Leapin’ Lizards! Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to present
ANNIE, America’s most beloved musical. Celebrating its 30th anniversary tour, ANNIE is giving
a new generation the opportunity to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope.
ANNIE will play Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 E. Congress Pkwy.)
for a one week engagement January 19 to 24, 2010.
ANNIE, with music by Charles Strouse and book by Thomas Meehan, is again directed by its
lyricist, Martin Charnin, who brought the original production of ANNIE to Broadway in 1977.
Tony Award winning set designer, Ming Cho Lee, has created a fresh look for this new
production.
The original Broadway production of ANNIE won seven 1977 Tony Awards, including Best
Musical, Book and Score. It ran for 2,377 performances, and has subsequently been produced
all over the world. The original production is one of the top 20 longest running shows in
Broadway history, and ANNIE continues to be one of the most successful musicals ever.
Boasting one of Broadway’s most memorable scores, including “It’s the Hard-Knock Life,” “Easy
Street,” “N.Y.C.” and the ever optimistic “Tomorrow,” you can bet your bottom dollar that ANNIE
will bring a smile to your face.
In addition to Charnin, Meehan, Strouse and Lee, ANNIE’s creative team includes original
Broadway musical staging by Peter Gennaro, choreography by Liza Gennaro, lighting design by
Ken Billington, costume design by Theoni Aldridge and sound design by Peter Hylenski. ANNIE
is being produced by Networks Presentations, LLC.
The performance schedule for ANNIE is:
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 2 p.m.
Tickets range in price from $20 to $75. A select number of premium seats are also available.
Tickets are available at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Box Office (50 E.
Congress Pkwy.); all Broadway In Chicago Box Offices (24 W. Randolph St., 151 W. Randolph
St. and 18 W. Monroe St.); the Broadway In Chicago Ticket Line at (800) 775-2000; all
Ticketmaster retail locations (including Hot Tix and select Carson Pirie Scott, Coconuts and fye
stores); and online at www.BroadwayInChicago.com. Tickets are available to groups of 15 or
more by calling (312) 977-1710.
BIOGRAPHIES
MADISON KERTH (Annie) from New Orleans is making her National Tour debut. Her favorite regional
stage credits include Annie (Annie) and Aristocats (Duchess). Special thanks to Jonne Dendinger, Bill
Berloni, Martin Charnin, NETworks Presentations, Mom, Dad, Nick, Maw Maw and Paw Paw for making
my dream come true. Love to my family and friends!
DAVID BARTON (Daddy Warbucks) is proud to be returning for his second National Tour as Daddy
Warbucks. After 25 years as a Theatre teacher, David is excited to be living out his life's dream of
performing professionally. In 1994, David created the Steeple Players Theatre in his hometown of
Hendersonville, TN. Favorite roles include Oklahoma! (Jud) and Camelot (Merlon). “Thanks Mom, Dad,
Cay, Alayna and Ashlea for always believing in me!”
MACKENZIE ALADJEM (Molly) has been performing since the age of four and is delighted, at age
seven, to be making her professional theatrical debut. Her television credits include “CSI: Miami,”
Passions and numerous commercials. Mackenzie would like to thank Martin Charnin and NETworks, and
special thanks to Mom, Dad, Heather and Jamie. She is thrilled to be part of this Annie cast.
LYNN ANDREWS (Miss Hannigan) has been eagerly awaiting the return of Annie. Favorite credits
include Chicago (Mama Morton), Romeo & Juliet (Nurse) and the multimedia socio-political satire Happy
Sunshine Kung Fu Flower (Ninja #5). She would like to thank her family and friends for their love and
support despite, you know, all those funny things that happen.
LIZ BACHMAN (Bonnie Boylan/Ensemble), a native of Lancaster, PA and graduate of NYU (B.F.A.
Theatre), is thrilled to be in her first national tour! Favorite roles include the Charwoman in Scrooge &
Gilbert & Sullivan (VLOG) and performing at Hersheypark’s Country Grill. Much love and thanks to
Mama, Chick, Bubby, Zeke, Dal, M.C. and my amazing friends for the unending support.
KENNETH D’ELIA (Harold Ickes/Ensemble) is excited to be joining the National Tour of Annie. He was
most recently on the 1st National Tour of The Great American Trailer Park Musical (including the 2008
Edinburgh Fringe Festival). He understudied the role of Duncan in the Off-Broadway show IDOL: The
Musical, which made its NYC debut in the summer of 2007. Thanks NETworks!
JOLIE DUFRENE (Ronnie Boylan/Ensemble) is delighted to be returning to the Annie tour. This New
Orleans girl is a proud graduate of LSU with a BS in Civil Engineering. She is also a recent graduate of
NYC’s American Musical and Dramatic Academy. All my love and thanks to my family and friends.
JEFFREY B. DUNCAN (FDR) returns for his 4th time in the Role of FDR. He has also played Henry
Ford in NETworks’ Ragtime. Jeff has performed with the North Coast Rep. in San Diego, The Broadway
Palm West in Mesa and the Guthrie in Minneapolis. Jeff’s voice students have performed on Broadway.
Thanks to God for all things. Thanks to NETworks, Martin and Denny (EHS). This show is for Mom and
Dad, Sissy, and the boys.
SARI FELDMAN (Dance Captain/Orphan Swing), a Long Island native, is back on the road again after
recently appearing in the national tour of CATS. “They open, they close – what does it all mean?” Love
and thanks to the fam, the T3 fam, and her beloved Brent.
KELLY GOYETTE (Mrs. Pugh/Ensemble) is thrilled to be joining Annie! Kelly is a Vermont native and a
2002 AMDA NYC graduate. Her favorite roles include: Beauty and the Beast (The Wardrobe), Bat Boy
(Reverend Hightower), You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Lucy). Kelly would like to thank her loving
mother, supportive family, inspiring friends, and her adoring father whom she knows is watching every
day.
KEVIN GUTCHES (Bundles) New York credits: The Full Monty (Ethan Girard), Jesus Christ Superstar
(Philip), Mystery of Edwin Drood (Deputy). Kevin also works as a Performer and Team member for
RFamily Vacations and Nickelodeon Family Cruise. Kevin received his B.A. in Theatre/Speech from
Wagner College. He would like to thank his family for all their love and support!
DUSTIN J. HARDER (Ensemble) Previously played the role of Uncle Gard in the American Girl Musical
Circle of Friends in New York, originated the role of Bitty Puppy in Bitty Bears Matinee at American Girl
Place in Chicago and toured with the Muppets of Sesame Street Live as Professor Art in Elmo’s Coloring
Book. All the thanks in the world to Mom and Nicky!
CHERYL HOFFMANN (Lily St. Regis/ Ensemble) is ecstatic to be back reprising her role of Lily St.
Regis. Regional credits: Grease (Sandy), Oklahoma! (Laurey), Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy Selden), The
Secret Garden (Rose), The Full Monty (Pam/Dance Captain), Joseph… (Angel/Narrator u/s), Carousel
(Louise), The Diary of Anne Frank (Margot), Miss Julie (Christine). Love to Mom, Dad, CDDBBST, and
Gigi. She is originally from Sleepy Eye, MN and is an avid Bruce Springsteen fan.
ANALISA LEAMING (Grace Farrell) was last seen touring Asia in The Sound of Music (U/S Maria).
Other credits include The Mikado (Yum-Yum), Robert and Elizabeth (Elizabeth), Fiddler on the Roof
(Hodel), Assassins (Squeaky Fromme), Company (Marta), Jane Eyre (Blanche Ingram) and Call Me
Madam (Princess Maria). Training: Eastman School of Music, B.M. Thanks to my friends and family for
their love and support!
LANCE MacDONALD (Ensemble) is beyond thrilled to make his professional debut in Annie! He is a
recent graduate of AMDA (LA & NYC). Thanks to Mom and Dad, SAJAWSME, the rest of the fam, Clar,
Zach, Jana, Joy and to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This one’s for Nana and Paw. See you at the
stage door!!
ZANDER MEISNER (Rooster) is very happy to be on the road with this classic show. Last year, he
toured with CATS as Rum Tum Tugger. Favorite regional credits include: Urinetown (Bobby Strong)
[Denver Post Ovation Award; Best Actor in a Musical], Singin’ in the Rain (Don Lockwood), Grease
(Danny Zuko), and most recently the NYC Premiere of R U Prime? Graduate: Indiana University.
IVY MOODY (Pepper) from Cincinnati, Ohio is thrilled to be making her national acting debut in Annie.
Ivy fell in love with theater at age 8 and has performed in more than 20 community and local professional
musicals. Ivy thanks her family and friends for their support in making her dreams come true.
MONICA MORAN (Connie Boylan/Ensemble) BFA Hartt School, she played Molly at the age of 7 and
now is making her National tour debut in Annie! Favorite roles: Smile (Doria), A Chorus Line (Val),
Carousel (Louise), and Best Little Whorehouse… (Imogene). She wants to thank God, her family and
friends, and the undying support and love from her mother, Jackie Moran. Papa and Dolly this is for you!
SIARA PADILLA (Tessie) from Coventry, RI, is thrilled to perform in Annie. Prior regional credits include
Annie Warbucks (Annie), Annie (Molly), Bridge to Terabithia (Leslie), Oliver! (Oliver), South Pacific
(Ngana) and many more. Siara thanks her family and friends for their love and encouragement. Special
thanks to Martin Charnin for this amazing opportunity. www.siaralynda.com
PATRICK PEAVY (Dog Handler/Ensemble) is proud to be making his stage debut in Annie. He is
thankful to Bill Berloni and NETworks for the opportunity to work with man’s best friends and to get paid
to see the country a few 100 miles at a time. Love to his family and Jenny.
RICKY POPE (Drake/Bert Healy/Ensemble) happily returns to the Annie tour having played Drake in the
07-08 tour. Regional credits include Titanic, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, CanCan, Anything Goes,
Forum, The Wild Party and Dirty Blonde. Also a musical director, vocal coach and composer, Ricky is
working on his first symphony. Really. Thanks to everyone who patronizes live theatre.
SYDNEY RICHARDSON (Duffy), 9, is excited to be in Annie! Dancing at age two and singing for two
years gave Syd her start. NYC Regional: Scrooge & Gilbert & Sullivan and Seussical, Jr. Sydney also
loves horseback riding and her dog Trixie! Thanks to Mom, Hallie, dance teacher, voice teacher, family,
and friends for their support. Special thanks to Martin Charnin!!
DOMINIQUE SOFIA ROSS (July) has dreamed of being in Annie for years. Other theatre performances
include the August Wilson Festival and Elisir D’Amore at the Kennedy Center, and A Christmas Carol at
Ford’s Theatre. TV appearances: “America’s Most Wanted,” “Sesame Street,” “PBS Slavery/Making of
America” and several commercials. Dominique thanks God, Martin Charnin, NETworks, and her family
for the opportunity and support.
GRACIE STOVER (Kate) is delighted to be appearing in her first national tour. Favorite regional credits
include Les Miserables; Hello, Dolly! and Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She would like to thank Martin
Charnin and NETworks, as well as her family and friends for their love and support.
JILLIAN WALLACH (Star to Be/Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of this company! National Tour debut.
Regional Credits include: Bye Bye Birdie (Rosie), Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal/Dance Captain), The
Taffetas (Donna) and many others. Thanks to the entire NETworks team, Martin Charnin and to Bob
Cline, a friend and mentor. For my mom, dad and Shelby!
ADAM JONES (Music Director/Conductor) This is Adam’s first tour. Favorite regional theater credits
include; Musical of Musicals, Forever Plaid (Theater Barn), Ragtime, Les Miserables. Attended Berklee
College of Music, majoring in Film Scoring and Piano. He’d like to thank his parents for their relentless
support.
KEITH LEVENSON (Musical Supervisor/Additional Orchestrations) conducted the Broadway and
National Touring productions of Annie, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Big River, Annie Warbucks and
Dreamgirls. Music Supervisor of the National Tours of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring
Ann-Margret, Tommy, Strike Up The Band and Broadway: The Big Band Years. Concerts and recordings
with The Who, Meat Loaf, Alice Cooper, Peter Frampton, Nigel Kennedy, Yes, Kiss, The NY
Philharmonic, The LA Symphony, The British Rock Symphony and many others. Television work
includes “The Wizard of Oz in Concert” at Avery Fisher Hall featuring: Jewel, Jackson Browne, Joel
Grey, Roger Daltrey, Natalie Cole, Debra Winger, Nathan Lane and The Boys Choir of Harlem. Other
credits include Winchell with Martin Charnin and Starcrossed with Jeanine Tesori.
THOMAS MEEHAN (Book) won a Tony Award for the book of Annie, his first Broadway show, and has
since written the books for I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand, Annie 2 and Annie Warbucks. He
is a longtime contributor of humor to The New Yorker, an Emmy Award-winning writer of a television
comedy and a collaborator on a number of screenplays including Mel Brooks’ Space Balls and To Be or
Not To Be. In 1998, Mel Brooks asked him to co-write the libretto of a Broadway musical adaptation of
Brooks’ classic 1968 film, “The Producers.” For his libretto with Brooks of The Producers, he won his
second Drama Desk and Tony awards. Shortly thereafter, he began work on the book of Hairspray,
written in collaboration with Mark O’Donnell. The Broadway musical (score by Marc Shaiman and lyrics
by Scott Wittman) was yet another huge hit. Winning eight Tonys, (including Best Musical and Best Book
of a Musical) Mr. Meehan garnered his third double-header of Drama Desk and Tony awards. Most
recently, he was represented on Broadway as the co-bookwriter (with Meera Syall) of the Americanized
version of the hit London musical Bombay Dreams, and he then had the privilege of having three of his
musicals running at once on Broadway. He and his wife, Carolyn, divide their time between a home in
Newton, CT, and an apartment in Greenwich Village (near which, on Hudson Street, she owns and
presides over the long-running and near-legendary children’s store, Peanut Butter and Jane.
CHARLES STROUSE (Music) Mr. Strouse’s first Broadway musical, Bye Bye Birdie (lyrics by Lee
Adams) won a Tony Award, as did Applause (starring Lauren Bacall) and Annie (with lyrics by Martin
Charnin). Other musicals: All American; Golden Boy; It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman; I and Albert;
Dance a Little Closer; Tony-nominated musicals Charlie & Algernon; Nick and Nora and Rags. He wrote
both music and lyrics for Mayor and the music for Annie Warbucks. Film scores: Bonnie & Clyde, The
Night They Raided Minsky’s and All Dogs Go To Heaven. Awards: Emmy Award, two Grammies,
Peabody Award, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein Awards, Dramatists’ Guild Frederick Loewe
Award. Mr. Strouse is the founder of the ASCAP Musical Theater Workshop in New York, and is a
member of the Theater Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Upcoming: The Night They
Raided Minsky’s at the the Goodspeed Theater, Marty starring John C. Reilly on Broadway and You
Never Know, his newest musical which recently premiered at Trinity Rep in Providence, Rhode Island.
He is married to the director-choreographer Barbara Siman and they have 4 children: Ben, Nicholas,
Victoria and William.
MARTIN CHARNIN (Lyrics/Director) originated the role of “Big Deal” in the Broadway production of West
Side Story, singing “Gee, Officer Krupke” and playing the role for 1000 performances. Subsequently, he
has been the director, lyricist, composer, librettist, producer or combination of the aforementioned for
over 100 productions including Annie Warbucks, the rock opera version of Joan of Arc, Loose Lips, Hot
Spot, In Persons with Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson, The Flowering Peach, Cole Porter’s Can-Can,
Cafe Crown, Mike, The First, On The Swing Shift, A Little Family Business (starring Angela Lansbury),
Mata Hari, The National Lampoon Show, Lena Horne; The Lady and Her Music, I Remember Mama
(with music by Richard Rodgers), Zenda (with music by Vernon Duke), Put It In Writing, Fallout,
Kaleidoscope, La Strada, Nash At Nine, Two By Two (again with Richard Rodgers), the concert version
of Strike Up the Band, and in London, Bar Mitzvah Boy, three productions of Annie, a revival of Bless the
Bride and The 9 1/2 Quid Revue. His Tony Award-winning Annie, for which he wrote the lyrics, cocreated,
and directed, is the 21st longest running American Musical in Broadway history. He has directed
Annie’s 10 national companies as well as companies in Amsterdam and Australia. His other musical
theater collaborators include, Peter Allen, Harold Arlen, Keith Levenson, Marvin Hamlish, Peter Stone,
Mary Rodgers and Alan Jay Lerner. He has directed Fred Astaire, Anne Bancroft, Joel Grey, Ann-
Margret, Danny Kaye, Johnny Mathis, Bill Murray, Bebe Neuwirth, Bernadette Peters, Sarah Jessica
Parker, Gilda Radner, Chita Rivera, Liv Ullman, Lou Reed, Susan Sarandon, Joan Rivers, Harvey Keitel,
Chuck D, Jon Stuart, Shirley MacLaine, Marlo Thomas, Barbra Streisand, Carol Burnett, and even
Catherine Zeta-Jones (who made her stage debut as ‘Molly’ in the first London production of Annie in
1978). He has conceived, written and directed seven musical-variety television programs, including Anne
Bancroft in Annie, the Woman in the Life of a Man, Annie and the Hoods (with Annie Bancroft), George
M, ‘SWonderful, ‘SMarve-lous, ‘SGershwin, Cole Porter in Paris, Get Happy, Dames at Sea, and The
Annie Christmas Show. He has received four Tony nominations, two Tony Awards, six Grammy Awards,
three Emmy Awards, three Gold Records, two Platinum Records, six Drama Desk Awards, the Peabody
Award for Broadcasting, and another Grammy Award for Jay-Z’s rap album Hard Knock Life, which went
triple platinum. He has written a musical, with a score by the late Harold Arlen, Winchell, with music by
Keith Levenson, and Robin Hood, with Thomas Meehan and Peter Sipos. His 2008 projects include
Time-Life’s double disc Annie 30th-Anniversary production album which contains songs from Annie 2,
the current national tour of Annie (in its fourth year), Rodgers &, a concert celebration of the music of
Richard Rodgers and his six lyricists (Mr. Charnin functions as narrator in the piece, which presents
some 70 Rodgers melodies), and Love is Love, a musical revue with a new collaborator, Richard Gray.
In the Pacific Northwest, which is where he now makes his home, he has directed Shadowlands, Robin
Hood, and the first workshop production of Love is Love, and brings Rodgers & to NYC to open the 2009
season of Lyrics and Lyricists at the 92nd St Y. In February, he will produce and direct Second Coming,
a one-woman cabaret show for his wife and former Annie star-to be, Shelly Burch, which opens in
Manhattan’s newest bistro, The Metropolitan Room.
PETER GENNARO (Original Broadway Staging) began his Broadway career in 1950 dancing in the
chorus of Guys and Dolls. It was the first of many notable performances including his role along side
Carol Haney and Buzz Miller in Bob Fosse’s “Steam Heat” from Pajama Game, and his memorable
performance in Bells Are Ringing dancing “Mu Cha Cha” opposite Judy Holliday. As co-choreographer to
Jerome Robbins on West Side Story, he created the dances for the “Sharks,” including “America” which
featured Chita Rivera. His participation in West Side Story brought him to the attention of legendary
director George Abbot who subsequently hired him to create the dances for the Pulitzer Prize winning
musical Fiorello. He became a popular Broadway choreographer creating dances for both the stage and
screen versions of Meredith Wilson’s The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Irene starring Debbie Reynolds, and
The Three Penny Opera starring Sting. In 1977 he received the Antoinette Perry Tony Award for his
choreography in Annie. In addition to his stage work, Peter Gennaro and his troupe of dancers were a
regular feature on television variety shows including “The Ed Sullivan Show,” “The Perry Como Show,”
“The Judy Garland Show,” “Kraft Music Hall” and many more. From 1972-76 Mr. Gennaro served as
producer and director at the Radio City Music Hall.
LIZA GENNARO (Choreographer) On Broadway, Ms. Gennaro choreographed the revival of Once Upon
A Mattress, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, and the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of The Most
Happy Fella, directed by Gerald Gutierrez. Regional credits include: Loving, Repeating: A Musical of
Gertrude Stein, composed by Stephen Flaherty, adapted and directed by Frank Galati, and presented by
About Face Theater in Chicago, Gypsy, starring Betty Buckley, and a newly revised version of the Lynn
Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty musical Ragtime at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Hair at Actor’s Theatre Of
Louisville, directed by Jon Jory, the world premiere of Martin Guerre at Hartford Stage, directed by Mark
Lamos, Babes in Arms directed by Garland Wright at The Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, and Kiss Me,
Kate and The Most Happy Fella at The Goodspeed Opera House. For the last eight seasons Ms.
Gennaro has choreographed productions at the St. Louis “Muny” Opera. Ms Gennaro holds a Master’s
degree in Dance Studies from NYU and is a professor at Barnard College and Hofstra University. Ms.
Gennaro is currently working with New York Theatre Ballet on a recreation of Agnes De Mille’s 1938
choreographic work “American Suite.”
MING CHO LEE (Set Designer) has designed nationally and internationally for 40 years, for opera,
dance, Broadway and regional theater, and is the recipient of the National Medal of Arts, the highest
national award given in the arts. Other awards include the Mayor’s Award for Arts and Culture; Tony
Award, Outer Critic’s Circle and Drama Desk Awards, many others from the theater and Chinese
communities; and three honorary degrees. His work has been shown in a retrospective at the New York
Public Library for the Performing Arts. He serves as a member of the Board of the New Forty Second
Street, Inc., as well as that of the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, the Non-Traditional Casting Project and
many others. He is co-chair of the design department of the Yale School of Drama, and holds the Donald
Oenslager Chair in Design.
THEONI V. ALDREDGE (Original Costume Designer), with over 100 Broadway shows to her credit, was
inducted in the the Theatre Hall of Fame in 1986. Her credits include Sweet Bird of Youth, Who’s Afraid
of Virginia Woolf, Anyone Can Whistle, A Chorus Line, Three Penny Opera, Annie (Tony Award),
Barnum (Tony Award), 42nd Street, Dreamgirls, La Cage Aux Folles (Tony Award), and Gypsy. Ms.
Aldredge’s film credits include The First Wives Club, Addams Family Values, Moonstruck, Network, The
Rose and The Great Gatsby, for which she received The Academy Award and The British Society of
Film and Television Arts Award. She is recipient of The New York Liberty Medal, the Costume Guild
Career Achievement Award, the Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award and Honorary Doctor of
Humane Letters and Career Achievement Award: De Paul University. For over 20 years Ms. Aldredge
was the principal designer for Joe Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival.
KEN BILLINGTON (Lighting Designer) has designed over 80 Broadway shows including the current
Chicago and The Drowsy Chaperone and the US touring productions of Chicago, The Drowsy
Chaperone, Disney’s High School Musical, White Christmas and Riverdance for which he is the lighting
supervisor. Other projects include Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular for 26 seasons,
Disneyland’s nighttime extravaganza Fantasmic!, and Shamu Rocks at Sea World of Florida and San
Diego. Among his many awards are the Tony, Drama Desk, Los Angeles Drama Critics awards.
JASON KANTROWITZ (Lighting Designer) Designs include Broadway and NY: Dame Edna-The Royal
Tour, Tru, Starmites, [title of show], The Syringa Tree, Ministry of Progress, Tick, Tick… Boom!, The
Radio City Christmas Spectacular; National Tours: The Phantom of the Opera (Associate Designer),
Hats!; International productions: The Producers, Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Syringa Tree, Stars On Ice; Las Vegas spectacular: Jubilee!; Walt Disney
Entertainment attractions: Fantasmic!, Playhouse Disney Live, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Festival of
the Lion King, Toy Story, Finding Nemo the Musical; Busch Gardens: Emerald Beat, Kinetix; and
SeaWorld: Shamu Rocks, Pets Ahoy, Journey to Atlantis.
PETER HYLENSKI (Sound Designer) Credits include the new Broadway revival of Sweet Charity, Little
Women, Brooklyn, Ragtime (London’s West End) for which he received an Olivier Award nomination,
Opening Doors, Princesses, Children’s Letters to God, Laughing Room Only, Dora the Explorer Live,
Chef’s Theater, Scooby-Doo Live, Ovations!, Spoleto Festival U.S.A. (1999 - 2002), Blue’s Clues Live,
Exactly Like You, Easter, and Niketown (NYC). As Associate: Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity, Fosse,
Taboo, Seussical, The Music Man, Follies, and Parade. Film: re-recording mixer Search for Life (AMNH,
Hayden Planetarium), SonicVision (MTV2, AMNH) Passport to the Universe (Futuriscope Planetarium,
France).
JIMM HALLIDAY (Additional Costume Designer) is delighted to be working on this Anniversary
production of Annie, his 17th production of this beloved American classic and his 16th National tour for
NETworks Presentations, including designs for the Molly Ringwald tour of Sweet Charity. Recently he
has designed Smokey Joe’s Café and The World Goes ‘Round for Norwegian Cruise Lines and is
currently working on a new production of Ragtime, opening this spring at the Kennedy Center in
Washington, DC. He has designed over 200 musicals in stock around the country; including a 25 year
association with New York’s Mac-Haydn Theatre.
BERNIE ARDIA (Hair Designer), a California native, has enjoyed a 25-year career, starting in television
with the “The Young and the Restless.” After working for David Merrick, he never left the theatre. Mr.
Ardia has designed over 50 productions including Kiss of the Spiderwoman with Chita Rivera and
Starlight Express at the Las Vegas Hilton. He is very happy to have worked with many talented
performers including Toni Tennille, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Deborah Gibson, Mackenzie Phillips, Anita
Gillette, Mary Wilson and even Judge Judy!
WILLIAM BERLONI (Animal Trainer) Broadway: Legally Blonde the Musical, Annie (original Sandy),
Camelot, Frankenstein, The First, Alice in Wonderland, Oliver!, Anything Goes , Nick and Nora, La Bete,
The Wiz, Annie (20th and 30th anniversary), The Wizard of Oz, Dinner at Eight, Double Feature, Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang, The Woman in White, Awake and Sing, The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Author
“Broadway Tails: by Lyons Press currently in stores. www.theatricalanimals.com.
ALLIED LIVE (Tour Marketing and Press) is a full-service entertainment marketing and advertising
agency representing Broadway and Off Broadway shows, national tours, performing arts institutions and
experiential entertainment entities. Clients include: Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!, Frost/Nixon, Dirty Dancing,
Avenue Q, RENT, Legally Blonde, STOMP, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sweeney Todd, Annie, Hairspray,
Walking With Dinosaurs, Million Dollar Quartet, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Los Angeles Philharmonic and
Hollywood & Highland.
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL [www.mtimusicalworlds.com] is one of the world’s leading
dramatic licensing agencies, protecting the rights and legacy of composers, lyricists and book writers
and supplying scripts and musical materials and other theatrical resources to theatres around the world.
With over 250 titles in its catalogue, MTI has been the driving force in perpetuating great musicals such
as Guys And Dolls, West Side Story, and Fiddler On The Roof, as well as many fine family musicals
such as Annie, Annie Warbucks, Seussical, and A Year In The Life of Frog & Toad. Additionally, MTI is
the home of The Broadway Junior Collection, 70-minute adaptations of Broadway musicals designed for
middle school children to perform [Annie, Jr, The Music Man, Jr, Disney’s Aladdin, Jr and many others]
and the Kids Collection, 30-minute musicals for performance by elementary school children [Disney’s
Cinderella and The Jungle Book among others.]
KARY M. WALKER (Executive Producer) Prior to joining NETworks in 2001, Mr. Walker was Executive
Producer for Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre in Chicago for 22 years. Under his leadership, Marriott
became a musical theatre and developed the largest musical theatre subscription audience in the US.
The Marriott consistently received high critical praise for quality, innovation, and development of new
works for the musical theatre, garnering multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards for excellence. Mr. Walker is
a founding member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and former President of the League of
Chicago Theatres. For NETworks he has been executive producer for the tours of Kiss Me, Kate;
Seussical; Contact; Cabaret (Korea/Japan); Annie and Rent.
NETworks PRESENTATIONS, LLC (Producer) Founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig and
Scott Jackson, NETworks Presentations has produced and managed over 50 national and international
touring productions. Previous highlights include Oliver!, Little Women, Jekyll and Hyde, Kiss of the
Spiderwoman, The Light in the Piazza among many others. Last season’s offerings were Annie,
Hairspray, My Fair Lady, The Producers, Rent and The Wedding Singer. Joining returning hits Annie and
Hairspray this season are The Drowsy Chaperone; Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
and The Wizard of Oz. Upcoming touring projects include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella,
Cry Baby, Handel’s Messiah Rocks and South Pacific
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