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Rodgers + Hammerstein’s
CINDERELLA

LISSA DEGUZMAN

JEFFREY KRINGER

GISELA ADISA

MCKINLEY CARTER

RYAN MICHAEL HAMMAN

ALANNA LOVELY

CHRISTINE MAYLAND PERKINS

JEFF PARKER

CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ

EMILY ANN BROOKS

LEAH CASEY

SOPHIE LIU DAVID

MARGOT FRANK

DANI JOHNS

KEVIN KUSKA

AUSTIN NELSON JR

JUSTIN PAYTON NELSON

NOLAN ROBINSON

ELIZABETH ROMERO

DAVID SAJEWICH

MAXEL McLOUD SCHINGEN

BRIAN SELCIK

ANDREW TUFANO

SHELBI VOSS

AMANDA WALKER

TRAVIS AUSTIN WRIGHT

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LISSA DEGUZMAN (Ella) Lissa deGuzman is thrilled to be making her Drury Lane debut in such an iconic and beloved show. Broadway: King Kong, Aladdin. National Tour: Wicked (Elphaba), Aladdin (Jasmine). Regional: The 5th Avenue Theatre (Bliss), the MUNY (Fiddler on the Roof), Goodspeed Opera House (Chasing Rainbows), Cape Playhouse (Camelot), KC Starlight (Legally Blonde), Studio Tenn (West Side Story, Les Miserables). BFA, Belmont University. Endless love and gratitude to DGRW, my wonderful family, and my incredible friends. Salamat! 

@lissadeguz

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JEFFREY KRINGER (Topher) is enchanted to be at Drury Lane Theatre for the holidays! The acclaimed stage performer has undertaken quintessential roles like Tony in West Side Story at Lyric Opera of Chicago (cover) and Milwaukee Rep, Billy Bigelow in Carousel at Riverside Theater, Arthur in Camelot at Gulfshore Playhouse, and Frederick in Pirates of Penzance at Marvel Theater. Other credits: Cruel Intentions (National Tour), About Love (Off-Broadway), Superyou (Theatre Row NYC), Titanic (Milwaukee Rep), Jersey Boys (Capital Rep), The Secret Garden (Palace Theater) Jeffrey earned a BFA at SUNY Fredonia and is represented by The Talent House. @jeffreykringer

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GISELA ADISA (Madame) previously starred in the Broadway tour of 1776 as John Adams, with sit-downs at the Ahmanson and Kennedy Center. 

Gisela is known for playing Lisa Jones in CBS’ series FBI and Aunt Deb in Starz’s Raising Kanan. Last seen in the Netflix hit Kaleidoscope. 

Film credits include the Sundance winner Nanny, and Shield. Other highlights include Broadway: 1776, Beautiful.

Regional: Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole at the Geffen – Ovation Award nomination,

Man of La Mancha, WCP – CT Critics Circle nomination. 

Voiceover: Netflix’s Ridley Jones, Dreamworks’ Dew Drop Diaries. 

B.A in Arts, Fordham University. Proud member of BIV. 

www.iamgisela.com

IG: @imgisela

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MCKINLEY CARTER (Marie) returns to Drury Lane where she most recently appeared as Tanya in Mamma Mia. Drury Lane productions include: Steel Magnolias, Death Trap, The Sound Of Music, Ragtime. Chicago credits: CLUE, The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes, Mercury Theater. Spring Awakening, Putting It Together, Porchlight Music Theatre; Into The Woods, Parade, Writer’s Theatre; Fun Home, Victory Gardens; The Book of Will, Title Of Show, Northlight Theatre; The Merry Widow, Carousel, Lyric Opera; Macbeth, Road Show, Julius Caesar, Sunday In The Park With George, Chicago Shakespeare; The Visit, Floyd Collins, Goodman; John and Jen, Assassins, Apple Tree Theatre; Winesburg Ohio, Steppenwolf; James Joyce’s The Dead,Cymbeline and Pericles, Court Theatre.

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RYAN MICHAEL HAMMAN (Lord Pinkleton, u/s Jean-Michel)  is enchanted to return to the Drury Lane! Previously at Drury Lane: The 39 Steps, Shrek the Musical, A Christmas Carol. Other Chicagoland credits: Avenue Q (Mercury Theatre Chicago); Pal Joey, Spring Awakening (Porchlight Music Theatre); An Enemy of the People (Goodman Theatre); It’s Only a Play (Pride Films and Plays); Next to Normal (Beverly Arts); Peter and the Starcatcher, Into the Woods, A Christmas Carol (Metropolis Performing Arts); Joseph…Dreamcoat, Pirates of Penzance (Music Theatre Works). All my love to my husband, friends, and the Hammily. Thanks to everyone at the Lane! @RMHamman 

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ALANNA LOVELY(Charlotte) is very happy to be welcomed back to Drury Lane Theatre! Chicago credits: 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 credit: “Power Book IV: Force” (STARZ); “Chicago Fire” (NBC).

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CHRISTINE MAYLAND PERKINS (Gabrielle) makes her Drury Lane debut. Credits include Chicago PD (NBC), the original cast of Southern Gothic at Windy City Playhouse, Marriott Lincolnshire, the Arsht Center Miami, The New Coordinates, Griffin Theatre, American Theater Company, Music Theater Works and 10+ productions including Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz and The Nutcracker as a company member at the House Theatre of Chicago. Christine is a graduate of Northwestern University and is represented by Stewart Talent. Thank you for supporting live theater! www.christinemaylandperkins.com @maylandperkins

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JEFF PARKER (Sebastian) returns to Drury Lane where his credits include Mamma Mia, Young Frankenstein, On the Twentieth Century and Grand Hotel (Drury Lane Water Tower). Notable Chicago credits include: Wonderful Town(Goodman), The Brother/Sister Plays(Steppenwolf),The King’s Speech (Chicago Shakespeare), Parade (Writers), The Secret Garden(Court), Mothers and Sons (Northlight) and Nine(Porchlight/Jeff Award Nomination). Regional credits include Candide (Huntington Theatre), My Fair Lady(Asolo Repertory Theatre) and 1776 (American Conservatory Theatre). Television: Chicago Fire, P.D. and Med (NBC) Empire, Proven Innocent and The Big Leap (Fox) among others. Jeff has a B.F.A. in Acting from the University of Southern California.

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CHRISTOPHER LLEWYN RAMIREZ (Jean-Michel) is a recent Chicago transplant and is so excited to make his Drury Lane debut! Stage credits: American Mariachi (Goodman Theatre); Native Gardens; Into the Woods; In the Heights; Twelfth Night; Sweat; White Rabbit Red Rabbit; Hair; Hood: The Robin Hood Musical Adventure (Dallas Theater Center); Stede Bonnet a F*cking Pirate Musical and Hands on a Hardbody (Theatre Three); The Great Distance Home; Elliot, A Soldiers Fugue (WaterTower Theatre); Empathitrax (Second Thought Theatre); An Octoroon (Stage West); It Shoulda Been You; Titanic (Uptown Players); Zoot Suit; blu; Crystal City 1969 (Cara Mía Theatre Co.); The Winter’s Tale; Pericles, (Shakespeare Dallas). Recently, Chris co-directed and co-wrote LUCHA TEOTL at the Goodman Theatre. @chrisllewynramirez

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EMILY ANN BROOKS (Ensemble, u/s Charlotte)  is thrilled to be making her Drury Lane debut! Chicago: Beauty and the Beast (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Big Fish, A Christmas Story, The Wizard of Oz, and Ermengarde in Hello, Dolly! (Marriott Theatre). Other regional: Second Story Repertory (Anne in Anne of Green Gables), The 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre. Creative credits include A Christmas Carol (Choreographer, Metropolis Performing Arts Center), Lookingglass Alice (Asst. Director, Lookingglass Theatre), and extensive work for Northwestern’s mainstage. B.A. Theatre, Northwestern University. Gratitude to Amber and the team! @emilyannbrooks

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SOPHIE LIU DAVID (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Drury Lane Theatre debut! She most recently appeared in Festival 56’s productions of Something Rotten (Portia), Footloose (Urleen), and Significant Other (Kiki). She is a current student at Northwestern University, where she studies Theatre, Dance, and Chinese. Recent Northwestern credits include As You Like It (Celia) and The Waa-Mu Show: Romance En Route (Lexi). @sophieldavid

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SOPHIE LIU DAVID (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Drury Lane Theatre debut! She most recently appeared in Festival 56’s productions of Something Rotten (Portia), Footloose (Urleen), and Significant Other (Kiki). She is a current student at Northwestern University, where she studies Theatre, Dance, and Chinese. Recent Northwestern credits include As You Like It (Celia) and The Waa-Mu Show: Romance En Route (Lexi). @sophieldavid

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MARGOT FRANK (Swing, u/s Marie) is a Chicago-based actor and is thrilled to be making her Drury Lane Theatre debut! Recent credits include The Sound of Music (Paramount Theater), Something Rotten, Pirates of Penzance, and Beautiful (Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre). Additional credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,  Legally Blonde, and Jesus Christ Superstar (Timber Lake Playhouse). When not performing, she teaches at Ovation Academy for the Performing Arts (Oak Park, IL). Many thanks to her friends and family! Margotfrank.com, @margotfrank10

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DANI JOHNS (Swing) is so excited to return to Drury Lane! Originally from Los Angeles, California, she moved to Chicago to study at the Chicago College of Performing Arts to pursue a BFA in Musical Theatre Dance where she is currently a senior. Her recent credits include Grease (Drury Lane), Merrily We Roll Along (CCPA), and 42nd Street (CCPA). She is so thankful for her family, friends, and fiancé for all their love and support.

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KEVIN KUSKA (Ensemble) is excited to be making his Drury Lane debut in Cinderella! He is a Chicago based performer, teaching artist, and composer. Past credits include Children of Eden In Concert (Broadway in Chicago), Beauty and the Beast (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Jersey Boys (Great Plains Theatre), and several cabarets with The Beautiful City Project. He received his BFA in Musical Theatre and Minor in Dance from Millikin University. In addition to performing, Kevin has his Voice Teacher Certification from Somatic Voicework the LoVetri Method™ which he uses to teach private voice lessons at BAMtheatre and freelance in Chicago. He’d like to thank his family and friends for their unending support and send a shoutout to all of his students! www.KevinKuska.com 

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AUSTIN NELSON JR. (Ensemble) is so excited to be making his return to Drury Lane with Cinderella! Previous theatre credits include: 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); Elf the Musical (First Stage Theatre); Seussical the Musical (Marriott Theatre). TV/Film: Upcoming AppleTV+ series. Austin is proudly represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent. Much love to his family and friends for their undying support. @austinnelsonjr

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JUSTIN PAYTON NELSON (Swing) (he/him) is thrilled to be making his Drury Lane Theatre debut! He is a St. Louis native and a recent graduate from Millikin University where he received a BFA in Musical Theatre. Other regional credits include You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at the Marriott Theatre, The Producers (Ensemble) and Pippin (Ensemble) at Music Theatre Works, A Chorus Line (Swing) at Stages St. Louis, and A Chorus Line (Richie), Mamma Mia! (Eddie), Footloose (Garvin/Dance Captain), and She Loves Me(Busboy) at New London Barn Playhouse.

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NOLAN ROBINSON (Ensemble) is a multi-hyphenate artist and graduate of Northwestern University. He received a 2022 Non-Equity Jeff Award Nomination for his role as Reuben in Refracted Theatre Co.’s St. Sebastian. Other recent professional acting credits include Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, The Wizard of Oz at The Marriott Theatre, Spring Awakening (Georg), Passing Strange (Youth), The Blues in the Night (The Dancing Man standby), and 1776 (The Courier) at Porchlight Music Theatre. Additionally, Nolan is currently on the co-producing team for the U.S. Tour and subsequent Broadway Revival of The Wiz. Nothing to prove, only to share.

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ELIZABETH ROMERO (Dance Captain, Ensemble, u/s Madame) is thrilled to make her Drury Lane Theatre debut! Favorite regional credits include American Mariachi (The Goodman Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Cleveland Playhouse); Beauty and the Beast (Paramount Theatre); Buddy: the Buddy Holly Story (Marriott Theatre) and Into the Woods and How to Succeed in Business…(Rose Center Theatre). She is a graduate of Northwestern University where she pursued Musical Theatre Performance and Arts Administration. She formerly interned with Baseline Theatrical where she worked on the Broadway productions of Hamilton and The Great Comet of 1812. Elizabeth received the 2012 Jimmy Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

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DAVID SAJEWICH (Ensemble, u/s Sebastian,Topher) is thrilled to be back at Drury Lane, where he last performed in Les Miserables, but has more recently assisted Anthony Churchill on projection design for Murder on the Orient Express and The 39 Steps.  Other select performing credits include: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Chicago Shakespeare); Company, Spamalot, and Little Shop of Horrors (Mercury Theater); It’s a Wonderful Life and All Shook Up (Theatre at the Center); White Christmas, Holiday Inn, Wonderful Life, All Shook Up, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Fireside Theater); Oklahoma and Mamma Mia(Stages St. Louis); and Ash in the first national tour of Evil Dead: The Musical. Thanks to my family and Haley Jane for the love and support. Instagram: @davidsandwich

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MAXEL McLOUD SCHINGEN (Ensemble) (He/They) is so excited to be returning to Drury Lane for Cinderella! Previous Drury Lane credits include Ensemble/Sonny US in Grease and Donkey US in Shrek The Musical. Other Chicago credits include Ensemble in Beauty and the Beast (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Ronald in Cruel Intentions (Kokandy Productions), and Simon in Mary Rose (Black Button Eyes Productions). Maxel would like to thank his amazing family, friends, and partner, Justin McPike, for all of their love and support. Maxel graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in 2022.

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BRIAN SELCIK (Swing, Assistant Dance Captain) is thrilled to be returning to Drury Lane for the third time this year! Recent credits include: Grease, Elf (Drury Lane) Bitelle in La Cage aux Folles with Ginger Minj, Billy Elliot (Music Theatre Works), The Wedding Singer, State Fair (Clinton Area Showboat Theatre), The Tempest (Oak Park Festival Theatre) and Andy Lee in 42nd Street (Chicago College of Performing Arts). Brian just received his BFA in Musical Theatre with a Dance Concentration from the Chicago College of Performing Arts. He thanks his family, Jackson, and friends for their unwavering support! @brianselcik

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ANDREW TUFANO (Ensemble, u/s Topher) is truly honored to be returning to the Drury Lane stage! He was just recently seen in The Who’s Tommy (Goodman Theatre), A Chorus Line (Drury Lane) and in Emojiland (National Tour) and TRU the musical in concert. Andrew graduated from Millikin University with a BFA in Musical Theatre/Minor in Dance. He gives love and thanks to his family, friends, and Gray Talent Group! @andrew.tufano

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SHELBI VOSS (Ensemble, u/s Ella): Drury Lane debut! Recent credits: Kinky Boots, Cinderella, Dreamgirls, Sound of Music, Little Shop of Horrors (Paramount Theatre); Film: 1Up (Lionsgate/Buzzfeed). Shelbi is a University of Illinois 2021 grad and is represented by DDO Artists Agency. Sending love to her family and friends, and special thanks to the DDO Chicago team! IG: @shelbi.voss

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AMANDA WALKER (Ensemble, u/s Gabrielle, Ella) is so excited to be back at Drury Lane! Credits include: Grease (Drury Lane Theatre), Sally – You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Minnie Fay – Hello, Dolly, The Sound of Music (Marriott Theatre), Keira Knightley – Love Actually? Parody (Apollo Theatre), Mary – Vanities: The Musical (Millbrook Playhouse), Darlene – Honky Tonk Angels, Sophie – Mamma Mia, Amanda – Women in Jeopardy (Cortland Rep Theatre). Amanda is a proud Ball State MT graduate. Love to Stewart Talent, her family, friends, and Jeffrey for the never-ending support. Enjoy the show! @itsamandawalker

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TRAVIS AUSTIN WRIGHT (Ensemble, u/s Lord Pinkerton) is happy to be on the Drury stage again! He was recently in Drury Lane’s production of Mamma Mia! Travis was also seen at Paramount Theater as Ja’Keith Gill in Rock of Ages and as Jo Jo in Newsies. He was also featured in the Ensembles of Wizard of Oz and The Secret of My Success. Travis has worked with Porchlight Music Theatre (In The Heights and Scottsboro Boys), Lyric Opera Chicago (Proximity), Chicago Shakespeare Theatre (Madagascar & Peter Pan), Theatre at The Center (Ghost: The Musical), Mercury Theatre (The Producers), BoHo Theatre (Dogfight), Kokandy Productions (Grand Hotel) and Music Theatre Works (Cabaret & HMS Pinafore). Travie also produces and writes music as Travie Austin. Find him on Spotify, Apple Music or wherever you stream music! Travis is represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent.