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MICHAEL LOMENDA (Nick Massi).
Drayton: Miss Saigon, Forever Plaid; Stage
West: Footloose, A Chorus Line, Grease, Cabaret,
Guys and Dolls; TNB: The Rocky Horror
Show; as Music Director: Sheridan College’s Catch a Rising Star; as Director: Everyone
Jump: Kids Changing Diabetes and upcoming
projects for Talk is Free Theatre;
TV: Ian Fleming in James Bond: The True
Story. Michael is also the voice of “Buddy
Bear” on a new ESL project for Macmillan
Publishing. Honours: Nominated for 2009 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role. Michael feels so lucky to be part
of this incredible Jersey Boys family. Thanks
Des and the phenomenal Jersey Boys team,
Bruce and TH Crew, Tim, George, Dobson-Pearsons, Blaine, Dan, my Alberta Family
and Caden. This one’s for you Dad. |
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JEFF MADDEN (Frankie Valli) is thrilled to be part of Jersey Boys.
Regional: 16 productions with The Shaw
Festival including: Wonderful Town, Mack
and Mabel, Tristan, Design For Living, Happy
End, Floyd Collins, Man and Superman,
Three Sisters, Caesar and Cleopatra. Elsewhere:
Tony in West Side Story Suite; Danny
in Grease; Kari in Midnight Sun; Teddy in
Emily. Recording: CD “TAKING THE
WHEEL” features 14 new arrangements of
theatre and pop songs (available in the Lobby
Shop). TV: Patty, Comedy Network.
Voice: Cyberworld 3D, IMAX; Canada – A
People’s History, CBC. Honours: 2009 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role for his role as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys. Heartfelt thanks to
Mom, Dad, Joel, Chris and especially Christine,
Sydney and Emily. www.jeffmadden.ca. |
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DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN (Tommy DeVito) is honoured to be here and tips his hat to the Tommys that came before. He has spent 11 years in regional theatres in 15 states, including Kansas City Rep., (Metamorphoses, Room Service, Man and Superman), Utah Shakespearean Festival (Henry IV, Forever Plaid, The Winter’s Tale), Arizona Theatre Co., New York Theatre Workshop, Hudson Stage, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, The Barter, Mill Mountain, and Theatre-By-The-Sea. Daniel has been on tour with Pirates of Penzance and in Jesus Christ Superstar with Carl Anderson. He can be seen singing in Spielberg’s Amistad, playing in the Eebee’s Adventures series, and winning on Hollywood Squares. MFA from UMKC. Proud AEA/CAEA. Thanks to the most supportive wife, parents, brother, and kids in the world. |
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QUINN VANANTWERP (Bob Gaudio) Quinn is a California native and graduate of the University of California Irvine. Off Broadway: That Other
Woman’s Child (37 Arts), Take Me America
(York Theatre). Regional: Musical of
Musicals (Center Rep), Thoroughly Modern
Millie (Musical Theatre West and the Lawrence
Welk), The Haunting of Winchester
(San Jose Rep), Atlanta (Geffen Playhouse) and South Pacific at the
Hollywood Bowl with Brian Stokes Mitchell
and Reba McEntire, directed by David
Lee and conducted by Paul Gemignani.
Film: Four Christmases (Newline Cinema
and Spyglass Entertainment). Honours: Nominated for 2009 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role.Thanks to
family, friends, The Mine, and the entire Jersey Boys company for making work so much fun! |
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ADRIAN MARCHUK (Frankie Valli alternate)
is honoured to be a part of Jersey
Boys. Regional:
Anne & Gilbert, Glorious! (Thousand Islands), Fire (Persephone Theatre).
Edgar in Bat Boy (Vertigo Theatre - Betty
Award Nomination for Best Performance),
two seasons
at Shaw (Peter Pan, Caesar & Cleopatra, Hello Again, Merrily We Roll Along). Many thanks to Des and the team, Ronda, and this amazing cast and crew.
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GABRIEL ANTONACCI (Hank Majewski
and others) is thrilled to be back performing
in his hometown after four years
with Anne of Green Gables in Charlottetown,
PEI. In 2008, the singer/songwriter released
his first original album “BREATHE IN”.
His family is the best. Love to Robin, Sophie
and Isabella. Cheers! www.myspace.com/antonaccigabe. |
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MATTHEW G. BROWN (Barry Belson and
others) is elated to be a part of the Jersey Boys family.
Selected theatre: A Midsummer Night’s
Dream (CanStage), I Think I Can (LKTYP),
Hair (CanStage). Selected TV: Shay on
Instant Star (CTV). I thank God, my
mother, and everyone who helped me get
here; including George Randolph, you’re like
a father to me. www.talentedbrown.com. |
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MATT CASSIDY (Swing) Credits: The Music Man,
Moby Dick, Oklahoma! and Pentecost
(Stratford Festival); Lord of the Rings
(Mirvish); Curly in Oklahoma! (Drayton);
Brad in The Rocky Horror Show (Stage
West); Smudge in Forever Plaid (Charlottetown
Festival). Thanks to Sarah and his
family for their support. Matt is a councillor for CAEA. |
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JADE ELLIOTT (Norm Waxman and
others). Born and raised in Calgary, Jade
began his performing career at the tender
age of five. Jade would like to thank everyone
at BRB, Mom, Krista and Margot for
getting the ball rolling. And always, to his
wife, Brenley, you make it all worthwhile. I
love you. Enjoy the show. |
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ÉLODIE GILLETT (Lorraine and others).
Élodie is thrilled to be in the cast
of Jersey Boys! Favourite credits include
Charity in Sweet Charity (Stage West Calgary),
Oklahoma!, My One And Only (Stratford
Festival), High Society, Love Among The
Russians, Gypsy, Happy End, Pygmalion,
Pal Joey (Shaw Festival). Lots of love to her
family and 3SG! |
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BRYAN HINDLE (Joey and others) performed
in Toronto’s Dirty Dancing (Mirvish),
We Will Rock You (Mirvish), Hair
(CanStage), and Cap’n Princess (w/Andrew
Kushnir). He toured Canada, India, Mexico
and the U.S. with Nelly Furtado, appeared in
the film Hairspray (Newline), and travelled
to Italy to host television show Road Scholars
(Electric). Love to a wonderful family
and incredible friends. |
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VICTORIA LAMOND (Swing/Dance
Captain). Selected: Oklahoma!, My One and
Only (Stratford). Regional: Beauty and the
Beast (Belle), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,
Urinetown (Betty Mitchell Award, Outstanding
Performance – Hope), Guys and
Dolls, Cabaret, CATS, The Rocky Horror
Show, A Chorus Line, Footloose (U.S. National),
Les Misérables (First Canadian National,
Young Cosette). Love and thanks! |
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AARON MacKENZIE (Swing) is a graduate
of Sheridan Institute’s Music Theatre
Program. Recent credits: principal roles
with Disney Cruise Line, Candide in Candide
and Action in West Side Story (Theatre
Sheridan). Directing credits include: BoyGroove: The Musical (Michael Rubinoff Productions Resident Director), Big Shot and
Eleanor (Surreal SoReal Theatre). Thanks to
family, friends and Kim Mattice Wanat. |
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W. JOSEPH MATHESON (Knuckles and
others) has appeared across Canada and
much of the U.S., often as an actor. He has
written his own one-man show, Hank
Williams Live – 1952 and Could You Wait…?,
a wartime romance he performs with his
wife. CDs of both can be purchased through www.indiepool.ca. Je t’aime, darlin’. Up
Equity. |
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TIMOTHY SELL (Gyp DeCarlo and
others) is thrilled to be in Jersey Boys.
Recently: John Gray’s Rock and Roll, Victor
Victoria. Europe: The Rat Pack, Live from
Las Vegas (tour), 42nd Street (Moscow).
Toronto: Outrageous, Man of La Mancha.
Regional: Beauty and the Beast, JC Superstar,
Oklahoma! (Sterling Award Nomination),
Waiting for Godot, Sweeney Todd.
Film and TV: 11 Cameras, Direct Action,
The Wives He Forgot. Tim thanks his family
and friends for their love and support, especially
Irina. |
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ALISON SMYTH (Francine and others). Alison relishes being in this fantastic production! Theatre: Hairspray! (Shelley, Tracy u/s), Mirvish Productions; Evil Dead: The Musical (Cheryl), Latimer Productions; Anne of Green Gables (Diana), Charlottetown Festival. Film: Hairspray (Auditionee), New Line Cinema. Many thanks to the creative team, Dayton/Walters, Nancy/AMI, friends, family, wonderful parents, Yoriko, and Josh. www.alisonsmyth.com. |
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GRANT TILLY (Swing) Credits include: West
Side Story, Footloose, Red Rock Diner (National
tour), Wrecked! (U.S. tour). Grant is also a
singer/songwriter and wrote the musical Red Fightin' Blue (Best of Fringe 2008) to be presented in the 2010 Talk Is Free theatre's season. Thanks
Mom and Dad. www.granttilly.com |
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CLEOPATRA WILLIAMS (Mary Delgado
and others). Cleo found her passion for performing at Roland & Romaine Dance School and the Randolph Academy. Selected: Teacher u/s Killer Queen & Oz in We Will Rock You (Mirvish), Jeanie in Hair (Can Stage), Phillipa in Anne & Gilbert (Jubilee Theatre PEI), Cha-Cha in Grease (Stage West Calgary), Louisa in Nine (TCPA), Anita in West Side Story (Betty Oliphant) Helena in Midsummer Night’s Dream (TCPA). Thank you to Newton Landry, friends and family, Mom & Dad, and Crystal for helping me find the star in me again xo. |
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SHAWN WRIGHT (Bob Crewe and others)
Credits: Mamma Mia! (original American
cast), Ragtime (Broadway workshop cast with Joel Grey and Donna Murphy), Lord of
the Rings (world premiere), leading roles at
Shaw Festival and Stratford Shakespeare
Festival (Guthrie Award), Les Misérables,
Guys and Dolls (Sky), Pal Joey (Joey), Oklahoma! (Curly), leading roles in works by
Noel Coward, Tennessee Williams, Sondheim
and Molière. Leads on TV. Training:
Shakespeare and Company (Massachusetts).
Thanks to Regina, a true inspiration. |
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