Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Kendra Kassebaum

Milly Bradon

Muny: Guys and Dolls (Miss Adelaide, 2019). On Broadway, Kendra originated the role of Janice in the Tony-nominated production of Come From Away as well as Sam in Leap of Faith. She played Glinda in Wicked on Broadway, in San Francisco and on the first national tour (Helen Hayes nomination). Other New York: The Receptionist (Manhattan Theatre Club) and the Tony Award-winning, Grammy-nominated production of Assassins. Kendra made her Broadway debut in Rent. For Roundabout Theatre, she performed the role of Petra in A Little Night Music, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Natasha Richardson. Kassebaum’s regional appearances include Actors Theatre of Louisville, The 5th Avenue Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, Ordway, Florida Stage and her hometown St. Louis Muny. Film: The Other Woman (with Natalie Portman and Lisa Kudrow).

Edward Watts

Adam Pontipee

Kyle Coffman

Frank

is thrilled to be back at The Muny for the fourth time, having previously been seen in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Newsies and West Side Story. Broadway: The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Christopher Lyon, u/s Deputy) West Side Story (A-rab), Newsies (Henry). Regional: Tommy Djilas in The Music Man (Arizona Theatre Company), The Artful Dodger in Oliver (Arena Stage), Ethan Strange in Sex with Strangers (George Street Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company) Film: Desert Heart (Ryan), Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (Dakin), Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (Ice). @housecoffman

Leslie Donna Flesner

Dorcas

has performed in eight Broadway shows, including Tootsie, An American in Paris, Honeymoon in Vegas, Cinderella, Chaplin, Follies, Finian’s Rainbow and Hello, Dolly! starring Bette Midler. Other New York credits include NY City Center Encores! productions of Mack & Mabel, Call Me Madam, Finian’s Rainbow, Fanny and the world premiere of War Paint starring Patti LuPone. TV: Boardwalk Empire, The Knick, The Tony Awards, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Late Show with James Corden. Regionally, Leslie was most recently seen as the deliciously dim-witted Hedy LaRue in Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s production of How to Succeed…; Leslie is a passionate educator and recently launched an online virtual studio called Broadway Imagined. She is thrilled to be returning to The Muny after last being seen in their production of Chicago. Proud Florida State University alumni! @lesfles

Shonica Gooden

Sarah

is excited to be making her Muny debut, performing in her mother’s beloved hometown! Proud native of Atlanta, GA and 2011 graduate of Point Park University (BFA degree in Dance). Memphis (Felicia, Cape Fear Regional Theatre), Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope (NY City Center Encores!), Sister Act (Deloris, Music Theatre Wichita), Cats (Rumpleteazer, Broadway revival), Hamilton: An American Musical (Broadway), American Dance Machine (Sweet Georgia Brown, Joyce Theater), Matilda (national tour), Piece of My Heart, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway), Bring It On: The Musical (Broadway, national tour). TV/Film: Fosse/Verdon, Manifest, Almost Family, Ted 2 and The First Purge.

Garett Hawe

Ephraim

is ecstatic to be a part of the Muny magic! Broadway: Mary Poppins, Newsies, Matilda, Carousel. Most recently seen as Ambrose Kemper in the North American Revival Tour of Hello, Dolly! National tours: Wicked, Mary Poppins, The 101 Dalmatians Musical, Oklahoma!. TV: NBC’s Peter Pan Live!; Nurse Jackie, Dancing with the Stars, The Tonight Show. Select regional: Tulsa in Gypsy (Cape Playhouse), Hugo Peabody in Bye Bye Birdie (Sacramento Music Circus), Tommy Djilas in The Music Man (Pioneer Theatre Company), Newsies at Paper Mill Playhouse, and numerous productions with North Shore Music Theatre. Garett plays a Jet in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film adaptation of West Side Story, in theaters this December. Graduate of the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. @garetthawe

Sarah Meahl

Ruth

This is Sarah’s 10th show at The Muny. She played Ruth in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in 2011and is excited to be back, this time, with her husband Ed Watts. Broadway: Kiss Me, Kate; Hello, Dolly!; Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour. Off-Broadway: Standard Time (The Duke), The Golden Apple (NY City Center Encores!), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Minskoff Theatre). Pre-Broadway Labs: The Music Man, The Secret Garden, Anastasia, Clueless, The Right Girl. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, Broadway Sacramento, Theatre Under The Stars, Theater of the Stars, The Muny, Kansas City Starlight, The Old Globe, Shakespeare Theatre Company and Walnut Street Theatre. TV/Film: Haunting Evidence, Isn’t It Romantic? Graduate of Point Park. sarahmeahl.com @happymeahl

Harris Milgrim

Benjamin

Broadway: Cats, Tootsie. Numerous Off-Broadway, NY City Center Encores!, national tour, concerts and regional theatres including The Muny, Paper Mill Playhouse, 5th Avenue Theatre, Dallas Theater Center and more. Extended credits and more at harrismilgrim.com.

Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva

Caleb

Broadway: West Side Story (also first national tour). Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Muny), Zorba (NY City Center Encores!), Man of La Mancha (Barrington Stage), Billy Elliot (Maltz Jupiter), Evita (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Priscilla Queen Of The Desert (Fiddlehead Theatre), West Side Story (Sydney Opera House). Performed professionally with Ballet Concierto, Ballet San Juan, Ballet Hispanico of New York, Ballet Teatro Nacional de Puerto Rico, Staten Island Ballet, The Metropolitan Opera, Houston Opera, Ópera de Puerto Rico. He has performed with popular artists Marc Anthony, Olga Tañon, La India, Celia Cruz and for Pope John Paul II. TV: Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Billboard Music Awards, The Grammy Awards and Miss Universe. His choreography has been featured on Objetivo Fama, the Jodi McQueen Project and Nuestra Gente. Graduated Cum Laude from the University of Puerto Rico with a BS in Education.

Mikayla Renfrow

Alice

is overjoyed to be back at The Muny! She has recently graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and is ready to be back in front of audiences. Her most recent credits include Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (The Muny), Janet in The Rocky Horror Show, Rose in The Secret Garden with Connor Gallagher and Eve in Awaited: A Christmas Experience.

Carly Blake Sebouhian

Martha

is thrilled to be returning to The Muny after having been seen in Mary Poppins and Fiddler on the Roof. On Broadway, Carly has been appearing in The Phantom of the Opera, where she will return when the show reopens in October. Other New York credits include Fiorello! and Brigadoon at NY City Center Encores! as well as the original workshop of An American in Paris. Regionally, she has been seen in Sweet Charity (Pioneer Theatre Company) and The Nutty Professor (Tennessee Performing Arts Center) directed by the legendary Jerry Lewis. TV/Film credits include The Punisher (Netflix), For Life (ABC) and Equal Standard starring Ice-T. @carlyblake419

Ryan Steele

Daniel

Broadway: Carousel, Newsies (Astaire nomination), Matilda, West Side Story (Baby John), Billy Elliot and will soon be seen in Once Upon a One More Time. Tour: An American in Paris (Jerry Mulligan). Other stage: The Music Man (Kennedy Center), A Chorus Line and The Wild Party (both for NY City Center Encores!), In Your Arms (The Old Globe), Carousel (Houston Grand Opera). Film/TV: FX’s Fosse/Verdon, Girls5Eva, Ted 2, Five Dances, NBC’s Peter Pan Live!; Smash, and most recently, Netflix’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things and Better Nate Than Ever from Disney+.

Brandon L. Whitmore

Gideon

 is thrilled to be playing Gideon in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at The Muny. Tour: Hello, Dolly! Favorite regional credits: The Muny, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, North Carolina Theatre. BFA in Dance Performance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Kristin Yancy

Liza

is a dancer, actor, singer and creator based in Brooklyn, New York. She is so deeply grateful to be back onstage (live!) and thrilled to be making her Muny debut! Some favorite credits include: The Cher Show (Broadway), Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Broadway, u/s Disco Donna), Queen of the Night (off-Broadway, Nadia), The Who’s Tommy (direction and choreography by Josh Rhodes, The Kennedy Center), West Side Story (Guthrie Theater, u/s Anita), Hostage, a film by Ryan Heffington and Bliss, a new musical (world premiere, The 5th Avenue Theatre). Kristin is a producer and co-owner of immersive theatre company MinuteZero. Proud WashU grad! kristinyancy.com

Josh Rhodes

Director / Choreographer

Josh Rhodes is thrilled to return to The Muny after previously directing Paint Your Wagon, Jersey Boys and choreographing Young Frankenstein. Josh directed and choreographed Grand Hotel (NY City Center Encores!), Tommy (Kennedy Center) Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville (Old Globe Theatre), Paint Your Wagon, Guys and Dolls (Old Globe), Spamalot (5th Avenue Theatre), Show Boat (Bucks County Playhouse), The Sound of Music, Evita and Guys and Dolls (Asolo Rep), and Celestina Warbeck and the Banshees at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. He also choreographed the Broadway productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, It Shoulda Been You, First Date and Bright Star. On London’s West End, he choreographed Carousel at the English National Opera and Sweeney Todd starring Emma Thompson. Other choreography credits include Company starring Neil Patrick Harris and Sondheim: The Birthday Concert (PBS), the U.K. tour of Doctor Dolittle, and Scotland, PA (Roundabout). Josh is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan.

Valerie Gebert

Music Director

returns to The Muny after helming previous productions of The Wizard of Oz (2016), Seussical (2014) and West Side Story (1995). She has toured North America with Disney’s The Lion King, Wicked, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond, The Sound of Music with Marie Osmond, the award-winning revival of Cabaret, The Addams Family and, most recently, R&H’s Cinderella, Finding Neverland and Anastasia. Regionally, she has performed at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse and California Musical Theatre.

Sinai Tabak

Music Supervisor

is an NYC-based music director, pianist and arranger, and recently served as the associate conductor of The Cher Show on Broadway. Select regional credits: The Sound of Music (Music Supervisor, solo
Rep), Footloose (Kennedy Center), Paint Your Wagon (Muny), Evita (Asolo Rep), Josephine (Asolo Rep), Guys and Dolls (Asolo Rep and Old Globe), Les Misérables (Dallas Theater Center), Bells Are Ringing (Berkshire Theatre Festival), The Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County Playhouse), Johnny Baseball (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Family Album (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Off-Broadway: Stars of David (DR2 Theatre), Goldstein (Actors’ Temple) and workshops of Los Otros (59E59), The Total Bent (Public Theater), American Psycho and Damascus Square. Film: Hello Again. Sinai received a degree in Music Composition from NYU.

Lee Wilkins

Associate Director/Choreographer

Associate director/choreographer: Jersey Boys, Paint Your Wagon (Muny). Broadway associate choreographer: Bright Star, It Shoulda Been You, First Date, Cinderella. Other: Carousel (English National Opera), Mack & Mabel, Grand Hotel and Big River (NY City Center Encores!), Evita (Asolo Rep), Guys and Dolls (Old Globe and Asolo Rep), Paint Your Wagon (5th Avenue Theatre), On the Town (L.A. Philharmonic), Company (Avery Fisher Hall), Minsky’s (Ahmanson). Television: The Late Show with Steven Colbert (CBS), The Hatfields and McCoys (NBC pilot), Alpha House (Amazon Studios). Direction: NBC Upfront (Radio City Music Hall), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Casa Mañana), First Date (Straz Center), Divas For Democracy (StageIt). Broadway Performances: Elf, Spamalot, Wonderful Town, Kiss Me, Kate. National Tours: Cats, How to Succeed…, Kiss Me, Kate; Guys and Dolls.

Michael Schweikardt

Scenic Designer

Muny productions include The King and I, South Pacific, Disney’s Mary Poppins, The Addams Family, Hello, Dolly!; Into the Woods, Oklahoma!; 42nd Street, The Music Man, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Newsies, Annie, Meet Me In St. Louis, Kinky Boots and Paint Your Wagon. Selected Regional credits include productions at Pittsburgh Public Theater, Portland Center Stage, Ford’s Theatre, The Old Globe, Cleveland Play House, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Sarasota Opera, Paper Mill Playhouse and Goodspeed Musicals. International credits include Marie Antoinette and Phantom for EMK International in Seoul, South Korea. Michael serves as a Managing Editor for Design for thetheatretimes.com and is co-creator of Prompt: A Journal of Theatre Theory, Practice, and Teaching. msportfolio.com

Amy Clark

Costume Designer

Broadway: A Night with Janis Joplin, Chaplin (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations). Selected designs: Becoming Nancy (Alliance Theatre), Clueless The Musical (Signature Theatre), The Music Man and How To Succeed…. (Kennedy Center), Describe The Night (Atlantic Theater), Romy and Michele: The Musical (5th Avenue Theatre), Big Apple Circus (2017, 2018), Blind Date (Goodman Theatre), Atlantis, A New Musical, Heathers The Musical, Tiny Houses, Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, NY City Center Encores!; 5th Avenue Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Goodman Theatre, Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Hartford Stage Company, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theater, Bay Street Theater, Goodspeed Musicals, The Muny, Actors Theatre of Louisville, TheaterWorks Hartford, Barrington Stage Company, Portland Stage Company. MFA from NYU.

Jason Lyons

Lighting Designer

Broadway: Hand to God, On the Town, Bronx Bombers, Bring It On, Rock of Ages, The Threepenny Opera, Barefoot in the Park and Good Vibrations. Recent: Gloria: A Life (McCarter, A.R.T.), Mamma Mia! (TUTS); Familiar (Old Globe), Call Me Madam (NY City Center Encores!), Austen’s Pride (5th Avenue), Junk (Arena Stage), Skylight (McCarter), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (TUTS); Clueless (The New Group), Sugar in Our Wounds (Manhattan Theatre Club), Between the Lines (Kansas City Repertory), The Honeymooners (Paper Mill Playhouse), Romy and Michele: The Musical (5th Avenue), Robin Hood, Red Velvet, Macbeth, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Old Globe); Kings, Dry Powder, Barbecue (Public Theater), Crazy for You, Jesus Christ Superstar, La Cage aux Folles, Girlstar and Cabaret  Signature Theatre), Heathers (New World Stages). Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Lighting Design. jasonlyonsdesign.com

John Shivers

Sound Designer

Credits: Pretty Woman, Beauty and the Beast 25th Anniversary Edition, Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, The Muny 2015 – 2019 seasons, Kinky Boots (2013 Tony Award), Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway; Bonnie & Clyde, Sister Act, 9 to 5, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, In My Life and Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays. International: The Secret, Tarzan, Das Wunder von Bern, The Lion King (Shanghai, Singapore). Regional: Rock of Ages, The Heart of Rock & Roll, Moonshine, Harmony, The Nutty Professor, Tales of the City, Emma, Robin and the 7 Hoods. He’s enjoyed collaborations with Savion Glover, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Gregory Hines and engineering at Electric Lady Studios. John’s proudest production, however, is his gem of a daughter, Ruby.

David Patridge

Sound Designer

has had the pleasure of working around the world with some of the best in the business, and for the past 15 years, has partnered with John Shivers. He has served as a sound designer for The Muny since 2015. Select credits include: Rock of Ages, 42nd Street, The Heart of Rock & Roll, Flashdance, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, Harmony, Ace, Beauty and the Beast, Singin’ in the Rain, Sweeney Todd, Miss Saigon, Holler If Ya Hear Me and Soul Doctor. International: Wicked, Das Wunder von Bern (Germany), The Spirit of Life (China). Associate Sound Design: Pretty Woman, Paramour, Kinky Boots, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, Leap of Faith, We Will Rock You, Sister Act, Come Fly Away, 9 to 5, The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia! and Tarzan.

Caite Hevner

Video Designer

Muny: Paint Your Wagon (2019). Broadway: In Transit, Derren Brown: Secret, Harry Connick Jr. – A Celebration of Cole Porter. Other New York designs include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, MCC and Primary Stages. Regional credits include Alabama Shakespeare, Alley, Arena, Alliance, Baltimore Center Stage, Cleveland Play House, Dallas Theater Center, Guthrie, The Kennedy Center, Long Wharf, McCarter, Pasadena Playhouse, PlayMaker’s Repertory, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Williamstown and Woolly Mammoth. Special events include Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience (with Mesmer) and shows with Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line. Virtual productions include Broadway Bares: Twerk from Home for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards National Ceremonies in 2020 and 2021. www.caitedesign.com

Tommy Kurzman

Wig Designer

Muny debut! Tommy is so grateful to be starting back at the theatre with this amazing company! Broadway (Makeup): Mrs. Doubtfire, All My Sons, True West, Saint Joan, My Fair Lady, Little Foxes, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, Bright Star and Fiddler on the Roof. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors (Westside Theatre), The Atlantic, The New Group, The Public, Manhattan Theatre Club, New World Stages. Regional: Resident Ensemble Players, Cape Playhouse, Signature Theatre, Manhattan School of Music. Associate Hair Designer on over 15 Broadway productions.  IG: @TommyKurzmanWigs

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Casting

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Larry Smiglewski

Production Stage Manager

is thrilled to return for his fifth season! Past Muny credits include The Wizard of Oz, Mamma Mia!; Disney’s The Little Mermaid, All Shook Up, Annie, Footloose, Matilda and An Evening with the Stars.
Broadway: Kiss Me, Kate with Roundabout Theatre Company. National tours: School of Rock, White Christmas and the Chinese tour of The Sound of Music. Off-Broadway: Cagney, Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, All Is Calm. Various Regional credits include Theatre Under The Stars, Dallas Summer Musicals, Baltimore Center Stage, Bucks County Playhouse. Education: BA in Theatre Arts, MS in Education and MFA in Directing. Larry has held professorships at University of Miami, West Chester University and Sam Houston State University. Follow Larry’s Adventures @LarrySmigs.