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Marc Platt
Universal Pictures
The Araca Group Jon B. Platt
and
David Stone
present
Music and Lyrics
Book
Stephen Schwartz
Winnie Holzman
Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire
Starring
Alyssa Fox
Carrie St. Louis
Jake Boyd Liana Hunt Chad Jennings Lee Slobotkin
Kerry Blanchard Whitney Brandt Beka Burnham Bridie Carroll Jordan Casanova Kennedy Caughell Michael Di Liberto Michael Drolet Kelli Erdmann Ryan Patrick Farrell Dominic Giudici Dan Gleason Kali Grinder Lauren Haughton Ryan Jackson Kelly Lafarga Lauren Sambataro Wayne Schroder Tregoney Shepherd Mark Shunkey Ben Susak Travis Taber Jeremy Thompson Justin Wirick
and
Wendy Worthington Stuart Zagnit
Settings
Eugene Lee
Projections
Elaine J. McCarthy
Music Arrangements
Costumes
Susan Hilferty
Wigs & Hair
Tom Watson
Alex Lacamoire & Stephen Oremus Associate Set Designer
Edward Pierce
Casting
Telsey + Company
Craig Burns, CSA
Special Effects
David O’Brien
Sound
Tony Meola
Production Supervisor
Technical Supervisor
Thom Widmann
Music Director
P. Jason Yarcho Chic Silber
Production Stage Manager
Lighting
Kenneth Posner
Jake Bell
Dance Arrangements
Music Coordinator
James Lynn Abbott
Associate Choreographer
Corinne McFadden Herrera Press
Phillip
Aleman
Michael Keller
Associate Director
Lisa Leguillou
General Management
321 Theatrical
Management
Executive Producers
Marcia Goldberg
& Nina Essman
Orchestrations
William David Brohn
Music Supervisor
Stephen Oremus
Musical Staging by
Wayne Cilento
Directed by
Joe Mantello
Grammy Award-Winning Cast Recording on DECCA BROADWAY
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CAST in order of appearance
Glinda...................................................................................................................................CARRIE ST. LOUIS
Witch’s Father................................................................................................................. WAYNE SCHRODER
Witch’s Mother.............................................................................................................. KERRY BLANCHARD
Midwife....................................................................................................................TREGONEY SHEPHERD
Elphaba..........................................................................................................................................ALYSSA FOX
Nessarose...................................................................................................................................... LIANA HUNT
Boq..........................................................................................................................................LEE SLOBOTKIN
Madame Morrible............................................................................................... WENDY WORTHINGTON
Doctor Dillamond............................................................................................................... CHAD JENNINGS
Fiyero................................................................................................................................................JAKE BOYD
Ozian Official................................................................................................................. WAYNE SCHRODER
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz............................................................................................ STUART ZAGNIT
Chistery.............................................................................................................................................BEN SUSAK
Monkeys, Students, Denizens of the Emerald City,
Palace Guards and Other Citizens of Oz............................................................. KERRY BLANCHARD,
WHITNEY BRANDT, BEKA BURNHAM, BRIDIE CARROLL,
JORDAN CASANOVA, KENNEDY CAUGHELL, MICHAEL DROLET,
KELLI ERDMANN, RYAN PATRICK FARRELL, DAN GLEASON,
KALI GRINDER, TREGONEY SHEPHERD, MARK SHUNKEY,
TRAVIS TABER, JEREMY THOMPSON, JUSTIN WIRICK
STANDBY FOR ELPHABA
Mary Kate Morrissey
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement
for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
Understudy for Elphaba—Kennedy Caughell;
for Glinda—Beka Burnham, Whitney Brandt;
for Fiyero—Dan Gleason, Travis Taber;
for The Wizard and Dr. Dillamond—Michael Di Liberto, Wayne Schroder;
for Madame Morrible—Bridie Carroll, Tregoney Shepherd;
for Boq—Michael Drolet, Mark Shunkey;
for Nessarose—Beka Burnham, Lauren Haughton;
for Chistery—Ryan Patrick Farrell, Dominic Giudici, Ryan Jackson;
for Witch’s Father and Ozian Official—Michael Di Liberto, Dan Gleason
SWINGS
Michael Di Liberto, Lauren Haughton, Ryan Jackson, Kelly Lafarga
DANCE CAPTAINS/SWINGS
Dominic Giudici, Lauren Sambataro
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I
“No One Mourns the Wicked”.....................................................................Glinda and Citizens of Oz
“Dear Old Shiz”............................................................................................................................ Students
“The Wizard and I”....................................................................................................... Morrible, Elphaba
“What Is This Feeling?”..........................................................................Galinda, Elphaba and Students
“Something Bad”...........................................................................................Dr. Dillamond and Elphaba
“Dancing Through Life”................................... Fiyero, Galinda, Boq, Nessarose, Elphaba and Students
“Popular”..........................................................................................................................................Galinda
“I’m Not That Girl”........................................................................................................................ Elphaba
“One Short Day”.................................................. Elphaba, Glinda and Denizens of the Emerald City
“A Sentimental Man”............................................................................................................... The Wizard
“Defying Gravity”............................................................Elphaba, Glinda, Guards and Citizens of Oz
ACT II
“No One Mourns the Wicked” (reprise)......................................................................... Citizens of Oz
“Thank Goodness”.........................................................................Glinda, Morrible and Citizens of Oz
“The Wicked Witch of the East”...............................................................Elphaba, Nessarose and Boq
“Wonderful”....................................................................................................... The Wizard and Elphaba
“I’m Not That Girl” (reprise)...........................................................................................................Glinda
“As Long As You’re Mine”........................................................................................Elphaba and Fiyero
“No Good Deed”........................................................................................................................... Elphaba
“March of the Witch Hunters”...........................................................................Boq and Citizens of Oz
“For Good”................................................................................................................. Glinda and Elphaba
“Finale”......................................................................................................................................................All
TRAVELING ORCHESTRA
Conductor—Matt Doebler, P. Jason Yarcho
Associate Conductor/Keyboard 2—Flint Hawes
Keyboard 1— Adam McDonald
Keyboard 3—Dan Micciche
Guitars—Dave Boguslaw
Drums—Chris Jago
The Wicked touring musicians welcome nine local musicians who will be playing
at all performances in Madison.
LOCAL MUSICIANS
Reed 1—Stephanie Jutt
Reed 2—Marc Fink
Reed 3—Nancy Mackenzie
French Horn—Linda Kimball
Trumpet—Frank Hanson
Trombone—Benjamin Skroch
Percussion—John Jutsum
Keyboard 4—Beth Wilson
Bass—Carl Davick
Orchestrations adapted by Christopher Jahnke
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
ALYSSA FOX (Elphaba) is a Dallas, TX native
who sang her first solo in church at age four. She
began her Wicked journey in San Francisco as
the Elphaba understudy and continued on tour
as the Elphaba standby. She is proud and humbled to assume the role of Elphaba—a dream
come true. Favorite shows include Who’s Your
Baghdaddy?, Rocky Horror, Little Women and
numerous concert performances. Many thanks
to Sheldon, Craig, the Wicked creative team and
every music teacher who believed in me—especially Vicky Kelly. Love to Mom, Kamiya, family
and friends. Arigatou gozaimasu, Mamaw.
Twitter: @alyssafox. IG: @allyfox.
CARRIE ST. LOUIS (Glinda) is so thrilled to
start traveling by bubble with Wicked! Broadway:
Rock of Ages (Sherrie). Original Las Vegas
company of Rock of Ages (Sherrie). Regional:
Justin Love (Amanda Bell—world premiere), The
Fix (Deborah—West Coast premiere). Graduate
of USC’s Thornton School of Music. Much love
to Authentic, BBR, Telsey + Co. and the whole
Wicked team. Mom & Dad, thank you for everything! Instagram and Twitter: @carriestlouis.
WENDY WORTHINGTON (Madame
Morrible). Theater: Die, Mommie, Die! (world
premiere with Charles Busch); Man of La
Mancha (Reprise); The Guardsman at A Noise
Within. Television: recurring on “Ally McBeal,”
“So Little Time,” “Bones.” Film: Eastwood’s
Changeling, Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can,
Zemeckis’ Cast Away. Short stories in anthologies including Immanence (Story Spring).
Thanks to Craig Burns, Telsey + Co.; Steven Dry
and Connor, Ankrum. Proud member of AEA
and the Pro-99 campaign to save Los Angeles’
intimate theater.
STUART ZAGNIT (The Wizard). Broadway:
Newsies, How The Grinch Stole Christmas,
Seussical, The Wild Party, The People in the
Picture (also original cast recordings). OffBroadway: Little Shop, All in the Timing,
Lucky Stiff, Kuni Leml, The Grand Tour. Nat’l
tours: Grinch, Crazy for You, Into the Woods,
Applause. Regional: Tevye in Fiddler, Max in The
Producers, The Sound of Music. TV: “The Good
Wife,” “Elementary,” “Blue Bloods,” “30 Rock,”
five “Law & Order’s,” “Small Miracles.” Film:
According to Greta. Original voice of Pokemon’s
Professor Oak!
JAKE BOYD (Fiyero). Broadway: Rock of
Ages (Franz). Off-Broadway: The Last Smoker
in America (Jimmy), Carrie (Tommy u/s).
Regional: Bull Durham (Jimmy; Alliance), Be
More Chill (Jake; Two River). TV: “The Sound
of Music Live!,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Blue
Bloods,” “All My Children,” “Are We There Yet?,”
“30 Rock.” Education: University of Alabama.
Heartfelt thanks to Innovative, Soffer/Namoff,
Craig, Telsey + Co. and Casey. @Jaykeboid.
LIANA HUNT (Nessarose) is so excited
to be joining Oz! She was most recently
seen on Broadway as Katherine Plumber in
Newsies. Prior to that she starred as Sophie in
Mamma Mia! on Broadway and the national
tour. Regional: Les Misérables (Eponine), Beauty
and the Beast (Belle). B.F.A., NYU CAP21.
Thank you Talent House, Telsey + Co. and the
team! Love you Mom, Daddio, Con and Larkin.
CHAD JENNINGS (Dr. Dillamond) hails from
the mighty metropolis of Yakima, the “Palm
Springs” of Washington. National tours: War
Horse, South Pacific. Regional: Goodspeed (My
Paris), 5th Avenue (Sunday in the Park, West
Side Story, Wonderful Town), Village Theatre,
Seattle Children’s Theatre. Film: Money
Monster.
LEE SLOBOTKIN (Boq) is incredibly grateful
to be living his dream in Oz. Most recently:
Hello, Dolly! with Karen Ziemba (Barnaby), Life
Could Be A Dream (Eugene), Little Shop of
Horrors (Seymour) and the title role in Peter Pan.
A proud Philadelphia native and CCM Musical
Theatre graduate. Love and thanks to family,
friends, BRS/Gage, Craig, Telsey + Co. and the
Wicked team for making this dream come true.
IG: @leeslo.
MARY KATE MORRISSEY (Standby for
Elphaba) is elated to join Wicked! Int’l/nat’l
tour: Hair! Off-Broadway: Tamar of the River.
Regional favorites: Lizzie: The Musical (Portland
Center Stage—Drammy nom.), Fun Home
(Sundance Lab), Elmer Gantry (Signature
Theatre). Syracuse University. Big thanks Mom
and Pop, the clan, friends, CGF and Ty. @maryspacekate.
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST continued
KERRY BLANCHARD (Ensemble) is so
happy to be a part of Wicked. Thanks to everyone at Wicked, Telsey and MSA. All my love to
my wonderful family and amazing friends for
their never ending support, love and laughter.
WHITNEY BRANDT (Ensemble, u/s Glinda)
couldn’t be happier to join Munchkinland!
N.Y.C.: Big: the Musical (York Theatre).
Regional: Shrek the Musical, West Side Story
(Muny). The University of Michigan MT ’14.
Endless thanks to Telsey + Co., Harden-Curtis,
family and friends.
BEKA BURNHAM (Ensemble, u/s Glinda,
Nessarose) is ecstatic to be entering the world of
Wicked after graduating in 2014 from BoCo with
a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. So much thanks
to Telsey + Co., DGRW, friends and family.
BekaBurnham.com.
BRIDIE CARROLL (Ensemble, u/s Madame
Morrible) is happy to rejoin the Wicked family.
Last seen in Off-Broadway’s new musical Fat
Camp. National tours: Grease (Jan). Regional:
Grease, The Little Mermaid, High School
Musical and Hairspray. Original Cast Recording:
Thirteen Stories Down. B.F.A.: Boston
Conservatory. Thanks to Telsey + Co., Peter
Strain & Assoc., family and friends.
JORDAN CASANOVA (Ensemble) has won
numerous national titles in her career. After
being a top-8 finalist on “So You Think You Can
Dance,” Jordan performed with national touring
shows including Ballroom With A Twist, and is
also featured in a music video with Paula Abdul.
KENNEDY CAUGHELL (Ensemble, u/s
Elphaba) is excited to join the Wicked family!
Int’l/nat’l tour: American Idiot (Heather). Other
credits: White Christmas (Betty), Hair (Sheila).
B.F.A. Elon. Love to my family, DGRW, and
Telsey + Co. KennedyCaughell.com.
MICHAEL DI LIBERTO (Swing, u/s Witch’s
Father, Ozian Official, The Wizard, Dr.
Dillamond). Tours: Annie, Cinderella, Strike Up
The Band. Select Regional: York Theatre, Paper
Mill, Goodspeed, Olney Theatre, Hangar.
Thanks to family, friends and CGF. Proud AEA
member. MichaelDiLiberto.net
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MICHAEL DROLET (Ensemble, u/s Boq).
Broadway: Wicked. National Tours: Wicked—LA
Cast (Boq), Saturday Night Fever (Vinnie).
Regional: Peter Pan—Dorset Theatre Festival
(Peter Pan), Of Mice and Men—Palace Theatre
(Curley), Cyrano—Fulton Opera House. TV: “The
Tonight Show.” B.F.A.: University of the Arts.
KELLI ERDMANN (Ensemble) is excited be
joining her first Broadway tour. Some of her
credits include: TV: “Glee,” “The Fosters”; film:
Behind the Candelabra; commercial: Samsung,
Dodge, Reebok, ADT, Hasbro. Love to family
and friends!
RYAN PATRICK FARRELL (Ensemble, u/s
Chistery). A Michigan native. Began dancing
at age 8. Ryan is thrilled to join Wicked on
tour. Credits include: Wicked (Chicago), Radio
City Christmas Spectacular, Cats national tour
(Mistoffelees), Copacabana (Mill Mountain),
Princess Cruises, Chase Brock Experience (Joyce
Soho) and Boyz II Men. Love to Mom and Dad.
DOMINIC GIUDICI (Dance Captain, Swing,
u/s Chistery). Credits: Wicked first national
(Swing/Chistery), Radio City Christmas
Spectacular, Disney World and Holland America.
Many thanks to my family, Grandma, Grandpa,
The Harts, Linda, Telsey + Co. and Nicole.
Twitter: @DomJuice.
DAN GLEASON (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero, Witch’s
Father, Ozian Official) is thrilled to join the
Wicked family! Tour: American Idiot (u/s Tunny),
Miss Saigon (u/s Chris). Favorite regional:
Goodspeed, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Mount
Gretna. B.F.A. Penn State. Love to family, friends
and Julia.
KALI GRINDER (Ensemble), from Las Vegas,
Nevada, attended Point Park University in
Pittsburgh. She danced as a Rockette in the
Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and is ecstatic
to be joining the cast.
LAUREN HAUGHTON (Swing, u/s Nessarose).
Broadway: Wicked. Off-Broadway: Fools In Love.
Regional Favorites: Sammy with Leslie Bricusse
(Old Globe Theatre), Turn of the Century with
Tommy Tune (Goodman Theatre). B.F.A.:
Musical Theatre, Syracuse University. Thanks
to Mom, Dad, and the Gillis family. Je t’aime
Michael.
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RYAN JACKSON (Swing, u/s Chistery). Tours:
West Side Story, Cats, Dr. Dolittle. NYC: Radio
City, The Chase Brock Experience, City Center
Encores. Regional: Paper Mill, Goodspeed,
Sacramento Music Circus, TUTS, Walnut Street.
B.F.A. Marymount Manhattan. Thanks Wicked,
The Mine and his A-list. www.hireryanjackson.
com.
WAYNE SCHRODER (Witch’s Father, Ozian
Official, u/s The Wizard, Doctor Dillamond).
Broadway: 9 to 5, A Christmas Carol. Tours: 9 to
5. Off-Broadway: Prince and the Pauper, Mimi le
Duck. Film: The Producers the Musical, Brando,
Welcome Home. Television: “Guiding Light,” “All
My Children.” Concert: Kristina at Carnegie Hall
and Royal Albert Hall in London.
KELLY LAFARGA (Swing) feels honored to
join Wicked. Film: Step Up 2: The Streets, Step
Up 3D. TV: “Glee,” “Bones,” “How I Met Your
Mother,” “DWTS.” Tours: Eve, Donnie Klang.
Marymount Manhattan College. Thanks Mom,
Nina, and Sasha for their endless love and support. Dad, I love and miss you always.
TREGONEY SHEPHERD (Midwife, u/s
Madame Morrible) is excited to make her home
in Munchkinland. Broadway: Been There.
National Tours: Done That. Regional Theater:
Check. One Woman Shows: Check Again.
Education: Terminal. Love to Lafayette.
LAUREN SAMBATARO (Dance Captain,
Swing). Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Swing/
DC). Tours: Movin’ Out, Evita. Regional: In the
Heights (Pioneer Theatre), West Side Story
(Alabama Shakespeare), Radio City Christmas
Spectacular (NYC). B.F.A. Fordham/Ailey.
Thanks Craig and Irene! Love to my family.
LOML.
MARK SHUNKEY (Ensemble, u/s Boq) is
thrilled to be back in Munchkinland! Broadway/
tour: Wicked and Aida. Regional: West Side
Story and A Christmas Carol. Love and thanks to
my family and Kelly.
BEN SUSAK (Chistery) is very grateful to be
back with the Munchkinland family! Credits:
Cirque du Soleil, “SYTYCD,” Lady Gaga,
Britney Spears, Florence + the Machine, Ke$ha,
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Kelly Clarkson, “American Music Awards,”
“Video Music Awards,” “Billboard Awards,”
“DWTS,” “American Idol,” San Francisco Ballet.
TRAVIS TABER (Ensemble, u/s Fiyero). B’way
nat’l tours: Priscilla Queen of the Desert and
Mamma Mia! Other favorite shows: For Lovers
Only; She Loves Me; I Love You, You’re Perfect,
Now Change. Much love and thanks to my family, Craig and Ali.
JEREMY THOMPSON (Ensemble), a New
Hampshire native, resides in sunny Los Angeles.
His credits include ensemble work in Gypsy,
South Pacific, the role of Tommy Djilas in The
Music Man and Tokyo Disney and Disneyland,
respectively.
JUSTIN WIRICK (Ensemble) has toured the
world and somewhere over the rainbow in West
Side Story (Euro/Asia tour), in a world class
cirque production—iL CiRCo’s Viaggio! and
with The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. But
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STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (Music and Lyrics)
has contributed music and/or lyrics to Godspell,
Bernstein’s Mass, Pippin, The Magic Show, The
Baker’s Wife, Working (which he also adapted
and directed), Rags and Children of Eden. For
films, he collaborated with Alan Menken on the
scores for Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback
of Notre Dame and Enchanted and wrote the
songs for the DreamWorks animated feature
The Prince of Egypt. His first opera, Séance on a
Wet Afternoon, was presented by New York City
Opera in April, 2011. Defying Gravity, a book
about his professional career, was recently published by Applause Books. Mr. Schwartz is the
artistic director of the ASCAP Musical Theatre
Workshops and president of the Dramatists
Guild. Awards include three Academy Awards,
four Grammy Awards, a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame and a tiny handful of tennis trophies. He was recently inducted into the Theatre
Hall of Fame. www.stephenschwartz.com.
WINNIE HOLZMAN (Book) received a
Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award
for Wicked. She created the memorable television drama “My So-Called Life” which starred
Claire Danes. Holzman got her start writing
for the acclaimed drama “thirtysomething” and
later executive produced (again with Marshall
Herskovitz and Edward Zwick) “Once and
Again.” Other theatre work includes the musical
Birds of Paradise (with composer David Evans)
and a ten-minute play called Post-its: Notes
on a Marriage which she wrote with her husband, actor Paul Dooley. Features include: ’Til
There Was You. Also an actress, Ms. Holzman
appeared in Jerry Maguire and as Larry’s wife’s
therapist on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Most recently she teamed with her daughter, Savannah
Dooley, to write and produce the new ABC
Family series, “Huge.” She is a graduate of
Princeton University, received an M.F.A. from
the NYU Musical Theatre Program, and serves
on the board of the Writers Guild Foundation.
JOE MANTELLO (Director). Directing credits
include The Last Ship, I’ll Eat You Last with Bette
Midler, Other Desert Cities, The Pride, Pal Joey,
9 to 5 the Musical, November, The Receptionist,
The Ritz, Three Days of Rain, The Odd Couple,
Glengarry Glen Ross, Laugh Whore, Assassins
(Tony Award), Take Me Out (Tony Award),
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Design
for Living, The Vagina Monologues, bash, Love!
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST continued
Valour! Compassion!, Proposals, The Mineola
Twins, Corpus Christi, Mizlansky/Zilinsky, Blue
Window, God’s Heart, The Santaland Diaries,
Snakebit, Three Hotels, Imagining Brad. Film:
Love! Valour! Compassion! As an actor: The
Normal Heart (Tony nom.), Angels in America
(Tony nom.) and The Baltimore Waltz. Recipient
of Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, Lucille
Lortel, Helen Hayes, Clarence Derwent, Obie
and Joe A. Callaway awards. He is a member
of Naked Angels and an associate artist at the
Roundabout.
WAYNE CILENTO (Musical Staging).
Broadway: Sweet Charity (Tony nom.), Aida,
The Who’s Tommy (Tony, Drama Desk, Astaire
awards), How to Succeed… (Tony nom.), Dream:
The Johnny Mercer Musical (director/choreographer; Tony nom., Best Choreography),
Jerry’s Girls, Baby (Tony nom.). West End:
The Who’s Tommy (Olivier nom.). Other
credits: Off-Broadway’s A Hot Minute and
Angry Housewives, national tour of Spirit, …
Forum at La Jolla (San Diego Drama Critics
and Drama-Logue awards). Performer credits:
A Chorus Line (Mike, original cast), The Act,
Seesaw, Perfectly Frank, Irene, Big Deal, Rachel
Lily Rosenblum and Dancin’ (Tony nom.). He
has done musical staging for Liza Minnelli,
Barry Manilow, Chita Rivera, Billy Joel, Donna
Summer and Pete Townshend.
EUGENE LEE (Scenic Designer) has been resident designer at Trinity Rep since 1967. He has
BFA degrees from the Art Institute of Chicago
and Carnegie Mellon University, an M.F.A.
from Yale Drama School and three honorary
Ph.Ds. Mr. Lee has won three Tony Awards for
Bernstein’s Candide, Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd
and Wicked. He is the production designer
for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” Other New
York theatre work includes The Pirate Queen,
Alice in Wonderland, The Normal Heart, Agnes
of God, Ragtime, Uncle Vanya, Ruby Sunrise
and A Number. Film credits include Coppola’s
Hammett, Huston’s Mr. North and Malle’s Vanya
on 42nd Street. Mr. Lee is an adjunct professor at Brown University and lives with his wife
Brooke in Providence, where they raised their
two sons.
SUSAN HILFERTY (Costume Designer)
has designed more than 300 productions for
theatres across America and internationally.
Her directorial collaborators include Athol
Fugard (set, costumes, co-director), Michael
Mayer, James Lapine, Robert Falls, Robert
Woodruff, Joe Mantello, JoAnne Akalaitis,
Garland Wright, Mark Lamos, Frank Galati, Des
McAnuff, Sharon Ott, David Petrarca, Richard
Nelson, Christopher Ashley, Kenny Leon, Laurie
Anderson, Tony Kushner, Carole Rothman,
Garry Hynes and Emily Mann. Recent work:
Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera 2012/2013,
Taylor Swift “Speak Now” World Tour 2011/2012.
Broadway: Wonderland, Sondheim on Sondheim,
Spring Awakening (Tony nom.), Lestat (Tony
nom.), Assassins, Into the Woods (Hewes Award,
Tony nom.), Dirty BLONDE. She designs for
opera, dance, film and TV and chairs Design
at NYU/Tisch. Her numerous awards include
the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle
awards for Wicked.
KENNETH POSNER (Lighting Designer)
has more than 40 Broadway play and musical theatre credits. He designs extensively
off-Broadway and for resident theatres throughout the United States as well as internationally.
He is the recipient of the Tony, Drama Desk
and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards. Broadway:
Cinderella, Kinky Boots, Pippin, The Merchant of
Venice, The Royal Family, The Coast of Utopia—
Shipwrecked, Wicked, Hairspray, 9 to 5, Catch
Me If You Can, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Legally
Blonde, The Homecoming, The Odd Couple,
Glengarry Glen Ross, Charlie Brown, The Frogs,
Little Women, The Goat, Uncle Vanya, The
Little Foxes and The Rose Tattoo. Opera credits
include designs for the New York City Opera
and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Kenneth
was the recipient of the 2003 Obie Award for
Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design.
TONY MEOLA (Sound Designer). Broadway:
First Date (associate producer); The Mystery of
Edwin Drood (Drama Desk Award); Lysistrata
Jones (associate producer as well as sound
design); Pal Joey; The Ritz; Laugh Whore;
Man of La Mancha; Sweet Smell of Success;
Copenhagen; Kiss Me, Kate; Footloose; The Lion
King (Drama Desk Award); The Sound of Music;
A Christmas Carol (MSG), Steel Pier; Forum;
The King and I; Moon Over Buffalo; Smokey
Joe’s Cafe; Guys and Dolls; Five Guys Named
Moe; She Loves Me; The Red Shoes; Anything
Goes. London: Kiss Me, Kate; The Lion King;
Smokey Joe’s Cafe; and Anything Goes. National
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and international: The Lion King, Les Misérables,
Mozart, Der Gloeckner von Notre Dame. Tony
is a graduate of Ithaca College’s Department of
Theatre Arts. Thanks, Dick.
ELAINE J. McCARTHY (Projection Designer).
Recent Broadway designs include The People in
the Picture, Impressionism, Thurgood, Spamalot,
Assassins, Man of La Mancha, Into the Woods,
and Judgement at Nuremberg. Opera designs
include Moby Dick (Dallas Opera), Dead
Man Walking (Houston Opera), Mazeppa
(Metropolitan Opera), War and Peace (Kirov
and Met Opera), Tan Dun’s The Gate, and
Peter Sellar’s The Peony Pavilion. Off-Broadway
designs include Frequency Hopping (set and
projection), Embedded, The Stendhal Syndrome,
Suitcase, Speaking in Tongues and The Thing
About Men. Regional designs include Distracted
(set and projection), Limonade tous les Jours,
Fran’s Bed, Once in a Lifetime, Cobb, and Hair.
She received an Eddy Award in 2003.
TOM WATSON (Hair and Wig Design) is
head of the wig and makeup department at the
Metropolitan Opera. He has designed wigs for
more than 50 Broadway productions. Current
and recent Broadway designs include On a
Clear Day…; How to Succeed…; Wonderland;
House of Blue Leaves; Born Yesterday; The
Addams Family; Million Dollar Quartet; Rock of
Ages; Promises, Promises; Elling; South Pacific;
Sondheim on Sondheim; A View from the Bridge;
and Sunday in the Park with George.
JOE DULUDE II (Makeup Designer). Makeup
Designer for Wicked productions worldwide,
Show Boat, On the Town, Beautiful—The Carole
King Musical, If/Then, Jekyll & Hyde, Into the
Woods (Public Theatre), Follies, The Normal
Heart, Catch Me If You Can, Elf, Lend Me a
Tenor, Grease, The Wedding Singer. Joe also
teaches theatrical makeup at Muhlenberg, Hartt
School and Pace University as well as various
master classes. He is also a fine artist and photographer. www.joe2design.com.
THOM WIDMANN (Production Supervisor).
Ten productions for Lincoln Center Theater
including The Light in the Piazza, The Frogs and
Contact. Other credits: The Sound of Music, The
King and I, Amy’s View, Skylight and the nat’l
tour of An Inspector Calls. Graduate of SUNY
Purchase. Adjunct faculty, Fordham University.
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JAKE BELL (Technical Supervisor) has been
a stage manager and technical production
manager on Broadway for more than 25 years.
Broadway, national and international credits
include The Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot,
Les Misérables, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss
Saigon, Swan Lake, Dreamgirls, Cats, Chess.
STEPHEN OREMUS (Music Supervisor/
Arranger). Broadway: Kinky Boots (2013
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and
2013 Grammy Award); The Book of Mormon
(2011 Tony and Drama Desk awards for Best
Orchestrations and 2012 Grammy Award).
Worldwide music supervisor/arranger of Wicked;
music supervisor/vocal arranger/ orchestrator
of Broadway productions/tours of The Book of
Mormon, Avenue Q, All Shook Up and 9 to 5;
Grammy nominee as co-producer with Dolly
Parton of 9 to 5 Broadway cast recording. Other
credits: music supervisor, vocal arranger and
orchestrator: tick, tick…BOOM!; music director:
Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party; conductor and
contributing orchestrator for the Oscar-winning
Disney film Frozen; music director of the 87th
Academy Awards telecast.
WILLIAM DAVID BROHN (Orchestra­
tions) received the 1998 Tony Award for Best
Orchestrations for Ragtime. Other credits
include Mary Poppins, Curtains, Miss Saigon,
The Secret Garden, Show Boat, Crazy for You,
Carousel, Sweet Smell of Success, Oklahoma!
(B’way); Mary Poppins, Oliver!, My Fair Lady,
South Pacific (London) and Betty Blue Eyes. He
has provided arrangements for Marilyn Horne,
James Galway, Placido Domingo and Joshua
Bell’s recording on Sony Classical of Bernstein’s
West Side Story Suite for Violin and Orchestra.
ALEX LACAMOIRE (Music Arrange­ments)
is the Music Supervisor for In the Heights,
which won him the 2008 Tony Award for Best
Orchestrations and a 2008 Grammy Award
for producing the cast album. Other Broadway
credits as Music Director, Arranger, and/or
Orchestrator: 9 To 5, High Fidelity and Legally
Blonde. Other favorite projects: Bat Boy: The
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MATT DOEBLER (Musical Director) has been
part of the Wicked family since 2005, playing keyboards and conducting for the Broadway company
and its national tours. He is delighted to reunite
with this fine cast, crew, and orchestra. Recent
shows in NYC include The Book Of Mormon, Les
Miserables, Gigi, Heathers and Natasha, Pierre, and
the Great Comet of 1812. Thanks to Jason Yarcho.
For Loco Kabuki.
P. JASON YARCHO (Musical Director).
Broadway: Wicked, Bullets Over Broadway.
Tours: Wicked. Off-Broadway/regional: The
Muny, Playwrights Horizons, Barrington Stage
Company, The Little Theatre on the Square.
Musical Supervisor for the Educational Theatre
Association. Master’s degree from CCM.
JAMES LYNN ABBOTT (Dance Arrange­
ments). Broadway: Aida, Tarzan, Bombay Dreams,
Rent, Footloose, Joseph…, Cats, Sunset Boulevard
and Miss Saigon. National tours include Starlight
Express, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Who’s
Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar. He has performed with Aretha Franklin, Dennis De­Young of
Styx, Shirley Bassey, Bob Hope, Vanessa Williams
and Elton John. Clients include Dr Pepper, Frito
Lay, American Airlines and General Electric.
MICHAEL KELLER (Music Coordinator). Music
Coordination for The Book of Mormon, The
Addams Family, Memphis, Billy Elliot, Wicked,
Mamma Mia, The Lion King, Barbra Streisand
Concerts (1994/2001/2006/2007). Life is complete with wife Pamela Sousa, son Zachary and
daughter Alexis.
TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/
tours: Something Rotten!, An American in Paris,
Finding Neverland, The King and I, Hand to God,
Honeymoon in Vegas, The Last Ship, This Is Our
Youth, If/Then, Kinky Boots, Blithe Spirit, Newsies,
Pippin, Motown, Rock of Ages, Million Dollar
Quartet. Off-Broadway: Hamilton (Public), New
York Spring Spectacular (Radio City), Atlantic,
MCC, Second Stage, Signature. Film: The Intern,
Ithaca, Focus, A Most Violent Year, Into the Woods,
The Last 5 Years, Stage Fright, Song One. TV:
“Flesh and Bone,” “Peter Pan Live!,” “Masters of
Sex,” commercials. www.telseyandco.com.
LISA LEGUILLOU (Associate Director) worked
with Joe Mantello on Frankie and Johnny…, Take
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peared in eight Broadway shows; on TV in “Sex and
the City,” “NYPD Blue” and “NY Undercover;” and
in the films Changing Lanes, Center Stage, Everyone
Says I Love You and HBO’s “Angels in America.”
CORINNE McFADDEN HERRERA (Asso­
ciate Choreographer) has worked with and assisted
Wayne Cilento on Sweet Charity (Broadway
and national tour) and Wicked (Broadway). As a
performer, Corinne was featured in the Broadway
revival of Sweet Charity and the original companies
of Aida and Wicked. She has also appeared in and
assistant choreographed numerous commercials
and music videos. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Manny
and Wayne.
EDWARD PIERCE (Associate Scenic Designer)
operates a NYC-based design studio specializing
in the production design of Broadway, touring and
international stage productions. With his team of
artists, Edward provides first-class development and
management of designs. Notable collaborations include the Tony Award-winning Wicked with Eugene
Lee, Billy Elliot, The Pirate Queen, Aida, Ragtime,
Cabaret, and Noise/Funk. www.edwardpierce.com.
CHIC SILBER (Special Effects). Broadway:
Sherlock Holmes; Edward Gorey’s Dracula; The
Elephant Man; Amadeus; Nicholas Nickleby;
Tintypes; Working; The Dresser; Alice in
Wonderland; Grand Hotel; Piaf; Orpheus
Descending; Moon Over Buffalo; Footloose; The
Civil War; Aida; Kiss Me, Kate; Annie Get Your
Gun; Dance of Death; Brooklyn; La Cage aux Folles;
Godspell. Circus: Monte Carlo Circus Spectacular,
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Clyde Beatty–
Cole Bros.
DAVID O’BRIEN (Production Stage Manager).
Broadway: Godspell, Wonderland, Lend Me a Tenor
(2010), Grease, The Pajama Game, Sweet Charity,
Fiddler on the Roof (2004), Noises Off, Stones in
His Pockets, Cats, Guys & Dolls, among other others. Directing credits include 59th FIFA Congress
(2009) at Atlantis (Nassau), as well as the most
recent national tours of Grease (2008 and 2010).
COLLEEN DANAHER (Stage Manager) is
thrilled to be a part of the Wicked team. Broadway:
Godspell, Wonderland, South Pacific, Lend Me
A Tenor, Grease, Grey Gardens. Regional: Many
productions over several years at the Vineyard
Playhouse in beautiful Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
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ROLANDO A. LINARES (Assistant Stage
Manager) has worked as a stage manager on the
Wicked Emerald City tour, and at the Goodman
Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Born
and raised in Panama, he is a graduate of the
Theatre School at DePaul University. Proud member of Actors’ Equity.
GREGORY MAGUIRE (Author of Original
Novel) published a dozen novels for children
before writing his first adult novel, Wicked.
A devotee of children’s fantasy, Maguire’s
subsequent novels for adults are variationson-a-theme: Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
considers Cinderella as a 17th-century maid
from Harlem; Lost evokes the ghost of Charles
Dickens’s Scrooge; and Mirror Mirror features a
High Renaissance Snow White daunted by the
wickedest stepmother, Lucrezia Borgia. Maguire’s
novel Son of a Witch, a sequel to Wicked, is
followed by A Lion Among Men and the final volume of the Wicked Years, Out of Oz. He lives in
Massachusetts and Vermont with his husband, the
painter Andy Newman, and their three children.
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Management). Nina Essman, Nancy Nagel
Gibbs and Marcia Goldberg’s past and present
Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tour management credits include Fun Home; If/Then; Peter
and the Starcatcher; Bring It On; Sister Act; Traces;
Next to Normal; The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee; The Vagina Monologues; Man of La
Mancha; The Graduate; I Love You, You’re Perfect,
Now Change; Fully Committed; and Bat Boy: The
Musical. Additional individual productions include
The Lion King, Smokey Joe’s Café, The Santaland
Diaries, Full Gallop, Smoke on the Mountain, Guys
and Dolls and The Diary of Anne Frank.
MARC PLATT (Producer) is currently represented on Broadway by Wicked. Prior Broadway
productions: If/Then, Three Days of Rain, Pal Joey.
Off-Broadway: Matthew Bourne’s ballet Edward
Scissorhands, Family Week. Films: Bridge of Spies
starring Tom Hanks, directed by Steven Spielberg;
Ricki and the Flash; Into The Woods; Drive; Scott
Pilgrim vs. The World; Nine; Rachel Getting
Married; Wanted; Legally Blonde; Legally Blonde
2; Song One; Lost River; Winter’s Tale; 2 Guns;
Charlie St. Cloud; Cop Out; The Other Woman;
Honey; Josie and the Pussycats; The Perfect Man.
Upcoming Films: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,
directed by Ang Lee; La La Land starring Ryan
Gosling and Emma Stone, directed by Damien
Chazelle; The Girl on the Train. Television: “Taking
the Stage” (MTV); “Empire Falls” (HBO); “Once
Upon A Mattress” (ABC); “The Path To 9/11”
(ABC). Upcoming TV: “Grease: Live” (FOX).
UNIVERSAL STAGE PRODUCTIONS
(Producer) is the live-theatre division of the
world-famous motion picture studio, currently
represented by the record-breaking phenomenon
Wicked, now in its 11th hit year on Broadway, and
the critically acclaimed musical adaptation of Billy
Elliot, which won ten Tony Awards including Best
Musical. Additional credits include Broadway’s
Bring It On: The Musical, the blockbuster revival
of Glengarry Glen Ross starring Al Pacino and the
Tony Award-winning revival of The Gershwins’
Porgy and Bess.
THE ARACA GROUP (Producer). Founded in
1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego and
Hank Unger, The Araca Group produces and merchandises live entertainment and theatrical events
on Broadway and around the world. For more information please visit: araca.com.
JON B. PLATT (Producer). Tony Awards: Angels
in America: Millennium Approaches (Pulitzer
Prize), Perestroika, Clybourne Park (Pulitzer
Prize), Copenhagen, God of Carnage, The Book
of Mormon, Death of a Salesman. Tony Award
nominations: Wicked; Peter Pan; The Diary of Anne
Frank; Hello, Dolly!; The Lonesome West; You’re
Welcome America; Man of La Mancha; A View
From the Bridge; The Motherf**cker With the Hat;
Jerusalem; Venus in Fur; Nice Work If You Can Get
It. Off-Broadway: C*ck. Tours: Wicked, The Book
of Mormon. 2012 Robert Whitehead Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Theatre
Producing.
DAVID STONE (Producer) is currently represented by Wicked and If/Then. He has also produced Next to Normal, The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee, Three Days of Rain, Man of La
Mancha, The Vagina Monologues, Fully Committed,
Lifegame, The Diary of Anne Frank, Full Gallop,
The Santaland Diaries and Family Secrets. David
serves on the boards of The Broadway League and
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. He also serves
on the advisory boards of V-Day and Second Stage
Theatre. David has lectured on theater at NYU,
Yale, Columbia and his alma mater, the University
of Pennsylvania.
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST continued
STAFF CREDITS for WICKED
CASTING
Telsey + Company:
Bernard Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA,
Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA,
Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA,
Justin Huff CSA, Patrick Goodwin CSA, Abbie BradyDalton CSA, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella
CSA, Karyn Casl CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Conrad Woolfe,
Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow,
Sean Gannon, Scott Galina
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
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Nina Essman, Nancy Nagel Gibbs,
Marcia Goldberg
TECHNICAL SUPERVISION
JAKE BELL PRODUCTION SERVICES LTD.
TOUR PRESS REPRESENTATIVE
Phillip Aleman
COMPANY MANAGER.............................. STEVE QUINN
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER.................KEN SILVERMAN
PRODUCTION
ADMINISTRATOR..............................BOB BRINKERHOFF
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER......DAVID O’BRIEN
Stage Manager................................................ Colleen Danaher
Assistant Stage Manager............................Rolando A. Linares
Associate Company Manager............................... Emily Powell
Assistant to Mr. Schwartz......................................Michael Cole
Assistant Scenic Designer...................................Nick Francone
Oz Map Design................................................ Francis Keeping
Associate Costume Designer......................Amanda Whidden
Associate Hair Designer......................................J. Jared Janas
Assistant Costume Designers........................Tricia Barsamian,
Amy C. Bradshaw,
Cathy Small, Mary Wilson
Associate Lighting Designer.................................Karen Spahn
Assoc. Lighting Designer/
Automated Lights..........................................Warren Flynn
Assistant Lighting Designer.......................................Joel Shier
Assoc. Sound Designer/
Prod. Sound Engineer.......................................Kai Harada
Assistant Sound Designer..............................Catherine Mardis
Projections Programmer........................ Demfis Fyssicopolous
Associate Projection Designer..............................Shawn Boyle
Assistant Projection Designer.......................... Keri Thibodeau
Projection Animators........................................... Gareth Smith,
Ari Sachter-Zeltzer
Special Effects Associate....................................... Aaron Waitz
Flying Effects.............................................. ZFX Flying Illusions
Production Carpenter............................................Rick Howard
Head Carpenter............................................... Matthew Biltgen
Automation Carpenters.........................................Rick Schadle
Assistant Carpenters...................................... Shane Anderson,
Terry Thomas
Flyman...........................................................................Ed Lohrer
Production Electrician.................................... Brendan Quigley
Scenic Electrics...........................................................Mike Ward
Head Electrician...................................................... Keno Garcia
Assistant Electricians......................................Katharine Blanch,
Damian Marotta
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Production Properties Supervisor...................George Wagner
Head Properties...................................................Robert Uzabel
Assistant Properties............................................... Tom Jeffords
Head Sound Engineer......................................... David Romich
Assistant Sound Engineer....................................James Wilcox
Additional Production Staff................................... Henry Baker
Production Wardrobe Supervisor........................Alyce Gilbert
Wardrobe Supervisor.........................Cynthia Romo Lancaster
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisors...........................Glen Moore,
Michelle Roussell
Hair Supervisor...................................................Molly McGrath
Assistant Hair Supervisor.....................................Andrea Shairs
Makeup Design............................................... Joseph Dulude II
Makeup Supervisor........................................Joyce McGilberry
Masks and Prosthetics.............................. W.M. Creations, Inc.
Matthew W. Mungle, Miyo Yamamoto
Advance Carpenters.........................................David Johnson,
Zachariah Mathison,
Dave Rader, Dennis Richards
Advance Electrician......................................... Matthew Nowak
Advance Electrics/Sound.................................David Trovarelli
Advance Sound....................................................... Brian Moore
Advance Wardrobe.................................... Ann M. Bruskiewitz
Music Preparation..........................Anixter/Rice Music Service
Synthesizer Programming................................. Andrew Barrett
Guitar Effects Programming.................................. Lou Garrett
Production Assistants...............................................Susan Bero,
Sarah Koehler, Joshua Pilote,
Stuart Shefter, Wendy Stephens
Advertising...............................Serino Coyne/Greg Corradetti
Caroline Thompson, Kevin Hirst
Website....................................................... Situation Interactive
Merchandise................................................... The Araca Group
Banking............................................................. Bank of America
Payroll........................................................ Checks and Balances
Accounting......................... Fried and Kowgios Partners CPAs
Insurance..............................AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance
Legal Counsel...............................Loeb & Loeb/Seth Gelblum
Physical Therapy...............................................NEURO TOUR
Physical Therapy Inc.
Cecilee Fleming, DPT
Housing and Travel................................................... Road Rebel
Makeup provided by MAC Cosmetics
FOR MARC PLATT PRODUCTIONS
Adam Siegel, Greg Lessans, Joey Levy,
Jared LeBoff, Jonathan Ahdout, Ryan Christians,
Dan Attanasio, Katie McNicol
STONE PRODUCTIONS
David Stone Patrick Catullo Aaron Glick
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal................................ Ron Meyer
Chairman, NBC Entertainment...................Robert Greenblatt
Chairman,
Universal Filmed Entertainment..................................Jeff Shell
Chairman, Universal Pictures............................Donna Langley
President, Universal Pictures........................... Jimmy Horowitz
SVP, CFO Productions...................................... Arturo Barquet
Executive, Live Theatricals............................ Chris Herzberger
Vice President, Legal Affairs......................................Keith Blau
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Bob Brinkerhoff, Amy Merlino Coey,
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Mattea Cogliano-Benedict, Kirk Curtis,
Veronica Decker, Tracy Geltman, Marissa Gonzales,
Elisse Lesser, Valerie Novakoff, Rebecca Peterson,
Lina Renzina, Susan Sampliner, Rachel Scheer, Kelly
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CREDITS
Scenery built by F&D Scene Changes. Scenic motion
control featuring Stage Command Systems© by Scenic
Technologies, a division of PRG. Lighting equipment
from PRG Lighting; Sound equipment from PRG Audio,
both divisions of Production Resource Group LLC.
Special effects by Sunshine Scenic Studios & Aztec Stage
Lighting. Video projection system by Scharff Weisberg Inc.
Projections by Vermilion Border Productions. Costumes by
Barbara Matera Ltd., Parsons-Meares Ltd., Tricorne, Eric
Winterling, Scafati, & Cego. Millinery by Rodney Gordon
& Lynne Mackey Shoes by T.O. Dey, Frederick Longtin,
LaDuca & J.C. Theatrical. Flatheads & monkey wings by
Michael Curry Design Inc. Chistery growing wings by
Robert Allsop. Prosthetics by WM Creations. Life-casts
by Todd Kleitsch and Sunday Englis. Fur by Fur & Furgery.
Undergarments & hosiery by Bra*Tenders, Inc. Antique
jewelry by Ilene Chazanof. Specialty jewelry & tiaras by
Larry Vrba. Custom Oz accessories by LouLou Button.
Custom screening by Olympus Flag and Banner & Gene
Mignola. Certain props by John Creech Designs & Den
Design Studio. Graphic props by Proper Decorum, Inc.
Confetti by Artistry in Motion. Puppets by Bob Flanagan.
Spellbooks by Sascha Kaminski. Bedding by Sew & So. Wigs
by Watson Associates. Electronic instruments & equipment
from Manny’s Music. Guitar amplifiers by Mesa Boogie.
Cymbals by Sabian. Drumheads by Aquarian. Rehearsed at
New 42nd Street Studios.
The actors and stage managers employed in this
production are members of Actors’ Equity Association,
the union of professional actors and stage managers in the
United States.
The musicians employed in this production are members
of the American Federation of Musicians.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic
painters for the American Theatre.
Backstage and Front of the House Employees are
represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
The Press Agents and Company Managers
employed in this production are represented by the
Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
This production is produced by members of The
Broadway League in collaboration with our professional
union-represented employees.
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Kathleen J. Hempel
Karen & Craig Christianson
Jim Imhoff
Richard Christofferson***
Roma E. Lenehan
Pat & Dan Cornwell
Thomas & Margaret Pyle
Tony D’Alessandro &
Sarah & Jack Salzwedel
Alison TenBruggencate
John & Mary Schroeder
Beverly & Craig Davis
Joe & Mary Ellyn Sensenbrenner
Mike & Lee Ann Dillis
Anne Stoelting
Alison Dorner
Katie Dowling-Marcus &
Cameo ($5,000–$9,999)
Ben Marcus
Anonymous (3)
Russ & Jean Endres
Ellen L. Brothers
Sue & Rob Engelke
Anna & Andrew Burish
Shad Fanta & Nina Kinnunen
Steve & Shirley Crocker
John & Coleen Flad
Ted & Gail DeDee
Joseph & Eva Fok
Timothy & Mary Erdman
Charles N. Ford & Sharon L. James
Larry & Sharon Hahn
Gregory & Jayme Frank
Terry Haller
Betty & Jerry Fuller
Steve & Elaine Hathaway
Dennis Funk & Tom Sanew
Donna Katen-Bahensky
Roberta Gassman & Lester Pines
Norma & Doug Madsen
Dryden Geronimi
Dale & Deborah Nickels
Lisa Girdharry & Mike Kohlmann
Gus & Mary Paras
Saul C. & Melody K. Glazer
Jim & Carol Ruhly
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Judith Ann Green
David
Brenda Scidmore
Limelight ($25,000–$49,999)
Cummings Christensen
Family Foundation
Lee & Don Grubb
Jan Hamik & Larry Studesville
Curt & Dawn Hastings
Dr. Brandon S. Hayes
Susan Horwitz & Tom Reps
Linda & John Hughes
James & Kelly Imhoff
Stanley & Shirley Inhorn
Patricia & Doran Jason
Barbara Johnson
Michelle Kamin
Charles & Valerie Kime
Scott & Mary Kolar
Mark & Laura Kruck
Daniel & Jennifer Kuehn
Arthur E. & Robin S. Kurtz
Richard & Judy Kvalheim
Timothy Lardinois
Kenneth A. Lattman Foundation
Dan & Peggy Lee
Stuart Levitan
Rudy & Barbara Lienau
Willis Long
Peter & Jill Lundberg
Richard & Mary Lynch
Jeffrey Mack
Madigan Family
Jim Matras
Marie S. McCabe
Dan & Mari McCarty
Laura Meffert
Joe & LuAnn Meyers
Shelley M. Moffatt
Dick Moll
Kathie J. Nichols
Glenda Noel-Ney & William Ney
Maxine & Dennis Palmer
Zorba & Penny Paster
Laura Peck & Gregory Anderson
Frank & Laurie Peregrine
Robert Pesselman &
Gerri DiMaggio-Pesselman
Reynold V. Peterson***
M. Diane Pollock
Catherine & David Potter
Deepika Rajesh & Rajesh Rajaraman
Charles & Barbara Saeman
Pablo Sanchez
Diane Seder & Bruce Rosen
Jay & Katie Sekelsky
Lynda Sharpe
Kurt Sladky & Debra Neff
Brad & Nicole Smith
Ed & Jennifer Snow
Patty Spires-Merkel &
Robert Merkel
Jayne Squirrell & Gary Lyons
Tim & Lori Stadelman
Susan Stites & Jerry Simon
Jeff & Amy Supple
W. Stuart & Elizabeth Sykes
Richard & Marcia Taugher
Jane & Tom Taves
Fran & Brad Taylor
LaRynda Thoen &
Neil Salyapongse
John W. Thompson
Kate J. Thompson
Denes Tobie
Sal & Judy Troia
Brian & Jennifer Van Wyk
Lisa & Craig Viscardi
Pamela Walgren & Dan Dooge
Ellis & Katie Waller
Stephen & Carey Weiler
Linda Weimer & Jean Lang
Jim & Linda Welch
Shela Westrate
William F. White
Neil F. Wienke
Jeffrey Wiesner
Pam & Clinton Woodman
Theodora Zehner
Jane (Ginger) Zimmerman
Chorus ($500–$1,249)
Anonymous (5)
Stephanie Adler-Griffin
Linda L. Albers
Kit Albrecht
Colin & Melissa Anglin
Randy & Areanne Arb
Rajai & Chickee Atalla
George Austin &
Martha Vukelich-Austin
Mark Backman
Linda & Niles Berman
Eric & Nicole Biessman***
Roger, Pat & Jamie Birkett
Nancy Birmingham
Miriam & Brian Boegel
Matthew Boller
Robert Bolles
Megan & Christopher Brakebush
John Brandt
Cathy & Steven Brodbeck
Bryan & Mary Brosamle
Eric Carlson
Thomas & Patricia Carroll
Micah Chan
Jeff & Robin Cherwinka
David & Wendy Coe
Kristine & Mark Corey
William & Karen Davis
John Delamater & Janet Hyde
Marie Dietrich, Mia &
Chloe Heiligenstein
Wendy Dohl
Greg & MaryAnn Dombrowski
Robert N. Doornek***
Lindsey Duca
Nena & Thomas Dyhr
Dr. Lee Ecklund
Larry Edwards
Rabbi Irvin & Vivian Ehrlich***
Jane Eisner
Judith & Richard Ela
Jonathan & Tracy Filter
Patrick Flanagan
Flora & Douglas Flygt
Michael & Susan Fox
Bonita Sue Friedrich
Michael Gerst
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Greer
Jon P. & Kaaren Guenther
Dorothy Halverson***
Mark & Debbie Hamilton
Ann & Roger Hauck
Susi Haviland
Dr. Matthew Hebert &
Mrs. Sherri Hebert
Tim & Jana Heinrich
Cory Higgins
Cynthia S. Hiteman
Wm. Pharis & Carolyn D. Horton
John & Karen Icke
Andrea Jakubczak
Karen & David Jarrard
Norman Jenkins
Sally Jones & Aaron Friedman
Sherrie Kalaher Mullins
Arlan & Lori Kay
Doug & Jamie Keehn
Keller Family
Kathleen M. Kelm
Drs. Debra & Fred Kirchner
Charlie & Allison Klein
Herbert H. Kohl Charities, Inc.
Marty & Mary Krueger
Donald Lang
Gerald Lefert
Richard & Christina Lemon
Greg Linder
Laura Maursetter
Sandy & John Mc Clure
Steve & Susan McCarthy
Barbara McGlynn
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Cary & Brenda McNatt
Gary & Lynn Mecklenburg
Chris & Kelly Medenwaldt
Mark Meloy
Tom & Ann Merfeld
Nicholas & Elaine Mischler
Mike Modl & Peg Littlefield-Modl
Mark & Nancy Moore
David S. Morel
Ellie & Earl Munson
John Neis & Chele Isaac
Marv Nonn
Paul Norman &
Maureen Bohorfoush
Tom & Carol O’Connell
Alicia Ohnstad
Kevin Palmersheim & Kelsie Doty
Jeffrey Parisi
Frank & Patricia Parker
William & Patricia Jo Paul
Evan & Jane Pizer
C.J. & J.P. Raymond
Tom & Jo Ann Reed
Janice K. Rhodes
Jan B. Robertson
Jackie & Gary Rockweiler
Judith & Michael Rothschild
Dan & Lonnie Schmidt
Jason Schmidt
Peter & Martha Schram
Edward & Julie Shinnick
Terry Sivesind
Maureen Skelton
Susan Skinner
Pam Smestad
Ronald & Christine Sorkness
Suad & David Stratton
John & Carol Toussaint
Fred & Ann Urben
Steven & Kristine Vaughn
Michael Verveer
Peter & Alice Waldron
Glenn A. Weihert &
Jacqueline M. Goetz
Laurence & Frances
Weinstein Foundation
Patricia Welch
David L. White
Hal & Shirley Winsborough
John & Pat Zimbrick
***Gift in support of Grand Barton
Organ Restoration
Due to space constraints we are unable
to list donors under $500. This list covers
gifts made from 7/1/2014 to 6/30/2015.
To make a contribution to Overture,
call 608.258.4979.
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OVERTURECENTER.ORG
SUPPORT FOR OVERTURE
PUBLIC SUPPORT
An annual commitment from the City of Madison helps support Overture Center and the
14 community engagement programs we provide. Mayor Paul Soglin, the Madison Common
Council and City of Madison residents deserve our gratitude for their generous support.
Overture also wishes to thank Dane County Executive Joe Parisi, the Dane County Board
of Supervisors and the residents of Dane County for their generous support.
LEGACY SPONSORS
*
CHARTER PARTNERS
Overture’s Charter Partners are visionary businesses that recognized the promise of Overture for all
the community even at its beginning stages, providing significant, valuable and long-term support for
Overture Center’s success and growth.
LOCAL LEGENDS
Anonymous in Honor of Ted and Gail DeDee
Ron & Deborah Krantz
CONTACT US
Overture Center Development Department | 608.258.4979 | [email protected]
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SUPPORT FOR OVERTURE
CORPORATE & FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS
$20,000- $100,000
Anonymous (1)
Adams Outdoor Advertising**
Bell Laboratories
Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
Exact Sciences
Goodman’s Jewelers*
Kuehn Family Foundation
Madison Community
Foundation
MG&E Foundation*
Promega Corporation*
ProVideo
UW Credit Union*
UW Health &
Unity Health Insurance*
$15,000- $19,999
A. Paul Jones Charitable Trust
Full Compass Systems, LTD
Noble Chef Hospitality Group**
Park Bank
$10,000- $14,999
American Family Insurance**
Capital Newspapers
County of Dane
CUNA Mutual Foundation
The Evjue Foundation,
charitable arm of
The Capital Times
The Icon Restaurant &
Tapas Bar
The Lex Company, LLC
Madison-Kipp Corporation
Webcrafters, Inc.
Wisconsin Arts Board
$5,000- $9,999
Alliant Energy Foundation
Arts Midwest*
Axley Brynelson, LLP
BMO Harris Bank**
The Burish Group,
UBS Financial Services Inc.**
The Courtier Foundation
Custer Financial Services**
Driftless Studio:
Nature Gallery & Gifts
First Weber Group**
Hamel Family Wines**
Ho-Chunk Gaming
Hovde Properties
Isthmus**
JH Findorff & Son, Inc.*
Johnson Bank
Madison Magazine**
National Guardian Life
Insurance Company
Oakbrook Corporation
Pepsi-Cola of Madison*
Plastic Ingenuity
Savant Capital Management
ScheduleSoft*
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
SupraNet Communications, Inc.
Trek Bicycle Corporation*
University Research Park
Whyte Hirschboeck
Dudek S.C.**
WIPFLI CPAs
and Consultants**
WISC-TV*
$1,000-$4,999
Burkhalter Travel and
Cruise Shoppe**
Capitol Bank
Dane Arts
Entercom**
Estrellón**
First Business
Financial Services**
First Merit Bank
Flora Designs by Jamae**
Hurley, Burish & Stanton
Ian’s Pizza on State
John A. Johnson Arts
Fund — a component fund
of Madison Community
Foundation
Kerkman Dunn Sweet Demarb
McGann Construction
Middleton Travel**
NBC-15**
Nedrebo’s Formalwear**
The North Central Group
Orange Tree Imports
Red Elephant Chocolate
Shine United
Stark Company Realty
Steep & Brew**
Think Ink & Design**
Urban Land Interests*
von Briesen & Roper s.c.
Zendesk**
* Indicates Multi-Year Pledge
** Indicates Frostiball Supporter
Due to space constraints we are unable to
list sponsors under $1,000. This list covers
corporate & foundation gifts made from
7/1/2014 to 6/30/2015.
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PATRON SERVICES AND INFORMATION
Welcome to Overture Center for the Arts
Your enjoyment is important to us. Please contact an usher or the ticket office if you have any concerns
about your experience here.
ORDERING & INFORMATION
Order online at overturecenter.org
By phone: 608.258.4141 from 11 AM-5:30 PM
Buy in person: Visit the ticket office located on
the main level just off the Rotunda Lobby
Mon-Fri, 11 AM-5:30 PM; Sat, 11 AM-2 PM;
open additional hours evenings and Sundays on
days of ticketed performances.
Group orders: Groups of 10 or more receive
a discount on most performances.
Call 608.258.4159 to make reservations.
Visit overturecenter.org for event listings, links
to artist websites, video, audio, directions, parking
and much more.
PATRON SERVICES & POLICIES
Accessibility: Request accommodations when
ordering your tickets. Call 608.258.4452 for
information, or to request the following:
• Wheelchair-accessible seating
• Sign language interpretation
• Braille playbill
• Other accommodations
More information: overturecenter.org/tickets/faqs
Children and lap seating: Every person,
regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter the
theaters for performances. Discounted lap seats
are available for some performances. Children
under the age of six are not permitted at certain
performances. See our season brochure, visit our
website or call 608.258.4141 for information.
Event Staff: Stagehand services in Overture
are provided by members of Local 251 of the
International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees.
Ushering and other services are provided by
Overture volunteers. For information, visit
overturecenter.org/support/volunteer or
call 608.258.4962.
Lost and Found: Visit the information desk in
the Rotunda Lobby or call 608.258.4973.
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Rentals: For information on renting spaces for
weddings, performances, meetings or other
events, call 608.258.4163 or email
[email protected].
ETIquETTE
Please turn off all electronic devices.
Smoking is prohibited in Overture Center.
The use of cameras or audio recording in the
theaters is prohibited without written permission
from Overture Center and the performing
company’s management.
Food, large bags and other large items are not
permitted in the theaters. Bottled water and
beverages in Overture refillable theater cups are
allowed in the theaters at select shows.
In consideration of audience members with scent
sensitivities and allergies, please use perfumes,
aftershaves and other fragrances in moderation.
RESIDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society
bachdancinganddynamite.org | 608.255.9866
Children’s Theater of Madison
ctmtheater.org | 608.255.2080
Forward Theater Company
forwardtheater.com | 608.234.5001
Kanopy Dance Company
kanopydance.org | 608.255.2211
Li Chiao-Ping Dance
lichiaopingdance.org | 608.835.6590
Madison Ballet
madisonballet.org | 608.278.7990
Madison Opera
madisonopera.org | 608.238.8085
Madison Symphony Orchestra
madisonsymphony.org | 608.257.3734
Wisconsin Academy’s James Watrous Gallery
wisconsinacademy.org | 608.265.2500
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
wcoconcerts.org | 608.257.0638