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Thank you for joining us today, and best wishes for a prosperous and joyful 2011. We hope you will have a wonderful experience here, and return for many more shows at The Milwaukee Theatre! New bookings are confirmed regularly, so visit www.wcd.org any time to check the calendar, and sign up for event updates to get timely email announcements and special offers for upcoming shows. Greetings! Sincerely, 1MilwaukeeTheatreTRANSCRIPT
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRES IDENT
Greetings!
Welcome to The Milwaukee Theatre, and to Riverdance, the next presentation in our 2010-11 season of Broadway shows and concerts, and our first of 2011. This is the show’s Farewell Tour, and it is a privilege to be presenting the tour in Milwaukee.
This enduring celebration of Irish dance was so successful in its 1999 Milwaukee premier at the historic Milwaukee
Auditorium that it inspired us to remodel the building we now call the Milwaukee Theatre. When capacity crowds filled the venue for all 20 performances, it was clear that a mid-sized facility like the Auditorium still had a vital role in our community, and it soon became clear that we had the capability to continue filling that role.
Since then, we are grateful that so many people like you have embraced the Milwaukee Theatre, just as Milwaukeeans have continued to embrace Riverdance each time it has returned.
Going forward, the remainder of our 2010-11 season of Broadway shows includes the fairy tale-inspired family classic Disney’s Beauty And The Beast (April 15-17), and finally, the Wisconsin premier of Rock of Ages, starring Constantine Maroulis (April 29-May 1), a hilarious, hard-rocking tribute to 1980s “hair metal” and the rock & roll lifestyle.
We also have a growing calendar of independent presentations in the Milwaukee Theatre this season, including Mike Epps & Friends with Special Guest Sheryl Underwood (March 12), the Disney family show Imagination Movers (March 18), Yanni (March 24), Salt n Pepa’s Legends of Hip Hop (April 9), and Celtic Woman (April 27). Next door in the U.S. Cellular Arena, we host Disney on Ice presents Mickey & Minnie’s Magical Journey (February 10-13), the annual Milwaukee Blues Festival (February 18), the Tripoli Shrine Circus (February 23-27), and the remaining 2010-11 home-season games of the UW-M Panthers Milwaukee Wave, and Brewcity Bruisers.
New bookings are confirmed regularly, so visit www.wcd.org any time to check the calendar, and sign up for event updates to get timely email announcements and special offers for upcoming shows.
Thank you for joining us today, and best wishes for a prosperous and joyful 2011. We hope you will have a wonderful experience here, and return for many more shows at The Milwaukee Theatre!
Sincerely,
Richard A. Geyer, President & CEOWisconsin Center DistrictThe Milwaukee TheatreHistoric Elegance, World Class Performances
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Abhann Productionspresents
LEAD DANCERS:
CRAIG ASHURST, CATERINA COYNE, ALANA MALLON,JOE MORIARTY, ALAN SCARIFF, CHLOEY TURNER
THE RIVERDANCE IRISH DANCE TROUPE, MUSICIANS & SINGERSWith Irish and International Soloists from:
Spain, Australia and Great Britain
COMPOSERBILL WHELAN
PRODUCERMOYA DOHERTY
DIRECTORJOHN McCOLGAN
Set DesignerROBERT BALLAGH
Sound DesignerMICHAEL O’GORMAN
Original Lighting Designs byRUPERT MURRAY
Costume DesignerJOAN BERGIN
Lighting Designer & Projection Animation
BENJAMIN PEARCY
Poetry Written byTHEO DORGAN
Orchestrations byNICK INGMAN &
BILL WHELAN
Senior Executive Producer
JULIAN ERSKINE
Press RepresentativeMERLE FRIMARK
ASSOCIATES
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CAST
The Riverdance Irish Dance Troupe
Lead Dancers:CRAIG ASHURST, CATERINA COYNE, ALANA MALLON
JOE MORIARTY, ALAN SCARIFF, CHLOEY TURNER
Jessica Baffa, Maeve Croke, Scott Doherty, Maeve Fearon,John Grimes, Katie Hands, Kieran Hardiman, Billy Kanaly,
James Keating, Meghan Lucey, Fiona McCabe, Ryan McCarthy, Nicole McKeever, Brian Mullane, Sarah Murray, Deirdre O’Reilly, Sean Regan, Lauren Smyth
The Riverdance BandMusical Director/Keyboards – Cathal Synnott
Uilleann Pipes/Low Whistles – Matt Bashford; Fiddle– Pat Mangan; Drums/Percussion/Bodhran – Mark Alfred; Saxophone – Daniel Dorrance
The Riverdance SingersMembers of the Company
The Riverdance Baritone SoloistMichael E. Wood
The Riverdance Flamenco SoloistMarita Rey-Jimenez
The Riverdance TappersDewitt Fleming, Jr., Michael E. Wood
Poetry Narrated byJohn Kavanagh
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL IRISH DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY –MICHAEL FLATLEYORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY BY MAVIS ASCOTT, JEAN BUTLER,
BREANDÅN DE GALLAÍ, COLIN DUNNE, CAROL LEAVY JOYCE, PAULA NIC CIONNATH, MARIA PAGÉS, TARIK WINSTON. MOSCOW FOLK BALLET COMPANY
Cast subject to change without notice.
WARNING
THE USE OF ANY RECORDING DEVICES, AUDIO OR VIDEO, AND THE TAKING OF PICTURES, WITH OR WITHOUT FLASH, WITHOUT
THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF RIVERDANCE MANAGEMENT, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED BY LAW.
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THE SHOW
ACT IReel Around the Sun ...........................................................................The Irish Dance Troupe
The Heart’s Cry .....................................................................................................................Singers
The Countess Cathleen ......................................................................The Irish Dance Troupe
Caoineadh Chú Chulainn (Lament) .........................................................................Irish Piper
Thunderstorm ............................................................................. The Male Irish Dance Troupe
Firedance ..............................................................................................................Flamenco Soloist and The Male Irish Dance Troupe
Shivna ................................................................................................... Singers & Irish Drummer
Slip into Spring - The Harvest. ....................................................................................Musicians
Riverdance .............................................................................................. The Irish Dance Troupe, Singers and Drummers
ACT IIAmerican Wake .......................................................................................................The Company
The Harbour of the New World:
Heal Their Hearts – Freedom .......................................................................... Baritone Soloist
Trading Taps ....................................................................................................................... ..Tappers
Macedonian Morning ...................................................................................................Musicians
Andalucia ............................................................................................................Flamenco Soloist
Oscail an Doras (Open the Door) ........................... The Irish Dance Troupe and Singers
Slow Air/Tunes .................................................................................................................Musicians
Heartland ................................................................................................The Irish Dance Troupe
Finale ...........................................................................................................................The Company
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The Riverdance Irish Dance TroupeMany of the Riverdance Irish Dance Troupe are World Champion Irish Danc-ers. The troupe hails mostly from Ireland, but also from Great Britain, the United States, and Australia. Between them, the dancers can boast of literally hundreds of championships won in Ireland and abroad. Most started dancing at three or four years of age at local dance schools and progressed to World Championship level before being chosen to perform in Riverdance. The dancers would have known and competed against each other at various competitions, including the World Championships. Riverdance has given them the opportunity to perform together for the first time in a non-com-petitive way. The grace and eloquence of their soft-shoe dance, the power and pre-cision of their hard shoe routines clearly display the endless hours of practice and their dedication to the art of Irish Dance.
Caterina Coyne (Lead Dancer) was born in London and started dancing at age four. After moving to Ireland, she was consistently ranked in the top 10 at the World and All Ireland Cham-pionships with the Costello O’Brien School of Dancing. Highlights of Caterina’s career include dancing for 90,000 people for both the All Ireland Hurling and Football Championships Finals in Croke Park, Dublin, and at the Opening Ceremony of the Ryder Cup. Caterina has traveled with Riverdance in Europe and America and is delighted to be dancing lead in the show.
Alana Mallon (Lead Dancer), the only Scottish dancer ever to perform lead in Riverdance, started dancing at age three, and within a few months had already won her first champion-ship. She progressed to win various competitions throughout the UK and Ireland, consistently ranking in the top three at the All Scotland and British Nationals and the top ten at the World Championships. Alana has toured with Riverdance all over the world with her most memorable performances in the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, The Kremlin, Moscow and on the Great Wall of China.
Chloey Turner (Lead Dancer) was born in England and started Irish dancing at eight years old. Her competitive career with Jenny Flower (Matthews Academy) has seen her compete at national and international feiseanna and qualifying for the World Champion-ships. Chloey joined Riverdance in 2008, touring Europe, Japan and China. Her personal highlight was dancing with Riverdance in Radio City Music Hall, NYC.
Craig Ashurst (Lead Dancer) started his competitive dancing career at age five in Melbourne, Australia. By the age of seventeen, he had won nine State and ten national titles and went on to win many major titles including the British Nationals, North American Nationals and All Ireland Championships. After placing second at the World Championships three times with the Doherty Academy, Craig started performing professionally. He has toured Asia, North America and Europe with Riverdance and is de-lighted now to perform the lead role.
Joe Moriarty (Lead Dancer) was born in Columbus, Ohio. Encouraged by his uncle, Edward, he took up Irish dancing aged eight, joining the Richens-Timms Academy of Irish Dance. Within a couple of years he was winning titles at the US Regional and National Irish Dancing Championships. Before joining River-dance in 1997, Joe had progressed to competing at World Championship level on three separate occasions. On his third appearance at the World Champion-ships he was ranked in the top five. Joe is the second North American dancer to dance the lead role in Riverdance.
Alan Scariff (Lead Dancer) started dancing for his cousin Mairead O’Flaherty in Galway, Ireland when he was four years old. Since then, Alan has enjoyed huge success in his competitive years obtaining first place at the World Irish Dancing Championships. Leav-ing the world of competition behind, he has traveled extensively with other Irish dance shows and is delighted to be performing with Riverdance.
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B IOGR APHIES (c o n t.)
Cathal Synnott (Keyboards/ Musical Director) graduated from Trinity College, Dublin. His engagements as musical director include Riverdance on Broadway, Guys and Dolls, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Sweeney Todd. Singing is also a large part of Cathal’s life and he has been a member of Anuna, the Irish National Chamber Choir, Opera Ireland, and was recently tenor soloist in Crash Ensemble’s Irish premiere of Van Gogh, an opera by Michael Gordon. In 2009, Cathal received a diploma from Alchemea College of Audio Engineering, London.
Patrick Mangan (Fiddle) is from Brooklyn where the two-time All-Ireland fiddle champion studied with renowned fiddler and teacher Brian Conway. At sixteen, Patrick appeared in Riverdance on Broadway, becoming the youngest fiddler in the show’s history. In Spring 2002, Patrick was awarded first prize honors for instrumental composition in the BMG-sponsored World of Expression competition for his piece September Sky. He has toured extensively, play-ing to enthralled audiences from New York to Paris to Tokyo. Patrick’s debut CD, Farewell to Ireland is available now at www.cdbaby.com/mangan.
Matt Bashford (Uilleann Pipes/Low Whistle/Tin Whistle) began playing and touring extensively throughout the world with various Irish music and dance productions at a young age. He has performed on orchestral works including Bill Whelan’s Seville Suite at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Shaun Davey’s Granuaile Suite and has also appeared at Peter Gabriel’s World Music festival Womad. Matt holds an Honors Degree in Irish Music and Dance Performance from the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limer-ick and is delighted to be back tour-ing North America with Riverdance.
Daniel Dorrance (Saxophone) received his musical education at The Mannes College of Music in New York City. Daniel has toured extensively throughout Eu-rope, South America and South East Asia with several shows including George Gershwin’s opera, Porgy and Bess, The Phantom of the Opera and Kiss of the Spi-
der Woman. Daniel has also performed in a variety of jazz ensembles includ-ing a Japan tour with world renowned drummer Jimmy Cobb. On Broadway he has been a multi-instrumentalist musician with The Lion King, Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, and most recently The Broadway hit, The Addams Family.
Mark Alfred (Drums/Percussion/Bodhrán) began playing drums at the age of four first studying at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin and then the Performing Arts College Dublin. Mark’s versatile, energetic and distinc-tive style has seen him in much demand by many leading international acts including The Divine Comedy, Lemar, Gary Moore, Mary Coughlan, Ronan Keating, Westlife, Girls Aloud, Donnie Osmond, Christy Hennessy, to name but a few. Mark also spends much of his time between Los Angeles, Lon-don and Dublin recording material for these acts. www.markalfred.com.
Michael E. Wood (Baritone Soloist/Tapper) studied Ballet, Jazz, and first put on his tap shoes at Oklahoma City University. He graduated in 2008 with a degree in Dance Performance. Michael is thankful for all the support and encouragement from his friends and family, and hopes you enjoy the show!
DeWitt Fleming Jr. (Tapper) graduated at Marymount Manhattan College with a BA in Acting. Off- Bwy stage credits in-clude: Banana Shpeel, 27 heaven, Dutch-man, Dance Bojangles Dance, Richard III, and Finnegan’s Farewell. Regional: Alli-ance Theater’s Sophisticated Ladies. De-Witt has danced as a soloist with the Lin-coln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, The George Gee Swing Orchestra, and with artist such as Wynton Marsalis, Marvin Hamlisch, Chris-tian McBride, and Wycliffe Gordon. He is the host, and also co-creator of the Off-Broadway hit Broadway Underground.
Marita Rey-Jimenez (Flamenco) Born in Úbeda, Spain, Marita graduated in Spanish dance from the Royal Conserva-tory of Córdoba in 2001 and a year later in Classical Ballet with AraLeo Moyano. She also studied Flamencology, Cátedra de Flamencologia de Córdoba, as well
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as BA (Hons) Music and History in the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. Her professional experience started in the opera El Cid with Placido Domingo, per-formed in Seville, Spain in 1999. Later on, she moved to Madrid to join the Ballet Gallego Rey de Viana. She has worked with several companies: Luisillo, Rafael Aguilar and José Greco among others. She has also performed as soloist in the role of Dulcinea in Delirios del Quijote by Sara Lezana. In 2005, Maria joined the Compañia Antonio Gades where she has worked in the productions of Carmen, Bodas de Sangre and Fuenteovejuna.
The Riverdance Singers The haunting, beautiful voices of the Riverdance Singers are closely inter-woven with all the other elements of the show, their harmonies and solo passages bringing echoes of an ancient mysticism. The singers come from many backgrounds but all have one thing in common—a love of Irish music and an urge to bring it to a world audience in the wonderful new guise showcased in this unique production.
BILL WHELAN (Composer) Bill was composer to the W. B. Yeats International Theatre Festival at Dublin’s Abbey The-atre in 1989. His adaptation of HMS Pin-afore received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination. His compositional work in film includes Dancing at Lughnasa, Some Mother’s Son and Lamb. The Seville Suite was commissioned for Expo ’92 in Seville and The Spirit of Mayo followed in 1993. The Connemara Suite, a trilogy of pieces written for chamber orchestra, pre-miered at Carnegie Hall in March 2005. Bill’s production and arranging credits include U2, Van Morrison, Kate Bush, Richard Harris, Planxty and The Dublin-ers. He was honored with the 1997 Grammy Award for “Best Musical Show Album” for his Riverdance record. Bill is on the boards of Berklee School of Music in Boston, University of Limerick and the recently established music education body Music Generation. He is currently working on a new theatre work which has been commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Opera and Lincoln Center.
MOYA DOHERTY (Producer) Moya Doherty’s career includes theatre, radio and television production, both in Ireland and internationally. Moya is the Producer of Riverdance; is a director of Tyrone Productions, a founding Director of Today FM and in the past ten years has sat on a number of arts-related Boards including The Ark, Dublin Theatre Festival, Walnut Hill Arts School in Mas-sachusetts and Business to Arts. She is a current member of the Board of The Abbey Theatre. Moya has received the Veuve Clicquot business Woman of the Year, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Honorary Doctor-ates from the University of Ulster and from the National University of Ireland in recognition of her ongoing commit-ment to the world of the arts in Ireland. Moya Doherty and John McColgan are currently producing, and are involved in, a diverse range of projects for the Irish and international stage.
JOHN McCOLGAN (Director) John McColgan’s career as a television direc-tor began in the mid seventies in RTÉ Television where he went on to become Head of Entertainment. He is a founding Director of Tyrone Productions, Ireland’s premier independent television produc-tion company and is Chairman of Today FM radio station. He is Chair of the global website project Gateway Ireland. John played a key role in the evolution of Riverdance from the original seven-minute dance number and went on to direct the full stage-show spectacular. John has been closely involved with The Abbey Theatre—he was on the Board of the Theatre for five years, served as Chairman of the Abbey Centenary Com-mittee and directed a critically acclaimed production of the 19th century melo-drama, The Shaughraun, for the theatre. John has received many awards during his career, including an Honorary Doctor-ate of Law from the National University of Ireland in recognition of his services to the arts and entertainment industry.
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Abhann Productions Limited, Dublin
Directors ...................................................................................................................Moya DohertyJohn McColgan
Joan EganDavid Orr
Executive Manager .................................................................................................... Paula Burke
PRODUCTION TEAM
Line Producer .............................................................................................................Ciarán Walsh
Contracts Manager .................................................................................................. Seán O’BrienFinancial Controller ......................................................................................... Garrett McCarthyMarketing & Online Manager ......................................................................... Mary O’DonnellMarketing Coordinator .........................................................................................Nuala GarvanProduction Assistant ................................................................................................ Gill Costello
Dance Director .............................................................................................Breandán de GallaíWardrobe Supervisor .............................................................................................Monica Ennis
Original Costume Designer for Riverdance ............................................................. Jen KellyOriginal Riverdance Eurovision Costumes ............................................... Margaret Crosse
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR STAFF
NORTH AMERICAN PRESS REPRESENTATIVEMERLE FRIMARK ASSOCIATES
PRODUCTION MANAGER ........................................MARIE B. BARRETT
COMPANY MANAGER .....................................................................................RYAN PARLIMENTAssistant Company Manager ............................................................................. Oran OstinelliProduction Stage Manager .............................................................................. Marc AndersonTechnical Stage Manager ................................................................................... Danny ErskineDance Captain .......................................................................................................... Maeve CrokeLighting Supervisor ......................................................................................K.B. Associates, Inc.
Ken BillingtonAssociate Lighting ............................................................................................................ Ben KrallProduction Carpenter .....................................................................................Gardner R. FrisciaProduction Electricians ................................................Michael S. LoBue, Craig CaccamiseProduction Sound ................................................................................................Willie MannionProduction Wardrobe .............................................................................................Brigid BrownHead Carpenter ..........................................................................................................Paul K. EbertHead Electrician ............................................................................................................ Nick PartinAssistant Electrician ......................................................................................... Nicholas TroccoliFOH Mixer/Head of Sound ............................................................................... Justin McIntyreMonitor Mixer .....................................................................................................Isaac ShepppardHead Wardrobe .......................................................................................................Ashley WilsonAssistant Wardrobe ................................................................................................... Nichole Hull
STAFF FOR R IVERDANCE
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PROGR A M
Medical Officer ........................................................................................................ Chris BarbourMerchandising Manager ................................................................................Stephen Griffiths
Casting Consultant ........................................................................................Pat McCorkle, CSATravel Arrangements ......................................................................................... Tzell Travel (US),
Alan Braunstein, Andi HenigBanking ............................................................................................... Nick Molite, Tanya Hawks,
JP Morgan/ChasePayroll Services .....................................................................................Castellana Services Inc.
International Representation ........................................................................ Maurice CassidySecond Symphony, Ltd.
North American Representation ........................................................................ Clint Mitchell William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Set Construction ..................................................................................................McGuire ScenicGlobal Scenic
Fiber Optics and drapery by ......................................................................... I. Weiss and SonsLighting Equipment ...............................................................................................PRG Lighting.Sound Equipment ................................................................................................... Clair ChicagoDance Floor and Covering by.................................................................American HarlequinDrum & Percussion Rig Consultant ............................................................................Ray FeanPercussion Rig Construction ................................................. Anthony Ramirez Level RackTrucking provided by ............................................................................................Janco LimitedSpecialty Rigging ........................................................................ United Staging and RiggingPhotography by .........................................................................................................Joan Marcus
Jack HartinClark James Mishler
Make-up provided by ........................................................................... Cosmetics
The Musicians andMusical Directors employedin this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United Statesand Canada
Backstage and Front of the House Employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E)
ATPAM The Press Agentsand Company Managers employed in this production arerepresented by the Association Of Theatrical Press Agents &Managers
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WISCONSIN CENTER D ISTR ICT
Wisconsin Center District Board of Directors
JFranklyn M. Gimbel, Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, Chairperson
James C. Kaminski, Kaminski Consultants, Vice Chairperson
Alderman Willie L. Hines, Jr., Milwaukee Common Council President, Secretary
W. Martin Morics, City of Milwaukee Comptroller, Treasurer
Joel Brennan, Discovery World
John J. Burke, Jr., Burke Properties
Mayor Jill Didier, City of Wauwatosa
Alderman Ashanti Hamilton, City of Milwaukee
Stephen H. Marcus, The Marcus Corporation
Daniel Schooff, Wisconsin Secretary of Administration
Representative Jon Richards, Wisconsin State Assembly
Senator Jim Sullivan, Wisconsin State Senate
James Villa, Commercial Association of Realtors
Alderman Terry Witkowski, City of Milwaukee
One seat is vacant
Richard A. Geyer, Wisconsin Center District President & CEO
Wisconsin Center District400 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53203 414-908-6001www.wcd.org
The Wisconsin Center District (WCD) is a government body created in 1994 to fund, build and operate the Frontier Airlines Center, and own
and operate pre-existing venues now called The Milwaukee Theatre and U.S. Cellular Arena. The WCD board is appointed and it is empowered to issue
bonds and collect taxes within strict limits set by the State Legislature. WCD’s targeted sales taxes on hotel rooms, car rentals and tavern/restaurant food & beverage repay Frontier Airlines Center project bonds and fund marketing by
Visit Milwaukee; WCD operations are funded by operating revenues.
Tickets are sold at the Milwaukee Theatre Box Office and all Ticketmaster retail locations, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com.
For Group Sales information call 414-908-6092 or email [email protected]. For information regarding advertising and sponsorship opportunities in WCD facilities, call Richard Freiberg,
Director of Business Development, 414-908-6056 or [email protected].