VALERIE HARPER (Tallulah Bankhead). Broadway: The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch, Paul Sill’s Story Theatre and Metamorphoses, Carl Reiner’s Something Different, Subways Are For Sleeping, Wildcat, Take Me Along, Lil Abner. National Tours: The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, Golda’s Balcony by William Gibson (2006 winner Touring Broadway Award). Off Broadway: Death Defying Acts by Elaine May/Woody Allen, All Under Heaven. Regional Theatre: Looped (Pasadena Playhouse, West Palm Beach, D.C.’s Arena Stage), All Under Heaven, The Dragon and the Pearl, Sills and Company, Agnes of God, Dear Liar, Lunch Time and Halloween, Story Theatre, Second City, Come Blow Your Horn. Television: As Rhoda Morgenstern (“Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Rhoda”) she received world wide acclaim earning four Emmys, a Golden Globe, Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year, a Golden Apple Award. She starred in three other series “The Office” (CBS), “City” (CBS), “Valerie” (The Hogan Family) (NBC) and in twenty TV movies. Guest starring roles include “Sex and the City,” “’Til Death,” “Committed,” “Less Than Perfect,” “Family Law,” “Three Sisters,” “That 70’s Show,” “Touched By An Angel,” “Promised Land,” “Melrose Place,” “Missing Persons,” “The Love Boat,” “Carol Burnett show,” “Columbo,” “Love American Style.” Film: Golda’s Balcony, Blame It on Rio, Chapter Two, Freebie and the Bean, Last Married Couple in America. Valerie works with The Hunger Project and RESULTS for the sustainable end of world hunger. She’s married to producer Tony Cacciotti and they have a wonderful daughter Cristina.
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BRIAN HUTCHISON (Danny). Broadway: Exit the King, Proof, The Invention of Love. Off-Broadway: From Up Here (MTC), Oh The Humanity...(Flea Theater), Mr. Marmalade (Roundabout), People Be Heard (Playwrights Horizons), Indoor/Outdoor (SPF, DR2 Theatre), The Hiding Place (Atlantic), Theophilus North, Can't Let Go (Keen Company), She Stoops to Conquer (Irish Rep). Recent regional theatre credits include: Dinner (Bay Street), Of Mice and Men (Westport),The Front Page (Williamstown), The Unmentionables, Black Snow (Yale Rep), Burn This, The Rivals (Huntington), Barrington Stage, Old Globe. Film and TV: Love and Other Drugs, Dealbreaker, "Hope & Faith," "Law & Order: SVU" and "CI". MFA Old Globe/USD.
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MICHAEL MULHEREN (Steve). Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention, Duece, La Cage aux Folles, The Boy from Oz, Kiss Me Kate (Tony Award/Drama Desk nominations), Titantic, On the Waterfront. City Center Encores!: co-starred in Damn Yankees, Of Thee I Sing, Do Re Mi, Lil’ Abner. Off-Broadway: Captains Courageous and The Fantasticks. TV: Chief Perolli on “Rescue Me,” Judge Taylor on “Law & Order,” guest star on “30 Rock,” “Royal Pains,” Kings,” “Lipstick Jungle,” “Life on Mars,” “West Wing” and all NY soaps. Film: Pride and Glory, Fool’s Gold, Invincible, Martin Scorsese’s Bringing out the Dead, Woody Allen’s Curse of the Jade Scorpion and others. Love to Amanda, Conor and Fiona.
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GLYNIS BELL (u/s Tallulah Bankhead) Broadway/national tour: The Vagina Monologues, Amadeus, My Fair Lady, The Robber Bridegroom, School For Scandal, Heartbreak House. Off-Broadway: Jewtopia, Richard III, Pera Palas, etc. Regional: Underneath the Lintel, Martha Mitchell Calling, Romeo and Juliet, Woman Before a Glass, Retreat From Moscow, Major Barbara, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Six Degrees of Separation, Driving Miss Daisy, Macbeth, etc. Television: All three “Law and Orders” variously: judges, lawyer, gynecologists, school official, personal assistant, etc.
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TIM ALTMEYER (u/s Danny/Steve). Broadway: Oscar Wilde’s Salome: The Reading. Off-Broadway: Occupant, The Last of the Thorntons, Three Tall Women. Regional: Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Strike-Slip, Take Me Out, The Crucible, One, The Notebook of Trigorin. Film: Five Years (The Hidden). Assistant Professor, School of Theatre and Dance at University of Florida. Proud member Actors’ Equity.
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MATTHEW LOMBARDO (Playwright) is making his Broadway debut with Looped. The play, which had its World Premiere at The Pasadena Playhouse, was subsequently performed at The Cuillo Center for the Arts in West Palm Beach and Arena Stage in Washington D.C. He is also the author of Tea at Five, the Katharine Hepburn bio-play which starred actress Kate Mulgrew. That production (which won the IRNE Award for Best Solo Play) had a successful run off-Broadway at the Promenade Theatre and continues to tour the country. Other New York credits include directing End of the World Party by Chuck Ranberg at the 47th Street Theatre; Mother and Child at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre; and Guilty Innocence at The Actors’ Playhouse, serving the latter two productions as both playwright and director. Regionally, he has directed the 20th Anniversary production of Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy at the American Stage Company and the West Coast Premiere of Mother and Child starring Tony Award-winning actress Ann Wedgeworth at the Coast Playhouse. His work has been performed at regional theatres across the country including Hartford Stage, American Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse and Seattle Rep. Having written for the television series “Another World,” Mr. Lombardo garnered a Writer’s Guild Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement. He has most recently completed a new drama entitled High, which is scheduled to debut this summer starring actress Kathleen Turner.
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ROB RUGGIERO (Director) directed the world premiere of Looped at the Pasadena Playhouse and subsequent productions in West Palm Beach and Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Other New York credits include All Under Heaven (starring Valerie Harper), as well as conceiving and directing the original musical revue Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations). The show was also produced at the New Players Theater in London. Regionally, Mr. Ruggiero has earned national recognition for his work on both plays and musicals, having received numerous awards including a Joseph Jefferson Award in Chicago, and currently has the distinction of being the only director to have received four Kevin Kline Awards in St. Louis. For Goodspeed Musicals, Mr. Ruggiero has directed productions of 1776, Big River, Camelot and the upcoming production of Annie Get Your Gun. Most notably, he conceived and directed the highly popular Ella (starring Tina Fabrique), which continues to play major regional theaters across the country. He has been a partner in the artistic leadership of TheaterWorks in Hartford, Connecticut since 1992. www.robruggiero.com
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ADRIAN W. JONES (Scenic Design) designed the premiere of Looped at the Pasadena Playhouse. Other theater: New York Stage & Film, LAByrinth Theatre, The New Group, Baltimore Centerstage, Arena Stage, Bloomsburg Theater Ensemble, Barrington Stage Company, Boise Contemporary Theater, Capital Rep and Synapse Productions. He received a Carbonell Award for Anna in the Tropics at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, a Connecticut Critic’s Circle Award for The Dazzle at Theaterworks Hartford, and a Kevin Kline award for Little Dog Laughed at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis. Adrian is a graduate of Occidental College and the Yale School of Drama. adrianwjones.com
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WILLIAM IVEY LONG (Costume Design) is a five-time Tony-winning costume designer. Credits include Grey Gardens (Tony); Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics); The Producers (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics); Chicago; Crazy for You (Tony, Outer Critics); Guys and Dolls (Drama Desk); Assassins (Obie); Lend Me a Tenor (Drama Desk, Outer Critics); Nine (Tony, Drama Desk); The Rolling Stones’ “Steel Wheels” tour; as well as Siegfried & Roy and The Pointer Sisters in Las Vegas. Mr. Long has 11 Tony nominations and, in 2006, was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.
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KEN BILLINGTON (Lighting Design). This season in New York: Chicago, Bye Bye Birdie, Finian’s Rainbow, Dreamgirls and Sondheim on Sondheim. The touring productions of Annie, Chicago (Worldwide), The Drowsy Chaperone, Topal in Fiddler on the Roof, High School Musical 2 (Worldwide) and White Christmas. Eight Tony nominations including Sunday in the Park With George, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sweeney Todd, Working and he received the 1997 Tony Award for his work on Chicago. Other projects include New York's Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular from 1979 to 2005; the Las Vegas spectacular Jubilee!; and Shamu Rocks! for Seaworld Orlando and San Diego.
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MICHAEL HOOKER (Sound Design) is thrilled to be on Broadway with Looped, having designed the world premiere at the Pasadena Playhouse and for Arena Stage. His other regional sound designs have been at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, South Coast Repertory and the Kirk Douglas Theatre. While with Walt Disney Imagineering, he was media designer for Hong Kong Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Sea and Walt Disney Studios Paris. He recently composed the music for First Light, currently playing at the Griffith Park Planetarium in Los Angeles. Michael created and presently heads the sound design program at the University of California, Irvine.
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CHARLES LAPOINTE’s (Wig Design) work has appeared in the Broadway shows The Miracle Worker, Superior Donuts, 33 Variations, Guys and Dolls, Memphis, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, The Rivals, Henry IV, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Julius Caesar, Sight Unseen, Radio Golf, A Raisin in the Sun, High Fidelity, Good Vibrations, Martin Short’s Fame Becomes Me, The Color Purple, The Apple Tree and Xanadu. His off-Broadway work includes The Long Christmas Ride Home, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, In the Heights, Some Men, All’s Well That Ends Well, The Jew of Malta and The Merchant of Venice. James, you’re the best.
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JAY BINDER (Casting). Jack Bowdan CSA, Mark Brandon, Sara Schatz CSA & Nikole Vallins have cast over 70 Broadway shows including White Christmas; Dreamgirls; Finian’s Rainbow; Brighton Beach; Chorus Line; Grease; Gypsy; 39 Steps; Is He Dead?; Inherit The Wind; Journey’s End; Butley; Virginia Woolf; Sweet Charity; Wonderful Town; Movin’ Out; 42nd Street; Music Man; Iceman Cometh; Lion King; Beauty & the Beast; Last Night of Ballyhoo; Chicago; King and I; Damn Yankees; Lost in Yonkers; Jerome Robbins’ Broadway.
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BESS MARIE GLORIOSO (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: The Story of My Life, Martin Short Fame Becomes Me, Wicked, Frankie and Johnny in the Claire De Lune. Off-Broadway: Love, Loss, and What I Wore; The Retributionists; The Drunken City; Walmartopia; Vagina Monologues; Fully Committed; 2.5 Minute Ride; Bosoms and Neglect. Regional: Iolanthe - San Francisco Symphony; Thomashefsky - LA Phillharmonic; Good Speed; Westport Country Playhouse; The Mark Taper Forum; Laguna Playhouse; Hartford Stage; The Huntington Theater; Center Stage; Long Wharf. All my love to Christian, Mom, Dad, Louie and all her supportive Family and Friends.
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ANA M. GARCIA (Stage Manager). Broadway: Story of My Life, Martin Short Fame Becomes Me, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Off-Broadway: The Retributionists, The Drunken City, Walmartopia The Musical. National Tours: Les Miserables; Cabaret; Dora the Explorer Live!; Blues Clues Live!. Regional: All About Us, Cabaret. Other: Radio City Christmas Spectacular 2007 and 2008. All my love to Bonnie.
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ARTHUR SICCARDI/PATRICK SULLIVAN (Production Supervisor). More than 200 Broadway shows including Dirty Dancing; Grease; A Chorus Line; Gypsy; Chicago; Hello, Dolly!; Cats; The Real Thing; Ballroom; Dreamgirls; Broadway Bound; Chess; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof; Jerome Robbins’ Broadway; City of Angels; Biloxi Blues; Death and the Maiden; My One and Only; Victor/Victoria; My Fair Lady; Sunset Boulevard; Fiddler on the Roof; Mamma Mia!; and Annie Get Your Gun. Also national tours, the Tony Awards. Thank you, Pat Sullivan for all your help on this one and all ones.
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TONY CACCIOTTI (Producer). Off Broadway: Neil’s Garden, All Under Heaven, Short of Breath (which he also directed). National Tour: Golda’s Balcony (2006 Winner - Touring Broadway Award). Regional Theatre: Looped (Pasadena Playhouse, West Palm Beach, DC’s Arena Stage), All Under Heaven, The Dragon and the Pearl. TV: Co-executive produced NBC series “Valerie” (The Hogan Family), CBS series “City,” NBC movie Farrell for the People. Film: Golda’s Balcony, directed Richard Gere’s spectacular work out sequence in Paul Schrader’s American Gigolo. Author of Random House fitness book The Cacciotti Method. 2006 inductee into the American Fitness Hall of Fame. He began his career as a performer. Broadway: Royal Hunt of the Sun, Jesus Christ Superstar; National Tour: West Side Story (Action). Film: The Longest Yard, Hero at Large, The Statute. TV: “Due South,” “The Love Boat,” “Mannix,” “Street of San Francisco,” “Batman.” He’s married to Valerie Harper - the proud father of five.
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CHASE MISHKIN (Producer). Tony recipient for Dame Edna. Emmy winner for Sweeney Todd In Concert (PBS). More than a dozen Broadway shows including Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Dirty Blonde, A Moon for the Misbegotten, A Class Act, Butley, Mary Stuart, Equus and more than a dozen off-Broadway shows, including Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde. Current: Memphis, Next Fall.
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BARD THEATRICALS (Producer) is the theatre producing division of BARD Entertainment, a television production company specializing in arts programming and live events. As partners in BARD Theatricals, Annette Jolles, Laurence Holzman, Lara Holzman, David Stern, Jim van Bergen and Linda Hamil are dedicated to bringing new works to the stage. They have produced several original musicals, including the Off-Broadway premiere of That Time of the Year (cast recording, JAY Records) and NYMF productions of The Jerusalem Syndrome and Wallenberg, both of which they are currently developing for Broadway. BARD is the recipient of multiple Emmy Awards and NY Film Festival Gold Medals, with television credits including “Broadway Under the Stars,” “Broadway on Broadway,” the “Nunsense” series, “Romance/Romance,” “Stop the World…,” “As Long As We Both Shall Laugh,” “Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle,” “New Year’s Eve in Times Square,” the NY Yankees’ ticker-tape parade and the “9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero.”
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LAUREN CLASS SCHNEIDER (Producer) is founder and president of Class Productions, a theatrical events company. Lauren’s New York credits include: New Years’ Eve in Times Square; Broadway on Broadway; Times Square events for the Entertainment Industry Foundation and New York Road Runners; 9/11 Ground Zero commemorations; American Theater Wing gala; Manhattan School of Music gala; directing the CFDA Awards at Alice Tully Hall; and producing the Drama Desk Awards (14 seasons). Live TV: served on numerous Tony, Grammy, Daytime Emmy and Video Music Award telecasts. Washington DC: 2009 Barack Obama Inauguration; 2007 Nancy Pelosi Inaugural Celebration; directed the groundbreaking (2000) and dedication (2004) of the WWII Memorial; served as press advance for President and Mrs. Clinton. Chicago/Los Angeles: produced and directed theatrical events at medical conferences for Novartis. In the words of Tallulah, “It’s the good girls who keep the diaries. The bad girls never have the time.” www.classpro.net
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LAWRENCE S. TOPPALL (Producer) owns Mazel Musicals, Inc., the New York and Florida production company that has recently celebrated 20 years of presenting and producing over 100 productions in the South Florida area. Mr.Toppall co-produced the long running South Florida hit, Menopause The Musical and has presented Golda’s Balcony with Valerie Harper. Currently, Mr. Toppall is presenting Mike Burstyn in Lansky and Bruce Smirnoff in Other Than My Health I Have Nothing ... (and today I don't feel so good). Broadway producing credits include The Gathering, starring Hal Linden; the Tony-nominated Say Goodnight, Gracie, starring Frank Gorshin; and the recent dance sensation, Burn The Floor. Mr. Toppall is a Tony Award voter and a proud member of the Broadway League.
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LEONARD SOLOWAY (Producer/General Manager). Producing and general management credits for more than 200 Broadway shows including Irena’s Vow; Whoopi: The 20th Anniversary Show (Tony Award nomination); Our Town (starring Paul Newman); I’m Not Rappaport (starring Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen); Dame Edna: The Royal Tour (Tony Award); The Beauty Queen of Leenane (four Tony Awards); and Waiting in the Wings (starring Lauren Bacall). Credits for London’s West End include Singular Sensations (Haymarket), Tom Stoppard’s The Invention of Love, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde.
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BARBARA FREITAG (Associate Producer). Credits include: The Miracle Worker; August: Osage County (Tony); The Drowsy Chaperone (five Tony Awards); Passing Strange (seven Tony nominations and Drama Desk Award); The Homecoming (Tony nominee); Blithe Spirit; All My Sons; November; Legally Blonde. Board member of the Transport Group Theatre Company and a patron of Lincoln Center and Manhattan Theatre Club.
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DAVID MIRVISH (Associate Producer) owns Toronto's Royal Alexandra, Princess of Wales, Canon and Panasonic theatres. Past Toronto credits include The Sound of Music, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia! (North American premiere) and the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Boys in the Photograph. Upcoming: Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Rock of Ages. Mr. Mirvish is a recipient of the Order of Canada and in 1998 received a special Olivier Award for his contributions to British theatre.
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