatre took over the Ahmanson and, in 2004, he development and production of new work. Group’s artistic staff produced the inaugural season in the Kirk and has served in Douglas Theatre. EDWARD L. RADA varying capacities for (Managing Director) the past nine years. Lindsay also serves returned to Center as the artistic coordinator for CTG’s Theatre Group in Sherwood Award, which supports 2011 after previously emerging Los Angeles artists. In addition serving as CTG’s to her work for CTG, Lindsay is the co- Chief Financial artistic director at the Elephant Theatre Officer for 12 years Company in Hollywood. Producing

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GENERAL MANAGER Assistant Props...... Jillian Bartels The Actors and Stage Managers RICHARDS/CLIMAN, INC. Wardrobe Supervisor. . . . . F. Steven Weldon employed in this production are DAVID R. RICHARDS TAMAR HAIMES Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor. Christine Goodall members of Actors’ Equity Association, Michael Sag Kyle Bonder the Union of Professional Actors and Hair/Makeup Supervisor. . . .Jason Goldsberry Jenny Peek Rachel Welt Stage Managers of the United States. Advertising ...... The Marketing Division, Bob Bucci, Maris Smith, COMPANY MANAGER The following employees are represented Erik Birkeland David Spry, Mahaley Jacobs by the International Alliance of Theatrical Social Media Outreach. .Broadway’s Best Shows/ Stage Employees, Moving Picture Machine Andy S. Drachenberg, Lindsay Hoffman Operators, Artists and Allied Crafts of the PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES Marketing & Outreach Consultant ...... CLC: Stage Crew Local 33; Local Treasures and Neil A. Mazzella Geoffrey Quart It Is Done Communications/Linda Stewart Ticket Sellers Local 857; Wardrobe Crew Local 768; Sam Ellis Irene Wang Banking...... City National Bank/ Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706. Michele Gibbons, Erik Piecuch TOUR DIRECTION Insurance ...... DeWitt Stern Group Inc./ The Musicians, Conductors, Music THE BOOKING GROUP Peter Shoemaker, Anthony Pittari Preparation Personnel and Librarians Meredith Blair Kara Gebhart Accountants. . . . Fried & Kowgios, CPA’s LLP employed in this production are members www.thebookinggroup.com Comptroller...... Elliott Aronstam of the American Federation of Musicians of the Legal Counsel ...... Lazarus & Harris LLP/ United States and Canada. TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY Scott R. Lazarus, Esq., Robert C. Harris, Esq. TYPE A MARKETING Physical Therapy...... The Press Agents, Company and Elyce Henkin John McCoy Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc House Managers employed in this DJ Martin Melissa Cohen Payroll. . . . Checks and Balances Payroll, Inc/ production are represented by the Association of Sarah Galbraith, Anthony Walker Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. GENERAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE Housing . . Road Concierge, an Altour Company, JEFFREY RICHARDS ASSOCIATES The Director is a member of the Society Irene Gandy Alana Karpoff Lisa Morris of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Thomas Raynor Christopher Pineda Travel...... Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Inc., an independent national labor union. Janice Kessler CASTING Trucking ...... Janco Ltd. United Scenic Artists represents TELSEY + COMPANY Production Photographer. . . . Michael J. Lutch designers and scenic artists for the Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, Artwork Photography...... Jeremy Daniel American Theatre. David Vaccari CSA, Bethany Knox CSA, Merchandise...... Max Merchandising/ Craig Burns CSA, Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, This production is produced by a member Randi Grossman, Ellie Dunn Rachel Hoffman CSA, Justin Huff CSA, of The Broadway League in collaboration Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie Brady-Dalton CSA, Merchandise Manager...... Jose Solivan with our professional union-represented David Morris, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Company Mascots...... Skye and Franco employees. Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn Casi CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Condrad Woolfe Gershwin® is a registered trademark of Gershwin Center Theatre Group is a member Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow, Sean Gannon, Enterprises. Porgy and Bess® is a registered of the American Arts Alliance, the Scott Galina trademark of Porgy and Bess Enterprises. Broadway League, Independent Producers’ Network (IPN), LA Stage Alliance, Production Stage Manager . . . John M. Atherlay CREDITS League of Resident Theatres (LORT), National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and the Stage Manager...... Sharika Niles Scenery constructed and automated by Hudson Theatre Communications Group (TCG) Stage Manager...... William Gilinsky Scenic Studio, Inc. Lighting equipment from Assistant Director...... Mia Walker Hudson Sound & Light LLC. Sound equipment from Sound Associates. Costumes constructed ONLINE Associate Choreographer. . . . . Arcell Cabuag by Giliberto Designs, Jennifer Love Costumes, CenterTheatreGroup.org Assistant Company Manager. . . . Jose Solivan Katrina Patterns, Jonathan Sharpless, Tricorne, #PorgyandBess Dance Captain ...... Nicole Adell Johnson A.R.T. Costume Shop. Fabric dying and distressing Like us on facebook Center Theatre Group Dialect Coach...... Dawn-Elin Fraser by Hochi Asiatico. Millinery by Arnold Levine Follow us on Twitter @CTGLA Associate Scenic Designer. . . Stephen A. Davan and Denise Wallace. Dance shows by Worldtone. Subscribe on YouTube CTGLA Undergarments by Bra*Tenders. Makeup provided Associate Costume Designer. . . . Ashley Farra Follow us on Instagram @CTGLA Costume Design Assistants. . .Kathryn Squitieri, by MAC. Hair products provided by PRAVADA. Jennifer Stimple-Kamei, Casandra Lollar Rehearsed at Foxwood Studios. Associate Lighting Designer . . Anthony Pearson Lighting Programmer...... Justin Freeman Associate Sound Designer. . . . . Jason Crystal SPECIAL THANKS To A.R.T. Board of Trustees and Advisors and Production Assistants ...... the Porgy and Bess Leadership Circle. Sean Szaller, Sammi Cannold Production Carpenter...... Andrew Sullivan www.PorgyAndBessTheMusical.com Production Electrician ...... Michael Brown Production Sound...... Colle Bustin Facebook.com/ Synthesizer Programmer. . . . . Karl Mansfield TheGershwinsPorgyandBessNationalTour Production Props...... Worth Strecker Youtube.com/PorgyandBessTour Head Carpenter ...... Scott Stevens Twitter.com/PorgyBessTour Carpenter . . . . . David “Sideshow” Burgdorf Head Electrician...... Zak Knoll The 2012 Broadway Cast Recording of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess is now available on Assistant Electrician/Spot Operator...... PS Classics. William Nallett www.psclassics.com Head Audio...... Anthony Jones Assistant Sound...... Anna-Lee Craig Head Props...... Dan Boesch

PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P15 CENTER THEATRE GROUP L.A.’s Theatre Company MICHAEL RITCHIE, Artistic Director EDWARD L. RADA, Managing Director DOUGLAS C. BAKER, Producing Director ARTISTIC JODY HORWITZ ...... Director of Human Resources NEEL KELLER ...... Associate Artistic Director MADRIO FLEEKS ...... Senior Human Resources Generalist KELLEY KIRKPATRICK ...... Associate Artistic Director SINGER LEWAK, LLP ...... Auditor DIANE RODRIGUEZ ...... Associate Producer/Director of New Play Production MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF ...... Legal Counsel PIER CARLO TALENTI ...... Resident Dramaturg/Literary Manager GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER ...... Legal Counsel LINDSAY ALLBAUGH ...... Producing Associate JOY MEADS ...... Literary Associate and Artistic Engagement Strategist DEVELOPMENT MARK B. SIMON ...... Casting Director YVONNE CARLSON BELL ...... Director of Development STEVEN PIESZCHALKSI ...... Casting Assistant PATRICK OWEN ...... Deputy Director of Development NATALIE BERGESON ...... Director of Donor Contributions DAVID ADJMI (FADIMAN), JESSICA BLANK, SHEILA CALLAGHAN (FADIMAN), TIM JEAN KLING ...... Director of Institutional Support CROUCH, JUSTIN ELLINGTON, GINA GIONFRIDDO, GOB SQUAD, MATT GOULD, DANAI LIZ LIN ...... Director of Corporate Relations and Communications GURIRA, JENNIFER HALEY, JOE HORTUA, ERIK JENSEN, RAJIV JOSEPH, LATINO THEATER CHARITY WU ...... Director of Individual Giving COMPANY, GRIFFIN MATTHEWS, LAURAL MEADE, JULIE MARIE MYATT (FADIMAN), BECKY BIRDSONG ...... Major Gifts Officer DAN O’BRIEN, EVANGELINE ORDAZ, DAEL ORLANDERSMITH, WILL POWER (FADIMAN), JAMIE CATALDO ...... Corporate Relations Manager RAINPAN 43, MARCO RAMIREZ, MATT SAX, YOUNG JEAN LEE THEATER COMPANY . . . . . MANDI OR ...... Special Events Manager ...... Commissioned Artists ERIC BROWN ...... Communications Coordinator JENNIFER CHAN ...... Special Events Associate BEKAH BRUNSTETTER, CARLA CHING, JASON GROTE, SARAH GUBBINS, TIM McNEIL, JUSTIN FOO ...... Donor Contributions Associate HENRY ONG, MADHURI SHEKAR ...... CTG Writers’ Workshop Members SARAH HARBURG-PETRICH ...... Development Assistant KATY HILTON ...... Grant Writer EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DONALD JOLLY ...... Donor Relations Associate for the Inner Circle LESLIE K. JOHNSON ...... Director of Education and Community Partnerships KRISTEN LEVY-VAUGHAN ...... Individual Giving Assistant PATRICIA GARZA ...... Assistant Department Director JESSICA NASH ...... Donor Contributions Supervisor TRACI CHO KWON ...... Director of School Partnerships MARIA PAREDES ...... Donor Relations Associate for The Guild CAMILLE SCHENKKAN . . . . . Program Manager, Emerging Artists and Arts Professionals ERIC SEPPALA ...... Executive Assistant to the Development Director JESUS REYES ...... Program Manager, Community Partnerships ERIN SCHLABACH ...... Major Gifts Coordinator KATRINA FRYE ...... Program Associate JESSICA THORSON ...... Corporate Relations Coordinator NIJEUL PORTER ...... Temporary Program Associate KELLY CHRIST ...... Communications Coordinator AL BERMAN, ELIZABETH DELLORUSSO, DAVID GARVER, GINA EAST, LILI HERRERA, TONY ASHLEY LAMPSON OPSTAD ...... Project Coordinator LEWELLEN, HOLLY RAMOS, NICOLE SCIPIONE, LENA THOMAS, PAUL VITAGLIANO, BILL SHANNON WINSTON ...... Department Coordinator WALTON, TOM WINKLER ...... Donor Advisors DEBRA PIVER ...... Resident Teaching Artist ADAM BURCH, KARLA GALVEZ ...... Donor Services Associates ANNE BRUNER, MURRAY E. HELTZER, MARCI MILLER, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION JULIE NADAL ...... Development Volunteers NAUSICA STERGIOU . . . . . General Manager (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre) JEFFREY UPAH ...... General Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS SUZANNE HEE MAYBERRY ...... Assistant General Manager (Mark Taper Forum) KORY P. KELLY ...... Director of Marketing and Communications KATIE BRUNER SOFF ...... Assistant General Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre, NPP) ALANA BEIDELMAN ...... Executive Assistant to Managing Director NANCY HEREFORD ...... Director of Media and Communications PATRICK BELL ...... General Management Associate PHYLLIS MOBERLY ...... Media and Communications Associate EMIKA ABE ...... Yale School of Drama Fellow JASON MARTIN ...... Media and Communications Associate LYN COWAN ...... Media and Communications Coordinator ERIC SIMS ...... Operations Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) CHELSEY ROSETTER ...... Media and Communications Coordinator TOM BURMESTER . Audience Experience Design/Front of House Mgr (Kirk Douglas Theatre) LAUREN BAXA ...... Assistant Performance Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) NISHITA DOSHI ...... Art Director MAX OKEN ...... Facility Assistant (Kirk Douglas Theatre) IRENE KANESHIRO ...... Senior Design Manager SONDRA MAYER ...... Concessions Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) HARUKA HAYAKAWA ...... Graphic Designer PRODUCTION SUSAN BARTON ...... Interim Associate Director of Marketing DAWN HOLISKI ...... Production Department Operations Director ANDREW DARCEY ...... Advertising Manager JOE HAMLIN ...... Technical Director/Ahmanson Production Manager KAREN VOCK ...... Marketing Manager SHAWN ANDERSON ...... Master Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre) JAMES SIMS ...... Marketing Creative Manager ANDREW W. ARNOLD ...... Flyman (Ahmanson Theatre) JEWEL MOORE ...... Marketing Coordinator STAN STEELMON ...... Master Propertyman (Ahmanson Theatre) ROSE POIRIER ...... Webmaster JIM BERGER ...... Master Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre) CRAIG SCHWARTZ ...... Production Photographer ROBERT SMITH ...... Master Soundman (Ahmanson Theatre) LARRY DEAN HARRIS ...... Copywriter MICHAEL GARDNER ...... Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) CINEVATIVE/MARK CIGLAR ...... Production Video PATRICE MIRANDA ...... Hair and Make-up Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) ALLIED LIVE: CHRISTINE L. COX ...... House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) LAURA MATALON, SHANNON WILLETT, KELLY ESTRELLA ...... Advertising Agency CHAD SMITH ...... Associate Technical Director TICKET SALES AND SERVICES SAM CRAVEN-GRIFFITHS ...... Associate Technical Director SHAWN ROBERTSON ...... Ticket Sales Director SKYPP CABANAS ...... Ticket Operations Coordinator ANDREW THIELS ...... Prop Manager SANDY CZUBIAK ...... Audience and Subscriber Services Manager MERRIANNE NEDREBERG ...... Associate Prop Manager JENNIFER BAKER, CHERYL HAWKER, RICHARD RAGSDALE . Audience Services Supervisors SARAH KRAININ ...... Prop Associate ALICE CHEN ...... Audience Services Asst. Supervisor CANDICE CAIN ...... Costume Director SAM AARON, DEBORAH REED ...... Audience Services Sales Associates BRENT M. BRUIN ...... Costume Workroom Supervisor MADDIE KELLER ...... Costume Generalist JEREMIE ARENCIBIA, VICKI BERNDT, RJ CANTU, CARLOS D. CHAVEZ, JR., SWANTJE TUOHINO ...... Tailor PETER COLBURN, DONALD CRANDALL, GARY HOLLAND, ELIZABETH LEONARD ...... Production Operations Manager KAY LOCHARD, JUSTINE PEREZ, LEX SAVKO, DANNY SCHMITZ, JULIO A. CUELLAR ...... Driver/Custodian CRIS SPACCA ...... Audience Services Representatives DONAVAN MARTINELLI, EUGENE A. MONTEIRO II, BRIAN SLATEN ...... Drivers JENNIFER ACHTERBERG ...... Production Administrator DANUTA SIEMAK ...... Subscriber Services Supervisor CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ ...... Subscriber Services Asst. Supervisor JONATHAN BARLOW LEE ...... Production Manager (Mark Taper Forum) LIGIA PISTE, CELIA RIVAS ...... Subscriber Services Senior Representatives CELESTE SANTAMASSINO ...... Associate Production Manager (Mark Taper Forum) IRENE CHUANG, PETER STALOCH ...... Subscriber Services Representatives EMMET KAISER ...... Master Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum) ROBERT RUBY ...... Master Propertyman (Mark Taper Forum) SARAH K. GONTA ...... Box Office Treasurer WILLIAM MORNER ...... Master Electrician (Mark Taper Forum) KISHISA ROSS, GISELE FRAZEUR ...... Assistant Treasurers BONES MALONE ...... Master Soundman (Mark Taper Forum) YULIZA BARRAZA, ANGELICA CARBAJAL, MICHAEL KEMPISTY, DENNIS SEETOO ...... Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) LEROY PAWLOWSKI, MICHAEL SALTZMAN ...... Box Office Staff RICK GEYER ...... Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) MICHAEL ZOLDESSY ...... Account Sales Manager LINDA WALKER ...... House Manager (Mark Taper Forum) EILEEN ROBERTS ...... Account Sales Associate KERRY KORF ...... Priority Services Director CHRISTY WEIKEL ...... Production Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) SUSAN F. TULLER ...... Priority Services Operations Manager KATE COLTUN ...... Assistant Production Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) JAY BURNS ...... Priority Services Sales Manager RICHARD PETERSON ...... Master Electrician (Kirk Douglas Theatre) PAUL CUEN ...... Priority Services Manager AARON STAUBACH ...... Light Board Programmer/Operator (Kirk Douglas Theatre) CANDICE WALTERS ...... Priority Services Assistant Supervisor ADAM PHALEN ...... Head Audio (Kirk Douglas Theatre) VICTOR COBOS ...... Stage Supevisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) CAROLE BAXTER, MAGGIE DODD, NIC DRESSEL, SOFIJA DUTCHER, MARC “BYRON” DROTMAN, SAMANTHA ELSE, AMBER FRIENDLY, LOU GEORGE, KATE HALL, JERRY FINANCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND HUMAN RESOURCES JOHNSTON, LISA KESSLER, SHEP KOSTER, MATT PELFREY, DONALD RIZZO, KEN SALLEY, MICHAEL F. THOMPSON ...... Chief Financial Officer KRISTEN SCHRASS, BOBBI LYNNE SCOTT, ANDREW SEVERYN, ANASTASIA SILVA, MELODY MATTOS ...... Controller MICHAEL SMITH, JEFFREY STUBBLEFIELD, QUINN SULLIVAN, DIANE WARD, JANIS BOWBEER ...... Assistant Controller JIM WATERMAN ...... Representatives FELICISIMA LAPID ...... Accounts Payable Specialist DANNY LAMPSON ...... Senior Staff Accountant INTERNS ALEGRIA SENA ...... Staff Accountant ABIGAIL BROWN, ANDREW BUENROSTRO, SAMANTHA CHAFFIN, YUEN KI “ANNIE” LAW ...... Payroll Manager JAYNE DUTRA, SYNNOVE ERIKSEN, NADINE FLORES, MERCEDES FRIERSON, ALYSSA AMEETA SHARMA ...... Payroll Specialist GARCIA, JADE JOHNSON, SOFIA LUGO, ANA MENENDEZ, CECILIA MONTES, ERIN NEEL, ERICA OCHOA, CINTHIA PALMER, MATTHEW QUINLAN, LAURA DAVE ALTON ...... Chief Information Officer SARDISCO, ERIC ZHAO STAN GRUSHESKY ...... Director of Information Systems SEAN PINTO ...... Database and Web Manager MANDY RATLIFF ...... Tessitura Administrator JARED WATANABE ...... Information Systems Analyst

Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication and extraordinary efforts.

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