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KATIE ARTHUR

Female Swing

makes her Arena Stage debut. She recently worked as a resident actress with Charleston Stage where she starred as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and played featured roles in Mary Poppins and The Producers. Katie is a recent grad from James Madison University where she earned a degree in theater and dance, with a concentration in musical theater. She thanks her loved ones for all their support. Go Dukes! Instagram: @katiearthur28. www.katiearthur.net

ANN ARVIA

Nettie Fowler

was last seen at Arena Stage as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof. Washington audiences also saw her in Les Misérables (National Theatre). On Broadway, she played the iconic Bird Woman in Mary Poppins, Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables and appeared in Beauty and the Beast. Off-Broadway saw her in the New York premiere of Time and Again (Manhattan Theatre Club). She also toured extensively in both Les Misérables and Ragtime. Regional credits include Meg in Damn Yankees and Marie in The Most Happy Fella (Goodspeed) and Mrs. Paroo in The Music Man (Cape Playhouse). Ann will kick off 2017 with the Off-Broadway premiere of the new Kander/Pierce musical Kid Victory. www.annarvia.net

JACOB BEASLEY

Enoch Snow, Jr. / Ensemble

makes his Arena Stage debut. D.C. credits include Jet/Shark swing for West Side Story (Helen Hayes nomination, Signature Theatre). Additional credits include Peter and the Starcatcher, The Little Mermaid, The Secret Garden, Sister Act, Mary Poppins, Les Misérables and Tarzan (Alluvion Stage Company). He received a B.A. in theater arts performance from Liberty University in the spring of 2015.

KURT BOEHM

Enoch Snow / Ensemble

most recently appeared in Born for This at Alliance Theatre and Arena Stage. Previous Arena credits include Fiddler on the Roof, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma! and She Loves Me. Additional D.C. credits include West Side Story, Cabaret, Les Misérables and Kiss of the Spider Woman (Signature Theatre); A Chorus Line, Godspell, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and The Producers (Olney Theatre Center); Little Shop of Horrors (Ford’s Theatre); The Full Monty (Keegan Theatre); The Last Five Years (Red Branch Theatre); and The Phantom Tollbooth and Latino Inaugural Gala honoring Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno (Kennedy Center). He holds a B.M. from Catholic University. Kurt sends his love and gratitude to Molly, Parker and Paul for this opportunity.

ISABELLA BRODY

Heavenly Friend and Starkeeper Understudy

is excited to make her Arena Stage debut. D.C.-area credits include Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden (NextStop Theatre), Nermal in the world premiere of Garfield the Musical (Adventure Theatre MTC), Hilary u/s in the east coast premiere of Moment (Studio Theatre) and Little Cee Cee in Beaches (workshop, Signature Theatre). She is an eighth-grader at Norwood School in Maryland, has trained with the pre-professional theater company at Adventure Theatre MTC and sings in her school choir. She has performed in company, school and camp productions since age six. She trains in ballet, jazz, tap and modern dance, plays field hockey and is an advanced downhill skier. Love and big hugs to her mom and dad, family, friends and teachers for their support and inspiration.

Mrs. Mullin

Arena Stage credits include King Hedley II, Smokey Joe’s Café, Pullman Porter Blues, Trouble in Mind, Oklahoma!, Crowns, Ain’t  Misbehavin’, Polk County and Dinah Was. Recent credits include Follies (St. Louis Repertory) and Ghost (Fulton Theatre/Main State Music Theatre). Additional credits with the Kennedy Center, Paramount, Victory Gardens, Goodman Theatre, Signature Theatre, Center Stage, La Jolla, Court Theatre, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Marriott, Dallas Theater Center, Northlight, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Yale Repertory and Pasadena Playhouse. She received the 2016 Guy Adkins Award and 2016 Rosetta LeNoir Award and was a 2012 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow. Additional awards include Jeff, Black Theater Alliance, Helen Hayes, After Dark, John  Barrymore, RAMI, Excellence in the Arts, Ovation, Sarah Siddons Society Leading Lady, Kathryn V. Lamkey and Black Excellence Awards.

RAYANNE GONZALES

Mrs. Bascombe / Ensemble

returns to Arena Stage following her appearances in Oliver!, Destiny of Desire, Mother Courage and Her Children, My Fair Lady, The Music Man, Damn Yankees and Señor Discretion Himself. She was also recently in Anastasia at Hartford Stage and Man of La Mancha at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Broadway credits include The Phantom of the Opera and Hands on a Hardbody. Additional credits include South Pacific (North Carolina Theatre and Casa Mañana), Porgy & Bess (Natchez Festival), the first national tour of In the Heights and NBC’s The Sound of Music Live! An alumna of Boston University, Longy School of Music and The Banff Centre. Thanks to my family and Goddard/CGF Talent. For Paloma, almost 9 and ready to shine! In memory of Vincent.

MICHAEL GRACEFFA

Carnival Boy / Ensemble

makes his Arena Stage debut. After performing in Signature Theatre’s West Side Story last winter, he is excited to be back in the D.C. area. Recently, Michael has been touring the country as Rudolpho in the first national Broadway tour of Matilda. Other career highlights include the first national tour of Catch Me If You Can, Chicago (North Shore Music Theatre) and Man of La Mancha (Pittsburgh CLO). He is a 2016 New York Musical Festival (NYMF) Award winner (individual performance) for the premiere of The Last Word. Proud Vassar Alum ’14. Love to mom and dad.

GRACIE JONES

Ensemble

was last seen at Arena Stage in Born for This. D.C. credits include Betty Thorpe/Cynthia in Code Name: Cynthia (Pallas Theatre Collective); Carousel, The Little Mermaid, Thea in Spring Awakening, Cinderella and The Sound of Music (Olney Theatre Center); Teen CeCe Bloom in Beaches and The Threepenny Opera (Signature Theatre); and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Hope in Anything Goes (Toby’s Dinner Theatre). She received her B.A. in theater from the University of Maryland, College Park. www.grcjones89.wix.com/graciejones

DANIELLE SUE JORDAN

Ensemble

returns to Arena Stage after performing in the last two months of The Music Man. On Broadway, she was seen in the Kennedy Center’s production of Follies, staring Bernadette Peters. Most recently she completed the two year Broadway tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Other tours include the first national of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man. Regionally she has performed at theaters including Paper Mill Playhouse, Ahmanson Theatre, Denver Center, Pioneer Theatre and Cape Playhouse. Always wanting to help others in the industry, she created the website www.gypsyslist.com, filled with many resources and articles for the new performing artist. Danielle thanks her family and friends for their constant support. www.daniellesuejordan.com

ETHAN KASNETT

Ensemble

is thrilled to make his Arena Stage debut. D.C.-area credits include Chantel in La Cage aux Folles (Signature Theatre) and Guys and Dolls, The Producers and Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Olney Theatre Center). Regional credits include Bobby in A Chorus Line, The Music Man, The Drowsy Chaperone, Pirates of Penzance (dir. Terrence Mann), Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady (choreo. Charlotte d’Amboise) and Guys and Dolls (Connecticut Repertory Theatre). Film/tv credits include PBS’ The White House Celebrates the Music of Broadway. He received his B.F.A. in musical theater from the University of Miami. For Mom and Dad. Instagram: @ethankasnett

SKYE MATTOX

ouise Bigelow / Ensemble

is thrilled to make her Arena Stage debut. She began her career when she moved to NYC at age 17. Her Broadway credits include West Side Story and On the Town, where she understudied the lead role of Ivy Smith. Other New York credits include American Dance Machine and numerous shows for New York City Center’s Encores! series, including Little Me and Do I Hear a Waltz? She can also be seen on the second season of NBC’s hit TV series Smash as a recurring cast member. In addition to performing, Skye is also passionate about teaching. She has been on the faculty for Broadway Dreams Foundation and does guest teaching for various performing arts studios and schools. Instagram: @skye_mattox

EMMA SOPHIE MOORE

Ensemble

returns to Arena Stage after understudying several roles in last season’s Akeelah and the Bee. Additional D.C. credits include Big, The Musical and A Little House Christmas (Adventure Theatre) and Colin in The Secret Garden, Dream Maria in West Side Story and Theo in Pippin (Theatre Lab). She performed as Alice in Alice in Wonderland (Disney Junior DVD series). Additional credits include Niki Harris in Curtains, Cinderella in Into the Woods, Connie in A Chorus Line and Mayzie in Seussical. As a dancer and violinist, Emma Sophie has performed in ballets and solo violin recitals at the Kennedy Center, National Gallery of Art, Warner Theatre and Carnegie Hall. She recently starred in the short film Tunnel Vision and performed the original score. Emma Sophie is a proud alumna of both Camp Arena Stage and the Arena Stage Academy’s Musical Theater Training Company.

BETSY MORGAN

Julie Jordan

originated the roles of Tricia Nixon and Susan Ford in Michael John LaChiusa’s First Daughter Suite at The Public this past year and can be heard on the original cast recording. Also with LaChiusa, she originated the roles of Louisa in Rain and Leslie in Giant. She was a member of the original Broadway companies of The King and I (2015 revival), Les Misérables (2014 revival), A Little Night Music (2009 revival), The Little Mermaid and High Fidelity and the Off-Broadway companies of Found (Atlantic Theater Company), The Fantasticks (2006 revival) and Bernarda Alba (Lincoln Center). Betsy recreated the role of Fantine in the 25th anniversary tour of Les Misérables. She was seen on TV in Flight of the Conchords.

TONY NEIDENBACH

Ensemble / Dance Captain

served as assistant choreographer for Arena Stage’s Oliver! From Gainesville, Georgia, he is a New York-based performer. Regional credits include West Side Story (Signature Theatre), Theatre Under the Stars, The Muny, Northern Stage, Pioneer Theatre Company, Virginia Stage Company, Seaside Music Theater, Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival and Jacob’s Pillow. He toured nationally with Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Anything Goes. New York credits include Off-Broadway, the Metropolitan Opera, 65th and 70th Annual Tony Awards, New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival and the HBO web series High Maintenance. He is a member of the critically acclaimed Liz Gerring Dance Company. Huge thanks to Molly, Parker, MSA and the fam.

JOSHUA OTTEN

Starkeeper / Ensemble

is delighted to make his Arena Stage debut. In 2014, he performed as Peter Cratchit in A Christmas Carol (Ford’s Theatre). He was chosen by Maestro Loren Maazel as boy soprano soloist for the 2014 Castleton Festival. His stage credits include understudying the role of Colin Craven in The Secret Garden (Center Stage) and playing Gavroche in Les Misérables, Kurt in The Sound of Music, JoJo in Seussical, Jr. and Charlie in Willy Wonka, Jr. (Riverside Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia). Screen credits include Nathaniel in the independent film Kidney Beans as well as appearances on History Channel’s The Men Who Built America and AMC’s Turn. Joshua is represented by Linda Townsend Management, Inc.

BRIDGET RILEY

Ensemble

makes her Arena Stage Debut. She was seen Off-Broadway in Freckleface Strawberry and The Scarlet Letter. D.C.-area credits include 110 in the Shade (Ford’s Theatre). National tour credits include West Side Story and Seussical, international credits include Nine. Regional credits include West Side Story, The Producers, Les Misérables, All Shook Up, Spelling Bee, Bare, Cabaret and Into the Woods, among others. Film/TV credits include Nurse Jackie, Something Borrowed and East of Adin. Concerts at Ted Shawn/Jacob’s Pillow and at Carnegie Hall. Bridget received a BFA at Pace University and trained with Jacob’s Pillow School for Dance. Bloc Talent Agency. Thank you to the amazing Arena staff and the Carousel artistic team. Much love to Mom, Dad, Tom, Erin, Maeve and Greg. Instagram:@missbridgetriley | www.bridgetrileyonline.com

KATE ROCKWELL

Carrie Pipperidge

makes her Arena Stage debut. Broadway credits include Skylar in Bring It On: The Musical (original broadcast cast), Margot in Legally Blonde, Sherrie in Rock of Ages and Hair. She has travelled the country in three first national tours and performed regionally at The Muny, La Jolla Playhouse, Alliance Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre and others. Spot her on camera in Deadbeat and Sex and the City (film). Her solo show, Back to My Roots, debuted in New York in 2015. Represented by KMR and proud AEA member. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @KateRockwellNYC

NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ

Billy Bigelow Fight Captain

Arena Stage credits include Destiny of Desire, Oklahoma! (Helen Hayes Award), Mother Courage and Her Children, My Fair Lady (Helen Hayes nomination), The Light in the Piazza and The Power of Two. Broadway’s Tarzan, Off-Broadway’s The Toxic Avenger, Almost Heaven, Death for Five Voices, Bajour, Colette Collage, Guys and Dolls (Carnegie Hall) and I Am Harvey Milk (Lincoln Center). Additionally, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Hair (national tours), The Ten Commandments, Mothers and Sons, Les Misérables (B. Iden Payne Award), Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan, Wizard of Oz, Buddy Holly Story, Damn Yankees, Cinderella, South Pacific and The King and I. Screen credits: Sex and the City 2, Madam Secretary and One Life to Live (GLAAD Award). His debut album “The First Time…” is available on iTunes. www.thenickrod.com

PAUL SCANLAN

Ensemble

is thrilled to make his Arena Stage debut. D.C.-area credits include La Cage aux Folles, Simply Sondheim, Elmer Gantry, Sunday in the Park with George, The Threepenny Opera, Company, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Really Really (Signature Theatre); The Laramie Project (Ford’s Theatre); Orphie and the Book of Heroes (Kennedy Center); The Rocky Horror Show (Studio Theatre); Hair, Emcee in Cabaret (Helen Hayes nomination), Moritz in Spring Awakening (Helen Hayes nomination, Keegan Theatre); Lost in the Stars (Washington National Opera), Fahrenheit 451 (Round House); By Jeeves (1st Stage); and Who’s Your Baghdaddy? (Capital Fringe Festival). Regional credits include My Fair Lady (The Muny). He received his B.M. from CUA. Twitter/Instagram: @PaulRScanlan | www.paul-scanlan.com

KYLE SCHLIEFER

Jigger Craigin / Ensemble

Arena Stage credits include Oliver! (Noah Claypole), Fiddler on the Roof (Sasha) and A House of Glass (Kip Kiernan). D.C. credits include A Chorus Line (Olney Theatre Center, Helen Hayes nomination), Lost in Yonkers (Theater J), The Member of the Wedding (Ford’s Theatre), Arcadia (Folger Theatre) and Lord of the Flies (Round House). New York credits include Off Broadway’s Songs for a New World, The 8th Fold (Fringe NYC), Sing to Me Through Open Windows (Alchemical Theatre) and Always the Young Strangers (Actors Fund). Film/TV credits include Trident Gum’s “Anthem” national commercial, CBS’s The Good Wife, ID Discovery Channel’s Who the (BLEEP) Did I Marry and Showtime’s The Affair. Kyle was featured on Masterclass.com with Kevin Spacey and is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College. www.kyleschliefer.com

THOMAS ADRIAN SIMPSON

David Bascombe / Ensemble

Arena Stage credits include Oliver!, Fiddler on the Roof, Mary T. & Lizzy K., My Fair Lady and The Light in the Piazza, among others. D.C. credits include The Threepenny Opera and Company (Signature Theatre); Orphie and the Book of Heroes (Kennedy Center), 1776 and Liberty Smith (Ford’s Theatre) and Candide and The Boys from Syracuse (Shakespeare Theatre Company). Regional credits include Candide (Goodman), Quixote in Man of La Mancha (Wayside Theatre), 9 to 5 with Sally Struthers and Les Misérables (Riverside Center) and Outside Mullingar (New Mexico’s Fusion Theatre). Tom is a graduate of the U.N.C. School of the Arts.

STEPHAWN STEPHENS

Captain / Ensemble

returns to Arena Stage for the run of Carousel, where he was last seen in Smokey Joe’s Café. Most recent performances include 110 in the Shade (Ford’s Theatre), Bessie’s Blues (Metro Stage), Dreamgirls (Signature Theatre) and Little Shop of Horrors as the voice of Audrey II (Olney Theatre Center). He made his D.C. directorial debut with Theater Alliance’s holiday hit Black Nativity. Other regional credits include Once on This Island (Round House); Barrio Grrrl, Carmen Jones and Debbie Allen’s Soul Possessed featuring Arturo Sandoval and Patti LaBelle (Kennedy Center); and Amen Corner and Spunk (African Continuum Theatre Company). He received formal training at Karamu House and Cleveland State University.

JAY WESTIN

Male Swing

D.C.-area credits include La Cage aux Folles (Signature Theatre); The Little Mermaid and A Chorus Line (Olney Theatre Center, 2014 Helen Hayes nomination); Spamalot, Legally Blonde; Joseph… Dreamcoat and Hairspray (Toby’s Dinner Theatre, 2015 Helen Hayes nomination); Big Nate (Adventure Theatre MTC); and the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors. Regional credits include La Cage aux Folles (Ivoryton Playhouse). Educational credits include Sweet Charity, The Drowsy Chaperone, Finian’s Rainbow, Cabaret, On the Town, Man of La Mancha and The Enchantress. He received his B.M. in musical theater from The Catholic University of America. www.jaywestin.com

NICOLE WILDY

Heavenly Friend /Ensemble

Arena Stage credits include Akeelah and the Bee (Akeelah  Understudy). D.C.-area appearances include Maretha in The Piano Lesson and Royal Child in The King and I (Olney Theatre Center); Want/School Girl in A Christmas Carol (Ford’s Theatre); and La Bohéme and The Little Prince (Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center). Off-Broadway she performed as Jemima in Dream Street (The Pearl) and Lyrics for Life (Symphony Space). Nicole appeared on TLC’s Broadway at The White House. She was a soloist at Broadway Night at the Apollo Theater and at the U.S. Open in Arthur Ashe Stadium. She is an award-winning competitive dancer at PowerUp Dance Center. An eighth-grader at Folly Quarter Middle School, Nicole enjoys trombone choir and jazz band. Instagram: @nikki.wildy | www.nicolewildy.com

JESSICA WU

Ensemble

returns to Arena Stage, where she was last seen in Oklahoma! and The Music Man. Other credits include Broadway’s A Chorus Line, The Radio City Spring Spectacular, Shakespeare in the Park’s The Comedy of Errors and productions at Lincoln Center, BAM, Signature Theatre, Paper Mill, Goodspeed, Sacramento Music Circus, TUTS, PCLO, Kansas City Starlight, The Muny and Center Stage, as well as the national tours of Tommy Tune’s Dr. Dolittle, The King and I, Miss Saigon, The Wizard of Oz and A Chorus Line. Jessica wrote the book, music and lyrics for Brass Heart the musical which is receiving an Off-Broadway lab this spring with the New American Theatre Company of New York. NYU Steinhardt alumni. Love and thanks to Parker, Molly, Danielle, Megs, Rosi and Ian. www.brassheartthemusical.com

PHIL YOUNG

Ensemble

makes his Arena Stage debut. D.C. credits include La Cage aux Folles (Signature Theatre). Recent credits include Oklahoma! and Hairspray (Paramount Theatre), Sophisticated Ladies with Jennifer Holliday (ZACH Theatre), and La Cage aux Folles with Lee Roy Reams (Wick Theatre). He is a NFAA YoungARTS Award Winner and has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State University.