Expect the Unexpected *Featured Artists

*Confirmed artists are dependent upon individual’s schedules and are subject to change

• FRED APPLEGATE (C77): has appeared on Broadway in Young Frankenstein, The Producers (starring in NY and London), and The Sound of Music; at many regional theaters, and on innumerable television shows.

• CRAIG BIERKO (C86): Bierko stars in the new tv series "Unhitched" and is perhaps best known for his roles in the films The Long Kiss Goodnight, Cinderella Man, and Scary Movie 4 (spoofing Tom Cruise throughout the film) and on the Broadway stage as Harold Hill in The Music Man, for which he received a Tony nomination for best actor in a musical in 2000.

• STEPHANIE D'ABRUZZO (C93): Though D'Abruzzo has spent the bulk of her career performing as a puppeteer in children's television, she is best known for originating the roles of single schoolteacher Kate Monster and sultry chanteuse Lucy the Slut in the Broadway musical Avenue Q. D'Abruzzo earned widespread acclaim for her performance of the dual role, including a nomination for the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, a Drama Desk nomination, the Theatre World Award, and the Outer Critics Circle Special Ensemble Award.

• BRIAN d'ARCY JAMES (C90): Brian is in Second Stage Theater's production of Next to Normal (directed by Michael Greif) and previously starred in the Roundabout Theater's Broadway production of The Apple Tree with Kristen Chenoweth. Other recent Broadway credits include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and originating the role of Brendan in The Lieutenant of Inishmore. He received a Tony nomination and Drama Desk nomination for his portrayal of Sidney Falco in the Broadway production of Sweet Smell of Success. Other Broadway credits include Titanic; Carousel; Blood Brothers; Les Miserables (national tour).

• DANIEL GOLDSTEIN (C97): Daniel is currently preparing the upcoming first Broadway revival of Godspell for Summer 2008.  Currently he is represented by the world premiere of Beau Willimon’s Lower Ninth at The Flea Theater and the World Premiere of Sinan Unel’s The Cry of the Reed at the Huntington Theater in Boston.  Recently he directed the off-Broadway commercial production of the hit Fringe Festival musical Walmartopia. He has served as the Associate Director for All Shook Up! and Fully Committed, and the Resident Director for the First National Tour of MAMMA MIA! 

• MICHAEL GREIF (C81): Michael is a director whose most recent works include the new musical, Next to Normal at Second Stage, Mark Bennett and Jessica Hagedorn's Most Wanted at La Jolla Playhouse, this summer's New York Shakespeare Festival production of Romeo and Juliet in Central Park and Grey Gardens on Broadway. Greif was nominated twice for a Tony Award for best direction of a musical for Grey Gardens (2007) and for Rent (1996).

• RICHARD KIND (C78)  Broadway: The Producers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sly Fox, The Tale of the Allergist"s Wife, Bounce by Stephen Sondheim directed by Hal Prince. Williamstown: The Front Page, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern..., The Big Knife. Bay Street Theater: The Lady in Question, Rough Crossing. TV: "Spin City", "Mad About You", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Scrubs".
  

• SALLY MURPHY (GMu84): Sally plays IvyWeston in the current smash Broadway play August: Osage County, which debuted at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, of which she is an ensemble member. A regular on the New York stage and at Steppenwolf, Murphy is best known for her Broadway performances in Carousel, The Grapes of Wrath, Fiddler on the Roof, and The Wild Party.

• JENNY POWERS (Mu03):  Powers won the title of Miss Illinois in 2000, and has had major roles in Broadway productions. She appeared on Broadway as Meg, the eldest March sister, in the musical version of Little Women. She garnered critical accolodes for her performance as Diana Devereaux in 2006 during an Encores series production of "Of Thee I Sing." Powers also appeared in the 2007 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, the story of aging chorus girls confronting their past lives and unwise choices at a reunion. In August 2007, Powers opened in the role of Rizzo in the Broadway revival of Grease.

• KATE SHINDLE (C99): is currently on Broadway playing the role of Vivienne in Legally Blonde, The Musical. An actress, singer, dancer, and AIDS activist, Shindle came to fame as Miss America 1998, where she represented the state of Illinois as Miss Illinois 1997. Additional Broadway performances include Cabaret (Sally Bowles) and Jekyll & Hyde.

• PLUS MANY MORE SURPRISE GUESTS!

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