Cast

Nick Fradiani is so excited to be a part of this amazing story and continue his journey into musical theater. Fradiani was the 2015 winner of “American Idol,” and released his debut solo project, Hurricane on Big Machine / Universal Records) in 2016, featuring the hit single “Beautiful Life.” Since 2017, he has toured the country and independently released multiple singles including “I’ll Wait For You,” “Scared,” “Never Gonna,” and “Empire.” National tours: A Bronx Tale (Lorenzo.) Love and thanks to my friends and family, especially my Mom and Dad for taking me to my first concert at 3 years old…to see Neil Diamond!

Mark Jacoby (Neil Diamond Now) originated the role of Father in Ragtime, earned Tony, Outer Critics, and Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for his performance as Gaylord Ravenal in Showboat, directed by Harold Prince, and is a Theatre World Award recipient for his Broadway debut as Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity, directed by Bob Fosse. Also on Broadway, he created the role of Walter Hobbs in Elf, portrayed Judge Turpin in Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, was the Padre in Man of La Mancha, appeared as Baron von Gaigern in Grand Hotel, and for three years held the title role in The Phantom of the Opera. Jacoby was seen as the Wizard in the First National Tour of Wicked, received a Drama Desk nomination for his Off-Broadway performance as the Playwright in Enter the Guardsman, and was Oscar Jaffee in the Goodspeed Opera production of On the Twentieth Century (Connecticut Drama Critics’ Award). He played Guido Contini in the Chicago premiere of Nine (Joseph Jefferson Award), Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof for the Walnut Street Theatre (Barrymore Award), Mayor Dummermutt in The Visit for Signature Theatre (Helen Hayes nomination), and George in La Cage aux Folles (Carbonell nomination). Recent television guest-starring appearances include “Iron,” “Dopesick,” “The Blacklist,” “The Good Fight,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Elementary,” and “Madam Secretary.”

AMBER ARDOLINO (Marcia Murphey) Last seen as Linda McFly in the Original Broadway Cast of Back to the Future. Previous Broadway credits include: Funny Girl, Moulin Rouge, Hamilton and Head Over Heels. Formerly seen in Vegas starring as Sherrie in Rock of Ages. Film credits: “Law and Order,” In The Heights, “Fosse/Verdon.” Endless love to her family and everyone who got her here. This one is for her pap. @ambernicoleardolino

SHIRINE BABB (Doctor). Ecstatic to be joining this beautiful cast. Broadway: The Piano Lesson, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (OBC), Lincoln Center’s Macbeth. Selected highlights: King Lear with Patrick Page (TFANA), Napoli Brooklyn (Roundabout), Merchant of Venice with JDT (TFANA), Red Bull Theatre, STC, Folger, Roundhouse (Helen Hayes Award), and Hartford Stage. TV (selected): “Extrapolations” (Apple+), “Iron Fist,” “Blue Bloods.” Old Globe/USD.

Broadway credits: Girl in Once, Delphi in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Original Broadway Company). Regional credits include: Constellations, Of Mice and Men at Steppenwolf Theatre; Othello, Taming of the Shrew, The Heir Apparent at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre; Grounded at Milwaukee Repertory; The Pride at About Face Theatre; Cabaret, Frankenstein with The Hypocrites and 33 Variations at TimeLine Theatre. Television credits: “Boss,” “Chicago PD,” “Chicago Justice.” She is an award-winning composer (Barrymore Award) and co-creator of the successful variety show Erik and Jessie and Everyone You Know. Along with her business partner, Erica Elam, she has designed workshops to strengthen Emotional Intelligence for the US Army. She is a teacher, director, musician, and improviser. Over the pandemic, she completed her long-postponed college degree (University of Colorado) and became a certified Birth Doula, supporting seven incredible families. She stays curious and busy.

Broadway roles include: Wicked (The Wizard); Hello, Dolly! (Horace us); Chaplin (Mack Sennett); Elf (Mr. Greenway); Curtains (Oscar Shapiro); 1776 (John Adams); Kiss Me, Kate, (First Gangster); How The Grinch Stole Christmas; The Pajama Game; Gypsy (directed by Sam Mendes); Marie Christine; Kiss of the Spider Woman; and La Bete. Recent Off- Broadway: Himself and Nora, Fly By Night, Tin Pan Alley Rag, A Man of No Importance. National Tours include La Cage Aux Folles (M. Dindon), The Producers (Franz), Les Miserables (Thenardier), and Kiss of the Spider Woman. He can be heard on 18 Broadway and Off-Broadway recordings. Television credits include “The Good Wife,” “Orange Is The New Black,” “Elementary,” “Gotham,” all three “Law & Order” series, “Cosby,” PBS’s “My Favorite Broadway,” and “Candide.” He has been a member of Actor’s Equity since 1964 when he made his Broadway debut in Oliver!

Tom Alan Robbins has performed in eight Broadway shows, including The Lion King in which he created the role of Pumbaa. Other Broadway shows: Head Over Heels (Dametas), Newsies, Sunset Boulevard, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Threepenny Opera, Once Upon a Mattress, Is He Dead? Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors (2020 revival, Mushnick, Grammy nomination), Brooklynite, On The Verge (New York premiere), Isn’t It Romantic (world premiere), The Cradle Will Rock, The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket (world premiere), Henry V (Public Theatre), King Lear (Cornwall). Tours: Les Miserables (Thenardier). Regional: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom), The Whale (Charlie, world premiere), Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye), Man of La Mancha (Sancho). My Name is Asher Lev. Encores!: 1776, I Married an Angel, Music in the Air, Pardon My English, and Tenderloin. Training: the Juilliard School, the Acting Company. Listen to his podcast Twits in Love at BPN.fm/twits.

Chicago: Wonderful Town (Jeff Award nomination; Goodman Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Jeff Award nomination; Paramount Theatre); Oslo (Jeff Award nomination. Chicago premiere, TimeLine Theatre); The Music Man; Ah, Wilderness! (Goodman Theatre); Road Show (Chicago premiere); Emma – A New Musical (world premiere), Red Velvet (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Steppenwolf Theatre, Court Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Drury Lane. Regional: Asolo Repertory, Milwaukee Repertory, Utah Shakespeare Festival. Television: “Shining Girls” (Apple TV), “Chicago PD” (NBC). Bri holds an MFA in Acting from The University of Illinois and a degree in Sign Language Interpreting for the Deaf.

Neal Benari feels it’s kismet to be in this show. Like Neil Diamond, he is a “Neil,” born in Brooklyn, attended Erasmus Hall HS, and NYU! Recent credits: Jersey Boys (Ogunquit Playhouse), Oslo (Pioneer Theater), and Grand Hotel. Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof, Aida, Victor/Victoria, The Merchant of Venice, Chess, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Roza, and The First. National Tours: Aida (Zoser), The Sound of Music (Captain von Trapp), Les Misérables (Thenardier), and Annie. Regional: Lend Me a Tenor (Tito), Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), Ragtime (Tateh), and My Fair Lady (Higgins). He co-starred as Boris Thomashefsky in Michael Tilson Thomas’s The Thomashefskys, appearing with the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston symphonies. Film and television: “The Equalizer,” “Law & Order,” “The Sopranos,” “And the Band Played On,” Sea of Love. Thanks to DGRW.

BECKY GULSVIG is delighted to be here! Broadway: Come From Away (Beverley & Others), School of Rock (Patty), Legally Blonde The Musical (Original Cast), Hairspray (Amber). 1st National Tours: Legally Blonde (Elle), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Cynthia), Come From Away (Beverley). Becky owns and directs Little Apple Arts, a theatre program for elementary age children. Love to Tyler and Hazel! @beckygulsvig

Broadway debut! Thank you to minha família, Abby, Leorah, A&R and BWMT. @mateus.leite.cardoso

Broadway debut! Gabrielle would like to thank MKSD Talent Management, Innovative Artists, Jim Carnahan Casting and ABN’s creative team for this opportunity. Many thanks to her village. Proud Barnard babe—class of 2018. From Virginia with love. IG @gabrielledjenne

Ninako Donville is humbled to make her professional debut alongside this incredible cast and team. After moving to New York earlier this year from Los Angeles, she participated in the NYC workshop for Hi, My Name Is Ben. A 2020 Indiana University BFA graduate, she won the first-place title in the National Society of Arts and Letters musical theater competition that year. Recent credits include Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Ordinary Days (Deb), and Pippin (Catherine). Infinite gratitude for my family, friends, professors, and Michele and Lisa at Eris Talent! @nina.donville.

Broadway: Company (understudy Bobbie, Sarah, Jenny, Susan), Miss Saigon (understudy Ellen), Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Cinderella), Bullets Over Broadway (understudy Ellen), How To Succeed In Business (Hedy La Rue). National Tours: R&H’s Cinderella (Cinderella), A Chorus Line, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Little Women (Jo), Aida. NY: Mack and Mabel (City Center), A Taste of Things To Come (Joan; York Theatre). Regional premieres: The Heart Of Rock and Roll (Paige; Old Globe), From Here To Eternity (Lorene; The Rev), Honeymoon In Vegas (Papermill), Robin and the Seven Hoods (Old Globe), Chess (Kennedy Center). Other regional: Holiday Inn (Lila; Papermill), Seven Brides (Milly; Sacramento), Nice Work (Eileen; Sacramento), Cabaret (Sally; The Rev). Frequent soloist with New American Pops and New Jersey Festival Orchestra and founding teacher with Little Apple Arts (New Jersey). Love to my army, but especially, Hank. @paigefaure.

Kalonjee Gallimore is a recent graduate of NYU Tisch. He is ecstatic to be joining the company of A Beautiful Noise. He wants to thank the brilliant creative team, the good peeps at Jim Carnahan Casting, and his fearless reps at Boals, Winnets, & Associates! He hopes you know how much you are loved and thanks you for watching live theatre. Off-Broadway: Common Ground (Actors Temple); Regional: Punk Rock Girl (Argyle Theatre); Rock of Ages, Chicago (Theatre Aspen); Cabaret, Mama Mia (Surflight Theatre); South Pacific, All Shook Up (Flat Rock Playhouse); A Brief History of Fire (Alliance Theatre); Dog Sees God (Out Front Theatre); In The Heights (RISPA Theatrical). Educational: Spring Awakening, Pippin, Promenade, To Pimp A Butterfly, An Experiment, The Prophet, Love Is the Message, (NYU). @Kalon.jee, kalonjee.com. BLACK LIVES MATTER.

ANTHONY J. GARCIA is thrilled to make his Broadway debut! Off-Broadway: The Tempest (The Public). Regional: Tootsie (Ogunquit). National tour: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (NCL’s inaugural cast). Ithaca College BFA alum. Hudson Artists Agency fam. Thank you to God and my loved ones.

Broadway: Carousel; Hello, Dolly!; Cats (Mungojerrie); On the Town; Newsies (OBC); Bye Bye Birdie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Boy From Oz. National Tour: Hello, Dolly! (Barnaby Tucker); Radio City Christmas Spectacular. World premieres: The Wanderer, A Bronx Tale (Papermill Playhouse), In Your Arms (Old Globe), American Dance Machine for the 21st Century (Joyce Theatre), Freddie Falls in Love (Signature Theatre). Film and television: Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (A-Rab), “So You Think You Can Dance” (season eight /Top Eight Finalist), The Nightfly (directorial debut), Isn’t It Romantic, “Smash,” Law & Order: SVU,” “One Life to Live,” and MTV’s “Video Music Aaward.” Pace University BFA, Musical Theatre. A special thanks to my family and to Bloc NYC. @jleprotto_offiicial

Tatiana Lofton is a New York City-based performer and Delaware native. Off-Broadway: Little Shop Of Horrors (Ronnette). National Tour: Once On This Island (Storyteller, understudy Asaka), Waitress (Nurse Norma, understudy Becky). Regional: The Wiz, Beauty and the Beast, and Merry Wives of Windsor at Oregon Shakespeare Festival. New York performances: Lincoln Center Theater, the Apollo Theater, Joe’s Pub, and 54 Below. Thanks God, Buchwald, and Jim Carnahan Casting. Pace University MT Alum. Love to my brother CJ and parents. For my grandparents and Ms. Sheraun. Instagram: @tatianalofton.

Artist and award-winning HIV advocate. Broadway: The Book of Mormon. Off-Broadway: Titanique, The Visitor, Joan of Arc. National tour: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. TV: “Pose” on FX, “The Last O.G.” on TBS. Commercial: Keep Being You. Glory to God!

Broadway debut! National tour: Jersey Boys. Regional: TUTS, The Rev, Ogunquit, WPPAC. BFA, Elon University. Endless thanks to Carnahan Casting and the entire ABN team. Love to DGRW, his family, friends and his light, Han, for their support. Instagram: @alecmichaelryan

Broadway debut yay! Recent credits: DCL (guest artist), The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors. National tour: Something Rotten.  Grateful for the support of her family, friends and the Daniel Hoff Agency. For Mom.

DEANDRE SEVON (The Beautiful Noise, Bitter End Trio Singer, “Shilo” Soloist) is overjoyed to be making his Broadway debut! Off Broadway: Mother courage and Her Children (CSC), Runaways (Encores), Ibis (59 E 59) Still…(Ensemble Studio Theatre). A huge thank you to the entire ABN team, Take 3, and my family! UNC School of the Arts BFA in Acting. IG: @deandre_sevon

Broadway debut! Regional: West Side Story (Anita, Marriott Theatre; Jeff Award nomination), On Your Feet! (Rebecca, u/s Gloria Estefan, Paper Mill Playhouse). She sends love to her family, friends and Pantera/Murphy the agency. Proud Puerto Rican. @vanessa.auroras

Broadway: Aladdin (Swing). National tour: Aladdin (Attendant/Jasmine u/s), Anything Goes (Chastity/Reno u/s). BFA: Texas State University. Love and endless gratitude to my family, friends, Louie, Rook, The Hybrid Agency, Jim Carnahan Casting and the entire ABN team! @annie_wallace

Broadway debut! Sweet. Previous credits: Hadestown tour, Signature Theatre, Cape Playhouse, George St, Oklahoma Lyric. Florida State University alum. All my love and thanks to my family, friends, CTG and this incredible ABN team. @seanwatkinson