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Meet the talented cast behind the magic of The Wizard of OZ!
Jacqueline Brecker | Dorothy Gale
Jacqueline is so excited to get the opportunity to perform this beloved classic in her hometown! There truly is “no place like home”. You may have seen her perform at venues across the state: The Arizona Theatre Company, The Phoenix Theatre Company, Silver Star Theatre (resident vocalist), Hale Center Theatre, and more.
Jacody Weathers | Scarecrow / Hunk
Jacody is thrilled to be performing with this amazing team again! Select credits: Victor/Emcee Understudy in Cabaret (TPTC); writer, producer, director, performer of his solo show An Affair with the Arts; Shrek in Shrek the Musical and LaFou in Beauty and the Beast (Chandler Center for the Arts); Ensemble in Bandstand (The Phoenix Theatre Company); Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain (The Orpheum); and Marcellus Washburn in Music Man (The Orpheum).
Stephen Hohendorf | Tinman / Hickory
Stephen played the Mayor of Munchkinland at the age of 9 and has had the pleasure of revisiting the land of Oz once a decade ever since. He is a Phoenix-based actor, director, choreographer, and private acting teacher. Locally he has worked with Arizona Broadway Theatre, The Phoenix Theatre Company, Stray Cat Theatre, Southwest Shakespeare, Scottsdale Desert Stages, Actors Youth Theatre, and Spotlight Youth Theatre.
Rob Watson | Cowardly Lion / Zeke
Seen in the previous in-concert productions of Disney Beauty and the Beast (Cogsworth), The Music Man and Singin’ in the Rain. He has also performed in a number of revue-styled shows for Seth and JR throughout Arizona. Other recent credits include Santa/Greenway in Elf (Arizona Broadway Theatre), Zach in A Chorus Line (The Phoenix Theatre Company), and Frollo in Hunchback of Notre Dame (TheaterWorks). BA in Theatre and Religion from the University of Dayton.
Kaitlynn Bluth | Glinda
Is grateful and excited to be working with Showtune Productions at CCA after playing "Belle" in Beauty and the Beast last March! Select credits: Clara in The Light in the Piazza (The Phoenix Theatre Company), Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (Showtune Productions), Cinderella in Into the Woods (Arizona Broadway Theatre), Lily in The Secret Garden (Arizona Broadway Theatre), Marian Paroo in The Music Man (Phoenix Symphony/The Phoenix Theatre Company and Showtune Productions), and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (Arizona Broadway Theatre). Education: B.A. from Arizona State University.
Allison Graham | Miss Almira Gultch / Wicked Witch
Is delighted to play this iconic character! A new resident of the great state of Arizona, she was most recently seen as Mother in Ragtime with AZMTO. Favorite roles include Narrator in Joseph....Dreamcoat, Guenevere in Camelot, Betty in White Christmas, and Belle in The Days of ‘98 Show with Soapy Smith. Soloist highlights include performances with Dickinson College Orchestra, Harrisburg Symphony Youth Orchestra, Open Stage of Harrisburg, Gamut Theater, St. Bart’s (NYC) and St. John the Divine (NYC). Ohio native, Otterbein University grad.
Kathleen Richards | Aunt Em / Glinda US
Is excited to rejoin Showtunes after appearing as Mrs. Paroo in The Music Man in 2017. With a career spanning the country and over 20 years, Kathleen has been seen at numerous Valley theatres, most recently as Marie in Cinderella at Hale Centre Theatre. Favorite roles include Mother Superior in Sister Act, Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Miss Hannigan in Annie, Ouiser in Steel Magnolias, and Sr. Mary Regina in Nunsense.
Johnathon Meader | Uncle Henry / Guard
Has a B.A. in Theatre from California Baptist University. He was honored to perform for many years in Southern California and spent several years as a technician at the Riverside Box Theatre. Most recently, he has been seen on stage in Stray Cat Theatre's Assassins (Czolgoz) and performs often with The Arizona Musical Theatre Orchestra.
Wayne Peck | Professor Marvel / Wizard
Is pleased and excited to work with Showtime Productions. Credits include Guys & Dolls, The Fantasticks, A Funny Thing . . . Forum, Heaven Can Wait, Beau Jest, Diary of Anne Frank, West Side Story, Jekyll & Hyde, Cuckoo’s Nest, Brigadoon, Singing In The Rain, You Can’t Take It With You, Ragtime, 1776, Baby, Purlie, Little Shop, 1940’s Radio Hour, Crazy for You, Drowsy Chaperone, Fiddler, Joseph, Evita, Tommy, Caroline Or Change, Laughter on the 23rd Floor and Man of La Mancha.
Abrams | Toto
Ensemble & Understudy
Pearl Guerriere | Dorothy
Jacob Aguirre | Scarecrow
Joshua Brody | Tinman
Raul Sanchez | Lion
Krista Monaghan | Witch
Katie Larson Jurgemeyer | Aunt Em
Ryan Monaghan | Winkie General / Henry
Zach Walsh | Nikko
Aliah Teclaw
Jocelyn Kleinman-Helm
Directed By:
Seth Reines
Conducted By:
JR McAlexander