DAVID ERRIGO, JR. (Ren McCormack) is one of ABT’s Resident Artists and has appeared in numerous productions here, including: CATS (Pouncival, Rum Tum Tugger u/s), A Christmas Carol (Christmas Past), Miss Saigon (Marine, Chris u/s - performed) and Annie Get Your Gun. David made his Nearly Naked Theatre debut last summer in RENT (Roger). Other credits include: Urinetown (Bobby), Paint Your Wagon (Steve Bulnack), Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Reuben), all with the Bigfork Summer Playhouse. Other favorites include: CATS (Rum Tum Tugger), Batboy (Edgar/Batboy) and Urinetown (Hot Blades Harry/Old Man Strong). David has a B.A. in Theatre from The University of Montana. When he isn’t acting, David enjoys working here in the office, taking pictures, and spending time with his new bride, Jacqui. He thanks her for putting up with him and for her support. He would also like to thank his ABT family for this opportunity, and his mom, dad and sister for their unending support.

JESSICA KAUFMAN (Ariel) is a Connecticut native and is excited to make her ABT debut in Footloose! Off-Broadway: Dear Edwina. Selected regional: Cinderella, Into the Woods, Henry V, The Lost Colony. After Footloose, Jessica will be touring the country with the first national tour of S’Wonderful, a new Gershwin musical. She also does children’s audiobooks, and was recently selected as a promising new narrator by the Audiobook Publisher’s Association. Jessica has a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Miami. Thanks and love to family, friends, and a long list of teachers. This is the farthest West she has ever been! www.jessicakaufman.net

D. SCOTT WITHERS (Reverend Shaw Moore) is thrilled to return to the Arizona Broadway stage where he appeared as Herbie in Gypsy, Mr. MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie and directed its TYA production of The Selfish Giant. Scott just finished his 20th season as a company member with Childsplay. Recent Childsplay credits: The BFG, Junie B. Jones, Honus and Me and A Tale of Two Cities. Other acting credits: Company, Into the Woods (ariZoni Award) and Forum for Phoenix Theatre, A Christmas Carol for Actors Theatre, Lost and Foundling for Geva, The Jungle Book for Fulton Opera House and A Year With Frog and Toad for Seattle Children’s Theatre. Last season, Scott served as Artistic Director for Greasepaint Youtheatre helming its productions of Rent - School Edition (ariZoni) and Pippin (National Youth Theatre Award, ariZoni). Scott holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from ASU and is originally from Idaho.

JACQUELINE REZ (Rusty) is thrilled to be returning to ABT, where she previously played the role of Ellen in Miss Saigon. Some of her favorite credits include Hair at the Arizona Theatre Company, Les Misérables at Phoenix Theatre, and Urinetown at Arizona Repertory Theatre. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona and currently lives in New York City. She would like to thank her family (Mom, Dad, D.J. and Linda) for their unending love and support, and God for the many blessings in her life. Special thanks to Cass, Joe, Kurtis, and James!

GEOFF BELLISTON (Willard Hewitt) is beyond excited to come home to the ABT stage. A Phoenix native and former Artist-in-Residence here at ABT, Geoff finally made the move to New York. Recent credits include The Real Men of Broadway Cabaret Series (NYC) and Prof. Bhaer in Little Women. Other favorite credits include A Christmas Carol, Guys & Dolls, Miss Saigon, Bye Bye Birdie, Cabaret, The Wizard of Oz and Charlotte’s Web.

MORGAN SPRINGER (Vi Moore) is ecstatic about continuing her career with ABT. From playing a mayor’s fainting wife in Bye Bye Birdie to a trumpet-playing stripper in Gypsy to a villainous diva in Phantom, she is now a preacher’s wife! Morgan is a proud graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied vocal performance. Some of her favorite roles include The Old Lady in Candide, Judy Turner in A Chorus Line, and Lady Billows in the opera Albert Herring. First and foremost, Morgan would like to thank Cass, Kiel, James, Brad and the rest of the ABT family for becoming her family. Thanks to Joe for his incredible vision, and Kurtis, the best choreographer and friend in the world – FIESTA! A big thank you to the most supportive mother in the world. This performance is dedicated to my teacher, mentor and friend, Thomas Douglas, who always said I would do it.

TANNER BOLLINGER (Chuck Cranston) is excited to be working at Arizona Broadway Theatre! Tanner recently played Luke in the National Tour of Alter Boyz. A graduate of the Musical Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University, his favorite roles include: Burrs in The Wild Party by Lippa and Bob Wallace in White Christmas. Other productions include: Chuck in Footloose at Indiana’s Wagon Wheel Theatre, Chicago’s long-running Flannigan’s Wake, Jesus Christ Superstar, Urinetown, Chicago and the American regional theatre premiere of Aida. Tanner would like to give much love and appreciation to his encouraging friends and family – Mom, Dad, Nanny, Sis’, and his girlfriend Priscilla.

LAURA BERGER (Ethel McCormack) is delighted to return to the ABT stage, having just finished The Big Friendly Giant with Childsplay. Performing alongside her husband, Jesse, makes this production a special treat! Previous ABT credits include CATS (chorus singer), Gypsy (Tessie Tura, Rose u/s), Anything Goes (Reporter, Reno u/s) and The Taffetas (Kaye). A life-long student of the arts, Laura is a Phoenix native and has been performing Valley-wide since childhood. Some of her favorites: The Music Man (Marian), The Who’s Tommy (Acid Queen), You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Lucy), Reefer Madness (Mae), Joseph...Dream Coat (Narrator), and Into The Woods (Cinderella). Special thanks to: the ABT family, Mom, Dad, Jojo, the Berger Bunch, and her wonderful husband for helping her to live her dream!

SHAYLA BENOIT (Wendy Jo) is elated to return to the ABT stage after appearing in CATS (Demeter, Grizabella u/s), Anything Goes (Erma), The Taffetas (Donna), Bye Bye Birdie (Nancy), Miss Saigon (Gigi), Annie Get Your Gun (Annie u/s), A Christmas Carol, Phantom, Cabaret (Rosie), and ABT’s children’s productions of Alice in Wonderland, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Elves and the Shoemaker, and Charlotte’s Web. Shayla hails from West Palm Beach, FL, and is a proud graduate of Florida State University’s BFA Musical Theatre program. Seaside Music Theatre credits include: Peter Pan (Indian/Peter u/s), Nine (Heidi), South Pacific (Nurse MacGregor), and Go Dog Go! (Blue Dog). Much thanks to the ABT family for this wonderful opportunity. Love and thanks to God, family and friends for their endless love and support! Mahalo.

TIFFANY SPARKS (Urleen) is very excited to be back at ABT for a second time. You may have recently seen her as Jennyanydots in ABT’s production of CATS! Tiffany grew up in Columbus, Indiana, where she started gymnastics and dance lessons at the age of four. It wasn’t until later that she discovered her talent and passion for theatre. She attended and graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Manhattan, and went on to perform in the National Tour of Bye Bye Birdie. Tiffany would like to thank God for blessing her with many talents and dreams, her mother and father, Tammy Sparks and David Brinley, for their support in making those dreams possible, and her boyfriend, friends, and family who always believe in her every step of the way. Thanks also to her ABT family!

JESSE BERGER (Coach Dunbar/Cowboy Bob) just finished touring as Pantalone with Childsplay in their production of Androcles and the Lion. He was most recently seen on the Arizona Broadway Theatre stage as Benny Southstreet in Guys & Dolls and as Charles Maude in Bye Bye Birdie. Additional appearances on Valley stages include: The Comedy of Errors, Othello and MacBeth for the Southwest Shakepeare Company; Into the Woods and Miss Saigon for the Fountain Hills Community Theater; and Forever Plaid, Cabaret, Noises Off and others too numerous to recall for the Copperstate Dinner Theater. In his off minutes, he enjoys making and repairing guitars, and relaxing with his beautiful wife (also in Footloose) and two fuzzy, partially declawed children.

MICHAEL BOJTOS (Lyle) holds a BFA in Music Theatre Performance as well as a BFA in Theatre Education from East Carolina University. Selected credits include: The Wedding Singer (1st National Broadway Tour), Jesus Christ Superstar (starring Ted Neeley and Corey Glover), Almost Heaven: Songs of John Denver (1st National Off-Broadway Tour), Thomas the Tank Engine Live on Stage! (N. American, Australian, Canadian, and Asian Tours), and Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer’s Pirate Adventure (N. American and UK Tours). He can also be heard singing the role of “Lion” on the Original Cast Recording of Oz, the Musical.

PAUL FLANAGAN (Jeter) is incredibly excited to be making his ABT debut! And even more excited to be doing an adult show again! He has spent the last two years working with Nickelodeon’s Backyardigans, playing Pablo on the National Tour, and providing the movement for Pablo for the TV show. Other credits include: Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, and A Chorus Line with The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina; CATS, South Pacific, Funny Girl, Guys and Dolls with MacHayden Playhouse. Much appreciation to my family, Jonny, Susan and all of my incredible friends. I love you all!!!

BOBBY GOUSE (Travis) is thrilled to grace the ABT stage once again! He recently graduated with a degree in Theatre Education. Memorable credits include: Troy Bolton in High School Musical and High School Musical 2 at Tri-Arts Playhouse; Ren in Footloose in Philadelphia; Riff in West Side Story, Billy Lawlor in 42nd Street and many more. Bobby would like to thank his family and friends for the love and support. Special thanks to Cassandra, Kurtis and Joe for yet another amazing experience, and to the cast of Footloose – love you all!

MORGAN RUDOLPH (Betty Blast/Dance Captain) is a busy Resident Artist, and with good reason. She has appeared in every show this season. Gypsy or CATS, she can’t pick a favorite, but each show is such fun that she just tries to savor it. Thanks to Western Kentucky for her degree in Dance, and to her ABT family for giving her the chance to get paid to do what she loves everyday. But before she is through, one more thanks she must say:  to her family and friends, you’re the best, you know…now friends please sit back and enjoy the show!

JOHN WAGNER (Garvin) is thrilled to be returning to the ABT stage having previously performed as John/Sailor in Anything Goes, Ensemble in A Christmas Carol, and L.A./Pastey in Gypsy earlier this season. John holds his BFA in Musical Theatre from the Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA. Other credits include: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (The Carpet), Joseph….Dreamcoat (Benjamin), 42nd Street (Ensemble), Sweeney Todd (Ensemble), and Peter Pan (John). John sends his thanks to everyone here at ABT for this wonderful opportunity and to his friends and family for their continued love and support.

DION JOHNSON (Wes Warnicker) is very excited to be in Footloose (his second show at ABT!). He was last seen as the Minister of Culture/Inspector Ledoux in Phantom here at ABT. His most recent credits include work in a docudrama for the History Channel called After Armageddon, Middle Scrooge in A Christmas Carol for Actors Theatre and as Strange Man in A Vampire Tale for Scorpius Dance Theatre in Phoenix and New Orleans as part of The Vampire Film Festival. Other recent credits include Grady in Curtains, David in Company for Phoenix Theatre, My First Time for Theatre 4301, Unbeatable at PT and at Stages Rep. Theatre and the Hobby Center in Houston, TX. Valley credits also include: Steve/Chad/Danny in Almost Maine, Leo/Maxine in Leading Ladies, and several roles in Dream A Little Dream all for PT; Shane Mungitt in Take Me Out, Hawker/Specialist in Tommy, James Avery in Valhalla for Nearly Naked Theatre; and John Merrick in The Elephant Man for TheatreScape (for which he won the New Times, “Maxie” and “Goldy” awards). Dion would like to thank Joe, James, Kiel, Cass and Kurtis for this amazing opportunity. He would also like to thank the wonderful cast and crew, and Nicole for letting him be a “footloose” and fancy-free husband for a couple months. Enjoy the show!    

MARY JANE MCCLOSKEY (Lulu Warnicker) is delighted to be back on stage with ABT’s energetic production of Footloose! You may remember her as Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn in ABT’s production of The Music Man. Her other ABT shows include HMS Pinafore and Big River. She has also performed extensively with ABT’s outreach troupe. She holds a Master’s degree in vocal performance from The University of Michigan and has performed with the Arizona Opera, The Phoenix Opera, The Pennsylvania Opera Theatre, The Muddy River Opera Company, The Aspen Opera Theatre and the Tanglewood Music Festival. She considers herself a teaching artist and her passion for teaching young people is seen through her work as a music and theatre educator in public, private and charter schools, as well as for the companies with which she performs. She would like to thank her family for their support and her ABT family for this wonderful opportunity to perform with the fantastic cast of Footloose.

JAMIE PARNELL (Principal Harry Clark) is happy to return to ABT after appearing in Phantom (Young Carriere, Erik u/s) and  A Christmas Carol (Young Marley) earlier this season. A native of Montana, he studied both Voice Performance and Acting at The University of Montana, and has studied opera in both Vienna, Austria, and at the Kodaly Institute in Keczkemet, Hungary. Most recently, Jamie has been seen on stage as Bobby in Urinetown, Figaro in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, and Dr. Parker in Bat Boy. Big thanks to ABT for this “unexpected” role, and to his family, JP and his brand new niece Ryah for all of their love and support.

LAURIE TRYGG (Eleanor Dunbar) happily returns to Arizona Broadway Theatre after performing in CATS (Cassandra), A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Future) and Bye, Bye Birdie (Mrs. Merkle). Other recent shows: Curtains and The Producers (Phoenix Theatre). Recent choreography credits: Pippin, Snoopy!!! and Oliver! (Greasepaint Youtheatre). Much love to Rob, Sean and Tim!

SARAH AMBROSE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her ABT debut! Sarah, however, is very familiar with ABT and loves to perform in the Academy summer programs, such as RENT (Joanne Jefferson) and Cinderella (Stepmother), and has performed with ABT’s outreach troupe. Her favorite credits include: Peter Pan (Mrs. Darling), Seussical (Gertrude Mcfuzz), Little Women the Musical (Meg March), High School Musical (Sharpay) and Beauty and the Beast (Mrs. Potts). She has also performed with The Phoenix Symphony for their New Year’s Eve gala as a featured soloist. Sarah attends Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics and will be a junior next year. She would like to thank everyone at ABT, her mom, dad, and family so much for always supporting her in whatever she does!

KORBE CANIDA (Ensemble) is absolutely thrilled to be making Footloose her mainstage debut at ABT. She just graduated from Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics this spring and was seen in Follies (Phyllis), Durang/Durang (Amanda Wingvalley), and Twelve Angry Jurors (Juror #8) there. She has also been seen in North Canyon High’s productions of The Wiz (Dorothy), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Dorothy/Muzzy u/s) and Much Ado About Nothing (Hero). She would like to thank ABT for making her feel welcome and for giving her this incredible opportunity.

MATT CORDON (Ensemble) has performed in over 25 different shows around the Valley and couldn’t be more thrilled to make his mainstage debut with ABT with his role in Footloose. Last summer, he portrayed the role of Mark in ABT’s Academy production of RENT. He was also recognized as the 1st Chair Tenor for the entire state of Arizona for Performance Choir (2009) and Show Choir (2010) and will be attending the University of Arizona this fall as a member of the BFA program for Musical Theatre. Special thanks goes out to Mom for never giving up on helping my dream and Dad for introducing me to ABT in the first place! Also, a shout-out to my bros, Tim and Michael, DJ, Syd and family, Kerri, Matt, and everyone who keeps me going throughout the day! Lots of love to our amazing cast – let’s have a great show!

CHICA LOYA (Ensemble) is extremely excited to be participating in Footloose, making this her first appearance on the ABT stage! Her other credits include Jo in Little Women, Hattie Walker in Follies, and Janine in the straight play, Janine. Chica attends Arizona’s Conservatory for Arts and Academics and has performed as a dancer/singer in many of ACAA’s advanced-level concerts. She thanks her family and friends who have supported her in her theatrical endeavors, and her teachers for all they have taught her!