The Jerusalem Syndrome

Laurence Holzman & Felicia Needleman (Lyricists/Bookwriters)

Laurence Holzman & Felicia Needleman are the winners of the prestigious 2006 Kleban Award for the most promising musical theatre librettists. They have been collaborating on musicals for many years, after first meeting in Modern Drama class at Columbia College. A staged reading of THE JERUSALEM SYNDROME was presented at the York Theatre as part of its Developmental Reading Series in October 2007. A staged reading of their musical drama, WALLENBERG, was presented in the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival. Their original holiday musical hit, THAT TIME OF THE YEAR, had its off-Broadway premiere at the York Theatre in December 2006 and is now being licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide. The Original Cast Recording of that show is due out soon on JAY Records. In addition, several songs from THAT TIME OF THE YEAR have been recorded on the albums, "Carols for a Cure" Volumes 5 and 6, Susan Egan: "Winter Tracks" and The North Coast Men's Chorus: "Sugar Plum Fairies", and the song "Little Colored Lights" was performed by Broadway star Kelli O'Hara on the CBS-TV special, "Holiday in Bryant Park." Holzman and Needleman's musical SUDDENLY HOPE, was presented in 2003 at the Denver Civic Theatre. Prior productions of that show include engagements at the Garfield Theatre in La Jolla, CA and the Stamford Center for the Arts. Their first show, a musical version of the 1942 film I MARRIED A WITCH, was presented in the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop in 1995, and its title song earned them ASCAP's first-ever Sammy Cahn Award for Outstanding Lyricists. Mr. Holzman & Ms. Needleman's children's song, "Everyone Can La-La-La-La-La" (with music by David Grover,) has been performed in concerts all across the U.S., and is featured on David Grover & the Big Bear Band's album, Listen to the Music Band. Mr. Holzman and Ms. Needleman are both alumni of the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop and members of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild. Mr. Holzman is also a graduate of Columbia Law School and the co-author (with Marc Goldsmith) of the original screenplays FELLA and THE QUEEN IS IN THE PARLOUR. Ms. Needleman toured in 42ND STREET once upon a time, and taught tap at Broadway Dance Center for several years.

Kyle Rosen (Composer)

Kyle Rosen most recently composed music for That Time of the Year, a revue of original Christmas and Hanukkah songs, which had its off-Broadway premiere in December 2006 at the York Theatre Company in Manhattan. Previously, he composed music for Suddenly Hope, an original musical comedy, which played at the Stamford Center for the Arts, the Garfield Theatre in La Jolla, and the Denver Civic Theatre. Trained as a classical pianist, he has performed and composed music for numerous theater, television and film projects. While attending Princeton University, he was president of the Princeton Triangle Club, composing and conducting many musical productions for them. He is the recipient of the Milton Lyon Award for songwriting and an alumnus of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. When he is not writing music, Kyle manages a hedge fund, which specializes in the options market. Kyle would like to thank his parents and his wife, Layne, for their unending love and support.

Annette Jolles (Director)

Annette Jolles has created a diverse body of work as a producer, director, and writer for stage and television. Since 1992, she has produced, directed and associate directed for BARD Entertainment, a television production company specializing in live multi-camera events and entertainment specials. Her work with BARD earned her an Emmy Award as producer of the 9/11 MEMORIAL FROM GROUND ZERO and six additional producing and directing Emmy nominations. Highlights of broadcasts include "Holiday in Bryant Park" (CBS), "Broadway Under the Stars" (CBS), "Egypt Week Live" (Discovery), "The Dr. Joy Browne Show" (Discovery Health), ROMANCE/ROMANCE, NUNSENSE 1, 2 & 3, STOP THE WORLD...(PBS, A&E, TNN), "Trading Spaces: Home Free Finale" (TLC), "Birthday Live" I, II and III, "A Prayer for America — the 9/11 Yankee Stadium Memorial", and the "Times Square New Year's Eve" festivities from 1997-2004. In the emerging field of live webcasts, Ms. Jolles co-produced several AOL broadband concerts featuring artists such as Usher, Avril Lavigne and Alicia Keys. She also directed the live MSN Al Gore interview that launched "Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis". As a founding partner of KTW Productions, dedicated to theatrical works relevant to the Jewish experience, she produced, co-wrote and directed the plays KEEPING THE WORD and THE HANDSHAKE, which toured nationwide. As resident director/choreographer for The Little Orchestra Society, she staged 16 seasons of their acclaimed Lolli-Pops Series for young children at Florence Gould Hall and the Kaye Playhouse, as well as productions of Menotti's AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS, Humperdinck's HANSEL AND GRETEL, Berezowsky's BABAR THE ELEPHANT, and a new adaptation of PETER AND THE WOLF, all at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. She also produced and directed their DVD "The Orchestra — A Happy Family," which has brought classical music into the homes of children across the country. With a focus on developing new works for the theatre, Ms. Jolles' directed and choreographed LITTLE BY LITTLE at the York Theatre Company and Miami's Coconut Grove Playhouse, BIG RED SUN for the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop and Theatreworks Palo Alto's New Works Festival, and SUDDENLY HOPE at the Denver Civic Theater, the Garfield Theater in La Jolla, CA and the Rich Forum Theater in Stamford, CT. With collaborators Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman, in addition to SUDDENLY HOPE, she directed the Off-Broadway premiere of THAT TIME OF THE YEAR at the York Theatre Company, and all developmental readings of their new shows WALLENBERG and THE JERUSALEM SYNDROME. She also produced and directed the DVD release of THAT TIME OF THE YEAR. Theatrical concert credits include the 92nd Street Y's "Lyrics and Lyricists" series and five seasons of New Voices Concerts at Symphony Space, where she also staged "Broadway and Beyond" with host Rob Fisher and their monumental "Wall to Wall Sondheim" tribute. Also at Symphony Space, she directed the premiere production of their "Summer Stock on Broadway" series, MANHATTAN MADCAPS OF 1924. She is a summa cumlaude graduate of Yale University, where she currently teaches musical theater performance and direction.

Sari Goetz (Musical Director)

Sariva Goetz served as the assistant conductor and first keyboard player for the original Broadway production of LES MISERABLES for ten years. Other Broadway credits include THE LITTLE MERMAID, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, MISS SAIGON, GUYS & DOLLS, CITY OF ANGELS, THE SECRET GARDEN, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, STARLIGHT EXPRESS, ROMANCE ROMANCE, and the first revival of SWEENEY TODD among others. She was the music director for the off-Broadway production of SPLENDORA at the American Place Theatre and at the Bay St. Theatre in Sag Harbor, N.Y., directed by Jack Hofsiss. She has also written incidental music and was the music director for REALLY ROSIE, the Night Kitchen’s premiere production, written and directed by Maurice Sendak.

Regionally, she has conducted shows at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Goodspeed Opera House, the George Street Playhouse, and the Empire State Institute for the Performing Arts in Albany. She has also performed with Bob McGrath and Maria and Luis from Sesame Street. She has coached privately in the New York area since 1980 and her list of clients has included Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Holland Taylor (2½ Men), Gates McFadden (Star Trek) and Joel Higgins (Silver Spoons).

Sariva holds a masters degree from New York University and a Bachelors of Music from the University of Arizona. She served as co-chair of the Music Directors Committee of Local 802, American Federation of Musicians. She is married to bassist Michael Goetz and they have two children.

Lorin Latarro (Choreographer)

Lorin Latarro has written and choreographed four Opening Numbers for Gypsy of the Year and Easter Bonnet Broadway Competitions. She has also written and choreographed PBS's Live from Lincoln Center's Hansel and Gretel, the David Letterman show, a national Twix Commercial and Assistant choreographed NBC's Clash of the Choirs and You're The One That I Want. Lorin choreographed How To Succeed at White Plains Peforming Arts, Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, The Magic Flute and Love of Three Oranges for the Juilliard Opera Company, Heroes- Broadway Bares, and BMW's X5 unveiling in Japan, Austria, and Detroit. As Associate Choreographer: All Singin' All Dancin' - Town Hall, MOMIX, West Side Story-San Jose Music Theater, Olympic Opening Ceremony, Where's Charlie, Party Come Here- Williamstown, John Kander Tribute at Westport Playhouse, and Ballet Hispanico. As a performer, her Broadway credits include Brenda in Movin' Out, Chorus Line, Curtains, Apple Tree, Spamalot, Man of La Mancha, Kiss Me Kate, Wonderful Town, Fosse, Swing! Encore's Tree Grows in Brooklyn plus Martha Graham Co.and MOMIX. Lorin holds a BFA from The Juilliard School.

Lauren Helpern (Set Designer)

Lauren is thrilled to be working with this artistic team again, having designed SUDDENLY HOPE with them in Stamford, La Jolla and Denver. Her current and recent designs include KINDNESS (Playwrights Horizons), TABOOS (Soho Playhouse), and THE AMISH PROJECT (NY Fringe Festival). Selected New York credits include BUG (Obie Award), NONE OF THE ABOVE (Hewes Award nomination), MOTHER LOAD (soon to be on tour), AT LEAST IT'S PINK, THE MISTAKES MADELINE MADE, DRAGAPELLA, FOUR, and the Broadway production VOICES IN THE DARK. In Las Vegas she designed BLUE MAN GROUP/LIVE AT LUXOR (Eddy Award) and ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE starring Sally Struthers, which also played at the Coronet in LA. She has worked regionally at the Prince Music Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Portland Center Stage, ATF, Laguna Playhouse, and Anchorage Opera. She is a New Georges Affiliated Artist and member of their Kitchen Cabinet. She is a partner in the design firm Luce Group.

Jennifer Caprio (Costume Designer)

Broadway: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (also subsequent productions). NYC: Fugitive Songs (Dreamlight) , Masked (DR2), Striking 12 (Ted Sperling, The Daryl Roth), Girl's Room starring Donna McKechnie, Carol Lawrence (QTIP), Wanda's World (Lynne Taylor-Corbett), Serendib (EST), The Atheist (Center Stages), Broadway Bares (BC/EFA), The Blowin' of Baile Galle (Gabriel Byrne), International: The Collected Works of Billy the Kid (Edinburgh Festival). Regional: Minnesota Opera, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Williamstown Theater Festival (four seasons), Geva Theatre Center, Dallas Theatre Center, Vineyard Theatre, North Shore Music Theater, The Hangar Theater (10 productions), Cleveland Playhouse, Weston Playhouse, Barrington Stage Company, Millbrook Playhouse, Hudson Stage, Kitchen Theater, Utah Musical Theatre, among others. Graduate of Ithaca College and Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.

Ed McCarthy (Lighting Designer)

Broadway: Adaptation of Coram Boy, which received a 2007 Tony nomination for Best Lighting of a Play; the BC/EFA Benefit production of Once on This Island. Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular 2005. Over 30 Off and Off-off Bway shows, including War and 15 other plays at Rattlestick Theater, Johnny Guitar at the Century Center, more. Regional: Actor's Theatre of Louisville, designing 11 shows over 2 seasons. Opera: The Tender Land, Viva la Mamma. Many concerts at Carnegie Hall, others include Florence Henderson, Judy Collins, Ben Vereen, Marvin Hamlisch. Associate LD for five companies of Mamma Mia! in the US and Canada, Wonderful Town, White Christmas, The Phantom of the Opera, Dance of the Vampires, Chicago, more. Television : Lighting Director for many shows, including the Grammy Awards, Latin Grammys, Tony Awards, Kennedy Center Honors, VH1 Hip Hop Honors, VH1 Rock Honors, Victoria's Secret Christmas Special, the Today Show, Live From Lincoln Center.

Jim van Bergen (Sound Designer)

Broadway: True West. National Tours: ART, It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues; The Harlem Nutcracker. Clients include the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, MTV, HBO, PBS, NBC, ESPN, WWE, Sirius and XM Radio and His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Resident Designer: Blue Man Group (Chicago) The Big Apple Circus, Primary Stages, Signature Theatre Company. Off-B'way: Nunsense; Bunny, Bunny with director Christopher Ashley; Summer of '42 and Party Come Here for composer David Kirshenbaum; David Ives' All in the Timing; Merrily We Roll Along (York Theatre Revival); Lypsinka! A Day in the Life (Drama Desk Nomination) among many others. As a production engineer, Jim mixed Cats, Chicago, Hair, and other B'way shows in addition to Pirates of Penzance, and Candide at New York City Opera.

Alyssa Stone (Production Stage Manager)

Alyssa Stone: Broadway: Les Miserables, A Chorus Line. Off Broadway: Altar Boyz, Elf (reading), White Christmas (Detroit "Phil" Company), Some Girl(s) (MCC). Regional: Anything Goes, Paradise Lost, Double, Double (Williamstown Theater Festival), Harold & Maude (Papermill Playhouse), Call Me Madam, Mack & Mabel, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Goodspeed). Proud Northwestern University Graduate & AEA member. Many thanks to MTH and my family for their constant love & support.

Ethan Heard (Assistant Director)

Ethan Heard directed and choreographed The Pirates of Penzance, john&jen, L'Elisir d'Amore, Street Scene, Gross Indecency and A Little Night Music as a student at Yale University. Since graduating, he has assisted Annette Jolles on several projects including the reading of The Jerusalem Syndrome at the York Theatre and Amahl and the Night Visitors at Avery Fisher Hall. This summer, Ethan was a Directing Intern at Williamstown Theatre Festival, where he assisted Thomas Kail on Broke-ology and directed The Morpheus Quartet and The Orton Project. His professional directing credits include Ardo Ardo: Monteverdi in Motion and L'Orfeo for the Yale Baroque Opera Project, In Bocca Alla Lupa (Grotto Theatre) and The Panda Is Not My Friend (Lively Productions).

Liz Larsen (Phyllis)

Broadway: Hairspray, Rocky Horror Show, The Smell Of The Kill, The Most Happy Fella* (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations, LA Dramalogue Award - Best Featured Actress), Damn Yankees, A Little Night Music (NYC Opera), Starmites*, Fiddler On The Roof, Blues In The Night, Annie, Dubarry Was A Lady (ENCORES, City Center); Other NYC shows: Such Good Friends (NYMF - Outstanding Performance Award), A New Brain* (Lincoln Center), Bingo*, Him And Her (Fringe Excellence Award - Performance), New Yorkers and Loman Family Picnic (MTC), Personals, Company, Little By Little*. Road: Sunday In The Park With George (Helen Hayes Award — Lead Actress), Baby (Helen Hayes Award nomination, Featured Actress) Falsettos, Guys And Dolls, The Value Of Names (with Jack Klugman), Annie Get Your Gun, Evita, Joseph.... Dreamcoat. TV: Pilot 2008: "Exit 19" (CBS). Series Regular: "My Guys". Recurring roles: "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit", "Third Watch". Guest star: "Sopranos", "Sex And The City", "Criminal Intent", "Conviction", "Deadline", "The Street", "Exiled" (M. O. W.). Films: The Saint Of Fort Washington, Keeping The Faith, Dr. Jekyll And Ms. Hyde, New York Crossing. Concerts and recordings: 20 compilation recordings on the Varese Sarabande label, Oh, Kay!, Broadway By The Year 1960 and 1956, and symphonic pops concerts all over the world from New York Pops at Carnegie Hall to the Gothenburg Symphony, Sweden. (*Original Cast Recording).

Nick Verina (Eddie)

Nick is thrilled to be a part of The Jerusalem Syndrome! He has just finished portraying the role of Abraham in the Chicago production of Altar Boyz. Nick has also toured extensively with Forbidden Broadway; some highlights include performing with the Detroit, Rochester, and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras. He is the inaugural recipient of the Roger Sturtevant Musical Theatre Award given by Actors' Equity Association. New York and Regional credits: That Time of the Year (York Theatre), Bush is Bad (The Triad Theatre), Forbidden Broadway: SVU (Boston Huntington and Chicago's Royal George), The Manhattan Madcaps of 1924 (Symphony Space), Wallenberg (NYMF), selections from Harold and Maude (Lucille Lortel, benefit concert), Was (Human Race Theatre Co., World Premiere), Green Gables (Human Race Thetare Co., Regional Premiere), Miss Liberty (York Theatre). You will soon be able to hear Nick on the Original Off-Broadway cast recording of That Time of the Year. Nick has studied with Second City in Chicago and is a graduate of the Wright State University Acting/Musical Theatre Department. He is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association. www.nickverina.com

Alan H. Green (Charles)

Broadway: Play On; First National Tours: Smokey Joe's Cafe, Swing, 25th Annual Spelling Bee; Regional Theaters include: Papermill, Pittsburgh CLO, Bay Street Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus, Northshore; Televison: Guiding Light, Law and Order SVU, 30 Rock; Other NYMF Shows: Caligula, Blackout; Graduate of Rice University. www.alanhgreen.com

Stuart Zagnit (Alan)

Stuart Zagnit on Broadway, created the roles of Goldberg in THE WILD PARTY and the Mayor of Whoville in SEUSSICAL (also original cast recordings). Off-Broadway: PICON PIE at the Lamb's Theatre (co-starred and associate directed); Tony Kuschner's A DYBBUK at The Public, MR. PRESIDENT, ALL IN THE TIMING, LUCKY STIFF, Seymour in the original LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE GOLDEN LAND, THE MAJESTIC KID, KUNI-LEML and THE GRAND TOUR. National tours: Buzz in APPLAUSE, Zangler in CRAZY FOR YOU, Mendel in FALSETTOS, The Baker in INTO THE WOODS & TINTYPES. Regional: Tevye in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Syracuse Stage, MIRACLE WORKER at the Paper Mill Playhouse, ENTER LAUGHING at the Berkshire Theatre Festival, THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Sacramento Music Circus, BREAKIN' UP IS HARD TO DO at Capital Rep., Albany, Actors' Playhouse, FL & Ogunquit Playhouse. Television: 30 ROCK - as Richard Nixon! Featured on all three "Law & Order " series, "All My Children" and "One Life to Live." Feature film: "Greta," starring Hillary Duff.

Austin Miller (Mickey Rose)

Austin Miller most recently appeared as Adam in the Broadway bound "Trip of Love", opening Spring of 2008, and in the World premiere of Disney's "When You Wish". Television: "Grease: You're the One That I Want" (Hot Danny), "Days of Our Lives" (Hawk), "MadTV". Tours: "Hairspray" (Link, First National, Vegas), "Smokey Joe's Cafe" (Michael), "Victor/Victoria", "Grease". Off-Broadway: "GoGo Beach" (Woody), "Tully..." (Claude), "Don't Quit Your Night Job". On-stage highlights: "Music Man" (Hollywood Bowl), "Follies" (Young Buddy, Reprise), "Cats" (Rum Tum Tugger), "Anything Goes" (Reprise). Film: "Puerto Vallarta Squeeze", "America's Sweethearts". Proud member of AEA; love to F&F. www.AustinMillerOnline.com

Chandra Lee Schwartz (Rena)

Chandra lee Schwartz is a graduate of AMDA in NYC and a proud member of Actors Equity. She has appeared on broadway in HAIRSPRAY and in the Bernadette Peters revival of GYPSY. Chandra most recently originated the role of SHARPAY in the Disney tour of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL and just finished the run of DAMN YANKEES with NYC ENCORES! Chandra originated the role of Penny in the Las Vegas Production of HAIRSPRAY and played the role on the 1st national tour. In 2005 Chandra was awarded best actress in a musical for her role of Megan in the NYMF procuction of BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER and was nominated for a Barrymore Award for her role of Sally in the Philadelphia production of NERDS://amusicalsoftwaresatire.

Bruce Sabath (Dr. Ben Zion)

Bruce Sabath recently made his Broadway debut as Larry in Company (2007 Tony® Award - Best Revival). New York: Prince Hal (title role, OOBR Award), The Tempest (Storm Theatre), Fleet Week (Best Musical, FringeNYC), Hamlet Sings! (Prospect Theater). Regional/Tour: Company (Cincinnati Playhouse), Brookyn Boy (Florida Studio Theatre, Handy® Award), Lost in Yonkers (Schoolhouse Theater), Gypsy, Cabaret (Forestburgh Playhouse), Chicago, Jekyll & Hyde, 1776 (WV Public), Victor/Victoria National Tour, Wit, Gross Indecency. Film: Company Retreat (dir. by Campbell Scott), Prodigal Son (title role), Great Pretenders. Recordings: Digital Fortress (by Dan Brown), Handmaid's Tale (BBC Radio), Jack Sparrow's Secret Journal (Disney/Studio Mouse). Bruce is a graduate of Harvard, Wharton and the William Esper Studio. Thanks to my ceaselessly supportive wife Karen and our boys, Jeremy and Michael, for dreaming with me. www.BruceSabath.com.

Felicia Ricci (Lynn)

When Felicia graduated from Yale University this past May she was the proud recipient of the Louis Sudler Prize for Excellence in the Arts. New York: The Chocolate Tree (2007 NAMT Festival). Favorite Yale roles: Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest and Cathy in The Last Five Years. Felicia is ecstatic to be part of the Jerusalem Syndrome cast! www.feliciaricci.com

J.D. Webster (Mr. Murphy)

Broadway/Off-Broadway: Wonderful Town, Ragtime, Showboat, Two Gentlemen of Verona, South Pacific (Carnegie Hall), The Lady in Penthouse B, City Center Encores! (13 shows...and counting!) Regional: Sid in The Desert Song (Music Circus), Nicely-Nicely in Guys and Dolls (Alabama Shakespeare), Howard in Finian's Rainbow (Coconut Grove), Flick in Violet (CT Rep), and Raymond in the world-premiere of An American in Paris (Houston Alley Theatre). His solo concert credits include appearances at the Virginia Symphony Pops, Joe's Pub, Birdland Jazz Club, New York Ragtime Orchestra (Japan tour), and Spring is Here (Rodgers Centennial @ Carnegie Hall). Last season, J.D. appeared as The Selsey Man in the NY Philharmonic production of My Fair Lady, and originated the title-role in the Rux/Murray jazz-opera, The Blackamoor Angel at the Bard Music Festival.

Roger Dewitt (Mr. Frankel/Mr. Stone)

Comes to Jerusalem Syndrome directly from the critically acclaimed and award winning run of Adding Machine: A Musical directed by David Cromer. Broadway - The Woman in White; Encores! Bloomer Girl. Tours: Andre in The Phantom of the Opera (over 1600 performances); Jekyll and Hyde. Other favorites include: World premier production of 3HREE - directed by Hal Prince; Ragtime; Music Man; and a bunch more. TV credits include: Law and Order; Rescue Me; The Jetsons; The Snorks. Much love to Brad and Buddy the Miracle Dog. Interesting fact: Roger's mother was the original and only Wilma Flintstone and Pebbles the Baby on The Flintstones and Rosie the Robot Maid on The Jetsons from 1960- 1999!

Mary Gutzi (Mrs. Frankel/Mrs. Burns)

Mary Gutzi is an internationally known actress, singer and director. Her career has taken her from coast to coast, as well as Canada and Europe. She has an extensive list of credits, including such shows as Ragtime (“Emma Goldman,” American premiere/Chicago company/Vancouver company/National Tour,) Cats (“Grizabella,” National Tour,) Sunset Boulevard (“Norma Desmond,” Vancouver company,) Fiddler on the Roof (“Golde,” Syracuse Stage,) Man of La Mancha (“Aldonza,” North Carolina Theatre,) and Les Miserables (“Fantine,” Broadway and “Madame Thenardier,” Sacramento Music Circus.) Other roles include “Ruth” in Pirates of Penzance, “Wicked Witch” in The Wizard of Oz, “Rita” in Lucky Stiff and, most recently, “Countess Aurelia” in Dear World. In addition to performing, Ms. Gutzi co-founded a theater company on the island of Oahu called Honolulu Theatre League. She is also a director (Ragtime, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,) has taught musical theatre at AMDA, and does private coaching. As a proud member of Actors Equity Association, the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, she thanks you for your support of the arts.

Vanessa Lemonides (Mrs. Lowenstein/Mrs. Quinn)

Off-Broadway: "Crazy Jewish Girls" in Jewtopia (Westside Theatre); "Jacky" in Oh Boy! (York Theatre); National Tour: "Fruma-Sarah" in Fiddler on the Roof (starring Theodore Bikel); Regional and NYC: "Carlotta Walls" and six other characters in the World Premiere It Happened in Little Rock (Arkansas Rep); "Little Voice" in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (Arvada Center); "Jeunefille" in The King of Hearts (Goodspeed); "Judy" in Love from Judy and "Pickles" in Face the Music (Musicals Tonight!). Graduate of Princeton University. Best Production: Paz Isabella, 3-years-old.

Ronica Reddick (Mrs. Randolph)

Ronica V. Reddick is a native of Syracuse, NY and a graduate of Ithaca College. Ronica was last seen as Frieda in "The Bluest Eye" at the Hartford Stage and Long Wharf Theatre. Other recent roles include Christmas Present in "A Christmas Carol" at the McCarter Theatre Center, and Randi in the NYMF production of "The Underwear Musical". Upcoming: Kala in the Theater of the Stars tour of "Tarzan". Love to Mom and Aunt Jeanette!

Ron DeStefano (Mr. Lowenstein/Father Bernard/Mr. Sobel)

Ron DeStefano spent the summer modeling his birthday suit for the gentle citizens of Montana as Malcolm in The Full Monty (Alpine Theatre Project). Tours: Mendel in Fiddler on the Roof (starring Theodore Bikel), Evita, Lead Singer/Pianist aboard Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas. Regional: Bud Frump in How To Succeed (White Plains PAC); Tobias in Sweeney Todd (Baltimore Center Stage); Dickon in The Secret Garden (North Shore); Ethan/Young Vince in Convenience (Geva Theatre); Eugene/Teen Angel in Grease (Westchester Broadway); Suddenly Hope (Denver Civic), Cinderella (Paper Mill) and No, No, Nanette (Goodspeed). NYC: Father Bernard/Mr. Lowenstein/King David in The Jerusalem Syndrome (York Theatre), Snoopy in Charlie Brown (Lucille Lortel), Roderigo in Babes in Toyland (Lincoln Center), and a 2006 Back Stage Bistro Award with The Fabulous Pink Flamingos. Solo recording: Where Is Love (slated for Fall 2008 release). Visit www.rondestefano.com!

Eve Rybnick (Assistant to the Director)

Eve is a recent graduate of Sarah Lawrence College where she majored in theater with a concentration in directing and producing. She recently directed a musical revue called "From Broadway to Bronxville: The Songs of Then and Now" fusing the music of up and coming composers with music from The Golden Age of B'way. It received rave reviews from her parents. She is currently the Outreach Associate at NYMF and is happy to be joining the Jerusalem team.

Geoff Josselson (Casting Director)

Geoff Josselson is thrilled to be working on The Jerusalem Syndrome. Recent credits include casting for the award-winning York Theatre Company's Musicals in Mufti and New2NY Series and their upcoming Fall production of Enter Laughing, as well as productions for North Shore Music Theatre, Denver Center, and Kansas City Starlight. Also, the national tour of Nickelodeon's The Backyardgians Live! and the New York productions of Perfect Harmony (The Essentials), Glimpses of the Moon (Oak Room), The Jazz Age (59E59 St), and Sympathy Jones, Such Good Friends and Going Down Swingin' for NYMF 2007. Readings/workshops of One Way Ticket to Hell, White's Lies, Spirits, and Tina Girlstar. With Calleri Casting: Angels: The Musical, Dragonball (Fox Feature Film), and workshops of The Front and Ivory Joe Cole. Thanks to Annette, the Calleri gang and the musketeers.