Jenny Lord (Director) is delighted to be a part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.  She has directed several operas, including Peter Hilliard and Matt Boresi's The Filthy Habit for Manhattan Opera Theatre; Cosi fan tutte, The Marriage of Figaro,and Beatrice & Benedick for Berkeley Opera; Eugene Onegin, The Daughter of the Regiment, and The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein for Pocket Opera; and Street Scene for San Francisco State University.  Theatrical directing credits include Bee-luther-hatchee for New Century Theatre, A Christmas Carol for Dallas Theater Center, and Rodgers & Hart's By Jupiter for 42^nd Street Moon.  She is a graduate of Yale University.

 

Steven McGhee (Musical Director) works in both the operatic and musical theater spheres as a musical director and coach, as well a recital and cabaret pianist.  He earned his masters' degree in collaborative piano from the University of Michigan, as a student of Martin Katz.  Recent projects have included the musicals The Secret Garden, Assassins, and The Fantasticks, and the operas The Cunning Little Vixen, Xerxes, and Candide (with Frederica von Stade as The Old Lady).

 

DON IMBROGLIO features scenic and props design by Lee Savage, costume design by Camille Assaf, and lighting design by Marcus Doshi.

 

the cast

 

Nick Dalton (Dante) recently finished a summer of playing Ethan in The Full Monty at Gateway Playhouse, In Person opposite Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson, Hero in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Mill Mountain Theatre, and Sal in the Pre-Off-Broadway run of 100 Years Into the Heart (NYMF 2004).  NYC/Off-Broadway: The Glory of Richard Rodgers (Lincoln Center) alongside Karen Ziemba and George Dvorsky; Tribute to Adolph Green (Guild Hall) alongside Betty Comden, Melissa Errico and Stephen Bogardus; Love From Judy (Musicals Tonight!); and Soar Like an Eagle (Lion Theatre).  Other Favorites: Hair(European Tour as Berger), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), 1776 (Rutledge), and a new ice skating musical called Cold as Ice - produced by Nancy Kerrigan.  Nick is a proud member of AEA, as well as a graduate of Western Michigan University.  Thanks to the peeps at About Artists and the fam for providing genes that make him seem ambiguously Italian/Greek. www.nicholasdalton.org

 

Arielle Doneson (Angelica) got her training at The Interlochen Center for the Arts and the University of Michigan School of Music.  Recent regional credits include Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, Anne in A Little Night Music, Cunegonde in Candide alongside opera star Frederica Von Stade, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi, Julia in The Grand Duke, West Side Story, The Mikado, Iolanthe and Fiddler on the Roof.  Internationally, Arielle performed the title role in Donizettis opera Rita throughout the Marche region of Italy.  In May, 2005 Arielle shared the Joes Pub stage with Michael Arden.  Recent film credits include Blood Red, a historical re-enactment to be aired on the Discovery Channel on Halloween 2005 and a supporting role in the festival favorite, Pirates vs. Ninjas by award winning director, Ben Epstein. 

 

Robert DuSold (Don Imbroglio) recently played Ned in the Drama Desk-nominated The Audience, as well as Claude in the NYC Fringe Festivals Mimi le Duck.  Broadway and National Tour credits include Jason Green in The Producers, Javert and Valjean in Les Miserables, Monsieur Andre in Phantom of the Opera, Old Deuteronomy in Cats, Pete in Hal Prince's Showboat, assorted roles in Jekyll and Hyde, Kiss of the Spiderwoman and Chicago.  Regional and Stock credits include Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd at Connecticut Rep (Connecticut Critics Circle Award Best Actor nomination), Jules/Bob Greenberg in Sunday in the Park with George at DC's Arena Stage, Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls at Papermill Playhouse, Father in Chrysalis at  the Adirondack Theatre Festival, Peron in Evita at California Music Theatre and various shows at the O'Neill Festival, Williamstown Theatre Festival and many others.  Recordings include A Gala for Harold Prince, Sondheim: An Evening in Celebration at Carnegie Hall, the Anastasia soundtrack and others.  Robert is also featured in the new book Making It on Broadway: Actors' Tales of Climbing to the Top published by Allworth Press.

 

Charis Fliermans (Ensemble).  Credits include Soloist in Bernstein's Mass at Carnegie Hall, Dallas Symphony, Colorado Symphony and the Vatican, now out on DVD. Regional credits include Steel Magnolias (Truvy), On the Town (Claire), Into the Woods (Baker's Wife), Guys and Dolls (Adelaide).  Education: Bmus-Wheaton College, MMus-University of Colorado. Rotary Ambassadorial Fellow at the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro, Italy.  Proud member of AEA.

 

Constantine Germanacos (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of such an exciting production and festival!  He has performed in New York with Musicals Tonight! in The Chocolate Soldier and in a gala with Paul Gemignani, Marin Mazzie and Brent Barrett, honoring the composer Jack Lawrence.  Favorite shows/roles: Cinderella (Prince u/s) at NSMT, Brigadoon (Charlie) at MGR Playhouse, A Grand Night for Singing, West Side Story (Tony), Into the Woods (Prince/Wolf) and HMS Pinafore (Ralph).  Training: Manhattan School of Music, CAP21 (NYU) and the Tanglewood Institute.

 

Allison Hilliard (Ensemble) is delighted to be a part of this fabulous piece.  In Philadelphia, she was seen this year in the title role of Snow White and will be making her Walnut Street Theatre debut this summer in Godspell.  California regional credits include: Company (April), Moon Over Buffalo (Eileen), Passion (Clara), Into the Woods (Cinderella), Radio Gals (Rennebelle), West Coast Premiere of Passion (Mistress, Clara cover), 1940s Radio Hour (Connie),  Annie (with Sally Struthers), and Children of Eden (with Adrien Zmed).   Allison was a flute major at the Peabody Conservatory of Music and studied voice with Edward Sayegh.  She and her husband, composer Peter Hilliard, reside in Pennsylvania with their three children Elizabeth, Nicholas, and Jonathan.

 

Valerie MacCarthy (Donna). A native New Yorker, Franco-American Valerie made her acclaimed debut at theTanglewood Festival in Ravel's L'Heure Espangnole under the baton of Seiji Ozawa, and again in Bizet's Les Pcheurs de Perles with the Holland Park Festival, London.  These successes quickly led to an invitation from the Ravinia Festival to appear as soloist with theChicago Symphony Orchestra in John de Lancie's Romeo & Juliet Project, which was followed by a return engagement the next season for Le bourgeois Gentilhomme.  The Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Pasadena Symphony invited Valerie to re-create her success in de Lancie's Romeo & Juliet Project.  In the 2003-04 season, Ms. MacCarthy created and performed a one-woman touring show entitled Off The Hook - in which she offered her personal interpretations of Menotti's The Telephone and Poulenc's La Voix Humaine.  The show premiered at New Yorks Alliance Francais and has since been performed with the Charlemagne Chamber Orchestra in Brussels.  The 2004-05 seasons included numerous exciting debuts including Florentine Opera(Milwaukee), for whom she sang Marzelline in Fidelio and Clorinda in La Cenerentola. At Carnegie Hall Valerie performed Adele in Fledermaus at the National Chorales prestigious New Years Eve Gala in December 2004, and made her debut at Milans Teatro alla Scala singing Musetta in La Boheme, a role which was the vehicle for her Broadway debut when she appeared in the Baz Luhrmann production.  Performance credits also include a recent debut at the Grand Theater de Genve (Parsifal), and at Carnegie Hall singing the Mozart Requiem and the Vivaldi Gloria with Mid-America Productions.  Recent New York appearances include her debut with L'Opera Francais de New York (Les Pelerins de la Mecque - Gluck), with the Orchestra of St. Luke's (Dr. Miracle - Bizet), and the Brooklyn Academy of Music (La Favola d'Orfeo - Monteverdi). In her European recital debut she sang at Amsterdam's renowned Concertgebow de Kleine Zaal.

 

Duane McDevitt (Ensemble).  A native of Coatesville, PA, Duane most recently had the pleasure of performing the role of Sir Lionel in the National Tour of Camelot starring Robert Goulet.  Duane's favorite roles include: Gaylord Ravenal in Showboat and Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar (both at Allenberry Playhouse); Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance and Colonel Calverly in Patience (both at New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players); and Dick Deadeye in HMS Pinafore (Opera Delaware).  Duane recently made his Carnegie Hall debut as soloist in the Bach Magnificat and Ralph Vaughn Williams's Festival of Carols.  Some of his signature operatic roles include Papageno in The Magic Flute, Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus, Gregorio in Romeo et Juliette, and Baron Douphol in La Traviata. Other regional credits include: San Diego Opera, Tulsa Opera, Indianapolis Opera, Opera Pacific, Des Moines Metro Opera, San Diego Comic Opera, Connecticut Grand Opera, Prince Music Theatre, York Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus, and the San Diego Chamber Orchestra.  Duane has traveled to over 80 countries with his wife, Michele McConnell, performing their duo cabarets on Radisson Seven Seas Cruises and at the Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel in Interlaken, Switzerland.  Duane received his Bachelor's of Music in Vocal Performance and Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre from West Chester University, and his Masters in Opera from Florida State University.

 

Raymond Jaramillo McLeod (Joey) has performed in every theatrical venue ranging from The Metropolitan Opera to Broadway, television and film.  McLeod, who holds an MFA from the University of Texas, made his New York debut in Zefirelli's La Boheme at The Metropolitan Opera.  His booming bass baritone has been critically acclaimed in hundreds of stage productions, including the original Broadway cast of Jekyll & Hyde, Dance of the Vampires starring Michael Crawford, Juan Peron in the 20th Anniversary National Tour of Evita, Wreck in Wonderful Town starring Donna Murphy (Drama Desk nomination), Eddie in MTCs  The Wild Party starring Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs, and Jigger in The Hollywood Music Bowls all-star cast of Carousel with Judy Kaye, Faith Prince and Tom Bosley.  Extensive recording credits include his solo CD Jaramillo...Until Then.  TV appearances include the "infamous" role of Psycho Bob in "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" with Will Smith.  An unforgettable voice, McLeod is heard in the Disney films Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and Pocahontas, hundreds of movie soundtracks and numerous commercials.  His concert work includes both solo work and as part of New York Baritone trio, Oh! Those Voices!, soon appearing at venues throughout the United States.  At universities across the country, Mr. McLeod, with his wife Deborah Kym, co-founders of DRM Studios in New York City, have taught the techniques described in her book A Blueprint for Genius.  McLeod, a much-in-demand vocal coach, also teaches voice at NYU and Columbia University.