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Ain't Misbehavin'

SHARRIESE Y. HAMILTON

JAMES T. LANE

ALANNA LOVELY

ALEXIS J. ROSTON

LORENZO RUSH JR.

MICAH MIXON

AUSTIN NELSON JR.

AERIEL WILLIAMS 

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SHARRIESE Y. HAMILTON* is excited to be back at Drury Lane. Tour credits include: Come from Away (Broadway National/Australian). Regional credits include: Rock of Ages, James and The Giant Peach (Drury Lane), The Nacirema Society, Wonderful Town (Goodman Theatre), It Came from Outer Space, Pericles (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre) A Gentleman’s Guide To Love and Murder, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying , Pal Joey, Ain’t Misbehavin, A Class Act, (Porchlight Music Theatre) Thaddeus and Slocum (Lookingglass Theatre) Rock of Ages (Mercury Theatre) Emmet Otter’s Jug-band Christmas (Studebaker Theater) Passing Strange, See What I Wanna See, The Wild Party, (Bailiwick Chicago)The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Working (Timberlake Playhouse).

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JAMES T. LANE  From Philadelphia.  West End: The Scottsboro Boys, A Chorus Line – Revival (Palladium Theatre). Broadway: Chicago (Billy Flynn and Amos Hart) Kiss Me, Kate (Paul), King Kong the Musical ,The Scottsboro Boys (Ozie Powell/Ruby Bates), Chicago and A Chorus Line (Richie Walters). Tours: Jersey Boys, Cinderella, Fame the Musical. Regional Theatre: Guys and Dolls (Nicely Nicely) Virginia Stage Company,  Mary Poppins (Bert) Drury Lane Theatre, The Wiz (Tin Man), Broadway at Music Circus,The Old Globe, The Little Mermaid (Sebastian) The Muny, A.C.T and Dallas Theatre Center. Encores/Off Center:Promenade,Grand Hotel, Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope Concerts: Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops, Ottawa Symphony and many more. James is the creator of and the 2023 Audelco Award winner for Best Solo Performance for  “Triple Threat” that  played Off Broadway to great acclaim at Theatre Row in New York City. Mr. Lane teaches music theatre dance when and wherever anyone will let him! Instagram: @jamestlane  www.jamestlane.com

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ALANNA LOVELY  is thrilled to return to Drury Lane Theatre! Chicago credits:  Guys and Dolls (Drury Lane Theatre); Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Drury Lane Theatre); Shrek The Musical (Drury Lane Theatre); Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical (The Studebaker Theatre); The World Goes Round and The Wizard of Oz (Marriott Theatre); The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Lookingglass Theatre Company); Nina Simone: Four Women (Northlight Theatre); Merrily We Roll Along (Porchlight Theatre); Ragtime (Griffin Theatre); Bare: A Pop Opera (Refuge Theater); and A Christmas Story: The Musical (Paramount Theater). Regional Credits: The Wanderers (Forward Theatre); Nina Simone: Four Women (Merrimack Rep); Mother Divine and The Music Man (Western Playhouse).  Recent recurring TV credit: “Empire” (Fox). Other TV credits: “Power Book IV: Force” (STARZ); “Chicago Fire” (NBC). Many thanks to her family and Gray Talent Group for their support! @lannalynette

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ALEXIS J. ROSTON returns to Drury Lane, after last being seen in The Color Purple as Doris. She is an award winner (Jeff, Black Excellence and Black Theatre Alliance) for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar And Grill (Porchlight). She just recently portrayed Nina Simone in Nina Simone: Four Women (MRT). Other Chicago credits include: Sister Act (Mercury), Hair (Paramount), Crowns (Goodman), For Colored Girls… (Court), What I Learned In Paris, (Congo Square) and Company, (Writer’s). Her T.V. credits include The Chi and Chicago PD. Alexis is a proud member of Congo Square Theatre, Actor’s Equity and Sag-Aftra, represented by Paonessa Talent.

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LORENZO RUSH JR. is excited to return to Drurylane Oakbrook. Regional Credits: Drury Lane Oakbrook (Little Shop of Horrors, The Color Purple), Marriott Theater, Paramount Theater, Porchlight Music Theater (Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Jeff Award – Performer in a Revue; Memphis, Black Theater Alliance Award – Best Featured Actor in a Play), Fulton Theater, Skylight Music Theater, Goodman Theater, Metropolis Performing Arts Center. TV/film: Chicago Fire, Fargo, Sirens, Chicago P.D., The Chi. Voiceover:Chicago Cubs, Amazon, VISA,Chicago Blackhawks, and Dreamworks. Represented by Stewart Talent. Phoebe is my motivation. Proverbs 18:16. 

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MICAH MIXON is a recent graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in musical theater and a minor American Sign Language. This is her first professional musical theater experience and she is incredibly grateful to be here. She is thankful to God, her loving parents, notable educators (especially Grace Jeong), and her extremely supportive friends for getting her here. She hopes to continually make them proud. You can find her on instagram @micahmixon.

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AUSTIN NELSON JR. is so excited to be back at Drury Lane with Ain’t Misbehavin! Previous theatre credits include: Guys and Dolls, Cinderella, Shrek the Musical (Drury Lane Theatre); Dreamgirls (Paramount Theatre); Godspell (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre); New Faces Sing Broadway 1947 (Porchlight Music Theatre); Bachelor: The Unauthorized Parody Musical (Apollo Theater Chicago); Sister Act (Mercury Theater Chicago); The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Elf the Musical (First Stage Theatre). TV/Film: Dark Matter (AppleTV+). Austin is represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent. Much love to his family and friends for their undying support. @austinnelsonjr 

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AERIEL WILLIAMS (Standby for Alanna, Dance Captain) Excited to make her Drury Lane debut! Last seen as Antigone in Tony award winning Court Theater productions of Antigone, The Gospel at Colonus and Oedipus Rex. National tour: The Color Purple. Off-Broadway: Trevor: The Musical. Regional credits include: Million Dollar Quartet, Memphis, Black Pearl: A Tribute to Josephine Baker, Women of Soul, Dreamgirls, A Winter’s Tale, and Seven Guitars. TV Credits: The Chi, Empire. Aeriel would like to thank God for every opportunity, her family and mentors, and her reps at Stewart and Kreativ Media. Psalms 91. IG/TikTok: @MonAerie.