WELCOME BACK

On behalf of myself, our Producer Catherine Carpenter Cox, and Lyric Stage Founder Steven Jones, I want to welcome you back to Dallas’ historic Majestic Theatre! It has been a difficult rode for all of us to get to this point, but after a long, 20-month hiatus, we are finally able to meet again under the warm glow of the stage lights of this beautiful theatre, and know this is only the very beginning of a great renaissance for the arts and live theatre.

Catherine and I are thrilled to celebrate Lyric Stage’s 28 years of developing and preserving the musical by bringing THE BEST OF BROADWAY to you live, and in-person, as we celebrate 100 years of music from 28 of Broadway’s most beloved shows, all live and on stage at the 100-year old Majestic Theatre. We are so grateful to you for being here, and are equally grateful to this incredible cast of singers, musicians, technicians, and artists, who have made it possible to not only give voice to this wonderful of evening of music, but who have also helped us bring art back to life. We thank you for friendship, your patience, and your support in helping us get back to producing live theatre, and we can’t wait to share the music and stories of the other great titles in our 2021/2022 Season, as Lyric Stage is officially: BACK WITH THE BEST.

-CHRISTOPHER J. DEATON -

Director BEST OF BROADWAY

Conceived & Written by Christopher J. Deaton

Director Christopher J Deaton

Orchestrations/Arrangements by Bruce Greer

Music Director/Conductor Bruce Greer

Orchestra Contractor Miguel Cantú IV

Lighting Designer Scott Guenther

Sound Designer & Engineer Jorge Guerra

Stage Manager Madeline Collins

Producer Catherine Carpenter Cox

Executive Artistic Director Christopher J. Deaton

Season Music Supervisor Bruce Greer

Founder Steven Jones

Catherine Carpenter Cox

Christopher J. Deaton

Christiön Draper (Friday Evening),

Mary Gilbreath Grim

Sadat Hossain

Keron Jackson

Markus Lloyd (Saturday/Sunday)

Amy Stevenson

Jéssica Webba

Feleceia Benton Wilson

PIANO | CONDUCTOR Bruce Greer

VIOLIN Jacob Cortez

VIOLIN Katrina Glaze

VIOLIN Jocelyn Hund

VIOLIN Miguel Cantu

VIOLA Edwardo Rios

VIOLA Hollie Dzierzanowski

CELLO Eric Smith 

CELLO Brian Seo

TRUMPET Cody Saucier

FRENCH HORN Amanda Moskowitz

TROMBONE Michelle Flowers

REEDS Christian Gonzalez

REEDS Kristen Thompson

BASS George Anderson

GUITAR Aaron Sutton

PERCUSSION Gene Glover

Executive Artistic Director Christopher J. Deaton

Producer Catherine Carpenter Cox

Founder Steven Jones

Resident Music Supervisor Bruce Greer

Accountant & Payroll Gillian Adams

Publicist Katie-Rose Watson

Director of Schmidt & Jones Awards Amy Stevenson

Videographer Burnt Pie Productions

Artwork Designer Daron Cockerell

OTHER OP’NIN’, ANOTHER SHOW from KISS, ME KATE (1948) Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter: Full Company

OL’ MAN RIVER from SHOWBOAT (1927) Music by Jerome Kern & Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II: Keron Jackson

SUMMERTIME from PORGY AND BESS (1935) Music by George Gershwin & Lyrics by DuBose Heyward & Ira Gershwin: Jéssica Webba

ANYTHING GOES from ANYTHING GOES (1934) Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter: Mary Gilbreath Grim & Christopher J. Deaton

OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNIN’ from OKLAHOMA! (1943) Music by Richard Rodgers & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II: Amy Stevenson with Jéssica, Mary, & Christopher

IF I LOVED YOU from CAROUSEL (1945) Music by Richard Rodgers & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II: Feleceia Benton Wilson & Christopher J. Deaton

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING from SOUTH PACIFIC (1949) Music by Richard Rodgers & Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II: Keron Jackson

LUCK BE A LADY from GUYS AND DOLLS (1950) Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser: Christiön Draper (Friday), Markus Lloyd (Saturday/Sunday)

MARIA from WEST SIDE STORY (1957) Music by Leonard Bernstein & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim: Sadat Hossain

ROSE’S TURN from GYPSY (1959) Music by Jule Styne & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim: Mary Gilbreath Grim

THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM from MAN OF LA MANCHA (1965) Music by Mitch Leigh & Lyrics by Joe Darion: Feleceia Benton Wilson

COMEDY TONIGHT from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (1962) Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim: Christopher J. Deaton

WILLKOMMEN & CABARET from CABARET (1966) Music by John Kander & Lyrics by Fred Ebb: Catherine Carpenter Cox with Christopher

TRY TO REMEMBER from THE FANTASTICKS (1960) Music by Harvey Schmidt & Lyrics by Tom Jones: Amy Stevenson

DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE from FUNNY GIRL (1963) Music by Jule Styne & Lyrics by Bob Merrill: Feleceia Benton Wilson

BEING ALIVE from COMPANY (1970) Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim: Christopher J. Deaton

SEND IN THE CLOWNS from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (1973) Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim: Amy Stevenson

TOMORROW from ANNIE (1977) Music by Charles Strouse & Lyrics by Martin Charnin: Jéssica Webba with Amy, Mary, & Christopher

MEMORY from CATS (1981) Music & Lyrics by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber: Sadat Hossain

SOMEWHERE THAT’S GREEN from LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1982) Music by Alan Menken & Lyrics by Howard Ashman: Catherine Carpenter Cox

SUDDENLY SEYMOUR from LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1982) Music by Alan Menken & Lyrics by Howard Ashman: Sadat Hossain & Catherine Carpenter Cox

MUDDY WATER & RIVER IN THE RAIN from BIG RIVER (1985) Music & Lyrics by Roger Miller: Keron Jackson & Christiön Draper (Friday), Markus Lloyd (Saturday)

BRING HIM HOME from LES MISÉRABLES (1985) Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg & Lyrics by Alain Boublil: Christopher J. Deaton

EMPTY CHAIRS AT EMPTY TABLES from LES MISÉRABLES (1985) Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg & Lyrics by Alain Boublil: Christiön Draper (Friday), Markus Lloyd (Saturday/Sunday) & Christopher J. Deaton

MUSIC OF THE NIGHT from THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1986) Music & Lyrics by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber: Keron, Sadat, Christiön/Markus, & Christopher

BACK TO BEFORE from RAGTIME (1998) Music by Stephen Flaherty & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens: Mary Gilbreath Grim

WHEELS OF A DREAM from RAGTIME (1998) Music by Stephen Flaherty & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens: Feleceia Benton Wilson & Christiön Draper (Friday), Markus Lloyd (Saturday/Sunday)

DEFYING GRAVITY from WICKED (2002) Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz PLUS LET IT GO from DISNEY’S FROZEN (2013) Music & Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez: Mary, Catherine, Jéssica, Amy, & Feleceia

FOUND/TONIGHT from DEAR EVAN HANSEN (2015) Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul and from HAMILTON (2016) Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Mirandą: Full Company