Since our establishment in 1995, Big Smile Entertainment’s mission is to provide customized, affordable entertainment while maintaining the high quality.
We are not an agency, but function more like a co-op of Actors, Singers, Musicians, Choreographers, Dancers and Directors and Production staff who have come together with the common goal of producing a high quality entertainment solution for all budgets while leaving you with a smile!

Big Smile Entertainment ecruits actors, singers, musicians and production staff who have attended some of the best theatrical and music colleges, universities and conservatories. These talented performers have performed with Professional Theatrical and Operatic Companies. Many of our staff have worked on Broadway, National Tours and in Films and Commercials; as well as been featured in Concert with some of the top names in the business.

Over the years, Big Smile has created its own full Theatrical Productions, Musical Revues, Cabarets, Murder Mysteries and Interactive Theatre, Themed Parties, Concerts, Corporate Entertainment, Team Building Games, Game Show Spoofs, Races, Hunts and have produced new and existing plays and musicals for private, public and youth audiences. We have also written Children’s plays and musicals and Big Smile's Holiday Victorian Carolers and Sweetheart Serenades have been providing high quality quartet singing for over 15 years.

Big Smile Entertainment is most proud of their on-going dedication to giving back to the community. Big Smile mounted a concert to benefit Aids Research on Broadway in NYC and daily the company performs for the elderly. We look forward to the launch of our, non-profit, branch of Big Smile Entertainment called
Big Smile-Big HeArts dedicated to bringing Arts Programs, Education and Career Development through the Arts and Awareness to Seniors, Children, Special Needs and Veterans.

ELAINA VRATTOS JACOBS (CEO/President/Artistic Director/Managing Director)
Ms. Jacobs is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild, Actor’s Equity and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Over the last 20 years, this actress and director, has won dozens of awards from the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theatres and the New England Theatre Conference for her Acting and Directing and was nominated for the Independent Reviewers of New England Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1999 for her portrayal of Sarraghina in Nine at the Publick Theatre. Elaina’s performance credits also include; Mother Superior in Nunsence, Myrtle in Blue Hair Troupe, Jack's Mother in Into the Woods, Truvy in Steel Magnolias, Mother Abbess in Sound of Music, April in Hot L Baltimore, and Yente in Fiddler on the Roof, Auntie Rita Ronzoni in Joey and Maria’s Comedy Wedding and Lina Cuisina in The Soprano’s Last Supper. Ms. Jacobs has performed all over the country as a soloist and actress and has performed the National Anthem for the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics. Elaina’s directing credits include: Lucky Stiff, Nine, Godspell, Guys and Dolls, HMS Pinafore, Moon Children, Chorus Line, Anything Goes, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Bye Bye Birdie, Heidi Chronicles, Beauty and the Beast, Damn Yankees, Big River and Working. Ms. Jacobs can be seen in several Industrial Films, Student Films, Feature Films, Television and Radio Commercials; including an episode of Unsolved Mysteries and most recently in What’s Your Number? with Anna Faris. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University Scholl for the Arts and over 10 years in the professional business arena as an accomplished and recognized Managing Director and Sales and Marketing Director, Ms. Jacobs, founder of Big Smile Entertainment, combines all of her creative talents and her business experience in the operation of the company. Elaina has written, directed and produced productions all over the US and created and produced an educational National Tour for Radio Disney/Walt Disney Productions/ABC Corporation. She also mounted several shows across the country for Dillstar Productions and Darlyne Franklin Productions. Ms. Jacobs is most proud of Big Smile’s constant dedication to giving back to the community. Big Smile mounted a concert to benefit Aids Research on Broadway in NYC and daily the company performs for the elderly and has developed special, non-profit, branch of Big Smile Entertainment called
Big Smile Big HeArts dedicated to bringing Arts Programs, Education and Career Development through the Arts and Awareness to Seniors, Children, Special Needs and Veterans.

STEPHEN VRATTOS (NY Area Managing Director/Marketing Consultant/Writer) Stephen worked ten years for Marvel as Spider-Man and a host of other characters while traversing North America and Europe. He currently hosts a Blog called HeroesInMyCloset.com on which he vividly describes his adventures as a superhero. Stephen’s foray in character portrayals also includes Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. for Troma Films, Santa Claus for Macy’s and as B1, half of the internationally famous Bananas in Pajamas. He performs regularly with the prestigious Down Town Glee Club of New York City and is a member of their elite a cappella group, The Two by Fours. He also performs on cruise ships most notably as a member of the New York Vagabonds. Mr. Vrattos received his BFA from Boston University where his classmates included Marisa Tomei and Brad Oscar, and he performed with Julianne Moore and Michael Chiklis. As a comic book industry insider, Stephen wrote for fanzines, such as Marvel Age and The Comics Buyer’s Guide; trade magazines, like Foreword; and newspapers, such as the New York Post, as well as for newsletters, trading cards, catalogs, marketing materials, scripts and print advertising. His first published comic story appeared in Spider-Man Unlimited #6. In 1997, Stephen created Captain Gravity for Penny-Farthing Press, writing the initial four-part limited series and special one-shot. As a Freelance Copy Writer, Editor and Marketing Consultant, Stephen has worked for Osprey Publishing, Fanfare/Ponent Mon, Harper Collins Children’s Books and Monstrosities, Inc., for which he recently edited and designed Rex Riders. Stephen’s Marketing and Promotions Management credits include; Acclaim Entertainment, Vertical, Inc, Valiant Entertainment and the New York Post.

KATHI CARVER (West Coast Area Director/Vocalist)
As a Voice major and Honors Graduate of Boston’s Berklee College of Music Production and Engineering program, Ms. Carver is an accomplished Singer, Sound Engineer, Managing Director and Newscast Director. Currently working with the producers and talent managers of American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance and CMT’s Next Superstar, Ms. Carver has also directed television newscasts and produced a segment for Good Morning America.

ANDREA CARUSO (CT Area Managing Director/Vocaist/Actress)
Andrea is an award winning Jazz Vocalist but excels in all areas of vocal performance. Andrea attended the Dave Brubeck Institute in California where she worked closely with renowned bassist Christian McBride, the Brubeck family and Jeff "Tain" Watts. Ms. Caruso also attended the Greater Hartford Academy for the Arts where she was a part of the jazz choir directed by Diane Mower that won awards at the Berklee Jazz Festival and the Monterey Jazz Festival. Andrea also attended Western Connecticut State University School of Music where she studied both jazz and classical music. While attending Connecticut State, Andrea studied with saxophone great Andrew Beales, renowned composer Jamie Begian and privately with jazz vocalist Kate McGarry. Andrea also performed with Christian McBride and opened for jazz great Chick Corea at the sold out WCSU Jazz Festival. Andrea later attended The New School in New York City where she studied with Richard Harper, Charles Tolliver, and Lee Ann Ledgerwood. Currently Andrea is working on a new album, which will feature Luques and Zaccai.

JEANINE BELCASTRO (RI Area Managing Director/Vocaist/Actress)
Ms. Belcastro is no stranger to New England theatre. Recently she performed the role of Tiffany in Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows, an original musical at the Cornerstone Playhouse in Mystic, CT. Other regional credits include: Ilsa von Hesse, Nine at the Publick Theatre; Folly Girl, Will Roger’s Follies, Irene Malloy U/S, Hello Dolly!, Madame de la Grande Bouche, Beauty and the Beast all at Wheelock Family Theatre; Maggie, Follies in Concert starring Len Cariou, Ensemble, The Baker’s Wife starring Judy Kuhn both with Overture Productions.
Summer stock roles include: Sr. Mary Amnesia, Nunsense at New Paltz Summer Reparatory Theatre; Hope Harcourt, Anything Goes at Ulster Summer Music Theatre; Edith, The Desert Song with the College Light Opera Company. An award-winning cabaret artist, Ms. Belcastro has starred in her own Cabaret Act A Soprano’s Lament at the Arsenal Center for the Performing Arts. In addition to her cabaret and musical theatre background, Ms. Belcastro holds a Master of Music in Voice Performance from Boston University, and is a member of the Enterprise Opera Company of Providence, RI. Soundtracks: Gift of the Magi (1996), The Family (2008).

ROBERT “JAKE” JACOBS (NE Area Managing Director/Vocalist/Actor)
Jake has performed on Broadway and in Regional and Stock Theatres throughout the East Coast; including: Worcester Foothills, Worcester Forum Theatre, Lyric Stage, Vokes Theatre, Reagle Players, American Stage Festival. Winner of many acting awards, Jake has been fortunate to have performed some memorable roles including; Tevya, Fiddler on the Roof; King/Papp, Big River, Sir, Roar of the Greasepaint; Lenny, Of Mice and Men; Nicely-Nicely, Guys and Dolls, Miles Gloriosus, Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Molokov, Chess; Charlemagne, Pippin; Orgon, Tartuffe; Mr. Peachum, Three Penny Opera; Bandit, Roshomon; Nick Bottom, A Midsummer’s Night Dream; Tito, Lend Me a Tenor and originating the role of Harry Frazee in Curse of the Bambino; which has received National attention and Jake is also featured on the Cast Recording available on CD. Mr. Jacobs also has performed in many Feature, Student and Short Films, Television Series and Commercials including; A Cival Action, Mystic River, The Departed, The Brotherhood, Against the Law and Spencer for Hire.

COLLEEN HENRY (Pianist/Vocal Coach/Music Director)
Colleen Henry is a free lance collaborative pianist in the Greater Boston Area. In addition to accompanying with vocalists, instrumentalists and choral groups in all genres and styles for more than 25 years, she has directed such choral groups as the Regis College Glee Club and Second Wind, a women's a capella group. She has been active in the musical theater community as a vocal coach, music director and orchestra keyboardist. In the summer of 2006, she participated as a pianist in SongFest, a vocal festival held in Southern California. She augments her performing career by teaching private piano students and substituting as church organist. A native of Southern California, she came to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music, where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in 1996. Her first degree was a Bachelor Science in Mathematics from Wheaton College in Illinois. She also holds a Masters of Music degree in Collaborative Piano from Longy School of Music, where she was a winner of the Honors Competition for her collaborative performance of the Mirabai Songs by John Harbison.

MICHAEL KREUTZ (Musical Director/Composer/Pianist/Vocalist)
Michael has served as music director for numerous productions in Massachusetts, including A Grand Night for Singing (Gloucester Stage); Meshuggah-Nuns (Lyric Stage); Hard Hat Vaudeville (Boston Opera House); and Assassins (New World Theater). At Turtle Lane Playhouse, Michael not only music directed The Sound of Music and The King & I, but performed the roles of Fagin in Oliver!, Scrooge in Scrooge, The Musical and Dr. Brock in Tenderloin. Michael has written and directed cabaret revues Mad Dogs & Englishmen, G.I. Jive, Swingtime 1940s, and has accompanied cabaret soloists and shows including the long-running hit, Mass Hysteria and Danny Goggin’s newest creation, Nunsensations (Ogunquit Playhouse). Michael performs in the Northeast’s premiere cabaret rooms and has released a solo CD, Since You Stayed Here. Favorite stage roles include Isador Straus in Titanic (National Tour); Starbuck in Moby Dick (New Repertory Theatre); the Governor/Innkeeper in Man of La Mancha (Stoneham Theatre) and Aimable in The Baker’s Wife opposite Judy Kuhn (Overture Productions).

PETER ADAMS (Vocalist/Actor) Mr. Adam’s phenomenal voice was heard all over the country when he performed Father in Ragtime in the second National Tour. Peter was nominated as Best Actor as in the role of The Engineer in Miss Saigon and nominated as Best Supporting Actor in the role of Juan Peron in Evita both at Turtle Lane Playhouse. Other professional roles include: Christmas Future in A Christmas Carol at North Shore Music Theatre, Old Adam in Ruddigore at the Publick Theatre, Harold in The Full Monty at Worcester Foothills Theatre, Frank Shepard in Merrily We Roll Along at Vokes Theatre, Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun at Turtle Lane Playhouse and El Gallo in The Fantasticks at Lyric Stage. His Symphony Concert work includes: Jekyl and Hyde in Jekyl and Hyde, Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, King in The King and I and Anthony in Sweeney Todd all with the Hillyer Festival Orchestra and The Baker in Into the Woods and Che in Evita both with Symphony by the Sea.

CYNTHIA ALEX (Vocalist/Actress)
Ms. Alex is an accomplished musician, singer and actress.
Having performed for several decades all over New England and abroad. Ms. Alex has wriiten plays for children including Royalty comes to Tea for the Boston Tea Party Parlour, where she played Queen Victoria. Fluent in Greek and an accomplished comedian, Cynthia starred the hit Interactive Comedy Show. Nick and Zita’s Funny Fat Greek Wedding that was based on the hit movie. Ms Alex is also a Choir Director and Soloist for Mystic Chorale, Scorpios Orchestra and the Greek Orthodox Church of Watertown. Ms Alex has performed in several plays and she has had an extensive career in Film and Television. For Cablevision she has written produced Public Service Announcements, Documentaries and hosted a monthly magazine style show called On Cablevision. Along with her numerous film credits are Television Shows and Commercials, Cynthia can be seen in many films such as: The Fighter, The Proposal, Grown ups, Mall Cop and The Game Plan.

ARJANA ANDRIS (Vocalist/Actress)
Arjana holds a Bachelor of Musical Theatre from New York University and is not only an accomplished Singer and Actress, but a violinist as well. Arjana has been seen all of North America and Asia in the National tour of Hairspray where she played several zany roles of the course of 2 years. Some of her favorite roles include; Dominique du Monico in Lucky Stiff, the Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd, Claire Wedderbum in Hands across the Sea, Julia in the Good Doctor and Thelma in a Trip to the Bountiful. Arjana also plays violin as part of the Boston based Peruvian Folk Band, Inca Son.
When not in a show, Arjana can usually be found in Times Square as a Singing Waitress at the Stardust Diner.

KATHY ANDRLE (Vocalist/Actress) As a former dancer with the Maine State Ballet Company, Kathy has performed in The Nutcracker Ballet numerous times. Kathy studied voice and violin at the University of Maine and studied a year at the Mozarteum Conservatory in Salzburg, Austria, and performed at Mozart’s birthplace. While at university, Kathy performed the role of Mercedes in Carmen, Papagena in the Magic Flute and Cousin Phoebe in H.M.S. Pinafore. In 2000 under the direction of James Bolle, she sang in Don Pasquale for the Monadnock Summer Music Festival in Peterborough, NH. She has performed for the Granite State Opera for several operas including Amahl and the Night Visitors, La Boheme, Mozart’s, The Magic Flute and The Elixir of Love. She has been a soloist in the Mont Vernon Messiah in 2001 and 2003-2006 and is the Messiah orchestral coordinator. Kathy is the musical liaison for Opera Circle of Nashua, NH and is a member of the Nashua Symphony Chorus.

JUNE BABOIAN (Vocalist/Actress) Versatile singer, actress, and musician; June Baboian continues to wow audience all over the country. Some of her favorite roles include: Emma Goldman in Ragtime at New Rep Theatre, Madame Praskowia in The Merry Widow with New England Light Opera, Mouse King in Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker Players, Bloody Mary in South Pacific with UCONN Nutmeg Summer Theatre, Rosario in The Balcony with American Repertory Theatre, Eva’s Sister in Evita with The National Theatre Guild, Adelaide in Guys and Dolls with New London Barn Playhouse, Anita in West Side Story with Prescott Park Arts Festival, Agnes in I Do! I Do! WITH Act 1 Arena Theatre, Serena Deveaux in Smooth Sailing a musical showcase with New England Light Opera and has been featured in several new works. June has worked as a Choral Director and creates and works with several Children’s Theatre Programs

BILL BARCLAY (Vocalist/Actor/Musician) This Award Winning Actor and Vocalist, has a Master in Fine Arts Degree from Boston University School of Theatre and a BA in Drama and Music from Vassar College which also included a semester study at the Universita di Siena, Italy. Bill also studied at the National Theatre Institute with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute and at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA. Bill is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Actor’s Equity. Bill has performed in dozens of Stage, Film and Television Productions. Among Bill’s favorites are: Prince Hal in Henry IV Parts 1 & 2 (Actor’s Shakespeare Project), Ratcliffe in Richard III (Shakespeare &Co), Oswald in King Lear (La MaMa), Jimmy in The Rise and Fall of Mahagonny (Powerhouse Theatre), Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (The Casey Theatre) and Trigorin in The Seagull (The Secret Theatre). As an Accomplished musician, Bill plays the piano, flute, trombone, guitar and percussion.

DAN BOLTON (Vocalist/Actor) has worked at a number of theatres throughout New England including Wellesley Summer Theatre, where he has appeared in Pygmalion, Much Ado About Nothing, Bronte, Brigadoon, An Ideal Husband, Wind In The Willows and Charlotte’s Web; Wheelock Family Theatre, where he has performed in twenty-one productions with favorites including Lily's Purple Plastic Purse, Little Women, Our Town and Will Rodgers Follies; Lyric Stage Company where he has been seen in Nuncrackers, A Christmas Carol, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Whoop-Dee-Doo, The Heiress and Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly (for which he won the IRNE Award for Best Actor in a Musical) and a variety of roles at other local theatres, including Jewish Theatre of New England, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, Speakeasy Stage Company, Reagle Players and Foothills Theatre Company. The veteran of three national tours, Dan is a graduate of Boston College and continues to keep busy in video and commercial work including most recently, the PBS presentation of John and Abagail Adams and he is currently featured as Governor Brownlow in the award-winning series Aftershock on The History Channel and as Steve in the Sundance Film Festival entry I Just Want To Eat My Sandwich (finalist for Best Short Film) and for which Dan was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Short at the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Telluride Film Festivals in 2007. He has been a member of Actors' Equity Association since 1990.

MARY CALLANAN (Vocalist/Actress)
Ms. Callanan is now on tour with Mama Mia!. Ms. Callahan has appeared starring in her own Cabaret Act at Eighty-Eights’s, Danny’s Skylight, The Russian Tea Room in New York City and at Club Café, Diamond Jim’s, Theatre Lobby, Scullers Jazz Club and the Encore Lounge in Boston. Mary is also featured during the summer at the Crown and Anchor in Provincetown, MA. Ms. Callahan’s talents are limitless; she has appeared in many professional theatrical shows across the country. Mary favorite roles include: Ernestine and understudy for JoAnne Worley in Hello Dolly; Hattie in Follies with Len Cariou and Denise in The Baker’s Wife with Judy Kuhn both with Overture Productions; Mrs. Baskin in Big, Sister in Damn Yankees, Queen in Cinderella and Frau Schmidt in Sound of Music all which toured Nationally; Women 3 in World Goes Round at Lyric Stage; Mrs. Lovett in S weeney Todd at Seacoast Repertory; Robert Anne in Nunsense 1 & 2 and Nuncrackers! at the Theatre Lobby; Narrator in Joseph with Reagle Players; Mama Morton in Chicago at Chiswick Park and Mrs. Sowerberry in Oliver!. Ms. Callahan’s Stock performances include: Ella Peterson in Bells are Ringing; Joanne in Company; Cousin Hebe in HMS Pinafore and Dame Edith in Whodunnit.

DAVID CARNEY (Vocalist/Actor) Mr. Carney, originally from Delaware by way of Washington D.C., has performed in and around the Boston area for over 4 years. In this time he has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with many Broadway and local talents including David Engel, Jamie Ross, and Rachel York. Recently, he was seen as Jean Michel and Albin understudy in the multiple IRNE award winning La Cage aux Folles at Reagle Players; He has been involved with many other critically acclaimed productions including Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof with Fiddlehead theatre; Robert-Anne in Nunsense A-men! with Amazing Things Art Center; and David in Company with Metro Stage Company. Other recent favorites include Superman/Clark Kent in It’s a Bird It’s a Plane it’s Superman!, Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun, Roger in A New Brain, Malcolm in The Full Monty, Danny in Baby, Riff in West Side Story, Smudge in Forever Plaid, John Hinckley Jr in Assassins and Brad in The Rocky Horror Show. David has also been a featured soloist with multiple companies including Riverside Theatre Works and the Longwood Players in Cambridge.

ROBERT CASE (Vocalist/Actor)
Robert Case is originally from North Carolina and has lived in Boston for the past eleven years. He is the co-founder of Metro Stage Company in Cambridge, MA and has worked in theater as an award-winning actor and director of several productions in local, regional, and stock theaters since the age of seven. He is a state and regional winner in both classical and musical theatre categories in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition. He is also the recipient of a DuPont Research Grant to study original and modern Shakespeare performances and to develop study methods and performance techniques for middle and high school students. Some of his favorite past roles include John Wilkes Booth in Assassins, Curly in Oklahoma!, Lil Abner in Lil Abner, Gaston and the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and Cooley in Anyone Can Whistle. Robert received his Bachelors degree in vocal performance from Wingate University and his Masters degree in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory.

JAN CHILDS (Vocalist/Actress)
Jan is a Singer/Songwriter and has performed in numerous musicals as well as with the Neponset Chorale Society, Norton Singers and the Mansfield Chorale.
Jan released her for solo CD in 2009 and is currently in process of recording her second.

LARA FOX (Vocalist/Actress) A graduate from Fitchburg State College in Theatre and Music, Lara has performed with: MetroWest Opera in The Magic Flute as Third Spirit, Cape Cod Opera in The Merry Widow as Sylviane and Mass Theatrica in Iolanthe as Fleta. The Mikado as Peep-Bo and the world premiere of the opera Rough-Face Girl where she originated the role of Mahtigwess. Lara also she sang in the chorus of Carmen (Boston Opera Collaborative) and attended Richard Crittenden’s Summer Opera Workshop. Along with a multitude of musical theatre and opera performances, Ms. Fox is an accomplished dancer and has performed in film/video and TV/radio commercials.

MERYL GALAID (Vocalist/Actress)
For more than 20 years, Galaid’s one-woman show,
The Best of Broadway and More with a Little Garland & Minnelli, has taken her through countless performances up and down the East Coast, including, the Sands Hotel in Atlantic City. As an actress, her credits include leading roles in regional productions of Guys & Dolls, Kiss Me Kate, Company, Oliver, Godspell, An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Fiddler on the Roof, Edna in Blue Hair Troupe and Peter in Peter Pan.
Miss Galaid also appeared in the ensemble of many other productions: Singing in the Rain and Music Man with Reagle Players and Beauty and the Beast and Annie with Wheelock Family Theatre. Best of Children’s Songs & More is also a favorite with children and three years ago Meryl joined the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit at Children’s Hospital Boston; as Dr Dazzle, she can be seen wearing her pink sequin high top sneakers and red nose entertaining the children.

CHRISTIE LEE GIBSON (Vocalist/Actress)
Christie holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Brown University in Theatre Arts and
Is a member of Fort Point Theatre Channel and Opera Hub. Opera is Christie’s first love but she also excels in all areas of music and dance. As a fluent in several Romance Languages, Christie performs a French Cabaret, which allows her to bring a taste of French Culture and Song to her audiences. Recent opera credits include: Cephei in Light and Power, Leslie in The Choose-Your-Own Opera, The Contralto in The Four-Note Opera, Third Woodsprite in Rusalka, Orphée in Orphée aux Enfers. Recent theatre credits include: Sue in Sunday with Joy, Actress 2 in Enjoy, Jeanne in Jeanne’s Fantasy, Alice in From Places Unknown, Masha in Chekhov’s Last Love.

ANDREW GIORDANO (Vocalist/Actor)
Mr. Giordano performed on Broadway in Sunset Boulevard with Betty Buckley and performed at Carnegie Hall in South Pacific with Reba McEntire and Brian Stokes Mitchell. Recently, Mr. Giordano performed the role of Bruce Granit in Overture Productions’ production of, On the Twentieth Century at Boston’s Majestic Theatre with Tony Winner Alice Ripley and George Dvorsky; Man 2 in World Goes Round with Adrianne Barbeau at the International City Theatre in LA; Man 2 in Songs for a New World at North Shore Music Theatre with Jason Robert Brown and Lauren Kennedy; Young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol with Trinity Repertory with Stacey Keach; Master Class with Leslie Uggams with Tony Candolino Theatrefest; Gaston in Beauty and the Beast with Heart 2 Heart, Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods at New Rep Theatre, Jinx in Forever Plaid at the Stuart Street Playhouse, Count Phillip in Phantom at the Westchester Broadway Theatre and the Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera; Julio in Paint Your Wagon with Emily Loesser with the Bandwagon Theatre Company in NYC; Nikoli in Chess at the Performing Arts Center in LA and Young Elvis in Are you there God? It’s Me, Ann Margaret at the Illyria Theatre Company at Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater in NYC.

SOPHIA GREGORIADIS (Vocalist/Actress) Sophia attended Berklee College of Music and graduated from UMASS Boston with a Bachelors Degree in Music and has had over 14 years of private vocal training including several years of Opera. While in attendance at UMass and Berklee, Sophia was a part of the Chamber Chorus and University Chorus. Ms. Gregoriadis has had many solo performances and has worked solo within several choruses, musicals, and private concerts. Sophia now teaches private voice lessons and works as an Elementary School Music teacher when not focusing on her own solo career.

HEATHER HANNON (Vocalist/Actress)
Heather holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Eastern Nazarene College and completed her voice minor at New England Conservatory.
Heather's mostly known for her musical theater background has worked professionally at Speakeasy Stage, Turtlelane Playhouse, Fiddlehead Theater, Worcester Foothills Theatre, amongst others.  Her favorite roles are Maria in West Side Story, Louisa in Gypsy, Cinderella in Cinderella, Carla in Nine, Ellen in Miss Saigon, and Tuptim in The King & I.

ANDREW HASERLAT (Vocalist/Actor)
Andrew has performed for several years with Big Smile as both a singer with the Victorian Carolers, and as and actor/singer in many of their theatrical shows. This fall, Andrew will be playing the Scarecrow in the National Tour of The Wizard of OZ. NYC: Cat's Cradle (UTC#61) and Empire (Broadway backers reading). Regional: DASH Nominee as Will Parker in Oklahoma! (MLT), Bill in the World Premier of Slow Dance with a Hot Pick-Up (Barnstormers), Fyedka in Fiddler on the Roof (Reagle Players), Les Miserables, The Producers, Fiddler on the Roof, High School Musical '08 & '09, The Full Monty, and La Cage aux Folles (all with Ogunquit Playhouse), Jesus Christ Superstar (NSMT), and Evita (Worcester Foothills). TV/Film: Several appearances on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Gossip Girl," and Disney's "The Surrogates" with Bruce Willis. 

KRISTEN HUBERDEAU (Vocalist/Actress)
Recognized locally by her peers as an outstanding performer, Kristen has been performing in the Boston area for 20 years. She made her professional debut as the Mistress in Evita with North Shore Music Theatre, where she was also featured in Phantom and A Christmas Carol. While in New York, she had the pleasure of performing at Lincoln Center as a soprano with the NYC Master Chorale, as well as originating the role of Marilyn in the new musical Miami. In the Boston area, Kristen originated the role of Daria in the musical Duplex with Alarm Clock Productions. Most recently, she starred as Aldonza in Man of La Mancha at Mansfield Music and Arts Society. Other roles have included: Marsinah in Kismet, Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Christine in Phantom, Maria in West Side Story, Lily in The Secret Garden, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, Tuptim in The King & I, Luisa in the Fantasticks, Sister Amnesia in Nunsense 2, Gigi in Miss Saigon, and Chava in Fiddler on the Roof. Kristen teaches voice and musical theater classes and can also be seen performing as a Starliner at the Paris Cabaret in Stoughton.

JONI LAMBERT (Vocalist/Actress/Impersonator)
Joni has a Bachelor Degree in Theatre and English with a minor in Music from King’s College. Joni is not only a consummate vocal performer and actress, who has been singing with in her own Cabaret Show and Band for years, but she also is a Barbra Streisand Impersonator. When she is not wowing her audiences on stage, Joni’s voice can be heard on hundreds of voice-overs, Narrations and Commercials. Joni’s stage productions include; The Mad Woman of Chaillot, Pride and Prejudice, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, South Pacific, The Apple Tree and All My Sons.

KIM LAMOUREUX (Vocalist/Actress)
Kim is a versatile artist whose credits encompass a broad range of traditional and interactive opera, oratorio, operetta, theater, and film. Kim holds a Master Degree in Music from Longy School of Music and a Bachelor of Voice Degree from Gordon College. Kim has sung with Commonwealth Opera, the Zemplen Festival in Sarospatak, Hungary, Opera del West, Longwood Opera, the Concord Orchestra, FOPAC, Riverside Theater Works, and Metro Stage Company. Recent major roles include Adele in Die Fledermaus, the soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, and Musetta, Amy, and Sophie in scenes from La Boheme, Little Women, and Der Rosenkavalier. Also heavily involved with interactive theater, Kim has performed lead roles in Cry Innocent, Folkways, The New England Pirate Faire, Pinocchio, and The Boston Ghost Cruise. Kim was also recently featured as accused witch Mary Estee in National Geographic Channel’s TV special Salem (to air next fall). As a pedagogue, Kim maintains a busy studio where she teaches voice, as well as beginning piano for young children. Kim has appeared as a guest lecturer and recitalist at Gordon College, served as Drama Director for the JCC Kaleidoscope Camp, and currently teaches at the Brookwood School in Manchester, MA.

ROSEMARY MAHONEY (Vocalist/Actress)
Rosemary Mahoney is an actor and singer who has performed for many years in musical, dramatic, and improvisational/interactive theatre.  Some of her favorite theatrical credits include:  Kate (aging hippie) in "Hot Flashes the Musical," Bloody Mary in “South Pacific,” Mazeppa in “Gypsy,” Anita in “West Side Story,” and Spirit of Christmas Present in “A Christmas Carol.”  Also, for many years, Rose has been appearing as Joey’s mother in “Joey & Maria’s Comedy Italian Wedding.” In addition to her stage work, Rose is also very involved in New England’s film scene, appearing in numerous movies and commercials. 

STEPHANIE MANN (Vocalist/Actress) Stephanie Mann has a Masters of Music in Voice and Opera Performance from The Boston Conservatory and Bachelor’s Degree from Brandeis University. Stephanie’s favorite roles include: Alexandra in Marc Blitzstein's Regina (Boston Opera Project), Ruth in Ruddigore (Raylynmor Opera), Second Lady and Papagena in Die Zauberflöte (Asheville Lyric Opera Company), Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro (Worcester Opera Works), That Mme. Herz in Mozart’s The Impresario (Mass Teatrica), Kate in Pirates of Penzance, Fiordiligi in Cosí fan tutte, Eulalie Shinn in The Music Man and Lady Thiang in The King and I (Riverside Theatreworks), Woglinde, The Forest Bird, and Gutrune in Tales from Der Ring des Niebelungen (Longwood Opera), Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (New England Opera Theatre), Stiffy Byng in By Jeeves (The Cannon Theatre) and Musetta in La Bohème, Fiordiligi in the concert reading of Cosí fan tutte and Mrs. Gobineau in The Medium (Mass Theatrica). Ms. Mann also performed as the Soprano soloist/Fanny Mill in Longwood Opera's Tribute to Rossini, Soloist with Opera by the Bay and Wellesley Choral Society and created the title role in the World Premiere of Gabriella Snyder's The Rough-Face Girl: An Algonquin Cinderella with Mass Theatrica.

SHONNA McEACHERN (Vocalist/Actress)
Shonna attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC.
Past favorite roles include Cathy inThe Last Five Years, Susan in tick..tick...Boom!, Yitzhak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tortoise and Finch), Percy in The Spitfire Grill (Concord), Lizzie in Baby (TCAN), Bakers Wife in Into the Woods (Salem Summer Theater), Emma in Jekyll and Hyde (Needham), Rona in Spelling Bee (Lynn Arts After Dark), Bobbi/Gabby in City of Angels, Martha in The Secret Garden (Longwood Players), Sally in Reefer Madness, Magenta in Rocky Horror Show (Loki Arts), Johanna in Sweeney Todd (WCLOC), Marta in Company (Southborough), Fiona in Brigadoon (Weston), and Tzietel in Fiddler on the Roof (Reagle Summer Theater).  Shonna can be heard on Sirius/XM radio with the Colonial Radio Theater: On The Air.  She has appeared in numerous productions including the Zorro Series (Lolita Pulido), The Martian Chronicles, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Seven Poor Travelers, The Cricket on the Harth, and was a special guest in last year's Christmas Special.  Shonna also sings with cover band Close Enough

GORDON MICHAELS (Vocalist/Actor)
Gordon graduated from NYC’s Music and Arts High School and appeared in the original movie, Fame. Gordon received his Bachelor Degree in Musical Theatre from Boston Conservatory. Gordon went on to win many singing competitions throughout New England & New York and most recently the 2009 Boston winner of the David Foster/Name Drop.com singing competition. His reputation as a premiere vocalist has led to performances with internationally known singers Patti Labelle, Jennifer Holiday, James Taylor, Aerosmith, Rod Stewart, Cissy Houston, Keith Lockhart, Tramaine & Edward Hawkins, Natalie Cole, and with Harlem Gospel Choir to sing for Pope John Paul II. Gordon is a consummate performer and has many solo Cabaret Acts that he tours with internationally. Gordon is not only a premier singer, but a great theatrical performer, as well. As a member of Actor’s Equity, Gordon perform ed as Big Moe in Five Guys Named Moe, Ken in Ain’t Misbehavin’, Dandini in Cinderella, Father in Company, Teen Angel in Grease, Rusty Charlie in Guys and Dolls, Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors, the Lion and the Wizard in The Wiz and as Adrian in the National Tour of Smokey Joes Café.

KEVIN PRENTICE (Writer/Vocalist/Actor/Creative)
A graduate of York University, where he received the Outstanding Performer Award from the Dean, Kevin has since performed for over 20 years in hundreds of productions over several continents. Kevin is an outstanding performer and he, not only is an accomplished actor, but is also a creative Writer, Director and Producer; as well as a successful Entrepreneur. Mr. Prentice’s performance credits include: Pistol in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Mr. Sparkish in The Forest Cares, The Narrator in Into the Woods, Sergei in The Overcoat, Cletis/Ray in Lone Star, Pete in Creeps, Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Douglas in Mary Barnes and Ed in Over Here, Over There. Kevin is a Canadian native and has performed, not only in hundreds of live theatre productions, but he also is an accomplished Film and Television actor. Mr. Prentice was the Director in A Christmas Carol with CBC Television, Jack in Divorce Court and Bill in Missing Treasures. He also was featured in the films: Big Night, Triage and Touching.

JOE RAPOZA III (Vocalist/Actor/Musician)
Mr. Rapoza is a multi-talented singer, performer and Union Musician. Joe was a Navy Musician, as well as the Director and Arranger of the Newport Navy Jazz Ensemble: Long Island Sound. Appearing with such greats as Queen Latifa, Joe has worked as a Brass, Vocal and Percussion Studio Musician and toured as a Solo Performer in the US and Abroad. Joe was also a contract musician for Vali Music Inc. in NYC. Mr. Rapoza has worked throughout his career as a Brass, Voice, Jazz Improvisation and Music Theory Teacher and Joe’s Music and Choral Directing credits include Music Director for King Richard’s Faire, UMASS Dartmouth, as well as for Private, Corporate and Professional music studios.

DIANA RICE (Vocalist/Actress/Impersonator)
Ms. Rice holds a Bachelor Degree in Theatre from Worcester State College and is a member of Screen Actor’s Guild and Actor’s Equity. Diana is not only an accomplished actress and Singer in her own right, but is also a very accomplished impersonator. Her favorite subjects are Cyndi Lauper, Betty Boop and Marilyn Monroe. Diana’s favorite theatrical roles include; Ivy Meredith in Band Wagon, Estelle in Watch your Step, Bettina Barnes in Psycho Beach Party, Sally in Three Penny Opera and Adelaide in Guys and Dolls.

LYNN SHANE (Musical Director/Vocalist/Actress) Lynn Shane is a graduate of the University of Colorado and the Crane School of Music in Potsdam, New York, where she majored in Opera Theater and Voice Performance. She has performed with the North Shore Music Theater, Turtle Lane Playhouse, Firehouse Center in Newburyport, Reagle Players and the Palace Theatre in New Hampshire.  Recent regional credits include Mother  in  Amahl and the Night Visitors,  Rebecca in Rags,  Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers, Anna in  The King and I, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha,  Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, Lily in Secret Garden,  and Carlotta in Phantom.  
Ms. Shane has also been a featured soprano soloist with The Hillyer Festival Orchestra, Newton Community Chorus, Symphony by the Sea, The Paul Madore Chorale and the Salem Philharmonic Orchestra.   Her ensemble work includes 15 years with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus with whom she recorded numerous CDs and Television specials as well as toured the Far East and Europe. Ms. Shane is the founder and director of an online networking resource for classical musicians entitled Boston Singers' Resource. She is on the music faculty at Salem State University where she teaches voice and directs the SSC Women's Chorale.

BLAKE SISKAVICH (Vocalist/Actor/Educator/Pianist)
Blake received a Masters in Education in Early Childhood Education from the American International College and a Bachelors of Arts in Vocal Performance and a Bachelor of Music Education from Ithaca College. Blake has taught over 11 years of elementary music and Kindergarten in both New York and Massachusetts and is currently piloting a revolutionary project that merges phonemic awareness and song. As a performer, Blake has performed with professional and regional ensembles and theaters in both New York and Massachusetts. His performance experience includes the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble (Ithaca, NY), a featured soloist with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra (Syracuse, NY), Turtle Lane Playhouse (Newton, MA), Lyric Stage Company of Boston (Boston, MA). Blake is also a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and has been part of several Symphony recordings including (Tanglewood Festival Chorus 40th Anniversary CD, Baseball Pops CD, America Pops CD) and was honored to be part of the 2007 European tour of the Boston Symphony’s performance of The Damnation of Faust. Blake is not only a seasoned vocalist and actor, but also has been playing piano since the age of 4.

MATTHEW STANSFIELD (Vocalist/Actor)
Matthew received his Masters Degree and Graduate Performance Diploma from The Boston Conservatory. Previous operatic roles include Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Elviro in Handel’s Xerxes, and Guglielmo in Così fan tutte. Mr. Stansfield has performed as soloist with Longwood Opera, The Masterworks Chorale, The Somerville Community Chorus, and with Boston’s Diva Day Foundation. Matthew is also a member of The Cantata Singers, Boston, and has performed with the Cape Cod Opera and with Opera Hub in Boston. Matthew too has appeared in the children’s operas Pinocchio and Jack and the Beanstalk, and has performed in the shows Cinderella, A Dragons Tale, Sinbad the Sailor, and Alice in Wonderland.

ANGELIKI THEOHARIS (Vocalist/Actress)
Angeliki has been heard in major halls in New York City, including Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall and C AMI Hall and was praised in her Jordan Hall performance in
Il Trovatore,  Ms. Theoharis has been a featured soloist for Lyric Opera of New York, NYC Hellenic Music Foundation, Lowell Opera, Commonwealth Opera, New England Light Opera, Longwood Opera, Cambridge Chamber Opera, Worcester Opera Works, Boston Bel Canto Opera and Opera Boston. Ms. Theoharis has performed as Eboli in La Forza del Destino, and in Don Carlo with the legendary Jerome Hines. Other roles include; Amneris in Aida, Frugola in Il Trittico, Laura in La Gioconda, Fricka in Die Walküre, the Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Maddalena in Rigoletto and the title role in Carmen. Angeliki musical theatre roles include; Golde in Fiddler on the Roof, Aldonza and the Housekeeper in Man of La Mancha, Vera in Mame, Hattie in Kiss me Kate, Berthe in The Sound of Music, Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret, as well as many roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas. Ms. Theoharis is a professor of voice and opera history at Worcester State College

VICTORIA THORNSBURY (Vocalist/Actress) just returned from a tour with Disney Cruise Lines, where she played the lead role Anne Marie in the award-winning musical, Disney Dreams. Also with DCL, she was Andy in Toy Story the Musical and in The Golden Mickeys. Victoria will be reprising her role as Anne Marie on Disney's European ship January through November, 2011. Other favorite past shows include Sweeney Todd (Johanna), The Fantastiks (Louisa), I Never Saw Another Butterfly (NYC - Irca), 42nd Street (Gladys), L’Enfant Et Les Sortileges (Nightingale), and Miss Saigon

HEATHER TOBIN (Vocalist/Actress)
Heather has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Vocal Performance from Westfield State College and has performed all over New England. Her favorite roles include: Beauty in Beauty and the Beast, Mother in Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Miss Bell in Fame, Patty Simcox in Grease, Mrs. Squires in Music Man and the Narrator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Heather is also an accomplished Director and Acting Coach. Currently on staff at Endicott College, Heather is a mentor to many future professional Singers and Actors.

NICOLE VANDER LAAN (Vocalist/Actress) Originally from Grand Rapids, MI, Nicole studied a Gordon College where she earned a BA in Vocal Music.  Previous roles include: Gilmer in Godspell, Florinda in Into the Woods, Lois Lane in It's a bird... I'ts a Plane... It's Superman!, Mama Noah in Children of Eden, Woman 1/2 in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Brenda in The Pajama Game, Maria in The Sound of Music, Ado Annie in Oklahoma, and Alice in The Secret Garden.

RYDIA Q VIELEHR (Vocalist/Actress/Dancer)
Rydia Q Vielehr hails from the land of snow, cheese, and beer known as Wisconsin. Favorite stage credits include Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Commonwealth Shakespeare, Shakespeare NOW!), Taylor in High School Musical (Ogunquit Playhouse), a Kit Kat Girl in Cabaret (Metro Stage Company) and the evil witch Zamora in Sleeping Beauty (American Family Theater). On the silver screen, she has appeared in the extremely bloody Drive-In Horror Show. She is also a member of Deana's Educational Theatre, a company dedicated to preventing violence. Rydia produces a monthly horoscope program in the style of a radio play with fellow voice actor Alan White.

BROOKE WILCOX – (Singer/Actress) Brooke Wilcox , soprano , is from Santa Cruz , California and holds an A.A. with Honors in Music from Cabrillo College, a B.M. in Vocal Performance from Gordon College, and a M.M.in Opera Performance from the Longy School of Music. Equally at home in Musical Theatre and Opera, Ms. Wilcox has most recently appeared in New England Light Opera’s Summer Concert series performing , Broadway Showstoppers. She also played the role of Glinda , the Witch of the North, in Neverland Theatr e’s production of The Wizard of Oz. She has performed with Orient Heights Music as Sophie in Werther and has participated in several benefit concerts around the country . In June of 2007 and 2008 , she participated in the Key West Symphony Young Artist Program, performing opera scenes and musical theatre in local venues . Ms. Wilcox is currently on the extension faculty of Wellesley High School ,where she teaches voice .She also teaches private voice and piano lessons out of private studio.

JACQUI WILSON (Vocalist/Actress/Dancer)
Ms. Wilson has been a soloist all over the country including New York's Carnegie Hall and Boston's Symphony Hall. She was recently praised for her "yummy plummy tones" in a performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor. Ms. Wilson has been a featured soloist with Granite State Opera, Chorus Pro Musica, New England Light Opera, Longwood Opera, and Greater Worcester Opera. Some of her favorite roles include: Meg Page in Falstaff, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Julie Jordan in Carousel, Meg in Little Women, and Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro. Ms. Wilson is a professor of voice at the University of Southern Maine.

ASHLEY YARNELL (Vocalist/Actress/Dancer)
Ashley Yarnell has been performing professionally in the Boston area since she first appeared as Fredricka in A Little Night Music at the Publick Theatre.  She also spent some time in NYC where she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre, but as The Tao states, "each returns to its source."  Ashley is currently attending Umass Lowell to obtain her Masters of Music in Music Education, and she teaches acting, music, and dance throughout the Boston area.