"this is one sassy, pitch-perfect tale "
"beautifully framed staging from Hamberg"
"the emotional stakes remain grounded and true to life"
"Live Arts have pulled some serious magic out of their hat"
" 'And I am telling you' – see it before it closes"
"every member of this company loves what they’re doing, body, soul and especially heart, putting intense energy and talent out there for audiences to see—and on Friday, the audience rewarded them with a standing ovation."
CAST
JORDAN BEST . CAITLIN BOYD . DARKITA BROWN . ANNA GAGE . VALENCIA HARVEY . DEANNA HENDERSON-TINSLEY . DEANDRA IRVING . BIANCA JOHNSON . ERIC JONES . WILL JONES . JESSICA LOWERY . KIM RILEY . DARRYL SMITH . WINSTON SMITH II . DARIEN TINSLEY . TERRANCE TONEY THOMAS . ISRAEL VAUGHAN . LEWIS WARREN . BRIAN WILSON . BRITTANY WOODFOLK
Special thanks . to CAITLAND BOYD for so beautifully stepping in as Effie . to others who understudied . to the entire CAST & TEAM for rising to those challenges . to KELLY DOWD for his contribution
BAND
MICHAEL CHAFATELLI . HUNTER BRUTON .
CHRIS CALLAHAN . CLARENCE "BRAD" CALLAHAN . BOAZ CURRY-EL
CREATIVE TEAM
HENRY KRIEGER . Music
TOM EYEN . Book & Lyrics
JULIE HAMBERG . Director
IKE ANDERSON . Associate Director & Choreographer
KRISTIN BALTES . Music Director
HILARY LANDOWSKI . Scenic
TRACIE SKIPPER . Lighting
KERRY MORAN . Costumes
MIRIAM HALPERN . Assistant Costumes
KATHY MATTHEWS . Hair & Makeup
DARYL BRAY . Properties
VICENTE ARROYO . Sound
CLINTON JOHNSTON . Dramaturgy
PRODUCTION TEAM
SARAH CAIN . Producer & SM Mentor
HEATHER A. WILLIAMS . PSM
MARISSA JEAN . ASM
Crew ... WENDY JONES . BRUNO MENDONCA . ROMAN CYBAK
Pre-production ... ERICA UMBACK . SHERI LACHETTA . DELORES BROCK . KISHA JARRETT
Costume Build . Scenic Build . Electrics . Props . FOH ... INVALUABLE COMPANY MEMBERS too numerous to list
PHOTOGRAPHY
RON RAMMELKAMP . Promotional
PERNMOOT PHOTOGRAPHY . Dress Rehearsal (with Riley as Effie) ... above
WILL KERNER . Archival (with Boyd as Effie)
CONVOY . Graphic Design
LIVE ARTS TEAM
JULIE HAMBERG . Artistic Director
MATT JOSLYN . Executive Director
LEO ARICO . KIM BEARD . AUGUST GIVENS . MIKE LONG . SARAH MORRIS . TRACIE SKIPPER . DARRYL SMITH . LINDA ZUBY . CHRIS KELLY
Interns … BETHANY KATTWINKEL . JORDAN BEST . CAROLINE WEST
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