Barry Edelstein
ERNA FINCI VITERBI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Timothy J. Shields
AUDREY S. GEISEL MANAGING DIRECTOR
PRESENTS
BOOK AND LYRICS BY Timothy Mason
MUSIC BY Mel Marvin
SCENIC DESIGN John Lee Beatty
COSTUME DESIGN Robert Morgan
LIGHTING DESIGN Pat Collins
SOUND DESIGN Melanie Chen Cole
ORCHESTRATOR Anita Ruth
VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC Joshua Rosenblum
DANCE MUSIC ARRANGER David Krane
CASTING Caparelliotis Casting and Kim Heil, CSA
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Jess Slocum
ADDITIONAL CHOREOGRAPHY JOHN DELUCA
DIRECTED BY JAMES VÁSQUEZ
ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY JACK O'BRIEN
Cast
OLD MAX
Steve Gunderson*
CINDY-LOU WHO
Arden Elise Johnson (P) -or- Iris Manter (R)
PAPA WHO
Noah Rivera*
MAMA WHO
Ariella Kvashny*
GRANDPA WHO
Larry Raben*
GRANDMA WHO
Bets Malone*
BOO WHO
Faizi Mahalingam (R) -or- Jayden Polliard (P)
ANNIE WHO
Kennedy Harrington (P) -or- Kaia Wood (R)
DANNY WHO
Logan Hollis (P) -or- Kyle Tucker (R)
BETTY-LOU WHO
Nia Castro (P) -or- Amani Solorio (R)
YOUNG MAX
Tommy Martinez*
THE GRINCH
Andrew Polec*
GROWN-UP WHOS
Summer Broyhill*, Berto Fernández*, Jacob Haren*, Patricia Jewel*, Liliana Rodriguez*, Lance Arthur Smith*
TEEN WHOS
Jad Marrewa (R) -or- Milla Toker (P)
LITTLE WHOS
Esme Cuaresma (P), Maisy Cuaresma (P), Gia Glenn (R), Alina Mari Panganiban (P), Eli Pletner (R), Melvin Matthew Pluciennik (P), Ella Washington (R), Juliet Weaver (R)
SWINGS
Jacob Caltrider*, Bethany Slomka*
UNDERSTUDIES
for Grandma Who — Summer Broyhill*; for Grandpa Who — Berto Fernández*; for Papa Who, Young Max — Jacob Haren*; for Mama Who — Patricia Jewel*; for Annie Who, Betty-Lou Who — Ellis Quesada; for Old Max — Larry Raben*; for The Grinch — Lance Arthur Smith*; for Boo Who, Danny Who — Landon Tweet; for Cindy-Lou Who — Ella Washington
P = Pink Team R = Red Team
SETTING
Late December, someplace very near Who-ville.
Production Stage Manager
Jess Slocum*
Assistant Stage Manager
Amanda Salmons*
MUSICAL NUMBERS
“Welcome Christmas" (”Fah Who Doraze") · Who Chorale
“Who Likes Christmas?” · Who Family, Grown-Up Whos, Little Whos
“This Time of Year” · Old Max, Young Max
“I Hate Christmas Eve” · The Grinch, Young Max, Papa Who, Mama Who, Grandpa Who, Grandma Who, Cindy-Lou Who, Danny Who, Annie Who, Betty-Lou Who, Boo Who
“Whatchama-who” · The Grinch, Little Whos
“Welcome Christmas” (Reprise) · Who Chorale
“I Hate Christmas Eve” (Reprise) · The Grinch
“It's the Thought That Counts” · Papa Who, Mama Who, Grandpa Who, Grandma Who, Who Family, Who Shoppers and Who Merchants, Little Whos
“This Time of Year” (Reprise) · Old Max, Young Max
“One of a Kind” · The Grinch
“Now's the Time” · Papa Who, Mama Who, Grandma Who, Grandpa Who
“You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” · Young Max, Old Max, The Grinch
“Santa for a Day” · Cindy-Lou Who
“You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch” (Reprise) · Young Max, Old Max, Audience
“Who Likes Christmas?” (Reprise) · Who Chorale
“One of a Kind” (Reprise) · The Grinch, Young Max, Cindy-Lou Who
“This Time of Year” (Reprise) · Old Max
“Welcome Christmas” (Reprise) · Who Family, Grown-Up Whos, Little Whos
“Finale” · The Grinch, Cindy-Lou Who, and Whos Everywhere
whO-CHESTRA
Music Director, Conductor · Elan McMahan
Associate Music Director, Keyboard · Lyndon Pugeda
Violin 1· Victoria Bietz
Cello· Erica Erenyi
Violin 2, Orchestra Contractor · Healy Henderson
Percussion · Tim McMahon
Bass · Michael Pearce
Reed 1 · John Rekevics
Reed 2 · Cynthia Swanson
Rehearsal Piano · Lyndon Pugeda
Synthesizer · Taylor Peckhamn
This production contains one act with no intermission.
Production Staff
Associate Director Noelle Marion
Associate Music Director Lyndon Pugeda
Associate Lighting Design Chris Rynne
Assistant Costume Design Katie Knox
Assistant Lighting Design Pablo D. Anton
Studio Teacher Abby Smith
Production Assistant Karla Garcia
Child Supervisor Aaliyah Thompson
Dance Captain Summer Broyhill*
Stage Management Swing Kendra Stockton*
Stage Management Apprentice Yulin "Lisa" Fang
†Associate Artist of The Old Globe.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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Produced by special arrangement with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! book and characters™ and © 1957 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.
Dr. Seuss properties™ & © 2023 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. All Rights Reserved.
“Welcome Christmas” and “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” were written by Theodor S. Geisel and Albert Hague
and are used by permission of Dr. Seuss Enterprises and EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc. All rights reserved.
Originally commissioned by Minneapolis Children’s Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Original Stage Manager, D. Adams.
Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage
Old Globe Theatre
Conrad Prebys Theatre Center
November 8 – December 31, 2023