AMAYA BRAGANZA (Eurydice) is ecstatic to join the Hadestown tour family. Broadway: the 2012 revival of Annie (July) and the 2015 revival of The King And I (Royal Child). Off-Broadway: How To Defend Yourself (Nikki, NYTW). National Tour: The King And I. Regional: Spring Awakening (Martha, Northern Stage). TV: Succession. She also makes music with her sisters “The Braganza Sisters” found on all streaming platforms, @thebraganzasisters. Currently fulfilling a BSW in Social Work at Fordham University. Proud Filipino-American. Thank you to Whitley Theatrical, Carson Kolker Organization, Sabina Kalfa. Love to family, especially mom, dad, Anika, and Adriana. (She/They) @amaya_braganza
LANA GORDON (Persephone) is thrilled to return to Hadestown, having performed this role on Broadway. She began her professional career as a dancer with Alvin Ailey, Dunham Company, and Donald Byrd/The Group before landing her debut in the original Broadway cast of Disney’s The Lion King. She is also perhaps known for her long runs as Velma Kelly in Chicago (Broadway), and throughout North America and Europe. Other credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway), Hair, West Side Story and concerts throughout the world. Grateful to God for every blessing and husband Robert. Thanks to Matt and Kat at DGRW, and manager Geoff Soffer. @LanaJeanGordon.
WILL MANN (Hermes). Broadway: Hadestown (Standby Hades/Hermes), Oklahoma! (2019 Tony Award-winning revival) and Memphis (Bobby). National Tours: Memphis, Billy Elliot, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Elf, and Wonderful Town. Film: Ricki and the Flash. Voice-over: Aflac, Chase, Doritos and Square Terminal. Thank you CLA and DDO. For Darius! @uuillmann.
MATTHEW PATRICK QUINN (Hades). National Tours: Finding Neverland, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Scooby Doo LIVE. Regional: Matilda (Northern Stage), Crazy for You (Pennsylvania Shakespeare), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Engeman), The Addams Family (Gateway), Loch Ness (The REV). Originated several villainous roles for Disney Cruise Line such as Scar, Jafar, and Captain Hook. Endless gratitude for the continuous love and support from my family, Todd Eskin and ATB talent, Benton Whitley and the entire Hadestown team and especially YOU for supporting live theatre. Enjoy the show! Follow me @matthewpatrickquinn.
J. ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ (Orpheus) is thrilled to be a piece of this beautiful show. Off-Broadway: Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas. Select regional: Footloose (The MUNY), Escape to Margaritaville (Ogunquit Playhouse), Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (The REV), Rocky Horror (Lyric Theatre OKC). HUGE thank you to DGRW, my amazing partner Cecilia, mi familia, my amazing Swing Fam, and all the DREAMers. Los quiero mucho! IG: @j.antoniorod.
MARLA LOUISSAINT (Fate, u/s Persephone) (aka Marla Lou) is a Haitian born visionary making the revolution irresistible! Credits include: 2015 Jimmy Award Winner, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Seven Seconds (Netflix), Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime), creative producer (Theatre Producers of Color ‘23) internationally published model (Vogue Italia, Oprah Magazine, SavagexFenty), and abolitionist community organizer as the Founder and CEO of Claim Our Space NOW. Learn more marlalou.com
LIZZIE MARKSON (Fate), she/they, is deeply honored to be part of this story. Select credits: Mamma Mia! National Tour (Sophie), West Side Story Tokyo (Anybodys), Cabaret (Asolo Rep). Thank you Jen Waldman, DGRW, Hadestown team, and everyone who dreamed me here. Big love to my family, given and chosen. To all the queers, theater nerds, dreamers, and weirdos—this one’s for you. lizziemarkson.com. @lizziemarkson.
HANNAH SCHREER (Fate). National tour debut! Regional: Come Fall In Love (The Old Globe), Cinderella (Fulton Theatre). Proud FSU alum. Endless thanks to Whitley Theatrical, the Hadestown team, CESD, LINK, and her incredible friends and family. For Mom & Dad, always. @hannahschreer.
SEVON ASKEW (Worker, u/s Hades, u/s Hermes). National tour debut! Recent graduate from the University of Michigan Department of Musical Theatre. Special thanks to the Hadestown family and immense gratitude to Rachel, Ellery, and his incredible team. He would like to dedicate his performance to his family, friends, teachers, and loved ones for their endless support. @sevonaskew.
IAN COULTER-BUFORD (Swing, Fight Captain, u/s Hermes). Off-Broadway: Broadway Bounty Hunter. Tour: After Midnight. TV/film: Modern Love.Choreography: The Rose Room. Goes by PALAWN as a musician, debut single, “Juxtapose,” go listen! Thank God, my fam, my amazing team, my circle and the Hadestown squad. Illinois Wesleyan University alum. KEEP DREAMING! Let’s connect! @iancoulterbuford @iampalawn.
KC DELA CRUZ (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain, Eurydice, u/s Fate). Tour and Hadestown debut! Regional: Kiss My Aztec!, The Prince of Egypt, In the Heights, The Little Mermaid, West Side Story, Miss Saigon. Television: “I Can See Your Voice,” “The Voice of the Philippines.” Much love and gratitude to family, friends and DGRW. This one’s for my mom and dad! @kcdelacruz.
JAMAL LEE HARRIS (Worker, u/s Hades). Broadway: The Lion King. Tours: The Lion King, Miss Saigon, The Full Monty. BFA from Ithaca College. Eternally grateful to anyone making and/or supporting the Arts. Special thanks to SW Casting, Dustin Flores, and the entire team at Daniel Hoff Agency. Love to CNPH and my entire family!
COURTNEY LAUSTER (Worker, u/s Eurydice, u/s Fate) is thrilled to be making her touring debut in Hadestown! Proud alumna of Missouri State University. Regional: Beehive, Catch Me If You Can, Grease (Tent Theatre). Many thanks to Meghan and Caroline, Stewart/Whitley, KMR, and family and friends whom she never would have made it this far without. @courtneylauster.
COLIN LeMOINE (Swing, u/s Orpheus). National Tour: Hello, Dolly! (Ambrose Kemper). NY: Pirates of Penzance Benefit Concert (Roundabout Theatre Co.). Regional: Flat Rock Playhouse, Jacob’s Pillow, Music Theatre Wichita. BFA musical theater: IU Bloomington. Thanks to my Mom and Dad, Laura Pietropinto, Stewart/Whitley Casting, and the entire team of Hadestown. Follow me @colin_lemoine.
DANIEL TRACHT (Ensemble, u/s Orpheus) is ecstatic to be making his national tour debut with Hadestown! Select regional: Rent (Roger), 25th…Spelling Bee (Chip), Footloose (Ren). Penn State grad. Endless thanks to his family, friends, teachers, HCKR, and his wonderful partner, Kate for their unwavering support. @danieltracht
CECILIA TRIPPIEDI (Swing, Dance Captain, u/s Fate), she/her. Hailing from Orland Park, Ill., Cecilia is especially grateful to make her national tour debut with Hadestown. Endless thanks to Stewart/Whitely, The Link Program, and her incredible team at DGRW for their unwavering support. Proud Otterbein alum. Love always to her family, Sav and Antonio. @ceciliatrippiedi.
RACQUEL WILLIAMS (Worker, u/s Persephone, u/s Fate). National tour debut! Born in Texas and raised in Alabama, Racquel has since performed in The Last Five Years (Cygnet Theatre), In the Heights (Rubicon Theatre), and The Magnificent Seven (Theatre Row). Her film credits include Daisy directed by Kendra Baude. Repped by Lynne Marks and Clear Talent. @racqwilliams.
ANAÏS MITCHELL (Music, Lyrics & Book) is a Tony and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter whose recordings include the original studio album of Hadestown (2010), Young Man in America (2012), Bonny Light Horseman (2019, as Bonny Light Horseman) and Anaïs Mitchell (2022). She was named to the TIME100 list of the Most Influential People in the World in 2020 and her first book Working on a Song: The Lyrics of Hadestown was published by Plume/Penguin the same year. She headlines shows worldwide and her music has featured regularly on “Best-Of” lists, including NPR, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal. Hadestown is Anaïs’s first musical.
RACHEL CHAVKIN (Director) is a Tony Award-winning director, writer, and artistic director of Brooklyn-based collective, the TEAM. Hadestown (NYTW, National Theatre, London) has been one of her greatest joys. Tony and Lortel nominations and Drama Desk Award for Dave Malloy’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway, Ars Nova, A.R.T.). London: Mission Drift (National Theatre), American Clock (Old Vic). Select New York and Regional: Marco Ramirez’s The Royale (LCT; Obie Award, Drama Desk and Lortel nominations), Malloy’s Preludes (LCT3), Bess Wohl’s Small Mouth Sounds (Ars Nova and national tour), Carson Kreitzer’s and Matt Gould’s Lempicka (Williamstown Theatre Festival), The Royal Family (Guthrie Theater), and multiple collaborations with Taylor Mac. Her first film, Remind Me, was an official selection of the Venice and Beverly Hills Film Festivals. 2017 Smithsonian Award for Ingenuity. Proud NYTW Usual Suspect and Member SDC.
DAVID NEUMANN (Choreographer). Film: I Am Legend, Marriage Story (Noah Baumbach). Choreography: An Octoroon and Futurity (Soho Rep); Antipodes (Signature Theatre); Underground Railroad Game (Ars Nova); Hagoromo and Home (BAM); The Antipodes (Signature Theatre). Collaborator and performer: Laurie Anderson, Big Dance Theater, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Doug Elkins. Director: The Object Lesson (NYTW, BAM). Artistic director, Advanced Beginner Group (P.S.122, NY Live Arts, The Kitchen, Symphony Space, Abrons Art Center, The Chocolate Factory, The Whitney, Walker Art Center, MASS MoCA). Recipient of 2020 Obie Award, 2019 Chita Rivera Award, three Bessie Awards for dance/performance, Tony nominee for Hadestown, Lucille Lortel, and Helen Hayes awards nominee.
RACHEL HAUCK (Scenic Design). Broadway: Hadestown (Tony Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics nominations), What the Constitution Means to Me, Latin History for Morons. Recent work: The Wrong Man (MCC); Hadestown (National Theatre, Citadel, NYTW); Hurricane Diane (NYTW); Othello, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park); The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova); You’ll Still Call Me By Name (Sonya Tayeh/Jacob’s Pillow). Princess Grace, Lilly Awards; Drama Desk, Lortel nominations; Obie Award for Sustained Excellence. “Black lives matter.”
MICHAEL KRASS (Costume Design). Broadway: Tony nominations for Hadestown, Noises Off, Machinal, and The Constant Wife; plus Charlie Brown, Twelve Angry Men, Heisenberg, new plays by Stephen Belber, Nicky Silver, Elaine May, more, and What the Constitution Means to Me. Off-Broadway: premieres by Edward Albee, Christopher Durang, John Guare, Teresa Rebeck, Sarah Treem, John Kander/Greg Pierce, Will Eno, Lauren Yee, Lisa Loomer, Donald Marguilies, etc. He teaches in the graduate program at Brown University.
BRADLEY KING (Lighting Design). With Rachel Chavkin: Hadestown, The Great Comet, Moby Dick, Lempicka, Preludes, and many others. Broadway: Hadestown (Tony, Drama Desk), Flying Over Sunset, Bernhardt/Hamlet, The Great Comet (Tony, Drama Desk). Off-Broadway: shows for MCC Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons, Atlantic Theater Company, New York Theatre Workshop, Signature Theatre, and many others. Numerous regional theater and opera productions across the U.S. and worldwide. MFA: NYU. On the web at bradleykingld.com.
NEVIN STEINBERG (Sound Design). Broadway: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Tony nomination), Hadestown (Tony Award), Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Freestyle Love Supreme, The Cher Show, Bandstand, Bright Star, It Shoulda Been You, Mothers and Sons, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Tony nomination), The Performers, Magic/Bird. Over 30 other Broadway productions with Acme Sound Partners and five additional Tony nominations: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Fences, Hair, and In the Heights.
JESSICA PAZ (Sound Design). Twelfth Night, Othello, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Miss You Like Hell (The Public Theater); Welcome to Fear City (KC Rep); Burn All Night (A.R.T); A Sucker Emcee, The Muscles in Our Toes (LAByrinth Theater Company); Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout Theatre Company); Becoming Dr. Ruth (Westside Theatre); Looking for the Pony (Vital Theatre Company); Women Beware Women (Red Bull Theater); Stretch (a fantasia) (New Georges). Tony, Drama Desk winner for Best Sound Design for Hadestown.
LIAM ROBINSON (Music Supervisor & Vocal Arrangements). Broadway: War Horse (Songman, original cast); music director and vocal arranger for Hadestown Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop (cast member), Canada’s Citadel Theatre and London’s National Theatre; orchestrator/co-producer National Anthem: Arise! Arise! robinsonandrohe.com.
MICHAEL CHORNEY (Arrangements & Orchestrations) leads ensembles from trio to big band that perform his compositions and songs. As an arranger he has created tributes to Sun Ra, Kurt Weill, and Paul Bowles. He has made a bunch of records as a leader, producer and instrumentalist. Michael has been a part of Hadestown since its inception in Vermont.
TODD SICKAFOOSE (Arrangements & Orchestrations) is a Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer, producer, arranger, orchestrator, bandleader, and double bassist. He produced, co-arranged, and performed on the original Hadestown album, co-produced both Hadestown cast recordings and produced and arranged Anaïs Mitchell’s album Young Man in America. Since 2004, Sickafoose has performed internationally with Ani DiFranco. Writing for his band Tiny Resistors, he recently created Bear Proof, a chamber jazz hybrid commissioned by the Doris Duke Foundation.
ERIC KANG (Music Director). NY-based pianist and music director. National Tours: Cats, Love Never Dies, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. NY: Love and Real Estate (59E59), Bunnicula (DR2). Regional: The Cher Show (Ogunquit), Into the Woods (Annapolis Opera, Holy City Arts and Lyric Opera), Sharon Playhouse. NYU and Williams College. Support arts education in public schools!
KEN CERNIGLIA (Dramaturg). Broadway: Aladdin, Peter and the Starcatcher, Newsies, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan. Regional/Touring: Freaky Friday, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, High School Musical, The Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Signature Theatre, Fisher Ensemble, Arena Stage. Hadestown at NYTW, Citadel, National Theatre London. Librettist: Atlantis (Virginia Rep, 2019), Dream and Laurel Canyon (in development). Education: UC San Diego. Catholic University, University of Washington. Past president, Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas.
DAVID LAI (Music Coordinator). My Fair Lady, King Kong, Come From Away, Cats, Fiddler, The King and I, Evita, Mary Poppins, South Pacific. Currently MD/conductor for The Phantom of the Opera. Producer (multiple Grammy and Emmy winner, eight-time Grammy nominee): Hadestown; West Side Story; Come From Away; Promises, Promises; Joshua Bell; Placido Domingo; Lang Lang; Eldar; Josh Groban; Renee Fleming; Itzhak Perlman; Kristin Chenoweth. Founder ParkAvenueArtists. Management: Bell, Perlman, Fleming, YEBBA, Jordan Donica, 2CELLOS. Consultant producer PBS specials: Seasons of Cuba, Láng Lang, Fleming, Perlman, Time For Three.
JENNIFER MULLINS (Hair Design). After over a decade as a WigMaker for feature films and episodic television, Jennifer is now designing in the theatrical world. Beginning her career at 15 years old as a licensed hairdresser, Jennifer’s goal has always been to help productions have a visionary experience that brings people together, ignites their imaginations, and assists in creating a world of inclusiveness with diversity of hair on stage and in film.
WHITLEY THEATRICAL (Casting). Benton Whitley CSA and Micah Johnson-Levy. Current Broadway/NY: Hadestown (Artios Award). Previous B’way/NY: Life of Pi, Chicago the Musical, Paradise Square, Rock of Ages, Lightning Thief, Great Comet of 1812, Elf, On the Town, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/U.K.: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. U.S. tours: Hadestown, Hairspray, Waitress, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: American Rep, Berkeley Rep, Alley, Shakespeare Theatre Co., Bay Street, For The Record, TUTS, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature. Follow: @whitleytheatrical and whitleytheatrical.com.
KATIE ROSE McLAUGHLIN (Associate Director/Choreographer). Artistic Director of Designated Movement Company and Co-Creative Director of the Drama League Award-winning Theater in Quarantine. Freelance choreographer and director for theater, opera, film, music videos, and viral TikToks. Honored to have been Associate Choreographer for Hadestown at NYTW, Edmonton, South Korea, and on Broadway. katierosemclaughlin.com. @katierosierose.
JOEL ROSEN (Production Stage Manager). Tours: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Avenue Q, Billy Elliot, White Christmas, In the Heights, Shrek, Flashdance, Dirty Dancing, Cheers Live. Broadway: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Imaginary Friends. Off-Broadway: Reasons to be Happy, Fat Pig, The Exonerated. Regional: The Color Purple. Over 30 shows Old Globe Theatre, San Diego.
ANNELISE CASTLEBERRY (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be part of the first national tour of Hadestown. Broadway: Cirque du Soleil: Paramour, Waitress. National Tours: Beautiful, Pippin, Cheers Live On Stage!, Flashdance, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Off-Broadway: Carnegie Hall presents Candide, Barrow Street Theatrical’s Sweeney Todd, Sleep No More. Love to my family and friends.
ZACHRY J. BAILEY (Assistant Stage Manager) he/him. Select Regional: A Raisin in the Sun, The Plot, Twelfth Night (Yale Repertory), Jesus Christ Superstar (Connecticut Repertory), Broadway for Biden. Film: CRAM (Radical Rhinoceros Pictures), Overlook (Two + Eight Productions), The Promotion (C1 Media). Love and joy to my friends and family. IG: @zachryjbailey.
DENNY DANIELLO (Company Manager). National Tours: Anastasia, The Humans, Cabaret, Cinderella, Anything Goes, West Side Story, Grease, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sweet Charity, Little Women, Chicago, The Exonerated, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Fiddler on the Roof, A Chorus Line. For my parents whose love story rivals Persephone and Hades.
AURORA PRODUCTIONS (Production Management) A Soldier’s Play (tour), Back To the Future, The Book of Mormon, Fat Ham, Frozen (Australia, Germany, London, Japan, North American tour), Into the Woods (tour), Hadestown (tour), Mean Girls (tour), Leopoldstadt, Life of Pi, Prima Facie. Aurora has been providing technical supervision and production management to the entertainment industry since 1989.
THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking Agency) has represented 27 Tony Award-winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tours include: Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Come From Away, The Book of Mormon, 1776, Hadestown, Mean Girls, MJ The Musical, Pretty Woman, Six, Tina, To Kill A Mockingbird, Anastasia, Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof, Hairspray, My Fair Lady, R.E.S.P.E.C.T. and Tootsie. Future tours include: Almost Famous, Funny Girl, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire, A Strange Loop, The Devil Wears Prada, and The Wiz.
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing & Press) is an integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, sports, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 80+ Broadway shows over 25 years. Current Tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Funny Girl, Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, Mrs. Doubtfire, Pretty Woman, Wheel of Fortune LIVE!, A Wonderful World. Upcoming Tours: Back to the Future; The Hip Hop Nutcracker; The Kite Runner; New York, New York; Some Like It Hot.
RCI THEATRICALS (General Manager). Current and recent productions include Shucked, & Juliet, Hadestown (Broadway and tour), Pictures From Home, Jagged Little Pill (Broadway and tour), A Soldier’s Play (tour), Ohio State Murders, A Christmas Carol, Take Me Out, American Buffalo, The Minutes, Ain’t Too Proud, The Inheritance, Oklahoma! (Broadway and tour), Anastasia. rcitheatricals.com.
MARA ISAACS (Producer) founded Octopus Theatricals to foster compelling theatrical works for local and global audiences. Producer of over 150 productions, including Hadestown (Best Musical Tony, Grammy awards), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Tony Award Best Play), Translations, Anna in the Tropics, Into the Woods, The Brother/Sister Plays, Crowns. Current Projects: Iphigenia by Wayne Shorter and esperanza spalding, Dreaming Zenzile by Somi Kakoma, And So We Walked by DeLanna Studi, Theatre for One and Arts Impact Collaborative. Co-Founder of Producer Hub and CIPA (Creative and Independent Producer Alliance). Previously: producing director, McCarter Theatre Center; associate producer, Center Theatre Group. octopustheatricals.com.
DALE FRANZEN (Producer) has over 40 years of experience in the creative arts industry as an opera singer, artistic director, producer, consultant, and educator. Her decision to develop Hadestown into a full musical started the day she was sent the concept album in 2011. Dale is an executive producer for an upcoming documentary One Person One Vote. For the 2022 season, she is a co-producer on for colored girls… on Broadway and supporting Prima Facie in the West End and Caroline, or Change on Broadway. Previously, she built, conceived and served as the founding artistic director of the Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA. Love always to Don, Ben and Tete, Ali and Zach, and Olivia. DaleFranzen.com.
HUNTER ARNOLD (Producer). Select New York and West End: The Inheritance (Olivier Award and Tony nomination), Once on This Island (Tony Award), Dear Evan Hansen (Tony Award), Kinky Boots (Tony Award and Olivier Award), Little Shop of Horrors (Drama Desk Award and Drama League Award), Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), The Visit (Tony nomination), Mothers and Sons (Tony nomination), Moulin Rouge! (Tony nomination), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Tony nomination), Tina: The Musical (Tony nomination), Anastasia, It’s Only a Play. Film: A Christmas Carol, Hello Again, Something Like Summer. @huntercarnold. In Loving Memory of Elaine Sheinmel-Getter.
TOM KIRDAHY (Producer) is a Tony and Olivier Award-winner whose projects have spanned Broadway, Off-Broadway, West End, national, and international tours. Select NY/London credits: The Inheritance (11 Tony nominations, including Best Play; four Oliviers); Little Shop of Horrors (Drama Desk Award, Best Musical Revival); Terrence McNally’s Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune (two Tony nominations, including Best Revival); Anastasia; It’s Only a Play; The Jungle; The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? Additional Tony nominations: The Visit, Mothers and Sons, Ragtime, Master Class. Recipient, 2019 Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theater Producing. Board member, Broadway League, and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
WILLETTE & MANNY KLAUSNER (Producer). Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud, Mrs. Doubtfire, MJ: The Musical, The Band’s Visit, Latin History for Morons, Eclipsed, The Encounter, Mountaintop, Trip to Bountiful, Hughie, Romeo & Juliet, Kat and the Kings. Off-Broadway: Desperate Measures, Smokey Joe’s Cafe revival, Three Mo’ Tenors.
NO GUARANTEES (Producer) is a theatrical production company founded by Christine Schwarzman, a recipient of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical (Hadestown) and a six-time Tony nominee. Producing credits include the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize finalist Soft Power (Public Theater).
SING OUT, LOUISE! PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Lorenzo Thione, Jay Kuo, Joey Monda. Currently on Broadway: Mrs. Doubtfire. Past Seasons: Slave Play (Tony nom.), Inheritance (Tony nom.), The Cher Show, The New One, Allegiance, Catch Me… (Tony nom.), American Idiot. In development: Indigo, The Elephant Whisperer. Film: Allegiance, Bandstand. singoutlouise.broadway.
STONE ARCH THEATRICALS (Producer). Minnesota and NYC-based partners Jennifer Melin Miller of North Star Theatricals, Frances Wilkinson of the Mount Curve Company, and Christopher Schout and Wayne Zink of Triumph Productions. We are proud and enthusiastic commercial theatre producers and committed nonprofit theater supporters.
BENJAMIN LOWY/ADRIAN SALPETER (Producer) produce theater, film and television. Select previous include Mean Girls; Angels in America; Beetlejuice; The Iceman Cometh; Sunday in the Park with George; A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Tony nom.); Six Degrees of Separation (Tony nom.); My Fair Lady (Australia).
42ND.CLUB (Producer) is a Tony Award-winning club for Broadway investors. Principals include Wendy Federman (10 Tony Awards, 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipient), Jim Kierstead (Mrs. Doubtfire, Company, The Lehman Trilogy, Ain’t Too Proud), Brian Resnick and Bubba Samuels. 42nd.club.
CRAIG BALSAM (Producer). After playing the role of the Innkeeper in his sixth-grade production of Man of La Mancha in the early 1970s, Craig is now prepared and pleased to be co-producing Hadestown. Other productions include The Lehman Trilogy, Hangmen, What the Constitution Means to Me.
BROADWAY STRATEGIC RETURN FUND (Producer). Our mission is to bring a truly unique, data-driven approach, and professional process to investing in the vibrant global live theater industry, improving the Broadway experience for investors. broadwayfund.com.
CONCORD THEATRICALS (Producer) is the world’s most significant theatrical agency, including R&H Theatricals, Tams-Witmark, the ALW Collection, and Samuel French, providing comprehensive services to creators and producers of plays and musicals: theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, recording and first-class production.
DEMAR MORITZ GANG (Producer). Jonathan Demar: Tony-winning producer, performer and activist. BA: Emory University. Michael J. Moritz Jr.: Tony-winning producer, Emmy-winning music director, record producer from Youngstown, Ohio. Love to Gia. Rebecca Gang: Tony-winner. Founder: Lost Gang Films West and Filmmakers First Fund. Love to Hannah and Sarah.
GETTER ENTERTAINMENT LLC (Producer). Partners Elaine Sheinmel-Getter/Philip Getter. Productions have won Pulitzer Prize, Grammy and Tony awards. Shadow Box, original Grease, introduced David Copperfield’s Magic Man, Tommy Tune’s Hollywood/Ukraine, Harry Chapin’s Cotton Patch, Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny, others. Trustee American Theatre Wing, Kurt Weill Foundation for Music.
DEBORAH GREEN (Producer) is a resident of both Austin and Manhattan. A philanthropist, contemporary art collector and avid supporter of all art forms, she believes in the power of art to change lives and is thrilled to join the Broadway producing community.
MARGUERITE HOFFMAN (Producer) of Dallas, is a private investor who works to promote the arts, access to healthcare, biotech initiatives, and amplifying green space.
SALLY CADE HOLMES (Producer). Broadway: Hadestown (Tony Award), Anastasia, The Inheritance (GLAAD Award, Drama Desk), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Puffs. Former associate producer at Tom Kirdahy Productions. sallycadeholmes.com.
HORNOS MOELLENBERG (Producer). Ricardo Hornos is an award-winning theatre, film and TV writer/producer in South America, the U.S. and the U.K. Carl Moellenberg is a 12-time Tony Award-winner who has produced more than 50 Broadway shows and is Chairman of Dominion Pictures.
INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK (Producer) is a consortium of 32 leading presenters of touring Broadway shows. Recent and upcoming Broadway: Company, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jagged Little Pill, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Moulin Rouge!, Tootsie, Oklahoma!, The Band’s Visit, and Dear Evan Hansen.
KALIN LEVINE DOHR PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Gavin Kalin Productions, Marc David Levine, and Griffin Dohr are proud to be co-producing Hadestown alongside our esteemed partners. Recent credits for Gavin: Betrayal, The Ferryman; for Marc: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Company, The Sound Inside; for Griffin: The Inheritance.
PHIL & CLAIRE KENNY (Producer). Two-time Tony Award-winning producers, parents to seven children and co-founders of Masters Acting Academy. Current and upcoming: Moulin Rouge!, Jagged Little Pill, The Lehman Trilogy, Company (revival), and Waitress. In development: Alice in Neverland. aliceinneverland.com.
KILIMANJARO THEATRICALS (Producer). Stuart Galbraith and Joshua Andrews. Current Projects: Mrs. Doubtfire; U.K.: Pretty Woman, Cluedo, What’s New Pussycat?. Kili produces Ed Sheeran and Thriller Live. Josh’s Credits: An American In Paris (London), Fat Friends—The Musical, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Girl on the Train.
LADY CAPITAL (Producer). Jenna Segal and Randi Zuckerberg are proud to welcome theater back and support female-led projects. Select Broadway and New York credits include, Segal: What the Constitution Means to Me, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Gigi. Zuckerberg: Rock of Ages, Freestyle Love Supreme, Oklahoma!
LD ENTERTAINMENT (Producer). Mickey Liddell and Robert Ahrens. Broadway: Oklahoma! (Tony), Ain’t Too Proud, Angels in America (Tony), Anastasia, Sunday in the Park with George, Dear Evan Hansen (Tony), Disaster!, Evita, Xanadu. U.K.: Dear Evan Hansen, Company, Heisenberg, Finding Neverland. Film: Ben is Back, Jackie, Anthropoid, The Grey, Go.
MADISON WELLS LIVE (Producer) is the live entertainment arm of Madison Wells, Gigi Pritzker’s award-winning production company. Led by Jamie Forshaw, MWLive focuses on collaborating with partners aligned in the belief that good storytelling sparks important conversations. Broadway: Pass Over, Company, The Inheritance, Million Dollar Quartet.
SANDI MORAN (Producer). Broadway credits include Once on This Island (Tony Award), Moulin Rouge! (Tony nomination), Anastasia, Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Head Over Heels, Disaster!, Allegiance, The Visit (Tony nomination).
NEDERLANDER NATIONAL MARKETS (Producer), a Nederlander Presentation based in Chicago, is one of the largest presenters of Broadway series and engagements across North America. Currently, they oversee subscription seasons in more than 20 cities throughout the country.
ReACT ENTERTAINMENT (Producer) is Rob Laqui (@roblaqui), Adam Hyndman (@adam_hyndman), Cynthia J. Tong (@cinnabunny24) and Toni R. Isreal (@realemnproductions)—four of the founders of The Industry Standard Group (@tisg_org), an organization innovating Broadway by opening new pathways for people of color to invest and produce.
PATTI SANFORD ROBERTS & MICHAEL ROBERTS (Producer). Patti is a fine arts photographer and Michael is in international finance. The Roberts are thrilled to be a part of the stellar Hadestown team and this is their Broadway producing debut.
SCHROEDER SHAPIRO PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Erik Schroeder’s work includes MTC, Lookingglass, Bellwether Productions, House Theatre. Love to Nina, Calvin, Orange, Dean, Katrina, Alex, Gabby, Thea. David Shapiro is a longtime Broadway investor and recently producer (Hadestown, Diana, Encounter). Love to Mark, family and friends.
SERIFF PRODUCTIONS (Producer). Bringing Texas investors to Broadway! Broadway: Hadestown (Tony winner), Tony nominations for Tootsie, Frankie and Johnny, The Inheritance. Others: Company, A Christmas Carol, Anastasia, Little Shop of Horrors, Immortal Longings. Upcoming: The King’s Speech, Little Dancer.
KENNETH & ROSEMARY WILLMAN (Producer). Numerous Broadway, West End and international productions, including Come From Away (Olivier), Tina, Mrs. Doubtfire, Company, Memphis and The New One. First storytellers to Frazier, Cameron and Sinclair; now sharing stories far and wide. Are honored to help tell Hadestown.
NATIONAL THEATRE (Producer) is led by Rufus Norris and Lisa Burger in London. Current U.S. productions: The Lehman Trilogy and Hadestown. Their 2018 production of Angels in America set a record for the most Tony nominations for a play in Broadway history, winning the Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Revival. Other U.S. Productions: Network; The Jungle; People, Places and Things; Curious Incident; One Man, Two Guvnors; War Horse; The History Boys. Through work on its own stages, on tour, in schools, on cinema screens throughout the U.S. and streaming at home, the NT reaches millions of people worldwide every year through live and digital.
NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP (Producer) empowers visionary artists and brings their work to adventurous audiences through productions, workshops and educational programs. We’ve mounted more than 150 productions from artists whose work has shaped our very idea of what theater can be, including Rent, Homebody/Kabul, A Number, Peter and the Starcatcher, Once, Mary Jane, Lazarus, What the Constitution Means to Me, and Slave Play.
CENTER THEATRE GROUP
SNEHAL DESAI (Artistic Director, he/him). Prior to being named Center Theatre Group’s new Artistic Director, Snehal Desai was the Producing Artistic Director of East West Players, designated an American Cultural Treasure by the Ford Foundation and the nation’s largest and oldest Asian American theatre company. A Soros Fellow and the recipient of a Tanne Award, Desai was in the Inaugural Class of Theatre Communications Group’s (TCG) “Spark” Leadership Program and the Inaugural Recipient of the Drama League’s Classical Directing Fellowship. While at East West Players, Desai produced and directed the three highest grossing and most attended shows in EWP’s fifty-seven-year history including the post-Broadway premiere of Allegiance starring George Takei. During his tenure at East West Players, Desai led co-productions with Center Theatre Group, Pasadena Playhouse, Rogue Artists Ensemble, the LA LGBT Center, Robey Theater Company, The Fountain Theatre, API Rise, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) and TAIKOPROJECT, to name a few. East West Players’ collaboration with singer/songwriter Daniel Ho was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award. As an artistic leader, Snehal has sought to raise awareness on social issues that affect Angelenos through impactful and empowering storytelling. Desai has served on the boards of the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (Caata), Theatre Communications Group (TCG), and Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts (LFCSA). He currently serves on the board of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT); is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab; and was a literary fellow with London’s Royal Shakespeare Company. Most recently, Snehal was on the faculty of USC’s graduate program in Arts Leadership where he taught Executive Arts Leadership. He is a graduate of Emory University and the Yale School of Drama.
MEGHAN PRESSMAN (Managing Director/CEO, she/her) joined Center Theatre Group in 2019. Previously, she served as Managing Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (D.C.), Director of Development for Signature Theatre (N.Y.), and Associate Managing Director of Berkeley Rep. She is a graduate of Yale School of Drama/Yale School of Management, and serves as a mentor in the Theater Management program. Meghan has served as the Vice-Chair for the Theatre Communications Group Board of Directors, and is a member of the Broadway League.
DOUGLAS C. BAKER (Producing Director, he/him) joined Center Theatre Group in 1990. Doug is an active member of the Broadway League, the Independent Presenters Network (IPN), and is a proud member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers (ATPAM). In 2013, Doug received the Broadway League’s prestigious Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management Award.
GORDON DAVIDSON (Founding Artistic Director) led the Taper throughout its first 38 seasons, guiding over 300 productions to its stage and winning countless awards for himself and the theatre—including the Tony Award for theatrical excellence, Margo Jones Award, The Governor’s Award for the Arts, and a Guggenheim fellowship. The Kentucky Cycle and Angels in America (Part One) won the Pulitzer in consecutive years and, in 1994, three of the four plays nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play were from the Taper (Angels in America won). In 1989, Gordon took over the Ahmanson and, in 2004, he produced the inaugural season in the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
CENTER THEATRE GROUP, one of the nation’s preeminent arts and cultural organizations, is Los Angeles’ leading not-for-profit theatre company, which, under the leadership of Artistic Director Snehal Desai, Managing Director / CEO Meghan Pressman, and Producing Director Douglas C. Baker, programs seasons at the 736-seat Mark Taper Forum and 1,600 to 2,100-seat Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and the 317-seat Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. In addition to presenting and producing the broadest range of theatrical entertainment in the country, Center Theatre Group is one of the country’s leading producers of ambitious new works through commissions and world premiere productions and a leader in interactive community engagement and education programs that reach across generations, demographics, and circumstances to serve Los Angeles. Founded in 1967, Center Theatre Group was led by Founding Artistic Director Gordon Davidson until 2005 when Michael Ritchie was the artistic director until his retirement in 2021; Snehal Desai was appointed the organization’s next artistic director in 2023. Center Theatre Group has produced more than 700 productions across its three stages, including such iconic shows as Zoot Suit; Angels in America; The Kentucky Cycle; Biloxi Blues; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; Children of a Lesser God; Curtains; The Drowsy Chaperone; 9 to 5: The Musical; and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. CenterTheatreGroup.org