Ashley Brown (official website) as Maria Rainer
ASHLEY BROWN is pleased to be the Mr. & Mrs. Parker B. Condie, Sr. Star Performer for The Sound of Music. She recently finished her run in Los Angeles in the title role in Disney’s national tour of Mary Poppins where she garnered a 2010 Garland award for Best Performance in a Musical. She originated the title role of Mary Poppins on Broadway for which she received Outer Critics, Drama League and Drama Desk nominations for Best Actress. Other Broadway credits include Belle in Beauty and the Beast and the national tour of Disney’s On The Record. Ashley appeared at The Muny in Side by Side by Sondheim, Cinderella and Crazy for You during the 2003 season, and Annie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Guys and Dolls and Meet Me in St. Louis in 2004. She has performed with many orchestras in the past several years including the Boston Pops (with Keith Lockhart), the New York Philharmonic (with Marvin Hamlisch), the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at Disney Hall (with John Mauceri), the Pittsburgh Symphony opposite Shirley Jones (with Marvin Hamlisch), the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall (twice), the Cincinnati Pops (with Erich Kunzel), the Indianapolis Symphony (twice with Jack Everly), and the BBC orchestra opposite Josh Groban. Future projects include concerts at the Kennedy Center and with the NY Pops, Detroit, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Memphis and Houston orchestras. She also recently made her cabaret debut to great acclaim at the renowned Feinstein’s at the Regency in New York City. Her long-awaited debut album of American Songbook standards was recently released nationwide earlier this year on Ghostlight/Sony. She will be starring at the La Jolla playhouse this fall in a production of Limelight based on the life of Charlie Chaplin. Please come visit Ashley online: www.ashleybrownonline.com and www.facebook.com/ashleybrownonline

Tom Hewitt (official website) as Captain von Trapp
TOM HEWITT was seen earlier this season as Thomas Andrews in Titanic. Broadway: Billy Flynn in Chicago; Dracula in Dracula, The Musical; Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Tony®, Drama Desk nominations); The Boys from Syracuse; Scar in The Lion King; School for Scandal; The Sisters Rosenzweig. National tours: Urinetown, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Touring Broadway Award). Off- Broadway: Jeffrey, Beau Jest (Outer Critics nomination), Richard III, Othello. Recent regional credits: Private Lives and Travesties (Long Wharf, Connecticut Critics Circle Award), Compleat Female Stage Beauty (Old Globe), Captain Hook in Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby (Casa Mañana), Zhivago and Dracula (LaJolla Playhouse), Uncle Vanya (Arena Stage), Racing Demon and Blithe Spirit (Guthrie), Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare Theater). Performances throughout Japan, Europe, and the U.S. with the Suzuki Company of Toga. TV and film: Law & Order, Third Watch, Frasier, All My Children, narration for the Discovery, History and National Geographic channels and Julie Taymor’s Fool’s Fire. Training: PTTP currently at University of Delaware. Tom is a native of Montana.

Lewis J. Stadlen as Max Detweiler
LEWIS J. STADLEN performed 761 performances as Max Bialystock in The Producers on Broadway and was the 2008 recipient of the Kevin Kline award for his performance at The Muny. Made his Broadway debut as Groucho Marx in Minnie’s Boys (Drama Desk, Outer Critic’s Circle, Theatre World Awards). Other Broadway shows: Ben Silverman in The Sunshine Boys; Voltaire, Dr. Pangloss, etc., in Candide (Tony® nomination); Manolo in The Female Odd Couple; Senex in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Tony® nomination); Milt in Laughter on the 23rd Floor; Banjo in The Man Who Came to Dinner; Mickey in 45 Seconds From Broadway. National tours: Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!, Mendel in Fiddler on the Roof, Harry in The Time of Your Life. Other roles at The Muny: Damn Yankees (Applegate, 2010), Meet Me in St. Louis (Grandfather Prophater, 2009), Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye, 2008). Other favorite roles: Trigorin in The Seagull; Vandergelder in The Matchmaker; Azdak in The Caucasian Chalk Circle; Potofski in Pillowman; Glougower in Once in a Lifetime; Givola in Arturo UI; the title roles in Semmelweiss, S.J. Perelman in Person and The Miser. Some of his better films include: Serpico, The Verdict, To Be or Not to Be and In & Out. He has directed Laughter on the 23rd Floor (national company), Enter Laughing, Dying City, The Philistines, Seagull: The Musical, The Crucible, Ian Talks-Louie Walks. He is the author of the theatrical memoir Acting Foolish.

Leslie Denniston as Elsa Schraeder
LESLIE DENNISTON was seen earlier this season as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast. Other starring roles at The Muny include Mrs. Smith in Meet Me In St. Louis (2009), Golde in Fiddler on the Roof (2008), Anna in The King and I (2006, 1999, 1994), Eliza in My Fair Lady (1996), Guenevere in Camelot (1995) and Nellie in South Pacific (1992, with Howard Keel), as well as Mrs. Smith in Meet Me In St. Louis (2004) and Gladys in The Pajama Game (2007). Last season, she opened in a new musical, Winesburg Ohio, at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Broadway credits include Bobbi/Gabbi in City of Angels (also in LA), Anne in Shenandoah, creating the role of Twyla in To Grandmother’s House We Go (with Eva Le Gallienne), as well as Agnes in Copperfield and Linda in Happy New Year, for which she received a Theatre World Award. Numerous off- Broadway appearances: Prelude and Lieberstodt (Manhattan Class Co.), No Time for Comedy (Mint Theatre). Starring regional roles: Phyllis in Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, Dr. Vivian Bearing in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Wit, Stevie in Edward Albee’s The Goat, Blanche in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Mame, Falsettos, Baby, Blithe Spirit and Desiree in A Little Night Music for the Goodspeed Opera House and Barrington Stage. Film and TV: Catherine in Pippin (directed by Bob Fosse), Pride and Glory with Edward Norton and Colin Farrell, Blue Heaven, My Sister’s Wedding, The Sopranos, The Good Wife, numerous episodes of all of the Law & Orders (!), As the World Turns and several years on Guiding Light.

Linda Mugleston as Mother Abbess
LINDA MUGLESTON was seen earlier this season as Meg Boyd in Damn Yankees. She recently took part in a concert of Kristina, the latest work of Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, at the Royal Albert Hall in London. She also performed in that same work at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Broadway credits include: On the Town; Kiss Me, Kate; Into the Woods; Nine; Wonderful Town; Young Frankenstein. Off-Broadway credits include roles for the Public Theatre, the New York Shakespeare Festival and New York City Center’s Encores! Series. Regional credits include A Christmas Carol (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), Quilters (Denver Center), Happy End (American Conservatory Theater), Falsettos (Huntington Theatre Company), Tintypes (Old Globe/Hartford Stage). She lives in NYC but originally hails from Shelley, Idaho, where her high school mascot was a russet potato.

Justin Scott Brown as Rolf Gruber
JUSTIN SCOTT BROWN is excited to be returning for his 4th consecutive season at The Muny after having just completed the first national tour of the Tony® Award-winning musical Spring Awakening. Previous Muny shows include Meet Me in St Louis (Warren Sheffield), Camelot (Dap), Fiddler on the Roof (Sasha), Les Misérables (Fauchelevant) and Titanic (Jim Farrell) earlier this season. Other favorite credits include Giorgio in Passion, and Finch in How to Succeed… at Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music, both of which earned him Cincinnati Entertainment Award nominations, and Kid in the Dark at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival (Cincinnati Acclaim award for Best Alternative Production). Justin was a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts award winner and earned his BFA from CCM in 2009. Special thanks to Paul, Mike and The Muny. Love to Mom, Dad, J&J!

Jessica Grové as Liesl
JESSICA GROVé made her Muny debut earlier this season as Kate McGowen in Titanic. She has appeared on Broadway in Sunday in the Park with George (Celeste), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy), Les Misérables (Eponine), and The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy) with Mickey Rooney and Eartha Kitt. Jessica toured as Polly in The Boy Friend (directed by Julie Andrews). Off-Broadway: Anne of Green Gables (Diana), Illyria (Viola). Regional: She Loves Me (Amalia) at the Westport Country Playhouse (Connecticut Critics Circle Award nomination), The Fantasticks (Luisa) at the Long Wharf Theatre, Giant (Lil’ Luz) at the Signature Theatre, Oklahoma! (Laurey) at Pittsburgh CLO, Evita (Eva Peron) at the Encore Musical Theatre. www.jessicagrove.com

Laura Ackermann as Frau Schmidt
LAURA ACKERMANN is celebrating her 16th season at The Muny, having performed such roles as Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz, Mrs. Pearce in My Fair Lady and, most recently, Eleanor Widener in Titanic. Laura has performed on Broadway, tours, in films, voice-overs and commercials. She’s well known to local theatre-goers as Earth Mother in Menopause The Musical. Much love to Allison, Braeden, Anthony, Dad, the Hagemans, the Everetts, the Innsbrook 8/9 and all her wonderful friends. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and is represented by Talent Plus.

James Anthony as Admiral von Schreiber
JAMES ANTHONY is making his 38th Muny appearance after appearing earlier this season as Mr. Welch in Damn Yankees. Past Muny performances include: Mame (Mr. Upson), The Music Man (Mayor Schinn), Bye Bye Birdie (Mr. McAfee) and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat (Jacob/Potiphar). Having performed in more than 230 productions, his favorites include: Sunday in the Park with George (Jules) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Sheriff Dodd), for which he received a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination. In New York, he created the character of the Philosopher in the off-Broadway production of The Crock of Gold, and was seen on the daytime serial One Life to Live. His film credits include: A Will of Their Own (Bank President), Murder Ordained (Richard Jordan), Back to Hannibal (The Sheriff) for the Disney Channel, the CBS mini-series Gone in the Night (Detective Foley), the family movie Saving Shiloh, the Sci-Fi Channel original movie The Black Hole (Spencer Toland) and the feature film Killshot starring Diane Lane and Mickey Rourke.

John Contini as Franz
JOHN CONTINI is a 20-year Muny veteran of nearly 50 shows, and has been a member of AEA for 30 years. He is a Kevin Kline Awardwinner as Best Actor for his performance in Barrymore and a two-time Kevin Klinenominee for Best Actor in A Walk In The Woods and Best Director for Molly Sweeney, all with the Avalon Theatre Company, where he is Artistic Associate Director. He was recently seen as Frank Elgin in The Country Girl. Local credits include: Shakespeare Festival, Stages St. Louis, New Jewish Theatre, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, the Black Rep, St. Louis Actors’ Studio Theatre. Some of John’s favorite roles at The Muny include Harry in Guys and Dolls, Pop in The Pajama Game and Gypsy, and the Constable in Fiddler on the Roof. He lives in St. Louis with his wife of 34 years, Sharon. He would like to encourage everyone to consider being an organ donor. Sean, we love you and miss you.

Berklea Going as Louisa
BERKLEA GOING thanks The Muny for filling her summers with the wonderful sound of music. Muny roles: Show Boat (Kim ’03), Meet Me in St. Louis (Tootie ’04, Agnes ‘09), The Sound of Music (Gretl ’05), White Christmas (Susan Waverly ‘06) (also Fox Theatre in Detroit), Peter Pan (Jane ’07), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat (vocal soloist ‘07) (also national tour: Fox Theatre St. Louis), Fiddler on the Roof (Shprintze ‘08) (also Starlight Theatre in Kansas City). Other favorite professional roles include: To Kill a Mockingbird (Scout) Metro Theatre, Tom Sawyer (Becky Thatcher) Variety Theatre, Brundibar (The Sparrow) Opera Theatre of St. Louis. She has had principal roles in productions at Stages St. Louis and the Missouri History Museum. This winter she will be seen in The Giver (Fiona) at Metro Theatre and in Distracted (Natalie) with Stray Dog Theatre. She thanks Marian Wuerz (voice) and everyone at The Muny for all of the wonderful opportunities.

Matthew Howard as Kurt
MATTHEW HOWARD is thrilled to be back at The Muny. This is his 4th season with The Muny, having been in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, 90 Years of Muny Magic, Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man and Beauty and the Beast. He has performed in the Muny Kids touring company for the past three years. Other credits include: The Music Man (Stages St. Louis), Edgar in Ragtime (The Black Rep) and six productions with Kirkwood-Crestwood Theatre. Matthew is entering the 6th grade at St. John’s Lutheran School in Ellisville. He studies dance at Krupinski Academy and also enjoys participating in basketball, baseball, cross-country, football, soccer and skateboarding. Matthew thanks Paul Blake, Mary Hall-Ries, Terri Merideth and Mark Krupinski for this amazing opportunity. He would also like to thank his family and friends for their love and support and most of all God for the many blessings He has given him.

Maria Knasel as Gretl
The Muny is Maria’s favorite thing and she is thrilled to be playing the role of Gretl! This is her second year on the Muny stage after debuting in Annie and The Music Man in 2009. Earlier this summer, she was in the ensemble of Beauty and the Beast. She loves performing with the Muny Kids summer and winter touring company—this is her second year. She just completed 3rd grade at Community School and thanks all of her teachers there. Additional thanks to her awesome performing arts teachers: Lisa Casciola, Peggy Plesia, Carrie Houk and to Krupinski Academy of Dance. She also enjoys gymnastics, swimming, soccer, and piano. Maria sends love to Mom, Dad, her three brothers, family, and friends. Thanks to the entire Muny family for this amazing opportunity to bloom and grow, especially Terri Merideth, Mark Krupinski, Nancy Sherwin, Mary Hall-Ries, Denny Reagan and Paul Blake. Enjoy the show!

Rich Pisarkiewicz as Herr Zeller
RICH PISARKIEWICZ celebrates his 29th season on the Muny boards and was seen earlier this season as Edgar Beane in Titanic. Regional theatre venues include Starlight in Kansas City, Fox Theatres in Atlanta and St. Louis, and Dallas Summer Musicals. Other local credits include Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and many productions at Stages St. Louis, Westport Playhouse, Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Theatre Project Company. 2010 marks Rich’s 31st year in the Actors’ Equity Association.

Christian Probst as Friedrich
CHRISTIAN PROBST just finished serving as the Bellboy in the Muny premiere of Titanic. He is a SLUH honor student and returning for his 9th season. Muny credits include: Peter Pan (Michael Darling 2002, John Darling 2007), Oliver! (Oliver), Camelot (Tom of Warwick), Beauty and the Beast (Chip), Mame (Young Patrick) and nine years as a Muny Kid/ Teen. Stages St. Louis: The Jungle Book (Mowgli), Gypsy (Newsboy), Annie Get Your Gun (Little Jake). Webster University: Nine (Little Guido), Bye Bye Birdie (Randolph). Opera Theatre of St. Louis: Brundibar (Brundibar), Tosca (Choir boy). St. Louis Variety Club: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Tom Sawyer) and Oliver! (Artful Dodger) this fall. In January, he’ll portray Jonas in The Giver for Metro Theatre. Film: Alice Upside Down (Roger) and Logan, The Movie, out this September. Christian plays racquetball and tennis, studies dance at Krupinski Academy and voice with Nance St. James. He’s thankful to God, his family and The Muny.

Julia Schweizer as Brigitta
JULIA SCHWEIZER is delighted to be back on the Muny stage! She appeared as July in Annie (2009) and has also appeared in Muny productions of Beauty and the Beast (2010), My Fair Lady (2008), 90 Years of Muny Magic (2008), Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat (2007) and The Sound of Music (2005). Julia appeared this past season as Esther Jane in A Christmas Story at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Other credits: Peter Pan and Seussical The Musical with Spotlight productions. Julia is a member of the Muny Kids touring company. She studies dance at Krupinski Academy, voice with Sheila Dugan and is a student at Ascension School. Julia would like to thank Paul Blake and Mary Hall-Ries for this amazing opportunity, and Terri Merideth and Mark Krupinski for all the wonderful opportunities with the Muny Kids. She also thanks her family for all their love and support in following her dreams.

Elizabeth Teeter as Marta
ELIZABETH TEETER is thrilled to return to the Muny stage this summer. After making her theatrical debut at The Muny last summer as Tootie in Meet Me in St. Louis, she opened this season as a youth chorus member in Beauty and the Beast where she shared the stage with her twin brother, Charlie, and her silly dad, Lara! A third grader at Bristol Elementary School in Webster Groves, Elizabeth excels at reading, writing, art and all things creative. She studies piano with Linda Casper, tap with Lara Teeter, voice with Kelly Smith and ballet with Mimi MacDonald. Elizabeth thanks the Muny artistic staff for giving her such wonderful opportunities and the backstage crew for always keeping things running with smiles and laughter! Love to Mom, Dad and Charlie, and to her little sisters, Katherine and Maggie, who she also hopes to share the stage with someday.

Amy Blackman as Ensemble
AMY BLACKMAN is thrilled to be making her professional debut at The Muny. A native of London, England, now based in New York, she is a proud member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and a student at the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre Program. Go Blue!

Jennifer Brissman as Ensemble
JENNIFER BRISSMAN is thrilled to be working at The Muny! Jennifer has performed in various professional venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in productions at TheatreWorks, Broadway by the Bay, and 42nd Street Moon. She will be entering her sophomore year at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music this fall and is a proud member of AEA.

R.J. Brown as Ensemble
R. J. BROWN attends the University of Michigan. U of M credits: 42nd Street, Ragtime, Evita. Graduate of the Governor’s School for the Arts. GSA credits: All Shook Up, Cabaret, Swing!, Give My Regards to Broadway. Onscreen credits: PBS’s NASA SCI Files®, Home of the Giants. Thanks to The Muny, family and friends.

Will Burton as Ensemble
WILL BURTON is elated to be returning to The Muny again this summer! He is a senior musical theatre student at the University of Michigan. GO BLUE! Some Muny favorites include Hello Dolly!, Miss Saigon and Fiddler on the Roof. Will thanks his family, friends, T and Laura for their support. Proud AEA member.

Audrey Cardwell (official website) as Ensemble
AUDREY CARDWELL is thrilled to be making her Muny debut! She is currently pursuing a BFA in musical theatre at Penn State University where she will appear as Peter Pan in the fall. Regional credits include: Cats, Bat Boy, Joseph... Dreamcoat, Godspell, and Evita. All my love to my family and MTwelve!

Nick Cosgrove (official website) as Ensemble
NICK COSGROVE is a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and is thrilled to be returning to The Muny for his fourth season! Credits include: Titanic (Frederick Fleet), Annie (Dance Captain), The Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof (Chaim), My Fair Lady (Loverly Quartet), Les Misérables (Joly), Miss Saigon and The Pajama Game. Proud AEA member.

Katherine Cuba as Ensemble
KATHERINE CUBA is so happy to be back at The Muny! Locally, she’s also performed with the Black Rep, Stages St. Louis and The New Theatre (TNT). She is a successful voice teacher and director and was recently the narrator for the Broadway bound Rocket Boys, based on Homer Hickam’s October Sky.

Neal Frederiksen as Baron Elberfeld, Ensemble
NEAL FREDERIKSEN has appeared in more than 100 Muny productions and at theatres in Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Pittsburgh. He has performed with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and the Bach Society and has written songs for international champion barbershop quartets. He and his wife Barbara live in Maryland Heights and Delray Beach, FL.

Erik Heitz as Ensemble
ERIK HEITZ comes home to The Muny for his 3rd production of The Sound of Music (Muny Kids 2000, Teens 2005). A University of Michigan “super-senior,” Erik will study at the London Dramatic Academy this fall. He is grateful for all these years with The Muny—“a very good place to start.”

Lynn Humphrey as Sister Margaretta, Ensemble
LYNN HUMPHREY () returns for her 9th season! Muny credits include: Damn Yankees, The Music Man, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Les Misérables, 42nd Street and Anything Goes. Her career includes Broadway, national tours and many regional credits. She was Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music at Stages St. Louis and Widow Douglas in Big River. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Andy Jones as Ensemble
ANDY JONES is elated to be returning to The Muny for his third season! Past Muny credits include Titanic, Hairspray, 42nd Street and The Producers. A musical theatre major at the University of Michigan, Andy would like to thank his friends and family for their love and support. Go Blue!

Samantha Massell (official website) as Ensemble
SAMANTHA MASSELL is a junior in the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre Department and thrilled to be at The Muny! Broadway: Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème and 2003 Tony® Awards performance. Workshops: Angels. UM: Hair (Sheila), Evita, Ragtime. Thanks to Joan, Mel, Mark, and to Mom for her constant love and undying support. Proud AEA member.

Kent Overshown as Ensemble
KENT OVERSHOWN is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan and is this year’s recipient of the Actors’ Equity Association Alan Eisenberg Award. He is deeply humbled to return to The Muny stage for his fourth season. Love to my family, friends, and teachers! Go Blue!

Mary Michael Patterson as Ensemble
MARY MICHAEL PATTERSON is thrilled to be returning for her second season at The Muny! She recently graduated with a BFA in musical theatre from the University of Michigan, where she was fortunate enough to play Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street. Many thanks to her incredibly supportive family, and Cary. Go Blue!

Jane Pisarkiewicz as Sister Berthe, Ensemble
JANE PISARKIEWICZ celebrates her 20th Muny season—The Sound of Music is her 31st production on the Muny stage. She has also performed at Stages St. Louis and on the Goldenrod Showboat. Jane is on loan from the award-winning St. Charles City-County Library District. She has been a proud member of Actors’ Equity for 20 years.

John Riddle as Ensemble
JOHN RIDDLE was seen earlier this season as Wallace Hartley in Titanic. Muny: Beauty and the Beast, Meet Me in St. Louis, Camelot, Annie. Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: Bat Boy: The Musical (Rick/Lorraine), Hello Again (Husband), Human Comedy. Other: Altar Boyz (Mark). Proud AEA. Much gratitude to the Muny family. Love to family and friends. Thanks, Mom.

Michelle Rombola as Ensemble
MICHELLE ROMBOLA is thrilled to be working with The Muny this summer. She is an upcoming junior at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Past credits include Hair, Anything Goes, Good News, and The Human Comedy at CCM. Thanks to my family and friends! I love you all.

Patrick Ross as Ensemble
PATRICK ROSS is from St. Joseph, Michigan and is currently a musical theatre major at Wright State University. WSU credits include Smokey Joe’s Café, Titanic, The Pajama Game, The Light in the Piazza and Hello, Dolly!. To God be the Glory!

Madeline Trumble as Sister Sophia, Ensemble
MADELINE TRUMBLE was seen earlier this season as Kate Murphey in Titanic and appeared in Camelot and Meet Me in St. Louis last summer. Originally from Berkeley, California, Maddy’s now a senior musical theatre major at the University of Michigan. She sends love to her wonderful mom, to whom she dedicates this and every performance.

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