The Road To Ruin (2008)

Brooke Sunny Moriber originated the following roles on Broadway: Nadine in The Wild Party, Lily in James Joyce's The Dead, Iola Stover in Parade. Other Broadway: Follies, Les Miserables, Aspects of Love.

Off-Broadway: The critically acclaimed Aunt Dan and Lemon (Mindy), My Life With Albertine, Hazelwood Jr. High. At Seattle's ACT Brooke played Randy Newman's first wife in The Education of Randy Newman.

Other Theater: Lulu the Musical Lulu Caligula (Drusilla).

TV/FILM: As The World Turns, Swift Justice, A Town's Revenge, 1999/2000 Tony Awards.

Brooke is also a singer/songwriter whose pop/rock music has been performed in clubs such as The Cutting Room and Makor.

Ann Morrison made her Broadway debut as Mary Flynn in Stephen Sondheim's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG directed by Hal Prince for which she won the 1982 Theatre World Award. She then starred in the new musical PEG (based on "Peg O'My Heart") in London. She was reunited with Hal Prince in LOVEMUSIK last year and NYMF will remember Ann in BERNICE BOBS HER MULLET in the 2007 festival.Off-Broadway she was an original cast member of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY and received a Drama Desk Award Nomination for the role of Lizzie in the musical GOBLIN MARKET. In L.A,. she starred in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE and won a Drama-Logue Award for BLAME IT ON THE MOVIES II. Regional Theatre credits include: SWINGTIME CANTEEN, 1940 RADIO HOUR, ALL I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN; Golden Apple: WONDERFUL LIFE!, CRAZY FOR YOU; Theatre Works: NOEL AND GERTIE, I DO, I DO!, SHADOWLANDS, RUTHLESS!, BLITHE SPIRIT, OF THEE I SING; Florida Studio Theatre: OVER THE RAINBOW, MACABARET; American Stage: ON THE VERGE; Shakespeare in the Park: MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, TWELFTH NIGHT, LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST. Also:

GUYS AND DOLLS, CABARET, CHESS, PETER PAN, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, OLIVER, GOOD NEWS, THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG, ON A CLEAR DAY, and KEYSTONE (which was taped for PBS). Recordings include: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, PEG, GOBLIN MARKET, I REMEMBER MAMA, GOOD NEWS, THE BUSBY BERKELEY ALBUM, SONGS OF NEW YORK, STEPHEN SONDHEIM COLLECTION, SING BEFORE BREAKFAST, KETCHUP ON THE MOON, LADY BE GOOD (Gramophone Award/Best Musical) and most recently, THE ROAD TO RUIN.

Co-founder and Artistic Director of Kaleidoscope Theatre, a musical theatre workshop for persons with developmental disabilities, she has taught acting and directed final showcases for 9 years, as well as created and directed the road show the last 3 years. She is the loving mother of a terrific young man, Huckleberry Walton.

Lori Hammel is an award-winning actress whose performances include the Broadway run and national tour of Mamma Mia. Off Broadway performances include Forbidden Broadway and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change.
Television appearances include 30 Rock, Saturday Night Live and As the World Turns. Lori will be appearing in the 2008 Coen brothers feature film, Burn After Reading. Lori plays political pundit, Leslie Hillerman, on the Onion News Network. Her expressionist portraits have been exhibited in NYC and Washington, DC.

John O'Creagh has been gleefully stumbling down "The Road to Ruin" since the first cobblestones were tossed off the truck. When not engaged in this project, he's kept himself busy in the theatre with such shows as "Pirates of Penzance" and "The Baker's Wife." TV viewers will recognize John from his appearances on "Law and Order" and HBO's "John Adams." Love and gratitude to beautiful Mary and the family.

Cristina L. Fadale was born and raised in LA. She received her BA in acting at Loyola Marymount University were she graduated with honors. Broadway: Maureen RENT. National Tours: Serena FAME. Regional: The Joys of Sex April (NYC Fringe Festival), In Trousers, Oliver, West Side Story, Annie, Gigi, The Pirates of Penzance and The Wizard of Oz with Cathy Ribgy. TV credits: Law and Order SVU, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, The Today Show , The Key Party. Film credits: And She Was and the soon to be released Parting Words.

Broadway; "42nd Street" (revival) with Shirley Jones, "Zorba" starring Anthony Quinn, "The Three Musketeers,"
"42nd Street," "Can-Can," & "Caesar & Cleopatra" starring Rex Harrison. Dantuono has had numerous tours throughout the United States, Tokyo, & Europe.

Christy is thrilled to be on "The Road to Ruin" in her NYMF debut! Off-Broadway: "Evil Dead: The Musical" (Annie/Shelly), "Elvis and Juliet" with Fred Willard (Lisa Marie), and Clyde Fitch's "The Truth" (Becky Warder). Favorite regional: Theresa Rebeck's "The Scene" (Clea) at Hartford Stage and George St. Playhouse, Kirsten Childs' "Funked Up Fairy Tales" at Barrington Stage, "Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical" (Debbie), "Bat Boy" (Shelley), and "The Last 5 Years" (Cathy). Christy is a writer, performer, and producer for the sketch comedy group, Honorable Mention. Thanks, as always, to the greatest guy on earth (my man Eli), and my amazing family. www.christymcintosh.com.

Billy Wheelan New York: Our Leading Lady (Manhattan Theatre Club), It’s A Hit! (Fringe Festival), The Butcherhouse Chronicles (Summer Play Festival), In Between the Sheets (York Shakespeare), Tusk (New York Musical Theatre Festival), Thick (Cherry Lane Theatre) Regional: Third (Denver Center), Sleeping Beauty: A Comic Panto (People’s Light & Theatre), The 60s Project (Trinity Rep), Spinning Into Butter (Human Race), The Day Maggie Blew Off Her Head (Victory Gardens), Everything's Ducky (Northlight), A Shine on Your Shoes (Ravinia Festival). Nat'l Tours: Tartuffe, Sweeney Todd in Concert (dir. Lonny Price). Film: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (upcoming), Anamorph, Coda, Her Royal Escape to Love (opposite Charles Busch), Prom Inc. TV: “Law & Order: SVU,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “Things I Hate About You”. Billy is a graduate of Northwestern University.

Mary Catherine Burke (Director) is thrilled to be directing at NYMF again. Last year, her production of Austentatious, won a best actor award and the New York Times said "this piece hits its targets, keeps up its pacing and is very funny." Other new musical credits include: The Game Boy at Vital Theatre Company, NYU's MFA writing program Goodspeed Opera House residency among others.
Her new play credits include: Diving Normal at The Fringe Festival (Winner Best Ensemble), The Celebrity 24 Hour Plays at The American Airlines Theatre, Boocock's Church of Baseball (Award nominated) at The Flea, Sandlot ball by Michael John Garcés at The Samuel French One Act Play Festival, The Vital Theatre Co. & Mile Squared Theatre, Overexposed also by Garcés at The InterArts Annex Theatre, September Call-Up by Steven Dietz, Boocock=VP at HERE, ARS NOVA and EST's Octoberfest. She has directed at: 59 E59th, The Culture Project, The Directors Company, The Hypothetical Company, The Bad Musicals Festival, The Westover Theatre, Fordham University, Columbia University, The American Theatre of Actors, Manhattan Theatre Source, The Jose Quintero, Theatre for the New City, PSNBC, The Storm Theatre, Millbrook Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival and The Fringe Festival.
Her assistant directing credits include: Fortune's Fool on Broadway directed by Arthur Penn, A Mother. A Daughter. And A Gun starring Olympia Dukakis and directed by Jonathan Lynn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn at Goodspeed Opera House directed by Elinore Renfield, Dinner With Demons at Second Stage directed by Peter Askin, Diosa at Hartford Stage directed by Melia Bensussen, The Cook at Hartford Stage directed by Michael John Garcés, Havana is Waiting at the Cherry Lane Theatre directed by Michael John Garcés, A Lesson Before Dying at the Signature Theatre Company directed by Kent Thompson, and The Waverly Gallery by Kenneth Lonergan directed by Scott Ellis at Williamstown Theatre Festival.
She is a member of the SSDC, the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and has been a recipient of the prestigious Drama League Fall fellowship.

Shea Sullivan's choreography credits include: (Recent) Broadway Bares 18 (Roseland Ballroom), DanceBreak 08' (New World Stages), Bernice Bobs her Mullet (NYMF ‘07), I Got Love (Laurie Beechman), Dancing on a Dream (Duke on 42nd Street Theater), Get Lifted featuring John Legend and the NY Knicks Dancers (Hammerstein Ballroom), Pali Poker III featuring members of the Radio City Rockettes (Capitale). Regional: Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, Babes in Arms, Anything Goes, Bye Bye Birdie, Thoroughly Modern Millie. TV: Tap Mania (WB 11), Real Simple Life (PBS), The Peep Show (Pilot). Assistant Choreographer: Showtime film Bojangles starring Gregory Hines (choreo: Henry LeTang), A Musical Celebration of Broadway (Drama League benefit, choreo: Maria Torres). Proud member of SSDC and the Tap & Theater Dance faculty at the Broadway Dance Center. Shea is the President of, SAS Productions, Inc. Upcoming projects: Bill Russell's Pageant, The Musical and the feature film The Big Gay Musical. www.SheaSullivan.com

Conducted the American premiere of Stephen Schwartz's Children of Eden. He is the composer/lyricist of All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten and Uh-oh, Here Comes Christmas, both based on the writing of Robert Fulghum. David also composed a score for Fulghum's novel Third Wish. When he is not on The Road To Ruin David is the Musical Director/Pianist for Forbidden Braodway.

Amanda Taylor (Line Producer) Off Broadway: Marketing for The Fantasticks produced by RFP and Mayumana produced by Routh/Viertel/Baruch and the Cooper Company. Associate Manager with the Cooper Company. Amanda's current projects include DanceBreak, the Movement Theatre Workshop, and the recently released feature "Nobody Loves Alice". Performance credits include: Candide, Patience, Orietta di Lesbo (Aegean Verdi Festival), John and Jen, and Chicago. Upcoming, Amanda will be performing the European premiere of "Requiem for my Mother" at the Vatican. Elon University BFA Magna ***** Laude. Thanks to Norman Ledger for taking a chance on a 17 year old. You are missed. Thanks also to my parents, Pamela Cooper, Bob Pridham, Warren Brown, Elon University, and Bill Zeffiro for leading me down this road to ruin!

Jennifer Isaacson (Development Producer) Off Broadway: Associate Producer Beebo Brinker Chronicles produced by Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner. Associate with Harriet Leve Productions, current projects include the two-time Tony Award winning Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps. Recently affiliated with WET (Women's Expressive Theatre) and WET's Risk Takers Film Series. Performance credits include: Merchant of Venice, Stop Kiss, Amadeus and Waiting for Godot (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). BA, College of William and Mary. Thanks to Harriet for all your support!

WILLIAM ZEFFIRO
Bill wrote book, music and lyrics for The Road To Ruin (The 1928 Exploitation Musical) which makes its world premier at the New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) in September 2008. The cast album, available on Original Cast Records (starring George S, Irving, and Ann Morrison) was named one of the Top 10 Show Albums of 2005 by talking.broadway.com. It was a National Alliance For Musical Theatre semi-finalist in 2006 and further developed in cooperation with The Academy for New Musical Theatre in Los Angeles, East of Doheny, and The Fifth Avenue Theatre in Seattle. Recently Bill produced and performed on the debut recording Randy Newman's song, "Stupid Little Songs" with Brooke Sunny Moriber. Other recent projects: Producer/Music Supervisor of the Original Cast Recording of "JACK An Opera About The Life Of John F. Kennedy" by Will Holt and Tom Sawyer and producing Kitty Carlisle Hart's final recordings in 2006. Other writing projects include scripts for USA Television Network's UP ALL NIGHT and his play ‘The Backseat Of The Lincoln', a comedy about obsession with the Kennedy assassination. He is regarded as an expert on the music of Kay Swift, and co-produced the legendary Merkin Hall concert in 1986 featuring Ms. Swift, Steve Ross, Julie Wilson and Balcom and Morris. As a vocal coach/ singing teacher his clients have appeared in (to name a few) Billy Elliot, Rent, Mary Poppins, Wicked, Avenue Q and Jersey Boys. . Last year City Lights Youth Theatre honored him at Tavern On The Green for his work as an Artist/Teacher along with his wife, Lynne Wilson, and Kitty Carlisle Hart. Bill proudly serves as Secretary of Chaos for The Dorothy Parker Society.

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NY credits include: Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway; concerts at the New Amsterdam including Chess, Hair, and On The 20th Century. Jerry Springer The Opera; Rufus Wainwright's Judy Garland Concert at Carnegie Hall (London and Paris too); Jennifer Muller-The Works; The Voysey Inheritance; Secrets of a Soccer Mom; Things We Want; The Accomplices; The Internationalist (Lortel nomination); Burleigh Grime$; Drumstruck; Jacques Brel; I Love You Because; Almost, Maine; Lone Star Love; Dedication; Trumbo; Matt & Ben; Cam Jansen; The Eros Trilogy; Miss Witherspoon; Privilege; The Dazzle; and Fiction. Regional credits include productions for ACT, Bay Street, Center Theatre Group, McCarter Theatre, The Kennedy Center, The Old Globe, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Huntington Theatre Company, Paper Mill Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, Trinity Rep, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Cincinnati Playhouse, Ford's Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, and NY Stage and Film. Other recent projects include Happy Days the Musical and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.

Jesse Poleshuck (Scenic Designer) made his Broadway debut with Sly Fox starring Richard Dreyfuss and Eric Stoltz directed by Arthur Penn. Off Broadway productions include: A Mother, A Daughter, And A Gun starring Olympia Dukakis directed by Jonathan Lynn, The Gorey Details at Century Center, and Menopause the Musical (New York and Las Vegas). He was recently represented by the national tour of Legends!, starring Joan Collins and Linda Evans. Last year he also designed, Austentatious, at The New York Musical Theatre Festival. He has been the Associate Designer for numerous Broadway productions including: Edward Albee's The Goat, Fortune's Fool, The Ride Down Mount Morgan, and The Best Man and has worked at Second Stage, The Guthrie, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe and The Palladium in London. He as served as a puppet consultant on The Lion King, a projection illustrator on Lennon, a special effects consultant for Universal Studios (Twister), as well as Art Direction for shows on CBS, MTV, PBS, and ABC.