My Fair Lady - Big League Productions

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2011-2012 North American Tour
Big League Productions, Inc.
Presents
My Fair Lady
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Play and
Gabrial Pascal’s motion picture “Pygmalion”
Book and Lyrics by
Music by
Alan Jay Lerner
Frederick Loewe
Starring
Chris Carsten Aurora Florence Richard Springle
Joyce Gilbert Bohus Daniel Cardenas Jesse Graham Arthur Wise
with
Josh Giles Alexander Nicole Benoit Jeffrey H. Dickamore
Tommy J. Dose Mary Joe Duggan John Galas Scott Hamilton
Andrew Haserlat Kevin Robert Kelly Lauren Lukacek Deborah McCasland
Kate Scott Ariana Valdes Hilary Werthmann
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Kenneth Foy
Charlie Morrison
Sound Design
Hair Design/Costume Coordinator
Musical Supervision
Matt T. Denné
Colle T. Bustin
General Manager
Costume Design
Anne Marie Couto
Cherie Rosen
Big League Productions, Inc.
Mark Johnson
Technical Supervisor
Jeremy Rolla
Chad Jason
Casting
Alison Franck
Tour Marketing and Press
True Marketing
Wendy J. Connor
Associate Producer
TJ Young
Executive Producer
Daniel Sher
Choreography
Denis Michael Jones
Direction
Jeffrey B. Moss
Exclusive Tour Direction by Big League Productions, Inc. John Starr VP, Director of Booking
My Fair Lady is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.,
560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022
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Joyce Gilbert
Bohus
Josh Giles
Alexander
John
Galas
Deborah
McCasland
Richard
Springle
Aurora
Florence
Chris
Carsten
Daniel
Cardenas
Nicole
Benoit
Jeffrey H.
Dickamore
Scott
Hamilton
Tommy J.
Dose
Andrew
Haserlat
Kate
Scott
Arthur
Wise
Jesse
Graham
Kevin Robert
Kelly
Ariana
Valdes
Hilary
Werthmann
Mary Joe
Duggan
Lauren
Lukacek
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CAST
IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
Buskers……………………….............................……………Scott Hamilton, Kevin Robert Kelly, Hilary Werthmann
Eliza Doolittle..........................................................................................................................................Aurora Florence
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill.............................................................................................................................................Kate Scott
Freddy Eynsford-Hill.............................................................................................................................Daniel Cardenas
Colonel Pickering.......................................................................................................................................Richard Springle
Henry Higgins……………………………………………………………....…………………………….Chris Carsten
George the Bartender/Chauffeur…………….......……………..……………………………….Jeffrey H. Dickamore
Harry.....................................................................................................................................................Andrew Haserlat
Jamie....................................................................................................................................................Kevin Robert Kelly
Alfred P. Doolittle...........................................................................................................................................Arthur Wise
Mrs. Pearce.................................................................................................................................................Jesse Graham
Mrs. Hopkins………………………………....……………………………….………………………….Ariana Valdes
Servants............................................ ……..............................Josh Giles Alexander, Nicole Benoit, Kevin Robert Kelly,
Lauren Lukacek, Deborah McCasland, Kate Scott
Mrs. Higgins........................................................................................................................................Joyce Gilbert Bohus
Lord Boxington…………………………………………………………………………….........….Kevin Robert Kelly
Lady Boxington…………………………………………………...………………………..........…..Hilary Werthmann
Flower Girl……………………….……………………………………………………........……..Deborah McCasland
Bartender....................................................................................................................................................Tommy J. Dose
Mrs. Higgins’ Maid……………………………………………………………………........……….…Lauren Lukacek
Ensemble.............................................................................Josh Giles Alexander, Nicole Benoit, Jeffrey H. Dickamore,
Tommy J. Dose, Mary Joe Duggan, John Galas, Scott Hamilton,
Andrew Haserlat, Kevin Robert Kelly, Lauren Lukacek, Deborah McCasland,
Kate Scott, Ariana Valdes, Hilary Werthmann
Understudies
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for
the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
For Freddy Eynsford-Hill: ANDREW HASERLAT; For Alfred P. Doolittle & Colonel Pickering:
TOMMY J. DOSE; For Eliza Doolittle: DEBORAH MCCASLAND; For Mrs. Pearce &
Mrs. Higgins: KATE SCOTT;
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
SETTING
London 1912
ACT 1
Overture.......................................................................................................................................Orchestra
Why Can’t the English.....................................................................................................................Higgins
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?..............................................................................................Eliza and Ensemble
With a Little Bit of Luck....................................................................................Doolittle, Harry, and Jamie
I’m An Ordinary Man......................................................................................................................Higgins
With a Little Bit of Luck (Reprise)........................................................................Doolittle and Ensemble
Just You Wait............................................................................................................................................Eliza
The Servants’ Chorus.......................................................................................................................Servants
The Rain in Spain.........................................................................................Higgins, Eliza, and Pickering
I Could Have Danced all Night......................................................................Eliza, Mrs. Pearce, and Maids
Ascot Gavotte.......................................................................................................................Full Ensemble
On the Street Where You Live..............................................................................................................Freddy
THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION
ACT 2
Entr’acte.......................................................................................................................................Orchestra
You Did It............................................................................Higgins, Pickering, Mrs. Pearce, and Servants
Just You Wait (Reprise)............................................................................................................................Eliza
On the Street Where You Live (Reprise)..............................................................................................Freddy
Show Me..............................................................................................................................Eliza and Freddy
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly? (Reprise).........................................................................Eliza and Cockney Men
Get Me To the Church On Time...........................................................................Doolittle and Ensemble
Hymn To Him..................................................................................................................................Higgins
Without You......................................................................................................................Higgins and Eliza
I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face............................................................................................Higgins
ORCHESTRA
John Tarbet (Musical Director/Keyboard), John Conway (Associate Musical Director/Keyboard),
Midori Yamamoto (Violin), Josh Johnson (Reeds 1), John Olejnik (Reeds 2)
Alison Mari (Reeds 3), Jessica Ashcraft (Trumpet), Tao Guthrie (Trombone)
Ryan Draper (Drums), Kelly McCarty (Bass)
All videotaping, audio recording and photography is strictly prohibited.
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
CHRIS CARSTEN (Henry Higgins) is overjoyed
to be joining MY FAIR LADY. This marks his
seventh stint with BIG LEAGUE, and taking on
Henry Higgins is one of his most challenging roles
to date. Recently Mr. Carsten appeared in productions of Sugar Babies, The Crucible and Stalag 17
and performed in a world tour of West Side Story.
Some his favorite roles include John Adams in
1776, Andrews in Titanic, and Captain Hook in
Peter Pan. As always, Chris would like to dedicate
his performance to his wonderful wife Amalie and
two daughters, Maisie and Evangeline!
AuRORA FlORENCE (Eliza) Having just graduated in musical theater at BYU, Aurora is thrilled
to be making her debut into the ‘real world’ as
Eliza! Favorite Shows: Hairspray (Penny), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Dorothy), Tartuffe (Dorine),
and Puck and Beatrice with California’s TNT.
“Thanks and love to so many, especially my husband and the big man upstairs.”
RICHARd SPRINGlE (Colonel Pickering)
Richard is a 30-year veteran of stage, TV and Film.
He has performed Nationally and Internationally
in all 48 Continental States, Canada and the Far
East in multiple tours of 42nd Street as Julian
Marsh, My Fair Lady as Colonel Pickering and
with Bill W. and Dr. Bob as Dr. Bob Smith. He has
appeared in over 30 feature films and is featured in
the upcoming television documentary “One Day At
A Time.” You may recognize Richard from his
commercial appearances in NY Life Insurance,
Tylenol Arthritis Pain, Sam Adams Light Beer and
as the Dr. for Flonase Nasal Spray and currently
representing Medicare. Richard just completed
Pass It On: An Evening With Bill W. & Dr. Bob. As
always Richard dedicates his performance to a
Higher Power.
JOYCE GIlBERT BOHuS (Mrs. Higgins) is delighted to be once again appearing as Mrs. Higgins
in the international tour of “My Fair Lady.” Her
many credits include: The Sound of Music (Mother
Abbess), The King And I (Anna), Brighton Beach
Memoirs (Kate), and Broadway Bound. Joyce resides in Florida with husband Emil.
dANIEl CARdENAS (Freddy Eynsford-Hill)
Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Daniel is thrilled
to be in My Fair Lady for his first US National
Tour. He graduated from Arizona State University
in 2010 and has performed in Phoenix for the past
five years. Thanks to Lisa, Mom, Dad, Alicia and
Mina for their love and support!
JESSE GRAHAM (Mrs. Pearce) NY theatre: The
Rover (New York Classical), Hey God? (Times
Square Equity Showcase). Regional: YouthInk!
(McCarter Theatre), Comedy of Errors (Playhouse
on Park), A Funny Thing... (Monomony Theatre).
Tours: A Christmas Carol (Troupe America). Film:
Trailerpark, Death of the Cool. MFA: Ohio University. Heartfelt thanks to all my mentors and advocates, and warm open arms to Bud’s Chele!
ARTHuR WISE (Alfred Doolittle) is thrilled to
be part of the Big League Production tour of My
Fair Lady. Regional Credits include Chess
(Molokov, Playhouse Square), Mystery of Edwin
Drood (u/s Chairman, GLTF) Amadeus (Northern
Stage). Thanks to the Luedtke Agency, DBA,
Vicky & Scott, and Baldwin Wallace family. Love
to his supportive friends and family!
JOSH GIlES AlExANdER (Ensemble) is
thrilled to make his national tour premiere. Regional: Crazy for You (Mingo - Cohoes, NY),
RENT (Mark - Company Carolina, Chapel Hill,
NC).
NICOlE BENOIT (Ensemble) is tremendously
grateful to be performing in her favorite childhood
musical. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, MusicalFare, Artpark, Infringement Fest. BFA Musical
Theatre, BA Dance.
JEFFREY H. dICKAMORE (Ensemble/Swing)
Grateful to be traveling with his very own Fair
Lady, Jeff's favorite roles include Mr. Frank in
Diary of Anne Frank, Paul in Born Yesterday, and
Joseph Smith in Nauvoo.
TOMMY J. dOSE (Ensemble) National Tour
Debut! NYC: HUSH (NYCFringe) Regional:
Sweeney Todd, Phantom, My Fair Lady, Oliver,
Urinetown, Into the Woods, Assassins, Oklahoma!
Special thanks to everyone involved in this production.
MARY JOE duGGAN (Ensemble) Kansas City
native, has performed in multiple theatre venues
regionally. Most recently, The MGR Playhouse's
Hairspray and The Arvada Center's All Shook Up.
Special thanks to family and friends, you are always with me!
JOHN GAlAS (Ensemble) National Tours: The
Music Man (Oliver Hix). Regional: The Mikado
(Pooh-Bah), Fiddler on the Roof (Avram), Sweeney
Todd (Judge Turpin). Love to friends and family.
SCOTT HAMIlTON (Ensemble/Dance Captain)
International tours: Dancing Queen, The Spirit of
Christmas. Regional: Damn Yankees (Mickey).
Film/TV: “Oprah's Farewell Spectacular,” "OWN
Upfront," “Oxygen Network Upfront,” “White
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Collar.” WMU graduate and proud Michigander!
Thanks family and friends!
ANdREW HASERlAT (Ensemble/Harry) is
thrilled to join the MFL family after touring North
America as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. Recent
Regional: Oklahoma!, Les Miserables, The Producers, and Jesus Christ Superstar. TV/Film: “L&O:
CI,” “Gossip Girl,” and “Disney's The Surrogates.”
Love
to
family
and
friends!
www.andrewhaserlat.com
KEvIN ROBERT KEllY (Ensemble) is proud
to be in this company! Favorite Regional: Guys and
Dolls, Anything Goes, Jekyll and Hyde. BFA Musical Theatre from the University of South Dakota.
Love to my Family.
lAuREN luKACEK (Ensemble) New York:
Genesius, The Musical. Regional: North Shore
Music Theatre, John W. Engeman Theatre, Bard
SummerScape. BFA Boston Conservatory. Love to
Mom, Dad and Casey.
dEBORAH MCCASlANd (Ensemble) National
tour debut! Recently performed all around the
South Pacific with Princess Cruises. Some past favorites: Footloose (Ariel), Guys and Dolls, Hot
Mikado, Anything Goes. Love to the family and
Justin.
KATE SCOTT (Ensemble/Mrs. Eynsford-Hill)
Regional: My Fair Lady, Rocky Horror Show, Wizard of Oz, Christmas Carol, Hudson Vagabond
Puppets. Concert dance: Forces of Nature, Incidents Physical Theater. BFA, SUNY Purchase.
ARIANA vAldES (Ensemble) Regional: My Fair
Lady, Guys & Dolls, Jerry Springer: The Opera,
Gypsy, Showboat, Little Shop of Horrors, Company, Kiss Me Kate. BM Vocal Performance Opera
Emphasis, The Boston Conservatory.
HIlARY WERTHMANN (Ensemble) First national tour! Regional: Boston’s Lyric Stage and
SpeakEasy Company. Boston Conservatory BFA in
musical theatre. Love to Mom, Dad, Meme, Brittany, and Chandler!
AlAN JAY lERNER (Book and Lyrics) &
FREdERICK lOEWE (Music) Alan Jay Lerner
got his beginnings writing musicals as a sophomore
at Harvard for the Hasty Pudding Club. His first
musical, a 1938 collaboration with Nathaniel
Benchley and Benjamin Welles, was a satirical
salute to Hitler and Mussolini, So Proudly We Hail.
The son of a Viennese actor-singer and a piano
prodigy himself by the age of four, Frederick
Loewe was exposed to music all his life. At thirteen, he debuted with the Berlin Symphony Orches-
tra and continued to perform in many concert halls
after coming to the United States in 1930. Lerner
approached Loewe at the Lambs Club in New York
in 1942, and the composer/lyricist team was born.
Lerner's first Broadway collaboration with Loewe
was the production of What's Up? which ran for a
modest eight weeks. In 1947, their labors paid off
with the creation of the fantastical Brigadoon, winner of the New York Critics' Circle award as the
Best Musical of the Year. In 1948, Lerner wrote
the book and lyrics to Love Life, with the music by
Kurt Weill. He was then commissioned by Hollywood to write a libretto for "An American in Paris,"
which became the first film musical to win an
Oscar. While Lerner and Loewe were working on
their 1951 stage musical Paint Your Wagon, the
writing of My Fair Lady began. Two years after
its tremendous Broadway success, the pair collaborated once again on a musical film version of
"Gigi," which won nine Oscars. In 1960, four and
a half years after My Fair Lady topped Broadway
charts, Camelot was brought to the stage. With
Julie Andrews and Richard Burton heading the
cast, it had a very successful run of 25 months on
Broadway, totaling 873 performances. After the
success of Camelot, Loewe retired to the French
Riviera and Lerner continued to write. Despite
Loewe's retirement, they collaborated on two more
ventures in the early 1970s: The Little Prince and
the transference to the stage of Gigi, the film that
they had produced years earlier.
JEFFREY B. MOSS (Director) is an award-winning director of live theatre - both in America and
around the globe – whose work includes new plays
and musicals such as Passin’ It On By, by Larry
Atlas and Terry Cashman and Charles Strouse’s
Real Men as well as the staging of many national
and international tours including Peter Pan, The
Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, Music Of The
Night, 42nd Street, Annie Get Your Gun, MAME,
Hello, Dolly!, A Funny Thing Happened On The
Way To The Forum, Man Of La Mancha, and The
Sunshine Boys. Also, he directed the critically
praised new production of RAGS for The Coconut
Grove Playhouse and Paper Mill Playhouse and is
currently in pre-production for a new Broadway
staging of The Rothschild. Martin, a new musical
by Charles Strouse and Leslie Lee will open in
New York City in November 2011.
dENIS JONES (Choreographer) Recent productions include Piece of My Heart (NYSF), A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, She
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Loves Me! (Williamstown), Liberty Smith (Fords
Theater), Pirates (Huntington Theater), and Coraline (MCC). Also, The Kennedy Center Honors,
“Rosie Live” and “Oprah's Surprise Spectacular.”
Denis is proud to have directed Broadway Bares
(2004-8), benefitting Broadway Cares.
KENNETH FOY (Scenic Design) Credits Include: Potholes, Candida, Macbeth, The Rise of
David Levinsky, Gypsy, Oh, Kay!, The Apple Doesn’t Fall..., Annie, A Good Swift Kick, Romeo and
Juliet, Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, Red, Hot and
Blue!, The King and I, Doctor Doolittle, and High
School Musical.
CHARlIE MORRISON (Lighting Design) Charlie Morrison's lighting for theatre, national and international tours, architecture and events, has been
seen worldwide on four continents and in every
state in the U.S. National and International tours
include: Guys and Dolls; Groovaloo (Off B'way,
LA and US Tour); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Aida
(U.S. and China); The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee; Gypsy; 42nd Street (U.S. and Japan);
Miss Saigon; Smokey Joe’s Café; The Who’s
Tommy (Japan and Europe); Titanic; The Music
Man; and many others. Charlie has worked at many
of the nation's regional theatres including Papermill
Playhouse; The Shakespeare Theatre Company
(DC); Goodspeed Musicals; Theatre Under the
Stars; Playmaker's Rep; Fulton Theatre; Olney
Theatre Center; and many others. Charlie is the recipient of the 2006 and 2007 Helen Hayes Awards
for Outstanding Lighting Design, and has been
nominated for seven Helen Hayes awards over the
past five years. For more information, please visit
www.cmlighting.com.
ANNE MARIE COuTO (Costume Design) has
been designing and executing costumes for movies,
television and theatre for over thirty years, and is
the resident designer for Salve Regina University
in Newport RI. Some of Ms. Couto's credits include: A&E's “America's Castles;” The History
Channel's “Fall River Outrage,” starring Anthony
Quinn; PBS’ “Romeo and Juliet,” Mikhail Baryshnikov, artistic director; PBS’ “The American Experience;” and A Chorus Line, national and
international tours. American Musical Theatre
Films include: Amistad; Passionada; An Old Fashioned Christmas. Ms. Couto has won the Kennedy
Center for the Arts Award, New England Designer
of the Year, the ARTA, and most recently was
named Motif Theatre Magazine's designer of the
year 2010. She has costumed over 500 productions,
and is proud to add Big League Productions to this
prestigious list. Ms. Couto wishes to thank Chad,
her amazing staff and her wonderful husband Ray.
CHAd JASON (Hair Design/Costume Coordinator) is thrilled to be working on this wonderful production of My Fair Lady. His credits span from
Broadway to Regional Theatre. Broadway: The
Lion King, White Christmas, Wicked, In The
Heights, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Damn
Yankees. National Tours: Sweet Charity, Annie,
Oklahoma!, Cinderella, Ragtime, Funny Girl, How
The Grinch Stole Christmas and Les Miz. He recently directed and designed You're a Good Man
Charlie Brown. He would like to thank Tony, Anne,
and Momi, for their hard work & dedication on this
project.
CHERIE ROSEN (Musical Supervisor) Current
musical home is in the jungle pit at the Minskoff
Theater in NYC where she is the Associate Conductor for the Broadway production of The Lion
King. Her other Broadway conducting credits include Man of La Mancha (starring Brian Stokes
Mitchell), The King and I, Jekyll and Hyde and
Annie Get Your Gun. Cherie’s musical career has
taken her from Anchorage, Alaska to Palermo,
Italy, conducting and/or playing the piano and guitar for numerous touring musicals such as West
Side Story, The Who’s Tommy, A Chorus Line, Man
of La Mancha, 42nd Street and many more. Cherie
has conducted orchestras behind Brian Stokes
Mitchell, Raul Julia, Bernadette Peters, Marie Osmond, Faith Prince and Lou Diamond Phillips. She
has also served as an accompanist for Donna Murphy, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Tae Won Kim
among others. She makes her home in New York
City with her husband and two sons.
JOHN ANdREW TARBET (Music Director/
Conductor) Other credits include Peter Pan (national tour), Broadway All-Stars (Norwegian
Cruise Lines), numerous shows and cabarets in the
New York City area as well as numerous school
productions. John is also a composer and has written music for the stage, church and concert hall.
He is a graduate of the Musical Theatre Writing
Program at New York University. Thanks to such
a wonderful cast and crew and also to his parents,
siblings (6 brothers, 1 sister) and friends for all
their
love
and
support.
www.JohnAndrewTarbet.com
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Studies major with a concentration in Audio Recording.
Denné co-founded the Audio Association and aided the
school in getting its Audio Engineering Society chapter
established. While at college, Denné realized his desire
of live sound over studio work. He took a job at Masque
Sound and Recording, the premier Broadway audio rental
house at the time, in January of 2000. Denné, after a short
period became part of the prestigious technical department. Since 2003, Denné has owned Millstone Audio
Group LLC, a custom audio hardware development
company. Millstone Audio Group has developed some
of the first and best computer playback systems yet for
use on Broadway. The resulting show-control hardware
and switchover systems can be found on nearly all Broadway shows and tours. Denné designed rock and roll tours
for such varied artists from Van Halen to Lil Wayne as
head technical engineer for Masque Live. Denné was
audio head for New Jersey Nets Basketball from 2006 to
2009. Denné is now Audio Department Head for Production Resource Group focusing on company-wide
technical standards and customer relations. Starting in
mid-2011, Denné has been consulting with A1 Entertainment, forming a new company, A1 Sound Farm.
COllE T. BuSTIN (Sound Design) has been
working in the field of Audio engineering and design since his first exploration into theatre, most
lately as production sound engineer for Legally
Blonde, Fiddler on the Roof and Grease for their
2010 national tours. Working on productions across
the globe in more then 10 countries spread across
three continents his production credits include:
Reel to Real in Beijing and at Edinburgh Fringe,
101 Dalmatians The Musical, Chicago, 42nd
Street, The King and I, Sweet Charity to name a
few. Colle has designed sound for regional theatres
such as Gateway Playhouse and Revelation Theatre for shows that included Evita, The Full Monty,
Sugar, Gypsy, Fosse, and Lovelace The Musical.
Colle’s passion for sound is still growing and hopes
that every audience member enjoys this show as he
enjoyed developing it.
AlISON FRANCK/lIZ lEWIS CASTING
(Casting Director) was the Resident Casting Director for Paper Mill Playhouse for 10 years, where
she cast over 50 productions, including the Broadway transfer of I’m Not Rappaport, starring Judd
Hirsch and Ben Vereen, directed by Daniel Sullivan. Regional: Pirates! (Goodspeed - Paper Mill),
Hairspray, and Les Misérables (North Shore) and
2007’s mini-tour of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(TUTS/Paper
Mill
Playhouse/North
Shore/TOTS). Recent: National Tour of Guys and
Dolls and the premiere National Tour of Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang. Alison has recently joined the
staff of Liz Lewis Casting Partners:
www.lizlewis.com
WENdY J. CONNOR (Owner/President, TRUE
Marketing) serves as President of TRUE Marketing, a full-service entertainment marketing firm
based in Orlando, FL. TRUE Marketing boasts a
full Marketing and Public Relations Consulting
Team, Graphic Design Department, Social Marketing Strategy Team and In-House Video Production
Team with capabilities in HD Field Production,
Real-Time Green Screen Compositing, Voiceover
Recording and Pre-and Post-Production Editing.
TRUE Marketing is also co-owner of downtown
Orlando's newest and most coveted events spaces,
The MEZZ and The Abbey
BIG lEAGuE PROduCTIONS/dANIEl
SHER (Executive Producer) Led by Daniel Sher
as owner and executive producer, Big League is
celebrating its 22nd season of producing, general
managing and booking Broadway musicals and
special attractions for touring throughout North
America. Big League collaborated with Disney
Theatricals in creating its new production of Elton
John and Tim Rice’s Aida which toured in North
America and China. Among Big League’s other
highlights was a new touring production of Miss
Saigon developed in collaboration with Cameron
Mackintosh, which toured the U.S. and Canada for
four years. Other noteworthy productions were the
Japanese and North American touring productions
of 42nd Street with the creative team from the Tony
Award®-winning Broadway revival as well as a
three-year tour of Meredith Willson’s The Music
Man as newly conceived by Susan Stroman. Others
have included Footloose (Las Vegas, Atlantic City,
North American tour), tours of Titanic, 1776, Peter
Pan, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum starring Rip Taylor and the unique spectacular Blast! Big League’s renowned production of
The Who’s Tommy has been seen throughout North
America, South America, and Europe, and most recently in Tokyo. In recent seasons, Big League produced the 30th Anniversary national tour of the
Tony Award®-winning musical Ain’t Misbehavin’
starring “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdard
and the first national tour of Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang which proved to be the company’s most technically dynamic production to date. The booking
department at Big League, helmed by Vice President John Starr, is among the most respected in the
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industry. Current productions include national
tours of GUYS AND DOLLS, MY FAIR LADY, the
dance show Groovaloo which recently premiered
Off-Broadway, and Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch
Stole Christmas! which the company is proud to be
executive producing.
PROduCTION STAFF FOR
My Fair Lady
COMPANY MANAGER....................................................Mark Johnson
PROduCTION STAGE MANAGER...........................Hope villanueva
Associate Lighting Designer.....................................................Jeremy Rolla
Production Sound...................................................................Colle T. Bustin
Assistant Costume Coordinator...........................................Anthony Lanuza
Assistant Company Manage/ Stage Manager.....................Richard A. Leigh
Head Carpenter..........................................................................Eric J. Steele
Assistant Carpenter................................................................Dan Laushman
Assistant Carpenter/Electrician...............................................Steven Baglio
Head Electrician..................................................................Melissa Murphy
Assistant Electrician............................................................ Michael P. Cole
Head Sound Engineer.....................................................................Matt Geasey
Assistant Sound....................................................................Michael J. Skladel
Head Props.................................................................................Paul Whaley
Head Wardrobe Supervisor..........................................................Kay Pearson
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor.................................................Brandon Odom
Costume Construction........................................Nina Pinto, Debbie Santos,
Lindsey McKee, Momi Kumalae
Seamstresses...............................................................Anna Taber, Dian Nunes
Music Programming Creation................................................Andrew Graham
TV Footage Produced by FRESH PRODUCE PRODUCTIONS/Frank Basile
Associate General Manager..................................................Michael Coglan
General Managment/Producers Assistant..............................Xavier Mazara
Legal Counsel for Big League Productions, Inc..................Nan Bases, Esq.
Accounting for Big League Productions, Inc.................Schall & Ashenfarb
House Accountant....................................................................Connie Caulo
Banking............................................................................J.P. Morgan Chase
Insurance.............................................................................C & S Insurance
Payroll Services......................................................Castellana Services, Inc.
Travel/Housing Services.......................................................Tour Resources
Lighting Equipment by Clearwing Productions
Trucking by Janco Ltd.
Sound Equipment by A1 Audio Entertainment
Additional costumes provided by
Costume World Theatrical
www.costumeworld.com
Scenery originally designed and built for
THEATER OF THE STARS
by PITTSBURGH CLO’S CONSTRUCTION CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented
by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or
I.A.T.S.E)