Theater

By Waldo Cabrera

It’s the tail end of the big, bad 1980s in Hollywood, and the party has been raging hard. Aqua Net, Lycra, lace, and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strips last legendary venues, a place where sex machine Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and scantily clad groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star (and resident toilet cleaner) Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing (and longs for small-town girl Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas with stars in her eyes). But the rock 'n' roll fairy tale is about to end when German developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist strip mall. Can Drew, Sherri and the gang save the strip – and themselves – before it's too late? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more hold the answer.

Meet the Cast

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association

Madison Baker

Nathaniel Beutel

Esteban Bovo

Eric Coles

Kevin Dennis

Jasmine Gobourne

Justin Glass

Jack Hale

Jacob Higdon

Mekhi Holloway*

Hallie Quinn

Spencer Petro

Julia Rippon

Phil Sloves*

Abigail Sparrow

Jalynn Steele*

Emily Ann Stys

Jesse Swimm*

Waldo Cabrera

Arthur Laurents' book remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim are widely regarded as among the best ever written. The world's greatest love story takes to the streets in this landmark Broadway musical that is one of the theatre's finest accomplishments.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the "American" Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.

WEST SIDE STORY

Based on a Conception of JEROME ROBBINS

Artistic Director

EVAN PAPPAS

Executive Producers

MARK PERLMAN & DYLAN PERLMAN

Book by

ARTHUR LAURENTS

Music by

LEONARD STEPHEN

Lvrics by

BERNSTEIN SONDHEIM

Entire Original Production Directed and Choreographed by

JEROME ROBBINS

Originally Produced on Broadway by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince

By Arrangement with Roger L. Stevens

GIANNA VASOUEZ BARTOLINI

JORDAN BUNSHAFT

JONATHAN CRUZ

MEGAN HASSE

JASMINE MALDONADO

TYLER OKUNSKI

BE MILAN-POLISAR

ISABEL RODRIGUEZ

KATIE SCARLETT SWANEY

LUCAS VAZQUEZ

ANTHONY JOHN BOURRAY

SABINA COLLAZO*

ROSIE GARCIA*

SHANNAN LYDON

JOJO MINASI

LUCAS RODRIGUEZ*

DAN TEIXEIRA

MATiAS BRUNO

SARAH-OFELIA COSGROVE

DYLAN GOIKE

MIKEY MARMANN

MICHAEL MORLEY

HANNAH ROBERTS

JACK SALEEBY

JONATHAN TRIBE

WES WILLIAMS*

Scenic Design

STEVEN VELASQUEZ

Sound Design

SARAH GOODMAN

Music Contractor

RUSSELL BROWN

Production Manager,

Technical Director

MICHAEL KAUFFMAN

Lighting Design

CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERS

Hair, Wig, Makeup Design

TRESSAL'COPPONE

Production Coordinator

ALISON SAVINO

Costume Design

PETER FOGEL

Press Representative

JT PUBLIC RELATIONS

Casting Director

MICHAEL CASSARA, CSA

Production Stage Manager

KELLIAN FRANK

Musical Director

CHRISTOPHER D. LITTLEFIELD

Choreographed by

TODD L. UNDERWOOD

Directed by

EVAN PAPPAS and TODD L. UNDERWOOD

The Scarlet Pimpernel
March 16-April 30
at The John W. Engeman Theater in Northport, NY

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a swashbuckling, sensuous, musical adventure. Percy Blakeney, a proper Englishman, takes on a sword fighting and dashing double identity as The Scarlet Pimpernel to save French citizens from the blood-hungry guillotine. The Pimpernel’s exploits soon become the talk of Paris, however, the fanatical Agent Chauvelin will stop at nothing to catch the Pimpernel and send him to the guillotine. With a rousing and passionate score by Frank Wildhorn, who also wrote the music for Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel is a thrilling musical!

CHRISTOPHER BEHMKE as PERCY BLAKENEY/ THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL
NATE HACKMANN as CHAUVELIN
ARIANNE DAVIDOW as MARGUERITE ST.JUST

Also featured are
JOE HORNBERGER as ARMAND ST.JUST
and JESSIE JO AKA as MARIE GROSHOLTZ.

The ensemble includes
MICK BLEYER, JOSH SHEA COATES, JONATHAN COBRDA, LAUREN DREWELLO, EDDIE EGAN, JOHN MICHAEL FINLEY, SCOTT FUSS, NINA JAYASHANKAR, JOHN ALEJANDRO JEFFORDS, WADE LECRONE, MICHAEL LIEBHAUSER, ANNA CATHERINE SMITH, and DANIELLA TAMASI.  

Creative team

The Creative Team includes

MICHAEL MCBRIDE (Musical Director) 
KYLE DIXON (Scenic Design)
KURT ALGER (Costume and Wig Design)
JOHN BURKLAND (Lighting Design)
LAURA SHUBERT (Sound Design) 
JOHN COLLINS (Props Design) 
WOJCIK CASTING TEAM (Casting Directors) 
CHELSEY STEINMETZ (Production Stage Manager)
MOLLY CONKLIN (Assistant Stage Manager)
JENNIFER COLLESTER (Director of Production) and
RICHARD DOLCE (Producing Artistic Director)

Con artist Lawrence Jameson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the fruits of his deceptions–that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson, shows up. When the new guy’s lowbrow tactics impinge on his own work, Jameson resolves to get rid of him. Based on the uproarious movie, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels boasts a jazzy-pop score by David Yazbek, who also wrote the music for The Full Monty.

Book By
Jeffrey Lane

Director
Drew Humphrey

Choreographer
Mandy Modic

Music & Lyrics
David Yazbek

Danny Gardner
Freddy Benson

Emily Larger
Christine Colgate

James D Sasser
Lawrence Jameson

Matthew Bryan Feld
Andre Thibault

Gina Milo
Muriel Eubanks

Danielle Cooper
Ensemble

Alyssa Jacqueline
Ensemble

Kent M. Lewis

Ensemble
(u/s Lawrence Jameson)

Suzanne Mason
Ensemble/Jolene Oakes
(u/s Muriel Eubanks)

Christopher Morrissey
Ensemble/Dance Captain
(u/s Andre Thibault)

Broderick O’Neal
Ensemble

Kennedy Perez
Ensemble

Emilie Renier
Ensemble
(u/s Christine Colgate)

Noah Ruebeck
Ensemble
(u/s Freddy Benson)

Bryce Valle 
Ensemble

Laura Park
Swing

Jon Yepez
Swing

SCENIC DESIGN
KYLE DIXON

COSTUME DESIGN
DUSTIN CROSS 

LIGHTING DESIGN
JOHN BURKLAND

SOUND DESIGN
LAURA SHUBERT

WIG DESIGN
CONOR DONNELLY

CASTING
WOJCIK CASTING TEAM

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
JENNIFER COLLESTER 

MUSIC COORDINATOR
RUSSELL BROWN 

MUSIC DIRECTOR
 JAMES OLMSTEAD

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
CHELSEY STEINMETZ*

CHOREOGRAPHED BY
MANDY MODIC

DIRECTED BY
DREW HUMPHREY