New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players

Ashley Adler (mezzo-soprano) NYGASP: The Pirates of Penzance as Kate in NYGASP's educational outreach program. H.M.S. Pinafore, The Gondoliers. N.Y. Credits: The Merry Widow conducted by Anton Coppola, Seven Deadly Sins (Symphony Space), Mahagonny Songspiel (Liederkranz Opera), Political Subversities (Culture Project), and in the Drama Desk nominated Pirates of Penzance as Edith (National Yiddish Theatre). Nat'l Tour: Through the Eyes of a Friend (Living Voices). Film: Gym Rats, The Understudy & X. Ashley won 1st place at the 5 Towns Music Theatre Competition and also dabbles in stand up comedy. Favorite G&S role is Mad Margaret in Ruddigore. Ashley graduated with a BFA from SUNY Purchase's acting conservatory.

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) NYGASP since 1992! G&S credits include the Sergeant of Police (The Pirates of Penzance), the Grand Vizier (The Rose of Persia), Private Willis (Iolanthe), Carpenter (H.M.S. Pinafore) and finally getting to learn Pooh-Bah!

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) NYGASP since 1993! Credits include Phyllis in Iolanthe, Mabel/ The Pirates of Penzance, Josephine/ H.M.S. Pinafore, Casilda/ The Gondoliers, Elsie/ The Yeomen of the Guard, Aline/ The Sorcerer. Christine/ The Phantom of the Opera: Broadway, Switzerland, Toronto and US National tour. “Encores” Bye, Bye Birdie. Current cast member of The Pirate Queen. www.kimileebryant.com.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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).

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) Recent NYGASP performances include Kate (The Pirates of Penzance) with Missouri Symphony Orchestra and at City Center, Tessa (cover-The Gondoliers), Melissa (cover-Princess Ida), Ensemble (HMS Pinafore). Recent regional credits include: Hansel and Gretel (Hansel) with Boston Lyric Opera, Roméo et Juliette (Stéphano), The Marriage of Figaro (Cherubino), Gianni Schicchi (Zita, La Ciesca), La Clemenza di Tito (Annio), Alcina (Oberto), Company (Kathy), Peter Pan (Tiger Lily). MM, Boston University; BM, Oberlin Conservatory.

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.

Lynelle Johnson (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.

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, assistant-choreographer) 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! Signature roles include Josephine, Yum-Yum, Mabel, and Patience. Married to fellow member Duane McDevitt, Michele has performed with Disney’s Beauty & the Beast in Montreal and Las Vegas and toured with Robert Goulet in Camelot. www.duaneandmichele.com.

Duane McDevitt (baritone) NYGASP since 1997! Signature roles include the Pirate King, Colonel Calverley, and Sergeant Meryll. Married to fellow NYGASP singer Michele McConnell, Duane has been a soloist at Carnegie Hall and recently toured with Robert Goulet in Camelot. 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.

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.

Monique Pelletier (ensemble) 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 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.

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).

Angela Smith (mezzo-soprano) NYGASP since 1997! Roles include: Little Buttercup (H.M.S. Pinafore), Ruth (The Pirates of Penzance), Katisha (The Mikado), Queen of the Fairies (Iolanthe), The Countess of Newtown, The Emerald Isle with the G&S Society of NY, Guest Artist as Little Buttercup with South Carolina Opera and Delaware Opera, Rosina (Topsy Turvy in Love) with South Carolina Opera, Zita (Gianni Schicchi), “Zita” and Miss Todd (Old Maid and the Thief) with Liederkranz Opera in NYC.

Sarah Caldwell Smith (soprano) NYGASP credits include Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance), Gianetta u/s (The Gondoliers), and H.M.S. Pinafore. Other credits include Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Lucy (The Telephone), Atalanta (Xerxes), and First Genie (Die Zauberflöte – Florida Grand Opera). M.M. Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Smith also received bachelor’s degrees from Tufts University and New England Conservatory. Sarah is a proud member of AEA.

Kathy Glauber Tarello (mezzo-soprano) joined NYGASP in 2001 and has since been seen in The Mikado (Pitti Sing), The Pirates of Penzance (Kate), H.M.S. Pinafore, The Yeomen of the Guard (Phoebe u/s), Iolanthe (Leila u/s), Patience, and The Rose of Persia. Kathy is a graduate of Tufts University (Drama/Music) and Teachers College, Columbia University ( M.Ed., Deaf Education). Many thanks to her family and husband Law for their unwavering support.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Suzy Hailey Ungar (Assistant Stage Manager) has worked as ASM with NYGASP on tours of Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, and as a Production Assistant at City Center for Yeomen of the Guard, The Mikado and The Rose of Persia. Suzy is majoring in Theatrical Stage Management and will be continuing her studies at the prestigious program at SUNY Purchase next year.

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.

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