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JACK H. SKIRBALL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
The Skirball Center is the premier venue for the presentation of cultural and performing arts events for NYU and lower Manhattan.
The programs of the Skirball Center reflect NYU’s mission as an international center of scholarship, defined by excellence and
innovation and shaped by an intellectually rich and diverse environment. Since 2003, the 860-seat Center has provided a unique
venue for enhancing a sense of community while continuing the Greenwich Village traditions of creativity and artistic discovery
with a broad range of compelling performance events at affordable ticket prices. Led by Executive Producer Jay Oliva
(President Emeritus, NYU) and Executive Director Michael Harrington, a natural and vital aspect of the Center’s mission is to build
young adult audiences for the future of live performance. nyuskirball.org
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championing exciting international artists, and developing new audiences for the future of live performance relies heavily on the
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SKIRBALL CENTER STAFF
ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGERS William Burke, Adam Kreiselman,
L. Jay Oliva
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Michael Harrington
Yvonne Rigby, Molly Roberson
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO DR. OLIVA Patrice Fealy
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Amy Coombs
DIRECTOR FOR MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT Hugh Hysell
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Donald
Webster
HEAD USHERS
Mindy Baucicot, Shawn Belpanno, Josh Blye, Evelyn
Cruzatte, Amara Dieter, Ryan Hamelin, Coleen Jasinski, Jamie
Kingston, Michelle Kuchuk, Katelyn Manfre, Jennie McGuinness,
Julie Regula*, Paul Sanguino, Spencer Young
Kelsey Andridge*, Jaimie Appleton*, Hayes Callaway*,
Alexandra Cummings*, Julia Deutsch*, Mahliesia Douglas, Olivia
Dunn*, Zachary Fadler*, Jenna Gardner*, Samuel Gonzalez*,
Jacklyn Grigg*, Carson Grubb*, Kyle Kalski*, Alexandra Kundrat*,
Melissa Mahoney*, Rachel Pettite*, Elizabeth Quist*, Kathleen
Raab*, Jefferson Reardon*, Phoebe Rumsey*, Alison Wein*
USHERS
PRODUCTION MANAGER Jason Adams
MANAGER, TICKET SERVICES Lori Moore
BUSINESS MANAGER Liz Olson
DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Kimberly Olstad
FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER Ian Tabatchnick
ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE MANAGER Dawud Jackson
Barbara C. Espinoza
Ethan Bade
LIGHTING SUPERVISOR Jeffrey Collier
THEATER TECHNICIAN Angie Golightly
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
SOUND SUPERVISOR
THEATER TECHNICIAN Don Short
COMPANY MANAGER Chelsea Gold*
BOX OFFICE STAFF Kaylee Alexander*, Jared Arcari*, Morgan Block*,
Gavin Briscoe*, Bonnie Davis*, Carver Duncan*, Mara Good-
man*, Victoria Huish*, Jillian Jameson*, Tacha Joseph*, Brenna
Kilpatrick*, Sean Lee*, Amanda McLoughlin*, Billy Richling*,
Ayden Rosenberg*, Marco Santarelli*, Pavlina Schriel*, Anoush
Shirzadegan*, Alyssa Vu*, Rebekah Wilson*, Keanar Yee*
Daniel Cabrera*, Tracey Jacqueline
Jordan-Greenidge*, Hannah Klein*, Amanda McLoughlin*, Alison
Wein*
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS
PRESS REPRESENTATIVES Blake Zidell & Associates, The Hartmann
Group and NYU Office of Public Affairs, John Beckman & Richard
Pierce
GRAPHIC DESIGN primary&co.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
EDUCATION ASSOCIATES Maria Soledad Sklate*
Jesse Jae Hoon Eisenberg*, Barbara
Leung*, Kathleen McFarlane*, Vivianne Nguyen*, Emily Wong*,
MARKETING ASSISTANTS
PRESIDENT John Sexton
PROVOST David McLaughlin
Panpan Yang*
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Michael Alfano
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR OPERATIONS Alison Leary
D E N OT E S N Y U ST U D E N TS
VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL CAMPUS SERVICES Robert Kivetz
NYU SKIRBALL CENTER’S BIG RED CHAIR FAMILY SERIES IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT
FROM JOAN GANZ COONEY AND L. JAY AND MARY ELLEN OLIVA WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM CON EDISON
FOR FAMILY EDUCATIONAL AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING.
OFFICIAL BEVERAGE SPONSOR OF NYU SKIRBALL CENTER
JIM HENSON’S
DINOSAUR TRAIN - LIVE!
BUDDY’S BIG ADVENTURE
JIM HENSON’S DINOSAUR TRAIN - LIVE!
BUDDY’S BIG ADVENTURE
BOOK CRAIG BARTLETT
PERFORMERS JAKE BAZEL (SWING), KIRK BIXBY (CONDUCTOR), ARLEE CHADWICK (MRS.
PTERANODON), DANIELLE DEFASSIO (JANET/DON), MINDY LEANSE (TINY), CHRIS PALMIERI
(KING)DREW TORKELSON (BUDDY), EMILY TUCKER (SWING)
FEATURING THE ORIGINAL DINOSAUR TRAIN TELEVISION SERIES CHARACTER VOICES CLAIRE CORLETT (TINY), IAN JAMES CORLETT (CONDUCTOR), PHIL HAYES (KING), ELLEN KENNEDY (MRS.
PTERANODON), LAURA MARR (DON), SEAN THOMAS (BUDDY)
PUPPET DESIGN & FABRICATION JIM HENSON’S CREATURE SHOP
SCENIC DESIGN KEN GOLDSTEIN
LIGHTING DESIGN ANNMARIE DUGGAN
CASTING LOCKYER CASTING
PRODUCTION MANAGER EMILIE BRAY SCHOENFELD
TOUR MANAGER/COMPANY MANAGER TROY MITCHELL
STAGE MANAGER/LIGHTING DIRECTOR LAURA KROUCH
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ANTHONY FIORILLO
VIDEO PROJECTION DESIGNER DAN CARR
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/TOUR BOOKING THE BRAD SIMON ORGANIZATION
PRESS REPRESENTATIVE JOANNA BRUMLEY
GENERAL MANAGER MILLS ENTERTAINMENT
DIRECTOR JOHN TARTAGLIA
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DANIEL SETH
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER SIMONE GIANFRANCESCO
PROPS MASTER CHRIS SCHNEIDER
PRODUCERS MICHAEL SHAWN LEWIS, MICHAEL MILLS AND JOHN TARTAGLIA
JOHN TARTAGLIA (Director/Producer) is best known to families as Johnny from the eight time Emmy
Nominated television series “Johnny and the Sprites” (Disney Junior, currently airing internationally)
for which he was nominated as Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Series. John made his Broadway
Debut in Avenue Q, originating the roles of Princeton and Rod (TONY nomination for Best Actor in a Musical). Other Broadway roles include originating Pinocchio in Shrek the Musical and Lumiere in Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast. John has been a Sesame Street Muppeteer for over 18 years, beginning at the
age of 16. He can currently be heard every Sunday afternoon on Sirius XM Radio On Broadway’s Sunday
Funday with John Tartaglia. Next, John will be directing the upcoming premiere productions of Jim
Henson’s Sid the Science Kid: Live on Tour and Because of Winn Dixie, a Broadway bound musical by
Duncan Sheik and Nell Benjamin, based on the classic children’s novel. Other directing credits include
Shrek the Musical at the MUNY and resident directing Avenue Q Off Broadway at New World Stages. As
a writer, John created ImaginOcean, which is currently being developed for television with The Jim Henson Company following two successful seasons Off Broadway and two seasons on National Tour. John
is thankful to be a part of the incredible magic that Jim Henson and The Jim Henson Company have
brought and continue to bring to the world. To Mom, for letting me cut up your dresses to make puppets.
Where the Wild Things Are, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and Five
Children and It. The shop is also known for its live performance work with artists like Cee Lo Green,
Kanye West, Lady Gaga and Deadmau5. A recipient of more than 9 Emmy Awards for its outstanding
work building puppets for Sesame Street, the Shop also received an Academy Award for its visual effects work on the film Babe. Other awards include a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award for
the Henson Performance Control System, a powerful custom-based interface for puppeteers, and an
Emmy Award for its work in developing the Henson Digital Performance Studio, a patented control
system technology that enables puppeteers to perform a computer generated (CG) character in real
time.
DANIEL SETH (Assistant Director) happily returns to collaborating with John Tartaglia after Associate
Directing Jim Henson’s Musical World at Carnegie Hall. Most recently, Daniel served as Creative Aide
to Forest Whitaker on multiple films including Lee Daniels’ The Butler. Other projects have included
Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, ImaginOcean, Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon, Sleep
No More, Recursion, Dog Sees God, and multiple projects in development. Daniel recently co-founded
BCS Pictures, a production company dedicated to creating socially conscious programming. Outside
of production, he proudly works in arts education, “paying it forward” to the next generation. NYU Alum;
SDC. For the lovers, the dreamers, and you.
KEN GOLDSTEIN (Scenic Design) is the Assistant Professor of Set Design at SUNY at New Paltz, and
Resident Set Designer at Northern Stage. He has also designed at numerous regional theatres including: Baystreet Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse, Barrington Stage Company,
The Skylight Music Theatre, The Hangar Theatre, CPS in Potsdam NY, and Orlando Rep. Ken holds an
MFA in Set Design from Brandeis University, and is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829. Ken is
thrilled to be working with this great creative team on this exciting show!
ANNMARIE DUGGAN (Lighting Design) is excited to be a part of the Dinosaur Train team. OffBroadway: Sphinx Winx (Theatre Row) Jolson & Co. (Century Center) Syria America (Greenwich Street
Theatre), Clue The Musical (Players Theatre). Regional: American Girl Place Theatre, Chicago, LA, and
New York, Cumberland County Playhouse, Capital Repertory Theatre, Foothills Theatre, Northern Stage,
Cortland Rep, Seaside Music Theatre, Utah Musical Theatre, Lycian Centre, Florida Rep., Seacoast
Rep. Dance: Navidad Flamenca (NJPAC) and Mujeres y Hombres (New Victory Theatre). Ms. Duggan
is an Associate Professor and Chair at the University of Pittsburgh, teaching Lighting Design and Stage
Management. www.amddesignonline.com
DAN CARR (Video Projection Designer) is thrilled to be working on such a fun project with such a
dynamic group of people. When not working on shows, Dan is the Assistant Lighting Supervisor for the
Office of the Arts at Emerson College.
JIM HENSON’S CREATURE SHOP™ (Puppet Design & Fabrication) provides performed digital visual
effects, animatronic creatures, animation and soft puppets to the international film, television and advertising industries. Based in Los Angeles and New York with satellite shop capabilities internationally,
the Shop is known for designing and building some of the world’s best-known characters including the
Sesame Street puppets, the classic Muppets, the dinosaurs from Dinosaurs, the aliens from Farscape
and the fantastical creatures from The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Other feature film credits include
LAURA KROUCH (Stage Manager/Lighting Director) A graduate of University of Kansas City-Missouri, Laura has an M.F.A. in Stage Management and has worked for Kansas City Repertory Theatre,
Cortland Repertory Theatre, Lost Nation Theatre in Vermont, a tour of Unsinkable Women: Songs
and Stories from the Titanic with Deborah Jean Templin and a national tour of The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn for The Classical Theatre Project from Toronto, Canada. She would like to thank
her family and Michael for their love and support. Enjoy the show!
ANTHONY FIORILLO (Technical Director/ Assistant Stage Manager) Selected Emerson Stage Credits: Robin Hood, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Grapes of Wrath. Other Selected Theatre Credits: 31st
Annual EVVY Awards (EIV), Die Laughing (KB Project), Live All Night (KB Project).
MICHAEL SHAWN LEWIS (Producer) is co-owner of Gables Grove Productions, through which he
creates and produces multi-media international family entertainment. In addition to developing
original shows, Gables Grove currently works to develop entertainment for Walt Disney Creative Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Place, Carnival Cruise Lines, and Royal Caribbean
Cruise Lines. He received a Drama Desk Award nomination for his work as Producer on the OffBroadway production of ImaginOcean and is currently working as Executive Producer to adapt that
magical underwater world into a television series with the Jim Henson Company. Current touring
productions include: Dinosaur Train LIVE!, Sid the Science Kid LIVE! and ImaginOcean. His performing credits include the Broadway productions of The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul) and The Woman
in White. In Europe he starred in Elisabeth: The Musical, Les Miserables and many productions of
Phantom. Michael works in association with Artists Striving To End Poverty (ASTEP) and The George
Foundation as an educator/instructor with the extremely impoverished. Michael is co-founder and
President of The New York Children’s Theater Festival, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created
to support artists in the development and presentation of new theatrical works for young audiences
(www.nyctfest.org).
MICHAEL MILLS (Producer) is President of Mills Entertainment based in Saratoga Springs, NY, a
leading producer of live tours of branded and alternative entertainment. Current tours include Theresa Caputo Live, FX’s Archer Live, The Cake Boss: Bakin’ with the Boss Tour, Cesar Millan Live and
Jack Hanna Into the Wild Live. www.millsentertainment.com
JAKE BAZEL (Swing) is thrilled to be riding around the country on the Dinosaur Train! On-Camera
Credits include: Sandra Boynton’s Frog Trouble – End of a Summer Storm (Music Video), Mount Sinai Children’s Hospital’s Kidzone TV (Closed Circuit Television), Going Up? (Series), Alan Menken’s
Someone Wrote That Song (Music Video), Fingerlings (Series). Stage credits: O’Neill National Puppetry Conference 2013, Evergreen (Prospect Theater Co.) and several short self-produced works.
Thanks to family, friends, cast and crew.
KIRK BIXBY (Conductor) B.A. Musical Theatre (West Chester University of PA). Puppetry credits:
Monster Smash Stunt Show (Forest of Fear), The Lost Mustard Seed (Aardvark Entertainment),
Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Surflight Theatre). Other select credits: Fiddler on the Roof North American
Tour (Troika), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Surflight), Blackwatch World Colorguard, Between Movement Contemporary Dance Company. Kirk can also be found as a circus artist/variety entertainer
in New York City. Love to his niece Aislinn & nephew Graham for introducing him to Dinosaur Train.
(www.KirkBixby.com)
ARLEE CHADWICK (Mrs. Pteranodon) has been a puppeteer in the first national tour of The Little
Prince as “The Rose” (Bristol Riverside Theatre). She has pulled strings as a resident company member at Swedish Cottage Morionette Theatre in Central Park. She previously appeared in multiple
international tours of Sesame Street Live! where she helped many muppets with their dance moves
and also “Sew & So” in My Little Pony Live! She has also appeared in the puppet show Tales of
Amazing Tricksters (Bronx Zoo). With a BA in dance, she has danced through productions of Beauty
and the Beast, West Side Story, Footloose, My Fair Lady and CATS (Carousel Dinner Theatre). She is
excited to be on board the Dinosaur Train!
DANIELLE DEFASSIO (Janet/Don) is thrilled to be on board the Dinosaur Train! Favorite credits:
The Little Mermaid, Pinkalicious (STONC), Almost, Maine (NY Deaf Theatre), A Gulag Mouse (Babes
with Blades), If You Really Love Polar Bears (Making Books Sing). She also plays in a children’s rock
band at Kidville. She has trained with The Second City, has a theatre degree from Columbia College
Chicago, and likes to dig holes (for gardening). Thank you to the cast, crew, and team for this adventure and to MDVREJ for being the greatest ever. Come say “hi” at www.DanielleDefassio.com
MINDY S. LEANSE (Tiny) Puppeteer credits include: Puppet Titus Andronicus (Puppet Shakespeare Players), The Halloween Project (Martin P. Robinson; The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center),
Puppet Romeo and Juliet and Puppet Hamlet (Puppet Shakespeare Players); co-founder Maniacal
Works (NYC). Selected theatre credits: Mammoth (Buran Theatre Company), Ash Tree (Duke City
Rep), The Ruin (Manhattan Repertory Theatre). Graduate of the American Theatre of Dramatic Arts
and alumna of the National Puppetry Conference at the O’Neill (under Hua Hua Zhang and Martin
P. Robinson.) Mindy is beyond the moon to be touring with this incredible show. Thank you to all her
family and friends, and always, for Georgina.
CHRIS PALMIERI (King) hails from the magical land of Montague, NJ and currently resides in
Astoria in NYC. His puppetry work has been seen at Field Station: Dinosaurs, the Toy Museum of NY,
Dante’s Inferno (The Brick Theater), Finding Mother (Manhattan Repertory Theater), the Puppetery
Arts Festival of Brooklyn and in the HBO/Columbia University short film First Prize. His acting credits
include: Box Out Bullying, Last One Out, Joey and Maria’s Wedding, Scenes from the Staten Island
Ferry, as well as a season as a resident improviser at Sylvan Beach Amusement Park.
DREW TORKELSON (Buddy) is so excited to be a part of Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live! Buddy’s
Big Adventure! Some favorite musical credits include Billy Idol in The Wedding Singer, Cousin
Freddy in The Berenstein Bears Live!, Thalin in Xanadu, Linus in Charlie Brown, Sylvius in As You Like
It and Peter Pan in Disney Dreams. I want to thank John for this amazing opportunity and, as always,
Mom, Dad and Grandma for their love and support.
EMILY TUCKER (Swing) is ecstatic to be puppeteering on her third national/international tour.
Previously, she toured with John Tartaglia’s ImaginOcean for two seasons, most recently as Bubbles.
She has performed all over the continental US, as well as Hawaii, Singapore and a month long run
at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia last winter. She hails from Wisconsin and is based
in NYC. She holds a BA in Theatre & Drama from UW-Madison. Many thanks to friends, family, and
Zane! Get to know Emily better at www.emtucker.com.
MICHAEL NAYLOR (Creative/Website) has worked in New York City as the Art Director for a New
York based Arts Marketing company, writing and designing educational study guides for Broadway
productions. He has worked with Gables Grove Productions on the off-Broadway hit, John Tartaglia’s
ImaginOcean. Prior to that, he spent 20 years with the historic Bucks County Playhouse in New
Hope, PA as Director of Marketing and Public Relations. Today he serves as the media representative for New Jersey’s Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre and the Memorable Affairs Dinner
Theater in Pennsylvania and as the web designer for the New York Children’s Theater Festival. In his
spare time, he is busily shopping around his television comedy about a fictional regional theatre.
EMILIE BRAY SCHOENFELD (Production Manager) serves as the Production Manager for Gables
Grove Productions and Company/Production Manager for John Tartaglia’s ImaginOcean. Select
credits include Production Manager, French Woods Festival; Production Stage Manager, Huntsville
Ballet; Production Manager, New Haven Ballet; Production Stage Manager, Yale Opera; Assistant
Stage Manager, American Girl Theatre, NYC; Production Coordinator; New York Children’s Theater
Festival and Project Coordinator, Circus Nexus. Alumna of NCSA. To my sweet little girl—thanks for
letting Mom have fun with puppets!
MELANIE LOCKYER (Casting) is a NY casting director who works with Arnold Mungioli (Broadway:
Fela! Super Fly) and Stuart Howard Assoc. She recently cast for the Omaha Symphony, Ivoryton
Playhouse’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, John Tartaglia’s ImaginOcean, Because of Winn
Dixie.
TROY MITCHELL (Tour Manager) Originally from Niagara Falls, NY and graduate of California
Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Production Management. Among his numerous concert & theatrical
international tours including Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues Live!, he has been associated with John
Scher/Metropolitan Entertainment, Universal Studios, Clear Channel Theatrical Entertainment, Alan
Wasser Associates, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Disney on Ice, Cirque du Soleil and most re-
cently, Norwegian Cruise Line. Now from the Orlando, FL area, he enjoys being a part of Jim Henson’s
Dinosaur Train Live! and introducing live theater and all of its possibilities into young lives.
LAURA KROUCH (Stage Manager/Lighting Director) A graduate of University of Kansas City-Missouri,
Laura has an M.F.A. in Stage Management and has worked for Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Cortland
Repertory Theatre, Lost Nation Theatre in Vermont, a tour of Unsinkable Women: Songs and Stories
from the Titanic with Deborah Jean Templin and a national tour of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
for The Classical Theatre Project from Toronto, Canada. She would like to thank her family and Michael
for their love and support. Enjoy the show!
ANTHONY FIORILLO (Technical Director/ Assistant Stage Manager) Selected Emerson Stage Credits:
Robin Hood, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Grapes of Wrath. Other Selected Theatre Credits: 31st Annual
EVVY Awards (EIV), Die Laughing (KB Project), Live All Night (KB Project).
JOANNA BRUMLEY (Press Representative) is the Marketing and Publicity Coordinator at Mills Entertainment. She has worked on Mills’ exciting roster of shows including FX’s Archer Live!, Theresa Caputo
Live, The Cake Boss: Bakin’ with the Boss Tour, Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild Live!, Cesar Millan Live! and
America’s Test Kitchen Live with Christopher Kimball.
THE BRAD SIMON ORGANIZATION (Executive Producer/Tour Booking) is the leading North American booking agency specializing in live branded entertainment for family audiences. Current and past
tour highlights include: Clifford The Big Red Dog Live, Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus Live, John
Tartaglia’s ImaginOcean, The Magic Tree House: The Musical, Mad Science Presents: CSI LIVE! and
Star Trek Live!, Arthur Live, Franklin The Turtle Live, Maurice Sendak’s Little Bear Live, Calliou Live, A
Garfield Christmas, and The Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences productions: Roald Dahl’s
Willy Wonka, The PhantomTollbooth and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
SIMONE GIANFRANCESCO (Associate Producer) is an Associate Producer with Mills Entertainment.
Select Mills credits: FX’s Archer Live!, Clifford the Big Red Dog Live! and The Daily Show Live. Prior to
Mills, she has worked in Los Angeles and Chicago in theatre production. Select credits: Universal Studios, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Pavement Group and A Red Orchid Theatre.
ABOUT MILLS ENTERTAINMENT
Mills Entertainment is a leading producer and promoter of branded live entertainment. Mills collaborates with top brands and personalities to develop, market and produce live theatrical events throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Current projects include Theresa Caputo Live, The Cake Boss: Bakin’ with
the Boss Tour, Cesar Millan Live, FX’s Archer Live, and Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild Live.
ABOUT GABLES GROVE PRODUCTIONS
Gables Grove Productions is a multimedia family entertainment company, co-founded by Drama Desk
Award nominated producers, Michael Shawn Lewis and John Tartaglia, in 2009 with the vision of developing, creating and producing exciting, innovative, original material for live stage and television in the
U.S. and abroad. The company is currently working with The Jim Henson Company, Walt Disney Creative
Entertainment, Walt Disney Imagineering, Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Sesame
Place, as well as other independent producers and writers to develop several exciting productions.
Gables Grove Productions is a producer and the creator of Off-Broadway and National Tour productions,
including John Tartaglia’s ImaginOcean and Sid the Science Kid Live.