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THE CAST

	RANDY AARON (Sheldon). Credits include Broadway: Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance (Testednarone); national tours: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Judah); regional: Junie B. Jones (Sheldon Potts and friends), A Chorus Line (Richie), Avenue X (Milton), Dreamgirls (Ensemble/Dance Captain) and the GLAAD Award-winning play Auntie Mayhem (Dennis). Readings include Party Come Here, Snow and Close to the Sun. Randy is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
	SHANNON ANTALAN (Lucille) is pleased to be joining the amazing cast of Junie B. Jones. Shannon has been seen on Broadway in Caroline, or Change and Xanadu and on the first national tour of Hairspray as Inez. One of Shannon’s favorite regional shows: Abyssinia as Abyssinia. Shannon thanks God, Patrick, Mommy, Bret Adams Ltd. and the love of her life, Gabrielle. To hear children’s music from Shannon visit toycandyproductions@yahoo.com. Success is a journey not a destination. Live & Love.
	JENNIFER CODY (Junie B. Jones) was last seen at the Lortel as Annie in Henry and Mudge (Drama League nomination). On Broadway/Off: The Pajama Game (Poopsie), Taboo, Urinetown (Little Becky), Seussical, The Wild Party (Mae), Beauty and the Beast, Grease (Cha Cha DeGregorio), Cats and Snoopy! (Sally). Next Jen will be a part of the New Broadway musical Shrek and will be the voice of Princess Charlotte in the upcoming Disney movie The Princess and the Frog.
	BLAKE GINTHER (Herb) is so proud to be a part of the Junie B family!  He was most recently seen making his Broadway debut in the revival of Les Misérables at the Broadhurst. Previous credits include the national tour of Mamma Mia, NYC readings of Baby and 110 in the Shade and regional performances at the St. Louis MUNY, Kansas City Starlight and numerous concerts throughout Japan! He is very happily married to the beautiful and talented Tobi Foster. So many thanks to Tobi and his amazing family!  And to our costume designer: love the dress!
	SARAH SALTZBERG (May) most recently concluded a two-year run in Broadway’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She created and developed her character, Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre, in C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E (upon which Spelling Bee is based) which she co-produced, and appeared in both Barrington Stage productions of the show before opening on Broadway in 2005. She has appeared Off-Broadway in Helen in The Donkey Show and in her one-woman show Dear Diary, as well as throughout NYC in long-form improv comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade. Once a month, Sarah appears in the Broadway-themed improv show Don’t Quit Your Night Job, which she co-produces at the Zipper Theatre. www.dontquitnyc.com.
	JOHN SCHERER (Mr. Scary) has appeared on Broadway in Lovemusik, By Jeeves and Sunset Boulevard. Other NYcredits: The Most Happy Fella (NYC Opera), Funny Girl (Actors’Fund) and Out of This World (City Center). He has extensive regional theatre credits and toured nationally in Cats, 42nd Street, Mame with Juliet Prowse and Hello Dolly with Michele Lee. Recordings include Lovemusik, 3hree, By Jeeves and Andrew Lloyd Webber: Now and Forever. On television he has appeared on “Crossing Jordan,” “The Shield,” “Law & Order” (all three), “Titus” and “Guiding Light.”
	CAROLE J. BUFFORD (u/s Junie B. Jones, May, Lucille) is happy to be working with Theatreworks USA again. New York credits include A Christmas Carol (Theatreworks USA, Lucille Lortel), Trouble in Shameland (NYFringe Festival, 2006), Romeo and Juliet: The Musical(NAMTfestival) and the national tour of Junie B. Jones (Theatreworks USA). Most recently she was seen as Peter Pan in the Atlanta Lyric Theatre’s production of Peter Pan. Carole holds a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College.
	JONATHAN MONK (u/s Mr. Scary, Herb, Sheldon). Off-Broadway: Max & Ruby, Junie B. Jones (both here at the Lortel), Like You Like It at Theatre Row. Other New York credits: Millicent Scowlworthy at the Summer Play Festival, The Red Box at Walkerspace. Regional theatre includes The History Boys at St. Louis Rep and Reality! in Stamford, CT. He is probably best known as Wally the crunching stockboy in a commercial for Kellogg’s cereal. B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon. Proud AEA and SAG member.

THE PRODUCTION STAFF

MARCY HEISLER(Book/Lyrics) is currently writing lyrics for the upcoming Broadway production of Ever After with producer Adam Epstein, Director Doug Hughes, choreographer Rob Ashford and her long-time composing partner Zina Goldrich. She has contributed lyrics to many Disney projects including Pooh’s Learning Adventures (DVD series for Disney Toon Studios) and Johnny and The Sprites (Disney Channel) and penned new versions of 101 Dalmatians, Cinderella, and The Jungle Book for young audiences.  She also wrote book and lyrics for the family musicals Dear Edwina and the currently touring Junie B. Jones. She graduated with High Honors from New York University’s Dramatic Writing Program and previously studied acting at Northwestern University. In 2002, she received ASCAP’s Richard Rodgers New Horizons theatre award. She is a member of ASCAP, The Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the Dramatists Guild and is a contributing journalist to Dramatist magazine. 

ZINA GOLDRICH (Music), along with lyricist Marcy Heisler, will make her Broadway debut next season with the musical adaptation of Ever After, directed by Doug Hughes. Other scores include Dear Edwina, Allison Under the Stars and Adventures in Love. She has composed for Johnny and the Sprites and Pooh’s Learning Adventures and was a staff songwriter for Walt Disney Feature Animation. She is the recipient of ASCAP’s Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award, the Seldes-Kanin Fellowship and numerous scholarships.  Goldrich has played keyboards on Broadway for Avenue Q, Bombay Dreams, Oklahoma and Titanic, where she also conducted.

PETER FLYNN (Director). As a director: Broadway concerts On the 20th Century, Chess, Funny Girl; Off-Broadway plays Henry & Mudge, Junie B. Jones (Lortel nomination, best musical), Rhapsody in Seth, A Tale of Two Cities, etc.; regional: Gypsy (St. Louis MUNY), Man of La Mancha (Maltz Jupiter Theatre, nominated Best Director Carbonell Award), The Piano Lesson, The Crucible (Tampa Arts Center), The Santaland Diaries (Pittsburgh City Theatre), etc. As a writer: the 2007 Drama Desk Awards, Lily (music & lyrics by Brooks Ashmanskas).

DEVANAND JANKI (Choreographer) directed and choreographed the hit Off-Broadway musical Zanna, Don’t! (winner of Lucille Lortel, Callaway and GLAAD Media awards). Other credits include Junie B. Jones (Lortel nomination), Henry & Mudge (Lortel nomination), Cupid & Psyche, Judy Speaks and the Broadway concerts of Hair, Funny Girl and Dreamgirls (Associate) all at the New Amsterdam Theatre. He conceived and directed the 25th anniversary original cast reunion of A Chorus Line at the Palace Theatre; created the opening number for Nothing Like a Dame VI featuring Chita Rivera and 24 other Anitas; served nine years as Artistic Associate for Broadway Bares benefiting BC/EFA. Also the operas Amahl and the Night Visitors and Victor Herbert’s Babes in Toyland, both at Lincoln Center; Anything Goes in concert at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (Choreo. Assist.); regionally The Full Monty, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Lily (workshop), One Man’s Dream II for Tokyo Disney. Most recently, Andrew Lippa’s Asphalt Beach for AMPT. As a performer, Dev has appeared on Broadway in Miss Saigon, Cats, The King and I, Side Show and tours of A Chorus Line and West Side Story. Dev is a graduate of AMDA.  www.devanandjanki.com

LUKE HEGEL-CANTARELLA (Scenic Design) is pleased to be returning to Theaterworks USA, for whom he designed Cam Jansen (Lambs Theatre) and Corduroy. New York: Noir (Sens Productions/Whitney Biennial), Romeo and Juliet (Fordham). Regional: Lobby Hero (Pittsburgh Public Theater), Pal Joey (Prince Music Theater), The Imaginary Invalid (Yale Rep), Ten Unknowns, Blue/Orange, The Last Five Years, Dinner with Friends (TheatreWorks/Hartford), Falsettos, Lobby Hero (Barrington Stage Company), The Unexpected Man (Adirondack Theatre Festival). Dance: The Nutcracker (Eastern Connecticut Ballet), A Perfect Christmas(Dance CT). Opera: Così fan Tutte (Curtis), La Clemenza di Tito (Wolf Trap Opera Company), Albert Herring (New England Conservatory). Luke is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.

LORA LaVON(Costume Design). Credits include A Child’s Christmas in Wales for the National Theatre of the Deaf, Pericles at the Culture Project, King John at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, M. Butterfly and ART as Syracuse Stage, South Pacific and Suddenly Last Summer at Barrington Stage Co., Lonesome West, Three Days of Rain and Proof at Hartford’s TheatreWorks, Life Is a Dream at Soho Rep, Measure for Measure at Yale Rep, The Loneliness of Noam Chomsky Off-Off Broadway. This is Lora’s second design for Theatreworks USA. Lora earned her B.F.A. from NYU’sTisch School of the Arts (1994) and her M.F.A. from the Yale Drama School (1999).

JEFF CROITER(Lighting Design). Theatreworks USA: Cam Jansen and Junie B. Jones. Recent: Miss Witherspoon by Christopher Durang (Playwrights Horizons), Dedication by Terrence McNally starring Nathan Lane and Marian Seldes, Drumstruck (Dodger Stages), Privilege (Second Stage), Holy Cross Sucks, The Baker’s Wife (Paper Mill Playhouse), Lone Star Love, Three Mo’ Tenors, Guru Pitka starring Mike Myers, Jennifer Muller The Works at The Joyce Theater and the national tour of Golda’s Balcony starring Valerie Harper. Some NY favorites include Chess, Hair, On the 20th Century (Actors Fund concerts on Broadway), Matt & Ben, Silence, Fighting Words, Barbra’s Wedding, Premium Bob, Faster, Passion Play, Fiction (Roundabout), The Dazzle (Roundabout), The Works (New Victory), Servicemen (New Group), Tallulah starring Tovah Feldshuh, The Eros Trilogy starring Betty Buckley, Hesh starring Ethan Hawke, Trumbo starring Nathan Lane.

ERIC SHIM (Sound Design). Other shows include Max and Ruby, Seussical, Henry and Mudge, Anne of Green Gables, Junie B. Jones, Great Expectations, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, A Christmas Carol, Walk Two Moons, The Summer of the Swans, Sarah Plain and Tall and Romeo and Juliet. Other recent projects include Almost an Evening(Atlantic and 45 Bleecker); The Cry of the Reed (Huntington); The Clean House (Southern Rep); War, Rag and Bone and American Sligo (Rattlestick); Betrayed (Culture Project); Fuerzabruta (Daryl Roth); Ghosts and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone (Juilliard).

W. BRENT SAWYER (Music Direction). A native Texan! Off-Broadway: Naked Boys Singing!, Forbidden Broadway, Monica! The Musical. Broadway: Annie Get Your Gun. Regional: the premiere of Titanic; Blood Brothers; tick, tick...BOOM!; the world premiere of Maury Yeston’s In the Beginning at Maine State Music Theatre. Theatreworks USA: Anne of Green Gables, Seussical, Junie B. Jones, The Swiss Family Robinson, Peter Rabbit. He has taught at The Actors Studio Drama School, Marymount Manhattan College, New York University and The American Music and Dramatic Academy. Member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.

JEFF DAVOLT (Production Stage Manager). Recent Stage Management: Marathon 2007/2008 (EST), Seth’s Broadway 101 (Actors Fund/New World Stages). NYC: Lucy (EST); Star Spangled Girl (Playwrights Horizons); My Wandering Boy (SPF); Terrible Infant (NYFringe); Henry & Mudge, Junie B. Jones and Max & Ruby (Lortel, TW/USA). Regional opera: The Soldier’s Tale (Boston/Philadelphia), HMS Pinafore (KC Opera). As a Director: Off-Broadway premiere of Suicide Anyone? (45th Street Theatre), Max & Ruby (national tours), Star Collector (American Playwrights), Sad & Desperate Lives (Ghostlight). Graduate: Univ. of Missouri-Columbia. Member: AEA/SMA/SSDC. 

B.D. WHITE(Technical Coordinator) has worked in NYC since 1993. Previous creditswith Theatreworks USA here at the Lortel include Broadway: Frozen. Off-Broadway: Classic Stage Company, MCC Theater, The Culture Project, The Working Theater, The Play Company, Womens Project & Productions, New York Stage & Film and the Melting Pot Theatre

ARIA ARTS/ERIN PAUAHI AUERBACH (Marketing Consulting) provides theatrical marketing, fundraising services and business management solutions for performing arts companies and non-profit entities, specializing in organizations that serve children and families. Client roster: Brooklyn Music School, Children’s Press Line, Daryl Roth Productions, Dicapo Opera Theatre, Friends of the Children New York, HC Music,Theatreworks USA. Off-Broadway credits: Celia, A Dolphin up a Tree, Funkey Monkeys, Seussical, Anne of Green Gables.