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JUNE 2014
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SECONDHAND LIONS SEPT 7 - OCT 6, 2013
ANYTHING GOES OCT 15 - NOV 3, 2013
OLIVER! NOV 29 - DEC 31, 2013
A CO-PRODUCTION WITH ACT - A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE
A ROOM WITH A VIEW APR 15 - MAY 11, 2014
THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS JUNE 11 - 29, 2014
Photo by Jeremy Daniel
MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT JAN 30 - MAR 2, 2014
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS MAR 8 - JUNE 15, 2014
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TH THEATRE
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show first premiered on Broadway back in 1935. George
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opera” but there is no doubt that it greatly impacted the
evolution and development of the Broadway musical and
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David Armstrong
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Bernadine C. Griffin
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Jeffrey Richards Jerry Frankel Rebecca Gold
Patty Baker Joseph & Matthew Deitch Scott M. Delman Independent Presenters Network
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present the AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER production of
THE GERSHWINS’
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PORGY AND BESS
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by
George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin
Book Adapted by
Musical Score Adapted by
Suzan-Lori Parks
Diedre L. Murray
Alicia Hall Moran Nathaniel Stampley
Sumayya Ali Denisha Ballew Dan Barnhill Danielle Lee Greaves David Hughey Fred Rose
and
Alvin Crawford Kingsley Leggs
Vanjah Boikai Adrianna M. Cleveland Roosevelt André Credit Cicily Daniels
Dwelvan David Nkrumah Gatling Tamar Greene Nicole Adell Johnson James Earl Jones II
Quentin Oliver Lee Cheryse McLeod Lewis Sarita Rachelle Lilly
Kent Overshown Chauncey Packer Lindsay Roberts Soara-Joye Ross
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Sound Design
ESosa
Christopher Akerlind
Acme Sound Partners
Riccardo Hernandez
Wig/Hair/Makeup Design
Music Supervisor
Music Director and Conductor
Music Coordinator
Dale Rieling
John Miller
J. Jared Janas and Rob Greene Constantine Kitsopoulos
Casting
Associate Director
Production Stage Manager
Technical Supervision
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Nancy Harrington
John M. Atherlay
Hudson Theatrical Associates
Justin Huff, CSA
Tour Booking Agency
Marketing Direction
General Management
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Richards/Climan, Inc.
Associate Producers
Greenleaf Productions Michael Crea PJ Miller Olivia Smith-Dews
Orchestrations by
William David Brohn and Christopher Jahnke
Choreographed by
Ronald K. Brown
Directed by
Diane Paulus
First performed at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University August 17, 2011. Diane Paulus, Artistic Director and Diane Borger, Producer.
The worldwide copyrights in the works of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family.
The national tour of THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS is dedicated to the memory of Associate Costume Designer
Ashley Farra, who followed her dreams and dedicated her passions to the art of theatre.
MARLEEN AND KENNY ALHADEFF, 5TH AVENUE PRODUCING PARTNER
———————————————— 2013/14 Season Sponsors ————————————————
Contributing Sponsor
Restaurant Sponsor
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
(in order of appearance)
Clara.........................................................................................................SUMAYYA ALI
Jake..................................................................................................... DAVID HUGHEY
Mariah..................................................................................DANIELLE LEE GREAVES
Sporting Life......................................................................................KINGSLEY LEGGS
Mingo, the Undertaker................................................................. KENT OVERSHOWN
Serena..............................................................................................DENISHA BALLEW
Robbins.......................................................................................JAMES EARL JONES II
Porgy.......................................................................................NATHANIEL STAMPLEY
Crown............................................................................................. ALVIN CRAWFORD
Bess............................................................................................ ALICIA HALL MORAN
Detective...............................................................................................DAN BARNHILL
Policeman......................................................................................................FRED ROSE
The Strawberry Woman.........................................................SARITA RACHELLE LILLY
Peter, the Honey Man.................................................................. CHAUNCEY PACKER
The Crab Man................................................................................... DWELVAN DAVID
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Fisherman....................................................................
ROOSEVELT ANDRÉ CREDIT,
NKRUMAH GATLING, TAMAR GREENE
Women of Catfish Row...................ADRIANNA M. CLEVELAND, CICILY DANIELS,
NICOLE ADELL JOHNSON, SOARA-JOYE ROSS
SWINGS
VANJAH BOIKAI, QUENTIN OLIVER LEE,
CHERYSE McLEOD LEWIS, LINDSAY ROBERTS
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless
a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance.
For Porgy: JAMES EARL JONES II, QUENTIN OLIVER LEE,
KENT OVERSHOWN;
for Bess: SUMAYYA ALI, CHERYSE McLEOD LEWIS, SOARA-JOYE ROSS;
for Sporting Life: KENT OVERSHOWN, CHAUNCEY PACKER;
for Crown: DWELVAN DAVID, QUENTIN OLIVER LEE;
for Clara: ADRIANNA M. CLEVELAND, LINDSAY ROBERTS;
for Jake: VANJAH BOIKAI, NKRUMAH GATLING; for Detective: FRED ROSE;
for Serena: ADRIANNA CLEVELAND, SOARA-JOYE ROSS;
for Mariah: CICILY DANIELS, SOARA-JOYE ROSS;
for Policeman: WILLIAM GILINSKY
Dance Captain: NICOLE ADELL JOHNSON
The use of any recording device, either
audio or video, and the taking of
photographs, either with or without flash, is
strictly prohibited.
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Please turn off your cell phones and
pagers prior to the beginning of the
performance.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
“Overture”
“Summertime” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clara and Jake
“A Woman Is a Sometime Thing” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake and Ensemble
“Crap Game” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble
“Gone, Gone, Gone” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble
“My Man’s Gone Now” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serena
“Leaving for the Promised Land” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bess and Ensemble
“It Takes a Long Pull” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake and the Fisherman
“I Got Plenty of Nothing” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Porgy
“I Hates Your Strutting Style” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mariah
“Bess, You Is My Woman Now” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Porgy and Bess
“Oh, I Can’t Sit Down” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble
ACT TWO
“Entr’acte”
“It Ain’t Necessarily So” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sporting Life and Ensemble
“What You Want With Bess” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bess and Crown
“It Takes a Long Pull” (Reprise) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake and the Fisherman
“Oh, Doctor Jesus” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serena and the Ensemble
“Street Cries” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strawberry Woman, Honey Man, Crab Man
“I Loves You, Porgy” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bess and Porgy
“Oh, The Lord Shake the Heaven” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble
“A Red Headed Woman” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crown and Ensemble
“Clara, Don’t You Be Downhearted” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ensemble
“There’s a Boat That’s Leaving Soon” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sporting Life
“Where’s My Bess” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Porgy, Mariah, Serena
“I’m on My Way” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Porgy and Ensemble
SETTING
Time: Late 1930s
Place: Catfish Row and Kittiwah Island
Charleston, South Carolina
THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION
ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Dale Rieling; Associate Conductor/Piano: Chip Prince
Drums: Mark O’Kain; Synthesizer Programmer: Karl Mansfield
5TH AVENUE THEATRE ORCHESTRA
Reed 1 (Flute, Piccolo): Dane Andersen; Reed 2 (Oboe, English Horn): Brent Hages
Reed 3 (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax): Dewey Marler
Reed 4 (Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax): Dave Long
Reed 5 (Bassoon, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax): Matt Johnston
Horn 1: Rodger Burnett; Horn 2: Richard Reed
Trumpet 1: Brad Allison; Trumpet 2: Paul Baron
Trombone: Dan Marcus; Bass Trombone/Tuba: Jen Hinkle
Violins: Lynn Bartlett Johnson (Concertmaster), Jo Nardolillo, Eugene Bazhanov, Winnie Dungey
Violas: Laurie Wells, Joe Gottesman; Celli: Virginia Dziekonski, Traci Hoveskeland
Bass: Todd Gowers; Keyboard Substitute: Christopher D. Littlefield
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February 12, 1924. A clarinet trill, shivering in the instrument’s
dark low register, turns into a rising wail, climbing a full two
and a half octaves. Then it falls, catching every blue note
along the way.
The sleepy audience is startled awake. This afternoon’s
“experiment in modern music” has been long: 24 separate
pieces have been played to demonstrate that jazz can be
dressed up and taken to the concert hall, but the experiment
hasn’t lived up to the hype — until now.
Orchestra leader Paul Whiteman seems newly energized.
And George Gershwin, the Tin Pan Alley tunesmith, plays the
piano like a man possessed. His Rhapsody in Blue, heard
here for the very first time, exults in a whole catalogue of
disreputable music. African American blues, ragtime, rent
party stride, Jewish folk tunes, and novelty piano licks all fight
for breathing room with romantic melodies that could have
been composed by Tchaikovsky, until a jazz riff interrupts
and laughs them off the stage. Jagged, discordant themes
capture the clatter of modern life: trains, teletype machines,
automobile traffic. Is Gershwin having a musical nervous
breakdown?
No — George is the picture of cool, though he hasn’t had
time to finish the piano solos and is improvising many of them
— the score before him is blank. So what? Hasn’t he lived
and breathed this music for the past few weeks, composing
it in a month-long rush of inspiration? The Rhapsody ends
with a gigantic restatement of George’s musical motto, the
saloon cliché “Good evening, friends.” A moment of stunned
silence, then “tumultuous,”“wild, even frantic” applause. The
reviews would be mixed — they always are when critics are
confronted with something truly new — but Gershwin was
now the wunderkind, the boy to beat.
With the benefit of hindsight, Rhapsody in Blue is exactly
the sort of thing we would expect Gershwin to write. It’s just
so “Gershwin.” But in 1924 George was just a promising
songwriter in a crowded field. He had only two hits to his
credit: “Swanee,” composed in fifteen minutes during a
poker game, and “I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise,” written to
underscore a gigantic production number in George White’s
Scandals of 1922. Neither song, despite an ear-catching
blue note in “Stairway,” sounds much like Gershwin.
But a lot of his catalogue isn’t typically “Gershwin.” The kid
from the Lower East Side could write in any style: Viennese,
Russian, French, Romantic, folk, hillbilly — even Jazz Age
Gilbert & Sullivan. Everything he heard lodged in his brain
and eventually emerged through his fingers.
He didn’t have much training, but he had something better
— chutzpah. For a decade after Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin
LIFE ON
alternated between writing musicals for Broadway and art
pieces for the concert hall (including Concerto in F and
An American in Paris). Then his muse whispered, “Why not
combine the two? Write an opera!” But what would the
story be?
His first thought was to adapt The Dybbuk, a recent play
based on Jewish folklore. But the rights weren’t available, so
he looked around for another property to adapt and chose
DuBose Heyward’s Porgy, which had found success as a
novel and as a play, co-written with Heyward’s wife Dorothy.
Porgy tells a gripping but stereotypical story. In Gershwin’s
mind that made it perfect for opera, which often tells its
stories with bold strokes.
And instead of just a few performances at an opera house,
Gershwin decided to bring Porgy to Broadway, where it could
settle down for an extended run (like a musical!) He insisted
on hiring an all-black cast, except for a few non-singing white
characters. And he changed the title to Porgy and Bess.
The score would include practically everything in Gershwin’s
musical universe: the advanced harmonies of Debussy and
Ravel, the dramatic sonorities of Wagner and Verdi, the
Jewish liturgical chants of his childhood (which shared
some of the same blue notes found in black folk music).
Above all, he drew on his deep and abiding love for African
American music (there’s even a bit of proto-rap). Nothing is
pure (which bothers the purists); everything is filtered and
altered and jumbled together in a dazzling synthesis of jazz
and classical, sacred and secular, black and Jewish and …
oh, hell — let’s just call it “Gershwin.” And who could ask for
anything more?
CA TFISH
RO W
Much of the action in Porgy and Bess takes place in Catfish
Row, where a tight-knit black community lives, loves, and bands
together in times of trouble. DuBose Heyward, author of the
source novel, patterned the setting on the real-life Cabbage
Row, a three-storied group of houses around a central courtyard
on Charleston’s Church Street, just a few steps from Heyward’s
childhood home.
Built in the late 1700s as housing for the prosperous middle
class, Cabbage Row had been on a long decline, even serving
as a bordello during the Civil War. In the early twentieth century
it was home to dozens of families, yet still bore traces of its
former grandeur. In Heyward’s words: “A wide entrance way still
featured a massive grill of Italian wrought iron, a battered capital
of marble topped each of the lofty gate-posts, and the court was
paved with large flagstones, whose pastel shades glimmered
through the grime in direct sunlight. In the high-ceilinged rooms,
with their colonial mantels and broken decorations of Adam
designs, governors had come and gone, and ambassadors had
schemed and danced.”
Today, thanks to Porgy and Bess, the renovated Cabbage/Catfish
Row is a popular tourist attraction lined with boutiques, antique
shops, and restaurants.
ALBERT EVANS,
Artistic & Music Associate
WHO’S WHO
ALICIA HALL MORAN
(Bess) is thrilled to portray
Bess in The Gershwins’
Porgy and Bess after
performing in the
Company of the
workshop, the A.R.T.
premiere, and finally as
the Bess alternate and
understudy in Broadway’s Tony-winning
production. Moran’s musical background
includes critically-acclaimed concerts and
collaborations in Dance, Jazz, Classical Music and
Fine Arts. A California native, Moran lives in
New York with husband and frequent
collaborator, pianist Jason Moran, and their sons.
aliciahallmoran.com
NATHANIEL
STAMPLEY (Porgy).
West End: The Lion King
(Disney UK Ltd.).
Broadway: The Gershwins’
Porgy and Bess, The Color
Purple, The Lion King.
Fiorello!, Lost in the Stars,
NY City Center’s
Encores!; Abyssinia, North Shore Music Theatre;
Pacific Overtures, Chicago Shakespeare Theater;
Strike Up the Band, Auditorium Theatre’s
Ovations!; Violet, Big River, Apple Tree Theatre;
The Skylight Opera Theater’s Girl Crazy, The
King and I; Link Up with the Orchestra of St.
Luke’s at Carnegie Hall; Musical Introduction
Series at 92Y.
ALVIN CRAWFORD
(Crown). Broadway: The
Lion King, Candide, Miss
Saigon, The Buddy Holly
Story. Off-Broadway/
Regional: Pirates Of
Penzance, Big River, A
Raisin In The Sun,
(Phylicia Rashad Dir.)
Famous Orpheus, Martin Guerre, Street Scene.
Film/ TV: And So It Goes (2014 release), It Runs
In The Family, Clarence, Pray For Me, South
Pacific. Alvin is a graduate of The Juilliard School.
KINGSLEY LEGGS
(Sporting Life). Broadway:
Sister Act, The Color
Purple, Miss Saigon.
Touring: Sister Act,
Ragtime, Miss Saigon, It
Ain’t Nothing but the Blues.
Regional: NCT, 5th
Avenue, Goodman
Theatre, Denver Center Theatre, Seattle Rep,
Ford’s Theatre, Baltimore Centerstage, Geffen
Playhouse, Laguna Payhouse, Milwaukee
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Skylight, Alliance Theatre, Marriotts
Lincolnshire, The MUNY, St. Louis Black Rep.
TV: “City of Angels,” “One Life to Live,” “Law
and Order SVU.”
SUMAYYA ALI (Clara,
u/s Bess). Broadway/New
York: The Gershwins’ Porgy
and Bess, Ragtime!, Lost in
the Stars. Favorite
Regional: Master Class,
Ragtime! (Kennedy
Center), Oklahoma!
(Portland Center Stage).
TV/Film: Red Hook Summer, Something
Whispered; Boston District winner of
Metropolitan Opera Competition, Spelman
College, BA, New England Conservatory, MM.
Performance dedicated to my lovely teacher Mr.
Bonds. www.sumayya.com
DENISHA BALLEW
(Serena). Artist Highlights
include: Eliza in Baber’s
River of Time (Kennedy
Center premiere), 1st
Lady in Mozart’s Magic
Flute (Nashville Opera),
Bess in Porgy and Bess
(Knoxville Symphony
Orchestra) and Mozart’s Don Giovanni (AIMS
Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria).
DAN BARNHILL
(Detective). Broadway: The
Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess.
Off-Broadway: The Joy of
Going Somewhere Definite,
dir.William H. Macy
(Atlantic Theater
Company), Graceland
(LCT3). Other: Benten
Kozo (The Flea), As You Like It (The Drilling
Company), Emerging Artists Theater Co., NYC
Fringe, DC Fringe. Toured Europe as the guitarist
in a punk band.
DANIELLE LEE
GREAVES (Mariah).
Broadway: A Streetcar
Named Desire, Rent,
Hairspray, Sunset
Boulevard, Show Boat.
New York: The Importance
of Being Earnest, Two
Gentlemen of Verona,
Purlie. National Tours: The Lion King, Rent. Film:
Growing Up (and Other Lies). Television:
“Smash,” “The Big C,” “Rescue Me,” “Damages,”
“Whoopi,” “100 Centre Street.” Other: Broadway
Inspirational Voices.
DAVID HUGHEY (Jake).
Soundtrack: 12 Years A
Slave. Broadway: The
Gershwins’ Porgy And Bess.
Regional: West Side Story,
Into The Woods, Street
Scene, The Wiz, Children
Of Eden, Chess. Opera: Il
Barbiere di Siviglia, La
Boheme, Carmen. This performance is dedicated
to my amazing parents, Calvin and Linda,
for their undying love and support!
www.davidhughey.com
FRED ROSE (Policeman,
u/s Detective). Fred has
appeared on Broadway in
Cyrano de Bergerac (w/
Kevin Kline), Company
(dir. John Doyle), Cabaret,
(Studio 54) and Phantom,
as well as in the pit
orchestras (cello) of The
Boy from Oz and Phantom. He is proud to be a
part of this incredible production!
VANJAH BOIKAI
(Swing, u/s Jake) studied
opera at Ohio State.
Touring debut; Regional:
Barn Theater,
Weathervane Playhouse,
Opera Columbus. He
sings with Condola
Rashad’s band Condola
and the Stoop Kids. He is thrilled to join this
family and tell this classic story. Thanks to family,
friends. For Mom and Dad.
ADRIANNA M.
CLEVELAND (Woman of
Catfish Row, u/s Clara, u/s
Serena). Native of
Pittsburgh, B. M. in voice
from Baldwin-Wallace
College. Trained by world
famous Heldentenor Dr.
Timothy Mussard and his
wonderful wife, Annie Mussard. Currently a
member of the Nouveau Noir Vocal Ensemble
directed by Maestro David Jennings-Smith.
Thankful for my family and my teachers for
inspiring me.
ROOSEVELT ANDRÉ
CREDIT (Fisherman).
B’way: Show Boat (and
national tour), The
Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.
Off B’way: Marie
Christine, The Prince and
the Pauper. Regional: The
Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
(A.R.T.), Ragtime, I Am Harvey Milk, For the
People, (Majestic Theater, Gettysburg), The White
House Cantata. Great to be back! Hugs for all!
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WHO’S WHO
CICILY DANIELS
(Woman of Catfish Row, u/s
Mariah). Broadway:
Disney’s The Little
Mermaid (Ursula u/s,
Alana), All Shook Up
(Sylvia u/s), Rent (Joanne
u/s). National Tour:
Caroline or Change
(Washing Machine), TV & Film: “Boardwalk
Empire” (Jazz Dancer), “Ugly Betty” (Zelda),
Across the Universe. Yale University, B.A. Theater.
DWELVAN DAVID (The
Crab Man, u/s Crown).
First National Tour.
NY: Standby (NYMF
2013) Regional: Ain’t
Misbehavin’, The Wiz,
Caroline, or Change,
Ragtime, Big River, Cats,
Show Boat, The Nativity,
Hot Mikado. Nominations: BTAA, Louie, Joseph
Jefferson. BFA Millikin University. AEA Proud.
Shalom Y’all! visit www.DwelvanDavid.com
JAMES EARL JONES II
(Robbins, u/s Porgy).
Regional: Chicago
Shakespeare Theater, First
Folio, Writers Theatre,
Marriott Theater,
Lookingglass, Court
Theatre, Lyric Opera
Chicago, SF Opera,
Theater at the Center, Drury Lane Oakbrook,
Northlight, Ravinia, Broadway in Chicago. Love
& thanks to his family, friends, Sam/Stewart
Talent & Telsey. For Semaje.
ASHLAND 2014
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Music and Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
June 4 – October 11
NKRUMAH GATLING
(Fisherman, u/s Jake) is
thrilled to be joining the
cast of The Gershwins’
Porgy and Bess! Broadway:
Hair. National Tours:
Hair, Miss Saigon.
Regional: Band Geeks
(Goodspeed), Miss Saigon,
Dreamgirls, Wonderful Life (TUTS). Many thanks
and lots of love to Mom and my family!
TAMAR GREENE
(Fisherman) is making his
Broadway National Tour
debut! Regional: RENT
(Collins), The Wiz (The
Wiz), Little Shop of
Horrors (Audrey II).
Opera: Buffalo Opera
Unlimited, Rochester
Lyric Opera, Oswego Opera. MM: Eastman
School of Music. Much love to my family,
friends, and fiancé Jen. www.TamarGreene.com
NICOLE ADELL
JOHNSON (Woman of
Catfish Row, Dance
Captain). Baltimore
native. Credits: The Lion
King (Broadway, national
tour), Companies: Lula
Washington, Creative
Outlet Dance Theater.
Him and Us (film), Tannhauser (L.A. Opera).
AEA Member. Thank you God, family and
friends for your endless love and support.
QUENTIN OLIVER
LEE (Swing; u/s Porgy,
Crown) is proud and
excited that this is his first
professional credit. He
sends love to his family,
friends & all supporters of
local performing arts.
More info about Quentin
at: www.quentinoliverlee.com.
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WHO’S WHO
CHERYSE MCLEOD
LEWIS (Swing, u/s Bess) is
thrilled to join this first
national tour! Opera
Highlights: Carmen
(Carmen), Il barbiere di
Siviglia (Rosina), Hansel
and Gretel (Hansel).
Concert Highlights:
Gettysburg Festival, Orchestra Seattle,
Greensboro Symphony. Debut Solo CD:
Spirituals. www.CheryseMusic.com
SARITA RACHELLE
LILLY (The Strawberry
Woman). Broadway: The
(Swing). Regional: The
(A.R.T.). Opera: Dead
Man Walking (Sister Rose)
(New England PremiereBOC); The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mrs. Ford);
International: Suor Angelica (Suor Angelica Urbania, Italy). Much love to Eagles 4.
KENT OVERSHOWN
(Mingo, the Undertaker, u/s
Porgy, u/s Sporting Life).
Tour: Memphis (Wailin’
Joe, u/s Bobby, Delray,
Gator). Regional: Casa
Mañana, MUNY,
Westchester Broadway
Theatre. Endless thanks to
friends and family without whose love and
support I wouldn’t be here. Thanks to Telsey and
Co and the phenomenal team at Harden-Curtis.
Dad, this is for you! Go Blue!
CHAUNCEY PACKER
(Peter, the Honey Man, u/s
Sporting Life) is excited to
perform in his first
Broadway tour. Chauncey
has performed operatic
roles in Porgy & Bess, La
Boheme and others in the
US and abroad. Special
thanks to family and friends.
LINDSAY ROBERTS
(Swing, u/s Clara).
National Tours: Memphis
(1st National, Felicia u/s).
Off-Broadway/Regional:
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
Lost in the Stars (City
Center Encores), Radio
City Christmas Spectacular,
Ragtime (Sarah), Festival of The Lion King (Nala).
B.M. University of Maryland. All glory to God!
www.lindsayroberts.com
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SOARA-JOYE ROSS
(Woman of Catfish Row, u/s
Bess, u/s Serena, u/s
Mariah). From Dance of
the Vampires and Les
Miserables on Broadway,
Jerry Springer: The Opera
at Carnegie Hall, to Elton
John’s Aida, this awardwinning actress has performed roles throughout
the USA and abroad. “Grateful for my family,
friends, agency & The Almighty!”
www.Soara-JoyeRoss.com
GEORGE GERSHWIN (Composer) was born
in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898. George
wrote 22 musical comedies, most with his
brother Ira. From his early career George had
ambitions to compose serious music, and his
classical masterpieces include Rhapsody in Blue.
In the late ’20s George became fascinated by
DuBose Heyward’s novel Porgy, recognizing it
was a perfect vehicle for opera using jazz and
blues idioms. Porgy and Bess opened in Boston on
September 30, 1935, and had its Broadway debut
two weeks later. In 1937 George was at the height
of his career. While working on the score of The
Goldwyn Follies in Hollywood, he collapsed, and
on July 11, died of a brain tumor.
DuBOSE & DOROTHY HEYWARD (Libretto/
Lyrics). DuBose Heyward (1885–1940) was a
native and life-long resident of Charleston, South
Carolina. In 1923 Heyward married Dorothy
Hartzell Kuhns (1890-1961), an aspiring author
from Ohio. His novel Porgy, was published with
great success in 1925. Dorothy inspired, and
collaborated in, the transformation of Porgy into
a play, which ran a total of 367 performances on
Broadway. The Heywards later collaborated with
George and Ira Gershwin in the creation of the
opera, Porgy and Bess, contributing the libretto,
based largely on the play, and co-writing many of
the songs, including “Summertime.”
IRA GERSHWIN (Lyrics), the first songwriter
to receive a Pulitzer Prize (Of Thee I Sing, 1932),
was born in New York in 1896. He wrote
hundreds of songs for Broadway and Hollywood,
the majority with his brother, George, but
many in collaboration with composers Harold
Arlen, Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harry Warren,
Burton Lane, and Vernon Duke, among
others. Nominated for three Academy Awards
for Best Song, Ira also took great pride in his
contributions to Porgy and Bess (1935), and in
his acclaimed book, Lyrics on Several Occasions
(1959). Ira died in 1983 at the age of 86.
DIANE PAULUS (Director) is Artistic Director
of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at
Harvard. Broadway: A.R.T.’s Pippin (2013 Tony
Award-Revival), A.R.T.’s The Gershwins’ Porgy and
Bess (2012 Tony Award-Revival), and The Public
Theater’s HAIR (2009 Tony Award-Revival).
A.R.T.: The Donkey Show, Prometheus Bound,
Tod Machover’s Death and the Powers: The Robots’
Opera, Best of Both Worlds, and Johnny Baseball.
Opera: The Magic Flute, Il mondo della luna, Don
Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, L’incoronazione di
Poppea, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, and Orfeo.
Other work: Cirque du Soleil’s Amaluna. Awards:
2013 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical
(Pippin) and Drama League’s 2012 Founders
Award for Excellence in Directing.
SUZAN-LORI PARKS (Book Adapter).
Broadway: Topdog/Underdog, winning 2002
Pulitzer Prize for Drama and becoming the
first African-American woman to do so. OffBroadway: 365 Days/365 Plays, and many others.
Screenplays for Brad Pitt, Spike Lee, Oprah
Winfrey. Novel: Getting Mother’s Body (Random
House). MacArthur “Genius” Award; student of
James Baldwin, who called her “an astounding
creature who may become one of the most
valuable artists of our time”; The Public Theater’s
Master Writer Chair. Visit Suzanloriparks.com.
DIEDRE L. MURRAY (Musical Score Adapter),
pioneering jazz and new music cellist, is a
Pulitzer Prize finalist and two-time Obie Winner.
Compositional works include: Running Man
(MTG); Best of Both Worlds (The A.R.T.); The
Voice Within (Harlem Stage); The Blackamoor
Angel (Bard College); Eli’s Comin’ (Vineyard
Theatre); Sweet Billy and the Zooloos (Colored
Girls Productions). The recipient of numerous
awards, she has appeared on more than 100
recordings and led numerous acclaimed
ensembles.
RONALD K. BROWN (Choreographer). Brown
founded Evidence, A Dance Company 1985.
Brown has received two Black Theater Alliance
Awards and a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for
Outstanding Choreography on Broadway for
the Tony Award-winning The Gershwins’ Porgy
and Bess. He is a member of Stage Directors
& Choreographers Society. Arcell Cabuag,
(Associate Choreographer) is the Associate
Artistic Director of Evidence, A Dance Company.
RICCARDO HERNANDEZ (Scenic Design).
Broadway: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, The
People in the Picture (Studio 54); Caroline, Or
Change; Topdog/Underdog; Elaine Stritch: At
Liberty, Noise/Funk, Parade (Tony, Drama Desk
noms); The Tempest; Bells Are Ringing. Recent: Il
Postino (L.A. Opera, PBS “Great Performances”),
Philip Glass’ Appomattox (SFO), Lost Highway
(London’s ENO/Young Vic). More than 200
productions in the U.S. and internationally.
ESOSA (Costume Design). Broadway: Motown,
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony nom.),
Topdog/Underdog. Off Broadway: Water by the
Spoonful, Vera Stark (Lucille Lortel Award), Trust,
Crowns, Break of Noon, The Capeman, Romeo and
Juliet. Regional: American Night; Ruined, Cuttin’
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ACME SOUND PARTNERS (Sound Design).
Over thirty Broadway shows since 2000 including:
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony Nom.),
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Tony Nom.),
The Merchant of Venice, Fences (Tony Nom.), The
Addams Family, Ragtime, Hair (Tony Nom.), In
The Heights (Tony Nom.), Legally Blonde, Monty
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is Tom Clark, Mark Menard, Nevin Steinberg and
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J. JARED JANAS & ROB GREENE (Wig, Hair
& Makeup Design). Recent Broadway designs
include The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Motown
(Makeup Design), Peter and the Starcatcher,
All About Me, and Next to Normal. Other
productions include On the Town, Passion, And By
the Way, Meet Vera Stark (NYC & LA).
CONSTANTINE KITSOPOULOS (Music
Supervisor). MD of eight Broadway shows
including The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess, La Bohème,
Coram Boy and A Catered Affair. MD of Queens
Symphony Orchestra and Festival of the Arts
Boca. Artistic Director of OK Mozart. Guest
conductor with the NY Philharmonic, Philadelphia
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Symphony, NJ Symphony and many others.
Conducting studies with Vincent LaSelva.
DALE RIELING (Music Director and Conductor)
was the Musical Supervisor/Director for the
Broadway production of Les Misérables. He
supervised/music directed the First & Third
National and the International tours of Les
Misérables. Also on Broadway: Miss Saigon and
Mary Poppins. He appeared with the Kansas City
Symphony, Louisiana Philharmonic, and Syracuse
Symphony and conducted Boublil and Schönberg’s
Do You Hear The People Sing with the Colorado
Symphony and in Mazatlan, Mexico.
JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). Broadway
(over 100 shows, including): Beautiful: The Carole
King Musical; Pippin; Once; Jersey Boys; Newsies; Rock
of Ages; The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess; Jesus Christ
Superstar; Godspell. Musician (bass): Eric Clapton,
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WILLIAM DAVID BROHN (Orchestrations).
Miss Saigon, Oliver!, The Secret Garden, Carousel,
Oklahoma!, Crazy For You, Ragtime, My Fair Lady,
Mary Poppins, Curtains, Wicked.
CHRISTOPHER JAHNKE (Orchestrations).
Cry Baby, Memphis, Grease (2007), Just So, Dessa
Rose, A Man of No Importance, Legally Blonde,
Les Miserables (new orchestrations currently used
worldwide.)
TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/
Tours: If/Then, The Bridges of Madison County,
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Rock of Ages, Wicked, Evita, Sister Act, Million
Dollar Quartet. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC,
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NANCY HARRINGTON (Associate Director).
With Ms. Paulus, Tony Award-winning
productions of Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy and
Bess, HAIR. Additional Broadway include I Am My
Own Wife, A View from the Bridge, Fool Moon, The
Full Monty, The Regard of Flight, Largely New York,
The Play What I Wrote.
JOHN M. ATHERLAY (Production Stage
Manager). Broadway: Fela, Xanadu, Beauty and
The Beast, A Small Family Business, The Seagull,
Prelude To A Kiss. National Tours: Anything Goes,
Fela, Young Frankenstein, The 101 Dalmatians,
Fiddler on the Roof with Topol, Little Shop of
Horrors, The Producers, Stardust with Betty
Buckley.
WILLIAM GILINSKY (Stage Manager, u/s
Policeman). has stage-managed, supervised
and even performed in professional theatrical
productions throughout the world, including
five Broadway shows, thirty five national and
international tours and more. Bill is a proud
member of AEA, IATSE, SAG/AFTRA and
AGMA.
MIA WALKER (Assistant Director). Broadway:
Pippin (Asst. Dir); The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
(Asst. Dir). Upcoming: assisting Diane Paulus
on American Repertory Theater’s productions
of Witness Uganda and Finding Neverland. B.A.
Harvard University.
ARCELL CABUAG (Associate Choreographer)
of the Bay Area is the Associate Artistic Director
of the Ronald K Brown EVIDENCE Dance
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Long Island University. “Follow your Bliss!”
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an independent, full-service marketing company
specializing in Broadway and national tours.
Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera, Kinky
Boots, Les Miserables, Tuck Everlasting. Tours: The
Addams Family, American Idiot, Anything Goes,
Flashdance the Musical, Million Dollar Quartet,
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, I Love Lucy: Live on
Stage, Chaplin. www.typeamktg.com
HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES
(Technical Supervisor). Over 65 Broadway
productions and tours. Recent: A Night with
Janis Joplin, The Glass Menagerie, Romeo & Juliet,
Forever Tango, The Trip to Bountiful, Cinderella,
Glengarry Glen Ross, Newsies, The Gershwins’
Porgy & Bess. HTA is part of the HUDSON
family which includes Hudson Scenic Studio and
Hudson Sound & Light.
RICHARDS/CLIMAN, INC. (General
Manager). Founded by David R. Richards and
Tamar Haimes (formerly Climan). Current:
Rodgers+Hammerstein’s Cinderella, All The
Way, Mothers and Sons, Lady Day at Emerson’s
Bar & Grill and Bullets Over Broadway. Past:
Glengarry Glen Ross, Anything Goes, Who’s Afraid
of Virginia Woolf?, The Best Man, August: Osage
County, Annie.
JEFFREY RICHARDS (Producer) is proud
to present The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and
is grateful to Diane Paulus and Diane Borger,
who gave this production its initial home at the
American Repertory Theater at Harvard. He
would also like to thank all the writers, directors,
actors and actresses, designers, managers, agents
and theatre owners that he has had the pleasure
of working with for making his career possible.
JERRY FRANKEL (Producer) received Tony
Awards for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2013),
Glengarry Glen Ross (2005), August: Osage
County, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, La Cage
Aux Folles, Hair, Spring Awakening and Death of a
Salesman (1999). Past Broadway: Glengarry Glen
Ross (2013); The Anarchist; Gore Vidal’s The Best
Man, and more. Film: Tracy Letts’ August: Osage
County with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts.
REBECCA GOLD (Producer) is honored to be a
part of this significant production, an important
piece of American theatre history. Broadway:
Many, including the Tony-winning Pippin,
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and Hair. OffBroadway: the Drama Desk- and Obie Awardwinning, groundbreaking Sleep No More, and
Mistakes Were Made. She is extensively involved
with and committed to not-for-profit theatre,
including the American Repertory Theater at
Harvard University and Shakespeare & Co. A
shout-out to all who support her, especially N,
S, and B.
PATTY BAKER/GOOD PRODUCTIONS
(Producer). Broadway: Matilda, Virginia Woolf
(Tony Award), Glengarry Glen Ross, Memphis
(Tony Award), Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, Bonnie
& Clyde, Catch Me If You Can, Blithe Spirit,
All My Sons, Beautiful (coming January 2014).
Thank you to the cast and crew for making this
production soar.
JOSEPH & MATTHEW DEITCH (Producers)
are honored to be part of such an entertaining,
powerful, and important show as The Gershwins’
Porgy and Bess. Recent productions include
Chinglish, The Addams Family, The Merchant of
Venice, Race, Fela! and A View From the Bridge.
SCOTT M. DELMAN (Producer) is a private
equity investor and Broadway enthusiast. Over
the past five years, Scott has co-produced over
30 plays and musicals and even managed to earn
two Tony Awards along the way. Nevertheless,
his greatest productions remain Edward and
Rebecca.
INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK
(Producer), represented in this production by
NAC Entertainment, Blumenthal Performing
Arts and Des Moines Performing Arts, is a
consortium whose members present touring
Broadway shows in over 80 cities worldwide.
Recent Broadway: Kinky Boots, Pippin, Matilda,
La Cage Aux Folles.
THE LEONORE S. GERSHWIN ESTATE/
MIKE & JEAN STRUNSKY (Producers). Mike
manages the Trust of his uncle, Ira Gershwin, and
promotes Gershwin music worldwide. Jean and
Mike co-manage the Ira and Leonore Gershwin
Philanthropic Fund and a Trust for the Music
Division of the Library of Congress. They made
possible the Gershwin Room in Washington, the
Ira Gershwin Gallery at the Disney Concert Hall,
and the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
JOHN FROST (Producer). Australia’s most
prolific theatrical producer. Tony Awards: The
King and I, Hairspray. Other productions: The
Producers, The Secret Garden, The Phantom of
the Opera, Driving Miss Daisy, Chicago, Annie,
Wicked.
CHERYL WIESENFELD (Producer). Broadway:
Three-time Tony-winning producer of Vanya and
Sonia and Masha and Spike, The Gershwins’ Porgy
and Bess, and Elaine Stritch: At Liberty.
RON SIMONS (Producer). Broadway:
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony), Vanya
and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Tony).
Ron produced two films in theaters now:
Blue Caprice and Mother of George.
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WHO’S WHO
CHERYL AND TED LACHOWICZ (Producers).
Over the past 12 years, Cheryl and Ted have
been involved with many Broadway productions,
including The Color Purple, West Side Story, The
Addams Family, Gypsy, The Merchant of Venice,
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Who’s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?.
LUIGI & ROSE CAIOLA (Producers). Broadway:
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony Award),
Macbeth, Cinderella, Glengarry Glen Ross, The
Anarchist, The Heiress, Jekyll & Hyde, Godspell.
Owners of Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
and B&L Management.
JUDITH RESNICK (Producer). Productions
include The History Boys (Tony), All About Me,
Desire Under the Elms, Blithe Spirit, Flower
Drum Song, and more. London: David Mamet’s
Cryptogram and From the Mississippi Delta. Trustee:
Channel 13/WNET, Israel Museum.
SHN/SHN PRESENTS DALLAS (Producers).
SHN is pleased to launch The Gershwins’ Porgy
and Bess at the SHN Golden Gate Theatre in San
Francisco’s mid-Market district. SHN owns and
programs the Curran, Golden Gate, and Orpheum
Theatres and nourishes artists and audiences and
celebrates the digital and diverse creativity in the
Bay Area.
IRENE GANDY (Producer) is a Tony Awardwinning producer who is proud to have been
associated with Jeffrey Richards for 28 years.
WILL TRICE (Producer). Credits include The
Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (Tony Award), Who’s
Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony Award), Gore Vidal’s
The Best Man (Tony nom), Glengarry Glen Ross.
Also this season: The Glass Menagerie, The Bridges of
Madison County, All The Way, The Realistic Joneses,
Lady Day...
GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Kenneth
Greenblatt, Seth Greenleaf, David Beckerman, Alan
Glist, and Marc Goldman. Productions include
Tony winners Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Nine,
La Cage Aux Folles. Recent: The Glass Menagerie,
Glengarry Glen Ross, Menopause The Musical.
Combined: over 40 Tony Awards, over 50 Drama
Desk Awards. GFourProductions.com
GREENLEAF PRODUCTIONS (Associate
Producer). Recent: Tony Award-winners Matilda
the Musical, The Book of Mormon, Who’s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?, Death of a Salesman and The Glass
Menagerie. GreenleafProductions.com
MICHAEL CREA (Associate Producer). Broadway:
The Glass Menagerie, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and The Gershwins’
Porgy and Bess. Upcoming: The Bridges of Madison
County. BFA Shenandoah Conservatory.
PJ MILLER (Associate Producer). Broadway:
Ghost the Musical, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?,
Glengarry Glen Ross, The Anarchist, The Glass
Menagerie. Love to Mom, Dad, Katie, and James.
OLIVIA SMITH-DEWS (Associate Producer)
has been the Accounting Administrator for the
Ira and Leonore Gershwin Trusts since April
2000, overseeing all financial matters for Ira
Gershwin Trusts.
AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER.
A.R.T. at Harvard University is one of the
country’s most celebrated theaters and winner
of numerous awards, including three Tony
Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. Since becoming
Artistic Director, Diane Paulus continues the
A.R.T.’s mission to expand the boundaries of
theater by originating innovative work such as
Sleep No More, Once, Prometheus Bound, and
Pippin. OBERON, A.R.T.’s club theatre, also
serves as an incubator for local artists and a
groundbreaking producing model.
STAFF FOR THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS
GENERAL MANAGER
RICHARDS/CLIMAN, INC.
DAVID R. RICHARDS TAMAR HAIMES
Michael Sag Kyle Bonder
Rachel Welt Katie Titley Aaron DiFrancia
COMPANY MANAGER
Erik Birkeland
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES
Neil A. Mazzella Geoffrey Quart
Sam Ellis
Irene Wang
TOUR DIRECTION
THE BOOKING GROUP
Meredith Blair Kara Gebhart
www.thebookinggroup.com
TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY
TYPE A MARKETING
Elyce Henkin
DJ Martin
Melissa Cohen
GENERAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE
JEFFREY RICHARDS ASSOCIATES
Irene Gandy Alana Karpoff
Thomas Raynor Christopher Pineda
CASTING
TELSEY + COMPANY
Bernie 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 Brady-Dalton CSA,
David Morris, Cesar A. Rocha CSA, Andrew Femenella CSA, Karyn
Casi CSA, Kristina Bramhall, Condrad Woolfe
Rachel Nadler, Rachel Minow, Sean Gannon, Scott Galina
Production Stage Manager.......................................John M. Atherlay
Stage Manager.........................................................William Gilinsky
Assistant Director............................................................Mia Walker
Associate Choreographer...........................................Arcell Cabuag
Assistant Company Manager..........................................Jose Solivan
Dance Captain.................................................Nicole Adell Johnson
Dialect Coach........................................................Dawn-Elin Fraser
Associate Scenic Designer.................................... Stephen A. Davan
Associate Costume Designer........................................Ashley Farra
Costume Design Assistants.................................... Kathryn Squitieri,
Jennifer Stimple-Kamei, Casandra Lollar
Associate Lighting Designer................................... Anthony Pearson
Lighting Programmer................................................ Justin Freeman
Associate Sound Designer.......................................... Jason Crystal
Production Assistants.......................... Sean Szaller, Sammi Cannold
Production Carpenter.............................................. Andrew Sullivan
Production Electrician................................................Michael Brown
Production Sound..........................................................Colle Bustin
Synthesizer Programmer............................................Karl Mansfield
Production Props......................................................Worth Strecker
Head Carpenter......................................................... Scott Stevens
Carpenter...............................................David “Sideshow” Burgdorf
Head Electrician............................................................Adam Grant
Assistant Electrician/Spot Operator.............................William Nallett
Head Audio...............................................................Anthony Jones
Assistant Sound....................................................... Anna-Lee Craig
Head Props.................................................................. Dan Boesch
Assistant Props...........................................................Jillian Bartels
Wardrobe Supervisor............................................. F. Steven Weldon
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor............................... Christine Goodall
Hair/Makeup Supervisor....................................... Jason Goldsberry
Advertising .................................................. The Marketing Division
Bob Bucci, Maris Smith,
David Spry, Mahaley Jacobs
Social Media Outreach................................Broadway’s Best Shows/
Andy S. Drachenberg, Lindsay Hoffman
Marketing & Outreach Consultant.............It Is Done Communications/
Linda Stewart
Banking.............................................................. City National Bank/
Michele Gibbons, Erik Piecuch
Insurance................................................... DeWitt Stern Group Inc./
Peter Shoemaker, Anthony Pittari
Accountants...........................................Fried & Kowgios, CPA’s LLP
Comptroller............................................................ Elliott Aronstam
Legal Counsel ...............................................Lazarus & Harris LLP/
Scott R. Lazarus, Esq.,
Robert C. Harris, Esq.
Physical Therapy........................... Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc
Payroll......................................... Checks and Balances Payroll, Inc/
Sarah Galbraith, Anthony Walker
Housing.................................... Road Concierge, an Altour Company
Lisa Morris
Travel.........................................................Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Janice Kessler
Trucking.........................................................................Janco Ltd.
Production Photographer........................................ Michael J. Lutch
Artwork Photography..................................................Jeremy Daniel
Merchandise.................................................... Max Merchandising/
Randi Grossman, Ellie Dunn
Merchandise Manager..................................................Jose Solivan
Company Mascots..................................................Skye and Franco
CREDITS
Scenery constructed and automated by Hudson Scenic Studio, Inc.
Lighting equipment from Hudson Sound & Light LLC. Sound equipment from Sound Associates. Costumes constructed by Giliberto Designs, Jennifer Love Costumes, Katrina Patterns, Jonathan Sharpless,
Tricorne, A.R.T. Costume Shop. Fabric dying and distressing by Hochi
Asiatico. Millinery by Arnold Levine and Denise Wallace. Dance shows
by Worldtone. Undergarments by Bra*Tenders. Makeup provided by
MAC.Hair products provided by PRAVADA.
Rehearsed at Foxwood Studios
SPECIAL THANKS
To A.R.T. Board of Trustees and Advisors and
the Porgy and Bess Leadership Circle.
www.PorgyAndBessTheMusical.com
Facebook.com/TheGershwinsPorgyandBessNationalTour
Youtube.com/PorgyandBessTour
Twitter.com/PorgyBessTour
The 2012 Broadway Cast Recording of THE GERSHWINS’
PORGY AND BESS is now available on PS Classics.
www.psclassics.com
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this
production are members of Actors’ Equity Association,
the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of
the United States.
Backstage employees are represented by the
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
The Musicians, Conductors, Music Preparation Personnel
and Librarians employed in this production are members
of the American Federation of Musicians of the United
States and Canada.
The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in
this production are represented by the Association of
Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
The Director is a member of the Society of Stage
Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent
national labor union.
United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic
artists for the American Theatre.
This production is produced by a member of The
Broadway League in collaboration with our
professional union-represented employees.
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Our Volunteers:
Here’s to
They say the whole is greater than the sum of its
parts – and that’s definitely true of the powerful
partnership between The 5th Avenue Theatre and
our volunteers. Powerful pairs are all around
us, in virtually every facet of our lives: in theater
(Rodgers and Hammerstein), music (Simon and
Garfunkel), clothing (shoes and socks) – even in
nature (land and sea) and food (salt and pepper).
Without the one, the other loses some of its spark.
And so it is with the partnership of volunteer and
staff at the non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre.
This relationship always looks different from one
organization to another depending on the size and
culture of the organization, but no matter what, it’s
true that an effective volunteer/staff partnership
is essential to success. We are thrilled to have
over 750 dedicated volunteers at The 5th who
donate their valuable time to many departments
throughout the theater. From marketing to
ushering, from development to special events, the
contributions our volunteers make are invaluable.
Our volunteer/staff partnership is one of the
theater’s strongest assets.
As many patrons have observed, our volunteers
have been playing a growing role in The 5th
Avenue’s ushering team, and are a key part of The
5th’s wonderful customer service. As you arrived
at your performance, your tickets were scanned
and checked by volunteers, you received your
program from volunteers, and you were guided
to your seat by volunteers. They answer your
questions. They are ready to lead you in case of
an emergency. They help make your experience
special. One of our volunteer ushers recently
commented,“It was very exciting [working] behind
the scenes, and as I watched the musical, I
realized I felt differently about this performance – I
had pride of ownership.”
It takes an incredible number of dedicated staff,
volunteers, artisans, and supporters to create the
musical theater you see on our stage. The 5th
Avenue is made up of an energetic, hard-working,
and diverse group of individuals. We take pride
in our fun and dynamic work environment. We
want to make volunteering at The 5th a rewarding
experience – one where you can use your talents
and skills and share your love of theater. We
celebrate each and every one or you for your time,
passion and dedication. Here’s a toast
to each of you for the amazing work you
do – cheers!
If you would like to be part of our
volunteer team, please e-mail
[email protected] to find out
more and to learn when the next volunteer
orientation will take place.
Patrick Harrison
VP of Marketing, Communications, and Patron Services
Photos by Jeff Carpenter
You!
“It was very
exciting [working]
behind the scenes,
and as I watched
the musical, I
realized I felt
differently about
this performance
– I had pride of
ownership.”
- Kathy Schoenbaum,
Volunteer
THE FUTURE
OF MUSICAL
THEATER
The 5th Avenue Awards:
Honoring High School
Musical Theater was
presented at the Benaroya
Hall in downtown Seattle
on June 9, 2014.
How will the great American art form, musical
theater, make its way into the future? Through
students who are involved in creating theater in
their high schools! All across Washington State,
students are falling in love with the arts and The
5th Avenue Theatre is proud to encourage their
passion.
Theater kids do not often get the recognition
given to their fellow students involved in sports.
Twelve years ago, The 5th Avenue was one of
the first theaters in the country to actively work
to fill that gap in appreciation – to give students
in the arts a chance to be publicly lauded
for their creativity and skill. To do that, The 5th
created The 5th Avenue Awards: Honoring High
School Musical Theater with Wells Fargo coming
alongside as a proud sponsor.
The 5th Avenue’s Education and Outreach
department reached out to local theater
professionals to form a team of evaluators who
could carry out the vision of the leadership at
The 5th. This year alone, a dedicated team of
volunteers traveled over 49,000 miles visiting
26
94 schools in 17 counties, seeing a total of 121
productions in communities from rural farm
areas to urban cities. Their mandate was to
offer productive feedback, suggestions and
support through written comments and through
nominations for the outstanding work they see
on high school stages. Their devotion doesn’t
go unnoticed, as seen in this note from an
educator: “Thanks so much for your support and
we are so glad we could host the evaluators
again. We look forward to your expert feedback
– getting the notes from last year’s production
was hugely appreciated by the kids who are still
here & continuing to work on their craft!”
Evaluators immerse themselves wholeheartedly
in their task! Each spring, the team comes
together to discuss the accomplishments
they have seen in all aspects of production
– from sets and costumes, to musicians and
dramaturgs, from vocalists and actors to the
leadership of directors and choreographers
that bring out the best in their students. Spirited
discussion results in nominations for 21 awards
categories, and also in a celebration of the work
done by all of the participants
in the program. To quote one
evaluator: “THANK YOU for this
wonderful opportunity. I saw
some really, REALLY great shows
this weekend that energized
and delighted me! I really feel
how important this job is …
and, it is such a pleasure.”
Through the Tony Awardsstyle program of recognition,
directors, students and parents
are given validation for their
hard work and commitment to
bring musical theater to their
communities. This recognition
has had a tangible impact!
School board members who
have attended performances
have advocated to maintain
theater arts in their schools,
granting funding for directors
to continue teaching the
craft. This year, thanks came
from one director who said
“Administrators… were so
impressed with our work
on Friday night that they
PERSONALLY came over… to
congratulate me and said
they will UP my NEXT year’s
budget from $600 to $2,000
so that... in their words, ‘you
can cover royalties for you to
continue this valuable effort in
getting this level of professional
performance out of our
students with these high quality
musicals.’”
York City, where they will
showcase their talents with
students from across the
country at the National High
School Musical Theater Awards.
Whether on stage, behind the
scenes or as a supporter of
the arts, these students have
an undying appreciation of
theater in their hearts – and
with that kind of enthusiasm, it’s
definitely full speed ahead into
the future!
Connie Corrick
Community Programs Coordinator
“We support the 5th
Avenue Awards because
these talented students
deserve recognition for the
extraordinary amount
of work they put into
their high school musical
productions. Not to mention,
the awards evening is
extremely fun!”
- Mark F. Dederer
Senior Vice President
Community Affairs Program Manager
Wells Fargo Bank
This year, for the first time,
the recipients of the awards
for Outstanding Actor and
Outstanding Actress in a
Leading Role will have the
opportunity to travel to New
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AUGUST 15-17, 2014
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t all started with American Idol. In 2002, this pop singing
talent contest swept the nation, making instant celebrities
out of “ordinary” contestants, and reality television has
never been the same! Dancing with the Stars and So You
Think You Can Dance followed quickly, not to mention
numerous other talent search shows – both in the U.S. and
internationally. Suddenly, it seemed possible that anyone
could be a star, and every viewer could have a say in
identifying the next “diamond in the rough.” American Idol,
Dancing with the Stars, and So You Think You Can Dance
have won a combined 30 Emmy Awards, drawing massive
viewership every season.
This summer, these top three award-winning series join
together in a live show coming to The 5th Avenue stage:
Ballroom with a Twist. Professionals from Dancing with the
Stars (including the 2014 champion Maksim Chmerkovskiy)
and contestants from So You Think You Can Dance take the
stage, underscored by live music from American Idol finalists
in a sensational collection of performances you don’t want to
miss! If you think you’re hooked watching these shows every
week, just wait until you are sitting in the theater watching
your favorite stars live.
Glamorous costumes, stunning choreography and fantastic
tunes will give audiences an experience to remember.
Ballroom with a Twist presents the widest array of styles and
talent you can find in a theater seat. From ballroom to tango
and contemporary to jazz, there’s something for everybody.
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the Dancing with the Stars pros who will take the stage for Ballroom with a Twist in Seattle!
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KARINA
MAKSIM
Chmerkovskiy
Burgess
• At age 15, won his first IDSF
World Championship, the first
American ever to do so.
• Has won numerous dance
competitions, including the UK
Open and the U.S. Open.
• Co-founder/Board of Directors
member of the non-profit
organization Dance Team USA.
• Represented Australia at
• Joined Dancing with the
Stars in season 13, paired with
Elisabetta Canalis.
• Coached Richard Gere in the
2004 film Shall We Dance? and
also played a small role.
• Co-owner, with his brother
Maksim and fellow Dancing with
the Stars pro Tony Dovolani, of
Dance With Me Dance Studios.
• Won season 13 of Dancing
with the Stars with celebrity
partner J.R. Martinez.
• Best known for appearing on
Dancing with the Stars starting
in Season 2 and most recently
winning in 2014.
Chmerkovskiy
Smirnoff
• Choreographed parts of the
aquatic show La Rêve at Wynn
Las Vegas.
Meet the stars after the show! VIP tickets available.
SHARNA
the World Championships in
Standard and Latin dance at
age 15.
• Joined the Burn the Floor tour
in 2006 before transferring with
the show to Broadway in 2009.
• Was part of the Dancing with
the Stars Dance Troupe for three
years before becoming a pro in
season 16 with Andy Dick.
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Contributors TO THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE
THE CREATIVITY FUND
Members of The Creativity Fund make gifts of $100,000 or more in support of the development of new musicals and their
premiere production on The 5th Avenue Theatre mainstage.
Ann Ramsay-Jenkins
Tiia-Mai Redditt
Bonnie and Jim Towne
Tom and Connie Walsh
Sterling and Melinda Wilson
Stephen P. Reynolds and Paula Rosput Reynolds
The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
Barbara L. Crowe
Wanda J. Herndon
Richard and Julie Kagan
ANNUAL FUND
We would like to say thank you to the following donors who provided support at the $600 level and above as of May 15,
2014. Through their gifts, donors become partners in our commitment to artistic excellence, community engagement,
education, and expanding the canon of musical theater. For more information on how you can support The 5th, please
contact Development at 206-625-1418.
NEXT GENERATION FOUNDERS
$100,000 - $249,000
ArtsFund
The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
Ann Ramsay-Jenkins
Stephen P. Reynolds and Paula Rosput Reynolds
DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTORS
$50,000 - $99,999
The Seattle Times +
Bonnie and Jim Towne
Unico Properties +
U.S. Bank
The Boeing Company
Barbara L. Crowe
Delta Air Lines +
National Endowment for the Arts
Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
DISTINGUISHED PRODUCERS
$20,000 - $49,999
Tiia-Mai Redditt
SAFECO Insurance
The Seattle Foundation
Snoqualmie Tribe
Susie and Phil Stoller
Heather Sullivan-McKay and Mike McKay
Tom and Connie Walsh
Washington Athletic Club +
Wells Fargo
Sterling and Melinda Wilson
4Culture
Alaska Airlines +
Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff
Fairmont Olympic Hotel +
Wanda J. Herndon
Richard and Julie Kagan
Glenna Kendall
McCallum Print Group +
Peoples Bank
Buzz and Beth Porter
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER’S CIRCLE
$10,000 - $19,999
Ann and Joe Ardizzone
David Armstrong
Bob and Clodagh Ash
Rex and Angela Bates
Bill Berry
Robert R. Braun, Jr.
Davis Property & Investment +
Larry and Brittni Estrada
Expedia
Bernadine C. and Sean G. Griffin
Rick and Kandy Holley
Homewood Suites +
Peter and Peggy Horvitz
Margaret C. Inouye
Benjamin Leifer
The Loeb Family Charitable Foundation
Macy’s
Steven and Barbara Moger
William and Nancy Nichols
Larry and Valorie Osterman
Puget Sound Energy
David and Hillary Quinn
RealNetworks Foundation
Russell Investments
Faye and Herman Sarkowsky
Thomas E. and Nita F. Sitterley
Cynthia Stroum
Gary and Elizabeth Sundem
Ann and Arthur Thomas–In Memory
of Nancy Ann Meagher Hicks
R. “Porky” Thomsen and Terri Stephenson
Union Bank
Bruce and Peggy Wanta
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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
Aegis Living
Linda Anderson
Apex Foundation
ArtsFund/John Brooks Williams &
John H. Bauer Endowment for
Theatre
William Bartholomew and
Lauren Taylor
Andrew and Shayna Begun
Becky Benaroya
Sherry and Larry Benaroya
Maureen and Joel Benoliel
Eric Blom and Min Park
Debby Carter
Margaret Clapp
The Coca-Cola Company
Mona and John Fandel
Gary J. Fuller and Randy L. Everett
Travis and Christy Gagnier
Jean Gardner
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John and Sondra Hanley
John Holden and Kathleen
McLagan–In honor of Allegria
Holden
$5,000 - $9,999
Karla and Gary Waterman
Mary Ellen and Lawrence Hughes Marilyn and Doug Southern
Tracy Wellens
Linda and David Stahl
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Becca and Bill Wert
Start It! Foundation - Linda and
KPMG
Allen and Janice Wiesen
Kevin Cheung
Lisa Kroese
Rosemary and Kenneth Willman
Jean K. Lafromboise Foundation Robert F. and Karen R. Trenner
1 Anonymous
Julie and Eric Trott
Roger S. Layman
Nathan Vincenti
Myron and Shirley Lindberg
Dale and Lynda Wagner
Thomas and Juli Lindquist
Twyla and Tom Lucas
Marvin Parsons and Jeanne
Sheldon
Perkins Coie - Kirk Soderquist
PONCHO
ProMotion Arts +
Tony Repanich and Julie Florida
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James and Bet Schuler
Rob and Jan Sexton
Jean Sheridan
Elliot and Lauren Silvers
Bob and Lynne Simpson
David and Catherine Skinner
Brad and Kathy Smith
Connie Corrick, expert tour guide, gives members at the May 3rd Backstage Tour the inside scoop
on how they got a 2,000 gallon swimming pool on the set of A Room with a View.
Donor Trip to Disney’s Aladdin
Debby Carter and Ann Thomas with Brandon
O’Neill (Kassim in Disney’s Aladdin) at Aladdin’s
opening night cast party held at Gotham Hall.
Lisa Kroese, Jeff Barnes, and Producing Artistic Director Bill Berry
celebrate the opening of Aladdin with the creative team.
Melinda Wilson, Casey Nicholaw, and Tiia-Mai Reddit.
Erin Volkmar, Cynthia Stroum and Alan Menken.
Twenty seven Director’s Circle members joined
us this March for an exclusive trip to New
York City for behind-the-scenes Broadway
access you can’t get anywhere else. On March
20, we attended the sensational opening
night performance of Disney’s Aladdin and
the post-show cast party at Gotham Hall.
Director’s Circle members proudly celebrated
the Broadway debuts of 5th Avenue favorites
Brandon O’Neill and Don Daryl Rivera. The
following night, we enjoyed a private dinner
with Aladdin director Casey Nicholaw (Tony
Award-winning director of The Book of Mormon)
and composer Alan Menken (Tony Awardwinning composer of Newsies). It was an
exciting trip and definitely one to remember!
For more information on how you can become
a member of the Director’s Circle, please call
Christine Aguon at 206-260-2171.
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Contributors TO THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE
ARTIST’S CIRCLE
Michael Amend and Jeff Ashley
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Merit Fund
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Edlund
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Producer’s Circle members John and Darlene Wilczynski enjoy the Members’ Backstage Tour.
Brian and Laura Denault
John DeVore
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Mary Ann and John Mangels
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Theatre’s National Fund for
New Musicals
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Protiviti
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Michelle Ammenwerth - In
Memory of Michael Verdone
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Wahmann
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Johnson
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Mike Hackett and Cherie LenzHackett
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Lee Huey
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Holms
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Antoinette Malveaux
Marcella McCaffray
May McCarthy
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Christe McMenomy
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Jim and Laura Mendoza
J. Keith Michel and Hanjun Chen
In Memory of Elizabeth Ann
Michelman
Chie Mitsui
Michelle Moga and JeanFrancois Peyroux
Robin and Bill Montero
Jeffrey C. Morris - The Happy
Cooker
Ron and Maria Murphree
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Rebecca and Rod Nelson
Robert Nelson
William and Denise Nielsen
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John E. Norton
Tom and Linda Norwalk
Steven and Victoria Odden
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In Memory of Beloved Partner Bart A. Paff
Connie and David Parker
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The Sunada Family
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In Memory of Jackie Taylor
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The Twilight Exit
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Clewell
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Smithing
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Mark Won
The Zyskowski Family - In Loving
Memory of Jerry and Betty
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Hawkins
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Ball
Earl and Marilyn Barker
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Mike Sebring (left) of Union Bank and
Markus Polendey (right) enjoy the pre-show
reception at the Opening Night of
A Room with a View.
$600 - $1,249
Jerry and Julie Elkington
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3 Anonymous
Members Nichole Radman and Tom Vu at the Members’ Tour of A Room with a View.
+In-kind
Please join us in thanking our corporate and institutional sponsors for their generous support of The 5th Avenue Theatre!
Sponsors below have contributed $10,000 or more in the 2013-14 season.
SEASON SPONSORS
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS & PROGRAM SPONSORS
Loeb Family
For more information about corporate sponsorships, please contact Sarah McKee Bednar in Corporate Giving
at 206-260-2185 or email at [email protected]
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When a wrecking ball threatened The 5th Avenue Theatre in 1979, Safeco
Insurance was one of 43 Seattle businesses to step forward and help return this
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The Moore Theatre
Est. 1907
ACT: A Contemporary Theatre
Est. 1924
Town Hall Seattle
The Paramount Theatre
Est. 1928
Est. 1916
The 5th Avenue Theatre
Est. 1926
Welcome to Seattle’s Downtown Historic Theatre District
What makes a city unique? Its neighborhoods, its food, and certainly its culture and architecture all play a part. Visitors
and residents alike flock to Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, the International District, and the waterfront to experience
many aspects of Seattle’s community and culture. Now Seattle has a new neighborhood destination to be proud of – the
Historic Downtown Theater District. While many historic live-performance venues across the country have closed or are in
poor condition, a number of Seattle’s most impressive downtown venues have been preserved, and even brought back to life
through the efforts of private philanthropy and non-profit stewardship.
The 5th Avenue Theatre is a perfect example of such a rebirth. The 5th opened its
doors in 1926 and was hailed as one of the most lavish theaters on the West Coast.
First a jewel of the vaudeville circuit and later a movie palace, by 1978 this beautiful
theater was forced to close and faced a possible date with the wrecking ball. But
thanks to the efforts of 43 civic and business leaders, The 5th Avenue Theatre was
restored (the first of Seattle’s downtown historic theaters to be so renovated), and
officially reopened in June of 1980. Today, this Seattle landmark has become one of
the nation’s leading musical theater companies and to date has sent nine musicals
on to Broadway.
Over the past few years, The 5th Avenue Theatre has partnered with four of Seattle’s
historic theaters and venues in hopes of creating a historic district that would
highlight the rich artistic legacy located right in the heart of downtown Seattle. The
vision for the coalition was threefold: to develop long-range strategies for the ongoing
preservation and maintenance of the five venues; to identify new collaborative
opportunities specific to the organizations’ unique dual status as non-profit presenters
and stewards of historic structures; and to forge ever stronger alliances with other
stakeholders in the city’s downtown core.
That coalition vision became a reality as the five organizations – The Moore Theatre
(1907); Town Hall (1916); ACT – A Contemporary Theatre, Eagles Auditorium (1924);
The 5th Avenue Theatre (1926) and The Paramount Theatre (1928) – officially
became the Historic Downtown Theatre District. These five non-profit organizations
offer an astonishing array of live performances and educational activities all year long.
Through their work, these theaters employ hundreds of local artists and support staff,
they attract residents and tourists who contribute to the economic vitality of the City of
Seattle, and they immeasurably enrich the quality of life here in the Pacific Northwest.
Historic Theatre
Exhibit
Now – October 5, 2014
Washington State
Convention Center
Level 2 Galleria
Open to the public from
7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. daily
Visit the 2nd floor of the WA
State Convention Center,
where you will discover an
exhibition of over 60 images
alongside actual theatre seats,
props, costumes and other
historical artifacts from these
five theaters, highlighting
their cultural contribution,
as well as their buildings’
architectural and national
historic significance.
www.seattlehistorictheatres.org
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
DAVID ARMSTRONG (Executive Producer and Artistic
Director) Since his appointment in 2000, Armstrong has
guided The 5th Avenue to a position as one of the nation’s
leading musical theater companies, acclaimed for both its
development and production of new works and its
innovative stagings of classic musicals. As a director, he has
created memorable 5th Avenue productions of A Room
with a View, Oliver!, Candide, Hello, Dolly!, Sweeney Todd,
White Christmas, Hair, Mame, A Little Night Music, The
Secret Garden, Anything Goes, Company, The Rocky Horror
Show, Pippin, Vanities, Yankee Doodle Dandy!, and Saving Aimee, which made its
Broadway debut as Scandalous under Armstrong’s direction in November 2012.
Prior to The 5th, he spent nearly 20 years as a freelance director, choreographer,
and librettist. His work has been seen in New York, Los Angeles and at many
leading regional theaters including The Kennedy Center, Ordway Center, Ford’s
Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, and New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse. From 1990
through 1995, he served as artistic director of Cohoes Music Hall in upstate NY.
Armstrong has also written the books for the musicals The Wonder Years (winner of
seven Drama-Logue Awards), Gold Rush, and Yankee Doodle Dandy!
BERNADINE (BERNIE) C. GRIFFIN (Managing
Director) was appointed managing director in January
2010 and is responsible for the administrative, fundraising,
information services and facility operations, as well as
oversight of all activities related to the Board of Directors.
Griffin first joined the Theatre in 2002 as director of
theater advancement and development. During her
tenure, The 5th Avenue has grown from a $10 million to a
$25 million organization. She brings to her position 30
years of fundraising and arts management experience.
Prior to The 5th Avenue, she served as director of development for the prestigious
Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, as well as for The Laguna Playhouse in Laguna
Beach, California. Before moving to California, she served at the Seattle
Symphony where she is proud to have been part of the team that built Benaroya
Hall. In addition to the Symphony, Griffin worked for the Tony Award-winning
Seattle Repertory Theatre, as well as Tony Randall’s National Actors Theatre in
New York. She began her career at the University of Denver. She received her
Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington and is
proud to have been born and raised in Walla Walla, Washington. She is a member
of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and a board member of Seattle
Rotary #4. Most recently, she served as a grants panelist for the National
Endowment for the Arts. Griffin was named one of the Puget Sound Business
Journal’s 2013 Women of Influence. She is married to award-winning actor Seán
G. Griffin.
BILL BERRY (Producing Artistic Director) served as The
5th Avenue’s associate producing artistic director and
casting director from 2002 through 2009. During that
time, he directed productions of West Side Story (Seattle
Times Footlight Award), Wonderful Town (Seattle Times
Footlight Award), Wizard of Oz and Smokey Joe’s Café. He
recently made his Broadway debut as the director of the
hit musical First Date at the Longacre Theatre. Berry’s
directing work has been seen at theaters across the country,
most recently at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse where
he directed a critically acclaimed production of On the Town. Directing highlights
include Cabaret performed at The 5th Avenue Theatre, St. Paul’s Ordway Center
(Ivey Award), San Jose’s American Musical Theatre, and Houston’s Theatre Under
the Stars, as well as the smash hits First Date and RENT at The 5th. From 2002 to
2009, he served as the producing director for The 5th Avenue’s education and
outreach programs. During that time he significantly expanded the scope and
impact of these initiatives, including spearheading the creation of Fridays at The
5th and The 5th Avenue Awards, honoring excellence in high school musical
theater, as well as substantially increasing the reach of the Adventure Musical
Theatre Touring Company throughout the Northwest. These programs combined
now serve 60,000 students annually. He also initiated the Show Talk series, which
seeks to deepen the theater-going experience. Prior to his work at The 5th Avenue
Theatre, Berry was a freelance theater artist based in New York City.
See It Again for $25*
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performance. One stub per customer. $25 tickets subject to
availability. Not valid for Prime/Pearl seating, with other offers
or on previously purchased tickets.
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in progress. See what we’ve added to our video library
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5TH AVENUE THEATRE STAFF
David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic Director
Bernadine C. Griffin, Managing Director
Bill Berry, Producing Artistic Director
EXECUTIVE AND
ADMINISTRATION
Sean Glynn
Executive Assistant to Mr. Armstrong
& Mr. Berry
Jessica Alberg
Executive Assistant to Ms. Griffin
ARTISTIC
Ian Eisendrath
Alhadeff Family Director of New Works
& Music Supervisor
Albert Evans
Artistic and Music Associate
Dane Andersen
Music Coordinator
Sean Glynn
Producing Associate
Makaela Pollock
New Works Associate
COMMUNICATIONS,
MARKETING AND PATRON
SERVICES
Patrick Harrison
Vice President of Marketing and
Communications
Peggy Busteed
Director of Customer Service
Chris Marcacci
Associate Director of Marketing
Marketing and Public Relations
Jennifer Flood
Senior Marketing Manager
Steve West
Marketing Manager
Niklaus Lopez
Group Sales Manager
Bridget Summers
Public Relations Manager
Heidi Staub
PR & Communications Associate
Carmel Dunn
Senior Graphic Designer
Jeff Carpenter
Graphic Designer
Kevin Harris
Graphic Designer
Mary Dellasega
Patron Relations
Reesa Nelson
Marketing Intern
Customer Service/Ticketing
Maryke VanBeuzekom
Senior Database Manager
Nichole Mines
Database Manager
Khajha Rogers
Customer Service Manager
Christina Moon
Customer Service Manager - Box
Office
Martha McKee
Assistant Customer Service Manager
Isabel Dickey
Assistant Customer Service Manager
Customer Service Associates
Candis Anderson, Misha Dumois,
Jenna Galdun, Megan Gurdine,
Kasey Harrison, Kelsey Kelmel, Kat
LeMaster, Becky Lewis, Caleb Miller,
Sean Murphy, Meghan Nash, Sascha
Streckel, Tenille VanHollebeke, Pam
Wagher, Patrick Walrath
Direct Sales/Telefundraising
Patrick Connor
Direct Sales/Telefunding Manager
Christa Bond
Assistant Manager
Ed Boyd, Darren Camp, Boyé Coker,
Eric Farsworth, Judy Henceroth,
Henriette Klaus, Jim Pennington,
Gail Sage, Mark Williams
Representatives
Front of House
Jaime Welker
Front of House Manager
Alicia Hall, Lauren Ruhl, Donald Yates
Van Pham
House Managers
Bobby Manuva, Sean Martin, Ed
Lammi, Emma Ruhl, Lauren Ruhl,
Mike Chang, Sean Martin, Van Pham,
Garth Ball, Mike Chang, Colin Chez,
Frank Chinn, Alia Collin-Friedrichs,
Dave Cusick, Stephanie Guerrero,
Nancy Harris, Tony Mazzella, Sue
Moser, Robin Obourn, Liz Pyle, Scott
Seramur, Meadow Swanson, Kalia
Towers-Thomas, Donald Yates
Head Ushers
Kathleen Bryant, Barbie Denend,
Karen Hall, Tony Mazzella
Coat Check
DEVELOPMENT
Michelle Moga
Vice President of Philanthropy
Christine Aguon
Circles Manager
Sarah McKee Bednar
Corporate Giving Manager
Abbagail Gomez
Development Intern
Chelsea Judd
Development Assistant
Madison Murphy
Donor Relations and Events Manager
Molly Suhr
Grants Manager
Desiree Saraspi
Donor Information Services Manager
Jeanne Thompson
Membership Manager
Sinclair Willman
Development Intern
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Anya Rudnick
Director of Education and Outreach
Connie Corrick
Community Programs Coordinator
Mathew Wright
Education Programs Coordinator
Lauren Ruhl
Education Associate
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Dean Frerker
Vice President of Finance
Rory Krout
Controller
Joanna McRho
Accountant
Grace Kang
Accounts Payable Coordinator
Sean Stelfox
Accounting Associate
Ben Leifer
Human Resources Manager
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Jim Cornelson
Director of IT
Melisa Bumpus
Systems Administrator
Douglas Day
Helpdesk Administrator
OPERATIONS
Catherine Johnstone
Director of Facility Operations
Alda Shepherd
Facility Manager
Kelly Radke
Office Manager/Volunteer Coordinator
STAGE DOOR/SECURITY STAFF
Warren Bohner, Karen Hall,
Erik Knauer, Dean LaRoque,
Meg Plimpton, Eric Pyle
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For The 5th Avenue Theatre:
Levin Plotkin & Menin
Loren H. Plotkin and Susan Mindell
John W. Hanley, Jr.
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Julia L. Collins
Director of Production
Mo Chapman
Production Logistics Coordinator
Erik Holden
Technical Director
Lauren Smith
Company Manager
Kelsey Thorgalsen
Casting Associate & Production Staff
Assistant
Lisa Armstrong, Rachael Dorman
Season Production Assistants
Chelsea Johnson, Rachel Oliver
Producing Interns
Shannin Strom-Henry
Costume and Wardrobe Director
Laurel S. Horton
Head Carpenter
Gregory L. Davis
Production Carpenter
John Hudson
Head Flyman/Rigger
Dave McCawley
Production Flyman
Sean Callahan
Head Electrician
Stephen A. Graham
Assistant Electrician
Ross M. Brown,
Sal Ponce
Key Electricians
Craig Bradshaw
Programmer
Karen Marta Katz
Head Sound Engineer
James Rudy
Assistant Sound Engineer
Kelly Mickelson
Key Sound Engineer
Diana J. Gervais
Production Property Master
Tristan E. Hansen
Creative Property Master
Katy Fogg
Assistant Property Master
Ariana Donofrio, Austin Smart,
Patty Kovacs
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C. Luke Mathis
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Brian Ainslie
Assistant Builder
Christopher Moad
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Deborah Engelbach
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Rigmor Vohra
Cutter/Tailor
Gillian Paulson
Draper
Robin Montero, Ruthie Nicklaus
First Hands
Marlys McDonald
Wardrobe Master
Randy Werdal
Assistant Wardrobe Master
Jeanna Gomez
Master Crafts
Mary Jones
Head Hair and Make-up
Heather Sincic
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EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES
In the event of an emergency, please wait for an
announcement for further instructions. Ushers will
be available for assistance.
EMERGENCY NUMBER The theater’s emergency
number in Coat Check is: 206-625-1294. Leave your
account number or exact seat location with your
emergency contact in case they need to reach you.
SMOKING POLICY Smoking is NOT allowed in
any part of the theater or within 25 feet of entrance.
FIREARMS POLICY No firearms of any kind are
allowed in any part of the theater.
FOOD & UNCAPPED DRINKS are not allowed
in the auditorium.
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COAT CHECK is located on north side of lobby.
ACCESSIBILITY Wheelchair seating is available.
The theater is equipped with the Sennheiser Listening
System for the hard of hearing; headsets are available
at Coat Check for use, free of charge, with a valid
ID and subject to availability. Braille playbills are
available at no cost from Coat Check. Elevator access
is available with usher assistance.
The 5th Avenue offers American Sign Language
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performances. For more information, call 206-6251900 (voice) or email [email protected].
LOST & FOUND Call 206-625-1418 between
10 AM and 4 PM on weekdays.
ADDRESS The 5th Avenue Theatre is located at
1308 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.
The Theatre Administrative Offices are located at
1326 5th Avenue, Suite 735, Seattle, WA 98101.
BOX OFFICE 206-625-1900.
GROUP SALES Groups of 10 or more can save.
Call 888-625-1418 or email [email protected].
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FAX 206-292-9610.
WEBSITE www.5thavenue.org
THEATER RENTAL For information regarding
booking, please contact Cathy Johnstone at
206-625-1418.
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