Home PRESS ROOM SEASON ARCHIVES SUNSET BOULEVARD CAST PHOTOS & BIOS
* Indicates member of Actors' Equity Association.
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MATTHEW BELLOWS* (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his Pioneer Theatre Company debut with Sunset Boulevard. Recent credits include Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Marius and Grantaire in Les Misérables, Hamlet in Hamlet, Radames in Aida, Percival in Misalliance and Trofimov in The Cherry Orchard. Matthew has appeared in various film and television roles including Warner Bros.’ Everwood, Beauty and the Beast and Forever Strong. He has been invited to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. twice for the National Evening of Scenes, and has been the regional winner of the Irene Ryan Acting Award. Matthew has a BFA in Acting from Brigham Young University and has been accepted to the prestigious Old Globe MFA acting program in San Diego starting this fall. www.matthewbellows.com. |
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GINGER BESS* (Ensemble) has spent the last few years performing on stages from coast to coast. She recently worked at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and was the Mezzo-Soprano soloist for Bernstein’s Mass with the Utah Symphony/Opera. Favorite productions include: Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, Mrs. Walker in The Who’s Tommy, Susan in Tick, Tick…Boom, Betty Haynes in White Christmas, Yonah in Children of Eden, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, and Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Ginger was the lead soloist in Riverdance’s Irish Thunder as well as the Soprano in the Gospel Messiah at the Grand Theatre, and appeared in PTC’s Les Misérables. Ginger has a BA in Musical Theatre from Weber State University and is currently a voice teacher there. Love and thanks to husband Daniel and baby boy Axel! |
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MICHELLE BLAKE (Ensemble) is thrilled to make her PTC debut in Sunset Boulevard. A Utah native, Michelle trained in Vocal Performance at Utah State University. Credits include Curtains (Georgia), Kiss Me, Kate (Lilli/Kate), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Dorothy), Man of La Mancha (Antonia), Into the Woods (Florinda) and Oklahoma (Laurey). Love and thanks to S, M, C, and my amazing network of family and friends. |
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TERESA BRAMWELL* (Ensemble) is delighted to return to PTC where credits include A Chorus Line, My Fair Lady, The Producers, Paint Your Wagon, Chicago, Les Misérables, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, Peter Pan, Sophisticated Ladies, South Pacific, Crazy for You, The Pirated Penzance and Into the Woods. Other regional credits include Egyptian Theatre, Utah Musical Theatre, Sundance, and tours of Japan, Mexico and Europe. Bramwell recently opened OurSpace Theatre Company and produced Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol with Max Robinson. She earned a B.A. in Musical Theatre from Weber State University. Some of her favorite appearances were at Bally’s Las Vegas and with KISS in the 2002 Winter Olympics. When not performing, you can find her remodeling homes or shopping at Plato’s Closet in Bountiful. |
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ERIC LEE BROTHERSON* (Ensemble, Dance Captain, u/s Manfred) Originally from Utah, Eric is excited to return after White Christmas, A Chorus Line and 42nd Street. Eric toured internationally with Grease (Doody), Crazy For You (Billy) and in the national tour of FAME. For six years, Eric was based out of Seattle, performing for the 5th Avenue Theatre (My Fair Lady, Pippin, Into the Woods, Singin’ in the Rain, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), Seattle Children’s Theatre (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; Sorcerers Apprentice; Peter Pan) and The Village Theatre (South Pacific, The Who’s Tommy, The Wedding Banquet, La Cage Aux Folles, Cats and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast). Regionally, Eric has been seen at Sundance Theatre (Oklahoma, Gypsy, Mirette and The Fitness Game). Eric is a BYU graduate. Much love to family, friends, and my Marc. |
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SARA KAE CHILDS (Ensemble) is thrilled to be part of this season’s run of Sunset Boulevard! This is her first performance with Pioneer Theatre Company. Sara stems from sunny St. George, Utah, and is currently working toward her BFA in the Musical Theater Program at the University of Utah. Sara would like to thank her amazing cast and family for their generous support.
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MARY FANNING DRIGGS* (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to PTC. Ms. Driggs has appeared in 14 PTC productions, including White Christmas, 42nd Street, Les Misérables, The Producers, My Fair Lady, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Originally from Texas, Mary holds a B.F.A. from Brigham Young University. Her favorite local and regional credits include Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, The Narrator in Joseph…, Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress, Charity in Sweet Charity, Lizzie in Baby and Alonso in The Tempest (directed by Tony Kushner). Mary maintains a private vocal studio and teaches workshops specializing in pop-belt techniques. A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, Mary and husband David are the parents of six remarkable children. |
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BENJAMIN EAKELEY* (Joe Gillis) Broadway: John Doyle’s Sweeney Todd (standby for Anthony, Tobias and The Beadle, NY Drama Critics’ Circle Special Citation). National Tours: Sweeney Todd (The Beadle), Cabaret (Ernst Ludwig). Regional Theatre: You Can’t Take It With You (Tony Kirby) at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Demetrius), Illyria (Sir Andrew Aguecheek) and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Dumaine) at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey; Dial M for Murder (Max) at the Engeman Theatre; Marry Me a Little at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Cabaret (Ernst) at Sacramento Music Circus; and The Gifts of the Magi (Jim) at the Olney Theatre. Film: The Good Shepherd (dir. Robert De Niro) and An Englishman in New York (with John Hurt). TV: The Good Wife and As the World Turns. Graduate of Yale University. 2010 Regional Winner, Kurt Weill Competition for Singers. |
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STEVEN FEHR* (Manfred, Myron, Ensemble) is pleased to make another appearance on the PTC stage. Previous PTC productions include White Christmas, Dracula, My Fair Lady, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Black Comedy, The Light in the Piazza, Cyrano de Bergerac and Camelot. Steven has also performed at Salt Lake Acting Company, the Old Lyric Repertory Company, the Egyptian Theatre, the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and the Nevada Conservatory Theatre, where he starred with Sally Struthers in Annie. Steven earned his Master’s Degree in Theatre-Performance at UNLV. Steven thanks Isaias, Mom, his family and God for all they do for him. He is a proud member of Actors’ Equity. |
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ELISE GROVES (Ensemble) was last seen at PTC in the New Plays Initiative reading of Out of the Water. She performed at the Kennedy Center in Musical of Musicals (American College Theater Festival) and toured with the Emmy-winning company in This Is Your Life (Foodplay). Regional: Saturday’s Voyeur (Salt Lake Acting Co.), Grease (Jackson Hole Playhouse), The Three Musketeers (Hale Centre Theatre). BA in musical theater from WSU. |
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J.C. HOYT* (Ensemble, u/s Cecille B. DeMille) has played roles in 34 of Shakespeare’s 38 plays, many for the N.J. Shakespeare Festival. He’s worked at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Washington’s Shakespeare Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, New Mexico Rep, and many others. Favorite roles include: Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman, Morrie in Tuesdays with Morrie, Father Farley in Mass Appeal and Sir in Roar of the Greasepaint… In New York, he’s played the Old Actor and the Girl’s Father in The Fantasticks, and won critical acclaim in Arrabal’s On The Tightroope. For several years he’s played Scrooge in A Christmas Carol for American Drama Group-Europe. Graduated from the University of Minnesota, he studied with Harold Clurman, is a member of Actors’ Equity, and is married to the brilliant Katrina Ferguson. |
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JUSTIN IVIE* (Ensemble, u/s Max von Mayerling) is thrilled to be a part of Sunset Boulevard, his 26th appearance at Pioneer Theatre Company. Previous favorites include The Producers, Paint Your Wagon, Les Misérables, Othello, Julius Caesar, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Cyrano de Bergerac, 1776 and Into the Woods. Utah audiences have also seen him in White Christmas at the Egyptian Theatre Company and in Kiss Me, Kate at Utah Musical Theatre. While attending Weber State, Justin played Sweeney in Sweeney Todd and Roger Marshall in the world premiere of The Pirated Penzance. He received his MFA from Northern Illinois University where he appeared in Three Sisters, Measure for Measure, Baby and the English language premiere of the nine-hour epic The Terrible but Unfinished Story of Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia. |
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ERIC JACKSON* (Ensemble) feels so blessed to be returning to the Pioneer Theatre Company stage after having had the opportunity to be in PTC’s productions of Miss Saigon, Les Misérables and Chicago. Broadway: Young Frankenstein and Thoroughly Modern Millie. National Tours: Dreamgirls, Ragtime and Chicago. Some of his other off-Broadway and regional credits include: Show Boat (Carnegie Hall), Howard in Finian’s Rainbow (Irish Repertory Theatre and Westport Playhouse), Paul in Kiss Me, Kate (Weston Playhouse) as well as Gremio in Kiss Me, Kate (Westchester), Mereb in Aida (Westchester), My Fair Lady (Paper Mill Playhouse) and Tales from the Tunnel (Fringe NYC). TV/ Film: Romance & Cigarettes and As the World Turns. BFA, University of Michigan. Come see what’s new at www.Eric-Jackson.net. |
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CARIANNE H. JONES (Ensemble, u/s Betty Schaefer) is thrilled to be back on the PTC stage. She was most recently seen here as Marie Leroux in Is He Dead? Other recent credits include The Marvelous Wonderettes (Suzy), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Pickles), The Awesome 80s Prom (Whitley), and The Music Man (Marian). She would like to extend many thanks to her supportive friends and family. You make all the difference. Love, Songbird. |
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ANNE STEWART MARK* (Ensemble, u/s Norma Desmond) is happy to be returning after appearing in PTC’s White Christmas. She has also appeared here in many shows, including My Fair Lady, Noises Off, Paint Your Wagon, Les Misérables, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Macbeth, Peter Pan, Tartuffe, The Three Musketeers, Laughing Stock, Misalliance, Arcadia, Private Lives, Blithe Spirit, Camelot, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George and Evita, to name a few. She has been seen at Salt Lake Acting Company in The Clean House, Hold Please, Going to St. Ives, Master Class and Nine; at the Peterborough Players in Hay Fever, 1940s Radio Hour and Noises Off; and for the Utah Opera Company as ZoZo in The Merry Widow. Also a director of some note, Anne has been a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association for over 28 years. |
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BILL NABEL* (Cecille B. DeMille) On television last season, Bill Nabel was Saperstein, the grizzled war vet opposite Ving Rhames on Starz’ Gravity and the French Ambassador on Gossip Girl. On stage, Mr. Nabel appeared in eight Broadway shows: the original A Chorus Line (Al), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere), Sweeney Todd (Pirelli), 42nd Street (Bert Barry), Home Sweet Homer (Melios), Ain’t Broadway Grand (Max), Evita and The Most Happy Fella (Giuseppe) logging over 9000 performances on Broadway. As an author, his play Lying to Spielberg will play the Utah Shakespeare Festival, August 11-13. Mr. Nabel wrote book and lyrics for Take Me America, a new musical about seven people applying for asylum in the United States, premiering at the Village Theatre in Issaquah, Washington September 16-November 20. His new play, Love, Loss and What I Drove is about guys and cars. |
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LAUREN NOLL (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her PTC debut. Local audiences may recognize her as Crissy in Hair (Egyptian Theatre Company) or Laura in The Glass Menagerie (Grand Theatre), and may look forward to seeing her this fall as Ophelia in Lady Macbeth (Plan-B Theatre Company). Lauren has a BFA in Acting from BYU and spent a season as an acting intern at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. |
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JAMES PATRICK (Ensemble, u/s Sheldrake) is delighted and profoundly grateful to be back at PTC after playing Sheldrake in White Christmas earlier this season. He holds a master’s degree in theatre from Western Washington University. Regional credits include Jim in Pump Boys and Dinettes, Adam in The Shape of Things, and Henry in both The Fantasticks and Brilliant Traces. All my love to the life-long supporters. |
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VANESSA RESELAND* (Betty Schaefer) earned her B.F.A from Penn State University in Musical Theatre and graduated from the William Esper Studio in NYC. This year, she played Susie in Wait Until Dark at Pennsylvania Centre Stage and Young Little Edie in Grey Gardens at Cape Playhouse. She starred in 70 episodes of HDNet TV’s The All-For-Nots, produced by Michael Eisner. When she’s not acting, Vanessa writes and performs music all over the country. She and her band have played in NYC, LA, at SXSW in Austin, and on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC. This summer, she will write and act in a new web series entitled Max and Starlene. Thank you to KJJE, Mrs. C, Peter Strain & Associates, Pioneer Theatre Company, Nick & Merz. |
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NICOLE RIDING* (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Pioneer Theatre Company debut. A native of California, she graduated from Brigham Young University with a BFA in Music/Dance/Theatre. Nicole’s favorite credits include the Broadway National Tour of Les Misérables (Eponine), Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (Amneris), West Side Story at Tuacahn Center for the Arts (Anita), Joseph... at TCA (Narrator), The Crucible (Abigail Williams), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at TCA (Silly Girl), and the New York Premiere of Berlin: The Musical (Stephanie). A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, it is a pleasure and an honor for Nicole to be on stage once again, and she would like to thank her family for the incredible support she receives on a daily basis. God Bless! |
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ED ROMANOFF* (Sheldrake, Ensemble) Broadway: Hairspray starring George Wendt; The Most Happy Fella (Broadway cast recording); Hairspray Las Vegas starring Harvey Fierstein (Mr. Pinky, Principal, et al.); Annie: 30th Anniversary Tour (cast recording); Children & Art: Sondheim 75th Celebration (NYC). Tours: Man of La Mancha starring Jack Jones; Jolson: The Musical. Regional: Sugar (Osgood Fielding III), Westchester Broadway; The Producers (Max), Maine State Music Theatre; The Drowsy Chaperone (Feldzieg), Stages St. Louis; Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye) Forestburgh Playhouse. Television: Rescue Me, Gossip Girl, TV LAND’S Really Big Shows (Host), Kids’ Court and Robert Klein Time. Ed has opened for Rodney Dangerfield In Concert and performed with folk legends Pete Seeger, Tommy Makem and Schooner Fare. He is gloriously married to director/actress Joyce A. Presutti and a proud member of Actors’ Equity. |
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DAVID SATTLER* (Ensemble, u/s Joe Gillis) is pleased to make his PTC debut. Credits include the European Tour of Grease (Danny), All Shook Up (Chad), Urinetown (Bobby), West Side Story (Tony), Carousel (Billy), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Beast), The Pajama Game (Sid), The Who’s Tommy (Tommy), Annie Get Your Gun (Frank), On The Town (Gabey), Bye Bye Birdie (Conrad), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), Miss Saigon (John), Blood Brothers (Narrator), Joseph… (Pharaoh) and Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf). He has been seen around the U.S. at such companies as American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Fulton Opera House, Ogunquit Playhouse and Paper Mill Playhouse. Originally from San Francisco, but now living in New York, he graduated from SFSU with a BA in Drama. Thanks to family and friends for all of their love, encouragement and support. |
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DANIEL T. SIMONS* (Ensemble) is excited to return to PTC, having also appeared in 42nd Street, Miss Saigon, The Producers, Les Misérables, Paint Your Wagon and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Recent favorite roles include Jon in Jonathan Larson’s Tick, Tick…Boom!, Cousin Kevin in The Who’s Tommy and Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar. While earning his B.A. in Musical Theater from WSU, Daniel was honored to perform with the cast of the Kennedy Center ACTF production of The Serpent in Washington, D.C. Other roles include Cain (Children of Eden), Billy Bigelow (Carousel), Franz (Sunday in the Park with George), Ernst (Cabaret), The Arbiter (Chess), Rapunzel’s Prince (Into the Woods) and Smokey (Damn Yankees). In his spare time, Daniel runs Dark Horse Company Theatre, writes music and leads his band, Vivian’s Way. |
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JEFFREY SCOTT STEVENS* (Ensemble, u/s Artie Green) is thrilled to return to PTC after appearing in A Chorus Line and Miss Saigon! NY credits: The Marilyn Miller Musical! (Frank Carter), Ziegfeld’s Midnight Frolic (Tenor), Paul Revere (Sam Adams). TV: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (intro singer for Bill O’Reily). Regional: Spamalot (Patsy – Ogunquit Playhouse), Hello Dolly! (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy) and Big River (Huck) at Hale Centre Theatre. International Credits: Lead Tenor in The Dockside Porters (Tokyo DisneySea), Artist Del Arte Opera Show (Venetian, Macau), BYU Young Ambassadors (Brazil, Argentina). Following Sunset Boulevard, Jeff will appear as Al in A Chorus Line and Jasper in Disney’s 101 Dalmatians at STAGES, St. Louis. Jeff holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from BYU. |
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MARTIN VIDNOVIC* (Max von Mayerling) Broadway credits include Brigadoon (Tony Nomination), Baby (Drama Desk Award), Oklahoma! (L.A. Drama Critics’ Award), A Grand Night for Singing (Backstage Bistro Award), The King and I (Lun Tha) and Home Sweet Homer (Antinuous) both starring Yul Brynner, Guys and Dolls (Sky), King David (Saul), Olympus On My Mind (Jupiter), Bellomy in the off-Broadway revival of The Fantasticks, the King in the national tour of The King and I starring Sandy Duncan, and he debuted three solo cabaret shows at the Metropolitan Room in NYC. He can be heard as the voice of the King in the animated feature film The King and I, now in CD/DVD release. Martin has dearly missed Salt Lake City ever since 2008 when he played Signor Naccarelli in PTC’s wonderful production of The Light in the Piazza. |
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LYNNE WINTERSTELLER* (Norma Desmond) is thrilled to be back! Lynne starred as Margaret Johnson in PTC’s The Light in the Piazza (2008-2009 season). Broadway: A Grand Night for Singing and Annie (her Grace Farrell in Annie includes Broadway, First and Fourth National Tours). Off-Broadway: Closer Than Ever (Best Actress Drama Desk Nomination), I Sent a Letter to My Love, Nunsense, Gifts of the Magi, Richard Cory (NYMF Best Actress Award) and The Mistress Cycle. Lynne received a Los Angeles Best Actress Ovation Nomination as Mrs. Muir in the West Coast Premiere of The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. Television: Law & Order: CI, Total Security, Big Brother Jake, Chappelle’s Show and numerous commercials. Recordings: A Grand Night for Singing, Closer Than Ever and featured solo artist (Varese Sarabande label) on Broadway Sings Christmas, Lost in Boston III and Unsung Musicals II. www.lynnewintersteller.com |
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TIM WRIGHT* (Artie Green) “Sunset” marks Tim’s U.S. stage debut, having recently moved here from Australia where he has appeared in the premieres of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Last Five Years, Metamorphoses and This Is Our Youth. Other credits include Fiddler on the Roof, Laughter on the 23rd Floor and Boy Gets Girl. Tim recently appeared in the CBS show Blue Bloods, and has just finished filming TV pilots Smash and Vital Signs, where he was extremely fortunate to be directed by Michael Mayer and Jonathan Demme, respectively. Tim is thrilled to be making his first appearance for PTC and would like to thank his gorgeous wife for her love and support. Thanks also to Michael, at The Roster, for taking a chance. |
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TOM ZAINEA* (Ensemble) left Michigan for the NYC market in 1995. Principal roles in six national tours covering all fifty states followed, including The Sound of Music, Damn Yankees, Titanic and the award-winning Broadway revival tour of 1776. Favorite comic turns include Clem Rogers in Will Rogers Follies for Broadway Palm West, Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof at the Fireside, and General Schmitz in Seussical the Musical at Mill Mountain Theatre. Other stops: New York’s Artpark, Philadelphia’s Media Theatre and the West Virginia Public Theatre. A proud member of AEA, he recently played Max Bialystock in The Producers as an Equity Guest Artist. NYC credits also include off-off-Broadway appearances and voices for Heineken and Web MD. Tom also publishes the e-zine, TZO Magazine. |




























