2018-2019 SEASON Letter from the Chairman 9 Letter from the CEO 11 The Book of Mormon 14 Palace Theater Staff Directory 30 Program information for tonight’s presentation inside. The Palace would like to thank all of its Program advertisers for their support. ADVERTISING Onstage Publications Advertising Department 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 e-mail: [email protected] www.onstagepublications.com This program is published in association with Onstage Publications, 1612 Prosser Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45409. This program may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Onstage Publications is a division of Just Business, Inc. Contents ©2019. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. letter from the chairman s Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Palace A Theater, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve this organization, and enthusiastic about its future. Committed to fostering the Palace’s success, the Board of Directors is currently working on a new three-year Strategic Business Plan, which will chart out the artistic, organizational, and financial goals for the theater. Focusing on expanded arts and educational programming, marketing, capital projects, and financial development, the objective of the plan is to continue expanding our current entertainment initiatives and ensure financial sustainability and growth for the Palace for years to come. Artistic success and economic stability help us provide a welcoming stage for both local and national arts groups. While we consistently seek out top-tier productions and popular artists, we also look to foster the next generation of talent, through our partnership with the Waterbury Arts Magnet Schools and our own educational programs. As the arts grow, so do the surrounding communities. The Palace Theater is proud to serve the geographical communities of not only Greater Waterbury, but also much of New Haven, Litchfield and Fairfield Counties. In addition, we serve the statewide artistic community, with our dedication to providing the highest quality entertainment on our Main Stage and in our Poli Club. Thank you for supporting the Palace, attending productions, and providing financial support as well. Without you, our mission of serving as a performing arts center and community gathering place could not be achieved. I am happy to help steward the organization for your enjoyment, and I am delighted to welcome you here. Sincerely, Peter J. Jacoby, MD, FACEP Chairman of the Board palace theater 9 10 palace theater letter from the ceo Welcome to the Palace Theater! While we are still enjoying this season’s presentations on our beautiful stage, it is my great pleasure to announce the 2019-2020 Webster Broadway Series! This upcoming season’s shows inspire us to dream, imagine and laugh, and we hope that you will be as excited about seeing these shows as we are to bring them here. With a glorious new production and thrilling musical score, the world’s most popular musical, Les Misérables, will be coming to the Palace for eight performances in December! From “I Dreamed a Dream” to “One Day More,” the show tells an enthralling story of love, loss, forgiveness and redemption. The 2019-2010 season begins in October with A Bronx Tale, Chazz Palminteri’s autobiographical streetwise musical. This unforgettable story of family and loyalty shows a young man’s search for his own American dream in the Bronx of the 1960s. In a Palace Theater first, we are including a non-musical offering in our season this November, the award-winning smash comedy The Play That Goes Wrong. Part murder mystery, part backstage farce, this play shows us the hilarious (and sometimes nightmarish!) behind-the-scenes happenings of the theater world. Finding Neverland will whisk away the winter blues in March, as we follow J.M. Barrie to the make-believe world of Peter Pan, Wendy and Captain Hook. Based on the film of the same name, this show explores one writer’s dreams and the people who inspired him to create his most beloved work. Our May show will immerse you in post-war Paris, where romance and youthful optimism reign. An American in Paris, inspired by the Academy Award-winning film, features George Gershwin’s soaring melodies matched with spectacular dance sequences in a tale of friendship, art, and love. With more offerings to be added to our season in the coming weeks, we hope that the 2019-2020 Webster Broadway Series will see you back at the Palace, sharing a laugh (and perhaps a tear) with us as we Dream a Dream together. Sincerely, Frank Tavera CEO palace theater 11 12 palace theater palace theater 13 show information april 9-14, 2019 14 palace theater ANNE GAREFINO SCOTT RUDIN ROGER BERLIND SCOTT M. DELMAN JEAN DOUMANIAN ROY FURMAN IMPORTANT MUSICALS STEPHANIE P. M cCLELLAND KEVIN MORRIS JON B. PLATT SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER STUART THOMPSON PRESENT BOOK, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY TREY PARKER, ROBERT LOPEZ AND MATT STONE WITH LIAM TOBIN JORDAN MATTHEW BROWN KAYLA PECCHIONI ANDY HUNTINGTON JONES JACQUES C. SMITH RON BOHMER COREY JONES JARON BARNEY JACOB BEN-SHMUEL ISAIAH TYRELLE BOYD TSILALA BROCK RICARDO COKE-THOMAS ROBERT COLVIN ZACH ERHARDT KENNY FRANCOEUR AMANDA FELICIA FOOTE JEREMY GASTON ERIC GEIL PATRICK GRAVER KRISTEN JETER TYLER LEAHY WILL LEE-WILLIAMS JOSH MARIN HENRY McGINNISS LUKE MONDAY STONEY B. MOOTOO MONICA L. PATTON JOHN PINTO JR. CHRISTIAN PROBST J NYCOLE RALPH JAMARD RICHARDSON CONNOR RUSSELL LEONARD E. SULLIVAN TEDDY TRICE SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN SCOTT PASK ANN ROTH BRIAN MacDEVITT BRIAN RONAN HAIR DESIGN ORCHESTRATIONS CASTING PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER JOSH MARQUETTE LARRY HOCHMAN & CARRIE GARDNER PAIGE GRANT STEPHEN OREMUS DANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS MUSIC DIRECTOR MUSIC COORDINATOR ASSOCIATE PRODUCER GLEN KELLY ANDREW GRAHAM MICHAEL KELLER ELI BUSH TOUR BOOKING AGENCY TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT GENERAL MANAGEMENT THE BOOKING ALLIED TOURING AURORA THOMPSON TURNER GROUP/ PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTIONS/ MEREDITH BLAIR ADAM J. MILLER MUSIC SUPERVISION AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS STEPHEN OREMUS CHOREOGRAPHED BY CASEY NICHOLAW DIRECTED BY CASEY NICHOLAW AND TREY PARKER palace theater 15 cast (in order of appearance) Mormon ............................................................................................................................TYLER LEAHY Moroni ...................................................................................................ANDY HUNTINGTON JONES Elder Price............................................................................................................................ LIAM TOBIN Elder Cunningham.................................................................................JORDAN MATTHEW BROWN Missionary Voice .............................................................................................................. RON BOHMER Price’s Dad ....................................................................................................................... RON BOHMER Cunningham’s Dad ........................................................................................................ JARON BARNEY Mrs. Brown ............................................................................................................MONICA L. PATTON Guards .......................................................................................WILL LEE-WILLIAMS, TEDDY TRICE Mafala ......................................................................................................................JACQUES C. SMITH Nabulungi ................................................................................................................KAYLA PECCHIONI Doctor ..............................................................................................................ISAIAH TYRELLE BOYD Elder McKinley ......................................................................................ANDY HUNTINGTON JONES Joseph Smith .................................................................................................................... RON BOHMER General ............................................................................................................................. COREY JONES Mission President ............................................................................................................. RON BOHMER Ensemble............................................................................JARON BARNEY, ISAIAH TYRELLE BOYD, ZACH ERHARDT, AMANDA FELICIA FOOTE, JEREMY GASTON, ERIC GEIL, PATRICK GRAVER, KRISTEN JETER, TYLER LEAHY, WILL LEE-WILLIAMS, JOSH MARIN, STONEY B. MOOTOO, MONICA L. PATTON, JOHN PINTO JR., CONNOR RUSSELL, TEDDY TRICE UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Elder Price—ZACH ERHARDT For Elder Cunningham—KENNY FRANCOEUR For Mafala Hatimbi—LEONARD E. SULLIVAN, TEDDY TRICE For Nabulungi—KRISTEN JETER, STONEY B. MOOTOO For McKinley/Moroni—JARON BARNEY, HENRY McGINNISS For Price’s Dad/Joseph Smith/Missionary President/et al—JARON BARNEY, PATRICK GRAVER For General—WILL LEE-WILLIAMS, TEDDY TRICE Standby for Elder Price—ROBERT COLVIN, LUKE MONDAY Standby for Elder Cunningham— JACOB BEN-SHMUEL Robert Colvin is appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association pursuant to an exchange program between American Equity and UK Equity. SWINGS TSILALA BROCK, RICARDO COKE-THOMAS, KENNY FRANCOEUR, HENRY McGINNISS, CHRISTIAN