aug 27 - sep 8   Lend Me a Tenor

                  

JUDITH BLAZER (Maria) Broadway: Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds From Broadway (Cindy), Titanic (Lady Caroline), Me and My Girl (Sally),

A Change in the Heir (Prince Conrad). Off Broadway: Sweeny Todd (The Beggar Woman) with New York City Opera, The Torch Bearers (Florence)

with The Drama Dept., Hurrah at Last, by Richard Greenberg (Gia) with the Roundabout Theatre, Hello Again by Michael John LaChiusa (the Nurse)

at Lincoln Center, Connecticut Yankee (Alice/Sandy) with New York City Encores at City Center, vocal soloist in Twyla Tharpe’s Everlast at the

Met. Regional: Title roles in; Funny Girl (Sundance), The Night Governess (McCarter), The Governess (McCarter), The Miracle Worker

(George St. Playhouse), Peter Pan (Artpark), My Fair Lady (Paper Mill Playhouse), Twelfth Night (Maria), Long Wharf Theatre, On the

Twentieth Century (Lily), Musical Theatre of San Jose. TV: "Law and Order": two episodes (defense attorney Simon & Clara Porazzi), "As The

World Turns" (Ariel), "Guiding Light" (Marisa), "Bernstein’s New York" (PBS), "In Performance at the White House" (PBS). Recordings: featured

on over 15 CD’s. Education: The Manhattan School of Music, New York University Faculty member, founder and president of The Artist’s

Crossing Theatre Co. & School.

JEFF BROOKS (Saunders) created the role of the Bellhop in the original Broadway production of Lend Me a Tenor, for which he won an

Outer Critics Circle Award. He has also appeared on Broadway as Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls,

Spider Malloy in Nick and Nora, Pastey in Gypsy with Tyne Daly, Phil in Loose Ends with Kevin Kline and Mickey in A History of the

American Film. Off-Broadway he has played the title role in The Foreigner, Aloysius in Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All, George Spelvin

in The Actor's Nightmare, and multiple roles in Talk Radio, among others. He has just completed the world premier of Mrs. Packard, a new

play by Emily Mann at the Kennedy Center and the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. Prior to that he played Clarence, the angel in A Wonderful

Life at New Jersey's Papermill Playhouse; Films include "I.Q.", "The Secret of My Success", "The Lemon Sisters", "The Boys of Sunset Ridge",

and the upcoming film "Tenderness" with Russell Crowe. His numerous television appearances include several "Law and Orders", both regular

and SVU flavored. Mr. Brooks is married to actress Sherry Anderson and is the proud father of Sam, 14 and Henry, 8.

JENNIFER CODY (Maggie) is so excited to finally perform at the Playhouse. She has been to Northshore, Ogunquit, Maine State but hasn't

been to Dennis. On Broadway (and off): The Pajama Game (Poopsie), Urinetown (Little Becky), Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party (Mae), Taboo

(Pinkytessa), Seussical the Musical (Cat Helper), Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl), Grease (Cha Cha DeGregorio), Cats (Rumpleteazer), Best

Foot Forward (Blind Date) and Anyone Can Whistle (Baby Joan). She has toured the country with Gypsy (Dainty June), Grease (Cha Cha),

Hello Dolly (Minnie Fay) and Cats. She has been on tons of cast albums and will next be lending her voice to the lead character of Charlotte

in the new Disney animated movie, "The Princess and the Frog".

HUNTER FOSTER (Max) most recently starred on Broadway as Leo Bloom in The Producers. He received the 2004 Tony, Drama Desk, and

Outer Critic Circle Award nominations for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Seymour in the Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors. Mr. Foster

also originated the role of Bobby Strong on Broadway in Urinetown (Outer Critics Circle nomination). His other Broadway credits include Grease,

Footloose, Les Miserables, and King David. Off-Broadway: Modern Orthodox, Urinetown (Lucie Lortel nomination). Regional: Mister Roberts

(Kennedy Center), Party Come Here (Williamstown) and Children of Eden (Papermill), The Full Monty (Ogunquit playhouse). National Tours: Cats,

Martin Guerre and The Producers. Wrote the book to the musicals Summer of ’42 and Bonnie and Clyde. Graduate of the University of Michigan.

Married to my lovely co-star, Jennifer Cody.

LEAH HOCKING (Diana) Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Donna Sheridan), Hairspray (Velma Von Tussle), All Shook Up (Miss Sandra), Dance of the

Vampires (Magda), The Wild Party (Mae), Jekyll and Hyde (Lucy), Grease (Marty), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown). Off Broadway includes: The Thing

About Men (Lucy), Forbidden Broadway (Female #2). She made her New York City Opera debut in 2006 as Cleo in The Most Happy Fella. Regional

includes: The Molly Maguires at the Kirby Center, Into The Woods at the Ordway, The Road to Hollywood at Goodspeed at Chester, Kiss Me Kate at

the Goodspeed Opera House, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Anything Goes and The Secret Garden at Sacramento Music Circus, Oklahoma at the MUNY,

Brigadoon at the Papermill Playhouse, All in the Timing at the Delaware Theatre Company. Film/Television: "Law And Order", "Whoopi" and the

soon to be released "Across the Universe". Leah is a principal artist with Broadway Pops International, performing with symphonies across the

country. She can be heard on the original cast recordings of: All Shook Up (SONY/BMG), The Thing About Men (DRG), The Wild Party (DECCA) and

Jekyll and Hyde (Atlantic). Lovely family: Jim and Mabel.

MICHAEL KEYLOUN (Bellhop) Regionally: Jesus Hates Me at the Denver Center (Denver Post Ovation Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor).

Tartuffe at La Jolla Playhouse (Des McAnuff, dir.) New York credits include: Quinn in Five Wishes for the MFA Playwright’s Festival at Atlantic

Theater Stage II, Henry VI in Her Majesty the King (HERE Arts Center), the Atrainplays (NYMF/Neighborhood Playhouse), By the Bier (Cherry

Lane Studio). Other favorites include Tusenbach in The Three Sisters (Kyle Donnelly, dir.), Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro (Loretta Greco, dir.),

Aguecheek in Twelfth Night (Jonathan Silverstein, dir.), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Bill Fennelly, dir.), and Betty’s Summer Vacation (Suzanne

Agins, dir.). Film: "The Road from Erebus". MFA: University of California, San Diego. www.MichaelKeyloun.com.

VIRGINIA SEIDEL (Julia) has appeared in many stage productions since debuting as a toy soldier in George Balanchine's Nutcracker. As Elsie

Darling in Jerome Kern's Very Good Eddie produced by David Merrick she received Tony and Drama Desk nominations and a Theater World Award.

At the Metropolitan Opera she was Ida in Die Fledermaus for several seasons opposite Dom DeLuise and Wolfgang Brendel. Recently she played

Mrs. Sowerberry and Mrs. Bedwin in Oliver (Fulton Theatre), Aunt Sue in No, No, Nanette (Shenandoah Musicals), Mrs. Merkel in Bye Bye Birdie

(Westchester Broadway Theatre), and sang in a concert version of The Golden Apple with the American Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan

Tunick at Bard College. She looks forward to enjoying the Cape's great sites, cuisine, and thrift shops.

STEVE WILSON (Tito) Broadway: Sweet Charity (national tour - Vittorio Vidal), By Jeeves (Cyrus Budge III, Jr.), The Frogs (ensemble),

Lestat (Swing); Off-Broadway: New Girl In Town (Matt); Love, Janis (Interviewer); Regional credits include: Signature Theatre (Saving Aimee);

Walnut Street Theatre (The Philadelphia Story); GeVa Theatre (1776); Pittsburgh Public Theatre (By Jeeves); Shakespeare Theatre of NJ (The Rivals,

The Importance of Being Earnest, Illyria, Pygmalion, As You Like It, Cyrano de Bergerac, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry V); North Shore Musical

Theatre (Sweet Charity, Victor/Victoria); Asolo Theatre Company (Visiting Mr. Green, The Kentucky Cycle); Cape Playhouse (Something’s Afoot!, Visiting

Mr. Green, Thumbs, The Lion In Winter).

PAMELA HUNT (Director) is delighted to return to the Cape Playhouse where she directed last year’s Sylvia.  Her work at the Cape includes the plays

Brighton Beach Memoirs; Mass Appeal starring Malachy McCourt; Communicating Doors, Rue McClanahan; Moon Over Buffalo, Gavin Macleod, Millicent

Martin, Jane Connell; How The Other Half Loves, Karen Valentine; Everybody Loves Opal, Pat Carroll; Social Security, Bonnie Franklin; Breaking Legs;

Butterflies Are Free, Rosemary Murphy; and the premiere of Don’t Dress For Dinner starring Karen Valentine. Musicals are I Do, I Do, Harry Groener,

Diana Canova; Putting It Together, Michael Rupert, Diana Canova, Peter Scolari, Erin Dilley; Radio Gals, Dody Goodman; Something’s Afoot; A Funny

Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum,; Five Guys Named Moe; and Phantom. In NYC Ms. Hunt was nominated for the 2004 Drama Desk Award

for outstanding director of a musical for The Musical Of Musicals (The Musical) which played for two years at the York and Dodger Spaces. Her production

of Carnival won the 1993 Outer Critics Circle Award for best revival. Other credits include Forum and Destry Rides Again, York; The Last Musical Comedy;

The Overcoat starring Austin Pendleton; and Cabaret Comes To Carnegie Hall starring Kaye Ballard. Pam has directed numerous regional theater

productions for Actors Theatre of Louisville, ACT, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, American Stage Festival, Asolo Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland

Playhouse, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Colony Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, Florida Rep, Laguna Playhouse, Milwaukee Rep., Ordway Theatre, Papermill

Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre, The Prince Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, San Jose Rep, and Theatre Virginia. Stock credits include Westport and

Ogunquit Playhouses, Sacramento CLO, TUTS Atlanta, and the MUNY in St. Louis.

DANIEL MEEKER (Set Designer) Scenery: At the Cape Playhouse, Moonlight & Magnolias, The Rink, The World Goes Round and Wait Until Dark;

Eurydice, University of Rochester; Hello Dolly, Hangar Theatre; Great Googley Moo, Sage Theater; Behind The Limelight and The Screams of Kitty

Genovese, NYMF. Scenery & Lighting: Noodle Doodle Box, Geva Theatre; Lighting: Bill W. & Dr. Bob, Off Broadway and originally at New Repertory

Theatre; Trying and Auntie & Me, Merrimack Rep; Cyrano De Bergerac, University of Delaware PTTP; Cool Wave New York dance festival, White Wave

Brooklyn; American Landscape, Nai Ni Chen, NJPAC; Upcoming projects include: Lighting for Vrooommm!, SPF NYC; World Premiere of ssoot, at DTW

choreography by Young Soon Kim; Graduate of Ithaca College and The Yale School of Drama.

JOSE M. RIVERA (Costume Designer) returns to the Cape Playhouse for a 6th season after designing our hit productions of: Guys and Dolls;

No No Nanette; On Your Toes; I Do! I Do!; Anything Goes; Swingtime Canteen and My One And Only. Originally from New York and currently

residing in Los Angeles, this past winter found him designing the Los Angeles productions of Hello Dolly! and Don Giovanni; and The National Tour

of Urban Cowboy for Windwood Theatricals. He has designed, assisted and coordinated on over 200 productions for theatre, film and television. You

can see his work on ABC'S Soap Net with "One Minute Soap Opera"; On VH-1 with: "Strip Search"; On the Lifetime Network with the movies: "She's

No Angel"; "Facing The Enemy"; "Blind Obsession"; "The Perfect Wife" and "The Perfect Nanny"; At your local video store with: "National Lampoon's

TV The Movie"; "The Storyteller"; and "Evil Alien Conquerors" and in Las Vegas at The Riviera Hotel and Casino with: American Storm and at Excalibur

Hotel and Casino with: Thunder Down Under.

CHRISTOPHER S. CHAMBERS (Lighting Designer) comes to the playhouse having completed his sixth season as resident

lighting designer for American Repertory Ballet. Other recent credits include: Oliver! (Curtain Call Inc.), Beauty and the Beast,

Dialogues and Exorcising Man (American Repertory Ballet), Candide (Boston College). Other Credits: Dramatics NYC, Gallery

Players, Choate Rosemary Hall, Manchester Ballet, Ram Island Dance, Dance Connecticut, Connecticut Repertory Theatre,

Mount Washington Valley Theatre Company and Boehm Opera. Chris holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Connecticut.

Actors' Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the

United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. 

Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. 

AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The

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