of the of the Performing Arts Performing Happy Holidays! French Woods Festival Festival Woods French December December 2007 Informing the French Woods community Woods the French Informing Alumni Edition PERFORMER The Calling all Frenchwoodites Past and present! Please keep us updated with your current address as it is important to us to stay in touch with you. Let us know about your career or achievements. We love hearing from you. Also, if you know of any alumni who did not receive this newsletter please let us know their address so we can send them a copy. We encourage all of you to visit our website at http://www.frenchwoods.com. Write us at P.O. Box 770100, Coral Springs, FL 33077, call us at 1-800-634-1703, fax us at 954-346-7564 or send your e-mail to [email protected]. All the news that’s fit to print. See yourself in the French Woods Performer. 1-800-634-1703 in FL 954-346-7455 FL in 1-800-634-1703 Coral Springs, Florida 33077 33077 Florida Springs, Coral PO Box 770100 Box PO WINTER OFFICE WINTER of the Performing Arts Performing the of French Woods Festival Festival Woods French A l u m n i D e a r F r e n c h w o o d i t e , Just Registered! News! Alessandra Ahlmen Max Federman Jeremy Lindenfeld Alex Root It’s that time of year again. Time to wish all of Melissa Errico is currently recording her next album Andrea Allen Julia Feldman Corey Lorence Shani Rosenstock you French Woods Alumni from eight to fifty eight best with Michel Legrand and Phil Ramone titled The Summer Rebeca Allen Kellie Fisher Nicholas Lorence Bradley Rubenstein wishes for the holiday season. Knows. She performs regularly. Details can be found at www. Philip Anastassiou Tara Folio Sarah Lubiner Adrian Ruz Josephine Artin Samuel Geller Ashley Paige Marinello Emma Safon melissaerrico.com Hunter Balkind Celia Gerber Devon Marinello Lili Safon New for 2008; a second Girls Junior Lodge, Barrett Foa (‘91) performed in the Broadway company Vivian Bauer Kyra Gerber Lindsey Max Ayden Schattman the new “Rock” studios and performance area, a model of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee playing Leaf Elizabeth Berger Gillian Goodman Jimmy Mc Swigin Emilie Schattman Eli Berman Haley Goodman Liam Mc Swigin Dylan Schroeder railroad center and a new Gymnasium (two basketball Coneybear. (Produced by French Woodite, David Stone.) Prior Lily Anna Berman Lisa Graye Paulina Mcgowan Morgan Schwartz and one tennis court, all indoors). The new costume to that he played the leading roles of Princeton and Rod in Miles Bernhard Lily Greenwald Jessica Mckenzie Cari Sertner shop is now complete and stocked. Do you have any Avenue Q on Broadway, and was seen in the original Broadway Katya Blandino Molly Grob Andrew Miller Teddi Shaffer cast of Mamma Mia. More recently he has made his television Rachel Briant Sammy Grob Grace Miller Spencer Sims suits, gowns or dresses to donate? Remember, a full tax Talia Briant Margaux Grober Samuel Miller Sydney Sims deduction is available with each donation. debut on Six Degrees. Nora Brodnitz Katie Hall Kelsi Moses Caitlin Slatcher As 2007 campers will remember, Jason Robert Brown Harley Centner Veronica Harrington Liam Murphy Ryan Slatcher If any of you are a doctor or nurse and have visited camp this summer to scout for the Broadway cast of Scott Cesta Benjamin Hirschfeld Joshua Nash Kyra Smith Amanda Chang Nicole Hoffman Zoe Newman Louis Stein availability this summer, please let us know. We need 13. He extends his thanks for the camper’s enthusiasm and Ansel Cohena Eliot Holop Lyle Oberman Marley Sternberg doctors for session one and three and nurses throughout professionalism. Parade opened in a glorious new production Samantha Cubbison-Peter Alison Israel Charlotte Orenstein Benjamin Stobbe the summer. Want to be a kid again and work hard? Give at the Donmar Warehouse to some very satisfying reviews and Dylan Dagenais Imami Johnson Aspyn Palatnick Isaac Stobbe Katrina Dagenais Josef Johnson Skyler Palatnick Noam Stobbe us a call at 800-634-1703. earning itself an Olivier Award nomination. Bonnie Davis Zack Kantor Tanya Palkaninec Rebecca Suskauer Andréa Burns, who starred in Songs for a New World Jaxon Demme Nicholas Kawaguchi Kristen Palone Talia Suskauer This year we have heard from many of the and the national tour of Parade, has released her debut solo CD, Arielle Demonte Tess Kennedy Kaitlin Pelkey Zoe Tchapraste A Deeper Shade Of Red. Jason Robert Brown arranged one Ryan Deri Michael Kombert Austin Pogrob Harleigh Tow alumni and it has been great for us. Please let us know Lindsay Di Bartholomeo Eliana Lauder Brandon Pogrob Abdiel Vivancos how you are doing. You can drop us a line at admin@ song on the album for her in the style of their mutual hero, Eydie Julia Diamond Sarah Lazarus Zachary Pogrob Victoria West frenchwoodscamp.com. It’s Gormé. Jordyn Elkan Emma Leiken Chelsey Rausch Merial Wiles-Haffner Glen Howerton continues to be successful as a writer Samantha Elkan Chloe Levin Ashley Reveness Daniel Wright such a pleasure to hear from Leora Ellison Ariella Lindenfeld Will Riley Arielle Zwiebach you. Even better; come up and and actor on the FX comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Lizzy Emanuel Ilan Lindenfeld Brooke Robinson visit. We’d love to see you! Philadelphia. Danielle Wetzel is performing in Girls Night opening in All our best, LA this month at the coronet theatre in West Hollywood. Chris Bamonte is one of the production managers on the project. Chris recently announced his engagement to Cassie Abrams! D e c e m b e r www.entertainmentevents.com Rachael Barasch is currently in Belgium traveling with Cirque Du Solei Varekai and will be auditioning for the lead singing role in the production. Birthdays! Ron 1 Amanda Brickner Jordan Jackson Kent Umemura Danny Kornfeld Elana Simon Fiona Santos and Jason Brantman are married and Lauren Kaufman Jazzy Sinkoff 15 Molly Friedman Erica Mann Sarah Wilson Isabella Mastrogiacomo Morgane Stuart Aaron Klipin Laura Schwartz 27 Maria Brusco directing live theatre and events in NYC. They are artistic Yonathan Mikelstein 9 Emily Easton Sierra Nicole Rose Marley Sternberg Benedetta Imbastaro directors of Broadway Training Center in Westchester, NY. Julien Reiman Evan Greenberg Morgan Tromberg Zoe Tchapraste Carly Roman & Barbara Cari Sertner Joshua Nash Paulina Wake 22 Scott Crepea 28 Zoe Depreta Jason also directs the US Open Tennis ceremonies every year. Tommy Thomas Justin Sullivan Brooke Weiss Lillie Eiger Alexandra Deutsch 2 Mark Bylancik 10 Joel Kasnetz 16 Alex Brown Julia Kahky Victoria Engh Steve Rosen was part of in the world premier production Steve Casciola Christian Lange Maxwell Feuerstein Caitlin Kearney Elissa Frank of Aaron Sorkin’s play, The Farnsworth Invention. The play was Caroline Lasersohn Brandon Salzman James Fox Emily Koeppel Arnold Gordon-Bray Aleena Zara Malik Zachary Smith Isabel Gleicher Jenna Lichtman Alexander Hare In this issue: transferred to Broadway, where Steve is now performing. Steve Jasia Ries 11 Alexander Bellino Tessa Houstoun Margaret(Max) Murphy Elise Martin Amanda Jane Stern Dahrian Blockmon Nia Stipetic Julie Ricou Delaney Ross is also appearing in a Toyota commercial as the worlds worst 3 Katya Blandino Alexander Felsberg 17 Lizzie Churgin 23 Cynthia Ruth Blaker Adrian Simon parallel parker. Joshua Eng-Morris Eliot Holop Jonathan Kay Lucy Cranmer Gisella Snailer Kathryn Lee Sarah Mayo Zachrey Nilsen Matthew Dimona Samantha Tilson Jennifer Lane has been working in the film industry Maxine Mattana Louisa Owen 18 Wendy Eisenberg Sofia Manzi 29 Eli Berman *Alumni News Darien Mcginnis Alexa Wilson Scott Fischbein Naomi Natko Serena Berry for over 10 years, mostly in NYC. She is a post production 4 Jonathan Falcon 12 Ruth Belnap Sarah Fox Paul Nirenberg Samson Bien supervisor now and just finished The Good Shepherd. Matthew Lupovich Peter Dinella Victoria Portale Kim Philippe Benjamin Edelman *Camper & Staff News Liam Mc Swigin Mallory Flynn Elliot Richardson Benjamin Schrager Ariel Evar Natalie Peyser is back at college from performing Rose Reses Alexandra Scolari Heather Tepe 24 Arial Bloshinsky Harper Graciela Hunt Brian Roberts Ariella Slavis Lauren Trager Alicia May Blum Jake Nahor one of the lead roles in The American Girl production that the 5 Maddie Besser Allie Stamler 19 Rebeca Allen Matthew Byas Juliette Schwimann *Ron, Beth, Enid, company puts on at their theater at the Grove in L.A. Brian Rangell James Thompson Alana Barouch Jessica Corcoran Ben Wasserburg Shusuke Yoshimure Chelsea Williams Max Bien Ariana Lopez Emma Wender Spencer Gates recently joined The Actors Equity 6 Nicole Beloyianis Lex Zee Joshua Cohen Erin Palumbo 30 Rachel Damin Tatiana Collet 13 Lindsay Di Bartholomeo Ellee De Ghetto Caitlin Slatcher Ben Seidner Larry & Isaac Association. She is living in NYC, and working Off Broadway! Chiara De Blasio Kellie Fisher Daniel Pratt Harli Starr 31 Malia Budd Jason Varvaro was featured in Metro Boston article and Kintaro Kurosa Olivia Hull Evan Silverman 25 Rachel Besser Sarah Burris Julia Mandel Lizzie Maguire 20 Rachel Alex Joseph Champey Dylan Chenfeld *The Little Mermaid Trip accompanying photograph about the last days of summer. Dylan Nelkin Rachel Weinman Annabel Barrett Corey Steinfast Jenna Kaye 7 Vanessa Karali 14 Michael Brocking Michael Fuertes Rachel Walker Barney Simon Adam Levine and Jesse Carmichael were nominated Lauren Phelps Portia Krichman Shea Glasheen Ariela Zebede as part of Maroon 5 for an American Music Award. They were Erica Rothman Danielle Lieberman Jessica Schiff 26 Nicole Howard-Bloom *The Hancock French Woods 8 Paola De Llano Madeline Mcdaniel Owen Thayer Khadijah Rolle recently featured on The Ellen Show and their new album It Caroline Dreyfuss Karyna Pena 21 Olivia Benjamin Elizabeth Ryder Arts Alliance Won’t Be Soon Before Long is in stores.