David Yazbek

Music & Lyrics

Broadway: The Band’s Visit; The Full Monty; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Women on the Verge... TV/film: “Late Night with David Letterman” (writer); “Boardwalk Empire” (score); “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” (theme);  hundreds of other scripts, scores and songs. Music: five solo albums. Upcoming: Dead Outlaw, a New Musical. 1 Tony Award, 5 Tony Noms, an Emmy, a Grammy, 4 Grammy noms, an Obie, 5 Drama Desk Awards and none of it helps his self-esteem. What is that about? He can fold contour sheets, at least that’s something.

Robert Horn

Book

Winner of the 2019 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and New York Drama Critic’s Circle Awards for his work on Tootsie. Additional theatre credits include 13 The Musical, Shucked, Hercules, Moonshine the Musical, Lone Star Love; and Dame Edna: Back With A Vengeance. He’s written, created and/or produced such series as “Designing Women;” “Living Single;” “High Society;” “Partners.” He has contributed to large scale events such as Bette Midler’s Divine Intervention tour; and has had production deals at Warner Brothers, Sony and ABC Studios. Films include 13 The Musical on Netflix, Teen Beach Movie’s 1 & 2; Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure; Disney’s Wildlife; Good Advice. Dedicated to my Mom, husband John, and twin sister Nancy who I know is guiding my pen.

David Rockwell

Original Scenic Design for Broadway

Broadway: Tootsie; Kiss Me Kate; Lobby Hero; She Loves Me (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards); On the Twentieth Century (Tony nomination); You Can’t Take It With You (Tony nomination); Kinky Boots (Tony nomination); Lucky Guy (Tony nomination); Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations). Off-Broadway: The Seven Deadly Sins; Soundtrack of America; the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. Television: the 81st, 82nd, 93rd Oscars (2010 Emmy Award). Founder and President of Rockwell Group, an architecture and design firm.

Christine Peters

Tour Scenic Design

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Tour; Tootsie Tour; 2012/ 2018 Elf Tour; 1st Date; Mickey & Minnie’s Doorway to Magic; Noel Tour. Broadway (associate designer): King Kong Alive on Broadway; Miss Saigon; 1984; Paramour; Les Meserables; Testament of Mary; Jekyll & Hyde; The Book of Mormon; Newsies The Musical; The Addams Family; Elf; Bonnie and Clyde; The House of Blue Leaves; Elling; Enron; Mary Stuart; The American Plan; Cyrano de Bergerac.

William Ivey Long

Costume Design

Mr. Long designs for opera, ballet, modern dance, theatre, television, and film. He has 76 Broadway credits and has been nominated for 17 Tony Awards, winning 6 times. He was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2006. www.williamiveylong.com

Donald Holder

Lighting Design

Broadway: Over 50 productions, 2 Tony awards (The Lion King; South Pacific) and 13 Tony noms. Recent projects include Kiss Me, Kate; My Fair Lady; Oslo; Anastasia; She Loves Me; Fiddler on the Roof; The King and I; The Bridges of Madison County; Golden Boy; Spiderman; many others.

Brian Ronan

Sound Design

Over 40 Broadway designs. He is the recipient of Obie, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Olivier and Tony awards. Some recent shows: Mrs. Doubtfire; Kiss Me, Kate; The Prom; Springsteen on Broadway; Mean Girls; Escape to Margaritaville; The Last Ship; Beautiful; The Book of Mormon; American Idiot; Next to Normal; Spring Awakening; Cabaret; Anything Goes.

Paul Huntley

Hair & Wig Design

London- born. Has worked hundreds of Broadway shows, most memorably the original productions of Cats; Evita; The Producers; Hairspray. A recipient of Drama Desk and Tony awards, he has also worked with the most legendary leading ladies of the cinema, including Bette Davis and Marlene Dietrich.

Angelina Avallone

Make-Up Design

Broadway: Diana; Company (Patti LuPone); War Paint; The Prince of Broadway; Cabaret; Disgraced; Big Fish; Cinderella; Nice Work...; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Chaplin; The Addams Family; Young Frankenstein; Dreamgirls; West Side Story; Memphis; Rock of Ages; Sweeney Todd; The Color Purple; A Little Night Music; Anything Goes; Company; Gypsy; The Little Mermaid.

Christopher Vergara

Costume Coordinator

Recent credits: Survivor’s Odyssey (White Snake); Bodas de Sangre (Phoenix); Once (VinWonders); bull-jean stories; Unfuckwithable (Drama League); References to Salvador… (Juilliard); Macbeth (Lewis Center); In the Heights (Orlando Shakes); Kidnap Road (La Mama); The Golem of Havana (Miami New Drama); Texas in Paris (York); La Traviata (Brevard); Harlequinade; Walpurgisnacht (Trockadero). Broadway associate credits include: Eclipsed, The Color Purple, and Once on this Island.

Binder Casting
Chad Murnane, CSA

Casting

Binder Casting was founded by Jay Binder nearly 40 years ago and has been a part of RWS Entertainment Group since 2016. The office has cast 150+ Broadway, Off-Broadway, and National Touring productions, in addition to countless national and international projects spanning both stage and screen. Binder was featured prominently in the Broadway documentary, Every Little Step, and is a proud twelve- time recipient of the Artios Award for Excellence in Casting. The office infuses its work with both a deep respect for our roots and a commitment to growth. www.bindercasting.com

Talitha Fehr

Music Coordinator

Talitha Fehr has worked on over 70 national and international tours and productions. Highlights include: Sister Act; Mamma Mia!; School of Rock; Come Fly Away; Love Never Dies; the Vancouver Olympic Ceremonies 2010. She dedicates her work on CATS to the memory of her mentor, Sam Lutfiyya.

Dean Sharenow

Music Supervisor

Grammy- winning record producer/engineer. Broadway: Girl From the North Country; Tootsie; The Cher Show; The Band’s Visit; Amélie; The Last Ship; Women on the Verge… Off- Broadway: Twelfth Night; The Total Bent; Fortress of Solitude (all Public Theater). Album producer/engineer: Girl From the North Country; Unknown Soldier; Tootsie; The Band’s Visit; The Great Comet…; Women on the Verge…, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; Shaina Taub; David Sanborn; Stephen Lynch; David Yazbek.

David Chase

Dance Arrangements

40 Broadway productions as dance arranger and/or music director/ supervisor. Upcoming: revivals of Music Man; 1776; Beauty and the Beast. Many arrangements/orchestrations for the Boston Pops; Kennedy Center Honors; Radio City; “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; “Schmigadoon!”; “Crazy Ex- Girlfriend.” Choral works at Hal Leonard. Two Emmy® nominations for music direction for NBC Live! musicals, plus a Grammy® nomination.

Simon Hale

Orchestrations

Theatre: Girl From The North Country (West End/Broadway); Olivier/ Drama Desk nominations); Tootsie (Broadway; Tony nomination); Bedknobs & Broomsticks (UK Tour); Spring Awakening (Broadway/West End); Women on the Verge… (Broadway/West End; Drama Desk nomination); Get Up, Stand Up (West End). Film as orchestrator: Spectre - The Writing’s on the Wall. Recording as arranger/orchestrator: Björk, Jamiroquai, George Michael, Oasis, Simply Red and Sam Smith (Grammy nomination).

Allied Global Marketing

Tour Marketing & Press

Allied Global Marketing is a full-service integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, sports, consumer and lifestyle brands, including 75+ Broadway shows over two decades. Current Tours: Ain’t Too Proud; Charlie/Chocolate Factory; A Christmas Carol; The Hip Hop Nutcracker; Mean Girls; The Play That Goes Wrong; Pretty Woman; RENT; Tootsie.

The Booking Group

Tour Booking Agency

The Booking Group has represented 26 Tony Award® winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current touring productions include: Hamilton; Dear Evan Hansen; Come From Away; The Book of Mormon; To Kill a Mockingbird; Hadestown; Mean Girls; My Fair Lady; Tootsie; Anastasia; Chicago; Fiddler on the Roof; Hairspray; Rent; Waitress. Future productions include: 1776; MJ; Six; Tina; West Side Story.

Josh Ceballos & Andrew David Sotomayor

Music Director

Josh Ceballos: Previous credits include Tootsie (1st National tour) and The Color Purple (3rd National tour). Other credits: As You Like It (Public Works), In the Heights, Evita, Little Shop of Horrors. Cuban-Dominican with a strong enthusiasm for coffee! For more, visit thatpianodude.com

Andrew David Sotomayor: Previous credits include the First National Tour of Escape to Margaritaville; the Off-Broadway premiere of Curvy Widow; Some Enchanted Evening (Paper Mill Playhouse); West Side Story (Maltz Jupiter Theatre); among others. He is a proud graduate of Stetson University, Florida, and loving husband to Bart. For more, visit Soto.fun.

Molly Goodwin

Production Stage Manager

Molly Goodwin is thrilled to be touring with TOOTSIE! Inter/National Tours: West Side Story | Stage Around Tokyo, Sister Act Asia, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act, GHOST, West Side Story, BLAST, Legally Blonde. She managed entertainment for Holland America Line, cruising across the globe. Favorite credit: Celine Dion’s A NEW DAY: Live in Las Vegas. BA in Theatre/Dance, MFA in Stage Management. She sends love to friends and family, thank you for roots and wings.

Aaron DiFrancia

Company Manager

Aaron DiFrancia is excited to return for his second season with TROIKA Entertainment, having previously worked on The Bodyguard. Other select national tour credits include Roundabout Theatre Company’s Cabaret; Anastasia, Cinderella, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. He holds a BA in Arts Management from Indiana University.

Brianna Thompson

Assistant Company Manager

Brianna Thompson is a recent graduate of Loyola University of New Orleans and is a fresh face to Troika. Her past credits include working as an Assistant Stage Manager for Mother Courage, and her Children at Southern Rep Theatre; The Three Musketeers at The NOLA Project.

Nathan Coffey

Assistant Stage Manager

Nate is ecstatic to be joining year two of Tootsie! Previous credits include: Walnut Street Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Nate holds a BFA in stage management from Syracuse University. Thank you to all of my mentors for helping me live the dream.

Andrew Terlizzi

General Manager

Andrew Terlizzi is currently in his 10th season with TROIKA Entertainment. GM Tour Credits: Tootsie; My Fair Lady. CM Tour Credits: Tootsie; Escape to Margaritaville; Kinky Boots; Bodyguard the Musical; Cheers Live on Stage; The Wizard of Oz; Sister Act the Musical; Ghost: The Musical; Priscilla Queen of the Desert; West Side Story. Regional Credits: Williamstown Theatre Festival; Studio Theatre. Other Credits: Disney Live On Stage; Royal Caribbean Cruise Line; Starquest. He Holds a BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Kori Prior

Executive Producer

Kori Prior has 20+ years of experience in almost every aspect of theatrical production, operations, human resources, business development, producing and administration. Having joined Blue Man Group in its infancy, Kori has had the opportunity to contribute to the development and expansion of a brand from a small Off-Broadway production to a worldwide theatrical phenomenon. Kori has mounted several productions including National Tours, World Tours, and multiple long-running shows in the US and abroad.  She has served as Executive Producer for The Phantom of the Opera World Tour and Tootsie the Musical among others. She is a certified executive coach, who brings a wealth of executive management and leadership skills to TROIKA Entertainment.

Heather Chockley

Production Management

Heather Chockley joined the Troika team after having toured, both nationally and internationally, for 15 years. After that lifetime on the road she finds she likes not living out of a suitcase the whole time. Now based in the DC metro area, she also does a bit of political event work, and shares the crew member recruiting responsibilities at Troika..

Denis Jones

Broadway Choreography

Broadway: Tootsie (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics nominations); Holiday Inn (Tony, Drama Critics, Outer Circle nominations); Honeymoon in Vegas. Other recent credits: Eurydice (Metropolitan Opera); Chicago (The MUNY); A Chorus Line (Signature); Chasing Rainbows (Paper Mill Playhouse); Call Me Madam (City Center Encores!); How To Succeed (Kennedy Center); The Tempest (NY Shakespeare Festival); Flamingo Kid (Hartford Stage). denisjonesonline.com

Andrea Grody

Supervising Music Director
Vocal & Incidental
Arrangements

Broadway: The Band’s Visit; Tootsie. Upcoming: Suffs. Off-Broadway/regional: Assassins (Yale Rep); The Band’s Visit (Atlantic Theater Company); Public Works’ As You Like It; The Fortress of Solitude, The Great Immensity, Love’s Labour’s Lost and Venice (The Public Theater); Robin Hood as composer/MD and Unknown Soldier (Williamstown Theatre Festival). As writer/composer: Strange Faces. BA Princeton University, MA Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Dave Solomon

Director

Broadway (as Associate Director): Tootsie, Side Show, Mystery of Edwin Drood, 9 to 5, Pal Joey, Sunday in the Park with George, The Ritz, Curtains. Film/TV: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2017), Mr. Holmes, “Christmas Story Live!” Upcoming: Pump Up the Volume. Other directing credits include: The Dodgers, Marrying Meg, Ordinary Days. He wrote and directed the award-winning short film Photo Op, starring Randy Harrison, and his play, Margaret and Craig, was seen at NY Stage&Film starring Mario Cantone. Member of SDC. Graduate of Vassar College. www.dave-solomon.com

Scott Ellis

Original Broadway Director

Broadway credits include his Tony-nominated direction of Tootsie; Kiss Me, Kate; She Loves Me; You Can’t Take It With You; On the 20th Century; Elephant Man; Edwin Drood; Harvey; Curtains; Twelve Angry Men; 1776; Company; Steel Pier; Month in the Country; Picnic. Off- Broadway: Amy and the Orphans, Dada Woof Papa Hot, Streamers. TV: “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Divorce,” “Weeds,” “30 Rock” (Emmy nom.). Nominated for nine Tony Awards. Associate Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company.