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Matt Loehr (Harold Hill) is overjoyed to return to NSMT after playing Cornelius Hackl in the 2012 production of Hello, Dolly! and Don Lockwood in the 2006 production of Singin’ in the Rain both of which he received IRNE Nominations for Best Actor in a Musical. On Broadway, he most recently appeared in The Book of Mormon (Elder McKinley). Additional Broadway: The Producers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, Promises, Promises (2010 revival), Elf the Musical, Fosse, Movin’ Out, and Evita. Matt is also a four time Carbonell Award Winner for Me & My Girl (Bill Snibson), The Music Man (Harold Hill), Hello Dolly! (Cornelius Hackl), and Crazy For You (Bobby Child) all at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Florida. It’s a thrill to bring “Trouble” to Beverly!
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Siri Howard (Marian Paroo) is thrilled to return to NSMT after playing Cosette in 2014’s Les Misérables. Broadway: Les Misérables and The Sound of Music. Actors Equity National Tours: Parade, Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Production, and The Sound of Music starring Richard Chamberlain. Other performances: Sweeney Todd Live from Lincoln Center, starring Emma Thompson, South Pacific (Nellie Forbush), Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), A Little Night Music 25th Anniversary Production with the Philadelphia Orchestra (Fredrika), and soloist with the Omaha Symphony, the Gulf Coast Symphony, and the NJ Symphony Orchestra. Regional theatres: Theatre Under the Stars, Maine State Music Theatre, and Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Proud wife of director/coach Max Quinlan. Many thanks to Bill and Kevin, Avalon, Binder Casting, and my amazing family. For more information please visit: www.sirihoward.com
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Jane Abbott (Ensemble) is thrilled to be returning to NSMT after making her debut in West Side Story (2016). Jane is currently matriculating towards a B.A. in Dance from Columbia University where she has worked with artists such as Chase Brock, John Heginbotham, Mark Morris, and Twyla Tharp. She is a proud member of General Mischief Dance Theatre as well as the American Musical Theatre Dance Company, with whom she recently performed in Beijing, China. Endless thanks and love to Diane, Bob, Kevin and her family.
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Cassie Bednall (Ensemble) is excited to be a part of North Shore Music Theater's production of The Music Man. Cassie lives in New York City where she has danced for several companies including The Next Stage Project, Mari Meade Dance Company, and The American Musical Theatre Dance Company which most recently performed in Beijing, China. Cassie has appeared on stage in productions of Cats, and The Addams Family. Much thanks to her family for their unwavering support.
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Brad Bellamy (Mayor Shinn) is a member The Ensemble Studio Theatre and was formerly an artist in residence at Manhattan Punch Line. Brad’s most recent New York appearances were in the Off-Broadway productions of March Madness, Alphabetical Order and the Drama Desk nominated So Help Me God. He played Stefano in the 400th anniversary production of The Tempest. Regional credits include Actors Theatre of Louisville, Atlanta’s Alliance, Cleveland Play House, Dallas Theatre Center, Denver Center, Long Wharf, and Pittsburgh Public among others. His film appearances include Ira and Abby, Burning Point, Tied to a Chair, The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle and A Kiss for Jed Wood. On television he’s been seen as the special musical guest in ABC’s “On the Edge”, with Rodney Dangerfield in “It’s Not Easy Being Me”, “30 Rock”, “Law & Order SVU”, “Conviction”, and in commercials for AARP, Snickers, Sprint, Wendy’s, and many others.
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Philip Bryan (Oliver Hix) is thrilled to be a part of this spectacular production! A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (NY) he has also studied with the highly acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre (Chicago), Second City (Chicago), World Culture Theatre (Queensland, Australia). Credits: How the Grinch Stole Christmas National Tour (The Grinch), Camelot National Tour (Sir Sagramore/ Lancelot U.S.), The Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolph), Jesus Christ Superstar (King Herod), Cats (Rum Tum Tugger) Yes, really, he did Cats... leotard and all. Philip would also like to thank his mother for all the credit she takes, his Gramcracker for all the love she, and Bob Richard for this wonderful opportunity.
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Matthew Chappell (Ewart Dunlop) is making his NSMT debut! He has appeared in 30+ regional shows, in theaters across the US. Most recently, Matthew spent 9 months as lead vocalist for Stephen Schwartz' Magic To Do, on Princess Cruise Line. NYC: Feinstein's/54 Below, The Duplex, Don't Tell Mama, The Metropolitan Room, and Carnegie Hall. Other experience includes film, commercials, voiceovers, and appearances with various orchestras and national tours. Many thanks to Bill and the entire NSMT creative team. Love and thanks to KPH!
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Carlyn Connolly (Ethel Toffelmier, u/s Marian) is thrilled to be returning to NSMT this summer! Favorite credits include Betty Haynes in White Christmas (Mill Mountain Theatre), Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly! (Virginia Beach Musical Theatre), and Katie Nanna in Mary Poppins (NSMT, Theatre By the Sea). Carlyn has also appeared regionally in productions of The Secret Garden (Cincinnati Playhouse, Baltimore Center Stage), Swing!, and The Sound of Music (Mill Mountain Theatre), and on tour with Disney On Classic (Cinderella, Mary Poppins) and Curious George: The Golden Meatball (Netti). Endless thanks to Kevin, Milton, Bill, and the entire team here at NSMT for this incredible opportunity, and to Mom, Dad, and John for their immeasurable love and support. www.carlynconnolly.com
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Rob Coughlan (Constable Locke, Conductor) is thrilled to return to the North Shore Stage after playing Sergeant Krupke in West Side Story! Regional: Children of Eden, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ: Superstar and Once on this Island. Thank you to Bob, Diane, Kevin, Bill, Karen, Tom, Mark, and the rest of my North Shore Family for welcoming me back! Love & thanks to my friends and family for always supporting me. Love you, Kathleen, Mom & Dad!
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J.D. Daw (Jacey Squires) is returning to NSMT after playing Sir Dennis Galahad in Spamalot, The Ziegfeld Tenor in Funny Girl, and Jinx in Forever Plaid. He just finished playing Doctor Madden in Rob Ruggiero's production of Next to Normal at Theater Works in Hartford, CT. He has also played Jacey in The Music Man for the MUNY in St. Louis and for the Sacramento Music Circus. J.D. played Jinx in Forever Plaid for the inaugural productions of both the Cosmopolitan Cabaret in Sacramento and the Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret. Other favorite credits: Michael in Smokey Joe's Cafe for PACS and Man 2 in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change for The Mountain Playhouse. J.D. sings Frankie Valli tribute concerts all over the country, including a couple sit-downs at the Flatrock Playhouse in North Carolina. Up next, J.D. will head back to the Mountain Playhouse in PA to do Comedy of Tenors and Moon Over the Brewery.
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Christopher DeAngelis (Charlie Cowell, u/s Harold Hill) is thrilled to be back at NSMT where he last appeared dancing away in Saturday Night Fever. Broadway: Beauty and the Beast (U.S. Lumiere). National Tours: Jersey Boys, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Ragtime. Regional: Mamma Mia (Weston Playhouse), Memphis (Riverside & WST), How To Succeed…(Stages ST. Louis). Be kind to your ushers, my Mother-in-law is one! Special thanks to Jay, My Dad, My Family, and Avalon Artists.
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Dean Andre de Luna (Ensemble, Dance Captain, u/s Charlie) is honored to be making his NSMT debut! Favorites: Broadway, the 1st National Tour, the 50th Anniversary Tour, and most recent St Paul's The Ordway production of West Side Story! Others: The Little Mermaid, In the Heights, My Fair Lady, and 42nd Street! Tremendous thanks to God, family, LDC Artist Rep, the ENTIRE NSMT team, and YOU; for loving LIVE theatre!
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Osborn Focht (Olin Britt) Last appeared at NSMT as Herr Zeller in the 2013 production of The Sound of Music. He has appeared at Paper Mill Playhouse, Center Stage Baltimore, Ford's Theater and Carnegie Hall. Favorite roles include; Tartuffe, Scrooge, Captain Hook, Jud Fry, George Banks and Sydney Carton in Milton Granger's adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities. Other credits include; The Opera Co. of Phila., The Mervtones with Merv Griffin and His Orchestra, "Kristina the Musical", and the films Bad Parents and Boar of No Importance which co-stared his lovely young bride, Mikaela Kafka.
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Lianne Gennaco (Mrs. Squires) is to delighted to return to NSMT after appearing as Meg in the 25th Anniversary production of A Christmas Carol. Lianne recently joined the ensemble/covered Cundegonde in New York City Opera's historic revival of Candide under the direction of Hal Prince. She has also performed at BAM, The Davenport Theatre, Harlem Stage, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The Metropolitan Room. Lianne is a proud graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Special thanks to everyone at NSMT for this incredible opportunity and Mom & Dad for their endless support! www.liannegennaco.com
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Liesl Jaye (Zaneeta Shinn) is delighted to be appearing for the first time at the North Shore Music Theater in this classic musical. Favorite past credits include the ensemble of Broadway’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the national tour of Hello, Dolly! Having trained for years as a dancer, she appeared as a competitor on the American television reality show “So You Think You Can Dance” and recently danced with The American Musical Theatre Dance Company in Beijing. She also trained as a gymnast and has competed in state, regional, and national USAG competitions. Liesl is presently completing studies in musical theater and dance at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
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Oren Korenblum (Ensemble) is thrilled to be back at the NSMT where he was seen in Singin’ in the Rain and Spamalot last season. Oren is a NYC-based performer, choreographer, dance instructor, and founder of O.K. DANCE Company as well as an AMDA NYC alumni. Selected regional theatre credits include: John W. Engeman Theater (Thoroughly Modern Millie, Mary Poppins), Fireside Theatre (Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz), Allenberry Playhouse (42nd Street, Oklahoma!). Select choreography credits: NBC and Town Hall NYC. Many thanks to Binder Casting, Diane, Bob, and the NSMT family for this opportunity. @taporen www.orenkorenblum.com
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Cheryl McMahon (Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn) is delighted to be returning to North Shore Music Theatre where she has been seen in A Christmas Carol (23 years!), Grease, The Sound of Music, Annie, My Fair Lady, Dr. Jekyll & Hyde, The Student Prince, Sweeney Todd and Alice in Wonderland. Recent credits include Angel Street at Saco River Theatre, ME, and Home of the Brave at Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Other credits include the Huntington Theatre: Marty, The Rose Tattoo, Prelude to a Kiss; Stickball Productions: Two Boys Lost; Goodspeed Opera House: High Button Shoes, Half a Sixpences; Speakeasy Stage: Adding Machine, Nine, Moonlight Room; Lyric Stage: My Fair Lady, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Stoneham Theatre: The Porch; as well as shows at Centastage, Majestic Theatre, and Wheelock Family Theatre. Cheryl is a three time recipient of the Independent Reviewers of New England award for best supporting actress. Film credits include The Box, R.I.P.D., Brilliant Mistakes, Clue I & II, and The A Plate.
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Brian Padgett (Marcellus Washburn). In the fifth grade, Brian's music teacher, Mrs. Combass, showed a film called "The Music Man." The class was indifferent but Brian was enchanted and has been humming "the Wells Fargo wagon" ever since! He wishes to dedicate this show to Mrs. Combass and all the teachers who open worlds of wonder to children through art and music! Brian is thrilled to be back at his second home (North Shore Music Theatre). Brian was last seen as Old Joe in A Christmas Carol. Other NSMT credits include Billy Elliot(Braithwaite) Mary Poppins(Robertson Ay) and West Side Story(Gladhand). Favorite credits include: the Broadway tours of Elf: The Musical and The Drowsy Chaperone, Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth), Hairspray (Edna), Joseph…(Napthali/Baker), Hello, Dolly! (Rudolph/Ensemble), White Christmas (Snoring Man, Zeke), 42nd Street (Bert Barry) among many more. A huge thank you goes to Diane, Bob (for taking a chance), Bill, Kevin, Karen and the whole NSMT gang, his family, friends and, above all, God for love and unending support. Psalms 46:10.
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Ellen Peterson (Mrs. Paroo) is honored and delighted to return to NSMT! Last season she appeared as Mrs. Brill/Bird Woman in Mary Poppins and Mrs. O'Malley in Funny Girl. Ellen has also enjoyed working in and around Boston at Speakeasy Stage Co., the Hanover Theatre, Theatre By the Sea, Huntington Theatre Co., Lyric Stage Co., Wheelock Family Theatre, Reagle Music Theatre, Boston Playwrights Theatre, Fiddlehead Theatre Co., New Rep and Stoneham Theatre. Ellen has twice been nominated for a Best Supporting Actress IRNE Award - Mrs. Brice in Fiddlehead's Funny Girl and Aunt Eller in Reagle's Oklahoma! Next up for Ellen - Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast at Bill Hanney's TBTS!
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Paige Sabo (Ensemble, s/c Zaneeta) is thrilled to be making her NSMT debut in The Music Man! Paige currently resides in NYC where she is a proud core company member of Alma NYC. She also recently toured the US and Australia as swing dancer/dance captain of In The Mood: A 1940s Revue. Paige received her BFA in dance from the University of Arizona. Many thanks to Bob, Di and the entire NSMT team and love to Max and family in Seattle, thank you for your forever love and support!
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Vinnie Smith (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be making his North Shore Music Theatre debut in The Music Man! Vinnie recently performed in Saturday Night Fever with Royal Caribbean. He graduated from Point Park University with a B.A. in Dance/Musical Theatre minor and was seen dancing in works by Ron Tassone, Jason McDole, and Septime Webre, as well as other works. He would like to thank his family and friends for their constant love and support.
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Tara Tagliaferro (Maud Dunlop, u/s Eulalie) is ecstatic to return to NSMT after 2015's Sister Act! Recent credits include The Producers at the Maltz Jupiter, Road Show with 11th Hour Theatre Co, and in and out of habit in Sister Act productions galore that include the Walnut St. Theatre, Riverside Theatre, and the 2nd National and 1st International Tours. Much gratitude to Kevin, Bill, Bob, Diane, the cast and crew at NSMT, and the Mine. Love always to her fiancé, parents, and tribe the Gypsyhood. For more, www.taratag.com & www.taratagthecoach.com @taratagtickles on Insta!
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Ashley Talluto (Ensemble) is a North Reading native currently living in NYC and is thrilled to appear at NSMT for the first time! Favorite credits: West Side Story National Tour (dance captain), Flashdance The Musical (ballerina), The New York Spring Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and Alma NYC Artist Collective. BFA The Boston Conservatory. Huge thanks to Bob, Diane, and Sofia for this one and love to Mom, Dad and Joe for their endless support. AshleyTalluto.com
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Dawn Tucker (Alma Hix, u/s Mrs. Paroo) is thrilled to return to NSMT after appearing in Anything Goes, The Sound of Music, and Bye Bye Birdie. Favorite credits: Parthy in Showboat (Fiddlehead at Shubert Theatre), Marie in The Most Happy Fella (Gloucester Stage), Mme. Renaud in La Cage aux Folles (Ogunquit), Heidi in Follies (Lyric Stage), Ida Straus in Titanic (Foothills), Amalia in She Loves Me (MMAS), Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (New Rep Theatre & Foothills), Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire (NERC), and Mrs. Webb in Our Town (Barnstormers). Other companies: Huntington Theatre, Hanover Theatre, Hillbarn, Overture, Blue Pumpkin, and Yellow Taxi. Proud graduate of Stanford and The Boston Conservatory.
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Davis Wayne (Tommy Djilas) is thrilled to be making his North Shore Debut! Davis is a Pittsburgh native, and recent graduate of Pace University's musical theatre program. Favorite credits include: Theatre by the Sea, the world premier of Chasing Rainbows the musical, and Pittsburgh Musical Theatre. Thank you and love to the entire team at North Shore from the back of the house to the front. RKHDKP
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Josh Zacher (Ensemble, s/c Tommy) is thrilled to be returning to NSMT after playing Baby John in West Side Story! Regional: The Wizard of Oz (TBTS), West Side Story (Ordway/TBTS), The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, High School Musical. Film/TV: “Dance Moms” “Live! With Regis and Kelly” “The Sorry Project” Founding member AMTDC-Beijing, China. Thank you Bob, Diane, Kevin, Bill, Milton, LDC, Jay and Binder Casting. Training: BFA, NYU/Tisch, Broadway Dance Center www.josh-zacher.com @dancingdudejz
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Sachie Capitani (Gracie Shinn), a 6th grader from Belmont, is elated to make her NSMT debut. Favorite theater roles include Annie in Annie Jr. (Watertown Children’s Theater), Young Violet/Zuzu in It’s a Wonderful Life (Moonstruck), Student in Trumpet of the Swan (Wheelock), and Molly in Annie (Musical Theatre Works/Roy Rogosin). Film/TV credits include Breaking Bad, The Homesman, and Good Kill. A heartfelt thanks to her family, friends, various teachers and especially to NSMT for this opportunity.
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Ben Choi-Harris (Youth Ensemble, s/c Winthrop) is thrilled to make his NSMT debut, Ben has performed at Wheelock Family Theatre in Charlotte’s Web, Billy Elliot The Musical, Akeelah and the Bee, A Year with Frog and Toad, and Trumpet of the Swan. Other favorite roles include The Candy Man, Sketch, and Mr. Bundles. Sincere gratitude to family, friends, teachers, and especially to NSMT for the opportunity to work with this amazing cast and production team.
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Scarlett Keene-Connole (Youth Ensemble) is thrilled to be back on the NSMT stage again having been seen this past season as Jane Banks in Mary Poppins (IRNE Nomination – Promising Young Performer). Previous NSMT credits include Fan in A Christmas Carol and Linda Manero in Saturday Night Fever. Scarlett's other roles include Theatre By The Sea's Mary Poppins (Jane Banks), Newport Children's Theater's Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Hello Dolly (Minnie), Midsummer Night's Dream (Bottom), Little Women (Young Amy), Peter Pan (Tinkerbell), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Oliver! (Fagan's Gang), and as Annie in Annie. Scarlett was honored to sing the National Anthem at the International Volvo Ocean Race sendoff in May, 2015. When Scarlett isn't on stage, she can usually be found in goal on her lacrosse, soccer and hockey team, competing in a swim meet or in racing her Opti in the waters of her hometown of Newport. Many thanks to her family, her NSMT/TBTS family and the cast and crew of The Music Man!
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Joshua Gillespie (Winthrop Paroo), age 9, from Wilmington, MA, is thrilled once again to be returning to North Shore Music Theatre. Joshua's previous shows include performing in A Christmas Carol at NSMT for the past two seasons (Tiny Tim 2016, Iggy/Want 2015). He would like to thank everyone involved in this production as well as his friends and family for all their support. |
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Paige Martino (Amaryllis), 10, from Lynnfield, MA, is thrilled to be back performing on her favorite stage! Regional: The Music Man (Gracie Shinn) at The Cape Playhouse, A Christmas Carol (Ignorance/Want) and The Sound of Music (Gretl von Trapp) both at NSMT. Aside from performing, Paige enjoys dancing, playing soccer and piano. A huge thank you to NSMT for casting her in this all-American musical as a River City kid. Big hugs to Mommy, Daddy and Jack for being my biggest fans.
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Grace Olah (Youth Ensemble, s/c Gracie), 9, is thrilled to be making her NSMT debut. Grace has appeared in The Sound of Music (Gretl). She has also appeared in Billy Elliot (ballet girl) at Ocean State Theater. She was a featured soloist in Tis the Season and has performed in The Nutcracker and many other performances at the Franklin Performing Arts Company. She has trained for 5 years at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts. She has also studied with Broadway Artists Alliance in New York City. Many thanks to her teachers, her family, and to NSMT for this wonderful opportunity!
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Erica Parks (Youth Ensemble, s/c Amaryllis) is thrilled to be making her NSMT’s Debut with this production of The Music Man. She is a World Tap Dance Champion-winning the gold medal for the USA with her teammates this past year in Riesa, Germany. Erica is a member of the American Tap Company and played a Flower Girl in a Secret Deodorant commercial. She loves musical theater, performing and visiting NYC. Erica thanks her voice teacher, Stephanie, her sister, Kaitlyn, along with her parents and family for their love and support.
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Cam Perrin (Youth Ensemble) is excited to be back at NSMT for his 4th show! Previously, Cam played Peter Cratchit in the 2015 and ‘16 productions of A Christmas Carol and was in the youth ensemble of Singin’ in the Rain. Cam would like to thank his family, the NSMT production team, Mr. G, and his mentors at BCT!
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Meredith Willson (Book, Music, and Lyrics) was born in Mason City, Iowa, 1899. Throughout his career, he considered himself “press agent and ambassador-at-large for the sovereign state of Iowa.” At 19, he toured the U.S. and Europe with the John Philip Sousa band. Later he performed with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Willson’s radio credits included musical direction for “Maxwell House Coffee Time,” “The Big Show,” “Baby Snooks” and “The Dick Powell-Mary Martin Show.” During World War II, he conducted for Armed Forces Radio. After the War, he wrote the chart-topping hits “You and I,” “Two In Love” and “May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You.” His Broadway career began with the encouragement of Frank Loesser, who urged him to set his tales of small-town Iowa to music. The Music Man marked Willson’s triumphant arrival on Broadway, and was followed by two more hits, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Here’s Love. Mr. Willson’s final musical was 1491, which told the story of Christopher Columbus’ attempts to finance his three ships. Willson died in June 1984.
Franklin Lacey (Book) made his first stage appearance in a school production, performing in his own character sketches. For ten years, he toured the country in a one-man program of his character sketches, playing in theaters, convention halls, town halls and civic clubs. He was production assistant for Lady Windemere’s Fan, and was assistant to the director on a touring production of The Great Waltz. He was stage manager for Magdalena. Mr. Lacey wrote Pagan in the Parlour, a pageant, The Elk Story, and co-author of another pageant, The California Story. With Meredith Willson, he wrote the book for The Music Man.
Bob Richard (Director) Broadway: He has provided the choreography for How the Grinch Stole Christmas! At the St James Theatre in 2007 and it is still on the road this Holiday Season!!!! Off- Broadway: Co-Director & Choreographer of Inventing Mary Martin, The Revue Of A Lifetime. This work was recognized and nominated for the prestigious Callaway Award; The Road to Qatar at the York. Director: West Side Story 60th Anniversary, North Shore Music Theatre, The Ordway Performing Arts Center, TBTS and Sacramento Music Circus : (National Tours); The 50th Anniversary National Tour of Hello, Dolly! starring, Sally Struthers; Cabaret which won several awards around the country, including an Ivey Award. Also the National Tour of Guys and Dolls. On the other side of the planet he and his Wife Diane Laurenson worked together to help create an original Chinese musical "Shanghai Bund”; (TV and Film); Choreographer of “LazyTown” Season 3; by Turner Network Television. “The Tonight Show;” “The Today Show;” and “The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.” Bob WAS honored to be the Resident Choreographer for Sacramento Music Circus, in 19 years, he staged over 40 stellar productions, many original works for the first time in the Round! Twice he has been a guest master instructor at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Other notable Theatres include; The 5th Ave Theatre (Seattle, WA) where he won a Footlight Award and a Gypsy Rose Lee Award; Madison Square Garden (twice) (NYC), North Shore Music Theatre, (Beverly, MA), Theatre by The Sea (Wakefield, RI), Theatre Under the Stars (Houston, TX), and The Pioneer Theatre (Salt Lake City, UT). Bob and his wife Diane Laurenson are the Co-Founding Artistic Directors of The American Musical Theatre Dance Company! Which performed their company’s Debut concert in Beijing China in January of this year! What an experience! what an adventure! Dancing, teaching master classes worldwide, and choreographing encompassing over 35 plus years in show business. Never stop Movin!! #stepssuck! #AMTDC #KH #ROBERT!!!
Diane Laurenson (Choreographer) is thrilled to return to NSMT after working alongside Director/Husband Bob Richard on the 2016 production of West Side Story, for which they earned an IRNE Nomination for Best Choreography in a Musical. She has also choreographed highly-acclaimed productions of West Side Story for The Ordway/St. Paul, Theatre By The Sea, North Carolina Theatre, Westbury Music Fair NY, and Sacramento Music Circus. A veteran Bob Fosse performer and teacher (Dancin', Sweet Charity, Big Deal), Diane assisted on reconstructing the 2nd National of Bob Fosse's Dancin'; after which, under the tutelage of Gwen Verdon, Diane recreated Sweet Charity starring Donna McKechnie for CMT, followed by Assistant Choreographer on the TV Movie “Gypsy,” starring Bette Midler. Diane and Bob are co-founders of the American Musical Theatre Dance Company, have premiered an original Chinese musical in Shanghai, China: Shanghai Bund; and are proud partners in their most extraordinary production: Robert Henry! Ms. Laurenson is on Faculty at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway- NYC, shares her love of Musical Theatre Dance and History around the globe through guest workshops, classes and lectures, and is a proud member of SDC, AEA, SAG/AFTRA & (retired) IATSE (Electrics).
Milton Granger (Music Director) has previously served as Music Director in NSMT productions of A Christmas Carol (’14 – ’16), West Side Story, Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Poppins, Saturday Night Fever, Anything Goes, Cats and Swing! As pianist/conductor: Broadway: Mary Poppins, The Woman in White, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Cyrano the musical, and Camelot (with Robert Goulet). National tours: Sunset Boulevard, Big, The Phantom of the Opera, Only a Kingdom (with Sally Struthers). Off-Broadway: A Fine and Private Place, Fermat's Last Tango (CD and DVD), Company, Different Fields. International: West Side Story in Paris and Berlin; over ninety productions in regional theaters. As composer/lyricist/librettist: Two first-place awards from the National Opera Association; Castle Walk a Next Link selection in the New York Music Theatre Festival; Bronze Mirror a selection of the Manhattan Theatre Mission festival; Peter Rabbit and the Garden of Doom winner of the Actors' Playhouse competition. Eight chamber operas which have been produced by 50 college opera workshops and small opera companies in U.S. and Canada. www.miltongranger.com
Kyle Dixon (Scenic Design). Kyle’s scenic artwork may be seen across the United States, from NYC to Las Vegas. Recent scenic designs include: West Side Story (North Shore Music Theatre), Camelot (Westchester Broadway Theatre), The Broadway Classic Music Dance Review (Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, Beijing, China) Buddy, West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act, and Young Frankenstein (Theatre By The Sea, BroadwayWorld Regional Award), Growing up 70’s starring Barry Williams (Off Broadway), Angelina Ballerina, The Musical (NYC, Toronto, National Tour), Fancy Nancy, the Musical (NYC, National Tour), StinkyKids (Off Broadway Alliance Award), It Shoulda Been You (starring Kim Zimmer) and The Wizard of Oz (Gretna Theatre, BroadwayWorld Regional Award), Xanadu, Doubt, The Secret Garden and The Merchant of Venice (Williams Center for the Arts), and many more. Kyle has designed concert events for Faith Prince, Tommy Tune, Pam Tillis, and the NC Gubernatorial Inauguration Gala (Telly Award). In addition to theatre, he is the designer of NC’s historic Elizabethan Gardens’ Winter Lights, a ten-acre holiday display. www.KyleDixonDesigns.com
Paula Peasley-Ninestein (Costume Coordinator and Additional Costume Design) worked in the costume department at NSMT since 2008 as the costume coordinator, costume designer or wardrobe supervisor for over 50 NSMT productions. Some of her favorite productions are: Miss Saigon, Billy Elliot, Les Misérables, Sister Act and Bye, Bye, Birdie. Her costume designs for NSMT's productions of Guys and Dolls and Legally Blonde earned IRNE nominations. Other credits include Lake Dillon Theatre Company, Stoneham Theatre, Opera Carolina, Chautauqua Opera, Opera Boston, and La Jolla Playhouse. Paula enjoys volunteering at her son Tripp’s school, Rockport Elementary, and is a Co-Chair of the Rockport PTO.
Franklin Meissner, Jr. (Lighting Design) is pleased to return to NSMT after a more than 20 year “hiatus”. His work has been seen locally at The Lyric Stage Company of Boston (IRNE award), the Stoneham Theatre, the Wheelock Family Theatre (Norton Award - Outstanding Design), New Repertory Theatre (3-time IRNE winner), the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (IRNE award), The Boston Conservatory, Northeastern University, SpeakEasy Stage, Central Square Theatre, the South Shore Music Circus, Sanders Theatre, various corporate events and colleges around the state, and at 40 Carnegie Hall performances. He also recently designed the World Premiere of Albatross (Norton Award – Outstanding Production) for the Poets’ Theatre. His work has also been seen Off and Off-Off Broadway in NYC as well as in Aruba. Mr. Meissner is a member of United Scenic Artists. For more information: www.FranklinMeissner.com. For Abby.
Danny Erdberg (Sound Design). New York: Time it Was with Bill Irwin (City Center), Rock and Roll Refgee, Love/Sick (Royal Family), The Last Cargo Cult, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You (Public), Ordinary Days (Roundabout), Seven Headed Mouse (Theater Row), The Rockae, Tock Tick (Prospect), Golden Boy (59E59), Magpie (Amas), Your Mom's Feet (Interarts), Bath Party (HERE). Regional: Virginia Stage Company, MetroStage, The Geva, Milwaukee Rep, Arena Stage, Long Wharf. Tours:Circus Smirkus. Broadway Associate: Violet, The Glass Menagerie, The Nance (Sound Design Tony Award!!!), The Heiress, A Streetcar Named DesireOther Associate: Salsa Mambo Cha Cha Cha (Havana), Dreamgirls (US Tour, Seoul, Korea), White Christmas (Detroit,Toronto), A MidsummerNight's Dream (Delacorte). Nominations: Audelco Award, NYMF Excellence in Design. As a director, his work has appeared at HERE, Dixon Place, The 4x4 Festival, Barrington Stage and Theaterworks USA. Daniel is a member of USA829, IATSE, SDC and the Lincoln Center Director's lab and is a graduate of Northwestern University.
Kurt Alger (Wig and Hair Design). Maine State Music Theatre: Costume Designer: Les Misérables, Gypsy, Mary Poppins,42nd Street, Legally Blonde, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Xanadu, The Wiz, Always…Patsy Cline, Chicago, Spamalot, JCS, Light in the Piazza and Drowsy Chaperone. Wigs: Producers, All Shook Up, Les Misérables, West Side Story, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Grand Hotel, Hairspray. Kurt has traveled the country and the world as head of Wardrobe on RENT, Hairspray, and the 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables. Resident theaters include Fulton Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Pennsylvania Shakespeare, Orlando Shakespeare, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Riverside Theatre, Beef and Boards and Drury Lane. NYC credits include NTMTF Best of Fest winners Caligula, Such Good Friends, Things As They Are, and Les Enfants de Paris, and work on the Off-Broadway smash hit Shockheaded Peter! Kurt designed and produced the world premiere of Born Blue. Other: A graduate of Wagner College in NYC he has also worked designing at the academic level at Julliard, NYU, Wagner College, and University of Southern Maine.
Natalie A. Lynch (Production Stage Manager). With NSMT: the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 Musical Seasons. Other Credits Include: Capital Repertory Theatre, Reagle Music Theatre, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, New Repertory Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, STAGES St. Louis, Stoneham Theatre and Maples Repertory Theatre. National Tours: The Magic Tree House: The Musical and A Christmas Carol. Natalie began at NSMT as the SM Intern in 2005 and is thrilled to return once again to her theatrical home. She is a graduate of University of New Hampshire and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Special thanks to her family and friends, especially her parents, for their endless love and support. For Andrew, Abigail and Devin.
Dakotah Wiley Horan (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back for the 2017 Season having worked as the Assistant Stage Manager on A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, Spamalot and Singin' In The Rain, and as the Production Assistant for Mary Poppins and Funny Girl. Some of her previous Stage Management credits include: Capital Repertory Theatre: Marvelous Wonderettes, Cactus Flower, 33 Variations, Leslie Uggams in Uptown Downtown, Man of La Mancha, and Single Girls Guide. Pendragon Theatre: Clean House, Twelve Angry Men, A Christmas Story. CPS: The King And I. She is a graduate of SUNY Postdam and Universidad de Sevilla. She would like to thank her parents for instilling and encouraging her love of theatre, her very supportive friends and Natalie, Tom, and Kevin for this amazing opportunity.
Luke Flood (Assistant Music Director) happily returns to North Shore Music Theatre for his fifth season! Previously at NSMT: Mary Poppins, Sister Act, Billy Elliot, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, and The Wizard of Oz. National Tours (as a sub): The Sound of Music, Kinky Boots and Sister Act. Other recent regional credits include Sister Act, Billy Elliot (Gateway Playhouse), Carousel, and Wonderful Town (Reagle Music Theatre). He holds a BM in Piano Performance from UMass Amherst and is currently pursuing an MM in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Cincinnati – CCM.
Binder Casting (Casting). Upcoming projects include: Intermission, Austen’s Pride, When Pigs Fly, Southern Rapture. Broadway includes: In Transit, Lion King, Dames at Sea, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, , Nice Work If You Can Get It, Born Yesterday, The Miracle Worker, Finian’s Rainbow, Brighton Beach Memoirs, A Chorus Line, Gypsy, The 39 Steps, White Christmas, Is He Dead?, Inherit The Wind, Journey’s End, Butley, Virginia Woolf, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Movin’ Out, 42nd Street, Music Man, Iceman Cometh, Charlie Brown, Sound of Music, Beauty & the Beast, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Chicago, King & I, Damn Yankees, Lost in Yonkers, Jake’s Women, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, The Goodbye Girl. Film/TV: Dreamgirls, Chicago, Nine, Hairspray, Carousel (PBS/NY Phil), Six by Sondheim (HBO). Regional/Other: Hartford Stage (currently 5th season), NY City Center Encores!, Twelve–time Artios Award winner. Part of RWS Entertainment Group.
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. 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, Rocky Horror Show and Mark Twain starring Hal Holbrook, throughout New England including Worcester, Springfield, Portland, Maine and Boston. 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 beginning its eleventh year of operation in Matunuck, RI (theatrebythesea.com). 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 seven movie complexes in four states. In 2009, Bill was elected President of the Theatre Owners of New England. Bill's ongoing work with NSMT inspires him to consider acquiring additional performance venues at which he plans to someday share his productions between his theatres. Bill has been named to the North Shore Top 100 by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. In 2012 he was recognized by both the Beverly Chamber of Commerce and Salem Chamber of Commerce as Business Person of the Year. He is the recipient of the 2015 Leslie S. Ray Hall of Fame Award, presented by the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce. Bill is a member of the League of Broadway Producers and was involved with the recent revival of Pippin.
Kevin P. Hill (Producing Artistic Director). Born and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts, Kevin began his theatrical career as dancer and actor. He appeared in 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. New York audiences have seen him in the Off-Broadway production of Party. Regional credits as a performer include: West Side Story, Good News! A Chorus Line, My Fair Lady and Marvin in Falsettoland. Kevin has directed and choreographed over 100 productions across America. He has had the privilege of working with such stars as Marin Mazzie, Joanne Worley, Kathleen Turner, Josh Groban, 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. Most recently he directed and choreographed Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Sister Act, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, and at Bill Hanney's Theatre By The Sea in Rhode Island, where he is also Producing Artistic Director. Kevin has been nominated as Best Director/Choreographer for his work on Smokey Joe's Café, 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. Future projects include an original danced play called Standing Still. 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. He currently owns Hill Studios Dance and Fitness Center located in Newton, Massachusetts, and is a proud member of SDC, AEA and Dance Masters of New England, Chapter 5.
Tom Amos (Associate Producer) is excited to return to North Shore Music Theatre in his role as Associate Producer. Joining in 2005, Tom began in the Electrics Department and quickly moved into Company Management. Prior to working at NSMT, Tom received his Bachelor's Degree from Westfield State University and his Masters in Arts Administration from Boston University. Tom's passion for theatre and social justice issues motivated him to establish a LGBT Scholarship fund at Westfield State University where he created a Social Justice Theatre program to raise funds needed to maintain the scholarship. A big thank you to Bill, Kevin, Karen for their support and guidance.
Music Theatre International (MTIShows.com) is one of the world's leading dramatic licensing agencies, protecting the rights and legacy of composers, lyricists and book writers and supplying scripts, musical materials and other theatrical resources to theaters around the world. MTI has been a driving force in extending the production life of such great musicals as Annie, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Damn Yankees, Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man, Ragtime, as well as The Music Man. With more than 250 titles in its catalogue, including hits from the Broadway and London stage, musical revues, the Broadway Junior Collection and other youth musicals, MTI shows have been performed by more than 45,000 amateur and professional theatrical organizations throughout the U.S. and in over 60 countries around the world.
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) 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 and children's programming.
Franklin Lacey (Book) made his first stage appearance in a school production, performing in his own character sketches. For ten years, he toured the country in a one-man program of his character sketches, playing in theaters, convention halls, town halls and civic clubs. He was production assistant for Lady Windemere’s Fan, and was assistant to the director on a touring production of The Great Waltz. He was stage manager for Magdalena. Mr. Lacey wrote Pagan in the Parlour, a pageant, The Elk Story, and co-author of another pageant, The California Story. With Meredith Willson, he wrote the book for The Music Man.
Bob Richard (Director) Broadway: He has provided the choreography for How the Grinch Stole Christmas! At the St James Theatre in 2007 and it is still on the road this Holiday Season!!!! Off- Broadway: Co-Director & Choreographer of Inventing Mary Martin, The Revue Of A Lifetime. This work was recognized and nominated for the prestigious Callaway Award; The Road to Qatar at the York. Director: West Side Story 60th Anniversary, North Shore Music Theatre, The Ordway Performing Arts Center, TBTS and Sacramento Music Circus : (National Tours); The 50th Anniversary National Tour of Hello, Dolly! starring, Sally Struthers; Cabaret which won several awards around the country, including an Ivey Award. Also the National Tour of Guys and Dolls. On the other side of the planet he and his Wife Diane Laurenson worked together to help create an original Chinese musical "Shanghai Bund”; (TV and Film); Choreographer of “LazyTown” Season 3; by Turner Network Television. “The Tonight Show;” “The Today Show;” and “The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.” Bob WAS honored to be the Resident Choreographer for Sacramento Music Circus, in 19 years, he staged over 40 stellar productions, many original works for the first time in the Round! Twice he has been a guest master instructor at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Other notable Theatres include; The 5th Ave Theatre (Seattle, WA) where he won a Footlight Award and a Gypsy Rose Lee Award; Madison Square Garden (twice) (NYC), North Shore Music Theatre, (Beverly, MA), Theatre by The Sea (Wakefield, RI), Theatre Under the Stars (Houston, TX), and The Pioneer Theatre (Salt Lake City, UT). Bob and his wife Diane Laurenson are the Co-Founding Artistic Directors of The American Musical Theatre Dance Company! Which performed their company’s Debut concert in Beijing China in January of this year! What an experience! what an adventure! Dancing, teaching master classes worldwide, and choreographing encompassing over 35 plus years in show business. Never stop Movin!! #stepssuck! #AMTDC #KH #ROBERT!!!
Diane Laurenson (Choreographer) is thrilled to return to NSMT after working alongside Director/Husband Bob Richard on the 2016 production of West Side Story, for which they earned an IRNE Nomination for Best Choreography in a Musical. She has also choreographed highly-acclaimed productions of West Side Story for The Ordway/St. Paul, Theatre By The Sea, North Carolina Theatre, Westbury Music Fair NY, and Sacramento Music Circus. A veteran Bob Fosse performer and teacher (Dancin', Sweet Charity, Big Deal), Diane assisted on reconstructing the 2nd National of Bob Fosse's Dancin'; after which, under the tutelage of Gwen Verdon, Diane recreated Sweet Charity starring Donna McKechnie for CMT, followed by Assistant Choreographer on the TV Movie “Gypsy,” starring Bette Midler. Diane and Bob are co-founders of the American Musical Theatre Dance Company, have premiered an original Chinese musical in Shanghai, China: Shanghai Bund; and are proud partners in their most extraordinary production: Robert Henry! Ms. Laurenson is on Faculty at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway- NYC, shares her love of Musical Theatre Dance and History around the globe through guest workshops, classes and lectures, and is a proud member of SDC, AEA, SAG/AFTRA & (retired) IATSE (Electrics).
Milton Granger (Music Director) has previously served as Music Director in NSMT productions of A Christmas Carol (’14 – ’16), West Side Story, Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Poppins, Saturday Night Fever, Anything Goes, Cats and Swing! As pianist/conductor: Broadway: Mary Poppins, The Woman in White, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Cyrano the musical, and Camelot (with Robert Goulet). National tours: Sunset Boulevard, Big, The Phantom of the Opera, Only a Kingdom (with Sally Struthers). Off-Broadway: A Fine and Private Place, Fermat's Last Tango (CD and DVD), Company, Different Fields. International: West Side Story in Paris and Berlin; over ninety productions in regional theaters. As composer/lyricist/librettist: Two first-place awards from the National Opera Association; Castle Walk a Next Link selection in the New York Music Theatre Festival; Bronze Mirror a selection of the Manhattan Theatre Mission festival; Peter Rabbit and the Garden of Doom winner of the Actors' Playhouse competition. Eight chamber operas which have been produced by 50 college opera workshops and small opera companies in U.S. and Canada. www.miltongranger.com
Kyle Dixon (Scenic Design). Kyle’s scenic artwork may be seen across the United States, from NYC to Las Vegas. Recent scenic designs include: West Side Story (North Shore Music Theatre), Camelot (Westchester Broadway Theatre), The Broadway Classic Music Dance Review (Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, Beijing, China) Buddy, West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act, and Young Frankenstein (Theatre By The Sea, BroadwayWorld Regional Award), Growing up 70’s starring Barry Williams (Off Broadway), Angelina Ballerina, The Musical (NYC, Toronto, National Tour), Fancy Nancy, the Musical (NYC, National Tour), StinkyKids (Off Broadway Alliance Award), It Shoulda Been You (starring Kim Zimmer) and The Wizard of Oz (Gretna Theatre, BroadwayWorld Regional Award), Xanadu, Doubt, The Secret Garden and The Merchant of Venice (Williams Center for the Arts), and many more. Kyle has designed concert events for Faith Prince, Tommy Tune, Pam Tillis, and the NC Gubernatorial Inauguration Gala (Telly Award). In addition to theatre, he is the designer of NC’s historic Elizabethan Gardens’ Winter Lights, a ten-acre holiday display. www.KyleDixonDesigns.com
Paula Peasley-Ninestein (Costume Coordinator and Additional Costume Design) worked in the costume department at NSMT since 2008 as the costume coordinator, costume designer or wardrobe supervisor for over 50 NSMT productions. Some of her favorite productions are: Miss Saigon, Billy Elliot, Les Misérables, Sister Act and Bye, Bye, Birdie. Her costume designs for NSMT's productions of Guys and Dolls and Legally Blonde earned IRNE nominations. Other credits include Lake Dillon Theatre Company, Stoneham Theatre, Opera Carolina, Chautauqua Opera, Opera Boston, and La Jolla Playhouse. Paula enjoys volunteering at her son Tripp’s school, Rockport Elementary, and is a Co-Chair of the Rockport PTO.
Franklin Meissner, Jr. (Lighting Design) is pleased to return to NSMT after a more than 20 year “hiatus”. His work has been seen locally at The Lyric Stage Company of Boston (IRNE award), the Stoneham Theatre, the Wheelock Family Theatre (Norton Award - Outstanding Design), New Repertory Theatre (3-time IRNE winner), the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre (IRNE award), The Boston Conservatory, Northeastern University, SpeakEasy Stage, Central Square Theatre, the South Shore Music Circus, Sanders Theatre, various corporate events and colleges around the state, and at 40 Carnegie Hall performances. He also recently designed the World Premiere of Albatross (Norton Award – Outstanding Production) for the Poets’ Theatre. His work has also been seen Off and Off-Off Broadway in NYC as well as in Aruba. Mr. Meissner is a member of United Scenic Artists. For more information: www.FranklinMeissner.com. For Abby.
Danny Erdberg (Sound Design). New York: Time it Was with Bill Irwin (City Center), Rock and Roll Refgee, Love/Sick (Royal Family), The Last Cargo Cult, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You (Public), Ordinary Days (Roundabout), Seven Headed Mouse (Theater Row), The Rockae, Tock Tick (Prospect), Golden Boy (59E59), Magpie (Amas), Your Mom's Feet (Interarts), Bath Party (HERE). Regional: Virginia Stage Company, MetroStage, The Geva, Milwaukee Rep, Arena Stage, Long Wharf. Tours:Circus Smirkus. Broadway Associate: Violet, The Glass Menagerie, The Nance (Sound Design Tony Award!!!), The Heiress, A Streetcar Named DesireOther Associate: Salsa Mambo Cha Cha Cha (Havana), Dreamgirls (US Tour, Seoul, Korea), White Christmas (Detroit,Toronto), A MidsummerNight's Dream (Delacorte). Nominations: Audelco Award, NYMF Excellence in Design. As a director, his work has appeared at HERE, Dixon Place, The 4x4 Festival, Barrington Stage and Theaterworks USA. Daniel is a member of USA829, IATSE, SDC and the Lincoln Center Director's lab and is a graduate of Northwestern University.
Kurt Alger (Wig and Hair Design). Maine State Music Theatre: Costume Designer: Les Misérables, Gypsy, Mary Poppins,42nd Street, Legally Blonde, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Xanadu, The Wiz, Always…Patsy Cline, Chicago, Spamalot, JCS, Light in the Piazza and Drowsy Chaperone. Wigs: Producers, All Shook Up, Les Misérables, West Side Story, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Grand Hotel, Hairspray. Kurt has traveled the country and the world as head of Wardrobe on RENT, Hairspray, and the 25th Anniversary Tour of Les Misérables. Resident theaters include Fulton Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Pennsylvania Shakespeare, Orlando Shakespeare, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Riverside Theatre, Beef and Boards and Drury Lane. NYC credits include NTMTF Best of Fest winners Caligula, Such Good Friends, Things As They Are, and Les Enfants de Paris, and work on the Off-Broadway smash hit Shockheaded Peter! Kurt designed and produced the world premiere of Born Blue. Other: A graduate of Wagner College in NYC he has also worked designing at the academic level at Julliard, NYU, Wagner College, and University of Southern Maine.
Natalie A. Lynch (Production Stage Manager). With NSMT: the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 Musical Seasons. Other Credits Include: Capital Repertory Theatre, Reagle Music Theatre, Lyric Stage Company of Boston, New Repertory Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, STAGES St. Louis, Stoneham Theatre and Maples Repertory Theatre. National Tours: The Magic Tree House: The Musical and A Christmas Carol. Natalie began at NSMT as the SM Intern in 2005 and is thrilled to return once again to her theatrical home. She is a graduate of University of New Hampshire and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Special thanks to her family and friends, especially her parents, for their endless love and support. For Andrew, Abigail and Devin.
Dakotah Wiley Horan (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back for the 2017 Season having worked as the Assistant Stage Manager on A Christmas Carol, West Side Story, Spamalot and Singin' In The Rain, and as the Production Assistant for Mary Poppins and Funny Girl. Some of her previous Stage Management credits include: Capital Repertory Theatre: Marvelous Wonderettes, Cactus Flower, 33 Variations, Leslie Uggams in Uptown Downtown, Man of La Mancha, and Single Girls Guide. Pendragon Theatre: Clean House, Twelve Angry Men, A Christmas Story. CPS: The King And I. She is a graduate of SUNY Postdam and Universidad de Sevilla. She would like to thank her parents for instilling and encouraging her love of theatre, her very supportive friends and Natalie, Tom, and Kevin for this amazing opportunity.
Luke Flood (Assistant Music Director) happily returns to North Shore Music Theatre for his fifth season! Previously at NSMT: Mary Poppins, Sister Act, Billy Elliot, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, and The Wizard of Oz. National Tours (as a sub): The Sound of Music, Kinky Boots and Sister Act. Other recent regional credits include Sister Act, Billy Elliot (Gateway Playhouse), Carousel, and Wonderful Town (Reagle Music Theatre). He holds a BM in Piano Performance from UMass Amherst and is currently pursuing an MM in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Cincinnati – CCM.
Binder Casting (Casting). Upcoming projects include: Intermission, Austen’s Pride, When Pigs Fly, Southern Rapture. Broadway includes: In Transit, Lion King, Dames at Sea, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, , Nice Work If You Can Get It, Born Yesterday, The Miracle Worker, Finian’s Rainbow, Brighton Beach Memoirs, A Chorus Line, Gypsy, The 39 Steps, White Christmas, Is He Dead?, Inherit The Wind, Journey’s End, Butley, Virginia Woolf, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Movin’ Out, 42nd Street, Music Man, Iceman Cometh, Charlie Brown, Sound of Music, Beauty & the Beast, Last Night of Ballyhoo, Chicago, King & I, Damn Yankees, Lost in Yonkers, Jake’s Women, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, The Goodbye Girl. Film/TV: Dreamgirls, Chicago, Nine, Hairspray, Carousel (PBS/NY Phil), Six by Sondheim (HBO). Regional/Other: Hartford Stage (currently 5th season), NY City Center Encores!, Twelve–time Artios Award winner. Part of RWS Entertainment Group.
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. 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, Rocky Horror Show and Mark Twain starring Hal Holbrook, throughout New England including Worcester, Springfield, Portland, Maine and Boston. 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 beginning its eleventh year of operation in Matunuck, RI (theatrebythesea.com). 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 seven movie complexes in four states. In 2009, Bill was elected President of the Theatre Owners of New England. Bill's ongoing work with NSMT inspires him to consider acquiring additional performance venues at which he plans to someday share his productions between his theatres. Bill has been named to the North Shore Top 100 by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. In 2012 he was recognized by both the Beverly Chamber of Commerce and Salem Chamber of Commerce as Business Person of the Year. He is the recipient of the 2015 Leslie S. Ray Hall of Fame Award, presented by the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce. Bill is a member of the League of Broadway Producers and was involved with the recent revival of Pippin.
Kevin P. Hill (Producing Artistic Director). Born and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts, Kevin began his theatrical career as dancer and actor. He appeared in 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. New York audiences have seen him in the Off-Broadway production of Party. Regional credits as a performer include: West Side Story, Good News! A Chorus Line, My Fair Lady and Marvin in Falsettoland. Kevin has directed and choreographed over 100 productions across America. He has had the privilege of working with such stars as Marin Mazzie, Joanne Worley, Kathleen Turner, Josh Groban, 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. Most recently he directed and choreographed Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Sister Act, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, and at Bill Hanney's Theatre By The Sea in Rhode Island, where he is also Producing Artistic Director. Kevin has been nominated as Best Director/Choreographer for his work on Smokey Joe's Café, 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. Future projects include an original danced play called Standing Still. 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. He currently owns Hill Studios Dance and Fitness Center located in Newton, Massachusetts, and is a proud member of SDC, AEA and Dance Masters of New England, Chapter 5.
Tom Amos (Associate Producer) is excited to return to North Shore Music Theatre in his role as Associate Producer. Joining in 2005, Tom began in the Electrics Department and quickly moved into Company Management. Prior to working at NSMT, Tom received his Bachelor's Degree from Westfield State University and his Masters in Arts Administration from Boston University. Tom's passion for theatre and social justice issues motivated him to establish a LGBT Scholarship fund at Westfield State University where he created a Social Justice Theatre program to raise funds needed to maintain the scholarship. A big thank you to Bill, Kevin, Karen for their support and guidance.
Music Theatre International (MTIShows.com) is one of the world's leading dramatic licensing agencies, protecting the rights and legacy of composers, lyricists and book writers and supplying scripts, musical materials and other theatrical resources to theaters around the world. MTI has been a driving force in extending the production life of such great musicals as Annie, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Damn Yankees, Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man, Ragtime, as well as The Music Man. With more than 250 titles in its catalogue, including hits from the Broadway and London stage, musical revues, the Broadway Junior Collection and other youth musicals, MTI shows have been performed by more than 45,000 amateur and professional theatrical organizations throughout the U.S. and in over 60 countries around the world.
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) 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 and children's programming.
