Ray is happy to be returning to the Lancaster Opera House where he has previously performed in Rounding Third, Tuesdays with Morrie, and A Christmas Story. Boucher has performed for almost thirty years in the United States and abroad, including many theatre companies in the Buffalo area. Ray has performed sketch and stand-up comedy in New York City at The Gotham City Club, The New York Comedy Club, and The Comedy Cellar. He also wrote, directed, and starred in a sit-com in Beijing, China. He is the Program Coordinator of Theatre for SUNY Niagara.

Penelope is thrilled for her debut role with Lancaster Opera House! She started acting at age six with Mel’s School of Music. You may recognize Penelope from one of her recent roles with The Room Theatre Company in Orchard Park where she starred in Aladdin (Jasmine), Finding Nemo (Dory) and Frozen (Olaf). In her free time Penelope enjoys singing with Bello Voice Studios and cheerleading.

Bryce has studied ballet, tap, & acrobatics at Tonawanda Dance Arts. Through the Homeschoolers Cooperative (in collaboration with the Allendale Theatre of Youth), he was seen in Old MacDonald (Pig) and Candy Thief (Crunchy). He has also attended classes with Second Generation Theatre. He loves to read and draw comics.

Samuel was last seen at LOH in James and the Giant Peach (James’ Dad & Reporter), The Jungle Book (Colonel Hathi) and Finding Nemo Kids (Ensemble). Sam also performed in the Music Academy of Western New York’s The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble) and West Middle’s production of The Addams Family (Ensemble). Sam’s first role was West Elementary’s production of Finding Nemo Kids (Bruce). Sam will soon be in West Middle’s production of Between the Lines in January 2026 (Ensemble).

A Christmas Story is Liam’s first appearance at LOH. He is in eighth grade at Iroquois Middle School where he is a member of the Drama Club and has performed in several musicals including Newsies Jr. (Ensemble) and, most recently, Something Rotten Jr. (Brother Jeremiah). Liam loves the theatre and aspires to continue acting through high school and with local theatre groups.

Tara Kaczorowski returns to Lancaster Opera House after playing Helga and Dr. Tracey Lake in Night Watch. Past LOH performances include Accomplice (Janet), They’re Playing Our Song (Sonia), and Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy). Last season, she also choreographed LOH productions of The Wizard of Oz (Artie Award nomination) and Chess. This season, she will direct and choreograph both musicals at LOH alongside her husband, John.

Dominic is excited to be making his LOH debut! A 7th Grader at Veronica Connor Middle School, Dominic has been seen in shows at school, and with the Western Door Playhouse and Open Door Productions. Thank you to Mr. David and the LOH team for this opportunity, and love to his Mom, Dad, and brother.

Charlotte returns to the Lancaster Opera House, where she previously appeared in The Sound of Music (Gretl) and Chess (Young Florence). Other credits include The Addams Family and Finding Nemo at the LOH Summer Theater Camp, Matilda at the Lancaster Youth Bureau Summer Theater Workshop, and La Bohème with Buffalo Opera Unlimited. A fourth grader, Charlotte studies piano and French horn, and dances competitively at Barb Denny’s Studio of Dance Arts.

Carter is extremely excited to be back at Lancaster Opera House to reprise his role as Ralphie. Carter has performed in a variety of plays and musicals since he was last seen at LOH. Some of his favorite roles include West Seneca West’s Les Misérables (Gavroche), Pippin (Theo) at O’Connell and Company, and Shakespeare in Delaware Park’s Richard III (Prince Edward). Carter would like to thank his family for their continued support and all the talented people he has had the opportunity to work with the last few years.

John Scherer is a Lancaster native who most recently appeared in New York in the smash hit Kinky Boots. He starred in the Broadway and film versions of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s By Jeeves directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn. He also appeared on Broadway as Joe Gillis, opposite Betty Buckley, in Sunset Boulevard and in Lovemusik directed by the late great Harold Prince. He also worked with Mr. Prince in the premiere of 3hree at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. He has toured nationally in Hello, Dolly!, 42nd Street, Cats, Mame, and White Christmas. His extensive regional credits include the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Goodman Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, and many others. He will appear in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming untitled film slated for release in June, 2026. Other films include Cat Person and Spinning Into Butter. Television credits include Blue Bloods, The Good Fight, That Damn Michael Che, The Shield, Law and Order (SVU and CI), and many others. He made his professional debut in Peter Pan at the Studio Arena Theatre and is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.

Emily is enthused to be part of this iconic comedy! Artie recognitions: Chess (Florence) LOH: Nominee – Outstanding Leading Actress, Musical; …Watson Intelligence (Eliza) RLTP: Nominee – Outstanding Leading Actress, Play; Disaster! (Sister) MusicalFare: Winner – Outstanding Musical Ensemble & Nominee – Outstanding Featured Role Performance; 1776 (Rutledge) OCC: Winner – Outstanding Musical Ensemble & Nominee – Outstanding Supporting Actress, Musical; Killer Rack (Betty) Alleyway: Nominee – Outstanding Leading Actress, Musical; Factory for Murderers (Kate/Perlman) Alleyway: Nominee – Outstanding Supporting Actress, Play. Emily also performed the title-role in the PBS-televised opera Susannah, produced by WNED & Buffalo Opera Unlimited. BA Vocal Performance, BS Biology/Psychology, Canisius University. 93/93.