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SUMMER PROGRAM 2013
Macao
, Primary Stages, Lortel/Drama League
nomination and Barrymore Award. Regional
Credits:
Sweeney Todd
(Beggar Woman)
Portland Center Stage;
Into The Woods
(Witch),
directed by Moise s Kau fma n, Kansas City
Rep;
Kiss Me, Kate
(Kate), Paper Mill;
Boeing,
Boeing
(Gabriella), John Engeman Theatre;
Bad
Dates
(Haley), Studio Arena, directed by Scott
Schwartz;
She Loves Me
(Amalia), Paper Mill,
directed by James Brennan;
Guys and Dolls
(Adelaide), Rabin Award, Dallas Theatre Center;
Noises Off
(Belinda), Studio Arena;
Side by Side
by Sondheim
, Berkshire Theatre Festival;
My
Fair Lady
(Eliza), Westbury/Valley Forge, with
Michael Moriarty;
Lend Me A Tenor
(Maria),
Portland Stage;
Me and My Girl
(Jacqueline),
Goodspeed;
Nunsense
(Sr. Amnesia), Sacramento
Music Circus;
South Pacific
(Nellie), Dallas
Theater Center;
Phantom
(Christine), Jupiter
Theatre/Artpark. She also stars with numerous
symphonies across the United States. www.
micheleragusa.com
BOB COSTAS
(
Voice of God
) has won twenty-
four Emmy awards, more than any sports
broadcaster. His versatility
has been recognized with
awards and nominations in
the categories of hosting, play-
by-play, writing, journalism,
news, and entertainment.
He is the only person
ever to have won Emmy
Awards in news, sports, and
entertainment. His news
Emmy was awarded for his interview with Jerry
Sandusky, the central figure in the Penn State
scandal. His entertainment Emmy came in 1993
for his acclaimed late night program
Later with
Bob Costas
. Bob’s peers have named him the
National Sportscaster of the Year
a record eight
times, and in 2012, he was elected to the National
Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.
Also in 2012, Bob was selected for the Walter
Cronkite Award for distinction in journalism. He
and Al Michaels are the only sports broadcasters
to be so honored. From the
Baseball Game of
the Week
in the 1980s, through his hosting of
the Olympics, the late night interview program
Later…with Bob Costas
, his programs on HBO,
and more, Bob has been a prominent part of
the coverage of every major sport over the past
three decades. His thoughtful commentaries on
a variety of issues have established him as one of
his generation’s most distinctive voices. The 2012
London Olympics were Bob’s tenth for NBC.
In addition, he has hosted six Super Bowls, and
has been part of the coverage as either play-by-
play announcer, or host of seven World Series,
and ten NBA Finals. Bob has been a prominent
part of NBC’s presentations of major events,
such as the Kentucky Derby and the U.S. Open
Golf Championship. Beyond NBC, Bob’s work
with HBO, and more recently the Major League
Baseball Network have drawn widespread praise.
In 2000, Bob’s book “Fair Ball, A Fan’s Case
for Baseball” spent several weeks on the New
York Times best-seller list. His collaborations
with Joe Garner on a series of coffee table books
and audio sports histories have also been best
sellers. At present, Bob hosts
Football Night in
America
on NBC, continues to be the prime-
time host of NBC’s Olympic coverage, while
also contributing to NBC News programs such
as
Nightly News,
and the
Today Show
. With the
advent of the new NBC Sports Network, Bob’s
program
Costas Tonight
reprises the issue-oriented
town hall format that was such a successful part
of his run at HBO. At MLBN, Bob has been able
to return to his first love, baseball, contributing
interviews, commentaries, and play-by-play to
the new network. Bob is a native of Queens,
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