Merritt David Janes
Biography
Colchester, VT. UMaine/Circle In The Square Graduate. Broadway: Back To The Future (Strickland), School Of Rock (Dewey). Tours: Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), Beauty And The Beast (Lumiere), The Wedding Singer (Robbie), Shrek (Farquaad), Catch Me If You Can (Hanratty). Broadway Rocks (Founder). Album: Waiting in The Wings.
Credits
SMASH, Back to the Future, School of Rock - The Musical
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Casey Garvin
Currently in: SMASH
Smash marks Casey’s seventh Broadway show. Other Broadway credits include Bullets Over Broadway, Disaster! The Musical, Miss Saigon, King Kong, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Some Like It Hot, where he understudied Tony Award winner Christian Borle in the Tony-nominated role Joe/Josephine. Other credits include the West Side Story first national tour, Bare: The Musical at New World Stages, and Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt in the New York City premier of From Here to Eternity, as well as on screen in the Coen Brothers’ film Hail, Caesar! He has worked in the most prestigious regional theaters across the country and on numerous Broadway-bound workshops and readings over the years. “For my family, given and chosen, and, as always, my sweet Aidan.”
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Bella Coppola
Currently in: SMASH
Previous: Jane Seymour in Six (Broadway, Mirvish Productions). Off-Broadway: Pat in Kinky Boots. Regional: Delaware Theatre Company. BFA Musical Theatre, Texas State University. Stream Bella’s music on Spotify and Apple Music! Endless gratitude to my parents, Kaitlin Hopkins, and Sam Schieber — I couldn’t have gotten here without you.
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Jacob Burns
Currently in: SMASH
Detroit native. Broadway: Once Upon a One More Time. Other: Hamilton (nat’l tour); Gatsby: An American Myth (world-premiere, ART); Only Gold (MCC); West Side Story (Riff; Milwaukee Rep, KC Starlight). BFA Texas State.
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Caroline Bowman
Currently in: SMASH
Currently, the Norma Desmond standby in the Revival of Sunset Blvd. Fresh off her 5-year run as Elsa in the North American tour of Disney’s Frozen playing over 1,000 performances. Broadway/Tours include Kinky Boots OBC and closing cast (Nicola), Wicked (Elphaba), Evita (Eva Peron, Helen Hayes nomination), Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), Fame (Carmen) and Grease (Rizzo). Select Regional: The Muny (All Shook up, Kinky Boots), Cape Playhouse (Gypsy), Toby’s Dinner Theatre (Joseph and the…) Helen Hayes nomination, Vancouver Opera (Evita). She holds a BFA in musical theatre from Penn State. Gratitude always to her team: Jen Namoff at Artists First, Brian Davidson at Innovative Artists and Bernie Telsey casting. Could never do this without family. Endless love to my number one, Austin Colby. God is good.
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Sarah Bowden
Currently in: SMASH
Broadway: Moulin Rouge, First National Tour: Nini in Moulin Rouge, Cherry Sundae in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Regional: Cassie in A Chorus Line at The Hollywood Bowl/PCLO, Roxie in Chicago at The MUNY and Velma at Maltz Jupiter. International; Sally Bowles in Cabaret and Esmerelda in Hunchback of Notre Dame. Enormous thanks to my Family for unconditionally supporting my crazy dreams and my awesome DGRW team.
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Chelle Denton
Currently in: SMASH
Broadway debut! She was last seen in Jagged Little Pill (First National Tour). Regional credits: Parade (Lucille Frank), Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), Something Rotten (Bea Bottom). She received her BFA from Cal State Fullerton. A huge thank you to Jodie and AWA. Endless love and gratitude to her mom and dad.
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