Zak Resnick
Bert Berns
Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Sky). Off-Broadway: Disaster (Chad) directed by Denis Jones, Lucky Guy (Billy Ray u/s). TV: Lovestruck (DJ) for ABC Family. Workshops: Piece of My Heart (Bert Berns), Irma La Douce (with Katie Holmes) directed by Rob Ashford, Lempicka (Tadeusz) for Yale Rep, BARE: A Pop Opera (Jason), Dogfight (Fector) for Lincoln Center, Outlaws (Jesse James), & Blue Flower for Second Stage.
Zak is currently recording his first album. BFA, Carnegie Mellon University & an Acting student of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, AU. This one’s for his parents who will always have a very large piece of his heart. Twitter: @zakresnick.
Leslie Kritzer
Jessie
Broadway: Sondheim on Sondheim, A Catered Affair (Drama Desk nomination), Legally Blonde (Clarence Derwent Award), Hairspray, and Elf. Off-Broadway/Regional: Nobody Loves You, The Memory Show, Rooms (OCC nomination), On The Town (Encores!), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Drama Desk nomination),
Bat Boy, Godspell, Every Tongue Confess (Arena Stage), Guys and Dolls (Barrington Stage), POP! (Yale Rep), Cabaret, Born Yesterday, Urinetown (National Tour), Evita, and Funny Girl. TV: “3 LBS,” “Law and Order SVU,” “Jason and Jessica” (HBO). Solo: Leslie Kritzer is Patti LuPone at Les Mouches (Time Out New York Award) and Beautiful Disaster. For Uncle Elliot.
Linda Hart
Ilene
Broadway: Linda Hart has created original roles in both Catch Me If You Can and the Tony Award-winning Hairspray. She won a Theater World Award for her performance in Anything Goes at Lincoln Center. Linda played opposite Sid Caesar in Sid Caesar on Broadway. Ms. Hart was a Harlette in Bette Midler’s Broadway productions Divine Madness and DeTour.
Off-Broadway: Linda Hart has starred in The Great American Trailer Park Musical, the critically acclaimed Gemini at Second Stage, Surviving Grace, Light Up The Sky at Pasadena Playhouse (Drama-League Award), A Flea In Her Ear at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. On Film: Ms. Hart has starred opposite Kevin Costner in both “Tin Cup” and “A Perfect World” – the latter, directed by Clint Eastwood. She appeared in the Academy Award-winning film “The Insider,” “Get Shorty” opposite John Travolta, and “Beautiful” directed by Sally Field. TV: Linda played Mazeppa in the CBS production of “Gypsy,” starring Bette Midler. She has appeared and starred in dozens of television series and mini-series including being one of the stars of Seth MacFarlane’s FOX series, “The Winner.” Ms. Hart has headlined with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall and can also be heard on numerous soundtracks and original Broadway cast albums. Linda has recorded 12 albums with her gospel singing, Grammy Award-winning family, The Harts. This one’s for you, Mother.
Joseph Siravo
Wazzel
Broadway: Conversations With My Father, The Boys From Syracuse, The Light In The Piazza and the First National Tour of Jersey Boys. Off-Broadway: Gemini and Dark Rapture (Second Stage), Mad Forest and Up Against The Wind (NYTW), My Night With Reg (The New Group), The Root (Atlantic), Dream Of A Common Language (Women’s Project), Lusting After Pipino’s Wife (Primary Stages).
Regional: Last Of The Boys (McCarter), Hamlet (Long Wharf), Three Sisters (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), Antony & Cleopatra (Berkeley Rep), The Sweet Life (Yale Rep), Savages (Seattle Rep), Othello, Sweeney Todd and A View From The Bridge (Hangar). Television: “The Blacklist,” “Elementary,” “The Sopranos,” “In Treatment,” “Made In Jersey,” “Dirty Sexy Money,” “Law & Order,” “Witness To The Mob” and “Cosby”. Film: Carlito’s Way, Maid In Manhattan, Enchanted, The Wild, Shark Tale, Night Falls On Manhattan, Walking & Talking, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing. Upcoming: The Wannabe.
De’Adre Aziza
Candace
Broadway: Passing Strange (Tony nomination, Theatre World Award, Audelco nomination), Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown, A Night With Janis Joplin. Off-Broadway: Passing Strange (Public Theater, OBIE winner), Detroit ’67 (Public Theater), Comedy Of Errors (Public Theater), Doris To Darlene (Playwrights Horizons). Regional: Johnny Baseball (Williamstown), Passing Strange (Berkeley Rep), The Hot L Baltimore (Steppenwolf), Good Goods (Yale Rep).
Film/TV: Passing Strange, Red Hook Summer, In The Morning, “30 Rock”, “Person Of Interest”, “666 Park Avenue”, “Ugly Americans”, “Sex and the City”. Education: NYU Tish. Yale Beinecke Fellow. DeeAziza.com
Derrick Baskin
Hoagy
Broadway: Winner of the 2010 Tony for Best New Musical, Memphis (Gator); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Mitch Mahoney), Drama Desk Award, Broadway.com Award; and Disney’s The Little Mermaid as half of the evil duo Flotsam & Jetsam. Outside of Broadway, Derrick is coming off of a successful tour with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.
FILM/TV: “Law and Order SVU”, “Submissions Only”, ANNIE starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, directed by Will Gluck, and ANESTHESIA starring Glenn Close, directed by Tim Blake Nelson. Twitter: @derrickbaskin
Bryan Fenkart
Young Wazzel
Bryan just returned from Yale Rep where he was starring in the world premiere of These Paper Bullets. He recently starred in both the Broadway production and first national tour of the 2010 Tony Award winning Best Musical, Memphis, and the new musical comedy, Nobody Loves You, at Second Stage Theatre.
He has been seen on “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”, as well as the indie films You Tell Me and Red Hook. Bryan is also an accomplished singer/songwriter, and his albums Simple & Grey and Imperfect Man are both available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and more. And he has his own Pandora station: Bryan Fenkart Radio. Follow him on Facebook at Bryan Fenkart, on Twitter @Steinway7, or bryanfenkart.com.
Carleigh Bettiol
Young Ilene
Carleigh Bettiol is honored to be a part of this show! National Tours: Flashdance The Musical, In The Heights, A Chorus Line, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, The Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Other: Hamilton (Workshop of a new musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda), PBS: Live from Lincoln Center (Marvin Hamlisch tribute, featured dancer). Thanks to Denis, Barry, Rachel, Family and Friends!
Mark Zeisler
Jerry, U/S Wazzel
Broadway: A View From the Bridge, The Big Knife, Brooklyn Boy. Off Broadway: Eurydice, The Sex Lives of our Parents, The Accomplices, Circle Mirror Transformation. Regional: ART, Alabama Shakespeare, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Yale Rep, Berkeley Rep, Goodman, Long Wharf, Merrimack Rep (IRNE Nom.), McCarter, Folger (Helen Hayes nom.), Baltimore Center Stage, BAM Next Wave.
Television: “House of Cards,” “Law and Order(s),” “The Good Wife,” “Rescue Me,” “Blue Bloods,” “Unforgettable,” “Pan Am,” “The Americans”. Film: Random Hearts, Shaft, The Thomas Crown Affair, Two Week Notice, After School (2008 NY Film Festival Entry). Director: American Buffalo (Elm Shakespeare).
Teresa Gattison
Ensemble
Teresa Gattison has performed in many arenas such as Off-Broadway’s National Black Theater in Harlem N.Y and The Billie Holiday Theater in Brooklyn, N.Y. Radio City Music Hall and the great Carnegie Hall in NYC have also been stepping stones in which she sang with The New Jersey Mass Choir backing the great Ms. Aretha Franklin 2001-2005. Her many other credits include singing background on two Grammy award-winning CD’s by Ms. Cissy Houston, as well as touring with her. She recorded one jingle with the jingle company “Debucci and Bilous” for CIT.
In May of 2010, Ms. Gattison graduated from Nyack College with a Bachelor of Sacred Music Degree. She’s also a member of Actors’ Equity Association since 2010. In 2011, Teresa was an Ensemble member of Piece of My Heart at Vassar College Theater in upstate New York under the production of New York Stage and Film. In Dec. 2011, she appeared in a Piece of My Heart musical segment at a benefit for the Oscar winner Christopher Plummer, which was also produced by New York Stage and Film. Feb. 2012 she sang with The New Jersey Mass Choir at Radio City Music Hall backing Aretha Franklin and was a part of the choir for the Home Going Service for the late great Whitney Houston. In April 2012, she recorded an album with Broadway star Jarrod Spector. Teresa is grateful to God for this wonderful journey and thanks her family for loving her through it all.
Shonica Gooden
Ensemble, u/s Candace
Shonica Gooden is a proud native of Atlanta, GA. While growing up in Atlanta, Shonica attended Dekalb School of the Arts as well as trained extensively at Dance Makers of Atlanta. In 2011, she graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in dance. During her time at Point Park, she performed works by Martha Graham, David Parsons, Bill T. Jones, Robert Battle, and Daniel Ezralow. Broadway: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Broadway and National Tour: Bring It On: The Musical.
Sydney James Harcourt
Carlos/Ensemble, u/s Hoagy
Broadway: The Lion King (Simba u/s), American Idiot, Bells Are Ringing. Regional: Joseph…Dreamcoat (Joseph – DTC), Dreamgirls (Curtis – Signature Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show (Rocky – Old Globe), The Wiz (Tin Man – DTC).
NY: Hamilton (James Reynolds – Public Theater), Unlock’d (The Baron – New Duke), Camelot (Lincoln Center), Showboat (Carnegie Hall). TV/Film: “The Good Wife,” “Law & Order,” “Person of Interest,” Disney’s Enchanted. Special Thanks to The Kurz, Ellen, Ameer, Zlatko. Walk into the dream awake.
Jessica McRoberts
Ensemble, u/s Ilene & Jessie
Broadway: Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, Tony-winning revival of Maury Yeston’s Nine, 2001 revival of Sondheim’s Follies (Buddy’s Sally). National Tours: Sweet Charity (Ursula), Doctor Doolittle with Tommy Tune, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard. NYC Theatre: Encores!, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall. Chicago: Goodman Theatre’s Turn Of The Century. Thanks, Rachel and Telsey & Co., Mom, Dad, Pat and ELI!
Ralph Meitzler
Ensemble, u/s Young Wazzel & Jerry
Ralph is truly honored to be a part of this beautiful, heart-driven story! Broadway: Rock of Ages. National Tours: Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Tick u/s, Dance Captain), Hairspray (Corny Collins u/s). Regional Favz: Xanadu (Sonny), Altar Boyz (Matthew), Kiss Me, Kate (Bill Calhoun). Special, special ‘Thanks!’ to Rachel and Denis! Much love to C, Rexy, Big Sis, Dad, and my ‘Rock’!!
Harris Milgrim
Ensemble, u/s Young Wazzel & Bert
Harris Milgrim is thrilled to make his Off-Broadway debut. He was last seen as Bruno in the World Premiere of Secondhand Lions (5th Ave Theatre). First Nat’l Tour-West Side Story (Snowboy/ us. Tony); Ford’s Theatre- Hello, Dolly! (us. Ambrose/ Helen Hayes Award-Outstanding Ensemble); Barrington Stage- On the Town (Emcee/ Feat. Ensemble); Other credits: Altar Boyz (Abraham), RENT (Mark), Cabaret (Emcee), Kiss Me Kate (Bill Calhoun).
Graduate of Florida State University and proud AEA. Thanks to Alli Lingenfelter, Denis Jones, Telsey+Co., Harden-Curtis, my gracious friends, and ALL of my families. @harrismilgrim
Michael Millan
Ensemble, u/s Carlos
A native of Long Island, Mike is thrilled to bring Bert Berns’ story to New York audiences having been involved with this project since its premiere with New York Stage and Film in 2011. First National Tour: Sister Act; Regional: The MUNY (Pirates); Goodspeed (Band Geeks! and Nobody Loves You). BFA: The Hartt School.
Special thanks and love to Denis, Daniel, Lon, Garry, Brett, Cassie, Telsey & Co., this amazing cast and crew; and to my family, friends and JAJ for their constant love and support. @MikeMillan
Heather Parcells
Ensemble, u/s Jessie
Broadway: A Chorus Line (Judy Turner), Soul Doctor (Holy Rebel/Mother u/s), Wonderland (Madhatter & Queen of Hearts u/s’s), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. National Tours: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy/ Miss Flannery u/s’s), Some Like it Hot (Sweet Sue u/s), Chicago (Velma). Favs: Mademoiselle Modiste (Musicals Tonight!), Happy Hunting (York Theatre), Boeing Boeing (Papermill Playhouse). FSU Grad. Thanks Denis, Rachel, Brett & Cassandra. @HeatherParcells
Gabrielle Ruiz
Ensemble
Broadway: Evita, In the Heights. Few Faves: 42nd Street (Peggy, Sawyer, Arts Center HHI), SkippyJon Jones (Rosalita, Off-Broadway), A Chorus Line (Diana, First Nat’l/Papermill), West Side Story (Anita, Ogunquit Playhouse), My One and Only (Edythe, Goodspeed Opera House), Fame Forever Demo (Vanessa), Broadway at Super Bowl XLVIII, Music Theatre of Wichita, Transcendence Theatre Company, The Broadway Dolls, Speakeasy Moderne.
TV: “Law & Order SVU”, “RHONY”, “Sesame Street”, “One Life to Live”. Film: Sex, Love & Salsa (Maria). RIFE Award- Best Supporting Actress. Like on Facebook, @ImGabrielleRuiz. More at www.gabrielleruiz.net. Other gig: @HHwGabrielle. From South Texas, OCU BFA, AEA. 2 Corinthians 9:15. For my Aunt Chila.
Amos Wolff
Ensemble
Broadway/National Tours: Chicago, Follies, South Pacific, A Chorus Line. NY Theatre: Guys and Dolls (Carnegie Hall), Where’s Charlie? and Little Me! (Encores!). Regional: Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Kennedy Center, Goodspeed, PittsburghCLO, The MUNY. Education: University of Michigan. Thanks to Denis, and Brett and Cassie for including me in this very special family! www.amoswolff.com