"Simply a delight.... A total pleasure."
-Los Angeles Times
Kim is so happy to be returning to Reprise! where she was last seen in Damn Yankees and as Chastity in Anything Goes. Since then, Kim has been with the Mamma Mia! company in Vegas, as well as the 1st National Tour as the Dance Captain. Broadway/National: Peter Pan. European Tours: My Fair Lady and 42nd Street. Regional: Sacramento Music Circus, Northshore Musical Theatre, Casa Manana, Starlight Musical Theatre, McCoy/Rigby Entertainment, Theater League Tours, South Bay CLO, Santa Barbara CLO, and Fullerton CLO. Love you Steve and Robbie! Proud member of Actors' Equity.
Louis has been a professional dancer since the age of 12, starting with the New Mexico Ballet Company. After moving to Los Angeles, he started his training immediately with a full scholarship at the EDGE Performing Arts Center in Hollywood. Since, his career has included television, film, theatre, music videos, opera, stunt shows, and commercials. He is a company member of the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Co. and Collage Dance Theatre. Louis is excited to be returning to the Reprise! stage and is always happy and honored to work with the great Lee Martino. He is, in fact, one of the original “Lee Martino Dancers”. Thanks mom and dad, I love you guys.
is excited to be back in the country and making her Reprise! debut! She started her college education at UCLA as a WAC major and received her BA degree (with honors) from Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London. Over her past four years in London, she has enjoyed dancing throughout the United Kingdom with Moving Visions, having her own choreography premiere at the Royal Opera House in Convent Garden, dancing with RODA, creating new work with top European Choreographers, working with Phoenix Dance Theatre, and Performing solo work in St. Paul’s Cathedral. Highlights of work in California have included: dancing with Inland Pacific Ballet, creating new work with Stephanie Gilliland, and training with LINES ballet. Musical theatre credits include; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Will Rogers Follies, She Loves Me, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Carousel. Zaylin would like to thank Lee Martino for all her guidance, support, and for this wonderful opportunity!
New York stage credits include: Shakespeare In The Park, Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York Shakespeare Festival, and The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Festival, among many other venues. In Los Angeles, Mr. Brooks has worked extensively in both Television and Film. Credits include: film roles in Stir Crazy, Protocol, Skin Deep, Indecent Proposal and many others. Series regular roles include “My Sister Sam,” “Teachers Only,” “Private Benjamin,” “Hail To The Chief,” “Good Grief,” and recurring roles on “Facts Of Life,” “Six Feet Under,” “Phil Of the Future,” and many others. His guest-starring appearances run the gamut from “Three’s Company” to “LA Law” to “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The Closer,” “Cane,” and “State Of Mind.”
Originally from Owasso, OK, Tanea is a country girl, born and raised. It was in this small town where she discovered her three passions in life; acting, dancing, and modeling. In further pursuit of her dreams, she relocated to Dallas, TX where she served as the youngest member of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. By her third year, she was chosen to grace the cover of their coveted swimsuit calendar. Not abandoning her love for the dramatic arts, she continued to study acting throughout college. Having taken advantage of everything Dallas had to offer her, she took a leap of faith and moved to the bright lights and big city of Hollywood. Within her first few years of living in Los Angeles, she appeared in several commercials and television shows, including: "The Men's Room," "Off Center" and "The Hughley's." She recently appeared opposite Jeff Foxworthy in his show on CMT and David Allen Grier in his upcoming show on Comedy Central. With the help of her dance background, she landed the lead in Trace Adkins' hit music video, "Honkytonk Badonkadonk." She currently tours the world dancing and singing with a performance group. She just returned from her 5th military tour performing for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. She is proud to make her Reprise! debut and feels honored to be a part of such a highly regarded production.
Television: “Passions (Siren),” “Boston Legal (Debbie),” “The Guiding Light,” “Homicide: Life on the Streets,” “Earth Angels,” “Miss America (Miss New York).” Film: Confessions Of A Shopaholic (upcoming), Washington Square, Boys; Theatre: National Concert Tour Jekyll & Hyde (Emma), The Music Of Frank Wildhorn, Workshop of Rudolf (Mary), Workshop of Wonderland (Alice), Oklahoma (Laurey), Bye Bye Birdie (Kim), The Sound Of Music (Maria); Recordings: Jekyll & Hyde - Resurrection (Emma), Concept Recording Bonnie & Clyde (Bonnie), Concept Recording Wonderland (Alice), Concept Recording of Rudolf (Mary); University of Maryland; NYU Tisch School for the Arts. Much love and many thanks to my family. www.brandiburkhardt.com
is thrilled to return for his seventh Reprise! Production after She Loves Me (Ovation Award, Best Supporting Actor), Anything Goes (Ovation Nominee), On the Town (Ovation Nominee), 1776: The Musical, Brigadoon, and They’re Playing Our Song. Larry’s stage career began when he was cast as famed composer Hoagy Carmichael in Hoagy, Bix, and Wolfgang Beethoven Bunkhaus (Mark Taper Forum), followed by Lets Call the Whole Thing Gershwin and Movie Star at the Westwood Playhouse (now The Geffen). As a member of Burbank’s renowned Colony Theatre, he recently portrayed WWI flying ace Billy Bishop in Billy Bishop Goes to War. Other Colony Productions: Around the World in 80 Days (Ovation Nominee), Stage Struck, and Accomplice. Film credits include: National Treasure: Book of Secrets, the upcoming feature, Towelhead, directed by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under), and Hollywoodland (opposite Adrien Brody). Television: “Alias,” “Without A Trace,” “Boston Legal,” “The Closer,” “The Riches,” “The Shield,” and three seasons as the opium-addicted 'Leon' in the HBO hit series, “Deadwood.” Larry is the lucky husband (27 years) of Pamela Joy, and proud father of Jaqueline (Visual Arts, Columbia University) and Raquel (Film Directing, NYU). For more info, go to www.larrycedar.com. Member, Actors Equity Association.
is thrilled to be returning to Reprise! after creating the role of Young Ray in Ray Charles Live! at the Pasadena Playhouse. Wilkie was born and raised in Miami, FL, and is a graduate of New World School of the Arts. He went on to Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, and then attended Eastman School of Music as a classical piano performance major. After Eastman, he moved to New York City and joined the faculty of the Boys' Choir of Harlem as assistant director/piano accompanist and music theory instructor. As an actor/singer/dancer, Wilkie has performed roles in Ray Charles Live! (Young Ray), Hairspray (Seaweed 1st Nat'l Tour), Sister Act, South Pacific (Hollywood Bowl w/ Reba McEntire) Dreamgirls (west coast tour), Smokey Joe's Cafe, Annie, Ain't Misbehavin, Anything Goes, Miss Saigon (John), and My One and Only for Reprise! in addition to numerous television appearances and voiceovers. Thanks to family and friends for their continued support! Schmoopen.
National Tours: Contact (Headwaiter), Disney Symphonic Fantasy (Snow White Prince). Regional: West Side Story (Bernardo), Music Man(Tommy Djealos), Sound of Music, Brigadoon, Camelot, Grand Hotel (Bolero Ovation nomination best featured actor in a musical). Movies/TV: The Mask, The Producers, Bratz, Unsuitable, “Boys and Girls Guide to Getting down”, “Murder She Wrote”. Companies: Boston Ballet, American Folk Ballet, L.A. Classical Ballet, City Ballet of Los Angeles.
A farm kid from Blissfield, Michigan, John moved to NYC right after graduating from the University of Michigan and made his Broadway debut that same year as an original cast member of The Will Rogers Follies. He has countless theatre credits across the country as well as many notable television and film appearances. John is also an accomplished portrait photographer www.johnganun.com and runs a successful event photography company, www.guestar.biz. This marks his fifth show for Reprise!
born in Texas, Ray now lives in Los Angeles and has performed all over the world. He is thrilled to be returning to Reprise! for another amazing production. Some of his favorite credits include Rent on Broadway as Angel and other roles and Peter Pan the musical with Cathy Rigby. Other credits include The Ten Commandments with Val Kilmer, Damn Yankees (Sanchez), Pippin, Tommy, West Side Story, La Cage Aux Folles (Hanna), Annie Get Your Gun (Tommy Keeler), Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, and Fame. He has toured and performed with many artists such as Debbie Gibson, Jody Wately, Gloria Estefan, and Vanessa Williams. He has modeled for Harley Davidson, Adidas, and Bum Equipment. He can also be seen in the independent film Neverland, as well as the feature film Rent. He has choreographed for Universal Studios Hollywood, Florida, and Japan. Many thanks to the Reprise! family and the amazing production team! Also, thanks and much love to family, Syl, Kabuki and Lee. He’d like to dedicate this performance to his mother, Rafaela Garcia. Miss you mom!
is best known for his role as the unscrupulous gang lawyer, Maury Levy, on HBO’s acclaimed hit, “The Wire,” now in its fifth season. He’s also appeared on “Life,” “Studio 60,” “The Closer,” “Veronica Mars,” “ER,” “West Wing,” “Boston Legal,” and a host of other television shows, and co-stars in the upcoming Disney pilot, “Sketchpad.” Michael was in the original cast of the first national tour of The Producers, playing twelve roles a night and understudying the lead roles of Max Bialystock and Roger DeBris. He also toured as the evil innkeeper Thénardier in Les Misérables. His book, Letters from Backstage: The Adventures of a Touring Stage Actor (foreword by Jason Alexander) is a funny, behind-the-scenes chronicle of his time on the road. It’s available at Amazon.com. Regionally, he’s played Nathan in Guys and Dolls, Herbie in Gypsy¸ Tateh in Ragtime, Milt in Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Dimas in Triumph of Love, and Pseudolous in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Most impressively, he’s the voice of that talking beaver in the Rozerum commercials. Michael is a proud member of the Actors Equity Association.
Lil Abner marks Michael’s first production with Reprise! Michael’s stage credits are wide and varied. He has performed everything from Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof to a transvestite named Enrique in the West Coast Premier of Voices from the Cellar. His singing has taken him around the world with symphonies from various countries. Michael has worked with, toured, and sung with such artists as Weird Al Yankovic, Theresa Saldana, Carol Lawrence, Wally Kurth, Juliet Prowse, John Raitt, Boy George, Gladys Knight, and, most recently, Megan Mullally of TV’s “Will and Grace.” Michael dedicates this and every show to both his Sister Linda and in loving memory of his precious Mother Lillian. My heart is with you Mom.
was born in Palo Alto, CA, and attended Beverly Hills High School. Her acting career began with a guest-starring role on the hit ABC sitcom “Growing Pains,” and playing a series regular on the “Growing Pains” spin-off, “Just the Ten of Us”. After that show ended, Jamie took a few years off before returning to the screen in the NBC made-for TV movie Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? She followed with small roles on TV shows including “Married…With Children” and “Diagnosis Murder” before taking one of the dramatic leads in The WB primetime soap “Savannah.” Her next role came on Fox’s “Melrose Place” as the vixen Lexi, and later played the role of Rachel Burke on the NBC crime drama “The Profiler.” Recent television credits include; “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “CSI: Miami,” “N.C.I.S.” and “The War at Home,” as well as the Lifetime Television films Blind Justice, Stranger in My Bed, The Suspect, and A Perfect Marriage. Her most recent starring role in a film is Regent Entertainment’s Nuclear Hurricane. On the stage, Jamie starred as part of the Young Playwrights Festival in Rise Up and White Woman. Most recently, she starred in Jerry Mayer’s controversial play, Black and Bluestein, at the Santa Monica Playhouse. She is thrilled to be a part of this cast and adores the incredibly talented people who have made it possible to showcase her comedic talent once again.
began his professional career in May of 1993 when he decided to forgo his interests in the legal profession in favor of the unstable world of entertainment. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, with a B.A. in political science with honors, emphasizing in mass media politics and constitutional law. His time away from his studies was spent performing in a multitude of capacities - in rock bands, choirs, operas, musicals, barbershop quartets, to mention a few. Putting his academic career temporarily on hold, Eric ventured to NYC where he began a long stretch of musical, acting, modeling, and performance endeavors. Aside from his role as Ethan Winthrop on NBC's “Passions,” Eric is most widely known for his critically-hailed comic portrayal of the Pharaoh in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, touring with the production nationally for four consecutive years. Eric has appeared in over 40 theatrical productions. Locally, he starred in the new musical Knight Life (Sir Handsome Plotdevice/Dark Knight), and the new musical adaptation of Garry Marshall's Happy Days: The Musical (Count Malachi). Love to Lisa and the twins. www.ericmartsolf.com
Born and raised in Southern California, Lauren began performing at the young at of seven. Some of her television appearances include: "CSI: NY", NBC's "Latin on Ice", and FOX's "Boston Public". She has worked with artists Katherine McPhee, Daniel Powter, Pink, Myra, and Italian artist Vasco Rossi. Lauren is thrilled to be a part of such a talented cast. She would like to thank her amazing family and friends for all their love and support.
Kimberly is thrilled to return to Reprise! where she was last seen in On The Town. Favorite musical theatre credits include: Maggie in Brigadoon for Reprise! and Musical Theatre West, Cha Cha in Grease for CLOSBC, Phantom for Performance Riverside (Belladova), and Carousel for Performance Riverside (Louise). Other credits include: Mame starring Carol Lawrence and Sally Struthers, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Children of Eden and Show Boat, just to name a few. She has danced at the Ford Theatre in Reprise! Broadways Best, in Detroit for the extravaganza “Impact at Ford Field”, the opening gala for Ford Field, home of the Detroit Lions, and in Palm Springs in the opening Gala for the Spa Resort Casino. Kimberly has danced in several Actor’s Fund Benefits as well as S.T.A.G.E. Benefits. She holds a BA in dance from UC Irvine and is a certified Pilates Instructor.
Earned a Tony nomination when she starred in the 35th Anniversary production of Peter Pan on Broadway. Subsequently, her multiple talents were lauded on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre as the Cat-In-The-Hat in Seussical the Musical. Other National and Regional tours include: Annie Get Your Gun, Meet Me In St. Louis, South Pacific, Paint Your Wagon, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Most recently, Cathy starred in AR Gurneys Silvia, to rave reviews, at the La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts.
Past productions with Reprise! include On the Town and On the Twentieth Century. Additional regional theatre credits include Can-Can (Pasadena Playhouse), Life Could Be A Dream (Milwaukee Rep), Beauty and the Beast (TUTS, Casa Mañana), How To Succeed... and Good News! (Music Theatre of Wichita), Sweeney Todd and Carousel (Performance Riverside), Seussical and Man of La Mancha (Moonlight Stage), The Wizard of Oz (Starlight Musical Theatre), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Musical Theatre West), The Secret Garden (Laguna Playhouse), and Forever Plaid. As a caricaturist and illustrator, Justin’s work has been featured in collections across the country and has promoted theatrical endeavors throughout LA (including The Odd Couple for Reprise!) and beyond. www.squigsink.com. Love and thanks to the Family.
On Broadway, Leslie originated the role of Anne in La Cage Aux Folles and appeared in Victor/Victoria with the delightful Julie Andrews. Her Off-Broadway credits include: James Lapine’s Twelve Dreams at Lincoln Center, Most Happy Fella with NewYork City Opera, My Fair Lady withKelsey Grammar and the NY Philharmonic, and Macbeth with The Shakespeare Project as Lady MacDuff. Regionally, she has appeared in Comedy of Errors at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, as Miranda in The Tempest at North Shore, as Hippolyta in Tis Pity She’s A Whore at L.A.’s Odyssey Theatre, and in Can Can and Ray Charles LIVE at the Pasadena Playhouse last season. Ms. Stevens played Charity in Sweet Charity for Austin Musical Theatre and Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Connecticut, both under the direction of Scott Thompson. She was acknowledged with two regional Best Actress Awards for that role, as well as a Connecticut Critic’s Circle nomination for Best Actress. She is a proud alumnus of the fabulous Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the Shakespeare LAB at New York’s Public Theatre and part of LA Opera’s excellent Education and Community Programs Dept. Thank you to Joan Zajac, genius voice teacher, Lee, Jason, Jim, JJ, Steven Dry, and Eli.
is excited to finally be working with Michael Michetti and he is happy to be back with Jason Alexander after being directed by him in the short-lived, but beloved Oxygen series Campus Ladies. Other TV credits include: “The Comeback,” “Studio 60,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” “Hannah Montana,” and “Nip/Tuck.” Film: Legally Blonde 2, Pursuit of Happyness, and the upcoming Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. Stage: We Will Rock You, Jesus' Kid Brother, Can-Can (2007 Ovation nomination) and the Groundlings Sunday Company. His greatest passions include poker, Tivo, and all things green - you'll often find him in his Prius extolling the virtues and benefits of sustainable living, even if no one's listening. Love to Nina and to his best friend/brother, Omid. www.AmirTalai.com
a native of the Carolinas, received his training at the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts for Drama and Dance. Classical solo roles followed with World Premieres for the Pacific Northwest Ballet and Houston Ballet, as well as guest principal roles on international stages. John starred in the Sundance-awarded play, The Studio at South Coast Repertory. Broadway roles include The Phantom of the Opera and Movin Out. Television: “Bourbon Street” (series regular), “Sex and the City,” “Days of Our Lives,” and “As the World Turns.” Mr. Todd is very honored to be returning to Reprise!, assisting the very talented Lee Martino, and to be working with such a great cast.
is making his 2nd appearence with Reprise!, his first having been in the show 1776, during which 9/11 happened. Doing that play during that traumatic time in American history is something no one connected with that production has ever forgotten. Robert has been an actor and performer for at least sixty of his seventy-one years; encompassing the theatre, radio, television, voice-over, and film. Among recent appearences are A Noise Within's Dear Brutus, annual appearances as Scrooge, television's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and toward the end of 2008, David Fincher's film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. However, the most important was originating the role of Snoopy in Los Angeles in You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, a role he repeated in the TV version. It not only brought some recognition, but also gave him a family. His favorite role, however, is the role of husband, father, and grandfather, and there is no greater highlight than that.
Born and raised in Shaker Heights, OH, he began his career at Chicago's famed Second City. His improvisational performance as "Buck Laughlin" in the film Best in Show earned him numerous awards, the American Comedy Award for Funniest Performance by a Supporting Actor, and the Official Selection Award from AFI. He also appeared in the Christopher Guest film Waiting for Guffman, earning an American Comedy Award nomination and a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Funniest Supporting Actor. Additional film credits include: This Is Spinal Tap, Roxanne, The Wedding Planner, How High, American Pie 3, A Mighty Wind, and Anchorman. He received three Emmy nominations for his role as Martin Mull's lover on "Roseanne" and his recurring role on "Everybody Loves Raymond." In addition, he has had over 50 appearances on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Stage credits include: Off-Broadway performances in Little Murders and Arf. Regional roles include: Call Me Madam in Chicago and the musicals Promises, Promises and Anything Goes for Reprise! He starred in Wendy Wasserstein's Isn't It Romantic and Elvis and Juliet (written by his wife, Mary). Currently, Fred co-stars with Kelsey Grammar and Patricia Heaton as sportscaster Marsh McGinley on the Fox series "Back To You." He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and is a die-hard fan of the Cleveland Indians.
is thrilled to be making her Reprise! debut. Other musical favorites include: Broadway Nat'l Tour of Annie Get Your Gun, Palm Beach Opera's Thais, Regional Productions include: A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Annie, and Me and my Girl, to name a few. Television: "10-8," "Eternal Bliss (pilot)," "Ready To Go,” and more. Look for Debbie, co-starring as the artist formerly known as Maxine, in the improv webisode series, "The United States' Ultimate Reality Star," coming soon! On the New York stage, Debbie starred in Alan Ball's Powerlunch and was featured in New York Actor. She attended James Madison University as a Dance major, then transferred to, and graduated from, Emerson College's B.F.A. program. In Debbie's other life, she works as a Pilates Instructor at Life Long Pilates in Santa Monica and she sends big x’s and o's to the crew! Many thanks to the Parents, sister Rachel, my Rich, and my girls for endless love and support. A big shout out to my 2 month old niece, Claire Ella, who already understands “the show must go on!”