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Miracle on 34th Street: A Musical Radio Play Adapted from the 1947 Lux Broadcast by Lance Arthur Smith Original songs and arrangements by: Jon Lorenz

Conceived and Directed by: Colleen Kollar Smith Musical Direction by: Jon Lorenz Piano: Cris O’Bryon Editing and Sound Design: Joey Bradford Recorded at The Vibeatorium in Vista, CA

STARRING (in order of appearance): Alex Mialdo: Cris O’Bryon Wallace Ainsley and others: Eric Hellmers Olivia Glatt and others: Emma Nossal Grady Williams/Fred Gailey: Matthew Malecki Cordelia Ragsdale/Doris Walker: Janaya Mahealani Jones Gracie DeMarco/Susan Walker: Isabella Pruter Kristofer Van Linsberg/Kris Kringle: Ralph Johnson

Originally commissioned and produced by San Diego Musical

Performance rights for Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play are handled exclusively by Steele Spring Stage Rights, www.stagerights.com Meet the Artists

Cris O’Bryon is delighted to join these talented colleagues to make some Christmas recording magic! He is a music director, performance coach, actor and voiceover artist. He works with many and organizations across Southern California, including Broadway Dreams Foundation-LA, Disney/ASCAP, The Midtown Men, Xceptional Music, San Diego Ballet, and Forbidden Broadway on tour. He has worked with La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, San Diego Opera, Moonlight Stage, SDMT, Intrepid Theatre, Lamb’s Players, San Diego Repertory, Diversionary, and North Coast Repertory Theatre, as well as numerous public and private schools. This past year, he has taken original cabarets to Feinstein/54 Below in NYC, CCAE, Martinis Above 4th, Catalina Jazz Club, and other private venues across San Diego and Los Angeles. vocalcoachstudio.com.

Eric Hellmers is titillated to be back working for Moonlight. Eric is a local actor/director/singer/teacher who works all over San Diego with many different theaters. Fav. Credits: (Cliff), Meet Me in St. Louis (Mr. Smith), Boeing Boeing (Bernard), Catch Me If You Can (Agent Cod), Young Frankenstein (Ziggy), Leading Ladies (Jack/Stephanie), (Fyedka), (Bert Healy), Gypsy (Tulsa), Drowsy Chaperone (George), (Sweeney), (Riff), Once Upon A Mattress (Dauntless), (Baker), The Music Man (Harold Hill), and Arsenic & Old Lace (Mortimor).

Ralph Johnson is grateful to be a part of this production of Miracle On 34th Street in his twenty- second year with Moonlight Stage Productions. Favorite Moonlight productions in the past include West Side Story, - The Musical, , Les Misérables, Will Rogers , and 1776. He has been seen on San Diego stages since 1990 including The Old Globe, Cygnet Theatre, Lamb's Players Theatre, Grossmont College, and Starlight . With thanks to Colleen and Jon for this opportunity. What a journey. What a ride. Merry Christmas! Janaya Mahealani Jones is beyond excited to be returning to Miracle after originating the role of Doris Walker in 2016. This year she has been keeping busy from home with The Old Globe in Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas On the Radio and virtual productions of Hocus Pocus: A Musical Cocktail Experience and Definitely Not Clue: An Interactive Musical Mystery with Pixel Playhouse/After Hours Theatre. When she is not working from home, Janaya works at Disney's California Adventure and can be seen as Queen of Arendelle at : Live at the Hyperion, Dime in The Five and Dime Jazz Band, and DJ Dee Jay at The Disney Junior Dance Party. Janaya also works regionally in theatres such as Moonlight Amphitheatre, Lamb's Players, Rockwell Table and Stage, and Performance Riverside. She is most known for her star turn as Esmeralda in Moonlight Amphitheatre’s Hunchback of Notre Dame as well as Dee in Pump up the Volume: A 90s Palooza and Mel in the 2019 revival of Mixtape. There are not enough thank you’s in the world for Colleen, Jon, Joey, Chris, the beautiful cast, and all of those who made this possible. Thank you for continuing to safely create theatre! Follow Janaya’s journey on Instagram: @esmerelduhhh_

Matthew Malecki is a Moonlight vet who is THRILLED to be recording for Miracle on 34th Street in the role he originated! Nat'l tour: Magaldi in Regional: Younger Brother in Ragtime (MTW), Tony in West Side Story (Performance Riverside, South Coast Symphony), Davey in ! (Theatre Royale), Laurie in Little Women, Curly in Oklahoma! (Grace Arts Live), Quasimodo u/s in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Moonlight Amphitheater), Warner in (Candlelight Pavilion), Cinderella's Prince/The Wolf in Into The Woods (Lewis Family Playhouse), Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Pontius Pilate in , Chip in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Performance Riverside), Ub Iwerks in When You Wish: The Story of Walt Disney (Phoenix Theatre), and Freddy in (Plan-B Entertainment). Flynn Rider in Mickey & the Magical Map and swing in Frozen: Live at the Hyperion at DIsneyland. BFA in Musical theatre from AMDA College of the Performing Arts in Los Angeles. @mattytoddvitus Emma Nossal is a San Diego native who received her BA in Theatre Arts – Applied Studies with a minor in English from Cal State Fullerton in 2017. She is grateful to have been able to work professionally throughout Southern California since 2014, most recently playing Janet Weiss in Rocky Horror Picture Show with California Center for the Arts. Other favorite roles on her resume include Maggie Winslow in (Welk Resort Theatre), Peggy Sawyer in (Candlelight Pavilion), Penny Pingleton in (San Diego Musical Theatre), Rumpleteazer in (Lewis Family Playhouse), Beth March in Little Women (Chance Theater), and Regina in Rock of Ages (Cygnet Theatre). When she’s not performing, Emma works as an Administrative Assistant for Moonlight Cultural Foundation and is pursuing a certificate in Fundraising & Development for Nonprofits from UCSD. Emma is represented by Jim at MTA and Caroline at Shamon Freitas; for more info on her upcoming projects, check out emmanossal.com.

Isabella Pruter is delighted to return to Moonlight and bring Miracle on 34th Street to your home this holiday season. Favorite past credits include the Musical (Lavender), Moonlight Stage Productions; Miracle on 34th Street (Gracie DeMarco/Susan), (Ngana), A Christmas Story (Ester Jane), SDMT; (Small Allison), SDRep; Chasing Fear (Luminisita), New Village Arts and Cygnet; Walks of Life, BlindSpot Collective; Junie B. Jones the Musical (Junie B. Jones), Annie (Molly), Beauty and the Beast (Chip), CYT Central. Isabella deeply thanks the Moonlight team for the opportunity to spread joy during this unusual holiday season. Special thanks to her family, friends and mentors, especially K. Overstreet and S. Markey. Enjoy the holidays and best wishes for the new year! Stay safe and well!

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Lance Arthur Smith (writer) received his BA in Theatre with concentrations in Writing and Acting at the University of New Mexico under Emmy-winning writer Digby Wolfe (Laugh-In). His interstitial musical shorts appeared in the first three years of the University's Dionysus In The Round festival of one acts, and his plays True Blue and Brushing The Center (co-written with Phillip Hughes) were produced there. Commissions include The Price of Peace (New Village Arts) and Miracle On 34th Street (San Diego Musical Theatre). His play The Two Wisemen Of Las Cruces was a Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Semifinalist and Princess Grace Award Semifinalist. Head Writer of the sci-fi ORBITAL BROADCAST ONE for TFK/Wavebreaking, he also appeared as a series regular alongside Star Trek veterans George Takei, Walter Koenig, and Tim Russ. His book Princess Geek was recently published, a non-fiction account of parenting a girl in the age of geek chic.

Jon Lorenz (music, arrangements, musical direction) is a composer, lyricist, arranger and playwright from San Diego. His musical Alice was selected for the ASCAP/Disney Musical Theater Workshop and optioned by NBC/Universal Live Theatricals. He co- created the award-winning hit 80s musical revue Mixtape, named San Diego’s longest running homegrown musical by the San Diego Union Tribune. Oz, An American Musical Fairy Tale received five Craig Noel Award nominations from the San Diego Critic’s Circle. Commissions include Miracle On 34th Street and Pump Up The Volume: A 90s-Palooza, for San Diego Musical Theatre. His original score for Wit (Lamb’s Players) was nominated for a Craig Noel Award. His musicals for young performers are produced nationally and available through Russell House. Since 2007, he’s been the lead composer/arranger for Lamb’s Players’ Festival Of Christmas, creating over 40 critically acclaimed original holiday songs and arrangements. An album of select holiday material is available on iTunes. Meet the Artists

Colleen Kollar Smith (director) is thrilled to revisit Miracle on 34th Street: A Musical Radio Play after conceiving and directing the original production in 2016. As the Managing Director of Moonlight Stage Productions, Colleen produces the Moonlight Presents and Club M series and is proud to have brought the new Jingle Terrace Park drive- through light experience to Vista this year. With Jon Lorenz, she co- created San Diego’s longest running home-grown musical, Mixtape as well as Pump Up the Volume: a 90s Palooza. Colleen received San Diego Critics Circle Craig Noel Awards for her choreography for Matilda at Moonlight, West Side Story and American Rhythm at Lamb’s Players Theatre, and for her performance in Cygnet’s Bed and Sofa. She is counting her blessings this holiday season with her husband, Lance and daughters, Scottie and Pepper at the top of the list.

Joey Bradford (editor/audio engineer) has been involved in creating and recording music for 20 years. He currently plays guitar for the American rock band The Used. Aside from time on the road, he is a husband and father, a songwriter, composer and engineer. Joey also owns and operates Moniker Management Co. specializing in artist mangement and development.

Miracle on 34th Street: A Musical Radio Play was recorded in Vista, CA at: