Mark Henderson (Lighting Design) was the recipient of the 1992, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2010 and 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards for Lighting Design, and received a Tony Award in 2006 for The History Boys. Mark has lit extensively for all major the- atre, opera and dance companies in the UK, including over 80 productions for the National Theatre, over 70 in the West End and over 20 Broadway productions.
Simon Baker (Sound Design). Theatre credits include Wise Children and Malory Towers (Wise Children tours); Lungs, Present Laughter (The Old Vic); Girl From the North Country (also U.S. tour and West End); Groundhog Day and A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic/Broadway, Tony Award for Best Sound Design); The Birthday Party, The Moderate Soprano, Shakespeare in Love (West End); Matilda the Musical (Olivier Award for Best Sound, RSC/West End/Broadway/U.K. tour); Pinocchio, The Light Princess, Amen Corner (National Theatre); Tristan & Yseult, Brief Encounter, The Red Shoes, The Wild Bride, Rebecca, The Flying Lovers (Kneehigh).
Lucy Hind (Movement Director). South African-born choreographer and movement director, Lucy has worked on GFTNC since its premiere at London’s The Old Vic theatre in 2017, for which she won critical acclaim. Notable theatre credits include Billy Elliot (Leicester Curve), Hamlet (Young Vic), The Last Ship (U.K./Toronto/U.S. tour), The Light in the Piazza (London/L.A./Chicago), Ugly Lies the Bone (National Theatre, London), Miss Littlewood (RSC), The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare’s Globe/U.S. tour) and Lucy is associate artist of Slung Low and works regularly for the BBC.
ARC, Inc. (Casting). 150+ productions across the globe. Broadway/NY Past & Present Productions include: Life of Pi, Chicago the Musical, Disney’s The Lion King & Beauty and the Beast, Hadestown, Lost in Yonkers, Great Comet of 1812, Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, 39 Steps, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/U.K./Tours.: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory, 1776. ARC, Part of RWS Global. www.cast- ingbyarc.com IG: castingbyarc
Campbell Young Associates (Wig and Hair Designer). Broadway: The Shark is Broken; Funny Girl; The Music Man; A Beautiful Noise; Company; TINA–The Tina Turner Musical (Drama Desk); To Kill A Mockingbird; Les Misérables; Billy Elliot; Hello, Dolly!; Girl From The North Country; Carousel; Misery; The Ferryman; Jerusalem; Ghost. West End: Back to the Future; Leopoldstadt; Get Up Stand Up!. Film/ TV: “Only Murders in the Building,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Downton Abbey.”
Dean Sharenow (Music Coordinator). Grammy™-winning record producer/ engineer. Broadway: Girl From the North Country, The Band’s Visit, Tootsie, The Cher Show, Amélie, The Last Ship, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Off- Broadway: Buena Vista Social Club, The Bedwetter, The Total Bent, Fortress of Solitude. Album producer/engineer: Stephen Ulrich, Mamie Minch, Girl From the North Country, Oklahoma! (2019), Tootsie, The Band’s Visit, The Great Comet…, Women on the Verge…, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, David Sanborn, Shaina Taub, Joan Baez, Stephen Lynch, David Yazbek.
Wiley Deweese (Music Director). NY-based music director, pianist, and orches- trator. Credits include: The Lightning Thief (Broadway, National Tour, Off-Broadway), Girl from the North Country (Broadway, Off-Broadway), Amelie (Broadway, CTG, Berkeley Rep). Other Off-Broadway: Whisper House, The Lucky Ones, The Wildness, Preludes, First Daughter Suite, The Fortress of Solitude. Other regional: The Abominables (Children’s Theater Company). Wiley served as the music supervisor and orchestrator for the Michael Friedman Recording Project. For Mom and Dad, always.
Justin Myhre (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, The Great Society. National Tour: Jagged Little Pill, The Prom, Jersey Boys. Off-Broadway: Roundabout Theatre Company, The New Group, New York Theatre Workshop, Page 73. Regional: Weston Playhouse, Barrington Stage. BA: Vassar College. @justcatsinspace
Rachel Heine (Stage Manager). National Tours: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Rock of Ages 10th Anniversary, The Illusionists, 42nd Street, Once. Off-Broadway: Primary Stages. Regional: Alley Theatre (Houston), Human Race Theatre Company (Dayton, OH), Columbus Children’s Theatre, The Contemporary (Columbus, OH). Education: Otterbein University. Proud member of AEA.
Katie Girardot (Assistant Stage Manager) (she/her) is thrilled to be a part of the GFTNC company! National Tour: Jagged Little Pill; Off-Broadway: One Woman Show, Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!, Regional: Nickel Mines (ACT of CT). All of her love to her circle of support. @ktg45
Barbara Rubin (Associate Director) Broadway: GFTNC, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Elephant Man, The Dance of Death, The Road To Mecca. Off-Broadway: Signature, Lincoln Center, CSC, WP Theater, HERE, New Ohio, Theaterlab. Regional: St Louis Rep, Ogunquit, Williamstown, McCarter. International: Market & Baxter, South Africa. For Artie always. barbararubin.net
Jeff Brancato (Production Supervisor) is thrilled to return to Duluth, having stage managed GFTNC since 2018 with the Off- Broadway, West-End/Toronto & Broadway companies. Select Bway: Funny Girl, Waitress, SpongeBob, 1984, Heisenberg, Cabaret, All the Way. Thanks to Conor & Barbara for bringing me along! For Artie, GFTNC’s original family man.
Hudson Theatrical Associates Over 100 Broadway productions and tours. Recent: Days of Wine and Roses; Purlie Victorious; Once Upon a One More Time; New York, New York; Peter Pan Goes Wrong; Sweeney Todd; A Doll’s House; Pictures From Home; Hadestown; Hamilton; Aladdin. HTA is a member of Neil A. Mazzella’s Hudson family which includes Hudson Scenic Studios, Sam Ellis, Anastasia Olowin, Bridget Van Dyke, Sean Gorski, Brianna Stankiewicz, Brianne Tabak, and Irene Wang
Bond Theatrical (Tour Booking, Marketing & Publicity) is an independent- ly-owned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-win- ning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. BOND connects artists and audi- ences by forming strategic, authentic and profitable partnerships between producers and presenters across North America. For a complete list of current projects, please visit BondTheatrical.com. Special thanks to Robbi, Larry, Elyse, and Jeff.
Foresight Theatrical (General Manager) is comprised of partners Allan Williams, Aaron Lustbader, and Mark Shacket and Director of Operations Lane Marsh who oversee and supervise Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway and N. American Tour), Here Lies Love, and Purlie Victorious on Broadway, the National Tour of The Wiz, the upcoming Betty Boop and Water for Elephants, as well as the worldwide man- agement of Kinky Boots.
Tristan Baker (Producer) is an award-winning Broadway and West End the- atre producer of numerous productions over the last 20 years including: 2:22 A Ghost Story, Conor McPherson & Bob Dylan’s Girl From The North Country, Disney’s Newsies, 101 Dalmatians, David Bowie’s Lazarus, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights, The Railway Children and Guys & Dolls.
Charlie Parsons (Producer) is best known for the TV reality show “Survivor,” which he created and turned into a global franchise. “Survivor” is in its 45th season on CBS Television but has versions in every con- tinent. The program has received widespread acclaim and won many awards. As a result of this creation, Parsons is widely credited as being the inventor of reality television. Prior to that he founded the influential television company Planet 24 (with Bob Geldof and Lord Waheed Alli.) In theatre, with Tristan Baker, he founded Runaway Entertainment and has produced the musicals Never Forget, Guys and Dolls, David Bowie’s Lazarus, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights and GFTNC, and the plays 2:22 A Ghost Story and The Windsors.
Runaway Entertainment (Producer) is an award-winning theatre and film company, founded in 2011 by Tristan Baker and Charlie Parsons. Runaway works with the most exciting talents in the theatre industry to produce award-winning and ambi- tious theatre. Productions include the Tony and Olivier Award-winning GFTNC (The Old Vic, Noël Coward, The Public Theater, Royal Alexandra in Toronto, Gielgud, Belasco, UK & Ireland Tour, US Tour), 2:22 A Ghost Story (Noël Coward, Gielgud, Criterion, Lyric, Apollo, UK Tour, Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne), Olivier Award-winning Disney’s Newsies (Troubadour Wembley Park), 101 Dalmatians (Regent’s Park), The Windsors: Endgame (Prince Of Wales), Peter Pan (Troubadour White City Theatre), David Bowie’s Lazarus, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Olivier Award-winning In the Heights, Olivier Award-winning The Railway Children (all King’s Cross Theatre), Guys and Dolls (West End, UK, international tours), Footloose (West End, South Africa, UK tours), Flashdance (UK, international tour) and The Christmasaurus Live (Eventim Apollo).
Steven Lappin (Producer) origi- nated the creation of Girl From the North Country, his first major work in theatre. He recently produced feature documentaries for Bruce Springsteen, George Michael, Liam Gallagher and TV films on Elvis Presley and iconic physicist Stephen Hawking. He’s pro- duced global music specials with Beyoncé, Neil Diamond and Madonna along with many other TV specials and award-winning shows.
Charlie Parsons Creative (Producer) is a boutique development and investment company, which concentrates on developing creative and innovative tal- ent, mostly in the U.K. It supports the Rye International Jazz Festival as well as a num- ber of film and TV projects. It also helps nur- ture and develop the talent of individuals who have shown exceptional creativity.
Grove Entertainment (Producer). Recent & Upcoming: Good Night, Oscar starring Sean Hayes; Water for Elephants; The Wiz; Company (Tour); a new immersive musical Ceilidh by Claire McKenzie & Scott Gilmour. www.groveentertainment.com
Ophelia Chua (Producer) is the Vice President at Broadway Strategic Return Fund and a board member of Musical Theatre Factory. She is passionate about driving innovation in theatre and spotlighting untapped voices. Glad to be part of this wonderful production!
Diana Dimenna (Producer). Tony- nominated producer and award-winning film- maker. Broadway: Here Lies Love, Sweeney Todd; Thoughts of a Colored Man; What the Constitution Means to Me; Dana H./Is This a Room; Network; Three Tall Women; Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812; Bright Star; A Doll’s House, Part Two. Film: What the Constitution Means to Me, Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan.
John Gore Organization (Producer) is the leading presenter, producer, distributor, and marketer of Broadway theatre worldwide. Under the supervision of 20-time Tony-winning producer John Gore (Chairman and CEO), the family of companies includes Broadway Across America and Broadway. com. Productions include MJ, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Kimberly Akimbo, Parade, Here Lies Love, Some Like It Hot, & Juliet, Life of Pi, Prima Facie, and Shucked.
Eric & Marsi Gardiner (Producer). Multiple Tony/Drama Desk and Olivier Award Winning producers. Fueling impact- ful Broadway productions for over 20 years. Highlights include Tony Awards for Jersey Boys (worldwide), Memphis, Dear Evan Hansen and Parade. Eric is the co-founder of Purewrist, a fintech company. Marsi is in NYC residential real estate.
Independent Presenters Network (Producer). is a consortium of over 30 leading presenters of touring Broadway shows in the US, UK and Asia. Recent and upcoming Broadway: & Juliet, The Devil Wears Prada, The Notebook, Company, Mrs. Doubtfire, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Hadestown, Dear Evan Hansen and Some Like It Hot.
Sony Music Entertainment (Producer). Sony Music Entertainment has played a pioneering role in music history, nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time. As one of the lead- ing music companies globally, Sony Music Entertainment has proudly represented the recorded music of Bob Dylan for six decades.
Nederlander Presentations, Inc. (Producer) is a production division of the multinational theatrical entities owned by James L. Nederlander. Prominent for three generations in management and operation of theatres and productions of distinguished entertainment, they have produced innu- merable plays, musicals and concerts. The Nederlanders own a notable chain of legitimate theatres. Currently in their Broadway venues are Wicked, Disney’s The Lion King, Hamilton, SIX, MJ, Shucked and Sweeney Todd.
Alchemation (Producer). A theatrical, film, and television production and manage- ment company founded by producer Kevin McCollum, who received the Tony Award for Best Musical for Rent (1996), Avenue Q (2004), and In The Heights (2008). Current: SIX (Broadway, North American tours), Mrs. Doubtfire (UK), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (U.S. tour), Olivier Award-winning The Play That Goes Wrong (Off-Broadway). Upcoming: The Notebook, The Devil Wears Prada, Night At The Museum.
Andrew Treagus Associates (Producer). After over 50 years in the business as Production Manager, General Manager, Executive Producer and latterly Investor, both in the West End of London and in New York, Andrew Treagus died in June 2023. Andrew’s wife Sandra and fellow director Mark Whittemore are determined to continue his work of supporting productions with investment. They are delighted to be a part of this incredible and unique show.
Eric Passmore (Producer) is a Tony Nominated co-producer. Currently produc- ing Merrily We Roll Along on Broadway, past works including New York, New York and Grey House. Excited to be on his first Broadway tour with many more to come!
The Dodgers A theatrical producing partnership hatched in 1978. Responsible for over 175 productions in North America, UK, Europe and Australasia, they have been blessed by a host of awards from Broadway’s Tonys (56), London’s Oliviers, Australia’s Helpmanns and the like. The original producers of Jersey Boys, cur- rently in London and on tour in the US and UK. Their president is Michael David, also Executive Producer of Broadway’s MJ. Their offices: Times Square and Covent Garden.
Aaron Lustbader (Executive Producer) has been a partner & general manager at Foresight Theatrical (previ- ously AWA) for over 20 years. He currently oversees Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway and on tour (also co-producer, Tony Award Best Musical) as well as Here Lies Love on Broadway and The Wiz on tour and is the Executive Producer for the forth- coming Hell’s Kitchen. Aaron managed the Tony Award-winning production of Kinky Boots (as well as nine international compa- nies of the show). Love to DJ and Dylan.
The Old Vic (Producer) is an independ- ent creative powerhouse for entertainment and education. A not-for-profit theatre, proud to be a charity. We believe that theatre makes the world better and that anyone should be able to access and experience it – to under- stand it, entertain it and benefit from it. We are uniquely placed to achieve all of this as a 1,000 seat theatre in the heart of London, focusing on creating equal access. We make world-class entertainment on an international scale, reaching audiences of 250k+ every year through eclectic seasons of work, and a further 5,000 through free programmes for engagement, employment and social mobility.
The Public Theater (Producer) is a civically engaged theater that believes theater is a force for change and first opened its doors in the East Village in 1967 with the musical Hair. Most recently, Fun Home and Hamilton won Best Musical Tony Awards in consecu- tive years. The wide range of programming includes new work at its flagship home and on Broadway, national and international productions, and Free Shakespeare in the Park. Recipient of 60 Tonys, 190 Obies, 57 Drama Desks, 61 Lortels, 36 OCC Awards, 13 NY Drama Critics’ Circle Awards, 62 AUDEL- CO Awards, 6 Antonyo Awards, and 6 Pu- litzers. PublicTheater.org