WINNER! 2018 TONY AWARD® FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL OCTOBER 2019 • VOL. 1 Carson Center Box Office (270) 450-4444 “What a delight it is to enter the world of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND!” raves The New York Times. Winner of the 2018 TONY AWARD FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is the sweeping, universal tale of Ti Moune, a fearless peasant girl in search of her place in the world, and ready to risk it all for love. Guided by the mighty island gods, Ti Moune sets out on a remarkable journey to reunite with the man who has captured her heart. The groundbreaking vision of two-time Tony Award nominated director Michael Arden (Spring Awakening revival) and acclaimed choreographer Camille A. Brown (NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live) conjures up “a place where magic is possible and beauty is apparent for all to see!” (The Huffington Post). With a score that bursts with life from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the Tony Award-winning songwriters of Anastasia and Ragtime, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is a timeless testament to theater’s unlimited possibilities. WELCOME HOME PADUCAH NATIVES McKynleigh Alden Abraham and Jamey Jennings Thank you to the LOCAL LIGHTWALKERS for Once on This Island! These Paducah Tilghman and McCracken County High School Students and Alumni deserve a round of applause for their assistance during the two-week technical and rehearsal period that took place at The Carson Center in preparation for the show’s national tour. John Dabu Andriah Hawthorne Ameri Thompson LeVion Decker Jlea Humphries Vic Tyler Elijah Garrett Brandon McFarland Kendrick Williams Jalen Harris Mark Taylor II Mikaya Woods 8 www.thecarsoncenter.org Carson Center Box Office (270) 450-4444 The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports The Carson Center with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. www.thecarsoncenter.org 9 Carson Center Box Office (270) 450-4444 KEN DAVENPORT HUNTER ARNOLD NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS and CARL DAIKELER ROY PUTRINO BROADWAY STRATEGIC RETURN FUND H. RICHARD HOPPER BRIAN CROMWELL SMITH ROB KOLSON KEVIN LYLE MICHELLE RILEY/MARIE STEVENSON/DR. MOJGAN FAJIRAM INVISIBLE WALL PRODUCTIONS/ISLAND PRODUCTIONS present Book & Lyrics by Music by LYNN AHRENS STEPHEN FLAHERTY featuring JAHMAUL BAKARE KYLE RAMAR FREEMAN TAMYRA GRAY CASSONDRA JAMES with MCKYNLEIGH ALDEN ABRAHAM PHILLIP BOYKIN BRIANA BROOKS GEORGE L. BROWN MICHAEL IVAN CARRIER MIMI CROSSLAND MARIAMA DIOP JAY DONNELL ALEX JOSEPH GRAYSON DANIELLE LEE GREAVES TYLER HARDWICK PHYRE HAWKINS SAVY JACKSON TATIANA LOFTON ROBERT ZELAYA and introducing COURTNEE CARTER Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Tour Sound Design DANE LAFFREY CLINT RAMOS JULES FISHER + PETER HYLENSKI SHANNON SLATON PEGGY EISENHAUER Orchestrations Original Vocal Arrangements Hair/Wig and Make-up Design “Found” Instrument Design ANNMARIE MILAZZO & STEPHEN FLAHERTY COOKIE JORDAN JOHN BERTLES & MICHAEL STAROBIN BASH THE TRASH Casting Associate Director Associate Choreographer Music Director TELSEY + COMPANY JUSTIN SCRIBNER RICKEY TRIPP STEVEN CUEVAS CRAIG BURNS, CSA Music Coordinator Tour Booking, Press & Marketing General Management Production Manager JOHN MILLER BOND THEATRICAL GROUP GENTRY & ASSOCIATES NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS GREGORY VANDER PLOEG EVAN ROONEY Associate Producers Company Manager Production Stage Manager EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KAYLA GREENSPAN JAMEY JENNINGS KELSEY TIPPINS TRINITY WHEELER VALERIE NOVAKOFF Music Supervisor CHRIS FENWICK Choreographer CAMILLE A. BROWN Director MICHAEL ARDEN Based on the novel “My Love, My Love” by Rosa Guy 0 www.thecarsoncenter.org Carson Center Box Office (270) 450-4444 Cast Jahmaul Kyle Ramar Tamyra Cassondra Bakare Freeman Gray James McKynleigh Philip Briana George L. Courtnee Alden Boykin Brooks Brown Carter Abraham Michael Ivan Jay Alex Joseph Danielle Lee Tyler Carrier Donnell Grayson Greaves Hardwick Phyre Savy Tatiana Robert Hawkins Jackson Lofton Zelaya MiMi Mariama Crossland Diop www.thecarsoncenter.org 11 Carson Center Box Office (270) 450-4444 Cast of Characters (in alphabetical order) Storyteller ...............................................................MCKYNLEIGH ALDEN ABRAHAM Agwe ............................................................................................. JAHMAUL BAKARE Tonton Julian .....................................................................................PHILLIP BOYKIN Andrea/Storyteller ..........................................................................BRIANA BROOKS Armand/Storyteller .....................................................................GEORGE L. BROWN Beauxhomme/Storyteller ................................................... MICHAEL IVAN CARRIER Ti Moune ..................................................................................... COURTNEE CARTER Little Girl (at certain performances) ............................................MIMI CROSSLAND Little Girl (at certain performances) ...............................................MARIAMA DIOP Storyteller ............................................................................................. JAY DONNELL Asaka ....................................................................................KYLE RAMAR FREEMAN Papa Ge ..............................................................................................TAMYRA GRAY "Beauxhommes" Narrator/Storyteller ................................ALEX JOSEPH GRAYSON Mama Euralie ........................................................................DANIELLE LEE GREAVES Daniel ............................................................................................. TYLER HARDWICK "Beauxhommes" Narrator/Storyteller ...........................................PHYRE HAWKINS Storyteller ...........................................................................................SAVY JACKSON Erzulie ......................................................................................... CASSONDRA JAMES Storyteller .......................................................................................TATIANA LOFTON Storyteller ......................................................................................... ROBERT ZELAYA UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. For Ti Moune—BRIANA BROOKS, SAVY JACKSON; For Daniel—MICHAEL IVAN CARRIER, ROBERT ZELAYA; For Agwe and Tonton Julian—GEORGE L. BROWN, JAY DONNELL; For Asaka—PHYRE HAWKINS, TATIANA LOFTON; For Erzulie—MCKYNLEIGH ALDEN ABRAHAM, SAVY JACKSON; For Papa Ge—MCKYNLEIGH ALDEN ABRAHAM, ALEX JOSEPH GRAYSON; For Mama Euralie—PHYRE HAWKINS, TATIANA LOFTON DANCE CAPTAIN ROBERT ZELAYA ONCE ON THIS ISLAND WILL BE PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION. The taking of photographs, videotaping or other recording of this production is a violation of the copyright law and an actionable federal offense. 12 www.thecarsoncenter.org Carson Center Box Office (270) 450-4444 Musical Numbers “We Dance” ................................................................................................ Company “One Small Girl” ........................................................ Tonton Julian, Mama Euralie, .................................................................................................Little Girl, Storytellers “Waiting For Life” ................................................................. Ti Moune, Storytellers “And The Gods Heard Her Prayer” ........................Asaka, Agwe, Papa Ge, Erzulie “Rain” ........................................................................................... Agwe, Storytellers “Discovering Daniel” ............................................................ Ti Moune, Storytellers “Pray” .................................................................................Ti Moune, Tonton Julian, .........................................................................................Mama Euralie, Storytellers “Forever Yours” ........................................Ti Moune, Daniel, Papa Ge, Storytellers “The Sad Tale Of The Beauxhommes” .................................. Armand, Storytellers “Ti Moune” ................................................................ Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian, ................................................................................................ Ti Moune, Storytellers “Mama Will Provide” .................................................................Asaka, Storytellers “Waiting For Life” (Reprise) ...................................................................... Ti Moune “Some Say” .............................................................................Storytellers, Little Girl “The Human Heart” ...................................................................Erzulie, Storytellers “Gossip” ................................................................................................... Storytellers “Some Girls” .................................................................................................... Daniel “The Ball” ......................................................................Andrea, Daniel, Storytellers “Ti Moune’s Dance” .....................................................Ti Moune, Grands Hommes “When We Are Wed” .................................Andrea, Ti Moune, Daniel, Storytellers “Forever Yours” (Reprise) ........................Papa Ge, Ti Moune, Erzulie, Storytellers “A Part Of Us” ..................................................................