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9 – present – and – in – Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). www.MTI.com World Wide Technology, Inc. 2017 Season Presenting Sponsor Artistic Director & Executive Producer Mike Isaacson Direction by Marcia Milgrom Dodge Production Stage Manager Larry Smiglewski Sound Design John Shivers & David Patridge Video Design Matthew Young Music by Alan Menken Scenic Design Michael Schweikardt Lighting Design Nathan W. Scheuer Emily Skinner as ‘Ursula’ James T. Lane Jerry Dixon Jason Gotay Wig Design John Metzner Music Direction by Charlie Alterman 99TH SEASON • SECOND PRODUCTION • JUNE 20-29 – 8:15 PM Jeffrey Schecter Choreography by Josh Walden Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater Costume Design Robin L. McGee –also starring – and Casting Megan Larche Dominick, CSA Emma Degerstedt Spencer Jones Will Porter Frank Vlastnik Richard B. Watson Kevin Zak Puppet Design & Creation Puppet Kitchen Productions, Inc. Book by Doug Wright Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film produced by Howard Ashman & John Musker and written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions Mike Isaacson Artistic Director & Executive Producer Dennis M. Reagan President & Chief Executive Officer
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MIKE’S NOTES Mike Isaacson Artistic Director & Executive Producer 11 Welcome to Disney’s The Little Mermaid. We hope you’re ready to be enchanted, because creating this marvelous and melodic fairy tale has sure worked its magic on us. But before we begin, I have one very important and semi-stern warning: Along with perhaps your parents, your grandparents, and, yes, maybe even your children, it is an absolute must that you bring another life-shaping friend—your imagination. We need you to help us create the feel of the waves, the heat of the sun, the freedom of a beach. And when we sing “Under the Sea” we need you to join in as we celebrate infinite beauty and mystery. Adapting Disney’s landmark 1989 animated film to the stage was a delicious challenge. The movie glides effortlessly between two distinct worlds, the one on land, and the one beneath the sea—but how in the world do you do that on a stage? Together, director Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Young Frankenstein, 2016; Buddy, 2015), set designer Michael Schweikardt (Music Man, 2016 and 42nd Street, 2016), costume designer Robin McGee (Aida 2016; Beauty and the Beast, 2015) and choreographer Josh Walden (Buddy, 2015) made many bold and thrilling choices to solve this. But they can’t go it alone. They need you. And so, as we tell this poignant and timeless tale, we want to inspire your imagination. You’re about to experience a heaping assortment of talent—in puppetry, dance, song and video— that we hope will work on your heart and mind, drawing you into the story to help us create this magical world. If I’ve learned anything about creating a fantasy, it’s that the more we dream with the audience, the more powerful the spell. This unspoken collaboration is a force all its own. And it’s one of the main reasons that The Muny has remained “Part of Your World” for generations of St. Louisans. None of our collective flights of fancy would be possible, though, without the incredible support The Muny receives from our subscribers, our donors, the corporate community, and many discreet and generous individuals. Their support is a silent partner in the magic you’ll see tonight. And I want to acknowledge World Wide Technology as our season sponsor for the fourth year in a row. Their generosity is, without overstatement, the air we breathe—and the ocean in which we swim.
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2017 Muny Season Dear Theatre Patron: For 99 seasons, The Muny in Forest Park has served as a local attraction for families and friends to relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of professional musical productions in the park’s renowned outdoor theatre. Attending summer productions in Forest Park has become a St. Louis tradition for hundreds of thousands of people from near and far. Emerson is proud to once again be a corporate sponsor of The Muny, the nation’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre, and to support this year’s production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. At Emerson, we have a proud 126-year history of our own here in St. Louis. As a corporate citizen of the St. Louis area, it is an honor and a privilege for our company to support organizations like The Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis, which are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the community and making St. Louis a great place to live and work. We hope you enjoy tonight’s performance and look forward to seeing you at future productions at The Muny. Sincerely, David N. Farr David N. Farr Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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MUSICAL NUMBERS 15 ACT ONE Overture The World Above Fathoms Below Daughters of Triton If Only (Triton’s Lament) Daddy’s Little Angel Part of Your World The Storm Part of Your World (Reprise) She’s in Love Her Voice Under the Sea If Only (Ariel’s Lament) Sweet Child Poor Unfortunate Souls Act One Finale INTERMISSION ACT TWO Positoovity Positaggity Beyond My Wildest Dreams Les Poissons Les Poissons (Reprise) One Step Closer Daddy’s Little Angel (Reprise) Kiss the Girl If Only The Contest Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) Ariel’s Transformation Finale ..............................................................................................Orchestra ..........................................................................................Ariel Pilot, Sailors, Prince Eric, Grimsby ...........................................................................Mersisters ....................................................................King Triton .......................................................Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam ......................................................................................Ariel ...............................................................................................Sailors ......................................................................Ariel ......................................................................Mersisters, Flounder ..........................................................................................Prince Eric .............................................................Sebastian, Sea Creatures ...............................................................................Ariel ...............................................................................Flotsam, Jetsam ...........................................................................Ursula .................................................................................Ursula, Ariel ....................................................................................Scuttle, Gulls ....................................................................................Scuttle, Gulls ...............................................Ariel, Maids, Grimsby ......................................................................................Chef Louis .........................................................Chef Louis, Waiters .................................................................................Prince Eric .......................................Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam ..............................................................Sebastian, Lagoon Animals ...................................................Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, King Triton ........................................................................Grimsby, Princesses ...........................................................Ursula .......................................................................Mersisters ...............................................King Triton, Ariel, Prince Eric and Company
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17 ENSEMBLE Jordan Beall, Stephanie Bissonnette, Joseph Fierberg, Emma Gassett, Berklea Going, Marina Kondo, Ben Lanham, Matthew Aaron Liotine, Alex Hayden Miller, Halle Morse, Kenneth Michael Murray, Commodore C. Primous III, Scarlett Walker, Brion Marquis Watson CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) YOUTH ENSEMBLE Bryce Bayer, Kaley Bender, Jackson Buhr, Allison Broadhurst, Joshua Bruton, Ava Castro, Hailey Castro, Jake Castro, Caitlin Chau, Greta Clark, Wylie Crews, Gabe Cytron, Jonah Darian, Dakota Davis, Simon Desilets, Madeline Domian, Liz Garozzo, Mark Geisz, Gracie Gibson, Eddy Hahn, Alexa Halliburton, Michael Harp, Julia Hartweger, Matt Howard, Allison Johnston, Sydney Jones, Caroline Joyce, Cole Joyce, Maria Knasel, Victor Landon, Phoenix Lawson, Andrew Mallon, Fiona Martin, Lily McDonald, Morgan McDonald, Isabel McKean, Julia Mertensmeyer, Rebecca Mooney, Jack Mullen, Sherrod Murff, Lily Rich, Ronan Ryan, Libby Schueddig, Fiona Scott, Abby Szewczyk, Mary Clare Trower, Brynley Wall, Jahari White, Kya Wonders The Muny is a professional theatre and the Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are proudly represented by Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the USA. EMMA DEGERSTEDT FRANK VLASTNIK JASON GOTAY RICHARD B. WATSON SPENCER JONES JEFFREY SCHECTER JERRY DIXON JORDAN BEALL BEN LANHAM JAMES T. LANE STEPHANIE BISSONNETTE HALLE MORSE BERKLEA GOING SCARLETT WALKER EMMA GASSETT MARINA KONDO KEVIN ZAK WILL PORTER EMILY SKINNER JOSEPH FIERBERG, MATTHEW AARON LIOTINE, ALEX HAYDEN MILLER FRANK VLASTNIK EMMA GASSETT Ariel Pilot Prince Eric Grimsby Flounder Scuttle King Triton Windward Leeward Sebastian Aquata Andrina Arista Atina Adella Allana Flotsam Jetsam Ursula Gulls Chef Louis Dance Captian
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ABOUT TONIGHT 19 Munygoers are going to hear a lot of Alan Menken music this summer (he also wrote the score for Newsies, the season’s final offering), so perhaps we should get to know him a little better. Born in New York City in 1959, child prodigy Menken began composing songs before he was nine. Throughout his youth his goal was to become “the next Bob Dylan.” Menken’s priorities changed in the mid-1970s when he gained admittance to the revered BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in Manhattan. He spent the next several years learning theatre craft from esteemed Broadway conductor (and Muny veteran) Lehman Engel. Menken’s breakthrough occurred in 1982 when his off-Broadway musical, Little Shop of Horrors (written in tandem with lyricist Howard Ashman), became the highest-grossing off-Broadway show of all time. The success of Little Shop of Horrors, first onstage and then in the 1986 movie version, prompted the Walt Disney Studios to invite Menken and Ashman to compose the score for The Little Mermaid, a new animated film drawn from Hans Christian Andersen’s 1830s fairy tale. Menken chose to impose a calypso beat on Andersen’s Danish story. Sebastian’s songs (“Kiss the Girl” and the Academy Award-winning “Under the Sea”) were modeled after the Trinidad beat made popular by Harry Belafonte; Ursula’s menacing “Poor Unfortunate Soul’s” was influenced by the darker sound associated with Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. “That song is German cabaret and calypso,” Menken says. Thanks to his theatre training, Menken knew that in order to engage an audience early on, there needs to be an “I want” song that tells the viewer who and what to root for. “There had never really been an ‘I want’ number before in a Disney film,” he later said. But Menken and Ashman chose to introduce Ariel through the revelatory “Part of Your World.” Ironically, the song nearly was cut from the film when it did not test well at an early screening. Released in 1989, The Little Mermaid became an enormous hit for Disney. The fledgling songwriting team of Menken and Ashman moved right on to their next animated movie, Beauty and the Beast (1991) – and the rest is history. Perhaps because Menken’s musical roots were planted in live theatre, his animated films for Disney have transferred to the Broadway stage with relative ease. First, Beauty and the Beast in 1994, followed by The Little Mermaid (2008), Newsies the Musical (2012) and Aladdin (2014). Today, 19 Academy Award nominations (and eight Oscar wins) later, Menken is revered as one of the most prolific songwriters of our time. His songs are cherished by children and adults around the world. In Forest Park alone, since 1990 there have been eight Muny stagings of Alan Menken musicals – which is not bad for a guy who never did get to be Bob Dylan. – Dennis Brown To read more aboout Hans Christian Andersen and“The Little Mermaid,” go to “Dennis Br Blog” on the Muny website at muny.org. About Disney’s The Little Mermaid
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EMMA DEGERSTEDT (Ariel), The William & Kerry Holekamp Star Performer, is thrilled to be making her Muny debut! Emma spent her teenage years playing Maris Bingham on Nickelodeon’s teen sitcom Unfabulous and originated the role of Kendra in Jason Robert Brown’s musical 13, for which she received a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award. She was nominated for LA’s Ovation Award for her portrayal of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, which she has performed in six productions across the country. Next month, she will be reprising the role under the direction of the original, Tony nominee Laura Bell Bundy at the Lexington Opera in Kentucky. While completing her bachelor’s degree at UCLA, Emma starred in shows at the Pasadena Playhouse and Tuacahn Amphitheatre. TV/Film: The Big Bang Theory, Hannah Montana, Life, Monk, Samantha Who? and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Other theatre: The Little Mermaid, Company, Footloose, The Rocky Horror Show, Xanadu, A Chorus Line and Sleeping Beauty. Many thanks to DGRW, Megan Larche Dominick and my biggest supporters, mom, dad and Mats! EMILY SKINNER (Ursula) is pleased to be The Randy Mitchell Star Performer. Muny: Breakfast At Tiffany’s, Billy Elliot, 42nd Street. Broadway: Side Show (Tony nomination, Drama League Award), Jekyll & Hyde, The Full Monty, James Joyce’s The Dead, Dinner at Eight (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Billy Elliot (BroadwayWorld Award). Off-Broadway: Picnic (Transport Group, Drama Desk nomination), My Life With Albertine (Playwrights Horizons), Jerry Springer: The Opera (Carnegie Hall), five shows with New York’s City Center Encores! Regional: multiple roles at The Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars, Ford’s Theatre, Virginia Rep, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, American Conservatory Theater, Long Wharf, Old Globe, Goodspeed, Bucks County Playhouse and others. www.emily-skinner.com JERRY DIXON (King Triton) starred in the original Broadway and off-Broadway casts of If/Then (Stephen), Once on This Island (Daniel), Five Guys Named Moe (Nomax), Bright Lights, Big City (Tad) and Tick, Tick… Boom! (Michael). Recent world premieres: Steve (New Group), Poster Boy (Williamstown Theatre Festival). TV/Film: Gotham, He’s With Me, Everwood, Law & Order, The Peacemaker. Regional: Playwrights Horizons, Yale Rep, Manhattan Theatre Club, Bucks County Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre. Symphonic soloist: Belgian National, Singapore, Taiwan, Kalamazoo. World premiere stage direction: A Proper Place, Barnstormer, Take Me America, Great Wall. Regional theatre direction: Show Boat, Bernarda Alba, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Funked Up Fairy Tales, The Full Monty. Writing: Laugh Whore, The View, USO, CBS, VH1, Comedy Central. JASON GOTAY (Prince Eric), The Jack Crawford Taylor Star Performer, is an actor and teaching artist born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He is thrilled to be back at The Muny for his third consecutive summer after previously appearing in Into the Woods (Jack) and Mamma Mia! (Sky). WHO’S WHO 21
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WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO 25 JORDAN BEALL (Ensemble) Muny debut! Riverside Theatre: Mame, Chicago. Lyric Theatre: The Drowsy Chaperone (Robert), The Wizard of Oz (Tin Man), Big Fish (Zacky), Dreamgirls (Dave), Billy Elliot (Older Billy), Mary Poppins, Fiddler on the Roof. Love to all! JordanMBeall.com STEPHANIE BISSONNETTE (Ensemble) is delighted to be returning to The Muny after appearing in Fiddler on the Roof last season. Favorite credits include: Shakespeare Theatre Company, Riverside, Fiddlehead, Surflight and Seven Angels. She has also worked alongside Rommy Sandhu, Nick Kenkel and Sheila Barker in NYC. Proud member of AEA. JOSEPH FIERBERG (Ensemble) Muny debut! National/international tours: Beauty and the Beast and Elf The Musical. Regional: Chasing Rainbows (Goodspeed), West Side Story (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival), as well as various roles at Riverside Theatre, Fulton Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Maine State Music Theatre and Theatre By The Sea. BFA: Syracuse University. Endless thanks to Marcia, Josh, Mike, Megan, all the folks at The Muny, and, most of all, my family. EMMA GASSETT (Ensemble), a St. Louis native, is thrilled to return for her 10th show at The Muny! Last season, she appeared in The Wizard of Oz (Apple Tree/Dance Captain) and Young Frankenstein. Choreography credits: We Are Proud to Present… (University of Michigan). Endless thanks to Mike, Megan, Josh, Marcia, her parents and her love, Matt! OCU Dance Performance ’16. Proud Member of AEA. www.emmagassett.com Regional: A Wonderful Life (Goodspeed), Room Service (Westport Country Playhouse, 2014 CT Critics Circle Award for best featured actor in a play), Delaware Theatre Company., La Jolla Playhouse, All About Us (WCP), McCarter Theatre, Yale Repertory, Muny. TV: Elementary, Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Law & Order. Co-author of Broadway Musicals and Sitcoms, both published by Hachette. Graduate Illinois Wesleyan University. Thank you, MMD! RICHARD B. WATSON (Grimsby) Muny debut. Recently seen as Sumner in the first national tour of Cheers Live On Stage and Peter Tchaikovsky in Mozart In The Jungle. Other: John Adams (1776, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival), Henry Higgins (My Fair Lady, Sacramento Music Circus), Zach (A Chorus Line) and Applegate (Damn Yankees for Merry-Go-Round), Long John Silver (Treasure Island: The Musical, Arkansas Repertory Theatre), George (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, American Stage), Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes & The West End Horror, Asolo Repertory and Pioneer Theatre), James Lawson (Race), Squeers/Hawk (The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby) and C.P. Ellis (The Best of Enemies) for Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Film/TV: P.S., I Love You; Law & Order: CI; Delocated; Onion Sports Network. MFA, Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University. Proud member of Actors’ Equity. KEVIN ZAK (Flotsam) I love The Muny! OffBroadway: Clinton the Musical (Ken Starr, Lortel nomination), Silence! The Musical (Buffalo Bill). NYC workshops: Empire The Musical, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Intermission! The Musical!, Citizen Ruth, Let the Good Times Roll. Other credits: 30th Anniversary tour of Cats, Mamma Mia! at The Muny, First Date, Chicago, Life Could Be a Dream. Thank you Megan Larche Dominick and MMD for the opportunity! @Kevinjzak
WHO’S WHO 27 BERKLEA GOING (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at The Muny! She is honored to be performing in her 15th consecutive Muny season. Previously: Hello, Dolly! (Ermengarde), 42nd Street, Hairspray, Beauty and the Beast and seven other roles. Most recently seen as Lana Turner in Chasing Rainbows at Goodspeed Opera House. MARINA KONDO (Ensemble) is ecstatic to return to The Muny for her third summer. Muny: Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl) and Aida (Ensemble/dancer). She just received a BFA in musical theatre from the University of Michigan. Professional Japanese singer touring internationally for concerts and recordings. Proud member of AEA. BEN LANHAM (Ensemble) Dance graduate, Oklahoma City University. Muny credits: Joseph… Dreamcoat (Issachar), Mary Poppins (Park Keeper), Young Frankenstein (Quartet), Spamalot, Fiddler on the Roof. Tours: Cinderella (Swing), West Side Story (Gee-tar, Riff/Action u/s). Regional: MT Wichita, North Carolina Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Wick Theatre. Love to M&D and BlocNYC. @benlanham MATTHEW AARON LIOTINE (Ensemble) is so excited to be making his Muny debut in The Little Mermaid! His regional credits include: A Chorus Line (Bobby), La Cage aux Folles (Mercedes), Damn Yankees (Bryan) and many more. He is a proud new member of AEA. ALEX HAYDEN MILLER (Ensemble) Muny debut! Oklahoma City native and graduate of the University of Michigan. Favorite credits include: 42nd Street (Andy, The Lexington Theatre Company), West Side Story (Diesel, Music Theatre Wichita) and The Tempest (Ferdinand, University of Michigan). Proud AEA member. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Elle, Mallory and DGRW. Thunder up, GO BLUE! HALLE MORSE (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to The Muny! Credits: Lisa in Mamma Mia! on Broadway, Minnie Fay in the 50th Anniversary tour of Hello, Dolly!, Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Off-Broadway), Eponine in Les Misérables (Fireside Theatre), Little Inez in Hairspray (Sacramento Music Circus) and Mimi in Rent (Pioneer Theatre Company). hallemorse.com @hallemorse KENNETH MICHAEL MURRAY (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his Muny debut! Broadway: Paramour. Regional: West Side Story. Member of the Amy Marshall Dance Company. A recent graduate of Adelphi University (BFA in dance). Kenneth would like to thank Maegan and his bloc NYC family and give a special thank you to his parents and Jessica for their constant love and support. @kennethmichael kennethmichaelmurray.com COMMODORE C. PRIMOUS III (Ensemble) is excited to be making his Muny debut! Currently a rising sophomore at the University of Michigan, he looks forward to continuing his education. He will be in Hairspray (Seaweed), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Ensemble) and Newsies (Ensemble) at Music Theatre Wichita later this summer. Go Blue! SCARLETT WALKER (Ensemble) is a native of Birmingham, AL, with a BA in theatre from the University of Alabama. She is ecstatic to be returning to The Muny after performing in Oklahoma! in 2015. Other regional credits: Mame (Riverside Theatre), Les Misérables and La Cage aux Folles (Red Mountain Theatre Company). Love to my family. BRION MARQUIS WATSON (Ensemble) is grateful to be returning to The Muny for another season after performing in Hairspray and Mamma Mia! Brion has trained at the University of Cincinnati as a musical theatre major and studied dance at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, where he performed at New York City Center. Without God and his family/friends, he is nothing! Proud member of AEA. ALAN MENKEN (Music) Stage credits include God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; Little Shop of Horrors; Beauty and the Beast; A Christmas Carol; The Little Mermaid; WHO’S WHO
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WHO’S WHO 29 Sister Act; Leap of Faith; Newsies, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz; Aladdin; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; A Bronx Tale. Film credits include: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Home on the Range, Enchanted, Tangled, Sausage Party. TV credits include: Galavant, Tangled. Awards include one Tony (Best Score), one Olivier (Best Musical), eight Oscars (four Best Score and four Best Song), 11 Grammy Awards (including Song of the Year), seven Golden Globes. Other: Induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Billboard’s No. 1 single (A Whole New World) and album (Pocahontas). HOWARD ASHMAN (Lyrics) Best known as a pivotal creative mind behind the renaissance of Disney animation and his work on The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast (which is dedicated to, “Our friend, Howard Ashman, who gave a Mermaid her voice and a Beast his soul...”), Ashman’s first love was theatre. Ashman was a founder of off-off-Broadway’s renowned WPA Theatre, where he conceived, wrote and directed God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, as well as the classic musical, Little Shop of Horrors (both with music by Alan Menken). In 1986, he wrote and directed the Broadway musical Smile (music by Marvin Hamlisch). Lamented as a lost treasure of the 1980’s theatre scene, Smile remains popular on high school and college campuses throughout the country. Howard Ashman died in 1991 from complications of AIDS. www.howardashman.com. GLENN SLATER (Lyrics) co-created Disney’s 2010 worldwide smash Tangled (2011 Grammy Winner, 2010 Oscar and Golden Globe nominee), as well as the Broadway and international hit musicals Sister Act (2011 Tony nominee) and The Little Mermaid (2008 Tony nominee, Grammy nominee), and, most recently School of Rock (2015). With longtime collaborator Alan Menken, he was Executive Producer and Lyricist for the ABC-TV musical comedy series Galavant, and has also written songs for the Disney animated film Home on the Range (2004) and the Broadway musical Leap of Faith (2012 Tony nominee). In the West End, Glenn provided both book and lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies (2010 Olivier nominee), the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. Other work includes an Emmy-nominated song for the ABC-TV comedy The Neighbors (2013), and the stage revue Newyorkers at The Manhattan Theatre Club (Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations). Glenn is the recipient of the prestigious Kleban Award for Lyrics, the ASCAP/ Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award and the Jonathan Larson Award. He is an alumnus of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, and a member of both ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild. DOUG WRIGHT (Book) GLAAD Media Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama League Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for I Am My Own Wife. His screen adaptation of Quills was named Best Picture by the National Board of Review and nominated for three Academy Awards. Doug was cited by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and awarded the Tolerance Prize from the KulturForum Europa. Currently, he serves on the board of the New York Theatre Workshop and serves as president on the Dramatists Guild Council. Works include: Interrogating the Nude (1988), Quills (1995), Unwrap Your Candy (2001), I Am My Own Wife (2003), Grey Gardens (book, 2006), The Little Mermaid (book, 2007), The Pavilion (2009). MARCIA MILGROM DODGE (Director) Muny: Young Frankenstein, The Buddy Holly Story and The Addams Family. Broadway: Ragtime (2010 Tony nomination and Helen Hayes Award). Tours: Curious George, Seussical, Ragtime. NYC: Venus Flytrap, Radio Gals, Closer Than Ever and Romance in Hard Times. Regional: Drury Lane, Pioneer Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Maltz Jupiter, Cincinnati Playhouse, Center Stage, Repertory
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WHO’S WHO 31 Theatre of St. Louis, Denver Center, Pittsburgh Public, Glimmerglass, Bay Street, Music Circus, Goodman, Lyric Stage, Goodspeed, Huntington Stage and Arena Stage. Awards: Carbonell, LA Drama Critics, Backstage Garland, Dora Mavor Moore, Outer Critics Circle and a Daytime Emmy; Astaire, Drama Desk, Drama League, Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Lortel and Edgar award nominations. Dodge is also a wife, a mother, a teacher, an executive board member of SDC and a published and produced playwright. As always, for T, N and CJ. JOSH WALDEN (Choreographer) returns to The Muny after choreographing The Buddy Holly Story in 2015. Directed/choreographed The Rocky Horror Show for the University of Buffalo, Legally Blonde for Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, A Chorus Line for Maltz Jupiter Theatre and Theatre Memphis, and the rock opera Fallen Angel in the New York International Fringe Festival. He has also choreographed for Signature Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus, Doonce Productions, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Gateway Playhouse and Morag Productions for the Seabourn Sun Cruise Ship. On Broadway, Josh was the associate director/associate choreographer for the revival of Ragtime. As a performer, he has been in Broadway revivals of 42nd Street, La Cage aux Folles, A Chorus Line and Ragtime. CHARLIE ALTERMAN (Music Director/Conductor) is proud to be The Charles W. & Janet T. Mueller Conductor. He returns to The Muny where he served as music director for Young Frankenstein (2016), Hairspray (2015), Chicago (2012) and Legally Blonde (2011). Broadway: Pippin, Godspell, Next to Normal, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me (music director/ actor) and Legally Blonde (associate conductor). Tours: Next to Normal (music supervisor) and Grease (US/Asia). Off-Broadway favorites: Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver and Silence! The Musical. Regional: The Old Globe, Theatre Under the Stars, La Jolla Playhouse, Arena Stage, Trinity Rep, Huntington Theatre and nine seasons with the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Concert appearances include shows with Brooke Shields, Frankie Avalon, Emily Skinner, Dana Reeve, Billy Porter, Carol Woods and Ken Page. Upcoming: Half Time (previously known as Gotta Dance). MICHAEL SCHWEIKARDT (Scenic Designer) The Muny: The Music Man; 42nd Street; Oklahoma!; Into the Woods; Hello, Dolly!; The Addams Family; Mary Poppins; South Pacific and The King and I. Phantom and Marie Antoinette for EMK Productions in Seoul, South Korea, the world premiere of Nobody Loves You and the new Duncan Sheik/Kyle Jarrow musical Whisper House at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre, as well as several musicals by Joe Iconis, including Bloodsong of Love at Ars Nova, ReWrite at Urban Stages, The Black Suits at The Public Theater, The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks for Theatreworks USA, Things To Ruin at both Zipper Factory and Second Stage. Recent credits include the critically acclaimed productions of Show Boat, Annie Get Your Gun, 1776, Big River and Camelot for Goodspeed Musicals, Barnum for the Asolo Rep’s 50th anniversary season, national and international tours of James Taylor’s One Man Band. www.msportfolio.com ROBIN L. McGEE (Costume Designer) is extremely happy to return to The Muny, especially since she grew up in Highland, IL, and enjoyed many shows here in her youth. Previous shows at The Muny include Beauty and the Beast, Pirates!, The King and I, Joseph... Dreamcoat and last season’s Aida. New York credits include designs for the Roundabout Theatre, Irish Repertory Theatre, York Theatre, Cherry Lane Theatre, Little Shubert Theatre, American Globe Theatre, New York Fringe Festival. Regional: Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, SeaWorld Orlando, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse, John Engeman Theater and clown costumes for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Proud Union Member of USA 829. www.rlmcgeedesign.com
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WHO’S WHO 33 NATHAN W. SCHEUER (Lighting Designer) is delighted to be back for another season. Past Muny designs include Jesus Christ Superstar, Aida, Mamma Mia!, Beauty and the Beast, The Buddy Holly Story, Grease, The Addams Family, Les Misérables and Thoroughly Modern Millie. NYC credits: Upon this Handful of Earth (NYOS), Jesus Christ Superstar (Highline Ballroom), A Taste of Things to Come, Lord Tom (The York), Shoes & Baggage (the cell), La Plage (Tom Gold Dance) and associate designer for Manilow on Broadway. Other tour/regional credits: After the Curtain (Shaping Sound), Spamalot (Arkansas Rep), Masha’s Seagull (Berkshire Theatre Group), The Sleeping Beauty, Beneath One’s Dignity (LA Ballet), Water by the Spoonful, Next to Normal (TheatreSquared). Nathan has also designed for Selena Gomez, Alice Cooper, Toby Keith, and has worked with NYC Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet and San Francisco Opera. Proud member of USA 829. JOHN SHIVERS (Sound Designer) Credits include: The Muny (2015-2017 seasons), Pretty Woman (in development), Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, Kinky Boots (2013 Tony Award), Holler If Ya Hear Me, Bonnie & Clyde, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, Sister Act, 9 to 5, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, In My Life and Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays. International: The Secret, Tarzan, Das Wunder von Bern, The Lion King (Shanghai) and (Singapore), Regional: Moonshine, Harmony, The Nutty Professor, Tales of the City, Emma, Robin and the 7 Hoods. Associate credits: The Lion King, Mary Poppins, The Producers, Hairspray, Aida, Titanic, How to Succeed in Business… (’95), The Who’s Tommy, Guys and Dolls and The Buddy Holly Story. Other credits: Savion Glover, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Gregory Hines and engineering at Electric Lady Studios. John has a gem of a daughter Ruby. DAVID PATRIDGE (Sound Designer) Broadway: Holler If Ya Hear Me, Soul Doctor. US tours: Flashdance, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor ® Dreamcoat, Mamma Mia! Regional: The Muny’s 2015 and 2016 seasons, First Wives Club, Harmony, The Nutty Professor, Emma, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Sammy, Ace, Beauty and the Beast, Singin’ in the Rain, Sweeney Todd, Miss Saigon. Off-Broadway: Gigantic. International: Das Wunder von Bern. Associate sound design: Paramour, Kinky Boots, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, Leap of Faith, Bonnie & Clyde, We Will Rock You, Sister Act, Come Fly Away, 9 to 5, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, In My Life and Mamma Mia! David is a recipient of the Kevin Kline and Suzi Bass awards for Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical. MATTHEW YOUNG (Video Designer) graduated from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University with departmental honors, earning a BFA in lighting design. Most recently, he programmed video for Amélie at the Walter Kerr in New York. Select Muny credits include: 42nd Street, Young Frankenstein and Aida. Programming and associate credits include: Amélie (Walter Kerr Theatre), Joan of Arc: Into the Fire (Public Theatre), Grounded (Alley Theatre), Skeleton Crew (Atlantic Theater), On Your Feet! (Marquis Theatre). He is delighted to be back in St. Louis and at The Muny for another fantastic season. JOHN METZNER (Wig Designer) This is John’s fourth season at The Muny. He is the head of hair and makeup for Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts, as well as the Wig Master for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. He is a graduate of the Conservatory and has been associated with The Rep for a number of years. As a freelance designer, he has worked throughout Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. Some companies include Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Stages St. Louis, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival and MerryGo-Round Playhouse. PUPPET KITCHEN PRODUCTIONS (Puppet Creation) This trio of “Head Chefs” blend style with engineering to create dynamic visual stories and characters. Since 2008, Emily DeCola, Eric Wright and Michael
WHO’S WHO 35 MIKE ISAACSON (Artistic Director & Executive Producer) is honored to embark on his sixth season at The Muny. He is the third person to hold the position in The Muny’s 99-year history. This past year Isaacson received the St. Louis Arts and Education Council’s Award for “Excellence in the Arts” and The Broadway League’s and Theatre Development Fund’s Commercial Theater Institute “Robert Whitehead” Award for excellence in producing. This past season on Broadway, Isaacson served as a co-producer of A Doll’s House, Part 2, which received eight Tony Award nominations, including “Best Play.” For nearly 20 years, Isaacson co-headed St. Louis’ Fox Theatricals with Kristin Caskey, and they produced more than 22 Broadway musicals and plays, national tours, off-Broadway and London productions. On Broadway in 2016, Fox Theatricals was a producer of The Humans, which received four 2016 Tony awards, including “Best Play.” In 2015, Isaacson produced the Broadway musical Fun Home which won five Schupbach have been designing, building, performing, directing and teaching puppetry in nearly every contemporary puppetry style from their workshop in downtown New York City. Some favorite recent projects and clients include the San Diego Zoo’s Centennial Celebration, The King and I and The Wiz (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), Alice in Wonderland (New York City Opera), The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show (off-Broadway, UK tour, Australia tour), Compulsion (The Public Theater), and John Tartaglia’s ImaginOcean. Other collaborators include Disney Theme Parks, PBS, Mabou Mines, TheaterWorks USA, LG Electronics and the Disney Channel. PKP is dedicated to creating opportunities for everyone to interact with and advance the craft of puppetry by hosting workshops for all ages, fostering an apprenticeship program and creating original programming for all ages integrating puppetry, music, movement and storytelling. puppetkitchen.com LARRY SMIGLEWSKI (Production Stage Manager) returns to The Muny for The Little Mermaid and All Shook Up! after stage managing last season’s The Wizard of Oz and Mamma Mia! Tours: Two seasons on the national tour of White Christmas, stage management supervisor for the Chinese tour of The Sound of Music. Recent regional: The King and I starring Rachel York (Dallas Summer Musicals), The White Snake (Baltimore Center Stage), Gypsy starring Sally Mayes, Ragtime on Ellis Island featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell. OffBroadway: Cagney, Sex Tips... As a professor, Larry spent four years teaching stage management and directing at Sam Houston State University and West Chester University. MFA, University of Houston and BA, Marymount Manhattan College. Upcoming: First national tour of School of Rock. LORRAINE LICAVOLI (Assistant Stage Manager) This proud Equity stage manager and recent MFA graduate from Webster University is excited to be back for the Muny’s 99th season, which marks her 12th summer of Muny Magic. She is thrilled to be working as assistant stage manager on three diverse pieces: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, All Shook Up! and A Chorus Line. Some of Lorraine’s favorite experiences at The Muny have been working on The Wizard of Oz, Hairspray, The Addams Family, Hello, Dolly!, Mary Poppins and Dreamgirls. Lorraine is also an assistant stage manager at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and is an adjunct faculty member, teaching stage management, at Webster University. MARY JANE PROBST (Assistant Stage Manager) is a native St. Louisan who is very proud to return to The Muny for her fifth season of calling spotlight cues under the stars. She feels very fortunate to be a part of the amazing team that creates the Muny Magic experience for audiences, year after year. MJ is also a full-time member of the Jewish Community Center Cultural Arts staff and “Mommy” to her beautiful nine-year old daughter. Much, much love and gratitude to Kathie and ZZ for supporting all of these late theatre nights!
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VIOLIN Tova Braitberg CONCERTMASTER Nancy Chow Beth Hoffman Julie Leonhardt Nathan Banks VIOLA/VIOLIN Susanna Woodard PRINCIPAL Wendy Lea CELLO Antonio Innaimo PRINCIPAL Nathan Hsu BASS Adam Anello PRINCIPAL Terry Kippenberger WOODWINDS Mike Buerk PRINCIPAL Elsie Parker Robert Hughes Nancy Summers Nicholas Pyles FRENCH HORN Nancy Schick PRINCIPAL Steven Hanrahan HARP Cherilyn Trusty TROMBONE Tom Vincent PRINCIPAL Tyler Vahldick TRUMPET Andy Tichenor PRINCIPAL Vicky Smolik TUBA David Unland PERCUSSION Jerry Bolen PRINCIPAL DRUMS John Brophy GUITAR Steve Schenkel All Musicians of The Muny Orchestra are members of Local 2-197 of the American Federation of Musicians. THE MUNY 2017 ORCHESTRA Orchestra Personnel Manager Tova Braitberg is the William R. Orthwein, Jr. and Laura Rand Orthwein Concertmaster. DRUMS Matt Henry ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS 2015 Tony Awards including “Best Musical,” which he accepted onstage at Radio City Music Hall. Fun Home was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and received the Obie, the New York Drama Critics Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award for “Best Musical.” Fun Home is touring the U.S. this year, and will be produced in London in 2018. Other career producing highlights include If/ Then by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey and starring Idina Menzel, Bring It On: The Musical (2013 Tony nomination for Best Musical), Red (2010 Tony Award, Best Play), Legally Blonde the Musical (2011 Olivier Award, Best Musical), Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony Award, Best Musical), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown starring Kristin Chenoweth and Roger Bart; The Seagull, Caroline, or Change by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest starring Gary Sinise, and Death of a Salesman (1999 Tony Award). For the Independent Presenters Network, he served as producer for the Broadway productions of Spamalot (2005 Tony Award, Best Musical), Ragtime (revival) and The Color Purple. All told, his productions have received more than 110 Tony Award nominations and 29 Tony Awards. He has served on the board of governors and executive committee of The Broadway League and was its youngest recipient of the Samuel J. L’Hommedieu Award for his 14 years of programming at St. Louis’ glorious Fabulous Fox Theatre. In 2016 he received the Equality Award from the St. Louis Chapter of Human Rights Campaign. He’s honored to work with everyone on and off stage who helped create tonight’s performance, and he’s truly grateful you are here. And thanks to Joe. WHO’S WHO 37 KEYBOARD Katie Kopff Joe Neske Carolbeth True
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47 Chief Financial Officer..............................................................................TAMMY MCKIM Director of Operations .............................................................................SEAN M. SMITH Director of Development .....................................................................COURTNEY SIMMS Director of Marketing & Communications ............................................ KWOFE COLEMAN Director of Ticketing ...................................................................... LAWRENCE P. WALSH Director of Human Resources ..................................................................... JOHN MEYER Director of Corporate Partnerships / Program Advertising .......................... BILL BORGER Director of Food and Beverage........................................................... RETTA BERBERICH Director of Archives................................................................................. LAURA PETERS Assistant Director of Development........................................................ SONJA S. FURIYA House Manager / Staff Accountant................................................ LINDSEY R. GRABISH Group Sales & Event Manager..................................................................... JANE SCHELL Promotions & Pre-Show Manager................................................................. SUSIE JOFFE Media & Technology Specialist / Website Administrator ......................... JOE HARTMANN Print Project Manager / Graphic Designer..................................................... JUDY SAKAI Multi-Media Artist / Graphic Designer ........................................................NEIL SHASTRI Public Relations.................................................................................DYLAN K. STANLEY Development Assistant......................................................................ROSEMARY GLIEDT Receptionist ................................................................................................ JOY BOLAND Executive Assistant to the President & CEO........................................ BARBARA ECHELE Production Manager............................................................................... TRACY UTZMYERS Technical Director ....................................................................................... TIM MCDONALD Producing Associate / Casting Director....................................MEGAN LARCHE DOMINICK Company Manager ....................................................................................SUE GREENBERG Costume Shop Manager .............................................................................. KEITH COULTAS Music Supervisor / Orchestra Librarian.................................................. MICHAEL HORSLEY Orchestra Manager ............................................................................................ WENDY LEA Director of Youth Programs.......................................................... NANCY FREER SHERWIN Scenic Supervisors............................................ DAVID MCCARTHY, NATHAN MOURNING Master Scenic Artist........................................................................... LARRY BIEDENSTEIN Head Stage Electrician..................................................................................... JAMES SPIES Property Head ..............................................................................................TIM MCCARTHY Sound Head...................................................................................................VINCE GUYOTT Wardrobe Mistress.................................................................................... JACKLYN SAYLES Wardrobe Master...............................................................................................RAY MARTIN Wig Heads....................................................................KELLEY JORDAN, ROBIN RICHTER Scenic Seamstress.............................................................................................. KIM STONE Resident Choreographer...........................................................................MICHAEL BAXTER Draftsperson................................................................. EMILIE WEILBACHER-MCMULLAN Executive Assistant to Production.................................................................. JAMES PRIFTI Official Muny Photographers...........................................PHILLIP HAMER, ERIC WOOLSEY PRODUCTION STAFF EXECUTIVE STAFF PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DENNIS M. REAGAN STAFF
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As the Muny is approaching its 100th season under the stars, we are pleased to share an exciting new part of our organization dedicated to welcoming young professionals to the magic of outdoor musical theatre in St. Louis. In partnership with Muny leaders, the Muny Young Friends cultivate passion and awareness for The Muny through unique networking opportunities, exclusive access to Muny events, fantastic benefits and relevant volunteer opportunities. We express our thanks to Anheuser-Busch and the A-B Biergarten for their support of this program. Muny Young Friends If you’re 22-39, join the Muny Young Friends and help support The Muny through exciting and unique opportunities here and throughout the St. Louis community. 22 SINCE 2012, Webster University and The Muny have shared a partnership that blends the renowned Muny theatre with Webster’s nationally-acclaimed Conservatory of Theatre Arts. This partnership has provided many year-round opportunities for Webster University students. This summer, The Muny proudly employs a staff of interns from a number of colleges and universities across the country. They work with professional actors, directors, choreographers, stage managers, designers, producers, technical crews and managerial personnel as they enjoy a “hands-on” opportunity to participate in the production of The Muny’s 99th summer season. Accounting Interns David Fournie, Alex Heet, Theresa Reifsteck Artistic Management Intern Carolyn Almberg Carpentry Intern Jeremy Hamilton Costume Design Intern Brendan Woods Development Interns Rachel Andres, Annelise Nelson Director / Choreographer Interns Bruna D’Avila, Matthew Kunkel Marketing Interns Jody Jones, Amy Steinke Master Electrician Intern Jon Ontiveros Materials Coordination Interns Paige Grimmer, Christina Murrell Music Direction Interns Connor Blankenship, Andrew Callahan Payroll Interns Sarah Powell Photography Interns Julie Merkle, Haley Robison Production Team Interns Molly Garrison, Berrit Keller Promotions Intern Becca Riley Scenic Design Intern Abigaile Wiker Scenic Paint Intern Skyler Matthias Stage Management Interns Sarah Azizo, Quinn Erb, Bailey Saxe Video Design Intern Kylee Loera Wigs Intern Erica Franklin MUNY YOUNG FRIENDS SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM 49
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