Spamilton: An American Parody

I’m so excited to be a part of this piece of work. This is somewhat out of my comfort zone but I’m glad to be stepping out and expanding my craft. Most recently a part of The Argyles third season as Ritchie Valens in Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story. I want to thank my friends and family for pushing me to climb higher and higher. Spread love and be kind.

Off B-way: Rewind (NWF Best Actor Award Winner). Regional: Jersey Boys (Casa Mañana), Spamilton (Casa Mañana). UK West End Shows: School of Rock, Beautiful, Show Boat and Stephen Ward. UK Regional: Hello Dolly!, Hot Stuff, Save the Last Dance For Me, Britains Got Bhangra, Spamilton. Jason dedicates his performance to the memory of his Dad. Fantastic five forever XOXO. Insta @Jasondentonact

is thrilled to return to Spamilton! The SpongeBob Musical 1st Nat’l Tour ; Regional: Spamilton at Casa Mañana, Once On This Island at Arden, Peter & The Starcatcher at Delaware Theatre, Mamma Mia, Joseph’s Technicolor Dreamcoat, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Drowsy Chaperone, Arrowhead at 54 Below. Miles earned his BFA from Indiana University-Bloomington. Thanks and love to Mom and Dad! @cptmilesdavis

is a New York–based multicultural actor, singer, and dancer. She has toured internationally in Meet the Justice League (Lois Lane) and nationally in Spamilton: An American Parody (Leading Lady) and Cocomelon Live! (Original Cast). Favorite credits include Legally Blonde (Brooke), Aida (Amneris), Friends of the Deceased (Lanie), and her film debut in Hustlers. Also a songwriter, she releases music under “Kris Alberts.” Instagram: @KrisAlberts

is excited to join the Spamilton family. Some of his favorite credits include Eddie in Sister Act, The Store Manager in Elf, Mister in The Color Purple and Ken in Ain’t Misbehavin’. He would like to thank Michael Cassara for this opportunity and his family for being his strength. Proud AMDA NY Alum. 1 Corinthians 2:9

Spamilton: (Creator/ Writer/Director): New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles, National Tour. Forbidden Broadway (creator/ writer/director): 25 editions all over the world. Also Forbidden Hollywood (writer/director), Madame X The Musical (NYMF) (cowriter/ director), The Nutcracker & I (lyrics), Maury Yeston’s review Anything Can Happen in New York. Television: special material for Carol Burnett, Angela Lansbury and Bob Hope. Film: Aladdin, Pocahontas (vocals). Recordings: 12 Forbidden Broadway cast albums, Forbidden Hollywood & Spamilton cast albums. Special Lyrics: Barbra Streisand Duets 2. Awards: Drama League Lifetime Achievement Award, Obie Award, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards, 7 Drama Desk (2 Best Lyrics, 2 Special Achievement, 3 Best Musical Revue), and a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theatre. Special thanks to husband Glenn Bassett for contributing his many talents to Spamilton.

Director-Choreographer: has won widespread acclaim for choreographing Godspell. The first equity approved show during covid at the Berkshire Theatre Group. He is Associate Artistic Director of the York Theatre. Where he directed Hallelujah Baby, choreographed Anything Can Happen In The Theatre and Forbidden Broadway The Next Generation. The Wizard of Oz Pittsburgh CLO Heinz field. Kinky Boots – The Hangar Theater, Soon of a Mornin – Lions Theatre. Once On This Island – Martin Beck Theatre, Virginia Stage, Pioneer Theatre, Actors’ Theatre Of Louisville, La Mirada Theatre (Robby Award for Best Director, Ovation nomination for Best Choreography and Best Musical); Theatreworks (Bay Area Theatre Award), Critics Circle Award for Choreography. Ain’t Misbehavin – Great Lakes Theatre, Actors Theatre Of Louisville, Pioneer Theatre, and Theatre by The Sea. Chicago – Ogunquit Playhouse (BroadwayWorld Award best director) Joseph....Dreamcoat starring Diana Degarmo and Anthony Federov Lyric Theatre; The National Tour of Dreamgirls. Nina Simone Four Women, Oklahoma, A Chorus Line, Side by Side, Tommy and My Fair Lady, and A Saint She Ain’t – Berkshire Theatre Group. Laura Comstock’s Bag Punching Dog (LA weekly nomination Best Choreography). The Wiz – Broadway Sacramento, Priscilla, 9to5, and Memphis at the Gateway Playhouse, After The Storm documentary. Gerry is the choreographer of the hit off Broadway show Spamilton. As a performer: the original company of Once On this Island, Anything Goes with Patti Lupone and one of the three Americans cast in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond. www.gerrymcintyre.net

is an acclaimed composer, lyricist, orchestrator, conductor, and actor. His arrangements are played regularly by the NY Pops at Carnegie Hall and major symphonies nationwide. Broadway/ tour conducting: Anthony Quinn in Zorba, Hal Prince’s Cabaret, Cy Coleman’s City of Angels and Robert Goulet in Camelot. Fred was the original arranger/pianist for Forbidden Broadway, and created the book, music, and lyrics for his award-winning, acclaimed Miss Gulch Returns!, performed at theaters nationwide. With Gerard Alessandrini, he wrote music/lyrics for Universal’s Creature from the Black Lagoon. TV credits, composer/arranger: HBO’s Cathouse: The Musical, Olivia, Wonder Pets! (Emmy Award), Eureeka’s Castle, and The Magic School Bus (Emmy Award). In 2020, Fred provided the title song and background score for the all-star revival of Tom Eyen’s play WOMEN BEHIND BARS, now playing worldwide on Broadway HD.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London Palladium/UK Tour. Nominated for Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival); Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Novello Theatre. Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Play); Flashdance (Shaftesbury Theatre); Footloose (Playhouse Theatre/Novello Theatre/UK Tour/South Africa); Wonderland (Nottingham Playhouse. UK Theatre Award for Best Design); Tell Me on a Sunday (Set Design, Majestic Theatre, Shanghai/RUG); The Life of the Party (TheatreWorks, California/Menier Chocolate Factory); Violet, The Woman in White, Death Takes a Holiday (Set Design, Charing Cross Theatre); Othello, Lives in Art (Sheffield Crucible); tours of Rock of Ages, Fame!, Love Me Tender, Tango Moderno.

is pleased to be back in the company of his Forbidden Broadway friends! Broadway: The 24-Hour Plays (American Airlines). Off-Broadway: A Class Act, Forbidden Broadway: Comes Out Swinging, The Glass Menagerie, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Other Josh Cohen, Cougar The Musical, Zelda at the Oasis. Regional (select): Cinderella, Billy Elliot, Sister Act, The Witches of Eastwick (Regional premieres) Joseph ... Dreamcoat (Broadway World Award: Best Costume Design), West Side Story (Irene Award), Hello Dolly (ABE Award), Buyer and Cellar, In the Car, and The Christmas Rose (Carnegie Hall). Film: The Little Button Girl (December 2016, starring Dick Van Dyke & Kate Winslet). www.dustincross.net @DustinCrossDesigns

Broadway credits include Bonnie and Clyde, Brooklyn, Big River and Stand-Up Tragedy. He worked on Gershwin Alone in the West End, and his off-Broadway credits include Cagney the Musical, Maurice Hines Tappin ‘ Thru Life, The Best Is Yet to Come, Striking 12, Blue, End of the World Party, Zooman and the Sign and Menopause the Musical. National tours include Spamilton, Looped, Peter Pan, Guys and Dolls and Big River. His work has been seen in many of the country’s regional theatres. Among his awards are Los Angeles Ovation Awards, Drama-Logue Awards, Garland Awards, San Diego Critics’ Circle Awards and the Career Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.

and his team have cast over 500 theatre and film projects since the founding of Michael Cassara Casting in 2003. Recent credits: Mr. Holland’s Opus (BD Wong/Wayne Barker – upcoming), Punk Rock Girl! (Joe Iconis/Rob Rokicki – upcoming world premiere) An American In Paris (international tour, dir. Christopher Wheeldon), Spamilton: An American Parody (Off-Broadway/Chicago/Pittsburgh CLO/ cast album/current tour), Forbidden Broadway (most recent three editions/cast albums), Enter Laughing (York Theatre), Gigantic (Vineyard Theatre, dir. Scott Schwartz), The 12 (Denver Center/world premiere), and regional productions at Gulfshore Playhouse (13 seasons), Ogunquit Playhouse, The Old Globe, Asolo Rep, Hangar Theatre, Argyle Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Denver Center, and dozens of other companies. From 2007 to 2019, Michael served as the resident casting director for the New York Musical Festival (NYMF), and he has proudly served in that position for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) since 2013. Native Clevelander, BFA graduate of Otterbein University. Member, Casting Society of America and two-time Artios Award nominee. www.michaelcassara.net / @michaelcassara

Representative productions: Cagney The Musical, Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation, Harry Townsend’s Last Stand (w/Len Cariou, Craig Bierko) The Other Josh Cohen; The Stone Witch; Dan and Phil: Interactive Introverts 2018 Tour; Fuerza Bruta; Party Face (with Hayley Mills); Spamilton (New York); Church & State; One Funny Mother; Dan and Phil: The Amazing Tour Is Not On Fire; Phoenix; Handle With Care; Grounded; The TwoCharacter Play (with Amanda Plummer, Brad Dourif); Grounded; Triassic Parq; and the ASDS Repertory Season (2011-current).

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