CAST
Jaclyn Dixon (Clio/Kira)
Jaclyn most recently played the title role in the Philly Fringe production of Debbie Does Dallas. She has appeared throughout the New Jersey and Philadelphia area numerous times with companies such as the Ritz Theatre, Haddonfield Plays & Players, The Academy Theatre, and many others. Select credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie (Mrs. Flannery), Kiss Me Kate (Bianca), The Rocky Horror Show (Janet), A Midsummer Night's Musical, Scrooge, Fame, etc.
Matt Reher (Sonny)
Matt has been seen throughout the area in numerous roles and theatres, including Next to Normal (Dr. Madden) and Urinetown (Bobby Strong) at Haddonfield Players & Players; Moon Over Buffalo (Paul), Hairspray (Corny Collins), The Producers (Leo Bloom), and The Full Monty (Malcolm) at the Ritz Theatre; Barefoot in the Park (Paul) and Rent with Stage Left; Falsettos (Whizzer) at Burlington County Footlighters; and Hello, Dolly! (Cornelius), Oklahoma! (Curly, 2009 Perry Award nomination) and Altar Boyz (Matthew, 2010 Perry Award winner) at the Broadway Theatre of Pitman, among many others. He is originally from New Orleans and lives in Philadelphia.
Thomas Guzzi, Jr. (Danny)
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Jaimie McMillin (Melpomene)
Jaimie has appeared at Kelsey Theatre several times in the past few years, including Urinetown (Ms. McQueen), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Rona), Fiddler on the Roof (Fruma Sarah), Godspell ("Turn Back, O Man" soloist), and others. Other credits: Jesus Christ Superstar (High Priestess) with Midnight Productions; Hello, Dolly! (Irene Malloy) and others at the Broadway Theatre of Pitman; Baby (Lizzy), The Rocky Horror Show (Magenta), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II), Footloose (Ariel), The Full Monty (Vicki), .... Charlie Brown (Sally), The Who's Tommy (Sally Simpson), Smokey Joe's Cafe, My Way, Hair, Evita, Cabaret, etc. at The Academy Theatre; and many others.
Maria Aromando (Calliope)
Maria was previously seen at Kelsey in the Pennington Players' production of Urinetown as Little Becky Two Shoes. She has also performed extensively with many different New Jersey theatre companies, including the Old Library Theatre, Nutley Little Theatre, Villagers Theatre, Collingswood Excelsior Theatre, Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Downtown Performing Arts Center, Mystic Vision Players, Somerset Valley Players, and Plays & Players in Philadelphia. Credits: Footloose (Urleen), State Fair, Pippin (Catherine), Working, Leader of the Pack (Annie), A Winnie the Pooh Birthday Tail (Piglet), The Wiz (Evillene), and many others. She is a 2010 Perry Award nominee for playing Rona in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Old Library Theatre. Maria graduated from The College of New Jersey in 2008, where she served on the board of the student-run musical theatre group and appeared in the world premiere of Star Wars! The Musical as Luke Skywalker.
Dominick Sannelli (Thalia/Asst. Choreographer)
At just16, Dominick has amassed an impressive array of credits. Onstage roles: Camelot (Mordred), Hello, Dolly! (Barnaby), ...Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear), Children's Letters to God (Brett), Brighton Beach Memoirs (Eugene), The Emperor's New Clothes (Arno), Ragtime (Edgar), Sign of the Seahorse (Finny, Kennedy Center), others. Dominick will be featured as a dancer in the upcoming film The Silver Linings Playbook, working under Emmy-nominated choreographer Mandy Moore and Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell. He has worked with iTheatrics on their Broadway Jr and Disney Theatricals choreography DVDs. He is also a choreographer for the Philadelphia Mummers and has attended the Musical Theatre Performance Project at Broadway Dance Center on scholarship. He studies ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance at Downstage Center in Morrisville, PA.
Frankie Rowles (Terpsicore)
Frankie is a graduate of New York City's American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). He has performed in the national tour of Pippi Longstocking for American Family Theater and recently appeared at the Ritz Theatre in Barnum and Hairspray (Fender). Other credits: The Producers, Footloose (Ren), Seussical (Wickersham), West Side Story (Bernardo), Jesus Christ Superstar (Matthew) and High School Musical (Troy).
Tia Brown (Erato)
Tia returns to Kelsey Theatre for the second time after appearing in the ensemble of Urinetown this past fall. Previous credits: Once On This Island (Mama Euralie), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Ms. Mahoney), Reefer Madness, Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast. She is a student at The College of New Jersey, working toward a dual BA and MA in Education and Women's and Gender Studies.
Kim Cupo (Euterpe)
Kim made her first appearance at Kelsey in the 2009 production of The Wiz as Addaperle. Since then she has starred in Seussical as Gertrude McFuzz and Urinetown as Hope Cladwell, as well as being a featured dancer and Cyndi Lauper impersonator in The Wedding Singer. Other credits: Oz! (Dorothy), Snoopy (Sally), Grease (Jan). Kim graduated from Kutztown University in 2006; she works as a culinary manager at Sesame Place and is a dance teacher at Downstage Center in Morrisville, PA.
Alison McMullen (Pit Singer)
Previous credits: Urinetown, Seussical (Bird Girl), The Wedding Singer, The Sound of Music, Annie (Lily), My Fair Lady, The King & I, Annie Get Your Gun. Ali graduated from The College of New Jersey and is an itinerant teacher of the deaf.
Elena Maddox (Pit Singer)
Elena has many credits at Kelsey and elsewhere over the years, both on and off stage. Onstage: The Wiz, Of Thee I Sing, Crazy for You, Kiss Me Kate, South Pacific, A Chorus Line (Donna), Cabaret, The Rocky Horror Show, others. Offstage: Of Thee I Sing (Choreographer), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown and The Rocky Horror Show (Asst. Choreographer), The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 (Stage Manager), and others. She is a graduate of Penn State University
Zach Mazouat (Pit Singer)
Zach previously performed at Kelsey in the ensembles of Urinetown and The Wedding Singer. Other credits: Footloose, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip and Leaf), Seussical (Wickersham), Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour). Zach graduated from The College of New Jersey, where he was president of the musical theatre group, and currently teaches art in northern New Jersey.
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John Boccanfuso (Director/Choreographer)
John has worked extensively in the area over the past seven years as a choreographer, stage manager and performer. Previous choreography credits: Hollow, 13, Chess, Once On This Island, Reefer Madness, Seussical, Bat Boy. Favorite onstage credits include Dashiell in the world premiere of the play Post Coitus; Linus in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown at Kelsey Theatre; master of ceremonies in The Rocky Horror Show at The Academy Theatre; Lenny in Neil Simon's Rumors at TCNJ; and featured roles in Cats, The Wedding Singer, Tommy and many others. John has served as a board member of the Pennington Players since 2009, after he completed an internship as stage manager for their production of The Wiz. He is a member of Alpha Psi Omega, the National Theatre Honor Society, which sponsored a staged reading of his original play Auditions. John graduated in 2010 from The College of New Jersey with a BA in English and minors in Theatre and Gender Studies; he is now a graduate student there.
Tracy Witko (Musical Director)
Tracy is a music major at The College of New Jersey, graduating with the class of 2012. She's previously music directed Once On This Island and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at TCNJ, where she also assistant music directed Reefer Madness. Most recently she starred as Mrs. Meers in TCNJ's mainstage production of Thoroughly Modern Millie, marking her stage debut. Tracy is also a private voice teacher in northern New Jersey.
Michelle Rittmann (Stage Manager/Costume Design)
Michelle is the co-owner of Rittzy Productions, LLC, a costume creation and rental company based out of Ewing, NJ. She has costumed or assisted countless shows in the area over the past few years, including productions at Kelsey Theatre, The Academy Theatre, Off Broadstreet Theatre, Stuart Country Day School, Open Air Theatre and many others. Michelle is also a performer, having appeared in dozens of shows, including Chess, The Rocky Horror Show, Cabaret, Footloose (Wendy Jo), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), and others. Michelle is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University.
Judi Parrish (Lighting Design/Technical Director)
Judi is a staple of the Kelsey Theatre, where she can be found nearly every day of the week working on one show or another. She has credits as a lighting designer, set designer, sound designer, tech director, director, performer and stage manager. Some recent lighting designs include Ragtime, The Musical of Musicals: The Musical! (2010 NJACT Perry Award nomination), Hello, Dolly!, Seussical. She also received a 2009 NJACT Perry Award nomination for her set design for The Rocky Horror Show and a 2011 nomination for her sound design of Amadeus. Judi is a past President of the Pennington Players and currently serves as their publicist.
Dottie Farina (Properties)
Dottie has worked on over 50 local productions as producer, properties mistress, set painter, costumer and stage manager. She is currently the Vice President of Production for the Pennington Players.
Frank Ferrara (Producer)
Producing: The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!, Urinetown, others. Directing: Camelot (twice), The Wedding Singer, ... Spelling Bee, Ragtime, Jekyll & Hyde (twice), The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Baker's Wife, Into the Woods, Once On This Island, The Fantasticks, The Last Five Years, Tommy, For the Glory, Dracula, The Full Monty, Elegies, High School Musical, Assassins, The Rocky Horror Show, The Secret Garden, Oliver!, Beauty and the Beast, others. Onstage: Urinetown (Barrel), Seussical (Mr. Mayor), Drood (Neville), Honk! (Drake), ...Forum (Hero), The Fantasticks (Mortimer), Cats (Old Deuteronemy), others. Frank is the co-founder of cheng/ferrara Productions and a former Pennington Players president.
Kristin Keenan (Asst. Producer)
Kristin is moving behind the scenes for the first time with this show. Onstage credits: Blood Brothers, Ragtime, Seussical (Mrs. Mayor), Oliver! (Widow Corney), The King & I (Lady Thiang), The Baker's Wife (Therese), and many others. She is a Pennington Players board member.
The Pennington Players (Producing Company)
The Pennington Players have been entertaining local audiences since 1951. In 1964, they became the first group ever to perform at the Washington's Crossing State Park Open Air Theatre with a production of Shaw's The Devil's Disciple. The following year, they performed the first musical ever at the Open Air Theatre (and the first musical they had ever attempted) with a production of Plain and Fancy. The Players' goal is to entertain and learn and to have fun while doing it. In a typical season, the Players will produce three or four shows at Kelsey Theatre (on the Mercer County Community College campus in West Windsor, NJ), ranging from children's theatre to smaller works to well-known musicals. In recent years, the Players have earned a reputation for producing new and/or unusual works, including debut performances of Fame and Jekyll & Hyde at the OAT; the NJ state premiere of The Legend of Redwall Abbey; and Kelsey premieres of several shows, including Urinetown, 13, Ragtime, The Wiz, Once On This Island, and many others, including this production of Xanadu. For more information: www.penningtonplayers.org