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“You can not walk through your life leaving unfinished love behind you !” — Girl
The Musical Once
of tonight’s Show
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NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS LLCpresents
book music and lyrics
ENDA WALSH GLEN HANSARD & MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁbased on the motion picture written and directed by
JOHN CARNEYstarring
SAM CIERI MACKENZIE LESSER-ROYCALEB ADAMS LILY CAPUTO JENN CHANDLER BARRY DEBOIS NYSSA DUCHOW
LIAM FENNECKEN LYNN FLICKINGER ANYA GIBIAN ISAAC HAAS JOHN HAYSJULIA HOFFMANN MICHAEL KUROWSKI ANGEL LIN ALISON ROSE MUNN BRISTOL POMEROY
ADAM HUEL POTTER LAUREN J THOMAS DAN TRACY GRANT ALAN WATKINSscenic and costume design lighting design
BOB CROWLEY NATASHA KATZ sound design dialect coach casting
CLIVE GOODWIN STEPHEN GABIS STEWART/WHITLEYassociate director associate movement director resident music supervisor
SHAUN PEKNIC YASMINE LEE FRED LASSENassociate associate associate
scenic designer lighting designer costume designer costume coordinator
FRANK MCCOLLOUGH DAN WALKER JEFFREY WALLACH JIMM HALLIDAYcompany manager production stage manager tour press and marketing
JEFF MENSCH JESS GOUKER ALLIED LIVEexecutive producer general manager production manager
SETH WENIG MARY K. WITTE HECTOR GUIVASoriginal music supervisor and orchestrations
MARTIN LOWEoriginal movement by
STEVEN HOGGETToriginally directed by
JOHN TIFFANYOnce was originally produced by Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith, Frederick Zollo, Brian Carmody,
Michael G. Wilson, Orin Wolf Productions and Robert Cole, in association with New York Theatre Workshop.
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SAM CIERI
MACKENZIE LESSER-ROY
BRISTOL POMEROY
ADAM HUEL POTTER
LAUREN JTHOMAS
DAN TRACY
GRANT ALAN WATKINS
NYSSA DUCHOW
LIAM FENNECKEN
LYNN FLICKINGER
ANYAGIIBIAN
ISAAC HAAS
JOHN HAYS
JULIA HOFFMANN
MICHAELKUROWSKI
ANGEL LIN
ALISON ROSEMUNN
CALEBADAMS
LILYCAPUTO
JENN CHANDLER
BARRY DeBOIS
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CAST(in alphabetical order)
Ivanka ...........................................................................................................................LILY CAPUTOBank Manager .......................................................................................................JENN CHANDLER
Cello, GuitarGuy ....................................................................................................................................SAM CIERI
GuitarEx-Girlfriend ......................................................................................................... NYSSA DUCHOW
Violin, PercussionŠvec .................................................................................................................... LIAM FENNECKEN
Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Drum Set, PercussionAndrej ........................................................................................................................... ISAAC HAAS
Electric Bass, Ukulele, Guitar, PercussionBilly................................................................................................................................. JOHN HAYS
Guitar, Percussion, UkuleleGirl ....................................................................................................... MACKENZIE LESSER-ROY
PianoEmcee ...............................................................................................................................ANGEL LIN
GuitarBaruška ..........................................................................................................ALISON ROSE MUNN
Accordion, ConcertinaDa ..................................................................................................................... BRISTOL POMEROY
MandolinRéza .................................................................................................................. LAUREN J THOMAS
ViolinEamon ............................................................................................................................ DAN TRACY
Piano, Guitar, Percussion, Melodica, Harmonica
MUSIC CAPTAIN—BARRY DeBOIS
MOVEMENT CAPTAIN—ADAM HUEL POTTER
THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cel-lular phones, beepers and watches.
For Guy—CALEB ADAMS, BARRY DeBOISFor Girl—JULIA HOFFMANN, ANGEL LINFor Andrej—CALEB ADAMS, MICHAEL KUROWSKIFor Billy—ADAM HUEL POTTER, GRANT ALAN WATKINSFor Baruška—LYNN FLICKINGERFor Da—ADAM HUEL POTTER
For Eamon—MICHAEL KUROWSKI, GRANT ALAN WATKINSFor Emcee—BARRY DeBOISFor Ex-Girlfriend—JULIA HOFFMANNFor Réza—JULIA HOFFMANNFor Švec—MICHAEL KUROWSKI, GRANT ALAN WATKINSFor Bank Manager—ANYA GIBIAN
UNDERSTUDIESUnderstudies and standbys never substitute for listed performers
unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
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MUSICAL NUMBERSACT ONE
“Leave” .......................................................................................................................................... Guy“Falling Slowly” .................................................................................................................Guy & Girl“North Strand” ...................................................................................................................... Ensemble“The Moon” ....................................................................................................... Andrej (as Ensemble)“Ej, Pada, Pada, Rosicka” ..................................................................................................... Ensemble“If You Want Me” ................................................................................................ Guy, Girl, Ensemble“Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy” ................................................................................ Guy“Say It to Me Now” ....................................................................................................................... Guy“Abandoned in Bandon” ............................................................................................... Bank Manager“Gold” ....................................................................................................................... Guy & Ensemble
ACT TWO“Sleeping” ...................................................................................................................................... Guy“When Your Mind’s Made Up” ........................................................................... Guy, Girl, Ensemble“The Hill” ........................................................................................................................................Girl“Gold” (A cappella) ...............................................................................................................Company“The Moon” ...........................................................................................................................Company“Falling Slowly” (Reprise) .................................................................................. Guy, Girl, Ensemble
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WHO’S WHO in the CASTSAM CIERI (Guy) was born in Boca Raton, Fla. After high school, Sam went from being a dueling piano player at The Mirage in Las Vegas to playing music in the New York City subways to pay the bills, and after a quick stint as a mo-torcycle salesman, he decided to come to the theater. Most recently Sam was seen in Rock of Ages as Drew. He is very excited to be involved in Once and would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support.
MACKENZIE LESSER-ROY (Girl) is hon-ored to join the cast and crew of Once. Regional: Spring Awakening (Wendla), Sweeney Todd (Beg-gar Woman), The Threepenny Opera (Jenny). The Boston Conservatory. Thanks to Stewart/Whitley Casting and Nancy Carson. Endless love for Mom and Dad. mackenzielesser-roy.com.
JENN CHANDLER (Bank Manager). Regional favorites: Macbeth (Malcom/Cellist), 45 Seconds from Broadway (Megan Woods), The Mousetrap (Miss Casewell). Training: B.Mu. Cello Perfor-mance, BYU; M.A. Classical Acting, LAMDA. So much love and thanks to her family for their constant support and love! jennchandler.com.
NYSSA DUCHOW (Ex-Girlfriend) started violin at five and graduated from the Webster Conservatory in musical theater. She’s fiddled all over the country as principle roles in Ring of Fire, Cotton Patch Gospel, and Almost Heaven. “Love to my guy in NYC.”
LIAM FENNECKEN (Švec). Proud graduate: B.A. Theatre, Penn State. National tour: Ameri-can Idiot (Ens., u/s Will). Peter Pan 360 (Smee/Nana). Former member award winning a cap-pella groups, Penn State Statesmen and Hyannis Sound. Soundcloud.com/LiamFennecken
ISAAC HAAS (Andrej). Off-Broadway: Peace Love and Cupcakes the Musical. Regional and NYC: Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas), A Midsum-mer Night’s Dream, The Legend of Jim Cullen. Isaac graduated from CAP21 conservatory and enjoys acting, singing, songwriting and making doughnuts. Thanks to Mom and Dad for letting a loud, rebellious teenager pick up the guitar.
JOHN HAYS (Billy) is elated to be kicking off his national touring debut with such an amaz-
ing musical as Once! Regional: Grease (Roger), Rent (Roger), The Buddy Holly Story (Joe Maul-din, u/s Buddy), Ring of Fire (Mark), Pump Boys and Dinettes (Jackson), A Soldiers Play (Lt. Byrd). “Dedicated to my parents.”
ANGEL LIN (Emcee, u/s Girl) is anything syn-onymous to the word “geek.” Recent tour: Kan-sas City Choir Boy (starring Courtney Love). Featured in Better to Live (Tribeca Film Festival 2015), a documentary about creating The Reality Show, a musical-sketch comedy tackling mental health issues for college students. B.F.A.: NYU Tisch. Love to everyone (you know who you are). angeldoesthings.com.
ALISON ROSE MUNN (Baruška). Nat’l tour: The Taffetas (Peggy). Regional: The Who’s Tommy (Mrs. Walker); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Christine Colgate); Hello, Dolly! (Mrs. Mal-loy); Cats (Grizabella) and Las Vegas’ Jubilee! (Principal Singer). Training: B.Mu, vocal per-formance, NYU. “Love to my ever supportive family.” alisonrosemunn.com.
BRISTOL POMEROY (Da) is thrilled to be in this production of Once. Recent credits: Care-fully Taught, Sleep in Safety, Boeing Boeing (Bernard), The Sun Shines East (Robert), Driv-ing Miss Daisy (Boolie Werthan), That is How I Left (Mr. Bristol), On a Darkling Plain. TV: “The Americans” (co-star). Film: Marathon, FAT (starring Mel Rodriguez), 2 Sunny Days (Croatia), It’s not Funny Anymore.
LAUREN J THOMAS (Reza) is thrilled to join the cast of Once! She recently returned from Turkey, teaching ESL and performing in Ankara. B.F.A. acting: Boston University, LAMDA. Re-gional favorites: The Sussman Variations (Mi-randa), The Tempest (Miranda). Love to Mom, Dad, Mert, Grace and Kate for being her rocks. Dedicated to Adrian, for stories and barefoot vi-olin lessons. laurenjthomas.com.
DAN TRACY (Eamon). Off-Broadway: Clown Bar (NY Times Critics’ Pick, NYIT Award nomi-nee), Ivy & Bean, Byuioo. Regional: Hudson Valley Shakespeare, Nebraska Shakespeare. Film: Life-time’s Little Women. Pipeline Theatre Company member. Creighton University. Thanks to Mom and Dad for everything important. dtracy.com.
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CALEB ADAMS (u/s Guy, u/s Andrej) is thrilled to join the cast and crew of Once. Grad-uate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. Credits include Broad-way’s Rising Stars, 54 Below and Broadway Un-plugged. Thanks to Caralie and Harris. Love to Mom, Dad and Anna.
LILY CAPUTO (Ivanka) is thrilled to make her theater debut in Once. A model turned actor, she has performed in film and commercials. Special thanks to Susan Liebesman and George Leo for always believing in me. “I love you Mommy, Daddy and all my brothers and sisters!”
BARRY DeBOIS (u/s Guy, u/s Emcee) is an engineer-turned-actor/singer/filmmaker. He’s fronted bands, acted on stages and per-formed on cruise ships around the world. Co-founder of production collective Bruth Media. “You better be you, and do what you can do.” barrydebois.com.
LYNN FLICKINGER (u/s Baruška). Theater credits include: Carnegie Hall premiere of Fanny Lou (Mrs. Richards); Carousel (Nettie); Into the Woods (Witch); a solo career in Vienna, Salz-burg and Munich. She plays Mrs. Gabor in the upcoming film adaptation of Spring Awakening.
ANYA GIBIAN (u/s Bank Manager). Off-Broadway: The Pirate La Dee Da (NY Times Critics’ Pick, Off-Broadway Alliance Award Best Family Show), The Velveteen Rabbit. NYC and regional: The Mysteries, Solina, The Flying Doctor by Moliere (over and over again). B.S. from Cornell University. anyagibian.com.
JULIA HOFFMANN (u/s Girl, u/s Ex-Girl-friend, u/s Réza) is delighted to be a part of Once! She’s been in bands and theater produc-tions across the country. Moscow Art Theater and National Theater Institute alumna, B.F.A. in acting from Shenandoah Conservatory. Love to her wonderful family and friends! juliamariehoffmann.com.
MICHAEL KUROWSKI (u/s Svec, Andrej, Eamon) recently graduated from Columbia Col-lege Chicago. Previous shows include Laura Wade’s Posh (Ed), American Idiot (Ensemble/Band), among others. On screen cedits: Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino (Josh), Chicago Fire and “WTF News America.”
ADAM HUEL POTTER (u/s Billy, u/s Da) is a displaced Kentuckian honored to be part of Once. Credits include Misery (Broadway), 54 Below, Broadway’s Rising Stars, Twelfth Night and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Circle in the Square Theatre School. SW Artists. SAG-AF-TRA. adamhuelpotter.com @AdamHuelPotter. “Love to Li’l Bit and Mom and Dad!”
GRANT ALAN WATKINS (u/s Billy, u/s Eamon, u/s Švec). Regional: Rock of Ages (Lonny); Dream a Little Dream (John Phillips); The Great Ameri-can Trailer Park Christmas Musical (Jackie) at Ac-tors Theatre of Charlotte; Coraline (Other Father/Policeman) at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte; The Aliens (KJ) at PaperHouse Theatre. Much love to Mom, Dad and Jan.
ENDA WALSH (Playwright) is an Irish play-wright living in London. He is the winner of numerous international awards, and his work has been translated and produced worldwide. Recent plays: Misterman (Landmark, Ireland); Penelope, The New Electrical Ballroom, The Walworth Farce (all Druid Theatre, Ireland). Other plays: Chatroom, The Small Things, Bed-bound, Disco Pigs. Shorter plays: How These Desperate Men Talk, Lynndie’s Gotta Gun, Gentrification, My Friend Duplicity, Room 303. Film: Hunger. Walsh was awarded the Tony Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for his work on Once.
GLEN HANSARD (Music and Lyrics). Film: The Commitments, Once. Albums: Strict Joy, the soundtrack of Once (Academy Award, Best Original Song, “Falling Slowly”), The Swell Season, The Cost, Burn the Maps, Set List: Live in Dublin, For the Birds, Dance the Devil, Fitz-carraldo, Another Love Song.
MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ (Music and Lyrics). Film: Once. Albums: The Swell Season, the soundtrack of Once (Academy Award, Best Orig-inal Song “Falling Slowly”), Strict Joy, Anar.
JOHN CARNEY (Writer and Director of the Film, Once) is a Dublin-based writer-director who came to the world’s attention following the box office hit and critically acclaimed musical feature film Once, which garnered multiple Inde-pendent Spirit, Sundance and Raindance awards. Previously, John was a bassist in the Irish rock
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band the Frames, where he met Glen Hansard. These musical roots continue to be evident in John’s work with his latest production, Can a Song Save Your Life?, heading into production in NYC. Other upcoming projects include Dogs of Babel for David Heyman and Nathan Kahane starring Steve Carell and a feature adaptation of M.R. James’s Casting the Runes for Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.
JOHN TIFFANY (Director) won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for his work on Once. Recent work: The Glass Menag-erie (Broadway and A.R.T.); Let the Right One In; Macbeth (also Broadway); Enquirer; The Miss-ing; Peter Pan; The House of Bernarda Alba; The Bacchae; Black Watch (Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director, Critics’ Circle Award for Best Director); Elizabeth Gordon Quinn; Home: Glasgow (all National Theatre of Scotland); Jeru-salem (West Yorkshire Playhouse); Las Chicas del Tres y Media Floppies (Granero Theatre, Mexico City; Edinburgh Festival Fringe); If Destroyed True, Mercury Fur, The Straits (Paines Plough); Gagarin Way (Traverse, Edinburgh). Education: University of Glasgow (M.A. in Theatre and Classics). Associate Director (National Theatre of Scotland, 2005–2012). Radcliffe Fellow (Harvard University, academic year 2010–2011). Associate Director (Royal Court).
STEVEN HOGGETT (Movement). For Once, Steven won the Obie, Lortel and Callo-way awards. Broadway: The Glass Menagerie (also A.R.T.), American Idiot, Peter and the Starcatcher (Lortel Award). West End: The Cu-rious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. International: Rocky the Musical (Stage En-tertainments), Rigoletto (Met Opera), The Full Monty (Sheffield), Let the Right One In, Black Watch (Olivier Award, Best Choreographer) (National Theatre of Scotland), The Light Prin-cess (Royal National Theatre), What’s It All About (NYTW), Lovesong, Beautiful Burnout, Othello (TMA Award, Best Director) (Frantic Assembly, founding Artistic Director).
MARTIN LOWE (Musical Supervisor, Orches-trations and Additional Material) was awarded Tony, Grammy, Drama Desk and Obie awards for his work on Once. Theater: Once (NYTW); Jedermann (Salzburg Festival); The Light Prin-cess; War Horse; Caroline, or Change; Jerry
Springer: The Opera; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Nation (National The-atre); An Appointment with the Wicker Man; The Wolves in the Walls (National Theatre of Scot-land/Improbable); Mamma Mia! (London, Tokyo, Seoul, international tour, Stockholm, Shanghai); The Full Monty; Once on This Island; Cats; Les Misérables (West End). Recordings: Once, Mamma Mia! (original London cast and movie soundtrack), Jerry Springer: The Opera. Martin was musical director for Mamma Mia! the movie (Universal).
BOB CROWLEY (Scenic and Costume De-sign). Theater includes The History Boys (Na-tional Theatre; Broadway, Tony Award); Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Plantagenets (RSC, Olivier Award); Don Carlos (Met); Pa-vane and Anastasia (Royal Ballet); La Traviata (ROH); Alice in Wonderland (ROH, Canada). Broadway: The Coast of Utopia (Tony), Carou-sel (Tony), Disney’s Aida (Tony), Tarzan, Mary Poppins (Tony), The Year of Magical Thinking. Crowley won a Tony Award for his work on Once. Recipient of the Royal Designer for Indus-try Award and the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatrical Design.
NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) won a Tony for her work on Once. She has designed extensively for plays, musicals, dance, opera and architectural installations in the U.S. and throughout the world. Recent Broadway: Mo-town, Follies, Hedda Gabler, Sister Act, The Addams Family, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage, Aida and Beauty and the Beast. Awards: Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Broadway League Touring Award, Whatsonstage, The Lucille Lor-tel and The Ruth Morly Design Award. Natasha is thrilled to be working on Once again.
CLIVE GOODWIN (Sound Design). Broad-way: The Glass Menagerie, Once (Tony Award, Best Sound Design of a Musical). London West End: Once. Off-Broadway: Once (Lortel nomi-nation for Outstanding Sound Design), What’s It All About. American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), Cambridge, Mass.: Pippin, The Glass Menag-erie, Once, Prometheus Bound, The Blue Flower (IRNE and Elliot Norton awards for Best Sound Design of A Musical), Cabaret with Amanda Palmer. Worldwide: Sound designer/engineer for Radiohead, Underworld, Pulp. Film/television:
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Greetings from Tim Buckley, “Dancing with the Stars” (BBC), “Later with Jools Holland” (BBC), “The Sound of Musicals” (BBC).
STEPHEN GABIS (Dialect Coach). Selected Broadway/Off-Broadway: Tribes, Magic/Bird, Look Back in Anger, Man and Boy, Bluebird, Through a Glass Darkly, Lombardi, The 39 Steps, A View From the Bridge, Lend Me a Tenor, Port Authority, Memphis, Jersey Boys, Coram Boy, Brief Encounter, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Doubt. Regional: Educating Rita (Huntington); Shirley Valentine, The Train Driver (Long Wharf). Selected film/TV: “Prime Suspect,” “Boardwalk Empire,” Salt, Across the Universe, “Bernard and Doris.”
STEWART/WHITLEY (Casting). Duncan Stew-art CSA and Benton Whitley CSA. Broadway/NY: On The Town, Pippin, Chicago The Musical, La Cage Aux Folles, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Natasha Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, The Band Wagon, Carnegie Hall Sings, Pageant. West End/U.K.: Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. Tours: Flashdance, Anything Goes, Bullets Over Broadway, Elf, We Will Rock You, Once, The Duck Commander Musical. Up-coming: August Rush, Nerds, Prince of Egypt. Regional: American Repertory Theater, The Alley Theatre, Bay Street Theater, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Royal Caribbean. Casting Associate: Andrea Zee CSA. stewartwhitley.com.
SHAUN PEKNIC (Associate Director). As-sociate Director: Once (Broadway, West End, National tour, Toronto). Select directing cred-its: Pulp Vérité (2015 Lee Strasberg Directing Fellowship); I’m A Lot Like You (Salty Brine’s Spectacular Living Record Collection); Comes a Faery (Nylon Fusion Theatre Company); Sher-lock Holmes & the West End Horror (Cortland Repertory Theatre, nominated Best Director 2015 SALT Awards); One Night In New York! (Musi-cal Theatre Factory); A Snowfall in Berlin (Nylon Fusion Theatre Company); Must Be The Music (ArsNova); Chaser (New York Fringe Festival); Aimless (Theatre Row); A Streetcar Named De-sire (New York University). Shaun is an alumnus of NYU and the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and teaches directing at NYU/Playwrights Hori-zons Theater School.
YASMINE LEE (Associate Movement Director) began her career on the concert dance stage per-
forming in over 25 countries and in every state of the Union. She has worked as both choreographer and performer in film, television, video, theater, ceremonies and industrials. Select credits as As-sociate Choreographer include Once (A.R.T., NYTW, Broadway, First National Tour, all in-ternational productions), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Broadway), Rent (Broadway, National Tours), Pearl, Spring/River/Flower/Moon/Night (Lincoln Center), Open-ing Ceremonies XXII Winter Olympic Games (Sochi), Amici Di Maria Felipe (Canale 5). Ad-ditionally, Tender Napalm (Movement Director, Off-Broadway), Momix, Across The Universe.
FRED LASSEN (Resident Music Supervisor). Broadway: Porgy and Bess, South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Cabaret, 42nd Street. Televi-sion: NBC’s “The Sound Of Music Live,” “Peter Pan.” Concerts: Laura Osnes, Ramin Karimloo, Lea Salonga, Sierra Boggess, Paulo Szot.
FRANK McCULLOUGH (Associate Scenic Designer) has contributed to the designs for more than 25 Broadway shows including Once, War Horse, The Book of Mormon, The Addams Family, The Coast of Utopia and others. Frank is originally from Evansville, Ind. and trained at Webster University in St. Louis.
PETER HOERBURGER (Associate Lighting Designer). Recent Broadway ALD Credits: Be-trayal (Barrymore Theater); Once (Broadway and West End); Scandalous (Neil Simon Theater); Bring It On (St. James Theatre); The Mountain-top (Jacob’s Theater); GhettoKlown (Lyceum Theatre); Elf (Al Hirschfeld Theatre); faculty at Purchase College.
JESS GOUKER (Production Stage Manager) is excited to be joining the Once team this sea-son. National tours: Beauty and the Beast (PSM, ASM). New York: False Solution (SM) at La Mama, ETC., Ocean in a Teacup (ASM) at The June Havoc Theatre, Wanderlust (SM) at The Tank. Regional: Weston Playhouse, Ogun-quit Playhouse and North Shore Music Theatre. Graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey.
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entertainment entities. Current clients include Blue Man Group, The Book of Mormon, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Elf, Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia!, Motown The Musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Upcoming tours include Hamilton, An American in Paris, and Something Rotten!
SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He spearheaded the international tours of Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall. Seth has produced The Lincoln Center Theatre’s Pro-duction of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast and The National Theatre’s War Horse. Together with Cameron Mackintosh, Seth served as Executive Producer for both the U.S. and U.K. tours of the National Theatre’s My Fair Lady, The 25th Anniversary U.S. tour of Les Misérables and the new The Phantom of the Opera tour. He is most proud of his greatest productions—Marlo and Camden.
NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS, LLC (Pro-ducer) from its inception nearly 20 years ago, has been an industry leading producer and manager of touring musical theater productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide. Having toured over 60 pro-ductions throughout North America, NETworks is now expanding its tours into international markets including South America, Greece, Italy, Turkey and South East Asia. Current touring productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Dirty Dancing, Elf The Musical, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, Once The Musical, The Sound of Music and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I.
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CASTINGSTEWART/WHITLEY
Duncan Stewart, CSA Benton Whitley, CSAAndrea Zee, CSA Dale Brown, CSA
Eric Byrd Danny Dunitz
COMPANY MANAGEMENTCompany Manager ......................... Jeff Mensch
TOUR PERSONNELProduction Stage Manager ..............Jess GoukerAssociate Music Supervisor .............Rob PreussAssociate Movement Director .......Katie SpelmanAssistant Director ........................Victoria FloresHead Carpenter .................... Joshua DeBernardiAssistant Carpenters ............Robert J. DiCandia,
John Seth LeachHead Electrician ........................ Justin M PetitoAssistant Electrician ..............Jacob P. BrinkmanHead Props .....................................Colin HowieHead Sound Engineer ......................... Ian LoftisAssistant Sound Engineer .............Colin BraegerInstrument Tech .............................Britt ReaganHead Wardrobe ......................... Jessica SimonsProduction Wardrobe .....................Lyndsi SagerCostume Assistant ..................... John SaundersHair & Makeup Consultant ........... Caitlin MaxwellMoving Light & Video Programmer ... Sean BeachProduction Electrician .... Matthew Charles HrinkoChild Chaperone ............................Alicia CaputoProduction Assistants .... Jen Howie, Mariah Young
Child Permit Services ......On Location EducationAlan Simon, Jodi Green
Czech Dialect Consultant .............. Pavel ZustiakSocial Media ..............................................AKAWebsite Design ..........................................AKAProduction Photographer ............... Joan MarcusAccounting ............NETworks Presentations LLCTour Accountant ..................... Laura Carey, CLA
WHO’S WHO in the CAST
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Legal Services ............... David F. Schwartz, EsqHR and Payroll Services ...Human Resources inc.Merchandising The Araca Group/Meghan RhoadsMerchandise Manager....................Mollie TurnerHousing Services ... Lisa Morris, Road ConciergeTravel Agency ............................Janice Kessler,
Carlson Wagonlit TravelBussing Services ........................ Clarion Coach,
Croswell VIP MotorcoachTrucking ..................................... Clark TransferPhysical Therapy .....Neuro Tour Physical Therapy, Inc.
Carolyn M. LawsonTheater Displays ...................King Displays, Inc.
International Booking Inquiries .................... National Artists Mgmnt.
Alecia Parker
STAFF FOR NETworks PRESENTATIONSChief Executive Officer ............... Kenneth GentryChief Operating Officer ........... Scott W. JacksonPresident ........................................... Orin WolfExecutive Vice President Production ... Seth WenigExecutive Assistant/Assoc. GM ........Curt OwensDirector of Finance ........................... John KinnaController ................................. Jennifer GiffordExecutive Producers .................. Angela Rowles,
Trinity WheelerDirector of Booking ............Charmaine McVickerEngagement Manager ........Esther SchwarzbauerDirector of Marketing/PR ..............Heather HessDigital Marketing Strategist ..........Perrin ShapiroSenior General Manager ...Gregory Vander PloegGeneral Managers ....................Jamey Jennings,
Mary K. WitteAssistant General Manager ................Anne CapeSenior Production Manager ..........Jason JuenkerProduction Managers ... Laura Dieli, Hector GuivasAssistant Production Manager .....Emma DowneyMusic Coordinator ..........................John MezzioIT Manager ........................................Tim PizzaWarehouse Manager ......................... Brad KorffOffice Manager .........................Buddy PiccolinoAdministrative Assistants ..............Carroll Jewel,
Kevin Persaud
CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSScenery and scenic effects built, painted, and elec-trified by Show Motion, Inc., Milford CT. Lighting equipment from PRG Lighting. Video equipment from PRG Video. Sound equipment by Masque Sound®. Banjo built by Nechville Musical Products. Cellos and violins provided by Samuel Kolstein & Son; Hosiery and undergarments supplied by Bra*-Tenders. Bill’s Music in Baltimore, Md.
SPECIAL THANKSStanley Center for the Arts, Utica, NY
and John M. Fehlner, Jr.
Tax & Financial Consulting, Accounting ServicesCliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Linda Rubenstein,Pat Enverso, Pat Guerieri
Insurance Broker ServicesMaury Donnelly and Parr, Inc.
Robert B. Middleton, Sr and Meghan Shriver
Financial Services and banking arrangements by
SunTrust Bank
MUSIC CREDITS“On Raglan Road” by Patrick Kavanagh is per-formed by kind permission of the Trustees of the Estate of the late Katherine B. Kavanagh, through the Jonathan Williams Literary Agency.“Gold” composed by Fergus O’Farrell, published by Yell Music Ltd.“Abandoned in Bandon” composed by Martin Lowe, Andy Taylor and Enda Walsh.
Once on Tour rehearsed at Gibney Dance Studios
Original cast album now available onSony Masterworks
Souvenir merchandise designed and created by:The Araca Group
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The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and sce-nic painters for the American Theatre.
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CONTRIBUTORS Mount Baker Theatre gratefully acknowledgesthe generous members and donors who make our programming possible.
Theatre Members$10,000+ (Platinum Circle)Bob & Gwen BrimJane & Terry CartenMary* & D. Pat
PattersonJohn* & Joyce Pedlow
Community Fund of the Whatcom Community Foundation
John & Loi Walton
$5,000+ (Gold Circle)Teresa � ornberg* &
Kenneth Carpenter
$2,500+ (Silver Circle)Marie AtwoodDoug & Cristin* BrownLiza GossettBrian & Marya Gri� nJohn & Donna InglisPeg & Gene LarsonLinda & Randy
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Christine KubotaRick & Ruth ShawNina & Andrew* Sona
$1,000+ (Artists Circle)Linda & Kurt Anderson Beede Northwest Corp. /
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CampbellJim & Jeanne CollinsJoe & Judy Coons
Community Fund of the Whatcom Community Foundation
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KoonsmanDaniel & Pandora LarnerKen & Ariel LennonDeborah M. LooberRick* & Linda LukeJohn & Bronwyn
MacGregor� omas Wilmore &
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CompanyCharles & Phyllis SelfKaren SlossWilliam & Rosemary
SteinkampHolly & Peter TelferLynn & Mike � omasHelen Trott� omas & Sue TuxillTerry Van Den BergVanDyk & Son Logging
Inc. Jane Verner Chuck & Elsie WalterMarv & Joan WayneMike & Marian WelshRick & Janet WilhoiteDonna & Edwin “Skip”
Williams*Jennifer & Victor
WinsonWendy Wixson-Rider*
$750+ (Benefactors Circle)Stephen & Kathleen
BarrettEric & Susan HirstGuy & Kathy JansenPatrick & Marilee
McKnightJohn & Cynthia MillarKatherine Stewart
Michelle Ste� en & Bruce Veale
Weichert, Realtors – Vanson Associates
$500+ (Producers Club)Dean Altschuler &
Valerie McWhorterDon & Judy ArntzenBP America Inc.Susan & Everett BabbittLaura BackerGary & Jean BarnettJe� & Rachel BillingsleyLinda Blackwell & David
GoldmanGerald & Grace BladiesCharles & Yvonne Bryant� omas & Holly BuskirkGlenn & Janice ButlerJanice CatrellLaura E. ChandlerDennis & Carol ComeauStephanie & Greg
CorcoranLori Crabtree & Greg
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DickersonJerry & Heidi
DoornenbalGeorge Edwards IIIDeanna EmsleyJohn & Margo FerdonSteve & Roxy ForbesElsie & Bruce GibsonPaul & Wendy GivenBrent & Donna GoodrichJ. & Krista GordonJean GortonDavid & Bonnie GossBill Grace in Memory of
Kris GraceAmy GuerraWendy Bohlke & Brian
HansenMike HiltyTom & Jo HudsonKathleen Hutchins Shirley A. Isenhart &
Terry GillFumio Otsu & Mary
JensenJoanna’s Skincare SalonBob Moles & Julie
JohansenCharles & � eresa JuliusNora KennyDrs. Carter & Annie
KiesauEd & Pat Kingshott
Michael J. McGowan & Bette L. Kish
Anne & Jim KohlerGeorge & Nancy
KolakowskiCharles & Marylee
LeCocqIrwin & Frances LeCocqAnthony Sen� &
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Steve & Peggy LichCraig & Kathy LindSerge Lindner &
Deborah OksenbergJennifer Longsta� Dr. Martha Lopez* &
Robert RegierDan & Catherine LowellColleen McGinnisLeslie Boswell & PJ
McGuireBarry & Debby MeyersKatherine MittnachtFred & Evy NitchyKaren & Robert OramJim Pettinger & Carol
JacksonJohn & Lynda PurdieBill & Isie RadockJudy RanalloLee & Nancy ReynoldsSalish Wealth
ManagementMark & Kerry SandalHarold & Maryanne
ScottBeth & Herb Seils Albert C. & Dolores A.
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TrenouthSusan & Loch
TriminghamHoward & Maryann
Vandekie� Bonnie Hurtig & Bill
Van Hees Julie ViereckJohn Baker & Carol
WaltonSteve & Diana
WilliamsonDavid & Tammy
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Mount Baker Theatre gratefully acknowledgesthe generous members and donors who make ourprogramming possible.
*MBT Board Member
$300+ (Directors Club)Michael & Emily
AdamsRon & Gail AdderleyAdelstein, Sharpe &
SerkaHaitham Al-SayedJudy & Marc AmbersSolveig AptStephanie AshtonBill & Chris AtteberyJim & Kim BachmanJames BaremenEthel & Erwin
BartolomeClinton & Wendy BellMatt & Julie BilderbackGary & Ann BlankenMarian E. Boe & Jon
MartinBrett & Kim BonnerPauline BradleySarah & Aaron BrandLaura BremNancy BrossFord & Prudy
CarothersKristin ChambersCraig & Kathy
ChurmanMichael & Wanda
CollinsShannon Skinner &
Chris CrathorneSusan L. CummingsOwaiz & Tasneem
DadabhoyKevin DalrympleNicholas D’ambraChris Norman & Kate
DaviesKatie Stromdahl &
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GigerPhyllis GrahamChristine & Louis
GreenLinda & Gordon
GriesbachMartin & Gail HainesNina HallKalen & Melissa
HannaWendy Nichols & Scott
HartkopfJerry & Peggy Hastings
Bryce Fegley & Kjersten Anna Hayes
Highland Care CenterKaren Homitz & Mark
Shi� etteTyler & Annie HowardDavid HowdenJoshua HungerfordKeith HuntoonJan Bowman &
Associates Inc.Steven & Barbara
JohnsonGerry & Alicia KahleNicholas & Deborah
KaiserJohn & Elizabeth
KamrarBrenda Lee KarasikMark Kennedy &
Margaret KassnerLinda & Jerry KatzKimberlie & Greg
KendallJe� KentAmber KerntkeBetty KersteinReid KitagawaScott & Usanee KlimoJe� & Laura KorthuisJane KrogerJohanna & Mehran
KrouzianJohannes KruithofChris & Elizabeth
LangChip & Karen
LauckhardtCal & Bernetta
LeenstraMichael & Amy LewisJames LeyDr. Giles & Shannon
LittleJohn & Gail LivingstonSonya Luhm & Jake
Treichel West & Sheryl LytleJudi Berick & Colleen
MacGregorAnne Madsen-
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NelsonTed & Karen NeufeldCharles & Colleen
NewtonDavid & Dorothy
NicholsPeter & Danica NielsenSven & Michelle NilsenDennis & Helen
NormanMary Ellen Shields &
Robert Olson, Jr.John & Rachelle
OverturfBob ParkerChris & Becky PattonCheryl Crooks &
Michael PetryniWilliam PieperJohn & Amber PittonDanial PorterEllen Posel & Stephen
GockleyDr. Lessli & Mr. Ken
PutneyAmjad & Nour Akhras
Quadri� omas & Diane
QuinnRay & Rhea RamsayGary & Dana RehbergLydia Bennett & Ken
ReinschmidtRyan James RickertsChuck & Dee RobinsonLuke A. RobinsonSharon RobinsonFrancisco & Jessica
RodriguezBecky RoggeBrandon RoggeTyson RomanickJohn & Melissa
SchapiroNoni SchultheissJon & Jane ShaugnessyHarry & Melanie
ShearerRuth ShusterNathan & Azita SimlerMelissa & Joel SmithSean SpurginMarlin & Kay StamnesMegan* & Perry
Stan� eldJacob “Buck” StewartHeather & Christopher
StockardDavid & Janet
StutsmanStowe & Nina TalbotJe� rey TippieBob & Diane Trunek
Jordan TuchekGordon E. TweitKen & Claudia
UrquhartMelissa & Joel
VanderyachtDr, & Mrs. F. Lee &
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VercammenJoann & Donald
VesperMatt & Tara WardLivia WilderJosselyn & Frank
WinslowKaren “Sue” WitmerMichael & Christine
WokichRochelle & Kevin
WolberShawn Sweeney &
Todd WongJohn & Peggy Yankacy,
Carol Arant
$125+ (Patron’s Club)186 members
$50+ (Friends)530 members
Institutional DonorsBNSF Railway
FoundationCity of Bellingham� e Hafer Family
FoundationM.J. Murdock
Charitable TrustNational Endowment
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Charitable FundWashington State Arts
CommissionWestern States Arts
FederationWhatcom Community
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Mostly Magic with John Walton: A Holiday Tradition 12/10 • 11am, 2pm & 5pm
The Irish Tenors: We Three Kings 12/14 • 7pmMamma Mia! 12/18 • 3pm & 7:30pmMake a trip to Mount Baker Theatre part of your holiday festivities. Mostly Magic is a holiday tradition at Mount Baker Theatre, with resident magician John Walton performing a show that has some sleights, some mischief . . . but mostly magic. It’s live family entertainment for less than the movies! Then, get in the holiday spirit with the lush vocals of The Irish Tenors performing songs from their top-ranked holiday album We Three Kings. Finally, don’t miss the show that is a holiday any time of the year: Mamma Mia! Celebrate!
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MBT WADE BENNETT KING EDUCATION SERIES PRESENTS:Collision of Rhythm 11/8 • 10a & 12:15p • $6-$7.50
WARREN MILLER PRESENTS: Here, There, & Everywhere 11/10 • 8p • $22
NATIONAL ARTISTS PRESENTS: The Beach Boys 11/11 • 7:30p • $65-$85
MBT PRESENTS: The Jive Aces: Jump, Jive, & Wail 11/17 • 7p • $17.50-$39.50
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MBT PRESENTS: Mostly Magic with John Walton: A Holiday Tradition 12/10 • 11a, 2p, 5p • $7
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