University of Florida Performing Arts

presents

Tuesday and Wednesday, November 27 and 28, 2012, 7:30 p.m.Phillips Center

Sponsored by

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Based on a conception of JEROME ROBBINS

Book by Music by Lyrics by

ARTHUR LAURENTS LEONARD BERNSTEIN STEPHEN SONDHEIM

with

TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT presents

Scenic Design by Costume Design by Lighting Design by Sound Design byJAMES YOUMANS DAVID C. WOOLARD HOWELL BINKLEY PETER McBOYLE

Arrangements Music Director OrchestrationsSTEPHEN SONDHEIM J. MICHAEL DUFF LEONARD BERNSTEIN

PATRICK VACCARIELLO WITH SID RAMINand GARTH EDWIN SUNDERLAND and IRWIN KOSTAL

Original Broadway ProductionTranslations Co-Choreographed by Music Coordinator

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA PETER GENNARO TALITHA FEHRTL MUSIC INTERNATIONAL

Casting Exclusive Tour Direction Tour Press and MarketingJOY DEWING, CSA THE BOOKING GROUP ALLIED LIVE

JOY DEWING CASTING

Executive Producer General Manager Technical SupervisorRANDALL A. BUCK ROBERTA ROBERTS GEOFFREY QUART

Choreography Reproduced by

JOEY MCKNEELY

Directed byDAVID SAINT

Broadway Production Directed byARTHUR LAURENTS

ANDRÉS ACOSTA MICHELLE ALVES AMBER ARDOLINO

YESENIA AYALA LAUREN CANNON KONRAD CASE

BLUE CERVINI MAX CHUCKER ADDISON REID COE

MARK DELER MARYJOANNA GRISSO ERIKA HEBRON

DAN HIGGINS MATTHEW KROB THEO LENCICKI

GREG LONDON GUY MANDIA JR. THOMAS MOTHERSHED

LOUIE NAPOLEON THADDEUS PEARSON JOSH PINS

ANTHONY RAIMONDI J. NYCOLE RALPH TORY RAMIREZ

BRIDGET RILEY RICARDO RIQUE-SANCHEZ ARIANNA ROSARIO

CAROLINA SANCHEZ MICHAEL SHULTZ JEFF M. SMITH

TONY THOMAS JUAN TORRES-FALCON LAURA VOLPACCHIO

West Side Story

Entire Original Production Directed and Choreographed by

JEROME ROBBINS

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CASTThe Jets

Action.............................................................................................................................GUY MANDIA, JR.Anybodys...........................................................................................................................BRIDGET RILEYA-rab ..................................................................................................................................MAX CHUCKERBaby John.....................................................................................................................................JOSH PINSBig Deal.........................................................................................................................MICHAEL SHULTZDiesel.....................................................................................................................................DAN HIGGINSGraziella ........................................................................................................................LAUREN CANNONHotsie .................................................................................................................................ERIKA HEBRONMugsy ......................................................................................................................LAURA VOLPACCHIORiff ....................................................................................................................................THEO LENCICKISnowboy...............................................................................................................................JEFF M. SMITHTony............................................................................................................................ADDISON REID COEVelma ...................................................................................................................................BLUE CERVINI

The SharksAlicia ................................................................................................................................YESENIA AYALAAnita...............................................................................................................................MICHELLE ALVESBebecita .......................................................................................................................AMBER ARDOLINOBernardo..........................................................................................................................ANDRÉS ACOSTABolo....................................................................................................................................TORY RAMIREZChino ....................................................................................................................JUAN TORRES-FALCONConsuela ........................................................................................................................J. NYCOLE RALPHFederico ..................................................................................................................THADDEUS PEARSONFernanda .....................................................................................................................ARIANNA ROSARIOInca ........................................................................................................................................MARK DELERMaria.....................................................................................................................MARYJOANNA GRISSOPepe ..............................................................................................................RICARDO RIQUE-SANCHEZRosalia .....................................................................................................................CAROLINA SANCHEZTio.......................................................................................................................................TONY THOMAS

The AdultsDoc......................................................................................................................................GREG LONDONGlad Hand........................................................................................................................MATTHEW KROBOfficer Krupke....................................................................................................THOMAS MOTHERSHEDLt. Schrank ..........................................................................................................................KONRAD CASE

ENSEMBLEAMBER ARDOLINO, YESENIA AYALA, LAUREN CANNON, BLUE CERVINI, MARK DELER,THADDEUS PEARSON, J. NYCOLE RALPH, TORY RAMIREZ, RICARDO RIQUE-SANCHEZ,

ARIANNA ROSARIO, CAROLINA SANCHEZ, TONY THOMAS

SWINGSERIKA HEBRON, LOUIE NAPOLEON, ANTHONY RAIMONDI, LAURA VOLPACCHIO

UNDERSTUDIESUnderstudies never substitute for listed performers unless

a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance

For Action—Louie Napoleon, Michael Shultz; for Alicia—Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio; for Anita—J. Nycole Ralph; for Anybodys—Blue Cervini, Erika Hebron; for A-rab—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi;

for Baby John—Michael Shultz, Anthony Raimondi; for Bebecita—Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio; forBernardo—Mark Deler; for Big Deal—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Bolo—Louie Napoleon,

Anthony Raimondi; for Chino—Louie Napoleon, Tory Ramirez; for Consuela—Yesenia Ayala, ErikaHebron, Laura Volpacchio; for Diesel—Louie Napoleon, Jeff M. Smith; for Doc—Thomas Mothershed;for Fernanda—Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio; for Federico—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for

Glad Hand—Konrad Case, Thomas Mothershed; for Graziella—Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio; forHotsie—Laura Volpacchio; for Inca—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Krupke—Konrad Case,Matthew Krob, Greg London; for Lt. Schrank—Matthew Krob, Greg London, Thomas Mothershed; forMaria—Arianna Rosario, Carolina Sanchez; for Mugsy—Erika Hebron; for Pepe—Mark Deler, LouieNapoleon; for Riff—Dan Higgins, Jeff M. Smith; for Rosalia—Arianna Rosario, Laura Volpacchio; for

Snowboy—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Tio—Louie Napoleon, Anthony Raimondi; for Tony—Thaddeus Pearson, Michael Shultz, Jeff M. Smith; for Velma—Erika Hebron, Laura Volpacchio

Dance Captains—BLUE CERVINI, ANTHONY RAIMONDI; Fight Captain—GREG LONDON

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MUSICAL NUMBERSSETTING

Upper West Side of New York City

ACT IScene 1: The Neighborhood

“Prologue” ..................................................................................................The Sharks and the Jets“Jet Song”...............................................................................................................Riff and the Jets

Scene 2: Outside Doc’s Drugstore“Something’s Coming”.............................................................................................................Tony

Scene 3: Bridal ShopScene 4: The Gym

“Dance at the Gym”..........................................................................................................Company“Maria”.....................................................................................................................................Tony

Scene 5: Alleyways“Tonight”.................................................................................................................Tony and Maria“America” ........................................................................................Anita, Rosalia and Shark Girls

Scene 6: The Drugstore“Cool” ...................................................................................................Riff, Jet Boys and Jet Girls

Scene 7: Bridal Shop“One Hand, One Heart” ..........................................................................................Tony and Maria

Scene 8: The Neighborhood“Tonight” (Quintet) ...........................................................................................................Company

Scene 9: Under the Highway“The Rumble”

THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION

ACT IIScene 1: Maria’s Bedroom

“I Feel Pretty” (“Me Siento Hermosa”) ............................Maria, Rosalia, Consuela and Fernanda“Somewhere”.......................................................................Anybodys, Tony, Maria and Company

Scene 2: The Neighborhood“Gee, Officer Krupke” .......................................................................................Action and the Jets

Scene 3: Maria’s Bedroom“A Boy Like That”/“I Have a Love” ......................................................................Anita and Maria

Scene 4: The DrugstoreScene 5: The CellarScene 6: The Neighborhood

WEST SIDE STORY ORCHESTRAMusic Director—J. Michael Duff

AMD/Piano—Christian Regul; Keys 2—Priscilla Duff; Concertmaster—Laura Colgate;Cello—Nick Donatelle; Reed 1—Aaron Patterson; Reed 2—Dustyn Richardson; Trumpet—Tim Wendt;

Trombone—Brian Troiano; Bass—Arnold S. Gottlieb; Percussion—David Vincola;Drums—Paul Hannah; Band Tech—Arnold S. Gottlieb; Librarian—Paul Hannah;

Music Coordinator—Talitha Fehr—TL Music International

For musicians’ bios, please visit www.inthepitontheroad.com.

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs,either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

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WHO’S WHO in the CASTANDRÉS ACOSTA (Bernardo) feels hon-ored to be working on this extraordinary pieceof theatre. Favorite professional creditsinclude Grease (Danny), A Chorus Line (Al),Ragtime (Houdini) and Hairspray (Sketch).B.F.A. Music Theatre from FSU. All my loveand gratitude to my parents, friends and MSA.

MICHELLE ALVES (Anita). First nationaltour. Born and raised in Puerto Rico. Credits:Rent, Hair, Nine, Hairspray, Chicago; DirtyDancing 2, Feel the Noise, Black Eyed Peas,Ricky Martin, Pitbull, Nelly Furtado;Billboards, Grammys. Endless LOVE andTHANKS to family and friends!

AMBER ARDOLINO (Bebecita) feels soblessed to be cast in her first national tour! Shewould like to thank Joy Dewing Casting, herfamily, and God for this incredible opportunity.

YESENIA AYALA (Alicia, u/s Consuela) isthrilled to be on tour with WSS! She holds aB.F.A. in Theatre from ECU and has workedregionally since then. Now resides in NYwhere she was recently seen in Terminator Too:Judgement Play. Mami y Papi, esos es pa’ ti.

LAUREN CANNON (Graziella). This isLauren’s first national tour, and she is thrilledto be playing the role of Graziella. She wouldlike to thank the team at DDO Artists Agency,her incredibly supportive family and hermom. Couldn’t have done it without you.

KONRAD CASE (Lt. Schrank, u/s GladHand, u/s Officer Krupke) would like to dedi-cate his performance to his mother, Jacquie.Thank you for making him tryout for Peter Panso many years ago. Konrad feels truly blessedto be a part of this amazing cast. Many thanks.

BLUE CERVINI (Dance Captain, Velma, u/sAnybodys) is thrilled to be a Jet Girl! Creditsinclude: Cats (Victoria) at Gateway Playhouse;Ballet Aviv’s Nutcracker (Arabian Princess);Debbie Allen’s Just Dance; Quixotic Fusion.Thanks to my family, my showstopper family,TC, KR and everyone along my dance journey!

MAX CHUCKER (A-rab) hails fromVirginia Beach and is a proud FSU graduate

(B.M.). Favorite professional credits includeHello, Dolly! (Barnaby); Fiddler (the Fiddler);Big River (Young Fool). Love to HurrahPlayers, G.S.A., FSU-MT, The 408, KathiLee, Emmy and family.

ADDISON REID COE (Tony) is honored tobe a part of West Side Story. He recentlyappeared in Legally Blonde (Warner) atShenandoah Summer Music Theatre. Hewould like to thank God, his mother, Kathy,family, friends and his best friend and girl-friend, Mary. Enjoy the show!

MARK DELER (Inca, u/s Bernardo, u/s Pepe),recent graduate in dance from the University ofIllinois Urbana-Champaign, is overjoyed tomake his national tour debut with West SideStory! He thanks God, his friends, family andmost of all his Maee for their support.

MARYJOANNA GRISSO (Maria) isthrilled to be a part of West Side Story.Credits: DreamWorks Shrektacular (Gingy),Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), Urinetown(Hope Cladwell). B.F.A. in vocal performancefrom West Virginia University. Thank you toTroika, Joy Dewing Casting, my family, men-tors and friends!

ERIKA HEBRON (Hotsie, Swing, u/sAnybodys, u/s Graziella, u/s Consuela, u/sFernanda, u/s Alicia, u/s Bebecita, u/s Velma,u/s Mugsy) is thrilled to join the cast of WestSide Story in her first national tour. FormerMiss Missouri whose recent credits include:The Will Rogers Follies, Crazy For You andDamn Yankees. Proud dance performancegraduate at OCU.

DAN HIGGINS (Diesel, u/s Riff). Firstnational tour. Studied at Penn State Universityfor musical theatre. Dance training for 18+years in all genres, primarily at Center Stagein N.J. Has performed in various venuesthroughout N.J., Pa. and N.Y.

MATTHEW KROB (Glad Hand, u/s OfficerKrupke, u/s Lt. Schrank) is thrilled to join hisfirst national tour! Most recently he appearedas Max in Lend Me a Tenor. Other favoriteroles include Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps

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and Ms. Roosevelt in The Bully (Off-Broadway).

THEO LENCICKI (Riff), a born West Siderfrom Scranton, Pa., is thrilled to be leading theJets in such an amazing production. NationalTours: Hairspray, A Chorus Line, YoungFrankenstein. Favorite Regional: WSS, AltarBoyz, Cabaret, Fiddler. PSU graduate. Tofamily and friends, you’re the greatest!

GREG LONDON (Fight Captain, Doc, u/sOfficer Krupke, u/s Lt. Schrank). Nationaltours: Hairspray (Edna), Fiddler on the Roof(Lazar), A Streetcar Named Desire (Mitch).International tours: Hairspray, The Fantasticks.Off-Broadway: Spurn. Regional: Richard III(Richard), Macbeth (Macbeth), Greater Tuna(Thurston), Assassins (Czolgosz), Annie(Warbucks). Appeared with Stacy Keach inRichard III (Shakespeare Theatre, D.C.).

GUY MANDIA JR. (Action) is currentlystudying musical theater and dance atTemple University. Regional Credits: BuddyHolly (Walnut Street Theater), TheUnexpected Guest and Funny Girl (GretnaPlayhouse). Love to family, friends, teachersand mentors! For T.

THOMAS MOTHERSHED (OfficerKrupke, u/s Glad Hand, u/s Lt. Schrank, u/sDoc) is thrilled to be a part of the West SideStory national tour! Regional: My Fair Ladydirected by Frank Galati, Over the Tavern,Sweet Charity, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and1776. B.F.A. from Florida State University.Love to my family.

LOUIE NAPOLEON (Swing, u/s Action, u/sBig Deal, u/s Snowboy, u/s Diesel, u/s A-rab,u/s Chino, u/s Federico, u/s Inca, u/s Pepe, u/sBolo, u/s Tio) is beyond excited to be a part ofthis historic show! National tours: Cats(Skimbleshanks), Cabaret (DanceCaptain/Bobby). Regional: Irish ClassicalTheatre Co, Weathervane Rep (Rent—regional premiere), Gretna Theatre, NewLondon Barn Playhouse. B.F.A.: SUNYBuffalo. Love CWRNBNJNENEN.

THADDEUS PEARSON (Federico, u/sTony) is thrilled to have his touring debut in

West Side Story understudying Tony. Hethanks his cast, production staff, professors,friends and family and God for his many won-derful blessings. B.F.A. University of Florida,Go Gators!

JOSH PINS (Baby John). National tour debut!Regional: John Darling in Peter Pan (Paper MillPlayhouse), Tommy Djilas in The Music Man(Broward Stage Door), Baby John in West SideStory (Forestburgh Playhouse). Josh thanks hisfamily for their constant love and support.

ANTHONY RAIMONDI (Dance Captain,Swing, u/s Baby John, u/s A-rab, u/s Big Deal,u/s Snowboy, u/s Tio, u/s Bolo, u/s Federico,u/s Inca) is a recent graduate of the Universityof Arizona. Since graduating, he has per-formed in several commercial and concert per-formances. He performed with the maincompany of Giordano Jazz Dance Chicagoand was a featured dancer on the BadRomance National Tour.

J. NYCOLE RALPH (Consuela, u/s Anita)Favorite credits: A Time to Love (NationalBlack Theatre), In the Boom Boom Room(The 45th St. Theatre), Hairspray (TheFulton), Hair—Dionne, A Chorus Line—Sheila, Forces of Nature Dance Theatre,Dayton Contemporary Dance 2nd Company,Norwegian Cruise Lines.

TORY RAMIREZ (Bolo, u/s Chino), a grad-uate of North East School of the Arts, SanAntonio, Tex., is currently a sophomore musi-cal theater/dance major at Pace University,NYC. He appeared on N.Y. stages at Joe’s Puband Laurie Beechman Theater.

BRIDGET RILEY (Anybodys). Off-Broadway: Freckleface Strawberry,Pinkalicious, The Scarlet Letter. Nationaltour: Seussical. Regional: Nine (Brugge,Belgium), …Spelling Bee, Les Misérables,Producers, All Shook Up, Cabaret. Concerts:Carnegie Hall. Training: Jacob’s PillowSchool for Dance, B.F.A. Pace University.Love to my family.

RICARDO RIQUE-SANCHEZ (Pepe) wasborn in Wasilla, AK and grew up in St. Louis,Mo. He started dancing at 16 and moved to

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NYC after graduating from Stephens Collegein Columbia, Mo. with his B.F.A. in Dance.He is extremely excited to be in this tour.

ARIANNA ROSARIO (Fernanda, u/sMaria, u/s Rosalia) is a recent graduate of theNew World School of the Arts B.F.A. pro-gram. This is Arianna’s first national tour, andshe is extremely excited to become a part ofthe West Side Story family.

CAROLINA SANCHEZ (Rosalia, u/s Maria)is currently a senior music theater major atRider University and is thrilled to be perform-ing in her first national tour. Previous credits:The Producers (Ulla), A New Brain (Mimi).Thank you Mariann Cook, Robin Lewis andher family/friends for all their support.

MICHAEL SHULTZ (Big Deal, u/s Tony,u/s Baby John, u/s Action) is honored to bepart of this production. National tour: Fiddleron the Roof (Fyedka). Regional: AnythingGoes, Hairspray, The Sound of Music. Mikeproudly holds a B.F.A. from Penn StateUniversity. Endless thanks to friends, family,MTX and Troika.

JEFF M. SMITH (Snowboy, u/s Riff, u/s Tony,u/s Diesel) has always wanted to be a Jet!Regional favorites: Damn Yankees (OquinquitPlayhouse), Man of La Mancha (ACCC), Cats(Gateway Playhouse). B.A. Texas TechUniversity. Big thanks to my dear friends andfantastic family for all their love and support.

TONY THOMAS (Tio). Touring debut withWest Side Story! Credits: Dreams—DebbieAllen, Black Nativity—MikeMalone/Stephawn Stevens, Tony FowellMusic and Movement, Joyce Mosso,Christopher Huggins, and Edgeworks DanceTheater. Thank you family and friends… thisis only the beginning.

JUAN TORRES-FALCON (Chino) isthrilled to be a part of WSS! A Cuban-American from Miami, Fla., Juan graduatedfrom NYU. His credits include: A ChorusLine (Paul), Rent (Angel). Para mi AbueloAndres y mis primeras damas: Georgina,Mariquita, Martha Rosa y Alina.

LAURA VOLPACCHIO (Mugsy, Swing, u/sGraziella, u/s Rosalia, u/s Consuela, u/s Fernanda,u/s Alicia, u/s Bebecita, u/s Velma, u/s Hotsie).Recent credits include The Music Man, Fame theMusical (Iris Kelly), Gypsy of the Year and com-mercials for White House Black Market. Lauragraduated with honors from NewYork University’sGallatin School of Individualized Study.

ARTHUR LAURENTS (Book, Director).His first play, Home of the Brave, opened onBroadway in 1945, followed by many others.His newest plays are A Key Change and ComeBack, Come Back, Wherever You Are, starringShirley Knight and Alison Fraser. These cameright on the heels of his New Year’s Eve star-ring Marlo Thomas and Keith Carradine at hisfavorite theatre, the George Street Playhousein New Brunswick. He wrote his first musical,West Side Story, in 1957, followed by Gypsyand others. His first screenplay was The SnakePit in 1948, followed by others includingRope, Anastasia, The Way We Were and TheTurning Point. His own play, Invitation to aMarch in 1960, was the first of several hedirected. I Can Get It for You Wholesale in1961 was the first musical he directed, fol-lowed by others including La Cage aux Follesand Gypsy with Angela Lansbury, then TyneDaly and most recently, Patti LuPone. In2000, he wrote a memoir, Original Story By.His latest book, Mainly on Directing: WestSide Story, Gypsy, and Other Musicals, waspublished in March 2009. His posthumousmemoir The Rest of the Story is currentlyslated for publication in 2012.

LEONARD BERNSTEIN (Music)(1918–1990). Composer, conductor, author,teacher and recording artist, Bernstein trans-formed the way Americans and people every-where hear and appreciate music. A few of hismany compositions include the symphoniesJeremiah and The Age of Anxiety, the theatrepiece Mass, Chichester Psalms, Divertimento,the film score for On the Waterfront, the balletsFancy Free and Facsimile and the operas Troublein Tahiti and A Quiet Place. He was music direc-tor of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to1969 and, over his lifetime, conducted many ofthe major orchestras of the world. His Broadwaymusicals include Wonderful Town, Candide,

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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and the immenselypopular West Side Story.

STEPHEN SONDHEIM (Lyrics) wrote themusic and lyrics for Saturday Night, A FunnyThing Happened on the Way to the Forum,Anyone Can Whistle, Company, Follies, ALittle Night Music, The Frogs, PacificOvertures, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We RollAlong, Sunday in the Park With George, Intothe Woods, Assassins, Passion and Road Showas well as lyrics for West Side Story, Gypsy,Do I Hear a Waltz? and additional lyrics forCandide. Side by Side by Sondheim, Marry Mea Little, You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow, PuttingIt Together and Sondheim on Sondheim areanthologies of his work as composer and lyri-cist. For films, he composed the score ofStavisky, background music for Reds andsongs for Dick Tracy and the television pro-duction “Evening Primrose.” He co-authoredthe film The Last of Sheila and the playGetting Away With Murder. Mr. Sondheim ison the council of the Dramatists Guild, havingserved as its president from 1973 to 1981.

JEROME ROBBINS (Choreography) isworld renowned for his work as a choreogra-pher of ballets as well as his work as a direc-tor and choreographer in theatre, movies andtelevision. His Broadway shows include Onthe Town, Billion Dollar Baby, High ButtonShoes, West Side Story, The King and I,Gypsy, Peter Pan, Miss Liberty, Call MeMadam and Fiddler on the Roof. His lastBroadway production in 1989, JeromeRobbins’ Broadway, won six Tony Awardsincluding Best Musical and Best Director.Among the more than 60 ballets he createdare Fancy Free; Afternoon of a Faun; TheConcert; Dances at a Gathering; In the Night;In G Major; Other Dances; Glass Pieces; andIves, Songs, which are in the repertories ofNew York City Ballet and other major dancecompanies throughout the world. His last bal-lets include A Suite of Dances created forMikhail Baryshnikov (1994), 2 & 3 PartInventions (1994), West Side Story Suite(1995) and Brandenburg (1996). In additionto two Academy Awards for the film West SideStory, Mr. Robbins received four TonyAwards, five Donaldson Awards, two EmmyAwards, the Screen Directors Guild Award

and the New York Drama Critics CircleAward. He was a 1981 Kennedy CenterHonors recipient and was awarded the FrenchChevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legiond’Honneur. Mr. Robbins died in 1998.

DAVID SAINT (Director) is the artistic director of The George Street Playhouse inNew Brunswick, New Jersey, where in thepast 14 years he has directed more than 25mainstage productions, including seven pre-mieres by Arthur Laurents, most recently NewYear’s Eve starring Marlo Thomas and KeithCarradine. Notable productions under histenure include the Richard Rodgers Award-winning The Spitfire Grill, Outer CriticsCircle Award-winning The Toxic Avenger,Anne Meara’s Down the Garden Paths withEli Wallach, Creating Claire by Tony winnerJoe DiPietro and the Next Stage Festivalwhere shows like Proof originated. He hasdirected on- and off-Broadway and around thecountry working with such artists as JonathanLarson, A.R. Gurney, Jack Klugman, HollyHunter, Bea Arthur, Aaron Sorkin, SandyDuncan and Paul Rudd and at such theatres asManhattan Theatre Club, PlaywrightsHorizons and Seattle Rep. Awards: AlanSchneider Award, Helen Hayes Award, L.A.Drama Critics Award and severalDramaLogue Awards. Mr. Saint is theExecutor of the Arthur Laurents Estate.

JOEY MCKNEELY (ReproductionChoreographer) first was introduced to WestSide Story by Mr. Robbins himself when hedanced in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. He hasdirected and choreographed West Side Storythroughout the world, including La Salla Operain Milan, the Chatelet in Paris and the Sadler’sWells Theatre in London (Olivier nom., bestmusical revival). On Broadway, Joey’s choreo-graphic debut was Smokey Joe’s Cafe, followedby The Life, Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center,The Wild Party, The Boy From Oz starring HughJackman and the recent revival of West SideStory. He has earned two Tony Award nomina-tions, two Outer Critics Circle nominations, anNAACP Image Award and an L.A. OvationAward. He has also directed/choreographedU.S. national tours of Thoroughly ModernMillie, Annie Get Your Gun, Crazy for You andSmokey Joe’s Cafe. In addition, he directed The

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Beautiful Game in Tokyo, Love U, Teresa inChina, and the ballet of American in Paris forBordeaux Opera. Japan. Feature film choreog-raphy: IQ and Zoolander.

TALITHA FEHR, TL MUSIC INTERNA-TIONAL (Music Coordinator) was foundedby Talitha Fehr in 2010 to carry on the musi-cal contracting traditions of her mentor SamLutfiyya. National tours of Sister Act, CatchMe If You Can, West Side Story, PriscillaQueen of the Desert, Come Fly Away,Mamma Mia!, A Christmas Story, Fiddler onthe Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats,Chicago, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, ChitaRivera: The Dancer’s Life, Movin’Out, and101 Dalmatians. International and Asian toursof West Side Story, Sound of Music, Swing!,Cinderella and The King and I. Talitha hasalso had the privilege of working onBroadway’s A Christmas Story, The PirateQueen, pre-production and development ofTwyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, the 2012Toronto launch of Wizard of Oz and the 2010Vancouver Winter Olympics Opening andClosing Ceremonies.

J. MICHAEL DUFF (Musical Director)Broadway: The News. National tours: Cats,Les Misérables, Starlight Express, Nunsensewith Dody Goodman, 42nd Street, BobFosse’s Dancin’. International tours: 42ndStreet—Moscow, The Sound of Music—Asia,The King and I—Asia, Cinderella with LeaSalonga—Asia. Resident musical director:Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre (1981–1988),Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre (1991–1996).Composer: Phantom of the Country Opera(Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre), JosephJefferson Award nominee for best new work,published by Music Theatre International;Rodeo (ASCAP/Disney Musical TheatreWorkshop winner); At Wit’s End (FloridaStage and Northlight Theatre), CarbonellAward winner for best new work. Othercredits: Who’s Who In Entertainment, guestconductor—Grant Park Orchestra.

JAMES YOUMANS (Scenic Design).Broadway: Gypsy (Patti LuPone), Swinging ona Star. Off-Broadway: Matt and Ben, Hedwigand the Angry Inch, Jeffrey, Sight Unseen, After-Play, The Petrified Prince (dir. Harold Prince),

The Swan (Public Theater), Raised in Captivity(Nicky Silver). Other: Randy Newman’s Faust(La Jolla Playhouse), The Bozwell Sisters (OldGlobe), Cinderella (national tour), 1776(Guthrie). Upcoming: Creature From the BlackLagoon (Universal Studios Hollywood); NewYear’s Eve (Arthur Laurents), George StreetPlayhouse. Love to Liz and the kids.

DAVID C. WOOLARD (Costume Design).Broadway: Dividing the Estate, TheFarnsworth Invention, Old Acquaintances,Ring of Fire, All Shook Up, 700 Sundays, TheSmell of the Kill, The Rocky Horror Show(2001 Tony Award nomination), Voices in theDark, The Who’s Tommy (1993 Tony andOlivier award nominations), Bells AreRinging, Marlene, Wait Until Dark, HortonFoote’s The Young Man From Atlanta, DamnYankees and A Few Good Men.

HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Designer).Broadway works include: Jesus ChristSuperstar, How To Succeed… with DanielRadcliffe, Lombardi, Million Dollar Quartet,Memphis, West Side Story (2009 Tony nomi-nation), Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, In theHeights (2008 Tony nomination), Avenue Q,The Full Monty, Parade, Kiss of the SpiderWoman (1993 Tony nomination). ParsonsDance (co-founder), five-time Helen HayesAward recipient, 1993 Sir Laurence OlivierAward and Canadian Dora Award for Kiss ofthe Spider Woman. 2006 Henry Hewes DesignAward, Outer Critics Circle Award and TonyAward for Jersey Boys. Howell teaches mas-ter classes in lighting design in multipleundergraduate and graduate arts programs andhas created a yearly scholarship and intern-ship opportunity at his alma mater, EastCarolina University, for an outstanding stu-dent in his beloved field of Lighting Design.

PETER MCBOYLE (Sound Designer) is the resident sound designer at the renownedStratford Shakespeare Festival where he hasdesigned more than 45 productions. He hashad the privilege of working with fantasticartists including Des McAnuff, ChristopherPlummer, Gary Griffin, Twyla Tharp, JohnDoyle, Stafford Arima, Susan H. Schulman,Brian Bedford, Brent Carver and BrianDennehy. Favorite productions include Come

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Fly Away (Broadway/tour); Caroline, OrChange (Toronto); West Side Story (Stratford);The House Of Martin Guerre (Toronto);Barrymore (Tour/Broadway/Toronto). Peterhas a master’s degree in music technologyfrom McGill and lives in Stratford, Canadawith his wife, Meghan, and their daughters,Ella and Beatrice.

JOY DEWING, CSA (Casting Director).Current/recent tours: Catch Me if You Can,West Side Story, In the Heights, Fiddler on theRoof, Cats. Off-Broadway: Voca People, SoulDoctor, Forever Dusty. Regional: Flat RockPlayhouse, The Lost Colony. Dance: The BadBoys of Dance, STREB. Other recentfavorites: Legally Blonde (tour), Dear Edwina(off-Broadway), Movin’ Out (tour), 101Dalmatians (tour/NYC). Joy travels to SETC,UPTA, and the nation’s top universities andtraining programs every year to discover thenext generation of our industry’s most talentedperformers. Proud member of The CastingSociety of America and catcher on its softballteam. www.joydewingcasting.com.

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA (Translations)is the creator-composer-lyricist of In theHeights; winner of four Tony Awards, includ-ing best musical and best score; and recipi-ent of a best leading actor nomination forhis performance as Usnavi. Miranda also wona 2009 Grammy Award for originalBroadway cast album, and was named afinalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama,both for In The Heights. Other credits include:Stephen Schwartz’ Working (contributingcomposer), Bring It On (music/lyrics),Freestyle Love Supreme (cofounder/per-former). TV/film credits: “Modern Family,”“House,” “The Sopranos,” “Sesame Street,”“The Electric Company,” The Odd Life ofTimothy Green, Sex and The City.

RANDALL A. BUCK (Chief ExecutiveOfficer) has produced more than 50productions across the globe for TroikaEntertainment. Before joining Troika in 1999,Mr. Buck was vice president and general manager for Livent in Toronto. While workingfor Livent, he managed productions such asFosse, Ragtime, Show Boat, Music of the Nightand Kiss of the Spider Woman. Mr. Buck was a

stage manager for more than 20 years,surviving a year with Mary Martin and CarolChanning in Jimmy Kirkwood’s Legends!, ayear in Japan with Siegfried & Roy, openingThe Phantom of the Opera Music BoxCompany and opening Show Boat onBroadway. Since beginning as an apprenticewith The Kenley Players in the late 60s, he hashad the privilege of working closely withvisionaries such as Twyla Tharp, SusanStroman, Hal Prince, Joe Layton and JoshLogan, plus hundreds of stars. Mr. Buck hadthe privilege of recently serving on the boardfor the National Alliance of Music Theater.Randy is currently living happily-ever-after inthe Washington, D.C. area with his wife,Angela, and their daughter Sierra Ashley Buck.

DONALD KINDL (Chief Financial Officer)graduated from the University of Connecticutwith a Bachelor of Science degree inAccounting in 1982 and again in 1988 with hisMasters in Business Administration. He beganhis career with Combustion Engineering inWindsor, CT in 1982, and moved to Marylandin 1992 to assume the position of Comptrollerfor various theatrical productions. In hiscurrent position he oversees the dailyoperations of all aspects of finance andmanagement information systems. Mr. Kindland his lovely wife, Cindy, are the proudparents of three wonderful children: Stephen,Stacey and Scott.

ROBERTA ROBERTS (General Manager)is excited to be in her 11th season withTroika Entertainment. Prior to her currentposition, Ms. Roberts was Producer for theCruise Line Entertainment Division ofParamount Show Services International whereshe produced and managed entertainment pro-grams for numerous clients includingNorwegian Cruise Line, Royal CaribbeanCruise Line, Renaissance Cruises, OrientLines and Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth II.A graduate of James Madison University, Ms.Roberts is grateful for a career that has takenher around the world to 50 countries andevery continent except Antarctica.

TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Producer)has been the innovator in touring musical the-ater productions for more than 20 years, pro-

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ducing shows throughout North America andthe world. Each season, Troika tours to hun-dreds of cities across the U.S. and Canada. Inaddition, Troika has produced in Europeanmarkets including Russia, Germany, Austriaand Switzerland. Central/South American andCaribbean credits include touring Cats inBrazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Mexico,Venezuela, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. Asthe first U.S. production company to tour amusical in mainland China, Troika has touredextensively across the Pacific Rim in Japan,Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysiaand Singapore, with productions of The Soundof Music, Swing!, 42nd Street and Chicago.The company is experienced in casino andleisure markets having produced for TheWynn, Caesars, Grand Casino, Hilton,Eldorado and Harrah’s (Las Vegas, AtlanticCity, Biloxi, Lake Tahoe and Branson).Current and upcoming productions includeCatch Me if You Can, Sister Act, PriscillaQueen of the Desert, Shear Madness and TheWizard of Oz. With strong ties to theBroadway community, Troika prides itself ondelivering top quality productions to audi-ences worldwide.

ALLIED LIVE (Marketing and Press) is afull-service marketing and advertising agencyrepresenting Broadway shows, national tours,performing arts institutions and experientialentertainment entities. Clients include: TheBook of Mormon, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!,Catch Me if You Can, Hair, Irving Berlin’sWhite Christmas, Ghost, A Christmas Story,Elf, Traces, Blue Man Group and Stomp.

STAFF FOR WEST SIDE STORY

Executive ProducerRandall A. Buck

GENERAL MANAGERRoberta Roberts

TOUR PRESS & MARKETINGAllied Live, LLCLaura Matalon

Sarah Dahlberg Jacqueline Smith

COMPANY MANAGERSteve Lisciani

TOUR BOOKING AGENCYThe Booking Group

Meredith Blair, Mollie MannBrian Brooks and Richard Rundle

www.thebookinggroup.com

CASTINGJoy Dewing Casting

Joy Dewing, CSA Nikki Grillos

TECHNICAL SUPERVISORGeoffrey Quart

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER.......Kim NegreteAssociate Scenic Designer....................Jerome MartinProduction Carpenter..........................Andrew SullivanProduction Props ....................................Clista JarrettAssociate Lighting Designer.....................Ryan O’GaraAssistant Lighting Designer .........................Joe DoranMoving Light Programmers ..Joe Allegro, Chris HermanProduction Electricians ......Michael Brown, Adam GrantAssociate Sound Design .....................Daniel FiandacaProduction Sound....................Colle Bustin, Alex RitterFight Coordinator .......................................Ron Peritti

HEAD CARPENTER.............................Mike KantzAssistant Carpenters...Abby Powers, Joshua TownsendHead of Properties.............................Jen Day-GottliebHead Electrician ....................................Jason P. PlattAssistant Electrician ..............................Laura PratherHead of Sound......................................Marc RongereAssistant Sound Engineer......................Sherie FarmerHead of Wardrobe ................................Season SauletAssistant Wardrobe/Hair ........................Emily Baldwin

Accounting...............................Zwick & Banyai, PLLC.Employee Benefits ..........................The Capital GroupInsurance ......................Maury, Donnelly and Parr, Inc.Legal ............................................S. Jean Ward, Esq.Creative Services ....................................Allied DigitalProduction Photography.........................Carol RoseggMerchandise Provider ..................Creative Goods NYC

For TROIKA EntertainmentChief Executive Officer ........................Randall A. BuckChief Financial Officer ..............................Donald KindlAssociate Producer ..................................Jaime PrineGeneral Managers .............................Roberta Roberts

Joe ChristopherAssistant General Managers ................Brian Schrader

Abram BestTechnical Supervisor ............................Geoffrey QuartProduction Coordinator .......................Ryan P. MurphyTechnical Director ....................................Sam MahanDirector of Booking & Sales..................Michael OrsinoMarketing Manager .............................Courtney DavisMarketing Consultant ...................................Amy KatzBudgeting & Forecasting Manager ....George LambertyController............................................Ryan RudzinskiStaff Accountant ................................Lourdes CastilloAccounting Clerk................................Marite EspinozaOffice Administrative Coordinator ..........Doria MontfortWarehouse Manager...............................Scott Garrish

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For TROIKA CostumesCostume Director.............................Michelle HarrisonProject Assistants ...........Alison Smith, Kristina LamdinWork Room Manager ...............................Helen JonesLead Stitcher .....................................Laura BrowningCraft Manager..............................................Risa Ono

CREDITSHotel Booking and Travel by ROAD REBEL ENTERTAIN-MENT TOURING, San Diego, CA. Scenery by SHOWMANFABRICTORS, Long Island City, NY, Elliot Bertoni.Original Scenery by HUDSON SCENIC STUDIO, INC.,Yonkers, NY. Mannequins and Sewing Machine providedby FOX SEWING MACHINES, New York, NY. CigaretteLighters courtesy of ZIPPO LIGHTERS. Certain Props byJOHN CREECH DESIGN AND PRODUCTION, Brooklyn,NY and ANN PINKUS, MONMOUTH ANTIQUES, RedBank, NJ. Lighting Equipment Provided by HUDSONCHRISTIE LIGHTING, Yonkers, NY. Sound EquipmentProvided by MASQUE SOUND, East Rutherford, NJ.Backline by JONAS PRODUCTIONS, Fountaintown, IN.Costumes by TRICONE, INC., BARBARA MATERA, LTD.,ERIC WINTERLING, INC., TIMBERLAKE STUDIOS, INC.,GILIBERTO DESIGNS, INC., BECKENSTEIN MEN’S FAB-RICS, INC., and TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT COSTUMESHOP, Glen Burnie, MD, Michelle Harrison. CustomKnitwear by MARIA FICALORA KNITWEAR, LTD. CostumeAgeing and Distressing by HOCHI ASIATICO STUDIO.Accessories by DAVID SAMUEL MENKES CUSTOMLEATHERWEAR NEW YORK. Undergarments byBRA*TENDERS. Footwear by JC THEATRICAL & CUS-TOM FOOTWEAR, INC., CAPEZIO, and BLOCH SHOES.Millinery by ARNOLD S. LEVINE, INC. Trucking byJANCO, LTD., Wayne, NJ, Rick Rosenthal. Sinfoniaorchestra enhancement by Realtime Music Solutions,LLC, with orchestra adaptation by J. Michael Duff.

Rehearsed at PEARL STUDIOS NYC.

Backstage and Front of the House Employees are repre-sented by the International Alliance of Theatrical StageEmployees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

The Director and/or Choreographer is a member of theStage Directors and Choreographers Society, a nationaltheatrical labor union.

United Scenic Artists represents the designers andscenic painters for the American Theatre.

The musicians employed in this production are mem-bers of the American Federation of Musicians.