The Boy From Oz

and Bruce W. Zisterer
present
in association with
Nicholas Caprio, Michael C. Kricfalusi,
Todd Milliner, and Jack Morrissey
The Boy From Oz
Music and Lyrics by Peter Allen
Book by Martin Sherman and Nick Enright
with (in alphabetical order)
Andrew Bongiorno, Michayla Brown, Marcus S. Daniel, Michael Taylor Gray*,
Erica Hanrahan-Ball*, Kelly Lester*, Chelsea Martin, Michael Mittman,
Nathan Mohebbi, Bess Motta, Jessica Pennington*, Shanta’ Marie Robinson
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
Derrick McDaniel
Michael Mullen
Yuri Okahana
Hair and Wig Designer
Properties Designer
Sound Designer
Byron Batista
Michael O’Hara
Eric Snodgrass
Marketing/PR
Casting
David Elzer/DEMAND PR
Jami Rudofsky
Graphic Designer
Photographers
Production Stage Manager
Huntley Woods
Casey Kringlen
Jennifer Leigh Sears*
and Kevin McIntyre
Assistant Director
Kyle Cooper
Associate Producer
Mark Giberson
Assistant Choreographer
Michael Quiett
Produced by
Andrew Carlberg
Musical Direction by
Bryan Blaskie
Choreographed by
Janet Roston
Directed by
Michael A. Shepperd
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States.
Original Production by Ben Gannon and Robert Fox
by arrangement with David Spicer Productions www.davidspicer.com.au
CAST (Alphabetical)
ANDREW BONGIORNO
MICHAYLA BROWN
MARCUS S. DANIEL
MICHAEL TAYLOR GRAY*
ERICA HANRAHAN-BALL*
KELLY LESTER*
CHELSEA MARTIN
MICHAEL MITTMAN
NATHAN MOHEBBI
BESS MOTTA
JESSICA PENNINGTON*
SHANTA’ MARIE ROBINSON
Peter Allen
Young Peter Allen
Chris and Others
Dee and Others
Karen and Others
Marion Woolnough
Linelle and Others
Greg and Others
Mark and Others
Judy Garland
Liza Minnelli
Shena and Others
SWINGS (See Insert)
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States.
MUSICIANS
BRYAN BLASKIE
OMAR D. BRANCATO
NOELLE FABIAN
JEREMY LAPPITT
ROB SHEPPARD
BRIAN CANNADY
STEPHEN DIZON
JESSICA RAGSDALE
ALEX STICKELS
SAM WEBSTER
Piano/Music Director
Bass/Guitar
Saxophone/Clarinet
Saxophone/Clarinet
Saxophone/Clarinet
Drums
Drums
Drums
Drums
Drums
SHOW INFORMATION
The perfromance runs approximate 2 hours and 20 minutes
with one 10 minute intermission.
Act One takes place in various locations in Australia, Hong Kong,
and New York City spanning the 1950s-1960s.
Act Two takes place in various locations in New York
and Australia spanning the 1960s-1990s.
SONG LIST
ACT I
“All The Lives of Me” (Peter Allen)
“When I Get My Name in Lights” (Peter Allen)
“When I Get My Name in Lights (Reprise)” (Peter Allen)
“Love Crazy” (Peter Allen/Adrienne Anderson)
“Waltzing Matilda (in Mandarin)” (Peter Allen)
“All I Wanted Was the Dream” (Peter Allen)
“Only an Older Woman” (Peter Allen)
“Best That You Can Do” (Peter Allen/Burt Bacharach/Carole Bayer Sager/Christopher Cross)
“Don’t Wish Too Hard” (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager)
“Come Save Me” (Peter Allen)
“Continental American” (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager)
“She Loves to Hear the Music” (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager)
“Quiet Please, There’s a Lady On Stage” (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager)
“I’d Rather Leave While I’m in Love” (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager)
“Not the Boy Next Door” (Peter Allen/Dean Pitchford)
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PRODUCTION TEAM
Music and Lyrics
PETER ALLEN
Book
MARTIN SHERMAN and NICK ENRIGHT
Director
MICHAEL A. SHEPPERD
Assistant Director
KYLE COOPER
Choreographer
JANET ROSTON
Assistant Choreographer
MICHAEL QUIETT
Music Director
BRYAN BLASKIE
Production Stage Manager
JENNIFER LEIGH SEARS*
Assistant Stage Manager
JILLIAN MAYO
Sound Technician
KYRIE TITTLE
Scenic Designer
YURI OKAHANA
Lighting Designer
DERRICK McDANIEL
Costume Designer
MICHAEL MULLEN
Sound Designer
ERIC SNODGRASS
Properties Designer
MICHAEL O’HARA
Hair and Wig Designer
BYRON BATISTA
Scenic Designer - Mural Painter
ARCHER ALTSTAETTER
Executive Producer
BRUCE W. ZISTERER
Executive Producer
NICHOLAS CAPRIO
Executive Producer
TODD MILLINER
Executive Producer
JACK MORRISSEY
Executive Director/Executive Producer
MICHAEL C. KRICFALUSI
Co-Artistic Director/Executive Producer
MICHAEL MATTHEWS
Co-Artistic Director/Executive Producer
MICHAEL A. SHEPPERD
Managing Director/Executive Producer
MICHAEL O’HARA
Producing Director/Executive Producer
REBECCA EISENBERG
Literary Director/Executive Producer
NATHAN FRIZZELL
Producer
ANDREW CARLBERG
Associate Producer
MARK GIBERSON
Casting Director
JAMI RUDOFSKY
Publicist
DAVID ELZER/DEMAND PR
Dance Captain
MARCUS S. DANIEL
Tap Consultant
STEVE ZEE
Graphic Designer
HUNTLEY WOODS
Photographer
CASEY KRINGLEN
Photographer
KEVIN McINTYRE
Scenic Construction
AARON LYONS
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors
and Stage Managers in the United States.
SONG LIST
ACT II
“Bi-Coastal” (Peter Allen/David Foster/Tom Keane)
“If You Were Wondering” (Peter Allen)
“Sure Thing Baby” (Peter Allen)
“Everything Old is New Again” (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager)
“Everything Old is New Again (Reprise)” (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager)
“Love Don’t Need a Reason” (Peter Allen/Michael Callen/Marsha Malamet)
“I Honestly Love You” (Peter Allen/Jeff Barry)
“You and Me” (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager)
“I Still Call Australia Home” (Peter Allen)
“Don’t Cry Out Loud” (Peter Allen/Carole Bayer Sager)
“I Go to Rio” (Peter Allen/Adrienne Anderson)
“Once Before I Go” (Peter Allen)
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A MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MICHAEL C. KRICFALUSI
Thank you all for coming to
see this performance of The
Boy From Oz. We are so
excited to have this show
close out our 33rd season. I
saw this show on Broadway
when it opened and then
again the week it closed. To
say it was one of those moments you know everyone will be talking
about for years is an understatement. To
be able to bring it to you now on our stage
is a personal delight. This show aside, we
hope you come to see all our productions,
readings and other events we put on. These
are as much labors of love on our part as
they are entertaining, informative or even
educating to you our audience.
“produce” a show we do and see your
name on our marketing materials, press
releases, etc. for an individual production.
Some of you may only be able to support
us by purchasing that ticket. Whatever it
is you can do, please know that all of us at
Celebration applaud you and thank you for
being part of our family.
A big part of my outside work on behalf of
Celebration Theatre is as our representative member of the Theatrical Producers
League-Los Angeles: Intimate Theatre (a
nice way of saying we operate in theatres
with less than 99 seats). Through this
organization and personally my role as
current Board President, we are working
to create a better experience for you our
patrons as well as the actors and designers we work with. The goal is to make
sure our patrons, actors, designers, crew
etc. are treated with respect and given an
enjoyable place to create and watch what
goes up at our theatre. We’re also working
to create and implement a definable set of
standards for producers so that any time
you see the words “Theatrical Producers
League-Los Angeles: Intimate” or even
just TPLLA, you’ll feel confident that your
experience in coming to see one of our
shows is a positive one. You may not find
a production to your taste but we want you
to feel welcome and come back the next
time. This very young organization still has
its own work to do but I’m encouraged that
there are a large number of theatre companies here that hold to the same goals and
standards and want you to know that.
My major responsibilities here at Celebration Theatre besides overseeing our
incredible creative/management team of
Michael Matthews, Michael A. Shepperd,
Michael O’Hara, Nathan Frizzell and Rebecca Eisenberg, is to be a representative
for Celebration Theatre in our theatrical
community, our audience community and
our corporate/public grantors/supporters.
As well as all that, there’s the planning
ahead for what we want to do as a theatre
company and how outside organizations
or people can impact us. The largest responsibility I have though has to be fiscal.
Monies for the arts is at an incredible low
right now and California falls at the bottom
of all states in what it gives to the arts. The
bulk of what does get given out goes to the
larger theatres, museums and other cultural
organizations, so that there’s not much
left of what wasn’t much to begin with for
theatres of Celebration’s size. This is why I
reach out to all of you to encourage you to
donate what you can if you enjoy what we
do. Ticket sales are never enough to cover
all our costs. Some of you may like to help
If this is your first or fiftieth time here, welcome and we hope you enjoy the show. If
you have any questions or want to know
how you can support us further, my email
address is [email protected] and
I look forward to hearing from you.
SPECIAL THANKS
Celebration Theatre would like to thank the following
for their contributions to the production:
Our Subscribers, Membership Holders and patrons; Our Company Members; Jon Imparato,
Patricia, Cody and Mike and the LGBT Center; Jason Weiss; Theatre of Arts; Kevin McIntyre;
Jay Donohue and Joy Rinaldi; Aaron Lyons; John Money; Theatre of NOTE; Matthew Brian
Denman; Archer Altstaetter; Cindy Shapiro and Jack Wall; Lindsay Norris; Matt Orduña
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PRODUCTION SPONSORS
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CAST
Andrew
Bongiorno
Michayla
Brown
Marcus S.
Daniel
Michael Taylor
Gray*
Erica
Hanrahan-Ball*
Kelly
Lester*
Chelsea
Martin
Michael
Mittman
Nathan
Mohebbi
Bess
Motta
Jessica
Pennington*
Shanta’ Marie
Robinson
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional
Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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CAST BIOS (Alphabetical Order)
ANDREW BONGIORNO (Peter Allen) Studying the same 3 year acting degree
as Hugh Jackman & taught by the late Oscar nominee writer of The Boy From Oz
- Nick Enright, then working on Sam Mendes’ production of Cabaret with Todd
McKenney (the original Boy), Andrew feels drawn to this role & is honored to pay
tribute to Enright through it. After 4 years of USA TV/film credits, including NCIS,
Mistresses & Ben Affleck’s latest Warner feature Live By Night, Andrew is delighted
to call this his USA theatre debut.
MICHAYLA BROWN (Young Peter Allen) Michayla is pleased to debut at Celebration in TBFO. Other roles: “10 Year Old Tommy” in East West Players’ The Who’s
Tommy; “Jasmine” in Aladdin Jr and the “Dancing Spoon” in Beauty & the Beast
Jr at Encore Theatre Group. Michayla has sung at House of Blues and is a Performing Company member and competes for Center Stage Dance. She’s in Honors
Humanities at Walter Reed Middle School next fall. Thanks to the cast, crew, Shep,
Steve, Janet, Bryan and Mama & Daddy.
MARCUS S. DANIEL (Chris and Others/Dance Captain) Award winning Actor, Director, and Choreographer. Theatre credits include: Les Mis & Mary Poppins (Sierra
Rep Theatre), Forum (Cabrillo MT), H2$ & Young Frankenstein (Performance Riverside), RENT (Everywhere), OC premieres of The Producers (Carmen Ghia) and The
Wedding Singer (George). Cast member of the Imagination Machine. Single (at time
of print, but feel free to ask). “If you’re ever sad, remember that the world is 4.543
billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as Britney
Spears.” Thanks to Matt Merchant, All at the CT, Dave, and love to my folks! www.
wix.com/MSDANIEL/Official
MICHAEL TAYLOR GRAY (Dee and Others) Michael is thrilled to be back on the
Celebration Theatre stage! His journey with CT started 10 years ago with Judy at
The Stonewall Inn and continued with The Bacchae, Sissystrata, two productions
of A Christmas Carol, the very first late night winner of America’s Next Top Bottom
and a cabaret performance with his best galpal, Amanda Gari, in Two Too Much.
There truly is no place like home.
ERICA HANRAHAN-BALL (Karen and Others) Recent theatre credits include:
“Bunny” in Babes In Arms (Rubicon), “Heather” in I’m Still Getting My Act Together... (Laguna Playhouse), “Mrs. Liddell” in The Missing Pages of Lewis Carroll
(Boston Court), “Vera” in Pal Joey (Arkansas Rep.), “Woman #3” in And the World
Goes ‘Round (NoHo Arts), “Sally Bowles” in Cabaret (Beef & Boards), “Sheila” in
Hair (Forestburgh Playhouse), and “Mary Magdalene” in Jesus Christ Superstar (Mill
Mountain). TV/Film: The Office, Rules of Engagement, How I Met Your Mother,
Body of Proof, ‘Til Death, Alone, and A Leading Man. www.iamericaball.com
KELLY LESTER (Marion Woolnough) LA Theater: Ionescopade at The Odyssey,
as “The Adult Woman” in Spring Awakening, Stage Scene LA award winner for
her performance as Mrs. Zero in Adding Machine - A Musical. TV: The Haunted
Hathaways, Criminal Minds, Notes from the Underbelly, The Young and the Restless. FILM: Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar, and the upcoming Mr. Church, starring Eddie
Murphy. Kelly is the creator and CEO of EasyLunchboxes® - the best selling lunch
containers on the internet. www.KellyLester.com
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CAST BIOS (cont’d)
CHELSEA MARTIN (Linelle and Others) Chelsea is excited to make her debut at
Celebration Theatre! Credits: Little Shop of Horrors, The Wizard of Wonderland,
Honk!, Working, Reefer Madness, The Lesson, Women of the World, various musical reviews, and award winning short films. She has performed alongside Tony
Award winner, Alice Ripley. Later, Ripley directed The Women and cast Chelsea
as leading role, Sylvia. She practices improvisation at the Groundlings in LA. Enjoy
The Boy From Oz! (IG) @shellseam
MICHAEL MITTMAN (Greg and Others) Celebration Theatre debut. Regional stage
credits: Ragtime (SDMT), Damn Yankees (Cabrillo Music Theatre), The Barn Stage
Company’s Urinetown (ITL Nomination), Theater Latte Da’s Evita (The Ordway),
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Jungle Theater), Sweeney
Todd (WPPAC), Rocky Horror Show (Cardinal Theatricals), Bent (Candid Theater
Company), Spring of Freedom, Summer of Fear (Lowry Lab). Michael is a graduate
of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
NATHAN MOHEBBI (Mark and Others) Nathan is happy to return to Celebration
Theatre, after appearing as Ben in the production of Wolves . He has also been
seen in LA’s Queerclassics as Lucentio in Taming of the Shrew and Gwendolyn in
The Importance of Being Earnest. Regional Credits: Funny Girl (Renaldi), Damn
Yankees (Henry), Hairspray (Fender). Film/TV Credits: Ellen More or Less (NBC)
Chasing Life (ABC Family) , Child of God (dir. James Franco), Neighbors (Universal
Studios).
BESS MOTTA (Judy Garland) Bess starred in the San Francisco and London
productions of The Great American Backstage Musical and has also appeared as
Charity in Sweet Charity, Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress, and Annie in Annie
Get Your Gun. She won a Drama-Logue Award for her performance as Bettina
Barnes in Psycho Beach Party, and rave reviews as Leeza Garlinelli in Highballs
Ahoy. James Cameron cast her as Sara Connor’s doomed roommate, Ginger in The
Terminator.
JESSICA PENNINGTON (Liza Minnelli) Theatre includes: Into the Woods (StageSceneLA Scenie - The Witch), Cabaret (Garland Award - Sally Bowles), Picasso at
the Lapin Agile (Suzanne), As You Like It (Rosalind), See Bob Run (NY Premiere)
and Winds of Angkor (The Kingdom of Cambodia). VO Actor by day. Lead Singer:
The UnderCoverGirls. Carnegie Mellon Drama. Thank you, Mr. Shepperd, for the
great big X on my bucket list! Love & gratitude to Team OZ, my nearest & dearest
and the extraordinary soul who married me, Kevin Quinn.
SHANTA’ MARIE ROBINSON (Shena and Others) Shanta’ is originally from Wilmington, North Carolina. She has traveled the world as a Dancer on Disney Cruiseline, and performed in multiple musicals from NC to LA playing roles such as Mimi
in Rent (recently nominated for Inland Empire Theatre League Award), Dorothy in
The Wiz, Dancer in The All Night Strut (Garbeau’s Dinner Theatre). For the past
two years she was the Magic Carpet in Disney’s Aladdin: The Musical Spectacular.
Thank you to the creative team for this amazing opportunity and to my Momma
Faye, and Agent Anthony Boyer for believing in me!
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BAND BIOS
BRYAN BLASKIE (Piano/Music Director) See Page 10.
OMAR D. BRANCATO (Bass/Guitar) Omar composed the music/lyrics to the
NCTF award winning Beauty & the Beast (Best Score, Best Musical), The Boys
Next Door (incidental music, Chicago revival), The Talking Dead (Holiday Park,
Haßloch, Germany). Scores include: Out Of Luck, Hollywood Gamble, The Michelle Show (Best Score nomination, Austin WebFest), Monster Heroes (additional
music). He is a Cubs fan (which proves his loyalty) and a Bears fan (which proves
his stubbornness). Thanks to GHS, Rocktron, Risson Amps and JH Audio.
NOELLE FABIAN (Saxophone/Clarinet) Noelle is a saxophone/woodwind player
and is making a splash in LA as one of the newest members of the Disneyland
Band. A recent transplant from Dallas, Texas, she holds degrees from Southern
Methodist University and the University of North Texas. In Texas, Noelle worked
heavily as an educator and performed actively with the Dallas Wind Symphony, Ft.
Worth Symphony and Dallas Summer Musicals. She moved out to Los Angeles following a run on the national tour of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Reed 1) and
is enjoying all the new performance opportunities that this city has to offer. When
not playing music, Noelle works as a voice-over artist/actress and enjoys making
quirky musical comedy and educational videos for YouTube with her group “The
Little Black Dress Horns”. www.noellefabian.com
JEREMY LAPPITT (Saxophone/Clarinet) Saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist Jeremy Lappitt is from Tucson, Arizona. He achieved his Bachelors Degree in Jazz
Performance from Arizona State University. Lappitt was selected as Lead Alto in the
2010 Disneyland All-American College Band. He had the pleasure of playing various woodwinds in multiple musicals. Upon relocating to Los Angeles, Jeremy has
performed and recorded for movie and television productions including Minions,
Jersey Boys, THE VOICE, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Lappitt currently
plays lead alto in the Disneyland Band.
ROB SHEPPARD (Saxophone/Clarinet) Rob is happy to be a part of this production.
BRIAN CANNADY (Drums) Brian is an LA based drummer/percussionist with a
highly diverse background. Upon graduating CSU Fullerton with a bachelors in
Percussion, he has been involved with many musical productions including LA’s
award winning The Color Purple. Brian has also played with such artists as Bill
Cunliffe, Natalie Cole, Vince Guaraldi, and Jeff Hamilton. He will be pursuing a
MM at Boston University while auditioning for professional orchestras across the
U.S.
STEPHEN DIZON (Drums) Stephen is an award-winning drummer/percussionist
based in Fontana, CA. Graduating from Cal State Fullerton with a Bachelor’s of
Music degree in Jazz Performance, Stephen performs with various groups around
Southern California.
JESSICA RAGSDALE (Drums) Jessica is happy to be a part of this production.
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BAND BIOS (cont’d)
ALEX STICKELS (Drums) Alex is a chocolate chip cookie connoisseur. He was born
in Omaha, NE and grew up in Rochester, NY and Dallas, TX. After attending TCU
and Berklee College of Music, he moved to Los Angeles were he has played with
Sandra Bernhard, Casey Abrams, and Recycled Percussion among many others.
SAM WEBSTER (Drums) Sam Webster is a Los Angeles based drummer and percussionist. His performance credits include Disneyland’s Five and Dime, The Long
Beach Symphony, Dean Mora, and many more. He has also recorded for numerous
including Jersey Boys (2014), Grandfathered (2015), La La Land (2016) and much
more. Sam earned degrees in Jazz Studies and Classical Percussion from California
State University, Fullerton.
CREW BIOS
PETER ALLEN (Music and Lyrics) Peter Allen was a songwriter and exuberant
cabaret-style performer who had his greatest fame in the 1970s and 1980s. He was
“discovered” in 1964 by Judy Garland, who hired him to perform with her and
introduced him to her daughter Liza Minnelli. Allen and Minnelli were married in
1967, but separated in 1970. Later, Peter Allen co-wrote the pop hits “Don’t Cry
Out Loud” for Melissa Manchester and “I Honestly Love You” for Olivia Newton
John, and won an Academy Award for his contribution to the theme from Arthur,
Minnelli’s hit 1981 movie. (His co-writers on that tune were Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and singer Christopher Cross.) Peter Allen’s own albums included
Tenterfield Saddler (1972), Bi-Coastal (1980) and Not the Boy Next Door (1982).
Allen also composed the short-lived Broadway musical Legs Diamond. He died in
1992 from AIDS after giving his final concerts in Sydney, Australia.
MARTIN SHERMAN (Book) Martin Sherman was born in Philadelphia, educated
at Boston University and now lives in London. His early plays include Passing
By, Cracks and Rio Grande, all originally presented by Playwrights Horizons in
New York. Bent premiered at the Royal Court in 1979, transferred to the Criterion
Theatre and was then presented on Broadway, where it received a Tony nomination for Best Play and won the Dramatist Guild’s Hull-Warriner Award. Bent has
been produced in over forty-five countries, and has been turned into a ballet in
Brazil, and, in 1989, was revived at the National Theatre. It has been voted one
of the NT2000 One Hundred Plays of the Century. His next plays were Messiah
(Hampstead and Aldwych Theatres, 1983), When She Danced (King’s Head, 1988;
Gielgud, 1991), A Madhouse in Goa (Lyric Hammersmith and Apollo, 1989), Some
Sunny Day (Hampstead, 1996) and Rose (National Theatre, 1999). Rose received
an Olivier nomination for Best Play and transferred to Broadway the following
season. Sherman has written an adaptation of E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India for
Shared Experience (Riverside Studios, 2002; Lyric Hammersmith, 2004) and a new
version of a Luigi Pirandello play, Absolutely! (Perhaps) (Wyndhams, 2003) He has
also written the book for the musical The Boy From Oz which opened on Broadway in 2003. His screenplays include The Clothes in the Wardrobe (US title: The
Summer House), Alive and Kicking, Bent, Callas Forever and The Roman Spring of
Mrs. Stone. Martin Sherman Plays: One was published by Methuen Drama in 2004.
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CREW BIOS (cont’d)
NICK ENRIGHT (Book) Nick Enright (1950-2003) trained for the theatre at New
York University School of Arts after early experience in Australia including with
Nimrod and MTC. He was an actor, director and teacher as well as a writer. His
plays include On the Wallaby, Daylight Saving, St James Infirmary, Mongrels, A
Property of the Clan, The Quartet from Rigoletto, Blackrock, Good Works, Spurboard and A Man with Five Children. With Justin Monjo he adapted Tim Winton’s
Cloudstreet for the stage. He has also written for film and television, including
co-writing with George Miller the screenplay for Lorenzo’s Oil which was nominated for an Oscar. He has written a number of musicals including The Venetian
Twins and Summer Rain with composer Terence Clarke. He wrote the book for the
Australian production of The Boy From Oz. Among many awards were two Green
Room Awards for Best Play, and four Gold AWGIE Awards, the 1998 Sidney Myer
Performing Arts Award and the NSW Premiers’ Special Award. As well as being a
prolific writer, Nick was a noted acting teacher, particularly at NIDA and WAAPA.
MICHAEL A. SHEPPERD (Director/Co-Artistic Director/Executive Producer) Michael is currently the Co-Artistic Director of Los Angeles’ multiple award-winning
Celebration Theatre (CT). CT producing credits include: The Boy From Oz, The
Color Purple, Four, The Women of Brewster Place, Take Me Out, The Next Fairy
Tale, Coffee Will Make You Black, [title of show] and numerous others in his 11
year career at the Celebration. Directing credits include: The Boy From Oz, The
Next Fairy Tale, [title of show], Missionary Position. As an actor in LA, featured
roles include Fences (Troy; Ovation, LADCC Nominations, Lead Actor), Bootycandy (Man 3; LADCC, Stage Raw Nominations, Supporting Actor), The Color
Purple (Mister; Ovation Nom, Lead Actor), Steel (John Henry, Ovation Award, Lead
Actor), Master Harold and the Boys (Sam, NAACP nom, Lead Actor), Intimate Apparel (George, NAACP Theatre Award, Supporting Actor), Choir Boy (Headmaster,
NAACP Theatre nom, Supporting Actor). Broadway/Off-Broadway/Regional credits
include: Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan (Starkey), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey Two),
Caroline, or Change (Bus/Dryer), 5 Guys Named Moe (Big Moe), Smokey Joe’s
Cafe (Fred) and The Whipping Man (Simon) TV credits include Soul Man, Hot In
Cleveland, Adoptable, Wizards of Waverly Place, Monk, Criminal Minds, NCIS.
JANET ROSTON (Choreographer) Choreography: The Color Purple, Celebration
Theatre (Ovation Award, NAACP Award, LA Weekly/LADCC Nominations); Justin
Love, Celebration Theatre (LADCC Nomination), Once On this Island, International
City Theater (NAACP Nomination); Avenue X, Odyssey Theater (Ovation Award
Nomination); Failure, A Love Story, Coeurage Theatre (Ovation Nomination); The
Who’s Tommy, East West Players; Psyche: A Rock Opera, Greenway Court. As
Director/Choreographer; Striking 12, Laguna Playhouse, Tonya and Nancy, The
Rock Opera, Boston’s American Repertory Theater; Midsummer Night, Texas and
Tennessee Musical Theater Festivals; CarnEvil, Sacred Fools; shAme, King King;
The Wanting, Highways Performance Space.
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CREW BIOS (cont’d)
BRYAN BLASKIE (Music Director) Music direction: 110 in the Shade (Ovation
Award Best Musical Intimate Theatre), The Max Factor Factor, Tonya Harding: The
Musical. He is a co-founder and music director of A Little New Music. Composer:
Assistants (StageScene Best World Premiere Musical, NYMF Finalist), iWish, Victorian Courting & Zombies. He graduated from Denison University and has studied
with the Academy for New Musical Theatre. He currently serves on the voice
faculty for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
KYLE COOPER (Assistant Director) Kyle is a Los Angeles based director and
screenwriter. Most recent credits include directing Waiting for Godot at the Road
Theatre and Blasted at the Secret Rose; and writing on the upcoming feature film
The Late Bloomer, starring JK Simmons and Brittany Snow. He is an MFA Directing
candidate at Cal State Fullerton. Thanks to Shep, Janet and Ryan. Love to Katie.
MICHAEL QUIETT (Assistant Choreographer) Michael is super excited to work on
his first production with Celebration Theatre! Michael’s past shows as assistant choreographer to Janet Roston include: Psyche (Greenway Court Theatre), The Who’s
Tommy (East West Players), Tonya and Nancy (King King).
JENNIFER LEIGH SEARS (Production Stage Manager) Jennifer is excited to join
Celebration Theatre for The Boy From Oz. Previous Credits include: Lamb’s Players
Theatre, Knoxville Opera, Tennessee Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Long Beach Opera, Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival and
Iowa Summer Repertory Theatre. She is a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association. She graduated from the University of Iowa with an MFA in Theatre Arts.
JILLIAN MAYO (Assistant Stage Manager) Jillian first stage managed Stonehill College’s Aspects of Love and Trojan Women. Other credits include Cannon Theatre’s
Blithe Spirit in her home state of Massachusetts, and Nash Theatre’s The Fall of the
House of Usher in Queensland, Australia. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2013, Jillian has been part of the production team for Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers, The Homosexuals, and Sons of the Prophet. Congratulations to the cast & crew!
KYREE TITTLE (Sound Technician) Kyree came to Hollywood at 23. He has operated sound for several theatre, live music, and television events like Psyche: A
Modern Rock Opera, The Who’s: Tommy, FX’s Son’s of Anarchy: Hogs for Heart,
and more. Kyree spent his earlier years in North Carolina. The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill gave Kyree the Club Hollywood scholarship in 2014 that
set him on his journey into major post-production internships at Smart Post Sound
and Skip Saylor’s Recording Studio. With support of Nancy Cartwright (voice of
Bart Simpson) and Tricia Buchanan-Benson (The Simpsons animator) Kyree has created a The Simpsons inspired Code Switch EP to capture his new experiences. As
a sound engineer Kyree manages to put his passion into giving every audience the
best quality of sound.
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CREW BIOS (cont’d)
YURI OKAHANA (Scenic Designer) Yuri is a scenic designer based in Los Angeles
who is originally from Tokyo, Japan. Her scenic design credits include Darkside
(U.S. Premiere), Pinkmilk (West Coast Premiere), Sans Merci at The Garage Theater,
Revival at Acting Arts Theater, Waiting For Lefty: Seeing Red at California Repertory
Theater. Her other works could be seen at www.yuriokahana.com and she holds an
MFA in Scenic Design from CSU at Long Beach.
DERRICK McDANIEL (Lighting Designer) Derrick has been lighting live theater for
20 years. A few of Derrick’s lighting credits include, “The Vortex” at the Malibu
Playhouse, “Blood Brothers” at the Whitefire Theater, “My Sister” at the Odyssey
Theater, “Broken Fences ” at the Road Theater on Magnolia - and many others.
Derrick won the LA Weekly 2012 award for lighting “The Mercy Seat” at the Inside
the Ford Theater. He has also been nominated for several awards which includes
three Ovations Awards nominations. Recently, he was featured in the Artist Profile
section of @ThisStage Magazine. Thank you for supporting live theater. Enjoy!
ERIC SNODGRASS (Sound Designer) An Ovation and Garland Award winner, Eric
is very happy to be back at Celebration Theatre, working with his longtime friend,
director Michael Shepperd, as well as with this entire impressive cast and crew. He
is humbled to have been given the chance to contribute to this wonderful creative
endeavor.
MICHAEL MULLEN (Costume Designer) Michael is very excited to be working on
this show! For his past work, he’s garnered such honors as an Ovation Award (2
nominations), LADCC Award, NAACP. Theatre Award, L.A. Weekly Theatre Award,
Ticket Holder Award, several Scenie Awards including “Costume Designer Extraordinaire” recognition, Broadway World Award (6 nominations), and a Stage Raw
Award nomination. He thanks everyone involved with Oz, mmmkay!! :)
MICHAEL O’HARA (Properties Designer/Managing Director/Executive Producer)
Michael saw his first show at Celebration Theatre in 2001 and never left. He has
been Resident Properties Designer since 2005. He has been Managing Director
since January 2013. Recent design credits include: A Singular They (Blank Theatre), Dream Boy (Celebration Theatre), Rio Hondo (Theatre of NOTE), Bootycandy
(Celebration Theatre). Michael has also worked as a Stage Manager, Assistant Stage
Manager, Sound Mixer, and Actor around Los Angeles. Many thanks to the cast,
crew, and Celebration family. Thank you for supporting Celebration Theatre.
BYRON BATISTA (Wig and Hair Designer) Hair (Hollywood Bowl) Hairspray (Hollywood Bowl, Moonlight Amphitheatre, First National Tour, MTW), Chicago (Hollywood Bowl), Les Miserables (Hollywood Bowl), I Love Lucy, Live! (Greenway
Court), Jekyll and Hyde (Sturgis Center), Baby, It’s You, Stormy Weather (Pasadena
Playhouse), Radio Girl, James and the Giant Peach (Goodspeed Musicals), Hello,
Dolly!, Cabaret, Cinderella, Fiddler on the Roof, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, The
Producers (Ogunquit Playhouse), Sweeney Todd (El Camino College). Red Hot Patriot with Kathleen Turner, Born to Rock with Jake Simpson, Men of Broadway with
Brandon Victor Dixon, Ace Young, David Burnham and Frenchie Davis.
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CREW BIOS (cont’d)
ARCHER ALTSTAETTER (Scenic Designer - Mural Painter) Archer has been designing and building stages, sets and interiors since high school. Installations have run
the gamut from community theaters to mega nightclubs to jungle eco-resorts to
his own dance studios with a design and production facility. An adventurous and
entrepreneurial spirit keeps Archer engaged in new and ever-evolving projects. This
is his first production with Celebration Theatre and he looks forward to many more.
BRUCE W. ZISTERER (Executive Producer) Bruce has produced The Color Purple,
The Musical, which took home six Ovation awards including Best Production of
a Musical in Intimate Theatre; the world premiere of Pinafore! at Celebration (LA
Weekly Award, Musical of the Year, Garland Award, Best Production), Cool My
Tongue; Gaveston, Favourite of the King; Judy at the Stonewall Inn; Altar Boyz; and
the West Coast/LA Premieres of Autumn Canticle and The Homosexuals. This is his
ninth collaboration with Celebration Theatre. Thank you for supporting Celebration
and live theatre!
NICHOLAS CAPRIO (Executive Producer) Nicholas is Chief Content Officer
at Pilgrim Studios, one of television’s most prolific and successful independent
production companies. Over the past 10 years, Caprio has contributed to hundreds of hours of television. Joining Pilgrim Studios in 2012, he has overseen the
production of all of Pilgrim’s programs, many of which have given rise to spin-offs,
including Bring It! (Lifetime); Fast N Loud and Street Outlaws (Discovery); Wicked
Tuna (NatGeo); and David Tutera’s CELEBrations (WE tv). Caprio also oversaw the
production of the record-setting Discovery Shark Week specials Megalodon: The
Monster Shark Lives, Shark of Darkness: Wrath of Submarine and Sharktacular, as
well as executive produced the OWN documentaries Lindsay and Michael Sam.
No stranger to the Celebration Theatre - he is a member of the board and previous
producer credits, Kim Jong Funner!, The Homosexuals, What’s Wrong with Angry
and Take Me Out.
TODD MILLINER (Executive Producer) Todd hails from Chicago where he
worked and taught at The Second City. Todd formed Hazy Mills Productions with
Sean Hayes in 2003. Currently Todd is the executive producer of GRIMM (NBC)
Crowded (NBC) and the recently wrapped (after six seasons: Hot In Cleveland
(TVLAND) which debuted to the largest basic cable comedy audience in history.
Also Todd produces the NBC Game Show hosted by Jane Lynch Hollywood Game
Night, and the Cedric the Entertainer comedy, The Soul Man. Todd also produced
the Ovation-nominated production of Richard Greenberg’s Take Me Out in 2011
for Celebration Theatre.
JACK MORRISSEY (Executive Producer) Jack has been partnered with Academy
Award-winning film writer and director Bill Condon for nearly twenty years. He
has been a producer on Condon’s recent films, including the cyberthriller The Fifth
Estate starring Benedict Cumberbatch; Mr. Holmes with Ian McKellen as the Great
Detective and Laura Linney as his housekeeper; and Condon’s newest movie musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans
and Josh Gad - opening in March 2017.
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CREW BIOS (cont’d)
MICHAEL C. KRICFALUSI (Executive Director/Executive Producer) Michael has
been with Celebration for over 8 years now, 4 as Managing Director and the last 4
years as Executive Director. In addition to being the Executive Director, he is also
current Board President of the Theatrical Producers League-Los Angeles: Intimate
Theatre. He has acted in, directed, produced or distributed numerous projects for
the stage as well as film and television. Memorable productions include the multiOvation award winning production of The Color Purple - The Musical, Take Me
Out, The Daddy Machine and WEHO at Celebration. He has appeared onstage in
The Mikvah Monologues at the Wadsworth Theatre, L.A. as well as Twelve Angry
Men, Three Sisters and Blood Wedding in L.A. and The Trial Off-Broadway. His
favorite TV moment was having his own stunt double on The Young and The Restless (to make sure he didn’t drop Jeanne Cooper while carrying her down a pile
rocks) though he is most remembered from television for having sat behind Wendie
Malick, Jane Leeves and Valerie Bertinelli in the pilot for Hot In Cleveland. Special
thanks to everyone who has helped keep Celebration Theatre alive including Todd
Milliner, Michael Matthews, Michael A. Shepperd, Michael O’Hara, Nathan Frizzell and Rebecca Eisenberg. Love to his children Michael and Alexandra.
MICHAEL MATTHEWS (Co-Artistic Director/Executive Producer) Michael completes the other half of Co-Artistic Director, shared with his “work husband”, Michael Shepperd. Besides cleaning the bathrooms, vacuuming the seats, taking out
the trash, and serving countless cocktails, he also directs a few shows for Celebration Theatre. Celebration highlights include: Dream Boy (LA Premiere), Bootycandy
(LA Premiere, LADCC Nomination, Production), Wolves (West Coast Premiere)
The Color Purple, The Musical (Ovation and LA Weekly Awards Best Director
and Best Production, Musical), What’s Wrong With Angry? (Ovation Nominations
Best Director and Best Production,Play), Take Me Out (Ovation Nomination Best
Director, NAACP Award Best Director) The Women of Brewster Place, the Musical
(Ovation Nomination Best Director, NAACP Award Best Director, Ovation Award
Best Production, Musical; West Coast Premiere), Stupid Kids (LA Premiere), Beautiful Thing (Ovation Nominations, Best Director and Best Production,Play), The
Bacchae (Ovation Nominations, Best Director and Best Production,Play). Michael
is the recipient of the 2015 LADCC Award for Career Achievement in Direction.
REBECCA EISENBERG (Producing Director/Executive Producer) Rebecca Eisenberg is a Los Angeles based producer and stage manager. With a passion for
developing new works, she has been a part of many award winning world premiere, west coast premiere, and Los Angeles premiere productions. Some of her
recent credits include: Bootycandy (Ovation Recommended), Failure: A Love Story
(Ovation Award, Best Direction of a Play, Ovation nominated for Acting Ensemble
and Best Production), Psyche: A Modern Rock Opera, Justin Love (LADCC Award,
Best Production), The Real Housekeepers of Studio City (Best of Hollywood Fringe),
Bronies: The Musical (Best Musical and the Golden Elephant Producer/Director
Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival), Fireman (5 LADCC Awards including Best
Production, Ovation Award, Featured Actress in a Play), and Backyard (Ovation
Award, Featured Actor in a Play, Fight Choreography). Rebecca also specializes
in special events and benefits. Her most recent events include the 14th and 15th
Annual Les Girls concert to benefit the National Breast Cancer Coalition, The 24th
Annual Ovation Awards, and If All The Sky Were Paper, an event to benefit US
Veterans at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. www.rebeccaeisenberg.com.
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CREW BIOS (cont’d)
NATHAN FRIZZELL (Literary Director/Executive Producer) As an actor, Nathan’s
theatre credits include: Celebration: Four (LA Premiere, LA Weekly nomination,
Best Ensemble), Beautiful Thing (Ticketholder, Garland nominations Best Actor;
Ovation nomination, Best Play), Stupid Kids (LA Weekly Award, Best Ensemble),
plus numerous sketch comedy shows directed by Todd Milliner; Los Angeles: He
Asked For It (ElevenEleven Productions/Macha Theatre), West Side Story (MTLA;
The Hudson Theatre); Eisegesis, SpiderMan: Turn On The Lights, The Exceptional
Childhood Center (The Blank Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival); Regional:
Shakespeare In Briefs! (Colorado Shakespeare Festival); Two Gentlemen of Verona
(Swine Palace Theatre); International: The Bacchae (Edinburgh Fringe Festival).
As Executive Producer: Dream Boy (Celebration Theatre); Bootycandy (Celebration Theatre). Nathan currently serves as Celebration’s Literary Director where
he produces its new play reading series “Celebrating New Works” and will be reintroducing the workshop series “CT Tuesdays” in 2016.
ANDREW CARLBERG (Producer) Recently named by Variety alongside Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, Mindy Kaling and Andy Samberg as one of “Hollywood’s New
Leaders,” Andrew Carlberg is an award-winning feature film, television, new
media, Broadway and Los Angeles stage producer. Carlberg’s extensive and varied
credits include, but aren’t limited to the feature film adaptation of Neil LaBute’s
Some Girl(s), DirecTV’s Full Circle, Broadway revivals of Romeo and Juliet (starring
Orlando Bloom) and Side Show (directed by Bill Condon), the Ovation Award winning LA intimate theater premiere of The Color Purple: The Musical at Celebration
Theatre, and the long-running hit improv show The Blind Date Project. Andrew is
a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an alum of Film Independent’s Fast Track Producing Fellowship and New York’s Independent Filmmaker
Project, and an event producer for the I Have a Dream Foundation and National
Breast Cancer Coalition.
MARK GIBERSON (Associate Producer) Mark Giberson is an award-winning
journalist and public relations executive, now retired. He serves on the board of
directors of The Barn Studio of Art, is past president of the Flying Samaritans and
is the founder of No Boundaries Art Workshops®. He also is an active supporter of
the Bald Head Island Conservancy, the Bayshore Discovery Project, and others. A
recovering parent of two former teenagers, he is married and lives in Pasadena.
JAMI RUDOFSKY (Casting Director) Jami Rudofsky is proud to be the Resident
Casting Director for Celebration Theatre. Celebration credits include Dream Boy,
Bootycandy, The Color Purple: The Musical, The Women Of Brewster Place, Take
Me Out and many more. She also co-cast Hit The Wall for the LGBT Cultural Arts
Center. She is currently casting the long-awaited Netflix reboot of Gilmore Girls.
Additional film and television credits include: Showtime’s Masters of Sex, the
YouTube Red original series Sing It! and Deserted. She’s so honored to be back
working with the Celebration Theatre Family!
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CREW BIOS (cont’d)
DAVID ELZER/DEMAND PR (Marketing/Publicity) David Elzer/DEMAND PR
represents Actors Co-op, Cabrillo Music Theatre, Celebration Theatre, Circle X Theatre Company, Colony Theatre Company, Independent Shakespeare Co., Laguna
Playhouse, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, NoHo Arts Center Ensemble,
Ojai Playwrights Conference, Open Fist Theatre Company, Road Theatre Company,
Rubicon Theatre Company, Theatre of NOTE, Theatre Tribe and VS. Theatre Company. He loves working with the very talented Celebration team and is thrilled they
have a new home - thank you for supporting Celebration and L.A. theater!
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CELEBRATION THEATRE MISSION
Celebration Theatre is a community of artists dedicated to presenting innovative, provocative
and relevant work that examines the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer experience. We endeavor to challenge society’s perception of the community and give a vibrant
voice to its evolving identity.
CELEBRATION THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cameron Faber (President)
Todd Milliner (Vice-President)
Nicholas Caprio
Larry Dean Harris
Samantha Kern
Michael C. Kricfalusi
Jeremy Mann
Michael Matthews
Michael A. Shepperd
Scott Monson (Honorary)
CELEBRATION ADVISORY BOARD
Denise Grayson
Byron Reed
Mary Reitz
David Tarlow
CELEBRATION THEATRE COMPANY
Christopher Maikish
Gino Marconi
Karnell Matthews
Michael Matthews, Co-Artistic Director
Tracey McAvoy
Daniel Montgomery
Matthew Scott Montgomery
Michael O’Hara, Managing Director
Christopher Pearson
Christopher Sepulveda
Michael A. Shepperd, Co-Artistic Director
Michael Shutt
Peter James Smith
Amy Stoddard
Stasha Surdyke
Gina Torrecilla
David Tran
Tommy Vergason
Isabella Way
Jason Weiss
Brittney S. Wheeler
Erinn Anova
Mario Burrell
Marcedes Clanton
Elizabeth Higgins Clark
Parnell Damone Marcano
Josette DiCarlo
Chrisanne Eastwood
Rebecca Eisenberg, Producing Director
Nathan Frizzell, Literary Director
Todd Gaebe
Mark Giberson
Gregory Guy Gorden
Michael Taylor Gray
Brad Griffith
Charls Sedgwick Hall
Matt Howard
Samantha Kern
Michael C. Kricfalusi, Executive Director
Jeffrey Landman
Asher Lewis
Constance Jewell Lopez
Plus over 500 Associate Company Members who consider Celebration Theatre home.
CELEBRATION SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@celebrationthtr)
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your Ralph’s Rewards Card! You must re-enroll to ensure
Celebration receives benefits from your purchases. Celebration’s NPO number is 83663. Sign into your Ralph’s account
and provide that NPO and Celebration can start receiving a
contribution from Ralph’s each time you shop. You MUST
renew every year under the terms of the Ralph’s program!!
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CELEBRATION THEATRE DONORS (April 1, 2015-March 31, 2016)
If your name is omitted or listed incorrectly, please contact [email protected]
Benefactors ($5000-up)
Friends ($100-$249)
Anonymous
Bill Condon & Jack Morrissey
Michael Kricfalusi
Todd Milliner & Michael Matthews
Anonymous
Tony Arn
Michael Baum
Tod & Craig Beckett-Frank
Gary Booher
Dr. Richard J. Bower
Rick C
Charles & Anet Carlin
CYHTeas.com
Rosemary DiMonte
Douglas Hutchinson
Tom Jacobson & Ramone Munoz
Eddie James
William Kaiser
Lorenzo Lebrija
Jerold & Priscilla Mann
Dale McIntire
Chris Meyer and Gary Holm
Dennis Nollette
Henry Ong & Matthew Black
Steven Parker
Chris Phillips
Mary Reitz
Paul V. Roche
Brooke Seguin/30MM
SSGLC Project Rainbow
Ron Wasserman
Ken Werther: In Honor of the Dedicated and
Brilliant Team at Celebration Theatre
Edward Wilson
Patrons ($1000-$4999)
Anonymous
Nicholas Caprio
Cameron Faber
Hamilton-Selway Fine Art
Mr. Alan Mandell
Fellows ($500-$999)
James Allen
Anonymous
Kevin Peter Berg
Scott & Brian Monson-Hogan
Donald M. Klein
In memory of: Dick Wagner by Ken Bennett
for their 52 years together
Andy & Pol Sandro-Yepes and family
Partners ($250-$499)
Anonymous
Jim Kelley & Joseph Lund
Ed Murphy
Larry Rubinstein
David Schulz
In Memory of Darren Christopher Scott
David Tarlow
Associates ($10-$99)
Roger Gray
Bruce Alton
Andrea Green
Patrick Alviso
Michael Hagar
Andrew Antonio
Mona Hanouni
Michael Arrigo
Paul Head
Steven Baird
Kirk Henry
Stephen Bassman
Craig Hilary
Fred Camerer
Gregory Hines
Andrew Campbell
Brad Irwin
William Collins
Sam Johnson
Kristin Confer
Joseph Keane
William Conti
Jon Klaft
Patrick Culbertson
Richard Kline
Philip Dawkins
Jeremy Lelliott
Rita Doumar
Damian Lewis
Colleen Downs
Dennis Lumpkin
Kerry English
Robert Main
Gregory Fu
Paul Marchegiani
Michael Garcia & Bert
Tracey McAvoy
Vosburgh
Jeff Melnick
In memory of: Andrew
Priscilla Illan
Gold
Heber Moran
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John Murlas
Peter Nastos
Pieter Noomen
Mike Page
Stacy Payton
In honor of: Christopher
Grant Pearson
Robert Phares
Nick Peet
Deborah Puette
R. Daniel Rothbauer
Mark Saltzman & Ron
Gutierrez
Michael Seel
Peter James Smith
Gretchen Stockdale
Terry Taylor
Roland Thomas
James Van Houten
Reginald Warren
Carol Wilbanks
Ben Wilson
CELEBRATION THEATRE LEGACY CIRCLE
Dion Antic
Burton Breznick
Martin D. Burley & Bobby Meza
Nicholas Caprio
Greg Copeland
Frederick Dechow
Arthur Dennis & Fred Madjar
Jay Paul Deratany
David Elzer
Cameron Faber
Larry Dean Harris
Elizabeth L. & Mark K. Kogan
Tom Jacobson & Ramone Munoz
Michael C. Kricfalusi
Jeffrey Lambert
Erick H. Long
Jane Lynch
Martin Massman & Chris McKinney
Todd Milliner & Michael Matthews
Scott Monson & Brian Hogan
Dennis Nollette
John L. Rarick & Piotr Izdebski
Timothy Regler
Larry Reitzer & Matt Funes
Calvin Remsberg
Michael A. Shepperd & Hutch Foster
Showtime Television
Ted Skidmore
James E. Smith
William Stoddard
David Tarlow
Billy Tauzin
Thomas E. Warren
Bruce W. Zisterer
The Legacy Circle is made up of patrons who donated and gave over $1,000 each. The
Legacy Circle was closed in 2010 but we recognize and honor those donors who helped
Celebration Theatre in the past. Legacy Circle donors names will always be part of our donor
recognition program
CELEBRATION INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN
Celebration Theatre would like to thank the following donors
for their support in our recent Indiegogo campaign.
Michelle Akeley
Greg Ayers
Molly Bell
Andrea Bernardi
James Blashaw
Michael Bouson
Richard Bower
Katie Buderwitz
Barbara Bush
Kyle Cadman
Anet & Charlie
Carlin
Tim Casto
Sam Clein
Michael Collins
Stephen Smith
Collins
Kristin Confer
Quinn Cummings
Kaitlyn Daley
Dan Dean
Kurt DeGroot
Josette Dicarlo
Christian Duhamel
Mary Jo Agresta
DuPrey
Erin Eichberg
Marco Martinez
Christopher Meyer
Suzy Miller
Daniel Moore
Tom Moore
Callum John Morris
Mark Nasser
Kenneth Navran
Julien Nitzberg
Richard Norman
Vincent Novak
Rani O’Brien
Paul Peglar
Jon Pickow
Morgan Polikoff
Steven Rada
Mary Reitz
Larry Reitzer
Allan Dennis Rich
Carol Risher
Rich Rose
Glenn Rosenblum
Elizabeth Schmidt
Darren Scott
Christopher Sepulveda
Michael Shipley
Paul Elliott
Mary Emery
Stuart Falk
Kama Fletcher
Gregory Franklin
Art Giovanini
Jason Graae
Kim Grace-Brezniak
Jeanie Hackett
Charls Sedgwick
Hall
Kevin Harris
Caroline Hazen
Bob Heath
David Hiovich
Peter Hochschild
Israel Jimenez
Tara Karsian
Christine Kellogg
Luke H. Klipp
Susan Lambert
John Lambie
David Mack
Priscilla & Jerold
Mann
Janice Markham
Matt Marr
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Karl Sjogren
Tom Spitz
Steve Susoyev
David Tarlow
Matt Waters
Jason Weiss
Marc Wheeler
Jay Wright
Mark Wyrick
Bennett Yellin
Emily Zetterberg
Martin Zimmerman
Charles Zito
Dale Zurbrick
We apologize if your
name is missing or
improperly acknowledged. Please
contact [email protected] to
correct the error.