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Hamilton
July 19 - 30, 2023
Program

Cast

Alexander Hamilton (Until July 23)
BLAINE ALDEN KRAUSS

Alexander Hamilton (Beginning July 25)
PIERRE JEAN GONZALEZ

Eliza Hamilton
NIKISHA WILLIAMS

Aaron Burr
DEON’TE GOODMAN

Angelica Schuyler
LENCIA KEBEDE

George Washington
MARCUS CHOI

Marquis De Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson
JARED HOWELTON

Hercules Mulligan/James Madison
EDDIE ORTEGA

John Laurens/Philip Hamilton
TYLER FAUNTLEROY

Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds
JEN SESE

King George
NEIL HASKELL

Philip Schuyler/James Reynolds/Doctor
NICK SANCHEZ

Samuel Seabury
STEPHEN CARRASCO

Charles Lee
TRISTAN HILL 

George Eacker
DHARON JONES

Ensemble
STEPHEN CARRASCO, NICOLE DEROUX, VICTORIA FIORE,
CYNDAL GILMORE, TRISTAN HILL, DHARON JONES,
VANESSA MAGULA, TAEKO MCCARROLL,
NICK SANCHEZ, ANTHONY SANTOS

 

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

 

UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies and standbys never substitute for listed players
unless a specific announcement is made at the time of appearance.

For Alexander Hamilton—JIMMIE “JJ” JETER, MARCUS JOHN, KAMERON RICHARDSON, NICK SANCHEZ; for Eliza Hamilton—JISEL SOLEIL AYON,
ASHLEY LALONDE, VANESSA MAGULA; for Aaron Burr—ANDREW CHAPPELLE,
JIMMIE “JJ” JETER, KAMERON RICHARDSON; for ANGELICA SCHUYLER—JISEL SOLEIL AYON, ASHLEY LALONDE, VANESSA MAGULA; for George Washington—JOHN DEVEREAUX,
JIMMIE “JJ” JETER, KAMERON RICHARDSON; for Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson—
JOHN DEVEREAUX, JIMMIE “JJ” JETER, MARCUS JOHN, NICK SANCHEZ;
for Hercules Mulligan/James Madison—ANDREW CHAPPELLE, JOHN DEVEREAUX,
JIMMIE “JJ” JETER, MARCUS JOHN, DHARON JONES, NICK SANCHEZ;
for John Laurens/Philip Hamilton—ADAM ALI-PEREZ, MARCUS JOHN, NICK SANCHEZ;
for Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds—
JISEL SOLEIL AYON, ASHLEY LALONDE,
VANESSA MAGULA; for King George—JOHN DEVEREAUX, KAMERON RICHARDSON

STANDBYS
JISEL SOLEIL AYON, JOHN DEVEREAUX, KAMERON RICHARDSON

UNIVERSAL STANDBY
JIMMIE “JJ” JETER

SWINGS
TRAVANTE S. BAKER, ZACH BRAVO, ALLIE JORDAN BUTCHER, ANDREW CHAPPELLE,
LILI FROEHLICH, ALEXIS HASBROUCK, DEVIN TYLER HATCH, MARCUS JOHN, ASHLEY LALONDE, BELLA RUSLI

UNIVERSAL SWINGS
ADAM ALI-PEREZ, AMANDA BRAUN,
YOSSI CHAIKIN, TYLER MCKENZIE 

CO-DANCE CAPTAINS
LILI FROEHLICH, DEVIN TYLER HATCH, BELLA RUSLI 

RESIDENT DIRECTOR
CHIKA IKE  

SUPERVISING CHOREOGRAPHER 
MICHAEL MINDLIN

DANCE SUPERVISOR
DESMOND NUNN


The use of any recording device, either audio or video, & the taking of photographs,
either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, pagers & watches.

Cast

Musical Numbers
Orchestra

Conductor/Keyboard 1—EMMANUEL SCHVARTZMAN
Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2—Randy Deadman
Drums—Quinton “Q” Robinson
Percussion—Katie Steinhauer
Bass—Chris Thigpen
Concertmaster/Violin 1—Alev Gökçe Erem
Guitar—DAVID MATOS
Violin 2—Sage West
Violin/Viola—Leslie DeShazor
Cello—MagalÍ Toy
Music Associate—Austin Deadman
Ableton Programmer—SCOTT WASSERMAN
Synthesizer and Drum Programming—RANDY COHEN
Associate Music Supervisor—Matt Gallagher

Who's Who in the Cast

MARCUS CHOI (George Washington) is so thankful for his return to stage. After all the historic difficulties of 20/21, he is most thankful for his health and the health of his family. Broadway: Flower Drum Song revival (OBC), Wicked (Obc), Sweet Charity revival, The Times They Are a-Changin’ (Obc), Allegiance (Obc), Miss Saigon revival. Recent TV: “FBI,” “Homeland,” “Luke Cage,” “Blindspot,” “Chicago P.D.,” “The OA.” Marcuschoi.net. @marcuschoi11. 

TYLER FAUNTLEROY (John Laurens/Philip Hamilton). Select credits: Tambo and Bones (Playwrights Horizons/CTG), Looking for Leroy (New Federal Theatre), Fences (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival), Tempest (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival), The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival), 1 Henry IV (Folger Theatre), Next to Normal (Syracuse Stage). TV: “Succession,” “FBI,” “The Oath.” To God be the glory!

PIERRE JEAN GONZALEZ (Alexander Hamilton, beginning July 25). New York born-and-raised, Pierre grew up with the principles of love, kindness and acceptance. TV: “Gotham,” “NCIS: NOLA,” “Pose,” “The Detour.” Regional: The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (Macedonio Guerra), In the Heights (Usnavi), House of Ramon Iglesias (Javier). London: The Globe’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon/Theseus). B.F.A. in Acting Conservatory from Rutgers University. Best Actor winner of NBC’s 2nd Annual Nosotros Ya Tu Sabes Monologue Slam and co-founder of DominiRican Productions.
@pierrlito.

DEON’TE GOODMAN (Aaron Burr) (he/him). NYC-based actor, recording artist (known as Nafis) and vocal coach. Broadway: Hamilton (u/s Burr, Washington, Mulligan/Madison). Regional: Sweeney Todd, In the Heights, Songbird and many others. Nafis has been vocal supervisor in studio sessions with many artists, including MJ Rodriguez (Pose). “Always showing BIG LOVE to my family, music teachers/mentors and Wolf Talent Group.”
@nafiswithlove.

NEIL HASKELL (King George). Broadway: Hamilton (original cast), Bring It On (Steven), Tuck Everlasting, Cinderella, 9 to 5, The Times They Are a-Changin’. Off-Broadway: Altar Boyz (Luke). TV/film: “Station 19,” “Glee,” “SYTYCD,” Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, The American Mall. “Thanks and love to my family!” @NeilHaskell.

JARED HOWELTON (Lafayette/Jefferson). Broadway: Hamilton (principal standby). Broadway tours: Hamilton and Peggy (Laurens/Philip), Hamilton Angelica (Laurens/Philip). International tour: Shrek the Musical (Donkey). Off-Broadway: Urinetown the Musical (Bobby Strong). He is not able to do this without the love and support of his family, agents at Stewart Talent and manager Michele Largé. Praise God! IG: @jhowelsmiles.

LENCIA KEBEDE (Angelica Schuyler). LA native, Ethiopian by descent, degree in diplomacy and world affairs, and lover of animals, Dominos Pizza and vulnerability; joined Hamilton in July 2019 and can confirm it has changed my life for the better. Previous work adventures: Tokyo Disneyland, international tour of Rent, Sister Act and singing backup for Beyoncé Knowles Carter. Grateful for the gift of exploration. @lenceee_.

BLAINE ALDEN KRAUSS (Alexander Hamilton, until July 23) is honored to be rejoining the Phillip tour where he previously was the standby for Hamilton/Burr. Broadway: The Great Comet of 1812, Kinky Boots, The Cher Show. Tour: Disney’s The Lion King. TV: “Pose.” A Presidential Scholar in the Arts and CCM graduate. “Love to my family and Nicolosi!” @blainekr.

EDDIE ORTEGA (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison). Orlando native. Eddie is thrilled to begin his Hamilton journey with the Philip Tour. Bachelor of Music, FSU. Much love to his family, friends and Luna. Huge thanks to Stefanie Talent, Telsey and the entire Hamilton family.

JEN SESE (Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds) [she/her]. Broadway: Hair. Tours: Hamilton (Philip Tour/LA Company), Hair (first national), Mamma Mia! (Las Vegas), …Spelling Bee (Chicago). Off-Broadway/regional: Carrie (MCC Theater), Dogfight (Second Stage Theater), Life After (Goodman Theatre). UofM, B.F.A. Love to Mom, friends and RS. Big thanks to KMR, Telsey and the Hamilton Team. @jenjsese. 

NIKISHA WILLIAMS (Eliza Hamilton) is originally from Mobile, Ala. Broadway tour: The Color Purple. Regional: The Color Purple, Memphis, Hairspray. Master’s in choral conducting and bachelor’s in vocal performance. Romans 8:28.

ADAM ALI-PEREZ (Universal Swing). Regional: West Side Story (A-Rab) at the Guthrie Theater. Education/training: Fiorello H. LaGuardia H.S., B.F.A. from SUNY Fredonia. “Much love to my family and friends for their support!” IG:@adam.a.perez.

JISEL SOLEIL AYON (Standby) was recently seen as Jenna in Waitress second national tour. Other fav credits: Hunchback… (Esmeralda), Les Mis (Cosette), The Addams Family (Wednesday). Huge thanks to KMR, family and friends. IG/TikTok: @JiselSAyon.

TRAVANTE S. BAKER (Swing). Thrilled to be joining Hamilton! Credits: Wicked (national tour), West Side Story (international tour), Soul: The Stax Musical (Baltimore Center Stage), The Music Man, Joseph…, Mamma Mia! (Flatrock Playhouse). Thanks to family, friends and CTG.

AMANDA BRAUN (Universal Swing) is thrilled to be rejoining the HamFam! National tours: Joseph…Dreamcoat, Elf, Catch Me If You Can. Pace University B.F.A. Thank you to the entire Hamilton team! Endless love to my family. @amandaebraun.

ZACH BRAVO (Swing). Queens native honored to join the HamFam! Tour: Cats (Rum Tum Tugger); B.F.A. MT Pace U., LaGuardia HS alum. Heartfelt thanks to my family, friends, CTG, Telsey and Hamilton team. @the_zachbravo.

ALLIE JORDAN BUTCHER (Swing) is thrilled to join the Philip Tour of Hamilton! This is her first national tour/Broadway debut. Thanks to her teachers, friends, family and to all who believed in her.

STEPHEN CARRASCO (Ensemble) has appeared in nine Broadway shows and two tours. He’d be lost without his incredible husband Lee, Odie and his chosen family. Huge thanks to MSA, Telsey and this iconic production. IG: @StephenCarrasco.

YOSSI CHAIKIN (Universal Swing). Broadway debut! Born, raised and trained in Israel. Graduate of The Juilliard School, B.F.A. dance. Original cast HamChi, HamLA. Credits: Joseph…Dreamcoat (national tour).

ANDREW CHAPPELLE (Swing). Broadway: Hamilton (original Broadway cast), Mamma Mia! Tour: Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Off-Broadway: Hamilton (Public Theater) TV/Film: Scotty in Blindspotting (Starz!), Jlo in “Escape at Dannemora” (Showtime).

NICOLE DEROUX (Ensemble) is originally from Westfield, N.J. She is a graduate of Drexel University’s Lebow College of Business. Hamilton is her national tour debut and she is thrilled to be back performing with the Philip tour as “the bullet”. “So many thanks to my Mom, Dad, friends, family and CTG.” @nicolederoux.

JOHN DEVEREAUX (Standby). Grateful! International: Rent 20th Anniversary Tour, Dreamgirls. Regional: Spamilton (Center Theatre Group). Thanks to Mom, Avalon Artists Group and The Telsey Office for believing in me. 1 John 4:12. IG: @thejohndevereaux.

VICTORIA FIORE (Ensemble) is over the moon. Off-Broadway: Only Gold. Regional: Fly (La Jolla Playhouse). TV/film: “Fosse/Verdon” (FX), “Evil” (CBS), Your Monster. Proud grad of Pace University and LaGuardia HS. Big s/o to The Telsey Office, my team at CESD, Justin, Steven, Steph and andy B. Big love always to mom, dad, and G. @victoriaannfiore.

LILI FROEHLICH (Ensemble) Broadway: Cats, Hamilton. Tours: Hamilton, Joseph . . . Dreamcoat. Lili is originally from Fort Worth Texas, and is a graduate of Otterbein University. Love to Vanessa, Mom, Dad, and the Ham fam!

CYNDAL GILMORE (Ensemble). A Maryland native, Cyndal attended Peabody Preparatory. Dance B.F.A.: Towson. Tuachan 2018. Happy to be joining the HamFam! “Love and grace to my family, and all the honor to God!”

ALEXIS HASBROUCK (Ensemble). Thrilled to be joining the HamFam! Recently seen in First National Tour of Moulin Rouge! (Original Cast). Middletown, NY native and Rider Graduate (BFA). Beyond grateful for this opportunity and support from family, friends, teachers, and casting. Insta: @anhasbrouck

DEVIN TYLER HATCH (Swing, Dance Captain). Grateful to be a part of the HamFam. Past credits include Cats North American tour, Newsies Village Theatre, “Evil Lives Here” Investigation Discovery. Much love to my friends and family! @devintylerhatch.

TRISTAN HILL (Ensemble). Film/TV: A Jazzman’s Blues, Christmas on the Square, “Christmas in Rockefeller Center with Mariah Carey.” Stage: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Regional: Once on This Island. Gratitude to God and family.

JIMMIE “JJ” JETER (Universal Standby). Stage: Hamilton (Broadway, Chicago, original production of Australia), Fences (Pioneer Theatre Company), Romeo and Juliet (STC). TV: “The Chi” (Showtime). Training: The Juilliard School. “This performance is dedicated in memory of the greatest artist I know, my Aunt Badia.”

MARCUS JOHN (Swing). International tours: Rent 20th anniversary (Benny), Mamma Mia! NYC: iLLA (NYMF). TV: “Harlem” (Amazon). Big ups DGRW! For the love of hip-hop, “intelligent movement” “Pray Often, Worry Not!” @BroadwyBriddell.

DHARON JONES (Ensemble). BK native. Broadway: West Side Story (Riff, 2020). Off-Broadway: Soft. Film/TV: Saturday Church, Champions, Rittenhouse Square, “Blue Bloods,” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Olga Dies Dreaming.” B.F.A.: Ithaca College. Love to family, Calli Company, Buchwald Talent, Telsey and Hamilton Creatives. @dharonejone.

ASHLEY LALONDE (Swing). Tour debut! Recent Harvard graduate and native New Yorker. Favorite credits: Punk Rock Girl, Next to Normal, The Black Clown and Burn All Night. Love to Noah. 1 John 4:16. @ashleylalaa. ashley-lalonde.com.

VANESSA MAGULA (Ensemble). Tour: Waitress. Proud UCLA alumna. Love and gratitude to andrew, Ari, Trevor, Binta, friends and family, DDO, and the Hamilton team!

TAEKO MCCARROLL (Ensemble). Honored to be the first Asian casted as The Bullet in Los Angeles. Credits: Gwen Stefani, Rihanna, MTV’s “ABDC” season 1, “Glee,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “DWTS.” Thanks Mom, Dad, Stephanie, andy, Lac, Jeffrey, TK, Telsey, Jennie.

TYLER McKENZIE (Universal Swing) is a proud original cast member of the Philip Company. Broadway/national tours: Hamilton, Matilda, Mamma Mia! Regional: Escape to Margaritaville (Jamal, Ogunquit), Memphis (NCT), Mamma Mia! (MUNY), Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County). B.F.A. in musical theater from Western Carolina University. Endless love and gratitude to Mom, Dad, CJ, Dallin, DGRW. IG: @tylrmckenzie.

KAMERON RICHARDSON (Standby) is beyond grateful to join the Hamilton family. Credits: Aladdin (U.S. national tour), The Muny, Pittsburgh CLO, Wallis Annenberg, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Much love to family and friends!

BELLA RUSLI (Standby) Hamilton National Tour Debut! Regional: Cabaret and Newsies. Boston Conservatory at Berklee: Dance BFA. All my Love and Thanks to my Mom, Dad, Zan, Co, Family, Friends and Telsey- So grateful to join the Ham Fam!!

NICK SANCHEZ (Ensemble). B.F.A.: Marymount Manhattan College. Broadway: Rent, Tarzan, Mary Poppins, Escape to Margaritaville. Off-Broadway: Altar Boyz. Proud AEA member. Love to friends, family, BLOC and The Telsey Office. #lifeisgood. #dontforgettoplay.

ANTHONY SANTOS (Ensemble). NYC-born. Training: Rosie’s Theatre Kids, led by Lori Klinger. UNCSA graduate. Former member of Dance Theatre of Harlem, led by Virginia Johnson. Previous collaborator with New York City, Houston, Miami City and Pittsburg Ballets.

Who's Who in Production

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA (Book, Music and Lyrics) is a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy and Tony award-winning songwriter, actor and director. He is the creator and original star of Broadway’s Tony-winning Hamilton and In the Heights. His additional Broadway credits include Freestyle Love Supreme (2020 Special Tony Award Recipient, Co-Founder, Guest Star), Bring It On: The Musical (co-composer/co-lyricist, Tony nomination for Best Musical), and West Side Story (2009 revival, Spanish translations). Miranda is the recipient of the 2015 MacArthur Foundation Award, the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors and the 2019 Portrait of a Nation Prize. He received an Emmy Award with Tom Kitt for their song, “Bigger” from the 67th Annual Tony Awards. Mr. Miranda, and The Miranda Family, actively support initiatives that increase the representation of people of color throughout the arts and government, ensure access to women’s reproductive health, and promote resilience in Puerto Rico. His 2021 film credits include: In the Heights, Vivo, Encanto, and his directorial film debut, tick, tick…BOOM! Additional TV/film credits include: Hamilton, “His Dark Materials,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “We The People,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2018 Emmy nomination, Guest Actor), “Saturday Night Live” (2017 Emmy nomination, Guest Actor), “Sesame Street,” “The Electric Company,” “House,” “DuckTales,” “200 Cartas,” “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” Moana (2017 Oscar nomination, Grammy Award for Best Original Song) and Mary Poppins Returns. Miranda received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 2002. He lives with his family in New York. 

THOMAS KAIL (Director). Broadway directing credits include Sweeney Todd (upcoming), Hamilton, Freestyle Love Supreme, In the Heights, Lombardi and Magic/Bird. Off-Broadway selected directing credits include the world premieres of Hamilton, Dry Powder, Tiny Beautiful Things and Kings at The Public Theater; the world premiere of The Wrong Man at MCC Theater, the world premiere of In the Heights; Broke-ology and the world premiere of When I Come to Die at Lincoln Center Theater; and the world premiere of Daphne’s Dive at Signature Theatre. Broadway producing credits include Derren Brown: Secret and Freestyle Love Supreme. Television directing and producing credits include “Up Here” on Hulu (upcoming), “Hamilton” on Disney+, “Fosse/Verdon” on FX and “Grease: Live” on Fox. He is a recipient of a Kennedy Center Honor and a graduate of Wesleyan University.

ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER (Choreographer) Mr. Blankenbuehler is three-time Tony Award winner for his choreography in the Broadway productions of Bandstand, In The Heights and Hamilton, for which he also received London’s Olivier Award. Other Broadway credits include Bring It On, 9 To 5, The People In The Picture, The Apple Tree, Annie, and the revival of CATS. Upcoming theatre projects include the new musical Only Gold with British singer/songwriter Kate Nash, The Secret of Santa Vittoria with writer John Weidman and the new musical Five Points.Recently, Mr. Blankenbuehler’s work has been seen on the Emmy Award winning FX series Fosse/Verdon, as well as the Universal Studio film of the musical Cats.He made his concert debut with a piece entitled Remember Our Song for the Tulsa Ballet Company. As a performer, Mr. Blankenbuehler has danced on Broadway in Fosse, Contact, Man of La Mancha, Saturday Night Fever, Steel Pier, Big and Guys and Dolls. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Blankenbuehler resides in New York City, with his wife Elly and two children, Luca and Sofia.Mr Blankenbuehler has received Dance Magazine and Drama Desk Awards for his achievement in the theatre, as well as the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors for his work on the musical Hamilton.

ALEX LACAMOIRE (Orchestrations/Co-Arranger) is a four-time Grammy, three-time Tony, and Emmy award winner for his work on Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, In the Heights, and FX’s mini-series “Fosse/Verdon.” His other credits as music director, arranger, and/or orchestrator include: The Wrong Man (Off-Broadway), Bring It On, 9 to 5 (Drama Desk and Grammy noms), Wicked, Bat Boy, and Godspell (2001 national tour). He also served as the Executive Music Producer for many films, including The Greatest Showman, In the Heights, Vivo, Dear Evan Hansen, and Tick, Tick…Boom! Love to Mom, Dad, Little Sis, and to his wife, Ileana.

RON CHERNOW (Author of the book Alexander Hamilton) is the prize-winning, best-selling author of seven volumes and the recipient of the 2015 National Humanities Medal. His first book, The House of Morgan, won the National Book Award; Washington: A Life won the Pulitzer Prize for biography; and Alexander Hamilton—the inspiration for the musical—won the George Washington Book Prize. He is one of only three living biographers to have received the Gold Medal in Biography of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A past president of PEN America, Chernow has received eight honorary doctorates. He resides in Brooklyn, New York.

DAVID KORINS (Scenic Design). Broadway: Hamilton (Tony nomination), Beetlejuice (Tony nomination), Dear Evan Hansen, War Paint (Tony nomination), Bandstand, Misery, The Great Society, Motown: The Musical, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Annie, Bring It On, Magic/Bird, An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, Godspell, Chinglish, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Lombardi, Passing Strange and Bridge and Tunnel. Creative director/designer of Immersive Van Gogh. TV: “Grease: Live!” (Emmy Award). 91st Academy Awards (Emmy nomination). Concert: Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Bruno Mars, Mariah Carey, andrea Bocelli, Elton John. Extensive Off-Broadway/regional theater, hospitality, event and experience design. For S and V.

PAUL TAZEWELL (Costume Design). Received an Emmy Award for costume design of “The Wiz Live!” and a Tony Award for costume design of Hamilton. Film: West Side Story directed by Steven Spielberg upcoming release (20th Century Studios); Hamilton (Disney+); Harriet (Focus Features); The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks starring Oprah Winfrey (Cine Mosaic/HBO). Broadway: In the Heights (Tony nomination); The Color Purple (Tony nomination); Memphis (Tony nomination); Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk (Tony nomination); Side Show; A Streetcar Named Desire (Tony nomination); Caroline, or Change; Elaine Stritch at Liberty; Doctor Zhivago. TV: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” for NBC starring John Legend.

HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Design). Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of The Temptations (2019 Tony nomination), Come From Away (2017 Tony nomination), Hamilton (Tony winner), Allegiance, After Midnight (2014 Tony nomination), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011 Tony nomination), West Side Story (2009 Tony nomination), In the Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Jersey Boys (2008 Tony winner), Avenue Q, The Full Monty, Parade, Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination/Olivier and Dora winner). Co-founder/resident lighting designer: Parsons Dance.

NEVIN STEINBERG  (Sound Design): Broadway: Sweeney Todd (2023 Revival, Tony Award), 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 thirty Broadway productions with Acme Sound Partners and five additional Tony nominations: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Fences, Hair, In The Heights.

CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Hair and Wig Design). is an award-winning Wig and Hair Designer. Theater: Numerous Broadway, touring, regional theater, West End and international productions, including Hamilton (Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylist Guild Award), Ain’t Too Proud, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Beetlejuice, The Cher Show (Drama Desk Award), The Band’s Visit, Anastasia, SpongeBob SquarePants (Drama Desk Award), Jersey Boys, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, The Color Purple, Newsies, In the Heights. Television: “The Wiz Live!” (Emmy nomination); “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!” (Emmy nomination and Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylist Guild Award); “Bluebloods,” “American Crime,” “Maddoff,” “Hairspray.”

MICHAEL KELLER and MICHAEL AARONS (Music Coordinators). Broadway: and Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Lion King, Wicked, Book of Mormon. Upcoming Broadway: Devil Wears Prada. Off-Broadway: Kinky Boots, Little Shop of Horrors. Current tours: Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Jagged Little Pill, Pretty Woman, Frozen. 

RANDY COHEN (Synthesizer and Drum Programmer) has programmed more than 70 Broadway shows, including Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, Anastasia, Pretty Woman, Kinky Boots, A Bronx Tale, Once On This Island (revival), Bring It On, Grey Gardens, Peter and the Starcatcher and In the Heights. Keyboardist for TV’s “Sesame Street.” 

MATT GALLAGHER (Associate Music Supervisor). Broadway, Associate Conductor: Doctor Zhivago, Hands on a Hardbody, Jesus Christ Superstar (2012), 9 to 5, Legally Blonde, High Fidelity. Off-Broadway, Music Director: Cymbeline (The Public), Tick, Tick…Boom! (Encores!), The Last Five Years (Second Stage). Training: Leite Music Studios, Adelphi University, Merce Cunningham.

EMMANUEL  SCHVARTZMAN (Music Director/Conductor). Broadway: On Your Feet!  Off-Broadway: Real Men (New World Stages). Tour: On Your Feet! International: Rent (Havana, Cuba), Carmen La Cubana (Paris, France). Born in Argentina and grew up in Miami, Manny has served as a music director, conductor, pianist, arranger and orchestrator for over a hundred productions. Love to the HamFam!

HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES (Technical Supervisor). Over 100 Broadway productions and tours. Recent: Mrs. Doubtfire, American Buffalo, The Minutes, Hangmen, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Girl from the North Country, American Utopia, Hadestown, Hamilton, Aladdin. HTA is a member of Neil A. Mazzella’s Hudson family, which includes Hudson Scenic Studio, Bridget Van Dyke, Sam Ellis, Sean Gorski, Brianne Tabak, and Irene Wang. 

PATRICK VASSEL (Associate and Supervising Director). Broadway: Hamilton, Freestyle Love Supreme (Associate Director), Magic/Bird (AD). Off-Broadway: Freestyle Love Supreme (Greenwich House), Hamilton (The Public Theater), Working (Prospect). Credits include: In a Little Room (Ten Bones), Sorin, Six Characters… (Notre Dame), Welcome to the Gun Show (ANTFest), Nothing Left to Burn (O’Neill semi-finalist, Ars Nova ANTFest).

CHIKA IKE (Resident Director) Death of a Salesman (Associate Director); Hadestown (Associate Director); Space Dogs (Associate Director, MCC); Kin (Pipeline Festival); Jump (IU Theatre); Everybody, Antigone (Atlantic Theater/NYU); Moby Dick (Assistant Director, A.R.T.). Drama League Fellowship, SDCF Gielgud Directing Fellowship, Bret C. Harte Directing Fellowship, Victory Garden’s Directors Initiative and the WP Directors Lab. Lucy Powis, A3. chikavike.com.

STEPHANIE KLEMONS (Associate and Supervising Choreographer). Drama Desk Award-winning performer and choreographer. Original Broadway companies: Hamilton, If/Then, Bring It On, In the Heights. Notable Off-Broadway: Hamilton, In the Heights, Repo!…. First n’tl tours: Bombay Dreams, Heights and BIO. @steph_klem. 

MICHAEL MINDLIN (Supervising Choreographer). Choreographer: The Nice List (Masie Productions), Gypsy (North Carolina Theatre), Xanadu (ReVision Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Northern Stage), Awesomer and Awesomer (The Triad Theater), All Hail The Queen (The Cutting Room), numerous BC/EFA benefit concerts. Broadway performance: Aladdin, Bring It On, Mamma Mia!, 9 to 5, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Faculty at Broadway Dance Center and STEPS. IG: @Mindlin_Choreo.

DESMOND NUNN (Dance Supervisor) (he/him/his). Hamilton Deutschland (Assistant Choreographer). Angelica Tour of Hamilton (Dance Captain/Swing, John Laurens/Philip Hamilton Cover and Dance Supervisor). Huge thanks to the HamFam past and present and his family whose love and support fuels him daily. Stream his debut single, “My Mind,” on Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal. @dezdance20.

J. PHILIP BASSETT (Production Supervisor). Broadway: Hamilton, The Last Ship, A Night with Janis Joplin, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Magic/Bird, The Miracle Worker, In the Heights, Grey Gardens, Lestat, The Glass Menagerie, Bombay Dreams, Hairspray, Neil Simon’ s 45 Seconds from Broadway, Footloose, The Scarlet Pimpernel and others. 

AMBER WHITE (Associate Production Supervisor). Broadway: The Last Ship, A Night with Janis Joplin, Scandalous, In the Heights, Miracle Worker, Avenue Q. Off-Broadway includes Murder for Two, Carrie. National tours: Wicked, White Christmas, Burn the Floor, Dinner with Friends. This one’s for Olive.

JIMMIE LEE SMITH (Production Stage Manager) comes directly from The Outsiders, a new musical. Select Broadway credits: Disney’s The Lion King, Aladdin, Mary Poppins and Kenny Leon’s The Mountaintop with Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett. Select national tours include Saturday Night Fever, Jekyll and Hyde, Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar. He has also managed political and corporate events for Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and for the MLK Memorial, to name a few.

ROLANDO A. LINARES (Stage Manager) [he/him] is excited to take Hamilton on the road. National tours: Wicked. Chicago sit-downs: Hamilton, Wicked. Regional: Several productions at the Goodman Theatre and Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Born and raised in Panama, he is a graduate of The Theatre School at DePaul University. Proud member of Actors’ Equity.

ALDORA NEAL (Assistant Stage Manager) is a Brooklyn native and SUNY Purchase alumna blending her passions of stage management and dance. Some of her credits: Broadway—(Production Assistant): Frozen; Caroline, or Change; Freestyle Love Supreme; The Cher Show; Once on This Island. Regional—(Production Stage Manager): Hedda Gabler (IRT Theatre), Radioactive (Manhattan School of Music), (Production Assistant): Urban Retreat (The Public Theater). Dance: (Project D: First Place) Elements XV and XVI, Prelude New York, and Defining Rhythm 2015 and 2016. Aldora would like to dedicate each show to the company she keeps.  

MATTHEW MATULEWICZ (Assistant Stage Manager). Broadway: To Kill a Mockingbird; The Iceman Cometh; Meteor Shower; Hello, Dolly!; Dear Evan Hansen; In Transit; Shuffle Along; School of Rock; Gigi. National tours: The Little Mermaid, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. B.F.A. from UNCSA ’15.  

THE TELSEY OFFICE (Casting). With offices in both New York and Los Angeles, The Telsey Office casts for theater, film, television and commercials. The Telsey Office is dedicated to creating safe, equitable and anti-racist spaces through collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability and advocacy.

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theater as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. actorsequity.org.

BASELINE THEATRICAL (General Management). Founded by andy Jones in 2014 and joined by Nick Lugo, Baseline’s Broadway credits include Hamilton, Sweeney Todd, Fat Ham, Freestyle Love Supreme, Pass Over, Derren Brown: Secret, The Cher Show, The Great Comet, The Last Ship. Off-Broadway: Audible Theatre at Minetta Lane, The Enigmatist. National tours: Hamilton, Freestyle Love Supreme. Recently established Beyond the Stage Door, a no-cost educational intensive created to prepare underrepresented undergraduates for theater management careers. baselinetheatrical.com.

JEFFREY SELLER (Producer) is the winner of four Tony Awards for Best Musical: Hamilton (2016); Rent (1996), both of which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Avenue Q (2004); and In the Heights (2008). He also produced De La Guarda (1998), andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party (2000), Baz Luhrmann’s direction of Puccini’s La Bohème (2002), High Fidelity (2006), the 2009 revival of West Side Story, The Last Ship (2014), The Cher Show (2018), Derren Brown: Secret (2019) and the 2023 revival of Sweeney Todd. Jeffrey was executive producer of the NBC Drama “Rise” (2018) and HBO’s “Coastal Elites” (2020). He is a graduate of The University of Michigan.

SANDER JACOBS (Producer) received the Tony and Olivier awards for Best Musical for Hamilton (Pulitzer Prize winner) and a Tony Award for In the Heights. He recently served as executive producer of the Hamilton film and received an Emmy Award. He is a producer and/or investor for numerous Broadway, national and international productions. Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Grand Hotel, Follies, West Side Story, Bengal Tiger and The Last Ship are among his many productions.

JILL FURMAN (Producer). Broadway: Freestyle Love Supreme (Special Tony Award), Hamilton (Tony Award), In the Heights (Tony Award), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, The Heiress, Seminar, West Side Story, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sly Fox, and Fortune’s Fool. Jill is an Executive Producer of In the Heights and the Hamilton movie on Disney+, as well as a producer of the Hulu documentary “We are Freestyle Love Supreme.” In 2011, Furman received the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Theater Producing. Furman is on the board of the Freestyle Love Supreme Academy, the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, the Corporation of Brown University and the President’s Advisory Council for the Arts at Brown.

THE PUBLIC THEATER premiered Hamilton on January 20, 2015, on the same stage where A Chorus Line premiered 40 years earlier. New York’s Public Theater continues the work of founder Joe Papp as an advocate for theater as an essential cultural force, leading and framing the important issues of our day. Programming includes new work, Shakespeare in the Park, Public Forum, Mobile Unit, Under the Radar, Public Studio, Public Works, Joe’s Pub. Recipient of 59 Tonys, 169 Obies, 53 Drama Desk Awards, 54 Lortel Awards, 32 OCC Awards, six Pulitzer Prizes. publictheater.org.

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