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C STOLE I"HRISTMAS.Book & Lyrics by
Timothy Mason
Music by
Mel MarvinScenic Design
John Lee Beatty
Costume Design
Robert Morgan+Lighting Design
'Pat CollinsSound Design
'Paul 'Peterson
Orchestrator
Anita RuthVocal Arrangementsand Incidental Music
Joshua Rosenblum
Dance Music ArrangerDavid Krane
Stage Manager
Leila Knoxchoreography Restaged by
James Vasquez
Musical Director
John SamorianAdditional choreo~raphy byBob RichardOriginal choreography by
John DelucaDirected by
Benjamin Endsley Klein
Original 'Production Conceived & Directed by
Jack O'Brien+ Associate Artist of The Old Crlobe
Casting b!:J Samantha Barrie. CSA
Produced by s~ecial arrangement with Dr. Seuss Enter~rises. L.P.
How the "rinch stole Christmas! book and charaders" and © 1957 Dr. Seuss Enter~rises, L.P.
Dr, Seuss ~ro~erties " & © 2008' Dr. Seuss Enter~rises, L.P. All Rights Reserved.
Originally commissioned by Minnea~olis children's Theater, Minnea~olis, Minnesota
Original stage Manager, D. Adams.
Old Crlobe Theatre. Do,hald ahd Darlehe Shiley stageNovember 21 . December 27. 2009
PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P3
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Cast of CharactersIN ORDER OF A'P'PEARANCE
Old Max tv1artin Van Treuren*
Cindy-Lou Who Shea Starrs Siben (R) -or- Anna Bahen (W)
Papa Who Steve Gunderson*
Mama Who Anne I=raser Thomas*
Grandpa Who Kurt Norby*
Grandma Who ~ileen Bowman*
Boo Who Dylan Nalbandian (R) -or- Jonas tv1ctv1ullen (W)
Annie Who Alison Grace Norwood (R) -or- Danica Waitley (W)
Danny Who A.J. I=oggiano (R) -or- Dylan tv1ulvaney (W)
Betty-Lou Who Gaby Greenwald (R) -or- Kayla Solsbak (W)
Grown-up Whos Amy Biedel*, Ashley I=ox Linton*, ~rik tv1c~wen*,
Jordan tv1iller*, tv1ichael tv1endez*, Anise Ritchie*
Teen Whos Alexis Louise Young (R) -or- ~annah Rose Kornfeld (W)
Little Whos Aaron Acosta (R), I=elicity Bryant (R), Karli Cruise (R) Shianne ~vans (R),
.............. Genevieve Ciavarelli (W), Anna George (W), Aidan Cruz ~ayek (W), Allison tv1a(W)
Young Max Logan Lipton*
The Grinch Jeff Skowron*
Swing/Dance Captain James Vasquez*
Stage tv1anager Leila Knox*
Assistant Stage tv1anager Annette Ye*
TIME: Late December
LOCATION: Some 'Place Very Near Who-ville
There will be no intermission.
* Member of Actors' ~quity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
"ACTORS's9.\{!XX
~h~~~~e:~teb~r:~~t~thU;~:~ a~eof Resident Theatres and Acfors'[;:quity Association, the union of
~:~:~~i~ni~J thC~U~it~~ s~~f:s.
W = White Group
d The Directors are members of theSociety of Stage Directors andsse Ch?reographers,. an independentnatlonarlabor union.
R = Red Group
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• MUSICAL NUMBERS ~"Welcome Christmas" ("f=ah Who Doraze") Who Chorale 1
"Who Likes Christmas?" Who f=amily,Grown-up Whos & Little Whos
"This Time of Year" Old Max, Young Max
"I f-1ateChristmas [;ve" The Grinch, Young Max, Papa Who, Mama Who, Grandpa Who,
............................................Grandma Who, Cindy-Lou Who, Danny Who, Annie Who, Betty-Lou Who, Boo Who
"Whatch ama-wh 0" The Grinc h, Littl e W hos
"Welcome Christmas" (Reprise) Who Chorale
"I f-1ateChristmas [;ve" (Reprise) The Grinch
"It's The Thought That Counts" Papa Who, Mama Who, Grandpa Who, Grandma Who,
Who f=amily,Who Shoppers & Who Merchants, Little Whos
"This Time of Year" (Reprise) Old Max, Young Max
"0 ne Of A Kind" The Gri nch
"Now's The Time" Papa Who, Mama Who, Grandma Who, Grandpa Who
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" Voung Max, Old Max, The Grinch
"Santa f=orA Day" Cindy-Lou Who
"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (Reprise) Young Max, Old Max, Audience
"Who Likes Christmas?" (Reprise) Who Chorale
"One Of A Kind" (Reprise) The Grinch, Young Max, Cindy-Lou Who
"This Time of Year" (Reprise) Old Max
"Welcome Christmas" (Reprise) Who f=amily,Grown-Up Whos, Little Whos
f=inale The Grinch, Cindy-Lou Who & Whos [;verywhere
WHO-CHESTRAMusic Di rector / Cond uctor Joh n Samoria n
Associ ate Co nd uctor / Keyboa rd Steven Gray
Co nce rtm aste r A nd rea Alto na
Viol in 2 Kari na Bezkrovna ia
Ce II 0 t:ri ca t: re ny i~lute / C Iari net PauI Sun dfo r
Cia ri net/Tenor Sax Co ry ~ omn ick
Acoustic Bass : Joe M c NalleyDru ms/ Percussio n Ti m McMahon
Co ntracto r Lo ri n G etl ine
Rehea rsa I Pia no Steven Gray
Synthesizer Design and Programming Mark ~artshorn
All musiciansare represented by the American ~ederation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P5
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who's who
Crenevieve Ciavarelli
(Little who Ensemble. White Group)
Tf-j(;ATR(;: Disney'sAladdin Jr., Gross
mont f-jigh School,The Wizard of Oz,Joan Kroc Communi
ty Center. MODRING: I=oxTelevision.
Felicity Bryant(Little who Ensemble. Red Group)
Tf-j(;ATR(;: You're a
Good Man, Charlie
Brown (Woodstock).
I=elicity started
performing a year agoat age eight and hassince performed with
Leigh Scarritt Produce
tions and ACT - San Diego on the stagesof Starlight Theatre, Lyceum Theatre,
Balboa Theatre, The Avo Playhouse andActor's Conservatory Theatre. She is alsoa member of Cadence, an all female
singing group that performed at the San
Diego I=air Musicpalooza - A Cappella
I=estival (2009). Thank you to all who
support and provide guidance.
Karli Cruise
(Little who Ensemble. Red Group)Tf-j(;ATR(;: A Christ
mas Carol (Tiny Tim),North Coast
Repertory:The Wizard of Oz(Munchkin Babydoll),Starlight Theatre.
Traditions ofChristmas, Seussical the Musical and
Cinderella. Karli is eight years old and inthe third grade. She has experience incommercials, film and voiceover. She
loves to dance and has performed at Sea
World, Magic Mountain and other localvenues. Karli is a Brownie Girl Scout,
enjoys soccer, reading and playing the
piano. She is thrilled to be cast in this
same role that her sister played twoyears ago. www.karlicruise.com
Tf-j(; OLD GLOB(;: Dr.
Seuss' /-low the Grinch
Stole Christmas! ('98 '08). Ms. Bowman isthrilled to be back inWho-ville. This marks
her 12th year in thecast. She is proudly
the only original cast member to be hereall 12 years and she could not be happier.
Ms. Bowman has performed in many re
gional theatres across the country. Someof her favorite roles include (;Iiza Doolit
tle in My Fair Lady, Lena Lamont in Singin'in the Pain and Agnes Gooch in Mame.
She is best known for singing opposite
Rob Lowe on the 61st Academy Awardstelecast seen by over a half-billion people.She would like to thank God for all his
amazing blessings, her wonderful andhandsome husband Marc, and her
cherished family and friends who arealways there for her.
Eileen Bowman(Grandma who)
Street, Moonlight Amphitheatre: Talley's
Folly, North Coast Repertory Theatre:Nine, Starlight Theatre: Yank!, Diversion
ary Theatre: Suds, Buddy - The Buddy
/-lolly Story, Welk Resorts Theatre: Guys
and Dolls, The Full Monty, San Diego
Musical Theatre: A Little Night Music,The Turn of the Screw, The Matchmaker,
It's a Wonderful Life, My Fair Lady, The
Invention of Love, Cygnet Theatre (Resi
dent Artist): A Bright Poom Called Day,
Backyard Productions/Diversionary
Theatre; /-Iecuba, 6th @ Penn: Jersey
Boys (understudy), La Jolla Playhouse:Talley's Folly, Mt. f-jood RepertoryTheatre Company: Gypsy, The Fitness
Game, Sundance: The Merry Wives of
Windsor, The Turn of the Screw, Actor's
Repertory Theatre (;nsemble: Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,
August Night Theatre Group: Big /-Ioliday
Broadc~st, Provo Theatre Company:
King Lear (understudy), Pioneer TheatreCompany: The Voyage of the Little
Mermaid, Disney/MGM Studios:
Godspell, Disney Story Theatre: Pobert
and Elizabeth, SC(;RA Theatre: Big Piver,
Jackson f-jole Playhouse. (;DUCATION:BA in Theatre and Media Arts: Acting
(;mphasis, Brigham Young University.
Aaron Acosta
(Little who Ensemble. Red Group)
Aaron is nine yearsold, and a fourth
grader at Torrey f-jills(;Iementary. Tf-j (;ATR(;: Once on this
Island (Young Daniel),
Big Piver (Young1=001), Les Miserables
(Gavroche), Seussical the Musical
(Wickersham Brother), California Youth
Conservatory Theatre. AWARDS: 2009National Youth Theatre Award,
Outstanding I=eatured Actor (13 andunder) Gavroche, Les Miserables.
Amy Biedel(Grown-up who Ensemble)
Tf-j(; OLD GLOB(;:
Dr. Seuss' /-low the
Grinch Stole Christ
mas! ('07 and '08),
Dancing in the Dark
(Assistant Director).RS(;Wf-j(;R(;: The
Threepenny Opera,
San Diego Repertory Theatre; 42nd
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Anna Bahen
(cindy-Lou who, White Group)Tf-j (;ATR(;: Seussical
the Musical (YoungKangaroo), The Sound
of Music (Gretl), Big
Piver, Annie (Molly),Peter Pan (Tinker
bell), Bye Bye Birdie,
The Wizard of Oz,
1'1 (;T2/Poway Center for the PerformingArts. Anna is nine years old, and in third
grade at Park Village. She has been
singing since she could talk and playingpiano since she was three. f-jer favorite
actress is Judy Garland and she aspires tobe like her. Anna thanks everyone at
M(;T2 especially Ms. Ali for teachingher everything she knows, and for the
opportunity to meet the inspirationalAdam Lambert. Anna also thanks God,
her family, friends, teachers, GreatGrandma Bahen, and Globe for all their
support in helping make her dreams cometrue. f-jer performance is dedicated to
Nana, Baxter, Moli, Shirley, f-jerb, Pepper,and Dr. Seuss. www.AnnaBahen.com
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Aidan Cruz Hayek(Little who Ensemble, White Crrou~)
Tf-J!:::ATR!::::Oliver!
(Oliver), Scrooge the
Musical (Tiny Tim),
Willy Wonka Jr.
(Charlie), The Best
Christmas PageantEver (Charlie). Much of
Aidan's acting careerhas been spent in f=allbrook, California withCAST Productions and Director Jennifer
f-Jornsveld. Aidan is a fourth grader at LaPaloma !:::Iementary school. f-Jisinterests
include Tim Burton movies, trading and
collecting marbles, singing and acting!
La Jolla Playhouse: Qomance, Miss
Witherspoon, A Christmas Carol, San DiegoRepertory Theatre; An Ideal/-lusband,
Lamb's Players Theatre: and major roles at
Pasadena Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse,North Coast Repertory Theatre, La MiradaTheatre, Theatre in Old Town, Welk Resorts
Theatre. NATIONAL TOUR: The Grapes ofWrath. CABAR!:::T: The Melinda & Steve
Show. TV: "King of the f-Jill."www.SteveGunderson.net.
Hannah Rose Kornfeld
(Teen who. White Crrou~)
f-Jannah Rose, a tenth
grader, attendsCoronado School of
the Arts at Coronado
f-JighSchool.SAN DI!:::GO: Annie
(Annie), Starlight
Theater; The Wizard of
Oz (Dorothy), Coronado Playhouse.SAN f=RANCISCO: Blackbird, American
Conservatory Theater; The Secret Garden
(Mary Lennox), Willows Theater; Quthless!
The Musical (Tina Denmark), The Purple
Onion, and Masquer's Playhouse; IrvingBerlin's White Christmas (Susan Waverly),Curran Theatre; Alice in Wonderland
(Alice), Marin Shakespeare; Far Away
(Young Joan), !:::xitTheatre: Wait Until Dark
(Gloria), Ross Valley Players.CABAR!:::TjMUSICAL R!:::CORDINGS:
Simply Sondheim (Kritzerland Recordings).
steve Crunderson
(Pa~a who)
Anna Creorge(Little who Ensemble. White Crrou~)
Tf-J!:::ATR!::::Traditions
of Christmas,
Christian CommunityTheatre; Pocahontas,
Christian Youth The
atre; Jungle Book,
San Diego JuniorTheatre: Annie
(Annie), Beauty and the Beast (Chip),
Oliver! (Oliver), The Wiz, Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Into the
Woods, Bye Bye Birdie, Broadway Bound
Youth Theater; The Music Man, Broadway
Theater Arts Academy. Anna is in seventhgrade and lives in Rancho Penasquitos. In
addition to acting, singing and dancing,Anna likes to swim and ride her bike.
Craby Crreenwald(Bett!:! Lou who. Red Crrou~)
Tf-J!:::OLD GLOB!:::: Dr.
Seuss' /-low the Grinch
Stole Christmas! ('07)
as Cindy-Lou Who.Tf-J!:::ATR!::::Joseph
and the AmazingTechnicolor
Dreamcoat,
Moonlight Amphitheatre: The Stinky
Cheese Man, San Diego Junior Theatre;
Oliver!, /-lanse I and Gretel, Qumplestilt
skin, Pippi Longstocking, J Company.
Gaby is thrilled to be back on the Grinch
stage reliving Christmas in Who-ville.On the side, she is a busy 12-year-old
sixth grader who loves soccer, surfing,
and skiing. She has her mind set on
pursuing her dream of being on Broadway.
Tf-J!:::OLD GLOB!:::: Dr.
Seuss' /-low the Grinch
Stole Christmas! ('99,
'00, '03, '05, '07, '08),
Suds: The Qocking
'60s Musical Soap
Opera (Co-Writer______ with Melinda Gilb and
Bryan Scott), A Trip to Chinatown, /-Iadri
an VII. Of=f=BROADWAY: Suds (originalcast), Forever Plaid, Back to Bacharach &
David (co-created with Kathy Najimy),Street Scene. RS!:::Wf.::I!:::R!::::Memphis,
A.J. Foggiano(DaM!:! who. Red Crrou~)
Tf-J!:::OLD GLOB!::::
Boo Who in Dr. Seuss'
/-low the Grinch Stole
Christmas! ('06-'08).
Tf-J!:::ATR!::::Bye Bye
Birdie (RandolphMcAfee), San DiegoMusical Theatre;
The Wizard of Oz (Coroner), StarlightTheatre; Peter Pan (Michael), CYT; Oliver!
(Oliver), The Music Man (f-Jarold f-Jill),
f=.A.M.!:::.f=ILM: Qeady? Ok! by James
Vasquez; The Legend of Pocahontas. A.J.
is excited to be back for his fourth yearwith the Grinch family.
Shianne Evans
(Little who Ensemble. Red Crrou~)Tf-J!:::ATR!::::Les
Mise rabies
(Gavroche),
Annie (Annie),Willie Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory(Violet), Mulan
(Mushu), ThoroughlyModern Millie (Lucille), Alice in
Wonderland (Small Alice), Beauty and
the Beast (!:::nsemble), Kroc PerformingArts Center. Shianne would love to send a
big thank you to Lynne Broyles for beingsuch an amazing voice coach and mentor!
Ashley Fox Linton(Crrown-u~ who Ensemble)
Tf-J!;:OLD GLOB!:::: Dr.
Seuss' /-low the Grinch
Stole Christmas! ('06).
NATIONAL TOURS:
Wicked, Les Miserables. Tf-J!:::ATR!::::
Baby, North Coast
Repertory Theatre;Call Me Madam, Goodspeed Opera
f-Jouse;Evita, f-Jelen f-JayesTheatre;A Chorus Line, Titanic. WORKSf-JOPS:
The Black Dahlia, The Thing About Joe,City of Light, Oh Qats!, Princesses. f=ILM:/-lave Dreams, Will Travel. !:::DUCATION:
Bf=A from The Boston Conservatory.Debut recording to be released in 2010.
www.ashleyfoxlinton.com
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who's who (continued)
Dylan Nalbandian(Boo who. Red Group)
ton I-iills Playhouse; The Tournament of
Kings (King of Norway), ~x~alibur I-ioteland Casino. ~DUCATION: BI=A Drama,North Carolina School of the Arts.
Dylan Mulvaney(Danny who. White Group)
TI-i~ OLD GLOB~: Dr.
Seuss' I-Iow the Grinch
Stole Christmas! ('08).
Tf-J~ATR~: I-lighSchool Musical
(Ryan), You're a Good
Man, Charlie Brown,
Lyceum Theatre;faster Celebration, Son rise Church.
Dylan was recently named "Best Child
Broadway Singer" at I-iollywood's BestNew Talent Awards. I-ie is so happy to be
back at the Globe this holiday season.
Dylan has performed
in 12 plays in North
County, mostly withBroadway Theatre
Arts Academy in~scondido. I-iisfavorites have been
Beauty and the Beast
(Chip), Alice in Wonderland (White
Rabbit), and The Jungle Book (Mowgli).Dylan first saw The Grinch at the Globe
six years ago when he was three, and has
attended the show every year since.
I-ie is very excited to finally be on stagewith all of the Whos in Who-ville. I-ie'd like
to thank Siobhan and Jenny for helpinghim make this dream possible.
Kurt Norby(Grandpa who)
Tf-J~ OLD GLOB~: Dr.
Seuss' I-Iow the Grinch
Stole Christmas! ('08).
TI-i~ATR~: Zhivago,
La Jolla Playhouse;Leaving Iowa, Qoom
Service, I-Iello Dolly!,
The Voysey Inheri
tance, The Winslow Boy, Lamb's Players
Theatre; fvita, The Desert Song, Bye Bye
Birdie, Welk Resorts Theatre; Beauty and
the Beast, Moonlight Amphitheatre;
Michael Mendez
(Grown-up who Ensemble)
TI-i~ATR~: The Full
Monty, American Musical Theatre of San
Jose; Joseph and the
Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat, Welk
Resorts Theatre;
Babes in Arms,
Saddleback Civic Light Opera; Guys and
Dolls, Armory Theatre; Urine town, Arizona
Repertory Theatre. I-ie recently appearedin the 2009 New York Musical TheatreI=estival in a new musical entitled Fat
Camp. mUCATION: BI=A in Musical
Theatre from the University of Arizona.
Erik McEwen
(Grown-up who Ensemble)
01=1=BROADWAY:
Let's Face It, Good
News, Drat! The Cat!,
Shinbone Alley,Mademoiselle
Modiste. TI-i~ATR~:
White Christmas,
I=CLO Music Theatre;
Altar Boyz, Welk Resorts Theatre; Bark!,
The Coast Playhouse; The Fix, MTG Pro
ductions; The Scarlet Pimpernel, Musical
Theatre West; Into the Woods, MoonlightAmphitheatre; Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers, Starlight Theatre; I-Iello, Dolly!,
Lamb's Players Theatre. I=ILM: Fencewalk
er. TV: "Law and Order: SVU," "The DailyShow." In addition, you can hear him on
the demo recording of fxpectations, anew musical, playing the role of Steve. I-ieearned his BI=A in Theatre/Dance from
Chapman University. Practicing ~mpathy!
Jordan Miller
(Grown-up who Ensemble)SAN DI~GO:
Anything Goes (Billy),
Lyric Opera San
Diego; Bed and Sofa
(Volodya), CygnetTheatre. TI-i~ATR~:Annie Get Your Gun
~~~ ...A~ '1 (I=rank Butler), Perfor
mance Riverside; Oliver! (Bill Sykes u/s)I=CLO Music Theatre; Oklahoma! (Curly),
Prather I=amily of Theatres Tour; A Play
house Christmas (Lead Vocalist), f-Junter-
Logan Li~ton(Young Max)
TI-i~ OLD GLOB~:Dr. Seuss' I-Iow the
Grinch Stole Christ
mas! ('08).
BROADWAY: Wicked.
R~GIONAL/TOURS:
Wicked (national
tour); Cupid &Psyche, John I-iouseman Studio Theatre;
The Great Ostrovsky, Prince Music Theatre; Beauty and the Beast, Casa Manana
Playhouse; 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee, I-Iello, Dolly!, Oklahoma!,
Floyd Collins, An Ideal I-Iusband, Weston
Playhouse. NY R~ADINGS/WORK
SI-iOPS: Office Space, fxtraordinary
Ordinary, Kay Swift Project, Saved,
Bernice Bobs I-Ier I-Iair,No Boundaries,
But I'm a Cheerleader, Compleat Female
Stage Beauty, Merrily We Qoll Along,
Julius Caesar, University of Michigan.I=ILM: Dumping Lisa (out '10), The Lost
Treasure of Sawtooth Island. TRAINING:
BI=A Musical Theatre, University of
Michigan, Upright Citizens Brigade, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.
Allison Ma
(Little who Ensemble, White Group)TI-i~ OLD GLOB~:
Dr. Seuss' I-Iow the
Grinch Stole Christ
mas! ('08). TI-i~ATR~:Seussical, NCSArts;
The Wizard of Oz,
Guys and Dolls, The
Sound of Music,Annie, Oliver!, Coast Kids. Allison would
like to thank her family, especially hersisters, for all their support.
Jonas McMullen
(Boo who. White Group)
TI-i~ATR~: I-lighSchool Musical
(Chad), Scripps Performing Arts Center;Seussical the Musical
(JoJo), Mulan (Laozi),JCC Summer The
ater; Les Miserables
(Gavroche's Gang), Seussical the Musical(Wickersham Brother), California Youth
Conservatory Theatre.
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Kayla Solsbak(Bett!:j Lou who, white Group)
Tf-j[ OLD GLOB[:
The Women, Dr.
Seuss' /-low the Grinch
Stole Christmas! ('07
and '08). Tf-j[ATR[:Les Miserables Stu
dent [dition, The
Wizard of Oz, Junie B.Jones and a Little
Monkey Business, Really Rosie, Winnie·
the Pooh, Peter Pan, My fmperor's New
Clothes, Ramona "The Pest" Quimby,
San Diego Junior Theatre; Beauty and
the Beast Jr., Annie, Seussical the Musical,
Performing Lakeside Acting Youth; It's a
Wonderful Life, i=C Players. Kayla performs in benefits and concerts through
out San Diego County. When not on stage
she enjoys writing, Girl Scouts and playingthe violin in her school orchestra.
Anne Fraser Thomas(Mama who)
Anne is excited to be
making her Old Globedebut. Tf-j[ATR[: Nar
rator in Joseph and
The Amazing Techni
color Dreamcoat,
Welk Resorts Theatre;
Les Miserables (i=an
tine), Moonlight Amphitheatre; Man of La
Mancha (Aldonza), Performance River
side; The King and I (Lady Thiang),Carousel Dinner Theatre; Kismet
(Lalume), Candlelight Pavilion DinnerTheatre; Bark! The Musical (Molly), The
Coast Playhouse; Narrator in Disney's
Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular, Disney's
California Adventure; Smokey Joe's Cafe
(Pattie), Footloose! (Rusty), SaddlebackCivic Light Opera; Jesus Christ Superstar
(Mary), Warner Grand Theatre; The Pi
rates Of Penzance ([dith), Musical The
atre West; /-Iello, Dolly! (Irene Molloy),f-juntington Beach Playhouse; Godspell
(Joanne), f-jermosa Beach Playhouse. Shewas recently featured in the new i=rank
Wild horn reading of Tears of /-leaven andtours throughout the continent with VoxLumiere as the [vii Diva/Coloratura
Soprano. Anne is a proud member ofMusical Theatre Guild, an active
voiceover artist and performs regularly at
Jeff Skowron(The Grinch)
(Lead Singer). mUCATION/ TRAINING:
International Performing Arts Academy,
San i=rancisco; Academy of Arts,San i=rancisco.
shea starrs Siben(cind!:j'Lou who, Red Group)
Shea saw Dr. Seuss'
/-low the Grinch Stole
Christmas! for the
first time when she
was three years old.She sat entranced
and watched her big
sister Skylar play therole of Cindy-Lou Who. Later, she told
everyone that when she was older shewould like to play the Grinch! Three years
have passed and Shea changed her mind.She is thrilled to be following in hersister's footsteps. Shea wants to thank her
big sister Skye who is so supportive, her
loving sister Sloane, and her teacher andfriend, Ms. Leigh Scarritt, who helped her
find her own path to Who-ville.
BROADWAY: fnron
(2010), The Lion King,
Beauty and the
Beast, /-ligh Society,Dr. Seuss' /-low the
Grinch Stole Christ
mas!, and the work
shop of The Boy From
Oz ("Chris Bell" opposite f-jugh Jackman).Oi=i= BROADWAY: Debbie Does Dallas,
Zombie Prom. R[GIONAL: f-jysterium in
A Funny Thing /-Iappend on the Way to
the Forum and Luther in the world pre
miere of Leap, both at Cincinnati Play
house; f-jedwig in /-Iedwig and the Angry
Inch at the Contemporary American
Theatre. i=ILM: New York City Serenade,
The Narrows, /-low to Seduce Difficult
Women, The Good Shepherd, A Guide to
Recognizing Your Saints, Premium, Chap
ter 27. TV: All "Law and Order"(s), "Mary
and Rhoda." Jeff plays Ryan on the hitweb series The Burg (www.theburg.tv).
directed by Peter Sollett, and Pippin onAll's Faire (www.allsfaire.tv). Jeff and
co-producer Matt Yeager (PuddinheadBros.) are currently developing their new
project, Greg and Donny
(www.youtube.com/grega nd don ny).
Urine town, Fiddler on the Roof, The
Scarlet Pimpernel, My One and Only,
Me and My Girl, Starlight Theatre; Miss
Saigon, i=ullerton Civic Light Opera.i=ILM: 29th & Gay, U R Pre Approved,Rubix Cube Dinner. [DUCATION: BA in
Drama, UC Irvine. f-je is co-founder of LipService - Singing Telegrams & Serenades.
www.sdlipservice.com.www.kurtnorby.com.
Alison Grace Norwood(Annie who, Red Group)
Tf-j[ OLD GLOB[:
Dr. Seuss' /-low The
Grinch Stole
Christmas! ('06 -'08).Tf-j[ATR[: A Dickens'
Christmas Carol (Tiny
Tim) Silver Dollar City,Branson, Missouri,
The Jungle Book, Annie, Cinderella.
VOIC[ ovm: Disney On Ice - DisneylandAdventures (Voice -It's A Small World),
Disney Playhouse Live - Little finsteins
(Annie), Disney On Ice - World of Fantasy.
i=ILM: Ready? OK! (Daisy 3 Pictures).OTf-j[R: Resounding Joy Benefit Concert(Soloist); National Anthem, DelMar Little
League Opening Ceremony ('07 and '08).
Alison feels blessed to be on stage andthanks her family for all of their love and
support.
Anise Ritchie(Grown-up who Ensemble)
Tf-j[ OLD GLOB[:
Sammy, Dr. Seuss'/-low the Grinch Stole
Christmas! ('07 and
'08). NATIONALTOUR: Ain't Misbe
havin', MenopauseThe Musical.
[lS[Wf-j[R[: Beehive, The 60'S Musical,
Sierra Repertory Theatre; Showboat,
Townsend Opera Players; Once on This
Island, Theatre Works; A Grand Night for
Singing, Smokey Joe's Cafe, California
Conservatory Theatre; Little Shop of
/-Iorrors, Portland Civic Theatre; OregonShakespeare i=estival; The Dance on
Widow's Row, Blue, fubie and Ain't
Misbehavin', Lorraine f-jansberry Theatre,San i=rancisco. WORKSf-jOP: San i=rancis
co's Aftershock. [UROP[AN TOUR:
[mmitt Powell and the Gospel [litesPERFORMANCES MAGAZINE PI]
who's who (continued)
Conservatory in San I=rancisco; Actor'sTheatre of Louisville; South Coast
Repertory; Seattle Rep: Victory Gardens;Portland Stage; Jungle Theatre in
Minneapolis; Naked [ye in Chicago(Cannibals): the Guthrie Theater Lab
(Six). Many plays for young audiences atthe Minneapolis Children's Theatre
Company, including several musicals in
collaboration with Mel Marvin, and the.
first Dr. Seuss musical, The 500 /-Iats of
Bartholomew Cubbins, with composerf-Jiram Titus. Tim's novel, The Last
Synapsid, is published by DelacortePress and he's at work on a new one,
The Peal Inspector Bucket.
Mel Marvin
(Composer)
Tf-J[ OLD GLOB[: Dr. Seuss' /-low the
Grinch Stole Christmas!, Tintypes.
[LS[Wf-J[R[: Mel's Broadway creditsinclude Yentl, A /-listory of the American
Film, Tintypes (Tony Award nomination),Fascinating Phythm and Dr. Seuss' /-low
the Grinch Stole Christmas!: Cymbeline,
Lincoln Center Theater; he has had nine
shows produced Off Broadway. Othercredits include scores for many of
America's best-known regional theaters,including Lincoln Center Theater, ArenaStage, The Guthrie, A.R.T.,La Jolla
Playhouse, and the Mark Taper I=orum,where he was an associate artist and
wrote the original music for Angels inAmerica. OTf-J[R PROJ[CTS: Guest
from the Future, an opera with libretto byJonathan Levi, which had its premiere in
the Summerscape program at the newI=isher Center for the Arts in July 2004:Buwalsky, an opera commissioned by
f-Jolland's Opera Spanga, which pre
miered in The Netherlands in August,2004 and subsequently toured the U.S.,with performances in New f-Javen and
New York City. f-Jeis working on a newopera with librettist Laura f-Jarrington,and he wrote a new score for the Guthrie
Theater's /-Iamlet in March, 2006. f-Jeis
head faculty composer and producingdirector of the Graduate Musical Theatre
Writing Program at NYU's Tisch School ofthe Arts. Dr. Seuss' /-low the Grinch Stole
Christmas! is one of seven musicals for
young audiences Mel has written for hisdaughter, Kate.
Alexis Louise Young(Teen who, Red Group)
Alexis is thrilled to be
performing at TheOld Globe this
holiday season. Shewould like to thank
her family and her
voice teacher, Roy
for their love and support. Tf-J[ATR[:A Christmas Carol
(Martha Cratchitt, I=anScrooge, Want),
North Coast Repertory; The King and I(Royal Child, Ballet), Welk Resorts The
atre, Urinetown (Soupy Sue), /-ligh School
Musical 2 (Gabriella Montez), Once Upon
a Mattress (Princess Winnifred), The Leg
end of Sleepy /-Iollow (Katrina Van Tassel).
Peady? OK! (writer/director), Wolfe
Video, television premiere on LOGO thisI=all. Mr. Vasquez received his BI=A inDrama from the Juilliard School.
Danica Waitley(Annie who, White Group)
Tf-J[ATR[: Traditions
of Christmas, The
Sound of Music(Gretl), Annie War
bucks (Annie), Let
Freedom Ping (f-Jope),
Christian CommunityTheatre: fvita, Broad
way San Diego; The Little Princess (Lot
tie), Seussical the Musical (Jojo), Annie
(Annie), Charlotte's Web (I=ern), Christian
Youth Theatre; The King and I (PrincessYing Yaolak), School of Creative and
Performing Arts. Danica is excited for this
opportunity to perform in The Grinch!
Timothy Mason(Book and Lyrics)
Tf-J[ OLD GLOB[: Dr. Seuss' /-low the
Grinch Stole Christmas! BROADWAY: Dr.
Seuss' /-low the Grinch Stole Christmas!
[LS[Wf-J[R[: Levitation, Only You,Bablyon Gardens (with Timothy f-Juttonand Mary-Louise Parker), The Fiery
Furnace (starring Julie f-Jarris), CircleRep: Tf-J[ YOUNG AM [RICANS CYCL[:
Ascension Day, The Less Than /-Iuman
Club, Time on Fire, Mullen's Alley andMy Life in the Silents, American
Conservatory Theater's Young
Tf-J[ OLD GLOB[:
Dr. Seuss' /-low the
Grinch Stole Christ
mas! C07 and '08). f-Je
is extremely happy to
be returning for his
third year in this roleat The Old Globe.
BROADWAY: Dr. Seuss' /-low the Grinch
Stole Christmas!, Jekyll & /-Iyde (also on
f-JBO), A Christmas Carol, Me and My Girl
and Singin' in the Pain. 01=1=BROADWAY:
f-Jeplayed both Ruth and the Major Gen
eral in the highly-acclaimed Off Broadwayproduction of The Pirates of Penzance;
Blessing in Disguise, The Miser, Anyone
Can Whistle, Carnegie f-Jalland Allegro,
City Center [ncores! Tf-J[ BARROW
GROUP: Uncle Vanya, Sonnets for an Old
Century and Medal of /-Ionor Pag.
TOURS: Camelot starring Richard f-Jarris,Grand /-Iotel directed by Tommy Tune,
Jekyll & /-Iyde (pre-Broadway), Joseph
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
(starring Jon Secada). TV: "Law & Order:
SVU." f-Jededicates this performance toI=rankie's I=riends Charitable Pet I=ounda
tion. www.martinvantreuren.com.
cabarets/concerts in both Los Angelesand New York. She received her BA in
Theater from UC Irvine and is married tomusical director Daniel Thomas.
www.annefraserthomas.com.
Martin Van Treuren(Old Max)
James Vasquez(Swing/Dance Captain)
-- Tf-J[ OLD GLOB[:
Dr. Seuss' /-low the
Grinch Stole Christ
mas! ('03 - '08), The
Boiler Poom, If theShoe Fits. 01=1=
BROADWAY: The
Merry Wives of Windsor, New York Public Theater. Tf-J[ATR[:
Oliver!, Alabama Shakespeare I=estival:The Fantasticks!, Bristol Valley Theater;
Shear Madness; Pageant; Assassins. DI
R[CTOR/Cf-JOR[OGRAPf-J[R: /-Iedwig
and the Angry Inch, A Little Night Music,
Cygnet Theatre; Twist, Diversionary.I=ILM: Co-founder, Daisy 3 Pictures. 29th
and Gay (writer/lead), TLA Releasing;
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Jack O'Brien
(Conceived <1ndDirected OrigiMI
'Production/Artistic Director Emeritus)
Mr. O'Brien served as Artistic Director of
The Old Globe from 1982 through 2007.
Recent Globe productions: Dirty Qotten
Scoundrels, Imaginary Friends, Twelfth
Night, The Full Monty, The Seagull, The
Magic Fire, Dr. Seuss' I-/ow the GrinchStole Christmas! WF;.STF;.N0: Love Never
Dies (sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber'sPhantom, March 2010), I-/airspray
(Olivier Award for Best Musical, BestDirector nomination). BROADWAY:
Impressionism, Creator/Supervisor of Dr.
Seuss' I-/ow the Grinch Stole Christmas!,
The Coast of Utopia (2007 Tony Award
for Best Direction of a Play, which won atotal of seven Tony Awards, including
Best Play), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tonynominations: Best Director and Musical),
I-/enry IV (Tony Award), I-/airspray (TonyAward), The Invention of Love (Tony nom
inations: Best Director and Play), The Full
Monty (Tony nominations: Best Director
and Musical), More to Love, Labor Day,
St. Louis Woman, Pride's Crossing, The
Little Foxes, I-/apgood (Lucille LortelAward for Direction, 1995), Damn
Yankees (Tony nomination Best MusicalRevival), Two Shakespearean Actors
(Tony nominations: Best Director andPlay), Porgy and Bess for f-Iouston Grand
Opera and Broadway (Tony Award), as
well as Radio City Music f-Iall, II Trittico,
Metropolitan Opera. RF;.CF;.NTAWARDS:2008 Theatre f-Iall of r:ame Inductee,
2004 Thomas Degaetani Award (USITT),2002 "Mr. Abbott" Award (SDCI=), 2001
Joan Cullman Award for F;.xtraordinaryCreativity, 2001 Joe A. Callaway Award(SDCI=), the Drama League's Julia f-Iansen
Award for bcellence in Directing, 200l.
f-Ionorary Doctorate, University ofMichigan. f-Ionorary Doctor of f-Iumane
Letters, University of San Diego.
Recipient of ArtServe Michigan's 2008International Achievement Award. Mr.
O'Brien is a member of the College ofI=ellows of the American Theatre.
Benjamin Endsley Klein(Director)
Tf-IF;.OLD GLOBF;.: Dr. Seuss' I-/ow the
Grinch Stole Christmas! (Director, '07 and
'08). As Assistant Director: Dirty RottenScoundrels, Dr. Seuss' I-/ow the Grinch
Stole Christmas, Compleat Female Stage
Beauty. BROADWAY: The Coast of
Utopia, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Barefoot
in the Park. LONDON: Upcoming premiere of Love Never Dies, the sequel to
Phantom of the Opera, and the West t-:nd
premiere of I-/airspray (Associate Direc
tor). RF;.GIONAL: Sick, New Jersey Repertory, Notes to MariAnne, F;.ugeneO'Neill
Musical Theatre Conference: Company
Manager at f-Iartford Stage Company.AWARDS: 2009 F;.mergingArtist Awardfrom the University of Michigan School ofMusic, Theatre and Dance: National The
atre Conference 2007 Paul Green I=oun
dation Award: Society of Stage Directors
and Choreographers 2005-2006 Mike
Ockrent r:ellowship. t-:DUCATION: Br:A inDirecting from the University of Michigan.
Mr. Klein lives in New York City and hailsfrom Charlotte, North Carolina.
John Deluca
(OrigiMI choreogr<1l'her)
I=ILM: Nine, Memoirs of a Geisha,
Chicago, The Terminal. TV: "TonyBennett: An American Classic," "75th
Academy Awards," "Kennedy Centerf-Ionors." BROADWAY/NY Tf-It-:ATRt-::Dr.
Seuss' I-/ow the Grinch Stole Christmas!,
Minnelli on Minnelli, Broadway Sings
flton John, Deborah Voigt on Broadway,Sweet Adeline (F;.ncores!), Two
Gentlemen of Verona (The Public
Theater). NATIONAL TOUR: The Boy
Friend, Chita and All That Jazz, Music of
the Night, Brigadoon. AMF;.RICAN
STAGF;.COMPANY: Oedipus Private fye,
Lucky Guy, The Gig. American MusicalTheatre Award, Choreography Media
f-Ionors, American Choreography Award,
two F;.mmyAwards.
Bob Richard
(AdditioMI choreogr<1l'h~)
f-Ias been the resident choreographer for
the past eleven years with the Sacramen
to Music Circus, staging over twentyseven productions such as the first everLes Miserables in the round, r:rank Wild
horn's loth Anniversary production of
Jekyll & I-/yde, I-/airspray and the worldpremiere of the new Footloose. f-Ie re
cently staged the 50th anniversary pro
duction of West Side Story for Seattle's5th Avenue Theatre, and has worked re
gionally with North Shore Music Theatre,
The Old Globe and Ordway Performing
Arts Center. Bob was nominated for a BayArea Critics Circle Award for his work
with the American Musical Theatre of San
Jose, and won an Ivey Award for hisChoreography in his tour of Cabaret.
John Samorian(Music<11Director)
f-Ias conducted or performed on the re
cent Broadway revivals of Grease, Little
Shop of I-/orrors and Sweet Charity, withChristina Applegate, and the original
Broadway productions of The Wedding
Singer, and Saturday Night Fever. f-Ie has
played with such notable groups as Blood,Sweat, and Tears as well as his own
groups throughout F;.urope,Asia, and theU.S. f-Ie is the Musical Director of the new
shows White Noise and Little Rock, which
will both be coming to Broadway soon.John is married to the singer/actress Kim
Shriver, and they recently welcomed theirfirst child, F;.mmaJoy.
John lee Beatty(Scenic Designer)
Tf-It-:OLD GLOBF;.: Cornelia, Dancing inthe Dark, Dr. Seuss' I-/ow the Grinch Stole
Christmas!, Redwood Curtain. BROAD
WAY: The Royal Family, The Color Purple,Dr. Seuss' I-/ow the Grinch Stole Christ
mas!, Rabbit I-/ole, Doubt, The Odd Cou
ple, Chicago, Wonderful Town, Dinner at
fight, Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de
Lune, Morning's at Seven, Proof Foot
loose, The Little Foxes, The Last Night of
Ballyhoo, A Delicate Balance, The
I-/eiress, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Anna
Christie, Redwood Curtain, The Sisters
Rosensweig, The Most I-/appy Fella, Pennand Teller (twice), Burn This, Ain't Misbe
havin' (twice), Talley's Folly, Fifth of July,
Crimes of the I-/eart. Or:r: BROADWAY:
Sylvia, The Substance of Fire, Lips Togeth
er, Teeth Apart, The Road to Mecca, Song
of Singapore, A Life in the Theatre, The
Miss Firecracker Contest, 35 seasons at
Manhattan Theatre Club and Circle Rep,17 seasons at City Center F;.ncores!.
Credits also at major regional theatres,
and in film, opera and TV. Recipient of theTony, Obie, Drama Desk, Outer CriticsCircle Awards: member of the Theatref-Iall of r:ame. Graduate of Brown Univer
sity and the Yale School of Drama.
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who's who (continued)
Robert Morgan. ASSOCIATE ARTIST
(CostumeDesigner)THt: OLD GLOBt:: Since 1977, designed
scenery and/or costumes for 36 productions, among them: /-lam let and Measure
for Measure, Moonlight and Magnolias,
Vincent in Brixton, The Full Monty, Dr.Seuss' /-low the Grinch Stole Christmas!,
A Midsummer Night's Dream ('78 and'85), Macbeth ('79 & '96), Twelfth Night
('83 and '01), Qomeo and Juliet ('80 & '99),and King Lear ('81 and '93).RSt:WHt:Rt:: New York, on and off
Broadway, London's West t:nd, Maria
Theresa's private theatre at theSchoenbrunn Palace in Vienna, regionaltheatres across the United States. I=rom
1987-1992, Mr. Morgan served asDirector of the Theatre Division at
Boston University's Schooll=or the Arts.He lives with his wife and four children in
Vermont's rural Northeast Kingdom.
'Pat Collins
(Lighting Designer)THt: OLD GLOBt:: Twelfth Night,
Cymbeline, Dr. Seuss' /-low the GrinchStole Christmas! t:LSt:WHt:Rt:: Ms.
Collins' Broadway credits include Dr.
Seuss' /-low the Grinch Stole Christmas!,
Doubt, Sight Unseen, Proof, A Moon for
the Misbegotten, A Delicate Balance, The
Sisters Qosensweig, Conversations with
My Father, The J-/eidi Chronicles, I'm Not
Qappaport (Tony Award), fxecution of
Justice (Drama Desk Award), the originaland 1988 revival of Ain't Misbehavin',
Once Upon a Mattress, An American
Daughter and many more. LincolnCenter Theater credits include Third,
Ten Unknowns, Death and the King's
J-/orseman, The Threepenny Opera, The
Floating Lightbulb and Measure forMeasure. 01=1=BROADWAY: The
Foreigner, Doubt, Burn This,Quartermaine's Terms, J-/ow I Got That
Story and A Life in the Theatre. She has
designed lighting at theatres throughout
the country, including the Mark TaperI=orum, McCarter Theatre Center,
Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Seattle
Repertory Theatre, Hartford Stage,Ct:NTt:RSTAGt:, Long Wharf Theatre,Guthrie Theater, Goodman Theatre,
American Repertory Theater and Actor's
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Theatre of Louisville. She also designed
Wagner's Ring Cycle at the Royal OperaHouse, Covent Garden and over 100 productions for opera companies throughout the world.
'Paul 'Peterson
(SoundDesign)THt: OLD GLOBt:: Over 70 productions,
including: The Mystery of Irma Vep,
Cornelia, The Price, Kingdom, Six
Degrees of Separation, Since Africa, The
Women, Sight Unseen, The Pleasure of
J-/is Company, Dr. Seuss' J-/ow the GrinchStole Christmas!, Bell, Book and Candle,
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Two
Trains Qunning, J-/old Please, Qestoration
Comedy, Pig Farm, The Sisters
Qosensweig, Trying, Moonlight and
Magnolias, Vincent in Brixton, I Just
Stopped By to See the Man, Lucky Duck,
The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow,
Blue/Orange, Time Flies, Pentecost,
Compleat Female Stage Beauty, The
Boswell Sisters and Crumbs from the
Table of Joy. t:LSt:WHt:Rt:: Milwaukee
Repertory Theater, San Jose RepertoryTheatre, Ct:NTt:RSTAGt:, La Jolla
Playhouse, Sledgehammer Theatre(Associate Artist), Mo'olelo Performing
Arts Company, The Wilma Theatre, LA
Theatre Works, San Diego RepertoryTheatre, I=lorida Studio Theatre, Lorraine
Hansberry Theatre, North Coast
Repertory Theatre, Diversionary Theatre,
Cape I=ear Regional Theater, HopeSummer Repertory Theatre, MalashockDance & Company, University of San
Diego, San Diego State University, andthe I=reud Theatre at UCLA.
t:DUCATION: BI=A in Drama with an
emphasis in Technical Design from
San Diego State University.
Anita Ruth(Orchestrator)
Anita Ruth is an orchestrator, arrangerand musical director active in the
Minneapolis/St. Paul area. She has pre
pared over 150 musicals in the last thirtyyears. She was the musical director of theChanhassen Dinner Theaters from 1968
to 1988. Since then she has been a freelance music director and orchestrator at
the Guthrie Theater, the Children's
Theatre, Bloomington Civic Theatre and
Theatre Mu among others. She has been
the arranger/music director for three
Shakespeare productions at the Guthrieas well as music directing their production of A Christmas Carol for the last
seven years. In 2004 she orchestratedtwo operas composed by Mel Marvin
one presented in Holland and the other
at Bard College.
Joshua Rosenblum
(VocalArrangementsandIncidental Music)
Has conducted thirteen Broadway and
Off Broadway shows, specializing inflying vehicles (Miss Saigon, Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang, Dr. Seuss' J-/ow theGrinch Stole Christmas!). He is the
composer/lyricist of the Off Broadwaysmash hit revue Bush is Bad, Fermat's
Last Tango and finstein's Dreams. As apianist, he has appeared with the New
York Pops at Carnegie Hall and in solo
recitals at Symphony Space. I=acultymember: Yale University Department of
Music. Contributing writer: Opera News.Wonderful family: Joanne, Julian,Phoebe.
David Krane
(DanceMusicArranger)Created the dance music & additional
score adaptation for the Oscar-winning
Chicago, and has written all new musicarrangements and additional score adap
tation for the just released film version ofNine, both directed by Rob Marshall.
He composed Aspire with Stephen Cole,the first-ever commissioned American
musical produced in the Middle t:ast, andtheir new musical comedy, The Qoad to
Qatar! about their incredible experience,
just had its world premiere at Lyric Stagein Dallas. roadtoqatar.com,davidkrane.com.
Leila Knox
(stage Manager)TI-1t: OLD GLOBt:: Cornelia, The
American Plan, Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?, Ace, The Violet J-/our, J-/imself and
Nora, Take Me Out, Dr. Seuss' J-/ow the
Grinch Stole Christmas! ('04 -'08), 2004Summer Shakespeare I=estival,
Qesurrection Blues, Bus Stop, Much Ado
About Nothing, Dirty Blonde.
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BROADWAY: Dirty Blonde, Amour,One Mo' Time. R[GIONAL: Production
Supervisor of the National Tour and West
Yorkshire Playhouse productions of DirtyBlonde; Observe the Sons of Ulster,Lincoln Center; Mislansky/Zilinsky or
Schmucks, Red, The Memory of Water,Manhattan Theatre Club; All My Sons,The Mineola Twins, Roundabout Theatre
Company; A Madhouse in Goa, SecondStage Theatre; Twilight: Los Angeles,1992, Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Alice'sAdventures Underground, Cabin
Pressure, SITI Company; Demonology,Playwrights f-1orizons; The WomanWarrior, f-1untington Theatre and
Berkeley Repertory Theatre; 11 seasonswith the Williamstown Theatre r:estival.
[DUCATION: Northwestern University.
Annette Ye
(Assistant stage Manager)
Tf-1[ OLD GLOB[: The First Wives Club,
Opus, Dr. Seuss' /-!ow The Grinch StoleChristmas!, 2008 Summer Shakespeare
r:estival, Dancing in the Dark, /-!ay Fever.R[GIONAL: Peter and the Starcatchers,Tobacco Road, Salsalandia, La Jolla
Playhouse. [LS[Wf-1[R[: /-!onky TonkAngels, Baby, No Way to Treat a Lady,North Coast Repertory Theatre;
Forbidden Broadway SVU, Theatre inOld Town; A Chorus Line, /-!ow to
Succeed in Business Without ReallyTrying, The Roar of the Greasepaint -The Smell of the Crowd, Me and My Girl,Company, Forever Plaid, I Love You,
You're Perfect, Now Change, The Soundof Music, 1776, Starlight Musical Theatre.
[DUCATION: BA, San Diego StateUniversity.
Louis Ct. SI'isto(CEO/Executive "Producer)
Lou Spisto directs both the artistic andadministrative activities of The Old
Globe. During his tenure, Mr. Spistospearheaded the return of the
Shakespeare Repertory Company,revitalized the Globe's new works
program, resulting in ten world premiereplays and eight world premiere musicals,
and produced more than 100 produc
tions. Under Mr. Spisto's leadership,ticket sales and contributions have
increased substantially, and the fiscalhealth of the organization has beenstrengthened to support the expanded
artistic vision. Mr. Spisto has successfullyled the Globe's $75 million Capital
Campaign and managed the development of the Conrad Prebys TheatreCenter, which includes a new state-ofthe-art arena theatre and education
center, opening in December 2009.An advocate of arts education, Mr. Spisto
created a number of new programs thatserve tens of thousands of young San
Diegans each year. These programs
include a bilingual summer Shakespeareintensive, a major initiative in
Southeastern San Diego which includesthe development of new works for
younger and more diverse audiences,and free student matinees of the Globe's
regular productions. Mr. Spisto holds a
Master's degree from the University ofWisconsin and a Bachelor's degree fromthe University of Notre Dame. f-1ehasserved as chief executive for the Pacific
Symphony, Detroit Symphony andAmerican Ballet Theatre.
~j WHISPER HOUSEWORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL
JAN 13 - FEB 21
Music and Lyrics by DUNCAN SHEIK
Book and Lyrics by KYLEJAR ROW
Directed by PETERASKIN
TICKETS ON SALE SUNDAY;DECEMBER 13 AT 12NOON.
FOR THIS 'PRODUCTIONAdditiohal Staff
Assistant Director Gina Rattan
Assistant Lighting Design .. Chris Rynne
Studio Teacher Judy Ridgeway
Rehearsal Pianist Steven GrayProduction Assistant Jess Slocum
Stage Management Intern .................... Katherine Schroeder
understudies
The Grinch Jordan Miller
Old Max Steve Gunderson
Young Max [rik Mc[wen
Papa Who Michael Mendez
Mama Who Amy Biedel
Grandma Who Ashley r:ox LintonGrandpa Who James Vasquez
Special Thanks
International Silks & Woolens
The Old Globe thanks Random House
Children's Books and Dr. Seuss
Enterprises for contributing copies ofthe book Dr.Seuss's /-low the Grinch
Stole Christmas! for 610 children
attending Seussabration andthe student matinee
performance of the Grinch.
DUNCAN SHEIK .fJ.Tony and ~ra!'1my . ~'t,;;. '-, .
Award®-wmmng . ~ .
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