Cast
Little Who Ensemble, Pink Group
Aaron Acosta
Aaron Acosta (Danny Who, Pink Group) has previously appeared at The Old Globe in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (‘09-’11). His other recent theatre credits include the world premiere of Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin (a.k.a. Chaplin) (La Jolla Playhouse) and Peter Pan and My Son Pinocchio (San Diego Junior Theatre). Mr. Acosta received the 2009 National Youth Theatre Award (13 and under) for his performance in the role of Gavroche in Les Misérables (California Youth Conservatory Theatre). His film credits include lead roles in Never Give Up (short, 2012) and Slingers (2013).
Grandma Who
Eileen Bowman
Eileen Bowman (Grandma Who) has previously appeared at the Globe in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (‘98 - ‘09). Ms. Bowman is thrilled to be back in Whoville, as this marks her 13th year in the cast. She is proudly the only original cast member to be here all 13 years. Ms. Bowman has performed in many regional theatres across the country. Some of her favorite roles include Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Lena Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain and Agnes Gooch in Mame. She is best known for singing opposite Rob Lowe on the 61st Academy Awards telecast seen by over a half-billion people.
Little Who Ensemble, Red Group
Liam James Brandt
Liam James Brandt (Danny Who, Red Group) is pleased to return to Whoville and The Old Globe in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (’10 and ‘11). His other theatre credits include Peter Pan (Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy), The Comedy of Errors and The Jungle Book (North Coast Repertory Theatre), The Wizard of Oz (Actors Alliance of San Diego), The Music Man, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Princess and the Pea, Beauty and the Beast, Annie and The Wizard of Oz (Coast Kids Theater) and The Little Red Hen (San Diego Junior Theatre). His film credits include The Overwhelming Possibility directed by T. Ryder Smith. Mr. Brandt had a voice-over role in Somewhere (The Old Globe). He studies dance at Carlsbad Dance Centre and is a student at The Children’s School in La Jolla.
Little Who Ensemble, Red Group
Felicity Bryant
Felicity Bryant (Little Who Ensemble, Red Group) has been seen at the Globe in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ('09). Her other theatre credits include the title role in Annie, Alice in Bye Bye Birdie, Ballerina in Fame and Woodstock in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lyceum Theatre), Chorus in Orestes (The Theatre, Inc.) and Celebrity Sonnets ('09 and '10, The Old Globe/Avo Playhouse). She has also performed all over San Diego with Leigh Scarritt Productions, most recently at the Starlight Musical Theatre in Divas Do Broadway. Ms. Bryant is a 10-year-old 5th grader. She is excited to bring Whoville back to life with this year's cast and crew. She can be followed at YouTube and Twitter at FelicityBryant. She will next appear as Pageant Girl and understudy for Olive in La Jolla Playhouse’s Little Miss Sunshine.
Little Who Ensemble, Red Group
Dominique Castillo
Dominique Castillo (Little Who Ensemble, Red Group) has previously been seen in My Son Pinocchio and Seussical the Musical (San Diego Junior Theatre) and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Annie Junior (Arts Off Broadway). She has also been featured in Encore! Best of Back In Time and Back To Broadway (Back In Time Musical Extravaganza). Ms. Castillo is eleven years old and a sixth grader at the Good Shepherd Catholic School. She has been singing and dancing in music clubs, choirs and dance recitals since she was five and has been in musical theatre for a little over a year. When not on stage, she spends time knitting, crocheting, sewing, doing arts and crafts, reading adventure and mystery books and singing as cantor for her school choir. Ms. Castillo feels excited and blessed to be part of this year’s Grinch production and is grateful to God, her family and friends for their love and support and to Walker and Debbie for their guidance and encouragement.
Cindy-Lou Who, Pink Group
Remy Margaret Corbin
Remy Margaret Corbin made her Old Globe debut last year as Cindy-Lou Who and is delighted to be back in Whoville for another holiday season. She recently appeared as Molly in Annie (Moonlight Stage Productions) and other theatre credits include Annie Jr. and Disney’s Cinderella Kids. Ms. Corbin has danced in San Elijo Dance and Music Academy’s Nutcracker at California Center for the Arts, Escondido (‘08,’09) and is always seen twirling and tapping. A second grader, she enjoys doing projects on her classroom Smart Board, playing with friends, writing stories and cuddling with her dog.
Grown-Up Who Ensemble, u/s Grandma Who
Courtney Corey
Courtney Corey (Grown-Up Who Ensemble, u/s Grandma Who) was previously seen at the Globe as Trixie Who in Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! ('08). She has been featured as Elphaba understudy in Wicked and as Maureen in Rent (First and Second National Tours). Her additional theatre credits include Older Hannah in the world premiere of Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin, Eleanor in the world premiere of Bonnie & Clyde and The Wiz (La Jolla Playhouse), Ellen in Over the Tavern and Woman #1 in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (North Coast Repertory Theatre), Babe in The Pajama Game, Dee in Suds: The Rocking ‘60s Musical Soap Opera, Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly! and Jeannie in Hair (Starlight Musical Theatre) and Barbara DeMarco in Shear Madness (Miracle Theatre Productions at the Theatre in Old Town). Her television credits include "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Also a theatre educator and director, Ms. Corey will be directing Evita at Lewis Family Playhouse at Victoria Gardens Cultural Center in Rancho Cucamonga early next year. Proud member of AEA. She dedicates this and every performance to her husband, Matt, and son, Jack. www.courtneycorey.com.
Grown-Up Who Ensemble, u/s The Grinch
Randall Dodge
Randall Dodge (Grown-Up Who Ensemble, u/s The Grinch) previously appeared at the Globe in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (‘06, ‘07, ‘10 and ‘11). His regional credits include The Light in the Piazza, Sweeney Todd, South Pacific, Annie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Sound of Music, A Little Night Music, Into the Woods, Company, Annie Get Your Gun, Crazy for You, The Secret Garden, Beauty and the Beast, The Pirates of Penzance, The Fantasticks, Children of Eden, The Most Happy Fella, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Promises, Promises, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, She Loves Me, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and the West Coast premieres of No Way to Treat a Lady and Pete ‘n’ Keely. Mr. Dodge is a proud graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York City. www.RandallDodge.net.
Little Who Ensemble, Red Group
Madeline Edwards
Madeline Edwards (Little Who Ensemble, Red Group) is eight years old, born and raised in sunny San Diego. Her favorite roles include Grace in A Christmas Carol and Talia (aka the perfect little blond girl) in My Son Pinocchio. She also loves to dance jazz and tap and especially swing with her dad.
Annie Who, Pink Group
Emma Ford
Emma Ford (Annie Who, Pink Group) is a ten-year-old fifth grade student at Willow Grove Elementary. She has been performing on stage since the age of seven. She has appeared in 13 musical productions with Broadway Bound Youth Theater and has just recently begun performing in productions with ACT-San Diego. Her favorite roles include Annie in Annie, Violet Beauregard in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Mushu in Mulan. Ms. Ford is very excited to be with the cast of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! at the Globe and would like to thank everyone at the Globe for this opportunity.
Teen Who, Red Group
Anna George
Anna George (Teen Who, Red Group) made her Globe debut last year in Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Her theatre credits include Seussical the Musical and The Jungle Book (San Diego Junior Theatre), Traditions of Christmas (Christian Community Theatre), Pocahontas (Christian Youth Theatre), the title roles in Annie and Oliver!, Chip in Beauty and the Beast, The Wiz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Into the Woods and Bye Bye Birdie (Broadway Bound Youth Theater) and The Music Man (Broadway Theater Arts Academy). Ms. George is in the eighth grade at Mesa Verde Middle School. When she is not on stage performing, she enjoys swimming and surfing. She is delighted to be back at the Globe celebrating Christmas in Whoville.
Mama Who
Melinda Gilb
Melinda Gilb (Mama Who) has been seen on Broadway in the original cast of Singin’ in the Rain and Off Broadway in the original casts of Back to Bacharach and David and Suds: The Rocking ‘60s Musical Soap Opera (which she also co-authored). She previously appeared at the Globe in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Suds. Her other theatre credits include The Pirates of Penzance (First National Tour), Hello, Dolly!, Sweeney Todd and Annie (Starlight Musical Theatre), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and The Smell of the Kill (North Coast Repertory Theatre), Miss Witherspoon and Always…Patsy Cline (San Diego Repertory Theatre), The Receptionist (Cygnet Theatre Company), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Welk Resort Theatre) and The Melinda and Steve Show (New York, Los Angeles and San Diego). Her television credits include “The Full Wax,” “Ruby Takes a Trip” and “Becker.”
Papa Who, u/s Old Max
Steve Gunderson
Steve Gunderson (Old Max) has previously appeared at the Globe in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (‘99, ‘00, ‘03, ‘05, ‘07-’11), Suds: The Rocking ‘60s Musical Soap Opera (also co-writer/arranger), A Trip to Chinatown and Hadrian VII. His Off Broadway credits include Suds (original cast), Forever Plaid, Back to Bacharach and David (original cast, co-created with Kathy Najimy), Butley and Street Scene. Most recently he appeared as Benjamin Franklin in 1776 (Cabrillo Music Theatre). His additional credits include The Nightingale and Memphis (La Jolla Playhouse), Dirty Blonde, Parade and Sweeney Todd (Cygnet Theatre Company), Romance, Miss Witherspoon and A Christmas Carol (San Diego Repertory Theatre), An Ideal Husband (Lamb’s Players Theatre) and major roles at Pasadena Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse, North Coast Repertory Theatre and La Mirada Theatre. He played multiple roles in the National Tour of The Grapes of Wrath with Ed Harris and in the popular revue The Melinda & Steve Show with Melinda Gilb. His television credits include various voices on “King of the Hill” and the new “Beavis and Butt-Head.” In 2010, Mr. Gunderson won the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year and for his performance as Wilbur in Hairspray (San Diego Repertory Theatre).
Boo Who, Red Group
Leif Erik Isaacson
Leif Erik Isaacson (Boo Who, Red Group) is a fourth grader and a born actor. He has been performing in musicals at his church since the age of three and in school productions since the age of five. This is his first time performing at the Globe. He recently played Randolph in ACT-San Diego’s production of Bye Bye Birdie. As a student of Leigh Scarritt Productions, Mr. Isaacson frequently participates in presentations for the San Diego Shakespearean Society. Most recently he performed a monologue of Puck's from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. His favorite subjects in school are Drama and Science. He plays the piano and viola and enjoys time with his friends and his Nintendo.
Grown-Up Who Ensemble, u/s Papa Who
Kyle J. Jackson
Kyle J. Jackson (Grown-Up Who Ensemble, u/s Papa Who) is thrilled to be back in Whoville for his third year of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! at the Globe. He acquired a B.A. in Theatre Arts from California State University, Fullerton, and he classically trained in voice at California State University, Long Beach. He has previously worked as a principal singer for Celebrity Cruises. His theatre credits include the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Roger in Grease, Young Fool in Big River, Horton in Seussical the Musical, Nanki-Poo in The Mikado and The Pirates of Penzance (Performance Riverside), The Gondoliers directed by Richard Sheldon and La Fille du Régiment directed by Nicola Bowie. He attributes his successes to his supportive family, friends and loved ones. www.kylejonathanjackson.com.
Grandpa Who
Phil Johnson
Phil Johnson (Grandpa Who) returns to the Globe with this year’s production of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! He has appeared on Broadway in Les Misérables and in the National Tours of Sunset Boulevard and Miss Saigon. His San Diego credits include Mistakes Were Made and Little Shop of Horrors (Cygnet Theatre Company), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Leading Ladies and Pageant (North Coast Repertory Theatre), The Man Who Came to Dinner (Coronado Playhouse), The New Century (Diversionary Theatre), A Christmas Carol (San Diego Repertory Theatre), Forever Plaid (Theatre in Old Town) and True West (Sledgehammer Theatre). His original comedies include a one-man Hound of the Baskervilles (San Diego Foundation Artist Grantee), Nemesis with Mike Sears, Say Cheese (San Diego, Los Angeles and Chicago) and Casa del HaHa, an original sketch show. His television credits include “Notes from the Underbelly” (ABC), and he is a member of Acme Comedy Theatre, L.A. www.philjohnson.net.
Danny Who, Red Group
Trevor Juliano Lerma
Trevor Juliano Lerma (Danny Who, Red Group) is making his Old Globe debut. He has been dancing for seven years and currently holds the title of National Dance Champion Soloist in Jazz for Star Systems. He has studied all forms of dance and has competed throughout California and Las Vegas, Nevada. He was named Dancer of the Year Finalist and Dance Down Winner in 2010. Mr. Lerma studies voice with Lynne Broyles and is a company member of Evoke Dance Movement. His television credits include commercials for the San Diego Padres, LEGOLAND California and The Super Dentists.
Young Max
Logan Lipton
Logan Lipton is pleased to return for his fourth season as Young Max at the Globe. He originated the role of Boq in the First National Tour of Wicked and joined the Broadway company soon thereafter, where he performed the role for close to two years. Off Broadway he has performed in Cupid & Psyche. Regionally, Mr. Lipton has appeared in Cy Coleman’s Great Ostrofsky (Prince Music Theater), Beauty and the Beast (Casa Mañana) and as Hero in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Weston Playhouse). His New York readings include Office Space and Extraordinary Ordinary with Jason Danieley and Lisa Howard (Dreamlight Theatre Company), Saved (Playwrights Horizons), Bernice Bobs Her Hair and No Boundaries (Manhattan Theatre Club) and The Kay Swift Project directed by Casey Nicholaw with Beth Leavel. His film credits include Dumping Lisa directed by John Oliver and The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island starring Ernest Borgnine. Mr. Lipton’s television credits include “Medium.” He is a proud graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Michigan. He also co-developed and produces the electronic-pop musical immersion experience Walker in Babylon with production company New Make Do. NewMakeDo.com.
Teen Who, Pink Group
Samantha Littleford
Samantha Littleford (Teen Who, Pink Group) has previously appeared at the Globe as Annie Who in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ('07). She was recently seen as Logainne Shwarzandgrubeniere in Coronado School of the Arts' production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Her other recent credits include Lily St. Regis in Annie, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls and Little Shop of Horrors (Interlochen Center for the Arts) and many more. She has also been seen as a featured soloist for many choral concerts. Ms. Littleford studies voice with Fiona Chatwin and piano with Anita Weedmark. She is currently a freshman attending Coronado School of the Arts studying Musical Theatre and is thrilled to be back in Whoville.
Little Who Ensemble, Pink Group
Allison Ma
Allison Ma (Little Who Ensemble, Pink Group) has previously appeared at the Globe in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (’08 and ‘09). A recent highlight of hers was portraying the lead role in Annie (North County School of the Arts). Other favorites include Seussical the Musical and Honk! (North County School of the Arts) and The Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, Annie and Oliver! (Coast Kids). She also performed the national anthem at the cystic fibrosis walk last spring. She would like to thank her family, especially her sisters, for all their support.
Boo Who, Pink Group
Dylan Nalbandian
Dylan Nalbandian (Boo Who, Pink Group) has appeared at the Globe in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! as Boo Who (‘09-’11) and is thrilled to return for his fourth year in the same role. His other theatre credits include Michael Darling in Peter Pan, Chip in Beauty and the Beast, White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, Mowgli in The Jungle Book and many others (Broadway Theater Arts Academy). Mr. Nalbandian studies ballet, jazz, hip hop, lyrical and acrobatics at Georgia’s School of Dance in Escondido and is a member of their competitive dance team. He is 12 years old and in sixth grade. Mr. Nalbandian has been a huge fan of The Grinch at the Globe since he first saw it when he was three years old, and is very excited to be back in Whoville with his Who family this holiday season.
Grown-Up Who Ensemble, u/s Grandpa Who
Kürt Norby
Kürt Norby has appeared regionally in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (The Old Globe), Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin and Zhivago (La Jolla Playhouse), Man of La Mancha and Sweeney Todd (Cygnet Theatre Company), miXtape, Leaving Iowa, Room Service, Hello, Dolly!, The Voysey Inheritance and The Winslow Boy (Lamb’s Players Theatre), Evita, The Desert Song and Bye Bye Birdie (Welk Resorts Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Moonlight Amphitheater), Suds: The Rocking ‘60s Musical Soap Opera, Urinetown, Fiddler on the Roof and The Scarlet Pimpernel (Starlight Musical Theatre) and Miss Saigon (Fullerton Civic Light Opera). His film credits include 29th & Gay, U R Pre-Approved and Rubix Cube Dinner. He received his B.A. in Drama from UC Irvine. www.kurtnorby.com.
Grown-Up Who Ensemble, u/s Mama Who
Karyn Overstreet
Karyn Overstreet (Grown-Up Who Ensemble, u/s Mama Who) made her Broadway debut in the 10th anniversary production of Les Misérables. She has performed in the National Tours of Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy u/s) and Barry Manilow’s Copacabana (Lola u/s), as well as leading and supporting roles in regional theatres across the U.S. including Annie (Papermill Playhouse) and Cinderella (North Shore Music Theatre). Additionally, Ms. Overstreet has had the wonderful opportunity to help develop new works in readings and workshops. In New York, Ms. Overstreet has appeared in concerts of Strike Up the Band, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and A New Moon (City Center Encores!) and Tip-Toes (Carnegie Hall). Television audiences will recognize her as the host on New York’s Metro Guide channel and on the PBS Great Performances broadcast of The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty. You can hear her voice on the cast albums of Tip-Toes, Strike Up the Band, Red Head and radio spots. Ms. Overstreet teaches voice lessons in San Diego. www.karynoverstreet.com.
Danny Who, Pink Group
Lane Palhegyi
Lane Palhegyi (Danny Who, Pink Group) has been the family “Whoville baby” since the beginning. It only seems fitting that he is now a Whoville kid! His theatre credits include Seussical the Musical and Pinocchio (San Diego Junior Theatre) and Fritz in The Nutcracker (California Ballet/Civic Theatre). He loves singing, dancing and collecting frogs and hopes to one day become a “singing and dancing veterinarian.” Mr. Palhegyi wishes to thank Ms. Joni Wilson for recognizing his talents and pushing him past his potential—a person’s a person no matter how small!
Little Who Ensemble, Pink Group
Emma Rasse
Emma Rasse is thrilled to be back in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! for the second time. She was recently seen as Bielke in Fiddler on the Roof (San Diego Lyric Opera) and in Annie (Moonlight Stage Productions). In the past, she played Molly in Annie with Melinda Gilb and Hello, Dolly! (Starlight Musical Theatre). Her other credits include Bye Bye Birdie, Fame and High School Musical (Actors’ Conservatory Theatre – San Diego) and The Sound of Music (J*Company Youth Theatre). As part of Leigh Scarritt Productions, she has performed at The Shakespeare Sonnet Festival that was held in the Old Globe Theatre as well as at San Diego Repertory Theatre, the San Diego Shakespeare Student Festival, the Celebrity Sonnet Festival and the Balboa Theatre. Ms. Rasse is turning 10 during the run of this show and is in fifth grade at Kate Sessions Elementary School.
Little Who Ensemble, Pink Group
Lou Francine Rasse
Lou Francine Rasse is excited to be back at The Old Globe for its 2012 Summer Shakespeare Festival. She was previously seen in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Her past credits include Tina Denmark in Ruthless (Vista’s Broadway Theatre) and Kate in Annie (Starlight Musical Theatre). She also appeared in Annie (Moonlight Stage Productions), Hello, Dolly! (Starlight Musical Theatre) and the youth productions of Bye Bye Birdie, Fame and High School Musical on Stage! (Actors’ Conservatory Theatre), The Wizard of Oz (San Diego Junior Theatre), The Sound of Music, 101 Dalmations, Hansel and Gretel and Oliver! (J*Company Youth Theatre) and Annie (California Youth Conservatory Theatre). When she’s not acting, singing or dancing, she enjoys reading, swimming, sailing and anything snow-related. She’s 12 years old and is a student at Muirlands Middle School. She studies with Leigh Scarritt.
Grown-Up Who Ensemble
Anise Ritchie
Anise Ritchie (Grown-Up Who Ensemble) began her career in Portland, Oregon as Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors at Portland Civic Theatre and at Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. She comes fresh off performing in Los Angeles at the Geffen Playhouse in Nightmare Alley and the Ahmanson Theatre in Leap of Faith. She is happy to return to Whoville for her fourth year at the Globe. Ms. Ritchie’s additional theatre credits include Marge in Suds: The Rocking ‘60s Musical Soap Opera (Starlight Musical Theatre), Sammy and Auntie Who in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (The Old Globe) and Boomers at Lamb’s Players Theatre. She has appeared in the national tour of Ain't Misbehavin' and Menopause The Musical. Her San Francisco Bay Area credits include Euzlie in Once on This Island, Moon in Caroline, or Change and Sparks (TheatreWorks), Simone in Dance On Widows Row and Peggy in Blue (Lorraine Hansberry Theatre), Phylis Hyman in Sophisticated Ladies and Ain't Misbehavin' (Woodmeister Theatre), Julie in Showboat (Townsend Light Opera), A Grand Night for Singing and BJ in Smokey Joe's Cafe (California Conservatory), Beehive (Sierra Repertory Theatre) and AfterShocks (San Francisco Workshop). She has also toured as lead vocalist with Emmitt Powell and the Gospel Elites and New Beginnings Gospel. Ms. Ritchie has appeared in many television commercials and has recorded many radio spots. She is proud to be a member of Actors’ Equity Association.
Cindy-Lou Who, Red Group
Shea Starrs Siben
Shea Starrs Siben (Cindy-Lou Who, Red Group) made her Globe debut last year in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! She has also been featured in Oklahoma! (Moonlight Stage Productions). She celebrated her seventh birthday with her Grinch family during the first week of rehearsals. Ms. Siben is in the second grade and loves to dance and sing on the kitchen counter with her sisters. She is especially happy to be back on the Globe stage with her good friend and Grinch, Jeff Skowron.
Annie Who, Red Group
Skylar Starrs Siben
Skylar Starrs Siben (Annie Who, Red Group) has previously appeared at the Globe as Cindy-Lou Who in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ('06 - '09). Her other credits include The Sound of Music (Gretl), Les Misérables (Young Cosette) and Oklahoma! (ensemble) (Moonlight Stage Productions). Ms. Siben is thrilled to be back in Whoville and to be sharing the stage with her sister, Shea. This show and the crew backstage hold a special place in her heart. She is dedicating her performance to longtime Property Master Pat Cain, the man who helped make Whoville such a magical place.
The Grinch
Jeff Skowron
Jeff Skowron (The Grinch) is happy to return to his favorite city for his second year as The Grinch. He is co-creator/co-star with Matt Yeager of the popular web series “Greg and Donny,” which recently won the top honor at the 2010 New York Television Festival: a development deal with the Independent Film Channel (www.greganddonny.com). His Broadway credits include Enron (Trader), The Lion King (Ed, Timon, Zazu), Beauty and the Beast (Lefou), High Society (Stanley), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (u/s The Grinch) and the workshop of The Boy From Oz (playing Chris Bell opposite Hugh Jackman). Mr. Skowron has appeared Off Broadway in Debbie Does Dallas and Zombie Prom. His regional credits include Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Luther in the world premiere of Leap, both at Cincinnati Playhouse, and Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Contemporary American Theatre. Film and television credits include New York City Serenade, The Narrows, How to Seduce Difficult Women, The Good Shepherd, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Premium, Chapter 27, all editions of “Law & Order” and “Mary and Rhoda.” Mr. Skowron plays Ryan on the hit web series “The Burg” (www.theburg.tv), directed by Peter Sollett, and Pippin on “All's Faire” (www.allsfaire.tv). He is the voice of the killer in Dexter’s head on “Dexter Early Cuts: Dark Echo” on Showtime’s website, sho.com.
Old Max
Martin Van Treuren
Martin Van Treuren (Old Max) previously appeared at The Old Globe in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! ('07, '08 and '09). This summer he was featured in Paradise Found directed by Harold Prince and Susan Stroman at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. His Broadway credits include Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Jekyll & Hyde (also on HBO), A Christmas Carol, Me and My Girl and Singin' in the Rain. He made his New York City Opera debut as Voltaire/Dr. Pangloss in Candide. Off Broadway he played both Ruth and the Major General in the highly acclaimed production of The Pirates of Penzance (at New York’s South Street Seaport) as well as Blessing in Disguise, The Miser and Anyone Can Whistle (Carnegie Hall) and Allegro (City Center Encores!) At the Barrow Group, he appeared in Uncle Vanya, Sonnets for an Old Century and Medal of Honor Rag. Mr. Van Treuren has been featured in the tours of Camelot starring Richard Harris, Grand Hotel directed by Tommy Tune, Jekyll & Hyde (pre-Broadway) and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (starring Jon Secada). TV: “Law & Order: SVU.” www.martinvantreuren.com.
Betty-Lou Who, Red Group
Samantha Wang
Samantha Wang (Betty-Lou Who, Red Group) at the tender age of 13, has appeared in many leading musicals throughout the Greater San Diego area, including but not limited to the San Diego Junior Theatre’s productions of Les Misérables, Seussical the Musical and Dear Edwina and Starlight Musical Theatre. She is also actively involved in the drama program of H.O.P.E. Church in Encinitas. Besides her passion for singing, Ms. Wang is also a junior ambassador for Homes of Hope and Youth With A Mission as part of the mission team to help build houses for the homeless in Mexico. Currently an eighth grader at Standley Middle School, Ms. Wang is bilingual in English and Chinese. She also enjoys playing the piano and violin. She is very excited to be making her Globe debut this season and hopes to develop further in her career as a Broadway actress/singer.
Betty-Lou Who, Pink Group
Julia Way
Julia Way (Betty-Lou Who, Pink Group) is in the seventh grade at Our Lady of Grace School and is honored to be performing at the Globe. She has performed in numerous shows with Christian Youth Theater, Christian Community Theater, California Youth Conservatory Theatre and the Actors’ Conservatory Theatre. Recently she was cast as Little Inez in the Actors’ Conservatory Theatre’s production of Hairspray as well as Penelope Ann in Bye Bye Birdie. Her favorite roles include Lucy in Narnia and Ngana in South Pacific. She was featured as Young Pocahontas in a local film production of The Legend of Pocahontas and is currently working on an action/adventure film. Ms. Way is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and Secretary on the student council at Our Lady of Grace. In between rehearsals she plays basketball and volleyball for her school.
Team
Book and Lyrics
Timothy Mason
Timothy Mason (Book and Lyrics) has been represented at the Globe and on Broadway with Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! His other theatre credits include Levitation, Only You, Bablyon Gardens with Timothy Hutton and Mary-Louise Parker, The Fiery Furnace starring Julie Harris (Circle Repertory Company), his five-play The Young Americans Cycle, comprised of Ascension Day, The Less Than Human Club, Time on Fire, Mullen’s Alley and My Life in the Silents (American Conservatory Theater’s Young Conservatory in San Francisco), Cannibals (Naked Eye Theatre in Chicago), Six (Guthrie Theater Lab), Actors Theatre of Louisville, South Coast Repertory, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Victory Gardens Theater, Portland Stage Company and Jungle Theatre in Minneapolis. Mr. Mason has created many plays for young audiences at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, including several musicals in collaboration with Mel Marvin, and the first Dr. Seuss musical, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins with composer Hiram Titus. Mr. Mason’s novel The Last Synapsid is published by Delacorte Press and he’s at work on a new one, The Real Inspector Bucket. Mr. Mason’s novel The Last Synapsid comes out in paperback February 2011, published by Random House.
Composer
Mel Marvin
Mel Marvin (Composer) has composed at the Globe for Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Tintypes. His Broadway credits include Yentl, A History of the American Film, Tintypes (Tony Award nomination), Fascinating Rhythm, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Cymbeline (Lincoln Center Theater). He has also had nine shows produced Off Broadway. Other credits include scores for many of America’s best-known regional theatres, including Arena Stage, The Guthrie Theater, American Repertory Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Lincoln Center Theater and Mark Taper Forum, where he was an associate artist and wrote the original music for the premiere of Angels in America. Mr. Marvin’s other projects include Guest from the Future, an opera with libretto by Jonathan Levi, which had its premiere in the Summerscape program at the new Fisher Center for the Arts in July 2004, and Buwalsky, an opera commissioned by Holland’s Opera Spanga, which premiered in The Netherlands in August 2004 and subsequently toured the U.S., with performances in New Haven and New York City. His new musical, EDEN, set in New Orleans the week after Katrina, was done at the O’Neill Music Theater Conference in July 2010. Mr. Marvin is head faculty composer and producing director of the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is one of seven musicals for young audiences he has written for his daughter, Kate.
Conceived and Directed Original Production/Artistic Director Emeritus
Jack O'Brien
Jack O’Brien (Conceived and Directed Original Production / Artistic Director Emeritus) served as the Artistic Director of The Old Globe from 1982 through 2007. Mr. O’Brien will direct Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes in Theresa Rebeck’s Dead Accounts on Broadway this fall. His Broadway credits also include: Catch Me If You Can, Impressionism, The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony nomination), Henry IV (Tony Award), Hairspray (Tony Award), Imaginary Friends, The Invention of Love (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), The Full Monty (Tony nomination), More to Love, Getting Away with Murder, Pride’s Crossing, The Little Foxes, Hapgood (Lucille Lortel Award, Best Director), Damn Yankees, Two Shakespearean Actors (Tony nomination), Porgy and Bess (Tony Award). Metropolitan Opera: II Trittico. London: Love Never Dies, Hairspray (Olivier nomination). National Theatre: His Girl Friday. Six movies for PBS’s “American Playhouse.” Awards: 2008 Theatre Hall of Fame Inductee, 2005 John Houseman Award, ArtServe Michigan 2008 International Achievement Award, Honorary Doctorate, University of Michigan. Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, University of San Diego. Film (actor): Sex and the City 2.
Director, Swing, u/s Young Max
James Vásquez
James Vásquez (Director) has recreated the original musical staging of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! since 2003. Recently at the Globe he directed Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, served as Associate Director of Jane Austen’s Emma – A Musical Romantic Comedy and provided musical staging for Boeing-Boeing. He won the 2010 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Direction for Sweeney Todd (Cygnet Theatre Company). His recent directing credits include Harmony, Kansas (workshop at Goodspeed Musicals), Pippin, the world premiere of Harmony, Kansas, Next Fall and the West Coast premieres of [title of show], Fair Use and Twist (Diversionary Theatre), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Cygnet) and Into the Woods (New Village Arts). He also served as choreographer for the Cygnet productions of Little Shop of Horrors and A Little Night Music. Along with his partners Mark Holmes and Carrie Preston, Mr. Vásquez is co-founder of Daisy 3 Pictures. Their first two feature films, 29th and Gay (TLA Releasing, Here TV) and Ready? OK! (Wolfe Video, LOGO) have played national and international film festivals, with Ready? OK! taking top honors in Seattle, North Carolina and San Diego. Daisy 3’s latest feature, That’s What She Said starring Anne Heche, made its world premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and opened in theatres this past October. As an actor, Mr. Vásquez has appeared on film, television, Off Broadway and regional and local stages. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School.
Original Choreographer
John DeLuca
John DeLuca (Original Choreography) Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Nine, Memoirs of a Geisha, Chicago, The Terminal. TV: “Tony Bennett: An American Classic,” “The 75th Annual Academy Awards,” “The Kennedy Center Honors.” Broadway/NY theatre: Minnelli on Minnelli, Broadway Sings Elton John, Deborah Voight on Broadway, Sweet Adeline (City Center Encores!), Two Gentlemen of Verona (The Public). National tour: The Boy Friend, Chita and All That Jazz, Music of the Night, Brigadoon. American Stage Company: Oedipus Private Eye, Lucky Guy, The Gig. American Musical Theatre Award, Choreography Media Honors, American Choreography Award, two Emmy Awards. Currently producing the film version of Into the Woods.
Additional Choreography
Bob Richard
Bob Richard (Additional Choreography) has provided choreography for the Broadway and Tour productions of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! His television and event credits include “LazyTown” with Turner Network Television, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “The Today Show” and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. His regional credits include Music Circus (resident choreographer for 14 years, staging over 30 productions), The 5th Avenue Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, The Old Globe, Theatre Under The Stars and Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Richard won a Bay Area Critics Circle Award for his work with the American Musical Theatre of San Jose and an Ivey and Houston Area Theatre Award for Choreography on his tour of Cabaret. He is the Founding Artistic Director of The American Musical Theatre Dance Company. He has been dancing, teaching and choreographing all over the world encompassing 30 years in show business. Love to Diane and Robert Henry.
Musical Director
Ron Colvard
Ron Colvard has worked in all genres of music as a singer, pianist, arranger and orchestrator, from stage to film and television. Mostly recently he played for Heather Headley (Tony and Grammy winner) at an event for the PGA. As a musical director, he has conducted staged events across the United States, Canada, Asia and Europe. He was the conductor for the L.A. premiere of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! starring John Larroquette at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood and is happy to be returning to The Old Globe for the fifth year. Also at the Globe, Mr. Colvard was the associate conductor for Dancing in the Dark starring Scott Bakula. He was the assistant conductor for the National Tour of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Hairspray. His National Tours include Legally Blonde, A Chorus Line, Jersey Boys, Avenue Q, Wicked, Movin’ Out, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Norbert Leo Butz and The King and I starring Stephanie Powers. His regional theatre credits include A Chorus Line, Chicago, Into the Woods, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sophisticated Ladies, Once on This Island and Man of La Mancha. Mr. Colvard is a seven-time Arizoni Award nominee and winner for Best Musical Direction for Chicago and Into the Woods. www.roncolvard.com.
Scenic Designer
John Lee Beatty
John Lee Beatty (Scenic Design) has designed the Globe productions of Cornelia, Dancing in the Dark, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Redwood Curtain. His Broadway credits include An Enemy of the People, The Columnist, Good People, Venus in Fur, Other Desert Cities, Times Stands Still, A View From the Bridge, The Royal Family, The Color Purple, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Rabbit Hole, Doubt, Chicago, Dinner at Eight, Morning’s at Seven, Proof, Footloose, The Little Foxes, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, A Delicate Balance, The Heiress, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Anna Christie, Redwood Curtain, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Most Happy Fella, Penn and Teller (twice), Burn This, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (twice), Talley’s Folly, Fifth of July and Crimes of the Heart. His Off Broadway credits include The Whipping Man, Sylvia, The Substance of Fire, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, The Road to Mecca, Song of Singapore, A Life in the Theatre, The Miss Firecracker Contest, 35 seasons at Manhattan Theatre Club and Circle Repertory Company and 18 seasons at City Center Encores! He has also designed at major regional theatres and in film, opera and TV. Mr. Beatty is the recipient of the Tony, Obie, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards and is a member of the Theatre Hall of Fame. He is a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama.
Costume Designer
Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan is an Old Globe Associate Artist and has designed the Globe productions of God of Carnage, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Life of Riley, Measure for Measure, Hamlet, Moonlight and Magnolias, Vincent in Brixton, Bus Stop, Love & Hours and Imaginary Friends, among others. He has designed the Broadway productions of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Full Monty, Imaginary Friends, I’m Not Rappaport and Sherlock’s Last Case. His Off Broadway credits include Pride’s Crossing and Saturn Returns (Lincoln Center Theater) and The Loves of Anatol (Circle in the Square Theatre). His television credits include American Playhouse, The Skin of Our Teeth and A Christmas Carol. He has designed internationally for the West End and Maria Theresa’s Schönbrunn Palace Theater in Vienna. His regional credits include Ahmanson Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, American Players Theatre, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Guthrie Theater, Huntington Theatre Company, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, McCarter Theatre Center, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland Center Stage, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Studio Arena Theater and Williamstown Theatre Festival. He has received two Drama Desk nominations, 12 Drama-Logue Awards and has exhibited at Prague Quadrennial. He is the former Director of Boston University’s Theatre Arts Division, School for the Arts.
Lighting Designer
Pat Collins
Pat Collins (Lighting Design) has designed the Globe productions of Twelfth Night, Cymbeline and Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Her Broadway credits include Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Doubt (Tony nomination), Sight Unseen, Proof, A Moon for the Misbegotten, A Delicate Balance, The Sisters Rosensweig, Conversations with My Father, The Heidi Chronicles, I’m Not Rappaport (Tony Award), Execution of Justice (Drama Desk Award), the original and 1988 revival of Ain’t Misbehavin’, Once Upon a Mattress, An American Daughter and many more. Her Lincoln Center Theater credits include Third, Ten Unknowns, Death and the King’s Horseman, The Threepenny Opera (Tony nomination), The Floating Lightbulb and Measure for Measure. Her Off Broadway credits include The Foreigner, Doubt, Burn This, Quartermaine’s Terms, How I Got That Story and A Life in the Theatre. Ms. Collins has designed lighting at theatres throughout the country, including the Mark Taper Forum, McCarter Theatre Center, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Hartford Stage, Alley Theatre, CENTERSTAGE Baltimore, Long Wharf Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Goodman Theatre, American Repertory Theater and Actor’s Theatre of Louisville. She also designed Wagner’s Ring Cycle at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and over 100 productions for opera companies throughout the world.
Sound Designer
Paul Peterson
Paul Peterson has designed over 100 productions at The Old Globe, including The Brothers Size, God of Carnage, Nobody Loves You, Anna Christie, Odyssey, Engaging Shaw, Life of Riley, Plaid Tidings — A Special Holiday Edition of Forever Plaid, Welcome to Arroyo’s, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Broadway Bound, The Last Romance, Lost in Yonkers, I Do! I Do!, The Mystery of Irma Vep, Cornelia, Kingdom, Six Degrees of Separation, The Women, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Bell, Book and Candle, Two Trains Running, Hold Please, Restoration Comedy, Pig Farm, Moonlight and Magnolias, Vincent in Brixton, Lucky Duck, The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, Blue/Orange, Time Flies, Pentecost, Compleat Female Stage Beauty, The Boswell Sisters, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, and many more. His regional credits include designs for Milwaukee Repertory Theater, San Jose Repertory Theatre, CENTERSTAGE, La Jolla Playhouse, Sledgehammer Theatre (Associate Artist), Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company, San Diego Repertory Theatre, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, Malashock Dance, University of San Diego, San Diego State University and Freud Playhouse at UCLA. Mr. Peterson received his B.F.A. in Drama with an emphasis in Technical Design from San Diego State University.
Orchestrator
Anita Ruth
Anita Ruth (Orchestrator) is an orchestrator, arranger and musical director active in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. She has prepared over 150 musicals in the last 30 years. She was the musical director of the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres from 1968 to 1988. Since then she has been a freelance music director and orchestrator at Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, Bloomington Civic Theatre and Theatre Mu among others. She has been the arranger/music director for three Shakespeare productions at the Guthrie as well as music directing their production of A Christmas Carol for the last seven years. In 2004 she orchestrated two operas composed by Mel Marvin—one presented in Holland and the other at Bard College.
Vocal Arrangements and Incidental Music
Joshua Rosenblum
Joshua Rosenblum (Vocal Arrangements and Incidental Music) has conducted 13 Broadway and Off Broadway shows, specializing in flying vehicles (Miss Saigon, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!). He is the composer/lyricist of the Off Broadway smash hit revue Bush is Bad, as well as the musicals Fermat’s Last Tango, Einstein’s Dreams and Garbo and Me. As a pianist, he has appeared with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, the Encores! series at New York City Center and in solo recitals at Symphony Space. He is a faculty member at the Yale University Department of Music and a contributing writer for Opera News. Mr. Rosenblum is the founder and music director of the Pit Stop Players and the recent recipient of a grant from Signature Theatre Theatre in Washington, DC as part of the American Musical Voices Project: the Next Generation.
Dance Music Arranger
David Krane
David Krane (Dance Music Arranger) created the dance music and additional scoring for the Oscar-winning Chicago and the film of Nine, produced and arranged Michelle Williams’ vocals for My Week with Marilyn and composed Aspire with Stephen Cole, the first American musical produced in the Middle East, and their musical comedy about that incredible experience, The Road to Qatar!, which was produced in Dallas and New York City. The CD, recorded by jayrecords.com, is available on iTunes. www.davidkrane.com.
Stage Manager
Leila Knox
Leila Knox (Stage Manager) has previously worked on the Globe productions of Cornelia, The American Plan, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Ace, The Violet Hour, Himself and Nora, Take Me Out, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (‘04-’11), the 2004 Summer Shakespeare Festival, Resurrection Blues, Bus Stop, Much Ado About Nothing and Dirty Blonde. Her Broadway credits include Dirty Blonde, Amour and One Mo’ Time. Her regional credits include production supervisor of Dirty Blonde (National Tour and West Yorkshire Playhouse), shows at Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout Theatre Company, Second Stage Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, SITI Company, Playwrights Horizons, Huntington Theatre Company and 11 seasons with the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She received her education at Northwestern University.
Stage Manager
Annette Yé
Annette Yé (Assistant Stage Manager) served as stage manager for The Old Globe’s Pygmalion, God of Carnage, Anna Christie, Groundswell and the 2010 production of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Her other Globe credits include Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (’11 and ‘12), Boeing-Boeing, The First Wives Club, Opus, Dancing in the Dark, Hay Fever and the Summer Shakespeare Festivals 2008 and 2010-2012. Ms. Yé’s regional credits include Peter and the Starcatchers, Tobacco Road and ¡Salsalandia! (La Jolla Playhouse). Her other credits include 9 Parts of Desire (Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company).
Production Assistant; Assistant Stage Manager, 12/4-12/26
Deirdre Rose Holland
Deirdre Rose Holland has previously worked at The Old Globe on Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2010), Brighton Beach Memoirs, Broadway Bound, Lost in Yonkers, The Mystery of Irma Vep and The Pleasure of His Company. Regional credits include Legacy of Light (San Jose Repertory Theatre) and the world premiere of Bonnie & Clyde and The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later (La Jolla Playhouse). Her additional credits include Opera San José, La Jolla Music Society, Palo Alto Children’s Theatre and Summer Repertory Theatre. Ms. Holland holds a B.A. from California State University, Chico, and she received her M.F.A. in Stage Management from UC San Diego. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
