Artistic Director’s Welcome
I am thrilled to welcome you to REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES!
Real Women Have Curves does what I believe musicals do best: move us through music, song, dance, and laughter, while simultaneously bringing us face-to-face with pressing issues of our time. In conversation with the other works in our season, this world premiere musical is an empowering story that explores the American dream, family, friendship, and what it means to feel welcome in our country.
This production was born from the collaboration of an incredible creative team, who adapted this new musical from the original play by Josefina López and the beloved film starring America Ferrera. With an original score by Grammy-winning recording artist Joy Huerta (from world-renowned Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy) and Fred Ebb Award winner Benjamin Velez (Kiss My Aztec), this musical’s book is written by award-winning playwright Lisa Loomer (Roe; The Waiting Room; Girl, Interrupted) with additional material by Nell Benjamin (Mean Girls, Legally Blonde: The Musical).
Leading the team, Sergio Trujillo returns to the A.R.T. as director and choreographer. Sergio last directed and co-choreographed Arrabal at the A.R.T. in 2017, and is joined by previous A.R.T. collaborators including music supervisor Nadia DiGiallonardo (Waitress, Pippin), lighting designer Natasha Katz (The Glass Menagerie, Once, The Servant of Two Masters, Hedda Gabler, King Lear, Mastergate) and costume designer Paloma Young (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; The Tempest). We welcome to the A.R.T. for the first time, set designer Arnulfo Maldonado, costume designer Wilberth Gonzalez, sound designer Walter Trarbach, video designer Hana S. Kim, hair, wig & make-up designer Krystal Balleza, and music director Roberto Sinha.
One of the A.R.T.’s core values is to lead with inquiry and ask questions in the spirit of brave curiosity in the never-ending journey of learning and growth. In collaboration with our creative and engagement teams, we develop an “essential question” for every production that we stage, which we share with our audiences, our students, our staff and our community. For this world premiere musical, we invite you to engage with this question: How do the curves of life teach us about who we are?
Thank you for coming to the theater and joining us!
Diane Paulus
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director
American Repertory Theater
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director:
Diane Paulus
Executive Director:
Kelvin Dinkins, Jr.
REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
Creative Team
Music & Lyrics by
Joy Huerta
A.R.T.: Debut. Awards (with Jesse & Joy): Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist (2007); Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “¡Corre!” (2012); Latin Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video for “Me Voy” (2012); Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Pop Album for ¿Con Quién se Queda el Perro? (2012); Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Pop Album and Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for Un Besito Más (2016, 2017); Vision Award, Hispanic Heritage Foundation; GLAAD Media Award for Special Recognition (Spanish Language) for “Love (Es Nuestro Idioma);” Latin American Music Award for Best Pop duo/group (2023). Recognized by the Latin Recording Academy as a Leading Lady of Entertainment.
Music & Lyrics by
Benjamin Velez
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Borderline, 2019 O’Neill Conference; Kiss My Aztec, Berkeley Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Hartford Stage; The Tempest, Public Works at the Delacorte Theater. Awards: 2018-2019 Dramatist Guild Foundation Fellow, the 2019 Fred Ebb Award Winner, a 2020 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient, and winner of the 2023 Stephen Schwartz Award. Training: Member of the Advanced BMI Workshop (Harrington Award).
Book by
Lisa Loomer
Book by
Lisa Loomer
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: The Waiting Room, Vineyard Theatre; Living Out, Second Stage; Distracted, Roundabout. Regional: Roe, Homefree, Expecting Isabel, ¡Bocón!, Café Vida, Two Things You Don’t Talk About; Arena Stage, Goodman Theater, Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Rep, Denver Center, Berkeley Rep, Williamstown, Kennedy Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, LATC, and in Mexico and Europe. Film credits include Girl, Interrupted. Awards include the American Theatre Critics Award twice, Pen Award, Jane Chambers Award twice, Imagen Award, Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays Award, Lurie Award, Ovation Award, and Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
Additional Material by
Nell Benjamin
Additional Material by
Nell Benjamin
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Mean Girls: The Musical (Lyrics, Tony nomination), Legally Blonde: The Musical (Co-writer, Olivier Award, Tony nomination). Off-Broadway: The Explorers Club (Outer Critics Circle Award). Book/Lyrics: Come Fall in Love: The DDLJ Musical, Dave, Because of Winn Dixie, Cam Jansen (Drama Desk nomination). Film/
Based on the play by
Josefina López
and HBO’s Real Women Have Curves, Screenplay by
Josefina López & George LaVoo
Directed and Choreographed by
Sergio Trujillo
Directed and Choreographed by
Sergio Trujillo
(he/him) A.R.T.: Arrabal. Broadway: A Bronx Tale, On Your Feet! (Tony Award Nominee, Outer Critics Circle/
Music Supervisor
Nadia DiGiallonardo
Music Supervisor
Nadia DiGiallonardo
(she/her) A.R.T.: Waitress, Pippin. Broadway: Once Upon a One More Time, Waitress, Pippin, Hair. Regional: The Devil Wears Prada, Nerds. In development: Norma Rae, Wonder, The Forgotten Arm. Concerts: Sara Bareilles, Rosanne Cash, Rita Wilson, Kat McPhee, Joey McIntyre, A Prairie Home Companion. TV: “Central Park,” AppleTV+; “The Tony Danza Show,” ABC; various talk shows. Education: Vassar College.
Orchestrations by
Bill Sherman
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Freestyle Love Supreme, In the Heights (Tony Award), & Juliet. Regional: Fly, La Jolla Playhouse. Other Recorded Media: In the Heights Original Broadway Cast Album (Grammy Award), Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Album (Grammy Award), “Questlove Supreme.” Film/TV: “Sesame Street” (three-time Emmy Award winner); “Storymakers;” “Jam Van” (Creator, Executive Producer, Music Director); “Kings of Queens” (Executive Director, Composer); In the Heights (Executive Music Producer); Tick, Tick… Boom! (Executive Music Producer); “The Electric Company” (Music Director, Composer); “Nature Cat;” “Donkey Hodie;” and more.
Orchestrations by
Cian McCarthy
A.R.T.: Burn All Night. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Book of Mormon, In the Heights. Off-Broadway/
Arrangements by
Benjamin Velez
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Borderline, 2019 O’Neill Conference; Kiss My Aztec, Berkeley Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Hartford Stage; The Tempest, Public Works at the Delacorte Theater. Awards: 2018-2019 Dramatist Guild Foundation Fellow, the 2019 Fred Ebb Award Winner, a 2020 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient, and winner of the 2023 Stephen Schwartz Award. Training: Member of the Advanced BMI Workshop (Harrington Award).
Arrangements by
Joy Huerta
A.R.T.: Debut. Awards (with Jesse & Joy): Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist (2007); Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “¡Corre!” (2012); Latin Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video for “Me Voy” (2012); Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Pop Album for ¿Con Quién se Queda el Perro? (2012); Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Pop Album and Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for Un Besito Más (2016, 2017); Vision Award, Hispanic Heritage Foundation; GLAAD Media Award for Special Recognition (Spanish Language) for “Love (Es Nuestro Idioma);” Latin American Music Award for Best Pop duo/group (2023). Recognized by the Latin Recording Academy as a Leading Lady of Entertainment.
Arrangements by
Nadia DiGiallonardo
(she/her) A.R.T.: Waitress, Pippin. Broadway: Once Upon a One More Time, Waitress, Pippin, Hair. Regional: The Devil Wears Prada, Nerds. In development: Norma Rae, Wonder, The Forgotten Arm. Concerts: Sara Bareilles, Rosanne Cash, Rita Wilson, Kat McPhee, Joey McIntyre, A Prairie Home Companion. TV: “Central Park,” AppleTV+; “The Tony Danza Show,” ABC; various talk shows. Education: Vassar College.
Music Director
Roberto Sinha
Music Director
Roberto Sinha
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: New York, New York; Hamilton; Kinky Boots; It Shoulda Been You; Violet; Bullets Over Broadway; Big Fish. Tours: Hamilton (Philip tour), Kinky Boots, Elf, Cinderella. Selected: Chess, ECF Benefit; Kiss My Aztec!, Hartford Stage; Red Eye of Love, AMAS; Joseph… Dreamcoat, Arvada Center. Education: Penn State, MFA Music Directing; Florida State, BM Piano Performance. Proud member of AFM 802. Thanks to Ben and Nadia for their trust. Love to JS.
Scenic Design
Arnulfo Maldonado
Scenic Design
Arnulfo Maldonado
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: A Strange Loop (Tony Nominee); Topdog/
Costume Design
Wilberth Gonzalez
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical; Mrs. Doubtfire; The Tempest, Shakespeare in the Park. Film/
Costume Design
Paloma Young
A.R.T.: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; The Tempest. Broadway: Peter and the Starcatcher (Tony Award). Off-Broadway: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Lucille Lortel Award), Kazino; The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters, Fly By Night, Playwrights Horizons; Wildflower, Second Stage; Recall, Colt Coeur; Brooklyn Babylon, BAM Next Wave. Regional: The Bandstand, Paper Mill Playhouse; Troublemaker…
Lighting Design
Natasha Katz
Lighting Design
Natasha Katz
A.R.T: Once, Hedda Gabler, King Lear, Mastergate, The Servant of Two Masters. Recent Broadway: Once (Tony Award), Sister Act, Follies, The Addams Family, The Little Mermaid, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage (Tony Award), A Chorus Line (revival), Spelling Bee, Tarzan, Aida (Tony Award), Beauty and the Beast. Other designs: Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland, Royal Opera House, National Ballet of Canada; Cinderella, The Dutch National Ballet; Buried Child, National Theatre, London; Cyrano, The Met; Carnival of the Animals, NYCB; Don Quixote, ABT; EFX, Las Vegas; concert acts for Shirley MacLaine, Ann-Margret, and Tommy Tune. Extensive work Off-Broadway and for American regional theaters.
Sound Design
Walter Trarbach
Sound Design
Walter Trarbach
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: SpongeBob SquarePants (Tony nomination), The Harder They Come, The Farnsworth Invention, Cymbeline. Off-Broadway: Queen of the Mist, Almost Maine. Co-Sound Designs: Ain’t Too Proud, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Doctor Zhivago. Regional: Dave, Arena Stage; La Jolla Playhouse, The Huntington Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Shakespeare Theatre Company, George Street Playhouse, Bay Street Theater. He is married to photographer Kimberly Witham.
Video Design
Hana S. Kim
Video Design
Hana S. Kim
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: The Old Man and the Pool; Summer, 1976. Off-Broadway/
Hair, Wig & Make-up Design
Krystal Balleza
Hair, Wig & Make-up Design
Krystal Balleza
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Slave Play, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, SIX (Hair and Makeup Department Head). Off-Broadway: The Connector; The Tempest, Public Theater; At the Wedding, Lincoln Center; ¡Americano!, New World Stages; Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Gingold Group; King of the Jews, HERE. Regional: the ripple, the wave that carried me home, Yale Rep; Mojada, Yale Rep; Ain’t Misbehavin’, Barrington; Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches, Arena Stage. Opera: Opera Theatre of St. Louis 2023 Season. Krystal holds a BFA in Wig and Makeup Design from Webster Conservatory and is co-owner of The Wig Associates with her design partner, Will Vicari.
Casting Director
X Casting / Victor Vazquez, CSA
(he/him) A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves, Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. Victor Vazquez, CSA, is the founder and lead Casting Director of X Casting. He has cast projects for Broadway (upcoming: Hippest Trip – The Soul Train Musical), London’s West End, TV (upcoming: “Genius: MLK/X” for 20th Television, Nat Geo, and Disney+), and film. He is the proud son of Mexican immigrants.
Casting Director
ARC / Duncan Stewart, CSA
150+ productions across the globe and 13 Artios Awards for Casting. Broadway/NY past and present productions include: Life of Pi; Chicago; Disney’s The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast; Hadestown; Lost in Yonkers; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes; The 39 Steps; Pippin; La Cage aux Folles. TV/
Associate Choreographer
Liz Ramos
Associate Choreographer
Liz Ramos
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: The Addams Family (OBC), On Your Feet! (OBC). A proud Latina, grateful to be a part of sharing this beautiful story of our community with others.
Associate Director
Emilia Lirman
Production Stage Manager
Molly Meg Legal
Production Stage Manager
Molly Meg Legal
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. SIX (Production Supervisor for North America), First National Tour; Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations, Broadway, London, First National Tour; Jersey Boys, Broadway, Second National Tour, Chicago Company; In the Heights, Kennedy Center. National Tours: The Lion King; Mary Poppins; Billy Elliot: The Musical; Annie 30th Anniversary; Cameron Mackintosh’s Oliver!; Love, Janis.
Actors’ Equity Association member
First performance at the Loeb Drama Center on December 6, 2023.
Media Support of Real Women Have Curves 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. 2023/24 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: 2 hours and 40 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission
This production stages and discusses xenophobic commentary, racism, sexual themes, and body shaming, and contains haze and fog. Recommended for sixth grade and up.
Company & Staff
Cast (in Alphabetical Order)
Prima Flaca
Shelby Acosta
Prima Flaca
Shelby Acosta
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: 1776 (Standby), Roundabout. Off-Broadway: Emojiland (Offstage Principal Understudy), The Duke on 42nd. Tour: 1776 (Sec. Charles Thomson, First National). Regional: Into the Woods (Cinderella), Zach Scott Theatre; In the Heights (Nina), UTEP Dinner Theatre. Concerts: 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, 54 Below. Education/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Izel
Satya Chávez
Izel
Satya Chávez
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Romance Depot, Goodman Theatre; Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, Marin Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville; American Mariachi, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, South Coast Repertory, Arizona Theatre Company; Refuge, The Happiest Song Plays Last, Curious Theatre Company; Othello, Twelfth Night, Colorado Shakespeare Fest; Jesus Christ Superstar, Arvada Center. Workshops: Ghost of Lote Bravo, Undesirables, John F. Kennedy Center. Education: BFA, Acting, University of Colorado.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Estela
Florencia Cuenca
Estela
Florencia Cuenca
(she/ella) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: A Never Ending Line, Children of Salt (NYMF 2016 Best of Fest). Off-Off-Broadway: Desaparecidas (HOLA Awards Nominee). International: Shrek the Musical. Concerts: Broadway en Spanglish, Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, Little Island, MASS MoCA; Jaime Lozano & The Familia, Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub. Album: Aquí: Los Nuevos Standards (Hot House Jazz Award 2016 for Best New Jazz Artist). Mexican Immigrant. HOLA Award Winner for Outstanding Performance in Musical Theater.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ana
Lucy Godínez
Ana
Lucy Godínez
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Something Rotten! (Bea), Fulton Theatre/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Mrs. Wright
Yvette González-Nacer
Mrs. Wright
Yvette González-Nacer
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Hadestown (Fate, Original Broadway Cast); Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Satine, First Broadway National Tour); In the Heights (Vanessa, First Broadway National Tour). Regional: West Side Story (Rosalia), Sacramento Music Circus; Sweet Charity (Nickie), Reprise 2.0; 3 Mo’ Divas (Diva, First National Tour); Much Ado About Nothing; Corridos REMIX (Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Female Lead), San Diego Repertory Theatre. Film: Replica. TV: Guest Starring roles on “9-1-1,” “Madam Secretary,” “Criminal Minds,” “Goldie & Bear,” ChaCha in FOX’s Grease: Live; “The Fresh Beat Band” (Emmy Award-winning series, two Imagen Award nominations for Best Actress).
Actors’ Equity Association member
Pancha
Carla Jimenez
Pancha
Carla Jimenez
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Black Butterfly, House of Bernarda Alba, Mark Taper Forum; La Posada Mágica, South Coast Rep. National Tour: The Mikado. TV: “The Mick” (Alba), “Raising Hope” (Rosa), “Last Man Standing” (Blanca), “The Good Doctor,” “Freeridge,” “The Mindy Project,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Better Off Ted.” Film: Nacho Libre (Candidia), Friendsgiving (Nurse Julie), Spies in Disguise (Geraldine), Lady in the Water. Album: Mondo Christmas.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Carmen
Justina Machado
Carmen
Justina Machado
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: In the Heights (Daniela); A Free Man of Color, Lincoln Center. TV: “One Day at a Time” (Penelope Diaz; two Imagen Foundation Awards, Critics’ Choice Award nominee), “The Horror of Dolores Roach” (Dolores Roach), “Six Feet Under” (Vanessa Diaz; SAG Award), “Queen of the South” (Brenda Parra), “Jane the Virgin” (Darcy Factor).
Actors’ Equity Association member
Raúl
Edward Padilla
Raúl
Edward Padilla
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Opera: The Marriage of Figueroa, LA Opera Connects. Regional: Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas (Abraham), Geffen Playhouse. TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Henry
Mason Reeves
Henry
Mason Reeves
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. National Tour: Frozen (Kristoff, First Natl.) Regional: Footloose (Ren), MUNY; Once On This Island (Daniel), PCLO; Mamma Mia! (Sky), Connecticut Repertory Theatre. University: We Are Proud to Present… (Actor 2), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Jesus of Nazareth). Film: Inhuman (Elliot). Proud graduate of the University of Michigan.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Rosalí
Jennifer Sánchez
Rosalí
Jennifer Sánchez
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: The Rose Tattoo, Pretty Woman (OBC, cast album), Sunday in the Park with George (Nurse, cast album), On Your Feet! (OBC, cast album), Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Ghost (OBC), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (OBC, cast album), West Side Story (Rosalía, cast album, Chita Rivera Award). Off-Broadway: The Alchemist, Little Miss Sunshine, I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road. Film: Mikey’s Army. OCU alumna.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Prima Fulvia
Sandra Valls
Prima Fulvia
Sandra Valls
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Latina Christmas Special (Lead/Writer), Soho Playhouse. Regional: Roe (Connie Gonzalez; B. Iden Payne Award nominee), Zach Scott Theatre; Frida (Chavela Vargas), CASA 0101. Workshops: Guys and Dolls, Roundabout Theatre. Film/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Shadia Fairuz
Ensemble
Shadia Fairuz
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Sing Street (u/s Penny, Sandra; First Natl. Broadway Tour), On Your Feet!(u/s Gloria Fajardo, Consuelo). Off-Broadway: I Like It Like That. Regional: On Your Feet! (Gloria Fajardo), North Carolina Theatre (BroadwayWorld Raleigh Best Supporting Nominee); In the Heights (Daniela, Camila), La Mirada Theatre, Saugatuck PAC (BroadwayWorld Best Actor Nominee), Engeman Theater, GALA Theatre (Helen Hayes Best Supporting Actor Nominee), Axelrod PAC. TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Elisa Galindez
Ensemble
Elisa Galindez
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Powerline Road. Regional: Head Over Heels (Pamela), Dirty Minds Theatre Co; West Side Story (Rosalia), Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Evita (Ensemble), Bay Street Theater; Hair (Dionne u/s), Pentangle Arts. Readings: Tears of La Llorona (Llorona), Theater Latté Da; Tap In: A New Musical (Ensemble); Queen Anne: A New Musical (Bloody Mary).
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Michael Keyloun
Ensemble
Michael Keyloun
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Rocket to the Moon, Peccadillo Theater Co; Drop Dead Perfect, Theatre at St. Clement’s. Regional: St. Louis Rep, Syracuse Stage, Pioneer Theatre Co, Asolo Rep, Denver Center, Shakespeare Theatre Co, Long Wharf, Hartford Stage, Goodspeed Musicals, Cincinnati Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, La Jolla Playhouse, among others. TV: “FBI: Most Wanted,” “The Equalizer,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Blacklist,” “Alternatino with Arturo Castro.” Education/Training: MFA, UCSD.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Christopher M. Ramirez
Ensemble
Christopher M. Ramirez
(he/him) A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves. Off-Broadway: As You Like It (Touchstone), Delacorte Theater. Regional: Living and Breathing, Two River Theater; HAIR, Destiny of Desire, Twelfth Night, The Old Globe; Disney’s Freaky Friday, La Jolla Playhouse; Quixote Nuevo, Denver Center; Lookingglass Alice, Baltimore Center Stage; Man of La Mancha, Barrington Stage. TV: “Instinct,” “FBI,” CBS. Education/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ensemble
Arusi Santi
Ensemble
Arusi Santi
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: A Christmas Carol, Guthrie Theater; Somewhere Over the Border, City Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Geva Theatre; Blood Knot, Flat Rock Playhouse; On Your Feet!, Aurora Theatre; Ironbound, B Street Theatre, MOXIE Theatre; Once (San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award), Chaps, Lamb’s Players Theatre; Moon Over Buffalo, North Coast Rep; Annie Get Your Gun, The Liar, Creede Repertory Theatre; Clandestino, Mixed Blood Theatre. UK: Much Ado About Nothing, Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mexico: La Alondra, Teatro UNAM. TV: “Naomi,” “El hotel de los secretos,” “Hasta que te conocí.” Training: University of Minnesota/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Amy Lizardo
Swing
Amy Lizardo
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Twelfth Night; It’s Christmas, Carol!; The Tempest; Mother Road; La Comedia of Errors, Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Heisenberg, Rogue Theater Company; Mother Road, Arena Stage; Men on Boats, A Christmas Carol, The Unfortunates, American Conservatory Theater; Party People, Berkeley Repertory Theatre; The Rules, Dogfight, San Francisco Playhouse. Education: MA in Theatre, San Jose State University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Swing
Kayla Quiroz
Swing
Kayla Quiroz
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: The Comedy of Errrorrs (Luciana), Pericles Prince of Tyre (Thaliard/
Swing
Gus Stuckey
Swing
Gus Stuckey
(he/they) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Off-Broadway: To Let Go and Fall (Arthur 25), Stay True Theatre. Educational: Bandstand (Donny Novitski), Six Degrees of Separation (Paul), Macbeth (Duncan/
Standby for Henry
Sage
Standby for Henry
Sage
(they/them) A.R.T.: Debut. National Tour: Hairspray (Gilbert/Seaweed u/s). Regional: Chess (ensemble), Rent (Ensemble), The Color Purple (Swing), Beautiful (Swing), Camelot (Ensemble), The Muny; Spring Awakening (Moritz), Short North Stage; Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey 2), Carnegie Theatre; Pippin (Berthe/player), CCM. Education: University of Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music.
Understudies
Standby for Henry
Sage
Standby for Henry
Sage
(they/them) A.R.T.: Debut. National Tour: Hairspray (Gilbert/Seaweed u/s). Regional: Chess (ensemble), Rent (Ensemble), The Color Purple (Swing), Beautiful (Swing), Camelot (Ensemble), The Muny; Spring Awakening (Moritz), Short North Stage; Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey 2), Carnegie Theatre; Pippin (Berthe/player), CCM. Education: University of Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music.
Ana
Satya Chávez
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Romance Depot, Goodman Theatre; Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, Marin Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville; American Mariachi, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, South Coast Repertory, Arizona Theatre Company; Refuge, The Happiest Song Plays Last, Curious Theatre Company; Othello, Twelfth Night, Colorado Shakespeare Fest; Jesus Christ Superstar, Arvada Center. Workshops: Ghost of Lote Bravo, Undesirables, John F. Kennedy Center. Education: BFA, Acting, University of Colorado.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ana
Elisa Galindez
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Powerline Road. Regional: Head Over Heels (Pamela), Dirty Minds Theatre Co; West Side Story (Rosalia), Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Evita (Ensemble), Bay Street Theater; Hair (Dionne u/s), Pentangle Arts. Readings: Tears of La Llorona (Llorona), Theater Latté Da; Tap In: A New Musical (Ensemble); Queen Anne: A New Musical (Bloody Mary).
Actors’ Equity Association member
Ana
Kayla Quiroz
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: The Comedy of Errrorrs (Luciana), Pericles Prince of Tyre (Thaliard/
Carmen
Shadia Fairuz
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Sing Street (u/s Penny, Sandra; First Natl. Broadway Tour), On Your Feet!(u/s Gloria Fajardo, Consuelo). Off-Broadway: I Like It Like That. Regional: On Your Feet! (Gloria Fajardo), North Carolina Theatre (BroadwayWorld Raleigh Best Supporting Nominee); In the Heights (Daniela, Camila), La Mirada Theatre, Saugatuck PAC (BroadwayWorld Best Actor Nominee), Engeman Theater, GALA Theatre (Helen Hayes Best Supporting Actor Nominee), Axelrod PAC. TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Carmen
Amy Lizardo
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Twelfth Night; It’s Christmas, Carol!; The Tempest; Mother Road; La Comedia of Errors, Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Heisenberg, Rogue Theater Company; Mother Road, Arena Stage; Men on Boats, A Christmas Carol, The Unfortunates, American Conservatory Theater; Party People, Berkeley Repertory Theatre; The Rules, Dogfight, San Francisco Playhouse. Education: MA in Theatre, San Jose State University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Carmen
Sandra Valls
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Latina Christmas Special (Lead/Writer), Soho Playhouse. Regional: Roe (Connie Gonzalez; B. Iden Payne Award nominee), Zach Scott Theatre; Frida (Chavela Vargas), CASA 0101. Workshops: Guys and Dolls, Roundabout Theatre. Film/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Estela
Shelby Acosta
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: 1776 (Standby), Roundabout. Off-Broadway: Emojiland (Offstage Principal Understudy), The Duke on 42nd. Tour: 1776 (Sec. Charles Thomson, First National). Regional: Into the Woods (Cinderella), Zach Scott Theatre; In the Heights (Nina), UTEP Dinner Theatre. Concerts: 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, 54 Below. Education/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Estela
Satya Chávez
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Romance Depot, Goodman Theatre; Where Did We Sit on the Bus?, Marin Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville; American Mariachi, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theater Center, South Coast Repertory, Arizona Theatre Company; Refuge, The Happiest Song Plays Last, Curious Theatre Company; Othello, Twelfth Night, Colorado Shakespeare Fest; Jesus Christ Superstar, Arvada Center. Workshops: Ghost of Lote Bravo, Undesirables, John F. Kennedy Center. Education: BFA, Acting, University of Colorado.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Mrs. Wright
Shelby Acosta
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: 1776 (Standby), Roundabout. Off-Broadway: Emojiland (Offstage Principal Understudy), The Duke on 42nd. Tour: 1776 (Sec. Charles Thomson, First National). Regional: Into the Woods (Cinderella), Zach Scott Theatre; In the Heights (Nina), UTEP Dinner Theatre. Concerts: 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, 54 Below. Education/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Mrs. Wright
Shadia Fairuz
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Sing Street (u/s Penny, Sandra; First Natl. Broadway Tour), On Your Feet!(u/s Gloria Fajardo, Consuelo). Off-Broadway: I Like It Like That. Regional: On Your Feet! (Gloria Fajardo), North Carolina Theatre (BroadwayWorld Raleigh Best Supporting Nominee); In the Heights (Daniela, Camila), La Mirada Theatre, Saugatuck PAC (BroadwayWorld Best Actor Nominee), Engeman Theater, GALA Theatre (Helen Hayes Best Supporting Actor Nominee), Axelrod PAC. TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Pancha
Amy Lizardo
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Twelfth Night; It’s Christmas, Carol!; The Tempest; Mother Road; La Comedia of Errors, Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Heisenberg, Rogue Theater Company; Mother Road, Arena Stage; Men on Boats, A Christmas Carol, The Unfortunates, American Conservatory Theater; Party People, Berkeley Repertory Theatre; The Rules, Dogfight, San Francisco Playhouse. Education: MA in Theatre, San Jose State University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Pancha
Sandra Valls
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Latina Christmas Special (Lead/Writer), Soho Playhouse. Regional: Roe (Connie Gonzalez; B. Iden Payne Award nominee), Zach Scott Theatre; Frida (Chavela Vargas), CASA 0101. Workshops: Guys and Dolls, Roundabout Theatre. Film/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Rosalí
Shelby Acosta
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: 1776 (Standby), Roundabout. Off-Broadway: Emojiland (Offstage Principal Understudy), The Duke on 42nd. Tour: 1776 (Sec. Charles Thomson, First National). Regional: Into the Woods (Cinderella), Zach Scott Theatre; In the Heights (Nina), UTEP Dinner Theatre. Concerts: 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, 54 Below. Education/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Rosalí
Shadia Fairuz
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Sing Street (u/s Penny, Sandra; First Natl. Broadway Tour), On Your Feet!(u/s Gloria Fajardo, Consuelo). Off-Broadway: I Like It Like That. Regional: On Your Feet! (Gloria Fajardo), North Carolina Theatre (BroadwayWorld Raleigh Best Supporting Nominee); In the Heights (Daniela, Camila), La Mirada Theatre, Saugatuck PAC (BroadwayWorld Best Actor Nominee), Engeman Theater, GALA Theatre (Helen Hayes Best Supporting Actor Nominee), Axelrod PAC. TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Izel
Elisa Galindez
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Powerline Road. Regional: Head Over Heels (Pamela), Dirty Minds Theatre Co; West Side Story (Rosalia), Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Evita (Ensemble), Bay Street Theater; Hair (Dionne u/s), Pentangle Arts. Readings: Tears of La Llorona (Llorona), Theater Latté Da; Tap In: A New Musical (Ensemble); Queen Anne: A New Musical (Bloody Mary).
Actors’ Equity Association member
Izel
Kayla Quiroz
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: The Comedy of Errrorrs (Luciana), Pericles Prince of Tyre (Thaliard/
Prima Flaca
Elisa Galindez
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Powerline Road. Regional: Head Over Heels (Pamela), Dirty Minds Theatre Co; West Side Story (Rosalia), Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Evita (Ensemble), Bay Street Theater; Hair (Dionne u/s), Pentangle Arts. Readings: Tears of La Llorona (Llorona), Theater Latté Da; Tap In: A New Musical (Ensemble); Queen Anne: A New Musical (Bloody Mary).
Actors’ Equity Association member
Prima Flaca
Kayla Quiroz
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: The Comedy of Errrorrs (Luciana), Pericles Prince of Tyre (Thaliard/
Prima Fulvia
Shadia Fairuz
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Sing Street (u/s Penny, Sandra; First Natl. Broadway Tour), On Your Feet!(u/s Gloria Fajardo, Consuelo). Off-Broadway: I Like It Like That. Regional: On Your Feet! (Gloria Fajardo), North Carolina Theatre (BroadwayWorld Raleigh Best Supporting Nominee); In the Heights (Daniela, Camila), La Mirada Theatre, Saugatuck PAC (BroadwayWorld Best Actor Nominee), Engeman Theater, GALA Theatre (Helen Hayes Best Supporting Actor Nominee), Axelrod PAC. TV/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Prima Fulvia
Amy Lizardo
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Twelfth Night; It’s Christmas, Carol!; The Tempest; Mother Road; La Comedia of Errors, Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Heisenberg, Rogue Theater Company; Mother Road, Arena Stage; Men on Boats, A Christmas Carol, The Unfortunates, American Conservatory Theater; Party People, Berkeley Repertory Theatre; The Rules, Dogfight, San Francisco Playhouse. Education: MA in Theatre, San Jose State University.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Raúl
Christopher M. Ramirez
(he/him) A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves. Off-Broadway: As You Like It (Touchstone), Delacorte Theater. Regional: Living and Breathing, Two River Theater; HAIR, Destiny of Desire, Twelfth Night, The Old Globe; Disney’s Freaky Friday, La Jolla Playhouse; Quixote Nuevo, Denver Center; Lookingglass Alice, Baltimore Center Stage; Man of La Mancha, Barrington Stage. TV: “Instinct,” “FBI,” CBS. Education/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Raúl
Arusi Santi
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: A Christmas Carol, Guthrie Theater; Somewhere Over the Border, City Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Geva Theatre; Blood Knot, Flat Rock Playhouse; On Your Feet!, Aurora Theatre; Ironbound, B Street Theatre, MOXIE Theatre; Once (San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award), Chaps, Lamb’s Players Theatre; Moon Over Buffalo, North Coast Rep; Annie Get Your Gun, The Liar, Creede Repertory Theatre; Clandestino, Mixed Blood Theatre. UK: Much Ado About Nothing, Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mexico: La Alondra, Teatro UNAM. TV: “Naomi,” “El hotel de los secretos,” “Hasta que te conocí.” Training: University of Minnesota/
Actors’ Equity Association member
Henry
Gus Stuckey
Henry
Gus Stuckey
(he/they) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Off-Broadway: To Let Go and Fall (Arthur 25), Stay True Theatre. Educational: Bandstand (Donny Novitski), Six Degrees of Separation (Paul), Macbeth (Duncan/
Dance Captain
Elisa Galindez
Dance Captain
Elisa Galindez
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway: Powerline Road. Regional: Head Over Heels (Pamela), Dirty Minds Theatre Co; West Side Story (Rosalia), Maltz Jupiter Theatre; Evita (Ensemble), Bay Street Theater; Hair (Dionne u/s), Pentangle Arts. Readings: Tears of La Llorona (Llorona), Theater Latté Da; Tap In: A New Musical (Ensemble); Queen Anne: A New Musical (Bloody Mary).
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.
Musicians
Conductor
Roberto Sinha
Conductor
Roberto Sinha
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: New York, New York; Hamilton; Kinky Boots; It Shoulda Been You; Violet; Bullets Over Broadway; Big Fish. Tours: Hamilton (Philip tour), Kinky Boots, Elf, Cinderella. Selected: Chess, ECF Benefit; Kiss My Aztec!, Hartford Stage; Red Eye of Love, AMAS; Joseph… Dreamcoat, Arvada Center. Education: Penn State, MFA Music Directing; Florida State, BM Piano Performance. Proud member of AFM 802. Thanks to Ben and Nadia for their trust. Love to JS.
Associate Conductor
Alexandra Crosby
Associate Conductor
Alexandra Crosby
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: SIX. Off-Broadway: Walking with Bubbles, Kinky Boots. Cruise Lines: Norwegian Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises. Educational: Meisner in Music, The Performing Arts Project, New London Barn Playhouse. For Aba.
Keyboards
Roberto Sinha
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: New York, New York; Hamilton; Kinky Boots; It Shoulda Been You; Violet; Bullets Over Broadway; Big Fish. Tours: Hamilton (Philip tour), Kinky Boots, Elf, Cinderella. Selected: Chess, ECF Benefit; Kiss My Aztec!, Hartford Stage; Red Eye of Love, AMAS; Joseph… Dreamcoat, Arvada Center. Education: Penn State, MFA Music Directing; Florida State, BM Piano Performance. Proud member of AFM 802. Thanks to Ben and Nadia for their trust. Love to JS.
Keyboards
David Freeman Coleman
(he/him) A.R.T.: WILD: A Musical Becoming, We Live in Cairo, Miss You Like Hell, Wig Out!, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Best of Both Worlds. Music direction for SpeakEasy, Wheelock Family Theatre, Lyric Stage, Reagle, and The Huntington Theatre. Four Elliot Norton Award nominations and one win for Outstanding Music Direction. Performances with the Boston Pops, BSO, Mariah Carey, Ryan Gosling, Patti Labelle, Bobby McFerrin, Phish. Performances at The White House, Carnegie Hall, Vatican.
Drums (12/6-12/11)
Rich Mercurio
Drums (12/6-12/11)
Rich Mercurio
A.R.T.: Waitress. Broadway: Finding Neverland, Little Shop of Horrors, Martin Short’s Fame Becomes Me, Sister Act. Has worked with many artists including Idina Menzel, Regina Spektor, Jewel, Enrique Iglesias, Katharine McPhee, Rita Wilson, Rachel Yamagata, Jonatha Brooke, Ben E. King, Darlene Love, and Steven Van Zandt. He owns and works out of his recording studio, Podnoise Studio NYC.
Drums (12/12-1/21)
Hector Saint-Hilaire
Drums (12/12-1/21)
Hector Saint-Hilaire
(he/him). Hailing from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Hector came to the US at a young age and grew up in the Greater Boston area. After completing his studies at Berklee College of Music, he has gone on to perform in many different settings ranging from local bars to Symphony Hall.
Percussion
Michael Weinfield-Zell
Percussion
Michael Weinfield-Zell
(he/him) A.R.T.: Evita. Member, Boston Festival Orchestra (principal timpani), Atlantic Symphony Orchestra (principal percussion). Performances with Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Collage New Music, Emmanuel Music, Firebird Ensemble, Cantata Singers, Florida Grand Opera, Hawaii Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, So Percussion Quartet, Matmos electronic music duo. Music theory faculty, Bridgewater State University. Education/
Bass
Sahil Warsi
Bass
Sahil Warsi
A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves, Miss You Like Hell. Boston Musicians Union. Performances with orchestras at Ogunquit Playhouse, Company One, Lyric Stage, Umbrella Arts Center, SpeakEasy Stage. Education: Berklee College of Music; St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University.
Guitar
Matt SanGiovanni
Guitar
Matt SanGiovanni
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Matt is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and two-time graduate of Berklee College of Music. Currently living in New York City, he has played for several shows On and Off-Broadway while also freelancing around the city. Matt most recently played for the Broadway revival of 1776 and the Off-Broadway revival of Vanities. You can hear his work as a music producer on any streaming platform under Maria Wirries and Madilyn Jaz. For more information or to contact Matt, visit his website.
Trumpet
Carlos Ramos
Trumpet
Carlos Ramos
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Theatre By The Sea; The Addams Family, Wheelock Family Theatre; The Color Purple, Umbrella Arts; Swing!, Calderwood Pavilion. Performances: Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concert,” Trinity Church; Inauguration Ceremony of Harvard President Claudine Gay. Education: Berklee College of Music.
Cello
Thomas Barth
Cello
Thomas Barth
A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves, Evita, 1776. Broadway: 1776. Performances with Handel and Haydn Society, Juventas New Music Ensemble, Glissando Concert Series, A Far Cry, Emmanuel Music, Boston Baroque, Skylark Vocal Ensemble, Palaver Strings, Boston Festival Orchestra, and ChamberQUEER. Frequent contributor for PARMA Recordings. Education: MM, New England Conservatory; BM, University of Michigan.
Keyboard Programmer
Randy Cohen
Keyboard Programmer
Randy Cohen
A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves, Moby-Dick, We Live in Cairo, Jagged Little Pill, Pippin, Johnny Baseball. Broadway: Over 100 shows including Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Kinky Boots, Dear Evan Hansen, In the Heights, Spamalot (2023 revival), How to Dance in Ohio, Harmony, Merrily We Roll Along (2023 revival), Gutenberg, Sweeney Todd (2022 revival), Some Like It Hot, A Beautiful Noise, Ain’t Too Proud, Into the Woods (2022 revival), Elf, Grey Gardens, 9 to 5, American Idiot, Rock of Ages, SpongeBob SquarePants, Anastasia, Almost Famous, Girl from the North County, Summer, Frozen. TV: keyboardist for “Sesame Street,” “The Electric Company.” Education: Oberlin Conservatory.
Associate Keyboard Programmer
Sam Starobin
Associate Keyboard Programmer
Sam Starobin
A.R.T.: Moby-Dick, We Live in Cairo, Jagged Little Pill. Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio; Harmony; Merrily We Roll Along; Gutenberg! The Musical!; Back to the Future; New York, New York; Sweeney Todd; & Juliet; Some Like It Hot; A Beautiful Noise; Flying Over Sunset; Into the Woods; Jagged Little Pill; Tina; Head Over Heels; A Strange Loop; Funny Girl; Kiss Me, Kate; Once on This Island; SIX; Be More Chill; Summer.
Contractor
David Freeman Coleman
Contractor
David Freeman Coleman
(he/him) A.R.T.: WILD: A Musical Becoming, We Live in Cairo, Miss You Like Hell, Wig Out!, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Best of Both Worlds. Music direction for SpeakEasy, Wheelock Family Theatre, Lyric Stage, Reagle, and The Huntington Theatre. Four Elliot Norton Award nominations and one win for Outstanding Music Direction. Performances with the Boston Pops, BSO, Mariah Carey, Ryan Gosling, Patti Labelle, Bobby McFerrin, Phish. Performances at The White House, Carnegie Hall, Vatican.
Copyist
Utsav Bhargava
Copyist
Utsav Bhargava
(he/him) A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves. Broadway: A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical (Copyist/Music Assistant), Broadhurst Theatre. Regional: Macbeth In Stride (Associate Music Director), Shakespeare Theatre Company/
Additional Staff
Assistant Stage Managers
Cate Agis
A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves, The Donkey Show, The Shape She Makes. Broadway: Miss Saigon; Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812. National Tours: What the Constitution Means to Me, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hello, Dolly!, Disney’s Aladdin. New York: Sleep No More. Regional: ArtsEmerson, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, C.A.T.F. Education: Emerson College.
Actors’ Equity Association member
Assistant Stage Managers
Alfredo Macias
(he/him) A.R.T.: Evita, 1776, SIX, Endlings, Arrabal. Broadway: Bad Cinderella, 1776, Trouble in Mind, The Play That Goes Wrong. Off-Broadway: On Sugarland, Endlings, An Ordinary Muslim, NYTW; The Winter’s Tale, The Odyssey, Twelfth Night, Public Theater; F*cking A, Fires in the Mirror, Signature Theatre; The Way She Spoke, Audible Theatre; Nice Fish, St. Ann’s Warehouse. Regional: Born For This, ArtsEmerson; Miss You Like Hell, La Jolla Playhouse, Evita (STC).
Actors’ Equity Association member
Assistant Stage Manager (Sub)
Lauren Burke
Dramaturg
Brisa Areli Muñoz
Dramaturg
Brisa Areli Muñoz
(she/her) A.R.T.: Amal Walks Across America, 1776. Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory and Artistic Director of One Nation/
Additional Orchestrations by
Benjamin Velez
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Borderline, 2019 O’Neill Conference; Kiss My Aztec, Berkeley Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Hartford Stage; The Tempest, Public Works at the Delacorte Theater. Awards: 2018-2019 Dramatist Guild Foundation Fellow, the 2019 Fred Ebb Award Winner, a 2020 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient, and winner of the 2023 Stephen Schwartz Award. Training: Member of the Advanced BMI Workshop (Harrington Award).
Additional Orchestrations by
Joy Huerta
A.R.T.: Debut. Awards (with Jesse & Joy): Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist (2007); Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “¡Corre!” (2012); Latin Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video for “Me Voy” (2012); Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Pop Album for ¿Con Quién se Queda el Perro? (2012); Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Pop Album and Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for Un Besito Más (2016, 2017); Vision Award, Hispanic Heritage Foundation; GLAAD Media Award for Special Recognition (Spanish Language) for “Love (Es Nuestro Idioma);” Latin American Music Award for Best Pop duo/group (2023). Recognized by the Latin Recording Academy as a Leading Lady of Entertainment.
Associate Music Director
Alexandra Crosby
Associate Music Director
Alexandra Crosby
(she/her) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: SIX. Off-Broadway: Walking with Bubbles, Kinky Boots. Cruise Lines: Norwegian Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises. Educational: Meisner in Music, The Performing Arts Project, New London Barn Playhouse. For Aba.
Associate Scenic Designer
Corey Umlauf
Associate Scenic Designer
Corey Umlauf
(she/her) Select Associate credits: Topdog/
Assistant Scenic Designer
Joe Burt
Associate Costume Designer
Sueann Leung
Associate Costume Designer
Sueann Leung
A.R.T: Debut. (Select Associate Credits) Broadway: Topdog/
Associate Lighting Designer
Craig Stelzenmuller
Associate Lighting Designer
Craig Stelzenmuller
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Sweeney Todd, Grey House, Almost Famous, MJ, A Christmas Carol, Springsteen, The Minutes, Hillary & Clinton, Boys in the Band, Pretty Woman, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Cats, School of Rock, An Act of God, Gigi, A Gentleman’s Guide…, I’ll Eat You Last…, and Wonderland. Recent: Here We Are, The Shed; Beauty and the Beast, International Tour. Faculty at Studio School of Design.
Assistant Lighting Designer
Aja M. Jackson
Assistant Lighting Designer
Aja M. Jackson
A.R.T.: HEAR WORD! Naija Woman Talk True. Broadway: Fat Ham (Associate). Off-Broadway: A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet, Rock & Roll Man. Regional (selected): HEAR WORD!, The Public Theater UTR Festival); Lost in Yonkers, Simona’s Search (upcoming), Hartford Stage; The Art of Burning, Hartford Stage and The Huntington Theatre; A Doll’s House, Harvey, Behold, A Negress, Everyman Theatre; World Goes ’Round, Everyman Theatre and Olney Theattre; Fences, Shakespeare and Co; Pimpinone and Ino, Boston Early Music Festival.
Associate Sound Designer
Stephen Jensen
Associate Sound Designer
Stephen Jensen
(he/him) Stephen is a New York based sound designer.
Associate Video Designer
Jesus Hurtado
Associate Video Designer
Jesus Hurtado
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Destiny of Desire, The Old Globe; Sumo, La Jolla Playhouse; The Ants, Geffen Playhouse. Education: USC’s School of Dramatic Arts, class of 2022.
Associate Hair, Wig & Make-up Designer
Will Vicari
Associate Hair, Wig & Make-up Designer
Will Vicari
A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Spamalot, Harmony, Parade, King Kong. Off-Broadway: Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Gingold Group; At the Wedding, Lincoln Center; ¡Americano!, New World Stages; Washington Square, Axis. Regional: Angels in America, Part One, Arena Stage; Sunset Boulevard, Kennedy Center; Opera Theatre of Saint Louis 2023 and 2024 Festival Seasons. BFA from Webster University, cosmetologist, and co-owner of The Wig Associates.
Casting Associate
Patrick Maravilla
Music Assistants
Utsav Bhargava
(he/him) A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves. Broadway: A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical (Copyist/Music Assistant), Broadhurst Theatre. Regional: Macbeth In Stride (Associate Music Director), Shakespeare Theatre Company/
Music Assistants
Veronica Leahy
A.R.T.: Amal Walks Across America, Macbeth In Stride, Jack and the Beanstalk. She is a recent graduate of the dual program between Harvard and Berklee and the recipient of the Radcliffe Doris Cohen Levi Prize for musical theater. Member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop.
Production Assistants
Emma Nafz
A.R.T: Real Women Have Curves, Evita. Off-Broadway: Sunset Baby, Signature Theatre. Regional: David Byrne’s American Utopia, Emerson Colonial Theatre; The Sound of Music, Tenor Overboard, The Jungle Book, Glimmerglass Opera Festival; Boca, Eleanor, Barrington Stage Company; Titus Andronicus, Shakespeare Theatre of NJ.
Technical Direction Consultant
Chris Swetcky
Front of House Mixer
Shaughn Bryant
Front of House Mixer
Shaughn Bryant
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Jersey Boys, The SpongeBob Musical. Tour: Ain’t Too Proud. Regional: Ohio State Murders (Head Audio).
Lighting Programmer
Jackson Miller
Lighting Programmer
Jackson Miller
(he/him) A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Take Me Out; Summer, 1976, MTC. International: West Side Story, IHI Stage Around Tokyo.
Projections Engineer and Programmer
Devin Kinch
Dialect Coach
Elisa Gonzales
Dialect Coach
Elisa Gonzales
A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: Mala, American Players Theatre; Twelfth Night, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival; Cadillac Crew, WAM Theatre; On Your Feet!, The Phoenix Theatre Company; Schools Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, Hangar Theatre Company. Education/
Intimacy Coordinator
Lauren Kiele DeLeon
Intimacy Coordinator
Lauren Kiele DeLeon
A.R.T.: Real Women Have Curves. Broadway: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Off-Broadway: The Cause, WP Theater; Las Borinqueñas, EST; This Land Was Made, Vineyard Theatre; Eva Luna, Repertorio Español; Bloom Bloom Pow, ART/NY Gural Theatre. Regional: Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard, Miami New Drama and Tectonic Theater; Queen of Basel, TheaterWorks Hartford; Hair, The Mountaintop, Weston Playhouse. Education/
Physical Therapists
Artistic Athlete Health Collective, Megan Wise PT PLLC
Access Staff
Director of ASL
Erin Sanders-Sigmon
Director of ASL
Erin Sanders-Sigmon
Erin Sanders-Sigmon is a mentor, deaf & DeafBlind multilingual Interpreter, transliterator, writer, consultant, Director of Artistic Sign Language (DASL), abolitionist, and survivor of ZOOM Culture. She believes in 360* views, ALL Justices, especially Language, Disability, Transformative, Restorative, Social, and Racial Justice, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. She has consulted on and interpreted across theatres nationally and internationally. Some of Erin’s most notable accomplishments are consulting on Mamma Mia, Cabaret, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, interpreting Bad Dates at Huntington Theatre Company, interpreting Animal Farm for Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, consulting on Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Jagged Little Pill, and interpreting Hamilton at Broadway in Boston, Ms. Sanders-Sigmon has performed and consulted on one-woman monologues (Iphigenia in Aulis, Getting Out, The Seahorse) in Belgium, Brussels, and The Netherlands as well as in US cities and states. She is beyond excited to work with her co-DASL and their amazing interpreting team for Evita at A.R.T!
ASL Interpreters
JO Welch
ASL Interpreters
JO Welch
JO Welch (she/her) is a first-generation American, the child of Colombian parents. She grew up in the marginalized space between Latinx and American cultures and is influenced by her commitment to the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing communities. In 1993, she began her performing arts work with Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing communities, on- and backstage. JO has the honor of working in theaters including Broadway In Boston, A.R.T., Yale Rep, and Signature Theater. Please note this show has a Latinx and POC interpreting team and DASLs!
Audio Description
Maria Hendricks
(she/her) A.R.T.: Life of Pi (Audio Describer); Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Audio Describer); The Arboretum Experience (Ensemble). Maria Hendricks, EMC is a polyglot actor/
Audio Description
Teddy Hendricks
(he/him) A.R.T.: Life of Pi; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Audio Describer). Teddy Hendricks is a Boston-based actor/
Relaxed Performance Consultants
Spectrum Theatre Ensemble
Relaxed Performance Consultants
Spectrum Theatre Ensemble
Spectrum Theatre Ensemble (STE) is a company of neurodiverse theatre artists, based in Providence, RI. STE was founded in 2017 with the common belief that theatre provides a unique, collaborative venue for the understanding and inclusion of all, and that our society and culture are stronger for it. We produce relevant, high-quality productions. We also provide leading initiatives and sensory-friendly consulting with other arts organizations and beyond. STE engages artists and audiences in developing social skills, empathy, and self-determination, as well as paving a path for successful and meaningful professional careers. STE’s Neurodiverse Inclusive Certified Entertainment (NICE) Program seeks to standardize and codify institutional sensory friendly practices to better serve neurodiverse audiences throughout the entertainment industry. The program seeks to educate, accredit, and support entertainment venues of all sizes.
A.R.T. Staff
Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director:
Diane Paulus
Executive Director:
Kelvin Dinkins, Jr.
SENIOR STAFF
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
Producer: Mark Lunsford
Director of Production: Krystin Matsumoto
Director of Artistic Programs & Dramaturg: Ryan McKittrick
Interim Director of Development: Sarah McLellan
Associate Artistic Director: Dayron J. Miles
Director of Marketing and Communications: Jennifer Weissman
STAFF
Artistic & EngagementArtistic Coordinator & Special Assistant to the Artistic Director: Karina Cowperthwaite ProducingLine Producer: Emma Watt Marketing & CommunicationsAssociate Director, Marketing and Communications: Susanna Jackson DevelopmentAssociate Director, Advancement & Development Engagement: Michael Winn FacilitiesDirector, Capital Projects: Peter Atkinson FinanceController: Toufiq Aitelfqih Patron ServicesHead of Patron Services: Emma Putnam |
ProductionProduction Manager: Skip Curtiss ScenicInterim Technical Director: Ross Wick 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 Overhire: Elijah Akindolie, Elijah Brown, Dean Covert, Ronald Demarco, Thomas Eckenfels, Michael Greene, Riahna Graciani, Martha Keslar, Courntey Licata, Aiden Marshall, Wesley Scanlon |
Special Thanks
Ira Pittleman Productions, Stan Ponte, Michael P. Kruke, Ramesh Narasimhan, John Gore Organization
Peggy Koenig, Peter May, The Nederlander Organization, Independent Presenters Network, The Shubert Organization, Networks Presentations, Jared King, James R. Schnepper, Jayne Barron Sherman, Michael Valdes, Currant Productions, Ronald Lieberman & Lauren Schwartz, Guimarin Family, Sam & Joan Weissman
Todd D. Dellaporta, Emma Rogers, Mireya Sanchez-Maes
Christopher Schramm, Daylee Richardson, Erin West, Dayne Sabatos, Carmen Gee, Arel Studios
Rehearsed at New 42nd Street Studios
Lighting Equipment provided by Production Resources Group; Sound Equipment provided by Meyer Sound; Additional Sound and Projections Equipment provided by Sound Associates, Inc.; Wigs provided by The Wig Associates; Chain Motor rental provided by Christie Lites; Automation equipment provided by Creative Connors, Inc.; Rehearsal Props rental provided by BB Props
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.
Explore
Musical Numbers
Act I
Aylarala
Make It Work
Blood Thicker Than Mole
Flying Away
Jugglin’
Always On The Run
If I Were A Bird
Drivin’ Next To You
Oye Muchacha
Act II
Entr’acte
Done With It All
Adios Andrés
Siempre Mi Gente
Be A Gringa
Curves
Doin’ It Anyway
Life Is Like A Dance
Flying Away Reprise
Finishing The Dresses
Always On The Run Reprise
I Got It Wrong
Glossary
The following is a list of translations of some of the Spanish words used in Real Women Have Curves.
chingona (adj., n.) – boss, freaking awesome
chisme (n.) – gossip, tidbit
fuchi (adj.) – yucky
jefa (n.) – boss (who is a woman)
mi gente (n.) – my people
la migra (n.) – used to refer to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
mija (n.) – shortened version of mi hija, my daughter, often used as a term of endearment
mira (v.) – look
mole (n.) – a thick, rich, spicy Mexican sauce made with many ingredients
niña (n.) – girl
oye (v.) – listen
panadería (n.) – bakery
pero (prep., conj.) – but
pinche (adj.) – damn, friggin’
plancha (n.) – iron
pobrecita (n.) – poor thing
pues/pos (conj.) – well
quinceañera (n.) – the celebration of a girl’s fifteenth birthday
reina (n.) – queen
siempre (adv.) – always
sinvergüenza (adj., n.) – shameless
toma (v.) – take it
viejo/vieja (adj., n.) – old man or old woman (but endearing)