MUSIC AND BAND
Keyboard Programmer & Playback Engineer
Julianne B. Merrill, PatchMaster Productions
Associate Keyboard Programmer & Playback Engineer
PJ Ju, PatchMaster Productions
Music Director & Keyboard
David Dabbon
Drums
Spencer Cohen
Guitar
Ben Weiss
CATHERINE COHEN (Writer, Performer) Actress, comedian, singer and writer, the glamorous Catherine Cohen recently wrapped the Amazon feature Goodbye Girl, opposite Kiernan Shipka. Previously, she was in Joachim Trier’s film Sentimental Value, Edgar Wright’s remake of The Running Man with Glen Powell, the LuckyChap series “Sirens,” and Season 4 of the award-winning Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building.” Additionally, Catherine has released two comedy specials: The Twist…She’s Gorgeous (Netflix) and Come For Me (Veeps). In August of 2019, the actress and comedian won the coveted title of Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival. Her first poetry collection, God I Feel Modern Tonight, was published by Knopf in 2021. Cat also co-hosts the hit weekly comedy podcast Seek Treatment alongside Pat Regan. Additional film credits include The French Italian, At Midnight, The Lovebirds, the Home Alone reboot, and Dating and New York. Additional TV credits include “What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Awkwafina is Nora From Queens,” “Broad City,” “Search Party,” and “High Maintenance."
ALEX TIMBERS (Director) is the recipient of Tony, Drama Desk, Golden Globe, Outer Critics Circle, and London Evening Standard Awards, as well as two Obie and Lortel Awards. Broadway credits include Just in Time, Moulin Rouge!, All Out and All In by Simon Rich, Beetlejuice, Here Lies Love, Gutenberg, Alex Edelman’s Just For Us, David Byrne’s American Utopia, Rocky,Oh Hello with Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Pee-wee Herman Show, and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. For television, he co-created “Mozart in the Jungle” (Amazon) and directed and EPed the Emmy-winning comedy specials John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous; John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix); Alex Edelman: Just For Us (HBO), as well as The Muppet Show with Sabrina Carpenter for Point Grey and Disney+. Nominations: Emmy, Grammy.
DAVID DABBON (Music Supervisor) Emmy-nominated composer for "Eat Shit, Bob!" on HBO's "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." Select credits include Catherine Cohen: Come for Me (Music Director/Co-Music Writer) and "The Lonely Island Medley" with Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, and Andy Samberg at SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (Music Director/Co-Arranger). Broadway: Oh, Mary! (Music Arranger), Beetlejuice: The Musical (Dance Arrangements); Bob Fosse's Dancin' (New Music & Dance Arrangements); Funny Girl (2022 Revival, Add. Dance Arrangements); Sondheim on Sondheim (Additional Orchestrations). Off-Broadway: The Big Gay Jamboree (Music Supervisor/Arranger). Education: Carnegie Mellon University and The Hartt School.
EMILY MALTBY (Associate Director) is an NYC-based theater director, choreographer, and writer. Recent credits include FROZEN (Syracuse Stage), the world premiere of DARE TO DREAM, JR (Disney Theatrical Group), IT'S A MIRACLE (Vineyard Theater), EVITA (A.R.T., S.T.C., and NYCC), THE KING AND I (TOHO – Tokyo), THE MUSIC MAN (TOHO - Tokyo), SUNSET BOULEVARD (The Kennedy Center), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (McCarter Theatre Center), ALLEGORY (La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival) and LOLITA, MY LOVE (York Theatre Company), as well as staging concerts at Carnegie Hall, New World Center (Miami), and the Orpheum Theater (New Orleans). Upcoming writing projects include adapting/directing a new play, premiering in London in 2027, and a commission to write the book of a new musical. Associate credits include FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE (The Public Theater), THE LION (Manhattan Theater Club). In addition to her creative work, Emily has guest taught at Princeton University, Emerson College, Michigan State University, New Rochelle High School, The Dalton School, Musical Creators Institute, and the Institute for American Musical Theater. Emily holds a Bachelors degree from Northwestern University. emilymaltby.com. @emilymaltby
DEREK McLANE (Scenic Design) Broadway: Just In Time, The Balusters, Death Becomes Her, Just In Time, Othello, Purlie Victorious, MJ, Moulin Rouge! (Tony Award), A Soldier’s Play, The Price, Beautiful, Gigi, 33 Variations (Tony Award), How to Succeed in Business…,Follies, Anything Goes, Ragtime, The Pajama Game, I Am My Own Wife. Television 6 years of Academy Awards (Emmy Award), 4 NBC Musicals, including Hairspray (Emmy Award). Board Chairman of The New Group Theatre, Awards include multiple Tony Awards, Emmy’s, Obie’s, Drama Desks, Lortel Awards, and Art Directors Guild Awards. Designed the 2024, 2025, 2026 Met Gala.
KELSEY RANDALL (Costume Design) For the last decade, Brooklyn-based fashion designer Kelsey Randall has created standout looks for some of the world’s biggest music artists. Blending high art with the unexpected, she designs bold, demi-couture garments for clients including Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Lorde, Suki Waterhouse, and Hilary Duff. Known for her vibrant color, high-voltage sparkle, and rock-and-roll edge, Kelsey combines imaginative design with meticulous craftsmanship, drafting her own patterns, draping muslins by hand, and maintaining close creative control throughout the process. Committed to ethical craftsmanship, she brings a distinctive point of view to every project. After designing Catherine’s wardrobe for her first two comedy specials, Kelsey is excited to bring that collaboration to Broad Strokes as costume designer. Follow Kelsey on Instagram @kelsey.randall for a behind-the-scenes look at her creative process and her latest designs.
JAKE DeGROOT (Lighting Design) Broadway: All Out, All In, Oh, Hello. TV: Kid Gorgeous (Radio City/Netflix); Baby J (Netflix). Off-Broadway: Rolling Thunder; The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout); SeaWife (Naked Angles, Drama Desk Nomination); Fly (New Victory); Two Class Acts (The Flea); Here’s Hoover (Les Freres Corbusier), Classic Stage Company. Regional: The Wanderer (Paper Mill Playhouse); Tommy (The Kennedy Center); The Temple Bombing (The Alliance Theatre); Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat(Adirondack Theatre Festival); Loch Ness (The Rev); Forum (Two River); Company and National Pastime (Bucks County Playhouse); The Huntington; The Geffen; Cincinnati Playhouse; Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Pasadena Playhouse; Flint Rep; New York Stage and Film; Williamstown; The Cape Playhouse; W.H.A.T.; ReVision; Yale Dramat. International: Leicester Curve, UK; Theatre de la Ville, Paris; The National Theatre, London; National Theatre of Norway; TheatreWorks Singapore; Norwegian Cruise Line; Holland America Line; Regent Seven Seas; Shanghai Centre Theatre. Co-Lighting Supervisor: Williamstown Theatre Festival 08-09. BFA, Carnegie Mellon. jakedegroot.com
CODY SPENCER (Sound Design) (he/him) Broadway: Dog Day Afternoon, The Last Five Years, Romeo and Juliet, Job, The Outsiders (Tony Award). Co-Design Broadway: Gutenberg! The Musical!, Here Lies Love, The Pee-wee Herman Show. Off-Broadway: Energy Music Curfew Hour, Broadway Bounty Hunter and Joan of Arc: Into the Fire. Off-Broadway Co-Design: Trevor, Here Lies Love (Lortel Award). Regional: Wonder, The National Pastime, David Byrne’s Theater of the Mind.
ERICA HEMMINGER (Associate Scenic Design) A New York based scenic designer with a BFA in Fine Art from Carnegie Mellon University), and MFA in Set Design (The Theatre School/DePaul), she has worked as Lead Associate for set designer Derek McLane for the past 16 years. Broadway Associate credits include: The Balusters, Just In Time, Death Becomes Her, Purlie Victorious, MJ: The Musical, Moulin Rouge: The Musical, A Soldiers Play, Burn This, Fully Committed, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Follies, and Anything Goes. Film/TV Credits include: Art Director for "The Wiz Live!" and "Hairspray Live!" for NBC (ADG & Emmy Nominations), Assistant Art Director "The Muppet Show" (2026), The Oscars (2013-2018). Design credits include Gin for Breakfast (London TBT), Honor and Ilyria (P.T.C), Pippin and Little Shop of Horrors (SCAD).
SASHA FINLEY (Associate Lighting Design) Sasha is a New York based lighting designer, associate and draftsperson. Her design credits include The Bergman/Landsbury Test 2 (Life World), Mother Courage and Her Children (Brown/Trinity Rep), Blue Seal, Blue Sea (Makers Ensemble), [ ] (ODC Dance) and Cabaret (Northern Stage). She was the Lighting Design Intern at San Francisco Opera in the Fall of 2023 and was a 2021 participant in the ETC Fred Foster Mentorship. She holds a BA in English and Theatre from Smith College and an MFA in Lighting Design from Carnegie Mellon University. She is a proud member of IATSE USA 829. Follow her work at sashafinley.com.
STEPHEN JENSEN (Associate Sound Design) Stephen Jensen’s selected credits include: Ring of Fire - Weston Theater Company, A Trip to the Moon - Here Arts, Beauty and the Beast - Northern Stage, Purple Rain - State Theater Minneapolis (Associate), Three Summers of Lincoln - La Jolla Playhouse (Associate), Gatsby - American Repertory Theater (Associate), The Outsiders - Broadway (Programmer), Here Lies Love - Broadway (Programmer).
THOMAS JENKELEIT (Props Supervisor) (they/he) is a prop designer from Queens, New York devoted to creating new, reimagined, and thought provoking work. Recent: SUMO, Jesa, Henry VI (The Public), The Potluck, The Fires, Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!, Watch Me Walk (Soho Rep.), Geoff Sobelle’s CLOWN SHOW (PS21), Derangements, The Family Dog (Clubbed Thumb), Galas (Little Island), LAOWANG (Primary Stages, 59E59), The Wind & The Rain (Vineyard Theater, En Garde), Sex Variants of 1941 (The Civilians), Franklinland, Have You Met Jane Goodall and Her Mother?, Bodega Princess (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Bus Stop (Classic Stage, Transport Group, NAATCO), A Mother (Baryshnikov Arts), All The World’s a Stage (Keen Company), Camping, The Surgeon & Her Daughters (Colt Coeur). jenkeleit.com.
LIBBY JVERA she/her (Production Manager) Libby is so happy to be the Production Manager for Mike & Carlee Productions. She has worked on a bunch of stuff with them for many years and has a great time making comedy shows downtown. She also PMs other things for other people sometimes, which is good too. libbyjvera.com
grapevine pr (Press Representative) is an NYC-based theatrical PR firm founded by Molly Barnett and Chelsea Nachman. Together, they’ve spearheaded more than 40 campaigns for shows including Oh, Mary!, & Juliet, Alex Edelman’s Just For Us, and Kate Berlant's Kate, along with the Tony Award-winning productions of Dear Evan Hansen, Kinky Boots, Beautiful and Fun Home (with DKC/O&M), among others. grapevine (which also includes press agent Amanda Marie Miller) has worked with a wide range of talent from actors to directors, playwrights and composers, including Laura Benanti, Ingrid Michaelson, Cyndi Lauper, Tom Kitt, Micaela Diamond, Theresa Rebeck, Lauren Patten, Michael Greif, and many more. You can learn more at grapevineprny.com and @grapevineprny.
CARLY CONSALVO (Social Media Manager) Born in the small but mighty town of Brookfield, Connecticut, Carly earned her BFA in Dramatic Arts from The New School in New York City. While in school, she discovered her love for entertainment marketing through internships at The Tonight Show and Baseline Theatrical. After graduating in 2023, Carly joined the social media team at SpotCo, where she continues to manage social campaigns for Broadway and Off-Broadway productions including Merrily We Roll Along, Teeth, Once Upon a Mattress, Audible Theater, Mexodus, Paranormal Activity and more. Since 2021, Carly has also worked alongside Cat Cohen as her assistant and social media manager, and is beyond excited to continue that collaboration as the Social Media Manager for BROAD STROKES!
SINE DIGITAL (Digital Advertising) Founded in 2017, SINE Digital has become a leading performance marketing agency for entertainment, sports and attractions; powered by our exceptional people and data science. Select current clients include: Dog Day Afternoon; Every Brilliant Thing; Operation Mincemeat;Schmigadoon!; among others. sinedigital.com
NOLAN BOGGESS (Company Manager) Glengarry Glen Ross; Our Town; Appropriate. Select Off-Broadway: The Maids; Anna Christie, Weather Girl. Originally from Des Moines, Iowa and proud graduate of Grinnell College. Thrilled to be working alongside his favorite comedian and the M&C team. Love to my family and friends who make the dream possible. Just one question - are you mad at me?
KATIE GIRARDOT (Production Coordinator) Katie can’t believe her luck to be back with Mike and Carlee productions and remains incredibly grateful to them as well as Alex and Catherine for bringing her on board to be a part of another “summer of fun” in the West Village. Select credits are Nat’l Tour: Girl From the North Country, Jagged Little Pill; Off Broadway: My Joy is Heavy (NYTW), Weather Girl (St. Ann’s Warehouse), ta-da! (M+C Productions), Becoming Eve (NYTW); Regional: Eugene Onegin: a bluegrass musical (TheatreSquared). She loves her cat, Duckie, in a way that some would view as endearing and others as frightening, but that’s not really her business. As always, love to her circle of support. @ktg45
CARLEE BRIGLIA (Producer) is one half of Mike & Carlee Productions. Select credits include Oh, Mary! (Two Tony Awards on Broadway, West End, and upcoming North American Tour), Josh Sharp: ta-da!, Morgan Bassichis: Can I Be Frank? (winner of two Obie Awards), Hannah Gadsby's WOOF!, Kate Berlant’s KATE, Alex Edelman: Just For Us, Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Show, Alison Leiby: Oh God, A Show About Abortion, Colin Quinn's Small Talk, The Last Best Hope, Red State Blue State and Unconstitutional; Jacqueline Novak: Get On Your Knees, Nick Kroll and John Mulaney’s Oh Hello On (Off) Broadway, James Tom: Less Lonely, Chris Gethard: Career Suicide, Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend. Carlee lives in East Williamsburg (a real neighborhood) with her girlfriend and has recently weaned one of her two perfect cats off of anti-anxiety medication.
MIKE LAVOIE (Producer) is the remainder of Mike & Carlee Productions. Mike & Carlee won an Olivier Award and were nominated for a Tony Award as lead producers of the hit Broadway play, Oh, Mary! and have been described as the people with “The Power To Propel Comedians to Netflix” in New York Magazine’s “The Most Powerful New Yorkers You’ve Never Heard Of” 2023 cover story. They were also featured in Variety’s 10 Broadway Stars to Watch for 2024. Mike enjoys PG Tips, pastries, Advil and lying down. mikeandcarlee.com
LIV RHODES (Producing Associate) wrote her college essay on feeling most at home around laughter. As the Producing Associate for Mike & Carlee Productions, that kid is finally at home. Liv is a producer and writer who has worked both on Broadway (Oh, Mary!, Is This a Room; Dana H.; Pass Over) and Off Broadway (Morgan Bassichis: Can I Be Frank?; Josh Sharp: ta-da!; Hannah Gadsby: WOOF; Dear Mom, Sorry for Being a Bitch; Scotland, PA) and more in-development projects for theatre, film, and TV. Liv resides in Brooklyn with her perfect cat Minnie, knitting projects, pepto, and mildly haunted vintage decor. @livsrhodes
NELSON & TAO (Co-Producer) Benjamin Nelson and David Thomas Tao will give you a damn show. Broadway: CATS: The Jellicle Ball; Oh, Mary!; Good Night, and Good Luck; Illinoise; Lempicka. Off-Broadway: American Sing-Song presents: HOLE! in London, Edinburgh, and Playwrights Horizons (Winter 26/27); Dilaria at the DR2. Thanks to Cat, Alex, Mike & Carlee @benjnelson11 / @davidthomastao
KENNY KLINE (Co-Producer) is a media entrepreneur and producer who builds and scales digital content brands. With a background in business development and storytelling, he specializes in creating high-impact media ventures. Passionate about innovation, he thrives at the intersection of creativity and strategy.
CRAIG BALSAM (Co-Producer) productions include Job, Hangmen, Hadestown, Dana H., Mexodus, Liberation and the upcoming Delirium (fall 2026 at Irondale) - but enough about me, tell me something about you…
KEN LEVITAN (Co-Producer) Music biz manager vet. Resides in Nashville and NYC. Always had a love of theatre. Recent producer credits include Glengarry Glenn Ross, Mexodous, The Unknown, Dog Day Afternoon, Delirium and others.
LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE (Co-Producer) Lucille Lortel Theatre’s mission is to foster both new and established artists, increase awareness and appreciation of Off-Broadway, and uphold fair and equitable business and artistic practices in service of creating a larger, more diverse community of theatre makers and audiences. In addition to its Off-Broadway theatre, which has been in continuous operation since 1955, the Company is renovating a three-story carriage house in Chelsea that will act as the Company’s new headquarters and a new studio theatre committed to the development of new works. Programs include The Alcove, a commissioning and development program for early and mid-career playwrights; 121 Project, a bespoke development program for new musicals; High School Playwriting and Bennington College Fellowships, the New York Emmy-Winning Dangerous Acts: A Series Uplifting Black Writers from Our Past (in partnership with HBCUs), Lucille Lortel Awards, and more. Producorial credits include Vanya; Hold On to Me Darling; KENREX; Grandiloquent; Kate; A Bodega Princess Remembers La Fiesta de los Reyes Magos, 1998; Medea of the Laundromat;The7th Voyage of Egon Tichy; On Set with Theda Bara; Four Saints in Three Acts. lortel.org.
BROAD STROKES STAFF
Technical Director
Jackson Hamman
Associate Production Manager
Sophie Larin
Production Electrician
John Anselmo
Associate Production Electrician
Devin Sullivan
Second Associate Production Electrician
Mack Woods
Production Audio
Sam Palumbo
A1
Chiara Pizzirusso
Deck Electrics Crew
Chelsey Hall
Production Assistant
AJ Jones
Lighting Programmer
Brendan Warner
Music Preparation
Noah Turner
Music Assistant
Griffin Strout
Substitute Conductor
James Harvey
Additional Production Assistants
Uladis Bautista, Charles Meckley, Raina Lawrence
Carpenters
Mike Collins, Rebecca Karlin, Alice Knight, Cesar Macay, PJ Moran, Dominic Reyes
Electricians
Cullen Chaffin, Bryan Clarendon, Sebastian Fazio, MycKinnon Forsyth, Evan Kerr, Andrew Meador, Michael Murphy, Olivier Plamondon, Eduardo Ramirez
Audio Technicians
Marion Ayers, Nicholas Kunkel, Corbin Leonard, Kevin Novinsky, Bradley Sievers, Emerson Wachnik
Painters
Jesse Lackowitz Crozier, Katie Concannon
Original Artwork
Marissa Asal
Creative Direction and Design
Hunter Ellenbarger
Website and Additional Graphic Design
Stephen Gilewski
Production Photography
Matthew Murphy
Production Counsel
David Manella / Loeb + Loeb
DIGITAL ADVERTISING
SINE Digital
James Dale Scott Lupi Morgan Curry
Iona Robson Delphine Mason Melissa Smith
PRESS REPRESENTATIVE
grapevine pr
Molly Barnett Chelsea Nachman Amanda Marie Miller
MIKE & CARLEE PRODUCTIONS
Carlee Briglia Mike Lavoie
Libby JVera Liv Rhodes
Scenic Shop
Vista Scenic Works
Lighting Equipment Provided by
Hayden Production Services
Additional Lighting Equipment Provided by
Studio RRD
Sound Equipment Provided by
Sound Associates, Inc
THE LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE STAFF
Executive Director
George Forbes
Artistic Director of New Play Development
Caridad Svich
Artistic Director of New Musical Development
Michael Heitzman
Artistic Director of High School Playwriting Fellowship
Kimile Howard
Senior Directors
Nancy Hurvitz and Jeffrey Schubart
General Managers
Alana Canty-Samuel, Maura Le Viness, Karla Liriano
Marketing and Administrative Associate
Rascher Alcasid
Operations Manager
Zebulon Brown
House Manager
Richard Abel
Head Treasurer
Maya McCullough
Assistant Operations Manager
Caden Cristiano
House Staff
Eden Aztlán, Kimberley Brandon, Tessa Chaet, Oscar K., Kate Montebello, Aspen Narain, Sam Rodriguez, Elisa Rosario, Cadence Rose, Lydia Singer, Ianne Fields Stewart, Namirah Zihniah
Digital Designer
John Hayek
Press
John Wyszniewski, Everyman Agency
Development
Advance Collaborative and Stirrup Executive Advisory Services
MUSIC CREDITS
By The Sea
Written by
Catherine Cohen and Henry Koperski
Arranged by David Dabbon
Complete Control
Written by
Catherine Cohen and David Dabbon
Are You Mad at Me?
Written by
Catherine Cohen and David Dabbon
I Don't Claim This Energy
Written by
Catherine Cohen and David Dabbon
Hypochondriac's Anthem
Written by
Catherine Cohen and David Dabbon
Hole In My Heart
Written by
Catherine Cohen and David Dabbon
Normal Girl
Written by
Catherine Cohen and David Dabbon
Complete Control Reprise
Written by
Catherine Cohen and David Dabbon
Live in Fear
Written by
Catherine Cohen and David Dabbon
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SPECIAL THANKS
Matt Kelly & Union Hall, Brooklyn
Markie Fisher, Andrew Mumm & Bellhouse, Brooklyn
Scott Morfee and all the friends we made at the legendary Barrow Street Theater
Jim Cohen, Lisa Cohen, Billy Cohen, Charlie Cohen, Brian Muller, Romeo, Amy Solomon, Mitra Jouhari, Pat Regan, Carly Consalvo, Hunter Ellenbarger, Dev Bowman, David Dabbon, Owen Donovan, Frazer Hadfield, Molly Stewart, James Alexander, Stephanie Styles, Alex Arthur, The Birenboim Family, Merik Mulcahy, Chris Murphy, Brian Lax, James Mears, Jillian Freidus, Julia Phillips, Halcyon Person, Cait Taylor, Lauren Appel, Brian Boone, Rob Coleman, Erica Lancaster, Sam Barickman, Ryan Quint, Steve Levine, Rachel Rusch, Sophie Wiener, Isabella Korunda, Patti Felker, Dr. Love, Dr. Boniece, Dr. Sulica, Christine Estes, Henry Koperski, Lika, Mount Sinai, Union Hall, Soho Theatre, Pleasance, Berk's Nest, Joe's Pub, Alan Cumming & Club Cumming, The Troot Sloots <3