Baldwin Wallace Music Theatre Summer Update

Want to catch a BWMT this summer? They're all over the country!

Forestburgh Playhouse (Forestburgh, New York)

Jonathan Charles Fox

Rising senior, Mike Cefalo, and rising juniors, Jason Goldston, Michelle Pauker, and MacKenzie Wright are tap dancing away in, Shout!, Willy Wonka, Anything Goes, Rock of Ages, Into The Woods, Tommy, and The Addams Family.

Timber Lake Playhouse (Mt Carroll, Illinois)

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Rising sophomore, Caroline Kasay, and rising juniors, Chandler Smith, Alec Irion, Olivia Kauffman, Annie Griswold, and Shayla Brielle G, are rocking out at Timber Lake Playhouse in Gypsy, Having Our Say, Rock of Ages, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Titanic, Gaslight: A Thriller, and Three Little Pigs.

Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (Clinton, Illinois)

Rising sophomores, Gillian Han and Sam Columbus, and rising juniors, Jon Loya and Holly Moss can be found performing at the Showboat this summer, with rising senior Alyssa Thompson music directing! This season consists of South Pacific, The Music Man, Grease, Follies, and You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown.

Check out BWMT Jon Loya featured on the news here: kwqc.com/2016/06/30/clinton-area-showboat-theatre/

Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Boise, Idaho)

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Rising seniors, Colton Ryan, Matt Lynn, Emily Wronski, and BWMT grads Adrian Bumpas and Jillian Kates are dancing all night long My Fair Lady.

Weston Playhouse Theatre Company (Weston, Vermont)

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Rising senior, Michael Canada, is brushing up on his conjunctions and performing this season in School House Rock Live and Mamma Mia.

The Beck Center For The Arts (Lakewood, Ohio)

Patrick Murphy

Rising sophomores, Tia Karaplis and Zach Landes, rising seniors, Riley Ewing and Kayla Heichel, and graduate Jonathan Walker White are making their summer beautiful in Heathers and Billy Elliot at the Beck Center.

Company of Fools (Hailey, Idaho)

Kirsten Shultz

Rising senior, Jonathan Young, is starring as Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr. and Jerry in Grey Gardens.

Dunes Summer Theatre (Michigan City, Indiana)

@noabarenblat

Rising sophomores, Noa Barenblat, Kelsey Brown, and Warren Egypt Franklin are performing in Cabaret. After finishing up this performance, Warren is headed to the Memorial Opera House in Valparaiso, Indiana to start causing havoc in Ain't Misbehavin!

Festival 56 (Princeton, Illinois)

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Rising junior, Tré Frazier, is starring this season in Violet, The Winter’s Tale, Guys and Dolls, and Brighton Beach Memoirs.

Butte Theatre (Cripple Creek, Colorado)

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Rising junior, Dan Hoy, is starring as the title role in Pippin.

Blackfriars Theatre (Rochester, New York)

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Rising sophomore, Jake Slater, can be found rocking out in The Wedding Singer this summer.

Summer School for the Performing Arts (Westford, Massachusetts)

When BWMT's aren't on stage, they can be found writing and workshopping their own musical! Yellow Fever The Musical is written and directed by rising sophomore, Amy Keum.

AKA Productions (New York, New York)

Rising senior, Sam Leicht, is interning at AKA Productions this summer.

But what about some of the Grads?

Cain Park (Cleveland, Ohio)

Steve Wagner

2016 BWMT graduates Ellis Dawson and Malik Akil are bringing the house down in the regional premiere of The Toxic Avenger.

Holiday Inn (Broadway)

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2016 graduate Malik Akil is going to be looking forward to a White Christmas this year, as he starts rehearsals for the Roundabout revival of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn!

Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival (Auburn, New York)

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The U.S. Premiere of From Here To Eternity with lyrics by Tim Rice starring grad, Corey Mach, with Christiana Perrault in the ensemble.

Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (Incline Village, Nevada)

Gregory Daniels

Grads Andrew Kotzen, Mack Shirilla, James Penca, and Mickey Ryan are bringing the quartet of comic crooners to life in Forever Plaid at the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival with Peter Van Reesema as Associate Music Director.

Kinky Boots (Broadway)

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Shannon O’Boyle will be stepping into some new shoes, joining the Broadway Company of Kinky Boots, already starring fellow BW grad Kyle Post!

Bridges of Madison County (National Tour)

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Graduates Caitlin Houlahan, Trista Moldovan, and James Burden are currently starring in the National Tour of The Bridges of Madison County!

Producer of The Bay

Nate Parsons

Emmy winner Sainty Reid is returning as producer for the hit web series, The Bay.

New Theatre (Kansas City, Kansas)

Libby Servais

BWMT Libby Servais is killing it as Roxie Hart in Chicago!

An American In Paris (Broadway)

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Grad Jill Paice is starring as Milo in Broadway's, An American In Paris.

Les Miserables (Broadway)

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Chris McCarrell is continuing his run in Les Miserables as the love struck Marius!

School of Rock (Broadway)

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Cassie Okenka is currently performing in Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest hit musical, School of Rock, with Darren Ledbetter as music director!

Showboat (London)

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BWMT graduate Javar La'trail Parker is taking his talents to the other side of the world this summer as Stevedore in Showboat!

Aladdin (Broadway)

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Grad Steel Burkhardt is starring in the hit Broadway musical Aladdin!

The Book of Mormon (National Tour)

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Antwaun Holley is spending his summer in the hit show The Book of Mormon with JR Bruno as Dance Captain!

Wicked (National Tour)

@queennyla

Graduate Nyla Watson is flying around the country with the national tour of Wicked this summer!

THE POKEMUSICAL (Feinstein's/54 Below)

Alex Syiek

You'll want to make sure you catch The Pokemusical at 54 Below this August to see some awesome BWMT grads at work!!