| | ZAK RESNICK (Chad) is so excited to be a part of this amazing ensemble. Since moving to the city, Zak’s credits include: MAMA MIA (Broadway), LUCKY GUY (Little Shubert); Gray in THE CURE (NYMF); & Raleigh in THE FLOOD (Prospect Theater Company). Workshops: Jason in BARE: A POP OPERA; Fector in DOGFIGHT (Lincoln Center Theater); THE BLUE FLOWER (Second Stage); Fred Astaire in CASTLE WALK; Heath in HARMONY, KANSAS (Barrow Group); & Storyteller in SUNFISH (ASCAP). TV/Film: DJ in "Elixir" (ABC Family). Albums: Thirteen Stories Down (Jonathan Reid Gealt); What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up (Scott Alan); & Love Me, Love Me Not (Joey Contreras). Active in NY’s concert scene, Zak has performed numerous times at many of NYC's venues, including: Carnegie Hall, Birdland Jazz Club, Joe's Pub, LPR, Metropolitan Room & many more. BFA, Musical Theatre, Carnegie Mellon University. Thanks to Seth, Jack, Steve & Denis. Follow Zak on Twitter! @zakresnick |
| CARRIE MANOLAKOS (Marianne) is so happy to be a part of the Disaster family again. BROADWAY: MAMMA MIA (Sophie). NATIONAL TOURS: WICKED (Elphaba Standby), MAMMA MIA (Sophie).
REGIONAL/WORKSHOPS: Chix6 (Katie), Sleeping Beauty Wakes, Bare (Ivy),
The Last 5 Years (Cathy), First Wives Club, The Daughters (Athena).
Carrie is also a Singer/Songwriter, and has sold out venues such as
Joe’s Pub, Rockwood Music Hall and The Bitter End. Her debut album of
original music entitled “Echo” will be out this spring. www.carriemanolakos.com |
| | FELICIA FINLEY (Jackie) Broadway: SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, AIDA and THE WEDDING SINGER. Felicia has toured Internationally and has headlined at Caesar's Palace in Atlantic City. She has performed with such artists as Elton John, Clay Walker and Carl Anderson. She has been seen in the Spike Lee films; 25th Hour, Summer of Sam, and He Got Game. She won a Manhattan Bistro award for Best Cabaret Debut, Outer Critics Circle award for Outstanding Performer and New Jersey Merit Recognition for Best Featured Musical Actress. |
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CLARK OLIVER (Ben/Lisa) is thrilled to be working with the hilarious and brilliant Seth Rudetsky and this very talented cast. Credits include: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, & The 101 Dalmatians Musical National Tour. Regional credits include: To Kill A Mockingbird, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Beauty and the Beast. Special thanks to Rochelle Shulman at RKS, David Doan (Generation TV), Julia Mendelsohn his voice teacher, and Broadway Artists Alliance. |
| CLIF THORN (Tony) After 11 years away from show business, Clif is thrilled to be making his triumphant(!) return to the stage. Before the turn of the 21st century, he did "Les Miserables", "How To Succeed…", "Mr. President", "Forever Plaid", "High Society", and lots of TV and commercial work. The brilliant writing of Seth and Jack (along with the big money) has lured him from his current passion; selling Manhattan real estate. If you find yourself in need a great broker, look him up! www.elliman.com/cthorn |
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ANIKA LARSEN (Sister Mary Downey) has performed on Broadway in AVENUE Q, XANADU, ALL SHOOK UP and RENT. Off-Broadway, she was in Zanna, Don't!, How to Save the World... and Miracle Brothers. Anika wrote and performed in a musical, Shafrika, The White Girl, about her childhood growing up with 9 brothers and sisters from different races and countries. She's a Yale graduate, a proud member of Actor’s Equity, and co-founder of Jaradoa Theater. |
| | ANNIE GOLDEN (Shirley) Broadway: Xanadu, The Full Monty, On The Town, Ah Wilderness, Leader of the Pack, Hair. Off B'way: Assassins, Little Shop of Horrors, A...My Name is Alice, Rag and Bone. Film: Hair, I Love You Philip Morris, Twelve Monkeys, Prelude To a Kiss, Longtime Companion, Desperately Seeking Susan. Television: NYC 22, Law and Order, Third Watch, One Life To Live, All My Children, Cheers. Albums: Hair, Assassins, Leader of the Pack |
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TOM RIIS FARRELL (Maury): Broadway: Chicago, Coram Boy, Dirty Blonde, Wrong Mountain, 1776. Off-Broadway: Al Pacino's Arturo Ui (National Actors' Theatre); Li'l Abner (Encores!); Mary Rose and The Slug Bearers of Kayrol Island (Vineyard). Regional: A Christmas Carol (McCarter); Circle Mirror Transformation with Sandy Duncan (George Street); Rag and Bone (Long Wharf, Dir. Tina Landau); Once in a Lifetime (Williamstown, Dir. Michael Greif). TV: five “L&O”s, two “Criminal Intents”; “The Good Wife”; “Ed”; “Spin City”; “Fringe”; “Brotherhood”. Film: All Good Things, Tell-Tale, The Stepford Wives, Almost Famous, The Out-of-Towners, The Devil's Advocate, Sleepless in Seattle, Scent of a Woman. |
PAUL CASTREE (Scott) Broadway: Original cast member of 9 to 5,Young Frankenstein, High Fidelity, All Shook Up, Saturday Night Fever, Footloose, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Grease!. National Tour: 9 to 5, Bye Bye Birdie. The Off Broadway, Toronto and L.A. productions of Forever Plaid - ( L.A. Ovation Award and Canada's Dora Award). New York City Opera: The Most Happy Fella. Other stage credits: Dreamgirls at Atlanta's TOTS, Where's Charley? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at the W.T.F. and Pop! at Yale Repertory theatre. Television: Caroline In The City, the Emmy nominated HBO documentary All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise.The Actor’s Fund concerts and subsequent recordings of Dreamgirls (Nonesuch Records) and the Grammy Award nominated Hair (Ghostlight Records). |
| LACRETTA NICOLE (Levora) is thrilled to be a part of Disaster! Select regional credits: Xanadu (Barter), Hairspray (BRT), A Wrinkle in Time (Coterie), All Shook Up (FRP), Ragtime (PCS). Opera: Carmen (Carmen), Gianni Schicchi (Zita), The Theory of Everything (Nightclub Singer, Pa’qo). Guest Soloist: Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra. Readings/Workshops: This One Girl’s Story (Ce Ce), Bathory (Anna Darvulia), Harlem Ladies (LaVonda), and Street Lights (Mrs. Willis). Forever my biggest fan, my mother, now my angel, O how I love and miss you! |
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SAUM ESKANDANI is excited to join into this hilarious group of creators and performers on such a fun project. Creating new work is a passion, along with the last incarnation of Disaster!, Saum has had the privilege of playing his part in the creation of several new shows including The Island Musical (NYSAF), the re-imagined On a Clear Day... (NYSAF), a reworking of A Year With Frog and Toad (Atlantic Theatre Co) an ongoing pet project We Put The Spring in Springfield: The Music of the Simpsons and has been seen Off B'way, Regionally, and on Tour in numerous "not new" shows as well ;-) Love and Thanks to family, friends, and every teacher ever. |
| SHERZ ALETAHA, which is pronounced like more than one Cher, is thrilled to be back with Disaster. Favorite credits include Gypsy, How to Succeed..., Moon Over Buffalo, and Man Of La Mancha. She has also had the pleasure of performing on the Rfamily cruise ship and in various concerts and readings in the city. Thanks and love to family, friends, cast and crew! |
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KEVIN LOREQUE trained at The
Beverly Hills Playhouse and has been working professionally for
over 20 years....acting in films opposite Russell Crowe and Robin
Williams, a principal role in a Broadway National tour, numerous
readings and workshops in NYC (New York Theatre Workshop, New World Stages,
The York Theatre Company...), lead roles in regional theaters throughout
the U.S., 2 one-man plays (I Am My Own Wife, in Africa and the UK),
plus various TV shows, including Saved by the
Bell. He's a member of SAG, AFTRA, and AEA. www.KevinLoreque.com |
| JENNIFER KNOX was most recently seen as Ellie in Goodspeed's Showboat. National Tour: Cats (Demeter). Regional: Sugar (Sugar), Oklahoma (Ado Annie), Damn Yankees (Lola), The Producers (Ulla), 42nd Street (Anytime Annie); frequently with Chicago's Drury Lane, American Theater Company, and Light Opera Works. Film: The Dark Knight, Audrey the Trainwreck, Miss Ohio, Quietly On By. |
| LINDSAY NICOLE CHAMBERS is happy to rejoin her Disaster cohorts! Recently starred as Robin in Lysistrata Jones on Broadway. Catch her in the smash hit webseries Submissions Only (submissionsonly.com) Broadway: Legally Blonde, Hairspray. Other favorites: Hairspray 1st national tour, She Loves Me (u/s Ilona, Walnut Street), Chicago (MSMT), Damn Yankees (Lola),Oklahoma! (Ado Annie AND Aunt Eller, not at the same time), West Side Story (Anita. Yes, Anita.) |