WHO’S WHO in the CAST
BARRY and FRAN WEISSLER (Producers)
have had a producing career that spans 40
years. They are the recipients of seven Tony
Awards: Othello starring James Earl Jones and
Christopher Plummer; Fiddler on the Roof
with Topol; Gypsy with Tyne Daly; Annie
Get Your Gun with Bernadette Peters and
Reba McEntire; the 2010 revival of La Cage
Aux Folles with Kelsey Grammar; the 2013
revival of Pippin; and Chicago, presented in
over 25 countries in over a dozen languages.
Celebrating over two decades on Broadway,
Chicago is the longest running American
musical in history! Fran and Barry have
produced over 30 Broadway shows, including
their newest hit, Waitress, currently playing at
the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York and
on tour nationwide, featuring an original score
by Grammy-nominee Sara Bareilles.
BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA
(Producer) is part of The John Gore
Organization family of companies, which
includes Broadway.com, under the supervision
of nine-time Tony®-winning producer
John Gore (Owner and CEO). Current and
past productions include Beautiful, Cats,
Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland,
Hairspray, Million Dollar Quartet, On Your
Feet!, School of Rock and The Producers.
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ALECIA PARKER (Executive Producer)
serves as the executive producer of all
worldwide productions of Chicago; the
Broadway and touring productions of
Waitress, Pippin and Finding Neverland.
Currently licensing Once The Musical
internationally. Other credits, spanning more
than 30 years, include executive producer of
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, La Cage aux
Folles, The Scottsboro Boys, Sweet Charity,
Wonderful Town and Seussical; and associate
producer of Annie Get Your Gun, My Thing
of Love, Grease!, My Fair Lady, Falsettos,
Fiddler on the Roof, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,
Cabaret and Zorba starring Anthony Quinn.
She is the proud mother of Michael Parker—
Atlantic Records.
B.J. HOLT (General Manager). Broadway,
West End and touring productions include
Chicago, Fosse, La Cage aux Folles, Les
Misérables (CM), Miss Saigon (CM), Pippin,
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Seussical, Sweet
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Charity and the upcoming Finding Neverland,
The Heart of Robin Hood and Waitress.
His favorite role, however, is to be father to
Christina and Payson, who make everything
worthwhile!
CITY CENTER’S ENCORES! GREAT
AMERICAN MUSICALS IN CONCERT.
City Center, a not-for-pro t theater founded
in 1943 as Manhattan’s rst performing arts
center, is home to many of America’s leading
dance companies, education programs and
popular engagements. The award–winning
series Encores! was created in 1994 to revisit
rarely heard scores, of which Chicago is one.
Presented by special arrangement with American
Play Company, Inc., Sheldon Abend, President.
STAFF FOR CHICAGO
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
B. J. Holt, General Manager
Nina Skriloff, International Manager
Hilary Hamilton, Associate General Manager
TOUR MARKETING/PRESS
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CASTING
STEWART/WHITLEY
Duncan Stewart, CSA; Benton Whitley, CSA;
Paul Hardt; Christine McKenna;
Danny Dunitz; Allie Carieri
COMPANY MANAGER ............... BILL SCHAEFFER
Assistant Company Manager .......... Anna Wheeler
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER ....MARIAN DeWITT
Stage Manager ...................Brian Westmoreland
Assistant Stage Manager ................. Gay Merwin
General Management Associate.... Stephen Spadaro
Associate Lighting Designer
Worldwide ................................ John Demous
Associate Sound Designer .........Benjamin Furiga
Assistant to William Ivey Long .....Donald Sanders
Production Carpenter ........................Mark Wise
Flyman ................................ Tim “Rizzo” Dhority
Head Electrician.........................Matthew Brehm
Follow Spot Operator................Bradley Chelberg
Swing Electrician/Audio.............Adrian Workman
Production Sound Engineer ................Matthew Bell
Assistant Sound ............... J. Collin Priddy-Brnum
Master of Properties .................Miriam Gonzalez
Wardrobe Supervisor ......Cindy Krantz-Silverstein
Hair Supervisor ..........................Scott Mortimer
Banking ....... City National Bank/Michele Gibbons
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