ARTCO returns, in its first outing since the sold-out smash hit MACK & MABEL! “Broadway Showstoppers” features one Broadway showstopper after another, performed by a splendid cast of Broadway and Hollywood veterans, 12 spectacular dancers, all accompanied by Fred Barton’s 16-piece orchestra!
The All-Star Cast Includes:
ANASTASIA BARZEE: BROADWAY: Betty Haynes in White Christmas, Lady Mortimer in Henry IV, Emma Carew in Jekyll & Hyde, Hope in Urinetown and Ellen in Miss Saigon. WEST END: Josephine in Napoleon. REGIONAL: Anna in The King and I, Sally in Follies and the World Premiere of Mr. Holland’s Opus. TELEVISION: Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, White Collar, Madam Secretary, The Society, FBI, Hunters, Inventing Anna and The Good Fight.
SARAH URIARTE BERRY: BROADWAY: Eponine in Les Miserables, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Franca in The Light in the Piazza. NEW YORK CITY OPERA: Cinderella in Cinderella. NATIONAL TOURS: Betty Schaefer in Sunset Blvd, Julie Jordan in Carousel.
BENAI BOYD: TELEVISION: Big Little Lies, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. REGIONAL THEATRE: Motor Mouth Mabel in Hairspray, Joanne in Rent, Queen in Frozen, Gary Coleman in Avenue Q, Tina Turner and Diana in Beehive, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Celia in The King of Pangea, Linda in The Freedom Machine to name a few.
CHAD DORECK: TELEVISION: You’re the One that I Want, Westworld, Hollywood, Saved by the Bell, The Upshaws, Call Me Cat, Grey Matter, Dead Ringers and My Life as a Teen-age Robot to name a few. OFF BROADWAY and REGIONAL: Matthew in Altar Boyz, 44 - the Obama Musical, Twist, Antony and Cleopatra and William Desmond Taylor in ARTCO’S Mack & Mabel.
JASON GRAAE: BROADWAY: Starring roles in A Grand Night for Singing, Snoopy!, Falsettos, Stardust, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? NATIONAL TOUR: The Wizard in Wicked, Harry Houdini in Ragtime.
DAMON KIRSCHE: Featured Soloist at New York’s City Center, Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, and Lincoln Center. Damon has appeared in leading roles in musicals nationwide including Julian Marsh in 42nd St, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, King Arthur in Camelot, Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins, Galahad in Spamalot, and Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music, to name just a few.
SHARON LAWRENCE: Is a three time Emmy Nominated Actress for her role as Sylvia Costas in the ABC Drama NYPD Blue. She’s received three additional Emmy nominations for her other television performances including a nod for her work on Grey’s Anatomy. BROADWAY: Velma Kelly in Chicago, Cabaret (revival) and Fiddler on the Roof. TELEVISION: Desperate Housewives, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Curb Your Enthusiasm, One Tree Hill, Shameless, Boston Legal, Body of Proof and many more.
KERRY O’MALLEY: BROADWAY: Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Betty Haynes in White Christmas, Dolly Tate in Annie Get Your Gun, Dr. Sharone Stein in On A Clear Day You Can See Forever. FILM: Annabelle, Annabelle:Creation, The Killer and Mea Culpa. TELEVISION: The Last Tycoon, Snowpiercer, Strange Angel, Women Who Kill and Shameless, to name a few.
ALISAN PORTER: WINNER - 10th Season “The Voice.” BROADWAY: Bebe A Chorus Line. KODAK THEATRE: The Ten Commandments. FILM and TELEVISION: Curly Sue (title role) Parenthood, Stella, I Love You to Death, Chicken Soup. Discography: Alisan Porter, Who We Are, Pink Cloud, A Chorus Line - Original Revival Cast.
JAMES SNYDER: BROADWAY: Cry-baby in Cry-Baby. ENCORES: Marius in Fanny. REGIONAL THEATRE: Rock of Ages, Happy Days, The Fantastic, Hamlet, Oklahoma! Dangerous Beauty. TELEVISION: Anna’s Dream, Married to the Kellys, Gilmore Girls, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Related, Without a Trace, Drop Dead Diva, Blue Bloods to name a few. FILM: She’s the Man, Pretty Persuasion, The Gingerbread Man and Anderson’s Cross.
LESLIE STEVENS: BROADWAY: Anne in La Cage aux Folles, Victor/Victoria with Julie Andrews. REGIONAL THEATRE: Roxie in Chicago, Ariel in Grumpy Old Men, Diana in Lend Me a Tenor, Masha in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. FILM and TELEVISION: Threshold, Troubled Child, True Blood, Charlie Thistle and many more.
LAUREN WORSHAM: BROADWAY: Phoebe in A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder (Tony Award Nomination), NEW YORK CITY OPERA: Cunegonde in Candide, Flora in The Turn of the Screw, NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC and PBS BROADCAST: Magnolia in Show Boat. NATIONAL TOUR and REGIONAL: Olive in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Lilli in Carnival, Clara in A Light in the Piazza and Cinderella in Into the Woods. She’s also known as the lead singer for the band SKY-PONY.
DONNA MARIE ASBURY: Donna Marie recently left the Broadway cast of Chicago after a twenty-year run! She is the Guinness Book of World Records holder for the longest career playing the same character in a Broadway Show! Other Broadway shows include: the original Merrily We Roll Along, Smile and Jerome Robbins Broadway. At age 19 she was personally chosen by Hal Prince to play Eva Person in Evita, the youngest actress to ever tackle the title role.
CHRIS MANN: The Voice – (Second Season) NATIONAL TOUR: The Phantom in Phantom of the Opera, Neon Dreams: The Voice (Las Vegas.) He starred in two PBS specials entitled Chris Man in Concert: A Mann for All Seasons and Home for Christmas: The Chris Mann Christmas Special. His discography includes: Roads, Constellation and the soundtrack from Chris Man: A Mann for All Seasons. His hilarious family videos on YouTube and TikTok have millions of views and have gone viral.
