MEET THE CAST
CODY GARCIA (Willy Wonka) is glad that intermission is over. A San Antonio native, Cody is honored to be playing the Candyman every night alongside such amazing people. Credits: Tangled: The Musical (Flynn Rider), Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere), Mary Poppins (Bert). Direction: Ghost the Musical. “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” -Roald Dahl. BFA, Boston Conservatory. @PopGoesTheCultureShock, www.codyrgarcia.com.
COLEMAN SIMMONS (Charlie Bucket at certain performances) is excited about making his professional debut. Previous roles: Willy Wonka Jr. (Willy Wonka), The Little Mermaid, Jr. (Skuttle), The Sound of Music (Kurt), Seussical the Musical (Vlad Vladikoff), Hansel and Gretel. Coleman began taking dance lessons at the age of 5 at SMAPA. He spends his free time practicing magic tricks, choreographing dance routines, and putting on musicals with his friends. Thanks to Nouveaux Talent Management (New York). @cole_bwayboy.
KAI EDGAR (Charlie) is thrilled to be playing his dream role of Charlie! He is ten years old and hails from the Chicago suburbs. Regional credits include: Billy Elliot (Michael), Oliver! (Oliver), The Secret of My Success (Ernie), and A Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim). TV: Chicago Fire. He also records songs for a popular animated series. Huge thanks to Stewart Talent, Stewart/Whitley, NETworks, and the creative team of Charlie for believing in him and Tom Vendafreddo for mentoring him. Much love to his village of support, especially Kalea and Kanoa. IG: @kaiedgars
WILLIAM GOLDSMAN (Charlie Bucket) is thrilled to be making his professional debut in this production! Regional/Local: The Nutcracker (Fritz), Alice and Wonderland (The Fish Footman), The Wizard of Oz (The Scarecrow), Annie Jr. (President Roosevelt), Shreck Jr. (Captain of the Guards), Suessical Jr., (Vlad Vladikoff) William lives in NYC with his parents and his dog Rosie. When he's not dancing or singing he loves to ski, bake, and travel. Thanks to P.S. 11 for making the arts a big part of public school education, Broadway Youth Ensemble, my coaches and teachers, and to Mallory Levy and DDO Artists Agency. Most of all, thanks to my parents, I wouldn't be here without you! @william_goldsman
STEVE McCOY (Grandpa Joe) is extraordinarily glad to be here reprising his role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. National Tours: Monty Python’s Spamalot (King Arthur, world record for most performances), Man of La Mancha (Cervantes) The Will Rogers Follies (Will Rogers), Oliver (Bill Sykes), 42nd Street (Swing). Regional: The Boy from Oz (Peter Allen, US Regional Premier), as well as many other shows around the country. Most importantly of all, he is glad you're here. www.stevemccoyactor.com.
CLAIRE LEYDEN (Mrs. Bucket) is beyond honored to share this story with you! Tours: The Pirates of Penzance (Mabel). NY/Regional: New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players, Heartbeat Opera, College Light Opera, Bristol Valley Theater. TV: Gossip Girl (HBO Max). BA, Williams College. Endless love and gratitude to Mom and Dad, Kathy and Andrea, and Greg—my sunshine. www.ClaireLeyden.com, @claireley.
AUDREY BELLE ADAMS (Mrs. Gloop). NY Credits: Frank Wildhorn’s The Song of Bernadette, FRANKIE! The Musical (244 Theatre). Regional: Woman 2 in Songs for a New World (The LEX), Legally Blonde, dir: Laura Bell Bundy (The LEX), Mrs. Corry in Mary Poppins (The LEX). Audrey has performed in the EMMY Award Winning “Grand Night for Singing” on KET, Carnegie Hall, and has sung for NASCAR on NBC. BM in Opera Performance from the University of Kentucky. Special Thanks to Station 3 Entertainment and her amazing family. “Always singing for you, Daddy.”
ZAKIYA BAPTISTE (Violet Beauregarde). Off- Broadway: Matilda (Ms. Trunchbull), A. R. T. NY Theatre. National Tours: Nickelodeon’ s Paw Patrol Live: The Great Pirate Adventure (original Mayor Goodway). NYC Concerts include: Herman, Menken, Sondheim with Liz Calloway at Lincoln Center (Ensemble); Women Who March, 54 Below (Soloist/Ensemble); The Annual Human Rights First, Chelsea Pier (Chorus). Zakiya is a proud graduate of AMDA NY. She is thankful to her family, friends and teachers who support her on her journey. Follow my journey @zakiya_baptiste
MEAGAN MICHELSON (Mrs. Teavee) loves candy and belting, so this is ideal. Off-Broadway: The Big Bang Theory. Regional: Annie (Miss Hannigan), Mamma Mia! (Rosie), 42nd Street (Maggie Jones), Elf (Deb), A Funny Thing…Forum (Domina). She premiered her one-woman show, Mother Mary Says to Me, at Feinstein’s/54 Below and A.R.T.’s OBERON. Love and thanks to Mom, Helen, and her FSE fam! www.MeaganMichelson.com @meaganmichelson
SCOTT FUSS (Mr. Salt) is grateful to be performing once again with this incredible tour, especially with his beautiful wife Katie. Training: Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts; BFA in Musical Theatre, Penn State University. Credits: Sister Act (International Tour), The Sound of Music (Franz, National Tour), Million Dollar Quartet (Sam Phillips), Ragtime (Father), The Bridges of Madison County (Bud). Enjoy the show!
JACNIER He/Him (Mike Teave) is grateful and thrilled to be making his National Tour debut with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Proud to have been born and raised in beautiful Puerto Rico. Jacnier began performing in local community and regional theater at the age of 8. TV projects include the upcoming Disney+ series Gina Yei. Follow him on IG: @JacnierOfficial
STANTON MORALES (Grandpa George/Ensemble, u/s Willy Wonka, u/s Mr. Salt) National tour: The King & I. Regional: The Secret Garden, She Loves Me, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jesus Christ Superstar, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for which he won an LA STAGE Alliance Ovation Award (Featured Actor, Musical). Special thanks to Nicole and Arbender at FireStarter. For The Moms.
NIC MAINS (Augustus Gloop) was born and raised in Chicago, IL and is now based out of New York City. He’s incredibly pumped to help bring this show to life, even though as a child he was terrified of Oompa Loompas. Graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and the Chicago College of Performing Arts. He loves his mom and dad, without whom he wouldn’t have succeeded. Favorite credits: Les Misérables (Jean Valjean); Promises, Promises (Vanderhof); Sunday in the Park with George (Mr.) www.nicmains.com, IG: @nicmaaaains.
DAVID NICK ALEA (Ensemble) a musical theatre alumnus of The Boston Conservatory, is excited to be back with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Regional: A Chorus Line (Al, The Wick), Grease (Sonny), Newsies (Finch), Holiday Inn (DDP), In the Heights (Graffiti Pete, Wheelock), West Side Story (Bernardo, SRT), Sister Act (TBTS). He is very excited for everyone to step into a world of “Pure Imagination!” Big thanks to his family, friends, cast/crew, NETworks, Stewart/Whitley, and creative team for making this happen! Miss you everyday Daddy, this one’s for you! @davieee95.
BRANDEN R. MANGAN (Mr. Beauregarde). Tours: Showtime with Shakespeare. Other credits: Memphis (Bobby), Les Misérables (Enjorlas), Hairspray (Seaweed), Rent (u/s Collins, Benny), Songs for a New World (Man 1). TV: Outcast. Co-founder of Inspired Tomorrow! Mom, WE DID IT! Sharon, Stewart/Whitley, Daniel Yearwood, VTC Fam; for Erica Branch-Ridley. @branden_mangan.
ANGELA PALLADINI (Veruca Salt) National Tour: Annie (Orphan Swing, Asst. Dance Captain). Regional: Anything Goes (Gateway/Ogunquit Playhouse, Assoc. Choreographer), The Pirates of Penzance (Opera North), Polaris Dance Theatre, Hubbard Street. TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Member SAG-AFTRA, AGMA, AGVA. GYROTONIC® and Yoga Instructor. Endless gratitude to Mom, Daniel, Dad, friends, Dant and Gamble families, Maritza, Charlie creatives, Stewart/Whitley, AH, KW, and Jagd. For Claire, U.David, N.Cordero. Here’s to the dreamers and the doers. @angelapalladini, angelapalladini.com.
BERNIE BALDASSARO (Swing). National Tour: Elf the Musical, Baby Shark Live! (Dance Captain). Regional: NSMT, The Huntington, Lyric Stage, and Greater Boston Stage. Much love to SW Casting, ATB Talent, the incredible Charlie team, Noel, Bianca, Mom, and Dad! Proud Ithaca College Alum – BFA Musical Theatre. @bern_babie_bern, berniebaldassaro.com.
GINA DAUGHERTY (Swing, Dance Captain) National tour debut! Favorite associate choreographer credits: Newsies, Saturday Night Fever (TBTS), Evita (ACT of CT), The Elf On The Shelf (National Tour). Many thanks to Stewart/Whitley, the Charlie team, and her loved ones! @littleginad
NICO DiPRIMO (Ensemble) is beyond excited to be joining this amazing cast! A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. National Tours: Escape to Margaritaville, A Charlie Brown Christmas. Regional: Mamma Mia!, Guys and Dolls. Off-Broadway: Princess Diana. Thanks to his family for their endless amount of love and support! Also, his amazing agents at UIA! Enjoy the show! @nicoo_d.
NICOLE HALE (Cherry, Ensemble) could not be happier to return to the stage and reprise her role with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! Regional: 9 to 5 (Doralee), The Full Monty (Georgie), Elf the Musical (Deb), Debbie Does Dallas (Lisa), and more. Many thanks to the entire Charlie team and ATB Talent. All my love and gratitude to Chris, family, friends, and fur babies for your support. For you, Dad. @nicole.r.hale.
CAMRYN HAMPTON (Ensemble) is overjoyed to be performing in her first national tour! A recent graduate of AMDA, she is honored to be taking this step in her career. Regional: Hair (MTH Theatre, Kansas City). Love to family and friends for the endless support, and for pushing her to her fullest potential. To God, for always being by her side.
DOMANICK ANTON HUBBARD (Mrs. Green, Ensemble, u/s Mr. Beauregarde) is extremely excited to be making his national tour debut! Regional credits: Sister Act (Curtis) at Virginia Musical Theatre, Big River (Jim) at Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival, Mamma Mia, Evita, Westside Story, Joseph.... Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and more at Casa Manana. He would like to thank his support system for everything! Also, a big thank you to Stewart/Whitley and everyone at NETworks for the opportunity! Much love! @domanick15
FIONA CLAIRE HUBER (Ensemble) is thrilled to be joining the factory! She trained at Atlanta Ballet and graduated from Butler University. Credits: An American in Paris (Lise Dassin, National Tour), A Chorus Line (Cassie, The Wick Theatre). Eternal love to my family and friends! @fionasfun.
MELISSA J. HUNT (Female Swing) is grateful the factory doors have opened yet again and is excited to be back on tour! Favorite credits: West Side Story (Anybodys), American Dance Spectacular, Annie (Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain). Graduate of the University at Buffalo and represented by LDC Artist Rep. Much love to mom and dad, the two strongest people I know. www.melissa-hunt.com.
COLLIN O’NEILL (Jerry, Ensemble). National tour debut! Regional: Titanic (Frederick Fleet, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma). Collin is ecstatic to be a part of this deeply wonderful show. Thanks to the Charlie creative team and Stewart/Whitley for this opportunity. Special thanks to his manager Becky Randazzo at Kreativ Artists, his incredible friends, teachers, boyfriend, and family for their endless and unwavering support! Much love! www.collinoneill.com, @coneill9693.
JENNA BROOKE SCANNELLI (Grandma Josephine, Ensemble) is so excited to be back at the factory! National Tour: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble, u/s Dorothy), Jesus Christ Superstar (Ensemble, u/s Mary Magdalene). Regional: Aspects of Love (Jenny Dillingham), Saturday Night Fever (Ensemble, u/s Annette). Thanks to the NETworks team, cast, and creatives. Much love to my incredible family!
CAMERON SIRIAN (Ensemble). National tour debut! Cameron is so thrilled to be joining the company of this amazing show. Special thanks to his family, friends, teachers, and agents for their constant support. Texas State BFA Musical Theatre. @cameronsirian
LAUREN SOTO (Ensemble). International Tour: West Side Story (Teresita). Regional: Grease (Finger Lakes MTF), A Chorus Line (Wick Theater). Pace University BFA, Commercial Dance. Many thanks to the Charlie team and Movement Talent Agency. For my incredibly supportive family. Follow her journey @laurenmariesoto.
LUIS VILLAR (Ensemble) started dancing in his original home of Caracas, Venezuela under the direction of Laura Prieto Boscan. Dance: Arte en Movimiento, Teatro Teresa Carreno (Don Quixote, Coppelia, The Nutcracker), Staten Island Ballet, Steps on Broadway (faculty). Regional: An American in Paris (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina), West Side Story (Abilene Opera Association), A Chorus Line (The Wick Theatre). Luis is thrilled to be back in the factory one more time and feels blessed to be performing this beautiful show again. @siul_dance.
NICOLE ZELKA (Grandma Georgina/Ensemble, u/s Mrs. Teavee, u/s Mrs. Gloop) WOW it feels good to be back! National Tour: Rodger & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Gabrielle, u/s Marie). Other credits include The Full Monty (Georgie), and Mamma Mia! (Lisa/Ensemble). Huge thank you to RKS, the NETworks family, cast, & creatives — This is a really special group. Love to my fam! @nicolezelka / nicolezelka.com
MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM
ROALD DAHL (Writer) (1916–1990) is one of the world’s favorite storytellers with more than 250 million books sold worldwide in 61 languages. He is loved for such favorites as James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Now going into its third year, Roald Dahl’s Imaginormous Challenge continues to partner with the stage production by awarding recipients the prize of a lifetime of turning their idea into a theatrical creation. Visit www.imaginormouschallenge.com for more details.
DAVID GREIG (Book Writer) is a playwright. His plays include The Events, The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, Monster in the Hall, Midsummer, Dunsinane, Yellow Moon, Damascus, Outlying Islands, The American Pilot, San Diego, Pyrenees, The Cosmonaut’s Last Message, Dr. Korczcak’s Example, The Architect and Europe. David’s adaptations include The Suppliant Women, The Father, The Lorax, Lanark, Creditors, and Caligula. In 1990, he co-founded Suspect Culture Theatre Co., for whom he wrote Timeless, Mainstream, and 8000M. Since 2016, David has been the Artistic Director at The Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.
MARC SHAIMAN (Music & Lyrics) is a composer/lyricist/arranger/performer working in films, television, musical theater, and recordings. He has won several honors, including a Tony, an Emmy, a Grammy, plus seven Oscar nominations. Film: Mary Poppins Returns (Two Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Grammy noms.), Sleepless in Seattle, Patch Adams, The First Wives Club, The American President, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (all Oscar noms.), Beaches, When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers, The Addams Family, Sister Act, A Few Good Men, Hocus Pocus, The Bucket List, Hairspray, and The Star (Golden Globe nom. with Mariah Carey). Broadway (with co-lyricist Scott Wittman): Hairspray (Tony and Grammy), Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Catch Me If You Can (Tony nom.), Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and a new musical version of Some Like It Hot, coming to Broadway in 2022. TV: Saturday Night Live (Emmy and Golden Globe noms.), Smash (Emmy and Golden Globe noms.), The Oscars with Billy Crystal (Emmy), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (with final guest Bette Midler), and countless appearances with Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, Jennifer Hudson, Jack Black, and Will Ferrell, among others. He has produced/arranged recordings and performances for Bette Midler, Harry Connick Jr., Peter Allen, Eric Clapton, Diane Keaton, Patti LuPone, Steve Martin, Barbra Streisand, Robin Williams, and many more. His online opus Prop 8 - The Musical was a Webbie Award winner.
SCOTT WITTMAN (Lyrics). Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winning lyricist, director, writer, and conceiver Scott Wittman co-wrote the lyrics for the hit musical Hairspray (Tony, Grammy, Olivier Award-winner) with creative partner Marc Shaiman. Wittman served as an executive producer on the hit film starring John Travolta. Nominated for a Golden Globe, Grammy, and two Emmy Awards for the original songs on NBC’s musical drama Smash. Shaiman and Wittman’s original score for the Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell was released by Sony Records. Scott and Marc’s Broadway writing credits include Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, which Scott also directed, Catch Me If You Can (Tony nom. for Best Musical), and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway and the West End. Scott has created and directed concerts for Patti LuPone. He has created solo shows for Christine Ebersole and Nathan Lane, as well as writing for Bette Midler’s 2015 Divine Intervention World Tour. Off-Broadway, he conceived and directed Jukebox Jackie starring Justin Vivian Bond at La Mama, and Bridget Everett’s Rockbottom at the Public Theatre. His notorious and legendary Downtown shows are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Marc and Scott also wrote the score to Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Meryl Streep. The song “The Place Where Lost Things Go” was nominated for an Oscar.
JACK O’BRIEN (Original Director) has won three Tony Awards for his direction of Hairspray, Henry IV, and The Coast of Utopia. His other recent Broadway credits include Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, Carousel, The Front Page, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, It’s Only a Play, Macbeth, The Nance, Dead Accounts, Catch Me If You Can, Impressionism, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony nom.), Imaginary Friends, The Invention of Love (Tony nomination and Drama Desk winner), The Full Monty (Tony nom.), More to Love, Getting Away with Murder, The Little Foxes, Damn Yankees, Two Shakespearean Actors (Tony nom.) and Porgy and Bess (Tony nom.).Off-Broadway credits include Tom Stoppard’s The Hard Problem, Pride’s Crossing, and Hapgood (Lucille Lortel Award). Other productions include Il Trittico at the Metropolitan Opera, Guys and Dolls at Carnegie Hall, Much Ado About Nothing for The Public’s Shakespeare in the Park, Love Never Dies and Hairspray (Olivier nom.) in London, which saw a revival at the Coliseum in London this summer. Mr. O’Brien was the Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre from 1981 till 2007. He has directed six programs for PBS’s American Playhouse. His book, Jack Be Nimble, is published by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux and his next volume, Jack in the Box, or How to Goddamn Direct, will also be published by FSG next season.
JOSHUA BERGASSE (Original Choreographer). Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, On the Town (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC noms; Astaire Award), and Gigi. Off-Broadway: Sweet Charity (The New Group, Chita Rivera Award), Cagne (Drama Desk, OCC, Astaire noms; Callaway finalist), Bomb-itty of Errors, and Captain Louie. Encores!: The Golden Apple, Little Me, and It’s A Bird…It’s A Plane…It’s Superman! Carnegie Hall: Candide, Guys and Dolls, and The Sound of Music. As Dir./ Choreo.: I Married an Angel (Encores!), Smokey Joe’s Café (Stage 42 NYC), Hazel (Drury Lane), West Side Story (NCT). Television: Smash (NBC, Emmy Award), So You Think You Can Dance (FOX), Sinatra: A Voice for a Century (PBS), and The Kennedy Center 50th Anniversary Celebration (PBS).
MARK THOMPSON (Scenic and Costume Design). Mark’s work in the theater has been recognized with two Critics’ Circle, five Olivier awards and nominated for five Tony Awards, including most recently the Olivier for Best Costume Design for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory West End production. Recent international theater includes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (London); The Taming of the Shrew (Public, N.Y.); Mamma Mia! (worldwide); A Raisin in the Sun (N.Y.); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (worldwide); God of Carnage (London/ N.Y.); Tina The Musical (Aldwych, West End); Bombay Dreams (London/N.Y.); Art (worldwide); La Bete (London/N.Y.); One Man, Two Guvnors (London/N.Y.); Young Marx (Bridge Theatre, London); The Blue Room (London/N.Y.); Arcadia (NT/Lincoln Center).Opera includes The Queen of Spades (The Met, N.Y.), The Mikado (Lyric, Chicago), Montag aus Licht (La Scala, Milan), Hansel and Gretel (Sydney Opera House), Carmen (Opera Comique Paris) and Macbeth (Met, NYC).
CHRISTINE PETERS (Tour Scenic Designer). Design Credits: 2012/2018 Elf Tour, 1st Date, Mickey & Minnie’s Doorway to Magic. Noel Tour. Broadway (associate designer): King Kong Alive on Broadway, Miss Saigon, 1984, Paramour, Les Meserables, Testament of Mary, Jekyll & Hyde, The Book of Mormon, Newsies The Musical, The Addams Family, Elf, Bonnie and Clyde, The House of Blue Leaves, Elling, Enron, Mary Stuart, The American Plan, Cyrano de Bergerac, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life. Regional theater (designer): Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, Cinderella, Cats (Zoni Award, Set Design) Miss Saigon, The Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady (Zoni Award), The Music Man
JAPHY WEIDEMAN (Lighting Design). Broadway: The Visit, The Nance, Of Mice and Men, Airline Highway and Dear Evan Hansen were all Tony-nominated for Best Lighting Design. Other Broadway: Lobby Hero, Significant Other, Sylvia, Old Times, The Heidi Chronicles, Macbeth (Drama Desk nom.), Cyrano de Bergerac and The Snow Geese. Off-Broadway: Lincoln Center Theater, Roundabout, The Public Theater, NYTW, Second Stage, Playwrights Horizons, MTC, MCC and Labyrinth. West End: A Nice Fish (Harold Pinter Theatre), Blackbird (Albery Theatre).
ANDREW KEISTER (Sound Design). Broadway: Godspell, Company, Taller Than a Dwarf. Other notable designs at The Public Theater, The Atlantic Theatre Company, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse and Trinity Rep. As a partner in SCK Sound Design, his Broadway credits include On Your Feet, Dr. Zhivago as well as the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and The Rockettes New York Spectacular. Associate Sound Design credits include Catch Me If You Can, Jersey Boys, Hairspray and Mary Poppins. JEFF SUGG (Projection Design) is an award-winning designer with over 20 years in the performing arts. His work ranges from experimental to classical to Broadway. Select Theater, Zach Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse, Casa Manana. Member SDC. mattlenzdirector.com
JEFF SUGG (Projection Design) is an award-winning designer with over 20 years in the performing arts. His work ranges from experimental to classical to Broadway. Select credits include: Broadway: Tina The Musical, Flying Over Sunset (Lincoln Center 2020), All My Sons, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweat, Bring It On, 33 Variations. West End: Tina: The Musical. Off-Broadway & Regional credits include work at St. Ann’s Warehouse, Second Stage, Playwrights Horizons, The Public, Steppenwolf, The Old Globe, Mark Taper Forum, Oregon Shakespeare, Arena Stage, and many others. Music: Fire In My Mouth (NY Phil), The Tempest (LA Phil), Anthracite Fields (Julia Wolfe’s Pulitzer Prize–winning composition),and Prince’ s final appearance on SNL. A wards: Lucille Lortel A ward, Obie A ward, Bessie Award and two Henry Hewes Design Awards.
CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES (Hair and Makeup Design). Broadway: King Lear; Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus; To Kill A Mockingbird; Head Over Heels; Carousel; Three Tall Women; Hello, Dolly!; Groundhog Day; The Front Page; The Crucible; Misery; Sylvia; A Delicate Balance; It’s Only a Play; Betrayal; Les Misérables; Spider-Man. West End/Broadway: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, A Christmas Carol, The Ferryman, Farinelli and the King, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Ghost, Billy Elliot. West End: All About Eve, Funny Girl, The Bodyguard. Film/TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Downton Abbey (Film).
BASIL TWIST (Puppetry Design). Drama Desk Award for Charlie Oompa Puppet Design on Broadway. Other Broadway: The Addams Family (Drama Desk), The Pee-Wee Herman Show, Oh, Hello!. Original creations include Symphonie Fantastique, Dogugaeshi, La Bella Dormente Nel Bosco, Hansel and Gretel, Behind the Lid, Arias with a Twist, Seafoam Sleepwalk, The Rite of Spring, and Sisters Follies. Awards: Obie, US Artists, Doris Duke Artists Award, New York Innovative Theatre, Henry Hewes, UNIMA, Bessies, Guggenheim, MacArthur Fellow. He is the artistic director of the Dream Music Puppetry Program in New York City.
MATT LENZ (Tour Director). Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, The Velocity of Autumn (Associate Director on original productions), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Resident Director). Off-Broadway: Pageant: The Musical (Drama Desk nom.), The Irish Curse, Idaho! The Comedy Musical, The Great Daisy Theory, Fingers and Toes, and Alan Ball’s Tense Guy. National Tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Sound of Music, A Christmas Story: The Musical, Cheers: Live on Stage, Catch Me If You Can, The Who’s Tommy, and Hairspray. International: Charlie in Australia and productions of Hairspray in South Africa, the UK, Toronto, and Germany. Regional: Grumpy Old Men at LaMirada Theatre, Importance of Being Earnest at Cape Playhouse and Venus in Fur at Forestburgh Playhouse. Numerous plays and musicals at Paper Mill Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, the MUNY, Ogunquit Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, North Carolina Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theater, Zach Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse, Casa Manana. Member SDC. www.mattlenzdirector.com.
ALISON SOLOMON (Tour Choreographer). Choreographer and Associate Choreographer credits include: Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gigi, Beautiful—The Carole King Musical. NY/Regional: Smokey Joe’s Cafe, I Married an Angel, Sweet Charity, Bandstand, The Honeymooners, Bull Durham, In the Heights, Swing!. TV: Acer Electronics, NFL Super Bowl LII “Dirty Dancing” commercial, Lord & Taylor, The View, Dora’s Explorer Girls. Performance credits: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Billy Elliot, In the Heights, Swing!, Boardwalk Empire, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and more! Proud SDC member. Extra special thanks to Josh and Natalie! www.alisolomon.com @AliSolomonNY.
DOUG BESTERMAN (Orchestrations). Three-time Tony Award-winner. Broadway: Anastasia, A Bronx Tale, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, It Shoulda Been You, Bullets Over Broadway (Tony nom.), Rocky, On a Clear Day…, Sister Act, How to Succeed… (Tony nom.), Elf the Musical, Young Frankenstein (Drama Desk nom.), Tarzan, Dracula, Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony/Drama Desk Awards), The Producers (2001 Tony/Drama Desk Awards), Seussical, The Music Man (Drama Desk/Tony noms.), Fosse (1999 Tony), Big (Drama Desk nom.), Damn Yankees (Drama Desk nom.). Off-Broadway: Carrie, Weird Romance. Regional: The Honeymooners, The Sting. TV/Film: Schmigadoon, Mary Poppins Returns, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Chicago, Mulan.
MICHAEL STAROBIN (Additional Orchestrations) is a well-known orchestrator and arranger working on Broadway and in Hollywood. Broadway orchestrator credits include Falsettos, Sunday in the Park with George, Assassins (2004 Tony Award, Best Orchestrations) and Next to Normal (2009 Tony Award, Best Orchestrations). He was the conductor and orchestrator for Disney’s animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame, orchestrated the songs for Tangled, and contributed orchestrations to the film versions of Chicago, Nine, Beauty and the Beast (2017), and Mary Poppins Returns.
NATE PATTEN (Music Supervisor) was the Music Director/Conductor for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway and is currently the Music Supervisor for the Australian company. Other Broadway credits as a conductor and/or pianist: The Prom, Be More Chill, Ain’t Too Proud, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, School of Rock, Catch Me If You Can. Kennedy Center: Elf the Musical. He is also the Associate Music Supervisor for the Shanghai company of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Off-Broadway: Silence! The Musical, The Toxic Avenger. National Tours: Flashdance, We Will Rock You, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Wedding Singer, The Wizard of Oz. Nate is also pianist and Music Director for Emmy Award nominee Jackie Hoffman and is the host and writer of a successful podcast called #BookedIt: a Broadway music director’s guide to theatre, Facebook, and being #Grateful.
CAMERON TRAGESSER (Music Director) is a proud Hoosier and graduate of Ball State University’s School of Music and Department of Theatre and Dance. National Tours: Elf the Musical, The SpongeBob Musical. Other credits: Parade, The Producers, Seussical, Spamalot, Damn Yankees, A Chorus Line, and various shows with Cedar Point Live Entertainment.
PHIJ ADAMS (Music Technology). Groundhog Day, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Funny Girl, Matilda, Bend it Like Beckham, A Chorus Line, Sweeney Todd, Ghost, Singin’ in the Rain, Sweet Charity, Sister Act, The Lord of the Rings, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Guys and Dolls; Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes, Edward Scissorhands, The Car Man, and Dorian Gray.
STEWART/WHITLEY (Casting). Duncan Stewart CSA and Benton Whitley CSA. Broadway/NY: Hadestown (Artios Award), Chicago the Musical, Rock of Ages, The Lightning Thief, Great Comet of 1812, Elf the Musical, On the Town, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/UK: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. Tours: Hadestown, Hairspray, Waitress, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: ART, Berkeley Rep., Alley, Bay Street, For the Record, TUTS, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature, RCCL. Follow: @stewartwhitley, www.stewartwhitley.com.
JOHN MEZZIO (Music Coordinator) has conducted national tours including State Fair starring John Davidson, Victor Victoria starring Toni Tennille, and Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson. Additionally, Mr. Mezzio was Associate Conductor for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. National Tours: Oklahoma!, The Producers, Spring Awakening, Memphis, Beauty and the Beast, and Elf the Musical.
BRAD SIEBEKING (Company Manager), is very grateful to be returning to live theater. Tours: The SpongeBob Musical, The King and I. Brad also spent over a decade teaching music and theater in New York City at the Professional performing Arts School where he also served as the Director of Production..
FORESIGHT THEATRICAL (Management Consultant) is comprised of partners Allan Williams, Aaron Lustbader, and Mark Shacket who oversee and supervise The Phantom of the Opera, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Girl From the North Country, Diana the Musical, David Byrne’s American Utopia, and Thoughts of a Colored Man on Broadway, the worldwide management of Kinky Boots, and the upcoming production of Funny Girl.
GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Management) has managed more than 100 touring theatrical productions globally over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include 1776, Anastasia, The Band’s Visit, Blue Man Group, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, Les Misérables, The Prom, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Waitress.
THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Booking). Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, current representation includes Wicked, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Ain’t Too Proud, Oklahoma!, The Prom, Beetlejuice, The Band’s Visit, and more.
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) mtishows.com, is one of the world’s leading dramatic licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists, and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical material, and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the US and in over 60 countries worldwide.
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing and Press) is a full-service integrated marketing agency working with the world's largest entertainment, sports, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 75+ Broadway shows over two decades. Current Tours: Ain’t Too Proud, A Christmas Carol, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Hip Hop Nutcracker; Mean Girls, The Play That Goes Wrong, Pretty Woman, RENT, Tootsie.
WARNER BROS. THEATRE VENTURES (Producer) develops and produces first-class musicals and stage productions from the company’s expansive catalogue. The department is currently represented on Broadway with the eight-time Tony Award-nominated hit musical Beetlejuice, based on Tim Burton’s cult movie classic. WBThV was previously represented on the West End, Broadway, first national tour and by the current Australian production of the Olivier Award-winning musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Broadway stage adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf and by the Tony Award-winning Best Play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Other Broadway credits include the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County and the holiday hit Elf the Musical. The division is developing productions of Dave (Arena Stage), 17 Again (NAMT), Dog Day Afternoon, and A Star is Born. WBThV also licenses third-party stage rights including such productions as The Bodyguard, Singin’ in the Rain, Hairspray, The Wizard of Oz, The Color Purple, and 42nd Street.
LANGLEY PARK PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Kevin McCormick currently serves as Executive Vice President Production and Senior Advisor, Warner Bros. Pictures. He previously served as President of Production, leaving the studio in 2010 and starting his Warner based production company Langley Park Pictures. Kevin currently oversees numerous features in development at Warner Bros., while also serving as a producer on Beetlejuice and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
NEAL STREET PRODUCTIONS (Producer) produce film, television, and theater. Formed in 2003 by Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, and Caro Newling, with Nicolas Brown joining as fourth director in the company’s 10th year. In 2015, Neal Street moved under the umbrella of parent company, All3Media. Previously Sam Mendes and Caro Newling established and ran the Donmar Warehouse (1992–2002), producing over 70 productions; since then, Newling has produced the theater slate for Neal Street Productions. Recent: The Lehman Trilogy by Stefano Massini, The Ferryman by Jez Butterworth (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre/Gielgud Theatre), The Moderate Soprano by David Hare, This House by James Graham. Previous: The Bridge Project, a three-year transatlantic venture with the Old Vic and Brooklyn Academy of Music, presenting five classic plays for worldwide stages across 15 international cities, directed by Sam Mendes. Premieres: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, and David Greig with Warner Brothers Theatre Ventures; Shrek The Musical by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire with DreamWorks Animation. Also, Three Days of Rain, The Vertical Hour, The House of Special Purpose, All About My Mother, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Days of Wine and Roses, Anna in the Tropics, Fuddy Meers. West End/Broadway transfers: South Downs/The Browning Version, Enron, Hamlet, Mary Stuart, Red, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park…, The Painkiller. TV/Film: Heidi Thomas’ series Call the Midwife, John Logan’s series Penny Dreadful, Stuart: A Life Backwards, Starter for Ten, Things We Lost in the Fire, Jarhead, Revolutionary Road, Away We Go, Blood, The Hollow Crown for BBC2 featuring “Richard II” (dir. Rupert Goold), “Henry IV” Part 1 and Part 2 (dir. Richard Eyre), “Henry V” (dir. Thea Sharrock), “Henry VI” Parts 1 and 2 and “Richard III” (dir. Dominic Cooke), Britannia written by Jez Butterworth, and forthcoming TV series Informer by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani.
MARK KAUFMAN (Producer). As Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Kaufman is currently represented on Broadway with the eight-time Tony Award-nominated hit musical Beetlejuice, based on Tim Burton’s cult movie classic. Kaufman has also produced the West End, Broadway, first national tour, and Australian production of the Olivier Award-winning musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the Broadway stage adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery starring Bruce Willis and Laurie Metcalf, as well as the Tony Award-winning The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Recent and upcoming projects include Dave (Arena Stage), 17 Again (NAMT), Dog Day Afternoon and A Star is Born. Before joining WBThV, Kaufman oversaw the Broadway productions of Hairspray, The Wedding Singer, and Elf the Musical for New Line Cinema. Kaufman executive produced the New Line films Secondhand Lions, Hairspray, Four Christmases, 17 Again, and My Sister’s Keeper, and co-produced Valentine’s Day. Kaufman wrote Toothless for ABC’s Wonderful World of Disney and Just a Walk in the Park for ABC Family. Love to Stacey, Ethan, Spencer, and Victoria.
CHARLIE STONE (Executive Producer). Broadway: The Band’s Visit (Tony), A Bronx Tale, The Glass Menagerie (Tony nom.), Dead Accounts, Once (Tony), and Seminar. Current national tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fiddler on the Roof, and The Band’s Visit. He is a graduate of Roger Williams University and resides in New Jersey.
NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer) is an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for more than 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include 1776, Anastasia, The Band’s Visit, Blue Man Group, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, Les Misérables, The Prom, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Waitress. www.networkstours.com.