On The Town

Music by Leonard Bernstein

Book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Based on an Idea by Jerome Robbins

Director: Jay Berkow

Choreographer: Nicholas Gray

Music Director: Matt Shabala

Stage Manager: Taylor Matthews*

Costume Designer: Kathryn Wagner

Sound Designer: Meg Schelling*

Lighting/Projections Designer: Gavin Cassel*

Scenic Designer: Dave Nofsinger

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ON THE TOWN Is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC.

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Assistant Director: Sophia Bellefeuille

Assistant Choreographer: Jessica Thompson

Assistant Stage Manager: Alex Matthews

Intimacy Director: Elizabeth Terrel

Cultural Competency Consultant: Arizsia Staton

Technical Director: Ben Arnett

Master Electrician: Courtnie Henry

Hair Designer: Garrylee McCormick

Hair and Makeup Crew: Alexis Aponte, Maggie Bengston, Nadya Beyar, Kiara Durbin

Assistant Costume Designer: Molly Lewis

Costumer: Julia Kosanovich

Assistant Costumer: Alex Damm

Wardrobe Crew Head: Madison Hoffman

Wardrobe Crew: Brooklynn Hebert, Mary Narusis, Chelsea Strother, Madison Warnke, Leyla Williams, Megan Zabinski

Stitchers: True Chin-Parker, Alex Damm, Micaela Johnson, Keeley Robinson, Arise Rock, Kate Wilen

Deck Manager: Lauren Myers

Properties Master: Camryn Pieknik

Assistant Sound Designer: Emma Pegouske

Sound Supervisor: Josh Reid

Sound Board Operator: Leo Hellar

A2: Brendan Eaton, Logan Reeves

Assistant Lighting Designer: Lindsey Cook

Light Board Programmer: Rin Spielmann

Light Board Operator: Atlas Zager

Follow Spot Operators: Jade Downey, Lillian Gray, Kevyn Roessler, Brandt Trotter

Charge Painter: Madison Solomon

Carpenters: Joe Fleck, Isabel Hafner, Dani Hosler, Madison Solomon

Run Crew: Bella Benigni, Aleesia Castillo, Libby Hardesty, Gabriel Koebbe, Darius Spruce

Dance Captains: Riley Bannister, Nadya Beyar

Isabella Abuan (Friend): is a junior from Okemos, MI. Previous Credits: Miranda, The Tempest; Old/Young Woman, The Old Man and the Old Moon; Marcy Park, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Jack Austin (Ensemble): is a freshman from Battle Creek, MI. Previous Credits: Jack, Into The Woods; Curly, Oklahoma; Diesel, West Side Story. WMU Debut!

Riley Bannister (Ensemble/Dance Captain): is a freshman from Westerville, OH. Previous Credits: Swing, The Lightning Thief; Ariel, Footloose; Serena, Legally Blonde.

Marryn Barney (Swing): is a freshman from Fort Wayne, IN. Previous Credits: Dance Captain/Ensemble, High School Musical; Ensemble, 42nd Street. WMU Debut!

Maile Beck (Diana): is a sophomore from Oconomowoc, WI. Previous Credits: Swing, The Lightning Thief; Donna Sheridan, Mamma Mia; Julia Sullivan, The Wedding Singer. 

Sophia Bellefeuille (Swing/Assistant Director): is a senior from Los Angeles, CA. Previous Credits: Sally Jackson, The Lightning Thief; Maid, The Red Cross. 

Maddy Brandel (Ensemble): is a junior from Chicago, IL. Previous Credits: Swing, Pippin; Baker's Wife/Lucinda Understudy, Into The Woods.

Madison Bouwer (Flossie): is a junior from Holland, MI. Previous Credits: Jaycee, Twilight Bowl; Dance Ensemble, Pippin.

Gavin Cassel (Lighting/Projections Designer): is a senior from Avoca, MI. Previous Credits: Lighting Designer, Blackness; Assistant Lighting Designer, New Beginnings; Lighting Designer, Lys; Lighting Designer, Head Over Heels.

True Chin-Parker (Old Lady): is a senior from Granville, OH. Previous Credits: Annabeth, The Lightning Thief; Lady Anne/Lord Collins, Emilia; Marcy Park, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Kleo, Lys; Celeste 1, Sunday in the Park with George.

Luke James Cloherty (Gabey): is a senior from Kenosha, WI. Previous Credits: Ensemble, Children of Eden; Sam/Ensemble, Brigadoon; B.J. Gibson, 1940's Radio Hour; Lewis, Pippin.

Zeb Fulcher (Swing): is a freshman from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Previous Credits: Bottom, A Midsummer Night's Dream; Dionysus, The Frogs; Institute Adolpho, The Drowsy Chaperone. WMU Debut!

Sophia Maria Gabriel (Ensemble): is a senior from Warsaw, IN. Previous Credits: Philoclea, Head Over Heels; Lucinda, Into The Woods; Nurse, Sunday in the Park With George.

Chris Graham (Emcee): is a senior from Rochester, MI. Previous Credits: Percy Jackson, The Lightning Thief; Jordan Berman, Significant Other; Ensemble/Musidorus Understudy, Head Over Heels.

Caroline Gratsch (Swing): is a sophomore from Troy, MI. WMU Debut!

Mason Gratton (Uperman): is a senior from Traverse City, MI. Previous Credits: Baker, Into the Woods; Mr. Brunner/Chiron, The Lightning Thief; Captain, The Old Man and the Old Moon.

Cayla Nichole Harris (Swing): is a freshman from Warsaw, IN. Previous Credits: Bea, Something Rotten, Katherine, Freaky Friday, Donkey, Shrek the Musical. WMU Debut!

Teddy Huff (Chip): is a junior from Traverse City, MI. Previous Credits: Luke, The Lightning Thief; Jack, Into The Woods; Swing, The Old Man and the Old Moon.

Jamee Johnson (Ivy): is a junior from Fort Wayne, IN. Previous Credits: Ensemble/Leading Player Understudy, Pippin; Ensemble, Head Over Heels; Sleeping Beauty, Into The Woods. 

Jaden Kellman (Ozzie): is a sophomore from Commerce Township, MI. Previous Credits: Vocal Ensemble, Head Over Heels; Ensemble/Charles understudy, Pippin.

Caden Lohr (Ensemble): is a freshman from Zeeland, MI. Previous Credits: Ensemble, Pippin; Shrek, Shrek the Musical; Hal, Proof.

Megan Grace Ludwig (Claire): is a senior from Marquette, MI. Previous Credits: Sister Mary Robert, Sister Act; Cinderella, Into the Woods; Dance Ensemble, Pippin. 

Travon Moore (Ensemble): is a junior from Westmont, IL. Previous Credits: Leading Player, Pippin; Pythio Understudy/Dance Ensemble, Head Over Heels; Jack/Mysterious Man/Steward/Cinderella's Father Understudy, Into The Woods.

Jonas Organ (Ensemble): is a junior from Farmington, MI. Previous Credits: Dance RSO Showcase, TSA; Hair and Makeup Head, Legally Blonde; Set Designer, 12 Angry Jurors. WMU Debut!

Eren Overmeyer (Swing): is a sophomore from Wilmington, IL. Previous Credits: Addelin Lewis, The Thread Men; Elyot Chase, Private Lives; Spirit/Ariel understudy, The Tempest.

Ana Isabel Passero (Madame Dilly): is a senior from San Antonio, TX. Previous Credits: Gynecia, Head Over Heels; Myr, Lys; Spirit, The Tempest.

Nadia Rawlins (Ensemble): is a freshman from St. Louis, MO. Previous Credits: Timoune, Once On This Island; Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors; Dynamite, Hairspray. WMU Debut!

Jake Reinstein (Figment): is a freshman from Battle Creek, MI. Previous Credits: Swing, The Lightning Thief; Buddy, Elf the Musical; Cinderella's Prince, Into The Woods. 

Haley Rivard (Hildy): is a junior from Sterling Heights, MI. Previous Credits: Spirit, The Tempest; Jeannie, Nice Work If You Can Get It; Serena, Legally Blonde.

Meg Schelling (Sound Designer):  is a senior from Naples, FL. Previous Credits: Assistant Costume Designer, Pippin; Sound Designer, The Tempest; Assistant Sound Designer, Emilia; Sound Designer/Mixer, Into The Woods.

Maddie Swick (Ensemble): is a freshman from Orwigsburg, PA. Previous Credits: Roxie Hart, Chicago; Adella, The Little Mermaid; Sophie, Mamma Mia. WMU Debut!

Orion Vandenberg (Pitkin): is a freshman from Byron Center, MI. Previous Credits: Ensemble/Swing, The Lightning Thief.

Michael Vasilevich (Ensemble): is a freshman from Chicago, IL. Previous Credits: Mark, A Chorus Line; Man 2, Songs for a New World; Swing, Pippin.

Danielle Vogler (Lucy): is a junior from Grosse Pointe, MI. Previous Credits: Snow White, Into The Woods; The Wardrobe, Beauty and the Beast; Marian, The Sound of Music. 

Gerard Wells (Workman 1): is a freshman from Romulus, MI. Previous Credits: The Risk of Coming Out. WMU Debut!

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There will be one 10-minute intermission.