42nd Street Creative

Director
Tommy Desalvo Tommy is in his 15th year as the Drama Club’s director and producer. He has directed The Prom, Curtains, Bad Auditions By Bad Actors, Steel Magnolias, Put On A Happy Face, Our Place, Elephant's Graveyard, The Addams Family, Noises Off, The Wiz, Picnic, All Shook Up, Almost Maine, Legally Blonde, Moon Over Buffalo, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Spelling Bee, Guys & Dolls, Shakespeare in Hollywood, Bye Bye Birdie, Pippin, Grease, Soap Opera, and All in the Timing with the Strawberry Hill Players. Tommy works at the Childcare Learning Centers but has been active in theatre for the last 20 years. He is on the Curtain Call Board and has been involved in many productions there, most recently performing in Mystic Pizza and will be playing Moonface this spring in Anything Goes.
He would like to thank his production team and wonder cast and crew for all of their hard work!

Assistant Director
Stephen Emerick Stephen Emerick is so excited to be Assistant Directing "42nd Street!" with the Strawberry Hill Players! Working with this talented cast and crew is always a joyous experience year after year, and helping to create the world and characters, while grooving to ABBA’s greatest hits, has been a blast! Break legs and burn gels to the entire company! Past productions: Dir. "The Toxic Avenger The Musical", "Peter and the Starcatcher", "Macbeth", "Groundhog Day The Musical", "The Lobby", "Boeing, Boeing", "A Piece of My Heart", Asst. Dir. "The Prom", "Curtains!". Most recently he was on stage in Curtain Call’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Stephen is a Director, Filmmaker, and Photographer working on productions in Connecticut and New York.

Faculty Advisor/Costumer
Annie Dunn Annie is an English/IB Theatre teacher at Stamford High and in her second year as advisor of the Strawberry Hill Players. She is also the advisor of SHIP and Book Club. While attending high school, she performed in her drama club's musicals and went on to help build sets for her college's productions. Last year, she had the time of her life assisting with A Piece of My Heart, Senior Scenes, as well as costuming The Prom! She is so excited to be back to begin another season with the club! She would like to thank the cast and crew for their faith, trust, and hard work!

Musical Director
Jerold Goldstien Jerold was last seen in New York in FACE THE MUSIC for the ENCORES series at the City Center in NYC and before that he played Mushnik in the national tour of with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. He has appeared on Broadway in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, with Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker and John Stamos, and in the musical AIN'T BROADWAY GRAND. He was featured in the national tour A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM starring Rip Taylor (standing by for Mr. Taylor) and co-starred with Dick Van Patten in SCANDALS at Theatre Virginia. Jerold played Chico Marx in both ANIMAL CRACKERS at Arena Stage, Washington and THE COCOANUTS at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. He won Philadelphia's prestigious Barrymore Award for his performance in GUN METAL BLUES at the Wilma Theatre, was in the Kennedy Center's long-running production of SHEAR MADNESS and toured Europe as Bert Barry in 42ND STREET. On television he has been featured on NBC’s LAW AND ORDER and CBS’ HACK. As a composer, Jerold's shows (written with William Squier) have been performed around the country. They include: BABALU and MUSIC IS MY FIST -- their send up of the Rat Pack -- which was featured twice at Steve McGraw’s, their holiday musical THE THREE SCROOGES and their newest musical, ROUTE 66 (music: Fred Stark), has been performed in concert at the Stamford Center for the Arts and the inaugural Kansas City Crossroads Festival of New Musicals and in a full production at the University of Maine. Individual songs that he has composed include ‘Garland of Hope,’ performed at New York’s Famed Palace Theatre in the BC/EFA Easter Bonnet Competition, and ‘Where’s the Party Tonight?’ (Lyrics: W. Squier) the theme song for the ABC-TV late night show, WHERE’S THE PARTY? For more info: www.JeroldGoldstein.com

Choreographer
Caitlin Roberts Caitlin is a local choreographer, performer and dance educator from Norwalk, Connecticut. She holds a degree in Dance with a Choreography concentration from Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. Caitlin has choreographed over a dozen musical productions at various local theater companies and High Schools throughout the tri-state area. She has also performed with local theaters such as Curtain Call in Stamford, The Wilton Playshop, Downtown Cabaret in Bridgeport and Richter in Danbury. Her other performance credits include dancing with Velocity Dance Company, Tapperlesque, Connecticut Ballet and performing in several music videos, flash mobs, film and television productions. www.caitlinannroberts.com

Costumer
Zoe GuamanZoe Guaman is a junior at Stamford High School and she is so thrilled she’s able to help costume 42nd street. Zoe loves taking a stroll down memory lane and remembering all of the costumes she has worked on. She costumed the schools fall production of Macbeth and also helped costume Mamma Mia last spring. She is so excited for all to see the show!

stage manager
Laeliah BaileyLiah Bailey is a junior at Stamford High and is excited to be managing 42nd Street. Liah has been involved with Strawberry Hill Players for 3 years and couldn't be happier. She has managed past shows like Senior Scenes and Macbeth, was assistant stage manager of Mamma Mia!, and was a part of the stage crew for Peter and The Starcatcher and The Prom! Liah is so grateful for all of the dedication everyone is putting into this production. She would like to thank the cast, adults, and crew for all of the work they put into the show! Finally, Liah would also like to thank all of her friends who pushed her and supported her during this!

Assistant Stage Manager
Leo RossLeo is a freshman thrilled to have joined the Strawberry Hill Players. This is his seventh show in technical roles or as an Assistant Stage Manager. With previous productions like (Frozen Jr., Madagascar Jr., Legally Blonde, and Anything Goes), he is particularly excited to assist with 42nd Street. Leo looks forward to collaborating with a talented cast and crew while learning and growing in this role. He also wants to thank his family for their support of his passion for theater, which has been instrumental in his journey.

Sound Assistant
Basil LinternBasil, a sophomore at Stamford High, is a member of the Strawberry Hill Players where he operated the soundboard for Macbeth. Previously, he was the assistant sound designer for Stamford High’s Peter and the Starcatcher and Mamma Mia, the student sound assistant for Stamford All School Musical’s Anything Goes and a spotlight operator for Rogers International School’s Newsies. He hopes you all enjoy 42nd Street as much as he has enjoyed working on it!

prop master
Miranda RotsteinA senior at AITE, Miranda is so excited to be the Prop Master for our production of 42nd Street! This is her sixth production with SHP, and her second directing props. Before working behind the curtain, Miranda was in The Prom (Ensemble) and Peter & The Starcatcher (Smee). She was a spotlight operator for Mamma Mia, and then settled into her current position this year, designing for Macbeth and her own Senior Scene. She is thrilled to be a part of 42nd Street, and is so grateful for the opportunity!

Sound Assistant
William DeSantisWilliam DeSantis is a freshman at Stamford High School and is excited to be apart of the 42nd St crew! He has previously done the sound effects for Macbeth, the sound board and sound effects for the senior showcase, and the spotlights for the talent show. Will would like to thank his parents and his brother for helping him along the way!