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             MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK
                 DALLAS, TEXAS

1 PLAYBILL
MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK DALLAS, TEXAS - 1 PLAYBILL - Broadway In Chicago
A Nederlander presentation

                                                        Lou Raizin, President
                                                   Eileen LaCario, Vice President

                                                       Dodger Theatricals
                                        Joseph J. Grano Kevin J. Kinsella Pelican Group
                                     with Latitude Link, Rick Steiner, NETworks Presentations

                                                                  present

                                    The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
                   Book by                                        Music by                                            Lyrics by

    Marshall Brickman                                    Bob Gaudio                                         Bob Crewe
      & Rick Elice
                                                                   with
                   Eric Chambliss Matt Faucher Devon Goffman Jon Hacker
       Justin Albinder     Amy Coelho Kenneth Quinney Francoeur Samantha Gershman
        Katie Goffman Antonio King Connor Lyon Kevin Patrick Martin Sean McGee
                         Hamilton Moore Alec Michael Ryan Bruno Vida

         Scenic Design                      Costume Design                        Lighting Design                        Sound Design
     Klara Zieglerova                    Jess Goldstein                        Howell Binkley                  Steve Canyon Kennedy

       Projection Design                 Wig and Hair Design                      Fight Director                      Production Supervisor
       Michael Clark                  Charles G. LaPointe                       Steve Rankin                          Richard Hester

                           Orchestrations                    Music Coordinator                       Music Director
                           Steve Orich                         John Miller                          Noah Turner

     Production Management                     Casting                         Company Manager                   Production Stage Manager
   NETworks Presentations             Tara Rubin Casting                      Deborah Barrigan                        Veronica Aglow
      Hector Guivas                  Merri Sugarman, CSA
             Associate Producer                              Executive Producer                           Tour Booking & Marketing
            Lauren Mitchell                               Dana Sherman                              Broadway Booking Office NYC

                                  Music Supervision, Vocal/Dance Arrangements and Incidental Music by
                                                             Ron Melrose

                                                               Choreography
                                                         Sergio Trujillo

                                                                Directed by

                                                      Des McAnuff
                                     World Premiere Produced by La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA
                              Christopher Ashley, Artistic Director & Debby Buchholz, Managing Director

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CAST
                                                                 (in alphabetical order)
   Joey, Officer Petrillo, Crewe’s PA, Accountant’s Assistant (and others)............................ JUSTIN ALBINDER
   Bob Gaudio...........................................................................................................................ERIC CHAMBLISS
   Frankie’s Mother, Nick’s Date, Angel, Francine (and others).................................................... AMY COELHO
   Nick Massi.............................................................................................................................. MATT FAUCHER
   Mary Delgado, Angel (and others)...........................................................................SAMANTHA GERSHMAN
   Tommy DeVito.................................................................................................................... DEVON GOFFMAN
   Frankie Valli..................................................................................................................................JON HACKER
   French Rap Star, Hal Miller, Barry Belson, Detective One, Davis (and others)..................... ANTONIO KING
   Church Lady, Angel, Lorraine, Miss Frankie Nolan, Bob’s Party Girl (and others)................CONNOR LYON
   Stosh, Norman Waxman, Detective Two, Hank Majewski, Police Officer,
      Recording Studio Engineer, Joe Long (and others).......................................... KEVIN PATRICK MARTIN
   Bob Crewe, Donnie, Accountant, Finney (and others)................................................................. SEAN McGEE
   Gyp DeCarlo, Nick DeVito, Billy Dixon, Charlie Calello (and others)...................... ALEC MICHAEL RYAN
                                                                               UNDERSTUDIES
                              Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
                                                          Frankie Valli: JUSTIN ALBINDER, BRUNO VIDA
                                                   Tommy DeVito: KEVIN PATRICK MARTIN, HAMILTON MOORE
                                                   Bob Gaudio: KENNETH QUINNEY FRANCOEUR, SEAN McGEE
                                                      Nick Massi: HAMILTON MOORE, ALEC MICHAEL RYAN
                                                                    SWINGS
                                      KENNETH QUINNEY FRANCOEUR, KATIE GOFFMAN, HAMILTON MOORE, BRUNO VIDA
                                           Dance Captain: KATIE GOFFMAN; Assistant Dance Captain: HAMILTON MOORE;
                                                             Fight Captain: KEVIN PATRICK MARTIN
                                                                    JERSEY BOYS ORCHESTRA
                                                  Music Director: Noah Turner; Associate Conductor: Anthony Brindisi;
                                             Keyboards: Anthony Brindisi, Katie Holmes, Noah Turner; Guitar: Max Caine;
                                           Bass: Thomas E. Carley; Drums: Brett Beiersdorfer; Music Coordinator: John Miller

                                                                            Four Seasons
Photo: Courtesy of The Four Seasons

                                        (l to r) Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli, Nick Massi and Tommy DeVito. The Original Four Seasons.
        Photos by: Joan Marcus

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                                            (l to r) Eric Chambliss, Jon Hacker, Matt Faucher and Devon Goffman in Jersey Boys.

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CAST
                           CAST

      Eric       Matt                      Devon           Jon
    Chambliss   Faucher                   Goffman         Hacker

      Justin     Amy                 Kenneth Quinney    Samantha
     Albinder   Coelho                  Francoeur       Gershman

     Katie      Antonio                   Connor       Kevin Patrick
    Goffman      King                      Lyon          Martin

      Sean      Hamilton              Alec Michael        Bruno
     McGee       Moore                    Ryan            Vida

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MUSICAL NUMBERS
                                                                    ACT ONE
“Ces Soirées-La (Oh, What a Night)” – Paris, 2000..........................................French Rap Star, Backup Group
“Silhouettes”.................................................................................... Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, Nick DeVito,
                                                                                                                                        Frankie Castelluccio
“You’re the Apple of My Eye”......................................................... Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, Nick DeVito
“I Can’t Give You Anything But Love”............................................................................... Frankie Castelluccio
“Earth Angel”...................................................................................................... Tommy DeVito, Full Company
“Sunday Kind of Love”............................................... Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, Nick’s Date
“My Mother’s Eyes”........................................................................................................................ Frankie Valli
“I Go Ape”................................................................................................................................. The Four Lovers
“(Who Wears) Short Shorts”...................................................................................................... The Royal Teens
“I’m in the Mood for Love/Moody’s Mood for Love”.................................................................... Frankie Valli
“Cry for Me”................................................................Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi
“An Angel Cried”.......................................................................................................... Hal Miller and The Rays
“I Still Care”............................................................................................. Miss Frankie Nolan and The Romans
“Trance”.....................................................................................................................Billy Dixon and The Topix
“Sherry”................................................................................................................................... The Four Seasons
“Big Girls Don’t Cry”.............................................................................................................. The Four Seasons
“Walk Like a Man”.................................................................................................................. The Four Seasons
“December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)”.....................................................................Bob Gaudio, Full Company
“My Boyfriend’s Back”......................................................................................................................The Angels
“My Eyes Adored You”............................................................Frankie Valli, Mary Delgado, The Four Seasons
“Dawn (Go Away)”.................................................................................................................. The Four Seasons
“Walk Like a Man” (reprise).......................................................................................................... Full Company

                                       THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

                                                                   ACT TWO
“Big Man in Town”..................................................................................................................The Four Seasons
“Beggin’”.................................................................................................................................The Four Seasons
“Stay”..................................................................................................... Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli, Nick Massi
“Let’s Hang On (To What We’ve Got)”..................................................................... Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli
“Opus 17 (Don’t You Worry ‘Bout Me)”............................... Bob Gaudio, Frankie Valli and The New Seasons
“Bye Bye Baby”.......................................................................................... Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
“C’mon Marianne”...................................................................................... Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”.......................................................................................................Frankie Valli
“Working My Way Back to You”................................................................ Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
“Fallen Angel”.................................................................................................................................Frankie Valli
“Rag Doll”...............................................................................................................................The Four Seasons
“Who Loves You?”.........................................................................................The Four Seasons, Full Company

                                            The ones that got away
                      “Ain’t That a Shame” (Domino/Bartholomew) • “Candy Girl” (Santos)
                      “Don’t Think Twice” (Dylan) • “Girl Come Runnin’” (Gaudio/Crewe)
                          “Grease” (Gibb) • “I Make a Fool of Myself” (Gaudio/Crewe)
                          “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” (Porter) • “Marlena” (Gaudio)
                   “New Mexican Rose” (Crewe/Calello) • “Our Day Will Come” (Hillard/Garson)
                          “Ronnie” (Gaudio/Crewe) • “Save It For Me” (Gaudio/Crewe)
                        “Silver Star” (Gaudio/Parker) • “Swearin’ to God” (Crewe/Randall)
                                       “Tell It to the Rain” (Petrillo/Cifelli)
                             “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” (Gaudio/Crewe)
                                  “To Give (The Reason I Live)” (Gaudio/Crewe)
                                 “Watch the Flowers Grow” (Brown/Bloodworth)
                                   “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (Goffin/King)

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
ERIC CHAMBLISS (Bob Gaudio) is honored                JUSTIN ALBINDER (Joey and others) NYC
to return to this tour and get back to theatre!       Actor and Dialect Coach. Recent: Jersey Boys
Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof (Sasha, u/s             (Frankie, Phoenix Theatre Company), Jersey
Perchik). Regional: Gypsy (Tulsa), All Shook          Boys NCL, The Drowsy Chaperone. Film: The
Up (Chad), The Full Monty (Ethan), The Music          Cathedral. Thank you to the Albinder clan,
Man (Harold), and Altar Boyz (Matthew). He            Aaron, Pecoo, Julie & Pro PT, Jason, Nyle, Merri,
is originally from Ottawa, IL. Go Cubs, go!           JB team, & Katie Agresta. Ithaca College BFA.
Special thanks to Tara Rubin Casting, Dustin          www.justinalbinder.com
and Marc, and Nomi Tichman. Love to Mom               AMY COELHO (Francine and others) is
and Dad, family, friends, Kona The Wonder Dog         overjoyed to return to Jersey Boys! Favorite
(Korean K9 Rescue), and his partner in crime and      credits include Forum (Philia), The Addams
fiancé Nicole Ferguson. For Nani and Grandma.         Family and The Sound of Music. International:
@tallboy_chambliss                                    Mickey & the Wondrous Book at Hong Kong
MATT FAUCHER (Nick Massi) is honored to               Disneyland. Thanks to Tara Rubin Casting and
now be a member of the Jersey Boys family. A          Bloc! Love to my husband, family, and God! For
Graduate of The Hartt School with a BFA in Acting     your daily dose of magic @dreamweaver90210
and a CT Critics Circle Award winner. Broadway:       KENNETH QUINNEY FRANCOEUR (Swing)
Beautiful–The Carole King Musical. National           is elated to be back with Jersey Boys! Selected
Tour: Beautiful. Off–Broadway: The Threepenny         credits: Memphis the Musical (Huey u/s; Nat’l
Opera (Macheath, Drama Desk nomination), I            Tour), West Side Story (Tony; MMT), A Child’s
Am Harvey Milk at Avery Fisher Hall, Chekhov          Christmas in Wales (Man, Irish Rep Theatre),
Dreams (Eddie). Regional: The Muny, Goodspeed         Hair (Berger; Woodstock), Gypsy (Tulsa;
Musicals, Paper Mill Playhouse, Hartford Stage,       OPTC), She Loves Me (Kodaly; BCT). BFA
Asolo Rep, Northern Stage, Olney Theatre              Elon University. Special thanks to Merri, the JB
Center, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Flat         team, Katie Murphy, Mom, Dad, Gail and Ben.
Rock Playhouse and The Monomoy Theatre. TV:           @kfrancoeur
FBI: Most Wanted - CBS. Love to Brit. Follow:
@the_fauch, mattfaucheractor.com.                     SAMANTHA GERSHMAN (Mary Delgado
                                                      and others) Samantha is incredibly grateful
DEVON GOFFMAN (Tommy DeVito) is                       to join the Jersey Boys National Tour! Select
grateful to be back in Jersey Boys. Favorite role,    credits: A Chorus Line (Diana Morales/Helen
an amazing company, and bringing back LIVE            Hayes Award Winner), Jekyll & Hyde (National
theatre strong around the country. National Tours:    Tour, u/s Lucy), Evita (Eva Peron alternate) and
On Your Feet! (Phil), Motown, Jersey Boys,            The Who’s Tommy (Kennedy Center). Endless
Titanic (Barrett), Grease (Vince Fontaine) and        thanks to Merri, DGRW, Mom, Blake and Jeff.
Buddy. Vegas: Jersey Boys. TV: NBC’s Lincoln          For dad.
Rhyme (Amelia’s Father). Taught/directed
amazing theatre kids during the pandemic.             KATIE GOFFMAN (Dance Captain, Swing).
Thank you to EVERYONE on the Jersey Boys              Off-Broadway: Clueless (Standby Cher) National
creative team. Thanks, Judy Boals. Thank you,         Tours: Ghost (Molly), Rock of Ages (Regina).
family. Love to my Mom, and my sister, Dena.          Katie created the web-series, Wisco Queens,
Most important “THANK YOU” to my castmate/            streaming now on Broadway OnDemand!
soulmate, Katie Goffman - you are my everything.      Thanks JB team, the Dodgers, and Tara
GO BILLS! Insta: @DevonBulldog Twitter:               Rubin Casting! Much love to Danny, Devon,
@DevonGoffman                                         her coaches/brothers, and parents! Follow
JON HACKER (Frankie Valli) is thrilled to be          @katiegoffman www.katiegoffman.com
joining the JB family again, after closing the show   ANTONIO KING (Berry Belson and others)
on Broadway and moving on to the Off-Broadway         King’s making his National Tour debut in Jersey
production. Broadway: Jersey Boys (Joey, u/s          Boys. Favorite Credits: Little Shop of Horrors,
Frankie Valli). Off-Broadway: Jersey Boys (Joey,      Elf, Hairspray. King thanks God, his family, and
u/s Frankie Valli). National Tour: Newsies (Oscar     FSE Agency for their constant support. “Trust
Delancey, u/s Jack Kelly). Regional: From Here        Your Gift.” IG/TikTok: @a.king_32
to Eternity (Ogunquit Playhouse & NYC Debut).         CONNOR LYON (Lorraine and others) is
Les Misérables (Weathervane Playhouse), Next          thrilled to join the Jersey Boys family! Other
to Normal (Human Race Theatre). BFA, Wright           credits include: Rocky Horror (Theatre Under
State University. Thanks to Dodgers, Tara Rubin       the Stars), Rock of Ages (Norwegian Cruise
Casting and the entire creative team. Also, big       Line), Little Women (A.D. Players), Sam Houston
thanks to Dustin, Marc and the Daniel Hoff            State University ’15. Endless gratitude to the JB
                                                      family. Love to Mom, Marissa and Cara! IG:
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you. Instagram: @jonhacker_                           @connorslyon

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KEVIN PATRICK MARTIN (Hank Majewski,                 Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, From Here to
Norm Waxman and others, Fight Captain) is            Eternity (Ogunquit), Catch Me If You Can. BFA,
thrilled to return to the stage with Jersey Boys,    Elon University. Much love and thanks to Tara
having done over 600 performances since              Rubin Casting, DGRW, creative team, family and
joining the company in 2017! Television: Food        friends for constant love and support. Instagram:
Network’s Bakers vs. Fakers. Training: Rhode         @alecmichaelryan
Island College. Thanks to TRC, ATB and Mom           BRUNO VIDA (Swing) previously toured with
& Dad. Love to his future husband, Alex! Follow:     Jersey Boys in 19/20. Born and raised in Cuiabá,
@kevinpatrickmartin www.KPMVO.com                    Brazil. Many thanks to the Dodgers, Merri &
SEAN MCGEE (Bob Crewe and others).                   TRC, and the entire JB team for giving me the
Regional: Reefer Madness (Jimmy, TUTS), Cry-         job of a lifetime. This one is for my family. Te
Baby (Cry-Baby, Tent Theatre), Xanadu (Sonny,        amo Mãe & Vicky. IG: @1brunovida
WaterTower Dallas), Oklahoma! (Will Parker,          VERONICA AGLOW (Production Stage
Pennsylvania Shakespeare, Lyric Stage), My           Manager) is happy to be hitting the road with the
Fair Lady (Freddy, CityRep). BFA University          Jersey Boys family. Broadway/National Tour:
of Oklahoma. Thanks Merri & ATB. Love to             The Lightning Thief. Off-Broadway: Jersey Boys,
friends & E+M+D+D+C. For Mom & Dad. I did            Avenue Q, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, On
it. Glory to God. Instagram: @veryseanmcgee          the Grounds of Belonging (Public Theater), The
HAMILTON MOORE (Swing) is excited to be              Mad Ones (Prospect Theatre Company), A Taste
swinging for Jersey Boys and making his tour         of Things to Come (York Theatre), and Brits Off-
debut with this incredible production. Hamilton is   Broadway (59E59 Theaters). As always, thank
a recent graduate of UC-College Conservatory of      you to my family for your unwavering support.
Music. Huge thanks to the JB creative team/cast,     LIA JENNINGS (Stage Manager) is pleased to
everyone at Tara Rubin, teachers past and present,   return to the Jersey Boys family! Previous credits:
family and friends. IG: Jeanclaudevanham             TheatreSquared, Weston Playhouse, Norwegian
ALEC MICHAEL RYAN (Gyp DeCarlo and                   Cruise Line, Cirque du Soleil. Carnegie Mellon
others) is thrilled join the Jersey Boys family.     University: MFA. Thanks to the Dodgers. Love
NYC/Readings: Harmony (NYTF). Regional:              to friends, family and God.

                NOW THROUGH MAY 29
          “ The web of our life is of a mingled yarn,
                   good and ill together ”

              written by                                                         directed by
   WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE                                                     SHANA COOPER

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
PAULINE HUMBERT (Assistant Stage                                by Isabel Stein created during the pandemic.
Manager) Touring: An American in Paris                          www.noahturnermusic.com
(France, Taiwan, China), Monty Python’s                         MARSHALL BRICKMAN (Book). Films
SPAMALOT (USA), Dialogues of the Carmelites                     (author or co-author): Sleeper, Annie Hall,
(Italy). Other: Maverick City Music’s Welcome                   Manhattan, Manhattan Murder Mystery, For the
to Maverick City: Tour. BFA: University of                      Boys, Intersection; (as writer/ director): Simon,
Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music                        Lovesick, The Manhattan Project, Sister Mary
(CCM). Thank you to Dodgers, friends, and                       Explains It All. Television: “The Tonight Show
family, for the endless support.                                with Johnny Carson” (head writer), “The Dick
AUDREY LANG (Assistant Stage Manager)                           Cavett Show” (head writer/co-producer). He
Thrilled to be back with Jersey Boys! Tours:                    has published in The New York Times, The New
Jersey Boys, CoComelon Live! JJ's Journey.                      Yorker, Playboy and other periodicals and was the
Off-Broadway: Wolf Play (Soho Rep). Other                       2006 recipient of the Writers Guild of America’s
credits include the Mac-Haydn Theatre and the                   Ian McClellan Hunter Lifetime Achievement
Workshop Theater. Love and thanks to the Jersey                 Award. Jersey Boys, his first venture into musical
Boys stage management team, past and present;                   theatre (with co-author Rick Elice), won four
Amanda Spooner; and my family. B.A. Theatre                     Tony Awards including Best Musical. The
Studies, Ithaca College. www.audreyglang.com                    Addams Family, his second theatrical venture
NOAH TURNER (Music Director) is excited to                      (also with Rick), ran over 700 performances on
join the Jersey Boys team! MD credits include                   Broadway and had national and international
Altar Boyz, The World Goes ‘Round, You’re                       tours. Upcoming projects include musicals about
A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Babes in Arms                        Roy Rogers and the Woodstock Festival of 1969.
(Assoc.), Songs For A New World (Assoc.),                       RICK ELICE (Book) co-wrote Jersey Boys
Wonderland (Assoc.), Gypsy (Assoc.), Darling,                   (winner 2006 Tony Award, 2007 Grammy Award
Hairspray (Assoc.), and The World According                     and 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical) with
to Snoopy (Assoc.). He did the arrangements and                 the great Marshall Brickman. His play, Peter and
orchestrations for Dating 2020, an online musical               the Starcatcher, won five 2012 Tony Awards and is

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one of the most produced plays in North America.    Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Michael
Also on Broadway, The Addams Family and The         Jackson and the soundtrack for the film of Little
Cher Show. Coming soon: The Princess Bride for      Shop of Horrors. Several songs co-written with
Disney; Water for Elephants, with the acclaimed     Bob Crewe have been cover hits for such artists
theater collective, Pig Pen; Monopoly for Hasbro;   as the Tremeloes (“Silence Is Golden”), the
Mad Season, with Rob Thomas and Schele              Walker Brothers (“The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine
Williams; Treasure, with 2021 Ed Kleban Award       Anymore”) and Lauryn Hill (“Can’t Take My
winner, Benjamin Scheuer. Rick’s book, Finding      Eyes Off You”). With his wife, Judy Parker,
Roger, An Improbably Theatrical Love Story, is      Gaudio produced and co-wrote the Who Loves
published by Kingswell. Heartfelt thanks to those   You album for the Four Seasons and one of
whose theatre work makes him grateful for the       Billboard’s longest-charted singles (54 weeks),
day he was born: Sondheim, Stoppard, Bennett,       “Oh, What a Night.” A high point in his career
Prince, Fosse, Robbins, Nichols, Nunn, Laurents,    came in 1990 when, as a member of the original
Stone, Taymor, Papp, Schumacher, Schneider,         Four Seasons, Gaudio was inducted into the Rock
David, Strong, Gaudio, Valli, McAnuff, Trujillo,    and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1995, he was inducted
Timbers, Coyne, Brickman, and, eternally, Roger     into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which hailed
Rees. Rick thinks about them a lot. He never        him as “a quintessential music-maker.” Gaudio
thought about Jersey much. He does now.             is currently co-producing the Jersey Boys film
BOB GAUDIO (Composer) wrote his first hit,          with Nick Jonas as Frankie Valli, the upcoming
“Who Wears Short Shorts,” at 15, for the Royal      Neil Diamond musical, A Beautiful Noise and
Teens, and then went on to become a founding        developing Frank Sinatra’s Watertown. To this
member of the Four Seasons and the band’s           day, Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli still maintain
principal songwriter. He also produced the hit      their partnership...on a handshake.
“You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” for Neil Diamond       BOB CREWE (Lyricist). “New York was
and Barbra Streisand (Grammy nomination,            pregnant in the fifties,” says Bob Crewe,
Record of the Year) as well as six albums for       “gestating with possibilities.” Crewe and music
Diamond, including The Jazz Singer. Other           partner Frank Slay became independent writer-
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invented. In 1957 they wrote and produced           Drama Desk/Astaire Award nominations), Jersey
“Silhouettes” for The Rays, which skyrocketed       Boys     (Drama      Desk/OCC/Greenroom/Dora
to #1. Suddenly, producers in demand, they          nominations), Summer (Chita Rivera Award), A
launched Freddie Cannon’s “Tallahassee Lassie”      Bronx Tale (Chita Rivera Award Nomination),
and Billy & Lillie’s “Lah Dee Da.” Crewe’s          The Addams Family, Next to Normal, Hands on
1960’s unprecedented producing success with         a Hardbody (Drama Desk nomination), Leap of
The Four Seasons birthed a new sound, striking      Faith (Drama Desk nomination), Guys and Dolls
a major chord in American pop. “Sherry,” “Big       (Astaire Award nomination), and All Shook Up.
Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Candy         Emmy Nominee for Outstanding Choreography
Girl,” “Ronnie” – all smashes! When lead            for NBC’s Christmas in Rockefeller Center.
Frankie Valli demanded a solo turn, Crewe           Director/choreographer: Arrabal (ART- Elliot
and Bob Gaudio wrote (and Crewe produced)           Norton Award), Gloria Estefan On Broadway
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” which eventually      (Minskoff Theatre), Flashdance: The Musical
became the century’s fifth most-played song.        (National Tour), Cirque De Soleil’s Paramour
Crewe ran hot with artists from Vicki Carr,         (Stage     Entertainment).      Other      Theatre:
Oliver and Lesley Gore to Mitch Ryder, co-          Invisible Thread (Second Stage-Astaire Award
writing with Charles Fox the soundtrack for         Nomination), Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Musical
Jane Fonda’s film, “Barbarella.” Then his own       (Olney Theatre- Helen Hayes Award nomination),
Bob Crewe Generation exploded with Music to         Freaky Friday (Signature Theatre), and The Wiz
Watch Girls By. In 1972 Bob was in L.A., where      (La Jolla Playhouse). International credits: Tarzan
he revived Frankie Valli with “My Eyes Adored       (Disney), Peggy Sue Got Married (West End),
You” by Crewe and Kenny Nolan. They also co-        West Side Story (Stratford Festival).
wrote Patti LaBelle’s “Lady Marmalade” (#1,         RON MELROSE (Music Supervision, Vocal/
July ’75), which was a hit again on the soundtrack  Dance Arrangements and Incidental Music).
of Moulin Rouge (#1, June ’01)...David Ritz         Forty-six years of arranging, music direction
DES McANUFF (Director) is a two-time Tony           and supervision, including eighteen Broadway
Award-winning director and former artistic          shows and productions spanning the world.
director of Canada’s Stratford Festival. He is also Helpmann Award (Australia’s Tony) for music
Director Emeritus of La Jolla Playhouse, where as   direction on Jersey Boys, music supervisor
Artistic Director he staged over 30 productions of  of Jersey Boys streaming and film, associate
classics, new plays and musicals. He’s co-founder   producer of Jersey Boys cast and Christmas
of Broadway’s Dodgers. Broadway: Ain’t Too          albums. Music supervisor and arranger, A Bronx
Proud. Past Broadway: Summer, Doctor Zhivago,       Tale (Broadway), Summer: The Donna Summer
Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Aaron       Musical (La Jolla Playhouse). Composer:
Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey           Fourtune (Off-Broadway), The Silver Swan (NEA
Boys (Tony and Olivier Awards: Best Musical),       Fellowship), The Missing Peace (Washington’s
Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (Tony Award: Best       Capitol Fringe), Early One Morning (liturgical
Special Theatrical Event), Dracula the Musical,     one-woman musical, two Harvard Hasty Pudding
How to Succeed…, The Who’s Tommy (Tony and          shows, a gospel Requiem, songs for Saturday
Olivier Awards: Best Director), A Walk in the       Night Live. Education: Harvard (philosophy),
Woods, Big River (Tony Awards: Best Director,       Westminster (choral conducting). Thanks to
Best Musical). Selected New York: Fetch Clay,       Alexandra.
Make Man (NYTW), multiple productions at            KLARA ZIEGLEROVA (Scenic Design).
The Public and BAM. Stratford highlights:           Broadway: Sister Act, The Farnsworth Invention,
Twelfth Night (with Brian Dennehy), A Word or       Jersey Boys, The Search for Signs of Intelligent
Two, Caesar and Cleopatra, The Tempest (all         Life in the Universe. Ms. Zieglerova designed
with Christopher Plummer). Opera: Faust (The        numerous productions in the United States,
Met, ENO). TV: 700 Sundays (HBO). Film:             Europe and Asia. Awards: The Green Room Award
Cousin Bette (with Jessica Lange, director), The    Australia, Theatregoers’ Choice Award London
Iron Giant (producer, BAFTA Award) and Quills       for Best Set Design; Lumen Award for the design
(executive producer). In 2011, he was honored       of The New World Stages in NYC; Drammy
with a doctorate from Ryerson University where      Award for Best Set Design, Carbonell Award
he attended theatre school. In 2012, he was         for Best Set Design, and designed sets for Best
awarded Canada’s Governor General’s National        Touring Production of the L.A. Ovation Awards.
Arts Center Award and the Order of Canada.          www.klarazieglerova.com.
SERGIO TRUJILLO (Choreographer). Ain’t              JESS GOLDSTEIN (Costume Design):
Too Proud (Tony Award Winner), On Your Feet         Selected NY credits include Disney’s Newsies,
(Tony Award Nominee, Outer Critics Circle/          On the Town, Proof, The Merchant of Venice with
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                                Caesar with Denzel Washington, Love! Valour!
                                Compassion!, Take Me Out, How I Learned
                                to Drive, Buried Child, Tintypes, Enchanted
                                April, The Most Happy Fella, Il Trittico for the
                                Metropolitan Opera and a 2005 Tony Award for
                                Lincoln Center Theatre’s The Rivals and Lortel
                                and Hewes Awards for The Mineola Twins.
                                Film designs include A Walk on the Moon, The
                                Substance of Fire, Talking With and Far East.
                                A Yale grad, he has taught design at the Drama
                                School since 1990. 2015 Irene Sharaff Lifetime
                                Achievement Award. www.jess-goldstein.com
                                HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Design).
                                Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud (2019 Tony nom.),
                                Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Come
                                From Away (2017 Tony nom.), A Bronx Tale,
                                Hamilton (2016 Tony winner/2018 Olivier Award
                                winner), After Midnight (2014 Tony nom.), How
                                to Succeed… (2011 Tony nom.), West Side Story
                                (2009 Tony nom.), In the Heights (2008 Tony
                                nom.), Jersey Boys (2006 Tony winner), Avenue
                                Q, Parade, Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993 Tony
                                nom.) Co-Founder/Original Resident Lighting
                                Designer Parsons Dance. 1993 Sir Laurence
                                Olivier and Canadian Dora Awards for Kiss of
                                the Spider Woman. 2006 and 2016 Henry Hewes
                                Design Awards for Jersey Boys and Hamilton.
                                STEVE CANYON KENNEDY (Sound Design)
                                was the production engineer on such Broadway
                                shows as Cats, Starlight Express, Song & Dance,
                                The Phantom of the Opera, Carrie and Aspects
                                of Love. His Broadway sound design credits
    Your Brand                  include Ain’t Too Proud, On Your Feet, Zhivago,
                                Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Tony
 Hand Delivered                 Award), Hands on a Hardbody (Drama Desk
                                Award), Jesus Christ Superstar, Catch Me If You
      to Your                   Can (Tony Nomination), Guys and Dolls, Mary
                                Poppins, The Lion King, Jersey Boys (Drama
 Target Audience!               Desk Award), Rent, Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays,
                                Hairspray, The Producers, Aida, Titanic, Big,
                                How to Succeed in Business Without Really
   Contact us today             Trying, Carousel and The Who’s Tommy (Drama
                                Desk Award).
  to reserve space in           MICHAEL CLARK (Projection Design)
                                Elephant Man, Dracula The Musical, Lennon,
       PLAYBILL.                700 Sundays, Jersey Boys, Ring of Fire
                                (Broadway), Domesticated, Frankenstein the
Your Sales Representative:      Musical, Burleigh Grimes (Off-Broadway), Heidi
                                Chronicles, My One and Only, Big Maybelle,
                                The Breakup Notebook, Villains Tonight,
      Jill Wettersten           Sondheim Celebration (Regional and Cruise
 jwettersten@playbill.com       Lines) Le Denier Judgement (Cannes) Ghost The
                                Musical (UK tour). Over 30 other productions
       773.744.9074             as Associate Designer and currently forming
                                new curriculum in Projection, Augmented and
                                Virtual Reality at the University of Florida.
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                                CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Hair and Wig
                                Design) is an award winning Wig and Hair
PLAYBILL                        Designer on stages throughout the United States
                                and abroad. Theatre: Numerous Broadway;
                                Touring; Regional Theatre; West End and
WHO’S WHO
International productions including Hamilton
(Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Award);
Ain’t Too Proud; Beautiful: The Carole King
Musical; Beetlejuice; The Cher Show (Drama
Desk Award); The Band’s Visit; Anastasia;
SpongeBob SquarePants (Drama Desk Award);
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder;
The Color Purple; Newsies; In the Heights.
Television: The Wiz Live! (Emmy Nomination);
Jesus Christ Superstar Live! (Emmy Nomination
and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild
Award); Bluebloods; American Crime; Maddoff;
Hairspray.
STEVE RANKIN (Fight Director). Broadway:
Jersey Boys, Ain’t Too Proud, Memphis, Summer,
Carousel (Drama Desk Outstanding Fight
Choreography), Henry IV, Guys and Dolls, Doctor
Zhivago, The Farnsworth Invention, Twelfth
Night, Macbeth, Dracula, Bonnie and Clyde,
Two Shakespearean Actors, Anna Christie, The
Real Inspector Hound, The Who’s Tommy. Off-
Broadway: The Third Story, Pig Farm, The Night
Hank Williams Died, Below the Belt. Stratford
Shakespeare Festival: Henry V, The Who’s
Tommy, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Caesar and
Cleopatra. Metropolitan Opera: Faust, Rodelinda,
Iphigénie en Tauride, Boris Godenov.
STEVE ORICH (Orchestrations) Broadway:
Jersey Boys (Tony Nomination–Best Orchestrations),
The Cher Show, Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Off-
Broadway: Snoopy, Personals, A Good Swift Kick.        HHWTS PRODUCTIONS and MARY BEIDLER GEAREN PRODUCTIONS present
Tours: Annie, Godspell, A Class Act. Regional
Theatre: Musical Director and/or Orchestrator at
Pasadena Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Geffen
Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum, Hollywood Bowl, La
                                                                                                          rites
Jolla Playhouse, Theatreworks, Goodman Theatre,                                             ican Idol Favo G
Goodspeed, Asolo Rep, Dorset Theatre, Northlight,                             Starring Amer        AC  E YO UN
                                                                                          RMO &
Pioneer Theatre. TV: Composer, Arranger &                                     DIANA DEGA
Conductor for documentaries, sitcoms, movies
and specials. Recordings: 20 albums, including
the Grammy-winning Jersey Boys cast album. His
orchestrations have been performed by the National
Symphony, the Boston Pops, at Carnegie Hall, the
Kennedy Center, the White House and around the
world.
JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). Broadway
(over 140 shows, including): MJ; Mrs Doubtfire;
Waitress; Tina; Ain’t Too Proud; Summer: The                                       A NEW
Donna Summer Musical; Oklahoma; Once                                              MUSICAL
On This Island; Miss Saigon, Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory; Indecent; The Great Comet
of 1812; A Bronx Tale; Hairspray; Holiday Inn;
Waitress; Something Rotten; Les Miserables;                    BOOK/LYRICS                  MUSIC/LYRICS
Beautiful; Pippin; Once; Newsies; Rock of Ages; Elf;        CHRISTINE REA                 RICK BRISKIN
Porgy and Bess; Jesus Christ Superstar; Godspell;
Follies; Priscilla; Sister Act; Catch Me If You
Can; Xanadu, Grey Gardens, Drowsy Chaperone;
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Studio Musician (bass): Michael Jackson, Madonna,                  BUY TICKETS TODAY!
Portishead, Eric Clapton, BB King, Sinatra, Carly                 SkatesTheMusical.com
Simon, Celine Dion, Smashing Pumpkins, Tommy             STUDEBAKER THEATER 410 S. Michigan Avenue
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Flanagan, Pete Seeger, NY Philharmonic. www.        THE DODGERS (Producer) is a producing
johnmillerbass.com                                  partnership hatched at BAM in 1978 by six
TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). Selected              friends. Migrated to NY Shakespeare Festival,
Broadway: Six, Ain’t Too Proud, King Kong,          then off and on Broadway. Over 200 productions
The Band’s Visit, Prince of Broadway, Indecent,     in North America, London, Europe and
Bandstand, Sunset Boulevard, Miss Saigon,           Australasia; blessed by Broadway’s Tonys (56),
Dear Evan Hansen, A Bronx Tale, Cats,               London’s Oliviers, Australia’s Helpmanns and
Falsettos, Aladdin, How To Succeed…, Jesus          the like. Broadway: Jersey Boys, Matilda, A
Christ Superstar, Disaster!, School of Rock, Les    Bronx Tale, 42nd Street, Urinetown, Groundhog
Misérables, The Heiress, The Phantom of the         Day, The Farnsworth Invention, Dracula,
Opera, Billy Elliot, Shrek, Spamalot, …Spelling     Jesus Christ Superstar Into the Woods (original
Bee, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Jersey              ’87 and ’02), The Music Man, Titanic, Wrong
Boys. Off-Broadway: Jersey Boys, TREVOR the         Mountain, Summer: The Donna Summer
Musical, Here Lies Love, Love, Loss and What I      Musical, Footloose, Mandy Patinkin, High
Wore. Regional: Six, North American Premiere,       Society, 1776, ...Forum, The King and I, The
Yale Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse The      Who’s Tommy, Ralph Fiennes’ Hamlet, Guys and
Old Glove, Berkeley Repertory Theatre.              Dolls, Once Upon a Mattress, How to Succeed...,
MICHAEL BELLO (Associate Director) is               Jelly’s Last Jam, The Secret Garden, Prelude to
a Cuban American director of musical theater.       a Kiss, Gospel at Colonus, Big River, Pump Boys
Alongside director Des McAnuff, he was              and Dinettes. The original producers of Jersey
recently the Associate Director to the Stage for    Boys, with current productions in New York,
the upcoming film of Jersey Boys and is now         London, on tours of North America and the UK
the Associate Director off-Broadway and for         and Ireland, and aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines.
the US and UK tours. Also with Mr. McAnuff,         Offices in Times Square and Covent Garden,
he was the Associate Director for Summer: The       London. Their president is Michael David, who is
Donna Summer Musical on Broadway, at the            also the Executive Producer of MJ The Musical.
La Jolla Playhouse, and on its first national tour. JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR. (Producer) is
As a director, his work on new musicals has led     Chairman/ CEO of JJG Family Office. Mr. Grano
him to direct world premieres across the country    was Chairman of UBS Financial Services Inc.
including We Are the Tigers, cast album now         (formerly PaineWebber). While at PaineWebber,
available on Broadway Records. BFA Emerson          Mr. Grano chaired the Board of Governors of
College. www.MichaelBello.com                       the National Association of Security Dealers
DANNY AUSTIN (Associate Choreographer).             (NASD). In 2002, Mr. Grano was appointed
Credits include: Jersey Boys Trafalgar Theatre      by President George W. Bush to serve as the
London (US Creative Coordinator), Jersey Boys       Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory
(Associate Choreographer-Broadway, US National      Council. He proudly served his country as
Tours, Chicago, Toronto, Las Vegas, London’s West   a Captain in the U.S. Special Forces (Green
End, Australia, South Africa, Netherlands and       Berets). Mr. Grano holds 6 Honorary Doctorate
Norwegian Cruise Lines); Hairspray (Associate       Degrees. Due to his commitment to education,
Choreographer-London’s West End, UK Tour and        Mr. Grano received the Corporate Leadership
NETworks International tour); Hairspray (Resident   Award from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship
Director/Choreographer-Original          Canadian   Fund. Other awards include the USO Gold Medal
Company); Charlottetown Festival & Young            for Distinguished Service and The Ellis Island
Company (Resident Director/Artistic Director);      Medal of Honor. Mr. Grano is also a member
The Stratford Festival Canada (Seven seasons        of the Council for the United States and Italy,
Acting company- three Tyrone Guthrie Awards).       a member of both the City University of New
BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC (Tour                   York’s Business Leadership Council.
Booking, Engagement Management, Press and           KEVIN J. KINSELLA (Producer). Kevin
Marketing) is a leading theatrical tour booking,    Kinsella has been investing in early-stage
marketing and press company representing            technology companies for over forty years,
award-winning musicals and plays. Currently:        through Avalon Ventures, a venture capital fund he
Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Beautiful–The          founded. These companies have been responsible
Carole King Musical, Summer: The Donna              for bringing to market several multi-billion dollar
Summer Musical, Everybody’s Talking About           drugs for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic
Jamie, Hairspray, To Kill a Mockingbird,            fibrosis; and also the Apple iPhone touch-screen,
Fiddler on the Roof (in Yiddish), Potted Potter,    Big Data software for discovering oil and gas,
The Crown Live!, and the new Broadway-bound         cloud computing and AI and Zynga. Mr. Kinsella
musicals That’s Broadway! and Little Dancer.        is a MIT Life Sustaining Fellow and is a member of
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winery produces the highest rated Cabernet in     LATITUDE LINK (Producer) Four time Tony
Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley, regularly receiving    Award winning producer of 35+ Broadway, Off
high ninety point scores from The Wine Advocate   Broadway, touring & int’l shows including Come
and Wine Spectator. For Jersey Boys, Kevin won    From Away, Jersey Boys, Fun Home, Hedwig,
the Tony, the Olivier, Green Room, Helpmann       and Memphis, Latitude Link shows have been
and Naledi Awards. Its Grammy-winning CD is       nominated for a total of 53 Tony Awards® and have
now Double Platinum. Kevin received his second    won 22--as well as Olivier, Dora, Green Room, and
Tony nomination for the revival of Jesus Christ   Helpmann Awards. www.latitudelink.com
Superstar. He is also an investor in the London   RICK STEINER (Producer). Of the eleven
production of the Book of Mormon.                 Broadway musicals Rick co-produced, Jersey
THE PELICAN GROUP (Producer), a San               Boys, Hairspray, The Producers and Big
                                                  River won Tony Awards for Best Musical. In
Diego production company, is enthusiastic         1954, at age eight, Rick made his stage debut
about supporting this production of Jersey        opposite Gene Lockhart in On Borrowed Time
Boys. The Group, assembled by Ivor and Colette    and then promptly retired. Rick won six poker
Royston, consists of Todd and Debby Buchholz,     championships including the 1992 World Series
Edward and Martha Dennis, Cam and Wanda           of Poker 7-Stud Hi-Lo event. He resided in
Garner, Richard and Patricia Harmetz, Irwin       Cincinnati, Ohio with his children, Ace and late
and Joan Jacobs, Hal and Debby Jacobs, Paul       son Duke, and sat on the ownership bench of his
Jacobs, Stacy Jacobs, Jeff Jacobs, John and       beloved Cincinnati Reds until his untimely death
Angie Longenecker, Rao Makineni, Nevins           on November 3, 2016. His nephew Joey now runs
and Margaret McBride, Ray Mirra, Jeffrey          operations for his ongoing company Rick Steiner
Platt, Edward Richard, Drew and Noni Senyei,      Productions, which specializes in producing and
Steven Strauss and Lise Wilson. Past Broadway     the merchandising side of the business.
productions include Jersey Boys, Cry-Baby, The    NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) is
Farnsworth Invention, Jesus Christ Superstar      an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical
(2012), Memphis and Doctor Zhivago.               productions, committed to delivering quality

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entertainment to audiences worldwide for more                     Stage Manager.......................................... Lia Jennings
than 25 years. Current and upcoming productions                   Assistant Stage Managers...................Pauline Humbert,
include 1776, Anastasia, The Band’s Visit, Blue                                                                             Audrey Lang
                                                                  Assistant Company Manager................... Caroline Knapp
Man Group, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,                     Company Management Assistant.........Anna Cortabitarte
Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, Les Misérables,                   Production Management.......... NETworks Presentations,
The Prom, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Waitress.                                                                            Hector Guivas
www.networkstours.com                                             Production Coordinator..............................Andrew Neal
                                                                  Music Technical Design...................Deborah N. Hurwitz
LAUREN MITCHELL (Associate Producer).                             Associate Director....................................Michael Bello
As producer, on Broadway: Summer: The Donna                       Associate Choreographer........................... Danny Austin
Summer Musical, A Bronx Tale, Jersey Boys,                        Dialect Coach.........................................Charley Layton
                                                                  Associate Scenic Designer.......................... Nancy Thun
Matilda, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Farnsworth                   Associate Costume Designer..................... Lee J. Austin
Invention, Urinetown, Into the Woods (’02 revival),               Assistant Costume Designer.......................... Julie Thiry
Wrong Mountain and High Society. As actress,                      Costume Assistant......................................... Emily Fox
on Broadway: The Boys From Syracuse, Me                           Associate Lighting Designer.................. Patricia Nichols
and My Girl, Nine, Annie, City of Angels (L.A.),                  Assistant Lighting Designer..................... Nikki Belenski
                                                                  Assistant Sound Designer......................Walter Trarbach
Into the Woods (original cast and PBS American                    Associate Wig Designer......................... Elizabeth Printz
Playhouse) and numerous Off-Broadway, regional,                   Story Board Artist...................................... Don Hudson
television and concert appearances.                               Tara Rubin Casting...............................Tara Rubin CSA,
                                                                                                                 Merri Sugarman CSA,
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE (Original Producer)                                                     Laura Schutzel CSA, Kaitlin Shaw CSA,
The Tony Award-winning La Jolla Playhouse                                                   Claire Burke CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA,
is internationally-renowned for creating some                                        Felicia Rudolph CSA, Xavier Rubiano CSA,
of the most exciting and adventurous work in                                               Louis DiPaolo, Kevin Metzger-Timson,
American theatre through its new play and
                                                                                                                        Juliet Auwaerter
                                                                  Automated Lighting Programmer................. Brad Gray
musical development initiatives and innovative                    Projection Programmer........................... Paul Vershbow
Without Walls series. Led by Tony Award-                          Head Carpenter......................................Scott Halstead
winning Artistic Director Christopher Ashley                      Automation Carpenter.................................. Josh Myers
and Managing Director Debby Buchholz, the                         Assistant Carpenter......................................Cody Kane
                                                                  Production Electrician............................ Cory Kalkowski
Playhouse was founded in 1947 by Gregory                          Head Electrician.......................................... Riley Wood
Peck, Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer, and                         Assistant Electrician................................ Joseph Fisher
reborn in 1983 under the artistic leadership of                   Production Sound.................................. Matthew Walsh
Des McAnuff. The Playhouse has mounted 105                        Production Mix Engineer........................... Jillian Walker
                                                                  Head Sound................................................ Alec Harris
world premieres, commissioned 60 new works                        Assistant Sound.................................... Amanda Hanna
and sent 33 productions to Broadway, garnering                    Production Props....................................Emiliano Pares
38 Tony Awards-including the currently-running                    Head Props................................... Stephanie Malaspina
hit musical Come From Away-as well as Jersey                      Assistant Props...........................................Kyle Gosley
                                                                  Interim Wardrobe Supervisor..................Matt Daugherty
Boys, Memphis, SUMMER: The Donna Summer                           Head Wardrobe...........................................Albert Paez
Musical, Escape to Margaritaville, The Who’s                      Assistant Wardrobe.............................. Tatyana Hilsman
Tommy, Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, and the                       Hair/Wig Supervisor................................... James Scott
Pulitzer Prize-winning I Am My Own Wife. Visit                    Crew Swing........................................ Jennings Leonard
lajollaplayhouse.org.                                             COVID Safety Manager........................... Melissa Richter
                                                                  Associate COVID Safety Manager............... Lyla Bartman
                                                                  Production Assistants......... Kyle Dannahey, Audrey Lang
               STAFF FOR JERSEY BOYS                              Assistant to John Miller.....................Jennifer Coolbaugh
                                                                  Synthesizer Programming................Deborah N. Hurwitz,
                General Management                                                                                         Randy Cohen
            DODGER MANAGEMENT GROUP                               Music Copying .................... Anixter Rice Music Service
                                                                  Rehearsal Conductor...............................Michael Kaish
   Tour Booking, Engagement Management, Press &                   Dramaturg.............................................Allison Horsley
                       Marketing                                  Advertising.......................................Serino Coyne, Inc.
         BROADWAY BOOKING OFFICE NYC                              Hotel Booking.............................................Road Rebel
                   Steven Schnepp                                 Banking..................Signature Bank: Barbara von Borstel
   Kent McIngvale     Jenny Bates     David Freeland              Payroll........................ Checks and Balances Payroll Inc.
         Stacey Burns      N. Meredyth Davis                      Accountants........................Schall and Ashenfarb C.P.A.
         Allison Engallena    Phil Della Noce                     Insurance..................................... AON/Albert G. Rubin
                                                                                                            Insurance Services, Inc./
                                                                                                  George Walden, Claudia Kaufman
                  COMPANY MANAGER
                                                                  Counsel.............................................. Nan Bases, Esq.
                    Deborah Barrigan                              Information Technology Management.........ITelagen, Inc.
                                                                  Production Photographer............................ Joan Marcus
            National Press Representatives                        Theatre Displays.......................................King Displays
              BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN
         Adrian Bryan-Brown Susanne Tighe                                             DODGERS
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                                                         President................................................Michael David
Production Stage Manager............... VERONICA AGLOW   Secretary/Treasurer................................ Edward Strong

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    THE LINCOLN CENTER THEATER PRODUCTION
Executive Vice President, Content...........Lauren Mitchell            Cried” (Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music (BMI). “I Still Care”
Executive Vice President, Governance........Pamela Lloyd               (Bob Gaudio), Hearts Delight Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI).
Executive Producer................................. Dana Sherman       “Trance” (Bob Gaudio), Hearts Delight Music, Seasons Four
Vice President, Marketing....................... Jessica Ludwig        Music (BMI). “Sherry” (Bob Gaudio), MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Vice President, Finance...................... Paula Maldonado          (ASCAP). “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe), MPL
Associate General Manager..................... Kelly Ann Gray          Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP). “Walk Like a Man” (Bob Crewe,
General Management Assistant.............. Baily Blanchard             Bob Gaudio), Gavadima Music, MPL Communications Inc.
Senior Manager, Production Finance.... Mariann Fresiello               (ASCAP). “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” (Bob Gaudio,
Grant Manager....................................... Penny Daulton
Office & Atelier Manager....................... Shelby Gerweck         Judy Parker), Jobete Music Company Inc, Seasons Music
Executive Assistant............................... Hayley Watkins      Company (ASCAP). “My Boyfriend’s Back” (Robert Feldman,
Special Events............................................John Haber   Gerald Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer), EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
Consultant................................... Sally Campbell Morse     (BMI). “My Eyes Adored You” (Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan), Jobete
                        Dodgers-at-Large                               Music Company Inc, Kenny Nolan Publishing (ASCAP), Stone
Benjamin Brooks, Samuel Burgess, Sandra Carlson,                       Diamond Music Corporation, Tannyboy Music (BMI). “Dawn,
Richie Kester, Alex Parker, Maureen Rooney, Linda Wright               Go Away” (Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer), EMI Full Keel Music,
                                                                       Gavadima Music, Stebojen Music Company (ASCAP). “Big Man
                        CREDITS                                        in Town” (Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music (BMI), Gavadima
Scenery by ShowMotion, Inc., Norwalk, CT and Proof                     Music (ASCAP). “Beggin’” (Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina), EMI
Productions, Sewell, NJ. Video wall construction                       Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “Stay” (Maurice
performed by Tait Towers, Inc. Sound equipment by                      Williams), Cherio Corporation (BMI). “Let’s Hang On (To What
Masque Sound. Video equipment by Sound Associates.                     We’ve Got)” (Bob Crewe, Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer), EMI
Costumes executed by Tricorne, Inc., Saint Laurie                      Longitude Music, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc., Seasons Four
Merchant Tailors and Maria Ficarola Knitwear Ltd.                      Music (BMI). “Opus 17 (Don’t You Worry ’Bout Me)” (Denny
Specialty dying and printing by Gene Mignola, Inc. Dance               Randell, Sandy Linzer) Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc, Seasons
Shoes by Worldtone Dance. Hosiery and undergarments
by Bra*Tenders. Props provided and executed by The                     Four Music (BMI). “Everybody Knows My Name” (Bob Gaudio,
Spoon Group and BrenBri Props. Special effects provided                Bob Crewe), EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI).
and executed by Jauchem and Meeh, Inc. Keyboards by                    “Bye Bye Baby” (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude Music,
Yamaha. Scenic drops adapted from George Tice: Urban                   Seasons Four Music (BMI). “C’mon Marianne” (L. Russell
Landscapes/W.W. Norton. Other photographs featured                     Brown, Ray Bloodworth), EMI Longitude Music and Seasons
are from George Tice: Selected Photographs 1953-1999/                  Four Music (BMI). “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” (Bob Gaudio,
David R. Godine. (Photographs courtesy of the Peter                    Bob Crewe), EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI).
Fetterman Gallery/Santa Monica.)                                       “Working My Way Back to You” (Denny Randell, Sandy Linzer),
                                                                       Screen Gems–EMI Music Inc, Seasons Four Music (BMI).
                        IN MEMORY                                      “Fallen Angel” (Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett), Chrysalis Music
It is difficult to imagine producing anything without the              (ASCAP). “Rag Doll” (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio), EMI Longitude
presence of beloved Dodger family members James Elliot                 Music (BMI), Gavadima Music (ASCAP). “Who Loves You?”
Love and Jean-Michel Quincey. Friends to everyone they                 (Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker), Jobete Music Company Inc,
met, James and Jean-Michel stood at the heart of all that              Seasons Music Company (ASCAP).
is good about the theatrical community. They will be
missed, but their spirits abide.
                                                                                 The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this
                             FOR                                                 production are members of Actors’ Equity Association,
                       JUDY PARKER                                               the union of professional actors and stage managers in
                  A rolling ball of thunder                                      the United States.
                        BOB CREWE
              Forever a silhouette on the shade                                   Backstage Employees are represented by the
                     HOWELL BINKLEY                                               International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
                   Pharaoh of the photon                                          (or I.A.T.S.E.).
                             And
                      TOMMY DEVITO
                  Eternally our springtime
                                                                                  The musicians employed in this production are
                       SONG CREDITS                                               members of the American Federation of Musicians.
“Ces Soirées-La (“Oh, What a Night”)” (Bob Gaudio,
Judy Parker, Yannick Zolo, Edmond David Bacri). Jobete
Music Company Inc., Seasons Music Company (ASCAP).
“Silhouettes” (Bob Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.), Regent Music                          UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS represents the designers
Corporation (BMI). “You’re the Apple of My Eye” (Otis                             and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
Blackwell), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI). “I Can’t Give You
Anything But Love” (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh), EMI
April Music Inc., Aldi Music Company, Cotton Club Publishing
(ASCAP). “Earth Angel” (Jesse Belvin, Curtis Williams, Gaynel
Hodge), Embassy Music Corporation (BMI). “Sunday Kind
of Love” (Barbara Belle, Anita Leanord Nye, Stan Rhodes,
Louis Prima), LGL Music Inc./Larry Spier, Inc. (ASCAP). “My
Mother’s Eyes” (Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert), Abel Baer Music
Company, EMI Feist Catalog Inc. (ASCAP). “I Go Ape” (Bob
Crewe, Frank Slay, Jr.), MPL Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP).                            The Press Agents and Company Managers employed
“(Who Wears) Short Shorts” (Bob Gaudio, Bill Crandall, Tom                             in this production are represented by the Association
Austin, Bill Dalton), EMI Longitude Music, Admiration Music                            of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
Inc., Third Story Music Inc., and New Seasons Music (BMI).
“I’m in the Mood for Love” (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh),
Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP). “Moody’s Mood for
Love” (James Moody, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh),    PLAYBILL.COM
Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP). “Cry for Me” (Bob Gaudio),
EMI Longitude Music, Seasons Four Music (BMI). “An Angel

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