$75 Premium Seating

$55 Regular Orchestra

$40 Rear Orchestra

TICKET PRICES

Theatre Row

410 West 42nd Street

New York, NY 10036

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BY SUBWAY:

• Take the 1/2/3/N/Q/R/W trains to Time Square-42nd Street

• Take the A/C/E trains to 42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• The Lion Theatre at Theatre Row is Handicap Accessible.

LOCATION INFORMATION

Approximately 90 Minutes

No Intermission

DURATION

Recommended for ages 6 and up.

AUDIENCE

CAST (in alphabetical order)

P.T. Barnum.....................PAUL AGUIRRE*

Ensemble............................MARY ALBERT

John/Newsboy...........HENRY FIN BERRY

Reverend Turk.................GREG CARTER*

Beth.........................................SARAH CHIU

Dr. Martin....YVETTE MONIQUE CLARK*

Ensemble...............JIANZI COLÓN-SOTO

The Giant.........................DANIEL MOSER*

Emily's Mother...........ROBYNE PARRISH*

Carl Franz Otto..............KEVIN RIDDAGH

Emily......................................STACI STOUT

Dr. Boynton/Judge.........BEN TOSTADO*

"Stub" Newell...........FOREST VANDYKE*

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CREATIVE

Book, Music, 

& Lyrics by.........KIT GOLDSTEIN GRANT

Director.........CHRISTOPHER MICHAELS

Choreographer................MOLLY MODEL

Music Director/Arranger......JONATHON LYNCH

Scenic Design.......THERON WINEINGER

Costume Design..........TYLER CARLTON

WILLIAMS

Lighting Design.............CONOR MARTIN

MULLIGAN

Prop Design...MICHAEL HENRY GRANT

Orchestrator......................MARK BRYMER

Music Assistant...................GABY MANKS

General Management..............VISCERAL

ENTERTAINMENT

Casting...........HELENE GALEK CASTING

Casting Director..............HELENE GALEK

Casting Assts.......MASIEL HERNANDEZ,

                         DONNA LEE MICHAELS,

      TIM OSGOOD, TRISTAN J. SHULER

Production Stage Mgr...........KATHERINE

BOLYNN*

Production Manager......DREW FRANCIS

Press Representative...........OFF OFF PR

Press Agent.......................PAUL SIEBOLD

Advertising/Marketing..............VISCERAL

ENTERTAINMENT

Social Media...................KEVIN RIDDAGH

Graphic Design.................CHRISTOPHER

MICHAELS

Production

Photographer...................BRIAN E. LONG

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Executive Producers

MICHAEL CHASE GOSSELIN,

TIM SULKA

Producers........JUDITH MANOCHERIAN,

TOM GAVIN

CHRISTOPHER MICHAELS

JEREMY TERRY

Associate Producer.....LIZ ARMSTRONG

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(*) Denotes members of Actors Equity Association

The Giant Hoax is an Equity-Approved Showcase.

CAST, CREATIVE, PRODUCTION CREDITS

KIT GOLDSTEIN GRANT (Composer/Lyricist)

Kit is a prize-winning, New York City-based composer, lyricist and librettist. Her musicals have been seen in South Africa (THE NOSE, AnexTheatre Productions) and in New York at Theater for the New City (THE WRONG BOX), The Players Theatre (WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD, THML Theater), the Master Theater (THE NOSE), the Midtown International Theater Festival (THE NOSE, nominee Best Musical), the Emerging Artists Theatre New Work Series (IN THE HORSE), and the Musical Theatre Factory. IndieWorks has also presented her works at The Gallery Players (THE GIANT HOAX), the Hudson Guild Theatre (EMPTY FRAMES), and at the Theater at St. Clements (THE COMMUTERS...) which was nominated Best Musical in the Strawberry Theatre Festival.  Five of her musicals for young audiences have toured schools with the Schenectady Theatre for Children, including IT’S RAINING TAMALES!, which is published by YouthPLAYS.  Kit has studied at Juilliard as well as the Tony-Award winning BMI Musical Theatre Writing Workshop, and she is a member of The Dramatists Guild and ASCAP.

CHRISTOPHER MICHAELS (Producer/Director)

Christopher is the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of IndieWorks Theatre Company where he has helmed productions of CASPER, THE NOT-SO-FRIENDLY GHOST, SONGS FROM A HAT, EMPTY FRAMES, THE GIANT HOAX, and THE COMMUTERS... (Nominated: Best Musical, Winner: Best Director in the StrawberryTheatre Festival, 2016). Other credits include CLOSER THAN EVER, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, VANITIES (MuchaDu Productions), YOSEF: AN EPIC NEW MUSICAL (Born Entertainment), OKLAHOMA! (Osceola Theatre), INTO THE WOODS (Largo Cultural Arts Center), TWO BOYS IN A BED ON A COLD WINTER'S NIGHT (Asst. Director; Rising Action Theatre),  EVANGELINE: A CURIOUS JOURNEY (Assoc. Director; Davenport Theatricals), HOW ALFO LEARNED TO LOVE (Asst. Director; Al Dente Theatre Company), THE WEDDING WARRIOR (Assoc. Director; 59E59), and THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW (Asst. Director; Rodeph Sholom School). He has also directed numerous cabarets and concerts including THE BROADWAY THEATRE CAFÉ (Rising Action Theatre) as well as Playlight Theatre Company’s SONGWRITER'S SHOWCASES Volumes 1 & 2. His film directorial debut, VALLEY HIGH, a short, musical film based on the song of the same name by Drew Gasparini, made it’s premiere this winter.

MOLLY MODEL (Choreographer)

Molly is a fourth-generation musical theatre-maker whose original choreography has been seen all over the world, from Italy to NYC’s DTW/New York Live Arts (NYLA), The Westside Little Theatre, and 59E59 Theaters.  Choreography credits include ALICE LOST IN WONDERLAND (The Playroom Theater), the world premieres of LULLABY OF BROADWAY (Narnia Festival) and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT (Ziegfeld Society), York Prep School’s THE DROWSY CHAPERONE and UNDERGROUND and Associate Choreographer for their productions of LEGALLY BLONDE and NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, as well as Weathervane Playhouse’s 42nd Street and most recently as Assistant Choreographer to Christine O’Grady for the world premiere of Prospect Theatre Company’s The Hello Girls: A New American Musical. Molly is a frequent guest teacher and choreographer for Shuffles Tap School where she was previously a student for 16 years, showcasing her work at The Kaye Playhouse in Manhattan. She recently choreographed Our Time: The Children of Merrily We Roll Along at Feinstien’s/54 Below, for which she made her producing/directing debut and in which she also performed.

JONATHON LYNCH (Music Director/Arranger)

Jonathon wrote the book, music, and lyrics to THE TURING TEST (Lincoln Center and Gallery Players), and music for AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN (Unsung Musicals Co), TIME TRAVEL MAKES COMPLETE SENSE (Bruno Walter Theater), SLAM! (Soundbites musical festival 2013 finalist), NEWB (webseries score), and ¡CANTA! SONGS FOR LEARNING SPANISH (album). Upcoming projects include book, music, & lyrics for THE BAROQUE CYCLE. His music has been performed at the Lincoln Center, Joe's Pub at the Public Theatre, NYTB, New World Stages, 54 Below, and the 47th St. Theatre. He was copyist/assistant music director for FINDING NEVERLAND (NY workshop dir. Diane Paulus), music director/dance arranger for THE CITY CLUB (Minetta Lane, prod. Mitchell Maxwell), and orchestrator for various songs by Brian Lowdermilk. An alum of Northwestern University and the BMI Workshop, Jonathon is currently music directing faculty at AMDA. For more information, visit patreon.com/jonathonlynch or jonathonlynchmusic.com.

THERON WINEINGER (Scenic Design)

Theron’s recent designs include PLAYDATE (Dixon Place), SYLVIA and THE 39 STEPS (Summer Repertory Theatre), CARCASS (Shetler Studios), AIDA and BILLY ELLIOT (Weathervane Playhouse), A MAN’S WORLD (Williamstown Theatre Festival), and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (The Carnegie). Theron will also be the assistant scenic designer for Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway revival of THE GIRL WITH THE ROSE TATTOO. He holds a BFA in Scenic Design from University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Winner, USITT’s Oren Parker Undergraduate Scene Design Award.

TYLER CARLTON WILLIAMS (Costume Design)

Tyler is a freelance costume designer and Broadway dresser. He recently moved to New York City after designing, creating, and managing: musicals, plays, dance pieces, children’s theatre, and theme park shows in Virginia for eight years. Some of his favorite credits are IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, THE SECRET GARDEN, ...SPELLING BEE, ALL MY SONS, and TWELFTH NIGHT. Since arriving to NYC he has worked at the The Metropolitan Opera, City Ballet, Roundabout Theatre, The Public, WICKED, and THE PROM. Many thanks to Indieworks Theatre & The Great Hoax team for this opportunity. To my family (chosen & blood) thank you for your unending support and love. @tiecarlton 

CONOR MARTIN MULLIGAN (Lighting Design)

Credits include: NEW YORK: BalletNEXT (NYLA), National Children’s Chorus (Carnegie Hall), Satellite Collective’s ECHO & NARCISSUS 2018 (BAM Fisher), ADAM MINUS JOSH, (Theatre Lab), START FROM HELLO: A New Musical (Hudson Guild Theatre), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Smith Street Stages), THE MASTER AND THE MARGARITA, LADY WITH A LAP DOG, THE THREE SISTERS, CRIME & PUNISHMENT (The Russian Arts Theatre & Studio), THE PHILLIE TRILOGY, DO YOU DREAM IN SPANISH, (Fresh Fruit Festival 2017), THE COMMUTERS, CASPER THE NOT-SO-FRIENDLY GHOST (IndieWorks). REGIONAL: PIRIRA, OLD LOVE NEW LOVE (Luna Stage, NJ), ON GOLDEN POND (Bristol Riverside Theatre), THIS IS OUR YOUTH (Wellfleet Harbor Actor’s Theatre, MA), SWEENEY TODD, ALL SHE MUST POSESS, THE OTHER PLACE (REP Stage, MD), FLY BY NIGHT (1st Stage, VA), THE EFFECTS OF GAMMA RAYS ON MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS [Winner of the Craig Noel award for Outstanding Lighting Design 2018], FOOL FOR LOVE, TRUE WEST (Cygnet Theatre, CA), LESSON 443 (MOXIE Theatre, CA), THRILL ME: THE LEOPOLD & LOEB STORY (Diversionary Theatre, CA). Conor is a proud member of USA 829. Conor has an MFA in Lighting Design from San Diego State University.

MICHAEL HENRY GRANT (Prop Design)

Michael is a video preservationist by profession, but his "main thing" is being married to the amazing playwright/composer/lyricist, Kit Goldstein Grant.  He has done props for her musicals THE GIANT HOAX (Classic Theater Guild, 2010; IndieWorks/Gallery Players, 2017), THE NOSE (Midtown International Theater Festival, 2016), and THE WRONG BOX (Theater for the New City, 2018), EMPTY FRAMES (IndieWorks 2019) and CASPER, THE NOT-SO-FRIENDLY GHOST (IndieWorks 2019) -- a rare non-Kit addition to his prop mastering oeuvre!

HELENE GALEK (Casting Director)

HeleneGalekCasting was formed 7 years ago after serving as the casting director of Manhattantheatresource. Helene specializes in the indie world of theater, web series and films. This is the second time she has worked with all the amazing people at Visceral Entertainment, having cast “The Wrong Box” in last year’s Dream UP Festival. This summer at the Dream Up Festival, Helene cast the dramatic full-length play, “Dangerous to Dance With”. “Tech Bettys”, a web series, she has cast, is currently on the festival circuit and is garnering awards. She is attached to the full-length horror feature, “Circle of 3”s”, which is in pre-production. As an actor, Helene is involved with the new digital series, “Adulting With Jane” and can be seen in the trailer as the organizational expert.

KATHERINE BOLYNN* (Production Stage Manager)

Katherine is an NYC based theatre professional. She is a graduate of FSU with a BA in Theatre and International Affairs. NYC: Party Face, Sweeney Todd, Seeing You, Sleep No More, The Doubtful Guest, The Mar Vista, Narrow Daylight, The Yellow Wallpaper, Marie Antoinette. Regional: The Mystery of Irma Vep, Me and My Girl, HAIR, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Producers, Venus in Fur, SLEUTH, The Fantasticks. katherinebolynn.com

VISCERAL ENTERTAINMENT (Exec. Producers/General Managers)

Visceral Entertainment is a theatrical production, general management and marketing company formed by Michael Chase Gosselin & Tim Sulka. Visceral produced MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET at NYMF in 2016, in Provincetown and at the York Theater (NY Times Critic’s Pick), and is the recipient of the 2018 Show of the Year MAC Award. Additional highlights include Wheelhouse Theater’s productions of LIFE SUCKS and Kurt Vonnegut’s HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE (both NY Times Critic’s Picks), MONEY TALKS, ENDANGERED! THE MUSICAL, THE WRONG BOX, and THE FIRST ANNUAL TRUMP FAMILY SPECIAL NYMF highlights include EMOJILAND (2018), LUDO’S BROKEN BRIDE (2016), POPE! (2015), LADYSHIP (2019), TILL: A MUSICAL (2019). EMERGENCY (Summerfest 2019), CONFIDENCE (AND THE SPEECH), a new holiday musical entitled THE MOST MISERABLE CHRISTMAS TREE, a stage adaptation of the novel THE BLACK LEDGER, and musical stage projects with NY Times Bestselling Novelist, Jonathan Lethem, as well as the viral musical group, Too Many Zooz.

JUDITH MANOCHERIAN (Producer)

Broadway: THE GREAT SOCIETY, THE PROM (Drama Desk Award), THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT and ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (Tony Award). Off-Broadway: FERN HILL, SMART BLONDE and SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE. Thank you to my husband, John.

TOM GAVIN (Producer)

"I see myself as the Wizard in Wicked, others saw me as a flying monkey, so I produce!" Broadway: GODSPELL, IT'S ONLY A PLAY, THE VISIT, GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (Tony Award). Off-Broadway: THAT BACHELORETTE SHOW. National Tours: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. TV/Media: THE BUNNYHOLE, VALLEY HIGH.

JEREMY TERRY (Producer/IndieWorks Managing Director)

Jeremy serves as the Managing Director of IndieWorks Theatre Company, serving as Executive Producer on projects including LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYS, INDIEWORKS' SUMMER CABARET SERIES, THE COMMUTERS, and the short film VALLEY HIGH. Previously he has worked as a stagehand and rigging operator for Jenny Wiley Theatre and Alluvion Stage Company. His background in entertainment also includes work with the Walt Disney Company, Proof Productions, and Roundabout Theatre Company. In addition to his work with IndieWorks, Jeremy works as a producer and general manager; past credits include work on THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING, a new play which received its first production at the 2016 Minnesota Fringe Festival, and THE CAMPAIGN, a long-running, episodic improv show that combined tabletop RPGs with live theatre.