SETH BiSEN-HERSH (Composer/ Lyricist) is a prolific, versatile composer/lyricist and performer. His musicals include Love Quirks, Stanley's Party (Manhattan Children's Theatre), More to Love, The Spickner Spin (Fringe NYC Audience Favorite Award) and Meaningless Sex (Fringe NYC Audience Favorite Award). He also produces two annual charity concerts of his work featuring Broadway performers: Broadway Meows and Broadway Can!, and writes/stars in the web series Every Day a Little Seth. He has two Bachelors from MIT and a Masters from NYU. www.sethbh.com
BRiAN CHiLDERS (Director) OFF BROADWAY: Danny and Sylvia, The Danny Kaye Musical (Danny Kaye). NATiONAL TOUR: The Kid from Brooklyn (Danny Kaye—Original), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Tom Sawyer). NEW YORK STAGE: On the Town (Gabey), Meester Amerika (Joey), Inventing Avi, Avi (Paul). REGiONAL: Lucky Stiff (Harry Witherspoon), Becoming George (The Prince), The Boys in the Band (Emory), The Robber Bridegroom (Jamie Lockhart), Joseph and the Amazing… (Joseph), My Fair Lady (Freddy Einsford Hill), Assassins (The Balladeer), West Side Story (Tony). SOLOiST: Hollywood Bowl (Featured Performer), Dodger Stadium (Special Guest Entertainer), Lincoln Center (A Tribute to Danny Kaye), Kennedy Center (Not a Day Goes By). www.brianchilders.net
MARK CHiLDERS (Bookwriter) is a founding partner of Pburnt Productions, LLC; a Boston based independent media group in 2006. Together, they have produced branding media across several industries in addition to a series of independent films. Mark has written and directed four short films that have played across major film festivals. His recent film as a writer and director include A Dinner Engagement, which was highlighted by BET’s Beyond the Lens series. He also directed The Waiting Room, which was part of the Doorpost Film Project. He currently serves as a Project Manager and a UX professional at Getfused, a Digital Marketing Agency. For the stage, Mark wrote the book of the musical The Kid from Brooklyn, The Danny Kaye Story which toured regionally for two years in NY, Chicago, NJ, FL and a long run at the El Portel Theater in North Hollywood, CA.
BiOS: CAST
CRYSTAL DAViDSON (Steph)
is a graduate of Rockford College with a BFA in Musical Theater. Recent New York appearances include Alice in the New York premiere of Stanley's Party, Aphrodite in Women of the World and Mother/ Ikabib in the premiere of Brothers and Sisters. She has also performed at numerous venues across the country including the Gaylord National Resort, Amish Acres Round Barn Theater, Broadway Palm West Dinner Theater and Cornwells Dinner Theater. Some of her favorite roles include Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Laurey in Oklahoma!, Judy/ Ginger DelMarco in Ruthless!, and the Witch in Into The Woods.
NATHAN FREEMAN (Chris) NEW YORK THEATER: Alice in Wonderland, Bellevue Sketches, Three Sisters, A Christmas Carol, Medea, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Blood Brothers. REGiONAL: The Light in the Piazza, Forever Plaid, Ring of Fire, La Cage Aux Folles, South Pacific, Footloose. FiLM: The Turkey Alibi.
RORi NOGEE (Lili) BROADWAY: Joseph…Dreamcoat. OFF-BROADWAY: Pinkalicious (New World Stages), Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad (Zipper Factory). NATiONAL TOURS: Rockband, Live!, Wizard of Oz (Dorothy). REGiONAL THEATER: Rent (Maureen) and new musicals at The Spirit of Broadway Theater. Other favorite roles include: Narrator (Joseph...Dreamcoat), Magenta (Rocky Horror), and Carrie (Carousel). Rori has also performed in the NYC Fringe Festival, in theme parks around the country, in Alaska, on "America's Got Talent" with The Witches in Bikinis, and in more Seth cabarets than she can count! In addition, she is a singer/songwriter and playwright. She wrote and starred in the concept musical, Fragments, and her play, Down this Road, recently premiered in The New Approach Festival. www.rorinogee.net
BRiAN SHAW (Ryan) Hailing from Ledyard, CT (land of casinos and cows), Brian is thrilled to be in NYC and beginning his career. Favorite theater credits include: Prodigal (Luke Flannery), Our Town (George Gibbs), A Chorus Line (Mark, Music Director/Conductor) and West Side Story (Music Director/Conductor). Brian is also a multi-instrumentalist, conductor, music director and female impersonator. http://web.mac.com/brianjshaw
