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CHRISTIAN DANTE WHITE |
EPHIE AARDEMA |
TRISHA JEFFREY |
Broadway: My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly!; Shuffle Along…; The Book of Mormon; The Scottsboro Boys (also London). National Tour: The Book of Mormon, Motown, Hairspray. Other theater includes On the Town (with the Boston Pops); Cotton Club Parade, Lost in the Stars, The Wiz (Encores!); The Scottsboro Boys (Ahmanson Theatre; The Vineyard); Jersey Boys; and Hairspray (The MUNY). TV/Film: “A. Mann’s World,” (NBC), Bearcity. Education: Interlochen Arts Academy; Circle in the Square Theatre School. |
Ephie was seen on Broadway she appeared in The Bridges of Madison County, and recently completed the Broadway National Tour of Waitress playing Dawn. Other National Tours include The Sound of Music and Fiddler on the Roof. She has origniated the roles of Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View, Megan in Two Dollar Bill and Cindy in A Sign of the Times among others. Regionally she has appeared on such lauded stages as The Old Globe, Goodspeed Musicals, PCLO, Papermill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse, St. Louis Rep, Pioneer Theatre, and many others. |
Broadway credits include Rent, All Shook Up, and Little Shop of Horrors, as well as appearing as Deloris Van Cartier on the 1st National Tour of Sister Act: The Musical, and on tour with Motown The Musical as Mary Wilson. With a Jeff Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical, Trisha is the proud recipient of a Black Theatre Alliance Award, a Black Excellence Award and a Broadway World Chicago Award for her portrayal of Celie in the 2013 Mercury Theater Chicago production of The Color Purple. |
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ERIC WILLIAM MORRIS |
KATE WEATHERHEAD |
MICHAEL WARTELLA |
Broadway: Carl Denham in King Kong, Coram Boy, Mamma Mia! Eric frequently collaborates with composer Joe Iconis, starring in Be More Chill (original cast recording), Things to Ruin (OCR) and Bloodsong of Love. TV/film includes “Mind Hunter,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Quantico,” “Blue Bloods,” and the feature film Trust, Greed, Bullets & Bourbon. Regional/Off-Broadway includes Songbird, The Ballad of Little Jo (OCR), The Last Goodbye and Tennessee Williams’ Talk to Me Like the Rain… |
Kate made her Broadway debut in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and has been seen as Kate and Chutney in original company of Legally Blonde. In 2009 Kate starred as Deb in Ordinary Days by Adam Gwon for the Roundabout Theatre Company. In addition to her extensive career as an actress, Kate is an accomplished writer – co-creating Submissions Only, and the three-part Children’s book series Jack & Louisa with Andrew Keenan-Bolger. In March 2021 it was announced that Wetherhead, with Paul Rudnick, will co-write a musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, which is expected to premiere in 2022. |
Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Mike TV), Wicked (Boq), Tuck Everlasting (Hugo). Off-Broadway: Rent, The Kid(New Group). Regional: Chasing Rainbows (Papermill), Midsummer, A Prayer for Owen Meany (DCTC), Oliver Twist (co-production with A.R.T., Berkeley Rep and TFANA). Film/TV: Blood Night, “The Mysteries of Laura.” Loving Leah. |
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SAM UNDERWOODSam Underwood is widely recognized for his portrayal of such sinister roles as militiaman Jake Otto in AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead,” serial killer Zach Hamilton in Showtime’s “Dexter,” mentally unstable rehab patient Leo in “Homeland,” and murderous twin brothers Mark and Luke in Fox’s ”The Following.” After moving to the US from his hometown of Woking, Surrey in England, Sam starred as Alan Strang in Equus alongside Alec Baldwin. His other notable roles onstage include the title role in the Off-Broadway adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Hamlet (title role) alongside Alec Baldwin and Kate Mulgrew, Five Finger Exercise directed by Shirley Knight, Candida at Irish Rep, American Soldier by James Rado, and working with Dana Moore on Gotta Dance. Sam joined other AMDA alumni to co-found and be the Artistic Director of The Fundamental Theater Project, a transatlantic arts organization based in New York City dedicated to cultivating artistic collaborations and exploring diverse material. Sam currently stars as “Adam Carrington” in Dynasty on The CW. |
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CHRISTIAN DANTE WHITEBroadway: My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly!; Shuffle Along…; The Book of Mormon; The Scottsboro Boys (also London). National Tour: The Book of Mormon, Motown, Hairspray. Other theater includes On the Town (with the Boston Pops); Cotton Club Parade, Lost in the Stars, The Wiz (Encores!); The Scottsboro Boys (Ahmanson Theatre; The Vineyard); Jersey Boys; and Hairspray (The MUNY). TV/Film: “A. Mann’s World,” (NBC), Bearcity. Education: Interlochen Arts Academy; Circle in the Square Theatre School. |