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Ashley Blanchet (Kate Mullins, Charlotte Cardoza)  Encores! debut! Broadway: Dawn in Waitress with Sara Bareilles, Frozen, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Annie, and Memphis. Select Off-Broadway/Regional: title roles in Cinderella and The Sound of Music at The Papermill Playhouse, Miss New Hampshire in Sarah Silverman's The Bedwetter (Atlantic Theater), Belle in Beauty and the Beast (St Louis MUNY). Film/TV: The Good Fight, The Equalizer, WonderPets, Better Nate Than Ever, and Raquelle in the short, animated film are you okay? by WonderMedia. @a_Blanchet

Adam Chanler-Berat (First Officer Murdoch) originated roles on Broadway in Next to Normal, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Amélie. Off-Broadway: I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Assassins, Fortress of Solitude (Lortel nomination), Rent, Fly by Night. Regional: Sunday in the Park with George (Huntington), The Year to Come (La Jolla Playhouse), Unknown Soldier (Arena Stage). Film: Delivery Man. TV: Gossip Girl (regular role). Chanler-Berat is a proud founding member of the social justice-minded theater collective: The Commissary. 

Chuck Cooper (Captain E.J. Smith) Proud union actor for over 45 years, 17 Broadway plays and musicals from Shakespeare to Sondheim, two Tony nominations, one win, a Lucille Lortel Award, two Drama Desk Nominations, numerous film and TV guest starring appearances. Favorite role is Eddie, Alex, and Lilli’s father. Gratefully married to playwright Deborah Brevoort.

Eddie Cooper (Henry Etches) Theater: Dead Outlaw (Audible Theater), Parade (Broadway), Assassins, The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui, The Cradle Will Rock, I Can Get It For You Wholesale (Classic Stage Company), Little Shop Of Horrors; God Bless You Mr Rosewater, Assassins, Promenade, Parade (City Center), This Ain't No Disco (Atlantic Theater Company), Anyone Can Whistle (Carnegie Hall). TV/Film: The Night Of (HBO), Banshee (Cinemax), Better Nate Than Ever (Disney+), Forever (ABC) @MrEddieCooper

Lilli Cooper (Kate Murphey) Encores!: Oliver!, Mack & Mabel. Thrilled to be sharing the stage with her father and brother! Cooper is a Tony nominee, a previous Elphaba in Wicked, an original cast member of five Broadway shows, and currently stars as Doc on Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock on AppleTV+. She is most gratefully mama to her boys: Bodie and two month old Desi. @lilcoopz

Andrew Durand (Jim Farrell) Broadway: Shucked (Grammy, Drama Desk nominations), Ink, Head Over Heels, War Horse, Spring Awakening. West End: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Select Off-Broadway: Dead Outlaw (Outer Critics Circle and Clarence Derwent Award, Drama Desk and Lortel nominations)(Audible), The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout), Love’s Labours Lost (Public), The Wild Bride (St. Ann’s Warehouse). Television: CBS' Madam Secretary (Guest Star), NCIS New Orleans (Guest Star), NBC’s Law and Order: Organized Crime (Guest Star). Apple TV: Servant (Recurring Guest). Film: One December Night, Here Today.  

Drew Gehling (Edgar Beane) Broadway: Almost Famous, Waitress, On A Clear Day, Jersey Boys.  Regional: Little Shop (Off-Broadway), Almost Famous (Noel Nom), Dave (Hayes Nomination), Roman Holiday, Scarlet Pimpernel, Waitress (A.R.T.), Billy & Ray at the Vineyard for Gary Marshall, Minister’s Wife (LCT), Anne of Green Gables (Off-Broadway). TV/Film: A Good Person, Succession, The Blacklist, Instinct, The Good Fight, Kimmy Schmidt, 30 Rock, Smash, some cop shows. A pilot, academic, dad to Annie, and partner to Julia.  Carnegie Mellon and Columbia. @drewgehling

Alex Joseph Grayson (Harold Bride) is a Grammy nominated singer and actor from Watertown, NY.  He gained critical acclaim for his performance in the Tony Award-winning, 2023 Revival of Parade on Broadway. Additional credits include Broadway: Into the Woods (revival), Girl from the North Country, A Bronx Tale. Off-Broadway: Toni Stone. National Tour: Once on This Island. Regional: The Old Globe, Asolo Rep. Grayson is the son of US Army veterans and is proud to serve with gratitude as an artist. @alexjgsings

Ramin Karimloo (Frederick Barrett) Tony Award and Olivier Award nominee. Theater: Songbird, The Addams Family, Funny Girl, Anastasia, The Secret Garden, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Les Misérables, Murder Ballad, The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, Miss Saigon, Pirates of Penzance, Sunset Boulevard. Film/TV: Holby City (BBC1), Jesus: His Life (History Channel), Blue Bloods (CBS). Upcoming: Your Friends and Neighbours for Apple TV and indie film, Bound.

Emilie Kouatchou (Caroline Neville) is delighted at this opportunity to make art with New York City Center for the first time. She would like to thank her family for encouraging her, her team for believing in her, and her friends for inspiring her. Kouatchou has previously performed in The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), Unknown Soldier (Off-Broadway), Austen’s Pride (Carnegie Hall), as well as appeared in HBO’s The Gilded Age. University of Michigan BFA MT ‘19. Cheers!   

Judy Kuhn (Ida Straus) is a multiple Tony and Olivier Award nominee. Broadway: Fun Home, She Loves Me, Chess, Les Misérables, Rags, Two Shakespearean Actors, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (OBC). Off-Broaway includes: I Can Get it For You Wholesale (OCC Award); Assassins (Drama Desk & OCC nominations); Fun Home (Lortell Award). London: Fiddler on the Roof directed by Trevor Nunn. Film and TV: Dear Edward (Apple TV); tick, tick…BOOM! (Netflix), Enchanted; Disney's Pocahontas (title role).

Jose Llana (Thomas Andrews) Broadway: Here Lies Love (Marcos), The King & I (LCT, King Mongut), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip Tolentino, Drama Desk Award), Wonderland (El Gato), Flower Drum Song (Ta), Rent (Angel), Streetcorner Symphony (Jessie-Lee), The King & I (1996, Lun Tha). Tours: The King & I (US/UK Tours), Flower Drum Song (US), Martin Guerre (US). TV/Film: Sex & the City, Hitch. Two concerts with Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series (2015, 2019). Numerous cast albums and solo recording “Altitude.” @thejosellana

Bonnie Milligan (Alice Beane) recently starred as Debra in the critically acclaimed Kimberly Akimbo on Broadway, for which she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress. Milligan has won a Theatre World Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for her performances. Theater: Head Over Heels, Restoration Comedy (Flea Theater), Kinky Boots (National Tour), and Other World (Delaware Theatre Company). TV: And Just Like That, Happy!, New Amsterdam, Chicago Fire, Escape At Dannemora, and Search Party.

Ari Notartomaso (Bellboy) is thrilled to be making their NY theater debut with Encores! Television: Cynthia in Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies. Film: Mean Girls (2024), Paranormal Activity: Next Of Kin. Theater: Williamstown Theatre Festival Cabaret, Invincible (World Premiere). @arinotartomaso on Instagram/TikTok. 

Nathan Salstone (Fredrick Fleet) Broadway: Sweeney Todd (2023 Revival), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (OBC). Regional: Hadestown (First National Tour), What We Talk About… (The Old Globe, World Premiere), Knoxville (Asolo Rep, World Premiere, Original Cast Recording). Gratitude to The Telsey Office and Nicolosi & Co, as well as Frederick Fleet for his service. @nathan_salstone

A.J. Shively (Charles Clarke) Broadway: Paradise Square (Tony, OCC, Chita Rivera nominations), Bright Star (Drama Desk nomination), La Cage Aux Folles. Off-Broadway: Philadelphia, Here I Come! (Irish Rep; Dorothy Louden, Drama Desk, Lortel nominations); A Man Of No Importance (CSC; Lortel Award, OCC nomination); February House (The Public). TV/Film: Julia (HBO Max), Bull (CBS); Hunters (Amazon Prime); Homeland (Showtime); Madam Secretary (CBS); The Blacklist (NBC); Younger (TV Land); Other People's Bodies (upcoming); From Nowhere; HairBrained. Training: University of Michigan; RADA.

Brandon Uranowitz (J. Bruce Ismay) Broadway: Leopoldstadt (Tony, Drama Desk, and OCC Awards); Burn This (Tony and Drama Desk nominations); The Band’s Visit; Prince of Broadway; Falsettos (Tony and Drama Desk noms); An American in Paris (Tony nomination); and Baby, It’s You! Encores!: Road Show, Grand Hotel. Other theater: tick, tick…BOOM! (Kennedy Center); Assassins (CSC). Film: Here Today, The Kitchen, Stage Fright. Television: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fosse/Verdon, Dietland, Blue Bloods, Inside Amy Schumer, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Samantha Williams (Kate McGowan) A Texas native, Williams made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning hit musical Dear Evan Hansen as Alana. She then went on to portray the spirited Emmie in the Tony and Grammy nominated Broadway revival of Caroline, or Change. Recently, she starred as Alice in the world premiere of Life After at the Goodman theater. Additional credits include Dear World (Nina) at New York City Center and Roundabout’s star-studded concert of Pirates of Penzance (Mabel). @sawmie   

Chip Zien (Isidor Strauss) Broadway: Starred as Rabbi in Manilow/Sussman’s Harmony. He created the role of the Baker in Sondheim/Lapine’s beloved Into The Woods and Mendel in every iteration of William Finn/Lapine’s seminal productions of Falsettos.  Also: Les Misérables (Thenardier); Caroline, or Change (Stopnick); Grand Hotel (Kringelein); Roundabout’s The Big Knife and The Boys From Syracuse; The Country Girl, etc. Off-Broadway: Drama Desk nominations for Harmony, Isn’t It Romantic, A New Brain, and many others.

Daniel Beeman (Third Officer Pitman, Ensemble & Understudy for Harold Bride)  Encores debut! Broadway: Spamalot (u/s Sir Robin), Funny Girl (Ziegfeld Tenor, cast recording). Tours: Hello, Dolly! (Cornelius Hackl); Something Rotten! (u/s Shakespeare). Regional: Kennedy Center, Kansas City Rep, Kansas City Starlight, Music Theatre Wichita, Ogunquit Playhouse, Spinning Tree. So much love and gratitude to the fam and BRS/Gage. @danielbeeman   

Brandon Contreras (Fourth Officer Boxhall, J.H. Rogers, Ensemble & Understudy for Frederick Barrett) Honored to be back at Encores! while currently sailing on another Ship of Dreams as Cal at Titanique. Theater: Almost Famous (Broadway), Road Show (Encores!), Jerry Springer: The Opera (New Group), Bhangin’ It! (La Jolla), In the Heights (First National Tour). TV: Mr. Robot (USA), WeCrashed (AppleTV+). Telly Award-winning co-creator of The HomoSapien Experience. Thank you WTG, Ayanna Prescod, Clint Ramos, The Telsey Office, Tye Blue & Billie Aken-Tyers. @OhHey_Brandon  @TheHomoSapienExperience BrandonContreras.com

Ali Ewoldt (Mme. Aubert, Ensemble) made her theatrical debut at age 10 in Maury Yeston’s Phantom and is thrilled to sing his music again! Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (Christine), Les Miserables (Cosette), The King and I. Other credits include: The Fantasticks (Off-Broadway; Luisa), She Loves Me (Amalia; Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes nomination), Great Comet…(Natasha, PTC), Gold Mountain (Utah Shakes), The Secret Garden (CTG), NY Pops at Carnegie Hall, Kaohsiung Symphony, Boston Pops. BA: Yale. Love to Mat @aliewoldt

Leslie Donna Flesner (Madeleine Astor, Ensemble) is thrilled to be returning for her fifth show with Encores! Previous NYCC credits include Mack and Mabel, Call Me Madam, Fanny, and Finian’s Rainbow. A veteran of nine Broadway shows, New York audiences have seen her in the casts of Funny Girl; Tootsie; Hello, Dolly!; An American in Paris; Honeymoon in Vegas; Cinderella; Chaplin; Follies; and Finian’s Rainbow. Thanks to Hybrid, and all my love to my husband Justin, and our new baby girl, Chloe. 

Evan Harrington (John J. Astor, Ensemble & Understudy for Isidor Straus, Henry Etches) is happy to make his Encores! debut! Broadway: Chicago (Amos Hart), A Christmas Carol (Fezziwig), Once (Billy), Peter and the Starcatcher (Alf), The Phantom of the Opera (Piangi), and Avenue Q (Brian). National Tours: Into The Woods (Baker), Once (1st National Tour), The Music Man, and Camelot. Regional: Roundabout's revival of The Robber Bridegroom, Sweeney Todd, Assassins, Titanic, and The Full Monty. TV: 30 Rock, Orange Is The New Black, Evil. @EKHarrington24 evanharrington.com

Leah Horowitz (Eleanor Widener, Ensemble & Understudy for Ida Staus) is delighted to return to City Center with this production! Encores!: Mack and Mabel, High Button Shoes, Call Me Madam, The Golden Apple, Annie Get Your Gun, The Most Happy Fella, Merrily We Roll Along, and Where’s Charley? Broadway: Follies (Young Heidi), Les Misérables (Cosette), White Christmas, Woman in White, Fiddler..., La Cage Aux Folles, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Huge thanks to Clear Talent Group, and love to Matty and Penny. @theleahreport leahhorowitz.com

Amy Justman (Edith Coarse Evans, Ensemble & Understudy for Alice Beane) Encores!: Annie Get Your Gun, Where’s Charley?, Lost in the Stars, Music in the Air. Broadway: Carousel, Phantom of the Opera, In Transit, A Gentleman's Guide..., White Christmas, Company (2006). National tour: Phantom of the Opera. New York: Passion. Soprano soloist at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, NYC Ballet. TV/Film: PBS Great Performances Company and Leonard Bernstein's Mass; Fosse/Verdon. Faculty: Manhattan School of Music and Marymount Manhattan College. Love to Dave and Max and thanks to Rob Berman!  

Michael Maliakel (Second Officer Lightoller, Ensemble) just completed a three-year run as the title role in Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway. National Tour: The Phantom of the Opera. NYC: Anything Can Happen: The Songs of Maury Yeston. Regional: Sunset Boulevard (The Kennedy Center), Other World (Bucks County Playhouse), Monsoon Wedding (Berkeley Rep), She Loves Me (PlayMakers Rep), Bernstein’s MASS (Ravinia Festival). TV: Bull, Broadway’s Brightest Lights (PBS), An Evening with Lerner & Loewe (PBS), FBI. @michaelmaliakel  

Timothy McDevitt (Benjamin Guggenheim, Ensemble & Understudy for J. Bruce Ismay) City Center: Call Me Madam, Me and My Girl, Brigadoon, The New Yorkers, Lady Be Good. Select Opera/Theater: Champion (The Metropolitan Opera), Bernstein’s MASS (Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, PBS), Candide (Cincinnati Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra), West Side Story (NHK Symphony Tokyo), The Secret Garden (Cincinnati Playhouse/Baltimore CS), Carousel (NY Philharmonic, PBS) Guys and Dolls (Carnegie Hall). Proud Juilliard grad, son of Sandy and Pat, and husband to Cameron.

Kent Overshown (John B. Thayer, Ensemble & Understudy for Captain E.J. Smith) is thrilled to be returning to Encores! in this iconic piece. Promenade (106) Encores! Off-Center. Tours: Moulin Rouge!, Memphis, The Book Of Mormon, The Gershwins’ Porgy And Bess. Regional: Bernstein’s Mass (Philadelphia Orchestra), Little Shop Of Horrors (ACT of Connecticut), The Music Man (Goodspeed), Sister Act (Walnut Street), Smokey Joes Café (Stages St. Louis), Miss Saigon (Casa Mañana), Camelot (Two River Theatre), the MUNY. Endless gratitude to Rachel, HCKR, and fam! Proud graduate of the University of Michigan.   

Lindsay Roberts (Marion Thayer, Ensemble & Understudy for Kate McGowan) Encores!: Oliver!, Brigadoon, The New Yorkers, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hey! Look Me Over, The Golden Apple, Lady Be Good, Lost in the Stars. Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera. Tour: The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Memphis, After Midnight. Off-Broadway: Carmen Jones (Cindy Lou - AUDELCO nomination), Radio City. Roberts is featured on over a dozen cast albums, movies, television projects, and commercials. She proudly serves as Executive Director of the international arts education nonprofit, Arts Ignite. @lindsayrobertsgreene. 

Matthew Scott (Bandmaster Wallace Hartley, Joseph Bell, George Widener, Ensemble) Broadway: An American In Paris, Sondheim On Sondheim, A Catered Affair, Jersey Boys, Grand Horizons. West End: I Loved Lucy. Regional: Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Paper Mill, Signature Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Co., MUNY, TUTS, Goodspeed, Alliance Theatre, York Theatre Co., O’Neill Theatre Center. Recordings: Sondheim On Sondheim, Jerome Kern: The Land Where The Good Songs Go, Noel And Cole. Scott’s debut album, The Jesus Year - a letter from my dad is available everywhere.  

Daniel Torres (Quartermaster Hitchens, The Major, Ensemble & Understudy for Thomas Andrews) Broadway: Sweeney Todd, The Music Man (Ewart Dunlop), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Barry Mann), Evita, The Pirate Queen, and The Woman In White. Other: A Christmas Carol (Scrooge at 18) at Madison Square Garden, Altar Boyz (Juan) at New World Stages, Evita at New York City Center and the second national tour of Wicked. CCM grad. Proud Puerto Rico native. @danieltweardytorres

Colin Anderson (Swing) Encores! debut. Broadway: Carousel; National Tours: My Fair Lady, The Book of Mormon. Off-Broadway/New York: Sweeney Todd (Barrow Street Theatre and Lincoln Center/New York Philharmonic). Regional: A Little Night Music (DCPA), Sweeney Todd (Asolo Rep), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Argyle Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma). OCU Alumni. Unending thanks to DGRW, Jenny, Sam, Craig & The Telsey Office, the entire Encores! Production team, and Florence Birdwell. @colinanderson

Grace Morgan (Swing) is thrilled to be making her Encores debut! National Tour: The Phantom of the Opera (u/s Christine Daaé) Regional: Belle in A Christmas Carol (Denver Center); Sandy in Grease (Forestburgh Playhouse); Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly! (Beef and Boards); Anne Egerman in A Little Night Music (Indiana Repertory). BFA in Musical Theater from The University of Michigan. Thanks to The Hybrid Agency and Rachel Hoffman. For my Berrymen. gracemorgan.nyc