ALI EWOLDT
(
Maria
) is proud to be The
William & Kerry Holekamp Star Performer. She
is thrilled to be performing
at The Muny! Ali recently
played Maria on the first
national Broadway tour of
West Side Story
directed by
David Saint and the late
Arthur Laurents. Ali made
her Broadway debut as
Cosette in the 2006 revival
of
Les Misérables
. Her other
credits include:
The King and I
(Tuptim, Atlanta
TOTS, directed by Baayork Lee);
Les Misérables
(Broadway national tour, Cosette);
West Side
Story
(Maria, Pittsburgh CLO, Joey McKneely’s
international tour); Disney’s
Aladdin
(Jasmine).
Readings:
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
(directed
by Kathleen Marshall)
Giant
by Michael John
LaChiusa and the short film
Yield
with Leviathan
Lab. Concerts: The Town Hall, Alice Tully Hall
(Lincoln Center) and Carnegie Hall. BA in
Psychology: Yale University.
KYLE DEAN MASSEY
(
Tony
) is proud to be The
Mr. & Mrs. Parker B. Condie, Sr. Star Performer.
He is excited to once again
be Tony, after first playing
him 10 years ago as a student
at Missouri State University
in Springfield. Since then,
Kyle Dean has gone on to
starring roles on Broadway
as Gabe in
Next to Normal
,
Fiyero in
Wicked
, and Thalia
in
Xanadu
. Off-Broadway
he was seen as Matthew in
Altar Boyz
and Billy
Ray Jackson in
Lucky Guy
. He also played Fiyero
in the first national tour of
Wicked
and Billy
Lawlor in the national and Japan tour of
42nd
Street
. In addition to his stage work, Kyle Dean
has been seen on the screen in
The Good Wife
(CBS),
Inside Amy Schumer
(Comedy Central),
Up All Night
(NBC),
Hart of Dixie
(CW),
Cupid
(ABC),
Sex and the City 2
(HBO Films) and the
upcoming film,
Contest
. He has also performed on
Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, Regis
and Kelly,
and the 62nd
Annual
Tony® Awards.
NATALIE CORTEZ
(
Anita
) is thrilled to be a part
of the Muny tradition. She was most recently seen
in
Here Lies Love
at the New York Public Theater.
On Broadway, she played Diana Morales in
A
Chorus Line
(2006 revival) and Anita in
West Side
Story
(2008 revival). She also recently shared the
stage with Tovah Feldshuh and Jason Alexander in
Two By Two
at the YorkTheatre Workshops include
In The Heights
(Nina) and
Pippin
(Catherine). She has
also been seen in
Anything
Goes
(Hope Harcourt),
Mambo Kings, Cinderella
(first national tour, starring
Eartha Kitt), and the New
York production of
Fame,
where she starred as Carmen
Diaz. She trained at NYU’s
Tisch School of the Arts/CAP 21 Conservatory.
CURTIS HOLBROOK
(
Riff
) This is Curtis’ fifth
appearance on the Muny stage. He previously was
seen in
Footloose; Kiss Me,
Kate; Aladdin
and
Singin’
in the Rain
(Kevin Kline
Award). Curtis recreated
the role of Action in the
2009 revival of
West Side
Story
under the direction of
Arthur Laurents. His other
Broadway credits include
The Addams Family, Xanadu,
All Shook Up, Follies, The Boy From Oz, Taboo,
Fosse
and
Footloose.
Off-Broadway, he has been
seen in
Saved, Radiant Baby
and
Frog Kiss
(NYMF
award). TV/Film credits include:
Hairspray,
Across the Universe, Smash, Nurse Jackie, Law and
Order: SVU, All My Children, As the World Turns
and
Sesame Street.
Curtis will be appearing on
Broadway in the new musical
If/Then
next spring.
MANUEL HERRERA
(
Bernardo
) B’way:
West
Side Story
(Pepe u/s Bernardo),
Legally Blonde
(Padamadan/Nikos
“The
Pool Boy”),
Sweet Charity
(Herman cover),
Wicked
(Chistery),
The
Music
Man
(Tommy
Djilas).
Off-Broadway:
The Seven
(Eteoclus/First Man). TV/
Film:
Smash
(Ed
seasons
1 and 2),
Winter’s Tale
(Dancer),
Modern Love
(Lifetime pilot),
Knucklehead
(Javier),
The Dancer
Chronicles
(Self),
Sex and the City 2
(Sergio).
Special Thanks to The Muny for inviting me to
play the role that inspired me become an artist,
and the role I’ve always dreamed of playing, also
thanks to The Stone Manners Salners Agency, El,
Mac, Dad, Grandma, and always my love and my
life, Corinne Herrera.
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SUMMER PROGRAM 2013
