received rave reviews, on Broadway, from critics when she starred as the comedy lead, Mme Thenardier in Les Miserables. She also delighted audiences as the 200lbs. tap dancing Gumbie Cat in Cats. Off-Broadway, Cindy created the role of Sister Robert Ann in the original production of Nunsense and enjoyed more critical acclaim for her loony creation of Donna the Dominatrix in Paul Bartel’s Eating Raoul. She has performed on PBS’ Great Performances from Symphony Hall in Boston and appeared with the Houston Grand opera. Cindy has worked in film and TV and is on the original cast albums of Les Miserables, Eating Raoul, All That He Was and Billy Barnes Revued. Cindy is a recipient of the Manhattan Association Cabaret Award and three Drama-Logue Awards for her one woman show Out on a Whim, written and directed by David Man and produced by HBO Workspace. Cindy was nominated for a 1998 Ovation Award for her role as the Hollywood Usherette in the production of Blame it on the Movies at the Pasadena Playhouse and most recently performed in The First Picture Show at the Mark Taper Forum.
is happy to return to REPRISE! where he played the Merchant of Syracuse and understudied David Hyde Pierce in The Boys from Syracuse. He was also featured in The Pajama Game with REPRISE! Currently, Chad is producing and acting in Eastern Standard at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, running now through December 9. This summer, he was featured as Linus in Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera’s production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Last year, Chad received a Theatre LA Ovation Award nomination for his performance as Bud Frump in How to Succeed in Business…at the Colony Theatre. Chad co-starred in the National Tour of The Duke Ellington Songbook with Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., and he played Mordred in the US and Canadian tour of Camelot. Other LA-area credits include roles in Only a Kingdom at Pasadena Playhouse, Cabaret at South Bay Civic Light Opera, Pippin at Burbank Civic Light Opera and Oklahoma! at Cabrillo Music Theatre. Chad is an honors graduate of Northwestern University, and his film credits include Letters From a Killer with Patrick Swayze, Looking For Someone and Information Age.
is proud and privileged to be making his third appearance with REPRISE! in Mack & Mabel. He worked in last season's The Boys From Syracuse with David Hyde Pierce and the season before in Of Thee I Sing with Gregory Harrison and Maureen McGovern. Last summer he appeared as Mr. Bascom in the Hollywood Bowl's production of Carousel. He is a member of the award-winning Actor's Co-op in Hollywood and has appeared in many of their productions, including Lou Cohn in 1940 Radio Hour, Sydney Black in Light Up the Sky, Mr. Sipos in She Loves Me, and Bellamy in last season's The Fantasticks. He is a recipient of three Dramalogue awards - for acting in David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago, for directing Samuel and Bella Spivak's Under the Sycamore Tree and for producting Ted Tally's Terra Nova, as well as the 1997 Backstage West Garland Award for outstanding achievement in producing. Television credits include ER, Port Charles, and Hallmark Hall of Fame's Grace and Glorie with Gena Rowlands. Mr. Corrado would like to extend a special thanks to Arthur Allan Seidelman, Marcia Seligson, and the REPRISE! Company.
is thrilled to be a part of Mack & Mabel. She recently returned from France, Germany, Switzerland and Turkey where she performed as Rizzo in the musical Grease. Beth graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BFA in Theatre. At SMU, she had the unique opportunity of working with Stephen Sondheim, Bernadette Peters, Debra Monk, and others, as a soloist in the aired A&E Tribute to Sondheim. Some of her favorite roles have included: Beth in Lie of the Mind, April in Company and Ariel in Footloose. She is currently in the studio recording her first CD. She would like to thank her family for their love and support. And, as always, this performance is dedicated to the memory of her mother, her guardian angel…with the best seat in the house.
credits include four prime-time series, seven pilots and some 50 guest-star appearances, including such shows as Seinfeld, Working, The Nanny, Lois and Clark, Ellen, Jesse and Just Shoot Me. Lane was the original Mason Capwell on NBC’s Santa Barbara, is recurring character Chancellor Duncan on 3rd Rock From the Sun, and recently completed his fourth episode of The Practice. As a stage actor, Lane has performed such roles as Hamlet, MacBeth, Petruchio, Benedick, Henry V and Cyrano de Bergerac in companies from San Diego to Providence, Rhode Island. He recently completed his sixth series of European concert appearances and worked as a consultant with Walt Disney Attractions on projects in Tokyo and Paris. As Artistic Director for the Santa Susana Repertory Company, a professional resident theater company in Ventura County, Lane has produced and/or directed over 28 productions and guided the company from its inception. He also founded and is Co-Artistic Director for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival in Thousand Oaks, now in its fourth season.
is thrilled to be back at the Freud Playhouse after her last production, Cheyenne McKenzie Davis, her 1½ year old daughter. REPRISE! credits include The Pajama Game and Of Thee I Sing. Palmer’s other favorites have been: The Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes, The Academy Awards in 1994 and 2000, the 1st national tour of Will Rogers Follies, Dorcas in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Tess in Crazy For You and Kristine and Cassie in A Chorus Line. Palmer’s film and TV credits include Cover Me, Pensacola, The Drew Carey Show, The Walter Winchell Story, The Nikki Cox Show, That Thing You Do and the soon to be released What Women Want, starring Mel Gibson. Love to Eugene and family. To friends who babysat so I could take dance lessons, THANK YOU! You’re the best.
Having appeared as the doctor in Of Thee I Sing for REPRISE! starring Maureen McGovern and Gregory Harrison, Paul is thrilled to return in this production of Mack & Mabel. Paul’s most recent stage appearance was in the S.T.A.G.E. Benefit honoring Charles Strouse, Arthur Schwartz and Stephen Schwartz, tapping the Applause number with Bonnie Franklin. Favorite roles include Jerry Cohan in George M! and the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz for the Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera. For the American Musical Theater of San Jose, Paul appeared as Mr. Bronstein in the concert version of Rags and Custus in Crazy For You. He is very proud to have been a member of the Gaiety Quartet in Sugar Babies starring Juliet Prowse and Rip Taylor, and was an original member of the first national tour of David Merrick’s 42nd Street. Film and television credits include the movie Tap as a featured tapper with Gregory Hines and Dr. Dan Drexler on daytime’s General Hospital.
Following his featured performance in 1999’s critically lauded production of The Boys From Syracuse for REPRISE!, Bart has spent the better part of the year 2000 supporting teen-sensation Mandy Moore in music videos and with her ongoing world tour. He has also mounted several shows for Irwin Productions, a 200-dancer event for ESPN and a show for the millennium, which will be recreated in Vegas later this year. Over the last few years, Bart’s extensive training has served him well in television, music videos and commercials, both as a performer and a choreographer. In addition, Bart is the creative force behind several successful stage events in Reno, including the over-the-top productions of Eclipse, Country Fever and Aireus, which was awarded the Nevada Theatrical Entertainment Award for Best Choreography and Best Show two years in a row. Mack & Mabel marks Bart’s return to REPRISE! and he would like to thank Arthur Seidelman and producer Marcia Seligson for their confidence and support, as well as his manager David Stroud for his ongoing dedication.
is from New York, but has lived in Los Angeles for six years. Her film and television credits include: The Parent Trap, Cinderella, Annie and The Drew Carey Show. She has appeared on Broadway in Victor/Victoria and in regional productions such as Guys and Dolls and Superman.
returns to Los Angeles after starring in the critically acclaimed European tour of Evita. She received rave reviews and was compared with such notables as Patti Lupone and Celine Dion. Susan has proven herself to be an accomplished actress, singer and dancer, performing lead roles in Los Angeles and New York. She was in the original Los Angeles hit Beauty and the Beast with Tom Bosley, the original Broadway and LA revivals of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and the original LA company of Cats. She also starred in A Chorus Line,a personal favorite of hers. Having made countless television appearances in variety specials with such notables as Steve Martin and David Copperfield, a personal highlight has been to dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov. Susan has also performed in the Academy Awards (3 years), Golden Globes, The Ace Awards and The Grammy Awards. You also might recognize her from many appearances in national commercials. Recording has kept her busy singing in solo act projects as well as recording voice-overs for companies like Sine-Off, Dr. Pepper and Universal Studios. She is the proud mother of two and cherishes her family most of all.
This marks Kathleen’s first production with REPRISE! Other theater credits include: Sonya in Sonneyville, a modern adaptation of Uncle Vanya and Babydoll in the Tennessee Williams one acts 5 By Tenn, both with the award winning Actors Conservatory Ensemble. She also appeared in Cyrano De Bergerac in the series Once Upon a Canyon Night at the Mark Taper Amphitheater. Arizona credits include: Princess Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress, Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof, Emily in Our Town and Toinette in The Imaginary Invalid. Film credits include the soon to be released independent film Trick, starring Gail O’Grady and John Glover. Other films include Defense Play and the Slam Dance festival entry and Italian short film festival winner Lost Cause. She played Mrs. O’Leary in Son of a Wanted Man by Louis L’Amour under the direction of Beau L’Amour. You can catch Kathleen in a comic turn as a sadistic Cub Scout leader in her Weetabix commercial currently running in the United Kingdom.
is extremely excited to be working with REPRISE! for the first time. Favorite roles include Polly in Crazy For You, Phyllis in 42nd Street, Lisa in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) and Amy in Company. Elisa can be seen in the Warner Brothers feature film The Replacements starring Gene Hackman and Keanu Reeves and is currently featured in a National commercial for Abracat.com. Originally from San Francisco, Elisa resides in Los Angeles where she is pursuing her career as a performer full time. She has learned that dreams are not to be stored away and brought out only for a summer’s day: They are to be LIVED. She would like to thank Tommy for being the best dream-living partner ever!
is perhaps best known as the Singing Voice of Aladdin in Walt Disney’s Aladdin. His Broadway credits include the award-winning She Loves Me, Grease and Evita. Off-Broadway he’s performed Shakespeare both “In the Park” in Titus Andronicus (NYSF) and at Lincoln Center in A Winter’s Tale. Television and movie credits include: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Law & Order, Starship Troopers and One Life to Live. Brad is most proud to have narrated three seasons of the award-winning nature documentary Audobon’s Animal Adventures for which he personally received a Genesis Award. His current project and main passion is as Lead Singer/Songwriter for Kane, a popular Los Angeles graphic-rock band.
currently stars in David E. Kelly’s Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning television series Ally McBeal. She received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of the nosey Elaine, the character everyone loves to hate. Krakowski starred as Betty Rubble in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. Other film credits include Go, Dance With Me, Mrs. Winterbourne, Fatal Attraction and National Lampoon’s Vacation. A Tony and Drama Desk Award nominee for Grand Hotel, Krakowski has also starred on Broadway in Company, Tartuffe and Starlight Express. In Los Angeles, she starred at the Mark Taper Forum in Henceforward winning the Los Angeles Drama Critics and the Dramalogue Awards. She appeared at New York City Center in Encores! One Touch of Venus as well as many productions at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Krakowski’s television work includes The High Life, Men and Women II, Alex Haley’s Queen, When We Were Young and the recent Great Performances Rodgers and Heart. She received two Emmy Award nominations for her work on Search For Tomorrow. In addition to singing for several original Broadway cast recordings in which she has appeared, she can be heard on Varese Sarabande Records’ “Lost in Boston IV,” “The Burt Bacharach Album,” “Sondheim at the Movies” and “The Paul Simon Album.”
is excited to be making her REPRISE! series debut with Mack & Mabel. For the past eight months, Monica has fought the powers of evil as the scientist, Miss Fairweather, on Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue. You can also catch her as a gun-wielding bad girl (who in haste of a robbery probably forgot to close the door, because she falls out of the van) on Pacific Blue. Her favorite roles include: Eliza Doolittle(My Fair Lady), Lee (Marvin’s Room), Irena Synkova (I Never Saw Another Butterfly), Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Alma Winnemiller (Summer and Smoke) and Honey (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?). Monica’s theatrical home in Hollywood is with the Grace Players at the Egyptian Arena Theater. She was Miss Mississippi in 1995 and placed in the Top Ten at Miss America. Monica graduated with honors in Theater from Middletown, Connecticut’s Weslyan University. She thanks Bill Bohl, Alison Tuma and her ever-supportive friends and family.
is making his debut with REPRISE! in Mack & Mabel. He recently finished working on a new play, Sheridan, at the La Jolla Playhouse and was on Broadway in Amadeus with David Suebet. He has appeared at nine Tony-Award winning theaters, appeared in over 140 plays and has directed, produced and taught in the theater for thirty years. He has acted extensively on television, with recurring roles on Cheers and Thanks, appeared in commercials, worked on radio and as a hologram in a theme park. Robert also made the first English language film to come out of mainland China, A Time to Remember.
is excited to be working with director Arthur Allan Seidelman again having recently performed the role of Louise in his production of Carousel at the Hollywood Bowl. After an extensive career touring the world with the National Ballet of Canada, Brenda joined the Toronto production of Phantom of the Opera performing the role of Meg. Other film, television and theater credits include: Lola in Damn Yankees at the Theater Palisades for which she received their Actress of the Year Award, The Jack Monty Show at the Egyptian Theater, The Doppler Effect at the Ventura Court Theater, My Pie (Independent Film), Kung Fu the Legend Continues, Taking the Falls and A Fight for Justice—The Nancy Conn Story. She has appeared in five productions at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion with the Los Angeles Opera working with Placido Domingo and Bruce Beresford. Brenda is also a co-founder and actor in the Barebones Theater Company. Brenda thanks Ivan and her parents for their endless love.
recently completed a workshop of her one-woman show Inside the Music (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), played “Desiree” in A Little Night Music, finished a workshop of a new musical, “Ginger”, played “Sally” in the revival of Follies, choreographed and performed in No Way to Treat a Lady at the Arts Theatre (London’s West End) where she had also starred in Can Can. Her Broadway credits include: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, A Funny Thing …(national tour), The Education of Hyman Kaplan, Sondheim:A Musical Tribute, which she also choreographed; On the Town; Promises, Promises; Company; State Fair (Fred Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer) and her Tony Award winning performance in A Chorus Line. She has starred in dozens of regional theatre productions including: You Never Know (Pasadena Playhouse), I Do! I Do! and The Goodbye Girl. Ms. McKechnie played the lead in Bob Fosse’s last production, Sweet Charity (Helen Hayes Award Nomination). She has performed on the concert stage, in cabaret, with symphony orchestras and made her opera debut guest starring with the San Francisco Opera in Die Fledermaus. Her television/film credits include Fame, Cheers, Family Ties, Twirl, Dark Shadows and The Little Prince as The Rose.
is excited to be returning to the Freud Playhouse after performing in REPRISE!’s hit, Call Me Madam, starring Karen Morrow and Michael Nouri. Lauren was last seen in the world premiere of Lord of Light. Some other favorite productions include: The national tour of West Side Story and regional productions of 42nd Street, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Carousel, A Chorus Line, Anything Goes, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, South Pacific, Sweet Charity and Peter Pan. Lauren’s Versatility as a performer has enabled her to travel all over the US, Europe, Africa and Asia performing for cruise lines, Disney, Magic Productions, The U.S.O. and dance companies. In addition to performing, Lauren also enjoys helping people stay healthy with her work as a fitness trainer. Enjoy the show!
Douglas Sills’ time to shine is now. Last year he aroused Broadway critics with his star-making debut performance in the title role of The Scarlet Pimpernel. This leading role, as Percival Blakeney, earned him Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle, Best Actor nominations and the Theater World Award. He now returns to the stage in the national tour of the show. His previous musical theater work has taken him all over the country, starring in the first national tours of The Secret Garden and Into the Woods. He appeared in the Los Angeles premier of Chess, and has been seen by audiences at such acclaimed regional theaters as South Coast Repertory, Mark Taper Forum, California Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse and Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Last year to support his Tony nomination, he appeared on “Regis and Kathie Lee,” singing a number from the show and sat down with esteemed interviewer Charlie Rose. His work in television has had him guest starring on shows as varied as “Murphy Brown,” “Sisters,” and “Party of Five.” A Michigan native, Douglas holds degrees in theater from the University of Michigan and the American Conservatory Theater. He is a two-time Drama-Logue Award winner, and a charter member of the Antaeus Project at the Mark Taper Forum.
is a recent graduate of UCLA where she earned her BA in Communication Studies, but actually spent all of her time in John Hall’s Musical Theater Workshop! She is thrilled to be making her REPRISE! debut in this production of Mack & Mabel. Most recently, Jill portrayed Hope in Anything Goes at the Downey CLO. Favorite UCLA credits include, Babes in Arms (Billie), Into the Woods (Cinderella) and Once Upon a Mattress directed by Carol Burnett. She frequently performed the National Anthem at UCLA athletic events and also earned the Carol Burnett Award for Musical Theater Performance last June. In 1999, Jill was 2nd Runner-Up and Talent Award winner at the Miss California Pageant.
last appeared with REPRISE! in Call Me Madam. Credits include: Charley Youngblood in Tommy Tune/Jeff Calhoun’s Busker Alley, Rum Tum Tugger later Munkustrap in Cats on Broadway, Paris in Terrence Mann’s Romeo And Juliet, HBO’s The Sopranos, Rueben in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Donny Osmond, Leon Czolgosz in the Boston Premiere of Assassins and co-starred with Melba Moore Off-Broadway in A Swell Party. Upcoming projects include the film Pearl Harbor and The Producers on Broadway with Mel Brooks and Susan Stroman.
National Tour: Dreamgirls (Dance Captain/Swing), Regional Theatre: Boys From Syracuse (Duke of Ephesus),REPRISE!; Dreamgirls (Wayne/Dance Captain), CLO of South Bay Cities; The Who’s Tommy(Hawker), Theater League; Pippin (Player, Leading Player cover), Theater League; Once on this Island (Agwe), McCoy-Rigby; Ain’t Misbehavin’(Andre), Thousand Oaks; Finian’s Rainbow (1st Gospeleer), REPRISE! and Dreamgirls (C.C. White), Long Beach CLO. I’d like to give great thanks to everyone I have encountered. Specifically David Thome, Nolan T’Sani, Phillip Gilmore, Tony Franklin, Frank Hatchett and Shirley McClaine.
National Tours: Damn Yankees; Original Casts: The Tinseltown Studio Awards Show in Anaheim, CA, The World Premiere of Carol Weiss’s Frankenstein for ICT and Kittyhawk, the Musical at the Court Theater. Regionally: Grease as Doody, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying as Mathews for the Colony Studio Theater, Cabaret, Guys & Dolls, Meet Me in St. Louis and many more… Geoffrey is a member of the West Coast Ensemble where he was seen in the Ovation Award nominated production of Cabaret as Victor/Emcee understudy. Previously he appeared in Barry Manilow’s Copacabana for Stiletto Entertainment and just recently starred in the musical jazz revue, The All Night Strut. Geoff just returned from doing Utah Musical theater’s summer session where he appeared as Aloysius Tobin in The Unsinkable Molly Brown and the Courier in 1776 starring Adrian Zmed. Commercial credits include: Toyota, Mazda and Blue Shield. TV credits: ER and The John Larroquette Show. Geoff is thrilled to be performing for REPRISE! and is proud to be part of such a talented cast. Much love to family and friends for their continual love and support.
is a recent graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She recently co-wrote and starred in a new play produced by Elan Theater Company and NYU, Camille, based on the life of sculptress Camille Claudel. Regional credits include Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street, Patsy in Crazy For You (Peninsula Civic Light Opera) and Bebe in A Chorus Line (Pacific Repertory Theater). Other roles have included Lady Montague in Romeo and Juliet, Susana in The Crucible (New York University) and Sandy in Grease. She is thrilled to be part of Mack & Mabel. Kimberly is extremely grateful to her family and Derek and would like to thank them for their unconditional love and endless support.
appeared in the REPRISE!’s productions of Fiorello! and Of Thee I Sing. Broadway: The Sound of Music (Uncle Max opposite Richard Chamberlain), Copperfield, Onward Victoria, Into the Light. Off-Broadway: Mayor, Brownstone, Company, The Wonder Years. Recent appearances include Damn Yankees (Applegate—South Bay CLO), Fiddler (Tevye—Theatre League), Man of La Mancha (Sancho opposite Robert Goulet), Gypsy (Herbie opposite Betty Buckley). National Tours: South Pacific (Billis), Forum (Hysterium), Guys & Dolls (Nathan). He has performed at: Pasadena Playhouse, Macarter Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, Long Beach CLO, Sacramento Music Circus, Pittsburgh CLO and the Coconut Grove Playhouse. He is a member of the Musical Theatre Guild and an associate artist of the Blank Theatre Co. Original Cast recordings include Radio Gals, Mayor, Onward Victoria and The Cradle Will Rock. Television: Series regular: Baby Talk; Recurring: Something So Right, Sisters, LA Law, You’re the One and Pacific Palisades. Lenny has guest starred on over 70 shows including: Ally McBeal, ER, Norm, Party of Five, Diagnosis Murder, Beverly Hills 90210 (series finale), Murder One and Mad About You. Films: Secrets, Locked Up, S.F.W., Panthers, Murder Between Friends, Project Alf, Swan Princess and And the Band Played On.
