MAJESTIC THEATRE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
OCTOBER 2026
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC OCTOBER 2026
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DIRECTOR JACK O’BRIEN ON BRINGING THE SOUND OF MUSIC BACK TO ITS ROOTS
(Story by CQ Quintana). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
HOW COMPOSER-LYRICIST EDDIE PERFECT FOUND THE VOICE FOR BEETLEJUICE
(Story by Caitlin Huston) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SHOW
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Production Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Who’s Who. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 VENUE Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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(standing, center) Kevin Earley (Captain Georg von Trapp) with (standing, left) Cayleigh Capaldi (Maria Rainer) and the von Trapp Children (l to r) Ruby Caramore (Marta), Eli Vander Griend (Friedrich), Ava Davis (Louisa), Luciana VanDette (Gretl), Haddie Mac (Brigitta), Benjamin Stasiek (Kurt), Ariana Ferch (Liesl) in The Sound of Music. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
DIRECTOR JACK O’BRIEN ON BRINGING THE SOUND OF MUSIC BACK TO ITS ROOTS STORY BY
CQ QUINTANA Most are familiar with the beloved musical classic, The Sound of Music, which tells the story of Maria, a bold young woman who leaves the convent to serve as governess to a large family on the eve of Anschluss, the Nazi occupation of Austria. Ultimately, Maria falls in love with the children and their widowed father, Captain von Trapp, and together the family forges a plan to flee Austria. Some of the show’s best-known songs include “Edelweiss,” “Do-Re-Mi” and “My Favorite Things,” to name a few. Yet when invited to take the helm as director of the 2015 national tour company of The Sound of Music—now back on stage in an invigorated 2025 production— legendary, Tony-winning director Jack O’Brien nearly said no. O’Brien recalls, “When I opened the script and read, ‘Austria 1936,’ I thought to myself, I’ve never seen anything to do with The Sound of Music that looked like the 1930s.” Every version he’d seen of the 1959 musical had been steeped in the ‘60s, including the film. “I realized that no one had ever done the piece the way it was written. The great privilege of staging [the current production is] people go in expecting to see the movie, and what they see is what the writers originally intended.” As O’Brien describes his work on the show, “I got to awaken sleeping beauty, and now, people are flipping over it!” The Sound of Music, with its unforgettable score, is the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that Oscar Hammerstein II didn’t write the book for—instead it was co-written by renowned Broadway librettists Howard Lindsay and Russel
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Crouse. “I’ve been auditioning people to do this show for the last 10 years, and I’m telling you, I never tire of hearing that script,” says O’Brien. In a career spanning 60 impressive years including an array of Broadway and regional triumphs, O’Brien attests “working on this production has been one of the greatest pleasures of my entire life.” He describes “revelation after revelation [during the 2015 production process], and we opened, and it did extremely well, but all of us wanted to come back and finish the work, and that’s what we’ve done.” As a University of Michigan student in 1960, O’Brien sat in the audience of the original production of The Sound of Music at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre—little did he know the impact the musical would later have on his life. He recalls “Mary Martin in a little tree, trucked downstage. There was no amplification, and you heard this astonishing voice.” O’Brien felt Martin was, of course, a great star, (center) Cayleigh Capaldi (Maria Rainer) with the von but at 44 years old, she wasn’t Trapp Children (l to r) Ariana Ferch (Liesl), Eli Vander Griend (Friedrich), Ruby Caramore (Marta), Haddie Mac quite suited for the role. Having (Brigitta), Luciana VanDette (Gretl), Benjamin Stasiek an age-appropriate Maria “helps (Kurt), Ava Davis (Louisa) in The Sound of Music. Photo by audiences understand that there’s Jeremy Daniel. real life involved here.” People often forget that The Sound of Music is inspired by the true story of orphan-turned matriarch Maria von Trapp and her memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. (On opening night of the current iteration of the show in Washington, D.C., Cayleigh Capaldi, who now plays the role of Maria, gifted O’Brien a copy of the original book.) Beyond consideration of the leading lady’s age, when O’Brien and his team started auditioning for the part of Maria, he said, “Don’t bring me any little Mary Martins. I want a girl jock. I want a hockey player. I want the greatest babysitter in the world.” As O’Brien recounts, “The first lyric you hear [in the musical] is ‘How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?’ because clearly she’s not cut out to be a nun.” O’Brien is delighted with the response both from theatergoers and insiders. “It’s so much fun to see audiences discovering something they think they understand from a completely different vantage point,” says O’Brien, who has developed a friendship with librettist Crouse’s children, Lindsay and Timothy. The director recalls the librettist’s son telling him: “This is what they’ve waited all their lives for. Even though everybody loves the movie, if they really want to see the mother lode, they’ve got to see the show!” For more information and features, head to Broadway.com.
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Beetlejuice North American Touring Company. Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2026.
HOW COMPOSER-LYRICIST EDDIE PERFECT FOUND THE VOICE FOR BEETLEJUICE The Australian artist describes his songwriting process for the hit musical. STORY BY
CAITLIN HUSTON
with a new introduction by RUTHIE FIERBERG Beetlejuice first opened on Broadway on April 25, 2019, and has been raising hell ever since. Between a return Broadway engagement when theaters reopened after the shutdown and a North American tour, Beetlejuice has been giving audiences the fright of their lives — and a whole lot of laughs. The original Broadway incarnation earned eight Tony Award nominations, including one for best score with music and lyrics by Australian writer-composerperformer Eddie Perfect. Perfect spoke with Broadway News about writing for his undead title character, his audition process to write the musical and more. Broadway News: How did you approach creating songs for the character of Beetlejuice? Eddie Perfect: The thing that I wanted from Beetlejuice was surprise and energy, and that was because by the time I came on to the project, Scott [Brown] and Anthony [King], our book writers, had already been developing a script for about three years. On the page, Beetlejuice was so surprising. He was a very dark, kind of demented, but extremely funny version of the Genie in Aladdin.
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Ryan Stajmiger (Beetlejuice). Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2026.
The thing that cracked it open for me was that he was described in the script as being, not one person, but a vessel for millions of multiple personalities. So I was like, “What if I wrote a different genre of music for every one of those personalities?” The first song I wrote for Beetlejuice was a song called “The Whole Being Dead Thing.” That opens with ska and zydeco and then goes into ukulele banjo folk. And then there’s seven counts of death metal, then back into ukulele folk, and then big band swing and kind of a Jamaican dancehall. Did you have to audition to get the job? Perfect: Oh yeah. I mean nobody knew who I was, and I’d been coming to New York for about 18 months just trying to get my name on that great big writer list in the sky. For Beetlejuice or just in general? Perfect: For anything. I just wanted to write in New York. Every six months I’d head to New York, see stuff and take meetings, but it didn’t really seem to be adding up to anything or going anywhere. But I heard that Beetlejuice was kicking around, and they didn’t have a composerlyricist yet. So I asked my agent if I could pitch on it. He asked the Beetlejuice producers and they said no. But I said, “What if I wrote them two songs for free?” They sent me the script, and I just turned myself inside out writing those songs. It was Lydia’s song “Dead Mom,” Beetlejuice’s song, “The Whole Being Dead Thing,” and then I woke up in the middle of the night with an idea for an opening number called “Death’s Not Great,” [which was later cut during a workshop]. I waited, and I didn’t expect to get the job at all. Beetlejuice returns to the Majestic Theatre November 13–15 as a special on the North Park Lexus Broadway in San Antonio 2026–2027 Season. For more in-depth interviews, up-to-date news and show reviews on Broadway, visit BroadwayNews.com.
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Lyrics by
Music by
RICHARD RODGERS
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE Suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp with
CAYLEIGH CAPALDI NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ
KEVIN EARLEY
KATE LOPREST
ARIANA FERCH
DYLAN BRADFORD
COOPER JOHNSEN LILLY BELLE LANESE CHARLIE PALMER STORMIE PIPER TREVIÑO RORY L. PRICHARD EMMA ROSE MARINOFF MILA DEBENEDETTO AVA GISELLE FIELD DANIEL SMYRES JOHN ADKISON
COREY GREENAN
LAURA STRACKO
DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN
BLAIRE EILENE BAKER SYDNEY K. BORCHERS STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS ALLI ECHELMEYER HUGH ENTREKIN CHARLOTTE JENKINS JAKE DIMAGGIO LOPEZ MEREDITH LUSTIG CONNOR LYON MARK BRADLEY MILLER JULIA MOSBY RUTHIE SANGSTER LISA ROSETTA STRUM and
LISA HOWARD as Mother Abbess
Scenic Design DOUGLAS W. SCHMIDT
Costume Design JANE GREENWOOD
Associate Director MATT LENZ
Lighting Design NATASHA KATZ
Associate Choreographer MARK MYARS
General Management GENTRY & ASSOCIATES STEVEN VARON-MOORE
Hair Design TOM WATSON
Music Director JONATHAN MARRO
Orchestrations ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT Tour Booking THE ROAD COMPANY
Sound Design KAI HARADA
Music Coordinator JOHN MILLER
Dance & Vocal Arrangements TRUDE RITTMANN
Casting THE TELSEY OFFICE RACHEL HOFFMAN, CSA RASHAD NAYLOR, CSA Company Manager JAMEY JENNINGS
Tour Press & Marketing KENT MCINGVALE & COMPANY
Production Stage Manager BRIGHAM JOHNSON
Executive Producer SEAN PATRICK FLAHAVEN for Concord Theatricals
Production Management NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS AIMEÉ MANGUAL PAGÁN
Executive Producer TRINITY WHEELER for Networks Presentations
Music Supervision and Additional Orchestrator
ANDY EINHORN Choreography by
DANNY MEFFORD Directed by
JACK O’BRIEN Produced by Special Arrangement with Concord Theatricals, Crouse Literary Properties Company LLC and The Howard Lindsay Trust www.SoundofMusicOnTour.com
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CAST & MUSICIANS (in order of appearance)
Mother Abbess.................................................................................................................... LISA HOWARD Maria Rainer, a Postulant at Nonnberg Abbey......... SYDNEY K. BORCHERS (Tue, Fri, Sat), CHARLOTTE JENKINS (Wed, Thu, Sun) Sister Berthe, Mistress of Novices............................................................... LISA ROSETTA STRUM Sister Margaretta, Mistress of Postulants....................................................CHARLOTTE JENKINS Sister Sophia....................................................................................................................... CONNOR LYON Captain Georg von Trapp............................................................................................... KEVIN EARLEY Franz, the butler...............................................................................................................JOHN ADKISON Frau Schmidt, the housekeeper.............................................................................. LAURA STRACKO Liesl....................................................................................................................................... ARIANA FERCH Friedrich.......................................................................................................................COOPER JOHNSEN Louisa........................................................................................................................LILLY BELLE LANESE Kurt....................................................................................................................................CHARLIE PALMER Children of Captain Georg von Trapp...... Brigitta.............................................................................................................STORMIE PIPER TREVIÑO Marta............................................................................................................................. RORY L. PRICHARD Gretl......................................................................................................................EMMA ROSE MARINOFF Rolf Gruber..................................................................................................................DYLAN BRADFORD Elsa Schraeder.....................................................................................................................KATE LOPREST Ursula......................................................................................................................SYDNEY K. BORCHERS Max Detweiler....................................................................................................NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ Herr Zeller...................................................................................................DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN Baron Elberfeld...............................................................................................MARK BRADLEY MILLER Baroness Elberfeld.............................................................................................LISA ROSETTA STRUM A New Postulant................................................................................................ SYDNEY K. BORCHERS Admiral von Schreiber............................................................................................... COREY GREENAN Neighbors of Captain Georg von Trapp, Nuns, Novices, Postulants and Contestants at the Festival Concert............... JOHN ADKISON, BLAIRE EILENE BAKER, SYDNEY K. BORCHERS, ALLI ECHELMEYER, COREY GREENAN, HUGH ENTREKIN, CHARLOTTE JENKINS, JAKE DIMAGGIO LOPEZ, CONNOR LYON, MARK BRADLEY MILLER, JULIA MOSBY, LISA ROSETTA STRUM, LAURA STRACKO, DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN SWINGS STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS, MEREDITH LUSTIG, RUTHIE SANGSTER UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance.
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For Maria Rainer–SYDNEY K. BORCHERS, CHARLOTTE JENKINS; for Mother Abbess– BLAIRE EILENE BAKER, LISA ROSETTA STRUM; for Captain Georg von Trapp–COREY GREENAN, DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN; for Liesl–SYDNEY K. BORCHERS, ALLI ECHELMEYER; for Friedrich–DANIEL SMYRES; for Louisa–ALLI ECHELMEYER, AVA GISELLE FIELD; for Kurt–DANIEL SMYRES; for Brigitta–AVA GISELLE FIELD, RORY L. PRICHARD; for Marta–MILA DEBENEDETTO, STORMIE PIPER TREVIÑO; for Gretl–MILA DEBENEDETTO; for Rolf Gruber–HUGH ENTREKIN, JAKE DIMAGGIO LOPEZ; for Max Detweiler–JOHN ADKISON, MARK BRADLEY MILLER; for Elsa Schraeder–CONNOR LYON, JULIA MOSBY; for Franz–STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS, MARK BRADLEY MILLER; for Frau Schmidt–BLAIRE EILENE BAKER, RUTHIE SANGSTER; for Admiral von Schreiber–STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS, MARK BRADLEY MILLER; for Herr Zeller–STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS, HUGH ENTREKIN; for Sister Berthe–BLAIRE EILENE BAKER, MEREDITH LUSTIG, RUTHIE SANGSTER; for Sister Margaretta–SYDNEY K. BORCHERS, MEREDITH LUSTIG, RUTHIE SANGSTER; for Sister Sophia– MEREDITH LUSTIG, RUTHIE SANGSTER. Dance Captain: ALLI ECHELMEYER ORCHESTRA Music Director/Conductor: JONATHAN MARRO; Associate Conductor/Keyboards: ANNE VAN STEENWINKEL; Keyboards: GRIFFIN STROUT; Trumpet: KYLE KNEPPER; Violin/Concertmaster: CHAEYOUNG SON; Flute/Piccolo/Bb Clarinet: Graham Tobin; Oboe/English Horn: Spring Hill; Bassoon: Haley Houk; French Horn 1: Wade Butin; Trumpet 2: Daniel Shipman; Trombone: Ryan Rongone; Violin 2: Esther Park; Cello: Steve Estes; Bass: David Connor; Percussion: Luke Hubley Contractor: Susan Barnes Lerner ELECTRONIC MUSIC DESIGN: HIRO IIDA AND ETHAN DEPPE FOR STRANGE CRANIUM MUSIC SUPERVISOR — ANDY EINHORN To view the cast list for this performance, scan the following QR code:
CAYLEIGH CAPALDI
KEVIN EARLEY
LISA HOWARD
NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ
KATE LOPREST
ARIANA FERCH
DYLAN BRADFORD
COOPER JOHNSEN
LILLY BELLE LANESE
CHARLIE PALMER
STORMIE PIPER TREVIÑO
RORY L. PRICHARD
EMMA ROSE MARINOFF
MILA AVA GISELLE DEBENEDETTO FIELD
DANIEL SMYRES
JOHN ADKISON
COREY GREENAN
LAURA STRACKO
DANIEL ROBERT BLAIRE EILENE SULLIVAN BAKER
SYDNEY K. BORCHERS
STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS
ALLI ECHELMEYER
HUGH ENTREKIN
CHARLOTTE JENKINS
JAKE DIMAGGIO LOPEZ
MEREDITH LUSTIG
CONNOR LYON
MARK BRADLEY MILLER
JULIA MOSBY
RUTHIE SANGSTER
LISA ROSETTA STRUM
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MUSICAL NUMBERS & SCENES
ACT 1 Scene 1: The Nonnberg Abbey Preludium.......................................................... The Nuns of the Nonnberg Abbey Scene 2: A Mountainside Near the Abbey The Sound of Music..................................................................................................Maria Scene 3: The Office of the Mother Abbess, the next morning Maria............................ Sisters Berthe, Sophia, Margaretta and Mother Abbess My Favorite Things.......................................................... Maria and Mother Abbess Scene 4: A Corridor in the Abbey Reprise: My Favorite Things..................................................................................Maria Scene 5: The Living Room of the Trapp Villa, that afternoon Do-Re-Mi.................................................................................... Maria and the Children Scene 6: Outside the Villa, that evening Sixteen Going On Seventeen............................................................... Rolf and Liesl Scene 7: Maria’s Bedroom, later that evening The Lonely Goatherd............................................................. Maria and the Children Scene 8: The Terrace of the Villa, six weeks later How Can Love Survive?...................... Max, Elsa and Captain Georg von Trapp Reprise: The Sound of Music........ The Children and Captain Georg von Trapp Scene 9: The Living Room, one week later So Long, Farewell....................................................................................... The Children Scene 10: A Corridor in the Abbey Morning Hymn....................................................................................................The Nuns Scene 11: The Office of the Mother Abbess, three days later Climb Ev’ry Mountain...............................................Mother Abbess and the Nuns ACT II Scene 1: The Terrace, the same day Reprise: My Favorite Things.............................................. The Children and Maria No Way To Stop It................................ Elsa, Max and Captain Georg von Trapp Something Good...........................................Maria and Captain Georg von Trapp Scene 2: The Office of the Mother Abbess, two weeks later Gadeamus Domino...........................................................................................The Nuns Scene 3: The Cathedral at Nonnberg Abbey, immediately following Reprise: Maria.....................................................................................................The Nuns Confitemini Domino..........................................................................................The Nuns Reprise: Something Good.........................Maria and Captain Georg von Trapp Scene 4: The Living Room, one month later Reprise: Sixteen Going On Seventeen............................................Maria and Liesl Scene 5: The Concert Hall Stage, Kaltzberg, three days later Reprise: Do-Re-Mi.............Maria, Captain Georg von Trapp and the Children Edelweiss..............................Captain Georg von Trapp, Maria and the Children Reprise: So Long, Farewell..................................................... Maria, the Children and Captain Georg von Trapp Scene 6: The Garden of the Abbey, that night Finale Ultimo..............................................................................................The Company There will be one 20-minute intermission
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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
CAYLEIGH CAPALDI (Maria Rainer) is honored to be making her Broadway national tour debut bringing this iconic and vital story to life. Off-Broadway & West End: Titanique (Rose, Céline Dion). West End: Figaro (Sienna). Regional: Frozen (Elsa, U.S. regional premiere), Putting it Together (The Younger Woman), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins), Into the Woods (Cinderella), and Little Women (Jo March). TV/Film: “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” “Mrs. Fletcher.” As an influencer and creator, she has garnered over 300K followers and 100M views across socials. Recent honors graduate of Columbia University and Berklee College of Music, Londonerturned-New Yorker, and fluent Mandarin speaker. Gratitude to M+D+N+G, Kimberly, her Stewart team, Dave, Telsey and Beanie for being one of my favorite things. @cayleigh.capaldi CayleighCapaldi.com KEVIN EARLEY (Captain Georg von Trapp). Broadway: Old Friends, Les Misérables, Thoroughly Modern Millie and A Tale of Two Cities. Off-Broadway: Death in Death Takes a Holiday (Drama Desk Nom). Recent Regional: Pierre in Natasha Pierre and…, Dysart in Equus, Andrews in Titanic, Hart in 9 to 5, and Archibald in The Secret Garden. Awards: Joseph Jefferson Award, Drama Critics Circle Award and 4 Ovation Award noms. Albums: Death Takes a Holiday, A Tale of Two Cities, Secondhand Lions, Ripper, Rarities and “Earley Standards.” kevinearley.com LISA HOWARD (Mother Abbess) originated roles on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, It Shoulda Been You, Escape to Margaritaville, and was featured in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, 9 to 5: The Musical, and South Pacific. Other favorites: Madame Morrible in Wicked (tour) and Molly Brown in Off Broadway’s Titanique. TV/Film: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, “Law & Order,” “The Gilded Age,” “The Good Fight,” “Madam Secretary,” “Power,” and her solo performance on the Tony Awards. NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ (Max Detweiler). Grammy nominee. Broadway: Company, Tarzan. Tour: The Sound of Music (Captain Georg von Trapp), The Eyes of the World (PBS). Off-Broadway: Toxic Avenger, Almost Heaven. Symphonic Soloist, including Carnegie Hall, Boston Pops, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, White House. Film: Sex and the City 2 (soundtrack). TV: One Life to Live (GLAAD Award), Madam Secretary, Tommy. Regional: Arena Stage (Helen Hayes Awards), George St., MUNY, Bucks County, ZACH, Barrington Stage. Artistic Director: Broadway
Dreams. Album: The First Time... www.thenickrod.com @thenickrod KATE LOPREST (Elsa Schraeder). Broadway: First Date (Allison), Hairspray (Amber), Xanadu, Wonderland, Drowsy Chaperone. Tour: Wicked (Glinda, u/s Nessa), Little House on the Prairie (Nellie Oleson, 1st Nat’l). Regional: The Guthrie, Asolo Rep, Barrington Stage, Ogunquit Playhouse, Washington National and Dallas Opera Theatre and more. Select TV: ADA Heidi Russell on “Law & Order: SVU,” “FBI,” “Boardwalk Empire” (Corrine). For Juliette and James: Auntie’s “favorite things.” KateLoprest.com ARIANA FERCH (Liesl). National tour debut! Regional: Little Women (Beth), Mamma Mia (Ali), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins). Recent graduate of Oklahoma City University with a BM in Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance. Immense gratitude to ATB Talent, Jack O’Brien, Chuck Koslowske, her glorious family, and her two sisters who taught her the joy of music. She dedicates this to her beloved papa Fred in heaven. @ari_ferch Jeremiah 31:3 DYLAN BRADFORD (Rolf Gruber). Honored to be making his national tour debut! Previous Credits: Rent (Collins), A Chorus Line (Male Swing), and 2023 Jimmy Awards. Much love to Mom and Dad, NOCO, Hudson Artists & Sophia. @dylan.b.t COOPER JOHNSEN (Friedrich) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut! Regional: Fun Home (John, Silhouette Stages), The Sound of Music (Kurt, Toby’s Dinner Theater). Member: Young Artists of America, Broadway Artists Alliance, Peabody Choristers. Offstage, Cooper loves playing lacrosse, tumbling, and traveling. He’s endlessly grateful to WD Studios, YAA, Magaziner Vocal Studios, BKA, and his coaches, friends, and family for their encouragement and support. Special thanks to The Sound of Music team, the Telsey Office, and Zuri Agency for this incredible opportunity! @cooper_j008 LILLY BELLE LANESE (Louisa) is ecstatic to be making her national tour debut at 13-years old. She loves to dance and loves being a theatre kid in Walt Disney World’s backyard! Professional credits: A Christmas Carol (Orlando Shakes) and The Secret Garden (Central Florida Vocal Arts). Character Voiceover Actress (Duffy and the Friend Ship - Disney Cruise Line) as well as for Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Co. Special thanks to DDO Kids. So much love to Mom, Dad, Liam, Lucy & Ms. Sarah-Lee Dobbs.
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on the Roof (Bielke, La Mirada) starring Jason Alexander, Frozen (Young Anna u/s, 5-Star), Joseph (MTW), Seussical (JoJo, HSAC), The Sound of Music (Marta, JWRC). Film/VO actor. “Outstanding Achievement Award for Young Actress,” Los Angeles International Short Film Festival. Huge thanks to Coast to Coast & Schuller Talent, Juliana Sloan, Darby Vincent, Alyson Isbrandsten, Kim Pedell, Rance Wright, Joe Barros and her family! @avagisellefield DANIEL SMYRES (u/s Friedrich, u/s Kurt) is thrilled to make his national nour debut! Select credits include Ainsley in Appropriate (The Old Globe), Danny Who (2025) and Little Who Ensemble (2024) in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (The Old Globe), Young Guido in NINE (Coronado Playhouse), Greg Heffley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid (JCompany Youth Theatre), and James in James and the Giant Peach (SDJT). Special thanks to David Doan, Darby Vincent, Richie Cook, Alyson Isbrandtsen, Kurt Domoney, The Sound of Music team and his friends and family for supporting his dreams! @danielsmyres JOHN ADKISON (Franz, u/s Max Detweiler). Tours: My Fair Lady directed by Bartlett Sher (Colonel Pickering), The Addams Family, Elf, The Music Man (Harold Hill). Regional: Laguna Playhouse, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Ocean State Theatre Co. People’s Light and Theatre Company. Stock: Little Theatre on the Square, Theatre by the Sea and Barn Theatre. More at johnadkison.com COREY GREENAN (Admiral von Schreiber, u/s Captain Georg von Trapp). Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Sky), Scandalous (Ensemble). National Tours: Jersey Boys (Tommy DeVito), Mamma Mia! (Sky), If/ Then (Ensemble). International Tours: The Sound of Music (Captain Georg von Trapp), Evita (Che). Regional: Mamma Mia! (Sam Carmichael), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), Anything Goes (Billy Crocker). LAURA STRACKO (Frau Schmidt) is thrilled to be in your city! Broadway: Diana the Musical. National Tours: Suffs (1st National, Alva Belmont/Phoebe Burn), Damn Yankees, Christmas Carol. Film/ TV: Diana (Netflix), “Blue Bloods”. Select Regional: Come From Away (Theatre Aspen, Bonnie), Come From Away (Ogunquit, Swing/Dance Captain), Gypsy (Tessie Tura), Godspell, Rent, Mamma Mia!, Great American Trailer Park, and more! Thank you The Sound of Music company, Rachel Hoffman, Todd/ATB Talent, and all my love to Maurice and my family. IG: @thisislaurastracko. DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN (Herr Zeller, u/s Captain Georg von Trapp). Tours: Dear Evan Hansen, Jersey Boys, Motown. Creator of country music project Danny
18 | encore Ellsworth & the Cattle Drivers, awardwinning play Prospect High: Brooklyn, hip-hop musical Star-Crossed: A GenreDefying R&J Remix, and true-adventure book Braving the Bronx River. Series Regular: “Salty Pirate” (Prime Video). MFA Acting & Directing, UMKC. @DanielRobertSullivan BLAIRE EILENE BAKER (Ensemble, u/s Mother Abbess, u/s Frau Schmidt, u/s Sister Berthe). National tours: Beauty and the Beast, Bullets Over Broadway. Regional: Tuacahn, Theatre Under The Stars, Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse. BFA, University of Arizona. Thank YOU for supporting live theatre— telling these stories is more important now than ever. Find more about BB at blairebaker.com and @thequeenbeebs. SYDNEY K. BORCHERS (Maria Rainer Tue, Fri, Sat; Ensemble, u/s Maria, u/s Liesl, u/s Sister Margaretta). Broadway national tour debut! Grateful for the unbelievable The Sound of Music team, Telsey casting, and all the incredible theatres and teachers that have poured into her. All glory to her Heavenly Father! Sending love to Mom, Dad and her BFF, Kylie. Psalm 34:1 @sydneykborchers #rosterproud STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS (Swing). National tours: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Bruce Sudano), Ghost The Musical (Sam Wheat). Regional: Waitress (Dr. Pomatter), Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio), Once (Guy), Cabaret (Cliff Bradshaw). Love to all my friends and family! B.F.A. University of Minnesota Duluth. @stevengdouglas ALLI ECHELMEYER (Ensemble, u/s Liesl, u/s Louisa, Dance Captain) is thrilled to be making her professional debut in The Sound of Music. From Jefferson City, Missouri, she has recently completed her first year at OCU (BM). Endless thanks to God, her amazing family, Emmie, and Cindy. HUGH ENTREKIN (Ensemble, u/s Rolf Gruber, u/s Herr Zeller). National tour debut! Tours: Disney on Classic (Japan). Select Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Broadway at Music Circus, Stages St. Louis, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, The Hippodrome. Film: Rob Peace. Concerts: Phish NYE at Madison Square Garden, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Transcendence Theatre. Sending all of my love and thanks to Sherry, Nancy, and Tara. @hughentrekin CHARLOTTE JENKINS (Maria Rainer Wed, Thu, Sun; Ensemble, Sister Margaretta, u/s Maria) is beyond thrilled to be making her national tour debut! Favorite credits: Into The Woods (Cinderella), 25th Annual… Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky). B.F.A. Shenandoah Conservatory. Much love to
my incredible family, friends, and agents! @charlotteajenks JAKE DIMAGGIO LOPEZ (Ensemble, u/s Rolf Gruber). Regional: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Goodman Theatre), Dear Evan Hansen, Cat, Disney’s Frozen, Next to Normal (The Paramount Theatre) Father of the Bride, Grease (Drury Lane Theatre), A Little Night Music (The Marriott Theatre). Jake received his BFA from Coastal Carolina University and is represented by Stewart Talent. Love to Emma, Dad and Mom. Impossible without you. MEREDITH LUSTIG (Swing, u/s Sister Berthe, u/s Sister Margaretta, u/s Sister Sophia) has enjoyed a diverse international career in opera, theater, and television. Proud Juilliard alumna and Circle in the Square Theatre vocal faculty. Gratitude to KOJO & Telsey. All my love to M&C. @meredithlustig CONNOR LYON (Ensemble, Sister Sophia, u/s Elsa Schraeder). National tours: 1776 (Martha Jefferson), Jersey Boys (Lorraine, u/s Mary Delgado). Regional: A Chorus Line (Cassie), Pippin (Fastrada), Rocky Horror Picture Show (Janet), Drowsy Chaperone (Janet van de Graaf). So much gratitude to my team at Pantera Murphy. Endless love to Papa, Mom, Marissa, Cara, Jude, Phoenix and - Denny. For Mom Mom, who started it all. MARK BRADLEY MILLER (Ensemble, Baron Elberfeld, u/s Max Detweiler, u/s Franz, u/s Admiral von Schreiber). Bridges of Madison County (Robert), Next To Normal (Dan), Beetlejuice (Charles), Newsies! (Pulitzer), Mamma Mia! (Sam), My Fair Lady (Higgins), Carousel (Billy), Nice Work, Kinky Boots, Phantom (Phantom). Tours: The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Beauty and the Beast, Best of ALW. markbradleymiller.com JULIA MOSBY (Ensemble, u/s Elsa Schraeder) is a transatlantic artist based between New York and Sweden and is grateful to be a part of this gorgeous company. U.S. Regional: Cabaret, Into the Woods, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, A Little Night Music, Billy Elliot, and the American Northeast premiere of The Witches of Eastwick. For Bella, Cynthia, & Ximena. @jmozb. RUTHIE SANGSTER (Swing, u/s Frau Schmidt, u/s Sister Berthe, u/s Sister Margaretta, u/s Sister Sophia). National Tour debut! Regional Highlights: Ragtime (Mother), The Music Man (Marian), The Sound of Music (Maria; Ensemble, u/s Elsa). Endless gratitude to The Sound of Music team, Telsey casting, and Jaime and RJ at Baker Mgmt. Much love to Mom, Dad, and Mimi! Soli Deo gloria. @ruthielizabeth_
20 | encore LISA ROSETTA STRUM (Baroness Elberfeld, Sister Berthe, u/s Mother Abbess). National tour debut! Broadway: Death of a Salesman (u/s Linda), Regional: The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess), King Lear (Goneril), FLEX (Coach Pace). TV: “Dying for Sex,” “FBI,” “L&O: SVU” (recurring), “The Blacklist.” Special Thanks to Telsey & HCKR! lisarosettastrum.com RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II (Music and Lyrics). After long and highly distinguished careers with other collaborators, Richard Rodgers (composer, 1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (librettist/lyricist, 1895–1960) joined forces in 1943 to create the most successful partnership in the American musical theater. Prior to his work with Hammerstein, Rodgers collaborated with lyricist Lorenz Hart on a series of musical comedies that epitomized the wit and sophistication of Broadway in its heyday. Among their greatest successes were Pal Joey, On Your Toes, and Babes In Arms. Throughout the same era, Hammerstein brought new life to the operetta, culminating in the masterpiece Show Boat (music by Jerome Kern). Oklahoma!, the first Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, was also the first of a new genre, the musical play, blending Rodgers’s musical comedy style with Hammerstein’s innovations in operetta. Oklahoma! was followed by Carousel, State Fair (film 1945, 1962; Broadway 1996), Allegro, South Pacific, The King and I, Me and Juliet, Pipe Dream, Cinderella (television 1957, 1965, 1997; Broadway 2013), Flower Drum Song, and The Sound of Music. Collectively, the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals have earned Tonys, Oscars, GRAMMYs, Emmys, Pulitzers, and Olivier Awards. HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE (Book). Lindsay and Crouse had one of the longest and most storied playwriting collaborations in theatrical history, lasting 32 years. Howard Lindsay was born in 1889 and died in 1968. He became an actor at 19 and went on to become a successful Broadway playwright and director. Russel Crouse was born in 1893 and died in 1966. After serving in the Navy, he worked on New York newspapers, gaining his first renown through a signed column in the Post. In 1932 he became head of the publicity department for the Theatre Guild and in 1933 wrote his first Broadway show, collaborating with Corey Ford on the musical comedy Hold Your Horses. From 1934 on Crouse wrote only with Lindsay. Their hits include The Sound of Music (with a score by Rodgers & Hammerstein); Anything Goes and Red, Hot, and Blue (with scores by Cole Porter); Call Me
Madam (score by Irving Berlin); the longrunning play Life With Father (which originally starred Lindsay); the Pulitzer Prize-winning State of the Union; and The Great Sebastians, written for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, the pre-eminent acting team of the day. Their producing credits included The Hasty Heart, Detective Story, and Arsenic and Old Lace. JACK O’BRIEN (Director) recently received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award, and directed The Roommate on Broadway with Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone followed by a production of Ibsens Ghosts (Lincoln Center Theatre) and the musical Shucked (The Regents Park, London). He directed his first Broadway production in 1969 and has collected three Tonys since then (Henry IV, Hairspray and The Coast of Utopia). He’s done operas (Il Trittico, Great Scott, Porgy and Bess, etc.) musicals (The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Carousel, etc.), television (“American Playhouse,” “Great Performances,” etc.), ran the Old Globe Theatre for 25 years, written two books published by Farrar Straus & Giroux (Jack Be Nimble and Jack in the Box), and two night club performances at 54 Below. If he’s slowing down, he hasn’t noticed it yet. And check out Notes With Jack wherever you listen to podcasts. @noteswithjack_ MATT LENZ (Associate Director). Credits include - Broadway: Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Velocity of Autumn (Associate Director), Beauty and the Beast (Resident Director). Off-Broadway: Pageant (Drama Desk nomination), The Irish Curse, Idaho!, The Great Daisy Theory, Fingers and Toes, Tense Guy. Tours: The Music Man (upcoming), Hairspray, Charlie, The Sound of Music, A Christmas Story, Cheers, Catch Me, The Who’s Tommy. Regional: Paper Mill, Ahmanson, MUNY, Ogunquit, George Street, Cape, NCT, Maltz Jupiter, La Mirada, Zach, and more. Matt is a member of the SDC, a Broadway Dreams teaching artist, and Founding Artistic Director of In The Works ~ In The Woods Festival. mattlenzdirector.com DANNY MEFFORD (Choreographer) has choreographed three Tony Award winners for Best Musical: Kimberly Akimbo, Dear Evan Hansen (also Olivier, Best Musical) and Fun Home. Direction: a national tour of Shrek and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Kennedy Center and in NYC starting fall ‘25. Upcoming direction: The Gorgeous Nothings and The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul. Choreography highlights: Love’s Labour’s Lost, February House, Miss You Like Hell, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and Good Person of Szechwan. TV: theatrical
22 | encore sequences for “Rise” (NBC), “Dickinson” (AppleTV+), and “Fleishman is in Trouble” (FX). Currently choreographing Richard Linklater’s film version of Merrily We Roll Along, a twenty year project. MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep. MARK MYARS (Associate Choreographer). Resident Director/Choreographer: Death Becomes Her (Broadway). Broadway Associate Choreographer: Dear Evan Hansen (Tour, London), The Cher Show, My Fair Lady (Tour, London), Spongebob Squarepants, War Paint, If/Then (Tour). International Dance Supervisor: Wicked. markmyars.com ANDY EINHORN (Music Supervisor and Additional Orchestrator). Gypsy (Audra McDonald, OBCR), Hello, Dolly! (Bette Midler, OBCR Grammy nom), Carousel (Renée Fleming, OBCR Grammy nom), Holiday Inn, Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Brief Encounter, Sondheim on Sondheim. Music director and conductor for Audra McDonald since 2011 including two albums. Touring Music Supervisor: Peter Pan, The Sound of Music. Regional: George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House. TV: HBO’s “Six by Sondheim,” PBS “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy,” Academy Awards 2019, “Eat Sh*t Bob” for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight starring John Oliver.” Conducting engagements: The Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony and Kansas City Symphony. Faculty: Juilliard, Aspen Music Festival, Brevard Music Festival. Rice University, summa cum laude. For Samantha W. DOUGLAS W. SCHMIDT (Scenic Designer) with over 200 productions spanning five decades, his work has earned critical acclaim and numerous awards. He received New York Drama Desk Awards for Over Here and Veronica’s Room, the original production of Grease, Smile, They’re Playing Our Song, and the legendary Frankenstein which closed on opening night. His 1983 design of Porgy and Bess at Radio City Music Hall (dir. Jack O’Brien) toured the U.S. and Europe. Broadway credits include the 2001 revival of 42nd Street, Into the Woods (2002), and The Front Page—all earning Tony nominations. The Sound of Music and The Front Page mark his 18th and 19th collaborations with director Jack O’Brien. JANE GREENWOOD (Costume Designer). Originally from Liverpool, England, Ms. Greenwood was educated at the Central School of Arts. She has designed over 125 Broadway productions since Ballad of the Sad Café in 1963. Recent credits: Bright Star, Saint Joan, Mother of the Maid
(with Glenn Close), The Little Foxes (Tony Award), The Assembled Parties, The Sound of Music (National Tour), You Can’t Take It With You, Act One, Harvey and Driving Miss Daisy. Awards: Irene Sharaff Award, 19 Tony nominations and the 2014 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. She is in the Theater Hall of Fame. Professor of Design at Yale School of Drama since 1976. NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) has designed extensively for theatre, opera, dance, concerts and permanent lighting installations around the world. She is an eight-time Tony Award® winner whose recent Broadway credits include Hell’s Kitchen; Sweeney Todd; Here We Are; Grey House; MJ; Some Like It Hot; Springsteen on Broadway; and Hello, Dolly! Recent dance designs include Like Water for Chocolate at the Met. She is a TDF Wendy Wasserstein Project Mentor and was recently inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. KAI HARADA (Sound Designer). Broadway: Dead Outlaw; A Wonderful World; Once Upon a Mattress; The Days of Wine and Roses; Merrily We Roll Along (Tony Nomination); New York, New York (Tony Nomination); Kimberly Akimbo; The Old Man and the Pool; Mister Saturday Night; Head Over Heels; The Band’s Visit (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award); Amélie; Sunday in the Park With George; Allegiance; Gigi; Fun Home; On the Town; First Date; Follies (Tony, Drama Desk Nominations); and Million Dollar Quartet. Many other musicals at City Center, the Kennedy Center, offBroadway, and beyond. TOM WATSON (Hair, Wig and Makeup Design). Originally from Northern Ireland, he headed the wig/makeup department at the Metropolitan Opera for 17 years. He has designed more than 100 Broadway productions, including Wicked, Rock of Ages, The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, Oslo, Falsettos, The Little Foxes, Junk, My Fair Lady, King Kong, All My Songs, The Great Society, Plaza Suite, Parade, and Floyd Collins. JOHN MILLER (Musical Coordinator). Over 140 Broadway shows, including: The Great Gatsby; The Who’s Tommy; A Beautiful Noise; Shucked; MJ: The Musical; Mrs. Doubtfire; Ain’t Too Proud; Tina; Waitress; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Jersey Boys. Studio musician (bass) for Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, BB King, Portishead, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. johnmillerbass.com JONATHAN MARRO (Music Director/ Conductor) is thrilled to join Networks and Concord with this incredible group of artists for The Sound of Music! He is a
24 | encore proud alum of the University of Southern Maine, where he received his music and theatre training. Other Networks’ productions: Peter Pan, Fiddler on the Roof 1st National, Shrek The Musical (International), Elf the Musical, and Dirty Dancing. Many thanks to Andy for his brilliant and loving mentorship, as well as the entire music staff and Giacomo for all their endless support. ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT (Orchestrations). In a career spanning more than five decades, Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981) arranged more than 300 Broadway musical scores. In musical comedy’s golden era of the 1920s, he orchestrated up to 22 shows a season. Among his credits were Show Boat; Roberta; Sunny; Rose-Marie; No, No, Nanette; Girl Crazy; Of Thee I Sing; Face The Music; Carmen Jones; Finian’s Rainbow; Kiss Me, Kate; My Fair Lady and Camelot. He orchestrated seven of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musicals including Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music. His arrangements for the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! earned him an Academy Award. He also orchestrated and arranged Rodgers’s 13-hour television documentary score for Victory At Sea. A classically trained composer, Bennett’s prolific output of original compositions includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a concerto and an opera. He is the posthumous recipient of a 2008 Special Tony Award in recognition of his historic contribution to American musical theater. TRUDE RITTMANN (Dance and Vocal Arrangements) has more than 50 Broadway credits as a choral and dance arranger including The Sound of Music, The King and I, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Carousel, Finian’s Rainbow, Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon and Peter Pan. A composer in her own right, she has provided music for such shows as Omnibus and Seven Lively Arts. LEIGH ZIMMERMAN (Intimacy Director) is an Olivier Award-winning entertainment professional with 30+ years of experience in live theater, film, and TV in the US and UK. Leigh specializes in consent-based, trauma-informed practices for staged intimacy and as an Artistic Mental Health Practitioner to support the wellbeing of all artists. leighzimmerman.com THE TELSEY OFFICE (Casting). With offices in both New York and Los Angeles, The Telsey Office casts for theater, film, television, and commercials. The Telsey Office is dedicated to creating safe, equitable, and anti-racist spaces through collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability, and advocacy. Please visit thetelseyoffice.com for our credits.
THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Booking). Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to The Sound of Music, current representation includes Wicked, The Outsiders, Back To The Future, Death Becomes Her, Redwood, The Great Gatsby, Kimberly Akimbo, Beetlejuice, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Dirty Dancing, and more. GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Manager) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 30 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Jersey Boys, Mark Twain Tonight!, Phantom of the Opera, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, The Sound of Music and Water for Elephants. KENT McINGVALE & COMPANY (Tour Press & Marketing) currently leads the marketing and press campaigns for the national tours of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, Mark Twain Tonight!, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, and Dog Man: The Musical!. Recent projects include marketing and press campaigns for the National Tours of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Hairspray, Jersey Boys (14 seasons on tour), Beautiful – the Carole King Musical (6 seasons on tour), and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. kentmco.com JAMEY JENNINGS (Company Manager) is excited to be part of this classic musical! Select projects: Oklahoma! (2019 revival), Once on this Island, Les Misérables, Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage, We Will Rock You, Mary Poppins, and Hairspray. Proud native of Paducah, Ky and an honored alumnus of Murray State University. ELLE AGHABALA (Associate Company Manager). National tours: Annie, To Kill a Mockingbird, Les Misérables. Regional: Hairspray, Avenue Q, Phantom, Blue Man Group, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Eclipsed, A Raisin in the Sun, November, Harmony, The Revisionist. BRIGHAM JOHNSON (Production Stage Manager). Tours: Annie (North America, China), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Christmas in Killarney. Norwegian Cruise Line. Regional credits: The Rev Theatre Co., Arizona Theatre Company, Skylight Music Theatre, Musical Theatre West, The Gateway, Florida Repertory, Triad Stage, and Connecticut Repertory. Brigham is a proud graduate of Western Carolina University. Special thanks to his family and friends. KALI ASHURST (Stage Manager). National Tours: A Beautiful Noise, Dr. Seuss’ How
encore the Grinch Stole Christmas. NYC: UC-CCM Honors Alumnus Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Regional: San Francisco Opera, Weston Theater Company. MFA: Stage Management, UC-CCM. Thanks to her family and friends for all their love and support! @kali.ashurst kaliashurstsm.com NICK ALTERI (Assistant Stage Manager) [he/him] is excited to join the team at The Sound of Music! Regional: Catch Me If You Can (WPPAC); Top Hat, May We All (The REV); Almost Famous (A.C.T. of Connecticut); A Christmas Carol (Menken) (Tuacahn). Instagram: @nalteri02 SEAN PATRICK FLAHAVEN (Executive Producer) is a 3x GRAMMY® Award and 3x Tony Award-winning theatre and music producer and Chief Theatricals Executive of Concord. He was previously founding worldwide CEO of The Musical Company and SVP of Theatre & Catalog Development for Warner Chappell. He has been a producer on dozens of albums, 16 of which were nominated for Grammys, including winners Hamilton, Into the Woods, and Some Like It Hot. He has produced many shows and won Tony Awards as a co-producer of Hadestown, Company, and Stereophonic. He is a National Trustee of the Recording Academy and on the Variety500 for 6 years. TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer).Broadway: 1776 directed by Diane Paulus and Jeffrey Page (Roundabout Theatre Company) and Les Misérables (Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical Nomination). National Tours: Executive Producer credits with Networks Presentations include The Sound of Music directed by Jack O’Brien, 1776, Les Misérables, Peter Pan directed by Lonny Price, A Beautiful Noise, The Great Gatsby, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Water for Elephants, Hairspray, Once on This Island, Waitress, The SpongeBob Musical, Chicago, Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, Bullets Over Broadway, Elf the Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Royal National Theatre production of Oklahoma!, The Wedding Singer, The Producers, The Wizard of Oz, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Production, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein and RENT starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Love to Alan for everything. @trinityonbroadway CONCORD THEATRICALS (Producer) is the world’s most significant theatrical company: R&H, Tams-Witmark, Samuel French, ALW Collection, Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts. Our roster includes the work of the finest classic and contemporary authors. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive
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services to creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and firstclass producing. Recent Broadway: Hadestown (Tony), Company (Tony), Stereophonic (Tony), SIX, Into the Woods (Grammy), Some Like It Hot (Grammy), Gypsy, Operation Mincemeat. concordtheatricals.com NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer). Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, The Great Gatsby, Jersey Boys, Mark Twain Tonight!, Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, and Water for Elephants. networkstours.com OPENING NIGHT SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 STAFF FOR The Sound of Music EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Sean Patrick Flahaven and Trinity Wheeler GENERAL MANAGEMENT GENTRY & ASSOCIATES Gregory Vander Ploeg Steven Varon-Moore Shira Wolf PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Jason Juenker Aimeé Mangual Pagán COMPANY MANAGER Jamey Jennings Associate Company Manager Elle Aghabala TOUR BOOKING THE ROAD COMPANY Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota Shawn Willett Gracie Lewis Rosa Taylor Shane Parksmith AnaBella Kalish Marissa Brotz trc.nyc TOUR PRESS & MARKETING Kent McIngvale & Company Kent McIngvale www.kentmco.com CASTING THE TELSEY OFFICE Rachel Hoffman, CSA Rashad Naylor, CSA Priya Ghosh Domonnique Aviles Production Stage Manager..................Brigham Johnson Stage Manager..........................................Kali Ashurst Assistant Stage Manager.............................. Nick Alteri Assistant Director.............................. Anthony C. Daniel Intimacy Director...............................Leigh Zimmerman Associate Scenic Designer......................Chen-Wei Liao Associate Costume Designer..........................Dan Urlie Assistant Costume Designers....Kristin Isola, Tess Sarno Costume Assistant................................. Hope Johnson Costume Coordinator............................... Sam Fleming Associate Lighting Designer...........................Abby May Assistant Lighting Designer......................... Kelly Martin Moving Light Programmer...........................Henry Wilen Associate Sound Designer.......................... Bella Curry Associate Hair Designer............................... Will Vicari Production Audio.................................... Colin Braeger Production Electrician....................... Olivia R. Doniphan Head Carpenter.................................. Kasey Walraven
26 | encore Assistant Carpenter.............................. Matthew Urquhart Automation Carpenter................................... Mike Russell Flyman........................................................ Joe Brennan Head Electrician.......................................... Dallas LaFon Assistant Electrician................................. Juliana ‘J’ Luce Head Audio.................................................Julia Moriarty Assistant Audio................................................ Mila Luna Head Props.........................................Marklan Fleshman Head Wardrobe..........................................Bailee Booser Wardrobe Assistant...............................Cassidy Berglund Wig/Hair Supervisor............................. Madison Medrano Crew Swing........................................ John “Seth” Leach Keyboard and Synthesizer Programming............ Hiro Iida, Ethan Deppe Rehearsal Pianist....................................... Evelyn Tamaro Tutoring Services...........................On Location Education Tutor/Child Wrangler................................Christine Tureta Production Assistants........... Mikaela Acton, Jenna Coffey, Ava Moyle, McKenna Vargas Physical Therapy........ NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc. Safety Consultant................................... Bryan Huneycutt Production Photography.............................Jeremy Daniel Video Services...................Pinecrest Creative, HMS Media Creative Services................ AKA NYC, Kellyanne Hanrahan Social and Website Services........ Super Awesome Friends Merchandise......................................... The Araca Group Merchandise Manager................Lindsey Baldak, Lily Horn Accounting...........................Networks Presentations LLC Legal Services.............................F. Richard Pappas, Esq. HR Services............................................K+K Reset, LLC Housing.................................................. Road Concierge Travel Agency......................Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel Trucking................................................... Clark Transfer For Concord Theatricals Lead Producer, Chief Theatricals Executive.. Sean Patrick Flahaven EVP Marketing & Communications....... Imogen Lloyd Webber Senior Director Brand Marketing & Communications.. Kinsley Suer EVP Business & Legal Affairs.................. Caroline Barnard Business & Legal Affairs Consultant................ Victoria Traube President Worldwide......................................... Bill Gaden CFO......................................................................Ali Roselle VP First Class & Tour Licensing......................Katherine Stout Senior Manager Production.............................Ali Tesluk Case Brand & Digital Marketing Manager....................... Ricky Smith For Networks Presentations Chief Executive Officer......................................... Orin Wolf President/Chief Production Officer....................Seth Wenig Chief Operating Officer...............................Margaret Daniel Chief Financial Officer.....................................Scott Levine Business Affairs...................................... Scott W. Jackson Executive Producers......... Max Quinlan, Hannah Rosenthal Trinity Wheeler Producing Associate................................Isabella Schiavon Producing Assistant....................................Aidan Herman Sr. Director/Finance....................................... John Kinna Sr. Director/Accounting...............................Jim McPartlin Controller................................................Jennifer Gifford Director of Tour Accounting...................... Laura S. Carey Tax Director..................................................Pat Guerieri Senior Tax Accountant.........................Matthew Peerbolte Tax Assistant...........................................Deborah Brown Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk....... Lisa Loveless Sr. Director, Booking & Engagements.......... Amanda Laird Directors, Booking & Engagements.............Stacey Burns, Colin Byrne Booking Assistant........................................... Lily Flippen Director of Sales.....................................Zach Stevenson Director of Marketing.................................. Heather Hess Sr. Director/General Management....... Gregory Vander Ploeg General Managers..... Madeline McCluskey, Rebecca Shubart Steven Varon-Moore Associate General Managers.......Amanda Lenti, Shira Wolf Asst. General Manager/Operations Manager.......Hillary Smith Sr. Director/Production Management.......... Jason Juenker Sr. Production Manager..............................Hector Guivas
Lead Production Manager...................Savannah Gunton Production Manager................................. Alex Williams Associate Production Manager.....Aimeé Mangual Pagán Technical Director............................................... pesci Assistant Technical Director...................Griffin Whitaker Production Coordinator.........................Gina Boccolucci Networks Asset Manager......................... Richard Haug Warehouse Assistants.....Dave DeJac, Alison Weinberger Director of Operations.............. Pearce Landry-Wegener Workers Compensation Coordinator.......... Kayla Rooplal People Operations/Payroll Manager........... Sara Clayton Office Manager..................................... Deandra Harris Music Coordinator..................................... John Mezzio Credits Scenery provided by Production Resource Group and Proof Productions; Audio equipment provided by Masque Audio; Lighting provided by Production Resource Group; Rigging provided by Christie; Properties by BrenBri Properties, LLC; Costume Shops: Eric Winterling LLC, Arel Studio. Rehearsed at Gibney Dance Rehearsal Studios in New York. Special Thanks to Broadway Theatre League of Utica and Daniella Padula, Executive Director “Something Good” Lyrics by Richard Rodgers Additional Lyrics by Jack O’Brien Financial Services and banking arrangements by Customers Bank Insurance Broker Services EPIC Entertainment & Sports Exclusive stage performing rights are represented by Concord Theatricals www.concordtheatricals.com SoundOfMusicOnTour.com X and Instagram: @SoundOfMusicontour Facebook: TheSoundofMusicOnTour TikTok: @SoundofMusicTour Learn more about the first-of-its-kind collaboration between the Library of Congress and The Sound of Music
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cell phones and pagers prior to the beginning of the performance. The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. All stage work performed by employees represented by IATSE. UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre. The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. The Press Agents, Company and House Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
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An ATG Entertainment Venue General Manager........................................................Emily Smith Deputy General Manager...................................... Shannon Phillips Assistant General Manager.................................... Hannah Weimer Director of Marketing - Broadway............................... Emily Walker Director of Marketing - ATG Live............................. Jonathan Miles Social Media & Marketing Manager........................ Jordan Roberts Marketing Associate......................................... Isabella Rodriguez Premium & Group Sales Representative...............Adriana Gonzales Director, ATG Inspire............................................. Alexandra Snell Director of Ticketing...................................... Paul Stanley Salazar Box Office Manager........................................ Amanda Hernandez Box Office Asst. Manager.................................... Evelyn Coronado Ops and Ticketing Support Assistant Manager.......... Sean Yruegas Box Office Representatives............................ Sebastian Espinoza, Aiden Gardia, Lorraine Martinez, Alyssa Pineda, Hannah Rodriguez, Ernesto Sanchez, Jr., Katalina Vasquez Special Events Manager..........................................Devon Moreno Facility and Property Director................................... Stewart Tiller Facilities and Property Assistant Manager............. Daniel McConnell Facility & Property Theater Attendants..................... Hector Urrutia
Facilities & Property Assistant Manager....................Massie Center Director of Production.................................................... Rob Oler Senior Production Manager...................................... Trinity Burton Production Manager.................................................. Ian Harrison Customer Experience Director........................................Trish Neill Customer Experience Manager.................................... Luis Dobbs Customer Experience Asst. Manager.................. Adrian Hernandez Director of Food & Beverage.................................Melissa Tamayo Food & Beverage Manager.................................... Michael Pellerin Food & Beverage Supervisor.......................................Sam Boone Sr. House Managers.............. Celia Berryman, Alyssa-Erika Gomez, Samantha Gray, Lori Ramirez House Managers............................................... Ameen Al-Bahloly, Lewis Andrews, Isaac Benitez, Dolores Cortez, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Charles Hernandez, John Marsalis, Heather Ramos, Jennifer Riojas, Grace Rios, Denise Rossignol, Debra Salazar, Juliana Sanchez, Ariana Tella, Sel Tope, House Security Leads................................... Rene De Los Santos, Louis DeMarino, Gabriel Gonzales, Heather Pellegrin, Armando Ramirez, David Richardson, Alec Vasquez
ATG Entertainment Group Executive Leadership Team Chief Executive Officer............................................ Melanie Smith Chief Content Officer............................................. Michael Lynas Chief Commercial Officer .................................. Christina Hawley CEO, North America ..................................................... Lori Hotz Co-CEO, United Kingdom ....................................... Angela Brown Co-CEO, United Kingdom ......................................... Fraga Ghica CEO, Central Europe ........................................ Hannes Hauswald CEO, Spain ....................................................... Marcos Camara Chief Financial Officer ............................................ John Oldcorn Chief Legal Officer ..................................................... Lisa Butler Chief Strategy Officer.......................................... Imogen Sinclair Creative Director ..................................................... Jordan Roth
Finance, HR, IT, Operations Head of Commercial Finance ................................. Victoria Griffin Vanessa Sanchez, Erin Clark, Paul Macerone, Remiah Adams, Benjamin Lara, Angela Ball, Evangelina Hernandez, Ken Roach, Lauren Casimir, Phoenix Berry, Dennis Apreza, LP Morano, Susan Law, Jenniffer Diaz Guerrero, Jonas Lindt, Joseph Morales, Matt Yates, Rachel Hirsch, Sammy Ma, Sean Park, Peter Flemister, Isabelle Komuves, Sophia Rogers, Norma Hernandez, Joshua Lau, Rocio Ruiz, Shi Li, Joanne Rodriguez, Jose Uribe, Carmen Tran, Sophia Piatt, Melissa Hernandez, Rolando Marin, Mia Saunders, Edgar Martinez, Raul Arambula, Jeffery Kilchrist, Terrell Remrattan, Tristan James, Rasim Hodzic Legal, Venue, Corporate Director, Operations & Labor Relations ................. Aine O’Sullivan Ashley Klein, Adrienne Wagner, Ieuan Evans, Josie Ervin Ticketing, Hospitality & Sales Benjamin Simpson, Brett Baker, Steven Luquis, Aren Murray, Jessica Bettini, Lauren Vadino, June Bankston, Danielle Doherty, Robert Gallo, Annie Grieco, Harrison Williams, Morgan Hogenmiller, Ryan Sparks, Chelsea Agard, Danielle Covington, Amanda Harmon, Ginou Lilavois, Molly Kilker, Mallory Sims Marketing & Data Analytics Justin Sullivan, Lindsey Seidman, Madeline Osborn, Mara Cohen, Oliver Marley, Sarah Brabec, Satyaprakash Challagulla, Saidhanush Kolla, Charissa Yuen, Natalie Bianco, Erin Choi, Julianne DuPree, Taylor Howard, Christine Savoie View From Seat by Preevue CEO .................................................................... Ryan Metcalfe Head of Studio ................................................... Jamie Osborne
North America Leadership Team CEO, North America .................................................... Lori Hotz Chief Content Officer ............................................ Kristin Caskey SVP, Regional Programming ......................... Erica Lynn Schwartz SVP, ATG Live ......................................................... Erik Newson Chief Financial Officer ................................................. Adam Ball Chief Transformation Officer ..................................... Katie Heard VP, Hospitality ........................................................ David Neves VP, Ticketing .......................................................... Mitchell Klein VP, Broadway Venues ......................................... Pippa Campbell VP, Human Resources .......................................... Lisa Hauptman VP, Property and Ops .............................................. Sandra Toste General Counsel ..................................................... John Rogers Chief of Staff.................................................... Oriana Sampson Content and Creative Broadway Programmer .......................................... Jacob Porter Producer, ATG Theatricals .................................... Bee Carrozzini Kristin Dotson, Kevin Couch, Michael Isaacson, Adam First, Gemma Kaneko, Joli Flynn, Mark Austin, Scott Simoneaux, Yoni Goldstein, Amy Bizjak