Sister Act

For Immediate Release

April 20, 2022

Contact: Jim Byk / Kelly Guiod / Juliana Hannett

Casting Announced

for

Sister Act

Music by Alan Menken

Lyrics by Glenn Slater

Book by Cheri Steinkellner & Bill Steinkellner

Additional Book Material by Douglas Carter Beane

Based on the Touchtone Motion Picture Sister Act

Written by Joseph Howard

Music Direction by Christopher Babbage

Choreographed by Anthony Van Laast

Directed by Jerry Zaks

Choreography Recreated by Janet Rothermel

Direction Recreated by Steven Beckler

June 1 – 26, 2022

at Paper Mill Playhouse

(April 20, 2022 – Millburn, NJ) – Paper Mill Playhouse (Mark S. Hoebee-Producing

Artistic Director; Michael Stotts- Managing Director), recipient of the 2016 Regional

Theatre Tony Award, has announced the cast and creative team for the hit Broadway

musical Sister Act with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Cheri

Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner, and additional book material by Douglas Carter

Beane, based on the Touchstone Pictures Motion Picture Sister Act written by Joseph

Howard. Sister Act begins performances Wednesday, June 1, 2022 and will continue

through Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Paper Mill Playhouse (22 Brookside Drive, Millburn,

NJ). Opening Night is Sunday evening, June 5, 2022 at 7:00pm.

Sister Act is sponsored by Bank of America.

The cast will feature Nicole Vanessa Ortiz (Paper Mill Debut, Smokey Joe's Cafe Off-

Broadway) as Deloris Van Cartier, Akron Watson (Paper Mill Debut, The Color

Purple on Broadway) as Curtis, Jennifer Allen (Carnival at Paper Mill, The Bridges of

Madison County on Broadway) as Mother Superior, John Treacy Egan (Clue at Paper

Mill, My Fair Lady on Broadway) as Monsignor O’Hara, Belinda Allyn (Beauty and the

Beast at Paper Mill, Allegiance on Broadway) as Sister Mary Robert, Diane J.

Findlay (Funny Girl at Paper Mill, Fish in the Dark on Broadway) as Sister Mary

Lazarus, Kara Mikula (Paper Mill debut, The Cradle Will Rock at Classic Stage Company)

as Sister Mary Patrick, Jarran Muse (A Jolly Holiday at Paper Mill, Ain't Too Proud on

Broadway) as Lt. Eddie Souther, Anthony Alfaro (Paper Mill debut, On Your

Feet! national tour) as Pablo, Ryan Gregory Thurman (Paper Mill debut, Elf national

tour) as TJ, and Jacob Keith Watson (Benny & Joon at Paper Mill, Carousel on

Broadway) as Joey.

Rounding out the cast are Rachelle Rose Clark, Steve Czarnecki, Madeleine

Doherty, Denzel Edmondson, Dion Simmons Grier, Kolby Kindle, Ashley

Masula, Stephanie Miller, Alaina Mills, Heather Parcells, Chandler Reeves,

Michael Schimmele, Alyson Snyder, Anne Fraser Thomas, Ariana

Valdes andZuri Washington.

Based on the 1992 hit film, Sister Act is a feel-good musical comedy smash that sizzles

with powerful music, spectacular dancing and a story brimming with heart. The madcap

plot is set in motion when disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder and must go

into hiding in a convent—where she clashes, hilariously, with cloistered life. Deloris

inspires the sisters with her soulful style, but the church choir’s newfound fame attracts the

attention of the bad guys. Featuring original music by Tony and eight-time Oscar

winner Alan Menken (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors), the

musical was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Direction by Jerry Zaks is being restaged by Steven Beckler with choreography

by Anthony Van Laast being restaged by Janet Rothermel, and music direction

by Christopher Babbage. The production team includes original scenic design by Klara

Zieglerova, original costume design by Lez Brotherston, costume coordination and

additional design by Leon Dobkowski, lighting design by Charlie Morrison, sound

design by Matt Kraus, and hair & wig design by Kaitlyn Adams. The Production Stage

Manager is Daniel Everett. Casting is by Binder Casting.

Paper Mill Playhouse offers its audiences the opportunity to enhance their theater

experience with behind-the-scenes views of mainstage productions, including Q&As with

the Cast. New this season, Paper Mill Prologues and The Director’s Viewpoint will be

available to everyone on the Paper Mill Playhouse mobile app.

Q&A with the Cast: After the matinee on Saturday, June 25, stick around for a lively Q&A

with cast members directly following the performance.

Tickets start at $36 and may be purchased by calling 973.376.4343, at the Paper Mill

Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at papermill.org. All

major credit cards accepted. Groups of 10 or more may receive up to a 40% discount on

tickets and should call 973.376.4343. Students may order $20 rush tickets over the phone

or in person at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office on the day of the performance.

Subscription packages are also available starting at just $114.

Paper Mill Playhouse offers award-winning access programs and services, including audio-

described performances on June 25 & 26 at 1:30 pm (sensory seminars for the blind are

held at noon) and an American Sign Language interpreted and open-captioned

performance on June 26 7:00 pm. Braille and large-print programs and assistive listening

devices available.

Paper Mill Playhouse requires proof of vaccination for all artists, staff and audiences over 5

years of age, as well as the wearing of face coverings for all staff and audiences in the

theater and lobbies. For the complete and latest protocols please

visit papermill.org/reopening-guidelines.

Programs, dates, and artists are subject to change.

PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, is a

nationally renowned not-for-profit theater under the direction of Mark S. Hoebee

(Producing Artistic Director) and Michael Stotts (Managing Director). A beloved New

Jersey arts institution since 1938, Paper Mill creates and produces groundbreaking new

musicals and reimagined classics. Several productions have gone on to Broadway and

launched national tours, including Disney’s Newsies, Les

Misérables, Honeymoon inVegas, A Bronx Tale, and Bandstand. The theater is also the

home to an award-winning center for musical theater education and artist training, with

outreach programs that impact thousands of students each year. As one of the nation’s

premier musical theaters, Paper Mill fosters a creative environment to advance the art

form, educate students, develop future theater lovers, nurture inclusion, and provide access

for all. We acknowledge that our theater stands on the traditional land of the Lenni-

Lenape, and we honor the Indigenous people who inhabited it for thousands of years

before European settlers arrived. Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in

part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the

National Endowment for the Arts. Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of the National

Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre

Alliance.

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BIOGRAPHIES

NICOLE VANESSA ORTIZ (Deloris Van Cartier), from

Newark, NJ, is honored to be making her Paper Mill

Playhouse debut! Her credits include playing Rusty

in Footloose at the Kennedy Center (2019), Sarah

in Ragtime at Serenbe Playhouse (2019), the Off Broadway

revival of Smokey Joe’s Cafe (2018), and the Leading Lady

of Spamilton: An American Parody(2017). She is also the

2012 winner of Wendy’s Next Great Voice on The Wendy

Williams Show and was a top 45 finalist in season 5 of

"American Idol."

AKRON WATSON (Curtis) is a Dallas, TX native.

Broadway credits: Bobby in The Color Purple revival,

Trevor in The Play That Goes Wrong, Aaron Burr

in Hamilton: An American Musical. Off

Broadway: Fortress of Solitude (Public Theater), Black No

More (The New Group). Regional: Dreamgirls (North

Shore Music Theatre). Television: Eric Houston on

"Empire," Trevor on "Chicago Med." Feature film

credits: Miss Juneteenth, Spilt Milk, and the

upcoming Solidarity. Voiceover: Satoshi on "Michiko &

Hatchin," Psycho P in One Piece: The Movie, Chris in "The Walking Dead" video game,

Dunks Watson in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. He was a golden ticket recipient on

American Idol, season 7.

JENNIFER ALLEN (Mother Superior) is delighted to

return to Paper Mill Playhouse in a role she first performed

on Broadway. Previously at Paper Mill, she played leading

roles in Carnival,directed by Erica Schmidt,

and Oklahoma!, directed by Jamie Rocco. She was last seen

in New York in High Button Shoes at City Center Encores!

and Off Broadway in Jerry Springer: The

Opera. Broadway: The Bridges of Madison County, Sister

Act, Memphis, A Catered Affair, Cats, Little Me, Guys and

Dolls, City of Angels. National Tours: The Little Mermaid,

Ragtime, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Cabaret.

JOHN TREACY EGAN (Monsignor O’Hara) is excited to

return to Paper Mill Playhouse for his sixth production,

having appeared in Oliver!, The Producers, Lend Me a

Tenor, A Comedy of Tenors, and Clue. His Broadway

credits include My Fair Lady, Casa Valentina, Nice Work

If You Can Get It, Bye Bye Birdie, Jekyll & Hyde, and

creating the roles of Joey in Sister Act and Chef Louis

in The Little Mermaid. He played Max Bialystock as well as

Roger De Bris and Franz Liebkind in The Producers. On

television he has appeared on "And Just Like That,"

"Gotham," "Younger," "The Good Wife," "The Knick," "Boardwalk Empire," "Nurse Jackie,"

and "30 Rock."

BELINDA ALLYN (Sister Mary Robert) is thrilled to be

back at Paper Mill Playhouse, where she has starred as Belle

in Beauty and the Beast and as Maria in West Side

Story, as well as in Some Enchanted Evening and Benny &

Joon. Other credits include Once Upon a One More

Time (pre-Broadway, Shakespeare Theatre

Company), Allegiance (Broadway), Imelda u/s in Here Lies

Love (Seattle Rep), Maria in West Side Story(Riverside

Theatre), and Mrs. Claus in the Radio City Christmas

Spectacular (NYC). Graduate of Oklahoma City University.

DIANE J. FINDLAY (Sister Mary

Lazarus). Broadway: Fish in the Dark; Hello, Dolly!; Tales

of the City (benefit concert). Encores!: 70, Girls, 70;

Follies. Off Broadway: Minnie’s Boys, Flamingo Court, The

Gay Divorce. National Tours: Sister Act; Promises,

Promises; 42nd Street. Regional: Steel Magnolias, The

Spitfire Grill, The Full Monty, Dear World, Mame, to name

a few. TV/Film: "The Other Two," "The Good Cop,"

"Friends of the People," "Law & Order," "Dead

Ringers"(Amazon, upcoming), Ball and Vase (opposite

Austin Pendleton, upcoming), Inside Llewyn Davis, The

Producers, Gammera. Las Vegas Female Performer of the Year Award, SF Bay Area Theatre

Critics Circle Award nomination, LA Drama Critics Circle Award nomination.

KARA MIKULA (Sister Mary Patrick) is simply

overjoyed to finally raise her voice in her Paper Mill

Playhouse debut! Off Broadway: The Cradle Will

Rock and Allegro at Classic Stage Company, directed by

John Doyle. National Tour: Irving Berlin's White

Christmas. Regional: Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alabama

Shakespeare Festival, Arizona Theatre Company, Bay Street

Theater, Gateway Playhouse, KC Starlight, Milwaukee

Repertory Theater, Ogunquit Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO,

Riverside Theatre, The Rev Theatre, Virginia Stage

Company, and more.

JARRAN MUSE (Lt. Eddie Souther) was seen at Paper

Mill in A Jolly Holiday earlier this season. He also recently

starred in the world premieres of Grace at Ford’s Theatre

and Bojangles of Harlem as the legendary Bojangles

Robinson. Broadway/NYC: Ain’t Too Proud (principal

standby); Motown: The Musical(Marvin Gaye); Irving

Berlin’s White Christmas (Jimmy); Hallelujah,

Baby! (Clem); Dreamgirls (Apollo Theater). Tours: Jesus

Christ Superstar (Japan), Neil Berg’s 50 Years of Rock &

Roll (lead vocalist), Green Day’s American Idiot (Favorite

Son), 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor), Dreamgirls, Hairspray, Pride & Joy: The Marvin Gaye

Musical (Marvin Gaye).

ANTHONY ALFARO (Pablo). Paper Mill

debut! Tours: On Your Feet! (first national), Mamma

Mia! (national and international). Off Broadway: The View

UpStairs (original cast), The Loophole (in development at

the Public Theater). Regional credits include the Kennedy

Center, TUTS, Baltimore Center Stage, Fulton Theatre,

NSMT, and the Arvada Center. Additionally, Alfaro is a

singer-songwriter who fronts the NYC-based glam rock and

soul band Tony & The Kiki.

RYAN GREGORY THURMAN (TJ). After two years,

WE’RE BACK! Paper Mill debut! Recent: Henry in The

Evolution of Henry Mann (American Theater Group),

Sebastian in Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Argyle

Theatre), Oklahoma! (Pittsburgh CLO). National Tour: Elf:

The Musical (Store Manager). International: After

Midnight (Quartet Leader, Virgil). Regional: Peter and the

Starcatcher (Dobama Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Mac-

Haydn), Hairspray (Palace Theatre), Show

Boat (Fiddlehead Theatre Company). Proud Cleveland

native and Point Park University alum.

JACOB KEITH WATSON (Joey) is thrilled to return to

Paper Mill Playhouse after appearing as Waldo in Benny &

Joon! Jacob’s Broadway credits include the most recent

revivals of Carousel as Mr. Enoch Snow and Hello,

Dolly! starring Bette Midler, as well as the Broadway

productions of Violet, The Phantom of the

Opera, and Amélie. Other New York appearances

include 1776 and Mack & Mabel at Encores!. Regional and

tour credits include the world premiere of Swept Away at

Berkeley Rep, the Baker in Into the Woods, Amos Hart

in Chicago, and Shrek in Shrek: The Musical, among many others. TV credits: John Dixon

in "The Gilded Age" and Mr. Bundles in "Annie Live!" on NBC. Instagram:

@JacobKeithWatson

ALAN MENKEN (Music). Stage musicals: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; Little Shop of

Horrors; Beauty and the Beast; A Christmas Carol; The Little Mermaid; Sister Act; Leap

of Faith; Newsies; Aladdin; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; The Apprenticeship of Duddy

Kravitz; Kicks; A Bronx Tale; Hercules. Film: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast,

Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Enchanted,

Tangled. Television: Sesame Street, Lincoln, The Neighbors, Galavant. Awards: Tony,

Drama Desk, eight Oscars, 11 Grammys, seven Golden Globes, London’s Evening Standard,

Olivier, Outer Critics Circle. Honors: Songwriters Hall of Fame, Billboard #1 single and

album, Disney Legend, Hollywood Walk of Fame, doctorates from NYU and UNCSA.

GLENN SLATER (Lyrics). Broadway: A Bronx Tale (premiered at Paper Mill), School of

Rock, Sister Act (2011 Tony nominee for best score), The Little Mermaid (2008 Tony

nominee, best score; Grammy nominee, best musical theater album), Leap of Faith (2012

Tony nominee, best musical). West End: Love Never Dies (2010 Olivier nominee, best

musical). Off Broadway: Newyorkers (Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle

nominations). Film: Tangled (2011 Grammy winner, 2010 Oscar and Golden Globe

nominee), Home on the Range. TV: "Galavant" (two seasons), "The Neighbors" (2013 Emmy

nominee, best song).

CHERI STEINKELLNER & BILL STEINKELLNER (Book). Eight Emmys, four Golden

Globes, two BAFTAs, People’s Choice, Parent’s Choice, Writers Guild, TV Land Legend, and

Annie awards for writing/producing Cheers and creating Disney’s acclaimed animated

series/feature film Teacher’s Pet. They wrote one of TV Guide’s top three funniest television

episodes of all time for "Cheers." Other TV: "The Jeffersons," "Who’s the Boss?," "The Facts

of Life," "Family Ties," "Bob." Sister Act on Broadway was nominated for Tony Awards for

best book and best musical. Other Broadway: Bill co-wrote The Pee-wee Herman Show. Off

Broadway: Cheri cowrote Mosaic (Primary Stages). West End: Sister Act (Olivier

nomination, best new musical). Others: Princesses; Cheri’s Hello! My Baby; Instaplay, LA’s

first and longest running improvised musical comedy.

DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE (Additional Book Material). Musicals: The Band

Wagon (Encores!), Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Sister Act (Tony

nomination), Xanadu (Tony nomination; Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle awards).

Plays: Shows for Days, The Nance, Fairycakes, The Little Dog Laughed (Tony, Olivier

nominations; GLAAD Media Award), Mr. & Mrs. Fitch, As Bees in Honey Drown (OCC John

Gassner Playwriting Award), Advice from a Caterpillar, The Country Club, Music from a

Sparkling Planet, The Cartells. Revues: White Lies; The Late, Late Show; Mondo Drama.

Opera: Die Fledermaus (Met debut). Screenplays: To Wong Foo…, Advice from a

Caterpillar (Best Feature, Aspen Comedy Festival).

STEVEN BECKLER (Director) has mounted productions of Sister Act in England, Brazil,

and Singapore as well two US touring productions and one in Ogunquit, Maine. He directed

the 1991 Paper Mill Playhouse production of Lend Me a Tenor starring Patrick Quinn, Judy

Blazer, and Robert Cuccioli, and he is very happy to be back. During the intervening years,

he stage managed a few dozen plays and musicals on Broadway, including Sister Act.

JANET ROTHERMEL (Choreographer). Theater: Tina: The Tina Turner

Musical (Broadway); Mamma Mia! (Broadway, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and US national

tours); Side Show (Broadway); Sister Act (Broadway, US national tours, Asia tour); Joseph

and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Broadway, Germany, US national tours); Rock of

Ages Tenth Anniversary Tour. Television: "Dancing with the Stars," "The Today Show," "The

View," "Good Morning America," "Tony Awards," "Miss USA," and "Miss Universe"

pageants. Film: Beauty and the Beast (Disney, 2017), Mamma Mia! (2008).

JERRY ZAKS (Original Broadway Director) is currently represented on Broadway

by Mrs. Doubtfire and The Music Man. He has won four Tony Awards and has been

nominated eight times; he also has won four Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics Circle

Awards, and an Obie. Broadway: Meteor Shower; Hello, Dolly!; A Bronx Tale (also at Paper

Mill); Shows for Days; Sister Act; The Addams Family; Guys and Dolls; Six Degrees of

Separation; Lend Me a Tenor; The House of Blue Leaves; Little Shop of Horrors;

Assassins; and many more. He directed the award-winning film Marvin’s Room starring

Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton. Mr. Zaks received the SDC’s Mr. Abbott Award for lifetime

achievement and is in the Theater Hall of Fame.

ANTHONY VAN LAAST (Original Broadway Choreographer). Credits include Tina:

The Tina Turner Musical (Tony nomination) now on Broadway, Mamma

Mia! (worldwide—Dora Mavor Moore Award), Side Show (Broadway), Bombay

Dreams (Tony nomination, Drama Desk nomination), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor

Dreamcoat(worldwide—Olivier nomination), Song and Dance (Green Room Award).

Concerts: Cher, Kate Bush, Sarah Brightman. Film: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,

Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia!, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Mr. Van Laast

was awarded the CBE for his service to dance.

CHRISTOPHER BABBAGE (Music Director) began his work with Sister Act on the first

national tour as associate conductor and subsequently conducted the second national and

Asian tours. He is music supervisor for Tuacahn Center for the Arts, where outstanding

credits include The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Stephen Schwartz’s The Prince of

Egypt, and the new Frank Wildhorn musical The Count of Monte Cristo. Other

tours: Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Grease (Asia), Cats (national and Latin America), and Disney’s

The Little Mermaid. Other regional: Muny, Arvada Center, Circa ’21, Merry-Go-Round

Playhouse. Christopher received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from SUNY

Fredonia.

KLARA ZIEGLEROVA (Scenic Design). Broadway: Sister Act, The Farnsworth

Invention, Jersey Boys (Tony Award nomination), The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life

in the Universe. West End: Sister Act, Jersey Boys. Off Broadway: Public Theater, MTC,

NYTW, IRT. Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse, Dallas Theater Center,

Portland Center Stage, Seattle Rep, Florida Stage, Williamstown. Extensive credits in Europe

and Japan. Architectural Design: New World Stages NYC. Awards: Lumen Award, Drammy

Award, Theatregoers’ Choice Award, Carbonell Award, LA Ovation Award, Green Room

Award.

LEZ BROTHERSTON (Costume Design) is an associate artist of Matthew Bourne’s

company New Adventures, for which he designed Swan Lake (Tony Award, two Drama Desk

Awards, Outer Critics Circle Award), The Red Shoes, Sleeping Beauty, Edward

Scissorhands, Lord of the Flies, A Play Without Words (Olivier nomination, best

set), Dorian Gray, Cinderella, and more. He also designed, cowrote, and codirected Les

Liaisons Dangereuses with Adam Cooper (Japan, Sadler’s Wells). Additional credits include

numerous productions in the West End as well as the Royal Shakespeare Company,

Chichester Festival Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, Sheffield Crucible, Stratford East,

Hampstead Theatre, National Theatre, Glyndebourne, and others.

CHARLIE MORRISON (Lighting Design). Paper Mill: Songs for a New World,

Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, The Little Mermaid, Curtains, Smokey

Joe’s Cafe, The Full Monty, Meet Me in St. Louis, many more. National/International

Tours: The Little Mermaid; How the Grinch Stole Christmas; A Christmas Story; The

Producers; Hello, Dolly!; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Miss Saigon; Aida; Man of La Mancha;

Guys and Dolls; Groovaloo; My Fair Lady; The King and I; 42nd Street; The Who’s

Tommy; and many others. Regional: Shakespeare Theatre Company (DC), Guthrie,

Goodspeed, Seattle Rep, Dallas Summer Musicals, TUTS, 5th Avenue, Kansas City Starlight,

Pittsburgh CLO, George Street Playhouse, PlayMakers Rep, Tulsa Opera, and more. Two

Helen Hayes Awards (seven nominations).

MATT KRAUS (Sound Design). Broadway: Liza’s at the Palace…, Kristin Chenoweth: My

Love Letter to Broadway, Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony. Off Broadway: Jim Henson’s Emmet

Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas (New Victory), Caucasian Chalk Circle, 50 Shades! The

Musical Parody, Voca People. Audio coordinator for remote shoots at "The Tonight Show

Starring Jimmy Fallon" and the NBA’s 2020 Bubble. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse (A Jolly

Holiday, Cinderella, Chasing Rainbows, Beauty and the Beast, Holiday Inn, to name a few),

St. Louis Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Walnut Street, and more. Matt has also played the

Hollywood Bowl, Hampton Court Palace, the Olympia in Paris, Sydney Opera House, Monte

Carlo Sporting Club, and Vienna State Opera House. He won an Emmy for his work on

Disney’s Broadway Hits at Royal Albert Hall.

LEON DOBKOWSKI (Costume Coordination & Additional Design). For Paper Mill

Playhouse: Beauty and the Beast, Annie, Mary Poppins, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and

Spike. Other credits: The Muny (St. Louis Theater Circle Award, Seussical, The Wiz; Judy

Award, Tarzan), Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Weston Playhouse, Theatre Under the Stars, George

Street Playhouse, Irish Repertory Theatre, Yale Repertory Theater, Pittsburgh CLO, Music

Theater of Wichita, Engeman Theater, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Feld

Entertainment’s Disney Live, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Epic Theatre Ensemble, Westchester

Broadway, NYMF (Outstanding Costume Design, Claudio Quest), Cape May Stage,

TheatreWorks Hartford (CT Critics Choice Award nomination, The Legend of Georgia

McBride). MFA, Yale School of Drama.

KAITLYN ADAMS (Hair & Wig Design) is thrilled and honored to be back at Paper Mill

after designing for the digital Beehive! Previous Paper Mill credits also include (as associate

hair and makeup designer) Beauty and the Beast, Annie, Mary Poppins, Ever After, Million

Dollar Quartet, A Christmas Story, Vanya and Sonia…, and Elf. Other recent design

credits: Blues for an Alabama Sky (Keen Theatre Co.). Starter Pistol (Delaware

Rep), Certain Woman of an Age (Audible Theatre), Cinderella (Muny), Paint Your

Wagon (Muny). Broadway (associate designer): Escape to Margaritaville, The Great

Comet, Time and the Conways, Sweat, The Heidi Chronicles. CCM alum.

DANIEL EVERETT (Production Stage Manager). Paper Mill Playhouse: The Sound of

Music. Regional: Ogunquit Playhouse (over 25 productions including Young Frankenstein,

Kinky Boots, Elf, Mamma Mia!, 42nd Street, An American in Paris, White Christmas,

Ragtime, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Sister Act); North Carolina Theatre (Gypsy, Wit,

Grease, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story); North Shore Music Theatre (Billy Elliot). Off

Broadway: Culture Project, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Manhattan Ensemble Theatre.

BINDER CASTING (Casting) was founded 40 years ago and 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 is a proud eleven-time recipient of the Artios Award

for Excellence in Casting. The office holds a deep respect for their legacy as well as a

commitment to growth. To facilitate this growth, Binder has partnered with the Disruptive

Equity Education Project to dismantle harmful practices and to carry this work into their

organization.

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