John Golden Theatre, (7/31/2003 - 9/13/2009)

Category: Musical, Comedy, Puppets, Original, Broadway
Setting: An outerborough of New York. The present.

Opening Night Production Credits [see more]

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)

Produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, Jeffrey Seller, Vineyard Theatre (Douglas Aibel: Artistic Director; Bardo Ramirez: Managing Director) and The New Group (Scott Elliott: Artistic Director; Geoff Rich: Executive Director); Associate Producer: Sonny Everett and Walter Grossman

Music by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx; Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx; Book by Jeff Whitty; Based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx; Musical Director: Gary Adler; Incidental music by Gary Adler; Music arranged by Stephen Oremus; Music orchestrated by Stephen Oremus

Directed by Jason Moore; Choreographed by Ken Roberson; Assistant Director: Jen Bender

Puppets conceived and designed by Rick Lyon; Scenic Design by Anna Louizos; Costume Design by Mirena Rada; Lighting Design by Howell Binkley; Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners; Associate Scenic Design: Todd Potter; Assistant Costume Design: Elizabeth Bourgeois; Assistant Lighting Design: Douglas Cox and Charles Foster

General Manager: John S. Corker; Company Manager: Mary K. Witte; Assistant Co. Mgr: Nick Lugo

Production Stage Manager: Evan Ensign; Technical Supervisor: Brian Lynch; Stage Manager: Christine M. Daly; Assistant Stage Mgr: Aymee Garcia

Conducted by Gary Adler; Musical Supervisor: Stephen Oremus; Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller; Associate Conductor: Mark Hartman; Music Copying: Emily Grishman and Alex Lacamoire; Synthesizer Program Consultant: Andrew Barrett; Keyboard: Gary Adler; Keyboard/Synthesizer: Mark Hartman; Tenor saxophone/Flute/Clarinet: Patience Higgins; Drums (traps)/Bongos: Michael Croiter; Acoustic & electric bass: Maryann McSweeney ; Acoustic & electric guitar/Banjo: Brian Koonin

Animation design by Robert Lopez

Casting: Cindy Tolan; Press Representative: Sam Rudy Media Relations; Marketing: TMG - The Marketing Group; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Photographer: Nicholas Reuchel and Carol Rosegg; Web Design: Situation Marketing

Supported by a residency and staged reading at the 2002 O'Neill Music Theatre Conference of The Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center

Jennifer Barnhart	Mrs. T
	Bear
	Other Characters
Stephanie D'Abruzzo	Kate Monster	(Jul 10, 2003-Dec 24, 2005)
	Lucy the Slut	(Jul 10, 2003-Dec 24, 2005)
	Other Characters	(Jul 10, 2003-Dec 24, 2005)
Jodi Eichelberger	Ensemble
Jordan Gelber	Brian
Ann Harada	Christmas Eve	(Jul 10, 2003 - ?)
Peter Linz	Ensemble
Rick Lyon	Nicky	(Jul 10, 2003-Oct 29, 2006)
	Trekkie Monster	(Jul 10, 2003-Oct 29, 2006)
	Bear	(Jul 10, 2003-Oct 29, 2006)
	Other Characters	(Jul 10, 2003-Oct 29, 2006)
John Tartaglia	Princeton	(Jul 10, 2003-Jan 30, 2005)
	Rod	(Jul 10, 2003-Jan 30, 2005)
Natalie Venetia Belcon	Gary Coleman

Understudies: Jennifer Barnhart (Kate Monster), Jodi Eichelberger (Nicky, Princeton, Bear, Rod, Trekkie Monster), Carmen Ruby Floyd (Gary Coleman), Aymee Garcia (Kate Monster, Mrs. T, Bear, Lucy the Slut), Peter Linz (Brian, Nicky, Princeton, Bear, Rod, Trekkie Monster), Erin Quill (Christmas Eve), Matt Schreiber (Bear, Brian, Nicky, Princeton, Rod, Trekkie Monster).