NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Book
Kait Kerrigan
Kait Kerrigan is making her Broadway debut with The Great Gatsby. Other musicals include The Time Traveler’s Wife (add'l lyrics) in the West End; and book/lyrics for The Mad Ones and Henry & Mudge off-Broadway. Other recent plays and musicals include Father/Daughter, Indigo, Justice. Enormous gratitude to Bree Lowdermilk for making me write musicals, to Jason Howland for taking a chance on me, to Nathan Tysen for everything. For my daughters Lucy and Tess; and for my mom and grandma who taught me that the best thing a girl can be in this world is brave. @kaitkerrigan
Music
Jason Howland
Grammy and Emmy-winning producer and arranger, and Tony-nominated composer/producer. Composer: Paradise Square (ten Tony nominations), Little Women (three Tony nominations), Ikiru (Tokyo), Tokyo Love Story (Tokyo), Christmas in Connecticut (Goodspeed), Last Days of Summer (KC Rep), The Station (Upcoming, Seoul), A Man (Upcoming, Tokyo). Musical Director/Arranger/Orchestrator on Broadway: Shucked (Tony Nomination), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Grammy Award), Bonnie & Clyde, Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde, Les Misérables, The Civil War, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Taboo, The Lonesome West (Producer, Tony nomination). TV: “Handel’s Messiah Rocks” (Emmy Award). Proud father of Nina and Noah.
Lyrics
Nathan Tysen
Broadway/West End: Paradise Square (Tony Nomination), Amélie (Olivier & Grammy Nominations), Tuck Everlasting. Off-Broadway: The Burnt Part Boys, Fugitive Songs. Regional: Dreamland (or a musical riff on Shakespeare’s Midsummer set during the declassification of Area 51), Stillwater. TV/Film: “A Killer Party,” “Sesame Street,” “Elmo's World.” Upcoming: Love is Strange, Blown Sideways Through Life, Revival. Awards from the Kleban, Ebb, Rodgers, and Larson foundations. Writer/director for Lovewell Institute, creating original musicals with young adults. MFA NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, BFA Missouri State University. Husband to writer Kait Kerrigan, father to Lucy & Tess. www.nathantysen.com IG: @doctorpickles
Scenic &
Projection Designer
Paul Tate dePoo III
Paul Tate dePoo III is a Cuban American scenic, projection, and production designer originally from Key West, Florida. Recent designs include The Cottage (Broadway); Spamalot (Broadway); resident designer for the Kennedy Center’s Broadway Center Stage: The Music Man, Tommy, Footloose, Next to Normal, 50 Years of Broadway, Guys and Dolls, Sunset Boulevard; Usher’s Las Vegas residency (production design); Così fan tutte (Santa Fe Opera); Turandot (Austria, Vienna); Titanic, Sweeney Todd (OD, Seoul, South Korea); Evita, The Sound of Music, Murder on the Orient Express (Asolo Rep); Beau (TBD Pictures); Angels in America (amfAR); Grand Hotel (Signature Theatre-Helen Hayes Award). www.pauldepoo.com
Costume Designer
Linda Cho
Broadway: Doubt; Harmony; Summer, 1976; Take Me Out; Grand Horizons; Anastasia (Tony nomination); The Great Society; A Gentleman’s Guide… (Tony/Henry Hewes Awards); The Lifespan of a Fact; Velocity of Autumn. Opera: Turandot (Washington National Opera); Samson et Dalila (The MET). This Korean-born designer is on the Advisory Committee of the American Theatre Wing, and teaches at NYU. MFA Yale School of Drama; BA McGill University and Paris American Academy.
Lighting Designer
Cory Pattak
Broadway: Spamalot, A Wonderful World (upcoming). Off Broadway: The Lucky Star, Final Follies, Stalking the Bogeyman, Handle with Care, Skippyjon Jones, Unlock’d. Regional: Ten shows as the resident lighting designer for Broadway Center Stage at the Kennedy Center, shows for The Old Globe, Weston Playhouse, Portland Stage, Ordway Theatre, Goodspeed, Kansas City Rep, Everyman Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Asolo Rep, Miami New Drama, Alabama Shakespeare, Tuacahn, Ogunquit Playhouse. Other: In the Heights in Puerto Rico, shows for Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC Cruises. National Tour: Flashdance. International: Sunset Boulevard, Singin’ in the Rain, Pretty Woman (Brazil). corypattak.com, @corypattak
Sound Designer
Brian Ronan
Brian has designed the sound for over forty Broadway shows. They include Some Like It Hot, Funny Girl, Mean Girls, Springsteen on Broadway, The Last Ship, Beautiful, The Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Spring Awakening, and Cabaret. Brian is the recipient of the Obie, Lucille Lortel, two Drama Desks, London’s Olivier and two Tony Awards.
Hair and Wig Designers
Charles G. LaPointe
Rachael Geier
Rachael Geier
Award-winning Designer who maintains a highly successful career on stages throughout the US and abroad. Numerous Broadway, Touring, Regional Theatre, International productions including Hamilton (Make-Up Artists/Hair Stylist Guild Award), MJ, Tommy, SIX, Doubt, Suffs, Beetlejuice, The Cher Show (Drama Desk Award), SpongeBob SquarePants ( Drama Desk Award). Television: Emmy Nominations for The Wiz Live! and Jesus Christ Superstar Live!
Stoked to be Co-Designing with Charles LaPointe! Other credits include Wig/Hair Design: The Wanderer (Co-Design with Charles LaPointe), Belfast Girls, Irish Rep; Describe the Night, The Wilma; Benny and Joon, Paper Mill Playhouse. BroadwayAssociate Wig/Hair Design: Hamilton (Production Supervisor), Tommy, The Wiz, The Outsiders, The Cher Show, Torch Song, Lifespan of a Fact, The Band’s Visit, Anastasia.
Makeup Designer
Ashley Ryan
Broadway: An American in Paris; The Elephant Man; The Bridges of Madison County; A Time to Kill; Picnic; Dead Accounts; Annie; The Heiress; On a Clear Day…; Bonnie and Clyde; Godspell; Born Yesterday; How to Succeed in Business…; Promises, Promises. Television: “Blue Bloods.”
Orchestrations
Jason Howland
Kim Scharnberg
Kim Scharnberg
Grammy and Emmy-winning producer and arranger, and Tony-nominated composer/producer. Composer: Paradise Square (ten Tony nominations), Little Women (three Tony nominations), Ikiru (Tokyo), Tokyo Love Story (Tokyo), Christmas in Connecticut (Goodspeed), Last Days of Summer (KC Rep), The Station (Upcoming, Seoul), A Man (Upcoming, Tokyo). Musical Director/Arranger/Orchestrator on Broadway: Shucked (Tony Nomination), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Grammy Award), Bonnie & Clyde, Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde, Les Misérables, The Civil War, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Taboo, The Lonesome West (Producer, Tony nomination). TV: “Handel’s Messiah Rocks” (Emmy Award). Proud father of Nina and Noah.
Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde, Scarlet Pimpernel, Civil War, Little Women (Drama Desk Award nomination), Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde revival. International: No Longer Human, Carmen, Rudolf, Monte Cristo, Phantom (Yeston/Kopit). Other: Ragtime (MTI 9-piece orchestration), Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert. Rocktopia & Wonderland (music supervisor). Associate Artist at Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.) Much more at www.KimScharnberg.com For Gwynn and Will.
Dialect Coach
Deborah Hecht
Broadway: Ninety-nine productions including Sweeney Todd. Off-Broadway: Hundreds of shows, also regionally. England: Harry Clarke, RSC, National. Film/TV: We Were the Lucky Ones; upcoming: Moana, Tokyo Vice, IMDb.
Casting
C12 Casting
Stephen Kopel
Jillian Cimini
Stephen Kopel
Jillian Cimini
C12 Casting is Carrie Gardner, Stephen Kopel, Jillian Cimini, Neal Buckley, and Sujotta Pace. Broadway: Gutenberg! The Musical!; I Need That; & Juliet; Shucked; Moulin Rouge!; A Christmas Carol; Good Night, Oscar; Jagged Little Pill; 1776; Peter Pan Goes Wrong; Trouble in Mind; Caroline, or Change; Birthday Candles; The Book of Mormon; The Play That Goes Wrong; Sunday in the Park with George; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Off Broadway: The Refuge Plays, Primary Trust, The Wanderers, English, Exception to the Rule, the bandaged place, Usual Girls, Merrily We Roll Along, Kingdom Come.
Music Producer
Billy Jay Stein
Founder of Strange 46 Cranium and co-founder of Strike Audio. Broadway credits include Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Grammy Award as music producer/mixer); Just In Time; MJ; The Notebook; Kimberly Akimbo; Shucked (Grammy nominated as producer/mixer); Mean Girls; Parade; 1776; Paradise Square; Caroline, or Change; Diana; Tootsie; The Band’s Visit; Fun Home; Spider-Man; Hairspray; Tuck Everlasting; Amélie; Rocky Horror Show; and Jekyll & Hyde. Other credits include Jon Batiste American Symphony (Netflix, Carnegie Hall), The Radio City Rockettes New York Spectacular, “Handel’s Messiah Rocks” (Emmy winner), American Made and A Killer Party. strangecranium.com, strikeaudio.com
Music Director and Additional Arrangements
Daniel Edmonds
Broadway: Shucked, Paradise Square. West End: Wild About You, The Showgirl Within. Australia: Beautiful, world premieres of King Kong, Strictly Ballroom (with Baz Luhrmann) and Dream Lover. Composer/lyricist: Broadway-aimed Silk; Wind In The Willows; film scores. Other highlights: MD for Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken; piano for Lea Salonga’s PBS Special, and songwriter of her latest single “Dream Again.”
Music Coordinator
John Miller
Over 150 Broadway shows, including: Chess, Two Strangers, The Great Gatsby, Tommy, MJ, Mrs. Doubtfire, Ain’t Too Proud, Tina, Beautiful, Waitress and Jersey Boys. Studio musician (bass) for Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Carly Simon, BB King, Portishead, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. johnmillerbass.com
Music Director
Charlie Alterman
Broadway: Music Director for Pippin, Next to Normal, Godspell and Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. Off Broadway: The Baker’s Wife. National tours: Parade, Company, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Grease. TV: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” Regional includes: Muny, TUTS, ART, The Old Globe, La Jolla, Paper Mill Playhouse, Arena Stage, Williamstown.
Associate Director
David Ruttura
As Associate, Broadway: Moulin Rouge!, Beautiful, Network, School of Rock, Spider-Man, Follies, Lombardi, Million Dollar Quartet, White Christmas, A Man for All Seasons. Directing credits include projects with La Mirada, Alabama Shakes, Norwegian Cruise Line, Pittsburgh CLO, Gateway Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, Ars Nova. @davidruttura
Associate Choreographer
Cedric Dodd
Broadway Debut! BFA Dance Theatre (AMDA). Credits: Rudolph… National Tour (Assoc. Dir/Chor), The Great Gatsby (Assoc. Chor - Paper Mill), Evita (Assoc. Chor - The Rev). Mariah Carey (Asst. Chor). Love and thanks to family, Dom, Katie Webber and CESD/GTA. @cedricdodd_
Fight and Intimacy Director
Rocio Mendez
Rocio Mendez was recently nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and is the resident intimacy director at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Off-Broadway/regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, NYTW, Roundabout, The Alley Theatre, Geva Theatre Center. Broadway: POTUS, Ain’t No Mo’, Merrily We Roll Along. www.rociomendez.com
Rocio Mendez was recently nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and is the resident intimacy director at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Off-Broadway/regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, NYTW, Roundabout, The Alley Theatre, Geva Theatre Center. Broadway: POTUS, Ain’t No Mo’, Merrily We Roll Along. www.rociomendez.com
Tour Marketing & Press
Allied Global Marketing
Allied Global Marketing is an integrated agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 90+ Broadway shows over three decades. Current tours: Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Notebook, The Outsiders, Riverdance, Some Like It Hot, Suffs. Upcoming tours: Dirty Dancing; Elf; Just in Time; Mystic Pizza; Oh, Mary!; Operation Mincemeat; Waitress.
Tour Booking
The Road Company
Stephen Lindsay
Brett Sirota
Stephen Lindsay
Brett Sirota
Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to The Great Gatsby, current representation includes Wicked, The Outsiders, Back To The Future, Death Becomes Her, Redwood, The Sound of Music, Kimberly Akimbo, Beetlejuice, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Dirty Dancing, and more.
Advertising
SpotCo
SpotCo is one of the entertainment industry’s leading full-service advertising agencies, trusted by Broadway’s biggest hits including the Tony Award-winning Hadestown, The Book of Mormon, MJ, and Stereophonic. Known for campaigns that redefine the landscape of live entertainment, SpotCo’s award-winning work has set the benchmark for creativity across the industry.
SpotCo grew out of Spot Design, an award-winning design studio specializing in entertainment graphics. Its extensive client list included ABC-TV, Calvin Klein, ESPN, Frito-Lay, MTV, SKG DreamWorks, Sony Music, Swatch, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The American Cancer Society, Turner Network Television, and the USA Network.
In 1996, the studio created the now iconic artwork for Rent and Chicago, which together set a stylish new standard in the world of Broadway marketing. Spot Design soon became SpotCo, a full-service ad agency.
In 2006, following a decade of exceptional growth and innovation, SpotCo became the first agency of its kind to launch an in-house digital division. Another unprecedented move in 2010 added marketing/partnerships and ticketing divisions.
Today, SpotCo is part of the Miroma Group, which includes such sister agencies as Dewynters, Sold Out, Story House PR, and Way To Blue. SpotCo has a particularly close working relationship with Dewynters — London’s leading live entertainment advertising and marketing firm, and the creative force behind some of the most iconic brands in entertainment, including The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, and The Lion King. Together with Dewynters, SpotCo represents a global portfolio of over 70 clients across Live Entertainment and Tourism, Cultural Institutions, and TV Networks.
With its history of innovation, its global reach, and a roster of some of Broadway’s most celebrated productions, SpotCo continues to define and elevate the art of entertainment marketing.
Social Media
And That's Strategy
Worldwide Management
Foresight Theatrical
Partners: Aaron Lustbader, Mark Shacket, Nick Ginsberg, and Jalaina Ross and Founding Partner Allan Williams. Currently oversee Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway & Tour); The Great Gatsby (Broadway & Worldwide); Maybe Happy Ending (Broadway); Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway); Hell’s Kitchen (Broadway & Tour); Kinky Boots (Worldwide).
General Management
Gentry & Associates
Steven Varon-Moore
Steven Varon-Moore
Gentry & Associates has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, The Great Gatsby, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mark Twain Tonight!, Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, and Water for Elephants.
Company Manager
Katie Cortez
National Tours: Life of Pi, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1776, Waitress, The Prom, Phantom of the Opera, Finding Neverland, Bullets Over Broadway, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
Production Stage Manager
Kelsey Tippins
Broadway: The Great Gatsby. National Tours: Life of Pi, Mrs. Doubtfire, Pretty Woman the Musical, The Prom, Once On This Island, A Bronx Tale, Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Elf The Musical, and Shrek The Musical. Favorite regional: The Muny, Weston Playhouse and Piedmont Opera. For Ace. @kelseytippins
Production Management
NETworks Presentations
Alex Williams
Alex Williams
Music Supervision & Arrangements
Jason Howland
Grammy and Emmy-winning producer and arranger, and Tony-nominated composer/producer. Composer: Paradise Square (ten Tony nominations), Little Women (three Tony nominations), Ikiru (Tokyo), Tokyo Love Story (Tokyo), Christmas in Connecticut (Goodspeed), Last Days of Summer (KC Rep), The Station (Upcoming, Seoul), A Man (Upcoming, Tokyo). Musical Director/Arranger/Orchestrator on Broadway: Shucked (Tony Nomination), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Grammy Award), Bonnie & Clyde, Wonderland, Jekyll & Hyde, Les Misérables, The Civil War, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Taboo, The Lonesome West (Producer, Tony nomination). TV: “Handel’s Messiah Rocks” (Emmy Award). Proud father of Nina and Noah.
Choreographer
Dominique Kelley
Musical Theatre: After Midnight (PMP), The Great Gatsby (PMP), Oklahoma! (DCPA), Sophisticated Ladies (ZACH), Indecent (DCPA), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (EbonyRep), Rattlesnake Kate (DCPA), Singin’ in the Rain (ZACH). TV: “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special,” “SYTYCD,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Perry Mason,” “The Masked Singer,” “American Music Awards,” “Bar Rescue,” “James Corden.” Recording Artist Choreography: Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Usher, P!nk, FKA Twigs. Film: Gone with the Bullets. Live Show: Volta (Cirque du Soleil).
Director
Marc Bruni
Marc Bruni directed Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway, West End, US and UK Tours, and in Australia (Helpmann Award - Best Direction); Trevor: The Musical (Stage 42, Disney+); Guys and Dolls; The Music Man; How to Succeed..; 50 Years of Broadway (Kennedy Center); Hey, Look Me Over!; Paint Your Wagon; Pipe Dream; and Fanny (Encores!); Love All (La Jolla); Tale of Despereaux (with PigPen - Old Globe, Berkeley Rep); The Explorers Club (MTC); Sound of Music (Chicago Lyric Opera); Old Jews Telling Jokes (Westside); Ordinary Days (Roundabout); A Killer Party; 9 MUNY shows. Dartmouth graduate, SDC member.