TOUR CAST / CREATIVE
Sharon Catherine BrownOlder Allie
Alysha DeslorieuxMiddle Allie
Chloë CheersYounger Allie
Beau GravitteOlder Noah
Ken Wulf ClarkMiddle Noah
Kyle MangoldYounger Noah
ANNE TOLPEGINMother/Nurse Lori
CONNOR RICHARDSONJohnny
NICK BROGANSwing
JESSE CORBINLon/others
JEROME HARMANN-HARDEMANFather/Son/others
RAYNA HICKMANNurse Joanna/others
MAKENA JACKSONSarah/Granddaughter/others
CALEB MATHURAFin/Grandson/others
AARON RAMEYSwing
SHARI WASHINGTON RHONESwing
SAMANTHA RIOSSwing
GRACE OHWENSADEYO RUNDBERGGeorgie/Concierge/others
EMILY SOMÉSwing
JOE VERGASwing
Sharon Catherine Brown(Older Allie)
Sharon Catherine Brown has been in show business since she was three and made her Broadway debut at five, but they only allowed her 65 words to tell you all about it so please go to sharoncatherinebrown.com, Instagram & TikTok to see what all the fuss is about. Sharon’s heart is her son Elijah and the greatest love story ever… her parents.
Alysha Deslorieux(Middle Allie)
Most recently seen starring in Hamilton on Broadway (Eliza Hamilton), and is a member of the original Broadway cast. Other Broadway: Once on This Island (Andrea, original Revival cast), Hamilton (Peggy/Maria), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (original Broadway cast), Sister Act. TV: “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Season 3, “Younger,” “Lincoln Rhyme.” National Tours: Hamilton (Eliza) 1st National & Chicago, Sister Act. @alysha_des
Chloë Cheers(Younger Allie)
NYC native and LaGuardia Performing Arts Drama grad, 2023 National YoungArts Theatre winner, U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts semi-finalist, and Paper Mill Playhouse Conservatory alum. Credits: Amanda in Because of Winn Dixie (Goodspeed), Natalie in Next to Normal (Greenbrier Valley Theater). She’d like to thank her team at CESD, Kogen Management, and her mom for unwavering love and support. @chloecheers
Beau Gravitte(Older Noah)
Broadway: The Light in the Piazza, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Off-Broadway: Everybody’s Ruby, The Cherry Orchard, BAFO, Broadway ’68. TV credits include “Doctor, Doctor,” “Hope and Gloria,” “Trapper John, MD,” “Law and Order,” “Gossip Girl.” Beau was the Artistic Director of the Actor’s Studio in New York (2017– 2023). He remains a proud lifetime member and serves on the Board of Directors.
Ken Wulf Clark(Middle Noah)
Broadway: Great Comet, Jagged Little Pill, Shucked, Water for Elephants; Off-Bway: February House, Great Comet, Titanique. Regional: So… SO many, but a few include Rent, Guys and Dolls, Urinetown, Burn All Night, Camelot. Film/TV: The Irishman, “Gotham,” “Sneaky Pete,” “Law & Order,” others. BM University of Miami. Massive thanks to S3 and A&R. Love to pie. For mom and dad.
Kyle Mangold(Younger Noah)
Kyle Mangold is over the moon to be making his National Tour debut! Education: Shenandoah Conservatory. Off-Broadway: Stranger Sings! The Musical Parody (Steve/Jonathan). Regional: This is Tom Jones! (Tom Jones), Pippin (Pippin). Kyle would like to thank Clear Talent Group, his buddy Joe, and dedicate this performance to his grandparents, parents, siblings, and partner Alexis. Follow Kyle’s journey on Instagram @kyle_mangold.
ANNE TOLPEGIN(Mother/Nurse Lori)
Broadway: Tale of Two Cities, Les Misérables. Off-Broadway: Carrie, Sweeney Todd. National Tours: Ragtime, Mamma Mia!, Billy Elliot, Kinky Boots. Regional: Sting’s The Last Ship (Premiere), Next to Normal, The Prom,Passion,Murder/Orient Express. TV: “Mr. Robot,” “Iron Fist.” International: Disney on Classic,Tokyo Philharmonic. Northwestern. For Mom+Dad+Blake. IG: annieteeeeeee
CONNOR RICHARDSON(Johnny)
National tour debut! Nashville native. Coastal Carolina BFA ’24. Select credits include: Million Dollar Quartet , Merrily We Roll Along , Kinky Boots . Huge thanks to his team at DGRW, The Telsey Office, & the entire Notebook family! Love to his parents, Baba, Brennan, & Carson. Mom watch this!
NICK BROGAN(Swing)
National Tour debut! Originally from Ellicott City, MD and a recent grad from Penn State University. Regional: RENT (New London Barn), Escape to Margaritaville (Cortland Rep). Endless thanks to his friends, family, Daniel Hoff team, Mom & Dad and Sara <3 @nick.brogan
JESSE CORBIN(Lon/others)
Pittsburgh boy & everyday rockstar! Select Credits: The Lion…and The Wardrobe (Off-Broadway), A Comedy of Tenors (Florida Rep), Memnon (CTH), Grease (Stages), Bayard Rustin (People’s Light), and The Boy Band Project. Also a writer/composer (@lemonadethemusical). 1 John 4:8 @thejessecorbin
JEROME HARMANN-HARDEMAN(Father/Son/others)
Broadway/Tours: The Notebook, Swing, Dirty Dancing, Kiss of The Spider Woman. Regional favorites: Morning After Grace, Waitress, Romeo and Juliet. TV: CBS’s “FBI,” NBC’s “Law and Order,” Showtime’s “Let the Right One In,” Adult Swim, “Teen Aged Euthanasia,” TBS’s “The Last O.G.” Love to BATA.
RAYNA HICKMAN(Nurse Joanna/others)
Rayna Hickman is thrilled to be on the 1st National Tour of The Notebook! Tours: Come From Away (Beverley Standby). Other: Bright Star (Mamma), Urinetown (Pennywise), Smokey Joe’s (Pattie), Villains Tonight! (Yzma). Thanks to Auty! David A., S & D, family and my love.
MAKENA JACKSON(Sarah/Granddaughter/others)
Makena Jackson is thrilled to be touring with The Notebook! Additional credits include Dear Evan Hansen (National Tour) and “Up Here” (Hulu). She would like to thank her family, friends, Rikki, and the StewCrew for their infinite support. @makenajacksonn
CALEB MATHURA(Fin/Grandson/others)
1st National Tour: Mean Girls. Off-Broadway: David. Select Regional: The Old Globe, Marriott Theatre, Music Theatre of Madison. TV/Film: Motherland (MPI Original Films). Immense gratitude to the entire Notebook team, DGRW, his incredible mom, and God. For Papa and Eishe. @caleb.mathura
AARON RAMEY(Swing)
Broadway: The Visit (OBC), The Bridges of Madison County (OBC), Jekyll & Hyde (Orig. Revival Cast), Young Frankenstein, Curtains, …Millie (OBC). Tours: South Pacific, Jekyll & Hyde, Sweet Charity, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast. Many regional credits and some TV appearances. @nycawr
SHARI WASHINGTON RHONE(Swing)
National Tours: Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, The Lion King. L.A. Company – The Lion King. Principal Dancer Jazz Antiqua. Asst. Dir. Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. Principal Lula Washington Dance Theatre. Maintenance Choreographer Disneyland Resort. Proud Mary, Bella Donna, Soulicious. Love to Dan, Morgan & Mayumi.
SAMANTHA RIOS(Swing)
National Tour debut! Regional: Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Alabama Shakespeare Festival). Washington, D.C. native and proud UMich MT alum. God is so good! Endless thanks to DGRW & Ikigai Management. Para mi familia. @samantharioss
GRACE OHWENSADEYO RUNDBERG(Georgie/Concierge/others)
Grace recently graduated from Pace University’s Musical Theater program and is excited to be making her National Tour debut! Love and gratitude for my family, friends, teachers, and agents at Nicolosi & Co. @gracerundberg
EMILY SOMÉ(Swing)
Emily Somé is thrilled to join The Notebook. Touring: Les Misérables (Ensemble). Many thanks to The Telsey Office and Gray Talent Group. Northwestern University ’22! Grateful for wonderful friends and family. Special shoutout to her parents—thanks for believing in the dream.
JOE VERGA(Swing)
Joe Verga is making his National Tour debut with The Notebook. TV: “Evil.” Theater: “Rock of Ages” (Wolfbane Productions), “Grease” (SSMT). Proud Shenandoah Conservatory alum. Thanks to his team at DGRW, his buddy Kyle, and his family for their unwavering support. Instagram: @joeverga_
INGRID MICHAELSON (Music and Lyrics)
An accomplished singer/songwriter, Michaelson has released nine studio albums, including multiple gold and platinum singles over her 17-year career. Garnering an Emmy nomination for her original song in Hulu’ s “Little Fires Everywhere,” Michaelson has also scored, served as executive music supervisor, and had her songs used for multiple film and television projects. Michaelson made her Broadway on stage debut in The Great Comet of 1812. The Notebook marks her Broadway debut as composer & lyricist for which she received a Grammy Nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. @ingridmichaelson / www.ingridmichaelson.com
BEKAH BRUNSTETTER (Book)
Plays include The Cake (MTC; over 100 productions worldwide), Be A Good Little Widow (Ars Nova, the Old Globe) and Oohrah! (The Atlantic). Her musical A.D. 16, written with “Schmigadoon”’ s Cinco Paul, premiered at the Olney Theatre. TV credits include NBC’ s “This is Us,” Netflix’ s “Maid,” “Sirens,” and the upcoming Elin Hilderbrand adaptation for Peacock “The Five Star Weekend.” MFA the New School for Drama, BA UNC Chapel Hill. For Grandpa Joe.
NICHOLAS SPARKS (Author of Original Novel)
Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’ s most beloved storytellers with over 130 million books sold worldwide in more than 50 languages. Sparks wrote one of his best-known stories, The Notebook, over a period of six months at age 28. Since then, he’ s gone on to write 24 additional novels, 11 of which were adapted into films. Sparks lives in North Carolina with his family. He contributes to a variety of local and national charities, and co-founded The Epiphany School in New Bern, North Carolina.
DAVID ZINN(Scenic Design)
Broadway: Stereophonic, Jaja’ s African Hair Braiding, Kimberly Akimbo, Funny Girl, The Minutes, Diana, Torch Song, The Humans, SpongeBob Squarepants, Fun Home, Choir Boy, Amélie, and The Last Ship. Off-Broadway: Playwrights Horizons, NYTW, Roundabout, Second Stage, Public Theater. UK/International: National Theatre, Young Vic, West End, Berlin Staatsoper, Theater Basel. He’ s received Tony®, Drama Desk, Hewes, and Obie Awards for his work.
BRETT J. BANAKIS(Scenic Design)
Brooklyn-based designer for theater, opera, film, and environments. Co-founder of AMP Scenography, a design collective created to amplify emerging and underrepresented designers by engaging in equitable collaborations. Broadway: The Outsiders (as AMP, Tony® nom.), John Proctor is the Villain (as AMP), The Cher Show. International Scenic Supervisor for all worldwide productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Faculty at NYU Tisch. www.brettjbanakis.com @brettjbanakis
PALOMA YOUNG(Costume Design)
Broadway: Peter And The Starcatcher (Tony Award®); Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Tony® nomination); & Juliet (Tony® nomination); Bandstand (Drama Desk nomination); Real Women Have Curves; Lempicka and others. West End: & Juliet (Olivier nomination); Clueless. Off-Broadway: Natasha, Pierre… (Lortel Award, Drama Desk nomination); Alice By Heart (Lortel Award); Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow; The Pain of My Belligerence; Preludes; Fly By Night.
BEN STANTON(Lighting Design)
Five-time Tony Award® nominee as well as an Obie, Lortel, IRNE, and Ovation Award winner. Ben is currently represented on Broadway by Maybe Happy Ending. Broadway credits include: The Notebook; Mary Jane; Days of Wine and Roses; Goodnight, Oscar; The Collaboration; A Christmas Carol; The Rose Tattoo; Derren Brown: SECRET; JUNK; Six Degrees of Separation; Deaf West Theater’ s Spring Awakening; Fully Committed; and Fun Home.
NEVIN STEINBERG(Sound Design)
Broadway: Sweeney Todd 2023 Revival (Tony Award®), Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Tony® nomination), Hadestown (Tony Award®), Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Freestyle Love Supreme, The Cher Show, Bandstand, Bright Star, It Shoulda Been You, Mothers and Sons, Rodgers+Hammerstein’ s Cinderella (Tony® nomination), The Performers . Over 30 other Broadway productions with Acme Sound Partners and five additional Tony® nominations.
MIA NEAL(Hair & Wig Design)
Gary, Indiana. Select awards: Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling and BAFTA Film Award for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; Emmy for Annie Live!, Emmy nomination for “Pose,” and Drama Desk Awards for Shuffle Along… and Ain’t No Mo’. Select Broadway: Audra Gypsy, Hell’s Kitchen, Last Five Years, Shucked, KPOP, 1776, West Side Story, The Iceman Cometh and A Raisin in the Sun.
LUCY MACKINNON (Video Design)
Broadway: All In: Comedy About Love, The Notebook, Kimberly Akimbo, A Christmas Carol, How I Learned to Drive, Jagged Little Pill, The Rose Tattoo, Lifespan of a Fact, Six Degrees of Separation, and the Deaf West revival of Spring Awakening. Recent regional credits include The Heart (La Jolla Playhouse), The Thing About Jellyfish (Berkeley Rep), and Sarah Silverman’ s The Bedwetter (Arena Stage).
ASMERET GHEBREMICHAEL(Associate Director)
Broadway: SIX, The Notebook. Nat’ l Tour: SIX. Off-Broadway: Table 17 (MCC). Regional: Two Strangers (ART), Williamstown Theatre Festival (Consultant), The Notebook, Big Sky Summer Theatre Festival (Artistic Director). TV: “South Park: Pandemic Special” (Consultant).
EMILY MADIGAN(Associate Choreographer)
Broadway: The Notebook. Regional: Children’ s Theatre Company: An American Tail; Ford’ s Theatre: Shout Sister Shout; Chicago Shakespeare Theater: The Notebook; Olney Theatre Center: AD 16; Marriott Theatre: Grease, Footloose; Seattle Rep: Shout Sister Shout.
JOHN CLANCY(Orchestrations)
Broadway: Queen of Versailles, Kimberly Akimbo (Tony®/Grammy noms.), Mean Girls (Tony® nom.), 1776 (2022 revival), Fun Home (Tony® nom.), Diana, The Prom, Tuck Everlasting, Shrek the Musical (Tony® nom.), Cats 2016 (Dance Arr.). Off-Broadway/Regional: DOLLY: A True Original Musical, A Transparent Musical, The Karate Kid, The Secret Life of Bees, Gun & Powder, Cornelia Street, Soft Power (Dance Arr.), The Fortress of Solitude, Jasper in Deadland.
CARMEL DEAN(Music Supervision, Co-Orchestrations, Co-Arrangements)
Broadway: Funny Girl, If/Then, Hands on a Hardbody, American Idiot, …Spelling Bee. Off-Broadway: Really Rosie, Everyday Rapture, Vanities, Elegies. West End: Clueless. Compositions: Maiden Voyage (Off-West End), Renascence (Off-Broadway), Well-Behaved Women (multiple international productions). Education: MFA in Musical Theatre Writing (NYU), BMI Lehman Engel Musical Workshop. Awards: Grammy nominee, Fulbright Scholar, Sydney Theatre Award, Off-Broadway Alliance Award, Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award.
INGRID MICHAELSON(Music and Lyrics)
An accomplished singer/songwriter, Michaelson has released nine studio albums, including multiple gold and platinum singles over her 17-year career. Garnering an Emmy nomination for her original song in Hulu’ s “Little Fires Everywhere,” Michaelson has also scored, served as executive music supervisor, and had her songs used for multiple film and television projects. Michaelson made her Broadway on stage debut in The Great Comet of 1812. The Notebook marks her Broadway debut as composer & lyricist for which she received a Grammy Nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. @ingridmichaelson / www.ingridmichaelson.com
CARMEL DEAN(Music Supervision, Co-Orchestrations, Co-Arrangements)
Broadway: Funny Girl, If/Then, Hands on a Hardbody, American Idiot, …Spelling Bee. Off-Broadway: Really Rosie, Everyday Rapture, Vanities, Elegies. West End: Clueless. Compositions: Maiden Voyage (Off-West End), Renascence (Off-Broadway), Well-Behaved Women (multiple international productions). Education: MFA in Musical Theatre Writing (NYU), BMI Lehman Engel Musical Workshop. Awards: Grammy nominee, Fulbright Scholar, Sydney Theatre Award, Off-Broadway Alliance Award, Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award.
TINA FAYE(Music Director)
Canadian expat, NYC-based Yamaha Keyboard Artist. Recent credits: Some Like it Hot (AMD 1st National Tour), Treemonisha (Canadian Opera Company), Cuphead & Cuphead DLC (Studio MDHR), Baltimore, Broadway & Beyond with Felicia Curry (Everyman Theatre). Strives to always remember we are all just walking each other home.
KIMBERLEE WERTZ(Music Contractor)
Broadway: Maybe Happy Ending, Good Night, and Good Luck, Once Upon A Mattress, The Notebook, Stereophonic, Funny Girl, Into the Woods, Parade, The Lehman Trilogy; Television: The Tony Awards®, The Academy Awards, The Kennedy Center Honors. Enjoy our wonderful Notebook orchestra!
THE TELSEY OFFICE(Casting)
With offices in both New York and Los Angeles, The Telsey Office casts for theater, film, television, and commercials. The Telsey Office is dedicated to creating safe, equitable, and anti-racist spaces through collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability, and advocacy. Please visit thetelseyoffice.com for our credits.
HUDSON THEATRICAL ASSOCIATES(Production Management)
Over 100 Broadway productions and tours. Recent: Waiting for Godot, Suffs Tour, Maybe Happy Ending, Oh, Mary!, SIX, Hadestown, Hamilton, Aladdin. HTA is led by Stephen M. Kaus and includes Bridget Van Dyke, Sean Gorski, Brianna Stankiewicz, Brianne Tabak, and Irene Wang.
WARNER BROS. THEATRE VENTURES(Associate Producer)
Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures is currently represented on Broadway by The Outsiders and Beetlejuice. Prior to that, the division produced Good Night, and Good Luck, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Misery, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Elf. Upcoming projects include The Lost Boys, Crazy Rich Asians and Dog Day Afternoon.
THE BOOKING GROUP
MEREDITH BLAIR
KARA GEBHART(Tour Booking Agency)
The Booking Group has represented 28 Tony Award®-winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tours include Boop!, Buena Vista Social Club, Hamilton, Harry Potter & the Cursed Child, Just In Time, Mamma Mia!, MJ, Oh Mary!, Operation Mincemeat, SIX, Some Like It Hot, Suffs, and The Wiz.
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING(Tour Marketing & Press)
Allied Global Marketing is a full-service integrated marketing agency working with the world’ s largest entertainment, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 80+ Broadway shows over three decades. Current tours: Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire, Riverdance, Some Like It Hot, The Twenty-Sided Tavern. Upcoming tours: Elf The Musical, The Great Gatsby, Kinky Boots, The Outsiders, Suffs.
AND THAT’S SHOWBIZ
KATHARINE QUINN(Social Media)
And That’ s Showbiz is a digital-first, fan-forward Broadway marketing and media company that amplifies theater beyond traditional spaces. Through viral content, video production, influencer activations, partnerships, and fan events, ATS extends the theatrical experience online. Clients includeThe Great Gatsby, Maybe Happy Ending, national tours, and productions worldwide.
JUSTIN MYHRE(Production Stage Manager)
Broadway and National Tour: The Wiz, Girl From the North Country, Jagged Little Pill, The Prom, Jersey Boys, Summer: the Donna Summer Musical, The Great Society. Off-Broadway: Roundabout Theatre Company, The New Group, New York Theatre Workshop, Page 73. Regional: Weston Playhouse, Barrington Stage. BA: Vassar College. @justcatsinspace
MELISSA RICHTER(Stage Manager)
National Tours: Back to the Future, Funny Girl, Jagged Little Pill, Jersey Boys, and Pretty Woman. Other credits include: Reefer Madness (LA Revival), The Three Musketeers and Romeo and Juliet (The Acting Company), Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (NYTF), and The Mountaintop (Weston Theater Company).
EGYPT DIXON(Assistant Stage Manager)
Tours: Parade. Select Off-Broadway: Dreaming Zenzile, Fefu and Her Friends, Julius Caesar. Regional Productions at The Weathervane: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Skeleton Crew, Little Shop of Horrors, The Story Goes On: The Songs of Maltby & Shire.
THEATER MATTERS (General Management)
Theater Matter manages live entertainment globally. It is represented on Broadway and across North America by SIX. Recent productions include The Play That Goes Wrong, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Devil Wears Prada, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Days of Wine and Roses, and The Notebook.
MICHAEL CAMP(Company Manager)
Michael Camp has traveled the world with such shows as Wicked, Jersey Boys, Fun Home, What the Constitution Means to Me, Riverdance, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Forbidden Broadway, and most recently, with both the 1st and 2nd National Tours of SIX!!! Thank you for supporting live theatre!!
CARMEL DEAN(Music Supervision, Orchestrations, Arrangements)
Broadway: Funny Girl, If/Then, Hands on a Hardbody, American Idiot, …Spelling Bee. Off-Broadway: Really Rosie, Everyday Rapture, Vanities, Elegies. West End: Clueless. Compositions: Maiden Voyage (Off-West End), Renascence (Off-Broadway), Well-Behaved Women (multiple international productions). Education: MFA in Musical Theatre Writing (NYU), BMI Lehman Engel Musical Workshop. Awards: Grammy nominee, Fulbright Scholar, Sydney Theatre Award, Off-Broadway Alliance Award, Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award.
KATIE SPELMAN(Choreographer)
Katie Spelman made her Broadway debut with The Notebook. Selected regional: Huzzah! (Old Globe, world premiere), Great Comet (Writers Theatre), Waitress (Paramount), The Music Man (Marriott Theatre), Cabaret (Barrington Stage), An American Tail (CTC, world premiere), Once (Writers Theatre), Swearing in English (Ars Nova), AD 16 (Olney Theater), The Beautiful Game (Tokyo), The Who’ s Tommy (DCPA), and Oklahoma! (Goodspeed). TV: “School Spirits,” “Jessica Jones,” “RENT! Live.” Associate Choreographer: Moulin Rouge, Amélie, American Psycho, and Once (Broadway).
MICHAEL GREIF(Director)
Five-time Tony Award® nominee for Best Direction of a Musical for RENT, Grey Gardens, Next to Normal, Dear Evan Hansen, Hell’ s Kitchen. Additional Broadway: Never Gonna Dance, War Paint, Days of Wine and Roses, The Notebook. He made Broadway history in 2024 by directing three musicals in a single season. Notable Productions: The Low Road, Fucking A, Dogeaters, Giant, The Intelligent Homosexual’ s Guide (The Public); Our Lady of Kibeho, Landscape of the Body, Angels in America (Signature Theater); A Parallelogram, Make Believe (Second Stage); Far From Heaven, Spatter Pattern (Playwrights Horizons).
SCHELE WILLIAMS(Director)
Schele Williams is committed to cultivating work with authentic representation on stage and off. In addition to co-directing The Notebook, current productions include The Wiz (2024 Broadway revival) and Aida (Disney Theatrical Group); She will also be helming Hidden Figures (Disney Theatrical Group). Schele has a long history of work on Broadway in Rent, Aida, and Motown: The Musical. Schele is a founding member of Black Theatre United and is the author of the children’ s book Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History, recipient of the 2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. Her next book Your Legacy Begins will be published in May of 2024. schelewilliams.com @schelewilliams
KEVIN MCCOLLUM(Producer)
Kevin McCollum received the Tony Award® for Best Musical for Rent (1996), Avenue Q (2004) and In the Heights (2008). Current: SIX (Broadway, North American tour); Oh Mary! (Broadway); The Devil Wears Prada (West End); Mrs. Doubtfire (West End); The Play That Goes Wrong (Off-Broadway). Past Credits Include: The Notebook (Broadway); Days of Wine and Roses (Broadway); Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Broadway); Mrs. Doubtfire (Broadway). Upcoming: Black Swan, Night At The Museum, 42 Balloons.
KURT DEUTSCH(Producer)
Grammy and Tony®-winning producer. Founder of Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records, with a catalog of 200+ recordings of acclaimed musicals and Broadway artists. Grammy Awards for In the Heights, Beautiful, The Book of Mormon, and The Band’ s Visit. Producer of Tina, Beetlejuice, Here Lies Love, Alice by Heart, The Wrong Man, American Utopia, and The Last Five Years film. Honored with a special Drama Desk Award for excellence in theatre.
JAMIE WILSON PRODUCTIONS(Co-Producer)
JWP is a leading UK theatre production company. Jamie featured in the top 20 most influential people and organisations in The Stage 100 list. Recent and current West End productions include Two Strangers, Sister Act, Ain’t Too Proud, Just For One Day, The Devil Wears Prada, Mrs. Doubtfire, and The Last Laugh.
GAVIN KALIN PRODUCTIONS(Co-Producer)
Gavin Kalin Productions is an award-winning theatrical production company. Select Broadway: A Doll’s House, Plaza Suite, The Lehman Trilogy. Select West End: Cabaret, Betrayal, The Ferryman. Gavinkalinproductions.com
NEDERLANDER PRESENTATIONS, INC.(Co-Producer)
Nederlander Presentations, Inc. is a production division of the multinational theatrical entities owned by James L. Nederlander. They have produced innumerable plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts.
LAMS PRODUCTIONS(Co-Producer)
Lams Productions is founded by producers Bradley Reynolds and David Siesko. They are currently represented on Broadway with Oh, Mary! and The Devil Wears Prada in the West End.
HUNTER ARNOLD(Co-Producer)
Select Broadway: Maybe Happy Ending (Tony®), Hadestown (Tony®), The Inheritance (Tony®); Dear Evan Hansen (Tony®); Kinky Boots (Tony®). Select Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors. @huntercarnold
SING OUT, LOUISE! PRODUCTIONS(Co-Producer)
Hadestown (Tony®), &Juliet (Tony® nom), Mrs. Doubtfire, Days of Wine and Roses, The Inheritance (Tony®), Slave Play (Tony® nom), Allegiance, Catch Me If You Can (Tony® nom). SingOutLouise.Broadway
TIMOTHY LACZYNSKI(Co-Producer)
Tony® and Olivier nominee. Select Credits: Broadway: Othello, Swept Away, The Notebook, Something Rotten!, Hand to God. Upcoming (London): The Hunger Games, Kinky Boots.
LTD THEATRICALS (Co-Producer)
Cody Lassen, Jason Turchin, Matthew D’Arrigo. Select current: The Wiz, Hadestown, The Outsiders, Suffs. Select previous: How I Learned to Drive, Indecent, Spring Awakening. LTDtheatrical.com
JOHN GORE(Co-Producer)
25-time Tony® winner and owner of the John Gore Organization (including Broadway Across America and Broadway.com). Recent credits: The Outsiders, Purpose, Good Night and Good Luck.
BOB BOYETT (Co-Producer)
Broadway (partial): Oh Mary!, Sunset Boulevard, Spamalot, Purlie Victorious, Sweeney Todd. Named Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama.
NICOLE EISENBERG(Co-Producer)
Co-Producer: Sunset Blvd. (Tony®), Appropriate (Tony®), The Notebook (Broadway), Oh, Mary!, Gypsy, Into The Woods, Indecent, Cabaret, Gutenberg! The Musical!
PAMELA HURST-DELLA PIETRA & STEPHEN DELLA PIETRA(Co-Producer)
Avadon Broadway LLC. 2x Tony® winners. Lead Producers: Maybe Happy Ending; Co-Producers: Sunset Boulevard, Buena Vista Social Club, Gypsy, The Lost Boys and more.
SCOTT ABRAMS/JONATHAN & RAE CORR/LESLIE MAYER(Co-Producer)
Friends and Tony Award®-winning producers who are passionate about making a positive impact through the arts. We are thrilled to bring this beautiful musical to audiences across North America. Credits include Sunset Blvd (Tony®), Oh, Mary!, Operation Mincemeat, The Devil Wears Prada, Merrily We Roll Along (Tony®), Gutenberg!, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, Suffs, Harmony and Company (Tony®).
INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK(Co-Producer)
Consortium of over 30 leading presenters of touring Broadway in the US, UK and Asia. Recent/Upcoming: Hadestown, The Outsiders, Hell’s Kitchen, Buena Vista Social Club.
EMILY BOCK (Co-Producer)
Broadway: Days of Wine and Roses, The Notebook. Investor: & Juliet. Regional theatre (stage management, technical direction): Spotlight Musical Theater, Los Altos Youth Theater.