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SUMMER PROGRAM 2012
Happiness,
American Songbook: Harold Arlen,
Frank Loesser;
City Center Encores!:
Call Me
Madam, Out of This World, Pajama Game.
LA-
Reprise:
Threepenny Opera, Damn Yankees,
and
Follies.
London: Father in
Children Of Eden
(original cast), Rev. Montgomery
in
My One and
Only
(London Palladium-Concert)
, Cats
(Film-
Adelphi Theatre). Paris:
Ain’t Misbehavin’.
Canada:
Theatre Royal Manitoba: (world premiere) Chuck
in
Grumpy Old Men: The Musical
. Film:
Torch Song
Trilogy
(Murray),
Dreamgirls
(Max Washington),
The Nightmare Before Christmas
(VO Oogie
Boogie),
All Dogs Go To Heaven
(VO King Gator),
etc
.
Television:
Duke Ellington-The Music Lives On,
Polly, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Charmed
, etc. Awards:
New York-Theatre World Award (
Guys and Dolls
),
Drama Desk Award-Best Actor (
Ain’t Misbehavin’
),
Drama League Honoree, Kevin Kline Award
(
Jesus Christ Superstar
-Herod), Joseph Jefferson
Award Nominee (
Wizard of Oz
-Cowardly Lion),
Kevin Kline Award Nominee (
Les Misérables
-
Thenardier,
Little Shop of Horrors
-VO Audrey II).
Other: Directing:
Storyville
(San Diego Rep),
The
Fantasticks
(LA Ovation award),
To Sir With Love
(Musical),
Ain’t Misbehavin’
,
Nightlife
(Westbeth
Theatre NY and etc.). Concerts/Recordings -
Page
By Page,
etc. Partial list of credits. Thanks Mike and
Denny for allowing me to continue my wonderful
journey at The Muny!
THOM SESMA
(
Jafar
) is thrilled to make his
Muny debut with the
Aladdin
company, and
equally thrilled to return to St. Louis after visits
on tour (
Miss Saigon
) and at the Repertory Theatre
of St. Louis (
Sweeney Todd
,
A Little Night Music
,
Dinner With Friends
, and, as director,
Life (x) 3
).
Last year, he completed an acclaimed two and a
half year run of
The Lion King
(playing Scar) in Las Vegas.
Numerous NYC credits
include many roles on and
off-Broadway, in musicals
and plays, in memorable hits
and near-legendary flops,
but he is particularly proud
to have participated recently
in the all-star
Shinsai: Theaters for Japan
benefit
in NYC, in tribute to Japan’s recovery efforts
after the tragic tsunami of March, 2011. Along
with appearances at the St. Louis Rep, numerous
regional credits include Yale Rep, McCarter, Old
Globe, Arena Stage, Baltimore Centre Stage,
Berkeley Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse. TV/Film:
Person Of Interest
,
Third Watch
,
Law & Order
,
Whoopi
,
Trinity
,
Lay The Favorite
,
Over/Under
(pilot),
When I Grow Up
(pilot), others. In May,
he was keynote speaker at the Library of Congress’
Asian Library Forum honoring Asian-Americans
in the performing arts. Thom is a proud union
member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA, and SDC. Thom
sends special thanks to Steven Woolf, Artistic
Director of the St. Louis Rep, and kudos to Muny
producer Mike Isaacson who had either the most
inspired vision or the goofiest impulse ever to
assemble such an absolutely brilliant group of
clowns on one stage for this production.
DANIEL BEVINS
(
Ensemble
) is making his
Muny debut! Daniel is receiving a BFA in Music
Theatre from Elon University, and is expected to
graduate in 2015. At Elon, Daniel performed in
both
Hair
and
A Man of No Importance
. Love to
Alvin Ailey, Interlochen, Elon, my friends, and
most importantly, my family.
P
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P
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