Steve was last seen at LOH in Man of La Mancha (Duke/Dr. Carrasco). Steve has a BFA in Acting from SUNY Fredonia. Local credits include Here We Sit (Actor Eight) with Evangola Community Theater, RUTH (Yakob/Reuven) with Ohio Star Theater, Stephen King’s Misery (Buster) with D’Youville Kavinoky Theater, Cabaret (Ernst Ludwig) with Second Generation Theatre, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Tom Snout/Wall) with Shakespeare in Delaware Park.

Michael has been seen on WNY stages for 4 decades. Most recent productions include the Artie Award Best Musical, I (Joe); Finnegan’s Farewell (Paddy Finnegan); Grumpy Old Men – the Musical (Max Goldman); La Cage Aux Folles (Edouard Dindon); The Addams Family Musical (Uncle Fester); Sunset Boulevard (*Max Von Mayerling); Damn Yankees (*Joe Boyd). Next spring he will be Murray the Cop in the Lancaster Opera House production of The Odd Couple. Michael sends love and thanks to Shari, Kaitlyn, Corey, baby Wren, Patrick and Sarah for their continued support.

*Artie nominations for Supporting Actor

Devin Klumpp is a recent graduate from Niagara University’s BFA program. Favorite Niagara credits include; Company (David), Diary of Anne Frank (Peter), and Musical of Musicals (Jitter). Recent Buffalo credits include; White Christmas (Ralph) at the Historic Palace Theatre; American Idiot (Declan) with Bellissima Productions; and Sunset Boulevard (Sammy) with O’Connell and Company. Devin also works the tech side, designing lights, set, and sound. This is Devin’s first time working with Lancaster Opera House, and he is excited and thankful for the opportunity!

Nick was last seen at LOH in Little Shop of Horrors (Orin Scrivello). Local credits include Waitress (Cal) and Twelfth Night (Tobey) with MusicalFare; and Khan! a Parody Musical (Scotty) and The Rink (Lenny) with O’Connell & Company.

Pamela is an Artie Award-winning actress who has performed in and around WNY for many years. Most recently she performed in The Hatmaker’s Wife (Hatmaker’s Wife) with JRT, The Niceties (Janine) with SGT, and Arsenic and Old Lace (Aunt Martha) with LOH. Past favorites include Romeo and Juliet (Nurse) and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Falstaff) with SDP, Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider) with SGT, The Mai (Grandma Fraochlan) with ICTC, and 1776 (John Adams) with O’C&C. Pamela can soon be seen in the upcoming Christmas movie, A Christmas Spark with Mario Lopez on the Great American Family network.

BE GOOD, DO GOOD, GOD BLESS, and GO BILLS!

Jon is stoked to reprise the role he originated in the 2018 production! Previous LOH appearances: Chess (Molokov), The Wizard of Oz (Professor Marvel, Wizard), Rehearsal for Murder (Alex Dennison), Little Shop of Horrors (Mushnik), The Sound of Music (Max, Artie Nomination), Miracle on 34th Street (Fred), The Pajama Game (Max), South Pacific (Harbison). MusicalFare credits: Disaster! (Maury), Nice Work If You Can Get It (Max Evergreen), A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Magistrate, Ensemble), Ragtime (Grandfather, Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan) and How to Succeed… (Gatch). Irish Classical Theatre credits: The Constant Wife (Bernard), Lady Windermere’s Fan (Dumby). Elsewhere: A Great Wilderness (Tim) at BUA, Young Frankenstein (Hermit) at O’Connell & Company; Les Misérables (Valjean), Spring Awakening (Adult Men), Next to Normal (Dan). Love to Lisa and Sophie, and GO BILLS!

Davida Evette Tolbert (Announcer #2)—Dee Dee is expanding her horizons into  the world of sports! Lol! She has planted her flag in this industry by remaining open, consistent and ready. Dee has performed with theaters including Ujima Theatre Co., MusicalFare Theatre, ICTC, D’Youvillle Kavinoky, Brazen-Faced Varlets, Alemaedae, Road Less Traveled Productions, and now Lancaster Opera House. It’s an honor to play, protect and perform in this art we know as theater. Let’s continue to pay homage, perform with integrity, artistic dignity, and most of all—have fun! Dee thanks God as always, her Mom for cheering her on, her King Michael for staying by her side, and a host of friends, family and colleagues who show their undying support.

Johnny was most recently seen/heard at LOH in Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II). Other credits include The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Major Blunt/Hammond) at Alleyway, Our Lady of 121st Street (Balthazar) at RLTP, and The African Company Presents… (William Brown) at Ujima. He is also currently performing in Spirits of the Erie Canal (William “Uncle Dug” Douglas) at Canalside. He has also performed at the Kavinoky and Paul Robeson theaters, and participated in live-streamed staged readings and voiceover projects. Johnny is the Founder of Lumari Collective and holds both Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in the health sciences. MSOM, CST.

Melanie Stang is thrilled to make her Lancaster Opera House debut in Once in My Lifetime: A Buffalo Football Fantasy. She holds a BA in Theatre Arts from SUNY New Paltz and has performed across the country and in NYC. Melanie recently closed MEL’s School of Music & Theater after seven wonderful years of teaching and directing young performers. A singer, guitarist, and proud Buffalo native, she’s excited to return to the stage and dedicates this performance to her daughters and husband, Ryan, who inspire her every day.

John Vines was born and raised in NYC, where he studied acting with a private teacher for many years. After performing in many productions in NYC, he moved to Buffalo, NY, and has performed with several Buffalo theatre companies, including Subversive Theatre, Paul Robeson Theatre, and several Road Less Traveled Productions, including Insidious (Tajuan), Between Riverside and Crazy (Pops), Interrogation Room (Detective Bremen), and the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Sweat (Brucie). He is always excited to be on stage.

Costuming has always been a passion for Timmy. He began sewing for The Rev Theatre Company nearly two decades ago and has never looked back. He has designed for numerous theaters, dance companies, and even haunted houses. Favorite shows: Crazy for You, The Rocky Horror Show, Man of La Mancha, The Sound of Music, H2$, The Addams Family, and Wicket.

The majority of Elaine’s theatrical career of over 20 years has taken place at the Lancaster Opera House. She has participated as an actor, stage manager, property and wardrobe mistress. Elaine is also a costume designer, earning an Artie nomination for her work at Subversive Theatre for The Full Monty. She resides in the Village with her amazing husband, Brian, and sends thanks to family and friends for their support and encouragement.

This is Lou’s second season building and designing sets for the Lancaster Opera House. He has an MFA in industrial design from the Rochester Institute of Technology and during the day is a designer and fabricator of museum exhibits. Other recent projects include the fabrication of the bar and scene shop at Road Less Traveled Productions and the design/fabrication of the museum at the Italian Cultural Center in Buffalo, NY. Thank you, Wendy, for the love and support.

Donna is thrilled to make her Lancaster Opera House debut! Her work has been seen in 47 states, on five continents, and locally at Alleyway, Alt, Buffalo United Artists, Brazen-Faced Varlets, Second Generation, Shea’s Smith, Subversive, and Road Less Traveled, where she is an ensemble member. Donna is a three-time Artie winner for Outstanding New Play, two-time recipient of NYSCA’s Individual Artist Award, and three-time Artvoice Buffalo’s Best Writer—the only woman ever so named. Donna also has served the Dramatists Guild since 2012, is a blogger, New York Times-published crossword puzzle constructor; children’s and trivia book author; conference speaker; and produced screenwriter. She thanks David and her family!

Anna Krempholtz is a Scenic Artist, Actor, and Lancaster Village local! She has painted scenery for the Opera House since 2017, including last season’s sets for Chess, Accomplice, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Crazy for You. Anna is a proud member of United Scenic Artists 829 IATSE and has worked for NBC, HBO, Hulu, and Paramount. She was seen on stage in LOH’s Oliver! and just appeared in Crocodile Fever at the Irish Classical Theatre Company in Buffalo.

Victoria would like to thank her mom and grandma for all their support. This is her eighth show at LOH, recently stage managing Crazy for You, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Wizard of Oz, The Night Before Christmas, Finnegan’s Farewell, and serving as light/sound board operator for Accomplice. Her theatre career started at MiraCosta College in California as a scene builder and house manager. She then joined the crew at Moonlight Amphitheatre and worked a few shows at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. Her first ASM and SM shows were at Scripps Ranch Theatre before she moved to Florida, where she worked at major theme parks as a performer and entertainment tech. Favorite shows: The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, Mary Poppins, Titanic, and Fear Factor Poseidon’s Fury.

Victoria Pérez is a multiple award winning accomplished bilingual theatre artist with over 25 years’ experience on stage as storyteller, director, writer and as a teaching artist. Hailing proudly from Puerto Rico and calling Buffalo, NY her home, she is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Raíces Theatre Company. She is a graduate of AMDA. As director she has worked Off-Broadway at IATI and Repertorio Español and at Teatro Dallas. Buffalo memorable credits: In the Heights (MusicalFare), The Year of Magical Thinking (ICTC), Isleña (Raíces). Currently she is the Vice President of Arts Engagement and Education at Shea’s Performing Arts Center. She believes in the power of theatre to bring awareness, serve as a reflection and ultimately, transform.

Nicholas Quinn is a freelance Lighting and Sound Designer in his tenth season with the Lancaster Opera House. He works locally with other theaters such as Ujima Theatre Company, Road Less Traveled Productions, and Alleyway Theatre. He has also worked nationally at places such as the Public Theater and Baryshnikov Arts Center in Manhattan, and the Smithsonian African American Museum in DC.