Cameron Mackintosh’s
Martin Guerre
(Helen
Hayes Award nomination for best actress). TV/
Film:
Elementary, Gossip Girl, Law & Order
Criminal Intent and SVU, The Jury, HBO’s
Everyday People, The Diary of Preston Plummer,
Too Big To Fail
and
Julie & Julia
. Regional:
Guthrie Theater, the Alley Theatre, the Cleveland
Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House and Paper
Mill Playhouse. Recordings:
Babes in Arms
and
Louisiana Purchase
. Erin is thrilled to be
working with her friend Gary Griffin again.
She is especially honored to be starring opposite
her favorite leading man and husband, Stephen
Buntrock. All my love to daughters Anna Lou
and Catie.
AIDAN GEMME
(
Michael Banks
) Broadway:
Disney and Cameron Macintosh’s
Mary Poppins
(Michael Banks). Off-
Broadway: T
he Cradle Will
Rock
(Cop/Prof Mamie/
Steve). Film:
Beware The
Night
(Mario) upcoming,
Screen Gems Productions;
Disney’s
Treasure Buddies
(Babu), Disney’s
Santa Pups
(Noble). TV: Nickelodeon’s
Dora the Explorer
(Benny
the Bull). Readings:
The Most Miserable Christmas
Tree
(Sprig). Workshops:
BMI Musical Theatre
Program
(Marjoe). Along with his passion for
acting, singing and dance, Aidan is an avid
athlete and studies violin. He is honored to
reprise his role as Michael Banks alongside his
stage sister Elizabeth Teeter, and in a town that
loves baseball as much as he does! Thanks to Lisa
at Icon Entertainment, Abrams Artists, Laura
Menard and my family of friends and relatives for
supporting my dreams. “Anything can happen...”
ELIZABETH TEETER
(
Jane Banks
) is
delighted to be home in St. Louis playing Jane
Banks in
Mary Poppins
after
making her Broadway debut
in the role last August in the
closing company in New
York. Most recently, she was
seen in NYC playing the
role of Young Marguerite
in the workshop of the new
musical
Ever After
, directed
and choreographed by
multiple Tony® winner Kathleen Marshall, and as
Eva in the reading of the new musical
Lord Tom:
The Musical
based on the book
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
.
Favorite Muny roles include Flounder in
The Little
Mermaid
, Tootie in
Meet Me in St. Louis
, and
Marta VonTrapp in
The Sound of Music
. Other St.
Louis: Young Cosette in
Les Misérables
(Nerinx
Hall) and The Girl in New Jewish Theatre’s
powerful production of
Way To Heaven,
as well
as ensemble work at the Rep and Opera Theatre
of St. Louis. Recordings:
2012 Carols for a Cure
(
Mary Poppins
cast) and
Lord Tom: The Musical
production demo. Love and thanks to friends
and family for their continued support. Thrilled
to reunite with her Broadway “Michael,” Aidan
Gemme, and oh so happy to be home!
LAURA ACKERMANN
(
Bird Woman
) is
extremely pleased to be returning to The Muny
for her 16th season.
Mary
Poppins
is show number 35
for her. She’s gone full circle,
from the Lullaby League
in 1975 to Auntie Em in
the 2001 production of
The
Wizard of Oz,
when a real
tornado made an appearance
on opening night. You may
also recognize her as Mrs.
Pearce in
My Fair Lady
, Frau Schmidt in
The
Sound of Music,
Eleonor Widener in
Titanic,
or
Alma Hicks in
The Music Man
. One of her very
favorite shows was the 1999 production of
Annie
,
when her talented daughter Allison Wehrsten,
made her Muny debut. Laura was a member
of the St. Louis Cast of
Menopause the Musical
(Earth Mother), and has played such roles at
Nettie in Avalon Theatre’s production of
The
Subject Was Roses,
and Mama in The New Jewish
Theater’s
Last of the Red Hot Mamas
. For Stages St.
Louis, she has appeared as Miss Adelaide in
Guys
and Dolls
and Fraulein Kost in
Cabaret
, as well
as a dozen other productions. Most recently, she
wrote, directed and choreographed
The Christmas
Cabaret
at Dramatic License Theatre. Laura is
the choreographer for Nipher Middle School in
Kirkwood and is extremely proud of this year’s
production of
Guys and Dolls
. She would like to
thank her wonderful family, especially Dad, Al
Ackermann, who always encouraged her to go
after her dreams. Her sisters, the Everetts and the
Hagemans, her daughter Allie, grandson Braeden
(Grammy loves you) and soon to be son-in-law
Anthony. She’s grateful for her dear friends, some
of whom are in this show, and the Innsbrook 8/9,
the best companions a girl could have. Laura
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