Rachel York (official website) as Anna Leonowens
Broadway: City of Angels, Les Misérables, Victor/Victoria (Drama Desk Award), The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sly Fox, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Tours: The 101 Dalmatians Musical, Camelot (Carbonell Award); Kiss Me, Kate (Also London). Additional Theater: Putting It Together at MTC (Drama Desk nomination); Dessa Rose (Lincoln Center; Drama Desk nomination); Turn of the Century (Goodman); Anything Goes; Hello, Dolly! (IRNE Award); Into the Woods (IRNE Award); Spamalot; Ragtime; Television: Lucille Ball in the CBS movie, Lucy; Hannah Montana; Frasier; Reba; Numb3rs; Close to Home. Film: One Fine Day, Happy Feet, Billy Bathgate, Second Honeymoon, and Au Pair II. Please visit rachelyork.net. For Ayal and Olivia with love.

Rei Akazawa as Ensemble, Eliza
REI AKAZAWA graduated cum laude with a BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College, receiving the Gold Key for academic excellence. She has performed works by Robert Battle, Merce Cunningham, and Martha Graham. Rei has professionally danced with 360 Dance Company, H.T. Chen & Dancers and Douglas Dunn & Dancers.

Alan Ariano as Kralahome (u/s King)
Broadway: M. Butterfly, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Shogun, Miss Saigon (Original Company), Flower Drum Song (National). Off Broadway: Shanghai Moon, Imelda. Regional: Geffen Playhouse’s Extraordinary Chambers, Portland Center Stage’s Snow Falling On Cedars, Diverse City’s The Encounter, Prospect Theater’s Honor. Television: Harry’s Law, Leverage, L&O, As the World Turns, One Life to Live, SNL.

Angelica-Lee Aspiras as Lady Thiang
Credits include: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Rona/Marcy u/s) Broadway, 1st National Tour & L.A. premiere. Gigi/Assistant Commissar (Miss Saigon, Walnut Street Theatre & T.U.T.S.), Mimi (Miss Saigon, PCLO tour), and Ulli (Imelda: A New Musical) Off-Broadway. She’s a Music Theatre grad’ from FSU. LOVE to W.S.T., family & my new husband, Michael!

Noah Breymeier as Prince Chulalongkorn
NOAH BREYMEIER is thrilled to be making his Walnut Street Theatre debut! He thanks his wonderful family, friends, Mr. Correia and Mrs. Arters for their love and support.

LaMae Caparas as Ensemble, Topsy (u/s Little Eva)
LAMAE is happy to return to WST! Last seen at WST in Miss Saigon. Broadway: South Pacific, The Lion King. First National Tours: Fosse, The King and I. Film/TV & Live Appearances as Ahsoka Tano (The Clone Wars-Lucas Films). Choreographer. Proud mentor with Soulciety’s The Bridge Program...Talaga

Andrew Cheng as Ensemble
ANDREW CHENG is thrilled to be a part of this production of The King and I. Andrew, a native New Yorker and graduate of NYU, has performed all over the U.S. and Europe. Credits include: West Side Story, Chicago and several productions of The King and I. Thanks and love to Mom and Dave.

Jeffrey Coon as Sir Edward Ramsay
JEFFREY COON is very happy and grateful to be back, as always. Last season atWST: Curtains, White Christmas and Miss Saigon. Next: Doubt in Studio 3. Thanks, as ever, to Marc, Bernard and everyone in the WST family. Love to P, J and J. Peace.

Nina Crupiti as Ensemble (u/s Tuptim)
Last seen on the Walnut stage as Mimi in Miss Saigon. Off-Broadway/NYC: Jesus Christ Superstar, Christmas Rappings, Atonement (Original Cast). Other favorites: M. Butterfly (Forestburgh Playhouse, NY), Voyage of the Jumblies (Imagination Stage, D.C.). Graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts CAP21 conservatory. She thanks her fiancé and family.

Julian Marcus DeGuzmán as Ensemble (u/s Phra Alack)
JULIAN MARCUS DEGUZMÁN is thrilled to be making his professional theatre debut! BFA Dance Performance from UC Irvine: Donald McKayle’s Etude Ensemble, West Side Story (Nibbles). Love and appreciation toMom, Dad, Robyn, Loretta, Entity Dance Co., the IV League and his amazing fellow cast mates!

Janelle Dote as Ensemble (u/s Topsy)
UCLA TFTAlum. Selected credits: Stage: Flower Drum Song (Linda Low), The King and I (Eliza), Peter Pan (Tiger Lily), Paint Your Wagon (Kwai-Fa), Seussical! (Bird Girl), Jesus Christ Superstar (Soul Girl), Damn Yankees. Film/TV: Memoirs of a Geisha, Everybody Hates Chris, PCD S1. Dance: Berlin (chor.), JLo, Mario, Blink 182, Miss Universe.

Adam Michael Kaokept as Ensemble
New York credits: Zanna, Don’t!; Radiant Baby (Public Theatre, directed by George C. Wolfe). National Tours: Mamma Mia!, Flower Drum Song, Bye Bye Birdie. Regional: Miss Saigon (WST), Pacific Overtures (Arden Theatre Company), The King and I, Sweeney Todd and title role in Peter Pan. Ithaca College Graduate.

Austin Ku (official website) as Lun Tha
Walnut debut! Regional: Kansas City Starlight (Anything Goes/Luke), Ogunquit Playhouse (Miss Saigon/ Thuy), Hangar Theatre (The Rocky Horror Show/Frank’n’Furter), Barnstormers (...Charlie Brown/Snoopy) and more. Recipient, Dean Goodman Award (Sweeney Todd/Anthony). TV/film, commercials, and print ads too. Education: Rice University, UC Berkeley, Boston Conservatory. Thanks to CTC/Dave!Austin-Ku.com.

Mel Sagrado Maghuyop as King
Recently finishing K&I (Kralahome) at NSMT, he was last seen atWST’s Miss Saigon as “The Engineer” (Barrymore lead actor nomination) and is honored to be back! NYC credits: Peony Pavilion (Lee), Imelda (Ferdinand Marcos), Honor (Kenshin). Other favorites: Godspell, The Gate of Heaven and 14 other Miss Saigon. He is also the owner/creator of theoriginalsushipillow.com

Paul HeeSang Miller as Ensemble (u/s Uncle Tom, Lover George)
PAUL HEESANG MILLER is thrilled to be here at the Walnut! Regional: North Shore Music Theatre, Kansas City Starlight, Pittsburgh CLO, Music Theatre Wichita, ArtPark, Weston Playhouse, St. Michael’s Playhouse. Many thanks to all at Walnut Street, Marc Robin, Harden-Curtis, my many teachers, the art of musical theatre and to my incredible mother, Jeanne.

JP Moraga as Ensemble, Uncle Tom (u/s Lun Tha)
Credits: Oklahoma! (NAAP), Miss Saigon (Walnut Street/PCLO-Toronto Dancap/ TUTS/ Drury Lane Oakbrook), Long Season (Huntington Theatre), My Scary Girl (Barrington Stage Company), Altar Boyz (Florida Studio Theatre), The King and I (CDT/Weston Playhouse), My Fair Lady (Virginia Stage Company), Millie and Anything Goes (CDT). Proud AEA member. Live, Love, Laugh, and Create! NMRK!

Manna Nichols as Tuptim
MANNA NICHOLS is excited to return to WST (Miss Saigon). She is overjoyed to perform one of her dream roles! Favorite credits: Into the Woods (Cinderella), Mulan (Mulan), Most Happy Fella (Rosabella), Oklahoma! (Laurie), Frog Kiss (Hortense) and Seussical (Mayzie LaBird). Special thanks to family and friends for their love and support. God is good!

Yumiko Niimi (official website) as Ensemble
YUMIKO NIIMI is thrilled to debut at the Walnut. She appeared as Clara in Nutcracker with NY Theatre Ballet. Credits include Connie Wong, A Chorus Line (Europe); Eliza, The King and I (MUNY); Tuptim, The King and I (Harmonia Opera). Demonstrator with Gemze de Lappe in film/Director’s Guide of The King and I.

Rommel Pierre O'Choa as Ensemble, Lover George (u/s The Interpreter)
ROMMEL PIERRE O’CHOA is thrilled to make his Walnut Street Theatre Debut! Originally from the Philippines but now residing in NYC, he has traveled the world with productions such as West Side Story, The King and I and Miss Saigon. Many thanks to my family, friends and Patrick for their support and love.

Rumi Oyama (official website) as Ensemble
Her past credits include The King and I (North Shore Theater and Carousel Dinner Theatre), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Porthouse Theatre), Bruce Lee: Journey to theWest (Elephant Eye Production), Bye Bye Birdie (Porthouse Theatre), Miss Saigon (Sacramento Music Circus and Gateway Playhouse), The Lion King (Shiki Company).

Conrad Sager (official website) as Louis Leonowens
WST: Oliver! Regional: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Fulton), The Cryptogram (Simpatico), Nine (U-Arts), Ragtime (Tri-PAC). Upcoming: Wrinkle in Time (People’s Light). Thanks family, friends and Marc!

Jee Teo as Ensemble, Simon of Legree (u/s Kralahome)
Originally from Malaysia, Jee just did King and I (Uncle Thomas/ Kralahome u/s) at North Shore Music Theater with Lorenzo Lamas. He also toured as Simon of Legree with Ruldolph Nureyv. WST credits: Miss Saigon. Film/TV credits: The Muppets (Thanksgiving release), Two and a Half Men and Weeds. Jee loves his family and friends.

Greg Wood as Captain Orton
GREG WOOD was last seen at the Walnut last season as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus. Other Walnut credits include: Fallen Angels, Born Yesterday, Finian’s Rainbow, The Constant Wife, Sherlock Holmes and the Speckled Band, Twelfth Night, Dracula and When We Are Married.

Minami Yusui (official website) as Ensemble, Little Eva (u/s Eliza, Lady Thiang)
Credits include: The world premiere production of James and the Giant Peach (Goodspeed); Wicked (Japan); Disney’s Beauty & the Beast (Japan); Chicago (Flat Rock Playhouse); Funny Thing…Forum (Weston Playhouse); Cats (Maine State Music Theatre). A native of Kanazawa, Japan. Endless thanks to family, friends, teachers and Dan.

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