| GYPSY Announces Additional Casting | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 07:07 pm EDT 09/30/24 | |
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| PRESENTING! IN PERSON! GYPSY CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT SIX-TIME TONY AWARD WINNER Audra McDonald and previously announced Tony Award Winner DANNY BURSTEIN, JOY WOODS, JORDAN TYSON, Olivier Award Winner LESLI MARGHERITA, LILI THOMAS, MYLINDA HULL will be joined by JACOB MING-TRENT (Uncle Jocko), KYLEIGH DENAE VICKERS (Baby Louise), MARLEY LIANNE GOMES & JADE SMITH (Baby June), KEVIN CSOLAK (Tulsa) with an ensemble featuring SHANEL BAILEY, JACE BENTLY, BRANDON BURKS, HUNTER CAPELLÁN, TONY d'ALELIO, SUMMER RAE DANEY, KELLIE JEAN HOAGLAND, ALIAH JAMES, BRITTNEY JOHNSON, ZACHARY DANIEL JONES, ETHAN JOSEPH, ANDREW KOBER, KRYSTAL MACKIE, JAMES McMENAMIN, COLE NEWBURG, MAJO RIVERO, SALLY SHAW, BRENDAN SHEEHAN, THOMAS SILCOTT, JAYDEN THEOPHILE and JORDAN WYNN Performances Begin Thursday, November 21, 2024 REOPENING the LEGENDARY MAJESTIC Theatre OpenING Thursday, December 19, 2024 (New York, NY) Producers Tom Kirdahy and Mara Isaacs along with Kevin Ryan and Diane Scott Carter are proud to announce the cast of GYPSY, directed by six-time Tony Award-winning Director George C. Wolfe. Joining six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (Rose), Tony Award Winner Danny Burstein (Herbie), Joy Woods (Louise), Jordan Tyson (Dainty June), Olivier Award winner Lesli Margherita (Tessie Tura), Lili Thomas (Miss Mazeppa) and Mylinda Hull (Miss Electra) will be Jacob Ming-Trent (Uncle Jocko), Kyleigh Denae Vickers (Baby Louise), Marley Lianne Gomes & Jade Smith (Baby June), and Kevin Csolak (Tulsa). The ensemble features Shanel Bailey, Jace Bently, Brandon Burks, Hunter Capellán, Tony d'Alelio, Summer Rae Daney, Kellie Jean Hoagland, Aliah James, Brittney Johnson, Zachary Daniel Jones, Ethan Joseph, Andrew Kober, Krystal Mackie, James McMenamin, Cole Newburg, Majo Rivero, Sally Shaw, Thomas Silcott, Brendan Sheehan, Jayden Theophile, and Jordan Wynn. Additional standby and understudy casting to be announced. GYPSY is suggested by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee. The musical features a book by Tony Award Winner Arthur Laurents, music by Tony and Academy Award Winner Jule Styne, and lyrics by Tony, Grammy, Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize Winner Stephen Sondheim, choreography by four-time Tony Award nominated Camille A. Brown, music direction and supervision by Andy Einhorn, and additional orchestrations and arrangements by Tony Award winner Daryl Waters. GYPSY has scenic design by four-time Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto, costume design by four-time Tony Award nominee Toni-Leslie James, lighting design by nine-time Tony Award winner Jules Fisher + three-time Tony Award winner Peggy Eisenhauer, sound design by Tony Award winner Scott Lehrer, hair and wig design by Academy Award winner Mia Neal, makeup design by Michael Clifton, casting by Jordan Thaler CSA/Heidi Griffiths CSA, and production stage management by Rick Steiger. GYPSY performances will begin Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Broadway's newly renovated Majestic Theatre (245 West 44th Street) and the show will officially open on Thursday, December 19, 2024. Tickets for GYPSY are available at Telecharge.com (212.239.6200), or at the Majestic Theatre box office, beginning Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 10am, and start at $79 (inclusive of all fees). For the GYPSY playing schedule during previews and the holidays, please visit www.GypsyBway.com. Beginning Wednesday, January 1, 2025, the playing schedule is Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 7pm, Wednesday at 7:30pm and Saturday at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm. Follow GYPSY at @gypsybway on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram. For more information visit www.GypsyBway.com # # # CAST BIOGRAPHIES AUDRA McDONALD (Rose) is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actor. The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards and an Emmy, in 2015 she was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people and received the National Medal of Arts—America's highest honor for achievement in the field—from President Barack Obama. In addition to her Tony-winning performances in Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill—the role that also served as the vehicle for her Olivier Award-nominated 2017 debut in London's West End—she has appeared on Broadway in The Secret Garden; Marie Christine (Tony nomination); Henry IV; 110 in the Shade (Tony nomination); Shuffle Along, or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed; Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Tony nomination); and Ohio State Murders (Tony nomination). On television, she was seen by millions as the Mother Abbess in NBC's "The Sound of Music Live!," won an Emmy Award for her role as host of PBS's "Live From Lincoln Center," and received Emmy nominations for "Wit," "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill." Having played Dr. Naomi Bennett on Shonda Rhimes's "Private Practice" (ABC) and Liz Reddick (formerly Lawrence) on both "The Good Wife" (CBS) and "The Good Fight" (Paramount+), she may now be seen as Dorothy Scott on Julian Fellowes's "The Gilded Age" (HBO). On film, she has appeared in Seven Servants, The Object of My Affection, Cradle Will Rock, It Runs in the Family, The Best Thief in the World, She Got Problems, Rampart, Ricki and the Flash, Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast, the movie-musical Hello Again, Cinergistik's documentary Whitney Houston in Focus, the Obamas' Higher Ground Productions' Rustin and MGM's Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect. McDonald is a Juilliard-trained soprano, whose opera credits include La voix humaine and Send at Houston Grand Opera, and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at Los Angeles Opera, where the resulting recording earned her two Grammy Awards. She has issued five solo albums on the Nonesuch label as well as "Sing Happy" with the New York Philharmonic on Decca Gold. She also maintains a major career as a concert artist, regularly appearing on the great stages of the world and with leading international orchestras. She is a founding member of Black Theatre United, board member of Covenant House International, and prominent advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights, whose favorite roles are those performed offstage, as an activist, wife to actor Will Swenson, and mother. DANNY BURSTEIN (Herbie) has appeared in 19 Broadway shows, including: Pictures From Home; Moulin Rouge, for which he received the Tony Award for playing Harold Zidler; Doolittle in My Fair Lady; Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof; Herr Schultz in Cabaret; Max in The Snow Geese; Tokio in Golden Boy; Buddy Plummer in Follies; The Taxi Driver in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown; Luther Billis in South Pacific; Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone (Ovation Award nomination); Company; A Class Act; Titanic; and three seasons as an original company member of Tony Randall's National Actors Theater: Three Men on a Horse, Saint Joan, The Seagull, A Little Hotel on the Side and The Flowering Peach. Off-Broadway includes: Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Delacorte); Describe the Night (Atlantic); Talley's Folly (Lucille Lortel Award nomination); Mrs. Farnsworth (opposite Sigourney Weaver & John Lithgow); Psych; All in the Timing; Merrily We Roll Along; Weird Romance; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, three appearances at Carnegie Hall as well as performing at the Metropolitan Opera as Frosch in the Jeremy Sams/Douglas Carter Beane production of Die Fledermaus. Film/TV includes: "Julia," "Dora," "Tokyo Vice," "The Good Fight," "Will Trent", "Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies", Molli and Max in the Future, "The Accidental Wolf," Gary Jr. Or Jesus of Framingham, Tick Tick Boom, Separation, "F Is For Family," The Same Storm, "Central Park," "Dr. Death," "Evil," "Instinct," "NCIS: New Orleans," "Madam Secretary," "The Blacklist, "Tales of the City," "Deception," "Elementary," Indignation (directed by James Schamus), The Family Fang (directed by Jason Bateman), Blackhat, "Boardwalk Empire" (directed by Martin Scorsese), "Louie," "The Good Wife," "Absolutely Fabulous," "Ed," all the "Law & Order" series, "Hope & Faith," Transamerica, Deception, Affluenza, American Milkshake, Nor'easter, Construction, The Sounding; and Trust, Greed, Bullets & Bourbon. He was honored with his own Sardi's caricature in 2009. Mr. Burstein proudly served on the Artists Committee for the Kennedy Center Honors for 15 years and received his training at New York's famed H.S. of Performing Arts, the Moscow Art Theater, Queens College (BA) and the University of California, San Diego (MFA). In 2022, he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, from Queens College. Burstein has received the Tony Award (7 nominations), the Drama League Award (3 nominations), two Drama Desk Awards (4 nominations), four Outer Critics Circle Awards (6 nominations), and three Grammy Award nominations. Joy Woods (Louise) can currently be seen starring as Middle Allie in The Notebook on Broadway. Woods originated the role at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and received The Joseph Jefferson Award for Performer in a Supporting Role – Musical for her performance. Previously, Woods made her Broadway debut as Catherine Parr in Six: The Musical. In 2023, Woods starred as Martha Mills in the Off-Broadway revival of I Can Get it For You Wholesale. The production won the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Revival of a Musical. Woods made her Off-Broadway debut in 2019, originating the role of Chiffon in the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors. She then returned to the show in 2023 as Audrey. Woods resides in New York and graduated from the AMDA College of the Performing Arts. Jordan Tyson (Dainty June) made her Broadway debut in The Notebook. Other Theatre credits include: Bulrusher (McCarter/Berkeley Rep), Into the Woods (PCLO), The Notebook (Chicago Shakespeare), Lempicka (La Jolla Playhouse), Streets of New York (Irish Repertory), Folk Wandering (ART/NY), I And You (Weston Playhouse). Television: "The Chair" (Netflix/recurring Guest Star). Film: Vampires vs. the Bronx (Netflix). Readings: Hearts Beat Loud (MCC), Learned Ladies. 2017 Audelco Rising Star Award, 2018 YesBroadway 40 Under 40. Debut EP coming soon. www.jordantyson.com Lesli Margherita (Tessie Tura) won the Laurence Olivier Award for her West End debut in Zorro The Musical and originated the roles of Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda The Musical and Mona Kent in Dames at Sea on Broadway. Off-Broadway she received Drama Desk, Lortel, and Outer Critics nominations for Who's Holiday, Emojiland, and A Scythe of Time. Television credits include recurring and guest starring roles on "NCIS Hawaii" "Minx", "Fairly OddParents", "The Rookie", "The Crew", "Raven's Home", "Homeland", "Instinct", "Seven Seconds", and "Transparent". Currently on film in "The Many Saints of Newark" and "Opening Night". Lesli's voice can also be heard on several animated films and shows on Paramount+, Disney, FOX and Nickelodeon. Select regional credits include leading roles in Nine, Damn Yankees, Guys and Dolls, Flamingo Kid, Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Kiss Me Kate, Man Of La Mancha, Little Shop Of Horrors, and Spamalot. Her album Rule Your Kingdom, is out now from Broadway Records. @QueenLesli | leslimargherita.com Lili Thomas (Miss Mazeppa) made history last year on Broadway as the first Asian American Mama Morton in Chicago. 1st Nat'l tour: Dear Evan Hansen as Cynthia Murphy. Off Broadway: We're Gonna Die (Second Stage), Only Human, The Hello Girls (Prospect/Cast Album/Kennedy Center). Soloist at Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center), Disney Millenium Symphonies with the NY Philharmonic, Kennedy Center (Eisenhower, Terrace, and Millenium stages), Symphony Space. Select Regional: PLCO, Berkeley Rep, Milwaukee Rep, and most recently, Knoxville with Ahrens & Flaherty. NYU/Tisch BFA. Thanks to the best reps at DGRW, Ellie, and my family! For Dad & Bill, thank you for the embouchure. @thelilithomas MYLINDA HULL (Miss Electra) has been part of New York theatre for over 25 years. After making her Broadway debut as Anytime Annie in the Tony Award-winning revival of 42nd Street (OBC), she continued on Broadway to play opposite such luminaries as Christina Applegate in Sweet Charity (OBC), Jonathan Pryce in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Nathan Lane in The Nance (OBC), and Billy Crystal in Mr. Saturday Night (OBC). She played Lola opposite Jerry Lewis in the National Tour of Damn Yankees. Off-Broadway she recently played Mona Bland in the Jason Robert Brown, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Daisy Prince helmed musical The Connector at MCC. Mylinda was also a part of the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical Road Show at The Public Theatre directed by John Doyle, and the long-running crowd pleaser I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at the Westside Theatre. At the popular New York City Center Encores! series she has played principal roles in five productions and can be heard on three of their Original Cast Recordings; Face The Music, The New Yorkers and Merrily We Roll Along with Lin-Manuel Miranda. Her many regional credits include Murder On The Orient Express at The Old Globe, Dancing At Lughnasa at Two River and her IRNE Award-winning performance as Miss Adelaide in Guys And Dolls at North Shore Music Theatre. On the small screen, Mylinda played the burlesque stripper Pauline who meets a young Bob Fosse in "Fosse/Verdon" Episode 5 and appeared in "The Big C" with Laura Linney, as well as Season 1 and 2 of "Inside Amy Schumer." Mylinda lives in Brooklyn with husband, their two teenaged children and two dogs named Ry and Soda. Gypsy will be her 7th Broadway show and she is thrilled to be a part of the company. JACOB MING-TRENT (Uncle Jocko). Broadway: Shrek (Original cast), Hands on a Hardbody (Original Cast). Off Broadway: Pedro in The Harder They Come (Public Theater, Lortel Nom), Mammon in The Alchemist (Redbull Theater, Lortel Nom), Falstaff in Merry Wives (Public Theater, Drama Desk Nom), Father Comes Home from the Wars (Public Theater, Lortel Award), Sir Toby in Twelfth Night (Public Theater), Cymbeline (Public Theater), Merchant of Venice (TFANA), Midsummer Night's Dream (TFANA), Tempest (Public Theater), On the Levee (Lincoln Center). TV: "White Famous" on Showtime (series regular), "Watchmen" on HBO (series regular), "Ray Donovan" on Showtime (recurring), "Feed the beast" on AMC (recurring), "Only Murders in the Building", "WU-TANG", "New Amsterdam", "God friended me". Film: Superfly, Forty-year-old Version, R#J, Possession of Hannah grace, The Bygone, Julie Taymour's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Friendship with Paul Rudd, Shallow Tale with Steve Buschemi. Playwright: How Shakespeare Saved My Life - Redbull Theater. KYLEIGH DENAE VICKERS (Baby Louise) is overjoyed to be making her Broadway debut! She is an 11-year-old performer from Brooklyn, New York. She is a talented dancer, singer, and entertainer. Set to appear in the 2024 short film Cut Me Summa Dat Noise, she brings the rhythms of life to the screen through tap dance. Kyleigh has trained with acclaimed choreographers Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Joseph Wiggan, and Jason Samuels Smith. She has performed at top NYC venues such as 92NY, Symphony Space, The Players NYC, The Jazz Gallery, and the Billie Holiday Theatre. A Gregory Hines Scholarship recipient, she has honed her skills at the American Tap Dance Foundation (ATDF), Ailey Camp NYC, and the Youth Arts Academy. Kyleigh is ready to capture hearts with her incredible talent. Sending love and gratitude to Bercy Talent, Alyson Isbrandtsen, family and friends.@vickerskyleigh MARLEY LIANNE GOMES (Baby June), a 4th-grader from California, is beyond thrilled to move across the country to entertain you! Not only is this her Broadway debut, but it also marks her first professional credit! At home, she loves singing, dancing, and playing with her six amazing siblings and her amazing moms, Leslie and Alicia. Marley extends heartfelt thanks to her entire family, her agent Victoria and the entire Osbrink Agency, her managers Stephanie and Melanie and the entire team at Edge Entertainment, all of her amazing teachers, and of course Percy, Rashell, Mr. Tim, and everyone at ECUSA. What a dream come true! Follow her exciting journey on Instagram @marleylgomes! JADE SMITH (Baby June) is honored to make her Broadway debut in this amazing production of Gypsy. She was born into a family that cherished the arts, and from a young age, her love for music, dance, and acting was undeniable. Having the opportunity to continue her journey from the Annie National Tour (Molly) to Gypsy (Baby June) is a dream come true. Jade would like to thank her Mom, Dad, and sister Jordan for their unconditional love and support. In addition, she would like to send a special thanks to Bonnie Shumofsky-Stewart Talent/Peggy and David -Parkside Talent, Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (vocal coach), Julia Mendelssohn (vocal coach), Denise Simon Acting, Jordan Thaler/ Heidi Griffiths Casting and Director George C. Wolfe. KEVIN CSOLAK (Tulsa) starred as Diesel in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. He originated the role of A-Rab in Ivo Van Hove's West Side Story Broadway, performed in original Broadway casts of Mean Girls and How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Recently starred in the Tony Award-winning The Outsiders. World Premieres: Mean Girls, The Prom, PAC's Watch Night (The Wolf), Cirque Du Soleil's Wintuk (Jamie). Screen credits include Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order, NCIS, Jessica Jones, The Mick, along with a memorable season-long arc on TNT's Animal Kingdom as Young Pope. Other notable work: Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl, Hayley Kiyoko, and DojaCat. SHANEL BAILEY (Swing), a proud NYC native, and Syracuse University MT alumna, is thrilled to be a part of this legendary production! Most recently, Lavella Cole in The Goodman's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (world-premiere). Broadway: The Book of Mormon (Nabulungi u/s). Off-Broadway: Crumbs From the Table of Joy (Ernestine) (1st NY revival), Arms and The Man (Raina).TV credits: Two-time Emmy and GLAAD award nominated Grease: Rise Of the Pink Ladies as series-regular (Hazel), The Equalizer, The Good Fight, & more. Represented by HCKR & 360 Management. Thank you, God, Mom, and my village. IG: @simply_shanel shanelbailey.com JACE BENTLY (Ensemble) made his Broadway Debut as Lil Marlon last year in the hit show, MJ The Musical. At just 11 years old, he has appeared in the "Power" spin-off: "Raising Kanan", ABC series "For Life", Hallmark Channel movie, Redemption In Cherry Springs" and several voiceovers! Not to mention performing at the legendary Apollo Theater, 54 Below and all over as a pianist. Thanks to Take 3 Talent, Rebel Creative Group and his amazing family for always believing in him. IG: JaceBently_ BRANDON BURKS (Ensemble). Tour: Disney's Aladdin, Peter Pan, Dreamgirls. Regional: Footloose (Kennedy Center), A Chorus Line (Hollywood Bowl), Singin' In the Rain, Hunchback Of Notre Dame (La Mirada) Director: Gone Forgotten Year (Tribeca Film Festival). @brandon.burks HUNTER CAPELLÁN (Ensemble) is very excited to be a part of Gypsy at Majestic Theater. His latest work was at the 97th Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade in The Deliciously Delectable World of Wonka skit. Hunter studies dance at Broadway Dance Center in New York City, and he loves being a 7th grader at Achievement First Bushwick Middle School. Hunter's most enjoyable subject is history and favorite dance styles are Tap and Hip-Hop. He is motivated and inspired by his older sister, Jayla, who is training to dance professionally. When he's not dancing or in school Hunter enjoys playing basketball and running track. Hunter's goal is to continually develop his technique, refine his artistry and bring his unique talent to both stages and screens with hopes of inspiring other young kids along the way. TONY d'ALELIO (Ensemble). Thank you, George & Camille, for the chance to dance on Broadway again. For my Mama Rose, Beth Gillespie. Broadway: Bob Fosse's Dancin (Principal, Chita Rivera Award - Outstanding Ensemble). Off Broadway: This Ain't No Disco (Atlantic Theatre). Tours: Hamilton (Samuel Seabury), Cats Revival (Mungojerrie), Kinky Boots (Angel), Matilda (Michael Wormwood), Beauty…Beast (LeFou). TV: We're Here (HBO), VMA's (MTV), Good Morning America, The Tamryn Hall Show, Dance Moms: A New Era, PENNYWILD Wednesdays. @tonydalelio SUMMER RAE DANEY (Ensemble), age eleven is making her Broadway debut! She is an actress and has appeared in several on screen Productions. Film/TV: Blue's Clue's Big City Adventures, Diarra from Detroit and the voice of Riv in the animated cartoon Bronx Buds. "Believe in yourself and you'll achieve things beyond your imagination". Special thanks: Mom, Dad, Sydney, Dallas, family; Mr. Alvin; managers; Ms. Laura, Ms. Marianne, David Doan; coaches; Ms. Sharra and Ms. Ginny! KELLI JEAN HOAGLAND (Ensemble). Overjoyed & honored to be making her Broadway debut with this extremely talented OBC! Credits: Hamilton (Angelica Tour); Mean Girls (Broadway); West Side Story (Milwaukee Rep); Rock of Ages, SIX (Norwegian Cruise Line Cast & Creative). An immense amount of love & gratitude for my support system; it truly takes a village. Thank you, family, friends, agents at MSA, casting & creatives! We are all right on time. @kelliejeanhoag ALIAH JAMES (Ensemble) is overjoyed to be a part of the Gypsy revival on Broadway! Broadway: The Who's Tommy, Funny Girl. Tour: The Lion King-Rafiki Tour, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Other credits: The Who's Tommy, 42nd Street, Newsies, Cabaret, After Midnight. BFA: Point Park University. Shoutout to her family and mom for their constant support! @_aliahjames_. BRITTNEY JOHNSON (Ensemble). What a joy to be back on Broadway! Brittney made Broadway history by becoming the first Black woman to play the role of "Glinda" in Wicked. She is an ambassador for the (RED) organization and a voiceover and commercial artist. In 2023, she was the face of Prudential and Playbill's "Stages on Broadway" nationwide contest. Broadway Credits: Wicked (Glinda), Les Miserables (Eponine), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Little Eva), Motown the Musical, Sunset Boulevard, Kristin Chenoweth: For the Girls. Greatest thanks to God, my Husband, Mom, Grandma, Uncle Paul, Dad, family and friends. For my beautiful Son. www.BrittneyJohnsonOfficial.com @sunnybrittney ZACHARY DANIEL JONES (Ensemble) can currently be seen twirling around the Ozdust Ballroom in Wicked. Zach made his Broadway debut in 2017 as Mungojerrie in the Broadway revival of Cats. Other New York credits include Beetlejuice (OBC) and the world premiere of Black No More off-Broadway. Originally from the west suburbs of Chicago, Zach earned his BFA in Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory and has appeared in a dozen productions regionally (The Muny, TUTS). Zach currently resides in Brooklyn with his partner, Jesse and their two precious Jellicles, Mookie and Cha Cha. Gypsy will be his 4th Broadway show, and he is deeply honored and excited to "entertain" you! ETHAN JOSEPH (Ensemble) is honored to return to Broadway in Gypsy! Credits: Broadway debut in Tina - The Tina Turner Musical; Little Michael in the First National Tour of MJ the Musical; Young Emile in The Met Opera's Grammy-winning opera Champion; Char'es-Baby in The Met Opera's Fire Shut Up in My Bones (2024); Little Noah in EST's Still; Kurt/Friedrich Swing in PMP's The Sound of Music; and Travis Younger in APAC's Raisin. Thanks to Mom, Dad, Jordan, Ava, Lisa Calli, Barry Kolker, Heidi Griffiths, Jordan Thaler, Chalin Tulyathan, Janine Molinari & Dr. Bryan Wade. Forever Gigi! IG: ethanwjoseph ANDREW KOBER (Ensemble). Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio, Beetlejuice, Beautiful, School of Rock, Sunday in the Park with George, She Loves Me, Les Misérables, Hair. National Tour: Beetlejuice, …Spelling Bee. Off Broadway and regional: The Public Theater, MCC, New York Theatre Workshop, the Old Globe, Yale Rep, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, Bucks County Playhouse, Denver Center Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, and four summers at Shakespeare in the Park. TV: Law & Order (NBC), FBI Most Wanted (CBS), Fosse/Verdon (FX Network), Pose (FX Network), Ray Donovan (Showtime), House of Cards (Netflix), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), Blue Bloods (CBS), Pan Am (ABC), The Plot Against America (HBO). Film: "A Complete Unknown". KRYSTAL MACKIE (Ensemble) is a Brooklyn, NY native. Mackie performed in the Emmy Winning opening number at the 76th Annual Tony Awards. She made her Broadway debut in Bob Fosse's DANCIN' Revival (OBC) and then joined MJ the Musical on Broadway. Other Credits: 1st National Tour of Hamilton the Musical. This Ain't No Disco (Atlantic Theater). Dancin' (Old Globe), In the Heights (Engeman) & After Midnight (NCL). UNCSA, BFA. Krystal is represented by Lucille DiCampli Artist Representation. A special dedication from Krystal: To Daddy, Nana & Grandpa- this is for you! Jeremiah 29: 11-13. @krystalmackie JAMES McMENAMIN (Ensemble). Broadway: Of Mice and Men. Off Broadway: Ashville (Cherry Lane), Bad Guys (Second Stage Uptown), Suicide Incorporated (Roundabout Theatre), Our Town (Barrow Street Theatre), BFE (Playwrights Horizons), Middletown (Vineyard Theatre). Regional Credits: New Jersey Shakespeare Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, The Old Globe, Arena Stage, Intiman, Long Wharf Theatre, Huntington Theatre, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, Williamstown Theatre Festival. Recurring Television Credits: Manifest (NBC), Orange is the New Black (Netflix), Nurse Jackie (Showtime), Public Morals (TNT), One Dollar (Paramount), Olive Kitteridge (HBO) Film: The Union, I'm Your Woman, The Catch, Twelve, In Dubious Battle. COLE NEWBURG (Swing) is an Arizona native who is elated to be making his Broadway debut with this historic production of Gypsy. Cole's theatrical credits include extensive work at Broadway Sacramento at Music Circus and The Phoenix Theatre Company, Fiddler on the Roof with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Anything Goes at the Muny. Cole is a 2024 graduate of the University of Michigan, where he appeared in Sophisticated Ladies, Guys and Dolls, and A Little Night Music (Fredrik Egerman). Cole gives abundant thanks to his loving family and unshakable team of mentors, who collectively shape the footholds of his every adventure. MAJO RIVERO (Ensemble) is beyond grateful to be making her Broadway debut! Born and raised in León Guanajuato, México. She graduated from the Chicago College of Performing Arts and is also an Interlochen Arts Academy alumni. Previously seen in West Side Story (World Tour) as Francisca u/s Anita/Rosalia/Consuelo, In The Heights as Yolanda/ Dance Captain (directed and choreographed by Stephanie Klemons), Desaparecidas as Mijita (Joe's Pub), and in Little Duende as Adelita (NAMT festival). She has also worked as an Associate Choreographer for La Llamada at Repertorio Español. Represented by Bloc Agency. Amor eterno siempre. @majo.grivero SALLY SHAW (Ensemble). Broadway debut! Regional: La Cage aux Folles as Anne (Barrington Stage) dir. Mike Donahue. Profoundly shaped by her work in the Brooklyn music and drag communities alongside Sammy Rae & the Friends and Sasha Velour, and by serving as company manager for NYC's Sea Dog Theater. Ithaca College BFA. Grateful for CLA Partners (from day one!) and HCKR. To her family, Dexter, chosen family, teachers, mentors, Gypsy casting and creatives: Thank you. Non Nobis. @sal.shaw / sallyshaw.com BRENDAN SHEEHAN (Ensemble) is so grateful to be making his Broadway debut in Gypsy! BFA: Boston Conservatory, Class of 2024. Thank you to casting, the creatives, and the wonderful team at Henderson Hogan for believing in me. So much love to my family and friends for their endless support! The biggest thank you to all of the educators who helped me grow along the way. IG: @brendan.sheehan1 THOMAS SILCOTT (Ensemble). Broadway includes BIRTHDAY CANDLES (Roundabout Theatre Co.), National/International Tours BRING IN DA NOISE, BRING IN DA FUNK. Off Broadway includes THE LONELY FEW (MCC Theatre), BECKY NURSE, OF SALEM (Lincoln Center) and BOESMAN AND LEANNA (Signature Theatre). Regional includes THE ROYALE (Capital Rep), COMING HOME (Berkeley Rep), MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (Mark Taper) and BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (Laguna Playhouse). Films include Gods And Generals and UNFROSTED. TV includes "THIS IS US", "NEW AMSTERDAM", "LAW AND ORDER" and "THE GOOD FIGHT". JAYDEN THEOPHILE (Ensemble) is ecstatic to return to the Broadway stage! Broadway: TINA, The Tina Turner Musical (Young Craig), Caroline, or Change (Joe Thibodeaux), The Lion King (Young Simba). Opera: X: The Life and Times of Malcom X (Young Malcom Understudy) at The Met. Television: "Puppy Dog Pals" (Disney), "Tiny Time Travel" (PBS kids), "Together We Can" (PBS Kids). Grateful to God, my parents, siblings and family. Thanks to my wonderful vocal coach Alex-Renèe Davies, manager Lisa Calli, agent Barry Kolker, Heidi Griffiths, Jordan Thaler and Chalin Tulyathan. Insta @jaytheo_11. JORDAN WYNN (Swing). Originally from Rochester, New York, Jordan Wynn began dancing at the Draper Center for Dance Education and partook in additional training at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and The Juilliard School Summer Intensive. In 2021, Jordan graduated with her BFA from NYU with a degree in Dance, and a Minor in Social and Cultural Analysis. Her credits include Broadway: Moulin Rouge! (Ensemble, U/S Arabia, La Chocolat), Off-Broadway and National Tour: Oklahoma!, Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas To All!, The Late, Late Show with James Corden, and Jacob's Pillow. Many thanks to God, my family, friends, casting, educators and my agents! |
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