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Allison Janney
Violet Newstead
One of Allison Janney’s most memorable Broadway performances was in Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge, opposite Anthony LaPaglia (Tony nomination and Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Awards). Other theatre credits include Taming of the Shrew (The Public’s Shakespeare in the Park) and Lillian Hellman’s The Autumn Garden (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Film credits include Prudy Pingleton in Hairspray, Jason Reitman’s Academy Award-winning ensemble dramedy Juno, American Beauty (Best Ensemble SAG Award), The Hours (SAG Award nomination), Nurse Betty, How to Deal, Drop Dead Gorgeous, 10 Things I Hate About You, Primary Colors, The Ice Storm, Celebrity, Six Days Seven Nights, The Object of My Affection, Big Night, Over the Hedge and Finding Nemo. As C.J. Cregg on the award-winning NBC series The West Wing she won a remarkable four Emmys and four SAG Awards, and also earned Golden Globe nominations four years in a row. |
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Stephanie J. Block
Judy Bernly
comes to 9 to 5: The Musical straight from playing the role of Elphaba in the Broadway company of Wicked. Audiences may also recognize her for her portrayal as Grace O’Malley in The Pirate Queen and Liza Minnelli opposite Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz. Stephanie also starred in the first national touring company of Wicked as Elphaba, for which she won the 2006 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actress. Regional credits include Funny Girl, Crazy For You (L.A. Ovation Award nominee), Oliver! (Critics Award-Best Actress), James Joyce’s The Dead, Triumph Of Love, The Grass Harp, South Pacific, Will Rogers Follies and the world premiere of Wicked. She can be heard on a number of cast recordings as well as numerous commercial jingles. A proud member of The Musical Theatre Guild, she has been a member of Actors’ Equity since 1995. “To my family, loved ones and my God – Thanks and Praise!”stephaniejblock.com. |
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Megan Hilty
Doralee Rhodes
made her Broadway debut as Glinda in Wicked and recently concluded her run in the same role in the Los Angeles production. Other credits include Cafe Puttanesca (City Theatre), Suds (OCT) and the world premiere of Vanities, The Musical (TheatreWorks). TV credits include The Closer, The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, Ugly Betty and Shark. Megan can also be heard as the singing voice of Snow White in Shrek The Third, and also as the soloist/voice of Miss Lee on Disney’s The Secret of the Magic Gourd. Much love and many thanks to her family, H&G and Steve for their infinite love and support. |
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Andy Karl
Joe
was recently seen as The UPS Guy in Legally Blonde on Broadway and MTV. He also starred in the Search for the New Elle Woods reality show on MTV. He originated Luke in off-Broadway’s smash-hit Altar Boyz. Select credits include – Broadway: The Wedding Singer, Saturday Night Fever, On The Twentieth Century; Off- Broadway: Sondheim’s Saturday Night, Slut: The Musical, Happy Days the Musical (at the Falcon Theatre); Tours: Saturday Night Fever, Cats, Disney’s On The Record. Awards: Carbonell Award Best Actor nomination for Dino in Romeo & Bernadette and recipient of the ACCA Award for Legally Blonde. Fourth year pupil at the esteemed BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theatre Workshop as composer/lyricist. Love to Orfeh, Bugzy, Worm & Boo. www.andykarl.com. |
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Kathy Fitzgerald
Roz
comes to 9 to 5: The Musical from Damn Yankees at Encores! (City Center). Broadway: The Producers (Shirley Markovitz, cast album), Swinging on a Star (Drama Desk nomination, cast album). Off-Broadway: Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, Richard Cory, Mating Habits, Lyrics & Lyricists. Los Angeles: Nite Club Confidential (Tiffany Theater), Rizzo in Grease (Drama-Logue Award). Regional: Sheldon Harnick’s Good Company (Berkshire Theatre Festival), All In The Timing (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre), Quilters, School For Wives, Minor Demons (ATC), Ariel in The Tempest, Mariah in Twelfth Night, Shakespeare Abridged, Pseudolos in A Funny Thing Happened… (Shakespeare Sedona), Kathy and Mo Show, Search for Signs of Intelligent Life… (Actors Theatre of Phoenix). Television/Film: Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Young Riders, Beekman’s Place, Four Eyes, Family Plan, The Producers. |
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Marc Kudisch
Franklin Hart, Jr.
Broadway: Pirates of Penzance (N.Y. City Opera), The Apple Tree, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Tony nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination), Roundabout’s Assassins (Drama Desk nomination), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations), A Little Night Music (N.Y. City Opera), Bells Are Ringing, The Wild Party, The Scarlet Pimpernel (3.0), High Society, Beauty and The Beast, Joseph… Dreamcoat. Off-Broadway: The Glorious Ones (Lincoln Center), See What I Wanna See (Drama Desk nomination), The Thing About Men and Fall Bash 2003 (Encores!), Tamara: The Living Movie, Broadway by The Year as actor/ director (Town Hall NYC). Recent Regional: Witches Of Eastwick (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes Award), Summer and Smoke (Hartford Stages), Zorba (Reprise!, LA Outer Critics, Ovation nominations), The Highest Yellow (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes nomination), A Little Night Music (L.A. Opera). Film/TV: As The World Turns, Break IN, All My Children, Bye Bye Birdie, Sex and the City, Late Night with David Letterman. |
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Ioana Alfonso
Maria
Broadway: Wicked (Original Cast), Saturday Night Fever (Shirley, first national tour). Off-Broadway: The Crying Woman (Irma, world premiere). Regional: Golden Boy (Long Wharf), The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (NCT), What’s Appropriate… (Grace-Ya, NYSF). Film/TV: Across the Universe, The Wackness, Whatever Lola Wants, Disney Concert Series (with Jessica Simpson). Numerous national commercials (McDonald’s, Heineken, etc.), voice overs (Fanta, MTV, etc.) and industrials. Documentary appearances: The Road to Broadway and PBS’ Broadway: The American Musical. Recordings: Wicked cast album (Grammy Award). Other: Mia Michaels R.A.W. Dance Co., Whitney Houston’s All Star Gala, and performed with artists Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin. NYU (BFA). www.ioanaalfonso.com. Thank you Mom, Dan, Nobel, A. Green, M. Michaels, my agents at Henderson Hogan, and all my family, friends and teachers. Special thanks to the creative team and casting for this opportunity. |
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Timothy George Anderson
Ensemble
is very excited to share the stage with this amazing cast. He’d like to thank his family, friends and D.D.O. for their encouragement and undying support. Credits: The Color Purple (Broadway and national tour), Wicked (first national tour), We Will Rock You (Las Vegas), Peter Pan (Alabama Shakespeare Festival). |
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Jennifer Balagna
Swing/Assistant Dance Captainsemble
is thrilled to be a part of this amazing cast! Hailing originally from Kansas City, MO, she learned all of her cool dance moves from her mother. Recent credits include the National Tour of Wicked (Dance Captain), In the Heights workshop, Li’l Abner at the Goodspeed Opera House along with many industrials, commercials, instructional dance videos and concerts. Her newest project is learning to dance the international Latin ballroom styles. Much love to mom, dad, Jilly Bean (and the bun in the oven), friends, Steppin Out gals and of course her two most favorite people in the world...her grandparents! |
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Justin Bohon
Ensemble
most recently played Freddy Einsford Hill in Cameron Macintosh and the National Theatre’s touring production of My Fair Lady. Broadway: Will Parker in Oklahoma! directed by Trevor Nunn, choreographed by Susan Stroman (he received the Theatre World and Astaire Awards, as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations); Jolle in Les Misérables; Dean Hyde in All Shook Up; The Producers and Miss Saigon. National Tours: Parade (dir. Harold Prince), South Pacific (dir. Jerry Zaks), Laurie in Little Women (York Theater), Bobby in The Boyfriend (dir. Julie Andrews), Bo Jangle in The Times They Are Changin’ (dir. Twyla Tharp) and various other shows at Pittsburgh CLO and North Shore Music Theatre. Film: The Good Shepherd (dir. Robert De Niro). Love to family and friends. |
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Paul Castree
Ensemble
has appeared on Broadway in the original casts of Young Frankenstein, High Fidelity, All Shook Up, Saturday Night Fever, Footloose, The Scarlet Pimpernel and the 1994 revival of Grease! Broadway: Movin’ Out. National Tour: Bye Bye Birdie. Off-Broadway, Toronto and L.A. companies of Forever Plaid (L.A. Ovation Award, Dora Award). New York City Opera: The Most Happy Fella. Regional: Sweet Charity, Dreamgirls starring Jennifer Holliday. Williamstown Theatre Festival: Where’s Charley? Television: Caroline in the City. Paul was featured in The Actors Fund concerts and subsequent recordings of Dreamgirls (Nonesuch Records) and the Grammy Award-nominated Hair (Ghostlight Records). Originally from Rockford, Illinois, Paul is a University of Illinois graduate, B.S. Psychology. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. |
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Dan Cooney
Dick/Ensemble
Broadway: Les Misérables. Off- Broadway: The Thing About Men, Once Around The Sun, Under The Bridge. National Tours: Che in Evita, Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof, The Civil War. Regional: Peter in Company (Kennedy Center’s Sondheim Series), Poe in Nevermore (world premiere, Signature Theatre), Lucio in Measure for Measure (Yale Rep), Feste in Twelfth Night, Baker in Into The Woods (Signature Theatre). Yale School of Drama ’99. |
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Jeremy Davis
Bob Enright/Ensemble
is happy to be in Los Angeles for the first time. Broadway shows include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and until just recently, South Pacific. He’s toured the country in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Thoroughly Modern Millie and The Who’s Tommy. Other shows include A Wonderful Life and Red, Hot and Blue at Papermill Playhouse (both choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler) and George M! and Babes In Arms at Goodspeed Musicals. Jeremy is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan and an Actors’ Equity member since 1998. Thanks to Mom, Dad and Sarah. |
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Gaelen Gilliland
Understudy
is thrilled to join this wonderfully talented cast! Broadway: Wicked, Legally Blonde. National Tours: Seussical (first national), Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sound of Music. N.Y. Concerts/ Workshops: South Pacific at Carnegie Hall, Legally Blonde workshop. Regional Theatre: Kiss Me, Kate, Beauty & the Beast, Casper starring Chita Rivera, Side Show, Tommy. Syracuse University (BFA). Much thanks to friends and family for their amazing support, Telsey Casting for each Broadway show and all my new friends at DGRW! www.GaelenGilliland.com. |
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Autumn Guzzardi
Ensemble
is an Atlanta native who makes a mean pie. No, seriously... Her last banana cream cursed like a sailor and once robbed a Girl Scout troop at knifepoint. No one was injured. You might recognize this Georgia Peach from her four seasons on the awardwinning team at Applebee’s, or as the scene-stealing Food Network Junkie on her critically acclaimed sofa. Needless to say, she’s thrilled to have a job working 9 to 5, and desperately hoping that Alton Brown is in the audience tonight. Favorite performances include We Will Rock You and Saturday Night Fever. Regional: Godspell, Fiddler on the Roof, Carousel. Thanks to Mom & Dad, Josh, Friends & Family… and God too. But, not necessarily in that order. |
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Ann Harada
Kathy/Ensemble
originated the role of Christmas Eve in the original Broadway and London casts of Avenue Q. Other Broadway: recent revival of Les Misérables (Madame Thenardier), Seussical (Marshal) and M. Butterfly (Comrade Chin). Other NYC: Falsettoland (National Asian American Theatre Co.), The Moment When (Playwrights Horizons), 1,2,3,4,5 (Manhattan Theatre Club) and four original musicals at the Vineyard Theatre, where she is a charter member of the Community of Artists. Regional: High School Musical (MUNY), Funked Up Fairy Tales (Sundance Theatre Institute), Working (Long Wharf), Golden Child (Kennedy Center), The Pajama Game (Center Stage), Scapin and Das Barbecu (both at Portland Stage). Film: includes Feel, Happiness, Hudson River Blues. Television: includes Sex and the City, Cashmere Mafia, Johnny and the Sprites. |
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Lisa Howard
Missy/Ensemble
most recently appeared in the Lincoln Center revival of South Pacific on Broadway. She starred in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, for which she won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, on Broadway after appearing in the Second Stage and Barrington Stage Company productions. She toured the U.S. in the national company of Les Misérables, where she played many performances as Madame Thenardier. She has played leading roles regionally at St. Louis MUNY, Olney Theater Center, Human Race Theater and Kansas City Starlight. Lisa has appeared in numerous workshops, readings and concerts in NYC. She is a graduate of the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. www.lisahowardnyc.com. Many thanks to Mom, Dad, Matteo and DGRW for all your love and support. |
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Van Hughes
Josh/Ensemble
most recently appeared in the new musical Saved at Playwrights Horizons, NYC. Broadway: Hairspray (also Las Vegas). Film: Upcoming Tenure, Rachel Getting Married, Sex and the City: The Movie, Inside Man, Book of Love, A Step Toward Tomorrow. Television: Law & Order: SVU and Criminal Intent, Six Degrees, As The World Turns (recurring), NASA Connect (host) and Bob Dylan’s music video for “When the Deal Goes Down.” B.A. in Theatre from Fordham, NYC. www.vanhughes.net. |
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Kevin Kern
Understudy
was last seen on Broadway as the stand-by for Robbie Hart in The Wedding Singer. He also played Marius in the closing Broadway cast of Les Misérables. Most recently, he was the stand-by for Dan and Dr. Madden in Next To Normal at Second Stage Theatre. Also off- Broadway, he played Woody in Finian’s Rainbow at the Irish Repertory Theatre and was the swing in the original company of Altar Boyz, performing all five roles. He has performed across the country in such venues as The St. Louis MUNY, Sacramento Music Circus, The Virginia Opera, The Signature Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre and Carnegie Hall. He has also appeared on The Today Show and The Rosie O’Donnell Show. He has a Bachelor of Music from NYU. |
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Brendan King
Ensemble
Movin’ Out (Eddie) on Broadway and first national tour, Wicked (Chistery), Cry Baby (Fight Captain), Dance of the Vampires (Fight Captain). He has also performed with artists such as Jessica Simpson, N’Sync, Mary J. Blige, Anastasia, LL Cool J and more. Favorite motion picture credits include Polar Express, Old Dogs, Bolden and Marci X. Thank you to my friends, family, Amy and Avery. |
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Michael X. Martin
Tinsworthy
last appeared at the Ahmanson in Curtains as stage manager Johnny Harmon, a role he reprised on Broadway. Also on Broadway he has performed Don Quixote, Javert, Jud, Scrooge, Fred/Petruchio, John Dickenson, and roles in All Shook Up and King David. Off-Broadway: Bed and Sofa, Captains Courageous, Jack’s Holiday, Anyone Can Whistle (Carnegie Hall). Encores!: Kismet, Bye Bye Birdie, Pardon My English, Can-Can, Do Re Mi. Regional: 15 seasons and 100 productions include work at the Denver Center, American Conservatory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, PCPA Theaterfest, California Actors Theatre and the Wilma. TV/Film: The Law & Order trilogy, Perry Mason, Falcon Crest, Peggy Sue Got Married and The Producers. Drama- Logue Awards: Bus Stop, Camelot, All My Sons, All’s Well That Ends Well. |
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Michael Mindlin
Ensemble
is thrilled to be performing in the world premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical at the Ahmanson Theatre! Broadway: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Inventor/Ensemble). Other: Camelot (N.Y. Philharmonic), Pippin (Benefit Concert, NYC), School Daze (NYMF, 2006), West Side Story (50th Anniversary Tour, USA), Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Love to LM and LFCR. A very special thanks to David, Ben and everyone else at the agency! |
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Karen Murphy
Margaret/Ensemble
Broadway: All Shook Up, 42nd Street, Titanic, A Christmas Carol, King David. Off- Broadway: Showtune: The Music of Jerry Herman, L’Amour The Merrier, Hysterical Blindness, Zombie Prom, Forbidden Broadway. Tours: White Christmas, The Wizard of Oz, Les Misérables. Regional: The Visit (Signature Theatre), Urinetown (Geva Theatre), Songplay: The Music of Kurt Weill (Cincinnati Playhouse, St. Louis Rep), Candide (Huntington Theatre). Cabaret: NYC Bistro Award, Torchgoddess (Drama-Logue Award), Rainbow and Stars with Steve Ross, guest star appearances at Town Hall in an evening of Operetta. Recordings: Zombie Prom, Forbidden Broadway Volume 2, Torchgoddess. Other: Appearances with Pops orchestras across America and Canada in The Nifty Fifties: The Golden Age of Black and White (created by The Indianapolis Consortium). Upcoming: My Vaudeville Man at York Theatre. Proud member Actors’ Equity. www. torchgoddess.com. |
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Mark Myars
Swing/Dance Captain
served two years as the original Dance Supervisor of Wicked. He was the Assistant Choreographer of Wicked’s national tour, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Japan, Germany and Australia companies and Japan’s production of Footloose. Mark has been seen in Wicked (original N.Y. and D.C.), Footloose (original N.Y. A.D.C.), Copacabana (Balero Specialty), Papermill Playhouse’s Carousel (Carnival Boy), Urban Cowboy (N.Y. Workshop), Long Wharf Theater’s Golden Boy (Featured Actor), New York City Opera’s Carmina Burana and La Scala Opera House’s Original West Side Story, as well as the films Across the Universe, The Producers and Centerstage. |
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Jessica Lea Patty
Ensemble
is thrilled to return to the Ahmanson after a 20-month run with the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. She played Cassie every Sunday and also covered the roles of Sheila, Diana and Maggie. She was last seen at the Ahmanson in the world premiere of Curtains. Other Broadway credits: The Boy From Oz starring Hugh Jackman. National Tours: Cats, Fosse. Other Favorites: 2004 and 2007 Tony Awards, Dancing with the Stars, the world premiere of Frank Wildhorn’s Waiting for the Moon. BFA in Music Theatre from Florida State University. Much love and thanks to my incredible family and friends. |
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Charlie Pollock
Dwayne/Ensemble
Broadway: Bobby Strong in Urinetown. First National Tour: Bobby Strong in Urinetown. Off- Broadway: The original company of tick, tick…Boom!, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Don’t Quit Your Night Job, The Last Starfighter and the New York premiere of Cock and Bull Story. Regional: Steve Jobs in Nerds:// A Musical at the Philadelphia Theatre Company, Paul Bertolet in Carnival at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar at Sacramento Music Circus, Jerry Lukowski in The Full Monty at The Gateway Playhouse and Eddie in King of the Moon at The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. TV/Film: As the World Turns (recurring), All My Children, Law & Order and P.S., I Love You. Love to Vanessa and Hud! Check out www. charliepollock.com. |
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Tory Ross
Daphne
Tory was most recently seen in the Broadway production of the new John Waters’ musical Cry-Baby as Hatchet- Face. Her most notable credits include 10 roles in The Producers national tour (Kathy Fitzgerald’s track!), the Misfit Showgirl in The Producers film and the Jerry-Cam Stripper in Jerry Springer the Opera at Carnegie Hall. Regionally, she has appeared as Gussie in Merrily We Roll Along (Signature Theatre), Cousin Fan in Mame (Kennedy Center), Miss Flannery in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Cape Playhouse), Kate in Pirates! (Goodspeed Opera House and Papermill Playhouse) and Patricia Fodor in Crazy for You (North Shore Music Theatre). Thanks to Joe, Stephen, Andy, Craig, Bernie, Nicolosi & Co. and, of course Dolly and Pat for making this all possible. Her BFF Justin is also in the show. |
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Wayne Schroder
Ensemble
Broadway: A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden, including performances as Scrooge. Off- Broadway: Prince and the Pauper (cast recording) and Mimi le Duck. Other N.Y. credits: Waxing West and Big Shoot at the Lark Theater, Western Unidad at the Ohio Theater. Wayne appeared in the pre-Broadway production of A Tale of Two Cities at Asolo Repertory Theater. Regional credits include A Little Night Music, Funny Thing…Forum, Of Mice and Men, The Underpants, The Matchmaker, 42nd Street, The Foreigner, Camelot, South Pacific and Forever Plaid. Film: The Producers. TV: Guiding Light. |
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Maia Nkenge Wilson
Anita
is thrilled to be making her Ahmanson debut in this new and exciting show! Other credits include – Broadway: Rent, The Color Purple; Regional: Menopause The Musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’. Thank you and much love to... Mom, Auntie Larrie, my 2 little lights (Daisy & Revelation), Martin, Telsey Casting and the 9 to 5 family. Namaste. |
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Brandi Wooten
Ensemble
is thrilled to be part of the world premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical and honored to be working with such an amazing cast and artistic team. Broadway/National Tours: Spamalot, Fosse, Oklahoma! Favorite Regional: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Lorelei Lee at WBT), You Can’t Take It With You (Essie at TRTC), White Christmas (Rhoda at DCTC), A Chorus Line (Kristine at Houston TUTS), Waiting For The Moon (Frank Wildhorn, world premiere), Annie (Lily St. Regis) and Chicago (Hunyak) at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Chess and Jekyll and Hyde. Huge thanks to Andy B. for this opportunity. Love to Jerry and Millie. |
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