Ron Bohmer (Gaylord Ravenal) With NSMT: Dracula: A Chamber Musical. Elsewhere: Ron Bohmer happily returns to NSMT, where he starred as Dracula in the 2002 American Premiere Dracula: A Chamber Musical. Broadway and National Tour roles include the Phantom in The Phantom Of The Opera, Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard (Jefferson Award nom.), the swashbuckling title role in The Scarlet Pimpernel (NBTA nom.), Alex in Aspects Of Love (LA Robby award), the evil Sir Percival Glyde in The Woman in White, Enjolras in Les Misérables, and Fyedka in Fiddler on the Roof.  Off-Broadway – Forbidden Broadway S.V.U. (2005 Drama Desk), Sebastian in The Thing About Men, Howard in The Joys of Sex, and the 10^th anniversary cast of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.  Regional – title role in Floyd Collins at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Volodya in Bed & Sofa at the Wilma Theatre (Barrymore Award nom.).  Television – “Rescue Me,” “Law & Order SVU,” “Ryan’s Hope” and “As The World Turns.” Recordings – 2 solo (everyman and another life), cast recordings of The Thing About Men, Forbidden Broadway-S.V.U., Broadway Musicals of 1929 and Broadway Unplugged 2.  Married to actress/author Sandra Joseph. Father of Cassidy and Austin. ronbohmer.com

PhilLip Boykin (Joe) With NSMT: Jesus Christ Superstar. Elsewhere: Phillip is very happy to return to North Shore where he made his debut as Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar. He holds a B.M. degree from The Hartt School of Music in CT.; he also studied Jazz and Vocal performance at Howard University and NC School of the Arts. Phillip has toured throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, Russia, Poland and North America. Performances include the role of Joe in the national tour of Show Boat, Ken/“Fats” Waller in Ain’t Misbehavin’, Fred in Smokey Joe's Cafe, Crown/Jake in Porgy and Bess, Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia, and Don Alfonso in Cosi Fan Tutti. Phillip thanks his wife Felicia, the director Glenn Casale, this very talented cast and all of you for your support. Please purchase his CD and DVD in the lobby or visit phillipboykin.com for more information.

Terry Burrell (Julie) With NSMT: Cinderella ‘05, ’06, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Elsewhere: Terry is proud to return to North Shore as Julie, a role she played in the national tour of Hal Prince’s production and reprised in the London revival. Broadway starring roles in The Threepenny Opera, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Dreamgirls, Into the Woods, Swingin’ on a Star, Honky Tonk Nights, and Eubie, which she also filmed for television. Off-Broadway, Terry appeared in Almost Heaven, And the World Goes ‘Round, Just So, and Taking a Chance on Love. Tours include Copacabana, Thunder Knocking on the Door, A Grand Night for Singing, The Wiz, and Bubblin’ Brown Sugar. Terry was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award as best actress in a musical for her portrayal of Queenie in Queenie Pie at the Kennedy Center. Other regional credits include Smokey Joe’s Cafe, For Colored Girls…, Cinderella, Jar the Floor, A Christmas Carol, Time and Again, Of Thee I Sing, Sweet and Hot, Man of LaMancha, Arthur Miller’s Up From Paradise and Ain’t Misbehavin’. Terry has performed her nightclub act for audiences around the world.

Edwin Cahill (Steve) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Broadway: LoveMusik (directed by Harold Prince). National Tour: Sweeney Todd (directed by John Doyle) Off-Broadway: Beowulf (Irish Rep); Asylum, I and Albert, Darling of the Day (York--Time Magazine's Top 10 '05). Opera/Concerts: The Seagull (PBS Broadcast), Beatrice et Benedict, Midsummer Night's Dream, La Voix Humaine, Jack Lawrence Gala (soloist with Marin Mazzie and Paul Gemignani) Regional: The Musical of Musicals (St Louis Rep-Kevin Kline Award nom), Edwin Drood (River Rep); Guys and Dolls (Northern Stage); Side by Side by Sondheim (New Harmony Theatre), Secret Garden (Fulton Opera), Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, Peter Pan (ME State Music Theatre) TV: "George Washington the Warrior" (History Channel). Education: New England Conservatory, Tufts University--magna cum laude, Paris University, Manhattan School of Music. edwincahill.com

Melinda Cowan (Ellie) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Melinda has recently appeared in White Christmas (dir. Walter Bobbie) in both the Boston and Detroit companies.  Other favorite roles/shows include Meet Me in St. Louis (Rose), Crazy For You (Patsy), A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum (Philia), George M! (Josie), 42nd Street (Anytime Annie) and Dames at Sea (Ruby).  She was also part of the premier German language cast of 42nd Street in Stuttgart, Germany.  Melinda has also performed throughout New England at Goodspeed Opera House, Barrington Stage Company, and the Barnstormers Theatre. Many thanks to her NYC family, and Mom and Julie for traveling all over the country and most of Western Europe to see her perform!

James Coyle (Windy) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Broadway: Uncle Vanya, Off Broadway: Gross Indecency, Public Enemy, The Professional, Smoke On The Mountain, The Sorrows Of Frederick, King Lear. Regional: The Steward Of Christendom (Pittsburgh Public Theatre), Terra Nova, The Skin of Our Teeth, Of Mice and Men (Old Globe Theatre, San Diego), Dancing At Lughnasa (Capital Repertory, Albany, NY), A Tale Of Two Cities (McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ), Translations (San Jose Repertory Company, CA), Guys and Dolls, South Pacific (Denver Center Theatre Company), six seasons at the PCPA Theaterfest, Santa Maria, CA, thirteen productions at the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, and many others. Television: “Rescue Me,” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “American Playhouse,” and all the New York based daytime dramas.

Teri Dale Hansen (Magnolia) With NSMT: A Christmas Carol ‘06. Elsewhere:  Teri began her career in London’s West End starring as Magnolia in Harold Prince’s Tony Award winning Show Boat. She starred as Rose in the film of Kurt Weill’s Street Scene and made her Broadway debut in The Boys from Syracuse. She has toured nationally with Marvin Hamisch since 2002 appearing with orchestras such as the National Symphony and the Boston Pops. Teri has toured as Marian Paroo in the National Tour of The Music Man, Guenevere (opposite Robert Goulet) in the National Tour of Camelot and Lili in The Secret Garden. She starred in the 2008 world premiere of Broadway Dreams at the Kurt Weill Festival in Germany. Her debut CD Into Your Arms…Love Songs Of Richard Rodgers is available in the lobby. terihansen.net  

Audrie Neenan (Parthy Ann) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Broadway: Oklahoma! (Aunt Eller), The Odd Couple - female version (Florence), Curse of an Aching Heart - co-staring with Faye Dunaway. Off Broadway & Regional:  Roundabout & Playwrights' Horizons,  Alliance, Seattle Rep., ATL, Yale Rep.,  Music Theatre of Wichita, Pasadena Playhouse. Chicago: The Second City - Resident Company, The Goodman, St. Nicholas, Wisdom Bridge , Apollo - Jeff Award for Tintypes,  Chicago Shakespeare Festivals . Theatre Directors : Gerald Gutierrez, Trevor Nunn & Susan Strohman, Kenny Leon, Doug Hughes, Bernie Sahlins, Bob Falls, Scott Ellis & Rob Marshall.  Film:  Sudden Impact with Clint Eastwood, Funny Farm, Somewhere in Time, The Departed, Ghost Town, and soon, Doubt with Meryl Streep. TV: "Law & Order, SVU" (Judge Preston), "Doctor, Doctor,"  "Not Necessarily the News,"  "Gossip Girl,"  "Black Donnellys," "Brotherhood," "Johnny Carson" and "David Letterman." Ms. Neenan recently recreated Sister Mary Lazarus, the old nun, for Sister Act, the (new) musical, music and lyrics by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater.

Gordon Stanley (Cap’n Andy) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Seven original Broadway casts including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beauty and the Beast and Ragtime; also the Roundabout’s Cabaret.  Tours: Annie and Promises, Promises.  Recent off-Broadway: The Lady in Penthouse B at York Theatre, Take Me Along, at the Irish Rep, All’s Well That Ends Well for Theatre for a New Audience, and the award-winning Iron Curtain for Prospect Theatre and this summer’s O’Neill Festival.  Recent regional: Little Shop of Horrors (Theatre Aspen), Old Wicked Songs (Fulton Theatre), “Black Comedy” and “West Side Story” (Barrington Stage).  Movies and TV: Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, “Law and Order: CI.”  Best credit and longest run: twenty-eight years married to Renee.  This performance is dedicated the memory of his father, Malcolm M. Stanley.

Jim Walton (Frank) With NSMT: Damn Yankees. Elsewhere: Jim starred in PBS’s Great Performances of, Crazy For You (Bobby Child) and Follies: In Concert (Young Buddy).  On Broadway, Jim has appeared in Merrily We Roll Along, 42nd Street, Sweeney Todd and The Music Man (both revivals), and off-Broadway in, And the World Goes ‘Round.  With brother, Bob (also a NSMT veteran), he wrote, Mid-life!  The Crisis Musical, licensed through the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization.  An original studio cast recording is available to purchase in the lobby or through their website: midlifethecrisismusical.com.  Currently, they are writing a new musical, A Day In Gloucester.

Sharon Wilkins (Queenie) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Sharon was last seen on Broadway as Sylvia in All Shook Up, Sour Kangaroo in Seussical the Musical, and Chi Chi in The Life. Other credits includes Dreamgirls, Once On This Island, South Pacific, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Little Shop of Horrors, and My Fair Lady. TV&Film: I Robot, National Treasure, Maid in Manhattan, Bad Boys II, Palindromes, Two Weeks Notice, Keane, We Own the Night,  “Law & Order SVU,” “30 rock,” “Third Watch,” “Wonderland,” “100 Centre Street,” and “Rescue Me.” Sharon is thrilled to be part of the Show Boat cast. Upcoming projects include the feature film Gigantic with John Goodman, and the role of Melpomene in the national tour of Xanadu. I would like to thank my family and friends for all their love and support.

ShEri Adams (Landlady, Lottie, Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere:  Sheri’s most recent project is playing Sarah Foster in a workshop production of the new musical Lost and Found.  Favorites roles: Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and Ado Annie in Oklahoma! Sheri and her husband, Darin, spent three years cruising the world as headline artists aboard the Seabourn Sun. She has appeared in church concerts and cabaret shows throughout the U.S.  Sheri would like to thank her hubby of 14 years and two precious kids, Sam and Sydney for giving Mommy a few weeks off to do something she loves!

Allison Blackwell (Ethel, Lady on the Levee, Ensemble, u/s Queenie) With NSMT: Les Misérables, The Three Musketeers, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar. Elsewhere: Allison has performed at Paper Mill Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, Arvada Performing Arts Center, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, Theatre Works (Palo Alto, CA) and The Studio Theatre (DC). Allison's favorite roles include Aida in Aida, Dotty and the Moon in Caroline, or Change, Sarah's Friend in Ragtime, Mrs. Segstrom in A Little Night Music, Tituba in The Crucible and Sister Mary Hubert in Nunsense. In NYC, Allison was most recently seen as a soloist at Carnegie Hall in Show Boat directed by Francesca Zambella. M.M. in Musical Theatre from the Boston Conservatory. Thanks to Mamushka, Daddy, Auntie, and my trio RKC.

Heather Davis (Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Most recently, Heather was seen playing the role of Sarah in Ragtime with The Heights Players. Other favorite credits include The Importance of Being Earnest (Cecily Cardew) with One World Theatre and Mozart's Don Giovanni (Zerlina) with the Amici Opera Co. of Philadelphia. Heather holds an MA in Vocal Performance from New York University and has also studied with the Atlantic Theatre Company and Stella Adler Studio. Thanks to my friends and family for years of love and support.

Michelle Dyer (Ensemble) With NSMT: Camelot, Thoroughly Modern Millie Elsewhere: Michelle is thrilled to be back at North Shore. This summer she played Nina in A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine at Cape Playhouse and completed the Professional Musical Theater Workshop at Manhattan School of Music. Other credits include Rita in White Christmas at The Denver Center, Young Heidi in Follies at Barrington Stage Co., and national tours of Kiss Me, Kate and Beauty and the Beast. Much love to her family and Matt.

Jenny Florkowski (Ensemble) With NSMT: Singin’ in the Rain. Elsewhere: Jenny is thrilled to be returning to NSMT! She was most recently seen in Oklahoma! at the FOX Theatre in Atlanta (TOTS). She has also had the opportunity to perform in Lincoln Center’s spring Gala starring Vanessa Williams and Michael Bolton. Tours: White Christmas (TOTS). 42^nd Street, Cats. Regional: Singin’ in the Rain (NSMT, Goodspeed) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Ogunquit Playhouse) Anything Goes, Chicago, 42^nd Street and Mame. Thanks to my family and friends for their love and support.

Regina Gatti (Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Regina is overjoyed to be in North Shore's production of Showboat.  She was last seen traveling the world with Holland America Cruise Line. Also, Arizona Broadway Theatre, Prather's Broadway Palm and The Schoolhouse Theatre.  Favorite credits: Gypsy (Louise), A Chorus Line (Sheila), Flora the Red Menace (Comrade Charlotte).  BFA, East Carolina University.  For my Mama and Papa.

Karl Hudson (Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Karl is excited to make his first appearance at NSMT. Elsewhere: Regional: Ragtime (Coalhouse); world premieres of One Man's War (Monsor) and Love Blues (Jack); A Little Night Music (Frederik); Much Ado About Nothing with Karen Ziemba (u/s Balthasar); and, The Buddy Holly Story (Jack Daw/Apollo MC). He is a voiceover actor for commercials and has narrated the Voices Playreading Series at Hartford Stage.  Karl was featured in the Candlelight Concert Series with Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno. He sings bass for Disney's premiere a cappella group Voices of Liberty, and for an international champion a cappella quartet.  Karl holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from The Hartt School.

James Jackson, Jr. (Jake, Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: This Boston native has just returned from the first North American tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Whistle Down the Wind, produced and directed by Bill Kenwright.  Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar (The Company Theatre), Dreamgirls (Massasoit Theatre) (Theatre III – DASH Award), regional premiere of Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party (SpeakEasy Stage Company), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Bucks County Playhouse), Ragtime (Bucks County Playhouse), Hair (The Company Theatre), Pippin (New World Theatre Company). New York:  The Wild Party (Columbia Stages), Hair (Gallery Players).

Ian Laskowski (Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Ian is thrilled to be making his NSMT debut! He was seen in the 25^th anniversary tour of Cats (Munkustrap).  Off-Broadway: Musicals tonight! (The Boyfriend). Regional: Gateway Playhouse (Beauty and the Beast). Cruise Lines. Norwegian (Jean Ann Ryan Co.). He is a recent graduate of SUNY Geneseo with a B.A. in Musical Theatre. He would like to thank his friends and family for all of their love and support. Especially his Mom and Dad!

Will Mann (Charlie, Ensemble, u/s Joe) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Will is ecstatic about his first performance with North Shore.  Recent Credits:  The 1^st National Tour of Wonderful Town (Valenti/Wreck us). Finding Nemo: The Musical (Bruce), Godspell (Jesus), Oklahoma! (Judd Fry), Damn Yankees (Henry), Peter Pan (Noodles) amongst others.  He graduated under the instruction of the incomparable Florence Birdwell with a Bachelor of Music from Oklahoma City University.  Favorite roles there include Fred in Kiss Me, Kate, Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, and Man #1 in Songs For A New World.

Erica Sweany (Kim, Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Erica is very excited to make her NSMT debut! Touring Credits: the National Tour of Cats and the International Tour of The Who’s Tommy.  Regional Credits include: Smokey Joe’s Cafe at the Maltz-Jupiter and Riverside Theatres, Cats at Houston’s Theatre Under The Stars, Cabaret at Arena Stage, Crazy For You at Stages St. Louis, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at The Arvada Center.  She performs most every weekend with the Richie Cecere Big Band in Montclair, NJ, and was also seen in New York City in Clara’s Christmas Dream.  She sends her love to Michael, Mama, Papa, Margie, BooBoo and David.  She is a proud AEA member.

Jet Thomason (Pete, Drunk, Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Jet most recently performed as the understudy for Che in the North American tour of Evita. Favorite credits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Ruben/Pharaoh), Guys and Dolls (Nathan Detroit), And The World Goes ‘Round (Man 2), Damn Yankees (Rocky), Floyd Collins (Skeets Miller), and Fame (Joe Vegas). Education: University of Oklahoma (BFA Musical Theatre). Jet is also an aspiring screenwriter, and has completed three full length feature films! Love and thanks to family and friends.

Patryce Williams (Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Patryce is thrilled to make her debut with NSMT’s Show Boat!  She was last seen in Rock-A My Soul in New York City.  She has earned a BFA in Theatre at Central Connecticut State University.  She was granted an internship at the prestigious Juilliard School Drama Division.  Patryce recently conducted workshops for an AIDS outreach event in Ethiopia.  Thank you Jesus, Mom, Dad, Porsha, Zonya, Brandon, family and friends!

John B. Williford (Jeb, Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere:  John just finished the brand new production of The Who’s Tommy in Los Angeles having just completed the national tour of Camelot with Michael York and Lou Diamond Phillips. Broadway/Tours: Jesus Christ Superstar w/Carl Anderson, Peter Pan w/Cathy Rigby, and Starlight Express (Germany/Vegas).  Current: documentary in post-production "Dude, Where's My Contract?"  John's a proud graduate (BPA Dance) from Oklahoma City University. Thanks to Glenn and Ron and love to Mom and Dad.

Natalie Wisdom (Dottie, Ensemble, Dance Captain, u/s Ellie) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere:  Natalie is thrilled to make her NSMT debut! Other credits include various productions at STAGES St. Louis, including this past season's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat where she served as Dance Captain. Last Christmas, Natalie was seen in White Christmas at Virginia Musical Theatre. Favorite roles include Liesl in The Sound of Music with Prather Family Theatres and Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly! at The Little Theatre on the Square. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Webster University.

Ron Wisniski (Sheriff Vallon, Backwoodsman, Jim Greene) With NSMT: Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast, Tom Jones, Gypsy. Elsewhere: National tours: Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere), FDR in two tours of Annie and Tintypes (Teddy Roosevelt).  Off-Broadway: George Abbott’s Frankie, A Most Secret War, Ibsen’s Pillars of Society, Up Against It (New York Shakespeare Festival) and Tom Jones (New York Musical Theatre Festival). His other credits number more than 100 plays and musicals at theatres nationwide including Goodspeed Opera House, American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Sacramento Music Circus, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, George Street Playhouse, Florida’s Riverside Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and Arkansas Rep. Connecticut Critics Circle Award winner and three-time IRNE Award nominee. Proud member of Actors’ Equity.

Tori Cargill (Youth Ensemble) With NSMT: Jesus Christ Superstar, A Christmas Carol ’04, ’05. Youth Performance Academy’s Grease. Elsewhere: Aida (BB Productions). Tori is thrilled to return to NSMT’s stage as she celebrates her 9^th birthday. When not singing and dancing, the Boxford resident and Brookwood School third-grader enjoys ski racing, boating, lacrosse and piano. Thanks to family, friends and teachers for their love and encouragement, and to NSMT for its commitment to children and the arts!

Kara Doherty (Young Kim, Youth Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Youth Performance Academy: Good Night Moon, Grease. Elsewhere: Kara made her feature film debut in Focus Features’ Evening along with Vanessa Redgrave, Claire Danes and Meryl Streep playing Chloe and young Constance. Kara can also be seen in Showtime’s “Brotherhood” as Pamela Cork. She has done numerous commercial. Thanks to NSMT for this incredible opportunity.

Benjamin Hull (Youth Ensemble) With NSMT: Youth Performance Academy's Grease. Elsewhere: A Billerica resident, Benjamin recently participated in Summer Stages Program appearing as Roger in Grease. He is very excited to join the NSMT team with his debut performance. Ben is also a die hard Red Sox fan. He wishes to thank all his friends and family for their support

Nathaniel Hull (Youth Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: A Billerica resident, Nathaniel is very excited to be participating in his first theatre event. When home, he enjoys baseball, soccer, and karate. He wants to thank Dad, mom, family and friends for all their support.

Abryanna Mills (Youth Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Abryanna is elated to debut with NSMT.  Besides her passion for acting, this resident of Salem and vibrant fifth-grader at Saltonstall enjoys singing, dancing, painting, writing poetry, sports, baton twirling, and flute. Special thanks to all family, friends and teachers who encourage her to dream big! 

AndrÉ Sasso (Youth Ensemble) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: André has played the role of God in the 2006 performance of The littlest Angel in Newbury, MA. He has also greatly enjoyed participating in many school plays.

SIMONE SENIBALDI With NSMT: Hairspray, Cinderella ‘05, ‘06. Youth Performance Academy: Grease, Good Night Moon, High School Musical, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Once on this Island, Disney's Aladdin Junior, Cinderella Kids (Junior Theatre Festival), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Miss Nelson is Missing. Elsewhere: In addition to her many musicals with NSMT's Youth Performance Academy, Simone has appeared with YPA at the Kennedy Center, Washington. D.C. in the Broadway Junior All-Stars sponsored by Music Theatre International and in the '03 and '07 Holiday Pops concert at NSMT. Thanks to my Mom and NSMT for all their love and support.

JEROME KERN (Music) (1885-1945) composed his first complete show, The Red Petticoat, in 1912. Between 1915 and 1919, he composed a series of intimate chamber musicals, mostly in collaboration with Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, known as the Princess Theatre shows. These works - Very Good, Eddie; Oh, Boy; Oh, Lady! Lady!; Leave It to Jane; and Zip Goes a Million - are credited with laying the foundation of the modern American musical comedy. Throughout the 1920s, Kern's composing style broadened with works such as Sally, Sitting Pretty, Dear Sir, Sunny and The City Chap, culminating in 1927's Show Boat. With Show Boat, Kern began a series of works for the stage that were more operatic and involved the close interweaving of music, song and speech, among them Sweet Adeline (1929), The Cat and the Fiddle (1931), Music in the Air (1932) and Roberta (1933). In the 1930s, Kern moved to Hollywood and wrote a series of successful film scores, including Swing Time, Cover Girl, You Were Never Lovelier and Can't Help Singing. His final stage musical, Very Warm for May (1939), included "All the Things You Are."

OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II (Book and Lyrics) (1895-1960). His early success (Rose Marie, The New Moon) advanced the field of operetta, and his eight musicals written with Jerome Kern included the landmark Show Boat. His partnership with Richard Rodgers, the most successful in Broadway history, lasted from 1943 to 1960 and yielded 11 musicals including Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The King and I.

Glenn Casale (Director) With NSMT: Beauty and the Beast, Lunch. Elsewhere:  GLENN CASALE directed on Broadway Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby (Tony Award nomination Best Revival) which was filmed by A&E and garnered two Emmy Awards.  Off-Broadway he directed The Property Known as Garland starring Adrienne Barbeau, and Dragapella at Studio 54 (Drama Desk nomination and Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Best Production).  For Joop van den Ende’s Stage Entertainment, Glenn directed the critically acclaimed The Wiz (Netherlands) and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Netherlands, Germany, Belgium) which was named the Netherlands’ 2006 Musical of the Year and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as that country’s highest-grossing musical. In Hamburg he directed the world premiere of Ich War Noch Niemals in New York, the songs of Udo Jergens. Tours and regional credits are numerous and varied, including several world premieres: Camelot starring Michael York, and Lou Diamond Phillips;  Leslie Bricusse’s Dr. Dolittle; Tyne Daly and Charles Durning in Ballroom, music and lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman; Lanie Robertson’s Stringbean starring Leslie Uggams; Wrestlers starring Mark Harmon and George Clooney; Bingo! the musical by Michael Heitzman, Ilene Reid and David Holcenberg; and Ken and Mitzi Welch’s From the Top andCompany starring Carol Burnett. For California Musical Theatre and Music Circus Glenn has directed some 50 productions including: Scarlet Pimpernel, Triumph of Love, 1776, Into the Woods, Gypsy, A Little Night Music.  For Reprise! Broadway’s Best he directed Tony Danza in Fiorello!, Patrick Cassidy in The Threepenny Opera, and the Los Angeles Ovation Award-winning Best Musical Anything Goes starring Rachel York, Brent Barrett, Sally Struthers and Fred Willard.  His television directing credits include “The Faculty” starring Meredith Baxter and “The Wayans Brothers.”  Glenn is the head of the graduate directing program at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and serves on the Board of Directors for Nevada Conservatory Theatre. 

Ron Gibbs (Choreographer) With NSMT: Children of Eden. Elsewhere:  Ron is thrilled to be returning having served as the Assistant Director for Children of Eden. Originally from St. Louis, he spent 16 years as a working actor and director/choreographer in New York City. While in New York, Ron had the pleasure to work with the like of Elaine Stritch, Mickey Rooney, and the irrepressible Carol Channing. He also assisted Susan Stroman (director/choreographer of The Producers) for seven years, including on her acclaimed Broadway production of Show Boat, for which Ms. Stroman won one of her several Tony Awards. Director/Choreographer credits include Jesus Christ Superstar at St Louis’s famed MUNY, the National Tour of The Wizard of Oz, and the Reagle Players (Waltham, MA) and Japanese National Company of And the World Goes ‘Round (in Japanese!).

Brian Cimmet (Music Director) With NSMT: Christmas Carol '05-'07, Hairspray, Damn Yankees, The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Nine, West Side Story. Elsewhere:  Broadway: Drowsy Chaperone, Grease; Off-Broadway: I Love You Because (also original cast album), Newsical Regional: Maine State Music Theatre, Dorset Theatre Festival, Arena Stage, Sacramento Music Circus, Westchester Broadway Theatre. Brian has written music for Absolutely Anything and The Spirit of Reindeer, an has contributed material to A&E Television and Celebrity Cruises. He has also written two books, "The Complete Reference Guide To Psychometricology" and "Owl: Year Two," and is a contributing columnist to Grumble Magazine. He has also has recently become addicted to crossword puzzles, and hosts a blog and podcast about them at zuty.com/xwords.html Brian is a graduate of Wesleyan University and a member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop.

Evan A. Bartoletti (Scenic Designer) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere:  As an award-winning designer, Evan is constantly juggling multiple productions both regionally and throughout Los Angeles.   Local projects have ranged from the beautiful (Zorba the Greek for Reprise! at UCLA's Frued Playhouse) to the urban (Ephraim's Song at the Hamilton Music Academy) to the astounding (fofo: Hasta La Muerte at Hollywood Forever Cemetery's Day of the Dead). Evan and design partner Lisa Lechuga have previously designed The Sound of Music, Amadeus and South Pacific at the Hollywood Bowl along with their most recent production of Les Miserables in Concert.  Regional design credits include Into the Woods, Jesus Christ Super Star and Beauty and the Beast in Las Vegas for P. S. Productions along with Sweeney Todd and Evita for Sacramento Music Circus and now Showboat for North Shore Music Theater. Evan currently serves as the production designer for Theatre fofo and is designing a new sword and sorcery show for the Excalibur Hotel and Casino.  He dedicates his work to the memory of Robert W. Zentis and to his first mentor in design ‘Little' Jimmy Arsenault, a son of Gloucester.   Thank you to Lisa Lechuga for her contributions to the design.

Martin E Vreeland (Lighting Designer) with NSMT: Cinderella ’05, ‘06, Singin’ in the Rain, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Taming of the Shrew. Elsewhere: Tommy (Stoneham Theatre), A Christmas Carol (Worcester Foothills Theatre), Side by Side By Sondheim (New Harmony Theatre), A Christmas Story (Maltz Jupiter Theatre).  Martin has designed the BC/EFA Easter Bonnet competitions for the past 10 years.  He has designed shows at PS122, Cherry Lane, Milkcan Theatre, Personal Space Theatrics, Ergo Theatre, Wings Theatre, CAP21, Alley Theatre, Surflight, 7 Angels, Tri-Arts, Grinnell College, Ashland University, PTTP University of Delaware, Trump Plaza Casino, Tropicana Casino, and Troika.  Martin has also assisted on several Broadway productions, including: The Lion King, Voices in the Dark, Swing!, and How to Succeed.  Martin is a proud alumnus of Syracuse University and is happy to be returning to NSMT for his seventh season.

John A. Stone (Sound Designer) With NSMT: The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Bye Bye Birdie, Contact, The Producers, The 1997-2007 Shakespeare productions and musical seasons, A Grand Night for Singing, Co-designed A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1996). Elsewhere: John received his bachelor’s degree in physics and music at St. Lawrence University.  He came to NSMT as an intern in 1995 and is now the sound supervisor and resident designer. John has received IRNE Awards for his Sound Design for Pacific Overtures, Jesus Christ Superstar and Ain’t Misbehavin’. John has also designed Bed and Sofa, The Fever, and Mere Mortals for the Nora Theatre Company in Cambridge. He now owns and runs Addison Audio, an equipment rental and design business intended to provide services to many area schools and organizations.  He would like to thank his wife Nancy and step-daughter Dalya for their love and support.

Gerard Kelly (Wig and Hair Design) With NSMT: Bye Bye Birdie, Contact, The Producers, The 2002 - 2007 Musical Seasons, Zorba, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Carousel, Fiddler on the Roof. Elsewhere: Gerard’s New York City credits include The New York Shakespeare Festival, The Joseph Papp Public Theater, Jewish Rep., Play Wrights Horizons, The Vineyard Theater, The York Theater Company, The Mint Theater and NYU. Regionally, Gerard has worked with Westport County Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, The Helen Hayes Theatre, The Walnut Street Theater, Gateway Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Maine State Music Theater, Goodspeed Opera, The Long Wharf Theater, The Bay Street Theater, Dallas Theatre Center, The Williamstown Theater Festival, Boise Contemporary Theater, San Francisco’s TheaterWorks, San Diego Rep, Sacramento Theater Co., the New Jersey and Idaho Shakespeare Festivals, The Carousel Dinner Theatre, The Northern Stage Co., Westchester Broadway Theater, The Downtown Cabaret Theater and The Geva Theater. Gerard has also created wigs for performers such as the B-52’s, Ru Paul, Sandy Duncan, Laura Linney, Eartha Kitt, Toni Collette, Charles Busch, Jennifer Holliday, Varla Jean Merman, Lypsinka, The Lady Bunny, and Brini Maxwell. Gerard’s wigs can be seen in the films Transamerica, Girls Will Be Girls, The Savages, The Ten, Bolden and currently in production Notorious. Gerard’s work can be seen on the cover of the B-52’s new album and the video of their new release single “Funplex”

Craig A. Horness (Production Stage Manager) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: Craig just finished his 13^th season with the Music Circus in Sacramento, CA. Show Boat marks Craig’s, 12^th production with Glenn Casale. Nationally, Craig has worked for New York City Opera, Chicago Symphony, Dallas Opera, Portland Opera, Theatre Under the Stars, and The Alley Theatre. Craig was the Production Stage Manger for Ballet San Jose, Silicon Valley from 2001 – 2004 and has been the resident Stage Manager for the historic Ford’s Theatre in DC for the past four years. Proud member of AEA since 1991.

Alicia Reece (Assistant Stage Manager) With NSMT: The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Bye Bye Birdie, Contact, The Producers, A Christmas Carol ‘05 – ‘07, Les Misérables, Forever Plaid, The Three Musketeers, High School Musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Crazy For You, Hairspray, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cinderella ‘05, ‘06, Singin’ in the Rain, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Damn Yankees, The Full Monty, Camelot, Abyssinia, Fame, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Elsewhere: Fresh from chasing a retired singing cowboy and his not-so-retired singing wife across the country, “Lish” is raring to go with her fourth season at NSMT. Past theatrical journeys include the Off-Broadway runs of BUG and Orson’s Shadow, the Asian tour of Cabaret as well as seasons at Playhouse on the Square (Memphis, TN), The Children’s Theatre (Cincinnati), and The Barn Theatre (Augusta, MI).  After you’ve enjoyed this amazing performance, it would thrill Lish to pieces if you would recycle your program.  It makes a great hat! What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else.

W. Brent Sawyer (Assistant Musical Director) With NSMT: Debut. Elsewhere: A native Texan! Broadway: rehearsal pianist for Annie Get Your Gun (starring Bernadette Peters), and the recent revival of A Chorus Line. Off-Broadway: Music director for Seussical the Musical!, Naked Boys Singing!, Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey, Anne of Green Gables, Monica the Musical!, Falsettoland. Regional: the premiere if Maury Yeston’s In the Beginning. Currently the Music director for TheaterworksUSA tours of: Seussical the Musical!, Julie B. Jones, Anne of Green Gables. He has taught musical theater and voice for actors at: Marymount Manhattan College, The Actor’s Studio Drama School, The American Music and Dramatic Academy. Member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Advanced Workshop.

Mungioli Theatricals/Arnold J. Mungioli, C.S.A. (Casting) Arnold J. Mungioli, and faithful casting assistant, Alex Hanna, are delighted to be working with Barry Ivan and North Shore Music Theatre; Current projects include: Bill T Jones’ The Fela Kuti Project; Francesca Zambello’s Little House on the Prairie, The Musical; Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (Two Seasons); Trinity Repertory Company (Six Seasons, including this season’s Paris By Night); Broadway credits include: Hal Prince/Susan Stroman’s Show Boat, Hal Prince/Rob Marshall’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, Ragtime, Fosse, Phantom of the Opera, Joseph…(with Donny Osmond), Sunset Boulevard, Candide, Seussical, Sweet Smell of Success, Parade; Disney’s High School Musical, The Lion King, Aladdin, and When You Wish; Other theater: Richard Maltby’s The Sixties Project, I Love A Piano, Almost Heaven, Jewtopia (NY, FL, CHI), Evil Dead: The Musical, The Lost Boy, The Unlucky Man in the Yellow Cap; Recent TV/Film: Spectacular! & Scott Fellows’ Boy Band Project (Nickelodeon), The Entertainer (E!); Arnold is former Executive Director of Casting for Disney Theatrical Productions; Alex just got into Juilliard! Regionally: Dallas Theatre Center, Cleveland Playhouse, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, McCarter Theatre, Virginia Stage & others. Two Artios Awards; CSA Media Access Award. mungiolitheatricals.com

BARRY IVAN (Artistic Director/Executive Producer) Mr. Ivan assumed the full-time Artistic Director and Executive Producer role at North Shore Music Theatre in February, 2008. A nationally recognized director and choreographer, Mr. Ivan’s versatile career includes work in New York City theatre, television and film. His accomplishments range from directing and choreographing over 20 musicals at North Shore Music Theatre to being a guest director at Yale University; and his international credits include directing and choreographing West Side Story at the German State Opera.  Mr. Ivan has conceived, produced and directed thematic musical entertainment for many Fortune 500 companies including Deloitte and Touche, The Equitable, and IBM. A five-time Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) nominee for Best Director and Best Choreographer, Mr. Ivan’s productions of The Full Monty and Hairspray at NSMT both received IRNE awards for Best Musical. Highlights from Mr. Ivan’s extensive regional theater career include directing and choreographing Company starring Malcolm Gets and Michelle Pawk; Anything Goes starring Carolee Carmello; and several productions of Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, including a recent production starring Dee Hoty and Tony Award winning actress Beth Leavel. Actively involved in the development of new works, Mr. Ivan staged Tony Award winning composer Maury Yeston’s new musical, In the Beginning, and recently directed Tales of Tinsel Town for The Director’s Company in New York City. Mr. Ivan served as a panelist and evaluator on the Massachusetts Cultural Council. This season at NSMT, Mr. Ivan will be directing and choreographing the upcoming New England Professional Premiere of Disney High School Musical 2.

Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 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 AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org

NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE (NSMT). Operating since 1955, North Shore Music Theatre’s mission is to celebrate, perpetuate, and invigorate the art of musical theatre. NSMT creates innovative interpretations of classic and contemporary works, develops new musicals, and provides dynamic and intensive theater training programs for learners of all ages. A 1,500seat theater-in-the-round in Beverly, Mass., NSMT annually produces a six musical subscription series, a production of A Christmas Carol, and an acclaimed concert series. NSMT is the largest nonprofit producing theatre in New England, with approximately 350,000 patrons annually, and has gained a national and regional reputation for artistic achievements, specifically in the development of new works and in the creation of outstanding educational programs.