ACT ONE
If I Could Turn Back Time (Part 1) Star, Ensemble
If I Could Turn Back Time (Part 2)
Star, Babe, Lady
Half Breed
Georgia, Babe
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
Babe, Star
You Better Sit Down Kid
Georgia
Half Breed (Concert Version)
Babe, Star, Lady
Da Doo Ron Ron
Babe, Lady, Star, Gracia, Fanita, Ensemble
Be My Baby
Babe, Gracia, Fanita
The Shoop Shoop Song
Babe, Bridget, Colleen, Star, Lady, Girl Group
I Like It Like That
Dave Clark Five
I Got You Babe Babe, Sonny
Little Man
Sonny
When The Money’s Gone
Babe, Sonny, Lady, Ensemble
Vamp
Star
Ain’t Nobody’s Business
Bob Mackie, Lady, Babe, Star, Ensemble
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
Lady
Living In A House Divided
Star, Babe, Lady, Sonny
Bang Bang (Reprise)
Lady, Star, Ensemble
Believe (Ballad)
Star, Babe, Lady
Song For The Lonely
Star, Lady, Babe
INTERMISSION
ACT TWO
All I Ever Need Is You
Sonny, Lady
Heart Of Stone
Lucille Ball, Lady
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves
Star
Midnight Rider/Ramblin’ Man
Gregg
Just Like Jesse James
Star, Gregg, Ensemble
Dark Lady
Sonny, Gregg, Ensemble
Baby, Don’t Go
Sonny
Strong Enough
Lady, Star
When The Money’s Gone (Part 2)
Star
The Way Of Love
Star
The Beat Goes On/It Don’t Come Easy
Babe, Mackie, Assistant, Ensemble, Star
I Found Someone (Part 1)
Star
I Found Someone (Part 2)
Star, Rob
I Found Someone (Part 3)
Star
I Got You Babe (Reprise)
Sonny, Star
You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Me
Star, Lady, Babe
A Dream Is A Wish (Reprise)
Babe, Star, Georgia
Finale
Star, Babe, Lady, Ensemble
Take Me Home - Bows
Company
WARNING: The photographing or sound recording of any performance is strictly prohibited.
Star
MORGAN SCOTT
Lady
CATHERINE ARIALE
Babe
ELLA PEREZ
Sonny Bono
FRANKIE MARASA 5TH
Georgia Holt/Lucille Ball
KRISTIN ROSE KELLEHER
Bob Mackie/Robert Altman/Frank
TYLER PIRRUNG
Gregg Allman/John Southall
ZACK ZAROMATIDIS
Rob Camilletti
BROOKS ANDREW
Lee/Top of the Pops Host
MASON DERRECK LEWIS
Bridget
KIRSTIN ANGELINA HENRY
Colleen
CATHERINE GARCÍA
Phil Spector/Sid the Censor/Male ET Reporter
KEVIN MICHAEL BUCKLEY
Infomercial Director/Digby the Writer
MARK TRAN RUSS
Studio Singers
IRAYA CATALINA, GRACE CRUGNALE
Girl Group
GRACE CRUGNALE, CLAIRE MARSHALL, SYDNEY ROSE
Dave Clark Five
BROOKS ANDREW, KEVIN MICHAEL BUCKLEY,
HANS MUEH, JONAH NASH, MARK TRAN RUSS
Steve the Scribe
HANS MUEH
Bob Mackie’s Assistant
JONAH NASH
Dark Lady
EMMA JADE BRANSON
Female ET Reporter
SYDNEY ROSE
Ensemble
BROOKS ANDREW, ALLI BOSSART, EMMA JADE BRANSON, KEVIN MICHAEL BUCKLEY, SAMANTHA BUTTS, IRAYA CATALINA, GRACE CRUGNALE, CATHERINE GARCÍA, KIRSTIN ANGELINA HENRY, MASON DERRECK LEWIS, CLAIRE MARSHALL, HANS MUEH, JONAH NASH, SYDNEY ROSE, BLAISE ROSSMANN, MARK TRAN RUSS
THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
UNDERSTUDIES
For Star—CLAIRE MARSHALL, KRISTIN ROSE KELLEHER; for Lady—CLAIRE MARSHALL, GRACE CRUGNALE; for Babe—KIRSTIN ANGELINA HENRY, CATHERINE GARCIA; for Sonny Bono— KEVIN MICHAEL BUCKLEY, HANS MUEH; for Georgia Holt/Lucille Ball—ALLI BOSSART, CLAIRE MARSHALL; for Bob Mackie/Robert Altman/Frank—MASON DERRECK LEWIS; for Bob Mackie/Frank —BLAISE ROSSMANN; for Robert Altman—BROOKS ANDREW; for Gregg Allman/John Southall—BROOKS ANDREW, HANS MUEH; for Rob Camilletti—MARK TRAN RUSS, HANS MUEH; for Dark Lady—SYDNEY ROSE
SWINGS
ALLI BOSSART, BLAISE ROSSMANN
Dance Captain: MASON DERRECK LEWIS
Assistant Dance Captain: ALLI BOSSART
ORCHESTRA
Conductor/Keyboard 1: SARAH WUSSOW
Assistant Conductor/Keyboard 2: ISABELLA MESENBRINK
Drums—MARC MCDUFF; Bass—CAZ OLKO;
Guitar 1—TIM SCHILLING; Guitar 2—EMMETT SHER; Trumpet—CARLOS RAMOS;
Reeds—HENRY HERNANDEZ; Trombone—SARAH THOMPSON
CATHERINE ARIALE (Lady) She/Her. Catherine is over the moon to be returning for a second year of tour with The Cher Show! Credits: The Waiting (Margot), Sunday in the Park with George (Yvonne), Memphis (Gladys). Pace MT. All my love to Mom, Dad, Austin, and of course, to Cher. @catherineariale
ELLA PEREZ (Babe) is so grateful and excited to be back for a second year of Cher! This show and this company is a dream, and she is so excited to be on the road sharing this story with the country again. Favorite credits include Cabaret (Emcee), Proof (Catherine), and Company (Amy). A million hugs and kisses to friends and family who made her believe she could do this for real. Shoutout to the fabric, you are with me forever! And thank you to Cher for being Cher. SUNY Cortland BFA MT Class of 2023. Proudly represented by Wolf Talent Group. ellaperezny.weebly.com, @ellaa.perez
MORGAN SCOTT (Star) is both thrilled and humbled to return for year two as the icon that is CHER. Year one taught her more than she can ever say and she is so grateful to be back. Favorite credits: Doctor (Next to Normal), Baker’s Wife (Into the Woods), Gina (REWIND); alongwith bandleading and audiobook narration. Her cup runneth over with gratitude for her family, friends, Nick, Uisge and BBB. @mscott3
FRANKIE MARASA 5TH (Sonny Bono) is so excited to be making his National Tour debut! Recent Theatre credits include Jersey Boys (Joe Pesci), Avenue Q (Princeton), Into the Woods (Jack) TV/Film: “Grosse Pointe Garden Society”, “The Electric State”, “Young Dylan”. Many thanks to Michele at Take 3 Talent, Reiser, and most importantly, his family. @thefrankie5
ZACK ZAROMATIDIS (Gregg Allman/John Southall) is elated to be back with this fabulous show! PrZack is thrilled to be joining the cast of The Cher Show on Tour! CREDITS: Bandstand (Donny Notiviski - National Tour) Million Dollar Quartet: Christmas (Carl Perkins - National Tour) The Cher Show (Rob Camilletti - Ogunquit Playhouse) TV: Law & Order. Love to my family, Malia and BLOC agency. IG: @ZackZaro TikTok: @ZackZaroMusic Let’s rock!
TYLER PIRRUNG (Bob Mackie/Robert Altman/Frank) is absolutely bedazzled to continue spreading Mackie Magic around the country for another season! Some favorite credits: Elf (Buddy – Arizona Broadway Theatre), Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio – Little Theatre on the Square & Bob Crewe - City Springs Theatre Co.), Spamalot (Historian – City Springs Theatre Co.), Cabaret (Emcee – Glow Lyric Theatre). Much love to his friends and family for their endless support and the MTA fam! IG: @tylerpirrung
KRISTIN ROSE KELLEHER (Georgia Holt/Lucille Ball, u/s Star) is thrilled to be making her National Tour debut with The Cher Show! Most recently, Kristin was seen as Donna in MAMMA MIA! with Royal Caribbean International. Other favorite credits include Factory Girl in Les Miserables (Riverside Theatre), Tanya in MAMMA MIA! (Royal Caribbean), Cassandra Austen in Austen’s Pride (ACT of CT), and South Pacific (Ogunquit Playhouse). Endless gratitude for the support of her family and friends. Big thanks to the team at Avalon! For Dad. IG: @kristinrosekelleher
NEFTALI A. BENITEZ (Ensemble, Dave Clark Five, Bob Mackie’s Assistant) (he/him) is incredibly honored to return to The Cher Show Nat’l tour family!! Other credits: We’ll Meet Again (Ensemble), AIDAmar (Dancer), Guys and Dolls (BrandyBottleBates) and Grumpy Old Men (Bo). He thanks his family, friends, and Bianca profusely for their continued support! www.neftalibenitez.com Insta: @neffybear
ALLI BOSSART (Swing, u/s Georgia Holt/Lucille Ball) is overjoyed to be making her National Tour debut! Regional: Crazy for You (Ogunquit Playhouse), Cabaret (Coachella Valley Repertory), Cinderella, Sister Act (Summer Repertory Theatre Festival), and The Music Man (Segerstrom Center Pacific Symphony). BFA: CCM. Love and gratitude to family, friends, and Carson Kolker Org.
EMMA JADE BRANSON (Ensemble, Dark Lady) is very happy to be returning for her second season with The Cher Show National Tour! Proud Eastern Washington native and alumnus of Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Emma has performed across the U.S. and internationally with Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Thank you to the entire creative team for this opportunity! All my love to my family for their endless support. IG: @emmabranson
KEVIN MICHAEL BUCKLEY (Ensemble, Phil Spector/Sid the Censor/Male ET Reporter, Dave Clark Five, u/s Sonny Bono) is thrilled to be making his national tour debut. In addition to acting, he writes/produces his own pop music as ‘Kev!’ on all streaming platforms. Some credits include: The Cher Show (Gateway Playhouse), Guys & Dolls (Theatre Aspen), & The Wizard of Oz (Vital Theatre). Thank you to my family, friends, teachers, and agents at UIA. Congratulations to the entire cast, crew, and creative team. @kevin_m_buckley
SAMANTHA BUTTS (Ensemble) Is thrilled to be continuing with the company for her second year! Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio and a BFA graduate from Marymount Manhattan College. Credits: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Rockette), Destiny Of Desire (Assistant Choreographer – The Old Globe Theater), Women On Fire (Ensemble – Royal Family Productions) Love to her amazing parents Wendy and Erik! @samanthaniicolee www.samanthabutts.net
IRAYA CATALINA (Ensemble, Studio Singer) is incredibly honored to make their national tour debut with The Cher Show! Favorite credits include The Marvelous Wonderettes (Cindy Lou), Cats (Demeter), and Chicago (Annie, U/S Velma). Viterbo MT c/o ‘23. All the love to their mom, Ninfa. 1 Cor 16:14. irayacatalina.com @irayacatalina
GRACE CRUGNALE (Ensemble, Studio Singer, Girl Group, u/s Lady) National tour debut! Credits: Grease (Marty), Cats (Cassandra u/s Bombalurina & Demeter), Catch Me If You Can. Grace also released her first EP of Christmas music in 2022, and her version of “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” was featured in the 2023 Netflix original “Best. Christmas. Ever!”, available to listen wherever you stream music. All my love to The Hybrid Agency, Friends and Family, and if you’re reading this I love you too!! @gracecrugnale
CATHERINE GARCкA (Ensemble, Colleen, u/s Babe) National tour debut! Regional: West Side Story (Anita), Flashdance (Alex Owens), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Sarah), 9 to 5 (Maria, Judy U/S). Oklahoma City University graduate. Thanks to Bloc Talent and the Cher Show team! Love to my family, Dr. C, and Ethan. Alla famiglia!
KIRSTIN ANGELINA HENRY(Ensemble, Bridget, u/s Babe) is a proud boricua from Cleveland, Ohio. Other credits include In The Heights (Carla), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), West Side Story (Rosalia), and BKLYN (Brooklyn). She thanks her dear friends, family, and Pantera Murphy the Agency for their constant and unwavering support. For her Angels. #TPOG kirstinangelinahenry.com
MASON DERRECK LEWIS (Ensemble, Lee/Top of the Pops Host, u/s Bob Mackie/Robert Altman/Frank, Dance Captain) is stoked to be back on the road with The Cher Show! Some favorite credits: Pippin (National Tour - Manson Trio, Pippin & Lewis u/s), Mary Poppins (City Springs Theater), Singer/Dancer with Norwegian Creative Studios. Represented by Jim Keith at MTA. I love you, Stephen! @masondlewis / www.masondlewis.com
CLAIRE MARSHALL (Ensemble, Girl Group, u/s Georgia Holt/Lucille Ball, u/s Star, u/s Lady) (she/her) is a California girl making her national tour debut! BFA Musical Theatre & Minor in Dance from Missouri State University (go bears!). Favorite credits include Xanadu (Kira), Anything Goes (Virtue, Reno U/S), A Chorus Line (Judy Turner), and Crazy for You (Dance Captain). @claire.m__ claire-marshall.net
HANS MUEH (Ensemble, Dave Clark Five, Steve the Scribe, u/s Sonny Bono, u/s Rob Camilletti, u/s Gregg Allman/John Southall) is excited to be making his national tour debut! Freshly graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in Musical Theater and having since played Drew in Rock of Ages at the Numerica PAC in Washington, he’d like to thank and acknowledge his family, friends, and educators for getting him so far! @the_daily_muehs
JONAH NASH (Ensemble, Dave Clark Five, Bob Mackie’s Assistant) (they/he) is a proud Southern native from Atlanta, Georgia. Tours: Mean Girls (Ensemble/Damian US), A Chorus Line: Japan (Richie). Regional: CAPRI: World Premiere, Beautiful (Asolo Rep) & The Bodyguard (TBTS). Huge thanks to God, Team Nash and The Collective Talent for their love & support! @jonahrnash
SYDNEY ROSE (Ensemble, Girl Group, Female ET Reporter, u/s Dark Lady) is thrilled to be going on her first tour with The Cher Show! She recently received her BFA in Music Theatre from The Hartt School. Credits include: The Little Mermaid (Ariel) at New Paradigm Theatre. Readings: Little Miss Perfect (Ensemble) at the Goodspeed Opera House. Sydney would like to thank her amazing reps Katie and Shana for all of their love and support! She would also like to give thanks to her family, friends, mentors, and the entire team of The Cher Show! “If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen.” - Cher @sydneyyrosee
BLAISE ROSSMANN (Swing, u/s Bob Mackie, Frank) is thrilled to turn back time! National Tour: Pretty Woman The Musical. International Tour: Pretty Woman The Musical. Regional: MTWichita, Theatre By The Sea, Syracuse Stage, The Glimmerglass Festival. BFA, Syracuse University ’24; The LINK Program, Class 6. Love and thank you’s to my family, friends, and The Collective Talent Agency! @blaiserossmann
MARK TRAN RUSS (Ensemble, Infomercial Director/Digby the Writer, Dave Clark Five, u/s Rob Camilleti) is so excited to be back on The Cher Show for its second year. Regional: Annie (The Muny), White Christmas, Funny Girl (Maine State Music Theatre), and Beauty and the Beast (Engeman Theatre). BFA Shenandoah ‘23. So much love for his family, friends, and the CTG fam! marktranruss.com / @markruss19
RICK ELICE (Book) Jersey Boys, Rick’s first Broadway credit, co-authored with Marshall Brickman, won the Tony Award, the Grammy Award and the Olivier Award for Best Musical, and is in the record books as the twelfth longest-running show in Broadway history. With Marshall Brickman and Andrew Lippa, he wrote The Addams Family, starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. For the past five years, The Addams Family has been the number one or number two most licensed musical in North America. His first play, Peter and the Starcatcher, directed by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, received more Tony Award nominations than any American play in Broadway history, and won five 2012 Tony Awards. For the past six years, the play has consistently been in the top five most produced plays in North America. Rick also wrote the double Tony Award-winning The Cher Show for Broadway, directed by Jason Moore; the world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse of a new musical, My Very Own British Invasion, directed by Jerry Mitchell; the world premiere at The Old Globe of a new musical, Dog and Pony, with music and lyrics by Michael Patrick Walker; and the world premiere of a new musical, Turn of the Century, co-authored with Marshall Brickman, directed by Tommy Tune. Current projects include The Princess Bride for Disney, and Smash for Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron, and Steven Spielberg with Bob Martin; Monopoly, for Hasbro, with David Rossmer and Dan Lipton; and Mad Season, with Rob Thomas, Matt Serletic and Matt Walden of Matchbox Twenty, directed by Schele Williams. Rick is also adapting Sara Gruen’s popular novel Water for Elephants for the stage with the acclaimed theater collective, Pig Pen, directed by Jessica Stone; and writing an entirely original musical (!) based on the rivalry between Darwin and Roget, love, death, madness and the creation of Roget’s Thesaurus, with 2021 Ed Kleban Award winner, Benjamin Scheuer. Rick’s book, Finding Roger, An Improbably Theatrical Love Story, a tribute to his late husband, Roger Rees, is
published by Kingswell.
CASEY HUSHION (Direction) Broadway: Associate/Resident Director of Mean Girls, Aladdin, The Prom, In The Heights, Elf, The Drowsy Chaperone, To Be Or Not to Be and Good Vibrations. Other New York credits include Call Me Madam (Encores) and Fat Camp. Upcoming projects: National Tour of the new hit play Clue, which premiered at Cleveland Playhouse and Mystic Pizza, slated to launch a tour out of La Mirada Theatre. Also upcoming, Beautiful at Paper Mill Playhouse, where she has also directed Murder On The Orient Express, A Jolly Holiday and Beehive. Casey has directed regionally at George Street Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House, Walnut Street Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company and many more. Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre for ten years. Television: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Tonight Show, Good Morning America, The View, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NBC Special One Night Only: The Best of Broadway. Love to Marc and her three kids, Lincoln, Violet and Jane. www.caseyhushion.com
ANTOINETTE DIPIETROPOLO (Choreography) Officially the first choreographer in the country of Saudi Arabia. Choreographer, Fame US Tour; Annie, Muny; Candide, starring George Hearn, Rita Moreno, San Francisco Opera; Big Apple Circus In NYC; As Director/Choreographer Ragtime, Lyric Stage (nominated in 14 categories for the Theatre League Awards); Ragtime, North Carolina Theatre, (Winner Best Choreographer, Triangle Theatre Award); Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia, Hairspray, Argyle Theater; Jersey Boys WPPAC; Director, US Tour MasterChef Live; International Tour of Got Talent Live www.AntoinetteDiPietropolo.com follow me @antoinettedip
KELLY JAMES TIGHE (Set Design and Co-Video Design) Off-Broadway/national tours: Martin Luther on Trial, Shadowlands, The Most Reluctant Convert, The Great Divorce, The Fantasticks, Almost Heaven, Movin’ Out, Shear Madness, Cats... Regional: Disney Theatrical, Paper Mill Playhouse, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Center REPertory Company, SlowBurn Theater, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, TUTS, Gateway Playhouse, Broadway By the Bay, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, Ray of Light Theatre. Kelly’s theatrical work is published in the textbook Scene Design and Stage Lighting and his work as an illustrator has been published in Mooseltoe, A Moose and a Dream. Awards/recognitions: SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, DramaLogue, and Shellie Awards. IG: kellyjtighe web: kjtdesign.com
BOB MACKIE (Original Broadway and Tour Costume Design) Costume and fashion designer Bob Mackie is a nine-time Emmy Award winner, Geoffrey Beene CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and has three Oscar nominations. Most recently he received a 2019 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for his work on The Cher Show. His Broadway credits include Moon Over Buffalo and Putting It Together, starring Carol Burnett, Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, Minnelli on Minnelli, Lorelei with Carol Channing, and On the Town with Bernadette Peters and Phyllis Newman. Broadway on television: “Once Upon a Mattress” starring Carol Burnett, “Gypsy” starring Bette Midler, “Carousel,” “Brigadoon,” “Of Thee I Sing,” and “Kismet.” His inventive and memorable designs have helped raise entertainers like Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Cher, Elton John, Ann-Margret, Bernadette Peters, Mitzi Gaynor, Carol Burnett, Bette Midler, Pink, and Cher to iconic status both onscreen and off.
CHARLIE MORRISON (Lighting Design) NYC/National/International tours: Disney’s The Little Mermaid, A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, A Chorus Line, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Saigon, Disney’s Aida, The Producers, Man of La Mancha, Guys and Dolls, Groovaloo, Hello, Dolly!, My Fair Lady, The King and I, Spelling Bee, Gypsy, 42nd Street, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, The Who’s Tommy, Titanic, The Music Man and many others. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Guthrie Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Goodspeed Musicals, Seattle Repertory, Seattle 5th Avenue, Broadway Sacramento, Theatre Under the Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals, Kansas City Starlight, Pittsburgh CLO, George Street Playhouse, North Carolina Theatre, PlayMakers Repertory, Tulsa Opera and many others. TV: Finding Magic Mike for HBOMax. Charlie is the recipient of two Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design. www.cmlighting.com
DANIEL LUNDBERG (Sound Design) Daniel has designed for Roundabout Theatre Company, The Public Theater, New York Stage and Film, The REV, A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut, His Story (Dallas), and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live (Tour). Sound engineer and assistant design credits include 15 Broadway productions, 11 tours, six circuses, two theme parks, and many concerts. BFA Carnegie Mellon. It’s great to be here!
JONATHAN INFANTE (Video Design) Jonathan Infante is a multi-media designer and artist based out of Southern California. Owner of Infante Media, a boutique production company, that has developed video content for television, film, museums, concert tours, plays, and musicals around the world. He thanks his family and friends for their continued support. Most recent credits: Disney’s Tarzan the Musical (Moonlight) The Revolutionist, Legally Blonde 2022/23 US National Tour, An American in Paris / South Pacific 2022 Tour, and Dreamgirls 2020 Asia Tour. Regional Credits: Shrek (3D-T), Matilda (Tuachan), Prince Of Egypt (Tuacahn), Beauty and the Beast (MRE), Newsies (Moonlight), Big Fish (Moonlight), Mary Poppins (MRE), Damn Yankees (Sacramento Music Circus) American Idiot (LMT).
KRISTIN STOWELL (Music Supervisor) is a music director, pianist, composer, arranger, copyist, and educator based in Washington, D.C. Recent credits include music directing the world premieres of On Cedar Street (Berkshire Theatre Group) and Mystic Pizza (Ogunquit Playhouse), and the regional premiere of The Cher Show (Ogunquit Playhouse). Her original award-winning musical Endometriosis: The Musical was featured in the 2022 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Kristin currently serves on the musical theatre faculty at American University.
Roxanne De Luna (Wig Design) Debut design with Big League. North Carolina Theater: Beautiful, The Carole King Musical, Kinky Boots. Ogunquit Playhouse: Tootsie, The New Broadway Musical, Da Vinci Code, Singing In The Rain, Beautiful, The Carole King Musical, Mr. Hollands Opus The New Musical (World Premiere), The Nutty Professor, The Cher Show, Young Frankenstein, Mystic Pizza (World Premiere), Escape to Margaritaville, Annie the Musical, Kinky Boots, Menopause, Cabaret, 42nd Street, Elf the Musical. Cleveland Playhouse: Light It UP!. Playmakers Repertory Company LORT-D: My Fair Lady, Intimate Apparel.
ALISON FRANCK, C.S.A. (Casting Director) has been a casting director in NYC for over 25 years. She started as an assistant for many Broadway Productions, then she worked in film/TV for several years, then from 2000-2010, she was the Resident Casting Director at Paper Mill Playhouse. In 2011 she joined the team at Liz Lewis Casting Partners, where she cast commercials, voiceovers, film/TV, and theatre. Alison now runs her own company, Franck Casting, where she has cast several tours of well-known musicals including Legally Blonde, Dreamgirls, An American in Paris, A Christmas Story: The Musical, A Chorus Line, The Simon and Garfunkel Story Live and Little Women, the Musical, now on tour. www.franckcasting.com
JANINE LOESCH (Costume Coordinator) is a New York based Costume Designer and Coordinator. Janine is happy to be involved in her first Big League Tour. Previously her designs have been seen at The Gateway on Long Island. Her favorites include As You Like It, Evita, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical and Jersey Boys. Janine was a Wardrobe Supervisor on the World Premiere Off-Broadway Production of The Last Supper, the Original Off-Broadway Production of Americano, and the Off-Broadway Production of Fiddler on the Roof: In Yiddish with English Supertitles. This is the second time Janine has been involved in a production of The Cher Show, and is happy to be working with an amazing team! Special thanks to Casey, Dan, and her family and friends for their love and support!
KAITLIN BUTTOFUCO (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back on the road after being the ASM for the First National Tour of The Cher Show. Regional ASM credits: Jersey Boys, The Bodyguard, My Way (Theatre by the Sea). Select regional credits: Kinky Boots, R&H Cinderella, Million Dollar Quartet, Rent.
WENDY J. CONNOR/DONNA FIEGEL (Tour Press & Marketing) TRUE Marketing is a full-service entertainment marketing firm based in Orlando, Florida that boasts a full Marketing and Public Relations Consulting Team, Graphic Design Department, and Social Marketing Strategy Team. Team TRUE has worked on national tours of A Christmas Story – The Musical, An American In Paris, Legally Blonde, A Chorus Line, My Fair Lady, Spring Awakening, The Producers, 42nd Street, Dreamgirls, South Pacific, Guys and Dolls, and The Wizard of Oz. www.TeamTRUE.com
BROADWAY LICENSING GLOBAL and its family of imprints (Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts, and Stageworks) is the global leader in theatrical licensing and distribution. The iconic works represented epitomize the greatest collection of authors, composers, lyricists, and underlying rights holders across the globe including Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Lynn Nottage, Alan Menken, Stephen King, the Bee Gees, The Beatles, and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions. The Broadway Licensing Global collection of titles represents an astonishing 40 Tony Award® and 49 Pulitzer Prize-winning works. The company leverages its team’s expertise in licensing, theatrical production, theatre education, and content creation to diversify, strengthen, and rapidly expand its portfolio into new sectors and markets. Founded in 2017, Broadway Licensing has quickly scaled and, as of 2022, the company represents 8 of the Top 10 most produced plays in professional theatres and 9 of the Top 10 most produced plays in High Schools.
BROADWAY & BEYOND THEATRICALS (Tour Booking) Led by founders and industry veterans Tracey McFarland, Victoria Lang, and Ryan Bogner, Broadway & Beyond Theatricals (BBT) is dedicated to the distribution and creation of quality branded theatrical content for traditional and non-traditional venues throughout North America and beyond. BBT’s booking division delivers quality productions tailored to a venue’s size and budget; the Content division offers commercial producers and IP stakeholders strategic management, consulting services and distribution solutions while producing quality theatrical content in New York and for the road. On Broadway as Producer: The Cottage, The Kite Runner. Broadway tours as agent: The Cher Show, The Kite Runner, The Addams Family Musical, An American In Paris, Legally Blonde, Million Dollar Quartet Christmas & and more. www.bbtheatricals.com
BIG LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS/DANIEL SHER (Producer) is celebrating its 34th season of producing and general managing Broadway tours of shows and attractions throughout the world. Early highlights were collaborations with Disney on Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (US Tours, Taiwan, and China) and with Cameron Mackintosh on a new production of Miss Saigon. Also, the Tony®-Award winning Broadway revival of 42nd Street and Susan Stroman’s Broadway production of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man. Others: Footloose (Las Vegas, US Tour), Titanic, 1776, Peter Pan,A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum starring Rip Taylor, Blast!, The Who’s Tommy (US Tour, South America, Europe, and Japan), Ain’t Misbehavin’ with Ruben Studdard, and the First National Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang– flying car and all. More recent: The Producers (Susan Stroman’s original work), Hello, Dolly! with Sally Struthers, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady (US Tour and China premiere), original hip-hop dance show Groovaloo (Off-Broadway), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (10 US Tours, Grand Ole Opry, and Madison Square Garden), Dreamgirls (US Tour, China premiere, Japan), Hair (US Tour and Japan), Bring it On (US Tour and Japan), Legally Blonde, and Little Women, as well as continued touring its flagship production of A Christmas Story The Musical. Current work includes The Cher Show national tour and a new touring production of The Addams Family. Future tours include Meredith Willson’s The Music Man.
ProducER AND General MANAGER
Big League Productions, Inc.
President
Daniel Sher
General Manager
Zach Krohn
Associate Producer and
Associate General Manager
Sophie Whitfield
Management Consultant
Brent Watkins
Travel Consultant
Gina Willens
Accounting
Neuschatz, Neuschatz, Herman & Hanke, LLP
Insurance Edgewood Partners Insurance Center
Banking JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Payroll
Checks & Balances Payroll
Travel
Road Concierge
TECHNICAL & CREATIVE STAFF
Company Manager
Owen O’Brien
Production Stage Manager
Kaitlin Buttofuco
Associate Director
Saki Kawamura
Associate Choreographer
Emilie Reiner
Assistant Choreographer
Michelle Arotsky
Associate Lighting Designer
Jason Flamos
Associate Sound Designer
Anthony Lopez
Technical Consultant
Paul Gould
Lighting Consultant
Martin Cox
Production Sound
Thomas Ford
Keyboard Programmer
Jim Harp
Assistant Stage Manager
Lucas Gomes
Assistant Company Manager
Henry Hernandez
Head Carpenter
Tim Scott
Assistant Carpenter/Flyman
Jonathan Rogers
Head Electrician
Ryan Anderson
Assistant Electrician/Board Op
Dimitri Taylor
Assistant Electrician/Video
Cody Neuman
Swing Technician/Asst. Electrician
LaVar Taylor
Head Sound
Rachel Hall
Anthony Lopez
Assistant Sound
Manny Rodriguez
Allison Lourens
Head Props
Kelly Butler
Head Wardrobe
John Beltre
Star Dresser/Wardrobe
Donna MacNaughton
Head Hair/Makeup
Lisha Michel
Marketing Intern
Owen Parker
Tour Booking
Broadway & Beyond Theatricals
Tracey McFarland Ryan Bogner Victoria Lang
Jaymi Gilmour Megan Savage Kelsey Young
Monica Smith Gauri Mangala Mary Alex Daniels
TOUR PRESS & MARKETING
TRUE Marketing
Wendy J. Connor
Donna Fiegel
BROADCAST ADVERTISING &
MEDIA PRODUCTION
Fresh Produce Productions
Frank Basile
CREDITS
Scenery provided by Dallas Stage Scenery,
IWEISS, McGuire Scenic, AND ROSE BRAND
Lighting provided by Intelligent Lighting Services Ltd
Sound provided by Big League Productions
Trucking provided by Janco AND YOKE TRANSPORT
Busing provided by Peak Touring and Lamoille Valley
Hotels ARRANGED by Road CONCIERGE
CREDITS
Scenery provided by Dallas Stage Scenery,
IWEISS, McGuire Scenic, AND ROSE BRAND
Lighting provided by Intelligent Lighting Services Ltd
Sound provided by Big League Productions
Trucking provided by Janco AND YOKE TRANSPORT
Busing provided by Peak Touring and Lamoille Valley
Hotels ARRANGED by Road CONCIERGE
THE CHER SHOW rehearsed at Ripley-Grier Studios
305 West 38th Street, NEW YORK NY
www.thechershowtour.com
@chershowontour
MUSIC CREDITS
“Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do” Written by Porter Grainger, Robert Graham Prince, Clarence Williams, James Witherspoon. Used with permission of Great Standards Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP). “All I Ever Need Is You” Written by Jimmy Holiday and Eddie Reeves. Used with permission of EMI U Catalog Inc. (ASCAP). “Bang Bang” Written by Sonny Bono. Used with permission of Cotillion Music Inc (BMI). “Be My Baby” Written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Philip Spector. Used with permission of Universal Songs of Polygram (BMI), Mother Bertha Music (BMI), Trio Music Company (BMI), ABKCO Music Inc. (BMI). “Believe” Written by Paul Michael Barry, Brian Thomas Higgins, Steven Torch. Used with permission of WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hipgnosis Songs/Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd (PRS), PB Songs Ltd/Universal Polygram Int. Publishing Inc. (ASCAP), BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (BMI). “Da Doo Ron Ron” Written by Jeffy Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phillip Spector. Used with permission of Universal Songs of Polygram Intl. (BMI), Mother Bertha Music Inc. (BMI), ABKCO Music Inc. (BMI). “Half Breed” Written by Al Capps, Mary Dean. Used with permission of Blue Monday Music (BMI). “I Got You Babe” Written by Sonny Bono. Used with permission of Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI). "It Don't Come Easy" Written by Richard Starkey. Used with permission of BMG Platinum Songs (BMI) obo Startling Music Ltd. “I Like It Like That” Written by Christopher Kenner EMI Longitude Music (BMI). Used by permission of Sony/ATV Music Publishing. “If I Could Turn Back Time” Written by Diane Warren. Used with permission of RealSongs (ASCAP). “Little Man” Written by Sonny Bono. Used with permission of Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI). “Songs For The Lonely” Written by Paul Barry, Mark Taylor, Steve Torch. Used with permission of Metrophonic Music Ltd. (ASCAP)/Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (ASCAP), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI). “The Beat Goes On” Written by Sonny Bono. Used by permission of Warner Chappell. “The Shoop Shoop Song” Written by Rudy Clark. Used by permission of By The Bay Music (BMI)/Trio Music Company (BMI). “Vamp” Written by Walter Earl Brown. Used by permission of EBA Music (ASCAP). “You Better Sit Down Kids” Written by Sonny Bono. Used by permission of Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI). “You Haven’t Seen The Last of Me” Written by Diane Warren. Used by permission of RealSongs (BMI). “A Different Kind of Love Song” Written by Johan Par Aberg, Michelle Robin Lewis, Sigurd Heimdal Roesnes. Used with permission of Wannabite Music (ASCAP)/Universal Music MGB Songs (ASCAP). “A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes” Written by Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston. Used with permission of Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP). “Baby Don’t Go” Written by Sonny Bono. Used with permission of Mother Bertha Music (BMI), Ten-East Music (BMI), Warner Chappell Music Publishing. “Dark Lady” Written by Johnny Durrill. Used with permission of Universal Music - MGB Songs (ASCAP). “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves” Written by Bob Stone. Used with permission of Universal Music Careers (BMI). “Heart of Stone” Written by Andrew Gerard Hil, Peter John Sinfield. Used with permission of BMG VM Music Ltd. (PRS). “I Found Someone” Written by Michael Bolton, Mark Mangold. Used with permission of But For Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), Is Hot Music Ltd./EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI). “Just Like Jesse James” Written by Desmond Child, Dianne Warren. Used with permission of Universal Polygram International Inc. (ASCAP), RealSongs (ASCAP). “Living In A House Divided” Wriitten by Tom Bahler. Used by permission of Universal Music Careers (BMI). “Midnight Rider” Written by Greg Allman and Robert Payne. Used with permission of Unichappell Music Inc and Elijah Blue Music. “Rambling Man” Written by Richard Betts. Used with permission of Unichappell Music Inc. Forest Richard Betts Music (BMI). “Save Up All Your Tears” Written by Desmond Child, Dianne Warren. Used with permission of Universal Polygram International Inc. (ASCAP), RealSongs (ASCAP). “Strong Enough” Written by Paul Michael Barry, Market Phillip Taylor. Used with permission of PB Songs Ltd/Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (ASCAP). “Take Me Home” Written by Michele Aller, Bob Esty. Used with permission of Rick’s Music Inc/ (BMI), Rightsong Music Inc. (BMI). “The Beat Goes On” Written by Sonny Bono. Used by permission of Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI). “The Way of Love” Written by Jaccques Dieval, Al Stillman, Mariano Ruiz. Used by permission of Chappell-Co. Inc. (ASCAP), Music Sales Corp. (ASCAP). “This Is A Woman’s World” Written by Matt Morris, Paul Oakenfold, Anthony “TC” Crawford and Joshua “J.D.” Walker. Used with Permission of BMG Blue, Mass Transit Music, Music of Big Deal. “When The Money’s Gone” Written by Bruce Roberts, Donna Weiss. Used by permission of Reservoir Media Management, Donna Weiss Music, Inc. (BMI).
Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
United Scenic Artists • Local USA 829 of the I.A.T.S.E represents the Designers & Scenic Artists for the American Theatre
THE USE OF ANY RECORDING DEVICE, EITHER
AUDIO OR VIDEO, AND THE TAKING OF PHOTOGRAPHS,
EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT FLASH, IS
STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
