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 Jeff Bowen ( Music and Lyrics/Jeff)
won a 2006 Obie for [title of show] as well as a GLAAD Media nomination and, along with his cast mates, a Drama League nomination for Distinguished Performance by an Ensemble. He has written music and lyrics for the 2007 Easter Bonnet competition for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Actors Fund 125th Anniversary Gala, the Vineyard Theatre’s 25th Anniversary Gala, the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards and Broadway Bares 18: Wonderland. He has composed music for several shows at P.S. 122 including Avant-Garde-A-Rama in Sparklevision, Hello, My Name Is Avant-Garde-A-Rama; Sparklefest 2000 at Dixon Place; The A-Train Plays; and the film Boat Mime. As an actor, he has performed works at manhattan theatre source, Ars Nova and the Vineyard. Other performances include The Who’s Tommy, Of Thee I Sing, Shenandoah, On the Twentieth Century and the Actors Fund benefit of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Jeff is a proud member of the National Audubon Society and the American Birding Association. Thank you to my family for always believing in me. |
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 Hunter Bell ( Book/Hunter)
was awarded an Obie, earned a GLAAD Media nomination and, along with his cast mates, received a Drama League nomination all for [title of show]. Other writing credits include the books for Silence! The Musical and the
137th edition of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Bellobration!, as well as original material for BC/EFA’s Easter Bonnet competition, the Actors Fund 125th
Gala, Vineyard Theatre’s 25th Anniversary Gala, Broadway Bares 18: Wonderland and the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards. He has appeared on Broadway in How the Grinch Stole Christmas and at the St. Louis Rep, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, North Shore
Music Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse, the MUNY, P.S. 122, Dallas Shakespeare
Festival, Cleveland Play House, Stages St. Louis, Goodspeed Opera House, Alliance Theatre, Carnegie Hall, York Theatre, Coconut Grove, Paper Mill and the Vineyard.
Hunter is a proud graduate and distinguished alumnus of Webster University and a member of Actors’ Equity and the Dramatists Guild. He thanks his incredible family for all their love and support. |
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 Susan Blackwell ( Susan)
Broadway debut! Off-Broadway credits include [title of show], Speech and Debate, Anon, Working Title and Vilna's Got a Gole, as well as playing Peter Patrone in The Heidi Chronicles. Television appearances include 'The Sopranos', 'Third Watch', 'All My Children' and various 'Law & Orders'. Films include P.S.: I Love You, Margot at the Wedding, Bun Bun, Changing Lanes, and Night Int. Trailer for the feature film Ten Minutes Older. As co-creator of The New Wondertwins, she performed in such venues as Dixon Place, Caroline's Comedy Club and the HBO Workspace in LA. She has created and performed original material for many projects, including the [title of show] show, The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards, The Actors Fund 125th Anniversary Gala and the Avant Garde-A-Rama series at PS122. Special thanks to Steve White, the Blackwell family, m’saybies, Kevin McCollum, Laura Camien, Davis Spylios Management, and my bosses (who let me sneak out of work early to go to play practice). |
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 Heidi Blickenstaff ( Heidi)
Broadway: The Little Mermaid (OBC Carlotta, u/s Ursula), The Full Monty (Susan Hershey, u/s Vicki Nichols). Off-Broadway: [title of show] (Heidi) at the Vineyard. Tours: The Full Monty (Vicki Nichols), Jekyll & Hyde, Steel Pier, The Who’s Tommy (u/s Mrs. Walker) and Dreamgirls. Regional: Most recently, Heidi was honored with the Helen Hayes Award for her work as Ann Mitchell in Meet John Doe at Ford’s Theatre. Also, The Girl in the Frame (Laney) at Goodspeed at Chester; Bat Boy: The Musical (Meredith Parker) at Theatreworks in Palo Alto (BayArea premiere); and Prairie (Caroline Ingalls), directed by Francesca Zambello at \ New York Stage and Film (world premiere). Film: The Rebound (2009) with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Heidi is also part of the voiceover cast for the PBS kids series, “Word World.” She is a graduate of Duke University. Love and thanks to Blicks, Ry, Toph, GN and Ed. |
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 Courtney Balan ( Standby for Susan
and Heidi). Broadway: original companies of Cry-Baby and In My Life. Off-Broadway: [title of show]; I Love You, You’re Perfect…; How to Save the World…; and I Love You Because. Regional: Oklahoma! (Ado Annie), Funny Girl (Fanny u/s), Fiddler (Tzeitel) and Jekyll & Hyde (Emma). She is psyched to be back battling vampires with the gang on Broadway...dreams come true!! Jersey native. Michigan musical theatre graduate. Thanks to my amazing family, CTG and Jason always. For Finn. |
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 Benjamin Howes ( Standby for Hunter
and Jeff). Broadway debut. Benjamin hails from Australia where his credits include Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors and Grease. Off-B’way: [title of show] (Vineyard), The Charity That Began at Home (Mint Theatre Co.). Regional credits include Goodspeed, Barrington Stage and Milwaukee Rep. Recently created the role of Hal Meadows in the Bandwagon project Dancing in the Dark at the Old Globe. TV: “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and “One Life to Live” as Shakespeare-reciting drag queen Harvey DeWitt/Alma Children. [website] |
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