Michael Cassara Casting (Casting) recent credits include The Molly Maguires (Pre-Broadway workshop, dir. Sheryl Kaller, mus. dir. John McDaniel), Clear Blue Tuesday (feature film, dir. Elizabeth Lucas), The Gig (benefit concert and cast recording), Breaking In (internet series), If This Hat Could Talk (national tour, dir. George Faison), Stephen Schwartz's Captain Louie (national tour), and countless readings and workshops. Regional credits include Goodspeed Musicals, the Paper Mill Playhouse, the Kitchen Theatre Company and the Hinton Battle Theatre Laboratory. Michael Cassara Casting is the resident casting office of the 2007 New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). Upcoming: 11 shows in this year's NYMF and the inaugural 2007-2008 season of the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Arts in Fairfield, Iowa!

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MARK ALDRICH (Ensemble) Credits include Finian’s Rainbow, The Audience, Juba and others Off-Broadway. South Pacific in concert at Carnegie Hall. Regional: North Shore Music Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Dallas Summer Musicals, Kennedy Center, Pittsburgh CLO and many more. TV/Film include Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Gods and Generals. Proud member of Actors’ Equity.

JODY ASHWORTH (Muff Lawler) includes shows such as Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Victor/Victoria, Assassins, and Steel Pier to his stage credits. Some of his TV/Film credits include Frasier, Sex and the City, Guiding Light, and Man in the Chair (starring Christopher Plummer) to be released later this year. Among his favorite commercial credits are the Milwaukee's Best Light "Giant Beer Can Crush" ads which air alongside the World Series of Poker. Jody would like to dedicate this production to his Mom and Dad who reside in Virginia. Proud member of AEA

STEVEN BOOTH (Michael Darcy) is thrilled to be a part of The Molly Maguires. Past credits include: Avenue Q Las Vegas (Princeton/Rod), Pippin (Pippin), NYMF/Journey to the West (Riversong). Steven holds a BA in Theatre Performance from the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

DONNA LYNNE CHAMPLIN (Irene) Broadway: Sweeney Todd, Hollywood Arms, By Jeeves, James Joyce’s The Dead. Off Broadway/NYC: The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs, First Lady Suite, The Audience. My Life With Albertine, Reunion, Encores! Bloomer Girl, Carnegie Hall’s Very Warm For May, The MET’s Master Class, NYMF’s Flight Of The Lawnchair Man (outstanding actress award). Training: Carnegie Mellon (High Honors BFA), Oxford University (Shakespeare/Chekhov Scholarship). A Princess Grace Theatre grant recipient, DL can be heard on numerous CDs and cast recordings. www.donnalynnechamplin.com

MALACHY CLEARY (Father O’Connor) Last appearing as Mick Flanagan the publican in the Irish Rep.'s production of The Field Malachy has moved to the other side of the bar and taken up the cloth. A diverse Irish -American actor Malachy has played various policeman, fireman and priests for Law & Order as well as drunkards, racists and oh yes an architect in a TheatreWorks of Hartford's production of The Goat.

PETER CORMICAN (Pat Powderkeg Kerrigan) Broadway: FOLLIES (Roundabout). London: Lady in the Dark (RNT), Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s). International & National Tours Include: Phantom of the Opera, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (UK), Closer Than Ever (Canada). Regional: A Little Night Music (Kennedy Center), Me and My Girl (Goodspeed), Sweeney Todd (Leicester UK), Man of La Mancha (Jupiter, FL), Mame, Rags, Anything Goes, My Fair Lady (Papermill). Proud Equity Member since 1975.

JULIE FOLDESI (Ensemble) Broadway: Little Women (standby Jo), The Full Monty. National Tours: Little Women (Jo), Jekyll and Hyde, Kenny Rogers. Julie plays with her band in around NY. Her original album is to be released this summer. Go to www.juliefoldesi.com for more information.

SHAWNA M. HAMIC (Ensemble) was last seen representing American Musical Theater in the Macao International Music Festival’s production of Guys and Dolls as General Cartwright. Other recent credits include Betty in The Screams of Kitty Genovese for the New York Musical Theater Festival, Smitty in How to Succeed…, Princess Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress, Sister Mary Hubert in Nunsense, Madame de La Grand Bouche in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Ethel Tofflemier in The Music Man. She would like to send her love and gratitude to her friends and family for all their support. “TMF! A&A! F&AD!”

RICK HILSABECK (Schatz/Burns) Broadway: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (ensemble, Caractacus Potts; many perfs.) Nat’l.: Three Original Casts- Harold Prince, director; The Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom, Joseph Jefferson Award nom.), Parade (Governor Slaton), Bounce (ensemble, Wilson Mizner, cast recording), Other Nat’l: Ragtime (orig. cast Chicago), Regional: Gypsy (Herbie, AMTSJ), A Christmas Carol, (Scrooge, Riverside Theatre), Swing! (NSMT), The Dinner Party, Victor/Victoria, Sweet Charity, Crazy For You, also; Hubbard St. Dance Company.

LEAH HOCKING (Mary Higgins) Broadway: Mamma Mia (Donna Sheridan), Hairspray (Velma Vontussle), All Shook Up (Miss Sandra), Dance of the Vampires (Magda), The Wild Party (Mae), Jekyll and Hyde (Lucy), Grease (Marty), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown). New York City Opera: The Most Happy Fella (Cleo). Off Broadway: The Thing About Men (Lucy), The Best of Forbidden Broadway, Inside Out (Dena). Extensive Regional Theatre. Film/TV: Once Around the Universe, Whoopie, Law and Order. Original Cast Recordings: The Thing About Men, The Wild Party, Jekyll and Hyde and All Shook Up.

KEN JENNINGS (Columbus McGee) Broadway: Sweeney Todd (Drama Desk Award – Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical, Theatre World Award), Urinetown, Sideshow, London Assurance, Present Laughter, All God’s Chillun’s Got Wings, Grand Hotel, Mayor. TV: Hack, Third Watch, Law and Order, All My Children, Another World, One Life To Live. Many Off-Broadway and Regional Theater credits. Proud member of Actors’ Equity.

JOSEPH KOLINSKI (Ensemble) AEA member for 25 years. Seen on Broadway in Titanic, Les Miserables, Sunday in the Park with George, The Three Musketeers, The Human Comedy and Dance a Little Closer. He was Celebrant in Leonard Bernstein's Mass at The Kennedy Center, and Prince Roland of Mendora on ABC's One Life to Live.

MICHAEL MINARIK (Ensemble) Broadway Tours: Little Women (John Brooke), Urinetown (Bobby Strong Standby). Regional: The Rink (Dino) Cape Playhouse, Urinetown (Booby Strong) A.C.T. San Francisco, Beauty and the Beast (Gaston) Marriott Lincolnshire, Jekyll and Hyde (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) West VA Public. Proud Member of AEA since 2001.

SUZANNA NEELEY BRIDGES (Ensemble) Since graduating from NYU (CAP21) in 2005, Suzanna toured with The Full Monty and most recently Les Miserables (Cosette u/s). Now she divides her time between studying audio engineering, the fiddle, Bikram yoga, and singing in a rock band. Suzanna is thrilled to be working with such wonderful people on such a beautiful piece! Thanks Michael!

WILLIAM PARRY (Franklin Gowen) Original Broadway productions include: Sunday in the Park with George, Passion (PBS); Agamemnon (Lincoln Center); Jesus Christ Superstar; Gypsy with Bernadette Peters, others. Other NY credits include: Assassins, Cymbeline, The Knife (NYSF), more. National Tours: A Few Good Men, Camelot (u/s Richards Burton & Harris), Titanic. Over 30 regional productions. Film & TV: Domestic Disturbances, In & Out, “Law & Order,” “The Pretender.” Radio: 2 seasons on “A Prairie Home Companion.” Recently: Pure Confidence at Cincinnati Playhouse.

JONAH PAULOO (Frank Higgins) began performing at age 7 and has appeared in numerous summer stock productions, most recently at The Weathervane Theatre in West Side Story (Baby John). He made his Broadway debut at age 12 as Nathan Lukowski in The Full Monty. He is currently a student at Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School. Thanks to Nancy Carson, Deborah Jean Templin, and to his parents for all their love and support.

THOM SESMA (Jack Kehoe) starred recently on Broadway in Twyla Tharp’s Bob Dylan project, The Times They Are a Changin’. Other credits on and off Broadway and on tour include Miss Saigon, Titanic, Search and Destroy, Man of La Mancha (2002), Cymbeline, Rashomon, Baby Goya, In a Pig’s Valise, As Thousands Cheer, Othello; Regional: Yale Rep, McCarter, Old Globe, Arena Stage, Centre Stage, Berkeley Rep, and many more in Dinner With Friends, Romeo & Juliet, The Normal Heart, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Twelfth Night, The Winter’s Tale, King & I, others. TV/Film: Guest roles on Third Watch, Law & Order, Whoopi, Trinity, When I Grow Up, Canterbury’s Law, Mambo Kings, and Molly Dodd. A proud member of AEA and SSDC.

ELENA SHADDOW (Katie Sullivan Darcy) Broadway: Woman in White, Fiddler…, Nine, Sweet Smell of Success, Les Misérables. London West End: Magnolia in Showboat. National Tours:Clara Johnson in The Light in the Piazza (first National). Recent Regional: Lili in Carnival! (Papermill Playhouse), Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ). ElenaShaddow.com, AEA./p>

CIARÁN SHEEHAN (James McKenna) Born in Dublin, Ireland he last appeared on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera and has performed both The Phantom (1000 performances) and Raoul. Other New York appearances - Les Miserables (Babet/Marius), The Irish...and how they got that way (Ciaran), Grandchild of Kings (Tom),and The Hostage (Shaughnessy). Television - Law & Order (NBC), The Irish … and how they got that way (PBS), and currently From Galway to Broadway (PBS). Concert highlights include sold-out performances at - Carnegie Hall - A Great Night for the Irish ('07), The Magic of Christmas ('05), and Dublin's National Concert Hall - From Broadway to Ireland ('04). He has had the honor of singing at Yankee Stadium, Giants Stadium, Continental Arena, and The Metrodome. Recordings - "Ciarán", "Ha'penny Bridge", "The Irish...and how they got that way" "From Galway to Broadway". Currently he tours in concert with Gay Willis and Eily O'Grady Patterson, is a proud member of The Irish Repertory Theatre in NYC, and is married to Broadway and New York City Ballet star Alexia Hess. As always everything for her and their three children Kyle, Hennessy, and Brendan. Go raibh mile maith agat Jack!

GABRIELLE STRAVELLI (Seamus O'Rourke) Most recently appeared as Anique and in the women’s ensemble of the new musical ACE, at the Old Globe Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. New York credits include, Angie in Once Upon A Time In New Jersey at the Directors Co., and featured soloist in Her Song at the acclaimed Birdland Jazz Club. Gabrielle holds a BFA in musical theater from The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Proud member of AEA.

BEN THOMPSON (Ensemble) National Tours: Big River (Tom Sawyer u/s) directed by Jeff Calhoun and Joseph…. (Asher) starring Jon Secada. Favorite Regional: Originated the role of Zeke Baylor in Disney’s High School Musical (World Professional Premiere), Pump Boys… (Jim), Smokey Joe's Café (Michael), Godspell (Judas), The Sound of Music (Rolf) and Forever Plaid (Frankie). Other: Cyrano De Bergerac with Placido Domingo at the Metropolitan Opera. Proud member of AEA. Thanks to Sheryl, John, Sid, and Bill, “lllu” Kitty!

CHRISTIANNE TISDALE (Pegeen O'Day) Broadway/West End appearances include Beauty and the Beast, Triumph of Love, One Touch of Venus, and Titanic (1st national). Yale, BA. A portion of the proceeds of her debut CD, JUST A MAP—A LULLABY TO THE WORLD, are donated to charities promoting peace and human rights awareness. www.ChristianneTisdale.com.