John Treacy Egan (official website) as Mr. Bumble, the Beadle
John appeared in the recent revival of Bye Bye Birdie at the Roundabout Theater. He created the role Chef Louis in Disney’s The Little Mermaid on Broadway. He played Max Bialystock in the Broadway Production of The Producers as well as the roles of Roger DeBris and Franz Liebkind. He was an original cast member of the Broadway production of Jekyll & Hyde. Off-Broadway, John created roles in Howard Crabtree’s When Pigs Fly! (RCA Records), and was also an original cast member of Batboy The Musical. He has appeared on “30 Rock”, “Cupid”, “Law & Order”, “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, and “As The World Turns” He can be seen in the upcoming film “Last Night” with Sam Worthington and Eva Mendes, and the film version of “The Producers.” He can also be seen in the upcoming HBO series Martin Scorcese’s “Boardwalk Empire” fall 2010. His solo CDs Count the Stars and On Christmas Morning are available on itunes and cdbaby.com.

Jeffrey Howell as Mr. Brownlow
Mr. Howell is a Pittsburgh actor/singer who has a long list of theatre and concert credits. Jeff’s onstage credits include Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth), Candide (Dr. Pangloss), Bells are Ringing with Victoria Clark (Dr. Kitchell) A Musical Christmas Carol (Bob Cratchit), Fezziwig in the world premiere of Christopher Durang’s Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge, Chicago (Billy Flynn) and Man of LaMancha (Innkeeper). Television credits include “All My Children”, “The Young and the Restless”, “Equal Justice”, and “The Oksana Baiul Story”. Films: “The Cemetery Club” with Ellen Burstyn, “Sudden Death” with Jean-Claude Van Damme, “The Dark Half” with Timothy Hutton and “The Bride in Black” with Susan Lucci. His past work with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra includes A Tribute to Lerner and Loewe with Marvin Hamlisch, Of Thee I Sing, Classical Rap, The Wishing Tree and Peter and the Wolf.

Mark Indelicato as The Artful Dodger
Mr. Indelicato is best known as Justin Suarez on the hit ABC show “Ugly Betty”, 15-year-old Mark Indelicato has proven himself as a talent to watch. The show was awarded a Golden Globe, earned 11 Emmy nominations; the most for any comedy series, and was nominated as Favorite TV Comedy for the 2009 People’s Choice Awards. Indelicato was awarded an Alma Award for best actor in a comedy. He got his start in theater, starring in La Vie En Bleu and A Christmas Carol on the main stage at Philadelphia’s historic Walnut Street Theatre. In 2009, he was asked to play Boq in the benefit performance of the Broadway show Wicked. Mark is currently training with vocal coach Liz Caplan and is a gifted singer and songwriter. Indelicato, a Pennsylvania native, has trained at the The Actors Center in Philadelphia and currently lives in New York with his family.

Daniel Krell as Mr. Sowerberry
Regional: Sunset Boulevard, Fiddler on the Roof, Jekyll & Hyde, Curtains, Oliver!, Les Miserables (Piitsburgh CLO); Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (City Theatre)

Robin Lounsbury (official website) as Widow Corney, The Matron
She Loves Me (Candy Lady) - Westport Country Playhouse; Guys & Dolls (Agatha) with special performances as ‘General Cartwright’ - Paper Mill Playhouse; Magic Flute (Queen of the Night) – Pennsylvania Lyric Opera; Beauty and the Beast (Madame de la Grand Bouche) with a special performance as ‘Mrs. Potts’ - Arts Center of Coastal Carolina; Anastasia Krupnik (Grandmother) - ArtsPower Touring; Singin’ in the Rain (Dora Bailey) - Merry-Go-Round Playhouse; My Fair Lady (Mrs. Pearce) - Northern Stage. Robin is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. www.RKWStudio.com

Patrick Page (official website) as Fagin
Broadway: The Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas; Scar in The Lion King; King Henry in A Man for All Seasons (opposite Frank Langella--Outer Critics Circle nomination) Decius Brutus in Julius Caesar (opposite Denzel Washington); Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast; Scrooge/Marley in A Christmas Carol; The Kentucky Cycle. Off Broadway: Title role in Rex; Richard II; The Duchess of Malfi; Regional: Associate Artist of The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington DC where roles include Iago in Othello (Helen Hayes Award) Macbeth (opposite Kelly McGillis) etc. Associate Artist Old Globe Theatre in San Diego where roles include Cyrano in Cyrano De Bergerac (Craig Noel Award), Malvolio in Twelfth Night, etc. Other regional includes over 75 leading roles including Hamlet, Richard III, Dracula, Marc Antony, Sergius, Brutus, Henry V, Etc. TV: “Law & Order SVU”, “All My Children”, “One Life to Live”. Favorite role: Husband to Paige Davis. More info at www.patrickpageonline.com

Gene A. Saraceni as Dr. Grimwig
Gene’s Pittsburgh CLO credits include Joseph...Dreamcoat, Sound of Music, Me and My Girl, Guys and Dolls, South Pacific, Pajama Game, Kiss Me Kate, Most Happy Fella, Fiorello!, Annie, My Fair Lady, Kismet, Anything Goes, Can-Can, Carousel, Song of Norway, Fanny, two productions of West Side Story and three of 1776. This is Gene’s second production of Oliver!. His Regional credits include the PICT productions Tartuffe and Hamlet and City Theatre’s Temptation. Early in his career he toured the US and Canada in Shakespearean repertory. In 2003 “Doc” Saraceni became Professor Emeritus of Theatre after having taught at Seton Hill University for 37 years.

Joseph Serafini as Oliver Twist
Joseph, 12, is an avid piano student completing his 6th year of dance and musical theater at the CLO Academy. Joseph studies private voice with Dr. Kim Steinhaur. Stage experience: A Musical Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim 2005-2008, Turkey Boy 2009), Oklahoma! (Chorus), Peter Pan (Michael Darling), Joseph and the Amazing… (Choir), and national touring production Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Pittsburgh) (Orphan). Joseph performed the role of Winthrop in the concert version of The Music Man with Marvin Hamlisch at both Heinz Hall and the Kennedy Center. www.josephserafini.org.

Kristin Serafini as Bet
Ms. Serafini, 16, is thrilled to be returning to the Benedum Stage for Oliver! Credits include: Kiss Me Kate (Lois/Bianca), The Music Man (Zaneeta), Fiddler on the Roof (Fruma Sarah), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Oklahoma! (Laurey), Footloose (Rusty) and The Sound of Music (Brigitta). Kristin is currently a Junior at Bethel Park High School and studies Musical Theater at the Pittsburgh CLO Academy.

Kate Shindle (official website) as Nancy
CLO debut! Broadway: Vivienne in Legally Blonde, Sally Bowles in Cabaret and Lucy in Jekyll & Hyde. NYC: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena), Sympathy Jones (Sympathy). Regional: Restoration (La Jolla), After the Fall (The Alley), Himself and Nora (The Old Globe), Into the Woods, Gypsy, The Last Five Years, The Mousetrap. Concerts: Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Joe’s Pub, Atlanta Symphony, Cincinnati Pops. TV/Film: “White Collar”, “Capote”, “The Stepford Wives.” Her writing has been published by Newsweek, salon.com, and The Advocate. Random crown-related celebrity: Miss America 1998. www.kateshindle.com.

Christian Whelan (official website) as Bill Sykes
Currently on the 1st National tour of Little House on the Prairie (Brewster). 1st National Broadway Tours: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Lawrence), Aida (Zoser), Ragtime (Conklin). Off Broadway & New York: Ministry of Progress (Poole), Trolls (Phillip) [Original Cast CD], Portofino (Rev. Becker) [Original Cast CD], Regional: 110 in the Shade (Starbuck) @ TUTS, Camelot (Arthur) opposite Debby Boone @ NCT, Johnny Guitar (Johnny) @ 7 Angels, Victor Victoria (Sal) @ NSMT, Unsinkable Molly Brown (Leadville), Guys and Dolls (Sky) @TCA, Miracle Worker (Capt. Kellar) @ TNRep. TV & Film: “General Hospital”, “Guiding Light”, “All My Children”, “Dellaventura”, “Baywatch”, “Skindeep”, “Outlaws”, “One Small Step”, “Angel Town”, “Tomcats”, “Celebrity.”
www.christianwhelan.com

Tara Geisler as Ensemble
Regional: Annie, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Oliver!, Curtains, The Producers (Pittsburgh CLO)

Joe Jackson as Ensemble
Regional: Sunset Boulevard, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sound of Music, Jekyll & Hyde, Oliver!, The Producers, Hairspray, The Student Prince (Pittsburgh CLO); Dirty Rotten...

Justin Lonesome as Ensemble
Regional: Sunset Boulevard, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, A Chorus Line, Oliver!, Curtains, Jesus Christ Superstar (Pittsburgh CLO)

Kara Mikula (official website) as Mrs. Bedwin, Ensemble
Regional: Sunset Boulevard, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, Ruthless!, The Sound of Music, Oliver! (Pittsburgh CLO)

Tess Primack (official website) as Ensemble
Regional: Jekyll & Hyde, The Student Prince, Oliver!, 8-TRACK (Pittsburgh CLO)

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