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Cast
Micah Green
Carol Ann Knipple
L. Walter
Jada Pinkett Fox
Peter DiCesare
Peter
Seth Paden
Seth
Jacob Hemsath
Jacob
Ryan Michael Friedman
Ryan
Brett Warner
Brett
Laura Lites
Laura
Kylie Stewart
Kylie
Creative Team
Mark Waldrop
Book & Original Lyrics
B.J. Cleveland
Director & Additional Material
Adam C. Wright
Music Director/Arranger/Orchestrator
Alli Betsill
Choreographer
Dennis Canright
Set Designer
Mia Lindemann
Lighting Designer
Suzi Cranford
Costume Designer
Brian Christensen
Sound Designer
Kennedy Smith
Properties Designer
Michael B. Moore
Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer
Meet the Company
Micah Green
Carol Ann Knipple
Uptown Players credits include Carol Ann in When Pigs Fly, Miss Great Plains in Pageant, Broadway Our Way, and himself in Jada Bells and Christmas Our Way. Regional credits include Roger De Bris in The Producers (Lyric Stage), Harold in Black Comedy, Cooper Callahan in Hooray for Holidays, Melvin P. Thorpe in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Sawyer in Miracle on 34th Street, Tom/Phyllis/Leslie in Sylvia and countless one-man cabarets. (Theatre Arlington). Directorial credit includes The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (Theatre Arlington). Micah holds his BM in Musical Theatre from Oklahoma City University and performed with Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma and was a featured singer with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic for various concerts.
L. Walter
Jada Pinkett Fox
Uptown Players credits include Miss Texas in Pageant, Man 1 in Songs For A New World, Black Dude in The Toxic Avenger, Belize in Angels In America I & II, Tracey Mills in The Legend Of Georgia McBride, Richie in A Chorus Line, Willie in The View Upstairs, Lola in Kinky Boots, and Pythio in Head Over Heels. Regional credits include Jim Conley in Parade, Victor in Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Carson in Hit The Wall (WaterTower Theatre); Ensemble in Mack & Mabel, Navy Man in Caroline, or Change, Audrey in Little Shop Of Horrors (Theater Three); Ensemble in Alice in Wonderland, Ensemble in High School Musical, Angel in RENT (Casa Manana Theater); Frenchie in Cabaret, Columbia and Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, MC in Dreamgirls, White Rabbit Red Rabbit (Dallas Theater Center). Other credits include Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (Lyric Theatre Of Oklahoma), Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (Zach Theatre), Ensemble in Aida (Media Theater) and Three in What To Send Up When It Goes Down (Stage West).
Peter DiCesare
Peter
Uptown Players credits include Buddy in The View Upstairs, Pirelli in Sweeney Todd, Miss Deep South in Pageant, the Young Thing in Hello Again, Buddy in The Last Session, Carmen Ghia in The Producers, many Broadway Our Way, and IMAGINE (Uptown Players/Bruce Wood Dance). Regional credits include Andrew in Facing East (Lyric Theatre, London), Shermy in A Charlie Brown Christmas (Dallas Children’s Theater), Mr. McQueen in Urinetown and Peter in Mix Tape (Theater Arlington), the Waiter in She Loves Me (Stage West), Herald in Kismet (Lyric Stage), Bud Frump in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Dr. Kitchell in Bells Are Ringing (MILK). Peter holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Texas Christian University.
Seth Paden
Seth
Uptown Players credits include Alan in The Boys in the Band, himself in Jada Bells, Musidorus in Head over Heels, and Broadway Our Way 2023 and 2025. Regional credits include Neleus/Northbrook/Bert US in Mary Poppins Jr. (Casa Manana); The Emcee in Cabaret (Theatre Arlington), Jeff in [title of show], Chad in Disaster! the Musical, Sam Wheat in Ghost - The Musical (Pollard Theatre); Roger in Rent, Orin Scrivello in Little Shop of Horrors, Cousin Kevin in The Who’s Tommy, DeeDee Ramone in Four Chords and a Gun (Tulsa Project Theatre); and Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Show (TADA Theatre Inc).
Jacob Hemsath
Jacob
Uptown Players credits include Georg in Spring Awakening, Ensemble in Disaster! The Musical, Ensemble/Swing in The View Upstairs, Howard Crabtree in When Pigs Fly (2021), himself in Helen Holy Holiday Spectacular and Jada Bells, and many Broadway Our Ways. Regional credits include Teen Angel in Grease (Murry’s Dinner Playhouse), Romeo in Newsies and Ensemble in Evita (Lyric Stage), and Oliver in Frank-N-Friend (Casa Mañana). Jacob holds a BM in Musical Theatre from Ouachita Baptist University.
Ryan Michael Friedman
Ryan
Uptown Players credits include Man 1 in A Queer Carol, and 2025’s Broadway Our Way. Regional Credits include Benny Southstreet in Guys And Dolls (Lyric Stage), the devising company of H*Llo K*Tty Syndrome (Undermain Theatre), Feste in Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Dallas), Adolfo Pirelli in Sweeney Todd (Lyric Stage), Carmen Ghia in The Producers (Lyric Stage), Victor Castillo in Safe At Home (Kitchen Dog Theatre), Leo in I Wanna F****** Tear You Apart (Stage West), Radames in Aida (Lyric Stage), Miles in Tuck Everlasting (Casa Manana, Dallas Children’s Theatre). He is a graduate from Florida State University’s School of Theatre, Theatre Academy London and Department of Psychology, and an Alumni from Florida Studio Theatre’s Acting Apprentice Company.
Brett Warner
Brett
Uptown Players credits include IMAGINE, Ray in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, herself in Jada Bells, Mopsa in Head Over Heels, Carmen in The Nance, Trio in The Boy From Oz, Velcro in Soho Cinders, and many Broadway Our Ways. Regional credits include Marya in The Great Comet of 1812, Woman 1 in I Love You, You’re Perfect… (Theatre Three), EKO in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Josh Cohen and Others in The Other Josh Cohen, Pippin in Fellowship! (Circle Theatre), Rona in The 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (Theatre Arlington), Woman 1 in First Date (Stage West), Sarah in Murder Ballad (Imprint Theatreworks), Lucy in A Charlie Brown Christmas, and Mayzie La Bird in Seussical the Musical (Dallas Children’s Theater).
Laura Lites
Laura
Uptown Players credits include Sister Mary Downey in Disaster! The Musical, one of the Divas in Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Kate McGowan in Titanic: The Musical, Songs for a New World, the Nurse in Hello Again and many Broadway Our Ways. Regional credits include Francesca in The Bridges of Madison County, Lizzie and Murder Ballad (IMPRINT Theatreworks); Hair and Les Misérables (Dallas Theater Center); Franca Naccarelli in The Light in the Piazza and Fraulein Kost in Cabaret (Brick Road Theatre); and Ragtime and Cabaret (Lyric Stage).
Kylie Stewart
Kylie
Uptown Players credits include Philoclea in Head Over Heels, Kate Murphy in Titanic, Ensemble roles in Disaster! The Musical and Catch Me If You Can, Sweeney Todd in concert, many Broadway Our Ways, and the IMAGINE concert with Bruce Wood Dance. Regional credits include Kate/Pirate/Police in The Pirates of Penzance (Theatre Three), Swing in The Other Josh Cohen (Circle Theatre), Oona O’Neill in Chaplin (WaterTower Theatre), Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime and Kate McGowan in Titanic: The Musical (Lyric Stage), Ado Annie in Oklahoma! and Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act (Riverside Center for the Performing Arts). Kylie holds a BFA in Theatre: Musical Theatre Emphasis from Texas Christian University.
Mark Waldrop
Book & Original Lyrics
B.J. Cleveland
Director & Additional Material
Adam C. Wright
Music Director/Arranger/Orchestrator
Alli Betsill
Choreographer
Dennis Canright
Set Designer
Mia Lindemann
Lighting Designer
Suzi Cranford
Costume Designer
Brian Christensen
Sound Designer
Kennedy Smith
Properties Designer
Michael B. Moore
Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer




















