CAST
- M.C.Danny Bristoll
- Cliff BradshawJosh Sedelmeyer
- Ernst LudwigTim Fasano
- Fraulein SchneiderLauren Bamford
- Herr SchultzAlex Mogil
- Fraulein KostJulianne Menassian
- Sally BowlesDanielle Sessler
- Ensemble, MaxKevin Kehoe
- Ensemble, BobbyBryan Botti
- Ensemble, VictorTanner Hussar
- Ensemble, Klub GirlAlexa Bonaros
- Ensemble, Klub GirlAriana Davis
- Ensemble, Klub GirlKatie Peters
- Ensemble, Klub GirlJessica Weston
DANNY BRISTOLL (M.C.) is an Ithaca College freshman Musical Theatre major, originally from Greeley, Colorado.
He is very happy to be in his second production with the MTC!
Past credits include Man #2 in Songs For a New World with the MTC, Jaime in The Last Five Years, and Nicely Nicely Johnson in Guys & Dolls.
Danny would like to thank both of his parents again for all the nagging, constant phone calls, and all the love and support they have shown while he has been here in New York.
He would also like to thank Jenn McDonald and the rest of the MTC company for once again giving him this wonderful opportunity."
JOSH SEDELMEYER (Cliff Bradshaw), originally from Binghamton NY, is currently a student at Ithaca College.
He is excited to be doing his first MTC production with such an awesome cast and the creative team.
Currently a freshman Acting major at IC, Josh studies voice off-campus with Marty Heresniak.
Past performance credits include Matt in Tha Fantasticks, Andrew in The Breakfast Club, John/Judas in Godspell, Tony in West Side Story, Felix in The Odd Couple, and, most recently, Ensemble in Metamorpheses.
Josh thanks Jenn MacDonald for being a fabulous director and infusing this production with energy and passion.
TIM FASANO (Ernst Ludwig), originally from North Haven, CT, is currently a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, majoring in English and Psychology, with a concentration in biopsychology.
MTC credits include Eddie in The Wild Party, Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop Of Horrors, and Stage Manager for Songs For a New World
Tim has also appeared as Federzoni and the Infuriated Monk in Galileo, Caliban in The Tempest and Don Carlos in Hernani at Cornell's Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.
Other credits include the Ghost in Hamlet and Ernie Cusack in Rumors.
Last semester, Tim served as Stage Manager for MTC's Songs for a New World.
He would like to thank his friends and family for their unflagging support and all of the new MTC members for stepping up to the plate so unreservedly.
LAUREN BAMFORD (Fraulein Schneider), originally from Attleboro, MA, is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University.
She is so excited to be in her second production with the MTC, having previously played Cathy in the MTC's The Last Five Years.
Past theater credits include The Sound of Music (Maria), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Chicago (Roxie), and Grease (Rizzo).
She is also a member of "Anything Goes".
She would like to thank everyone in MTC for giving her such a warm welcome as well as her family and friends back home for their unending supply of love and encouragement.
ALEX MOGIL (Herr Schultz) is thrilled to return to the MTC after playing Max in last year's production of Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party.
Alex is currently a sophomore studying Television-Radio at Ithaca College.
Favorite roles include: Marius Pontmercy in Les Misérables, Danny Zuko in Grease, Mereb in Aida, Juror #3 in 12 Angry Men, and Papa Ge in Once On this Island.
He would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support and the amazing cast and crew.
He'd also like to dedicate his performance to his Grandma Brigie. Enjoy the show!
JULIANNE MENASSIAN (Fraulein Kost) is a junior Drama/Anthropology double major from The D.C area.
Julianne is thrilled to be in her second MTC production, having played Mae in Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party.
Favorite roles include: Narrator in Blood Brothers, John the Baptist in Godspell, and The Yellow Brick Road in The Wiz.
Julianne also just finished stage managing Ithaca College's production of Hello Again and assistant stage managing The Exonerated and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
This past summer she was an intern at The Barrington Stage Company, working on The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Violet Hour and Private Lives.
DANIELLE SESSLER (Sally Bowles), a sophomore at Ithaca College from Connecticut, is thrilled to be in the MTC's production of Cabaret!
Favorite and most recent roles include the Narrator in Joseph..., Berthe in Pippin, the Witch in Into the Woods, Peter Pan in Peter Pan, and Marty in Grease.
Thank you to Jen, and everyone on the production team for this wonderful opportunity.
Also, thanks to her provocative and talented cast: you have made rehearsals all the more entertaining!
KEVIN KEHOE (Ensemble, Max) is a junior B.A. Drama major - Writing minor at Ithaca College.
Hailing from Jeffersonville, Vermont, Kevin has been in shows such as Beauty and the Beast, How to Succeed in Business... and was featured as the Tinman in The Wiz.
He also directed a youth theatre summer camp in 2007.
IC stage credits include Rocky Horror in Rocky Horror Picture Show, Polonius in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Wino #1 in MTC's production of Little Shop Of Horrors.
Aside from his love for acting, Kevin has a passion for music, playing drums for the Vermont rock band, Sour Boy.
"Thank you to everyone who has supported me in my journey through theatre.
Thank you to Jenn and this great cast and crew.
I love you Mom and Dad, even you Sean."
BRYAN BOTTI (Ensemble, Bobby) is really excited for his fourth MTC production, having performed in MTC's Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party, Little Shop Of Horrors and having directed MTC's The Last Five Years.
He is a sophomore Biology major, premed, at Cornell University.
He has been in various shows back home in Livingston, NJ as well as here in Ithaca.
He'd like to thank the MTC for this opportunity.
TANNER HUSSAR (Ensemble, Victor) is a freshman Drama and Political Science major at Ithaca College.
She is originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico and ended up in Ithaca because of all of the wonderful theatre performance and training opportunities available to her.
She has been dancing and doing musical theatre for over nine years and is so excited to be a part of Cabaret.
This is her first time working with the MTC and she could not be more pleased to be working with such a fabulous and talented group of people.
ALEXA BONAROS (Ensemble, Klub Girl) is a freshman at Ithaca College.
Cabaret marks her first production with the MTC, and she's excited to be working in theatre again.
Most recent roles include: Marta in Company, Passionella in The Apple Tree and Ti Moune in Once on this Island.
She's enjoyed working with such a talented cast and company and would like to thank her family for always supporting her!
Love you all!
ARIANA DAVIS (Ensemble, Klub Girl) is a freshman Drama and Political Science major at Ithaca College.
She is originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico but ended up in Ithaca because of all the wonderful theatre performance and training opportunities available to her.
She has been dancing and doing musical theatre for over nine years and is so excited to be a part of Cabaret.
This is her first time working with the MTC and she could not be more pleased to be working with such a fabulous and talented group of people.
KATIE PETERS (Ensemble, Klub Girl) is thrilled to be a part of her first show with the MTC!
A freshman BFA Musical Theatre major at Ithaca College, she has been involved in many shows back home in Tacoma, Washington and is looking forward to many more to come.
Recent credits include Marty in Grease and Eponine in Les Miserables.
"Much love to Jon and my parents for their eternal support, and many thanks to Jenn, David, and all involved in Cabaret!
You are wonderful!"
JESSICA WESTON (Ensemble, Klub Girl) is a Junior English major and Photography minor at Ithaca College, originally from Western New York.
She is also in her third semester at The Actor’s Workshop of Ithaca, where she studies the technique of Sanford Meisner under the inspiring direction of Katie Spallone.
Cabaret marks Jessica’s first production with the MTC.
She has previously performed in George M!, Guys and Dolls, Bye Bye Birdie, and How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.
Jessica would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her in everything she does and is so excited to have the opportunity of sharing this experience with such a wonderful cast and crew!