Cast and Creative
GRAHAM SCOTT FLEMING (Charlie Price) is elated to be bringing this beautiful show to Maine! Graham was the Canadian Charlie in Kinky Boots and nominated for a Dora for Best Male Actor in a Musical. Graham also just recently played Charlie at The Muny in St. Louis. Broadway: Miss Saigon. Papermill Playhouse: My Very Own British Invasion. Premieres (Canada): Ghost, Kinky Boots, Jukebox Hero. Film/TV: Love You Like Christmas (Hallmark), Odd Squad Season 1 and 2. Graham is also a singer/song writer, and his latest album Young, Wild & Free can be found on Spotify. Graham would like to thank the whole team of creatives and producers for this incredible opportunity, the untouchable cast for the love and support, my family back in Canada including Sweet Baby Reid and Dog George and of course The Cynamon’s. @grahamsfleming
KYLE TAYLOR PARKER (Lola) is thrilled to be returning to the Ogunquit Playhouse after recently being seen in last season’s production of Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Broadway: Kinky Boots (OBC), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (OBC). Television : NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. National Tours: Kinky Boots (IRNE Award Best Visiting Actor), In the Heights. Regional: My Very Own British Invasion (World Premiere), Dreamgirls, Hair. Off-Broadway: Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Finnian’s Rainbow. Signed copies of Kyle’s debut album: Broadway Soul Vol. 1 are available for purchase in the gift shop. Thanks to Nathan, Whole Artists Management, family, and Jeff. Connect with Kyle @ktpway
JOE COOTS (Don) is excited to back at the Playhouse! OP: The Full Monty, Crazy for You, and South Pacific! Recent theater credits include: Human Error (World Premiere), Kinky Boots 1st National Tour; TV: Modern Family, Longmire, Person of Interest, Inside Amy Schumer, Bones, Castle, Blue Bloods, Nurse Jackie, Royal Pains, 30 Rock, White Collar, Rescue Me; Film: Damsels in Distress, Somebody's Hero, Friends and Strangers, Mother’s Day Massacre, Inside Man. From Winnebago, IL.
MAGGIE MCDOWELL (Lauren) is thrilled to return to Ogunquit Playhouse! OP: Grease (Marty). She is a proud Kinky Boots alum having shared the show on Broadway, 1st National Tour, and at The Muny (Ensemble/ Lauren u/s). Broadway: Disaster! (Marianne u/s). Off Broadway: The Marvelous Wonderettes (Missy Miller), Disaster! (Marianne), Pinklacious! (Dr. Wink/Alison). Regional: 9 to 5 (Doralee, Theatre by the Sea), Annie Get Your Gun (Annie, The Fireside), Hello Dolly! (Ermengarde, Studio Tenn), Disaster! (Sister Mary Downey, CT Rep). Recently wrote and starred in Morning Person, her NYC solo debut at The Green Room 42. BFA Belmont University. Many thanks to Nathan, everyone at OP, and The Mine. Love to Stephen & Thomas. In honor of this show's message, Maggie has donated a portion of her paycheck to the ACLU, an organization who continues to support & protect everyone’s right to ‘just be who you wanna be!’ www.maggiemcdowell.net @_maggiemcdowell_
ASHLEY NORTH (Nicola) is clicking her heels with joy to be making her debut at the prestigious Ogunquit Playhouse, fresh from tour. National Tour: Kinky Boots (Nicola), Regional: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator, Chaffey Theatre Company), Hair (Sheila u/s, Chance Theater), Les Miserables (Eponine, Theatre Royale). NY: [title of show] (Heidi, The Triad). TV: Scorned: Love Kills, Mysteries at the Museum. UC Irvine, Musical Theatre BFA. Undying love to her fiancé Dominik and yorkie Paprika. www.ashleymarienorth.com @ashleymarienorth
JOHN SCHERER (George) is thrilled to return to the Ogunquit Playhouse where he appeared years ago in 42nd Street as Billy Lawlor. Broadway: LOVEMUSIK (George Davis), By Jeeves (Bertie Wooster) and Sunset Boulevard (Joe Gillis); Off Broadway: Olympus On My Mind (Mercury), Dames At Sea (Dick) and Preppies (Bookie); Other NY appearances: The Most Happy Fella at NYC Opera (Herman), Out Of This World at City Center and A Tribute To Comden And Green at Carnegie Hall. National Tours: White Christmas (Bob Wallace), 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor), CATS (Skimbleshanks), Hello Dolly (Cornelius), Mame (Patrick). Last fall he starred as the Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone at the Goodspeed Opera House. Also at Goodspeed he won the Connecticut Critics Award for his performance as GEORGE M. Other regional credits include the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Goodman Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse and many others. Film: Spinning Into Butter; TV: The Shield, Crossing Jordan, Law And Order (SVU & CI), Titus and Guiding Light. He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
MERYN BECKETT (Pat/Ensemble) is pumped (heel pun intended) to be returning to the Ogunquit Playhouse! She was last seen on the Ogunquit stage raising her voice in Sister Act. Most recently she was seen kicking up her heels in the regional premiere of Kinky Boots at The Muny. Other credits include Broadway: Kinky Boots (Swing). First National Tour: Kinky Boots (Swing/Asst. DC). Regional: Sister Act (Ogunquit and Gateway Playhouse) Training: The Boston Conservatory. Big thanks to Nathan Peck and the entire creative and stage management team. All my love to Mama, Jerry, Danny and this incredible company! YOU CHANGE THE WORLD WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND. @mynameismeryn
LINDSAY BRAVERMAN (Female Swing) is thrilled to be making her Ogunquit debut in one of her absolute dream shows. Off-Broadway: Li’l Abner, Strike Up the Band (Musicals Tonight). Regional: Hairspray (Tracy Turnblad, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina & Virginia Musical Theatre), Pirates of Penzance (Kate, Skyline Theatre), Drood (Helena, Light Opera of NJ). Proud AMDA graduate and received her BFA from The New School in NYC. Huge thanks to Nathan, Andrew and Anthony for this opportunity. Love always to Mom, Dad, Nana, Gravel and Jason. @LindsaBrave
PETER ERMIDES (Mr. Price/Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse with the company of Kinky Boots. Broadway: Wicked (Dillamond/Wizard cover) Gershwin Theatre. He also opened both the Chicago and 2nd National Tour companies of Wicked. King David (King David cover) The New Amsterdam Theatre. And his Broadway debut The Whoís Tommy (playing the role of Tommy) at the St. James Theatre. Regionally: Assassins (Giuseppe Zangsra), A Chorus Line (Greg Gardner). Peter is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory Of Music. He lives in NYC with his lab/retriever Bodhi. Thank you to Nathan Peck for thinking of him for this production, and the entire team at Ogunquit Playhouse.
TAYLOR GALVIN (Milan Stage Manager/Ensemble) is thrilled to make her debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse with this special show. National Tour: The Marvelous Wonderettes. Most recent credits include: Noises Off! (Cape Playhouse), A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (The John W. Engeman Theatre/Florida Studio Theatre), Sister Act (Sister Mary Robert), And Then There Were None (Vera) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena). Special thanks to Nathan Peck, Bradford Kenney, Anthony Daniel and the whole Ogunquit team! www.taylorgalvin.com @tngalvin
DANNY GRUMICH (Ensemble/u/s George & Mr. Price) is pleased to make his debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse in this incredible show! Off-Broadway: With or Without You (Tony, Theatre Row), A Piece of My Heart (American Men, Iati Theatre), Whatís in Alaska? (Jack, Jewel Box Theatre). Regional: Carousel (Billy Bigelow, Hawthorne Players), Oklahoma! (Jud Fry, Great Plains Theatre), Oliver (Billy Sykes, Blue Springs Theatre), The Man With the Glass Heart (Victor, Kweskin Theatre), Play it Again, Sam (Dick Christie, ACT Inc.), Frozen (Ralph Wantage, S&H Productions). Film: Misery Mountain (Dustin). Danny has also appeared in commercials for Budweiser and Doritos. Thanks to Nathan, Anthony, and the rest of the team for the opportunity and as always thanks to friends and family for the constant words of encouragement and unwavering support!
ARNOLD HARPER II (Simon Sr./ Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Shows: Five Guys Named Moe (Eat Moe), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II / Ronnette), and Smokey Joeís Cafe (Victor). Thank you for blessing me with this opportunity Ogunquit fam. Hi Mom! @arnoldharperii
CHRIS KANE (Angel/Dance Captain) is thrilled to return to Ogunquit Playhouse! OP: Victor/Victoria (Feat. Ensemble). Tour: Kinky Boots (Asst. Choreographer/Dance Captain/Swing). NYC: Castle Walk (Fred Astaire, NYMF). Cruise: CHICAGO (Fred Casely/Billy Flynn and Mary Sunshine Covers). Regional: Grease (Sonny, TBTS), Hairspray (Link Larkin/Dance Captain, Dutch Apple), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Caleb/Dance Captain, Dutch Apple), CATS (Macavity, Broadway Palm), Hot Jersey Nights (Lead Singer, Fallsview Casino), Vegas Legends (Dancer, American Music Theater). Chris is also a three time, professional regional ballroom dance champion. Thanks to his agent Dave Secor, Nathan Peck, his Kinky Fam and everyone at Ogunquit Playhouse! Love to his friends and family. @dancingkane
HAYLEY LAMPART (Ensemble, u/s Lauren and Nicola) is thrilled to be making her debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse, and step back into the boots! National Tours: Kinky Boots US & Asia Tour (Nicola). Regional: The Bodyguard-Regional Premiere (White Plains Performing Arts Center), NY: Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens (NDI, Director: Bill Russell). Broadwayís Rising Stars (Town Hall NYC). Love and profound gratitude to mom and dad, MSA agency, and the Ogunquit cast and creatives! www.hayleylampart.com.
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IAN LAUDANO (Richard/Ensemble/u/s Harry) is excited to make his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Regional: My Fair Lady (Freddy, Fireside Theatre), Bright Star (Billy Cane, Phoenix Theatre), Singin' in the Rain (Don Lockwood, Wagon Wheel Theatre), The Little Mermaid (Prince Eric, Forestburgh Playhouse). Love to Mom, Dad, and Alexa. Thanks to Avalon Artists Group. @ianlaudano
JULIAN MALONE (Swing; Lola u/s) is extremely grateful to make his debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse. National Tour: Kinky Boots (Swing; Lola u/s); Regional: Evita (Ensemble, Studio Tenn), Spring Awakening (Ernst u/s, Hangar Theater), Freaky Friday (Parker/Dance Captain, Circa ë21 Playhouse); MTI Recording: Aladdin Jr. (Genie). Thanks to Mom, Dad, and Jeremy for always supporting and believing in me. To the Dream Team at Belmont, thanks for giving me the tools to be successful and authentically myself. To my perfect circle of friends (you know who you are), LOVE YOU MEAN IT. @juknowjuloveme
REBECCA MASON-WYGAL (Trish/Ensemble) is very excited to be making her Ogunquit Playhouse debut, and to be returning to The Factory. National/International Tours: Kinky Boots (Trish, North American Tour), Sister Act (Mother Superior, Asia Tour), Mamma Mia! (Ensemble, u/s Donna/Rosie, North American Tour). Off-Broadway: A Little Princess (Miss Minchin, Signature Center), The Office! A Musical Parody (Meredith/Phyllis/Kevin, Jerry Orbach Theater). Regional: Mamma Mia! (Donna Sheridan, Cortland Repertory and The Palace Theater), Women In Jeopardy! (Liz, Cortland Repertory), The Winter Wonderettes (MIssy, Sierra Repertory), Playboy of the Western World (Sarah Tansey, A Noise Within Classical Repertory), Translations (Bridget, Coeurage Theater Company). The Women (Mary Haines, Summer Repertory Theater), Les Deux Orphelines (La Frochard, Durango Melodrama & Vaudeville). Audio Books: Push & Pull and Give & Take (books 1 & 2 in The Vampire Favors series by Emily Cyr, available on Audible.com). @rmasonwygal, www.rebeccamasonwygal.com
MITCHELL MATYAS (Ensemble/u/s Don) is amped to make his debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse! National Tours: Kinky Boots (Ensemble/U.S Don). Regional: La Cage Aux Folles (Jean-Michel, Numerica PAC), Little Women (Laurie, Gateway by the Bay), South Pacific (Stewpot, National Dance Institute). BA from Marymount Manhattan College. So much love to all my friends and family. @mitchellmatyas
ANDREW NORLEN (Angel) is thrilled to return to the Playhouse with Kinky Boots! He was last seen in the ensemble of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert in 2016. Norlen comes fresh off the road after closing the U.S. National Tour of Kinky Boots, this past June. Regional: Fingerlakes Musical Theatre Festival, North Shore Music Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse, Theatre by the Sea, Westchester Broadway, Fiddlehead Theatre Co. & Opera North. Originally from Portland, Oregon - Norlen received his BFA from The Boston Conservatory, ë16. He thanks Nathan, Rusty, Danny, Brian, Anthony & everyone here at OP for their warm welcome home! He is immensely thankful to become a proud new member of Actors Equity at the very theatre that gave him his first professional job post-undergrad. 1-4-3 to my family and friends. Our country and our world could afford for us ALL to take Lola’s challenge to heart! Just be. @Anorlen
JACOB PAULSON (Angel) is thrilled to be making his debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse. National Tours: Kinky Boots. Regional: North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre By the Sea, The Wick Theatre. Other: Toyko Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Holland America Line. Point Park University B.A. Dance. He would like to thank Gregg Baker Management, and his family, Manny, and Ron Tassone for their endless support and love. @ja_pauls
MICHAEL PRESCOTT MCCLURE (Harry/ Ensemble/ u/s Charlie) is pumped to make his debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse. National Tours: Rent (20th Anniversary Tour), A Christmas Story, Ghost the Musical (First National). Regional: Road Show (Hollis Bessemer, Stages Repertory Theatre), Speech & Debate (Solomon, Stages Repertory Theatre), Bonnie & Clyde The Musical (Clyde Barrow, Derby Dinner Playhouse), Seven Brides... (Caleb, Derby Dinner Playhouse), Happy Days The Musical (Swing, Westchester Broadway Theatre). Special thanks to Robbie, Madre, Kate, Michelle, and Anthony for your support. Have Fun and Learn Something! www.michaelmcclureactor.com @clookie
ROBERT PENDILLA (Angel/Referee) is pleased to be making his Ogunquit Playhouse debut. Broadway: Kinky Boots (Original Company, Swing, u/s Richard Bailey, Asst. Dance Capt.), Miss Saigon (Original Broadway Revival, Ensemble, u/s Asst. Commissar),Wicked (Universal Swing, u/s BOQ); National Tour: Mamma Mia! (Pepper), Wicked (Ensemble, u/s BOQ); Regional: The Heart of Rock and Roll (Ensemble, u/s Fjord, u/s Eli), Flower Drum Song (Ensemble), My Fair Lady (Ensemble Hollywood Bowl), Mame (Ensemble, Hollywood Bowl. Proud Equity Member & SoulCycle instructor. Special Thank you to Brian (husband), Luka (daughter), Nati, Leslie & Nancy (Mom’s), Mauro and Rick (Dad’s), Mario and David (Brothers) and Alison (Sister). Thank you Whole Artists Management. @RobertPendilla #RideWithRobert.
DEVIN PRICE (Angel) is thrilled to make his debut at the Ogunquit Playhouse and to be a part of Kinky Boots. Originally from Lansing, Michigan and a BFA Musical Theatre graduate of Oakland University (Rochester Hills, MI) special credits include: Motown The Musical (2nd National Tour), Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Smokey Joes CafÈ (Victor), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Special Thanks to About Artist Agency, family and friends and Louis.
SAM ROHLOFF (Angel) is thrilled to be returning to Ogunquit Playhouse’s stage for a second time! NY based actor, originally from Michigan. BFA Musical Theatre, Oakland University. National Tour: Kinky Boots, West Side Story. Regional: Oklahoma!, La Cage Aux Folles, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, South Pacific, and Fiddler on the Roof. Much love to my supportive and loving family and friends. Dave at Daniel Hoff Agency. @samrohloff4
HARVEY FIERSTEIN (Book) is a four-time Tony Award-winning writer and actor. His Broadway writing credits include Kinky Boots, Torch Song Trilogy (Tony, Drama Desk, Dramatists Guild Awards), Casa Valentina, Safe Sex, Legs Diamond and A Catered Affair (12 Drama Desk nominations and the Drama League Award for Best Musical). His La Cage Aux Folles is the only show to ever win Best Musical and 2 Best Revival Tony Awards. Other plays include Spookhouse, Forget Him and Flatbush Tosca. His teleplays include Tidy Endings for HBO (ACE Award), and On Common Ground for Showtime. His children's HBO special, The Sissy Duckling, won the Humanitas Prize and the book version is in its eighth printing. Other honors include the Drama League Award for Outstanding Performer of the Year, a special OBIE award, NY Magazine Award, and nominations for The Olivier Award and an Emmy. His political writings have been seen on PBS' series ‘In The Life’ and published in The NY Times, Huffington Post and Hartford Courant. He was inducted into The Theater Hall of Fame in 2008.
CYNDI LAUPER (Music & Lyrics) is a Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning artist with over 30 sterling years and global record sales in excess of 50 million albums. With her first album, She's So Unusual, Lauper won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist and became the first female in history to have four top-five singles from a debut album. Since then, Lauper has released ten additional studio albums, been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and celebrated as a New York Times best-selling author. Overall, during her storied music career, Lauper has been nominated for 15 Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, seven American Video Awards and 18 MTV Awards. In 2013, Cyndi Lauper became the first solo woman to win Best Original Score for her music and lyrics for Kinky Boots. Never one to slow down, next she is currently writing the score for the Broadway adaptation of the 1988 feature film Working Girl, contributed a song to the score of the Broadway musical Spongebob Squarepants and launched her own fashion line A Touch of Cyn with Home Shopping Network.
NATHAN PECK (Director/Choreographer) is happy to be making his Ogunquit debut as Director/Choreographer of Kinky Boots! He recently choreographed the PBS special Live from Lincoln Center: Stars in Concert starring Annaleigh Ashford. Nathan was dance/movement consultant on the Broadway productions of You Canít Take It With You, Sylvia, and Our Mother’s Brief Affair. Nathan is proud to have been the Dance Captain of Kinky Boots during its entire Broadway run coaching Wayne Brady, Brendon Urie, Todrick Hall, Tiki Barber & Mark Ballas, among others, to the stage. He also choreographed for BC Beat, Broadway Bares XXVIII, Joseph at Ridgefield Playhouse, CT, and served as Director of The Soul Sessions starring Kyle Taylor Parker at Greenroom 42 in NYC. As performer, Nathan also appeared on Broadway in Wicked, La Cage aux Folles (Dance Captain), Taboo, The Boy from Oz, and Dance of the Vampires (Asst Dance Captain). nathanpeckonline.com @neefash
MICHAEL MILKANIN (Associate Director/Choreographer) is thrilled to revisit Kinky Boots at the Ogunquit Playhouse! Broadway: Kinky Boots (Dance Captain/Swing). National Tours: Kinky Boots (Dance Captain/Swing), Bat Out Of Hell (Denym/Dance Captain). Regional: Beauty and the Beast ( U/S Beast, Papermill), The Who’s Tommy (Ensemble, Kennedy Center), Paint Your Wagon (Angus, The Muny), The Little Mermaid (Flotsam, Tuacahn); Associate Credits: Annie Get your Gun (Sundance), Harmony: The Music of Life (DeJong). Special thanks to Nathan, bloc, and Kinky Boots for the forever family. @mmilkanin
ANDREW BOURGOIN (Music Director) is pleased to return to the Ogunquit Playhouse! OP: Elf; Broadway: Aladdin, Mean Girls; Touring Keyboards: The Little Mermaid, Something Rotten!; Highlights: The Ordway (2017 Best Music Direction), Children's Theatre Company, Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, Theater Latte Da, Park Square Theatre, Broadway on Game Day at Super Bowl LII, Mayo Clinic 150th Anniversary Celebration. Andrew is the Executive Producer/Music Director of SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE, a Minneapolis based training ground for young musical theatre artists. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance from St. Olaf College.
RICHARD LATTA (Lighting Design) Playhouse 2019: Jersey Boys, 42nd Street, Cabaret. He designed last seasons' Oklahoma!, An American in Paris (IRNE Award Nomination), Grumpy Old Men the Musical and Jersey Boys. He is currently the longest serving employee of the Ogunquit Playhouse; beginning as a crew member in 1985 and as a Lighting Designer since 1987. In that time he's designed hundreds of shows and watched in amazement as the Playhouse evolved from its humble Summer Stock beginnings to a producing entity that presents musical classics, re-inventions of more recent musicals and gives life to brand new shows. For that he thanks the many Electricians, Programmers, Associates and Follow Spot Operators who participate in making the Playhouse great.
KEVIN HEARD (Sound Design) is thrilled that Kinky Boots marks his 20th production at the illustrious Ogunquit Playhouse. OP favorites, as Sound Designer: Ragtime (IRNE Award Winner for Best Sound Design), Murder on the Orient Express, Cabaret, Jersey Boys, An American in Paris, From Here to Eternity, Mamma Mia!, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Anything Goes, White Christmas, Million Dollar Quartet, Nice Work If You Can Get It; Broadway: All The Way, The Cherry Orchard, The Country House, Sylvia; Off-Broadway: #DateMe, The Hello Girls, Midnight at The Never Get, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, In & Of Itself, The View UpStairs, The Total Bent, Clinton The Musical, For The Last Time, Long Story Short, The Underclassman. Along with dozens of productions at regional theatres across the US, Kevin designed the sound for the International Premieres of Fun Home (starring Lea Salonga), Kinky Boots, and Matilda in Manila, Philippines. Kevin also works as the Associate Producer for BenDeLaCreme Presents. www.HeardAudio.com
ANTHONY C. DANIEL (Casting Director) Casting: Ogunquit Playhouse's productions of Anything Goes, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Sister Act, Victor/Victoria, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Million Dollar Quartet, Saturday Night Fever, White Christmas, Grease, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, Witches of Eastwick, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, and The Addams Family. He has also served as Associate Director on the Playhouse’s productions of Victor/Victoria, Mary Poppins and Witches of Eastwick. Anthony is a faculty member at The Growing Studio in NYC, where he serves as the Director of Musical Theatre Showcase. As an Associate Director, Anthony has worked alongside Matt Lenz on the National Tour of Cheers: Live On Stage! and the upcoming production of Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz. www.anthonycdaniel.com
DANIEL EVERETT (Production Stage Manager) saw his first production at the Ogunquit Playhouse at the age of eleven. OP: Murder on the Orient Express, 42nd Street, Elf, An American in Paris, White Christmas, Ragtime, Mamma Mia!, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Sister Act, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. Off-Broadway: Culture Project, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Manhattan Ensemble Theatre. Regional: North Carolina Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse, West Virginia Public Theatre. Special thanks to his family for all their support.
KAREN PARLATO (Assistant Stage Manager) has been Production Stage Manager for the Playhouse's Murder on the Orient Express, 42nd Street, the IRNE-winning An American in Paris, last season's Jersey Boys, Ragtime, Mary Poppins, White Christmas, Beauty and the Beast, From Here to Eternity, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Million Dollar Quartet, and Sister Act, and Assistant Stage Manager for Mamma Mia! and Elf. In New York she has stage managed numerous Off-Broadway productions including Silence! The Musical, Triassic Parq, The Fantasticks, Revolution in the Elbow..., Bingo: The Musical, Frankenstein, Charles Busch's Cleopatra, and others. Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera. She is also the stage manager for Denman Theatre & Dance Company. Twitter: @headsetchatter
BENJAMIN WEISS (Associate Music Director/Keyboard 2) is thrilled to be playing his first show at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Broadway: The Lion King (Keyboard 3 Sub, Minskoff Theatre). Off-Broadway: Katdashians (Piano/Conductor Sub, The Elektra Theatre). Tour: A Chorus Line (Associate Music Director/Keyboard 1, China Premier). Regional: Next to Normal (Piano/Conductor, Fulton Theatre), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Piano/Conductor, John W. Engeman Theater). B.M. Music NYU Steinhardt. www.benjaminweiss.webs.com @bmweissmusic
GEOF DOLAN (Technical Director) is returning for his 13th season as the Technical Director and Scenic Coordinator. Immediately prior to Ogunquit, he served as Technical Director for Worcester Foothills Theatre. He has done supplemental design work for several shows. He is also the Technical Supervisor for the Children's Theatre program. Geof began his technical career working backstage for both of his parents who are theatre directors and began his professional career at Sierra Repertory Theatre in California. For five years, he split his seasons between Maine and Florida, working the same technical areas for the Orlando Shakespeare, but now stays with the Playhouse year-round. His wife Cheryl (Scenic Charge Artist at the Playhouse for 12 seasons) has designed award-winning parade floats and designs many of the Children’s Theatre shows. Their daughter Ash is an aspiring writer and artist.
CHERYL DOLAN (Resident Scenic Charge) has returned to the Ogunquit Playhouse for her 12th season. After taking over as Resident Scenic Charge nine years ago, she has designed several Children's Theatre sets, as well as adding her artistic eye to many of the main stage productions. Since falling in love with the Ogunquit Playhouse, Cheryl, her husband Geof Dolan (the Ogunquit Playhouse Technical Director) and their daughter Ash, who is a budding writer, have made the Seacoast their home year-round. Cheryl considers the staff at OP her family and hopes that her love and passion for theater is translated through the productions to all of you.
AMANDA WOODWARD (Production Manager) is elated to be joining the Ogunquit Playhouse family after ending her touring career with FELD Entertainment. Amanda has worked over 20 years in the industry wearing many hats, but most recently spent 6 years with Norwegian Cruise Line as Entertainment Production Manager/ Project Manager overseeing new shows and installing entertainment on new ships and new shows during operations on older ships; all while she was a freelance TD for Boone High School (Orlando, FL) and lived/worked in NYC for 13 years as a PSM, LD, Programmer, Entertainer, and had her own organization business. Other Companies Amanda has worked with include The Imagination House (Double Dare Live!) American Family Theater (8 Tours), The Santa Fe Opera, The Cumberland County Playhouse, The Brick Theater, Orlando Reparatory Theater and various Off-Broadway theaters.
BRIAN J. SWASEY (Associate Producer) Originally from South Portland, ME and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire. After moving to NYC in 1995 and focusing on pursuing a career as an actor, he changed focus and became the Founding Artistic Director of The Astoria Performing Arts Center, followed by the Associate Producer position at Queens Theatre in the Park in Flushing, NY. There he was involved in producing the 20th Anniversary Revival of Closer Than Ever starring Sally Mayes and Lynne Winterstellar. Prior to coming to Ogunquit, he was the Managing Director for The New York Theatre Barn. NYC developmental projects have included: the rock musical The 12 and a new holiday musical entitled Tim and Scrooge. As a Director/Choreographer, Brian has had the pleasure of directing such shows as Pump Boys and Dinettes, Hairspray, Chicago, A New Brain, and Altar Boyz. He was the Assistant Director for the NYC Revival of Die, Mommie, Die! starring Charles Busch. At the Playhouse, Brian directed the TYA productions of The Berenstain Bears and The Cat In The Hat. In addition, Brian has been involved with booking cabaret entertainment at The Triad in NYC, as well as bringing such artists as Christina Bianco and Bruce Vilanch to MaineStreet in Ogunquit, ME.
KENT BRIDGES (Managing Director) is a seasoned business leader with 30 years of experience in business administration, finance and strategic planning both in the private sector and as an independent consultant. He joined Ogunquit Playhouse in the fall of 2017. Working with the Board of Directors, the Executive Artistic Director, dedicated managers and staff, the community, and the organization’s business partners, Kent’s focus is to strengthen the theatre’s financial position, guide its long-term future, and ensure its rich and well-respected legacy is firmly secured. A native of Presque Isle, Maine, Kent returned to the state in late 2014 after a successful career in the Washington, D.C. metro area. He is excited to be back in Maine and to call Ogunquit his home
BRADFORD T. KENNEY (Executive Artistic Director) is an artistic director, producer, stage and film director, and artist. Since joining the Ogunquit Playhouse in 2005, the Playhouse has tripled its audience growing from a single season summer stock theatre into one of the America's pre-eminent regional theatres with a three-season performance schedule and year round operation. During his stewardship, the Playhouse has garnered a number of awards and honors including the Moss Hart Trophy, Regional Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre from the New England Theatre Conference, multiple IRNE Awards and a number of BroadwayWorld Awards including Best Musical and others. Mr. Kenney is also noted for his work at Carnegie Hall including directing the holiday special The Christmas Rose starring Jane Seymour and producing An American Christmas Carol with Tim Janis. Mr. Kenney’s film work includes the upcoming movie musical ‘Buttons’ starring Dick Van Dyke, Jane Seymour, and Charles Shaughnessy. In New England, Mr. Kenney has been proud to be associated with a number of different theatre companies. He was also formerly the Artistic Director of the Foothills Theatre and Wachusett Theatre Companies in Massachusetts. He is a fourth generation plein air landscape artist, having studied with Beth Ellis and at Rhode Island School of Design, Heartwood College of Art, and Maine College of Art.