STEPHANIE BACASTOW* (Mimi Merelli) is delighted to be making her Riverside debut in A Comedy of Tenors! Most recently seen in Barrington Stage Company's A Little Night Music, other favorite credits include: Mary Poppins, Luisa in The Fantasticks, Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Johanna in Sweeney Todd. Proud alum of NYU and the University of Georgia. Many thanks to the Riverside team and Wojcik Casting. Love to Mom, Dad, and Sam. www.stephaniebacastow.com. IG: @stephbacastow

RON BOHMER* (Tito Merelli) career spans thirty years in Broadway productions: Phantom in The Phantom Of The Opera, Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard (Jefferson Award nomination), Alex in Aspects Of Love (LA Robby award), Enjolras in Les Misérables, Fyedka in Fiddler on the Roof, Coach Bolton in Disney’s High School Musical, Sir Percival Glyde in The Woman in White, and as The Scarlet Pimpernel (National Broadway Theatre Award nomination). Other Broadway roles include: Father in Ragtime and Frid in A Little Night Music with Bernadette Peters. For seven years, he traveled the continent starring as the Prophet Joseph Smith in the smash hit The Book of Mormon. As a singer/songwriter, Ron’s latest release Legacy and his other solo recordings Everyman and another life are available on all digital platforms. As a vocalist, Ron has appeared at Radio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, New York City’s Town Hall and he’s a frequent guest artist with symphony orchestras across the US and Canada. Please visit www.ronbohmer.com

SUSAN CELLA* (Tatiana Racón) is thrilled to return to Riverside Theatre for her fifth production, having been here previously in Gypsy, Vanya Sonia Masha and Spike, Funny Girl and The Boyfriend.  Broadway: The Rose Tattoo, The Graduate, Crazy He Calls Me, Me and My Girl (opp. Robert Lindsay and Jim Dale), Evita (Evita), On the Twentieth Century, and Allegro and Lady in the Dark for ENCORES! National Tours: Fiddler on the Roof (opp. Topol, Theo Bikel, and Harvey Fierstein), Hairspray, 42nd Street, La Cage aux Folles, Me and My Girl (opp. Tim Curry) and Can-Can. Off-Broadway: Babylon Line (Lincoln Center), CutThroat (Abingdon) Hello Muddah Hello Faddah (Circle in the Square), Mayor! (Village Gate), Jaques Brel (Playwrights Horizons). Regional: Over 40 productions.  TV and Film: “Search Party,” “Madame Secretary,” “Elementary,” “Person of Interest,” “Law and Order” (2 episodes), “The Sopranos,” “Hi Honey I'm Home” (series regular), “Tavern on Jane,” The Astronaut's Wife, “All My Children” and “Follies” and “A Sondheim Celebration” for PBS. Thank you Jimmy and Allen.

JENNIFER CODY* (Maria Merelli) – returns to Riverside after performing as Gabriella in Boeing Boeing. Broadway: A Christmas Story, Shrek, Pajama Game, Taboo, Urinetown the Musical, Seussical the Musical, Beauty and The Beast, Grease, and Cats. Off-Broadway: Charles Bush’s Cleopatra, Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party, Charles Bush’s Judith of Bethulia, and Henry and Mudge (Drama League Nomination).
Film/TV: Her voice can be heard on many cartoons including her award winning role as Charlotte LaBouff in Disney’s The Princess and The Frog, Paper Spiders, Lucky Stiff, Khumba, “New Amsterdam,” “The Good Fight,” “Younger,” “Instinct,” “Bull,” “Blue Bloods,” “Shrek Live,” “Unforgettable,” “American Dad,” “Mickey and the Roadster Racers,” “Phinues and Ferb,” “P. King Duckling,” “Winx Club,” “Robot and Monster” and “Law and Order.” 

RAY DEMATTIS* (Henry Saunders) has enjoyed a long and varied career both as an actor and stage director. His Broadway acting credits include: City Of Angels, Little Shop Of Horrors, and the original, Grease. He has performed and directed Off Broadway, in Regional Theaters, and National tours throughout the U.S. He performed in Central America and Mexico for the U.S. State Department and at The Edinburgh Theater Festival. His television credits range from: “The Sopranos” and “The Cosby Show” to “New Amsterdam,” “Evil,” and “The Good Fight.” He was the Founding Artistic Director of the first National Theater Workshop for the Disabled - The NTWH, for which he received The Timmy Award. He is delighted to be back at The Riverside where, in 2018, he appeared in Gypsy!

ANTHONY FESTA* (Carlo) is pleased to return to the Riverside Theater for the 3rd time after last seen in West Side Story (Tony). London/UK Tour: West Side Story (Tony). Tours: West Side Story (Tony), Miss Saigon (Chris), Wicked, Finding Neverland. Off-Broadway: Bare, Desperate Measures (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Alliance Awards). Regional: Beautiful (Gerry), Rock of Ages (Drew), South Pacific (Cable), Rent (Roger), Hairspray (Link), The Full Monty (Ethan). Concerts/Favorites: The Who’s Tommy (Tommy), Sweeney Todd (Anthony), I Am Harvey Milk (Avery Fisher Hall).  IG: @festafied 

RYAN JESSE* (Max) Riverside debut. Touring credits include: Jersey Boys, Cinderella starring Lea Salonga, and Dirty Dancing. Regional credits include: Grey Gardens at Portland Center Stage, Hello, Dolly! at Casa Mañana, and Man Of La Mancha at Stages St. Louis.  An Arizona native, Ryan holds a B.A. in Musical Theater from the University of Northern Colorado. Thanks to Courtney for her love and support, and to Gordon and Sally for never missing a show. @ryancjesse

Creative Team

Director: JAMES BRENNAN
Scenic Designer: MICHAEL SCHWEIKARDT
Costume Designer: STEFANIE GENDA
Wig Designer: KATE CASALINO 
Lighting Designer: TODD WREN 
Sound Designer: CRAIG BEYROOTI
Casting: WOJCIK CASTING TEAM
Stage Manager: INGRID LOUISE OLSON*
Assistant Stage Manager: DANE URBAN*