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RAT15JJAS_Contents.indd 3 2015-06-01 9:44 AM The Kinky Boots Dream Team

Kinky Boots, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, was created by a dream team of talented and original artists — pop icon , who won a Tony for her infectious score, four-time Tony-winning librettist , and director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell, who also took home a Tony for his dances. “Because we’re all

different, we brought in what we know But a successful Broadway show (and, and we all worked together to make make no mistake, Kinky Boots is a huge it right — to make you laugh and cry,” hit) — is anything but a niche market; says Lauper. “Harvey is such a good it needs to speak to a wide and diverse storyteller and so is Jerry. They have a audience. Jerry Mitchell says he knew the lot of heart and I feel very blessed to be musical would speak to a lot of people, among them.” the moment he watched the film. “I got Based on an independent film inspired very emotionally caught up in the story by true events, Kinky Boots tells the story of the fathers and the sons,” he says. of Charlie, the owner of a failing English “And I thought, ‘Well, that to me is the shoe factory, teaming up with Lola, a nucleus of something really strong,’ drag artist, to serve a niche market — because it’s a universal idea for us: how making sturdy boots for cross-dressers. do we measure up in our fathers’ eyes?”

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RAT15JJAS_DreamTeam.indd 5 2015-06-01 8:58 AM That’s certainly the way producer Harvey Fierstein, a veteran of several Daryl Roth felt when she first saw the musicals, including the smash hit La film at the Sundance Film Festival in Cage aux Folles, gave Lauper an education 2006. Within a year, she had optioned in writing for the theatre. “Her lessons the musical rights and brought were a lot of fun for me,” he says, producer Hal Luftig on board. The “frustrating sometimes, but fun, on the two enlisted not only Mitchell, but other hand.” In particular, he showed playwright Harvey Fierstein, who Lauper how to weave music and dialogue says he was attracted to the intimate effectively, something she resisted at story at the centre; the “bromance” first. Fierstein told her: “When it’s done between Charlie and Lola, aka Simon. right, you will never notice, but the show “The real love story here is these two must move on.” A perfect example is the gentlemen who become friends,” says elaborate and catchy opening sequence, Fierstein. “And I thought it was a good The Most Beautiful Thing in the World, opportunity to do this realistically.” which they crafted with Jerry Mitchell. He was also attracted to the theme Fierstein explains: “That tells the story of self-acceptance, which translates of all the characters, in relationship to not just to the two lead characters shoes. Everyone in that opening number but all of the workers in the factory: is defined by a pair of shoes and you “It’s the human stories; that’s what know who they are.” theatre’s for.” Although the show is mostly set in Fierstein called Lauper, whom he the workaday world of a shoe factory, had known socially. She was drawn to the dream team wanted to create a the project, as well: “It’s a story about sense of joy and uplift for the audience, an outsider.” Lauper enthusiastically in the way only a Broadway musical signed on and she, Fierstein and can do. The first act finale, Everybody Mitchell began a four-and-a-half-year Say Yeah, is an explosion of energy. creative odyssey to translate Kinky Mitchell has the cast dancing on moving Boots to the stage. “I don’t keep track,” conveyor belts, which had been used to explains Mitchell. “Time to me is not deliver shoes earlier in the musical. “We the point. Getting it right is the point.” had so much fun creating that number,” Cyndi Lauper, who grew up listening exclaims Mitchell, “because it is a to Rodgers and Hammerstein cast celebration of making the first pair of albums, took to writing for characters kinky boots and everyone in the factory and dramatic situations like a duck to gets involved.” water. “Everybody asks the question And the show’s final numbers, Raise about pop songs and theatre songs,” You Up/Just Be, literally does that to the she says. “I just think that, in some audience every night. “They’re standing ways, they’re very similar; and in up, cheering, dancing and singing,” says other ways, they’re not. You need to be Jerry Mitchell. “And they don’t want economical; you have to say something to leave the theatre! That’s sort of a simply. And you have to have your magical moment. And then, when they story — a beginning, middle and end — do walk out of the theatre, you know, because if the song goes nowhere, well, they’re all abuzz. That’s the kind of joy what are you talking about?” that is rare in a musical.”

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Starring ALAN MINGO JR. GRAHAM SCOTT FLEMING AJ BRIDEL DaNiEl WilliStoN VaNESSa SEarS JaMES Kall

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Music Supervision, Arrangements & Orchestrations by STEPHEN OREMUS

Directed and Choreographed by JERRY MITCHELL

RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 9 2015-06-01 9:22 AM the cast

(in order of appearance)

Mr. Price...... sandy winsby young Charlie ...... arden Couturier, eriC leClair young lola ...... isaiah slater, kaden stePhen simon sr...... jivaro sMith nicola...... vanessa sears Charlie Price ...... grahaM sCott fleMing george ...... jaMes kall don ...... daniel williston lauren ...... aj bridel Pat ...... kristen PeaCe harry ...... PatriCk Cook lola ...... alan Mingo jr. angels ...... dan doMeneCh, david houle, david loPez, stewart adaM Mckensy, geoff stevens, jesse weafer trish...... niCola dawn brook richard bailey...... justin stadnyk Milan stage Manager ...... lisa horner ensemble...... niCola dawn brook, PatriCk Cook, lisa horner, kristen PeaCe, eriCa PeCk, andrew sCanlon, jivaro sMith, david silvestri, justin stadnyk, CleoPatra williaMs, sandy winsby

understudies understudies never substitute for players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

For Lola — andre anthony, stewart adaM Mckensy; for Charlie — PatriCk Cook, justin stadnyk; for Lauren — julia Mclellan, eriCa PeCk; for Nicola — julia Mclellan, eriCa PeCk; for Don — andrew sCanlon, david silvestri; for George — andrew sCanlon, david silvestri; for Mr. Price — andrew sCanlon, david silvestri; for Simon Sr. — andre anthony; for Trish — lisa horner, Madeleine suddaby; for Pat — Madeleine suddaby, CleoPatra williaMs; for Harry — justin stadnyk, geoff stevens; for Richard Bailey — david houle, geoff stevens; for Milan Stage Manager — Madeleine suddaby, CleoPatra williaMs; for Angels — thoMas alderson, ryan wilson

swings thoMas alderson, andre anthony, julia Mclellan, Madeleine suddaby, ryan wilson

Dance Captain — ryan wilson Assistant Dance Captain — jesse weafer

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 10 2015-06-01 9:22 AM scenes & musical numbers

act 1 Price & Son Theme ...... full Company The Most Beautiful Thing in the World ...... full Company Take What You Got ...... harry, Charlie, ensemble Land of Lola ...... lola, angels Land of Lola (reprise) ...... lola, angels Step One ...... Charlie Sex Is in the Heel ...... lola, Pat, george, angels, ensemble The History of Wrong Guys...... lauren Not My Father’s Son ...... lola, Charlie Everybody Say Yeah ...... Charlie, lola, angels, ensemble

act 2 Entr’acte/Price & Son Theme (reprise)...... full Company What a Woman Wants ...... lola, Pat, don, ensemble In This Corner ...... lola, don, Pat, trish, angels, ensemble Soul of a Man ...... Charlie Hold Me in Your Heart ...... lola Raise You Up/Just Be...... full Company

Orchestra Contractor — riCk whitelaw Keyboard 1/Musical Director — elizabeth baird; Keyboard 2 — wayne gwilliM; Guitar 1 — tristan avakian; Guitar 2 — tony zorzi; Bass — Peter bleakney; Drums — Chris sutherland; Trumpet/Flugel Horn — Mike herriott; Trombone — doug gibson; Woodwinds — harvey kogen; Violin — drew jureCka; Cello — aMy laing

Associate Music Supervisor and Additional Music Arrangements — brian usifer; Synthesizer Programmer — randy Cohen; Music Copying — eMily grishMan MusiC PreParation-eMily grishMan/katharine edMonds; Electronic Drum Programmer — saMMy Merendino; Music Track Editor — derik lee

There will be one 15-minute intermission.

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

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 11 2015-06-01 9:22 AM the company

alan MingO Jr. roger in , smudge in Forever Plaid (the lola lower ossington theatre), jeff in [Title of alan is excited to make Show] (blank slate Productions), fecter in his Mirvish debut in Dogfight (toronto Premier Concert reading), Kinky Boots. his broadway Stars Come Out (theatre by the bay). last credits include sebastian year, graham was the 2014 male recipient in disney’s The Little Mermaid (original of the banks Prize from acting up stage. broadway cast member) and tom Collins in graham would like to thank the Kinky Boots Rent. before joining Rent on broadway, alan team, aMi and robyn, and his friends and staged, choreographed and performed as family for the constant love and support. tom Collins in the italian version of Rent, for twitter @gscottf luciano Pavarotti, as well as performed in both national Companies. other u.s. first aJ Bridel national tours: donkey in dreamworks’ lauren Shrek the Musical, seaweed in and aj could not be more excited simba in disney’s . regional to be making her Mirvish credits: zaza/albin in La Cage Aux Folles debut with Kinky Boots! (sacrament Music Circus), sergeant in selected theatre: dorothy in Pirates! or Gilbert and Sullivan Plunder’d The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan in Peter Pan: The (st. louis Muny), Papa ge in On This Panto, bet in Oliver! (drayton entertainment), Island (Paper Mill Playhouse), A Christmas 80s Solid Gold (stage west Calgary), ariel Story: the Musical (kansas City repertory in disney’s The Little Mermaid (blb), Mary theatre) and The Wiz (la jolla Playhouse). in The Little Years (stratford festival). film/tv: Tears of the Sun, Frasier, Law & Order, film/tv: top 3 finalist on CbC’s Over the The Wayne Brady Show and The Tonight Show Rainbow, Chloe in Shelby, The Dog Who Saved with Jay Leno. ba from the university of Christmas. aj is honoured to share the stage Maryland, College Park and Mfa from the with such a special cast. loving thanks to university of California at irvine. everyone at t-house, amanda and david for your unwavering support. thank you grahaM scOtt FleMing to stephanie and the Kinky Boots team for charlie this amazing experience. aj hopes you fall graham is so excited to in love with this show as much as she has! be making his Mirvish www.ajbridel.com debut with this incredible production. it's a slight Vanessa sears change dancing in heels in this production nicola as graham spent last year barefoot in the vanessa is ecstatic to be u.s. national tour of spreading peace making her Mirvish debut and love to 46 states. he also starred in the with Kinky Boots. a recent off-broadway production of Somewhere With graduate of the sheridan You, a country-rock musical. other recent College Music theatre Performance degree credits include: gabe in Next To Normal, program, vanessa’s selected credits include:

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 12 2015-06-01 9:22 AM nina in In the Heights, loretta/larain in By Jeeves, Mamma Mia!, The 25th Annual Brantwood, Minnie/angela in Parade (theatre Putnam County Spelling Bee and Fiddler on sheridan); Moll in Moll, Marathon of Hope the Roof. Canadian and u.s. regional credits (Canadian Music theatre Project); Parade in include Hamlet, King Lear, The Glass Menagerie, Concert (Manhattan Concert Productions); Twelve Angry Men, Sleuth, , We Are Canadian with the Confederation The Cherry Orchard, She Loves Me, Edward Centre young Company (Charlottetown II, The Affections of May and Carousel. film festival); Maria in West Side Story and belle and television credits include Me and My in (streetlight theatre). Shadows, Quints, Law and Order, Jack and Mike, vanessa would like to thank her family Queer as Folk, Tagged and In a Heartbeat. james and friends, the sheridan faculty and the is a graduate of northwestern university class of 2015, rachel and noble Caplan and yale school of drama. thank you to the abrams, her teachers/supporters from ridiculously talented creative team, drayton home, and of course the entire Kinky Boots entertainment, stratford festival, the talent team. follow her on twitter @nessasears. house and my amazing family. enjoy! www.vanessasears.com thOMas aldersOn daniel willistOn swing don thomas is thrilled to be daniel is beyond thrilled making his Mirvish debut. to be a part of this show! select credits include: bud select credits include: frump in How to Succeed…, Accidental Death of an herbert in Spamalot, bellhop in Lend Anarchist, Barber of Seville, Rosencrantz and Me a Tenor, Mordred in Camelot, Footloose Guildenstern Are Dead, Death of a Salesman, (drayton ent.); robertson ay in Mary Poppins, The Royal Comedians, The Crucible, Dirt La Cage aux Folles (neptune theatre); White (soulpepper); Peter and the Starcatcher (wCt); Christmas (Manitoba theatre Centre); Anne Avenue Q (stage west Calgary); Evil Dead: The of Green Gables (theatre Calgary). film/ Musical (starvox entertainment); Mending tv: david Martin in Stage Fright (feature Fences, River Street: The Musical (MjrtC). tv: film with Meat loaf and Minnie driver); Gangland Undercover (the history Channel); Odd Squad (tvo/Pbs). training: Proud Lost Girl (showcase/syfy); Copper (bbC graduate of h.b. beal secondary school america). he would like to thank kristin, and the sheridan institute’s Music theatre Mom, dad and debbie for the support, bruce Performance program. thomas would like and geoff for the help, and the KB team for to thank the many people who helped the faith. him on this journey, there are too many to name, you know who you are. dreams JaMes Kall come true! be who you wanna be! twitter: george @thomasalderson james has worked as an actor and director for more than 30 years. he was previously seen on the Mirvish stage in . broadway and national tour credits include

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 13 2015-06-01 9:22 AM andre anthOny PatricK cOOK swing harry, ensemble, andre is thrilled to join understudy: charlie Price the Kinky Boots family and select credits: Shrek, Joseph... make his Mirvish debut! Dreamcoat (grand theatre/ Previous theatre credits london); Anne & Gilbert (the include: Hairspray, Joseph and the Amazing guild/Charlottetown); (theatre Technicolour Dreamcoat, Handel’s Messiah Rocks aquarius & drayton entertainment); Elf: and Joy In The Morning. after graduating from the Musical, Sweeney Todd, La Cage aux Folles, humber College’s Music and acting for film (neptune/halifax); The 25th and television programs, andre went on Annual... Spelling Bee, (drayton to earn a degree in Music from thompson entertainment); The Sound of Music (Mirvish/ rivers university. recently, he has released toronto); Houdini (segal Centre/Montreal); a big band jazz album titled The Gentleman, Annie Get Your Gun (/toronto); available on itunes and googlePlay. andre Anne of Green Gables, Something Wonderful is grateful and honoured to be a part (Charlottetown festival). in 2012, Patrick of such a brilliantly joyful production. was a guest soloist with the windsor www.andreanthony.net.twitter: @andre_anthony. symphony orchestra. film/tv: Taxi 22 (Cbs), instagram: @followandreanthony Hemlock Grove (netflix), For Rent (hgtv), The Rick Mercer Report (CbC). thanks to the nicOla dawn BrOOK entire Kinky Boots team, talent house and trish, ensemble finn. twitter: @patrickcook. instagram: this is nicola’s Canadian @paddy_cook debut! in london's west end she originated the role arden cOuturier of lola in barry Manilow’s young charlie Copacabana and performed lead roles in arden is very excited to Fame, Aspects of Love, Taboo, The Thing about make his Mirvish debut Men, When Harry met Barry and The Sound as part of the aMazing of Music. in rep theatres across britain Kinky Boots family! Previous she performed in The Leader of the Pack, A theatre and dance credits include: Boy Beatle; Happy End (theatre Clywd, wales); A Funny The Nutcracker, A Canadian Tradition; Tommy; Thing Happened on the way to the Forum, PAL Stratford; Oliver! arden thanks his mom, Dames at Sea, Hard Times (Queens theatre, dad and sister for being an awesoMe hornchurch); and Romantic Comedy (vienna theatre adventure team! arden would english theatre, vienna). she also performed also like to give a special shout-out to all in Cirque du soleil’s Saltimbanco for more of his insPiring mentors! you can follow than eight years. www.nicoladawn.com arden’s extraordinary theatre adventures @theatretc.

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 14 2015-06-01 9:22 AM dan dOMenech daVid hOule angel, ensemble angel, ensemble, understudy: twitter/instagram: richard Bailey @dan_domenech. david graduated from : Rock of Ages school of toronto dance (drew). off-broadway: theatre and performed Heathers (hipster dork). regional/tour/ with tdt for two seasons. Most recently, workshops: Excalibur (arthur), Disney’s he was an acrobat and aerialist with royal Aladdin (aladdin), Rocky Horror (frank n Caribbean international. one day, david furter), Disney’s Tarzan (tarzan), Wonderland will be a physical actor for Cirque du soleil. (knight), Sister Act (dinero), Rent (Paul). david would like to thank Peggy baker for tv/film/Promo: Gotham, Glee, Semi Pro, Step motivating him to achieve excellence, alana Brothers, Rush Hour 3, The Oscars, MTV Music/ harding for her creative mind and profound Movie Awards, Dirty Jobs: With Mike Rowe, friendship, and his father for taping the Adele’s Chasing Pavements, Jimmy Kimmel Live. heels that allowed him to make it to the all my love to my family and my ashley. final round of auditions. he is extremely don’t give up just because things are hard. thrilled to be making his debut here in toronto with Kinky Boots. lisa hOrner Milan stage Manager, eric leclair ensemble, understudy: trish young charlie for Mirvish Productions: eric is thrilled and honoured Mme thénardier in the 25th to be joining an amazing Anniversary Production of Les cast in Mirvish’s Kinky Misérables, Miss gulch/wicked witch of the Boots production. eric loves west in The Wizard of Oz (2013 dora award for the stage and appreciates this wonderful outstanding Performance) and the title role opportunity. Past performances include in the world premiere of My Mother’s Lesbian Michael in Peter Pan: A Panto (drayton Jewish Wiccan Wedding. Past credits include: entertainment) at both the king’s wharf The Wild Party (acting upstage); Therefore theatre in Penetanguishene and the huron Choose Life (harold green jewish theatre); County Playhouse in grand bend, and The world premiere of Les Belles Seours the Musical Music Man (h.b. beal). eric would like to thank (segal Centre); Rob Ford the Musical (factory daniel and the staff at talent house, his theatre); Assassins (tift, the theatre voice teacher, Ms. georgina galba, and all his Centre); five seasons with the shaw festival; teachers, his family and friends, and especially two seasons with stratford shakespeare his sister, scarlet, for her ongoing support. festival. various productions with drayton entertainment, Manitoba theatre Centre, daVid lOPez theatre aquarius, neptune theatre, the angel, ensemble grand theatre, stage west Mississauga. a native of toronto, david selected tv/film: Odd Squad, Little Mosque on has performed extensively the Prairie, Road to Avonlea, Wind at My Back, across and around Majority Rules. ikea commercial: “winter sale the world. Most recent credits — start the Car!” for Mum. include oscar d’armano in The Wild Party and dr. frank n. furter in The Rocky Horror Show.

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 15 2015-06-01 9:22 AM other selected favourites include featured tour), ariel in Footloose, snow in Snow White: roles in Spamalot, Seussical, Kiss Me Kate, , The Panto (drayton), Footloose (rainbow The Jungle Book, La Cage aux Folles (Merritt stage), Maureen in Rent, laurey in Oklahoma award nomination), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (dora (theatre sheridan). julia would like to thank award nomination), as well as numerous bruce and the gang at talent house, her productions of The Buddy Holly Story. some incredible Mom & dad and her partner in of his film work has included Once Upon A crime, Mike. instagram: @juliaemilymclellan Mattress (disney), as well as At The Hotel and Stormy Weather (CbC). david has also had the Kristen Peace pleasure of performing as a backup dancer Pat, ensemble for Patti labelle and katy Perry. Much love to kristen is thrilled to be his whole family. back again with Mirvish Productions for this stewart adaM McKensy incredible show — so angel, ensemble, exciting. some of her favourite Canadian understudy: lola credits include The Sound of Music, Broadway recently home from the Beauties, I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change, 1st national tour of Kinky Kristen Peace Everything (her one-woman Boots as a swing, stewart is show), Paulette in Legally Blonde (theatre extremely thrilled to spread this message aquarius), Smokey Joe’s Cafe, linda in The of love to Canada. selected credits include: Wedding Singer, dusty springfield in British James and the Giant Peach (yPt), The Wizard Invasion (stage west), Mrs. berry/Mrs. of Oz (u.s. tour/Mirvish), Producers and blewette in Anne of Green Gables, Canada Hairspray (Mirvish), Ragtime and Trouble In Rocks, georgie in The Full Monty, johnny Cash Tahiti (shaw festival), The Wizard of Oz (ross in Ring of Fire (Charlottetown festival), lady Petty), To Kill A Mockingbird and My One and of the lake in Spamalot, Paulette in Legally Only (stratford festival), Spelling Bee (Magnus Blonde, Mme thénardier in Les Misérables, theatre), world premiere of Andromache ursula in disney’s The Little Mermaid, angela (necessary angel), Songs For A New World in The Last Resort (drayton entertainment), (angelwalk), Joseph… Technicolor Dreamcoat The Boys in The Photograph, shirley Markowitz (the grand). Much love to Kinky Boots in The Producers, factory girl/Mme thénardier broadway & tour, nlM and saccha for all understudy in Les Misérables. kristen has their love and support. “you can change the also lent her voice to the disney Company, world when you change your mind.” as well as commercials, tv shows and animated films. My sincere thanks to the Julia Mclellan Kinky Boots team, the talent house and my swing family and friends for their love and support. julia is a nova scotia native instagram and twitter: @kriPeace who could not be more thrilled to once again be working with Mirvish and such a brilliant creative team. she is a proud graduate of Music theatre Performance at sheridan College. selected credits include: The Wizard of Oz (Mirvish, u.s. national

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 16 2015-06-01 9:22 AM erica PecK daVid silVestri ensemble, understudy: ensemble, understudy: don, lauren, nicola Mr. Price, george erica is best known for her david is absolutely thrilled dora award-nominated to be part of the Canadian performance as premiere of Kinky Boots scaramouche in the original Canadian at the royal alex. it has been a dream to company of We Will Rock You. she also perform in this legendary theatre. selected starred as Mary Maguire in the world credits: Princess of wales theatre: 25th premiere of ’s The Boys anniversary Canadian production of Les in the Photograph in winnipeg and toronto. Misérables (Combeferre/u/s jean valjean); other credits include Cabaret (rose theatre), stratford: , Pirates of Penzance; The Wedding Singer (stage west), Songs for a stage west Calgary: Fiddler on the Roof New World (angelwalk), and Penny Pingleton (Mordcha, u/s tevye); theatre by the bay: in Hairspray (Charlottetown). stratford (buddy fidler); drayton: Guys & festival credits include: You’re A Good Man, Dolls (big julie), Blood Brothers (sammy), Too Charlie Brown (lucy) and Wanderlust (swing). Many Cooks (shirly); toronto fringe festival: she has performed with the killers, burton Living with Henry (henry); Les Misérables in Cummings and Queen. running a vintage Concert/upper Canada Choir (jean valjean); clothing business “wildthingvintage” Cameco Capitol arts Centre: Aladdin the Panto on the side, erica has been featured on Etalk (abanaza); stage west Mississauga: Fiddler on Daily, ET Canada and Mtv. thanks to Mom the Roof (Constable); Kiss of the Spiderwoman and dad, the gang at talent house, Marat, (valentin); A Funny Thing Happened… (Miles and the two dudes who raise me up, robin gloriosus); The King and I (king of siam — and Pluto. recipient of aCtCo award for best actor in a musical); Death of a Salesman (biff); Noises andrew scanlOn Off (frederick fellows); (wolf/ ensemble, understudy: don, Prince); Little Shop of Horrors (orin scrivello Mr. Price, george dds); Falsettos (Marvin); disney: Toy Story a toronto native, andrew the Musical (buzz lightyear), Hercules the is thrilled to be performing Musical (hades), Beauty and the Beast (gaston). on a stage that provided television/film Close Encounters, Season him with so much inspiration growing up. Two (brazilian doctor). Much love to all my select theatre includes: thénardier in Les friends and family for your undying love Misérables, Footloose (drayton); v.P. Panch in and support!! The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (the grand); the beadle in Sweeney Todd, isaiah slater Cowardly lion in Wizard of Oz, bob Cratchit young lola in A Christmas Carol (neptune theatre); for isaiah, acting is in nick in Over the River and Through the Woods his blood. aunts, uncles, (globe); bottom in A Midsummer Night’s cousins, six brothers and Dream (driftwood); The Full Monty (aquarius). sisters all perform in heartfelt thanks to everyone at Mirvish and the toronto area; so it is no surprise that talent house, darcy and my amazing family. isaiah is excelling in this art. isaiah has been building his career from a very young

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 17 2015-06-01 9:22 AM age with commercials for wonderbread some past credits include: The Boys In The and ford. he has done voice work for the Photograph (Mirvish); henrik in A Little Night animated series Peg + Cat and commercials. Music, Wonderful Town (shaw festival); his film andtv credits include Heroes Reborn, gilbert in Anne of Green Gables, Ring of Fire, The Manish Boy and My Dad Ralph. when he The Full Monty (Charlottetown festival); is not working, isaiah can be found taking world premiere of Grumpy Old Men, White classes in musical theatre, film,tv acting Christmas, Fiddler… (royal Manitoba theatre and african drumming. he loves playing Centre); joseph in Joseph… (rainbow stage). sports, listening to music and hanging out Movie-Musical: King of the Camp (ytv). a big with friends. isaiah is thrilled to be part of thank you to those who continually support Kinky Boots and is looking forward to what the dreams of artists. justinstadnyk.ca, ever comes his way! @j_stadnyk

JiVarO sMith Kaden stePhen simon sr., ensemble young lola born in halifax, nova scotia, kaden is elated to be making jivaro started singing at the his Mirvish debut as young age of four. he is a former lola. as a resident of the member of the hallelujah greater toronto area, he Praise Choir, and left nova scotia in 2001 found his niche in community theatre at to pursue his singing and acting career in the early age of five and has been heading the theatre production of The Lion King in towards the lights ever since. his most toronto. in 2005, his musical talents led recent credits include the scarecrow in The him to Quebec City as a cast member of Wiz, fa zhou in Mulan Jr., Max in Annie and Generation Motown. in 2007, he was a member he portrayed dual roles as steve and barron of the original north american cast of Dirty in Camp Rock. kaden’s versatility and love for Dancing in toronto. he has also appeared in acting were also showcased when he filmed Motown Gold and Love Train at stage west, a commercial for the family Channel’s Pet Ragtime and His Girl Friday at the shaw Month series. in 2014, he set the stage “on festival, and most recently Once On This fire” when given the opportunity to dance Island for acting up stage. jivaro thanks at the in , new york. god for the opportunity and blessing to be kaden sends a “shout out” to his family making his return to the royal alex stage. he and friends who continue to help him soar. dedicates his performances to his beautiful wife, Mary, and their beautiful children geOFF steVens alondrea, Cherei, jaieya, jaiven and Cheilyn. angel, ensemble, understudy: harry, richard Justin stadnyK Bailey richard Bailey, ensemble, geoff is honoured to be understudy: charlie, harry making his Mirvish debut justin is thrilled to be and joining the Kinky revolution. favourite returning to the royal roles include: Mark in Altar Boyz (arts Club), alexandra to share the emcee in Cabaret (uC ), gilbert in Anne Kinky Boots story with Canadians alongside of Green Gables (raPa). film/tv: Carrie in a great cast, crew and creative team. Monster Mash (inside out/bfi flare), jeffrey in

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 18 2015-06-01 9:22 AM Lingerie (hbo/Cinemax). original recordings: their love and support. he’s ready to kick up The Silent City by stagehands and Brigitte. his heels with this fabulous cast and crew! geoff wishes to thank his own legion of angels: Mum, john, dwrg, stephen & Misha, cleOPatra williaMs dannie, son and justin. special thanks to da ensemble, understudy: Costa talent Management, lorraine lawson Milan stage Manager, Pat and the star studio, randolph academy and, Cleopatra feels blessed of course, the marvellous creative team, cast to be back on the Mirvish and crew. www.geoyonce.com stage in this tony award- winning production!! Mirvish credits Madeleine suddaBy include: wicked witch u/s in The Wizard swing Of Oz, aretha, killer Queen/oz u/s in We Madeleine is still pretty Will Rock You. selected credits include: sure she’ll wake up from evil step sister in Ross Petty’s Cinderella this dream soon, but in (elgin theatre), Marta in Company (theatre the meantime she is both 20), serena in Legally Blonde (drayton excited and scared to be making her entertainment), jenny-any-dots in CATS Mirvish debut! she is a graduate of Capilano (theatre Calgary), anita in West Side Story university’s Musical theatre Program and (vancouver opera), Mary delgado in Jersey until recently she’s been spending most Boys (dancap), jeanie in Hair (dancap), of her time in alberta. favourite credits Pinky tuscadero in Happy Days (stage west), include First Time/Last Time (shadow), Avenue and betty-jean in Marvelous Wonderettes. Q, Fiddler On The Roof (stage west), i-ROBOT Cleopatra studied at the roland & romaine Theatre (swallow-a-bicycle), [Title of Show], school of Performing arts and the randolph Private Eyes (kelowna summer theatre academy. love to the entire Kinky Boots festival) and The Last Five Years (storybook). team, talent house, Crystal for your big love and many thanks to gina, and of guidance, and Mom & dad for never holding course to Mutti, vati and victor. twitter: me back from pursuing my dreams! god is @maddsudz good XoXo. cleopatrawilliams.com

Jesse weaFer ryan wilsOn angel, ensemble swing, dance captain jesse made his debut in ryan is pumped to be part Jolson at the royal alexandra of the Canadian company at 12 years old, and Kinky of Kinky Boots here at the Boots has brought him beautiful royal alexandra full circle. other theatre credits: Hairspray theatre. it’s a dream come true as this is (Mirvish, first u.s. national tour), We Will the theatre he remembers coming to with Rock You (Mirvish), Criss Angel Believe in his family when he was a little kid to see las vegas (Cirque du soleil), The Wizard of all the great shows that have crossed this Oz (Mirvish/north american tour). film stage. for Mirvish: Wizard of Oz, Hairspray. credits: Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen selected credits: Wizard of Oz (u.s. national (disney), iQ in Hairspray. tv credits: So You tour); Hairspray (1st u.s. national tour); Think You Can Dance Canada season 3 top 16 Oklahoma!, King Lear, The Music Man, Moby contestant. thanks to family and friends for Dick (stratford festival); Anne of Green Gables

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 19 2015-06-01 9:22 AM (Charlottetown festival). selected film/ stratford festival; north american tours of tv: Mirror Mirror, Carrie, Bomb Girls, Hellcats. and The King and I; productions at i would like to dedicate this performance Canadian stage, the Charlottetown festival, to everyone out there who feels a little theatre new brunswick, the grand theatre, different. i was that kid. i was fortunate theatre Calgary, the Citadel theatre and enough to have an amazing group of people tarragon theatre. around me who encouraged and supported me to be just me. so to everyone, from kevin, erin Fitzgerald my parents, my brother, family, friends, stage Manager my teachers (ken fleet), and everyone who Mirvish Productions helped me get to where i am today, thank credits include: Vanya and you. diversity is our strength. just be! Sonia and Masha and Spike @Mrryanwilson (with the royal Manitoba theatre Centre), Arrabal (with base and sandy winsBy Marquis entertainment), The Wizard of Oz, Mr. Price, ensemble The Secret Garden, The Harder They Come and sandy is very pleased to Dirty Dancing. other credits include shows be back at the royal alex for theatre aquarius, the globe theatre in where he performed in Les regina, drayton entertainment and acting Misérables 25 years ago! up stage Company. thanks to Mike for the other shows in a 40-year career: Jesus Christ love and laughter. Superstar (broadway and stratford); Ragtime (broadway and u.s. national tour); stratford Kate duncan festival; shaw festival; Charlottetown assistant stage Manager festival; original Canadian productions of kate is thrilled to make CATS, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast her debut with Mirvish and Evangeline (a new Canadian musical). Productions at the beautiful sandy has performed in musicals, opera and royal alexandra theatre! theatre in germany, all over the usa, and her previous credits include: 25th Annual from victoria to halifax in Canada. Proud Putnam County Spelling Bee (the grand father and grandfather! theatre); Cats (nu Musical theatricals); The Magic Flute (opera atelier); The Power of the. JOhn gray Harriet T! (young People’s theatre); La Calisto Production stage Manager (the glenn gould school); Alligator Pie, The theatre credits include Crucible, The Royal Comedians (soulpepper The Heart of Robin Hood, Les theatre Company); Lillian Alling (the banff Misérables, The Wizard of Oz, Centre for the arts). kate is a graduate of War Horse, Rock of Ages, The ryerson theatre school in toronto. thank Sound of Music, Dirty Dancing, We Will Rock you to her wonderful family and friends for You, The Lord of the Rings, The Producers, The their love and support. Lion King, The Who’s Tommy, Jane Eyre, Miss Saigon (Mirvish). recently: Les Misérables in Melbourne, australia. also opening and closing ceremonies of the 15th asian games (doha, Qatar); five seasons at the

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harVey Fierstein the billboard blues Chart for 14 consecutive Book weeks to become the bestselling blues harvey fierstein is the author of the recent album of 2010. overall, during her storied broadway hits Newsies (tony nom.) and Casa music career, lauper has been nominated Valentina (tony nom.), as well as Torch Song for 15 grammy awards, two american Music Trilogy (tony, drama desk and obie awards), awards, seven american video awards and La Cage aux Folles (tony and drama desk 18 Mtv awards. she recently captured her awards), A Catered Affair (12 drama desk journey through music and life in her New nominations), Safe Sex (ace award), Legs York Times bestselling autobiography Cyndi Diamond, Spookhouse, Flatbush Tosca, Common Lauper: A Memoir. as an actress, lauper Ground and more. his political editorials have made her broadway debut in The Threepenny been published in , TV Opera alongside in 2006. Guide and the Huffington Post and broadcast she has appeared in numerous television on Pbs’s In the Life. his children’s book The shows including Mad About You (emmy Sissy Duckling (humanitas award), is now in award) and Bones, and films including The its fifth printing.a s an actor, Mr. fierstein is Opportunist with Christopher walken, Mrs. known worldwide for his performances in Parker and the Vicious Circle, Life With Mikey, films including Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Off and Running and Vibes. lauper also Day and Bullets Over Broadway; on stage in continues her philanthropic work through Hairspray (tony award), Fiddler on the Roof, La her foundation, the true Colors fund. Cage aux Folles and Torch Song Trilogy (tony award); and on tv shows such as Smash, Jerry Mitchell How I Met Your Mother, The Good Wife, Cheers director/choreographer (emmy nomination), The Simpsons, Family Guy jerry Mitchell received the tony award in and Nurse Jackie. recognition of his choreography for the 2013 tony award-winning best Musical Kinky Boots, cyndi lauPer for which his direction was also recognized composer and lyricist with a tony nomination. in the 33 preceding Cyndi lauper is a grammy, emmy and tony years, jerry has been involved with more award-winning (for her Kinky Boots score) than 50 broadway, off-broadway, west end artist who, after 30 sterling years and global and touring productions. his broadway record sales in excess of 50 million albums, debut as a choreographer You’re a Good has proven that she has the heart and soul Man, Charlie Brown, was followed by The Full to keep her legion of fans compelled by her Monty (tony nomination), The Rocky Horror every creative move. with her first album, Show, Hairspray (tony nomination), Gypsy, She’s So Unusual, lauper won a grammy Never Gonna Dance (tony nomination), Dirty award for best new artist and became Rotten Scoundrels (tony nomination), La Cage the first female in history to have four aux Folles (tony award), Imaginary Friends, top-five singles from a debut album. since Legally Blonde (tony nomination), which he then, lauper has released 10 additional also directed, and Catch Me If You Can. Most studio albums, with her most recent, the recently, jerry received the drama league’s grammy-nominated Memphis Blues, ruling founders’ award for excellence in directing

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 21 2015-06-01 9:22 AM and the george abbott lifetime achievement gregg Barnes award from his peers. twenty-three years costume design ago, jerry conceived and created Broadway broadway: Something Rotten, Aladdin, Kinky Bares, a comedy burlesque show performed Boots (2013 tony nomination) Follies (2012 annually for the charity broadway Cares/ tony award, ), Elf, Legally equity fights aids. he continues to serve as Blonde (2007 tony nomination), The Drowsy executive producer of Broadway Bares, with Chaperone (2006 tony award, drama desk a book, website and satellite productions in award, outer Critics, olivier nomination), fire island Pines, las vegas (Peepshow, with a Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song four-year run at the Planet hollywood hotel) (2003 tony nomination), Side Show, To Be or and london (West End Bares). Not To Be. new york: Sinatra (radio City), The Wizard of Oz, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, stePhen OreMus Cinderella and The Merry Widow (new york Music supervision/arrangements/ City opera), Pageant (the blue angel and Orchestrations london’s west end — olivier nomination), broadway: Kinky Boots (tony for best The Kathy and Mo Show. regional credits: Robin orchestrations and grammy award); The Book and the Seven Hoods, Mame, Allegro (helen of Mormon (tony and drama desk awards for hayes award). tdf young Master award. best orchestrations and grammy award). worldwide music supervisor/arranger of Kenneth POsner Wicked; music supervisor/vocal arranger/ lighting designer orchestrator of broadway productions/tours kenneth Posner has more than 50 broadway of The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, All Shook Up play and musical theatre credits. he designs and 9 to 5. grammy nominee as co-producer extensively off-broadway, for resident theatres with dolly Parton of 9 to 5 broadway cast and touring productions throughout the united recording. other credits: tick, tick…BOOM!, states as well as internationally. selected andrew lippa’s The Wild Party, conductor and broadway credits: If/Then, Kinky Boots, Pippin, contributing orchestrator for disney’s Frozen Cinderella, Hairspray, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and the 2015 telecast. Legally Blonde, The Coast of Utopia — Shipwrecked, Other Desert Cities, The Frogs, Harvey, The Best daVid rOcKwell Man, The Merchant of Venice, The Royal Family, scenic design The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Goat, david rockwell designed the sets for the Uncle Vanya, Side Man, The Little Foxes and broadway revivals of On the 20th Century, Wicked. he is the recipient of the tony, drama You Can’t Take It With You and Side Show, desk, outer Critics’ Circle and obie awards. Kinky Boots (tony nomination); Lucky Guy (tony nomination); Catch Me If You Can; JOhn shiVers Hairspray (tony, drama desk, outer Critics sound design Circle nominations); Legally Blonde (drama Credits include: First Wives Club, Joseph and the desk nomination); Harvey; The Normal Heart; Amazing…, Flashdance, Kinky Boots (2013 tony A Free Man of Color; The Rocky Horror Show award winner), Bonnie & Clyde, : (drama desk nomination); All Shook Up Back on Broadway, Sister Act, 9 to 5, Cat on a Hot (drama desk nomination); and Dirty Rotten Tin Roof, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, In My Life Scoundrels. he is the founder of rockwell and ’s 700 Sundays. international: group, an architecture and design firm. Das Wunder Von Bern, The Lion King (singapore).

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 22 2015-06-01 9:22 AM regional: Harmony, The Nutty Professor, Tales of the City, Emma, Robin and the 7 Hoods. associate credits: The Lion King, Mary Poppins, The Producers, Hairspray, Aida, Titanic, How to Succeed in Business… (’95), The Who’s Tommy, Guys and Dolls and The Buddy Holly Story. other credits: , dionne warwick, burt bacharach, gregory hines and engineering at electric lady studios.

JOsh MarQuette hair design broadway/off-broadway/london: Something Rotten, Aladdin, First Date, Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, Elf, Dogfight, The Best Man, Look Back In Anger, , Pig Farm, The… Trailer Park Musical, Altar Boyz, Mamma Mia! west Coast: Robin and the 7 Hoods, Peep Show, Minsky’s, Vanities. other ny: Show Boat @ Carnegie hall, encores! Join us after the show Most Happy Fella, No, No, Nanette and Follies, and receive a numerous juilliard productions. television: The Slap, 30 rock, saturday night live. COMPLIMENTARY

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Props supervisor Offer valid on day of performance only. Must kathy fabian has created props for more present show ticket to receive this offer. Valid only at Moxie’s Toronto Downtown. One per than 60 broadway productions. recent ticket. No cash value. Dine in only. credits include: The King And I, An American In Paris, The Real Thing, The Realistic Joneses,

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 23 2015-06-01 9:22 AM If/Then, Rocky, The Bridges of Madison County, d.B. BOnds I’ll Eat You Last, Kinky Boots, Lucky Guy, associate director Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Chaplin, Nice Work If d.b. bonds is thrilled to be continuing his You Can Get It, A Streetcar Named Desire, Stick association with jerry Mitchell after working Fly, Relatively Speaking, The Normal Heart, with him as an actor in the national tours House of Blue Leaves and Anything Goes. of Legally Blonde and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. off-broadway: Piece of My Heart and he is the associate director of Kinky Boots on Appropriate (signature theater). broadway, the u.s. tour and the upcoming london Production, and most recently elizaBeth Baird recreated jerry Mitchell’s original staging for Music director the korean production of Kinky Boots. theatre credits as Musical director include: , Mamma Mia!, Disney’s The Little rusty MOwery Mermaid, Mary Poppins, CATS, Anne of Green associate choreographer Gables, Grumpy Old Men, Hairspray, The rusty is the original associate Drowsy Chaperone, The Full Monty, Little Shop Choreographer of Kinky Boots on broadway, of Horrors, Seussical — A Musical, the second the u.s. national tour and the upcoming City national touring Company. television london production, and recreated jerry credits as Music Consultant include: So You Mitchell’s original choreography for Think You Can Dance Canada, Andrew Lloyd the korean production. he was also the Webber’s Over The Rainbow Canada. Music associate Choreographer on Legally Blonde in director/Composer: Improv Heaven & Hell london and on the u.k. tour, and Production (tCn); Not to Be Repeated (Ctv); It’s Alive, PJ dance supervisor of Hairspray on broadway Katie’s Farm (ytv); Killerwhale & Crocodile and 1st national tour. rusty has appeared on (bravo!); The Bittles, System Crash (ytv); HBO broadway in Hairspray, Legally Blonde (original Family 411, Who Knew? (hbo). Cast), Seussical, Ragtime and Cats. full out love to jerry Mitchell, barry and family. wayne gwilliM associate Music director Brian usiFer Mirvish: asst. Md of Les Misérables (25th associate Music supervisor anniversary), The Wizard of Oz and The Sound brian is the Music director of Kinky Boots of Music. toronto: Md of Dani Girl, Elegies: A on broadway as well as the associate Music Song Cycle, Anyone Can Whistle: In Concert, A supervisor of both Kinky Boots and The New Brain, john & jen, and tick, tick… BOOM! Book of Mormon on broadway and on tour. recent: assoc. Md of Tangled: The Musical broadway/off-broadway orchestras: Spelling (disney Cruise line); cabaret pianist/ Bee, Avenue Q and Altar Boyz. as an arranger/ arranger for sharron Matthews; keyboard orchestrator, brian has worked on many programmer for the shaw and stratford readings and workshops of new musicals. festivals. originally from saskatchewan, wayne is a graduate of the university of aMy JO JacKsOn toronto’s faculty of Music. dialect coach broadway/first national tour: Kinky Boots. off-broadway: Clinton: the Musical (new world stages), City Of (Playwrights realm), Henry IV Part 1 (the Pearl), Unlock’d, Nymph Errant

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 24 2015-06-01 9:22 AM (Prospect). other nyC/regional: Waterfall and Scoundrels. Previously, smitty also did (Pasadena Playhouse), All Is Calm (hudson , Catch Me, Behanding in Spokane, Tale of valley shakes), The Mysteries, These Seven Two Cities, Xanadu japan, Times They Are A Sicknesses (the flea), Venus in Fur (singapore Changin’, Soccer Moms, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, rep), Frozen (essential theatre group), Legally Blonde, On Golden Pond, Millie, AIDA, Cabaret, Good People (PPas). Classes: Pearl Imaginary Friends, Def Poetry Jam, disney’s Conservatory, uCb, vineyard, Pace university, berlin Hunchback, Capeman, Show Boat, Prospect. amy jo is also an accomplished Spider Woman. actor/singer. amyjojackson.com FOresight theatrical stePhanie gOrin casting csc, csa worldwide Management casting foresight theatrical is comprised of partners stephanie gorin began her casting career 25 allan williams, aaron lustbader, Mark years ago with Mirvish Productions. in 2014, shacket and alan wasser, who oversee and she won emmy and artios awards for casting supervise The Phantom of the Opera, Kinky the miniseries Fargo. tv credits include: Boots, Les Misérables, On the Town, Gigi and It Heroes Reborn, Cheerleader Death Squad, Hemlock Shoulda Been You on broadway, Kinky Boots on Grove, Gangland Undercover, Haven, Reign, The tour, and Million Dollar Quartet on tour and in Borgias, The Tudors (two emmy nominations), Chicago and las vegas. Copper, The Border (two gemini nominations), Being Erica (gemini nomination), Guns daryl rOth (gemini nomination), The Listener (seasons Producer ii-v). selected features include: Race, Home daryl roth holds the singular distinction Again, How She Move, The Art of the Steal, Saw of producing seven Pulitzer Prize-winning II-VII. Co-casting: Take the Lead, Hairspray, plays: Anna in the Tropics; August: Osage Chicago. theatre credits include: Kinky Boots, County (2008 tony); Clybourne Park (2012 The Heart of Robin Hood, The Wizard of Oz, The tony); How I Learned to Drive; Proof (2001 Sound of Music, Dirty Dancing, We Will Rock tony); edward albee’s Three Tall Women; You, The Lord of the Rings, Mamma Mia! (artios and Wit. the proud recipient of eight tony nomination). Canadian premieres: Heart of awards including Kinky Boots (2013), her Robin Hood, War Horse, Les Misérables (artios more than 90 award-winning productions nomination), Rock of Ages, The Lion King, Rent. include: Buyer & Cellar; Caroline, or Change; stephanie co-created The Casting Room, the Curtains; A Delicate Balance; The Goat or Who Canadian Comedy award-winning web- is Sylvia (2002 tony); Love, Loss, and What I series. www.thecastingroom.biz. thanks to all Wore; The Normal Heart (2011 tony); A Raisin the great actors who came out for Kinky Boots in the Sun (2014 tony); The Tale of the Allergist’s and to her great casting team! Wife; War Horse (2011 tony); Wiesenthal; The Year of Magical Thinking; and You Can’t theatersMith assOciates llc Take It With You. Currently: It Shoulda Been u.s. technical supervisor You, a new musical by barbara anselmi Patrick shea and jason Clark join Chris smith and brian hargrove, directed by david (smitty) forming a new technical direction hyde Pierce; james lecesne’s The Absolute Company. they have worked together on Brightness of Leonard Pelkey. love to steven, Kinky Boots, Holler, Chaplin, Elf, August Osage my wonderful family, lucy and leo ever in tour, Brooklyn, Wonderland, Legally Blonde tour my heart. www.darylrothProductions.com

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 25 2015-06-01 9:22 AM hal luFtig Jayne BarOn sherMan Producer Producer winner of four and london’s broadway productions include The Normal olivier award, hal luftig has worked on and Heart (tony), Elling, 33 Variations and the off broadway for the past 25 years. broadway: tony award-winning revival of A Raisin in The Elephant Man, Evita, Catch Me If You Can, the Sun. also, This Is Our Youth (sydney opera Come Fly Away, West Side Story, All My Sons, house), Carousel (west end) and It Shoulda Legally Blonde, The Times They Are A-Changin’, Been You. an lgbtQ activist, her board Whoopi, Movin’ Out, Thoroughly Modern Millie, service includes in the life Media (co-chair), Annie Get Your Gun, High Society, The Diary of lambda legal (co-chair) and stonewall Anne Frank, The King and I, Moon Over Buffalo, Community foundation. Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam, The Secret Garden. he is currently developing a revival of Just FOr laughs theatricals Children of a Lesser God and a new musical by Producer david byrne based on the life of joan of arc. Ceo adam blanshay, Chairman gilbert hal has an Mfa from Columbia university rozon. jflt is a subsidiary of the just for and an ulcer from tension. laughs festival, the largest comedy producer in the world. uk theatre credits include JaMes l. nederlander Merrily We Roll Along, Old Times ( Producer theatre); (); President of nederlander organization, Abigail’s Party (uk tour). thanks to hal. son of james M. nederlander (Chairman). Mr. nederlander is currently represented Judith ann aBraMs on broadway with Spider-Man Turn Off the Producer Dark and the up-and-coming I’ll Eat You highlights: Kinky Boots, Matilda (investor, Last starring bette Midler. other broadway b’way), Spring Awakening (tony and olivier credits include Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, awards), Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, Annie West Side Story, Next to Normal, …Spelling Bee, Get Your Gun (tony). Producer of the famed Million Dollar Quartet, Who’s Afraid of Virginia family musical theatre co., the broadway Woolf? with kathleen turner and bill irwin, Pixie judy troupe, in association with Movin’ Out. rodgers & hammerstein Music library. tony voting member, american theatre wing. full terry allen KraMer bio see: americantheaterwing. org under Producer advisory Committee. incomplete listing: Sugar Babies; ; The Goat… (tony award); Movin’ Out yasuhirO Kawana (tony award); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; Producer Cyrano; Dirty Dancing; West Side Story; Fiddler broadway: Legally Blonde, Come Fly Away, Catch on the Roof; The Addams Family; The Merchant Me If You Can, Evita. upcoming: First Date. of Venice; Race; Promises, Promises; Spider-Man yasuhiro has co-presented Fosse, The Full Turn Off the Dark; Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Monty, Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles in japan Evita; and I’ll Eat You Last. trustee, new york and japanese local productions of Never Presbyterian hospital. Gonna Dance, The Boy From Oz, The Producers, Sweet Charity, Titanic, Brooklyn, All Shook Up, Grease, Side Show and Promises, Promises.

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 26 2015-06-01 9:22 AM allan s. gOrdOn & adaM s. gOrdOn impetus for venturing into Kinky Boots. Producer happy to be part of the KB family. allan has received tony awards for Rent, Death of a Salesman, Hairspray and Spamalot. Bryan Bantry allan’s career spans the fields of theatre, Producer law, investment banking, real estate and last century: Greater Tuna, You Can’t Take It venture capital. together, allan and adam’s With You (1983), Aren’t We All, Street Corner credits include Evita, Peter and the Starcatcher, Symphony. Current: Kinky Boots (tony award). Pippin, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Cry-Baby b’way and tour: Here Lies Love. and Flashdance. Jane BergÈre Ken daVenPOrt Producer Producer broadway: Annie; Clybourne Park (tony broadway and off-broadway: It’s Only a Play, award); War Horse (tony award); Mothers and Sons (tony nomination), The Driving Miss Daisy; La Cage aux Folles Bridges of Madison County, Macbeth, , (tony award); A Little Night Music (tony Blithe Spirit (broadway, west end and tour), nomination); All My Sons; 13 the Musical; Altar Boyz, The Awesome 80s Prom, My First Is He Dead?; Curtains (tony nomination); Time and more. Created the “be a broadway Glengarry Glen Ross (tony award); star” board game and author of the blog Caroline, or Change (tony nomination); theProducersPerspective.com. upcoming: Metamorphoses (tony nomination). Gettin’ the Band Back Together and Somewhere www.janebergereProductions.com in Time. indePendent Presenters netwOrK hunter arnOld Producer Producer independent Presenters network is a hunter is a producer, entrepreneur and consortium of 50 of the nation’s leading the founder of the new Musical Creative broadway presenters who skillfully manage Collective, an organization committed to a subscription base of 350,000 throughout aiding the development of new musical america. recent broadway/london/u.s. works from emerging artists. broadway: tours: Matilda, Cinderella, Pippin, Jekyll & Hyde, It’s Only a Play, Mothers and Sons (tony Leap of Faith, La Cage aux Folles, Wonderland, nomination), The Bridges of Madison 9 to 5, Ragtime, Frost/Nixon, Legally Blonde, County, Macbeth, Godspell. upcoming The Color Purple, Spamalot, ’s projects: Somewhere in Time, Gettin’ the Band Edward Scissorhands and Sleeping Beauty. Back Together. JiM Kierstead lucy and Phil suarez Producer Producer broadway: Pippin. off-broadway: Yank!, Phil executive produced many iconic Thrill Me (drama desk and lortel noms.). in commercials; ’s development: Unexpected Joy. board member video; trailers for Dreamgirls, A Chorus Line, at york theatre Company. special thanks to Evita. he and jean-georges own numerous our team! restaurants. lucy’s time has been devoted to philanthropic works. she provided the

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 27 2015-06-01 9:22 AM BB grOuP Producer based in germany, bb group is among the market leaders in developing, producing, managing and promoting premium live entertainment in europe and beyond. www.bb-promotion.com

christina PaPagJiKa Producer feature films include The Butler starring oprah winfrey, and jane fonda, and upcoming The Family Fang starring jason bateman, nicole kidman and Christopher walken.

gregOry rae Producer gregory is a gay activist and producer. Past projects: The Normal Heart (2011 tony), Clybourne Park (2012 tony), Bare. upcoming: Allegiance.

Brian sMith Producer broadway: Evita (tony nomination), Catch Me If You Can. ny: Harmonious Pimps…, Camp Wanatachi, Yes We Can, PINK! 2010 ny innovative theatre award, outstanding director. thanks to hal.

tOM and cOnnie walsh Producer our producing debut. long-time supporters of the nonprofit performing arts in seattle. board members of the 5th avenue theatre and the Pnb ballet.

warren trePP Producer warren has produced Evita, Legally Blonde, Movin’ Out and Thoroughly Modern Millie on broadway. his proudest production is his son, warren edward, a credit he shares with his wife jâlé.

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 28 2015-06-01 9:22 AM JuJaMcyn theaters daVid MirVish Producer Producer jujamcyn theaters looks forward to david Mirvish is a toronto-based theatrical welcoming you to one of our five broadway producer. he owns and operates four theatres where current productions include theatres in toronto — the royal alexandra, the tony award-winning best Musicals Kinky the Princess of wales, the ed Mirvish and Boots, The Book of Mormon, A Gentleman’s Guide the Panasonic. Mirvish Productions, a to Love and Murder and Jersey Boys, as well as company founded by Mr. Mirvish in 1986, the new hit musical Something Rotten! join us has produced plays and musicals for these at jujamcyn.com and givenik.com. and other venues throughout Canada, on broadway and in london’s west end. in addition, Mirvish Productions has presented more than 500 touring productions in the city of toronto.

credits & acknowledgments

Production Photographer ...... Cylla von tiedeMann FOr KINKY BOOTS dialect Coach ...... aMy jo jaCkson opening night Co-ordinator ...... antonio tan wOrldwide ManageMent FOr KinKy BOOts assistant to daryl roth ...... Megan sMith foresight theatriCal assistant to hal luftig...... sCott sinClair aaron lustbader allan williams Mark shacket u.s. legal Counsel ...... lazarus & harris llP/ alan wasser Marc borsak Mark barna sCott lazarus, esQ., u.s. Press rePresentatiVe robert C. harris, esQ. o&M Co. Canadian legal Counsel ...... lang MiChener llP: rick Miramontez Molly barnett Chelsea nachman howard drabinsky u.s. accounting ...... Marks, Paneth & shron/ Company Manager...... Charles Chu ChristoPher CaCaCe, Company Management assistant ...... anika nater Pat Pedersen, ruthie skoChil Casting assistant ...... brendan wilCoCks u.s. banking ...... City national bank/eriC PieCuCh, Child Chaperone/apprentice stage Manager .....janine nater anne MCsweeney, MiChael tynan apprentice stage Manager ...... adriana diMitri u.s. Payroll service.....CheCks and balanCes Payroll, inC. Properties supervisor ...... kathy fabian/ProPstar sarah galbraith, anthony walker associate Props supervisor...... john esteP associate scenic designer ...... t.j. greenway credits associate Costume designer ...... jaMes hall scenery and scenic effects built, painted, electrified and associate lighting designer ...... jereMy CunninghaM automated by showmotion, inc., Milford, Ct; treadmill associate sound designer...... david Patridge automation and show Control by showmotion, inc. using the assistant lighting designer ...... george Quan aC2 Computerized Motion Control system; lighting equipment Moving light Programmer...... aleX fogel by Prg lighting; sound equipment by Masque sound; rigging Production Carpenter ...... Mike PuhaCz equipment supplied by Christie lights and showmotion; Production electricians .....MiChael brown, jaMes fedigan, specialty props provided by Propstar, tom Carroll scenery, randy zaibek Paper Mache Monkey, daedalus design and Production, t.o. dey, assistant Production electrician ...... niCholas troCColi Mary wilson and daniel Moss; Costumes by donna langman Production sound engineer ...... david Patridge Costumes llC, eric winterling, inc., seamless Costumes, advance Production audio ...... kevin kennedy tricorne inc.; Millinery by Monica viani Custom Millinery.; associate Costume designer ...... jaMes hall Custom fabric Printing by gene Mignola, inc.; Custom shoes & assistant designers ....john dunnett, lindsay McwilliaMs boots by t.o. dey; wigs made by Magnolia wigs Makeup designs executed by ...... lesley olson

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RAT15JJAS_KinkyBoots_Program.indd 29 2015-06-01 9:22 AM sPecial thanKs FOr ticKetKing general Manager ...... jaMes aldridge lisa barbaris Phone operations Manager...... alan forsyth Cyndi Lauper wishes to thank her collaborators: Phone operations asst. Manager ...... susie MarCon sammy james jr., steve gaboury, Phone operations supervisors ...... karen Costa, rich Morel and tom hammer, stephen oremus sCott riChardson, janet koMPare-fritz Makeup provided by administrative services Manager ...... Maggie buski reporting Co-ordinator ...... natasha sPringett ticketing Co-ordinator ...... karyn king Band sPOnsOrs ticketing software administrator ...... sara rivard ticketing software Co-ordinator ...... franCo MarCantonio drew jurecka’s violin made by Mark schnurr in flesherton, ont. business analyst ...... andrew Merzetti Mike herriott’s trumpet is supplied by yamaha Canada; database administrator ...... dileeP kolanu he uses wedge Mouth Pieces and torpedo Cases FOr MirVish grOuP sales & suBscriPtiOns tristan avakian is sponsored by godin guitars subscriptions operations Manager ...... david linton subscriptions services Manager...... gerard raju Chris sutherland is sponsored by sonor drums, associate Manager, sabian Cymbals, evans drumheads, Promark drumsticks subscriptions operations ...... Paulyn raMan and direct sound headphones group sales Manager...... sandra Quiteria Customer service Co-ordinator ...... dave Pelley FOr MirVish PrOductiOns education Co-ordinator...... denise anderson, Producer ...... david Mirvish group sales Co-ordinators ...... nelia baird, executive Producer...... brian sewell ganth MayathiraviaM, karen Moran Managing director ...... david MuCCi group sales liaison ...... abigail kell director of finance...... CaMillo CasCiato Customer service representatives...... aleXandra lean, director of Communications ...... john karastaMatis arika uMMe gul, ashley Mundy, director of development...... kelly robinson blair leighton, brandon barnswell, director of sales ...... jiM valentine daniel Mclarty, daniella frustaglio, director of Production ...... sCot whithaM dulan Mathithayan, ernest avseev, director of labour relations & MaXiMe shanthakuMar, Munira saruat, human resources ...... Mark lavaway riChard Mcdonald, ryan reeve, tiffany tobias human resources intern ...... yuliya tiMurshina FOr the rOyal aleXandra theatre associate Producers...... linda intasChi, raChael Mirvish general Manager ...... ron jaCobson assistant Producer...... sarah sisko house Manager...... elizabeth Morales associate general Manager ...... Charles Chu assistant house Manager ...... nikol Pavlidou Company Management assistant ...... anika nater front of house supervisor ...... karen ho general Management associate...... hannah Mirvish theatre operations assistant...... jaMes sandhaM Production Manager...... Chris PrideauX senior Maintenance Manager...... kevin McCarthy Production Manager...... nathan giles head Carpenter ...... MiChael PuhaCz Production administrator ...... desirÉe Proveau head electrician ...... john still senior Marketing Manager ...... Chris dorsCht head of Properties ...... guy gualtieri Communications Manager ...... sue toth head of flies ...... blair egglestone Press & Public relations Manager ...... j. randy alldread head of wardrobe...... heather Clarkson Marketing Manager ...... MiChael taylor head of wigs...... helen gregor online Marketing Manager ...... aubrey stork security & Parking supervisor ...... robert ashley web designer ...... jennifer jenkins videographer ...... tristan gough backstage and front of house employees are Marketing intern ...... nik Murillo represented by the international alliance of it Manager ...... josie di luzio theatrical stage employees (or i.a.t.s.e.). system administrators ...... Charles barthMann, Mirvish Productions is a member of the PhilliP drew, katharine Posavad Professional association of Canadian theatres analyst/accounting Manager ...... reg dunCan (PaCt) and engages, under the terms of the Controller ...... jason yiP Canadian theatre agreement, actors and stage accountant ...... tina Marshall managers who are members of the Canadian show accountant ...... raCQuel frost actors’ equity association. accounting staff...... julie logan, kiM situ Payroll ...... lilian siu the musicians employed in this production assistant to david Mirvish ...... laurel Purvis are members of the toronto Musicians’ receptionists ...... helder bruM, rebeCCa raftus, association, the american federation julia hladkowiCz of Musicians.

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❚ PATRONS ARE REMINDED Cameras, video cameras and sound recording devices are not allowed in the theatre. Smoking is not permitted in any area of the theatre. As a courtesy to others, please turn off cellular phones and beepers before entering the auditorium. Please do not wear strong perfumes that might disturb other patrons.

❚ FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HEARING-IMPAIRED For the benefit of the hearing-impaired, the theatre is equipped with an infra-red listening system. Receivers may be borrowed from the main floor concessions counter. A driver’s licence or credit card is required as a deposit.

❚ UNDERGROUND PARKING Royal Alexandra patrons are invited to take advantage of the parking garage at The Princess of Wales Theatre, with an entrance off John Street.

❚ REFRESHMENTS For your convenience, intermission refreshments may be advance-ordered prior to the performance in the Yale Simpson Lounge on the lower level of the theatre. The lounge features a full bar, specialty coffees, soft drinks, juices, chocolates, cookies and Häagen Dazs ice creams.

❚ LOST & FOUND Please call (416) 593-4216.

❚ TICKETS & FURTHER INFORMATION Tickets and information may be obtained at the box office, or by telephone at (416) 872-1212. Group rates, for groups of 20 or more, are available through the Group Sales Office at (416) 593-4142.

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