Cast appear in alphabetical order.
BRENDA BRAXTON (Spam King)
Brenda was last seen Off-Broadway in Cougar the Musical. She was featured on Broadway in Smokey Joe’s Café for which she was nominated for a Tony Award and the recipient of the NAACP Theater Award, Chicago’s Jefferson Award. Other Broadway credits include Chicago, Legs Diamond, Jelly’s Last Jam, Cats and the original production of Dreamgirls.
DARIUS HARPER (Narrator/Morgan Freeman)
Darius is super excited to jump on the high-speed highway that is WikiMusical! National Tours include: The Book of Mormon, and the fast approaching Kinky Boots 1st National tour! As a Disney kid Darius has sung at Tokyo Disney Resorts and on The Disney Cruiseline! Favorite credits include: Rocky Horror Show (Franknfurter), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Adrian, Victor), Funny Thing…Forum (Gymnasia), and soon to be Kinky Boots (Angel/Lola us). Thank you to WikiMusical for taking me in as one of their own! Shout-outs to Clear Talent and Stephanie Klapper, thanks for fighting! Love to Nana!
TREY HARRINGTON (Kurt)
NYMF debut! National Tour: The Civil War (Theatreworks USA). Regional: Les Miserables (The Zach Theatre), Carnival (Gloucester Stage), A Funny Thing Happened… (The Barnstormers), It’s A Wonderful Life (TUTS). BFA: The Boston Conservatory. Thanks to the entire Wiki team for this opportunity! Love to Mom, Dad and Ryan!
MICHAEL MAHANY (Adam Levine, Google Guy, Others)
NYMF debut! Theatre: Wicked (1st Nat.), Spring Awakening, Disney’s High School Musical (1st Nat.). Film: Sex and the City 2. Education: The Boston Conservatory. Love and thanks to Mom, Dad, Jana, Sara and DBA. Proud member of Actor’s Equity. Twitter/Instagram: @michaelmahany www.michaelmahany.com
NOAH MARLOWE (Young Peter, Nudge, Others)
Broadway: Act One (Ensemble, u/s Mossie/Bernie Hart), Mary Poppins (Michael Banks). National Tour: Elf the Musical (Michael). Operatic Musical: I Am Harvey Milk (Young Harvey Milk, Original cast recording). Off-Broadway: LMNOP (Timmy, Goodspeed), Fun Home (Christian, Public Theater), My Mom is Trying to Ruin My Life (Tommy, Workshop Theater). Regional: Gypsy, Nutcracker, Cinderella. TV: 30 Rock. Concerts: Broadway Youth Ensemble (Soloist).
ALISON NOVELLI (Jacqui)
Alison is super excited to be a part of WikiMusical & NYMF! Previous: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Westchester Sandbox Theatre), Eli, The Luthier (Great Small Works, St. Ann’s Warehouse), Titanic (Courthouse Center Stage), Measure for Measure, Hamlet, Wordplay (Shakespeare & Co.), Othello (CSFest). Thanks to the awesome creative team! Love to Mom & Jo. @alison_novelli
HEATHER JANE ROLFF (Mrs. Ogelsby, Tour Guide, Others)
Heather is thrilled to be a part of this new work. Broadway: Shrek (Original Cast); National Tour: Les Miserables (25th Anniversary Production – Original Cast); off-Broadway: Silence!, Wanda’s World; Favorite Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, The Muny, Stages St Louis. TV: Peppa Pig, Gordon The Garden Gnome (both cartoon Network). www.HeatherJaneRolff.com
LUCAS SCHULTZ (Young Kurt, Smudge, Others)
Lucas is delighted to join WikiMusical. National Tour: Mary Poppins (Michael Banks), A Christmas Story (Swing). Regional: Goodspeed’s Mame (Peter). Other: Oliver (Oliver), A Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim). Commercial and Print: Hess Truck, Timberland, ESPN-NFL. Thank you Dave at SGM, James, Mikhaele, Coleman, Dad and Mom for your support.
BARRY SHAFRIN (Mittens McMittens, Skeeter, Emoticon)
Select credits include Good News (Bobby, Goodspeed), Seussical (Cat in the Hat, National Tour), Street Seen (Prospect Theater Company), Legend of Julie Taymor… (NY Fringe Encore selection), Wasps (Studio 42), Broadway Bound (Eugene, Chenango River Theatre). B.A., Harvard University. Love to Mom and Dad. www.barryshafrin.com
ADAM B. SHAPIRO (Santa, Jeeves, Others)
NY Stage: Gimpel Tam, The Megille of Itzik Manger, Barcode and Jewsical: The Chosen Musical. Regional: Ragtime, Footloose, Joseph… Dreamcoat and Annie Get Your Gun. Film/TV: HBO’s The Normal Heart, NBC’s 30 Rock, Comedy Central, ID and the upcoming film The Cobbler. Adam is also a MAC Award winning cabaret artist and has recorded several albums with Stage Stars records. www.adamshapiro.net, @BwayAdamShapiro. #Wikimusicalrocks!!
PERRY SHERMAN (Peter)
NYMF Debut! Most recently played Marius in Les Miserables Toronto. 1st National Tours: Next To Normal and Spring Awakening. Studied at Carnegie Mellon for Acting. Many thanks to Nicolosi & Co. for getting me here, Mom and Dad for all the support and Kim for introducing me to the Internet!
BOB WALTON (Mr. Ogelsby, Wiki Guy, Others)
Broadway/Off: The Drowsy Chaperone, 42nd Street, The Ziegfeld Follies of 1936, Once Upon A Mattress, Show Boat, City of Angels, I Love You/Perfect/Change, Forbidden Broadway and Preppies. TV: The Americans, Person of Interest, Nurse Jackie and Law and Order: SVU. As a writer with brother Jim: Mid-Life! (The Crisis Musical) [NYMF 2004] Double Trouble, Mid-Life 2! (The Crisis Continues). Married to Laurie Walton – two actor children: Emily and Alex. [See Alex in NYMF show Fable]