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Welcome to the theatre! Whether you’re here to see The Sound of Music, Beetlejuice, or Monty Python’s Spamalot, I hope you have a wonderful time. Each of these titles share the distinction of being returning favorites to the DCPA. As much as we celebrate bringing brand new shows to town, we also love to be reacquainted with stories that have stood the test of time. It’s also very possible that you’re seeing one of these shows for the first time! Whatever the case, please sit back and enjoy the magic of live performance. The “magic of live performance” was alive and well at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 7 when the Broadway industry came together to celebrate its work at the 79th annual Tony Awards. I had the good fortune of attending the event and was so moved by the joyous acknowledgment of the amazingly talented, creative, and passionate artists who bring the work alive. The honors for Best New Musical and Best Revival of a Musical went to Schmigadoon! and Ragtime, respectively. There is no doubt that each of these productions are inspiring examples of what musical theatre can be. Will either of these shows make it to Denver? Stay in touch with us at the DCPA to find out! Again, thank you so much for your patronage and support of live theatre. We couldn’t do it without you.

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Let’s start by getting the vocabulary straight. The word pythonesque means long, scaly, and capable of devouring a Bornean bearded pig in a single bite. By contrast, the word Pythonesque (capital P this time) means absurd, sharp-witted, and otherwise reminiscent of the British comedy troupe Monty Python, none of whose members are snakes. In addition to spawning their own adjective, Monty Python has achieved such universal recognition that their influence on comedy has been compared to The Beatles’ influence on music. More than 50 years since the release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, iconic scenes featuring the French Taunter and the Black Knight remain as quotable as ever — even for those who have yet to see the movie. Indeed, that was the experience of Josh Rhodes, who received his first introduction to Python in college. “You can’t go to theater school without everyone quoting Monty Python,” Rhodes said during an interview that fittingly took place on April Fools’ Day. “Before I’d ever seen it, I knew all the quotes. But finally somebody got out a VHS tape and said, ‘Look what I got!’” In the years since that initial screening, Monty Python has come to play an increasingly prominent role in

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Rhodes’ life and career. In 2005, when Python veteran Eric Idle adapted Monty Python and the Holy Grail into the Broadway musical Spamalot, Rhodes’ husband joined the cast in roles that included Sir Bedevere and King Arthur’s squire Patsy. And though he kept his 2005 Spamalot ticket stub, Rhodes never guessed he would one day direct and choreograph the show’s 2023 revival and subsequent national tour. “It’s been a wonderful progression,” he said, “from VHS tape to actually getting to do it eight shows a week.” As someone who grew up in the Midwest, where “British humor was not something that was easily accessible,” Rhodes has a keen appreciation for how Spamalot caters to Python superfans and newcomers alike. For those who can quote the movie by heart, the musical affords ample opportunity for vocal participation. When the much-beloved Knights Who Say “Ni!” appear onstage, expectant audiences will often shout “Ni!” along with them. “It’s just electric,” Rhodes said. “There are certain moments where the audience acts as a Greek chorus.” And for theatergoers who have never contemplated the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow, Rhodes was pleased to report that “the material stands as is. It’s still

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absolutely delightful, and it’s absolutely absurd, and it’s joyful to meet these characters for the first time.” That includes the Black Knight, whose blindly optimistic brand of mortal combat requires no prior introduction. “‘It’s just a flesh wound’ and all those things are hilarious,” said Rhodes, “even if you didn’t grow up saying it to your friends while you’re fighting on the playground.” From a directorial standpoint, that nonstop hilarity is also Spamalot’s greatest challenge. “Comedy is a physical sport for an audience,” said Rhodes. “And as funny as this show is — and the jokes just keep delivering — sometimes you can err on delivering too many. ’Cause the audience gets tired; they need a break.” In order to give audience members a chance to catch their breath, Rhodes relies on what he calls “closing the fence.” When the metaphorical fence is open, actors are free to engage with the audience more directly, to “walk that tightrope of improv” in a way that makes each performance a unique event. But part of Rhodes’ job, he explained, is to decide when the fence needs to swing back shut: “At this point you gotta move on, or we will wear [the audience] out for when we really need them.” While Spamalot is, in its own words, “lovingly ripped off” from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Rhodes maintains that the transition from screen to stage has left Python’s satirical wit just as sharp as ever. “What they did with the musical,” said Rhodes, “is they firmly said — in the same way that they say, ‘We love [King] Arthur, but we’re going to make fun of him’ — we love musicals, but we’re also gonna make fun of them.” The delight the show takes in poking fun at musical theater is on full display in numbers like “The Song That Goes Like This,” “You Won’t Succeed on Broadway,” and “Diva’s Lament,” all of which showcase the creators’ deep appreciation of the art form. “I think in order to make fun of something you have to really have a love for what it wants to be,” said Rhodes.

The material [from Monty Python] stands as is. It’s still absolutely delightful, and it’s absolutely absurd, and it’s joyful to meet these characters for the first time. — JOSH RHODES, DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER

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THE OUTSIDERS Adapted from S.E. Hinton’s enduring novel, The Outsiders arrives from Broadway (Sep 8-27) with a fresh perspective on a story that has resonated for generations. Set in Tulsa in 1967, this musical explores the fragile divide between two groups of teenagers — the working-class Greasers and the more privileged Socs — through the eyes of Ponyboy Curtis, a thoughtful young man trying to make sense of loyalty, loss, and identity. This coming-of-age story is brought to life with a mix of music, movement, and staging that highlights the characters’ emotional journeys. Songs reveal the dreams of the “outsiders” who struggle to be accepted, while the physicality of the ensemble underscores the tension and energy of their world. Rather than focusing solely on conflict, the musical gives space to quieter moments of connection, showing how friendship and understanding can emerge in unexpected ways. Audiences familiar with the novel will find new dimensions in its theatrical retelling, while newcomers are introduced to a story that still feels strikingly current. The Outsiders invites reflection on belonging, resilience, and the quiet choices that shape who we become — offering a reminder that, even in divided communities, understanding can begin with simply seeing one another clearly.

Between the show’s good-natured mockery of King Arthur’s court and its elevation of politically minded peasants, Rhodes also sees a certain democratic optimism running throughout Spamalot. “They’re very democratic,” he said of the Pythons. “I think the reason they drill away at making fun of our political leaders is that they believe in the masses.” Laughter, tap dance, democracy — if it sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is. For like an invading army hidden inside a Trojan Rabbit, there is still one shocking secret to be revealed: Josh Rhodes, director of Spamalot, has never tried the titular canned meat product. “People give it to me all the time,” he lamented. “I’m now Mr. Spam, so people think I want it. And I’m like, ‘I love Spam, but I don’t really want to eat it.’”

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A CONVERSATION WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC DIRECTOR JACK O’BRIEN B Y M A R C O S N Á J E R A , C E N T E R T H E AT R E G R O U P MARCOS NÁJERA: If you don’t mind the pun, “Let’s start at the very beginning.” How would you describe your job as a theatre director? JACK O’BRIEN: I’m every show’s first audience. I’m every actor’s first audience. I’m every writer’s first audience, everybody. Whether it’s a classic or a brand-new piece, I look at it as if no one has ever seen it before. And I ask of it all the questions that you want to know: Why is this happening? Who are these people? NÁJERA: Can you describe the nitty gritty of a director’s day and job? O’BRIEN: It’s almost as if there’s a movie playing in my own head. And I read the material. I listen to the music. And in my own imagination once I’ve talked to my designers and everybody, I try to gently explain what I think I see. And they take off from that. They give me their version of it. And then what emerges on stage is some amalgam that we’ve all agreed upon. I’m going to try to put a real story on stage. Not one that just goes along with plot. For instance, I want the early numbers, say “Do-Re-Mi,” to look like Maria staged them. They shouldn’t look like they’ve been done by a Broadway choreographer. These are kids who haven’t been singing and dancing. And so a couple of them are going to waddle off into the corner and bump into walls and stuff.

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NÁJERA: So, in essence, the children finally get a real rehearsal? O’BRIEN: For months! And obviously, they get better. Our Maria has never staged a number in her life. She’s a [religious] officiate in the mountains! I think the really fun number is “The Lonely Goatherd” because I think she is the greatest babysitter that ever was! She’s got a bunch of kids who are terrified of thunder and lightning, and she plays a game with them that is so outrageous and funny and adorable that we forget to be afraid. It’s a babysitter’s game. I think it’s an improv. They are making that song up as they go along. And I think it’s: how many things rhyme with goat? Coat, moat, wrote. I think that’s the game she is playing, that I’m not asking questions about. NÁJERA: What do you think the value is of recreating this story now, all these years later? O’BRIEN: We tell this story to each other over and over again because our world will always be in peril. And we take courage from the success of others [who have navigated] difficult circumstances. Its great value is that it happened. It’s not fiction. We know that this young woman showed up. She fell in love with the father and they fled just before the Nazis took over Austria. Any time you see people stand up for their own rights and make a moral decision, it’s riveting. There’s not just one reason why this is one of the most beloved shows in American history. It’s because... everybody sees not only how important it is to love and to be loved, but to have something worth loving.

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CAST and MUSICIANS (in order of appearance) Mother Abbess..................................................................................................................................CHRISTIANE NOLL Maria Rainer, a Postulant at Nonnberg Abbey..................................................................CAYLEIGH CAPALDI Sister Berthe, Mistress of Novices.................................................................................... LISA ROSETTA STRUM Sister Margaretta, Mistress of Postulants......................................................................... CHARLOTTE JENKINS Sister Sophia......................................................................................................................................MEREDITH LUSTIG Captain Georg von Trapp.....................................................................................................................KEVIN EARLEY Franz, the butler.................................................................................................................................... JOHN ADKISON Frau Schmidt, the housekeeper............................................................................................. JENNIFER MALENKE Liesl ARIANA FERCH Friedrich TORBEN MULARSKI Louisa SKYLAR MATTHEWS Kurt REECE BOYLE Children of Captain Georg von Trapp....... Brigitta HADDIE MAC Marta BERKELEY WALUK Gretl EVERLY BEESON Rolf Gruber..................................................................................................................................................IAN COURSEY 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, DYLAN BRADFORD, ALLI ECHELMEYER, COREY GREENAN, HUGH ENTREKIN, CHARLOTTE JENKINS, MEREDITH LUSTIG, JENNIFER MALENKE, MARK BRADLEY MILLER, JULIA MOSBY, LISA ROSETTA STRUM, DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN

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For Maria Rainer–SYDNEY K. BORCHERS, CHARLOTTE JENKINS; for Mother Abbess–BLAIRE EILENE BAKER, MEREDITH LUSTIG; for Captain Georg von Trapp–COREY GREENAN, DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN; for Liesl–SYDNEY K. BORCHERS, ALLI ECHELMEYER; for Friedrich–BRADY CARVILLE; for Louisa–ALLI ECHELMEYER, TESSA MAE PUNDSACK; for Kurt–BRADY CARVILLE; for Brigitta–RORY L. PRICHARD, TESSA MAE PUNDSACK; for Marta–RORY L. PRICHARD; for Gretl– BERKELEY WALUK; for Rolf Gruber–DYLAN BRADFORD, HUGH ENTREKIN; for Max Detweiler–JOHN ADKISON, MARK BRADLEY MILLER; for Elsa Schraeder–JENNIFER MALENKE, 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, RUTHIE SANGSTER; for Sister Margaretta– SYDNEY K. BORCHERS, RUTHIE SANGSTER; for Sister Sophia–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: SARAH FAZENDIN; Violin 2: NAOMI SMITH; Cello: JEFF WATSON; Bass: DAVID CROWE; Flute/Piccolo/Clarinet: MICHAEL ROSEN; Oboe/English Horn: IAN WISEKAL; Bassoon: BRIAN JACK; French Horn: BEN SHAFER; Trumpet 2: DAWN KRAMER; Trombone: JONATHAN BUMPUS; Drums/Percussion: CARL DIXON; Contractor: JIM HARVEY 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:

KEVIN EARLEY

CHRISTIANE NOLL

NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ

KATE LOPREST

ARIANA FERCH

IAN COURSEY

TORBEN MULARSKI

SKYLAR MATTHEWS

REECE BOYLE

HADDIE MAC

BERKELEY WALUK

EVERLY BEESON

BRADY CARVILLE

RORY L. PRICHARD

TESSA MAE PUNDSACK

JOHN ADKISON

COREY GREENAN

JENNIFER MALENKE

SYDNEY K. BORCHERS

DYLAN BRADFORD

STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS

ALLI ECHELMEYER

MEREDITH LUSTIG

MARK BRADLEY MILLER

JULIA MOSBY

DANIEL ROBERT BLAIRE EILENE SULLIVAN BAKER

HUGH ENTREKIN

RUTHIE SANGSTER

CHARLOTTE JENKINS

LISA ROSETTA STRUM

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CAYLEIGH CAPALDI

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MUSICAL NUMBERS and SCENES ACT I 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

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, US 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, Londoner-turned-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. OffBroadway: 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 CHRISTIANE NOLL (Mother Abbess). Broadway/Tour: Dear Evan Hansen, Ragtime (Tony/Drama Desk nomination), Elf, Chaplin (Drama Desk nomination), Urinetown, Mambo King’s, Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues, Jekyll and Hyde, Grease, Miss Saigon, City of Angels. Television/ Film: “The Equalizer,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Ruth,” “Evil,” “Madame Secretary,” “L&O: SVU,” “The Good Fight,” “L&O: Organized Crime,” “The Bite,” The Sound of Music Live!, The King and I (Singing Anna). Other: Partnership, God of Carnage, Fun Home, Next to Normal, Follies, Encores! 1776, Closer Than Ever (Off Broadway Alliance Award). Symphony Soloist - 100 0rchestras worldwide. @christiane.noll

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 IAN COURSEY (Rolf Gruber) is a Maryland native and a proud graduate of the University of Michigan Musical Theatre program. He was recently seen on the 1st National Tour of Dear Evan Hansen. He would like to think his family, his team at HCKR, John, Rolando, and Danmian. iancoursey.com TORBEN MULARSKI (Friedrich) is thrilled to join the cast of The Sound of Music for his second national tour! Recently toured with A Christmas Story: The Musical (Ralphie Parker) and is excited to be back on the

road. A 6th grader from Barrington, IL, Torben studies dance, theatre, and piano at The Cary-Grove Performing Arts Centre and loves playing football, basketball, and trombone. Many thanks to his family for generously supporting his dreams! Proudly represented by Gray Talent Group. IG: @torbenmularski SKYLAR MATTHEWS (Louisa) is thrilled to join the SOM National Tour! Recently seen in the world premiere of Wonder the musical (Charlotte, ART), Annie (Pepper/ Annie US, National Tour), and Fun Home (Small Alison, TheaterWorks, Hartford). TV/Film/VO highlights: Baby Girl (Feature Film), “FBI” (CBS), Scoot & Missy (Short Film), and “SoundTrekkers” Audio Series (YOTO). Special thanks to Skylar’s professional team and local community for the continued support! Instagram: @skymatthews3 skylarmatthews.com REECE BOYLE (Kurt) is thrilled to make his Broadway National Tour debut! Credits: Finding Neverland (Michael, White Plains Performing Arts Center), Wakeman (Robert, NAMT Annual Festival of New Musicals), Matilda Jr. (Bruce), The Addams Family Jr. (Pugsley), Peter Pan Jr. (Peter), Willy Wonka Jr. (Charlie). Reece lives in Westchester County, NY and loves singing, acting, drawing, writing, animating, playing tennis and spending time with friends, family and his Bernedoodle, Nora. Special thanks to Mara Entertainment, Zuri Agency, Tristian Wyant, Emily Kitchin, and his family. IG: @reece_boyle_1 HADDIE MAC (Brigitta) is over the moon to be on stage! She toured Asia as Marta (u/s Gretl) in the 23/24 International tour of The Sound of Music. Recently she was on set filming Netflix’s The Hunting Wives and was very excited for the season to air last year. Offstage, she’s chasing sparkles, bouldering mountains, befriending animals, and developing her wanderlust. Known to friends as Haddie Mac n’ Cheese, she’s thankful for her teachers, mentors, professional team, and family who make her dreams possible! @haddiemac BERKELEY WALUK (Marta, u/s Gretl). Thrilled to be making her professional/Broadway national debut with this incredible team!

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Credits: Annie Jr (Annie), The Sound of Music (Gretl). A member of Humboldt County, CA, Main Stage Young Performers Company. Endlessly grateful to Darby Vincent, Alyson Isbrandtsen, Krista Curry, Bercy Talent, Daphne Endert, Main Stage Humboldt and The Sound of Music team. Much love to her family and friends. @berkeley_annew EVERLY BEESON (Gretl) is delighted to make her national tour debut with this beautiful show! Regional: Disney’s Frozen (Young Anna). Some of her favorite hobbies include walking dogs and eating ice cream – even better when done at the same time! Sending love and gratitude to Mom, Dad and Georgia, Free Flight Talent Management, Stewart Talent, Julia Meadows, Christina Holien, Julian LeBlanc and team, the Telsey Office, and everyone who has supported her dreams along the way. @alldayeverly BRADY CARVILLE (u/s Kurt, u/s Friedrich) is thrilled to be making his National Tour debut in The Sound of Music. Credits include Oliver! Jr. (Oliver Twist), Beetlejuice Jr. (Beetlejuice), Shrek the Musical Jr. (Donkey), and Matilda the Musical Jr. (Bruce). Born in Santa Monica, CA, he moved to Houston, TX at age nine, continuing his pursuit of performing and singing. Huge thanks to his family; Vibe Performing Arts, Purple Box Theater, Broadway Kids Auditions; coaches Jeanette Gant (vocal), Janine Molinari (choreography); and his agent, Barry Kolker. @brady_carville RORY L. PRICHARD (u/s Marta, u/s Brigitta) is thrilled to make her National Tour debut! Rory loves to laugh hard, sing loud, and always keep her toes pointed. Select prior roles include Gracie Shinn (The Music Man, Pittsburgh CLO), Jojo u/s (Seussical, Pittsburgh CLO), and Little Girl (The Nutcracker, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre). Special thanks to Barry Kolker, Jason Bercy, Amy Stabnau, and Kurt Domoney, and her mom, dad, sister Kit, nana, and loving friends and family! Instagram: @rory.prichard TESSA MAE PUNDSACK (u/s Louisa, u/s Brigitta) is beyond excited to be making her national tour debut! Recent credits: Susan Waverly (White Christmas, Paramount), Small Alison (Fun Home, Porchlight), Annie (Annie, BNT), Baby June (Gypsy, Devonshire). Tessa adores dance, traveling, musical theatre, and her

yorkie Pico. Endless gratitude to her coaches, friends, and family. Special thanks to Christina Ramirez and Sarah Schroeder for always believing in her! Rep: Stewart Talent; Free Flight Talent. @tessamaeonstage 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). JENNIFER MALENKE (Ensemble, Frau Schmidt, u/s Elsa Schraeder). Broadway/Tour: Into the Woods, Charlie/Chocolate Factory. Elsewhere: The Last Five Years, I Love You, You’re Perfect…, Pirates of Penzance. Member, Broadway Inspirational Voices: Carnegie Hall, Met Gala, White House, Tonys. Film/TV: The Power of Music with Josh Groban. Owner, Broadway Babysitters. Thanks Arbender, Rachel. Love to all, especially Otis. :) DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN (Herr Zeller, u/s Captain Georg von Trapp). Tours: Dear Evan Hansen, Jersey Boys, Motown. Creator of country music project Danny Ellsworth & the Cattle Drivers, award-winning play Prospect High: Brooklyn, hiphop musical Star-Crossed: A Genre-Defying 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 (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 DYLAN BRADFORD (Ensemble, u/s Rolf Gruber). Honored to be making his National Tour debut! Previous Credits: Rent (Collins), A Chorus Line (Male Swing), & 2023 Jimmy Awards. Much love to Mom & Dad, NOCO, Hudson Artists & Sophia. @dylan.b.t 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 (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

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. US 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) is thrilled to make her National Tour debut sharing this beloved story! Regional Highlights: Ragtime (Mother), The Music Man (Marian), The Sound of Music (Maria, Ensemble, u/s Elsa). Love to Mom, Dad, and Mimi! Special thanks to Jaime and RJ at Baker Mgmt! God Bless! @ruthielizabeth_ LISA ROSETTA STRUM (Baroness Elberfeld, Sister Berthe). 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 long-running play Life With Father (which originally starred Lindsay); the Pulitzer Prizewinning State of the Union; and The Great Sebastians, written for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, the preeminent 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 Soctt, 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, 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: 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 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.

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MEREDITH LUSTIG (Ensemble, Sister Sophia, u/s Mother Abbess) 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

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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 eighttime 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 & 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 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; RoseMarie; 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 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.

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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 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

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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 Spratt Assistant Carpenter....... Joe Brennan, Matthew Urquhart Automation Carpenter................................ Mike Russell Flyman.................................................... Sean Jenkins Head Electrician........................................Dallas LaFon Assistant Electrician.................................Jack T. Sears 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............................................Chandler Gray 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 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 Sr. 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 Sr. 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...Mimi Intagliata, Hannah Rosenthal Trinity Wheeler Producing Associate..............................Isabella Schiavon Sr. Director/Finance.....................................John Kinna Controller............................................. Jennifer Gifford Director of Tour Accounting....................Laura S. Carey Tax Director............................................... Pat Guerieri Sr. 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 Manager...... 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 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 Adminstrative Assistant............................ Aidan Herman 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

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It’s a bit different from working as a solo magician. “What makes an illusion for a Broadway show different from a show with one person on stage…is the person onstage is an actor playing the part of someone who has these powers. There’s ordinarily not a bigger story around it,” Weber says. For example, the recently deceased Maitlands are living in the attic, trying to figure out how to survive as the dead, and how to preserve their beloved home. “Part of their journey is discovering what their powers are in their new state,” Weber says. “How can they use them to get what they want? “So what one has to do in terms of the design elements is [determine] where is this character coming from? What are their powers, what is the magic of their character? Can it be quick? Do we have to do it in the middle of nothing? There are one or two moments where characters have to levitate, and that just happens in the middle of everything, there’s no room for wires or anything.” At its core, though, Beetlejuice is about more than sleight of hand and flash pots. “It’s a show about family,” Weber explains. “It’s a show about the families that we have, the families that we get, the families we wish we had and the secondary families that we build.”

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