MOVIN' OUT PLOT SYNOPSIS
NICHOLAS HOWEY FOR BABY BOOM, LLC.
presents
ACT I
Long Island in the ’60s. The king and queen of the prom, Brenda and Eddie, are finished,
while forever sweethearts James and Judy are ready for marriage. Their friend, Tony, is looking for that kind of love, and he finds it with Brenda, who has become her own woman. War
takes the men away from home, leaving their loved ones to pick up the pieces. James loses
his life in combat, while Tony and Eddie return home broken as Judy grieves.
ACT II
The vets try to cobble their lives back together. Tony can’t seem to find a way to reconnect
with Brenda, while Eddie can’t connect with anyone. Spiraling into a lonely existence of
drugs and self-loathing, Eddie takes a tour through a nightmare of his past, projecting Judy as
his guide. By chance, he encounters Judy jogging in the park, and her forgiveness allows him
to finally set his life back on track. Brenda and Tony rediscover the love needed to heal their
wounds. The friends reunite to discover they have all found their way back home.
CAST
MUSIC & LYRICS BY
CONCEIVED BY
BILLY JOEL
TWYLA THARP
featuring
MICHAEL APUZZO
KAROLINA BLONSKI
ERIC BOURNE
JUSTIN BRABOY-HAPNER
INA SAMANTHA CHARLES
BLAIR CHENOWETH
JOHN CORSA
ASHLEE DUPRÉ
BRETT EMMONS
SHAYNA HARRIS
CASEY HILL
BARRINGTON ADRIAN HINDS
JAN JAVIER
AMANDA KAY
CHRIS KING
LUKE MCCOLLUM
JONATHAN MCGILL
NICHOLAS MCGOUGH
LAURA MEAD
RALPH PETRUCCELLI
ANDREW PIROZZI
JOHN SORENSEN-JOLINK
*The cast for this performance will be posted in the theatre lobby
SWINGS
as the Piano Man
MATTHEW FRIEDMAN
Scenic Designer
KELLY TIGHE
KYLE MARTIN
Costume Designer
SUZY BENZINGER
Musical Director
ROB COOKMAN
Musical Coordinator
SAM LUTFIYYA
MICHAEL APUZZO • JUSTIN BRABOY-HAPNER • BLAIR CHENOWETH
CASEY HILL • BARRINGTON ADRIAN HINDS • LUKE MCCOLLUM
JONATHAN MCGILL • NICHOLAS MCGOUGH • LAURA MEAD
Lighting Designer
DONALD HOLDER
UNDERSTUDIES
Additional Musical Arrangements
and Orchestration
STUART MALINA
Sound Designer
DUNCAN ROBERT EDWARDS
BLAIR CHENOWETH • ASHLEE DUPRÉ • SHAYNA HARRIS
CASEY HILL • NICHOLAS MCGOUGH • LAURA MEAD
RALPH PETRUCCELLI • ANDREW PIROZZI • JOHN SORENSEN-JOLINK
Marketing by
TROIKA MARKETING
Casting by
DAVE CLEMMONS, C.S.A.
DAVE CLEMMONS CASTING
MUSIC SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
On-Line Producer
RANDALL A. BUCK
EDDIE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BRETT EMMONS, CHRIS KING,
NICHOLAS MCGOUGH, ANDREW PIROZZI
BRENDA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMANDA KAY
TONY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOHN CORSA
JUDY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KAROLINA BLONSKI
JAMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ERIC BOURNE
SERGEANT O’LEARY/DRILL SERGEANT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RALPH PETRUCCELLI
PIANO/LEAD VOCALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MATTHEW FRIEDMAN, KYLE MARTIN
ENSEMBLE. . . . . . . . . . . INA SAMANTHA CHARLES, ASHLEE DUPRÉ, BRETT EMMONS,
SHAYNA HARRIS, DREW HEFLIN, JAN JAVIER,
RALPH PETRUCCELLI, ANDREW PIROZZI, JOHN SORENSEN-JOLINK
Associate Musical Supervisor
DAVID ROSENTHAL
Dance Supervisor
SEAN MAURICE KELLY
Musical Continuity and Supervision
STUART MALINA
Directed and Choreographed by
TWYLA THARP
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TOURING BAND
Music Director/Synthesizer ROB COOKMAN
Piano/Lead Vocals MATTHEW FRIEDMAN, KYLE MARTIN
Guitar JOHAN NILSON
Bass MICHAEL T. FERGUSON
Saxophones/Vocals TIM MCNAMARA
Saxophones/Percussion/Vocals JOHN ISLEY
Drums TAURUS LOVELY
Music Contractor/Coordinator SAM LUTFIYYA (Music Services International)
Classical Pieces performed by STUART MALINA
Synthesizer Programmer/Keyboard Arranger/Classical Pieces Recording Producer
DAVID ROSENTHAL
SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERS
WHO’S WHO
ACT I
MATTHEW FRIEDMAN (Piano Man) is a singer/composer/multi-instrumentalist from New York, NY. He is
thrilled to return as "The Piano Man", after spending 2006
performing the same role for the first National Tour of
Movin’ Out. He sends special thanks to his wife, family,
friends, Chuck Burgi and Michael Cavanaugh.
Overture:“It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Company
Scene 1: Brenda and Eddie Split
“Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda, Eddie, Tony, James,
Judy, Sergeant O’Leary, Ensemble
Scene 2: Tony Moves Out
.
“Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony, Eddie, James, Sergeant O’Leary
Scene 3: James and Judy Are Forever
“Reverie (Villa D’Este)/Just the Way You Are”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James, Judy, Ensemble
Scene 4: Brenda Is Back
“For the Longest Time/Uptown Girl”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda, Eddie, Tony, Ensemble
Scene 5: Tony and Brenda Get Together
“This Night”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony, Brenda, Ensemble
Scene 6: Eddie Knows
“Summer, Highland Falls”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie, Brenda, Tony, Ensemble
Scene 7: Off to War
“Waltz #1 (Nunley’s Carousel)”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony, Eddie, James, Drill Sergeant, Ensemble
Scene 8: The Sky Falls
“We Didn’t Start the Fire” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy, Brenda, James, Tony, Eddie, Ensemble
Scene 9: Two Bars: Hicksville/Saigon
“She’s Got a Way”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony, Brenda, Ensemble
Scene 10: Coming Home
“The Stranger”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy, Ensemble
“Elegy (The Great Peconic)”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy, Brenda, Tony, Eddie, Drill Sergeant, Ensemble
ACT II
Scene 1: Vets Cast Out
“Invention in C Minor”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie, Ensemble
Scene 2: Eddie Rages
“Angry Young Man”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie, Ensemble
Scene 3: Tony Disconnects
“Big Shot”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony, Brenda, Ensemble
Scene 4: A Contest of Pain
“Big Man on Mulberry Street”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony, Brenda, Ensemble
Scene 5: Eddie Gets High
“Captain Jack”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie, Ensemble
Scene 6: Eddie Reaches Out
“Innocent Man”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie, Ensemble
Scene 7: Eddie’s Nightmares
“Pressure”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy, Eddie, Ensemble
Scene 8: Eddie’s Journey Back
“Goodnight Saigon”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie, Judy, James, Tony, Ensemble
Scene 9: Brenda’s Lost Dreams
“Air (Dublinesque)”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda
Scene 10: Tony and Brenda Reconcile
“Shameless”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda, Tony
Scene 11: Judy Releases Eddie
“James”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy, Eddie
Scene 12: Eddie Attains Grace
“River of Dreams/Keeping the Faith/Only the Good Die Young”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eddie, Ensemble
Scene 13: The Reunion Begins
“I’ve Loved These Days”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony, Brenda, Eddie, Ensemble
Scene 14: Reunion/Finale
“Scenes From an Italian Restaurant (Reprise)”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Company
KYLE MARTIN (Piano Man) comes from a Christian
music background. He has worked with top Christian artists
and worship leaders and is currently the singing voice for
Bibleman. He considers this role to be an honor.
MICHAEL APUZZO (Swing) graduated Yale University
2005 studying Economics and Theater. Favorite performances: Miss Julie (Reveler/Dancer); West Side Story (Diesel). A
former math teacher and Abercrombie model, Michael
thanks Mom who always said, "Everything you do counts!"
KAROLINA BLONSKI (Judy) is from Calgary, Canada
and is thrilled to be part of Movin’ Out. National Tour:
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat (Apache
Dancer U/S). Other credits: 42nd Street, Tokyo Disneyland
(Ariel), The Nutcracker (Clara). Love to the Blonskis!!!
ERIC BOURNE (James, Ensemble) began his training in
Michigan and continued his training at Ryerson University
in Toronto. Mr. Bourne was most recently featured as a guest
artist with Helix Dance Project.
JUSTIN BRABOY-HAPNER (Swing) is a native of
Cincinnati, OH with a BA in theater and dance from Indiana
University. Asian/European Tour: West Side Story. National
Tours: Fiddler On The Roof and Oliver.
INA SAMANTHA CHARLES (Ensemble) is thrilled to
join the cast of Movin' Out. She received her BS in
Psychology from Florida State University. Upon moving to
New York, she danced with the Dance Theatre of Harlem
and New York Theater Ballet. Love and thanks to Mommy,
Uncle Richie, and all of her friends and family.
BLAIR CHENOWETH (Swing, U/S Brenda) graduated
from the University of Oklahoma with a BFA in Ballet
Performance, danced for Holland America Crusie Line,
competed as Miss Alaska and recently performed with
Folies Bergere in Las Vegas.
JOHN CORSA (Tony) founded New Vista Dance Co. in his
hometown of Boulder, CO at 17. Later studying at UArts led
to extensive touring with Momix and Diavolo. John loves
and appreciates his family and friends.
ASHLEE DUPRÉ (Ensemble, U/S Brenda, Judy) New
York Theater Ballet-soloist; Contrast Dance Theater-soloist;
Metropolitan Opera Ballet-cover; Colorado Ballet-corps.
Graduate of Kirov Academy of Ballet and Les Junes
Danseurs. Love and thanks to my family.
BRETT EMMONS (Eddie, Ensemble, Trio) toured internationally in West Side Story and the premiere production of
Warner Brothers’ Casablanca: The Dance. He also performed
with the Suzanne Farrell Ballet Company at the Kennedy
Center and trained at The School of American Ballet.
SHAYNA HARRIS (Ensemble, U/S Brenda) was last seen
performing as a Radio City Rockette. Other credits include
the Asian/European tour of West Side Story and a performer
with River North Jazz Dance Chicago. Love and thanks to all!
CASEY HILL (Swing, U/S Brenda) National and
International tours: CATS (Cassandra), Fosse (Principal
dancer/Vocalist starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall).
Regional: Sweet Charity at Downtown Cabaret (Frug Girl),
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Ballet Hispanico (Guest Artist)
and original works by Ann Reinking. BFA in Dance from The
Boston Conservatory.
BARRINGTON ADRIAN HINDS (Swing) is from West
Palm Beach, FL and has trained at Dreyfoos School of the
Arts, the School of Ballet Florida and Taipei National
University of the Arts. Barrington holds a BFA in dance from
Purchase College and has worked professionaly with VERB
Ballets in Cleveland, OH.
JAN JAVIER (Ensemble) is from San Jose, CA. Training:
San Jose Dance Theatre, Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre, San
Francisco Ballet, the Rock School and Hubbard Street Dance.
Company credits: Richmond Ballet, Lyric Opera of Chicago,
Luna Negra Dance Theater and Nashville Ballet. Thanks to
her Mom, family and friends for all their love and support.
AMANDA KAY (Brenda) Momix/soloist; Broadway
National Tour:Saturday Night Fever; Off Broadway:Leonard
& Minky/lead US TV: Dr. Pepper/principal; Foxwoods
Casinos/lead; Saturday Night Live. Italian TV: Ferrarelle;
Rockpolitick; Famiglia Salemme Show; Amici; San Remo
Film: Across The Universe; Bamboozled; Zoolander Stage:
MTV Music Awards-Ricky Martin; Torino Paraolympic
Winter Games.
CHRIS KING (Eddie, Ensemble). A New Jersey native, Chris
studied in his mother's studio. After completing a contract
with Regent Seven Seas Cruises he is very happy to be a part
of his favorite show while growing up, Movin' Out. He couldn't have done this without his friends' and family's support.
LUKE MCCOLLUM (Swing) Originally from Memphis,
Tennessee, Luke is elated to join Movin’ Out. Luke came
directly from the National Tour of CATS (Alonzo). Other credits: Salt Creek Ballet, RASA Dance Chicago. Much love to
Mom and Dad, I couldn’t do it without you!
JONATHAN MCGILL (Swing) graduated from NYU’s
Tisch School of the Arts in 2006. He would like to thank his
Mom, family, friends, supporters and Ms. Tharp for continually believing in him.
NICHOLAS MCGOUGH (Eddie, Swing, U/S James) joins
Movin’ Out directly from his second National Tour of CATS.
Credits: Les Follies Bergere, EFX Alive (Las Vegas), Encore
at Tokyo Disneyland, top 24 on So You Think You Can Dance.
He would like to thank his friends and family for all their support.
LAURA MEAD (Dance Captain, Swing, U/S Judy) received
her training from Berkeley Ballet Theater and The Juilliard
School (BFA 2006). Prior to joining Movin’ Out, Laura was a
member of American Repertory Ballet.
RALPH PETRUCCELLI (Sergeant O’Leary, Drill Sergeant,
Ensemble, U/S James) Credits include: Oklahoma! National
Tour (Will Parker), Wave Review dancer with Royal
Caribbean Cruise Line and a stint with the Young Americans
in L.A.. Thanks to friends and family for your love and support.
ANDREW PIROZZI (Eddie, Ensemble, Trio, U/S Tony) is
excited to perform in his first National Tour of Movin’ Out.
Credits include: West Side Story, Sophisticated Ladies and A
Midsummer Nights Dream. Love and thanks to my friends and
family.
JOHN SORENSEN-JOLINK (Ensemble, Trio, U/S Tony)
trained at Oregon’s Jefferson High School and NYU-Tisch
(BFA). Dance credits: Cherylyn Lavagnino Ballet, T. Lang,
American Repertory Ballet. Noted works: Twyla Tharp’s
Baker’s Dozen, Graham Lustig’s Cinderella, Stephen
Petronio’s Quiver.
SEAN MAURICE KELLY (Dance Supervisor) Broadway:
Movin’ Out. National/International tours: Movin’ Out
(Supervising Dance Captain and Swing), Swing! (Dance
Supervisor and Swing). Staged: Movin’ Out (London’s West
End), Ben Stevenson’s Cleopatra (Boston Ballet and
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre). Previously principal dancer/ballet master/choreographer at Houston Ballet.
STUART MALINA (Music Supervisor) won, (with Billy
Joel), the 2003 Tony Award for orchestration for his work on
Movin’ Out and has supervised the music for every production. He conducts the Harrisburg Symphony in
Pennsylvania, and has concertized as a pianist and orchestral
conductor throughout the U.S..
DAVID ROSENTHAL (Associate Music Supervisor).
Keyboardist for Billy Joel (14 years), Movin’ Out (all productions). Also worked with Enrique Iglesias, Robert
Palmer, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen,
Whitesnake, Rainbow, many others. Three Grammy
Nominations, numerous gold & platinum albums.
ROB COOKMAN (Musical Director) has performed with
the Dearborn Symphony, shared the stage with Collective
Soul and John Entwhistle of The Who, and toured the country as keyboardist/conductor for the hit show Mamma Mia.
Rob holds degrees from West Virginia University and
Western Michigan University.
TWYLA THARP (Conception, Choreography, Direction).
Since graduating Barnard College in 1963, Twyla Tharp has
choreographed over 125 dances, 5 Hollywood movies,
directed and choreographed 2 Broadway shows, written two
books and received one Tony ® Award, two Emmy®
Awards, 17 honorary doctorates and numerous grants
including the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Fellowship. She is a member of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences and an Honorary Member of the
American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1965, Ms. Tharp
founded Twyla Tharp Dance. In 1988, TTD merged with
American Ballet Theatre where Ms. Tharp created over a
dozen works. Since then Ms. Tharp has choreographed
dances for Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, New York
City Ballet, Boston Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance and
Martha Graham Dance Company. In 1991, Ms. Tharp
regrouped Twyla Tharp Dance and created Cutting Up, a
program with Mikhail Baryshnikov which became one of
contemporary dance’s most successful tours, appearing in
twenty eight cities over a two month period. Since 1999,
Twyla Tharp Dance has toured internationally to critical
acclaim. Ms. Tharp’s first Broadway production was When
We Were Very Young (1980), followed by her collaboration
with David Byrne, The Catherine Wheel (1981) and Singin’
In the Rain (1985). In 2002, Ms. Tharp’s and Billy Joel’s
Movin’ Out premiered on Broadway. The recipient of a
2003 Tony® Award for Movin’ Out, Ms. Tharp also
received the 2003 Astaire Award; the Drama League Award
for Sustained Achievement in Musical Theater; and both the
Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for
Outstanding Choreography. The Broadway production of
The Times They Are A-Changin’ which she has conceived,
directed and choreographed to the songs of Bob Dylan
opened on Broadway October 26, 2006. In film Ms. Tharp
collaborated with director Milos Forman: Hair (1978),
Ragtime (1980) and Amadeus (1984); with Taylor Hackford:
White Nights (1985) and with James Brooks: I’ll Do
Anything (1994). Television credits include choreographing
Sue’s Leg (the inaugural episode of PBS’ Dance In America),
co-producing and directing Making Television Dance, which
won the Chicago International Film Festival Award; and
directing The Catherine Wheel for BBC Television. Ms.
Tharp co-directed the television special Baryshnikov by
Tharp, which won two Emmy® Awards and the Director’s
Guild of America Award for Outstanding Director
Achievement. Ms. Tharp’s autobiography Push Comes to
Shove (1992) was followed by The Creative Habit: Learn it
and Use it for Life, published in October, 2003. In 2004, Ms.
Tharp received the Vietnam Veterans of America President
Award honoring her professional work and Movin’ Out, and
the National Medal of Arts Award. Ms. Tharp continues to
create works and lecture around the world.
BILLY JOEL (Music & Lyrics). The recipient of a 2003
Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for Movin’ Out, Billy
Joel has had 33 Top 40 hits and 23 Grammy nominations
since signing his first solo recording contract in 1972. In
1990, he was presented with a Grammy Legend Award.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, Joel
was presented with the Johnny Mercer Award, the organization’s highest honor, in 2001. In 1999 he was inducted into
the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and he has received the
Recording Industry Association of America Diamond
Award, presented for albums that have sold more than 10
million copies. Having sold more than 100 million records
over the past quarter century, Billy Joel ranks as one of the
most popular recording artists and respected entertainers in
the world. In addition to his Grammy Awards, Joel has
earned three Awards for Cable Excellence and has received
numerous ASCAP and BMI awards including the ASCAP
Founders Award and the BMI Career Achievement Award.
In 1994, he was given the 1994 Billboard Century Award.
Among his many other awards and honors, Billy Joel has
been given a Doctor of Humane Letters from Fairfield
University (1991), an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee
College of Music (1993), an Honorary Doctorate of Humane
Letters from Hofstra University (1997) and a Doctor of
Music from Southampton College (2000). Outside his music
career, Joel has donated his time and resources to a variety
of charitable causes. A longtime advocate for music education, he first began holding “master class” sessions on college campuses more than 20 years ago, giving sessions at
colleges across the country and around the world. In addition, he has held classes as a benefit for the STAR
Foundation (Standing for Truth About Radiation) and to
establish the Rosalind Joel Scholarship for the Performing
Arts at City College in New York City. For his accomplishments as a musician and as a humanitarian, Billy Joel was
honored as the 2002 MusiCares Person of the Year by the
MusiCares Foundation and the National Academy of
Recording Arts & Sciences.
DAVE CLEMMONS CASTING (Casting) is Dave Clemmons,
Joy Dewing and Bekah Nutt. Broadway: Brooklyn, The Boy From
Oz, The Civil War, Dracula; National Tours include: Cinderella, Evita,
The Civil War, Cats, Swing!, Fosse, Jekyll & Hyde, Chicago. OffBroadway: Bare: A Pop Opera, Bat Boy, Love, Janis, Zanna Don’t!,
Dragapella!, The Donkey Show, 2000 revival of Godspell at the York
Theatre. Regional: Dracula at La Jolla Playhouse, Little Shop of
Horrors at The Alley Theatre, Children of Eden at The Ford’s Theatre.
SAM LUTFIYYA / MUSIC SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
(Music Contractor/Coordinator) is a leading Musician Coordination
company, working extensively in North America, Asia, and Europe.
Highlights include Barry Manilow’s tours, North American tours such
as Mamma Mia, Showboat and CATS, the West Side Story
International tour, and The Pirate Queen on Broadway.
DUNCAN ROBERT EDWARDS (Sound Design) has
worked in sound design for the past 25 years and has
designed a significant amount of theater, television, special
event and installation audio systems in venues of all shapes
and sizes, on land or sea, everywhere in the world. When not
traveling to the far reaches of the planet, Duncan is sailing or
working his farm in Connecticut with his wife Patricia and
their children Francesca and Lucas as well as their horses
Scarlet, Valiente, Monty and Keliade.
SUZY BENZINGER (Costume Design) Broadway: Movin’
Out, Miss Saigon, Saturday Night Fever, Ain’t Broadway
Grand. Film: Woody Allen’s Deconstructing Harry and
Celebrity, Club Paradise, Walking the Dog. World premiere
of Jones and Schmidt’s Mirette and their recent revival of I
Do, I Do. National Tours: the recent Some Like It Hot starring Tony Curtis. Regional and off-Broadway: No, No,
Nanette; Gypsy; Dear World; the New York revival of Boys
in the Band; Berlin to Broadway; and the world premiere of
Lori McKelvey’s Camila. Ms. Benzinger is the proud recipient of the Irene Sharaff Young Master Costume Designer
Award. Suzy is currently working on a new production of
Carmen, directed by Franco Dragone.
DONALD HOLDER (Lighting Design) Broadway: Prelude
to a Kiss, Radio Golf, The Apple Tree, The Little Dog
Laughed, A Streetcar Named Desire (Tony nomination),
Movin’ Out (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), The Lion
King (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Gem
of The Ocean (Tony nomination), Thoroughly Modern
Millie, Little Shop of Horrors, The Boy From Oz, many others. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama, and Head
of the Lighting Design program at the California Institute of
the Arts.
ROBERTA ROBERTS (General Manager) is excited to be
embarking on her sixth year with Troika Entertainment.
Prior to her current position, Ms. Roberts was Producer for
the Cruise Line Entertainment Division of Paramount Show
Services International where she produced and managed
entertainment programs for numerous clients including
Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line,
Renaissance Cruises, Orient Lines and Cunard Line’s Queen
Elizabeth II. A graduate of James Madison University,
Roberta is grateful for a career that has taken her to more
than 40 countries. Roberta is currently planning her most
exciting production to date, her upcoming wedding to fiancé,
Yiannis Gianareas.
GEOFFREY QUART (Production Manager) is thrilled to
be working his 4th season as Troika’s Production Manager.
Prior to joining the Troika team in 2004, Geoff spent three
years as Project Foreman for Showman Fabricators, where
he managed the build and installation of countless projects
including the studio sets for CNN’s American Morning,
Paula Zahn Now and ABC Nightly News. Geoff began his
career in Toronto, Canada as an Assistant Production
Manager and Assistant Technical Director for Livent Inc.
and Parallel Productions on productions such as Ragtime,
Jane Eyre, The Vagina Monologues and The Lion King.
Geoff and his wife Anne are enjoying life in blissful suburbia in New Jersey with their daughter Madelyn.
G CREATIVE ADVERTISING & DESIGN (Creative
Services) Founded by Christopher and Gabrielle Howey in
2002, G Creative has grown into a full service agency specializing in print design and broadcast production. Located
in Las Vegas, Nevada, G Creative produces materials for
clients in various industries including entertainment, real
estate, automotive, gaming and consumer products. Chris
and Gabbe are celebrating the success of their most ambitious project to date: Mimi-Charlotte Howey.
THE PRODUCERS are in their third decade of producing
touring shows of all sizes throughout North America and the
world.
NICHOLAS HOWEY (Executive Producer) has a Ph.D. in
Theatre Arts and studied repertory theatre in Prague.
Together with Kary Walker he founded the Harlequin
Theater outside Washington DC, which enjoyed a 20 year
run. Nicholas and the late Larry Shue were subjects of the
play Wencelas Square written by Shue, directed by Jerry
Zaks and produced at The New York Shakespeare Theater.
Together with Kenneth Gentry and Dallett Norris, Nicholas
founded Troika Entertainment. He is happily married to
actress turned real estate agent, Mary Ellen Nester, the father
of two grown kids "in the biz" and young master Florin, who
reminds him daily that life and the theater are "as good as is gets".
RANDALL A. BUCK (Chief Operating Officer) re-joined
the Troika team in 1999 after completing his responsibilities
as Vice President and General Manager for Livent, Inc. in
Toronto. While working for Livent Mr. Buck managed productions such as Fosse, Ragtime, Showboat!, Music of the
Night and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Mr. Buck has supervised productions on Broadway and around the world for
over 20 years in varying capacities. Credits include
Showboat!, Phantom of the Opera, Siegfried & Roy World
Tour and Legends! starring Mary Martin and Carol Channing
to mention just a few. Since beginning as an apprentice with
The Kenley Players in the late 60s Randy has the privilege of
working with directors such as Hal Prince, Joe Layton &
Josh Logan as well as hundreds of stars. Randy is currently
living happily-ever-after in southern Maryland with his wife
Angela and their daughter Sierra Ashley Buck.
DONALD KINDL (Chief Financial Officer) graduated
from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Accounting in 1982 and again in 1988 with
his Masters in Business Administration. He began his career
with Combustion Engineering in Windsor, CT in 1982, and
moved to Maryland in 1992 to assume the position of
Comptroller for various theatrical productions in association
with Mr. Howey. In his current position he oversees the daily
operations of all aspects of management information systems, finance and accounting. Mr. Kindl and his lovely wife,
Cindy, are the proud parents of three wonderful children:
Stephen, Stacey and Scott.
JENNIFER HOWEY (Associate Executive Producer) is
proud to be working in the family biz beside her father
Nicholas and brother Christopher. A graduate of Madonna
University in Livonia, MI, Jennifer attended graduate school
at The University of Detroit-Mercy and studied advertising
and marketing at Oxford University. In the capacity of Press
Rep Jennifer has worked with Michael Bolton, Barry
Williams, Patrick Cassidy and Gladys Knight to name just a
few. Previous positions include Brand Manager for Feld
Entertainment and Producing Associate for Starlight Vegas
Company. Jennifer is very proud to be the mother of
Nicholas Anndrej Joseph Howey.
STAFF FOR
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
BABY BOOM, LLC.
GENERAL MANAGER
Roberta Roberts
COMPANY MANAGER
Jill K. Swartzmiller
STAGE MANAGER. . . . . . . . Kelly M. Biscopink
PRODUCTION CARPENTER. . . . . Mike Allen
Asst. to the Choreographer. . . . . . . . . . Kim Craven
Dance Captain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Mead
Associate Lighting Designer. . . . . Michael P. Jones
Asst. Lighting Designer. . . . . . . Porsche McGovern
Production Sound. . . . . . . . . . Mark Norfolk (SAVI)
Asst. Production Sound. . . . . . Steve Turner (SAVI)
Asst. Sound Design/
LCS Programmer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Bell
Head of Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Richey
Head of Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Critchlow
Production Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Holtz
Asst. Carpenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Nelson
Asst. Electrician. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica Harris
Wardrobe Supervisor. . . . . . . . . . . . Heather Yerrick
Wardrobe Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Gosnell
Production Assistant. . . . . . . . . . Caitlin MacDonald
Physical Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc.
Physical Therapist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leah Harper
Medical Director. . . . . . . . . . Joseph S. Wilkes, MD
PRODUCERS
Nicholas Howey
Executive Producer, CEO
Randall A. Buck
Chief Operating Officer
Don Kindl
Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Howey
Associate Executive Producer
TROIKA MARKETING
Jennifer Howey
Ruth Parcover
Shannon Fuller
Courtney Davis
PRODUCTION STAFF
Production Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geoffrey Quart
Technical Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Osborn
Associate General Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . Jaime Prine
Assistant Production Manager. . . . . . Ryan Murphy
Director of Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Parcover
Marketing Consultant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Katz
Accounting. . . . Thomas J. Lydon & Associates, P.A.
Administrative Assistant. . . . . . . . . Courtney Davis
Senior Booking Manager. . . . . . . . . McKenna Kelly
Booking Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Spalding
Budgeting and Forecasting Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . .
George Lamberty
Comptroller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Rudzinski
Creative Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G Creative, LLC
Christopher Howey
Employee Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . The Capital Group
Executive Assistant to the CEO/Producer. . . . . . . . . . .
Liz Weber
Insurance. . . . Lowe • Tillson Insurance& Associates, Inc
Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S. Jean Ward, Esq.
Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Llewellyn & McKane, Inc.
Production Photography. . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Marcus
Staff Accountants. . . . . . . . Desiree Chamberlin, Yi Lu
COSTUME SHOP STAFF
Costume Director: Maribeth Hite
Associate Costume Director: Tony Ray Hicks
Lead Project Assistant: Ben King
Asst. Project Assistant: Alison Smith
Workroom Manager: Helen Jones
Lead Stitcher: Laura Browning
Crafts/Dyer: Risa Ono
Stitchers: Alena Kankova,
Emilia Riggenbach, Karen Murphy
CREDITS
Scenery by CENTER LINE STUDIOS, INC, Roger Gray. Soft
Goods by I WEISS, Jennifer Tankleff. Casting by DAVE CLEMMONS CASTING. Housing and air travel by ROAD REBEL
ENTERTAINMENT TOURING. Cast Bus provided by ARROW
STAGE LINES. Lighting provided by CHRISTIE LITES ORLANDO, Larry Thomas. Audio Services by SPECIALIZED AUDIOVISUAL, INC., Clifton Park, N.Y., Mark Norfolk. Trucking by
JANCO LTD., Rick Rosenthal. Music Coordinator MUSIC SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, Sam Lutfiyya. Musical Equipment by
JONAS PRODUCTIONS, CANNONBALL SAXOPHONES,
JODY JAZZ MOUTHPIECES and RICO SELECT JAZZ REEDS.
Drumsticks, drum heads, drum kit and cymbals by TREEHOUSE,
VIC FIRTH, FABIAN and AQUARIAN. Merchandise by MIKI
ANDMIMI MERCHANDISE, Seth Felson, President, 212-441-2100.
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees represents technicians, artisans, and craftspersons in the entertainment
industry, including live theatre, film, and television production.
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage
Directors and Choreographers, Inc. an independent national labor
union.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic
painters for the American Theatre.
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.