STATE THEATRE NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
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Executive Producer EVA PRICE
present
Adapted by
MIKE FITELSON
Based on The Nutcracker by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
with Special Guest MC
KURTIS BLOW
DJ BOO ANTHONY “OMEN” CABRERA ESITA “FLYYA” CALHOUN ATHENA CRUZ
MICHAEL DELGADO HALIMA DODO ETHAN EVARO G’BARI “GQ” GILLIAM
SETH “REAKTION” HILLARD TRENT JERAY BAPTISTA KAWA TUMELO “MELO” KHUPE
MARISSA LICATA ZUCE MORALES JESSE SMITH JANAE VALENTINE
Produced by
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
JOHN SCHREIBER, President & CEO
DAVID RODRIGUEZ, Executive Producer
SIMMA LEVINE, Producer
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Costume Designer |
Lighting Designer |
Projection Designer |
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Associate Choreographer |
Original Beats & Remixes |
Casting |
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Tour Marketing |
Press Representative TELLEM GRODY PR |
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General Manager |
Company Manager |
Production Supervisor |
Exclusive Tour Direction |
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Special Guest MC |
KURTIS BLOW |
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The Nutcracker |
ANTHONY “OMEN” CABRER |
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Chocolate, Ensemble |
ESITA “FLYYA” CALHOUN |
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Tea, Ensemble |
ATHENA CRUZ |
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Toy, Ensemble |
MICHAEL DELGADO |
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Maria-Clara |
HALIMA DODO |
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Dad |
G’BARI “GQ” GILLIAM |
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Mouse King, Ensemble |
SETH “REAKTION” HILLARD |
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Flute, Ensemble |
TRENT JERAY |
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Candy, Ensemble |
BAPTISTA KAWA |
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Drosselmeyer |
TUMELO “MELO” KHUPE |
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Toy, Ensemble |
ZUCE MORALES |
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Mom |
JESSE SMITH |
Performance DJ: DJ BOO
Violinist: MARISSA LICATA
Swings: ETHAN EVARO, JANAE VALENTINE
Dance Captain: ETHAN EVARO
New Year’s Eve – Uptown, USA
Act I – During the annual uptown holiday street party, Maria-Clara is upset by her parents’ constant bickering. The mysterious Drosselmeyer appears, bringing magical toys to the party. Drosselmeyer then introduces Maria-Clara to a street vendor selling roasted nuts, who catches her eye because he is different from the other boys on the block. After the party breaks up, Maria-Clara heads home, but on her way, she runs into the menacing Mouse Crew. The Nutcracker, aided by a magic pair of sneakers, defeats the Mouse King and the couple enjoys the romance of winter’s first snowfall.
The Hip Hop Nutcracker will be performed with one 20-minute intermission.
Act II – Drosselmeyer meets Maria-Clara and the Nutcracker and takes them back in time to the Land of Sweets nightclub on New Year’s Eve, 1984. Invisible, the couple watches the party-goers show off the dance styles of the day. Suddenly Maria-Clara realizes she is witnessing the night her parents first met and is overcome by how they were once deeply in love. Back in the present, and with a little more magic, Maria-Clara and The Nutcracker help Mom and Dad reconcile. The community joins them in the celebration.
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Assistant Company Manager |
MICHELE METZGER |
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Production Manager |
SHANE ANDERSON |
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Costume Design Assistant |
AZAEL ACOSTA |
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Associate Lighting Designer |
COBY CHASMAN-BECK |
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Associate Projection Designer |
JESUS HURTADO |
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Prop Design and Construction |
JACKSON BERKLEY |
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Moving Light Programmer |
JEFF ENGLANDER |
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Moving Light Programmer |
TOM SNYDER |
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Projection Unreal Artist |
MARII YOSHIDA |
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Projection Animator |
PATRICIA LUNA |
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QLab Programmer |
SCOTT GARNER |
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Production Electrician |
JOHN WEATHERS |
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Electrician |
ROBERT VIRZERA |
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Technical/Lighting Director |
CHARLES ANDRESS |
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Audio/Video Technician |
IAN WEHRLE |
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Wardrobe Supervisor |
JENNA TRAVIS |
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Stitcher |
WHITNEY OPPENHEIMER |
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Production Assistant |
HARRISON NEWTON |
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Original Company Associate Director/Choreographer |
TAEKO KOJI |
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Digital Marketing |
FORTUNE WEB MARKETING |
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Production Photography |
TIMOTHY NORRIS |
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Tour Promotional Video |
CARRINGTON SPIRES |
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Social Media Captain |
JANAE VALENTINE |
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Physical Therapy |
NEURO TOUR PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC. |
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Director of People & Inclusion |
COLETTE LUCKIE |
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Travel Agent |
ROAD REBEL GLOBAL |
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Lighting and Projection Equipment |
PRG LIGHTING |
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Trucking |
CLARK TRANSFER |
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
MAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS
Eva Price Carl Flanigan
Jimmy Wilson Corbin McConnell Dedrick McAlmont
Dhyana Colony Priscilla Villanueva
Avram Freedberg Mary Beth Dale
EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION
BROADWAY AND BEYOND THEATRICALS
Tracey McFarland Jaymi Gilmour Monica Smith
TOUR MARKETING
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING
Andrew Damer
Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke Hayden Anderson
Adina Hsu Amenkha Sembenu Emily Toppen
The photographing or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographing or sound recording inside this theatre, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punished by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for money damages.
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