TRICIA
PAOLUCCIO (Dolly Parton, Co-Author) Born and raised on a beautiful almond farm in Modesto, CA,
Tricia Paoluccio had dreams of following in the musical footsteps of her
lifelong inspiration, Dolly Parton. Her NY Broadway credits include: Fiddler
on the Roof, The Green Bird and A View from the
Bridge. A sampling of her varied Off-B’way credits include: Edward
Albee’s The Lady From Dubuque, Cressida in Troilus and
Cressida directed by Sir Peter Hall with Theatre for a New Audience
and the comedy Debbie Does Dallas. Television includes a recurring
role on the tv series Saint X, currently streaming on
Hulu, Homeland, Bull, Chicago Med, The Affair, L&O, SVU, Blue
Bloods and numerous others. Film
includes the upcoming Portrait
of a Young Man. Tricia (@triciapaoluccio) is also a celebrated visual
artist who has elevated the art of pressed flowers into high design. You can
learn more about her art and brand on Instagram through @domainoftheflowerings.
MATTHEW
RISCH (Kevin) has
most recently been seen in Hulu’s Saint X.
Other recurring television credits include Modern
Family, How To Get Away with Murder,
Bonding, Looking, Switched at Birth,
Tales of The City, and Younger, among others. He co-starred in
the independent film Test and was
featured in Sex and the City 2. His Broadway
credits include Joey Evans in the last revival of Pal Joey, Carlos in the original company of Legally Blonde, Trip Wyeth in Other
Desert Cities, and he was featured in Chicago
the Musical. Other theatre credits include Sky in Barrington Stage’s Guys and Dolls and Zach in Signature
Theatre’s A Chorus Line. Love to JR.
BRUCE
VILANCH (Book) is delighted to be back working at
The Terris Theatre. He was last here as the writer of A Sign of the Times, also directed by Gabriel Barre. Bruce is a
multiple Emmy winner, some of them for a couple of the 25 Oscar telecasts he
has written. He was a Hollywood Square for six years, just to the left of
Whoopi, if that's possible. And, he toured America and played Broadway as Edna
Turnblad, Baltimore housewife, in Hairspray.
Among his non-Emmy winning TV shows was Dolly,
a big Sunday night variety show in the 80s that just didn't' make it. Somehow
he, and Dolly, survived. And here they come again.
GABRIEL BARRE
(Director, Choreographer & Co-Author)
[he/him] is an internationally-acclaimed director who directed Amazing
Grace on Broadway. Gabe also recently
directed a new version of Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland, which he is now a
co-author of, at the Tuacahn Theatre in St. George, Utah. Off-Broadway credits
include the original productions of The Wild Party (by Andrew Lippa), Summer
of ’42, john & jen and Almost, Maine. National
Tours include Amazing Grace, Pippin and Cinderella. Regional
theater credits include A Sign of the Times at The Delaware Theatre
Company, the original productions of Memphis, as well
as revivals of Billy Elliot, Sweeney Todd, Finian’s Rainbow and
many new musicals at Goodspeed Musicals in CT. Among the many countries
he has directed productions in are: China (recent production Sound of the
Silk Road), Mexico (Mexican
premiere of Billy Elliot), Japan (Japanese co-ed premiere of The
Scarlet Pimpernel), Korea
(world premiere of the new musical, Tears of Heaven), Germany, and
numerous shows in the Czech Republic (including, Carmen, Jesus Christ
Superstar and the new Czech musical, Holmes, The Legend). As an
actor, he has been nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical. Gabe
is also busy preparing to direct the world premiere of the exciting new
musical, Reunion, by Frank Wildhorn and Rinne Groff about the reunion of
a fictitious band from the Laurel Canyon era.
EUGENE GWOZDZ
(Music Director & Orchestrator) is from Fort Worth, Texas. Eugene is
Music Director/Arranger for the American Dance Machine 21. Musical Director/Arranger/Orchestrator: Chita
Rivera Dance Awards; the Jerome Robbins’ Broadway 30th Anniversary Concert
at the Guggenheim; Our Guy, CY, with Tony Award winners Randy Graff,
Cady Huffman, and Lillias White; The Jerome Robbins Awards honoring Chita
Rivera, Harold Prince, and Stephen Sondheim.
Broadway: The Full Monty, Oklahoma!. Off-Broadway: Spamilton.
National tours: Sunset Boulevard, Swing. Music Director/Pianist for
Anika Noni Rose, Donna McKechnie, Cady Huffman, Will Chase, Mandy Gonzalez,
Major Attaway, Rachel York, Anthony Nunziata, and Nicole Vanessa Ortiz. He has
worked with many Broadway stars including Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes
Mitchell, Chita Rivera, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renee Goldsberry, Leslie Odom Jr.,
Billy Porter, Tituss Burgess, Shirley Jones, Betty Buckley, Kelli O’Hara, Norm
Lewis, Megan Hilty, Kristin Chenoweth, Laura Benanti, Melissa Errico, Karen
Ziemba, LaChanze…to name a few.
ANNA LOUIZOS (
Scenic Designer) A 3-time Tony
Award nominee, set designs for Broadway include
School of Rock (sets and
costumes),
In the Heights, Avenue Q, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Holiday Inn, Honeymoon in Vegas, Dames at Sea, It
Shoulda Been You, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, High Fidelity, Curtains, The
Performers, among others. Previous Goodspeed
productions:
Me and My Girl, Holiday Inn, Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas,
Radio Girl, LMNOP. Many productions across the US, internationally
and off-Broadway including Roundabout, Second Stage, MTC, Public Theatre,
Guthrie, Asolo Rep, Alliance, Papermill Playhouse, TUTS, Alley among others;
West Side Story for Tokyo’s unique
360 Stage Around in 2019, a space in which the audience is completely surrounded
by scenery, as well as a new world tour of
West Side Story. Founder of
Broadway Design Exchange, an online marketplace for theatrical treasures.
broadwaydesignexchange.com
BOBBY PEARCE
(
Costume Designer)
Stage: Broadway’s
Taboo (Tony
Award and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations);
Children of Eden
(Kennedy Center);
Really Rosie (Bucks County);
Ritual Cyclical
(Lincoln Center);
Summer Of Love (Ogunquit);
Falling For Eve
(York Theatre);
The Marvelous Wonderettes (NYC, Albany, Cincinnati, Long
Beach, San Jose, and Sacramento);
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Las Vegas);
The Syringa Tree (New York/London);
Red Dog Howls (El Portal/LA);
L’incoronazione de Poppea (Wolf Trap Opera); and Chita Rivera’s Tour
Chita
& All That Jazz. Television:
The Rosie O’Donnell Show, Rosie Live,
The Rosie Show and
The Big Gay Sketch Show. Film
: Let It
Snow starring Bernadette Peters. He’s designed for Liza Minnelli, Gwen
Verdon, Madeline Kahn, Elizabeth Ashley, Glenn Close, Marla Maples, and International
Skating Champions Maia and Alex Shibutani and Evan Bates (2014 Olympics).
www.bobbypearce.com
ALYSSANDRA DOCHERTY (
Lighting Designer)
[she/her] is a Philadelphia-based
lighting designer originally from Vernon, NJ. After graduating from DeSales
University, she continued her training as an apprentice at Goodspeed Musicals
in the 2010 season. She went on to spend five seasons as the Lighting Supervisor
at Philadelphia Theatre Company. Aly
has toured internationally with Koresh Dance Company and BalletX to stages in
Belarus, Mexico, Bermuda, Serbia, Italy, and all across the USA. Recent credits
include:
Man of La Mancha (Delaware Theatre Company),
The Play That
Goes Wrong (1812 Productions),
Carmen Suite (Philadelphia Orchestra
with Brian Sanders’ JUNK),
Winter Series at The Wilma (BalletX),
Plaid
Tidings (Delaware Theatre Company),
The 39 Steps (Virginia Stage
Company). She has also designed for Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival,
Philadelphia Theatre Company, Hattiloo Theatre, and Florida Repertory Theatre,
among others. Her designs have been recognized with Barrymore and
Ostrander Award nominations in Philadelphia and Memphis respectively.
www.alyssandradocherty.com
MARK VALENZUELA (Sound Designer) is
a freelance sound designer and audio engineer for the performing arts, based in
Philadelphia since 2005. Regional theatre credits, in Philly and beyond,
include: Theatre Exile, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Lantern Theatre Company, 11th
Hour Theatre Company, Theatre Horizon, 1812 Productions, Delaware Theatre
Company, InterAct Theatre Company, Act II Playhouse, Playmaker’s Repertory
Company (Chapel Hill, NC), Milwaukee Repertory Theatre (Milwaukee WI), Vail
Dance Festival (Vail, CO), Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland), University of
the Arts, and Villanova, Temple, Drexel and Arcadia Universities. Mark grew up
in Louisville, KY, and has a BA in English and Theatre from Georgetown
University.
BOBBY
ZLOTNIK (Hair
& Wig Design) Off-Broadway: Emojiland
(Drama Desk Nom.), Fairycakes, Mornings At Seven, The Book of Merman,
Drop Dead Perfect, Disenchanted, Forbidden Broadway, Bed Bugs!!!, and many
more. National Tours: On Your Feet, Emojiland, Cocomelon LIVE. PCPA:
Pride and Prejudice, Hairspray, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, My Fairytale,
Caroline or Change. The Lex: The Little Mermaid, Newsies, Music Man. Gulfshore
Playhouse: Barefoot In The Park, Steel Magnolias, The 39 Steps. Park
Playhouse: Matilda, Ain’t Misbehavin’. Penguin Rep: The Virtuous Life
of Joseph Andrews, Souvenir. Syracuse Stage: Tender Rain, Our Town.
Tuacahn: Wonderland. Bucks County Playhouse: Evita. PCLO: Godspell.
Hangar Theatre: Kinky Boots. Theatre By The Sea: Love And Other
Fables.
BRIAN STRUMWASSER (Make
Up Designer) is a New York based visual
artist who also works in film, print, and Broadway as makeup artist and hair
stylist. He has worked with some of the most celebrated people in the
entertainment industry. Previous Shows: Once
Upon A One More Time, Ain’t No Mo, Tootsie, The Lehman Trilogy, A Gentleman’s
Guide to Love and Murder, and many
more. www.BrianStrumwasser.com @BrianStrumwasser
MICHAEL MISKO (Magic Consultant) With nearly 30 years of experience in magic and theatre, Michael is
glad to put his two areas of expertise to good use. Chosen as the original
magician to create the role of the “Magic Maker” in the World Premiere of
Stephen Schwartz’s Magic to Do, under the direction of Gabriel Barre,
Michael is happy to once again collaborate with Gabe on this production.
Michael currently performs magic for large corporations and private functions,
as well as on cruise ships. Other consulting and design credits: Godspell (dir.
Gabriel Barre), Cabaret, Pippin, The Apple Tree, Shrek, Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast, Disney’s Mary Poppins, The Pillowman. miskomagic.com
CHRIS ZACCARDI (Production Supervisor) is thrilled to reopen The Terris Theatre after our brief intermission. Goodspeed: Double Trouble,
They All Laughed, A Little Night Music, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, All Shook Up,
Pippin, The 60’s Project, Radio Girl, Band Geeks, Snapshots, My Paris, A Sign
of the Times and Hi, My Name Is
Ben. Broadway: Hello,
Dolly!; Noises Off; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; The
Anarchist; One Man, Two Guvnors; Hair; In
the Heights; 9 to 5; Wicked; Lestat; All
Shook Up. Many Regional/Off Broadway, former Marine, head of the
Stage Management program at Pace University. Much love to Niall and Monty.
ABIGAIL
ZACCARI (Production
Stage Manager) is so thrilled to be making her debut at
Goodspeed. Most recently, she was working as the Production Manager for The
Twenty-Sided Tavern at the Broadway Playhouse in
Chicago, IL. Broadway Credits include Paradise
Square. Off-Broadway Credits include ¡Americano!, A Turtle On A
Fencepost. Regional Credits include The Nutty Professor
at Ogunquit Playhouse; A Christmas Carol: The Musical at
WPPAC; Chicago at The Muny in St. Louis, MO. Thank you to
Willy, Mom, Dad, and Chris for everything over the years. abigailzaccari.com
MASON FRASHER (Associate Music Director) is a music director currently in his second season of
residency at Goodspeed Musicals. His work is featured in the scores and
keyboard programming of shows and events throughout the season, as well as at
the keyboard for various live performances. His Goodspeed highlights
include Cabaret, 42nd Street., and Gypsy.
As a freelancer, he has performed with The Marriot Theatre in Lincolnshire,
TheatreWorks USA, The Hartt School, The Chicago Workshop of Dolly Parton’s
Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, and the National Tour of Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory. BS in Vocal Performance at Northwestern
University. masonfrasher.com