When Elvis Met The Beatles

COLIN CARBERRY and GLENN PATTERSON (Book Writers) are the Bafta-nominated writers of Good Vibrations, the story of Belfast’s “Godfather of Punk”, Terri Hooley. They were commissioned by the Lyric Theatre Belfast to adapt the film for stage in 2018, a production that was subsequently restaged at the city’s Grand Opera House in 2023 before transferring to the Irish Arts Centre in New York, where it was named as a “Critic’s Pick” by the New York Times. It is a source of great delight to them both that what looked to the casual observer like sitting around listening to records all these years can now be revealed to have been deep research for bringing When Elvis Met the Beatles to  Ogunquit Playhouse.

HUNTER FOSTER (Director) is thrilled to be returning to Ogunquit after directing A Little Night Music starring Kathleen Turner and Little Shop of Horrors starring Latrice Royale lastS. He also directed Million Dollar Quartet for Ogunquit in 2015-16 and 2023 at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. NYC/Regional: The Play That Goes Wrong (Clarence Brown); South Pacific (Engeman); Driving Miss Daisy (Theatre Aspen); A Christmas Story (Goodspeed); Rock of Ages (Sharon Playhouse); The Other Josh Cohen (Off-Broadway); Company, Bridges of Madison County, Guys and Dolls, 42nd Street, Noises Off (Bucks County); Drowsy Chaperone, A Connecticut Christmas Carol (Goodspeed); Cabaret, My Fair Lady, Once, The Foreigner (Cape Playhouse); Jersey Boys, Our Town (Theatre Aspen); Rent, God or Carnage (Redhouse). Hunter adapted, co-wrote, and originally directed Clue: On Stage which has become one of the most produced plays in the US. Graduate of the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre program.

ALISON SOLOMON (Choreographer) is excited to return to Ogunquit. OP: Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Assoc Choreographer). Broadway (Assoc Choreographer): Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gigi, Beautiful The Carole King Musical. Tours: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Choreographer, Global), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Assoc Choreographer, US & Australia). NYC/Regional (Choreographer): Strike Up the Band (Carnegie Hall), Sweeney Todd (Signature Theatre), Sunday in the Park with George (Pasadena Playhouse), Into the Woods (Guthrie Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (Philadelphia Orchestra), Straight White Men (Westport Country Playhouse), Great Comet (Director/Choreographer, NYFA). NYC/Regional (Assoc Choreographer): I Married an Angel (City Center), Sweet Charity with Sutton Foster (Signature Theatre), Bandstand (Paper Mill), In the Heights (Kennedy Center, Associate Director/Choreographer). Commercials: [Acer Electronics with Lauren Froderman (SYTYCD), Gillian Murphy (ABT), and Ashley Bouder (NYCB)], [NFL Super Bowl with Odell Beckham Jr, Eli Manning, NY Giants], Lord & Taylor.
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KLARA ZIEGLEROVA (Scenic Design) Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Broadway: Sister Act, The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. Numerous productions in regional theatres all over the United States. London’s West End: Sister Act, Jersey Boys and multiple productions in Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy, UK and Ireland. Tony Award nomination (Jersey Boys), The Green Room Award for Best Design of a Musical (Australia), The Best Set Design of the Theatregoers’ Choice Award (London), Drammy Award for Best Set Design (USA) and the Carbonell Award for Best Set Design (USA). Lumen Award for New World Stages in NYC.

RICHARD LATTA (Lighting Design) has enjoyed a long and varied career designing lighting Off-Broadway, Regional theatre, Corporate Events, Dance, and Opera. He has also enjoyed a decades long relationship with Ogunquit Playhouse. At OP he designed Come From Away, Waitress, Crazy For You, A Little Night Music, Little Shop of Horrors, My Best Friend’s Wedding, and Disney’s Frozen at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. Thanks to all who helped out so much this season, congratulations to Brad for his 20th season, and dedications to Mom & Dad and the memory of Thom Roberts.

JEN CAPRIO (Costume Design) Broadway: Heart of Rock and Roll, Spamalot, Falsettos, Spelling Bee. Tours: Clue, Falsettos, Joseph, The Lion (West End/US); Spelling Bee (US). More than 250 Regional theater and Opera productions over the last 25 years. TV: The Pigeon Explains! (YouTube), Tiny Time Travel (PBS Kids), Sesame Street (Seasons 47–56, Emmy Award-winner), The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (Seasons 1–2), Manhunt (Apple TV+). jencaprio.com
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KEVIN HEARD (Sound Design) is thrilled to be returning for his 12th season at this incredible institution. Some of his favorite productions over the years include Ragtime (IRNE Award for Best Sound Design), Guys and Dolls, Come From Away, Little Shop of Horrors, Waitress, Beautiful, The Da Vinci Code, The Nutty Professor, Cabaret, Kinky Boots, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and so many more. Off–Broadway sound designs include Lizard Boy (2024 Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Musical), ¡Americano!, #DateMe, Einstein’s Dreams, The Hello Girls, In & Of Itself, Midnight at The Never Get, and more. Broadway credits (as Assoc. Sound Designer): Good Night Oscar, The Minutes, All The Way, The Cherry Orchard, and The Country House. Kevin has designed the sound for dozens of productions at regional theaters across the country and internationally from London to Manila. In addition to his sound design work, Kevin is currently the Associate Producer for Chicago’s cirque–comedy–cabaret extravaganza, Teatro ZinZanni, and is a lead producer on the internationally renowned tour, The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, starring drag superstars BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon. Proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE. HeardSoundDesign.com
@thekevinheard

ROXANNE DE LUNA (Wig/Hair & Make-Up Design) Ogunquit Playhouse: Guys and Dolls, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Little Shop of Horrors, Crazy for You, A Little Night Music, Waitress, Sound of Music, Tootsie, The New Broadway Musical (Regional Premiere), Da Vinci Code (American Premiere), Singing In The Rain, Beautiful, The Carole King Musical, Mr. Hollands Opus The New Musical (World Premiere), The Nutty Professor, The Cher Show, Young Frankenstein, Mystic Pizza (World Premiere), Escape to Margaritaville, Annie the Musical, Kinky Boots, Menopause, Cabaret, 42nd Street, Elf the Musical. Cleveland Playhouse: Amadeus, Light It UP! (World Premiere). Two River Theater: The Scarlet Letter (World Premiere). Big League Productions: The Cher Show 1st National Tour, North Carolina Theater: Beautiful, The Carole King Musical (2023) Kinky Boots (2020). Tuacahn: Beautiful, The Carole King Musical (2023). Playmakers Repertory Company LORT-D: My Fair Lady, Intimate Apparel (2017). She was born and raised in El Paso, TX. Graduate with her Master of Arts from University of Cincinnati- Conservatory of Music in Wig & Makeup Design, 2015.

JOHN NARUN (Projection Design) is pleased to return to Ogunquit Playhouse. OP: The Cher Show, Singin’ in the Rain. Broadway: Torch Song Trilogy. Off-Broadway: The Seven Year Disappear (The New Group), The Tallest Tree in the Forest (BAM), The Laramie Project (BAM), What I Did Last Summer (Signature Theatre), The Secret Life of Edward Gorey (Sheen Center). Regional: Execution of Justice (Chautauqua); The Squirrels, Blueprints to Freedom, The Darrell Hammond Project (La Jolla Playhouse); Born for This (Arena Stage). Concerts: Madonna, Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Britney Spears, The Spice Girls. Awards: Primetime Emmy Nomination, Drama Desk nomination, 3 Henry Hewes Design Award nominations, 2 Craig Noel Award nominations, and an NYIT Award nomination. Adjunct Professor of Projection Design, Rutgers University. johnnarun.com

JOHN BANISTER (Co-Orchestrator/Arranger and Incidental Music and Lyrics) is very excited to be involved in creating this new work at Ogunquit Playhouse. He is an honours Graduate of The Royal Academy of Music in London, England and began his career as a classical musician playing with some of Britain’s top orchestras such as The Royal Philharmonic, Welsh National Opera and Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet. As an actor/musician, John has appeared in several of London’s West End shows such as The Buddy Holly Story, Jailhouse Rock, Great Balls of Fire, and The Sound of Music. He is currently the Music Supervisor for The Buddy Holly Story through Buddy Worldwide Ltd, London, and has music directed and appeared in many productions across Europe and North America. He was nominated for The Sterling Award for most outstanding Music Director at the Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Edmonton, Canada for Buddy. Also at the Mayfield, John has appeared in Folkswaggin’, Top of The Pops, The British Invasion, and Musicians Gone Wild. He wrote and arranged the music for the world premiere of Heartbreak Hotel, the prequel to Million Dollar Quartet, with Floyd Mutrux. After music directing The Buddy Holly Story for Drayton Entertainment, Ontario, Canada then Beehive: The Musical, John is now a regular Music Director at Stage West in Calgary. Shows include Closer Walk with Patsy Kline and Footloose.

ANDREA GRODY (Co-Orchestrator/Arranger and Incidental Music and Lyrics) Ogunquit debut! Broadway: Suffs, The Band’s Visit, Tootsie. Select Off-Broadway/Regional: Suffs, Public Works’ As You Like It and The Tempest, The Great Immensity, Fortress of Solitude (all Public Theater), The Band’s Visit (Atlantic), The Light in the Piazza (Huntington Theatre), Assassins (Yale Rep), An American Tail (Children’s Theatre Company), Unknown Soldier (Williamstown), Robin Hood as Composer/MD (Williamstown). Writer/Composer: Strange Faces. Olivier, Drama Desk, Grammy Award nominations. Associate Director at New York Vocal Coaching, Alexander Technique teacher in training. Creator of WordWaves (www.singwordwaves.com). B.A. Princeton University, M.A. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

CHRISTOPHER D. LITTLEFIELD (Music Director/Conductor) Ogunquit debut! Broadway: Spongebob (Vocal Coach, Rehearsal Pianist). Nat’l Tour: The Addams Family, 9 to 5 (Associate Conductor, Keyboard). Off-Broadway: Under the Bodhi Tree (Music Director, Conductor, Pianist), Naked Boys Singing (Conductor, Pianist), Shout! (Keyboard). Regional: 5th Avenue Theatre (Associate Music Supervisor), Riverside Theatre, Coastal Carolina Performing Arts, Arvada Center, The Argyle Theatre. Film: Leonard Soloway’s Broadway (Music Supervisor, Composer, Arranger, Pianist). TV: My Time (The Oprah Winfrey Network; Music Director, Arranger, Pianist). Studio Recordings: Glory Days (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Home: Nikkie Renée Daniels, What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up: Scott Alan (Pianist), Incandescent: Melissa Maricich (Producer, Music Supervisor, Arranger, Orchestrator, Pianist). Arranger for multiple Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA), including New York City, Toronto, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas, Austin, and Palm Springs Gay Men’s Choruses. Music Director, Arranger, Orchestrator, and Conductor for the Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards. cdlittlefield.com

ARC (Casting) 150+ productions across the globe & 13 Artios Awards for Casting.  Broadway/NY Past & credits include: Othello, Real Women Have Curves, A Wonderful World, Life of Pi, Chicago the Musical, Disney’s The Lion King & Beauty and the Beast, Hadestown, Lost in Yonkers, Great Comet of 1812, Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, 39 Steps, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/U.K.: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. Tours: 1776, Hairspray, Waitress, Urinetown, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: A.R.T., Berkeley Rep, Alley, Bay Street, Goodspeed, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature. ARC, Part of RWS Global. castingbyarc.com
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HALEY BENNETT (Music Contractor) is an NYC–based Music Supervisor, Conductor, Arranger, and Coordinator. Broadway: & Juliet, Redwood, Diana: The Musical, Once on This Island, Escape to Margaritaville, Dear Evan Hansen, Come From Away, Anastasia, Bandstand, Paramour, Finding Neverland. Nat’l/Int’l Tours: Hamilton, Tales from Margaritaville, Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Prince of Broadway. TV/Film: Schmigadoon!, Diana: The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar Live!, Peter Pan Live!. Haley is also a Music Contractor for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular and a Recording Coordinator for Broadway cast albums. BA from Harvard University, originally from Maine! 
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NIKKI LINT (Production Stage Manager) is ecstatic to return to Ogunquit. OP: My Best Friend’s Wedding, Crazy For You, Singin’ in the Rain, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Heartbreak Hotel, Saturday Night Fever, Billy Elliot, West Side Story, 9 to 5, Young Frankenstein, Addams Family. Broadway: School of Rock (SM Sub), King Kong (PA, SM Sub). Tours: Cabaret (ASM), The Band’s Visit (SM). Select Off-Broadway: Yes, I Can Say That (Primary Stages), The Imaginary Invalid (Red Bull Theater). Regional: Gateway Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Nikki also works with her amazingly talented partner, Shai Wetzer (drummer on this show!), to create, record, and produce music. shaiwetzer.com

CAITLIN BELCIK (Associate Director) is thrilled to be returning to Ogunquit Playhouse for her third show! OP (AD): A Little Night Music, Little Shop of Horrors. Broadway: Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Annie Who OBC, Hilton Theatre). Off-Broadway: Do Re Mi (Tilda), Smile (Choreographer, AMT); Seesaw (Choreographer, Theatre Row). Regional: White Christmas (Ensemble: u/s Betty, Bucks County), Hairspray (Brenda, MT Wichita), Freaky Friday (Gretchen, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma), Patience (Maiden, NYGASP), Disney’s Frozen (Choreographer, City Springs Theatre Company), Parade (Choreographer, ATG), A Christmas Story (AD/AC, Goodspeed), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (AC, Tuacahn). BFA: Penn State University. MA: Oklahoma City University. Special thanks to Will, Hunter, and OP. @cebelcik

AKINA KITAZAWA (Associate Choreographer) is pleased to return to Ogunquit Playhouse. OP: An American in Paris (Ensemble). Regional: Bull Durham (AC, World Premiere | Choreographed by Joshua Bergasse), Grease (AC, Bucks County | Choreographed by Alison Solomon). Broadway (Performer): New York, New York (Dance Captain | Directed and Choreographed by Susan Stroman). TV: 2023 Tony Awards (Featured Soloist).
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DANIEL EVERETT (Assistant Stage Manager) saw his first Ogunquit Playhouse production at the age of eleven. OP: Guys and Dolls, Frozen, Sound of Music, The Da Vinci Code, Beautiful, Elf, Young Frankenstein, Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia, White Christmas, An American in Paris, Ragtime, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Off-Broadway: Culture Project, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Manhattan Ensemble Theatre. Regional: Paper Mill, Barrington Stage, Cape Playhouse, North Carolina Theatre, NSMT, Gateway, West Virginia Public Theatre. Special thanks to his family.

ABI ROWE (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be to making her Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Off-Broadway: Islander, Jersey Boys, Sleep No More, The Imaginary Invalid (Red Bull), See What I Wanna See (OOTB); The Light and The Dark (Primary Stages); Bathhouse.pptx (The Flea); Wolf Play (MCC); A Bright New Boise, My Broken Language (Signature Theatre); As You Like It (The Public); Cyrano (The New Group). Regional: Fiddler on the Roof (Paper Mill), Candide (Skylight Music Theatre), Cinderella (Geva), A View From the Bridge, Yasmina’s Necklace (Goodman Theater). Int’l: West Side Story (Tokyo). Yes, my name is almost the title of a Beatles album.

OLIVIA TYMON (Assistant Stage Manager) is returning to her home away from home, Ogunquit Playhouse! OP: Guys and Dolls (ASM); A Little Night Music, Little Shop of Horrors, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Singing in the Rain, The Da Vinci Code, Tootsie, The Nutty Professor, Beautiful, Mystic Pizza, Young Frankenstein (PA). Off-Broadway: God Said This (ASM, Primary Stages). Regional: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (SM, Apocalyptic Artists Ensemble); Charlotte’s Web (SM, Birmingham Children’s Theatre); The Rover, Titus Andronicus (ASM, Red Bull Theater). Thank you to my wonderfully supportive and encouraging mom and dad!