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Program Information Theatreworks USA Barbara Pasternack Artistic Director Ken Arthur Producing Director Presents FLY GUY & OTHER STORIES Musical Scenes by Kate Anderson & Elyssa Samsel Kevin Del Aguila & Eli Bolin David Kirshenbaum Steven Lutvak & Robert L. Freedman Kevin Del Aguila & Brad Alexander Mindi Dickstein & Daniel Messé Robert Lopez & Kristen Anderson-Lopez Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Scenic Design by Costume Design by Vaughn Patterson Anne-Marie Wright & Lora LaVon Music Direction by Orchestrations by Nathan Dame Greg Pliska Stage Manager Joshua Quinn Choreographed by Devanand Janki Directed by Kevin Del Aguila CAST (alphabetical by role) Female #1 ..................................................................................................................................................................................Sarah Mullis Female #2 ............................................................................................................................................................................... Molly Rushing Female #3 .......................................................................................................................................................................... Brooke Weisman Male #1 ...................................................................................................................................................................... Sean Michael Buckley Male #2 ....................................................................................................................................................................................Andrew Miller Male #3 .................................................................................................................................................................................... Khalid Rivera The taking of pictures and/or making of visual or sound recording is expressly forbidden. Please check the houseboard for any program changes. This program from Theatreworks USA is supported, in part, with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The actors and stage manager employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. The Director and Choreographer are members of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. MUSICAL NUMBERS “Pick a Book” ............................................................................................................................................ by Mindi Dickstein & Daniel Messé “Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl” ...................................................................................................................... adapted by Kevin Del Aguila & Eli Bolin Based on the book Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl. Text and illustration copyright © 2010 by Tedd Arnold. Used by permission of Scholastic Entertainment Inc. “Lilly’s Big Day” ....................................................................................................................... adapted by Kevin Del Aguila & Brad Alexander Based on the book Lily’s Big Day. Copyright © 2006 by Kevin Henkes. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. “A Prize for Fluffy” ............................................................................................................... adapted by Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak Based on the book Fluffy’s Silly Summer by Kate McMullan. Used with the permission of Pippin Properties, Inc. “Kitten’s First Full Moon” ............................................................................................................. adapted by Kate Anderson & Elyssa Samsel Based on the book Kitten’s First Full Moon. Copyright © 2004 by Kevin Henkes. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. “Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores” ................................................................................................ adapted by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul Based on the book Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores by James Howes, illustrated by Amy Walrod. “The Paper Bag Princess” .............................................................................................................................. adapted by David Kirshenbaum Based on the book by Robert Munsch. Used with the permission of Annick Press “Diary of a Worm” ........................................................................................................... adapted by Robert Lopez & Kristin Anderson-Lopez Based on the book by Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss. Used with the permission of Pippin Properties, Inc. “Pick a Book (Finale)” ................................................................................................................................ by Mindi Dickstein & Daniel Messé WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST (alphabetical by role) SARAH MULLIS (Female #1) has loved working on Fly Guy! She was last seen in A.R.T.'s The Donkey Show. When she's not on stage Sarah partakes in hobbies like time travel, telepathy, and child whispering. Thank you to the cast and crew, her family, friends, Rachel, Kelsey, and BoCo 2013. MOLLY RUSHING (Female #2) is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a graduate of Oklahoma City University. She made her NYC debut at Avery Fisher Hall as Jenny in the concert Babes in Toyland. She has performed with Disney Cruise Line, as well as numerous regional theatres throughout the United States. BROOKE WEISMAN (Female #3) is so excited to be a part of the Fly Guy family! She is a recent graduate from Northwestern University, originally from Davie, Florida. Favorite credits include 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (Schwarzy), Moby Dick (Fate) and The Waa Mu Show. Many love and thanks to her family and friends. SEAN MICHAEL BUCKLEY (Male #1) is pleased to be joining TheatreWorks USA for its debut tour of Fly Guy and Other Stories. Sean is a recent graduate of Western Michigan University's Musical Theatre Department. Favorite roles include: Shane Mungitt in Take Me Out, The French Taunter in Spamalot, Wilbur in Hairspray, and Blake in Glenngarry Glen Ross. Thanks to my Dad, my brothers and my Gabby girl. ANDREW MILLER (Male #2) is a Cleveland native and a recent graduate of Ithaca College with a degree in Acting. Recent credits include “Cleaning Out My Room”, “Watching TV”, and "Ice Cream or Push-ups: A Retrospective." Big thanks to the cast, creative team and he TWUSA staff. His grandma says hi! KHALID RIVERA (Male #3) Excited to be back at Theatreworks USA! Previously did Seussical the Musical as one of the Wickersham Brothers. Has been on Broadway, done numerous tours, co-star and featured roles on numerous TV shows and has two films coming out next year. Proud member of Actors Equity. KATE ANDERSON (Kitten’s First Full Moon) graduated cum laude with a BA in Music, and a minor in Creative Writing. In fall of 2010, Kate was accepted into the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. Kate was paired with Elyssa Samsel for her very first assignment and the two have been writing partners ever since. .Kate and Elyssa’s work has been featured in the New York Theater Barn’s D-Lounge Series, The Platform: London, as well as “4@15” with NYU Steinhardt and UC Irvine. They have penned three short musical comedies, Camp Wish-No-More, Llamaze 101, and My Little Brony. Kate and Elyssa are currently working on some exciting new projects including two adaptations and an original work. ELYSSA SAMSEL (Kitten’s First Full Moon) was born in New York City. Currently a composer in the BMI Lehman Engel Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop, Elyssa is working on projects inside and outside of the workshop with fellow member, Kate Anderson. The two of them are currently writing an original Musical Comedy called Camp Wish-No-More. Camp Wish-No-More was recently produced by New York Theatre Barn as part of their monthly series at the D-Lounge in Union Square and had its first debut as part of the 4@15 UC-Irvine Satellite Program. Elyssa is also the co-author (with Jade Bartlett) of a new musical based on a short story by Edgar Allan Poe entitled Ligeia. More info and music at www.elyssasamsel.com KEVIN DEL AGUILA (Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl & Lilly’s Big Day) is bookwriter of the off-Broadway hit Altar Boyz (Outer Critics Award, Lortel and Drama Desk noms.) and lyricist of Click, Clack, Moo (Lortel and Drama Desk noms.). Other works as a writer/lyricist include Nickelodeon’s Storytime Live, and musical versions of the children’s books Lilly’s Big Day, I Have to Go, and Duck for President. Up next: stage adaptation of the film Madagascar for DreamWorks. www.delaguila.info BRAD ALEXANDER (Lilly’s Big Day) is a New York-based BMI songwriter and the composer of See Rock City & Other Destinations, recipient of the 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, six Drama Desk nominations, the Richard Rodgers Award, and The BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award. Additional theatre credits include the music and orchestrations for Theatreworks USA’s Click, Clack, Moo (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award nominee), the music for Just So Stories and Martha Speaks and songs for Duck For President, If You Give A Pig A Pancake, and We The People: America Rocks! (Lortel Award nominee). ELI BOLIN (Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl) is the music director/composer and a founding member of the Story Pirates, a nationally-recognized arts education organization that performs songs and sketches adapted from the creative writing of children all over the country. With lyricist Sam Forman, he has scored the musicals I Sing!, Schmoozy Togetherness (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Roller Boogie (ART, Cambridge), Volleygirls, The Big Show and the opening number of Theatreworks USA's We the People. He recently joined “Sesame Street” as a composer for its 42nd season. His music has been featured on MSNBC and Comedy Central Presents: Kristen Schaal. MINDI DICKSTEIN (“Pick A Book”) wrote the lyrics for the Broadway musical Little Women, which received Tony and Drama Desk nominations. Her songs have been performed widely, most notably as part of Lincoln Center's American Songbook ("Hear and Now: Contemporary Lyricists”) and in concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Mindi has written book and lyrics for a number of shows with music by long-time collaborator Daniel Messé, including the original musicals Trip, Beasts and Saints and The Magic Cookie, as well as several musicals commissioned and produced by the nationally acclaimed Theatreworks USA, including Nate the Great and The Mystery of King Tut. DANIEL MESSÉ (“Pick A Book”) In 2009, the Public Theater tapped Hem to score Twelfth Night for their Shakespeare in the Park Festival (starring Anne Hathaway and Audra Mcdonald, dir. by Daniel Sullivan) for which they earned a Drama Desk nomination. Messé was the 2001 recipient of the Jonathan Larson Grant from the American Theatre Wing, along with longtime collaborator Mindi Dickstein, with whom he has written the musicals Beasts and Saints, Nate the Great, and The Mystery of King Tut. He also contributed compositions to the musical revues Reading Rainbow through Theatreworks USA and last season’s Stars of David. Messé is currently working as composer with bookwriter Craig Lucas and lyricist Nathan Tyson on the musical adaptation of the wildly successful French film, Amelié. DAVID KIRSHENBAUM (The Paper Bag Princess) David penned the mu sic and lyrics for the off-Broadway musical Summer of ’42 (book by Hunter Foster). David’s work has been produced at many other theatres nationwide, among them Goodspeed Musicals, Round House Theatre, The York Theatre Company, Casa Manana, Seacoast Rep, and Dayton’s Victoria Theatre. He has received grants from the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s Producer-Writer Initiative and the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation. David is also a contributing songwriter to the childrens’ TV series Johnny and the Sprites. A native of New York City, David has a Bachelor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan BOBBY LOPEZ (Diary of a Worm) is the Academy Award, Tony®, Grammy®, and Emmy® winning co-creator of the smash hit musicals Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon. With wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez, he co-wrote songs for Winnie the Pooh and Finding Nemo: The Musical (playing at Walt Disney World since 2006). They are also the team behind the songs of the hit Disney animated feature Frozen, starring Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell, and a forthcoming original stage musical called Up Here. He shared two Emmy Awards® for his music for The Wonder Pets and an Emmy® nomination for the Scrubs musical episode. His work has been seen on South Park, The Simpsons, and Phineas and Ferb. Member BMI Workshop, Dramatists Guild Council, WGA, AEA, Yale grad, native NY’er. Thanks Buzzetti, Mom, Dad, Billy, Katie, Annie and especially Kristen for all the love and support. KRISTEN ANDERSON-LOPEZ (Diary of a Worm), along with her husband Robert Lopez, wrote the music for the 2011 Disney film Winnie the Pooh. Additionally, she wrote songs for a Walt Disney World production of Finding Nemo – The Musical. She and her husband wrote the songs for Disney's Frozen including "Let It Go", for which they won an Oscar. Her work for young audiences includes numerous short and fulllength musical adaptations for Theatreworks USA (Diary of a Worm, Fancy Nancy, and Condensed Classics). AndersonLopez is the co-creator of the Drama Desk Award winning, musical In Transit and received Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel recognition. Anderson-Lopez is currently working on the new stage musical Up Here with her husband. The couple are also working on another musical, Disney's Bob the Musical. ROBERT L. FREEDMAN (A Prize for Fluffy) Robert L. Freedman received the Fred Ebb and Kleban awards for the musicals A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Campaign of the Century with Steven Lutvak, and was nominated for Emmy and Writers Guild awards for the television miniseries Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows. Other teleplays include Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (WGA nomination), HBO’s A Deadly Secret (WGA winner), What Makes A Family (GLAAD Award, Humanitas finalist), Murder In The Hamptons, The Pastor’s Wife, Honor Thy Mother, What Love Sees, Bitter Blood, and Broadway Sings The Music of Jule Styne (PBS). Stage works include The Beast of Broadway: The Life and Times of David Merrick, written with Faye Greenberg, and the musical Grand Duchy, with composer John Bayless. STEVEN LUTVAK (A Prize for Fluffy) wrote the title track to Paramount’s hit film, Mad Hot Ballroom. He won the Kleban and Fred Ebb Awards, both with Robert L. Freedman, for A Gentleman's Guide To Love and Murder and Campaign of the Century. Other musicals include Almost September, Esmeralda, The Wayside Inn and other awards include two Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Grants, the Johnny Mercer Emerging American Songwriting Award, and an NEA New American Work Grant. He was profiled in Time Magazine’s People To Watch. Steven has performed his songs at Carnegie Hall and around the country, and his CD’s are "The Time It Takes" and "Ahead of my Heart." StevenLutvak.com. BENJ PASEK& JUSTIN PAUL (Horace & Morris But Mostly Dolores) are the Tony-nominated songwriters of the Broadway musical A Christmas Story which opened in November 2012 and enjoyed a critically-acclaimed, recordbreaking run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. In addition to the Best Score nomination, A Christmas Story also received Tony nominations for Best Musical and Best Book, as well as, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Outstanding New Broadway Musical. Benj and Justin’s score for the show also received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Music. Benj & Justin are also the composers behind the Off-Broadway musical Dogfight, a Best New Musical nominee for the Drama League, Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle awards. Benj and Justin also received an Outer Critics Circle Best Score nomination for their work on the show. As television songwriters, their original songs were featured on Season 2 of NBC’s Smash, and have risen to the Top 25 on the iTunes Pop Charts. KEVIN DEL AGUILA (Director) is an actor, writer and director living in New York City. He has been the director of Lincoln Center Theater’s annual Celebration of Student Songs since 2008, and helmed world premiere productions of See Rock City and Other Destinations and Kirsten Childs' Funked Up Fairy Tales for William Finn's musical theater lab at Barrington Stage in Massachusetts. He has staged several productions of his own plays, including A Touch of Rigor Mortis, Number One: A Pollock Painting, and his celebrated comedy 6 Story Building (which took top award at the 2002 NY Fringe Festival). He has been the director of several national tours for Theatreworks USA including A Christmas Carol, Duck for President, If You Give a Pig a Pancake and the Off-Broadway productions of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Lucille Lortel Theater) and his own adaptation of The Velveteen Rabbit (DR2 Theater). DEVANAND JANKI (Choreographer) Off-B'way: Zanna, Don’t! (Winner Lortel, Callaway and GLAAD Awards), Yellow Brick Road (Callaway Award nom.), Junie B. Jones (Lortel nom.), Henry and Mudge (Lortel nom.), Cupid and Psyche and Romantic Poetry. Broadway concerts for the Actors Fund: Hair, Funny Girl, Dreamgirls (Assoc.) and Seth Rudestky's Broadway 101. Lincoln Center: Amahl and the Night Visitors, Babes in Toyland and Anything Goes in concert (Choreo. Assist.); Artistic Assoc. for BC/EFA's Broadway Bares. Regional: Rent, Aladdin, Barrio Grrrl!, Asphalt Beach, Full Monty, Scarlet Pimpernel, Man of La Mancha. TYA tours: Nate the Great, If You Give a Pig Pancake, Jack Sprat Low Fat World Tour, Berenstain Bears. www.devanandjanki.com JEN DONOHOO (Assistant Choreographer) is excited to be working on her first production with TheatreworksUSA. She most recently assistant directed NYMF’s Deployed (dir. Mindy Cooper) at Signature Theatre and currently serves as a rehearsal director for Royal Caribbean’s Ocean Aria. Regional Dance Captain/Assistant: Follies, Timon of Athens, A Christmas Carol, A Chorus Line, Lions Club International Opening Ceremonies in Germany. Other Credits: Brigadoon, Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Welcome Yule!, Dance For Life. Regional Theatres: Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Theatre at the Center among others. Past/Guest Faculty: Joffrey Ballet, Lou Conte Dance Studio, Ruth Page Dance Centre, and Ball State University. AEA and AGMA member. NATHAN DAME (Music Director) is originally from Ogden, Utah and makes his home in Brooklyn, New York. Some recent credits: Music Director: A Little Night Music (Berkshire Theatre Group); Adam Lives by Rob Baumgartner (Goodspeed NMF); Pump Boys and Dinettes (Geva Theatre); The Lightning Thief (Theatreworks USA);Outlaws (ASCAP). Music Supervisor: Mr. Burns by Anne Washburn, music by Michael Friedman (Playwrights Horizons). Assoc. Music Director: What's It All About? (New York Theatre Workshop); Fly By Night (Dallas Theater Center); Triassic Parq: The Musical (Amas Musical Theatre); Himself and Nora (NYMF, Tritone Productions); 40 Naked Women, a Monkey, and Me (O'Neill Cabaret Conf.); Nightmare Alley (NYMF, Tritone Productions). Music Assistant: First National Tour of The Addams Family. JOSHUA QUINN (Stage Manager) is excited to join this amazing team to bring you Fly Guy! You can usually find him stage managing in New York City, running in Central Park, or watching Broadway shows! Proud member of Actors’ Equity and graduate of University at Albany. Much love to friends and Johnson. THEATREWORKS USA (Producer) founded in 1961, is America’s foremost professional theatre for young and family audiences. Its mission is to create imaginative and thoughtprovoking shows that are educational, entertaining and thought-provoking. Their 2014-2015 touring repertoire includes Charlotte’s Web; A Christmas Carol; Click, Clack, Moo; Curious George; Fly Guy & Other Stories; Freedom Train; Junie B. Jones; Skippyjon Jones; The Lightning Thief; The Teacher From the Black Lagoon & Other Story Books and We The People. Theatreworks’ honors include a Drama Desk Award, Off-Broadway’s Lucille Lortel Award, the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, the William M. Dawson Award for Programmatic Excellence given by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters and the Medal of Honor from the Actors’ Fund of America. www.TWUSA.org ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the U.S. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. www.actorsequity.org