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 ALI SPUCK (Jenny). Ali was most recently seen in LA as Jayne/Miss Benson in It Came From Beyond. LA and NY audiences will also best remember her from Jesus' Kid Brother and Tight Quarters. She originated the starring role of Eve in David Howard's (Galaxy Quest) Bite and can be heard on the original cast recordings of both Bite and JKB. National/International tours: Jekyll & Hyde (Nellie); Grease (Rizzo); and Buddy (Maria Elena Holly). She's also an accomplished Voice Over artist. Ali has no shame in admitting that she, too, has discovered the glories of internet dating. Visit www.alispuck.com. |
 REGGIE DE LEON (Oliver, Waiter, Google Backup Singer, Angelino, Email, Suitor #3, Internet Date #3, Boss) is thrilled to be part of the Internet Dating: The Musical cohort! Favorite roles include Sancho in Man of La Mancha, Sakini in Teahouse of the August Moon at Glendale Centre Theatre, and Snoopy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown with the Diversity Players, L.A.'s multicultural theatre ensemble where he serves as Founding Artistic Director. This summer, you can catch him as a Dwarf in Disneyland's Snow White: An Enchanting Musical. If you like couscous, you can find him online at www.reggiedeleon.com. "Soli
Deo Gloria!" |
 DAVID ELDON (Eduardo, Air Force Colonel, Google Backup Singer, Internet Date #5, Cuddly Lawyer) just finished a run of Jesus' Kid Brother in Long Beach, where he played Stu, the Roman guard. Other favorite roles include Cinderella's Prince in Into the Woods, and Prince Charming in the world premiere of The Big Ever After. He'd like to thank Shannen for giving him tons of reasons NOT to try internet dating. |
 TRIP HOPE (Birdbrain/Brian, Artsy Guy, Magic Kiss Dancer, Jim, Bi-Co Backup Singer, Suitor #4, Internet Date #4, Kooky 212) has performed in over 50 plays and 20 independent films. Originally from the East Coast, he performed at the prestigious Actors Theatre of Louisville. He attended school at UNC Greensboro, where he earned a BFA in Acting and Directing and a Masters of Education in Theatre Arts. He has taught drama in North Carolina and Texas. Currently a member of Play House West Repertory Theatre, he recently performed in Burn This and Angels We Have Heard on High. He also has a leading role in the soon to be released feature film Good Time Max starring James Franco. |
 JEFFREY LANDMAN (Mr. Flexible/Trent, Pizza Delivery Person, Doug, Google Backup Singer, Crooner #1, Angelino Preacher, Suitor #1, Internet Date #1, Internet Date #6, Boyfriend). Jeffrey Landman has starred on Broadway in Les Misérables and Falsettos (also national tour). Most recently, he has been seen in Jesus’ Kid Brother (LA, NY & Long Beach), A Year With Frog and Toad, Bark!, Lobby Hero, Oliver!, Members Of The Tribe (OOBR Award), and What’s Wrong With Angry? (Robby and GLAAD Award nominations). Recording: The Broadway Kids. Film / TV: Halloween 5; Home Alone 2; Life with Mikey SNL; and Magic School Bus. Thanks to Avalon Artists, Mom, Elisha, and the good people at JDate. |
 ANTHONY MANNIX (Male Swing) (May 20, 21 as Birdbrain) (May 27, 28 as Steve). A graduate of Wagner College from Rochester, NY, he was last seen in Los Angeles in the world premiere of Jesus' Kid Brother at the Hudson Mainstage. He also played the Prince in Rapunzel at the Falcon Theatre. Anthony is also an avid ice hockey player. |
 JENNIFER NORKIN (Bug, Ariela, Bonnie, Amber, Angelino, Bi-Co Backup Singer, Angel, Person playing Jenny). Jennifer is thrilled to be part of Internet Dating: The Musical. She was last seen onstage as Bunny, the inter-galactic crime fighter, in the Ark Theatre Company's production of Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens. Her TV credits include roles on ER, Strong Medicine, and Entourage. She'd like to thank her Mom, brother Jeff, and her friends for all their love, support, and encouragement. |
 KYLE NUDO (Steve, Google Backup Singer, Magic Kiss Dancer, Angelino, Suitor #2, Internet Date #2, Game Show Host, I.T. Guy) hails from the St. Louis area and has the serendipity to have performed and produced in nearly all 50 states, in many of the nation's most beautiful and famous theatres. Some of Kyle's favorite roles in past productions have been Robert in Company, Scapin in Moliere's Scapin, El Gallo in The Fantasticks, and Jesus in Godspell. Recently Kyle starred in and co-produced the independent release The Wicksboro Incident, a feature film finalist in the Hollywood Film Festival, available at a video store near you. Kyle has even been seen lately in various beer commercials, and on the NBC soap opera Passions! He can currently be seen running in a giant hamster-ball as the hero in Petco's Kritter Krawler commercial spot. Additionally, Kyle is a founding member of the acclaimed Culver City Public Theatre. He has served multiple terms on the Culver City Public Theatre Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Executive Board. He recently developed The Public's new Children's Popcorn Theatre series, and directed the inaugural production, Grimms' Rumpelstiltskin, to great critical and financial success. |
 ALI POMERANTZ (Jessica, Lisa, Penguin, Crooner #2). (May 19, 20, 21 as Jenny). If you check on imdb.com, you will find that Ali can soon be seen in the upcoming film The Dog Problem, starring Don Cheadle and Giovanni Ribisi. If you Google her, you will notice that she spent a season on the hit TV show Sister, Sister, playing the role of Marcia. On the website freelanceproduction.com, you can view the trailer for You Always Stalk the Ones You Love, a film in which Ali starred, produced, and co-wrote with her best friend from childhood, Jennifer Benjamin. While searching on yahoo.com, you will notice that she has appeared in several sitcoms, and national commercials, most recently for Wendy's. Ali would like to thank her amazing family and friends for their constant love, support, and e-mails. |
 SANDY SHIMODA (Andrea, Lonely Girl, Magic Kiss Dancer, Angelino, Gretchen). Sandy Shimoda was raised in Hawaii where she first learned to appreciate the beauty of sunsets. Over the years she has traveled the world to observe the sun on many horizons, including The King & I on London's West End, Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Berlin, Germany, The Lion King on Hamburg's river Elbe, and the 1st National Tour of Miss Saigon. Sandy once operated her own dance school and performing company and has earned both a bachelors and masters in Business Administration. She is a certified Pilates instructor of Romana Kryzanowska and has a secret passion for Interior Design (and sunsets). This performance is dedicated to Wil, Emy, and Stacy. |
 SUZAN SOLOMON (Jenny’s Mom, Scientist, Carol, Magic Kiss Dancer, Angelino, Deborah, Mathematician, Devil). Suzan is from Pittsburgh, PA, and has played various roles starting with her first equity performance in NY, Let My People Come. She played the young Sophie Tucker in Bubbly Brown Sugar on Broadway and in the National Touring Company. After touring with the Disco Diva, Celi Bee, from Puerto Rico on T.K. Record, she landed a gig in the movie Saturday Night Fever. After moving to L.A. and wanting to become a recording star, she sang back-up for Al Wilson of “Show and Tell” fame, sang on Brian Wilson's album, and toured the Middle East with her classic soul, jazz, and blues band called "The Blue Class Soul Band." Her TV credits include Fast Lane, Urban Myths, Married with Children, All My Children,and Life with Fran. Recently Suzan wrote and performed (at The Sister's of Bubik) a one woman show about her multi-cultural upbringing and her wacky NY experiences in Bubbling Brown Sugar etc. Suzan is thrilled to be performing in Ron Weiner's original musical Internet Dating with such a talented group and wants to encourage everyone to never give up their dreams and on themselves. |
 DIANA WYENN (Female Swing, Dance Captain) (May 11, 12, 13, 14, June10 as Andrea) (May 19, 20, 21 as Jessica, et al) is delighted to be apart of this debut production. She hails from Los Angeles and is happy to be singing and dancing again on a Los Angeles stage. Recently, she portrayed Iras in Antony & Cleopatra and Daisy in Rhinoceros; in addition, she has worked with the Son of Semele Ensemble on The Mysteries: Creation & Passion and the Theatrical Education Group on Shakespearience. Diana is a graduate of Tisch School of the Arts (NYU) and spent time training in Amsterdam and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. |
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 RON WEINER (Writer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer) is a TV comedy writer-producer whose credits include Arrested Development, Futurama, Newsradio, Father of the Pride, and others. A lifelong songwriter, he’s written songs for Futurama and Father of the Pride, as well as the theme to Happy Game Fun Bomb, a Comedy Central pilot. In 2004, Ron put on a cabaret show of original music called Monster Love at Masquers Cabaret, produced by Ann Oelschlager, director of Internet Dating: The Musical. He graduated from Harvard in 1995, where he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon. During his undergraduate days, Ron was chosen to compose the score for the prestigious Hasty Pudding Theatricals musical, while also penning music, book, and lyrics for an original sci-fi comedy musical entitled Galaxy. Ron grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts. To hear more Ron Weiner music, go to ronweinermusic.com. |
 ANNIE OELSCHLAGER (Director, Producer). Annie is associate producer of the upcoming independent feature Good Time Max, starring and directed by James Franco. She wrote, produced, and starred in the award winning 35mm musical comedy Gretchen Brettschneider Skirts Thirty (Best Short, San Diego Film Festival). She also served as executive producer on the feature documentary Making Gretchen. In 2005, Annie directed the play Labor Pains at Playhouse West Repertory Theatre. Past theater directing credits include Hugh Leonard’s Pizzazz and a musical version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She has studied acting at LA’s Playhouse West Repertory Theatre for five years. As an actor, Annie is the veteran of numerous independent films and LA theater productions. She is also an accomplished stand-up and sketch comic. Prior to embarking on her creative career, she went through the agent training program at UTA and worked as a story editor at Alliance-Atlantis Films. In 2004 and 2005, Annie produced the hit cabaret show Monster Love, an evening showcasing the music of Ron Weiner, at Masquer’s Cabaret in West Hollywood. Annie is a native of Akron, Ohio. She holds a BA in English Literature from Pomona College. |
| DON CESARIO (Producer). A native of California and graduate from the theatre program at California State University at Long Beach, Don is a founding member of the Elephant Theatre Company. He has enjoyed working the many aspects involved with theatre including Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, and Designer; he is most proud of the work he has been part of as a member of The Elephant. In 1998, along with David Fofi, he created the Lillian Theater. With the success of the Lillian, they went on to create the Elephant Space Theater, Elephant Asylum, Performance Lab, and Studio. He is the Co-Producing Artistic Director for the Elephant Theater Company as well as the Elephant and Lillian Theaters. In spring 2005, he built a new addition to Hollywood’s Theater Row, the “art\works theater” and studios. Don has produced more than 20 world premiere productions over the past eight years including the critically acclaimed 7 Redneck Cheerleaders, Los Muertos, and Jesus’ Kid Brother. His interests lie mostly in the development of world premiere scripts and seeing them to the stage. |
| BRIAN MURPHY (Music Direction, Vocal Arrangements, Orchestration). Brian's music direction credits include the recent Jesus' Kid Brother at the ICT in Long Beach, Baby for Theatre Palisades, Promises, Promises at the Whittier Center Theatre, City of Angels for the Covina Valley Playhouse, Party of One at the Century City Playhouse, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Colony, William Finn's Elegies: A Song Cycle for Workman Arts & Entertainment, and Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along at the West Coast Ensemble, which earned him a Garland award for music direction. He reprised his role as music director of Merrily for the Reprise! series at UCLA, a production which starred Teri Hatcher, Jean Louisa Kelly, Hugh Panaro, and Stella Stevens. |
| BRIAN PAUL “BP” MENDOZA (Musical Staging/Choreographer). NYC: Grease! As the Dance Captain/Male Swing of the wildly successful 1994 Revival, BP was singularly responsible for "putting replacements" into the Broadway company during its 1,523 performances at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Regionally: Thalheimer/Christianson's It Came From Beyond, Wicked City Blues, ICT's Raisin (2004 NAACP Nomination), Jesus' Kid Brother (2004 LADCC Nomination), Terrence McNally's Corpus Christi, and Deaf West's Oliver!, which earned him Los Angeles' most coveted theatre honor, the Ovation Award for Best Choreography. BP's at the kids for their multi-morgasmic work, Ron for his quirky universality, AnnieO for smoothie sailing, and Don-you rock! |
| MIA TORRES (Set Design). “Passion, integrity, and drive, these are words I live by. I have worked in the Arts, particularly theatre, for over 20 yrs. now. And I can tell you it is mainly because of the great projects, incredibly talented people I meet, and the audiences, that I continue to. I have done every job from stagehand to producer. I have worked with world-renowned companies such as Alvin Ailey and The RSC to local L.A. upstart companies such as The Black Dahlia and PRTE, just to name a few. I am currently the Managing Director of The LA Women’s Shakespeare Company and the Asst. Technical Director at USC School of Theatre. I am always interested in being a part of an original work and working with new people.” |
| MAURA MCGUINNESS (Lighting Designer). A Connecticut native, Maura has designed lights for a variety of events on both coasts as well as had the opportunity to travel the world with different companies. L.A. designs include Los Muertos at the Elephant Asylum, The Merchant of Venice at the Ivy Substation, and The Tempest at 24th Street Theatre, both with the L.A. Women's Shakespeare Company. Other Los Angeles area work ranges from performance art to dance includes designs seen at the Lillian, Odyssey, Hudson, Ivar, and Coronet theatres, as well as the historic Hollywood Bowl. She also works and designs lights at Grand Performances which offers free access to extremely varied artists from around the world every summer and is located in downtown's California Plaza. |
| DANIELLE MORROW (Costume Design) most recently designed Timothy McNeil’s critically acclaimed Los Muertos. Ms. Morrow costumed Tori Spelling in her theatrical debut of Maybe Baby It’s You, Upstairs at the Coronet. She was assistant Costume Designer on JunkYard Wars on TLC and for A&E’s Makeover Mamas. Ms. Morrow costumed the Los Angeles premiere of Terrance McNally’s Corpus Christi (2001 Ticketholder Award, Best Production 2001) and Crane Mississippi (Los Angeles Times Critic’s Choice, Backstage West Critic’s Pick) directed by Kristen Hanggi, Greystone (Los Angeles Theater History Project at LATC), Wayside (LA Weekly Pick of the Week), and Glen Mary Glen Rose: Women Do Men, a benefit for “Step-Up” and the Revlon/UCLA Breast Cancer Center at UCLA’s Royce Hall starring Amy Brenneman, Jean Smart, Teri Garr, Vicki Lawrence, and Susan Egan, among others. She also costumed the World Premier of Dearboy’s War starring Chad Allen. Ms. Morrow was the Stylist on the feature It Is What It Is, starring Jonathan Silverman. Danielle would like to thank the cast and crew for all their hard work and Brandon for his love and support. |
| VIKRAM KIRBY (Sound Designer). Professional credits include sound design for the upcoming fountain show at the Pier in Atlantic City, associate designs for the new Bob Dylan/Twyla Tharp musical The Times They Are A Changin' (at the Old Globe in San Diego), Applause! at Reprise, as well as over 25 designs during three years as the resident designer at the Heritage Repertory Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia. Vikram holds an MFA in Sound Design from CalArts and works as a sound designer for Thinkwell Design & Production. |
| JEREMY ASHER (Casting Director) is passionate about the creative arts. Besides the role of Casting Director, he can also be seen as an actor, director, and producer of both theatre and film. Among his many credits on and off screen, he is most proud of his successful helming of Shel Silverstein's Hamlet as Told on the Street at the Raven Playhouse in NoHo. Jeremy would like to thank Annie and the team for making him part of this enormously fun project. Visit www.JeremyAsher.net and www.JasherPhotography.com |
| MARIE TURCOTTE (Associate Producer, Production Stage Manager). Marie is very happy to be a part of the production of Internet Dating: The Musical! Her technical and stage management credits include: the recent production of Chicken, produced by Bruce Dern at the Asylum Theatre; the Art Works Theatre Production of Jax of All Trades; the National Tour and Los Angeles Production of Matt and Ben; the Los Angeles Production and New York Staged Reading of Jesus' Kid Brother at the New 42nd Street Studios on Broadway; Losers in LA, The Buzz Showcase, and Squeeze It In at the Hudson Theatre; Marriage is Murder, My Own Private Odyssey, and The Apology at the Elephant Theatre; as well as Somewhere Someone Said for the Son of Semele Ensemble in Los Angeles. She dedicates this show to her Dad who was an avid lover of theatre and film and believed that all dreams can come true. “Moonster, you ROCK and I will love you forever!” |
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