Artistic Director’s Welcome
Welcome to Black Swan!
Originally brought to life as an Academy Award-nominated film, Black Swan has captivated audiences with its psychological intensity through director (and Harvard alum) Darren Aronofsky’s riveting reimagining of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. In this world-premiere musical adaptation, we experience Nina’s journey—her relentless pursuit of the coveted lead role, and the mounting pressures that fracture her sense of self—come to life on stage in this new form. At its core, Black Swan is a deeply human exploration of artistic ambition and the cost of perfection.
An extraordinary team has come together to create this new musical. We are excited to welcome back as director and choreographer Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby), whose groundbreaking artistry continues to redefine the possibilities of movement on stage and in musical theater. Obie Award winner Dave Malloy also returns to the A.R.T. (Moby-Dick, The Great Comet, and others) with a thrilling new score, and we welcome for the first time book writer and Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman.
Here at A.R.T., the engagement team collaborates with each creative team to develop an Essential Question to catalyze conversation among our community of artists, audiences, staff, and Lavine Learning Lab students. For Black Swan, we invite you to consider: How are the forces of creation and destruction linked in the pursuit of success?
Black Swan embodies our mission to expand the boundaries of theater. This stage adaptation takes full advantage of the power of live theater to create the visceral experience of a bold, new, dance-driven thriller.
Thank you for being a part of the A.R.T. and for joining us for our final show of the season! We look forward to welcoming you back later this summer for Rhinoceros, and next season.
Diane Paulus
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director
American Repertory Theater
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director:
Diane Paulus
presents
BLACK SWAN
Creative Team
Book by
Jen Silverman
Book by
Jen Silverman
Music, Lyrics, and Orchestrations by
Dave Malloy
Music, Lyrics, and Orchestrations by
Dave Malloy
Dave Malloy is a composer/writer/performer/orchestrator. His shows include Three Houses; The Witches; Love Around the Block; Moby-Dick; Octet; Preludes; Ghost Quartet; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (12 Tony nominations, including Best Musical, Score, Book, and Orchestrations); Little Bunny Foo Foo; Black Wizard/Blue Wizard; All Hands; Three Pianos; Beardo; Beowulf – A Thousand Years of Baggage; The Sewers; Sandwich; Clown Bible; and (The 99-cent) Miss Saigon. He has received three Obies, two Lucille Lortels, a Drama Desk, a Smithsonian Ingenuity Award, the Richard Rodgers Award, an ASCAP New Horizons Award, and a Jonathan Larson Grant. davemalloy.com
Based on the Searchlight Pictures Film
Black Swan, Story by Andres Heinz
Directed & Choreographed by
Sonya Tayeh
Directed & Choreographed by
Sonya Tayeh
Sonya Tayeh is a creative visionary whose work relating to the body in motion explores many different worlds. She is the dance backbone behind numerous stage and screen projects, notably in Moulin Rouge! The Musical!, for which she won the Tony Award for outstanding choreography. Produced on stages globally, Tayeh has gleaned many accolades for her distinguished work across genres on both stage and screen including 2 Emmy nominations, an Obie Award, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards, 2 Drama Desk Awards and a Critics Circle Award. Her work has been characterized as a powerful weaving of versatility and theatrical range constructing onstage worlds for which she has been lauded for her chameleon-like choreography and ability to adapt her storytelling to any scale. For a deeper look inside Tayeh’s work visit sonyatayeh.com
Music Supervision, Music Direction, & Additional Arrangements by
Or Matias
Music Supervision, Music Direction, & Additional Arrangements by
Or Matias
Or Matias is an Obie award-winning music director, orchestrator, and arranger based in NYC. Select highlights: Grey House (Broadway), Three Houses (Signature), Love Around the Block (Hermès), Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway), Octet (Signature & Berkeley Rep; Obie Award), Preludes (Lortel nomination), First Daughter Suite (Public). Upcoming: My Joy is Heavy, Particle Fever, Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, as well as an album with Itzhak Perlman. BM, Juilliard; MFA, NYU. Sponsor: Yamaha. Love love love to Chloe, Cora, & Shlomi. @ormatias
Scenography
AMP
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: The Outsiders (Tony nomination); John Proctor is the Villain, Royal Court; The Cher Show (Tony Award); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Tony Award, Olivier Award). Regional: Working Girl, La Jolla; Hamlet Hail to the Thief, RSC; Magnificent Bird/Book of Travelers, Playwrights Horizons. Education/Training: MFA, NYU Tisch School of the Arts. AMP is a Tony-nominated collective founded by Brett J. Banakis and Christine Jones to amplify emerging and underrepresented designers through equitable collaborations. This production features a collaboration with Marissa Todd.
Scenography
featuring Marissa Todd
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Rocky Horror Picture Show (Assistant), Studio 54; Romeo and Juliet (Assistant), Circle in the Square. Film & TV: Long Pork, Birth Is For Pssies*, “America’s Culinary Cup” (Assistant Art Director, CBS).
Costume Design
Shiona Turini
Costume Design
Shiona Turini
A.R.T.: Debut. Tour: Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour; Usher Raymond’s Past Present And Future Tour; Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour. Live Performance: Beyonce Bowl (Emmy); Film/TV: Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce, Queen & Slim (CDGA nomination), Solos, “Lady In The Lake,” “Insecure.” Awards: Verizon’s “Can’t B Broken” (Costumer Designers Guild Award Winner for short form design).
Lighting Design
Isabella Byrd
Lighting Design
Isabella Byrd
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Cabaret; Dog Day Afternoon, Romeo + Juliet, An Enemy of the People. West End: Cabaret (Olivier nomination). Off-Broadway: Prince Fggot*, Studio Seaview; Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp., The Public Theater; Infinite Life, Atlantic Theater Company; Primary Trust, Roundabout Theatre Company; Weather Girl, St. Ann’s Warehouse; Sanctuary City, New York Theatre Workshop; Heroes of the Fourth Turning, Playwrights Horizons; Plano, Clubbed Thumb. Awards: Tony nominations, three Lucille Lortel Awards, two Obie Awards, Special Drama Desk Award, Henry Hewes Design Award. Unions: USA 829. Website: www.isabellabyrd.design
Sound Design
Kai Harada
Sound Design
Kai Harada
A.R.T.: The Black Clown. Broadway: Cats: The Jellicle Ball (Tony nomination), Ragtime (Tony nomination), Dead Outlaw, A Wonderful World, Once Upon a Mattress, The Days of Wine and Roses, Merrily We Roll Along (Tony nomination), New York, New York (Tony nomination), Kimberly Akimbo, The Old Man in the Pool, Mister Saturday Night, Head Over Heals, The Band’s Visit (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), Amélie; Sunday In The Park With George, Allegiance, Gigi, Fun Home, On The Town, First Date, Follies (Tony, Drama Desk Nominations), Million Dollar Quartet. Many other musicals around the world.
Illusion Design
Chris Fisher
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Stranger Things (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award), Back to the Future, Company, Angels in America, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. West End: Paranormal Activity, The Hunger Games, Stranger Things, Ballet Shoes, Dr. Strangelove, Back to the Future, Company, 2:22 A Ghost Story, The Time Traveler’s Wife, The Prince of Egypt. Regional: The BFG, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. International: The Ghost and the Lady, The Illusionist, Tokyo; Wicked, Germany.
Illusion Design
Skylar Fox
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Fat Ham, Boop!, Once Upon a Mattress, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Off-Broadway: Masquerade, You Will Get Sick, The Comeuppance. International: The Greatest Showman, UK; Wicked; Matilda, Brazil; Damn Yankees, Canada. Awards: Obie Award, L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award. Other: Co-artistic director of Nightdrive, where he creates wildly theatrical, borderline impossible plays.
Hair & Wig Design
Mia Neal
Hair & Wig Design
Mia Neal
(she/her) A.R.T.: 1776. Broadway: West Side Story (2020), The Iceman Cometh, Shuffle Along (Drama Desk Award), A Raisin in the Sun. Off-Broadway: Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare in the Park; By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Signature Theatre Company; Carmen Jones, Classic Stage Company. Film & TV: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Academy Award), numerous additional film and television credits. Education/Training: Jackson State University; Juilliard Professional Internship Program for Wig and Makeup.
Make-up Design
Sarah Cimino
Make-up Design
Sarah Cimino
A.R.T.: Gatsby. Broadway: Marjorie Prime, Redwood, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Caroline, or Change. International: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, World Tour, Netherlands, West End, Australia, Germany, Korea, Japan. Off-Broadway: The Connector, MCC Theater; Petite Rouge, Nutcracker Rouge, Cocktail Magique, Seven Sins, Queen of Hearts, Company XIV. Other: Makeup consultant for Signature Theatre Company, Little Island, MCC Theater, New York City Center, Park Avenue Armory, New York Philharmonic, The Public Theater, Ars Nova, National Black Theatre. Education/Training: Faculty, Juilliard School Drama Division; Teaching Artist, NYU Graduate Acting.
Blood Design
Lillis Meeh
Blood Design
Lillis Meeh
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Dog Day Afternoon, Romeo + Juliet, The Outsiders. Off-Broadway: Antigone, Jordan’s, Wild Goose Dreams, The Public Theater. Tours: The Outsiders. Film & TV: Can You Ever Forgive Me; “SNL,” “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” “The Today Show,” “Gotham,” “Elementary.”
Casting Director
C12 Casting, Stephen Kopel & Jillian Cimini
Casting Director
C12 Casting, Stephen Kopel & Jillian Cimini
A.R.T.: Jagged Little Pill, We Live in Cairo, The White Card, Witness Uganda, O.P.C., The Glass Menagerie, Ajax, The Blue Flower, Once, Johnny Baseball. Broadway: English, The Great Gatsby, The Roommate, & Juliet, Gutenberg, Shucked, Moulin Rouge, A Christmas Carol, Good Night Oscar, The Play That Goes Wrong, Jagged Little Pill, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Trouble in Mind, Caroline or Change, The Glass Menagerie, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, She Loves Me, The Winslow Boy, On the Twentieth Century, Sunday in the Park with George, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, On a Clear Day, Once, The Scottsboro Boys, Hedda Gabler.
Fight & Intimacy Director
Rocío Mendez
Fight & Intimacy Director
Rocío Mendez
Associate Director
Benita de Wit
Associate Director
Benita de Wit
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Sunset Boulevard (Associate Director), SIX (Resident Director). Off-Broadway: Straight Line Crazy (Assistant Director), The Shed. Tours: Bat Out of Hell, U.S. and UK Tours. Regional: Life Sucks, Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre; The Shark Is Broken, Weathervane Theatre. Education/Training: M.F.A. in Directing, Columbia University. Unions/Memberships: SDC, New Georges Affiliated Artist, Mercury Store Lead Artist.
Associate Choreographer
Camden Gonzales
Production Stage Manager
Genevieve Kersh
Production Stage Manager
Genevieve Kersh
A.R.T.: Becoming A Man, 1776, Waitress, Finding Neverland. Broadway: Beetlejuice, Shucked, 1776, Finding Neverland; Noises Off, Roundabout. Off-Broadway: Breaking The Story, Superhero, Second Stage; Eve’s Song, Runaways, The Public Theater. Tours: Beetlejuice, 1776, Finding Neverland, Cinderella, Blithe Spirit, Sister Act, Anything Goes. Regional: Flamingo Kid, Hartford Stage. Dance: Boston Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Education: Ithaca College.
Presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.
First performance at the Loeb Drama Center on May 26, 2026.
Production support of Black Swan is provided by Katie and Paul Buttenwieser, Linda and Winfield Perry, and by Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP.
Media Support of Black Swan is provided by WBUR.
A.R.T. Season support is provided by Harvard University, The Barr Foundation, The Bob and Alison Murchison New Work Development Fund, The Shubert Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Barton & Guestier, and Meyer Sound.
The A.R.T. 2025/26 Season is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Runtime: Approximately two hours and thirty minutes, including one twenty-minute intermission.
Due to the nature of the performance, re-entry will not be allowed.
This production depicts characters experiencing mental health crises (including thought disorders, manic episodes, and visual and auditory hallucinations) and physical violence. It contains intense strobe, flashing lights, haze, fog, and loud noises. Recommended for ages 16+.
Company & Staff
Cast
Swing
Alex Aquilino
Swing
Alex Aquilino
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: MJ the Musical, Lempicka, Wicked, Anastasia, An American in Paris. Off-Broadway: Mack & Mabel, Me and My Girl, Hey! Look Me Over, New York City Center Encores!; The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Tours: Flashdance the Musical. Film & TV: Anthropologie’s “Homeward Bound” campaign, JoJo’s “Ready to Love” music video; “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” Education/Training: BFA, Ailey/Fordham.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ajay/Ensemble, Understudy for Jacques/Rothbart
Kyle Brown
Ajay/Ensemble, Understudy for Jacques/Rothbart
Kyle Brown
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Death Becomes Her (u/s Stefan, Chagall), Lempicka (u/s Tadeusz Lempicki), Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Anastasia (u/s Dmitry), An American in Paris (u/s Henri Baurel), Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Legally Blonde (Carlos, u/s Kyle/Dewey), The Devil Wears Prada. Tours: Wicked (u/s Fiyero). Developmental Work: Black Swan, Death Becomes Her, Lempicka, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Devil Wears Prada. TV: “Fosse/Verdon.”
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Cameron Burke
Swing
Cameron Burke
A.R.T.: Gatsby. Broadway: The Outsiders, Moulin Rouge! The Musical. National Tour: Hamilton, Matilda The Musical, In the Heights. Regional: Chicago, NSMT; In The Heights, Geva Theatre, PCLO. TV: “Saturday Night Live.”
Lily
Jada Simone Clark
Lily
Jada Simone Clark
A.R.T.: Gatsby. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Helga). Tours: Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Regional: Rattlesnake Kate, Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Film & TV: Doja Cat’s performance, “VMAs”; “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.” Education/Training: BFA in Commercial Dance, Pace University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Mia DeWeese
Swing
Mia DeWeese
A.R.T.: Gatsby. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Romeo + Juliet. Off-Broadway: The Lucky Ones. Film & TV: “Rent: Live” (Ensemble), “The Gilded Age” (Principal Dancer). Dance: Freemove Dance’s ..it’s time..; Sonya Tayeh Dance’s You’ll Still Call Me by Name. Education/Training: Dance BFA, Marymount Manhattan College.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Glory/Ensemble, Understudy for Beth
Karli Dinardo
Glory/Ensemble, Understudy for Beth
Karli Dinardo
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Hamilton, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Nini u/s). Off-Broadway: Revolution…, Minetta Lane. Tour: Hamilton (Peggy/Maria u/s), Flashdance The Musical (Alex). Regional: A Chorus Line (Cassie), Goodspeed; A Chorus Line (Cassie), The Rev; White Christmas (Judy), TUTS; West Side Story (Anita, Helpmann Nom), Carnegie Hall, Opera Australia & others, The Children of Eden (Aysha), David Geffen Hall; 42nd Street (Phyllis), ACCC. Film & TV: Kiss Of The Spider Woman, IF, Up Here, “75th-77th Annual Tony Awards”. CESD Agency.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Understudy for Barbara, LeRoy
Mehry Eslaminia
Understudy for Barbara, LeRoy
Mehry Eslaminia
A.R.T.: 1776. Broadway: 1776 (Thomson, Rutledge u/s). Off-Broadway: Here We Are (Claudia, Fritz, Marianne, Woman u/s), The Shed; Travels (Principle Storyteller), Ars Nova. Regional: English (Elham), Berkeley Repertory Theater; Twelfth Night (Viola), Denver Center Theatre; Hamlet (Horatio), Indianapolis Shakespeare Company; You Can’t Take It With You (Essie), Noises Off! (Poppy), Indiana Repertory; The Corpse Washer (Reem), Actors Theatre of Louisville. Workshop: We Live In Cairo (Layla).
Actors’ Equity Association member
Barbara
Kate Jennings Grant
Barbara
Kate Jennings Grant
(she/her/hers) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Old Friends, Noises Off, The Country House, The Lyons, Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), Proof, An American Daughter. Off-Broadway: Mother of the Maid, The Marriage of Bette and Boo (Bette), The Beard of Avon. Regional: Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), Shakespeare Theatre. Film & TV: Love & Other Drugs, United 93, Frost/Nixon, When a Stranger Calls, Kinsey, “Elsbeth,” “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,” “Notorious,” “WeCrashed,” “Billions.” Education: Juilliard, University of Pennsylvania.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Gabriel Hyman
Ensemble
Gabriel Hyman
A.R.T.: Gatsby. Broadway: Hell’s Kitchen, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (Chita Rivera Award), King Kong (Chita Rivera and Outer Critics Circle Award). National Tour: Hamilton (Charles Lee). Opera: Fire Shut Up in My Bones, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, The Metropolitan Opera. TV: “The 76th Tony Awards;” The Weeknd’s performance, “Super Bowl LV Halftime Show;” “Pose,” FX; “Succession,” HBO; “The Gilded Age,” HBO. Former Ailey II dancer. Education: Dance BFA, The Ailey School/Fordham University Lincoln Center.
Actors’ Equity Association member
LeRoy
Amber Iman
LeRoy
Amber Iman
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Lempicka (Tony and Drama League nominations); Soul Doctor (Clive Barnes Award nomination); Shuffle Along. Off-Broadway: Tartuffe, Goddess (AUDELCO Award, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations), The Ford/Hill Project, Rent. National Tours: Hamilton. Regional: Goddess, Berkeley Rep; Hippest Trip, ACT; Radio Golf, Two Rivers. Film & TV: Steve; Blackberry Winter; Forget Me Not; “High Maintenance,” HBO. Co-Founder: Broadway Advocacy Coalition (Tony Award); Black Women on Broadway. Education/Training: Howard University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Charizma Lawrence
Ensemble
Charizma Lawrence
A.R.T.: Debut. Tour: Moulin Rouge!: The Musical. Regional: Legally Blonde, City Springs Theatre. Dance: Blue Nav, TL Collective; Melissa McCarthy Pride Parade, Los Angeles Jazz Company; Images of Life, Ballethnic Dance Company. Film & TV: Smurfs, “Wayne Brady: The Family Remix,” “NBC Premier League Fanfest.” Commercial: “Back to School,” Walmart; “Hilltop Project,” “Around the World,” The Coca-Cola Company. Other Recorded Media:“Steve Harvey,” B.o.B. Education: Dance BFA, USC Kaufman.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Adrian Lee
Ensemble
Adrian Lee
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Wicked. Off-Broadway: Ain’t Done Bad, Signature Theatre. National Tour: An American in Paris. Opera: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, The Metropolitan Opera. Concerts: Shania Twain: Still the One, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Circus: IRIS, Cirque du Soleil, Dolby Theater. Film & TV: “Palm Royale,” Apple TV; “Up Here,” Hulu; “Fosse/Verdon,” FX; “The Tony Awards”; “Dancing with the Stars”; “MTV VMAs”; “Glee.” Faculty: Steps on Broadway. Agency: Bloc NYC.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Dylan/Ensemble
Caleb Marshall
Dylan/Ensemble
Caleb Marshall
A.R.T.: Evita (Ensemble). Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Santiago Replacement). Regional: A Crossing (Dance Soloist), Barrington Stage; West Side Story (Bernardo), Nashville Symphony Orchestra; GYPSY (Tulsa), Fiddler on the Roof (Perchik), Studio Tenn; The Club Act (Dance Soloist), Midnight Theatre. Opera: La Traviata (Dancer), The Metropolitan Opera.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing, Understudy for Lily
Johanna Moise
Swing, Understudy for Lily
Johanna Moise
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Death Becomes Her (Viola Van Horn understudy); Hamilton. Regional: La Cage Aux Folles, The Wiz. Workshops: Dreamgirls, PSYCHE, Sleepy Hollow. Film: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, A Complete Unknown. Education: The Freeman Studio (Andrew Polk); Psychology BS, Florida International University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Nina
Melanie Moore
Nina
Melanie Moore
A.R.T.: Finding Neverland (Peter Pan). Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (Ermengarde), Fiddler on the Roof (Chava), Finding Neverland (Peter Pan, Chita Rivera Award nomination). Off-Broadway: A Chorus Line (Judy), New York City Center Encores!, Cheek to Cheek, York Theater; Freddie Falls in Love, The Joyce. Tours: To Kill A Mockingbird (Scout, Helen Hayes Award nomination). Film & TV: In The Heights, “The Gilded Age” (Sally Drexel), “So You Think You Can Dance” (Season 8 Winner and Allstar), ABC’s “The Little Mermaid Live,” “Glee,” “Dancing with the Stars.”
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble, understudy for Nina
Ava Noble
Ensemble, understudy for Nina
Ava Noble
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: & Juliet. Off-Broadway: Blood/Love. Regional: Bring it On (Standby for Campbell and Eva), The Muny; In the Heights, Newsies, On Your Feet, John W. Engeman Theater. Workshops: Warriors, Black Swan, Blood/Love. Film & TV: “The Voice,” “The Tony Awards,” “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” “The Middle,” “The GrammyAwards”. Commercials: Target, Marshall’s, Hasbro. Education: Dance BFA, The University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance (‘23). Training: Alvin Ailey, Alonzo King LINES, Hubbard Street, Orsolina28, Jacob’s Pillow.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Martell Ruffin
Ensemble
Martell Ruffin
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: The Wiz. Tours: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Second Company; A.I.M by Kyle Abraham; Eyes of One Another (Triptych). Regional: Champion, Grounded, Aida, Salome, Eugene Onegin, Metropolitan Opera. International: Holland Dance Festival, Sadler’s Wells Dance Festival, La Biennale Danza Festival. Developmental Work: Black Swan, Romeo + Juliet, An Untitled Love, Requiem. Educational Performance: USC, Princeton, Chicago Public Schools. Other Live Performance Media: Ailey II, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Bounce: The Basketball Opera. Film & TV: Christian Dior Commercial; Urban Outfitters Music Video; Season 2 of “Zewi.” Awards: NAACP ACT-SO Gold Award. Education/Training: Joffrey Ballet Academy, (Mentored by Pierre Lockett & Lisa Johnson-Willingham); Chicago High School for the Arts; The Ailey School. Unions/Memberships: AGMA.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Doppel
Ida Saki
Doppel
Ida Saki
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Cabaret (Prologue), Bob Fosse’s Dancin’. Off-Broadway: Sleep No More (Lady M, Rehearsal Director), Only Gold, Lucky Ones. Film & TV: “Halston,” “Up Here” (Persephone), “Ziwe” (Associate Choreographer), In The Heights, Birds of Paradise (Associate Choreographer), CATS (Electra). Music Videos: Coldplay’s “Cry, Cry, Cry,” Lola Kirke’s “Win It.” Dance: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, You’ll Still Call Me By Name (Tayeh Dance). Education/Training: NYU Tisch.
Ensemble
Anthony Santos
Ensemble
Anthony Santos
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Buena Vista Social Club (Tony Award, Grammy Award). Tours: Hamilton, Wicked. Ballet: Dance Theatre of Harlem (With Virginia Johnson), New York City Ballet (Guest Artist), Miami City Ballet, Houston Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Film & TV: Jennifer Hudson’s performance, “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.”
Actors’ Equity Association member
Jacques/Rothbart
Thom Sesma
Jacques/Rothbart
Thom Sesma
Actors’ Equity Association member
Morgan/Ensemble
Sarah Sigman
Morgan/Ensemble
Sarah Sigman
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: MJ the Musical. National Tours: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Chicago. Regional: On Your Feet!, The MUNY/KC Starlight; A Chorus Line, Cape Playhouse; R&H’s Cinderella, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre. Developmental Work: CrazySexyCool: The TLC Musical, SMASH. Film & TV: “Law & Order: SVU.”
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble, understudy for Doppel
Chelsea Thedinga
Ensemble, understudy for Doppel
Chelsea Thedinga
A.R.T.: Debut. Tours: Shaping Sound (directed by Travis Wall). Dance: You’ll Still Call Me By Name (created by Sonya Tayeh), New York Live Arts, Jacob’s Pillow; Rhythmic Identity, Peter Chu; It’s Time, Jenn Freeman; Freddie Falls in Love, Al Blackstone. Film & TV: In the Heights, Vox Lux, La La Land, IF, “Up Here,” “The Beauty,” “Glee,” “The Academy Awards,” “The Emmy Awards,” “The MTV Video Music Awards”. Music Videos: Ariana Grande’s “Yes, And?” (Assistant Choreographer).
Actors’ Equity Association member
Beth
Tory Trowbridge
Beth
Tory Trowbridge
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway/National Tour: The Cher Show, An American in Paris, Pippin. Film & TV: Fit for Murder, “S.W.A.T.,” “Tiny Pretty Things,” “The First Ladies,” “Law & Order: SVU.”
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble, understudy for Nina
Valeria Yamin
Ensemble, understudy for Nina
Valeria Yamin
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Just in Time, Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Dance: The Christmas Spectacular (Rockette, 2021–2024); NYFW 2025, Miista. Film & TV: “VMAs,” Olivia Rodrigo’s performance (2023); “VMAs,” Katy Perry/Doechii performance (2024); Lululemon Holiday Campaign; Google Pixel commercial; “Saturday Night Live.” Workshops: Boop!, Just in Time, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Education: Commercial Dance BFA, Pace University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
Dance Captain
Mia DeWeese
Dance Captain
Mia DeWeese
A.R.T.: Gatsby. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Romeo + Juliet. Off-Broadway: The Lucky Ones. Film & TV: “Rent: Live” (Ensemble), “The Gilded Age” (Principal Dancer). Dance: Freemove Dance’s ..it’s time..; Sonya Tayeh Dance’s You’ll Still Call Me by Name. Education/Training: Dance BFA, Marymount Manhattan College.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Assistant Dance Captain & Fight Captain
Cameron Burke
Assistant Dance Captain & Fight Captain
Cameron Burke
A.R.T.: Gatsby. Broadway: The Outsiders, Moulin Rouge! The Musical. National Tour: Hamilton, Matilda The Musical, In the Heights. Regional: Chicago, NSMT; In The Heights, Geva Theatre, PCLO. TV: “Saturday Night Live.”
Actors’ Equity Association member
Stage Manager
Amy Marsico
Stage Manager
Amy Marsico
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Gypsy; The Great Gatsby; Liberation; Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812; Matilda; War Horse, Lincoln Center; Cats; Titanic. National Tours: The Wizard of Oz; The Full Monty; The Phantom of the Opera. Regional: Galileo, Berkeley Rep; Bliss, The 5th Avenue Theatre; Company, Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center; Haunted Hotel, Cazenovia Playhouse.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Assistant Stage Manager
Elizabeth Emanuel
Assistant Stage Manager
Elizabeth Emanuel
(she/her) A.R.T.: Night Side Songs. Broadway: Death of a Salesman (2022 Revival), Linda Vista. Off-Broadway: Masquerade (Drama Desk Special Award); Magnificent Bird/Book of Travelers, Playwrights Horizons; Three Houses, The Comeuppance, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, Cambodian Rock Band, Octet, Boesman and Lena, Thom Pain, Signature Theatre; All the Devils Are Here, Octopus Theatricals; Toni Stone, Roundabout; Notes from Now, Prospect Musicals.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Assistant Stage Manager (Substitute)
Kendyl Trott
Musicians
Conductor/Piano/Keyboard
Mila Henry
Conductor/Piano/Keyboard
Mila Henry
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: The World is Round (Obie Award), BAM. New York: The Comet/Poppea, Lincoln Center; Eat the Document, HERE; Precipice, La MaMa; The Night Falls, BalletCollective. Regional: Iphigenia, Kennedy Center; We Shall Not Be Moved, Opera Philadelphia, The Apollo, Dutch National Opera. Workshops: The Lunchbox, Berkeley Rep. Cabaret: Joe’s Pub, 54 Below. Opera: Beth Morrison Projects, PROTOTYPE. Awards: OPERA America Marineau Grant for Women Conductors. Education: MM, Manhattan School of Music; BA, Elizabethtown College.
Violin
Marissa Licata
Violin
Marissa Licata
A.R.T.: 1776; Moby-Dick; Jagged Little Pill; Gatsby. Broadway: A Beautiful Noise, Broadhurst Theatre; 1776, American Airlines Theatre. Off-Broadway: Christmas Spectacular, Radio City Music Hall; Assassins; Assembly. Tours: Hip Hop Nutcracker (Onstage featured violinist), Jethro Tull, Alicia Keys, H.E.R., Ben Harper, Gloria Estefan, Steven Tyler, Dave Stewart (Eurythmics). Recordings: H.E.R., K. Michelle, Wyclef Jean. TV: “Shine A Light: A 9/11 Tribute,” CNN; “BET Awards,” “Good Morning America,” “The View,” “Latin Grammys.” Performances with Boston Ballet, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas. Education: MM, BM, New England Conservatory of Music.
Viola
Jason Fisher
Viola
Jason Fisher
A.R.T.: Gatsby: An American Myth; Evita; 1776; Moby-Dick; We Live in Cairo; Jagged Little Pill; The Black Clown; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; Crossing. Ensembles: A Far Cry (Founding member); Principal Viola, Boston Baroque; Period Viola, Handel and Haydn Society, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, The English Concert, ACRONYM Ensemble, The Thirteen, Apollo’s Fire, Teatro Nuovo, Opera Lafayette, Relic, Sarasa Ensemble. Fellowships: Carnegie Hall Fellow, Peabody Singapore Fellow.
Cello
Thomas Barth
Cello
Thomas Barth
(he/him) A.R.T.: Gatsby: An American Myth, Real Women Have Curves, Evita, 1776. Broadway: 1776. Performances with The Handel and Haydn Society, A Far Cry, Skylark Ensemble, Emmanuel Music, Boston Baroque, Artefact Ensemble, and ChamberQUEER. Education: Master of Music, New England Conservatory; Bachelor of Music, University of Michigan.
Reed 1
Paul Mardy
Reed 1
Paul Mardy
(he/him) A.R.T: Moby-Dick, 1776. Performances with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Civic Symphony and the College Light Opera Company. Education: Graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music and State University of New York, Potsdam.
Reed 2
Catherine Weinfield-Zell
Reed 2
Catherine Weinfield-Zell
A.R.T.: Debut. Orchestras/Opera: Hawaii Symphony, Florida Grand Opera, Cleveland Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, San Diego Symphony, Charleston Symphony, Portland Symphony Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Alarm Will Sound, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Boston Philharmonic, Boston Lyric Opera, Odyssey Opera, Emmanuel Music, Boston Festival Orchestra. Festivals: Strings Music Festival, Opera North, Lake George Music Festival, Opera in the Ozarks, Breckenridge Music Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, Aspen Music Festival, Sitka Music Festival, Kent/Blossom Music Festival, Britten-Pears Aldeburgh World Orchestra.
Electric Guitar
Rares Vlad Gherman
Electric Guitar
Rares Vlad Gherman
A.R.T.: Wonder. Regional/Other Live Performance: Performances with Dee Dee Bridgewater (Red Room); Jazz & Blues Guitar Night (Berklee Performance Center); Rainbow All-Stars with Tia Fuller (Berklee Performance Center); Wally’s Jazz Bar Residency; The Burren Residency; Boston Taiwanese Festival; Unite Boston. Recording/Studio: Alain Mallet ensembles. Education/Training: B.M. in Performance, Berklee College of Music; Ongoing M.M. in Performance, Manhattan School of Music. Awards: Berklee Guitar Department Achievement Award.
Bass
Sahil Warsi
Bass
Sahil Warsi
A.R.T.: Wonder, Two Strangers, Gatsby, Real Women Have Curves, Miss You Like Hell. Performances with Boston Musicians Union, Orchestras at Ogunquit Playhouse, Company One, Boston Lyric Stage, Umbrella Arts Company, Speakeasy Stage. Education: Berklee College of Music, Delhi University, St.Stephen’s College.
Drums
Elena Bonomo (5/26-6/3)
A.R.T.: SIX. Broadway: SIX, Waitress. First National Tour: Waitress. Off-Broadway: A Strange Loop, The Hello Girls. International: Holland America Cruise Lines. Performances at The Blue Note, Birdland, Feinstein’s/54 Below, Symphony Hall. TV: “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” (Guest Drummer with 8G Band). Education: BM, Berklee College of Music. Instagram: @Chickscandrum2
Drums
Marco Giovino (From 6/4)
A.R.T.: Debut. Recorded and performed with: Robert Plant, Tom Jones, Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, John Cale, Buddy & Julie Miller, Patty Griffin, Kris Kristofferson, Don Henley, Keb Mo’, Dr. John, Shawn Colvin, Leon Russell, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Jon Bon Jovi, Willie Nelson and many others. Education: BA, Berklee College of Music.
Harp
Erica Driscoll
Harp
Erica Driscoll
A.R.T.: Debut. Performances with North Shore Music Theatre, The Hanover Theatre, Weston Theater Company, Opera Maine, Boston Ballet, Portland Ballet, Symphony New Hampshire, New Hampshire Music Festival, Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra. Education/Training: MM, Carnegie Mellon University; BM, Boston Conservatory.
Associate Music Director
Mila Henry
Associate Music Director
Mila Henry
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: The World is Round (Obie Award), BAM. New York: The Comet/Poppea, Lincoln Center; Eat the Document, HERE; Precipice, La MaMa; The Night Falls, BalletCollective. Regional: Iphigenia, Kennedy Center; We Shall Not Be Moved, Opera Philadelphia, The Apollo, Dutch National Opera. Workshops: The Lunchbox, Berkeley Rep. Cabaret: Joe’s Pub, 54 Below. Opera: Beth Morrison Projects, PROTOTYPE. Awards: OPERA America Marineau Grant for Women Conductors. Education: MM, Manhattan School of Music; BA, Elizabethtown College.
Band Contractor
Jason Fisher
Band Contractor
Jason Fisher
A.R.T.: Gatsby: An American Myth; Evita; 1776; Moby-Dick; We Live in Cairo; Jagged Little Pill; The Black Clown; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; Crossing. Ensembles: A Far Cry (Founding member); Principal Viola, Boston Baroque; Period Viola, Handel and Haydn Society, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, The English Concert, ACRONYM Ensemble, The Thirteen, Apollo’s Fire, Teatro Nuovo, Opera Lafayette, Relic, Sarasa Ensemble. Fellowships: Carnegie Hall Fellow, Peabody Singapore Fellow.
Keyboard Programmer
Midiomatic, LLC: Taylor J. Williams
Ableton Programmer
Dana Haynes
Associate Ableton Programmer
Conor Keelan
Music Copyist
Jacklyn Riha
Associate Copyist
Kevin Leahy
Music Assistant
Jason Weisinger
Additional Staff
Assistant Choreographer
Karli Dinardo
Assistant Choreographer
Karli Dinardo
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Hamilton, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Nini u/s). Off-Broadway: Revolution…, Minetta Lane. Tour: Hamilton (Peggy/Maria u/s), Flashdance The Musical (Alex). Regional: A Chorus Line (Cassie), Goodspeed; A Chorus Line (Cassie), The Rev; White Christmas (Judy), TUTS; West Side Story (Anita, Helpmann Nom), Carnegie Hall, Opera Australia & others, The Children of Eden (Aysha), David Geffen Hall; 42nd Street (Phyllis), ACCC. Film & TV: Kiss Of The Spider Woman, IF, Up Here, “75th-77th Annual Tony Awards”. CESD Agency.
Associate Costume Designers
AC Gottlieb
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Death Becomes Her, Just In Time, Mouin Rouge! The Musical, Madonna: The Celebration Tour. Off-Broadway: Messy White Gays. Regional: The Bodyguard, North Shore Music Theatre. Educational: The Secret Garden, NYU Tisch. Live Performance: Chappell Roan’s Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things Tour. James Nguyen + AC Gottlieb are a design duo based in Brooklyn. @alexand3rcole + @itsjamesnguyen
Associate Costume Designers
James Nguyen
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Death Becomes Her, Just In Time, Mouin Rouge! The Musical, Madonna: The Celebration Tour. Off-Broadway: Messy White Gays. Regional: The Bodyguard, North Shore Music Theatre. Educational: The Secret Garden, NYU Tisch. Live Performance: Chappell Roan’s Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things Tour. James Nguyen + AC Gottlieb are a design duo based in Brooklyn. @alexand3rcole + @itsjamesnguyen
Associate Lighting Designer
Paul Toben
Assistant Lighting Designer
Emily Schmit
Associate Sound Designer
Owen Meadows
Associate Sound Designer
Owen Meadows
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Ragtime, Dead Outlaw, A Wonderful World, Days of Wine and Roses, Spamalot, Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and The Pool. Off-Broadway: Days of Wine and Roses. Regional: The Bedwetter, Arena Stage; Hercules, Papermill Playhouse; The Griswold’s Broadway Vacation, 5th Avenue Theatre; Swept Away, Berkeley Rep. International: Hercules, Hamburg. Education: Theatre Design/Technology BFA, Emerson College. Member of IATSE Locals USA 829 and ACT.
Associate Wig Designer
Lasangra Aarons
Assistant Make-up Designer
Madison Mclain
Illusion Coordinator
Denise J. Grillo
A1/Front of House Mixer
Joy Cheever
Technical Supervisor
Evan Rooney
Automation Consultant
Issy Stadler
Sound Design Assistant
Alex Hawthorn
Fashion Consultant to Costume Designer
Hanna Berridge
Fashion Assistant to Costume Designer
Molly Peters
Production Assistants
Julia Gangemi
Joseph P. Garcia
Haley Robles
Kendyl Trott
Lou Reed Williams
Oliver Worner
Abigail Zaccari
Mental Health/Wellbeing Consultant
Dr. Charmain Jackman, Innopsych
Physical Therapists
Artistic Athlete Health Collective, Megan Wise PT PLLC
Access Staff
Director of ASL
Elbert Joseph
ASL Interpreters
Whitney Bright
Adrianna Neefus
Desirée Weems
Audio Description
Kwaku Darko
Eddie Maisonet
Mel Watkins
Sensory Inclusive Consultants
Korbin Johnson
Clay Martin
Open Captions
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A.R.T. Staff
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director
Diane Paulus
SENIOR STAFF
Director of Facilities and Capital Projects: Peter Atkinson
Public Relations Director: Rebecca Curtiss
General Manager: Connor Davis
Managing Director: Anna Fitzloff
Director of Finance: Julia Goldmacher
Senior Theater and Facilities Manager: Tracy Keene
Director of Artistic Programs & Dramaturg: Ryan McKittrick
Associate Artistic Director: Dayron J. Miles
Producer: Evan O’Brient
Chief Marketing Officer: Jennifer Weissman
STAFF
Artistic & EngagementArtistic Coordinator & Special Assistant to the Artistic Director: Karina Cowperthwaite ProducingAssociate Producer: Emma Watt Marketing & CommunicationsAssociate Director, Creative Services: Joel Zayac DevelopmentAssociate Director, Institutional Giving: Anna Cline FacilitiesAssistant Project Manager: Alex Giorgetti FinanceController: Toufiq Aitelfqih Patron ServicesHead of Patron Services: Emma Putnam |
ProductionProduction Manager: Skip Curtiss PaintCharge Scenic Artist: Gerard Vogt Stage OperationsStage Operations Manager: Kevin Belcher CostumesCostume Manager: Muriel Mangual-Bennett WardrobeWardrobe Manager: Alycia Marucci SoundSound Manager: Camilo Atehortua LightingLighting and Projections Supervisor: Matthew Adelman PropertiesProperties Manager: Erin Kehr Production OverhireScenic Carpenters: Steven Asaro, Isabella Demarco, Justyn Ferguson, Ivan Korn, Jack Riter, Eric Schapero |
Special Thanks
NYC Rehearsal: Everything Props, Teshale Nuer
Scenery: Daedalus Design & Production, PRG Scenic Technologies
Automated Scenery: by PRG Scenic Technologies
Special thanks to Manish Malhotra
Specialty Costume Items: Stuart Weitzman, Jennifer Behr, Givenchy, Lapointe, Amsale
Lighting and Additional Sound Equipment: PRG Scenic Technologies
Illusions Constructed by Jerard Studio, Monkey Boys Productions
Specialist Illusion Costumes by Aelish Fisher
Prosthetic Effects for Illusions: Jeremy Selenfriend, Brian Spears
Rehearsal Props: Everything Props
Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios
Additional Scenic Elements provided by Big Image Systems, Ne Neon Company, and Rose Brand
Scenic Technologies, and Prop & Paint Creative Studio
Chairs provided by Davidjohn Taravella at Calligaris SoHo
The creative team would like to thank Rachel Chavkin, Alaina Ferris, Esmé Avalla Ferris-Malloy, Amber Gray, Lena Hall, Jamie Kaye-Phillips, Dane Laffrey, Mark Subias, Rachel Viola
The actors and stage managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
The director and choreographer of this production are members of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians.
Musical Numbers
Act I
Prologue
Morning Class
Star
The Mirror
God and Beast
Flow
Gala Night
Swan Song
Swan Village
Ghosts
Something Bad with Beth
Rothbart
Roof’s Edge
Act II
The Trial
Far from the Flock
Cygnet
Scratch
Exile
Nothing
Nutcracker Nightmare
Shadow Dance
Village Dance
Death Dance
Finale
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