Opening Night: September 12, 2023
STAFF FOR FUNNY GIRL
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Seth Wenig
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Hannah Rosenthal
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Gentry & Associates
Gregory Vander Ploeg
Madeline McCluskey
Steven Varon-Moore
Heather Moss
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
NETworks Presentations
Jason Juenker
Hector Guivas
Walker White
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TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING
Andrew Damer
Jennifer Gallagher
Scott Praefke
Jessica Cary Davis,br>Adina Hsu
Amenkha Sembenu
Jessica Steans-Gail
Emily Toppen
Anne Waisanen
TOUR BOOKING AGENCY
THE BOOKING GROUP
Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart
Laura Kolarik, Stephanie Ditman, Sophie Tiesler
thebookinggroup.com
Production Stage Manager . . . . . Jovon E. Shuck
Stage Manager. . . . .
Mariah Young
Assistant Stage Manager. . . . .
Rachael Wilkin
Company Manager. . . . .
Justin A. Sweeney
Associate Company Manager . . . . .
Ryan Mayfield
Assistant Director. . . . .
Torya Beard
Assistant Choreographer. . . . .
Dre Torres
Associate Scenic Designer. . . . .
Tim McMath
Associate Costume Designer. . . . .
Mark Koss
Assistant Costume Designers. . . . .
Heather Freedman, Meriwether Snipes
Associate Lighting Designer. . . . .
Timothy Reed
Assistant Lighting Designer. . . . .
Emmanuel Delgado
Associate Sound Designer. . . . .
Thomas Ford
Hair and Wig Designer. . . . .
Campbell Young Associates/Luc Verschueren
Associate Hair and Wig Designer. . . . .
Susan Corrado
Production Prop Supervisors. . . . .
Ray Wetmore & JR Goodman
Production Electricians. . . . .
Jon Batz-Owings, Thomas Owings-Batz
Production Sound. . . . .
Chad Parsley
Production Props. . . . .
Jennifer Kramer
Moving Light Programmer. . . . .
Paul Toben
Head Carpenter. . . . .
Josh Nelson
Assistant Carpenter. . . . .
Jesse Leach
Flyman. . . . .
Tom Willson
Head Electrician. . . . .
Jacob Ryan
Assistant Electricians. . . . .
Joshua Lindblom, John Stinson
Head Sound. . . . .
Tanner Elker
Assistant Sound. . . . .
Nicolas Kunkel
Head Props. . . . .
Sara Sharos
Assistant Props. . . . .
Kati Nelson
Wardrobe Supervisor. . . . .
Katie Trantham
Assistant Wardrobe. . . . .
Payton Slaughter
Hair & Make-up Supervisor. . . . .
Tiffany Hall
Hair & Make-up Assistant. . . . .
Matthew Henry
Star Dresser. . . . .
Makayla Willett
Production Assistants. . . . .
Whitney Roy, Alex Tawid Di Maggio, Brillian Qi-Bell
Vocal Coach. . . . .
Joan Lader
Dialect Coach. . . . .
Deborah Hecht
Advertising/Marketing Materials. . . . .
AKA NYC
Video Production. . . . .
Cinevative, HMS Media
Production Photographer. . . . .
Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade
Safety Consultant. . . . .
Bryan Huneycutt
Social Media. . . . .
Arthouse
Merchandising. . . . .
Creative Goods
Accounting. . . . .
NETworks Presentations LLC
Legal Services. . . . .
F. Richard Pappas, Esq., David F. Schwartz, Esq.,
Gray Schwartz LLP
HR Support. . . . .
Global Solutions, Inc., K+K Reset, LLC
Housing. . . . .
Road Rebel
Travel Agency. . . . .
Janice Kessler,
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Trucking. . . . .
Clark Transfer
FOR NETWORK PRESENTATIONS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. . . . .
ORIN WOLF
CHIEF FINANCIALL OFFICER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER . . . .
margaret daniel
BUSINESS AFFAIRS. . . . .
scott w. jackson
CHIEF PRODUCING OFFICER. . . . .
seth wenig
EXECUTIVE ProducER. . . . .
mimi intagliata, trinity wheeler
ASSOCIATE ProducER. . . . .
hannah rosenthal
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. . . . .
isabella schiavon
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE. . . . .
scott levine
SR. DIRECTOR/FInANCE. . . . .
john kinna
CONTROLLER. . . . .
jennifer gifford
DIRECTOR OF TOUR ACCOUNTING. . . . .
laura s. carey
TAX DIRECTOR. . . . .
pat gueieri
ASSOCIATE TAX ACCOUNTANT. . . . .
kim ngan tran
SR. DIRECTOR/BOOKING AND ENGAGEMENTS. . . . .
mary k. witte
DIRECTOR, BOOKING AND ENGAGEMENTS. . . . .
collin byrne
ENGAGEMENT MANAGER. . . . .
stacey burns
DIRECTOR OF SALES. . . . .
zach stevenson
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING. . . . .
heather hess
SR. DIRECTOR/GENERAL MANAGEMENT. . . . .
gregory vander ploeg
GENERAL MANAGER. . . . .
madeline mccluskey, steven varon-moore
ASSOCIATE GENERAL MANAGER. . . . .
HEATHER MOSS
SR. DIRECTOR/Production MANAGEMENT. . . . .
JASON JUENKER
SR. Production MANAGER. . . . .
HECTOR GUIVAS
Production MANAGER. . . . .
WALKER WHITE
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR. . . . .
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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. . . . .
PEARCE LANDRY-WEGENER
RESOURCE DIRECTOR. . . . .
KAYLA ROOPLAL
OPERATIONS MANAGER. . . . .
CATHERINE LOGAN BLANAR
OFFICE ASSISTANT. . . . .
LISA LOVELESS
MUSIC COORDINATOR. . . . .
JOHN MEZZIO
WAREHOUSE MANAGER. . . . .
JOSEPH SPRATT
WAREHOUSE COSTUME MANAGER. . . . .
BOBBY MAGLAUGHLIN
CREDITS
Scenic items fabricated by Great Lakes Scenic Services. Lighting equipment from PRG Sound equipment from Sound Associates Inc. Props fabrication and finishing by Jerard Studios, Q1 Lighting & Scenic, R. Ramos Upholstery, Brooklyn Stage & Screen, Paper Mache Monkey, BrenBri Props, Costume Armour, David Drummond, Infinite Scenic, Props Papers, Carl Tallent, Kisch & Co, Monkey Boy Productions. Florals by Season Floral Design. Costumes by Eric Winterling, Inc., Tricorne Inc., Suitable Costumes by Eric Winterling, Inc., Tricorne Inc., Suitable Costumes, Ltd., Bethany Joy Costumes, Inc., Arel Studio, Lynne Bacchus, Giliberto Designs, Inc., Siam Costumes, Maria Ficalora Knitwear, Ltd., Lisa Logan, Amy Micallef, Cego Custom Shirts, Berkeley Repertory, Lynne Mackey Studio, Mio Design NYC, Rodney Gordon, Ann Morin, Jeff Fender, Gene Mignola, Julz Kroboth, Jimmy McBride. Custom footwear by Capezio, LaDuca Shoes, Worldtone Dance, Wing and Weft, Tiecrafters, Inc., Jerard Studio, Christine Sczcepanski, Special Thanks to Bra*Tenders for Hoisery and undergarments.
REHEARSED AT NEW 42ND STREET STUDIOS,
229 W 42nd Street, New York, NY.
REHEARSED AT PEARL STUDIOS, OPEN JAR, RIPLEY-GRIER STUDIOS.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
MARK SHACKETT, FORESIGHT THEATRICALS
Providence Performing Arts Center; Norbert Mongeon,
Janice Anderson, J.L. “Lynn” Singleton
Insurance Broker Services
Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc.
Robert B. Middleton, Sr and Meghan Coleman
Financial Services and banking arrangements by
Flagstar Bank N.A.
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The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States.
The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.
The House Managers, Press Agents, and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
The following employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Machine Operators, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC: Stage Crew Local 33; Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 857; Wardrobe Crew Local 768; Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706.
United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.
This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.
Center Theatre Group is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the American Arts Alliance, the Broadway League, Independent Producers’ Network (IPN), and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG).
SNEHAL DESAI Artistic Director | MEGHAN PRESSMAN Managing Director/CEO
DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director | GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director
Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication, and extraordinary efforts.
ARTISTIC
LINDSAY ALLBAUGH♦
Associate Artistic Director
TIFFANY SLAGLE
Artistic & Literary Administrative Assistant
CASEY NICHOLAW, PHYLICIA RASHAD, PAULA VOGEL
Associate Artists
EXECUTIVE
CAMILLE SCHENKKAN♦
Deputy Managing Director
KHANISHA FOSTER
Director of Equity, Belonging & Engagement
A'RAELLE FLYNN-BOLDEN
Staff Programs Manager
QUINN O'CONNOR
Assistant to the Artistic Director and Managing Director/CEO
MANAGEMENT
NAUSICA STERGIOU♦
General Manager
ERIC SIMS♦
Ahmanson Theatre Presentations Manager
KATIE SOFF♦
Associate General Manager
JEFFREY UPAH♦
General Management Associate
KIARA BRYANT
Company Manager
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
TRACI KWON♦
Arts Education Initiatives Director
JESUS REYES♦
Director of Learning and Community Partnerships
AURORA ILOG
Creative Workforce Initiatives Director
MEIGHAN LA ROCCA
Program Manager
COURTNEY CLARK
Digital Learning Manager
NATALIA QUINTERO-RIESTRA
Education & Community Partnerships Coordinator
ESTELA GARCIA, CHRISTINE BREIHAN
Resident Teaching Artists
ZACHARY BROWN, RAMY EL-ETREBY,
AJA HOUSTON, JOHNATHON L. JACKSON,
DAVID JIMENEZ, CARENE ROSE MEKERTICHYAN,
MARA PALMA, ROBERT PATERNO, TARA RICASA,
TIANA RANDALL-QUANT, NEGIN SINGH,
MONIQUE SYPKENS
Teaching Artists
PRODUCTION
JOE HAMLIN♦
Director of Production
SHANNON G. BICKNELL
Production Manager
KATIE CHEN
Associate Production Manager
CAMBRIA CHICHI
Production Coordinator
SHAWN ANDERSON♦
Head Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre)
SCOTT LUCAS
Head Properties (Ahmanson Theatre)
JARED BATTY
Head Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre)
ROBERT SMITH♦
Head Sound (Ahmanson Theatre)
SHANE ANDERSON
Head Flyrail (Ahmanson Theatre)
MICHAEL GARDNER♦
Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)
MARY BORGIA
Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)
CHRISTINE L. COX♦
House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre)
EMMET KAISER♦
Head Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum)
SEAN LEWELLYN
Head Carpenter Interim Substitute (Mark Taper Forum)
MARY ROMERO
Head Properties (Mark Taper Forum)
AARON STAUBACH♦
Head Electrician (Mark Taper Forum)
CHRISTIAN LEE
Head Sound (Mark Taper Forum)
LORETTA BUSSEN
Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum)
MERRIANNE NEDREBERG♦
Shop Director
KATE REINLIB
Associate Prop Director
ERIC BABB
Assistant Prop Director
RAUL VEGA MARTINEZ
Shop Supervisor
SHANTA FARIA DE SA
Costume Shop Manager
CAYLYN DABNEY
Resident Assistant Costume Designer
ASHPHORD JACOWAY
Resident Assistant Costume Designer
OPERATIONS
PETER WYLIE
Operations & Facilities Director
CHASE ANDERSON-SHAW
Kirk Douglas Theatre Manager
CHRISTIAN TAYLOR
Facilities Manager
VANESSA DE LOERA
Facilities Associate
JULIO A. CUELLAR♦
Facilities Assistant
JASMINE BRAFF
Operations Supervisor
CURT GAVIN
Operations Assistant
NATALIE MARCEAU, D’ANGELO ANDERSON,
SIMON J.O. MARTIN, REGINA NILES
Drivers
VANESSA BRADCHULIS, OLIVIA CHOATE,
PRESSLY COKER, MONICA GREENE,
PAT LOEB, TWON POPE, SAM UDERO
Stage Door Attendants
FINANCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES
CHERYL SHEPHERD
Chief Financial Officer
PETER BANACHOWSKI
Controller
DENICE BEHDAD
Assistant Controller
ANAHITA ASHRAFIPOUR
Senior Accountant
XOCHITL ORTEGA
Accounts Payable Supervisor
KERRY LARICK
Accounting Assistant
JESSICA HERNANDEZ
Payroll Manager
JUAN MARTINEZ
Payroll Specialist
TOM MEGALE
Director of Business Applications
JANELLE CABRERA TORRES
Tessitura & Web Administration Director
JOEY SOLANO
Digital Product Manager
CHIMA OMEAKU
Help Desk Support
CRIS SPACCA♦
Tessitura & IT Support
JODY HORWITZ♦
Director of Human Resources
CRISTINA TORRES
Human Resources Generalist
MOSS ADAMS
Auditor
MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF
Legal Counsel
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
Legal Counsel
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
SARAH SULLIVAN
Director of Institutional Advancement
RICKY CARTER
Director of Major and Planned Gifts
CRYSTAL DIAZ
Director of Events
PAMELA KUHR
Director of Annual Giving
KATASHA NELSON
Director of Advancement Operations
PAULA MATALLANA
Associate Director of Institutional Grants
ELIZABETH DELLORUSSO
Major Gifts Officer
OYE EHIKHAMHEN
Individual Giving Officer
ZAIN PATEL
Individual Giving Officer
NICOLE SCIPIONE♦
Individual Giving Officer
KATELIN URGO
Individual Giving Officer
CHRISTOPHER ECKHART
Donor Communications Manager
WENDY HUI
Grants Manager
MIKE RATTERMAN
Telefunding Manager
BK DAWSON
Senior Analyst, Gift & Accounting Reporting
HAILEY BRUNSON
Annual Giving Coordinator
ALICE PELAYO
Donor Liason & Institutional Advancement Assistant
IRENE CHO
Executive Assistant
AL BERMAN,♦ BRAD GRIFFITH, VARTAN MERJANIAN,
BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, PAUL VITAGLIANO
Donor Advisors
MARKETING AND GRAPHICS
GARRETT COLLINS
Deputy Director of Marketing
CANDICE WALTERS♦
Associate Director, Marketing Operations
ANDRESSA ROYER
Senior Manager, Audience Development & Marketing Events
DEVANY HARDEN
Manager, CRM & Email Marketing
KATHARINE MEANS
Marketing Associate
PETER SULLIVAN
Marketing Coordinator
CAROLINE THOMPSON/IMPACT 123
Media Planning
DEANNA McCLURE
Art & Design Director
JAVIER VASQUEZ
Digital Content Producer
LILA WAKILI
Senior Graphic Designer
CINDY ANDRADE
Graphic Designer
CHEYNE GALLARDE
Graphic Designer
COMMUNICATIONS
BRETT WEBSTER
Communications Director
JESSICA DOHERTY
Associate Editorial Director
BOBBY MARTINEZ
Communications Coordinator
DAVIDSON & CHOY PUBLICITY
TIM CHOY, PETER GOLDMAN,
VICTORIA WESTBROOK
Publicity Consultants
TICKET SALES AND SERVICES
SHAWN ROBERTSON♦
Ticket Sales Director
MICHAEL ZOLDESSY♦
Associate Director, Ticket Sales
SKYPP CABANAS♦
Senior Manager, Ticket Operations
TINTIN NGUYEN
Ticketing Operations Coordinator
SANDY CZUBIAK♦
Audience & Subscriber Services Director
JENNIFER BAKER,♦
CHERYL HAWKER
Audience Services Senior Supervisors
JONATHAN FLORES
Audience Services Assistant Supervisor
CHRISTIAN UNGER
Audience Services Sales Associate
JESSICA ABROMAVICH, JUSTINE PEREZ♦
Donor Associates
JOSHUA BADILLO, VICKI BERNDT,♦
CLAY BUNKER, FRANK ENSENBERGER, DANIEL GARCIA,
IVONNE HERRERA, MICHAEL MUNOZ,
FELIPE ROQUE, SAMUEL ROQUE, JURGEN SANTOS,
CHRISTINA WRIGHT
Audience Services Representatives
DANUTA SIEMAK♦
Subscriber Services Supervisor
CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ♦
Subscriber Services Asst. Supervisor
LIGIA PISTE,♦
PETER STALOCH♦
Subscriber Services Senior Representatives
SARAH K. GONTA♦
Box Office Treasurer
KEANA JACKSON, MICHAEL VALLE♦
1st Assistant Treasurers
KAITLYN GALVEZ, MICHAEL KEMPISTY,♦ RICHARD RUBIO,
LUIS ESPINOZA
2nd Assistant Treasurers
SD&A TELESERVICES, INC.
Outbound Sales Partner
JEFFREY LIMONCELLI, KATHLEEN LITTLEFIELD,
DIANE WARD
Subscription Sales Representatives
ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMISSIONS
As part of our commitment to supporting new plays and playwrights, we foster and develop a broad range of theatrical work from diverse artists locally, nationally, and abroad.
Artists creating new work commissioned by Center Theatre Group this season:
Aziza Barnes
Lisa D'Amour
Larissa Fasthorse
Jennifer Haley
Alesha Harris
Geraldine Elizabeth Inoa
Lisa Kron
Kimber Lee
Young Jean Lee
Matthew Lopez
Roger Q. Mason
Tahirih Moeller
Janine Nabers
Qui Nguyen
Lynn Nottage
Marco Ramirez
Cynthia Grace Robinson
Sarah Ruhl
T.Tara Turk-Haynes
Luis Valdez
Paula Vogel
Karen Zacarias
L.A. WRITERS' WORKSHOP
Since 2005, we have invited local playwrights to spend a year researching and writing a new work with the feedback of their fellow writers and artistic staff as part of our L.A. Writers’ Workshop.
Learn more at CTGLA.org/Artists.
2023-24 COHORT:
Amy Berry Man
India Craig-Galvan
Isaac Gomez
Christopher Oscar Pena
Ramiz Monsef
Jasmine Sharma
L.A. ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Diana Burbano
Larissa Fasthorse
Michael Feinstein
Michael John Garcés
Daniel Alexander Jones
Madeline Sayat
Kristina Wong
CRITICAL MASS PERFORMANCE GROUP
ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE LA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHALK REP
NATIVE VOICES AT THE AUTRY