"More I Cannot Wish You..."
Guys and Dolls - Act 2
The first time I saw Guys and Dolls was when I was in high school and it became an immediate favorite! What's not to love? Great music, great dance numbers and an incredibly funny book. The original Broadway production ran for 1,200 performances and it has been revived three times since. Its popularity is evident in the fact that a week before opening, we were 95% sold out, including having added an extra performance already.
When the curtain comes down on this great show, so ends our 35th anniversary season - another year made possible by you. To paraphrase a song from another favorite show (City of Angels) "We're nothing with you," because no matter how great the show is, without you, our friends and fans, we're nothing.
The entire theatre industry has struggled for years - no more so than coming through the pandemic period which vastly changed peoples' viewing habits. You may be aware that after 50 years of great programming, our colleagues at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport will be closing for good at the end of June! The Seven Angels theatre in Waterbury just announced the cancellation of their next show due to financial concerns, but hopefully, they will be able to weather this current storm. In CT alone, we have seen too many theatres close over the past 10 years. But we're still here.
Looking ahead, we have a season of 11 shows scheduled for the 2026-2027 season - seven of which have never played here before. And yes, we have another classic Broadway musical like this one - Hello, Dolly - scheduled for next April.
Our current Flex Pass subscribers have already started booking - the general public may start beginning June 9. Keep an eye on our website (www.curtaincallinc.com) and book your seats.
As always, your generosity is what keeps our lights burning brightly. A gift of any size means a lot to us and will help keep Curtain Call going for another 35 years and beyond.
I look forward to seeing you here on the lawn for our annual free Shakespeare on the Green program next month. A Midsummer Night's Dream will play July 9 - 19. And our 36th annual Summer Youth Theatre production of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory will play August 6 -15. We also have a free, special sensory friendly performance scheduled for August 13. Call us for details.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE!
More I cannot wish you than a joyous summer of 2026!
Enjoy the show.
Music and Lyrics by FRANK LOESSER
Book by JO SWERLING and ABE BURROWS
Based on The Idyll of Sarah Brown and characters by Damon Runyon
Director
LAUREN NICOLE SHERWOOD
Music Director
ZACH KAMPLER
Choreographer
KELLY NAYDEN
Set Coordinator
MARTIN SCOTT MARCHITTO
Lighting Design
JAC-QUE ROBINSON
Costume Design
THOMAS D. GORDON
Production Stage Manager
JAN URSONE
Producer
Lou Ursone
Producer
Lou Ursone
Director
Lauren Nicole Sherwood
Music Director
Zach Kampler
Choreographer
Kelly Nayden
Scenic Coordinator
Martin Scott Marchitto
Lighting Design
Jac-que Robinson
Costume Design
Thomas D. Gordon
Sound Design / Engineer
Neil Flores
Technical Director
Meghan Connolly
Production Stage Manager
Jan Ursone
Stage Managers
Mike DeSalvo, Stacy Lupo
Asst. Stage Managers
Laura Castiglione, Sara LaBella
Sound Consultant
Jonathan Wu
Dance Captains
Tommy DeSalvo, Elysia Ring-Howell
Costume Assistant
Olivia Simner
Lighting Assistant
Justin Keller
Production Assts
Paul Ferris, Olivia Lapine, Chet Salit, Mark Silence
Spot Operators
Amy Ayala, Ruth Chiles, Virginia Crilly, Cheryl D’Onfrio,
Eileen Dulmaine, Karen Heck, Laila Lear, Emilee Maguire,
Dan Murphy, Sam Porto
Running Crew
Carol Foley, Katie Imholt, Bob Kline, Kelly Nayden, Amy Plent
Craft Services
Divastar Productions
ACT I
Scene I: Broadway
Runyonland
Fugue for Tinhorns
Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Benny Southstreet, Rusty Charlie
Follow the Fold
Sarah, Arvide & Mission Band
The Oldest Established.
Nathan Detroit, Nicely, Benny & Crapshooters
Follow the Fold – Reprise
Sarah, Arvide & Mission Band
Scene II: Save-A-Soul Mission
I’ll Know
Sky Masterson & Sarah Brown
Scene III: Phone Booth
Scene IV: The Hot Box - Nightclub
Bushel and a Peck
Adelaide & The Hot Box Girls
Adelaide’s Lament
Adelaide
Scene V: A Street Off Broadway
Guys and Dolls
Nicely & Benny
Scene VI: Save-A-Soul Mission
Scene VII: A Street Off Broadway
Scene VIII: Havana, Cuba
Hotel Nacionale
Tourist Attractions
Café Cubana - A Dive
Havana
Sky, Sarah & Havana Dancers
A Plaza
If I Were a Bell
Sarah
Scene IX: Four a.m. - Outside the Save-A-Soul Mission
My Time of Day
Sky
I’ve Never Been In Love Before
Sky & Sarah
THERE WILL BE A 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION
ACT II
Scene I: The Hot Box - Nightclub
Take Back Your Mink
Adelaide & The Hot Box Girls
Adelaide’s Second Lament
Adelaide
Scene II: The West Forties
More I Cannot Wish You
Arvide
Scene III: The Sewer
The Crapshooter’s Dance
Crapshooter Dancers
Luck Be a Lady
Sky & the Crapshooters
Scene IV: A Street Off Broadway
Sue Me
Nathan & Adelaide
Scene V: Save-A-Soul Mission
Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.
Nicely,
Crapshooters & Mission Band
Scene VI: Night – Street Off Broadway
Marry the Man Today
Sarah & Adelaide
Scene VII: Broadway
The Happy Ending
All
(In order of appearance)
Nicely-Nicely Johnson
Bruce Crilly
Benny Southstreet
Clint Clifford
Rusty Charlie
Joseph DeMatteo
Sister Sarah Brown
Nancy Leville
Arvide Abernathy
Greg Suss
Harry the Horse
Tommy DeSalvo
Lt. Brannigan
Rob Nichols
Nathan Detroit
Tom Cleary
Society Max
David Chuba
Miss Adelaide
Jessica Nivison
Sky Masterson
William King
Agatha
Lynn Carbino
Joey Biltmore
Ryan Barker
Mimi
Andrea Martinez
General Matilda B. Cartwright
Jackie Rees
Big Jule
Chris Nardi
Crapshooters
David Chuba, Eli Donahue, James Kolman,
Jimmy Meisterich, Andre Valdez-White, Diego Valdez-White
Hot Box Master of Ceremonies
David Chuba
Hot Box Dancers
Catie Capolongo, Andrea Martinez,
Elysia Ring-Howell, Pavla Smid
Mission Band
Seth Barkan, Lynn Carbino, Celine DeMatteo,
Amy Guttman, Rachel Lese, Clara Sussmann
Havana Dancers
Ryan Barker, Catie Capolongo, Lynn Carbino, Celine DeMatteo, Joseph DeMatteo, Tommy DeSalvo, Eli Donahue, Chris Faccenda, Amy Guttman,
James Kolman, Rachel Lese, Andrea Martinez, Jimmy Meisterich, Elysia Ring-Howell, Jacob Ruiz, Pavla Smid, Clara Sussman, Diego Valdez-White, Andre Valdez-
Seth Barkan (Calvin, Mission Band) Seth is thrilled to return to the Kweskin stage at Curtain Call. Most recently, he appeared in Godspell with The St. Catherine’s Players. Seth has been involved in numerous productions throughout Fairfield County; some of his favorites include A Christmas Story, Elf the Musical, Damn Yankees, Newsies, and Crossing Delancey with Curtain Call; Chicago with The Wilton Play Shop; Disaster! The Musical with Carriage House Arts Center; and Annie with The St. Catherine’s Players. Seth would like to thank Lauren, Lou, and Zach for the opportunity to be part of this wonderful production. As always, love to his very supportive wife.
Ryan Barker (Joey Biltmore, Crapshooter) Ryan is thrilled to be rolling the dice with Curtain Call for the first time! Fittingly, Guys and Dolls holds a special place in his heart - it was his very first show, where he first took the stage as Benny Southstreet. Previous favorite roles include Anything Goes (Moonface Martin), Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye), and ensemble performances in West Side Story, Hair, and Sweet Charity. A proud Stamford resident and musician, Ryan can usually be found playing a different kind of fugue - on French Horn, not for tinhorns.
Catie Capolongo (Hot Box Dancer) Catie is joyfully returning to the stage after a seven-year hiatus! At Providence College, she performed as Sheriff Reynolds in Bat Boy, Jack’s Mother in Into the Woods, and in supporting roles in Almost, Maine and The Addams Family. In high school, she appeared as Nancy in Oliver!, Bonnie in Anything Goes, the Pharaoh in Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Randolph McAfee in Bye Bye Birdie. Her favorite role remains the Sour Kangaroo in Seussical the Musical. Catie is honored and thrilled to return as a Hot Box Dancer alongside such an incredible cast at Curtain Call Theatre!
Lynn Carbino (Agatha) Lynn is thrilled to finally step into the spotlight in her first-ever Curtain Call musical—fashionably late, of course. She’s no stranger to the stage, having appeared in 14 shows with the St. Catherine’s Players, including favorite roles as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Mrs. Darling in Peter Pan, and Mrs. Mayer in Seussical the Musical. By day, Lynn is an Oncology Nurse Navigator at Greenwich Hospital, which means tech week barely fazes her. Endless love to the cast, crew, her incredibly patient husband Frank, and her amazing daughters, Sam and Ryan.
David Chuba (Society Max) Officially completing the gauntlet, David is proud to say he’s been a part of all five musicals in the 2025-2026 Curtain Call season. He’s run out of things to say in these bios of substance, so instead he wished to tell all readers to smile, laugh, and give their best applause to the fabulous performers, crew members, and production team that has worked tirelessly to end this season with a classic. Peace, Love, & Tollite.
Tom Cleary (Nathan Detroit) The Shawshank Redemption, Witch, One Man, Two Guvnors at TPNC; The Oxford Roof Climber’s Rebellion, Urban Stages; Machinal, Riverside Theatre; Clothes For A Summer Hotel, White Horse; Arcadia, Greenwich Street Theatre; Mad Forest, Hudson Guild Theatre (NYIT Award nomination); Three Sisters, Chocolate Factory; What the Butler Saw, The House of Blue Leaves, Urinetown (NYIT Award winner) at Gallery Players; A Man For All Seasons, Twelfth Night, PA Shakespeare Festival; Tin Pan Alley Rag, Wilma Theatre (Barrymore Award nomination); Purlie, Freedom Theatre (Barrymore Award nomination); South Pacific, Coastal Carolina. Film/TV: Six Degrees, Guiding Light, Choose, Jersey Girl, Clan McCormack (Cannes Film Festival). tomcleary.com.
Clint Clifford (Benny Southstreet) Clint returned to musical theater in 2021 after a 38-year hiatus. In an earlier life, credits included National Tours of South Pacific and La Mancha (w/ Richard Kiley) and the 1st National of They’re Playing Our Song (Victor Garber understudy). Since coming out of theatrical hibernation, Curtain Call roles include the con-man Vlad in our recent production of Anastasia, Max in Sound of Music, Narrator in Into the Woods, Maraczek in She Loves Me, and smaller roles in 1776 and Fiddler. Recently, he had leads in Fairfield Center Stage productions of Annie (Warbucks) and A Christmas Carol (Scrooge).
Bruce Crilly (Nicely Johnson) This production marks Bruce’s 3rd time performing one of his favorite roles in one of his favorite musicals. Prior to this, he has performed as actor and singer mainly in NJ, NY, and CT for more years than he would care to admit. Though he has made appearances with a few other local theater companies, he has made Curtain Call his theater home since 2011 appearing in such roles as The Beadle in Sweeney Todd, Miles Gloriosus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Coach in Damn Yankees, Santa in Elf, Brother Jeremiah in Something Rotten, Dickenson in 1776, Teddy, in Arsenic and Old Lace, and Evelyn Oakley in Anything Goes. Bruce has also appeared in Curtain Call’s Shakespeare on the Green as Prospero in The Tempest, Kent in King Lear, and Master Ford in The Merry Wives of Windsor. “Many thanks to Lou for providing these opportunities and to my wife Vicky for her love and encouragement.”
Celine DeMatteo (Mission Band, Ensemble) Celine is excited to be making her Curtain Call debut. In a full circle moment, Guys and Dolls was the first (and only) musical she was part of in high school. She has sung in several choirs over the years, most recently Greenwich Choral Society and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Westchester Choir. She was inspired by her children to take on musical theater and was over the moon to be in St. Catherine's Players' Godspell (Ensemble) with her entire nuclear family. In real life, she plays an ICU doctor specializing in neurologic emergencies.
Joseph DeMatteo (Rusty Charlie) Joseph is thrilled to be making his Curtain Call debut in Guys and Dolls. He has previously played Hickory/the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz and George in Godspell, both with St. Catherine's Players. A graduate of New England Conservatory where he studied Jazz Percussion, he is no stranger to the stage and enjoys hamming it up. Though truly in his element playing the drums, Joseph has flexed his acting and singing chops over the years. He has written and co-produced original music as part of the collaborative Tul!p. Joseph lives in Greenwich, CT with his children and wife who tolerate him as best as they can.
Tommy DeSalvo (Harry The Horse) Tommy is thrilled to be back on the Curtain Call stage performing with such a fun cast and production team. Tommy was last seen as Moonface Martin in Anything Goes and an ensemble member in Spongebob at Curtain Call last spring. Tommy is on the Board at Curtain Call and has been involved in many shows here both on stage as well as being on the production team. Tommy will be directing Curtain Call's production of All Shook Up next season. Tommy is Controller at Childcare Learning Centers of Fairfield County, Inc. as well as the Advisor/Director of Stamford High School's Strawberry Hill Players where he just directed Cinderella. Tommy would like to thank Lauren for her direction on this production as well as being the reason he ever got into theatre back in middle school. He would also like to shout out Andrea for getting back on stage and for making it the 4th time the two of them have been in this show together. Finally, he would like to thank his friends and family for their constant love and support.
Eli Donahue (Crapshooter) Eli is so excited to be performing in another show at Curtain Call where he has previously appeared in SpongeBob SquarePants (Larry the Lobster/Ensemble), Mystic Pizza (Ensemble), and several Summer Youth Theatre productions. Additional selected performances include: Seussical (Horton the Elephant), Annie (Oliver Warbucks), Anything Goes (Elisha Whitney), Chicago (Amos Hart), Legally Blonde (Callahan), and Mean Girls (Damian Hubbard). He would like to thank his family, his vocal instructors Christina Kampler and McKayla Ferguson, the cast, crew, and production team.
Chris Faccenda (Angie the Ox) Chris is so excited to be a part of Guys and Dolls. Last time you may have seen him on the Curtain Call Stage was in 2025 as a member of the Electric Skates in Spongebob Squarepants. Other Credits include Godspell (Judas), Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow), and Beauty & The Beast (Lumiere) all with the St. Catherine's Players in Greenwich, CT. Thank you to this amazing creative team, as well as his family and friends for their love and support.
Amy Guttman (Mission Band, Ensemble) Amy is thrilled to be making her debut at Curtain Call! Introduced to Broadway by her beloved mother at age six, her love for musical theater began. Amy played the alto saxophone in a renowned jazz band performing throughout Europe, at Disneyland, and in Berklee School of Music competitions. She also sang at her own wedding! She is a former proud parent and current production team member for the Stamford All-School Musical. Amy thanks her kids and husband for encouraging her to take those epic car performances to the stage! Congratulations to the talented cast, crew and production team!
Bill King (Sky Masterson) Bill is thrilled to return to the stage, bringing a decade of theatrical and vocal experience to this production. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, he most recently appeared as Rodolpho in A View from the Bridge and Tony in Master Class. As a trained operatic tenor, he has refined his technique through the Jacobs School of Music and the Matthew Surapine Studio. Other favorite credits include the Courier in 1776.
James Kolman (Crapshooter) James is a 12th grader at AITE and this is his 11th musical. Some previous shows include All-School Musical’s Something Rotten!, FDR in Annie. He appeared in Northstar Playmaker’s Mean Girls (Kevin G). and Chicago (MC), and Seussical as Mr. Mayor, along with SYTs Holiday Inn. James cannot wait for this performance of Guys and Dolls, James wants to thank Zach, Jan, Kelly, Lauren, and all volunteers who have helped put this lovely show together
Rachel Lese (Mission Band, Ensemble) Rachel is so excited to be doing Guys and Dolls! This comes almost 10 years after their first appearance in the show, where they played a crapshooter. Their most recent roles include Apostle Rachel in Godspell, Ensemble in Spongebob the Musical, Glinda in The Wizard of Oz, featured ensemble/trio in Tootsie, and Ceres in the Tempest! When not doing theater (which isn't very often), Rachel loves to read and play video games (if you see them, ask them about any romance or fantasy, and they'll have recs!). They hope you enjoy the show!
Nancy Leville (Sarah Brown) Nancy is thrilled to be back on the Curtain Call stage as Sarah Brown! Recent credits include The Sound of Music (Maria), Mystic Pizza (Jojo) and Into The Woods (Florinda). Nancy has also performed Off-Broadway and at The Metropolitan Opera. Behind the scenes, Nancy is a Private Voice Coach, and Youth Choir and Music Director across Fairfield County. Nancy would like to thank the cast, crew, and creative team for betting on this show from the start! And special thanks to her family, students and Babe who always support her; she’s one Lucky Lady! @nnlevillee
Andrea Martinez (Mimi, Hot Box Dancer) It’s been a minute…but Andrea finally found her way back onto the musical theater stage and she is absolutely thrilled to be doing it! Thank you to Lou, Jan, Lauren, Kelly, Zach and the rest of the production staff for this great opportunity. Some past credits include dance and ensemble roles in Curtain Call’s The Producers, Guys and Dolls, and The Pajama Game; Ella in Fairfield University’s Academy Players production of Life Sucks. A big hug and kiss to her leading ladies Adalyn and Everly and her very supportive and patient husband Jeff.
Jimmy Meisterich (Crapshooter) Jimmy is thrilled to be returning to the Kweskin stage! Last seen dancing up a storm as Billy Boy Bill in the smash-hit Curtain Call production of Urinetown, and previously as Bill Montijo in Mystic Pizza, he is so ecstatic to be bringing this certified classic show to life. In the past year, Jimmy has also worked on many Curtain Call hits backstage, most recently for Anastasia, but also including The Spongebob Musical, Anything Goes, and White Christmas.
Chris Nardi (Big Jule) Chris is excited to be back on the Curtain Call stage! He was most recently seen on stage in February in Urinetown (Senator Fipp). Other recent credits include Anything Goes (Spit) and Fiddler on the Roof (Avram,Bottle Dancer). Chris wants to thank Lauren, Zach, Kelly, and the entire cast and crew for making this such a great experience!
Rob Nichols (Lt. Brannigan) You may have seen Rob speaking in other such roles as Max in Lend Me A Tenor, Sgt. Trotter in The Mousetrap, Lion in The Wizard of Oz, Capulet in Romeo & Juliet, Marcus in Wild Goose Chase, Uncle Ernie in The Who's Tommy, Chicken Wrangler for Into the Woods, or Adam in The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (abridged) and many more. Rob would like to thank his lovely cast mates and production team because it just seems like the right thing to do.
Jessica Nivison (Miss Adelaide) Jessica is so excited to be returning to Curtain Call this spring! Recent credits include Julius Caesar (Valley Shakespeare Festival), Much Ado About Nothing (Valley Shakespeare Festival), White Christmas (Curtain Call), Jesus Christ Superstar (Downtown Cabaret Theater), Sweeney Todd (Downtown Cabaret Theater), and Guys and Dolls (Center Stage Theatre). Outside of performing, Jessica is a choreographer, arts administrator, and teaching artist, most recently working as Assistant Choreographer of Nice Work if you Can Get It (Sacred Heart University). She is also a proud graduate of Hofstra University’s BFA Acting program. Instagram @jess_nivison ! Jessica-Nivison.com
Jackie Rees (General Matilda Cartwright) Jackie is excited to participate in her first Curtain Call production! She is a trained vocalist in musical theater, classical, and jazz music. She has previously been in the musicals Seussical the Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Godspell, Pippin, and the opera The Old Maid and the Thief. Beyond the theater, she has performed with the jazz great Dave Brubeck and studied jazz vocals at City College in New York City.
Elysia Ring-Howell (Hot Box Dancer) Elysia is thrilled to be participating in her first Curtain Call Musical as a Hot Box Dancer. She is a teacher at Rising Stars Performing Arts in Norwalk and the New Canaan YMCA as well as a proud member of Santaniello's Vocal Studio. Along with Guys and Dolls Elysia has also been Cinderella (Into the Woods), Dorothy Gale, Wizard of Oz, Flo Owens (Picnic), and Margot (Legally Blonde). Thank you to her friends, family, and teachers who have always supported her and she hopes you enjoy the show!
Jacob Ruiz (Crapshooter) Born and raised in Yonkers, NY, Jacob caught the theater bug in high school and has been performing ever since. He has been found in roles such as: TJ in Sister Act, Crazy Mario in A Bronx Tale, Berger in Hair, Jesus in Godspell, and Nigel in Something Rotten! In spring of 2023, Jacob graduated from Manhattanville with his BFA in Musical Theater. Jacob would like to thank his family, his partner, and all his friends for their constant love, support, and encouragement. Elsewhere, Jacob can be found cosplaying, curating playlists and collecting trinkets. Love it? Find more @mysterious.mustache on Instagram!
Pavla Smid (Hot Box Dancer) Pavla is a senior at Stamford High School. She has been in Stamford High’s Productions of Macbeth and played the role of Lady Macbeth, Lorraine Fleming in 42nd Street and Madame in Cinderella. She was also Tom Collins in RENT by Open Arts Alliance. She has been in the musicals Something Rotten, Legally Blonde, Holiday Inn, and Mamma Mia as a featured dancer. She is very happy to be in her first Main Stage show at Curtain Call in Guys and Dolls as a Hot Box dancer!
Greg Suss (Arvide Abernathy) Thrilled to be in this iconic show at Curtain Call. Recent roles at Curtain Call: Mayor Claude – Come From Away, Tony Spumonzi - Mulberry Street, Lazar Wolf – Fiddler on the Roof, Van Daan – The Diary of Anne Frank, Boatswain – The Tempest, Val – Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Barnadine – Measure for Measure, Roger Sherman – 1776. Also active locally as a performer with St. Catherine’s Players and Troupers Light Opera. Has directed and/or conducted musicals, plays, opera and cabaret in New York and throughout the metropolitan area and written six musicals for young people in conjunction with the Concordia Conservatory of Music.
Clara Sussmann (Mission Band, Ensemble) Clara is thrilled to be joining the Curtain Call community in her first show at the theater! She has performed locally at other theaters in Fairfield County, portraying roles such as Alyssa Greene in the Ridgefield Theater Barn’s production of The Prom and Beth March in Little Women at the Crystal Theater in Norwalk. After being an audience member for several shows at Curtain Call, she is excited to take to the stage in Guys and Dolls. She would like to thank the entire cast and crew for making her first show here such an incredible and special experience.
Andre Valdez-White (Crapshooter) Andre is from Virginia. His passion for the arts started in competitive cheer and dance, reaching National and World Championship levels. He continued to excel through coaching all ages in competitive cheer and choreography, receiving many awards. Andre moved to New York in 2008 to pursue a dance career and have performed with various artists, commercials, campaigns and several years in New Yorks night-life entertainment world. Andre’s previous roles include Tom Collins in the Wilton Play Shop production of RENT as well as Simon Zealotes in the Crystal Theater production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Guys and Dolls will be his stage debut at Curtain Call.
Diego Valdez-White (Crapshooter) Diego has been a long-term New York resident since childhood. Diego developed a passion for creative expression from an early age achieving the position of 1st chair violin. He has studied at Broadway Dance Center with concentration in Jazz and Hip-Hop techniques, attended Art and Design Highschool and Fashion Industries excelling in Photography. He also obtained a cosmetology license from Aveda Institute. Diego has expressed his creative style as a hair stylist exhibiting his talents through campaigns with Clairol, Balenciaga, Revlon, Krewe, JVN Hair and a select clientele. With the support of his husband, Andre, the production of Guys and Dolls will be his stage debut.
Meghan Connolly (Technical Director) Meghan is thrilled to be starting her fifth year at Curtain Call! Graduate of AMDA with a concentration in Musical Theatre, has worked for Hudson Warehouse, Bucks County Playhouse, and numerous community theatres in multiple positions including Production Stage Manager, Scenic Designer, Scenic Carpenter, and Scenic Painter. Much love to her husband Jamie and daughter Savannah for all of their support and encouragement!
Mike DeSalvo (Assistant Stage Manager) Mike has been with Curtain Call since he was a part of SYT. Some of his credits at Curtain Call are Something Rotten, Damn Yankees, Elf: The Musical, Newsies, Jesus Christ Superstar, Man of La Mancha and Oklahoma. He is happy to be back after a 4 year hiatus and is excited to be a part of this production!
Neil Flores (Sound Engineer) Sound Engineer for Mystic Pizza, Anything Goes, White Christmas, and Urinetown; Music Director for Come from Away, all at the Kweskin. Thanks to Jon, Dan, and Jamie for all the inside baseball. Congratulations to all on a great production of Guys and Dolls to close out this season at Curtain Call! Hope to see you next season for Oliver and more!
Thomas D. Gordon (Costume Design) Tom has been involved in theatre since high school. He has designed costumes for Curtain Call’s productions of Anastasia, A Few Good Men as well as And Then There Were None. Tom was the Costume Designer for Seven Angels Art of Murder, Sister Act, A Bronx Tale, George & Gracy as well as Grumpy Old Men. He has worked as part of wardrobe at Downtown Cabaret in Bridgeport for several shows including We Will Rock You, Cabaret, Rent, and Decades in Concert,The 60’s, 70’s & 80’s. He also was the Co-designer for their production of In The Heights and Snow White. Tom was the Costume Designer for John Jay HS productions of Zanadu, 42nd Street, Legally Blonde, Is He Dead and 9-5 as well as Northwest Catholic HS production of Rumors and Cinderella and the Vista Life Productions of Legally Blonde, Footloose, Grease and All Shook Up at the Kate. He spent over 10 years building sets and costuming at Maloney High School where he has been a Technology Education teacher for the past years.
Zachary Kampler (Music Director) Zachary is thrilled to be back at Curtain Call! Kampler serves as Music Director of the St. Catherine's Players, the Sound Beach Community Band, Stamford’s All-School Musical, and the Kolot Sinai Chorus. He has conducted for The Connecticut Little Symphony and Nickel City Opera, and has held the position of Assistant Conductor with the Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic, Tri-Cities Opera, and Sarasota Opera. Recent engagements include work with Staples Players, Northstar Playmakers, and Downtown Bridgeport Cabaret. A graduate of the Juilliard Pre-College Program, Kampler holds a B.A. in Music from New York University and an M.M. in Orchestral Conducting with a concentration in Opera from SUNY Binghamton.
Sara LaBella (Assistant Stage Manager) Sara is happy to be back at her home away from home. Sara's favorite past credits include Edwin Drood in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Pearl in The SpongeBob Musical, Sister Mary in Disaster!, Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense, Nun in Sister Act hey wait a second how many damn nuns are there?
Kelly Nayden (Choreographer) Kelly received a BA in dance from Connecticut College. Recent Choreo Credits: Anastasia, Tootsie, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Beautiful (Curtain Call), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Crystal Theater). Luck certainly was a lady granting us this cast and crew, I love you a bushel and a peck!
Jac-que Robinson (Lighting Designer) As Leo Tolstoy wrote, “Art begins when a person, with the purpose of communicating to other people a feeling he has once experienced, evokes it again in himself.” Through light, I aim to shape that experience, and hope it has reached you. More info, www.quemediany.com
Lauren Nicole Sherwood (Director) Lauren is thrilled to be directing again at Curtain Call, the Oldest Established Theatre in her life. She holds her BFA and MFA, both in Theatre Management, and currently works as a Director, Choreographer, Costume Designer, and Producer all over the place! She is thankful for this amazing production team, who bring such joy and expertise to the process, the fantastic cast who brought this show to life on Day 1, and her family for their constant help and support. Special thanks to her husband Matthew and sons Jackson and Spencer - you Guys make this Doll very happy!!
Jan Ursone (Production Stage Manager) Over the past several years, Jan has stage managed Anastasia, White Christmas, Lion In Winter, Come From Away, King Lear, Anything Goes, Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music, Beautiful, It’s A Wonderful Life, and many more. Special thanks to Mike, Stiggy and Sarsy – we make a great team!! Thank you to Louie for letting me have so much fun.
Keyboard / Conductor
Zach Kampler
Percussion
Brian Coralian
Trumpet
Steve Perrett
Bass
Nick Macri
Reeds
Anthony Pellegrini, Kate Testani
Trombone
Eli Rosado
