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the 5th Ave, TUTS Houston, and Weston
Playhouse. Favorite stage roles include King
and Kralahome (The King and I), Bishop &
Grantaire (Les Misérables), Ito (Mame) and
Gonzalo (The Tempest). Television: Harry’s
Law, Leverage, Law & Order, As the World
Turns, One Life to Live, SNL and HBO’s
upcoming season of Treme guest-starring with
Isabella Rossellini as Annie’s parents.
JOSHUA DELA CRUZ (Lun Tha) is
thrilled to be at The Muny! Credits: David
Byrne’s Here Lies Love!
(Williamstown Theatre
Festival), Encores!: Merrily
We Roll Along (Ru, New
York City Center), The
King and I (Lun Tha,
KC Starlight and North
Shore Music Theatre),
Children of Eden (Cain,
Bergen PAC). Other favorites: Arcadia
(Septimus Hodge), Crazy for You (Bobby
Child), SubUrbia (Norm). Love and thanks
to Amanda, my family, my friends, and the
countless teachers and mentors who got me
where I am today. BFA Musical Theatre,
Montclair State University.
STEPHANIE PARK ( Tuptim) is thrilled to be
making her Muny debut this summer! She was
just seen in the ensemble
of Joseph... Stephanie
is a rising junior at
Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music, where she was
seen in Oklahoma and
Rent. Before CCM, she
attended Northwestern
University for Vocal
Performance. Stephanie also dabbles in piano
and music direction, and music directed
Reefer Madness at Northwestern and Timeless
at CCM. Other favorite shows include
Spelling Bee (Marcy) and Legally Blonde
(Kate/Judge). She would like to thank God,
her family and friends, and faculty for their
unending support. She is extremely grateful
to Mike, Denny, and the whole Muny team
for this incredible opportunity.
LUKE BERMINGHAM (Angel George)
grew up in East Granby, Connecticut
studying dance with
Brenda Barna. Upon
graduating high school,
Luke attended the Hartt
School at the University
of Hartford under the
direction of Stephen Pier,
receiving a BFA in dance
performance. While
attending the Hartt School, Luke received
training from teachers such as Hilda Morales,
Stephen Pier, Nina Watt, Peggy Lyman, Katie
Stevinson-Nollet, Miki Orihara, and Tim
Melady. He has performed classic works by
Jose Limon, Antony Tudor, Marius Petipa,
and Martha Graham. He has also worked
with contemporary choreographers Emery
Lecrone, Gregory Dolbashian, and Pascal
Rioult. In addition to performing with the
Hartt School, Luke was also a member of the
DancEnlight modern company under the
direction of Lorelei Chang from September
2009-May 2011.
NICK BOIVIN (Prince Chulalongkorn)
is thrilled to be part of The Muny. He is
so blessed and thanks
God for it. He is so
grateful to Mr. Isaacson
and Nancy Sherwin
for this phenomenal
opportunity to make his
dreams come true! He
is so appreciative for his
acting coach, Ms. Carrie
Houk, for preparing and encouraging
him. He is grateful to Mrs. Lisa Elbe, his
dance teacher, for inspiring him, and for his
wonderful piano teacher, Mrs. Fe Ordevezo.
Nick also wants especially to thank Take A
Bow Showcase’s directors, Maryann Totsch
Hopwood and Robert Hopwood for their
devotion and dedication to theatre and his
wonderful experience with them. He wants to
thank Marty Lynn Grames, from Children’s
Hospital for her unfailing training with
him. He especially wants to thank his sister,
Danielle Boivin, who has been his inspiration
since the age of 3. Remember fighting over
Les Miz and Phantom? He wants to thank
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