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Original Broadway Production Produced by
the New York Shakespeare Festival,
Joseph Papp, Producer
Director
& Co-Choreographer
Miles Phillips
Music Director
Jenny Shiroma
Co-Choreographer
Taylor Gruver
Production Manager
Janine Myers
Technical Director
Shell Dalzell
Set Design
Andrew Doan
Lighting Design
Jonah Bobilin
Sound Designer
Loch Lynch
Prop Design
John Cummings
Hair & Make-up Design
Lisa Ponce de Leon
Stage Manager
Leigh Marcello Bugarin
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
MAHALO
SHOW SPONSOR
RALPH ROSENBERG
COURT REPORTERS
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Welcome to Mānoa Valley Theatre. We are so glad you have chosen to join us for the third production in our 54th season. Who would have thought that the singer-songwriter who wrote and performed the billboard #1, “Escape (The Piña Colada Song),” would be encouraged to write a full-length musical for the New York Shakespeare Festival. Rupert Holmes was performing some of his “story songs” at a nightclub and following his performance, he received a note from Gail Merrifield (wife of Joseph Papp), the director of development for the New York Shakespeare Festival. Merrifield was so impressed with his “story songs” that she encouraged him to write a musical for the festival. The seminal experiences that influenced his creation of the musical were from Holmes’ childhood. At age three, he first experienced the theatre. It was a modern “panto” complete with the cross-dressing “best boy” lead character and audience sing-alongs. At age 11, his love for mystery books led him to Dickens unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The Mystery of Edwin Drood premiered at the New York Shakespeare Festival in August 1985 and moved to Broadway with a revised version, where it ran until May 1987. The Roundabout Theatre Company presented the revival production in 2012. That is the version we are presenting at this performance. The musical had 11 Tony Award nominations and won 5, including Best Musical. Holmes, the only Broadway composer to write the book, music, lyrics, and orchestrations for a musical, won Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score. Thank you to all who are current supporters of MVT. You make these performances possible. If you enjoy tonight’s performance and wish to donate to the theatre, you may do so through our website, manoavalleytheatre.com or by calling 808-988-6131. Enjoy the show! Kip
CAST
Chairman, Mr. William Cartwright
Christopher Denton
Mr. Clive Paget as John Jasper
Miguel Cadoy III
Miss Deirdre Peregrine as Rosa Bud
Kim Anderson
Miss Alice Nutting as Edwin Drood
Chelsea Carlisle
Miss Janet Conover as Helena Landless
Alexandria Zinov
Miss Angela Prysock as Princess Puffer
Suzanne Johnson Green
Mr. Victor Grinstead as Neville Landless
Alex Bishop
Cedric Moncrieffe as Reverend Crisparkle
Chris Moylan
Mr. Phillip Bax as Bazzard
David Herman
Nick Cricker Sr. as Durdles
Andrew Baker
Nick Cricker Jr. as Deputy
Jace Furuto
Isabel Yearsley as Wendy
Emily-Kim Maldonado
Violet Balfour as Beatrice
Gina Miyazaki
Gwendolen Pynn as Sarah
Bailey Garton
Florence Gill as Flo
Korynn Grenert
Montague Pruitt as Estella
Natalie Malia Figuracion Borsky
Nicholas Michael as Horace
Sean Kaya
Medford Moss
Issac Liu
James Throttle
Garrett Hols
PRODUCTION CREW
Assistant Director
Assistant Sound Designer
Scenic Artist
Technical Assistant
Set Construction
Master Electrician
Lighting Crew
Lightboard Operator
Sound Board Operator
Stage Crew
Dresser
Follow Spot Operators
Michael Covert
Sarah Velasco
Willie Sabel
Mira Fey
Willie Sabel
Paul Barthel
Andrew Doan
Janine Myers
Louie Bliemeister
Chris Gouveia
Amy Toner Sullivan
Alyssa Reyes
Sarah Velasco
Timothy Manamtam
Cara Sumida
Mia Park
David Heulitt (sub)
Karl Sakamoto (sub)
Valerie Ho
Thomas Bingham
Kenji Shimata
Teresa Steinwandt (sub)
2022.2023
SEASON SPONSORS
SPECIAL THANKS
Don Farmer
Fabienne Flandre-Herold, Script Supervisor
Brandon Miyagi, Still Photography
Chris Patrinos, Kaihonua
Howard Rosen, PSA Production
VERY SPECIAL THANKS
Kawaiaha'o Church for leasing MVT the beautiful grounds it occupies.
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc for permitting our patrons to park at the Mānoa Marketplace and for support of MVT's education program.
Nathan Sult & Beth Tarter for enhancements to the theatre.
Mahalo to
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Board Member
Adoptive Parents
Ramona Sayre (Head Parent)
Scott Larimer & James Wright
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Jeff Portnoy
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STAFF
Executive Director
Director of Development
Production Manager
Technical Director
Business and Ops Manager
Production Stage Manager
Costume Supervisor
Education Coordinator
Kip Wilborn
Kathleen Young
Rob Duval
Mira Fey
Hope Laidlaw
Erich Steinwandt-Gudoy
Lehua Baker
Stephanie Conching
Public Relations and Social Media Director
Kristin Jackson
Assistant House Manager
Alten Kiakona
Carey Smith
Dalen Wuest
Evening Box Office
Jennifer E. Muehle
Thomas Pang
Bar Staff Jaime Brice
Dan Connell
Ray Sonomura
Tonya Tavorn
Graphic Design
Ikaika Lum
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Treasurer
Jeffrey S. Portnoy
David Kennedy
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2022.2023
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