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HOLIDAY INN

ADRIAN AGUILAR

ERICA STEPHAN

DARILYN BURTLEY

DREW HUMPHREY

DANIELLE DAVIS

HONEY WEST

LILY KOCOUREK

NICOLE SCIMECA

JESSICA BLAIR

JOE CAPSTICK

SAM SHANKMAN

MARISA FEE

DANIELLE JACKMAN

MANDY MODIC

GRAY RANDOLPH

AYANA STRUTZ

EDWARD TOLVE

ARIK VEGA

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ADRIAN AGUILAR (Jim Hardy) is just as surprised as you are to find that he is back on stage at Drury Lane. You can thank/blame Matt Crowle for convincing him to come out of retirement after nearly 4 years away from performing. In his career, Adrian has performed on screens and stages all over the midwest and on Broadway and is truly, incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be a part of Holiday Inn. So much love and thanks to his always amazing wife Brie, his hilarious and perfect son, Ian, and their goofy meatball of a new pup, Ahsoka Doggo. 

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ERICA STEPHAN (Linda Mason) Chicago credits include Beauty and the Beast, South Pacific, Saturday Night Fever, Crazy for You, and White Christmas at Drury Lane Theatre. Emma, Madagascar, and The Little Mermaid at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Wonderful Town at the Goodman Theatre. Nice Work If You Can Get It, White Christmas at Theatre at the Center. Les Misérables and Tommy at the Paramount Theatre. Other regional credits include I Do, I Do at Totem Pole Playhouse, The Drowsy Chaperone and Living on Love at Peninsula Players Theatre, Mary Poppins and The Little Mermaid with Variety Children’s Theatre in St. Louis, as well as four summers at Timber Lake Playhouse in Mt. Carroll, IL. She is a proud graduate of The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University, a member of Actors Equity Association, and represented by Stewart Talent Chicago. This show is dedicated to my Uncle Johnny, who kept me afloat during covid and let me tap dance in the office. 

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DARILYN BURTLEY (Lila Dixon) Born and raised locally, this Jeff Award nominee attended high school at Neuqua Valley in Naperville and college at Columbia College in the South Loop. Although her credits consist of mostly on camera work, some of Darilyn’s most recent theatre endeavors were Light in Piazza (Lyric Opera Chicago), Featured Singer (Norwegian Cruiseline), Jesus Christ Superstar (Lyric Opera Chicago), New Faces (Porchlight Music Theatre) and Song of Paradise (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre). Special thanks to Gray Talent Group, her loved ones, and the arts department at NVHS. To learn more, visit www.Darilyn.live.

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DREW HUMPHREY (Ted Hanover) is thrilled to make his Drury Lane Theatre debut!  Broadway: White Christmas (Cast Recording); New York/Tours: Of Thee I Sing (Encores!), 42nd Street (1st National), Lady Be Good (Encores! Cast Recording); Regional: Crazy for You (Bobby Child), Singin’ In The Rain (Cosmo), Cats (Skimbleshanks), A Chorus Line (Don). Love to his family, especially Dena and Zooey! www.drewjhumphrey.com, follow me @drewjhumphrey – Thanks Matt for this wonderful Christmas gift!

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DANIELLE DAVIS (Louise) Drury Lane Theatre debut. CHICAGO: Romeo and Juliet, Parks productions of Dream, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); The Music Man (Goodman Theatre); BLKS (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); Fun Home (Victory Gardens Theater); An Octoroon (Definition Theatre); Ragtime (Griffin Theatre); Rent (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre); Love, Loss, and What I Wore (First Folio Theatre). She has also worked with Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Adventure Stage Chicago and is an ensemble member of Definition Theatre. TELEVISION: The Chi (Showtime); Shameless (Showtime); Chicago PD (NBC); Empire (FOX); Sense8, Easy (Netflix). EDUCATION: BFA in Acting, Chicago College of Performing Arts of Roosevelt University. Danielle is represented by Paonessa Talent Agency.

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HONEY WEST (Danni Reed) Degree in Musical Theater from Indiana University.  She stared in Dirty Dreams of a Clean Cut Kid Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Diva Diaries, Jerry’s Girls, Pussy on the House where she received a Best Actress Award from BroadwayWorld.com, and “Tony and Tony’s Wedding. Honey received a Jeff Nomination for best supporting actress in Priscilla Queen of the Desert and won a best actress award from Broadwayworld.com.  2012 inductee into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame. Duke Senior in William Shakespeare’s As You Like It Currently she is working on a new Cabaret Act, and an autobiographical one woman show. Recently seen, in Porchlights production of “Gypsy” as Electra and Mrs. Cratchitt.  She also landed a co-starring role on FOX, “Proven Innocent “which aired earlier this year. She was recently named Cabaret Director at the Mercury Theater’s Venus Cabaret. www.facebook.com/honeywest www.youtube.com/honeywestchicago.

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LILY KOCOUREK (Charlie Winsolow at certain performances) is delighted to be making her debut on stage at Drury Lane Theater. A sophomore at Riverside-Brookfield High School, Lily has tap danced under the direction of Jay Fagan (Jo’s Footwork Studio) since age six. In addition to tap, she also studies ballet, lyrical, and jazz. During studio breaks, Lily travels to workshops and festivals to further her dance education. Most recently, she spent a week tapping at the Woodshed Experience in North Carolina. When not dancing, Lily competes as a Varsity runner on her high school’s Cross Country and Track/Field teams.

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NICOLE SCIMECA (Charlie Winslow at certain performances) was last seen at Drury Lane as Jane Banks in Mary Poppins and is so pleased to be returning for Holiday Inn!  Original Broadway Cast: Anastasia (Little Anastasia, Prince Alexei.) National Tour:  How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Cindy Lou Who) Grand Ole Opry.  Regional:  Anastasia World Premiere/Pre Broadway (Little Anastasia, Prince Alexei) Hartford Stage, Matilda (Matilda) Wagon Wheel Center for the Performing Arts, Les Misérables (Little Cosette) Paramount Theatre, The Sound of Music (Gretl) Lyric Opera of Chicago, Gypsy (Baby June) McLeod Summer Playhouse.  Film: Thrill Ride (Amazon) Halfway (Amazon) TV:  Messiah (Netflix) Wizard of Lies (HBO) Chicago Fire (NBC).

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JESSICA BLAIR (Ensemble, Director, u/s Danni, Louise) is so excited to be returning to the Drury Lane Theatre where she was last seen as June in Chicago and in the Ensemble in Hello Dolly!. Other Chicago credits: Brigadoon at the Goodman Theatre. Regional credits: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Oliver!, The Music Man, Sweet Charity, It Happened One Christmas, and A Christmas Carol: The Musical (Pioneer Theatre Company), A Year With Frog and Toad (Dorset Theatre Festival), A Christmas Carol, and Beauty and the Beast (Alabama Shakespeare Festival). Jessica holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from The University of Michigan. Many thanks to Matt Crowle. Lots of love and gratitude to her family and Edward.

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JOE CAPSTICK (Ensemble, u/s Ted) returns to Drury Lane where he has performed in the ensembles of Crazy For You, 42nd Street, South Pacific, and Mary Poppins. Other Chicagoland credits include: the ensembles of The Producers at the Mercury Theater Chicago, Holiday Inn at the Marriott Theatre, and Newsies at the Paramount Theatre. This show is dedicated to his automatic, supersonic, hypnotic, funky fresh baby nephew, Franklin.

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SAM SHANKMAN Sam is excited to be back onstage at Drury Lane, where other credits include You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown; South Pacific; and Mary Poppins. Since making Chicago home, Sam has worked with companies such as Marriott Theatre, Northbrook Theatre, Porchlight Music Theatre, Theatre at the Center, Young People’s Theatre of Chicago, and Chicago Shakes. Graduate of Northwestern University; proudly repped by Stewart Talent. Love to Adam

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MARISA FEE (Swing, u/s Director) is thrilled to be back at Drury Lane for the holidays! She was previously seen on the Drury stage in An American in Paris. Other local credits include: Mary Poppins and 42nd Street (Drury Lane), Chess: Revisited (Porchlight). Thank you to everyone at Drury Lane for the opportunity and her family and friends for their endless love and support. All my love to Matt, Peggy, & Wrigs, and all glory to God

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DANIELLE JACKMAN (Ensemble, u/s Lila) is thrilled to return to Drury Lane this holiday season! She previously appeared in Drury Lane’s 2017 production of Saturday Night Fever. Additional credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie (Riverside Theater, FL), Show Boat (The Glimmerglass Festival, NY), Singin’ In The Rain (Marriott Theater, IL), Hairspray (Paramount Theater, IL), and more. Danielle is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She studied Musical Theatre and Dance at Columbia College Chicago, and currently resides in New Jersey. When she is not performing, Danielle spends most of her time dancing with several training facilities in NYC, and teaching dance classes in New Jersey

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MANDY MODIC (Ensemble, Dance Captain, u/s Linda) is tickled to return to Drury where she was last in An American in Paris and 42nd Street. National Tours: 42nd Street Selected Chicago credits: She Loves Me, Singin’ in the Rain (Marriott) Tommy, Annie, 42nd Street (Paramount) Sunset Boulevard (Porchlight) Follies (Chicago Shakes). Selected Regional credits: Newsies, Oklahoma, Full Monty, Swing!, Hairspray  Selected director/choreographer credits: White Christmas, Drowsy Chaperone, Church Basement Ladies.  Mandy recently developed MT programs in China and Peru, loves working on screen, and also works as a photographer. Proudly represented by Gray Talent! Thanks Drury Lane team! @mandyinmotion www.mandymodic.com

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GRAY RANDOLPH (Swing, u/s 1st Assistant Director)  is excited to be making his Chicago theatre debut at Drury Lane! An Austin, TX native, Gray holds a B.F.A. in musical theatre from the University of Oklahoma. NAT’L TOUR: Fiddler on the Roof (Avram, u/s Perchik/Motel), Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Ensemble, u/s Jean-Michel). REGIONAL: Singin’ in the Rain (u/s Don), Heathers (J.D.), A Christmas Carol, The Rocky Horror Show (Frank), Gypsy (Tulsa), Hairspray, Joseph…, Pryor Rendering (World Premiere). FILM: Bernie. @grayrandolph

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AYANA STRUTZ (Ensemble) is a dancer, circus artist, and island girl from Honolulu, Hawaii. National Tour: Broadway’s The SpongeBob Musical (First National Tour). Chicago: The Music Man (Goodman Theatre), A Chorus Line (Porchlight Music Theatre), Peter Pan (Music Theater Works). Regional: “Charlotte” in Charlotte’s Web (Arden Theatre Company), Pippin (Skylight Music Theatre), A Chorus Line (Short North Stage), Legally Blonde, Hairspray, The King and I, Crazy For You (Diamond Head Theatre). TV: Season 1 of NBC’s Frogger. Thanks and love to my husband Jon, Miko and Lupin! Ayana is proudly repped by Gray Talent Group. www.ayanastrutz.com

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EDWARD TOLVE (Ensemble, u/s Jim) Chicago Debut! Off-Broadway: Sayonara (Pan

Asian Rep), Funny Face. National: Teacher from The Black Lagoon…, and Hooray for Hollywood. Regional Theaters: Cagney, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Pioneer Theater Company), 42nd Street (Fulton Theater), A Day in Hollywood…(Greenbrier Valley Theatre), Drowsy Chaperone (Totem Pole Playhouse), Anything Goes (Goodspeed Opera House), Funny Girl (Cape Rep), Singin’ In the Rain (Reagle Theatre), White Christmas (Northern Stage), Silver Spoon (Nora Theatre Company), Car Talk!!! The Musical (Underground Railway Theater) and many others. He can be seen busking in Central Park on good weather days and on TV in VICELAND’s The Untitled Action Bronson Show. Tolve has been a tap dancer for over 20 years and has a BFA from The Boston Conservatory. Many thanks to Matt Crowle, Lots of love and gratitude to Ernie, Nancy, my mother and most of all Jess. This one’s for you Dad. @tolvetapsalot

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ARIK VEGA (Ensemble, 1st Assistant Director) This is Vega’s Drury Lane debut! Originally from West Texas, he earned his B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Belmont University. Some credits include a co-star on Chicago Fire (Julio) NBCUniversal, Spring Awakening (Melchior) Warehouse Theatre, West Side Story (Bernardo) A.D. Players, West Side Story (Chino) Studio Tenn, and In the Heights (Usnavi) Visión Latino Theatre Company. Proud company member of Visión Latino Theatre Company! Overflowing gratitude to his loved ones for their everlasting support, Nancy Allen for voice, dancers for dance, God for everything, and you for being here! Represented by Actors Talent Group. IG:@arikvega