ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, hiː plˈeɪd fɹˈæŋk bˈʌtlɚɹ ˈɑːpəzˌɪt ðɪ ˈæni ˈoʊkli ʌv dˈiːvə dˈɛbɚɹə vˈɔɪɡt ɪn ˈæni ɡɛt jʊɹ ɡˈʌn æt ðə ɡlˈɪmɚɡlˌæs fˈɛstɪvəl ɪn koʊˈɑːpɚztˌaʊn, nˈuː jˈɔːɹk, ɐ pɹədˈʌkʃən dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ɡlˈɪmɚɡlˌæs dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, fɹˈæntʃɛskə zæmbˈɛloʊ.
In the summer of 2011, he played Frank Butler opposite the Annie Oakley of diva Deborah Voigt in Annie Get Your Gun at the Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown, New York, a production directed by Glimmerglass general director, Francesca Zambello.