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Skie Ocasio Bobby O'Leary |
Ben Houghton Steven Alan Black |
Luis Villabon Max Konnor |
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Creative Team
Kaylee MacKnight
Creator of Drunk Musicals/ Director/Writer
Matthew Stephens
Music Director
Skie Ocasio
General Manager
Ben Houghton
Finance Director
Caroline McQuaig
Stage Manager
Meet the Company
Jack Bartholet
THROBBY STRONGER
JACK BARTHOLET recently played Bobby Strong in Urinetown with FIPAP and frankly, is happy to give it as go with some booze down the hatch. He also produced and starred in Buyer & Cellar at The Cherry Grove Arts Project to sold-out crowds. Bartholet was presented a Bistro Award for his solo Cabaret in 2020. Recently, he’s appeared in Night of a Thousand Judys [Joe’s Pub], The Village: A Disco Daydream [Dixon Place], and the downtown delight The Jo-Lynn Butterfly Country Hour of Sunshine Christmas Special [The Wild Project]. www.jackbartholet.com IG: jack.bartholet
Alison Lea Bender
HORE SANTOS
ALISON LEA BENDER is so elated to join her second show with Drunk Musicals! She is a founding member/contributor for Mixed Asian Media and can be heard as the voice of "Baby Shark" on various Pinkfong videos and toys. IG: @AlisonLeeHwa DRUNK CREDITS: Wasted (Glinda) SOBER CREDITS: Urinetown (Hope Cladwell), Next to Normal (Natalie), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), "Eileen" in the 70th anniversary all-star concert of Wonderful Town at 54 Below, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, The Jewish Museum of Heritage, Broadway in Bryant Park, BCEFA's Easter Bonnet, Carousel (National Asian Artists Project, directed by Baayork Lee)
Steven Alan Black
OLD MAN STRONGER/ENSEMBLE
STEVEN ALAN BLACK is excited to be making his Drunk Musicals debut! SOBER CREDITS: Off‐Broadway: The Duchess of Malfi, Babes in Toyland. 25 productions for FIPAP including Urinetown, Pajama Game, Into The Woods and Falsettos. He shares his life with his husband Morgan. @stevenalanblack
Ben Houghton
LOCKSTOCK
BEN HOUGHTON is excited to be a part of his first Drunk Musicals, reprising his role from the Fire Island Performing Arts Project production this summer. When not embarrassing himself on the stage, he spends is time as the executive director of Broadway for Arts Education (www.broadwayforartsed.org) and husband to Skie Ocasio.
Julie James
PENNYWISE
Julie James is jazzed to have another shot at Penny after playing the role last summer for Fire Island Performing Arts Project - but this time on the sauce! Julie has performed in numerous Drunk Musicals, including their NYC residency of “Wasted” as Mme Morrible. She is best known for her SiriusXM talk show “Broadway Names with Julie James” and her many appearances as a host, on camera theatre personality and as a performer in concerts, cabarets, on Broadway & regional productions.
IG @julie_james TT @juliejamesnyc
Max Konnor
HOT BLADES HARRY/ ENSEMBLE
As a pornographic film actor, Max Konnor has won five Grabby Awards, five GayVN Awards—including for Performer of the Year in 2022—the XBIZ Award for Gay Performer of the Year, and two Fleshbot Awards. He was one of the subjects of the 2021 documentary Being Black in Porn, has appeared as a main cast member on the OutTV reality television series X-Rated: NYC since 2023, and starred in the off-Broadway musical Waiting in the Wings: The Musical in 2023.
Rebecca Lee Lerman
Little Becky/ ENSEMBLe
REBECCA LEE LERMAN is so excited to be doing Drunk Musicals for the first time! My favorite role is Little Becky Two Shoes in Urinetown, so I’m thrilled to be doing it again. When not performing, I am a servant to my cats, Trogdor and Dren. Website: RebeccaLeeLerman.com. Follow me on insta: @Rebecca.Lee.Lerman.Official. DRUNK CREDITS: This one! SOBER CREDITS: Cynthia (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Leah (Beautiful Thing), Ermengarde (Hello Dolly).
John Nasonte
ENSEMBLE
JOHN NASONTE (he/him) is excited to be part of his first Drunk Musical! He previously played the role of Tiny Tom in the Fire Island Pines production of Urinetown and is excited to once again surrounded by this amazing cast. Thanks for all the support and patience!
Bobby O'Leary
BARREL
BOBBY O'LEARY is happy to be apart of the Drunk musicals family! Bobby spends his days working at a whiskey distillery so he’s been preparing his liver for this very moment. Bourbon, Scotch, Rye, he doesn’t discriminate ;) Instagram: @bobbyoleary Drunk Credits: Drunkintown(Ensemble) Bitches! (Ensemble) Beauty and the Bourbon (LeFou/Ensemble) Sober Credits: Mary Poppins (ensemble), Crazy for You (ensemble), Footloose (Lyle)
Skie Ocasio
GORDY SANTOS
SKIE OCASIO is thrilled to be onstage again with Drunk Musicals! Last seen as Walter Hobbs in Drunk Elf in 2022. In addition to sharing the stage with many of tonight’s performers in multiple FIPAP productions, Skie has toured nationally in Jekyll & Hyde, South Pacific starring Robert Goulet, Bombay Dreams and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular in Chicago, Los Angeles and Mexico City. Regional; Cinderella at Paper Mill Playhouse where he understudied Paolo Montalban as Prince Charming, Miss Saigon at North Shore Music Theatre and Redhead at Goodspeed Opera House.
Luis Villabon
LITTLE SALLY
LUIS VILLABON is THRILLED to be making their RED EYE NY debut with Drunk Musicals’ DRUNKINTOWN! Last summer they appeared as Little Sally on Fire Island Pines and she was a handful then — who knows what’s going to happen when you add alcohol! Instagram: @LuisVillabon. DRUNK CREDITS INCLUDE: And All That Hooch (Velma Kelly); The Rocky Horror Shit Show (FrankNFurter); The Pourducers (Roger DeBris). SOBER CREDITS INCLUDE: A Chorus Line - National Tour (Paul); Destiny of Desire - The Old Globe Theatre (Ernesto U/S, performed); On Your Feet - Paper Mill Playhouse (Jose Fajardo); Reefer Madness - Variety Arts (Associate Choreographer to Paula Abdul).
Kaylee MacKnight
Creator of Drunk Musicals/ Director/Writer
Kaylee is so excited to be bringing Drunk Musicals to RedEye NY! She has been creating, producing, directing, writing, and performing in Drunk Musicals for the past 7 years for both Off Broadway and in various venues across Manhattan. It’s been an incredibly rewarding journey! SOBER CREDITS: Saturday Night Live (Season 48-Present) DRUNKEN CREDITS: Wasted: The Untold Story of Drunk Bitches from Oz (Off B’Way), Bitches: A Heathers Parody (Off B’Way), Beauty and the Bourbon (Off Bway), Into the Booze, Schwastey Bee, Cocktail Waitress, Liquor Shop of Horrors, You’re a Drunk Man Charlie Brown, Thoroughly Drunken Millie, Rocky Horror Shit Show, Drunkintown, and The Drunk Little Mermaid…and any of the other ones. She’s done them all! Don’t be a loser, follow on instagram. @kaymacknight
Matthew Stephens
Music Director
MATTHEW STEPHENS is thrilled to be back with Drunk Musicals combining his love of drinking and showtunes! Matthew has performed in venues ranging from Lincoln Center to Club Cumming alongside Broadway and opera luminaries including Norm Lewis, Mary Testa and Natalie Dessay. DRUNK MUSICALS: Drunk Elf, NATIONAL TOUR: The Sound of Music (Associate Conductor), NEW YORK/OFF BROADWAY: The Perfect Game (Theatre Row), Paris Through the Window (Abingdon). REGIONAL: The CHER Show (Gateway Playhouse), GYPSY (Arizona Broadway Theatre), Into the Woods (Wolfbane). CONCERT: Yours Sincerely, Stephen Sondheim (Princeton Festival), My Fair Lady (Utah Symphony), Witches Bitches & Divas! (GreenRoom 42). Socials: @maspianist.
Skie Ocasio
General Manager
Skie Ocasio a native New Yorker has directed and produced many events across the country. He has led teams at Luxury Attaché, and now the COO at Four Hundred. He successfully launched numerous corporate affiliations with financial institutions and luxury brands across the globe. Skie entered the world of Hospitality at the Marriott Corporation and working as a hospitality trainer and facilitator for hotel brands around the world. At sea, Skie trained staff for International cruise line companies such as Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and Princess. Skie has a deep passion for the arts and is a supporter and volunteer for the following non-profit organizations NYCGMC, YPC, BCEFA, FIPAP, and Broadway for Arts Education.
Ben Houghton
Finance Director
Caroline McQuaig
Stage Manager
Caroline McQuaig is thrilled to join the Drunk Musicals family, having previously performed in the Drunk Disney Singalong. You can stream her debut EP Underground Summer wherever you get your music.










