Kinky Boots Program
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper
Originally Broadway Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerry Mitchell
Based on the Miramax motion picture Kinky Boots
Written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth
"Kinky Boots" is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
Directed by: JAY BERKOW
Music Director: MATTHEW SHABALA
Choreographers: MISAEL DE JESUS and ALYSSA HYSKA*
Stage Manager: ZOE CARLO*
Scenic Designer: ELIJAH BATES*
Lighting Designer: HANNAH COWGILL*
Costume Designer: KATHRYN WAGNER
Sound Designer: LANDEN YOCUM*
*It is with great pride that we recognize the creative efforts of our students.
CAST
CHARLIE PRICE: HAAKAN PACKWOOD
LOLA/SIMON: CHRIS REED
NICOLA: DEEDEE NWAFO
LAUREN: PAIGE MADEJ
DON: SAM DAVIS
PAT: JORDYN FREED
TRISH: STELLA MARX
GEORGE: MARSHALL CLIFTON
ANGEL-FRUITY PEBBLE: TIMSIL GOODMAN
ANGEL-LAVENDER MARY: ANDREW KLEPSER
ANGEL-AURORA MUSE (U/S LOLA): JULIUS OWENS
ANGEL-MISTY LAGOON: AUGUST-AURELIUS PALMER
ANGEL-N.V.: LUKE RIZA
ANGEL-SALLY FORTH: PETER STOYCOS
MAN 1/CHARLIE’S DAD: ALEX GIANAKOS
MAN 2/LOLA’S DAD: JERMALE TOLAND
MAN 3/HARRY: JOEY PICKETT
MAN 4/RICHARD: GABE KARR
WOMAN 1 (U/S LAUREN): ANNASTASIA CAVANAUGH
WOMAN 2: OLIVIA RUSSELL
WOMAN 3 (U/S NICOLA): BELLA STARMACH
LAUREN (REHEARSAL): BELLA WELLING
SWING (CHARLIE): MICHAEL DECKER
SWING (George/M2/M4): QUINN BEIER
SWING (DON/M1/M3): GREYSEN EBERT
SWING (ANGELS-BEYONSLAY): JAYDEN DUKE
SWING (ANGELS-ANGEL SHOTZ): KADENCE MEAH
SWING (ANGELS-VIVI VICODIN): KELSIE ECKERT
SWING (TRISH/PAT): TIFFANY RIDOLPHI
SETTING: Present day North Hampton & London
THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION
Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
PRODUCTION TEAM
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: SEAN OWER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: CORINNE PETIPRIN
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: AVERY BOOKIE
ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGNER: TESSA WENGER
SCENIC PAINT CHARGE: KATE GROSS
ASSISTANT PAINT CHARGE: ELLYGENE DEGRAAF
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: ADAM BATCH
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: CAMILLE MARKUCKI
PROPS MASTER: PAYTON TEUSINK
PROPS ASSISTANT: JUNE SPENCER
ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER: ELIJAH KEMPF
ASSISTANT COSTUME SHOP SUPERVISOR: ALLAN CONNELLY
CUTTER/DRAPER: SARAH MUGHAZY
STITCHERS: EMMA WAGNER, ALLAN CONNELLY, GIZELLE KHOURI, ELLE MILLER, LAUREN DINKELMANN, SAMMY MCGUIRE, TIMSIL GOODMAN, STACEY JORDAN, ELLYGENE DEGRAAF
WARDROBE CREW HEAD: ALLAN CONNELLY
WARDROBE CREW: DANE CALNICEAN, KATELYN FERRIS, LILIANA HOGG, ELLERIE HURLEY, JOE MEAGHER, ELLE MILLER, MADISON PRING
WIG AND HAIR DESIGNER: GARRYLEE MCCORMICK
ASSISTANT WIG AND HAIR DESIGNER: PATIENCE OLIVEIRA
HAIR AND MAKEUP CREW HEAD: ISABELLE MOEBUIS
HAIR AND MAKEUP CREW: CLAIRE CINCOTTA, LOGAN LAROCQUE, SANAA OLIVACCE-SHABAZZ, PATIENCE OLIVEIRA, MADELINE RANIERI, IZZY ZEGERIUS
ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER & SPOT CALLER: AUTUMN CYMBAL
PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN: AMBER KOLP
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION ELECTRICIANS: BEN ZUZELSKI
ELECTRICIANS: JAMES NIXON, GABRIELLE BLOWERS, ELENA HEWETT, NOAH BROWN, RAIN HELLER, ELLIOT HOAGLAND, CLOVER GATTO
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR: GWEN CHIMERA
LIGHTING PROGRAMMER: NICK POLLICH
SPOT LIGHT OPERATORS: LIVVY ALTEMEIER, EDEN HARRISON, ADRIAN XAVIER IGOT, AVA RAMIREZ, LUKE SHUMAKER
ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER: BEN FRANZ
PRODUCTION AUDIO: MAURA O’CONNOR
SOUND DESIGNER: LANDEN YOCUM
DECK AUDIO ENGINEERS: SOPHIE PLATT, BRENDAN COX
STAGE CREW HEAD: AVERY BOOKIE
STAGE CREW: CAROLINE BISCEGLIE, SEBASTIAN BLANCO, KARSTEN COOPER, ESTHER EBELING, LUKE EICHER, ROSE FANNING, GIGI FLOWERS, DELANIE HINES, LUKAS NOWAK, JADA O’NEAL, KAYLEE SKEENS, ELLIOT STEGER
INTIMACY DIRECTOR: ELIZABETH TERREL
ORCHESTRA
PIANO CONDUCTOR: MATT SHABALA
GUITAR 1: STEVE LUNDQUIST
GUITAR 2: JAKE RAGOTZY
BASS: JACK STARGARDT
DRUMS: CARTER WAY
VIOLIN: HOLLY BERMAN-CARTER
REED: CRAIG SUHUSKY
TROMBONE: OWEN MCDOWELL
Bios
HAAKAN PACKWOOD (Charlie Price)
CHRIS REED (Lola/Simon)
DEEDEE NWAFO (Nicola)
PAIGE MADEJ (Lauren) is a sophomore from Yorkville, IL. This is her WMU Theatre debut!
SAM DAVIS (Don) is a junior from Kalamazoo, MI. Previous WMU credits include Beau in "The Cottage".
JORDYN FREED (Pat)
STELLA MARX (Trish)
MARSHALL CLIFTON (George) is a junior from Austin, TX. Previous WMU credits include Conrade in “Much Ado About Nothing,” Carlson in “Titanic,” and Swing in “Cats.”
TIMSIL GOODMAN (Angel-Fruity Pebble) is a sophomore from Mitchell, IN. Previous WMU credits include Quaxo/Alonzo Swing in “Cats.”
ANDREW KLEPSER (Angel-Lavender Mary)
JULIUS OWENS (Angel-Aurora Muse, u/s Lola)
AUGUST-AURELIUS PALMER (Angel-Misty Lagoon)
LUKE RIZA (Angel-N.V.) is a senior from Buford, GA. Previous WMU credits include Mr. Mistoffelees/Dance Captain in “Cats,” Electric Skate in “The SpongeBob Musical,” and Thayer in “Titanic.”
PETER STOYCOS (Angel-Sally Forth)
ALEX GIANAKOS (Man 1/Charlie's Dad)
JERMALE TOLAND (Man 2/Lola's Dad)
JOEY PICKETT (Man 3/Harry)
GABE KARR (Man 4/Richard) is a senior from Jacksonville, IL. Previous WMU credits include Mungojerrie in “Cats” and Fleet in “Titanic: In Concert.”
ANNASTASIA CAVANAUGH (Woman 1, u's Lauren)
OLIVIA RUSSELL (Woman 2) is a sophomore from Chicago, IL. Previous WMU credits include Swing in “Sweeney Todd."
BELLA STARMACH (Woman 3, u/s Nicola)
BELLA WELLING (Lauren-rehearsal) is a junior from Brighton, MI. Previous WMU credits include Marion in "Titanic in Concert" and Pit Singer in "Cats".
MICHAEL DECKER (Swing-Charlie)
QUINN BEIER (Swing-George/M2/M4)
GREYSEN EBERT (Swing-Don/M1/M3)
JAYDEN DUKE (Swing-Angel)
KADENCE MEAH (Swing-Angel) is a sophomore from Redford, MI. This is her WMU Theatre debut!
KELSIE ECKERT (Swing-Angel) is a sophomore from Huntington Beach, CA. This is her WMU Theatre debut!
TIFFANY RIDOLPHI (Swing-Trish/Pat) is a junior from Marquette, MI. Previous WMU credits include Female Ensemble in “Sweeney Todd."
ELIJAH BATES (Scenic Designer) is a junior from Sturgis, MI. Previous WMU credits include Props Master for “Much Ado About Nothing” and Assistant Scenic Designer for “Cats.”
Alyssa Hyska (Co-Coreographer) is a senior from Watervliet, MI. Previous WMU credits include Adolfo Pirelli in “Sweeney Todd” and understudy for Etcetera/Jennyanydots in “Cats.”
ZOE CARLO (Stage Manager) is a senior from Pittsburgh, PA. Previous WMU credits include Stage Manager for “Dance Gala,” Assistant Stage Manager for “Sweeney Todd,” Stage Manager for “Utopia,” and Assistant Stage Manager for “Legally Blonde.”
HANNAH COWGILL (Lighting Designer) is a senior from Portage, MI. Previous WMU credits include Lighting Designer for “Much Ado About Nothing” and “POTUS,” and Head Electrician for “The House That Will Not Stand.”
LANDEN YOCUM (Sound Designer) is a junior from Otsego, MI. Previous WMU credits include Sound Designer for “The House That Will Not Stand,” Assistant Sound Designer for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” and Audio Engineer for “Next Stop, Broadway! ft. Lana Gordon.”
WMU Theatre Faculty and Staff
DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF THEATRE AND DANCE: JOAN HERRINGTON
PROJECTIONS AND VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGY: KEVIN ABBOTT
MASTER ELECTRICIAN: SYDNEY BECKER
PROFESSOR, MUSIC THEATRE PERFORMANCE: JAY BERKOW
MASTER FACULTY SPECIALIST, STAGE MANAGEMENT: CHERYL BRUEY
INSTRUCTOR, MUSIC THEATRE VOICE: KELLY CAREY
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, LIGHTING DESIGN: EVAN CARLSON
ACADEMIC ADVISOR: THOM COOPER
DIRECTOR, ARTS ADMINISTRATION: EMILY DUGUAY
PROFESSOR, THEATRE HISTORY: LOFTY DURHAM
INSTRUCTOR, MUSIC THEATRE VOICE: KATHERENE GIBSON
INSTRUCTOR, MUSIC THEATRE VOICE: BRANDON K. HARRIS
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II: SHANNON HUNERYAGER
AUDIENCE SERVICES ASSOCIATE: STACEY JAEGER
COSTUME SHOP SUPERVISOR: JULIA KOSANOVICH
PROFESSOR, ACTING: DWANDRA NICKOLE LAMPKIN
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ACTING: MARK LIERMANN
INSTRUCTOR, MUSIC THEATRE VOICE: GRACE MANNION
HAIR AND WIG MASTER: GARRYLEE MCCORMICK
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: PATRICK NIEMI
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SCENIC DESIGN: DAVE NOFSINGER
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, SOUND DESIGN: JOSHUA REID
MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CLASS ACCOMPANIST: MATT SHABALA
PROFESSOR, VOICE AND MOVEMENT: ELIZABETH TERREL
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ACTING: KATE THOMSEN SAVINA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, COSTUME DESIGN: KATHRYN WAGNER
INSTRUCTOR, MUSIC THEATRE VOICE, MUSICIANSHIP: WENDY WHEELER
PROFESSOR EMERITA: GWEN NAGLE
PROFESSOR EMERITA: LYDA STILLWELL
PROFESSOR EMERITUS: D. TERRY WILLIAMS