BACKSTAGE WITH THE PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Welcome (or welcome back!) to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre! We may be closing out 2022, but our season is just getting started. We are pleased to present A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, directed by the one and only Jennifer Werner. This bawdy vaudevillian musical is one of the many Broadway gems that Stephen Sondheim created in his long and illustrious career. We truly hope this production will offer something for everyone: a comedy tonight!

‘Tis the season for giving , and we hope you will consider supporting the Maltz Jupiter Theatre with a charitable contribution. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, all donations to the Theatre are tax-deductible. Even the smallest gift leaves a big impact, allowing us to fund community outreach programs and provide scholarships to students. Donations allow us to bring the performing arts to more people in our community, which benefits all of us in turn.

Annual donations of $1,001 or higher grant you entry into our Circle of Friends. Circle Members gain access to the Patty & Bob Hendrickson Imagine Room, as well as invitations to exclusive events, concierge ticket services, reserved parking, and more, depending on your membership level. If you’re ready to join the circle, we have brochures in our lobby with more information.

You can support the Theatre in other ways as well! Tickets make the perfect gift for those hard-toshop-for loved ones. Or, bring along some friends to one of our next Broadway hit productions. We also have a wide variety of limited engagements to fit a range of musical tastes. If you don’t have plans for New Year’s Eve yet, consider ringing in the new year with us and AbbaMania! We have two performances on December 31st that are selling out fast, so don’t wait to secure your seats.

From all of us at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, happy holidays! We hope you will dance into the new year with us during our next production: Sweet Charity.

Kato PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Producing Artistic Director/Chief Executive

Maltz Jupiter Theatre

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Actors’ Equity Association (the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States)

League of Resident Theatres (LORT)

Actors’ Equity Association (the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States)

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Cameron Benda

Protean

Cameron is a proud graduate of The Boston Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Musical Theatre. He is ecstatic to be making his Maltz Jupiter Theatre debut with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum . Notable performance credits include OffBroadway: Anything Goes! (Musicals Tonight). Regional: Greg in A Chorus Line, Hanna in La Cage Aux Folles (The Wick, Ivoryton Playhouse), Dr. Wheelgood in The Donkey Show (A.R.T.), Singin’ In The Rain (NBTF), and On The Town (Lyric Stage Co. of Boston), as well as Carnival Cruise Lines. Proud AEA member. IG:@ cambenda

Roberta Burke

Domina

Roberta Burke is excited to make her Maltz Jupiter Theater debut in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. She has been fortunate to work with great theaters across the USA including Oregon Shakespeare Theater Festival (Ruined, The Merchant of Venice, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Chicago Shakespeare Theater (Peter Pan), The Goodman Theater (A Christmas Carol), Firebrand Theater (Caroline or Change), Here Theater (How to Break), Limelight Theater (A Raisin in the Sun), Broward Center for the Performing Arts ( The Happening), and many others. Roberta studied Musical Theater at Carnegie Mellon University. In her off time, you can find Roberta at the beach, with her family, taking in the sun and reflecting on life.

Scott Cote

Pseudolus

Scott is thrilled to be making his Maltz Jupiter Theater debut in Forum! Broadway National tours: The Play That Goes Wrong, Something Rotten! , Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Regional credits: The Producers (Papermill Playhouse) Guys and Dolls (Goodspeed Opera House), Noises Off (Pittsburgh Public Theater), Lend Me a Tenor (Bay Street Theater) , The Music Man ( Flat Rock Playhouse), Boeing Boeing, Cabaret, Moon Over Buffalo, White Christmas, Spamalot (Northern Stage), The Drowsy Chaperone (Human Race Theater). Proud AEA member! Scott has never appeared on Law and Order.

SEAN WILLIAM DAVIS Miles Gloriosus

Making his Maltz Jupiter Theatre debut, is a South Florida based actor who holds a finance degree from Florida Atlantic University. Sean has been eating his body weight in protein daily for months in preparation for this role. Favorite credits include: Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson), A Funny Thing… Forum (Miles Gloriosus), Crazy For You (Mingo), Legally Blonde (Aaron Schultz). Catch Sean later this season as Stevie in the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s production of Good People. Much love to Mom, Dad, Meg, and Caiti.

Melanie Farber

Melanie is thrilled to be making her debut at The Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Ms. Farber has worked professionally in the Central FL area at theaters such as Orlando Shakes, The Garden Theatre, and The Orlando Rep. Regional credits include, Evita, Flashdance, Flora & Ulysses (Dr. Meescham), In The Heights (Dance Captain), Man Of La Mancha (Fermina/Dance Captain) West Side Story, Curious George: The Golden Meatball (Doorman/Frankie Sidecar), The Happy Elf (Gilda), & Singin In The Rain. Originally from NY, her dance studies took place at Broadway Dance Center as well as SUNY Brockport (Bachelors in Dance).

Laura Sky Herman

Vibrata/Dance Captain/Philia u/s

Laura Sky is thrilled to make her Maltz Jupiter Theatre debut! Favorite credits include starring as Ermengarde in the First National Tour of Hello, Dolly!, originating the role of Marie van Goethem in The Little Dancer off-Broadway, and performing in Broadwaybound developmental labs Rock and Roll Man (Caiola Productions) and Muriel’s Wedding (Playwrights Horizons). Born and raised in South Florida, she is a recent graduate of Harvard University where she made history as the first woman to perform with the Hasty Pudding Theatricals , the oldest theater group in the country. Much love to her family! @ lauraskyherman

STEVEN HUYNH Hero

Steven is excited to make his Maltz Jupiter Theatre debut in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Previous credits include the Off-Broadway production of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, a reading of Baked! The Musical at National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s (NAMT’s) 34th Annual Festival of Musicals, and appearances in CBS Studio’s “Blue Bloods” and “The Good Fight”. A 2021 Baldwin Wallace Music Theatre graduate from Amherst, OH, Steven sends gratitude to family & friends, cast & company, Nicolosi & Co., Maltz Jupiter Theatre, and Bob Cline Casting. Website: stevenhuynh.com IG: @shuynh_ing

ALEX JORTH Protean

Alex is excitedly returning to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre after appearing in Jersey Boys, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, I Hate Hamlet, Mamma Mia, The Producers , Billy Elliot , Fiddler on the Roof, and Annie in previous seasons. As a resident of South Florida, Alex has appeared across the state with such companies as Asolo Rep, Actors’ Playhouse, Palm Beach Dramaworks, freeFall Theatre, Walt Disney World and others. Regionally, he has performed in The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, the Footloose National Tour, and at McCarter Theatre Center, Gateway Playhouse, Porthouse Theatre, and Little Theatre on the Square. Alex is a proud Iowa native, Millikin University graduate, and tennis fanatic.

WAYNE LeGETTE Erronius

Wayne previously appeared at Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors , Newsies , Jolson! , The Full Monty, A Christmas Story, and The Good War. Recently, he appeared in Warrior Class (BocaStage), Gypsy, Crazy For You, and Guys and Dolls (Wick) , among others Wayne is a two-time Carbonell award winner, seven-time nominee, and a BroadwayWorld LA nominee. Tour: West Side Story. Regional: Rags (Paper Mill), The Rothschilds (Coconut Grove), Sunday… George (Caldwell), and many more. Film/TV: Just My Type (Series Regular), OmniBoat (Sundance) Chateau Vato (HBO) and many more. Wayne is also a fulltime Voice Actor. waynelegette.com

PAUL LOUIS Marcus Lycus

Originally from NYC, Paul trained at AMDA. He’s a four time Carbonell recipient/ nominee, winning best actor in a musical as Seymour in Little Shop Of Horrors , (playing opposite Tony Winner, Rachel Bay Jones). Credits: A Wonderful World (Original Pre-Broadway Premiere), And at Maltz Jupiter Theatre: How To Succeed ... , and Cogsworth in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (directed by Tony award nominee, John Tartaglia) Other SoFla productions include, Trekkie Monster - Avenue Q (MNM Theater Company) and countless productions at Actors Playhouse & other theaters. Paul is also a professional voice actor and puppeteer who’s trained with Sesame (Street) Workshop. He’s also the published co-author of Off-Broadway’s Real Men. On TV he co-starred as Marvin in the kid’s series, S Club 7 in Miami, and created the former nationally syndicated children’s series, Jelly Bean Jungle

ASHLEY MCMANUS Panacea

Ashley is ecstatic to be making her Maltz Jupiter Theatre debut! She is a Washington DC native. A graduate of Ellington School of the Arts studing dance and a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (NY) studing Musical Theatre. National tours include, A Bronx Tale (Denise/ U/S Jane), Rock of Ages (Waitress), Dreamgirls Nat’l & International. Other favorite performance credits include, and A Wonderful World World Premier (Ensemble/ Lil Harden).

MACKENZIE MEADOWS Philia

Mackenzie is thrilled to make her Maltz Jupiter Theatre debut in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Mackenzie graduated with a BA in Musical Theatre from James Madison University in 2020. Recent credits include, Chiffon/Audrey u/s in Little Shop of Horrors (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina), Jane in A Bronx Tale (John W. Engeman Theater), and Safia in Intermission! (Tom Kitt, Jerry Zucker, Christopher Gettelli). As always, I am eternally grateful to God, Mom and Dad, CGF Talent, & LINK! Instagram: @kmmx22