MYSTIC PIZZA: A New Musical

SEP 1 - OCT 2

As Summer gives way to Fall, The Leary Pavilion becomes a quaint New England fishing village for the World Premiere of MYSTIC PIZZA: A NEW MUSICAL. Based on the beloved 1988 MGM rom-com that launched the career of Julia Roberts, three working-class girls navigate the complexities of life, love, and family in a small town pizza joint serving everyone from the townies to the privileged country club set. And what's in that secret sauce, you ask? The hits of the ‘80s and ‘90s! It’s simply irresistible!

Alabado, Kennedy, and Yanelli make this production soar with their incredible vocals, vibrant energy, and onstage chemistry. — Broadway World

Bravo to Ogunquit Playhouse for figuring out the secret sauce, because wow – with Mystic Pizza they deliver a delicious product — Theatre Mirror

If you are looking for a hot slice of theatrical fun, you might want to head out to see the latest show at the Ogunquit Playhouse. — Portland Press Herald

A great girls night out and further proof that girls just wanna have fun. But bring the boys in your life. They’ll love it, too. — Weekly Sentinel

Produced in association with Lively McCabe Entertainment

Run Time: 2 hours 20 minutes with intermission

Content Advisory: Adult themes, language, and situations

REVIEWS

“This world premiere is among the best of those presented by Ogunquit Playhouse with a charming, light-hearted story, an incredibly talented cast, costuming that you might still find in the clothes closet in the attic, and a string of 1980s tunes that will have you reminiscing about big hair, neon colors and shoulder pads.” — Dan Marois, Broadway World Review

“It’s hard to know if a new musical will make it to Broadway, if that is even the plan with this show. But, as long as the production is anywhere near as good as it is in Ogunquit, Mystic Pizza has the ingredients to make it a popular success wherever it plays.” — Steve Feeney, Press Herald Review

“Bravo to Ogunquit Playhouse for figuring out the secret sauce, because wow – with Mystic Pizza they deliver a delicious product and much-appreciated TLC. The storied Playhouse is synonymous with artistic excellence, but this production rises above the challenges of our coronavirus times.” — Linda Chin, Theatre Mirror Review

Trade one quaint New England seacoast village for another this fall with the world premiere of Mystic Pizza: A New Musical at Ogunquit Playhouse. From September 1 through October 2, 2021, Ogunquit Playhouse’s 25,000-square-foot, open-air Leary Pavilion will showcase the new musical based on the beloved 1988 romantic comedy that launched the career of Julia Roberts. Mystic Pizza is produced in association with Lively McCabe Entertainment.

Mystic Pizza features Krystina Alabado (Broadway’s Mean Girls) as Daisy, Kyra Kennedy (Waitress 1st National Tour) as Kat, Gianna Yanelli (Broadway’s Mean Girls) as Jojo, Rayanne Gonzales (Broadway’s Phantom) as Leona, Joel Perez (Broadway’s Fun Home) as Tim, Garrett Marshall as Bill, and Corey Mach (Broadway’s Kinky Boots) as Charles. Becca Petersen, Isabella De Souza Moore, Nicole Paloma Sarro, Jesse Swimm, Jake Swain, Graham Stevens, and Forest VanDyke round out the Ensemble, alongside Swings Elaine Cotter and Joshua Bess.

The team behind Mystic Pizza boasts all women in the lead creative positions. Directed by Casey Hushion (Broadway’s Mean Girls and The Prom), Mystic Pizza features a book by Sandy Rustin (the stage adaptation of Clue, The Cottage), choreography by Liz Ramos (Disney Channel’s “Jessie,” NBC’s “Eve”), additional musical staging by Connor Gallagher (Broadway’s Beetlejuice), orchestrations and music supervision by Carmel Dean (The Notebook musical, American Idiot), and music direction by Kristin Stowell (Songbird Off-Broadway).

Mystic Pizza features scenic design by Nate Bertone (OP’s Escape to Margaritaville), lighting design by Richard Latta (OP’s Murder on the Orient Express), sound design by Kevin Heard (OP’s Kinky Boots), costume design by Jen Caprio (Broadway’s Falsettos) and wig design by Roxanne De Luna (OP’s 42nd Street). Rebecca McBee (OP’s Million Dollar Quartet) is the Production Stage Manager and Giles Horne is the Assistant Stage Manager. Casting is by Binder Casting; Chad Eric Murnane, CSA. Michael Barra and Allison Bressi are the Executive Producers.

CAST

KRYSTINA ALABADO (Daisy) was last seen starring as Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls on Broadway. Other Broadway credits: American Psycho (OBC), Green Day’s American Idiot. Nat’l Tours: Evita, American Idiot, Spring Awakening. Off-Broadway: The Mad Ones (Samantha Brown Listen on Spotify!), David Bowie’s Lazarus (New York Theatre Workshop), This Ain’t No Disco (Atlantic Theater), Camp Wanatachi (La MaMa). Regional: Songs For A New World (North Carolina Theatre), Burn All Night (American Repertory Theatre), Miss You Like Hell (La Jolla Playhouse). TV/Film: First Reformed, God Friended Me (CBS), Tyrant (FX), A Killer Party. Animated: Voltron: Legendary Defender (Netflix), Sunny Day (Nick Jr), Pantheon (AMC). @krystinaalabado 

KYRA KENNEDY (Kat) is elated to make her debut at Ogunquit Playhouse! First Nat’l Tour: Waitress (Francine/Jenna + Dawn u/s). Regional: Gypsy (Sharon Playhouse), Murder Ballad (Playhouse Square), Spring Awakening (Beck Center for the Arts), The Theory of Relativity (Goodspeed). Film: Slayed (Heather). TV: Blue Bloods. Endless thanks to A3, Casey, her parents, and her tribe. To keep up with Kyra and see photos of the fat cat she doesn’t shut up about, follow @kyramkennedy

GIANNA YANELLI (Jojo) is so excited to make her debut at Ogunquit Playhouse! Broadway: Mean Girls (OBC). Regional: Saturday Night Fever (Westchester Broadway); Snoopy, Junie B. Jones (Theater Aspen); The Drowsy Chaperone (Connecticut Repertory); Fiddler on the Roof (Walnut Street Theater). TV: Law and Order: SVU, SNL, Seth Meyers, Tony Awards, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. HUGE thank you to Casey Hushion, Binder Casting, and the OP team! AEA/SAG-AFTRA.

RAYANNE GONZALES (Leona) is pleased to make her debut at Ogunquit Playhouse. Broadway: Phantom, Hands on a Hardbody. Tour: In the Heights (First National). Regional: In the Heights (Olney Theatre, Sacramento at Music Circus, Theatre Under the Stars, Walnut Street); Anastasia (Hartford Stage); Music Man (Geva Theatre); South Pacific (North Carolina Theatre, Casa Mañana); Ragtime, A Christmas Carol (Ford’s Theatre); Oliver, Destiny of Desire (Arena Stage), Man of La Mancha (Shakespeare Theatre Company), OliveRio (Kennedy Center). Film: A Savage Nature. TV: Sound of Music Live! Thanks to Leah Wedge, CGF Talent, and my family. We gon’ be alright.

COREY MACH (Charles) Broadway: Kinky Boots, Hands on a Hardbody, Godspell. Tours: Wicked (First National), Flashdance (First National), Rent (National and International). Off-Broadway: Invisible Thread (Second Stage), Chix 6 (LaMama). Regional: Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing (Signature Theatre), From Here to Eternity (Finger Lakes), Waitress (ART), Violet (Capital City Theater), Hunchback of Notre Dame (Great Lakes Theater Festival). TV: The Blacklist (NBC), Monsterland (Hulu), Codes of Conduct (HBO). Corey is the creator and director of the NYC concert series Broadway Sings.

GARRETT MARSHALL (Bill) is beyond thrilled to make his debut at Ogunquit Playhouse. Regional: Hand To God (San Diego Rep), Carrie (Los Angeles Theater), 1776 (Cabrillo Music Theater), Les Miserables (Sierra Repertory Theater), Chess (CVREP), Frozen: Live at the Hyperion (Disney’s California Adventure), Ragtime (Musical Theater West), Merchant of Venice (Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival), Hair (PCPA Theaterfest). Garrett would like to thank his friends, mother, girlfriend, agents, cast, crew, and most of all, You dear reader. @TheGarrettPM

JOEL PEREZ (Tim) is pleased to make his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Broadway: Fun Home (Circle in the Square). Off-Broadway: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Sweet Charity (Lucille Lortel Award, The New Group); Oedipus El Rey, As You Like It (The Public Theater). Regional: Kiss My Aztec! (Berkeley Rep). Film: Tick, Tick, Boom. TV: Jesus Christ Superstar Live! Writing: Playing With Myself (Ars Nova), Black Beans Project (The Huntington Theatre), From the Fountain (2021 Voces Latinx National Playwriting Award finalist, The Sol Project). misterjoelperez.com @misterjoelperez

ELAINE COTTER (Swing, Daisy/Jojo u/s) is absolutely thrilled to make her Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Off-Broadway: Under the Bodhi Tree (Royal Family Performing Arts Center). Nat’l Tour: Sound of Music (Sister Sophia, Maria u/s). Regional: Mamma Mia, Working (The Rev Theatre); Mary Poppins (Cardinal Stage Company); Little Women, Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts). A special thank you to the boys at Daniel Hoff, the Cotter crew, and Ian for being the ultimate support team! 

JOSHUA BESS (Swing, Bill u/s) is thrilled to be making his OP debut! International Tours: Rent 25th Anniversary, Spongebob Squarepants The Broadway Musical. Regional: Next to Normal (Town Hall Arts Center), Hairspray (Performance Now Theatre Company), Mary Poppins (Colorado Springs FAC), Righteous: The Skateboard Play (Skateyogi). Huge thank you to my team at Hudson Artists and so much love to my family and friends! @joshua_bess

ISABELLA DE SOUZA MOORE (Woman 2, Kat u/s) is pleased to make her Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Regional: Annie (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Mary Poppins (Syracuse Stage). Film: Why The Nativity? (Upcoming). TV: The Path (Hulu). Isabella would like to thank the entire creative team and crew here at OP, her family and friends, and the fabulous About Artists Team!

NICOLE PALOMA SARRO (Woman 3, Leona u/s) is pleased to make her debut at Ogunquit Playhouse. Off Broadway: I Spy A Spy, I Carry Your Heart. Nat’l Tour: In The Heights. Regional: Gypsy, Miss You Like Hell, Ragtime, Legally Blonde, Les Miserables, In the Heights. Nicole is deeply committed to supporting families separated at the border. For this production she is making a donation to FamiliesBelongTogether.org. Thanks ATB, the WerqPeople.com team, Baci & Grampy. Love forever to JP and my little Paloma. 

BECCA PETERSEN (Woman 1) is thrilled to return to live theatre as she makes her debut at Ogunquit Playhouse! Broadway: Mean Girls (Ensemble, u/s Cady, u/s Regina, Dance Captain), Bandstand (Swing, u/s Julia). Tour: Newsies (Swing, u/s Katherine, u/s Medda). Regional: Mean Girls (National Theatre), The Prom (Alliance Theatre), and multiple shows at Music Theatre Wichita and The Muny. Thank you for allowing all of us to safely live out our passions once again through live theatre! @bp170

GRAHAM STEVENS (Man 3) is excited to make his Ogunquit Playhouse debut! Off-Broadway: In Transit (59E59 Theaters), Peter and the Starcatcher (New World Stages), The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout), The Lightning Thief (Lucille Lortel Theatre). Regional: Man of La Mancha (Triad Stage), Clue (Cleveland Playhouse), Xanadu (Hangar Theatre Co), Mamma Mia! (Cape Fear), Found (Philadelphia Theatre Co), Up Here (La Jolla Playhouse), Carmen (New York City Opera). TV: Search Party, Gotham. BA in Theater Studies, Yale. GrahamStevens.com

JAKE SWAIN (Man 2, Charlie/Tim u/s) is happy to be making his debut at Ogunquit Playhouse. Broadway: Mean Girls (Tyler Kimble, Aaron Samuels u/s). Regional: Oklahoma! (Will Parker, Goodspeed), Bye Bye Birdie (Harvey Johnson, Goodspeed). Nat’l Tour: Elf the Musical. BFA in Acting, BYU. Film: The Cosmos Sisters, Zombied, Now Again. TV: Hysterical Women. Visit @jacobmonte to schedule coaching and master classes.

JESSE SWIMM (Man 1, Man 3 u/s) Broadway: School of Rock (OBC), Mary Poppins (Ensemble). Off-Broadway: Soul Doctor (Actor’s Temple). Tours: My Fair Lady (Cameron Mackintosh), West Side Story (B&B Promotion). Regional: Fiddler on the Roof, Billy Elliot (Goodspeed), Beauty and the Beast (Sharon Playhouse), Shrek (NSMT). TV: Dancing with the Stars, The Chew, The Tonight Show. Thanks to my agents at The Mine. Love to Mom & Dad for their support. Jesse is the proud owner of a rescue dog and encourages everyone to open their home to a four legged friend. @jswimm1

FOREST VANDYKE (Man 4) is pleased to make his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Off Broadway: Dog Man (Lucille Lortel Theatre); Cadaver Synod, Bread and Roses (Playwrights Horizon); The Waterman (Ars Nova). Regional: The Two Lives of Napoleon Beazley (Original Theatre Company), Choir Boy (Marin Theatre Company), Goddess (Eugene O’Neill Theater), Jesus Christ Superstar (Zachary Scott Theatre), Julius Caesar (Illinois Shakespeare Festival). Film: Sidestep, Up or Out. I have to thank my parents who are my biggest cheerleaders and my theater fam who uplift me. I love you!

CREATIVE

SANDY RUSTIN (Book) is an actress and award-winning playwright. Named as one of Broadway Women's Fund’s “50 Women to Watch,” she is also the writer of the stage adaptation of the hit film Clue, a new musical revue for Disney Theatricals, an upcoming show for Disney Cruises, and the Nat’l Tour of American Girl Live! (Mattel). Her original comedy The Cottage is in development for Broadway with Jason Alexander directing. With Sarah Saltzberg, she adapted I Married An Angel for New York City Center’s Encores! Original works include Rated P for Parenthood (Off- Broadway/ABC), Struck, Houston, Elijah, The Suffragist’s Murder, and Everything Seems Like Maybe. Sandy is the Founding Co-Artistic Director of Midtown Direct Rep, an advocate for The Meredith A. Cowden Foundation, a member of ASCAP, SAG, AEA, and the Dramatists Guild, a Northwestern University graduate, and represented by A3.  sandyrustin.com

CASEY HUSHION (Director) Broadway/Nat’l Tours: Associate/Resident Director of Mean Girls, Aladdin, The Prom, Elf), In The Heights, The Drowsy Chaperone, To Be or Not To Be, and Good Vibrations. New York credits include Call Me Madam at City Center Encores, Fat Camp at the ATA Theatre, and the Broadway production of Nerds (almost). For TV, she has choreographed episodes of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Most recently, Casey directed the digital capture of Beehive for Paper Mill Playhouse, the new hit play Clue at Cleveland Playhouse, as well as upcoming productions at La Mirada Theatre and Paper Mill Playhouse. Casey served as Artistic Director of North Carolina Theatre for ten years, where she directed over twenty productions. A graduate of New York University, she has directed at regional theatres such as Goodspeed Opera House, North Shore Music Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Casa Manana, and Music Theatre of Wichita. With the Boston Pops, Casey has staged concert versions of Carousel and A Little Night Music. She is looking forward to directing A Jolly Holiday with Disney on Broadway at Paper Mill Playhouse this Fall. 

LIZ RAMOS (Choreographer) Has made her mark in all avenues of the entertainment world in television, film, tours, and Broadway. Versatile within all dance forms, Liz’s choreography credits span all mediums. Her work can be seen on Disney Channel’s hit show Jessie, The Noel Diary (Netflix), Ride Along 2, Eve (NBC), Earth, Wind & Fire tours, Latin Grammys with Usher and Romeo Santos, The Gypsy Kings, Knick City Dancers (NYC), Heartbreaker (video) featuring will.i.am, Hair (Geva Theater), Opal Ann meets the Fabulous Kit Katt (play), and Two Lost Worlds (play). In addition to her work as a choreographer, Liz has worked one-on-one as a movement coach for Michael Bolton, Justin Hartley, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Lawrence, Benjamin Bratt, Halle Berry, Thalia, Gaten Matarazzo, Ali Landry, Jane Krakowski, Laine Kazan, and the Olympic skating team of Maia & Alex Shubatani.

CONNOR GALLAGHER (Additional Musical Staging) is happy to return to Ogunquit after choreographing their productions of Hunchback of Notre Dame and ELF, which he also directed. Connor choreographed the Broadway and Korean productions of Beetlejuice with forthcoming productions in Australia, London’s West End, and a US National Tour. Connor recently directed a reimagined Beauty and the Beast for Disney Creative Entertainment (Brass Ring Award). Other favorites include The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre, Astaire Award), the world-premiere stage adaptation of Disney’s Tangled, the HIFA Festival in Zimbabwe, Found (Philadelphia Theatre Company), 13 North American companies of ELF, music videos for artists Vincint and Tank and the Bangas, and a recent musical extravaganza for CBS airing in September. Connor graduated from the Cincinnati Conservatory and was recently honored with the 2021 Young Alumni Award. He is a former competitive gymnast and made his Broadway debut as a performer in the final company of Beauty and the Beast. connorgallagher.com @connorga

KRISTIN STOWELL (Music Director) is thrilled to be making her Ogunquit Playhouse debut. She is a music director, pianist, composer, and educator currently based in Washington DC. Off-Broadway: Songbird (Associate Music Director, Copyist). Regional: Two River Theater, Surflight Theatre, Guthrie Theater, PCPA Theaterfest. Kristin has served as Music Supervisor for Norwegian Cruise Lines since 2013, and has held faculty positions teaching courses in musical theatre and music at New York University, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and the University of Mississippi.

NATE BERTONE (Set Design) is a NYC-based theatrical storyteller who has worked nationally and internationally as a director, designer, playwright, and producer. Nate’s designs have appeared at Google, Sacramento Music Circus, Ogunquit Playhouse, Bucks County Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre by the Sea, Arizona Broadway. As Associate Designer for Tony Award-Winning Designer Beowulf Boritt: Be More Chill (West End), Crazy for You (Lincoln Center), 20th Century Blues (Off Broadway). Assistant to Boritt: Freestyle Love Supreme and A Bronx Tale (Broadway). Faculty: Manhattan School of Music. Dean’s Scholar of Central Saint Martins, London. His musical Letters From War has played STC, MLT, and NSMT. His new play The SeaView Nursing Home for the Newly Deceased is in development. Represented by The Gersh Agency. Proud member of USA829 and Dramatists Guild. natebertone.com

RICHARD LATTA (Lighting Design) OP: Jersey Boys, 42nd Street, Cabaret, Oklahoma!, An American in Paris (IRNE Award Nomination), Grumpy Old Men. He is currently the longest serving employee at Ogunquit Playhouse, beginning as a crew member in 1985 and serving as a Lighting Designer since 1987. In that time, he's designed hundreds of shows and watched in amazement as the Playhouse evolved from its humble Summer Stock beginnings to a producing entity that presents classics, re-inventions of recent shows, and gives life to brand new productions. Rich thanks the many Electricians, Programmers, Associates and Follow Spot Operators who make the Playhouse great.

JEN CAPRIO (Costume Designer) Broadway: Falsettos, Spelling Bee. Tours: Falsettos, Joseph, The Lion, Spelling Bee, and the rock revues Rockumentary and Kaleidoscope for Celebrity Cruises. West End: The Lion. Over 200 NYC and LORT productions at theaters including Manhattan Theater Club, Papermill Playhouse, Roundabout, Kennedy Center, Guthrie Theater, Cleveland Playhouse, Goodspeed, La Jolla Playhouse, Alley Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Dallas Theatre Center, Barrington Stage Company. TV: Sesame Street, The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo. 2019/2021 Daytime Emmy Nominations, 2020 Daytime Emmy Winner for Sesame Street. jencaprio.com @jencapriocostumedesign

KEVIN HEARD (Sound Design) is thrilled and grateful to be returning to Ogunquit Playhouse and live audiences! OP: Ragtime (IRNE Award Winner), Cabaret, Kinky Boots, Jersey Boys, An American in Paris, From Here to Eternity, Mamma Mia!, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Anything Goes, White Christmas, Million Dollar Quartet. Broadway: All The Way, The Cherry Orchard, The Country House. Off-Broadway: #DateMe, Einstein’s Dreams, The Hello Girls, In & Of Itself, Midnight at The Never Get, safeword, Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Along with dozens of Regional productions across the US, Kevin designed sound for the International Premieres of Fun Home (starring Lea Salonga), Kinky Boots, and Matilda in Manila, Philippines. Kevin is also an independent producer and general manager who works frequently with BenDeLaCreme Presents and recently produced his first feature film with The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special, now streaming on Hulu. heardaudio.com

ROXANNE DE LUNA (Wig Designer) is thrilled to return to Ogunquit Playhouse, her second home! OP: Annie, Kinky Boots, Menopause, Cabaret, 42nd Street, Elf the Musical; Wig and Makeup Shop Supervisor 2017-19. Regional: Kinky Boots (North Carolina Theater); My Fair Lady, Intimate Apparel (Playmakers Repertory); Glimmerglass Festival (2013-15); Dayton Opera (2014-15); Sarasota Opera House (2016-19). Roxanne was born and raised in El Paso, TX; graduated with her BA from New Mexico State University and with her MA from University of Cincinnati’s Conservatory of Music in Wig & Makeup Design. She feels blessed creating art again!

BINDER CASTING (Casting Director) founded by Jay Binder nearly 40 years ago, has been a part of RWS Entertainment Group since 2016. The office has cast 150+ Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Touring productions, in addition to countless national and international projects spanning both stage and screen. Binder was featured prominently in the Broadway documentary, Every Little Step, and is a proud twelve-time recipient of the Artios Award for Excellence in Casting. The office infuses its work with both a deep respect for our roots and a commitment to growth. Bindercasting.com

CARMEL DEAN (Orchestrations, Music Supervisor) is a composer, lyricist, musical director, and arranger. Her compositional debut, Renascence, won the 2018 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical. Her song cycle, Well-Behaved Women, about badass, game-changing historical women, premiered at Joe’s Pub in January 2020, and received rave reviews for its production in Sydney, Australia. Carmel has been commissioned to write a new musical with Mindi Dickstein (Little Women) for New Works Provincetown/Mark Cortale. As a Broadway Musical Director, Supervisor and Arranger, Carmel’s credits include If/Then (starring Idina Menzel), American Idiot, Hands on a Hardbody, and Spelling Bee. She has also served as Vocal Arranger for Phish and Trey Anastasio, performer with Green Day on the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards; and Musical Director for Broadway legend Chita Rivera. Upcoming projects include The Notebook (with score by Ingrid Michaelson). Carmel is a Fulbright Scholar, holds an MFA from NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, and is a current member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Workshop.

HALEY BENNETT (Music Contractor) is an NYC-based Music Director, Conductor, Arranger, and Coordinator… and a Maine native! Recently named one of Broadway's 2021 Women to Watch, Haley is currently the Assoc Music Supervisor of the Once on This Island 1st National Tour, Assoc Music Director of Broadway’s Diana: The Musical, and Music Coord for the upcoming Apple TV+ show Schmigadoon! Broadway: Come From Away (Sub Conductor), Once on This Island (Asst Vocal Arranger, Additional Orchestrations), Escape to Margaritaville, Dear Evan Hansen, Anastasia, Bandstand, Paramour, and Finding Neverland. International/National Tours: Hamilton, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Prince of Broadway. TV/Film: Diana (Netflix), Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, Peter Pan Live! Haley is one of the Music Coordinators for the annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and Recording Coord for Broadway cast albums.

GEOFFREY KO (Associate Music Director) is a New York-based music director, orchestrator, and copyist. Broadway: Be More Chill. Off-Broadway: Broadway Bounty Hunter, Billy and the Killers, Generation Me, Renascence. Regional: Row (Williamstown), Other World (Bucks County Playhouse), Love in Hate Nation (Two River), The Honeymooners (Paper Mill Playhouse), October Sky (Marriott Lincolnshire). Other work: Ride (West End), Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, The Remarkable Journey to Tianguo, Punk Rock Girl, Little Dancer, Becoming Nancy, Double Standards (Town Hall), American Songbook (Lincoln Center), and orchestrations for The American Pops Orchestra. Geoffrey is a native New Jerseyan and graduate of Northwestern University. @geoffreyhko

LEONARD SULLIVAN (Associate Director) is thrilled to be working at Ogunquit Playhouse. Off-Broadway: Broadway Bounty Hunter (Associate Director/Choreographer). Regional: Hairspray (Director, Kalamazoo Civic Theatre), TheWiz (Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain, Maltz Jupiter Theatre). Tours (as a performer): Book of Mormon, High School Musical, Hairspray.

AMANDA WOODWARD (Production Manager) returns to Ogunquit Playhouse for her third Season. Amanda previously worked around the world for more than 20 years, wearing many hats, including FELD Entertainment for Sesame Street Live! and Disney on Ice, Norwegian Cruise Line, The Imagination House (Double Dare Live!), American Family Theater (8 Tours), The Santa Fe Opera, The Cumberland County Playhouse, The Brick Theater, Orlando Repertory Theater. Amanda is co-chair of OP’s DEIA Committee and is committed to creating a welcoming space for all voices. This season is dedicated to her parents, Ava and Bob Woodward, for without their endless support this experience would not be possible. G, thanks for being my rock.

GEOF DOLAN (Technical Director) is excited to be returning for his 15th season as Ogunquit Playhouse's Technical Director and Scenic Coordinator, has done supplemental design work for several shows, and serves as Technical Supervisor for the Youth Theatre program. Geof began his technical career working backstage for his parents who are theatre directors and began his professional career at Sierra Repertory Theatre in California. For five years, he split his seasons between Maine and Florida, working in the same technical areas for Orlando Shakespeare, but now stays with the Playhouse year-round. His wife Cheryl (Resident Scenic Charge) has designed award-winning parade floats and designs many of the Youth Theatre shows.

CHERYL DOLAN (Resident Scenic Charge) has returned to the Ogunquit Playhouse for her 14th season. After taking over as Resident Scenic Charge 11 years ago, she has designed several Sets for our Youth Theatre Program, as well as adding her artistic eye to many of the main stage productions. Since falling in love with Ogunquit Playhouse, Cheryl and her husband Geof (Technical Director) have made the Seacoast their home year-round. Cheryl considers the OP staff her family and hopes her love and passion for theater is translated through these productions to all of you.

REBECCA McBEE (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to return to the Ogunquit Playhouse. OP: Million Dollar Quartet. Off-Broadway: Harry Townsend's Last Stand, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, The Other Josh Cohen, A Letter To Harvey Milk, Church & State, Murder For Two, Silence! The Musical, Working: A Musical. Regional: Clue: On Stage!, Alter Boyz, Sylvia, Red, The Foreigner, The May Queen, Tally's Folly (Cape Playhouse); Company, The Rocky Horror Show, Ain't Misbehavin', Summer of '42 (Bucks County Playhouse) rebeccamcbee.com

GILES HORNE (Assistant Stage Manager) is honored to be making his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Off-Broadway: Kate Hamill's Dracula (Classic Stage); The Total Bent (Public Theater); Little Rock (Sheen Center); tick, tick...BOOM!, When It’s You (Keen Company); Pip’s Island; Laugh It Up, Stare It Down (Cherry Lane Theatre). Regional: The New World, Scrooge’s Big Playhouse Christmas Show, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Bucks County Playhouse). BA Stage Management, Pace University. Proud member of AEA.

CONCORD THEATRICALS (Licensor) is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark, and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, plus dozens of new signings each year. Their unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Kitt & Yorkey, Ken Ludwig, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder, August Wilson, and many more. Concord is the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, recording, and first-class production. concordtheatricals.com

LIVELY McCABE ENTERTAINMENT is a theatrical company specializing in the development, acquisition, and management of plays and musicals across all theater markets globally. Led by former Disney executive Michael Barra, the company has developed and oversees projects including Clue, based on the cult Paramount film and Hasbro board game. Adapted from Jonathan Lynn’s screenplay by Sandy Rustin, Clue is currently the most-produced play in the country with both West Coast (La Mirada in Sep) and East Coast (Papermill Playhouse in Jan) premieres slated for the 2021-22 season, as well as a 2022 tour of the UK launching in London from January through May. Other projects include May We All, a country musical in partnership with BMG and Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of the multi-platinum duo Florida Georgia Line, booked for a Summer 2022 residency at Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, followed by a 2022-23 National Tour; Punk Rock Girl by Joe Iconis (Be More Chill), in partnership with BMG, and featuring a score by such luminaries as Blondie, Gwen Stefani, P!nk, Avril Lavigne, Sleater Kinney, among many others; and of course Mystic Pizza. livelymccabe.com

METRO GOLDWYN MAYER (MGM) With the debut of MYSTIC PIZZA: A NEW MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse, MGM continues its proud tradition of transforming some of the studio's most heralded theatrical films to the stage, including the highly anticipated musical, Some Like It Hot, opening on Broadway in 2022. Previous MGM film-to-stage adaptations include, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, Legally Blonde, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and many others.