LaPaglia Shalhoub Bartha Garrison Thompson Maxwell Adams Klitz
Anthony

Anthony LaPaglia (Tito Merelli)

Theatre includes: The Guys, Bouncers, Northeast Local, On the Open Road, The Rose Tattoo, and A View From The Bridge which earned him Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critic Circle Awards for his portrayal of Eddie Carbone in 1998. TV Credits include a seven-year run on “Without A Trace” (Golden Globe Award) “Frasier” (Emmy Award for recurring role of Simon Moon), and “Murder One”. Films include: Lantana, Betsy’s Wedding, Empire Records, So I Married an Axe Murderer, The House of Mirth, Sweet and Lowdown, The Client, 29th Street, One Good Cop, Company Man, Summer of Sam, Autumn in New York, The Salton Sea, Happy Feet, Lanksy, Phoenix, Commandments, Brilliant Lies, Winter Solstice, The Bank, The Architect, and most recently, Balibo, for which he proudly earned his second Best Actor AFI Award. Anthony is pleased to come out of early retirement so that Stanley Tucci could make good on a decades-old threat to "ruin his career."
Tony

Tony Shalhoub (Saunders)

is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Winner for his long running series “Monk”. Tony’s numerous feature film credits include The Great New Wonderful, Galaxy Quest, Spy Kids, The Siege, Searching For Bobby Fisher, Primary Colors, Men in Black, The Man Who Wasn’t There, and Big Night. He was heard as the voice of Luigi in the hit film Cars. Shalhoub made his directorial debut with the independent film Made Up, in which he co-starred with his wife, Brooke Adams. An accomplished stage actor, Shalhoub’s credits include Waiting for Godot, The Heidi Chronicles, Conversations I had With My Father. His last New York stage appearance was at the Second Stage Theater in Theresa Rebeck’s The Scene.
Justin

Justin Bartha

is honored to be making his Broadway debut. Bartha was last seen starring in the Warner Bros. blockbuster The Hangover alongside Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms. The film, directed by Todd Phillips, is now the highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time. Upcoming, Bartha will star opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones in the romantic comedy The Rebound and opposite Jesse Eisenberg in independent drama Holy Rollers. Previous credits include New York, I Love You; Failure to Launch; Trust the Man; Gigli; National Treasure; and National Treasure: Book of Secrets. On television, Bartha starred in Sidney Lumet's “Thought Crimes”, an HBO film produced by Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson. He also starred as the title character in the NBC comedy, "Teachers," directed by James Burrows. Bartha studied acting at New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts.
Mary

Mary Catherine Garrison (Maggie)

Broadway: Accent on Youth, Top Girls and Rabbit Hole (MTC); Assassins, The Man Who Came to Dinner (Roundabout). Off-Broadway: The Foreigner, Debbie Does Dallas, Crimes of the Heart (Second Stage), The Last of the Thorntons (Signature Theatre), Horton Foote's The Prisoner's Song (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Street Scene (Williamstown Theatre Festival, dir. Michael Grief). TV: “The Good Wife”, “30 Rock”, “Flight of the Conchords”, “Lipstick Jungle”, “Inconceivable”, “The Partners”, “Law & Order”, and “Third Watch”. Film: How to Deal, Moonlight Mile, 8mm. MFA from UCSD in La Jolla, BS from the University of Evansville, NOCCA graduate. Love my BMW.
Jennifer

Jennifer Laura Thompson (Diana)

was last seen on Broadway as Glinda in Wicked. She originated the role of Hope Cladwell in Urinetown, for which she received a Tony nomination for Best Leading Actress. She also originated the role of Ariel Moore in Footloose. Other productions include On The Town, Of Thee I Sing, and Pardon My English with Encores! at City Center, Little Fish at Second Stage, and the first national tour of Carousel as Julie Jordan. She has toured Europe in concert and played a murderer on “Law & Order: SVU.” Go to sleep Tommy. Mommy loves you.
Jan

Jan Maxwell (Maria)

Broadway: The Royal Family, Coram Boy (Tony, Drama Desk nominatons), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Drama Desk Award, Tony and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Sixteen Wounded (Drama Desk nomination), A Doll’s House (OCC Nom), The Sound of Music (OCC Nom), The Dinner Party (OCC Award), Brian Friel’s Dancing At Lughnasa, and City of Angels. Off-Broadway: Howard Barker’s Scenes From An Execution (Drama Desk nom.) and Camille (Potomac Theatre Project/NYC), Anton Dudley’s Substitution, Entertaining Mr. Sloane (Drama Desk, OCC nom.), Tina Howe’s translation of Ionesco’s The Bald Soprano (Atlantic Theatre), Jules Feiffer’s A Bad Friend (Lincoln Center), Israel Horovitz’s My Old Lady (Lortel Award, Drama Desk nom), Opening Doors (Carnegie Hall), Alan Ayckbourn’s House and Garden (MTC), The Seagull (Kennedy Center). TV: PBS’ “AIDS: Canging the Rules,” “Law & Order,” “Gossip Girl.” Special thanks: Will Maxwell-Lunney.
Brooke

Brooke Adams (Julia)

Stage credits include The Heidi Chronicles on Broadway, Key Exchange at the Orpheum, Split at the Second Stage, The Old Neighborhood at ART, If Memory Serves at the Pasadena Playhouse, The Philanderer at Yale Rep and most recently The Cherry Orchard at The Atlantic Theatre Company in NYC. Film credits include Days of Heaven, Gas Food Lodging, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Dead Zone, Cuba, Tell Me a Riddle and Key Exchange. Most recently she wrote and directed the short Pet Peeves, starring Eddie McClintock. She produced and starred in the film Made-Up, written by her sister, Lynne Adams, and directed by her husband, Tony Shalhoub. Television appearances include “thirtysomething,” “The Lion of Africa,” “Lace,” “and Lace II” as well as recurring roles on “Moonlighting” and “Family.” She sends love to her two beautiful daughters, Josie and Sophie, and special thanks to her acting coach, Jamie Donnelly.
Jay

Jay Klaitz (The Bellhop)

received his MFA from the Institute at Harvard University /American Repertory Theater /Moscow Art Theater. Credits include High Fidelity (b’way); Expats (the New Group); Frozen River (Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury winner ‘08); Super Powers (Tribeca Film Festival Best Short ’07); guest appearances in "Rescue Me", "Law & Order: CI". Thanks to everyone at LMAT, Randi and the gang at Phoenix, and Ma & Pa K.
Jay

Jesse Austrian ( u/s Maggie/Diana )

B'way: debut! Off-B'way: The Marriage of Bette and Boo. Regional favorites include: Jane Eyre, Guthrie Theater; Is He Dead?, Pioneer Theatre, My Fair Lady, Virginia Stage Company and Cabaret & Main, Williamstown. Co-Artistic Director of Fiasco Theater: www.fiascotheater.com. Proud graduate of the Brown/Trinity MFA Acting Program.
Jay

Tony Carlin ( u/s Saunders/Tito )

Broadway: Mary Stuart, Spring Awakening, Pygmalion, Copenhagen, Democracy, Heartbreak House, Jumpers, The Heidi Chronicles, Mamma Mia! Off-Broadway: Stuff Happens, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, ÂOnce in a Lifetime. Film: The Nutty Professor, True Colors, Crazy People. Television: ÒSeinfeldÓ, ÒChicago Hope,Ó others.
Jay

Donna English ( u/s Maria/Julia )

Broadway: Broadway (George Abbott, director). Off-Broadway: Ruthless! (Drama Desk nom.), Taking a Chance on Love, Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back! (original cast CD). Regional: Harold And Maude (Mrs. Chasen), On The Twentieth Century (Lily Garland), Victor/Victoria (Victoria), A Little Night Music (Charlotte), The King And I (Anna).
Jay

Brian Sears ( u/s Max/Bellhop )

Broadway: Finian's Rainbow, All Shook Up, Grease. 1st Nat'l Tour All Shook Up (Dean Hyde) Regional/Readings : Paper Mill, Marriott Lincolnshire (Jeff Nom.), MTC, and the Vineyard. Thanks to Mele and David. Much love to Mom, Dad, Jeff, and J. For MG.
Stanley

Stanley Tucci (Director)

Broadway roles include Frankie & Johnny in The Claire de Lune (Tony Award nomination), Execution of Justice, The Iceman Cometh, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Misanthrope. Off-Broadway includes: Moon Over Miami, Scapin, Yale Rep, CSC. Films include: The Lovely Bones, (Academy Award nomination, Golden Globe nomination, BAFTA nomination, Broadcast Film Critics nomination), Julie & Julia, The Devil Wears Prada, Road To Perdition, Sidewalks Of New York, America’s Sweethearts, William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Life Less Ordinary. Writer, director, producer credits include Big Night (Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival, Independent Spirit Award, New York Film Critics Circle Honor). The Imposters (official selection at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival). He also directed Joe Gould's Secret. Television includes “Winchell” (Golden Globe, Emmy Awards) "Monk" (Emmy Award), "Conspiracy" (Golden Globe Award, Emmy nomination), "ER" (Emmy nomination), "Bull," "Murder One" (Emmy nomination). In 2008 Tucci formed Olive Productions, a New York based film and television production company. He studied at George Morrison at SUNY Purchase.

Ken Ludwig (Author)

His plays and musicals have appeared on Broadway, in London’s West End and throughout the world in over 20 languages. They include Crazy For You (Broadway & London – Tony, Olivier, Helen Hayes, Drama Desk Awards, Best Musical); Lend Me A Tenor (Broadway & London – two Tony Awards; Tony nomination, Best Play; Olivier nomination, Best Comedy); Moon Over Buffalo (Broadway & London’s Old Vic, starring Carol Burnett, Lynn Redgrave, Joan Collins & Frank Langella); Twentieth Century (Broadway, starring Alec Baldwin & Anne Heche); The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Broadway); Treasure Island (London, Haymarket Theatre); Shakespeare in Hollywood (commissioned by The Royal Shakespeare Company; Helen Hayes Award, Best Play); Leading Ladies; Be My Baby; The Beaux' Stratagem (adaptation with Thornton Wilder at request of Wilder Estate); The Three Musketeers (Bristol Old Vic); An American in Paris; A Fox on the Fairway premiering this fall at Signature Theatre; The Game’s Afoot; Artistic associate, Alley theatre. He studied music at Harvard with Leonard Bernstein and theatre history at Cambridge University.

John Lee Beatty (Set Design)

Broadway includes Time Stands Still, A View from the Bridge, The Royal Family, The Color Purple, Doubt, Chicago, Dinner at Eight, Proof, Rabbit Hole, A Delicate Balance, The Heiress, The Most Happy Fella, The Sisters Rosensweig, Burn This, Penn & Teller, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Talley’s Folly, Crimes of the Heart. Off-B’way: Venus in Fur, Substance of Fire, A Life in the Theatre. MTC, Lincoln Center, Circle Rep, City Center Encores! Tony, Obie, DD, OCC awards; Theatre Hall of Fame. Graduate of Brown and Yale School of Drama.

Kenneth Posner (Lighting Design)

has designed more than 30 Broadway plays and musicals including The Coast of Utopia (Shipwrecked), Wicked, Hairspray, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Miracle Worker, The Royal Family, Legally Blonde, 9 to 5, Grease (2008 Revival), The Homecoming, The Odd Couple, Glengarry Glen Ross, Little Woman, The Frogs, Imaginary Friends, Swing!, Charlie Brown, The Goat, Side Man, The Little Foxes, The Rose Tattoo. He has received the TONY, Drama Desk, Obie & Outer Critics Circle Awards.

Peter Hylenski (Sound Design)

Grammy, Tony and Olivier award nominated. Selected Broadway: Shrek the Musical, Rock of Ages, Cry-Baby, The Times They Are A-Changin’, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Little Women, Brooklyn. Other credits: Le Reve: Wynn Las Vegas; Ragtime (West End); Walking with Dinosaurs; Mame; Opening Doors; The Scottsboro Boys; Annie. He’s designed for Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden and The Kennedy Center.

Martin Pakledinaz (Costume Design)

Recent NY theater includes Blithe Spirit; Gypsy; Is He Dead?; Grease; The Pirate Queen; The Trip to Bountiful; Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony); Wonderful Town; Kiss Me, Kate (Tony). Opera: Rodelinda (Met Opera) Tristan and Isolde & Adriana Mater (Paris Opera/Bastille), L'amour de Loin (Salzburg, Paris/Chatelet, among others). Dance: Mark Morris Dance Group, SF Ballet, Boston Ballet, New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet. Awards include two Tonys, Drama Desk, Obie, Lortel, among others.

Joseph Dulude II (Makeup Design)

He is the designer for all Wicked productions worldwide. Broadway: Grease, The Wedding Singer, Into the Woods (key makeup Vanessa Williams), Broadway Bares (design and bodypainting). Film/TV: E!, Style, Lifetime, PBS, "Access Hollywood", MTV. Print/Runway: Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Vibe, Rolling Stone, Diesel, etc. Artist relations and consultant, MAC Cosmetics.

Paul Huntley (Wig & Hair Design)

London born, Paul Huntley is a special Tony Award winner and a Drama Desk recipient. Broadway projects include A Little Night Music; Cats; Amadeus; Kiss Me Kate; The Producers; and Hairspray. He has worked with some of the most talented leading ladies of American cinema, including: Bette Davis, Vivien Leigh, Mae West, Glenn Close, Angela Lansbury and Jessica Lange. Movies: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Cirque Du Freak.

Patrick Vaccariello (Music Supervisor)

Currently: music supervisor/coordinator, Come Fly Away. Music director/supervisor, West Side Story, A Chorus Line (national tour). Broadway: Gypsy (LuPone) A Chorus Line, La Cage aux Folles, The Boy From Oz, Cabaret (worldwide), Dance of the Vampires, Jesus Christ Superstar, Victor/Victoria, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Cats, Take Me Along, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (worldwide).

Stephen Gabis (Dialect Coach)

has coached over 30 Broadway productions including A View From The Bridge, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The 39 Steps, The Farnsworth Invention, Coram Boy, Doubt, Jersey Boys, Steel Magnolias, Frozen, ...Joe Egg. Film: Salt, Doubt, Bernard and Doris, The Savages, Across the Universe, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Notorious Bettie Page.