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Scott Wright is the Artistic Director and co-founder of Erth Visual & Physical, Inc. which began in 1990. He trained as

a dancer and choreographer in Victoria in Southeast Australia, and is a multi-skilled artist incorporating puppetry (one of his greatest loves), movement, acting, aerial, stilts and pyrotechnics.

Scott currently is devising several new shows including Murder—inspired by the music of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ mur-der ballad “Stagger Lee,”—and a production with a prehistoric aquarium in which the au-dience is submerged in an ancient underwa-ter environment, witnessing the thrills and spills of aquatic life. Also in development is a new work based upon the last Thylacine (the largest know carnivorous marsupial of modern times) kept in Australian captivity. Scott’s personal focus currently lies within the survival of indigenous folklore, explor-ing how ancient stories can be retrieved and presented to new audiences. This interest takes him into remote communities through-out Australia where he meets with elders, learning and developing methods for pup-petry to tell the stories of ancient creatures and landscapes.

Q: What is Erth, and what is the “Dinosaur Zoo”?

A: Erth is a visual and physical theatre com-pany based in Sydney, at an amazing venue called Carriageworks. We have been around for 20 years and we create and tour shows around Australia and overseas. Dinosaur Zoo Live is a very cool show that is presented as an interactive theatre show. All of the dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures are Australian and during the show we let kids come up and pat them, feed them … and if the kids behave badly, we feed them to the dinosaurs (joking)!

Q: When you were younger, did you ever think you would be involved in something like the type of work Erth creates?

A: No, not really, but as a child I was an ex-trovert, and I also loved puppets and made my own puppets. The two things had to come together at some point.

Q: How was the concept for the Dinosaur Zoo inspired?

A: We had done a lot of work with museums throughout the world, making life-size dino-saur puppets, and we decided that we would make some of our own and promote Austra-lia prehistoric natural history. The show is very funny but educational at the same time.

Q: Aesthetically, the show looks interesting. What about the storyline? Does any plot ex-ist?

A: There’s no real storyline. It really is a live animal presentation. Of course, each dino-saur comes with a backstory about where it came from, how it behaves, what it eats, etc.

Q: Who are some of the most popular char-acters?

A: The baby dinosaurs and the big scary carnivores. One truly amazing thing about

Dinosaurs headed to Detroit! An Interview with Scott Wright, Erth Artistic Director and Artistic Director for Dinosaur Zoo Live

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NETworksPresents

Book by

Thomas Meehan and Bob MartinMusic by

Matthew SklarLyrics by

Chad BeguelinBased on the New Line Cinema film written by David Berrenbaum

Starring

Matt KopecTyler Altomari Jane Bruce Jacqueline GraboisGordon Gray Kate Hennies Kevin Rockower

Matthew Alan Smith Clyde Vocewith

Austin Brannan LilyAnn Carlson Mara Gabrielle Timothy GradyDan Higgins Caitlin Leary Ryan Patrick Lingle Nick Lorenzini

Kyle McIntire Elyse Niederee Jacqueline Nuzzo Lauren PalmeriChristopher Timson Amy Van Norstrand Tanner Wilson

Scenic DesignChristine Peters

Costume DesignGregg Barnes

Lighting DesignPaul Miller

Sound DesignShannon Slaton

CastingBob Cline

Flying EffectsZFX, Inc.

Hair DesignBernie Ardia

OrchestrationsDoug Besterman

Dance ArrangementsDavid Chase

Music Supervisor/CoordinatorJohn Mezzio

Music DirectorEric Fotre Leach

Vocal ArrangementsPhil Reno

Production Stage ManagerChristine J. Colonna

Company ManagerBrian Bauer

Production ManagerHector Guivas

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Associate DirectorBenjamin Shaw

Associate ChoreographerNancy Renée Braun

General ManagerBobby Maglaughlin

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CAST (in order of appearance)

Santa ..................................................................................................................... GORDON GRAYBuddy. ....................................................................................................................... MATT KOPECWalter ...............................................................................................MATTHEW ALAN SMITHEmily .......................................................................................................................... JANE BRUCEMichael ......................................................................................................... TYLER ALTOMARIDeb ...................................................................................................... .JACQUELINE GRABOISStore Manager ..........................................................................................................CLYDE VOCEJovie. ..................................................................................................................... KATE HENNIESMr. Greenway ........................................................................................... KEVIN ROCKOWEREnsemble. ...................................................... AUSTIN BRANNAN, LILYANN CARLSON,

MARA GABRIELLE, TIMOTHY GRADY, DAN HIGGINS, CAITLIN LEARY, RYAN PATRICK LINGLE, NICK LORENZINI, KYLE MCINTIRE,

ELYSE NIEDEREE, JACQUELINE NUZZO, LAUREN PALMERI, CHRISTOPHER TIMSON, AMY VAN NORSTRAND, TANNER WILSON

Swings and UnderstudiesSwing and understudies never substitute for listed performers

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UNDERSTUDIESFor Santa: KYLE MCINTIRE;

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for Emily: JACQUELINE NUZZO; for Deb: MARA GABRIELLE;

for Store Manager: KYLE MCINTIRE; for Jovie: CAITLIN LEARY;

for Mr. Greenway: KYLE MCINTIRE; for Michael: AUSTIN BRANNAN

SWINGSRYAN PATRICK LINGLE, ELYSE NIEDEREE

Dance Captain: ELYSE NIEDEREEAssistant Dance Captain: RYAN PATRICK LINGLE

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MUSICAL NUMBERSACT ONE

Overture .......................................................................................................................................The OrchestraPrologue: The North Pole – Santa’s HomeScene 1: The North Pole – Chistmastown

“Christmastown”................................................................................................... Santa, Buddy & CompanyScene 2: The North Pole – Santa’s WorkshopScene 3: The North Pole – Santa’s WorkshopScene 4: The North Pole/New York City

“World’s Greatest Dad” ............................................................................................................................BuddyScene 5: Empire State Building. The offices of Greenway Press

“In the Way” ................................................................................Deb, Walter, Emily, Michael & CompanyScene 6: Macy’s department store

“Sparklejollytwinklejingley” .............................................................Buddy, Store Manager & CompanyScene 7: The Hobbs’ apartment

“I’ll Believe in You” ................................................................................................................Michael & EmilyScene 8: The Hobbs’ apartment, the next day

“In the Way” (Reprise) .............................................................................................................Emily & WalterScene 9: The offices of Greenway Press

“Just Like Him” .........................................................................................................Buddy, Deb & CompanyScene 10: Rockefeller Center

“A Christmas Song” ............................................................................................... Buddy, Jovie & CompanyScene 11: Walter’s officeScene 12: The streets of New York

“World’s Greatest Dad” (Reprise) .................................................................................Buddy & Company

ACT TWOEntr’acte .......................................................................................................................................The OrchestraPrologue: The North Pole – Santa’s Home ........................................................................Buddy & SantaScene 1: Chung Fu Palace

“Nobody Cares About Santa” .....................................Fake Santas, Store Manager, Waitress & BuddyScene 2: Exterior, The Tavern on the Green

“Never Fall in Love” .....................................................................................................................................JovieScene 3: The Hobbs’ apartment

“There Is A Santa Claus” .......................................................................................................Michael & EmilyScene 4: The offices of Greenway Press

“The Story of Buddy the Elf ” .............. Buddy, Michael, Walter, Greenway, Emily, Deb & CompanyScene 5: Central Park, the woods near the Boathouse

“Nobody Cares About Santa” (Reprise) ................................................................................................SantaScene 6: Central Park

“A Christmas Song” (Reprise) ...............................Jovie, Buddy, Emily, Micahel, Walter & CompanyEpilogue: The North Pole – Santa’s houseFinale......................................................................................................................................................Company

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WHO’S WHOMATT KOPEC (Buddy). National tour: Elf The Musical (Buddy, 1st Nat’l), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Msr. D’Arque), All Shook Up. Regional: Monty Python’s Spa-malot, The Wizard of Oz (Tin Man), Joseph... (Butler/Levi), 42nd Street, The Full Monty (Dance Captain). Other favorites include Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy); Lady, Be Good (Bertie Bassett); Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Matt is a proud alumnus of The Muse Machine in Dayton, OH, and holds a BFA in Acting, Musical Theatre from Wright State University. Thanks and love to my family, Da-vid, and my niece Hannah to whom I dedicate this performance.

TYLER ALTOMARI (Michael) is thrilled to be on his first tour! Favorite roles: Oliver (Oliver), Bye Bye Birdie (Randolph), Miracle on 34th St (Tommy Mara). Tyler would like to thank the production team for this oppor-tunity. He also thanks his family, Shelli of RKS, Carson Kolker, Donald, Denise, Julia, and Jackie.

JANE BRUCE (Emily) is thrilled to be mak-ing her touring debut with the cast of Elf! Pre-vious roles include Jo March (Little Women), Meredith Parker (Bat Boy), and Judy Gar-land (Beyond the Rainbow). Proud Univer-sity of Michigan graduate. Much love to Net-works, Eddie at Take 3 Talent, and the fam. janebrucemusic.com.

JACQUELINE GRABOIS (Deb) was last seen in the national/international tours of Ave-nue Q (Kate Monster), Hairspray (Velma Von Tussle) and Shout! The Mod Musical (Red Girl). Regional: Peter Pan at Northern Stage (Mrs.Darling). Voiceovers: Stage Star Produc-tions (Spring Awakening, The Wizard of Oz, Urinetown). Nominated for a Helen Hayes Award for Avenue Q. jacquelinegrabois.com.

GORDON GRAY (Santa) is delighted to be reprising his role of Santa in Elf. Formerly a professor of Theatre at Barnard College, he has more recently been performing in nu-merous tours of Broadway musicals. Favor-ite roles include Max in The Sound of Music, Herr Schultz in Cabaret, and Pop Carnes in Oklahoma. He is also coauthor and director with Isy Monk, of the PBS teleplay “We Ain’t What We Was.”

KATE HENNIES (Jovie) spent last Christ-mas “falling in love with an Elf” and is thrilled to be back! BFA, Millikin University. Credits: Drowsy Chaperone (Janet), Biloxi Blues (Ro-wena), Shape of Things (Jenny). Many thanks

to Sam, Connor, and the Elf team. All my love to friends, family, and Jake. katehennies.com.

KEVIN ROCKOWER (Mr. Greenway, u/s Walter). Recent roles: Marcello (La Bohème), Germont (La Traviata), Robert (Iolanta). In NYC Kevin has performed with Symphony Space, Opera Slavica, Regina Opera, and Gateway Classical Music Society. Regional companies include the Kitchen Theatre Com-pany, Vermont Stage Company and the Mill-brook Playhouse. Kevin is a graduate of Ithaca College (BFA) and Penn State (MM).

MATTHEW ALAN SMITH (Walter) is thrilled be appearing in his first NETworks tour! Recent credits: Sweeney Todd (Turpin), Hairspray (Wilbur), Grey Gardens (Gould), Guys and Dolls (Sky). Soundtrack record-ings: Robots, The Fountain, and the Academy Award-winning Happy Feet. Much love and thanks to friends, my parents, and Brian.

CLYDE VOCE (Store Manager) is beyond thrilled to be touring once again with the Elf family! Regional: Guys and Dolls (Nicely Nicely), Dreamgirls (TruTone), Barnstormer (Arthur), My Fair Lady (Jamie). All my love to Mom, Dad, and Cory.

AUSTIN BRANNAN (Ensemble, u/s Mi-chael) is thrilled to be making his profession-al debut in Elf. From Baltimore, 12-year-old Austin loves to sing and dance. Local credits include Mame, Hello Dolly and The Music Man. Austin thanks his family for their sup-port and dedicates every performance to his mom who applauds from heaven.

LILYANN CARLSON (Ensemble). Previous roles: Pickles in The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse), Audrey Williams in Hank Williams: Lost Highway (MGR), Narrator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Weston Playhouse), Sal-ly Harper in Little Women (Syracuse Stage). Thanks to my parents and Team Boals! Syra-cuse University, BFA Musical Theatre.

MARA GABRIELLE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back on the road with Elf. National tour: Shrek The Musical (Swing). Regional: Spell-ing Bee (Olive), Mack and Mabel (Mabel), Gypsy (Dainty June), 42nd Street (Anytime Annie), Prince and the Pauper (Radio City Music Hall). Graduate of The Boston Conser-vatory. Love and thanks to Bob Cline, NET-works and my ALWAYS supportive family and friends!

TIMOTHY GRADY (Ensemble). National tour debut! Recently seen at NY City Center, Radio City Music Hall, Maltz-Jupiter, Mc-

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WHO’S WHO Award. Selected regional: The Drowsy Chap-erone (L.A., Toronto, London), L.A. Stage Alliance Ovation Award, L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award, Olivier nomination; Minsky’s (Book, L.A.); Second City Toronto (performer 1994-2000, artistic director 2003–2004). Se-lected television writing. Canada: “Slings and Arrows” (writer, creative producer), “Mi-chael, Tuesdays and Thursday” (writer, actor), “Made in Canada,” “Twitch City.”

MATTHEW SKLAR (Music) received a Tony® Award nomination (Best Original Score) and a Drama Desk nomination (Out-standing Music) for his work on The Wedding Singer. He co-produced the show’s original Broadway cast recording for Sony/BMG Mas-terworks Broadway. Matthew is a recipient of the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award, the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation and the ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award. In addition to his work as a composer, Matthew has been a pianist, conductor and/or arranger for more than a dozen Broadway productions including Shrek; Caroline, or Change; Nine; 42nd Street; Ti-tanic; Miss Saigon and Les Misérables. He has also contributed original music to the hit Nickelodeon television series “Wonder Pets.”

CHAD BEGUELIN (Lyrics) wrote the lyrics and co-book for The Wedding Singer (Tony® Award nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award nomina-tion for Outstanding Lyrics). He also wrote the book and lyrics for Judas & Me (NYMF Award for Excellence in Lyric Writing), the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award and the ASCAP Richard Rod-gers New Horizons Award. Much love to Tom.

SAM SCALAMONI (Director) is proud to be returning to Elf The Musical after a suc-cessful U.S. National Tour in 2012. He has directed musicals, plays, and special events in New York, across the country, and around the world and is also a founding member of the Skyline Theatre Company and currently serves as Artistic Director. His direction of musicals includes the national tour of Nickel-odeon’s Storytime Live! for Broadway Across America, two workshops of Alan Menken’s Leap of Faith, the premiere of the new mu-sical Sense and Sensibilities at Playwrights Horizons and the Berkshire Musical Theatre Workshop, and the premiere of Mulan Jr. for Disney Theatrical. He also directed the national tour of The Gazillion Bubble Show

Carter, Riverside, Gateway and Ogunquit. Wagner College Theater graduate. Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Colleen, the creative team, NETworks, and Bob Cline Casting. TimGradyFilms.com.

DAN HIGGINS (Ensemble). Recent cred-its: West Side Story national tour (Diesel, u/s Riff). Studied at Penn State University for Musical Theatre. Dance training for 18+ years in all genres, primarily at Center Stage in New Jersey. Has performed in various venues throughout NJ, PA, and NY.

CAITLIN LEARY (Ensemble, u/s Jovie) is excited to join this jolly cast of Elf! She was last seen on NETwork’s tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Swing, Asst. Dance Captain). A special thanks to the creative team for this great experience. Love to Mom, Dad, Brendon, and Shane. Happy Holidays!

RYAN PATRICK LINGLE (Ensemble, Swing, Assistant Dance Captain) is thrilled to join the touring company of Elf this holi-day season! Regional credits include Kiss Me Kate, Singin’ in the Rain, and Guys and Dolls (Rusty Charlie). BFA Music Theatre from Florida State University. Much love and many thanks to my incredibly supportive family and friends.

NICK LORENZINI (Ensemble). Favorite color: green. Favorite credits: Cats (Rum Tum Tugger, Flat Rock Playhouse), 42nd Street (Engeman), Forever Plaid (McCoy Rigby), RENT, and Annie (Musical Theatre West), Hairspray, Oklahoma, I Love a Piano (Moon-light Amphitheatre), The Producers (Cabril-lo). Dedication to the beautiful people I get to call my family and friends. Happy Holidays!

KYLE MCINTIRE (Ensemble, u/s Santa, u/s Store Manager, u/s Mr. Greenway). Na-tional tour debut! Regional: Les Miserables, The Music Man, Richard III (Utah Shake-speare Festival), My Fair Lady, Joseph…, Annie, A Christmas Carol (West Virginia Public). BFA, Otterbein University. Thanks to DDO, friends, and his loving family.

ELYSE NIEDEREE (Ensemble, Swing, Dance Captain) is overjoyed to be spreading holiday cheer with this incredible cast and team! She was last seen performing on the high seas for Norwegian Cruise Lines as the Red Girl in Shout! The Mod Musical. Thanks to my teachers, friends, and wonderful family.

JACQUELINE NUZZO (Ensemble, u/s Emily) is thrilled to be appearing in her first

national tour! She spent last year performing with Disney Cruise Line aboard the Disney Wonder. Other professional credits include Joseph... (Narrator) and The Taffetas (Cher-yl). Proud graduate of Wagner College. Happy Holidays! jacquelinenuzzo.com.

LAUREN PALMERI (Ensemble). Second Christmas with Elf! National tours: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (u/s Belle). Regional: My Fair Lady, A Chorus Line (Diana), The Sound of Music (Leisl), Carousel (Julie Jordan). BFA Musical Theatre, U ARTS. Many thanks to my friends and family for their constant love and support! laurenpalmerionline.com.

CHRISTOPHER TIMSON (Ensemble, u/s Buddy) is ecstatic to be spending the holidays with the cast of Elf! National tours: Young Frankenstein (Igor), The Music Man (Quar-tet). Regional: S’Wonderful (Harold), Forever Plaid (Jinx), The Rocky Horror Show (Brad), Sweeney Todd (Tobias), A Chorus Line (Bob-by). Love and thanks to family, friends, and G.A.D. Hey Kevin. ChristopherTimson.com.

AMY VAN NORSTRAND (Ensemble) is a graduate of Point Park University, BA Musi-cal Theater and Dance. Recent Credits: Thor-oughly Modern Millie (Paper Mill Playhouse/Maltz Jupiter Theater/Ogunquit Playhouse), Singin’ in the Rain, White Christmas (Gate-way Playhouse), 9 to 5 (Ogunquit Playhouse/Gateway Playhouse), 42nd Street (John Enge-man Theater).

TANNER WILSON (Ensemble) is thrilled to make his national tour debut with Elf! Some favorite credits include White Christmas, Rent, She Loves Me, and Fame. All my love to Elon University Music Theatre and the class of 2014, the 870, and my family. Merry Christ-mas! Happy Holidays!

THOMAS MEEHAN (Book) won the 2003 Tony® Award for co-writing the book for Hair-spray after having won the 2001 Tony® Award for co-writing the book of The Producers. He received his first Tony® Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, which was his first Broadway show, and he has since written books for the musicals I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Annie Warbucks and the American version of Bombay Dreams. His most recent works are Annie, Chaplin, Elf, Young Frankenstein, for which he co-wrote the book with Mel Brooks, and Cry-Baby, co-written with Mark O’Donnell.

BOB MARTIN (Book). Broadway: The Drowsy Chaperone (Book, Man in Chair), Tony® Award, Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, NY Drama Critics’ Circle

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WHO’S WHO en, Hairspray, The Producers, Life x3, The Music Man, The Price, Saturday Night Fever, The Civil War, On The Town, The Sound of Music and Titanic. Regional: Stratford Shake-speare Festival, Cleveland Playhouse, Asolo Rep, Riverside Theatre, Pasadena Playhouse, Baystreet Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Goodspeed Playhouse and Paper Mill Playhouse among others. In-ternational: South Africa, China, Philippines, Canada, Italy, UK. National Tours: Shrek, Sto-ry Time Live, Wizard of Oz, Legally Blonde, Sweeney Todd, Hairspray, The Producers, Nunsense 20th Anniversary, Scooby Doo in Stage Fright, The Sound of Music. For Tele-vision: Camelot (Live from Lincoln Center), concert appearances by Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, Cindy Lauper and others. Clairol on Broadway (A&E) as well as many special events including Lighting Director for the in-ternationally televised “New Year’s Eve Cele-bration” in Times Square for the last 14 years.

SHANNON SLATON (Sound Design) has designed many national tours including: Shrek, Hairspray, The Producers, Noise/Funk, The Full Monty, Contact, Tap Dogs, Sweeney Todd, Drowsy Chaperone, and Wed-ding Singer. He has also mixed many shows on Broadway including: Man of La Mancha,

Bombay Dreams, Sweet Charity, Jersey Boys, Spring Awakening, Fela!, Anything Goes, An-nie, and Legally Blonde. He was also the Pro-duction Sound for Wicked on Broadway and The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and the U.S. National tour.

BERNIE ARDIA (Hair and Wig Design) has enjoyed a 30-year career, starting in televi-sion. Mr. Ardia has designed over 75 produc-tions including the currently running Cana-dian Company of Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables, as well as NETworks’ tour of Billy Elliot. A few past highlights include Ragtime at The Kennedy Center, Kiss of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera, Starlight Express at The Las Vegas Hilton, Cinderella with Ear-tha Kitt and Debbie Gibson. It has been a thrill working with so many talented performers throughout his career including, Jeanne Coo-per, Toni Tennille, Anita Gilette, Mary Wil-son, Makenzie Phillips, Melody Thomas Scott and even Judge Judy! He is excited to be a part of this second year of NETworks’ production of ELF The Musical as Christmas time is his favorite time of year! Mr. Ardia is also the au-thor of Barbra Streisand in New York City.

JOHN MEZZIO (Music Supervisor/Coor-dinator) has conducted several national tours

for Jon Platt and Martian Entertainment. On Broadway, Mr. Scalamoni was the Associate Director for Elton John’s Broadway musical Lestat and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. He also supervised the U.S. national tour, the U.K. international tour and companies in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Seoul, Korea of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and serves as the As-sociate Director of the current National Tour. His other NYC and regional credits include At the Back of the North Wind at the Players The-atre and the National Arts Club, The New Pi-casso and Fidelity Futurestage at New World Stages, and Treaty 321! at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Mr. Scalamoni held the position of Artistic/Producing Director of The Hackma-tack Playhouse in Maine and Artistic Director of The Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts in Orange County New York.

CONNOR GALLAGHER (Choreographer). Recent: The Fabulous Lipitones (Goodspeed Musicals), Charles Busch’s Bunnicula (DR2), Into the Woods (Public Theatre in Central Park, Assistant Director/Choreographer), The Robber Bridegroom (The Roundabout The-atre Company), Fat Camp (NYMF & Cleve-land, Best Choreography Award), Spidermusi-cal (The Mint), Perez Hilton... (FringeNYC, Bleecker, Barrow, Joe’s Pub), Duck for Presi-dent & Junie B. Jones (Theatreworks), the current Beauty and the Beast tour (Associate), Babes in Toyland (Lincoln Center), The York Theatre, The Riverside Theatre, La Comedia, Revision Theatre, Broadway Cares, The Gay Games, and five productions with Northern Stage. Connor has created choreography for Glidden Paint, Luxxotica Eyewear, and Hanky Panky underwear. He served as choreographer for “The Battery’s Down,” a musical web-series, as well as the new pilot “The Devil’s Bitch.” Connor is a graduate of The Cincin-nati Conservatory and made his Broadway debut as a performer in Beauty and the Beast. connorgallagher.com.

CHRISTINE PETERS (Scenic Design). Design credits: 2012 Elf tour. Broadway (As-sociate Designer): The Testament of Mary, Jekyll & Hyde, The Book of Mormon, News-ies, The Addams Family, Elf, Bonnie & Clyde, The House of Blue Leaves, Elling, Enron, Mary Stuart, The American Plan, Cyrano de Bergerac, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life. National tours (Associate Designer): Jekyll & Hyde, Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast. Regional theatre (Designer): Legally Blonde, Cinderella, Cats (Zoni

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GREGG BARNES (Costume Design). Broadway: Kinky Boots (2013 Tony® nomina-tion), Follies (2012 Tony® Award, Drama Desk Award), Elf, Legally Blonde (2007 Tony® nom-ination), The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony® Award, Drama Desk Award), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song (2003 Tony® nomination), Side Show, Bye Bye Birdie. New York: The Wizard of Oz, Radio City Christ-mas Spectacular, The Merry Widow (NYC Opera), Pageant (NY and London, Olivier Nomination), The Kathy and Mo Show. Re-gional: Robin and the Seven Hoods, Mame, Allegro (Helen Hayes Award). TDF Young Master Award.

PAUL MILLER (Lighting Design). Broad-way: Legally Blonde (also, West End, Austra-lia & Vienna), Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only, as well as Where’s Charley, Lost in the Star, Of Thee I Sing and Music in the Air (Encores). Off-Broadway: Lucky Guy, Vani-ties - the Musical, Waiting for Godot (50th Anniversary Production), Nunsense, Addicted and Balancing Act. Also on Broadway as As-sociate Designer: Macbeth, Three Days of Rain, Company, Sweeney Todd, Little Wom-

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WHO’S WHOincluding State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, Seussi-cal The Musical starring Cathy Rigby, Cinder-ella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, the Royal National Theatre’s revival of Rod-gers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! and The Wedding Singer. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. John was Musical Coordinator for sev-eral national tours including Sweet Charity starring Molly Ringwald, Annie starring John Schuck and Mackenzie Phillips, Hairspray, The Producers, and Shrek the Musical. He is currently the Musical Coordinator for Dis-ney’s Beauty and the Beast and Memphis.

ERIC FOTRE LEACH (Music Direc-tor). Thrilled to be making his touring debut with Elf. Regional credits: The Spitfire Grill, Once on this Island, Cats, The Music Man, Blood Brothers. Graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Thanks his family, friends, and colleagues for love and support. Christmas totally came early this year. Very blessed. EricFotreLeach.com.

BENJAMIN SHAW (Associate Director) Broadway: current revival of The Glass Me-nagerie, End of the Rainbow. NYC: The-atreworks USA, Fordham University, Abing-don Theatre Co. Regional: 5th Ave Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, Theatre Latte Da, A.R.T. Also three years at Disney Theatrical Group. Graduate of Muhlenberg College. Grew up in Pittsburgh! benjyshaw.com.

NANCY RENÉE BRAUN (Associate Cho-reographer) is thrilled to return to the Elf team! Favorite associate credits with Connor Gallagher: Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre workshop), Fat Camp (NYMF Cho-reography Award). Her own choreo credits: Fantasy Football: The Musical? (NYMF Best of Fest Runner-Up), Broadway’s Godspell Flash Mob (100,000 YouTube hits!), Beren-stain Bears: Live! (Off-Broadway/National Tour), Altar Boyz (TriArts Playhouse). Broad-way acting credits: Gypsy, Fat Camp. North-western University.

CHRISTINE J. COLONNA (Production Stage Manager) is extremely excited to be a part of the Elf team. Her most recent shows include The Lost Colony, 42nd Street, and The Full Monty. She would like to thank her friends and family for all of their love and sup-port! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

BRIAN BAUER (Company Manager) has over eight years of experience managing tour productions. Past shows include The Wiz-ard of Oz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and The Magic of David Copperfield. Special thanks to his nieces, Shayna and Rachel, for their love and support.

KARY M. WALKER (Executive Producer). NETworks since 2001. Previously Executive Producer at Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre in Chicago for two decades. Founding board member National Alliance for Musical The-atre. Vietnam Veteran. Mr. Walker has been in show business for 40 years and produced over 150 shows. Mr. Walker is most delighted to have been able to recently marry his partner of 33 years, Mr. James Morvay.

MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTIShows.com) is one of the world’s leading dramatic licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writ-ers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organi-zations in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to the idea of theatre as education and has cre-ated special collections for younger perform-ers. The MTI Broadway Junior Collection® includes “JR.” titles, 60-minute musicals for performance by middle school children; and “KIDS” titles, 30-minute musicals for perfor-mance by elementary school children. MTI School Editions™ are musicals that have been annotated for performance by high school stu-dents, and the Theatre For Young Audiences (TYA) Collection are 70-minute musicals designed for adults to perform for children. MTIShowSpace.com is the theatre world’s on-line community where practitioners and fans from around the world share advice, photos, videos, sets, props, costumes and more, to help bring their next productions to life.

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WHO’S WHO STAFFEXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Kary M. WalkerGENERAL MANAGEMENT

Gentry & AssociatesScott W. Jackson

Angela Rowles Gregory VanderPloegGuy Jordin Heard Mary Witte

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Production Stage Manager ..................................Christine J. ColonnaAssistant Director .....................................................Michael WhitneyAssistant Choreographer ............................................ Enrique BrownAssociate Scenic Designer ............................................Jerome MartinTour Costume Designer ................................................Dana BurkhartCostume Coordinator .......................................... Lindsay McWilliamsAssociate Lighting Designer ........................................Kirk FitzgeraldAssistant Lighting Designer ..........................................Timothy ReedMoving Lights Programmer .................................................Brad GrayProduction Electrician ..................................................... Jesse SuttenAssistant Sound Designer ..................................................Harry PlattProduction Props Supervisor .........................................Emilian ParesHead Carpenter .............................................................Duncan FisherAssistant Carpenter ..........................................................Darren AlleyFlyman........................................................................... Kenneth BrittHead Electrics .................................................................... Oliver ReadAssistant Electrics .......................................................William NallettHead Props ......................................................................Sara MorandHead Audio .............................................................Nathaniel PutnamAssistant Audio ..............................................................Renee LevineHead Wardrobe ................................................... Lindsay McWilliamsHead Wigs .......................................................... Mark Bailey CapalboRehearsal Pianist......................................................... Rachel FogartyPrint Design .........................................................................Allied LiveRadio Spot Production ...................................................... HMS MediaTelevision Spot Design/Video Production ........................ HMS MediaWebsite ................................................................. Pit Bull InteractiveProduction Photography.............................. Joan Marcus, Amy BoyleMerchandising .................................................................Araca GroupAccounting ............................................NETworks Presentations, LLCLegal ................................................................F. Richard Pappas, Esq.HR & Payroll Services ......................................Human Resources, inc.Insurance ........................................................................... OneBeaconTax Consultant .................................. Brent A. Turner, One Source PSGIT Services.....................................George W. Wilson, One Source PSGFinancial Services .........................George W. Wilson, One Source PSGHousing ...................................................Lisa Morris, Road ConciergeTravel Agency ........................ Janice Kessler, Carlson Wagonlit TravelTrucking ......................................................................... Clark Transfer

FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONSChief Executive Officer ...............................................Kenneth Gentry Chief Operating Officer ............................................ Scott W. JacksonPresident .............................................................................. Orin WolfExecutive Vice President Production ................................Seth WenigDirector of Finance .............................................................John KinnaExecutive Producer......................................................Kary M. WalkerAssociate Producer .......................................................Angela RowlesDirector of Booking ............................................ Charmaine McVickerSenior General Manager ...................................Gregory VanderPloegGeneral Manager ......................................................Guy Jordin HeardGeneral Manager ........................................................... Mary K. WitteAssistant to the CEO/Associate General Manager .............Curt OwensAssistant General Manager ........................................Penelope LopezAssistant General Manager ..................................Bobby MaglaughlinSenior Production Manager ..........................................Jason JuenkerAssociate Production Manager ..................................... Hector GuivasAssociate Production Manager ......................................... Ben NeafusAssistant Production Manager .......................................Evan RooneyIntern, Production Department ..................................Ashley HarmanWarehouse Manager ...........................................................Brad KorffDirector of Marketing/PR ............................................... Heather HessMusic Coordinator ........................................................... John MezzioController ................................................................... Jennifer GiffordAccounts Payable ............................................................. Laura CareyOffice Manager...........................................................Buddy PiccolinoAdministrative Assistant ................................... Esther SchwarzbauerOffice Assistant ................................................................ Carol Jewell

CREDITS:Scenery by Hudson Scenic Studios; Sound equipment provided by Sound Associates; Lighting equipment by Christie Lights; Flying Effects provided by ZFX, Inc

SPECIAL THANKS TOThe Peoria Civic Center—Peoria, Illinois

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

WARNER BROS. THEATRE VENTURES (Original Producer) is the live stage play divi-sion of Warner Bros. Entertainment responsi-ble for developing and producing world-class musicals and other stage productions for the studio. The division also licenses stage rights to properties in the studio’s vast media library, including such recent stage productions as The Light in the Piazza, The Wizard of Oz, Singin’ in the Rain, The Color Purple and 42nd Street as well as the upcoming Diner and Bridges of Madison County. WBTV’s parent company, Warner Bros. Entertainment, a Time Warner Company, is a fully integrated, broad-based entertainment company and a global leader in the creation, production, distribution, licens-ing and marketing of all forms of creative content and their related businesses, across all current and emerging media and platforms.

UNIQUE FEATURES (Original Produc-er) was launched in 2008 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne, who together built New Line Cinema into an industry powerhouse. The company is currently developing and producing several film and television proj-ects, including The Mortal Instruments with

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their popularity is that we have many dino-saurs that have appeared on various YouTube clips. We totaled the amount of hits the other day and discovered that our dinosaurs have amassed over 5 million hits collectively. One dino in particular has 3 million to herself!

Q: The puppet designs are amazing! Who creates them, and how?

A: We create everything in the show. We have some amazing artists that work with us. Bryony Anderson is one of them, she’s awe-some and inspiring.

Q: Where have you toured?

A: Where haven’t we been? We played Rob-ert Irwin’s birthday in Queensland, one of the oldest theatres in Wellington (New Zealand), the halls of the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. The show has been so many places and will continue travelling.

Q: Would this production appeal only to art-ists or to a wider audience?

A: This show appeals to anybody between the ages of 5 and 500.

Q: Who is your team?

A: The Erth team/crew sometimes changes; they are always great people and all have vast amounts of skill and experience. I have performed in the show as the presenter, we also like to work with real zookeepers and use them to present the show. It‘s really cool when a real zookeeper works with us to pres-ent the show because they really do look after animals. Whereas whenever I do it, I’m just a theatre director who knows a lot about dino-saurs… even though a lot of people think I’m a paleontologist! We also work with a team of puppeteers who are all great at bringing our dinosaurs to life.

Q: What’s the best thing about taking this production on tour?

A: One of the endearing things about tour-ing the show is performing the work in more and more regional towns. The audiences are so warm and appreciative. The show really does appeal to so many people and it’s al-ways great to do the show for new audiences. The response and enthusiasm is wonderful, and you feel like the show evolves with every thank you and round of applause. n

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La Musique • hotelstregisdetroit.com • page 29 New Center, 3071 W Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202. (313) 873-3000. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$, Amenities: GPRV. Eat. Play. Stay. Park and dine at La Musique in the historic St. Regis Hotel and walk to the Fisher Theatre. Contemporary American Cuisine.

Maccabees at Midtown • page 29 Midtown, 5057 Woodward Ave., Detroit MI 48202. (313) 831-9311. Type of cuisine: American bistro, Price: $$, Amenities: GRSV. In midtown near the DIA. Park at the Fisher Theatre and we will pick you up for dinner and take you back in time for the show!

Mario’s • mariosdetroit.com • page 27 Midtown, 4222 Second St., Detroit, MI 48201. (313) 832-1616. Type of cuisine: Italian, Price: $$$, Amenities: GPRSV. Complimentary shuttle to & from the Fisher Theatre. Show your tickets and receive 10% off food on your performance date. Afterglow specials too! Party with the people who perform.

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Ocean Prime • ocean-prime.com • page 26 Coolidge & Big Beaver, 2915 Coolidge Highway, Troy, MI 48084. (248) 458-0500. Type of Cuisine: Seafood, Price $$$, Amenities: FVRG. Seafood or Steak? At Ocean Prime, you can choose the best of both. Our passion is to give you an extraordinary supper club experience.

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Union Street • unionstreetdetroit.com • page 27 Midtown, 4145 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201. (313) 831-3965. Type of cuisine: American, Price: $$, Amenities: GR. 15% off when you bring in your ticket to this show! Serving lunch, dinner, desserts and Sunday brunch. Kitchen open late. Large group tours welcomed.

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*For select shows. Use the code HERO to benefit metro Detroit military & veteran families. Order at ticketmaster.com, (800) 982-2787 or the Fisher box office. • Kids’ Night on Broadway Dec. 19. • Open Caption

performance Jan. 3. • Groups (10+): Groups@BroadwayInDetroit.com or call 313-871-1132. • Info: BroadwayInDetroit.com & 313-872-1000. • Offer details & limitations: www.broadwayindetroit.com/specialoffers.

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BROADWAY IN DETROIT The Program for Broadway In Detroit

at the Detroit Opera HouseVolume 52, Number 4 • Dec. 3–15, 2013

Under the management of Nederlander Detroit, LLC

Executive Director ...............................................Alan N. LichtensteinAssistant to Mr. Lichtenstein ............................................ Nancy KingDirector, Corporate Sales/Marketing ............................... Scott MyersSenior Director, Marketing ............................................. Alyssa CohenAccounting ................................................................... Barbara JonesBox Office Treasurer ........................................................ Marc RolandGroup Sales Manager ......................................................... Amy YokinSubscription Manager ................................................... Gwen HardenAdvertising Director .......................................Debbie Michelson, SMZPress Agent .....................Brendy Barr, Brendy Barr CommunicationsProgram Design ..................................Frank Bach, Bach & Associates

The Detroit Opera House is owned and operated by Michigan Opera Theatre

michiganopera.orgGeneral Director ...........................................................David DiChieraDirector of Operations ................................................Jason WarzechaHouse Manager ...............................................................Randy ElliottPatron & Ticket Services Manager ................... Kimberly A. MogielskiTicket Services Assistant Manager ................................Kimberly Gray

Director of Production..................................................David OsborneTechnical Director ..................................................... Daniel T. BrinkerAssistant Technical Director .............................................Andrew GayHead Carpenter ...............................................................John KinsoraHead Propertyman ....................................................... Patrick McGeeHead Electrician ..............................................................Fred GrahamHead Sound ........................................................................Henry RuizHead Flyman ................................................................ Robert MartinProduction Electrician .................................................... Gary GilmoreHead of Wardrobe ................................................Mary Ellen ShuffettOrchestra Personnel Manager ...................................... Molly HughesThe photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside the theater without the written permission of the management is prohibited by law. Violations may be punishable by ejection and may render the offender liable for money damages.

The musicians employed in this production are members of the Detroit Federation of Musicians, Local 5.

Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E).

Lost and Found(Items will be held 30 days) ........................................ (313) 961-3500Emergencies/Security ................................................. (313) 237-3257Pre-paid Parking ......................................................... (313) 237-7464Opera House Parking Center .......................................(313) 965-4052Cadillac Café Reservations ......................................(313) 237-3487 or

cadillaccafedetroit.com

ATM located in DOH Parking Center & Broadway lobby of theatre.

AGE LIMIT As a courtesy to our patrons, it is the policy of Broadway In Detroit not to admit children under the age of 5. This policy may be altered from time to time based on Shows and Show content. You will be made aware of particular age restrictions during your purchase. Some shows make further age appropriate recommendations and Broadway In Detroit will provide those on its website; however, judgment of the content for each show should be made on an individual basis prior to purchase. When available, Broadway In Detroit provides links to show websites for further information. All patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

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