WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST
TIFFANI BARBOUR* (Rosie) is thrilled to return to the island after appearing in Mamma Mia! at NSMT (2018). As a Baltimore native, she began with Arena Players Inc. and continued her training at the Univ. of the Arts in Philadelphia. Credits include How to Catch Creation (Baltimore Center Stage/Philadelphia Theatre Company), Hit the Wall (Barrow Street Theatre), Mamma Mia! (National Tour), Fame The Musical (European Tour). TV/Film: “Veep,” “The Leftovers,” “Rabbit,” “Law and Order,” “The Education of Max Bickford.” Thanks to her mom, Nicolosi, and the entire Bill Hanney family. Tiffanibarbour.com
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MERRILL PEIFFER* (Tanya, u/s Donna) is ecstatic to be back at Theatre By The Sea with Mamma Mia! A veteran of the show, she has played every Dynamo, but Tanya is definitely special to her heart. Past favorite credits include Velma in Hairspray, Laura in Beehive, and Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda. After such a difficult past year and a half, we all deserve the healing journey theatre brings and Merrill is so grateful and happy to be performing again. Enjoy the girl power! @merrilllove
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LEXIE DORSETT SHARP* (Donna Sheridan) most recently toured as Rosalie Mullins in School of Rock. Other National and International Tours include Young Frankenstein (Elizabeth), The Addams Family (u/s Morticia, u/s Alice, u/s Grandma), Elf the musical (Emily). When not on stage, Lexie enjoys teaching and is the proud CEO of Sharp Studios, an audition preparation studio in NYC. All my love and appreciation to ATB Talent, the Amy Murphy Studio, and everyone who supports me and my biggest dreams, especially my precious husband, Jesse. Proud CCM graduate. IG: @lexiedorsettsharp LexieDSharp.com
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AL BUNDONIS* (Bill Austin) is proud to be a part of the reopening of Theatre By The Sea. He has a 30-year career as a professional actor with credits across the globe but has treasured his numerous past productions here in Matunuck: Spamalot (King Arthur), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(Lawrence), Hello, Dolly! (Horace), Mamma Mia – 2018 (Bill). Mr. Bundonis has served as VP of Actors' Equity Association and is deeply grateful to all the patrons who support live theater. Visit albundonis.com for more info. Insta/Twitter: @albundonis
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DAVID ELDER* (Sam Carmichael) is thrilled to return for the encore of Mamma Mia!. B’way: Curtains (Bobby Pepper), 42nd Street Revival (Billy Lawlor), Kiss Me Kate (Bill Calhoun/ Lucentio), Titanic, the Musical (Frederick Fleet, the Lookout), Once Upon A Mattress starring Sarah Jessica Parker (Sir Harry u/s), Damn Yankees starring Jerry Lewis (Joe Hardy/Bomber), Beauty and the Beast (Salt, Beast u/s), Guys and Dolls starring Nathan Lane and Faith Prince (Guy, Crapshoot specialty). Film/TV: Across the Universe (Julie Taymor dir.), Cradle Will Rock (Tim Robbins dir.), Jeffrey (Christopher Ashley dir.), and “Guiding Light.” Live Theater is BACK!!!!
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JESSE SHARP* (Harry Bright) is thrilled to be making his Theatre By The Sea debut! Tours: Gomez (Addams Family), Walter Hobbs (Elf), Vince Fontaine (Grease). Other: NSMT (The Bodyguard), The Utah Shakespeare Festival, Goodspeed (Chasing Rainbows), Cape Playhouse, Little Theatre on the Square, Denver’s Lone Tree Arts Center (Evita), Human Race Theatre (American Premiere of Legendale), and several top LA theaters. Film/TV: “Blue Bloods,” “Almost Family,” “City on a Hill,” “General Hospital,” Not Another Teen Movie. Training: UC Irvine (MFA: Acting), UCLA (BA: Theatre). All the love to my Lexie & Chip. JESSESHARP.net
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SARA BARTOSZEK (Sophie) is so excited to be making her debut with Theatre By The Sea. Favorite credits include Maureen in RENT, Fantine in Les Miserables, Mrs. Potts in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and Cinderella/Little Red in Into the Woods. Sara is currently a student at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow and a company member of Developing Artists.
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MARKCUS BLAIR (Sky) is originally from Miami, Florida and is a graduate of Syracuse University, where he studied Musical Theatre. Markcus was most recently seen in Theatre Aspen’s production of Ragtime and Syracuse Stage’s production of Mary Poppins. You can see him in the upcoming production of Cinderella at the Paramount Theatre where he will be playing the Prince! Markcus is thrilled to be back in the theatre doing what he loves! Thank you to my amazing family and agents at HCKR for your support! Instagram:@markcusblair
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JAMIE ASKEY* (Ensemble, Dance Captain, u/s Ali, Lisa) is excited to make her debut at Theatre By The Sea as well as being back onstage since the theater shutdowns. Jamie is a New York City based performer. Her favorite credits include Mamma Mia! at North Shore Music Theatre, Holland America Line, Hershey Park, Me Dance Company, and Dancing with the Stars at Sea. So much love to my parents, Nick, Daveed and family! Follow her travels: Instagram @jamieaskey and www.jamieaskey.com
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MORGAN BLANCHARD (Eddie, Ensemble) is overwhelmed with joy to be back onstage after a pretty tough year. National tours: The Spongebob Musical, The Sound of Music. Regional: The Rev, Ogunquit Playhouse, New London Barn Playhouse, Kitchen Theatre, New Bedford Festival Theatre. Ithaca College BFA. Thank you so much to my family and friends for all their love and support during such a difficult year. Here we go again!!
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TYLER DEMA (Pepper, u/s Sky) is thrilled to be making his Theatre By The Sea debut! He was most recently on the road with the second national tour of A Bronx Tale, playing Crazy Mario and understudying Calogero. Favorite credits include A Chorus Line (Paul), Newsies (Davey), West Side Story (Action), and Twelfth Night (Duke Orsino). BFA Elon University 2019. Special thanks to his parents, dear friends, and HCKR for always being in his corner. tylerdema.com @tyler_dema
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YONI HALLER (Ensemble) is excited to make his Theatre By The Sea debut! He is a rising senior at The Hartt School BFA musical theater program and a proud alum of Walnut Hill School for the Arts. Recent regional and collegiate credits include West Side Story (The Lex), A Chorus Line(Surflight), and Spring Awakening (Hartt). Thanks to my family, Tanner, and my Quaker Lane girls. Grateful to TBTS for this amazing experience coming back from a year without performing - Voulez Vous!
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MASUMI IWAI (Ensemble) was born and raised in Japan and moved to NYC six years ago to pursue a career in musical theater. National Tour: The King and I (based on the Lincoln Center Production). Regional credits: FLY (La Jolla Playhouse), Saturday Night Fever, Jesus Christ Superstar, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Wedding Singer (Surflight Theatre), Santa's Christmas Wonderland (Spirit Production). Education: Osaka University of Arts, Peridance International Dance School. Grateful to all my family and friends who have helped me on my journey.
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BREIA KELLEY (Ali, Ensemble) is excited to be making her Theatre By The Sea debut in this production of Mamma Mia!. She is a Durham, North Carolina native and a proud BFA Musical Theatre graduate of Elon University. Breia was most recently seen in the 2019/2020 National Tour of A Bronx Tale. Many thanks and love to her family, friends, boyfriend, and HCKR. Instagram: Breia.joelle
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DEREK LUSCUTOFF (Father Alexandrios, Ensemble, u/s Bill/Harry/Sam) is making his Theatre By The Sea debut! Credits include Cinderella (Paper Mill Playhouse), A Chorus Line (Interlakes Theatre), Cabaret (Resident Theatre Company), and Swing! (Norwegian Cruise Line). Derek has a BA from UC Berkeley. When not performing, Derek is a piano/voice teacher and performance coach in NYC. Many thanks to Theatre By The Sea, BWA agency, friends, and family! DerekLuscutoff.com @derekluscutoff
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SAMI MURPHY (Ensemble, u/s Tanya, Rosie) has been performing worldwide as a dancer/vocalist with Royal Caribbean since 2017. She is also a voice-over artist for Fisher-Price’s web series “Mega Bloks™.” Sami just made her regional theatre debut in 42nd Street (The Rev Theatre). Notable credits include The Little Mermaid (The Players Theatre) and Amazon Prime’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (season four). She would like to thank the whole cast and production team, as well as a huge thanks to her mom, dad, grandparents, family, friends, church, teachers, and everyone who believed that she could. @Samimurph34
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BRETT PEDERSON (Ensemble, u/s Pepper, Eddie) is so excited to return to TBTS! Recent regional credits include: A Chorus Line (The Wick Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Paper Mill Playhouse), Newsies (Chanhassen Dinner Theatres), and Newsies and Saturday Night Fever (Theatre By The Sea); National Tours: A Bronx Tale and NO?L the Musical. Many thanks to family and friends for their love and support. @bspdance
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KENNEDY PEREZ (Lisa, Ensemble) is thrilled to be joining Theatre By The Sea this summer and is grateful for this opportunity to be back on stage. A graduate of Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, where she majored in dance and musical theatre, Kennedy is headed into her second year at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, majoring in Musical Theatre. Most recently, she was seen as Kristine in A Chorus Line at Interlakes Summer Theatre. Some other favorite roles include Velma in West Side Story and Wednesday in The Addams Family.
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GRACIE PHILLIPS (Ensemble, u/s Sophie) Here we go again! Gracie is thrilled to be returning to TBTS for an encore of Mamma Mia! She was last seen at Theatre By The Sea in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Chicago. Other favorite credits include Legally Blonde (Tour), Matilda (Theatre Workshop of Nantucket). Pace MT Alum. Much love to her family and her wonderful fiancé, Jacob! Many thanks to Kevin, Matthew and the whole TBTS team! Insta: @grelph_
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JAKE URBAN (Ensemble) is originally from Flemington, New Jersey, and is a rising Junior Musical Theater student at Boston Conservatory, specializing in dance. He started sharing his talent on stage at 9 years old and is so excited to be joining TBTS for live theater! Jake recently appeared in Interlakes Summer Theatre's A Chorus Line (Swing/Frank) and BoCo's Shrek the Musical (Swing). Special thanks to my parents and the rest of the family. Instagram: @jakeurban jakeurban.net
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JUDY CRAYMER (Original Producer/ Co-Creator) graduated from the Guildhall School of Music in 1977 and has since worked extensively in the theater, film, television and music industries. Judy originated the idea of Mamma Mia! and, in 1996, formed Littlestar Services Limited with Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Richard East to produce the stage musical in London. Since then, she has produced 50 productions of Mamma Mia! in 16 languages around the world. In 2002, Judy was presented with a Woman of the Year Award in recognition for her international success with Mamma Mia!. In the Queen’s birthday honors list of 2007, she was honored with an MBE for her contribution to the music industry. In 2008, Judy produced Mamma Mia! The Movie, starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. That same year, she was honored with the Women in Film ITV Achievement of the Year Award. Mamma Mia! The Movie was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy, a BAFTA for Outstanding British Film and Judy was personally nominated by BAFTA for the Carl Foreman Award for Special Achievement. Mamma Mia! The Movie is the highest grossing live-action musical film worldwide. In 2010, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation presented Judy with its Humanitarian Award for her commitment to raising breast cancer awareness and research funding around the globe with Mamma Mia! and through the sale of the specially created Rock Chick Supremo T-shirts. Following a passion for horses and show jumping, Judy was asked to be a passion for horses and show jumping, Judy was asked to be an ambassador for British Showjumping and is proud to support the British Team. Judy also produced Viva Forever!, an original musical based on the songs of The Spice Girls.
BJÖRN ULVAEUS (Music & Lyrics) was born in 1945 in Gothenberg on the west coast of Sweden. After a successful local career in Sweden with a folk group in the mid-1960s, he started his collaboration with Benny Andersson. They then went on to form ABBA with Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Even during the ABBA years, the idea of writing a musical seemed appealing and, in 1981, Björn and Benny met Tim Rice and co-wrote Chess with him, which opened in the West End in 1986. In 1995 Björn and Benny opened a new musical called Kristina Från Duvemåla, which played for three years in Sweden. Their most recent musical is the Stockholm production Hjälp sökes, which opened in 2013. Bjorn is one of the producers for Mamma Mia! The Party, which opened in Stockholm in January 2016.
BENNY ANDERSSON (Music & Lyrics) Born in Stockholm on December 16, 1946. Instructed by his father and grandfather, he started to play the accordion at the age of 6, and he has not stopped yet.
CATHERINE JOHNSON (Book) Theater: Rag Doll, Renegades, Suspension (Bristol Old Vic); Too Much Too Young (Bristol Old Vic and London Bubble); Boys Mean Business, Dead Sheep, Little Baby Nothing (Bush Theatre, London); Shang-a-Lang (Bush Theatre and national tour); Mamma Mia! (worldwide); and Through the Wire and A Letter to Lacey for NTConnections. Creative consultant on ABBA the Museum, Stockholm. Television: “Casualty,” “Byker Grove,” “Love Hurts,” “Gold,” “Linda Green.” Original screen-plays: “Rag Doll,” “Where’s Willy? “(HTV) and “Sin Bin” (BBC), the series “Love in the 21st Century” (Channel 4) and “Dappers” (BBC3). Awards: Catherine has won the Bristol Old Vic/HTV Playwrighting Award, Thames Television’s Writer-in-Residence Award and Thames Television’s Best Play Award and was nominated in 2002 for a Tony Award for Best Musical Book for Mamma Mia! Film: Catherine wrote the screenplay for the Mamma Mia! movie released July 2008.
KEVIN P. HILL (Director and Choreographer, Producing Artistic Director). Born and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts, Kevin began his theatrical career as dancer and actor. He appeared in National Touring companies of Hello, Dolly! with Carol Channing, Leslie Uggams and Michele Lee, Anything Goes and the International Touring Company of A Chorus Line. New York audiences have seen him in the Off-Broadway production of Party. Regional credits as a performer include: West Side Story, Good News! A Chorus Line, My Fair Lady and Marvin in Falsettoland. Kevin has directed and choreographed over 100 productions across America. He has had the privilege of working with such stars as Marin Mazzie, Joanne Worley, Kathleen Turner, Josh Groban, Jonathan Groff and Tony Award winner, Cady Huffman. In New York, he was the assistant to the director of On the Twentieth Century at the New Amsterdam Theatre and assistant to the choreographer on the revival of Guys and Dolls. He directed and choreographed Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys, A Christmas Carol, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, Sister Act, and Mamma Mia! here at NSMT, and Mamma Mia!, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Sister Act, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, and Grease at Bill Hanney's Theatre By The Sea in Rhode Island, where he is also Producing Artistic Director. Kevin has been nominated as Best Director/Choreographer for his work on Smokey Joe's Cafe, Rent, The Full Monty, Chicago, and Edwin Drood, and was awarded the NH Theatre Award for Best Choreography for West Side Storyat the Papermill Theatre. Kevin has also been awarded Six Broadway World awards and two Motif awards for his productions of Mamma Mia!,Mary Poppins and Young Frankenstein. Future projects include an original danced play called Standing Still. As a Professor of Dance, Kevin has been on faculty at Pennsylvania State University, Kansas State University and most recently The Boston Conservatory of Music. Kevin is a proud member of SDC, AEA and Dance Masters of New England, Chapter 5.
BOB BRAY (Music Director) has a long history at TBTS. He started out as an actor performing in Zorba, My One and Only, Sugar Babies and Sweet Charity in the summer of ’87. More recently, then he was the MD for Hello, Dolly! with Cady Huffman in 2010 and in 2018, he returned to TBTS to MD Mamma Mia!. He was the Musical Director/Conductor for Mamma Mia! at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas as well as playing and conducting Mamma Mia! on Broadway throughout its 14 year run. He conducted the 1st National Tour of Show Boat directed by Hal Prince and starring Len Cariou and Cloris Leachman and was the Assistant Conductor for Damn Yankees starring Jerry Lewis. More recently he conducted the International Tour of Dreamgirls and the Montreal premiere of Beauty and the Beast. On Broadway he played in the orchestras for Aspects of Love, Beauty and the Beast, My Fair Lady (Richard Chamberlain), Show Boat, Chicago, Ragtime, Fosse, Hairspray, Seussical, Cabaret, Annie Get Your Gun (Bernadette, Reba), The Lion King, Wicked, Assassins, Pacific Overtures, 110 in the Shade (Audra McDonald), Ghost, Jekyll & Hyde, Jersey Boys, Matilda and most recently Hello, Dolly! (Bette). He also spent three years training all the kids for the Broadway and touring casts of Matilda the Musical.
KYLE DIXON (Scenic Design). Kyle’s scenic artwork may be seen across the United States, from NYC to Las Vegas. Recent scenic designs include:The Bodyguard, Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys, Freaky Friday, Oklahoma!, Hairspray! Mamma Mia!, Peter Pan, Mame, 42nd Street, Young Frankenstein, The Music Man, West Side Story (North Shore Music Theatre), Camelot (Westchester Broadway Theatre), The Broadway Classic Music Dance Review (Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, Beijing, China), Saturday Night Fever, Newsies, Singin’ in the Rain, Love and Other Fables,Chicago, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Mamma Mia! (BroadwayWorld Regional Award), Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Producers, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Music Man, Beehive, Buddy, West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act, and Young Frankenstein (Theatre By The Sea, BroadwayWorld Regional Award), Growing up 70’s starring Barry Williams (Off Broadway), Angelina Ballerina, The Musical (NYC, Toronto, National Tour), Fancy Nancy, the Musical (NYC, National Tour), StinkyKids (Off Broadway Alliance Award), It Shoulda Been You (starring Kim Zimmer) and The Wizard of Oz (Gretna Theatre, BroadwayWorld Regional Award), Xanadu, Doubt, The Secret Garden and The Merchant of Venice (Williams Center for the Arts), and many more. Kyle has designed concert events for Faith Prince, Tommy Tune, Pam Tillis, and the NC Gubernatorial Inauguration Gala (Telly Award). In addition to theatre, he is the designer of NC’s historic Elizabethan Gardens’ Winter Lights, a ten-acre holiday display. www.KyleDixonDesigns.com
DANA PINKSTON (Costume Design) has designed costumes for theatres across the country, including Theatre By The Sea, North Shore Music Theatre, Wayside Theatre and Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Struthers Library Theatre and Snowmass/Aspen Rep. In 1994 Dana won the prestigious ACTF/ Kennedy Center National Award for Excellence in Costume Design for her designs for Our Country's Good, as well as Penn State University's Arts and Architecture Creative Achievement Award. As an Associate Professor of Design at Kansas State University, Dana has been privileged to work with many emerging playwrights and directors, both on campus and in New York City. Dana is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.
JOSE SANTIAGO (Lighting Design) is happy to return after lighting Saturday Night Fever, Newsies, Singin’ in the Rain, Love and Other Fables, Singin’ in the Rain, Chicago, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Mamma Mia!, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and the entire 2016 & 2017 seasons at Theatre By The Sea. Past designs include: The Bodyguard, Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys, Freaky Friday, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!, Peter Pan, 42nd Street, Evita and Spamalot at North Shore Music Theatre; Rent, Anything Goes, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Sister Act The Musical, Young Frankenstein, White Christmas (Gateway); Of Mice and Men (Bay Street Theatre); Man of La Mancha, La Cage aux Folles, Mame(The Wick Theatre), Smokey Joe's Cafe (Merry- Go-Round Playhouse). He received his Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design from Florida State University. jsantiagodesign.com
DON HANNA (Sound Design) is happy to be joining the team at TBTS to design Mamma Mia! again! Currently Don is the Head Audio and shop manager for Frontier Show Productions as well as a freelance sound designer and engineer whose work can be seen (well, heard) in national tours, regional theaters, and concert productions alike. Touring: The Wizard of Oz National/International Tour (Sound Design, Apex Touring) Pippin National Tour (Associate Sound Design/Head Audio, Apex Touring), Fame The Musical (Sound Design), Million Dollar Quartet National Tour (Head Audio, Prather Touring), Smokey Joe's Cafe 20th Anniversary Tour (Head Audio). Regional (Sound Design): The Gateway Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre By The Sea, Ogunquit Playhouse, John Engeman Theatre, among others. Working with Frontier Show Productions, Don is a consultant, technician, and mixer on many concert and special events, providing audio support in the New York Tri-State as well as national and international tours. A special thank you to my friends, family and Bethany for their continual love and support.
KELLY BAKER (Costume Coordinator) is a graduate of Bridgewater State College and is the Costume Coordinator for North Shore Music Theatre. Previous NSMT Costume Design/Coordinator credits include: The Bodyguard, Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys, Freaky Friday, Oklahoma!, Curious George and the Golden Meatball, A Christmas Carol, Hairspray, Jekyll & Hyde, Mamma Mia! and Peter Pan. Other companies she has worked for include: The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, New England Conservatory, Greater Boston Stage Company, Odyssey Opera, The Cape Playhouse, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and OIV’s Ouroboros Trilogy. Hi Mama!
STEPHEN MacDONALD (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working on his first production with Theatre By The Sea. Recent stage management credits include A Year with Frog and Toad TYA and Curious George and the Golden Meatball TYA with North Shore Music Theatre along with Admissions, Choir Boy, and The View Upstairs with Speakeasy Stage Company of Boston. When not working professionally as a proud AEA stage manager, Stephen spends his time directing and designing education productions, while teaching the future generations of performing and technical theatre artists.
MEGAN E. COUTTS* (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway: Godspell. Off Broadway: Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose (Davenport), The Traveling Lady (Cherry Lane Theatre) The Two-Character Play (New World Stages), Oohrah! (Atlantic Theater Company), The Memorandum(TACT), Phantom Killer (Abingdon Theatre Co.), The Maria Project (59E59), Dedalus Lounge (Royal Family Productions), Picture of Dorian Gray(Sonnet Repertory), Brazil! Brazil! (New Victory Theater), Peter & the Wolf (Guggenheim W&P). Reg’l/Int’l: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Goodspeed Musicals, The Rev, Apollo Theater, Bucks County Playhouse, Dutch National Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Omaha, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
BRIANA FALLON (Assistant Choreographer) is elated to return to Theatre By The Sea for her third season, and second time working on Mamma Mia! here at Theatre By The Sea! Briana has performed on the TBTS stage in Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, and Spamalot. She’s also been seen countless times at Bill’s sister theatre, North Shore Music Theatre. Briana resides in Danvers, MA, where she owns a dance studio. Love and thanks to Kevin, David, Mom, Dad, and her family! Here we go again!
BILL HANNEY (Owner/Producer) is honored and proud to have been responsible for both the 2007 purchase and re-opening of Theatre By The Sea (theatrebythesea.com), the landmark 500 seat professional summer theatre and restaurant in Wakefield, RI and the 2010 purchase and re-opening of North Shore Music Theatre (nsmt.org), the 1,500 seat nationally renowned regional theatre in Beverly, MA.. He began his career in show business at age 19, leasing and developing movie theaters, including his first multiplex in Quincy, Massachusetts. Before long, he was booking rock shows (Jefferson Starship, Rush) and other types of live entertainment, which eventually led to the presenting and producing of Broadway productions. One such show was an appearance by the legendary mime artist, Marcel Marceau. As president of Broadway Productions, Bill presented national tours such as Annie, Amadeus, Dancin', Peter Pan, The Rocky Horror Show and Mark Twain starring Hal Holbrook, throughout New England including Worcester, Springfield, Portland, Maine and Boston. Throughout his career, Bill has stayed focused on his movie theatre chain having bought, built, owned, operated and sold more than 30 cinemas. His company, Entertainment Cinemas, currently operates seven movie complexes in four states. In 2009, Bill was elected President of the Theatre Owners of New England. Bill's ongoing work with NSMT inspires him to consider acquiring additional performance venues at which he plans to someday share his productions between his theatres. Bill has been named to the North Shore Top 100 by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. In 2012, he was recognized by both the Beverly Chamber of Commerce and Salem Chamber of Commerce as Business Person of the Year. He is the recipient of the 2015 Leslie S. Ray Hall of Fame Award, presented by the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce. Bill is a member of the League of Broadway Producers and was involved with the recent revival of Pippin, as well as developing several new musicals. Bill also produces Cape Live!, a summer entertainment series at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center in Hyannis.
THOM WARREN* (Associate Producer), a resident of Staten Island NY, began his association with Theatre By The Sea as an actor playing Harry the Horse in the 2000 production of Guys and Dolls. He then returned in 2013 to become the Company Manager, a position he held until 2015. In 2019, he appeared as Nunzio/Snyder in Newsies and Roscoe Dexter in Singin’ in the Rain, and in 2017 he appeared as Maurice in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. A member of Actors’ Equity and SDC, he is also a casting associate for Theatre By The Sea. In NYC he was the Company Manager for the Off-Broadway play Psycho Therapy. As a performer, Thom began his career with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre before moving on to musical comedy. Appearing in close to 100 shows, he has performed at North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO, Kansas City Starlight, Alabama Shakespeare Festival and in NYC, as well as in a 2-year run of the International Company of West Side Story. Choreography credits include productions of West Side Story at NSMT and Kansas City Starlight, as well as a full-length production of The Nutcracker. Thom would like to thank Bill, Kevin, Tom, Helen and Chris. And of course, Dan, Sam, Jimmy and Peter. Dammit!
MATTHEW CHAPPELL (Casting Director) is honored to continue working with this remarkable creative team as resident Casting Director and Associate Producer for Bill Hanney’s North Shore Music Theatre and resident Casting Director for Theatre By The Sea. An accomplished performer, he is fortunate to have worked all over the world in more than 30 productions, including several shows at NSMT, as lead vocalist in Stephen Schwartz’s Magic To Do for Princess Cruise Lines, and appearances at Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Duplex, Carnegie Hall, and The Metropolitan Room. For many years, Matthew worked as a talent agent, casting associate, and photographer for Heyman Talent Agency, specializing in TV/film, commercials, runway, print and voiceovers. He is a former Associate Producer for Encore International, casting and producing shows for theme parks, cruise ships, and corporate events.
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTIShows.com) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the U.S. and in over 60 countries worldwide.
ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
THEATRE BY THE SEA, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, has had many incarnations over the years. The Tyler family purchased the property in the early ‘20s. After Alice Tyler was left a widow with three young children, she ran the property as a summer camp for girls. When the depression hit, she decided to create jobs and provide a future for her children by turning the barn into a theatre. The 300-seat theatre opened on August 7, 1933 with a production called Strictly Dynamite. That initial season lasted four weeks and featured four different plays, one of which was taken to New York. In 1938, a Yale Cooperative took over. Then, on September 2, a hurricane hit. The back wall of the theatre caved in and the stage roof was blown off. During the repairs, the theater was expanded to include a balcony. The newly enlarged theatre operated through 1941 and then went dark during the war. In 1946, the theatre’s most glamorous and star-filled period began. The theatre became what is referred to as a “star-system” house opening with a show called Dream Girl which starred Judy Holliday. Other headliners who were brought in included Tallulah Bankhead, Mae West, Groucho Marx, and Marlon Brando. Following the 1958 season, the property was sold to the Bontecou family, who leased it sporadically for several years, and by 1966 there were plans to tear down the theatre. Upon hearing that the theatre was to be destroyed, Tommy Brent, who had previously worked as a publicist for the theatre, returned and saved the theater from demolition. His first show opened on June 23, 1967 and he ran the theatre successfully for twenty-two years. In 1988, FourQuest Entertainment, which consisted of Laura Harris, (who had previously worked at the theatre for eleven summers), Renny Serre and Richard Ericson, came on board. Following extensive renovations, FourQuest reopened the theater in the spring of 1989 and continued producing high quality summer theater in Matunuck until the fall of 2003. The theatre went dark once again until 2007, when entrepreneur Bill Hanney purchased the property and, with producing partners, successfully mounted a production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, just six weeks later, reopening the historic theatre on August 8, 2007. Theatre By The Sea continues to annually produce a successful four-musical subscription season along with a children’s theatre and concert series.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Man-agers in the United States.
BJÖRN ULVAEUS (Music & Lyrics) was born in 1945 in Gothenberg on the west coast of Sweden. After a successful local career in Sweden with a folk group in the mid-1960s, he started his collaboration with Benny Andersson. They then went on to form ABBA with Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Even during the ABBA years, the idea of writing a musical seemed appealing and, in 1981, Björn and Benny met Tim Rice and co-wrote Chess with him, which opened in the West End in 1986. In 1995 Björn and Benny opened a new musical called Kristina Från Duvemåla, which played for three years in Sweden. Their most recent musical is the Stockholm production Hjälp sökes, which opened in 2013. Bjorn is one of the producers for Mamma Mia! The Party, which opened in Stockholm in January 2016.
BENNY ANDERSSON (Music & Lyrics) Born in Stockholm on December 16, 1946. Instructed by his father and grandfather, he started to play the accordion at the age of 6, and he has not stopped yet.
CATHERINE JOHNSON (Book) Theater: Rag Doll, Renegades, Suspension (Bristol Old Vic); Too Much Too Young (Bristol Old Vic and London Bubble); Boys Mean Business, Dead Sheep, Little Baby Nothing (Bush Theatre, London); Shang-a-Lang (Bush Theatre and national tour); Mamma Mia! (worldwide); and Through the Wire and A Letter to Lacey for NTConnections. Creative consultant on ABBA the Museum, Stockholm. Television: “Casualty,” “Byker Grove,” “Love Hurts,” “Gold,” “Linda Green.” Original screen-plays: “Rag Doll,” “Where’s Willy? “(HTV) and “Sin Bin” (BBC), the series “Love in the 21st Century” (Channel 4) and “Dappers” (BBC3). Awards: Catherine has won the Bristol Old Vic/HTV Playwrighting Award, Thames Television’s Writer-in-Residence Award and Thames Television’s Best Play Award and was nominated in 2002 for a Tony Award for Best Musical Book for Mamma Mia! Film: Catherine wrote the screenplay for the Mamma Mia! movie released July 2008.
KEVIN P. HILL (Director and Choreographer, Producing Artistic Director). Born and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts, Kevin began his theatrical career as dancer and actor. He appeared in National Touring companies of Hello, Dolly! with Carol Channing, Leslie Uggams and Michele Lee, Anything Goes and the International Touring Company of A Chorus Line. New York audiences have seen him in the Off-Broadway production of Party. Regional credits as a performer include: West Side Story, Good News! A Chorus Line, My Fair Lady and Marvin in Falsettoland. Kevin has directed and choreographed over 100 productions across America. He has had the privilege of working with such stars as Marin Mazzie, Joanne Worley, Kathleen Turner, Josh Groban, Jonathan Groff and Tony Award winner, Cady Huffman. In New York, he was the assistant to the director of On the Twentieth Century at the New Amsterdam Theatre and assistant to the choreographer on the revival of Guys and Dolls. He directed and choreographed Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys, A Christmas Carol, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, Sister Act, and Mamma Mia! here at NSMT, and Mamma Mia!, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Sister Act, Young Frankenstein, Mary Poppins, and Grease at Bill Hanney's Theatre By The Sea in Rhode Island, where he is also Producing Artistic Director. Kevin has been nominated as Best Director/Choreographer for his work on Smokey Joe's Cafe, Rent, The Full Monty, Chicago, and Edwin Drood, and was awarded the NH Theatre Award for Best Choreography for West Side Storyat the Papermill Theatre. Kevin has also been awarded Six Broadway World awards and two Motif awards for his productions of Mamma Mia!,Mary Poppins and Young Frankenstein. Future projects include an original danced play called Standing Still. As a Professor of Dance, Kevin has been on faculty at Pennsylvania State University, Kansas State University and most recently The Boston Conservatory of Music. Kevin is a proud member of SDC, AEA and Dance Masters of New England, Chapter 5.
BOB BRAY (Music Director) has a long history at TBTS. He started out as an actor performing in Zorba, My One and Only, Sugar Babies and Sweet Charity in the summer of ’87. More recently, then he was the MD for Hello, Dolly! with Cady Huffman in 2010 and in 2018, he returned to TBTS to MD Mamma Mia!. He was the Musical Director/Conductor for Mamma Mia! at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas as well as playing and conducting Mamma Mia! on Broadway throughout its 14 year run. He conducted the 1st National Tour of Show Boat directed by Hal Prince and starring Len Cariou and Cloris Leachman and was the Assistant Conductor for Damn Yankees starring Jerry Lewis. More recently he conducted the International Tour of Dreamgirls and the Montreal premiere of Beauty and the Beast. On Broadway he played in the orchestras for Aspects of Love, Beauty and the Beast, My Fair Lady (Richard Chamberlain), Show Boat, Chicago, Ragtime, Fosse, Hairspray, Seussical, Cabaret, Annie Get Your Gun (Bernadette, Reba), The Lion King, Wicked, Assassins, Pacific Overtures, 110 in the Shade (Audra McDonald), Ghost, Jekyll & Hyde, Jersey Boys, Matilda and most recently Hello, Dolly! (Bette). He also spent three years training all the kids for the Broadway and touring casts of Matilda the Musical.
KYLE DIXON (Scenic Design). Kyle’s scenic artwork may be seen across the United States, from NYC to Las Vegas. Recent scenic designs include:The Bodyguard, Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys, Freaky Friday, Oklahoma!, Hairspray! Mamma Mia!, Peter Pan, Mame, 42nd Street, Young Frankenstein, The Music Man, West Side Story (North Shore Music Theatre), Camelot (Westchester Broadway Theatre), The Broadway Classic Music Dance Review (Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, Beijing, China), Saturday Night Fever, Newsies, Singin’ in the Rain, Love and Other Fables,Chicago, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Mamma Mia! (BroadwayWorld Regional Award), Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Producers, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Music Man, Beehive, Buddy, West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act, and Young Frankenstein (Theatre By The Sea, BroadwayWorld Regional Award), Growing up 70’s starring Barry Williams (Off Broadway), Angelina Ballerina, The Musical (NYC, Toronto, National Tour), Fancy Nancy, the Musical (NYC, National Tour), StinkyKids (Off Broadway Alliance Award), It Shoulda Been You (starring Kim Zimmer) and The Wizard of Oz (Gretna Theatre, BroadwayWorld Regional Award), Xanadu, Doubt, The Secret Garden and The Merchant of Venice (Williams Center for the Arts), and many more. Kyle has designed concert events for Faith Prince, Tommy Tune, Pam Tillis, and the NC Gubernatorial Inauguration Gala (Telly Award). In addition to theatre, he is the designer of NC’s historic Elizabethan Gardens’ Winter Lights, a ten-acre holiday display. www.KyleDixonDesigns.com
DANA PINKSTON (Costume Design) has designed costumes for theatres across the country, including Theatre By The Sea, North Shore Music Theatre, Wayside Theatre and Virginia Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Struthers Library Theatre and Snowmass/Aspen Rep. In 1994 Dana won the prestigious ACTF/ Kennedy Center National Award for Excellence in Costume Design for her designs for Our Country's Good, as well as Penn State University's Arts and Architecture Creative Achievement Award. As an Associate Professor of Design at Kansas State University, Dana has been privileged to work with many emerging playwrights and directors, both on campus and in New York City. Dana is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.
JOSE SANTIAGO (Lighting Design) is happy to return after lighting Saturday Night Fever, Newsies, Singin’ in the Rain, Love and Other Fables, Singin’ in the Rain, Chicago, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Mamma Mia!, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and the entire 2016 & 2017 seasons at Theatre By The Sea. Past designs include: The Bodyguard, Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys, Freaky Friday, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!, Peter Pan, 42nd Street, Evita and Spamalot at North Shore Music Theatre; Rent, Anything Goes, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Sister Act The Musical, Young Frankenstein, White Christmas (Gateway); Of Mice and Men (Bay Street Theatre); Man of La Mancha, La Cage aux Folles, Mame(The Wick Theatre), Smokey Joe's Cafe (Merry- Go-Round Playhouse). He received his Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design from Florida State University. jsantiagodesign.com
DON HANNA (Sound Design) is happy to be joining the team at TBTS to design Mamma Mia! again! Currently Don is the Head Audio and shop manager for Frontier Show Productions as well as a freelance sound designer and engineer whose work can be seen (well, heard) in national tours, regional theaters, and concert productions alike. Touring: The Wizard of Oz National/International Tour (Sound Design, Apex Touring) Pippin National Tour (Associate Sound Design/Head Audio, Apex Touring), Fame The Musical (Sound Design), Million Dollar Quartet National Tour (Head Audio, Prather Touring), Smokey Joe's Cafe 20th Anniversary Tour (Head Audio). Regional (Sound Design): The Gateway Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Theatre By The Sea, Ogunquit Playhouse, John Engeman Theatre, among others. Working with Frontier Show Productions, Don is a consultant, technician, and mixer on many concert and special events, providing audio support in the New York Tri-State as well as national and international tours. A special thank you to my friends, family and Bethany for their continual love and support.
KELLY BAKER (Costume Coordinator) is a graduate of Bridgewater State College and is the Costume Coordinator for North Shore Music Theatre. Previous NSMT Costume Design/Coordinator credits include: The Bodyguard, Sunset Boulevard, Jersey Boys, Freaky Friday, Oklahoma!, Curious George and the Golden Meatball, A Christmas Carol, Hairspray, Jekyll & Hyde, Mamma Mia! and Peter Pan. Other companies she has worked for include: The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, New England Conservatory, Greater Boston Stage Company, Odyssey Opera, The Cape Playhouse, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and OIV’s Ouroboros Trilogy. Hi Mama!
STEPHEN MacDONALD (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working on his first production with Theatre By The Sea. Recent stage management credits include A Year with Frog and Toad TYA and Curious George and the Golden Meatball TYA with North Shore Music Theatre along with Admissions, Choir Boy, and The View Upstairs with Speakeasy Stage Company of Boston. When not working professionally as a proud AEA stage manager, Stephen spends his time directing and designing education productions, while teaching the future generations of performing and technical theatre artists.
MEGAN E. COUTTS* (Assistant Stage Manager) Broadway: Godspell. Off Broadway: Georgie: My Adventures with George Rose (Davenport), The Traveling Lady (Cherry Lane Theatre) The Two-Character Play (New World Stages), Oohrah! (Atlantic Theater Company), The Memorandum(TACT), Phantom Killer (Abingdon Theatre Co.), The Maria Project (59E59), Dedalus Lounge (Royal Family Productions), Picture of Dorian Gray(Sonnet Repertory), Brazil! Brazil! (New Victory Theater), Peter & the Wolf (Guggenheim W&P). Reg’l/Int’l: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Goodspeed Musicals, The Rev, Apollo Theater, Bucks County Playhouse, Dutch National Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Opera Omaha, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.
BRIANA FALLON (Assistant Choreographer) is elated to return to Theatre By The Sea for her third season, and second time working on Mamma Mia! here at Theatre By The Sea! Briana has performed on the TBTS stage in Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, and Spamalot. She’s also been seen countless times at Bill’s sister theatre, North Shore Music Theatre. Briana resides in Danvers, MA, where she owns a dance studio. Love and thanks to Kevin, David, Mom, Dad, and her family! Here we go again!
BILL HANNEY (Owner/Producer) is honored and proud to have been responsible for both the 2007 purchase and re-opening of Theatre By The Sea (theatrebythesea.com), the landmark 500 seat professional summer theatre and restaurant in Wakefield, RI and the 2010 purchase and re-opening of North Shore Music Theatre (nsmt.org), the 1,500 seat nationally renowned regional theatre in Beverly, MA.. He began his career in show business at age 19, leasing and developing movie theaters, including his first multiplex in Quincy, Massachusetts. Before long, he was booking rock shows (Jefferson Starship, Rush) and other types of live entertainment, which eventually led to the presenting and producing of Broadway productions. One such show was an appearance by the legendary mime artist, Marcel Marceau. As president of Broadway Productions, Bill presented national tours such as Annie, Amadeus, Dancin', Peter Pan, The Rocky Horror Show and Mark Twain starring Hal Holbrook, throughout New England including Worcester, Springfield, Portland, Maine and Boston. Throughout his career, Bill has stayed focused on his movie theatre chain having bought, built, owned, operated and sold more than 30 cinemas. His company, Entertainment Cinemas, currently operates seven movie complexes in four states. In 2009, Bill was elected President of the Theatre Owners of New England. Bill's ongoing work with NSMT inspires him to consider acquiring additional performance venues at which he plans to someday share his productions between his theatres. Bill has been named to the North Shore Top 100 by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. In 2012, he was recognized by both the Beverly Chamber of Commerce and Salem Chamber of Commerce as Business Person of the Year. He is the recipient of the 2015 Leslie S. Ray Hall of Fame Award, presented by the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce. Bill is a member of the League of Broadway Producers and was involved with the recent revival of Pippin, as well as developing several new musicals. Bill also produces Cape Live!, a summer entertainment series at the Barnstable Performing Arts Center in Hyannis.
THOM WARREN* (Associate Producer), a resident of Staten Island NY, began his association with Theatre By The Sea as an actor playing Harry the Horse in the 2000 production of Guys and Dolls. He then returned in 2013 to become the Company Manager, a position he held until 2015. In 2019, he appeared as Nunzio/Snyder in Newsies and Roscoe Dexter in Singin’ in the Rain, and in 2017 he appeared as Maurice in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. A member of Actors’ Equity and SDC, he is also a casting associate for Theatre By The Sea. In NYC he was the Company Manager for the Off-Broadway play Psycho Therapy. As a performer, Thom began his career with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre before moving on to musical comedy. Appearing in close to 100 shows, he has performed at North Shore Music Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO, Kansas City Starlight, Alabama Shakespeare Festival and in NYC, as well as in a 2-year run of the International Company of West Side Story. Choreography credits include productions of West Side Story at NSMT and Kansas City Starlight, as well as a full-length production of The Nutcracker. Thom would like to thank Bill, Kevin, Tom, Helen and Chris. And of course, Dan, Sam, Jimmy and Peter. Dammit!
MATTHEW CHAPPELL (Casting Director) is honored to continue working with this remarkable creative team as resident Casting Director and Associate Producer for Bill Hanney’s North Shore Music Theatre and resident Casting Director for Theatre By The Sea. An accomplished performer, he is fortunate to have worked all over the world in more than 30 productions, including several shows at NSMT, as lead vocalist in Stephen Schwartz’s Magic To Do for Princess Cruise Lines, and appearances at Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Duplex, Carnegie Hall, and The Metropolitan Room. For many years, Matthew worked as a talent agent, casting associate, and photographer for Heyman Talent Agency, specializing in TV/film, commercials, runway, print and voiceovers. He is a former Associate Producer for Encore International, casting and producing shows for theme parks, cruise ships, and corporate events.
MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTIShows.com) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting schools as well as amateur and professional theatres from around the world the rights to perform the largest selection of great musicals from Broadway and beyond. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these shows to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 60,000 theatrical organizations in the U.S. and in over 60 countries worldwide.
ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
THEATRE BY THE SEA, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, has had many incarnations over the years. The Tyler family purchased the property in the early ‘20s. After Alice Tyler was left a widow with three young children, she ran the property as a summer camp for girls. When the depression hit, she decided to create jobs and provide a future for her children by turning the barn into a theatre. The 300-seat theatre opened on August 7, 1933 with a production called Strictly Dynamite. That initial season lasted four weeks and featured four different plays, one of which was taken to New York. In 1938, a Yale Cooperative took over. Then, on September 2, a hurricane hit. The back wall of the theatre caved in and the stage roof was blown off. During the repairs, the theater was expanded to include a balcony. The newly enlarged theatre operated through 1941 and then went dark during the war. In 1946, the theatre’s most glamorous and star-filled period began. The theatre became what is referred to as a “star-system” house opening with a show called Dream Girl which starred Judy Holliday. Other headliners who were brought in included Tallulah Bankhead, Mae West, Groucho Marx, and Marlon Brando. Following the 1958 season, the property was sold to the Bontecou family, who leased it sporadically for several years, and by 1966 there were plans to tear down the theatre. Upon hearing that the theatre was to be destroyed, Tommy Brent, who had previously worked as a publicist for the theatre, returned and saved the theater from demolition. His first show opened on June 23, 1967 and he ran the theatre successfully for twenty-two years. In 1988, FourQuest Entertainment, which consisted of Laura Harris, (who had previously worked at the theatre for eleven summers), Renny Serre and Richard Ericson, came on board. Following extensive renovations, FourQuest reopened the theater in the spring of 1989 and continued producing high quality summer theater in Matunuck until the fall of 2003. The theatre went dark once again until 2007, when entrepreneur Bill Hanney purchased the property and, with producing partners, successfully mounted a production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, just six weeks later, reopening the historic theatre on August 8, 2007. Theatre By The Sea continues to annually produce a successful four-musical subscription season along with a children’s theatre and concert series.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Man-agers in the United States.