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Jerry Mitchell
Director/Choreographer/Conceiver

Andrew Lippa
Composer/Musical Supervisor/Arranger

Nick Kenkel
Associate Director/Co-Choreographer

Acme Sound Partners
Sound Design

BASE Entertainment
Producer

Gregg Barnes
Costume Design

Zachary Borovay
Video Design

Dixie Dawkins
Sax / Reeds

Susan Draus
Music Director/Conductor

Armando Farfan
Aerial Arts Designer/Co-creator

Nannette Fortier
Drums/Percussion

Michael Gill
General Manager

Jennifer Jones
Bass

Chris Lee
Lighting Design

Jeff Lester
Opening Film Director

Josh Marquette
Hair Design

Planet Hollywood
Venue

David Rockwell
Scenic Design

Telsey + Company
Casting

Jill Warren
Guitar

Ron Wild
Makeup Designer

MAC
Makeup

Jerry Mitchell made his Broadway debut as Director with the hit musical, Legally Blonde, for which he also served as Choreographer and was nominated for both the Tony and Drama Desks Awards for his choreography and the Drama Desk Award for his direction. He received the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle Awards for his dazzling choreography created for the 2005 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of La Cage Aux Folles, having also been nominated for the Tony Award in the same category for the smash hit musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Previously, Jerry had received Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Astaire Award nominations for choreographing Broadway's Tony Award-winning Hairspray and Tony, Drama Desk and Astaire Award nominations for choreographing The Full Monty, both shows having been directed by his cherished collaborator, Jack O'Brien.

Jerry began his choreographic career as associate choreographer to Michael Bennett on Scandal and Jerome Robbins on Jerome Robbins' Broadway. For Broadway, he also choreographed the hit revival of Gypsy, starring Bernadette Peters, which combined his own work with his recreation of Jerome Robbins' original, as well as Never Gonna Dance, the first and only Broadway musical based on an Astaire/Rogers film, making him one of the only choreographers to ever have three Broadway musicals running simultaneously (a distinction which occurred yet again for him in 2005 with the simultaneous runs of Hairspray; La Cage Aux Folles and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels). Prior to those productions, Jerry choreographed the Broadway revivals of The Rocky Horror Show (Drama Desk nomination) and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (on stage and film), the national tour of Jekyll & Hyde and Paper Mill Playhouse’s critically acclaimed Follies, featuring Ann Miller.

Jerry's memorable film work includes In and Out, Camp, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Scent of a Woman. For television, Jerry was nominated for an Emmy Award for choreographing The Drew Carey Show. He was recently featured as host of Bravo's Step It Up and Dance and appeared in his role of Director/Choreographer of the Broadway production in MTV's reality show, Legally Blonde-The Search for Elle Woods.

In 1990, Jerry created the first Broadway Bares, a comedy burlesque performed for the benefit of the charity Broadway Cares, and has produced, directed and/or choreographed this landmark annual event 18 times thereafter (so far). He also conceived and authored the recently published book, Backstage Pass, a photo essay of the event's first 17 years, with all proceeds benefiting Broadway Cares.

Future projects include choreographing Love Never Dies (the sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera) and Catch Me If You Can (both with Jack O'Brien as Director), as well as Broadway musicals based on the films, Mad Hot Ballroom and Kinky Boots and the play, Once in a Lifetime.

Andrea Lippa wrote the book, music and lyrics for the Manhattan Theatre Club production of The Wild Party, for which he received a Drama Desk Award. He recently composed the music for the Broadway production of Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention. On Broadway he was also represented by the revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, for which he wrote three new songs. His musicals also include Asphalt Beach (music and lyrics) at Northwestern University by the American Music Theatre Project in October 2006 and John & Jen off-Broadway at the Lamb’s Theatre. Mr. Lippa’s recordings include Julia Murney’s new CD I’m Not Waiting (producer, 3 songs), The Wild Party (RCA Victor) which he also produced, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (RCA Victor) which earned him a Grammy Award nomination, and John & Jen (Fynsworth Alley) which he associate produced. As Kristin Chenoweth’s music director he has conducted The Chicago, San Francisco and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras, led concerts at Carnegie Hall and The Metropolitan Opera House, and many others. He is currently writing the music and lyrics for a new musical based on Jules Feiffer’s The Man In The Ceiling (Mr. Feiffer is writing the book) which is being produced by Disney Theatrical for Broadway and his musical The Addams Family, will premiere in Chicago in November, 2009 prior to making its Broadway bow in the spring of 2010.

Nick performed on Broadway in The Wedding Singer and Legally Blonde-The Musical. Nick has danced for recording artists such as Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Missy Elliott, Gwen Stefani, Jamie Foxx, Anastasia, and Debbie Gibson. He has appeared in movies and on television shows such as Music and Lyrics, "SNL", MTV, Conan O’Brien, Rosie O’Donnell, "The Today Show", and "As The World Turns". Nick is the Associate Director and Co-Choreographer on PEEPSHOW and is ecstatic for Jerry that this project has come to fruition. Thanks to my family and friends for playing your part in my process to get here.

Las Vegas: Monty Python’s Spamalot, Avenue Q. Broadway: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, In The Heights (Tony Award nomination), The Country Girl, Legally Blonde, High Fidelity, A Chorus Line (2006), Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hot Feet, The Light in the Piazza, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dracula the Musical, Twentieth Century, Fiddler on the Roof, Never Gonna Dance, The Boy From Oz, Avenue Q, Gypsy (2003), La Bohème (Drama Desk Award). Numerous international, off-Broadway and regional productions, plus theatrical concerts and special events with renowned orchestras at world-famous venues indoors and out. The partners are: Tom Clark, Mark Menard and Nevin Steinberg.

BASE ENTERTAINMENT develops, produces and manages intellectual properties generated for live entertainment stages. In addition to Peepshow starring Holly Madison at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, BASE's current production activity includes Jersey Boys at the Palazzo Resort  - Hotel - Casino, Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular, Absinthe at Caesars Palace, and Defending the Caveman at the Harrah's Las Vegas. Previous production activity includes Wayne Brady: Making It Up and Stomp Out Loud in Las Vegas, The Lion King at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me on Broadway, and Cirque du Soleil's holiday show Wintuk, New York City. In addition, BASE operates the Showroom and The Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and programs both the Grand Theater and Sands Theater at Marina Bay Sands, Singapre. BASE Entertainment's founders include industry veterans Brian Becker & Scott Zeiger.

Broadway: Legally Blonde (2007 Tony nomination), The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, Olivier nomination), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song (Tony nomination), Side Show. New York: Sinatra (Radio City Music Hall), The Wizard of Oz (Madison Square Garden), Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular (Principal Designer 1994-2005), Cinderella and The Merry Widow (New York City Opera), Pageant (The Blue Angel and London’s West End- Olivier Nomination), The Kathy and Mo Show, Eliot Feld’s Behold the Man, Judith Jamison’s ballet Sweet Release (Alvin Ailey). Regional credits include: Mame (The Kennedy Center), Lucky Duck (San Diego Critic’s Award), Allegro (Helen Hayes Award) and many others. Gregg was the first recipient of the Theatre Development Funds Young Master Award.

Recent: Rock of Ages (Off-Broadway), To Be Or Not To Be (Broadway), Les Miserables (National Tour), A Catered Affair (Broadway; Drama Desk nom.), Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular, Xanadu (Broadway, National Tour), NERDS (Philadelphia Theater Company), and 13 (Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles). Upcoming: The Creature from the Black Lagoon Experience at Universal Studios Hollywood. Zak was the first Projection Designer to join USA829 and is a contributing editor for LiveDesign Magazine.
Originally from Kentucky where she earned her music degree, Dixie’s sax playing and versatile musicianship has been featured in numerous Vegas productions and shows worldwide. She has performed with such artists as Tower of Power Horns, Little Anthony and The Imperials, Howard Hewett, Peter Cetera and jammed with Sting and Springsteen! Dixie’s television credits include “The Tonight Show” and “Arsenio Hall”, as well as soundtracks for Middle Ages and A Current Affair.
Susan Drauswas the MD/ Conductor for Good Vibration, Broadway and the National Tour of MAMMA MIA!. Winner of several awards in Los Angeles and Denver, Susan was also nominated for several awards for her writing, arranging and music direction of Vices in Chicago. She has arranged for Henry Mancini, orchestrated for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and served as an arranging consultant for Walt Disney Imagineering. Most importantly, she played with a multitude of all-girl bands in the 80s and knows everything there is to know about big hair.
Armando Farfan Jr is a 5th generation aerial artist and circus performer on both sides of his family. He began performing on the flying trapeze at 6 years of age, as a starring attraction on the famed Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus. By age 7 he caught the eye of renowned photographer, Jill Krementz whom made him the subject of the 4th book in her Very Young series, titled A Very Young Circus Flyer.
 
Armando has designed Aerial Arts for casinos and nightclubs around the world including projects for MGM, Mandalay Bay, Treasure Island, Bellagio, Celebrity Cruises and the infamous Studio 54 here in Las Vegas.
 
He has also worked on projects for Cirque Du Soliel’s Zumanity, KA and LOVE, The Celine Dion show A New Day, Bette Midler’s Showgirl Must Go On, Thierry Mugler, The Palm Springs Follies to name a few.
 
Armando caught the attention of Jerry Mitchell in 2000 while performing on the set of Disney’s Geppetto where Armando was one of the background aerialists on Pleasure Island. Jerry introduced himself and invited Armando to design an Aerial Arts piece for EFX at the MGM Grand (which Jerry was due to direct).
 
Armando’s proudest achievements remain his work on Jerry’s Broadway Bares in New York City. “To be able to work with some of the top creative minds in the world of entertainment for a cause like this is truly one of life’s greatest blessings”.
 
Armando would like to congratulate Jerry for his amazing work to PEEPSHOW. He also wishes to extend his thanks to Jerry and the producers for allowing him to express his creativity freely on this project. “Jerry, you are a visionary and I remain in awe of you every day that I see you create. Thank you for being who you are to me, I am honored to have you in my life.”
A rare creature (a native of Las Vegas), Nannette’s first instrument was piano, but a passion for drumming quickly surfaced in high school. She took a break mid-way thru college for a few months to perform in Japan with a Dixieland band. After finishing her B.A. degree in Music Performance at SDSU and playing drums in the San Diego area, she moved to Los Angeles to attend Musician's Institute P.I.T. and, upon graduating, was offered a teaching assistant position. Nannette's first professional percussion gig was a European tour with Turkish pop-star Mustafa Sandal. Later moving to New Zealand for adventure, her freelancing led her to performing regularly with national artists Caitlin Smith and Karen Hunter. A couple of years later and back in Las Vegas, she devoted time to studying world percussion. In 2004 Nan went overseas again for a two year stint with Blue Man Group in Berlin, Germany. She returned home to play percussion with Celine Dion in A New Day, continuing on with the ‘Taking Chances’ 2008-2009 World Tour. Nannette has performed on various TV shows all around the world, and played in a Japanese taiko group, Scottish pipe band, African drumming groups, symphonies, and more. She continues to drum with Las Vegas local favorite Killian's Angels, an all-female Celtic band, to which she adds tin whistle and the other odd instrument or three.

Michael Gill is a Tony® nominated producer and manager, whose company has managed over 22 productions on Broadway since 1979.    Since moving to Nevada, Michael has managed the Las Vegas companies of Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular; Jersey Boys; MAMMA MIA!; Hans Klok; The Beauty of Magic; Hairspray; Hugh Jackman: In Time; We Will Rock You; Storm; Chicago; Men are from Mars – Women are from Venus, the Musical; Tease; Always: Patsy Cline; and the Las Vegas premier of Dame Edna: A Dame in the Desert.

Jennifer started classical piano when she was 5, but switched to the bass at 12 because it was “cooler”! She won various awards playing in jazz bands throughout junior high and high school, but by the time it came to going to college, decided to pursue another love….broadcasting. After attending UCLA, she landed a job at "Good Morning America" in New York. Working hard at ABC in the mornings, she’d venture out at night to hang at jazz clubs in the city. Her love of music kept her longing to play professionally. She gave up dreams of becoming a news anchor and moved back to Southern California in 1987 to attend Musicians Institute in Hollywood. She quickly landed a job at Disneyland playing in an all-female rock band. When the gig ended, she started an all-women Christian rock group, Rachel Rachel, recording two albums on Word Records. She also landed a job reporting for a local TV station in Los Angeles. Her television career took off. She won numerous Emmys and Golden Mikes and ended up leaving the touring group Rachel Rachel. But that didn’t stop her! Playing both acoustic and electric bass, she started an all-women jazz quartet. The group has been together for 17 years. They’ve performed at some of the most prestigious jazz festivals, such as the Playboy Jazz Festival in Pasadena, Catalina Jazz Festival, The Catalina Blues Festival, The Long Beach Jazz Festival, The Lake Tahoe Jazz Festival, The Rochester Jazz Festival and the Drum Fest in Montreal. Proclaimed by local publications like Pasadena Weekly, to be “L.A. hottest all-female jazz ensemble” the quartet has opened for Macy Grey, Seal, John Tesh, Boney James, Steve Cole and Poncho Sanchez. TV credits include performing on the KTLA Morning News, Live Marathon Coverage on Ch. 13 and "Live in LA" with Steve Edwards. Her group is heard on the local jazz station in Los Angeles KKJZ 88.1 FM and KSBR 88.5 FM in Orange County. They have recorded two albums, A Tribute to Friends and Transitions which is currently being distributed in Japan under King Records, as well as in the States. She is married and has a 3 year old son.

Broadway/West End: Fame Becomes Me, Linda Eder Live At The Gershwin, Shakespeare’s R&J (Tokyo & London). Off-Broadway: Broadway Bares VI – XIV, Floyd And Clea Under The Western Sky, Saving Aimee!, The Mistress Cycle, Under The Bridge, Boy, The Mysteries Of Harris Burdick, The Violet Hour, … in the absence of spring…, Sarah Plain And Tall, Skyscraper, Cloud Nine, Linda Eder Live at Carnegie Hall. Regional: The Kiss Of The Spider Woman, The Glass Menagerie, M. Butterfly (Barrymore nomination), Merrily We Roll Along, The Word Begins, Witches Of Eastwick, Into The Woods, Assassins, Urinetown (Helen Hayes nomination), Elegies: A Song Cycle (Barrymore nomination), Burnt Part Boys, The Last Five Years (Barrymore nomination), Follies (Helen Hayes nomination), Hedwig And The Angry Inch (Helen Hayes nomination), Grand Hotel, …in the absence of spring…, Sideshow, I Am My Own Wife, Of Mice And Men, My Fair Lady, Four Dogs and a Bone, and Three Viewings. Other: The Pajama Game.(National Tour), The Backyardigans (National Tour), Barbie Live In Fairytopia (National Tour), Jesus Christ Superstar (European Tour), Twice Charmed and Remember The Magic for Disney Creative Entertainment, and the feature film Camp. His studio, Lightworks, conceives and designs lighting for clients such as Coke, Ford, American Express, and Intel.

Jeff Lester has been directing since 1996 when he was first recruited by Robert Redford's Sundance Channel to direct and produce segments of Sundance Dailies for Sundance Channel and Showtime. He then went on to write, produce and direct The Shorts Show hosted by Academy Award nominee Laura Dern, for Sundance Channel. Jeff entered the world of filmmaking with his award winning debut short film, The Last Real Cowboys, starring Billy Bob Thornton. A full-length feature version of the short is currently in the works. Jeff also story-lined and co-produced Broken, starring Heather Graham and Jeremy Sisto. He directed the short film Mr. President for the Elevate Film Festival. The film took home top honors, including Best Director, Best Short Narrative and the Audience Award. His acclaimed short documentary, Speed of Life, premiered at the 2008 Slamdance Film Festival and was an official selection at Aspen Shortsfest, Maui Film Festival, Gaia Film Festival, Port Clinton International Film Festival and Heart of Gold International Film Festival. Jeff has directed numerous commercials and won awards for his work for such clients as: Sheraton, Chase, MGM, Callaway Golf, Arena Football League, University of Illinois, and The Alliance for Climate Protection.
Broadway/Off-Broadway: Vanities, To Be Or Not To Be, The Drowsy Chaperone, Pig Farm, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Altar Boyz. National Tours: The Drowsy Chaperone, Barbie Live in Fairytopia, Trip of Love. Associate Hair Designer: Mamma Mia! (North America), The Wedding Singer, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Tour. Other NY: Show Boat @ Carnegie Hall, Encores! No, No, Nanette & Follies, three Broadway Bares, numerous productions for the Juilliard School.

Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino is a joint venture partnership involving Robert Earl, Founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood International Inc, Bay Harbour Management LLC, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc and is a member of the Starwood Preferred Guest program. The hottest new property on the Las Vegas Strip, Planet Hollywood features over 100,000 square feet of gaming, fine dining restaurants, an award-winning buffet, casual dining options, lounges, nightclubs, and a full service spa. The property is encircled by Miracle Mile Shops with over 170 specialty stores and restaurants. For more information log onto http://www.planethollywood.com.

David Rockwell designed the sets for Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations), Legally Blonde The Musical (Drama Desk nomination), The Rocky Horror Show (Drama Desk Nomination), All Shook Up (Drama Desk Nomination), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Armed and Naked in America, Omnium Gatherum, and, for film, Team America. He is the founder and CEO of Rockwell Group, a New York-based architecture and design firm. Projects include Adour Alain Ducasse at The St. Regis; interior work and brand conceptualization for JetBlue’s Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport; “Hall of Fragments,” the entrance installation to the 2008 11th annual Venice Architecture Biennale; the Kodak Theatre, home of the Academy Awards ceremony (Los Angeles); set design for the 2009 81st annual Academy Awards; Imagination Playground; the Elinor Bunin-Munroe Film Center at Lincoln Center; Aloft hotels; W New York and Union Square; Nobu restaurants worldwide including New York, Melbourne, and Dubai. Rockwell was honored with the 2008 National Design Award by Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt for outstanding achievement in Interior Design. He is currently the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA) and serves on the board of Citymeals-on-Wheels and The Public Theater.

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting). Broadway/Tours: 9 to 5, Desire Under the Elms, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, Reasons to Be Pretty, Blithe Spirit, South Pacific, In the Heights, Wicked, You’re Welcome America, Speed-the- Plow, Equus, Hairspray, Rent, Legally Blonde, The Color Purple, Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (Vegas); Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature; Regional: Ahmanson, Arena Stage, Arizona Theatre Co., 5th Avenue, Goodman, Hartford Stage, La Jolla, Pittsburgh CLO,  Shakespeare Theatre, Westport; Film: 17 Photos of Isabel, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Sex and the City, Dan in Real Life, Then She Found Me, Across the Universe, Ira and Abby, Rent, Pieces of April, Camp, The Grey Zone, Finding Forrester, The Bone Collector; TV: Ugly Betty (pilot), Whoopi, HBO’s Undefeated, commercials.
Telsey + Company:
Bernie Telsey CSA, Will Cantler CSA, David Vaccari CSA,
Bethany Knox CSA, Craig Burns CSA,
Tiffany Little Canfield CSA, Rachel Hoffman CSA,
Carrie Rosson CSA, Justin Huff CSA, Bess Fifer CSA,
Patrick Goodwin, Abbie Brady-Dalton
Jill Warren began playing guitar at age six, and at age 21 graduated with a degree in guitar from Musician's Institute in Hollywood, California.  Jill was chosen to perform in the hot, all-girl rock performance group at Disneyland, California called MissBehavin'. Jill then began a solo career opening for Boy George, G Love and Special Sauce, and Taj Majal. Jill has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Accounting from California State University, Bakersfield.

Ron Wild is a two-time Emmy Award and Cable Ace winner.  Designs for Film, TV and Theater: Home Alone; Star Trek 5; Battlefield Earth; Mind Freak; Adventures in Wonderland; Babylon 5; Fairie Tlae Theatre; Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular; Believe; Hairspray; Celine Dion; We Will Rock You;   MAMMA MIA!; Hugh Jackman: In TIme; KA; Love; and Le Reve.