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Volume XXIII n d e nv e r c e n t e r f o r t h e p e rf o r m in g a r t s in review t h e NUMBER 4 january - February 2012 Bring It On: The Musical • Photo by Michael Lamont Bring It On: The Musical ALSO PLAYING… The Whale • Two Things You Don’t Talk About at Dinner • The Taming of the Shrew Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance • I Love You, You’re Perfect,303.893.4100 Now ChangeAP P L A US E 1 6 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. 10 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 T index 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 14 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 16 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 20 Michael Flatley’s LORD OF THE DANCE If you liked Riverdance, you will love this offshoot of those fabulous precision-dancing Celts. 4 APPLAUSE d e n v e r c enter. or g APPLAUSE M A VO L U ME XX III G ■ A N U MB E R 4 Z ■ I N E January - Februa ry 2012 Editor: Sylvie Drake Associate Editor: Suzanne Blandón Designers: Kim Conner, Brenda Elliott, Kyle Malone, Jim Smelser Applause is published seven times a year by The Denver Center for the Performing Arts in conjunction with The Publishing House. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. Call 303.893.4000 regarding editorial content. Applause magazine is funded in part by For advertising information call The Publishing House 303.428.9529. 7380 Lowell Blvd., Westminster, CO 80030 Angie Flachman, Publisher The Denver Center for the Performing Arts 1101 13th St., Denver, CO 80204 303.893.4000 www.denvercenter.org The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit organization serving the public through the performing arts. Board of TRUSTEES Daniel L. Ritchie, Chairman and CEO Donald R. Seawell, Chairman Emeritus Randy Weeks, President and Executive Director, Denver Center Attractions William Dean Singleton, Secretary/Treasurer W. Leo Kiely III, First Vice Chair Robert Slosky, Second Vice Chair Christian Anschutz Dr. Patricia Baca Joy S. Burns Isabelle Clark Navin Dimond Margot Gilbert Frank Thomas W. Honig Mary Pat Link Edward A. Mueller Robert C. Newman M. Ann Padilla Richard M. Sapkin Martin Semple James Steinberg Peter Swinburn Tim E. Taylor Lester L. Ward Dr. Reginald L. Washington Judi Wolf _______________________ Carolyn Foster, Executive Assistant to Daniel L. Ritchie Kim Schouten, Executive Assistant to Daniel L. Ritchie EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Dorothy V. Denny Mayor Michael Hancock Governor John Hickenlooper Elaine Mariner Kent Thompson HonoRary Members Jeannie Fuller Robert S. Garner Glenn R. Jones Cleo Parker Robinson Management Committee Randy Weeks, President and Executive Director, Denver Center Attractions Dorothy V. Denny, Executive Vice President Vicky Miles, CFO Kent Thompson, Artistic Director, Denver Center Theatre Company Suzanne Blandón, Director, Communications Clay Courter, Director, Facilities Management Emily Davidson, Director, Human Resources Sylvie Drake, Director, Publications Anita Edwards, Manager, Web Services John Ekeberg, Director, Programming and Operations, Denver Center Attractions Tam Dalrymple Frye, Director, Denver Center Theatre Academy Jeff Hovorka, Director, Media and Marketing Ed Lapine, Producing Director, Denver Center Theatre Company Bruce Montgomery, Director, Information Systems Daniel Renner, Director, Education Jennifer Siler, Director, Accounting Gregory Smith, Director, Audience Development Charles Varin, Managing Director, Denver Center Theatre Company Dawn Williams, Director, Venue Sales and Operations AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATRE & ACADEMY BOARD Kent Thompson, Chairman and CEO Judi Wolf, President and COO Daniel Renner, Secretary and Treasurer Donald R. Seawell, Chairman Emeritus HELEN G. BONFILS FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Lester L. Ward, President Martin Semple, Vice President Judi Wolf, Sec’y/Treasurer Donald R. Seawell, President Emeritus W. Leo Kiely III Daniel L. Ritchie William Dean Singleton Robert Slosky James Steinberg Dr. Reginald L. Washington _______________________ Brockman Seawell, President Emeritus & Honorary Trustee COMING ATTRACTIONS C an you turn a 240-pound actor into a 600-pound man? That was the 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, Tom Alan Robbins is transformed into 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 costume eight times a week for five weeks. See this unbelievable transformation in The Whale playing January 13-February 19. n Cult Following 2nd Thur Jan 12 – May 10 Off-Center @ The Jones On Sale Now Bring It On: The Musical Now – Jan 21 Buell Theatre On Sale Now World Premiere The Whale Jan 13 – Feb 19 Ricketson Theatre On Sale Now World Premiere Two Things You Don’t Talk About at Dinner Jan 20 – Feb 19 Space Theatre On Sale Now The Taming of the Shrew Jan 27 – Feb 26 Stage Theatre On Sale Now Lord of the Dance Feb 17 – 19 Buell Theatre On Sale Now I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Feb 17 – June 24 Garner Galleria Theatre On Sale Now American Idiot March 6 – 11 Buell Theatre On Sale Now Wicked April 11 – May 20 Buell Theatre On Sale Now Disney’s Beauty Date* April 20 – May 12 Off-Center @ The Jones On Sale Now World Premiere Great Wall Story March 16 – April 22 Ricketson Theatre On Sale Now The Addams Family June 19 – July 1 Buell Theatre On Sale Now and the Beast March 14 – 18 Buell Theatre On Sale Now Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash March 23 – May 13 Stage Theatre On Sale Now Square of Ice March 30 & 31 Off-Center @ The Jones On Sale Now COMING ATTRACTIONS Costume Collection Judi Wolf’s Jersey Boys July 17 – Aug 11 Buell Theatre On Sale Now La Cage Aux Folles Sept 4 – 16 Buell Theatre On Sale Now Stomp Sept 25 – 30 Buell Theatre On Sale Now Heartbreak House March 30 – April 29 Space Theatre On Sale Now Memphis Oct 9 – 21 Buell Theatre On Sale Now Bill Cosby March 31 Buell Theatre On Sale Now NTC Rep Charley’s Aunt and Fahrenheit 451 April 4 – 21 Conservatory Theatre On Sale Feb 1 303.893.4100 TTY: 303.893.9582 • denvercenter.org Audio-description, ASL interpretation and Open Captioning available at select performances; check dates/times when ordering. Performances at The Denver Center are made possible in part through the generous support of: Denver Center Theatre Company 2011/12 Season Sponsors Pictured: Tom Alan Robbins being fitted by Kevin Copenhaver and Louise Powers-Prues. Denver Center Attractions 2012 Season Sponsors SCFD Denver Center Theatre Company & Denver Center Attractions Media Sponsors 303.893.4100 AP P L A US E 5 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. B 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...” And so it is. n Adrienne Warren, Taylor Louderman & Elle McLemore But nothing about Bring it On: the Musical is usual. T Jan 10 – 21 • Buell Theatre Signed, Audio Described & Open Captioned Jan 21, 2pm Tickets: 303.893.4100 Toll-free: 800.641.1222 • TTY: 303.893.9582 14 APPLAUSE d e n v e r center. or g Groups (+10): 303.446.4829 • denvercenter.org and Season Sponsors The Broadway division of The Denver Center for the Performing Arts BRING IT ON Denver Center Attractions and UniversalPictures BeaconCommunications/ StageProductions/GlennRossArmyanBernstein&CharlieLyons and KristinCaskey&MikeIsaacson Executive Producers present Libretto by JeffWhitty Music by Lyrics by TomKitt&AmandaGreen& Lin-ManuelMirandaLin-ManuelMiranda InspiredbytheMotionPictureBringitOnWrittenbyJessicaBendinger Starring TaylorLoudermanAdrienneWarren JasonGotayElleMcLemoreRyannRedmond ArianaDeBoseGregoryHaneyNeilHaskell JanetKrupinKateRockwellNicolasWomack CalliAldenAntwanBetheaNikkiBohneDanielleCarlacciDexterCarr CourtneyCorbeilleDahlstonDelgadoBrooklynAlexisFreitagShonicaGoodenKeithGross HaleyHannahRodHarrelsonCaseyJamersonDominiqueJohnsonMelodyMills MichaelMindlinMichaelNaone-CarterAdriannaParsonDavidRanckBettisRichardson BillieSueRoeSheldonTuckerLaurenWhitt Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design DavidKorinsAndreaLauerJasonLyonsBrianRonan Video Design Hair & Wig Design Casting Production Stage Manager JeffSuggCharlesG.LaPointeTelsey+CompanyBonniePanson Technical Supervisor Production Supervisor Tour Press Representative General Management JakeBellLisaDawnCavePhillipAleman 321TheatricalManagement Arrangements & Orchestrations Music Coordinator Music Director AlexLacamoire&TomKittMichaelKellerDavePepin Music Supervision & Dance Arrangements AlexLacamoire Directed and Choreographed by AndyBlankenbuehler World premiere produced by Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA, Susan V. Booth, Artistic Director. ™ and © Bring It On The Musical LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2 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. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. The use of any prohibited. recording device, audio or video, and the taking photographs, with without flash, is strictly Please either turn off all electronic devices such asofcellular phones,either pagers andorwatches. flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, pagers and watches. 3 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. BRING IT ON Who’s Who in the Cast BRING IT ON Who’s Who in the Cast 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 BRING IT ON Who’s Who in the Cast BRING IT ON Who’s Who in the Cast 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 BRING IT ON Who’s Who in the Cast BRING IT ON Who’s Who in the Cast 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 television 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. 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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 Development Department 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 Jan 27 – feb 26 • stage theatre Feb 26 • 1:30pm DENVERCENTER.ORG | 303.893.4100 Groups (10+): 303.446.4829 | TTY: 303.893.9582 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 Molson Coors Doing the Right Thing Our arts institutions reflect the strength of our communities and Molson Coors is proud to help ensure they are available for one and all to enjoy. F or more than 350 years Molson Coors Brewing Company has been brewing, innovating and delighting the world’s beer drinkers. The company crafts extraordinary, premium beer at breweries from North America’s oldest brewery in Montreal, Canada, to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado in the US, as well as the storied Burton-on-Trent brewery in the UK. From the founding families and executive 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 been the recent recognition by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), where Molson Coors was listed for the first its on their 2011 North American Index. hile the family breweries have now grown into one global company with an expanding international reach, its roots and character still remain local. Molson Coors is made up of dozens of local breweries and offices where their employees and iconic brands are a part of 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 music and theatre. Our arts institutions reflect the strength of our communities and Molson Coors is proud to help ensure they are available for one and all to enjoy. Cheers! n W A proud sponsor of PMS 485 100Y/100M PMS 286 100C/50M/10K PMS 110 12M/100Y/7K Denver Center Attractions 8 APPLAUSE d e n v e r center. or g denver Center Attractions SHOWS and All shows now on sale Act now for the best seats at the best price! Sponsored by Jan 10 – 21 feb 17 – 19 Buell Theatre feb 17 – June 24 garner galleria Theatre the groundbreaking BROADWAY musical March 6 – 11 Buell Theatre Photo by Erinn Chalene Cosby Buell Theatre present the shows 2012 with Sponsored by Sponsored by march 14 – 18 Buell Theatre july 17 – aug 11 Buell Theatre march 31 april 11 – may 20 sept 4 – 16 sept 25 – 30 Buell Theatre Buell Theatre Buell Theatre Buell Theatre june 19 – july 1 Buell Theatre oct 9 – 21 Buell Theatre 303.893.4100 GROUPS: 303.446.4829 TTY: 303.893.9582 303.893.4100 AP P L A US E 15 CBS4 Has You Covered CBS4 is proud to support The Denver Center for the Performing Arts and to showcase local arts... T The holidays are over, winter has set in, and that’s when the fun begins. When you want to know where to go, what to do and how to have fun in Denver, CBS4 critic-at-large Greg Moody, one of the city’s biggest arts advocates, has the scoop! Don’t miss the 2012 season for both Denver Center Attractions and the Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC). They’ve got everything from the best of Broadway—Bring It On, Ring of Fire and Wicked—to classic, world premiere and modern American theatre, including DCTC’s annual Colorado New Play Summit, Feb. 10-12. CBS4 is proud to support The Denver Center for the Performing Arts and to showcase local arts and entertainment weekdays on CBS4 News at Noon, 5pm, 6pm and 6:30pm and online at www.cbsdenver.com. n & Adrienne Warren • photo by Craig Bring It On: The M usical Sch wartz Art Partner Looking for Something Fun to Do? CBS4 critic-at-large Taylor Louderman Greg Moody WIcked A proud sponsor of Anne Br 18 APPLAUSE d e n v e r center. or g ummel ad alie Dar and N at ich • Ph oto by Joan M arcus Illustration by Kyle Malone Denver Center Theatre Company and 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 T Toll-free: 800.641.1222 TTY: 303.893.9582 Groups: 303.446.4829 denvercenter.org 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 Photo by Kyle Malone 22 Tickets: 303.893.4100 APPLAUSE d e n v e r center. or g AND THREE MONTHS OUT… Heartbreak House March 30 – April 29, Space Theatre Photo by eric laurits Get into the Act T 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 A P P L A US E 23 art partner CEAVCO Audio Visual Love What You See and Hear dramatic EVENT C POSSIBILITIES 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 charitable organizations. n APPLAUSE d e n v e r center. or g Photo provided by www.Studiojk.com 24 denvercenter.org • 303.572.4466 ART PARTNERS GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION Where people are people first L There is no disability when it comes to Oil on canvas, Luo Zheng desire 26 APPLAUSE d e n v e r center. or g 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— and yet categorized, too, as people with “disabilities.” But where does the disability end and the person begin? At the Global Down Syndrome Foundation we believe that people are people first—and that there is no disability when it comes to desire. People with Down syndrome can be gifted visual learners and performers. Since the dismantling of the inhumane institutions in the 1970s and 1980s, many have gone on to perform in theatrical productions, in TV series such as “Life Goes On” and “Glee,” and to excel in the visual arts as is evidenced by the painter Luo Zheng. 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 with the DCPA! n ABOUT THE GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION The Global Down Syndrome Foundation is a public not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to significantly improving the lives of 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 an inclusive organization with no political or religious affiliation or intention. Info@globaldownsyndrome.org • 303.468.6663 VIP VIP EVENINGS Great seats to great theatre! 2 0 1 2 Evenings Experience a VIP Evening at The Denver Center. Entertain clients, friends or family. Celebrate a Special Occasion. Enjoy: f Pre-show cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dinner in the Seawell Grand Ballroom f Center orchestra seating in the Buell Theatre f A tax-deductible contribution supporting The Denver Center is included with each ticket Choose from: Fri, May 11, 2012 $250 per person Thurs, Dec 6, 2012 Thurs, Aug 9, 2012 $225 per person $225 per person 303.446.4815 f denvercenter.org/vipevenings Vip Evenings are presented by supporting The Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ education programs 303.893.4100 AP P L A US E 27 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 28 APPLAUSE d e n v e r center. or g 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. theatre threads Theatre T lLisa Danie Novak anducces s with le y a G s ir t’s s Cha (l-r) Event celebrate the even sident Jill Behr Johnson enter Alliance Pre Den v er C Photos by Vicki Kerr Keri Chris tiansen hn son & Gail JoSargowicki y Gr egor Jodyps P h el Lois Pau l Terri Fis h Stephanie Odak er Featured Models: 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. 303.893.4100 AP P L A US E 29 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 DENVERCENTER.ORG | 303.893.4100 Groups (10+): 303.446.4829 | TTY: 303.893.9582 32 APPLAUSE d e n v e r center. or g 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: $18 303.893.4100 | denvercenter.org | Groups (10+): 303.446.4851 | TTY: 303.893.9582 National Theatre Conservatory at the Denver Center Theatre Company 34 APPLAUSE d e n v e r c enter. or g 1

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