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<strong>Dubai</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> & <strong>Arts</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> (<strong>DUCTAC</strong>)<br />
P.O. Box 117748, <strong>Dubai</strong>, United Arab Emirates<br />
Phone: +971 4 3414 777<br />
Web: www.ductac.org
SPOTLIGHT ACADEMY @ <strong>DUCTAC</strong><br />
Welcome to West Side Story – the 2011 summer production from Spotlight Academy @ <strong>DUCTAC</strong>.<br />
West Side Story is the unforgettable musical adaptation of the greatest love story of all time that has become one of the<br />
most acclaimed musicals in Broadway history.<br />
www.ductac.org<br />
Spotlight Academy @ <strong>DUCTAC</strong><br />
presents<br />
Spotlight Academy @ <strong>DUCTAC</strong> gives the very best local talent the chance to learn, work, rehearse and perform alongside<br />
some of the UK’s leading theatrical stars.<br />
During May and June, hundreds of people auditioned to be a part of Spotlight Academy @ <strong>DUCTAC</strong> 2011 and appear in<br />
West Side Story. Like last year, the creative team were hugely impressed by the standard of talent and energy at the<br />
auditions - choosing the cast that you will see perform today was an extremely difficult decision.<br />
The members of Spotlight Academy @ <strong>DUCTAC</strong> come from all over the world and have a range of experience, but what<br />
they have in common is their energy, raw talent and commitment. They are joined by four extraordinarily talented<br />
performers from London’s West End, Soprano Elisa Doughty as Maria, Michael Rouse as leading man Tony, Shona White<br />
as the fiery Anita, and Julian Essex-Spurrier reprising his role as Riff, which he has previously played in the UK and<br />
European tours of the show. Eight breathtaking Latin dancers from the BNF Dance Company complete this amazing cast.<br />
We hope that you will enjoy this classic musical as much as we have enjoyed making it!<br />
Welcome to the ‘West Side’!<br />
THE CLASSIC AMERICAN MUSICAL COMES TO DUBAI<br />
Starring:<br />
Elisa Doughty<br />
Michael Rouse<br />
Shona White<br />
Julian Essex-Spurrier<br />
Produced by: <strong>DUCTAC</strong><br />
Director: Joseph Fowler<br />
Choreographer: Sarah Miles<br />
Musical Director: Machiel Roets<br />
Set Design: Jaimie Todd<br />
Lighting Design: Craig Burgess<br />
Sound Design: Philip Fortaleza<br />
Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 July 2011<br />
At the <strong>Centre</strong>point <strong>Theatre</strong>, <strong>DUCTAC</strong><br />
More information visit www.westsidestorydubai.com or call <strong>DUCTAC</strong> Box Office: 04 341 4777<br />
Original photographs © 2011 Sarah Martin for icandy www.icandyforever.com<br />
“WEST SIDE STORY” Based on a Conception of JEROME ROBBINS Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN<br />
Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Entire Original Production Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS<br />
Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince By Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens<br />
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WEST SIDE STORY is presented through special arrangement with Music <strong>Theatre</strong> International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are<br />
also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019, Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684, Web: www.MTIShows.com
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Welcome to WEST SIDE STORY<br />
Welcome to <strong>DUCTAC</strong>, and to Spotlight Academy @ <strong>DUCTAC</strong>’s second annual summer production: West Side Story.<br />
We are thrilled to be bringing one of the most acclaimed musicals in Broadway history to the stage here in <strong>Dubai</strong>.<br />
West Side Story is the unforgettable musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet that changed musical theatre forever, and I’m sure<br />
that every member of Spotlight Academy @ <strong>DUCTAC</strong> will agree that being a part of this fantastic show has changed their lives.<br />
At <strong>DUCTAC</strong>, we are passionate about providing creative opportunities for young people and we strive to lay the foundations for<br />
the cultural growth and future of <strong>Dubai</strong>. Working with the creative team and professional performers on this show has been a<br />
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many of our cast members and we are so proud to be able to showcase the incredible talent<br />
that exists in the UAE.<br />
I’d like to extend my personal thanks to our creative team Joe, Sarah, Mike, and Jaimie for their professionalism, hard work<br />
and dedication, not only in making the show look and sound incredible, but in providing education and experiences that the<br />
Academy members will remember for the rest of their lives.<br />
We are honoured, once again, to be welcoming some of the leading lights of the UK theatre scene to <strong>Dubai</strong>. Elisa, Michael,<br />
Shona and Julian are truly world class performers who in sharing their experience and talent have been a huge inspiration<br />
to the members of the Academy. We are also thrilled to be welcoming members of the BNF Dance Company to the stage here at<br />
<strong>DUCTAC</strong> – having been lucky enough to see them rehearsing I can tell you that their moves really are awe-inspiring!<br />
At <strong>DUCTAC</strong> we are continuing to build on our International relationships, and we have welcomed two interns from the <strong>Arts</strong>,<br />
Event and Stage Management course at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing <strong>Arts</strong> into the West Side Story team. They<br />
have been a huge asset to the production and we very much hope that our relationship with HKAPA will continue and grow in<br />
the future.<br />
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to all of <strong>DUCTAC</strong>’s patrons, supporters, honorary board<br />
members, partners and sponsors, particularly Majid Al Futtaim Holding and Mall of the Emirates for their ongoing support and,<br />
of course, <strong>Dubai</strong> Events and Promotions Establishment. I also wish to thank the entire team at <strong>DUCTAC</strong> for their hard work,<br />
support and commitment throughout the year.<br />
Finally, on behalf of <strong>DUCTAC</strong>, I’d like to say a huge thank you to the entire cast and crew of West Side Story for their hard<br />
work, energy and dedication, and for helping to make the show such a huge success.<br />
Enjoy the show!<br />
Millie J. Tsai<br />
General Manager, <strong>DUCTAC</strong>
SYNOPSIS<br />
ACT 1<br />
The production opens with a danced Prologue indicating the bitter tensions between<br />
the Jets, a self-styled “American” street gang, and the Sharks, a group of young Puerto<br />
Ricans. The leader of the Jets, Riff, swears to drive the Sharks, led by Bernardo, from the<br />
streets (Jet Song). Riff determines to challenge Bernardo that night at a dance in the<br />
gym, and prevails upon his old friend and the co-founder of the Jets, Tony, to help him.<br />
Tony has been growing away from the gang, and feels the stirrings of other emotions<br />
(Something’s Coming) but agrees.<br />
Bernardo’s sister Maria, newly arrived from Puerto Rico to marry his friend Chino,<br />
attends the dance (The Dance at the Gym) and despite the obvious hatred between the<br />
gangs meets Tony, who at once falls in love with her (Maria). Later, after the dance, while<br />
the gangs begin to assemble at Doc’s drugstore to choose a place and weapons for their<br />
rumble - a gang fight - Tony visits Maria on the fire escape of her apartment, and they<br />
pledge their love (Tonight), promising to meet the next evening at the bridal shop where<br />
Maria works. As he departs, the Sharks take their girls home and go off to the drugstore,<br />
while a playful argument develops between Anita and Rosalia over the relative merits of<br />
life back home and in Manhattan (America).<br />
At the drugstore, the Jets are nervous about the approaching meeting with the Sharks,<br />
but Riff advises them to play it cool (Cool), and when the Sharks arrive, an agreement<br />
is reached, at Tony’s insistence, to have a fair, bare-handed fight between the two best<br />
fighters in each gang the next night, under the highway. Next day, Tony visits Maria at<br />
the shop and among the clothing dummies they enact a touching wedding ceremony (One<br />
Hand, One Heart). Maria makes him promise to stop the fight between his gang and her<br />
brother’s. In the quintet Tonight, Tony and Maria sing of their love, Anita makes plans<br />
for a big evening, and Bernardo and Riff and their gangs make their own plans for the<br />
rumble.<br />
In a deserted area under the highway, the gangs meet for the fight. As it is about to get<br />
under way, Tony hurries in, and begs them to stop, as he has promised Maria that he<br />
will stop the fight. Bernardo, enraged that Tony has been making advances to his sister,<br />
pushes him back furiously. Suddenly switch-blade knives appear, and Riff and Bernardo<br />
begin to fight (The Rumble). In the ensuing action, Riff is stabbed, and Tony, grabbing his<br />
weapon, in turn stabs Bernardo, killing him. Frenzied, the gangs join battle, until they are<br />
interrupted by a police whistle. They flee, leaving behind the bodies of Riff and Bernardo.<br />
ACT 2<br />
Maria is gaily preparing for her meeting with Tony (I Feel Pretty). She is unaware of<br />
what has happened, until Chino bursts in and tells her that her brother has been killed<br />
by her lover. Seizing a gun, he rushes out in search of Tony. Tony comes to meet Maria<br />
and confess his crime so he can turn himself in to Officer Krupke. In spite of her grief<br />
Maria is unable to send him away. Clinging together desperately they envision a place<br />
where they can be free from prejudice (Somewhere). In the streets and alleys the gangs<br />
flee the police, panic-stricken by the killings. Two of the Jets, Baby John and A-Rab, have<br />
already been questioned, and they explain to the rest of them how to handle the adults<br />
(Gee, Officer Krupke!).<br />
Anita knocks at Maria’s bedroom door, forcing Tony to leave by the window. He heads<br />
to Doc’s drugstore taking refuge in the basement. Anita confronts Maria for allowing<br />
Tony to come near her (A Boy Like That), but Maria’s answer (I Have a Love) carries<br />
irrefutable force, and Anita, convinced of the love between Maria and Tony, agrees to help<br />
Maria by going to Doc’s drugstore to warn Tony that Chino is seeking revenge. She goes<br />
to the drugstore, but is mocked and harrassed. In response to their treatment towards<br />
her, Anita lies and spits out a different message for Tony: that Chino has killed Maria in<br />
revenge.<br />
Will Tony find out the truth before it’s too late?
CAST List<br />
THE JETS<br />
Riff<br />
Tony<br />
Action<br />
A-Rab<br />
Baby John<br />
Snowboy<br />
Diesel<br />
Gee-Tar<br />
Mouthpiece<br />
Tiger<br />
Jet Boys<br />
Their Girls<br />
Graziella<br />
Velma<br />
Pauline<br />
Anybodys<br />
Jet Girls<br />
Julian Essex-Spurrier<br />
Michael Rouse<br />
Luke Britton<br />
Vincent Barker<br />
Sammy Moore<br />
Jack Hind<br />
Vincent Busselot<br />
Matthew Smallbone<br />
Harrison Wilde<br />
James Casaki<br />
Joel Gray, Patrick Watts, Ron Pazon<br />
Christine Archer<br />
Zarni Vuenaflor<br />
Hannah Waddilove<br />
Sarah Frencham<br />
Florence Prosser, Holly Supka, Kasia Truscott, Mia Gardiner, Samantha Scott<br />
The Sharks<br />
Bernardo<br />
Maria<br />
Anita<br />
Chino<br />
Pepe<br />
Indio<br />
Nibbles<br />
Juano<br />
Moose<br />
Their Girls<br />
Rosalia<br />
Consuelo<br />
Teresita<br />
Francisca<br />
Shark Girls<br />
Rey Edward Docena<br />
Elisa Doughty<br />
Shona White<br />
Keith Fernandez<br />
David Böll<br />
Cornelius O’Driscoll<br />
Sid Sampat<br />
Vivek Sanil<br />
Tino Castillo<br />
Janine Bensouda Zack<br />
Dalia Ahmadi<br />
Sanam Mody Saeed<br />
Kate Hargreaves<br />
Henri Abenis-Macahilo, Mia Bazzoui, Simran Sampat<br />
The Adults<br />
Doc<br />
Krupke<br />
Glad Hand<br />
Max Tuttle<br />
Richard McCarthy<br />
Adam Kerr<br />
DANCERS – BNF DANCE COMPANY<br />
Andres Felipe Varela Correa, Edwin Alexander Rojo Marin, Jose Luis Sulvaran Barrios, Katherine Sarria Tamayo,<br />
Laura Milena Arboleda Espinosa, Leidy Johanna Henao Agudelo, Yeisson Mauricio Amaya Garcia, Zinthya Vanessa Agudelo Peréz<br />
Female Ensemble<br />
Charley Sheridan, Eva Stanistreet, Jasmine Robertson, Jawaher Abdullah, Linda Callaghan, Logan Ingrilli, Malika Alidina,<br />
Maria Cook, Megan Cook, Neha Sharma, Nitya Tiwana, Priyanka Deodhar, Shamma Abdullah, Shivaani Gore, Sofia Stoyanova<br />
Understudy Riff<br />
Understudy Tony<br />
Understudy Baby John<br />
Understudy Maria<br />
Understudy Anita<br />
Understudy Rosalia<br />
Understudy Consuelo<br />
Luke Britton<br />
Richard McCarthy<br />
Cornelius O’Driscoll<br />
Samantha Scott, Janine Bensouda Zack<br />
Kate Hargreaves<br />
Sanam Mody Saeed<br />
Florence Prosser
CAST BIOGRAPHIES<br />
Michael Rouse : TONY<br />
Michael is an actor, singer and a dancer. He originally<br />
trained at Doreen Bird’s College of Performing <strong>Arts</strong> in<br />
south east London. His theatre credits include: Rudolpho,<br />
in Matilda, a Musical, (RSC) Will Parker, in Oklahoma,<br />
(Chichester Festival <strong>Theatre</strong>), Legolas, in Lord of the Rings<br />
(<strong>Theatre</strong> Royal Drury Lane), Bob Cratchit, in A Christmas<br />
Carol (Shaw <strong>Theatre</strong>), Bobby van Husen, in The Boy<br />
Friend (Regent’s Park Open Air), Jummerling in Once in<br />
a Lifetime, Narkis Smaragdovich Krantic in The Mandate<br />
and Protean in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the<br />
Forum (National <strong>Theatre</strong>), The Nephew in Dona Rosita:<br />
The Spinster (Orange Tree), Florizel in The Winter’s Tale<br />
(Lincoln’s Inn Open Air), Alexander in The Reasons for<br />
the Fall of Emperors (King’s Head), The Secret Garden<br />
(RSC), Tobias in Sweeney Todd (Hereford Courtyard),<br />
Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (Cologne, Germany)<br />
and Gus in Saturday Night Fever (original cast, London<br />
Palladium).<br />
His film and television credits include: Linked, Numb,<br />
Alien Autopsy, Mary Queen of Scots, The Man Who Knew<br />
Too Little, Virgin and You Might Be Wrong.<br />
As well as having recorded five original cast albums,<br />
Michael has also sung as a soloist with the Royal<br />
Philharmonic, and the London Philharmonic orchestras.<br />
SHONA WHITE : ANITA<br />
Shona trained at the Royal Academy of Music where she received the Ronald<br />
White prize for acting through song.<br />
Most recently she played the role of Florence Vassy in the national tour of Chess<br />
directed by Craig Revel Horwood. She will reprise this role in September when the<br />
show transfers to Toronto.<br />
West End credits include: Betty in Shout!, standby and playing Elphaba in Wicked,<br />
Usherette/Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show, Sophie Sheridan and Lisa in<br />
Mamma Mia!, ensemble/understudy Lauren in Murderous Instincts, All the Fun<br />
of the Fair with David Essex and Miss Gordon in Merrily We Roll Along at the<br />
Donmar Warehouse.<br />
National tours include: Betty in Shout!, Usherette/Magenta in The Rocky<br />
Horror Show, Zipp! (100 musicals in 100 minutes) and Eponine/Cosette in Les<br />
Miserables.<br />
Concert performances include: cabaret at Pizza on the Park, the Pheasantry<br />
and Lauderdale House, Elton John in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Flying<br />
with the Stars at the London Palladium, The <strong>Theatre</strong>goer’s Choice Awards<br />
2008 at The Lyric, the Barbra Streisand role in Manhattan Nights (tour and<br />
Hackney Empire), I Write the Songs at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Poe at Abbey<br />
Road Studios, Beyond the Barricade (tour), The Queen’s Jubilee Celebrations at<br />
Buckingham Palace, Too Darn Hot at Hever Castle and Les Miserables, both at<br />
the Belfast Odyssey Arena and Cardiff Castle.<br />
TV appearances include: Dancing in the Streets (BBC), Sing with a Star (ITV),<br />
Pebble Mill (BBC), The Royal Variety Performance (BBC) and a documentary<br />
entitled Broadway Babies for BBC Wales which featured Shona as a finalist in the<br />
first voice of musical theatre competition.<br />
Shona is currently working on her debut album which is due for release this year.<br />
www.shonawhite.com<br />
ELISA DOUGHTY : MARIA<br />
American soprano, Elisa Doughty was raised in Boston, Massachusetts where she studied music at Wellesley College and Boston<br />
University. In 2000 she made her Parisian debut in The Magic Flute (Pamina) with the Orchestre Colonne at the Cirque National Alexis<br />
Gruss. She has performed Mozart’s Bastien and Bastienne (Bastienne) in the Touraine region and in concert version at the Opéra de<br />
Rouen, The Magic Flute (First Lady) with the Orchestre National d’Ile de France, Lully’s Les Noces de Pluton et de Proserpine (Arétuse)<br />
with Le Concert Spirituel at the Cité de la Musique in Paris and the Théâtre Montansier in Versailles and Carmen (Frasquita) at the Stade<br />
de France for an audience of 65,000 with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. She has performed L’Elisir d’amore (Adina)<br />
throughout France with the company Etoile du Jour, Don Giovanni (Zerlina) in Nice and Saint-Etienne, and Britten’s The Little Sweep<br />
(Rowan) at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.<br />
Elisa also has an extended experience in musical theatre having been a featured artist in The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and most<br />
recently in the hit production of Sweeney Todd at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.<br />
Elisa won first prize in operetta at the International Singing Competition in Marmande as well as at the International Operetta<br />
Competition in Marseille. Her repertoire includes: Messager’s Véronique (title role), Omphale in Les Travaux d’Hercule at the Opéra de<br />
Rennes, Princesse Hélène in Oscar Straus’ Le Rêve de Valse, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Wanda in La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein at<br />
the Festival de Marmande and Offenbach’s Pomme d’Api and Monsieur Choufleuri, La Vie Parisienne (Pauline), and Orphée aux Enfers<br />
(Cupidon).<br />
Elisa recently premiered her original one woman jazz cabaret entitled I Wish You Love in Paris and New York to critical acclaim. Her<br />
classical art song recital featuring the music of Debussy, Hahn and Strauss is entitled Quand la nature songe à l’amour and is available on<br />
CD and itunes.<br />
elisadoughty.free.fr<br />
JULIAN ESSEX-SPURRIER : RIFF<br />
Julian’s theatre credits include: the part of ‘Rocky’ in Chris Luscombes acclaimed<br />
production of The Rocky Horror Show, the part of ‘Sportacus’ in Lazytown Live!, the<br />
Footloose UK tour, the role of ‘Joey’ and ‘Tony Manero’ in Saturday Night Fever at the<br />
Apollo Victoria <strong>Theatre</strong>, the part of ‘Gordon/Mr Grey’ in Rent at the Prince of Wales<br />
<strong>Theatre</strong>, ‘Buddy Keno Walsh’ in The Full Monty at the Prince of Wales <strong>Theatre</strong>, ‘Riff’ in<br />
West Side Story (UK national tour 2001): La Cava at the Piccadilly <strong>Theatre</strong>, ‘Gideon’<br />
in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at the BAC, Jumpers at Birmingham Rep, ‘Lewis’ in<br />
Pippin at the Bridewell, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 50th Birthday Tribute at the Royal Albert<br />
Hall, Miss Saigon at the <strong>Theatre</strong> Royal Drury Lane and Starlight Express at the Apollo<br />
Victoria.<br />
Commercial credits include: the featured role in the MaxOne commercial and editorial<br />
campaign for Denmark (2007), the Toyota Trade Show in Barcelona (2005) and the<br />
Changing of the Guard commercial for Virgin/Target.<br />
Other work includes: performing for The Queen, Royal Family, and members of the British<br />
aristocracy in a celebration of the best of young talent at Buckingham Palace, La Boheme<br />
at the Albert Hall, Death in Venice for Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Les Petits Rats at the<br />
International Edinburgh Festival and Eaves in The Ragged Child at Sadler’s Wells for the<br />
NYMT.<br />
Television credits include: the part of ‘Trojan’ in EastEnders, appearances on Top of the<br />
Pops 2, Popworld, Fox Kids TV, Grange Hill, You Bet!, Agony and many appearances with<br />
the pop group E-male. Julian also recorded the voice of ‘Ichi’ in Ichi the Killer as well as<br />
work on Ju-on: The Grudge and The Warrior for Medusa Films for British release on DVD.<br />
www.julianessexspurrier.com
CREATIVES’ BIOGRAPHIES<br />
MACHIEL ROETS : MUSICAL DIRECTOR<br />
Machiel Roets was born in South Africa. He went to study in the UK in<br />
1997 after obtaining a BA Music degree in singing. He completed a Masters<br />
degree in composing for the theatre in 2002 at Thames Valley University,<br />
UK. Machiel is an established song writer, composer and performer in South<br />
Africa and regularly performs to sell out venues. He has made a number<br />
of recordings and music videos of his own work as well as writing and<br />
composing for other international artists. Machiel released his debut album,<br />
Afrika Kind, in 2005. Most recently Machiel co-wrote a song with actor/<br />
singer Bobby van Jaarsveld which has been used as the theme song for a<br />
movie called Liefling (Darling) and is currently number 1 in South Africa.<br />
Machiel has been Musical Director for a number of productions including<br />
Lucky Stiff, Working, Honk, High School Musical, Charlottes Web, Grease,<br />
A Slice of Saturday Night, Into the Woods, Company, S4K’s Macbeth<br />
and last years Hairspray production at <strong>DUCTAC</strong>. Machiel also worked for<br />
Channel 4 in the UK as resident pianist on the Graham Norton Show.<br />
Currently Machiel is working on a Musical Film called Pretville (Funtown)<br />
which he wrote and composed the music for. It is due for release November<br />
2012 in South Africa.<br />
JOSEPH FOWLER : DIRECTOR<br />
Joseph was trained as a professional dancer at both The Hammond School<br />
and The Royal Ballet School. He had a career as a corps de ballet and solo<br />
artist that spanned over 12 years working with The Royal Ballet, Zurich<br />
Ballet, Bejart Ballet, Tokyo National Ballet, Frankfurt Ballet <strong>Theatre</strong> and<br />
The Paris Opera Ballet.<br />
Joseph has worked as a choreographer and director throughout Europe<br />
as well as in the USA and the Middle East. He has created works for live<br />
theatre, television, special events and international dance and theatre<br />
companies.<br />
Joseph’s work as a director, associate director and choreographer<br />
includes: Singing in the Rain (Paris and Montreal - Moliere Award), La<br />
Misanthrope (La Comedie Francaise, Paris), On The Town ( English<br />
National Opera) Le Chanteur de Mexico (<strong>Theatre</strong> du Chatelet), Broadway<br />
Baby! (Royal Opera Liege - Golden Artist Award), Mickey’s Showtime<br />
(Disneyland Paris/Orlando), Celebrating Sondheim, Some Like It Hot!<br />
(National French tour) Celebrity Cruises USA, The Fly (in collaboration<br />
with David Cronenberg and Placido Domingo), The Woman in Black, Hello<br />
Dolly! (Regent’s Park Open Air <strong>Theatre</strong>, winning three Oliver Awards<br />
and The Evening Standard Award for best musical), La Vie Parisienne,<br />
The Sound of Music (<strong>Theatre</strong> du Chatelet), Semele (<strong>Theatre</strong> des Champs-<br />
Elysees), Hairspray (USA and <strong>Dubai</strong>), Gotterdammerung (Opera du Rhin)<br />
Joseph has worked in cinema collaborating with Luc Besson, Joseph<br />
Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rossy de Palma, Alain Berliner, Adam<br />
Garcia and Régis Wargnier.<br />
Awards include: The Sir Kenneth MacMillan award for outstanding<br />
achievement, The Time Award for best new dance production, The Joan<br />
Lawson Award, The James Monahan Award for best theatrical work and<br />
two Golden Artist awards.<br />
JAIMIE TODD : SET DESIGNER<br />
Jaimie Todd studied <strong>Theatre</strong> Design at<br />
Wimbledon School of Art.<br />
Design credits include: The Lady Goes to<br />
War, Fever Pitch, Blue Remembered Hills,<br />
The Alchemist, Children of Eden. He also<br />
designed a bi-lingual version of Tale of Two<br />
Cities, which toured England and France; The<br />
Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, Pretend You Have<br />
Big Buildings, Christmas is Miles Away and<br />
Things of Dry Hours for Manchester Royal<br />
Exchange <strong>Theatre</strong>. Jaimie has completed<br />
five Shakespeare productions for touring,<br />
including Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and<br />
A Midsummer Night’s Dream and five<br />
productions for Y-Touring <strong>Theatre</strong> Company.<br />
Jaimie continues to assist on other shows at<br />
the UK’s National <strong>Theatre</strong> and in London’s<br />
West End such as Phedre, Billy Elliot and<br />
Wizard of Oz. He is delighted to be back in<br />
<strong>Dubai</strong> for <strong>DUCTAC</strong>’S West Side Story.<br />
SARAH MILES : CHOREOGRAPHER<br />
Sarah Miles, a native Californian, studied dance at the Royal Ballet School in London,<br />
England. Before graduation she was accepted into the Paris Opera Ballet.<br />
Throughout her Classical dance career, she has had the pleasure of working with<br />
such great names as Sir Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan, Maurice Bejart,<br />
Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, Mikhail Baryshnikov and many more.<br />
In the Film and Television world, her experience, as either performer or<br />
choreographer has allowed her to work with some of the world’s best known stars.<br />
Some of her credits include: Stayin’ Alive directed by Sylvester Stallone, Weeds<br />
with Nick Nolte, Out of Step, Getting Physical, Gimme an F, and Mrs. Santa Claus,<br />
starring Angela Lansbury. Television credits include; The Dana Carvey Show, The<br />
Magic of David Copperfield and The Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers Special. Sarah<br />
has performed at the White House, Fords <strong>Theatre</strong>, Lincoln Center and BAM. She has<br />
also performed around the world with David Copperfield as well as on the Academy<br />
Awards, Golden Globe and Tony Awards.<br />
Sarah has worked as an assistant to Tony Award winner, Wayne Cilento and<br />
collaborated with him for over 10 years. She has also worked with Oscar and Tony<br />
Award winner Rob Marshall as an assistant and associate Choreographer.<br />
Sarah’s Broadway credits include; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the<br />
Forum with Nathan Lane and Whoopi Goldberg, directed by Jerry Zaks, Victor<br />
Victoria with Julie Andrews, directed by Blake Edwards, Tommy, directed by Des<br />
McAnuff, Company, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, How to<br />
Succeed in Business and Jerry’s Girls. Off- Broadway and tours include Hello Dolly,<br />
Make Someone Happy, Sweet Adeline, Forum, Chess, David Copperfield tour, Liza<br />
Minnelli World Tour, The Chosen and California Dreamboys.<br />
European theater credits include, an open-end production of Saturday Night Fever,<br />
The Tango of Valentino, The Sound of Music in Paris and the brand new hit musical<br />
Soldier Of Orange in the Netherlands.<br />
Sarah has written two new musicals with multi platinum/ gold record Composer/<br />
Producer John Ewbank. Their first production Carmen has been performed at<br />
La Jolla Playhouse, directed by Cirque Du Soleil creator, Franco Dragone, and is<br />
scheduled to make its European debut in Holland before 2012. Their second musical,<br />
an original story, Madalice will be completed in 2011.<br />
Sarah also wrote, directed and choreographed an original magic show Sittah<br />
Revealed which was awarded first place at the FISM World Magic Championships.
In Rehearsal
BNF DANCERS<br />
Laura Milena<br />
Arboleda Espinosa<br />
Leidy Johanna<br />
Henao Agudelo<br />
Zinthya Vanessa<br />
Agudelo Peréz<br />
Andres Felipe<br />
Varela Correa<br />
Edwin Alexander<br />
Rojo Marin<br />
Jose Luis<br />
Sulvaran Barrios<br />
Yeisson Mauricio<br />
Amaya Garcia
CAST photographs<br />
Adam Kerr Charley Sheridan Christine Archer Cornelius O’Driscoll Dalia Ahmadi<br />
KAsia Truscott Linda Callaghan Logan Ingrilli Luke Britton Malika Alidina<br />
David BÖll Eva Stanistreet Florence Prosser Hannah WAddilove Harrison Wilde<br />
Maria Cook Matthew Smallbone Max Tuttle Megan Cook Mia Bazzoui<br />
HenrI Abenis-Macahilo Holly Supka Jack Hind James Casaki Janine Bensouda Zack<br />
Mia GardIner Neha Sharma Nitya TiwanA Patrick Watts Priyanka Deodhar<br />
Jasmine Robertson Joel Gray JAwaher Abdullah Kate Hargreaves Keith Fernandez<br />
Rey Edward Docena Richard McCarthy Ron Pazon Samantha Scott Sammy Moore
CAST photographs<br />
Sanan Mody Saeed Sarah Frencham Shamma Abdullah Shivaani Gore Sid Sampat<br />
Simran Sampat Tino Castillo Vincent Busselot Vinnie Barker Vivek Sanil<br />
Zarni Buenaflor
Musical Numbers<br />
ACT 1<br />
Prologue<br />
Jet Song<br />
Something’s Coming<br />
The Dance At The Gym – Blues<br />
Promenade<br />
Mambo<br />
Cha-Cha<br />
Meeting Scene<br />
Jump<br />
Maria<br />
Balcony Scene<br />
America<br />
Cool<br />
One Hand, One Heart<br />
Tonight<br />
The Rumble<br />
(Riff, Jets)<br />
(Tony)<br />
(Tony)<br />
(Maria, Tony)<br />
(Anita, Rosalia, Sharks)<br />
(Riff, Jets)<br />
(Tony, Maria)<br />
(Jets, Sharks, Anita, Tony, Maria, Riff, Bernardo)<br />
Act 2<br />
I Feel Pretty<br />
Somewhere<br />
Gee, Officer Krupke<br />
A Boy Like That And I Have A Love<br />
Taunting Scene<br />
Finale<br />
(Maria, Consuela, Rosalia, Francisca)<br />
(Girl)<br />
(Jets)<br />
(Maria, Anita)<br />
(Maria, Tony)<br />
creative wedding and portrait photography<br />
sarah@icandyforever.com | +971 4448 9290 | www.icandyforever.com
PRODUCTION TEAM<br />
Candy is currently pursuing her Bachelor Degree majoring in <strong>Arts</strong>, Event and Stage Management at<br />
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing <strong>Arts</strong>. She has had stage management roles in productions<br />
including The Other Shore, L’ Incoronazione di Poppea, King Arthur, Dance/lines, and The Visit,<br />
as well as Hong Kong Youth <strong>Arts</strong> Foundation’s <strong>Arts</strong> in the Park Mardi Gras, Outsider Productions’<br />
L’ Etranger, Hong Kong Children’s Choir’s The Tale of Magical Beanland and Edward Lam Dance<br />
<strong>Theatre</strong>’s Man and Woman, War and Peace. She was awarded the Exchange Scholarship from The<br />
Hong Kong Bank Foundation for <strong>Arts</strong> and Culture Exchange in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing and<br />
Suzhou in 2010 and 2011. Candy also enjoys dancing ballet and performing on stage as an actress.<br />
She performed in Opera Hong Kong’s Aida, International <strong>Arts</strong> Carnival’s Imagine Future, and City<br />
Contemporary Dance Company’s Journey to THE West II: Red Baby King.<br />
Candy Lau Nga Ting Stage Manager<br />
Candy would like to thank <strong>DUCTAC</strong> and everyone in West Side Story for giving her a wonderful<br />
experience in <strong>Dubai</strong>.<br />
Chung was born in Hong Kong and has been studying and working in theatre for over 4 years.<br />
He graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University in Film, Television and Digital Media Studies<br />
and has an Associate Degree, BA (Hons) in Journalism, Media and Culture Studies from<br />
Middlesex University. He is currently in his second year of studying for an Advanced Diploma<br />
in <strong>Arts</strong>, Event and Stage Management at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing <strong>Arts</strong>.<br />
Chung has been Assistant Stage Manager, Deputy Stage Manager, Assistant Technical Manager<br />
and Actor in many productions, including Adidas Is All In Party (Asia - Hong Kong), Voice of<br />
McDonalds Competition (Hong Kong); The Nonsensemakers’ Popcorn, The Loots, The Love<br />
Letter, Théâtre Sans Animaux, To Love Somebody, Anna and Seven; Wedraman’s These<br />
Childish Things and Roberto Zucco; Chung Ying <strong>Theatre</strong>’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream;<br />
Hong Kong Art Festival’s Recycling Times; Hong Kong Academy for Performing <strong>Arts</strong>’ The<br />
Rhinoceros, The King and I, Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, High School<br />
Musical 1 and 2 and Radio Television Hong Kong’s TV Drama A Wall-Less World.<br />
Yu Man Chung Deputy Stage Manager
Acknowledgements<br />
Stage Manager<br />
Deputy Stage Manager<br />
Lighting Technician<br />
Follow-spot Operator<br />
Sound Technician<br />
Musical Arrangements<br />
Set Construction<br />
Flyman<br />
Props<br />
Project Co-ordinator<br />
Wardrobe Supervisor<br />
Tailor<br />
Hair & Make-up for Ms Doughty & Ms White<br />
Wigs styled by<br />
Hair for Ensemble<br />
Make-up for Ensemble<br />
Make-up provided by<br />
Dialect Coach<br />
Photography<br />
Publicity<br />
Programme & Poster Design<br />
Candy Lau Nga Ting<br />
Yu Man Chung<br />
Craig Burgess<br />
Bikram Upeti<br />
Philip Fortaleza<br />
Machiel Roets<br />
Jaimie Todd, Craig Burgess, Philip Fortaleza,<br />
Anthony Manalo, Jerry Castilla, Alberto Badong<br />
Anthony Manalo<br />
Jaimie Todd, Joanna Haggerty, Candy Lau Nga Ting<br />
Joanna Haggerty<br />
Katie Tuttle<br />
Cityland Tailors, <strong>Dubai</strong><br />
Anna De Leon<br />
Anna De Leon<br />
Nadia Stanistreet<br />
Gagan Preet and Erl Daguplo<br />
Inglot<br />
Adela Acevedo<br />
Sarah Martin for icandyforever.com<br />
Emma Haggerty<br />
Shahid Aboobacker<br />
With Special Thanks to: <strong>DUCTAC</strong>’s patrons and supporters, BNF Dance Company, <strong>Centre</strong>point, Citymax Hotel Al Barsha,<br />
Cecile Rolin, Daniel, Digital World Print House, <strong>Dubai</strong> 92, <strong>Dubai</strong> Summer Surprises, Felix Shumack, Lena Lee at<br />
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing <strong>Arts</strong>, Majid Al Futtaim Properties – Mall Promotions and Media,<br />
Mall of the Emirates, Martha Haggerty, Martin Robert at Martin Professional Middle East for their MAC 101 product,<br />
Plug Communications, Playshots, Time Out <strong>Dubai</strong>, Timeouttickets.com, What’s On, all of our backstage crew and<br />
chaperones, and the families of the Spotlight Academy @ <strong>DUCTAC</strong> members.<br />
<strong>DUCTAC</strong> Team<br />
Technical<br />
Craig Burgess, Philip Fortaleza, Anthony Manalo<br />
Marketing & Publicity<br />
Indrajit Basu, Emma Haggerty, Shahid Aboobacker<br />
Front of House<br />
Ian Johnstone, Armida Tecson, Alea Dayrit, Anjitha Antony, Maxine Fischer, Yasmin Helal, Bien Sare, Christian Perez<br />
Programming<br />
Colette Mol, Jennifer Ramos-McCranie, Kristine Ruiz, Arezu Karoobi<br />
Finance<br />
R Venkatanathan, Anitha Naidu<br />
Operations<br />
Alvin Paniterce, Jefferson Urriquia, Joseph Gabriel, Chandra Bose, Ajay Yadav, Bikram Upeti, Khondoker Arif Uddin