Soap Star/DANCE CAPTAIN
STACEY HARRIS
ProfessionAL Woman
MARY LOUISE LEE
Earth Mother
INGRID COLE
IOWA Housewife
TERRI DIXON
STAGE MANAGER
colton robertson
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
COURTNEY POBST
LIGHTING SUPERVISOR/ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGER
AARON GIBSON
AUDIO SUPERVISOR
Asher Georges
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
KEVIN PATTERSON
The entire action of the play takes place on The S.S. Gigantic Cruise Ship.
Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
will be performed without an intermission.
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity
Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION • www.actorsequity.org
Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre 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.
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, pagers and watches, lest they find themselves overboard. Sit back, relax, and enjoy cruising through the change.
INGRID COLE (Earth Mother) is a critically acclaimed Actor/Singer who has been honored with The Suzi Bass Award for “Best Leading Actress in a Musical” for her role in A CATERED AFFAIR and for her role as Rose in GYPSY and as The Medium/Aunt in SEE WHAT I WANT TO SEE for which Ms Cole won Best Actress in a Musical-Atlanta Theatre Fan Winner. She has been a member of MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® since 2005. Other national credits include INTO THE WOODS, MARY POPPINS, GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING, CHICAGO, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, CALL ME MADAM, RAGTIME, THE MIKADO, CINDERELLA, THE MEDIUM, NATALIE NEEDS A NIGHTIE, PIRATES OF PENZANCE and NUNSENSE. Ms. Cole has written and produced a one woman cabaret show COLE SINGS COLE Songs of Cole Porter. Follow her on instagram @IngCole or on Facebook at Ingrid Cole.
TERRI DIXON (Iowa Housewife) hails from the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC. She now lives in Bonita Springs, Florida. Credits include: Broadway, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE; National Tours, MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS with Ann Margret, MY ONE AND ONLY; Regional Theatre, ALWAYS, PATSY CLINE (The Wick, New Harmony Theatre), DROWSY CHAPERONE (Alhambra Theatre), SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE (Maine State Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre), WAITING FOR THE MOON (World Premiere of Frank Wildhorn’s Production at Lenape Performing Arts Center) and many others. Terri entertained on 5-Star cruise ships for many years - both on the Production Team and as a solo artist. TerriDixonSings.com. She thanks her husband and family for all their love and support.
STACEY HARRIS (Soap Star/Choreography Supervisor) is delighted to join the MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH ‘THE CHANGE’® family! Broadway: BELLS ARE RINGING. National Tours: CINDERELLA, SHOW BOAT, DREAMGIRLS. Off Broadway: LONE STAR LOVE, THE GOLDEN LAND, THE MEGILE OF ITZIK MANGER, PARDON MY ENGLISH. Regional favorites: CABARET (Sally Bowles – Wilde Award, Best Lead Actress), THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Morticia), 42ND STREET (Dorothy Brock), CHICAGO (Velma & Roxie), DAMN YANKEES (Lola), MAMMA MIA! (Tanya), CRAZY FOR YOU (Irene), ROMANCE/ROMANCE (Josefine/Monica), BYE BYE BIRDIE (Rose), BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS (Blanche), I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (Woman 2), LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS (Elaine), MY ONE AND ONLY (Edythe), SYNCOPATION (Anna). Northwestern University graduate. Stacey-Harris.com
MARY LOUISE LEE (Professional Woman) is excited to be back with the MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® family! She is an award-winning actor, vocalist, band leader, arts advocate, vocal coach, and digital marketer. She has toured Asia and Central America singing for the troops of the US Department of Defense. Mary Louise has performed at several high profile events including the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Democratic National Conventions, and was a Season 9 contestant on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Some of her favorite roles include Professional Woman in MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, Mama in RAISIN THE MUSICAL, Clairee in STEEL MAGNOLIAS, Mama Rose in GYPSY, Caroline in CAROLINE OR CHANGE, and Billie Holiday in LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL. IG: mary_louise_lee
Colton Robertson (he/him) (Stage Manager) is a Brooklyn-based AEA stage manager. Tours: Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical, Dot Dot Dot: A New Musical, Junie B’s Essential Guide to School, El Otro Oz. Off-Broadway/NY (selected): A White Man’s Guide to Rikers Island, How to Live, Rough Trade, The Secret Life of Seaweed, Pan Asian Rep, The Amoralists. Cabaret: Electric Moon Cabaret, Slay This Way 2, The Duplex Cabaret. Dance: Shadows. Regional: Sun Valley Music Festival, The Phoenix Symphony, Orange Theater Company. Proud to be joining the MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2® team! @coltonrob
COURTNEY POBST (she/her) (Assistant Stage Manager) is from sunny San Diego, California. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of California Riverside with degrees in Theatre and Creative Writing. She stage manages in-park shows at Universal Studios Hollywood, and seasonally serves as the Company Manager for Drama Club Camp, a writers residency for developing musical theatre, in rural Maine. Other credits include: NUTCRACKER! MAGICAL CHRISTMAS BALLET (SM, national tour), DOT DOT DOT: A NEW MUSICAL (SM, national tour,) THE REALNESS (ASM, Illinois Theatre), LA PIÑATA (PSM, ArtShare LA), ONCE (ASM, Laguna Playhouse), CABARET (SM, University of California Riverside).
JEANIE LINDERS (Original Stage Play Creator) created and wrote the original MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL®, and was a passionate voice for a generation of women facing more than just hot flashes. She was the recipient of the Veteran Feminist Medal of Honor presented by Gloria Steinem, and funded women’s education and housing programs from New Orleans to Kenya and Ghana, as well as raising over a million dollars for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, as well as other charities. Jeanie’s work in entertainment spanned three decades and included theatre, multi stage music festivals, and celebrity-driven events. She also launched The Center for Art & Entertainment and completed her Marge Potter book series. We continue to honor Jeanie’s memory and legacy by sharing her humor, heart, and wit onstage each night, spreading her healing laughter across the world.
KAREN BISHKO (Additional Book & Lyrics) In 2007, Karen opened for UK boyband Take That. Karen has two other musicals, THE FAN and SINGLE in the works. Her song “Parallel Life” was a finalist for the Stiles and Drewe prize in 2022. Karen was nominated for Outstanding Original Music by the NY Innovative Theatre Awards for the musical SHADOWS. https://karenbishko.com
JEANETTE HOPKINS (Additional Book & Lyrics) writer, playwright, composer, vocal/acting coach. Alumni of Ohio University. Body of work includes, words/music/book for the musicals BOMBSHELLS and LINCOLN TUNNEL. End credit songs for film and television. Creator and writer for series, Sherlock, Main St. Gym, A Place Called Rockwell as well as Las Vegas and Atlantic city shows, Here’s to the Ladies and Multiple Personalities. Her vocal/acting students have starred on Broadway, film and TV.
SETH GREENLEAF (Director) A Tony Award® winner for his work on THE INHERITANCE, STEREOPHONIC and the 50th anniversary production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Seth would be the first to tell you that he’s lived a theatrical life. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film and Television, he was bitten early by the entertainment bug and has worked in theatre and film ever since. Some of his favorite highlights include producing 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL on Broadway with Dolly Parton, co-financing the Tony Award® and Olivier Award-winning musicals THE BOOK OF MORMON and MATILDA THE MUSICAL, and directing the award-winning documentary F(L)AG FOOTBALL (FlagFootballTheMovie.com). He currently has SIX THE MUSICAL and THE BOOK OF MORMON running on Broadway and TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL on national tour in the U.S. Recent productions on Broadway include DEAD OUTLAW, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, and STEREOPHONIC, FUNNY GIRL on national tour in the U.S. and THE SHARK IS BROKEN on tour in the UK. Additional productions in active development include the controversial new Off-Broadway musical SLAM FRANK and YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND, a touring tribute to the enduring friendship and collaboration between Carole King and James Taylor. Seth is also a founding member of the Broadway Green Alliance, helping to green the Great White Way, for more information on that effort please visit BroadwayGreen.com.
JONATHAN STAHL (Choreographer) is honored to have been working on MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH ‘THE CHANGE’® since its beginnings. Having done everything from Ballet to Broadway and from Denver to Dubai, he is thankful to add this choreographic credit to his eclectic career. Although starting as a performer, now his career mostly consists of directing and choreographing. For other current projects and more on his career, please visit jonathan-stahl.com or #fromballet2broadway on Instagram. He hopes you enjoy this awesome show!!
ALAN. J. PLADO (Supervising Music Director) Conductor for the Broadway national tours of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Jersey Boys, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde, Elf The Musical, Memphis. Broadway: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Kinky Boots. Off-Broadway: We’re Still Hot, Jersey Boys, Just a Matter of Time, The Last Word, Shooting Star (NYMF). Alan has worked regionally at Ogunquit Playhouse, Alabama Shakespeare, Laguna Playhouse, Mill Mountain Theater, Theater Aspen, Geva Theater. Recent credits include Scrooge (Arizona Theatre Co.), Beautiful, Jersey Boys, A Chorus Line (The REV). He also serves as the Music Supervisor for Menopause The Musical® (since 2004), and internationally, was the music director/arranger for the show on the West End (Shaw Theater) and in Dublin, Ireland. He is a long-time member of AFM Musicians’ union. For my Dad.
PETER AYLIN (Music Director) conducted his first show at nineteen in the UK. He has performed for the late Princess Diana, worked with Britt Ekland, Cilla Black, Bonnie Langford, Wayne Sleep and Victor Spinetti. He has conducted Dora Bryan in the UK revival tour of Hello Dolly and led the Players Theatre (West End) at the piano for many years. In 1994 Peter moved to Toronto, Canada and has worked there ever since. In 2006, he conducted the Canadian Premier of “Song & Dance”. Peter is privileged to have been a part of the Menopause “family” since its Canadian debut, seventeen years ago.
ADRIANNE HICK (Assistant Music Supervisor) is a native New Yorker who has been a part of the Menopause the Musical® and GFour family since 2022. In addition to assistant musical directing and being a Soap Star with Menopause the musical® 1 & 2, she has worked around the world as an actor and singer, appearing in National and International tours (LES MISERABLES and JEKYLL & HYDE) and regional productions all over the country. Her work has garnered her multiple awards including the Broadway World Award and Tampa Bay Theatre Award. She is also an accomplished cellist, arranger and choral singer.
ROSS O’CONNOR (Arranger/Music Producer) is a highly experienced musical director, composer, and lyricist with over 20 years of experience. He honed his musical talents at the Conservatory of Music Dublin before premiering his own original musical, “New Fish,” in 2019. As an arranger, Ross has worked on various productions, including MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2® in the UK and Ireland. He has also composed and scored music for films, including the upcoming Hallmark Channel feature “From Paradise With Love.” Ross’s versatile and creative musical talents, coupled with his passion and dedication to his craft, have earned him respect and recognition within the industry.
SEAN MCCLELLAND (Scenic Design) Sean, now residing out of Santa Fe, NM has previously spent 15 years in South Florida, from which he has designed 200ish shows with the top theatres in the area and beyond. Along with designing, he has painted most of his sets and backdrops over the years and spends time on his paint easel oil painting. To view more of his work please visit www.symbiontscenic.com.
JEAN-YVES TESSIER (Lighting Design) Original MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® lighting designer Jean-Yves Tessier hails from the cold reaches of Canada and once had a sexy French accent. He has since lost it. If found please take good care of it. He has been rained on exactly 1,452 times. Incredibly this is also his PIN number. The universe is weird that way. What a pleasure returning to the wonderful GFour family and meeting with our four dear friends once again. Enjoy!
DAVID LANZA (Sound Design) is a sound designer based out of Fort Worth, TX. Previous collaborators include Dallas Theater Center, Amphibian Stage, Jubilee Theater, Stage West, Nickelodeon, Alfalfa Studios, Kate Spade, and The Ford Foundation. Love to Nikki, Maggie, Peter, and the Oxford comma. www.DavidLanzaAudio.com
GFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer) proudly produces some of the world’s most recognized shows, from Broadway to the West End. Current and recent productions and investments: DEAD OUTLAW (Broadway); GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS (Broadway); STEREOPHONIC (Broadway, West End); THE SHARK IS BROKEN (West End, Broadway, UK Tour); STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW (West End, Broadway); SIX THE MUSICAL (Broadway, West End and Tour); THE BOOK OF MORMON; THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG; FUNNY GIRL (US Tour). Current tours include TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, and the international sensation MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL® and its sequel. Additional productions in active development include the controversial new Off-Broadway musical SLAM FRANK and YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND a touring tribute to the enduring friendship and collaboration between Carole King and James Taylor. Winners of more than 50 Tony Awards® for their productions including NINE, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, THE INHERITANCE and more. www.GFourProductions.com
Founder/Chairman
Ken Greenblatt
CEO/President
Seth Greenleaf
CFO
Maureen Portlock
Director of Operations & Production
Kim Simari
Director of Casting
Karie Koppel
Associate Director of Sales & Marketing
Alyssa Holland
Associate Director of Operations & Production
Lauren Schwartz
Marketing Coordinator
Erica Gerold
Music Clearances
Chris Robertson
Accountant
Lerro & Chandross Victor Lerro
Sponsorship Consultant
Jim Erlick, The Erlick Group
IP Counsel
St. Onge, Steward, Johnston, & Reens LLC; Gene Winter/Jonathan Winter
Attorney
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP; Stuart Singer/James Grippando
In House Counsel
David Harris
Founder
Kenneth & Sandi Greenblatt
Founder
Alan & Kathi Glist
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL 2: CRUISING THROUGH ‘THE CHANGE’®
is booked exclusively by Columbia Artists Theatricals
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