Sweeney Todd Cast

Giovanni Traino (Sweeney Todd)
Giovanni is excited to make his debut at Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Point Park University. Favorite roles include Pirate King (Pirates of Penzance), George (Sunday in the Park with George), Curly (Oklahoma!), Captain von Trapp (The Sound of Music), and Billy Bigelow (Carousel). He’s grateful to be part of such a wonderful cast and thanks his family and friends for their support.
Jacquie T. McNary (Mrs. Lovett)
As an avid horror fan, Jacquie is thrilled to make her LTM debut in this production! Recent credits include General Cartwright/MC/Drunk in Guys and Dolls (Theatre Harrisburg) and Babette in Beauty and the Beast (Keystone Theatrics). Jacquie has been a National Anthem singer for the Harrisburg Senators MiLB since 2018. On August 28, she’ll be in their Artist of the Game series as lead vocalist of The Doda Bops. “Thanks to my husband, Ryan, family, and friends: your support means everything to me!
Lydia Kramer (Johanna)
Lydia is ecstatic to be visiting Fleet Street. An incoming senior at Millersville University, Lydia is majoring in Early Childhood Education with a minor in ESL. Select credits include Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife); You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Sally Brown); Cinderella (Ella); The Sound of Music (Liesl VonTrapp). Lydia would like to thank her family, friends, and boyfriend for their endless support as well as this talented group for helping bring this striking story to life!
Peter Cote (Anthony Hope)
Peter is extremely excited to help tell the tale of Sweeney Todd. Peter is a Penn State alum whose credits include Cabaret (Emcee), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Francis Flute/Thisby), and Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour). Peter would like to thank his family, friends, and girlfriend for their continual support. Peter would also like to thank this wonderful company for their work in bringing this story to the stage!
Samantha Grinage (Tobias Ragg)
This is Sam’s first production with LTM and it’s been to die for. Pun intended. She is a Sight & Sound Conservatory graduate (class of 2022), has toured with Piercing Word Ministries and Servant Stage in Lancaster, and is a scare actor for Hersheypark’s Dark Nights. Some favorite recent roles include Natalie Goodman (Next to Normal), Ophelia (Hamlet), Suzy (Marvelous Wonderettes), and Nancy (Oliver!). She’d like to thank the cast and staff for being so incredibly welcoming and wonderful.
Brandon Rexrode (Judge Turpin)
Brandon is happy to return to the LTM Stage after a stint as Music Director for Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? at the top of the season. Previous roles - Frank Cioffi in Curtains (OMP), Andre in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (OMP), Charles Guiteau in Assassins (LTM), Charlie in Bridges of Madison County (OMP), Angel City 4 Baritone in City of Angels (Theatre Harrisburg) and of course Sweeney Victim #2 in Sweeney Todd (Theatre Harrisburg). Thanks for coming!
Brandon Sterling Goodling (Beadle Bamford)
Sterling is excited to return to LTM as Beadle Bamford, a role he performed 20 years ago at Harrisburg’s Capitol Dinner Theater. You may have seen him as Pie Seller/Gravedigger in Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol earlier this season (he must really like pies or something). Sterling also enjoyed roles such as Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof and Teen Angel in Grease at his alma mater. Sterling wants to thank his friends, family, and wife, Stephanie, for their support
Randi Walker (Beggar Woman)
Randi is thrilled to be making her LTM debut! She primarily performs at Gettysburg Community Theatre in her current hometown. Credits include: Jack in Fred, Ted, Jack & Harold (Unhinged Productions at HLT); Janet in Rocky Horror Show, Fastrada in Pippin, and Nicola in Kinky Boots (all at GCT). Randi also made her directorial debut this year with Matilda the Musical at GCT. She’d like to thank her family for sacrificing time together in support of this passion. <3
Matthew Stewart (Adolfo Pirelli)
Matt is thrilled to be bringing to life the greatest barber in London! Matt’s past LTM credits include Jack/Jesus (Reefer Madness), Eddie (Lost in Yonkers), and both Eddie and Louie (Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?). Some of his other favorite past roles include Snoopy (Snoopy: the Musical) at the Carlisle Theatre and Fagin (Oliver!) at Oyster Mill Playhouse. In his spare time, Matt enjoys petting puppies, rewatching Star Trek, and consuming excessively large quantities of meat, especially bacon.
Jonathan Crawford (Jonas Fogg; Ensemble)
Jonathan is thrilled to join this cast in his second show at LTM! Besides acting in church plays since middle school, he also joined the pit bands on piano for school musicals after watching Chambersburg HS put on Sweeney Todd. His favorite acting roles since then include Dr. Watson in Moriarty (LTM) and the Fiddler in Fiddler on the Roof (CASHS). Lately, he has served as Assistant Director for Musicals at Harrisburg High School, where by day he teaches mathematics.
Georgia Rinker (Ensemble)
Georgia is pleased to make her debut at LTM with Sweeney Todd! This is the second time she was able to bring the chorus to life in this show. The first time was 20 years ago, when she was at Capital Dinner Theater with their youth program! She is an actor at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire and over the last few years she has performed an array of characters and can't wait to return again this fall!
Hannah Itzen (Ensemble)
Hannah is a Freshman at Millersville University studying communications with a minor in theatre. She has been involved in theatre for many years. Select credits include Maureen (Honk), Jane Banks (Mary Poppins), Spider (James and the Giant Peach), Miss Honey (Matilda), Columbia (Rocky Horror), and Stepmother (Into the Woods). Hannah praises all the cast, crew, and creative team for their dedication to this production. She also would like to thank her family and friends for their endless support. Enjoy the show!
Kelly Garcia (Ensemble)
Kelly is excited to make her LTM debut. Her past roles include Esmeralda (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), Mae Tuck (Tuck Everlasting), Maria (The Sound of Music), and Winifred Banks (Mary Poppins). A 2024 NATS Musical Theatre Winner, she also studied at the Washington National Opera Institute at the Kennedy Center. She thanks her family and friends for all their support.
Megan Harbert (Ensemble)
Megan is excited to return to the stage and make her debut with Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg. Favorite roles include Viola (Twelfth Night), Essie Carmichael (You Can’t Take It With You), Margot (Legally Blonde), Topsy/Wife (King and I), and the Ghost of Christmas Past (A Christmas Carol), along with ensemble work in Les Misérables, Oklahoma, and The Phantom of the Opera. She dedicates this performance to her late vocal coach, Carolyn Dorff, whose love of Sondheim continues to inspire her.
Scott Liddick (Ensemble)
This is my debut within community theater; only having performed within a high school capacity before. With the Upper Dauphin High School, I performed in Lightning Thief as Luke and Ares, Mama Mia as Sky, and Anastasia as Gleb. It has been such a grand time doing this show with such a wonderful group of people. I would like to thank all of my directors and coaches, both past and current, for helping me bring my acting to the stage.