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Becca Ayers Becca Ayers
Becca Ayers
is currently in the original cast of the first revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center. She has also understudied Madame Thenardeir in Les Miserables and Kate/Lucy, Mrs. T/Bear in Avenue Q on Broadway. She was the title role in Sarah, Plain and Tall Off-Broadway and understudied Lucy in the tour of Jekyll and Hyde. Becca also recently wrapped the film Clear Blue Tuesday which is now in post-production. Her song, “Taste” was used for the pilot of television’s “Temps” which was an official selection for the New York Television Festival in 2006.

She is working on solo material as well as songs with band partners Bradley Dean Whyte (myspace.com/ayerswhyte) and Russ Rowland (myspace.com/babygoesbang). Becca and Russ are anticipating completion of their Baby Goes Bang cd. Listen to her latest releases at www.myspace.com/beccaayers.

www.beccaayers.com

 

Thomas Cannizzaro

Thomas Cannizzaroo
\Broadway: Monty Python’s Spamalot (original cast), and Cabaret. Tours: Cabaret, Grease (Brazil), The Velveteen Rabbit (TheatreworksUSA). Regionally, Thomas has worked at the Goodspeed Opera House (Babes in Arms, and The Goodspeed Cabaret), Northshore Music Theatre (Joseph and the Amazing...), and Lawyers, Lovers, and Lunatics with CY Coleman and Pat Birch. TV appearances on Jay Leno, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the Tony’s.

 

Jared Gertner Jared Gertner
Broadway: William Barfee in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for the last year of its run. Prior to that, he spent a year playing Barfee in the San Francisco Company and The Boston Company of Spelling Bee, for which he won an IRNE Award for Best Actor. This past summer, Jared played Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors at the Paper Mill Playhouse and created the role of Warren in the premiere of Adam Gwon's musical Ordinary Days at Pennsylvania Centre Stage. Other NY credits: The Off-Broadway run of the improv show Don't Quit Your Night Job; the premiere of the play Anatomy 1968 (Theatre Row,  SPF); the premiere of the musical Corduroy (TheatreWorks USA); My Favorite Year (Musicals Tonight); and Minimum Wage (NY Fringe). Regional: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, St Louis Rep, Paper Mill Playhouse, Orpheum Theatre (Omaha), and 11th Hour Theatre Company (Philadelphia).  Film: The Suicide Auditions; Between Love and Goodbye. Education: NYU's Tisch, CAP21. Jared is also a theatre educator and has done 40 million readings.

www.jaredgertner.com

 

J. Elaine Marcos J. Elaine Marcos
J. Elaine Marcos has performed on Broadway in A Chorus Line (Connie Wong), Wedding Singer (Imelda Marcos), Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Flower Drum Song (Mme. Liang), and Miss Saigon. Film/TV credits include Lipstick Jungle, Canterbury's Law, Farm Girl in New York. J. Elaine will be featured at the NY
Television Festival
in a pilot entitled "Living in Captivity". J. Elaine can also be seen doing stand up comedy around the city if given at least 5 minutes and a mic.

www.jelainemarcos.com

 

Joe Aaron Reid

Joe Aaron Reid
Broadway: Chicago, Curtains (Original Cast). Other New York: Kismet (Encores!), Legally Blonde (Workshop), All Singin’, All Dancin’ (Town Hall), Why We Tell The Story (Lucille Lortel). Regional: Curtains (Ahmanson), Ragtime (Paper Mill Playhouse), Camelot (NSMT), Cats (Northern Stage), Beauty and the Beast (Place des Arts). Television: “Guiding Light”, “Regis & Kelly”, “Tony Awards”. BFA Ithaca College.

 

Creative Team

Maurice Brandon Curry Maurice Brandon Curry
Maurice Brandon Curry has directed, choreographed, and produced events as diverse as the Michael Awards for the Fashion Industry, tours and videos for Diana Ross, Prince, and Al B. Sure to the kick-off of the Tour de France. Additionally, he has choreographed and produced extensively in the fashion industry for the likes of Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, and Giorgio Armani and has ballets and theatre works in the active repertoires of numerous companies and universities around the world. Mr. Curry has also assistant directed and/or choreographed three critically acclaimed Off-Broadway shows and many shows regionally including “West Side Story,” “Nunsense,” “Sweet Charity,” “Oliver!” and “42nd Street.”

Mr. Curry has choreographed commercials for Burger King, Target, Fila Sportswear, and numerous industrials. He conceived, directed, and choreographed “From Ballet to Broadway,” a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. He also produced and directed the 50th Anniversary Gala for the Joffrey Ballet School, which starred Patrick Swayze, Ann Reinking, and Cady Huffman.

Mr. Curry is honored to return to the NYMF. His last appearance here was as choreographer for Captain Gravy’s Wavy Navy directed by Elizabeth Lucas. He is also on the board of directors for dre.dance, a dance company directed by Andrew Palermo and Taye Diggs. In addition to his BFA in Choreography, he holds a degree in Digital Filmmaking and Multimedia. Currently, he is the Creative Director for the NYC-based production company, Innovative Arts and Media.

 

J. Oconer Navarro J. Oconer Navarro
J. Oconer Navarro most recently was Musical Director on the critically-acclaimed and award-winning ADD1NG MACH1NE (PS Classics Recording now available).  Favorite B'way/NYC (in music department): The Apple Tree, Avenue Q, Curtains, Mary Poppins, Art/Song/Dance (Joyce), If You Give a Pig a Pancake and Other Story Books (Theatreworks USA); he has enjoyed Regional work at Barrington Stage Company, TheatreWorks Palo Alto, Westport Country Playhouse, and participated in numerous readings, workshops, and educational theatre programs nationwide.

As writer: 2008 NYU Alumni Grant, 2007 Jonathan Larson Award, 2006 Margo Lion Award, 2005 Paulette Goddard Award. BS Vanderbilt University 2004 & MFA NYU 2006. Thanks to Tim, the company of LINES, agents at BAL, friends & family.

www.joconernavarro.com

 

Timothy Huang Timothy Huang
Timothy has written book and lyrics for the one act musical And Then There Were Two with composer Carl Fernstrum (NYU/GMTWP), and music for the one acts Breathing Mars with playwright Liz Duffy Adams (Warning: Not For Broadway or the Met Either) and Kissing Nick with playwright Catherine Ward (Raw Impressions Musical Theatre Workshop). His first full-length, So Far So Good, for which he wrote music and lyrics, prompted him to go to NYU a second time for his MFA in musical theatre writing. His second full length and graduate thesis, And the Earth Moved was a finalist for the National Music Theatre Network’s New Voices Prize in 2004 and received the audience award in the 2004 New York Musical Theatre Festival, which hosted its premiere production. His one act musical The View From Here also received its premiere production at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2005 and its cast album was listed by talkinbroadway.com's Rob Lester of as one of the Top Ten Cast Albums of 2006.

In 2007 Timothy's musical, March and the Rain received a developmental work- shop as part of Mu Performing Arts' New Performance Program through a grant from the Jerome Foundation. And his work has also been featured as part of the York Theater Company's NEO Spotlight concert series.

www.timothyhuang.net

 

One Act Design One Act Design
Graphic and web design for the theatre industry. Recent work includes postcards and/or websites for Becca Ayers (South Pacific), Laura Griffith (South Pacific), Michael Kadin Craig (Altar Boyz), Patti Murin (Xanadu) and Sierra Boggess (Ariel, The Little Mermaid).

www.oneactdesign.com

 

 

Carrie Wood
Select design credits include: A Dream Play (St Ann’s Warehouse), Ivy Baldwin: Could be nice (La Mama), The Boy in the Bathroom (45th street Theatre), Ivy Baldwin: Its only Me (Dance New Amsterdam), The Siege of Corinth (Baltimore Opera), New York is Here!, The Money Show (Dance New Amsterdam), Wonder of the World (The Lion Theatre), Giant N Variation, Artist Descending Staircase (Center Stage), The Geranium on the Window Sill just Died (Urban Stages),  VIA Dance Collaborative (Ailey Citigroup Theatre), Stones in his Pockets (Penguin Rep), Snake in Fridge (14th Street Y), Malestrom (Joyce Soho), Dr. Faustus and the 7 Deadly Sins (Chocolate Factory), Hamlet (Underground Opera), Beyond the Horizon, Burning the Old Man (Center Stage), Naked (Gene Frankel Theatre), Stop Motion (University Settlement).  The Substance of John (Center Stage).  Carrie has been the assistant lighting designer on various shows including: Cry-Baby (Marriot Marquis), Wicked (Pantages Theatre, LA), The Threepenny Opera (Studio 54).  Carrie is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts.

 

  Jen Varbalow
Recent credits include The Naked Eye Planets for Coyote Rep. Previous N.Y. credits include Tooth and Claw at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Reconstruction for the Fringe, Hazard County, Naked, and Snake in Fridge for Themantics, H.T.Chen and Dancers at LaMama, Worm Day and Sholom Aleichem at the DR2, Marathon 2002/3 and Masha No Home at E.S.T., and Lady of Copper for Theatre Garden. Assistant Design work includes MTV and NYSF/Public Theatre. Jennifer is also a teaching artist with the Roundabout Theatre.

www.jenvarbalow.com

 

 

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