Pioneer Theatre Company

	SCOT PATRICK ALLAN* (Ensemble) is happy to be appearing at PTC for the first time. A NYC resident and a Boston native, Scot has toured nationally with Thoroughly Modern Mille (u/s Jimmy Smith), and through SLC with Grease! starring Frankie Avalon (Eugene, u/s Doody). His regional credits include Cats (Munkustrap) and Oklahoma! (Will Parker) at the Forestburgh Playhouse; Sweet Charity, 42nd Street, and Evita at the Gateway Playhouse; and A Christmas Carol at the McCarter Theater. Scot has a certificate in Shakespearean studies from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and holds a BFA in musical theater from Shenandoah Conservatory.
	SCOTT BARNHARDT* (Carmen Ghia) is thrilled to be making his Pioneer Theater debut with The Producers! Broadway/NY: Deaf West's Revival of Big River (Cast Recipient of the 2004 Tony Honor for Excellence in Theater), Bye Bye Birdie (City Center Encores!), Behind the Limelight (NYMF '06). Tours: The Boy Friend directed by Julie Andrews, Big River (U.S./Japan), and Principal Soloist for Disney on Classic (Tokyo Philharmonic). Regional credits include Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain (Goodspeed Opera House), Scooter in Happy Days (Paper Mill Playhouse – Original Cast Recording), Me and My Girl (Goodspeed). Scott is a graduate of Wagner College and the Orange County High School of the Arts and a proud member of Actors' Equity Association. Many thanks to his family, friends and the gang at Bret Adams for all their love and support.
	PHILIP MICHAEL BASKERVILLE* (Ensemble, Dance Captain) Broadway: The Producers (O'Houllihan), Cats (Rum Tum Tugger/Macavity), Dreamgirls (concert). Broadway Tours: Ragtime (Pas de deux), Sunset Boulevard (Artie Green/Cliff), Miss Saigon (LA), A Chorus Line (Richie), and Jesus Christ Superstar (European Co.-Judas/Simon). Vegas: The Producers (O’Houllihan). Regional: Les Misérables (Courfeyrac), Annie (Lt. Ward), The Who's Tommy (Hawker), Hair (Ronnie), The Color Purple (World Premiere), Jekyll & Hyde, The Music Man, Damn Yankees, and Anything Goes. TV: Law & Order.
	GINGER BESS* (Ensemble) Ginger has spent the last few years bouncing back and forth from coast to coast performing in theatres all over the country. She recently finished playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Egyptian Theatre Company, and was last seen on the Pioneer Theatre stage in Les Misérables. Her favorite roles include Mrs. Walker in The Who’s Tommy, Mary Magdelene in Jesus Christ Superstar, Susan in Tick, Tick…BOOM!, Katie Lane in a two-woman musical called Honkey Tonk Laundry, Yonah in Children of Eden, Mary Jane in Big River, and Betty Haynes in White Christmas. Ginger has a B.A. in Musical Theatre from W.S.U. and teaches private vocal instruction. Love and thanks to DTS.
	TERESA BRAMWELL* (Ensemble, U/S-Ulla) is delighted to return to PTC where credits include Paint Your Wagon, Chicago, Les Misérables, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, Peter Pan, Sophisticated Ladies, A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to the Forum, South Pacific, Crazy for You, The Pirated Penzance and Into the Woods. Other credits include La Cage Aux Folles at Egyptian Theatre Company; Songs for a New World, Dames at Sea, Two by Two and Pal Joey at Utah Musical Theater; and Funny Girl, Fiddler on the Roof, Cinderella, Gypsy, The Music Man and West Side Story at Sundance. She earned a B.A. in Musical Theatre from Weber State. Bramwell has toured with productions in Japan, Mexico and Europe. Some of her favorite appearances were at Bally's Las Vegas and with KISS in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
	ERIC LEE BROTHERSON* (Ensemble, U/S-Roger DeBris) Originally from Utah, Eric is excited to be returning for his first show here in ten years! Eric has toured internationally with Grease (Doody), and Crazy for You (Billy), and in the National Tour of FAME. For the last six years, Eric has been 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, Witch, and the Wardrobe, Sorcerers Apprentice), and The Village Theatre (South Pacific, Tommy, the Wedding Banquet, La Cage Aux Folles, and Cats). Regionally, Eric has been seen at Sundance Theatre (Oklahoma, Gypsy, Mirette, The Fitness Game), and is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the University of Washington. Much love to family and friends.
	VANESSA CHENEY* (Ensemble) is host of the new KJZZ show the Home Team, starting April 21st (at 9am daily). She’s currently seen in Target stores as the spokesperson for ClearPlay, and in Nationals for Ellin Lavar Hair Care, Melaleuca, and Lifetime Products. She's worked in films like: Dani Minick’s Falling Like This, Le Petite Mechanique, Shimmer, Sacrifice; and on television in The Dating Game and Change of Heart. An accomplished headshot and fashion photographer, she's worked with photography greats Patrick Demarchelier and Brad Starks. PTC credits: Chicago (Go-To-Hell-Kitty), Les Misérables (Young Prostitute), and Paint Your Wagon (Lupita). Additional credits: Chicago (Velma), Kiss Me, Kate (Bianca), Songs for a New World (Woman1), Dames at Sea (Joan), Original Cast, Rockstar (Darla), and Side by Side by Sondheim. www.VanessaCheney.com, and KJZZ.com.
	ELIZABETH CLINARD* (Ulla Inga Hansen Benson Yonsen Tallen Hallen Svaden Svanson) is beyond excited to return to Pioneer Theatre Company, having previously appeared here in Paint Your Wagon and Chicago. Regional credits include White Christmas (Buell Theatre, Denver), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Denver Theatre Center), Guys and Dolls (Long Wharf Theatre, Cape Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theatre), A Man of No Importance (Appletree Theatre), A Chorus Line (Theatre at the Center) and an upcoming production of Bye Bye Birdie (North Shore Music Theatre). Favorite concert appearances include Broadway 2003, directed by Ann Reinking, Yale Playwrights Festival (Joe's Pub, Public Theatre), A Night with Northwestern (Hudson Theatre, NYC), A Tribute to Richard Rodgers (Chicago Symphony Center), and ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares (Town Hall, NYC). She is a proud graduate of Northwestern University. Gut tag pa dig!
	JON BRADY COPIER (Ensemble) is a Utah actor thankful for the opportunity to be returning this season to the PTC stage where he was seen in Paint Your Wagon. Most recently Jon played Clifford Bradshaw in Cabaret at the Egyptian Theatre in Park City. Favorite roles include Samuel Coleridge in Grasmere (Weber State University), Ethan Girard in The Full Monty (ETC), Willard Hewitt in Footloose (Hale Centre Theatre), and Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors (ETC). He spends his off time as a Real Estate agent and with his two loves Ali and Lucy.
	MARY FANNING DRIGGS* (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to PTC after appearing in the ensemble and the role of Madame Thénardier in last season’s Les Misérables. Other PTC credits include Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Evita, Phantom, South Pacific, The Secret Garden, Fiddler on the Roof and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Originally from Texas, Mary holds a BFA from Brigham Young University. Her favorite roles include Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun, The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress, Charity in Sweet Charity, Lizzie in Baby, Ruby in Dames at Sea, and Alonso in The Tempest (directed by Tony Kushner). Mary maintains a private vocal studio and teaches workshops specializing in pop-belt techniques. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Mary and husband David are the parents of six remarkable children.
	DALE HENSLEY* (Roger De Bris) has appeared on Broadway in The Drowsy Chaperone, La Cage aux Folles, Sunset Boulevard, Guys and Dolls, Cats, and Anything Goes. He has toured in The Full Monty, Big, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, La Cage aux Folles, Sugar Babies, and Hairspray (Las Vegas). Other New York credits: 9 City Center Encores! productions, Sweeney Todd with the New York Philharmonic, Time and Again at Manhattan Theatre Club, and Patti LuPone in Concert at Carnegie Hall. Regionally he has worked at Williamstown Theatre Festival (1776), Westport Country Playhouse (The Immigrant), Goodspeed Opera House (Brigadoon), Paper Mill Playhouse (Victor/Victoria), and Connecticut Rep. (Candide). Dale has been seen on Law & Order: SVU, Guiding Light, All My Children, and was a vocalist on NPR's A Prairie Home Companion Salute To Broadway.
	ERIN HIATT* (Ensemble) is pleased to return to PTC for her 15th show here. Favorites include: Chicago, Peter Pan, Big River, Sophisticated Ladies, and both years of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Erin has also had the pleasure of working with The Salt Lake Acting Company, Utah Musical Theatre, and the Egyptian Theatre Company. Erin has done commercials for Morgan Jewelers, The Craig Swapp Law Firm, The Weather Channel, Lady Foot Locker, and KUTV. Most recently she filmed a fitness DVD for Denise Austin. She has also played principal roles in the films National Lampoon's Bag Boy, Mourning Song, and Darwin's Jungle. Erin also works as a choreographer whose credits include Lucky Stiff, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. She holds a BA in Musical Theatre from Weber State University.
	JUSTIN IVIE* (Ensemble, U/S-Max Bialystock) is thrilled to be a part of The Producers, his 20th appearance at PTC. Previous favorites include 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 as Bob Wallace in White Christmas at the Egyptian Theatre Company and as Fred Graham in Kiss Me, Kate at Utah Musical Theatre. While attending Weber State, Ivie 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.
	MICHAEL KEYLOUN* (Leo Bloom) is thrilled to be making his Pioneer Theatre Company debut. Regional credits include Taming of the Shrew (Capital Repertory), The Underpants (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Jesus Hates Me (Denver Center-Ovation Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor), Lend Me a Tenor (Cape Playhouse), and Tartuffe (La Jolla Playhouse). In New York, Michael has been seen in Five Wishes (Atlantic Theater Stage II), Her Majesty the King (HERE Arts Center), theAtrainplays (NYMF/Neighborhood Playhouse). Other favorites include Tusenbach in The Three Sisters, Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro, Aguecheek in Twelfth Night, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. MFA: University of California, San Diego.
	MIKE KIRSCH* (Ensemble, U/S-Carmen Ghia) is very excited to return to the Pioneer Theatre family after recently performing in Paint Your Wagon. A few favorite credits include Cosmo in Singin’ in the Rain (National Tour and at a few regional theatres), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and 42nd Street at Walnut Street Theatre, L.A. in Gypsy at Westchester Broadway, Titanic at Maine State Music Theatre, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring Sally Struthers at the Ogunquit Playhouse and Ginger starring Donna McKechnie. Mike would like to thank the numbers 3, 7, 14 and 34...they know who they are!
	KELLY KOHNERT* (Ensemble) is thrilled to return to Utah after performing in Cats (Bombalurina) at the Tuacahn amphitheater in St. George. She is a graduate of UW-Madison and has danced in the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, NYC for the last 4 years. Other theater credits include Mame (Kennedy Center), The Who’s Tommy and Carousel (Pittsburgh CLO), Camelot (Atlanta TOTS tour), Fame (Switzerland), Tokyo Disney Sea (Japan). Kelly is so grateful for the love and support of her Wisconsin cheesehead family and handsome husband, Adam.
	SUSAN DAY LEWIS* (Ensemble, U/S-Hold Me-Touch Me) is very excited to make her Pioneer Theatre Debut! National Tour: Cats (Jennyanydots, Grizabella) 25th Anniversary North American Tour. Regional Theatre: A Song, A Dance, A Story…(Onatah)-Capital Repertory Theatre, Othello (Emilia)-Syracuse Civic; Anything Goes, Sweeney Todd, (Johanna)-Illinois, My Fair Lady-NC. Television: Law & Order: SVU; Panasonic live industrial for HD Plasma television. NY Theatre: The Jitter Critters (co-wrote, co-starred)-New World Stages; Katherine, The Original American Idol (reading); Hurricane (reading-Michael Holland composer, Scott Schwartz, Dir.); The Chocolate Soldier (with George S. Irving). Opera: leading roles in Le Nozze di Figaro, Hansel and Gretel, The Abduction from the Seraglio. Susan can’t wait to debut in the biggest and most important role of her life as Wife to Ross Friedman on November 15th, 2008!
	KEVIN C. LOOMIS* (Max Bialystock) is happy to be making his first appearance with Pioneer Theatre Company. After decades on the West Coast, Kevin now resides in New York, having made his Broadway debut last season in Inherit the Wind. Kevin has worked at many regional theatres, including Seattle Rep, Portland Rep, Montana Rep, ACT (Seattle), The Empty Space, Stage Left, Pacific NW Ballet, Seattle Children’s Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and Milwaukee Shakespeare. On television, Kevin has guest starred and co-starred in such shows as Law & Order: CI, The Practice, Frasier, and The X-Files. Favorite roles include Falstaff (Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV, Part II), Capulet (Romeo and Juliet), Nicely-Nicely Johnson (Guys and Dolls), The Big Bopper (The Buddy Holly Story), and Angus (Drawer Boy). For Zero.
	JAYNE LUKE* (Hold Me-Touch Me, Ensemble) has acted in several shows at PTC including Present Laughter, Front Page, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Grapes of Wrath, and Death of a Salesman. She has also choreographed several shows for this theatre, some of which include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Evita, Big River and Pride and Prejudice. Other favorite roles include Kimberly Akimbo at Salt Lake Acting Company, Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret at the Egyptian Theatre, Kate in Broadway Bound and Charity in Sweet Charity at the Grand Theatre, and Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Hale Center Theater in Orem. Ms. Luke recently played Ruth in Facing East for Plan-B Theatre Company that played in Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Off-Broadway in New York City.
	THOMAS MARCUS* (Ensemble, U/S-Leo Bloom) is thrilled to be a part of this amazing production! Past PTC credits include The Heiress, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Paint Your Wagon and Les Misérables. Other credits include Peter Pan and The Who’s Tommy with the Egyptian Theatre Company; Urinetown (Officer Lockstock), Angels in America: Perestroika (Prior), and Assassins (Proprietor) in the Babcock Theatre; and Plan-B Theatre’s And the Banned Played On. He has trained in New York City at The Michael Howard, the T. Schreiber Studio, and The Manhattan School of Music under the direction of Paul Gemignani. Television work includes Comedy Central’s The Graham Norton Effect. He received a BA in Theatre Studies and Psychology from the University of Utah.
	JANELLE NEAL* (Ensemble) is happy to be making her debut here at Pioneer Theatre Company. Regional credits include: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Muzzy), Dreamgirls (Deena Jones understudy and stepsister), Aida (Nehebka), Seesaw (Sophie), Anything Goes (Charity), and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. She has also been privileged enough to travel overseas to places including Germany, France, Switzerland, Moscow, and Japan performing in revues and shows such as 42nd Street and Black and Blue. She thanks God, her family and friends for their support.
	KATHERYN PATTON* (Ensemble) is excited to make her debut with Pioneer Theatre Company! Regional Credits include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl) at the Marriott Lincolnshire, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (Nina), Singin’ in the Rain (Miss Dinsmore) at Theater at the Center: Joseph…Dreamcoat (Mrs. Potiphar); at CCPA; and The Sunshine Boys (Sketch Nurse) at Drury Lane Oakbrook. She performed in a Department of Defense U.S.O. tour traveling to eight European countries to entertain U.S. troops. Commercials/Ads: Healthy Choice, Famous Footwear, TLC, Captain Morgan’s, Hollywood Casino and McDonalds. She worked as the body double and stand-in for Sandra Bullock on the movie The Lakehouse. She is a graduate of the Chicago College of the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Katheryn is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.
	AARON LLOYD POMEROY* (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of The Producers. Regional credits include A Chorus Line (Mike), Kiss Me, Kate (Hortensio), The Goodbye Girl (Billy), West Side Story (Snowboy), and Never Gonna Dance (Rome-Tome). Other credits include Phantom, Cabaret, On The Town, My One And Only, On Your Toes and most recently in the Chicago touring company of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. A Company Member with The San Diego Ballet, performing as a soloist for over ten years, Aaron performed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Backseats and The Nutcracker (Lead Russian Variation). When not performing, Aaron travels throughout the United States as a judge/choreographer for Starbound National Talent Competition/New York Dance Experience. Aaron holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Theater (Performance Emphasis/Film Minor) from San Diego State University!
	RON REMKE* (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of The Producers. Ron has performed regionally at The Marriott Lincolnshire, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Merry Go Round Playhouse, Media Theater, and Fulton Opera House among others. Listen for him as the voice of Juan in the world premiere recording of Sonia Manzano’s No Dogs Allowed! Love to Mom and Dad. www.ronremke.com
	WILLIAM RICHARDSON (Ensemble) is thrilled to make his PTC debut! Currently pursuing a B.A. in Musical Theatre from Weber State University, some of his favorite roles include Picasso in Picasso at the Lapin Agile (WSU), Linus Van Pelt in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Sweetwater Summer Stock), and Conductor/Ensemble in the regional premiere of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Egyptian Theatre Company). He is an Equity Membership Candidate.
	MAX ROBINSON* (Franz Liebkind) was most recently seen as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream here at PTC. He has also appeared in Les Misérables, Paint Your Wagon, The Foreigner, You Can’t Take It With You, Enchanted April, Julius Caesar, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Amadeus, The Importance of Being Earnest and nearly 100 other productions at PTC. Max played Oscar Wilde in Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde at The Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., which earned him a Helen Hayes Award nomination. Film and TV credits include Other People’s Money, All My Children, One Life to Live, Touched by an Angel, Woody Allen’s Shadows and Fog and Disney’s Pixel Perfect.
	DANIEL T. SIMONS* (Ensemble, U/S-Franz Liebkind) is excited to return to the PTC stage after a brief hiatus, having last been seen in Les Misérables and Paint Your Wagon. 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. Daniel graduated from Weber State University with a BA in Musical Theater. While earning his degree, 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 in Children of Eden, Billy Bigelow in Carousel, Franz in Sunday in the Park with George, Ernst in Cabaret, The Arbiter in Chess, Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods and Smokey in Damn Yankees. Daniel is also an up-and-coming singer/songwriter and enjoys singing with his guitar whenever possible.
	ROSIE WARD (Ensemble) is delighted to be back on the Utah stage! She has spent the last few years entertaining tourists in southeast Alaska. More recently, she has been touring across the "lower 48" with Holland America Cruise Line as a singer. A Utah native, Rosie earned a BFA in Musical Theatre at Weber State University. Some of her favorite roles include Joanne in Company, Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Frosine in The Miser, and Mary in Grasmere. She is excited to be making her debut at PTC!

Banner picture is PTC's 2007 production of Lost In Yonkers.