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Bring It On: The Musical • Photo by Michael Lamont
Bring It On:
The Musical
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The Whale • Two Things You Don’t Talk About at Dinner • The Taming of the Shrew
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TWO THINGS YOU DON’T
TALK ABOUT AT DINNER
Nothing goes according to plan at
Jack and Myriam’s Seder. How
far will people go to defend a
relationship and a point of view
that are not necessarily the same?
Playwright Lisa Loomer explains.
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THE TAMING
OF THE SHREW
In Shakespeare’s most politically
incorrect comedy, we never tire of
watching Kate and Petruchio punch,
pull and drag their way into a
marriage made in heaven.
by Dan Sullivan
Photo by terry shapiro
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artistic director’s LETTER
I invite you to join us for our two
world premieres this winter—Lisa
Loomer’s Two Things You Don’t
Talk About at Dinner and Samuel
D. Hunter’s The Whale. Lisa is one
of America’s leading playwrights;
Sam is one of its newest and most
promising. Mark my words—these
plays will go on to productions
around the U.S.
Two Things is a major new work
Kent Thompson
by Lisa, a brilliant satire with bite
The new year brings new shows to about life today—a comic but also
The Denver Center. Denver Center remarkably tender dramatization
of how hard it is for family, friends
Attractions presents Bring It
On—a musical tribute to that most and colleagues to even talk about
the most pressing topics (religion
American of activities, cheerleading. At the Denver Center Theatre and politics) over the dinner table.
It uses the universal to illustrate
Company, we open the New Year
the particular, instead of the other
with new plays—new American
plays that we believe will thrill and way around.
Sam’s play, The Whale, is the
move you—and will move on to
future productions across the U.S. best piece of writing by a young
playwright I’ve read in years. I
(That includes New York.)
Throughout our 33-year history, predict Sam will be a major new
voice. The Whale is an improbwe’ve had a commitment to new
American plays that go on to wider able, but lyrical story of an obese
production and advance American man trying to reconcile with his
estranged daughter before he dies.
theatre. We’ve had an impressive
It’s funny, disturbing, and very
track record—from The Laramie
moving.
Project to Quilters to Lydia. Join
Join us for the birthing of these
us for the newest of the new—our
plays—and
be a part of their
creative attempts to identify the
journey.
n
great new American play, but even
See you at the theatre,
more important, to bring you an
engaging, moving new story that
captures your imagination, heart
and soul.
Kent Thompson, Artistic Director,
Denver Center Theatre Company
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BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL
An eclectic group of top creative
artists deliver a musical about that
most American sport of cheerleading.
The gravity-defying choreography
will leave you… cheering.
THE WHALE
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Morbidly obese Charlie wants to
reconnect with his estranged daughter
and will stop at nothing to succeed.
The results will surprise, delight
and touch you.
by Douglas Langworthy
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Michael Flatley’s
LORD OF THE DANCE
If you liked Riverdance, you will
love this offshoot of those fabulous
precision-dancing Celts.
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an you turn a 240-pound actor into
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challenge posed to costume designer
Kevin Copenhaver, draper Louise PowersPrues and a team of three stitchers. After
months of research and 300 hours of labor,
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Charlie, a dangerously obese man who
struggles to reconnect with his estranged
daughter in The Whale. What did it take?
• An under suit complete with 12 pockets
for ice packs designed to cool the actor
• Three pieces (legs, torso, upper body) made
of three layers: mesh for movement, foam
to add shape, and latex foam to add bulk
• Flesh-toned fabric to create fat pockets
and cover the three layers
Photos by Suzanne Blandon
• Sweat pants in size 14X with a waist of
94” for his clothes
Now for the real trick — wearing a 100-pound
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ON
and then some!
IT
Jason Gotay & Taylor Louderman • photos by Craig Schwartz
Bring it on: The Musical
BRING
It’s not often that a musical starts out with a national
tour and uses that experience to refine the production with a possible end run on Broadway. Usually,
it’s the other way around—a few tryouts and then a
slider to first base on the Great White Way.
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Bring It On, is about the world of high school cheerleading—surely a
first in the annals of musical comedy. The cast consists of 11 competitive cheerleaders and 22 musical-theatre “triple threats.” The company
is so young, assistant director Holly-Anne Ruggiero quips that the one
27-year-old performer is “the grandmother of the cast.”
Cheerleading is defined as “a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, ranging from one to three
minutes, that contain components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers,
and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at
games or to participate in competitions.” The growing presentation of
this predominantly American activity as a sport in itself was led by the
1997 start of broadcasts of cheerleading competition by ESPN International, followed by the worldwide release of the 2000 film Bring it On
and its popular sequels.
The musical is the product of an eclectic assemblage of top creative
talent. Tony Award-winner Jeff Whitty, whose previous success was/is
Avenue Q, wrote the book, while Pulitzer and Tony Award-winner Tom
Kitt (Next to Normal) and Tony Award-winner Lin Manuel Miranda (In
the Heights) provided the music and co-wrote the lyrics with Amanda
Green (High Fidelity). Green also happens to be the daughter of the
celebrated Broadway lyricist Adolph Green (On The Town, Singin’ in
the Rain). At first Kitt and Miranda were supposed to separately provide
songs for each of the competing high schools, but that division of labor
soon blurred, allowing for better cohesion.
he director/choreographer of this calisthenic effort is Andy
Blankenbuehler who won a Tony for his choreography of In the
Heights. Bring It On is his first directorial sortie and presented a
whole new learning curve. As a result, Bring It On: the Musical’s choreography is not exactly dance and not exactly athletics. Maybe one third
of the former and two thirds of the latter. As Blankenbuehler recently
told the Los Angeles Times: “What these young performers don’t yet
necessarily have the experience to understand is that these aren’t dance
steps — they are the building blocks of a story. When we dance, we’re
not dancing to the music, we’re dancing to the energy shift dictated by
the story. That’s a different way of thinking...”
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Adrienne Warren, Taylor Louderman & Elle McLemore
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Starring
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JasonGotayElleMcLemoreRyannRedmond
ArianaDeBoseGregoryHaneyNeilHaskell
JanetKrupinKateRockwellNicolasWomack
CalliAldenAntwanBetheaNikkiBohneDanielleCarlacciDexterCarr
CourtneyCorbeilleDahlstonDelgadoBrooklynAlexisFreitagShonicaGoodenKeithGross
HaleyHannahRodHarrelsonCaseyJamersonDominiqueJohnsonMelodyMills
MichaelMindlinMichaelNaone-CarterAdriannaParsonDavidRanckBettisRichardson
BillieSueRoeSheldonTuckerLaurenWhitt
Set Design
Costume Design
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World premiere produced by Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, Susan V. Booth, Artistic Director.
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BRING IT ON
CAST
CAST
(in order
of appearance)
(in order of appearance)
Campbell .............................................................................................................. TAYLOR LOUDERMAN
Campbell
.............................................................................................................. TAYLOR
Skylar
............................................................................................................................
KATELOUDERMAN
ROCKWELL
Skylar...................................................................................................................................JANET
............................................................................................................................ KATE ROCKWELL
Kylar
KRUPIN
Kylar ...................................................................................................................................JANET
KRUPIN
Steven
..................................................................................................................................NEIL HASKELL
Steven..................................................................................................................................NEIL
HASKELL
Bridget
..........................................................................................................................RYANN REDMOND
Bridget
..........................................................................................................................RYANN
REDMOND
Eva
.................................................................................................................................
ELLE McLEMORE
Eva .................................................................................................................................
ELLE McLEMORE
Cheer
Camp Leader ....................................................................................................MICHAEL
MINDLIN
Cheer...........................................................................................................................
Camp Leader ....................................................................................................MICHAEL
MINDLIN
Twig
NICOLAS WOMACK
Twig ...........................................................................................................................
NICOLAS JOHNSON
WOMACK
Cameron
................................................................................................................DOMINIQUE
Cameron
................................................................................................................DOMINIQUE JOHNSON
Randall
.................................................................................................................................JASON
GOTAY
Randall.............................................................................................................................ARIANA
.................................................................................................................................JASONDeBOSE
GOTAY
Nautica
Nautica
.............................................................................................................................ARIANA
La
Cienega
....................................................................................................................GREGORY DeBOSE
HANEY
La Cienega
....................................................................................................................GREGORY
HANEY
Danielle
....................................................................................................................
ADRIENNE WARREN
Danielle
....................................................................................................................
ADRIENNE
WARREN
Burger
Pagoda
Girls............................................................................CALLI ALDEN,
HALEY HANNAH
Burger Pagoda
Girls..................................................................................................ALYSHA
............................................................................CALLI ALDEN, HALEY
HANNAH
“Legendary”
Soloist
UMPHRESS
“Legendary”
Soloist
..................................................................................................ALYSHA
UMPHRESS
“Don’t Drop” Soloist .................................................................................................. SHONICA GOODEN
“Don’t the
Drop”
Soloist
..................................................................................................
SHONICA
GOODEN
“Cross
Line”
Soloist
...................................................................................................NICK
BLAEMIRE
“Cross the Line” Soloist...................................................................................................NICK BLAEMIRE
ENSEMBLE
ENSEMBLE
CALLI ALDEN, ANTWAN BETHEA,
DEXTER CARR, COURTNEY CORBEILLE,
CALLI
ALDEN, ANTWAN
BETHEA,SHONICA
DEXTER CARR,
COURTNEY
CORBEILLE,
BROOKLYN
ALEXIS FREITAG,
GOODEN,
HALEY HANNAH,
BROOKLYN
ALEXIS
FREITAG,
SHONICA
GOODEN,
HALEY
HANNAH,
DOMINIQUE
JOHNSON,
MELODY
MILLS,
MICHAEL
MINDLIN,
DOMINIQUE
JOHNSON, MELODY
MILLS, MICHAEL
MINDLIN,
MICHAEL
NAONE-CARTER,
DAVID RANCK,
BETTIS RICHARDSON,
MICHAEL NAONE-CARTER,
DAVID
RANCK,
BETTIS
RICHARDSON,
SHELDON TUCKER, LAUREN WHITT
SHELDON TUCKER, LAUREN WHITT
UNDERSTUDIES
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute
for the listed players unless a specific
Understudies
never
substitute
the listed
players
unless
a specific
announcement for the appearancefor
is made
at the
time of
the performance.
announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
Standby for Campbell, Eva—NIKKI BOHNE
Standby for Campbell,
Eva—NIKKI
BOHNE
Understudy for Campbell—HALEY
HANNAH;
for Skylar—CALLI
ALDEN;
Understudy forALDEN,
Campbell—HALEY
HANNAH;
Skylar—CALLI ALDEN;
for Kylar—CALLI
HALEY HANNAH;
forfor
Steven—MICHAEL
MINDLIN,
for Kylar—CALLI
ALDEN, HALEY
HANNAH; forALDEN,
Steven—MICHAEL
MINDLIN,
BETTIS RICHARDSON;
for Bridget—CALLI
JANET KRUPIN;
BETTIS
RICHARDSON;
for
Bridget—CALLI
ALDEN,
JANET
KRUPIN;
for Eva—HALEY HANNAH;
Twig—DEXTER CARR, MICHAEL MINDLIN;
for Eva—HALEY
HANNAH;
for Twig—DEXTER
MICHAEL MINDLIN;
for Randall—NEIL
HASKELL,
BETTIS
RICHARDSON;CARR,
for Nautica—SHONICA
GOODEN,
for Randall—NEIL
HASKELL,
BETTIS
RICHARDSON;
for
Nautica—SHONICA
GOODEN,
JANET KRUPIN, ADRIANNA PARSON; for La Cienega—MICHAEL MINDLIN,
JANET
KRUPIN,
ADRIANNA
PARSON;
for
La
Cienega—MICHAEL
MINDLIN,
BETTIS RICHARDSON; for Danielle—ARIANA DEBOSE, SHONICA GOODEN,
BETTIS
RICHARDSON;
SHONICA
GOODEN,
ADRIANNA
PARSON;for
forDanielle—ARIANA
Cameron—DEXTERDEBOSE,
CARR, ROD
HARRELSON
ADRIANNA PARSON; for Cameron—DEXTER CARR, ROD HARRELSON
SWINGS
SWINGS
DANIELLE CARLACCI,
DAHLSTON DELGADO,
DANIELLE
DAHLSTON
DELGADO,
KEITH
GROSS,CARLACCI,
CASEY JAMERSON,
BILLIE
SUE ROE
KEITH GROSS, CASEY JAMERSON, BILLIE SUE ROE
DANCE CAPTAIN/STUNT CAPTAIN/SWING
DANCE CAPTAIN/STUNT
CAPTAIN/SWING
ROD HARRELSON
ROD HARRELSON
ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN/SWING
ASSISTANT
DANCE CAPTAIN/SWING
ADRIANNA
PARSON
ADRIANNA PARSON
ORCHESTRA
ORCHESTRA
Conductor/Keyboard—DAVE
PEPIN
Conductor/Keyboard—DAVE
PEPIN
Assistant Conductor/Keyboard
—JOEY JOSEPH; Drums—ANDRÉS
FORERO;
Assistant Conductor/Keyboard
—JOEY Guitar—RALPH
JOSEPH; Drums—ANDRÉS
Guitar—JOSH WEINSTEIN;
AGRESTA; FORERO;
Guitar—JOSH
Guitar—RALPH AGRESTA;
Keyboard andWEINSTEIN;
Drum Programming—RANDY
COHEN
Keyboard
and Drum Programming—RANDY
Bass—Brian Knott;
Percussion—Mark
Foster; KeyboardCOHEN
sub—Michael Tilley
There will be one 15-minute intermission.
There will be one 15-minute intermission.
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TAYLOR
LOUDERMAN
(Campbell). This small town girl and
University of Michigan student is ready
to Bring It! Favorite credits include
The Muny’s Legally Blonde (Margot),
Aida (Amneris), Beauty and the Beast,
Footloose! So much love to family
and friends! Thanks to Andy, Rachel,
Nicolosi and Co, and everyone at Bring
It On: The Musical who have made this
dream possible. Twitter: @taylizlou.
ADRIENNE WARREN (Danielle)
is thrilled to reunite with Bring it On
after originating the role of Danielle at
the Alliance Theater. Credits include:
Lorrell in Dreamgirls (Tour), The
Wiz (Encores) and the workshop of
the upcoming new musical Superfly
directed by Bill T. Jones. Her EP is
currently available on iTunes. Twitter:
@adriennelwarren.
JASON GOTAY (Randall).
Regional: Rent (Pioneer Theater
Company, Westchester Broadway
Theater), Shenandoah, The King and I.
NY: Broadway’s Rising Stars (Town
Hall). BFA Marymount Manhattan
College: Bright Lights, Big City;
Sweet Charity. Love and thanks to
Sinclair Management, Telsey Casting,
this incredible cast/creative team, and
amazing family and friends.
ELLE McLEMORE (Eva) is
fired up to make the squad of
Bring It On: The Musical! She’s
from a Las Vegas showbiz family. Theatrical credits include Peter
Pan (Peter), Grease (Patti Simcox).
Television: Disney’s “Suite Life on
Deck,” ABC’s “The Middle.” Film:
Pyramid. Thanks to Andy, the creative team, my agents at Paradigm,
and my magical family.
RYANN REDMOND (Bridget) is
unbelievably excited to be on her
first National Tour! Infinite love and
thanks to Mom, Dad, John, Uncle Jack,
Annette, Rachel, Craig, Jed and Pete,
Andrew, my family and friends and the
cast and creative team for teaching me
that we reach for what we love. This
one’s for Grammy. NYU (CAP21).
Twitter: @ryannreds.
ARIANA DeBOSE (Nautica, u/s
Danielle). Credits: Sondheim’s
Company with the NY Philharmonic
alongside Patti LuPone and Neil
Patrick Harris, Hairspray (Inez) NCT,
Bring It On: The Musical (Nautica)
Alliance Theatre. TV: “One Life to
Live” “Star X’ed Lovers” series, “So
You Think You Can Dance” Season 6
and back-up dancer for J.Lo. “It takes
a village...” Thanks to family, friends
and Chris Nichols!
GREGORY HANEY (La Cienega).
Broadway: Memphis and Tarzan.
National Tours: Wicked (Chistery),
Cats 25th Anniversary (Mungojerrie,
u/s Mr. Mistoffelees). Gregory is beaming with the opportunity of bringing life
to the role, and to share the stage with
this amazing cast. Special thanks to
the creative team, Telsey + Company,
DDO, family and friends. Ghaney.com.
NEIL HASKELL (Steven, u/s
Randall). Broadway: The Times
They Are A-Changin’, 9 to 5. OffBroadway: Altar Boyz (Luke).
National Tour: West Side Story
(Snowboy). Film: Rock of Ages, The
American Mall. TV: “So You Think
You Can Dance” (Season 3; 2nd
runner up, Seasons 7+8 All Star),
“Mobbed,” “AGT.” Love to my family. Twitter: @NeilHaskell.
JANET KRUPIN (Kylar, u/s
Bridget, u/s Nautica). Onstage since
age eight, Janet was awarded “LA’s
Next Great Stage Star 2010.” She did
both the workshop and world premiere of Bring It On: The Musical
and has a BA in Cinema from USC.
Her training includes 10 years as
a classical soprano and being captain of her high school dance team.
Janetkrupin.com.
KATE ROCKWELL (Skylar).
Broadway: Hair (Tribe, Sheila cover),
Legally Blonde (Margot, Elle cover),
and the first National Tours of both.
Film/TV: Sex and the City: The Movie
(Young Samantha), NBC’s “Grease:
You’re the One That I Want.” NYC:
Hands on a Hardbody, Pan, F#@
king Up Everything. Proud mommy
to Mabel the pup. Love to family,
Spence, Stewart Talent.
NICOLAS WOMACK (Twig)
attended the American Musical and
Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Los
Angeles. Bring It On: The Musical
is Nick’s first national tour and he is
thrilled to be part of this incredible
cast and playing the part of Twig.
Prior to this great opportunity Nicolas
had the privilege of playing some
great roles in productions in the Los
Angeles area.
NIKKI BOHNE (Standby for
Campbell, Eva) was last seen as Elle
Woods in the national tour of Legally
Blonde. Regional: Aida (Amneris),
Annie Get Your Gun (Annie). BFA,
Brigham Young University. Thanks to
her amazing cast, friends and incredibly supportive family.
CALLI ALDEN (Ensemble; u/s
Bridget, u/s Skylar, u/s Kylar) recently
graduated high school and is making
her professional debut. Endless thanks
to my parents, Broadway Dreams
Foundation, Rachel, Annette, Tyler,
Denise and Denee. For you, Coach.
ANTWAN BETHEA (Ensemble) graduated from ECU. He has also been a UCA
instructor for eight years. In addition to
collegiate cheerleading, Antwan cheered
professionally for Carolina’s NBA team,
the Charlotte Bobcats. Thanks for believing in me! TwanBringItOn.com.
DANIELLE CARLACCI (Swing).
Absolutely honored! Regional: Hello
Dolly, Legally Blonde (Gateway
Playhouse). Seen on “iCarly” and
dancing for the NY Knicks. Danielle
is a Boston College theater major and
cheerleader. Thanks to the creative
team, family and friends!
DEXTER CARR (Ensemble, u/s
Twig, u/s Cameron) began his career
in the arts as a dancer. Dexter has
had the pleasure of dancing alongside artists such as Katy Perry,
Beyoncé, etc. Bring It On will be
Dexter’s theatrical debut.
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COURTNEY CORBEILLE
(Ensemble). Proud Texan! University
of Oklahoma grad where she competed and cheered for top-ranked athletics. Won several national and world
cheerleading championships with
Spirit of Texas and has coached cheer
and dance on four continents!
DAHLSTON DELGADO (Swing) is
excited for his musical theatre debut!
Born and raised in Belton, TX, Dahlston
has won numerous national and world
titles cheering for Spirit of Texas. He
has choreographed for elite cheer programs and high schools all over the U.S.
Twitter: @DahllyLlama22.
Brooklyn Alexis Freitag
(Ensemble) has won numerous UCA
and NCA national titles after making
the transition from competitive gymnastics to cheerleading. “I couldn’t
have asked for a better production to
be my first! Thank you family, friends,
coaches and my cat!”
SHONICA GOODEN (“Don’t
Drop” Soloist, Ensemble, u/s Danielle,
u/s Nautica). This Atlanta native
recently graduated from Point Park
University (BFA). She has performed
works by choreographers such as Martha
Graham, David Parsons, Bill T. Jones,
Robert Battle and Daniel Ezralow.
KEITH GROSS (Swing), 23 years
old from Orlando, was a member of
the national championship cheerleading team at the University of Central
Florida. Keith is excited to be a part of
the Bring It On: The Musical family.
HALEY HANNAH (Ensemble,
u/s Campbell, u/s Eva, u/s Kylar) is
thrilled to be in her first national tour!
Regional: CUTMAN: a boxing musical (Goodspeed). TV: “Good Morning
America,” “American Comedy
Awards” (Comedy Central). BFA,
University of Michigan. Much love to
Mom, Dad and friends.
ROD HARRELSON (Dance
Captain, Stunt Captain, Swing, u/s
Cameron) from Greensboro, NC.
Began dancing at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Broadway: The Lion King, The Frogs,
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Legally
Blonde. Tours: 1st Swing!, 1st Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels. Other: “Michael
Jackson 30th Anniversary Special.”
Love to God and Family.
CASEY JAMERSON (Swing) is
honored to join the Bring It On family. Singer/Songwriter from Nashville,
TN. Works with Grammy-winning
producer Paul Worley. Performs with
many of the biggest names in country music. National champion cheerleader. caseyjamerson.com.
DOMINIQUE
JOHNSON
(Cameron, Ensemble). Fame:
International Tour. Regional Theatre:
Cats, Pippin, Debbie Allen’s Brothers
of the Knight, Gypsy, Little Shop of
Horrors, Bye Bye Birdie and A Raisin
in the Sun. Dominique is so thankful to
God for blessing him with his gifts and
the opportunities to share them.
MELODY MILLS (Ensemble).
Theatrical debut. Melody has danced &
choreographed for the NBA, NFL, and
artists Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kayne West, and
Shakira. She firmly believes her faith in
God has gotten her this far. For my family. Peace. Twitter: @msmelodymills.
MICHAEL MINDLIN (Ensemble,
Cheer Camp Leader, u/s Steven, u/s
Twig, u/s La Cienega) is excited to
Bring It! Broadway: Mamma Mia!, 9 to
5, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He is also
a choreographer and avid baseball fan.
Thanks again to AB. Love to LFCR.
Can’t wait. michaelmindlin.com.
MICHAEL NAONE-CARTER
(Ensemble). Born in Honolulu,
Hawaii. Hawaiian/Polynesian performer since 2006 and a self-taught
tumbler. I would like to give thanks to
Ke Akua, for all of his blessings and to
my Ohana, “Mahalo nui loa!”
ADRIANNA PARSON (Assistant
Dance Captain, Swing, u/s Danielle,
u/s Nautica). Chicago Theatre Credits:
Dorothy in The Wiz, TATC; Amneris
in Aida, Bailiwick Chicago; The Nurse
in Hello Again, BoHo. Musical theatre training from CCPA at Roosevelt
University. Love you fam, TJM!
D A V I D R A N C K (E n s e m b l e ) .
From Strasburg, Penn. Started college at Colorado State. While there
he cheered for the Denver Nuggets.
He then transferred to Morehead
State University in Kentucky, while
being a cheerleader for the school
and an instructor for the Universal
Cheerleaders Association.
BETTIS RICHARDSON (Ensemble,
u/s Steven, u/s Randall, u/s La
Cienega). A singer-songwriter and former Top 32 contestant on “American
Idol,” with appearances on “CSI: NY,”
“Dancing with the Stars,” the Oscars,
“America’s Got Talent” and movies
such as Bring It On and The Muppets.
BILLIE SUE ROE (Swing) resides
in Chicago, IL, holds years of cheerleading experience and competed
with the national champion programs
at the University of Kentucky and
Morehead State University, winning
a UCA collegiate national championship in 2006.
SHELDON TUCKER (Ensemble)
has been with Bring It On: The Musical
since the original workshop. He previously cheered at Hawaii Pacific
University for two years winning two
NCA national titles. He thanks his family and friends for their love and support! sheldontucker.net.
LAUREN WHITT (Ensemble). A
Collegiate Cheerleading National
Champion and Psychology graduate
from UCF, Lauren has claimed two
World Titles with Team USA Cheer
and can be seen in the film Bring It
On: In It To Win It.
NICK BLAEMIRE (“Cross the
Line” Soloist). Broadway/Touring:
Godspell, Cry-Baby, Altar Boyz.
Regional: Bring It On: The Musical
(Alliance). Composing: Glory Days
(Album available on Sh-K-Boom
Records). Nick-blaemire.com.
ALYSHA
UMPHRESS
(“Legendary” Soloist). Broadway:
On A Clear Day, American Idiot
(OBC). Live Jazz CD available on
Alyshaumphress.com, YMBJ.
JEFF WHITTY (Librettist) won the
2004 Tony Award for Best Book of
a Musical for Avenue Q, which ran
on Broadway for six years and then
moved Off-Broadway where its run
continues. Also: Libretto for a musical of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of
the City, with music by Jake Shears
and John Garden of pop group Scissor
Sisters, which premiered at ACT in
San Francisco. Plays include The
Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler,
The Hiding Place, The Plank Project,
Balls, and Suicide Weather. Theaters
presenting his work include the Oregon
Shakespeare Festival, the Atlantic
Theater Company, the Vineyard
Theater, the New Group, the Alliance
Theater (Atlanta, GA), South Coast
Repertory (Costa Mesa, CA) and the
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.
TOM KITT (Co-Composer,
Co-Arranger/Orchestrator) received
the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama,
as well as two Tony Awards for Best
Score and Best Orchestrations (with
Michael Starobin) for Next to Normal.
His music for Next to Normal also
received the 2009 Frederick Loewe
Award for dramatic composition and
an Outer Critics Circle Award for
Outstanding Score. Tom is responsible
for the music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations for Green
Day’s American Idiot and the show’s
Grammy Award-winning cast album,
and was also the string arranger on
their most recent album 21st Century
Breakdown. Tom is also the composer
of High Fidelity (Broadway), The
Winter’s Tale and All’s Well That Ends
Well (The Public’s NYSF), From Up
Here (MTC), and The Retributionists
(Playwrights Horizons). As a musical director, conductor, arranger,
and orchestrator for Broadway, OffBroadway and beyond, his credits include 13, Debbie Does Dallas,
Everyday Rapture, Hair, Laugh
Whore, Pippin (Deaf West), and Urban
Cowboy. He is the proud leader of the
Tom Kitt Band, whose songs have been
featured in film and TV.
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA
(Co-Composer, Co-Lyricist) won the
2008 Tony Award for Best Original
Score for In the Heights, a 2009
Grammy Award for its Original
Broadway Cast Album, and was
named a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer
Prize for Drama, in addition to numerous other awards. He contributed
new songs to the revival of Stephen
Schwartz’s Working and collaborated
with Arthur Laurents and Stephen
Sondheim on Spanish translations for
the 2009 Broadway revival of West
Side Story. TV credits: “Modern
Family,” “The Electric Company,”
“The Sopranos,” “House,” “Sesame
Street.” He is a co-founding member
of Freestyle Love Supreme, a hip-hop
comedy group that tours comedy festivals worldwide. For Vanessa, the best
cheerleader ever.
AMANDA GREEN (Co-Lyricist) is
currently writing the lyrics and cowriting the music for Hands On A
Hardbody, collaborating with Trey
Anastasio and playwright Doug
Wright (La Jolla Playhouse, 2012).
She wrote the lyrics for High Fidelity
(Broadway, 2006). Tapped by the
legendary Arthur Laurents, she wrote
additional lyrics for the revival of
Hallelujah Baby! (Arena Stage, dir.
by Mr. Laurents). Winner of The
Jonathan Larson Award and Abe
Ohlman Award for Excellence in
Songwriting. She’s written episodes
for “The Wonder Pets” for Nick, Jr.
and comic essays for Playboy magazine. Other musicals: For The Love
Of Tiffany: A Wifetime Original
Musical (NY Fringe Festival; also
co-starred); Up The Week Without
A Paddle (Garland Award, LA
Drama Critics Circle Nomination,
Best Score). She performs her songs
everywhere from Carnegie Hall to
The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. Put
A Little Love In Your Mouth! The
Songs Of Amanda Green is available
on CD at greenpiecemusic.com.
A ndy B lankenbuehler
(Director, Choreographer) won the
2008 Tony Award for his choreography in the Tony Award-winning
Best Musical In The Heights (also
Lortel Award, Calloway Award, Outer
Critics Award and Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Choreography). Other
Broadway projects include the musical 9 to 5 (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer
Critics nominations), The People
In The Picture, and the revival of
The Apple Tree. Other recent credits include The Wiz (City Center),
Desperately Seeking Susan (West
End), and the world premiere of Bring
It On: The Musical at the Alliance
Theatre. He has staged concert
work for both Elton John and Bette
Midler and has appeared as a guest
choreographer on “So You Think
You Can Dance.” As a performer,
Mr. Blankenbuehler has danced on
Broadway in Fosse, Contact, Man of
La Mancha, Saturday Night Fever,
Steel Pier, Big and Guys and Dolls.
Future projects include choreography
for the upcoming Broadway revival
of Annie. Originally from Cincinnati,
Ohio, Mr. Blankenbuehler resides in
New York City with his wife and two
children, Luca and Sofia.
David Korins (Set Designer).
Broadway: Godspell, Chinglish, The
Pee-Wee Herman Show, Lombardi,
Passing Strange, An Evening with
Patti Lupone and Mandy Patinkin,
Bridge & Tunnel, Annie and Magic
Bird (both upcoming). He has designed
shows for many Off-Broadway and
regional theaters as well as several
concerts for Kanye West. David has
received a Drama Desk, a Lucille
Lortel, and two Hewes Design Awards
as well as the 2009 Obie Award For
Sustained Excellence in Design.
davidkorinsdesign.com.
ANDREA LAUER (Costume
Designer). Broadway: American
Idiot. Off-Broadway: Or, (Women’s
Project), The Butcher of Baraboo
(Second Stage Uptown), Elephant
Dreams (Joyce), Status Entropus
(NYC, Greece), Our Lady of 121st
Street and Hair (NYU). Regional: TRU
(Baystreet), Bring It On: The Musical
(Alliance Theatre), American Idiot
(Berkeley Rep). Selected Alley Theatre
Credits (Houston, TX): The Crucible,
After the Fall, Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Woolf, Steel Magnolias, Soccer Moms
(Fleetwood Stage). She also designs
for dance: The Trey McIntyre Project,
STREB and is a fashion stylist. Her
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designs were most recently included
in Fashionable Technology by Sabine
Seymour and her styling work has
been seen in the 2010 April edition
of American Vogue and on the 52nd
Annual Grammy Awards. MFA—
NYU (Baryshnikov Fellow).
J ason L yons ( L i g h t i n g
Designer). Broadway: Rock of Ages
(also Toronto, Australia, London
and Natl. Tours), The Threepenny
Opera, Barefoot In the Park, Good
Vibrations. Recent: So You Think
You Can Dance Tour 2011, Bring It
On: The Musical (Alliance), White
Noise, Golden Age (Kennedy Center),
Broke-ology (LCT), Uncle Vanya
(CSC), Clay (LCT), Fault Lines
(Naked Angels), Body Awareness,
Scarcity, 2 by Pinter (Atlantic), The
Piano Teacher (South Coast Rep),
Vigils (Goodman), Evil Dead, The
Musical (NYC & Toronto), The Field
(Irish Rep), Once Around the Sun,
Kiki & Herb: Coup de Theatre. Ten
years with The New Group, including: Marie & Bruce, The Starry
Messenger, Groundswell, Mourning
Becomes Electra, Rafta Rafta, Two
Thousand Years, The Prime of
Miss Jean Brodie, Abigail’s Party,
Hurlyburly, Aunt Dan and Lemon,
Comedians. Faculty: Purchase
College. jasonlyonsdesign.com.
BRIAN RONAN (Sound Designer)
has designed the sound for over 20
Broadway musicals and plays. Some
recent designs include The Book of
Mormon (Tony Award); Anything
Goes (Drama Desk); American Idiot;
Promises, Promises; Next to Normal
(Tony nomination); Grease; Curtains;
Spring Awakening as well as Grey
Gardens and The Pajama Game which
both earned Drama Desk nominations.
Off-Broadway designs include Rent,
Everyday Rapture, Saved, 10 Million
Miles, and Bug (Obie and Lucille Lortel
awards). Regional designs include
Bonnie and Clyde (LaJolla), American
Idiot (Berkeley Rep), Dancing in the
Dark (The Old Globe), A Christmas
Carol (McCarter). His career has
spanned twenty-five years and taken
him across America, Europe and Asia
and has afforded him the opportunity to
work with the most talented composers,
directors, designers, actors, musicians
and stagehands in the world for which
he is eternally grateful.
JEFF SUGG (Video Designer) is a
New York-based artist, designer, technical advisor, and multi-award winner.
He is a co-founding member of the
performance group Accinosco with
Cynthia Hopkins and Jim Findlay, and
co-designed the critically acclaimed
Accidental Trilogy. Selected theater
credits include: Broadway: Chinglish,
33 Variations. Off-Broadway:
Brooklyn Omnibus, Compulsion, The
Book of Grace, The Slug Bearers of
Kayrol Island, The Truth: A Tragedy.
Regional: Bring It On: The Musical,
A Time To Kill, Pacino: One Night
Only, As You Like It, Ansel Adams:
America. He has also worked with
many renowned companies and artists including Laurie Anderson, The
Wooster Group, Richard Foreman,
Mikel Rouse and Lee Breuer.
Charles G. Lapointe (Hair
and Wig Design). Broadway:
Women on the Verge of a Nervous
Breakdown, Merchant of Venice,
Memphis, Henry IV, The Rivals,
Cymbeline, Lombardi, Fences,
Looped, Miracle Worker, Superior
Donuts, 33 Variations, Guys and
Dolls, In the Heights, Jersey
Boys, The Color Purple, Martin
Short: Fame Becomes Me, Good
Vibrations, The Apple Tree, A Raisin
in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,
The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Radio
Golf, Sight Unseen, High Fidelity,
Xanadu, The Mountaintop, Signature
Theatre’s Angels in America,
Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide…,
and Newsies at Papermill this fall.
Love to James.
TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting).
Broadway/Tours: Evita, Porgy and
Bess, Bonnie & Clyde, Godspell,
Chinglish, Spider-Man, Sister Act,
Priscilla, The Addams Family,
Memphis, Rock of Ages, Wicked.
Off-Broadway: Rent, Million Dollar
Quartet (+ Tour, Chicago), Atlantic,
MCC, Signature. Film: The Odd Life of
Timothy Green, Joyful Noise, Friends
with Kids, Margin Call, Howl, Sex and
the City, Jonah Hex, I Love You Phillip
Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Dan
in Real Life, Across the Universe. TV:
“Smash,” “A Gifted Man,” “The Big
C.” www.telseyandco.com.
BONNIE PANSON (Production Stage
Manager) has stage managed over 20
Broadway shows including SpiderMan, Chicago, Dance of the Vampires,
Private Lives, Blast, Seussical, Bring in
‘Da Noise/Funk, Starlight Express, The
Odd Couple, Pirates of Penzance, and
toured multiple versions of The Music
of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Proud mother
of her college kid, Jenny Spicola.
RYAN J. BELL (Stage Manager).
Broadway/Tour: Disney’s Tarzan,
Rent, Sweeney Todd, Lennon, Movin’
Out, The Lion King, Grease. OffBroadway: Lucky Guy. Workshops:
Disaster!, Newsies, High School
Musical 1 and 2, Dessa Rose, Barry
Manilow’s Harmony. AARP 50th
Anniversary Event Production
Manager. MGSA Rutgers Graduate.
Love to Tim, Elaine, Courtney,
Shannon, Dave, Joe and Ryan.
RL CAMPBELL (Assistant Stage
Manager). Ronnie is happy to be spotting on Bring It On: The Musical after
doing the Alliance Theatre premiere.
Regional: Alliance Theatre, Horizon
Theatre, Theatre in the Square, Utah
Festival Opera, The Freddie Hendricks
Youth Ensemble. Ronnie dedicates this
and all performances in loving memory
of his mother DGBC. Proud member of
Actors’ Equity Association.
HOLLY-ANNE RUGGIERO
(Assistant Director). Selected Broadway
AD credits: Jersey Boys; 700 Sundays;
Dracula. Recent directing credits:
Wine Lovers (currently on national
tour); All Shook Up (starring Sally
Struthers); Steel Magnolias (starring
Loni Ackerman); Oklahoma! (Boston);
Soul Doctor (New Orleans). Much gratitude to Andy, Kristin, Mike and Ken.
Hollyanneruggiero.com.
STEPHANIE KLEMONS (Associate
Choreographer) graduated from
Rutgers University (‘04) with degrees
in Modern Dance and Genetics/
MicroBio Research. Choreography:
Automatic Superstar (Off-Broadway).
Associate Choreography credits
include In The Heights and Tea With
Chachaji. Love to my incredibly supportive family and friends, :)x3! Thank
you Andy. Katiesartproject.org.
JESSICA COLOMBO (Cheer
Consultant). Collegiate National
Cheerleading Champion and graduate from Hofstra University. A
UCA college and core staff instructor. Also a high school, college and
world championship judge and choreographer. So blessed and honored
for this experience!
JAKE BELL (Technical Supervisor)
has been a stage manager and technical production manager on Broadway
for more than 30 years. Broadway,
national and international credits
include Wicked, The Phantom of the
Opera, Billy Elliot, Les Misérables,
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon,
Swan Lake, Dreamgirls, Cats, Chess.
LISA DAWN CAVE (Production
Supervisor). Broadway: West Side
Story (2009 Revival); Come Fly
Away; The Color Purple; Hot Feet;
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial;
The Woman In White; Julius Caesar
with Denzel Washington; Caroline,
or Change; Hairspray; Hollywood
Arms; Into the Woods with Vanessa
Williams; The Wild Party; Parade;
Smokey Joe’s Café; Showboat.
Regional: 13, Lady In The Dark,
Princesses and 3hree. Namaste.
ALEX LACAMOIRE (Music
Supervisor, Co-Arranger/
Orchestrator) won a Tony and a
Grammy as the music supervisor,
co-orchestrator and cast album producer of In the Heights (Broadway,
National Tour). In 2005, he served
as the Music Director of Wicked on
Broadway, for which he also contributed music arrangements. For
9 to 5 (Broadway, National Tour),
Alex wrote dance arrangements
and co-orchestrations (Drama Desk
nomination), and produced the cast
album (Grammy nomination). Other
credits as music director, arranger
and orchestrator: High Fidelity, The
People In The Picture, Bat Boy: The
Musical (Off-Broadway), Working
(Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse),
the 2001 National Tour of Godspell,
The Wiz (CityCenter Encores!).
Upcoming projects include writing
dance arrangements for the Radio
City New York Spectacular. Alex
graduated from Berklee College of
Music in 1995 with the highest GPA
in his class. He sends love to Mom,
Dad, Little Sis, and his wife, Ileana.
MICHAEL KELLER (Music
Coordinator) Music coordination for
Broadway: The Book of Mormon,
The Addams Family, Million Dollar
Quartet, Memphis, Billy Elliot,
Wicked, Mamma Mia!, The Lion
King. National tour coordination: Les
Misérables, Billy Elliot, The Addams
Family, Memphis, The Lion King,
West Side Story, Wicked. Barbra
Streisand concerts (1994–2007).
Pamela, Zachary and Alexis make it
all worthwhile.
DAVE PEPIN (Music Director,
Keyboards and Conductor) is happy
to be back at work with the incredible
Bring It On: The Musical cast, crew
and band. In NYC, he has played keyboards and/or conducted Wicked, The
Addams Family, Rent and Shrek. On
the road, he’s worked on Rent, Wicked
and All Shook Up. Thanks to Lin, Tom
and Amanda for writing all these awesome tunes, Lacamoire for making me a
better musician and Andy B for simply
being brilliant every day. Love to NY,
CT, MA and OH families. By an incredible stroke of luck, Dave shares a home
in Irvington, N.Y., with the two most
beautiful girls in the world: his wife,
Erin and daughter, Gracie.
321
THEATRICAL
MANAGEMENT
(General
Management). 321 is currently represented by Wicked and Sister Act. Nina
Essman, Nancy Nagel Gibbs, and
Marcia Goldberg’s past Broadway,
Off-Broadway, and national tour management credits include Traces, Next
To Normal, The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee, Man of La
Mancha, The Graduate, I Love You,
You’re Perfect, Now Change and Bat
Boy: The Musical. Additional individual productions include Smokey
Joe’s Café, The Vagina Monologues,
The Santaland Diaries and The Diary
of Anne Frank. Ken Silverman joined
321 in 2005.
VARSITY—WE
ARE
CHEERLEADING™ (Cheerleading
Consultant). School spirit and
team pride have united millions of
Americans with a common goal, and
the driving force behind this cultural
phenomenon is Varsity. A brand
rooted in both tradition and innovation, Varsity has led the way in the
spirit industry since 1948. Varsity is
on every sideline, at every half-time
show, of every season, and in every
school across America. Varsity is the
global leader in camps, competitions,
special events, and spirit fashions, as
well as cheerleading safety education.
Varsity teaches more than 350,000
cheerleaders at summer camps, hosts
more than 475,000 competitors at
events, and outfits more than one million athletes in cheerleading uniforms.
Varsity’s National Championship
events, many of which are held at
the Walt Disney World® Resort, have
been televised on ESPN for more than
25 years. For more information about
Varsity, please visit varsity.com.
KRISTIN CASKEY (Producer) is
President of Fox Theatricals. With
producing partner Mike Isaacson, current productions include Traces (New
York and National Tour). Broadway:
Red (Tony Award); Legally Blonde
(National Tour and West End—
Olivier Award for Best New Musical);
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony
Award—National Tour and West
End); One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s
Nest (Tony Award); Death of a
Salesman (Tony Award); The Seagull,
‘night, Mother; Caroline, or Change;
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
and Everyday Rapture. Chicago:
An Evening with Sutton Foster.
Upcoming: Mad Hot Ballroom.
Kristin also programs the US Bank
Broadway Series at The Fox Theatre
in St. Louis. She is a member of the
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Independent Presenters Network and
on the Board of Governors of The
Broadway League. Special thanks to
Megan and Kate.
MIKE ISAACSON (Producer) heads
Fox Theatricals with partner Kristin
Caskey. Broadway: Red (2010 Tony
Award); Everyday Rapture; The
Seagull starring Kristin Scott Thomas;
Legally Blonde: The Musical; ‘night,
Mother; Caroline, or Change;
Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002
Tony Award Best Musical); One
Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2001
Tony Award); You’re a Good Man,
Charlie Brown; Death of a Salesman
(1999 Tony Award). For the IPN:
Spamalot and The Color Purple. West
End: Legally Blonde: The Musical
(2011 Olivier Award, Best Musical);
Thoroughly Modern Millie. National
tour: An Evening with Sutton Foster.
Current: Traces (Off-Broadway). He is
also Executive Producer of the world
famous Muny Opera in St. Louis, the
world’s oldest, largest and grandest
outdoor theatre.
UNIVERSAL PICTURES STAGE
PRODUCTIONS (Producer) is
the theatrical production unit of the
world-famous motion picture studio.
UPSP is currently represented by the
record-breaking and Tony Awardwinning musicals Wicked and Billy
Elliot. Additional Broadway credits
include the revivals of The Merchant
of Venice and Porgy & Bess, and
licensed productions of Xanadu.
Upcoming films include Dr. Seuss’
The Lorax, Battleship, Snow White
and the Huntsman, and the big-screen
musical adaptation of Les Misérables.
BEACON COMMUNICATIONS
(Producer). Armyan Bernstein
and Charlie Lyons are the producers behind the Bring It On series of
motion pictures and Bring It On:
The Musical. They are partners in
Beacon Communications, which is
one of the most respected companies in the film business. Their collaboration over the past two decades
has produced more than 30 motion
pictures, which include: Air Force
One (Harrison Ford); The Hurricane
(Denzel Washington); The Family
Man (Nicholas Cage, Tea Leoni); End
of Days (Arnold Schwarzenegger);
Spy Game (Robert Redford, Brad
Pitt); Sugar Hill (Wesley Snipes); For
Love of the Game (Kevin Costner);
Thirteen Days (Kevin Costner);
Open Range (Kevin Costner, Robert
Duvall, Annette Bening); Ladder 49
(John Travolta, Joaquin Phoenix);
The Guardian (Kevin Costner,
Ashton Kutcher); Raising Helen
(Kate Hudson, Joan Cusack, John
Corbett); Firewall (Harrison Ford,
Paul Bettany); A Lot Like Love
(Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet);
and The Water Horse: Legend of the
Deep (Emily Watson, Alex Etel, Loch
Ness Monster). Television projects
include “Castle” for the ABC televi-
sion network and “Pu-239” for HBO.
Among Beacon’s early movies were
The Commitments (Golden Globe Best
Picture nominee and winner of four
BAFTA awards) and David Mamet’s
A Life in the Theatre (winner of the
Cable ACE award for best dramatic or
theatrical special).
ALLIANCE THEATRE. Founded
in 1968, The Alliance Theatre remains
closely tied to the cultural identity of
Atlanta, growing as the city has grown.
The theatre has gained national recognition and prominence as Atlanta has
become a leading international city. In
2007, under the leadership of Susan V.
Booth, Artistic Director, the Alliance
received the Regional Theatre Tony
Award®, recognizing sustained excellence in programming, education and
community engagement. The Alliance
produces world premiere American
works with a strong track record of
Broadway, touring and subsequent
regional productions. Believing that
the same excellence found on our stage
must be in our education programs, the
Alliance nurtures the careers of developing playwrights, actors, students
and educators. The Alliance Theatre
strives to set the highest artistic standards and create the powerful experience of shared theatre for a diverse
audience. Above all else, we value
excellence, pursued with integrity and
creativity, and achieved through collaboration. alliancetheatre.org.
General Management
321 Theatrical Management
Nina Essman Nancy Nagel Gibbs
Marcia Goldberg Ken Silverman
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, Andrew Femenella,
Karyn Casl, Kristina Bramhall
General Press Representative
Aleman Public Relations
Phillip Aleman Justin O’Neill
Associate Producer
Megan Larche
TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
Jake Bell
COMPANY MANAGER
Michael Bolgar
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Bonnie Panson
Stage Manager....................................Ryan J. Bell
Assistant Stage Manager.................... RL Campbell
Assistant Company Manager..............Tammie Ward
Associate Choreographer..........Stephanie Klemons
Assistant Director.....................Holly-Anne Ruggiero
Cheer Consultant..........................Jessica Colombo
Dance Captain/Stunt Captain............Rod Harrelson
Assistant Dance Captain................Adrianna Parson
Assistant Stunt Captain......................Billie Sue Roe
Announcer Voices.. Nick Blaemire, Alysha Umphress
Associate Scenic Designer.......... Amanda Stephens
Associate Costume Designer........Amanda Whidden
Assistant Costume Designer............. Tristan Raines
Costume Shopper............................. Joseph Blaha
Assistant Hair Designer....................... Leah Loukas
Associate Lighting Designer......... Peter Hoerburger
Assistant Lighting Designer..............Grant Wilcoxen
Automated Lighting Programmer.Timothy F. Rogers
Associate Sound Designer................ Cody Spencer
Video Supervisor........ Arianna Knapp, SenovvA, Inc.
Associate Video Designers......Daniel Brodie, Shawn
Duan
Video Programmer..................... Matthew Mellinger
Video Animators........................... Gabriel Aronson,
Michael Bell-Smith, Pablo N. Molina
Production Carpenter......................... Rick Howard
Production Electrician....................J. Michael Pitzer
Assistant Production Electrician..... Shannon January
Production Props.......................J. Marvin Crosland
Production Sound.........................Brian Shoemaker
Head Carpenter...............................Kevin Hoekstra
Flyman............................................ Randy Deboer
Automation..................................... Keith A. Keene
Head Electrician.............................. Steve LaPlante
Assistant Electrician................... Patrick Harrington
Follow Spot...................................... Nicole Laeger
Head Props...............................Gregory Tassinaro
Assistant Props............................. Courtney O’Neill
Head Sound Engineer......................... Mike Farfalla
Assistant Sound Engineer............ Matt Raudabaugh
Wardrobe Supervisor................... Marcia VanKuiken
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor............Sandy Keslar
Hair Supervisor................................. Amy Neswald
Make Up Consultant........................... Leah Loukas
Synthesizer Programming...................Randy Cohen
Music Track Editor..................................Derik Lee
Music Preparation.........................Emily Grishman/
Emily Grishman Music Preparation, Inc.
Production Assistants............ Joel Hile, Lisa Lemay,
Johnny Milani, Maura Reinhart,
Amy Steinman, Will Wells
NBC Universal Brand Marketing Director........... Lori
Nahama
National Press Representative... The Hartman Group
Assistant to Ms. Caskey....................... Kate Cofran
Advertising.......................... Kickball Entertainment
Interactive Marketing................ Situation Interactive
Production Photography................. Craig Schwartz
Merchandise...........The Araca Group, Peter Hansen
Tour Travel.......................................... Road Rebel
Banking............... City National Bank, Cynthia Gibbs
Director of Finance........................... John DiMeglio
Payroll Service..................... Checks and Balances,
Sarah Galbraith and Anthony Walker
Accounting.......... Fried and Kowgios Partners, LLP,
Robert Fried, CPA
Insurance.............................AON, Claudia Kaufman
Legal Counsel............ Brooks & Distler, Tom Distler
Physical Therapy...........................Neuro Tour, LLC
Physical Therapist........... Laura Baeumel, DPT, ATC
Medical Director................... Thomas H. Myers, MD
UNIVERSAL PICTURES
President & COO, Universal Studios........ Ron Meyer
Chairman....................................... Adam Fogelson
Co-Chairman................................... Donna Langley
Vice-Chairman................................ Rick Finkelstein
President.......................................Jimmy Horowitz
321 THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT
Bob Brinkerhoff, Susan Brumley, Patrick Catullo,
Mattea Cogliano-Benedict, Eric Cornell, John
DiMeglio, Tara Geesaman, Aaron Glick, Jason Haft,
Andrew Hartman, Adam Jackson, Brent McCreary,
Alex Owen, Rebecca Peterson, Susan Sampliner,
Greg Schaffert, Nathan Vernon, Haley Ward
Alliance TheatRE
Susan V. Booth..............................Artistic Director
Max Leventhal..............................General Manager
Brian Shively.................................Finance Director
Kristin Hathaway-Hansen........Development Director
Gary Sayers...............................Marketing Director
Jody Feldman....................Alliance Casting Director
Rixon Hammond...................... Production Manager
Carol Hammond......................... Costume Manager
Victor Smith............................... Technical Director
Robert Elliott...............................Properties Master
Pete Shinn..................................Master Electrician
Clay Benning.................... Resident Sound Designer
EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION
Stephen Lindsay, Brett Sirota
The Road Company
www.theroadcompany.com
Proud Partner—Varsity
Credits
Apparel sponsors: Nfinity, Levi’s, JordanaSilver.
Scenery Fabrication and Show control & scenic motion control featuring Stage Command
Systems® by PRG–Scenic Technologies. Lighting
Equipment by Christine Lites, Sound Equipment by
Sound Associates, Video Equipment by SenovvA,
Inc. Andŕes Forero uses Yamaha Drums, Sabian
cymbals, REMO drum heads, and Vic Firth
drumsticks exclusively. Electronic keyboards
by Yamaha. Special thanks to Martin Bejerano.
Custom costumes executed by John Kristiansen
New York Inc. Custom costume crafts by Jeff
Fender Studio. Makeup Provided by M•A•C. Hair
Products by Schwarzkopf Professional. Rehearsed
at Studio 54 and the New 42nd Street Studios.
Special thanks to Arabella, Caitlin, Chris, Cindy,
Cleo, Cynthia, Eric, Glenn K, Marc, Max, Nancy,
Pete, Rich, Rudy, Suz, Tom, Tracey, John Harvey
Kellogg and the rest of the Babysitters Club.
The actors and stage managers employed
in this production are members of Actors’
Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the
United States.
The musicians employed in this production are members of the American
Federation of Musicians.
The Director/Choreographer is a member 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.
Backstage and Front of the House
Employees are represented by the
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
The Press Agents and Company Managers
employed in this production are represented
by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents
& Managers.
This production is produced by members
of The Broadway League in collaboration
with our professional union-represented
employees.
BRING IT ON
STAFF FOR BRING IT ON: The Musical
BRING IT ON
Denver Center Attractions gratefully
acknowledges the following support
in its 2011 season
The buell theatre
is part of the Denver Performing Arts Complex,
owned and operated by the City and County of Denver,
Arts and Venues.
City & County of Denver
Michael Hancock, Mayor
Arts and Venues
Kent Rice, Director
­­­Denver Center Attractions Staff
D. Randall Weeks............. Executive Director/President/C.O.O
Jeff Hovorka..........................Director of Media and Marketing
John Ekeberg..............Director of Programming & Operations
Heidi Bosk...................................... PR & Promotions Manager
Alicia Giersch...........Operations Associate/Company Manager
Jane McDonald...................................... Marketing Coordinator
DCPA Marketing Staff
For information call:
720.865.4220
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kent Thompson
Hilarity ensues
when ladies-man Petruchio
takes on the challenge of
transforming the wild and
stubborn Kate into his loving
bride, putting her through
a set of physical and mental
hoops that grow more and
more absurd. Once the dust
has settled, could what
emerges be called a marriage
of true minds?
Photo be eric laurits
The Denver Center
for the Performing Arts
Producing Partners
Kyle Craig........................Interim Vice President of Marketing
Jeff Hovorka...............Director of Media and Marketing, DCA
Bourge Hathaway..........Interim Director of Marketing, DCTC
Suzanne Blandón..........................Director of Communications
Gregory Smith....................Director of Audience Development
Sylvie Drake.........................................Director of Publications
Audience Development
Lou Adducci...........................................Group Sales Associate
Nick Brown............................................Group Sales Associate
Simone Gordon................Audience Development Coordinator
Carol Krueger.....................................Theatre Services Manger
Bill Love............................................................House Manager
Cleo Maez..........Group Sales Assc./Student Matinee Manager
Tina Risch..................................Community Services Manager
Wid Horner......................................Phone Campaign Manager
Karla Satterlee................. Assistant Phone Campaign Manager
Michael Bisbee, Lilly Exley, Jaejin Kim, Stephanie Larason,
Fredda Laurel..........................................Phone Campaign Staff
Communications
Anita Edwards.......................................Web Services Manager
Nathan Brunetti................................................. Email Designer
Brenda Elliott......................................Senior Graphic Designer
Kyle Malone.......................................Senior Graphic Designer
Kim Conner....................................................Graphic Designer
Jim Smelser....................................................Graphic Designer
Ken Mostek............................ Videographer / Cinematographer
Media, Marketing and Sales
Jamie Alexander................Manager DCTC Sales Development
Heidi Bosk............................PR & Promotions Manager, DCA
Alexandra Griesmer.......... PR & Promotions Manager, DCTC
Jane McDonald...................................... Marketing Coordinator
Mark Onderdonk...........................................Business Manager
Kirk Petersen...................... Assoc. Director of Ticket Services
Jennifer Lopez.................... Assoc. Director of Ticket Services
Bruce Albright............Assoc. Director of Ticket Services/Data
Analysis
David Smith..............Assoc. Director of Subscription Services
Laura Yaeger..............................................Box Office Manager
Joelle Parrott........................Manager of Subscription Services
Nick Jungferman.......................Assistant Box Office Manager
Brandon Beston.........................Assistant Box Office Manager
Kevin Dykstra, Patye Gibbons, Amy Hibbeln,
Julie Lemieux, Kirk LeValley, Katherine Murphy,
Mia Ulibarri-Derti.....................................Counter/Show Leads
Trevor Curtis, Bill Harris, Jan Miller,
Greg Swan..................................................Subscription Agents
Kirsten Anderson, Natasha Aragon, Chris Arneson,
Lauren Dahl, Christopher Robin Donaldson, Megan Hatch,
Ashley Harkrader, Noah Jungferman, Tristan Jungferman,
Scott Lix, Maria Ortiz, Neil Singleton, Tim Slattery,
LC Tribit............................................................... Ticket Agents
Information Services
Bruce Montgomery................Director of Information Services
Jim Hipp................Associate Director of Information Services
Bobby Jiminez........................Senior Audience View Specialist
Katy
ATKINSON
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K E N T T H O M P S O N,
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Dorothy Denny................................... Executive Vice President
Tiffany Grady............................................... Associate Director
Linda Mitchell.............................................. Associate Director
David Zupancic............................................ Associate Director
Jeremy P. Anderson...................................... Associate Director
Mary Mosher................. Major Gifts/Membership Coordinator
Jayson Cowley....................................... Development Assistant
Peter Dearth........................................... Development Assistant
Art Partner
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Doing the Right Thing
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leaders, to the master brewers and sales teams, Molson Coors
is a brewing company with a rich heritage and a deep passion
for what it does.
A big part of that heritage and passion is grounded in the
belief that building a business and doing the right thing go
hand-in-hand. While that balance is no easy feat, it still
serves as the cornerstone for Molson Coors. The company
takes great pride in holding itself up to measures of profitability, as well as how it invests in its employees and contributes
to the larger community. A good measure of this success has
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Molson Coors is made up of dozens of local breweries and
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the fabric of the community. The company, its leaders and
employees, care about the communities and the places where
they brew and market beers.
That care manifests in a number of ways, including support
for important cultural institutions such as The Denver Center
for the Performing Arts (DCPA). The DCPA represents a
place where people come together to share in the thrill of
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our communities and Molson Coors is proud to help ensure
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Denver Center
Attractions
next up
Looking
ahead…
American Idiot
March 6 – 11, Buell Theatre
D
irect from Broadway
for its first Denver
engagement, do not
miss the smash-hit musical
American Idiot, which tells
the story of three lifelong
friends, forced to choose
between their dreams and
the safety of suburbia. Their
quest for true meaning in a
the groundbreaking BROADWAY musical
post-9/11 world leads them
on the most exhilarating
theatrical journey of the
season. Based on Green
Day’s Grammy® Award-winning multi-platinum album,
the result is a theatrical experience critic Charles Isherwood
of The New York Times calls “thrilling, emotionally charged,
and as moving as any Broadway musical I’ve seen
this year!” n
Great Wall Story
March 16 – April 22, Ricketson Theatre
Great Wall
Story
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Beauty and the Beast
March 14 – 18, Buell Theatre
D
isney’s Beauty
and the Beast,
now embarked
on a lavish and visually
re-imagined new tour, is
one of the best-loved of
all musicals. Its classic
story of a beautiful village
girl, Belle, who is first
repelled by, then attracted
to a gruff yet big-hearted
Beast, is indeed, as one of
the show’s numbers has
it, “a tale as old as time.”
The songs (by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim
Rice) are almost criminally tuneful. The show can be
enjoyed by child and adult alike.
Many of the songs—the charming “Belle,” the
infectious “Something There,” and the spectacular
hospitality anthem “Be Our Guest”—were written for
the 1991 animated movie, which was the first (and until
2010, the only) animated film to be nominated for a Best
Picture Oscar. The movie’s status in cinematic history and
in critical lore was cemented when the New York Times’
then-theatre critic Frank Rich called Beauty and the Beast
the best musical of the year—in any format. Denver
audiences will delight in the eye-popping storybook
shapes and colors that Stan Meyer and the other originalversion designers have re-imagined. n
rue story. In 1899, here in Denver, three reporters—from the Denver Post, the Rocky Mountain News,
the Republican and the Times—met up at Union Station hoping to run into any celebrity getting
off the train. When no one of note detrained, the men walked a block to the Oxford Hotel and, over
drinks, hatched a plan: Why not dream up a fake news story that would run in all the Denver newspapers?
And why not set it in some far away place to make it hard to verify?
They decided to announce that the Chinese, wanting to open up their markets to the West, planned to tear
down their Great Wall. So they concocted a fictitious story that a group of engineers, eager to work on the
project, had just stopped over in Denver on their way to the Far East. The articles ran and newspapers as far
away as Chicago and New York picked up the story and passed it along.
Enter Lloyd Suh, a playwright with a nose for a clever yarn, who turned this fascinating material into
a full-blown play. We follow reporter Jack Tournay as he tries to keep the hoax from spinning out of
control—as well as damaging his relationship with his young son. We also follow Harriet Sparrow, a budding
journalist sent to Denver by no less than Joseph Pulitzer to uncover the truth. Comic and touching, Great
Wall Story brings to life a forgotten episode in Denver’s colorful history with great flourish and style. n
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AND THREE MONTHS OUT…
Heartbreak House
March 30 – April 29, Space Theatre
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Get into
the Act
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his last play by George Bernard Shaw
is almost elegiac, marking a change of
mood and tone from his usual brisk, smart
comedies. Just before the outbreak of World War
I, an eclectic group of Englishmen gather at the
country estate of Hector and Hesione Hushaby.
They represent the best and the brightest—both
rich and poor, commercial and cultural, liberal
and conservative. Romance blooms and dies (yes,
hearts are broken in this house), but the real tragedy
is that these people, capable and fortunate, cannot
set aside their petty squabbles and inconsequential
dalliances long enough to address the biggest
problems facing society—including matters
political, economic, social and, most ominously, the
oncoming world war. “We are useless, dangerous
and ought to be abolished,” Hector verbalizes
toward the end of act three. Here Shaw takes an
unflinching yet sympathetic look at our seeming
inability to seriously envision looming peril, let
alone take any sort of action. n
The NTC REP
April 4 – 21, Conservatory Theatre
W
atch for the graduating class of the
National Theatre Conservatory (NTC) to
deliver its annual NTC Rep: two plays
in repertory that highlight the skills these young
students acquired over the past two years. They will
be presenting that timeless comedy, Charley’s Aunt,
and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 in rotating
repertory.
This annual event remains the biggest and best
bargain in town. n
Give the gift of acting classes this
holiday season. Year-round programs
taught by professionals at the
Denver Center. All levels available
for ages three through adult.
303.446.4892
www.denvercenter.org/edcuation
Scholarships available thanks to the Lewis E. Myers
Scholarship Fund; call for details.
Denver Center Theatre Academy
Robert & Judi Newman Center for Theatre Education
at the Denver Center Theatre Company
1101 13th Street Denver CO 80204
303.893.4100
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CEAVCO Audio Visual has been a proud supporter of The Denver
Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) since the award-winning
theatre company’s inception.
CEAVCO’s relationship to theatre is no accident as the company
helps corporations, associations, and non-profit organizations produce
“corporate theatre” at live events across the country. According to
Matt Emerson, Executive Vice President of CEAVCO, “In theatre, the
production uses actors, lighting, stage sets, music, and sound effects
to move an audience. Our business is no different. We coordinate,
install, and produce audio, video, lighting, graphics, and décor to help
our clients excite, inspire, and inform their audience.”
In addition to providing audio-visual production for live events,
CEAVCO installs the same technology in facilities to allow users to
deliver their message with clarity and impact. The installed technology, in addition to projection and audio, includes video conferencing
to bring people together face to face with data sharing and interactivity enabling them to collaborate over distances both great and small
just as if they were in the same room.
“We are pleased to support the culture life in Denver with our audio
visual technology that is used so widely throughout our corporate,
association, government, and non-profit community,” stated Matt
Emerson. In addition to the DCPA, CEAVCO supports the Denver
Film Society, Denver Art Museum, American Cancer Society, Susan
G. Komen Foundation, Human Society of Boulder, and many other
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GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION
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et’s name them: Ludwig van
Beethoven, Christy Brown, Itzhak
Perlman, Ray Charles, Jacqueline du Pré, Andrea Bocelli, Sarah
Bernhardt, Mary Wells, Stevie Wonder.
Famous artists, musicians, performers—
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But where does the disability end and
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People with Down syndrome can
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The Global Down Syndrome Foundation works hard to break down the barriers of discrimination so that people with
Down syndrome can all enjoy the visual
and performing arts, and participate in
them fully.
Thank you to the Colorado Ballet for
collaborating with us on the Be Beautiful Be Yourself Dance Classes, and to
The Denver Center for the Performing
Arts (DCPA) for including children of
all ability levels. The Global Down Syndrome Foundation is pleased to partner
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The Global Down Syndrome Foundation is a
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people with Down syndrome through research,
medical care, education and advocacy. Formally
established in 2009, the Foundation’s primary
focus is to support the Linda Crnic Institute for
Down Syndrome, the first academic home in
the US committed to research and medical care
for people with the condition. Fundraising and
government advocacy that corrects the alarming disparity of national funding for people
with Down syndrome is a major short-term
goal. The Foundation organizes the Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show—the single largest
annual fundraiser benefitting people with Down
syndrome. Programmatically, the Foundation
organizes and funds many programs and conferences including the Dare to Play Football and
Cheer Camps, Global Down Syndrome Educational Series, and Global Down Syndrome MultiLanguage Resource Project. The Foundation is
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Mike &
Diana
M
ike and Diana Kinsey have been subscribers to
the Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC) for
every season since the Company made its debut on
New Year’s Eve, 1979. Thirty-two complete seasons later,
because Mike and Diana have demonstrated a deep commitment of support for the Denver Center in many different
ways, we are pleased to present them with the 2011/12
Florence K. Ruston Award for Excellence in Philanthropy
in the Arts. Mike and Diana will receive this award from
Chairman Dan Ritchie and Adrienne Ruston Fitzgibbons,
the late Florence Ruston’s daughter, at the Directors Society
event for The Taming of the Shrew on February 15.
Each year, Mike and Diana continue to go “over and
above” the call of duty to support DCTC and the National
Theatre Conservatory (NTC). For the current and past
several seasons they have joined a generous consortium of
donors as “Producing Partners” for our annual classic work
by Shakespeare. Mike and Diana also have been Producing
The Encore Society was established to honor
and recognize those individuals whose planned
gifts ensure the future of The Denver Center for the
Performing Arts. Members have the satisfaction of
knowing that the audiences of tomorrow will reap the
rewards of their generosity today.
To learn more about planned giving opportunities,
please go to www.denvercenter.org/plannedgiving or
call 303.446.4811.
Florence K. Ruston Award for
Excellence in Philanthropy
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l-r: Chairman and CEO Daniel L. Ritchie, trustee Joy S. Burns,
Mike Kinsey, Diana Kinsey and DCTC actor Sam Gregory
Partners of the NTC’s spring rep seasons for the past three
years. While their financial support is integral to our current
programs (they are longtime members of Directors Society and Diana also is a founding member of our Women’s
Voices Fund), it is their planned gifts that help secure the
Center’s future that make them stand out. The couple established two significant charitable gift annuities and made a
gift of real estate in Diana’s native North Carolina, making
them members of the Encore Society, which recognizes
individuals who, through thoughtful estate planning, ensure
the DCPA’s future.
In addition to the DCPA, the Kinseys actively support
Curious Theatre Company, the Arvada Center, Opera
Colorado, Stories on Stage and a host of other non-profit
organizations throughout the metro area.
The Ruston Award was established in 2006 and is awarded to individuals who demonstrate exemplary philanthropy
to the Denver Center. n
Anonymous (4)
Jane Hollister Bachmayer
Susan C. Burrows
Jim Caputo
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J.
Carson
Isabelle Clark
Leslie L. Crispelle
Michael Donner
John & Sandra Downing
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Fuller
Barbara Garlinghouse
Thomas R. Graham &
Judith Pettibone
Janet Grant
Terry & Noel Hefty
Carol & Jerry Huller
Paul & Sandy Jeffery
Martha Kelce
Mike & Diana Kinsey
Sandy Leerskov
Ellyn E. Lyman
Alan & Carol Meny
Marilyn K. Oliver
Daniel L. Ritchie
Harvey D. & Audrey D.
Rothenberg
Bruce Schmidt
Jessie Lavonne Shafer
Ruth S. Silver
Bob & Carole Slosky
Roger & Michelle
Stansbury
June Travis
Randy Weeks
Dolores M. Wilson
2006 - Robert & Judi Newman
2009 - Alison & Jim Shetter
2007 - Margot & Allan Frank
2010 - Jim Steinberg
2008 - Leo & Susan Kiely
Photo by Vicki Kerr
Florence K. Ruston award
An encore for
Threads
he Denver Center Alliance hosted its second Theatre Threads, A
Costume Runway show, on October 21. The volunteer models, outfitted by the extraordinary costume and wardrobe staff of the Denver
Center Theatre Company, paraded costumes from recent productions
such as Dracula and Midsummer Night’s Dream and also from historic favorites The Servant of Two Masters and Peter Pan, or the Boy
Who Would Not Grow Up. Sponsored by Lufthansa German Airlines,
the event raised more than $15,000 in net proceeds for the Denver
Center Theatre Company and its education programs.
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Edna Chang-Grant, Jody Charmatz, Keri Christiansen,
Sharon Cooper, John Farnam, Terri Fisher, Adrienne Ruston
Fitzgibbons, Alice Foster, Arlene Mohler Johnson, Gail Johnson,
Teresa Kennedy, Judy McNeil, Claudia Miller, Stephanie Odak,
Lois Paul, Jody Phelps, Gregory Sargowicki, Jean Smooke,
Susan Stiff, Judi Wolf and David Zupancic.
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the shows
K E N T T H O M P S O N,
A RT I S T I C D I R E C T O R
S i m p l y. S e n s a t i o n a l. S e a s o n.
Photo by eric laurits
Photo by eric laurits
Photo by eric laurits
tickets now on sale!
Jan 20 – Feb 19 • Space Theatre
Jan 27 – Feb 26 • Stage Theatre
World Premiere
The Whale
By Samuel D. Hunter
World Premiere
Two Things You Don’t Talk About at Dinner
By Lisa Loomer
The Taming of the Shrew
By William Shakespeare
March 16 – April 22 • ricketson Theatre
March 23 – May 13 • Stage Theatre
March 30 – April 29 • Space Theatre
World Premiere
Great Wall Story
By Lloyd Suh
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
Created by Richard Maltby, Jr.
Conceived by William Meade
Heartbreak House
By George Bernard Shaw
Photo by eric laurits
Photo by Kyle Malone
Illustration by Kyle Malone
Jan 13 – Feb 19 • Ricketson Theatre
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NTC REP 2012
THE NATIONAL THEATRE CONSERVATORY
REPERTORY 2012 PRESENTS…
Just when
you thought
classic comedy
was safe...
Fahrenheit 451
By Ray Bradbury | Directed by Sabin Epstein
Charley’s Aunt
By Brandon Thomas | Directed by Larry Hecht
In Ray Bradbury’s classic, frightening vision of the future,
firemen don’t put out fires—they start them in order to burn
books because reading is illegal. In a society where thinking
is banned one fireman must choose between suppression
and desire, to defend or destroy the world he knows.
A simple lunch between friends turns into an afternoon of
high speed hilarity. Add a man in a dress, an aunt from Brazil,
a skirt chasing uncle and a dash of love on the run and you have
the perfect recipe for comedy.
Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company
of Woodstock, Illinois.
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French
Producing Partners:
Isabelle clark and Diana & Mike Kinsey
On sale feb
The Conservatory Theatre | 1101 13th Street
April 4 – 21 | tickets: $18
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National Theatre Conservatory
at the Denver Center Theatre Company
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