New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players

Melissa Attebury (mezzo-soprano) NYGASP since 2002. Audiences will remember her as Phoebe in Yeomen of the Guard, Kate in The Pirates of Penzance, and Pitti Sing in The Mikado. Melissa has performed extensively in opera, oratorio, cabaret, and musical theater, but her favorite role of all is that of mom to Lucy and Liam.

David Auxier (baritone, choreographer, co-director) Proud NYGASPer since 1992! Favorite G&S roles: Sergeant of Police (Pirates), the Grand Vizier (Rose of Persia), Pooh-bah and Pish-tush (Mikado) and Walter (G&S á la Carte-for which he also wrote the book). David provided the choreography for NYGASP’s new production of Ruddigore at City Center in 2009 as well as Utopia, Ltd. in 2010 and The Grand Duke in 2011. David directed and wrote the recent Bistro-Award winning hit cabaret revue, I’ve Got a Little Twist which continues to tour the country. David has choreographed countless benefits and revues, as well as productions of South Pacific, Hello, Dolly!, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Anything Goes plus Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic for The Ziegfeld Society. He is also an award nominated song writer - find out more at www.davidauxier.com

Paul Betz (tenor) Paul loves being a part of the NYGASP family and has performed with them in The Yeoman of the Guard, The Pirates of Penzance and Ruddigore at Symphony Space and The New York City Center. He has also performed with Essential Voices USA and The New York Pops and was a featured soloist in the Pops' Stephen Sondheim 80th Birthday Celebration. He performed in Barrington Stage Company's production of Sweeney Todd starring Tony award winner Harriet Harris and Tony nominee Jeff McCarthy. Other regional credits include Les Miserables, The Producers, South Pacific, Grease and Christmas Carole. Paul is a member of Actor's Equity Association and also teaches in his own studio as well as at Dimensions On Stage in Brooklyn. www.paulbetz.com

Meredith Borden (soprano) NYGASP since 1993! Credits include Gondoliers (Giulia); Ruddigore (Ruth); Iolanthe (Phyllis u/s); The Pirates of Penzance (Isabel); Regional/Touring: Yeston/Kopit Phantom (Christine); Brigadoon (Fiona); European Tour of Hair; Visit www.microtones.com.

Ted Bouton (bass) NYGASP since the 2001 season and has appeared in productions of The Sorcerer, Trial By Jury, The Mikado, Iolanthe, and The Rose Of Persia. National tours: Footloose, Shenandoah, The Sound Of Music, Showboat.

Kimilee Bryant (soprano) played Christine on Broadway, Switzerland, US tour, and opposite "KISS" legend Paul Stanley in Toronto. She added the "Diva" to her repertoire playing "Carlotta" with the US tour and Broadway and is now the only former "Christine" to play all three roles: Christine, Carlotta and Madame Giry on Broadway. Other B'way: The Pirate Queen. NYC: Pirates of Penzance (Mabel), Pinafore (Josephine), Gondoliers (Casilda), title role in Princes Ida & Encores! Bye, Bye, Birdie at City Center; Yeomen of the Guard (Elsie), Iolanthe (Phyllis), and Sorcerer (Aline). Lincoln Center: soloist/ National Chorale (Avery Fisher); soloist/Messiah. Regional: Don Giovanni (Zerlina), Hansel & Gretel (Gretel), West Side Story (Maria), Music Man (Marian), My Fair Lady (Eliza), Oklahoma! (Laurey), Carousel (Julie), Master Class (Sharon), Talley’s Folly (Sally) and Landscape of the Body (Betty). Regional Metropolitan Opera finalist. Master’s degree:MSM; Debut CD "My Favorite Things" available on www.kimileebryant.com.

Cáitlín Burke (mezzo-soprano) NYGASP since 2008 at New York City Center, Symphony Space, Wolf Trap, The International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival and on tour across the United States. G&S credits include The Mikado (Katisha, Pitti-Sing), Ruddigore (Mad Margaret), The Pirates of Penzance (Edith), The Yeomen of the Guard (Phoebe), H.M.S. Pinafore, The Gondoliers and Trial By Jury OFF-BWAY: Mlle. Modiste (Musicals Tonight, Inc.), Honor (Prospect Theater). NY: Saturday Night at the Rose and Crown, Women of Colors, G&S A La Carte REGIONAL: Cosí Fan Tutte, Hansel and Gretel, Dido and Aeneas (Boston Early Music Festival), A Christmas Carol (NSMT), Avenue Q (Regional Premiere), The King and I, M. Butterfly (Forestburgh), The Miracle Worker (Tri-Valley), Master Class, By Jeeves (Wilde Award nom.) (MBT), Into the Woods. CONCERT: U.S., Germany, Italy. WINNER: Elizabeth Gardner, Charlotte Ruppel, & David Daniels Young Artist awards. TRAINING: Indiana University, Oakland University.

Jonathan Cable (tenor) Jonathan Cable has performed with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players in productions of Ruddigore and HMS Pinafore at City Center as well as on National Tours. He performed the featured role of the Wrenchman in Little Orchestra Society’s 2008 production of Babes in Toyland at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. Regionally, Jonathan has worked with Maine State Music Theatre, the Ogunquit Playouse, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre, Seaside Music Theatre, and Festival 56. He also works as a music director and an accompanist in NYC. He is a proud graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University.

Joyce Campana (mezzo-soprano) Representative companies and orchestras: Dresden Semper Oper, Opera Ireland, New York City Opera, Dallas Opera, Opera Omaha, Portland Opera, Anchorage Opera, Minnesota Opera, Central City Opera, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Denver Symphony, Minnesota Symphony and Kasugai Symphony of Japan among others - in major orchestral works and leading roles including the title roles in Carmen, Der Rosenkavalier, La Cenerentola, L’Italiana in Algeri, and Regina. Broadway/Off Broadway credits include Lady Thiang (The King and I with Yul Brynner); The Public Theatre (The Knife)

Susan Case (soprano) NYGASP since 1982-83 season! Entire G&S canon including Casilda (The Gondoliers), Phyllis (Iolanthe), Aline (The Sorcerer), Princess Zara (Utopia, Limited), Julia Jellico (The Grand Duke), and Saphir (Patience). Susan is 2003-2004 recipient of NYGASP’s Isaac Asimov Award for Artistic Achievement.

Elisabeth Cernadas (soprano) NYGASP since 2009. NYGASP shows include Pirates of Penzance, Ruddigore, and Utopia, Limited. Favorite roles performed incude Seibel in Gounod's Faust, La Fortuna in Poppea (IIVA), Gianetta in L'Elisir D'Amore (UCSC), Cherubino and Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro (UCSC, Manhattan School of Music), Cinderella (Shakespeare Santa Cruz), The Baker's Wife in Into the Woods (Manhattan School of Music), Joanna in Godspell, Estelle in The Full Monty (The Ivoryton Playhouse). Elisabeth has also performed with Volti, Oakland Lyric Opera, The New York Fringe Festival, Lyrique-en-Mer/Festival de Belle-Île (France), the Spoleto Festival (Italy), The International Institute for Vocal Arts (Italy) and at B.B. King's, The Cutting Room, Duplex, Don't Tell Mama and The Metropolitan Room in NYC, both solo and with her NYC based jazz combo, Les Bandits.

Laurelyn Watson Chase (soprano) has performed with NYGASP since 1996/97! Favorites include Elsie (The Yeomen of the Guard), Yum-Yum (The Mikado), Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), Angelina (Trial By Jury), Rose in Bloom (The Rose of Persia), Rose Maybud (Ruddigore), Constance (The Sorcerer), many concerts & tours throughout the U.S. Laurelyn has also performed with regional opera companies and orchestras. She recently made her recital debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Laurelyn is the 2006-2007 recipient ofNYGASP’s Isaac Asimov Award for Artistic Achievement.

Derrick Cobey (bass-baritone) NYGASP since 2002. Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar (North Shore Music Theater), Abyssinia (Northshore, Goodspeed), Ragtime (Paper Mill Playhouse), Oklahoma, Brigadoon, Footloose, (Sacramento Music Circus), National Tours:Rent and Forever Swing (replaced Michael Bublé).

Brooke Collins (soprano) NYGASP since 2009. G&S credits: Josephine (H.M.S. Pinafore), Angelina (Trial by Jury), Phylla (Utopia, Limited), and ensemble appearances in Ruddigore, Gondoliers. Recent operatic roles: Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), Pamina (Die Zauberflote), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Suor Genovieffa (Suor Angelica), and Oberto (Alcina). Awards from the Commission on Presidential Scholars in the Arts, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Training: A.B. in music from Harvard University; M.M. in voice and M.M. in music theory pedagogy from Peabody Conservatory.

Michael J. Connolly (tenor) NYGASP since 1996! With NYGASP he has performed The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe, The Yeomen of the Guard, Ruddigore and The Gondoliers. Michael studied engineering at Princeton and plays the trombone.

Ross David Crutchlow (baritone) NYGASP since 2002. Roles with NYGASP include the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance starring Hal Linden, Boatswain in H.M.S. Pinafore, and Private Willis in Iolanthe. Other credits include Charles/Jacques de Boys in As You Like It and understudying the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance at The Guthrie Theater, Ghost of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol at the Denver Center Theater Company, M. D’Arque and understudying the Beast in Beauty and the Beast at Arkansas Repertory Theater, Sir Sagramore in Camelot starring Robert Goulet at Altanta Theater of the Stars, and Fred Graham in Kiss Me Kate at Carousel Dinner Theater, Sparky in Forever Plaid, Children of Eden starring Adrian Zmed, and Ed in The Briar 5 (original cast recording).

Louis Dall'Ava (bass-baritone) has performed 19 principal G&S roles, and 13 of those with NYGASP! NYGASP credits include: Pooh Bah (The Mikado), Don Alahmbra (The Gondoliers), the little klutzy cop (The Pirates of Penzance), and Dick Deadeye (H.M.S. Pinafore) Louis was recently seen as Pooh Bah with both Mobile Opera and Sorg Opera. Louis is the 2005-2006 recipient of NYGASP’s Isaac Asimov Award for Artistic Achievement.

Charlotte Detrick (soprano) NYGASP since 1992! Charlotte has performed with the company the roles of Josephine in H.M.S. Pinafore, Elsie in The Yeoman of the Guard, Lady Psyche in Princess Ida, and Celia in Iolanthe. Charlotte also performs regularly with the New York City Opera.

Victoria (Vicky) Devany (mezzo-soprano) With NYGASP, she has played most of the G&S canon, including Hebe in H.M.S. Pinafore, Mad Margaret in Ruddigore, Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo in The Mikado, Inez in The Gondoliers, Edith in The Pirates of Penzance and Mrs. Partlet in The Sorcerer. She has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Wolf Trap, Symphony Space, Resorts International, Westbury Music Fair and many other venues. Vicky is married to violinist, David Aron Steinberg. She has performed her solo and duo Cabaret acts in NYC and Japan.

Dianna Dollman (mezzo-soprano) NYGASP since 2006. Dianna has had the pleasure of appearing in operas including Peter Grimes, Tosca, Falstaff, Aida and Eugene Onegin. Her favorite Gilbert and Sullivan roles performed thus far have been Katisha in The Mikado, and the Duchess in The Gondoliers.

Tom Donelan (tenor) NYGASP since 1996. Tom’s a long standing member of Ridge Light Opera of NJ having appeared as Rev. Shaw Moore (Footloose), Samuel & Pirate King (The Pirates of Penzance), Pish Tush (The Mikado), Plaintiff’s Counsel (Trial By Jury), King Kaspar (Amahl and the Night Visitors). Other credits include: Billy Bigelow (Carousel), Curly (Oklahoma!), Robert Livingston (1776), Pharoah (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat), Baron Felix Von Gaigern (Grand Hotel – Bigbee Award), Matt - the Boy (The Fantasticks – Bigbee Award), King Melchoir (Amahl and the Night Visitors). Tom also sang for many years with the NJ contemporary a cappella group, Cadence.

Shana Farr (soprano) Debut with NYGASP in 2007 as Elsie (Yeomen of the Guard). Other credits include Mable (The Pirates of Penzance), Lady Saphire (Patience), Laurie (Oklahoma!) and Hanna Glawari (The Merry Widow) with the Village Light Opera Group. Shana also performs in NYC with LOONY and The Golden Fleece and has sung with Opera at Florham, the Belleayre Music Festival, and the Missouri Symphony Orchestra.

Colm Fitzmaurice (Tenor) joined NYGASP in the fall of 2006. For the 2007-2008 season, Colm will appear as Ralph Rackstraw in H.M.S. Pinafore, Hilarion in Princess Ida and Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance. He was most recently seen in concert in Pontevedre, Spain and as Henry in Midnight Angel with Milwaukee’s Skylight Opera. Colm has starred with Dayton Opera and Virginia Opera and sung with Indianapolis Opera and Pittsburgh Opera. He made his European debut in Paris as Tamino and later toured Germany as Tony in West Side Story. www.colmfitzmaurice.com.

Lauren Frankovich (soprano) NYGASP since 2009, credits include: Fairy/Attendant in Fairy Queen (enCANTA Collective), Tiger in Babes in Toyland (The Little Orchestra Society), Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro (Amalfi Coast Music Festival), Maria in West Side Story and Baby June in Gypsy. Ensemble soloist and choir member of Essential Voices USA (Carnegie Hall), choir member of National Chorale (Avery Fisher Hall). M.M. Manhattan School of Music: outreach program, Die Fledermaus (featured dancer), B.M. University of Illinois: L’incoronazione di Poppea (Fortuna), Candide (featuring Jerry Hadley). Special thanks to friends and family for their love and support!

Michael Galante (tenor) NYGASP since 1987! Michael has performed the entire G&S canon with NYGASP. Other theatre credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Flute), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Fenton), Of Mice and Men (Lennie) and Anything Goes (Moonface).

Daniel C. Greenwood (tenor) With NYGASP: Ruddigore (Dauntless), Pirates (Frederic), Pinafore (Ralph), Yeomen (Fairfax), "I've Got A Little Twist". NY: The Student Prince, The Desert Song (Light Opera NY), Follies of 1908 (Ziegfeld Society), The Cure (NYMF), Barber of Seville, Don Giovanni (Capitol Heights Lyric Opera). Regional: Pirates (Light Opera Company of Salisbury), Man of La Mancha, Carmen, Madama Butterfly (Princeton Festival), My Fair Lady, Ragtime, Dirty Blonde (Cape Repertory Theatre) Funny…Forum (New Candlelight). BFA Ithaca College. Proud member of AEA.

Katie Hall (mezzo-soprano) NYGASP since 2002. Katie has appeared previously in The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, Ruddigore, and The Rose of Persia. Favorite roles include Anna in The King & I, Julie Jordan in Carousel, Lola in Damn Yankees. Katie is Executive Assistant at Lazard Frères.

Michael Scott Harris (tenor) Six seasons with NYGASP performing lead roles including Nanki-Poo (The Mikado), Ralph (H.M.S. Pinafore), Alexis (The Sorcerer), Luiz (The Gondoliers), The Defendant (Trial By Jury), and The Duke (Patience)) Other credits: Goodspeed Musicals, Northshore Music Theater, Sacramento Music Circus, Portland Opera, New Rochelle Opera. Metropolitan Opera regional finalist.

Amy Maude Helfer (mezzo-soprano) NYGASP since 2008: Pitti-Sing (The Mikado), Kate (The Pirates of Penzance), Princess Kalyba (Utopia, Limited), Gretchen (The Grand Duke), Mad Margaret u/s (Ruddigore), Tessa u/s (The Gondoliers), and Melissa u/s (Princess Ida). Recent regional performances include Angelina (La Cenerentola), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel) with Boston Lyric Opera, Susan (The Desert Song), Stéphano (Roméo et Juliette), the title role in Pinocchio, Cherubino (The Marriage of Figaro), Zita and La Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi). Amy was mezzo-soprano Artist-in-Residence at Dayton Opera in Spring 2011. MM: Boston University, BM: Oberlin Conservatory. Proud member of AEA. www.amyhelfer.com

Betina Hershey (featured dancer, soprano) NYGASP since 2002. On tour and at City Center, she’s played Isabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Fleta in Iolanthe, and chorus in H.M.S. Pinafore. Credits: Meg- the Nat'l Tour of Phantom of the Opera, Anybodys- West Side Story (LaScala), Jackie- (guitar-playing tomboy) Pump Boys and Dinettes, Luisa- The Fantasticks. www.betinahershey.com.

Alan Hill (tenor) NYGASP since Princess Ida December, 1983. Entire G&S canon, including Alexander Throttlebottom (Of Thee I Sing) and several other supporting roles. He has also been a stalwart member of the ensemble for all of those years. Alan was the grateful recipient of the companies 2004-2005 Isaac Asimov Award for Artistic Achievement!

Elizabeth Hillebrand (soprano) NYGASP since 2004. With NYGASP: Josephine (H.M.S. Pinafore), Phyllis (Iolanthe), Rose Maybud (Ruddigore), and looking forward to Yum Yum (The Mikado) in 2007! Recent and upcoming engagements: Kathie (Student Prince), Despina (Così fan Tutte), Belinda (Dido and Aeneas), Laurie (The Tender Land), Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi), Galatea (Acis and Galatea), Adele (Die Fledermaus), First Lady (The Magic Flute).

Richard Holmes (baritone) is in his 26th season with NYGASP! Favorite roles: Dr. Daly in The Sorcerer, Despard in Ruddigore, Grosvenor in Patience, Giuseppe in The Gondoliers, and Ko-Ko in The Mikado. Regional: Glimmerglass, Virginia, El Paso, Lake George, San Antonio, New York Grand Opera Companies. Ivan in Die Fledermaus at Meropolitan Opera. Soloist with Amor Artis. Member of the Virgin Consort. Richard is the 2000-2001 recipient of NYGASP’s Isaac Asimov Award for Artistic Achievement.

Sarah Hutchison (Soprano) NYGASP since 2009. Kate (Yeomen of the Guard), Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado. Other credits include Bronx Opera Company (Magic Flute, Two Widows); Yard Arts Opera, Martha's Vineyard, MA (Dido & Aeneas). Favorite roles: Cunegonde (Candide), Julie Jordan (Carousel), Luisa (The Fantasticks), and Peron's Mistress (Evita). Graduate of Muhlenberg College.

Lynelle Jonsson (soprano) NYGASP since 1998! Productions include The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, Trial By Jury, The Sorcerer, and Patience. Lynelle was "Miss USO 2004 and 2005" entertaining active military and veterans across the country and around the world www.lynellejohnson.com.

Keith Jurosko (baritone) has already appeared in over 600 performances in 17 principal roles with NYGASP!! He has been a guest-artist with many leading regional companies: Chautauqua Opera (Ko-Ko), Augusta Opera (Pooh-Bah), Mobile Opera (Captain Corcoran), Whitewater Opera (Pirate King) and Boston Academy of Music (Sir Joseph, Pooh-Bah and Don Alhambra). He is also one of the original members of the internationally acclaimed parody troupe, La Gran Scena Opera, which recently celebrated its Gala Twentieth Anniversary Season. Keith is the 2001-2002 recipient of NYGASP’s Isaac Asimov Award for Artistic Achievement.

James LaRosa (tenor) Winner of the Payne Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in Music Theatre, NYGASP productions include HMS Pinafore (City Center) and Utopia, Ltd. (Symphony Space). Select theatre: The Melody Lingers On (National Tour), Wildcat starring Robert Cuccioli (Julia Miles), Altar Boyz (FST & Zach Scott), Singin' in the Rain (Forestburgh), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Barter), Gypsy (Arkansas Rep) & Working (Di Capo). Select Film/TV: Primetime: What Would You Do? (ABC), Fugitive Chronicles (A&E) and Mourning on Charlotte St. (Freedomland Films). James is a graduate of NYU Tisch, the High School for Performing Arts and is a proud member of AEA since 2005. www.STARRINGJAMESLaROSA.com

Michael Levesque (baritone, dance captain) w/NYGASP at City Center : The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore. 3 years with record breaking revue, Beach Blanket Babylon. Nominated three times for a San Francisco Bay Area Critics award and won two awards for the role of Albert in Bye Bye Birdie. Artistic Director, Third Eye Theatre Company. www.thirdeyetheatreco.com.

Daniel Lockwood (tenor) NYGASP since 2002. Roles: Frederic, Nanki-Poo, Coolie, 1st Yeoman. Productions: The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, The Yeomen of the Guard, Trial By Jury and The Rose of Persia. Daniel is a member of the NYGASP touring ensemble The Wandering Minstrels.

Megan Loomis (soprano) NYGASP since 2003. Credits include Peep-Bo in The Mikado. Gardener/Chorus Richard II at Vanbrugh Theatre London, Helga/Sally & Kost cover on Nat’l and Asian tours of Cabaret, Mary/Elinor cover in Northanger Abbey at Theatre 1010. B.M Voice Performance, Eastman School of Music.

David Macaluso (baritone) NYGASP since 2003. 9 of the G&S canon. Ko-Ko debut Jan 07 (City Center)! Sir Joe/Buttercup in Drama Desk Award nominated production of H.M.S. Pinafore (Vortex Theater Company) Che in Evita, Seymour in Little Shop, Rooster in Annie, Finch and Frump in H2$, Frankie and Sparky in Plaid and Motel in Fiddler. He is a member of the NYC based vocal group Dacoda.

Robin Mahon (soprano) NYGASP: The Gondoliers, The Yeomen of the Guard, Iolanthe (choreographer), The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, Ruddigore, Trial By Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore. Other credits: Paganini (Euro Operetta Productions), Two to Tango (Central Dance Theater), Holiday Fanfare (Omaha Symphony), Oklahoma! (Ash Lawn-Highland Summer Festival), Natchez Opera Festival, Liederkranz Opera Theater, and the NY City Opera National Company.

Michele McConnell (soprano) NYGASP since 1999! Proud member: AEA. Signature roles: Josephine, Yum-Yum, Mabel, Patience. Also: Beauty & the Beast (Las Vegas, Montreal), Camelot (Nat’l. tour w/Robert Goulet), Westchester Broadway Theatre, DiCapo Opera, Gateway Playhouse, Totem Pole Playhouse, Mobile Opera, Sacramento Music Circus. Numerous recordings for Hal Leonard and Boosey & Hawkes Publications. Original B’way cast recording: Anna Karenina. Proud Mary Kay consultant and member of Skyline Theatre Company. Married to NYGASPer Duane McDevitt. www.duaneandmichele.com

Duane McDevitt (baritone) NYGASP since 1997! Signature roles include the Pirate King, Colonel Calverley, and Sergeant Meryll. Also: soloist at Carnegie Hall, Camelot (Nat’l. tour w/Robert Goulet), Westchester Broadway Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, San Diego Opera, Opera Pacific, New Sigmund Romberg Orchestra, Prince Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus. Numerous recordings for Hal Leonard and Boosey & Hawkes Publications. Original B’way cast recordings: Anna Karenina, Eagle Song. Proud member of AEA, AGMA, and Skyline Theatre Company. Married to NYGASPer Michele McConnell. www.duaneandmichele.com

James Mills (Comic Baritone) NYGASP since 2006/2007. BA in Theatre from the University of New Mexico. James's G&S and light opera credits include HMS Pinafore, Iolanthe, The Yeoman of the Guard, La Perichole, and The Student Prince. Favorite roles: Finch in H2$, Jack in Into the Woods, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Stepsister Portia in Cinderella, and the title role in Bat Boy the Musical. James is a proud member of Actors Equity Association.

Jenny Millsap (soprano) NYGASP since 2001. Credits include: Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), Yum-Yum (The Mikado), Lady Ella (Patience), H.M.S. Pinafore, Yeomen of the Guard, The Rose of Persia. Other credits include:Kathie (Student Prince) - Liederkranz Opera, Gianetta (The Gondoliers), Eliza (My Fair Lady), Caroline (Titanic), Guenevere (Camelot). National Finalist – Classical Productions Vocal Competition - Carnegie Hall.

Stephen O'Brien (comic baritone) NYGASP since 1976. His roles have included Ko-Ko in The Mikado, the Lord Chancellor in Iolanthe, Jack Point in The Yeomen of the Guard, John Wellington Wells in The Sorcerer, Robin Oakapple in Ruddigore, Sir Joseph Porter in HMS Pinafore, Bunthorne in Patience, the Duke of Plaza-Toro in The Gondoliers, the Major-General in The Pirates of Penzance, Phantis in Utopia Limited, Rudolph in The Grand Duke and Hassan in The Rose of Persia. Elsewhere his favorite roles have been Albin in La Cage aux Folles, Littlechap in Stop the World, I Want to Get Off, Alan Turing in Breaking the Code, the Common Man in A Man For All Seasons and Tom Daley in That Championship Season. He is a native of Albany, NY, and a graduate of Columbia College and Fordham Law School. He resides in the farther reaches of Brooklyn.

Rebecca O'Sullivan (soprano) NYGASP since 2004. Iolanthe (City Center). The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, Ruddigore, and The Rose of Persia. Maine State Music Theatre, Allenberry Playhouse, and Bucks County Playhouse. Favorite roles: Tuptim (The King and I), Leisl (The Sound of Music), Chava (Fiddler on the Roof), and Belladova (Phantom of the Opera). Graduate of Boston Conservatory.

Lance Olds (baritone) NYGASP since 1997! He first appeared as the klutzy cop in The Pirates of Penzance where he first met his wife, company member Lauren Wenegrat. NYGASP: The Gondoliers (Antonio), The Mikado, Patience, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Rose of Persia, Trial By Jury, Ruddigore, Utopia, Limited and The Yeomen of the Guard. February 2007 Carnival at the Kennedy Center. Upcoming gigs and his songwriting at www.lanceolds.com.

Quinto Ott (Bass) Tucson, AZ native, a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington and NYGASP since 2009. Captain Corcoran, KCB (Utopia, Limited), Bob Becket (HMS Pinafore), Roderick u/s (Ruddigore), The Mikado u/s (The Mikado), Ensemble (Pirates of Penzance). Other recent credits include: Don Magnifico u/s (La Cenerentola, American Landmark Festival). Cogsworth (Beauty & the Beast), Alonso Smith (Meet Me in St. Louis), Eugene Fodor (Crazy for You) & Rudolph Reisnweber (Hello Dolly!) at the Mac-Haydn Theatre. Other credits: Marcus Lycus (Funny… Forum), General Ghengis Khan Schmitz (Seussical), Louis (Pal Joey), Dottore Grenvil (La Traviata), Le Duc (Roméo et Juliette), Ambrogio (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Carmen and Dialogues des Carmélites. www.quintoott.com

Marcie Passley (soprano) NYGASP since 2007 and has performed in such productions as The Mikado, HMS Pinafore, Pirates, Ruddigore and Princess Ida. Marcie is a member of Actors Equity and AFTRA, who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Millikin University. Previous credits include the one-night only Broadway Revival concerts of Camelot and Brigadoon at the Shubert Theatre in Manhattan, the American premiere of Jude (Sue) at Yale University, Stephan Schwartz’s Reluctant Pilgrim (Off-Bway), FLOPZ (Joe’s Pub), and New York City’s AIDS Day Concerts, including Rags and The Secret Garden. Favorite roles include The Music Man (Marion Paroo), The Sound Of Music (Maria), and West Side Story (Maria). Television credits include All My Children and As the World Turns. In addition to her roles in musical theater, light opera, and television Marcie sings jazz and Latin standards at events throughout the Metropolitan area.

Monique Pelletier (mezzo-soprano) NYGASP since 2002: H.M.S. Pinafore, Trial by Jury, The Yeomen of the Guard, Patience, The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, Princess Ida and The Rose of Persia. Regional credits include: Pitti-Sing (The Mikado), Phoebe (Yeomen), Tessa (The Gondoliers), Ruth (Pirates), Flora (La Traviata), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Lola (Cavalleria Rusticana), Second Lady (Magic Flute), Principessa (Suor Angelica), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), and Mercedes (Carmen). Love and thanks to John!

Erika Person (mezzo-soprano) NYGASP since 2004. Roles include Tessa (The Gondoliers), Phoebe (The Yeomen of the Guard), Iolanthe (Iolanthe), Edith (The Pirates of Penzance), Pitti-Sing (The Mikado), Cousin Hebe (H.M.S. Pinafore). Regional credits include Sesto (La Clemenza di Tito), Mercedes (Carmen), Meg (Falstaff), Third Lady (Magic Flute), Flora (La Traviata), Zulma (L'Italiana in Algeri), La Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi), Martha Jefferson (1776), Sarah (Guys & Dolls). www.erikaperson.com.

Jennifer Piacenti (soprano) NYGASP since 2004. Yum-Yum in The Mikado at City Center; and Ensemble in Iolanthe, and H.M.S. Pinafore. Other credits include Gretel in Hansel and Gretel, Fiona in Brigadoon, and Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica. Former member of HGO ensemble. Jennifer has her Masters degree in Voice from TCU.

Fausto Pineda (tenor) several seasons with NYGASP. National Tours: The King and I (Lun Tha), Grease, Miss Saigon (Thuy), The Secret Garden (Fakir); Seaside, Theater by the Sea, Westchester Broadway Theatre, Maine State, Actors’ Playhouse (Carbonell Nomination). Graduate of Manhattan School of Music.

Edward Prostak (baritone) NYGASP since 1990! NYGASP credits include: The Gondoliers (Giuseppe and Antonio), The Mikado (Pish-Tush), Princess Ida (Florian), H.M.S. Pinafore (Captain Corcoran), The Yeomen of the Guard (2nd Yeoman). Other Credits: Oliver! On Broadway, Zombies From The Beyond Off-Broadway, The Little Rascals (Goodspeed), Casino Paradise (American Music Theater Festival), Moby Dick (Bristol Riverside Theatre).

Stephen Quint (comic baritone) With NYGASP since 1987! Stephen first appeared as Sir Joseph and Ko-Ko on tour and as the Judge in NYGASP’s NYC season. Since then he has played all the thirteen G&S “patter” roles (and others with regional theater companies all across the US and in England). In obvious need of representation. Celebrity endorsement: “Steve Quint – the only patter performer who’s not a nattering nincompoop!”—Jonathan Harris, Dr. Smith of TV’s Lost in Space. Stephen Quint is the 2002-2003 recipient of NYGASP’s Isaac Asimov Award for Artistic Achievement. Visit Steve’s website, www.zombiemikado.com for much, much more.

Natalie Ross (soprano) NYGASP since 2008 appearing in The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance and H.M.S. Pinafore. Favorite credits include Evita (U.S. and European touring companies, dir Harold Prince), Broadway Tonite! (European and U.S. companies), first regional premier of )Les Miserables (Sacramento Music Circus) and Offenbach!!! (Bard Summerscape Music Festival). B.F.A., University of Michigan, School of Music. www.nataliekross.net

Chris Ian Sanchez (tenor) NYGASP since 2004 in H.M.S. Pinafore. Other credits include Passing It On, Coconut Grove Playhouse with Len Cariou; Thuy in Miss Saigon (Carousel Dinner Theatre), Roger in Grease and Tommy Keeler in Annie Get Your Gun (Surflight Theatre); and James the Elder in Jesus Christ Superstar (K.C. Starlight Theatre) Graduate from the Mannes School of Music.

Paul Sigrist (tenor) NYGASP since 1991! He has performed all thirteen of the G & S comic operas. Other Sullivan: The Rose of Persia, The Emerald Isle. Musical Theatre: Godspell, You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. Television: 30 Rock, Six Degrees, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, The Sopranos. Feature Films: Across the Universe, Enchanted, A Girl's Guide To Hunting and Fishing. Played Bill Bobstay the Boatswain in the 2007 Drama Desk nominated H.M.S. Pinafore (Vortex Theater Company, NYC).

Cameron Smith (tenor) NYGASP since 2009! Before appearing as Nanki-Poo (The Mikado), Captain Fitzbattleaxe (Utopia, Limited), and Edwin (Trial By Jury) with NYGASP, he’d sung at Lake George Opera, Tanglewood, Caramoor, Bronx Opera, Taconic Opera, Houston’s Opera in the Heights, and Boheme Opera NJ. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2010 as the Soldier Boy in Alvin Singleton's Brooklyn Bones. He earned a B.F.A. from SUNY Purchase and an M.M. from Manhattan School of Music. When not singing he might be found running a marathon, playing guitar or drums, brewing his own beer, or kicking a soccer ball around with his two daughters.

Angela Christine Smith (soprano) has performed as a principal artist for many seasons with NYGASP at New York City Center, Wolf Trap, and on extensive tours from coast to coast and Canada. Ms. Smith has also appeared at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England, and is a recipient of the Isaac Asimov Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement. Ms. Smith most recently sang the title role in Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon with the New York Lyric Opera Theatre. Other credits include performances with the Opera Singers Initiative, Belleayre Festival Opera, Martha Cardona Theater, Light Opera of New York, Vocal Arts Symposium in Colorado Springs, Opera Avanti, Lake George Opera, St. Bonaventure Quick Center for the Arts, Pine Mountain Music Festival, South Carolina Opera, Delaware Opera, Caramoor Opera, and Liederkranz Opera. Originally from Minnesota, Ms. Smith is a graduate of St. Olaf College with a Bachelor’s degree in Music.

Sarah Caldwell Smith (soprano) NYGASP since 2008, Ms. Smith made her debut as Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance) at New York City Center. Other NYGASP credits include the title role in Patience, Yum-Yum (The Mikado), Rose Maybud (Ruddigore), Princess Nekaya (Utopia, Limited), Princess of Monte Carlo (The Grand Duke), Gianetta u/s (The Gondoliers), H.M.S. Pinafore and Trial by Jury. Sarah also tours with the company’s award-winning cabaret, I’ve Got a Little Twist. NYC: Music in the Air and the City Center Reopening Gala with Encores!, Blondchen (Die Entführung aus dem Seraglio) and Dew Fairy/Sandman (Hansel and Gretel). Regional: Laura Petrie (u/s) in The Life and Love of Joe Coogan, a comic opera based on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Papagena (Die Zauberflöte) and Mabel (Pirates). Sarah has appeared with Liederkranz Opera Theatre, Cape Cod Opera, Opera Columbus, Opera Manhattan Repertory Theatre and Florida Grand Opera. M.M. Manhattan School of Music.

Matthew Wages (Baritone) has been a member of NYGASP since 2003, performing at City Center, Symphony Space, Wolf Trap and touring the US. As an actor, Matthew has been involved in numerous films, television and webisodes. He is looking forward to shooting 2 independent features next year. You can visit his website at web.mac.com/matthewwages

David Wannen (bass-baritone) NYGASP since 2004. NYGASP favorites include Strephon (Iolanthe), Sergeant of Police (The Pirates of Penzance), Sultan (The Rose of Persia), Wilfred (The Yeomen of the Guard), and The Mikado (The Mikado). Tours: Beauty and the Beast (Beast u/s), Camelot with Robert Goulet (Lancelot u/s); Regional: Brigadoon with Ohio Light Opera (Tommy); TV: Guiding Light (Jo Ann Sedwick, dir); Nominated Best Featured Actor by Philadelphia Inquirer for Camelot with Meda Theater, May 2005. Managing Director, NYGASP.

Lauren Wenegrat (soprano) NYGASP since 1996! Lauren has performed most of the G&S canon, including Lady Ella (Patience and Peep Bo (The Mikado). She’s been particularly lucky with NYGASP, as she met her husband, Lance Olds, performing The Pirates of Penzance in 1997! By day Lauren is proud to represent the City of New York in Bronx County Family Court.

Eric Werner (baritone) NYGASP since 2008, Eric has been seen as Smudge in Forever Plaid, Miles in …Forum, Big Julie in Guys and Dolls, Cliff in _ Cabaret, John in David Mamet's Oleanna, the 2000-2001 National Tour of Peter Pan, Loge (Cover) in Das Rheingold, Morales in Carmen, Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro and as Caspar in the U.S. staged premier of Schuman’s Genoveva.

Chris White (baritone) NYGASP since 2009. He performed Ruddigore and The Mikado with the company at City Center and on tour. Other favorite credits include Of Ebony Embers (national tour with Core Ensemble), Pirates of Penzance and Henry IV, Pt 2 (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), A Christmas Carol (North Carolina Shakespeare), and The Music Man (Fireside Theater). As a member of Essential Voices USA, Chris was a featured ensemble soloist in The Best of Lerner & Loewe at Carnegie Hall. Chris is a graduate of Webster Conservatory and a proud member of Actor's Equity.

William Whitefield (baritone) NYGASP since 1997! The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, The Gondoliers, and the Boatswain in H.M.S. Pinafore. Other Theatre: The Presidents starring Rich Little (Helen Hayes, TheatreFest, Paris Theatre, Las Vegas), The Student Prince and Rags (Paper Mill Playhouse), Shenandoah (Goodspeed Opera House), Subs for Village People on occasion.

Emily D. Wright (soprano) NYGASP since 2009. Other G&S roles include Edith in The Pirates of Penzance. Emily has performed many musical theatre roles and in September of 2009, made her cabaret debut at The Duplex. Favorite roles include: Eliza Doolittle (My Fair Lady), Julie Jordan (Carousel), and Lucy (You're a Good Man Charlie Brown). Proud member of AEA. www.emilydwright.com

Adam Yankowy (baritone) NGASP since 2009. NY credits: NYGASP’s productions of Ruddigore, The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance at NYC Center, Trial by Jury/G&S á la Carte at Symphony Space, The Town Hall's Broadway’s Rising Stars, Little Orchestra Society’s Babes in Toyland at Lincoln Center, and 5th Floor Productions' Assassins. Regional: Ocean City Theatre's Oklahoma!(Jud). National Tour: Curious George Live!. Kentucky Credits include: Fiddler on the Roof and Guys and Dolls.

Albert Bergeret (Artistic Director/General Manager) Mr. Bergeret is a career long professional specialist in the works of Gilbert & Sullivan, having performed, staged, conducted and designed every opera in the repertoire over a 40 year period. He has directed G&S productions for university students and residency programs for elementary schools. He has been hailed as “The leading custodian of the G&S classics” by New York Magazine (Peter Davis) and his work as both stage and musical director has been widely acclaimed in the press both in New York and on tour throughout the Eastern United States, Canada, and the UK. Mr. Bergeret founded NYGASP in 1974 and has served as Artistic Director/General Manager since its inception. He has conducted and staged all 13 of the works in the G&S canon as well as the company’s smash hit production of George Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing. He has conducted programs with the Buffalo Philharmonic, Orchestra London in Ontario Canada, Northwest Indiana Symphony and the Erie Philharmonic in a program featuring Metropolitan Opera baritone Robert Goodloe. With NYGASP he has also conducted and directed such diverse personalities as Hal Linden, Steve Allen, John Astin, Pat Carroll, Noel Harrison, John Rubenstein, Louis Quilico, Lando Bartolini and John Reed, O.B.E.

Jeffrey Kresky (Associate-Conductor) As an undergraduate at Columbia, Jeffrey Kresky directed the music for six productions with the Barnard Gilbert and Sullivan Society, which was, in a sense, the cradle for NYGASP. (Indeed, he cast Al Bergeret in the chorus of Iolanthe in 1966, Bergeret's first G&S experience.) Following a PhD from Princeton, he has been active as a composer, keyboardist and music theorist. The author of two books and many journal essays in the areas of analysis and criticism, he is Professor of Music at William Paterson University, where he chairs the music theory area and directs the Program in Music Honors. For nearly a decade he has been music director of Light Opera Company of Salisbury, where many NYGASPers perform.

David Sigafoose (Stage Manager, Technical Director) has been working in professional theatre over 25 years. He first worked with NYGASP as Master Electrician in The Mikado which opened on December 26, 1980. In the following years he was Master Electrician for The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore in 1981; H.M.S. Pinafore, Trial By Jury in 1982; and The Gondoliers in 1983. He was also Lighting Designer, Assistant Lighting Designer, and Assistant Stage Manager for various NYGASP productions between 1982 and 1985. Since his return to NYGASP in 2000 he has been Technical Director, Stage Manager / Assistant Stage Manager for all NYGASP productions at City Center and On Tour. This is his 27th year with NYGASP.

Annette Dieli (Assistant Stage Manager) Annette holds a BFA in theater from The University of CT. Credits include: Hartford Stage Co. (backstage crew), Bronx Opera (props and costume assistant), Artistic Director of her own touring puppet company, wardrobe for NYGASP at NY City Center and touring venues for the 2008-20011 seasons. In 2009 she was Venue Director at the New School for Drama as part of the Fringe Festival, 2009 in New York City.

Sally Small (Lighting Designer) “And, truth to tell, She lights up well” - The Mikado. Sally started with NYGASP in 1980 and has designed the lighting for the entire G&S repertoire. She has also designed for Conn. Grand Opera, Conn. Opera Assn., NJ State Opera, New England Lyric Operetta, Mississippi Opera, NY Lyric Opera and many other opera, ballet and Off-Broadway companies.

Lee Snider (photographer) has been a NYGASP Company Photographer since 1983 and for many years shot every show and did head shots for many cast members. He is now semi-retired and divides his time between New York and China.

Mark York (Music Director/Accompanist "I've Got a Little Twist") Arranger, Pianist and Musical Director for I’ve Got A Little Twist, the new hit revue featuring the stars of New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players which won the 2010 Bistro Award for Special Show.Executive Producer and Co-Founder of Mark York Productions and The Ziegfeld Society. As Jim Dale’s personal pianist, Mark is working on Mr. Dale’s One Man Show, Just Jim Dale, headed for Broadway this coming year. He is currently Music Coordinator for Jerry Herman. Mark was Music Assistant to Cy Coleman and after his passing was the Musical Director for The Cy Coleman Estate. He was the Arranger/Pianist for Busker Alley, a Benefit Gala Concert for The York Theatre starring Jim Dale and Glenn Close directed by Tony Walton. Also with Mr. Walton, he arranged and musically directed Conversation Piece and The Happy Hypocrite, both featuring songs by Noel Coward. Mark is a native New Yorker from Oklahoma.

Andrea Stryker Rodda (Assistant Music Director) Rehearsal pianist for all NYGASP’s programs and productions since the 1986-87 season, Andi is also concert accompanist for non-orchestra performances including galas, school programs, and extensive touring with NYGASP’s “Wand’ring Minstrels” small ensembles. She also regularly assists in Family Overtures programs and other “introduction to...” events.

Janis Ansley Ungar (Choreographer) has worked with NYGASP on Ruddigore, Iolanthe, Trial By Jury, The Yeomen of the Guard, The Rose of Persia, and Patience. In addition to her work with NYGASP, she previously choreographed productions of The Gondoliers and Ruddigore for Troupers Light Opera Company. She is thrilled to have a theatrical family: Her daughter Suzy is working this year for NYGASP as Production Assistant, and is building a career as a theatrical Stage Manager.

Gail J. Wofford (Costume Designer/Co-Founder of NYGASP) holds a Masters of Arts in Theatre Arts from Texas Tech University. As resident costume designer she designed and constructed costumes for The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard, Iolanthe, Trial By Jury and other operettas. Gail was Costume Coordinator for N.J. State Opera for 12 years and head of wardrobe for the NY Grand Opera. She has executed projects for WNET, Channel 13, National Tour of Dreamgirls, the film Mission Apollo and worked with numerous opera companies throughout the US.

Corey Groom (Head of Wardrobe) Corey has been with NYGASP since 1999, working at Symphony Space and City Center, Syosset, and New Jersey. He has been doing theater since 1995 in PA. Happy to be at Wicked for last 2 years. Co-owner of Corky Lady Costume Rentals.

Brian Presti (Lighting Designer) NYGASP since 2009. A Floridian half his life, he cut his teeth in the ultra-competitive opera scene of Naples, Florida. After having mastered all that is warm weather living, he moved to Manhattan 5 years ago, now only returning to the sunshine to work Superbowl Halftime Shows. Today he works as the Head Electrician at Hostos College and is a Follow Spot Operator on Avenue Q as well as working at various other venues around New York City.

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