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BOARD OF TRUSTEES | 2

CAPA STAFF | 3

CAPA DONORS AND SPONSORS | 4

THE MIKADO | 13

PILOBOLUS “SHADOWLAND: THE NEW ADVENTURE” | 25

ERTH’S PREHISTORIC AQUARIUM ADVENTURE | 31

THE TEMPTATIONS AND THE FOUR TOPS | 33

ZAKIR HUSSAIN AND MASTERS OF PERCUSSION | 36

BONEY JAMES | 38

DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE: KING FOR A DAY! | 40

PATTON OSWALT | 41

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: SYMPHONY FOR OUR WORLD | 43

DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY | 45

CAPA CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM | 47

B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S

Chair RichardJ.HelmreichViceChair LawrenceL.FisherImmediatePastChair MichaelPetreccaTreasurer&ViceChair StephanieE.GreenSecretary BarbaraB.LachCAPAPresident&CEO ChadWhittington

Trustees StevenP.Brechter NicoleV.Callam JoshCorna KristinaDaiker DavidEnglish RobertFalcone,M.D. DavidM.Feinberg JohnF.Finn DebraGriffin StephenE.Ifeduba LindaC.Kaufmann T.EarlLeVere JulieM.Lynch WaldenW.O’Dell AngelaPace SteveParrish AmiePreston RamonaReyes ToshiaSafford MichaelSchoedinger SusanTomasky LauraB.Yaroma SandraZimmermanEmeritus DavidSchoedinger

OFFICERS EXTRAORDINARY SUPPORTERS

OHIOTHEATREPALACETHEATRE

SOUTHERNTHEATRELINCOLNTHEATRE

McCOYCENTERFORTHEARTSRIFFECENTERTHEATRECOMPLEX

SHUBERTTHEATRE(NEWHAVEN,CT)

55EASTSTATESTREETCOLUMBUS,OHIO43215-4264614-469-1045|fax614-461-0429

capa.com

David & Mo Meuse

Barbara B. Coons Fund, Robert Bartels Fund

CAPAwouldliketograciouslythankthefollowingfortheiroutstandingsupportofourmission.

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C A P A S T A F F

ADMINISTRATIONPresident&CEO ChadWhittingtonExecutiveVicePresident&

ChiefStrategyOfficer ElfiDiBellaExecutiveAssistant ArlineDimitri

DEVELOPMENTDirectorofDevelopment BarbaraMarkusDirectorofGrants JudySmithStrategicProjectsDirector TracyMoranManagerofInclusion&

CommunityDevelopment DianaPaganAnnualFundManager JasonCrouseSpecialEventsManager JulieWeeksGrants&DevelopmentAssistant EmilyWebbDataAnalystandProjectManager KatieCullenDonorRecordsCoordinator DevonBroderick

EDUCATIONDirectorofEducation AmyHandra

FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCESStaffAccountant PamBallChiefFinancialOfficer JohnL.CallahanSr.Accountant MichaelDanielsController DeannaJonesHumanResources

Generalist DominiqueC.J.HoskinsStaffAccountant LandyWilliamsDirectorofHumanResources HillaryThompsonPayroll&BenefitsAccountant ChrisWallaceStaffAccountant ShannaYoung

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYDirectorofIT DavidDavisITTechnician BrianKovatsITTechnician JosephMueller

MARKETINGDirectorofMarketing/

Communications KellyBoggsPublicist RolandaCopleyBroadwayMarketingManager LisaA.MinkenDigitalMarketingCoordinator JenniferNodjakDigitalMarketingAssistant LydiaMillerMarketingManager LydiaOhmanMarketingManager ScottVezdosMarketingAssistant AnnaC.SchaefferArtDirector SaraMaasselGraphicDesigner SarahAllgireDesignAssistant StephanieConner

PROGRAMMINGVicePresidentofProgramming RichCorsiProgrammingandEventsManager CraigDanielsBroadwayManager ElizabethLamontVenueSalesAssistant ElenaPerantoni

TICKETING SERVICESDirectorofTicketing MichaelMarksAssistantDirectorofTicketing RogerWhitakerSubscription/GroupSales

Coordinator JoLaneCampbellTicketOfficeSupervisor WhitneyR.DoddsTicketOfficeAssistant AylishConnolly

OPERATIONSVicePresidentofTheatreOperations ToddBemisFloatingDirectorofOperations CharlieMarinoStageDoorCoordinator JeffDümmerDirectorofMaintenance PhillipHidyMaintenanceTechnician SteveSlivkaLeadCustodian MarlindaMillerVolunteerCoordinator JanetRifeAssistantVolunteerCoordinator KristenPaigeFood&BeverageManager DougWieseConcessionCoordinator MelissaBoyd

OHIO THEATREDirectorofOperations CharlesR.D.Hammerle,IIHeadCarpenter JasonGayOperationsDeskAttendant HoracioD.LermaOperationsDeskAttendant MaryMansonCecilOperationsDeskAttendant JeremiahLongCustodian BeverlyJonesCustodian CurtisAlmondCustodian ChristopherWeatherly

PALACE THEATREDirectorofOperations MarkSzwabinskyHeadCarpenter KevinCampbellEADH RexBuckinghamCustodian TeddBrooks

RIFFE CENTER THEATRE COMPLEXFacilityCoordinator ChristopherSkinnerHeadCarpenter DerekWarner

SOUTHERN THEATREDirectorofOperations ChristopherSkinnerHeadCarpenter GregBryanEADH PaulKavickyCustodian FrankBrown

LINCOLN THEATREExecutiveDirector SuzanBradfordTechnicalDirector JamesCantrellCustodian SabrinaDukesAssistantTechnicalDirector IsaiahSchmackersAssistanttotheExecutiveDirector KevinSeals

HOUSE MANAGERS

TICKET OFFICE ASSOCIATES

HibaAbdouniDeborahA.ArcherRichardJ.BookshawDavidButcherTheresaCouasnonRichardL.CouncilMaryM.

CunninghamClaudiaJ.DingesRossA.Fillmore

EdwinC.GilkeyRichardGreeneVictoriaS.HartDeniseMarieHasselRobynPatrickHeardJamesE.HeiseHelenMckinleyWinterK.MeadSharonL.PendyJacquelineDozier

Ralls

SandraA.Rodenkirchen

JodiB.ShultzDavidE.SinclairRobertT.StantJudithA.SteinRitaM.StevensonHollieR.StraussSandraD.WilsonGrantJ.JackowskiStephenM.Lavelle

ChristineBakerStewartBenderKarenL.BovenizerWilliamE.BoydJuliaE.ButtermoreMoneettM.DavisMarkD.Duellman

MelindaFarisNatalieL.FerrisDawnM.FreeseJenniferBethHayesKyleJohnsonHeatherKalmanEliseJoyLawson

BrandonT.SmithAllisonN.WalkerBradleyKeithWeesDerrickP.WhiteAbigailL.Zeszotek

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C A P A D O N O R S A N D S P O N S O R S

Charitable contributions from the following individuals and groups allow CAPA to keep its promise to deliver richer, fuller, more vibrant and interesting lives to the people of central Ohio. Thank you for your investment in the performing arts and CAPA.

To join with us and this wonderful group, please contact Jason Crouse at (614) 719-6718 or [email protected].

This list represents gifts and pledges received from July 1, 2017 – February 15, 2019.

CORPORATE, FOUNDATION, &GOVERNMENT SUPPORT$100,000+AmericanElectricPower

FoundationTheColumbusFoundation

MarthaG.Staub&WillisH.Liggettfunds

GreaterColumbusArtsCouncilHondaofAmericaMfg.,Inc.NationwideFoundationOhioArtsCouncilPNCBankStateofOhioWolfeAssociates,Inc.

$50,000-$99,999HuntingtonNationalBankLBrandsFoundation

$25,000-$49,999CityofColumbusCraneGroupCompanyJohnJ.&PaulineGerlach

Foundation

$10,000-$24,999BattelleMemorialInstituteCardinalHealthFoundationDorothyE.AnnFundof

TheColumbusFoundationG&JPepsi-ColaBottlers,Inc.KimballMidwestNationalEndowment

fortheArtsNiSourcePorter,Wright,Morris

&ArthurLLPPVSChemicalsReinbergerFoundationTheRobertJ.WeilerCompanySafeliteAutoGlass

$5,000-$9,999AbbottNutritionAbercrombie&FitchBakerHostetlerBigLots,Inc.CASTOColumbiaGasofOhioColumbusCommonsCrabbe,Brown&JamesLLPDanbertDuke’sMayonnaiseElectricalService

Professionals,Inc.FifthThirdBank

JohnGerlach&CompanyLLPMcGohanBrabenderOhioCommissionon

MinorityHealthOhioHealthOhioSmallBusiness

DevelopmentCentersOvermyerHallAssociatesPricewaterhouseCoopersLLPSWACOTeamFishelVorys,Sater,Seymour

&PeaseLLPWashingtonPrimeGroup

$2,500-$4,999AlexandraRamosAgencyLLC

&ErieInsuranceBathFitterBoostMobileConstructionSystemsInc.CornaKokosingConstructionCo.CricketWirelessDawsonInstalledBuildingProductsMetroPCSMountCarmelHealthSystemNationwideChildren’sHospitalTheOhioStateUniversity

DepartmentofSpanish&Portuguese

OSUWexnerMedicalCenterRodriguezBell&DiFranco

LawOffice,LLCStateFarmMutual

AutomobileInsuranceCo.StedmanFloorCo.,Inc.TomE.DaileyFoundationTrilliumFarmsYum!BrandsFoundation,Inc.

in honor of Bob Walter

$1,000-$2,499AclocheBurgerimGourmetBurgers&BarTheChesterFamilyFoundationColumbusPartnershipColumbusPublicHealthColumbusStateCommunity

CollegeCrabtreeInsuranceInc.DonatosGrangeInsuranceCompaniesHeidelbergDistributingCo.TheOhioStateUniversity

OfficeofthePresidentOtterbeinUniversityPat&Gracie’s

UP TO $1,000AdvancedRecoverySubstance

AbuseServicesBarrolucoArgentineBKGServices,Inc.CAPAAssociatesElCentrodeServicios

SocialesIncColumbusCitySchools

SpanishImmersionAcademyColumbusCrewSCColumbusRadioGroupDACATimeDublinCleaners&

NewAlbanyCleanersFranklinCountyOfficeonAgingHomesontheHillCDCInspireElementarySchoolKrogerCompanyLibertyChristianAcademyLowerLightsChristian

HealthCenterMaryhaven,Inc.NationwideFoundation

in honor of Debra GriffinOhioDepartmentof

AdministrativeServices,EqualOpportunityDivision

OSUCenterforEthnicStudiesOSUOfficeofDiversity

andInclusionOurLadyofGuadalupeCenter

atCatholicSocialServicesLaPetiteAcademyofPolarisPrimroseSchoolof

JohnstownRoadRaymond&PaulineKahn

CulturalArtsEndowmentFundSt.VincentFamilyCenterStateofOhio-Officeof

WorkforceDevelopmentTortillaWalnutTownshipLocalSchools

IN-KINDAlexandraRamosAgencyLLC

&ErieInsuranceBarrolucoArgentineDoubleTreeSuitesbyHilton

HotelColumbusDowntownHiltonColumbusDowntownHuntingtonNationalBankJonathanKooKrogerCompanyNationwideChildren’sHospitalPat&Gracie’sWBNS-10TV

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS $10,000+AnonymousMeredith&JayCraneElfiDiBella

in honor of Todd BemisBebe&JohnFinnLarry&MarionFisherHattie&RobertLazarusFundof

TheColumbusFoundationMeuseFamilyFoundationCindyG.Owenshonoring

Stewart Owens & The Owens Family

Joan&SteveParrishBob&PeggyWalterAndrewPoczik

$5,000-$9,999 GeorgeS.BarrettSallyCraneCox&CaryCoxBethCrane&RichardMcKeeJamieCrane&TimMillerMichael&PaigeCraneFundof

TheColumbusFoundationRobertEdwardFalconeFelicia&DavidFeinbergHeatherGrant&

MichaelPetreccaStephanie&JackGreenThomasR.GrossFamily

FoundationJoeHamrock&

LoriGulen-HamrockRichard&JulieHelmreichNancyJeffrey(d.)LindaC.KaufmannBarbaraB.LachKarenF.LaneFundof

TheColumbusFoundationAmiePrestonConnie&HarrisonSmith,Jr.

FundGeorgeThomasSusanTomasky&

RonUngvarskyKaraJ.Trott&RobertPhilipsCharlotteA.YatesJaneH.Zimmerman(d.)

$1,969-$4,999Anonymous(2)NickAkinsMary&MichaelAndersonStevenBrechter&

ChristinaMadrigueraDorothyBurchfieldNicoleV.CallamIdaCopenhaver&JimGinterJosh&AmyCornaDan&ChristieCraneDr.Rob&ShannonCraneDr.&Mrs.JeromeJ.CunninghamDr.PatriciaA.Cunningham&

Dr.CraigR.Hassler

KristinaDaikerArlineDimitriSean&KarenEdwardsDavidEnglishHaskellFoughtDebraGriffinJohn&VictoriaHartFundof

TheColumbusFoundationAnn&TomHoaglinTerrilyn&StephenIfedubaSueJablonskiDonna&LarryJamesSteve&DianeJonesMonica&DougKridlerWilliam&AmyLargentT.EarlLeVereRod&DeeAnneMarlowElisa&DaveMcCurdyPat&WallyO’DellAlicia&GregOvermyerAngelaL.PaceParrottFamilyFundof

TheColumbusFoundationRuthTallmanPifer

EndowmentFundAnn&RonPizzutiCurt&PeggyRobsonToshiaSaffordStephenD.SteinourClaudia&BlaneWalterR.Blane&ClaudiaWalter

FamilyFundofTheColumbusFoundation

Marta&ScottWhitlockMr.&Mrs.WilliamC.Wolfe,Jr.Laura&Jeff YaromaSandra&MichaelZimmerman

$500-$1,968Anonymous(6)RobertAllen&DianeWeaverGeorge&VanessaArnoldSine-MarieAyresPamelaBallDeirdre&GaryBartonJudith&AshleyBirdPaul&LynnBlower

CharitableFundVictorBoft

in memory of Mr. George T. & Dr. Valentina V. Boft

ErinBoggsMichaelBraun&JeffreySmutnyPaulBurnsPatty&JohnCallahanRobert&MarilynCarbonaraDr.MelanieCorn&

TannerJohnsonJimCraftEugeneC.D’AngeloJr.(d.)Lois&EdwardDelGrossoChad&AdrienneDelligattiAnn&TomDiMarcoKeithDufraneJohn&FloAnnEastonCindiEnglefield&DaveKoehler

DavidFitkinDaren&JessicaFosterDr.MiriamFreimer&

Dr.EdwardLevineDarethGerlachDeeDee&HerbGlimcherMrs.BarbaraZ.GolanSteve&KayGold

in memory of Muriel GoldBabetteT.GormanWillie&KatieGrovéKristaB.HazenRobin&PeterHershaDaleHeydlauffCindy&LarryHilsheimerFrederickM.&JudithK.IsaacPatrickJarvisEricJohnson&RachelMaukDavidJonesEvanJonesMaryKazanDrs.ScottKurzer&ShuWangRay&KemberlyLangFlorenceLathenRobertB.&BarbaraJ.LaughonTheLilesFamilyTalvisP.LoveLurieFamilyCharitableFundof

TheColumbusFoundationJudgeJulieM.LynchTheMarkusFamilyJeff&VickieMaukLuke&MaryBethMcCormickSandraMcLoneyRuth&FredMillerCameron&MollyMitchellPatriciaMorrisonStephen&LyndaNachtSuzyNickEdwinL.&MaryJaneOvermyer


RobertPalmer&SusanSimmsSherryPlanteSuePorter&MikeSayre

in honor of Larry & Marion FisherLouAnn&BussRansomBradReardonElizabethB.RileyDean&MarshaRinehartDarryl&KimberlyRogersBarbaraRuppleDr.Philip&Mrs.Elizabeth

SamuelsJay&JoyceSchoedingerDavidR.SchoolerTom&SarahShafferArthurE.ShepardFamilyFund

ofTheColumbusFoundationJim&TammySitesBruce&SusanSmithMarlee&RickSnowdon

CharitableFundCharles&JoanStadlerJane&TimStehleAllisonH.Steiner

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Andy&LoriSteinerin honor of Tori & Tim Foley

NancyStrausein honor of Larry & Marion Fisher

Ralph&JoanTalmageBrianTaylor&HollyHoltzenClementThurnPrestonTilleyFamilyFundSheila&MartinTorchMartha&JohnTrydahlSteven&CynthiaWanamakerDeb&JimWardChadWhittingtonKellyWilsonDudleyH.WrightMaryYerina&BobRedfieldTheSusan&NathanYostFund

$150-$499Anonymous(26)Dennis&BarbAdamsColleenAdkinsAmit&RitaAgrawalSarahAllgireCarolAndreae&JimGarlandRandyApplegateJim&DarcyArnoldFrankAtkinsonJim&SarahBachaJulia&EdwardBadgerGregoryBardenChristopher&JenniferBarkerRick&LaureenBarnhart

in memory of John L. BarnhartBartleyFamilyHeather&FredBaughmanToddBemis

in honor of Heather BemisJuneBibler&PamHigginsMr.&Mrs.MichaelBlaneySamuelBledsoe&

KatherineSeghersRobert&AshleyBoichAudrey&MelBornsteinJasonC.Boylan&

ColleenRosshirtSuzanBradfordDr.MaryBreckenridge&

R.DaleFarley,Jr.Mike&KathyBrittJohn&KateBrodyRandy&CathyBrownLarryBuchananSteve&VickiBuchenrothBev&JerryBurnsDeborahCanadayDemetriCapetanopoulosWayne&PamCarlsonSteveCarter/TriCarLtd.Lucy&JeffCaswellMichelleChambersAlisonCircleStaceyConnaughtonJohn&KathleenConnollyKaren&JimConradJoseph&KathleenCorry

Joe&RobinCraftKen&GinaCristofaniDavid&TracyCrouseLarryCunninghamChrisCurry&JoannMarcusPaul&DeborahCynkarAndrewDaigneaultShannan&CharlesDankworthJeromeG.&BetteC.DareMarjorie&ElliotDavidoffTheJon&AnneDavisFamilyPhilDavisSusanDeLaneyKeith&ChristyDennisPhilipDietrichBernice&BobDonaldsonTrevor&BrookeDonaldsonSylviaDorseyWilliamA.DorseyJohnDuBoisMaryDuffeyPaulaEnglishHankEvansJoceFentonElle&LawrenceFethPrudenceFinnRichard&DonnaFishbackSarahFlahertyRobertE.FletcherScottFoltzLynn&JohnForemanCarol&AllanForsytheRob&LindaForsytheEvelyn&HarveyFreemanJanetA.Freno,M.D.RobertFry

in memory of Carla FryRichard&KarenGandarillasDavid&JudyGawelekMichaelA.Gillespie&

AmyM.LevineKarenL.GillmorMaliniGnanatheebanJackGold&JeffGrissSaraGoldhardtLisal&DonGormanDebraShackelfordGriffinMichaelGruber&LanaBakerRichard&LindaGuntherFund

ofTheColumbusFoundationBryantHadleyTheHalpernFamilyMichelle&BobbyHandleyMarcHardmanPhyllisD.HartLaura,Dennis,&

DanayaHartmanDr.&Mrs.RandallC.HastedtLoisHatfieldDr.&Mrs.CTHayJillHayRalph&BillieHazelbakerDan&SuzanneHelmickScot&KellyHeltonDoug&TriciaHerronAlysia&TimothyHerzog

LeeHess&IreneLevineMike&FernandaHeyeckStevenW.HillyerSteven&SharonHinshawDianeHolzKimberlyHondel&JohnSchnellRichardHood

in memory of Jack HoodElizabethHoover-StoryLen&TeresaHorstmanBrianHouseMatthewHouseSusanL.HubbellM.D.David&SheilaHughesWilliamS.HuppFred&TrixieHyserDeidra&MichaelIhlenfeldLisaIndestEricJacksonKarenJacksonChris&CarolynJohnsonAmandaJonesDeannaJonesKristaJones&StephTerryScottA.JonesRaymond&PaulineKahn

CulturalArtsEndowmentFundRose&DavidKandelJudy&HowardKanderRobertKaplanBillR.KennedyEbenKentJudyeKirkbrideDave&KayKolbeMaryKrasovicBeverly&JohnKratzPaulaKulpDeeDee&JimKunkKarenLane

in memory of Audrey S. RamseyRay&KemberlyLang

in memory of Kenneth E. MeinersJanet&JohnLankaAnneLaPidusLindaLarrimer&

HughWestwaterPatrick&KimLaughertyJoyceLeahy&GeorgeNeedhamTom&EllenLembergerJeanneLikins&JosephFloodJimLivecchiCheri&NelsonLoganKatherineJ.LogsdonKristineJ.LongKathyLopezJeff&WendyLuedkeRichard&LindaLuptonMegMacLeod&

SteveGrossmanJoyceMadisonTrevorMaherinmemoryof

ThomasHoffmannEd&MaureenMalekPrashantMalhotra&

LisaHumphreyDebbieMarcus&RexMoskovitz

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Nelson&NancieMarshallRyanMarshallToni&JohnMarshallJamieC.Martin

in memory of Rosemary SargentJoyMaurerElaineE.MayMr.&Mrs.JamesMayMax&KathieMcCallaJohn&LauraMcCoyDonMcDowellRenee&ThomasMcElligottMichael&KristaMcKelveyPeterMcMurtrieMarkMcPeekTonyMeacockStephanieMedorsJamesA.MedskerFamilyFundCJMelton

in honor of Randy RainbowLoisMerrillJayE.MichaelPatrick&JenniferMillerP.D.&JayeMillerRichardW.MoffittMalcolm&BarbaraMogrenBettyMontgomeryTimMoore&KenHungerGary&TeresaMorinDr.&Mrs.GregoryMorrisonCantorBat-Ami&

RabbiJayMosesRobertMurrayBradMyersRion&AlliMyersSarahNagyJane&SamNarotskiLarry&PegNealCarynE.NeumannGerald&AnnNewsomAllan&KayNicholsTing-IngOkajima

in memory of Shigeo OkajimaSueAnn&DonOrdazJoeO’Riordan

in memory of Barbara O’RiordanBradOstroffBrenda&DonOsugaKristenOylerKaren&EricPachtRobertPenrod&

RhondaK.AdamsPenrodLynnPepperJohn&SandyPetrieRomaine&AllanPollchikSusanPoseyPaul&ChristinaPryorPsalm96:3Fundof

TheColumbusFoundationMark&IrinaPuskarichDr.&Mrs.LeonardQuickFred&KathyRansierJames&DianeRayMaryRaynorJamesA.Readey

in memory of Linda G. Readey

Mark&SueRealDonnaReedMaryB.RiegleJanetRifeL.Robinson

in memory of Bill ConnerRandal&BrittRobinsonValerie&RonnieRobinsonMary&PaulRodgersCarmellaRossSteve&LauriRoweBrianRudzikAndrewRussellGayle&GregRuweLinda&RichardSchlangerKiraSchmittWilliamSchraderScottSchumannDDSMichaelSchwaigerJohnScrantonDale&SallySeiberlingStanley&DianaSellsKevin&StephanieShawlerTimothySherfey&

PamelaRudolphRobert&DonnaShipkaJohn&JanineSickmeyerJoanSimon&HughClarkTeri&NormSlickGaryL.SmithJordan&RichardSmithT&MSnitchlerRandyJ.SokolMike&RicaSommerChristinSpahnMike&BethSpragueWarrenStancourtJessicaSteeleAndrewStefanickStefaniniFamilySueStewartRichard&VickiStoddardSteveStolte&

MardyHanlon-StolteMark&MelissaSullCarla&SeanSullivanSheridan&RichardV.

SwisshelmThomasSzykownyRobertTannousR.MichaelTaylorDouglasS.TerpstraJ.Kenneth&MelissaThienGregThomasJeffThompsonNancyL.TomeiChristineToscanoMark&SharonTranovichLarry&BeckyTroverDaveTumenRosalie&EdUngarJulie&LeonardVerneMichael&LindaWagnerJaniceWalkerRhondaWalkupRandolph&SandraWare

Brad&JulieWasserstromDonna&RodneyWasserstromJaimeeWatkinsJeffWatsonDr.GiffordWeary&

Mr.DavidJ.AngeloDan&SamWegnerAaron&BethanyWeirRobert&GloriaWerthDouglass&DonnaWhiteGastonWhiteElizabeth&ScottWiseMaureen&TomWithgottWilliam&MaryWoodsAnneJeffreyWrightJulieYaleJohn&BarbaraYoungShannaYoungMarciaZandMichael&JeannieZatezalo

$100-$149Anonymous(16)Robin&WallaceAdamsonJohnJ.AllisonJane&JosephAmatoChristieAngelCharlesE.AnsleySarahBahleda

in memory of Margaret “Maggie” Nourse

Jim&JayBahnsenAndyBasistaFredBaum,Sr.Dorothy&RodBeehnerLuAnnBeethamVandemarkJulieBickleJaneBlackBetsyBlakeJamesBlazekErinBlueJim&MargaretBoggsMaryP.BorgessJane&MikeBradyDeborahBroderick

in honor of Devon BroderickHerb&BevBrownJoe&MirandaBurkeBobbieBurnworthLizBurrellGlennaButlerPatricia&JamesCaldwellBill&KarlaCalhoonKathrynCampaniniAnneE.CareyMaryLouiseCasantaBruce&DorisCastoDavid&BarbaraCelekRobChaffeeDerek&KariChildsToddClarkDeannaCliffordDeeCodyLouAnnCoffingAprilCompton&GeraldMcFeeRosemary&MichaelCox

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Dr.LoriCronin,DDSWilliamL.CurlisMike&SharonCurtinGailDavisDr.StephanieR.DavisWallace

in honor of Violet WhittingtonKen&CindyDeckerJames&AnitaDiCelloDr.&Mrs.JackDingleMelissa&DougDixonMeredyth&GlennDonaldsonJohnDuBoisPhyllisDuryeeJames&MaryJoEarlyAlbertEasleyCarolEdwards

in memory of Edgar & Jerry Pauline Edwards

SitarameshEmaniLinda&BernieErvenKathyD.Espy

in honor of Arline DimitriStephenFechtorBradFeinknopf

in honor of Arline DimitriDonaldL.FeinsteinDan&RobinFieldMarthaFisherBonnyFowlerSamuelFreemanJr.AndrewGardinerJulieGayDavidGellertCatherineGilliamRonaldGillilandPhilipGlandonKeithE.Golden&

JodieK.MeizlishWilliamGoldsmithGayleM.GordilloGregoryA.GorospeSally&GeorgeGriffithsWendyGrindstaffDonald&LindaHaleyLaurie&RichardHallChristineA.HankPaulaHarerKayHedgesLarryHerrettRichard&FayeHerriottJohn&KathrynHiblerHalHodsonLeslieHolmesRichard&KarenHopperEricHorvathNancyHubschmanMarkHufferSusanHydeDavidJacksonJanetJacksonJulianJohnsonRev.Richard&JanetJonesTamiJonesChrisKacmarskyA.W.Kaiser

SuzanneKarpusVeenaP.KasbekarSusanKesselmanCynthiaKipkerMike&GinaKirkpatrickAndrewKleinCatherineKocarek

in honor of Don & Maureen Kocarek

JohnD.KostMarkKotur&LindaKoturMichael&JudyKrasnoffBill&RuthLantzSusanLappAlice&GavinLarrimerSarahH.LarrimerNorman&BethLehmanJamesLehnerdJaneM.LeibyDavidP.LighthillSam&MarilynLittonBobLoversidgeBonnie&RonLucasDr.&Mrs.M.R.LutmerdingSaraMaassel

in honor of Todd BemisAndreaMaitlandJohnMariottiBrendaL.MartinezMarkMassen

in honor of the Home of the CSO

Joseph&DebraMatteraCharles&BonnieMayJasonMayberry&FamilyRobertoMcClin&DaleMaselDiane&GeorgeMcCloyJohn&GeraMcEwenDale&TraciMichalakBill&JerryMillerDonMiller/HelmsBriscoeAl&LouiseMinorJaniceG.MintonJamesMohrVaughn&DonnaMooreCarl&AnnMorahanFrancesM.MorlandMichaelMuldoonAlisonMurphy&RickHartungJane&BillMyersJaneMykrantz&

KiehnerJohnsonBruce&PamelaNestlerothPhyllis&JohnNewmanWilliam&GretchenNorthrupBrettOakleyElizabethOlsonJohn&ChristineOlsenTimO’Neill&MarkMcGuireJenniferA.ParkerWilliam&TammieParkerJacquelinePasternackDonald&NancyPetersPatriciaA.PetersonLisaPickering

Seth&ErinPowellCharlotteA.PriorStellaRandolphRamonaReyesTeriRichardsonBryant&SandraRileyPamRileyDon&KarenRobertsCherylRoller&ChuckTaylorJack&SandyRyanDr.&Mrs.ThomasN.RyanMarcySamuelJim&PattySappSteveA.Schafer&JanetS.DuerrRodgerSchellhaasJayne&WilliamSchottRichard&SharonSchrockAndrewShadwickMarciaKatzSlotnickRetta&ElliotSlotnickCindySmithDavidSmithJudyC.SmithMarilynR.SmithMike&HeatherSmithDr.&Mrs.StuartSmithMarkSniderSergioSoaveDon&VirginiaSongstadRonald&PattySpanglerKathyStandleyCathyStangJohnnySteinerMatthewW.StoltzfusPatriciaJ.StoneJedd&CindyStuckyLouiseSwansonJeniferM.TakatsMD&

ToddEngenEleanorL.TaylorSharonA.TaylorMr.&Mrs.MichaelH.ThomasNancy&RayTraubAllenTucker,M.D.Jim&KarenTurnerGrant&CherylVarianNancyVolksenAltheaWalkerDr.&Mrs.StevenWalkerJohn&JoyceWallachJohnD.WallrabensteinBonnieWeaver-MillerSusanWelshLisaM.WestwaterDavidWhiteWirt&PatWhittakerByronWilliamsWilliam&CelesteWilliamsDeborahWilsonFred&JillWinerAdamWinterMaryWoodsBarbaraWooldridgeDennis&MargaretYacobozziBeth-Anne&ChrisZaenger

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T H E C A P A C A P I T A L C A M P A I G N

AnimportantpartofCAPA’smissionistoprotectandstewardcentralOhio’sbeautifulhistorictheatres,andourcurrentcapitalcampaignseekstosecurefundsneededtoimplementcriticalupdatestotwoofourlovelytheatres,thePalaceandtheOhio.Thankstothesupportofthefollowingindividualsandorganizations,thePalace’sauditoriumhasreceivedafullrenovation.Withalittlemorehelp,wecancompletethecampaignandensurethatboththeatreswillbereadytoshinefordecadestocome.

Tojointhisgroup,[email protected].

This list reflects gifts and pledges made through February 15, 2019.

COMMUNITY PARTNER SUPPORTCAPAAssociatesAmericanElectricPower

FoundationBattelleMemorialInstituteTheColumbusFoundation

RichardH.&AnnShaferFund,JamesOverstreetFund,MarthaG.StaubFund

Crabbe,Brown&James,LLPCraneGroupCo.DonatosGrangeInsuranceCompaniesHondaofAmericaMfg,Inc.HuntingtonNationalBankNationwideFoundationTheOhioStateUniversity

OfficeofthePresidentReinbergerFoundationStateofOhioWolfeAssociates,Inc.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 20197:30 PMSUNDAY, MARCH 10, 20192 PMSOUTHERN THEATRE

THE MIKADO

Albert Bergeret, Artistic Director

THE MIKADOor, The Town of Titipu

Libretto by SirWilliamS.Gilbert

MusicbySirArthurSullivan

TheNewYorkGilbert&SullivanPlayers’OrchestraconductedbyAlbertBergeret

Director&Choreographer:

DavidAuxier-Loyola

AssistantDirector:KelvinMoonLoh

FirstPerformedattheSavoyTheatre,London,EnglandMarch14,1885

PrologueWrittenbyDavidAuxier-Loyola

MusicDirector&Conductor:AlbertBergeretProducer:DavidWannen

CostumeDesign:QuintoOtt

Makeup:JamesMills

ScenicDesign:AnshumanBhatia

LightingDesign:BenjaminWeill

ProductionStageManager:JoshuaStrone

AssistantStageManager:AnnetteDieli

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D R A M A T I S P E R S O N A E

RichardTemple/TheMikadoofJapan........................................................................ChrisWhite*Nanki-Poo(His son,disguised as a wandering minstrel)....................... JohnCharlesMcLaughlin*ArthurSullivan/Ko-Ko(Lord High Executioner of Titipu).................................... DavidMacaluso*RichardD’OylyCarte/Pooh-Bah(Lord High Everything Else)............................. MatthewWages*W.S.Gilbert/Pish-Tush(A Noble Lord).....................................................................DavidAuxier*LeonoraBraham/Yum-Yum...........................................................SarahCaldwellSmith*JesseBond/Pitti-Sing(Three sisters,Wards of Ko-Ko)................AmyMaudeHelfer*SybilGrey/Peep-Bo...................................................................RebeccaHargroveRosinaBrandram/Katisha(An elderly lady,in love with Nanki-Poo)........................CáitlínBurke*

Ensemble of Noblemen, Schoolgirls, and TownspeopleJamieBuxton*,BrookeCollins*,CamiloEstrada,MichaelGalante,AndrewHerr*,MaurioHines*,HannahHolmes*,SarahHutchison*,JamesMills*,LanceOlds*,

KendrickPifer*,Chris-IanSanchez*,AngelaChristineSmith*,VietVo*

Scenes:Prologue - Offices of the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company, 1884

Acts I & II - The Imagined Town of TitipuThere will be one 15-minute intermission.

Latecomers will be seated at an appropriate interval in the performance.

*These actors and stage managers are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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ArtisticDirector/GeneralManager......................................................................... AlbertBergeretExecutiveDirector.....................................................................................................DavidWannenDirectorofAdministration&BoxOffice................................................................... JosephRubinWardrobe..........................................................................................GailJ.Wofford,AnnetteDieliConcessionSales................................................................................................................AlanHillCompanyPhotographer.............................................................. CarolRosegg,WilliamReynoldsOrchestraContractor...........................................................JohnGiattino,QualityConcerts,LLC

Thephotographingorsoundrecordingofthisperformanceorpossessionofanydeviceforsuchphotographingorsoundrecordingisprohibited.

C O M P A N Y & P R O D U C T I O N S T A F F

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S Y N O P S I S O F T H E M I K A D O

Nanki-Poo,awanderingminstrel,hascometothetownofTitipuinsearchofYum-Yum,agirlwithwhomhehasfalleninlove.Ko-Ko,herguardian,hadbeencondemnedtodeathundertheMikado’scapriciouslawagainstflirting,buthassincebeenappointedLordHighExecutionerontheassumptionthathewillbeunwillingtoenforcealawofwhichhehimselfmustbethefirstvictim.WhileKo-KoplanstomarryYum-Yumhimself,Nanki-Poowoosthebeautifulgirl.Yum-Yumreturnshisaffection,butsheisunwillingtodefyherguardian.

Meanwhile,Ko-KolearnsthathispostistobeabolishedbytheMikadofornon-performanceofduty.HissearchforavictimisinterruptedbytheappearanceofthedespondentNanki-Poobentonsuicide.ThetwomenstrikeadealthatNanki-PoomaymarryYum-Yum,ifhewillagreetobecomeKo-Ko’sfirstvictimattheendofamonth.

ThegeneralrejoicingthatfollowsthisannouncementishaltedbythearrivalofKatisha,anelderlyladyoftheMikado’scourt.ThwartedinhereffortstoclaimNanki-Pooasherlover,sheattemptstorevealhistrueidentity,buttheentiretownshoutsherdownastheactends.

ActIIfindsYum-YumandNanki-Poopreparingfortheirwedding.ButKo-Koproducesasurprise—“bytheMikado’slaw,whenamarriedmanisbeheaded,hiswifeisburiedalive!”Yum-YumishavingsecondthoughtswhentheapproachoftheMikadohimselfisannounced.

Ko-Kopanicsanddecidesthatadeadbodywillnotbeneedediftheproperpapersareproduced.HesendsNanki-PooawaytomarryYum-Yumandpreparesa“certificate”ofNanki-Poo’sexecution.

TheMikadoarrivesintown,accompaniedbyKatisha,andisdelightedtoreceivethenewsthattherehasbeenanexecutionuntilheseesthenameofthevictim.Ko-KonowlearnsforthefirsttimethatNanki-PooisthesonoftheMikado.AlongwithPooh-BahandPitti-Sing,whohaveactedaswitnessestothefakeexecution,Ko-Koissentencedtobeboiledinoilfor“compassingthedeathoftheHeirApparent.”

WhenKo-KogoestoNanki-Pooforhelp,theminstrelexplainsthatheoriginallydisguisedhimselfinordertoescapeKatisha’sattentions,andhehasnointentionofbeinganythingbut“dead”untilsheismarriedtosomeoneelse.Tosavehisownneck,Ko-Kowoosandwinstheladyinrecordtime.WhentheMikadoreturnsfromlunchtofindhissonstillalive,andKo-KomarriedtoKatisha,thestoryistiedupintruetopsy-turvyGilbertianfashion.

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OVERTURE

ACT I

“IFYOUWANTTOKNOWWHOWEARE”(OpeningChorusandRecitative)................................................................Nanki-Poo and Men“AWAND’RINGMINSTRELI”(SoloandChorus)........................................Nanki-Poo and Men“OURGREATMIKADO,VIRTUOUSMAN”(SoloandChorus)..................... Pish-Tush and Men“YOUNGMAN,DESPAIR”(Song)....................................... Pooh-Bah, Nanki-Poo, and Pish-Tush“ANDHAVEIJOURNEYEDFORAMONTH”(Recitative).................. Nanki-Poo and Pooh-Bah“BEHOLDTHELORDHIGHEXECUTIONER”(ChorusandSolo)...................... Ko-Ko and Men“ASSOMEDAYITMAYHAPPEN”(SoloandChorus)........................................ Ko-Ko and Men“COMESATRAINOFLITTLELADIES”(Chorus)...................................................................Girls“THREELITTLEMAIDSFROMSCHOOLAREWE”(TrioandChorus)........Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo,

Pitti-Sing, and Girls“SOPLEASEYOU,SIR,WEMUCHREGRET”(QuartetandChorus)...........Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo,

Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, and Girls“WEREYOUNOTTOKO-KOPLIGHTED”(Duet)...............................Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo“IAMSOPROUD”(Trio).............................................................Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko, and Pish-Tush“WITHASPECTSTERNANDGLOOMYSTRIDE”(FinaleofActI)...............................Ensemble

ACT II

“BRAIDTHERAVENHAIR”(OpeningChorusandSolo)...............................Pitti-Sing and Girls“THESUN,WHOSERAYSAREALLABLAZE”(Song)...................................................Yum-Yum“BRIGHTLYDAWNSOURWEDDINGDAY”(Madrigal).............................. Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing,

Nanki-Poo, and Pish-Tush“HERE’SAHOW-DE-DO!”(Trio).............................................. Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo, and Ko-Ko“OURMIKADO,GREATMIKADO”(EntranceoftheMikado,Chorus,andDuet)........................ Mikado, Katisha, Girls, and Men“AMOREHUMANEMIKADO”(SoloandChorus)................................. Mikado, Girls, and Men“THECRIMINALCRIEDASHEDROPPEDHIMDOWN”(TrioandChorus)...............................................................................Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah,

Girls, and Men“SEEHOWTHEFATESTHEIRGIFTSALLOT”(Glee).................... Mikado, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah,

Ko-Ko, and Katisha“THEFLOWERSTHATBLOOMINTHESPRING”(Song)............ Nanki-Poo. Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum,

Pitti-Sing, and Pooh-Bah“ALONE,ANDYETALIVE!”(RecitativeandSong)............................................................ Katisha“WILLOW,TIT-WILLOW”(Song)...............................................................................................Ko-Ko“THEREISBEAUTYINTHEBELLOWOFTHEBLAST”(Duet).......................Katisha and Ko-Ko“FORHE’SGONEANDMARRIEDYUM-YUM”(FinaleofActII).................................Ensemble

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W H O ’ S W H O I N T H E C A S T

DAVID AUXIER(Pish-Tush/Director/Prologue Author)IsaacAsimovAwardRecipientforArtisticAchievement2015-16.FavoriteNYGASProles:CaptainCorcoran(Pinafore),Sergeant(Pirates),Pish-Tush(Mikado).Auxierhasbeenco-directorandcompanychoreographersince2010andhasworkedinoronall13G&Soperas.Hewroteanddirectedtheaward-winninghitG&ScabaretrevueI’ve Got a Little Twist,andwrotethebookforNYGASP’soriginalG&S à la Carte!DavidisalsoaMACAward-nominatedsongwriterandiscurrentlypenninganall-originalmusical.www.davidauxier.com

CÁITLÍN BURKE(Katisha)NATIONALTOUR:The Sound of Music (MotherAbbessU/Sperf.),dir.JackO’Brien.NEWYORK:Honor(Ayame),Mademoiselle Modiste(Franchette),Amahl and the Night Visitors(Mother).REGIONAL:Così fan tutte(Fiordiligi/Dorabella),Dido and Aeneas (Sorceress),Hansel and Gretel(Witch),South Pacific(BloodyMary),The King and I(LadyThiang),Into the Woods (TheWitch).LONDON:The Pirates of Penzance,The Mikado,Iolanthe,H.M.S.Pinafore.PrincipalatTheKennedyCenter,CityCenter,LincolnCenter,TheRoyalHall(U.K),NationalArtsCenter(Ottawa),EdMirvishTheatre(Toronto),WolfTrap.SOLOIST:RoyalFestivalOrchestra(UK),RochesterSymphony,DetroitChamberWinds.FormyfamilyandDan.www.CaitlinBurke.org

JAMIE BUXTON(Ensemble)NYGASP:The Mikado,Iolanthe,Princess Ida,Ruddigore.TOURS:A Chorus Line,Hair,Click Clack Moo,Radio City Christmas Spectacular.REGIONAL:Me and My Girl(IRNEBestActressNom),42nd Street,Oklahoma!,Gypsy,Hairspray,DisneyCruiseLine.CurrentstudentoftheNYUGraduateMusicTheatreWritingProgram.Writer:“FirstDatewithHenrytheEighth”(shortplay,presentedbyShiyrProductions,NYC),“ForMe&MyGal”(shortfilm,dir.VictoriaClark),featuredcomposeratAnythingYouCanDoConcertatDixonPlace.

BROOKE COLLINS(Ensemble)hasperformedall13operettasintheG&Scanon.FavoriterolesincludeJosephine(H.M.S.Pinafore),Angelina(Trial by Jury),Ella(Patience),Fiametta(The Gondoliers),andPhylla(Utopia,Limited).ShehassunginCarnegieHall,LincolnCenter,RadioCityMusicHall,andtheKennedyCenter,andhasreceivedawardsfromtheCommissiononPresidentialScholarsintheArts,andtheNationalFoundationforAdvancementintheArts.BrookeattendedtheWalnutHillSchoolfortheArts,HarvardUniversity,andthePeabodyConservatory.

CAMILO ESTRADA(Ensemble)isthrilledtobebackwithNYGASPforanotherincredibleproduction!PastNYGASPproductionsincludeThe Yeomen of the GuardandThe Mikado.CamiloiscurrentlyperforminginaneducationalregionaltourwiththecompanyS.T.A.R.atTheDirector’sCompany.OtherrecentcreditsincludeAladdininAladdin:A Musical PantowithPeople’sLightandPásekinPríhody lisky Bystrouskywithdell’ArteOperaEnsemble.CamiloholdsaBFAinvocalperformancefromCarnegieMellonUniversity.

MICHAEL GALANTE(Ensemble)NYGASPsince1987!MichaelhasperformedtheentireG&ScanonandThe Rose of PersiawithNYGASP.CreditsincludeLordDramaleighinUtopia,Limited,andFrancescoinThe Gondoliers.Othertheatrecreditsinclude:Flute(A Midsummer Night’s Dream),Fenton(The Merry Wives of Windsor),Lennie(Of Mice and Men)andMoonface(Anything Goes).Michaelwasthe2008-09recipientofNYGASP’sIsaacAsimovAwardforArtisticAchievement.

REBECCA L. HARGROVE(Peep-Bo)ispleasedtobejoiningtheNewYorkGilbertandSullivanPlayersasPeepBoinThe Mikado.SherecentlydebutedtheroleofTheMotherintheworldpremiereofJosephC.Phillips’sonewomanopera,The Grey Land.HerpreviousstagecreditsincludeCabin in the SkywithNewYorkCityCenterEncores!;Los Elementos(Literes),La Campana Sommersa(Respighi),I Pagliacci(Leoncavallo),andAleko(Rachmaninoff)withNewYorkCityOpera;Afram ou la belle Swita(Jenkins)andPorgy and Bess(Gershwin)withSpoletoFestivalUSA.Followherupdatesatwww.RebeccaLHargrove.comandIG:@rhargrov.

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AMY MAUDE HELFER(Pitti-Sing)EntireG&ScanonwithNYGASPsince2008,including:Phoebe,Tessa,Pitti-Sing,Kate,Melissa,Angela,Saphir,Leila,Kalyba.Opera/oratorio:Dinah(Trouble in Tahiti)atBohemeOperaNJ,CherubinoatDaytonOpera,Lord Nelson MassatCarnegieHall,BabatheTurkwithStringOrchestraofBrooklyn,MercédèsatOperaTheaterofCT,Nancy(Albert Herring)atBronxOpera.Operetta/musicaltheatre:Mrs.Lovett(Sweeney Todd)atHawaiiPerformingArtsFestival,Phoebe(Yeomen)atWinterOperaSaintLouis,Petra(Night Music).LotteLenyaCompetitionsemi-finalist(2013).Upcoming:VeraBoronel(Consul)atBronxOpera,SondheimconcertatSanibelMusicFestival.ProudmemberofAEA.ForMom.www.amymaudehelfer.com

ANDREW HERR(Ensemble)NYGASPcreditsincludePooh-Bah(The Mikado),Scynthius(Princess Ida),Pirates of Penzance,HMS Pinafore,Ruddigore,andThe Gondoliers.OtherpastcreditsincludeMidsummer Night’s Dream(Bottom),Play On(Billy),Amigo Duende(Barrigon),andBarefoot in the Park(Paul)amongothers.HeisalsoaproudmemberofAEA.Enjoytheshow!

MAURIO HINES(Ensemble)isanativeofDurham,NC.AttheGlimmerglassYoungArtistProgram,HinesmadehisdebutasMatthewKumaloinKurtWeill’sLost in the Stars.Recently,heworkedwithLyricOperaofChicagoinPorgy and Bess,wasafeatureddancerinHawaiiOpera’sFlying Dutchman,Torasso(Passion)withtheConfidentialMusicTheatreProject,Nikos(Zorba)attheClayandWattlesTheatreCompany,The MikadowithNYGASP,andOklahoma!withDenverCenterTheatreCompany.Hinesreceivedabachelor’sdegreeinvocalperformanceatGreensboroCollegeandamastersofmusicatEastCarolinaUniversity.

HANNAH HOLMES(Ensemble)joinedNYGASPwithThe Mikadoin2016,andhassinceperformedinRuddigoreandHMS Pinafore.AnIowanative,Hannah’sloveforG&SbeganatOhioLightOpera,wheresheperformedinPirates of Penzance(Kate),Gondoliers(Vittoria),Ruddigore,andHMS Pinafore.OtherfavoriterolesatOLOincludeMayDeVere(Fifty Million Frenchmen),OldLady(Candide),LoisLane(Kiss Me,Kate),andMollyGrant(One Touch of Venus).InNYC,shehasperformedwiththeVictorHerbertRenaissanceProjectinThe Red Mill,inconcertwiththeFriendsofMozart,andwiththeInterartsFestivalatJuilliard.www.hannahmezzo.com

SARAH HUTCHISON(Ensemble)ProudNYGASP-erbothinNewYorkandontoursince2009!Otherrecentprojects:TennesseeWilliams’Not About Nightingales(EmpiricalTheatre);variousreadingsattheBMILehmanEngelMusicalTheatreWorkshop;andrecordingprojectsatAvatarStudiosandwithGrammyAward-winningsoundengineer/producerMikaelin“Blue”BlueSpruce.Sheisgratefulforheramazingfamilyandfriends’continuedloveandsupport.GraduateofMuhlenbergCollege.ProudmemberofActors’EquityandthePatrickPageStudio.“Keepcalmandpatteron...”

DAVID MACALUSO(Ko-Ko)AgraduateofManhattanSchoolofMusic,Davidhasperformedinnewworks,recordings,andmusicalsthroughouttheUS,Off-Broadway,andabroad.Hewasmanagingproducer/performer/collaborativedirectorinNYGASP’sCox & Box.CreditsincludeSirJoseph/ButtercupinNYDramaDeskAward-nominatedPinafore!(VortexTheater)andRobinOakapple/co-produceroftheinternationally-acclaimedHouse of MurgatroydattheInternationalG&SFestivalinEngland.FavoriterolesincludeKo-Ko,Strephon,Grosvenor,Luiz,Molina(Spiderwoman),Falke(Fledermaus).VisitDMac.info

JOHN CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN(Nanki-Poo)NYGASPsince2013debutinThe MikadoatNYCityCenter.RecentlyseeninPrincess IdaatNYUSkirballCenter.Regional:Passion(ArdenTheatreCo.),My Fair Lady (CardinalStage),Once Upon a Mattress(PrincetonMusicFestival)NewYork:Hard Times,Peter/Wendy,McGoldrick’s Thread,The Biscuit Club(TheCellTheater,ResidentArtist).OriginallyfromHammond,IN,hestudiedmusicatIndianaUniversityJacobsSchoolofMusic.www.jcmclaughlin.com

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JAMES MILLS(Ensemble)hasworkedwithNYGASPformorethanadecade,performingtheentireG&Scanon,aswellasstagemanaging,techdirecting,andassociatedirecting.RecentlyseenasJackPoint(Yeomen)andJohnWellingtonWells(Sorcerer),othernotableNYGASProlesincludeMajor-GeneralStanley(Pirates),ReginaldBunthorne(Patience),LordChancellor(Iolanthe),andSirJosephPorter(HMS Pinafore).Jamesisco-starandco-writeroftheall-newdragmusical,The Hell’s Kitchenettes,andalsoworksasastagedirectorfortheCollegeLightOperaCompanyinFalmouth,MA,whereherecentlymountedPirates of PenzanceandtheCLOCJubileeGala.HeisaproudmemberofAEA.

LANCE OLDS(Ensemble)NYGASPsince1997:11ofthe13(allbutGrand DukeandSorcerer).LancemarriedcompanymemberLaurenWenegrat10yearsagoandtheyaretheproudparentsofAnwynandDeclan.FirstnationaltourFootloose(understudiedChristianBorle).Off-Broadway:Mark Twain’s Blues.Regional:KennedyCenter,SeattleRep,WestonPlayhouse.Film/TV:MTV’s“EyeCandy,”Far from Heaven,ballroomdancedinEnchanted,StepfordWives,Mona Lisa Smile,Kate & Leopold.On-cameraandsinger/songwriterclipsatwww.lanceolds.com

KENDRICK PIFER(Ensemble)SopranoKendrickPiferisthrilledtobemakingherdebutwithNYGASPthisseason!Piferhasadiverserepertoireofcontemporaryandtraditionalmusicaltheatre,opera,andartsong.FavoritepastcreditsincludeMi(Das land des Lächelns),Alysha(Moving Right Along:The World of Jeff Blumenkrantz),aSoloist(Side by Side by Sondheim),andHopeHarcourt(Anything Goes).SheisanalumnusofManhattanSchoolofMusicwhereshestudiedclassicalvoicewithNeilRosenshein.

CHRIS-IAN SANCHEZ(Ensemble)NYGASPsince2004:entireG&Scanon!OthercreditsincludePassing It On(CoconutGrovePlayhousewithLenCariou),GastoneinLa Traviata(QueensSymphonyOrchestra),ThuyinMiss Saigon(Actor’sPlayhouse-Carbonellnomination,VirginiaMusicTheatre,CarouselDinnerTheatre,andSurflightTheatre!),Mereb(Aida),Judah(Joseph),Roger(Grease)andTommyKeelerinAnnie Get Your Gun(SurflightTheatre),andJamestheElderinJesus Christ Superstar(K.C.StarlightTheatre).WorkedwithNYCityOperainDead Man Walking,Carmen,andL’Etoile.

SARAH CALDWELL SMITH(Yum-Yum)DebutwithNYGASP:Mabel(Pirates of Penzance)atNewYorkCityCenter.Smith’sprincipalrolesincludethetitleroleinPatience,Yum-Yum(Mikado),RoseMaybud(Ruddigore),Gianetta(Gondoliers),andConstance(Sorcerer)amongothers.ShealsotourswithNYGASP’saward-winningcabaret,I’ve Got a Little Twist.NYC:CityCenterEncores!(Music in the Air),VHRPLIVE!(titlerolesinNaughty MariettaandThe Fortune Teller,GraceHolbrookinThe Princess Pat,GretcheninThe Red Mill),AveryFishersolodebutasInfantCasmira(Candide)withNationalChorale,Blondchen(Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio).

VIET VO(Ensemble)isEXTREMELYhonoredtobebackworkingwithNYGASP!OriginallyfromHawaii,hehassurvived12yearsinNYC.Hewasabusinessmarketingmajorbeforehebrokeupwiththeprogramandshockedhisparentsbypursuingactingprofessionally(Sorry,MomandDad).THEATRE:Evita,A Christmas Story,In the Soundless Awe,Fishing for Wives.TV/FILM:“LOST,”“TheBlacklist,”“KimJongStyle,”“MANIFEST.”AHugeMahalonuiloatoDavid,Al,andCast.Mom,Dad—thankyouforlettingmefly.Lina—thankyouforteachingmetofly.

ANGELA CHRISTINE SMITH(Ensemble)SmithhascompletedtheG&ScanonandrolesincludeDameHannah,Katisha,QueenoftheFairies,LittleButtercup,Ruth,LadyBlanche,LadyJane,DameCarruthers,DuchessofPlaza-Toro,BaronessvonKrakenfeldt,andMrs.Partlet.SheisaproudmemberofNYGASP’saward-winningcabaretshowI’ve Got a Little Twist.AdditionalcreditsincludethetitleroleinThe Princess PatwiththeVictorHerbert

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RenaissanceProjectLIVE,;recipientoftheIsaacAsimovAwardforArtisticAchievement,ArdeaArts,OperaSingersInitiative,BelleayreFestivalOpera,LightOperaofNewYork(LOONY),OperaSaratoga,andOperaDelaware.

MATTHEW WAGES(Pooh-Bah)beganhisprofessionalendeavorsinOpéraComiquewithNYGASP,andrecentlycompletedtheentireG&Scanon.‘DramatisPersonae’:WilfredShadbolt(Yeomen of the Guard),SirDespard(Ruddigore),Pooh-Bah/Carte(Mikado),SirMarmaduke(The Sorcerer),Florian(Princess Ida),Bouncer(Cox & Box),LordMountararat(Iolanthe),GiuseppePalmieri(Gondoliers),MajorMurgatroyd(Patience),DickDeadeye&BillBobstay(H.M.S.Pinafore),SergeantofPolice&Samuel(Pirates of Penzance),SirRoderic(Ruddygore:Revisited)attheInternationalG&SFestivalinHarrogate,UK,I’ve Got A Little Twist,andprincipalbasswithVHRP,Live!

CHRIS WHITE(The Mikado)ChrisisagraduateofWebsterConservatory.HisfavoriteclassicalcreditsincludeTitus Andronicus(ShakespeareTheatreofNewJersey),Love’s Labour’s Lost(TheatreatMonmouth),andJulius Caesar,Comedy of Errors(NebraskaShakespeare).ChrishasalsotouredthecountryinOf Ebony Embers,asoloplaychroniclingthelivesoffourHarlemRenaissanceartists.HighlightsofChris’musicalcreditsincludeA Funny Thing...Forum,Little Shop of Horrors,Smokey Joe’s Cafe,andliveproductionsatWaltDisneyWorldandHongKongDisneyland.FollowChris’artisticadventuresonIG:@chriswhiteonstage!

ALBERT BERGERET(Founder/Artistic Director/General Manager)Bergeretisacareer-longprofessionalspecialistintheworksofGilbert&Sullivan,havingperformed,staged,conducted,anddesignedeveryoperaintherepertoireovera40-yearperiod.HehasdirectedG&Sproductionsforuniversitystudentsandresidencyprogramsforelementaryschools.Hehasbeenhailedas“TheleadingcustodianoftheG&Sclassics”byNew York Magazine(PeterDavis)andhisworkasbothstageandmusicaldirectorhasbeenwidelyacclaimedinthepressbothinNewYorkandontourthroughouttheUS,Canada,andtheUK.BergeretfoundedNYGASPin1974andhasservedasartisticdirector/generalmanagersinceitsinception.Hehasconductedandstagedall13worksintheG&Scanonaswellasthecompany’ssmash-hitproductionofGeorgeGershwin’sOf Thee I Sing.HehasconductedprogramswiththeBuffaloPhilharmonic,OrchestraLondoninOntario,NorthwestIndianaSymphony,andtheEriePhilharmonicinaprogramfeaturingMetropolitanOperabaritoneRobertGoodloe.WithNYGASP,hehasalsoconductedanddirectedsuchdiversepersonalitiesasHalLinden,SteveAllen,JohnAstin,PatCarroll,NoelHarrison,JohnRubenstein,LouisQuilico,LandoBartolini,andJohnReed,O.B.E.

ANNETTE DIELI(Assistant Stage Manager and Wardrobe)EntireGilbertandSullivancanonwithNYGASP!HartfordStageCompany(runningcrew),BronxOpera(props,costumeassistant),propsforOutofTheBoxTheaterCompany.Stagemanagerandpropsforanewmusical,It’s a Brand New World,withThreeActTheaterCompany.Artisticdirectorofherownpuppetcompany.

KELVIN MOON LOH(Assistant Director)hasdirectedandchoreographedforMCCTheaterFreshPlays,HyperAwareTheaterCo.,GladshotProductions,andnumerousMAC-nominatedcabaretperformances.KelvinisthebookwriterforMatchmaker Matchmaker I’m Willing to SettlewhichwasperformedatA.R.T.SecondStageandNYMF.Asaperformer,KelvinwasrecentlyseeninThe SpongeBob MusicalinChicago,The King and I(Broadway/LincolnCenter),Side Show(Broadway/St.James),Here Lies Love(PublicTheater),andAmerican Idiot(1stnationaltour).ThankyouNYGASPandmylove,Anthony.www.KelvinMoon.com

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JOSEPH RUBIN(Director of Administration & Box Office)isanexpertonAmericanmusic1890-1949andrecentlycompletedaconcerttourofOver There:The Music of World War IcommemoratingthecentennialoftheArmistice.AnativeofCanton,Ohio,hefoundedtheCantonComicOperaCo.in2003andhasrestoredandconductedsuchforgottenAmericanoperettasasThe Prince of Pilsen,Madame Sherry,The Rose of Algeria,andtheoriginal1902The Wizard of Oz.RubinisalsothecuratorofTheTedLewisMuseum(Circleville,OH).Upcomingconcerts:“I’llSeeYouinMyDreams:TheMusicofIshamJones”andatributetoHalKempandhisorchestra.www.josephnrubin.com

JOSHUA STRONE(Production Stage Manager)isagraduateofUniversityofMiamiintheatrearts,motionpictures,andmusicbusinessandentertainmentindustries(2015).JoshuafirstappearedwithNYGASPin2005,performinginGondoliersandYeomen of the Guard.Sincethen,hehasworkedasassociateproducerforWriteActEastSide,QuantumEntertainment,andGregShaffertProductions,servingasanagentforChitaRiveraandJackieEvancho,aswellasbeingthehousemanagerandeventservicescoordinatorforBCPA.HeisexcitedtobringtheculminationofhisskillsbacktoNYGASPastheirproductionstagemanager.

DAVID WANNEN(Executive Director/Producer)isagraduateoftheEastmanSchoolofMusicinvocalperformanceandholdsapostbaccalaureateinbusinessfromColumbiaUniversity.WannenisaveteranoftheNYGASPstageandamemberoftheNYGASPboardofdirectors.Since2007–08hehasbeenthesoleofficialrepresentativeofthecompanyinthenationaltouringmarket.Wannenisproduceroftheall-new,criticallyacclaimedproductionofThe Mikado,andco-producerofI’ve Got a Little Twist,NYGASP’soriginalcabaret.HisotherresponsibilitiesforNYGASPincludefundraising,marketing,boarddevelopment,andstrategicplanning.WannenispastpresidentofNorthAmericanPerformingArtsManagersandAgents,recentlycompletingsixyearsofserviceasanofficeroftheboard.

BENJAMIN WEILL(Lighting Designer)BenjaminWeillisthrilledtobebackforhisfifthseasonasresidentlightingdesignerforNYGASP.HeistherecipientoftheBroadwayWorldNewJerseyawardforBestLightingDesignofaMusical.HewasrecentlyinvolvedinEmma:The Musical-availableonStreamingMusicals.com.OthershowsincludeThe Pirates of Penzance,HMS Pinafore,Fiddler on the Roof,Les Misérables,Ruddigore,South Pacific,…Charlie Brown,Songs for a New World,The Diary of Anne Frank,Into the Woods,Book of Days,The Crucible,Cloud 9,andCyrano de Bergerac.www.benjaminweilldesign.com

GAIL J. WOFFORD(Costume Designer/Co-Founder of NYGASP)holdsaMasterofArtsintheatreartsfromTexasTechUniversity.Asresidentcostumedesigner,shedesignedandconstructedcostumesforThe Mikado,The Pirates of Penzance,H.M.S.Pinafore,The Yeomen of the Guard,Iolanthe,Trial by Jury,andotheroperettas.GailwascostumecoordinatorforN.J.StateOperafor12yearsandheadofwardrobefortheNYGrandOpera.ShehasexecutedprojectsforWNET,Channel13,NationalTourofDreamgirls,thefilmMission Apollo,andworkedwithnumerousoperacompaniesthroughouttheUS.

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byDavidAuxier-LoyolaandDavidWannen

Whenits132-yearhistoryistakenintoaccount,The Mikadoisundoubtedlythemostpopularpieceofmusicaltheatreofalltime.Fordecades,aproductionofG&S’ssatiricaloperacouldbeseensomewhereintheEnglish-speakingworldeverydayoftheyear.Itslibrettohasfounditswayintoourlanguagewithexpressionssuchasthe“grandPooh-Bah”and“Letthepunishmentfitthecrime.”Severalfilmshavebeenmadeoforaboutthework,includingMikeLeigh’s1999filmTopsy-Turvy,whichpresentedanintimateportraitofthecharactersofSirW.S.Gilbert,SirArthurSullivan,andtherepertorycastoftheoriginalD’OylyCarteOperaCompanyfollowingG&S’sinspirationanddevelopmentoftheveryfirstMikadoproduction.

Recently,agreatdealofcontroversyhasarisenaroundThe MikadoinNewYorkandinothercitiesacrosstheUSIn2015,whentheAsian-Americancommunityraisedconcernsoverrepresentationandcasting,NYGASPlistenedforasimplereason–itwastherightthingtodo.Webelievedthat,withthenecessarytimeandeffort,wecoulddevelopanewwaytopresentThe Mikado,onethatperformersandaudiencesfromallbackgroundswouldenjoy.

Wealsoknewwehadtomaintaintheartisticintegrityofthepiece.Somelife-longfansofGilbertandSullivanexpressedconcernsaboutlosingaclassicpartoftheG&Srepertoire,orsufferingchangestoThe Mikadothatwouldrenderthecomicoperaunrecognizable.NYGASPworkedwithAsian-Americanartsleaderstobuildaninclusivecastandcreativeteam,andtoinstitutenewperformancepracticesforthecurrentproduction–allwhilestrivingtoupholdThe Mikado’scharacters,storytelling,themes,andmostofall,itsuniversalsatireofhumannature.

OscarWilde,acontemporaryofGilbert’sandafanofG&S,wrotethat“LifeimitatesArtfarmorethanArtimitatesLife”(TheDecayofLying).WhenitcomestoThe Mikadoandtheworldwearelivingintoday,itseemsWilde’sproclamationisproventrue.ImbeddedinthecontroversyisaquintessentialGilbertianirony–presentingThe Mikadoprovidesastageforexploringthebroaderissuesofrace,equity,diversity,andinclusioninourworld.Wearealltooawarethatourpoliticsaretoooftendominatedbypolarizedidentitiesandideologiesthattemptustohunkerdowninsocialmedia-fueledtrenchesfilledwithlike-mindedacquaintanceswhoonlyreinforceourthinking.

Insteadofsuccumbingtothistemptation,NYGASPreachedouttonewcolleaguesfromdiversebackgroundstodeviseasolutionworthyofthechallengebeforeus.Ourcostumes,choreography,anddirectionarecompletelyoriginal–unrestrictedbythetraditionsofpastperformancepractice.Mostimportantly,therepresentationoflifeonstageisnolongeradepictionofJapanesepeople,butratherafantasticalportraitofVictoriansinadreamworldthatisinspiredbytheJapaneseculturecaptivatingEnglandatthetimeofThe Mikado’screation.

Whilewecan’tspeakforothers,thoseinvolvedinoureffortshaveagreedthatthewrittenlibrettorequiredverylittlerevision.TherearemomentsthatclearlyshowGilbertwasamanofthe19thcenturywithphrases,forexample,thatmakecommentsabout“Japaneseattitudes.”Consequently,weareinstitutingrevisionstothosereferencesarepartofthenewperformancepractice.

Ourcompanyhasalso,foritsentirehistory,firmlyheldthebeliefthatmoderntopicalreferencesareappropriatetomaketheaudience’sexperienceasimmediateasitwasfortheaudiencesofthe19thcentury.LondonerswouldhaveunderstoodmanyofGilbert’sreferencestopopularfiguresandplacesofthetime.Webelievethattheatreisalivingmediumandthatjudiciousrevisionsareappropriate,whethertheybeforreasonsofentertainment,understanding,orchangingculturalsensibilities.

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However,itistheuniversaltruthofThe Mikadothathasenduredanddelightedusthroughthedecades.Thereisnothingmoreuniversalthandeath,andinThe Mikado,Gilbert’sdarkhumormakesuslaughatthismostcommonofallaspectsofthehumancondition.Vanity,actingbeforethinkingoftheconsequences,theartificesofsocialbehavior,thecorruptinginfluenceofpower,andmanyothereasilyidentifiablefoiblesarealltheobjectsofGilbert’swit.Arethesenotdeliciouslytopicalintoday’ssocio-politicalenvironment?

Addtothisheadymixtureanelementofgenuinepathosforthepiece’svillainessandonequicklyrecognizeswhythisstorystillintriguesandfascinatesusmorethan130yearsafteritscreation.

WehopeyouenjoyournewproductionofThe Mikado.PleasepassyourloveofGilbert&Sullivantoouryouthsothattheymaysingitsbeauty“withjoyousshoutandringingcheer”fortheagestocome.

Nowinits44thyearofoperation,NewYorkGilbert&SullivanPlayers(NYGASP)isAmerica’spreeminentprofessionalGilbert&Sullivanrepertoryensemble.UnderthedynamicleadershipofArtisticDirectorAlbertBergeret,whohasbeenhailedas“theleadingcustodianoftheG&Sclassics”byNew York Magazine,NYGASPhascreateditsownspecialnicheintheculturalmosaicofNewYorkCityandthenation.Sinceitsfoundingin1974,thecompanyhaspresentedover2000performancesoftheG&SmasterpiecesthroughouttheUS,Canada,andtheUK,captivatingaudiencesofallages.

Bergeret’svisionforhiscompany’smissionisclear–tobuildandmaintainanensembleofprofessionalrepertorysingers,actors,dancers,andmusiciansdedicatedtobringingqualityperformancesoftheGilbert&Sullivanmasterpiecestoaswideanaudienceaspossible.Todoso,hehasdevelopedauniqueblendofcreativespontaneityandclassicalprecisionwhichisneitherrevisionistinnaturenormiredintherigidityofthemoretypicalviewof“tradition.”NYGASP’sproductionsarechargedwithcontemporaryenergywhileretainingthattraditionalrespectfortheshowsthemselveswhichissoimportanttoGilbert&Sullivanenthusiasts.Theuseofelaborate,butrelevant,choreographyandmovementareparticularlyimportantelements.Wherepossible,topicalreferencesfromthe19thcenturyareupdatedwhentheoriginalintentwouldbelostonamodernmusicaltheatreaudience,butwithoutdisturbingtheshapeorscopeofthematerialaswritten.Gilbert’ssatireofhumanfoiblesandsophisticatedwitremainintact,whileSullivan’sevocativescores,whichneednorevisionatall,aregiventhefullrangeofvocalandorchestralcolorforwhichtheycall.

Thecompanyhasinitsrepertory13differentcompleteG&Soperettas(cast,orchestra,andcrewof50-80people),specialversionsofthemostpopularoperettasdesignedforchildren’saudiences,andavarietyofcharmingconcertprogramscreatedespeciallyforNYGASP’s“Wand’ringMinstrels”ensemble.

Thecompany’srecognitionandstaturecontinuetogrow.In2002,thecompanymounteditsfirsttriumphantseasonatNewYork’svenerableCityCenter,playingthreeofitsmostpopularproductionstomorethan20,000G&Senthusiastsinthreeweeks.NYGASPhasnowplayedatotalofnineseasonsontheCityCenterstage.

NYGASP’sannualNewYorkseasonhasincludedperformancesatthePeterNortonSymphonySpaceonManhattan’sUpperWestSidesince1978.NYGASPisperformingattwovenuesforthe2018-19season,theMarjorieS.DeaneLittleTheatreandtheKayePlayhouseatHunterCollege.ProductionsincludeThe Yeomen of the Guard,The Pirates of Penzance,andaVictoriandoublebillofAges AgoandMr. Jericho.

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Thecompany’scelebratedensembleofG&Sexperts,developedbyintroducingnewsingerseachyearfromNewYork’simmensepoolofvocalandtheatricaltalent,hascollaboratedwithsuchguestartistsasworld-renownedG&SexponentthelateJohnReed,O.B.E.,innumerouscomicbaritoneroles,TonywinnerJohnRubinsteinandFrankGorshinbothasKingGamainPrincess Ida,JohnAstinasSirJosephinH.M.S.Pinafore,HalLindenandNoelHarrisonastheMajorGeneralinThe Pirates of Penzance,PatCarrollasLittleButtercupinH.M.S.Pinafore,andSteveAllenasThe Mikado.

Thecompanyhasalsoproducedauniquecabaretact.I’ve Got a Little Twist,createdanddirectedbyNYGASPprincipalDavidAuxier-Loyola,wona2010BistroAward,iscurrentlytouringthroughoutthecountry,andappearedinLincolnCenter’s2011Atriumseries.“TakeGilbert&Sullivan,addaTWISTofBroadway,andstir!”isTwist’srecipe.Highlightingmusicaltheatre’srootsinGilbert&Sullivan,theshowisentertainingforallages.

Touringactivitiescontinuethroughouttheyear,frequentlyfeaturingproductionsfromtheNewYorkseason.In2010,NYGASPwaspartoftheInternationalGilbert&SullivanFestivalinGettysburg,PA.Thecompanyreturnedin2014totheInternationalGilbert&SullivanFestivalinHarrogate,England.NYGASP’s2019toursbringsthecompanytovenuesthroughouttheWestandMidwest.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 20197:30 PMOHIO THEATRE

PILOBOLUS“SHADOWLAND: THE NEW ADVENTURE”

Shadowland: The New Adventure was created by StevenBanksRenéeJaworski

MattKentItamarKubovy

in collaboration with original cast members ShawnFitzgeraldAhernAntoineBanks-Sullivan

KrystalButlerBenjaminCoalterJordanKristonDerionLomanSayerMansfield

TeoSpencerMikeTyus

Original music by DavidPoe

Additional Sound Design by DavidVanTieghem

Performed by NathanielBuchsbaumKrystalButlerQuincyEllis

HeatherFavrettoMarlonFelizMistralHayTeoSpencerJacobMichaelWarren

Touring:IMGArtists·+1.212.994.3500·imgartists.comGeneral inquiries:+1.860.868.0538·[email protected]

Shadowland Tour Marketing and Publicity:CMajorMarketing,Inc.PILOBOLUS.ORG

MajorsupportforPilobolusArtisticProgrammingprovidedbythe

NationalEndowmentfortheArts,whichbelievesthatagreatnation

deservesgreatart,andbyTheShubertFoundation.

Lighting DesignThomWeaver

Set Design GregoryLaffey

Costume DesignAndreaLauer

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“Shadowland:TheNewAdventure”usesexplorationofmixedmediatotellalovestoryabouttwopeopleandtheirquixoticquesttosaveanimaginarybird.Employinganimation,video,andshadow-theater,thismadcapadventuredipsitstoeintothegenresofsciencefiction,filmnoir,andromanticcomedy.“TheNewAdventure”hastouredtheglobebuthasrarelybeenseenintheUS,makingthisaspecialtreatforlocalaudiences.

For47years,Pilobolushastestedthelimitsofhumanphysicalitytoexplorethebeautyandthepowerofconnectedbodies.Wecontinuetobringthistraditiontoglobalaudiencesthroughourpost-disciplinarycollaborationswithsomeofthegreatestinfluencers,thinkers,andcreatorsintheworld.Now,inourdigitallydrivenandincreasinglymediatedlandscape,wealsoreachbeyondperformancetoteachpeoplehowtoconnectthroughdesignedliveexperiences.Webringourdecadesofexpertisetellingstorieswiththehumanformtoshowdiversecommunities,brands,andorganizationshowtomaximizegroupcreativity,solveproblems,createsurprise,andgeneratejoythroughthepowerofnonverbalcommunication.

Pilobolushascreatedandtouredmorethan120piecesofrepertorytomorethan65countries.Wecurrentlyperformourworkformorethan300,000peopleacrosstheUSandaroundtheworldeachyear.Inthelastyear,Piloboluswasfeaturedon“TheLateShowwithStephenColbert,”NBC’s“TODAYShow,”MTV’sVideoMusicAwards,“TheHarryConnickShow,”ABC’s“TheChew,”andtheCWnetwork’s“Penn&Teller:FoolUs.”Pilobolushasbeenrecognizedwithmanyprestigioushonors,includingaTEDFellowship,a2012Grammy®Awardnomination,aPrimetimeEmmy®AwardforOutstandingAchievementinCulturalProgramming,andseveralCannesLionAwardsattheInternationalFestivalofCreativity.In2015,PiloboluswasnamedoneofDanceHeritageCoalition’s“IrreplaceableDanceTreasures.”Pilobolushascollaboratedwithmorethan25brandsandorganizationsinfinance,retail,media,fashion,sports,andmoretocreatebespokeperformancesfortelevision,film,andliveevents.

Moreinformationatwww.pilobolus.orgfacebook.com/PilobolusDanceinstagram@Pilobolustwitter@Pilobolus

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NATHANIEL BUCHSBAUM (Dancer)wasborninPittsburgh,PA,andrealizedhisloveformovementwhileattendinghighschoolinFlorida.HeworkedasaguestartistwiththeTallahasseeBallet,andin2011,graduatedfromFloridaStateUniversitywithaBFAindance.NathanielhashadthepleasureofworkingwithKineticArchitecture,AmalgamateDanceCompany,GerriHoulihan,MarthaClarke,BrianBrooksMovingCompany,andDougElkins.HischoreographyhasbeenfeaturedintheNewGroundsDanceFestival,theFivebyFiveeventinTampa,andtheAmalgamateArtistSeriesinNewYork.NathanielishonoredtohavejoinedPilobolus’s“Shadowland”in2012.

KRYSTALBUTLER(Dancer)beganhertrainingatDukeEllingtonSchooloftheArtsunderthedirectionofSandraFortuneandCharlesAuginsinWashington,DC.ShecontinuedhereducationatLongIslandUniversityandearnedaBFAindance.KrystalwasascholarshipstudentatAileySchoolSummerIntensive,AmericanDanceFestival,EarlMosley’sInstituteoftheArts,andArkeDanza.ShewasamemberofINSPIRIT,adancecompany,andForcesofNatureDanceTheater.SincejoiningPilobolusin2010,Krystalhastouredandperformedinmorethan30countrieswiththeevening-lengthshows“Magnifico,”“Shadowland,”and“Shadowland:TheNewAdventure,”aswellasnumerousrepertoryworksspanningthecompany’s48-yearhistory.

QUINCYELLIS(Dancer)wasborninWaterville,Maine,andspenthisyouthingymnasticsandfigureskating.HeearnedaBFAinactingfromEmersonCollege,andfornineyears,hasworkedasbothanactoranddancerinNewYorkCity.HehasworkedwithcompaniessuchasTheMoveShop,CaliinceDance,DeFunesDance,andTheatreRaleighamongothers.Quincyhasalsobeenluckyenoughtotourandteachinternationally,bothasadancerandactor.Hisownwork,“Savor,”wasrecentlyproducedinNewYorkCity.He’sthrilledtojointhecastof“Shadowland”andisincrediblyhonoredtobeworkingwithPilobolus.

HEATHERFAVRETTO(Dancer/DanceCaptain)grewupinNewJerseywhereherhyperactivityasachilddroveherparentstoplaceherindanceclasses.Yearslater,shereceivedherBFAindancefromRutgersUniversityandwasawardedtheDanceExpressHonorforoutstandingchoreography.Upongraduation,sheworkedforDouglasDunnandDancers,CleoMackDanceProject,andNaganumaDance,whileproducingherownworkinandaroundNYC.ShejoinedPilobolusin2010toworkonamusicaladaptationofJames and the Giant PeachwithAcademyAward-winningcomposersPasekandPaul.ShehassincehelpedcreatenumerousworkswithPilobolusanditscollaborators.Shehashadthepleasureandhonorofperforminginmorethan30countries,aswellason“TheLateShowwithStephenColbert”and“TheTodayShowwithKathieLeeandHoda!”Itcontinuestobeawildride,andHeatheristrulyelatedtobesharingherloveofartandtheatrewithallofyoutonight!

MARLONFELIZ (Dancer)wasbornintheDominicanRepublicandraisedinMiami,whereshestudiedclassicalballetandmoderndancetechniquesatNewWorldSchooloftheArtsHighSchoolwhileexploringjazz,hiphop,andlyricaldanceatalocalstudio.MarlonlatergraduatedfromNYUTischSchooloftheArtswithaBFAindanceperformanceandchoreography.ShealsotrainedattheJoffreyBallet,CedarLakeContemporaryBallet,andNorthwestDanceProject,andworkedwithH.T.ChenandDancers,HumanKineticsMovementArts,TheMovingBeautySeries,andperformedonboardRoyalCaribbean’sLegendoftheSeas.ShethanksherfamilyforsupportingherpassionfordanceandwasthrilledtojointheincrediblePilobolusfamilyin2014.

MISTRALHAYhailsfromLancaster,PA,andgrewuponballet,traininginbothCecchettiandVaganovastyles.MistralcontinuedherdanceeducationatSUNYPurchaseCollegeandnowworksasadancer,yogateacher,andaerialistoutofNewYorkCity.ShehashadthepleasureofworkingwithAlisonChase/Performance,CompanyStefanieBattenBland,andManuel

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VignoulleM/motions.MistralhasperformedwithPilobolussince2010,includingaprojectthathelpedthembreaktheworldrecordformostpeopletofitinsideaMiniCooper(26people).Mistralishonoredtohavejoined“Shadowland:TheNewAdventure”in2016.

TEOSPENCER(Dancer),aVermontnative,studiedattheUniversityofSanMartininArgentina,wherehespecializedinaerialfabric.Aftercompletinghisstudies,TeoperformedwithFuerzaBrutaandPrixDami.HiscreditsincludeaperformanceforthepresidencyofArgentinaandtheawardof“bestoverallperformance”attheDenverAerialArtsFestival.TeoreturnedtoNorthAmericawithapassionforcombiningcircusanddance,andaftercompletingayearwithPilobolusasanapprentice,wasacollaboratorinthecreationof“Shadowland:TheNewAdventure”in2016.

JACOBMICHAELWARREN(Dancer/DanceCaptain)wasborninSanFrancisco,andraisedinBoston,wherehebegantapdancing.Tapgavewaytoballetandmoderndance,andin2009,JakegraduatedfromMarymountManhattanCollegewithaBFAindance.Sincegraduation,JakehasperformedinNewYorkandaroundtheworldwithArmitageGone!Dance,TheStepsonBroadwayEnsemble,TakeDance,andPilobolus’s“Shadowland.”Hehasdonemultiplefilm,musical,andtheatricalprojectsincludingWind&Tree,afilmbyAbeAbraham,andPromise,anexperimentaltheatrepiecewithChrisD’AmboiseandJedBernstein.Jakeisalsoadedicatedmusician,andafoundingmemberofTheHarmonicaLewinskies,aNYC-basedblues/rockband.

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ITAMARKUBOVY(ExecutiveProducer)overseesthemanymovingpartsofPilobolus.AfterjoiningPilobolusin2004,hefoundeditsacclaimedInternationalCollaboratorsProject,aprogramthatinvitesartistsandthinkersfromdiversefieldstoparticipateinPilobolus’scollaborativechoreographicprocess.HealsogrewthebusinessofPilobolusCreativeServices,collaboratingwithclientstodevelopcustommovementandstorytellingforfilm,advertising,publishing,andcorporateevents.ItamarwasborninIsraelandgrewupinNewHaven,wherehestudiedphilosophyatYale.PriortojoiningPilobolus,herantheatersinGermanyandSweden,directedplaysbyJohnGuare,co-directedthe2002seasonfinaleof“TheWestWing,”andmadeafilm,Upheaval,starringFrancesMcDormand.

RENÉEJAWORSKI(Co-ArtisticDirector)receivedherBFAfromtheUniversityoftheArtsinPhiladelphia.Upongraduating,shebeganworkwithMOMIX,performingandteachingthroughouttheworldaswellascreatingherownworkinPhiladelphia.ShebeganperformingwithPilobolusin2000.Renéehasservedaschoreographerandcreatorforexcitingprojectsandcollaborationssuchasthe79thAnnualAcademyAwards,theGrammy®-nominatedvideoforOKGo’s“AllisNotLost,”“RadiolabLive:IntheDark,”andhasworkedwithmyriadoutsideartiststhroughtheInternationalCollaborator’sProject.In2010,heralmamaterhonoredherwiththeUniversity’sSilverStarAlumniAwardforherworkasanartistinthefieldofdance.RenéelivesinConnecticutwithherhusbandanddaughter.

MATTKENT(Co-ArtisticDirector)hasworkedwithPilobolussince1996asadancer,collaborator,creativedirector,andchoreographer.PastPilobolusprojectsincludeheadchoreographerforAndreHeller’s“Magnifico,”alarge-scalecircusproduction;choreographerforaSportsEmmy-nominatedteasercreatedincollaborationwiththeNFLnetwork;andchoreographerforatelevisionappearanceon“LateNightwithConanO’Brien.”HisworkforPilobolusonShakespeare’sTheTempest,co-directedbyTellerandAaronPosner,wasnominatedforBestChoreographybytheL.A.DramaCriticsCircle.OutsideofPilobolus,hehasworkedaszombiechoreographerforAMC’shitseries“TheWalkingDead;”asmovementconsultantontheDuncanSheikmusical,WhisperHouse;andcreatedfamilyandchildren’sperformanceswithRobKapilow.MattlivesinConnecticutwithhiswifeandtwosons.

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STEVENBANKS(CreativeCollaborator)Emmy-nominatedheadwriterof“SpongeBobSquarepants.”Hewroteandstarredinthecriticallyacclaimedone-manplayHomeEntertainmentCenterwhichairedonShowtimeandwonL.A.Weekly,Drama-Logue,andBayAreaCritic’sCircleAwardsandisfeaturedonHULU.HealsocreatedandstarredinthenationalPBSseries“TheStevenBanksShow.”Hisyoungadultnovel,KingoftheCreeps,waspublishedbyKnopf.HisplaysincludeLove Tapes(co-writtenwithPennJilletteofPenn&Teller)andNewYorkproductionsofLookingatChristmasandAmericanLoveSexDeath.FilmandTVcreditsinclude“Mom,”MyCrazyEx-Girlfriend,TheAristocrats,and“TheJimmyKimmelShow.”HeiscurrentlycreatingashowforTheDisneyChannel.HeattendedRinglingBrothers&BarnumandBailey’sClownCollege.

DAVIDPOE(Composer)performed,composed,andproducedthemusicfor“Shadowland”and“Shadowland:TheNewAdventure.”HehastouredtheworldwiththelikesofBobDylan,JoanBaez,andToriAmos,andhissongshavebeenrecordedbyseveralotherartistsincludingT-BoneBurnett,CurtisStigers,OhLand,AnaMoura,ThomasDybdahl,GraceKelly,thecastof“Nashville,”GracePotter,andDarylHall.David’sworkalsoappearsinavarietyoffilmandtelevisionprojects.HehasscorednumerousfilmsandwasnamedacomposerfellowoftheSundanceInstitutein2009.SolorecordingsincludehismostrecenteffortGod&theGirl,aswellas“Shadowland”and“Shadowland:TheNewAdventure,”TheLateAlbum,LoveIsRed,TheCopier: MusicforCedarLakeContemporaryBallet,andhisself-titleddebutproducedbyT-BoneBurnett.Hearthemusicfromtonight’sperformanceatdavidpoemusic.com

DAVIDVANTIEGHEM(AdditionalSoundDesign)Broadway:Doubt,TheLyons,RomeoandJuliet,TheBigKnife,BornYesterday,Arcadia,TheNormalHeart,Reckless,AnEnemyofthePeople,Mrs.Warren’sProfession,ABehandinginSpokane,AManforAllSeasons,InherittheWind,Frozen,AfterMissJulie,JudgmentatNuremberg,TheConstantWife,TheCrucible,ThreeDaysofRain,TheBestMan.Off-Broadway:Wit,ThePianoLesson,ThroughaGlassDarkly,HowILearnedtoDrive.Film/TV:BuriedPrayers,WorkingGirls,“Penn&Teller,”“WoosterGroup.”Dance:TwylaTharp,DougVarone,ElizabethStreb,ElisaMonte,MichaelMoschen.Percussionist:LaurieAnderson,TalkingHeads,BrianEno,SteveReich.Awards/Nominations:DramaDesk,Obie,Bessie,Lortel,Guggenheim.CDs:ThrownforaLoop,StrangeCargo,SafetyinNumbers,TheseThingsHappen.

THOMWEAVER(LightingDesigner)studiedatCarnegie-MellonandYaleandhaspreviouslyworkedwithMattKentandPilobolusonTellerandAaronPosner’sTheTempestatChicagoShakespeareTheatre.InNY,hisworkhasbeenseenatNYSF/PublicTheatre,PrimaryStages,SignatureTheatre,Player’sTheatre(PlayDeadwithTeller),37ARTS(Frankenstein),CherryLane,LincolnCenterFestival,LincolnCenterInstitute,andSPF.ThomhasworkedregionallyatCenterStage,SyracuseStage,Huntington,MilwaukeeRep,ShakespeareTheatre,Asolo,TheatreJ,BerkshireTheatreFestival,Williamstown,FolgerTheatre,ClevelandPlayhouse,RoundhouseTheatre,CincinnatiPlayhouse,Hangar,SpoletoFestivalUSA,CityTheatre,VirginiaStage,PittsburghPublicTheatre,andYaleRep.ThomhasreceivedthreeBarrymoreAwards(21nominations),fourHelenHayesnominations,andtwoAUDELCOAwards.

GREGORYLAFFEY(SetDesign,ArtDirection)isadesignerandartistfromPittsburgh,PA.Hehasfocusedonstages,props,andcostumesfordancers,theater,andfilm.GregorynowlivesinNewYorkCityandhasbeenworkingonvariousPilobolusprojectssince2009.HisfavoritesincludethePilobolusprojects“Shadowland,”“RadiolabLive:IntheDark,”andeverythingthatenableshimtotraveltoothercountries.

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ANDREA LAUER(CostumeDesign)isacostume/setdesignerandfashionstylist.RecentcreditsincludeRedBull’sSchoolforScandalattheLucilleLortel,theGermanpremiereof“Shadowland:TheNewAdventure”byPilobolus,andMEOWROYALEinTasmania,Australia.HerworkhasbeenseenonBroadway(AmericanIdiot,BringItOn),aroundthecountry,andinternationally.UpcomingprojectsthisfallareMEOW’SPANDEMONIUMwiththeLondonPhilharmonicattheRoyalFestivalHall,andTheBlueprintMusicals,underthedirectionofTomRidgely,asite-specificpieceontheUSSIntrepidaspartofThePublic’sUndertheRadarFestivalwhereshewillbedoingsetsandcostumes.Alsoworkingasastylistforvariousartists,commercials,andpublications,herworkcanbeseeninRollingStone,Vogue,Interview,OUTMagazine,The52ndAnnualGrammyAwards,TheTonyAwards,redcarpetevents,andmusicvideos.

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Formorethan50years,TheTemptationshaveprospered,propellingpopularmusicwithaseries

ofsmashhitsandsold-outperformancesthroughouttheworld.

ThehistoryofTheTemptationsisthehistoryofcontemporaryAmericanpop.AnessentialcomponentoftheoriginalMotownmachine,TheTemptationsbegantheirmusicallifeinDetroitintheearly‘60s.However,itwasn’tuntil1964’s“TheWayYouDotheThingsYouDo,”writtenandproducedbySmokeyRobinson,turnedthemintostars.Anavalancheofhitsfollowed—“MyGirl,”“It’sGrowing,”“SinceILostMyBaby,”“GetReady,”“Ain’tTooProudtoBeg,”“BeautyIsonlySkinDeep,”and“IWishItWouldRain.”

Aboveandbeyondtheirfabulousvocals,theclassiclineupofOtisWilliams,MelvinFranklin,PaulWilliams,EddieKendricks,andDavidRuffin,becameknownfortheirsmooth-steppingandflawlesspresentations.“TheTemptationsWalk”becameastapleofAmericanstyle.

Whenthe‘60sand‘70sturnedpolitical,TheTemptationschangedtheirtone,dress,andmusicwithproducerNormanWhitfieldleadingtheway.HisTemptationshits,manyfeaturingDennisEdwardswhohadreplacedDavidRuffin,burnedwithintensity—“RunawayChild,”“CloudNine,”“ICan’tGetNexttoYou,”“PapaWasaRollingStone,”and“PsychedelicShack.”

Otherstellarsingers—RichardStreet,Ali-OllieWoodson,TheoPeoples—joined,addingtheirlustertothegroup’sgrowingfame.Nomatterthechangeinpersonnel,theyremainedtruetoTheTemptationstradition,survivingthewhimsoffashion,whetherdiscoortechno,andstucktotheirguns.“Greatsinging,”saidOtis,“willalwaysprevail.”

THE TEMPTATIONS AND THE FOUR TOPS

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THE TEMPTATIONS

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ThecurrentlineupconsistsofOtisWilliams,RonTyson,TerryWeeks,LarryBraggs,andWillieGreeneJr.

“Themorewechange,”saysveteranRonTyson,“themorewestaytruetoourselves.We’reaboutsingingstraight-upsoul.It’sastylethatwillliveonforever.”

“TheTempshavealwaysbeenknownforgreatleadsingers,”saysWilliams.“Today,wehavefourofthegreatestleadsintheproudhistoryofthegroup.”

ThesoaringvoiceofPhiladelphia-born-and-raisedRonTysonisperhapsthebesthightenorinthebusiness.

TerryWeeksgrewupinAlabamaandspenteightyearsintheAirForcebeforehischanceencounterwithOtisafteranacappellaauditiononaHollywoodstreetcorner.OtiswassoimpressedthathebroughthimintoTheTemptationsfamily.

LarryBraggsispassionate,powerful,andveryspiritual.Thesearealsotheattributesoftheamazingvoiceofthistwo-timeGrammy-nominatedartist.Cutfromthesameclothassomeoftheworld’sgreatestvocalists,Larryhasoneofthemostnotablevoicesinthebusiness.Withavocalrangeofmorethanthreeoctavesandacommandofthestagelikenoother,Larryhasbecomeoneofthemostelectrifyingentertainersontour.Thishasgainedhimtherespectandpraiseofhispeersandfansallovertheworld.

WillieGreeneisabassvocalistwhowasborninBirmingham,Alabama.Intheearly‘60s,WilliefirstsawTheTemptationson“TheLloydThaxtonShow”singing“TheWayYouDotheThingsYouDo”and“GetReady.”Eventhoughhewasjustachild,heknewhewasaTemptationforever.HehasrecordedandperformedwithLyleLovett,RyCooder,DollyParton,JohnFogerty,andGeorgeHarrison.

In2018,TheTemptationsarrivedontheGreatWhiteWayforAin’t Too Proud,anelectrifyingnewmusicalaboutthelifeandtimesofTheTemptations,“thegreatestR&Bgroupofalltime”(Billboard Magazine,2017).

THE FOUR TOPS

OriginallycalledTheFourAims,thegrouprecordedtheirfirstsinglein1956,andspentsevenyearsontheroadandinnightclubs,singingpop,blues,Broadway,andmostlyfour-partharmonyjazz.WhenMotown’sBerryGordyJr.foundouttheyhadhustledanational“TonightShow”appearance,hesignedthemwithoutanauditiontobethemarqueeactforthecompany’sWorkshopJazzlabel.Thatprovedshort-lived,andLeviStubbs’powerhousebaritoneleadandtheexquisiteharmoniesofAbdul“Duke”Fakir,RenaldoBenson,andLawrencePaytonstartedmakingonesmashafteranotherwiththewriting/producingtrioofHolland/Dozier/Holland.

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TheirfirstMotownhit,“BabyINeedYourLoving”(1964),madethemstars,andtheir‘60strackrecordisindispensabletoanyretrospectiveofthedecade.Theirsongs,soulfulandbittersweet,wereacross-the-boardsuccesses.“ICan’tHelpMyself(SugarPie,HoneyBunch),”aNo.1R&Bandpopsmashin1965,isoneofMotown’slongest-runningcharttoppers.Itwasquicklyfollowedbyalong-timefavorite,“It’stheSameOldSong”(No.2R&B/No.5pop).Theircommercialpeakwashighlightedbyaromantictrilogy—theNo.1“ReachOut,I’llBeThere,”“StandingintheShadowsOfLove,”(No.2R&B/No.6pop)and“Bernadette”(No.3R&B/No.4pop).Otherhitsfromthedecadeincluded“AsktheLonely,”“ShakeMe,WakeMe(WhenIt’sOver),”“SomethingAboutYou,”“YouKeepRunningAway,”“7RoomsofGloom,”andtheircoversof“WalkAwayRenee”and“IfIWereACarpenter.”ThegroupwasalsoextraordinarilypopularintheUK.

AfterH/D/HsplitfromMotown,producerFrankWilsonsupervisedtheR&BTop10hits“It’sAllinTheGame”and“StillWater(Love)”atthestartofthe‘70s.TheFourTopsalsoteamedwithMotown’stopgirlgroup,TheSupremes(post-DianaRoss),billingthemselvesasTheMagnificentSevenforaseriesofalbums.Theyhitwithacoverof“RiverDeep–MountainHigh.”

WhenMotownleftDetroittomovetoLosAngelesin1972,thesteadfastTopsdecidedtostayathome,andwithanotherlabel.TheykeptupastringofhitswithABC/Dunhillforthenextfewyears—theTop5hit“Ain’tNoWoman(LiketheOneI’veGot);”theTop10“KeeperoftheCastle;”andtheR&BTop10s“AreYouManEnough(fromthemovieShaft in Africa),”“SweetUnderstandingLove,”“OneChainDon’tMakeNoPrison”(latercoveredbySantana),“MidnightFlower,”andthediscoperennial“Catfish.”

In1980,thegroupmovedtoCasablancaRecords.Thefollowingyear,theywereatNo.1againwith“WhenSheWasMyGirl,”makingthemoneofthefewgroupstohavehitsinthreeconsecutivedecades.TheyalsoscoredR&BTop40swiththeballads“TonightI’mGonnaLoveYouAllOver”and“IBelieveinYouAndMe,”theoriginalversionofthe1996WhitneyHoustonsmash.AndtheTopswereheardinthefilmGrease 2with“BacktoSchoolAgain.”By1983,ridingthewaveofthecompany’s25thanniversarycelebration,theTopswerebackwithMotownandH/D/H.ThereunionresultedintheR&BTop40hits“IJustCan’tWalkAway”and“SexyWays.”

TheTopssignedwithAristalaterinthedecade,andrackeduptheirfinalsoloTop40hit,“Indestructible,”whichwasthethemeofthe1988SummerOlympics.Thatyear,theyalsopartneredwithArethaFranklin,along-timefriendfromDetroit,fortheTop40R&B“IfEveraLoveThereWas.”Duringthisperiod,Stubbssteppedoutandgainednotorietyforvoicingtheman-eatingplantAudreyIIinthefilmLittle Shop of Horrors,singingthecultclassic“MeanGreenMotherfromOuterSpace.”

In1990,with24Top40pophitstotheircredit,TheFourTopswereinductedintotheRock&RollHallofFame.Thoughtheywouldnolongerhavehitsonrecord,thegroupcontinuedtobeahitinconcert,touringincessantly,atoweringtestamenttotheenduringlegacyoftheMotownsoundtheyhelpedshapeanddefine.FollowingPayton’sdeathin1997,thegroupbrieflyworkedasatriountilTheoPeoples,aformerTemptation,wasrecruitedtorestorethegrouptoaquartet.WhenStubbssubsequentlygrewill,Peoplesbecametheleadsinger,andformerMotownartist/producerRonnieMcNeirwasenlistedtofillPayton’sspot.In2005,whenBensondied,Payton’ssonRoquelreplacedhim.

ForRolling Stone’s2004article,“TheImmortals–TheGreatestArtistsofAllTime,”SmokeyRobinsonremembered,“TheywerethebestinmyneighborhoodinDetroitwhenIwasgrowingup(and)TheFourTopswillalwaysbeoneofthebiggestandthebestgroupsever.Theirmusicisforever.”

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 20198 PMSOUTHERN THEATRE

ZAKIR HUSSAIN AND MASTERS OF PERCUSSION

ZakirHussain’sMastersofPercussion,anoutgrowthofZakir’sduettourswithhislatefather,the

legendaryUstadAllarakha,begantheirbiennialappearancesin1996toprovideaplatformforrarelyheardrhythmtraditionsfromIndia.Overtime,theensemblehasexpandedtoincludegreatdrummersandpercussionistsfrommanyworldtraditions,includingjazzandtheoccasionalstringedinstrument.

2019isthecentennialyearofAllarakha’sbirth,sothiswillbeaveryspecialMastersofPercussiontour,addingtheastonishingNiladriKumaronsitar,thepeerlessEricHarland(CharlesLloyd,Sangam)onWesterndrums,andtheKeralaDrummersfromthesouthwesterncoastofIndia.Performingbothtogetherandseparately,itwillbeawe-inspiringbecausetheyreallyaremastersandZakirHussainisatruemaestrowhocanbringoutthemagicineveryoneonthestage–andintheaudience.

Zakir Hussainisthepre-eminentclassicaltablavirtuosoofourtimeandisappreciatedbothinthefieldofpercussionandinthemusicworldatlargeasaninternationalphenomenon.AnationaltreasureinhisnativeIndia,heisoneoftheworld’smostesteemedandinfluentialmusicians,renownedforhisgenre-defyingcollaborations,includingShakti,theDigaRhythmBand,PlanetDrum,TablaBeatScience,CelticConnection,SangamwithCharlesLloydandEricHarland,intriowithBélaFleckandEdgarMeyer,andmostrecently,withHerbieHancock.Theforemostdiscipleofhisfather,thelegendaryUstadAllarakha,Zakirwasachildprodigywhobeganhisprofessionalcareeratage12,accompanyingIndia’sgreatestclassicalmusiciansanddancersandtouringinternationallywithgreatsuccessbytheageof18.

Asacomposer,hehasscoredmusicfornumerousfeaturefilmsandmajoreventsandcomposedthreeconcertos.Themostrecentconcertoenjoys

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thedistinctionofbeingthefirst-everfortablaandorchestra,andwaspremieredinIndiainSeptember2015,inEuropeandtheUKin2016,andintheUSin2017bytheNationalSymphonyOrchestraattheKennedyCenter.

AmultipleGrammyAwardwinner,Zakiristherecipientofcountlessawardsandhonors,includingPadmaBhushan,NationalHeritageFellowship,andOfficierinFrance’sOrderofArtsandLetters.In2015,hewasvoted“BestPercussionist”byboththeDownBeatCritics’PollandModernDrummer’sReader’sPoll.HehastaughtatPrinceton,Stanford,andtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,andisthefounderandpresidentofMoment!Records,anindependentrecordlabelpresentingrareliveconcertrecordingsofIndianclassicalmusicandworldmusic.ZakirwasresidentartisticdirectoratSFJazz(2013-16),andwaspresentedwiththeirLifetimeAchievementAwardin2017inrecognitionofhis“unparalleledcontributiontotheworldofmusic.”

Blessedwithalineageoffivegenerationsofsitarplayers,Niladri Kumarisaworld-renownedandglobalicontoreckonwith.UndertheguidanceandtrainingofhisfatherandguruPanditKartickKumar,Niladri,aftergaininganin-depth,profound,andsoundunderstandingofIndianclassicalmusic,wentontorevolutionizethestyleofsitarplayingandfurtherinventhisowninstrument,theredelectricsitar,whichhecoinedastheZitar.HeishailedasoneoftheseriousexponentsofIndianmusicandhasanuncanny,prodigiousstyleinmakingthismusicappealingtotheyouthandthemassesatlarge.Criticsstatethathehasanunmatchable,effortlessmasteryovertheinstrument,anditisindeedauniquetreattowitnesshisswift,agile,andmagicalfingersproducesoul-stirring,brilliantcompositions.Hehasinspiredmanytolearnthesitar,andthroughhisillustriouscareer,hasemergedasaone-of-a-kindcausefornationalpride.Hehasbeenbestowedandrecognizedwithseveralprestigiousawardsandvaluedtitlesandhasreleasedmorethantenalbums.Inaddition,NiladrihascontributedimmenselytotheIndianfilmindustry.Hisliveperformancesareknowntotransportaudiencestoanotherworld.

Eric Harlandisthemost“in-demand”drummerofhisgeneration,primarilybutnotexclusivelyintheworldofjazz.Hehasworkedonmorethan400recordingsandfilmscoresandhassharedthestagewithmastersontheorderofBettyCarter,JoeHenderson,McCoyTyner,MichaelBrecker,TerenceBlanchard,BranfordandWyntonMarsalis,WayneShorter,SavionGlover,andtheSFJazzCollective.He’salsoplayedwithvirtuallyallthecurrentrisingstars,includingEsperanzaSpalding,JaneMonheit,TaylorEigsti,JulianLage,StacieOrrico,andRobertGlasper.Hecurrentlyworksinmultiplegroups,includingJamesFarmwithJoshuaRedman,PrismwithDaveHollandandKevinEubanks,SangamwithCharlesLloydandZakirHussain,OvertonewithDaveHolland,JasonMoran,andChrisPotter,andhisownVoyager.Outsidejazz,he’salsocollaboratedwithLesClaypool’sPrimus,JohnMayer,MariahCarey,SteveMiller,andSpikeLee.EricwastheresidentartisticdirectorattheSFJazzCenterforthe2014-16seasonsandtheartistinresidenceatthe2014MontereyJazzFestival.

Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar and Group: The Drummers of Kerala IntheIndiantradition,Mattanuur’sfirstteacherwashisfather,andfromanearlyage,hebeganhisstudiesofThayambaka,acall-and-responsestyleofdrummingusingtheSouthIndianchenda,acylindricalinstrument.Thisartisoftenassociatedwiththestory/playstyleofKathakali,aclassicalsouthIndiandanceform.Eventually,Mattannurwasassignedtheroleof“MelaPramani,”andperformeditinTempleFestivalsacrosssouthernIndia.Induetform,hehasplayedwithsuchgreatsasUstadAllarakhaandPadmashreeUmayalpuaramSivaraman.HewasawardedthePadmasreebythepresidentofIndiain2009.

ThegroupincludesMattannur’ssons,V.M.SreekanthandV.M.Sreeraj,andtheirfellowKeralanVellinezhiAnand.Allthreehaveprogressedthroughlife-longtraininginThayambakaandtempleritualsandhaveplayedwithoutstandingIndianartistsincludingthelegendaryvocalistHariharan,bothinIndiaandallovertheworld,fromEuropetoHongKongandmoststopsinbetween.

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BONEY JAMES

It’sbeenafullquarter-centurysinceayoungsaxophonistandcomposerreleasedhisdebutrecordingasaleader,Trust.In2017,BoneyJamesreleasedhis16thalbumtitledHonestly.Ifyousenseadirectlinebetweenthosetitles,you’vealreadycomealongwaytowardunderstandingwhatmotivatesthefour-timeGrammynomineeandmulti-platinum-sellingmusician.

“I’mfightingthegoodfighttobemyownartistandnotbepigeonholed,”saysthegenre-blurringJames.“Witharecord’stitle,IalwaystrytofindsomethingthatwillcommunicatethefeelingIgetwhenIlistentoit.ThefeelingIgetwiththismusicisasenseofsincerityandintimacy.Theword‘honestly’reallyreflectshowIaspiretolivemylifeandcreatemymusic.Oneofthegreatthingsaboutmusicishowpowerfulitis.Itcantotallytransportpeople.TheseareinterestingtimeswearelivinginandtheonethingIcandowiththeskillsthatIhaveistomakemusicthatevokesafeelingandtakespeoplesomewhere…todowhatIcantotryandmaketheworldamorepleasantplace.”

Honestlyfollowsfuturesoul,James’2015releasewhichspent11weeksat#1ontheBillboardContemporaryJazzChart.The New York Timesraved,“BoneyJamesperformswithpanache...Hisarcasasoloistisemotional...hecanpaintascene.”

Honestly,saysJames,isquitedifferentsoundingthanthepreviousrecord.“It’smoreexposed,”hesaysofthe10-trackcollection.“Someofthearrangementsarenotasdense.Anumberofthesongshaveamorebuoyant,cheerful,happyqualitytothem.”Jamesproducedtherecordandco-wroteallbutonetrack,hisinterpretationoftheJohnnyMercer/HoagyCarmichaelclassic“Skylark.”

Jamesrecruitedcollaboratorsandmusicianswhoseworkheadmires,includingchart-toppingvocalists/co-writersAvery*Sunshine(onthetitletrack)andEricRoberson(on“IfICan’tHoldYou”).

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EachtrackonHonestlyreflectsadifferentsideofJames’musicalpersonality.“Songslike‘Kicks’or‘UpAllNight’aremuchmoreboisteroussoundingthanthelastcoupleofrecords,”hesays.“Thenthere’s‘Skylark,’asongthatIhavealwaysloved…astandardwhichI’veneverrecordedbefore.Thetrack‘Honestly’(andfirsturbanadultsingle)featuringAvery*SunshineisstraightupR&B.”RegardingAvery,Jamessays,“IheardheratafestivalwewerebothplayingandthenIheardher#1single‘CallMyName’ontheradio.Iwasinstantlyafanandjustwaitingfortherightsongforustocollaborate.”

Firstinstrumentalsingle“TickTock,”oneoffoursongsco-writtenandco-producedwithJairusMozee(AnthonyHamilton,RobinThicke),isoneofseveralonthealbumfeaturingahornarrangementbyJerryHey,whoworkedonMichaelJackson’sgreatesthitsamongothers.“It’saveryfunkytrackwithaninsistentgrooveandthearrangementgoesplacesyoudon’texpectittogo,”saysJames.

Althougheachtrackonthealbumhasitsowndefinitivefeel,Jamespointsdirectlytowardsomeofhisgreatestinfluencesashavingprovidedinspiration.“IthinkaboutStevieWonder,SteelyDan,andEarth,Wind&Fire,”hesays,alsomentioningsuchiconicR&BandcontemporaryjazzartistsastheBrothersJohnson,TowerofPower,andGroverWashingtonJr.ashavingimpactedhim.“ThesearethebandsthatIgrewuplovingandthethingthattheyhadwasthismethodofarrangingsothemusicisacharacteritself.That’ssomethingIaspiretocreateonmyrecords.Thebasslinecanbeahookorahornlineorkeyboardriffthatyousinginyourhead—that’swhatI’mtryingtocreateontherecord.Atapestryofsoundsthatputsyouinanotherworld.”

JamesplaystenorandsopranosaxophonepartsonHonestlyandcontributeskeyboardsanddrumprogrammingtoseveralofthetracks.ButhiscareermighthaveturnedoutalotdifferentlyhadamusicstoreinhisnativeNewRochelle,NewYork,hadhisfirstchoiceinstockthedayhewalkedinside.“Iwantedtoplaytrumpet,butwhenwewenttothestoretorentatrumpet,alltheyhadwereclarinets,soIwenthomewithaclarinet.Twoyearslater,IguessIwasthebestclarinetplayerinabandfullofclarinetsandtheteacherwantedasaxplayersoheleanedonmetopickupthesaxophone.Ididn’twanttodoitbecauseitwasamuchheaviercaseI’dhavetocarry.ButassoonasIswitched,Iloveditanditprettyquicklybecamemyfavoritethingtodo.Itstillis!”

Bythetimeheenteredhisteens,Jameswasgiggingwithbands,andturnedproat19.HeapprenticedasasidemanforartistslikeMorrisDayandtheIsleyBrothers,pickinguppointersonhowtopresenthimselfonstageandoff,anddidn’tcuthisfirstalbumunderhisownnameuntilhewas30.TheindependentlyreleasedTrustledimmediatelytoamajorlabeldealandastringofincreasinglysuccessfulrecordingsandlivedates.

HisskillasaperformeraswellasarecordingartistgarneredthisnoticefromtheBoston Globe,“Jamesswaggeredacrossthestagelikeablacktopherodrainingtreysonanovermatchedopponent.Heevenweavedhiswaythroughtheaudience,nevermissingabeatandallbutdaringthecrowdnottohaveagoodtime.”

Overtheyears,Jameshasrackedupsalesofmorethanthreemillionrecords,fourRIAAgoldalbums,fourGrammynominations,aSoulTrainAward,nominationsfortwoNAACPImageAwards,and10CDsatopBillboard’sContemporaryJazzAlbumschart.In2009,BillboardnamedhimoneoftheTop3ContemporaryJazzArtistsofTheDecadealongwithKennyGandNorahJones.

WithHonestly,aswithfuturesoulandtheGrammy-nominatedThe Beatbeforeit,BoneyJamesismakingsomeofthemoststellar,whollyrealizedmusicofhiscareer.“I’vejustgrownup,personallyandmusically,”hesays.“I’malotcalmernowwhenIapproachmakingmusicandhavemoreconfidence.I’ma“give110%”kindofpersonandI’menjoyingtheprocessmorenow.Ithinkthatcomesoutinthemusic.Maybethat’swhythisnewrecordissomuchfuntolistento.Therearepartsontherecordthatstillmakemesmile.”

JameslivesinLosAngeleswithhiswifeof32years,actress/directorLilyMariye,andhaswrittenscoresforherfilmprojects.

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DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE:KING FOR A DAY!

Thegrr-ificmusicalforlittletigersandgrown-upsalikeisback!Thehugelypopular“DanielTiger’s

NeighborhoodLIVE!,”basedonthe#1PBSKidsTVseries,hasdelightedliveaudiencesonstagesacrossthecountry.

Now,initsfourthyearoftouring,yourfavoritecharactersarehoppingbackonTrolleyandcomingtoyourtownwith“DanielTiger’sNeighborhoodLive:KingForADay!”Danielandallhisfriendsinviteyouforabrand-newadventureinthe“NeighborhoodofMake-Believe”whereDaniellearnsjustwhatittakestobeKing.

Thebelovedcharacterscomealiveonstagetocaptivateyouwithnewsongstosingalongto,magicalmoments,andsurpriseguestsalongtheway!It’saneventfilledwithtiger-tasticfun,teachingthevaluablelessonsofkindness,helpingothers,andbeingafriend.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 20197 PMOHIO THEATRE

PATTON OSWALT

Acomedian,actor,andwriter,PattonOswaltcontinuestofindsuccessinallareasofentertainment.From

hisaward-winningcomedyspecialstohismanymemorablefilmrolesandguestappearancesonhisfavoriteTVshows(including“ParksandRecreation,”forwhichhereceivedaTVCriticsChoiceAward),Oswaltcontinuestochooseworkthatinspireshimandentertainsaudiences.

ThispastOctober,Oswaltreleasedhisspecial“Annihilation”onNetflixtocriticalacclaimasheaddressedhisowndevastatinglossanddealingwiththeunexplainablewhilemakingitallpainfullyfunny.Lastyear,hewontheEmmyforOutstandingWritingforaVarietySpecialforhissixthcomedyspecial“TalkingforClapping”(Netflix)andaGrammyAwardforhiscomedyalbumofthesamename.

PattonplaysseriesregularPrincipalDurbinonNBC’smidseasonseries“APBio”oppositeGlennHowerton,whichpremieredinFebruary2018.HewasalsoontheNetflixshow“LadyDynamite”starringfellowcomedianMariaBamford,onHBO’s“Veep,”andwasrecentlyonthebigscreeninthefilmadaptationofDaveEggers’novelThe Circle alongsideTomHanksandEmmaWatson.

StarringoppositeCharlizeTheron,OswaltwasnominatedforaCriticsChoiceAwardforhisperformanceinJasonReitman’sfilmYoungAdult.In2009,healsoreceivedcriticalacclaimforhisperformanceinRobertSiegel’sBigFan.ThefilmwasnominatedforanIndependentSpiritAwardandOswaltearnedaGothamAwardnominationforhisperformance.

Oswalthasappearedinmanyfilms,includingTheSecretLifeofWalterMittywithBenStiller,StevenSoderbergh’sTheInformant!,ObserveandReportalongsideSethRogen,PaulThomasAnderson’sMagnolia,aswellasZoolander,StarskyandHutch,andReno911!:Miamiamongmanyothers.

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HealsoprovidedthevoiceforRemytheratinPixar’sOscar-winningRatatouilleandhasvoicedcharactersonTVshowssuchas“Archer,”“BoJackHorseman,”“TheSimpsons,”“Bob’sBurgers,”“AquaTeenHungerForce,”and“WordGirl.”HevoicestheleadcharacterHappyonSyFy’s“Happy,”whichpremieredinDecember2017.HeisalsothenarratoronABC’shitcomedy“TheGoldbergs.”

OnTV,OswalthadastarringroleonAdultSwim’s“TheHeart,SheHoller,”wasaseriesregularonShowtime’s“UnitedStatesofTara,”recurredontheSyFyseries“Caprica,”andhashadmanyguestroleson“Veep,”“AgentsofS.H.I.E.L.D.,”“ParksandRecreation,”“Justified,”“TwoandaHalfMen,”“Portlandia,”“BoredtoDeath,”“FlightoftheConchords,”“TheSarahSilvermanProgram,”“TimandEric’sAwesomeShow,”and“Seinfeld”amongothers.HeisalsoverywellknownforplayingSpenceon“TheKingofQueens”fornineseasons.Hewasalsoaregularcontributorto“Countdown”withKeithOlbermann,“RealTime”withBillMaher,andLewisBlack’s“RootofAllEvil.”

Asacomedian,OswalthasshotsevenTVspecialsandreleasedfivecriticallyacclaimedalbums,includinghisGrammy-winning“TalkingforClapping”(forwhichtheone-hourspecialofthesamenameearnedhimanEmmy)andGrammy-nominated“TragedyPlusComedyEqualsTime”whichdebutedin2014.“FinestHour”alsoreceivedaGrammynominationforBestComedyAlbum,aswellasaShowtimeone-hourspecialofthesamename.In2009,PattonreceivedhisfirstGrammynominationforhisalbumMy Weakness Is Strong(WarnerBrothersRecords).

OswaltstarredinThe Comedians of Comedywhichwasshotasanindependentfeaturefilm,aTVseries,andalong-runningtour.Hetoursregularlyandextensively,headliningintheUS,Canada,andtheUK.Oswaltalsohasaregular,bi-monthlyshowatthenewLargoattheCoronetTheaterinLosAngeles.

Bothofhispublishedbooks—Zombie Spaceship Wasteland(2011)andSilver Screen Fiend(2015)—areNew York Timesbestsellers.

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SUNDAY, MAY 19, 20195 PMOHIO THEATRE

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: SYMPHONY FOR OUR WORLD

ThisunprecedentedeventpairsNationalGeographic’sstunningnaturalhistoryfootagewithanoriginal

symphonycomposedbyBleedingFingersMusic,performedlivebyafullorchestraandchoir.Drivenbyafive-partcomposition,theshowbringsviewersfromthedepthsofthesea,uptocoastlines,overmountains,andsoaringintothesky.Eachmovementresultsinapowerfulmusicaltributetothebeautyandwondersofourwildworld.The90-minuteshowhighlightsgroundbreakingimageryandstorytellingfrom130yearsofbelovedNationalGeographichistory.

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FRIDAY, MAY 31, 20198 PMOHIO THEATRE

DISTANT WORLDS: MUSIC FROM FINAL FANTASY

Launchedin2007,inconjunctionwiththe20thanniversaryofFinalFantasy,DistantWorldsfeatures

themusicofthegreatvideogameseriesFinalFantasyandcomposerNobuoUematsu.Theconcertsareperformedbysymphonyorchestra,choir,andrenownedvocalandinstrumentalsoloists,underthedirectionofGrammyAward-winnerandacclaimedconductorArnieRoth.

WithHDvideopresentationsfromtheFinalFantasygamedevelopersSquareEnixprojectedontogiantscreensthroughouttheevent,DistantWorldspresentsadiverseandconstantlyexpandingrepertoireofclassicFinalFantasymusicfromthroughoutthe30-yearhistoryofthegameseries.WithadedicatedandphenomenalcommunityofFinalFantasymusiclovers,DistantWorldsisauniquemultimediaconcertexperiencethatdelightsaudiencesallovertheglobe.

The10-yearrunninginternationalconcertsensation,whichhasdrawnmultiplesold-outcrowdsinLosAngeles,Berlin,London,andmore,bringstostageandscreenthemusicandvideofromoneoftheworld’sbest-sellingvideogamesofalltime.Withover100musiciansonstage,fanswillbetransportedbytheexcitementandspectacleofFinalFantasylive.

ConcertsincludetheperformancesofFinalFantasyX:Zanarkand,FinalFantasyXV:ApocalypsisNoctis,FinalFantasyVII:CosmoCanyon,andmore!

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