VOLUME XXVII • ISSUE 8 FEBRUARY 26-MARCH 1, 2020 THE LINCOLN CENTER THEATER PRODUCTION CONSUMER ALERT REGARDING TICKET PURCHASING With so many high-profile and popular events coming to Wharton Center, we have found more and more patrons are being exploited by unscrupulous ticket resellers. Often our tickets are being marketed on secondary ticket websites before the operator of the website has even purchased tickets – and they are selling at prices far above the price you will pay through whartoncenter.com. Purchasing tickets to Wharton Center events through another source might result in paying too much for your tickets or paying for tickets that are invalid. If there is a problem with your tickets, you may not be able to receive help from Wharton Center’s Ticket Office as there will be no in-house record of your transaction. In addition, we are unable to contact you if there is a change in performance time, traffic notices, etc. To avoid being ensnared by unscrupulous ticket resellers: • Bookmark our website, whartoncenter.com for ticket and show information. • Sign up for our eClub to receive information directly from Wharton Center. We urge you to protect yourself by purchasing directly from the official source for Wharton Center tickets: at whartoncenter.com; by phone at 1-800-WHARTON (1-800-942-7866); or at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office at Wharton Center. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Please observe the lighted exit signs located throughout the building and theatre(s). All patrons should note all exits, especially those closest to your seat location. Our staff and ushers are trained to assist patrons through multiple emergency situations. If you have questions regarding our safety and security procedures, please contact the house management staff at Wharton Center by calling 884-3119 or 884-3116. CONCEALED WEAPONS AND FIREARMS Be advised that, per Michigan Compiled Laws, Section 28.425o(1)(f), this is an entertainment facility which has a seating capacity of more than 2,500 individuals. Concealed weapons and firearms are prohibited within the facility. 25 26 Nederlander Presentations, Inc. Caiola Productions Marlene and Gary Cohen John Gore Organization Grove Entertainment Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Comley Marc David Levine Peter May Al Nocciolino Iris Smith SRO Productions Present THE LINCOLN CENTER THEATER PRODUCTION OF LERNER & LOEWE’S Book and Lyrics Music Alan Jay Lerner Frederick Loewe Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture “Pygmalion” with Shereen Ahmed Laird Mackintosh Leslie Alexander Adam Grupper Wade McCollum Kevin Pariseau Gayton Scott Sam Simahk Mark Aldrich Rajeer Alford Colin Anderson Polly Baird Mark Banik Michael Biren Shavey Brown Anne Brummel Henry Byalikov Mary Callanan Jennifer Evans Nicole Ferguson Kaitlyn Frank Juliane Godfrey Colleen Grate Patrick Kerr Brandon Le er Nathalie Marrable William Michals Rommel Pierre O’Choa JoAnna Rhinehart Sarah Quinn Taylor Fana Tesfagiorgis Michael Williams John T. Wolfe Sets Costumes Lighting Sound Michael Yeargan Catherine Zuber Donald Holder Marc Salzberg Musical Arrangements Dance Arrangements Robert Russell Bennett & Phil Lang Trude Rittmann Tour Orchestrations Music Direction Music Coordination Josh Clayton John Bell Talitha Fehr David Lai Casting Hair & Wigs Associate Set Designer Telsey + Company Tom Watson Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams Laura Wade, CSA Exclusive Tour Direction Tour Marketing Production Stage Manager Company Manager The Booking Group Amy Katz Donavan Dolan Je Mensch Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart Tour Management General Manager Production Manager Technical Supervisor TROIKA Entertainment Karen Berry Gregg Damanti Larry Morley Associate Director Associate Choreographer Sari Ketter Mark Myars Music Supervision Ted Sperling Choreography Christopher Gattelli Directed by Bartlett Sher 27 Shereen Laird Ahmed Mackintosh Leslie Adam Wade Kevin Gayton Sam Alexander Grupper McCollum Pariseau Scott Simahk Mark Rajeer Colin Polly Mark Michael Aldrich Alford Anderson Baird Banik Biren Shavey Anne Henry Mary Jennifer Nicole Brown Brummel Byalikov Callanan Evans Ferguson Kaitlyn Juliane Colleen Patrick Brandon Nathalie Frank Godfrey Grate Kerr L e e r Marrable William Rommel JoAnna Sarah Fana Michael John T. Michals Pierre Rhinehart Quinn Tesfagiorgis Williams Wolfe O’Choa Taylor 28 CAST (in order of appearance) Eliza Doolittle ......................................................................... SHEREEN AHMED Freddy Eynsford-Hill .......................................................................SAM SIMAHK Mrs. Eynsford-Hill .................................................................JoANNA RHINEHART Ms. Clara Eynsford-Hill .......................................................... FANA TESFAGIORGIS Colonel Pickering ...................................................................... KEVIN PARISEAU Selsey Man ........................................................................... WADE McCOLLUM Professor Henry Higgins.......................................................... LAIRD MACKINTOSH Hoxton Man ......................................................................... WILLIAM MICHALS The “Loverly” Quartet .........................................MARK ALDRICH, COLIN ANDERSON, SHAVEY BROWN, WILLIAM MICHALS Frank, The Bartender .......................................................................MARK BANIK Harry ...................................................................................... PATRICK KERR Jamie ................................................................................ WILLIAM MICHALS Alfred P. Doolittle ...................................................................... ADAM GRUPPER Flower Girl ............................................................................. COLLEEN GRATE Mrs. Pearce ...............................................................................GAYTON SCOTT Mrs. Hopkins ..........................................................................MARY CALLANAN Higgins’ Butlers................................................ MARK ALDRICH, COLIN ANDERSON Higgins’ Maids .............................................MARY CALLANAN, NICOLE FERGUSON, JULIANE GODFREY, COLLEEN GRATE Mrs. Higgins ....................................................................... LESLIE ALEXANDER Charles ..............................................................................BRANDON LEFFLER Stewards .......................................................... MICHAEL BIREN, SHAVEY BROWN Lord Boxington ......................................................................... MARK ALDRICH Lady Boxington ........................................................................ ANNE BRUMMEL Constables ........................................................ MICHAEL BIREN, SHAVEY BROWN Professor Zoltan Karpathy ........................................................... WADE McCOLLUM Hostess ................................................................................. ANNE BRUMMEL Footmen ....................................................... MARK ALDRICH, WILLIAM MICHALS Queen of Transylvania ................................................................. JENNIFER EVANS Mrs. Higgins’ Servants .......................... BRANDON LEFFLER, ROMMEL PIERRE O’CHOA Ensemble ................................ MARK ALDRICH, RAJEER ALFORD, COLIN ANDERSON, POLLY BAIRD, MARK BANIK, MICHAEL BIREN, SHAVEY BROWN, ANNE BRUMMEL, MARY CALLANAN, JENNIFER EVANS, NICOLE FERGUSON, JULIANE GODFREY, COLLEEN GRATE, PATRICK KERR, BRANDON LEFFLER, NATHALIE MARRABLE, WILLIAM MICHALS, ROMMEL PIERRE O’CHOA, JoANNA RHINEHART, FANA TESFAGIORGIS, MICHAEL WILLIAMS SWINGS HENRY BYALIKOV, KAITLYN FRANK, SARAH QUINN TAYLOR, JOHN T. WOLFE DANCE CAPTAIN/FIGHT CAPTAIN MICHAEL WILLIAMS ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN HENRY BYALIKOV UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a speci c announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Eliza Doolittle: NICOLE FERGUSON, SARAH QUINN TAYLOR; for Freddy Eynsford-Hill: SHAVEY BROWN, MICHAEL WILLIAMS; for Colonel Pickering: PATRICK KERR, WILLIAM MICHALS; for Professor Henry Higgins: MARK BANIK, WADE McCOLLUM; for Alfred P. Doolittle: PATRICK KERR, WILLIAM MICHALS; for Mrs. Pearce: ANNE BRUMMEL, JULIANE GODFREY; for Mrs. Higgins: MARY CALLANAN, JoANNA RHINEHART; for Professor Zoltan Karpathy/Selsey Man: MARK ALDRICH, COLIN ANDERSON. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without ash, is strictly prohibited. 29 SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I Overture......................................................................................Orchestra Scene 1: Outside the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden “Why Can’t the English?”.............................................................Higgins “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?”........................Eliza & The “Loverly” Quartet Scene 2: Tenement section—Tottenham Court Road “With a Little Bit of Luck”................................Doolittle, Harry & Jamie Scene 3: Higgins’ study “I’m an Ordinary Man”.................................................................Higgins Scene 4: Tenement section—Tottenham Court Road “With a Little Bit of Luck” (reprise).......................Doolittle & Company Scene 5: Higgins’ study “Just You Wait”...................................................................................Eliza “The Servants’ Chorus”...............Mrs. Pearce, Higgins’ Butlers & Maids “The Rain in Spain”........................................Higgins,