THE HOBBY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
DEAR HOBBY CENTER FRIENDS,
We are so glad you are here for one of the most highly anticipated and requested titles of the season, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, the second production in our 2025-2026 Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center series. This production captures the heart and soul of Neil Diamond’s iconic music, charting his journey from struggling songwriter to international superstar. Diamond’s songs are timeless, his story is deeply human, and the energy of this show is simply electric.
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is in the midst of a transformative period guided by a bold strategic vision. Two key goals include expanding artistic programming and strengthening Houston’s performing arts ecosystem. This season marks the third year for Live at the Founders Club, a music series featuring intimate performances in a club environment with full bar, light bites, and a view of the Houston skyline. This season opened in September with two sold-out performances by Grammy Award-winner Miguel Zenón and his Latin jazz ensemble, the Miguel Zenón Quartet. This week, we’re proud to welcome Christina Wells, a talent well known to Houston audiences as she’s appeared at theaters throughout our region and across the nation, including performances right here at the Hobby Center with Principal Resident Company Theatre Under the Stars. For two nights, Christina brings powerhouse vocals and showstopping hits in Divas Across the Decades on November 6 and 7. We feature an exceptional artist each month from January to June 2026. Join us for a completely different Hobby Center experience!
This fall we also celebrate the return of Houston is Inspired, a cornerstone artistic initiative rooted in the Hobby Center’s commitment to supporting Houston-based artists. Premiering its third season on Friday, December 12, this season’s series begins with I’m Freaking Talented by C.J. Emmons produced by The Ensemble Theatre, celebrating their 49th season of storytelling this year. Houston is Inspired continues with Our Road Home by [Jk] Creativ in January and Kāvya: Poetry in Motion by Silambam Houston in May. Over 52 Houston-based arts organizations applied for these coveted residencies this season, reflecting the city’s immense, diverse creative talent. Each selected project receives a $20,000 stipend and a weeklong residency in Zilkha Hall—support valued at more than $60,000 per production.
From internationally acclaimed artists to Houston’s brightest voices, the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts is making strategic investments in creativity and culture, and we’re just getting started.
Good times never seemed so good!
Mark Folkes President and CEO
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Mark Folkes, President and CEO
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
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The National Touring Company of KIMBERLY AKIMBO, photo by Joan Marcus
NICK FRADIANI BRINGS CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF NEIL DIAMOND TO A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
STORY BY DARRYN KING
Nick Fradiani, the singer-songwriter and Season 14 “American Idol” winner, was three or four years old when he first saw Neil Diamond live—his first concert experience.
If Fradiani was too young to remember the concert all these years later, he has many distinct memories of bonding with his musician father over a shared love of Diamond’s music. “My whole life was going out and watching my dad gig and play at different places—he would always do Neil Diamond music,” Fradiani told Tamsen Fadal on “The Broadway Show.” Diamond’s The Christmas Album was big at home around Christmastime too, the singer’s smooth, earthy tones and distinctive phrasing making a big impression on the young Nick. “Me and my dad would jokingly sing in the Neil voice: ‘O come, o come Emmanuel…’”
All that childhood practice has come seriously in handy. Fradiani made his Broadway debut portraying Neil Diamond—the singer-songwriter behind such evergreen hits as “Sweet Caroline,” “Cherry, Cherry,” “Red Red Wine” and “I’m a Believer”— in A Beautiful Noise on Broadway. He now leads the national touring production, bringing those Diamond hits to theatres across America.
It’s been a good excuse for Fradiani to resume his Neil Diamond studies in earnest. He spent a year and a half analyzing videos on YouTube and absorbing Diamond’s voice (speaking and singing), mannerisms and general aura. “You want to do it justice every night.”
Nick Fradiani as ‘Neil - Then’ (center) with Tasheim Ramsey Pack (left) and Cooper Clack and Jeilani Rhone-Collins (right) in A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical - Photo credit Jeremy Daniel
None of that research prepared Fradiani for the experience of meeting the man himself. “It was more just kind of being in awe,” said Fradiani. “Just being in his presence was really cool.”
If A Beautiful Noise is a culminating moment for Fradiani, the same could be said for Diamond himself. Around 1989—when Fradiani saw Diamond in concert— the singer was set to work on a film project about his experiences as a young contract songwriter, based on his album Beautiful Noise. That movie project never materialized, but the new musical explores that chapter of Diamond’s life and much more besides.
“I’m glad that people are getting to see his real story,” said Fradiani. “This is the first time it’s really been told and this is how he wanted it to be told.”
A few years after his first musical—the national tour of A Bronx Tale in 2019— Fradiani feels totally at home in musical theatre. “I just fell in love with it. I’ve fallen in love with the acting side of it and the camaraderie of the cast and everything. It feels like I’m back in a band, where you have the wins together, you have the losses together—you create something together.”
Plus, Nick and his father have gotten to bond over the music, just like in the old days. “I think it’s probably been the most proud I’ve ever seen my dad— when he comes and gets to see me do these songs.”
For extended cuts of this interview and others, head over to Broadway.com.
(Center left) Tiffany Tatreau as ‘Jaye Posner,’ Nick Fradiani as ‘Neil - Then’ and Kate A. Mulligan as ‘Ellie Greenwich’ in A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical - Photo credit Jeremy Daniel
PLAYWRIGHT ADAM RAPP ON BUILDING A WORLD OF EXTREMES FOR THE OUTSIDERS
STORY BY KATHY HENDERSON
The Outsiders was published in 1967, the year before Adam Rapp was born, but he vividly remembers devouring S.E. Hinton’s now-classic YA novel in his dorm room at military school. The tale of the orphaned Curtis brothers and their “Greaser” friends, narrated by 14-year-old Ponyboy, struck a nerve with Rapp, the eldest child of a workingclass single mother. Almost four decades after he first encountered the novel, this prolific playwright, novelist, screenwriter and director made his Broadway debut as a musical book writer (with Justin Levine) in an exhilarating adaptation of The Outsiders.
Known for his fondness for dark material and disaffected characters, Rapp is charmingly cheerful on the topic of his new show, which has been in the works for almost a decade. It helps that his first Broadway production, the 2019 drama The Sound Inside, received six Tony nominations, including Best Play, and his latest novel, Wolf at the Table, was published to glowing reviews. As for how he and his baby brother, Anthony, ended up in the top ranks of New York theatre, Rapp says simply, “I have no idea.”
You are the ultimate multi-hyphenate writer and director. How does it feel to add musical theatre book writer to the list?
It’s a shock, honestly. I was a novelist who became a playwright who fell in love with theatre and started directing plays. I had no musical theatre training and I’ve never been a performer, so when I was approached about this, I thought, “Wow, they must be confusing me with somebody else.” Then I heard two songs that [Jonathan Clay and Zach Chapman of] Jamestown Revival had written, and I thought, “How can I not involve myself with this?” The music is so beautiful, and it feels very, very honest and sincere in expressing the way teenage boys think about the world.
The Outsiders North American Tour Company. Photo by Matthew Murphy
When did you read The Outsiders for the first time, and what did you love about it?
I read it when I was 15, and it had a profound effect on me. I come from a similar background as Ponyboy. My mother was a single mom raising three kids on a nurse’s salary. We grew up in an apartment complex in Joliet, Illinois, so I identified with the idea of what “family” means when you come from a broken home that’s lower middle class. It was my first reading experience in which I felt seen, and I think a lot of kids feel that way when they read the book.
What was your goal in turning The Outsiders into a musical? What kind of theatrical experience did you envision?
I wanted it to have almost operatic extremes. Adolescent life is so dramatic. Growing up in this country, there is so much pressure to succeed, so much pressure about sexuality, and I wanted the audience to feel that. I said to my collaborators that I wanted this world to be as brutal as it is tender, as bleak as it is beautiful; we needed to fill in all the extremes, because that’s what being 14, 15 and 16 is like.
I love the fact that you provided stage directions for the riveting rumble between the Greasers and their rival gang, the Socs.
I wrote it because I thought the rumble was one of the most successful parts of the movie. We were all on the same page that this should be a non-musical moment. It should be the sound of bodies and fists meeting flesh and boys crying out, with a soundscape to create the mood. I sat next to Matt Dillon [who played tough guy Dallas in the 1983 film version] when he came to see the show, and he was blown away by the rumble. He told me that Francis Ford Coppola was going to delay the rumble a day or two because they were expecting rain, and Matt convinced him to go ahead and shoot it in the rain. I remember how visceral and intense it was, and I thought how cool it would be if at the end of the rumble, you can’t recognize a Greaser or a Soc because they’re all undone by the rain and the mud. [Choreographers] Rick and Jeff [Kuperman] embraced that idea and took it even further, with big moments that are abstracted toward the end, and [director] Danya [Taymor] added some surprising elements.
In agreeing to write the book, did you realize you were taking on the most challenging element in a musical?
I did not, and it could be frustrating. I control almost everything I do when I’m writing a novel or directing one of my plays or working on TV as a showrunner. In this case, I was one of five people trying to tell this story, so it was humbling. You see your scene get winnowed down and absorbed by songs; I used to joke that I started to feel like I was just the gardener. But I’ve come back around to really loving the process. I’ve been hearing this music for more than nine years, and it still makes me emotional. I feel very lucky to have my words living around these songs.
What was it like to meet S.E. Hinton when you traveled to Tulsa with the cast?
I wasn’t anticipating how incredibly powerful that was going to be. I have a young adult novel called 33 Snowfish that made a list of the top 50 books for young adults, and what was number one? The Outsiders! So I was kind of intimidated to meet Susie. She suffers no fools, she says it like it is, she loves to have a drink and a one-on-one talk; she’s salt of the earth. I guess the word for how I felt is privileged. I can’t wait for her to see the show, especially one of the final moments that involves Ponyboy’s notebook. I’m so proud to be part of the team trying to make her novel come to life in a new way.
The Outsiders comes to Houston as part of Broadway at the Hobby Center November 18-23. For extended cuts of this interview and others, head over to Broadway.com.
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Neil – Now ROBERT WESTENBERG
Doctor LISA RENEÉ PITTS
Neil – Then NICK FRADIANI
Ellie Greenwich HEIDI KETTENRING
Jaye Posner TIFFANY TATREAU
Backup Singers DEIRDRE DUNKIN, ELLEN McGIHON, THABITHA MORUTHANE
“The Boat That I Row” Soloist JEILANI RHONE-COLLINS
“Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)” Soloist........................................................ COOPER CLACK
“Red, Red Wine” Soloist ................................................................................................. RAMSEY PACK
“Kentucky Woman” Soloist ............................................................................................. NIK VLACHOS
Bitter End Trio Singers ........................................................... COOPER CLACK, GINGER HURLEY, SPENCER DONOVAN JONES
Fred Weintraub GENE WEYNGANDT
Marcia Murphey HANNAH JEWEL KOHN
Bert Berns MICHAEL ACCARDO
Tommy O’Rourke GENE WEYNGANDT
Rose Diamond HEIDI KETTENRIN
Kieve Diamond .......................................................................................................MICHAEL ACCARDO
“Shilo” Soloist ........................................................................................ SPENCER DONOVAN JONES
THE BEAUTIFUL NOISE
COOPER CLACK
DEIRDRE DUNKIN GINGER HURLEY
SPENCER DONOVAN JONES
ELLEN McGIHON
STANDBYS
THABITHA MORUTHANE RAMSEY PACK JEILANI RHONE-COLLINS NIK VLACHOS J’KOBE WALLACE
For Neil – Then —JOE CASKEY; For Neil – Now, Fred Weintraub/Tommy O’Rourke, Bert Berns/Kieve Diamond
TOM BOTTELSEN
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. For Neil – Now GENE WEYNGANDT; for Doctor—THABITHA MORUTHANE, JEILANI RHONE-COLLINS; for Neil – Then—ALEC MICHAEL RYAN, NIK VLACHOS; for Ellie Greenwich/Rose Diamond— GINGER HURLEY, ELLEN McGIHON, SAMI MURPHY; for Jaye Posner— GINGER HURLEY, ZOË MALONEY, ELLEN McGIHON, SAMI MURPHY; for Marcia Murphey—GINGER HURLEY, ELLEN McGIHON, SAMI MURPHY; for Fred Weintraub/Tommy O’Rourke—ALEC MICHAEL RYAN; for Bert Berns/Kieve Diamond
ALEC MICHAEL RYAN
SWINGS
DENVER DIZON, RENE MIRAI GUYON, JER, ZOË MALONEY, SAMI MURPHY, ALEC MICHAEL RYAN
CO-DANCE CAPTAINS: JER, J’KOBE WALLACE THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.
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Nick Fradiani
Robert Westenberg
Hannah Jewel Kohn
Lisa Reneé Pitts
Michael Accardo
Heidi Kettenring
Tiffany Tatreau
Gene Weygandt
Tom Bottelsen
Joe Caskey
Cooper Clack
Denver Dizon
Deirdre Dunkin
Rene Mirai Guyon
Ginger Hurley
Jer
Spencer Donovan Jones Zoë Maloney
Ellen McGihon
Thabitha Moruthane
Sami Murphy
Ramsey Pack Jeilani Rhone-Collins
Alec Michael Ryan
Nik Vlachos
J’Kobe Wallace
WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
NICK FRADIANI (Neil - Then). Fradiani was the 2015 winner of “American Idol.” He released his debut solo project, Hurricane on Big Machine/Universal Records in 2016, featuring the hit single “Beautiful Life.” Since 2017, he has toured the country and independently released multiple singles including “I’ll Wait For You,” and “EMPIRE.” Broadway: A Beautiful Noise (Neil - Then). National Tours: A Bronx Tale (Lorenzo). Thanks DGRW, my friends, and family; especially my Mom and Dad for taking me to my first concert at 3 years old to see Neil Diamond! @nickfradiani
ROBERT WESTENBERG (Neil - Now). Broadway credits include Into the Woods (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), Secret Garden, Sunday in the Park with George, Les Misérables, 1776, Company, Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Drama League Outstanding Artist), A Christmas Carol and Zorba (Theatre World Award). National tours: Zorba, Funny Girl, The Full Monty. Film and television: The Ice Storm, Before and After, The Stars Fell on Henrietta, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, “Swift Justice,” “Central Park West,” “Law and Order: SVU.”
HANNAH JEWEL KOHN (Marcia Murphey) is absolutely elated to be stepping into the blue jeans! She was recently seen in Disney’s Frozen (u/s Princess Anna, First National Tour). Other favorite credits include Come Fall in Love (Cookie, The Old Globe), South Pacific (u/s Nellie Forbush, Goodspeed Opera House), the national tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and various productions at New York City Opera, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Paper Mill Playhouse, and Merry Go Round Playhouse. Concerts: Legacy: An Evening with Maria Friedman & Friends at The Hudson Theatre. TV: “Fosse/Verdon” on FX. All my love to Mom, Dad, Melanie, Brianna, Lacey, Noah and Jonny. This one is for 18-year-old Hannah. @HannahJewelKohn
LISA RENEÉ PITTS (Doctor). Award-winning veteran actress. Broadway: Sweat (Cynthia u/s). Selected Off-Broadway: The Old Settler (Lou Bessie) opposite Leslie Uggams; Waiting for Lefty (Florrie) dir. Joanne Woodward. Selected regional: Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Charlene, She/Her); The Father (Woman) opposite Alfred Molina; Tiny Beautiful Things (Writer #2); Doubt (Mrs. Muller); Tintypes (Susannah); A Raisin in the Sun (Ruth); Intimate Apparel (Esther). Noted film work: Straight Outta Compton (Dr. Dre’s Mother, Verna Griffin); Highlighted television appearance: “Stephen King’s: The Stand” (Paramount+). VO: Accomplished audiobook narrator. BFA: Rutgers University. LisaReneePitts.com TIFFANY TATREAU (Jaye Posner) is thrilled to be here! Off-Broadway: Ride the Cyclone (Ocean, cast album). Select regional credits: Chicago Shakespeare, Alliance, 5th Avenue/ ACT, Drury Lane Oakbrook, PCLO, and Marriott Theatre. Tiffany is the co-author
of Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics available in bookstores nationwide All her love and thanks to Jed, Mom, family, friends, and The Mine. @tifftates GENE WEYGANDT (Fred Weintraub/Tommy O’Rourke, u/s Neil –Now). Broadway: Big: the Musical, Wicked, Come From Away. Regional: Cats, The Lifespan of A Fact, The Light in the Piazza, The Music Man, Little Shop of Horrors, Annie, 42nd Street. Film: The Babe, The Birdcage, Mea Culpa. TV: “Chicago Med,” “Home Improvement,” “Murphy Brown,” “Chicago Fire,” “Empire,” “Cybill,” “Ellen,” “Coach,” “Drew Carey.”
MICHAEL ACCARDO (Bert Berns, Kieve Diamond) is thrilled to be joining this talented company. Mike has been performing professionally for more than forty years on stage and screen. In Chicago at Steppenwolf Theatre, Mercury Theatre, Drury Lane, Marriott, Paramount, Broadway Playhouse. Also, Milwaukee Rep, Arkansas Rep. Television, “Shameless,” “Boss,” “Chicago PD,” “Chicago Fire,” “Mob Boss.” Thank you to Kris for her unending love and support, and to you for supporting live theatre.
HEIDI KETTENRING (Ellie Greenwich, Rose Diamond) is a multiple award winning Chicago based performer. She has performed in over 100 productions in Chicagoland and around the country including Wicked (Nessa - Chicago sit down). National Tour: Disney’s Beauty And The Beast. Film/television: “Man Of Steel,” “Chicago Fire,” “Cupid.” Heidi is a concert performer nationwide and is married to actor David Girolmo. She bought Neil Diamond’s The Jazz Singer with her own allowance when she was 7. She’s so excited to be here.
TOM BOTTELSEN (Standby for Neil - Now, Fred Weintraub/Tommy O’Rourke, Bert Berns/Kieve Diamond). TV credits include Uncle Bill in “Monster: Season 3” (Netflix) and Frank Rooney in “Elsbeth” (CBS). Grateful to be part of this journey.
JOE CASKEY (Standby for Neil - Then) is elated to be making his national tour debut with A Beautiful Noise! Joe is a DFW native and former patron of the unique dining capital of Texas. Regional credit highlights include: Elvis Presley in Heartbreak Hotel (Engeman), Gleb in Anastasia, and Nick Massi in Jersey Boys (Tuacahn). A graduate of Oklahoma City University, Joe would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support. @caskeyj5, joecaskey.com
COOPER CLACK (The Beautiful Noise, “Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)” Soloist, Bitter End Trio Singer) (he/they) is so excited to be back on the road! Credits: Jesus Christ Superstar (nat’l tour), Newsies (REV). Cooper attended Oklahoma City University (Go Stars!) and would like to thank his family, friends, and Pantera/Murphy Agency for all their love and support! @cooperclack
DENVER DIZON (Swing) is thrilled to be making their national tour debut! OffBroadway: KC@Bat. Regional credits: Godspell, The Little Mermaid, Grease, Songs for a New World, Young Frankenstein Huge thanks to ABN team, and my family and friends! Emerson College BFA Musical Theatre. @denverdzon
DEIRDRE DUNKIN (The Beautiful Noise, Backup Singer) is so excited to be joining A Beautiful Noise. Regional theatre: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Little Eva), The Wiz (Ensemble), The Other Side (Ensemble). Cruise Ship: SIX: The Musical (Swing). She would like to thank her friends and family for their endless support. AVID! @_ddajd_
RENE MIRAI GUYON (Swing) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut! Endless gratitude to Jim Carnahan Casting, her FSE team, and the entire ABN creative team. She sends love and the biggest thank you to her friends and family for their endless support. @renemiraiguyon
GINGER HURLEY (The Beautiful Noise, Bitter End Trio Singer, Ellie Greenwich/ Rose Diamond u/s, Jaye Posner u/s, Marcia Murphey u/s). National tour debut! Regional: Chicago (Go-to-Hell Kitty), The Little Mermaid (Adella), OKC Phil Christmas Show (Mistletoe). Other credits: The Wild Party (Queenie), …The Great Comet (Hélène), Crazy for You (Patsy). BFA: The University of Oklahoma. Boomer Sooner! Thank you to her family and friends for their endless love and support. @gingerjhurley
JER (Swing, Co-Dance Captain) (they/them) is a non-binary theatre professional based in NYC. Born and raised on Hawaii. They are repped by Avalon Artist Group. NT: Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary Tour. Regional: Alabama Shakespeare FestivalCinderella, Northern Stages-Spamalot. “Aloha to all my loved ones in the islands, NYC, and my Avalon family.” @_just_jer
SPENCER DONOVAN JONES (The Beautiful Noise, Bitter End Trio Singer, “Shilo” Soloist). The Muny: The King and I, Spamalot, Shrek, South Pacific, Tarzan, Seussical, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, The Little Mermaid, Newsies, Matilda, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, On Your Feet, Chicago, Camelot, Sweeney Todd, Legally Blonde, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beautiful, Chess, Rent, Anything Goes (Spit). Broadway: Uncle Vanya. National tour: The King and I. ZOË MALONEY (Swing, u/s Jaye Posner). National tour debut. BFABoston Conservatory at Berklee. Credits: International Tour of A Chorus Line (Diana Morales, dir. Baayork Lee), Machinal (The Telephone Girl), Hair (A Tribe Soloist). Zoë expresses heartfelt gratitude to her family and friends for their unwavering support and her agents at The Mine. @zomalo1123.
ELLEN McGIHON (The Beautiful Noise,
Backup Singer, Ellie Greenwich/Rose Diamond u/s, Jaye Posner u/s, Marcia Murphey u/s) is thrilled to be making her national tour debut! Credits include: Singin’ in the Rain, and … Charlie Brown (Lucy) at Weston Theatre Company. BFA in Musical Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College. Shout out to Mom, Dad, Patrick, Ian, and Calvin for all their love and support!
THABITHA MORUTHANE (The Beautiful Noise, Backup Singer, Doctor u/s) is grateful to be making her tour debut! Credits include: Little Shop Off-Bway (Crystal Cover), RCCL. Workshops: Little Miss Perfect (Noelle, Goodspeed Opera House). Thabitha thanks the creative team, her friends, her family in New York and South Africa, her parents, and if you’re reading this, you! @Thabitha.Moruthane
RAMSEY PACK (The Beautiful Noise, “Red, Red Wine” Soloist) (they/them). As a proud Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama Alumni (‘19) A Beautiful Noise marks my first equity national tour. You may have recently seen me in Once On This Island (Papa Ge), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Adrian), Cabaret (Emcee) or singing in “Sing It On” on POP TV. Much love to the cast, crew, and creative team and to all of you for being here. Feel free to check out more of my work or share any kind words and connect with me via instagram: @ramseypack
JEILANI RHONE-COLLINS (The Beautiful Noise, “The Boat That I Row” Soloist, Doctor u/s) is delighted to kick off the national tour of A Beautiful Noise! Previously: Jesus Christ Superstar national tour (Ensemble/Soul Singer). UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television graduate. Band member of The Painted Ladies. Lionsun. @jeilanirc
ALEC MICHAEL RYAN (Swing, Neil - Then u/s, Fred Weintraub/Tommy O’Rourke u/s, Bert Berns/Kieve Diamond u/s). Broadway: A Beautiful Noise. National Tour: Jersey Boys. Regional: TUTS, The Rev, Ogunquit, WPPAC, and others. BFA: Elon University. Endless thanks to Carnahan Casting and the entire ABN team. Love to DGRW, his family and friends for their support. @alecmichaelryan
NIK VLACHOS (The Beautiful Noise, u/s Neil –Then) is so grateful to be making his Broadway national tour debut! Nik was born and raised in Boulder, CO. Favorite roles include: Music Man (Harold Hill), Clybourne Park (Jim/Tom/Kenneth), Motones and Jerseys. Much love to Mom, Dad, Eleni, and Mac. Thank you so much to my friends and teachers for always supporting me. Keep the arts in schools! @nikvlachos_
SAMI MURPHY (Swing, u/s Marcia Murphey, Jaye Posner, Ellie Greenwich/Rose Diamond), NJ native, is thrilled to join this incredible company! Tours: Funny Girl, My Fair Lady Regional: Cats, Footloose, Mamma Mia!, 42nd Street. Huge thanks to Mom, Dad, Michael, family, friends, church, & PMA for their continued love and support. @samimurph34
J’KOBE WALLACE (The Beautiful Noise, Co-Dance Captain) (he/him) is thrilled to be making his Broadway national tour debut! Regional credits include Gypsy (Marriott Theatre), Eubie! (The Black Rep of St. Louis). National Tours: Sesame Street Live! (Feld Entertainment). Much love to my mom! Black Lives Matter. Protect Trans Kids. @jkobephotography @jkobewallace jkobewallace.com
NEIL DIAMOND (Music and Lyrics). Throughout an illustrious and wide-ranging musical career, Neil Diamond has sold more than 130 million records worldwide and has charted 39 Top 40 singles and 16 Top 10 albums, both in the US and internationally. A Grammy Award-winning artist, Diamond is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award, one of the highest honors bestowed upon songwriters. Diamond’s many other achievements include a Golden Globe Award, 13 Grammy nominations and 2009’s NARAS’s MusiCares Person of the Year award. In 2011, Diamond received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor for his lifetime of contributions to American culture.
ANTHONY McCARTEN (Book). A four-time Academy Award-nominated and double BAFTA-winning screenwriter and film producer of The Theory of Everything (2014), Darkest Hour (2017) and The Two Popes (2020), as well as the writer of Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)—winner of four Oscars and the Golden Globe for Best Drama—and the Whitney Houston biographical film I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022). New Zealand-born McCarten is also a celebrated novelist and playwright. As a playwright, he received early career success with the global hit Ladies Night. His 2019 play The Two Popes, which inspired the Netflix film, marked his return to writing for the stage for the first time in 20 years. His latest play, The Collaboration, about Andy Warhol and Jean Michel Basquiat, premiered to critical acclaim at The Young Vic Theatre in a sold-out run and opened on Broadway on December 20, 2022. He lives in London.
MICHAEL MAYER (Director). Currently: Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway, Funny Girl national tour. Broadway: Swept Away, A Beautiful Noise, Funny Girl starring Lea Michele, Hedwig..., Spring Awakening, American Idiot (co-author), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Side Man, A View From the Bridge, Everyday Rapture, Charlie Brown, Head Over Heels, Burn This. London: Funny Girl, Spring Awakening, ...Millie, American Idiot, Side Man, Marnie (ENO). Metropolitan Opera: Aida, Grounded, Marnie, Rigoletto, La Traviata. Film: Single All the Way, The Seagull, Flicka, A Home at the End of the World. TV: “Smash” (pilot & season one producing director).
STEVEN HOGGETT (Choreographer). Recent credits as movement director/choreographer
include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Broadway, West End, international); Sweeney Todd (Broadway); Nye (National Theatre); Angels in America (Broadway); The Crucible (Broadway); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Royal National Theatre, West End, Broadway); The Last Ship (Broadway); Let the Right One In (National Theatre Scotland); Rocky! (Broadway); The Glass Menagerie (A.R.T., Broadway, EIF); Once (A.R.T., Broadway, West End); Peter and the Starcatcher (Broadway); American Idiot (Broadway); Ocean at the End of the Lane (National Theatre); and as associate director/ movement, Black Watch (National Theatre Scotland). As director, his recent credits include Burn (National Theatre Scotland/Joyce Theatre), Social! Distance Dance Club (Park Ave Armory) and Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined (New York Theatre Workshop, West End). Hoggett was a director and founding member of Frantic Assembly Theatre Company, and with Scott Graham co-wrote The Frantic Assembly Book of Devising Theatre (Routledge).
DAVID ROCKWELL (Scenic Design). Broadway: A Beautiful Noise; Doubt; Into the Woods; Take Me Out; Kiss Me, Kate; Lobby Hero; She Loves Me (Tony, Drama Desk, and OCC awards); On the Twentieth Century (Tony nom.); You Can’t Take It With You (Tony nom.); Kinky Boots (Tony nom.); Lucky Guy (Tony nom.); Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC noms.); and the upcoming productions of Into the Woods. Off-Broadway: Into the Woods, Seven Deadly Sins, and Shakespeare in the Park. Founder and President of the architecture and design firm Rockwell Group.
EMILIO SOSA (Costume Design). Chair, American Theatre Wing. Broadway: Purlie Victorious (Tony nomination), Ain’t No Mo’ (Drama Desk award, Tony nomination), Good Night, Oscar (Tony nomination), Trouble in Mind (Tony nomination), 1776, Skeleton Crew, On Your Feet!, Motown: The Musical, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (Tony nomination), Topdog/ Underdog. TV: “Annie Live!” (NBC). Film: Descendants: Rise of Red (Disney+), The Famous Lillian Hall (HBO), Red Hook Summer (dir. Spike Lee). Usher’s Las Vegas, Big Apple Circus, The Rockettes, NY Knicks City Dances (NBA), Diana Ross, Mariah Carey, Gloria Estefan, Wynton Marsalis. @esosafashion
KEVIN ADAMS (Lighting Design) has received four Tony Awards for his work on Broadway, including Funny Girl, The Cher Show, Head Over Heels, SpongeBob the Musical, Hedwig…, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Passing Strange, The 39 Steps, Spring Awakening, Hands on a Hardbody, Hair, Take Me Out, A Class Act and solo shows by Michael Moore, Eve Ensler and John Leguizamo. Off-Broadway: Hedwig…, The Scottsboro Boys, Carrie. Metropolitan Opera, Hollywood Bowl and Las Vegas.
JESSICA PAZ (Sound Design). Broadway: Hadestown (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award); POTUS. Associate sound designer: Dear Evan Hansen; Bandstand; Disaster! The Musical; The Assembled Parties (MCC); and Fela! OffBroadway: Little Shop of Horrors (Westside Theatre); Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout); A Sucker EmCee and The Muscles in Our Toes (Labyrinth); The Kings Whore (Starcatcher Productions); Becoming Dr. Ruth (Westside Theatre). Numerous productions at The Public Theater including Twelfth Night, Othello, Miss You Like Hell, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It. Regional: American Repertory Theatre, The Old Globe; Hartford Stage, Berkeley Repertory, among others.
LUC VERSCHUEREN (Hair, Wig & Makeup Design). Broadway: Water For Elephants; Almost Famous; Bad Cinderella; The Devil Wears Prada (Chicago); Funny Girl; The Music Man; King Lear; Head Over Heels; Carousel; Three Tall Women; Hello, Dolly!; Groundhog Day; The Front Page; The Crucible; Misery; Sylvia; Betrayal; Les Misérables; Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. Broadway/West End: Tammy Faye; Back to the Future; Leopoldstadt, To Kill a Mockingbird, Company, A Christmas Carol, Tina–The Tina Turner Musical (Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Wig and Hair Design), The Ferryman, Farinelli and the King, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Ghost, Billy Elliot. West End: Cinderella, Anything Goes, Rosmersholm, All About Eve. Film/TV: “The Gilded Age,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Downton Abbey (movie).
SONNY PALADINO (Music Supervision and Arrangements, Orchestrations). Music supervisor, arranger and orchestrator: Gettin’ the Band Back Together (Broadway), Smokey Joe’s Café (Off-Broadway), Dion’s The Wanderer (upcoming). Other Broadway: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (music supervisor), POTUS (music director/ arranger), Sting’s The Last Ship and Pippin (associate conductor). Arrangements and orchestrations for the Indianapolis, Baltimore, Seattle, Vancouver and Detroit Symphony Orchestras and The Philly Pops. Performances with Josh Groban, Sting, Patina Miller and Matthew Morrison. Record producer: GTBBT, The Great Comet…, Soul Vol. 2, Mistletoe and Carly and four albums for the hit touring group The Doo Wop Project (music director/arranger and founding member).
ANNMARIE MILAZZO (Vocal Design). Spring Awakening; Next to Normal; If/Then; Finding Neverland; Bright Lights, Big City; Super Hero; revival of Carrie; Dangerous Beauty; Prometheus Bound; Some Lovers; Dave; revival of 1776; A Beautiful Noise. As composer/lyricist: Pretty Dead Girl (winner of a Special Jury Award, Sundance Film Festival), Joy, Lucky Us, A Walk on the Moon. As orchestrator: Once on This Island (with Michael Starobin). Nominations: Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Grammy.
BRIAN USIFER (Incidental Music and Dance Music Arrangements, Orchestrations). Broadway: The Heart of Rock and Roll (Music Supervisor, Arrangements, Orchestrations), A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical (Arrangements, Orchestrations), Disney’s Frozen (Music Director), The Book of Mormon (Associate Music Supervisor) and Kinky Boots (Music Director, Associate Music Supervisor; Tour, London and Toronto). Chess at the Kennedy Center, Bobby and Kristen Lopez American Songbook at Lincoln Center. Orchestrations: Swept Away and Galileo at Berkeley Rep, Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money at the Atlantic. Additional orchestrations: NBC’s “Annie Live!,” “The Wiz Live” and can be heard as a pianist on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” on Amazon.
JAMIE HARRISON (Illusion Design). Most recently Jamie directed, designed and illusion designed Bedknobs and Broomsticks for Disney/Michael Harrison in the UK and Flight for the Edinburgh International Festival. Jamie created the magic and illusions for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for Sonia Friedman/Colin Callender. He is artistic director of Vox Motus.
AUSTIN REGAN (Tour Director). Broadway: American Idiot, Everyday Rapture, On a Clear Day, Head Over Heels, A Beautiful Noise. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors Directing: Rigoletto (Minnesota Opera), The Trojan Women (Hangar Theatre), Mad Libs (New World Stages), Left and Right (National Sawdust), Threepenny Opera (Opera Columbus). Drama League Fellow. austinregan.nyc
YASMINE LEE (Tour Choreographer) has worked across theatre, concert dance, film, television, music videos, ceremonies and with major recording artists in over 35 countries and in every state of the union. Broadway credits include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Curious Incident of the Dog…, The Crucible, Once, Rent.
JOHN MILLER (Music Coordinator). Over 140 Broadway shows, including The Great Gatsby, Tommy, MJ The Musical, Mrs. Doubtfire, Ain’t Too Proud, Tina—The Tina Turner Musical, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Waitress and Jersey Boys. Studio musician (bass) for Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, Carly Simon, BB King, Portishead, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. johnmillerbass.com
RANDY COHEN (Keyboard Programmer). Broadway: over 100 shows including Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Almost Famous, Some Like It Hot, Jagged Little Pill, Anastasia, Kinky Boots, Dear Evan Hansen, In the Heights, Grey Gardens. TV: “Sesame Street.” Thanks to the RCK team: Tim, Sam and Nick.
KATHY FABIAN (Production Properties Supervisor) has created props for over 90 Broadway productions including: The Heart of Rock and Roll, The Wiz, I Need That, Purlie Victorious, Camelot, Pictures from Home,
Between Riverside and Crazy, The Piano Lesson, POTUS, and American Buffalo. OffBroadway: Night of the Iguana. TV: “Annie Live!”
JIM CARNAHAN, CSA (Casting) has cast over 150 Broadway shows. His work on Broadway this season includes Sunset Boulevard, Swept Away, Cult of Love, Hills of California, Our Town, Stranger Things, Pirates of Penzance, Harry Potter, Moulin Rouge!, as well as OffBroadway’s Little Shop of Horrors. Film: Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid
JASON THINGER, CSA (Casting). Broadway: Sunset Boulevard; Pirates of Penzance; Merrily We Roll Along; New York, New York; Almost Famous; Funny Girl; Take Me Out; A Christmas Carol; Tootsie. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Medea (BAM). Regional/Tours: A Christmas Carol, The Light in the Piazza (Lyric Opera of Chicago). London: The 47th
BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity) is an independentlyowned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. BOND connects artists and audiences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com.
MILES PLANT (Music Director) is a NYCbased music director, conductor, arranger, and orchestrator. NYC Theatre: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Off-Broadway: j2 Spotlight Theatre (Associate Artistic Director, Music Supervisor), The York Theatre, the cell theatre. Regional: Phoenix Theatre Company, North Shore Music Theatre, City Springs Theatre Company, Long Wharf Theatre. National Tours: Bandstand, First National (Music Director), The Sound of Music (Associate Music Director). Albums: The Jerusalem Syndrome, Andy Tighe’s Just In Time For Christmas
RICHARD A. LEIGH (Production Stage Manager). Tours: Anastasia, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Color Purple, The Bodyguard, Jersey Boys, Hair, Bring It On: The Musical, Ghost The Musical, My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly!, and Aida (Taiwan). Off-Bway: Duke & Roya. Regional: The Color Purple and The Bodyguard at Paper Mill Playhouse. All my love and gratitude to my family and my husband, Peter.
RACHEL HEINE (Stage Manager). National Tours: Girl From the North Country, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Rock of Ages 10th Anniversary Tour, The Illusionists, 42nd Street, Once. Off-Broadway: Primary Stages. Regional: Alley Theatre (Houston, TX), Human Race Theatre Company (Dayton, OH), Columbus Children’s Theatre, The Contemporary, Short North Stage (Columbus, OH). Education: Otterbein University. Proud member of AEA. @rehstagemanager
BENJI KERN (Assistant Stage Manager). National Tour: I Love Lucy (CBS). Regional Selected: Little Shop of Horrors (Serenbe); Damn Yankees, starring Carson Kresley (Ogunquit Playhouse); Evita, starring Eden Espinosa (Studio Tenn); Grease; Gypsy; West Side Story (Studio Tenn.). New York, off-Broadway: Morini Stradd, Secrets of the Trade (Primary Stages.)
ERIK BIRKELAND (Company Manager). Recipient of the 2014 Broadway League’s George MacPherson Road Award. Tours: Come From Away, The Sound of Music, Blithe Spirit starring Angela Lansbury, The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess, Memphis, Chicago, Jelly’s Last Jam and live stage tours of Rugrats, Blues’ Clues, Scooby-Doo and Dora the Explorer.
BRAD SIEBEKING (Associate Company Manager). Tours: The Book of Mormon, Blue Man Group, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The SpongeBob Musical, The King and I. Brad also spent over a decade teaching music and theater in New York City at the Professional Performing Arts School where he also served as the Director of Production.
GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Management) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mark Twain Tonight!, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz.
TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer). Broadway: 1776 (dirs. Diane Paulus and Jeffrey Page), Les Misérables. National tours: The Great Gatsby, The Sound of Music (dir. Jack O’Brien), 1776, Les Misérables, Peter Pan (dir. Lonny Price), A Beautiful Noise, Hairspray, Once on This Island, Waitress, The SpongeBob Musical, Chicago, Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, Bullets Over Broadway, Elf the Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Royal National Theatre production of Oklahoma!, The Wedding Singer, The Producers, The Wizard of Oz, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein (dir. Susan Stroman) and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Gratitude to Ken, Seth, Clayton, Angela, Fred, Alecia, Cameron and Tom for believing. Love to Alan for everything. @trinityonbroadway
KEN DAVENPORT (Producer) is a two-time Tony Award-winning producer of Oh Mary!, Harmony, Once on This Island, The Play that Goes Wrong, Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Spring Awakening, It’s Only a Play, Macbeth, Godspell, Kinky Boots and the Off-Broadway productions of Altar Boyz, The Awesome 80s Prom, My First Time and more. He was the executive producer for North America for Andrew Lloyd Webber and the theatrical consultant for Primary
Wave. Ken founded TheaterMakersStudio. com for writers, producers and anyone who dreams about getting a show on a stage. His blog and podcast have been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair and more. Ken conceived the best-selling board game Be a Broadway Star (Amazon) and is an avid golfer. Born Kenneth Anjum Hasija, Ken dedicates his career to his late father, Dr. Kenny Dipchand Hasija, an Indian immigrant who dreamed about going into the theatre. Favorite production is daughter McKenna with his wife, Tracy Weiler. Upcoming: The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation and Joy the Musical. KenDavenport.com @kendavenportbway
BOB GAUDIO (Producer). Inducted into the Songwriters, Rock and Roll, and the New Jersey Hall of Fame. The principal writer and an original member of The Four Seasons portrayed in Jersey Boys, one of the top ten longest-running Tony and Olivier Awardwinning hit Broadway musicals. Earned a Grammy for the JB cast album, remaining one of the top ten bestselling cast albums. Gaudio wrote and/or co-wrote “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Beggin’,” the classic “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and numerous others. He produced and co-wrote with Jake Holmes, the album Watertown for Frank Sinatra. He produced a number of songs for Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Roberta Flack and others and the film soundtrack for Little Shop of Horrors. Bob’s longtime association with Mr. Diamond yielded seven albums, including The Jazz Singer Soundtrack, along with “America,” “Hello Again,” “September Morn,” “Love on the Rocks,” “Forever in Blue Jeans” and the Diamond & Streisand duet “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers.” Thanks to the life-long support of his three children, Lisa, Danielle and Shannon. Special thanks to the Nashville ABN music development team: Ryan Sutton, Debra Clements, Blair Masters. A Beautiful Noise would not be a reality without the insights and trust of Neil and Katie Diamond.
NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer). Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, The Great Gatsby, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mark Twain Tonight!, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants, and The Wiz.
SANDI MORAN (Co-Producer). Select Broadway: Hadestown (Tony), Moulin Rouge! (Tony), Once on This Island (Tony), Anastasia, Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony nomination). Off-Broadway: Harmony. In development: Joy the Musical and The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation
SCOTT ABRAMS (Co-Producer). Two-time Tony Award-winning Producer. Manager of theatre and film company Mach 1 Partners. Broadway credits include: A Beautiful Noise, Merrily We Roll Along, Back to the Future,
The Notebook, The Who’s Tommy, Funny Girl, Company.
JONATHAN AND RAE CORR (Co-Producer). Tony award-winning producers with a shared love for live theatre. Current/upcoming productions include The Notebook, Oh, Mary!, Swept Away, The Devil Wears Prada, SMASH, The Griswold’s Broadway Vacation, and Joy.
ADAM RIEMER (Co-Producer) weaves transformative narratives as a visual storyteller in television, film, and theatre. Productions include Oh, Mary!, Gutenberg!, Spamalot, Sister Act, Joy and Vacation. Adam is also a real estate developer, photographer, and philanthropist.
MARGUERITE STEED HOFFMAN (Co-Producer) of Dallas, is a private investor who works to promote the arts, access to healthcare, biotech initiatives and amplifying urban green space.
RON KASTNER (Co-Producer). Over 50 productions and ten Tony and/or Olivier Awards in New York and London in the past 30 years. Happy to be supporting this wonderful company of A Beautiful Noise.
ROB KOLSON (Co-Producer) is a Tony and Emmy Award-winning writer and producer. He owns the prestigious Apollo Theater Chicago and is a proud alumnus of The Second City Theater, where he served as a music director.
VALLI FAMILY GROUP (Co-Producer) is so excited to be a part of A Beautiful Noise. An amazing opportunity to celebrate the work of one of America’s greatest singers, songwriter and performer.
CAIOLA PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Siblings Luigi and Rose Caiola, seven Tony Awards including Company, The Inheritance, Dear Evan Hansen, The Color Purple, All the Way, Once on This Island and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR. (Co-Producer) was chairman/CEO of UBS Financial Services and chairman of President George W. Bush’s Homeland Security Advisory Council. Mr. Grano won a Tony as a Jersey Boys producer.
STARLIGHT THEATRE (Co-Producer) is an 8,000-seat outdoor amphitheater in Kansas City that has been producing and presenting Broadway musical theatre since 1951.
ROY & EILEEN PUTRINO (Co-Producer). The Who’s Tommy (Tony Nominee); New York, New York (Tony Nominee); Once on This Island (Tony); How to Succeed…; Grace; Bandstand; Act of God; It’s Only a Play; Groundhog Day; Farinelli and the King; Sunday in the Park With George; A Passion Play (London). Distinguished Citizen Award for Performing Arts.
JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Co-Producer).
Credits: Kimberly Akimbo, Titanique, MJ, Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal, Tina— The Tina Turner Musical, The Lehman Trilogy, The Band’s Visit, On Your Feet!, The Elephant Man, Movin’ Out and many others.
TRISHA BLAKE (Co-Producer) is a businesswoman involved in multiple businesses and industries across the globe. She’s honored to be part of A Beautiful Noise. Past productions: Jersey Boys, Harmony Upcoming: Broadway Vacation, Joy.
MARK E. JACOBS (Co-Producer) is Chairman of The Watkins Company. As an actor he appeared in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, Mike Nichols’ Biloxi Blues and produced and acted in numerous independent films.
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP THEATRICAL (Co-Producer) exists to shape culture through the power of artistry. The world leader in music-based entertainment, UMG is committed to supporting artist’s and songwriter’s creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.
DEBORAH GREEN (Co-Producer) is a resident of both Austin and Manhattan. A philanthropist, contemporary art collector and avid supporter of all art forms. She believes that art has the power to change lives.
PATTY BAKER (Co-Producer). Thank you, Neil, for ALL the beautiful noise, the lyrics and the story. Thank you to cast, crew, investors and fellow producers! And to Jay, for the story of MY life.
SHERI AND LES BILLER (Co-Producer). As passionate believers in the power of musical theatre to spark meaningful change, we are so proud to be part of the A Beautiful Noise family.
H. RICHARD HOPPER (Co-Producer). Numerous shows on and off Broadway including the 2015 revival of Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), 2017 revival of Once on This Island (Tony Award) and 2018 Gettin’ the Band Back Together.
SHARON KARMAZIN (Co-Producer) has 30+ credits, most recently coproducing Gypsy and Waiting for Godot on Broadway and Evita in the West End. She is a five-time Tony winner and serves on the Entertainment Community Fund board.
MATTHEW SALLOWAY (Co-Producer) is CEO of GSI Ventures, a top global family office. Additionally, Matthew has produced eleven feature films, including such hits as Lee Daniels’ The Butler and the Whitney Houston biopic.
BB INVESTMENTS, LLC. (Co-Producer).
Barry Siegel and Bill Vuylsteke, founders and principals of BB Investments, LLC. Represent major talent on stage and screen. They are thrilled to be part of A Beautiful Noise.
WITZEND PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer).
WitzEnd in association with Sunshine/Drowos and David Bryant. Recent: Some Like It Hot, 1660 Vine, Kite Runner, Diana, Once on This Island (Tony), Tuck Everlasting, Daddy Long Legs Upcoming: SMASH. witzendtheatricals.com
THEATRE PRODUCERS OF COLOR
(Co-Producer). Theatre Producers of Color (TPOC) supports the next generation of
BIPOC producers by providing access to education, training and mentorship. Congrats to Cherine E. Anderson, Anant Das, Miranda Gohh, Alexander Robertson, Riza Takahashi and Iconic Vizion Productions. theatreproducersofcolor.org
Opening Night: September 24, 2024
STAFF FOR A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Trinity Wheeler
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Gentry & Associates
Gregory Vander Ploeg
Madeline McCluskey Shira Wolf
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
NETworks Presentations
Jason Juenker
Hector Guivas
TOUR BOOKING, MARKETING & PUBLICITY BOND THEATRICAL
bondtheatrical.com
TOUR BOOKING
Temah Higgins Mollie Mann
Wendy Roberts
Madison St. Amour Jesse Daniels Laura Rizzo
Nilesha Alexander Kolten Bell
TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY
DJ Martin Marc Viscardi Jenny Bates
Alexandra De La Cerda Caroline Frawley
Production Stage Manager Richard A. Leigh
Stage Manager Rachel Heine
Assistant Stage Manager Benji Kern
Company Manager ........................................ Erik Birkeland
Associate Company Manager Brad Siebeking
Assistant Director Fernando Parra Bortí
Assistant Choreographer Paige Faure
Associate Illusionist Skylar Fox
Associate Scenic Designers
Mikiko Suzuki-Macadams, Chen-Wei Liao
Costume Coordinator Sam Fleming
Associate Lighting Designer .......................... Wilburn Bonnell
Assistant Lighting Designer Riva Fairhall
Associate Sound Designer Shannon Slaton
Hair, Wig and Makeup Designer Luc Verschueren/ Campbell Young Associates
Production Electrician ................................... Zach Alexander
Production Sound Marisa J. Barnes
Production Carpenter pesci
Props Supervisor Kathy Fabian/Propstar LLC
Associate Prop Supervisor John Estep/Propstar LLC
Propstar Production Manager Ry Pepper
Moving Light Programmer Brad Gray
Head Carpenter Josh Nelson
Assistant Carpenter ................................. John “Seth” Leach
Flyman Glen Shafer
Head Electrician Matthew Brehm
Assistant Electrician J. Luce
Head Sound Michael Donahue
Assistant Sound .............. Jared Alvarez, Luis Caceres Dardano
Head Props Clista Jarrett
Wardrobe Supervisor Tsung Ju Clark Yang
Assistant Wardrobe Taylor Diaz
Hair & Make-up Supervisor George C. Deavours
Crew Swing ..................................................... Jess Cuoghi
Production Assistants Maris Keller, Gabriella Shead
Rehearsal Pianist Utsav Bhargava
Vocal Consultant Liz Caplan
Merchandise The Araca Group
Merchandise Manager Robert Laviolette
Logo Design AKA NYC
Video Production
David Kane Productions
Production Photographer ................................Jeremy Daniel
Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity Office BOND Theatrical
Melissa Cohen, Bridget Gross, Tony Joy, Steph Kelleher, Deborah Mann, Harrison Mootoo, Scotland Newton, Elisabeth Reyes, Linda J. Stewart, Katelyn Wenkoff
Davenport Theatrical Enterprises
Morgan Cavendish, Mace Cowart, Mary Dina, Jonathan Hogue, Annie Mallamaci
Marketing Director Mary Dina
Safety Consultant ....................................... Bryan Huneycutt
Physical Therapy Consultant Carolyn Lawson, NEURO Tour
Physical Therapist Alexandra MacPherson
Accounting NETworks Presentations LLC
Tax Accountant Jeff Mensch
Legal Services
David F. Schwartz, Esq., Gray Schwartz LLP
Legal Counsel Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo, Daniel M. Wasser
HR Support K+K Reset, LLC
Housing Lisa Morris, Road Concierge
Travel Agency Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel
Trucking Clark Transfer
FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS
Chief Executive Officer .......................................... Orin Wolf
President/Chief Production Officer Seth Wenig
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Business Affairs
Margaret Daniel
Scott Levine
Scott W. Jackson
Executive Producers Mimi Intagliata, Hannah Rosenthal, Trinity Wheeler
Sr. Director/Finance John Kinna
Controller ................................................... Jennifer Gifford
Director of Tour Accounting
Laura S. Carey
Tax Director Pat Guerieri
Sr. Tax Accountant Matthew Peerbolte
Tax Assistant Deborah Brown
Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk .......... Lisa Loveless
Sr. Director, Booking & Engagements Amanda Laird
Directors, Booking & Engagements
Stacey Burns, Colin Byrne
Booking Assistant Lily Flippin
Director of Sales
Zach Stevenson
Director of Marketing.....................................
Heather Hess
Sr. Director/General Management Gregory Vander Ploeg
General Managers Madeline McCluskey, Rebecca Shubart
Steven Varon-Moore
Associate General Manager Amanda Lenti, Heather Moss, Shira Wolf
Sr. Director/Production Management
Jason Juenker
Sr. Production Manager Hector Guivas
Production Managers Matthew Reardon, Alex Williams
Associate Production Manager Aimeé Mangual Pagán
Technical Director pesci
Production Coordinator Gina Boccolucci
NETworks Asset Manager Richard Haug
Director of Operations .................... Pearce Landry-Wegener
Workers Compensation Coordinator Kayla Rooplal
People Operations/Payroll Manager
Sara Clayton
Executive Assistant Isabella Schiavon
Office Manager Michelle Adye
Adminstrative Assistant .................................. Aidan Herman
Music Coordinator John Mezzio
CREDITS
Scenery built by Great Lakes Scenic Services. Automation provided by Creative Conners, Inc. Lighting equipment provided by Christie Lites and audio equipment provided by PRG Broadway. Wigs made by Campbell Young Associates. Neil - Then costumes by Eric Winterling, Inc. Props by Propstar. Props Artisans: Francis McCrann, Cailey Harwood, Shane Hennessey, Genesis DeWitt. Specialty Props by BB Props, Bad Monkey Props, Tom Carroll Scenery, Costume Armour, ART, and Turning Star Inc.
OFFICIAL GUITAR SPONSOR
Gibson Brands
MUSIC CREDITS
“Beautiful Noise,” “I Got The Feelin’ (Oh No, No),” “I’ll Come Running,” “I’m a Believer,” “The Boat That I Row,” “Look Out, Here Comes Tomorrow,” “Red, Red Wine,”
“Kentucky Woman,” “Solitary Man,” “Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Song Sung Blue,” “Cherry, Cherry,” “Sweet Caroline,” “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show,” “Play Me,” “Soolaimon,” “Thank the Lord for the Night Time,” “Crunchy Granola Suite,” “Brooklyn Roads,” “America,” “Shilo,” “I Am…I Said,” “Holly Holy,” “Pretty Amazing Grace” written by Neil Diamond. Courtesy of Universal Tunes. Under license from Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved. “Love on the Rocks,” “September Morn” written by Neil Diamond, Gilbert Francois Leopold Becaud. Courtesy of Universal Tunes, Universal Music Corp. on behalf of Sweet Sixteen Music, Inc. Under license from Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved. “Forever in Blue Jeans” Written by Neil Diamond, Richard Winchell Bennett. Courtesy of Universal Tunes, Universal Music Corp. Under license from Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved. “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” written by Neil Diamond, Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman. Courtesy of Universal Tunes, Universal Music Corp. on behalf of Sweet Sixteen Music, Inc. Under license from Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved. “Hello Again” written by Neil Diamond, Alan Edward Lindgren. Courtesy of Universal Tunes, Universal Music Corp. Under license from Universal Music Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Rehearsed at Gibney Studios, 890 Broadway SPECIAL THANKS TO Tracy Weiler, McKenna Davenport, Pamela & Clarence Soper, Dr. Kenny D. Hasija, Denise Desimone, TC and Deandre Sevon. Providence Performing Arts Center; Norbert Mongeon, Janice Anderson, J.L. “Lynn” Singleton
With grateful acknowledgement to the State of Rhode Island and Steven Feinberg, the Rhode Island Film & Television Office www.film.ri.gov
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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 Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.
Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).
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.
