fOR PffifORhlHCS flRTS Governors State University presents Sunday, November 4, 2007 A MIDWEST The Center for Performing Arts' presentation of ANNIE is being sponsored in part by ArtsMidwest The Center for Performing Arts' 2007-2008 Season is sponsored in part by a generous grant from: NETworks Presentations, LLC CAST presents (in order of appearance) Molh- ,\NN/\L1SA DiBERN/VRDO Rooster Ifennigan ... J.MKHAELZYGO Pepper MADISON ZAVITZ Lily St. Regis CHERYL HOFFMANN Duffy .. ..MARINA ROSE MACHERONE Bert Healy ANDY MEYERS July JAEDA-IMAN BEN-fAMIN Fred McCracken TUG WATSON THE BEANS KZW fKOOTCTIOK Ttesie ABBY SPARE Jimmy Johnson FUS'nN GLASER Kate .. .GRACE ELIZABETH ETZKORN Sound EflectsMan MATTDAVID BOOK by Lyrics ly Armie AMANDABALON RcamSe Boylan JOLIE DUFRENE Thomas Meehan Charles Strouse Martin Charnin Miss Hannigan LYNN ANDREWS Bonnie Bc.y!an ... .RUTHIE ANN MILES Bundles McCJoskey ... JUS1IN GLASER Connie BoyJisn . .CHELSEY WHITELOCK Original liroadwav Production Directed by Martin Cliamin Apple Seller ANDY MEYERS Oxydent 'Hwir of Smiles" Producer ed on Broadway by Mike Nichols Dog Catcher .MATTDAVID PAT SIBLEY Produced by Sanely MIKEY H.V. Kahe»bom's Voice Ii-w.in Meyer Stephen R. Friedman Lewis Allen ...TUGWATSON ARCHIE T. TRIDMOR1EN Alvin Nederlandar The John F. Kennedy Center Icarus Productions Si^diie ths Kettle JAT SIBLEY F.D.R JEFFREY B. DUNCAN Associates, Inc for she Performing Arts Grace FarreJ] ABBY STEVENS Ickes MATT DAVID Bw«l (>r, UTTUP. ORPHAN' ANNIE™ Used by permission oi'Tribune Medis Services Drake JIKKYPOPE Howe TUG WATSON Mrs. Pugh .PAT SIBLEY Hull ANDY MEYERS David Barton Lynn Andrews Cecille Q1ELSEY WHITE [jOCK Perkins PAT SIBLEY Abby Stevens J. Michael Zygo Cheryl Hoffmann Jeffrey B. Duncan Annette JOLIE DUFRENE Montentbau JUSTIN GLASER and Mrs. Gwer RUTHIE ANN MILES Justice Brandeis M.VTT DAVID Amanda Enlon Oliver Warbucks DAVID BARTON Streel People. Warbucks' Staff, New Yorkers, as Annie Star to Be .. .. .COREY SCHEYS Hoovaville-ites . ..ENSEMBLE Jaida-hnan Benjamin Annalisa DiBemardo Grace Elizabeth Etzkorn Marina Rose Macherone Abby Spare Madison Zavitz Man David jolie Dufrene Justin Glaser Ensemble Andy Meyers Ruihie Ann Miles Sunny Naughton Ricky Pope Corey Scheys MAFT DAVID, JOLIE DUFRENE. JUSTIN GLASER, CHERYL HOFFMANN, Pat Sibley Tug Watson Chelsey Whitelock Alexander Yepremian ANDY MEYERS. RUTHIE ANN MILES, RICKY POPE, COREY SCHEYS, PAT Sa Design Oiiiymii Costume Design Lighting .Dt>A,'#« SiBLEY TUG WATSON, Ming Cho Lee Tlteoni V. AJdrcdge Ken Billingtnn and Peter Hvlenski CHELSEY WHITELOCK, ALEXANDER YEPREMIAN Jason Kantvowitz MasKal Sfupervaion'Ordteitratifriu Keith Levenson Understudies Uiuierstudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for ifc? appearance l:fkv?-: Coordinator Mu&ctil DfrtiZterfCentluctor Additional Coslurms Dfsig ?d by Hair Design John Mczzio Keify Ann Lambert ,limm Halliday BernicArdia is »iade a! the time of the performance. Production Supervisor Genera! Manager For Oliver Warbucks - RICKY POPE Justin Rcitcr Ba«-D Marie Bernhard Patricia Pearec Gentry- Gentry & Associiates Bob CHnc For Miss Hannigan - PAT SIBLEY Company Manager For Annie- GRACE ELIZABETH ETZKORN David Zack Exclusive Tour Direction Ken Leist For Grace - JOLIE DUFRENE Tour Marketing and Press The Booking Group Aliimfds try ForFD.R.. -ANDY MEYERS TMG - The Marketing Croup Meredith Blair William Bertoiti For Rooster - TUG WATSON For Lily - CHELSEY WHTTBLOCK; For Boylan Sisters - COREY SCHEYS For Drake - JUSTIN GLASER.; For Heafy - MATT DAVID Kary M. For Molly - MARINA ROSE MACHERONE: For Star to Be- RUTHIE ANN MILES Original Swtufoay Musical Staging by Far Sandy - LOLA Peter Gftimaro Orphan Swing •• SUNNY' NAUGHTON; Dance Captain - COREY SCHEYS Assistant Dance Captain - TUG WATSON , Liza Gennaro Orchestra Entire Production Directed by Music Director - KELLY ANN LAMBERT Assistant Conductor/Keyboard - Elizabeth L.K.. Herman: Martin Charuin Trombone - Andrew Jaeger; Trumpet - Sukhbir Channa Annie is Hc^ns-f-ti by .Miwii: hittiniatio-ial, New York, NY Reeds - Ira Bcnnan, Rick Kissinger; Drums - Tom Bradford Exclusive Tour Direction: The Booking Group (page two) SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERS Who's Who ACT ONE AMANDA. BALON (Annie) is honored to of Horrors, Fiddler on the Roof. Oliver! December 31-19, 1933 return to Annie in the title role. The ] 0 year (Foothills). TV: "Saturday Night Live," old Orlando resident has performed since (NBC/Universal), "Stella," (Comedy the age of two. Amanda is the recipient of Centra]), "Chappelle's Show." This one is SCENE 1: The New York Municipal Orphanage (Girls Annex). St. Mark's Place the Broadway Trophy for ''Best Childstar for Patrick, Mack, J.J., Andrew and the "Maybe" Annie in a Musical" and was named "Champion new one! "It's the Hard-Knock Life" Annie and the Orphans Performer of the World" in Hollywood, ANNALISADIBERNARDO (Molly) per- "It's the Hard-Knock. Life" (Reprise) The Orphans CA. Credits include Annie, Christinas forms all around the Central Florida area. SCENE 2: Lower Broadway Coral, GHnch. Sound of Music. Gypsy, She's won may local and regional talent "Tomorrow" Annie Mary Poppinx, Cats Jr. Amanda thanks competitions for singing and dancing SCENE 3: A Hoovervilie Underneath the Brooklyn Bridge Martin Cnarnin, NETworfcs and her family including the 2006 Lisa Maile Talent "We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover" Hooverville-ites and Annie for believing in her. Showcase. Credits include local and SCENE 4: Haimigatrs Office at the Orphanage www.aniandaba.lon.corn regional television commercials. She "Little Girls" .Miss Hannigan DAVID BARTON (Oliver Warbucks}. attends Dance Theater Performing Arts "Little Girls" (Reprise) .Miss Hannigan After 25 years of working as a Theatre Arts School in Titusville, FL. Many thanks to SCENE 5: The Warbucks Mansion at: Fifth Avenue auo«r'82nd Street Teacher, David is ecstatic to be living out Martin Charnin. NE'Fworks, family and "I Think I'm Gonna Like [t Here" Grace, Annie. Drake. Cecilk, his dream of performing professionally. In friends for making this dream possible. Annette. Mrs. Piigh, Mrs. Greer, Servants 1994, David created the Steeple Players JOI.J.E DUERENE (Ronnie SCENE 6: From Fifth Avenue to Times Square Theatre in Hendersunviile, TN, a non-prof- Boy!an/Ensembie/lJ.S. Grace} is thrilled to "N.Y.C." Warbucks, Grace, Annie. Star to Be and New Yorkers it theater dedicated to education and com- be apart of Annie, She was born and raised SCENE 7: Miss Hannigan's Office at The Orphanage munity enrichment. Favorite roles include in New Orleans and is a proud graduate of Oklahoma' (Jud) and Camelot (Merlin). Louisiana State University. She is also a "Easy Street" Miss Hauuigan, Rooster and Lily "Thanks Mom, Dad, Cay. Alayna and recent graduate of NYC's American SCENE 8: Warbucks* Study Ashlea for always believing in me.'1 Musical and Dramatic Academy. All my "You Won't Be an Orphan for Long" Grace, Drake, Mrs. Push, Cecille. LYNN ANDREWS (Miss Hannigmn is love and thanks to my family and friends. Annette, Servants and Warbucks tickled to be joining the cast of Annie in her JEFFREY B. DUNCAN (FDR/Ensemble) "Maybe" (Reprise) Annie National tour debut. Recent credits include is from Minnesota. He is a voice teacher Chicago (Mama Morton), Romeo and whose students include Laura Osnes, star- Intermission Juliet (Nurse) and the new multimedia ring on Broadway as Sandy in Grease. He sketch comedy, Happy Sunshine Kimg Fu is happy to return for his 3™ time as FDR ACT TWO Flower (Ninja £5). She would like to thank on the National tour. He also played Henry December 21-25, 193? her family and friends for their love and Ford on the National tour of Ragtime. support despite, you know, all those funny Thanks to Martin and his NETworks fami- things that happen. ly. Love to God, Familv and Friends. SCENE 1: The NBC .Radio Studio at 30 Rockefeller Center JAIDA-IMAN BENJAMIN (July) is GRACE ELIZABETH ETZKORN "You're Never- Fully Dressed Without a Smile" Bert Healy, The Boylan Sisters from Charlotte. NC and thrilled to be mak- (Kate/11.S. Annie) is thrilled to be going on and the Hour of Smiles Family ing her acting debut in Annie! Training: NY tour with Annie. She was last seen in the SCENE 2: The Sewing Room at the Orphanage Knicks (K.CK Dancer), NC Dance Theatre American Girl Revue i» Chicago. Other "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" (Reprise; The Orphans (Ballet), Children's Theatre of Charlotte favorites include American Girl Holiday "Easy Street" (Reprise) Miss Hannigan. Rooster and Lily (Theatre), Charlotte All-Stars (Competitive Celebration. Children's Letters to God SCENE 3: Washington: The White House Cheetleading). Credits: "Women of Color (Iris), The Music Man (Amaryllis), "Tomorrow" (Reprise) Annie, F.D.R., Warbucks and The Cabinet in Flight" (Young Mae Jemison), Target Cheaper by the Dozen and Joseph ... Grace SCENE 4: The Gallery at the Warbucks Mansion (In-store model), Martha Show, Apollo wishes to thank God, her family and "Something Was Missing" Warbucks Theatre and NBA All-Star Games (per- friends and everyone who helped, make this amazing journey possible. SCENE 5: The East Ballroom of the Warbucks Mansion former). Jaida thanks God and her family. www.iaiiiabeniamin.corr! JUSTIN GLASER (Bundles "Annie" Grace. Drake and The Staff MATT DAVID (Harold Ickes/Judge. McCI«$key;Eiisetnble) First National tour. "I Don't Need Anything But You" Warbucks and Annie Brandeis'Ensemble) New York: Whoop-Up BFA Northern Kentucky University. Love "Maybe" (Reprise.) Annie (50™ Anniversary Celebration), The to Mom and Dad. "A New Deal for Christmas" Annie, Warbucks, Grace, F.D.R., Streets of New York. Comings and Goings, CHERYL HOFFMANN (Lily Si. 'Hie Orphans and The Staff Genius Famous (NY Fridge), The Ticket. .Regis/Ensemble) graduated from Regional: Boomers, A New Musical (Ft. Minnesota State University at Mankato Lauderdale's Broward Center), Little Shop with a B.S. in Theatre Arts and has been (page three) (page four) performing at various theatres across the He is also a musical director, vocal coach from the New School University and an KELLY ANN LAMBERT (Music U.S.