WHO’S WHO
JASON ALEXANDER (Tevye) If you are reading this bio, it likely means you are here with us in Anatevka. Thank you for coming. You are also most likely aware that I’ve been lucky enough to be a working actor, director, writer, producer and teacher for over fifty years. I also have a pretty cool podcast called Really No Really that you might enjoy. If you are truly interested in the other particulars of my resume, I invite you to visit Wikipedia or IMDB as they do a pretty thorough job of chronicling my professional life. But again, if you’re here, there is a good chance that you’ve seen some of my past work and decided to come see me try my hand at this. So instead of listing my credits, I want to share with you that Fiddler is the first Broadway show I ever saw when I was five years old. When I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, they were understandably concerned until I promised my mother I would play “Tevye” someday. This production has allowed me to finally keep that promise. It is only possible because of McCoy Rigby Entertainment and La Mirada Theatre to whom I am ever grateful. And it is enhanced by the fact that my old friends, Lonny Price and Lee Martino, have guided us here with love and genius. Fiddler is about many things. It is about Jewish history and tradition. In this time of rising antisemitism and anti-immigrant sentiment, I am proud to tell this story of both Jews and immigrants and salute La Mirada Theatre for producing it. It is a story of community. We are all part of one and part of many. They are to be cherished. I want to personally thank this community of actors, designers, technicians and musicians for their enormous talents and hearts. It is also about family. My family includes circle upon circle of dear friends. And at its heart is my beloved wife, Daena and my sons, daughter-in-law and grandson. From my family to yours – love, peace, health and happiness. And lastly, I have sat in rapt awe as I watched dozens of “Tevyes” over the years. Each one has left an
indelible impression on me. Thank you. I am honored to join your ranks. L’chaim!
VALERIE PERRI (Golde) began her career working with Harold Prince starring as Evita in two Broadway National Tours, then with Jerome Robbins in the Broadway National Tour of Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. Select stage highlights: If I Forget (Fountain Theater, dir. Jason Alexander), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (McCoy Rigby, Cape Playhouse), Ragtime (Pasadena Playhouse), Hello, Dolly! (3DT), Sunset Boulevard (MTW, Moonlight Amphitheater). TV: “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” “Truth Be Told,” “Criminal Minds.” Film: Grease, The Out of Towners, George of the Jungle, Dickie Roberts. Concerts from Carnegie Hall to London Palladium. Recipient of LA Drama Critics, and Ovation Awards. valerieperri.com Reps: AMT Artists, Momentum Talent Management.
ANTHONY CANNARELLA (Villager, Russian Dancer) Of Madison WI, trained with Rock School and Dance Wisconsin. Formerly Sacramento Ballet, Smuin Ballet, and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery. Principal roles: Peter Pan (Ron Cunningham), Hamlet (Stephen Mills), and Zorro (Michael Smuin). Theater: Mush in Newsies (Musical Theater West), Action in West Side Story (Bombay Beach), Young Frankenstein with Sally Struthers (Ogunquit Playhouse) and Aida (LA Opera). MV: Sour Prom with Olivia Rodrigo. @a_cannarella
RYAN DIETZ (Avram, u/s Mordcha, u/s Rabbi) LA Theatre: Ragtime (Pasadena Playhouse), Bright Star (MTW), The Nerd (Norris). TV: Dennis on “Reboot” (Hulu), “Orville” (Fox), “The Mick” (Fox). NYC: Illyria (Prospect), Star Messengers (La Mama). Tours: 1776 , All t he Great Books (abridged). Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Great Lakes Theater, Cleveland Playhouse, Geva. Lots of commercials. Favorite role: Dada to Helena and Olivia. www.ryandietz.net | @ officiallyryandietz
AVA GISELLE FIELD (Bielke) is thrilled to be making her La Mirada debut. She’s nine years old and in the 4th grade. Theatre highlights: Annie (Annie), The Sound of Music (Marta), The Little Mermaid (Flounder), Frozen Jr. (Young Anna), Miracle on 34th Street (Susan). Thank you to Michael Donovan Casting and McCoy Rigby for the opportunity, LA Talent Agency and to her mom, dad and dog Dixie. @avagisellefield
EMERSON GLICK (Chava) is excited to join this company for her fifth Fiddler! National Tour: Fiddler on the Roof (Bielke). Regional: Fiddler on the Roof (Chava; MUNY), Fiddler on the Roof (Bielke; Paper Mill Playhouse), Matilda (Matilda; Syracuse Stage), Stoos Gumbo (Jen; Hangar Theatre), Ice Queen (Maya; 92NY). Thanks to her family, Resolute, Lisa Calli, and Caitie. Proud Syracuse graduate! IG: @emerson__glick
BAILEY HERSKOWITZ (Swing) is a thirdgeneration actress from Los Angeles. She graduated from Boston Conservatory at Berklee, with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She is a member of the sketch comedy group ‘Nope That’s A Toe.’ Bailey is thrilled to work with this fantastic cast and creative team. Special thanks to her family, boyfriend, friends, and (most importantly) her two puppies. Ahavah!
GWEN HOLLANDER (Fruma-Sarah, u/s Golde, u/s Shaindel) Select TV/Film: Showtime’s “Kidding” (with Jim Carrey), Hulu’s “Future Man” (with Seth Rogen and Josh Hutcherson), “Partners” (with Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence), Marriage Material (Searchlight Pictures - Best Actress, Florida Comedy Film Festival), T-R-O-U-B-L-E! opposite Anthony Rapp. Favorite theatre: Broadway/National Tour of Little Women (Amy, Carbonell Award), Les Misérables (Eponine, Carbonell Award), Beauty and the Beast (Belle).
MICHAEL JAMES (Associate Choreographer, Villager, Russian Soloist, Dance Captain, Fight Captain) Center Theatre Group (A Christmas
Story), McCoy Rigby (Waitress, The Little Mermaid, Mystic Pizza, Newsies, Mamma Mia!), Musical Theater West (The Wizard of Oz), Musical Theatre Guild (Follies), Goodspeed Opera (Bye Bye Birdie), Pittsburgh CLO (Altar Boyz, Newsies, Mamma Mia!), Maltz Jupiter (West Side Story, How to Succeed…, Chicago), Sacramento Music Circus (Mamma Mia!). TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. ” Point Park Alumni. Love to everyone who got me here! @itsmichaeljamesbrown
JEAN KAUFFMAN (Grandma Tzeitel, u/s Yente) Regional: The Flamingo Kid (Hartford Stage), Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett), Hamlet (Gertrude), Oklahoma! (Aunt Eller), On the Town (Arena Stage). SoCal: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Lady Eugenia), Ragtime (Emma), Funny Girl (Mrs. Brice), Urinetown (Pennywise), Assassins (Sara Jane Moore). Tours: Beauty and the Beast, CATS, On the 20th Century, A Chorus Line. TV: “Poker Face,” “What Love Sees,” “Bitter Blood.”
HAYDEN KHARRAZI (Mendel, u/s Motel, u/s Perchik) is honored to play in this legendary show! Recent credits: Grease (TACFA), Exit Wounds (ICT), and Cindy and the Disco Ball (Garry Marshall Theatre). Hayden thanks the creative team for this incredible opportunity and his teachers, Sean Alexander Bart, and the faculty of LAMTS. Hayden also thanks his family for their undying support. www.haydenkharrazi.com
BRUNO KOSKOFF he/him (Villager, Russian Dancer) is thrilled to be making his La Mirada debut! He is currently pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre from USC. Recent credits: Ensemble in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (5-Star Theatricals), John Wilkes Booth in Assassins (USC), and Mark in A Chorus Line (USC). Thank you Mom, Dad, Auggie, my extended family, and my friends for your constant support! @brunokoskoff
REMY LAIFER (Perchik) is delighted to be making his debut with La Mirada! TV: “New Amsterdam,” “The Food That Built America.” National Tour: Fiddler on the Roof. Off-Broadway: Hazing U (AMT). Regional: Summer Theatre of New Canaan. Listen to his electronic/dance music on all platforms under REMY QUINN. Proud Northwestern graduate. Thank you family, friends, and Sherry. www.remylaifer.com | @remylaifer
CATHERINE LAST (Shprintze) Favorite roles: Waitress National Tour (Lulu); CCAE’s Sunday in the Park with George (Louise); The Secret Garden (Mary Lennox), Chance; The Sound of Music (Brigitta), Highlands; The Wizard of Oz, MTW; Joseph…, La Mirada Theatre. TV/Film: MGM’s “Mr. Mom,” Jerry Seinfeld’s Unfrosted (Netflix), ABC’s “Home Economics,” “Bugs Bunny Builders” (HBO Max). Thank you Kara, Sherry, Domina, Sloane, Stephanie, Michael, Richie and the MRE/Fiddler team! @thelastkids
GAVIN LEAHY (Villager, Russian Dancer, Bottle Dancer) is thrilled to be making his La Mirada debut! Past stage work includes Something Rotten! , Tell Me I’m Gorgeous... , Sweet Charity (UCLA); 9 to 5 , The Music Man (Interlochen). Proud UCLA TFT and Interlochen alumnus. IHSMTA Best Actor, 2020. @gavinnleahy
CAMERON MABIE (Motel) is originally from Independence, Missouri, and is proud to be making his La Mirada debut! A BFA Acting Graduate from Missouri State University, Cameron has a multitude of credits in film, tv, stage, and voiceover work. Some favorite stage credits include Moritz in Spring Awakening, Claudio in Much Ado About Nothing, and Robert Conklin in The Rimers of Eldritch. Cameronmabie.com
CHARLEY ROWAN McCAIN (u/s Shprintze, u/s Bielke) is thrilled to make her La Mirada
debut. Recent credits: Charlie (Willy Wonka), Matilda ( Matilda ), Youth Ensemble ( Oliver! ). Film: Maxine Miller ( MaXXXine ) A24 Films. TV: “NCIS,” ”S.W.A.T,” “Erin & Aaron.” VO: Marvel, Nick and Disney animation. Thanks to Michael, Richie, and Lonny, Mak, CESD, her parents, friends, and the cast & crew - SO grateful to be a part of this proud TRADITION! @charleyrowanmccain
DONOVAN MENDELOVITZ ( Swing ) is beyond grateful to be a part of the Fiddler on the Roof family. Recent credits: Jersey Boys (CCAE), Rock of Ages (SATB), and La Cage Live! (Hollywood Roosevelt). This show is for his Papa and the Papas before him. Thank you to the whole creative team, McCoy Rigby, Michael and Richie. Rep: ATB Talent. donovan-mendelovitz.com
NICHOLAS MONGIARDO-COOPER (Mordcha, u/s Lazar Wolf) Off-Broadway: Rothschild & Sons, Lonesome Traveler, Julius Caesar. Regional: A Wicked Soul in Cherry Hill (Geffen), The Tempest (ASF), The Play That Goes Wrong (PSC), Oliver!, Matilda (5-Star), Sweeney Todd, Shakespeare in Love, Once (SCR), King Lear (Rubicon), Holmes and Watson, Harvey (Laguna), Of Mice and Men, Words By… (NCRT). TV: “Law & Order: SVU,” “Ghosts,” “The Connors,” “The Fairly OddParents,” “Danger Force,” “Fuller House,” “Superstore,” “Casual.” nicholasmongiardocooper.com
MARC MORITZ (Rabbi) is thrilled to be reunited with his “old friends” from 1981’s OBC of Merrily We Roll Along where he originated the role of Talk Show Host. Theatres: Goodman, Pittsburgh Public, Idaho Shakespeare, Cleveland Playhouse, Long Wharf, Riverside Shakespeare, Human Race. Credits: Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors, Chairman in Drood, Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Otto in The Diary of Anne Frank, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Claudius in Hamlet, Al in Sunshine Boys.
GREGORY NORTH (Constable) La Mirada: Young Frankenstein , Grumpy Old Men. Broadway: Into the Woods, Secret Garden, Grand Hotel opposite Cyd Charisse. Tours: The Phantom of the Opera, Show Boat, Les Misérables. Regional: Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre Louisville, Taper, South Coast, Pasadena Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, Laguna Playhouse, Arizona Theatre Co., Pioneer Theatre, Goodspeed, Madison Square Garden, Hollywood Bowl, Sting’s The Last Ship (World Premiere). Film/TV: “11.22.63,” “Elizabethtown,” ”ER,” “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders,” “Feud: Capote’s Women.” Thanks Jason & CAM. gregorynorthactor.com
RON ORBACH (Lazar Wolf) Recently: The Chosen (Milwaukee Rep/Cincinnati Playhousein-the-Park). Broadway: Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Chicago (1st Amos Hart on 1st National Tour, Jeff Award, 1998). Regional: Bottom in Midsummer..., Chicago Shakes – Jeff Nomination, 2012; Tevye in Fiddler, Sacramento Music Circus. Also: The Goodman, Old Globe, La Jolla, Seattle Rep, Denver Center, The Alley, Cleveland Playhouse and McCarter. TV: “Law & Order,” “Platypus Man,” “Girls.” Film: Clueless, Culprit. Acting coach, and director (1996 Ovation Award). Delighted to make La Mirada debut, and to reunite with longtime friends, Jason, Valerie, Mark, Jeannie and Lonny.
SAWYER PATTERSON (Fyedka) is making his La Mirada debut. Recently seen on stage as Valvert in Cyrano de Bergerac at the Pasadena Playhouse and Edward Brocket in Alice, Formerly of Wonderland by Mark Saltzman at Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara. He has a BFA from Baylor University (Romeo in Romeo and Juliet ) and was an MFA Candidate at UC Irvine.
DAVID PROTTAS (The Fiddler, Yussel) After ten years with the New York City Ballet, David made his Broadway debut in the revival of Carousel . Other notable theater credits:
An American in Paris (1st National), Marie: Dancing Still (dir. Susan Stroman) and West Side Story (NCT). David is a graduate of the Actor’s Foundry in Vancouver and will appear in the upcoming Amazon series Etoile. @davidprottas | davidprottas.com
RACHEL RAVEL (Tzeitel ) is honored to be part of this beautiful production. OffBroadway: The Panic of ‘29 (59e59), The Tycoons! (Less Than Rent Theatre). Regional: Chicago, Pride & Prejudice (Hangar Theatre). TV: “Halston” (Netflix). Creator and star of the BroadwayWorld Original Series “Rachel Unraveled,” “Sisters!” and the upcoming “Bliss Talent.” Love and gratitude to Mom, Ben, Maggie (x2), Barnett/Schaaf fam, and my therapist. For Dad.
MARK C. REIS (Villager, Russian Dancer, Bottle Dancer, u/s Constable) Well, after 19 years of auditioning for La Mirada Theatre, Mark is extremely proud to finally say he is making his debut in Fiddler on the Roof! Fosse (Broadway), Chicago (1st National Tour), The Prom (Film). Other credits include Frozen — Live at The Hyperion, and more recently, two new musicals The Mad Hatter and Dark of the Moon. #nevergiveup! #persistence!
MICHALIS SCHINAS (Villager, Russian Dancer, Bottle Dancer) is ecstatic to debut at La Mirada Theatre in the LA revival of Fiddler on the Roof and honored to join a stellar cast. Past credits include Cabaret, Beauty and the Beast, A Chorus Line, Newsies, Gatsby Redux, Pearl, Oliver! and Jubilee! He dedicates this performance to his family, who inspire him to keep going every day. @Michalisrise
HANNAH SEDLACEK (Fredel, u/s Tzeitel, u/s Hodel, u/s Chava) is ecstatic to make her La Mirada debut! Recently, Sedlacek performed in The Sound of Music at 5-Star Theatricals (Lisel). She graduated from Pepperdine University where her credits include The Music Man
(Marian Paroo), Into the Woods (Little Red), and Mamma Mia! (Sophie). She would like to thank her friends, family, and team for all their support! @hannah_sedlacek
ALANNA J. SMITH (Hodel) Recently starred in the Amazon Freevee Rom-Com, Love Afloat Regional: Walnut Street Theatre, Lantern Theater Company, Florida Studio Theatre, Peterborough Players, Media Theatre, Hangar Theatre, Fireside Theatre. Film: Chang Can Du nk . Television: “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Power Book II: Ghost,” “Evil Lives Here.” BFA Ithaca College. www.alannajsmith.me | @alannajsmith For Stella.
DANIEL STROMFELD ( Nachum, u/s Avram ) is a Nice Jewish Boy (NJB) from San Jose. Recently seen in Broadway Asia’s run of Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 , covering the role of Balaga. Voiceover work includes commercials for Oreo and FOTRIC. Proud graduate of Northwestern University and Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Outside of performing, Daniel manages his own college admissions consulting business. @danielstromfeld
EILEEN T’KAYE ( Yente ) has just returned from a year on the road playing Mrs. Strakosh in the 1st National Tour of Funny Girl . Previous fun: Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Sisters in Law (World Premiere, Phoenix Theatre); Anne Marie in A Doll’s House, Part 2 (ICT); Hucklebee in The Fantasticks (Reprise!); and of course, Frieda in Tale of the Allergist’s Wife (La Mirada)! For Mama.
CHAD A. VAUGHT ( Villager, Russian Dancer ) is a Wichita, Kansas native. He graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Dance in 2017. Credits include Hairspray , Chicago , 1st National Tour of Escape to Margaritaville and Ryan Murphy’s Prom on Netflix. IG: @chadvaught
DANA WEISMAN ( Shaindel, u/s FrumaSarah, u/s Grandma Tzeitel ) La Mirada debut! Recent roles include Myra in Hay Fever: The Musical , Donna in Mamma Mia! , Helen in Fun Home , Roz in 9 to 5 , Frau Blücher in Young Frankenstein and Blanche in Broadway Bound . NYU/Tisch and LaGuardia grad. Huge thanks to Michael and Richie @michaeldonovancasting and love to her hubz Jon and kids L, C and D. IG:@dewbeeuu
MICHAEL WELLS (Villager, Russian Dancer, Bottle Dancer, u/s Fyedka) is honored to join this incredible production, his first with La Mirada! Favorite credits: Footloose (Colony Theatre), West Side Story (Moonlight Stage), …Spelling Bee (Cedar St. Theatre). UCLA TFT BFA Class of 2020 - Go Bruins! Love and gratitude to his family, to his fiancé Katia, to Michael and Richie, and to this brilliant cast and crew!
J OSEPH STEIN ( Book ) Tony Award and Drama Critics Circle Award winner for Fiddler on the Roof. Zorba (Tony nomination, Drama Critics Circle Award); Rags (Tony nomination); The Baker’s Wife (Olivier Award nomination, London); Take Me Along (Tony nomination); Juno; Irene (starring Debbie Reynolds); The King of Hearts; All About Us; and Enter Laughing: The Musical (Lucille Lortel nomination, Outstanding Revival). Co-authored, with Alan Jay Lerner, Carmelina; and with Will Glickman, Mr. Wonderful (starring Sammy Davis, Jr.), The Body Beautiful, and Plain and Fancy. Plays: Enter Laughing, Before the Dawn, and Mrs. Gibbons’ Boys. Stein grew up in the Bronx and first became a social worker while pursuing writing on the side. He began his career in TV and radio, writing for “The Sid Caesar Show,” “Your Show of Shows,” “Henry Morgan Show,” and many others, and for personalities including Tallulah Bankhead, Phil Silvers, Jackie Gleason and Zero Mostel. On Broadway he made his debut contributing to the theatrical revues Lend
an Ear (featuring Carol Channing) and Alive and Kicking. He wrote the screenplays of Enter Laughing and Fiddler on the Roof, for which he won the Screen Writers Guild Award. In 2008, he was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame
JERRY BOCK (Music) was born in New Haven, CT in 1928. Thirty years later, he and Sheldon Harnick gave birth to The Body Beautiful in Philadelphia. In between was Catch a Star. Next, Mr. Wonderful starring Sammy Davis Jr. The Bock and Harnick’s celebrated collaboration yielded five scores in seven years: The Body Beautiful, Fiorello! (Tony Award, New York Critics’ Circle Award and Pulitzer Prize); Tenderloin, She Loves Me; Fiddler on the Roof (nine Tonys, including Best Musical), The Apple Tree and The Rothschilds. In 1990, he was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame, receiving the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He composed the score for A Stranger Among Us, wrote words and music for Pinocchio, Land of Broken Toys and A Show of Hands for the Children’s Theatre Festival, University of Houston, 2000-2006; Emmy winner, Best Original Song, Children’s and Animation for “A Fiddler Crab Am I” (2010).
SHELDON HARNICK ( Lyrics ) His career began in the 1950s with songs in revues (e.g., “The Boston Beguine,” “The Merry Little Minuet”). With Jerry Bock he created a number of memorable musicals, including Fiorello! (Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize); Tenderloin, She Loves Me (Grammy); Fiddler on the Roof (Tony); The Apple Tree; and The Rothschilds (subsequently revised as Rothschild & Sons). Other collaborations: Rex (Richard Rodgers), A Christmas Carol (Michel Legrand), A Wonderful Life (Joe Raposo), The Phantom Tollbooth (Arnold Black, Norton Juster), and The Audition (Marvin Hamlisch). He wrote three musicals himself: Dragons, A Doctor in Spite of Himself, and Malpractice Makes Perfect.
LONNY PRICE ( Director ) On Broadway, Lonny directed Glenn Close in Sunset Blvd., (also at the English National Opera), Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (also the film version for HBO, as well as the West End engagement), for which Audra McDonald won her 6th record-breaking Tony. Other New York productions include Sweeney Todd starring Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel, Company (starring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen Colbert, Patti LuPone), Sondheim: The Birthday Concert (Emmy Award), Stephen Sondheim’s Passion (Emmy Award), and Candide, (starring Kristen Chenowith and Ms. LuPone.) On Broadway he directed Audra McDonald in 110 in the Shade; Danny Glover in Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold” ... and the Boys; Joan Rivers in Sally Marr and Her Escorts (which he co-wrote with Ms. Rivers and Erin Sanders); Jenn Colella in Urban Cowboy; and himself in A Class Act, for which he also co-wrote the book (with Linda Kline) and was nominated for a Tony Award. Some of his Off-Broadway work includes Michael Mirnick and Adam Gwon’s Scoltand, Pa. , Visiting Mr. Green , starring Eli Wallach; Beautiful Girls, starring Zoe Caldwell, and Athol Fugard’s Valley Song. He directed the documentaries, The Director’s Life, (for Great Performances), and The Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (New York Film Festival) This one is for my grandparents, Sadie, Ben. Meyer, and most especially, Hilda.
LEE MARTINO ( Choreographer ) Regional: La Mirada Theatre/MRE’s First Date, Life Could Be a Dream, and Carrie: The Musical , also, Reprise! (Resident Choreographer under Artistic Director, Jason Alexander), The Last Five Years (Syracuse Stage), Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Gateway Playhouse, The Phoenix Theatre, The Hollywood Bowl, Pasadena Playhouse, Lo s Angeles Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Musical Theatre West,
and Rubicon Theatre Company, and more. Received four LA Theatre Ovation Awards, three LA Drama Critics Awards and the Joel Hirschhorn Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre. TV/Film: NBC, Warner Bros. Pictures, Sony Pictures , Target Films, Jenny Craig, Nickelodeon, and Bravo. Live events: Harley-Davidson, Ford Motor Company, Universal Studios, Disney International, The John Anson Ford Theatre, The Writers Guild, The Alzheimer’s Foundation, Les Girls Breast Cancer Benefit for the National Breast Cancer Coalition, and Actors’ Fund Benefits. Lee is on faculty at Mount San Antonio College and UCLA.
ALBY POTTS (Music Director) Delighted to be in La Mirada musical directing his first production for MRE. He’s an award-winning musical director of many LA productions including A Little Night Music (LA Drama Critics Circle Award) and Singin’ in the Rain (Ovation Award). Music Director of the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach. Bachelor of Music from Boston Conservatory of Music, and Masters from Northwestern University.
MICHAEL DONOVAN ( Casting ) is the recipient of nine Artios awards, presented by the Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in Casting. He has cast shows produced at the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Pasadena Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse, South Coast Repertory, the Soroya, Ebony Repertory, La Jolla Playhouse, La Mirada Theatre, Colony Theatre, International City Theatre, 5-Star Theatricals, Ensemble Theatre Company, Arizona Theatre Company, numerous tours, and much more. Michael is also President of the Board for the Foundation for New American Musicals.
RICHIE FERRIS (Casting) has been casting with Michael Donovan Casting for over 12
years and in that time has worked on the casting of well over 500 projects. He has been the recipient of three Artios Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Casting. He feels honored to have gotten to help put together the cast of this beautiful production. @richie_ferris @michaeldonovancasting
ANNA LOUIZOS (Scenic Designer) is a 3-time Tony Award nominee. Select Broadway designs: School of Rock (sets and costumes), In the Heights, Avenue Q, R&H’s Cinderella, Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Honeymoon in Vegas, It Shoulda Been You, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, High Fidelity, Curtains. Selected Regional/ International: West Side Story (current World Tour), Peter Pan (current US Tour). Illustrations for Rupert Holmes’ recent novel, Murder Your Employer
JAPHY WEIDEMAN (Lighting Designer ) Twenty shows on Broadway and five Tony nominations for lighting design. Select Broadway: Shucked!, Dear Evan Hansen, The Heart of Rock n’ Roll, The Visit, The Nance. OffBroadway: Lincoln Center Theatre, The PublicNYSF, NYTW, Second Stage, Playwrights Horizons, MCC, LAByrinth, The Vineyard, Ma-Yi, and others. West End: Dear Evan Hansen (Noel Coward), A Nice Fish (Harold Pinter Theatre), Blackbird (Albery Theatre). Other: Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville (US National Tour), Hasan Minhaj’s The King’s Jester (Radio City and National Tour).
JONATHAN BURKE ( Sound Designer ) is a LA-based sound designer, mixer and educator. Over his 30+ year career, his work in Theater, Opera and Live Events has been heard in venues across the US including The Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, MASS MOCA, Zellerbach Hall, The Geffen Playhouse, Disney Hall and Cincinnati Music Hall. He has designed over 100 musicals
in LA and mixed countless performances. jonathanburkesounddesign.com
KAITLIN YAGEN (Wig/Hair/Makeup Designer) is thrilled to be designing again for MRE. Design credits: Jersey Boys, Mystic Pizza, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Joseph…, The King and I, Grease, The Sound of Music, Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Carrie: The Musical. Kaitlin loves the work she does and the joy it brings to the audience. Thanks to baby Harvey, my husband and family for their continuous love and support.
KEVIN WILLIAMS ( Properties Designer ) works as a designer, fabricator and consultant. Past clients include Walt Disney Imagineering, Buena Vista Pictures, Discovery Cube, and Twentieth Century Fox. As Production Designer with theatre company, Delusion: Lies Within, Crimson Queen, Lies Within VR, Blue Blade and Reaper’s Remorse. He’s the Prop Department Supervisor for UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television and lives in OC with his incredible family.
ERIK GRATTON (Fight Choreographer) Erik’s directed fights seen in Paris, Bangkok, Tokyo, and all over the world. Recent fight direction: Off-Broadway’s A Turtle on a Fence Post, The MUNY’s Camelot, Lonny Price’s staging of West Side Story. He teaches violence and comedic movement workshops across the country. Onstage roles include “Hamlet,” “Rosalind,” “Buddy the Elf,” “Shrek,” “Homer Simpson,” “Billy Pilgrim” and “Wilbur the Pig.”
NINA GOODHEART ( Associate Director ) Director, producer, co-founder of Good Apples Collective. Recently: cunnicularii and cityscrape (world premieres, Sophie McIntosh), Gabriel Byrne’s Walking with Ghosts (resident director on Broadway), before the flood (World Premiere, Emily Bice), Wakeman (TBD
Theatricals, Jenn Grinels), Mindplay (Associate Director at Arena Stage). Previously: American Repertory Theater, Broadway’s Jagged Little Pill, Climan Producing. BA Yale. For Dad. ninagoodheart.com
JORDAN GOODSELL (Assistant Director) based in NYC. Directing credits: Off-Broadway: This Purple Fucking Pot (The Tank). Staged concerts/readings: Keith White’s EGO SHOW (Green Room 42), Leana Rae Concepcion’s Love Letters (Feinstein’s/54 Below), Ferdinand (developmental reading; co-book writer). Last seen on the La Mirada/McCoy Rigby Stage in 1776 as Charles Thomson. Deepest gratitude to Lonny, Nina, Matt, Tom and Cathy.
KEN WILLS (Associate Lighting Designer) has been an associate of Japhy’s for nine years. Broadway credits as an associate designer: The Heart of Rock and Roll , Shucked , Hangmen, Dear Evan Hansen, The Height of the Storm, Penn & Teller on Broadway, Jekyll & Hyde and more. Ken is an alumnus of NC School of the Arts and a Local USA829 member. www.kenwillsdesign.com
JOHN W. CALDER, III ( Production Stage Manager ) 10th Fiddler On The Roof. MRE/ LMT: Joseph…, A Few Good Men, Young Frankenstein, In the Heights, 1776, Murder on the Orient Express, End of the Rainbow, Hunchback of Notre Dame. Others: Anything Goes (Chita Rivera), A Chorus Line (Donna McKechnie), Dreamgirls (Jennifer Holliday), Ragtime, Dial “M” For Murder (Roddy McDowall), Hello, Dolly! (Madeline Kahn), The Odd Couple (Tim Conway/Tom Poston).
KATHRYN DAVIES (Assistant Stage Manager) stage manages theatre, opera and live events across North America. Select credits: The Barber of Seville (LA Opera), The Marriage of Figaro (Hawaii Opera Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors, Million Dollar Quartet, Vietgone, All
the Way (South Coast Repertory); Dividing the Estate (Dallas Theater Center); Rigoletto (Tulsa Opera). Kathryn also works as Theatre Operations Manager at several international film festivals.
DAVID ELZER (Publicist) represents La Mirada Theatre, 5-Star Theatricals, Ensemble Theatre Company, Laguna Playhouse, Road Theatre Company, Rubicon Theatre Company. He is also an Ovation, Drama Desk, LADCC, LA Weekly, and Garland Award-winning theatrical producer and recipient of the LADCC Joel Hirschhorn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre. Productions include Justin Love, Having it All, The Marvelous Wonderettes and Winter Wonderettes at the El Portal, Life Could Be a Dream at the Hudson, and the Off-Broadway run of The Marvelous Wonderettes. Many thanks to BT, Jane, Tom, and Cathy and thank you for supporting La Mirada Theatre!
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFLCIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
McCOY
RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT (Tom McCoy & Cathy Rigby McCoy, Executive Producers) Broadway: Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby, Jekyll and Hyde starring Deborah Cox. National Tours: Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby, Camelot starring Michael York and Lou Diamond Phillips, Jesus Christ Superstar starring Carl Anderson, Annie Get Your Gun starring Cathy Rigby, Happy Days the
Musical by Gary Marshall and Paul Williams, Seussical The Musical starring Cathy Rigby. International: Miss Saigon (Macau), Dreamgirls (Tokyo), Peter Pan (Macau & Riyadh). Awards: Emmy Awards and Nominations, Tony Award Nominations, countless Ovation Awards and Nominations. La Mirada Theatre: 30th season having produced over 100 musicals, plays, concerts, special events. TV: Peter Pan (A&E), A Night with Janis Joplin and Peter Pan (Broadway HD).
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS The Tony-nominated theatre has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the best Broadway-style houses in Southern California.” This beautiful state-of-the-art theatre has been producing quality productions since 1977. The theatre has produced several national tours and is the recipient of many accolades, including Tony, Emmy and Ovation Award nominations. For its 2012-13 season, it won the LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Season of the Year.
LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL
JOHN LEWIS Mayor
ED ENG ......................................................................Mayor Pro Tem
STEVE DE RUSE Councilmember
ANTHONY OTERO ……...Councilmember
JEFF BOYNTON City Manager
SPECIAL THANKS
City of La Mirada and Friends of the La Mirada Theatre
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS STAFF
BT McNICHOLL Producing Artistic Director
DEVIS ANDRADE .................................................... House Manager
JANE LYNCH Theatre Operations Supervisor
HELENE DUARTE Contracts Associate
ELIZABETH CARLOCK Ticket Services Manager
SARAH PETHER-HAMILL ........... Assistant Ticket Services Coordinator
KYLE DURAN Theatre Facilities Coordinator
WESLEY HUNT Production Manager
NICHOLAS MASSEY Technical Director
JOSH BESSOM ........................................................ Audio Engineer
MELISSA SKAU Master Electrician
JAVIER RUIZ, JAHAN WATKINS Assistant Technical Directors
ALYSSA BARRON, KEVEN BAUTISTA, STEVE BEARD, MICHAEL BENAVIDES, RAELONI BENDER, TAYLOR BOCKRATH, MEGAN BURKE, NICHOLE BORDEN, MEGAN BURKE, MARS CALDWELL, GUADELUPE CEBALLOS, WILLIAM CHINNOCK, PETER DERECICHEI, JESSE DIAZ, HUNTER DONOVAN, ILANA ELROI, CARLOS GARCIA, ROCHELLE GARCIA, CHARLIE GLAUDINI, LETICIA HERNANDEZ, IVAN HERRERA, MATTHEW JACKSON, CHRISTAL KENNEDY, CAMERON KLIPFEL, MAX LIZARRAGA, DANIEL MACIAS, JUSTINE MALADAGA, ANDREW MEEKS, FABIAN MONTES, JONATHON MUNROE, DEANNINE MUSTIN, CAITLYN NGUYEN, CARI NOEL, CHRISTIAN OCAMPO, BRYAN PEREZ, LEXI PEREZ, JESSICA PRUITT, IRELAND REESE, PAIGE ROBITAILLE, EMILY STARK Stagehands
JENNIFER REILLY Theatre Operations Associate
ADRIENNE MEDRANO ....................................... Graphic Designer
RACHEL BAILEY. Administrative Assistant
DAVID ELZER Publicist
TABLE 7 STRATEGY Marketing
CELINA RODRIGUEZ ................................. Box Offce Coordinator
AILEEN BELTRAN, IAN B. DE LEON, NANCY DENTON, MARY DUNNE, LORI JEAN, BEVERLY KIRTON, MARLON MAGTIBAY, ALETHEA MILLER, ELAINE REZA, MEGAN SINGER, KATIE SPARKS, DAISY TYE, CATHERINE VARTAN ............................................. Box Offce Associates
ALEXANDRA BRACCIO Assistant House Manager
LINDA COTA, TREVOR JONES Lead Ushers
MERCY BLUMBERG, HAZEL BUSCAINO, LOGAN CRAWFORD, JENNIFER DE LEON, TOMMY DODD, AARON ESPINOSA, ITZEL FALCON-VASSALLO, NORRIE FAULKNER,
SONJA JOHNSON, DIANE MARKWELL, DANA MARTIN, TATIANA MARTINEZ, JENNIFER NELSON, MARTHA REYES, MARCIA TOTTEN, GARY WONG Ushers
NEAL MYRON ANG, LUIS DIAZ, FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ, RAYMOND F. GARCIA, TIMOTHY HILL, JEREMY HUME, EDUARDO LOERA, JACOB MOLINA, RAY ROMERO .......Theatre Maintenance
McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION STAFF
TOM McCOY AND CATHY RIGBY................. Executive Producers
DAVID NESTOR ................................................. Company Manager
SHANON MILLS HABELOW, TIM WOODS , CHAD SMITH Production Management
ANA LARA Offce Manager
BUCK MASON .............................................. Production Supervisor
CRAIG NAPOLIELLO Assistant Scenic Designer
JULIET PARKER Production Assistant/Props
ERIK GRATTON Fight Choreographer
ADAM RAMIREZ ............................................Costume Coordinator
ALYSIA SMITH Costume Supervisor
HANNAH ANDERSON, KIM ARNETT, DANIEL REYES, KRISTY YANNICH Dressers
KAITLYN YAGEN........................ Hair/Wig/Makeup Running Head
JESSA PRUITT Hair/Wig/Makeup Assistant
KEVIN CLOWES Technical Director/Head Carpenter
JEREMIAH YBARRA Master Carpenter/Crew Chief
AUSTIN BILLINS, GRANT CORNISH, PADEN HARVEY ......Deck Crew
JESSICA KOHN Production Electrician
ERIN CARLSON Assistant Production Electrician
W. ALEJANDRO MELENDEZ Lighting Programmer
TIM MONICH .............................................................. Dialect Coach
ALEXANDER GEORGAKIS Rehearsal Pianist
MARISSA HERRERA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant
ELISSA SZIEFF Production Accountant
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