The Sound of Music

Kate Rockwell

Maria Rainer

is thrilled to be back at The Muny! Previous Muny credits include Beauty and the Beast (Belle) and Tarzan (Jane). On Broadway, she recently starred as the original Karen Smith in Mean Girls: The Musical (Drama Desk nomination). Her previous Broadway dumb blondes include originating the role of Skylar in Bring It On: The Musical, Rock of Ages, Hair and Legally Blonde. She’s been seen recently as Nina Bennett on Fox’s Almost Family, High Maintenance, Deadbeat and Sex and the City: The Movie. Upcoming: Harlem on Amazon. She released her debut solo album, Back To My Roots, in 2018 on Broadway Records, and has performed her solo concert by the same name at Birdland Jazz Club, City Winery and other venues in NYC. She is a WSET-certified wine lover and has the two cutest dogs on the planet.

Michael Hayden

Captain Georg Von Trapp

Broadway: All My Sons, Festen, Henry IV, Judgement at Nuremberg (Tony nomination), Cabaret, Carousel. Off-Broadway: The Lady from Dubuque, Measure for Measure, Dessa Rose, Far East. London: Cabaret, Carousel (Olivier nomination). Regional: Much Ado About Nothing, The Winter’s Tale, Henry V, Richard II, Merrily We Roll Along. Film: Patient 001, Charming Billy (American Film Institute Best Actor Award). TV: Evil, Elementary, Chicago Fire, Law & Order and Murder One.

Bryonha Marie Parham

The Mother Abbess

is thrilled to be making her Muny debut in her home state! Broadway: Prince of Broadway, TheBook of Mormon, After Midnight, The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess, Ragtime. Off Broadway/NY: Promenade (NY City Center Encores!), Candide (Carnegie Hall), Ragtime (Lincoln Center). National tour: Falsettos. World premieres: Dave (Arena Stage), Prince of Broadway (Tokyo Theatre Orb). Concert: New York Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra (Bernstein’s Mass), Kansas City Symphony, 92nd Street Y Lyrics & Lyricists series. Regional: The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess (American Repertory Theater), Ragtime (Kennedy Center), The Civil War (NETworks), Hair (Sacramento Music Circus), Dreamgirls (Effie, North Shore), Little Shop of Horrors (Berkshire Theatre Group) and many more! Television: The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!; Madam Secretary, Live from Lincoln Center: Sweeney Todd in Concert (Beggar Woman) and Show Boat in Concert, 66th and 68th Annual Tony Awards, The Today Show. Twitter/Instagram: @BryonhaMarie

Elizabeth Teeter

Liesl von Trapp

is thrilled to return to the Muny stage after last being seen off-Broadway as Lily in The Secret Life of Bees (Atlantic Theatre Company). Broadway: Betty in The Crucible, Young Elizabeth in The Audience, starring Helen Mirren; and Jane Banks in the closing company of Mary Poppins. Other NYC credits include workshops with Kathleen Marshall, Anne Kauffman, Leigh Silverman, Rachel Brosnahan and more. Regional: The Muny, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Theatre St. Louis, Tennessee Williams Festival, Variety Theatre. TV/Film: Leaving (short film), The Last O.G. (TBS). You can also see her this August as Laura in The Glass Menagerie with the Tennessee Williams Festival. Eleven years ago, she played one of the tiniest von Trapp children at The Muny and is honored for this full circle moment. @elizabethteeterofficial

Andrew Alstat

Rolf Gruber

is thrilled to be returning to The Muny for his second season! Originally from Pomona, Illinois, Andrew is a recent graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he received his BFA in Musical Theatre. He was last seen on the Muny stage as Chuck Cranston in Footloose. Recent credits: The Rocky Horror Show (Rocky) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Frederick) for CCM, Newsies (Albert, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts), Legally Blonde (Emmett) and Anything Goes (Billy Crocker) for McLeod Summer Playhouse. @a_alstat. @andrewalstat_photography

Jenny Powers

Elsa Schraeder

John Scherer

Max Detweiler

has appeared at The Muny in Cinderella, Kinky Boots, Annie, Young Frankenstein, The Buddy Holly Story, The Addams Family, Spamalot and Mame. He has appeared on Broadway in LoveMusik, By Jeeves and Sunset Boulevard. Off-Broadway credits include Dames at Sea, Olympus on My Mind and Preppies. Other NY credits include The Most Happy Fella (NY City Opera) and Out of This World (NY City Center Encores!). He has toured nationally in 42nd Street, Cats, Mame, Hello, Dolly! and White Christmas. His regional credits include Arena Stage, Goodman Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Kennedy Center, Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse and many others. Television credits include Blue Bloods, The Shield, Crossing Jordan, Law & Order (SVU and CI) and Titus. He is originally from Buffalo, NY and is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.

Leah Berry

Sister Margaretta

is overjoyed to return to the Muny stage in The Sound of Music. Thank you to the incredible Muny team for all their hard work in making this season a reality! Past Muny productions include Meet Me In St Louis, My Fair Lady, South Pacific and an appearance as Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz. Other favorite roles include Nellie in South Pacific (Stages St. Louis), Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady (Ozark Actors Theatre), Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act (Stages St. Louis), Marian in The Music Man and Maria in The Sound of Music (both for The Little Theatre on the Square). Based in Saint Louis and proud momma of two, she is frequently seen dashing after neighborhood garbage trucks with an exuberant son in tow!

David Hess

Franz

Broadway: Sunset Boulevard (Jonesy), Sweeney Todd (u/s Sweeney Todd/Judge Turpin), Annie Get Your Gun (u/s Frank Butler/Buffalo Bill). National tours: The Bridges of Madison County (Charlie), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd), Ragtime (Admiral Peary/Charles Whitman). Carnegie Hall/Royal Albert Hall: Kristina (Daniel). Lincoln Center: Dessa Rose (Bertie). Off-Broadway: Prodigal, Love in a Thirsty Land. Regional: Shenandoah (Charlie Anderson, Jefferson Award for Best Actor), Jane Eyre (Rochester, San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle and Dean Goodman Choice Awards for Best Actor), Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson, Marlowe Award for Best Actor), Grand Hotel (Baron, Barrymore nominee), Sweet Charity (Vittorio Vidal, B. Iden Payne nominee). Film: New York Crossing, Tennessee Nights. TV: Madam Secretary, The Americans, Elementary, Power, The Good Wife, Royal Pains. Toured Europe and South Africa for the Travel Channel’s Fantasy Rails for Millionaires. www.DavidHess.info

Michael James Reed

Herr Zeller

is delighted his return to theatre is with The Muny! Favorites from his 10 previous appearances include 1776, Paint Your Wagon, South Pacific, Tarzan, West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof. Local audiences have seen him frequently at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (over 15 productions including Pride and Prejudice, A Doll’s House Part 2 and Oslo) and with St. Louis Shakespeare Festival (over 10 appearances including Love’s Labour’s Lost and Romeo and Juliet). New York: La Bête (Broadway, original production), King Lear (Roundabout), Amphitryon (Classic Stage Company) and A Forest in Arden (New York Theatre Workshop). Regional: Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, Alley Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, Paper Mill Playhouse, and South Coast Repertory. TV: Numb3rs, JAG, 24, Six Feet Under, The Shield, King of Queens, That ‘70s Show and Chicago P.D.; Michael is a graduate of Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London. More at www.michaeljamesreed.com

April Strelinger

Frau Schmidt

is overjoyed to be back on stage after this past year with her 10th Muny show. Favorite roles on her hometown stage: Ernestina Money in Hello, Dolly!; Mrs. Mayor in Seussical and Lucinda in Into the Woods. Off-Broadway and regional roles: Kathy in The Last Five Years, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Shelly in Bat Boy and Dot in Sunday in the Park with George.

Jerry Vogel

Admiral von Schreiber

Muny credits: Pirates!, Shrek The Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, All Shook Up, Guys and Dolls, 1776 and Footloose. Recent credits: Oslo (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (St. Louis Shakespeare Festival), Time Stands Still (New Jewish Theatre), A Tree, Falling (Upstream Theatre). Other regional credits: The Black Rep, Insight Theatre, Mustard Seed Theatre, The Actor’s Studio, Cincinnati Playhouse, Great Lakes Theater, The New Theatre, Historyonics, Theatre Project Company and Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre. Jerry also made his feature film debut in the Oscar-nominated Up in the Air. A proud member of AEA since 1984.

Jillian Depke

Brigitta von Trapp

is thrilled to be making her Muny debut, a dream come true! Jillian has performed with Spotlight Productions, Shooting Star Productions, Gateway Center for Performing Arts, CBC High School and Arch City Kids Theater Troupe.

Parker Dzuba

Kurt von Trapp

is beyond excited to be returning to the stage in The Sound of Music. Parker debuted professionally in Broadway’s national tour of Les Misérables as Gavroche.

Abby Hogan

Marta von Trapp

is thrilled to be part of this legendary musical. Muny: Kinky Boots, Matilda and as a member of the Muny Kids Touring Troupe. Abby has performed with Ignite Theatre, Shooting Star Productions and the Arch City Kids Theatre Troupe.

Amelie Lock

Louisa von Trapp

is ‘over the hills’ to be part of The Muny’s 103rd season in The Sound of Music. She was last seen in Gypsy (Baby June) and Footloose. Amelie recently voiced the role of Ribberta in season three of DreamWork’s Madagascar: A Little Wild. Other favorite credits include Pollyanna in Pollyanna, Gracie Shinn in The Music Man and A Christmas Story: The Musical. Amelie studies dance and is a member of the competitive dance team at the Professional Dance Center (PDC). She is a proud member of the Muny Kids Troupe and has performed as a member of the 2020 Missouri All-State Choir.

Kate Scarlett Kappel

Gretl von Trapp

is over the moon to make her Muny debut! Kate is 9 years old and is going to be in the 4th grade at South City Catholic Academy in St. Louis. She takes voice lessons with Mrs. Lisa Fahey and dance classes at Professional Dance Center, where she is a member of the Ensemble competition team. When she is not dancing or singing, she is playing wiffle ball with her three big brothers or playing Barbies.

Victor de Paula Rocha

Friedrich von Trapp

is delighted to join the cast of The Sound of Music. Victor is a rising junior in high school, and some of his favorite things are foreign language study, trying new recipes, and spending time with his dog Frank. Prior Muny credits include Matilda (Nigel), Kinky Boots (Young Charlie), Gyspy (Newsboy), and the youth ensemble for The Little Mermaid, Newsies and An Evening with the Stars. He is enjoying his second year performing with the Muny Teens troupe.

Matt Kunkel

Director

Muny: An Evening with the Stars, Muny Summer Variety Hour, A Celebration of Muny 100with the St. Louis Symphony (semi-staged) and an Associate Director on over 20 Muny productions! Recent: Follow the Fellow Who Follows a Dream (92nd Street Y’s Lyrics & Lyricists), Sunset Boulevard, Elf the Musical (Engeman Theater) and Fallingwater (reading for The Met). Recent associate credits: An Officer and a Gentleman (national tour), The Music Man, Tommy (Kennedy Center), Candide (Carnegie Hall), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Actors Fund), Elf the Musical (Madison Square Garden and national tour), Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (TUTS), 17 Again (NAMT) and Renascence (Transport Group). Faculty: Governor’s School VA and The Growing Studio. Education: University of Michigan and Long Island High School for the Arts. Proud SDC Member. mattwkunkel.com

Beth Crandall

Choreographer

returns to The Muny after choreographing Matilda for the 101st season! She also served as associate choreographer for Newsies, West Side Story, My Fair Lady and Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. Crandall was recently commissioned to choreograph a piece for the Joffrey Ballet School in New York and choreographed West Side Story for Abilene Opera. Broadway/Off-Broadway: Gettin’ the Band Back Together, High Button Shoes, The New Yorkers and 1776. Recent: Footloose and The Music Man (The Kennedy Center), Because of Winn Dixie and The Drowsy Chaperone (Goodspeed Opera House) and the Gucci Showtime campaign. As a performer, Beth has been seen on Broadway, on national and international tours, in six Muny productions, on SNL and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Proud member of SDC. www.BethCrandall.com

Ben Whiteley

Music Director / Conductor

Muny: Singin’ in the Rain, A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, My Fair Lady, The Addams Family, Spamalot, Pirates!; The Sound of Music, Beauty and the Beast, Kiss Me, Kate; Oklahoma!; The Music Man, Meet Me In St. Louis, South Pacific, and A Celebration of Muny 100 with the St. Louis Symphony. Music Director for 1776 at NY City Center Encores! Broadway/national tours: Hello, Dolly!; A Christmas Story, The Addams Family, Spamalot, The Full Monty, Cats (conducted final original Broadway performance), Grand Hotel, Falsettos, Big. Carnegie Hall: Sail Away with Elaine Stritch. Choral direction/preparation: Carousel (New York Philharmonic/PBS) and 31 City Center Encores! productions, including: Paint Your Wagon and The Most Happy Fella. Other: Paper Mill Playhouse, 5th Avenue Theatre, Broadway Sacramento, University of Michigan. Recordings: Allegro, Boardwalk Empire (Grammy Award), Merrily We Roll Along.

Paige Hathaway

Scenic Designer

is a freelance scenic designer based in the Washington, D.C. area. At The Muny, she has designed Matilda, Cinderella, Jerome Robinson’s Broadway and A Chorus Line. In the D.C. area, Paige has recently designed at Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, Round House Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Theater J, Woolly Mammoth, The Kennedy Center, Folger Theatre, Everyman Theatre and Studio Theatre. Regionally, Paige has recently designed at the Arden in Philadelphia, Asolo Rep in Sarasota, the John W. Engeman Theater in Long Island, Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bristol, PA, and People’s Light in Malvern, PA. Paige is a member of USA 829. She received her BFA from the University of Oklahoma and MFA from the University of Maryland. Website: paigehathawaydesign.com Instagram: @paigehathawaydesign

Tristan Raines

Costume Designer

is excited to be back at The Muny! Past Muny shows include Jesus Christ Superstar, Singin’ in the Rain, Meet Me In St. Louis and Guys and Dolls. Off-Broadway/New York: Speakeasy (Bond 45), Colin Quinn: Red State Blue State (CNN, Minetta Lane Theatre), The Convent (A.R.T. NY), New York Pops Christmas Concert (Carnegie Hall 2015, 2016), Stalking the Bogeyman, Bare (New World Stages), Tribes (Barrow Street Theatre), Murder in the First (59E59), Falling (Minetta Lane), Gormanzee (Flea Theater), Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus (New World Stages, national tour), Cabaret (Argyle Theatre). Regional/Tour/Film: Scratch (SyFy), Holiday Wishes (Cirque Musica), Jump (Playmakers Theater), Cirque Musica (national tour), Crazy for You (Signature Theatre), Tribes (Mark Taper Forum, La Jolla Playhouse), Scrooge, Dial M for Murder (Bucks County Playhouse). www.tristanraines.com

Shelby Loera

Lighting Designer

is thrilled to be making her design debut at The Muny this year. She has been the Associate Lighting Designer on each production here since 2013 – 49 shows and counting! Shelby spends her time as a lighting designer and associate in the theater and live event worlds in New York City. Select credits: Your Alice (Brooklyn Academy of Music, Edinburgh Festival Fringe), Elf The Musical (Engeman Theater), Gemini (Theatre Row), Queen (Astoria Performing Arts Center), An Evening with the Stars (Muny), Lysistrata Jones (Ophelia Theatre), Gilded (short film), Human’s Best Friend, Refinery 29, 29 Rooms (original, 2015), Syfy’s Hall of Magic. Shelbyloeradesign.com

John Shivers

Sound Desginer

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

Kaitie Adams

Wig Designer

is blessed to be back at The Muny making art. Previous Muny shows (as hair and makeup designer) include: Cinderella and Paint Your Wagon. Previous Muny shows (as associate designer) include: Meet Me In St. Louis, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Newsies, The Wizard of Oz, 42nd Street, The Music Man, My Fair Lady, Hairspray and Holiday Inn. Broadway: The Lifespan of a Fact (Hair and Makeup Supervisor), Gettin’ the Band Back Together (Hair and Makeup Supervisor), Escape to Margaritaville (Associate Wig and Makeup Designer; Hair and Makeup Supervisor). Upcoming: Beau the Musical (Key Hairstylist). All my love to my Muny family, Leah, Sera, Mom, Dad, Iesa, and Johnathan. Thanks for all of the love and unending support!

Nancy Uffner

Production Stage Manager

is extremely happy to be back at The Muny! Previously, she stage managed The Wiz, Guys and Dolls and 1776. Nancy is a proud, long-time member of Actors Equity Association. Regional: The Muny, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Lythgoe Family Panto, Goodspeed Musicals, Music Theatre Wichita, University of Michigan Festival of New Works, Peter Sparling Dance Co., Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Chicago Opera Theatre, Virginia Stage Co., Baltimore Center Stage, Granbury Opera House, Cherry County Playhouse. National tours:  All Shook Up,  Fame, Ken Hill’s Phantom of the Opera,  South Pacific with the late Robert Goulet and Camelot with the late Richard Harris. Nancy leads the stage management program at the University of Michigan.