Tour Route
Zack Zaromatidis
Donny Novitski
Zack Zaromatidis is honored to be telling this story. Previous roles include Jack Kelly in Newsies, Jesus in Godspell, and Stine in City of Angels. He is also the lead singer/guitarist of NYC-based band All My Sons. Thanks to the Fam, Emily, and the whole Bandstand family. @zackzaro @allmysonsband
Jennifer Elizabeth Smith
Julia Trojan
National Tour: Something Rotten! (Portia). Regional: SWING! (Prather Entertainment), Adam Lives (Goodspeed Opera House). B.F.A. in Musical Theater from Boston Conservatory. Endlessly grateful to mom and dad, Stephen Gabriel and the Work Light team, Gina, Fred, Kate and SW Artists! @jennsmith810
Roxy York
Mrs. June Adams
A graduate of Boston Conservatory and a Long Island native, Roxy has been to every contiguous state in the country after performing on the national tours of Beauty and the Beast, Annie and Flashdance. "This one's for my sissy Jane - Thank you for your service." Instagram: @roxyyork
Rob Clove
Jimmy Campbell
Rob Clove is a songwriter, actor, and musician in NYC. Rob attended UNC School of Arts and SUNY Purchase. After the release of his song "Little Black Boy" and opening for legendary rapper Nas, Rob was featured in Jazziz Magazine, and Sony-distributed album Made in Amerika.
Davy Zlatic
Hailing from Kennett Square, PA, Benjamin Powell is making his professional debut in Bandstand. He is currently enrolled at the University of Michigan, getting a B.F.A. in jazz studies and is taking a year off to participate in this tour.
Scott Bell
Nick Radel
Scott is a professional freelance trumpet player from San Mateo, Calif. Playing trumpet since age 6, Scott has traveled the globe performing with various groups and has opened for artists such as Boz Scaggs, George Clinton and Herbie Hancock. He recently graduated from Berklee College of Music studying trumpet performance.
Louis Jannuzzi III
Wayne Wright, u/s Donny
Actor/singer/musician from Hillsborough, NJ. Regional: The Fantasticks, Les Miz, Fiddler..., The Producers, Julius Caesar, Evita. TV: Gatorade's "Football, Texas," "Evil Lives Here," NBC's "Rise." B.A. DeSales University. Many thanks to all involved in this production. "La mia famiglia è nel mio cuore." LouisJannuzzi.com. @loujacuzzi.
Jonmichael Tarleton
Johnny Simpson
National Tour Debut! Off-Broadway: Freefall Frostbite (The Scholar). New York Theater: Assassins (Charles Guiteau), One Summer Morning (Joey), Music Between Us (Henry). Regional: My Way (Man 1), Ragtime (Father), Jekyll and Hyde (Gabriel John Utterson), South Pacific (The Professor), Star Spangled Girl (Andy Hobart). Instagram: @jktarleton.
Shaunice Alexander
Jean Ann Ryan, u/s Mrs. June Adams
Shaunice is a native New Yorker and B.F.A. graduate of The New School. Credits include Ragtime (Sarah's Friend), Our Town (Mrs. Soames), Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal), and From the Fire (Fanny | World Premiere). Thank you to her beautiful family for their support! Jeremiah 29:11. shaunicealexander.com.
Ensemble, u/s Jean Ann Ryan
Beth is so excited to join the cast of Bandstand! National tours: R&H's Cinderella and Joseph...Dreamcoat. Other favorite credits: The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Rosa Bud) and The Little Mermaid (Ariel). Thank you to the creative team, family, friends, and Colt for the love and support! @blanderson4.
Michael Bingham
Swing, u/s Wayne Wright, Nick Radel, Davy Zlatic
Michael is excited to make Bandstand his national tour debut! Previous theater: Camelot (Shakespeare Theater Company); 42nd Street (Fulton Theater); Bert in Mary Poppins and Ursula in The Little Mermaid (CPCC); West Side Story (Glow Lyric); Dollywood, Smoky Mountain Opry, The Lost Colony. Originally from Hawaii! Much love to the fam. B.F.A. Elon University.
Milena J. Comeau
Ensemble, u/s Mrs. June Adams, Jean Ann
Mass.-raised, N.Y.-based! National tour debut. Some favorite credits: Dance Supervisor of Alice By Heart, PHISH at MSG, immersive Peter Pan in Beijing, Dance Lab New York, West Side Story (Weston),Annie (Axelrod), Young Frankenstein (North Street), Albany Berkshire Ballet. Harvard grad! So grateful to so many. @milenajcomeau.
Ryan P. Cyr
Ensemble, u/s Nick Radel
Ryan is ecstatic to be appearing in Bandstand! Previously: West Side Story (Int'l Tour), Whiskey and Rye (Norwegian Creative Studios), Damn Yankees and Chicago (Park Playhouse). BA Dance, Point Park University. Thanks to Broadway Method Academy and Rockwell Dance Center. Proud son of a U.S. Navy Veteran. @ryanpcyr. Ryanpcyr.com.
Sarah Dearstyne
Swing, u/s Julia
National Tour debut! She is thrilled to have Bandstand as her first professional credit. Born and raised in Rochester N.Y., Sarah graduated with a B.A. in Dance Performance from Anderson University. She also completed the Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center. "Mom, Dad, Garrett, DS, Judy, thank you for everything."
Michael Hardenberg
Ensemble, u/s Jimmy Campbell, Johnny Simpson
First time touring! Previous credits: A Chorus Line (Mike, Sierra Repertory Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (White Plains Performing Arts Center), 42nd Street (Broadway Palm), A Chorus Line (Mark, Heritage Theatre Festival) and Singin' in the Rain (Wick Theatre). @michaelhardenberg. michaelhardenberg.com.
Andre Malcolm
Andre is an alumnus from American Musical and Dramatic Academy where he majored in Dance Theatre. His favorite credits: Pippin National tour and Finding Neverland national tour. He's thankful for the man above and to his loving mother. @andret.malcolm.
Kaitlyn Mayse
Ensemble, u/s Julia
National Tour: R&H's Cinderella (Ella). Regional: Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Belle), 1776 (Martha Jefferson), Oklahoma! (Ensemble/Swing). B.F.A. Indiana University. "Huge thanks to Kate, Andy, Steve, Gina, Fred, Marc, Morgan, Scott, and so many others for believing in me." For Sharon and Edie. @kaitlynmayse.
Andre, Ensemble, u/s Davy Zlatic
Psyched to be making his National Tour debut! Favorite credits: Memphis (CFRT), The Sound of Music (Alabama Shakespeare), Tuck Everlasting (SSTI). B.F.A. from Marymount Manhattan College. A huge thank you to ATB Talent, Denise Hartigan for their guidance. Endless love to his family, friends and Jaime. Matthewmucha.com. @matthewmucha.
Mallory Nolting
Mallory is thrilled to be on tour with Bandstand! Credits include: 42nd Street national tour (Phyllis, Dance Captain/Swing), Swing! the Musical (Norwegian Cruise Line), Anything Goes (Westchester Broadway Theatre), Holiday Inn (Papermill Playhouse). MMC graduate. Thanks to her family, friends, teachers and GBM for their love and support. @mallory_dana_. Mallorynolting.com.
Taylor Okey
Oliver, Ensemble, u/s Donny
National tour debut! Regional: The Bridges of Madison County (Robert), Carousel (Billy), Hair (Claude), Big Fish (Will), Altar Boyz! (Luke), Floyd Collins (H.T. Carmichael). Many thanks to mom, dad, CLA, and countless family and friends for their endless support! M.F.A. Boston Conservatory. Jeremiah 29:11. @TaylorOkey.
Katie Pohlman
National tour debut! Regional: Gypsy at The Muny, Hairspray (LouAnn), Seven Brides… (Alice), Guys and Dolls and many more at Music Theatre Wichita. Proud OKCU graduate and Omaha, Neb. native. Many thanks to her wonderful parents, siblings, and all who have supported her on this journey! @kbpohlman.
Oz Shoshan
Oz is excited to present this beautiful story of Bandstand. National Tour: Elf the Musical. Regional: Kinky Boots (Angel), A Chorus Line (Greg), The Little Mermaid; International: Hair, West Side Story, Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof in Israel. Oz would like to thank his family, the universe and Jorge. @ozshoshan.
Cameron Turner
Cameron is represented by MSA talent agency. Credits include Oklahoma! (NSMT); Evita, The Bodyguard, Mamma Mia (Eddie) at Finger Lakes MTF, and Legally Blonde (Warner U/S). Other national Tours include Elf The Musical. TV/film credits include "RuPaul's Drag Race" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." @crturner20.
RICHARD OBERACKER Book, Lyrics, and Music
Conductor, composer, lyricist and librettist Richard Oberacker is the musical director for Cirque du Soleil's KA in Las Vegas. Prior engagements include conductor, arranger and contributing composer for Cirque's world tour of Dralion and conductor of the national tours of Disney's The Lion King. As a composer and lyricist, Mr. Oberacker's original musicals include A Little Theater (Aurelia Theater), In That Valley (National Alliance for Musical Theater Festival of New Works), Dracula (CCM Corbett Theater) and The Gospel According to Fishman (Signature Theatre). With co-lyricist and co-author Robert Taylor, Mr. Oberacker has collaborated on several new musicals in-cluding Ace (National Alliance for Musical Theater New Works Festival, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Old Globe, Signature Theatre), Journey to the West (New York Musical Theater Festival), The Parenting Project (Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati) and The Sandman (NAMT Festival of New Works, Fredericia Theatre in Denmark). Their musical Bandstand opened at The Paper Mill Playhouse and premiered on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Mr. Oberacker recently composed the score for a new musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby which premiered in Tokyo, Japan before a Japanese national tour. Next in development, Bruce.
ROBERT TAYLOR Book and Lyrics
Robert Taylor began writing poetry and lyrics around the same time he picked up the violin at age 8. His love of music, languages, literature and nature has led him to a lifetime of study and travel. A graduate of Holland's Royal Conservatory, Union College, the University of Bonn and Princeton University, he has taught foreign languages and ornithology in New York, English and music in China; served as music critic to the Albany Times Union; worked as a freelance musician and writer in Manhattan, a translator in Europe and Asia; and has lectured extensively on opera, literature and art history.
Mr. Taylor is the co-lyricist/librettist with Richard Oberacker of several new musicals, including Ace (National Alliance for Musical Theater New Works Festival, The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Old Globe, Signature Theatre), Journey to the West (New York Musical Theater Festival), The Parenting Project (Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati) and The Sandman (NAMT Festival of New Works, Fredericia Theatre in Denmark), their Tony Award-winning musical Bandstand, which premiered on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in April of 2017, and their newest project, Bruce. A principal player with the New York Chamber Soloists Ensemble and the Mozart Orchestra of New York, Mr. Taylor is a member of the Dramatist's Guild, and leads birding and nature tours around the world for the Audubon Society.
ANDY BLANKENBUEHLER Original Director/Choreographer
Mr. Blankenbuehler is a three-time Tony Award-winner for his choreography in the Broadway productions of Bandstand, In The Heights and Hamilton for which he also received London's Olivier Award. The recent production of Bandstand (director/choreographer) also received the Drama Desk and Chita Rivera Award for Best Choreography. Other Broadway credits include Bring It On, 9 to 5, The People in the Picture, The Apple Tree, Annie and the recent revival of Cats. Upcoming theatre projects include the new musical Only Gold with British singer/songwriter Kate Nash and the musical Five Points.
On television, Mr. Blankenbuehler's work has been seen most recently on the Emmy Award winning FX series "Fosse/Verdon," and his choreography will be seen in the upcoming Universal Studio film of the musical Cats. Andy is very proud to have made his concert debut earlier this year with a piece entitled Remember Our Song for the Tulsa Ballet Company. As a performer, Mr. Blankenbuehler has danced on Broadway in Fosse, Contact, Man of La Mancha, Saturday Night Fever, Steel Pier, Big and Guys and Dolls.
Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Blankenbuehler resides in New York City, with his wife Elly and two children, Luca and Sofia. Mr. Blankenbuehler is a recipient of a special 2015 Drama Desk Award for his achievement in the theatre. Mr Blankenbuehler received the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors for his work on the musical Hamilton.
GINA RATTAN Tour Director
Broadway credits include Angels in America, Matilda The Musical, Soul Doctor, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Billy Elliot. Live TV musicals: "Peter Pan," "The Sound of Music" (Live on NBC). Regional credits include ART, Old Globe, Guthrie Theater, Lone Tree Arts Center, Theater Raleigh, Theater Workshop of Nantucket. Currently director of Camp American Girl and R&H's Cinderella nat'l tour and new musicals in development. Champion of the work, thoughts and rights of women and girls.
MARC HEITZMAN Restager Choreographer and Additional Choreography
Marc is honored to be restaging Andy Blankenbuehler's Tony Award-winning choreography after being a collaborator and dance captain for the Broadway production. Broadway: Bandstand (Dance Captain), Cats (Plato/ Macavity). Off-Broadway: Standard Time, NY City Center Encores! High Button Shoes. Some other favorite credits include the national tour of Movin' Out (Eddie), international tour of Man in the Mirror (Dance Captain), Wexford Ireland's Opera Festival, NY Fashion Week and Mark Stuart Dance Theatre's When Change Comes. Marc has also directed and supervised for Norwegian Cruise Line as well as collaborated on many shows and films. As always, this show is dedicated to all the veterans, especially my grandfathers. Instagram: @cramheitzman.
FRED LASSEN Music Supervisor
Fred Lassen is a seasoned Broadway conductor, music director and arranger. Broadway productions he has conducted or supervised include Prince of Broadway, Bandstand, Mean Girls, King Kong, Finding Neverland, Once, Porgy and Bess, South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Spamalot, Cabaret, 42nd Street, Once Upon a Mattress. Off-Broadway/regional: The Sting (Paper Mill Playhouse, w/Harry Connick, Jr.), The Threepenny Opera (Atlantic Theatre, dir. Martha Clarke), Zorro (Alliance Theatre), Dangerous Beauty (Pasadena Playhouse. International: Prince of Broadway (Tokyo/Osaka), 4Stars, (Tokyo/Osaka), Maury Yeston's Peony Pavilion (Beijing), Cabaret (Folies Bergère, Paris). He was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award in Washington, D.C., in the category of Outstanding Music Direction, for Ricky Ian Gordon's musical Sycamore Trees. Fred has arranged and recorded two albums with Laura Osnes. He was the Associate Music Supervisor for NBC's live musical broadcasts of "Peter Pan" and "The Sound of Music." Fred graduated with a degree in organ performance from Oberlin Conservatory, and lives in Brooklyn with his wife Vaishali, an independent documentary filmmaker, and his 4-year-old son Luca.
BILL ELLIOT Co-Orchestrator
Tony winner: An American in Paris; Tony nominations: Bandstand, Nice Work If You Can Get It; Encores! Lady Be Good, Chichester Festival Damsel in Distress; additional orchestrations Cinderella, Anything Goes 2011 revival; Grammy nomination Nice Work cast album; Emmy nomination Music Director Michael Feinstein PBS Special "The Sinatra Legacy"; orchestra arrangements for Josh Groban, Sutton Foster, producer/arranger of Michael Feinstein's Concord albums The Sinatra Project and The Good Life; prolific arranger for the Boston Pops, New York Pops, Hollywood Bowl orchestra. TV and film: "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, "Northern Exposure," Wedding Crashers.
GREG ANTHONY RASSEN Music Supervision, Arrangements, Co-orchestrations
Drama Desk-winner and Tony-nominee for Bandstand. Other Broadway credits include An American In Paris, Bullets Over Broadway, Little Mermaid, Book of Mormon, R&H's Cinderella, A Chorus Line (Revival). Arranger/orchestrator: Jerry Springer: The Opera (New Group), Beast in the Jungle (Vineyard), Between the Lines (Kansas City Rep.), Atlantis (Virginia Rep.).
Commissions include New York Pops, Boston Pops; Renée Elise Goldsberry, Leslie Odom, Jr., Ashley Brown, Sierra Boggess, Jeremy Jordan, Norm Lewis, Darren Criss, Liz Callaway, André Previn, John Williams. M.M. degree from Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music. greganthonymusic.com.
DAVID KORINS Scenic Design
Broadway: Hamilton (Tony nom.), Dear Evan Hansen, War Paint (Tony nom.), Bandstand, Misery, Motown, Vanya and Sonia…, Annie, Bring It On, An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, Godspell, Chinglish, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Lombardi, Passing Strange and Bridge and Tunnel. TV: "91st Annual Academy Awards," "Grease: Live!" (Emmy Award). Creative Director: "Hamilton: The Exhibition," Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Andrea Boccelli. Dad: Stella and Vivian. @davidkorins.
PALOMA YOUNG Costume Design
Broadway: Peter and the Starcatcher (Tony Award), Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Tony nomination), Bandstand (Drama Desk nomination), Lobby Hero, Time and the Conways. Off-Broadway: Natasha, Pierre…, Kazino (Lucille Lortel Award), Merrily We Roll Along, Roundabout; Yen, Permission, Alice By Heart, Moscow X6, MCC; Fly By Night, This Flat Earth, The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters, Playwrights Horizons; Brooklyn Babylon, BAM; Recall, Colt Coeur. Other regional work at American Repertory Theater, Dallas Theatre Center, South Coast Repertory, Arena Stage, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Hand2Mouth and Mixed Blood, among others. IG: secondpigeon.
JEFF CROITER Lighting Design
Broadway: Bandstand,_ Falsettos, Something Rotten!, Newsies, Peter and the Starcatcher, Holiday Inn, Penn & Teller, Disaster, Mothers and Sons, A Time to Kill, Soul Doctor, Jekyll & Hyde, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Next Fall, Kiki and Herb._ Off-Broadway: Freestyle Love Supreme, The True, The Other Josh Cohen, Daniel's Husband, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Jerry Springer The Opera, Tiny Beautiful Things, Cost of Living, Sweet Charity, Head of Passes, Cam Jansen. Other: Big Apple Circus, Penn & Teller at the Rio in Las Vegas, Family Guy Sings. Jeff has received Tony, Hewes and Bass awards, and Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel nominations.
NEVIN STEINBERG Original Broadway Sound Design
Broadway: Hadestown (Tony Award), Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, The Cher Show, Bandstand, Bright Star, It Shoulda Been You, Mothers and Sons, Rodgers+ Hammerstein's Cinderella (Tony nomination), The Performers, Magic/Bird. Over 30 Broadway productions with Acme Sound Partners and five additional Tony nominations: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Fences, Hair, In the Heights.
J. JARED JANAS Makeup, Hair, and Wig Design
Broadway: Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, Gettin' the Band Back Together, Bandstand, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard, The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, Motown, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, All about Me, Next to Normal. Recent Off-Broadway and regional: BLKS (MCC); Nantucket Sleigh Ride (Lincoln Center); Alice by Heart (MCC); Jagged Little Pill (A.R.T.); Miss You Like Hell, The Low Road and Father Comes Home from the War… (Public Theater); The Amateurs (Vineyard Theatre); Jerry Springer: The Opera (New Group); Yours Unfaithfully (Mint Theatre, Drama Desk nomination).
DAVE BOVA Makeup, Hair, and Wig Design
Broadway designs include Be More Chill, M. Butterfly, Sunset Boulevard, Bandstand, Indecent, The Real Thing, Violet; Off-Broadway designs include Jerry Springer The Opera, Little Miss Sunshine, Here Lies Love, Buried Child, Pericles, Booty Candy, My Name Is Asher Lev, Good Person of Szechwan, Romeo and Juliet. Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Signature Theatre, Playwright Horizons, Dallas Theatre Center, Shakespeare Theatre of DC, Ford's Theatre, The Public, Public Works, Seattle Rep, Two River Theatre, Delaware Rep, Cleveland Play House, Utah Shakespeare Festival. Opera: Atlanta Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Central City Opera, Sarasota Opera, Kansas Lyric Opera, Washington National Opera, Santa Fe Opera. (1977–2019)
KATIE LUMPKIN Casting
NY Theatre: We Are Here, We Are the Tigers, Afterglow, Cleopatra, The Bad Years, EcoVillage, Unraveled, Single Rider, safeword., Diaspora, The Other Side of Paradise, Reunion '69, Counting Sheep, The Excavation of Mary Anning, Agent 355, Emma: A New Musical, Love in Hate Nation, Sitting Bull's Last Waltz, Five Points, Hart Island, Eastbound, Interstate, Honey Dipped Apocalypse Girls, Fefu and Her Friends. Regional: Endlings (A.R.T), West Side Story (Kennedy Center), Evocation to Visible Appearance + A Christmas Carol (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Reunion '69 (Newman Center), Beau (Adirondack Theatre Festival). U.S./Canadian casting team for Celebrity Cruises. Head of Education at The Broadway Collective. kate-lumpkin.com. @katelumpkin.
DAVID KREPPEL Vocal Music Arranger
David is currently Assoc. Music Supervisor for The Lion King (worldwide). Broadway conducting credits include Aladdin, The Lion King, Sister Act, Rock of Ages, A Chorus Line (revival) and work on Motown: The Musical, Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, Saturday Night Fever and others. Music Supervisor/Arranger for the recent U.S. tour of Joseph…Dreamcoat. Music Supervisor/Arranger for The Broadway Dolls, composer of 1st and Ten and A Host of Sparrows. Graduate of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music.
RANDY COHEN Keyboard Programmer
Randy and Randy Cohen Keyboards have programmed over 75 Broadway shows, including Hamilton; The Book of Mormon; Dear Evan Hansen; Frozen; Pretty Woman; Ain't Too Proud; Kiss Me, Kate; Be More Chill; The Spongebob Musical; Summer; Once On This Island; Anastasia; Kinky Boots; Bandstand; On Your Feet; and Rock of Ages.
MILES PLANT Music Director
Miles was last seen on the The Sound of Music national tour as Associate Conductor. He holds a Master's in musical theater/opera music direction from Arizona State University. Regional: Phoenix Theatre, Arizona Broadway Theatre.
ALICE RENIER Acting Coach
Alice is an actor, teacher and acting coach specializing in Shakespeare and heightened text. Recent projects include Classical Theatre of Harlem's Romeo and Juliet and Mills Entertainment's American Girl: Live! She serves as a teacher and coach for The Public Theater, Red Bull Theater and Columbia University. M.F.A. acting, Columbia University.
CHRISTOPHER GURR Associate Music Supervisor
Christopher is a NYC-based pianist, arranger and music director. Currently Chris is the Arranger/Supervisor on the new musical Beau and a keyboard sub at Mean Girls. Other credits: Broadway: The Prom, Bandstand. Off-Broadway: Merrily We Roll Along, Jerry Springer the Opera, The View Upstairs, Clinton the Musical, Invisible Thread. Regional: Between the Lines (KCREP), In the Heights (Westport, Conn.). Tour: Cinderella, Bandstand.
ELIZABETH ALLEN Production Stage Manager
NYC-based freelance stage manager. Most recently on tour as PSM for American Girl Live. Other credits: The Drowsy Chaperone, Fully Committed, and Chapatti (Bristol Valley Theatre), Eugene Onegin (Spoleto Festival USA) and Production Assistant for Ain't Too Proud, RENT (2016) and White Christmas 2016 and 2018 (Work Light Productions).
EMILY PATHMAN Assistant Stage Manager
Emily is thrilled to be exploring the country with Bandstand! Tours: Rent 20th anniversary international tour. NYC: Sleep No More. Regional: Contemporary American Theater Festival, Actors Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, A.R.T. and Boston Ballet. Emily was a stage management apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville and received her B.F.A. from Emerson College.
MARK STUART Original Associate Choreographer
Mark is a coach, speaker, director and architect of magic. He served as Associate Choreographer of Bandstand on Broadway (Tony Award Best Choreography). As Producing Artistic Director of Mark Stuart Dance Theatre, he created, directed and choreographed the award-nominated Off-Broadway dance-musical Standard Time: When Change Comes. Stuart is a coach for Seth Godin's altMBA and a four-time Director of the World Musical Concert series at Tokyo's world-famous Theatre Orb. He believes you've got magic and can't wait to see what you do with it. Visit markstuart.org. @markstuartdance.
JAIME VERAZIN Original Assistant Choreographer
Jamie loves plants and flowers, flying through the air and helping others take deep breaths. Broadway: Bandstand (Assistant Choreographer, Ensemble), Finding Neverland (Assistant Choreographer, Dance Captain, Swing; A.R.T.) Off-Broadway: Standard Time (Co-creator, Performer). Awards: Fred Astaire Nominee (Outstanding Female Dancer Off-Broadway), Chita Rivera Nominee (Out-standing Female Dancer on Broadway). Here's to spreading joy, one seed at a time. broadwaybotanist.com @broadwaybotanist.
PORT CITY TECHNICAL Production Management
Port City Technical is a production management company based in Charleston, S.C. Also referred to as "Work Light South," PCT was initially started in 1993 as Technical Theater Solutions by Rhys Williams. TTS worked with WLP on many shows, including American Idiot, Nice Work If You Can Get It, In the Heights and Avenue Q. Since the conception of PCT, tours with WLP have included Mamma Mia!, Vocalosity, Motown: The Musical, Cinderella, Something Rotten! and the pre-Broadway Ain't Too Proud: The Temptations Musical. Current and upcoming tours include Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, Bandstand and White Christmas.
ALLIED TOURING Tour Marketing & Press
Allied Touring is a full-service engagement management agency representing Broadway tours and other live touring events across North America. Current: The Book of Mormon; Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (San Francisco); Hello, Dolly!; Mean Girls, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live; The Play That Goes Wrong; RENT; Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Upcoming: Ain't Too Proud; The Cher Show; Hadestown; The Hip Hop Nutcracker; Pretty Woman; To Kill a Mockingbird; Tootsie; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
THE ROAD COMPANY Tour Booking
The Road Company was Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to Bandstand, current representation includes Wicked, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Jagged Little Pill, Ain't Too Proud, Oklahoma!, The Prom, Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The SpongeBob Musical and more.
WORK LIGHT PRODUCTIONS Producer
Dedicated to creating and producing live entertainment. Current touring productions: Jesus Christ Superstar, Rent 20th anniversary tour, Bandstand, and Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Broadway: Ain't Too Proud, Jagged Little Pill. Developing Clue, a new stage play based on the Paramount movie. Produced Julie Andrews, The Gift of Music at The Hollywood Bowl and London's O2 Arena. Other recent touring productions include the Tony Award-winners American Idiot, In the Heights and Avenue Q; Motown: The Musical, R&H Cinderella, Something Rotten! and Mamma Mia! WLP is led by founding partner and President Stephen Gabriel and Vice President Nancy Gabriel. worklightproductions.com.
Photos by Jeremy Daniel
THE SOLDIERS CAME HOME TO A NEW AMERICA
AND MADE MUSIC THAT INSPIRED THE NATION.
From three-time Tony® winner and Hamilton choreographer, Andy Blankenbuehler, comes a poignant and inspiring new American musical that explodes with infectious music and high-octane, heart-stopping dancing.
It's 1945. As America's soldiers come home to ticker-tape parades and overjoyed families, Private First Class Donny Novitski, singer and songwriter, struggles to rebuild the life he left behind.
When NBC announces a national competition to find the nation's next great musical superstars, Donny sees a lifeline for himself and some fellow veterans that gives them the purpose they so desperately need. Together, they form a band unlike any the nation has ever seen. Along the way, they discover the power of music to face the impossible, find their voice, and finally feel like they have a place to call home.
BANDSTAND is "both a peppy celebration of can-do spirit and a more somber exploration of what American servicemen experienced when they marched home from World War II. It's a great argument for why theater can sometimes tell a story more boldly and more viscerally" (The New York Times). "The show defies you not to be moved" (Time Out New York).
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Apr 24 - 26, 2020 Birmingham, AL Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex BUY TICKETS
Apr 27-28, 2020 Macon, GA Grand Opera House BUY TICKETS
Apr 29 - 30, 2020 Columbia, SC Koger Center for the Arts BUY TICKETS
May 2, 2020 Wilmington, NC Wilson Center BUY TICKETS
May 3, 2020 Morganton, NC Morganton Municipal Auditorium BUY TICKETS
May 5 - 17, 2020 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts BUY TICKETS
May 25, 2020 San Angelo, TX Murphey Performance Hall BUY TICKETS
May 26 - 31, 2020 Dallas, TX Winspear Opera House BUY TICKETS
Jun 3-4, 2020 Red Bank NJ Count Basie Theatre BUY TICKETS
Jun 5-7, 2020 New Haven, CT Shubert Theater BUY TICKETS
"The show defies you not to be moved"
(Time Out New York)
From three-time Tony® winner and Hamilton choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler. Six soldiers return from war and, through the power of music, finally find a place to call home.
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