Flambé Dreams (2012)

Matthew Hardy (Bookwriter and Lyricist)

Matthew has written the book and lyrics for the new musical comedy Flambé Dreams and The Eight Million a musical based on the short stories of O. Henry. Matthew has performed with the National Tour of Fosse, toured with Jane Comfort & Co., presented his own cabaret act entitled Songs for the Dysfunctional, and worked at many regional theaters across the nation. Matthew is a proud member of Actor's Equity, a graduate of the William Esper Acting Studio and a member of The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop. www.matthewhardy.org.

Randy Klein (Composer)

Pianist/composer/educator, three time Emmy winner for his music to PBS/BBC film/documentary Richard Wright (Black Boy) and PBS educational series Ticktock Minutes; Gold Records recordings by the great R&B vocalist Millie Jackson; composer for PBS film/documentary Free To Dance; Musical Theatre – MOVE!, I Don’t Do Club Dates, Wise Men of Chelm, Bucky and His Friends. Awarded the 2011 Simons Fellowship from the Hall Center of the Humanities, University of Kansas. Member: Advanced BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, The Dramatists Guild, NARAS, alumnus Berklee College of Music and an exclusive Steinway artist.

Jarrod Spector ("Joe")

Jarrod is so thrilled to be part of Flambé Dreams! Jarrod is from Philadelphia, attended Princeton University, and studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company. He currently plays Frankie Valli in the Broadway company of Jersey Boys. Other credits include: Broadway – Les Miserables (Gavroche); Nat’l. Tours – Les Miserables, Jersey Boys (Frankie, original Chicago cast); other NY - Hamlet (Hamlet), Our Country’s Good (Sideway), The VIY (Gorobets); Regional – Twist (Pistol – World Premier, Walnut St. Theater). Jarrod has appeared as a performer on both the Emmy and Tony Award shows, and recently launched his solo concert series in New York. Follow him on Facebook or twitter (@jarrodspector) for dates and info. 

Catherine Cox ("Elaine")

"A gifted and seasoned actress who commits herself unconditionally to material that is as difficult technically as it is emotionally.”  -  Ben Brantley, NY Times

Catherine Cox is a Tony-Award nominated Broadway veteran who received glowing reviews for her performance as The Mother in the world premiere of The Memory Show (Redler/Cooper).  It is set to be part of the esteemed Transport Group’s 2012-13 NYC season.  Her Broadway credits include leading roles in Footloose, Oh, Coward! (Tony Nomination), Baby (Drama Desk Award),  Rumors, Music Is, Whoopee!, Barnum, and One Night Stand.  Off-Broadway, she has appeared in William Finn's In Trousers, Rapmaster Ronnie, By Strouse, It’s Better With a Band and The Waves. She played Oolie in the LA production of City of Angels and has appeared extensively in regional theater.  Her television appearances include an assortment of Law and Order’s and The Cosby Show.   Directing credits: Baby, Quilters, Once On This Island, Seussical, Bye Bye Birdie and A, My Name is Alice.  Catherine is an adjunct professor for the Drama Department at Queens College and currently teaches Musical Theater Performance at AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy) in New York.  She is also the artistic director of Broadway Triple Threat (a musical theater summer program) that is enjoying its 4th successful season.  She is married to David Evans, a composer and Associate Conductor of the long running Broadway musical Wicked and is the proud mother of two wonderful young men, Joe and Henry.  She has also given birth to two plays, Sweet Betsy and The Divide.

 

Jillian Louis ("Gloria")

Jillian is delighted to be back in the pharmacy! The York: The Game of Love (Annie), I'm Getting My Act Together (Cheryl); Amas MT/ NY Stage & Film: Marry Harry (Sherri); Walnut Street Theatre: The Glass Menagerie (Laura); Denver Center: Sense and Sensibility (Lucy); North Shore MT, Prince Music Theatre, NYGASP. Previous NYMF: Kid/Pope, Popart, The Piper; UK: Buxton Opera House. Film: Mount Joy (Ida). Big thanks to Matt, Randy, Liz, and West and big love to Keith!

J. Elaine Marcos ("Desirée / D.D.")

J. Elaine Marcos was recently seen in the Broadway company of Priscilla Queen of the Desert in the scene-stealing role of "Cynthia.” Other Broadway shows: A Chorus Line, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Flower Drum Song, Miss Saigon.  Films: Morning Glory, Farm Girl in New York, Every Little Step. TV: “I Just Want My Pants Back,” “Rescue Me,” “30 Rock,” “Royal Pains,” “Lipstick Jungle.” J. Elaine can also be seen doing improv/stand up comedy if given at least 5 minutes and a mic. J. Elaine will also do just about "anything" for a laugh. Not everything though, she still has some morals.  www.jelainemarcos.com

 

Kevin B. McGlynn ("Father Figures")

Kevin B. McGlynn is a native of Medford, MA and a graduate ofBoston Conservatory.  National Tours: Kiss Me Kate; All Shook Up; Forbidden Broadway.  Regional: Road to Hollywood (Fritz) – Goodspeed; Guys and Dolls (Benny) – Riverside Theatre; 5 Course Love (Matt) – North Coast Rep;  Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere) –Ogunquit Playhouse; Titanic ( Andrews ) - Foothills Theatre; La Cage aux Folles (Georges) - Bucks County Playhouse; And the World Goes Round (Man 2) – Chiswick Park Theatre.  Many thanks to family and friends for their constant love and support, especially Mom and Dad.

West Hyler (Director)

West is a freelance director as well as the associate director of Jersey Boys worldwide and has staged companies of the show in Las Vegas, Chicago, London, Melbourne, Sydney and Toronto. In his twenty year career he has worked at theaters including Playwright's Horizons, Ars Nova, HERE Arts Center, The York Theater Company, Actors Theater of Louisville, The Guthrie Theater, The Warehouse Theater, Trinity Repertory Company, and The Colony Theater in addition to many others. His broadway work includes Jersey Boys (associate) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (assistant). He was Artistic Director of the Mythmakers Theatre Company for three years and Magic Carpet Children's Theater for 2.

He wrote The Chechnya Play which won a new play award from Actors Theater of Louisville in 2001 and was adapted by Tim J. Lord into "We Declare You a Terrorist" which played at the Public Theater in 2009. His screenplay "Five Jakes and Tom" was a finalist in the Screamfest competition in Los Angeles and was adapted into the short film "A Jake and A Tom" which premiered at the Hollywood International Family Film Festival and was subsequently screened at festivals around the world.

Upcoming work includes directing the Big Apple Circus and Georama at Great River Shakespeare Company. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in directing from University of California at San Diego.

Larry Pressgrove (Musical Director)

Larry was music director/arranger for the Tony-nominated [title of show] which premiered during the first season of NYMF. Most recently he was music director/orchestrator for that team's newest musical, Now. Here. This. He was music director/arranger for Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at Goodspeed Opera House and has been music director/conductor for Cats (Broadway), Les Misérables and Phantom (national tours).  He has music directed various productions at the Ford’s Theatre in DC and in St. Louis and Cincinnati and composed the scores for four musicals including The Angle of the Sun (NYMF 2007) and Waiting for Spring (Kitchen Theatre, Ithaca, NY 2012). He is currently Music Director for La Guardia High School of Music and Performing Arts.

Liz Ulmer / Ulmer Theatricals (General Manager)

Producing/GM credits: Twilight: the Unauthorized Musical Parody (New World Stages 2012); Baby Case (NYMF 2012, as Consulting Producer) Date of a Lifetime (NYMF 2011); I Got Fired: A Revenge Musical (NYMF 2010 and subsequent production with South Korea’s Daegu International Music Festival 2011); LIFT: a Concert to Benefit ASTEP.  As a freelance dramaturg, Liz has worked with NYC Opera, NYMF, Ithaca College Theatre Arts and numerous writers/directors.  As a performer, she has appeared with NY Stage & Film, Fulton Opera House, and The Actors Studio.  Liz is a proud member of Actors Equity and a graduate of Ithaca College.

Sarah Tschirpke (Stage Manager)

Broadway: The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, Jersey Boys, Phantom of the Opera. National & International Tour: Zarkana (Cirque du Soleil), Young Frankenstein, 101 Dalmatians, Little House on the Prairie, Jersey Boys, Little Shop of Horrors, Porgy & Bess, Momix, Nutcracker, Adventures of Huck Finn, Living History and more. Selected Off-Broadway/NY: Irish Repertory Theatre, Best Little Whorehouse… Dr. Sex. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Denver Center Attractions, Denver Center Theatre Company, Ogunquit Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, National Theatre Conservatory, Northern Stage, Colonial Theatre. Ms. Tschirpke’s work has also spanned producing, directing, technical direction, production management, design, and dramaturgy. She holds a B.A. in Political Science & Art History from the University of Colorado and is currently a law student at Penn State University.

Melpomene Katakalos (Set/Props Designer)

Melpomene Katakalos has recently relocated to the east coast from San Francisco where has designed over 100 productions. Her designs have been seen on the stages of La Jolla Playhouse and San Francisco Mime Troupe, California Shakespeare Theatre, and Cornerstone Theatre. She has designed over 25 world premieres, over 12 west coast premieres, and countless regional premieres. As a co-founder and Associate Artist of Crowded Fire Theater Company, SF, Ms. Katakalos helped develop and produce three world premieres as well as many West Coast premieres of new works. She has received two San Diego Playbill Awards and two Bay Area Critics Circle nominations. Look for her design work in Soulographie by Erik Ehn at La Mama this fall.

Christian DeAngelis (Lighting Designer)

Select credits include Love Goes To Press (dir: Jerry Ruiz – Mint Theatre), Through the Night (City Theatre, PA.), Sangre (dir: Jerry Ruiz – SummerFest), Enfrascada (dir: Jerry Ruiz – Clubbed Thumb), Don Giovanni (Ash Lawn Opera), Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (dir: Tracy Brigdon – City Theatre, PA.), Lizzie Borden (dir: Tim Maner-Living Theatre. Drama Desk Nomination) For The Love of Christ (dir: Holly-Anne Ruggiero – Fringe), The Brother’s Size (dir: Robert O’ Hara – City Theatre, PA.), Wild about Harry (dir: Elizabeth Lucas – NYMF), The King is Dead (dir: Jerry Ruiz – Abingdon Theatre), The Clean House (dir: Sam Woodhouse – San Diego Rep) A Blessing of a Broken Heart (dir: Todd Salovey – San Diego Rep), Pericles (dir: Sabin Epstein – Old Globe Theatre).  www.christiandeangelis.com

 

Andrew Keister (Sound Designer)

 

Broadway: Godspell; Company (2006 revival); Taller Than a Dwarf. Off-Broadway: Book of the Dead; 2nd Avenue at the Public Theater; The Water Engine at the Atlantic Theatre; Power Plays; The New Bozena.  Regional: Company at Cincinnati Playhouse; Palm Beach at the La Jolla Playhouse; Mineola Twins at Trinity Repertory Company. As associate to Steve Kennedy, credits include: Catch Me If You Can; Jersey Boys; Hairspray; Mary Poppins.  www.AndrewKeister.com

 

 

 

Emily DeAngelis (Costume Designer)

Regional: LaJolla Playhouse, le Petit Theatre (New Orleans), The Colony Theatre (Miami), Victory Gardens Theatre, The Apollo Theatre, and WNEP Theatre (Chicago).  National Tours: Round My World, World Premiere (Parsons Dance Company, National and International tour; 2012),  Soul Doctor, (World Premiere).  Off-Broadway: Rated P for Parenthood (Daryl Roth), Myths and Hymns (Prospect Theatre Company), Nightlands (New Georges), SEED (Classical Theatre of Harlem, World Premiere), SPF (The Public Theatre).  Upcoming: The Physicists (Hungarian Theatre of Cluj, Romania).  Education: MFA-UCSD.  www.emilydeangelis.com

 

Michael Clark (Projections Designer)

Michael Demyan (Tech Director/ Production Manager)

Michael is very excited to be onboard the Flambe Dreams team and a part of NYMF for the first time. Originally from northeastern Pennsylvania he holds a B.A. in Theatre from East Stroudsburg University. Recent Off-Broadway credits include: Production Carpenter (RENT/The Producing Office), Deck Carpenter (Angels in America/Signature Theatre Company). Regionally: Set and Light Designer (Dames at Sea), Technical Director, Master Carpenter, and others. Many thanks to Liz and the rest of my Flambe team. Love to Megan and my family.

John Capo Public Relations (Press/Marketing)

John Capo Public Relations is a leading voice in Off-Broadway publicity. Clients include the world’s longest-running musical The Fantasticks, New York’s longest-running play Perfect Crime, the international blockbuster Fame, the long-running spoof of the news NEWSical the Musical, the world premiere of Adam Guettel’s Myths and Hymns, the musical tribute show ICONS, a site-specific production of the Civil War drama Amelia and Unplugged In at Theatre Row. They also represent all of Prospect Theater Company’s shows. Please direct inquiries to john@johncapopr.com

Brian Gillespie (Assistant Director)

Brian’s directing credits include: Psychotic and The Last Medal of Black Patti, Primary Stages Detention Series; Pleased to Enjoy the Difficulty, semi-finalist 2012 Network One-Act Festival; Wonder of the World with Pull Together Productions; Just Knots and A Cockeyed Little Christmas with Cockeyed Optimists; Nude, Nude, Totally Nude – A Life Laid Bare at the Magnet Theater; and The Interrogation with Left Hip Productions. He also recently assisted on The Hotel Project, a site-specific theatrical experience staged in hotel rooms in New York and New Jersey with The Internationalists. He holds an MFA from the University of Washington. 

Lisa Sucharski (Assistant Stage Manager)

is so excited to be working with Ulmer Theatricals for this production of Flambé Dreams at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.  Lisa is a rising Senior at Saint Joseph’s University, majoring in Fine and Performing Arts, and is looking to pursue a career in technical theatre and stage management.  Past technical credits include Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Stage Manager), Miss Saigon (ASM and Props Manager), White People (ASM), Phantom of the Opera (Props Manager), Sweeney Todd (Wardrobe Assistant), and Grease (Wardrobe Assistant).