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JUNE 20 - JULY 21, 2018MAMMA MIA! is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.www.MTIShows.com

* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

BILL HANNEYOwner and Producer

KEVIN P. HILLProducing Artistic Director

Presents

Scenic DesignKYLE DIXON

Lighting DesignJOSE SANTIAGO

Sound DesignMICHAEL HYDE

General ManagerTOM SENTER

Production Stage ManagerKATE L. FERDINANDI*

Music DirectionBOB BRAY

Director and ChoreographerKEVIN P. HILL†

With

JEANNETTE BAYARDELLE* AL BUNDONIS* CHRISTOPHER CARL* DAVID ELDER* TARI KELLY* ERICA MANSFIELD*

NICK WALKER JONES MALIA MONKSTEVEN DEL COL EJ DOHRING BRYAN DOUGHERTY

BRIANA FALLON* FABIAN-JOUBERT GALLMEISTER MAVERICK HIU DEREK HOYDEN MELISSA JONES

MARTY LAUTER ABBY MATSUSAKA ANDREW NORLEN MERRILL PEIFFER* GRACIE PHILLIPS KRISTEN SCHOEN-RENÉ

KRISTEN WELSH JANELLE YULL

Music & Lyrics by

BENNY ANDERSSONBJÖRN ULVAEUS

And some songs with STIG ANDERSON

Book by CATHERINE JOHNSONOriginally Conceived by JUDY CRAYMER

MAMMA MIA! was originally produced in London by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal.

Additional Material & ArrangementsMARTIN KOCH

Music Published by Universal Music Publishing Group and EMI Grove Park Music Inc. and EMI Waterford Music Inc.

†

CastingMATTHEW CHAPPELL

Costume DesignDANA PINKSTON

MAMMA MIA!

Assistant to the ChoreographerBRIANA FALLON*

CAST OF CHARACTERS(in order of appearence)

Sophie Sheridan .............................................................................................. MALIA MONK

Ali ........................................................................................................................... JANELLE YULL

Lisa ...................................................................................................................... MELISSA JONES

Tanya ......................................................................................................................... TARI KELLY*

Rosie ........................................................................................... JEANNETTE BAYARDELLE*

Donna Sheridan .................................................................................. ERICA MANSFIELD*

Sky .......................................................................................................... NICK WALKER JONES

Pepper .......................................................................................................... STEVEN DEL COL

Eddie ................................................................................................................. MAVERICK HIU

Harry Bright ....................................................................................... CHRISTOPHER CARL*

Bill Austin ....................................................................................................... AL BUNDONIS*

Sam Carmichael ............................................................................................ DAVID ELDER*

Father Alexandrios .............................................................................. ANDREW NORLEN

Ensemble ........................ STEVEN DEL COL, EJ DOHRING, BRYAN DOUGHERTY, BRIANA FALLON*, FABIAN-JOUBERT GALLMEISTER,

MAVERICK HIU, DEREK HOYDEN, MELISSA JONES, MARTY LAUTER, ABBY MATSUSAKA, ANDREW NORLEN,

MERRILL PEIFFER*, GRACIE PHILLIPS, KRISTEN SCHOEN-RENÉ, KRISTEN WELSH, JANELLE YULL

UNDERSTUDIES Understudies and Standbys are never substituted for listed performers unless a

specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.Understudy for: Sophie -GRACIE PHILLIPS; Ali/Lisa - ABBY MATSUSAKA; Donna/Tanya/Rosie - MERRILL PEIFFER*; Sky – BRYAN DOUGHERTY; Pepper/ Eddie – MARTY LAUTER; Harry/Bill - ANDREW NORLEN;

Sam - FABIAN-JOUBERT GALLMEISTER

Production Stage Manager - KATE L. FERDINANDI*Assistant Stage Manager - SARA SHEETS *

Dance Captain - MERRILL PEIFFER** Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

THE ORCHESTRAConductor, Keyboard 1 ………………………………………………………………………..............………. BOB BRAYElectric Steel String & 12 String Guitar ……………………………………………. NICK DICKERSONElectric Bass ……………………………………………………………………………………....................……. DAVE GRIESKeyboard 3 …………………………………………………………………………………. JEN CHRISTENA HOLDENElectric Acoustic Guitar ……………………………………………………………………………. CLAY NORDHILLKeyboard 2 …………………………………………………………………………………………….. NATHAN URDANGENDrums …………………………………………………………………………………………………….....…………… MIKE SARTINI

SCENES & MUSICAL NUMBERSin alphabetical order

“CHIQUITITA”“DANCING QUEEN”

“DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW”“GIMME! GIMME! GIMME!”

“HONEY, HONEY”“I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO”

“I HAVE A DREAM”“KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU”“LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME”

“MAMMA MIA”“MONEY, MONEY, MONEY”

“ONE OF US”“OUR LAST SUMMER”

“SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS”“S.O.S.”

“SUPER TROUPER”“TAKE A CHANCE ON ME”

“THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC”“THE NAME OF THE GAME”“THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL”

“UNDER ATTACK”“VOULEZ-VOUS”

On a Greek Island, a wedding is about to take place...

PROLOGUE Three months before the wedding

ACT ONEThe day before the wedding

ACT TWOThe day of the wedding

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTJEANNETTE BAYARDELLE* (Rosie).From the Bronx toBroadway and beyond,Jeannette has traveledto over fifty countriesthroughout Africa, Asia,Europe, North America

and the Caribbean, sharing her gift.She has recently created and stars inthe new web series “I Take Thee Zoe”and “Broadway Shorts”. Other cred-its, Broadway: Hair (Dionne), TheColor Purple (Celie). Off Broadway:Shida (All Characters), Best of BothWorlds (Serena). Tours (National/In-ternational): The Color Purple (Celie),Deaf West’s Big River (Alice), Rent(Season Soloist). Regional: Company(Sarah), Freaky Friday (Ms. Meyers),Sister Act (Deloris), The 12 (MotherMary), Shida (All) Best of Both Worlds(Serena) Film: “Disney’s Little Mer-maid III.” Awards: NAACP TheaterAward (best lead Actress in a Musi-cal) for the role of Celie in The ColorPurple, AUDELCO Award (Best Per-formance) for Shida. www.Jeannettebayardelle.com www.ITakeTheeZoe.com

AL BUNDONIS*(Bill Austin) is thrilled toreturn to Theatre By TheSea having previouslyappeared in Spamalot,Hello, Dolly! and DirtyRotten Scoundrels. Hestarred in the US pre-

miere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’sWhistle Down the Windand has per-formed at Lincoln Center andCarnegie Hall. Other New York cred-its include: Ragtime, Sessions, TheLast Empress. and Tom Jones. Re-gionally, Mr. Bundonis has per-formed in Camelot (King Arthur),Jekyll & Hyde (Stride), A Little NightMusic (Carl-Magnus), Urinetown(Lockstock) and the title roles in TheMusic Man, Superman, and The WillRogers Follies. Television credits in-

clude “Guiding Light” (Jim Otto), “TheJamie Kennedy Experiment”,“Celebrity Ghost Stories” and numer-ous commercials. Mr. Bundonis hasa degree in International Affairs fromColumbia University. Visit: www.al-bundonis.com, Instagram/Twitter: @albundonis

CHRISTOPHER CARL*(Harry Bright) is happyto be visiting the Greekislands once again. Hehad the pleasure ofplaying all three dads inthe Broadway com-pany of Mamma Mia!.

He was seen in Tarzan on Broadwayas the gorilla daddy, Kerchak, and inthe acclaimed Lincoln Center revivalof South Pacific. Most recently hewas with the national tour of TheSound of Music. He has played suchroles as the Raoul in Andrew LloydWebber’s Phantom of the Opera,Lancelot opposite Robert Goulet inCamelot, Johnny Brown oppositeCathy Rigby in The Unsinkable MollyBrown, Billy Flynn in Chicago, ThePoet in Kismet, Johnny Guitar inJohnny Guitar, Count Carl Magnus inA Little Night Music, Callahan inLegally Blonde, and Daddy War-bucks in Annie to name only a few.

DAVID ELDER*(Sam Carmichael) isvery pleased to be mak-ing his debut at TheatreBy The Sea. Broadway:Curtains (Bobby Pep-per, Al Hirschfeld The-ater), 42nd Street Revival

(Outer Critics Circle and AstaireAward Noms, Billy Lawlor, The FordCenter), Kiss Me Kate (Bill Calhoun/Lucentio, Al Hirschfeld Theater), Ti-tanic, the Musical (Frederick Fleet,the Lookout, Lunt Fontaine Theater),Once Upon A Mattress starring SarahJessica Parker (Sir Harry us, Broad-hurst Theater), Damn Yankees star-

ring Jerry Lewis (Bomber on Broad-way, Joe Hardy on the National Tour,Marriott Marquis Theater), Beautyand the Beast (Salt, Beast u/s, ThePalace Theater), Guys and Dolls star-ring Nathan Lane and Faith Prince(Guy, Crapshoot specialty, MartinBeck Theater). Film/TV: Across theUniverse (Julie Taymor dir.), CradleWill Rock (Tim Robbins dir.), Jeffrey(Christopher Ashley dir.), and “Guid-ing Light.”

TARI KELLY* (Tanya) is excited to bemaking her Theatre ByThe Sea debut! Broad-way credits include:Groundhog Day, Some-thing Rotten!, AnythingGoes, How The Grinch

Stole Christmas, The Boy From Oz,and Show Boat. National Tours: LittleShop of Horrors (Audrey), Show Boat(Ellie), Beauty and the Beast (SillyGirl). Regional Favorites include: Endof The Rainbow (Judy Garland -Henry Award), Anything Goes (RenoSweeney - Carbonell Award), Thor-oughly Modern Millie (Millie - JeffAward Nomination), Damn Yankees(Lola), 42nd Street (Dorothy Brock),and The Drowsy Chaperone (JanetVan De Graaf). She can be heard onthe OBC recordings of GroundhogDay, Anything Goes, How The GrinchStole Christmas, and The Boy FromOz. In addition she has appeared on“The Tony Awards,” “The Late Showwith David Letterman,” “The TonightShow with Jimmy Fallon,” “The View,”“Good Morning America,” and “TheToday Show.” www.TariKelly.com

ERICA MANSFIELD* (Donna Sheridan) isthrilled to be at TheatreBy The Sea with theshow that sparked herBroadway career! OtherBroadway credits in-clude: Bandstand (us

June Adams), Finding Neverland (u/sMary Barrie), On the Town (us ClaireDe Loone), On the Twentieth Cen-tury, Evita, How to Succeed…(u/s MissJones), and Pippin (u/s Fastrada), Na-tional Tours: Mamma Mia! (u/s So-phie), A Chorus Line (u/s Cassie,Sheila, Maggie, Judy). She comesstraight from playing Cassie in AChorus Line at the WestchesterBroadway and then The World Pre-miere of The Sting at Paper Mill star-ring Harry Connick, Jr. On television,she has appeared on “The TonyAwards,” “Kennedy Center Honors,”“The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fal-lon” and is currently a lifestyle con-tributor for NBC Boston’s “The HubToday.” Special thanks to my mentorDonna. For my parents, My rocks. www.ericamansfield.com

NICK WALKER JONES(Sky) is so excited tomake his Theatre ByThe Sea debut withsuch a fantastic teamand to return to theGreek island havingplayed Sky in Mamma

Mia! last year. He most recently madehis New York and Off Broadwaydebut playing Billy in Anything Goes(Theatre Row). Other credits: NiceWork If You Can Get It (1st NationalTour), Little Shop of Horrors (Orin thedentist), and Smokey Joe’s Cafe(Michael). Thanks to God, family,friends, Kevin, Matthew, Bill, andTPG. For you, Grandma!

MALIA MONK(Sophie Sheridan) isfresh out of collegefrom The Boston Con-servatory at Berklee(Musical Theater Classof 2018) and is so ex-cited to be making her

Theatre By The Sea debut. She re-cently appeared in the world pre-miere of Passing Through (Karie) at

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the Goodspeed Festival of New Mu-sicals. Malia would like to thank herMom, Grandparents, Kevin P. Hill,Matthew Chappell, Thom Warrenand all the cast and crew membersof Mamma Mia! maliamonk.comIG: @Maliamonkeyy

STEVEN DEL COL(Pepper) is thrilled to bemaking his Theatre ByThe Sea debut. Mostrecently Steven per-formed on the interna-tional tour of LegallyBlonde. Favorite credits

include Grease at the Paper MillPlayhouse and the staged reading ofPicnic at Hanging Rock at Good-speed Opera House. Many thanks toKevin Hill and my team at TPG.

EJ DOHRING(Ensemble) was raisedin Phoenix, AZ and is a2018 graduate of CCM'smusical theatre pro-gram. Regional creditsinclude: Tarzan in Dis-ney’s Tarzan at Fort

Peck Summer Theatre, Ensemble(u/s Tony Manero) in Saturday NightFever and Fender (u/s Link) in Hair-spray at Arizona Broadway Theatre,and Ensemble (u/s Emcee) inCabaret at Lake Dillon Theatre Com-pany. #ForMax @ejdohring

BRYAN DOUGHERTY(Ensemble, u/s Sky) isexcited to be joiningthe company at TheatreBy The Sea for the firsttime! Originally fromConnecticut, he earneda degree in Acting from

Muhlenberg College. Favorite creditsinclude: West Side Story (STONC), AChorus Line (MSMT), and Hot JerseyNights (Avalon Theater).

BRIANA FALLON*(Ensemble, Assistant tothe Choreographer) isexcited to be back bythe ocean after per-forming as a Theatre ByThe Sea intern in 2014!She has also worked at

Theatre By The Sea’s sister theatre,North Shore Music Theatre doingYoung Frankenstein, Mary Poppins,and Billy Elliot, to name a few! Off-B’way: Anything Goes and FunnyFace. Training: The Boston Conserva-tory. A huge thank you to Kevin forhaving me during this process. Muchlove and thanks to Mom, Dad, David,family, and friends.

FABIAN-JOUBERTGALLMEISTER(Ensemble, u/s Sam) isbeyond thrilled to be apart of Theatre By TheSea's season. Recentcredits include: Univer-sity Theatre: The Boys

From Syracuse (Sergeant), The Mys-tery Of Edwin Drood (JaspersShadow), The Life Of The Party (TenorSoloist), Brigadoon (Harry Beaton,Dance Captain), On The Town(Ozzie). German Theatre: Cats (RumTum Tugger), Hair (George Berger),Flashdance (Ensemble). NYU Stein-hardt Graduate M.M. Big thanks tomy family and John. I love you.IG: @fabianjoubert

MAVERICK HIU(Eddie) is from LasVegas, Nevada and astudent studying atMontclair State Univer-sity in New Jersey, dou-ble majoring in BFAMusical Theatre and

BFA Dance. His previous creditsinclude Dance Dance Dance: Heart-beat! - Hershey Park, RWS Entertain-ment; Anything Goes - Billy Crocker,MSU; West Side Story (Original

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Choreo) -Diesel (Jet), MSU; I See You- Dancer, by Earl Mosley, MSU

DEREK HOYDEN(Ensemble) is beyondthrilled to be makinghis Theatre By The Seadebut in Mamma Mia!this summer. Derek isoriginally from Seattle,WA and is a rising Jun-

ior musical theatre major at TheBoston Conservatory at Berklee.Derek will also be in Joseph… thisseason at TBTS. Special thanks tothis wonderful cast & creative team,and my beautiful family and friendsfor all of their love and support.

MELISSA JONES(Lisa) is so happy to re-turn to Theatre By TheSea! She was last seenhere as Babette inBeauty and the Beast.National/Internationaltour credits include:

Beauty and the Beast (Babette), Chi-nese Premiere of Legally Blonde(Kate/Chutney). Regional credits in-clude: 42nd Street (Anytime Annie),The Performers (Peeps), Nunsense(Mary Leo),Anything Goes (Chastity).Melissa received a B.F.A. in MusicalTheatre from The New School withconservatory training at The Ameri-can Musical and Dramatic Academyin NYC where she currently lives.Love to the Theatre By The Sea fam-ily, Bob and Diane, Mom and mysweet Mot.

MARTY LAUTER(Ensemble, u/s Eddie /Pepper) is so excited tobe kicking off his sum-mer at Theatre By TheSea with one of his fa-vorite shows, MammaMia!, with one of his

best friends Malia! Past credits in-clude Newsies at the Fulton and

Maine State Music Theater as well astheir 2016 summer internship. Spe-cial thanks to everyone at Theatre ByThe Sea, the Boston Conservatory,and his friends and family for all theirlove and support. martylauter.com, IG: @martylauter

ABBY MATSUSAKA(Ensemble, u/s Ali/ Lisa)is going into her senioryear at Montclair StateUniversity and has beenstudying to get her BFAin Musical Theatre. Shehas spent the last two

summers performing with ClearSpace Theatre Company (Delaware).Recently, Abby performed as anAngel in Anything Goes, Marcy Parkin Spelling Bee and Producer Babein The Producers. She is super ex-cited and grateful to spend this sum-mer at Theatre By The Sea!

ANDREW NORLEN (Father Alexandrios, En-semble, u/s Harry/ Bill) isthrilled to make his The-atre By The Sea debutwith Mamma Mia! Re-gional Credits: PriscillaQueen of the Desert at

Ogunquit Playhouse and The Gate-way Playhouse, Only Anne at TheGoodspeed Opera House, West SideStory at Opera North, and Aida atFiddlehead Theatre Co. Originallyfrom Portland, Oregon, Norlen re-ceived his BFA from The Boston Con-servatory, class of 2016! He thanks hisparents, friends and family for alltheir support. 1-4-3 Marlie Kae!

MERRILL PEIFFER*(Ensemble, u/s Donna/Rosie/ Tanya, DanceCaptain) is beyondhappy to be revisitingthis favorite, feel-goodshow! She was previ-ously seen on the The-

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atre By The Sea stage last summer asJanis Joplin and others in Beehive:The 60’s Musical. Some favorite cred-its include: Acid Queen in Tommy,Pippi in The Great American TrailerPark Musical, and Patsy Cline in ACloser Walk with Patsy Cline. Merrillis so thankful for her family andfriends who’ve supported her alongthe way of this crazy business we callshow. Kindness matters, every day.Many thanks to Kevin and Matthew!Mamma mia, here we go again!www.merrillpeiffer.com

GRACIE PHILLIPS (En-semble, u/s Sophie) isso excited to make herdebut at Theatre By TheSea this summer! She iscurrently pursuing herBFA in Musical Theatreat Pace University. Fa-

vorite credits include: Legally Blonde(Tour), A Chorus Line (CSTC), and TheWild Party (SST). Many thanks to herbeautiful family for allowing her topursue her dreams.www.GracieEphillips.com

KRISTENSCHOEN-RENÉ(Ensemble) is delightedto return to Theatre ByThe Sea after beingseen in Young Franken-stein. Credits includebeing a Radio City

Rockette, The Merry Widow (TheMetropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera),Anything Goes (Ogunquit Playhouse,Gateway Playhouse), Spamalot(North Shore Music Theatre), YoungFrankenstein (North Shore MusicTheatre, Gateway Playhouse, Ogun-quit Playhouse, NETworks NationalTour), The Will Rogers Follies (ArrowRock Lyceum), and 42nd Street (At-lantic City). Dance BFA: The AileySchool/Fordham University. Look forher in Chicago later this summer!Thanks to Kevin, the entire Theatre

By The Sea team, and love to BMCand family!

KRISTEN WELSH(Ensemble) is thrilled tobe making her TheattrBy The Sea debut! NYC:Radio City Rockette,Anything Goes (Off-Broadway), The NewYork Pops Spring Con-

cert (Carnegie Hall). Regional:Mamma Mia! (Arts Center of CoastalCarolina). Kristen would like to dedi-cate this performance to her parents,Nick and Brittany, for their undyinglove and support. “If you love whatyou do, you’ll never work a day inyour life.”

JANELLE YULL(Ali) is thrilled to beback for her secondseason at Theatre ByThe Sea with some newdancing queens inMamma Mia! andChicago this summer!

Past credits include Beauty and theBeast, The Music Man (Theatre ByThe Sea), Rosalia in West Side Story(Opera North), Sally in The Wild Party(Moonbox Theater) Carousel, Guysand Dolls (Reagle Music Theater).Graduate of The Boston Conserva-tory. Janelle would like to thankMom, Dad, Pat, and Joe for their end-less love and support!

JUDY CRAYMER (Original Producer/Co-Creator) graduated from theGuildhall School of Music in 1977 andhas since worked extensively in thetheater, film, television and music in-dustries. Judy originated the idea ofMamma Mia! and, in 1996, formedLittlestar Services Limited withBenny Anders-son, Bjorn Ulvaeusand Richard East to produce thestage musical in London. Since then,she has produced 50 produc-tions ofMamma Mia! in 16 languages around

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the world. In 2002, Judy was pre-sented with a Woman of the YearAward in recognition for her interna-tional success with Mamma Mia!. Inthe Queen’s birthday honors list of2007, she was honored with an MBEfor her contribution to the music in-dustry. In 2008, Judy producedMamma Mia! The Movie, starringMeryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan.That same year, she was honoredwith the Women in Film ITV Achieve-ment of the Year Award. MammaMia! The Movie was also nominatedfor a Golden Globe for Best MotionPicture—Musical or Comedy, a BAFTAfor Outstanding British Film andJudy was personally nominated byBAFTA for the Carl Foreman Awardfor Special Achievement. MammaMia! The Movie is the highest gross-ing live-action musical film world-wide. In 2010, The Breast CancerResearch Foundation presentedJudy with its Humanitarian Awardfor her commit-ment to raisingbreast cancer awareness and re-search funding around the globewith Mamma Mia! and through thesale of the specially created RockChick Supremo T-shirts. Following apassion for horses and show jump-ing, Judy was asked to be a passionfor horses and show jumping, Judywas asked to be an ambassador forBritish Showjumping and is proud tosupport the British Team. Judy alsoproduced Viva Forever!, an originalmusical based on the songs of TheSpice Girls.

BJÖRN ULVAEUS (Music & Lyrics)was born in 1945 in Gothen-berg onthe west coast of Sweden. After asuccessful local career in Swedenwith a folk group in the mid-1960s,he started his collaboration withBenny Andersson. They then wenton to form ABBA with Agnetha Falt-skog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Evenduring the ABBA years, the idea ofwriting a musical seemed appealing

and, in 1981, Björn and Benny metTim Rice and co-wrote Chess withhim, which opened in the West Endin 1986. In 1995 Björn and Bennyopened a new musical calledKristina Från Duvemåla, whichplayed for three years in Sweden.Their most recent musical is theStockholm production Hjälp sökes,which opened in 2013. Bjorn is one ofthe producers for Mamma Mia! TheParty,which opened in Stockholm inJanuary 2016.

BENNY ANDERSSON (Music &Lyrics) Born in Stockholm on De-cember 16, 1946. Instructed by his fa-ther and grandfather, he started toplay the accordion at the age of 6,and he has not stopped yet.

CATHERINE JOHNSON (Book) The-ater: Rag Doll, Renegades, Suspen-sion (Bristol Old Vic); Too Much TooYoung (Bristol Old Vic and LondonBubble); Boys Mean Business, DeadSheep, Little Baby Nothing (BushTheatre, London); Shang-a-Lang(Bush Theatre and national tour);Mamma Mia! (worldwide); andThrough the Wire and A Letter toLacey for NTConnections. Creativeconsultant on ABBA the Museum,Stockholm. Television: “Casualty,”“Byker Grove,” “Love Hurts,” “Gold,”“Linda Green.” Original screen-plays:“Rag Doll,” “Where’s Willy? “(HTV) and“Sin Bin” (BBC), the series “Love in the21st Century” (Channel 4) and “Dap-pers” (BBC3). Awards: Catherine haswon the Bristol Old Vic/HTV Play-wrighting Award, Thames Televi-sion’s Writer-in-Residence Awardand Thames Television’s Best PlayAward and was nominated in 2002for a Tony Award for Best MusicalBook for Mamma Mia! Film: Cather-ine wrote the screenplay for theMamma Mia! movie released July2008.

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KEVIN P. HILL (Director & Choreogra-pher, Producing Artistic Director).Born and raised in Waltham, Massa-chusetts, Kevin began his theatricalcareer as dancer and actor. He ap-peared in National Touring compa-nies of Hello, Dolly! with CarolChanning, Leslie Uggams andMichele Lee, Anything Goes, and theInternational Touring Company of AChorus Line. New York audienceshave seen him in the Off-Broadwayproduction of Party. Regional creditsas a performer include: West SideStory, Good News!, A Chorus Line, MyFair Ladyand Marvin in Falsettoland.Kevin has directed and choreo-graphed over 100 productions acrossAmerica. He has had the privilege ofworking with such stars as MarinMazzie, Joanne Worley, KathleenTurner, Josh Groban, Jonathan Groffand Tony Award-winner, Cady Huff-man. In New York, he was the assis-tant to the director of On theTwentieth Century at the New Ams-terdam Theatre and assistant to thechoreographer on the revival of Guysand Dolls. He directed and choreo-graphed A Christmas Carol, YoungFrankenstein, Mary Poppins,and Sis-ter Actat North Shore Music Theatre,and Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Sister Act,Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins,andGreasehere at Bill Hanney’s The-atre By The Sea in Rhode Island,where he is also Producing ArtisticDirector. Kevin has been nominatedas Best Director/Choreographer forhis work on Smokey Joe’s Café, Rent,The Full Monty, Chicago, and EdwinDrood, and was awarded the NHTheatre Award for Best Choreogra-phy for West Side Storyat the Paper-mill Theatre. Future projects includean original danced play calledStanding Still. As a Professor ofDance, Kevin has been on faculty atPennsylvania State University,Kansas State University and most re-cently The Boston Conservatory ofMusic. He currently owns Hill Studios

Dance and Fitness Center located inNewton, Massachusetts, and is aproud member of SDC, AEA andDance Masters of New England,Chapter 5.

BOB BRAY (Music Direction) was theMusical Director/Conductor forMamma Mia! at Mandalay Bay in LasVegas as well as playing and con-ducting Mamma Mia! on Broadwaythroughout its 13 year run. He con-ducted the National Tour of ShowBoat directed by Hal Prince and star-ring Len Cariou and Cloris Leachmanand was the Assistant Conductor forDamn Yankees starring Jerry Lewis.More recently he conducted the In-ternational Tour of Dreamgirls andthe Montreal premiere of Beauty andthe Beast. On Broadway he played inthe orchestras for Aspects of Love,Beauty and the Beast, My Fair Lady(Richard Chamberlain), Show Boat,Chicago, Ragtime, Fosse, Hairspray,Seussical, Cabaret, Annie Get YourGun (Bernadette, Reba), The LionKing, Wicked, Assassins, Pacific Over-tures, 110 in the Shade (Audra Mc-Donald), Jersey Boys, Matilda andmost recently Hello, Dolly! (Bette). Healso spent three years training all thekids for the Broadway and touringcasts of Matilda the Musical. He is de-lighted to return to the magical The-atre By The Sea where he spent thesummer of ’87 as a chorus boy inZorba, My One and Only, Sugar Ba-bies, and Sweet Charity and anotherfun month in 2010 as the musical di-rector of Hello, Dolly! with Cady Huff-man. Happy to be “home” again.

KYLE DIXON (Scenic Design) Kyle’sscenic artwork may be seen acrossthe United States, from NYC to LasVegas. Recent scenic designs in-clude: Mame, 42nd Street, YoungFrankenstein, The Music Man, WestSide Story (North Shore Music The-atre), Camelot (Westchester Broad-way Theatre), The Broadway Classic

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Music Dance Review (Tianqiao Per-forming Arts Center, Beijing, China)Ain’t Misbehavin, The Producers, Dis-ney’s Beauty and the Beast, TheMusic Man, Beehive, Buddy, WestSide Story, The Wizard of Oz, SisterAct, and Young Frankenstein (The-atre By The Sea, BroadwayWorld Re-gional Award), Growing up 70’sstarring Barry Williams (Off Broad-way), Angelina Ballerina, The Musical(NYC, Toronto, National Tour), FancyNancy, the Musical (NYC, NationalTour), StinkyKids (Off Broadway Al-liance Award), It Shoulda Been You(starring Kim Zimmer) and The Wiz-ard of Oz (Gretna Theatre, Broadway-World Regional Award), Xanadu,Doubt, The Secret Garden and TheMerchant of Venice (Williams Centerfor the Arts), and many more. Kylehas designed concert events forFaith Prince, Tommy Tune, Pam Tillis,and the NC Gubernatorial Inaugura-tion Gala (Telly Award). In addition totheatre, he is the designer of NC’s his-toric Elizabethan Gardens’ WinterLights, a ten-acre holiday display.www.KyleDixonDesigns.com

DANA PINKSTON (Costume Design)has designed costumes for theatresacross the country, including Way-side Theatre in Virginia, PennsylvaniaCentre Stage and Struthers LibraryTheatre, both in Pennsylvania, Snow-mass/Aspen Rep in Colorado andPotluck Productions in Kansas. In1994 Dana won the prestigiousACTF/ Kennedy Center NationalAward for Excellence in CostumeDesign for her designs for Our Coun-try's Good, as well as Penn State Uni-versity's Arts and ArchitectureCreative Achievement Award. Danais a member of United Scenic ArtistsLocal 829.

JOSE SANTIAGO (Lighting Design) ishappy to return after lighting Ain’tMisbehavin’ and the entire 2017 &2016 seasons at Theatre By The Sea.

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTPast designs include: Spamalot(North Shore Music Theatre), Rent,Anything Goes, Rodgers and Ham-merstein’s Cinderella, Sister Act TheMusical, Young Frankenstein, WhiteChristmas (Gateway), Of Mice andMen (Bay Street Theatre); Man of LaMancha, La Cage aux Folles, Mame(The Wick Theatre), Smokey Joe’sCafe (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse).He received his Master of Fine Arts inLighting Design from Florida StateUniversity. jsantiagodesign.com

MICHAEL HYDE (Sound Design) hasworked for the last 29 years as a tech-nical director, lighting designer, andsound designer in broadcast televi-sion, regional, community, college,and high school theatre productions.Michael’s Sound Design credits in-clude productions of Fiddler on theRoof, Guys and Dolls, Little Shop ofHorrors, and Cinderella, along withThe Producers, Spamalot, Mary Pop-pins, Grease, Nunsense, and La Cageaux Folles here at Theatre By The Sea.Sound projects for television includeThe Boston Marathon, MeetingStreet School Telethon, and The Bris-tol 4th of July Parade. Michael isthrilled to be returning to Theatre ByThe Sea where he often gets to workalong side his wife, Maria Day andnow with his son Mason.

KATE L. FERDINANDI* (ProductionStage Manager) is delighted to be re-turning to Theatre By The Sea for thefourth time! Selected credits: TheProducers, The Music Man, The Wiz-ard of Oz, Buddy: The Buddy HollyStory (Theatre By The Sea); IntimateApparel, Fun Home (ColoradoSprings Fine Arts Center); A Christ-mas Carol (The Hanover Theatre); Lit-tle Women, Born Yesterday, WhiteChristmas, Billy Elliot, The MiracleWorker, 1776, The Addams Family(Ocean State Theatre Company);The Wiz (Fiddlehead Theatre); Fid-dler on the Roof (Pennsylvania

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTShakespeare Festival); A ChristmasCarol, Steel Magnolias (Trinity Rep);A Doll's House, Glengarry Glen Ross,The Glass Menagerie (Sandra Fein-stein-Gamm Theatre). Thanks toMom for the roots and wings! Kate isa proud member of Actors' Equity.

SARA SHEETS* (Assistant StageManager) is happy to return for hersecond summer at Theatre By TheSea, having served as the ASM onThe Music Man and The Producers.Other credits include: Sandra Fein-stein-Gamm Theatre: As You Like It,Incognito, King Elizabeth, TheNether, A Streetcar Named Desire(PSM), Trinity Repertory Company:Into the Breeches, Appropriate, TheHunchback of Seville (PSM), Okla-homa!, Melancholy Play: A ChamberMusical (ASM), Sharon Playhouse:Quartet, Peter and the Starcatcher(PSM), Ocean State Theatre Com-pany: Damn Yankees (ASM).

BILL HANNEY (Owner/Producer). MrHanney began his career in showbusiness at age 19, leasing and devel-oping movie theaters, including hisfirst multiplex in Quincy, Massachu-setts. Before long, he was bookingrock shows (Jefferson Starship, Rush)and other types of live entertain-ment, which eventually led to thepresenting and producing of Broad-way productions. One such showwas an appearance by the legendarymime artist, Marcel Marceau. Aspresident of Broadway Productions,Bill presented national tours such asAnnie, Amadeus, Dancin’, Peter Pan,Rocky Horror Show and Mark Twainstarring Hal Holbrook, throughoutNew England including Worcester,Springfield, Portland, Maine andBoston. Aside from his work reopen-ing Theatre By The Sea in 2007, oneof Bill’s crowning achievements wasthe 2010 purchase and re-opening ofNorth Shore Music Theatre, a land-mark 1,500 seat professional theatre,

which is entering its ninth successfulyear of operation in Beverly, MA(nsmt.org). Bill’s ongoing work withboth theatres inspires him to con-sider acquiring additional perform-ance venues at which he plans tosomeday share his productions.Throughout his career, Bill has stayedfocused on his movie theatre chainhaving bought, built, owned, oper-ated and sold more than 30 cine-mas. His company, EntertainmentCinemas, currently operates sevenmovie complexes in four states. In2009, Bill was elected President ofthe Theatre Owners of New England.Bill has been named to the NorthShore Top 100 by the North ShoreChamber of Commerce. In 2012, hewas recognized by both the BeverlyChamber of Commerce and SalemChamber of Commerce as BusinessPerson of the Year. He is the recipientof the 2015 Leslie S. Ray Hall of FameAward, presented by the GreaterBeverly Chamber of Commerce. Billis a member of the League of Broad-way Producers and was involvedwith the recent revival of Pippin, aswell as developing several new mu-sicals.

THOM WARREN* (Associate Pro-ducer), a resident of Staten Island NY,began his association with TheatreBy The Sea as an actor playing Harrythe Horse in the 2000 production ofGuys and Dolls. He then returned in2013 to become the Company Man-ager, a position he held until 2015. In2017 he appeared as Maurice in Dis-ney’s Beauty and the Beast. A mem-ber of Actors’ Equity and SDC, he isalso a casting associate for TheatreBy The Sea. In NYC he was the Com-pany Manager for the Off-Broadwayplay Psycho Therapy. As a performer,Thom began his career with Pitts-burgh Ballet Theatre before movingon to musical comedy. Appearing inclose to 100 shows, he has per-formed at North Shore Music The-

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTatre, Pittsburgh CLO, Kansas CityStarlight, Alabama Shakespeare Fes-tival and in NYC, as well as in a 2-yearrun of the International Company ofWest Side Story. Choreography cred-its include productions of West SideStory at NSMT and Kansas CityStarlight, as well as a full-length pro-duction of The Nutcracker. Thomwould like to thank Bill, Kevin, Tom,Helen and Chris. And of course, Dan,Sam, Jimmy and Peter. Dammit!

MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL(MTIShows.com) is one of the world’sleading theatrical licensing agencies,granting schools as well as amateurand professional theatres fromaround the world the rights to per-form the largest selection of greatmusicals from Broadway and be-yond. MTI works directly with thecomposers, lyricists and book writersof these shows to provide officialscripts, musical materials and dy-namic theatrical resources to over60,000 theatrical organizations inthe U.S. and in over 60 countriesworldwide.

MATTHEW CHAPPELL (Casting) ishonored to join this remarkable cre-ative team as resident Casting Direc-tor for Bill Hanney’s North ShoreMusic Theatre and Theatre By TheSea. An accomplished performer, heis fortunate to have worked all overthe world in more than 30 produc-tions, including several shows atNSMT, as lead vocalist in StephenSchwartz’s Magic To Do for PrincessCruise Lines, and appearances at Fe-instein’s/54 Below, The Duplex,Carnegie Hall, and The MetropolitanRoom. For many years, Matthewworked as a talent agent, casting as-sociate, and photographer for Hey-man Talent Agency, specializing inTV/film, commercials, runway, printand voiceovers. He is a former Asso-ciate Producer for Encore Interna-tional, casting and producing shows

for theme parks, cruise ships, andcorporate events.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION(AEA), founded in 1913, representsmore than 45,000 actors and stagemanagers in the United States. Eq-uity seeks to advance, promote andfoster the art of live theatre as an es-sential component of our society.Equity negotiates wages and work-ing conditions, providing a widerange of benefits, including healthand pension plans. AEA is a memberof the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated withFIA, an international organization ofperforming arts unions. The Equityemblem is our mark of excellence.actorsequity.org

THEATRE BY THE SEA, which is onthe National Register of HistoricPlaces, has had many incarnationsover the years. The Tyler family pur-chased the property in the early ‘20s.After Alice Tyler was left a widowwith three young children, she ranthe property as a summer camp forgirls. When the depression hit, shedecided to create jobs and provide afuture for her children by turning thebarn into a theatre. The 300-seat the-atre opened on August 7, 1933 with aproduction called Strictly Dynamite.That initial season lasted four weeksand featured four different plays, oneof which was taken to New York. In1938, a Yale Cooperative took over.Then, on September 2, a hurricanehit. The back wall of the theatrecaved in and the stage roof wasblown off. During the repairs, thetheater was expanded to include abalcony. The newly enlarged theatreoperated through 1941 and thenwent dark during the war. In 1946,the theatre’s most glamorous andstar-filled period began. The theatrebecame what is referred to as a “star-system” house opening with a showcalled Dream Girl which starred JudyHolliday. Other headliners who were

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTbrought in included TallulahBankhead, Mae West, Groucho Marx,and Marlon Brando. Following the1958 season, the property was sold tothe Bontecou family, who leased itsporadically for several years, and by1966 there were plans to tear downthe theatre. Upon hearing that thetheatre was to be destroyed, TommyBrent, who had previously worked asa publicist for the theatre, returnedand saved the theater from demoli-

tion. His first show opened on June23, 1967 and he ran the theatre suc-cessfully for twenty-two years. In1988, FourQuest Entertainment,which consisted of Laura Harris, (whohad previously worked at the theatrefor eleven summers), Renny Serreand Richard Ericson, came on board.Following extensive renovations,FourQuest reopened the theater inthe spring of 1989 and continuedproducing high quality summer the-

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ater in Matunuck until the fall of2003. The theatre went dark onceagain until 2007, when entrepreneurBill Hanney purchased the propertyand, with producing partners, suc-cessfully mounted a production of AFunny Thing Happened on the Wayto the Forum, just six weeks later, re-opening the historic theatre on Au-gust 8, 2007. Theatre By The Seacontinues to annually produce a suc-cessful four-musical subscriptionseason along with a children’s the-atre and concert series.

* Member of Actors’ Equity Associa-tion, the Union of Professional Actorsand Stage Managers in the UnitedStates.

PATRON INFORMATIONBOX OFFICE HOURSMONDAY – SATURDAY

11am – 6pmPERFORMANCE DAYS

11am until curtainPERFORMANCE SUNDAYS

12 noon until curtain

CONTACT USBox Office: (401) 782-8587

E-mail: boxoffice.tbts@gmail.comWebsite: www.theatrebythesea.comAdministrative offices: (401) 782-3800

GENERAL TICKET INFORMATIONChildren under 4 are NOT allowed at any ofthe four subscription musicals. This includesbabies and toddlers that can be held.

Children under 4 are welcome at our one-hour-long Children's Festival productions, however,children age 2 and above must have a ticketand sit in a seat.

Everyone must have a ticket to enter the the-atre, sit in a seat, and be able to sit quietlythrough the entire performance.

Not all programming is appropriate for all ages.All musicals have a content advisory and a fullsynopsis on their individual pages on the web-site. Please feel free to contact the Box Officewith any question regarding the content of theshow. Although opinions on appropriate view-ing may differ, we will do our best to answeryour questions regarding language, violence,and adult situations.

TICKET FEESRestoration Fee: $1 added to all tickets (pur-chased in person/by phone/online) to the 4season musicals.

Handling Fee: $5 per ticket online, $3 per ticketby phone, no fee for in person sales.

ALL TICKET PURCHASES ARE A FINAL SALE. NO REFUNDS. TICKETS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE.

GIFT CERTIFICATESGift Certificates are available through the BoxOffice or online anytime.

GROUP SALESDiscount rates are available for groups of 10or more. Call (401) 782-8587

FIRE EXITSTheatre By The Sea has six fire exits. Two fireexits are located on either side of the audito-rium and also in the balcony. There are addi-tional exits on both sides of the lobby as wellas through the center lobby barn doors.

BISTRO BY THE SEAFor reservations call (401) 789-3030or online at www.theatrebythesea.com

REFRESHMENTSRefreshments are normally available beforethe show and during intermission at theGazebo and at Bistro by the Sea. Glass bottlesare not permitted in the auditorium.

RECORDING DEVICES, CAMERAS,PAGERS & CELL PHONES

Use of recording devices and cameras is notpermitted. Please be certain that all pagers,digital watches and cell phones are turned off,and refrain from text messaging or emailingduring the performance.

SMOKINGFire regulations forbid smoking in the audito-rium, lobby or restrooms. Smoking is allowedoutside the building in the side parking lot.Kindly use the receptacles for disposal.

RESTROOMSMen’s and women’s restrooms are located offthe lobby. Handicapped accessible and addi-tional men’s and women’s restrooms are lo-cated in the gazebo area.

Owner & Producer .......................................................................................................... Bill HanneyProducing Artistic Director ............................................................................................. Kevin P. HillAssociate Producer .................................................................................................... Thom WarrenGeneral Manager .......................................................................................................... Tom SenterCasting ................................................................................................................ Matthew ChappellBox Office Manager ..................................................................................................... Vincent LupinoDirector of Marketing and Communication .................................................................... Mike CeceriDirector of Publicity ................................................................................................ Karen Gail KesslerDirector of Corporate and Community Relations ............................................... Karen Nascembeni

2018 PRODUCTION STAFFProduction Manager ........................................................................................................ Randy BeckCompany Manager ............................................................................................................. Lacy ReilyAssistant Company Manager ..................................................................................... David GretchkoTechnical Director ....................................................................................................... Steve WilsonProduction Deck Chief ............................................................................................... Brittany CostelloProduction Fly Chief ................................................................................................... Mason HydeProduction Apprentice ................................................................................................. Brian MirandaProperties Mistress .............................................................................................. Laura BeauregardDirector of Costumes ...................................................................................................... David CabralAssistant Costume Shop Manager .......................................................................... Kerry DelagarzaStitchers ................................................................................................ Alex Quigley, Emily TaradashCostume Shop Apprentice ..................................................................................... Jennifer Stavrakas Wardrobe Supervisor ................................................................................................... Ava MascenaMaster Electrician ....................................................................................................... Elliot KonstantAssistant Master Electrician ................................................................................ Cameron WaitkunLighting Apprentice ...................................................................................................... Joshua RaymoSeason Sound Designer ....................................................................................... Leon RothenbergSeason Sound Supervision ....................................................................................... Danny ErdbergAudio Engineers ................................................................................ John McQuiggan, Dakota StippAssistant Audio Engineer ........................................................................................ Jordan Del PinoProduction Stage Managers ................................................. Kate L. Ferdinandi*, James O. Hansen*Assistant Stage Managers ....................................................................... Logan Pratt*, Sara Sheets*Stage Management Apprentices ........................................................... Isabella Pellino, Owen SmithActing Interns ................................ Marlina Brown, Derek Hoyden, Jared Scott Miller, Gracie PhillipsHouse Manager/Volunteer Coordinator ........................................................... Jordan Ilyssa AngeloHouse Manager ............................................................................................................ Michael SalvoBox Office Assistants ................................. Jordan Ilyssa Angelo, Karen Gail Kessler, Tom Lavallee,

Louise Tetreault, Bill Whitehead, Jr., Marcia ZammarelliMusic Contractor ........................................................................................................... Mike SartiniFacilities Manager ................................................................................................... Michael AnthonyFacilities Staff .................................................................................................................... Scott HoweProgram Printer ..................................................................................................... Meridian PrintingProgram Advertising ................................................................................................ Jacyn TremblayProduction Photographer ................................................................... Steven Richard PhotographyLighting Rentals ................................................... Advanced Lighting and Production Services, Inc.Sound Rentals ................................................................................. Masque Sound and RecordingLandscaping ................................................................................................................ Dana DesignsLawn Service ...................................................................................................... RDS LandscapingLobby Flowers ................................................................................................................. FlowerthymeCleaning Services ..................................................................................................... Marguerite PeckAccounting ............................................................................... Thomas Armand, Armand & Co. PCLegal Counsel ....................................................................................................... James Aukerman

SCENERY BUILT BY NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE SCENE SHOPProduction Manager ................................................................................................... Miguel FloresAssociate Production Manager ................................................................................... Scott G. NasonTechnical Director .............................................................................................................. Kelly ReedAssistant Technical Director ................................................................................... Nicholas NovacoShop Supervisor .............................................................................................................. Aaron Tobey Scene Shop Forman .................................................................................................. Myles McMannScenic Carpenters ......................................................... Derek Hodge, Ryan Hull, Michael HuxfordWelder ....................................................................................................................... Abbey KulhavyProperties Artisans ......................................................................... Morgan Rodgers, Megan VaughnScenic Charge ....................................................................................................................... Ivy NeffAssistant Scenic Charge ......................................................................................... Salena Seaman

* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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