Ankrim couldn't be more excited for a show or a role than this one. Previous 5th Avenue credits include: Into the Woods, The Rocky Horror Show, Miss Saigon. Seattle credits include: The Time of Your Life, Rejoice! (Seattle Rep); Annie, The Secret Garden, Girl of My Dreams, The Gypsy King (Village Theatre); A Christmas Carol (ACT), Peter Pan (Seattle Children's Theatre); Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog (Balagan Theatre). Upcoming: First Date, at ACT in collaboration with The 5th. Thanks to Bill and David for taking this chance on me, and eternal love to my wife and family.

Zorn is overjoyed to be making her 5th Avenue debut as Laurey in Oklahoma! Regional/NY: Maria in West Side Story (Gateway Playhouse), Narrator U/S in Joseph...Dreamcoat (Arkansas Repertory Theatre), and Katie in VolleyGirls: The Musical! (Industry Reading). Huge thanks to Luedtke and the awesome creatives at the 5th! Enormous amounts of love to her incredible family and friends. (Look, Mike Miller!) 1st Corinthians 2:9.

Helland is thrilled to be making her 5th Avenue main stage debut! Recently: Spring Awakening (Balagan), Lizzie Borden (Village), Jesus Christ Superstar (Village), New Voices (Contemporary Classics), Rosie the Riveter! (AMT - 5th Avenue), The Pajama Game (Seattle Musical Theatre), My Funny Valentine (5th Avenue). Up next: Titanic and Rent (5th Avenue) Love and gratitude to E, J, B, M and, of course, to David and Bill.

Broadway and Broadway national tours: Little Shop of Horrors (The Dentist), The Rocky Horror Show, Mamma Mia!, Jesus Christ Superstar (Tony Nom. Best Revival), Chicago (Mary Sunshine), Les Misérables (Marius), Tommy (Cousin Kevin). Other NYC credits: Babes In Arms, The Day Before Spring, The Gorey Details, La Gran Scena, Naked Boys Singing (original company). 5th Avenue: Guys and Dolls (Nathan Detroit), Company (Paul), Joseph…Dreamcoat (Canaan Days). Education: Brandeis University, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

Owen is thrilled to be performing on The 5th Avenue stage for the 12th time! Owen has previously been seen at The 5th in On the Town (Chip), Mame (Older Patrick), Sunday in the Park… (The Soldier) and Hello, Dolly! (Ambrose). Owen is a graduate from the Boston Conservatory. Much love to his family for their constant love and support. Many thanks to David and Bill!

5th Avenue credits include Candide, A Christmas Story, Company, Gypsy, The Secret Garden, Memphis, Sunday in the Park with George, and national tours of Parade and Beauty and the Beast. Other tours: Urinetown, Evita and Floyd Collins. Broadway: The Most Happy Fella, Carousel, Beauty and the Beast, The Sound of Music, and Imaginary Friends. Allgood has appeared in starring roles at every major theater in Seattle, notably as Mary in Mary Stuart (among numerous others) at ACT; Bad Dates (among others) at Seattle Rep, Cymbeline at Intiman, and several shows at SCT.

Scatliffe, baritone, 25, was born in Washington, D.C., and now resides in Westwood, N.J. He studied theatre at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, AMDA, in New York City, where he recently graduated, March 2010. Under the guidance of his voice teacher, Jacklyn Schneider, DMA, he entered the Lotte Lenya Competition, winning a Lys Symonette Award. Recently, he has enjoyed success working for Disney Cruise Line, performing Mereb in Aida, Marty in Dreamgirls at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina and in the world premiere of A Christmas Carol: The Concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Broadway: Les Misérables, Damn Yankees, Driving Miss Daisy, 42nd Street, Sweet Smell of Success, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Passion, Memphis. 5th Avenue: Sweeney Todd ("Sweeney"), Cinderella, Candide, On The Town, Sunday in the Park, Cabaret, Memphis, Into The Woods. National tours: Aspects of Love, Six Degrees of Separation, Guys & Dolls, Whistle Down the Wind, Sunset Boulevard (as "Max"). Artistic Director, Icicle Creek Theatre Festival. www.allenfitzpatrick.net

Pichette was last seen at The 5th in Candide, in the double role of Voltaire and Dr. Pangloss. Previously at The 5th, he has performed John Adams in 1776, Higgins in My Fair Lady, and Mr. Apopolous in Wonderful Town. He co-authored, with Bob Wright, an adaptation of Double Indemnity which just completed a successful run at ACT Theatre. His most recent appearance onstage was playing Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at ACT.

For this two-time 5th Avenue High School Musical Theater Award winner, this debut is a dream come true! An Oklahoma City University graduate and improv enthusiast. Recent favorites: Trails (Amy), Die Fledermaus (Adele), Miser (Elise). Up next: First Date! Big thanks to her parents and the whole 5th staff! www.sonyameyer.com

Spell is from Beaumont, Texas. He trained at the School of American Ballet and danced with the Pacific Northwest Ballet for ten years. He currently is a full time student at Cornish.

Walsh began her training under Arlene Begleman and Robert Maiorano. She has studied with Graciela Kozak, Elizabeth Parkinson, and Mary Ann Lamb, and has worked with choreographers Donald Byrd, Jason Jordon, Jacqulyn Buglisi, and Susan Misner.

Graduate of Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Training: The American Dance Festival, and The New Orleans Ballet of Louisiana Academy. Member of the 2010-11 national tour of The Color Purple choreographed by Donald Byrd. Member of Spectrum Dance Theater.

Seattle: Cinderella, Saving Aimee, A Christmas Story, Journey West and The Best of Northwest Bookshelf (5th Avenue Theatre), Iron Curtain (Village Theater). This one's for you, Stephanie.

5th Avenue debut! Credits: Jekyll & Hyde, Baggy Pants Burlesque, The Light in the Piazza, and 42nd Street. Love and thanks to Mom and Dad.

Training: The Joffrey Ballet School and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Past member of the Philadelphia Company Philadanco. Film and TV: Step Up 3-D, So You Think You Can Dance (Top 36). Member of Spectrum Dance Theater.

Cheng is in his sixth season with Spectrum (principal artist). He began his training at the Alvin Ailey School of Dance. He danced with MOMIX Dance Theater and Balance Dance Theater. 5th Avenue: West Side Story and On the Town. Seattle Opera: Julius Caesar and Aida.

Cimino started his dance training in 2010 at Spectrum Dance Theater's School. He just returned from performing in Ballet Chicago’s Nutcracker. He wants to thank his friends, family, and PB for all their love and support. Member of Spectrum Dance Theater.

Crescenti graduated from University of Michigan with a BFA in Dance and received the 2011 Earl V. Moore Award in Dance. He has worked with Daniel Gwirtzman and Nejla Yatkin (NYC), and Tatiana Baganova (the ADF). Member of Spectrum Dance Theater.

Curtis is in her first season with Spectrum. She graduated in 2008 from Southern Methodist University. Under the direction of Leonard Meek and James “Buster” Grant, she performed with Opus Dance Theater and with Alison Chase Performance. Member of Spectrum Dance Theater.

Credits: Cirque du Soleil’s Mystére, 5th Avenue’s Sweeney Todd and The Sound of Music, Village Originals, Balagan Theatre’s Spring Awakening. Founding member of The Daffodils. BFA/NYU. Her album Stage Road can be found at www.jeannettedarmand.com.

5th Ave: A Christmas Story (original cast recording) Guys and Dolls, Cinderella. Regional: The Yellow Wood, Zanna, Don't!. Next up Damn Yankees! Lots of love to Momsie and Popsicle.

Recent credits: Porgy & Bess (Seattle Opera), Black Nativity (Intiman), Seussical (Horton, Northwest Savoyard’s), Rent (Tom Collins, TMP). Studied performance at Boston Conservatory and Berklee School of Music. Thanks to family, friends, Karen, and T.J.

Leading roles: Village (Times Footlight Award - Kate/Lilli, Kiss Me, Kate), 5th Avenue, ACT, Off-Broadway. Concert soloist: Seattle Symphony, NW Sinfonietta, numerous NW orchestras and choirs. Television: ABC's Stephen King miniseries, Rose Red. www.maryjodugaw.com.

Esteb is excited to be back for his third show with 5th Ave, and will be returning this spring for Damn Yankees. When not dancing, he teaches flight at Galvin. Love to Tasha.

Haddock is delighted to be making her 5th Avenue Theatre debut. Currently a freshman at PLU, she was recently seen in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

5th Avenue debut! Training: PNB, BYU’s MDT program. Favorite credits; Dorothy, Wizard of OZ; Olive, Spelling Bee (CST). Thanks to The 5th for this opportunity, and to my supportive family and husband.

Lee is thrilled to be back on the 5th Avenue stage. He has also been seen recently at Village Theatre and Seattle Opera. Special thanks to his family, friends, and Cat.

Lopez began his training at The School of Ballet Arizona. He received The Oprah Winfrey Scholarship to study at The Ailey School. He has danced with Ballet Austin II and Wideman/Davis Dance, which toured internationally. Member of Spectrum Dance Theater.

Washington, DC. Training: Washington School of Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem Residency. BFA, Suny Purchase. Concert: Washington Reflections, Elisa Monte Dance, Wideman/Davis Dance. 5th Avenue: On The Town. Member of Spectrum Dance Theater.

Mintrone graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, with a BFA in jazz performance dance. Performed with Brian Sanders, JUNK and Zane Booker, SLJ Arts Initiative, and Danza en el Metro in Santiago. Member of Spectrum Dance Theater.

A Tacoma native, Monthy has trained at Rosella Hightower’s Ecole Superior de Danse in France and Tacoma City Ballet. She has danced with the Eryc Taylor Dance Company and Zoe | Juniper. Member of Spectrum Dance Theater.

Murphy is thrilled to be in Oklahoma! Murphy received her vocal performance BFA from UT El Paso. Love and thanks to her family and Chuck.

A Woodinville native, Neugebauer studied dance under Eva Stone. Graduated Summa Cum Laude from the School of Dance, University of Arizona in Tucson in 2011. Company apprentice in Spectrum’s Academy Program for developing dancers. 

Oakden is excited to return to The 5th Avenue stage after making his debut with the company in their recent production of Guys and Dolls.

Sasnett performed leads in opera, oratorio, and musical theater in America and Europe this year. He is a musical theatre BFA student at Central Washington University.

Willems Van Dijk is happy to return to The 5th Avenue after appearing in Cinderella. She received her BFA from the University of Oklahoma, where the wind really does come sweeping down the plain. Thank you, Harrison.

Hayes, age 9, is thrilled to debut at The 5th. Credits: Scrooge: The Musical (Tiny Tim) and Grease at Capital Playhouse. He enjoys outdoor activities.

Washington is thrilled to be returning to the 5th! She was recently seen in Hairspray and A Christmas Story. Thanks to M&D!

Washington is excited to perform at The 5th Avenue for the third time! Thank you God. Thanks to Mom, Dad, and family for their support.

Spectrum Dance Theater was founded by Seattle dancers in 1982 to make dance more accessible to diverse communities. Under Donald Byrd’s visionary artistic leadership since 2002, Spectrum has emerged as a company of regional and national significance. The organization has attracted world-class dancers and produced thrilling and challenging works in contemporary dance to critical acclaim. SDT ignites audiences thanks to the ambitious artistic agenda of Donald Byrd, whose appetite to explore the arts knows no boundaries. The enfant terrible of the New York dance scene in the 1980s and ‘90s achieved international visibility for the creation of his Harlem Nutcracker and for his Tony-nominated choreography for the Broadway smash, The Color Purple. No less ambitious in the 21st century, Byrd leads his company through programming themes that give audiences insight into his far-ranging artistic ambition.

The School at Spectrum Dance Theater reflects the rigorous artistic standards set forth by Donald Byrd, exemplified by the motto “Dance for All.” The School offers classes in a variety of styles from ballet to contemporary, at all levels, and to all ages. For more about Spectrum Dance Theater performances and programs, visit www.spectrumdance.org.

After long and highly distinguished careers with other collaborators, Richard Rodgers (composer, 1902-79) and Oscar Hammerstein II (librettist/lyricist, 1895-1960) joined forces in 1943 to create the most consistently fruitful and successful partnership in American musical theatre. Oklahoma!, the first Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, was also the first of a new genre -- the musical play. It blended Rodgers’ sophisticated style of musical comedy, which he had perfected in a 25-year partnership with lyricist Lorenz Hart, with Hammerstein’s innovations in operetta, conceived in collaboration with such composers as Sigmund Romberg, Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml and Jerome Kern. Rodgers and Hammerstein followed Oklahoma! with Carousel (1945), Allegro (1947), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951), Me and Juliet (1953), Pipe Dream (1955), Flower Drum Song (1958) and The Sound of Music (1959). The team also wrote one musical for the movies, State Fair (1945; adapted to the stage in 1995), and one for TV, Cinderella (1957). Collectively, Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals have earned 26 Tony Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes and two Grammy Awards.

Rothstein is the Founding Artistic Director of Theater Latté Da, a Twin Cities-based company dedicated to new musical theater. Recent credits include: Guys and Dolls for The 5th, M. Butterfly and Private Lives for the Guthrie Theater; Cosi fan tutte for the Minnesota Opera, Doubt for Ten Thousand Things, and record-breaking productions of Annie and The Wizard of Oz for the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis. He is the creator of award-winning All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914. Rothstein has been awarded Minnesota’s Artist of the Year, Theater Artist of the Year and the Best Director in the Twin Cities. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Theater Communications Group, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the McKnight Foundation. He holds a BA music and theater from St. John’s University and an MFA in directing from University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Byrd became artistic director of Spectrum Dance Theater in 2002. Before Spectrum, he was artistic director of Donald Byrd/The Group, his critically acclaimed company based in Los Angeles and New York. He has created more than 80 dance works, including works for the Alvin Ailey Company, the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco), among others. He has worked with the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, San Francisco Opera, New York City Opera, and The Joffrey Ballet. In 1992, Byrd received the Bessie Award (the contemporary dance world’s highest honor) for The Minstrel Show, and in 2006, he received a Tony nomination for his choreography for The Color Purple. Last year, Byrd received the Mayor’s Arts Award for his sustained contributions to Seattle, and he was selected as one of the first group of Fellows to the American Academy in Jerusalem. Most recently, he received a 2012 Fellowship Award from United States Artists.

Eisendrath is the Alhadeff Family Director of New Works and Music Supervisor at The 5th Avenue. He has been Music Director/Conductor for A Christmas Story, On the Town, Sunday in the Park with George, Cabaret, Into the Woods, West Side Story, Company, Sweeny Todd and Miss Saigon. Additional credits include: Associate Music Director, world premier of Disney’s Aladdin; Music Director/Music Supervisor, first national tour of A Christmas Story; Music Director, Cabaret at Theatre Under the Stars, American Musical Theatre of San Jose and the Ordway Center; Guest Conductor, three seasons of The Nutcracker at Pacific Northwest Ballet. University of Michigan graduate.

(1894-1981)orchestrated more than 300 Broadway musical scores, including Show Boat; No, No, Nanette; Of Thee I Sing; Face the Music; Oklahoma!; Carmen Jones; Finian’s Rainbow; Kiss Me, Kate; South Pacific; The King and I; My Fair Lady; and Camelot. His arrangements for the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! earned him an Academy Award. He also orchestrated and arranged Rodgers’ TV documentary score for Victory at Sea. A classically trained composer, Bennett’s prolific output of original compositions includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a concerto and an opera.

Smucker’s work has appeared locally at The 5th (Candide), Seattle Rep (Circle Mirror Transformation), ACT (Vanities, In the Next Room), Intiman (All My Sons), Seattle Children’s Theatre (Harold and The Purple Crayon), Village Theatre (Jesus Christ Superstar); and nationally at Arizona Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, San Jose Rep, and Kansas City Rep. Smucker received the 2011 Gregory Award for Outstanding Scenic Design, Seattle Times Footlight Awards in 2003 and 2006, and appeared on The Stranger’s 2011 Genius Awards short list. Smucker teaches at Cornish College and received his MFA from the UW School of Drama.

Oklahoma! marks Sturge’s 30th lighting design for The 5th Avenue. Credits include Cinderella, Saving Aimee, Guys and Dolls, Candide, On the Town, Joseph…, Cabaret. Seattle: ACT, Village, Seattle Children's, Spectrum Dance. Broadway: Those Were the Days, Gypsy Passion. NY: The Public, Blue Light, Circle Rep, Circle in the Square, Irish Arts, Lucille Lortel, LaMama ETC. Regional: Huntington Theatre, Papermill Playhouse, Alliance Theatre, Pittsburgh Public, Goodspeed, Cincinnati Playhouse, Walnut Street. Tours: La Cage aux Folles, Dreamgirls, Miss Saigon. Alvin Ailey Dance and Spoleto Opera Festival. Sturge lives in Issaquah with fine artist Istara Freedom and their son Dylan. LTSLighting.com.

Broadway designs: Memphis, The Threepenny Opera, Barefoot in the Park, Steel Magnolias. At The 5th Avenue: Aladdin, Guys and Dolls, Candide, White Christmas, Sunday in the Park with George, Hello Dolly, Memphis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Mame, and Into the Woods. Numerous regional theaters and companies including KC Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, LA CTG, Seattle Rep, Guthrie Theater, Dallas Theater Center, McCarter Theater, Playwrights Horizons, The New Group, NYSF Public Theater, CSC, Signature Theater NYC, SoHo Rep,Vineyard Theater, The Civilians, Mabou Mines, and festivals across Europe and the USA.

World premieres of Aladdin (make-up design), Catch Me If You Can, Shrek, Lone Star Love, Princesses, Memphis, Hairspray, The Wedding Singer. Twenty-two seasons of 5th Avenue Theatre production designs, including the Ivey Award-winning Cabaret. Design credits for national and international productions of opera, operettas, ballet, theater, and musicals. U.S. wig supervisor Madness of George III tour. Some memorable film and TV credits: Northern Exposure, Orleans, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Rose Red, Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, Assassins, White Dwarf, Book of Stars. IATSE member Local 706 and 488.

Past credits at The 5th: Aladdin, Candide, Seven Brides…, Pippin. Local and national credits include fight direction at The Old Globe, The Shakespeare Theatre, McCarter Theatre, The Huntington Theatre, Arizona Theatre Co., Kansas City Rep, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Seattle Children's Theatre, Intiman and Seattle Opera. Alm teaches stage fighting at the UW, Cornish and Freehold, and is a Fight Master with The Society of American Fight Directors.

Recent ALD Credits: Cinderella, Saving Aimee (5th Avenue); Bonnie & Clyde (Schoenfeld Theatre); Other Desert Cities (Mitzi Newhouse); Grease (Troika Entertainment); Through the Night (Union Square); Bonnie & Clyde (La Jolla Playhouse), Guys and Dolls (Nederlander Theatre); 33 Variations (La Jolla Playhouse). MFA from University of California, San Diego.

Musical Direction: Mamma Mia!, Once On This Island, Threepenny Opera, Lady In The Dark, Godspell, Waiting For Phil (Orson Bean) and Himself (Albert Hague). Assisted: The Phantom of the Opera (Harold Prince), Miss Saigon, The Lion King, A Chorus Line, On The Town, Into The Woods, Company, Cinderella, Sunset Boulevard (Petula Clark), Bombay Dreams, Titanic, A Christmas Story, Whistle Down The Wind, and Vanities: A New Musical. Much love to my beloved buh-nee.

Previously at The 5th, Hanson was the production stage manager for Candide, Mame, Hello, Dolly! and White Christmas. He is also the production stage manager at ACT Theatre, where his resume includes over 60 productions since 1990. Other regional credits include productions at Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman and the Arizona Theatre Company.

Bomball is proud to have worked on 12 previous 5th Avenue productions including Aladdin, A Christmas Story, Sunday in the Park with George, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, and Sweeney Todd. Regional credits: Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Village Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and Seattle Shakespeare Company.

Assistant stage manager: A Christmas Carol, Mary Stuart, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Eurydice among others at ACT. Stage manager: Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World at ACT; Sleuth and Lost in Yonkers at Village Theatre. Love to Greg and Zoey.