On the Town

College of the Arts

Production Staff

Daniel Gurskis | Dean Ronald L. Sharps | Associate Dean Christine Lemesianou | Associate Dean Linda D. Davidson | Assistant Dean Zacrah S. Battle | College Administrator Christopher Kaczmarek | Chairperson, Department of Art and Design Anthony Mazzocchi | Director, John J. Cali School of Music Keith Strudler | Director, School of Communication and Media Randy Mugleston | Chairperson, Department of Theatre and Dance Wiley Hausam | Director, Arts + Cultural Programming Hillery Makatura | Director, Performance Operations Patricia Piroh | Director, Broadcast and Media Operations Megan C. Austin | Director, University Galleries

Mark Hardy | Coordinator of Musical Theatre Alexander Tom | Music Supervisor Sarah Brett England | Music Associate Mysti Stay | CoordInator of Design, Technology, and Management Peter J. Davis | Production Manager Cara Scalera | Assistant Production Manager Cyndi Kumor | Production Associate Jordan Conklin-Yousef | Production Office Assistant Lisa Grimes | Social Media and Promotion Manager Rick Sordelet | Intimacy/Fight Director Donna Scro | Mental Health Consultant Erhard Rom | Scenic Design Mentor Benjamin Merrick | Technical Director Daniel Haussler | Head Carpenter Robert Dietze | Stage Carpenter Mentor Jeanette Meises | Scenic Charge Artist Alison Merrick | Props Supervisor Adam Rigg | Costume Design Mentor Kaitie Adams | Hair/Makeup Design Mentor Judith Evans | Costume Shop Supervisor Jeanette Aultz | Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor Amanda Phillips Balingit, Arden Donnelly, Katie Pippin | Drapers Marlene Olson Hamm | Wardrobe Supervisor Nick Kolin | Lighting Design Mentor Osman M. Morales | Lighting Supervisor Zachary Brienza | Lighting Technician Kimberly O’Loughlin | Sound Design Mentor Steven Brown | Sound Technician Mysti Stay | Stage Management Mentor

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On the Town

Book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Music by Leonard Bernstein

Staff for On the Town Brianne O’Callaghan | Assistant Director Maggie Likcani | Assistant Choreographer Carol Lombardi | Associate Music Director Katie Kane | Dramaturg Chase Fontenot, Caitlin Walsh | Dance Captains Rebecca O’Neill | Props Head Maddie Cortese, Olivia Tortorella | Props Assistants Rashida Nelson | Associate Costume Designer Kate Repp, Lilian Schweickert | Assistant Costume Designers Jordan Conklin-Yousef | Assistant Hair/Makeup Designer Natalie Goeghegan, Ashantah Kerr, Caitlyn Rodriguez | Hair/Makeup Crew Sol Lecour, Samira Villagomez | Wardrobe Heads Joey Anderson, Alex Eilen, Zoey Gromadzyn, Laura Jean McHale, Natalie Yost | Wardrobe Crew Ryan Randazzo | Associate Lighting Designer Lauren Bonavitacola | Head Electrician Glory DeLa Cruz | Assistant Head Electrician Daniel DaSilva | Light Board Operator Sam Bloch | Programmer Princess Gant, Samara Lee, Cerise Williams | Follow Spot Nikki Belenski, Anastasia Swan | Associate Sound Designers Jack Wyrsch | A1 Sydney Cheplic, Kat Sosa | A2 AJ Kelem | Run Crew Ashleigh Been, Mia Watson | Assistant Stage Managers

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Hillery Makatura | Director Andrew Dickerson | Production Manager Colin Van Horn | Technical Director Kevin Johnson | Senior Production Engineer Gene Lotito | CART Facilities Director Laurel Brolly | Business Administrator Jason Flamos | Lighting Supervisor Stephanie Benjamin Flores | Wardrobe Supervisor Robert Hermida | Audience Services Director William Collins, Maureen Grimaldi | House Managers Jeff Lambert Wingfield | Box Office Manager Yazeed Alomar, Jabob Batory, Reyna Cortes, Susanne Oyedeji, Eliezer Ramirez, Rajvir Sidhu | Box Office Leads Susan R. Case | Program Copy Editor Bart Solenthaler | Program Layout Design

John J. Cali School of Music Department of Theatre and Dance

April 15 I 18 I 19 I 20 I 22, 2023 Alexander Kasser Theater

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Daniel Gurskis, Dean, College of the Arts John J. Cali School Anthony Mazzocchi, Director

Department of Theatre and Dance Randy Mugleston, Chair

On the Town

Book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Music by Leonard Bernstein Director Ashley Rodbro Music Director/Conductor Gregory J. Dlugos Choreographer Ryan Kasprzak Scenic Designers Valentina Cannao, Ariana Michel-Hamblin, Anthony Levi Morici Costume Designer Genevieve V. Beller Lighting Designer Winnie Ng Zhen Projection Designer Jack Eisenman Sound Designer Kimberly O’Loughlin Hair/Makeup Designer Rachel Sandbeck Fight/Intimacy Director Rick Sordelet Production Stage Manager Malashia Carter

Cast (in order of appearance)

Ozzie...............................................................................................Marcel Joshua Chip....................................................................................................Joey Cooper Gabey .................................................................................. Harrison Asher Smith Ivy Smith .........................................................................................Lizzie Johnson Hildy Esterhazy ................................................................................Shannon Bretz Claire De Loone .....................................................................................Katie Davis Madame Maude P. Dilly.................................................................Izabella Ramirez Pitkin W. Bridgework ........................................................................ Nathan Angelo Lucy Schmeeler..................................................................................Caitlin Walsh Ensemble Moriah Jenai Baskett, Kyle “Ahmeer” Bethea, Alex Burgess, Christian Collazo, Sean Condenzio, Caroline Lynch Desmarais, Julianna Domiciano, AJ Doyle, Gaby Flores, Chase Fontenot, Patrick Higgins, Daniel Hurt, AJ Love, Jane Lui, Michael Mottram, Maya Petropoulos, Anthony Savino, Grayson Todd, Carlita Vinciguerra Understudies Julianna Domiciano (Claire), AJ Doyle (Hildy, Madame Dilly), Jonah Duchesne-Shaw (Pitkin), Chase Fontenot (Gabey), Patrick Higgins (Chip), Jazmin Kamali (Lucy Schmeeler), Grayson Todd (Ozzie), Caitlin Walsh (Ivy) Swings Jonah Duchesne-Shaw, John Greisen, Jazmin Kamali Montclair State University is a proud member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre.

On the Town is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com Duration: Two hours and 15 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.

In consideration of both audiences and performers, please turn off all electronic devices. The taking of photographs or videos and the use of recording equipment are not permitted. No food or drink is permitted in the theater.

Place and Time New York, 1940s

Musical Numbers Act 1

“Overture”...............................................................................................Orchestra “I Feel Like I’m Not Out of Bed Yet”.........................Three Workmen, Men’s Quartet “New York, New York”................................................................. Gabey, Chip, Ozzie “Chase Music”.........................................................................................Orchestra “Gabey’s Comin’” ......................................... Ozzie, Chip, Gabey, Women’s Chorus “Presenation of Miss Turnstiles”..............................................Announcer, Ivy Smith “Chase Music”.........................................................................................Orchestra “Come Up to My Place”.......................................................................... Hildy, Chip “Chase Music”.........................................................................................Orchestra “Carried Away” ....................................................................................Claire, Ozzie “Carried Away” Encore .........................................................................Claire, Ozzie “Chase Music”.........................................................................................Orchestra “Lonely Town”............................................................................................... Gabey “High School Girls”...................................................................................Orchestra “Lonely Town” Pas de Deux ......................................................................Orchestra “Lonely Town” Choral ....................................................................... Gabey, Chorus “Carnegie Hall Pavane” .................................. Ivy, Madame Dilly, Women’s Chorus “I Understand”............................................................................................... Pitkin “Carried Away” Tag ..............................................................................Claire, Ozzie “I Can Cook Too”............................................................................................. Hildy “I Can Cook Too” Encore ................................................................................. Hildy “Lucky to Be Me”............................................................................. Gabey, Chours “Lucky to Be Me”.................................................................... Incidental Orchestra “Times Square Ballet” ..............................................................................Orchestra Entr’acte .................................................................................................Orchestra

Act 2

“So Long, Baby” ................................................................. Diamond Eddie’s Girls “I Wish I Was Dead”............................................................................Diana Dream “I Understand”............................................................................................... Pitkin “Conga Cabana”......................................................................................Orchestra “I Wish I Was Dead” (Spanish) ........................................................ Dolores Dolores “Ya Got Me”...................................................................... Hildy, Claire, Ozzie, Chip “I Understand”............................................................................................... Pitkin “Slam Bang Blues” ..................................................................................Orchestra “I Understand (Pitkin’s Song)”......................................................................... Pitkin “Chase Music”.........................................................................................Orchestra “Subway Ride and Imaginary Coney Island”...............................................Orchestra “The Great Lover Displays Himself”...........................................................Orchestra “Pas de Deux” .........................................................................................Orchestra “Some Other Time”........................................................... Claire, Hildy, Ozzie, Chip “The Real Coney Island”...........................................................................Orchestra Finale, Act II................................................... Ozzie, Gabey, Chip, Hildy, Claire, Ivy, ................................................................Three Sailors and the Entire Company Bow Music ..............................................................................................Orchestra Exit Music ...............................................................................................Orchestra

Orchestra Violin Aurora Mendez, Ashlyn Olson, Danielle Sinclair Viola Tina Wagner Cello Megan Rayl Bass Jason Bloomquist Flute/Piccolo Jacob Medina-Cintron Oboe/English Horn Olivia Dorschel Bb Clarinet/Eb Clarinet Colin Merkovsky Bb Clarinet/Alto Sax Maria Vincelette Bb Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Ben Adelberg French Horn Lauren Olivola, Emalina Thompson Trumpet Joseph Christianson, Mario Correa, Rob Lais Trombone David DeMair, Tom Kamp, Federico Perez Drums/Percussion Justin Kemp Piano Barry Spatz Orchestra Managers Megan Rayl, Maria Vincelette Rehearsal Pianists David Fraley, Barry Spatz

Program Notes As our production’s dramaturgy packet says, “On the Town docked at Broadway’s Adelphi Theatre on December 28, 1944, near the end of WWII. It tells the story of three sailors on 24-hour shore leave, eager to experience all that the Big Apple has to offer, including a chance to discover love with the girls of their dreams!” It’s a show with a rich history and traditions around the way it’s usually interpreted and staged, whether that’s the most recent 2014 Broadway revival or in theaters around the country.

Looking at the show through a 2023 lens, however—decades after its inception— left a lot of room for new invention and opportunity to tell a story that Montclair students, and audiences, could connect with in new ways. I am so impressed with the students’ willingness to explore to create a new version—our version—of On the Town. On both sides of the proscenium, students were eager to dig deeper, play with theatricality, find new ways to interpret the text and the music, and build new moments together.

Whether you’ve seen multiple productions of On the Town or this is your first time, I hope you’ll leave inspired by the spark of connection, the joy, and the sense of play that radiate from the stage. We have had a wonderful time building this show, and we’re so excited to share it with you today.

—Ashley Rodbro, Director

Production Biographies Ashley Rodbro (Director) is a director and writer for theater and film. She recently directed a continued world premiere of the new musical JUSTICE by Lauren Gunderson, Bree Lowdermilk, and Kait Kerrigan at Marin Theatre Company. She was the worldwide supervising associate director for Moulin Rouge! The Musical, mounting companies on Broadway, Australia, the West End, the North American tour, and Germany. She was also the resident director for Hamilton (Puerto Rico, San Francisco) and the associate director for Oh, Hello (Broadway, Off-Broadway, North American tour, Netflix) starring Nick Kroll and John Mulaney. She is the creative director and CEO/founder of Heredia Vision, a production company that puts women at the helm of developing and creating filmed content. As a film director, she has had her short films appear at eight festivals around the country, including North Hollywood CineFest and the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. She is a graduate of Yale College. Love to Rick and Kaeme. @heredia_vision @ashleyrodbro Gregory J. Dlugos (Music Director/Conductor) has worked professionally as pianist, associate conductor, and music director/conductor for numerous Broadway shows including Barnum, Phantom of the Opera, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Sunset Boulevard, Chicago, Fosse, Nine, and Young Frankenstein. He has worked with such personalities as Antonio Banderas, Sutton Foster, Andrea Martin, Betty Buckley, and Chita Rivera. With a bachelor of music degree from Hartt School of Music in Organ Performance and a master of arts from MSU in Composition and Theory, he was music supervisor of the BFA Musical Theater Department at MSU for 11 seasons, conducting several productions and teaching in both the Department of Theatre and Dance and the John J. Cali School of Music.

Ryan Kasprzak (Choreographer) is loving his first year at MSU! He recently served as dance supervisor for the And Peggy Company of Hamilton that premiered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with Lin-Manuel Miranda returning to the title role. Kasprzak

received a Chita Rivera Award nomination for his Broadway debut in Bandstand under the direction of three-time Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler. National Tours include Billy Elliot (associate resident choreographer/dance captain) and Fosse (dance captain). TV credits include NBC’s Smash (assistant choreographer) and Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. Choreography credits include Southern Comfort (Public Theater), David Blaine’s Real or Magic, Brave New World (NC Stage), and Mary Poppins (NCT), and NYMF award winners Academia Nuts, Cloned, Volleygirls.

He is a creator with multi Drama Desk Award–nominated Parallel Exit: Physical Comedy Theater. Kasprzak holds a BFA in Acting from Marymount Manhattan College and an MFA in Choreography from Wilson College. Love always in all ways to LL, Sally, and Wyman. www.ryankasprzak.com Valentina Cannao (Scenic Designer) is a sophomore in the MSU Theatre: Design, Technology, and Management program. This is her first mainstage design, and she is proud to have been a part of such a wonderful design team. She wants to say thank you to her mentors for pushing her and to the department for providing ample space to learn and grow as a technician and designer.

Ariana Michel-Hamblin (Scenic Designer) is a senior BFA Theatre and Dance major under the Design, Technology, and Management concentration. She primarily focuses in scenic and costume design as well as scenic painting and hopes to continue expanding her work in the world of theater and, eventually, film and television. With this being her last semester at MSU, she is excited to be on the design team for one of the biggest shows of the semester, On the Town. Some of her other works at MSU include Rent (scenic designer), Pippin (assistant scenic designer), Paloma Querida (costume designer), and Head over Heels (wardrobe head).

Anthony Levi Morici (Scenic Designer) is a junior in the BFA Theatre Design, Technology, and Management program pursuing lighting and scenic design and is excited to be designing his first mainstage production at MSU. His previous credits include lighting designer for Flux Dance Showcase, Jump the Turnstile; and assistant lighting designer for Elephant’s Graveyard and Head over Heels (Molloy University).

Genevieve V. Beller (Costume Designer) is a costume designer for stage, tent, and screen. Stage credits include The SpongeBob Musical (Orlando REP), Confetti (Circus Juventas), De Novo (New York Theatre Workshop), and Billy Bishop Goes to War (The National WWI Museum). Screen credits include A Spectacular Christmas (costume supervisor, Hallmark), Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (assistant

design, MPI Originals), and Godfather of Harlem (assistant design, MGM+). Beller is a founding member of Costume Professionals for Wage Equity, an organization dedicated to outreach, education, and alliances to build a more equitable future.

Winnie Ng Zhen (Lighting Designer) is currently a third-year student at MSU pursuing a BFA in Theatre Design, Technology, and Management. She primarily focuses on lighting design/technology while dabbling in costume construction on occasion. During her time in the Theatre and Dance program, she has been involved in Fall Dance 2022, Into the Woods, Head over Heels, The Names We Gave Him, and more. This past summer, she was also a staff electrician at the Glimmerglass Festival, in which she helped run The Sound of Music, Tenor Overboard, and The Jungle Book.

Kimberly O’Loughlin (Sound Designer) is a Queer Transfeminine New York City– based sound designer and composer. Selected Off-Broadway/NYC credits include Two by Synge (Irish Rep), While You Were Partying (SoHo Rep), Leaving Eden and Overture (NYMF ’19), Drama League Director Fest 2022 (ART/NY), Ogygia (The Tank), What’s Your Wish (NYMF ’18), and Caroline, or Change (Astoria PAC). Selected Regional credits include I Am My Own Wife (Long Wharf), The October Storm (Hudson Stage), Till (ATG), Into the Woods, Lucky Stiff, and Popcorn Falls (The Barnstormers Theatre). IG:kimomakessounds Rachel Sandbeck (Hair/Makeup Designer) is an aspiring SFX makeup artist for the film and TV industry. She is currently a student at MSU majoring in Theatre with a concentration in production and design and a focus in hair and makeup design.

She has worked on previous productions at MSU including hair and makeup design for Rent, Into the Woods, and Pippin.

Rick Sordelet (Fight/Intimacy Director) has served as this country’s most prolific fight director for over 28 years. He and his son, Christian, created Sordelet Inc., an action-based company providing stunt coordination, fight direction, and intimacy consulting for film, television, and theater. He has worked on over 80 shows on Broadway, from Beauty and the Beast and Lion King all the way to Tina. Sordelet recently returned from the UK, where he revived the fight direction on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, coming to Broadway next season. The Sordelets are the resident fight directors for the Santa Fe Opera, where they staged the fights for As You Like It and Eugene Onegin. They are also stunt coordinators for television and film: 12 years with Guiding Light, four years with One Life to Live, and both seasons with Kevin Can Wait and The Crew, both starring Kevin James. Their most recent film is Ben Is Back

starring Julia Roberts. Sordelet taught at Yale School of Drama for 22 years as well as at Kean University, Montclair State, and the William Esper Studio. From fight direction and teaching, Sordelet developed into a writer as well, selling several screenplays and a television series. He and his partner, David Blixt, run an E-publishing company called Sordelet INK. Malashia Carter (Production Stage Manager) is a senior BA Theatre Studies major with a minor in African-American studies. This is her first time serving as a production stage manager but her third show at MSU. Previous credits include MSU: Into The Woods, TASHA; NYC: Some Like It Hot (SM apprentice), Ain’t Too Proud (SM fellow), and 53% Of (PA). Many thanks to all who have taught me at Montclair and beyond.

Cast Biographies Nathan Angelo (Pitkin W. Bridgework) is a NYC/CA–based performer, and a current junior at MSU. He is excited for y’all to experience On the Town and is thankful for everyone who has supported him. Instagram: @nathangangelo Moriah Jenai Baskett (Ensemble) is an actor and artist from Atlanta, GA, and currently a junior BFA Musical Theatre major at MSU. She was last seen as a Female Player in MSU’s Pippin and is looking forward to further productions at MSU and beyond.

Kyle “Ahmeer” Bethea (Ensemble) is a first-year transfer student at MSU and is ecstatic to be making his Alexander Kasser Theater debut. Bethea transferred from Mercer County Community College where he received his associate’s degree in fine arts; within his two years there, he became a Kennedy Center recipient.

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Shannon Bretz (Hildy Esterhazy) is a first-year transfer student at MSU. She is currently studying as a sophomore, and On the Town is her first MSU production.

She has most recently appeared in MSU’s New Works Initiative Workshop, Grin and Bare It. Some previous credits include See Rock City and Other Destinations, Songs for a New World, and Little Women.

Alex Burgess (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Alexander Kasser Theater debut. She has previously performed in The Names We Gave Him (Nanette), The

Farmer (Sarah Ellis), and The Pirates of Penzance (Kate). Burgess will be graduating this May with a BFA in Musical Theatre.

Christian Collazo (Ensemble) is overjoyed to be performing in his third production at MSU! Collazzo is a junior Musical Theatre student at MSU. Collazzo has previously been in The Names We Gave Him (Swing) and Brooklyn’s Bridge (Meyers). Collazzo is very grateful to study his passion everyday right across from New York, New York!

Sean Condenzio (Ensemble) is a Musical Theatre BFA sophomore who is excited to be performing in his first mainstage musical here at MSU. Hailing from Long Island, New York, he is thankful for all the opportunities he’s been privileged to have and is excited to see where his career at MSU will go.

Joey Cooper (Chip) is a Musical Theatre major at MSU. Previous credits include Pippin (Headless Man) and Head over Heels (Tree).

Katie Davis (Claire De Loone) is a senior Musical Theatre major and feels beyond blessed and excited to be in her last show at MSU! MSU credits include Sergeant (The Pirates of Penzance), Stepmother (Into the Woods), Cathy (Last Five Years), Estelle (The Names We Gave Him), and Ida Strauss (Titanic). Instagram: @katt.davis Caroline Lynch Desmarais (Ensemble) is a junior BFA Musical Theatre student, minoring in Environmental Justice and participating in the Honors program. Some of Desmarais’s favorite credits include Fastrada in Pippin (MSU), Sillabub in Cats (Interlakes Theatre), and Morticia in The Addams Family. Desmarais has also dance-captained professional and collegiate productions while showcasing choreography of her own at the 2022 Children’s Resources Gala in Miami, FL. @carolineldesmarais Julianna Domiciano (Ensemble, Claire Understudy) is a junior BFA Musical Theatre major. She was most recently seen as Catherine in Pippin and previously as Rapunzel in Into the Woods and Madame DeGuise in The Names We Gave Him. AJ Doyle (Ensemble, Hildy/Madame Dilly Understudy) is a sophomore in the Musical Theatre program and is making her MSU debut.

Jonah Duchesne-Shaw (Pitkin Understudy/Swing) is a senior Musical Theatre major and is excited to work with this amazing cast and crew. After graduating he will be making his Off-Broadway debut in The Trouble With Dead Boyfriends at the Players Theatre.

Gaby Flores (Ensemble) is a freshman in the Musical Theatre BFA program and is excited to be in her first production at MSU. She is from San Antonio, TX, and is an alumna of the North East School of the Arts, where she majored in Dance and Musical Theatre.

Chase Fontenot (Ensemble, Gabey Understudy) is a senior Musical Theatre major.

John Greisen (Swing) is a freshman BFA Musical Theatre major from Lincoln, NE, and is excited to be making his MSU debut. Favorite credits include Charlie in Kinky Boots (Internationals), Sky in Mamma Mia (Lincoln Southwest High School), and Crutchie in Newsies (Internationals). @john_greisen Patrick Higgins (Ensemble, Chip Understudy) is currently a sophomore at MSU. Some of his favorite credits include Baby John (Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story) and Mark Anthony (A Chorus Line, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival).

Daniel Hurt (Ensemble) is a senior Musical Theatre major.

Lizzie Johnson (Ivy Smith) is a freshman Musical Theatre major performing in her first production at MSU. Marcel Joshua (Ozzie) is a sophomore at MSU studying Musical Theatre. On the Town is his fourth production at MSU. Joshua was last seen in Grin and Bear It, a musical conceived and directed by Stephenie Pope Lofgren. Before that he played Twig and Benny at Vanguard Theater Company’s summer stock shows Bring It On and Rent, respectively. Joshua is a vocalist, choreographer, and trained dancer. @marceljoshhua Jazmin Kamali (Lucy Schmeeler Understudy/Swing) is thrilled to be in her first mainstage production at MSU. Recent credits include Cinderella, The Wiz, Godspell, and The Wizard of Oz. Based in New York City, she attended LaGuardia High School and has trained at Steps on Broadway, Wingspan Arts Conservatory, and Gelsey Kirkland Academy. @jazmin.kamali AJ Love (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of this stellar ensemble. His recent credits include Mike Costa in A Chorus Line and assistant choreographer/swing in Head over Heels.

Jane Lui (Ensemble) is thrilled to be part of this cast! She simply adores Golden Age musicals. Other credits include The King and I and Sister Act at Interlakes Summer Theatre. She was last seen at MSU in The Pirates of Penzance and Into the Woods.

Michael Mottram (Ensemble) is a senior Musical Theatre major at MSU. At MSU, Mottram has been seen as Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods and Charlie in Brigadoon. Additional credits include FAME, Sweet Charity, Footloose, Something Rotten!, and more at Woodstock Playhouse and Northampton Community College Summer Theatre. @michaelmottram21 Maya Petropoulos (Ensemble) is a senior Musical Theatre major from Detroit, MI, and is ecstatic to perform in her fifth and final Alexander Kasser Theatre production!

Some favorite credits include A Chorus Line, Rent, and, most recently Philoclea in Head over Heels. She is honored to be here with this incredible group to end her magical time at MSU! Isabella Ramirez (Madame Maude P. Dilly) is a sophomore Musical Theater major and is excited to doing her third production at MSU. In her time here, she has played Lucinda in Into the Woods and Berthe in Pippin. Ramirez is extremely thankful excited for her experience in this production.

Anthony Savino (Ensemble) is a junior BFA Musical Theatre major and is ecstatic to be in his fourth show at MSU! Select credits include Greg in A Chorus Line (MSU), the Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Musical (National Tour), and Angel in Kinky Boots (Forestburgh Playhouse). @anthony.savino Harrison Asher Smith (Gabey) couldn’t ask for a better production to complete his time here at MSU! Smith will graduate this spring with a Musical Theatre BFA and Linguistics BA with a concentration in ASL Interpreting. Smith is also a section leader and choreographer for the MSU Singers. Recent credits include Bill Calhoun (Kiss Me, Kate) and Greg (A Chorus Line). Harrisonashersmith.com Grayson Todd (Ensemble, Ozzy Understudy) is a junior Musical Theatre major and Dance minor from Memphis, TN. You may have most recently seen him in Pippin (Player/dance assistant) and Rent (Ensemble) at MSU. Recent professional credits include Cinderella, Legally Blonde, The Addams Family, and Brigadoon (Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts).

Carlita Vinciguerra (Ensemble) is a sophomore Musical Theatre major from Austin, TX. She is thrilled to be performing in her second mainstage production at MSU. Catch her this summer as Wednesday in The Addams Family at Forestburgh Playhouse.

Caitlin Walsh (Lucy Schmeeler, Ivy Understudy) is thrilled to be a part of this production. In high school, Walsh portrayed Bonnie (Anything Goes), Peggy (42nd Street), Sandy (Grease), and Wednesday (The Addams Family). Community theater shows include Cabaret, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Titanic, and Broadway Direct. Recently, Walsh danced the role of Cinderella at Fusion 802 dance studio. At MSU, she has been a part of A Chorus Line, Brooklyn’s Bridge, Rent, Into the Woods, and Pippin and danced in Considering Matthew Shepard.

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