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Kelly Howe- (Holly) Kelly has appeared Off Broadway in What in the World: The Newsical Review. Regionally
she has played roles including Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, Aldonza in Man of LaMancha, and Patsy in Always, Patsy Kline.
She is an active member of the New York Cabaret scene, and appears every Friday and Sunday at Rose’s Turn, Greenwich
Village’s world-famous piano bar. Kelly holds a BFA from Stephens College.
Trisha Rapier- (Holly) Broadway:
The Boy From Oz (Liza Minnelli u/s and performed). Off-Broadway: Her Song, currently at the world renowned Jazz Club Birdland,
Shout! The Mod Musical currently at the Julia Miles Theater. Nerds:// A Musical Software Satire (Myrtle), NEWSical (Trisha),
Golf: The Musical (Trisha), Pirates of Penzance (Mabel), Forbidden Broadway (Julie Andrews, Barbra Streisand, etc.). Tours:
The Who's Tommy (Mrs. Walker u/s and performed), Forbidden Hollywood (Marlene Dietrich, Nicole Kidman, etc.), Fallen Angel
(Lust). Regional: Evita (Eva), Cabaret (Sally Bowles) Miss Saigon (Ellen), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Guys and Dolls
(Sarah), Agnes of God (Agnes). Awards: Carol Burnett Award, Spotlight Award of the Los Angeles Music Center. Bachelor of Music
degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. www.TrishaRapier.com
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Karen Mason- (Dee Dee) This past fall, Karen Mason portrayed Dorothy Parker in You Might As Well Live
during the NYMTFestival and released a new CD “SWEETEST OF NIGHTS”. She recently headlined in concert at The Kennedy
Center in DC; won the 2006 MAC Award for Major Vocalist; and also originated the role of Tanya on Broadway in ABBA’s
Mamma Mia!, for which she was awarded a 2002 Drama Desk nomination. Karen is also known for playing the starring role of Norma
Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, which she performed to critical acclaim and standing ovations on Broadway and in Los Angeles
for three years. Other Broadway credits include: Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Play Me a Country Song, and Torch Song Trilogy
. Off Broadway, Karen appeared in Carnival (1993 Drama Desk Award nomination), And the World Goes Round (Outer Critics Circle
Award), and Karen Mason Sings Broadway, Beatles and Brian . Regionally, Karen starred in the world premiere of White Christmas
(St. Louis Muni Opera), Side by Side by Sondheim (Coconut Grove Playhouse), Gypsy (Sundance Theatre), Heartbeats (Goodspeed
Opera House) and Company (Boston’s Huntington Theatre). Her CD, When the Sun Comes Out, received the 2002 MAC Award
for Major Female Recording. Other recordings include Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!, Better Days (which includes the 1998
Emmy Award-winning song, Hold Me), and Not So Simply Broadway (all on Zevely Records). She is also one of the first performers
to play the new Metropolitan Room in Chelsea, with a sold out run in May. http://www.karenmason.com/
Raissa
Katona Bennett- (Deedee) Raissa realized a dream come true, when she enjoyed a 5 year run in the Broadway company of PHANTOM
OF THE OPERA, where she performed the role of "Christine Daae" on many occasions. She also performed briefly as
the "Christine" stand-by in the Los Angeles and National Touring Companies of PHANTOM. Previously, she performed
the roles of "Jellylorum/Griddlebone - The Opera Cat" and "Jennyanydots - The Tap Dance Cat" in the First
National Tour of CATS. Also on Broadway, Raissa appeared in the Actor’s Fund Benefit Concert of CHESS with Josh Groban
and Sutton Foster. 2 days before leaving for her honeymoon to France, Raissa received a call from Hal Princes’ office
saying they were very interested in her for the First National Tour of PARADE – seriously enough that she should cancel
her trip. She did, performed the role of "Lizzie Phagan” and was thrilled to work with the original creative team
of director Harold Prince, choreographer Patricia Birch, author Alfred Uhry, and composer Jason Robert Brown. Her CD, "What
I Was Dreaming Of" is available at her website: www.raissa.info.
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Joanna Glushak- (Meg) On Broadway, Joanna has been seen doing roles in "Hairspray", "Urinetown",
"The Sweet Smell of Success", "After the Night and The Music", "Les Miserables" (original company),
"Sunday In The Park With George", "Rags", "Conversations With My Father"; New York City Opera:
"A Little Night Music", "The Most Happy Fella"; National Tours: "Hairspray", "Evita";
Off Broadway: "The Big Time" (New York Theatre Music Festival), "The Loman Family Picnic" (Manhattan Theatre
Club), "Lenny And The Heartbreakers" (New York Shakespeare Festival), "Miami" (Playwrights Horizons),
"The Lies And Legends Of Harry Chapin" (The Village Gate), etc. Regionally Joanna performed roles at such theatres
as Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Old Globe, Seattle Rep, The Goodspeed Opera House, The Actors Theatre Of Louisville,
Yale Repertory Theatre, The Huntington Theatre, Barrington Stage Co., Sundance Theatre Lab (2005 Season), Georgestreet Playhouse,
to name a few. Joanna is currently writing, producing and starring in her own TV series, hopefully to be seen next year sometime.
She is a graduate of the Yale School Of Drama.
Jana Robbins- (Meg) Jana has appeared in leading roles on Broadway
in GOOD NEWS, I LOVE MY WIFE, CRIMES OF THE HEART, ROMANCE/ROMANCE, GYPSY - where she played Mazeppa (the bump it with a trumpet
stripper) while standing by for Tyne Daly as Mama Rose (40 performances), and THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST’S WIFE where
she stood by and went on many times for both Linda Lavin (Valerie Harper) and Michele Lee. When “ALLERGIST’S WIFE”,
went on National Tour after its Broadway run, Jana replaced Michele Lee and co-starred across the country opposite Valerie
Harper. Other National Tours include Ethel in FOOTLOOSE and Aldonza in MAN OF LA MANCHA with Jose Ferrer. A versatile actress,
her long list of Off-Broadway and repertory credits include both straight plays and musicals. Some of her favorite roles have
been, Maggie in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, Lady in ORPHEUS DECENDING, Dr. Livingstone in AGNES OF GOD, Rosie in BYE BYE BIRDIE,
The Leader in ZORBA, and most recently Bessie Berger in AWAKE AND SING at Arena Stage, just to name a few. Jana’s been
seen on TV as a guest star on CHEERS, ROSEANNE, BABYLON 5, JAG, and LAW AND ORDER, among others. She had recurring daytime
roles on ONE LIFE TO LIVE and GENERAL HOSPITAL, and most recently guest starred on LAW AND ORDER – SVU and CRIMINAL
INTENT. Her film credits include THE LAST DAYS OF FRANKIE THE FLY with Dennis Hopper and Keifer Sutherland, EXECUTIVE TARGET
with Michael Madsen and Roy Schieder, and HAUNTED HEART with Olympia Dukakis. Jana’s one-woman show - ONE HELL OF A
RIDE! (The songs of Cy Coleman) has played cabarets and theaters across the country to great reviews, and her newest cabaret
show GYPSY IN MY SOUL has received rave reviews in New York where it opened the Midtown Cabaret Festival: ran Helen’s,
and recently played the Condo-Circuit in Florida. Her CD : JANA ROBBINS – FACE TO FACE can be purchased at Footlight
Records and online at CDBaby.com. Jana is also a producer making her Broadway producing debut with LITTLE WOMEN – The
Musical, starring Sutton Foster and Maureen McGovern, which just completed its National Tour and the Off-Broadway musical
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE. Both shows are available on CD nationwide. Upcoming Broadway productions include THE GREAT GAME directed
by Tony nominee Wilson Milam (THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE) which does it’s out of town tryout in January of ’07
at Duke University and A MOON TO DANCE BY by Thom Thomas. www.janarobbins.com
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Deborah Tranelli- (Dana) Deborah has appeared Off-Broadway as Tallulah Bankhead in "Tallaluh"s
Party" and in "newyorkers" for Manhattan Theatre Club. National tours: "Company"; "Cole Porter's
100th Birthday Party". Recent regional credits: Vicki in "The Full Monty", Elsa in "The Sound of Music";
Mona in "Dames at Sea"; Beggar Woman in "Sweeney Todd"; Abigail in "1776"; Arlene in "Baby";
Dorothy in "42nd Street; and Aldonza in "Man of La Mancha". Concert and cabaret appearances include: Carnegie
Hall, Kennedy Center, Town Hall, Russian Tea Room, Lyrics & Lyricists at the 92nd St Y, Sardi's, and the Jacksonville
and Greenville Symphonies. She is the recipient of two Backstage Bistro Awards for her performances in "Life Is Not Like
the Movies" and "This Life- The Songs of Portia Nelson". Deborah's numerous television credits include: "Dallas"
(co-star eleven seasons), "Law and Order", "Three's Company", "Hart to Hart", and even trapeze
on "Circus of the Stars". Recording credits include: "In Nobody's Shadow", "This Life", "Friday
Eveningsat Sardi's", "Freeway Dreams", "Fine and Dandy", and her critically acclaimed, Bistro Award-winning
solo debut, "A Lot of Livin'" on PS Classics.
Casey Clark- (Dana) Casey earned her BFA in Music Theatre
from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL, and managed to leave the cornfields every summer to work professionally.
Since graduation, she has worked steadily around the country, often with her fiance Chris Kuty, who is also an actor. She
has also enjoyed the opportunity to teach voice and musical theater performance/acting to kids ages 8-19, as well as vocal
coaching and selecting music for her peers. Casey is establishing a music preparation business in New York City while continuing
to pursue her acting career- the ultimate dream of which is to originate a role on Broadway in a musical by one of her heroes--the
composers who are doing valiant work to revive and expand the horizons of musical theater. www.caseyerinclark.com
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