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The 5th Avenue Theatre is one of the country’s leading musical theater companies. Our mission is to advance and preserve America’s great indigenous art form – The Musical. We are nationally renowned for our production and development of new musicals. Since 2001, The 5th has premiered 16 new works, nine of which have subsequently opened on Broadway. They include Disney’s Aladdin; First Date; A Christmas Story, The Musical; Scandalous; Shrek; Catch Me If You Can; The Wedding Singer; and Best Musical Tony Award-winners, Hairspray and Memphis.

We are equally acclaimed for our vibrant new productions of musicals from the “Golden Age of Broadway” and contemporary classics. These signature revivals enthrall fans of these enduring works and introduce these great shows to new generations of musical theater lovers.

The 5th is committed to achieving the highest standards of artistic excellence by employing world-class performers and creative artists, utilizing full live orchestras, and staging exceptional and imaginative productions. The 5th places a special emphasis on employing our amazing community of Puget Sound-based artists and technicians. Our celebrated educational programs serve more than 74,000 young people each year through a host of projects including our Adventure Musical Theater Touring Company, The 5th Avenue Awards, and the unique Rising Star Project. For adults, we offer free-to-the-public events such as the popular Spotlight Night series, and pre-performance Show Talks with Albert Evans. We are the largest arts employer in the Pacific Northwest with more than 800 actors, singers, dancers, musicians, creative artists, theatrical technicians, and arts professionals working for us each season.

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The Season Ahead!

David ArmstrongExecutive Producer and Artistic Director

When setting out to pick the perfect season, we aim to embody our mission: to celebrate our great

indigenous art form, The Musical – past, present, and future. With an array of shows ranging from a hotly-anticipated Broadway hit to a hilarious new world premiere, not to mention celebrated contemporary classics and one of the immortal musicals from the Golden Age of Broadway, we believe that our 2014/15 season truly represents the breadth and depth of what Musical Theater has to offer.

The season is off to a strong start with one singular sensation, the multi-award-winning musical theater triumph, A Chorus Line. As you are about to see, this is a musical for everyone who’s ever had a dream and put it all on the line. We’re thrilled to showcase Seattle’s most spectacularly talented dancers in a production that recreates the thrilling original staging by Michael Bennett.

Next is the Seattle debut of the current Broadway smash, Kinky Boots. Winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Musical, this inspirational story features a rocking, Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell and a hilarious book by four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein. Kinky Boots is an exhilarating new Broadway musical that will lift your spirits to new high-heeled heights.

A Christmas Story, The Musical returns home for the holidays after two wildly successful seasons in New York and a national tour. Called “a little Christmas miracle” by the Associated Press, the show garnered six Tony Award nominations. This all-local cast will dazzle holiday audiences, bringing to mind memories of your own Christmas stories.

Continuing our tradition of collaboration with the Seattle arts community, The 5th Avenue will kick off 2015 with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel in a co-production with Spectrum Dance Theater. Directed by 5th Avenue Producing Artistic Director Bill Berry and choreographed by Spectrum Dance Artistic Director Donald Byrd, this fresh new staging of a beloved classic will be truly unforgettable.

Next up, The 5th Avenue will celebrate its fifth collaboration with ACT with the rarely-produced Off-Broadway classic, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well & Living in Paris. The poignant, passionate, and profound songs of famed songwriter Jacques Brel will be brought to vivid theatrical life in this intense musical experience starring some of Seattle’s most phenomenal singers.

In the spring, we will produce our 17th new musical with the world premiere of Something Rotten!. The Tony Award-winning director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon and Disney’s Aladdin, Casey Nicholaw returns to The 5th to helm this hilarious new show. The time is Renaissance England, where two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, are desperate to write a hit play. But how can they when the competition is the biggest star of the era, everyone’s favorite bard: William Shakespeare? They seek out a soothsayer who gives our heroes a completely original idea from the future – and thus, the first ever musical is born. There is indeed Something Rotten! – and it will have audiences rolling in the aisles.

The 5th Avenue closes its season with the one that you want! Grease is rolling in to The 5th Avenue Theatre, complete with the T-Birds, the Pink Ladies, and of course, Greased Lightnin’. Audiences will be singing and dancing along to Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s memorable pop hits including “Beauty School Dropout,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” and “You’re the One that I Want.”

You won’t want to miss a single production this season, and with affordable subscription options, you don’t have to. We are giving A Chorus Line single ticket buyers the opportunity to apply a $50 credit per-ticket to a 7-show subscription package, meaning you’ll save and won’t have to miss any of this season’s sensational shows. So, if you like what you see today, call 206-625-1900 for more information about how to upgrade to all remaining shows and guarantee yourself a whole season of nights out at the theater. We also offer 5-, 4-, and 3-show subscriptions so you can create your own perfect package. Visit the “Season Tickets” page at www.5thavenue.org to discover more benefits of being a subscriber (and be sure to check out our special subscription options, including deals for patrons 35 and under!)

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KYLE BERNBACH SYDNEY BUCKLEY ETHAN CARPENTER CARLY HEBERT ULYBER MANGUNE

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performance.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

Zach ........................................................................................... ANDREW PALERMO*Cassie ...................................................................................CHRYSSIE WHITEHEAD*Larry ..............................................................................GREG McCORMICK ALLEN*Diana .................................................................................................KATRINA ASMAR Butch .............................................................................................. KYLE BERNBACH*Greg ................................................................................................SCOTT BRATENG*Mike .................................................................................................GABRIEL COREY*Val** .......................................................................................................TARYN DARR*Maggie ........................................................................................ SARAH ROSE DAVIS*Paul ..................................................................................................... STEPHEN DIAZ*Don ...........................................................................................................ERIC ESTEB*Al .....................................................................................................PAUL FLANAGAN*Tricia ...................................................................................................MEAGHAN FOY*Bobby ........................................................................................ CHARLIE JOHNSON*Kristine ............................................................................................... MALLORY KINGTom ............................................................................................ ULYBER MANGUNE*Judy ..................................................................................................McKAYLA MARSOSheila ......................................................................................................TRINA MILLS*Bebe .............................................................................................. TAYLOR NIEMEYERRichie .........................................................................................RICHARD PEACOCK*Frank .......................................................................................................... NICK PERRYMark ............................................................................................ CONNOR RUSSELL*Vicki .................................................................................................SARAH SHEPLER*Roy .......................................................................................... MICHAEL STUMPFIG*Connie ..............................................................................................MOMOKO SUGAILois ........................................................................................... INDEAH THOMAIER*

**The role of Val will be played by TARYN DARR* September 3-13 and MEAGHAN FOY* September 14-28.

SWINGSSYDNEY BUCKLEY, ETHAN CARPENTER, CARLY HEBERT

DANCE CAPTAINSKYLE BERNBACH*, PAUL FLANAGAN*

UNDERSTUDIESUnderstudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the

appearance is made at the time of the performance.

Richie, Mike, Larry - KYLE BERNBACH*; Connie, Kristine - SYDNEY BUCKLEYMark, Al - ETHAN CARPENTER; Maggie, Val - MEAGHAN FOY*

Paul - ULYBER MANGUNE*; Cassie - McKAYLA MARSO; Don - NICK PERRYSheila, Judy - SARAH SHEPLER*; Bobby, Greg - MICHAEL STUMPFIG*

Diana, Bebe - INDEAH THOMAIER*

STAGE MANAGEMENTProduction Stage Manager: JEFFREY K. HANSON*

Assistant Stage Manager: SHELLIE STONE*

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MUSICAL NUMBERS

I Hope I Get It ..........................................................................................................................CompanyI Can Do That ..................................................................................................................................MikeAnd .....................................................................................................................Bobby, Richie, Val, JudyAt the Ballet ............................................................................................................. Sheila, Bebe, MaggieSing! ....................................................................................................................................... Kristine, AlHello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love ..................................................................................CompanyNothing ..........................................................................................................................................DianaMother .....................................................................................................................................CompanyGimme the Ball ....................................................................................................... Richie and CompanyDance: Ten; Looks: Three .................................................................................................................... ValThe Music and the Mirror ...............................................................................................................CassieOne ...........................................................................................................................................CompanyThe Tap Combination ...............................................................................................................CompanyWhat I Did For Love ................................................................................................Diana and CompanyOne: Reprise .............................................................................................................................Company

AN AUDITIONTime: 1975 Place: A Broadway Theater

A CHORUS LINE IS PERFORMED WITHOUT INTERMISSION.

The characters portrayed in A Chorus Line are, for the most part, based upon the lives and experiences of Broadway dancers.

“This show is dedicated to anyone who has ever danced in a chorus or marched in step...anywhere.” — Michael Bennett

ORCHESTRAConductor: W. BRENT SAWYER

Reed 1 (Piccolo, Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Alto Sax): DANE ANDERSENReed 2 (Flute, Eb Clarinet, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax): DEWEY MARLER

Reed 3 (Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Tenor Sax): DAVE LONGReed 4 (Flute, Clarinet, Eb Contrabass Clarinet, Bassoon, Baritone Sax):

MATT JOHNSTONTrumpet 1 (Piccolo Trumpet, Trumpet, Flugel Horn): BRAD ALLISON

Trumpet 2 (Trumpet, Flugel Horn): PAUL BARONTrumpet 3 (Trumpet, Flugel Horn): MICHAEL VAN BEBBER

Trombone 1: DAN MARCUSTrombone 2: KEITH WINKLE

Trombone 3 (Bass): DOUG NIERMANKeyboard: CHRIS RANNEYHarp: CATHERINE CASEGuitar: MICHAEL McGEEPercussion: PAUL HANSENDrums: ALEC WILMART

Bass: DAVE PASCAL

ADDITIONAL MUSIC STAFFMusic Coordinator: DANE ANDERSEN

Rehearsal Piano: CHRIS RANNEY and FAITH SEETOORehearsal Drums: ALEC WILMART

Keyboard Programming: DAVE PASCAL

MICHAEL BENNETTThree-year-old Mike DiFiglia sat on the floor of his childhood home, playing with marbles. When a well-meaning relative asked to join the game, his answer was sharp and final: “Go ’way. I’m choreographing.” Inspired by touring musicals that found their way to Buffalo, TV spectaculars, and his own weekly lessons at Miss Betty Rogers’s School of Dance, Mikey confidently maneuvered his marbles into arrangements that not only looked pretty but also told a story. In an interview later in life he recalled: “What I wanted to work at was putting on big shows…and I wanted to make these shows on other people, not on myself.”

His parents encouraged him. His 1950s childhood was enlivened by frequent trips to New York to see the latest musical shows directed and danced by the likes of Bob Fosse, Michael Kidd, Gwen Verdon, and his particular idol, Jerome Robbins.

He dropped “DiFiglia” (too hard to pronounce) in favor of his middle name, becoming “Michael Bennett.” As a teenager, Bennett worked in a summer stock company. When he played the role of Baby John in West Side Story, he asked the costume designer if he could have a yellow sweatshirt to make his character “pop.” She in turn asked the director. “Give him whatever he wants,” was the reply. “He’s brilliant.” Bennett made such a “pop” that in 1960 he reprised the part in a one-year tour of Europe, and celebrated his eighteenth birthday in Paris.

His extended run in West Side Story gave him the opportunity to study the Jerome Robbins choreography in detail—a master course in storytelling through dance. Bennett began his Broadway dancing career with three flops—Subways Are for Sleeping, Here’s Love, and Bajour. Despite their short runs these shows were created and staffed by top-of-the-line professionals, giving Bennett a further chance to watch and learn his craft.

After two seasons as a dancer on the TV pop music show Hullabaloo he got a chance to choreograph two shows on Broadway. Unfortunately they were two more failures: A Joyful Noise and Henry, Sweet Henry (where he met dance arranger and future collaborator Marvin Hamlisch).

Bennett finally got to show the full extent of his choreographic prowess in the hit musical Promises, Promises, which showcased his sensational office party dance “Turkey Lurkey Time.”

Next came Coco, a vehicle for Katherine Hepburn, then two landmark Sondheim shows with director Hal Prince: Company, for which Bennett provided musical staging, and Follies, in which he made the leap to co-director.

In 1973 Bennett took over the ailing musical Seesaw, under the condition that he have absolute dictatorial powers as director, choreographer, and head writer. This was his childhood dream come true: he finally controlled all the marbles.

Thanks to Bennett’s show-doctoring, Seesaw became a substantial hit. Now it was time for a project he would not only direct, write, and choreograph, but originate. Bennett had long had the idea of a show centered on dancers and the secondary, sometimes humiliating part they played in Broadway musicals. He invited a number of dancers to come to a late-night talk session where they would open up about their lives and careers. Most declined, but eighteen brave souls showed up for what would be the first of many such nights, recorded on hundreds of hours of audiotape, then transcribed. The resources to shape the raw material into a show were provided by Joe Papp and his non-profit Public Theater, in the East Village. The Public would co-produce, but more crucially would provide practically unlimited time and space for the show to develop away from the commercial pressures of Broadway.

As the show took shape in Bennett’s mind, he hired songwriters— lyricist Ed Kleban and composer Marvin Hamlisch—to create a score tailored to his vision. It was decided to hone the material in a series of workshops. Actors who had told their stories at the tape-recorded sessions now found themselves auditioning to portray their own lives on stage, which led to a great deal of anger and bad feelings. But story by story, song by song, the show took shape. As the Public Theater opening approached, word was out that the show—now called A Chorus Line—was something really special. It was a hit at the Public Theater before it opened, it was a smash hit on Broadway, and by the time it closed it was the longest-running musical in New York theater history.

After A Chorus Line he directed the financially unsuccessful Ballroom and had another major hit with his dazzling music industry epic Dreamgirls. Michael Bennett died in 1987 from AIDS-related lymphoma, at the age of 44.

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“AND THE PULITZER GOES TO…”

A Chorus Line was the fifth musical to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Here is a rundown of all eight Pulitzer-winning musicals and their authors.

1931-32: OF THEE I SINGGeorge S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Ira Gershwin.

The Pulitzer was considered a literary award, so only the book writers and lyricist Ira Gershwin were cited, excluding George Gershwin, the composer. Everyone agreed that a musical’s composer is as much a dramatist as its “word” writers, but rules were rules. The injustice was partly addressed in 1944, when Oklahoma! was awarded a “special” Pulitzer, citing book writer-lyricist Oscar Hammerstein and composerRichard Rodgers.

1949-50: SOUTH PACIFICRichard Rodgers,

Oscar Hammerstein II, Joshua Logan.

The rules were changed this year, allowing Rodgers to win a

“real” Pulitzer.

1959-60: FIORELLO!Jerome Weidman,George Abbott, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick.

Fiorello! may be the most obscure of the Pulitzer musicals, as it depends heavily on the audience’s affection for New York’s now-forgotten Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.


ONE SINGULAR SENSATION


MICHAEL BENNETTThree-year-old Mike DiFiglia sat on the floor of his childhood home, playing with marbles. When a well-meaning relative asked to join the game, his answer was sharp and final: “Go ’way. I’m choreographing.” Inspired by touring musicals that found their way to Buffalo, TV spectaculars, and his own weekly lessons at Miss Betty Rogers’s School of Dance, Mikey confidently maneuvered his marbles into arrangements that not only looked pretty but also told a story. In an interview later in life he recalled: “What I wanted to work at was putting on big shows…and I wanted to make these shows on other people, not on myself.”

His parents encouraged him. His 1950s childhood was enlivened by frequent trips to New York to see the latest musical shows directed and danced by the likes of Bob Fosse, Michael Kidd, Gwen Verdon, and his particular idol, Jerome Robbins.

He dropped “DiFiglia” (too hard to pronounce) in favor of his middle name, becoming “Michael Bennett.” As a teenager, Bennett worked in a summer stock company. When he played the role of Baby John in West Side Story, he asked the costume designer if he could have a yellow sweatshirt to make his character “pop.” She in turn asked the director. “Give him whatever he wants,” was the reply. “He’s brilliant.” Bennett made such a “pop” that in 1960 he reprised the part in a one-year tour of Europe, and celebrated his eighteenth birthday in Paris.

His extended run in West Side Story gave him the opportunity to study the Jerome Robbins choreography in detail—a master course in storytelling through dance. Bennett began his Broadway dancing career with three flops—Subways Are for Sleeping, Here’s Love, and Bajour. Despite their short runs these shows were created and staffed by top-of-the-line professionals, giving Bennett a further chance to watch and learn his craft.

After two seasons as a dancer on the TV pop music show Hullabaloo he got a chance to choreograph two shows on Broadway. Unfortunately they were two more failures: A Joyful Noise and Henry, Sweet Henry (where he met dance arranger and future collaborator Marvin Hamlisch).

Bennett finally got to show the full extent of his choreographic prowess in the hit musical Promises, Promises, which showcased his sensational office party dance “Turkey Lurkey Time.”

Next came Coco, a vehicle for Katherine Hepburn, then two landmark Sondheim shows with director Hal Prince: Company, for which Bennett provided musical staging, and Follies, in which he made the leap to co-director.

In 1973 Bennett took over the ailing musical Seesaw, under the condition that he have absolute dictatorial powers as director, choreographer, and head writer. This was his childhood dream come true: he finally controlled all the marbles.

Thanks to Bennett’s show-doctoring, Seesaw became a substantial hit. Now it was time for a project he would not only direct, write, and choreograph, but originate. Bennett had long had the idea of a show centered on dancers and the secondary, sometimes humiliating part they played in Broadway musicals. He invited a number of dancers to come to a late-night talk session where they would open up about their lives and careers. Most declined, but eighteen brave souls showed up for what would be the first of many such nights, recorded on hundreds of hours of audiotape, then transcribed. The resources to shape the raw material into a show were provided by Joe Papp and his non-profit Public Theater, in the East Village. The Public would co-produce, but more crucially would provide practically unlimited time and space for the show to develop away from the commercial pressures of Broadway.

As the show took shape in Bennett’s mind, he hired songwriters— lyricist Ed Kleban and composer Marvin Hamlisch—to create a score tailored to his vision. It was decided to hone the material in a series of workshops. Actors who had told their stories at the tape-recorded sessions now found themselves auditioning to portray their own lives on stage, which led to a great deal of anger and bad feelings. But story by story, song by song, the show took shape. As the Public Theater opening approached, word was out that the show—now called A Chorus Line—was something really special. It was a hit at the Public Theater before it opened, it was a smash hit on Broadway, and by the time it closed it was the longest-running musical in New York theater history.

After A Chorus Line he directed the financially unsuccessful Ballroom and had another major hit with his dazzling music industry epic Dreamgirls. Michael Bennett died in 1987 from AIDS-related lymphoma, at the age of 44.


“AND THE PULITZER GOES TO…”

A Chorus Line was the fifth musical to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Here is a rundown of all eight Pulitzer-winning musicals and their authors.

1931-32: OF THEE I SINGGeorge S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Ira Gershwin.

The Pulitzer was considered a literary award, so only the book writers and lyricist Ira Gershwin were cited, excluding George Gershwin, the composer. Everyone agreed that a musical’s composer is as much a dramatist as its “word” writers, but rules were rules. The injustice was partly addressed in 1944, when Oklahoma! was awarded a “special” Pulitzer, citing book writer-lyricist Oscar Hammerstein and composerRichard Rodgers.

1949-50: SOUTH PACIFICRichard Rodgers,

Oscar Hammerstein II, Joshua Logan.

The rules were changed this year, allowing Rodgers to win a

“real” Pulitzer.

1959-60: FIORELLO!Jerome Weidman,George Abbott, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick.

Fiorello! may be the most obscure of the Pulitzer musicals, as it depends heavily on the audience’s affection for New York’s now-forgotten Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.


ONE SINGULAR SENSATION

MARVIN HAMLISCHMarvin Hamlisch was born in Manhattan in 1944, the son of two Viennese émigrés, Max Hamlisch (a band-leading accordionist) and his wife Lilly. Like Michael Bennett (born the previous year), Hamlisch was hailed as a child prodigy. He was a gifted pianist, and at the age of seven he became the youngest student ever accepted by the Juilliard School of Music.

Despite his rigorous classical training, young Marvin was drawn to the colorful world of pop and theater music. Still in his teens, he was rehearsal pianist for the original production of Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand. Migrating to the West Coast, he played piano at Hollywood parties, making connections that led to his first film score, The Swimmer.

His first hit song came when he was 21 years old: “Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows,” with lyrics by his sister’s husband, Howard Liebling. Recorded by Lesley Gore, it was a summer hit in 1965, reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two years later, “California Nights,” another Hamlisch-Liebling creation, peaked at #16 and was performed by Lesley Gore on the Batman TV series.

In the late ’60s and early ’70s, Hamlisch scored several early Woody Allen films, including Take the Money and Run and Bananas. In 1973, he won an Oscar for his music score for The Sting (adapting ragtime themes by Scott Joplin) and two more Oscars for his original music score and title song from The Way We Were.

More Oscar nominations would follow for such varied films as The Spy Who Loved Me, Same Time, Next Year, Ice Castles, Sophie’s Choice, Shirley Valentine, and The Mirror Has Two Faces.

Despite his long association with Barbra Streisand, Hamlisch had to beg her to sing “The Way We Were”—she thought the lyric, by Marilyn and Alan Bergman, was “too simple.” She finally relented (and put her touch on it by changing the first word from “daydreams” to “memories”). The song became the biggest hit either of them ever had.

Hamlisch had long been stage-struck, and when Michael Bennett asked him to join the creative team of A Chorus Line, he jumped at the chance. His agent wasn’t thrilled—who would give up Hollywood money to work on an experimental show in the East Village? But Marvin held his ground and was rewarded by a Tony, the Pulitzer Prize, and the most satisfying creative project he was ever associated with. His next show, They’re Playing Our Song, was loosely based (by Neil Simon) on Hamlisch’s romantic relationship with its lyricist, Carol Bayer Sager. It was also a hit, though not a blockbuster.

His subsequent musicals proved disappointing. The next Hamlisch-Sager show, Jean Seberg, closed in London. Smile, The Goodbye Girl, and Sweet Smell of Success, produced several very good songs, but failed to tickle the public’s fancy, and his final musical, The Nutty Professor, never got further than a 2012 Nashville tryout.

Hamlisch’s skill as a conductor and raconteur won him the position of Principal Pops Conductor for several American symphony orchestras, including those in

Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, San Diego, Dallas, Buffalo, Pasadena, Baltimore, and of course, Seattle—where he attracted large audiences with his family-friendly repertoire and genial podium style.

Hamlisch is one of only twelve people in the EGOT club: winners of the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. He and Richard Rodgers are the only two to hold the EGOT honor and the Pulitzer Prize.

Marvin Hamlisch died due to respiratory arrest in 2012, at the age of 68. The lights of Broadway were dimmed in his honor and at the 2013 Academy Awards Barbra Streisand remembered him by singing—what else?—“The Way We Were.”

By ALBERT EVANS, Artistic & Music Associate

“AND THE PULITZER GOES TO…”(Continued)

1961-62: HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYINGFrank Loesser, Abe Burrows.

Another rule-breaker: the Pulitzer is supposed to go to an original work, not an adaptation, but How to Succeed’s title and characters were drawn from a comic self-help manual first serialized in Playboy. There was precedent for breaking the rule—South Pacific was suggested by characters and themes in James Michener’s World War II stories.

1975-76: A CHORUS LINEMichael Bennett, James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante,

Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban.

In addition to the Pulitzer, Michael Bennett’s masterpiece also won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Book,

Direction, and Choreography.

1984-85: SUNDAY IN THEPARK WITH GEORGEJames Lapine, Stephen Sondheim.

The Prize is technically awarded to an American play dealing with American life. Only the second contemporary act of Sunday in the Park qualifies (the first act is set in nineteenth-century Paris), but that was enough for the judges, who felt compelled to honor this unique work.

1995-96: RENTJonathan Larson.

The first rock musical to take the prize.

2010: NEXT TO NORMALTom Kitt, Brian Yorkey.

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ANDREW PALERMO (Zach) Direction and/or choreography highlights: Allegiance (The Old Globe), The Other Josh Cohen (Papermill, SoHo Playhouse), Kristin Chenoweth/Carnegie Hall, The Frank Loesser

Songbook/New York Philharmonic (Lincoln Center), The Mikado (Carnegie Hall), Ace (The Old Globe, Cincinnati Playhouse, Repertory Theater of St. Louis), Miss Julie (Geffen Playhouse), Lyrics and Lyricists (92nd St. Y), Bright Lights, Big City (Prince Music Theater), Vices (Theatre Aspen), The Aluminum Show (international tour), Aida (Music Theater Wichita), Man of La Mancha (Sacramento Music Circus). Conceiver/director/choreographer of Nickel Mines (UC Irvine), Let Loose The Horses (in development). Past life performing highlights: Original Broadway companies of Wicked and Annie Get Your Gun (Tommy Keeler in the Bernadette Peters revival), as well as How To Succeed…(Matthew Broderick revival), national/international tours of West Side Story, Michael John LaChiusa’s Little Fish (2nd Stage), numerous regional and concert productions. Andrew is the Co-founding Artistic Director of dre.dance (with Taye Diggs) and an Assistant Professor of Drama at UC Irvine.

CHRYSSIE WHITEHEAD (Cassie) is excited to be back performing in Seattle after playing Lola in The 5th’s Damn Yankees. Broadway/NY Theatre: A Chorus Line (Kristine, Broadway Revival/Cast Album/Every

Little Step Documentary), Company filmed live with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center now in PBS Great Performances (Kathy with Neal Patrick Harris, as Bobby) Television: Grimm, Private Practice (recurring), Warehouse 13 (recurring), Happy Endings, Switched at Birth, Castle, The Mentalist, Melissa and Joey, In Plain Sight, Grey’s Anatomy, Two and a Half Men (choreographer). Regional Theatre: Cats (Bombalurina), A Chorus Line (Cassie), Gigi (Liane), The Studio (Lisa), The Producers, All Shook Up, Fosse, The Radio City Rockettes, Paul McCartney’s Driving Rain tour. Film: Lucky Stiff (releasing soon with Jason Alexander), Revenge of the Bridesmaids (ABC Family movie with Raven Simone), Save the Last Dance (Julia Stiles’ dance double). “God, I’m a dancer! My heart on the dance floor... for you, Momma.” www.chryssiewhitehead.com

GREG McCORMICK ALLEN (Larry) is thrilled to be performing A Chorus Line at the 5th again. Most recently, he portrayed Mr. Braithwaite in Billy Elliot with the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine and Patsy in The

5th Ave’s production of Monty Python’s Spamalot! This holiday season, Greg will be traipsing through England for the fourth time in 2014, this time as Bert in Mary Poppins at the Village Theatre. Love and thanks to friends and family!

KATRINA ASMAR (Diana) is absolutely thrilled to be joining the cast of A Chorus Line at the glorious 5th Avenue Theatre! She recently toured Australia and the US with In the Mood! (Nurse), a 1940’s musical

revue. Hippodrome State Theater credits include Carrie, a Comedy (Norma) and The Marvelous Wonderettes (Cindy-Lou). University of Florida credits include Chicago (Velma Kelly), Damn Yankees (Lola), Baby (Pam)/Edinburgh FRINGE Festival, and City of Angels (Alaura Kingsley).

SCOTT BRATENG (Greg) is the luckiest man alive. After acting all around the world, it’s his dream come true to portray this role, in this show that he’s wanted to do since he started performing! Additionally,

that this opportunity came at home, in a theater that is as much “home” as Seattle, is nothing short of incredible. Many thanks to his family in life and at The 5th, including David and Bill, for allowing me to grow and making my dreams possible.

GABRIEL COREY (Mike) is honored to be part of the amazing cast of A Chorus Line! Corey is also excited about being a founding member and teaching at the Studios, opening this fall in downtown Seattle. Recent

5th Avenue shows include Hello, Dolly; ELF – The Musical; Damn Yankees; Guys and Dolls; Oliver!; Spamalot (Minstrel, Mime) and The Music Man (Tommy Djilas). Love to Rianna, family and friends.

TARYN DARR (Val – Sept. 3-13) Honored to once again stand on the line! 5th Avenue favorites: Tapping on snowflakes as Judy Haynes in White Christmas, ruining a different Christmas as Charlotte Dennon in ELF

– The Musical, and completely breaking up laughing onstage with the cast of Spamalot. Village Theatre: Chicago (Roxie Hart, 2013 Gregory Award Nomination). Love and appreciation to my family and to family here at the beautiful 5th Avenue Theatre. UW grad, AEA proud, and “Go Hawks!” www.taryndarr.com

SARAH ROSE DAVIS (Maggie) is thrilled to be playing Maggie! Davis recently starred as Fanny Brice in Village Theatre’s production of Funny Girl. Davis is a Seattle native with a BFA from The Boston Conservatory. This

will be her 13th production at The 5th Avenue Theatre! Favorites include A Christmas Story, Cinderella, Oklahoma!, ELF – The Musical, RENT, Guys and Dolls, Hairspray in Concert, Pirates of Penzance, and Spamalot. Next up - A Christmas Story (again!) Thank you to Mom, Dad, Calvin and The 5th!

STEPHEN DIAZ (Paul) Broadway: West Side Story (Revival, dir. Arthur Laurents), Radio City Christmas Spectacular (dir. Linda Haberman). Regional: Disney’s Aladdin (Hyperion Theatre), Cats (West Coast Premiere).

Choreographers worked with: Patrick Delcroix (NDT), Stephen Petronio (NY), Donald McKayle (CA). As well as danced the works of: William Foresythe, Alonzo King, Matthew Bourne. Thank you Polaris Dance Theatre and Cami Curtis PAC. To You who sit there reading this, this is For You.

ERIC ESTEB (Don) is honored to join the cast of A Chorus Line once again. This show has a special place in his heart, as it was the first show he performed on The 5th Ave stage back in 2003. When not performing with 5th

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PAUL FLANAGAN (Al, Dance Captain) is humbled and thrilled to be reprising his role from the Broadway revival national touring company of A Chorus Line. You might remember him from Oliver! at The 5th,

Fiddler on the Roof and Chicago at Village Theatre. Flanagan is so excited for the Studios opening this fall: www.thestudios.org. I love you mom and dad. I couldn’t do this show without your support.

MEAGHAN FOY (Val – Sept. 14-28, Tricia, Maggie/Val Understudy) is pleased as punch to be back home at The 5th! Previous 5th Ave credits: Memphis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Alice), and Mame. Other credits:

Cloaked, Bye Bye Birdie, The Music Man, Annie at The Village Theatre, The Producers and Evita at Point Park University. Meaghan graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Point Park and now lives in New York City. Love to Mom & family. For Dad, as always.

CHARLIE JOHNSON (Bobby) is thrilled to be returning to The 5th Avenue stage! His past credits here include Spamalot, ELF – The Musical, and Hairspray in Concert. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Maltz

Jupiter Theater, North Carolina Theater, and Flat Rock Playhouse. He recently debuted his one-man show, Charlie, or Change, in New York to critical acclaim (his parents loved it). BFA: Elon University. Thanks to David and Bill for this incredible opportunity, and thank YOU for supporting live theater!

MALLORY KING (Kristine) is honored to be a part of this show. King grew up training at PNB with summers in NY at SAB. She received her BFA in musical theatre from BYU. Theatre credits include Oklahoma!, Music

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McKAYLA MARSO (Judy, Cassie Understudy) is originally from Pierre, SD and excited to make her 5th Avenue debut! National tours: Monty Python’s Spamalot (Ensemble/us Lady of the Lake), The Wizard of Oz

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TRINA MILLS (Sheila) is beyond ecstatic to have been given the opportunity to play Sheila on The 5th Avenue stage! From Seattle, Mills started studying ballet at British Dance Academy when she was 3. Mills earned her

BA in acting from WWU. 5th Avenue: West Side Story, Mame, Joseph..., White Christmas, Guys and Dolls, Cinderella, RENT, ELF, Oliver!, Spamalot. Thank you 5th Avenue Theatre, David Bennett and the A Chorus Line creative team for this honor! Love to Josh.

TAYLOR NIEMEYER (Bebe) is ecstatic to be a part of this wonderful production! She was last seen on the 5th Avenue stage as Zaneeta Shinn in The Music Man. Other favorite roles include Mary Jane Wilkes (Big River)

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ULYBER MANGUNE (Tom, Paul Understudy) Trained by Sheri Lewis at Westlake Dance Center and Marianni Magnuson through Core Theatrics, “UJ” would like to thank them, the cast, his parents, Sierra, and The 5th Avenue Theatre for this opportunity.

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SARAH SHEPLER (Vicki, Sheila/Judy Understudy) Thrilled to be back at The 5th Avenue Theatre and in this amazing show! Broadway Tour: Chicago (Swing/Hunyak). 5th Avenue: Spamalot (Ensemble).

Other favorites: A Chorus Line (North Shore Theatre, Lois), How to Succeed…(Depot Theatre).

MICHAEL STUMPFIG (Roy, Bobby/Greg Understudy) is way too excited to be performing in A Chorus Line! This is Stumpfig’s first show in Seattle since moving here last year. He would like to thank Tom and Kathy for their massive support.

INDEAH THOMAIER (Lois, Diana/Bebe Understudy) is excited to be back with 5th Avenue, previous productions include Secondhand Lions, Oliver!, Cinderella (5th Ave), Chicago, and Big River (Village) Thank you

family, friends, the Lord and my wonderful husband, Ryan Harris.

DAVID BENNETT (Director) Previously directed Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady, The Most Happy Fella and Buddy for The 5th Avenue. Other favorite Seattle productions include Man of La Mancha and Once On This Island (Village Theatre), Neverending Story, Bunnicula and June B. Jones (Seattle Children’s Theatre) and Osborn New Play Award winner, Torso, by Keri Healey (Printer’s Devil). His work has also been seen at Casa Mañana, Peterborough Players, North Carolina Theatre, Gateway Playhouse and Ordway Theatre, among others. Upcoming projects: The Fantasticks with Showtunes Theatre Co. at Benaroya Hall, and Sarah Rudinoff’s new solo piece, Is This Real Life?, recently part of On The Board’s Northwest New Works Festival. No relation.

KERRY CASSERLY (Choreographer) is honored to be joining the production team at The 5th Avenue Theatre to restage Michael Bennett’s choreography for A Chorus Line with David Bennett and Angelique Ilo. She is a veteran of the Broadway National and International companies of A Chorus Line. Casserly played the role of Kristine in the record-breaking Broadway gala performance. Other credits include Pippin

with Bob Fosse; My One and Only with Tommy Tune; Annie and Annie Warbucks with Martin Charnin and Peter Gennaro. TV and film credits include Baryshnikov on Broadway and All That Jazz. Casserly has directed and choreographed for Music Theater Wichita; Casa Mañana Theatre; University of Michigan; and serves as artistic director at Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts in Minneapolis. She considers it a unique opportunity to pass on this classic, inspiring, and timeless piece, and share her memories of working with Michael Bennett with this wonderful talented cast.

W. BRENT SAWYER (Music Director) This native Texan is thrilled to be back at 5th Ave after music directing A Chorus Line and The Most Happy Fella here previously. Broadway: Annie Get Your Gun (starring Bernadette Peters), A Chorus Line (2006 Revival). Off Broadway: Seussical The Musical! (Drama League Award & Lucille Lortel Award nominated best revival), Junie B. Jones, Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey, Anne of Green Gables, and the acclaimed revival of William Finn’s Falsettoland. Regional: the regional premiere of Titanic, Blood Brothers, Hairspray, Always Patsy Cline starring Sally Struthers, Jekyll & Hyde, Big River, The Who’s Tommy. Workshop: IN TRANSIT, at the renowned O’Neill Theater Center and The York Theater in Manhattan. Teacher: Marymount Manhattan College, The Actor’s Studio Drama School at The New School, NYU Playwrights Horizon’s Studio, The American Music and Dramatic Academy. As a private vocal coach, he has worked with many of Broadway’s top talents. Big thanks to David Bennett, David Armstrong and Bill Berry.

TOM STURGE (Lighting Designer) is thrilled to work with director David Bennett having previously collaborated on Most Happy Fella, Miss Saigon, Buddy, and My Fair Lady at The 5th. Other 5th Ave credits: A Room with a View, The Music Man, Oklahoma!, Cinderella (Gregory Award), A Chorus Line (2003), Oliver! (Footlight Award), Pirates of Penzance, Cabaret, Hair. Village Theatre: The Foreigner, Les Misérables, Chicago (Gregory Award). ACT: Mojo and the Sayso. Seattle Children’s Theatre: A Tale of Two Cities. Broadway: Those Were the Days, Gypsy Passion. NY Public Theatre, Circle Rep, Circle-in-the-Square, Irish Arts, LaMama ETC, Huntington Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Pittsburgh Public, Goodspeed Opera House, Cincinnati Playhouse, Alvin Ailey Dance, Spectrum Dance, Denver Center, Papermill Playhouse and Spoleto Opera Festival.

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MARY PYANOWSKI JONES (Hair & Makeup Designer) World premieres of Secondhand Lions (hair design), Aladdin (make-up design), Catch Me If You Can, Shrek, Lone Star Love, Princesses, Memphis, Hairspray, The Wedding Singer. Twenty-four seasons of 5th Avenue Theatre production designs, including the Ivey Award-winning Cabaret. Design credits for national and international productions of opera, operettas, ballet, theater, and musicals. U.S. wig supervisor for the Madness of George III tour. Memorable film and TV credits include Northern Exposure, Orleans, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Rose Red, Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, Assassins, White Dwarf, and Book of Stars. IATSE member Local 706 and 488.

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MICHELLE TERESE GRIMM (Costume Coordinator) grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since relocating to Seattle she has worked in the costume shops at the Intiman, Seattle Opera, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Grimm has also been a technician and design advisor at Cornish College of the Arts since 2011. Recent 5th Avenue credits include the role of costume design assistant for ELF, The Music Man, Secondhand Lions, Oliver!, and A Room with a View in addition to working in the costume shop on Spamalot.

ANGELIQUE ILO (Associate Choreographer) Broadway: A Chorus Line, Crazy For You, Steel Pier, Contact, The Wedding Singer. Ilo is pleased to be back at the 5th Ave Theatre where she was the Dance Captain and understudy for the pre-Broadway run of The Wedding Singer. It is a special honor to collaborate on this production of A Chorus Line. I tip my hat to you Michael Bennett. XOX.

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ELISABETH ELLIS (Associate Music Director), a newcomer to Seattle, is a versatile pianist who loves working with vocalists. Her most recent experience includes Seattle Opera, Vespertine Opera, Vashon Opera, and 5th Avenue, with ongoing engagements with Kirkland Choral Society, Seattle Opera BRAVO Club, Bainbridge Chorale, and several other local opera, choral and ballet groups. She also is organist at First United Methodist Church in downtown Seattle. She’s a Michigan State graduate with a Master’s degree in Collaborative Piano.

KELSEY THORGALSEN (Assistant Director) is thrilled to be working with this awesome team! Thorgalsen is also the Casting Associate and Artistic Assistant at The 5th. Most recent credits include Carrie at Balagan Theatre (AD), and Les Misérables at Village Theatre. Endless thanks to DB, The 5th Avenue staff, and her family.

TRISTAN ROBERSON (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a theatrical designer based in Seattle, and is delighted to be returning to The 5th Avenue Theatre! Past designs across Seattle include Edge of Our Bodies, Third, Little Dog Laughed, Bat Boy: The Musical, Failure: A Love Story, Fifth of July, and Shirley Valentine.

JEFFREY K. HANSON (Production Stage Manager) Previously at The 5th, Hanson was the production stage manager for Little Shop of Horrors, Oliver!, The Pirates of Penzance, Grey Gardens, Oklahoma!, Candide, Mame, Hello, Dolly! and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Hanson has also been stage manager for more than 70 productions at ACT Theatre since 1990. Other regional credits include productions at Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman, and the Arizona Theatre Company.

SHELLIE STONE (Assistant Stage Manager) Credits include Oliver!, Secondhand Lions, The Music Man, RENT, Cinderella (5th Avenue Theatre); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Venus in Fur, Boeing Boeing, Clybourne Park, Red (SRT); Lyle the Crocodile (SCT); The Lion in Winter, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Santa Cruz)

ADDITIONAL STAFF for A CHORUS LINE

Assistant Director ........................... Kelsey ThorgalsenDance Coach ...........................................Tinka DaileyAssistant Lighting Designer ............... Tristan RobersonDeck Production Assistant ................. Rachael DormanProduction Assistant ............................Lisa ArmstrongCasting and Administrative Assistant ........... Trisha HeinDialect Coach ...................................Brennan Murphy

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or IATSE). Scenery by Seattle Opera Scenic Studios. Construction and Scenic Art performed by employees represented by IATSE Local #15 and IATSE Local #488. Costume Shop and Wardrobe staff represented by IATSE Local #887. Hair and Makeup staff represented by IATSE Local #488.

United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

Musicians playing this performance are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, Local 76-493, AFL-CIO/CLC.

The 5th Avenue Theatre is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. Founded in 1985, NAMT is a national

service organization dedicated exclusively to musical theatre. Members, located throughout 34 states and abroad, are some of the leading producers of musical theatre in the world, and include theatres, presenting organizations, higher education programs and individual producers.

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Q In this era of safe Broadway musicals that are based on an existing movie title, or the catalog of a popular band’s songs, how do you think Kinky Boots broke through and rose to the top of the theatre world?

Q Can you describe that moment when your name was announced and you won the Tony Award?

Q You join rock artists like Neil Young, Duncan Sheik, Sting and the Flaming Lips who have made the crossover into Broadway, not by capitalizing on their existing songbooks but by writing original musicals for the theater. How is writing for the stage different from writing songs for yourself?

Q What do you want audiences throughout the country to know about what they are in for if they come to see Kinky Boots?

Original interview conducted by John Moore The Denver Center for the Performing Arts Journalist.

A I think the answer is kind of a simple one. It’s because the show has a huge heart, and people respond to that. It’s a story about love and acceptance and friendship and overcoming obstacles and everyone can relate to that. Harvey Fierstein is one of Broadway’s great talents and the book is so very very good. It was an honor to collaborate with Harvey and tell the story of Lola and Charlie.

A Incredible. Simply incredible. The Broadway community is an amazing one and to be welcomed the way they welcomed me to this very special family is something that still warms my spirit.

A It’s very different. Your job as the composer of a musical is to move the story forward with the songs. You have to write for many voices and from all the characters’ perspectives. And I had a blast doing that. There were songs that I wrote that I really loved that didn’t make the show because maybe there was a change in the book or there was a different arc for a character and the story and therefore the song had to change. For my own CDs, when I write a song that I love, it makes my records! And of course when I write for myself, I’m writing from my perspective, it’s the story I am trying to tell through the songs on the album to my fans.

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Jo Nardolillo commutes on the light rail to downtown Seattle, wearing all black and holding her violin case. “We’re going to see you play at the Symphony tonight,” a couple says to her excitedly as they exit together at the Benaroya stop. “I’m actually playing at The 5th” Jo responds. Just a few blocks away, a group of the city’s best musicians are gathering to put on a show that will rival any other in town. As Brad Allison, a trumpeter at The 5th for 24 years, says, “It’s not good enough to be good. Each performance we strive to be great. We treat each performance as if it’s our firstand our last.”

It is commonly accepted that Seattle is home to some of the best musicians in the country with its vibrant arts community, but it is a lesser known fact that many of these exemplary musicians’ first choice of work is in the pit of musical theater companies—namely, The 5th Avenue Theatre. Percussionist Paul Hansen’s first show at The 5th was in 1985 and last season’s A Room with a View

“You don’t leave an art museum saying, ‘that red color was really amazing.’ You leave with the greater sense of the meaning of experiencing the art as a whole.” The orchestra members are like the individual colors of a painting. Without them, the piece would lack the complexity. Through them, feelings and emotions are evoked, which allows the viewer to experience more wholly and deeply.

Besides the exceptional quality of musicianship represented at The 5th, one of the things that makes it unique and special is the dedication to use a full orchestra and original orchestrations. In many theaters, one of the first things to be trimmedin budget cuts is the orchestra. The opposite occursat The 5th. There are few places you can go these days to hear musicals how they were originally intended to be heard, and The 5th is one of those places. Even on Broadway, you’ll note smaller orchestras in the pit.

This is bad news for Catherine Case, with the harp often being the first to be replaced by synthesizers and keyboards. Lucky for her (and you), The 5th will have a harp in three shows this season, including A Chorus Line. Despite the fact that the revival of A Chorus Line omitted the harp and guitar in exchange for a keyboard, it was important to The 5th’s artistic staff to stay true to the original score, and give audiences a chance to fully experience the music as it was originally intended. Music Coordinator and reed player Dane Andersen explains that they are, “trying to preserve not only the large size of the orchestra, but also the very distinct sound that creates.”

One question our musicians often get is, “Are you guys local or professional?” The great news for 5th Avenue audiences is: they’re both! These are musicians who will switch between multiple instruments in one show. And who will shift between various styles, not only during the course of one show, but oftentimes within the same song! They have been working on their craft for decades. And they are Seattle-based members of our community. So, go. Peer into the pit. Say hello to these people, admire their instruments, ask them questions and compliment them on their craft. And next time you’re settling into your seats at the theater and the music swells and you’re ushered into a story, remember our talented musicians. Without them, the show wouldn’t be quite the same.

By HEIDI STAUB, PR & Communications Associate

marked his 90th production at the theater. Needless to say, he, and many other musicians enjoy working at The 5th Avenue Theatre.

Jo Nardolillo illustrates the life of a musician as a quilt. It takes many pieces put together to create enough to cover yourself, and The 5th is a pretty big piece of the quilt. Many of our musicians teach, play in bands, perform with the Opera, Symphony or Ballet. So, what is it about musical theater that continuously draws them back for more?

Jen Hinkle, who plays the trombone at The 5th attributes it to that “something special” about playing musicals.“There’s a certain moment in every musical that resonates with me. I develop an attachment to the characters and through the music, get to accentuate what they are feeling and doing.”

Bass player, Dave Pascal likes the chance to move people.“Music is a communication shortcut,” he says. “It makes

people laugh, cry, think and dance in ways that words alone cannot.”

As a classically trained harpist who started playing at The 5th five years ago, Catherine Case finds musical theater refreshing and rewarding. “It is satisfying to be a part of a big production – there is a sense of family and feeling of belonging to something.”

We’ve all heard the Aristotle saying, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and musical theater is no exception to this rule. Collaboration not only within the orchestra, but also within the scheme of a production is crucial to its success. A beautiful set gains meaning when actors move within it. Actors’ words gain deeper meaning when an orchestra’s tune underscores them. Dave Pascal illustrated this phenomenon beautifully.

Photos by Mark Kitaoka,Paul Hansen, Jen Hinkle,Dan Marcus, Jo Nardolillo, Dave Pascal, Alec Willmart

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On June 9, 2014 students, teachers, parents and administrators from 94 schools from across Washington State were celebrated during the 12th annual 5th Avenue Awards: Honoring High School Musical Theater. Each year, The 5th Avenue Awards, sponsored by Wells Fargo, honors outstanding achievement in high school musical theater and celebrates the hard work and dedication students and educators put forth to make their school productions a success. During a celebratory ceremony, students and teachers are handed awards in categories such as Overall Musical, Outstanding Achievement in Direction, Music Direction and Choreography, and Outstanding Achievement by Actors and Actresses.

THE 5TH AVENUE AWARDS AND BEYOND: The National High School Musical Theater Awards

This year, for the first time, the students who received the awards for Outstanding Achievement by an Actor and an Actress in a Leading Role were invited to represent Washington State in New York City at the National High School Musical Theater Awards (NHSMTA). As their Mission states, “the NHSMTA is a national celebration of outstanding student achievement in high school musical theater that recognizes individual artistry in vocal, dance and acting performance, and honors teachers and their schools’ commitment to performing arts education.” The Washington representatives were Eli Wills from Kentridge High School and Madison Willis from Skyline High School. While in New York, the students participated in a week of workshops, seminars and performances alongside 55 other students from across the country. They competed during the week and at a culminating awards ceremony at New York’s Minskoff Theatre, home to The Lion King, before a distinguished panel of judges that included Broadway directors, choreographers, producers and casting directors. While neither Wills nor Willis walked away with the award, they represented our state with charisma and confidence and had a life changing experience. Read how Eli Wills describes his week in New York.

IN HIS OWN WORDS: Eli WillsNew York was hot. Hot when you stepped outside and immediately felt like you were melting. Hot during daylong rehearsals that included singing with our medley groups (8-10 students in each medley), working with our coaches on the songs we were to sing for the judges (my coach was Broadway actress Krystal Joy Brown) and learning the opening and closing numbers for the awards ceremony. And hot with amazing people. All the student participants were so incredibly talented and I made many new friendships that I know will last forever. I learned so much at the National High School Musical Theater Awards, whether in the rehearsal room or in lunchtime talks with such luminaries as composer Steven Schwartz. NY was hot with competition. We had to perform our solos and medleys in front of a group of judges and the rest of the participants. But it was also hot with experience. We were taken to Times Square and Sardi’s restaurant, we saw Kinky Boots on Broadway (and met star Billy Porter!), we walked

around Washington Square Park and I GOT TO PERFORM ON THE MINSKOFF STAGE! (Can you guess what my favorite part was?)

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NHSMTA was to just be the best ME I can

be. The term “be you” was thrown around a lot

during the week. It was one of the first things that all of the

people we talked to from the industry said. Directors and

producers are not looking for you to be like Norbert Leo Butz or Jason Robert Brown. They want you to come into the audition room and for you to give them YOU–all of you. Make your own choices and commit one hundred percent. Also, be ok with “no” because it doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t like you, it just means you aren’t the exact fit for the part. Keep developing your skills so that the next time they’ll see an even better you. Be yourself.

Being a part of The 5th Avenue Awards instilled in me a sense of fun and humility that I will carry with myself for the rest of my life and both were very helpful during the NHSMTA. The atmosphere at The 5th Avenue awards is one of pure joy and hopefulness. So that is how I entered and left the NHSMTA, full of joy that I had such an amazing experience and still full of hopefulness for what is in store for so many talented young adults lives. Winning the 5th Avenue Award was very humbling. The students that shared the stage with me that night were all so talented and deserving. So I knew that being in New York was a huge honor. I had to represent the best I could. Being in my school’s musical production of The Wedding Singer specifically taught me never to give up in what you believe in and feel passionate about. This whole experience has strengthened my belief in and passion for the arts and for that I am forever grateful.

...who made it possible for both Eli Wills and Madison Willis to attend the National High School Musical Theater Awards. Alaska Airlines graciously donated each student complimentary airfare as well as two additional airline tickets so their parents or guardians could join them to celebrate their accomplishments in New York. The 5th Avenue Theatre would like to thank Alaska Airlines for their support of the arts and the students of Washington State.

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“The 5th Avenue is such a special place to be at the holidays,” says blonde-haired beauty Jessica Skerritt in a chat with her handsome co-star and husband Dane Stokinger over coffee and iced

tea. “It’s always fun when we get to work together, but this is going to be really special for us.” This husband-and-wife team will spend this Christmas together playing husband

and wife in The 5th Avenue Theatre’s A Christmas Story, The Musical with Skerritt as the Mother and Stokinger as The Old Man, and they could not be more excited to spend this holiday season together in the hit musical based on the 1983 film.

The couple clearly has chemistry. The long-time friends began dating when they were cast as Elvis and his girlfriend Dyanne in the world premiere of Million Dollar Quartet at Village Theatre. Since then the couple have married, and played on-

stage lovers including the Captain and Maria Von Trapp in Sound of Music, Chris and Ellen in Miss Saigon, and most recently, Sonny and Clio (Kira) in Xanadu. And

of course, they are regularly cast (sans spouse) in the biggest houses in Seattle.

“I grew up with this film,” Stokinger says. He describes seeing the show in 2011, sitting in the theater as the lights went down with the fervent hope that the musical would be true to its

origins; fortunately, the musical lived up to his expectations. “I loved the show! It really captured the style, and just a feeling – a nostalgia about the movie.” Skerritt, on the other hand, had never even seen the movie until she started dating her now-husband. That didn’t stop her from enjoying the show. “I was a mess!” She describes sitting in the audience during the number “What a Mother Does,” which brought to mind all the best things about her relationship with her own mother. “The next thing I knew, I was sobbing! I was a puddle!”

Husband and wife are thrilled to spend their holiday season at home putting up the tree, drinking mulled wine, and watching their favorite Christmas movies (usually the season starts the weekend after Thanksgiving with the movie Elf). Then every night, they’ll bundle up in coats and mittens and scarves and stroll Downtown passed the Macy’s Star and the Westlake Tree to The 5th Avenue Theatre. “It’s just the best Christmas gift ever!” Skerritt laughs.

Bridget SummersPublic Relations Manager

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The 5th Avenue Theatre’s 11th annual Gala took place on Saturday May 31st, 2014 and was an amazing success. Over 450 guests enjoyed

performances from beloved 5th Avenue performers, our Rising Star Project: Spamalot students, and the cast of our holiday production of

Oliver! With the support of our community, we were able to raise $750,000 to fund our Education and Outreach programs. Thank you!

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and Sheri Biller, and former Mayor and Board Member Norm Rice share a moment at the Gala.

Clockwise from the left, Delta Air Lines General Manager of Global Sales West Region, Kathleen Paulson,

Sean Griffin, Managing Director Bernadine C. Griffin, and Jack Paulson enjoy the Gala festivities.

Peoples Bank, Executive Vice President Tony Repanich welcomes guests to the live auction.

Lynne Varner and Paul Hollie won a trip to London and Florence in our Golden Ticket Raffle.

Executive Producer and Artistic Director David Armstrong, Board Member Maria Ferrer, Gala Chair David

Quinn, and Producing Artistic Director Bill Berry enjoy a VIP dinner and new works performance in DAT5

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Contributors TO THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE

ANNUAL FUNDWe would like to say thank you to the following donors who provided support at the $600 level and above as of July 31, 2014. Through their gifts, donors become partners in our commitment to artistic excellence, community engagement, education, and expanding the canon of musical theater. For more information on how you can support The 5th, please contact Development at 206-625-1418.

NEXT GENERATION FOUNDERS$100,000 - $249,000

ArtsFundThe Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation

Ann Ramsay-JenkinsStephen P. Reynolds and Paula Rosput Reynolds

DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTORS$50,000 - $99,999

The Boeing CompanyBarbara L. CroweDelta Air Lines +

National Endowment for the ArtsSeattle Office of Arts & Culture

The Seattle Times +Bonnie and Jim Towne

Unico Properties +U.S. Bank

DISTINGUISHED PRODUCERS$20,000 - $49,999

4CultureAlaska Airlines +

Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff DCG One +

The Fairmont Olympic Hotel +Wanda J. Herndon

Richard and Julie KaganGlenna KendallPeoples Bank

Buzz and Beth Porter

Tiia-Mai ReddittSAFECO Insurance

The Seattle FoundationSnoqualmie Tribe

Susie and Phil StollerHeather Sullivan-McKay and Mike McKay

Tom and Connie WalshWashington Athletic Club +

Wells FargoSterling and Melinda Wilson

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER’S CIRCLE$10,000 - $19,999

Ann and Joe ArdizzoneDavid Armstrong

Bob and Clodagh AshRex and Angela Bates

Bill BerryRobert R. Braun, Jr.The Capital Grille+

Davis Property & Investment +Larry and Brittni Estrada

ExpediaGnosis Research +

Bernadine C. and Sean G. Griffin

Rick and Kandy HolleyPeter and Peggy Horvitz

Margaret C. InouyeMaureen and Jim Lico

The Loeb Family Charitable FoundationMacy’s

Steven and Barbara MogerWilliam and Nancy NicholsLarry and Valorie Osterman

Palomino +Puget Sound Energy

David and Hillary Quinn

RealNetworks FoundationNorman and Constance RiceFaye and Herman SarkowskySchultz Family Foundation

Rob and Jan SextonThomas E.and Nita F. Sitterley

Cynthia StroumGary and Elizabeth Sundem

R. “Porky” Thomsen and Terri StephensonUnion Bank

Bruce and Peggy Wanta

THE CREATIVITY FUNDMembers of The Creativity Fund make gifts of $100,000 or more in support of the development of new musicals and their premiere production on The 5th Avenue Theatre mainstage.

Stephen P. Reynolds and Paula Rosput ReynoldsThe Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation

Barbara L. CroweWanda J. Herndon

Richard and Julie Kagan

Ann Ramsay-JenkinsTiia-Mai Redditt

Bonnie and Jim TowneTom and Connie Walsh

Sterling and Melinda Wilson

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Aegis LivingLinda AndersonApex FoundationArtsFund/Costco Diversity and

Access AwardWilliam Bartholomew and Lauren

TaylorAndrew and Shayna BegunEric Blom and Min ParkDebby CarterMargaret ClappThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Covey FamilyMona and John FandelRichard and Maude FerryGary J. Fuller and Randy L. EverettTravis and Christy Gagnier

Jean GardnerGM NameplateJohn and Sondra HanleyAnn and Arthur Thomas- In

Memory of Nancy Ann Meagher Hicks

John Holden and Kathleen McLagan - In Honor of Allegria Holden

Nicholas and Amanda JonesKPMGBill and Michelle KrippaehneLisa KroeseJean K. Lafromboise FoundationRoger S. LaymanMyron and Shirley LindbergThomas and Juli Lindquist

Twyla and Tom LucasNeopostPerkins Coie – Kirk SoderquistPONCHOProMotion Arts +Puget Sound Business Journal +Greg and Angela RairdonTony Repanich and Julie FloridaTom and Teita ReveleyAnsel Rognlie and David R.

SteindlJames and Bet SchulerJean Sheldon and Marvin

ParsonsJean SheridanElliot and Lauren SilversBob and Lynne Simpson

Catherine and David SkinnerBrad and Kathy SmithLinda and David StahlStart It! Foundation - Linda and

Kevin CheungRobert F. and Karen R. TrennerJulie and Eric TrottNathan VincentiDale and Lynda WagnerKarla and Gary WatermanTracy WellensBecca and Bill WertAllen and Janice WiesenRosemary and Kenneth Willman1 Anonymous

ARTIST’S CIRCLE $2,500 - $4,999

Michael Amend and Jeff AshleyErnie and Pam AnkrimGeoffrey AntosArtsFund/John Brooks Williams &

John H. Bauer Endowment for Theatre

ArtsFund/Peter F. Donnelly Merit Fund

Keith and Sheri BankstonAdam and Maura BarrLynn and Howard BeharTheresa BingerCatherine Boshaw and Doug

EdlundEileen and Donald Bowman

Pamela BridgeThomas L. ButtonSherry Carman and Patrick

BurnsKevin and Lisa ConnerSteve and Kim CowmanMartha Dawson and Ron CorbellBrian and Laura DenaultJohn DeVoreDennis and Deborah DeYoungRobert DriessnackR.B. and Ruth H. Dunn

Charitable FoundationSharon and Burrard EddyJames R. Ellis

Helen FanucciTom and Carol FleckDean FrerkerDenise and Drew GangnesSarah Nash GatesLynn and Colleen GiroirLeeAnna and David GlessingThe Greco FamilyJan and Rich GreenDavid and Cheryl HadleyBart and Toni HeathMindy and Brad HillCarolyn and George HubmanChristian Huitema and Neige GilDavid and Rio JonesLisa JonesJudy and Bill JurdenDanuta Kasprzyk and Daniel

MontanoNick and Michele KellerJeffrey and Barbara KingKenneth Kluge and Susan

DogenKaren Koon and Brad EdwardsChris and Christy LaneRoss and Mary Jo LeventhalStefan LewisMartin and Sharon LottJeff and Lydia LukinsJudith LybeckerJohn and Mary Ann MangelsMichael and Nikki McCormack

Jennifer McGetrick-SwanNational Alliance for Musical

Theatre’s National Fund for New Musicals

Mardi NewmanGregory and Marta ObergScott and Laurie OkiPacific Office AutomationPedersens +Walt PiscoGreg and Mandy PrierBruce and Celia PymKen RagsdaleRobert and Deborah ReedSandi and James ReedSamuel J. RentfroDon and Bev SchmidtCharles B. See FoundationJohn and Julia ShawPeggy and Greg SmithMarilyn and Doug SouthernGary and Barbara StoneAlison and Doug SuttlesToyota of Tri-CitiesPamela and Rick TrujilloDavid WangDennis and Jo Anne WhiteChristine WiltzArlene A. WrightMichael, Marita, Landyn, and

Irelyn Zyskowski2 Anonymous

PRODUCER’S CIRCLE$1,250 - $2,499

Ione Adams and Erik and Abigail Senuty

Joan and Tim AdkissonAlbert Lee ApplianceDon and Julie AntonucciRay Araujo

Edith and Ray AspiriPatricia AtkinsonBaby Pictures UltrasoundJack and Bea BakerJanine Baldridge and Suzy

Wahmann

Julie and Kristen BarclayMichael BauerMike and Cynthia BaxterDoug and Maria BayerDon W. BeatyEllen Beauchamp

Charlotte BehnkeDeidre J. BlankenshipGlen and Sherri BodmanNeal and Katherine BoothLindsay BoschRichard and Peggy Brandsma

Board Chair Wanda Herndon and Gala Chair David Quinn celebrate the start of the 2014 Gala.


Contributors TO THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE

Brandon BrayDonald and Susan BresslerBob and Bobbi BridgeSandee BrockMichael and Janelle BrookmanAlice M. BrownKerry BurgerMichael and Janet BurksSusan BuskeLisa and John ButtersSteve and Georgene CampDouglas and Mary CasadyBrian Chang, Kristine Chan, and

Arthur CarreJudith A. ChapmanSandra B. ChiversBob and Martha ClarkBarbara ClintonMatthew and Catherine Coles

TedescoKathleen and Bill CollinsWilliam and Leanne ColwellBill and Ellen ConnerConsumer PerspectivesKevin and Cheryl CooneyDavid CoonsSheila and Michael CoryJim and Nancy CrimKaren Derrey and FriendsRobert DeVinckTambra DugawRobert J. and Olga T. EarleLeo Eberle and Lisa VivianRobert and Jane EhrlichThomas and Ruth-Ellen ElliottJanie and Ray EngleJennifer and Michael FaddisJuli FarrisJanet FaulknerFirstline CommunicationsGene and Judy FlathLarry FletcherForrest FoltzAlvin and Mary FormoBrian and Windy Autumn FosterLinda M. Fox and Monica FoxSteve FreimuthNeal Gafter

Don and Tammy GallagherGerry and Linda GallagherDeborah GatesErich Gauglitz Heinz Gehlhaar and Eileen BearAnton and Karen N. GielenJackie and Art GollofonKathy and Kelly GraffisKeith and Susan GrayMarilyn GreenTerry and Jill GreerMarie GunnMike Hackett and Cherie Lenz-

HackettCorinne and Russell HagenChuck and Kathy HamiltonJohn and Laura HammarlundCece Haw John and Cheryl HendricksAllyson HenryPaul HenselVaughn Himes and Martie BohnRod and Nancy HochmanMelinda and Kim HollandJames HolmesDorothy Sloan Huey and Marilyn

Lee HueyLaurin C. Huffman IIMeredith and Jim HutchinsSamsara and Jeremy IrishMarilyn IversonKathy and Michael JacksonDerek and Karol JamisonMarlene and William JenkinsFrederick M. JohnsonWalter and Cindy KaczynskiBruce and Linda KilenMerle and Joanne KirkleyChris Knoll and Cheryl DobesSteve and Carol KoehlerJudith A. KramerTracy and Hugh LabossierMarian E. LackovichDawnell LambRobert LandPerry and Lynnda LangstonThe Latimer FamilyStephen Latimer

Stacy Lawson and Steven Sarkowsky

Patrick and Cheryl LaymanGrace and Franz LazarusHolly and Albert LeeBenjamin LeiferFlorence Leonard and Lynn

HolmsMark Levine and John KeppelerStanley and Delores LittleSue and Bill LoweryGary LynchScott and Julie LynchAntoinette MalveauxMarcella McCaffrayMay McCarthy and Don SmithConnie K. McKinleyChriste McMenomyDianne McMullinJim and Laura MendozaIn Memory of Our Daughter

Elizabeth Ann MichelmanChie MitsuiMichelle Moga and Jean-

Francois PeyrouxStephan MollmanRobin and Bill MonteroJeffrey C. Morris - The Happy

CookerRon and Maria MurphreeDenise I. NelsonRobert NelsonWilliam and Denise NielsenNancy S. NordhoffJohn E. NortonSteven and Victoria OddenKenneth OlsenRick and Amy OuhlAlan Page and Christina CyrConnie and David ParkerAnnette and Bob ParksArthur and Rachel PattersonGayle PeachElizabeth PearsonShelley and Gregg PercichBarbara PhillipsKaren E. PhillipsJudy PigottMike and Wendy PopkeRussell PowellTracy Premo and Seth AdamsDaintry PriceGordon ProutyRichard E. PyleBecky and Sean QuinlanFred and Anne RobersonJoe and Linnet RobertsMarilyn and Patrick RobertsDoug and Lori RosencransSkip SampelayoDesiree SaraspiTerry Scheihing and Ben KramerJohn and Beth SchleckJohn and Anne SearingDarren and Anne Shakib

Robert and Mary SheehanEdward and Kathleen SherryJoe and Lynetta ShowakerDavid ShowalterZelma SimmonsChristy and Brian SmithLeigh and Susi StevensTodd and Jane SummerfeltJeffrey SutherlandRita and Arlie SwansonIn Memory of Jackie TaylorTed TaylorTodd ThompsonJerome and Faye TruskowskiJanet TurpenThe Twilight ExitSita and Vijaykumar VasheeMark and Kathy Wagner Shanna and Ryan WaiteMark and Christina WalkerKaren and Mark WeberD.R. WhitsonAmy Whittenburg and Stephen

RattnerJohn and Darlene WilczynskiMadeline Wiley and Bob

SmithingJim and Deanna WilsonAndrew and Jennifer WolfeMark WonWayne and Kelly Wright

Lee and Jeanne Zehrer4 Anonymous

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Former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and Sharon Nickels at the Gala.

Plum Creek Timber CEO Rick Holley and his wife Kandy wait to ride the pit

lift down to dinner at the Gala.


PATRON$600 - $1,249

Miller Adams and Cheryl Roberts

Ray and Carol AironeDonald and Eathel AllynIan AndersonRon Anderson and Mary

HawkinsSharon AndreasonAnnie’s Art & Frame +Susan and Heather AnsteadJohn and Karen ArbiniRichard and Dianne ArensbergJohn and Joyce ArnoldWendy and Bob BabareGlenn BafiaLaura and Kerry BaileyDenise BakkenWilliam and Madeleine BallEarl and Marilyn BarkerWallace and Joyce BarnettTom and Kris BassettJack and Patricia BishopPenny BlairMarcie BlakesleyLeslie BlossShane BoehmMilton and Ann BohartJohn BolingDaniel and Janet BolongCleve and Judith BorthZach BrittleMr. and Mrs. H.L. BrodDeryl Brown-ArchieEd CallawayJohn and Arlene CarpenterMike and Linda CaseyDennis and Aline CaulleyNorman ChamberlainSusan CheneyTina ChristiansenBob and Linda CornynMaureen and Kevin CrawfordAlan W. Crawshaw +Stacey Crawshaw Lewis and Jeff

LewisRichard and Cheryl CuthbertJill and Don DayBob and Elaine DeLappeMichael and Maggie

DeLaurentisTelved DevletCindy and Bill DickeyRichard and Elizabeth DobesRosemary DoneganRobert and Alexandra DunnGregg DuPont and Linda

DebowesJerry and Julie ElkingtonCraig E. ElkinsRamona Emerson and Brian

McMullenVicki FabreJennifer and Michael FaddisFales Foundation Trust

Jean B. FallsGary and Jennifer FancherJack and Jeanne FankhauserJoyce Farley and Tom SteeleNyle and Terri FarmerMaria FerrerPatty and Steven FleischmannMicki and Bob FlowersLauren FosterEleanor and Jeff FreemanErin FryTheresa Gallant and Ed BulchisNan and Bill GarrisonSteve Gattis and Sue NevlerRobert Gay and Heather

ChristiansonCarmen and Carver GaytonDavid and Kathryn GodwinBarbara Goesling and Jay

RockeyTheresa GoletzJana and David GordonLaura B. GowenTed and Sandy GreenleeWendy HalpinDeborah HaynesRandi and Andy HedinJerry and Patricia HeinMary and Tom HercheDavid and Sandry HertzRichard and Sheila HessHarold and Mary Frances HillKathy J. HillKaren and Paul HoglePaul Hollie and Lynne VarnerClarence HopsonMark and Trisha HubbardRichard HuffDiana HughesWinfred and Peter HusseyKai Ichikawa and Brad DavisStuart Iley and FamilyLarry and Carol JergensRuth KagiPatricia KapplerTravis and Suzanne KeelerHarold and Ruth KephartSaSa and Ken KirkpatrickCindy A. KlettRoger Klorese and David HaneyKonstantin KomissarchikTeri Kopp and Walt WeberMike and Shari KoppelJeanette Kors and Joshua BaileyGeorge and Laura Kreitzberg

FoundationHarvey and Bea KriloffJune KuboPriscilla and Ned LangeLinda LarsonRobert and Joan LawlerWilliam LaytheJim and Christine LearyJohn Lengenfelder

Gary and Mona LockeDavid and Charlotte LometFloyd and Kimberly LorenzJessica LouieKen and Darlene LoweDavid and Karen LyonsMurry and Agnes MacPhersonKelly MaloneTimothy Malone and Suzanne

R. JonesGlenn and Jeanne MalubayMark and Tracy MasonJeff and Jamie Merriman-

CohenGina MeyersCarol and Hart MillerConnie and David MiserJonathan Mooneyham and

Samantha DayleyThe Morgan FundMitzi and John MorrisMulvihill Insurance ServicesGregg and Judy NelsonPaul and Charlene NeussJanice NishimoriNorthwest CPA Group PLLCDuane and Bonnie OlsonJohn OneillSusan and Michael OttenDebbie and Rick PabstMichael Parham and Hyeok KimKimberly and Mark ParrisBrian PaulsonRobert and Steffi PencovicRosemary PetersonKent and Kelley PhillipsGwen PiloGuy and Nancy PinkertonJeanette and Joe PiottGwenn and Dean PolikEleonore and Ed PottengerWilliam S. and Linda A. PotterRobin and Ric PradelNoel and Marti PriceLlewelyn and Jonie PritchardDick and Alice RapaskyJohn E. RasmussenAngela RatcliffRaven FoundationDennis ReichenbachRella and Ronald ReimannDavid and Barbara RepanichJan and Kerry RichardsBetty and Wayne RobertsonThe Robinson FamilyJoyce E. RoetherTodd and Donna RosenbergCurtis and Myrna RoslerCara Rudd and Mercy StoneLeree RyanShannon SakshaugChristopher SantiniCathy SarkowskyJasper Schneider

Joan ShalikashviliRobert and Kathlyn ShawDaniel ShihNeal and Linda ShulmanDon and Marilyn SidelFloyd SmithRobert L. Smith

The Sorensen FamilyCharles and Benita StaadeckerThe StandardJim StanfordAnne and Mark StantonLinda Kay StockhamMatt and Kristi SweeneyDave and Brenda TerrillEric TeshimaBrian ThomasJeanne ThompsonTodd Thompson and Jackie

SmithPam ThorstensonLawrence and Patricia TimmonsRoseanne and William

TorgersonRonald TorrenceJanet TurpenWilliam and Ruth VanceMarka and John WaechterBetty WellerDavid Werblow and Greg

LewrenzBen and Barbara WhislerCharles and Barbara WhitePatty and John WhiteRobert and Sara WickleinVic and Janet WilliamsMargaret YekelMichelle YoungNancy Zevenbergen5 Anonymous

Stephen Schryver and Board Member Gordon Prouty were the winning bidders of a Seabourn Mediterranean Cruise during

the Gala’s live auction.

+In-kind


Please join us in thanking our corporate and institutional sponsors for their generous support of The 5th Avenue Theatre! Sponsors below have contributed $10,000 or more in the 2013-14 season.

PRODUCTION SPONSORS

CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS & PROGRAM SPONSORS

For more information about corporate sponsorships, please contact Sarah McKee Bednar in Corporate Giving at 206-260-2185 or email at [email protected]

SEASON SPONSORS

Loeb Family Charitable Foundation

Thank you to our A Night at The 5th Gala Sponsors and Donors

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

OFFICIAL AIRLINE

GALA EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Les and Sheri Biller

Lisa and John ButtersMargaret Clapp

Barbara L. Crowe*Maria P. Ferrer and W. Scott Clark*

Wanda J. Herndon*Richard and Julie Kagan

Glenna KendallBill and Michelle Krippaehne

David and Hillary Quinn*Ann Ramsay-Jenkins*

Steve Reynolds and Paula Rosput Reynolds*Tom and Connie Walsh

GALA PRODUCERSAlaska Airlines* - Ann and Joe Ardizzone

Bob and Clodagh Ash*The Boeing Company*

Debby L. CarterDCG ONE*

John DeVore and Sue YarnoBill and Nancy Nichols*

Bruce and Celia PymNorman and Constance Rice*

Ann Hicks-Thomas and Arthur ThomasU.S. Bank* - Jennifer and Christopher Heman

Visit Seattle* - Tom and Linda NorwalkTracy Wellens*Wells Fargo*

Kenneth and Rosemary Willman*Sterling and Melinda Wilson*

GALA DIRECTORSMarleen and Kenny Alhadeff*

Linda Anderson*Daniel and Margaret Carper

Kevin and Lisa ConnerBetsy Cooper

Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP*Larry and Brittni Estrada

Gary Fuller and Randy Everett*Sarah Nash Gates

David and Cheryl Hadley

Hutt Construction*Margaret Inouye*

David and Rio JonesKaren Koon and Brad Edwards

Roger LaymanLaura MedfordKym MichelaPedersens*

Buzz and Beth PorterJennifer and Tim Porter

Puget Sound Business Journal*– Gordon ProutySafeco Insurance*

Faye and Herman Sarkowsky*Michael SebringJean Sheridan

Elliot and Lauren Silvers*Judy and Ben Simmons

Kirk and Candice Soderquist*Linda and David Stahl

Cynthia StroumHeather Sullivan McKay and Mike McKay*

Eric and Julie Trott*Shanna and Ryan Waite Washington Holdings*

* indicates a table or row purchase


DAVID ARMSTRONG (Executive Producer and Artistic Director) Since his appointment in 2000, Armstrong has guided The 5th Avenue to a position as one of the nation’s leading musical theater companies, acclaimed for both its development and production of new works and its innovative stagings of classic musicals. As a director, he has created memorable 5th Avenue productions of A Room with a View, Oliver!, Candide, Hello, Dolly!, Sweeney Todd, White Christmas, Hair, Mame, A Little Night Music, The Secret Garden, Anything Goes, Company, The Rocky Horror

Show, Pippin, Vanities, Yankee Doodle Dandy!, and Saving Aimee, which made its Broadway debut as Scandalous under Armstrong’s direction in November 2012. Prior to The 5th, he spent nearly 20 years as a freelance director, choreographer, and librettist. His work has been seen in New York, Los Angeles and at many leading regional theaters including The Kennedy Center, Ordway Center, Ford’s Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, and New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse. From 1990 through 1995, he served as artistic director of Cohoes Music Hall in upstate NY. Armstrong has also written the books for the musicals The Wonder Years (winner of seven Drama-Logue Awards), Gold Rush, and Yankee Doodle Dandy!

BERNADINE (BERNIE) C. GRIFFIN (Managing Director) was appointed managing director in January 2010 and is responsible for the administrative, fundraising, information services and facility operations, as well as oversight of all activities related to the Board of Directors. Griffin first joined the Theatre in 2002 as director of theater advancement and development. During her tenure, The 5th Avenue has grown from a $10 million to a $25 million organization. She brings to her position 30 years of fundraising and arts management experience.

Prior to The 5th Avenue, she served as director of development for the prestigious Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, as well as for The Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, California. Before moving to California, she served at the Seattle Symphony where she is proud to have been part of the team that built Benaroya Hall. In addition to the Symphony, Griffin worked for the Tony Award-winning Seattle Repertory Theatre, as well as Tony Randall’s National Actors Theatre in New York. She began her career at the University of Denver. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington and is proud to have been born and raised in Walla Walla, Washington. She is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and a board member of Seattle Rotary #4. Most recently, she served as a grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. Griffin was named one of the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2013 Women of Influence. She is married to award-winning actor Seán G. Griffin.

BILL BERRY (Producing Artistic Director) served as The 5th Avenue’s associate producing artistic director and casting director from 2002 through 2009. During that time, he directed productions of West Side Story (Seattle Times Footlight Award), Wonderful Town (Seattle Times Footlight Award), Wizard of Oz and Smokey Joe’s Café. He recently made his Broadway debut as the director of the hit musical First Date at the Longacre Theatre. Berry’s directing work has been seen at theaters across the country, most recently at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Play house where

he directed a critically acclaimed production of On the Town. Directing highlights include Cabaret performed at The 5th Avenue Theatre, St. Paul’s Ordway Center (Ivey Award), San Jose’s American Musical Theatre, and Houston’s Theatre Under the Stars, as well as the smash hits First Date and RENT at The 5th. From 2002 to 2009, he served as the producing director for The 5th Avenue’s education and outreach programs. During that time he significantly expanded the scope and impact of these initiatives, including spearheading the creation of Fridays at The 5th and The 5th Avenue Awards, honoring excellence in high school musical theater, as well as substantially increasing the reach of the Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Company throughout the Northwest. These programs combined now serve 60,000 students annually. He also initiated the Show Talk series, which seeks to deepen the theater-going experience. Prior to his work at The 5th Avenue Theatre, Berry was a freelance theater artist based in New York City.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

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David Armstrong, Executive Producer and Artistic DirectorBernadine C. Griffin, Managing Director Bill Berry, Producing Artistic Director

EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIONSean GlynnExecutive Assistant to Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Griffin & Mr. Berry

ARTISTICIan EisendrathAlhadeff Family Director of New Works & Music Supervisor

Albert EvansArtistic and Music Associate

Kat SherrellAssociate Music Supervisor

Dane AndersenMusic Coordinator

Sean GlynnProducing Associate

Makaela PollockNew Works Associate

Andy RowlandNew Works Intern

John CallahanMusic Apprentice

COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING AND PATRON SERVICESPatrick HarrisonVice President of Marketing, Communications & Patron Services

Peggy BusteedDirector of Customer Service

Chris MarcacciAssociate Director of Marketing

Marketing and Public RelationsJennifer FloodSenior Marketing Manager

Steve WestMarketing Manager

Niklaus LopezGroup Sales Manager

Bridget SummersPublic Relations Manager

Heidi StaubPR & Communications Associate

Carmel DunnSenior Graphic Designer

Jeff CarpenterGraphic Designer

Kevin HarrisGraphic Designer

Mary DellasegaPatron Relations

Customer Service/TicketingMaryke VanBeuzekomSenior Database Manager

Nichole MinesDatabase Manager

Khajha RogersCustomer Service Manager

Christina Moon Customer Service Manager - Box Office

Martha McKeeAssistant Customer Service Manager

Isabel DickeyAssistant Customer Service Manager

Customer Service AssociatesCandis Anderson, Courtney Bennett, Jenna Galdun, Megan Gurdine, Kasey Harrison, Kelsey Kelmel, Kat LeMaster, Becky Lewis, Sascha Streckel, Jesse Summers, Pam Wagher, Patrick Walrath, Rachel Zimmerman

Direct Sales/TelefundraisingChrista BondDirect Sales/Telefunding Manager

Edwin BoydAssistant Manager

Burt Bervar, Darren Camp, Boyé Coker, Judy Henceroth, Henriette Klauser, Jim Pennington, Gail Sage, Mark WilliamsRepresentatives

Front of HouseJaime WelkerFront of House Manager

Lauren Ruhl, Emma Ruhl, Robin Obourn, Sean Martin House Managers

Bobby Manuva, Sean Martin, Ed Lammi, Emma Ruhl, Lauren Ruhl, Mike Chang, Sean Martin, Garth Ball, Mike Chang, Colin Chez, Frank Chinn, Alia Collin-Friedrichs, Dave Cusick, Stephanie Guerrero, Nancy Harris, Tony Mazzella, Sue Moser, Robin Obourn, Liz Pyle, Scott Seramur, Meadow Swanson, Kalia Towers-Thomas, Kelvin JonesHead Ushers

Kathleen Bryant, Barbie Denend, Karen Hall, Tony Mazzella Coat Check

DEVELOPMENTMichelle MogaVice President of Philanthropy

Christine AguonCircles Manager

Sarah McKee BednarCorporate Giving Manager

Chelsea JuddDevelopment Assistant

Chelsea KariDevelopment Intern

Desiree SaraspiDonor Information Services Manager

Molly SuhrGrants Manager

Jeanne ThompsonMembership Manager

Sinclair WillmanDevelopment Intern

EDUCATION AND OUTREACHAnya RudnickDirector of Education and Outreach

Connie CorrickCommunity Programs Coordinator

Lauren RuhlEducation Associate

Rachel LeeEducation Intern

FINANCEDean FrerkerVice President of Finance

Rory KroutController

Joanna McRhoAccountant

Grace KangAccounts Payable Coordinator

Sean StelfoxAccounting Associate

Ben LeiferHuman Resources Manager

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYJim CornelsonDirector of IT

Melisa BumpusSystems Administrator

Douglas DayHelpdesk Administrator

OPERATIONSCatherine JohnstoneDirector of Facility Operations

Alda ShepherdFacility Manager

Kelly RadkeOffice Manager/Volunteer Coordinator

STAGE DOOR/SECURITY STAFFWarren Bohner, Karen Hall, Erik Knauer, Dean LaRoque, Meg Plimpton

ATTORNEYSFor The 5th Avenue Theatre:

Levin Plotkin & MeninLoren H. Plotkin and Susan MindellJohn W. Hanley, Jr.Sendroff & Baruch, LLP

PRODUCTIONJulia L. CollinsDirector of Production

Mo ChapmanProduction Logistics Coordinator

Erik HoldenTechnical Director

Lauren SmithAssociate Production Manager

Allyson KolanCompany Manager

Kelsey ThorgalsenCasting Associate & Artistic Assistant

Lisa Armstrong, Rachael DormanSeason Production Assistants

Polly RinehartProduction Intern

Shannin Strom-HenryCostume and Wardrobe Director

Laurel S. HortonHead Carpenter

Gregory L. DavisProduction Carpenter

John HudsonHead Flyman/Rigger

Dave McCawley Production Flyman

Sean CallahanHead Electrician

Stephen A. GrahamAssistant Electrician

Ross M. Brown,Sal PonceKey Electricians

Craig BradshawProgrammer

Karen Marta KatzHead Sound Engineer

James RudyAssistant Sound Engineer

Kelly MickelsonKey Sound Engineer

Diana J. GervaisProduction Property Master

Tristan E. HansenCreative Property Master

Katy FoggAssistant Property Master

Ariana Donofrio, Austin Smart, Patty KovacsProp Builders/Artisans

C. Luke MathisHead Builder

Brian AinslieAssistant Builder

Christopher MoadCostume Shop Manager

Deborah EngelbachCostume & Wardrobe Assistant

Rigmor VohraCutter/Tailor

Gillian PaulsonDraper

Robin Montero, Ruthie NicklausFirst Hands

Marlys McDonaldWardrobe Master

Randy WerdalAssistant Wardrobe Master

Jeanna GomezMaster Crafts

Mary JonesHead Hair and Make-up

Heather SincicAssistant Hair and Make-up

SERVICESAAA Pest Control • ACCO • Alphagraphics • Capital Grille • Dennis Warshall Art and Events • Eden Pest Control • Evergreen Fire and Safety • Firstline Communications • Ivar’s and Kidd Valley Restaurants • Mailhandlers • Mark Kitaoka and Tracy Martin • Mayflower Park Hotel • McCallum Print Group • McKinstry • Minuteman Press • Pacific Furniture Installation • Pacific Office Automation • Palomino • Penske • Prime Electric • Promotion Arts • Rainier Building Services • Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery • Servicemark LLC • Standard Parking • Topper’s English Floral Design • Unico Properties • Union Square Garage • Walter E. Nelson Co. • Washington Graphics LLC • Whitman Global Carpet Care • Zee Medical Service

5TH AVENUE THEATRE STAFF

PATRON INFORMATION

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES In the event of an emergency, please wait for an announcement for further instructions. Ushers will be available for assistance.

EMERGENCY NUMBER The theater’s emergency number in Coat Check is: 206-625-1294. Leave your account number or exact seat location with your emergency contact in case they need to reach you.

SMOKING POLICY Smoking is NOT allowed in any part of the theater or within 25 feet of entrance.

FIREARMS POLICY No firearms of any kind are allowed in any part of the theater.

FOOD & UNCAPPED DRINKS are not allowed in the auditorium.

COAT CHECK is located on north side of lobby.

ACCESSIBILITY Wheelchair seating is available. The theater is equipped with the Sennheiser Listening System for the hard of hearing; headsets are available at Coat Check for use, free of charge, with a valid ID and subject to availability. Braille playbills are available at no cost from Coat Check. Elevator access is available with usher assistance.

The 5th Avenue offers American Sign Language interpreted, audio described, and open captioned performances. For more information, call 206-625-1900 (voice) or email [email protected].

LOST & FOUND Call 206-625-1418 between 10 AM and 4 PM on weekdays.

ADDRESS The 5th Avenue Theatre is located at 1308 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. The Theatre Administrative Offices are located at 1326 5th Avenue, Suite 735, Seattle, WA 98101.

BOX OFFICE 206-625-1900.

GROUP SALES Groups of 10 or more can save. Call 888-625-1418 or email [email protected].

ADMINISTRATION 206-625-1418.

FAX 206-292-9610.

WEBSITE www.5thavenue.org

THEATER RENTAL For information regarding booking, please contact Cathy Johnstone at 206-625-1418.

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