ROLLER DERBY  (2007)

As an orchestrator, Harold received a Drama Desk Award and a Tony nomination for HAIRSPRAY, and was nominated for a Tony as well for DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. From the time he conducted the Broadway musical PROMISES, PROMISES to the year DREAMGIRLS won six Tony awards, Wheeler has been in the front ranks of entertainment as a conductor, composer, arranger and performer. Additional credits as orchestrator and music supervisor include COCO, TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, THE WIZ, LITTLE ME (Tony nomination), A CHORUS LINE, THE TAP DANCE KID, LENA HORNE: THE LADY AND HER MUSIC, FAME, THE LIFE (Tony nomination), SIDE SHOW, SWING! (Tony nomination), THE FULL MONTY, and NEVER GONNA DANCE (Drama Desk nomination). He acted as musical director for the SUMMER OLYMPICS IN ATLANTA, the 2004 ACADEMY AWARDS, and composed the score for the film LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! Currently, he is the musical supervisor for the ABC television series DANCING WITH THE STARS. He is married to actress/singer Hattie Winston.

At New York’s Public Theater Barry co-authored the musical PLAY ON THE TIMES, and the musical MONDAY MARCH ELEVEN at the Promenade. With Harold Wheeler, he has written the new musical HOT NUTS, to be directed and choreographed as well by Donald McKayle. Barry assisted director Joshua Logan on Broadway’s LOOK TO THE LILIES and Producer Harry Rigby on NO, NO, NANETTE. In the late 90’s, he designed TIMES SQUARE'S NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATIONS, and in 2002 he associate produced NEW YORK'S OFFICIAL 9/11 COMMEMORATIONS, also contributing designs in 2003. Mr. Arnold wrote the book for ANOTHER STAR IN THE SKY, which opened the Bangkok Cultural Center, as well as THE PEARL for Phuket Fantasea. As a lighting designer, among the original productions Barry designed are GODSPELL, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, BUBBLING BROWN SUGAR, DIVERSIONS AND DELIGHTS, and TO BE YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK.

John Braden created the scores for dozens of musicals, among them THE BEARD, SILVER QUEEN SALOON, GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, EMILY POST’S BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, the Obie Award winning WRITERS OPERA, and DOWNRIVER. John was a five time ASCAP Award winner in the Pop and Theatre categories. With three gold records to his credit, he wrote and produced children’s albums for projects as wide ranging as DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, CABBAGE PATCH KIDS, KNIGHT RIDER, TARZAN, BARBIE AND KEN, THE CARE BARES, and the Arthur C. Clark film 2010. John had a long association with the La Mama Experimental Theatre Club and Theatre for the New City, as well as numerous other important companies involved in the development of the Off-Off Broadway Theatre movement. John Braden’s promising career was unfortunately cut short in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, to which he succumbed in his mid-thirties. This production of ROLLER DERBY is dedicated to his memory.

Donald McKayle has received honors and awards for every aspect of his illustrious career, and been named by the Dance Heritage Coalition "one of America’s Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: the first 100." His choreographic masterworks, considered modern dance classics, are performed around the world. Ten retrospectives have honored his choreography. He was honored at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and presented with a medal as a Master of African American Choreography. He choreographed the monumental ten-hour production of TANTALUS, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in collaboration with the Denver Center Theatre Company. Five Tony Nominations have honored his choreography for Broadway musical theater: GOLDEN BOY, SOPHISTICATED LADIES, DOCTOR JAZZ, A TIME FOR SINGING, and for RAISIN, which garnered the Tony Award as Best Musical, and for which he received Tony nominations for both direction and choreography. For SOPHISTICATED LADIES he was also honored with an Outer Critics Circle Award and the NAACP Image Award. His most recent choreography for Broadway was showcased in IT AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES that earned a Tony nomination for Best Musical. Among his other Broadway credits is REDHEAD, for which he was Bob Fosse’s associate choreographer. He received an Emmy nomination for the television Special, FREE TO BE YOU AND ME. His work for film includes Disney’s BEDKNOBS AND BROOMSTICKS, THE GREAT WHITE HOPE, and THE JAZZ SINGER. His autobiography, TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES: MY DANCING LIFE, published by Routledge was honored with the Society of Dance History Scholar’s De La Torre Bueno Prize. A television documentary on his life and work, HEARTBEATS OF A DANCE MAKER, was aired on PBS stations throughout the United States.

Broadway: COMPANY, Joanne/Sarah standby (John Doyle, dir.), 1st International Tour: GRAND HOTEL, Seigfreid Holzheim (Tommy Tune, dir.), NYC: THE WILD PARTY, Queenie (Cucaracha Theatre), and several one-act productions at Ensemble Studio Theatre, including Alma Jean Jordan in Horton Foote’s THE MIDNIGHT CALLER. Regional: OKLAHOMA!, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, CHICAGO (Weston Playhouse), THE MIDNIGHT CALLER, and GETTING FRANKIE MARRIED (H.B.T.S.). Film: SEX FARCE, Bootsy (Evan Greenberg, dir.), BERNADETTE, ETC., Bernadette (David Perlman, dir.). TV: ANOTHER WORLD, and LOVING.

Lea won acclaim in The Public Theater's revival of ON THE TOWN, receiving an Obie, a Drama Desk nomination, as well as Theater World and Fanny Awards, and was a Drama League Honoree. She appeared on Broadway as well in LITTLE FISH, and THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW. Off-Broadway: HAPPY DAYS, THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD, and CINDERELLA at NYC Opera. National Tour: Mama Morton in CHICAGO, and for Encores LIL ABNER. Concert hall appearances include her JUDY GARLAND TRIBUTE, MY FAVORITE BROADWAY: THE LEADING LADIES, her BILLIE HOLIDAY TRIBUTE, as well as the JAZZ SALUTE TO SONDHEIM and the HAROLD ARLEN 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, both at Carnegie Hall. She was the featured vocalist for the 50TH ANNIVERSARY of the NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL, and at the Hollywood Bowl starred in the END OF THE MILLENNIUM CONCERT. Her first jazz album, PLAY IT COOL, was named Album of the Year by the London Times, and her second release, DOUBLE STANDARDS, rose to #6 on the Billboard Jazz Charts. Her next album will be recorded live on Oct 26th and 27th at NYC’s Smoke Jazz Club. The first openly gay comic to appear on national television, ARSENIO HALL in 1993, Lea has recorded two live comedy albums BULLDYKE IN A CHINA SHOP and BOX LUNCH, and developed specials for HBO, SHOWTIME, COMEDY CENTRAL, the CBC, the UK’s CHANNEL 4, and received a regional Emmy for THE WORLD ACCORDING TO US on Lifetime. Additional TV appearances include ONE LIFE TO LIVE, WILL AND GRACE, FRIENDS, MATLOCK, THE TODAY SHOW, THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW, POLITICALLY INCORRECT, and THE OBLONGS. On film, she has been seen in THE FIRST WIVES CLUB, MAJOR BILKO, RESCUING DESIRE, MERCURY IN RETROGRADE, HOMO HEIGHTS, and EDGE OF SEVENTEEN, winning a GLAMA Award for her version of Irving Berlin's ‘Blue Skies.’ Lea plays the title role in her latest film, FAT ROSE AND SQUEAKY.

Sylvia Roldán Dohi started working as a child in Hollywood, and has gone on to perform in Europe, Asia and throughout the United States. After playing in musicals such as CATS, WEST SIDE STORY, CAN CAN, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN and A CHORUS LINE, she was called to Broadway for MISS SAIGON, performing in the entire ten-year run of the show. She has done Shakespeare (ANTONY & CLEOPATRA), Shepard (THE LATE HENRY MOSS) and MTV (HALLOWEEN MIDNIGHT SPECIAL), and as a voice-over artist she has been featured on cartoons (CAPTAIN KANGAROO) and ad campaigns (SIEMPRE MUJER). She can also be seen on film (the cult favorite REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS), television (LAW & ORDER:SVU, THIRD WATCH, RYAN CAUFIELD,YEAR 1), commercials, industrials, nightclubs and concerts. Sylvia is thrilled to have appeared with a diverse range of recording stars and performers, including Alice Cooper, Clarence Clemons, Dom DeLuise and Charo. She was honored by the New York Newspaper EL DIARIO as an Outstanding Woman of Hispanic Heritage, and was chosen as the singer and spokesperson for the UNITED WAY's Asian/American promotion. She recently earned her BA in theater from Empire State College, and in her spare time, she can be seen Rollerblading all over NYC.

After a successful career as a television and stage performer in Mexico City, in 2001 Mr. Flores was granted a scholarship to attend New York City’s AMDA (The American Musical and Dramatic Academy). Shortly thereafter, he made his US television debut on the premiere episode of THE CAROLINE RHEA SHOW singing with Paula Abdul. Other television credits include: LAW & ORDER - CRIMINAL INTENT, ONE LIFE TO LIVE, AS THE WORLD TURNS, GUIDING LIGHT, THE DAILY SHOW, and PICARDIA MEXICANA (Univision). On the New York stage, he has appeared in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA at the Public Theater, KINGDOM (New York Now Festival, also at the Public), and THE PUBLIC SINGS at City Center. Ruben also performed to sold out crowds at JOE’S PUB with his solo show THE LATIN AMERICAN SONGBOOK. As a recording artist, he collaborated with the US Border Patrol on the award winning campaign NO MAS CRUCES EN LA FRONTERA. His duet, ONE TOUCH, with Stevie Holland on her album RESTLESS WILLOW, received rave reviews and was nominated for a GRAMMY in 2006. Regional credits include SOUTH PACIFIC, CATS, NIGHTCLUB (Ballet Hispanico), and the world premiere of MARIEL (Cincinnati Playhouse). While a resident of Mexico City, he performed in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, and GREASE. Mr. Flores is the recipient of the Sergio Franchi Musical Scholarship, and the 2004 Bistro Award for “Outstanding Performer on the Rise.” Visit www.rubenfloresonline.com.

Eric Michael Gillett made his Broadway debut in the acclaimed revival of KISS ME KATE, created the role of ‘Otis Elwell’ in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS, and appeared in the Lincoln Center production of THE FROGS, as well as NYCO’s CINDERELLA, CANDIDE, and THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Off-Broadway credits include DREAM A LITTLE DREAM, TIME AND AGAIN, BIG CITY RHYTHM, and THE GOOD COMPANIONS. National Tours: RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS (Ringmaster) and DOCTOR DOLITTLE. Regional appearances include SLEUTH, ANNIE, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, CARNIVAL, ALL ABOUT US, EVITA, and PHANTOM. Television: LAW & ORDER, LAW & ORDER: SVU, ED. Film: MAID IN MANHATTAN, MY BROTHER, with Vanessa Williams, and THE PRODUCERS. A MAC and Bistro Award-winning vocalist, Eric has appeared at Town Hall, the Russian Tea Room, NJPAC, the Tilles Center and the Metropolitan Room, among many others. His solo CD’s, CAST OF THOUSANDS and SING A RAINBOW are available nationally. Eric currently teaches voice at Singers Forum and is a member of the artistic council at HB Studio. www.ericmichaelgillett.com.

Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer recently won a Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Female Lead in San Diego Repertory Theatre’s World Premiere of CORRIDOS REMIX, starred in the West Coast Premiere of FOUR GUYS NAMED JOSE & UNA MUJER NAMED MARIA, and was seen in WEST SIDE STORY and CABARET at Sacramento Music Circus. She has performed the leading roles in YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, STAGE DOOR, and PRIDE & PREJUDICE, and has sung with the Florida Grand Opera, Hispanic-American Lyric Theatre and Riuniti Opera, performing Nicklausse in LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN, Lisette in LA RONDINE, and Maria in LAUDA PER LA NATIVITÀ DEL SIGNORE. Yvette has performed at Carnegie Hall, for royalty and heads of state, and recently joined the legendary Engelbert Humperdinck, in a duet and as a backup singer on his World Tour. Yvette has numerous television and radio credits, has starred in several independent films and national commercials and has performed on recordings both as a singer and as a violinist, She is currently touring with 3 MO’ DIVAS, and recording her first original solo album for release this winter 2007. “In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.”

Antwayn Hopper is a 2007 Music Theatre graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. Some CMU credits includes the Soldier in HELLO, AGAIN!, the Watchman in THE ORESTEIA and Winston in Athol Fugard's THE ISLAND, as well as Jake in SIDE SHOW, for which he was also the Associate choreographer. An alumni of the St. Louis MUNY stage, Antwayn recently played Curtis in the new Stax-musical R-E-S-P-E-C-T at the NYS&F Festival. He also portrayed Jan the Elder in the new musical workshop of YEAST NATION by the Tony award winning creators of URINTETOWN, and can be heard as Frederick Douglass on the original sound recording for PCLO's THE UNION! Honor to G for his many blessings and love to W&L! antwaynhopper.com

Sean Jenness theatrical credits include AT LEAST IT'S PINK at Ars Nova, ALL HER FACES at La Mama, the World premiere of ALMOST HEAVEN at the Denver Center, Berger in HAIR at the Actors Theatre of Louisville and the Pinball Lad in the national tour of the Who's TOMMY. He is the lead singer of the DOUG FLUTIE BAND (featuring the legendary quarterback), ANYTHING FOR LOAF (America's premiere Meat Loaf tribute- although we're fairly sure there's only one) and GROOVE BUFFET (a 9 piece classic soul/r&b revue). He has done a zillion jingles and voiceovers for products you probably used this morning, and he lives in NJ with his wife and daughter. www.seanjenness.com

Eric William Morris made his Broadway debut this past spring in CORAM BOY. His regional credits include THE RINK at The Cape Playhouse, THE DUEL at the New Jersey Repertory Theatre, and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at the Illustrious Theatre Company. For television he has been seen on LAW AND ORDER, and will soon appear in the pilot episode of the series NEW AMSTERDAM, which will air this fall on FOX. Eric is a recent graduate of the Circle in the Square Theatre School.

Michelle began her formal dance training at the DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM under the tutelage of Arthur Mitchell and Karl Shook. While there, as a member of the corps-de-ballet, she also appeared with the renowned MARIE BROOKS CHILDREN’S DANCE THEATRE. A recipient of The Harry Belafonte Performing Arts Scholarship, Ms. Robinson attended the State University of New York at Purchase, graduating with a BFA in dance. From Europe to Broadway, Michelle has appeared in such acclaimed productions as SOPHISTICATED LADIES, CAN-CAN, DREAMGIRLS, THE TEMPEST, JELLY’S LAST JAM, THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG, BLACK AND BLUE, SWEET CHARITY, and is presently an original cast member of the smash Broadway revival of CHICAGO. For television, she has most recently been seen on the daytime drama ONE LIFE TO LIVE in the role of Mrs. Sharp, and the HBO Special LACKAWANA BLUES.

Dave appeared in Gotham Stage Company's SAKE WITH THE HAIKU GEISHA at The Perry Street Theater. Other theater credits include: 365 PLAYS/365 DAYS (The Public Theater/SALT Theater), THE AMERICAN CLOCK, and CAGED VISIONS (HB Playwrights Foundation), PING PONG DIPLOMACY (59E59 Theaters), STOCKHOLM BROOKLYN (Cherry Lane Theatre), and ROUNDING THIRD (Millbrook Playhouse). Film/TV credits include: SAVING FACE (Sony Picture Classics), ALL MY CHILDREN (ABC), INTERPOL INVESTIGATES (National Geographic Channel). David directed THE CRANBERRIES: DOORS AND WINDOWS CD-Rom for the Irish Rock band THE CRANBERRIES. His voice can also be heard in the video games GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS, and THE WARRIORS (Rockstar Games). He sings as well in THE COLLEGIATE CHORALE at Carnegie Hall.

Broadway: GYPSY, Rene,u/s Bernadette Peters,strippers et al. (Sam Mendes, dir). GREASE, Marty (Jeff Calhoun, dir) Off-Broadway: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL, u/s Jeannie, Linoeium, Betty (Betsy Kelso, dir). ZOMBIE PROM, Coco (Phil McKinley, dir)cast recording. National Tours: GREASE, Marty. HAIR, 25th Anniversary Tour, Shiela. Regional theatre: lots. Cathy was a regular on Disney's HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS, the series, as well as Stacey in the film POOTIE TANG. She can be seen as well as heard in GRAND THEFT AUTO'S VICE CITY STORIES, as well as in many national commercials. She lives in NYC with her two insane but gorgeous children, Keaton and Cali and her beautiful man, actor Daniel Stewart Sherman.

Dale C. Olson has had an extensive career in journalism, public relations and marketing in all phases of the entertainment industry, initially as a journalist and entertainment feature writer in his native Portland, Oregon, then as a reporter and key drama critic for Daily Variety, moving on to become Publicity Director of The Mirisch Company, where the first of more than 150 motion picture campaigns was on the Academy Award winner IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT. He later joined the public relations firm Rogers & Cowan, where he became the company’s Executive Vice President and President of the Motion Picture Division, launching such films as the Christopher Reeve SUPERMAN, ROCKY, and the HALLOWEEN series. He represented The Center Theatre Group in its early days under Artistic Director Eliot Martin, was the founder of The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, wrote the Los Angeles section of Best Plays, the Burns Mantle Yearbook for eight years, and publicized numerous Los Angeles theatre productions. Among his theatrical clients were Laurence Olivier, Rex Harrison, Peter Ustinov, James Earl Jones, Diana Rigg, as well as Shirley MacLaine, Gene Kelly, Steve McQueen, Melina Mercouri, Cicily Tyson, Doris Roberts, Marion Ross, Halle Berry, Rod Steiger, Rock Hudson, Rosemary Clooney and numerous others. For the past l0 years, he has been the Academy Award consultant for DreamWorks Pictures. He has been a national Trustee of The Actors’ Fund of America for 20 years, where he heads the public relations committee and serves on the Human Services and Retirement, and Assisted Living Home committees.

As a recording artist Eugene Harbin has received acclaim for his albums GENE HARBIN NAKED ON BROADWAY and THE HAPPIEST TIME OF THE YEAR, a Capitol Records Christmas release on which he co-starred with Nancy Wilson. As an actor in New York, he appeared in PAPER TRAINED and THOUGHTS, as well as in regional theatre with Hal Linden, Chita Rivera and Gilbert Price in KISS ME KATE, Nanette Fabray and Bonnie Franklin in NO, NO, NANETTE, and Robert Cleary in SUGAR. Eugene was both associate choreographer and a performer for Ann-Margaret’s shows in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Miami Beach, as well as two acclaimed television specials. For Disney he was choreographer for multiple Disneyland entertainment shows. Harbin has appeared as a guest star on numerous television episodes, including a recurring role on the popular daytime drama, GENERAL HOSPITAL, and been featured in many national commercials, among them a popular musical spot for McDonalds. In addition to his performing career, Mr. Harbin is a well known business executive in the Motion Picture Industry.

Michael Cook is a poet, songwriter, musician, and mathematician. His book of poems, THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MIND, was published in 2006. Michael has written two musicals with Eben Wight Keyes II, LE SHOTGUN MARRIAGE, produced at the Sharon Playhouse and the Priscilla Beach Theatre, and THE LYSISTRATA AFFAIR, presented at the Judith Anderson Theatre. A native New Yorker, while attending school, he appeared in several Off-Broadway children's theatre productions. Following graduation from Northwestern University, where he studied theatre and film, Mr. Cook worked in various capacities on numerous film and theatre projects, while pursuing his studies of higher mathematics, which he is currently putting to good use as a Wall Street analyst.

Ms. Di Dia has performed leading functions for many notable theater successes, including Associate General Manager for the blockbuster Broadway production of CHICAGO, and Executive Producer/GM for BLUE MAN GROUP, among many other productions. She is General Manager of the renowned THREE MO’ TENORS, at The Little Shubert Theatre in New York City this Fall. Ms. Di Dia is very proud to have been the Managing Director of BROADWAY CARES/ EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS and is a vice president of its board of directors. For eight years she has served as a Producer of the annual event NOTHING LIKE A DAME for the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative of the Actor’s Fund of America. She has been the Executive Producer with Jacques d’Amboise’s NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE EVENT OF THE YEAR for more than 25 years.

Rod returns to the New York stage after a long absence during which he has been designing and teaching theatre design around the world. Besides the classics, among the many plays and musicals he has designed are WHORES, WARS AND TIN PAN ALLEY, GOLDEN LADDER, TRIPLE PLAY, THE PRESIDENT’S DAUGHTER, WAITING FOR GODOT, GOLDEN BAT with The Tokyo Kid Brothers, and WEST SIDE STORY in Mexico City. Rod was recently visiting professor of design at Thailand’s Chulalangkorn University.

Susan Tsu has designed costumes for theatre, opera, and television, creating everything from the award-winning costumes for the runaway hit musical GODSPELL to the historic collaboration for THE JOY LUCK CLUB in China, as well as the opera THE BALCONY at the Moscow Art Theatre. Among the musicals she has designed are ELIZABETH I, SHINE (Phoebe Award Nomination), CROWNS, DRACULA: A MUSICAL NIGHTMARE, CANDIDE, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, TIME AGAIN IN OZ (Austin Circle of Critic’s Award), CAROUSEL, ON THE ROAD TO BABYLON, THREE PENNY OPERA, and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Carbonell Award). Tsu’s television credits include the PBS productions of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, WILDER WILDER! and the Metromedia Playhouse production of BLIND ALLEYS starring Cloris Leachman and Pat Morita. Among the awards she has received are the New York Drama Desk, New York Drama Critics, New York Young Film Critics, L.A. Distinguished Designer, Austin Circle of Critics, and the Richmond Phoebe Award.

Mr. Spence is lighting designer for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Cortez and Company, Saeko Ichinohe Dance Company and Swing Dance America. He has designed for Dance Theater of Harlem, Erick Hawkins, Jose Limon, Bat-Dor Dance Company, Juilliard Dance Ensemble, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Houston Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Vienna Opera Ballet, London Festival Ballet, La Scala Opera Ballet, Rome Opera Ballet and The Opera Company of Philadelphia, for which he received Emmy awards for the telecasts of THE DAMNATION OF FAUST and UN BALLO IN MASCHERA with Luciano Pavarotti.

Tom Morse has designed sound for over 50 Broadway productions. He won the Ovation Award in L.A. for his design of FOOL MOON. He also designed Shakespeare in the Park for four years. His Broadway designs have included Neil Simon's JAKE'S WOMEN, LOST IN YONKERS, RUMORS, BROADWAY BOUND, BILOXI BLUES, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, ODD COUPLE, THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG, LITTLE ME, and FOOLS. He also designed MACBETH, GREASE!, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, ME AND MY GIRL, ARTIST DESCENDING A STAIRCASE, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, DEATH OF A SALESMAN with Dustin Hoffman, SAFE SEX, MAIL, MOST HAPPY FELLA, DUET FOR ONE, DOONESBURY, HUMAN COMEDY, THE ICEMAN COMETH, PRECIOUS SONS, EXECUTION OF JUSTICE, CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, and PETER ALLEN UP IN ONE. Off-Broadway credits include KUDZU, ELEANOR, RADIO GALS, Sam Shepard's SIMPATICO, Tony Kushner's THE DYBBUK, Bill Irwin's CAPIN, and A FLEA IN HER EAR. Tom has designed extensively in the industrial and special event fields as well. Some of his clients are Panasonic, Ciba Geigy, AT&T, Sprint, Shell Oil, and MCI, and he has been a consultant on Joe's Pub at the Public Theatre and the NYFD. Special events include the Pope in Central Park, the Goodwill Games, Health Expo, and more.

A graduate of Juilliard, Kara is a digital media artist on the faculty of Mira Costa College and Cal State San Marcos in Southern California. She collaborates with dancers around the world creating video projection designs and performance installations. Her recent dance films have been presented by the DANCE CAMERA ISTANBUL FESTIVAL in Turkey, the INTERNACIONAL DE DANZA CONTEMPORANEA CUERPOS EN TRÁNSITO in Mexico, and created on location in Colombo, Sri Lanka. ROLLER DERBY marks her New York musical theatre debut.

Jeff Waxman has worked in New York as a musical director, arranger, composer, musician and producer for more than 25 years. He owns Dancing Bull Music and Waxtrax Recording, where he produces and composes music for television and film (commercials, television themes, documentaries, etc.) and for pop, rock, folk and country artists. Jeff was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his orchestrations for the hit off-Broadway Musical WOODY GUTHRIE'S AMERICAN SONG. That production also received a Drama Desk Nomination for Best Musical. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for producing the cast album of the Broadway musical DOONSEBURY, for which he also arranged and directed the music. Other Broadway work GOREY STORIES, THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Lincoln Center and INTO TE LIGHT. Mr. Waxman has also created original music for several Emmy Award-winning video projects. Artists Mr. Waxman has produced appear on BMG, Sony, Casablanca/Polygram, MCA, Epic and various independent labels. He has composed, arranged and produced music for commercial children’s educational projects including Sesame Street, Berlitz, Scholastic and many other publishers.

Alice Spivak trained with Herbert Berghof and Uta Hagen, becoming a teacher at their HB Studios for fifteen years. Since then, she has been a popular free-lance acting teacher in NYC, where she is currently teaching Advanced Scene Study Classes and conducting workshops for Woodie King’s New Federal Theatre. Ms. Spivak has acted extensively Off-Broadway and in regional theatre, garnering Chicago’s Joseph Jefferson Award for Neil Simon’s PLAZA SUITE. In New York, she recently appeared in TEA IN THE AFTERNOON, and Edgar Nkosi White’s MILENNIUM 7. For television, among the series audiences have seen her in are LAW & ORDER, SEX & THE CITY, LAW & ORDER CI, and Sidney Lumet’s 100 CENTRE STREET, in addition to many popular commercials. Alice has had roles in numerous films, including THE WAITING GAME, FIND ME GUILTY, Woody Allen’s STARDUST MEMORIES and ANOTHER WOMAN. She was also co-writer and director of the short film comedy WORKING FOR PEANUTS, and recently completed the screenplay NO RIGHT TURN. A much sought after acting coach, Alice has brought her insights to numerous feature films, Broadway and regional productions, TV mini-series and pilots, among them, THE FAN, BUCK & THE PREACHER, HAREM, and NOW & FOREVER. Her Film Directing Workshops were honored with The Indie Award by The Association of Video and Filmmakers, and she has been on the faculty of NYU’s Film Graduate School, where Spike Lee was her student, and Columbia University’s Graduate Film program. Ms. Spivak’s well received book on the art of acting, HOW TO REHEARSE WHEN THERE IS NO REHEARSAL â€" ACTING AND THE MEDIA, was published in the Spring of 2007 by Limelight Editions.

Broadway: JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG and SHE LOVES ME. Off-Broadway: ADDRESS UNKNOWN, TEA AT FIVE, THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI, THE EXACT CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE, MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL, MERE MORTALS, and ALL IN THE TIMING. Regional credits include Westport Country Playhouse, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Paper Mill Playhouse. National Tour: TEA AT FIVE. Christine is currently the production supervisor for NAKED BOYS SINGING!, and an adjunct faculty member at Long Island University/C.W. Post.

A star of the Roller Derby, Larry started training in 1963 at the age of 12, shortly thereafter becoming skate boy for the Los Angeles Thunderbirds. Quickly in 1964, he was recruited as a skater for the Hawaiian Warriors. To stay on the track, Lewis would also skate with other teams that were short a player for the night, having gotten himself a work permit from his junior high school. In 1965, when skater John Hall broke his neck, Larry started skating for the Detroit Devils. In the summer of ‘66, he joined the L.A. Thunderbirds, becoming a mainstay on the team for three years. January 1970 saw Lewis moving to Miami to skate with the Florida Jets. Now a fan favorite, he moved once again in the winter of 1970 to skate with the New York Bombers, following that with a stint as both co-coach, with Lester Quarles, and a skater on the Texas Outlaws. In 1972 Larry began coaching the Detroit Devils, and in 1973 was recruited to coach the New York Bombers. When Roller Derby folded in 1973, Larry was forced to reluctantly retire from the sport he loved, but when an opportunity arose in 1980 to once again hit the track, he immediately joined a fledgling league put together by the skaters themselves. While vacationing around the Bay Area in 1982, Lewis found a new opportunity to soar, and began coaching and skating with both the Midwest Pioneers and the New England Braves, finally settling in with the newly re-formed Bay Area Bombers. Larry continues to skate with the Bay Area Bombers Team in San Francisco whenever he can, even though he now holds a full time job with the IRS and resides in Southern California.

Stephanie Klapper Casting’s work has been seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, internationally, on television, film, and heard on radio. Selected recent credits include: ELVIS PEOPLE, AN OAK TREE, TWO THIRDS HOME, BULRUSHER (Pulitzer Prize nominee), ELLIOT, A SOLDIER’S FUGUE (Pulitzer Prize nominated production), INDOOR/OUTDOOR, TREASON, IF WISHES WERE HORSES. Michael Hollinger’s OPUS, A.R. Gurney's INDIAN BLOOD, Terrence McNally's DEDICATION, Charles Grodin's THE RIGHT KIND OF PEOPLE, and the currently touring IN THE CONTINUUM. Additionally, Klapper Casting’s work has been seen in the Pulitzer Prize winning Off-Broadway DINNER WITH FRIENDS, as well as the Tony Award nominated Broadway productions of BELLS ARE RINGING and IT AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT THE BLUES. Selected Regional Theatres: Goodman Theatre, The Magic Theatre, The Round House, City Theatre, Clarence Brown Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Capital Repertory Theatre, The Hangar Theatre, The Adirondack Theatre Festival, The New Theatre, and The Vermont Stage Company. Ms. Klapper is a member of the Casting Society of America and The League of Professional Theatre Women.

Springer Associates is a full service entertainment public relations firm, handling theatre, film releases, film festivals, personalities, and events. Among the shows they represent are the upcoming Broadway productions of TREASURE ISLAND, and CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. Other recent credits include: Broadway’s HOT FEET, Perry Street Theatre’s AN OAK TREE, Israel Horovitz’s THE SECRET OF MME. BONNARD’S, BATH at Theater Row, and FAN YANG THE GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW. Theatre companies include TACT, NY Playwrights Lab, The Boomerang Theatre, the Babel Theatre Project, and TADA! Youth Theatre. For film, Springer has brought their PR expertise to THE TREATMENT, MACBETH, MINI’S FIRST TIME, as well as The Sarasota Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, and the Bahamas International Film Festival.

Highlights of his ten year association with Maria Di Dia include BROADWAY ON THE BAY, THE DONKEY SHOW, SAINT LUCY’S EYES, DRAGAPELLA!, ZANNA, DON’T!, NOBODY DON’T LIKE YOGI, HERE LIES JENNY, ADDRESS UNKNOWN, THE DOWNTOWN PLAYS at the Tribeca Theatre Festival, JOY, BATH PARTY, HILDA, SAVAGES, and SEALED FOR FRESHNESS. This is Robert’s third NYMF production, having General Managed THE BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE in 2005 and Co-Produced Josh Walden’s highly acclaimed ALL IS LOVE in 2006. Robert was an Associate Producer at the Theatre Guild for the national tour and Broadway engagements of STATE FAIR, and also for the Theatre Guild, production coordinator for the national tours of SHIRLEY VALENTINE, STEIGLITZ LOVES O’KEEFFE, LOVE LETTERS, and DRIVING MISS DAISY. Robert was also a co-Producer and the General Manager of off-Broadway’s SUMMER ’69. He serves as an advisor to the not-for-profit Access Theater, and also donates his time to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Patt Dale has worked as a theatrical press agent for over 30 years, representing Broadway, Off-Broadway, Dance and Cabaret productions. Credits include HAIR, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, and the Tony award winning musicals THE WIZ, EVITA, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN’, SWEENEY TODD, BIG RIVER, and INTO THE WOODS.

Paul qualified as an architect in London in 1964, becoming a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1965. He practiced as an architect in the United Kingdom until 1974, when he became interested in the design of interiors. From 1979 he has specialized in interior design, establishing LRF Designers in 1980 with offices in London and Hong Kong. Mr. Leese is also a writer and fine artist, and worked in the art department for several major films, including LAWRENCE OF ARABIA.

Ms. Chiaverini steps into the role of producer for the first time with ROLLER DERBY. An accomplished performer, Leah has appeared in productions of FUNNY GIRL, ROBIN HOOD, BYE BYE BIRDIE, MURDER FOR DINNER, GUYS AND DOLLS, THE SECRET GARDEN, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, BARNUM, YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN, and FREE TO BE YOU AND ME. A sports enthusiast, when not on stage, she can be found practicing her prize-winning equestrian skills in the countryside surrounding her hometown of Bethesda, Maryland.

Attending Stanford University and obtaining his degree from Northwestern, Jerry served in the US Army 430th Counter Intelligence Corps in Austria. Following his service in the Army, he revived the sport of Roller Derby in 1959, establishing a video tape network with the Bombers as America’s team. The sport grew in popularity in the 60’s and 70’s, drawing record crowds in Madison Square Garden and other major venues across the nation (Record crowd: 50,200, White Sox Park, Chicago, September 1972.) For motion pictures, he produced the award-winning documentary DERBY in 1970. In 1973 he retired from Roller Derby, starting BASS Tickets with Hal Silen in 1974, which became the largest computerized ticket service in Northern California. In 1975, Jerry served as consultant to Bob Dylan’s ROLLING THUNDER REVIEW and in 1977 co-produced the infamous HOOKER’S BALL with Margot St. James at San Francisco’s Cow Palace. Seltzer joined Ticketmaster in 1983 as Vice President Sales and Marketing. Jerry is the son of Roller Derby’s founder, Leo Seltzer. Currently living in Sonoma, California, where he co-founded the Sonoma Valley Film Festival, Mr. Seltzer does not roller skate.

Brendan has worked for the past two summers as the Assistant Musical Director at the Gateway Playhouse in Long Island. Among the productions he has contributed his musicianship to are URINETOWN, DREAMGIRLS, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, and LA CAGE. As an oboist, he has studied at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, and has performed with the Kitchener-Wateroo Symphony and the Kamloops Symphony.

Ron Piretti has worked as Fight Director for films, television and theatre. He has staged the fights for over two hundred productions. This summer he was fight director for the opera THE FLORENTINE TRAGEDY at Bard College. Recently he worked on IN THE HEIGHTS as fight consultant. Among the theatres he has staged fights for are: The Barrow Group, Actor’s Studio/New School’s Repertory Season, the Foundry Theatre, Bay Street Theatre, EST, MCC and WPA. Ron is the Acting Department Director at the Broadway Theatre Project in Tampa, Fl. He currently teaches acting at Marymount Manhattan College. He is a Fight Director/Certified Teacher with the SAFD. He received his MFA from the Goodman School of Drama.

Amy is currently Wardrobe/Crew for Off-Broadway’s NAKED BOYS SINGING! Stage Manager/ASM Credits: SNAPSHOTS, Guilty, BLOODTIES, and THIS WONT TAKE LONG. Wardrobe Credits: BILL W. AND DR. BOB, HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD AND FIND TRUE LOVE IN 90 MINUTES, and DRUMSTRUCK. Among her other New York City credits are EVOLUTION, and UNAUTHORIZED MAGIC IN OZ.

Marc is a graduate student concentrating on dance and digital technology at the University of California, Irvine. As well as choreographing for the screen, he has worked extensively as a documentary videographer across the United States, as well as abroad in Japan and France.

A third generation Japanese-American, Asakawa performed professionally with ballet and modern dance companies in San Diego and now travels the world as an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Based in La Jolla, California, he creates a wide range of arts and nature projects for PBS, non-profits, and experimental venues.

During the heyday of Roller Derby in the 60’s and 70’s, it was the voice of Walt Harris that became most associated with the game. As soon as the first images of syndicated Roller Derby broadcasts flickered onto TV screens across the nation, the dulcet tones of Walt could be heard saying, “From Kezar Pavilion in Golden Gate park in the city of San Francisco, it’s Roller Derby!...” captivating both first time viewers and the most avid fans. Born May 21, 1921 in Tacoma, Washington, Harris was first heard on radio in 1943. He appeared on television in 1952, working throughout the decade as spokesman for Goodwin Knight, the governor of California. As a sports producer/director at Channel 2 in San Francisco, he worked with the Oakland A’s, San Francisco Giants, NHL Hockey, NBA Basketball, World Team Tennis and Pac 10 Basketball, as well as announcing the Roller Derby’s television competition Wrestling. He currently lives with his wife Carmel in Danville, California.

Powers has been a fan of the banked track sport since 1967. From the moment Gary first saw skaters whizzing 'round the curved skating surface on TV, the color and excitement of the game, the competition and theatricality of it all, he was immediately hooked. Following the demise of the original Roller Derby in 1973, Powers has been dedicated to keeping the game alive, founding The National Roller Derby Hall of Fame and Museum. Through the Roller Derby Foundation, which he initiated, Gary, with the help of other fans, has been able to give tens of thousands of dollars to former skaters in the form of cash grants, plane tickets, parties, get-togethers, phone cards, or whatever it takes to improve the quality of the lives of these great stars of the Roller Derby. Because of his desire to preserve and protect the history of the Roller Derby, he has accumulated one of the largest collections of memorabilia in the country, which is professionally displayed and on view for all to see at his home in New York City.

In addition to his stint as Roller Derby’s official photographer, Baron Wolman is perhaps best known as Rolling Stone’s first photographer. During his fast-paced tenure at the magazine, Wolman's lens captured the royalty of the '60s pop and rock explosion: Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Iggy Pop, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, Phil Spector, Jim Morrison, Ike & Tina Turner, Timothy Leary, and the counter-culture of the times. After leaving Rolling Stone, Wolman started his own fashion magazine, Rags, housed in Rolling Stone's first San Francisco offices. When that venture, devoted to street couture and culture, folded after 13 issues, Wolman learned to fly, did aviation photography; started Squarebooks, his own publishing house; and has since continued to do projects for everyone from the Oakland Raiders to the adult-rock cable music channel VH1. Today Baron lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico and continues to stretch the boundaries of the arts of photography and photojournalism. His work can be viewed at www.fotobaron.com.