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EVENTS 2023

June 25th Family Favorites at the Shawnee Inn

BROADWAY FAMILY FAVORITES is a family-friendly exploration of musical theatre with something for audience members of all ages, whether it be toe-tapping tunes, clever lyrics or charismatic characters. Created and hosted by Producing Artistic Director Stephen DeAngelis, five of Broadway’s most versatile performers will illuminate the stage with tunes from classic and contemporary musicals based on classic children’s stories and animated films. The concert will also include an enlightening and entertaining question and answer session with the audience, It’s a perfect way to introduce younger audience members to the stage and to create and share new memories. Scheduled performers are Emily Bautista (Kim in Miss Saigon; Eponine in Les Miserables); Todd Buonopane (Jon-Michel in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella; Roger in Grease; Amos Hart in Chicago; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Ali Ewoldt (Christine Daae in The Phantom of the Opera; Cossette in Les Miserables; Tuptim in The King and I), Danny Gardner (Lucky in Dames at Sea; A Christmas Carol; Flying Over Sunset) and Teal Wicks (Elphaba in Wicked; Cher (“Babe”) in The Cher Show; Mary Barrie in Finding Neverland; Emma Carew in Jekyll & Hyde. Musical Director/Accompanist will be Rachel Dean. Musical selections will include songs from Frozen; Mary Poppins; The Sound of Music; The Lion King; Beauty and the Beast; The Little Mermaid; Wicked; Aladdiin; Peter Pan; Anastasia; The King and I; The Wizard of Oz; Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella; Into the Woods; Finding Neverland; Annie and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. We hope you can join us for this very special concert event. EMILY BAUTISTA is best known for her portrayal of Kim in Miss Saigon both in the show's most recent Broadway revival and on the company's National tour. She also starred as Eponine in the the North American touring company of Les Misérables. Most recently she has been seen in London at the Hackney Empire in the world premiere of Vanara the musical and as Lenina in the developmental reading of the musical adaptation of Brave New World. Current television credits include Elodie in “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin”. TODD BUONOPANE is an actor, singer and educator. He has appeared on Broadway as Jean-Michel in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Roger in Grease, Amos in Chicago and many characters in ...Spelling Bee. He has toured the U.S. with The Play That Goes Wrong, Godspell and Chicago (which he has also done in Dubai, Seoul and Tokyo). Off-Broadway credits include The Butter & Egg Man, Henry & Mudge, and The New Yorkers at City Center Encores! Regionally, he has performed at the Alliance, The Old Globe, Asolo Rep, MUNY, Signature, Pasadena Playhouse, 5th Avenue, Ordway, Papermill Playhouse, Goodspeed, Maine State and Barrington. TV credits include roles on “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”, “Braindead”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”, and “30 Rock” (as Weinerslav). Todd is a Councilor for Actors’ Equity Association and a proud graduate of The University of Michigan. He is the creator and star of a quarantine project called #BathtubTheatre. ALI EWOLDT is best known for her more than two year run starring as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Her other credits include: Cosette in Les Miserables (Broadway and National Tour), The King and I (Broadway and National Tour plus Lyric Opera of Chicago), Maria in West Side Story (National Tour, International Tour, PCLO, The MUNY), Luisa in The Fantasticks (Off-Broadway) Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Cinderella in Into the Woods, Amalia in She Loves Me and Philia in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Concert/symphony work includes: Feinstein's/54 Below, Alice Tully Hall, The Town Hall, Canyon Ranch, NY Pops at Carnegie Hall, American Pops Orchestra, Houston Symphony and Boston Pops with Maestro Keith Lockhart. Ali's TV/Film credits include “The Michael J. Fox Show”, “Yield”, and the short film “Mia”. She has a BA in psychology from Yale University. DANNY GARDNER was recently seen as The Spectre in the Tony Award nominated production of A Christmas Carol this past season on Broadway. Other recent credits include Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and appearing as Bing Crosby on the NBC Golf Channel Short “The Mysterious Montague.” Broadway: Flying Over Sunset, Dames At Sea (Lucky). Off-Broadway: Lady, Be Good! (City Center Encores!), The New York Summer Spectacular starring the Rockettes (Radio City), Time Step (New Victory Theater), Neurosis The Musical (DR2), Lyrics & Lyricists (92nd Street Y). National Tours: White Christmas, 42nd Street, Here to Stay: The Gershwin Experience. Regional: Crazy For You (Signature Theater), Singin’ in the Rain (Marriott Lincolnshire), A Gentleman’s Guid to Love and Murder (Engeman Theater), Between the Lines (Kansas City Rep), A Thousand Faces (Encore Theater). TEAL WICKS burst onto the musical theater scene in 2008 when she snagged the role of Elphaba in the Los Angeles company of Wicked, a role she reprised to critical acclaim in the San Francisco company before making the leap to the Broadway company. She most recently starred as Cher ("Lady") in the Broadway production of The Cher Show. She originated the role of Mary Barrie opposite Matthew Morrison in Finding Neverland and re-created the role of Emma Carew in the revival of Jekyll and Hyde. Other New York stage credits include Piece of My Heart: the Bert Berns Story at Signature Theatre, The Blue Flower at Second Stage, NY City Center Encores! Stairway to Paradise, Fahrenheit 451 at 59E59. Teal starred in the National tours of Jekyll and Hyde and Pippin as well as various regional productions at Two River Theater, Goodspeed Musicals, A.R.T., Theatreworks, and Bay Street Theatre. She has been a guest star on “Chicago Justice” “Elementary” and “The Good Wife”. Teal has appeared in numerous concerts across New York City including two celebrated solo concerts at 54 Below. She can be heard on The Cher Show (Original Broadway Cast Recording); The Ballad of Little Jo (Original Cast Recording), Finding Neverland (Original Broadway Cast Recording), You Never Heard My Song: the music of Brad Ross, and Jekyll and Hyde 2012 Concept Album. In 2011, Teal was awarded the honor of Distinguished Alumna of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, UC Irvine. RACHEL DEAN (Musical Director/Accompanist) is a New York City-based composer, pianist, and music director. She is a rehearsal pianist for the Broadway companies of Hamilton and Moulin Rouge! The Musical as well as a staff pianist at NYU Steinhardt. Most recently, she was music director and arranger for a virtual benefit for the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ Billy Rose Theatre Division featuring artists such as Stephanie J. Block, Annaleigh Ashford, and Alex Brightman. An ASCAP award recipient, Rachel’s work has been performed in New York (including Lincoln Center), Miami, Tokyo, Ohio, Arizona, Michigan, and New Jersey. Musicals in development include The Anxiety Project (with David Brush), Medusa (with Wes Braver), and The Ballad of Janis Matthews and the Dodo Scouts (with Giancarlo Rodaz). Rachel is a member of ASCAP, Local 802 AFM, and the Dramatists’ Guild. STEPHEN DeANGELIS (Producer/Host) has produced over 300 different Broadway concerts at venues in New York and across the United States featuring a multitude of Broadway stars including many Tony Award and Drama Desk Award winners and nominees, stars from hit television series and films whose roots are on stage and Broadway's fastest rising young performers. Throughout his career, he has worked with over 100,000 performers across all entertainment mediums. He is also the Producing Artistic Director and Host of At This Performance... , the critically acclaimed concert series that has showcased the talents of over 1100 Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates since October 2003. His work as a Producer of the ongoing series was acknowledged in BroadwayWorld's List of "Best Club, Cabaret and Concert". He has cast over 3600 network television and radio commercials for Manhattan's leading advertising agencies and has contributed to many historic and award-winning spots and campaigns including many which have been recognized with Platinum, Gold and Silver Lions at Cannes. Stephen also cast the six-time Emmy Award nominated Playhouse Disney series “Johnny and the Sprites” which was seen on the Disney Channel. His work has been seen in New York and regionally in over 300 theatrical productions for companies as well as numerous festival showcases, developmental workshops and readings. Stephen is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and has staged musicals in major theatres across the country in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Dallas and St. Louis and throughout New York and New England. He has worked with Actors, Singers, Dancers, Directors, Choreographers, Composers, Lyricists and Playwrights who have been recognized with the following distinctions across all mediums: 263 Tony Award wins, 863 Tony Award nominations, 262 Drama Desk Award wins, 976 Drama Desk Award, nominations, 32 Drama League Award wins, 208 Drama League Award nominations, 197 Primetime Emmy Award wins, 843 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, 129 Daytime Emmy Award wins, 487 Daytime Emmy Award nominations, 53 Academy Award wins, 159 Academy Award nominations, 23 Olivier Award wins, 77 Olivier Award nominations, 145 Grammy Award wins, 454 Grammy Award nominations, 109 Golden Globe Award wins, 366 Golden Globe Award nominations, 5 Pulitzer Prize wins, 8 Pulitzer Prize Award nominations and 8 Kennedy Center Honors recipients.

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