THE WALLIS To find your happy Paul Crewes Rachel Fine & CODY LASSEN Artistic Director Managing Director PRODUCTION OF ending, go back to AND Shane Scheel / Ad Astra Live the beginning… PRODUCTION OF MUSIC AND LYRICS BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM BOOK BY GEORGE FURTH DIRECTED BY MICHAEL ARDEN BASED ON THE SOUNDTRACKS OF MARTIN SCORSESE CREATED BY Anderson Davis, Shane Scheel and Jesse Vargas STARRING James Byous, Carmen Cusack, Lindsey Gort, Dionne Gipson, Olivia Harris, Doug Kreeger, Justin Mortelliti, Jason Paige, Zak Resnick, B. Slade, Pia Toscano, John Lloyd Young SET DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN Matt Steinbrenner Steve Mazurek Dan Efros Ben Soldate Kyle Courter Michael Berger NOV 22 – DEC 18, 2016 WIG & MAKE UP DESIGN PROPS MASTER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Cassie Russek Carissa Huizenga Sumie Maeda CASTING PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Beth Lipari, CSA Lora K. Powell Rick V. Moreno AD ASTRA LIVE PRODUCER Siobhan O'Neill MUSIC SUPERVISION & ARRANGEMENTS Jesse Vargas CHOREOGRAPHY RJ Durell & Nick Florez DIRECTOR Anderson Davis SEPTEMBER 21 – OCTOBER 16, 2016 Bram Goldsmith Theater CONNECT WITH US: This production is made possible by generous support from David C. Bohnett. 310.746.4000 | TheWallis.org/Merrily Cast List About the Artists JAMES BYOUS DOUG KREEGER (Jake, Fight (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) (Travis) Collingwood. She has worked internationally in CAST When James Byous was in Australia with the revered and legendary director Captain) Broadway: Les Miserables second grade, his class put on a actress and producer, Debbie Allen, in her new (Broadhurst Theatre), The Visit JAMES BYOUS........................................................................................TRAVIS production of Stone Soup for musical Freeze Frame, as well as her nationally (Ambassador Theatre, Actors Fund ZAK RESNICK*.......................................................................................HENRY parents and friends. Every known holiday spectacular The Hot Chocolate Concert. OffBroadway/NY: Rooms: person in that crowd knew that Nutcracker. She recently completed fi lming on the A Rock Romance (New World JOHN LLOYD YOUNG*.................................................................................SAM James was a star, even if his role ABC hit show “Criminal Minds” and the fi lm Stages, cast recording), Thrill Me: JUSTIN MORTELLITI*............................................................................JORDAN wasn’t the lead. Even if he had… two lines. Today entitled Illicit starring David Ramsey and Vivica The Leopold & Loeb Story (York Theatre, cast recording), JASON PAIGE.......................................................................................FRANKIE that star power is made manifest on stages across Fox and you can catch her on Netfl ix in the new Departure Lounge (Public Theatre), The Last Castrato the land and he always has more than two lines. comedy “Pee Wee's Big Holiday”. If you enjoyed (Connelly Theater), Judas & Me (NYMF), Yank! (NYMF), B. SLADE*.............................................................................................STACKS James would like to thank his family and friends for Dionne's performance tonight please follow her Swimming Upstream (NY Fringe), and Veritas (NY DOUG KREEGER*......................................................................................JAKE always believing in him and supporting him through on Instagram or Twitter @dionnegipson. Fringe). National Tour: Peter Pan. International Tours: LINDSEY GORT...........................................................................................IRIS the highs and lows of the starving artist lifestyle. This Hair (cast recording), and Grease. Regional: Arkansas production of For The Record: Scorsese marks James’ LINDSEY GORT (Iris) is best Rep, Barrington Stage, Bay Street Theatre, Flat Rock PIA TOSCANO*.......................................................................................KAREN 5th happy year working with FTR and the reprisal of known as one of the leads of Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Metrostage, Pittsburgh CLO, CARMEN CUSACK*................................................................................GINGER one of his favorite roles. CW’s “The Carrie Diaries,” Reagle Players, Signature Theatre, The Old Globe, and DIONNE GIPSON.....................................................................................DIANE playing a young Samantha Yale Rep. Lead roles at Carnegie Hall and Walt Disney CARMEN CUSACK (Ginger) Jones, the iconic character from Hall. Two NY Fringe Awards, two Helen Hayes Award OLIVIA HARRIS......................................................................................TERESA just concluded her critically “Sex and the City.” Lindsey Nominations, and Po'okela Award. Born and raised in acclaimed and Tony-nominated recurred on Freeform’s “Baby Honolulu, Doug attended Punahou School. He starring role as 'Alice Murphy' in Daddy” and is currently recurring on TV Land’s received his B.F.A from Tisch at NYU, and RADA in Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s “Impastor,” as well as Amazon’s new series “The London. Cowriter of The Demise: A Rock Opera, and Broadway musical, Bright Star. It Last Tycoon.” Lindsey was also a series regular on essays published by The Huffi ngton Post. Please visit was her fi rst Broadway role. the CBS pilot “Real Good People” and the FOX pilot DougKreeger.com *The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Previously, she starred in the Chicago premiere of “Urban Cowboy.” Lindsey made her mark in the The First Wives Club: The Musical 2 Guns JUSTIN MORTELLITI Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States. , and she received a world of features when she appeared in , Jeff Award nomination for her portrayal of 'Dot/ which starred Denzel Washington and Mark (Jordan) is excited to be back on Sunday in the Park with George There will be one fifteen minute intermission. Marie' in at the Wahlberg. Lindsey was just seen as the lead in the stage with For The Record. He Chicago Shakespeare Theater. She starred in the independent feature How Sarah Got Her Wings, was previously seen in FTR: world premiere of Bright Star at the Old Globe, opposite Derek Theler. In addition to her work on Boogie Nights and FTR: UNDERSTUDIES followed by a run at Kennedy Center for which she the screen, Lindsey has performed extensively on Scorsese. Originally from New was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. She played stage. She has been seen in For The Record Jersey, Justin holds a BFA in Carrie Quentin Tarantino, DOUG KREEGER*.....................................................................ALL MALE ROLES 'Lynn Gardner' in at MCC Theatre, 'Nellie numerous times, including the acting from Rutgers University: Mason Gross School Forbush' in Lincoln Center’s national tour of South John Hughes, Robert Zemeckis, and Boogie Nights of the Arts and The London Academy of Theater. OLIVIA HARRIS......................................................................ALL FEMALE ROLES Pacifi ,c for which she also received a Helen Hayes runs of the show. Lindsey would like to thank her Justin was last seen as Drew in the original Las nomination, and ‘Elphaba' in the fi rst US national incredible husband, her wonderful family, and her Vegas production of Rock of Ages. Off-Broadway/NY: Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement is made for the tour and Melbourne, Australia productions of dedicated team for their continued love and support. The Columbine Project, Rock n Roll Debauchery appearance at the time of performance. Wicked. Her West End credits include 'Chesty (42West). Regional: Rent (Roger), Pippin (Pippin). Prospects' in Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens, 'Eva OLIVIA HARRIS (Teresa, LA Theater: The Bedroom Window (The Odyssey), Cassidy' in Over the Rainbow in the UK and Ireland, Dance Captain) Texas native Happy Days (The Falcon Theatre), Expecting to Fly ‘Fantine' in Les Miserables, ‘Rose' in The Secret Olivia Harris is happy to be back (The Elephant Theatre), The House of Yes (Stage 52), THE BAND Garden (also for the Royal Shakespeare Company performing with FTR! Olivia Twist (Avery Schreiber). TV/FILM: "Orange is the and at StratforduponAvon), ‘Kim' in Personals, and made her FTR debut as Juliet in New Black”, “Numb3rs", “Victorious”, "The Phantom of the For The Record: Baz Luhrmann JESSE VARGAS................................................MUSIC DIRECTOR/PIANO/KEYBOARD ‘Christine' in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Collection", "Dog Tags”. Justin is also a singer/ Opera. She studied opera at the University of and went on to play Juliet in songwriter and his solo albums ’The Prince of April’ GIANLUCA PALMIERI............................................................DRUMS/PERCUSSION Northern Texas. their production of BAZ at Mandalay Bay on the and 'The Fall and Rise' can be found on iTunes. ERIK CARLSON....................................................................................GUITARS Vegas Strip. She has also performed in FTR's Dear Follow Justin @justmort justinmortelliti.com DIONNE GIPSON John Hughes DANIEL DURSTON.....................................................................................BASS (Diane) is locally in LA, with Broadway in an original cast member of For Chicago, and on the Norwegian Escape. Olivia JASON PAIGE (Frankie) an TOM ZMUDA...................................................................FLUTE/TENOR/BARI SAX The Record