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MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL
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presents
April 24–25, 2015
GFour Productions Presents
Book and Lyrics byJEANIE LINDERS
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ROBERTA B. WALL
MEGAN CAVANAGHSANDRA BENTON
Lighting Design
RYAN A. PATRIDGECostume Design
SUE HILLAudio Design
STEVE SHAPIRO
Company Manager
CHRISTOPHER R. WOODProduction Stage Manager
JENNY JACOBSAssistant Stage Manager
SUE HILL
Original Score & Arrangements with Musical Direction by
ALAN J. PLADO
Choreography Staged by
DARIA LYNNE MELENDEZ
Directed By
SETH GREENLEAF
WITH
CHERIE PRICE
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SPRING TOUR 2015NEWPORT NEWS, VA
CEO/President/Partner ....................................................................................... Kenneth GreenblattProducer/Partner .............................................................................................................. Alan GlistProducer/Partner & Director ..................................................................................... Seth GreenleafProducer/Partner ....................................................................................................... Marc GoldmanProducer & Executive VP ........................................................................................... Tom MaddenProducer/Partner ............................................................................................................. Kathi GlistDirector of Production .......................................................................................... Ryan A. PatridgeDirector of Operations .................................................................................................... Kim SimariController .................................................................................................................. Natalia PowellMarketing Manager .................................................................................................. Alyssa HollandMarketing Coordinator .................................................................................................. Sara MillerMerchandise Coordinator.................................................................................. Christopher R. WoodSponsorship Consultant ...................................................................... Jim Erlick, The Erlick GroupAttorney ............................... BOISE, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP, Stuart Singer/James Grippando Founder .............................................................................................. Kenneth & Sandi GreenblattFounder ............................................................................................................... Alan & Kathi Glist
THE MUSIC
SONGS WORDS • MUSIC PUBLISHER (USED BY PERMISSION) • COPYRIGHT DATEChain Of Fools Don Covay, Pronto Music, Spring Time Music, Fourteenth Hour Music (BMI) 1967 / I Heard It Through The Grapevine Norman Whitfield, Barry Strong 1967 / A Sign Of The Times Tony Hatch—Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) 1966 / Stayin’ Alive Maurice Gibb, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Crompton Songs (BMI) and Gibb Brothers Music (BMI) 1977 / The Lion Sleeps Tonight Hugh Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss, Albert Stanton 1961 / Heat Wave Irving Berlin 1933 / Wishin’ And Hopin’ Hal David, Burt Bacharach, New Hidden Valley Music Co., Casa David Music (ASCAP) 1963 / I’m Sorry Ronnie Self, Dub Allbritten—Songs of Universal (BMI) 1968 / The Great Pretender Buck Ram 1956 / California Girls Brian Wilson, Mike Love—Irving Music, Inc. (BMI) 1965 / Help Me Rhonda Brian Wilson, Mike Love—Irving Music, Inc. (BMI) 1965 / Lookin’ For Love In All / The Wrong Places Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison, Patti Ryan 1980 / Don’t Make Me Over Hal David, Burt Bacharach, New Hidden Valley Music Co., Casa David Music (ASCAP) 1962 / Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield 1966 / Puff, The Magic Dragon Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton, Silver Dawn Music, Honalee Melodies (ASCAP) 1963 / The Shoop Shoop Song Rudy Clark 1965 / My Guy Smokey Robinson 1961 / Don’t Say Nothing Bad About My Baby Gerry Goffin/Carole King 1962 / I Got You Babe Sonny Bono—Cotillion Music, Inc. (BMI) 1965 Good Vibrations Mike Love, Brian Wilson—Irving Music, Inc. (BMI) 1966 / What’s Love Got To Do With It Terry Britten, Graham Lyle, WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Good Single, LTD. (PRS) 1984 / Only You Buck Ram, Ande Rand 1955 / New Attitude Sharon Robinson, Jon Gilutin, Bunny Hull, Songs of Universal, Rockomatic Music, Brass Heart Music (BMI) Universal Music Corp., Robinhill Music, Buchu Music (ASCAP) 1985 / YMCA Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis 1978
Music Parodied With Great Appreciation
Technical Director/
Lighting Supervisor
HEATHERLYN EGAN
Audio Supervisor
KATE WECKER
CAST
Professional Woman .......................................................... SANDRA BENTONSoap Star ................................................................................. CHERIE PRICEEarth Mother/Dance Captain ......................................... MEGAN CAVANAGHIowa Housewife ................................................................. ROBERTA B. WALL
PRODUCTION TEAMCompany Manager .................................................. CHRISTOPHER R. WOODProduction Stage Manager ................................................... JENNY JACOBSAssistant Stage Manager ................................................................ SUE HILLTechnical Director/Lighting Supervisor ........................ HEATHERLYN EGANAudio Supervisor ................................................................... KATE WECKER
(In order of Appearance)
The entire action of the play takes place in Bloomingdales, NYC Menopause The Musical will be performed without an intermission
The use of camaras, videotape recorders or audio recorders by members of the audience during the course of this production is strictly prohibited. Recording devices will be confiscated by the House Manager.
This production operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. All actors and stage managers are members of Actors’ Equity.
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
MUSIC FOR THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED BY:
Keyboards ......................................................................... MICHAEL DUBAYDrums ......................................................................................... DON MEOLIBass ..................................................................................... JONATHAN REM
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DARIA LYNNE MELENDEZ (Choreographer) Originallyfrom Massachusetts. This gal has been a studio owner, a professional dancer and choreographer for over 4 decades. Education, judging and coaching have been her passions through her career. She has appeared on Broadway and National television performances. She has taught for Dance Masters of America and many dance programs throughout the U.S. Having the privilege of performing with Maurice and Gregory Hines have been one of the high points she holds close to her heart. Daria has choreographed industrial shows for Lipton and Tupperwear. In the 1980’s Daria worked closely with recording artists Expose in Miami, Florida. Currently Daria is GFour Production’s choreographer for the hit show, MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, training over 300 actors over the years. Teaching Ballroom dancing with her husband Nelson keeps her on her toes. Daria enjoys training young dancers in all styles of dance, preparing them for a well rounded career in performing arts.
ALAN J. PLADO (Music Director) Broadway: Disney’sBEAUTY AND THE BEAST. National Tours: LEGALLY BLONDE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ELF THE MUSICAL (1st national; conductor). Alan served as the Music Supervisor for MENOPAUSE, and internationally, was the music director and arranger for the show on the West End (Shaw Theater) and in Dublin, Ireland (Tivoli Theater). Regional credits: LEGALLY BLONDE with SallyStruthers (Ogunquit Playhouse); CHAPS, CRAZY FOR YOU (PCPA); STRIKING 12 (Capital Repertory); BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE (Phoenix Theater); GYPSY, CATS, FOOTLOOSE (Arizona Broadway), as well as appearances at Laguna Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare, Milwaukee Repertory, and Geva Theater.
RYAN A. PATRIDGE (Lighting Designer) has been withGFour Productions since 2007. He has been lighting theatrical tours and concerts for the past eleven years with various artists and productions. Selected regional theatrical credits include: Into the Woods, Floyd Collins (Weathervane Theatre). Film/TV credits include: The Autumn Heart starring Ally Sheedy (First Look Pictures), Trey Anastasio (Austin City Limits) and Sheryl Crow (Austin City Limits) HBO Latino Boxing, Showtime Boxing, Asylum Street Spankers: Re-Assembly, Austin City Limits Festival (Warner Brothers).Selected live music tour credits include: Los Lonely Boys, Pat Green and Willie Nelson. Ryan is a proud member of I.A.T.S.E. and Actors’ Equity.
STEVE SHAPIRO (Audio Designer) has been designingand engineering the sound for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® since 2003. Steve now serves as the Resident Sound Designer for the Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University, designing about 13 shows a year there. His prior experience includes a 16 year stint at The Coconut Grove Playhouse, among many other shows around the country and the world, most notably serving as the sound engineer for the South American tour of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in 1996.
JEANIE LINDERS (Creator) is known throughoutthe theatrical industry for award winning innovations in marketing and management with her company E&M Theatrical, Inc. She is the writer of the Off-Broadway hit Menopause The Musical®, Mommies Rock! ™ and making it’s world premiere in Orlando, FL January 2013, The D*Word-A Musical (*Ditched, Dumped, Divorced and Dating)®. Ms. Linders is also working on a web television project in development for the United States and Australian markets debuting Spring 2013. Additionally she will be premiering the updated Menopause The Musical® Extreme for the next generation of women in Orlando, Florida, and internationally in 2014. Her Foundation as well as the shows, has been a passionate voice for empowering women in countries as diverse as Ghana, Italy, Kenya, Nepal, the US and many more.
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WHO’S WHO
WHO’S WHOTheatricals on The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Altar Boyz & All Shook Up, Peter Pan, Noises Off at South Coast Repertory; Titus Andronicus, Reefer Madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes, Urinetown, The Tempest & Cider House Rules. She is excited to be involved with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® once more and to be working with the wonderful family of GFour Productions. She is a proud member of Actors Equity.
SUE HILL (Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Designer) has been designing and creating clothes, costumes and home textiles since she discovered her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine at the age of 9. She began her career as a studio artist in textiles, graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited wearable art and maintained a business designing custom clothing and costumes for national touring musical group and theatrical productions. She has toured as wardrobe supervisor and Equity Stage Manager. Sue is the NationalCostume Designer for GFour Productions, designing costumes and props for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, RESPECT and MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL®.
HEATHERLYN EGAN (Technical Director/Lighting Supervisor) is a Pittsburgh native and is thrilled to be on the road with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® having previously worked with the show both in New York City and Rochester, NY. Previous National Tours: IN THE MOOD (PM/LD), THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE (Road Mgr/LD), ROUTE 66 (TD/LD), IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (PSM). NYC: AVENUE Q (New World Stages), AMERICAN GIRL PLACE, LOVE CHILD (New World Stages), THE STARRY MESSENGER (Theatre Row), DIXIE CARTER AT THE CAFÉ CARLYLE. Regional: Alpine Theatre Project (ME), Geva Theatre Center (1st Electrician), Garth Fagan Dance (Electrician).
KATE WECKER (Audio Supervisor) is very excited to be working with GFour Productions again after two successful tours with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® last year. She has previously designed sound for the Neil Simon Festival, Pride Films & Plays, and Fox Valley Repertory, and designed and engineered the 2013 season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, including “Shrek”, “Crazy for You”, “Chicago”, and “Les Misérables”. More at www.katewecker.com. GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) GFour Productions recent successes include winning the 2013 Tony Award® for their 50th anniversary production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Co-financing the 5
time Tony Award®, 5 time Drama Desk Award®, and 7 time Olivier Award® Winner for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Producing the critically acclaimed revivals of THE GLASS MENAGERIE starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, and the history making production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL starring 6 time Tony Award® winner, Audra McDonald; and their most recent launch of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, DISGRACED, which The New York Times calls, “Terrific, turbulent, and roaring to life with currents of dramatic electricity!” GFour recently premièred the Spanish-language version of their hit, MENOPAUSIA EL MUSICAL, in Hollywood, CA, and have now begun the international launch of their ever popular MENOPAUSE brand, bringing laughter to audiences around the world . They began producing in 1981 with NINE, winning the Tony Award® that year for Best Musical. Among their favorite Broadway productions are MY ONE AND ONLY starring Tommy Tune, ZORBA THE GREEK starring Anthony Quinn, THE RINK starring Liza Minnelli, BABY, GRAND HOTEL, GRIND, BIG, TRUE WEST, the original and the revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which won them Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1983 and Best Revival in 2004. Their combined shows have been nominated for 115 Tony Awards®, winning 44 and 110 Drama Desk Awards®, winning 56. For more information, please visit GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award winner for his work on the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film his entire adult life. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, and directing the award winning play RFK: A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. He heads GFour’s Broadway division and is the company’s Artistic Director. Seth recently worked on the London transfer of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway and hailed by The New York Times as, “The Best Musical ever to come out of Britain!” He recently produced and directed the award winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL and he is currently launching the Broadway premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED, as well as the West End premiere of the Tony Award winning musical URINETOWN. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the great white way.
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WHO’S WHOSANDRA BENTON (Professional Woman) (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) An actress with a gypsy spirit, Sandra hasperformed all over the United States and abroad, both on stage and screen, and is happy to be
returning to MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. She has been seen on television with performances in CHUCK (NBC), HOSTAGE: DO OR DIE (Investigation Discovery Channel), GOT HOME ALIVE (Travel Channel), WHO’S STILL STANDING (NBC), LET’S MAKE A DEAL (CBS), DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS (SYNDICATED) and in the web series BOOK CLUB ( www.hulu.com/book-club )Past stage work includes a four year run of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® in Las Vegas, guest appearances in THE GEORGE WALLACE SHOW (The Flamingo – Las Vegas), THE BLUEST EYE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR among many more. Please join her fan page on Facebook www.facebook.com/sandrabenton.fan or on Twitter chanteuse13. All glory, praise and thanks to God!
MEGAN CAVANAGH (Earth Mother/Dance Captain) Megan Cavanagh is most recognized as Marla Hooch from the movie, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Other film credits include: ROBIN
HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (Broomhilde), FOR RICHER OR POORER (Levinia Yoder), THAT DARN CAT (Lu), and The Academy Award Nominated Animated Feature JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (Judy Neutron), and she also did the Nickelodeon TV series. She currently is Queen Luna on the Nickelodeon animated series, WINX CLUB. Other TV: Guest Star on HOME IMPROVEMENT, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, JUST SHOOT ME, WEST WING, ER, and many others. Megan has performed in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® Since 2004. Noted Regional Credits include: Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Jubilee (Queen/Butch), High Spirits (Madam Arcati). Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association Since 1987.
CHERIE PRICE (Soap Star) Cherie joined MTM in 2006 and since then has played Soap Star all over the US and Canada as well as a few years in Las Vegas. Favorite roles include Anita/West Side Story,
Charity/Sweet Charity, Val/A Chorus Line, Desiree/A Little Night Music, Grushinkaya/Grand Hotel, Ruby/Dames at Sea. She received a Portland Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in “Chicago”
and a Portland Musical Theatre Award for best Actress as Kay Goodman in “Nite Club Confidential”. Cherie can also be found on the Cabaret stage and has performed on several cruise ships as well as releasing her first CD “Voyage”. Lately she’s become a Ballroom Dancer and has competed in PRO/AM.
ROBERTA B. WALL (Iowa Housewife)Original Broadway Casts -”Sister Act”, “Leap of Faith” . First National Tours - “Sister Act” ( SM Lazarus ),” Beauty and the Beast “ ( Mrs. Potts ). Ms. Wall has been performing in “Menopause
the Musical “ since 2003 as both Iowa Housewife and Earth Mother in cities across the country. Other Regional roles include : Sadie - I Love a Piano” (Lawrence Welk Theatre), Jo - “Swingtime Canteen”( La Mirada CLO), Frieda - “Sunday in the Park with George” ( Long Beach CLO), Tisbe - Cinderella” (Falcon Theatre), Clementina- “Desert Song ( Pasadena Civic ), Housekeeper - “ Man of La Mancha” She has performed with such stars as Shirley Jones, Robert Goulet, Joanne Worley, Dorothy Lamour and was a special guest on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. She can be heard on the Roxbury Records (the Gershwin family label) recordings of “Oh, Kay!”, “Pardon My English” and “Lady Be Good”.
CHRISTOPHER R. WOOD (Company Manager) Chris is happy to continue his work with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. You may recognize him from his extensive work in major motion pictures. Some of his favorite roles include: “teen with Ice Cream” in FOREST GUMP opposite Tom Hanks, “young man eating chili” in WAR HORSE and “man with heart burn” in THE AVENGERS. Chris likes to spend his free time on his private island (named “Cheeseburger In Paradise”) located in the Caribbean surrounded by the crystal clear blue ocean. Then again, you may not recognize him from any of these films – because he wasn’t in them. Truthfully, in his free time he can be found relaxing and spending as much time as he can with family and friends – because he doesn’t actually own his own island, yet. He is a firm believer that he is “living the dream”. Thank you to Mom and Dad and everyone else who has helped him get to this point in his life.
JENNY JACOBS (Production Stage Manager) from Oceanside, Ca, received her MFA from UCI (’09). It has been a fun and exciting 5 years (2010-15) with GFour touring with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. Her past credits include Plaid Tidings at Laguna Playhouse, 3-D
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CHRISTOPHER R. WOOD (Company Manager) Chris is happy to continue his work with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL. You may recognize him from his extensive work in major motion pictures. Some of his favorite roles include: “teen with Ice Cream” in FOREST GUMP opposite Tom Hanks, “young man eating chili” in WAR HORSE and “man with heart burn” in THE AVENGERS. Chris likes to spend his free time on his private island (named “Cheeseburger In Paradise”) located in the Caribbean surrounded by the crystal clear blue ocean. Then again, you may not recognize him from any of these films – because he wasn’t in them. Truthfully, in his free time he can be found relaxing and spending as much time as he can with family and friends – because he doesn’t actually own his own island, yet. He is a firm believer that he is “living the dream”. Thank you to Mom and Dad and everyone else who has helped him get to this point in his life.
JENNY JACOBS (Production Stage Manager) from Oceanside, Ca, received her MFA from UCI (’09). It has been a fun and exciting 5 years (2010-15) with GFour touring with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL. Her past credits include Plaid Tidings at Laguna Playhouse, 3-D
has performed in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL since 2004. Noted Regional Credits include: Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Jubilee (Queen/Butch), High Spirits (Madam Arcati). Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association Since 1987.
returning to MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL. She has been seen on television with performances in CHUCK (NBC), HOSTAGE: DO OR DIE (Investigation Discovery Channel), GOT HOME ALIVE (Travel Channel), WHO’S STILL STANDING (NBC), LET’S MAKE A DEAL (CBS), DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS (SYNDICATED) and in the web series BOOK CLUB ( www.hulu.com/book-club ) Past stage work includes a four year run of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL in Las Vegas, guest appearances in THE GEORGE WALLACE SHOW (The Flamingo – Las Vegas), THE BLUEST EYE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR among many more. Please join her fan page on Facebook www. facebook.com/sandrabenton.fan or on Twitter chanteuse13. All glory, praise and thanks to God!
WHO’S WHOTheatricals on The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Altar Boyz & All Shook Up, Peter Pan, Noises Off at South Coast Repertory; Titus Andronicus, Reefer Madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes, Urinetown, The Tempest & Cider House Rules. She is excited to be involved with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® once more and to be working with the wonderful family of GFour Productions. She is a proud member of Actors Equity.
SUE HILL (Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Designer) has been designing and creating clothes, costumes and home textiles since she discovered her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine at the age of 9. She began her career as a studio artist in textiles, graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited wearable art and maintained a business designing custom clothing and costumes for national touring musical group and theatrical productions. She has toured as wardrobe supervisor and Equity Stage Manager. Sue is the NationalCostume Designer for GFour Productions, designing costumes and props for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, RESPECT and MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL®.
HEATHERLYN EGAN (Technical Director/Lighting Supervisor) is a Pittsburgh native and is thrilled to be on the road with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® having previously worked with the show both in New York City and Rochester, NY. Previous National Tours: IN THE MOOD (PM/LD), THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE (Road Mgr/LD), ROUTE 66 (TD/LD), IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (PSM). NYC: AVENUE Q (New World Stages), AMERICAN GIRL PLACE, LOVE CHILD (New World Stages), THE STARRY MESSENGER (Theatre Row), DIXIE CARTER AT THE CAFÉ CARLYLE. Regional: Alpine Theatre Project (ME), Geva Theatre Center (1st Electrician), Garth Fagan Dance (Electrician).
KATE WECKER (Audio Supervisor) is very excited to be working with GFour Productions again after two successful tours with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® last year. She has previously designed sound for the Neil Simon Festival, Pride Films & Plays, and Fox Valley Repertory, and designed and engineered the 2013 season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, including “Shrek”, “Crazy for You”, “Chicago”, and “Les Misérables”. More at www.katewecker.com. GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) GFour Productions recent successes include winning the 2013 Tony Award® for their 50th anniversary production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Co-financing the 5
time Tony Award®, 5 time Drama Desk Award®, and 7 time Olivier Award® Winner for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Producing the critically acclaimed revivals of THE GLASS MENAGERIE starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, and the history making production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL starring 6 time Tony Award® winner, Audra McDonald; and their most recent launch of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, DISGRACED, which The New York Times calls, “Terrific, turbulent, and roaring to life with currents of dramatic electricity!” GFour recently premièred the Spanish-language version of their hit, MENOPAUSIA EL MUSICAL, in Hollywood, CA, and have now begun the international launch of their ever popular MENOPAUSE brand, bringing laughter to audiences around the world . They began producing in 1981 with NINE, winning the Tony Award® that year for Best Musical. Among their favorite Broadway productions are MY ONE AND ONLY starring Tommy Tune, ZORBA THE GREEK starring Anthony Quinn, THE RINK starring Liza Minnelli, BABY, GRAND HOTEL, GRIND, BIG, TRUE WEST, the original and the revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which won them Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1983 and Best Revival in 2004. Their combined shows have been nominated for 115 Tony Awards®, winning 44 and 110 Drama Desk Awards®, winning 56. For more information, please visit GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award winner for his work on the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film his entire adult life. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, and directing the award winning play RFK: A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. He heads GFour’s Broadway division and is the company’s Artistic Director. Seth recently worked on the London transfer of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway and hailed by The New York Times as, “The Best Musical ever to come out of Britain!” He recently produced and directed the award winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL and he is currently launching the Broadway premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED, as well as the West End premiere of the Tony Award winning musical URINETOWN. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the great white way.
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WHO’S WHOSANDRA BENTON (Professional Woman) (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) An actress with a gypsy spirit, Sandra hasperformed all over the United States and abroad, both on stage and screen, and is happy to be
returning to MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. She has been seen on television with performances in CHUCK (NBC), HOSTAGE: DO OR DIE (Investigation Discovery Channel), GOT HOME ALIVE (Travel Channel), WHO’S STILL STANDING (NBC), LET’S MAKE A DEAL (CBS), DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS (SYNDICATED) and in the web series BOOK CLUB ( www.hulu.com/book-club )Past stage work includes a four year run of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® in Las Vegas, guest appearances in THE GEORGE WALLACE SHOW (The Flamingo – Las Vegas), THE BLUEST EYE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR among many more. Please join her fan page on Facebook www.facebook.com/sandrabenton.fan or on Twitter chanteuse13. All glory, praise and thanks to God!
MEGAN CAVANAGH (Earth Mother/Dance Captain) Megan Cavanagh is most recognized as Marla Hooch from the movie, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Other film credits include: ROBIN
HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (Broomhilde), FOR RICHER OR POORER (Levinia Yoder), THAT DARN CAT (Lu), and The Academy Award Nominated Animated Feature JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (Judy Neutron), and she also did the Nickelodeon TV series. She currently is Queen Luna on the Nickelodeon animated series, WINX CLUB. Other TV: Guest Star on HOME IMPROVEMENT, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, JUST SHOOT ME, WEST WING, ER, and many others. Megan has performed in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® Since 2004. Noted Regional Credits include: Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Jubilee (Queen/Butch), High Spirits (Madam Arcati). Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association Since 1987.
CHERIE PRICE (Soap Star) Cherie joined MTM in 2006 and since then has played Soap Star all over the US and Canada as well as a few years in Las Vegas. Favorite roles include Anita/West Side Story,
Charity/Sweet Charity, Val/A Chorus Line, Desiree/A Little Night Music, Grushinkaya/Grand Hotel, Ruby/Dames at Sea. She received a Portland Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in “Chicago”
and a Portland Musical Theatre Award for best Actress as Kay Goodman in “Nite Club Confidential”. Cherie can also be found on the Cabaret stage and has performed on several cruise ships as well as releasing her first CD “Voyage”. Lately she’s become a Ballroom Dancer and has competed in PRO/AM.
ROBERTA B. WALL (Iowa Housewife)Original Broadway Casts -”Sister Act”, “Leap of Faith” . First National Tours - “Sister Act” ( SM Lazarus ),” Beauty and the Beast “ ( Mrs. Potts ). Ms. Wall has been performing in “Menopause
the Musical “ since 2003 as both Iowa Housewife and Earth Mother in cities across the country. Other Regional roles include : Sadie - I Love a Piano” (Lawrence Welk Theatre), Jo - “Swingtime Canteen”( La Mirada CLO), Frieda - “Sunday in the Park with George” ( Long Beach CLO), Tisbe - Cinderella” (Falcon Theatre), Clementina- “Desert Song ( Pasadena Civic ), Housekeeper - “ Man of La Mancha” She has performed with such stars as Shirley Jones, Robert Goulet, Joanne Worley, Dorothy Lamour and was a special guest on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. She can be heard on the Roxbury Records (the Gershwin family label) recordings of “Oh, Kay!”, “Pardon My English” and “Lady Be Good”.
CHRISTOPHER R. WOOD (Company Manager) Chris is happy to continue his work with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. You may recognize him from his extensive work in major motion pictures. Some of his favorite roles include: “teen with Ice Cream” in FOREST GUMP opposite Tom Hanks, “young man eating chili” in WAR HORSE and “man with heart burn” in THE AVENGERS. Chris likes to spend his free time on his private island (named “Cheeseburger In Paradise”) located in the Caribbean surrounded by the crystal clear blue ocean. Then again, you may not recognize him from any of these films – because he wasn’t in them. Truthfully, in his free time he can be found relaxing and spending as much time as he can with family and friends – because he doesn’t actually own his own island, yet. He is a firm believer that he is “living the dream”. Thank you to Mom and Dad and everyone else who has helped him get to this point in his life.
JENNY JACOBS (Production Stage Manager) from Oceanside, Ca, received her MFA from UCI (’09). It has been a fun and exciting 5 years (2010-15) with GFour touring with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. Her past credits include Plaid Tidings at Laguna Playhouse, 3-D
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WHO’S WHOTheatricals on The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Altar Boyz & All Shook Up, Peter Pan, Noises Off at South Coast Repertory; Titus Andronicus, Reefer Madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes, Urinetown, The Tempest & Cider House Rules. She is excited to be involved with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® once more and to be working with the wonderful family of GFour Productions. She is a proud member of Actors Equity.
SUE HILL (Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Designer) has been designing and creating clothes, costumes and home textiles since she discovered her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine at the age of 9. She began her career as a studio artist in textiles, graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited wearable art and maintained a business designing custom clothing and costumes for national touring musical group and theatrical productions. She has toured as wardrobe supervisor and Equity Stage Manager. Sue is the NationalCostume Designer for GFour Productions, designing costumes and props for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, RESPECT and MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL®.
HEATHERLYN EGAN (Technical Director/Lighting Supervisor) is a Pittsburgh native and is thrilled to be on the road with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® having previously worked with the show both in New York City and Rochester, NY. Previous National Tours: IN THE MOOD (PM/LD), THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE (Road Mgr/LD), ROUTE 66 (TD/LD), IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (PSM). NYC: AVENUE Q (New World Stages), AMERICAN GIRL PLACE, LOVE CHILD (New World Stages), THE STARRY MESSENGER (Theatre Row), DIXIE CARTER AT THE CAFÉ CARLYLE. Regional: Alpine Theatre Project (ME), Geva Theatre Center (1st Electrician), Garth Fagan Dance (Electrician).
KATE WECKER (Audio Supervisor) is very excited to be working with GFour Productions again after two successful tours with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® last year. She has previously designed sound for the Neil Simon Festival, Pride Films & Plays, and Fox Valley Repertory, and designed and engineered the 2013 season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, including “Shrek”, “Crazy for You”, “Chicago”, and “Les Misérables”. More at www.katewecker.com. GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) GFour Productions recent successes include winning the 2013 Tony Award® for their 50th anniversary production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Co-financing the 5
time Tony Award®, 5 time Drama Desk Award®, and 7 time Olivier Award® Winner for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Producing the critically acclaimed revivals of THE GLASS MENAGERIE starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, and the history making production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL starring 6 time Tony Award® winner, Audra McDonald; and their most recent launch of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, DISGRACED, which The New York Times calls, “Terrific, turbulent, and roaring to life with currents of dramatic electricity!” GFour recently premièred the Spanish-language version of their hit, MENOPAUSIA EL MUSICAL, in Hollywood, CA, and have now begun the international launch of their ever popular MENOPAUSE brand, bringing laughter to audiences around the world . They began producing in 1981 with NINE, winning the Tony Award® that year for Best Musical. Among their favorite Broadway productions are MY ONE AND ONLY starring Tommy Tune, ZORBA THE GREEK starring Anthony Quinn, THE RINK starring Liza Minnelli, BABY, GRAND HOTEL, GRIND, BIG, TRUE WEST, the original and the revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which won them Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1983 and Best Revival in 2004. Their combined shows have been nominated for 115 Tony Awards®, winning 44 and 110 Drama Desk Awards®, winning 56. For more information, please visit GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award winner for his work on the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film his entire adult life. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, and directing the award winning play RFK: A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. He heads GFour’s Broadway division and is the company’s Artistic Director. Seth recently worked on the London transfer of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway and hailed by The New York Times as, “The Best Musical ever to come out of Britain!” He recently produced and directed the award winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL and he is currently launching the Broadway premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED, as well as the West End premiere of the Tony Award winning musical URINETOWN. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the great white way.
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WHO’S WHOSANDRA BENTON (Professional Woman) (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) An actress with a gypsy spirit, Sandra hasperformed all over the United States and abroad, both on stage and screen, and is happy to be
returning to MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. She has been seen on television with performances in CHUCK (NBC), HOSTAGE: DO OR DIE (Investigation Discovery Channel), GOT HOME ALIVE (Travel Channel), WHO’S STILL STANDING (NBC), LET’S MAKE A DEAL (CBS), DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS (SYNDICATED) and in the web series BOOK CLUB ( www.hulu.com/book-club )Past stage work includes a four year run of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® in Las Vegas, guest appearances in THE GEORGE WALLACE SHOW (The Flamingo – Las Vegas), THE BLUEST EYE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR among many more. Please join her fan page on Facebook www.facebook.com/sandrabenton.fan or on Twitter chanteuse13. All glory, praise and thanks to God!
MEGAN CAVANAGH (Earth Mother/Dance Captain) Megan Cavanagh is most recognized as Marla Hooch from the movie, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Other film credits include: ROBIN
HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (Broomhilde), FOR RICHER OR POORER (Levinia Yoder), THAT DARN CAT (Lu), and The Academy Award Nominated Animated Feature JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (Judy Neutron), and she also did the Nickelodeon TV series. She currently is Queen Luna on the Nickelodeon animated series, WINX CLUB. Other TV: Guest Star on HOME IMPROVEMENT, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, JUST SHOOT ME, WEST WING, ER, and many others. Megan has performed in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® Since 2004. Noted Regional Credits include: Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Jubilee (Queen/Butch), High Spirits (Madam Arcati). Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association Since 1987.
CHERIE PRICE (Soap Star) Cherie joined MTM in 2006 and since then has played Soap Star all over the US and Canada as well as a few years in Las Vegas. Favorite roles include Anita/West Side Story,
Charity/Sweet Charity, Val/A Chorus Line, Desiree/A Little Night Music, Grushinkaya/Grand Hotel, Ruby/Dames at Sea. She received a Portland Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in “Chicago”
and a Portland Musical Theatre Award for best Actress as Kay Goodman in “Nite Club Confidential”. Cherie can also be found on the Cabaret stage and has performed on several cruise ships as well as releasing her first CD “Voyage”. Lately she’s become a Ballroom Dancer and has competed in PRO/AM.
ROBERTA B. WALL (Iowa Housewife)Original Broadway Casts -”Sister Act”, “Leap of Faith” . First National Tours - “Sister Act” ( SM Lazarus ),” Beauty and the Beast “ ( Mrs. Potts ). Ms. Wall has been performing in “Menopause
the Musical “ since 2003 as both Iowa Housewife and Earth Mother in cities across the country. Other Regional roles include : Sadie - I Love a Piano” (Lawrence Welk Theatre), Jo - “Swingtime Canteen”( La Mirada CLO), Frieda - “Sunday in the Park with George” ( Long Beach CLO), Tisbe - Cinderella” (Falcon Theatre), Clementina- “Desert Song ( Pasadena Civic ), Housekeeper - “ Man of La Mancha” She has performed with such stars as Shirley Jones, Robert Goulet, Joanne Worley, Dorothy Lamour and was a special guest on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. She can be heard on the Roxbury Records (the Gershwin family label) recordings of “Oh, Kay!”, “Pardon My English” and “Lady Be Good”.
CHRISTOPHER R. WOOD (Company Manager) Chris is happy to continue his work with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. You may recognize him from his extensive work in major motion pictures. Some of his favorite roles include: “teen with Ice Cream” in FOREST GUMP opposite Tom Hanks, “young man eating chili” in WAR HORSE and “man with heart burn” in THE AVENGERS. Chris likes to spend his free time on his private island (named “Cheeseburger In Paradise”) located in the Caribbean surrounded by the crystal clear blue ocean. Then again, you may not recognize him from any of these films – because he wasn’t in them. Truthfully, in his free time he can be found relaxing and spending as much time as he can with family and friends – because he doesn’t actually own his own island, yet. He is a firm believer that he is “living the dream”. Thank you to Mom and Dad and everyone else who has helped him get to this point in his life.
JENNY JACOBS (Production Stage Manager) from Oceanside, Ca, received her MFA from UCI (’09). It has been a fun and exciting 5 years (2010-15) with GFour touring with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. Her past credits include Plaid Tidings at Laguna Playhouse, 3-D
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WHO’S WHOTheatricals on The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Altar Boyz & All Shook Up, Peter Pan, Noises Off at South Coast Repertory; Titus Andronicus, Reefer Madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes, Urinetown, The Tempest & Cider House Rules. She is excited to be involved with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® once more and to be working with the wonderful family of GFour Productions. She is a proud member of Actors Equity.
SUE HILL (Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Designer) has been designing and creating clothes, costumes and home textiles since she discovered her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine at the age of 9. She began her career as a studio artist in textiles, graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited wearable art and maintained a business designing custom clothing and costumes for national touring musical group and theatrical productions. She has toured as wardrobe supervisor and Equity Stage Manager. Sue is the NationalCostume Designer for GFour Productions, designing costumes and props for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, RESPECT and MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL®.
HEATHERLYN EGAN (Technical Director/Lighting Supervisor) is a Pittsburgh native and is thrilled to be on the road with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® having previously worked with the show both in New York City and Rochester, NY. Previous National Tours: IN THE MOOD (PM/LD), THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE (Road Mgr/LD), ROUTE 66 (TD/LD), IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (PSM). NYC: AVENUE Q (New World Stages), AMERICAN GIRL PLACE, LOVE CHILD (New World Stages), THE STARRY MESSENGER (Theatre Row), DIXIE CARTER AT THE CAFÉ CARLYLE. Regional: Alpine Theatre Project (ME), Geva Theatre Center (1st Electrician), Garth Fagan Dance (Electrician).
KATE WECKER (Audio Supervisor) is very excited to be working with GFour Productions again after two successful tours with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® last year. She has previously designed sound for the Neil Simon Festival, Pride Films & Plays, and Fox Valley Repertory, and designed and engineered the 2013 season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, including “Shrek”, “Crazy for You”, “Chicago”, and “Les Misérables”. More at www.katewecker.com. GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) GFour Productions recent successes include winning the 2013 Tony Award® for their 50th anniversary production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Co-financing the 5
time Tony Award®, 5 time Drama Desk Award®, and 7 time Olivier Award® Winner for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Producing the critically acclaimed revivals of THE GLASS MENAGERIE starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, and the history making production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL starring 6 time Tony Award® winner, Audra McDonald; and their most recent launch of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, DISGRACED, which The New York Times calls, “Terrific, turbulent, and roaring to life with currents of dramatic electricity!” GFour recently premièred the Spanish-language version of their hit, MENOPAUSIA EL MUSICAL, in Hollywood, CA, and have now begun the international launch of their ever popular MENOPAUSE brand, bringing laughter to audiences around the world . They began producing in 1981 with NINE, winning the Tony Award® that year for Best Musical. Among their favorite Broadway productions are MY ONE AND ONLY starring Tommy Tune, ZORBA THE GREEK starring Anthony Quinn, THE RINK starring Liza Minnelli, BABY, GRAND HOTEL, GRIND, BIG, TRUE WEST, the original and the revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which won them Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1983 and Best Revival in 2004. Their combined shows have been nominated for 115 Tony Awards®, winning 44 and 110 Drama Desk Awards®, winning 56. For more information, please visit GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award winner for his work on the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film his entire adult life. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, and directing the award winning play RFK: A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. He heads GFour’s Broadway division and is the company’s Artistic Director. Seth recently worked on the London transfer of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway and hailed by The New York Times as, “The Best Musical ever to come out of Britain!” He recently produced and directed the award winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL and he is currently launching the Broadway premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED, as well as the West End premiere of the Tony Award winning musical URINETOWN. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the great white way.
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WHO’S WHOSANDRA BENTON (Professional Woman) (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) An actress with a gypsy spirit, Sandra hasperformed all over the United States and abroad, both on stage and screen, and is happy to be
returning to MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. She has been seen on television with performances in CHUCK (NBC), HOSTAGE: DO OR DIE (Investigation Discovery Channel), GOT HOME ALIVE (Travel Channel), WHO’S STILL STANDING (NBC), LET’S MAKE A DEAL (CBS), DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS (SYNDICATED) and in the web series BOOK CLUB ( www.hulu.com/book-club )Past stage work includes a four year run of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® in Las Vegas, guest appearances in THE GEORGE WALLACE SHOW (The Flamingo – Las Vegas), THE BLUEST EYE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR among many more. Please join her fan page on Facebook www.facebook.com/sandrabenton.fan or on Twitter chanteuse13. All glory, praise and thanks to God!
MEGAN CAVANAGH (Earth Mother/Dance Captain) Megan Cavanagh is most recognized as Marla Hooch from the movie, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Other film credits include: ROBIN
HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (Broomhilde), FOR RICHER OR POORER (Levinia Yoder), THAT DARN CAT (Lu), and The Academy Award Nominated Animated Feature JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (Judy Neutron), and she also did the Nickelodeon TV series. She currently is Queen Luna on the Nickelodeon animated series, WINX CLUB. Other TV: Guest Star on HOME IMPROVEMENT, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, JUST SHOOT ME, WEST WING, ER, and many others. Megan has performed in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® Since 2004. Noted Regional Credits include: Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Jubilee (Queen/Butch), High Spirits (Madam Arcati). Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association Since 1987.
CHERIE PRICE (Soap Star) Cherie joined MTM in 2006 and since then has played Soap Star all over the US and Canada as well as a few years in Las Vegas. Favorite roles include Anita/West Side Story,
Charity/Sweet Charity, Val/A Chorus Line, Desiree/A Little Night Music, Grushinkaya/Grand Hotel, Ruby/Dames at Sea. She received a Portland Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in “Chicago”
and a Portland Musical Theatre Award for best Actress as Kay Goodman in “Nite Club Confidential”. Cherie can also be found on the Cabaret stage and has performed on several cruise ships as well as releasing her first CD “Voyage”. Lately she’s become a Ballroom Dancer and has competed in PRO/AM.
ROBERTA B. WALL (Iowa Housewife)Original Broadway Casts -”Sister Act”, “Leap of Faith” . First National Tours - “Sister Act” ( SM Lazarus ),” Beauty and the Beast “ ( Mrs. Potts ). Ms. Wall has been performing in “Menopause
the Musical “ since 2003 as both Iowa Housewife and Earth Mother in cities across the country. Other Regional roles include : Sadie - I Love a Piano” (Lawrence Welk Theatre), Jo - “Swingtime Canteen”( La Mirada CLO), Frieda - “Sunday in the Park with George” ( Long Beach CLO), Tisbe - Cinderella” (Falcon Theatre), Clementina- “Desert Song ( Pasadena Civic ), Housekeeper - “ Man of La Mancha” She has performed with such stars as Shirley Jones, Robert Goulet, Joanne Worley, Dorothy Lamour and was a special guest on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. She can be heard on the Roxbury Records (the Gershwin family label) recordings of “Oh, Kay!”, “Pardon My English” and “Lady Be Good”.
CHRISTOPHER R. WOOD (Company Manager) Chris is happy to continue his work with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. You may recognize him from his extensive work in major motion pictures. Some of his favorite roles include: “teen with Ice Cream” in FOREST GUMP opposite Tom Hanks, “young man eating chili” in WAR HORSE and “man with heart burn” in THE AVENGERS. Chris likes to spend his free time on his private island (named “Cheeseburger In Paradise”) located in the Caribbean surrounded by the crystal clear blue ocean. Then again, you may not recognize him from any of these films – because he wasn’t in them. Truthfully, in his free time he can be found relaxing and spending as much time as he can with family and friends – because he doesn’t actually own his own island, yet. He is a firm believer that he is “living the dream”. Thank you to Mom and Dad and everyone else who has helped him get to this point in his life.
JENNY JACOBS (Production Stage Manager) from Oceanside, Ca, received her MFA from UCI (’09). It has been a fun and exciting 5 years (2010-15) with GFour touring with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. Her past credits include Plaid Tidings at Laguna Playhouse, 3-D
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WHO’S WHOTheatricals on The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Altar Boyz & All Shook Up, Peter Pan, Noises Off at South Coast Repertory; Titus Andronicus, Reefer Madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes, Urinetown, The Tempest & Cider House Rules. She is excited to be involved with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® once more and to be working with the wonderful family of GFour Productions. She is a proud member of Actors Equity.
SUE HILL (Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Designer) has been designing and creating clothes, costumes and home textiles since she discovered her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine at the age of 9. She began her career as a studio artist in textiles, graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited wearable art and maintained a business designing custom clothing and costumes for national touring musical group and theatrical productions. She has toured as wardrobe supervisor and Equity Stage Manager. Sue is the NationalCostume Designer for GFour Productions, designing costumes and props for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, RESPECT and MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL®.
HEATHERLYN EGAN (Technical Director/Lighting Supervisor) is a Pittsburgh native and is thrilled to be on the road with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® having previously worked with the show both in New York City and Rochester, NY. Previous National Tours: IN THE MOOD (PM/LD), THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE (Road Mgr/LD), ROUTE 66 (TD/LD), IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (PSM). NYC: AVENUE Q (New World Stages), AMERICAN GIRL PLACE, LOVE CHILD (New World Stages), THE STARRY MESSENGER (Theatre Row), DIXIE CARTER AT THE CAFÉ CARLYLE. Regional: Alpine Theatre Project (ME), Geva Theatre Center (1st Electrician), Garth Fagan Dance (Electrician).
KATE WECKER (Audio Supervisor) is very excited to be working with GFour Productions again after two successful tours with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® last year. She has previously designed sound for the Neil Simon Festival, Pride Films & Plays, and Fox Valley Repertory, and designed and engineered the 2013 season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, including “Shrek”, “Crazy for You”, “Chicago”, and “Les Misérables”. More at www.katewecker.com. GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) GFour Productions recent successes include winning the 2013 Tony Award® for their 50th anniversary production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Co-financing the 5
time Tony Award®, 5 time Drama Desk Award®, and 7 time Olivier Award® Winner for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Producing the critically acclaimed revivals of THE GLASS MENAGERIE starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, and the history making production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL starring 6 time Tony Award® winner, Audra McDonald; and their most recent launch of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, DISGRACED, which The New York Times calls, “Terrific, turbulent, and roaring to life with currents of dramatic electricity!” GFour recently premièred the Spanish-language version of their hit, MENOPAUSIA EL MUSICAL, in Hollywood, CA, and have now begun the international launch of their ever popular MENOPAUSE brand, bringing laughter to audiences around the world . They began producing in 1981 with NINE, winning the Tony Award® that year for Best Musical. Among their favorite Broadway productions are MY ONE AND ONLY starring Tommy Tune, ZORBA THE GREEK starring Anthony Quinn, THE RINK starring Liza Minnelli, BABY, GRAND HOTEL, GRIND, BIG, TRUE WEST, the original and the revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which won them Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1983 and Best Revival in 2004. Their combined shows have been nominated for 115 Tony Awards®, winning 44 and 110 Drama Desk Awards®, winning 56. For more information, please visit GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award winner for his work on the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film his entire adult life. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, and directing the award winning play RFK: A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. He heads GFour’s Broadway division and is the company’s Artistic Director. Seth recently worked on the London transfer of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway and hailed by The New York Times as, “The Best Musical ever to come out of Britain!” He recently produced and directed the award winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL and he is currently launching the Broadway premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED, as well as the West End premiere of the Tony Award winning musical URINETOWN. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the great white way.
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WHO’S WHOSANDRA BENTON (Professional Woman) (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) An actress with a gypsy spirit, Sandra hasperformed all over the United States and abroad, both on stage and screen, and is happy to be
returning to MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. She has been seen on television with performances in CHUCK (NBC), HOSTAGE: DO OR DIE (Investigation Discovery Channel), GOT HOME ALIVE (Travel Channel), WHO’S STILL STANDING (NBC), LET’S MAKE A DEAL (CBS), DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS (SYNDICATED) and in the web series BOOK CLUB ( www.hulu.com/book-club )Past stage work includes a four year run of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® in Las Vegas, guest appearances in THE GEORGE WALLACE SHOW (The Flamingo – Las Vegas), THE BLUEST EYE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR among many more. Please join her fan page on Facebook www.facebook.com/sandrabenton.fan or on Twitter chanteuse13. All glory, praise and thanks to God!
MEGAN CAVANAGH (Earth Mother/Dance Captain) Megan Cavanagh is most recognized as Marla Hooch from the movie, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Other film credits include: ROBIN
HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (Broomhilde), FOR RICHER OR POORER (Levinia Yoder), THAT DARN CAT (Lu), and The Academy Award Nominated Animated Feature JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (Judy Neutron), and she also did the Nickelodeon TV series. She currently is Queen Luna on the Nickelodeon animated series, WINX CLUB. Other TV: Guest Star on HOME IMPROVEMENT, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, JUST SHOOT ME, WEST WING, ER, and many others. Megan has performed in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® Since 2004. Noted Regional Credits include: Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Jubilee (Queen/Butch), High Spirits (Madam Arcati). Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association Since 1987.
CHERIE PRICE (Soap Star) Cherie joined MTM in 2006 and since then has played Soap Star all over the US and Canada as well as a few years in Las Vegas. Favorite roles include Anita/West Side Story,
Charity/Sweet Charity, Val/A Chorus Line, Desiree/A Little Night Music, Grushinkaya/Grand Hotel, Ruby/Dames at Sea. She received a Portland Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in “Chicago”
and a Portland Musical Theatre Award for best Actress as Kay Goodman in “Nite Club Confidential”. Cherie can also be found on the Cabaret stage and has performed on several cruise ships as well as releasing her first CD “Voyage”. Lately she’s become a Ballroom Dancer and has competed in PRO/AM.
ROBERTA B. WALL (Iowa Housewife)Original Broadway Casts -”Sister Act”, “Leap of Faith” . First National Tours - “Sister Act” ( SM Lazarus ),” Beauty and the Beast “ ( Mrs. Potts ). Ms. Wall has been performing in “Menopause
the Musical “ since 2003 as both Iowa Housewife and Earth Mother in cities across the country. Other Regional roles include : Sadie - I Love a Piano” (Lawrence Welk Theatre), Jo - “Swingtime Canteen”( La Mirada CLO), Frieda - “Sunday in the Park with George” ( Long Beach CLO), Tisbe - Cinderella” (Falcon Theatre), Clementina- “Desert Song ( Pasadena Civic ), Housekeeper - “ Man of La Mancha” She has performed with such stars as Shirley Jones, Robert Goulet, Joanne Worley, Dorothy Lamour and was a special guest on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. She can be heard on the Roxbury Records (the Gershwin family label) recordings of “Oh, Kay!”, “Pardon My English” and “Lady Be Good”.
CHRISTOPHER R. WOOD (Company Manager) Chris is happy to continue his work with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. You may recognize him from his extensive work in major motion pictures. Some of his favorite roles include: “teen with Ice Cream” in FOREST GUMP opposite Tom Hanks, “young man eating chili” in WAR HORSE and “man with heart burn” in THE AVENGERS. Chris likes to spend his free time on his private island (named “Cheeseburger In Paradise”) located in the Caribbean surrounded by the crystal clear blue ocean. Then again, you may not recognize him from any of these films – because he wasn’t in them. Truthfully, in his free time he can be found relaxing and spending as much time as he can with family and friends – because he doesn’t actually own his own island, yet. He is a firm believer that he is “living the dream”. Thank you to Mom and Dad and everyone else who has helped him get to this point in his life.
JENNY JACOBS (Production Stage Manager) from Oceanside, Ca, received her MFA from UCI (’09). It has been a fun and exciting 5 years (2010-15) with GFour touring with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. Her past credits include Plaid Tidings at Laguna Playhouse, 3-D
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WHO’S WHOTheatricals on The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Altar Boyz & All Shook Up, Peter Pan, Noises Off at South Coast Repertory; Titus Andronicus, Reefer Madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes, Urinetown, The Tempest & Cider House Rules. She is excited to be involved with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® once more and to be working with the wonderful family of GFour Productions. She is a proud member of Actors Equity.
SUE HILL (Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Designer) has been designing and creating clothes, costumes and home textiles since she discovered her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine at the age of 9. She began her career as a studio artist in textiles, graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited wearable art and maintained a business designing custom clothing and costumes for national touring musical group and theatrical productions. She has toured as wardrobe supervisor and Equity Stage Manager. Sue is the NationalCostume Designer for GFour Productions, designing costumes and props for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, RESPECT and MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL®.
HEATHERLYN EGAN (Technical Director/Lighting Supervisor) is a Pittsburgh native and is thrilled to be on the road with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® having previously worked with the show both in New York City and Rochester, NY. Previous National Tours: IN THE MOOD (PM/LD), THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE (Road Mgr/LD), ROUTE 66 (TD/LD), IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (PSM). NYC: AVENUE Q (New World Stages), AMERICAN GIRL PLACE, LOVE CHILD (New World Stages), THE STARRY MESSENGER (Theatre Row), DIXIE CARTER AT THE CAFÉ CARLYLE. Regional: Alpine Theatre Project (ME), Geva Theatre Center (1st Electrician), Garth Fagan Dance (Electrician).
KATE WECKER (Audio Supervisor) is very excited to be working with GFour Productions again after two successful tours with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® last year. She has previously designed sound for the Neil Simon Festival, Pride Films & Plays, and Fox Valley Repertory, and designed and engineered the 2013 season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, including “Shrek”, “Crazy for You”, “Chicago”, and “Les Misérables”. More at www.katewecker.com. GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) GFour Productions recent successes include winning the 2013 Tony Award® for their 50th anniversary production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Co-financing the 5
time Tony Award®, 5 time Drama Desk Award®, and 7 time Olivier Award® Winner for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Producing the critically acclaimed revivals of THE GLASS MENAGERIE starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, and the history making production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL starring 6 time Tony Award® winner, Audra McDonald; and their most recent launch of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, DISGRACED, which The New York Times calls, “Terrific, turbulent, and roaring to life with currents of dramatic electricity!” GFour recently premièred the Spanish-language version of their hit, MENOPAUSIA EL MUSICAL, in Hollywood, CA, and have now begun the international launch of their ever popular MENOPAUSE brand, bringing laughter to audiences around the world . They began producing in 1981 with NINE, winning the Tony Award® that year for Best Musical. Among their favorite Broadway productions are MY ONE AND ONLY starring Tommy Tune, ZORBA THE GREEK starring Anthony Quinn, THE RINK starring Liza Minnelli, BABY, GRAND HOTEL, GRIND, BIG, TRUE WEST, the original and the revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which won them Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1983 and Best Revival in 2004. Their combined shows have been nominated for 115 Tony Awards®, winning 44 and 110 Drama Desk Awards®, winning 56. For more information, please visit GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award winner for his work on the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film his entire adult life. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, and directing the award winning play RFK: A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. He heads GFour’s Broadway division and is the company’s Artistic Director. Seth recently worked on the London transfer of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway and hailed by The New York Times as, “The Best Musical ever to come out of Britain!” He recently produced and directed the award winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL and he is currently launching the Broadway premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED, as well as the West End premiere of the Tony Award winning musical URINETOWN. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the great white way.
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WHO’S WHOSANDRA BENTON (Professional Woman) (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) An actress with a gypsy spirit, Sandra hasperformed all over the United States and abroad, both on stage and screen, and is happy to be
returning to MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. She has been seen on television with performances in CHUCK (NBC), HOSTAGE: DO OR DIE (Investigation Discovery Channel), GOT HOME ALIVE (Travel Channel), WHO’S STILL STANDING (NBC), LET’S MAKE A DEAL (CBS), DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS (SYNDICATED) and in the web series BOOK CLUB ( www.hulu.com/book-club )Past stage work includes a four year run of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® in Las Vegas, guest appearances in THE GEORGE WALLACE SHOW (The Flamingo – Las Vegas), THE BLUEST EYE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR among many more. Please join her fan page on Facebook www.facebook.com/sandrabenton.fan or on Twitter chanteuse13. All glory, praise and thanks to God!
MEGAN CAVANAGH (Earth Mother/Dance Captain) Megan Cavanagh is most recognized as Marla Hooch from the movie, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Other film credits include: ROBIN
HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (Broomhilde), FOR RICHER OR POORER (Levinia Yoder), THAT DARN CAT (Lu), and The Academy Award Nominated Animated Feature JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (Judy Neutron), and she also did the Nickelodeon TV series. She currently is Queen Luna on the Nickelodeon animated series, WINX CLUB. Other TV: Guest Star on HOME IMPROVEMENT, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, JUST SHOOT ME, WEST WING, ER, and many others. Megan has performed in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® Since 2004. Noted Regional Credits include: Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Jubilee (Queen/Butch), High Spirits (Madam Arcati). Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association Since 1987.
CHERIE PRICE (Soap Star) Cherie joined MTM in 2006 and since then has played Soap Star all over the US and Canada as well as a few years in Las Vegas. Favorite roles include Anita/West Side Story,
Charity/Sweet Charity, Val/A Chorus Line, Desiree/A Little Night Music, Grushinkaya/Grand Hotel, Ruby/Dames at Sea. She received a Portland Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in “Chicago”
and a Portland Musical Theatre Award for best Actress as Kay Goodman in “Nite Club Confidential”. Cherie can also be found on the Cabaret stage and has performed on several cruise ships as well as releasing her first CD “Voyage”. Lately she’s become a Ballroom Dancer and has competed in PRO/AM.
ROBERTA B. WALL (Iowa Housewife)Original Broadway Casts -”Sister Act”, “Leap of Faith” . First National Tours - “Sister Act” ( SM Lazarus ),” Beauty and the Beast “ ( Mrs. Potts ). Ms. Wall has been performing in “Menopause
the Musical “ since 2003 as both Iowa Housewife and Earth Mother in cities across the country. Other Regional roles include : Sadie - I Love a Piano” (Lawrence Welk Theatre), Jo - “Swingtime Canteen”( La Mirada CLO), Frieda - “Sunday in the Park with George” ( Long Beach CLO), Tisbe - Cinderella” (Falcon Theatre), Clementina- “Desert Song ( Pasadena Civic ), Housekeeper - “ Man of La Mancha” She has performed with such stars as Shirley Jones, Robert Goulet, Joanne Worley, Dorothy Lamour and was a special guest on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. She can be heard on the Roxbury Records (the Gershwin family label) recordings of “Oh, Kay!”, “Pardon My English” and “Lady Be Good”.
CHRISTOPHER R. WOOD (Company Manager) Chris is happy to continue his work with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. You may recognize him from his extensive work in major motion pictures. Some of his favorite roles include: “teen with Ice Cream” in FOREST GUMP opposite Tom Hanks, “young man eating chili” in WAR HORSE and “man with heart burn” in THE AVENGERS. Chris likes to spend his free time on his private island (named “Cheeseburger In Paradise”) located in the Caribbean surrounded by the crystal clear blue ocean. Then again, you may not recognize him from any of these films – because he wasn’t in them. Truthfully, in his free time he can be found relaxing and spending as much time as he can with family and friends – because he doesn’t actually own his own island, yet. He is a firm believer that he is “living the dream”. Thank you to Mom and Dad and everyone else who has helped him get to this point in his life.
JENNY JACOBS (Production Stage Manager) from Oceanside, Ca, received her MFA from UCI (’09). It has been a fun and exciting 5 years (2010-15) with GFour touring with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. Her past credits include Plaid Tidings at Laguna Playhouse, 3-D
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time Tony Award, 5 time Drama Desk Award, and 7 time Olivier Award Winner for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Producing the critically acclaimed revivals of THE GLASS MENAGERIE starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, and the history making production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL starring 6 time Tony Award winner, Audra McDonald; and their most recent launch of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, DISGRACED, which The New York Times calls, “Terrific, turbulent, and roaring to life with currents of dramatic electricity!” GFour recently premièred the Spanish-language version of their hit, MENOPAUSIA EL MUSICAL, in Hollywood, CA, and have now begun the international launch of their ever popular MENOPAUSE brand, bringing laughter to audiences around the world. They began producing in 1981 with NINE, winning the Tony Award that year for Best Musical. Among their favorite Broadway productions are MY ONE AND ONLY starring Tommy Tune, ZORBA THE GREEK starring Anthony Quinn, THE RINK starring Liza Minnelli, BABY, GRAND HOTEL, GRIND, BIG, TRUE WEST, the original and the revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which won them Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1983 and Best Revival in 2004. Their combined shows have been nominated for 115 Tony Awards, winning 44 and 110 Drama Desk Awards, winning 56. For more information, please visit GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award winner for his work on the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film his entire adult life. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, and directing the award winning play RFK: A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. He heads GFour’s Broadway division and is the company’s Artistic Director. Seth recently worked on the London transfer of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway and hailed by The New York Times as, “The Best Musical ever to come out of Britain!” He recently produced and directed the award winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL and he is currently launching the Broadway premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED, as well as the West End premiere of the Tony Award winning musical URINETOWN. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the great white way.
Theatricals on The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Altar Boyz & All Shook Up, Peter Pan, Noises Off at South Coast Repertory; Titus Andronicus, Reefer Madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes, Urinetown, The Tempest & Cider House Rules. She is excited to be involved with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL once more and to be working with the wonderful family of GFour Productions. She is a proud member of Actors Equity.
SUE HILL (Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Designer) has been designing and creating clothes, costumes and home textiles since she discovered her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine at the age of 9. She began her career as a studio artist in textiles, graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited wearable art and maintained a business designing custom clothing and costumes for national touring musical group and theatrical productions. She has toured as wardrobe supervisor and Equity Stage Manager. Sue is the National Costume Designer for GFour Productions, designing costumes and props for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL, RESPECT and MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL.
HEATHERLYN EGAN (Technical Director/Lighting Supervisor) is a Pittsburgh native and is thrilled to be on the road with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL having previously worked with the show both in New York City and Rochester, NY. Previous National Tours: IN THE MOOD (PM/LD), THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE (Road Mgr/LD), ROUTE 66 (TD/LD), IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (PSM). NYC: AVENUE Q (New World Stages), AMERICAN GIRL PLACE, LOVE CHILD (New World Stages), THE STARRY MESSENGER (Theatre Row), DIXIE CARTER AT THE CAFÉ CARLYLE. Regional: Alpine Theatre Project (ME), Geva Theatre Center (1st Electrician), Garth Fagan Dance (Electrician).
KATE WECKER (Audio Supervisor) is very excited to be working with GFour Productions again after two successful tours with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL last year. She has previously designed sound for the Neil Simon Festival, Pride Films & Plays, and Fox Valley Repertory, and designed and engineered the 2013 season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, including “Shrek”, “Crazy for You”, “Chicago”, and “Les Misérables”. More at www.katewecker.com.
GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) GFour Productions recent successes include winning the 2013 Tony Award for their 50th anniversary production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Co-financing the 5
CAST
Professional Woman .......................................................... SANDRA BENTONSoap Star ................................................................................. CHERIE PRICEEarth Mother/Dance Captain ......................................... MEGAN CAVANAGHIowa Housewife ................................................................. ROBERTA B. WALL
PRODUCTION TEAMCompany Manager .................................................. CHRISTOPHER R. WOODProduction Stage Manager ................................................... JENNY JACOBSAssistant Stage Manager ................................................................ SUE HILLTechnical Director/Lighting Supervisor ........................ HEATHERLYN EGANAudio Supervisor ................................................................... KATE WECKER
(In order of Appearance)
The entire action of the play takes place in Bloomingdales, NYC Menopause The Musical will be performed without an intermission
The use of camaras, videotape recorders or audio recorders by members of the audience during the course of this production is strictly prohibited. Recording devices will be confiscated by the House Manager.
This production operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers. All actors and stage managers are members of Actors’ Equity.
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
MUSIC FOR THIS SHOW WAS RECORDED BY:
Keyboards ......................................................................... MICHAEL DUBAYDrums ......................................................................................... DON MEOLIBass ..................................................................................... JONATHAN REM
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DARIA LYNNE MELENDEZ (Choreographer) Originallyfrom Massachusetts. This gal has been a studio owner, a professional dancer and choreographer for over 4 decades. Education, judging and coaching have been her passions through her career. She has appeared on Broadway and National television performances. She has taught for Dance Masters of America and many dance programs throughout the U.S. Having the privilege of performing with Maurice and Gregory Hines have been one of the high points she holds close to her heart. Daria has choreographed industrial shows for Lipton and Tupperwear. In the 1980’s Daria worked closely with recording artists Expose in Miami, Florida. Currently Daria is GFour Production’s choreographer for the hit show, MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, training over 300 actors over the years. Teaching Ballroom dancing with her husband Nelson keeps her on her toes. Daria enjoys training young dancers in all styles of dance, preparing them for a well rounded career in performing arts.
ALAN J. PLADO (Music Director) Broadway: Disney’sBEAUTY AND THE BEAST. National Tours: LEGALLY BLONDE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ELF THE MUSICAL (1st national; conductor). Alan served as the Music Supervisor for MENOPAUSE, and internationally, was the music director and arranger for the show on the West End (Shaw Theater) and in Dublin, Ireland (Tivoli Theater). Regional credits: LEGALLY BLONDE with SallyStruthers (Ogunquit Playhouse); CHAPS, CRAZY FOR YOU (PCPA); STRIKING 12 (Capital Repertory); BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE (Phoenix Theater); GYPSY, CATS, FOOTLOOSE (Arizona Broadway), as well as appearances at Laguna Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare, Milwaukee Repertory, and Geva Theater.
RYAN A. PATRIDGE (Lighting Designer) has been withGFour Productions since 2007. He has been lighting theatrical tours and concerts for the past eleven years with various artists and productions. Selected regional theatrical credits include: Into the Woods, Floyd Collins (Weathervane Theatre). Film/TV credits include: The Autumn Heart starring Ally Sheedy (First Look Pictures), Trey Anastasio (Austin City Limits) and Sheryl Crow (Austin City Limits) HBO Latino Boxing, Showtime Boxing, Asylum Street Spankers: Re-Assembly, Austin City Limits Festival (Warner Brothers).Selected live music tour credits include: Los Lonely Boys, Pat Green and Willie Nelson. Ryan is a proud member of I.A.T.S.E. and Actors’ Equity.
STEVE SHAPIRO (Audio Designer) has been designingand engineering the sound for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® since 2003. Steve now serves as the Resident Sound Designer for the Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University, designing about 13 shows a year there. His prior experience includes a 16 year stint at The Coconut Grove Playhouse, among many other shows around the country and the world, most notably serving as the sound engineer for the South American tour of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in 1996.
JEANIE LINDERS (Creator) is known throughoutthe theatrical industry for award winning innovations in marketing and management with her company E&M Theatrical, Inc. She is the writer of the Off-Broadway hit Menopause The Musical®, Mommies Rock! ™ and making it’s world premiere in Orlando, FL January 2013, The D*Word-A Musical (*Ditched, Dumped, Divorced and Dating)®. Ms. Linders is also working on a web television project in development for the United States and Australian markets debuting Spring 2013. Additionally she will be premiering the updated Menopause The Musical® Extreme for the next generation of women in Orlando, Florida, and internationally in 2014. Her Foundation as well as the shows, has been a passionate voice for empowering women in countries as diverse as Ghana, Italy, Kenya, Nepal, the US and many more.
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WHO’S WHO
WHO’S WHOTheatricals on The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Altar Boyz & All Shook Up, Peter Pan, Noises Off at South Coast Repertory; Titus Andronicus, Reefer Madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes, Urinetown, The Tempest & Cider House Rules. She is excited to be involved with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® once more and to be working with the wonderful family of GFour Productions. She is a proud member of Actors Equity.
SUE HILL (Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Designer) has been designing and creating clothes, costumes and home textiles since she discovered her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine at the age of 9. She began her career as a studio artist in textiles, graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited wearable art and maintained a business designing custom clothing and costumes for national touring musical group and theatrical productions. She has toured as wardrobe supervisor and Equity Stage Manager. Sue is the NationalCostume Designer for GFour Productions, designing costumes and props for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, RESPECT and MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL®.
HEATHERLYN EGAN (Technical Director/Lighting Supervisor) is a Pittsburgh native and is thrilled to be on the road with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® having previously worked with the show both in New York City and Rochester, NY. Previous National Tours: IN THE MOOD (PM/LD), THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE (Road Mgr/LD), ROUTE 66 (TD/LD), IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (PSM). NYC: AVENUE Q (New World Stages), AMERICAN GIRL PLACE, LOVE CHILD (New World Stages), THE STARRY MESSENGER (Theatre Row), DIXIE CARTER AT THE CAFÉ CARLYLE. Regional: Alpine Theatre Project (ME), Geva Theatre Center (1st Electrician), Garth Fagan Dance (Electrician).
KATE WECKER (Audio Supervisor) is very excited to be working with GFour Productions again after two successful tours with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® last year. She has previously designed sound for the Neil Simon Festival, Pride Films & Plays, and Fox Valley Repertory, and designed and engineered the 2013 season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, including “Shrek”, “Crazy for You”, “Chicago”, and “Les Misérables”. More at www.katewecker.com. GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) GFour Productions recent successes include winning the 2013 Tony Award® for their 50th anniversary production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Co-financing the 5
time Tony Award®, 5 time Drama Desk Award®, and 7 time Olivier Award® Winner for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Producing the critically acclaimed revivals of THE GLASS MENAGERIE starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, and the history making production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL starring 6 time Tony Award® winner, Audra McDonald; and their most recent launch of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, DISGRACED, which The New York Times calls, “Terrific, turbulent, and roaring to life with currents of dramatic electricity!” GFour recently premièred the Spanish-language version of their hit, MENOPAUSIA EL MUSICAL, in Hollywood, CA, and have now begun the international launch of their ever popular MENOPAUSE brand, bringing laughter to audiences around the world . They began producing in 1981 with NINE, winning the Tony Award® that year for Best Musical. Among their favorite Broadway productions are MY ONE AND ONLY starring Tommy Tune, ZORBA THE GREEK starring Anthony Quinn, THE RINK starring Liza Minnelli, BABY, GRAND HOTEL, GRIND, BIG, TRUE WEST, the original and the revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which won them Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1983 and Best Revival in 2004. Their combined shows have been nominated for 115 Tony Awards®, winning 44 and 110 Drama Desk Awards®, winning 56. For more information, please visit GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award winner for his work on the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film his entire adult life. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, and directing the award winning play RFK: A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. He heads GFour’s Broadway division and is the company’s Artistic Director. Seth recently worked on the London transfer of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway and hailed by The New York Times as, “The Best Musical ever to come out of Britain!” He recently produced and directed the award winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL and he is currently launching the Broadway premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED, as well as the West End premiere of the Tony Award winning musical URINETOWN. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the great white way.
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WHO’S WHOSANDRA BENTON (Professional Woman) (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) An actress with a gypsy spirit, Sandra hasperformed all over the United States and abroad, both on stage and screen, and is happy to be
returning to MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. She has been seen on television with performances in CHUCK (NBC), HOSTAGE: DO OR DIE (Investigation Discovery Channel), GOT HOME ALIVE (Travel Channel), WHO’S STILL STANDING (NBC), LET’S MAKE A DEAL (CBS), DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS (SYNDICATED) and in the web series BOOK CLUB ( www.hulu.com/book-club )Past stage work includes a four year run of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® in Las Vegas, guest appearances in THE GEORGE WALLACE SHOW (The Flamingo – Las Vegas), THE BLUEST EYE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR among many more. Please join her fan page on Facebook www.facebook.com/sandrabenton.fan or on Twitter chanteuse13. All glory, praise and thanks to God!
MEGAN CAVANAGH (Earth Mother/Dance Captain) Megan Cavanagh is most recognized as Marla Hooch from the movie, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Other film credits include: ROBIN
HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (Broomhilde), FOR RICHER OR POORER (Levinia Yoder), THAT DARN CAT (Lu), and The Academy Award Nominated Animated Feature JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (Judy Neutron), and she also did the Nickelodeon TV series. She currently is Queen Luna on the Nickelodeon animated series, WINX CLUB. Other TV: Guest Star on HOME IMPROVEMENT, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, JUST SHOOT ME, WEST WING, ER, and many others. Megan has performed in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® Since 2004. Noted Regional Credits include: Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Jubilee (Queen/Butch), High Spirits (Madam Arcati). Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association Since 1987.
CHERIE PRICE (Soap Star) Cherie joined MTM in 2006 and since then has played Soap Star all over the US and Canada as well as a few years in Las Vegas. Favorite roles include Anita/West Side Story,
Charity/Sweet Charity, Val/A Chorus Line, Desiree/A Little Night Music, Grushinkaya/Grand Hotel, Ruby/Dames at Sea. She received a Portland Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in “Chicago”
and a Portland Musical Theatre Award for best Actress as Kay Goodman in “Nite Club Confidential”. Cherie can also be found on the Cabaret stage and has performed on several cruise ships as well as releasing her first CD “Voyage”. Lately she’s become a Ballroom Dancer and has competed in PRO/AM.
ROBERTA B. WALL (Iowa Housewife)Original Broadway Casts -”Sister Act”, “Leap of Faith” . First National Tours - “Sister Act” ( SM Lazarus ),” Beauty and the Beast “ ( Mrs. Potts ). Ms. Wall has been performing in “Menopause
the Musical “ since 2003 as both Iowa Housewife and Earth Mother in cities across the country. Other Regional roles include : Sadie - I Love a Piano” (Lawrence Welk Theatre), Jo - “Swingtime Canteen”( La Mirada CLO), Frieda - “Sunday in the Park with George” ( Long Beach CLO), Tisbe - Cinderella” (Falcon Theatre), Clementina- “Desert Song ( Pasadena Civic ), Housekeeper - “ Man of La Mancha” She has performed with such stars as Shirley Jones, Robert Goulet, Joanne Worley, Dorothy Lamour and was a special guest on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. She can be heard on the Roxbury Records (the Gershwin family label) recordings of “Oh, Kay!”, “Pardon My English” and “Lady Be Good”.
CHRISTOPHER R. WOOD (Company Manager) Chris is happy to continue his work with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. You may recognize him from his extensive work in major motion pictures. Some of his favorite roles include: “teen with Ice Cream” in FOREST GUMP opposite Tom Hanks, “young man eating chili” in WAR HORSE and “man with heart burn” in THE AVENGERS. Chris likes to spend his free time on his private island (named “Cheeseburger In Paradise”) located in the Caribbean surrounded by the crystal clear blue ocean. Then again, you may not recognize him from any of these films – because he wasn’t in them. Truthfully, in his free time he can be found relaxing and spending as much time as he can with family and friends – because he doesn’t actually own his own island, yet. He is a firm believer that he is “living the dream”. Thank you to Mom and Dad and everyone else who has helped him get to this point in his life.
JENNY JACOBS (Production Stage Manager) from Oceanside, Ca, received her MFA from UCI (’09). It has been a fun and exciting 5 years (2010-15) with GFour touring with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. Her past credits include Plaid Tidings at Laguna Playhouse, 3-D
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WHO’S WHOTheatricals on The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Altar Boyz & All Shook Up, Peter Pan, Noises Off at South Coast Repertory; Titus Andronicus, Reefer Madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes, Urinetown, The Tempest & Cider House Rules. She is excited to be involved with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® once more and to be working with the wonderful family of GFour Productions. She is a proud member of Actors Equity.
SUE HILL (Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Designer) has been designing and creating clothes, costumes and home textiles since she discovered her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine at the age of 9. She began her career as a studio artist in textiles, graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited wearable art and maintained a business designing custom clothing and costumes for national touring musical group and theatrical productions. She has toured as wardrobe supervisor and Equity Stage Manager. Sue is the NationalCostume Designer for GFour Productions, designing costumes and props for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, RESPECT and MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL®.
HEATHERLYN EGAN (Technical Director/Lighting Supervisor) is a Pittsburgh native and is thrilled to be on the road with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® having previously worked with the show both in New York City and Rochester, NY. Previous National Tours: IN THE MOOD (PM/LD), THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE (Road Mgr/LD), ROUTE 66 (TD/LD), IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (PSM). NYC: AVENUE Q (New World Stages), AMERICAN GIRL PLACE, LOVE CHILD (New World Stages), THE STARRY MESSENGER (Theatre Row), DIXIE CARTER AT THE CAFÉ CARLYLE. Regional: Alpine Theatre Project (ME), Geva Theatre Center (1st Electrician), Garth Fagan Dance (Electrician).
KATE WECKER (Audio Supervisor) is very excited to be working with GFour Productions again after two successful tours with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® last year. She has previously designed sound for the Neil Simon Festival, Pride Films & Plays, and Fox Valley Repertory, and designed and engineered the 2013 season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, including “Shrek”, “Crazy for You”, “Chicago”, and “Les Misérables”. More at www.katewecker.com. GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) GFour Productions recent successes include winning the 2013 Tony Award® for their 50th anniversary production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Co-financing the 5
time Tony Award®, 5 time Drama Desk Award®, and 7 time Olivier Award® Winner for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Producing the critically acclaimed revivals of THE GLASS MENAGERIE starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, and the history making production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL starring 6 time Tony Award® winner, Audra McDonald; and their most recent launch of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, DISGRACED, which The New York Times calls, “Terrific, turbulent, and roaring to life with currents of dramatic electricity!” GFour recently premièred the Spanish-language version of their hit, MENOPAUSIA EL MUSICAL, in Hollywood, CA, and have now begun the international launch of their ever popular MENOPAUSE brand, bringing laughter to audiences around the world . They began producing in 1981 with NINE, winning the Tony Award® that year for Best Musical. Among their favorite Broadway productions are MY ONE AND ONLY starring Tommy Tune, ZORBA THE GREEK starring Anthony Quinn, THE RINK starring Liza Minnelli, BABY, GRAND HOTEL, GRIND, BIG, TRUE WEST, the original and the revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which won them Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1983 and Best Revival in 2004. Their combined shows have been nominated for 115 Tony Awards®, winning 44 and 110 Drama Desk Awards®, winning 56. For more information, please visit GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award winner for his work on the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film his entire adult life. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, and directing the award winning play RFK: A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. He heads GFour’s Broadway division and is the company’s Artistic Director. Seth recently worked on the London transfer of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway and hailed by The New York Times as, “The Best Musical ever to come out of Britain!” He recently produced and directed the award winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL and he is currently launching the Broadway premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED, as well as the West End premiere of the Tony Award winning musical URINETOWN. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the great white way.
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WHO’S WHOSANDRA BENTON (Professional Woman) (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) An actress with a gypsy spirit, Sandra hasperformed all over the United States and abroad, both on stage and screen, and is happy to be
returning to MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. She has been seen on television with performances in CHUCK (NBC), HOSTAGE: DO OR DIE (Investigation Discovery Channel), GOT HOME ALIVE (Travel Channel), WHO’S STILL STANDING (NBC), LET’S MAKE A DEAL (CBS), DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS (SYNDICATED) and in the web series BOOK CLUB ( www.hulu.com/book-club )Past stage work includes a four year run of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® in Las Vegas, guest appearances in THE GEORGE WALLACE SHOW (The Flamingo – Las Vegas), THE BLUEST EYE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR among many more. Please join her fan page on Facebook www.facebook.com/sandrabenton.fan or on Twitter chanteuse13. All glory, praise and thanks to God!
MEGAN CAVANAGH (Earth Mother/Dance Captain) Megan Cavanagh is most recognized as Marla Hooch from the movie, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Other film credits include: ROBIN
HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (Broomhilde), FOR RICHER OR POORER (Levinia Yoder), THAT DARN CAT (Lu), and The Academy Award Nominated Animated Feature JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (Judy Neutron), and she also did the Nickelodeon TV series. She currently is Queen Luna on the Nickelodeon animated series, WINX CLUB. Other TV: Guest Star on HOME IMPROVEMENT, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, JUST SHOOT ME, WEST WING, ER, and many others. Megan has performed in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® Since 2004. Noted Regional Credits include: Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Jubilee (Queen/Butch), High Spirits (Madam Arcati). Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association Since 1987.
CHERIE PRICE (Soap Star) Cherie joined MTM in 2006 and since then has played Soap Star all over the US and Canada as well as a few years in Las Vegas. Favorite roles include Anita/West Side Story,
Charity/Sweet Charity, Val/A Chorus Line, Desiree/A Little Night Music, Grushinkaya/Grand Hotel, Ruby/Dames at Sea. She received a Portland Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in “Chicago”
and a Portland Musical Theatre Award for best Actress as Kay Goodman in “Nite Club Confidential”. Cherie can also be found on the Cabaret stage and has performed on several cruise ships as well as releasing her first CD “Voyage”. Lately she’s become a Ballroom Dancer and has competed in PRO/AM.
ROBERTA B. WALL (Iowa Housewife)Original Broadway Casts -”Sister Act”, “Leap of Faith” . First National Tours - “Sister Act” ( SM Lazarus ),” Beauty and the Beast “ ( Mrs. Potts ). Ms. Wall has been performing in “Menopause
the Musical “ since 2003 as both Iowa Housewife and Earth Mother in cities across the country. Other Regional roles include : Sadie - I Love a Piano” (Lawrence Welk Theatre), Jo - “Swingtime Canteen”( La Mirada CLO), Frieda - “Sunday in the Park with George” ( Long Beach CLO), Tisbe - Cinderella” (Falcon Theatre), Clementina- “Desert Song ( Pasadena Civic ), Housekeeper - “ Man of La Mancha” She has performed with such stars as Shirley Jones, Robert Goulet, Joanne Worley, Dorothy Lamour and was a special guest on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. She can be heard on the Roxbury Records (the Gershwin family label) recordings of “Oh, Kay!”, “Pardon My English” and “Lady Be Good”.
CHRISTOPHER R. WOOD (Company Manager) Chris is happy to continue his work with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. You may recognize him from his extensive work in major motion pictures. Some of his favorite roles include: “teen with Ice Cream” in FOREST GUMP opposite Tom Hanks, “young man eating chili” in WAR HORSE and “man with heart burn” in THE AVENGERS. Chris likes to spend his free time on his private island (named “Cheeseburger In Paradise”) located in the Caribbean surrounded by the crystal clear blue ocean. Then again, you may not recognize him from any of these films – because he wasn’t in them. Truthfully, in his free time he can be found relaxing and spending as much time as he can with family and friends – because he doesn’t actually own his own island, yet. He is a firm believer that he is “living the dream”. Thank you to Mom and Dad and everyone else who has helped him get to this point in his life.
JENNY JACOBS (Production Stage Manager) from Oceanside, Ca, received her MFA from UCI (’09). It has been a fun and exciting 5 years (2010-15) with GFour touring with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. Her past credits include Plaid Tidings at Laguna Playhouse, 3-D
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WHO’S WHOTheatricals on The Sound of Music, Hello Dolly, Altar Boyz & All Shook Up, Peter Pan, Noises Off at South Coast Repertory; Titus Andronicus, Reefer Madness, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Anything Goes, Urinetown, The Tempest & Cider House Rules. She is excited to be involved with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® once more and to be working with the wonderful family of GFour Productions. She is a proud member of Actors Equity.
SUE HILL (Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Designer) has been designing and creating clothes, costumes and home textiles since she discovered her grandmother’s treadle sewing machine at the age of 9. She began her career as a studio artist in textiles, graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design and has exhibited wearable art and maintained a business designing custom clothing and costumes for national touring musical group and theatrical productions. She has toured as wardrobe supervisor and Equity Stage Manager. Sue is the NationalCostume Designer for GFour Productions, designing costumes and props for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, RESPECT and MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL®.
HEATHERLYN EGAN (Technical Director/Lighting Supervisor) is a Pittsburgh native and is thrilled to be on the road with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® having previously worked with the show both in New York City and Rochester, NY. Previous National Tours: IN THE MOOD (PM/LD), THE OFFICIAL BLUES BROTHERS REVUE (Road Mgr/LD), ROUTE 66 (TD/LD), IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE (PSM). NYC: AVENUE Q (New World Stages), AMERICAN GIRL PLACE, LOVE CHILD (New World Stages), THE STARRY MESSENGER (Theatre Row), DIXIE CARTER AT THE CAFÉ CARLYLE. Regional: Alpine Theatre Project (ME), Geva Theatre Center (1st Electrician), Garth Fagan Dance (Electrician).
KATE WECKER (Audio Supervisor) is very excited to be working with GFour Productions again after two successful tours with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® last year. She has previously designed sound for the Neil Simon Festival, Pride Films & Plays, and Fox Valley Repertory, and designed and engineered the 2013 season at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, including “Shrek”, “Crazy for You”, “Chicago”, and “Les Misérables”. More at www.katewecker.com. GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) GFour Productions recent successes include winning the 2013 Tony Award® for their 50th anniversary production of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF; Co-financing the 5
time Tony Award®, 5 time Drama Desk Award®, and 7 time Olivier Award® Winner for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL; Producing the critically acclaimed revivals of THE GLASS MENAGERIE starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto, and the history making production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL starring 6 time Tony Award® winner, Audra McDonald; and their most recent launch of the Pulitzer Prize winning play, DISGRACED, which The New York Times calls, “Terrific, turbulent, and roaring to life with currents of dramatic electricity!” GFour recently premièred the Spanish-language version of their hit, MENOPAUSIA EL MUSICAL, in Hollywood, CA, and have now begun the international launch of their ever popular MENOPAUSE brand, bringing laughter to audiences around the world . They began producing in 1981 with NINE, winning the Tony Award® that year for Best Musical. Among their favorite Broadway productions are MY ONE AND ONLY starring Tommy Tune, ZORBA THE GREEK starring Anthony Quinn, THE RINK starring Liza Minnelli, BABY, GRAND HOTEL, GRIND, BIG, TRUE WEST, the original and the revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES which won them Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1983 and Best Revival in 2004. Their combined shows have been nominated for 115 Tony Awards®, winning 44 and 110 Drama Desk Awards®, winning 56. For more information, please visit GFourProductions.com
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award winner for his work on the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film his entire adult life. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award winning musical THE BOOK OF MORMON, and directing the award winning play RFK: A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY. He heads GFour’s Broadway division and is the company’s Artistic Director. Seth recently worked on the London transfer of MATILDA THE MUSICAL, now playing at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway and hailed by The New York Times as, “The Best Musical ever to come out of Britain!” He recently produced and directed the award winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL and he is currently launching the Broadway premiere of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED, as well as the West End premiere of the Tony Award winning musical URINETOWN. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the great white way.
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WHO’S WHOSANDRA BENTON (Professional Woman) (AEA, SAG-AFTRA) An actress with a gypsy spirit, Sandra hasperformed all over the United States and abroad, both on stage and screen, and is happy to be
returning to MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. She has been seen on television with performances in CHUCK (NBC), HOSTAGE: DO OR DIE (Investigation Discovery Channel), GOT HOME ALIVE (Travel Channel), WHO’S STILL STANDING (NBC), LET’S MAKE A DEAL (CBS), DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS (SYNDICATED) and in the web series BOOK CLUB ( www.hulu.com/book-club )Past stage work includes a four year run of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® in Las Vegas, guest appearances in THE GEORGE WALLACE SHOW (The Flamingo – Las Vegas), THE BLUEST EYE, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR among many more. Please join her fan page on Facebook www.facebook.com/sandrabenton.fan or on Twitter chanteuse13. All glory, praise and thanks to God!
MEGAN CAVANAGH (Earth Mother/Dance Captain) Megan Cavanagh is most recognized as Marla Hooch from the movie, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Other film credits include: ROBIN
HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (Broomhilde), FOR RICHER OR POORER (Levinia Yoder), THAT DARN CAT (Lu), and The Academy Award Nominated Animated Feature JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS (Judy Neutron), and she also did the Nickelodeon TV series. She currently is Queen Luna on the Nickelodeon animated series, WINX CLUB. Other TV: Guest Star on HOME IMPROVEMENT, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE, JUST SHOOT ME, WEST WING, ER, and many others. Megan has performed in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® Since 2004. Noted Regional Credits include: Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pseudolus), Jubilee (Queen/Butch), High Spirits (Madam Arcati). Megan is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association Since 1987.
CHERIE PRICE (Soap Star) Cherie joined MTM in 2006 and since then has played Soap Star all over the US and Canada as well as a few years in Las Vegas. Favorite roles include Anita/West Side Story,
Charity/Sweet Charity, Val/A Chorus Line, Desiree/A Little Night Music, Grushinkaya/Grand Hotel, Ruby/Dames at Sea. She received a Portland Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Roxie Hart in “Chicago”
and a Portland Musical Theatre Award for best Actress as Kay Goodman in “Nite Club Confidential”. Cherie can also be found on the Cabaret stage and has performed on several cruise ships as well as releasing her first CD “Voyage”. Lately she’s become a Ballroom Dancer and has competed in PRO/AM.
ROBERTA B. WALL (Iowa Housewife)Original Broadway Casts -”Sister Act”, “Leap of Faith” . First National Tours - “Sister Act” ( SM Lazarus ),” Beauty and the Beast “ ( Mrs. Potts ). Ms. Wall has been performing in “Menopause
the Musical “ since 2003 as both Iowa Housewife and Earth Mother in cities across the country. Other Regional roles include : Sadie - I Love a Piano” (Lawrence Welk Theatre), Jo - “Swingtime Canteen”( La Mirada CLO), Frieda - “Sunday in the Park with George” ( Long Beach CLO), Tisbe - Cinderella” (Falcon Theatre), Clementina- “Desert Song ( Pasadena Civic ), Housekeeper - “ Man of La Mancha” She has performed with such stars as Shirley Jones, Robert Goulet, Joanne Worley, Dorothy Lamour and was a special guest on the “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. She can be heard on the Roxbury Records (the Gershwin family label) recordings of “Oh, Kay!”, “Pardon My English” and “Lady Be Good”.
CHRISTOPHER R. WOOD (Company Manager) Chris is happy to continue his work with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. You may recognize him from his extensive work in major motion pictures. Some of his favorite roles include: “teen with Ice Cream” in FOREST GUMP opposite Tom Hanks, “young man eating chili” in WAR HORSE and “man with heart burn” in THE AVENGERS. Chris likes to spend his free time on his private island (named “Cheeseburger In Paradise”) located in the Caribbean surrounded by the crystal clear blue ocean. Then again, you may not recognize him from any of these films – because he wasn’t in them. Truthfully, in his free time he can be found relaxing and spending as much time as he can with family and friends – because he doesn’t actually own his own island, yet. He is a firm believer that he is “living the dream”. Thank you to Mom and Dad and everyone else who has helped him get to this point in his life.
JENNY JACOBS (Production Stage Manager) from Oceanside, Ca, received her MFA from UCI (’09). It has been a fun and exciting 5 years (2010-15) with GFour touring with MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®. Her past credits include Plaid Tidings at Laguna Playhouse, 3-D
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DARIA LYNNE MELENDEZ (Choreographer) Originally from Massachusetts. This gal has been a studio owner, a professional dancer and choreographer for over 4 decades. Education, judging and coaching have been her passions through her career. She has appeared on Broadway and National television performances. She has taught for Dance Masters of America and many dance programs throughout the U.S. Having the privilege of performing with Maurice and Gregory Hines have been one of the high points she holds close to her heart. Daria has choreographed industrial shows for Lipton and Tupperwear. In the 1980’s Daria worked closely with recording artists Expose in Miami, Florida. Currently Daria is GFour Production’s choreographer for the hit show, MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL, training over 300 actors over the years. Teaching Ballroom dancing with her husband Nelson keeps her on her toes. Daria enjoys training young dancers in all styles of dance, preparing them for a well rounded career in performing arts.
ALAN J. PLADO (Music Director) Broadway: Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. National Tours: LEGALLY BLONDE, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ELF THE MUSICAL (1st national; conductor). Alan served as the Music Supervisor for MENOPAUSE, and internationally, was the music director and arranger for the show on the West End (Shaw Theater) and in Dublin, Ireland (Tivoli Theater). Regional credits: LEGALLY BLONDE with Sally Struthers (Ogunquit Playhouse); CHAPS, CRAZY FOR YOU (PCPA); STRIKING 12 (Capital Repertory); BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE (Phoenix Theater); GYPSY, CATS, FOOTLOOSE (Arizona Broadway), as well as appearances at Laguna Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare, Milwaukee Repertory, and Geva Theater.
RYAN A. PATRIDGE (Lighting Designer) has been with GFour Productions since 2007. He has been lighting theatrical tours and concerts for the past eleven years with various artists and productions. Selected regional theatrical credits include: Into the Woods, Floyd Collins (Weathervane Theatre). Film/TV credits include: The Autumn Heart starring Ally Sheedy (First Look Pictures), Trey Anastasio (Austin City Limits) and Sheryl Crow (Austin City Limits) HBO Latino Boxing, Showtime Boxing, Asylum Street Spankers: Re-Assembly, Austin City Limits Festival (Warner Brothers).Selected live music tour credits include: Los Lonely Boys, Pat Green and Willie Nelson. Ryan is a proud member of I.A.T.S.E. and Actors’ Equity
STEVE SHAPIRO (Audio Designer) has been designing and engineering the sound for MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL since 2003. Steve now serves as the Resident Sound Designer for the Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University, designing about 13 shows a year there. His prior experience includes a 16 year stint at The Coconut Grove Playhouse, among many other shows around the country and the world, most notably serving as the sound engineer for the South American tour of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in 1996.
JEANIE LINDERS (Creator) is known throughout the theatrical industry for award winning innovations in marketing and management with her company E&M Theatrical, Inc. She is the writer of the Off-Broadway hit Menopause The Musical, Mommies Rock! and making it’s world premiere in Orlando, FL January 2013, The D*Word-A Musical (*Ditched, Dumped, Divorced and Dating). Ms. Linders is also working on a web television project in development for the United States and Australian markets debuting Spring 2013. Additionally she will be premiering the updated Menopause The Musical Extreme for the next generation of women in Orlando, Florida, and internationally in 2014. Her Foundation as well as the shows, has been a passionate voice for empowering women in countries as diverse as Ghana, Italy, Kenya, Nepal, the US and many more.
GFour Productions Presents
Book and Lyrics byJEANIE LINDERS
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ROBERTA B. WALL
MEGAN CAVANAGHSANDRA BENTON
Lighting Design
RYAN A. PATRIDGECostume Design
SUE HILLAudio Design
STEVE SHAPIRO
Company Manager
CHRISTOPHER R. WOODProduction Stage Manager
JENNY JACOBSAssistant Stage Manager
SUE HILL
Original Score & Arrangements with Musical Direction by
ALAN J. PLADO
Choreography Staged by
DARIA LYNNE MELENDEZ
Directed By
SETH GREENLEAF
WITH
CHERIE PRICE
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CEO/President/Partner ....................................................................................... Kenneth GreenblattProducer/Partner .............................................................................................................. Alan GlistProducer/Partner & Director ..................................................................................... Seth GreenleafProducer/Partner ....................................................................................................... Marc GoldmanProducer & Executive VP ........................................................................................... Tom MaddenProducer/Partner ............................................................................................................. Kathi GlistDirector of Production .......................................................................................... Ryan A. PatridgeDirector of Operations .................................................................................................... Kim SimariController .................................................................................................................. Natalia PowellMarketing Manager .................................................................................................. Alyssa HollandMarketing Coordinator .................................................................................................. Sara MillerMerchandise Coordinator.................................................................................. Christopher R. WoodSponsorship Consultant ...................................................................... Jim Erlick, The Erlick GroupAttorney ............................... BOISE, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP, Stuart Singer/James Grippando Founder .............................................................................................. Kenneth & Sandi GreenblattFounder ............................................................................................................... Alan & Kathi Glist
THE MUSIC
SONGS WORDS • MUSIC PUBLISHER (USED BY PERMISSION) • COPYRIGHT DATEChain Of Fools Don Covay, Pronto Music, Spring Time Music, Fourteenth Hour Music (BMI) 1967 / I Heard It Through The Grapevine Norman Whitfield, Barry Strong 1967 / A Sign Of The Times Tony Hatch—Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) 1966 / Stayin’ Alive Maurice Gibb, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Crompton Songs (BMI) and Gibb Brothers Music (BMI) 1977 / The Lion Sleeps Tonight Hugh Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss, Albert Stanton 1961 / Heat Wave Irving Berlin 1933 / Wishin’ And Hopin’ Hal David, Burt Bacharach, New Hidden Valley Music Co., Casa David Music (ASCAP) 1963 / I’m Sorry Ronnie Self, Dub Allbritten—Songs of Universal (BMI) 1968 / The Great Pretender Buck Ram 1956 / California Girls Brian Wilson, Mike Love—Irving Music, Inc. (BMI) 1965 / Help Me Rhonda Brian Wilson, Mike Love—Irving Music, Inc. (BMI) 1965 / Lookin’ For Love In All / The Wrong Places Wanda Mallette, Bob Morrison, Patti Ryan 1980 / Don’t Make Me Over Hal David, Burt Bacharach, New Hidden Valley Music Co., Casa David Music (ASCAP) 1962 / Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Eddie Holland, Norman Whitfield 1966 / Puff, The Magic Dragon Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton, Silver Dawn Music, Honalee Melodies (ASCAP) 1963 / The Shoop Shoop Song Rudy Clark 1965 / My Guy Smokey Robinson 1961 / Don’t Say Nothing Bad About My Baby Gerry Goffin/Carole King 1962 / I Got You Babe Sonny Bono—Cotillion Music, Inc. (BMI) 1965 Good Vibrations Mike Love, Brian Wilson—Irving Music, Inc. (BMI) 1966 / What’s Love Got To Do With It Terry Britten, Graham Lyle, WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Good Single, LTD. (PRS) 1984 / Only You Buck Ram, Ande Rand 1955 / New Attitude Sharon Robinson, Jon Gilutin, Bunny Hull, Songs of Universal, Rockomatic Music, Brass Heart Music (BMI) Universal Music Corp., Robinhill Music, Buchu Music (ASCAP) 1985 / YMCA Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis 1978
Music Parodied With Great Appreciation
Technical Director/
Lighting Supervisor
HEATHERLYN EGAN
Audio Supervisor
KATE WECKER
ES,
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Spencer, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. John R. Stephens
George and Mary TorgglerThe Rouse-Bottom Foundation
TowneBankDr. and Mrs. Helmuth W. Trieshmann, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. VerhoefMr. and Mrs. F. Lewis Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Wornom
INNER CIRCLE*
Mrs. Carolyn Smith Abbitt
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Banks III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Brown
Canon Virginia, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Casey
Chesapeake Masonry Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. W. Chisman
Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Cross
The David Family
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Freeman
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Garrett III
Ms. Shirley A. Hatten
Ms. Mary Sherwood Holt
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hornsby III
Hudgins Contracting Corporation
Huffman & Huffman
Drs. William and Dawn Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Brian P. Hutchens
Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Jones III
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert V. Kelly, Jr.
Mr. Gregory P. Klich
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Lawson II
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Maestre
Dr. and Mrs. Steven E. Marks
Marquee Homes by C.R. McLellon
Builder, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Martin
Dr. and Mrs. John Q. A. Mattern II
Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. McAdam
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh B. McCormick, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. McMurran, III
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Meehan
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart P. Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Peebles
Donald A. Perry Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Petters
CONTRIBUTORS
FOUNDING PLATINUM INNER CIRCLE
ENCORE SOCIETY*
*The Encore Society and Inner Circle Lists represent new contributions and commitments received beginning July 1, 2013, to February 1, 2015.
Every effort has been made to ensure this list is accurate. Please call (757) 594-7179 with corrections or changes.
Supporting the programming, educational initiatives, operations and endowment of the Ferguson Center for the Arts
POMOCO
Mr. and Mrs. C. Larry Pope
Mr. and Mrs. Gayle M. Rauch
Riverside Health System
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Saunders, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schievelbein
Mr. and Mrs. Conway H. Sheild III
Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Snyder
Dr. and Mrs. Steven G. Spellman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Spencer, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Stephens
SunTrust Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Suttle, Sr.
TowneBank
Dr. and Mrs. Helmuth W. Trieshmann, Jr.
Wells Fargo
The West Family
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Wornom
The Martin Family (Michael, Patty, Matthew and Julie)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Taylor, Sr.
PATRON $500 to $999
FRIEND $100 to $249
PARTNER IN THE ARTSGifts of $4,999 - $100
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Biddle
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Schmidt
Mr. Ward R. Scull III
Mr. and Mrs. John Shea
Mr. James B. Thomas, Jr.
ASSOCIATE $250 to $499
DIRECTOR $1,000 to $2,499
BENEFACTOR $2,500 to $4,999
Lee and Abby Anderson
LTC and Mrs. Jesse Brackett, Jr.
Susan and Daniel Brooks-Pritchard
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Fass
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Gunderman, Jr.
Hampton Roads Testing
Laboratories, Inc.
Mark and Lucy Ann Hancock
Anne and Paul Harder
Kapp Communications, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. St. George T. Lee
Drs. Donald R. and Elyse B. Lehman
Alfred Morris, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Overby
Mrs. Joan D. Aaron
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Beckstoffer II
Dr. and Mrs. Jack C. Daimler
Mr. William A. Darden
JoAnn and Jerry DeForge
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Dodson
Dr. and Mrs. John F. Frantz II
Jack and Muriel Greenhalgh
Ms. Jennifer M. Haddox-Schatz and
Mr. Michael A. Haddox-Schatz
Dr. Christopher and Mrs. Linda Hakim
Mrs. Charles K. Hutchens III
Dr. and Mrs. Ray L. James, Jr.
Col. George A. Kaye, USAF (Ret)
and Mrs. Doris M. Kaye
Ms. Laura E. Kostel
Drs. Wayne and Rebecca Lett
Dr. and Mrs. Robert T. Mackie
Frank J. Novak and Nancy S. Maitz
Ms. Margaret Peoples
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Ranes
Mr. Mark J. Sakowski
Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Todd
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Vaccarelli
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Warta
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Woods
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Ackart
Mrs. Gwen Davis Allen
Mrs. Betty Anglin
Dr. Eric Bashkoff and
Dr. Debby Bashkoff
Dr. and Mrs. Julian H. Blalock, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. George W. Brooks
Mr. Neil J. Burns
Ms. Carol R. Childress
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cosby
Col. and Mrs. Karl R. Dahlen
Ms. Deborah Donaldson
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ely
Ms. Deborah Fochler
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gullett
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Haines, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hart
Kim and Eric Hinson
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Holt
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hughes
Mrs. Louis H. Keffer
Dr. Geoffrey B. Kostiner
Bill Martin and Pamela Russell
Brenda and Stephen McGinnis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Parsons
Ms. Karen L. Pogoloff
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Pollock
The Honorable Deborah S. Roe
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Shull
Mrs. Shirley Steimel
Ms. Judith A. Timko
Clara L. Warren
Mr. and Mrs. R. Larry Westphal
Scott and Heather Wolf
Ms. Kathryn Allen
Mrs. Nancy Bigger Alligood
Janice and Al Baker
Ms. Julie W. Baxter
Mr. and Mrs. James Beeman
Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Bennett
Michael and Andrea Berndt
Jim and Judith Bowers
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Boxer
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Butler
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Chisholm
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Cotner
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Crittenden
Mrs. Jack Dawson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Dittman
Jay and Mary Lee Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Eason
Nolan R. Fine
Mr. and Mrs. J. Paul FitzGerald
Mr. Eugene B. Foster, Jr.
Susan Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Gray Givens
H. Carlyle Gravely
Dr. and Mrs. Julius Harris
Drs. Robert S. and Christine L. Piascik
Jeffry F. and Margaret C. Rosner
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Santoro
Mr. Howard Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Conway W. Smith III
Drs. Robert S. and Christine L. Piascik
Jeffry F. and Margaret C. Rosner
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Santoro
Mr. Howard Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Conway W. Smith III
MATCHING GIFT COMPANIESIBM Corporation Matching Grants Program
Norfolk Southern Foundation
Northrop Grumman Foundation
State Farm Companies Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Jefferies
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel L. Kalski
Steven Kolet
Mr. and Mrs. Nick R. Koltun
Ms. Mary Lamkin
Ms. Phyllis Leigh
Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Lewis
Ms. Joan Luczai
Rev. Jack and Jean Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Malamphy
Mr. Charles E. March
John and Betty Mayes
Ms. Beverly McCormick
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. McKay
Ms. Karen McKee
and Mr. Hans Schwartz
Barbara and Ken McLennan
Mr. James S. McNider III
Morgan Stanley —
The Medina Cale Group
Ms. Elizabeth A. Miklos
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. David Mumford
Dr. and Mrs. Allen B. Nichols
Ms. Sylvia Nolde
Mr. Robert E. Osmon
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Pritchard
Col. W.E. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Sewell M. Rowley, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix G. Sherron
Norman and Karen Shields
Curt and Bobbie Spear
Ms. Joycelyn Spight-Thrower
Dr. and Mrs. Kearfott M. Stone
Ms. Susan Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sukman
Richard and Margie Tate
Mr. and Mrs. L. Scott Trainum
Mr. Tommy Wall
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winterble
John and Mary Wood
The Partner in the Arts list represents contributions received beginning February 1, 2014, to February 1, 2015. Every effort has been made to ensure this list is accurate. Please call (757) 594-7179 with corrections or changes.
FRIEND (continued) $100 to $249
2014-2015 SPONSORS