MICHAEL BATUSIC (cast member) |
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Michael is very excited to be working with such an extraordinary group of men! Originally hailing from South Florida, he just returned from a one-year tour of Asia, singing opera for the Venetian/Sands Macau. Prior to his shenanigans in Asia, Michael was last seen performing in Northern Stage's acclaimed Project Playwright, a workshop showcasing original plays written by fifth and sixth graders throughout New England. Regionally, Michael has played an array of characters in shows such as Parade, Grand Night For Singing, The Gift of the Magi, Oklahoma, Fiddler On the Roof, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, and Forever Plaid. In addition, he has performed in benefits and cabarets throughout NYC including his self-penned cabaret debut Firsts. He'd like to thank the creative team of Oh, What a Night! for inviting him to be part of this exciting, new adventure. Love to LeeDan. |
JARED BRADSHAW (cast member) |
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JARED BRADSHAW is thrilled to return to "Oh What a Night" after 14 months with the Chicago company of Jersey Boys. Off-Broadway: 5 editions with Forbidden Broadway: SVU, Roast of Utopia, Rude Awakening (cast album), Dances with the Stars, and Goes to Rehab. Other NY: Dr. Sex, Talk of the Town, Hidden Voices w/Terrence Mann, Judy Garland and uninvited company, TheatreworksUSA and Putting it Together. Regional favorites: The Last Five Years, Cabaret, The Music Man, Smokey Joe's Cafe (x3), Jekyll and Hyde, and Disney Cruise Line. Winner: CBS' "The Price is Right". BFA Musical Theatre: Shorter College, Rome, GA. Thank You: family, "Wicked" fiancee Lindsay and Terry Saperstein. www.jaredbradshaw.com |
| Taylor Buice (cast member) | |
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TAYLOR BUICE is thrilled to be performing with his "new family" of super talented individuals!!! Originally from Carrollton, Georgia, he grew up in the south performing with his sisters and grandfather all over the state. An accomplished soloist, Taylor has recorded two personal CDs and he is featured on demo recordings of four upcoming Broadway shows. He has toured nationally in The Full Monty and Seussical, the Musical. Regional appearances include The Full Monty, The Highest Yellow (Signature Theatre), You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Chicago, POPart and Lift. He earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from Shorter College in Rome, Georgia, where he was named the Kennedy Center's 2003 National American College Theatre Festival's "Best Actor" for his performance as the title character in Jekyll and Hyde the Musical! Taylor would like to thank his family, friends, Jared (for the recommendation), the guys in the group...and especially Aaron and Jill for the job, laughs and the wonderful opportunity to perform this AMAZING music! |
| SCOTT GOFTA (cast member) | |
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SCOTT GOFTA is thrilled once again to join this extraordinary company of singers. Most recently he performed at the Library of Congress in a revival of Harold Arlen's Broadway score Life Begins at 8:40, which will be recorded and released in July 2010 on PS Classics. Other concerts include: Get Happy - Harold Arlen Centennial starring Montego Glover and Christine Ebersole (Chicago Symphony Hall), 'Swonderful starring Audra McDonald (Warner Theatre - Washington DC), The Johnny Rodgers Band (Birdland, The Jazz Standard). Recordings: Fine and Dandy, Through the Years (both original cast recordings on PS Classics) and The Musicality of Vincent Youmans (Jay Records). Recent NYC appearances include Sherlock Holmes: The Early Years, Fine And Dandy (Casey Nicholaw, dir.) and Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic, in which he sang the songs of Eddie Cantor. Regional credits: How to Succeed... (Finch), Joseph...Dreamcoat (Benjamin), Cabaret (Emcee), Once Upon a Mattress (Minstrel), Mousetrap (Christopher Wren), Baby (Danny), Gypsy (Tulsa), Phantom, Secret Garden. BFA Graduate, Tarkio College, Missouri. |
| CHRIS MURRAH (cast member) | |
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Chris Murrah is happy to once again be singing the music of The Four Seasons. Music that, thanks to the Dirty Dancing record and Oldies 95.3, he grew up on. His theatrical experience has taken him around the country in shows ranging from Jesus Christ Superstar and The Who's Tommy to Annie and Damn Yankees to Romeo and Juliet and Cymbeline. He has worked at Goodspeed Opera House, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Geva Center for the Performing Arts and a couple of national tours playing more places than he can remember. His favorites include anything off the wall, be it Bobby in Urinetown or Jonas (a fourteen year old) in The Giver, a new piece currently in development with Pam Berlin. He holds a BFA from Florida State University and has trained with Yale's Pamela Prather and Juilliard's Wendy Waterman. Currently he is working on a new series for television and on a children's book. He offers his thanks to all who are encouraging and supportive. |
| AUSTIN OWEN (cast member) | |
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AUSTIN OWEN is happy to be performing this legendary music with such talented guys! Originally from Oklahoma City, Austin left the landlocked life for the beach. He also found his alma matter there. After graduating from Florida State University (B.M. Music Theater) Austin hit the road in the smash hit The Producers in the role of Leo Bloom in which he toured 49 states and its Canadian Premier. Most recently Austin was seen in the National tour of the new musical Virtuosity starring the legendary two-time Tony nominee, Vivian Reed, in it's world premiere in Toronto. Favorite regional credits include La Cage Aux Folles as Jean-Michel at Riverside Theatre; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers as Frank at Flatrock Playhouse; Godspell, Footloose, and Fiddler On The Roof at The Lyric Theater of Oklahoma. In 2008, Austin released his debut solo album Awakening, an eleven-song collection of original music which can be found for purchase on iTunes and www.cdbaby.com. Love to Aaron for this opportunity, the FSU gang, and to all who have supported him along the way. www.austintaylorowen.com |
| CHRIS VAUGHN (cast member) | |
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CHRIS VAUGHN is thrilled and excited to be performing with the phenomenally talented cast of Oh, What A Night! after spending a year singing opera, playing trumpet, and stilt-walking in China. NYC credits include The Cradle Will Rock (Theatre 1010), and the original cast of The Showgirl of 52nd Street (Theatre @ St. Clements). Regional credits include Smudge in Forever Plaid (Barter Theater), Richard Maynard in Moon Over Buffalo, Max in Cabaret, Man #1 in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!, Victor Prynne in Private Lives, and Rusty Charlie in Guys and Dolls (Northern Stage). Film/TV credits include Law and Order: Criminal Intent, The Book of Daniel, Kettle of Fish (stand-in for Matthew Modine), and the film short Stonewall. www.chrisvaughn.me |
| AARON GANDY (Musical Director/Arranger) | Broadway credits include Disney's The Lion King, Urinetown, and Dora the Explorer Live! at Radio City Music Hall, and numerous regional and tour productions. He music directed last years gala concert of Busker Alley, starring Jim Dale and Glenn Close, directed by Tony Walton. He has conducted three recordings for PS Classics, including last year's Jule Styne In Hollywood. He has concertized with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Chicago Humanities Festival, The York Theatre Company's Musicals in Mufti Series, Cami Hall, San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon, The Museum of Television and Radio, Symphony Space, Tribeca Performing Arts Center and solo appearances with Christine Ebersole, Davis Gaines, Leslie Uggams, Jerry Hadley and many others. He serves as Artistic Advisor to both the Vincent Youmans Estate and the Kay Swift Trust. A native of North Florida, he is a graduate of Florida State University's School of Music. |
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| JILL CARLEN (Director / Choreographer) | As a director and choreographer, Jill is most proud of her multi-year association with Smokey Joe’s Café (national and international tour), directed by the legendary Jerry Zaks, and performing the role of Patti opposite Gladys Knight. She followed that by assisting Tony Award winning Choreographer Joey McNeely in mounting several national and international tours. Jill directed and choreographed Ogunquit Playhouse’s sold-out production of Smokey Joe’s Café with members of the original Broadway cast. Other choreography credits include West Side Story, Chess, Red Hot & Blue, Chicago (French Woods Performing Arts), Direction and Choreography for My Way (Seacoast Repertory Theatre), Pajama Game, and numerous productions for Peter Grey Terhune Presents on cruise ships worldwide. Jill has directed and choreographed Motown and Doo-wop revues at regional theatres and performing arts schools around the country. Favorite roles include Louise in Gypsy, The Witch in Into the Woods , Magenta in Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rusty in Footloose, and the title role in Evita. A Tallahassee, Florida native, Jill has a BFA from Florida State University. |
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