Ahmanson Theatre 45th Season 2011/2012 first season production fourth season production The Kennedy Center production of Bring It On: The Musical Libretto by Jeff Whitty Follies Music by Tom Kitt and Book by James Goldman Lin-Manuel Miranda Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Lyrics by Amanda Green and Music Direction by James Moore Lin-Manuel Miranda Choreography by Warren Carlyle Music Supervision by Alex Lacamoire Directed by Eric Schaeffer Directed and Choreographed by Starring Jan Maxwell, Victoria Clark, Andy Blankenbuehler. Danny Burstein, Ron Raines October 30 – December 10, 2011 and Elaine Paige. ™ and © Bring It On The Musical LLC. May 3 – June 9, 2012 All Rights Reserved. fifth season production second season production National Theatre of Great Britain Fela! production of Book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones War Horse Music and Lyrics by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo Additional Lyrics by Jim Lewis Adapted by Nick Stafford Additional Music by Aaron Johnson & In association with Handspring Puppet Jordan McLean Company. Based on the Life Of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti June 14 – July 29, 2012 Conceived by Bill T. Jones, Jim Lewis & Stephen Hendel season bonus option Directed and Choreographed by Bill T. Jones. Mary Poppins Original Music and Lyrics by Presented by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Richard M. Sherman Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. and Robert B. Sherman December 13, 2011 – January 22, 2012 Art by Fraver. Book by Julian Fellowes New Songs and Additional Music third season production and Lyrics by George Stiles and American Idiot Anthony Drewe Music by Green Day Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong Produced for Disney Theatrical Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Productions by Thomas Schumacher Michael Mayer Sound Design by Paul Groothuis Orchestrations, Arrangements and Lighting Design by Natasha Katz Musical Supervision by Tom Kitt Scenic and Costume Design Choreographed by Steven Hoggett by Bob Crowley Directed by Michael Mayer. Co-Choreography by Stephen Mear March 13 – April 22, 2012 Co-Direction and Choreography by Matthew Bourne Directed by Richard Eyre Associate Choreographer and Original Choreography Adapted by Geoffrey Garratt Tour Directed by Anthony Lyn. August 9 – September 2, 2012 season sponsors PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P1 CENTER THEATRE GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011/2012 Officers honorary chairman Walter Mirisch Lew R. Wasserman† Jo Muse Edward B. Nahmias chairman Edward L. Rada AND Martin Massman Bill Resnick THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Michael Ritchie DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN, chairman MICHAEL M. KAISER, president MAX A. WOODARD, vice president president Laura Rosenwald NEDERLANDER PRESENTATIONS, INC. ADRIENNE ARSHT HRH FOUNDATION William H. Ahmanson Eva Stern ALLAN WILLIAMS, executive producer Louise Taper vice president Sue Tsao PRESENT Ava Fries Rosalind Zane JAN MAXWELL VICTORIA CLARK secretary emeritus DANNY BURSTEIN RON RAINES Amy R. Forbes Harold Applebaum Ronald J. Arnault assistant secretary Gordon Davidson Susan Grode Phyllis Hennigan Leonard Hirshan treasurer Richard Kagan BOOK BY MUSIC AND LYRICS BY Dr. Steven Nagelberg Samuel X. Kaplan† Nancy Olson Livingston JAMES GOLDMAN STEPHEN SONDHEIM board members O. Kit Lokey STARRING Dean V. Ambrose Diane Morton ELAINE PAIGE as Carlotta Pamela Beck Lawrence J. Ramer Judith Beckmen Martin C. Washton ALSO STARRING Norris J. Bishton, Jr. CHRISTIAN DELCROIX COLLEEN FITZPATRICK LORA LEE GAYER Dannielle Campos Ramirez past presidents MICHAEL HAYES LEAH HOROWITZ JAYNE HOUDYSHELL Joseph C. Carieri Lew R. Wasserman† Marcy Carsey Marshall Berges† FLORENCE LACEY CAROL NEBLETT MARY BETH PEIL DAVID SABIN Cástulo de la Rocha Armand S. Deutsch† KIRSTEN SCOTT FREDERICK STROTHER Vin Di Bona Walter Mirisch NICK VERINA SUSAN WATSON TERRI WHITE SAMMY WILLIAMS Frances Flanagan Henry C. Rogers† Barbara Fodor Richard E. Sherwood† WITH Eric R. Garen J. David Haft† David I. Gindler Lawrence J. Ramer Patricia Glaser Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Brindell Roberts Gottlieb Phyllis Hennigan Timothy G. Hanlon Richard Kagan Brian Hargrove Martin Massman Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Darell L. Krasnoff Lucy M. Labruzzo Jennifer Altfeld Landau Carol Mancino Antonio Manning Dale S. Miller †Deceased Los Angeles rehearsals for Follies: 1. Victoria Clark 2. Eric Schaeffer 3. l to r: Sarrah Strimel and Sara Edwards 4. James Moore. photos by craig schwartz. P2 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE Michael Ritchie, artistic director Edward L. Rada, managing director AND THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN, chairman MICHAEL M. KAISER, president MAX A. WOODARD, vice president NEDERLANDER PRESENTATIONS, INC. ADRIENNE ARSHT HRH FOUNDATION ALLAN WILLIAMS, executive producer PRESENT JAN MAXWELL VICTORIA CLARK DANNY BURSTEIN RON RAINES BOOK BY MUSIC AND LYRICS BY JAMES GOLDMAN STEPHEN SONDHEIM STARRING ELAINE PAIGE as Carlotta ALSO STARRING CHRISTIAN DELCROIX COLLEEN FITZPATRICK LORA LEE GAYER MICHAEL HAYES LEAH HOROWITZ JAYNE HOUDYSHELL FLORENCE LACEY CAROL NEBLETT MARY BETH PEIL DAVID SABIN KIRSTEN SCOTT FREDERICK STROTHER NICK VERINA SUSAN WATSON TERRI WHITE SAMMY WILLIAMS WITH ALLISON BRINER JOHN CARROLL MATHEW deGUZMAN SARA EDWARDS NATHANIEL FLATT LESLIE DONNA FLESNER JENIFER FOOTE DANIELLE JORDAN AMANDA KLOOTS-LARSEN JOSEPH KOLINSKI JOE KOMARA ERIN N. MOORE PAMELA OTTERSON JESSICA PERRIZO ANDREW PIROZZI ANGEL REDA CLIFTON SAMUELS BECKY ELIZABETH STOUT SAM STRASFELD SARRAH STRIMEL SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN DEREK McLANE GREGG BARNES NATASHA KATZ KAI HARADA HAIR & WIG DESIGN MAKE-UP DESIGN PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR DAVID BRIAN BROWN JOSEPH DULUDE II RAY GIN DAVID RUTTURA DANCE MUSIC ARRANGER MUSIC COORDINATOR CASTING PRODUCTION MANAGER JOHN BERKMAN JOHN MILLER LAURA STANCZYK JUNIPER STREET CASTING PRODUCTIONS NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE GENERAL MANAGEMENT BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN ALAN WASSER-ALLAN WILLIAMS MARK SHACKET ORCHESTRATIONS JONATHAN TUNICK MUSIC DIRECTION BY JAMES MOORE CHOREOGRAPHY BY WARREN CARLYLE DIRECTED BY ERIC SCHAEFFER May 3 – June 9, 2012 • Ahmanson Theatre The Los Angeles production of Follies is generously supported in part by Artistic Director’s Circle member Misty Widelitz. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3 Cast (In order of appearance) Sally Durant Plummer .................................................................................... VICTORIA CLARK Young Sally ...................................................................................................... LORA LEE GAYER Sandra Crane ................................................................................................FLORENCE LACEY Young Sandra ................................................................................. BECKY ELIZABETH STOUT DeeDee West ....................................................................................... COLLEEN FITZPATRICK Young DeeDee ..................................................................................LESLIE DONNA FLESNER Solange LaFitte .............................................................................................. MARY BETH PEIL Young Solange ............................................................................................... JESSICA PERRIZO Hattie Walker .......................................................................................... JAYNE HOUDYSHELL Young Hattie .....................................................................................................JENIFER FOOTE Roscoe .............................................................................................................MICHAEL HAYES Stella Deems .........................................................................................................TERRI WHITE Young Stella .................................................................................................... ERIN N. MOORE Max Deems .......................................................................................... FREDERICK STROTHER Heidi Schiller ..................................................................................................CAROL NEBLETT Young Heidi ..................................................................................................LEAH HOROWITZ Emily Whitman ...............................................................................................SUSAN WATSON Young Emily ................................................................................................DANIELLE JORDAN Theodore Whitman .....................................................................................SAMMY WILLIAMS Carlotta Campion ................................................................................................ELAINE PAIGE Young Carlotta ......................................................................................... PAMELA OTTERSON Phyllis Rogers Stone .......................................................................................... JAN MAXWELL Young Phyllis ....................................................................................................KIRSTEN SCOTT Benjamin Stone .................................................................................................... RON RAINES Buddy Plummer ...........................................................................................DANNY BURSTEIN Dimitri Weismann ................................................................................................DAVID SABIN Young Buddy ........................................................................................