Keke Palmer: Cinderella
At age 21, Ms. Palmer is the youngest actress to portray CINDERELLA on Broadway, having established herself as one of the fastest rising stars of her generation. Her talents span film, television, and music alike, recently making TV history for being the youngest person to ever have her own talk show. “Just Keke” premiered in June on BET and covers topics ranging from pop culture and social issues to relationships, fashion and celebrity interviews. Currently starring in the horror/thriller Animal, Keke can also be seen alongside Michael Sheen in the second season of Showtime’s Emmy-nominated series “Masters of Sex.” She starred opposite Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood and Vanessa Williams in Lifetime’s “A Trip to Bountiful,” which was recently nominated for an Emmy Award. Her credits also include, Akeelah and the Bee, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Joyful Noise, Shrink, The Longshots, The Cleaner, Nickelodeon’s “True Jackson, VP,” “90210,” “Cold Case,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “ER,” the DirecTV miniseries “Full Circle” and Lifetime’s TLC biopic “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.” In addition to her acting, Keke has been hard at work in the music studio recording her next album. Keke also believes in giving back to the community, representing The Boys & Girls Club of America, Saving Our Daughters and WYMCA.
NeNe Leakes
MADAME, CINDERELLA'S STEPMOM
NeNe Leakes (Madame) shot to stardom as a fan favorite on Bravo’s highly-rated reality series, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Recently, Ms. Leakes parlayed her reality success into several breakthrough performances on scripted television. For the past four seasons she has been recurring in the role of Coach Roz Washington, on Fox’s hit comedy “Glee.” She guest-starred on several BET comedies including “The Game” and “Let’s Stay Together” and appeared as series regular Rocky on Ryan Murphy’s NBC comedy series “The New Normal.” She has also competed on both ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" and NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice." Due to Leakes’ versatility as a reality star, talk show host and actress, at one point she appeared on four different television series simultaneously, showcasing her skills as a well-rounded entertainer. Leakes made headlines earlier this year when she released her first clothing line The NeNe Leakes Collection at HSN and performed with the cast of Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity in Las Vegas. She was the first celebrity cast member in the 30 year history of Cirque du Soleil.
Joe Carroll
PRINCE TOPHER
Joe comes to Cinderella directly from the recent Broadway revival of Romeo and Juliet featuring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad (Balthazar, u/s Romeo). Other Broadway: Once (Tony Award Best Musical). NYC Readings: Fly By Night at Playwrights Horizons. Regional favorites include: The Full Monty (Malcolm), Avenue Q (Princeton/ Rod), Chess (Anatoly). Television: “The Carrie Diaries”, "All My Children”. Training: BFA The University of Michigan and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Love and thanks to Mom, Dad, Franny, Alex, all the creatives, Adam and everyone at Cindy Tolan, and Stone Manners Salners. GO BLUE! @Joe_Carrollmich
Judy Kaye
MARIE, THE FAIRY GODMOTHER
Judy most recently appeared on Broadway in Nice Work If You Can Get It, for which she won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards. Having won her first Tony for The Phantom of the Opera, her career has also included award-winning performances in Souvenir, Mamma Mia!, Ragtime and On the Twentieth Century. Ms. Kaye has also starred as Mrs. Lovett in a number of productions of Sweeney Todd, including the most recent Broadway production, National Tour and in London alongside original Sweeney, Len Cariou. Ms. Kaye’s opera credits include, La Boheme, Orpheus in the Underworld, The Beggars Opera, Brigadoon, Candide and The Pajama Game. Her voice can also be heard on the Grammy-winning recording of Leonard Bernstein’s Arias and Barcarolles and as the voice of Kinsey Milhone on the recordings of Sue Grafton’s Alphabet Mysteries, including “W” is for Wasted.
ROCKETTES!
Russell Markert, who founded Radio City Music Hall's Rockettes and choreographed their high-kicking routines for 39 years, died Saturday at Waterbury Hospital in Connecticut at the age of 91. He retired in 1971. He himself was a dancer in Broadway shows in the 1920s. He was performing in "No, No, Nanette" in 1925 when he went to St. Louis to realize his dream of producing a chorus line of tall female dancers. The group he formed, "The 16 Missouri Rockets," began performing in St. Louis and later toured as "The American Rockets." They attracted the attention of the noted New York showman Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel, who hired them as "Russell Markert's 32 Rockettes." When the Radio City Music Hall opened in New York's Rockefeller Center in 1932, the chorus line's name was changed to the "Rockettes."
WICKED!
CHRISTINE DWYER
ELPHABA
is stoked to make her Broadway Debut in Wicked after playing Elphaba on tour! Tours: Rent (Maureen) NYC/Regional: Tommy, New Hopeville Comics, Tinyard Hill, Rock N Roll Debauchery. Christine's voice can also be heard on the Lyons&Pakchar debut album #LOVE! Thank you Craig, Telsey and the WickedTeam for this dream! Love and thanks to CLA, Hartt, teachers, family, friends and Chris and Peety. Patience and Love! Christine-Dwyer.com @cteendryer
TIFFANY HAAS
GLINDA
Tickled pink to return to Broadway's Wicked after playing the role of Glinda in the Nat'l Tour. Made her Broadway debut in 2005 in Wicked as Nessarose u/s. Toured with The Drowsy Chaperone and performs with Symphony Orchestras across the country. While studying opera and musical theater at CCM, she won Miss Ohio and competed in the Miss America Pageant. Love and gravitation Leading Artists, Telsey, Wicked Team, my fabulous parents!
MARY TESTA
MADAME MORRIBLE
Two Tony nominations, two Obies. Drama Desk Award celebrating Queen of the Mist, and ‘Three Decades of Outstanding Work.’ Other nominations: Lucille Lortel, four Drama Desk, two Drama League. Ten original cast albums. Broadway: Guys & Dolls, Xanadu, Chicago, 42nd St. Marie Christine, On the Town,…Forum, Rink, Marilyn, Barnum. Opera: Anna Nicole/BAM. Off-Broadway includes Disaster! the Musical, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Love Loss…, Regrets Only, See What I Wanna See, First Lady Suite, String of Pearls, A New Brain, Tartuffe, On the Town, In Trousers. Films include: Eat Pray Love, The Bounty Hunter, The Out-of-Towners, Sleepers. Television includes recurring/”Whoopi.”
TOM MCGOWAN
THE WIZARD
Broadway: Casa Valentina, Chicago, Ivanov, La Bête (Tony, Drama Desk noms.). Off-Broadway: The Food Chain (Obie), The Winter's Tale, Coriolanus. TV: "Frasier," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Modern Family," "Desperate Housewives," "Brothers & Sisters," "CSI," "Hot in Cleveland," "Boston Legal," "ER," "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Film: The Birdcage, Heavyweights, Ghost World, Bad Santa, As Good As It Gets, Bean, The Family Man, Twelve and Holding, Sleepless in Seattle. Regional: Williamstown, Old Globe, La Jolla, Geffen, Yale Rep. MFA, Yale; BFA, Hofstra. Thanks to daughter, Mary, for introducing him to Wicked, when she and her best friend Sara, spent the summer of '04 playing Glinda and Elphaba in the backyard.
MAMMA MIA!
JUDY MCLANEDonna Sheridan
Judy performed the role of "Tanya" in MAMMA MIA! for seven years. She received critical acclaim for her performance as "Vienna" in Johnny Guitar Off-Broadway (Drama Desk Nomination and a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance in the Theater). Most recently, she starred as "Diana" in Next to Normal at the Pioneer Theater. She starred as "Donna" in the feature film Were the World Mine and character vocals for the movie Lucky Stiff by Ahrens & Flaherty. Ms. McLane has appeared on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Aspects of Love and Chess. Her national and international tours include "the Baker's Wife" in Into the Woods, "the Narrator" in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond, "Mrs. Baskin" in Big and Side By Side By Sondheim.
ELENA RICARDOSophie Sheridan
Elena is honored to be a part of the Mamma Mia! family in a whole new way, after making her Broadway debut in the ensemble! National tour: Mamma Mia! Regional:Spring Awakening (Wendla), Next to Normal (Natalie), Bring It On: The Musical. Thanks to Eric and the MM creatives for their continuous faith in me, my lovely ladies at DBA, Craig Carnelia, MCS, wonderful friends and the best family ever. Mom, Dad, Hallie: you taught me everything I know. Psalm 28:7.
LAUREN COHNRosie
Broadway Debut! Credits include: Glimpses of the Moon, MetroStage - 2011 Helen Hayes Award Nominee (Coral Hicks); The Drowsy Chaperone, Gateway Playhouse (Chaperone); up the week without a paddle, Neurotic Young Urbanites (Nora). TV/Film Credits include: "Bored To Death," "Royal Pains," "Desperate Housewives," "House," "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," "Monk," Morning Glory, Catch Me If You Can,Secretary, Legally Blonde II. Friends call her Coco.
FELICIA FINLEYTanya
Broadway: Smokey Joe's Cafe' (debut), The Life (April*), Aida (Amneris), The Wedding Singer (Linda*). City Center/Encores! Pardon My English and Face the Music *. Off-Broadway: The Wild Party / MTC (Rose*), Forbbiden Broadway 2001* & SVU, Bubbly Black Girl / Playwrights Horizons*, Disaster (Jackie). National Tours: Happy Days(Pinky*), JC Superstar-25th Ann., Jekyll & Hyde (Nellie). Regional: Evita (Eva) Oqunquit,Damn Yankees (Lola opp. Andre' DeShields) Engeman, Caears's Palace/A.C. Starring in "Nights on Broadway", recently originated Carolyn in the World Premiere of Divorce Party at the Kravis Center. "Great Mood for a Tuesday" is Felicia's album that is being critically acclaimed as a "relevant, incendiary rock effort that firmly brands Finley as a significant rock talent". You can download her album on iTunes andfeliciafinley.com. Love to her best friend and husband, Paul Stancato. *denotes original company and cast recording.
ALAN CAMPBELLSam Carmichael
Broadway: Sunset Boulevard (Tony nom.), Contact. Off-Broadway: Hello Again, Adrift in Macao,Book of Days, Avow. Other: Race, Death and The Maiden, 12 Angry Men, Doubt, Oleanna, Hay Fever, Beauty and The Beast, Johnny Guitar, Bells Are Ringing. Film: Weekend Warriors, Simple Wish. TV: "Jake and The Fatman," "Three's a Crowd," "Another World," "All My Children," "Contact," "Live From Lincoln Center," "Law & Order," "SVU," "Homicide," "Matlock." Web series: "Then We Got Help," "Submissions Only." Founding Director of Theatre Raleigh. Proud Dad to daughter Riley Rose.
MATLIDA!
TORI FEINSTEIN: MATILDA Thrilled to be in Matilda. Theater: How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Bright Star. TV: “30 Rock,” “Small Miracles,” “Sesame Street,” “Bubble Guppies,” “Chuggington,” “3rd & Bird.” Film: Dovid Meyer, Hello I Must Be Going, Arthur. Thanks to Julia, Janine, Amelia, Denise, Random Farms, Abrams Artists. Love to mom, dad, grandparents & Hayley.
MATT HARRINGTON MR. WORMWOOD Broadway: Twelfth Night and Richard III (Shakespeare’s Globe), Harvey (Roundabout Theatre Company). Regional: Seminar (Philadelphia Theatre Company), Moonchildren and The Puppetmaster of Lodz (Berkshire Theatre Group), Now Circa Then (TheatreWorks, West Coast premiere), The Center of Gravity (Portland Stage, world premiere), Death of a Salesman (Weston Playhouse), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Syracuse Stage). Matt has also been involved in several readings and workshops at Roundabout Theatre Company, Lincoln Center, Naked Angels, Lark Play Development Center, NYU’s Studio Tisch and with Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Youngblood collective. Television: “Bored to Death,” “Gravity,” “The Good Wife.” Training: MFA, NYU Graduate Acting.
ALISON LUFF: MISS HONEY Is thrilled to be a part of this magical company! She has spent the last year starring as Elphaba in the first national tour of Wicked. Original Broadway credits include Scandalous and Ghost The Musical. Alison was also part of the Broadway & Nat’l Tour companies of Mamma Mia! She has received a Denver Post Ovation Award for Best Supporting Actress in a musical for her portrayal of Olive in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Theatre Aspen. She is full of love and gratitude for her ridiculously awesome family, as well as Travis and Judy. Big thanks to Craig and Avalon for their endless work and support.
LESLI MARGHERITA MRS. WORMWOODBroadway debut! She received the Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Zorro the Musical in London’s West End. A California native, her national tour/regional credits include Kiss Me, Kate; Show Boat; Man of La Mancha; The Grönholm Method; Little Shop of Horrors; Spamalot; Grease; Aida; West Side Story; See What I Wanna See…you get it. TV/film: “Major Crimes,” “The Suite Life,” “Fame L.A.,” “NYPD Blue,” “Charmed,” The Number 23,
CHRISTOPHER SIEBER: MISS TRUNCHBULL Broadway: Pippin, Shrek (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Drama League Noms), Spamalot (New York and West End; Tony nom), La Cage Aux Folles, Chicago, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Into The Woods, Beauty and the Beast, Triumph of Love, A Christmas Carol, NYC Opera Cinderella, Eric Idle’s Not The Messiah, a comic oratorio (Toronto Symphony). Off-Broadway: The Kid, Avow, The Boys in the Band. Regional: The Heart of Robin Hood, Hairspray, Company, The Boys From Syracuse. Film/TV: “The Good Wife,” “Pushing Daisies,” “Elementary,” “Morning Glory,” “Johnnie and the Sprites,” “See You in September,” “It’s All Relative,” “Two of a Kind,” “Sex and the City,” “Ed,” “Guiding Light,” “All My Children,” “Another World.” Mr. Sieber has not appeared on “Law and Order.”
THE LION KING!
Simba:
Aaron Nelson makes his Broadway debut as Simba in Disney’s long-running blockbuster musical The Lion King. The Chicago native previously appeared in Windy City productions of Rent, Dreamgirlsand columbinus 2.0. Nelson is also a songwriter who performs under the stage name Apollo.
Nala:
Chantel Riley made her Broadway debut in 2012 as Nala in the long running smash The Lion King. The Canadian-born actress moved to Broadway after performing the role of Nala in The Lion King in Germany.
Mufasa:
Before originating the role of Mufasa on The Lion King's first national tour and in the Las Vegas production, Alton Fitzgerald White was featured in the ensembles ofMiss Saigon and The Who's Tommy. White also served as a replacement Coalhouse Walker in the original production of Ragtime and took over the role of Mister in The Color Purple before playing Mufasa on Broadway.
Scar:
Gareth Saxe made his Broadway debut in the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2006 revival ofHeartbreak House. The following year he joined the starry cast of the Tony-nominated revival of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming, sharing the stage with Raul Esparza, Eve Best and Ian McShane. After catching Saxe's performance, Julie Taymor tapped the actor to join The Lion King as Simba's villainous uncle, Scar.
At age 21, Ms. Palmer is the youngest actress to portray CINDERELLA on Broadway, having established herself as one of the fastest rising stars of her generation. Her talents span film, television, and music alike, recently making TV history for being the youngest person to ever have her own talk show. “Just Keke” premiered in June on BET and covers topics ranging from pop culture and social issues to relationships, fashion and celebrity interviews. Currently starring in the horror/thriller Animal, Keke can also be seen alongside Michael Sheen in the second season of Showtime’s Emmy-nominated series “Masters of Sex.” She starred opposite Cicely Tyson, Blair Underwood and Vanessa Williams in Lifetime’s “A Trip to Bountiful,” which was recently nominated for an Emmy Award. Her credits also include, Akeelah and the Bee, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Joyful Noise, Shrink, The Longshots, The Cleaner, Nickelodeon’s “True Jackson, VP,” “90210,” “Cold Case,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “ER,” the DirecTV miniseries “Full Circle” and Lifetime’s TLC biopic “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story.” In addition to her acting, Keke has been hard at work in the music studio recording her next album. Keke also believes in giving back to the community, representing The Boys & Girls Club of America, Saving Our Daughters and WYMCA.
NeNe Leakes
MADAME, CINDERELLA'S STEPMOM
NeNe Leakes (Madame) shot to stardom as a fan favorite on Bravo’s highly-rated reality series, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Recently, Ms. Leakes parlayed her reality success into several breakthrough performances on scripted television. For the past four seasons she has been recurring in the role of Coach Roz Washington, on Fox’s hit comedy “Glee.” She guest-starred on several BET comedies including “The Game” and “Let’s Stay Together” and appeared as series regular Rocky on Ryan Murphy’s NBC comedy series “The New Normal.” She has also competed on both ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" and NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice." Due to Leakes’ versatility as a reality star, talk show host and actress, at one point she appeared on four different television series simultaneously, showcasing her skills as a well-rounded entertainer. Leakes made headlines earlier this year when she released her first clothing line The NeNe Leakes Collection at HSN and performed with the cast of Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity in Las Vegas. She was the first celebrity cast member in the 30 year history of Cirque du Soleil.
Joe Carroll
PRINCE TOPHER
Joe comes to Cinderella directly from the recent Broadway revival of Romeo and Juliet featuring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad (Balthazar, u/s Romeo). Other Broadway: Once (Tony Award Best Musical). NYC Readings: Fly By Night at Playwrights Horizons. Regional favorites include: The Full Monty (Malcolm), Avenue Q (Princeton/ Rod), Chess (Anatoly). Television: “The Carrie Diaries”, "All My Children”. Training: BFA The University of Michigan and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Love and thanks to Mom, Dad, Franny, Alex, all the creatives, Adam and everyone at Cindy Tolan, and Stone Manners Salners. GO BLUE! @Joe_Carrollmich
Judy Kaye
MARIE, THE FAIRY GODMOTHER
Judy most recently appeared on Broadway in Nice Work If You Can Get It, for which she won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards. Having won her first Tony for The Phantom of the Opera, her career has also included award-winning performances in Souvenir, Mamma Mia!, Ragtime and On the Twentieth Century. Ms. Kaye has also starred as Mrs. Lovett in a number of productions of Sweeney Todd, including the most recent Broadway production, National Tour and in London alongside original Sweeney, Len Cariou. Ms. Kaye’s opera credits include, La Boheme, Orpheus in the Underworld, The Beggars Opera, Brigadoon, Candide and The Pajama Game. Her voice can also be heard on the Grammy-winning recording of Leonard Bernstein’s Arias and Barcarolles and as the voice of Kinsey Milhone on the recordings of Sue Grafton’s Alphabet Mysteries, including “W” is for Wasted.
ROCKETTES!
Russell Markert, who founded Radio City Music Hall's Rockettes and choreographed their high-kicking routines for 39 years, died Saturday at Waterbury Hospital in Connecticut at the age of 91. He retired in 1971. He himself was a dancer in Broadway shows in the 1920s. He was performing in "No, No, Nanette" in 1925 when he went to St. Louis to realize his dream of producing a chorus line of tall female dancers. The group he formed, "The 16 Missouri Rockets," began performing in St. Louis and later toured as "The American Rockets." They attracted the attention of the noted New York showman Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel, who hired them as "Russell Markert's 32 Rockettes." When the Radio City Music Hall opened in New York's Rockefeller Center in 1932, the chorus line's name was changed to the "Rockettes."
WICKED!
CHRISTINE DWYER
ELPHABA
is stoked to make her Broadway Debut in Wicked after playing Elphaba on tour! Tours: Rent (Maureen) NYC/Regional: Tommy, New Hopeville Comics, Tinyard Hill, Rock N Roll Debauchery. Christine's voice can also be heard on the Lyons&Pakchar debut album #LOVE! Thank you Craig, Telsey and the WickedTeam for this dream! Love and thanks to CLA, Hartt, teachers, family, friends and Chris and Peety. Patience and Love! Christine-Dwyer.com @cteendryer
TIFFANY HAAS
GLINDA
Tickled pink to return to Broadway's Wicked after playing the role of Glinda in the Nat'l Tour. Made her Broadway debut in 2005 in Wicked as Nessarose u/s. Toured with The Drowsy Chaperone and performs with Symphony Orchestras across the country. While studying opera and musical theater at CCM, she won Miss Ohio and competed in the Miss America Pageant. Love and gravitation Leading Artists, Telsey, Wicked Team, my fabulous parents!
MARY TESTA
MADAME MORRIBLE
Two Tony nominations, two Obies. Drama Desk Award celebrating Queen of the Mist, and ‘Three Decades of Outstanding Work.’ Other nominations: Lucille Lortel, four Drama Desk, two Drama League. Ten original cast albums. Broadway: Guys & Dolls, Xanadu, Chicago, 42nd St. Marie Christine, On the Town,…Forum, Rink, Marilyn, Barnum. Opera: Anna Nicole/BAM. Off-Broadway includes Disaster! the Musical, Caucasian Chalk Circle, Love Loss…, Regrets Only, See What I Wanna See, First Lady Suite, String of Pearls, A New Brain, Tartuffe, On the Town, In Trousers. Films include: Eat Pray Love, The Bounty Hunter, The Out-of-Towners, Sleepers. Television includes recurring/”Whoopi.”
TOM MCGOWAN
THE WIZARD
Broadway: Casa Valentina, Chicago, Ivanov, La Bête (Tony, Drama Desk noms.). Off-Broadway: The Food Chain (Obie), The Winter's Tale, Coriolanus. TV: "Frasier," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Modern Family," "Desperate Housewives," "Brothers & Sisters," "CSI," "Hot in Cleveland," "Boston Legal," "ER," "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Film: The Birdcage, Heavyweights, Ghost World, Bad Santa, As Good As It Gets, Bean, The Family Man, Twelve and Holding, Sleepless in Seattle. Regional: Williamstown, Old Globe, La Jolla, Geffen, Yale Rep. MFA, Yale; BFA, Hofstra. Thanks to daughter, Mary, for introducing him to Wicked, when she and her best friend Sara, spent the summer of '04 playing Glinda and Elphaba in the backyard.
MAMMA MIA!
JUDY MCLANEDonna Sheridan
Judy performed the role of "Tanya" in MAMMA MIA! for seven years. She received critical acclaim for her performance as "Vienna" in Johnny Guitar Off-Broadway (Drama Desk Nomination and a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance in the Theater). Most recently, she starred as "Diana" in Next to Normal at the Pioneer Theater. She starred as "Donna" in the feature film Were the World Mine and character vocals for the movie Lucky Stiff by Ahrens & Flaherty. Ms. McLane has appeared on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Aspects of Love and Chess. Her national and international tours include "the Baker's Wife" in Into the Woods, "the Narrator" in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond, "Mrs. Baskin" in Big and Side By Side By Sondheim.
ELENA RICARDOSophie Sheridan
Elena is honored to be a part of the Mamma Mia! family in a whole new way, after making her Broadway debut in the ensemble! National tour: Mamma Mia! Regional:Spring Awakening (Wendla), Next to Normal (Natalie), Bring It On: The Musical. Thanks to Eric and the MM creatives for their continuous faith in me, my lovely ladies at DBA, Craig Carnelia, MCS, wonderful friends and the best family ever. Mom, Dad, Hallie: you taught me everything I know. Psalm 28:7.
LAUREN COHNRosie
Broadway Debut! Credits include: Glimpses of the Moon, MetroStage - 2011 Helen Hayes Award Nominee (Coral Hicks); The Drowsy Chaperone, Gateway Playhouse (Chaperone); up the week without a paddle, Neurotic Young Urbanites (Nora). TV/Film Credits include: "Bored To Death," "Royal Pains," "Desperate Housewives," "House," "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," "Monk," Morning Glory, Catch Me If You Can,Secretary, Legally Blonde II. Friends call her Coco.
FELICIA FINLEYTanya
Broadway: Smokey Joe's Cafe' (debut), The Life (April*), Aida (Amneris), The Wedding Singer (Linda*). City Center/Encores! Pardon My English and Face the Music *. Off-Broadway: The Wild Party / MTC (Rose*), Forbbiden Broadway 2001* & SVU, Bubbly Black Girl / Playwrights Horizons*, Disaster (Jackie). National Tours: Happy Days(Pinky*), JC Superstar-25th Ann., Jekyll & Hyde (Nellie). Regional: Evita (Eva) Oqunquit,Damn Yankees (Lola opp. Andre' DeShields) Engeman, Caears's Palace/A.C. Starring in "Nights on Broadway", recently originated Carolyn in the World Premiere of Divorce Party at the Kravis Center. "Great Mood for a Tuesday" is Felicia's album that is being critically acclaimed as a "relevant, incendiary rock effort that firmly brands Finley as a significant rock talent". You can download her album on iTunes andfeliciafinley.com. Love to her best friend and husband, Paul Stancato. *denotes original company and cast recording.
ALAN CAMPBELLSam Carmichael
Broadway: Sunset Boulevard (Tony nom.), Contact. Off-Broadway: Hello Again, Adrift in Macao,Book of Days, Avow. Other: Race, Death and The Maiden, 12 Angry Men, Doubt, Oleanna, Hay Fever, Beauty and The Beast, Johnny Guitar, Bells Are Ringing. Film: Weekend Warriors, Simple Wish. TV: "Jake and The Fatman," "Three's a Crowd," "Another World," "All My Children," "Contact," "Live From Lincoln Center," "Law & Order," "SVU," "Homicide," "Matlock." Web series: "Then We Got Help," "Submissions Only." Founding Director of Theatre Raleigh. Proud Dad to daughter Riley Rose.
MATLIDA!
TORI FEINSTEIN: MATILDA Thrilled to be in Matilda. Theater: How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Bright Star. TV: “30 Rock,” “Small Miracles,” “Sesame Street,” “Bubble Guppies,” “Chuggington,” “3rd & Bird.” Film: Dovid Meyer, Hello I Must Be Going, Arthur. Thanks to Julia, Janine, Amelia, Denise, Random Farms, Abrams Artists. Love to mom, dad, grandparents & Hayley.
MATT HARRINGTON MR. WORMWOOD Broadway: Twelfth Night and Richard III (Shakespeare’s Globe), Harvey (Roundabout Theatre Company). Regional: Seminar (Philadelphia Theatre Company), Moonchildren and The Puppetmaster of Lodz (Berkshire Theatre Group), Now Circa Then (TheatreWorks, West Coast premiere), The Center of Gravity (Portland Stage, world premiere), Death of a Salesman (Weston Playhouse), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Syracuse Stage). Matt has also been involved in several readings and workshops at Roundabout Theatre Company, Lincoln Center, Naked Angels, Lark Play Development Center, NYU’s Studio Tisch and with Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Youngblood collective. Television: “Bored to Death,” “Gravity,” “The Good Wife.” Training: MFA, NYU Graduate Acting.
ALISON LUFF: MISS HONEY Is thrilled to be a part of this magical company! She has spent the last year starring as Elphaba in the first national tour of Wicked. Original Broadway credits include Scandalous and Ghost The Musical. Alison was also part of the Broadway & Nat’l Tour companies of Mamma Mia! She has received a Denver Post Ovation Award for Best Supporting Actress in a musical for her portrayal of Olive in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Theatre Aspen. She is full of love and gratitude for her ridiculously awesome family, as well as Travis and Judy. Big thanks to Craig and Avalon for their endless work and support.
LESLI MARGHERITA MRS. WORMWOODBroadway debut! She received the Laurence Olivier Award for her performance in Zorro the Musical in London’s West End. A California native, her national tour/regional credits include Kiss Me, Kate; Show Boat; Man of La Mancha; The Grönholm Method; Little Shop of Horrors; Spamalot; Grease; Aida; West Side Story; See What I Wanna See…you get it. TV/film: “Major Crimes,” “The Suite Life,” “Fame L.A.,” “NYPD Blue,” “Charmed,” The Number 23,
CHRISTOPHER SIEBER: MISS TRUNCHBULL Broadway: Pippin, Shrek (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Drama League Noms), Spamalot (New York and West End; Tony nom), La Cage Aux Folles, Chicago, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Into The Woods, Beauty and the Beast, Triumph of Love, A Christmas Carol, NYC Opera Cinderella, Eric Idle’s Not The Messiah, a comic oratorio (Toronto Symphony). Off-Broadway: The Kid, Avow, The Boys in the Band. Regional: The Heart of Robin Hood, Hairspray, Company, The Boys From Syracuse. Film/TV: “The Good Wife,” “Pushing Daisies,” “Elementary,” “Morning Glory,” “Johnnie and the Sprites,” “See You in September,” “It’s All Relative,” “Two of a Kind,” “Sex and the City,” “Ed,” “Guiding Light,” “All My Children,” “Another World.” Mr. Sieber has not appeared on “Law and Order.”
THE LION KING!
Simba:
Aaron Nelson makes his Broadway debut as Simba in Disney’s long-running blockbuster musical The Lion King. The Chicago native previously appeared in Windy City productions of Rent, Dreamgirlsand columbinus 2.0. Nelson is also a songwriter who performs under the stage name Apollo.
Nala:
Chantel Riley made her Broadway debut in 2012 as Nala in the long running smash The Lion King. The Canadian-born actress moved to Broadway after performing the role of Nala in The Lion King in Germany.
Mufasa:
Before originating the role of Mufasa on The Lion King's first national tour and in the Las Vegas production, Alton Fitzgerald White was featured in the ensembles ofMiss Saigon and The Who's Tommy. White also served as a replacement Coalhouse Walker in the original production of Ragtime and took over the role of Mister in The Color Purple before playing Mufasa on Broadway.
Scar:
Gareth Saxe made his Broadway debut in the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2006 revival ofHeartbreak House. The following year he joined the starry cast of the Tony-nominated revival of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming, sharing the stage with Raul Esparza, Eve Best and Ian McShane. After catching Saxe's performance, Julie Taymor tapped the actor to join The Lion King as Simba's villainous uncle, Scar.