J. Peter Bergmam Can’t Get Enough of Ragtime in his review for The Berkshire Edge
“If I had the availability, I would attend every performance of this show, a show I’ve seen four times before and liked. This time I loved it.”
“If I had the availability, I would attend every performance of this show, a show I’ve seen four times before and liked. This time I loved it.”
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Tyrell is a teaching artist originally from Columbus, Ohio graduated from East High and recently Wright State University with a B.A in Theater Studies. Now he is residing in New York City chasing after his dream full time. Some of his professional credits include; Dreamgirls, Hair, Hairspray, Fences, Sister Act, Footloose, and got the opportunity to perform at Kings Island in the “Remember when the 70’s” show. He is so excited to be performing this beautiful music and story. He would like to thank everyone who has poured into his life both current and past! God’s Plan..Jeremiah 29:11
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Madi Cupp-Enyard is a rising senior at Yale University, double majoring in Theater Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She has performed at The Muny, around Yale’s campus and now is thrilled to be acting as Dance Captain for this season, along with assisting Seb in Grease. She would like to thank Seb, John, Joy Hermalyn, and her family for supporting her.
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East Texas Native. Off Broadway: Revelation, With or Without You (Sam); Regional: Little Shop of Horrors (Ronnette), Rock of Ages (Franz), Godspell (Jesus), Les Misérables (Coureyac), The Little Mermaid. Sending love and thanks to my family, friends, and the Mac-Haydn family! IG: @csmclv
Jonah is an NYC-based performer and is thrilled to be returning to Chatham and the Mac-Haydn stage this summer. Originally from Minnesota, Jonah moved to New York City in the fall of 2015 to attend Wagner College where he later graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Performance and a Minor in Dance. Jonah was last seen on the Mac-Haydn stage in 2022 as a gangster brushing up his Shakespeare in Kiss Me Kate. Other favorite Mac-Haydn credits include Kenickie in Grease, Sammy in The Wedding Singer, Smokey in Damn Yankees, and Santa Clause in Annie. Jonah would like to thank his friends and his family for all of their love and support. Special shout out to fellow Mac-Haydn alumni Jayke Workman.
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Angel Harrison is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. She was most recently seen in the Argyle Theatre’s production of Spring Awakening, and the award winning play As Much As I Can. She has also performed in readings, concerts, and cabarets throughout New York City. She is thrilled to be making her Mac-Haydn Theatre debut.
Alecsys Proctor-Turner is so ecstatic to be back at the Mac, a home away from home. She is a proud Bahamian-American, born and raised in Miami, Florida. She is a recent graduate from Columbia University’s MFA Acting Program, and also has her BFA in Music Theatre from University of Miami(GO CANES!). Previous credits include; Camae in The Mountaintop, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Margaret in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Kate in Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party, and Sylvia Garner in Harlem and Moscow. She wants to thank her dynamic team and her village. And a big shout out to Momma for reminding her daily that her voice matters. And thank you God! Luke 12:48 | Time to get Fabulous, Baby!
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Zoey Bright is thrilled to be making her Mac-Haydn debut this season! She is an upcoming sophomore Theatre Performance major at Wagner College and some of her favorite roles include Tracy Turnblad (Hairspray) and Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family). She would like to thank the cast, crew, and the whole Mac-Haydn family for such an amazing experience!
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Anthony is thrilled to be spending his first summer here at Mac-Haydn! He is a rising junior at Montclair State University pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre. Infinite thanks to his family, friends, and all who support and create theatre. Select Credits include: Riff (West Side Story), Durdles (Drood), Melchior (Spring Awakening). Instagram: @antthology . Go Red Hawks!
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Todd is thrilled to be making his Mac-Haydn debut this summer! Touring credits include the National companies of Damn Yankees, West Side Story, Man Of La Mancha, Annie, and 42nd Street. He has also toured throughout Asia with The Sound Of Music, The King And I, and Annie. Regional credits include multiple productions of Annie (Warbucks/ FDR/Drake), Gypsy (Herbie), The Full Monty (Teddy), and 1776 (Rutledge). When not on stage, Todd can be found announcing for minor league baseball games, golfing, and visiting MLB stadiums across the country. Love and thanks to my family!.
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Californian by birth, New Yorker at heart. BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts (CAP 21). Favorite roles: Hunyak in Chicago, (Greenbrier Valley Theatre, WV) Emma/understudy Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, (Village Theatre, WA) and Larato/understudy to Nicole Scherzinger in Two Lost Worlds (NYC). Love and thanks to the Mac-Haydn team, family, Liz and Mike. For Ashley.
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Joe Hornberger Mac-Haydn Debut Summer! Off-Broadway: Frankenstein (The Players Theatre). Regional: Elf (The Fireside Theatre), One Thousand Words (Chicago Musical Theatre Festival), Peter and the Wolf (Lookingglass Theatre/Chicago Symphony Orchestra), and Breath (ArtsEmerson). Concert: Spring Awakening (54 Below). BFA Emerson College. Many thanks to John, Monica, everyone at The Mac, RSO, Lindsay, friends and family, and always to Mom. JoeGHornberger.com @hornburgalar
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DeShaun Tost is a baritone hailing from Steubenville, Ohio. He graduated in 2018 from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy’s integrated program. Last summer he was a cast member in various productions at the Ohio Light Opera. He is delighted to be working here at the Mac-Haydn Theatre this season, and looks forward to bringing this outstanding repertoire to life.
It’s an epic, devastatingly touching adaptation of E.L. Doctorow’s novel and our creative team are extremely conscious of how poignant the message of Ragtime is right now. An award winning team leads the largest cast in the history of the Mac-Haydn Theatre.
The Berkshire Award winning combination of John Saunders and Sebastiani Romagnolo join forces again to put their stamp on this majestic show. Romagnolo is very aware of the powerful messages Ragtime represents: “The American Dream, different for each of us, is defined by our race, our class, our origins. Ragtime is a gorgeous revelation of that fact. It reminds us that the struggle for equality is never finished and that ultimately, it is our differences that make a stronger and better world. If ever there were a time for this tale, now is it!”
Saunders is excited to bring Ragtime to the Mac-Haydn family: “I can’t wait to work with this all-star team on this epic show. I have no doubt that it will be the show event of the summer.”
Jimm Halliday returns to Ragtime, having won the Helen Hayes Award for Best Costume Design for his Kennedy Center production of the work. David Maglione carries the conductors baton, creating the musical world of this incredible score which he knows will leave a lasting impact on all that hear it.
Andrew Gmoser designs both sets and lighting for the first time this season, having created the visually stunning production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame last season.
Sound Designer Corbin White, Props Designer Joshua Gallagher and Hair & Makeup Designer Matthew Oliver team up again to fill out the turn of the century world of Ragtime.
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E.L. Doctorow’s novel comes to life in what many say is one of the greatest musicals ever written. We follow three families as they pursue their dreams in the early 20th century melting pot of New York City. Their stories weave together through their courage, compassion, and hope for a brighter future in America. This Tony award winning score includes “Back to Before,” “The Wheels of a Dream,” and “Your Daddy’s Son” just to name a few. This one is not to be missed!
Sarah is back at The Mac— her favorite summer home— and she couldn’t be happier! MHT credits: Annie (Lily St. Regis); Nice Work If You Can Get It (Jeannie Muldoon, dance captain). Other credits include: Elf (Ensemble); Ogunquit Playhouse. Love And Other Fables (Ensemble, Lycaena u/s); Theatre By The Sea. For Tonight: A New Musical (Mrs. Parry); Goodspeed. Grease (Marty, Associate Choroegrapher); New Bedford Festival Theatre. Endless love and thanks to her parents for just about everything, and a special thank you Monica and John. www.sarahkawalek.com. “Devin, this one’s for you.”
Gino Cardoni is thrilled to be back with the Mac-Haydn Theatre after performing with the resident company last season in shows like MAMMA MIA! (Sky) and Cabaret (Bobby, u/s Cliff). Gino is a rising senior Theatre Performance major at Wagner College where has performed in the companies of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Swing), Working (Delivery), and The Pirates of Penzance (Police). He would like to thank his family, friends, teachers, and the entire “Mac” family for all of their support! @ginocardoni
Julie is thrilled to be back at the Mac as the Company Manager and performer! Previous MHT credits include Xanadu (Melpomene), Ragtime (Emma Goldman), Funny Girl (Mrs. Strakosh), and Damn Yankees (Meg). Regional credits include: The Spitfire Grill (Effy, Vanguard Theatre Company), Xanadu (Melpomene, Arizona Broadway Theatre), Ragtime (Emma Goldman: Mac-Haydn, BCEFA, Axelrod PAC), The Secret Garden (Mrs. Winthrop, Palace Theatre NH), Legally Blonde (Paulette: CST, UCPAC, various), Oliver (Widow Corney, Palace Theatre NH). Select NYC/Additional: Wendy’s Shadow (Smee: NYMF, UCPAC), Show Choir! (Millie, NYMF), Metropolitan Music (York Theatre), Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett, Light Opera NJ), It Shoulda Been You (Jenny, 4th Wall), 25th..Bee (Rona, various). AEA. BA Marymount Manhattan. juliegalorenzocoaching.com TikTok & IG: @juliegalorenzocoaching
Rachel made her MHT debut at the age of 8, spent many childhood summers at the Mac, was a company member in 2007, and returned to play Irene Molloy in Hello Dolly in 2017. She has performed in major New York City productions, national tours, and regional theatres across the country, but shows like Ragtime are the reason that Rachel does theatre. She hopes the topics of this show stay in your hearts and in your conversations beyond the theatre doors. Consider joining Rachel as a member the ACLU, an organization that fights against racial injustice and for the rights of immigrants daily. Many thanks to John, Monica, the women of BWA, and her very supportive family. Proud member of AEA. www.RachelRhodesDevey.com
Judith Wyatt is happy to return to the Mac-Haydn Theatre (MHT) for SISTER ACT. Past credits: THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Sister Berthe) MHT; CEMETARY CLUB (Lucille) Ghent Playhouse; RAGTIME (Mrs. Houdini/Ensemble) Mac-Haydn Theatre; FUNNY GIRL (Rose Brice) MHT; THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Madame, Onstage Choir) MHT; DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (Muriel) MHT; ANYTHING GOES (Evangeline Harcourt) Town Hall Arts, Denver; THE FULL MONTY (Jeannette) Breckenridge Backstage, CO; ONCE UPON A MATTRESS (Queen Aggravain) Cabrini Arts, Denver; THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN (Mrs. McGlone) Town Hall Arts, Denver; NUNSENSE (Mother Superior) Cabrini Arts, Denver; JACQUES BREL… (Woman 1) Cabrini Arts, Denver. TV: Background and Featured Background The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime, Season 3-5), Succession (HBO), Billions (Showtime), White House Plumbers (HBO), Monsterland (HULU), and the upcoming Netflix series Zero Day. Thanks and love to Dan, Maddy, Mark, Paul, Alex, Eugenia, and our beautiful granddaughters Leona & Josie.
Sebastiani is full of gratitude to the Mac-Hadyn for having him back for their 50th season. He has been a part of many shows at the Mac-Hadyn both on and off the stage. Last season his choreography for Hello, Dolly! won Outstanding Choreography at the Berkshire Theatre Awards. Other Mac-Hadyn credits include Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Addams Family, and The Producers. Some of his other credits Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party (Yale), Spring Awakening (Sarah Lawrence), Kiss of the Spider Woman (NYU), Walk the Night (Blue Barn Theater), and as a collaborator on the New York Times Critic’s pick The Grand Paradise. He works as an assistant to and collaborator with Chris Gattelli (Broadway: Newsies, War Paint, Spongebob Squarepants Musical). He is also a performer and has performed at Lincoln Center, Merry Go Round Playhouse, Sleep No More(NYC), Seeing You (NYC), and The Grand Paradise (NYC). Sebastiani has a BFA in Drama from NYU: Tisch. Thank you for supporting live theater!
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Steve Hassmer couldn’t be more excited to be returning to the Mac-Haydn Theatre this summer. Originally from Virginia, Steve now makes the Berkshires his home along with wife Casey and their two young children Noah and Lilly. Recent credits: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Andre), Sweeney Todd (Judge Turpin), South Pacific (Emile de Becque) and My Fair Lady (Col. Pickering) at the Mac-Haydn Theatre, Some People Hear Thunder – World Premier (Nicholas Karras, Reverend Nokhoudian) at CapRep, Madama Butterfly and Rigoletto with Berkshire Opera Festival. National Tour: My Fair Lady. Other: Carmina Burana (Featured Soloist) Princeton University.
Beginning with Annie in 1984, Jimm has been a fixture here at The Mac for 33 seasons, having designed over 185 MainStage musicals. With the NETworks Touring Group, Jimm has been the Costume Director for over 25 National Tours since 1999, including Victor/Victoria with Toni Tennille, Annie at Madison Square Garden with Katie Lee Gifford, Bully with John Davidson, and Sweet Charity with Molly Ringwold. Jimm was the US Costume Associate for the last National Tour of Les Misérables and the Costume Director for the Toronto production of the show, which then transferred to Broadway. He also was Costume Director for the Kennedy Center production of Ragtime, winning the Helen Hayes Award for Best Costume Design. This fall Jimm will be working on the National Tours of The Sound of Music and The Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Special thanks to the amazing collection of cutters, stitchers, wardrobe and wig designers that have made these productions come to life, and to Lynne, John and Monica for always being there.
Gabe Belyeu is happy as always to be returning for his 14th season at the Mac! Last year you saw him as Julian Marsh in 42nd Street and Bob Crewe in Jersey Boys, as well as in our Sondheim review. This year you will see him reprise roles in All Shook Up and The Fantasticks, as well as another feature review! Other favorite roles at the Mac include Zaza in La Cage aux Folles, Javert in Les Miserables, and Tateh in Ragtime. Most recently, Gabe appeared as Sebastian in R&H’s Cinderella at Cape Fear Regional Theatre in North Carolina. This season’s performances at the Mac are dedicated to his late father Mike Belyeu; Miss you, dad.