Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
'Book, Music, and Lyrics'

Alan Jay Lerner (bookwriter and lyricist) and Frederick Loewe (composer) wrote some of the American theater’s most memorable musicals, including My Fair Lady, Camelot, Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon and Gigi. Among their most famous songs are ”Almost Like Being in Love,” ”I Could Have Danced All Night’’ and ”Thank Heaven for Little Girls.” Lerner was born in New York City in 1918 and attended Choate and Harvard. Loewe was born in Berlin in 1901 to Viennese parents, made his piano debut with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra at the age of 13 and came to the United States in 1924. The two met in 1942 at the Lambs Club in New York City when Loewe approached Lerner about collaborating on a show. In 1947, they had their first Broadway hit, Brigadoon, followed in 1951 by a second success with Paint Your Wagon which included such songs as “They Call The Wind Maria,” “I Talk to the Trees” and “Wand’rin’ Star.” In 1956, My Fair Lady, with Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, opened on Broadway. Often called the “perfect musical,” the show ran for 2,717 performances and the cast album sold more than five million copies. Their 1958 film musical, Gigi, won nine Academy awards and, in 1960, came the last great success of their partnership, Camelot, starring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews. In 1974, Lerner lured Loewe out of retirement to work on their last venture together: a film version of Antoine de St Exupéry’s The Little Prince. Lerner went on to collaborate with other composers including Burton Lane, Leonard Bernstein and Andre Previn. He died in 1986 at the age of 67. Loewe died two years later at the age of 86.

David Lee
'Updated Book'

David regularly directs/writes for major regional theaters that have included the LA Opera, Pasadena Playhouse, Two River Theater, Papermill Playhouse, Williamstown Theater Festival, Encores, Reprise, and the Hollywood Bowl. A 9-time Emmy Award winning director, writer, and producer for television, he was co-creator/executive producer/writer/director of “Wings” and “Frasier”, a writer/producer for “Cheers” and a director for “Everybody Loves Raymond.” 19 Emmy nominations, winner of the Directors Guild Award, Golden Globe, Producers Guild Award, Ovation Award, British Comedy Award, Television Critics Association Award (three times), the Humanitas Prize (twice), and the Peabody.

Josh Walden
'Director'

Josh (they/them) was the Associate Director/Associate Choreographer for the Tony Nominated Broadway Revival of Ragtime and was a choreographer for Disney+’s Encore. Director/Choreographer credits include Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Fulton Theatre), The Full Monty (Transcendence Theatre Company), Head Over Heels (Theatre SilCo), 42nd Street (Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre), A Chorus Line (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), Legally Blonde (Merry-Go-Round Playhouse), On the Town (Capital City Theatre) and Fallen Angel (New York International Fringe Festival). Other Choreographer credits include productions at the Kennedy Center, Drury Lane Theatre, The Muny, Sacramento Music Circus, Signature Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Gateway Playhouse and Des Moines Metro Opera. As a performer, they were seen on Broadway in 42nd Street, La Cage aux Folles, A Chorus Line and Ragtime and Off-Broadway in Cagney, Seussical and The Awesome 80’s Prom. Josh graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. www.thejoshwalden.com @thejoshwalden

Dan Pardo
'Music Director'

Dan is so happy to be back at the Cape Playhouse to conduct his first Lerner and Loewe score, after last season’s beautiful production of The Fantasticks. A NYC-based pianist, music director, and arranger, Dan made his Broadway debut in 2015 with Amazing Grace at the Nederlander and has worked off-Broadway at St. Clement’s, the York, New Ohio, Lucille Lortel, and St. Luke’s, in addition to numerous cabarets, concerts, and workshop productions. Regional favorites include Company (Barrington Stage), Fun Home (Weston), How to Succeed (5th Avenue Theatre), Alice (Yale), and A Connecticut Christmas Carol at Goodspeed Musicals, where Dan was on staff for three seasons. Also, “John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch”, for Netflix. Many thanks to the cast and creative team; love to Chrissy.

Kristin Martino
'Scenic Designer'

Kristin is excited to be a part of her first season at The Cape Playhouse. Kristen’s work has been seen on stages in the Chicago area such as Drury Lane Theatre, The Goodman, Porchlight Music Theatre, and Music Theatre Works and she has also designed shows at theatres across the country including Gulfshore Playhouse, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, Cardinal Stage Company, and Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre. Kristen is currently the Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at University of South Florida. Kristen has spent the last several years as an Associate Scenic Designer in the Chicago area which has given her the opportunity to work on museum exhibits, circus performances, and theatrical productions internationally including the 2020 West End production of The Prince of Egypt. Kristen is the recipient of the 2022 USITT Rising Star Award. www.kristenmartino.com

Jaron Hermansen
'Lighting Designer'

Jaron is the current resident Lighting & Projections Designer for Hale Centre Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah. Credits there include The Little Mermaid, Titanic, Les Miserables; He is the former Resident Lighting Designer for The Cape Playhouse, credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Deathtrap, Clue, Art, and Red. Other credits include; Elf, Flashdance, Wizard of Oz (Arizona Broadway Theater, Arizona) From on High (Oddknock Productions, Colorado) He sits on the Board of Directors for the Intermountain Desert Region of USITT. He is a recipient of Broadway World’s Best Regional Lighting Design, the Gertrude Lawrence Award and is a nominee for USITT’s Rising Star Award & the 40 Under 40 In Lighting award

Jacob Levitin
Sound Designer and Sound Engineer

Jacob has been living and breathing sound and music for as long as he can remember. Selected credits include Islander, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, and Dog Man, the Musical (off Broadway), Buddy Holly Story (National tour), and multiple Broadway and touring shows as a music technology specialist with Midiomatic LLC and KeyboardTEK. Jake’s very excited to be back at Cape Playhouse! Some of his original music and visual work can be found on Instagram @electricdaisy_studio .

Gail Baldoni
Costume Designer

NYC credits include The New York Philharmonic’s My Fair Lady, Wonderful Town at New York City Opera and an Emmy nomination for NBC’s Another World. Film: Mermaids, starring Cher and The Boy in the Bathtub. Numerous shows for Papermill Playhouse, The Goodspeed Opera, The Ahmanson Theater, North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, and The Boston Ballet 13 Off-Broadway shows to date. Favorite projects are The Rockette’s Christmas Show, Disney on Ice and The Ringling Bros. Circus. Gail is currently teaching at SUNY Purchase. 28 Cape Playhouse productions since 2004: South Pacific, Spelling Bee, The Music Man, 1776 and Gypsy.

Bobbie Zlotnik
'Assistant Stage Manager'

Off-Broadway; Emojiland (Drama Desk Nom.), Fairycakes, Mornings At Seven, The Book of Merman, Drop Dead Perfect, Disenchanted, Forbidden Broadway, Bed Bugs!!!, and many more. National Tours; On Your Feet, Emojiland, Cocomelon LIVE. PCPA; Pride and Prejudice, Hairspray, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, My Fairytale, Caroline or Change. The Lex; The Little Mermaid, Newsies, Music Man. Gulfshore Playhouse: Barefoot In The Park, Steel Magnolias, The 39 Steps. Park Playhouse; Matilda, Ain’t Misbehavin’. Penguin Rep: The Virtuous Life of Joseph Andrews, Souvenir. Syracuse Stage: Tender Rain, Our Town. Tuacahn: Wonderland. Bucks County Playhouse; Evita. PCLO; Godspell. Hangar Theatre; Kinky Boots. Theatre By The Sea; Love And Other Fables. Film/TV; “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, “The Gilded Age”, “A Holiday Spectacular”,” Halston”, “Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness”.

Robb Hunter
'Fight Director'

Robb is excited and honored to be embarking with the amazing team at the Cape Playhouse on this magical journey to Camelot! Robb is a proud member of SDC, AEA and SAG/AFTRA and is one of only twenty artists to have been awarded the title of Fight Master by the Society of American Fight Directors. He has choreographed for many theatres all along the East Coast including The Shakespeare Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Huntington Theatre, Chekhov Theatre Ensemble, Black Spectrum Theatre, Theatre Harlem, The Washington National Opera, Arena Stage, Woolly Mammoth, The Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Ford’s Theatre and Olney Theatre to name a few. In his hometown of Washington D.C. he is the combat instructor for The Shakespeare Theatre’s Academy for Classical Acting and is Choreographer in Residence at American University.

Cesar Mendoza
'Associate Director'

Originally from Texas, Cesar is an educator and performer. Cesar is enthusiastic to assist with this production of Camelot! Most recently, he assistant directed Head Over Heels at Theatre SilCo. Select performance credits include: Lotería (Kris, Theatre SilCo), Tomas and the Library Lady (Tomas, LDTC), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Ensemble, LDTC), Xanadu (Euterpe, LDTC), Saturday Night Fever (Gabriel, DDP). Cesar would like to thank Josh Walden and The Cape Playhouse for this unbelievable opportunity!

Arthur Atkinson
'Production Stage Manager'

Arthur Atkinson (Production Stage Manager: Ain’t Misbehavin’, Jersey Boys, Camelot) is thrilled to return to the Cape Playhouse for a second season! Recent Off-Broadway: God of Carnage (Theatre Breaking Through Barriers), Becomes a Woman (Mint Theater), The Year of Magical Thinking (Keen Company), Liz Swados’s Nightclub Cantata (Cell Theatre), Cagney – The Musical; many shows at the Irish Repertory Theatre, York Theatre, The Directors Company, Fellowship for Performing Arts, et al. Toured internationally in Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol, then Harvey Fierstein and Theodore Bikel. A proud member of Actors Equity Association. Love to Lisa!

Dan Pardo
Music Director/Keyboard

Arthur Bakopolus
Flute

Jared Holaday
Flute

Greg Holt
Bass

David Rufino
French Horn

Tessa Sacramone
Violin

Elizabeth Schultz
Cello

Greg Simonds
Percussion

Murnane Casting
Casting

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Music Theatre International

The perfect musical for every audience!

At MTI, it’s about enabling as many theatres to perform as many shows as possible – to have the shared experience that is musical theatre. – Drew Cohen, President and CEO
Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form.
MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 100,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 150 countries worldwide.
MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior™ shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students.
MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).