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Major support for Guys and Dolls is provided by
Darlynn and Tom Fellman
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Based on The Idyll of Sarah Brown and characters by Damon Runyon.
HUNTER FOSTER is the Artistic Director for the Redhouse Arts Center in Syracuse, NY. He most recently directed The Other Josh Cohen off-Broadway at the West Side theatre, and The Drowsy Chaperone at the Goodspeed Opera House. At the Bucks County Playhouse he has directed: 42nd Street, Clue, Guys and Dolls, Company, Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Buddy Holly Story (2016 & 2017), National Pastime, The Rocky Horror Show (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 & 2018), Summer of ’42, Million Dollar Quartet and It’s a Wonderful Life. He also directed the world premiere of two new musicals, One Hit Wonder, for the University of Michigan and A Connecticut Christmas Carol for Goodspeed Musicals. Other directing credits include: Our Town (Theatre Aspen), Beauty and the Beast (Western Carolina University), The Other Josh Cohen (Geva Theatre), Cabaret, My Fair Lady, The Foreigner, Clue (Cape Playhouse) Grease (North Carolina Theatre), Spamalot (Casa Manana); and has directed productions of the Million Dollar Quartet for the Paper Mill Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse, Geva Theatre Ogunquit Playhouse and St. Louis Rep.
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RAY DEMATTIS has enjoyed a long and varied career as an actor and a stage director. He appeared on Broadway in Fiorello, Little Shop of Horrors, City of Angels, Zoya’s Apartment and the original Grease. Among his Off-Broadway credits are Streets of New York, Enter Laughing-The Musical, Talk Radio, Tamara, and Flora the Red Menace. His television appearances include Law and Order (9 principal guest appearances), the three Cosby series, Royal Pains, Braindead, and The Sopranos. His film credits: Fatherhood, It Runs in The Family, Family Business, Untitled, Brewster’s Millions. He has appeared in regional theaters all over the country: The Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, and others. He served as Artistic Director as the National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped, for which he received the Timmy Award. In 2015, producer Chip De Faa instituted an award in his name to be bestowed on outstanding young talents.
Arvide
JORDAN GRUBB is thrilled to be here at the beautiful Theatre Aspen. Recently, he was on Broadway in Groundhog Day (u/s Gus & Ralph) and Spongebob Squarepants (u/s Buster Bluetang/Electric Skates). Tour: Mary Poppins (Valentine/Robertson Ay). Off-Broadway: Me & My Girl (City Center). Love & gratitude to his incredibly supportive family, CESD, Mark & Elise for making this all happen, Tyler, and his fur-child Sadie. Jordan also runs a successful video business for performers. www.JagwireStudios.com.
Rusty Charlie/Joey Biltmore
JON COOPER is thrilled to make his Theatre Aspen debut! Tour: Appasionata. Regional: OKLAHOMA! (Trinity Rep), Fiddler on the Roof (Virginia Rep), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Ogunquit Playhouse), Anything Goes (Stages St. Louis), Crazy for You (Theater-by-the-Sea), among others. Film: Girl Most Likely. Choreography: Lionsgate Films, Classic Stage Company, Columbia University. Skidmore College alum. Thanks to the LDC team, my family, and husband Matthew. @jonmjcooper
Benny Southstreet
BLAKELY SLAYBAUGH is excited to be in Aspen after recently completing a hit run of High Button Shoes as part of the famed Encores! series at New York City Center. His work has been seen internationally and around the country on stage and screen with NBC, fashion brand Hermes, Cirque du Soleil, on Broadway, and Broadway Tours to name a few. Recently Blakely won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a musical for his portrayal of Prez in The Pajama Game at the Tony Award-winning Arena Stage. Broadway/Tour: Paramour, SHREK: The Musical, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Theater: The Kennedy Center, Paper Mill Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Goodspeed Opera House, The MUNY among many others. Thanks to Hunter and the entire Theatre Aspen team. Love to my family and partner-in-crime/fiancée Beth. BFA: CCM. Social: @BSlaybsNathan Detroit
CHAD W. FORNWALT recent credits include Mamma Mia after stints in the 2015-2016 National Tour (Sam), and most recently on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas (Bill). Favorite regional credits include Spamalot (Sir Galahad), Hair (Claude), The Pillowman (Katurian), The Sound of Music (Captain Von Trapp), and Rocky Horror Show (Brad).
Big Jule
TONY ROACH spent most of 2018 in Lincoln Center’s Broadway production of My Fair Lady, including a four week run as Henry Higgins. Recently he appeared in The Panties, The Partner, and The Profit, his third world premiere David Ives play (after The Liar & The Metromaniacs) at the Shakespeare Theatre of DC, where he is an Affiliated Artist. He was also in the Broadway and Kennedy Center cast of Bright Star. Regionally he has worked … a whole bunch of places. TV credits include Succession, The Affair, Elementary. He has a BA from Columbia and an MFA from the ART/MXAT Institute at Harvard (which no longer exists); he was a member of the off-Broadway company TACT (which no longer exists); he spent four years playing in a rock band (which no longer exists) and was born and raised in Kansas (which does still exist). Leo.
Sky Masterson
JULIE KAVANAGH is delighted to return to Theatre Aspen after appearing as Kate Monster/Lucy in Avenue Q. Most recently Julie was Dyanne in Million Dollar Quartet at the Florida Rep. National Tour: La Cage Aux Folles. Regional credits: Paper Mill Playhouse (Holiday Inn), The Old Globe (Guys and Dolls), Merry Go Round Playhouse (Lila Dixon, Holiday Inn/ Peggy Sawyer, 42nd Street), Cape Playhouse (Janet, The Drowsy Chaperone), Ogunquit Playhouse (Miss Dorothy, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Arts Center of Coastal Carolina (Katherine, Newsies), The MUNY, Sacramento Music Circus, Dallas Summer Musicals, TUTS, Stages St. Louis, Asolo Rep, Weston Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, and Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, In Concert! with the Indianapolis and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras. Proud CCM Grad! Julie serves as the Artistic Director for Broadway Method Academy in Fairfield, CT. Special thanks to Mark, Elise, and Hunter! Love to DGRW, Mom, Dad, and Bryan! www.juliekavanagh.com
Adelaide
SARAH MARIE CHARLES is thrilled to be making her Theatre Aspen debut playing her dream role in Guys and Dolls! She was last seen touring the country with the first national tour of Finding Neverland with direction by Diane Paulus. Other credits: Peter Pan 360, Titanic, The Trip to Bountiful, Children of Eden, and Spring Awakening. Love to BRS/GAGE and Wojcik | Seay Casting. Proud Ithaca College alum. @sarchar.
Sarah Brown
CHRISTOPHER MINOR is thrilled to be making his Theatre Aspen debut with Guys and Dolls. Regional credits: 42nd Street, Hairspray, Evita. Proud graduate of East Carolina University. Much love to Mom, Dad, and George. christophercminor.com | @aminorprogression
Lt. Branigan
GALYANA CASTILLO is delighted to be making her Theatre Aspen debut! National Tour: Elf the Musical (Deb), Fame (Miss Sherman). Regional: Newsies (Medda, Westchester Broadway Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal, Fulton Theatre), Seussical the Musical (Sour Kangaroo, Stages St. Louis), Mamma Mia (Ensemble, Stages St. Louis), Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Billie Holiday, The Prizery), Ain’t Misbehavin (Nell Carter, Forestburgh Playhouse), Chicago (Matron Mama Morton, Forestburgh Playhouse), Show Boat (Queenie, Shenandoah Summer Theatre), Big River (Alice, Sharon Playhouse). S/O to my Mother Dearest and my incredible girl, Maddie.
General Cartwright
ROSHARRA FRANCIS Broadway and 1st Nat’l Tour: Beautiful The Carole King Musical. Off-Broadway: The Tempest (Shakespeare in the Park NYC), The Events (NYTW). NY: Parade (The Secret Theater). Regional: Beehive The 60’s Musical (Oregon Cabaret Theater), 9 to 5 The Musical (Gateway and Ogunquit Playhouse), Disney Cruise Line. TV/FILM: One More Time (Starz). B.M. SMU; M.M. NYU/Steinhardt. Broadway Inspirational Voices member. Instagram: @rosharrafrancis, Twitter: @Sharra37. www.rosharra.com. Solo EP, I’m the Girl available on iTunes and Spotify.
Agatha
DION GRIER a New York based singer, dancer, actor and currently a graduating senior at Montclair State University. He has always had a huge passion for the performing arts. With many opportunities to do other things like sports, he has devoted all his time to studying about theatre and continuing to strengthen his craft. Dion has performed at the Paper Mill Playhouse and Lincoln Center. Dion enjoys dancing and choreographing intermediate tap combinations, hoping in the future to teach intermediate dancers. With 6 years of vocal education, he is a Bari-tenor with a focus on both musical theatre and classical genre.
Dion is sponsored by Jessica and John Fullerton, Barbara and Jon Lee, and Sandy and Kenny Tate through the Theatre Aspen Apprentice Program.
Nicely Nicely
NEVADA KOENIG is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan! She is so excited to be spending her summer with Theatre Aspen. Favorite credits include Charity in Sweet Charity, Serena in Legally Blonde, Tamarind in One Hit Wonder, and Ethel in 42nd Street. Huge thanks to Hunter and the entire creative team and cast for making this show such a blast to work on. Big hugs to Mom, Dad, Syd and Sar!
Nevada is sponsored by Jessica and John Fullerton, Barbara and Jon Lee, and Sandy and Kenny Tate through the Theatre Aspen Apprentice Program.
Mimi
JONATHAN GOMOLKA is a recent graduate from Pace University, holding a BFA in Musical Theatre. Originally hailing from Boston, Jonathan is super excited to spend his summer in the mountains at Theatre Aspen. Jonathan was recently seen in Really Rosie and The Music Man at Weston Playhouse, and in The Drowsy Chaperone (George), The Wild Party (Goldberg), and A Chorus Line (Tom/Greg) at Pace University. Endless love and gratitude to Mom, Dad, Sarah, and Zaydee.
Jonathan is sponsored by Jessica and John Fullerton, Barbara and Jon Lee, and Sandy and Kenny Tate through the Theatre Aspen Apprentice Program.
Harry the Horse
TRAVIS ANDERSON is excited to be a part of the Theatre Aspen Apprenticeship Program this summer! He is a rising junior in the BFA musical theatre program at The University of Michigan and is from San Antonio, Texas. Favorite school credits include Sweet Charity (Ensemble), The Exonerated (Rhodes), and Shek: The Musical (Ensemble). Last summer, Travis studied abroad and performed in Cabaret (Victor, Dance Captain, Emcee u/s) and Evita (Ensemble) in Mezzano, Italy. He is a 2-time Jimmy Awards nominee. Much love to friends, family, teachers, and everyone at Theatre Aspen! @trav.is_anderson
Travis is sponsored by Jessica and John Fullerton, Barbara and Jon Lee, and Sandy and Kenny Tate through the Theatre Aspen Apprentice Program.
Angie the Ox/MC
BOBBY ELLIS is excited to be joining the Theatre Aspen and making his first trip to Colorado this summer! He was born and raised in East Hanover, New Jersey and just finished his Freshman year in the BFA Musical Theatre Program at Pace University in New York City. Since being in NYC, he has appeared as a vocalist, and he is thrilled to be appearing in Guys & Dolls as well as The Summer Cabaret Series. @bobby_ellis18
Bobby is sponsored by Jessica and John Fullerton, Barbara and Jon Lee, and Sandy and Kenny Tate through the Theatre Aspen Apprentice Program.
Seldom Seen Kid
KEVIN MICHAEL BUCKLEY is from Old Bridge, New Jersey and started performing/training in the NJ/NYC area as a teenager at institutions such as the Paper Mill Playhouse and Broadway Workshop. He’s currently a senior at Otterbein University. Some of his theatrical credits at Otterbein include Anthony (Sweeney Todd), Don Price (Big Fish), Cord Elam (Oklahoma!) and Rumpelstiltskin (Dance 2018: Gloriously Grimm). After graduation, he plans to continue acting and music as a career. He is extremely grateful to be performing in Aspen this summer. He would like to thank his colleagues, friends, and family for all their love and support of him and his artwork.
Kevin is sponsored by Jessica and John Fullerton, Barbara and Jon Lee, and Sandy and Kenny Tate through the Theatre Aspen Apprentice Program.
Calvin/Society Max
ALISHA JURY is thrilled to perform with TAAP 2019. She is from Bartlett, Illinois. In the fall she will return to The Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre, as a senior, at The University of Oklahoma. Her recent credits include: Sara Wordsworth and Russ Kaplan’s Minnesota (Ensemble); Grand Hotel, directed by Adam Cooper, (Telephone Operator); Sooner Theatre: Hairspray (Dynamite). Alisha would like to thank her family and friends for all their support and steadfast love. She is dedicating all her performances to her guardian angel and grandmother, Versie Lewis.
Alisha is sponsored by Jessica and John Fullerton, Barbara and Jon Lee, and Sandy and Kenny Tate through the Theatre Aspen Apprentice Program.
Allison