Where Are They Now?

Al Agate (Author, Child of the Seventies (1979)) is a film critic, professor, and author. He has been happily married since 1994 to playwright Amy Freed.

Kerri Allen (Special Projects Coordinator, 2000-2001; Director, Dreamtime (2000), Jesus Christ Superstar (1999); Actor, Joined at the Head (2000), Merrily We Roll Along (1999), Hair (1997)) has appeared in the film The Show, written by Cabaret alumnus David Villalobos, and performed on stage at the Forum Theatre in Metuchen, NJ. She is a member of The American Theater Critics Association, wrote arts features for the Tucson Weekly and continues to freelance. Her original dance-musical Dreamtime was produced at the Dunellen Theater Co. in June 2001. She currently works at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Kerri is a member of the Cap and Skull Society of Rutgers College.

Richard Amelius (Lobby Artwork, 1996; Scenic Artist, united (1996), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1996); etc.) is currently the Resident Choreographer and Assistant to the Artistic Director of Media Theatre where he directed and choreographed Joseph ... Dreamcoat in January 2003 and choreographed La Cage aux Folles in October. He will be responsible for staging upcoming productions of Peter Pan, Forever Plaid, The Wild Party (Lippa), Sweet Charity, Cabaret, The Wizard of OZ, Swing!, The Who's Tommy, and Camelot through 2005. He became a member of Actors' Equity Association last fall and continues to work professionally as an actor in stock and regional theater. The hours and hours spent in Cabaret solidified Richard's desire to have a theater company of his own, and so he helped found the NewART Theater Company in 2000, which has produced a number of shows in New Jersey and off-Broadway including Hair, Joseph ... Dreamcoat, A Chorus Line, Steel Magnolias, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Pippin, Cabaret, And The World Goes 'Round, The Who's Tommy, and Baby With The Bathwater.

Ranjit Arapurakal (Writer, Dreamtime (2000); Actor, Jesus Christ Superstar (1999), Hair (1997), The Fantasticks (1997)) performed in Hair at the Edinburgh Festival in 1998 and returned in 2000 as House Manager at the Garage Theater, working directly under the great Shakti. That same summer, Ranjit joined Wide Open Arts, now Julia Ritter Performance Group, a Movement/Theater Company, with performances in NJ, Philadelphia, New York City, and Berlin and Prague (Spring 2003). Ranjit has also performed in Don Giovanni, Postcard from Morocco, Madama Butterfly, and Falstaff with the Opera Festival of New Jersey. When not traveling or trying to get his band booked, Ranjit works as a Professional Development Instructor for Young Audiences of New Jersey, teaches percussion workshops with elementary school students and SAT Verbal classes for the Princeton Review, and works as an accompanist for the Department of Dance at MGSA and Princeton Ballet School. Alexis Kozak changed my life. Email :ranjit@barbudaful.com.

Erin Arcuri (Actor, Merrily We Roll Along (1999); u/s Once on This Island (1996)) After graduating from Rutgers, Erin worked in publishing in Manhattan for about two years before deciding that the cubicle-life just wasn't for her. She is now a very happy hairstylist in Boca Raton, Florida. She can be contacted anytime at eronea77@yahoo.com.

David Ardao (Director, El Grande de Coca-Cola (1977); etc.) is still working as an actor. He has been seen on Broadway in The Odd Couple, and originated the role of "Potiphar" on Broadway in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He is also featured on the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Joseph featuring Laurie Beechman.

Jesse Atlas (Director, Escape from Happiness (1995); etc.) is a filmmaker, stage director, and sound designer. His latest project, At the Green Line, is a documentary about Israeli conscientious objectors who struggle to reconcile individual conscience with responsibility to, and love for, one’s country. This film was a recipient of the 2003 Award from the Fund for Jewish Documentary Filmmaking. In New York, Jesse directed and sound designed the play White Meat, produced Off-Off-Broadway. He also sound designed When Words Fail, an Off-Broadway play, and Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play at Baruch College. As an actor, he has been seen in Inverse Theater's 2002 production of Icarus and Aria at La Tea Theater. Jesse works at Pink Noise, a music/sound design/audio post shop in New York.

Ian August (Artistic Director, 1998-2000; Director, Merrily We Roll Along (1999); Actor, Six Degrees of Separation (1999), Oedipus Wrecked (1998), Assassins (1998), The Fantastics (1997), The Pink Thunderbird Convertible (1997); Author, Museum (1999)) is proud to be a member of the New Jersey Repertory Company and the 12 Miles West Theater Company. New York Credits include: Presumed Retarded (Manhattan Theater Source), Glue (Cherry Lane Theater's AlterNation One-Act Festival) as well as assorted performances at Manhattan Theater Source, The New York Comedy Club, New Dramatists, and La MAMA. Regional Credits include: Cabaret alum Mike Folie's Panama (NJ Repertory Company) , A Wonderful Life (Surflight Theater), The Robber Bridegroom (12 Miles West Theater Company), Forever Plaid, Crimes of the Heart (Bickford Theater), Side by Side by Sondheim, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and Pageant (Forum Theater), Raft of the Medusa, Immortal Interlude (NJ Repertory Company) and the 2001 Instant Theater Project at the George Street Playhouse. Ian also had the pleasure of performing as a special guest artist for folk singer Christine Lavin in her one-woman show Getting in Touch with my Inner Bitch.

Jere Babst (Technical Director, 1979; Actor, Headin' West (1979); etc.) moved to Massachusetts in March 1980. Since March 1981, Jere and his wife Gail have been living in Natick, MA, an overpriced suburb 16 miles west of Boston. After many years away from theater, Jere rekindled his interest and joined a community theater group in a neighboring town. Jere instantly became the Technical Director, resident Lighting Designer, resident Scenic Designer, and even acted in a few productions. It is amazing how much of what he learned at Cabaret became useful! After several seasons, Jere needed a break form the same 'tired old war horses' that many community theater groups insist on producing and branched out on his own, founding Natick Ensemble Theatre (NET). NET is dedicated to producing the kind of theater that many of us fell in love with at Cabaret -- at NET, it's about the work and the process of making theater. In its first three seasons, NET produced Twelfth Night, Eleemosynary, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, and The Taming of the Shrew. Jere can be reached at: jbabst@mediaone.net.

Julie Balog (Staff, 1998-1999; Musical Director, Little Shop of Horrors (1998)) performed in the Vocal Company of the College Light Opera Company on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and has been teaching voice lessons privately in New Jersey and in New York City at Lissemore Music Studios. Recently, Julie played "Rose" in Street Scene for Monmouth Conservatory (Red Bank) and "Maria" in The Sound of Music for GB Productions (Old Bridge). Julie attends graduate school at Penn State University pursuing a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy.

Joe Barbarotta (Writer/Performer, The Peer Glynt Ensemble (1974); etc.) can be seen occasionally in little jazz venues here and there on the left coast. He and Cabaret alum Alan Semok are currently in the final stages of session recording and preliminary mixing for the long promised album of songs spanning their music career from 1971 to the present. Joe says that if you listen closely, late at night, you can hear the dulcet tones of his seven string bass floating over the hills and sampled in rap songs by P-Diddy. Joe maintains the Jack Bruce mailing list at Yahoo! Groups.

David Barker (Actor, Out of my Mime (1979); etc.) graduated Cum Laude from Duquesne University with a B.S. in Education in 1977 and received his M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts in 1980. He is an award-winning actor, director and fight choreographer. Also an accomplished mime, his work has been featured in numerous publications including From The Greek Mimes To Marcel Marceau And Beyond, Mime Journal and Phoenix Magazine. His credits include national and international tours, Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, international festivals and TV. He conducted master classes, workshops and residencies at universities, conservatories and public schools throughout the country and in London and Shanghai. He taught at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Douglass College and Scottsdale Community College. He is a Professor of Theatre at Arizona State University where he teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in movement and acting. He is the author of Connected Motion: A Common Sense Approach To Movement Training For Actors. He and his wife live in Tempe. They have four children and four grandchildren. Through his work he intends to glorify God, from whom all good things come. Email: davidbarker@asu.edu; Webpage: http://www.davidbarker.org/

Roger Bart (Actor, Zastrozzi - The Master Of Discipline (1985), March of the Falsettos (1985), The Naughty Adventures of Peter Pan (1981), The Snow Queen (1981); etc.) originated the lead role of "Dr. Frederick Frankenstein" in the musical adaptation of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, as well as the role of "Carmen Ghia" on Broadway in The Producers ((Drama Desk & Tony Award nominations) and received the 1999 Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as "Snoopy" in You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. Roger's Broadway & First National Tour credits include The Frogs ("Xanthias"), Triumph Of Love ("Harlequin"), the first national, Germany, and London production of The Who's Tommy ("Cousin Kevin"), King David ("Jonathan"), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ("Bud Frump"), The Secret Garden ("Dicken") and Big River ("Tom Sawyer"). Off-Broadway, he appeared in Fully Committed, Henry VI, Parts I & II and Up Against It at the Public Theater, and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. Regionally, Roger played "Whizzer" at Hartford Stage's critically acclaimed production of Falsettos. He is the singing voice for the title role of the Disney animated feature, Hercules, performing the song 'Go the Distance,' (by Alan Menken and David Zippel), and is the singing voice of "Scamp" in Disney's Lady and the Tramp Part II. Television credits include Bram and Alice ("Paul Newman"), The George Carlin Show, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. However, Roger's most cherished productions are his daughters Alexandra and Eller.

Jodi Baslaw (Staff, 1985-1986; Musical Director, Is There Life After High School (1984); etc.) was also a member of the College Avenue Players at Rutgers, where she was the musical director for Company by Stephen Sondheim. Jodi is happily married, and just had a son (their first), named Avinoam. She lives in Passaic, NJ, where she is a project manager for a computer software company. While Jodi has not been heavily involved with musical theater since leaving Cabaret, she still plays keyboards for personal enjoyment.

Joel Bassin (Director, The Winter's Song (1980); etc.) graduated from the M.F.A. theatre program at Mason Gross in 1981 and recently received his Ph.D. in Theatre from City University of New York. Joel is now happily married and is working as the Managing Director of The Wooster Group. Email Joel at joelbassin@thewoostergroup.org.

Alycia Bauch is now Alycia Bauch-Cantor. See below.

Alycia Bauch-Cantor (House Manager, 1995-1996; Asst. House Manager, 1994-1995) earned her Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Columbia University. She is now happily married, has two dogs, and is a Speech-Language Pathologist working with adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities in Philadelphia. She is also the region-one service coordinator for Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity. Alycia has recently been involved in productions at the Kelsey Theater in West Windsor, NJ and is on the Board of Directors for Maurer Productions Onstage.

Amy Grosky Bergman (Actor, Nights (1981), Matters of Consequence (1984); Make-Up Design, Snow Queen (1981); Stage Manager, Recruits (1983); etc.) is a professional theatrical make-up artist who has worked with Al and Tipper Gore (Halloween 1998, her make-up for the Gores was featured in People magazine and on Jay Leno), Lamar Alexander, and Bill Gaither (and his entourage), among others. Her work has been seen on the stages of The Kennedy Center, MTV, C-SPAN, and public television. In addition to her professional work Amy enjoys working with her husband Michael (another Cabaret alum) teaching make-up design and application to high school students. The Bergmans live in Alexandria, Virginia with their two sons Sam and Zach and their really big dog Sasha. Amy can be reached at audionics@hotmail.com.

Michael Bergman (Artistic Director, 1980-81; Writer/Director, Nights (1981), Curiouser and Curiouser (1980), and Headin' West (1979); Actor, All This and More (1979), The Mystery of the Forbidden Self (1980); etc.) is a theater teacher, initially working in the New York area, and now teaching outside of Washington DC. He married Cabaret / Mason Gross alum Amy Grosky in 1990, ten years after they'd met at Cabaret. Two sons later, they are still teaching theater together to students and professionals. Michael can be reached at audionics@hotmail.com.

David Bigge (Producer, 1997-1998; Publicist, 1996-1997; Actor, Assassins (1998), The Normal Heart (1997), Godspell (1995); etc.) was a Henry Rutgers Scholar and currently works as a corporate lawyer in New York City. His article regarding customary law in Zimbabwe was published in the Harvard Human Rights Journal. While at Harvard Law School, Dave directed the Harvard Law School Parody, an original musical comedy written every year by law students.

Michael Bilton (Producer, 1989; Stage Manager, Godspell (1987), The Diary of Anne Frank (1987); Lighting Designer, various shows, 1988-1989) left Rutgers with a Sociology degree (and an as yet unused theater minor) in 1990, and attended the University of Chicago for an M.A. in Health Policy and Administration. Michael lived and worked in Chicago for five more years working in public health and primary care for underserved populations. Michael moved to Marin County outside of San Francisco in 1997, where he is currently living with his wife Mara and serving as Vice President for the Health Research & Educational Trust, and Executive Director of the Association for Community Health Improvement. For more, see: http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbilton. E-mail Michael at grayland1@svn.net.

Bill Bowers (Actor, Pvt. Wars (1982); etc.) is an actor and mime, who has performed and taught masterclasses throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. His solo play It Goes Without Saying opened last season Off Broadway to rave reviews and he is now touring the show nationwide. Recent performances include Dallas,TX, Wyoming, Colorado, and Trenton NJ. Bill was seen in the feature film Two Weeks Notice, has appeared on Broadway as "Zazu" in Disney's The Lion King, and originated the role of "Leggett" in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Off-Broadway Bill has appeared in Under a Montana Moon: A Collection of Silent Stories, Hibiscus (premiere at LaMaMa ETC), and Wildgoose Circus (NY Stage & Film). He also appeared in the World Premieres of Beethoven 'N' Pierrot at the Denver Theater Center, Young Rube at Repertory of St. Louis, and the title role in Little Tramp (a musical about Charlie Chaplin) at the O'Neill Theater Center. Bill's television credits include All My Children, One Life To Live, Remember WENN, and Out of The Box. Bill is available for mime performances and workshops, and can be found on the web at http://www.bill-bowers.com.

Julia Boggio is now Julia Derbyshire. See below.

Jeff Bravo (Business Manager, 1994-1995; Actor, The One Person (1997); etc.) went on to become an accountant. Bored with crunching numbers, he received his teaching certification and is currrently teaching high school English in Haddon Heights, NJ. Jeff has worked for several years with high schoolers both as an assistant director and extensively on stage crew building sets and hanging lights at Cherokee High School in Marlton, NJ. He is extremly proud that a number of his students became associated with Cabaret. Jeff, his wife, and their son live in Marlton. He can be reached at bravoj@hhsd.k12.nj.us.

Michael S. Brown (Technical Director, 1996; Master Carpenter, 1995-1996; Carpenter/Assistant Set Designer, Jesus Christ Superstar (1999); etc.) is a Senior Systems Administrator for OppenheimerFunds, Inc in New York. Recently, Michael's attention has turned from the theater to the sea, and he can often be found racing sailboats in the Long Island Sound. Michael resides in Jersey City with his wife, Holly, and their dog, Othello. Email him at minstrel70@yahoo.com.

Christopher Buckley (Staff, 1998-1999; Writer, Musical! The Musical (2002), Theater ADD (2000), Merely Players & Santa's Not Real (and Other Fairy Tales) (1999); etc.) was the past winner of the NJ Young Playwright's Festival (Governor's Award) and recipient of the Audience Award at the 14th Annual U.S. Super 8 & Digital Video Festival. New York credits include Have You Met My Brother (Doppelgäng Productions) and the the award winning independent film sexpotjesus starring Cabaret alum (and older brother) Mike Buckley. In July of 2004, he married Cabaret alum Stephanie Nichols. He is a resident playwright of NJ Dramatists and the Waterfront Ensemble.

Stephanie Buckley (Associate Producer, 1999-2000; Production Assistant, The Gnadiges Fraulein (2000); Stage Manager, Still Life (1999), Burners (1999), It’s Only A Play (1998); etc.) is now a teacher of theater in the University Program of Theatre Arts at Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, NJ. The program allows high school students to “major” in Theatre Arts and take courses like Scene Study, Musical Theatre and Stage Movement in addition to History, English, Math and Science (don’t you wish they had stuff like that when you were in high school?!?). Stephanie also “freelances” with Creative Interventions, a company which uses improvisation and playback theater to help audiences explore sensitive issues while they are entertained. In July of 2004, she married Cabaret alum Christopher Buckley.

Michael Buckley (Staff, 1998-1999; Actor, Blood Brothers (2001), Still Life (1999), Little Shop of Horrors (1998), Assassins (1997), Hair (1997), Once On This Island (1996); etc.) has a recurring role as "Harley" on PBS' mixed live action/animated tv series Cyberchase. He recently appeared in New York as "David" in David and Goliath (Merkin Hall), and in the New York premier of Gangstapella, an original musical about an all white hip-hop group. Regional work includes the national tour of South Pacific, and Grease (u/s "Danny") with Cindy Williams and Eddie Mekka. He has been in the films Gypsy 83 with Sara Rue, and the award winning independent film sexpotjesus written by Cabaret alum (and younger brother) Chris Buckley. Mike can also be been seen in middle schools all over the country starring in the educational video Change Your Attitude, Change Your Life.

Shannon Burkett (Actor, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1993), Across the Language Barrier (1992); etc.) is a professional actor. On stage she has been seen in The Ride Down Mount Morgan with Patrick Stewart, Scab (Greenwich Street Theater), Book of Days (St. Louis Rep/Hartford Stage), Most Fabulous Story Ever Told (Minetta Lane), Stupid Kids (WPA/Century), Young Girl and the Monsoon (Playwrights Horizons), Romeo & Juliet (American Globe), Marat/Sade (Experimental Theatre Wing), and in the films Intern (Sundance Festival 2000), The History of Glamour, Jersey Guy, Love God (Sundance Festival 1997) and Forever Yours. Recent TV appearances include guest starring roles on Hack and Law & Order.

Michael J. Calderone (Director, Biloxi Blues (1989), The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket (1991); etc.) is the Performing Arts Chair at the Hampton Roads Academy in Newport News, Virginia. There he teaches drama classes and manages all performing arts productions. After graduating from Rutgers, Michael performed and taught with the Shoestring Players, taught drama at the Chapin School in New York City and earned a Masters in Educational Theater at New York University. Michael met his wife, Jennifer (Kosofsky Calderone) at the Cabaret. She stage managed the first show Michael ever directed (Biloxi Blues). They have a daughter and are expecting a second child in April 2004. Michael has this to say to current members of Cabaret: "Cabaret Theater is a great place to start if you are serious about working in the theater as a career. The thing I find the most valuable about Cabaret is that it is student run; from Producer to actor the students are in charge of the season. This freedom allows students to find creative ways around problems and lets them learn from their own mistakes. Cabaret built up my confidence as an actor and a director."

Gina Calogero (Founder; Producer, 1973-1974; House Manager, 1974-1975) received her BA in Theater Arts from Douglass College in 1975 and her JD in 1985 from Rutgers Newark School of Law. Gina has served as the Municipal Prosecutor and Council President for the Township of Emerson, NJ. She is currently in private practice and also serves as the Municipal Prosecutor for the Borough of Cresskill, NJ.

Ana Cammarata is now Ana Cammarata Kalet. See below.

Alexis Campanell (Secretary, 1996-1997; House Manager, 1996; Actor, The Fantastics (1997), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1996); etc.) works for BLP Group Companies where she oversees product launches, promotional initiatives, and continuing medical education for pharmaceutical companies. Alexis "lives" in New Jersey but actually spends most of her time between Chicago and California, mourning her dead plants.

Cheryl J. Campo (Actor, Once on this Island (1996)) Since earning her B.A. in Chemistry and her M.Ed. in Science Education as well as appearing in various choral and staged productions at Rutgers (University Choir, Voorhees Choir, Rutgers Opera, and RCPC: Man of La Mancha (1993), Jesus Christ Superstar (1996), and The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1997)), Cheryl has been out to Ohio and back. Cheryl has done quite a bit of relocating. Relationships, work, and school have necessitated moves from NJ to OH, CT, and back to OH again. Having earned her M.A. in Polymer Science at the University of Connecticut before transferring schools with her research advisor, Cheryl currently resides in the Buckeye swing state where she continues to pursue her Ph.D. studies in Macromolecular Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University and remain active in scholastic and community service organizations. Prior to her return to academia, Cheryl taught HS chemistry / research in both Jersey City, NJ and Columbus, OH, worked in industrial and government contract research labs, and in her spare time tried to keep performing. Appearing most recently as "Rusty" in a community theater production of Footloose in Vernon, CT, Cheryl has also sung with Opera Columbus and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra Chorus, the latter of which debuted at Carnegie Hall in April of 2001. Roles since college include "Eileen" in Moon over Buffalo and the "Narrator" in Joseph..., "Dorothy" in The Wiz and "Kim MacAfee" in Bye Bye Birdie. She can be reached at cheryljcampo@yahoo.com.

Jessica Candelmo (Lighting Technician, 1994-1996; Actor, A Few Good Men (1996), Escape from Happiness (1995); etc.) continues to light up theaters as well as concert halls and arenas for BML Stage Lighting. Occasionally you can still catch Jessica on stage with Villagers Theatre and Sandford Street Productions.

Jay Cardinali (Technical Director, 1979-1981; Asst. Technical Director, 1978; Actor, Headin' West (1979); etc.) is the Manager of Services for Guests with Disabilities for Walt Disney World.

Heidi Lynn Carty (Asst. Publicist, 1989; Actor, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All For You (1989)) runs her own interior design firm, Spatial Interest, Inc. Heidi and her daughter live in Chicago, IL. Feel free to check out her website at www.spatialinterest.com.

Kevin Chamberlin (Director, Is There Life After High School? (1984); Musical Director, Working (1983), Stagedoor Songbook (1982); Actor, A Night In The Ukraine (1984); etc.) has been seen on Broadway in The Ritz, Seussical ("Horton") (2001 Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical), Dirty Blonde ("Charlie") (2000 Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play), Triumph of Love ("Dimas"), Abe Lincoln in Illinois ("Feargus"), and My Favorite Year. At Encores Kevin performed in Ziegfeld Follies of 1936, and One Touch of Venus. Off-Broadway he has been in Wise Guys (workshop), Smoke on the Mountain ("Rev. Oglethorpe"), Juno, and As Thousands Cheer. Regional credits include work at McCarter Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Yale Rep., and Williamstown. He has been in the films Road to Perdition, Die Hard: With a Vengeance, In and Out, and Trick. As a musician, he has been Musical Director and performer in numerous cabaret clubs in New York and has composed an original Off-Broadway musical, Slipping Through The Cracks, incidental and atmospheric music for Off-Broadway's Arden Party Theater, and an operetta based on Balzac's novella, Sarrasine.

Gina Cologero is now Gina Calogero. See above.

Kevin Confoy (Actor, The Naughty Adventures of Peter Pan (1981), Everyman (1981); etc.) is the past Executive Producer of the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City, where he has directed Am Lit, or Hibernophilia by Dan O'Brien, Proof by Jeff Reich, The Rehearsal and The Adoption by Joyce Carol Oates, and Blood Guilty by Antoine O'Flatharta. Off-Broadway, he recently directed Warren Leight's Stray Cats with the All Seasons Theatre Group in New York. Kevin is currently a Professor of Theater at Sarah Lawrence College, where, in addition to teaching, he advises Downstage, a student-run theater company dedicated to offering resources and support for the performance of student creations.

Jon Conkling (Graphic Artist, 1994-1996) worked as an artist for Marvel Comics after leaving Cabaret, and his sketchagraph work for the Marvel Creators trading card series are highly collectible (his work includes portraits of The Hulk, Captain America, Punisher, Spider-Man, Black Tarantula and Daredevil). Today, Jon is an art director for Pixel Light Digital Media, Inc., an interactive design agency just outside of NYC, but is telecommuting out of his home office (through the wonders of modern technology) from Iowa. Yes, Iowa, where his wife is attending veterinary school. When not working, Jon enjoys the never-ending projects that come with owning a home, caring for his baby daughter, and writing screenplays.

John Connors (Actor, Joseph (1996), Escape from Happiness (1996), The Water Engine (1995), Equus (1994), You Can't Take It With You (1993)) currently works for Deloitte & Touche in Jersey City, NJ as a proposal writer, and is finishing up a Master’s Degree in English, Writing, from William Paterson University. His involvement “on the boards” since his Cabaret days has been limited to some acting and directing at William Paterson, directing a production of Man of La Mancha for the Park Players, in Midland Park, NJ, and directing a production of Pippin at Becton Regional High School, also in NJ. John is currently a judge for the Paper Mill Playhouse’s Rising Stars program, reviewing and providing commentary on high school productions in NJ, and, as a freelance writer, has recently written for The Sondheim Review. John has also written an as yet unproduced play, Requiem. John is married and currently resides in Washington Township, NJ. He would love to be contacted at jeconnors3@hotmail.com by old friends and acquaintances alike.

Mary Corradino (Coffeehouse Manager, 1995-1996; Associate Producer, 1994; Secretary, 1993-1994; House Manager, 1992-1993; Actor, Godspell (1995), The Good Doctor (1993), You Can't Take It With You (1993); etc.) is happily married to her husband, Phil (also a Cabaret alum), and teaches at the South Valley School in Moorestown, NJ. She has been involved in many productions since her Cabaret days, and she has the opportunity to make learning fun by entertaining the youngsters in her classroom each day (there's nothing like a captive audience)! Mary has recently performed in Noises Off ("Brooke/Vicki") and Blithe Spirit ("Elvira"") with the East Brunswick Community Players, and with the Pennington Players in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), directed by Cabaret alum Ana Kalet. Mary and Phil were recently blessed with the birth of their first child, Anna.

Michele Crescenzo (Actor, Steppin' Out (1981), The Winter's Song (1980), Ghostly Graveyard Gaieties (1978), Drive in Theatre (1977)) received a Master's degree in English from Rutgers University-Newark in 1996 and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in English at Emory University, concentrating on late 19th / early 20th century American literature, African American literature, and Women's Studies. She has taught composition and literature at Rutgers-Newark and Emory Universities. Michele can be reached at mcresce@bellsouth.net.

David Crespy (Publicist, 1982-1983; Author, Penny Dreadful (1982); Actor, Everyman (1981), The Mystery of the Forbidden Self (1980); etc.) had his play Penny Dreadful first produced while he was a member of the Cabaret and later produced at the Austin Melodrama Theatre in Austin, TX. David is now the head of the playwriting program at the University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Theatre, and is the artistic director of the Missouri Playwrights Workshop. David just recently returned from the Last Frontier Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska where his play Beshert was selected as a "Panelist's Choice," and will soon be published in Michael Wright's Playwriting Masterclass (Heinemann Press, 2000). David's play Men Dancing won the 21st Century Playwrights Award and is being produced this coming spring as part of the MU Department Mainstage after having had several readings and productions at Jewish Repertory Theatre, Nebraska Rep, Ensemble Studio Theatre, HB Playwrights Foundation, and Playwright's Theatre of New Jersey. Daryl Roth, the Off-Broadway producer, sponsored a reading of Men Dancing at Primary Stages featuring Joel Grey, Elizabeth Franz, Justin Kirk, and Johanna Day. Like Cabaret alum Joel Bassin, David finished his PhD at the CUNY Grad Center, and holds an MFA in playwriting from UT Austin, and a BFA '83 in acting from Rutgers University. Email him at CrespyD@missouri.edu.

Lori Cunningham (Choreographer, Once On This Island (1996), Evita (1995)) has continued dancing, and has recently been seen with the Lumiere Ballet in The Nutcracker. Lori has performed with the Connecticut Ballet in numerous productions including Les Sylphides, Sleeping Beauty, and Goose Pimples. She has also danced with the Bergen Ballet Theatre in The Nutcracker, and Le Bayedaire and has performed with The NJ Dance Theatre Ensemble and the Acrodanse Theatre. Lori has been active in community theater, dancing and singing in numerous productions sponsored by Plays-in-the-Park as well as working behind the scenes as resident choreographer for such troupes as the Donetsk Ballet, NJ Center of Dance, and the MCC Youth Arts Feld. She is the founder and co-owner of Dance Artists Unite, teaching dance and providing students with performance opportunities and networking experience.

April Curtis (Costume Designer, March of the Falsettos (1985), Jacques Brel (1984), Titanic (1984); etc.) is the Department Head of Theatre Arts at Eastern Oregon University where she teaches costume design and acting. April has designed for McCarter Theatre, MT Shakespeare in the Park, Astor Place Theatre, Waterville Summer Theatre, Idaho Repertory Theatre, and Magical Circle Mime Theatre, among others. She has been listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, has been an ACE Fellow for the American Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), received a Kennedy Center Design Fellowship, and has received numerous grants for research in theater education including a NEH Institute Progam Grant to study at Columbia University. Besides her design work, April continues to act, and was recently seen as "Vivian Bearing" in the touring production of Wit. Her proudest achievement, however, will always be her daughter Lara. April is happily married to a plant biologist from New York whom she met tree climbing.

Neil Cuthbert (Founder; Artistic Director, 1976-1977; Author/Director, Let Us Pay (1976); Author, Buddy Pals (1974), Oddballs (1973); etc.) wrote The Soft Touch for his playwrighting thesis at Rutgers, which won the very first National Student Playwriting Award, was picked up by a Broadway producer and opened in the Golden Theater in New York City. His show Buddy Pals went on to win the New York State One-Act Festival awards for Best Play and Director (Bob Harper) and did an encore at The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Neil has gone on to write for television's Hill Street Blues and St. Elsewhere, as well as the films Mystery Men, Disney's Hocus Pocus (Apex Award for Best Original Screenplay - Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror), Liar's Poker, and The Adventures of Pluto Nash, starring Eddie Murphy. He is presently working on Wonderman for the Samuel Goldwyn Company and Unleashed with the Atlantic Theater Film Co. Neil is a longtime member of the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York and Los Angeles and the Dramatists Guild of America.