Daniel Bills-Warman

Daniel (he/they) is excited to return to the Lancaster Opera House! He holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University at Buffalo, and was last seen onstage here in The Pajama Game (Charley). Other credits include: Goodnight, Tyler (Davis) and The Thanksgiving Play (Jaxton) at Ujima Theater Co., 42nd Street (Pat Denning, Ensemble) and The Little Mermaid (Ensemble) with the Historic Palace Theatre. Dan also works backstage as a stage manager, most recently on Everybody at Ujima. He would like to thank his friends, family, and husband for all their love and support.

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Bobby Cooke

Bobby is thrilled to be portraying Bela Zangler in this production of Crazy for You. He was most recently seen in MusicalFare’s production of Legally Blonde (Kyle) and at Road Less Traveled Productions’ Our Lady of 121st Street (Gail). He has been fortunate to call himself a working actor, singer, dancer, director, choreographer, and educator here in Buffalo for many years. Many thanks to Eric and David for this wonderful opportunity, and to my fiancé, Thomas, for his steadfast support and love.

Anna Fernandez

Anna is thrilled to get crazy for this wonderful team! Past credits include Private Lives (Sibyl Chase), Legally Blonde (Margot), and Kinky Boots (Nicola). Much love to family and friends for their lasting love and support.

Joe Greenan

Joe is glad to be back at the Opera House in this toe-tapping classic! His LOH credits include Chess (Nikolai), The Producers (Kevin/Ensemble), and the Artie-nominated Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour). Recently, he was seen as Jack in Into the Woods and Data in Khan!!! The Musical! at O’Connell & Company, and an ensemble dancer in The Prom at MusicalFare. Joe would love to thank this cast, crew, and creative team for being a blast to work with, and, of course, his loving family and friends for their support.

Caitlyn Kleinschmidt

This is Caitlin’s professional debut! Recent credits include Shout! The Musical (Red) and All Through the Night (Anne) with Ghostlight Theater Co.; Beauty and the Beast (Babette) and Into The Woods (Cinderella) at Grand Island High School; and Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins) with Parish Players Inc. She holds a BA in Theater from Buffalo State University and currently works as an entertainer at Niagara Amusement Park.

Mario Liguori

Mario is currently attending UB and will be a senior this fall. He is a double major, earning a BFA in Dance and a BA in Psychology. He is a current member of Zodiaque Dance Company and recently performed as a dancer with Starring Buffalo’s production of Grease. Mario is thrilled to be in his first-ever professional production as a Musical Theater artist with Crazy for You. He credits his family, friends, and instructors who have guided him throughout this journey.

Timiyah Love

Timiyah was last seen at LOH in Sister Act (Tina, nun). Timiyah holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from SUNY UB. Most recent credits include Newsies (Bowery Beauty, Katherine u/s) with the Kavinoky Theatre; Sister Act (Sister Mary Robert) and Grease (Marty) with Starring Buffalo; Rent (Mimi) and American Idiot (Whatsername) with Bellissima Productions; Beautiful (Shirley), Well-Behaved Women (Cleopatra), and Kinky Boots (ensemble) with MusicalFare; Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (Bus driver), and Junie B Jones in Jingle Bells Batman Smells (May u/s) with Theatre of Youth.

Jon May

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/Ford/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, Once In My Lifetime (PT) at Shea’s Smith Theatre, Young Frankenstein (Hermit) at O’Connell & Company. Others: Les Misérables (Valjean), Spring Awakening (Adult Men), Next to Normal (Dan). Love to Lisa and Sophie!

Alexandra Montesano

Alexandra is excited to be back on the Opera House stage in Crazy for You. She was in the ensemble of Chess and played Gladys Hotchkiss in last year’s production of The Pajama Game. Other favorite roles include Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street (Historic Palace Theater), Ensemble in Measure for Measure (SDP), and a Silly Girl in Beauty and the Beast (TOY). Outside of theater Alexandra teaches high school physics and earth science.

Vinny Murphy

Vinny (he/him) is thrilled to be making his LOH debut! Past credits include The Hung Man (Farley) with BUA, Cats (Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks) with Starring Buffalo, KHAN! The Parody TREK-Tacular (Spock), Oklahoma! (Will Parker), and Chicago (Sgt. Fogarty, Juror) with O’Connell & Company, as well as 42nd Street (Ensemble) with Lockport Palace Theatre. He thanks his family and friends for their continuous support!

You can follow him on Instagram: @vinny_murphy_

Eric Rivas

Eric is making his LOH debut with Crazy for You! Orlando resident recently in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage! at WDW. Favorite Regional credits: Anastasia (SlowBurn Theatre) West Side Story (Pittsburgh CLO/ Kansas City Starlight/ Signature Theatre), Something Rotten! (Fulton Theatre), White Christmas (Maine State Music Theatre), Cats (City Springs Theatre Company), Sweet Charity (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), Spamalot (Northern Stage), Dames At Sea (Theatre Zone), On The Town (Gateway Playhouse), A Chorus Line (City Springs Theatre), Hello, Dolly! (Cohoes Music Hall), 42nd Street (Jersey Shore Ent.), Cabaret (Palace Theatre). Showboy in Las Vegas’s JUBILEE! at Bally’s. Dancer/Singer for Disney Cruise Lines, Dance Captain/Aerial Captain for Norwegian Cruise Lines, Holland America Line. School at Jacob’s Pillow Alumni. Bachelor of Science Degree of Science in Filmmaking. Proud member of Actors Equity.

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Aaron Saldana

Aaron is returning to the Lancaster Opera House after previous roles in Fiddler On the Roof and Oliver! He has been seen this season in Newsies (Oscar Delancey) at Shea’s 710 and Next to Normal (Henry) at MusicalFare. Other favorites include Spring Awakening (Moritz), American Idiot (Johnny), and Into the Woods (Jack). He is grateful to be playing husband to his real life partner, Timiyah Love, in this production.

Christopher Victor

Chris is thrilled to be making his Lancaster Opera House debut in Crazy For You! Chris graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a BFA in Dance. Local credits include Legally Blonde (Ensemble) with MusicalFare. Chris would like to thank the people of Buffalo for sharing in our admiration for theatre! Catch Chris in his next performance, Urinetown, at Shea’s 710 Theatre.

Instagram: @freshtopher

Emily Weber

Emily is so excited to be back on the Lancaster Opera House stage, where she was last seen in The Producers (Ensemble) and The Pajama Game (Shirley, Steam Heat). Recent credits include Pippin (Ensemble, Mason Trio) with O’Connell & Company. She also teaches tap and jazz for Lancaster Dance Center and Second Generation Theatre Academy. She is currently working toward her certification under the Dance Masters of America. She holds a B.A. in Theater from St. Bonaventure University. Thanks to the entire Crazy For You team for making one of her favorite shows an even bigger joy to be a part of!

Michael Wells

Michael (he/him) is thrilled to be returning to the Lancaster Opera House, where he was seen in The Wizard of Oz (Zeke, The Cowardly Lion) and The Producers (Ensemble). Some recent credits include Sweet Charity (Ensemble) with D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre, Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” (Gerald) with the Kenan Center, Oklahoma! (Jud Fry), Reefer Madness (Artie Award Winner for Best Ensemble), and Plaid Tidings (Frankie), with O’Connell & Company. Michael graduated from the University at Buffalo with a BFA in Music Theatre. He would like to thank his partner, Taylor, friends, and family for their constant support in everything he does.

Theresa Werth

This is Theresa’s debut on the stage of LOH and she is thrilled to be playing Lottie in this fabulous show with such a talented cast and crew. Theresa has been performing on stage for over 30 years and was just seen at the Lockport Palace Theatre in Tarzan (Ms. Snipes), Sister Act (Sister Mary Lazarus), Cinderella (Madame), Young Frankenstein (Frau Blücher), The Pirates of Penzance (Ruth), The Odd Couple (Female Version – Florence Unger), and Always Patsy Cline (Patsy). Other local credits include Frankenstein (Mother) and The Odd Couple (Gwendolyn) with Rocking Horse Productions.

Audree Woods

Audree is so excited to be returning to LOH! She was last seen in The Producers (Usherette). She is a rising senior at UB pursuing a double BFA in dance and musical theatre with a minor in management. Favorite credits include Ride the Cyclone (Jane Doe), Cinderella (Charlotte), and The Music Man (Zaneeta Shinn). Next month, Audree will be traveling to NYC, where she will be spending four weeks training in the Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon Professional Dance Intensive. Audree would like to thank her family and friends for always supporting her dreams, as well as the entire cast and crew of Crazy for You, “who could ask for anything more?!”

Daniel Bills-Warman

Daniel (he/they) is excited to return to the Lancaster Opera House! He holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University at Buffalo, and was last seen onstage here in The Pajama Game (Charley). Other credits include: Goodnight, Tyler (Davis) and The Thanksgiving Play (Jaxton) at Ujima Theater Co., 42nd Street (Pat Denning, Ensemble) and The Little Mermaid (Ensemble) with the Historic Palace Theatre. Dan also works backstage as a stage manager, most recently on Everybody at Ujima. He would like to thank his friends, family, and husband for all their love and support.

@dan_bills_warman23

Joe Greenan

Joe is glad to be back at the Opera House in this toe-tapping classic! His LOH credits include Chess (Nikolai), The Producers (Kevin/Ensemble), and the Artie-nominated Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour). Recently, he was seen as Jack in Into the Woods and Data in Khan!!! The Musical! at O’Connell & Company, and an ensemble dancer in The Prom at MusicalFare. Joe would love to thank this cast, crew, and creative team for being a blast to work with, and, of course, his loving family and friends for their support.

Mario Liguori

Mario is currently attending UB and will be a senior this fall. He is a double major, earning a BFA in Dance and a BA in Psychology. He is a current member of Zodiaque Dance Company and recently performed as a dancer with Starring Buffalo’s production of Grease. Mario is thrilled to be in his first-ever professional production as a Musical Theater artist with Crazy for You. He credits his family, friends, and instructors who have guided him throughout this journey.

Vinny Murphy

Vinny (he/him) is thrilled to be making his LOH debut! Past credits include The Hung Man (Farley) with BUA, Cats (Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks) with Starring Buffalo, KHAN! The Parody TREK-Tacular (Spock), Oklahoma! (Will Parker), and Chicago (Sgt. Fogarty, Juror) with O’Connell & Company, as well as 42nd Street (Ensemble) with Lockport Palace Theatre. He thanks his family and friends for their continuous support!

You can follow him on Instagram: @vinny_murphy_

Christopher Victor

Chris is thrilled to be making his Lancaster Opera House debut in Crazy For You! Chris graduated from SUNY Fredonia with a BFA in Dance. Local credits include Legally Blonde (Ensemble) with MusicalFare. Chris would like to thank the people of Buffalo for sharing in our admiration for theatre! Catch Chris in his next performance, Urinetown, at Shea’s 710 Theatre.

Instagram: @freshtopher

Caitlyn Kleinschmidt

This is Caitlin’s professional debut! Recent credits include Shout! The Musical (Red) and All Through the Night (Anne) with Ghostlight Theater Co.; Beauty and the Beast (Babette) and Into The Woods (Cinderella) at Grand Island High School; and Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins) with Parish Players Inc. She holds a BA in Theater from Buffalo State University and currently works as an entertainer at Niagara Amusement Park.

Alexandra Montesano

Alexandra is excited to be back on the Opera House stage in Crazy for You. She was in the ensemble of Chess and played Gladys Hotchkiss in last year’s production of The Pajama Game. Other favorite roles include Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street (Historic Palace Theater), Ensemble in Measure for Measure (SDP), and a Silly Girl in Beauty and the Beast (TOY). Outside of theater Alexandra teaches high school physics and earth science.

Emory Redfearn

Emory (she/they) is thrilled to be in their first show at the Lancaster Opera House! Favorite credits include Something Rotten! (Bea), A Chorus Line (Maggie), and You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Lucy). Love and thanks to friends and family for all their support.

Ashleigh Chrisena Ricci

Ashleigh Chrisena (she/her) is so happy to be tappin’ with this incredible cast! Most recently you might have seen her in The Pajama Game (Mae) at Lancaster Opera House, or in Pippin (Catherine) or Oklahoma! (Laurey) at O’Connell & Company. When not on stage, Chrisena is the Host for WNED’s ‘Let’s Go!’ (Emmy Nominee) and voices various cartoon characters in Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy, Transformers: Cyberverse, and Mini Beat Power Rockers. Off-Broadway credits include Honestly Abe: The Musical and Come Back Once More. She would like to thank her friends and family and her husband, Chris, for the love and support.

Emily Weber

Emily is so excited to be back on the Lancaster Opera House stage, where she was last seen in The Producers (Ensemble) and The Pajama Game (Shirley, Steam Heat). Recent credits include Pippin (Ensemble, Mason Trio) with O’Connell & Company. She also teaches tap and jazz for Lancaster Dance Center and Second Generation Theatre Academy. She is currently working toward her certification under the Dance Masters of America. She holds a B.A. in Theater from St. Bonaventure University. Thanks to the entire Crazy For You team for making one of her favorite shows an even bigger joy to be a part of!

Madison Wilcox

Madison is excited to return to LOH, where she was last seen in The Producers! Madison has just finished a stint as a tap dancing egg in Something Rotten! with Slow Burn Theatre Company. Madison is a BFA Musical Theatre graduate of Montclair State University. Favorite credits: Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife) at Forestburgh Playhouse; A Chorus Line (Sheila) and 9 to 5 (Missy Hart) at Broadway at LPAC; Mary Poppins (Winifred Banks), 42nd Street (Ann Reilly), and All Shook Up (Sandra) at Woodstock Playhouse.

@madison_wilcox