CHRIS D’ARIENZO (Book) is the book writer of the five-time Tony-nominated Rock Of Ages, as well as the screenwriter and executive producer of the film adaptation starring Tom Cruise. Chris wrote and directed the film Barry Munday, starring Patrick Wilson, Judy Greer, Chloe Sevigny, Jean Smart and Malcolm McDowell. Barry Munday was selected as a “Spotlight Premiere” at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival and was featured at the Edinburg Film Festival and Newport Beach Film Festival, where Chris won the award for Outstanding Filmmaking.
KEVIN P. HILL (Director, Producing Artistic Director) began his theatrical career as dancer and actor, having appeared in the National Touring companies of Hello, Dolly! with Carol Channing, Leslie Uggams and Michele Lee, Anything Goes and the International Touring Company of A Chorus Line. Kevin has directed and choreographed more than 200 productions across America, including The Cher Show, Grease, Waitress, Titanic The Musical (Elliot Norton Award for Best Director), Disney’s Frozen, Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys (‘19 & ‘24), The Sound of Music, A Christmas Carol, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, Sister Act, Mamma Mia!, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, and others. He has had the privilege of working with such stars as Tony Award-winner Alice Ripley, Marin Mazzie, Jeannette Bayardelle, Joanne Worley, Kathleen Turner, Josh Groban, Tony Award-winner Jonathan Groff and Tony Award-winner Cady Huffman. In New York, he was the assistant to the director of On the Twentieth Century at the New Amsterdam Theatre and assistant to the choreographer on the revival of Guys and Dolls. Kevin has been nominated as Best Director/Choreographer for his work on Sunset Boulevard, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Rent, The Full Monty, Chicago, and Edwin Drood, and was awarded the NH Theatre Award for Best Choreography for West Side Story at the Papermill Theatre. Kevin has also been awarded Six Broadway World awards and two Motif awards for his productions of Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins and Young Frankenstein. As a Professor of Dance, Kevin has been on faculty at Pennsylvania State University, Kansas State University and most recently The Boston Conservatory of Music. Kevin and his husband Matthew have created their own production company called, Chappell Hill Productions. Their first venture is co-producing the new Broadway musical Wanted (previously Gun & Powder). Chappell Hill Productions is also the lead producer of a new medium of theatre called, Dance Night. Kevin is a proud member of SDC, AEA and a past member of Dance Masters of New England, Chapter 5. For twelve years, he has held the role of Producing Artistic Director at North Shore Music Theatre and thirteen years at Theatre By The Sea. SARA ANDREAS (Choreographer) is thrilled to be returning to North Shore after having previously choreographed The Cher Show and performed in The Full Monty (Pam Lukowski, Associate Choreographer, Dance Captain), Legally Blonde (Margot) and Chicago. Broadway/Off-Broadway: Escape To Margaritaville (OBC; Female Tourist, u/s Rachel), Catch Me If You Can (OBC), Clueless the Musical (Heather, u/s Mrs. Geist/ Ms. Stoeger). National Tours/Las Vegas: Jesus Christ Superstar, Rock of Ages (Regina), Anything Goes, The Addams Family (u/s Morticia), Legally Blonde (u/s Brooke, Serena, Margot, Pilar). Regional: Drury Lane, La Jolla Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse, PCLO, Ogunquit Playhouse, Riverside Theatre, Weston Playhouse, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Colony Theater, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, and Music Theater West. Love and thanks to the loves of her life, Mikey, Bowie and Sadie. Instagram @sara.andreas and @glitterartbysara PETER LEIGH-NILSEN (Music Direction) Off-Broadway: Harmony. Tours: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Anastasia, The Bodyguard, My Fair Lady, The Producers, Guys and Dolls, Bring It On: The Musical, Dreamgirls, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida. Regional: Sweeney Todd (Trinity Rep), Unknown Soldier (Arena Stage), Peter Pan, North Shore Musical Theater; She Loves Me, The Princeton Festival. Other: Peter is a NYC-based pianist, music director, and copyist. JEFFREY D. KMIEC (Scenic Design) is an award-winning Production Designer for theatre and television. His designs have been seen on NBC, Apple+, Comedy Central and the CW, and on stages with Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, and regionally across the US. Jeffrey received his MFA from the University of Virginia, BA from Illinois State University, and is a member of USA 829. REBECCA GLICK (Costume Designer) is thrilled to be designing for North Shore Music Theatre! She has designed for many theatres and educational programs around Boston. Her recent designs include Rent (Elliot Norton Award Nomination - Outstanding Costume Design, Large), Waitress, and The Shark is Broken (NSMT), Laughs in Spanish (Speakeasy Stage Company), and Frozen (Framingham High School). She is the recipient of the Thomas Derrah Emerging Artist Award for her Costume Design of POTUS and has been nominated for Elliot Norton Awards for her designs of Rent (NSMT) and Sweeney Todd (Moonbox Productions). Rebecca's educational designs can be seen throughout the year on the stages of Framingham High School, Weston Drama Workshop, and NSMT. She is also the designer for Refine Dance Studio's annual production of The Nutty Suite. JOSÉ SANTIAGO (Lighting Design) is happy to return after lighting Joseph…, Rent, Million Dollar Quartet, Jersey Boys (‘19, ‘24), The Sound of Music, Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia! (‘18, ‘21), The Bodyguard, Sunset Boulevard, Freaky Friday, Hairspray, Peter Pan, 42nd Street, Evita and Spamalot at North Shore Music Theatre. His work has been seen at Pioneer Theatre Company, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Chicago Opera, The Paramount Theatre (Aurora, IL), Drury Lane (Chicago), Skylight Music Theatre, Center REP, Bristol Riverside Theatre, Theatre by the Sea, Bay Street Theatre, Gretna Playhouse, The Gateway, The Engeman Theater, Guild Hall, Penobscot Theatre, 5 Star Theatricals, Slow Burn Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse. He received his MFA in Lighting Design from Florida State University. Proud member of USA829 and represented by Michael Moore Agency. jsantiagodesign.com RYAN MARSH (Sound Design) is a New York City based sound and lighting designer who thrives in the collaboration process. He is a big believer in using call and response in his work, as his design choices are often informed through collaboration with other design disciplines, the music, or what is taking place on stage, while at other times his work is the factor that informs everything else. Ryan strives to immerse the audience in the story to deliver a unique and moving experience. Ryan’s designs have been featured both domestically and abroad. With experience designing a wide variety of productions, he is equipped to tackle any challenge that may come up. Ryan graduated from the UCLA Department of Theater with a BA in Design and Production and has his MFA in Lighting Design from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. ryanmarshdesign.com RACHEL PADULA-SHUFELT (Wig & Hair Design). Previous work at North Shore Music Theatre include Joseph…, The Cher Show, Rent, Grease, The Wizard Of Oz, Waitress, Titanic The Musical, Million Dollar Quartet, Tootsie, Disney’s Frozen, Fiddler On The Roof, Jersey Boys (‘19 & ‘24), Elvis: A Musical Revolution, The Full Monty, Escape To Margaritaville, The Sound Of Music, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, Buddy, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, The Bodyguard, Sunset Boulevard, Freaky Friday, and Oklahoma! Broadway credits include: Glass Menagerie, Waitress. Regional: American Repertory Theatre: Macbeth in Stride, Moby Dick (Elliot Norton Award winner- Best Design), Black Clown, Waitress, Fingersmith (Elliot Norton Award winner- Best Design), Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Elliot Norton award winner- Best Design), Marie Antoinette, and Crossing. Huntington Theatre Company: The Band’s Visit, The Heart Sellers, Joy and Pandemic, and The Colored Museum. Rachel is the hair and makeup supervisor for Boston Ballet. MARSHALL LEE SMITH JR. (Production Stage Manager) is excited to join this amazing team at NSMT. Marshall is currently the Atlanta Regional Representative for the Stage Managers’ Association and proud Stage Management Teacher in Atlanta. Select credits: First Broadway National Tour of The Wiz. (Regional) BUST, Preacher's Wife (featuring Amber Riley & Loretta Devine), Fat Ham, Cats, West Side Story, Waitress, The Color Purple. Grateful to God, his wife, family & friends. @PSM_Marshall | MarshallSmithSM.com ROBERT L. RUCINSKI (Assistant Music Director) is excited to be returning to NSMT. Originally from Jersey City, NJ, he came to Massachusetts where he studied chemical engineering and music at MIT before making the decision to embark on a professional career in musical theater. Robert first joined the NSMT family in November 2004. He has been the Music Director for Joseph…, Seussical TYA, Rent (Elliot Norton Award Nomination - Outstanding Music Direction), Curious George: The Golden Meatball (‘23 & ‘25), Madagascar, Elvis: A Musical Revolution, Escape To Margaritaville, A Christmas Carol (‘19), A Year with Frog & Toad, School House Rock Live Jr. and has worked on over 50 other shows as Assistant Music Director. When not on campus at NSMT, Robert is an active music director and freelance musician for many theaters and school/university theater programs throughout the New England area. Much thanks to his mother, Doris, and his husband, Bryan, for their unending support. More info at rucinskimusic.com KYRA MEAGHER -she/they- (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be making her NSMT debut with Rock of Ages! Kyra is a recent graduate of UMass Amherst where she majored in Theater with a concentration in Stage and Production Management. Select UMass credits include Rhinoceros (PSM), Next to Normal (PSM), Xanadu (PSM). Kyra was also a Stage Management intern last Summer at Chester Theatre Company for Mr. Joy (ASM) and A Hundred Words for Snow (ASM). As a Beverly native, Kyra is so excited to be starting her post-college journey at NSMT! MARIA PAPADOPOULOS (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to return to NSMT after previously working on Joseph…, On Your Feet!, The Cher Show, Rent, Grease, The Wizard Of Oz, Waitress, A Christmas Carol, Tootsie, Disney’s Frozen, and Fiddler on the Roof. She is the Resident Assistant Stage Manager of The J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company with her favorite credits from there being Lucky Stiff and Goodbye Girl. Select other credits include: Indecent(PSM - Weston Drama Workshops), Merrily We Roll Along (ASM - Weston Drama Workshops), POTUS (Sound Board Op - SpeakEasy Stage), A Case For The Existence of God (Sound Board Op - SpeakEasy Stage). BFA from Penn State. BILL HANNEY (Owner/Producer) is honored and proud to have been responsible for the re-opening of the nationally renowned North Shore Music Theatre in 2010. Aside from his work operating North Shore Music Theatre, one of Bill's crowning achievements was the 2007 purchase and re-opening of Theatre By The Sea, a landmark 500 seat professional summer theatre and restaurant, which is entering its eighteenth successful year of operation in Matunuck, RI (theatrebythesea.com). Bill was a co-producer on the recent Broadway production of The Shark is Broken, and recently co-produced a New York City workshop of The SeaView Nursing Home for the Newly Deceased. Bill was an investor in the recent Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Pippin, as well as the First National Tour. Bill is currently expanding his group of live theatres. He began his career in show business at age 19, leasing and developing movie theaters, including his first multiplex in Quincy, Massachusetts. Before long, he was booking rock shows (Jefferson Starship, Rush) and other types of live entertainment, which eventually led to the presenting and producing of Broadway productions. One such show was an appearance by the legendary mime artist, Marcel Marceau. As president of Broadway Productions, Bill presented national tours such as Annie, Amadeus, Dancin', Peter Pan, The Rocky Horror Show and Mark Twain starring Hal Holbrook, throughout New England including Worcester, Springfield, Portland, Maine and Boston. Throughout his career, Bill has stayed focused on his movie theatre chain having bought, built, owned, operated, and sold more than 30 cinemas. His company, Entertainment Cinemas, currently operates six movie complexes in three states. Bill is currently Chairman of the Board of the Theatre Owners of New England. Bill has been named to the North Shore Top 100 by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. He received the Leslie S. Ray Hall of Fame Award (2015) and Businessperson of the Year Award (2012) from the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce, as well as Businessperson of the Year from the Salem Chamber of Commerce (2011). Bill Hanney is the recipient of The Boston Theater Critics Association’s 2026 Elliot Norton Prize For Sustained Excellence. MATTHEW CHAPPELL (Associate Producer/Casting Director) is in his 8th season as resident Casting Director and Associate Producer for Bill Hanney’s North Shore Music Theatre and resident Casting Director for Theatre By The Sea. He is a former talent agent, casting associate, and photographer for Heyman Talent Agency, specializing in TV/film, commercials, runway, print and voiceovers and, for many years, worked as Associate Producer for Encore International, casting and producing shows for theme parks, cruise ships, and corporate events. Prior to making the leap to Casting and Producing, Matthew enjoyed a 20+ year career as a professional Actor/Singer/Dancer. 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. actorsequity.org NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE (NSMT) Since 1955, NSMT has become one of the most attended theatres in New England, with approximately 250,000 patrons annually. With a national and regional reputation for artistic achievement, NSMT has received numerous industry awards including Elliot Norton Awards, IRNE Awards, the Rosetta Le Noire Award from Actors’ Equity, and the Moss Hart Award. NSMT produced the World Premiere of Memphis in 2003, the show went on to win four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Under the new ownership of Bill Hanney in 2010, NSMT continues to annually produce a musical subscription series and an annual production of A Christmas Carol along with celebrity concerts, children’s programming, and year-round education programs for all ages. |
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