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THOM WARREN

AUGUST 15 - SEPTEMBER 9, 2018CHICAGO is presented through special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

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

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Michelle Alves* Matthew J. Taylor* Jessica Wockenfuss*M. Hougland Tarra Conner jones* Kevin Loreque*

Jane Abbott Marlina Brown Justin Campbell Julia Feeley Maverick HiuDEREK HOYDEN Austin Iovanna Brian Cedric Jones Melissa JonesJared Scott Miller Matthew Pashley-Roland Gracie Phillips

Lindsay Poulis Kristen Schoen-René Adam Winer Janelle Yull

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DIANE LAURENSON†

Costume Coordinator

DAVID COSTA-CABRAL

CAST OF CHARACTERS(in order of appearence)

Velma Kelly ............................................................................................................. MICHELLE ALVES*Roxie Hart ................................................................................................. JESSICA WOCKENFUSS*Fred Casely ................................................................................................................... MAVERICK HIUSergeant Fogarty ............................................................................................. JUSTIN CAMPBELLAmos Hart ................................................................................................................. KEVIN LOREQUE*Liz .......................................................................................................................................... JANELLE YULL Annie ........................................................................................................... KRISTEN SCHOEN-RENÉJune ................................................................................................................................ LINDSAY POULISHunyak ........................................................................................................................... MELISSA JONESMona ................................................................................................................................. JULIA FEELEYMatron “Mama” Morton .................................................................... TARRA CONNER jONES*Billy Flynn ...................................................................................................... MATTHEW J. TAYLOR*Mary Sunshine ............................................................................................................. M. HOUGLANDGo-to-Hell Kitty ............................................................................................................ JANE ABBOTTHarry ............................................................................................... MATTHEW PASHLEY-ROLANDDoctor ............................................................................................................................. MAVERICK HIUAaron ........................................................................................................................... AUSTIN IOVANNAThe Judge ....................................................................................................... BRIAN CEDRIC JONESMartin Harrison .......................................................................................... JARED SCOTT MILLERCourt Clerk ........................................................................................................................ ADAM WINERThe Jury ........................................................................................ MATTHEW PASHLEY-ROLANDEnsemble ............................ JANE ABBOTT, MARLINA BROWN, JUSTIN CAMPBELL,

JULIA FEELEY, MAVERICK HIU, AUSTIN IOVANNA, BRIAN CEDRIC JONES, MELISSA JONES, JARED SCOTT MILLER,

MATTHEW PASHLEY-ROLAND, GRACIE PHILLIPS, LINDSAY POULIS, KRISTEN SCHOEN-RENÉ, ADAM WINER, JANELLE YULL

UNDERSTUDIES & SWINGSUnderstudies are never substituted for listed performers unless aspecific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

Understudy for; Velma – JANELLE YULL; Roxie – MELISSA JONES; Amos – AUSTIN IOVANNA;

Liz/Annie/June/Mona – JANE ABBOT; Hunyak – MARLINA BROWN; Matron ‘“Mama”Morton – LINDSAY POULIS; Billy Flynn – JARED SCOTT MILLER;

Mary Sunshine – MATTHEW PASHLEY ROLAND; Go-to-Hell Kitty – GRACIE PHILLIPSSwing - DEREK HOYDEN

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

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

THE ORCHESTRAConductor/Keyboard 1/Violin/Banjo …………………….............……… PETER LEIGH-NILSENTuba, Bass ......................................................................................................... THOMAS BRINKLEYPiccolo, Clarinet, Alto & Soprano Sax .......................................... RICHARD MARCHETTI,

BILL VINT, NIGEL YANCEYTrombone ................................................................ JAMES MONAGHAN, CRAIG ROBBINSDrums/Percussion ..................................................................................................... MIKE SARTINIKeyboard 2 .................................................................................................... NATHAN URDANGENTrumpet, Flugelhorn .......................................................................................... GREG WHITAKER

MUSICAL NUMBERSTHE SCENE: Chicago, Illinois—The late 1920s

ACT I“Overture” .................................................................................................................................................... Orchestra“All That Jazz” .................................................................................................... Velma Kelly and Company“Funny Honey” ........................................................................................................................................... Roxie Hart“Cell Block Tango” ....................................................................................... Velma and the Murderesses“When You’re Good to Mama” .................................................................... Matron “Mama” Morton“All I Care About” ..................................................................................................... Billy Flynn and the Girls“A Little Bit of Good” .................................................................................................................. Mary Sunshine“We Both Reached for the Gun” ....................................... Billy, Roxie, Mary and the Reporters“Roxie” ......................................................................................................................................... Roxie and the Boys“I Can’t Do It Alone” ..............................................................................................................................................Velma“I Can’t Do It Alone” (Reprise) ..................................................................................................................... Velma“My Own Best Friend” ............................................................................................................. Roxie and VelmaFinale Act I: “All That Jazz” (Reprise) ..................................................................................................... Velma

ACT II“Entr’acte” ................................................................................................................................................... Orchestra“I Know a Girl” ......................................................................................................................................................... Velma“Me and My Baby” .............................................................................................................. Roxie and The Girls“Mr. Cellophane” ...................................................................................................................................... Amos Hart“When Velma Takes the Stand” ............................................................................ Velma and the Boys“Razzle Dazzle” .................................................................................................................... Billy and Company“Class” ................................................................................................. Velma and Matron “Mama” Morton“Nowadays”/“Hot Honey Rag” .......................................................................................... Velma and RoxieFinale Act II: “All That Jazz” (Reprise) ........................................................................................ Company

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTMICHELLE ALVES*(Velma Kelly) is thrilledto be a part of this won-derful production. Bornand raised in PuertoRico. Broadway: OnYour Feet! Broadway

National Tour: On Your Feet!, Mo-town, West Side Story (Anita 2012-2014) [2013 Best Featured Actress ina Touring Production Award Winnerby Broadway World LA, Best Sup-porting Actress in a Musical IRNEAwards 2017]. New Show: Carmen;An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical(Fina/Carmen us). Regional: Rent,Hair, Nine, Hairspray, Chicago, God-spell, West Side Story (Anita) [2015Craig Noel Awards, nomination forOutstanding Featured Performancein a Musical, female. 2017 OnStageTheatre awards, MA/NH region nom-inee] Live Performances: Ricky Mar-tin, The Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull.Film: Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights,Feel the Noise; Grammy & BillboardAwards. Endless love and gratitudeto family and friends for their infinitesupport! WEBSITE: michellemalves.com

MATTHEW J. TAYLOR* (Billy Flynn) is excited tojoin Theatre By The Seafor the first time! Afterreceiving a Bachelorsfrom Westminster Choir

College and a Masters from Okla-homa State, Matthew performed onmultiple national tours includingGuys and Dolls (Sky), Cats (Tugger),Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), 42ndStreet (Julian Marsh). Favorite re-gional credits include: Brigadoon(Tommy), Oklahoma! (Curly), Disney’sBeauty and the Beast (Beast). Manythanks to family, teachers, andfriends. “1,2,3. Go.” WEBSITE: MattJT.comIG: @mjt.photo

JESSICA WOCKENFUSS*(Roxie Hart) is excitedfor this full circle mo-ment-- she was an in-tern at TBTS 10 yearsago! Credits include--

Off Broadway: Hey, Look Me Over!and Me and My Girl at Encores! CityCenter. National tour: Irving Berlin'sWhite Christmas, The Little Mermaid,Monty Python's Spamalot. Regional:North Shore Music Theatre (PeggySawyer in 42nd Street), Paper MillPlayhouse, Sacramento Music Circus,TUTS, Dallas Summer Musicals,PCLO, KC Starlight, Capital RepertoryTheatre. Other: Hair, EnlightenedTheatrics (Choreographer). ProudElon alum. Love and light to Bob andDiane, Kevin, Todd, Pod, Wockenfi,np, and my incredible friends. Thisrole is a dream, I am humbled.

M. HOUGLAND(Mary Sunshine). Re-gional: Mary Sunshinein Chicago at PeregrineTheatre Ensemble(Broadway World BestActor Winner). Work-

shop: Life of the Party (Lawrence O’-Keefe & Nell Benjamin), WickedestWoman (Jessica Bashline). FeaturedSoloist at Radio City and Yankee Sta-dium for NYU Commencement Cer-emonies. Past credits: Sister Act,Amour, The Mystery of Edwin Drood,The Boys from Syracuse, and ACatered Affair. Education: MM fromNYU Steinhardt, BM from AndersonUniversity. TBTS debut!@mrhougland.

TARRA CONNER jONES* (Matron “Mama” Mor-ton) is a native of Jack-sonville, Florida. She isbest known for herstage work in profes-

sional theatres. Some of her mostnotable works include: Ma Rainey’sBlack Bottom (Ma Rainey), The ColorPurple (Sofia), The Wiz (Evilene),Dreamgirls (Effie), Shrek the Musical(Dragon, Mama Ogre/ Bear), andAin’t Misbehavin’ (Nell, TBTS). Shealso lived and performed for 6months in Shanghai, China. Whilethere, she was a contracted singerperforming classic jazz and R&B.Tarra has written and performed acabaret, Here Is Love. Her perform-ance was exceptionally reviewed byBroadway World. Tarra dedicatesperformances to the memory of hermother, Ms. Chonita G. Conner, whocheers for her girl from the wings ofheaven. IG: @tarraconnerjonesFB: facebook.com/tarra.c.jones

KEVIN LOREQUE*(Amos Hart) was re-cently seen in The Post,directed by StevenSpielberg, along withTV roles on “The Black-list: Redemption”,

“Boardwalk Empire” opposite SteveBuscemi, “Daredevil”, “Elementary”and “Person of Interest”. He playedRum Tum Tugger in the Broadwaytour of Cats, and the lead in Off-Broadway’s recent premiere, TheIdeal Obituary. He toured Interna-tionally in the one-man play, I Am MyOwn Wife (Africa, UK, US), and isthrilled to return to Theatre By TheSea, having played George in TheDrowsy Chaperone. Thank you toBob, Diane, Bill, Kevin, and my love toMG and Family!

JANE ABBOTT(Go-to-Hell-Kitty, En-semble, u/s Liz/ Annie/June/ Mona) is elated tomake her TBTS debut!Favorite credits include:West Side Story (Velma,

u/s Anybodys, Graziella) and TheMusic Man (Ensemble) at the NorthShore Music Theatre and the interna-tional tour of Legally Blonde: The Mu-sical (Dance Captain, Ensemble,Associate Choreographer). Jane is amember of New York-based compa-nies The Chase Brock Experience,General Mischief Dance Theatre, andAMTDC. Proud alumna of ColumbiaUniversity. Endless love and grati-tude to her family, the Richard-Lau-renson family and to everyone whomade this show possible.

MARLINA BROWN(Ensemble, u/s Hunyak)is thrilled to be makingher Theatre By The Seadebut. Favorite creditsinclude A Chorus Line(Cassie), Anything Goes

(Erma) and West Side Story (Any-bodys). Endless thanks to my par-ents, Miss Suzie, my family, friendsand this amazing company.WEBSITE: marlinabrown.com

JUSTIN CAMPBELL(Sergeant Fogarty, En-semble) is ecstatic to bereturning to Theatre ByThe Sea in their produc-tion of Chicago! Lastseen here in Beauty and

the Beast, some of his credits includeCarmen and We Shall Not Be Moved(Opera Philadelphia), The Snowy Dayand Other Stories (St. Luke’s Theatre:Off Broadway), Peter Pan and SisterAct (Fireside Theatre). He would liketo thank Bob & Diane for always be-lieving in him and the TBTS familyfor another opportunity to performin one of his favorite places in theworld!

JULIA FEELEY(Mona, Ensemble) Is delighted to bereturning to TBTS this summer, andto work with the dream team that is

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Diane and Bob again!Regional credits in-clude Joseph and theAmazing TechnicolorDreamcoat, Beauty andthe Beast, The Produc-ers (TBTS), Singin' in the

Rain (The Wick), White Christmas(Prather Entertainment), and The JoeIconis Christmas Extravagnaza (54Below). The biggest thank you toTBTS for welcoming me back thisseason. Love to my amazing familyand friends for their never endingsupport!IG @juliafeeley

MAVERICK HIU(Fred Casely, Doctor,Ensemble) is from LasVegas, Nevada and astudent studying atMontclair State Univer-sity in New Jersey, dou-

ble majoring in BFA Musical Theatreand BFA Dance. His previous creditsinclude: Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat and MammaMia! (TBTS), Dance Dance Dance:Heartbeat! (Hershey Park/RWS En-tertainment), Anything Goes (BillyCrocker), West Side Story (w/ OriginalChoreo - Diesel), and I See You(Dancer) by Earl Mosley at MSU.

DEREK HOYDEN (Swing) could not behappier to be spendinghis summer at TBTS!Derek is originally fromSeattle, WA and is a ris-ing Junior musical the-

atre major at The BostonConservatory at Berklee. This sum-mer Derek was also in Mamma Mia!and Joseph... Special thanks to thisbeautiful cast and Bob and Diane forthis wonderful opportunity.

AUSTIN IOVANNA(Aaron, Ensemble, u/Amos) is jazzed to bereturning to Theatre ByThe Sea! He is a risingsenior at the BostonConservatory (BFA Mu-

sical Theater) and a native of NewHaven, CT. Regional: The Music Man,Beauty and the Beast (TBTS), A Cho-rus Line, A Funny Thing…Forum(Priscilla Beach Theatre). Conserva-tory: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,Carousel, Bare: A Pop Opera, FloydCollins (staged reading with AdamGuettel), Side Show (dir. Bill Russel).He would like to thank his family andfriends for their constant support!WEBSITE: austiniovanna.weebly.com@austiniovanna

BRIAN CEDRIC JONES(The Judge, Ensemble)is a New York City basedperformer, choreogra-pher, and director. ATexas native, he hasbeen humbled and

blessed to travel the world throughtheatre. Recent performance creditsinclude: Legally Blonde (Singapore),How the Grinch Stole Christmas(Broadway National Tour), Veggi-eTales Live! (National Tour), ScoobyDoo Live! (Cairo, Egypt), Aida and Tu-randot (NY Metropolitan Opera), andCandide (New York City Opera) di-rected by Hal Prince. This season,Brian also directed and choreo-graphed Treasure Island off-Broad-way at the Player's Theater. Thankyou Theatre By The Sea for this amaz-ing opportunity.

MELISSA JONES(Hunyak, Ensemble, u/sRoxie) is so happy to re-turn to Theatre By TheSea! She was seen ear-lier this season as Mrs.Potiphar in Joseph and

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the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatand in Mamma Mia! and was seenlast season as Babette in Beauty andthe Beast. National/Internationaltour credits include: Beauty and theBeast (Babette), Chinese Premiere ofLegally Blonde (Kate/Chutney). Re-gional credits include: 42nd Street(Anytime Annie), The Performers(Peeps), Nunsense (Mary Leo), Any-thing Goes (Chastity), Sugar Babies.Melissa received a B.F.A. in MusicalTheatre from The New School withconservatory training at The Ameri-can Musical and Dramatic Academyin NYC where she currently lives.Love to the Theatre By The Sea fam-ily, Bob and Diane, Mom and mysweet Mot.

JARED SCOTT MILLER(Martin Harrison, En-semble, u/s Billy Flynn)is thrilled to be makinghis debut at TBTS. Hehas recently played BillyBigelow in the Boston

Conservatory’s production ofCarousel, and George in She LovesMe. He has also recently graduatedwith a BFA in Musical Theatre fromThe Boston Conservatory. He wouldlike to thank his Mom, Dad, brothers,and best friend, Tre, for their support.WEBSITE: Jaredscottmiller.com

MATTHEW PASHLEY-ROLAND(Harry, The Jury, Ensem-ble, u/s Mary Sunshine)is thrilled to be back atTheatre By The Sea forhis second season. Born

in California, Australian raised. Inter-national Tour: Legally Blonde (AaronSchultz). Australian National Tour:Boy From Oz, Singin’ in the Rain,Sound of Music. Regional:Theatre ByThe Sea’s Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat (Issachar),Beauty and the Beast (Carpet), The

Producers (Scott, Donald Dinsmore).Dance Company Credits: AmericanMusical Theatre Dance Company(Original Cast/Company), ALMANYC(Core Member). IG: @mattyboimushroom

GRACIE PHILLIPS(Ensemble, u/s Go-to-Hell Kitty) is so excitedto make her debut atTheatre By The Sea thissummer! She is cur-rently pursuing her BFA

in Musical Theatre at Pace University.Favorite credits include: LegallyBlonde (Tour), A Chorus Line, and TheWild Party. Many thanks to her beau-tiful family for allowing her to pursueher dreams. WEBSITE: GracieEphillips.com

LINDSAY POULIS(June, Ensemble, u/sMatron ‘“Mama” Mor-ton) is proud to be per-forming in Theatre ByThe Sea’s 2018 season!Off-Broadway: Spider

Dance (Jeff Whiting, dir.), Annie GetYour Gun (Silvia Potter-Porter, dancecaptain), Rocky Horror Show (en-semble). Concert dance: Martha Gra-ham Dance Company II (AmericanDocument, Appalachian Spring,Heretic, Acts of Light, Chronicle,Lamentation). Film: Ensom (MariaBruun, dir.). Jacob’s Pillow MusicalTheatre Program (Chet Walker, dir.),Martha Graham School (scholarship).A deep, heartfelt thank you to myfriends and family!

KRISTEN SCHOEN-RENÉ(Annie, Ensemble) ishappy to return to The-atre By The Sea afterbeing seen in MammaMia! earlier this season,

but her favorite role is Mom to Beck-

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ett. Other credits include being aRadio City Rockette, The MerryWidow (The Metropolitan Opera,Lyric Opera), Anything Goes (Ogun-quit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse),Spamalot (North Shore Music The-atre), Young Frankenstein (NorthShore Music Theatre, TBTS, GatewayPlayhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse,NETworks National Tour), The WillRogers Follies (Arrow Rock Lyceum),and 42nd Street (Atlantic City).Dance BFA: The Ailey School/Ford-ham University. Thanks to the entireTheatre By The Sea team, and love toBMC and family!

ADAM WINER(Court Clerk, Ensemble)is very excited to bespending his summer“By The Sea.” Adamhails from Potomac,Maryland, and is a re-

cent graduate of The Boston Conser-vatory’s BFA Musical Theatreprogram. He appears regularly inA.R.T.’s The Donkey Show as theroller-skating “Dr. Wheelgood,” andhas performed at Goodspeed OperaHouse, Opera North, Reagle MusicTheatre, etc. Many thanks to family,friends, & the entire TBTS team!WEBSITE: adamjwiner.com @awinz1

JANELLE YULL (Liz, Ensemble, u/sVelma) is thrilled to beback for her secondseason at Theatre ByThe Sea where recenlyappeared as Ali in

Mamma Mia! Past credits includeBeauty and the Beast, The MusicMan (Theatre By The Sea), Rosalia inWest Side Story (Opera North), Sallyin The Wild Party (Moonbox Theater)Carousel, Guys and Dolls (ReagleMusic Theater). Graduate of TheBoston Conservatory. Janelle would

like to thank Mom, Dad, Pat, and Joefor their endless love and support!

JOHN KANDER & FRED EBB (Music;Book/Lyrics). Theatre: Flora, the RedMenace; Cabaret (Tony, music andlyrics); The Happy Time; Zorba; 70,Girls, 70; Chicago; The Act; Woman ofthe Year (Tony, music and lyrics); TheRink; Kiss of the Spider Woman(Tony, music and lyrics); The WorldGoes Round; Steel Pier; Curtains; AllAbout Us; The Visit and The Scotts-boro Boys. Film: Funny Lady; LuckyLady; Cabaret; New York, New York;Steppin’ Out; Chicago; Kramer vs.Kramer; Places in the Heart; Still ofthe Night; Blue Skies Again. Televi-sion: “Liza with a Z,” “Steppin’ Out”(Emmy winners); “My Coloring Book,”the Academy Awards, “Baryshnikovon Broadway,” “Goldie and Liza To-gether,” “Breathing Lessons,” “TheBoys Next Door” and “An Early Frost.”In 1985, “New York, New York” be-came the official anthem of NewYork City.

BOB FOSSE (Book) was the first di-rector in history to win Oscar, Tonyand Emmy awards in one year (1973)for the film “Cabaret,” the musicalPippin and the TV special “Liza Witha Z.” He won the first of eight Tonysas choreographer for The PajamaGame followed by directing andchoreographing Redhead, Little Me,Sweet Charity (stage and film),Chicago, Dancin’. Other choreogra-phy: Damn Yankees, New Girl inTown, How to Succeed.... and BigDeal. Film: “My Sister Eileen,” “The Pa-jama Game,” “Damn Yankees,” Direc-tor: “Lenny” (Oscar nom.), “All ThatJazz” (Oscar nom.), “Star 80.”

BOB RICHARD (Director) Broadway:He has provided the choreographyfor How the Grinch Stole Christmas!at the St James Theatre in 2007 andit is still on the road this Holiday Sea-

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son!!!! Off-Broadway: Co-Director &Choreographer of Inventing MaryMartin, The Revue Of A Lifetime. Thiswork was recognized and nomi-nated for the prestigious CallawayAward; The Road to Qatar at theYork. Director: West Side Story 60thAnniversary, North Shore Music The-atre, The Ordway Performing ArtsCenter, TBTS and Sacramento MusicCircus: (National Tours); The 50th An-niversary National Tour of Hello,Dolly! starring Sally Struthers;Cabaret which won several awardsaround the country, including anIvey Award. Also the National Tour ofGuys and Dolls. On the other side ofthe planet he and his Wife DianeLaurenson worked together to helpcreate an original Chinese musical“Shanghai Bund”; (TV and Film); Cho-reographer of “LazyTown” Season 3;by Turner Network Television. “TheTonight Show;” “The Today Show;”and “The Macy’s Thanksgiving DayParade.” Bob WAS honored to be theResident Choreographer for Sacra-mento Music Circus, in 19 years, hestaged over 40 stellar productions,many original works for the first timein the Round! Twice he has been aguest master instructor at Jacob’sPillow Dance Festival. Other notableTheatres include; The 5th Ave The-atre (Seattle, WA) where he won aFootlight Award and a Gypsy RoseLee Award; Madison Square Garden(twice) (NYC), North Shore MusicTheatre, (Beverly, MA), Theatre By TheSea, Theatre Under the Stars (Hous-ton, TX), and The Pioneer Theatre(Salt Lake City, UT). Dancing, teach-ing master classes worldwide, andchoreographing encompassing over35 plus years in show business.

DIANE LAURENSON (Choreogra-pher) returns to Theatre By The Seaafter working alongside Director/Husband Bob Richard on Beautyand the Beast (2017) and West Side

Story (2016). Other recent works in-clude Peter Pan, The Music Man(North Shore Music Theatre), andWest Side Story for North ShoreMusic Theatre/MA, The Ordway/St.Paul, North Carolina Theatre, West-bury Music Fair NY, and SacramentoMusic Circus. A veteran Fosse per-former (Dancin’, Sweet Charity, BigDeal), Diane assisted on reconstruct-ing the 2nd National of Bob Fosse’sDancin’; after which, under the tute-lage of Gwen Verdon, Diane recre-ated Sweet Charity starring DonnaMcKechnie for CMT, followed by As-sistant Choreographer on the TVmovie “Gypsy,” with Bette Midler.Diane and Bob have premiered anoriginal Chinese musical in Shang-hai, China: Shanghai Bund; and areproud partners in their most extraor-dinary production: Robert Henry! Ms.Laurenson is on Faculty at BroadwayDance Center-NYC, and is a memberof SDC, AEA, SAG/AFTRA & (retired)IATSE (Electrics).

PETER LEIGH-NILSEN (Music Direc-tor) is a NYC-based conductor,arranger, and multi-instrumentalist.Most recent National/Int’l Tours: Dr.Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christ-mas, My Fair Lady, The Producers,Guys and Dolls, Bring It On: The Mu-sical, and Elton John and Tim Rice’sAida. He recorded keyboards forSony Masterworks’ Original Broad-way Cast Recording of How theGrinch Stole Christmas, and worksregularly with arts organizationsBroadway Barkada, B-Side Produc-tions, Paper Mill Playhouse, RWS En-tertainment, and The AmericanMusical Theatre Dance Company.Studied at Moscow Conservatoryand Montclair State University. Hugethanks to TBTS and Diane and Bob!Love always to Richard and Maggie.WEBSITE: peternilsen.com

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KYLE DIXON (Scenic Design) Kyle’sscenic artwork may be seen acrossthe United States, from NYC to LasVegas. Recent scenic designs in-clude: Mamma Mia! Peter Pan,Mame, 42nd Street, Young Franken-stein, The Music Man, West SideStory (North Shore Music Theatre),Camelot (Westchester BroadwayTheatre), The Broadway ClassicMusic Dance Review (Tianqiao Per-forming Arts Center, Beijing, China),Joseph and the Amazing Techni-color Dreamcoat, Mamma Mia!, Ain’tMisbehavin’, The Producers, Disney’sBeauty and the Beast, The MusicMan, Beehive, Buddy, West SideStory, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act,and Young Frankenstein (Theatre ByThe Sea, BroadwayWorld RegionalAward), Growing up 70’s starringBarry Williams (Off Broadway), An-gelina Ballerina, The Musical (NYC,Toronto, National Tour), Fancy Nancy,the Musical (NYC, National Tour),StinkyKids (Off Broadway AllianceAward), It Shoulda Been You (star-ring Kim Zimmer) and The Wizard ofOz (Gretna Theatre, BroadwayWorldRegional Award), Xanadu, Doubt,The Secret Garden and The Mer-chant of Venice (Williams Center forthe Arts), and many more. Kyle hasdesigned concert events for FaithPrince, Tommy Tune, Pam Tillis, andthe NC Gubernatorial InaugurationGala (Telly Award). In addition to the-atre, he is the designer of North Car-olina’s historic Elizabethan Gardens’Winter Lights, a ten-acre holiday dis-play. WEBSITE: KyleDixonDesigns.com

PAULA PEASLEY-NINESTEIN (Cos-tume Designer) worked in the cos-tume department at NSMT from2008 - 2018 as the costume coordi-nator, costume designer, orwardrobe supervisor for over 50NSMT productions. Some of her fa-vorite productions are: Miss Saigon,

Billy Elliot, Les Misérables, Sister Actand Bye, Bye, Birdie. Her costume de-signs for NSMT's productions of Guysand Dolls and Legally Blonde earnedIRNE nominations. Other credits in-clude Theatre By The Sea, Lake DillonTheatre Company, Stoneham The-atre, Opera Carolina, ChautauquaOpera, Opera Boston, and La JollaPlayhouse. Paula enjoys volunteeringat her son Tripp’s school, RockportElementary, and is a Co-Chair of theRockport PTO.

DAVID COSTA-CABRAL (CostumeCoordinator) David received his MFAin Theatrical Design from SouthernMethodist University in Dallas, Texas.He is currently a tenured full profes-sor at Providence College in Provi-dence, RI. David works professionallyat several venues in the Providenceand Boston markets. Among his de-sign credits are Another Roll of theDice, The Cradle Will Rock, Dirty Rot-ten Scoundrels, Side Show, TheThree Penny Opera, Oklahoma! andCarousel at The Boston Conservatory@ Berklee. At LaSalle Academy inProvidence he was responsible forthe designs for Sweeney Todd, Phan-tom of the Opera, A Christmas Carol,Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, BigRiver and Damn Yankees. Here atTheatre By The Sea he was responsi-ble for costume designs for Josephand the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat, Grease, Annie, TheSound of Music, How to Succeed…,and West Side Story. In addition tohis theatre work David has createdcostumes for The Miss America Pag-eant and quite a number of bridalensembles. Among those he has cre-ated costumes for are Viola Davis,Katherine McPhee and Liz Callaway.

JOSE SANTIAGO (Lighting Design) ishappy to return after lighting Josephand the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat, Mamma Mia!, Ain’t Mis-

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behavin’ and the entire 2017 & 2016seasons at Theatre By The Sea. Pastdesigns include: Mamma Mia!, PeterPan, Spamalot (North Shore MusicTheatre), Rent, Anything Goes,Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cin-derella, Sister Act The Musical, YoungFrankenstein, White Christmas(Gateway), Of Mice and Men (BayStreet Theatre); Man of La Mancha,La Cage aux Folles, Mame (The WickTheatre), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse). He receivedhis Master of Fine Arts in Lighting De-sign from Florida State University.www.jsantiagodesign.com

MICHAEL HYDE (Sound Design) hasworked for the last 29 years as a tech-nical director, lighting designer, andsound designer in broadcast televi-sion, regional, community, college,and high school theatre productions.Michael’s Sound Design credits in-clude productions of Fiddler on theRoof, Guys and Dolls, Little Shop ofHorrors, and Cinderella, along withMamma Mia!, The Producers, Spa-malot, Mary Poppins, Grease, Nun-sense, and La Cage aux Folles here atTheatre By The Sea. Sound projectsfor television include The BostonMarathon, Meeting Street SchoolTelethon, and The Bristol 4th of JulyParade. Michael is thrilled to be re-turning to Theatre By The Sea wherehe often gets to work along side hiswife, Maria Day and now with his sonMason.

EMILY CHRISTOFFERSEN (Wig &Hair Design) is a wig designer and ar-tisan originally from Wichita, KS. Sherelocated to New England threeyears ago and has been the residentwig artisan for Trinity RepertoryCompany. This is the her first yearwith Theatre By The Sea and she islooking forward to many seasons tocome.

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTKATE L. FERDINANDI* (ProductionStage Manager) is delighted to be re-turning to Theatre By The Sea for herfourth summer! Selected credits:Mamma Mia!, The Producers, TheMusic Man, The Wizard of Oz, Buddy:The Buddy Holly Story (Theatre ByThe Sea); Intimate Apparel, FunHome (Colorado Springs Fine ArtsCenter); A Christmas Carol (TheHanover Theatre); Little Women,Born Yesterday, White Christmas,Billy Elliot, The Miracle Worker, 1776,The Addams Family (Ocean StateTheatre Company); The Wiz (Fiddle-head Theatre); Fiddler on the Roof(Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival);A Christmas Carol, Steel Magnolias(Trinity Rep); A Doll’s House, Glen-garry Glen Ross, The Glass Menagerie(Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre).Thanks to Mom for the roots andwings! Kate is a proud member ofActors’ Equity.

SARA SHEETS* (Assistant StageManager) is happy to return to The-atre By The Sea, having served as theASM on Mamma Mia!, Ain’t Misbe-havin’, The Music Man and The Pro-ducers. Other credits include: SandraFeinstein-Gamm Theatre: As YouLike It, Incognito, King Elizabeth, TheNether, A Streetcar Named Desire(PSM), Trinity Repertory Company:Into the Breeches, Appropriate, TheHunchback of Seville (PSM), Okla-homa!, Melancholy Play: A ChamberMusical (ASM), Sharon Playhouse:Quartet, Peter and the Starcatcher(PSM), Ocean State Theatre Com-pany: Damn Yankees (ASM).

BILL HANNEY (Owner/Producer). Mr.Hanney began his career in showbusiness at age 19, leasing and devel-oping movie theaters, including hisfirst multiplex in Quincy, Massachu-setts. Before long, he was bookingrock shows (Jefferson Starship, Rush)and other types of live entertain-

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTment, which eventually led to thepresenting and producing of Broad-way productions. One such showwas an appearance by the legendarymime artist, Marcel Marceau. Aspresident of Broadway Productions,Bill presented national tours such asAnnie, Amadeus, Dancin’, Peter Pan,Rocky Horror Show and Mark Twainstarring Hal Holbrook, throughoutNew England including Worcester,Springfield, Portland, Maine andBoston. Aside from his work reopen-ing Theatre By The Sea in 2007, oneof Bill’s crowning achievements wasthe 2010 purchase and re-opening ofNorth Shore Music Theatre, a land-mark 1,500 seat professional theatre,which is entering its ninth successfulyear of operation in Beverly, MA(nsmt.org). Bill’s ongoing work withboth theatres inspires him to con-sider acquiring additional perform-ance venues at which he plans tosomeday share his productions.Throughout his career, Bill has stayedfocused on his movie theatre chainhaving bought, built, owned, oper-ated and sold more than 30 cinemas.His company, Entertainment Cine-mas, currently operates seven moviecomplexes in four states. In 2009, Billwas elected President of the TheatreOwners of New England. Bill hasbeen named to the North Shore Top100 by the North Shore Chamber ofCommerce. In 2012, he was recog-nized by both the Beverly Chamberof Commerce and Salem Chamberof Commerce as Business Person ofthe Year. He is the recipient of the2015 Leslie S. Ray Hall of FameAward, presented by the GreaterBeverly Chamber of Commerce. Billis a member of the League of Broad-way Producers and was involvedwith the recent revival of Pippin, aswell as developing several new musi-cals.

KEVIN P. HILL (Producing Artistic Di-rector). Born and raised in Waltham,Massachusetts, Kevin began his the-atrical career as dancer and actor. Heappeared in National Touring com-panies of Hello, Dolly! with CarolChanning, Leslie Uggams andMichele Lee, Anything Goes, and theInternational Touring Company of AChorus Line. New York audienceshave seen him in the Off-Broadwayproduction of Party. Regional creditsas a performer include: West SideStory, Good News!, A Chorus Line, MyFair Lady and Marvin in Falsettoland.Kevin has directed and choreo-graphed over 100 productions acrossAmerica. He has had the privilege ofworking with such stars as MarinMazzie, Joanne Worley, KathleenTurner, Josh Groban, Jonathan Groffand Tony Award-winner, Cady Huff-man. In New York, he was the assis-tant to the director of On theTwentieth Century at the New Ams-terdam Theatre and assistant to thechoreographer on the revival of Guysand Dolls. He directed and choreo-graphed Mamma Mia!, A ChristmasCarol, Young Frankenstein, MaryPoppins, and Sister Act at NorthShore Music Theatre, and SmokeyJoe’s Cafe, Sister Act, Young Franken-stein, Mary Poppins, and Grease hereat Bill Hanney’s Theatre By The Sea inRhode Island, where he is also Pro-ducing Artistic Director. Kevin hasbeen nominated as Best Director/Choreographer for his work onSmokey Joe’s Cafe, Rent, The FullMonty, Chicago, and Edwin Drood,and was awarded the NH TheatreAward for Best Choreography forWest Side Story at the Papermill The-atre. Future projects include an orig-inal danced play called StandingStill. As a Professor of Dance, Kevinhas been on faculty at PennsylvaniaState University, Kansas State Uni-versity and most recently The BostonConservatory of Music. He currently

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTowns Hill Studios Dance and FitnessCenter located in Newton, MA, and isa proud member of SDC, AEA andDance Masters of New England,Chapter 5.

THOM WARREN* (Associate Pro-ducer), a resident of Staten IslandNY, began his association with The-atre By The Sea as an actor playingHarry the Horse in the 2000 produc-tion of Guys and Dolls. He then re-turned in 2013 to become theCompany Manager, a position heheld until 2015. In 2017 he appearedas Maurice in Disney’s Beauty andthe Beast. A member of Actors’ Eq-uity and SDC, he is also a casting as-sociate for Theatre By The Sea. InNYC he was the Company Managerfor the Off-Broadway play PsychoTherapy. As a performer, Thombegan his career with PittsburghBallet Theatre before moving on tomusical comedy. Appearing in closeto 100 shows, he has performed atNorth Shore Music Theatre, Pitts-burgh CLO, Kansas City Starlight, Al-abama Shakespeare Festival and inNYC, as well as in a 2-year run of theInternational Company of West SideStory. Choreography credits includeproductions of West Side Story atNSMT and Kansas City Starlight, aswell as a full-length production ofThe Nutcracker. Thom would like tothank Bill, Kevin, Tom, Helen andChris. And of course, Dan, Sam,Jimmy and Peter. Dammit!

MATTHEW CHAPPELL (Casting) ishonored to join this remarkable cre-ative team as resident Casting Direc-tor for Bill Hanney’s North ShoreMusic Theatre and Theatre By TheSea. An accomplished performer, heis fortunate to have worked all overthe world in more than 30 produc-tions, including several shows atNSMT, as lead vocalist in StephenSchwartz’s Magic To Do for Princess

Cruise Lines, and appearances at Fe-instein’s/54 Below, The Duplex,Carnegie Hall, and The MetropolitanRoom. For many years, Matthewworked as a talent agent, casting as-sociate, and photographer for Hey-man Talent Agency, specializing inTV/film, commercials, runway, printand voiceovers. He is a former Asso-ciate Producer for Encore Interna-tional, casting and producing showsfor theme parks, cruise ships, andcorporate events.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION(AEA - actorsequity.org), founded in1913, represents more than 45,000actors and stage managers in theUnited States. Equity seeks to ad-vance, promote and foster the art oflive theatre as an essential compo-nent of our society. Equity negotiateswages and working conditions, pro-viding a wide range of benefits, in-cluding health and pension plans.AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO,and is affiliated with FIA, an interna-tional organization of performingarts unions. The Equity emblem isour mark of excellence.

THEATRE BY THE SEA, which is onthe National Register of HistoricPlaces, has had many incarnationsover the years. The Tyler family pur-chased the property in the early ‘20s.After Alice Tyler was left a widowwith three young children, she ranthe property as a summer camp forgirls. When the depression hit, shedecided to create jobs and provide afuture for her children by turning thebarn into a theatre. The 300-seat the-atre opened on August 7, 1933 with aproduction called Strictly Dynamite.That initial season lasted four weeksand featured four different plays, oneof which was taken to New York. In1938, a Yale Cooperative took over.Then, on September 2, a hurricanehit. The back wall of the theatre

WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTcaved in and the stage roof wasblown off. During the repairs, thetheater was expanded to include abalcony. The newly enlarged theatreoperated through 1941 and thenwent dark during the war. In 1946,the theatre’s most glamorous andstar-filled period began. The theatrebecame what is referred to as a “star-system” house opening with a showcalled Dream Girl which starred JudyHolliday. Other headliners who werebrought in included TallulahBankhead, Mae West, Groucho Marx,and Marlon Brando. Following the1958 season, the property was sold tothe Bontecou family, who leased itsporadically for several years, and by1966 there were plans to tear downthe theatre. Upon hearing that thetheatre was to be destroyed, TommyBrent, who had previously worked asa publicist for the theatre, returnedand saved the theater from demoli-tion. His first show opened on June23, 1967 and he ran the theatre suc-cessfully for twenty-two years. In1988, FourQuest Entertainment,which consisted of Laura Harris, (whohad previously worked at the theatrefor eleven summers), Renny Serreand Richard Ericson, came on board.Following extensive renovations,FourQuest reopened the theater inthe spring of 1989 and continuedproducing high quality summer the-ater in Matunuck until the fall of2003. The theatre went dark onceagain until 2007, when entrepreneurBill Hanney purchased the propertyand, with producing partners, suc-cessfully mounted a production of AFunny Thing Happened on the Wayto the Forum, just six weeks later, re-opening the historic theatre on Au-gust 8, 2007. Theatre By The Seacontinues to annually produce a suc-cessful four-musical subscriptionseason along with a children’s the-atre and concert series.

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

PATRON INFORMATIONBOX OFFICE HOURSMONDAY – SATURDAY

11am – 6pmPERFORMANCE DAYS

11am until curtainPERFORMANCE SUNDAYS

12 noon until curtain

CONTACT USBox Office: (401) 782-8587

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RECORDING DEVICES, CAMERAS,PAGERS & CELL PHONES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THEATRE BY THE SEA STAFF 2018