Kate Baldwin (Countess Charlotte Malcolm) is a two-time Tony Award-nominee. Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (Irene Molloy), Big Fish (Sandra Bloom), Finian’s Rainbow (Sharon McLonergan), Wonderful Town (Helen Wade), The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie. Off-Broadway: Giant (Public), john & jen (Keen), Superhero (2ST). TV: NBC: Law & Order: SVU, PBS: Live from Lincoln Center: “Stephen Sondheim’s Passion,” Disney+: Just Beyond. Recordings: “Let’s See What Happens” (Broadway Records), “She Loves Him” (PS Classics). Graduate: Northwestern University.

Danny Burstein (Host) 18 Broadway shows, including: Moulin Rouge, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Follies, Golden Boy, Women on the Verge…, South Pacific, The Drowsy Chaperone, Titanic, Company, Saint Joan, The Seagull, A Little Hotel on the Side. Film: The Same Storm, Indignation, The Family Fang, Blackhat, The Sounding, Transamerica, Deception, Affluenza, American Milkshake, and Nor’easter. TV: The Good Fight, Dr. Death, Evil, Fosse/Verdon, The Blacklist, Madam Secretary, Instinct, Elementary, Boardwalk Empire, Louie, Absolutely Fabulous, The Good Wife, and all the Law & Orders. Opera: Frosch in Die Fledermaus (Met). He has received an Audie Award nomination, the Drama League’s 2020 Distinguished Performance Award, two Drama Desk Awards, four Outer Critics Circle Awards, one Tony Award (7 nominations), and three Grammy Award nominations.

Carolee Carmello (Desirée Armfeldt) Broadway: 3-time Tony nominee for Parade, Scandalous, and Lestat. Also on Broadway: Finding Neverland (Drama Desk nomination), Tuck Everlasting, Sister Act, The Addams Family (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nomination), Mamma Mia!, Urinetown, Kiss Me, Kate, The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1776, Falsettos, City of Angels. National Tours: Hello, Dolly!, Falsettos, Chess, Big River, Les Misérables. Off-Broadway: Sweeney Todd, Elegies, The Vagina Monologues, A Class Act, Hello Again, I Can Get it for You Wholesale, Das Barbecü, john & jen. TV: Dopesick, Evil, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Good Fight, Madam Secretary, The Deuce, Law & Order: SVU, Smash, Remember W.E.N.N. (SAG Award nomination – Best Ensemble), Indoor Boys (Indie Series Award).

Daniel T. Curran (Mr. Erlanson) has gained a reputation for his intensely intelligent performances in opera, theater, and concert stages throughout the United States and internationally. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Mr. Curran’s most notable engagements include: Bernstein’s Mass at Lincoln Center; Mozart’s Coronation Mass at Carnegie Hall with the Masterwork Festival Chorus; Mozart’s Requiem with the National Chorale at Lincoln Center; Live from Lincoln Center’s Emmy-nominated performance of R&H’s Carousel; Frank Loesser’s The Most Happy Fella with Encores! at New York City Center; the Jerry Herman memorial at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater; Ferrando in Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte with New York City Opera; Ted Rosenthal’s Dear Erich with New York City Opera; Los Angeles Master Chorale Gala at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Ben Davis (Fredrik Egerman) New York theater includes Randy Curtis in Lady in the Dark, Cosmo Constantine in Encores! Call Me Madam, Knickerbocker Holiday at Lincoln Center, Dear Evan Hansen, Violet, A Little Night Music, Les Misérables, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Tony Honor and Ovation Award for his work as Marcello in Baz Luhrmann’s Broadway production of La Boheme. Nat’l tours: Cpt. von Trapp in The Sound of Music and Galahad in Spamalot. Kiss Me, Kate at Royal Albert Hall. Also New York City Opera/BAM production of Anna Nicole, The Opera. TV/Film: NBC’s Annie Live!, Chicago Fire, Law & Order: SVU, Woman in the Window, Boogie, The Magic Flute directed by Kenneth Branagh, Barber’s A Hand of Bridge, Blue Bloods, 30 Rock, and Numb3rs. Concerts: Philly Pops, RTÉ Orchestra, The Boston Pops at Tanglewood, Caramoor at The Hollywood Bowl in Mame, and Bernstein’s Mass. For Dad.

Stella Fink (Fredrika Armfeldt) is honored to be performing at the Symphony Space Gala. She is proud to represent The Neighborhood Playhouse Jr. School, having studied there for the past 6 years. Stella is a student of Applause NYC’s Musical Theater Program. She is also a vocal student of Julia Mendelsohn, as well as a member of the chorus at The Studio School where she is a 7th grade student. She’s grateful to all of the teachers who have shared their expertise with her over the years, and to her family for their love and support.

Leah Horowitz (Mrs. Nordstrom) is thrilled to be a part of this event! She has appeared on Broadway in Follies (Young Heidi), Les Misérables (Cosette), White Christmas, Woman in White, Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage Aux Folles, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. She has been seen frequently in New York City Center’s Encores! series, including Mack & Mabel, High Button Shoes, Call Me Madam, The Golden Apple, Annie Get Your Gun, The Most Happy Fella, Merrily We Roll Along, and Where’s Charley? Leah is a vocal soloist for New York City Ballet, most recently in the Jerome Robbins tribute Something to Dance About; she is also the “Somewhere” soloist in their West Side Story Suite, and the female soloist in Thou Swell. She is an accomplished audiobook narrator and has received two Earphones Awards from Audiofile Magazine. More at leahhorowitz.com.

Andrea Jones-Sojola (Mrs. Anderssen) made her Broadway debut singing the role of Strawberry Woman in the Tony Award-winning The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. She was also seen in the critically acclaimed Carmen Jones, Off-Broadway. NYC highlights include Brigadoon, Cabin in the Sky, The Most Happy Fella (Encores!), Parade (Lincoln Center), and Candide (Carnegie Hall). Operatic performances include Fire Shut Up in My Bones and Porgy and Bess (Metropolitan Opera). She also won the award for “Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role” in Newton’s Cradle (NYMF). Andrea’s film and TV credits include for colored girls... (Tyler Perry), The Sound of Music, Live! (NBC), Showboat (PBS), the Emmy Award-winning Sweeney Todd (PBS), Monsterland (Hulu), FBI (CBS), The Blacklist (NBC), and Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon).

Judy Kaye (Madame Armfeldt) is pleased to return to the Symphony Space stage, and especially, once again, to be singing the brilliant songs of Stephen Sondheim. She is celebrating 55 years of doing what she loves.

Emilie Kouatchou (Anne Egerman) is thrilled to be performing at Symphony Space alongside so many wonderful artists. Notable credits include The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), Unknown Soldier (Playwrights Horizons), and Oklahoma! (Sacramento Music Circus). She would like to thank her friends and family, and her agents at CGF talent for the constant support!

Christiani Pitts (Petra) is an actress and singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. After earning her BFA in Music Theatre at Florida State University, she went on to make her Broadway debut in A Bronx Tale: The Musical. Shortly after, she originated the role of Ann Darrow in King Kong—Alive on Broadway. Christiani has guest starred on The Good Fight, Evil, Elementary, Blue Bloods, and recurs on STARZ’s Raising Kanan. Christiani stars as Beverly in the Netflix romantic comedy Resort To Love, produced by Grammy Award-winner Alicia Keys.

Christian Probst (Henrik Egerman) is so thrilled to be back performing at Symphony Space. He can currently be seen in the Broadway company of The Book of Mormon. National tours: The Book of Mormon (Swing / Dance Captain) and Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Flounder). Regional credits: The Muny, Papermill Playhouse, PCLO, Theatre Aspen (Link in Hairspray), Casa Mañana (Doody in Grease), and Riverside Theater (Tulsa in Gypsy). A proud graduate of Yale University, Christian took his fourth year off from studies to travel with The Whiffenpoofs, the world’s oldest collegiate a cappella group. He traveled to 28 countries and sang for such distinguished figures as Dame Angela Lansbury, John Kerry, Julie Andrews, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Hillary Clinton. Many thanks to all of my professors, especially Joel and Annette.

Lindsay Roberts (Mrs. Segstrom) can currently be seen in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Off-Broadway: Cindy Lou in Carmen Jones at Classic Stage Company (AUDELCO nomination - Best Featured Actress in a Musical), Brigadoon, The New Yorkers, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hey! Look Me Over, The Golden Apple, Lady Be Good, Lost in the Stars (Encores!), Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Broadway National Tours: The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (Clara u/s), Memphis (Felicia u/s), After Midnight (NCL, Creole Love Call). TV: Michael Bublé’s Christmas in the City (NBC), Harlem (Amazon). lindsayroberts.com.

Ryan Silverman (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm) is thrilled to be back on Broadway as Billy Flynn in Chicago. Ryan received his second Drama Desk nomination for his starring role in the Broadway production of Sideshow. He previously received Drama Desk and Drama League nominations for his role as Giorgio in Classic Stage Company’s production of Passion. Ryan’s additional Broadway credits include: Billy Flynn in Chicago and Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (including Las Vegas), Giorgio in Passion (Théâtre du Châtelet Paris), Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods (MUNY), Lancelot in Camelot at The Kennedy Center, Karl in Music in the Air at Encores!, Cry-Baby (Cry Baby u/s) on Broadway, and The Most Happy Fella (Al) at New York City Opera. Orchestras: Philadelphia, NY Pops, Seattle, Indianapolis, Fort Worth, Detroit, Edmonton, Vancouver, Philly Pops, and more.

Nicholas B. Ward (Mr. Lindquist) Broadway/New York: The Music Man, The Lion King, Frozen, In Transit, On the Town, Brigadoon, 1776, Camelot, Cabin in the Sky, Annie Get Your Gun, Zorba, Paint Your Wagon, Pipe Dream (City Center Encores!). Tours: Show Boat, The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (European). TV/Film: Shmigadoon, Ricky and the Flash, Frozen 2. Favorite regionals include: Jesus Christ Superstar at The MUNY, Big River at Sharon Playhouse, Show Boat at Asolo Rep, Goodspeed, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Ogunquit Playhouse.

Katherine Cherbas (Cello) has performed in the pit ensembles for over 30 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. As an orchestral player, she appears frequently with the Encores! Orchestra at New York City Center, and has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, and the New Jersey Symphony. Her interests as a chamber musician range from Baroque continuo playing to collaborations with living composers on new works. After studying at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music while in high school, Katherine moved to New York City and completed an undergraduate degree at Columbia University, a master’s degree at The Juilliard School, and a doctoral degree at SUNY-Stony Brook. When not playing music, Katherine can usually be found at one of her son’s baseball games.

Erik Charlston (Percussion) has performed regularly with the NY Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and on over 100 film soundtracks. A frequent performer on Broadway, he was also a soloist on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. He has performed with jazz and pop luminaries including Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck, Tony Bennett, Bill Frisell, Sting, Elton John, and Metallica at Madison Square Garden. His sextet, Erik Charlston JazzBrasil, has performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center and his most recent CD is Hermeto: Voice and Wind. He has performed chamber music throughout Europe and Japan, and has toured widely with the New York Philharmonic throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, including North Korea. He taught at the Manhattan School of Music for over twenty years.

Steven Lyon (Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet) is a New York City-based multiple-woodwind artist. Mr. Lyon regularly performs in various musical settings in a variety of musical styles. He has performed in many Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including the recent production of Flying Over Sunset at Lincoln Center. Mr. Lyon has recorded with singers including Plácido Domingo and Kelli O’Hara, and has also performed with singers including The Irish Tenors and Kristin Chenoweth.

Kristina Musser (Violin) is thrilled to be playing again at Symphony Space. She has played in over 30 musicals and is currently performing in the gender-swapped revival of Sondheim’s Company at the Jacobs Theater. She performs in NYC with many orchestras and ensembles, including Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center, The New York Pops, American Ballet Theater, Encores! at City Center, and The Little Orchestra Society. During the pandemic, Kristina found many ways to play music for the community, performing violin duos (with her daughter), string trios, and quartets; playing in hospitals, assisted living facilities, the Javits Center, the lobbies of many NYC buildings, and even the hallways of her own building for her music-loving neighbors. Additionally, Kristina organized a string orchestra concert comprised of 27 of her colleagues, MOB (Members Of Broadway), to play in Tompkins Square Park, funded by MPTF and Gitterman Gallery.

Dave Noland (Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Sax) has been a member of 12 Broadway orchestras and is currently with The Music Man. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and is currently a member of the New York Saxophone Quartet. As an educator, he is the coordinator of woodwinds at New Jersey City University.

Brooklynite Marc Schmied (Bass) has been a part of the New York music scene for the last 25 years. After Double Bass studies at Juilliard, he began performing in the classical, jazz, and theater worlds. Classical credits include the Albany Symphony, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, and the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra. Broadway credits include King Kong, Come From Away, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Matilda, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, La Cage aux Folles, Evita, On a Clear Day, Cabaret, 1776, Little Me, The Music Man, and Oklahoma! Lincoln Center Theater credits include Marie Christine, South Pacific, The Light in the Piazza, Dessa Rose, The House of Bernarda Alba, and The Glorious Ones. Marc also performs regularly with Broadway legend Tommy Tune. He is often asked if he wished that he played the flute.

Chad Smith (Bassoon, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet) has spent the last 25 years performing in prestigious orchestras, Broadway shows, and recording sessions. Enjoying a bicoastal career in New York and Los Angeles, Chad has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Los Angeles Philharmonic as a saxophonist, and in major motion pictures such as Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Secret Life of Pets 2, West Side Story, and the television shows Family Guy and American Dad as a bassoon doubler. He specializes in the music of 1920’s virtuoso Rudy Wiedoeft through a multimedia presentation entitled Sax-O-Philm: Sounds and Sights of the 20’s. Chad is also an accomplished composer and has written works for saxophone, bassoon, wind quartets, chamber, and symphonic ensembles. Mr. Smith is an adjunct professor of saxophone and oversees the Master’s in Woodwind Doubling program at Montclair State University. For more information: chadsmithmusic.com

Lynette Wardle (Harp) is an orchestra harpist, chamber musician, recording artist, and soloist. She has been recognized for her “refined tone production and spot-on rhythmic sense.” In addition to being the principal harpist of both the Richmond Symphony and the Albany Symphony, she performs regularly with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. When Broadway re-opened in the fall, she was in the orchestra for the new musical Flying Over Sunset at Lincoln Center. She was also the harpist for the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Light in the Piazza, and fills in regularly at Wicked. For the holiday seasons, she has been in the orchestra for A Christmas Story, The Musical, and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Ms. Wardle is on the piano and harp faculty at Riverdale Country School and holds a Masters in Orchestral Performance from Manhattan School of Music.

Bobbie Lee Crow III (Music Preparation) is a New York-based cellist, conductor, music copyist, and orchestrator. A graduate of The Ohio State University with additional education at Otterbein University, Bobbie has worked with singer-songwriter Blake Pfeil, ABC’s X-Factor finalist Khaya, indie artist Victory Boyd, cellist and singer Kelsey Lu, Japanese rapper Lotus Juice, Academy Award-winning director Tom Hooper, Tony Award-winning actor Patina Miller, and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. Major film and production credits include music preparation for The Assistant and Netflix’s Mixtape with composer Tamar-kali Brown, and The Catcher Was a Spy and Denial in coordination with renowned composer Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings). Bobbie currently acts as Artistic Director for iconiQ The Soundtrack Orchestra.

Sam Davis (Orchestrator) Broadway credits as arranger and/or conductor include Company, An American in Paris, Prince of Broadway, Holiday Inn, Gigi, Side Show, Big Fish, and Curtains. London: Joseph… (2019 and 2021), An American in Paris, and Company. Film and television credits include Beauty and the Beast (2017), Hail, Caesar!, A Christmas Story Live, Good Behavior, and the upcoming Wonka. As composer: Bunnicula, #DateMe, Red Eye of Love, Love and Real Estate (all Off-Broadway), The Taming of the Shrew (Shakespeare in the Park), The Lost Colony (Manteo, NC). Other theater work includes Susan Stroman’s Little Dancer (Kennedy Center, Seattle’s 5th Avenue), The Beast in the Jungle (Vineyard Theater), The Trumpet of the Swan (Kennedy Center), The Honeymooners (Paper Mill), Ever After (Atlanta’s Alliance), and music supervisor for Dreamgirls (U.S. national tour, Korea, South Africa, Japan). Sam is a winner of the Jonathan Larson Award and a graduate of the University of Michigan. For more information: samdavismusic.com

Joel Fram (Producer) is a music supervisor, conductor, and producer. With his partner Annette Jolles, he has produced the following at Symphony Space: New Voices, Project Broadway, Wall to Wall Sondheim, W2W Cabaret, W2W Schwartz, and Sinatra at 100. As a conductor, his Broadway credits include Company, Wicked, Scandalous, Sweet Smell of Success, Music Man, The Dead, Jumpers, CATS, and I Am Harvey Milk. In London, he has music supervised and conducted Company, Wicked, Forbidden Broadway, and Pictures from an Exhibition. Joel oversees the Musical Theatre Writing Workshop at the National Theatre in London, is a Creative Associate at the Universal Music Group UK Theatre Division, and serves as Literary Associate at the Old Vic.

Annette Jolles (Producer/Director) has created a diverse body of work as a director and producer for theater and television, and is the recipient of eleven Emmy Awards. She has directed numerous Live From Lincoln Center broadcasts including solo concerts featuring Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, Leslie Odom, Jr., Norm Lewis, and Patina Miller, and symphonic concerts for Mostly Mozart and the New York Philharmonic. Most recently she produced and directed Stars on Stage for PBS, directing episodes starring Brandon Victor Dixon and Shoshana Bean. Previously at Symphony Space, with producing partner Joel Fram: Wall to Wall Bernstein, W2W Sondheim, W2W Cabaret, W2W Stephen Schwartz, Frank Sinatra at 100, Project Broadway, and New Voices. She teaches Musical Theater Performance at Yale.

Henry Nettleton (Associate Director) is a New York-based theatre director specializing in new plays and musicals and is delighted to be back at Symphony Space! Select credits: Sinatra at 100 (Symphony Space), Lungs (Really Really Theatre Group), Much Better (Really Really Theatre Group), Every Brilliant Thing (Really Really Theatre Group), and Sweeney Todd (University of Michigan). As assistant director, he has developed work for The Juilliard School, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre, Keen Company, and Village Theatre (Issaquah, WA). He is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop as a lyricist and a proud graduate of the University of Michigan, Department of Musical Theatre.

Paul Staroba (Music Director) is currently the Associate Conductor of Company starring Katrina Lenk and Patti Lupone on Broadway. Other conducting credits include: Broadway: A Christmas Carol, My Fair Lady, War Paint, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Next to Normal, A Little Night Music, and Grey Gardens. Off-Broadway: The Mad Ones, Dear Evan Hansen, Far From Heaven, Carrie, The Blue Flower, Take Me Along, Happiness, and Saved. Favorite regional engagements include The Flamingo Kid (Hartford Stage), Big Fish (Chicago pre-Broadway), and I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk (Strathmore). He has also performed for four seasons with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Orchestra, been featured in concert with Kristin Chenoweth, Patti LuPone, and Lea Salonga, and performed in the pit of over 25 Broadway shows.

Noah Teplin (Rehearsal Pianist/Rehearsal Preparation) is a New York-based music director, pianist, and arranger. Recent New York credits include Flying Over Sunset at Lincoln Center, Scotland, PA at Roundabout Theater Company, and Dogman at the Lucille Lortel. Noah has worked regionally at the American Repertory Theater, 5th Avenue Theater, and The Old Globe. Next up, Noah will serve as the associate music director on Noir at the Alley Theater.

Ben Whiteley (Liebeslieder Preparation) Recent conducting credits include the National Tour of Hello, Dolly!, and Oklahoma! at Broadway Sacramento, Ragtime at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, the City Center Encores! production of 1776, and a program of operetta with the St. Louis Symphony. Broadway: The Addams Family, Cats (conducted final performance of original production). National tours: The Addams Family, A Christmas Story, Spamalot, The Full Monty, Falsettos, Grand Hotel, Big. City Center Encores!: Associate Music Director/chorus preparation for 31 productions and recordings, including Paint Your Wagon, Merrily We Roll Along, and The New Moon. Carnegie Hall: Sail Away (with Elaine Stritch). Madison Square Garden: A Christmas Story. St. Louis Muny: 17 productions. Choral direction: My Fair Lady, Carousel (NY Philharmonic/PBS). Other credits: Paper Mill Playhouse, University of Michigan.