Gone To Texas

The York Theatre
New York, NY
May 25, 2006, 7:30 PM.
www.yorktheatre.org

Direction by Daniel Neiden
Music Direction by Tom Masinter (www.stardreams.com)

Daniel Neiden (Director) - has created roles in more than a dozen Off- Broadway productions performing at the Manhattan Theater Club, Joe Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival, BAM and LaMama. Born and bred in Lincoln, Nebraska, he's toured with Broadway productions of Into the Woods, Fiddler On The Roof, Baby and They're Playing Our Song (120 cities in 18 months). An EMMY winner for narrating Learning Channel's Mad Math, Daniel portrayed Del, the main voice in Bill Plympton's animated musical, The Tune.

	Daniel C. Levine (Travis) - Broadway/National Tours: LIttle Shop Of Horrors (Dentist), Mama Mia!, The Rocky Horror Show, Les Miserables (Marius), Jesus Christ Superstar, Chicago (Mary Sunshine) Tommy (Cousin Kevin for which he was nominated for Best Actor in A Musical by the 2002 National Broadway Touring Awards), Babes In Arms (City Center, Encores)
	Jessica Grove (Rebecca) - Broadway: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy), Les Misérables (Eponine), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy) at Madison Square Garden. Other NYC credits: Bye Bye Birdie (Kim) at Encores!, Prospect Theatre Company's Iron Curtain (Masha) and The Pursuit of Persephone (Ginevra King). Recently returned from Goodspeed's national tour of The Boy Friend (Polly) directed by Julie Andrews. www.jessicagrove.com.
	Pi Douglas (Joe) - Broadway: A Chorus Line (Butch, understudy for Richie), The Wiz (Field Mouse, Kalidah, Munchkin, understudy for Scarecrow), The Ritz (Tiger), Jesus Christ Superstar (Apostle, Cured Leper, Reporter), Hello, Dolly! (Ensemble), Ari (Dancer), Georgy (Ensemble) Purlie, La Cage Aux Folles. Film: Jesus Christ Superstar, Call Me
	Charles Bergel (Bowie) - Broadway: Les Miserables (Courfeyrac, Valjean understudy in which he gave several dynamite performances). National tours: Les Miserables (Brujon/Valjean), The Phantom of the Opera (Marskman/Andre).
	Doug Shapiro (Santa Anna) - Off-Broadway: Jungle Queen Debuatane at the York, Iron Curtain, as well as three workshops of Finding Nemo: The Musical for Disney Theatricals. Regional: Forever Plaid (Smudge), Crazy For You (Zangler), Oliver! (Fagin), A Chorus Line, Company, Fiddler On The Roof, South Pacific, A Little NIght Music and many more. TV and Film: Sex & The City, The Sopranos, Hitch, Providence, Me, Myself & IRene, Riding in Cars with Boys and more. www.dougshapiro.com
	Michael Berlet (Crockett) - Created the role of Crockett for which he won a San Antonio ATAC Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2003. He has won an addition 4 ATAC Globe Awards for acting. Regional: The Fantastiks, Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Damn Yankees and more. Films: Tom Sawyer (MGM), Huckleberry Finn (Paramount). National Commercials: Toyota, Merrill-Lynch, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and more. Recordings: The Dove, Liberty (Original Cast).
	Chip Phillips (Frenchy) - Off-Broadway: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (also National Tour and in Reno and Chicago). Recent NYC: Machiavelli, Shoe Palace Murray, Sidd, Regional: Sleuth, The Front Page, Das Barbecu, A Tuna Christmas, Jackie, Brighton Beach Memoirs and others.
	Matt Schuneman (Gregorio) - Off-Broadway: Fools In Love (Lysander), Other NY: Noah, The Gondoliers, The Rover, Love’s Labour’s Lost, My Deah (which also starred Tony Award winners John Glover and Joanna Gleason along with Chris Sarandon). Other: The Fantastiks (El Gallo), Sweet Charity, The Tempest
	Jodie Bentley (Anita) - Off-Broadway: Captain Louie (and 2005 cast album), The A Train (re) Plays, Cyclone & The Pig-Faced Lady. Film & TV: One Life To Live, World’s Tallest Buildings, Employee of the Month, April Showers, Denis Leary’s Christmas Special. Regional: Annie Get Your Gun (Annie), They’re Playing Our Song (Sonia), Star-Spangled Girl (Sophie), Pump Boys and Dinettes (Rhetta), Sylvia (Sylvia), Prelude to a Kiss (Rita) and others. www.jodiebentley.com
	Melanie Bell (Susannnah) - Off-Broadway: Fools In Love, recent 6 month run in this musicial adaptation of A Midsummer’s Night Dream. Also appearing at the Anspacher Theater, Perry Street Theater, Impact Theater. She also does sketch comedies. Favorite roles: After the Fall (Maggie) and Man of La Moncha (Aldonza) Originally from Texas and thrilled to be participating in a show about the Alamo.
	Pete Sanchez (Tenorio) - Originated the role of Tenorio for which he won a San ANtonio ATAC Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical in 2003. Regional: LIttle Shop of Horrors (Mushnik), Cactus Flower (Senor Sanchez), Barefoot in the Park (Mr. Velasco), Heidi. TV: Seguin ( Ramon Marquez), Carrascolendas, Sonrisas, Khan Du all for PBS. Performances: Le Bourgeois Gentihomme, Peer Gynt, The Last Night of Don Juan and Anthing Goes with the San Antonio Symphony.
	Cole Burden (Almeron) - Regional: Anything Goes (Purser/Minister), Annie (Ensemble/Burt Healey u/s performed), Private Lives (Ellyot/Victor u/ s, Nephew Fred/Fezziwig u/s), A Chirstmas Carol (Bob Crachit), A Chorus Line (Greg), Oklahoma (Dream Jud/Ensemble), Sweeney Todd (Tobias), Bye Bye Birdie (Maude/Teenager), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Carl). BM, Baldwin-Wallace Cellege Conservatory of Music. www.bw.edu/academics/conservatory/burden/
	Paul Bacon (Jake) - Was in Gone To Texas (Almeron) in 2003 at the Josephine Theatre in San Antonio. He won an ATAC Globe Award for his role in Lend Me A Tenor. He has performed in Carnegie Hall and at the Hollywood Bowl with the Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles.
	Michael Whitney (Francisco) - New York: Avalon and Measure for Measure at the Looking Glass Theater. Indie features: Red, Kreyole Boyz.
	Mitch Raftery (Chorus) - from Omaha, NE and is relatively new to New York. New York: Set in Stone Theatre Festival, demo recording of Legend of the 21st Century.
	Joe Sevier (Chorus) - New York: Manhattan Children’s Theatre, FHB Productions, Manhattan Theatre Source. B.A. from Univ. of Memphis Dept. of Theatre & Dance.

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