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is a highly acclaimed American screenwriter and producer, renowned for his contributions to Hollywood over several decades. Born in Los Angeles, Bass initially pursued a legal career, earning his law degree from Harvard. He practiced law for several years before transitioning to screenwriting, a move that would establish him as one of the most successful writers in the film industry. Bass’s breakthrough came with the film Rain Man (1988), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, the film was a critical and commercial success, earning Bass widespread acclaim, catapulting him into the spotlight and leading to more high-profile projects. Throughout his career, Bass has written across various genres, most notably the romantic comedy My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) starring Julia Roberts, and the drama Dangerous Minds (1995) featuring Michelle Pfeiffer. He is also known for his work on Stepmom (1998) and Entrapment (1999). In addition to screenwriting, Bass has ventured into television and novels, co-creating the TV series Dangerous Minds (1996-97) and serving as executive producer. Through it all, Bass has become a respected figure in the entertainment industry, recognized for his ability to create emotionally resonant narratives and well-developed characters. His work continues to influence both emerging and established writers in Hollywood.

Theatre: Babies, Wildfire (Royal Court Theatre); Beautiful Thing, Boom Bang a Bang (Bush Theatre); Rupert Street Lonely Hearts Club (ETT, Criterion Theatre); Swan Song, Canary, Hushabye Mountain, Out in The Open (Hampstead Theatre); Guiding Star, Tomorrow I’ll Be Happy (National Theatre); Corrie! (Lowry Theatre); Mr. Tuesday (Kings Head Theatre); Our Lady of Blundellsands (Liverpool Everyman). Tours: Dusty, Here You Come Again, Ian McKellen’s Mother Goose. Jonathan also wrote the musicals Closer To Heaven and Musik with Pet Shop Boys. TV: Call The Midwife, Shameless, Rev, Lilies, At Home with The Braithwaites, Murder Most Horrid, The Catherine Tate Show, The Tracey Ullman Show. Jonathan created the BAFTA nominated sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme, Beautiful People, and Best Friends. He has written over 300 episodes of Coronation Street, for which he won the Writers Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Continuing Drama in 2109, the British Soap Award for Best Episode and the British Soap Award for Best Scene. His monologue for Gail was also nominated for a BAFTA for TV Moment of the Year. Film: Beautiful Thing which won Best Film at London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, and the Paris Film Festival, as well as Best Screenplay at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival.

was a legendary American composer, songwriter, and record producer, celebrated for his distinctive style that blended pop, jazz, and orchestral music. Over his seven-decade career, Bacharach wrote 73 Top 40 hits in the US and 52 in the UK, making him one of the most successful and influential composers of all time. His collaboration with lyricist Hal David produced some of the most iconic songs of the 20th Century, including “Walk on By,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” and “I Say a Little Prayer.” Bacharach’s music has been performed by an array of legendary artists such as Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, and The Carpenters. Bacharach’s talents extended to Broadway, where he co-wrote the music for the 1968 musical Promises, Promises, based on the film The Apartment. The show was a critical and commercial success, featuring the hit songs “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” and “Knowing When to Leave.” Promises, Promises received multiple Tony Award nominations and solidified Bacharach’s versatility as a composer. In addition to his pop successes, Bacharach composed memorable film scores, earning Academy Awards for “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” from Arthur. Other notable film contributions include the score for What’s New Pussycat?, the theme for Casino Royale, and Alfie. Bacharach’s work has earned him six Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, an Emmy Award, three Academy Awards, as well as induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, solidifying his status as a musical genius whose compositions have left an indelible mark on the world of music.

was an iconic American lyricist, best known for his successful collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach. Together, they created some of the most memorable pop songs of the 20th Century, including “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” and “I Say a Little Prayer.” His work earned him an Academy Award, Grammy Awards, and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Hal wrote a number of successful songs for various composers with artists such as Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo, and Percy Faith, contributing lyrics to songs like “Bell Bottom Blues” and “Broken Hearted Melody,” the latter of which became a hit for Sarah Vaughan. His versatility as a lyricist allowed him to work across different mediums, including Broadway and Hollywood. He wrote the lyrics for the 1968 Broadway musical Promises, Promises, which was based on the Billy Wilder film The Apartment. The show was a success, running for over 1,200 performances and earning him a Tony Award nomination. He also co-wrote the theme song for the 1966 James Bond spoof Casino Royale, further showcasing his ability to adapt his lyrical talents to various contexts. Beyond his work in popular music, Hal made significant contributions to television and film, writing the theme songs for several television shows, including Baby Talk and One Life to Live, and movies A House Is Not a Home and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. In the 1970s and beyond, Hal continued to work with other composers, including John Barry, Henry Mancini, and Michel Legrand. He wrote the lyrics for “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before,” a hit for Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson in 1984, which further cemented his status as a lyricist whose work could resonate across different eras and musical styles. In addition to songwriting, Hal was also an advocate for the music industry, serving as president of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) from 1980-86, where he worked to protect the rights of songwriters and composers. His impact on the music industry remains profound, with his songs continuing to inspire and touch people worldwide. Throughout his career, Hal received numerous accolades, including being honored with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song alongside Bacharach in 2011, a testament to his enduring impact on American music.

is an award-winning theatre, film, and television director and choreographer. A nine-time Tony Award nominee, she has won three for Best Choreography for the Broadway revivals of Wonderful Town, The Pajama Game, and Anything Goes. Kathleen has worked on more than 20 Broadway shows and is the first woman to have directed a play, a musical, and choreographed a musical on Broadway. Most recently, she directed and choreographed the world premiere of Sinatra The Musical at the Birmingham Rep in the UK, produced in association with Universal Music Group and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. Broadway: Nice Work If You Can Get It, Anything Goes, The Pajama Game, Wonderful Town, In Transit, Living on Love, Grease, Little Shop of Horrors, Follies, Seussical, Kiss Me, Kate, 1776, Swinging on a Star. London’s West End: Anything Goes (Olivier Award for Best Choreography). Off-Broadway/Regional: The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Transport Group); Two Gentlemen of Verona (New York Shakespeare Festival); Saturday Night (Second Stage); Mamma Mia! (Hollywood Bowl); Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, Love’s Labor’s Lost (Old Globe); On the Town (Boston Pops); My Paris (Long Wharf); Ever After (Paper Mill); Diner (Signature Theatre). Film/TV: My Week with Marilyn (choreographer); Once Upon a Mattress starring Carol Burnett and Tracey Ullman; The Music Man starring Matthew Broderick (choreographer); 2 Broke Girls (director). Kathleen served as City Center Encores! Artistic Director for 4 seasons, during which time the organization received a special Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre. Credits: The Band Wagon, I’m Getting My Act Together, Bells Are Ringing, Carnival, Babes in Arms.   In addition to her Tony and Olivier Awards, Kathleen has received three Drama Desk Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, an Emmy nomination, the Astaire Award, the George Abbott Award, the Smith College Medal (her alma mater), the Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for the Arts, and has been named a Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Executive Board of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

Broadway: Escape to Margaritaville, Beautiful, On Your Feet, Hairspray, Hair, Rock of Ages, Catch Me If You Can, Lennon, The Rocky Horror Show, Footloose, Street Corner Symphony. Off-Broadway: Song of Singapore, Forever Plaid. Regional: Diner (Sheryl Crow), Some Lovers (Burt Bacharach), The Nightingale (Sheik/Sater). Film: Annie, Hairspray, Joyful Noise, Band Slam, Boys on the Side. Other: Hairspray (National Tours, Toronto, Las Vegas, London, Johannesburg, Cologne, Hollywood Bowl), Hair (Hollywood Bowl). Performer: Tommy, Baby, Leader of the Pack, Starlight Express, RockNRoll! The First 5000 Years. Love to the 3Ls and M/W.

OP: The Sound of Music, Tootsie. Off-Broadway: Curvy Widow (Premiere). First Nat’l Tours: Tootsie, Escape to Margaritaville. Regional: Tick, Tick… Boom! (George Street Playhouse); El Otro Oz (Atlantic Theater Company); The SpongeBob Musical (Broadway At Music Circus); West Side Story, Sweet Charity (Maltz Jupiter Theatre); On Your Feet, Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein (Paper Mill Playhouse); Man of La Mancha (Westport Country Playhouse); The Will Rogers Follies (The Merry-Go-Round Playhouse); Cutman: A Boxing Musical (Goodspeed). As a composer, Andrew has provided music and lyrics for the original musicals 50 Shades of F****d Up and Committed, as well the score for the audiobook The Influential Voice. He is a proud graduate of Stetson University in Florida. Endless love and gratitude to his wonderful husband, Bart. For more, visit soto.fun

Theatre: Grania (Abbey, Dublin); Wizard of Oz (London Palladium / UK Tour); Faith Healer (Lyric Hammersmith); Oliver! (Leeds Playhouse); The Little Big Things (Soho Place); La Cage aux Folles, 101 Dalmatians (Regent’s Park); The Magicians Elephant, Titus Andronicus (RSC); Wendy & Peter Pan (Bunkamura Tokyo, RSC, Leeds Playhouse); The Royal Hunt of the Sun (Tokyo); The Witches of Eastwick (Cirkus Stockholm); Annie (West End, South Africa, Toronto, Tour); Grease (West End, UK Tour); Sunset Boulevard (UK Tour); Pressure (West End, Edinburgh Lyceum, Chichester); Breakfast with Mugabe (West End, RSC); Spring Awakening (Headlong); Sunshine on Leith (Leeds Playhouse, UK Tour); Animal Farm (Leeds Playhouse); Jimmy’s Hall (Abbey, Dublin); Sweeney Todd (WNO, La Monnaie, Royal Danish Opera); Dancing At Lughnasa (both Birmingham Rep); The Hypochondriac, Twelfth Night, Betrayal (Sheffield Crucible); All’s Well, Antony and Cleopatra (The Globe). Ballet: MacBeth (National Ballet of Japan), Merlin (Northern Ballet), Pinocchio (National Ballet of Canada/Texas Ballet Theater). Opera: The Magic Flute, Carmen, Kiss Me Kate (Opera North).

has enjoyed a long and varied career lighting Off-Broadway, Regional Theater, Corporate Events, Dance and Opera. Mr. Latta’s first season at Ogunquit Playhouse was in 1985, and he leaves it to you to do the math. Thanks to all involved!

has designed the sound for more than 30 productions at Ogunquit Playhouse and is thrilled to be returning for his 11th season! Some recent favorites include Little Shop of Horrors, Ragtime (IRNE Award for Best Sound Design), Waitress, Beautiful, The Da Vinci Code, The Nutty Professor, Young Frankenstein, Cabaret, Kinky Boots, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Million Dollar Quartet and so many more. Off–Broadway sound designs include Lizard Boy (2024 Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Musical), FIVE: The Parody Musical, ¡Americano!, #DateMe, Einstein’s Dreams, The Hello Girls, In & Of Itself, Midnight at The Never Get and many more. Broadway credits (as Assoc. Sound Designer): Good Night Oscar, The Minutes, All The Way, The Cherry Orchard, and The Country House. Along with dozens of productions at regional theaters across the country, Kevin designed the sound for the International Premieres of Fun Home (starring Lea Salonga), Kinky Boots, and Matilda in Manila, Philippines. Kevin 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
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Ogunquit Playhouse: 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, 42^nd 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 1^st 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.

currently serves as Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at the University of Utah, and hails from NYC where he was Kathleen Marshall’s Associate Director and Associate Choreographer for Nice Work If You Can Get It, Anything Goes, Living on Love (Broadway); The Band Wagon (City Center Encores!); On the Town (Boston Pops); Kennedy Center Honors;  Diner (Signature Theatre, VA). As a Performer on Broadway: Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Pajama Game, Wonderful Town, Billy Elliot, Curtains, Chicago, Annie Get Your Gun, Saturday Night Fever, The Wedding Singer, How to Succeed. Thank you, OP! @ProfEggers

is thrilled to make his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. As Orchestrator & Musical Supervisor: The Wizard of Oz (West End, UK Tour); Annie (West End, UK Tours, International). UK & international Tours: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Barnum, An Officer and a Gentleman The Musical (World Premiere), I Should be so Lucky (World Premiere), The Last Five Years, Nativity! The Musical (World Premiere), The Wedding Singer. Regional: West Side Story, Billy Elliot, Bugsy Malone, Joseph, Dogfight. Film: London Road. Upcoming: My Fair Lady (Curve), Kinky Boots (UK Tour), Military Wives The Musical (World Premiere). George wishes to thank his agent Kathryn and all at Crossroads Live. @georgedyermd

More than 150 productions worldwide with 13 Artios Awards for Casting. Broadway/NY: Othello, Gatsby, Life of Pi, Chicago, Disney’s The Lion King, Disney’s 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. West End/UK: Hadestown, Sister Act, Menier Chocolate Factory. Tours: 1776, Hairspray, Waitress, Urinetown, Girl From The North Country, Finding Neverland, Into the Woods, We Will Rock You. Regional: ART, Berkeley Rep, Bay Street, Goodspeed, Hollywood Bowl, McCarter, Signature. TV/Film: Netflix, Fox, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney. ARC is part of RWS Global.
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is an NYC–based Music Supervisor, Conductor, Arranger, and Coordinator. Broadway: & Juliet, 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!  @haleybmusic

is so pleased to return to Ogunquit Playhouse. OP: 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). Tour: Cabaret (ASM), The Band’s Visit (SM). Off-Broadway/Regional: Yes, I Can Say That (Primary Stages); 20^th Anniversary Festival (Red Bull Theater); Billy Elliot, 42nd Street, Grease, Cats, My Fair Lady (Gateway); Murder on the Orient Express, Les Misérables, The Wiz, Annie, Doubt, Red (Maltz Jupiter Theatre); Rock Odyssey (Adrienne Arsht Center); Reverie (Second City). Nikki is currently working with “The Visitors,” a group of musicians from diverse backgrounds that create original music, who met while touring with The Band’s Visit. visitorsmusic.com

returns to Ogunquit Playhouse following last season’s The Sound of Music at The Music Hall. Music Director: Grease, The Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County Playhouse); Jersey Boys (Norwegian Bliss, Cape Playhouse). Associate Music Director: La Cage aux Folles (Trinity Rep); Escape to Margaritaville (North Shore Music Theatre). B.M. Berklee College of Music. Thanks to Soto and The Playhouse team for inviting him back, and his family for their support.

is thrilled to return to Ogunquit Playhouse. OP: Singin’ in the Rain (ASM), Mr. Holland’s Opus (ASM). Off-Broadway: Dark Disabled Stories (1^st ASM, Bushwick Starr/The Public Theatre). Off-Off Broadway: Rent (PSM, Deaf Broadway/Lincoln Center), Asking 4 Trouble (PSM, Ensemble Studio Theatre). Regional: The Laramie Project (PSM, Deaf Austin Theater; The Roommate, Hairspray (PSM, American Stage Theatre). Tours: I’m Possible (PSM, Omnium Circus). Film: Flirting, With Possibilities (1^st AD). Much love to her family and Joey.

This is Tony’s first production at Ogunquit Playhouse. Recent: Drowsy Chaperone (SSMT), Nine (Short North Stage), Vatican Falls (The Tank Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (Vineyard Theatre). He is a resident associate designer for Derek McLane Studios where he has worked on a number of Broadway, Regional, and International productions including The Heart of Rock and Roll, Moulin Rouge, and MJ The Musical. tonydibernardo.net

is excited to return to Ogunquit Playhouse. Associate LD: OP: Tootsie, Mystic Pizza, Cabaret, 42^nd Street, Grumpy Old Men. Regional ALD: A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, Singin’ in the Rain, Funny Girl, Billy Elliot (NSMT). Regional LD: We Had a Girl Before You, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Guys & Dolls, Beehive, Boulevard of Bold Dreams, Miss Holmes Returns (GBSC); Escape to Margaritville, Cinderella (NSMT). Dance: Fresh Tracks (NYLA); Compound Rite: Utopia or Oblivion, Veins Remnant, JelLyVisiOn TelEbeAn (2^nd Ave Dance Company). Off-Off-Broadway: Raving Reason. Numerous shows with NYU and Columbia University. cmwhittemore.com

is a costume designer, wardrobe supervisor, and tailor for Broadway, Regional Theater, National/International Tours, Television, and Film. OP: Million Dollar Quartet; Tootsie, Crazy for You (For Sally Struthers). Broadway (Wardrobe): Aladdin, Frozen, Moulin Rouge, Tina, Summer. Pre-Broadway: A Beautiful Noise. Tours (Wardrobe Supervisor and Assoc Costume Designer): White Christmas, Rent, Mamma Mia. Regional: Cape Playhouse, Papermill, Gateway, The Human Race Theatre Company, CAPA, Orlando Shakespeare, Porthouse Theatre, Theatre SilCo, Ohio University, Garden Theatre. Opera: The Metropolitan Opera (Wardrobe Supervisor). TV: The Equalizer Season 2 (2^nd Tailor). Molly recently became a Midwest-based artist after moving her home base from NYC to Columbus, OH. Owner: Sanctuary Inclusive Tailoring and Styling. Proud member of IATSE local #764. @MollzWalz @SanctuaryTailoring

is a sound designer and technician based in Bar Harbor, ME. He is the Audio Supervisor at ACT of CT in Ridgefield, CT, in addition to his volunteer work with Acadia Community Theater. Jacob is excited to share the fruits of his first design position at Ogunquit Playhouse with you, and hopes you enjoy the show!