MICHAEL CASSIDY (Captain Wickes/Turgot/Spanish Soldier) appeared last season with 42nd Street Moon as Willoughby Finch in Oh, Lady! Lady!! and Apollo in Out of This World. Other Bay Area credits: The Best Man (Aurora Theatre), Hair (Mountain Play), Company (Masquers Playhouse), The Secret Garden in Concert (Ray of Light Theatre), and The Seven Year Itch (Novato Theatre Company). Favorite musical roles include The Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Charlie Dalrymple in Brigadoon and Lt. Cable in South Pacific.

JACKSON DAVIS (Benjamin Franklin) makes a welcome return to 42nd Street Moon where he last appeared in its production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Pipe Dream. He was most recently seen in the Aurora Theater's production of The Best Man. He has worked with TheatreWorks in Palo Alto for many years, most recently in its New Works production of Creating Claire by Joe DiPietro. Other Bay Area theaters he has worked with are American Conservatory Theater (Happy End, Hans Christian Anderson), Marin Theater Co. (Lovers & Executioners, Company), San Jose Rep (Mizlansky/Zilinsky, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial), and the Magic (God of Hell).

GIANA DeGEISO (Yvonne) is making her 42nd Street Moon debut.  She recently moved to San Francisco from Reno, Nevada where she has been involved in theater arts from the age of eight.  Some of her favorite roles include Frauline Kost in Cabaret, Shelly in Bat Boy: The Musical, and most recently, Nancy D in A New Brain with Custom Made Theatre here in San Francisco. 

JENNIFER EKMAN (Janine Nicolet) returns to 42nd Street Moon after taking on the roles of Edith and Dance Captain in Gay Divorce.  Other Bay Area credits include an eight-month run with Shopping! The Musical (AWAT Productions), Kristen in Insignificant Others (Pier 39),  Little Sally in Urinetown, The Musical (Altarena Playhouse) and Ellen in Miss Saigon (Diablo Light Opera Company; Shellie Award for Best Supporting Actress).  She earned a BA in Drama from Ithaca College and has studied theater at IC's London Center, Michael Howard Studios (NYC), Carnegie Mellon and Studio ACT.  Her most recent (and favorite role) is that of Newlywed.

GRANT “BUZZ” HALSING (Footman/Bookseller/Abbe de Morellet) is a 30-year veteran of Northern California theater, both on stage and in the director’s chair. Favorite roles include Harold Hill in The Music Man (Stockton Theatre Project), The Golden Falcon in Thunderbabe (Theatre on the Square in San Jose) and Fyedka in Fiddler on the Roof (Mountain Play).  Directing favorites are The King and I and The Secret Garden. This marks Buzz’s third show with 42nd Street Moon, and he looks forward to many more.

ROB HATZENBELLER (David Lord Stormont) is making his fourth appearance at 42nd Street Moon, having previously appeared in By Jupiter, Pipe Dream and A Connecticut Yankee.  Favorite credits include Wonderful Town at Marin Theatre Company (Bay Area Critics Circle Award), The Opposite of Sex at the Magic Theatre, Guys and Dolls and The Sound of Music at American Musical Theatre of San Jose, and the world premiere of Kander and Ebb's The Visit at Chicago's Goodman Theatre.

DAVID “KELII” KAHAWAII (Benjamin “Benny” Franklin Bache) is making his 42nd Street Moon debut. His credits include Jo Jo in Seussical (Woodminster Summer Musicals), Franklin Roosevelt, Jr. in Sunrise at Campobello (Willows Theatre Company), Oliver in Oliver! (Douglas Morrisson Theatre), and Winthrop in The Music Man (Diablo Light Opera Company). He has also worked on commercials, print ads and is featured as one of Tom Ammiano's students in MILK starring Sean Penn. David is in seventh grade at Charlotte Wood Middle school in Danville, is a member of the Contra Costa Children's Chorus and enjoys playing tennis, violin and oboe.

BENJAMIN KNOLL (King Louis) was most recently seen as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at North Bay Shakespeare. His other Bay Area work includes originating Dr. Headman in Crazy, Just Like Me, John Hinckley in Assassins, and work in Marin Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, Merry Wives of Windsor and Don Juan. This is his first appearance with 42nd Street Moon.

CHRISTOPHER M. NELSON (Vergennes) returns to 42nd Street Moon after portraying Private Offenbach in The Student Gypsy last spring. Most recently, he was seen in the World Premiere of Friends Are Forever at New Conservatory Theatre Center. Before moving to San Francisco, he performed on many stages in San Diego, including the La Jolla Playhouse, the La Jolla Stage Company, the Balboa Theatre, Lamb’s Players Theatre and Diversionary Theatre in productions of The Secret Garden, Dracula, the Musical, Into the Woods, Oklahoma!, Godspell, Closer Than Ever, and many others. 

CHELSEA NENNI (Carmelita) most recently portrayed Julie Jordan in back-to-back productions of Carousel.  Last year, she covered the role of Emily Webb in Festival Opera’s West Coast Premiere of Our Town.  Ms. Nenni has also worked with Opera San José, Inland Valley Opera, and the Diablo Light Opera Company.  Favorite roles include Adele (Die Fledermaus), Papagena (Die Zauberflöte), and Tzeitel (Fiddler on the Roof). She is a graduate of Chapman University’s Conservatory of Music.

TOM ORR (Jacques) makes a welcome return to 42nd Street Moon for his eighth show with the company.  He was previously seen in Mack & Mabel, Li'l Abner, Pardon My English, Plain and Fancy, One Touch of Venus, Moon About Town 2007 Gala and Coco. An award-winning lyricist best known for the hit parody revue, Dirty Little Showtunes!, Tom recently had a hit solo show, I Feel A Thong Coming On!, at New Conservatory Theatre Center. Also: Naked Boys Singing! and Trog! (Theatre Rhinoceros); Whoop-Dee-Doo! and Take Me Out (NCTC); and Shopping! The Musical.

TONY PANIGHETTI (Pierre Caron de Beaumarchais) returns to the 42nd Street Moon stage after performing as Muffin in The Student Gypsy. He has performed all over California as well as the high seas with the Crystal Cruise Line's Repertory Theater at Sea. Most recently he was Man 2 in the Willows Theatre's production of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Possibly his favorite past credit is that of Mozart in PCPA Theaterfest's Amadeus for which he received a Backstage West Garland Award. 

STEPHANIE RHOADS (Madame la Comtesse Diane de Vobrillac) includes among her favorite Moon roles: Adriana in The Boys From Syracuse, Ninotchka in Silk Stockings, Venus in One Touch of…, Elvira in High Spirits, Thea in Fiorello!, and Adeline in Sweet Adeline.  She is the recipient of Dean Goodman Choice Awards for Hello Dolly! with Mountain Play and Out of This World with 42nd Street Moon, as well as Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards.  She has appeared with many regional companies including American Musical Theatre of San Jose, TheatreWorks, Broadway By the Bay, Beach Blanket Babylon, Woodminster Musicals, and more.  She is the Founding Co-Artistic Director of 42nd Street Moon.

VICTOR-ALEXANDER TAPIA (Pedro Count de Aranda) made his 42nd Street Moon debut in the  You've Got Possibilities! fundraising gala, and most recently portrayed Roberto in Irma La Douce. Other credits include the title role in Jekyll and Hyde, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Munoz in City of Angels, the Wolf in Into the Woods, the Narrator in The Apple Tree, the Narrator in Blood Brothers, and Mike, in American Conservatory Theater's Young Conservatory original production of Across The Universe: The Music of Lennon and McCartney. He is a sophomore at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

ANDREW WILLIS-WOODWARD (Temple Franklin) just appeared as a tap-dancing Bronco Buster in Girl Crazy. His other Moon credits include: The Student Gypsy and Out of This World. He has also been seen in: Altar Boyz (Abraham) at San Jose Stage, Kiss Me, Kate (Bill/Luctentio) at Cabrillo Stage, and Convenience (Vince) at New Conservatory Theatre Center. Andrew has also studied at a variety of conservatory programs, including the ACT Summer Training Congress, the Theater Arts Institute at American Musical Theatre of San Jose, and the CAP21 Summer Programs at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.

TODD NIELSEN (Director/Choreographer) returns to San Francisco to make his 42nd Street Moon directorial debut.  He had the pleasure of living in the City while serving as Resident Director for the National Tour of Disney’s The Lion King during its run here and beyond. Up from Los Angeles, Todd’s recent projects include Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune for International City Theatre, Seesaw and Greg MacKellan’s revival of Out of This World for the Musical Theatre Guild, Plaid Tidings for the Oregon Cabaret Theatre and Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Welk Resort. It’s an election year and perfect timing for this wonderful piece of musical history!

DAVE DOBRUSKY (Musical Director) is celebrating his 13th season with 42nd Street Moon.  Favorite productions include Out of This World, The Student Gypsy, Plain and Fancy, Li’l Abner, Mack & Mabel, Red Hot and Blue!, Minnie’s Boys, Can-Can, Finian’s Rainbow, Paint Your Wagon (Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award), By Jupiter, Leave It to Me! (recorded), Dear World, Call Me Madam,  and Louisiana Purchase.  He has also appeared with Nancy Dussault, Susan Watson, Andrea McArdle, Marni Nixon, Rebecca Luker and Leslie Caron.  Other Bay Area credits include:  Man of LaMancha (BATCC Award), Putting It Together(San Francisco Playhouse); The Fantasticks (Shakespeare at Stinson); In This House, The Boyfriend (Playhouse West); Passion, Chess(New Conservatory Theatre); and youth productions of Titanicand Les Miserables(Musical Theatre Works).

RUDY GUERRERO (Stage Manager) has previously been the stage manager for 42nd Street Moon's Coco, Flora the Red Menace, and Li'l Abner.  His Moon performances include Irma La Douce, Gay Divorce (Bay Area Theater Critics Circle nominee for supporting actor in a musical), The Golden Apple, Once Upon a Mattress, and Can-Can. He is the 2007 winner of the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Award for Principal Actor in a Musical for his performance as the "Leading Player" in Pippin at Foothill Music Theater.  He has a BFA in Musical Theater from the Boston Conservatory and a MFA in Acting from American Conservatory Theater.

rover SPOTTS (Lighting Designer) has worked intermittently with theater since high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Over the last handful of years, he has worked on Bound + Gagged for Rumpus in the San Francisco Fringe Festival, Stage Frights with Hardcore Thrush Productions, Broadway With a Twist: A Tale of Love and Lust, and Broadway with a Twist II: The Concert. He recently worked with Eastenders Repertory Company for their production of Frozen and on ERC’s 100 Years of Queer Theatre Festival in conjunction with Theatre Rhinoceros.

LOUISE JARMILOWICZ (Costumer) is in her third season working as costumer for 42nd Street Moon.  She has been costuming around San Francisco for many years. Other groups with whom she has worked, designing and constructing costumes, include Crowded Fire, the Handful Players, the African-American Shakespeare Co., Children's Fairyland, Stage Door Conservatory, The Lamplighters, the Dark Room Theater, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and many other local artists. www.jarmodesigns.com

TOM ORR (Production Manager/Set Decorator) landed on the Moon in 2006 as an actor, was Production Assistant for the 2007-2008 season, and now is excited to take on new duties behind the scenes, harnessing his creative energy in fun ways.