Jerry Jensen (Director) is pleased to direct at PPTOPA for the first time, and bring to new life a Neil Simon Classic, a playwright he’s always admired and sat next to him at one his Broadway previews and absorbed a lot. Jerry has directed several of his plays including Biloxi Blues, Rumors and The Goodbye Girl Musical. Other directorial credits include How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying, My Fair Lady, The Lion in Winter, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and several Florida and World Premiers. As Executive Director of the Wichita Center for the Arts, Jerry oversaw the Midwest Premiers of Stephen Schwartz’s Rags and Children of Eden and the World Premiere of the eventual Broadway musical, Jane Eyre. Jerry has acted in over 60 plays in 10 states, including Can! Can!, Cabaret, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Much Ado About Nothing, and the Midwest Premiers of For Reasons That Remain Unclear and Rags. In South Florida, he’s performed in 1776 and Footloose, the Musical (Actors Playhouse), Doubt (Main Street), The Normal Heart (Public), 12 Angry Men (New Theatre), A Class Act (JCat), and many others. Thanks to everyone on stage and backstage at PPTOPA for your hard work, good spirits and dedication in presenting this production.

Wendy, a lifetime lover of musical theatre, has worked on The Marvelous Wonderettes, Plaza Suite, Putting it Together, Broadway Through the Years Two, Deathtrap, Barefoot in the Park, 12 Angry Men, Broadway Through the Years, Pippin, Sweeney Todd, Something Rotten, Cabaret, Urinetown, A Few Good Men, The Wedding Singer, The Best Little Whorehouse..., The Addams Family, Mousetrap, Seussical, West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, Judgment at Nuremberg, How to Succeed..., In the Heights, She Loves Me, Funny Girl, Young Frankenstein, Carousel, Mary Poppins, Gypsy, The Sunshine Boys, Les Miserables, Man of La Mancha, Joseph..., Hairspray, Charlie Brown, Annie, The Best Man, The Producers, The Secret Garden, The Gondoliers, Brigadoon, and Bye, Bye Birdie at PPTOPA.

Kim is on the Board of Directors at PPTOPA. She has worked in marketing, backstage, front of the house, and group ticket sales. Kim has been involved with numerous productions including The Marvelous Wonderettes, Plaza Suite, Sex Please We're Sixty, Putting it Together, Broadway Through the Years Two, Deathtrap, Barefoot in the Park, 12 Angry Men, Broadway Through the Years, Pippin, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Something Rotten, Cabaret, Urinetown, A Few Good Men, The Wedding Singer, The Best Little Whorehouse, The Addams Family, The Mousetrap, Seussical, West Side Story, Jesus Chris Superstar, Judgment at Nuremburg, How to Succeed, In the Heights, She Loves Me, Funny Girl, The Little Mermaid, Young Frankenstein, Carousel, Mary Poppins, Gypsy, Les Misérables and Man of La Mancha.

Lisa thanks her daughter, Kaelea, for bringing her back to theater. She has had enormous joy working on every show since Man of La Mancha in 2014. Her roles have included Props Manager, Backstage Crew, Backstage Manager, Lighting Operator and Stage Manager. She has loved working with every cast and crew and looks forward to what PPTOPA has in store for the future.

Michael has designed the lighting for many PPTOPA shows including Putting it Together, Broadway Through the Years Two, Deathtrap, Barefoot in the Park, 12 Angry Men, Broadway Through the Years, Pippin, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Something Rotten, In the Heights, West Side Story, Cabaret, A Few Good Men, The Wedding Singer and more. Thank you to the cast, crew, and patrons of PPTOPA for supporting live theatre, and a special thank you to my family for your continued support.

Geoffrey Mergele (Costumes) - Geoffrey is excited to work on Broadway Bound! Previous work at PPTOPA includes music directing The Marvelous Wonderettes, directing Sex Please, We’re Sixty, and directing/music directing Putting It Together. A member of the PPTOPA Board of Directors, Geoffrey can also be seen on stage performing. National Tour: The Wizard of Oz (Ens/Tinman US) NYC: The Metropolitan Opera (Lincoln Center - Actor). South Florida: Cabaret, Evita (PPTOPA); Spelling Bee, Guys and Dolls, Sister Act (MNM); Newsies, Kinky Boots (Slow Burn); Memphis, A Chorus Line, Full Monty (LPAC). Thank you to PPTOPA for this incredible opportunity! Much love to family, friends, and JDQ! @geomergs

John has built and designed numerous sets for PPTOPA and is a vital part of the creative team.

American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific, and performed playwrights in theatre history. In addition to plays, Mr. Simon wrote film adaptations of some of his own plays, as well as many TV series, teleplays, motion pictures and books. He received more Academy and Tony award nominations than any other writer, and won the Pulitzer Prize, many Emmy awards, and several Tony awards including a special award for Overall Contribution to the Theatre.