Cast & Creative

Meet the Team:

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Jamaal Fields-Green

MJ

An actor/singer/director/writer from New York. Graduate from the Hartt School. Music on all platforms under J. Hasan. National Tour: Hamilton (Lauren’s/Philip). Film: Freeform’s “That Thing About Harry” TV: “Chicago PD”. Much love and thanks to my family and friends, especially my grandparents and mother. If you have adream, make it happen. IG: j_hasan22

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Jordan Markus

MJ (Alternate)

Singer, songwriter, actor, and dancer, Jordan Markus, is so excited to be making his Broadway Tour debut with MJ! He would like to thank his family and friends for all their love and support! IG: jordanmarkus_

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Erik Hamilton

Michael

Erik is excited for his Broadway tour debut with MJ. He thanks God, his parents Lance and Caryn, brothers Ellis and Evan, Carson Kolker, TMT, extended family and friends, and Hampton University theatre professor and advisor Dr. Iris Goode-Middleton. @erikhamilton35608

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Josiah Benson

Little Michael

Josiah Benson is excited to be performing on his first national tour. Josiah’s previous professional credits include The Little Mermaid Jr., Madagascar Jr., and Les Misérables in which he played Sebastian, The Captain, and Gavroche in Alabama.

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Bane Griffith

Little Michael, u/s Little Marlon

Bane Griffith is an eleven-year-old triple threat from Houston, Texas. Broadway: MJ. TV: “Abbott Elementary.” Thank you, God, for making this possible. A huge token of appreciation to my parents who continue to support me on this journey! IG: @banegriffith

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ALAMAN DIADHIOU

u/s MJ, u/s Michael

Alaman Diadhiou is a singer, dancer, songwriter, and entertainer from Leimert Park, Los Angeles. Trained at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Alaman is a 2019 Presidential Scholar in the Arts (Tap Dance) and a graduate of Yale College ‘23 (BA, Comparative Literature). Alaman aspires to be one of the world’s premier live performers, carrying the tradition of the legendary artists who precede him while innovating with his own voice. Recent features include starring as Young Jelly in Jelly’s Last Jam (New York City Center) and ‘Damian’ in ABC’s “High Potential.”

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Devin Bowles

Joseph Jackson/Rob

Beyond grateful to be making his National Tour debut in MJ. Actor/Singer/Dancer from Tennessee, he would love to give glory to God, thank his family and friends, and agents. Let’s keep getting better and create magic!

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J. Daughtry

Berry Gordy/Nick

Broadway: The Color Purple, Beautiful, Ain’t Too Proud. 1st Nat. Tours: Miss Saigon (John), The Color Purple (Harpo), Motown: The Musical. Two-time Grammy Nominee and multiple Stellar and Dove Award Winner with AJB and group therAPy.  @j.daughtry

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Josh A. Dawson

Tito Jackson/Quincy Jones

BROADWAY: Beautiful -The Carole King Musical. OFF-BROADWAY: CYRANO. NATIONAL TOUR: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, HAMILTON . REGIONAL: STAGES St. Louis, Paramount Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center. TV/FILM: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Harry Belafonte). AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS. EDUCATION: CCM and the University of Michigan. KMR/Robyn Bluestone Management. @mrjoshdawsonmusic

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Anthony J. Garcia

Alejandro

Broadway: A Beautiful Noise. Off-Broadway: The Tempest (The Public). Regional: Tootsie (Ogunquit) International Tour: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (NCL’s Inaugural Cast). RTKids Alum. Ithaca College BFA alum. Hudson Artists Agency. Thanks to God and Family. @_anthonyjgarcia

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Bryce A. Holmes

Little Marlon, U/S Little Michael

is an 11-year-old entertainer from Colleyville, Texas. TV: “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (Paramount+). National Commercials: Chuck E. Cheese, Nickelodeon, and Casey’s General Store. Bryce is elated to be joining the amazing cast and crew of MJ. IG: @bryceaholmes

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CECILIA PETRUSH

Rachel

Cecilia Petrush is ecstatic to be making her National tour debut in this incredible production! Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan, Go Blue! A big thank you goes to the MJ cast and creative team and to Telsey. All of my love and gratitude goes to my people: Mikey at The Collective, teachers, friends, John, Morty, & my amazing family! @ceciliapetrush

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Jed Resnick

Dave

Broadway: Avenue Q. National Tours: Company, Rent, Avenue Q. Off-Broadway: Pulitzer Prize-winning Fairview (Soho Rep, TFANA), The Wanderers (Roundabout Theatre Company), Avenue Q (New World Stages). Regional: Berkeley Rep, City Theatre Company, Actors Theatre Louisville, Williamstown, Weston Playhouse, Peterborough Players. TV/Film: “Dear Edward” (AppleTV+), She’s Marrying Steve. Love and thanks to everyone at Telsey, CGF, and J. Brown University alum. @jedres 

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Anastasia Talley

Katherine Jackson

Broadway: MJ the Musical, Girl From The North Country. NYC: Radio City’s Christmas Spectacular. Education: MM (Indiana University’s JSOM), BME (University of Southern MS). Singer/songwriter. Debut single “Hello” available everywhere. www.anastasiatalley.com Instagram: anastasiatalley_

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Michael Andreaus

Vacation Swing

Broadway: MJ, A Soldier’s Play. National Tour: Ain’t Too Proud. Off-Broadway: Love and Yogurt. NY: Savage. Film/Television: Finding Carlos, “When They See Us.” BA: University of Central Oklahoma. Thanks to his family, friends, Headline Talent and his manager LK. @michael_andreaus.

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Alex Aquilino

Vacation Swing

Broadway: Lempicka (OBC), Wicked, Anastasia, An American in Paris. City Center: Hey, Look Me Over!; Me and My Girl; Mack & Mabel. Carnegie Hall’s West Side Story, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Tour: Flashdance. Ailey/Fordham Grad. All my gratitude to casting, the creative team, MSA, my family and friends! @alexxaquilino 

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JoJo Carmichael

Swing/Dance Captain

From Dothan, AL. BFA in Commercial Dance from Pace University. Credits include: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Rockette), The Devil Wears Prada (James M. Nederlander Theatre). JoJo gives thanks to God, her family and friends!

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Joshua Dawson

Swing

is thrilled to make his Broadway tour debut with MJ. BFA Commercial Dance (Pace). Special thanks to his Mom and Dad, Mrs. Treshawn, MSA, Calli Company, and BAA IG: @mr.broadway

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Croix DiIenno

Ensemble/Assistant Dance Captain

Graduated with a BFA in Commercial Dance from PACE University. Credits include: Pittsburgh CLO’s Grease, Oklahoma!, and Peter Pan; as well as being a previous soloist with the world touring dance company, Parsons Dance.

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Kellie Drobnick

Ensemble

Thrilled to be a part of the MJ company! BFA from The Juilliard School. Credits include Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, Twyla Tharp Dance, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Rockette), Dirty Dancing (national tour). Endless love and gratitude to my family, friends and LW & Co. @kellie_drobnick

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Zuri Noelle Ford

Ensemble

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Zuri Noelle Ford has invested her life in the study of dance. In 2018, she graduated with honors from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Dance. Her college dance career has included performing works by Crystal Pite, MADBOOTS, Ronald K. Brown, and Paul Taylor. Upon graduation, Ford worked on the new feature film In The Heights as a dancer in the summer of 2019. In December 2019, Zuri made her Broadway debut as “Anybodys” in Ivo van Hove’s revival of West Side Story. She’s incredibly gracious to be doing what she loves most in the world and helping to bring MJ’s iconic story to stages across the country.

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UI-SENG FRANÇOIS

Swing

Ui-Seng is a multi-disciplinary artist and creator committed to Arts for healing. Credits: West Side Story (Broadway), Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE. Graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts and Peabody Conservatory. @ui_seng

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Jahir L. Hipps

Swing

So excited to be out on the road again! Tours: RENT Farewell Tour. Regional: Something Rotten (Florida Studio Theatre), In The Heights (Stages St. Louis), Be More Chill (Playhouse Square.) TV: “Elsbeth” (CBS). Big thanks always to God, Mom, Grandma and the family, Sam, BW, Avalon, and all my friends for their support! IG and TikTok: Jahir.hipps

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Amber Jackson

Ensemble

Decatur, GA native thrilled to be joining the cast of MJ! Broadway: The Wiz, Wicked, Hamilton, The Devil Wears Prada. Off-Broadway: A Transparent Musical (CTG LA). TV/Film:“ Power Book III,” “Soundtrack,” “SYTYCD,”A Jazzman’s Blues. IG: @ambertiara

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Skye Jackson-Williams

Universal Swing

SKYE JACKSON-WILLIAMS (Universal Swing) is a young Black artist and entrepreneur born and raised in NYC. Apart from dance, she is a stylist and aspiring screenwriter. At only 21 years old, she has worked with many companies and artists including Missy Elliott, Apple, Swarovski, Footlocker, and more. She owns a creative studio called ArtHub NYC which is geared for young artists to create authentic work. Skye had her Broadway debut with MJ and is excited to join the tour! IG: @skyejacksonwilliams

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Faith Jones

Swing

Faith Jones is a New York City based actor and singer-songwriter from Durham, North Carolina. National Tour: Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary). Regional: Theatre Raleigh, Playmakers Repertory Company. Education: BA in music from UNC-Chapel Hill. Visit faithjonesmusic.com to keep up with her upcoming music releases. Instagram: @faithjones. TikTok: @faithjonesmusic. Endless gratitude to her deeply supportive family and friends, and Hudson Artists Agency!

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Rajané Katurah

Swing

Overjoyed to be on the 1st National Tour of MJ! Broadway: MJ the Musical. Regional credits include: Beauty and the Beast (Ordway Center of Performing Arts); Cinderella (Children’s Theatre Company); A Christmas Carol (Guthrie Theater); Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax (Old Globe), and Thunder Knockin’ On the Door (Ten Thousand Things). Endless gratitude to God, Mom & Dad, my Brownies, Spelman College, The Mine, and my guardian angels Pop-pop & Grandma Peggy! Matthew 17:20 @rajanekaturah | rajanekaturah.com

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Matteo Marretta

Ensemble

Broadway National Tour debut! Credits: Mamma Mia! (RCCL), The Elf on the Shelf (Tour), Newsies (Regional), and many more. Matteo Is off the wall excited, love to his family and friends. It’s all good! @matteomarretta

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Jay McKenzie

Ensemble

Blessed to be sharing the MJ legacy! New England born and bred. Credits include: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (B’way), Paradise Square (OBC), Rudy! (Tribeca Film Festival). Love to family & friends. Roster Proud. @mrjaymckenzie

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Kendrick Mitchell

Swing

Beyond thrilled to have joined the MJ family! Select Theatre credits: Black in The Wild Party (Short North Stage), Lewis in Almost a Full Moon (The Citadel Theatre), Benny in RENT (The Masquerade Theatre Company), and Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th St: A Live Musical Radio Play (Stages Repertory Theatre). Select TV credits: “The Blacklist” (NBC), “Dr. Death” (Peacock), and “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC). Kendrick is forever grateful to his phenomenal support system both near and far, including the amazing team at FSE, Jordan, his dad, and the greatest mother in the world. Love ya, Dot! @KendrickMitchellOfficial

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Zion Mikhail Pradier

Swing

Lafayette, Louisiana native. An alumnus of The Ailey School Certificate Program, Zion formerly danced with Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. I’m so excited to be making my National Tour Debut with MJ The Musical. Thank you God for Your Grace, Protection and Blessing for this opportunity! Thank you to my angel, my mother! Thank you to my loving and supportive family and close friends! Thank you to The Telsey Office! IG: @the_zion_king

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Avilon Trust Tate

Ensemble

Greensboro native. Broadway: The Wiz (Ensemble, u/s Tin Man). Tours: The Wiz (Ensemble, u/s Tin Man), Mean Girls 1st Nat’l Tour (Ensemble, u/s Mr. Duvall). Regional: R+H’s Cinderella (NSMT); Chess (Muny). BFA MT ‘24 UNCG. Tate gives all thanks to God, Family, LINK4 and Agency, The Collective. IG: @avilon.tate

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Brion Marquis Watson

Ensemble

Originally from Greensboro, NC. Started his training at The Community Theatre of Greensboro and The Pointe! Studio of Dance. Attended the University of Cincinnati (CCM) before transferring to The Ailey School. National Tours: Hamilton (Puerto Rico, San Francisco, and Tour), Wicked (Chistery). Regional: The Muny! TV/ Film: “POSE” (FX). So grateful to have another opportunity to perform. Thanks always to God, my family and friends, and CESD. IG: @brion _marquis

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Charles P. Way

Swing

Charles P. Way is beyond thrilled to be joining the first national tour of MJ: The Musical! You may recognize him from the first national tour of Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill: The Musical. Prior, he’s been in ensembles of Escape to Margaritaville at Ogunquit, Catch Me If You Can at The Rev Theater. Charles has has also seen seen performing at BravoCon, and The MET Gala. Other credits include, iLuminate-Artist of Light (New World Stages, Natl. and Intl. Tours). In addition, Charles has toured with several dance companies, where he became an aerialist, universal swing, and assistant show supervisor. Charles spends his time off-stage songwriting and producing original music, as well as short indie films. @charlespway

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Malcolm Miles Young

Ensemble

Born and raised in Northern New Jersey, Malcolm Miles Young made his Broadway debut in 2022 as a swing in Disney’s “The Lion King.” As a dancer and artist, he has worked closely and performed works by Ray Mercer, Shamel Pitts, and Bill T. Jones. He performed in the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and was a dancer for the Dance Lab NYC Female Choreographers of Color in Ballet cycle.

As a choreographer, his work can be seen in Eric Hart Jr.’s (Love Hart) visual album “hart.fm” and in the upcoming Music For a While directed by Kelvin Phillips. Malcolm obtained his BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2021. He would not be here without the expansive amount of supporting family members and friends he is blessed to call his “village.” To God be the glory forever and always! 1 Corinthians 2:9. @malcolmmyoung

Lynn Nottage

Book

Plays include Sweat (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Obie Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Evening Standard Award; Tony, Drama Desk award nominations); Ruined (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, New York Drama Critics Circle, DD, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel, Obie, and Audelco awards for Best Play); Floyd’s (Guthrie); Mlima’s Tale (The Public); By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lilly Award, DD nom); Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine (Obie Award; DD, Lortel award noms); Crumbs from the Table of Joy; Las Meninas; Mud, River, Stone; Por’knockers; and POOF!; as well as the book for the musical adaption of The Secret Life of Bees (Atlantic). TV: She’s Gotta Have It (writer/producer). Upcoming: MJ, the Michael Jackson musical. PEN/Laura Pels Master Dramatist Award, Doris Duke Artist Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship, a Guggenheim Grant, Lucille Lortel Fellowship, Visiting Research Fellowship at Princeton. Associate professor at Columbia. Member of the Dramatists Guild.

Christopher Wheeldon

Director & Choreographer

Christopher trained at The Royal Ballet School and joined The Royal Ballet in 1991. In 1993, he joined New York City Ballet and was promoted to Soloist in 1998. He was named NYCB’s first Resident Choreographer in July 2001. Since then, Mr. Wheeldon has created and staged productions for many of the world’s major ballet companies. In 2007, Mr. Wheeldon founded Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and was appointed an Associate Artist for Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London. Mr. Wheeldon now serves as Artistic Associate of The Royal Ballet. As Artistic Associate, Mr. Wheeldon has created many works for the company, including the full-length Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale, both of which were co-productions with The National Ballet of Canada. For the Metropolitan Opera, he choreographed Dance of the Hours for Ponchielli’s La Gioconda (2006) and Richard Eyre’s production of Carmen (2012) as well as ballet sequences for the feature film Center Stage (2000) and Sweet Smell of Success on Broadway (2002). Mr. Wheeldon created a special excerpt for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. In April 2016, he was the Artistic Director for the Fashion Forward exhibition in Paris at La Musee Arts et Decoratif. In 2014, Mr. Wheeldon directed and choreographed the musical version of An American in Paris, which had productions in Paris, on Broadway, and in London. 2016 was The Joffrey Ballet’s world premiere of The Nutcracker reimagined by Mr. Wheeldon and he directed and choreographed the gala presentation of Lerner & Loewe’s Brigadoon starring Kelli O’Hara and Patrick Wilson at New York City Center in 2017. In 2018, Mr. Wheeldon staged two pieces in Tokyo: An American in Paris and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland while in 2019, Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale was performed by The Bolshoi Ballet. 2019 was also the premiere for Corybantic Games at The Royal Ballet and a re-staged version of Cinderella for the English National Ballet at Royal Albert Hall. Among Mr. Wheeldon’s awards are a Tony Award for Best Choreography for An American in Paris, an Outer Critics Award for Best Choreography and Direction for An American in Paris, the Martin E. Segal Award from Lincoln Center, the American Choreography Award, the Dance Magazine Award, multiple London Critics’ Circle Awards, and the Leìonide Massine Prize for new choreography. Mr. Wheeldon’s productions of Cinderella and The Winter’s Tale won the Benois de la Danse, and he is an Olivier Award winner for his ballets Aeternum for The Royal Ballet and Polyphonia for Morphoses. In 2016, Mr. Wheeldon was named an O.B.E. and was made an Honorary Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Christopher is a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom and resides in New York City with his husband, Ross Rayburn, and their dog, Hattie.

David Holcenberg

Musical Supervision, Orchestrations & Arrangements

Drama Desk Award, Tony, Grammy and Outer Critics nomina­tions for his work on MJ. Other Broadway: Groundhog DayMamma Mia!MatildaRockyGhostBye Bye BirdieThe Story of My LifeGood VibrationsSeussicalTitanic and Show Boat. Other credits include The Radio City Summer Spectacular, the U.S. premiere of Ragtime (LA Drama Critics Award), the world premieres of Come Fall in Love (The Old Globe), Newsies (Paper Mill) and Mamma Mia! at the Hollywood Bowl. Matilda and Seussical.

Derek McLane

Scenic Design

Nearly 350 design credits including, Broadway: Moulin Rouge! (Tony Award nomination), A Soldier’s Play (Tony nomination), Burn This, American Son, Parisian Woman, The Price, Beautiful, Fully Committed, Noises Off, Gigi, 33 Variations (Tony Award), China Doll, How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying, The Heiress, Follies, Anything Goes, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Million Dollar Quartet, Ragtime, The Pajama Game, I Am My Own Wife. Off-Broadway: Buried Child; Jerry Springer The Opera; Merrily We Roll Along; The Spoils; If I Forget; Love, Love, Love; The Night of the Iguana; Sweet Charity; Into the Woods; Ruined; The Last Five Years. Television: 6 years of the Academy Awards, NBC Musicals: The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Wiz and Hairspray. Derek is the Chairman of the Board of The New Group Theatre. Awards: A Tony Award, 2 Emmy Awards, 2 Obie Award, 2 Drama Desk Award, 3 Lucille Lortel Awards, and 2 Art Directors Guild Awards.

Natasha Katz

Lighting Design

Natasha designed the lighting for the Broadway production of An American in Paris directed by Christopher Wheeldon. She is honored to have designed the lighting for many new ballets choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, including The Winter’s Tale, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the upcoming Like Water for Chocolate at the Royal Ballet.  Recent Broadway: Springsteen on Broadway, Frozen, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune and Hello, Dolly! She is a TDF Wendy Wasserstein Project Mentor and was recently inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame.

Paul Tazewell

Costume Design

Paul has been designing costumes for Broadway, Regional Theater, Film and Television, Dance, and Opera Productions for close to thirty years. He began his Broadway career with the groundbreaking musical, ‘Bring in Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk, directed by George C. Wolfe. Paul is best known for his work with both of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award winning Original Broadway productions of Hamilton, for which he received the Tony Award and In the Heights, both directed by Thomas Kail. Other Broadway credits include Ain’t Too Proud; The Color Purple; Memphis; Caroline, or Change; and Elaine Stritch at Liberty. Paul’s feature film credits include, Harriet directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Cynthia Erivo, Hamilton directed by Thomas Kail and the anxiously anticipated West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg. TV credits include the HBO Original Film The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, starring Oprah Winfrey and Lackawanna Blues, both directed by George C. Wolfe. Paul also designed costumes for “The Wiz! Live,” for which he received an Emmy Award and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” featuring John Legend. Both were for NBC. In the United States and across the globe, Paul has designed for such renowned companies as The Metropolitan Opera, The Bolshoi Ballet, The English National Opera, Theatre du Chatelet, The Public Theater, National Theatre UK, The Kennedy Center, The Guthrie Theater, Arena Stage, Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, The Chicago Lyric Opera and many more. Paul holds an MFA from New York University and a BFA from North Carolina School of the Arts.  He has been privileged instructing students as a guest artist at both New York University and North Carolina School of the Arts. From 2003-2006, he held a faculty position at Carnegie Mellon University. Paul currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Gareth Owen

Sound Design

Broadway highlights: BACK TO THE FUTURE, & JULIET (Tony-nom), MJ (Tony-win), BAD CINDERELLA,
DIANA, SUMMER, COME FROM AWAY, BRONX TALE, END OF THE RAINBOW (Tony-nom), A LITTLE NIGHT
MUSIC (Tony-nom).

West End highlights: BACK TO THE FUTURE (Olivier-nom), PRINCE OF EGYPT, COME FROM AWAY
(Olivier-win), BAT OUT OF HELL (Olivier nom), MEMPHIS (Olivier-win), TOP HAT (Olivier-nom), MERRILY WE
ROLL ALONG (Olivier-win).

Peter Nigrini

Projection Design

Peter Nigrini is one of Broadways pioneering projection designers. His work includes Ain’t Too Proud; Beetlejuice; Dear Evan Hansen; The SpongeBob Musical; A Doll’s House, Part 2; and Fela! He also has designed extensively other venues and forms including Here Lies Love; Ground at the Public Theater; Lucia de Lammermoor and Don Giovani for Santa Fe Opera; The Grace Jones Hurricane Tour, Blind Date, and Deep Blue Sea for Bill T, Jones/Arnie Zane Dance; and Real Enemies with Dacey James Argue and Secrete Society at BAM.  He was also a founding member of Nature Theater of Oklahoma.

Charles LaPointe

Hair & Wig Design

Charles is an award-winning Wig and Hair Designer based in New York, who maintains a highly successful career on stages throughout the United States and abroad.  Career Highlights: Numerous Broadway, Touring, American Regional Theatre, West End and International productions including Hamilton (Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Award for Los Angeles Company and Netflix Film); Ain’t Too Proud; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Beetlejuice; The Cher Show (Drama Desk Award); The Band’s Visit; Anastasia; The Lifespan of a Fact; SpongeBob SquarePants ( Drama Desk Award); The Donna Summer Musical;  Jersey Boys; Motown; Memphis: The Musical; On Your Feet;  A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder; The Color Purple; Doctor Zhivago; Of Mice and Men; Violet; Sideshow; The Elephant Man; After Midnight; Clybourne Park; Newsies; The Mountaintop; Superior Donuts; In the Heights.  Television: “The Wiz Live!” (Emmy Award Nomination); “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!” (Emmy Award Nomination and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Award); “Bluebloods;” “American Crime;” “Maddoff;” “Hairspray;” “In A Man’s World.

Joe Dulude II

Makeup Design

Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End: Wicked, Beetlejuice, SpongeBob SquarePants, Anastasia, Sunday in the Park With George, Torch Song Trilogy, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and more. Film: Don’ t Look Up, Ghostbusters, Central Intelligence. Television: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” (Emmy nomination), “Annie Live!,” “The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!,” “The Gilded Age,” “Castle Rock” season two. IG: @dulude2

Dontee Kiehn

Global Associate Director

Diana: The Musical (Broadway; associate director); An American in Paris (Broadway, London, Paris, Japan; associate director/choreographer); The Addams Family (Broadway, Australia, Brazil; associate choreographer); Next to Normal (Broadway, Japan, Kennedy Center; associate choreographer); Brigadoon and Oklahoma! (Pittsburgh CLO; director); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (The Muny, directing consultant). Broadway performance credits: 42nd Street, Gypsy (starring Bernadette Peters) and The Addams Family.

Michael Balderrama

Global Associate Choreographer

Choreographer, director, producer, artist, philanthropist, Drama Desk and ACCA award winner. Global supervising choreographer for Hamilton. Part of almost a dozen Broadway shows, both on stage and on the creative side.  Favorite Broadway credits: In The Heights, Movin’ Out, Willie Lopez in Ghost. Choreographed, performed and/or worked with Michael Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, Andy Blankenbuehler, Christopher Wheeldon, Thomas Kail, Twyla Tharp, Julie Taymor, Lin-Manuel Miranda and more.

JUSTIN PRESCOTT

Dance Supervisor

With a Broadway career of 10 shows, spanning over 12 years, Justin is excited to be sharing his professional knowledge and experiences as Dance Supervisor for the First National Tour of this fabulous production!

Christopher Campbell

Assistant Director

Jason Michael Webb

Orchestrations & Arrangements

Special Tony Award recipient and Drama Desk winner, Jason Michael Webb is a director, composer, lyricist, musical director, producer and arranger. From conducting orchestras in Broadway pits to writing and arranging music for a President’s inauguration, Jason has dedicated his life to using music to heal, uplift and encourage. Mr. Webb’s early musical training consisted of formal classical study, playing in small churches and obsessing about pop music. By 21, he had a degree in classical piano, played in the biggest churches in New York City and made his orchestral solo debut with the Queens Symphony. He then went on to become Musical Director of the six-time Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle, for whom Mr. Webb co-wrote and produced four albums for The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, leading to two Stellar Award nominations and a Dove Award win. His arrangement of BTC’s “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” was featured at the 2013 inauguration of President Barack Obama and simultaneously heard by over one billion people worldwide. Mr. Webb is the composer for “The Ms. Pat Show” (BET+) (also produced its theme song, “Grown Ass Woman”) and wrote music/lyrics for Kenny Leon’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, which was filmed for PBS’ “Great Performances” series (Shakespeare in the Park, The Public Theater) (Music Supervisor/Incidental Music). His writing can also be heard on the hit TV series “Empire” (Fox), Netflix film “Juanita” (starring Alfre Woodard), recording projects and original musicals, including the new South African musical “WiLDFLOWER” (currently in development with National Black Theater/Apollo Theater). Mr. Webb received a 2019 Special Tony Award for “outstanding arrangements” in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s breathtaking acapella play Choir Boy (MTC). His work on Choir Boy also earned him a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Original Music. He is also currently nominated for a 2020 Tony Award for “Best Original Score Written for the Theatre” for Tennessee Williams’ The Rose Tattoo (Roundabout). Joining forces with pop music icons Stephen Bray and Harvey Mason, Jr., Mr. Webb served as Executive Music Producer of Respect (MGM), the highly-anticipated 2021 film about the life of Aretha Franklin (starring Jennifer Hudson). Mr. Webb’s directorial debut, a 2021 film of the iconic Jason Robert Brown musical, The Last Five Years, was lauded by The New York Times as “inspiring”, “robust”, and “impressively freed by its physical and creative limitations.” He also served as Musical Director of the gorgeous Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winning 2016 Broadway Revival of The Color Purple, directed by John Doyle and based on the timeless novel by Alice Walker. Upcoming projects include Disney’s upcoming revival of AIDA (Music Supervisor/Arranger), and the eagerly anticipated “Beauty and the Beast” live-action prequel series at Disney+ (Musical Director/Arranger). Other credits include Associate Production Music Supervisor for The Greatest Showman (20th Century Fox); Musical Director and Arranger/Adaptor for Disney’s Frozen: Live at the Hyperion (Anaheim, CA); and Associate Musical Director of Broadway shows including Berry Gordy’s Motown: The Musical, Alan Menken’s Leap of Faith and Jeanine Tesori’s Violet (also Additional Arrangements). Mr. Webb is currently the featured vocalist on the national jingle for Smile Direct Club, and has appeared as a Pianist onstage with Dame Shirley Bassey, Michael Bolton, Cece Winans, and Chaka Khan. He has conducted live and recording orchestras from New York to LA, including internationally acclaimed pianist Lang Lang’s 2016 love letter to NYC, “New York Rhapsody” (PBS), which featured performances by Rufus Wainwright, Regina Spektor and Suzanne Vega.

Nathanael Wilkerson

Music Direction

Jason Yarcho

Music Direction

National Tours: Wicked (1st & 2nd National), Bright Star, Falsettos, Aladdin. Broadway: Bullets Over Broadway, Wicked, Shuffle Along, An American in Paris, West Side Story. Other: The Muny, Playwrights Horizons, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, The Obie Awards; Paper Mill Playhouse.  Master’s Degree in Conducting from CCM.  For Nolan, Leighton, Camryn, and Nash!

The Telsey Office
Rachel Hoffman, CSA
Lindsay Levine, CSA

Casting

With offices in both New York and Los Angeles, The Telsey Office casts for theatre, film, television and commercials. The Telsey Office is dedicated to creating safe, equitable and anti-racist spaces through collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability and advocacy.

Nicole Olson

Production Stage Manager

Tours: Ain’t Too Proud, What the Constitution Means to Me, Waitress, Beautiful, The Phantom of the Opera, Jersey Boys, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Chicago: Jersey Boys, Billy Elliot. Regional: San Jose Repertory (6 seasons). B.A., Theatre, Univ. of Southern California.

Gregory T. Livoti

Production Supervisor

Rich + Tone Talauega

Michael Jackson Movement

Legendary choreographers Rich + Tone Talauega have worked with pop music’s biggest names including Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Usher, Black Eyed Peas and many others, but working with the King of Pop from the mid 90s to now has been the highlight of their career. Starting out as dancers and working their way up to choreographing many of MJ’s projects including the critically acclaimed short film You Rock My World, Rich + Tone Talauega bring a special understanding of the style and movement of Michael Jackson for this spectacular debut on Broadway.

Strange Cranium
Billy Jay Stein
Hiro Iida

Electronic Music Design

Founder of Strange Cranium and Strike Audio. Grammy Award winner for producing and mixing Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Composer, arranger and music producer for The Radio City Rockettes New York Spectacular. Broadway credits include Caroline or Change; Diana; Tootsie; Mean Girls; The Band’s Visit; Fun Home; Beautiful; Spider-Man; Hairspray; Amélie; Tuck Everlasting; The Rocky Horror Show; and Jekyll & Hyde.

John Miller

Music Coordinator

Over 140 Broadway shows including Mrs. Doubtfire, Ain’ t Too Proud, Tina—The Tina Turner Musical, Oklahoma!, Summer—The Donna Summer Musical, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Waitress and Jersey Boys. Studio musician (bass) for Leonard Cohen, Madonna, Bette Midler, Eric Clapton, Carly Simon, BB King, Portishead, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. johnmillerbass.com