Actor Biographies: A
Adler, Dara (Ballet Chorus) Dance credits: Paul Taylor Dance Company, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Pennsylvania Ballet, White Raven at Lincoln Center Festival, Juilliard Opera, Dances Patrelle, Carnegie Hall, the video documentation of the Katherine Dunham Technique for the Library of Congress. She’s grateful for the love and support she has received from her teachers.
Dates 4/05 - 5/05; 8/05 - present
Adonna, Emily (Ballet Chorus) is thrilled to
return to the Broadway company. Previous national tours include the
Phantom third national company and Carousel directed
by Nicholas Hytner. Emily was also a member of the Pittsburgh Ballet
Theatre and participated in the Tokyo International Choreography Competition
dancing the classical pieces choreographed by Bill Iha.
Dates 8/97 - 3/01; 5/03 - 6/03; 9/03 - 04; 1/06 - present
Albert, Deanne (Ballet Chorus) began her serious
ballet training at the age of 12 with Margarita de Saa and John White
at the Pennsylavnia Academy of Ballet in Narberth PA. She was a finalist
at both the 1979 Prix de Lausanne Compeition in Switzerland and the
1980 Varna International Ballet Competition in Bulgaria. She then
joined American Ballet Theatre II for one year and then American ballet
Theatre for eight years where she danced numerous soloist roles. This
spring she received her undergraduate degre in liberal arts with honors
from New York University. Most of all Dini and her husband Michael
are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Sydney.
Dates 12/93 - 2/94; 5/94
Anastasio, Diane BIO NOT FOUND YET
Dates UNKNOWN
Anderson, D.C. (Don Attilio/Passarino; M. Reyer/Hairdresser):
Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera. National Tour: Martin Guerre,
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The Phantom of the Opera.
Regional: Steppenwolf (The Ballad of Little Jo), Northlight (Three
Postcards), Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival Theatre Company member,
Guthrie (Martin Guerre). Television: “Lady Blue” and
over 60 commercials. As a cabaret singer/songwriter, D.C. is the recipient
of a Bistro Award and several MAC nominations. Cabaret performances:
Town Hall, Don’t Tell Mama and Duplex Cabaret Theater (where
his original revue Not For The Squeamish premiered October 2003),
Gardenia in Los Angeles, Davenport’s in Chicago, The Plush Room
in San Francisco. His Brownville Concert Series performance was shown
on PBS. Visit www.dcanderson.net to listen to selections from his
solo CD’s: “The Box Under the Bed,” “Collected,”
“All Is Calm, All Is Bright” (featuring the premiere recording
of a Sondheim/Rodgers holiday song) and “Ballad” (to be
released in February 2004.) His songwriting collaborators include
Carol Hall, Albert Hague, Elizabeth Doyle, Jeff Rizzo, Stephen Randoy,
Steven Landau, Billy Philadelphia, Ritt Henn and Rick Snyder. Their
songbook “Songs By D.C. And…” is available at www.LMLMusic.com.
Touring the country has afforded him the opportunity to take up photography
and display his favorites on his website.
DC as Andre
Dates March 2001 (Don Attilio/Passarino),
May 2001 (M.Reyer/Hairdresser)
Anderson, Lawrence (Swing) joins the tour of
The Phantom of the Opera directly from the Broadway production
of Phantom. Broadway - Les Miserables (Enjolras - student
leader). International Tours: The Rocky Horror Show (Brad Majors),
Hair (Woof). Regional: Annie Get Your Gun, Westchester
Broadway Theatre; Utopia Limited (Phantis opposite John Reed
O.B.E.); Pirates of Penzance (Major-General Stanley), Colorado
Gilbert and Sullivan Festival; The Fantasticks (Matt); Candide
(Maximilian). Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University
of Colorado, where he also spent two years in the Department of Theatre's
Actor Training Program.
Lawrence Anderson as Raoul
Dates 4/92 - 7/92; 9/94 - 7 95
Andrews, George Lee (Don Attilio/Passarino; M.
Firmin; M. Andre) Broadway: A Little Night Music, On the Twentieth
Century, Merlin and Sondheim, A Musical Tribute, recorded live
(RCA). Television: PBS Great Performances' "Sondheim Gala A
Celebration of Carnegie Hall's 200th Year," Frederick Egerman in the
New York City Opera's A Little Night Music (PBS' "Live from
Lincoln Center"). Recording: original cast album of Starting Here,
Starting Now (RCA); 110 in the Shade and The Most Happy Fella
(the National Symphony Orchestra); The Anastasia Affaire by Wright
& Forrest; Colette Collage by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt.
Off-Broadway: The Fantasticks (Sullivan Street Playhouse),
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Village Gate).
National tour: A Little Night Music, opposite Jean Simmons
and Margaret Hamilton; later directing the musical for Harold Prince
in Johannesburg, South Africa. Concerts: the Cleveland Orchestra,
the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Concordia Orchestra.
Always with love to Marty, Jennifer, Shannon and Robert.
George Lee Andrews as Andre (w/Jeff Keller) George Lee Andrews as Firmin (w/ Jeff Keller and Elena Batman)
Dates 1/88 - 6/90 (Don Attilio/Passarino);
6/90 - 4/01 (M. Firmin); 4/01 - present (M. Andre)
Aronson, LuAnn (Christine Daae) played the title
role of Christine Daaé in the Broadway production of The
Phantom of the Opera, and toured the world in the internationally
acclaimed production presented by Livent. She performed as a featured
soloist in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at Radio City Music
Hall. At Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's annual Sydmonton Festival in England
Luann originated the role of Betty Schaefer in the workshop production
of Sunset Boulevard. Prior to her work with Lord Andrew, she
toured the Far East as Maria in The Sound of Music and toured
North America as Guenevere in Camelot. Regional credits include:
Sharon in Master Class with Denver Center Theatre Company and the
Arizona Theatre Company; Laurey in Oklahoma!; Fiona in Brigadoon;
Aldonza in Man of La Mancha; and Anna in The King and I.
Ms. Aronson's concert career includes performances with symphonies
across the country including Seattle Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony,
The Tanglewood Summer Music and Blossom Festivals. This past year
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra chose her to be their soloist for their
New Year's Eve Gala Concert.
Dates 6/92 - 5/94
Atherton, Peter (Don Attilio/Passarino; Auctioneer),
directly from the LA production of Phantom, is making his Broadway
debut. A bass baritone he has performed with The Seattle, Baltimore;
LA Music Center; Lyric Cleveland; Virginia; Omaha and Wolf Trap Opera
Companies. He performed in concert and oratorio with The Swiss Romande;
LA Philharmonic and Master Chorale; San Diego Symphony; Ojai Festival
and Pasadena Chamber Orchestra. He has been a prize winner in the
San Francisco Opera Auditions; NATS Artist of the Year and an international
panel of judges awarded him First Prize among 16 basses in the National
Arts Club Artists Competition.
Dates 2/93 - 3/94 (Don Attilio/Passarino);
5/94 - 7/94 (Auctioneer)