Media Theatre for the Performing Arts presents
Directed By Jesse Cline Master of Ceremonies Sean Thompson Musical Director Christopher P. Ertelt Executive Director, Media Theatre Patrick Ward There will be a twenty minute intermission between Acts 1 & 2 featuring a Beer Tasting sponsored by Victory Brewing Please silence your cell phones. All proceeds benefit Media Theatre Children's Education Programs
Congratulations to all the staff for 20 years of boundless effort to bring firstclass Broadway shows to the Media Theatre, and for initiating a successful Children’s Education Program that will hopefully instill a love of theatre into future generations of young people. And thank you for being such an important part of my life for the last five years. -Gwendolyn Haines
JDWhen “Someone Like You” is around it will never “Rain on My Parade” Love You-
Gigi
BEST WISHES to all of the
performers! Joel Adams
Respected Facilitator of a Disntinguished Group of CEOs
610.639.7400 Joel.adams@vistagechair.com
Congratulations to all performers in
and to the Media Theatre's Education Programs on a job well done. Wishes for continuing success! -The Seeley Family
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Broadway Baby If I Only Had a Brain Giants in the Sky I’m Just Wild About Harry The Man in the Moon Alone in the Universe Castle on a Cloud Friend Like Me Any Dream Will Do
10 Children Will Listen 11 I’m Not That Smart 12 Empty Chairs and Empty Tables 13 Run Away With Me 14 Don’t Rain on My Parade 15 You and Me (But Mostly Me) 16 Somewhere That’s Green
Follies Wizard of Oz Into the Woods Shuffle Along Mame Seussical Les Miserables Aladdin Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Into the Woods The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Les Miserables
Samuel Cooper Veronica Garrubbo Katie Davis Sean O’Neill Michael Wells Elaina Fitzgerald Tim Woodward Jillian Spaeder Caroline Adams Gianni Palmarini Molly Sorensen Brianna Jaffe
Funny Girl
Julia Seeley JD Triolo
Book of Mormon
Emily Kinka
Little Shop of Horrors
Owen Mannion
Our First Mistake
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Anything You Can Do
Annie Get Your Gun
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Naughty Extraordinary Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat Bali Hi Beautiful City One Song Glory Seize the Day Dance, Ten; Looks, Three Gold Nothing Stops Another Day Unchained Melody Santa Fe Someone Like You Fell in Love With Crazy
Matilda
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Pippin Guys and Dolls South Pacific Godspell Rent Newsies A Chorus Line Once Ghost Ghost Newsies Jekyll & Hyde I Could Use a Drink
Elaina Fitzgerald & Michael Wells Timmy Woodward Veronica Garrubbo Katheryn Cooper Andrew Rubin Jillian Spaeder Katie Davies Caroline Adams Owen Mannion Emily Kinka Gianni Palmarini Brianna Jaffe Molly Sorensen JD Triolo Julia Seeley
Caroline Adams
Samuel Cooper
Caroline is 16 years old and a resident of Media, PA. Here at the theatre, she is an acting student, as well as a box office associate and camp counselor. Caroline is a junior at Renaissance Academy in Phoenixville, PA, where she plays varsity softball and is a member of the National Honor Society. Joel.adams@vistagechair.com
Samuel is a 7-year-old student at Concord Elementary School. He takes acting classes at the Media Theatre and has been on stage in the children’s series Magic Tree House and Cinderella, and this past summer as a finalist in The Vocalist. Samuel was a guest performer at the patriotic show in Northwest Arkansas at Butterfield Trail Village in August. He enjoys singing, swimming, and spending time with family and friends. cbc325@yahoo.com
Katheryn Cooper
Katie Davis
Katheryn Cooper is an 11-year-old student at PALCS and the Center for Performing and Fine Arts. At the Media Theatre she’s been in several children’s series including the lead role of Annie in Magic Tree House, in Broadway series Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Dr Dolittle, and as a finalist in The Vocalist. Katheryn enjoys playing piano, trumpet, singing, and spending time with family and friends. cbc325@yahoo.com
Katie’s roles include Media Music Theatre Company Broadway Series: Les Miserables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Diary of Anne Frank (u/s Margot), and Dr. Dolittle (Jip). MMTC Children’s Series: The Wizard of Oz (Glinda), Rumplestiltskin (Laura), and Pinkalicious! Stagedoor Manor: The Addams Family (Award), Leap of Faith (Award - Featured), 42nd Street, Side Show, Leader of the Pack (Award), Babes in Arms, Little Shop of Horrors. kwhitneyrogers@gmail.com
Elaina Fitzgerald
Veronica Garrubbo
Brianna Jaffe
Elaina has been a student of The Media Theatre’s New School program for 4 years. Her favorite role was playing Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. Having been in over a dozen shows, she has spent the last 4 years performing weekly for most of the year. She is happiest on stage, but also loves to spend her free time drawing. Beth Fitzgerald bethfitz@me.com
Veronica has appeared on The Media Theater stage as an actress and singer, including currently in Snow White (Snow White), Annie Jr. (Lily St. Regis), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and The Vocalist (Finalist). Veronica is a High Honors 6th grader at The Episcopal Academy, where she played Revered Sprague in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. She studies dance, piano and guitar, plays tennis, speaks Spanish, and is studying Mandarin Chinese. pbgarrubbo@yahoo.com
Brianna’s recent credits include: National Anthem for the Philadelphia 76ers (recurring), main stage productions of Annie, The Sound of Music, and the summer production of Fiddler on the Roof. Brianna is a student at Springton Lake Middle School and part of the Media Theatre’s Teen Acting Program. You can also see her an upcoming production of Bye Bye Birdie at SLMS. katejaffe@ymail.com
Emily Kinka
Owen Mannion
Sean O’Neill
Emily Kinka, 15, is thrilled to be “miscast” with her Media Theatre peers where she’s performed in Disney’s Cinderella (Cinderella), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Rumpelstiltskin and Wizard of Oz. Other credits include The Laramie Project at Malvern Theater Society and as Cinderella and Veruca Salt (Willie Wonka) in school productions. Emily has participated in Media’s New School and Teen Acting classes and has sung at World Cafe Live and the Note. skinka@evolveip.net
Owen is happy to be here tonight. He has performed in numerous Broadway Series and Children’s’ Series productions at the Media Theatre. He is a sophomore at Marple Newtown High .He plays keyboard & percussion with the 2014 Grand Champion Calvalcade of Bands Championship Show, along with the indoor drum line. Thank to his parents for their support. Thanks to Jesse, Patrick and Roger and all of his supporters at the Media Theater.
Sean O’Neill, 7, lives in Wallingford, PA and has been involved with the Media Theatre since the age of 3. Sean has done many of the Children’s Series shows as well as four Broadway Series shows and was seen most recently as Gavroche in Les Miserables. Seanyoneill267@gmail.com 610.876.6843
Gianni Palmarini
Andrew Rubin
Julia Seeley
Vocalist, musician, actor, and people person Gianni Palmarini is at home on any stage. When not performing roles like Evan Goldman in Jason Robert Brown’s 13 The Musical (The Wilmington Drama League and Media Theatre), he’s honing his newly discovered piano prowess by memorizing scores. He’s proud of his most recent addition to the PA District 12 Choir (1st chair tenor) and was recently elected freshman class president. gmpthevoice@gmail.com
Andrew is thrilled to be back on the Media Theater stage after playing Pugsley in this fall’s production of The Addams Family. He has appeared in many local productions both on stage and is currently playing Harvey in Bye Bye Birdie at Springton Lake Middle School where he is in seventh grade. phillymommy@gmail.com
Julia is 14 years old. Some of her accomplishments include: Several productions with Ocean City Theatre Co, The Walnut Street Theatre, and The Media Theater; First place winner at Tri County & Golden Key vocal completions; National Anthem singer at Sixers Game; and first place winner at Apollo Theatre Amateur Night in NYC. Julia also recorded 2 country singles available on iTunes. Thanks Jesse Cline for the opportunity! www.JuliaSeeley.com
Molly Sorensen
Jillian Spaeder
JD Triolo
Molly is 13 years old and attends Villa Maria Academy and is a member of The New School Conservatory. Molly won The 2014 Vocalist Jr at The Media Theater. She also was a soloist in The Roger Ricker UP concert.At Media, she has played Star-to-Be in Annie. Other roles include: Beauty and the Beast (Belle), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Les Miserables (Cosette),and Peter Pan (Tinkerbell). She is currently performing as Snow White at Media. mollysorensen@backstage.com 610-827-9224
Jillian Shea Spaeder recently played Young Eponine in Les Miserables at Media Theatre. A sixth grade student, she played Flea in People’s Light and Theatre’s Cinderella: A Musical Panto last holiday season and recently was featured in other theatre productions such as The Genie in Aladdin, Jr. and The Witch in Into the Woods, Jr. She is represented by Trilogy Talent in Los Angeles, CA. www.jillianspaeder.com
JD Triolo attends Malvern Prep and was recently seen in The Addams Family as Pugsley, Youth Ensemble in Les Miserables at The Media Theatre, and Elf The Musical at Walnut Street Theatre as Michael Hobbs. JD played opposite Andrea McArdle as Young Patrick in Mame at Media Theatre and Bucks County Playhouse. Thanks to Jesse Cline. JD is represented by Nancy Carson (Carson Adler). www.JDTriolo.com
Michael Wells
Michael Wells is very excited to be a part of Media Theatre’s Miscast Cabaret! Michael is a student of the Media Theatre’s New School and has appeared in Dr. Dolittle, Mame, & Les Miserables as well as many of the Children’s Series including Broadway World nominated Pinkalicious & Dinosaurs Before Dark. Thank you to Media Theatre for another amazing opportunity! Special Thanks & Love to my Family! nicole.trotter@marriott.com 267-246-4126
Tim Woodward
Tim recently performed at the Media Theatre in Les Miserables (Gavroche); other Media Theatre credits include: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Youth Ensemble); Rumpelstiltskin (Prime Minister) and Magic Treehouse, Dinosaurs Before Dark (Stump.) He is 9 years old and attends the Wyncroft School in Pottstown. TW@Timwoodwardlaw.com
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Best wishes to the
performers & to Media Theatre's Children's Programs! -Devon Consulting-
"The truth of ourselves! is the root of our acting.�! Sanford Meisner!
Thanks to ! The Media Music Theatre Company and The Triolo Family ! for this memorable evening!
Brianna Jaffe She’ll Be the death of us
Xoxo Mom and Dad!