WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

NANCY AUFFARTH appeared on Broadway and in National Tours of Back Country (Sister), Annie (Grace), Barnum (Jenny Lind) and On the Twentieth Century. Regional performances include St. Louis Muni Opera (Promises, Promises), Actors Theatre of Louisville (In Fashion), Papermill Playhouse (Jane Eyre), Indianapolis Starlight (Baby), Pennsylvania Stage Co (The Club), Royal Palm DT and Canal Fulton DT. Artistic Director Of River Valley Rep at Marist College- God of Carnage (Veronica), The Light in the Piazza (Margaret), Sondheim’s Putting it Together and Eleemosynary (Artie). Resident actor with Queen City Stage Co favorite roles: Taming of the Shrew (Kate), The Miracle Worker (Annie Sullivan), 110 in the Shade (Lizzie), My Fair Lady (Eliza), She Loves Me (Amalia), Nunsense (Sister Amnesia), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Helena). At TriArts, she played Grace in Annie and Truvy in Steel Magnolias. Nancy has an extensive directing resume as well as a career as a voice and acting teacher where she has trained singers and actors for over twenty years. She is thrilled to be back working with Michael in another Diva Concert!

DELANEY BAILEY, a senior at Millbrook School, is thrilled to be a part of another Divas production! Recent credits include Fame (Carmen/Dance Captain), Arcadia (Valentine),Violet (Old Lady, Radio Trio) and Divas Do The Decades! Delaney would like to thank her family and friends, as well as Michael, Pamela and Amber for making this year’s Divas show possible!

MADISON BAILEY, an eleven year old Sharon Center School student has performed in Annie, The Law and Order, and The Wizard of Oz. Madison enjoys dancing and sports when she isn’t doing school work. She is very excited to work with Michael for the first time. She would like to thank her dance teacher and everyone who helped make this production possible.

MICHAEL KEVIN BALDWIN Fact: Michael is a diva because of Michael Berkeley. Since he was a child, under the direction and tutelage of Michael Berkeley, Michael has played ensemble child #23, ensemble teen #9, ensemble adult #3, a Chinese butler, Humpty Dumpty, a pyromaniac, a usurper, a Macy’s elf, a drunken sot, and himself…among many others. He was really good in all of these roles, especially the last, because of Michael Berkeley. WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

PAT BARTON is a Salisbury resident who is really pleased to sing with all these wonderful people and, of course, with Michael! Pat, a Contralto, has a music education and sings with several local Early Music groups. “This will be a fun first!”

DAVID BAYERSDORFER is a retired social studies teacher, coach, interim administrator, and Athletic Director from Housatonic Valley Regional High School. He was introduced to performing in musical theater in 2000 by Michael Berkeley, Pam Chassin, and Lori Belter, and was “hooked” for the next 12 years performing with them at TriArts in 15 different shows. His favorite role still remains his first, Joe Boyd in Damn Yankees. Other favorites include Moose in Crazy for You, Reg in The Full Monty, and one of the Gangsters in Kiss Me Kate. “It is wonderful and exciting to be working with the ‘old gang’ again. I dedicate my performance to my mentor, Michael, and my wife, Nancy, who is my biggest fan.”

LORI J. BELTER (Producer/Production Manager)is responsible for revitalizing the musical theatre program at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. A graduate herself of HVRHS, she has been thrilled to bring back to the stage the programming that she enjoyed as a student. Lori was one of the founding members of TriArts, where she served on the Board as President for many years. She has appeared in numerous productions on the TriArts stage, including: Anything Goes (Hope Harcourt), The Music Man (Marian Paroo), A Chorus Line (Sheila), Cabaret (Fraulein Kost), Chicago (Hunyak), The Full Monty (Pam), and The Wedding Singer (Angie); and at the Warner Theatre, including: A Chorus Line (Maggie) and Carousel (Carrie Pipperidge). In her spare time, she is a realtor with Best & Cavallaro and serves as a volunteer EMT for the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service.

PATTY BEST has been singing since she could talk - only stopping when her parents would give her a quarter to cease and desist. She performed with several bands in high school and college but now, as the busy co-owner of Best & Cavallaro Real Estate, rarely has the chance to perform. So Patty welcomes this opportunity to work with Michael Berkeley on the DIVA show, as she has done since the very first one 14 years ago. “What fun! Thank you, Michael!” WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS JAZMINE JADE BONA recently completed her successful run as Taddy The Tadpole in Flying Cloud Camp’s production of Natural World. Jazz is thrilled to begin her legitimate theatrical career under the Direction of the incomparable Michael Berkeley in this Diva Production.

ELLIS BRISTOW, a fifth grader at Salisbury Central, has performed in numerous school plays and musicals, culminating in the role of Ngana in HVRHS’ production ofSouth Pacific. When not hanging out with her dog Ginger or riding her unicycle around the kitchen, she enjoys skiing, climbing, ballet, and making stuff. Most recently she played The Spelling Bee in the Salisbury Central School production of Phantom Tollbooth. DEBBI BUSLIK is proud and elated to be performing in Michael Berkeley’s Divas again. On Long Island, she has performed on local stages in such shows as Mame (Mame), Annie Get Your Gun (Annie Oakley), Anything Goes (Reno Sweeney), Once Upon a Mattress (Queen Aggravain) and Bye Bye Birdie (Rosie). Debbi was an on-line theater reviewer for Broadway.com and has been both an investor and producer of Broadway shows since that experience. Recently, she was thrilled to be included as a performer in a new reading of Rip Van Winkle: The Musical by Michael Berkeley and Ray Roderick. Much love goes to her family for supporting her time in the spotlight and to Michael, Pamela, Amber and especially Lori for showing her how to shine. AMBER CAMERON (Choreographer) is happy to be back amongst her favorite Divas! Amber had the pleasure of working with Michael last year on Divas Do the Decades! and loves the life and energy this show brings to the community. Amber has toured nationally with CATS, Crazy for You, and Funny Girl. This summer Amber played Lola in the Warner Theater’s production of Damn Yankees. She has performed at TriArts Sharon Playhouse in 42nd Street, Oklahoma, and The Wedding Singer, Amber has also performed as a Rockette in theRadio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and many other cities across the US. Many thinks to Michael, Pamela, and Lori for the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing show, and a special thanks to all performers for their hard work and talent. Love to her husband Luke and their schnoodle Topper! JILL CANNON is a junior at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. She has performed in several musical productions including the Housatonic Musical Theater Society productions of Guys and Dolls as Sarah Brown in 2011, the 2012 production of South Pacific as Nellie Forebush, and the 2013 production of Fiddler on the Roof (Golde). Some other favorite roles include WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS 13 The Musical (Patrice), The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), Alice in Wonderland (The White Rabbit) and Grease Jr. (Frenchy). Off-stage, Jill plays varsity soccer and lacrosse, and sings in the night choir and Housy’s a capella group the Sweethearts. She would like to thank Michael, Lori, and Pamela for another great opportunity, and her family for their support and rides to rehearsals.

CAROL CARLEY grew up in Sharon and became involved with Sharon Playhouse when she was 14, working with The Singing Hollow Operetta Group (SHOG). She went to HVRHS and performed in many musicals there, learning much about theater from her director, Gary Palmieri. Carol is thrilled to be able support Housatonic Musical Theatre Society in Divas. Carol also was involved with HDA (Hotchkiss Drama Society) and was in Anything Goes, Where’s Charley and Murder in the Cathedral. Later in her adult life, she joined Ray Roderick and Michael Berkeley with TriArts, performing in Annie Get Your Gun, Barnum, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Rip Van Winkle and Music Man. She is excited to be a part of Divas once again. “It is a joy and privilege to share the stage with such a talented and wonderful group of people.”

CAMILLA CLONEY has brought her songs and stylings to thousands of delighted fans, from the cabarets of NYC to “down- home” Dallas barbeques, from Nantucket to Palm Beach. A musical prodigy, Camilla taught herself to play the xylophone as a child and progressed to classical study at the Universities of Oklahoma and Michigan and the University of Munich on a Fulbright Scholarship. Influenced by the music of George Shearing, Dave Brubeck, Peggy Lee and Billie Holiday, she made the move from classical to the popular repertory. Her musical variety show at a Dallas television station led to appearances on the Lawrence Welk and Arthur Godfrey Shows. Camilla was the lead singer on the Kraft Music Hall TV Program, a member of the Ed Sullivan Singers, has played venues such as the Cafe Carlyle and has been much admired as a NY studio singer/musician. Her cabaret performances continue to be in demand at supper clubs, private parties, and benefits.

CHARLOTTE P. CLULOW is a rising fifth grader at Salisbury Central School. She has enjoyed time on stage in several children’s theater productions with FVCT, SOAR and Tri Arts, and is thrilled to return to Divas this season. Off stage, Charlotte enjoys piano, climbing trees, reading, math and logic puzzles. Charlotte would like to thank Michael for welcoming her back for another round of Divas! WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

ELEANOR H. CLULOW is a rising seventh grader at Salisbury Central School. Eleanor originally set foot on the stage as a kindergartener, and hasn’t looked back since. She has been in over a dozen productions, including Molly in this season’s 13, The Musical and The Sound of Music staged at TriArts last summer. Besides theater, Eleanor enjoys math, reading, writing, skiing, climbing trees and doing logic puzzles. Eleanor is pleased to return to working with Michael and the wonderful cast and crew of Divas, and would like to thank everyone who helped with this terrificDivas production!

ERIKA COLE, hailing from a tight-knit farm town in upstate New York, was born for the Grand Ole Opry stage. Raised on Patsy and Aretha, Erika grew up with a deep love for chorus and a passion for theatre. Erika quickly found an outlet on stage at school talent shows, local theatre productions, and many National Anthems at school athletic events. The stage is where Erika felt free to express who she was and it is where she felt the most alive and most confident. If there was a microphone, a crowd, and a song to be sung—Erika was there. With the support of her community and her incredible family and friends, Erika followed her passion for singing to the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where she graduated in May 2011 with a degree in Vocal Performance. Upon graduation from Berklee, Erika moved to Nashville, TN to pursue her dream. You can follow her adventures at erikacolemusic.com

JULIANA DAVIS is thrilled to be a part of Divas Do The Best Of Divas! after having worked with Michael Berkeley and Pamela Chassin in Zombietown at the Wake Robin Inn in Lakeville, CT, and in a staged reading of Rip Van Winkle. Credits include: Motherhood: The Musical, West Side Story, Shear Madness and The Taffetas. Thanks you guys and to all the beautiful divas...Yay! It’s an honor.

LESLIE DENNISTON happily returns to Michael Berkeley’s Divas! Less prestigious credits include BROADWAY: Bobby/Gabby in City Of Angels; Anne in Shenandoah with John Cullum; Twyla in To Grandmother’s House We Go; Agnes in Copperfield and Linda in Happy New Year for which she received the THEATRE WORLD AWARD. She has had many starring roles in regional theaters throughout the country including: Dr. Vivian Bearing in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Wit; Stevie in The Goat; Phyllis in Follies; Desiree in A Little Night Music; Anna in The King And I; Mame; Mrs Potts in Beauty And The Beast; Blanche in Whatever Happened To Baby Jane; Elvira in Blithe Spirit; Golde in Fiddler On The Roof; as well as Gypsy; My Fair Lady; South Pacific; Camelot and others. Film and television credits include Catherine in Pippin WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS directed by Bob Fosse, Pride And Glory opposite Jon Voight and Edward Norton; Blue Heaven; The Good Wife; Bluebloods; The Sopranos; Law And Order; Law And Order S.V.U.; As The World Turns; and Guiding Light.

CAROLYN DIDOMENICO joined SCAF (Sharon Creative Arts Foundation) in high school and was a theater arts major at St. John’s University, performing in Mother Courage, Playboy of the Western World, and Never Too Late. Moving back to Sharon, she met Ray Roderick and Michael Berkeley and became one of the founding board members of TriArts in its Pine Plains years, and performed in Music Man, Annie Get Your Gun, Barnum, Oklahoma, Anything Goes and Divas Do Hollywood. At Sharon Center School, in addition to teaching, she directed the school’s annual musical (including Annie, Peter Pan, Music Man, Guys and Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, and Cinderella). She credits Michael with teaching her how to direct. Recently, she has been working with Michael Brown directing the annual Passion Play at St. Bernard’s Church in Sharon. She thanks her husband, Richard, for all his love and support through all the years.

JULIA DIMARZO is extremely excited to be performing in her third Divas production. She previously appeared inDivas Do the Red Carpet and Divas Do the Decades. She will be a senior this fall at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, NY where she recently played her dream role, Cinderella, in her school’s production of the R&H musical this past spring. She would like to thank Michael for the opportunity to do this show and says break a leg to the cast and crew of Divas Do the Best of Divas!

TAYLOR DOWD, in the fall, is going to be a junior at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. She performed in the school’s production of Fiddler On The Roof. This will be Taylor’s second production and she is very excited about it. She also will play on the varsity soccer team in the fall, and hopes to continue performing in future productions.

GINA DUCI is thrilled to be back with Divas. She last performed in a Diva show in Divas Do Hollywood in 2003. Gina received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State University. She was blessed to tour the country playing her dream role of Diana Morales in the National Tour of A Chorus Line under the direction of original cast member Baayork Lee. Other favorites, Deb in Ordinary Days at The York Theatre, Bye Bye Birdie at North Shore Music Theatre, My Fair Lady at Westchester Broadway Theatre, and Peter Pan at Triarts Sharon Playhouse. Thank You Michael for welcoming me back! Love to my family and Brad. WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS RODNEY DUGAS is excited to be back in Divas for his seventh season. Past roles include Pellinore (Camelot), Clem Rogers (The Will Rogers Follies), Fulton (High School Musical 2), Pawnee Bill (Annie Get Your Gun), and memorable cameo appearances in several Divas. After years of tours, stock and NYC appearances in such roles as The Devil (Damn Yankees), George (La Cage Aux Folles), Henry (The Fantasticks), Elyot (Private Lives), and the title role in Dracula, he retired to the Berkshires some years ago. He currently is manager of the Great Barrington Antiques Center in Massachusetts.

CORY ANN FASANO-PAFF is the Founder, President and Artistic Director of Trinity Players where she frequently directs and choreographs. She holds a BA in Drama, Theatre and Dance and has over 40 years of theatrical experience both on and off stage. She is a Musical Theatre, Vocal and Dance instructor at Hudson River Performing Arts Center in Fishkill and is a resident director and choreographer for various theatres, schools and colleges. Cory Ann thanks the cast and crew for all of the fun and she thanks her family for all of their love and support.

MARY FELLOWS is very excited to be returning to the stage for her third Diva extravaganza. Off stage, Mary is the Executive Vice President and a partner at Kuhns Brothers, Inc., an investment banking boutique, and serves on the boards of national and international corporations. Many thanks to family, friends, co-workers and co-Divas, especially John, Pamela and the ever so talented Michael Berkeley for your encouragement, patience and herculean efforts in making this such a special experience!

BELLA FLEMMA is 9 years old and a rising 4th grader at Indian Mountain School. Bella has taken 3 years of dance at The Studio with Heather Holohan and is very excited to be participating in her first Divas production! In her free time, Bella enjoys Tae Kwon Do, piano, soccer, skiing, and many other activities. Bella thanks her family and Michael Berkeley for giving her this amazing opportunity!

BRIANNA GRAHAM is a 10th grader at Arlington High School; her hobbies are dancing and Ju-Jitsu. Brianna has been dancing for the past 10 years. She currently dances at the Studio under the Direction of Heather Holohan. Divas is her first time working with Michael Berkeley and is looking forward to a great performance. WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

EDWARD HERRMANN Broadway: Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Tony Award), The Philadelphia Story (Tony nomination, with Blythe Danner), Plenty (Theater Guild Medal). Regional: The Cherry Orchard (Goodman Theater, Jefferson nomination)Love Letters (Steppenwolf, Wilbur Theater, Broadway), The Three Sisters (McCarter Theater), Twelfth Night (New Jersey Shakespeare Festival), Old Times (Williamstown), A Walk in the Woods with Sir Alec Guinness (London’s West End), Tom and Viv (NYSF and The Royal Court, London). Psychopathia Sexualis (MTC, Drama Desk nomination, Theatre Guild Award), The Torch Bearers (Williamstown), and a new play by Richard Goodwin, Two Men of Florence. His films includeBetter Living, Critical Care, Nixon, Richie Rich, Born Yesterday, Big Business, Overboard, Lost Boys, Compromising Positions, The Man With One Red Shoe, The Purple Rose of Cairo, A Little Sex, The Great Gatsby, Annie, Reds, The Great Waldo Pepper, The Day of the Dolphin, The Paper Chase, Murrow, So Proudly We Hail, Here Come the Munsters, A Civil Action, Miss Congeniality, The Emperor’s Club, James Dean, The Cat’s Meow, Intolerable Cruelty,the Adam Sandler filmBorn To Be a Star, and Root Beer Christmas. TV includes: St. Maybe (for the Hallmark Hall of Fame with Blythe Danner), Pandora’s Clock, The Practice, Oz, HBO’s Soul of the Game, What Love Sees, Face on the Milk Carton, The End of a Sentence, Last Act Is a Solo, St. Elsewhere (Emmy nomination),Concealed Enemies (Emmy nom.), Eleanor & Franklin (Emmy nomination), Eleanor & Franklin: The White House Years (TV Critics Circle Award),The Lou Gehrig Story (with Blythe Danner), and Gilmore Girls.

STAR HERRMANN recently performed at the Music Hall Center in Ancestral Voices with Elaine Stritch and Edward Herrmann. Currently she can be seen on the Disney Channel’s movie special Hatching Pete. She is a 35-year veteran of stage, TV, film, commercials, audio & voice-over. Credits include: Gypsy, Paint Your Wagon, Annie, Big River, Oklahoma, Singing In The Rain,The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Crimes of The Heart, The Wizard of Oz, Annie Get Your Gun, Robber Bridegroom, Our Town, The Man Who Came To Dinner, Skin Of Our Teeth, Merchant Of Venice, Love’s Labor Lost, Macbeth, The Music Man, Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds, Blood Wedding, The Birthday Party, She Stoops To Conquer, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, The Princess And The Pea, The Seagull, and Sisters, Wives Daughters and Friends. Film & TV: Bitter Markings, Evita, Nora’s Gift, Slaughter of the Innocents, Lost On Wolf Mountain, Harry’s War, The Amazing Nellie Bly, Beyond Death’s Door, and Root Beer Christmas. WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

MARIA B. HICKEY couldn’t be more thrilled to be back sharing the stage with her amazing Diva Family! Many thanks to Michael Berkeley and Pamela Chassin for adopting her into this wonderful group seven years ago! She has performed locally and regionally on many theatre stages, singing professionally for over 20 years, is currently the lead singer of The Michael Dell Orchestra, and can be heard on audio books and radio advertisements. She resides in the beautiful Hudson Valley with her husband and four children.

HEATHER J. HOLOHAN is owner of The Studio: School for Dance and Theatre Arts and director of TriArts Youth performances. She is also also a Tap dancer, singer, actress and choreographer. She performed in the National Tour of Thank You Gregory, which featured an all star Tap cast of 8. She is a protégé of the internationally-acclaimed tap dancer and choreographer, Brenda Buffalino, and performed as part of her “American Tap Dance Orchestra” at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space and other theatres around NYC. She has performed in many TriArts Sharon Playhouse productions over the years, including: Amneris in Aida and Linda in The Wedding Singer. Other favorite roles include, Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes and Cassie in A Chorus Line. Heather graduated from Ithaca College with Honors and a BFA in Acting and a Minor in Dance.

GEORGIA HORELICK, a sophomore at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, made her stage debut in HMTS’ Fiddler On The Roof. She’s a member of the FFA and sings in the choir at the church she attends in Millbrook. She also rides horses and works at a food pantry in Poughkeepsie every month. She would like to thank her parents and grandfather for driving her to and from rehearsals and for being so supportive throughout the experience.

WANDA L. HOUSTON’s Divas debut came in Divas 2001. You might also have seen her in Hello Dolly! as Dolly Levi, (2003) and in Ain’t Misbehavin’ (2005). BROADWAY: A Streetcar Named Desire with Natasha Richardson and John C. Riley. OFF BROADWAY: Menopause the Musical, A Good Swift Kick. FILM: Romance and Cigarettesw/ Susan Sarandon and James Gandolfini dir. John Turturro. The Christmas Path w/ Shia Lebouf, dir. Benard Salzman. She continues to sing in New York, New England, new clubs, old churches, East Coast, West Coast and anywhere she gets her hand on a microphone. Currently, you can see her and any of her bands at Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, Helsinki, Hudson,NY, PD Walsh, Falls Village, CT, Fife & Drum, Kent, CT and any number of Inns, Conventions and Events across the nation. Visit the calendar at wandaworld.biz or wandahouston.com. WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

TRACY KAUFMAN grew up in Copake, NY and came to settle in Salisbury, CT 8 years ago. This is Tracy’s first time performing in a Michael Berkeley production. She performed in college choral groups and sang with The Evergreen Chorus, a Sweet Adeline barbershop chorus in Poughkeepsie, NY, and played a variety of musical instruments for over 20 years. She is so thankful to Michael for the opportunity to be in this performance of Divas Do the Best of Divas! JOHANNE BORGE KESTEN is very happy to be a part of Divas Do The Best Of Divas! Credits include: BCC Players: Urinetown: the Musical (Penelope Pennywise), Rent (Maureen). TriArts Sharon Playhouse: The Pajama Game (Mae), A Funny Thing… Forum (Gymnasia). Berkshire Theatre Festival: Babes In Arms (Terry Thompson). Newport International Music Festival: Duel of the Danes Concert- a tribute to Victor Borge (featured vocalist), She is also the lead singer with The Last Chance Band. CAITLYN LALLI, a senior at New Milford High School, studied ballet, tap and jazz at Brookfield School of Performing Arts and Fineline Theater, and voice with Christina Rovics and John Shackelford. She is a member of Advanced Chorus, the New Milford High School Varsity Track team, and Danbury Police Department Police Explorers. She recently played the part of Phyllis Dalen in her high school production of42 nd Street. Favorite other productions include Drowsy Chaperone, Oklahoma! at Richter Park; Seussical (Warner Theater); and Kids 2009 (TriArts). She is so excited to be performing in Divas with Michael Berkeley and the rest of the amazing cast. GLENDA LAUTEN has been performing in the Tri-State area for the past 20 years. During the winter months Glenda works at Windham Mountain Resort in the Catskills and auditions for musical theatre. She then moves on to her performing career in the summers. Some of her favorite performances have been: Jeanette in The Full Monty, Aunt Eller in Oklahoma, Mabel in The Pajama Game, Mama Morton in Chicago, Melissa Frake in State Fair, Frau Schneider in Cabaret, Meg in Damn Yankees, Hubert and Rev. Mother in Nunsense, Domina in A Funny Thing Happened… , not to mention all of Michael Berkeley’s Diva Shows. She is back with Michael for yet another Divine Night in Divadom. AMY LeBLANC is happy to be back on stage again with all these talented Divas! She has appeared in several shows under Michael B.’s ingenious direction and is thrilled to be sharing this experience with her two Divettes. Previous regional and off - Broadway credits include: Steel Magnolias (Shelby), Damn Yankees (Gloria), Hairspray (Velma), The Music Man (Marian), WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS Pajama Game (Babe), Grease (Rizzo), The Full Monty, The Laramie Project, The Countess, Rugstore Cowboy, All the Kings Horses (world premiere as Hannah), and the award winning production ofQuilters. Thanks to Pamela and Michael B. for another exciting journey on stage, and a special thanks goes out to her husband Michael for his love and support.

T DOYLE LEVERETT, at age 4, put on his shortest short shorts, ran downstairs to his parent’s party, struck a pose and said, “Aren’t my legs BEAUTIFUL? I rub them with cheese!” He has been a star ever since. 55 year career in Broadway, National Tour, Opera, Concert Hall, Regional Theatre, Summer stock, church basements, and assorted smoky cabarets in Chicago. Of special joy is having sung the national anthem at 19 major league and NFL stadiums. Gratitude and Love to Pamela and most especially Michael, whom T has known for 137 years. (I’ve seen him do backflips off a proscenium. Imagine.)

MADISON LONG is nine years old and will be entering fourth grade at North Canaan Elementary School in the fall. This will be her second performance, previously appearing as a villager in Fiddler on the Roof at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. Madison enjoys soccer and horseback riding in her free time. She is thrilled to return to the stage under the direction of Michael Berkeley.

RICHIE LUCIBELLO has been dancing for 11 years. Home is Cheshire, CT, where his training in Cecchetti ballet began. Since then Richie performed in CT for shows by Seven Angels Theatre and Warner Theatre. Credits include: Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Chorus Line (Bobby), Willy Wonka, and most recently Damn Yankees (Vernon/Eddie). Richie is a student at Pace University, earning a BFA in Commercial Dance next spring. Earlier this year, he performed repertory staples by Jose Limon and Agnes de Mille; starring in Where fitness and wellness de Mille’s Rodeo as The Roper. Richie is happy to be apart of the annual Divas! become your lifestyle... TERESA MANGO is a classically trained harpist and educator with a well-established 35 year career of teaching and performing throughout Western New England, New York and Connecticut. In addition to numerous solo programs, Teresa performs chamber music with regional and internationally recognized artists as well as repertoire written for harp and chorus. Her extensive orchestral experience includes performances with Hartford, Albany, Berkshire and Pioneer Valley Symphonies. As a theatrical musician Teresa has performed with orchestras for Capital Repertory Theatre, Barrington Stage, the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck and The New York Theater Institute for the Performing Arts. Teresa holds a BA from William Paterson WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

University and a Masters degree from Manhattan School of Music. She is Associate Faculty at The Hotchkiss School, teaching harp and music history and is the Instructor of Harp at The Taft School, Emma Willard, Westover School, Miss Hall’s School and Bard College at Simon’s Rock.

MELISSA MATTHEWS is delighted to make her Divas debut this summer! Melissa has a BA in Theatre and Dance from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and has taught at The Studio with Heather Holohan the past two years. She has recently performed in local productions of The Rocky Horror Show (Magenta), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Yitzhak), and Legally Blonde: The Musical (Whitney). Thank you to Michael and Pam for providing this opportunity, Heather for introducing her to so many incredibly talented people and for opening doors for her at every turn, to Frank, family, friends, cast, and crew for all their hard work, support, and brilliance!

SUSAN MIERAS is so happy to be able to be back working with all these fun, bright, and incredibly talented women. “It’s hard to explain the joy of working on this show. It’s wonderfully collaborative. It’s like summer camp! And no matter what age, we all look forward to seeing one another again when we come together for that first rehearsal. And when it’s over, it’s so sad because we know we have to wait another year till we can do it all over again! And, there’s nothing like working with Michael Berkeley and Pamela Chassin!“

LUKE MILLER is used to sitting in the same seats you are in right now watching his beautiful wife Amber Cameron perform on stage. But now that she is helping choreograph this performance of Divas, for love he nervously attempts to dance on the stage before you. YIKES!!. Luke has dabbled in theater a bit co-writing and performing in the Off Broadway hitThe Donkey Show which ran for 8 years in NYC, London & France. When not doing what his wife tells him to do he and Amber co-own Real New York Tours (www. realnewyorktours.com) which does historical and architectural tours of New York by subway and foot. He would like to thank his wife Amber for taking him out of his comfort zone and to Michael Berkeley for letting this totally non-DIVA, be one for a few days.

JUDI MOORE has been involved in theater for over 40 years. Credits include: Electra in Gypsy, Cory Bratter in Barefoot in the Park (Canaan Little Theater); Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (HVRHS and Sharon Playhouse), Mame Dennis in Mame, Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls (HVRHS); Betty Blast in Footloose, Divas Do Nashville, and Divas Do Broadway (TriArts). WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

BILL MORRIS began performing professionally at age 16 as a jazz band trumpeter/vocalist. As a U.S. Army entertainment officer, he created and performed in his folk trio, The Blue Ridge Ramblers, which toured the U.S. and continued, post-military, to play many notable venues, including the famed Ryman Housatonic Musical Theatre Society’s Auditorium and Radio City Music Hall. He has produced and th performed in shows for the U.S. Third Army and the U.S.O. Bill’s 11 Annual favorite musical theatre roles include Pap Finn in Big River, the singin’/dancin’ preacher in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Marley/Old Joe in A Christmas Carol, Andrew Carnes in Oklahoma, and Abner Dillon in 42nd Street. Many KITCHEN TOUR thanks to Michael, Pamela, Amber -- and all! CHEYENNE NETTLETON just completed her first year at U. of New Haven where she is studying music industry. Cheyenne Saturday is happy to be able to be in Divas once again after last being seen in Divas Do The Decades! Recently, she appeared in South November 2, 2013 Pacific (Lt. Genevieve) and Guys and Dolls (Mimi) at HVRHS, and has also been seen in Anything Goes (Serenity) and Grease Tour several fabulous (Ensemble). Cheyenne enjoys singing, playing lacrosse and tap dancing in her free time. She would like to thank Michael for creating such a Northwest Connecticut kitchens in one day! wonderful show and opportunity. Cheyenne would also like to thank her family and her boyfriend Daniel for all of their love and support.

RYAN NUGENT, a freshman at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, is very excited to be a part of this Divas production! She has always loved the theater and has been dancing with Heather Holohan at The Studio in Amenia for 5 years, going on 6! Ryan was Dorothy in her school production of The Wizard of Oz, and has been in productions at TriArts incuding Into The Woods Jr, Kids! 2009, and countless summer camps. This summer, she will be a dance assistant to Heather for Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr. Ryan would like to thank her family for supporting her and taking her wherever she needs to go for her passions. She would also like to thank Michael and Pamela for putting on another show of Divas and making sure that it’s one of the best!

KARA RILEY is so excited to be part of her 4th Divas production. She is an Elementary Education major at Central CT State University. Past productions include; State Fair (Violet), High School Musical 2, Anything Goes, Little Shop of Horrors, Grease (Rizzo), Jekyll and Hyde, and Spring Awakening. Kara would like to thank Michael and Pamela for this wonderful opportunity, and her friends and family for their support. WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

EDIE SCHECHTER is incredibly excited to be returning to the stage for this new Diva production under the brilliant direction of Michael Berkeley. Other credits include, Dirty Doings in Deadwood, Comedy Tonight, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie Get Your Gun and several Diva concerts (all at TriArts). “Love to my two most supportive fans, Sophie and Kenny.”

TOM SCHOONMAKER’s acting debut was with TriArts in 1995 in Pine Plains as FDR in Annie. Over the next 18 years he enjoyed participating in other summer season musicals with Tri Arts including in 1997’s South Pacific, 2000’s Deadwood and Mame and various Bok Gallery productions. “Thanks for yet another opportunity. It’s good to see old friends again.” BILL SPALDING and his family have spent many enjoyable summers performing with Michael Berkeley. Favorite shows include The Music Man, Dirty Doings In Deadwood, State Fair, and Mame. He would like to thank Pamela Chassin, Lori Belter and Michael for always keeping him on their list.

MAEBEL SPENCER, a 12 year old Salisbury Central School student, has participated in many Salisbury Central SOAR theater productions. Maebel has been in The Fuzzball Nobody Musical (Sonnerie the Bumble Bee), Disney’s Mulan Jr. (Mulan), and It’s About Time Charlie Brown, an SCS SOAR musical production as Lucy. This is Maebel’s first time performing in a singing production with Michael Berkeley and she is so excited to and thankful for the opportunity to be a part of Divas Do the Best of Divas!

LEESAH STILES Leesah has been passionately in love with performing since she would serenade her mother between mouthfuls of strained peas and applesauce in her high chair. She was always writing ,directing and producing her own shows in her backyard and forcing people who loved her to watch. She is very thankful that her love of theater and music have brought so much joy to her life. Whether appearing in Atlantic City , Manhattan or Florida doing her solo act or performing in the areas top bands or singing radio jingles, she is delighted to be performing. She recently opened and sang with Maria Muldair (Midnite at the Oasis) in her band Electric Rubyfish. Her greatest life achievement has been growing two beautiful human beings in her belly! She is currently training to become a Bellyfit instuctor and is so thrilled to be a part of Divas! WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

HELEN TOWNSEND appeared in summer stock straight plays and in music tent revivals of Show Boat and Song of Norway. Off-Broadway: Theatre East and Sheridan Square Playhouse. Favorite shows at Sharon Playhouse: The King and I ( choreographer and Eliza) The Music Man (Eulalie Shinn). For TriArts in Pine Plains: Oklahoma (Aunt Eller),Anything Goes (Mrs Harcourt), Music Man (Eulalie Shinn). TriArts Sharon Playhouse: Deadwood (Mrs Hopewell), My Fair Lady (Mrs. Pearce) and Crazy For You (Mother). Appeared in Dance-theatre pieces at the Rhinebeck Performing Arts Center and at the Nutmeg Ballet Studio., The Warner Theatre One-Act Festival. Director of the Dance Adventures Studio in Falls Village for 22 years. Currently does recordings for the blind. Thanks to David for his love and support! Also thanks and appreciation to Pamela and to Michael (a long friendship and a creative inspiration!) EVE VAN SYCKLE graduated from Professional Children’s School in 1963. She became a professional chorus line dancer and back up singer for Broadway, off Broadway, and regional productions. Stage: Camelot- 1963, Bye Bye Birdie- 1962, Guys and Dolls-1962, West Side Story-1961. In early 2000, Eve was featured in European advertising campaigns. She continues studies in health, body, and well being through Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology. After 45 years in the restaurant she was delighted to step back on stage in 2011 and 2012 to be a Diva, and most recently appeared as Frau Schmidt in TriArts’ The Sound of Music. LIZA VANN From early days at LaMama, favorite New York credits include Marietta Corsini in Richard Vetere’sMachiavelli, the Off Broadway stand out hit musical,Good Ol’ Girls, and most recently, her much acclaimed portrayal of Diane Greer in Jack Canfora’s Poetic License at 59E59. A recipient of the Clarence Ross Fellowship from the American Theatre Wing, she has performed extensively in regional theatre in roles as diverse as Chelsea/ On Golden Pond, Hermia/ Dead Man’s Cell Phone, Nicky/The Smell of the Kill, M’Lynn/Steel Magnolias, Myrtle Brown/Morning’s at Seven; and her award winning one-woman show, The Top of the Bottom Half, has crisscrossed the U.S. and Canada. She is delighted to be reunited with Michael Berkeley and her fellow Divas, and looks forward to once again paying tribute to the incomparable Loretta Lynn. www.lizavann.com JAMIE M. WEISBERG has been performing for East Coast audiences for the past ten years, from community theater and murder mysteries, to regional summer stock and dinner theater, as well as appearing in several commercials, industrials, and voice-overs. Favorite past roles include Steel Magnolias (Annelle), Titanic (Kate Murphey), Proof (Catherine), The Rocky Horror Show WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS (Columbia), The Bad Seed (Christine Penmark), Li’l Abner (Mammy Yokum), Master Class (Sophie DePalma). Jamie lives in the Southern Berkshires with her husband and their four daughters.

ABBY WILLIAMS is thrilled to be in her first Divas show. She gives special thanks to her family and Mrs. Silvernail. She loves dancing and singing and has been in Alice In Wonderland, Bits of Broadway, and her school chorus. She is very appreciative of the opportunity to work with Michael Berkeley.

KATHERINE WILLIAMS is super excited to work with Michael Berkeley and appreciates all the support from her family. She thinks singing and dancing is really fun. She has enjoyed her two summers at soccer camp and is looking forward to being a little Diva.

TERRY WILLIAMS is very excited to be a part of Divas Do The Best of Divas! After landing a role in TriArts Sharon Playhouse’s The Full Monty (Teddy Slaughter), he realized he was bitten by the acting bug. Terry went on to star in the locally written and produced Radio Waves where he landed his first leading role as Robert Fletcher a fading, philandering radio star, a role he resurrected for the Kent Players production of Radio Waves ll (the Musical). Since then Terry has appeared at the Warner Theater, in: Aida, The Full Monty, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Terry resides in Kent CT with his sons Zachary and Noah and wishes to thank them for their support. ALEXIS WILLOUGHBY is a senior Musical Theater major at Western Connecticut State University. She just recently was seen as Gloria Thorpe in the Warner Theater’s production of Damn Yankees. Other credits include: Into the Woods (Witch), Spring Awakening (Martha), Three Sisters (Masha), I Love a Piano (Sadie), & …Spelling Bee (Marcy). Through WCSU she has performed in; Scotland - the Edinburg Fringe Festival (Three Sisters), NYC (I Love a Piano), and at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival where she will be competing in their Musical Theater Initiative competition next January (nominated for her performance inSpring Awakening). BARBARA ZUCKER-PINCHOFF is new to the Divas! Singing has always been a huge part of her life: classical, musical theater, and solo cabarets- she loves them all. A member of The New Amsterdam Singers (NASingers.org) for almost 30 years (a group that has been called the best amateur chorus in NYC in the NY Times). Doctor, jeweler, risk manager, wife, mother of three WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS daughters: the one constant has always been singing. Many thanks to Michael and Pamela for the chance to be a Diva! RICHARD BUYAK, JR. (Bass), a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass and drums) has been playing local and regional theatrical productions for more than 20 years. He played classical guitar of the national tour of “Man of La Mancha” and bass for the “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” tour. He is a composer and does studio work. Hear his work at http://soundcloud.com/theatremusician JOE DEVEAU (Guitar/Banjo) has taught music at all levels in the Pine Plains schools for the past 21 years. He currently directs the Stissing High School Band and Mixed Chorus. He is active in local theatre orchestras as a guitar/ banjo player and has performed regularly throughout the Hudson Valley at Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, TriArts, Yorktown Community Theater, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, and Pulse Performing Arts Center in Bedford Hills. BROOK MARTINEZ (Drums/Percussion) has been an active musician (drums, percussion, guitar, & vocals), teacher, band leader, composer, and recording artist for the past 12 years. Inspired by the music of Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, he founded Brooklyn Qawwali Party in 2004 (bqpmusic.com) . He has performed, toured, and recorded extensively with various ensembles including Slavic Soul Party, Barky, The Barbarian Horde, The As-Is Ensemble, The Berkshire Stompers and several others. He moved to Falls Village, CT with his wife and son in 2011 and has since directed the Lee. H Kellogg after-school “School of Rock,” drumming workshops, and a general after-school program known as KASP. This summer, he will direct a children’s program called “Creative Kidz Club” in Falls Village that will be based on the art of movie-making.

R. ALLEN BABCOCK (Scenic & Lighting Design/Technical Director) resides at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT. As Resident Designer and Technical Director for Hotchkiss he has production designedGuys & Dolls, On the Razzle, Runaways, The Laramie Project, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Urinetown!, Into the Woods and The Importance of Being Earnest. When not grading design projects or teaching classes, he manages to find time to design in, and around, the city! Regional: Hedwig & the Angry Inch (Syracuse Stage & North Star Productions, Rochester, NY) M. Butterfly [assistant to Dawn Chiang], (Syracuse Stage & Charlotte Repertory Theatre) NYC: The Shape of Things (Variations Theatre Group) Antigone, Hamlet, Titus Andronicus & Romeo and Juliet (The Queen’s Players) We All Fall Down (Pop Mega Hot Theatre Factory) Tartuffe, Damnée Manon, Sacrée Sandra, Largo Desolato (all as Resident Designer for Beyond the Wall Productions) Allen is a BFA Theatrical Design graduate of Syracuse University where he designed Street of Crocodiles (American Premier), tick, tick... BOOM!, Hurlyburly, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and many others. He is currently juggling way too many balls to count but would have it no other way! WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

KATHLEEN DEANGELIS (Costume Designer) a native of Lakeville and 2002 graduate of Housatonic, is excited to design this year’s Diva production, after designing costumes for HMTS’ Fiddler On The Roof, South Pacific, Guys And Dolls, Grease, and Anything Goes. A veteran of TriArts Sharon Playhouse’s program as both a costume intern and Costume Shop Manager, Kathleen currently holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a focus in Theatre from Marist College where she both acted in and designed the costumes for Godspell and The Laramie Project, and served as Costume Designer for Noises Off. In 2008 Kathleen earned her Master of Arts in Theatre from Oklahoma State University where she worked as a Teaching Assistant and Costume Designer for several productions including Romeo and Juliet, Glengarry Glen Ross, Beautiful Child and Sweet Charity. Most recently Kathleen has designed for River Valley Repertory Theatre on their productions ofLady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grille and Fat Pig, as well as County Players’ production of Godspell.

AURORA MONTENERO (Costume Designer) is an Independent/Freelance Costume Designer. She has been constructing and designing for the past 25 years. She has worked on Warner Theatre Stage Company shows for about 20 years. She has also worked at other venues such as Thomaston Opera House, West Hartford Community Theatre, TriArts Sharon Playhouse and Musical at Richters just to name a few. She was Head seamstress for Aerosmith Push Play Tour 2001, Assistant Designer/Head Seamstress for Magic Tree House The Musical World Première 2007 and Magic Tree House The Musical Tour 2008. Some of her favorite shows are Rocky Horror Show, Joseph, Miss Saigon, Aida, Forever Plaid and Plaid Tidings. Aurora is excited to be back working with Michael and Pamela on another Diva Show.

JUDI MOORE (Props) Please see above listing with cast.

LINDSEY PORTER (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be a part of her first Divas production. She earned a degree music education, and has a passion for theater. Lindsey has stage managed productions for Random Farms Kids Theater, Lighthouse Youth Theater, Peter Pan at The Westchester Broadway Dinner Theater and most recently for various productions done by Broadway Workshop. Lindsey is excited for the Divas performance today!

GRAHAM STONE (Sound Designer) is a graduate of the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, where he majored in Studio Production. Originally from Sharon Connecticut, he is currently living in the epicenter of hipsterdom and indie rock, Brooklyn, NY. His up and coming band, Stone Cold Fox, is based in Williamsburg. Graham works as a freelance audio engineer and producer, recording music of all types and genres, but mostly indie rock. He splits his time between making music and gigging with his band and other musicians in Brooklyn and running his recording studio, Stone Studio LLC, which is located in Lakeville. For more information please visit: grahamstone.com WHO’S WHO IN DIVAS

LORI BELTER (Producer/Production Manager)Please see above listing with cast.

PAMELA CHASSIN (Producer/Production Coordinator) is very happy to be back for her 14th production of Divas. She has had the thrill and privilege of watching Michael Berkeley’s extraordinary talent and unique magic at work in so many ways - with adults and children, professionals and novices, onstage and off - and is very happy to have helped to continue the Diva tradition this year. She would like to thank Salisbury School for providing rehearsal space, The Hotchkiss School for the theatre space , and the cast, artistic staff, musicians, and crew who have all helped to bring Michael’s vision to the stage in creating this very special production which will benefit the musical theatre program at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. She offers special thanks to her husband, Jared Zelman, for his unwavering support.

AMBER CAMERON (Choreographer) Please see above listing with cast.

MICHAEL BERKELEY (Director/Musical Director/Arranger/Piano/Conductor) created the first Diva show 14 years ago to help showcase the talents of women in the tri-state area. He is thrilled to continue the tradition with this year’s Divas Do The Best Of Divas! As a musical director/conductor, his credits include regional theatre (most recently musical directing Grease at Gateway Playhouse), cruise ships, industrial shows, and national tours (including Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond). Eleven years ago, Michael and Lori Belter created the Housatonic Musical Theatre Society to bring musical theatre back to Housatonic Valley Regional High School. Since then, Michael has directed and musical directed annual musicals, including: Grease, Bye Bye Birdie, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Little Shop Of Horrors, Anything Goes, Guys And Dolls, South Pacific and this past year’s Fiddler On The Roof. Michael also served as Resident Musical Director (1990-1999) and Artistic Director (1999-2012) of TriArts Sharon Playhouse where he directed/musical directed more than 40 musicals. As an Equity actor, he has appeared on stages across the country. An accomplished composer/lyricist/arranger, Michael’s two youth musicals, Imagine That! and Off The Wall are licensed through Miracle Or 2 Productions (please visit miracleor2.com for more information). His Irving Berlin revue, I Love A Piano, part of the Rodgers & Hammerstein library, is being produced throughout the country after several years of national tours and a tour of Japan. Works in development include the musical Rip Van Winkle, co- written with Ray Roderick. He is very grateful to the extraordinary Diva team and especially to toinght’s Divas who have donated their time for this performance to help raise funds for the musical theatre program at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. www.michaelberkeley.com