Báthory

CAST

(The Countess Erzsébet Báthory) Arden Theater Company in Philadelphia: Candide (Barrymore Nomination), Sweeney Todd (Barrymore Nomination), Café Puttanesca, Baby Case (Barrymore Award).  Cape Cod Repertory Theatre: Six Degrees of Separation, Fifth of July, Urinetown.  Ms. Purcell is a graduate of the Voice Program at Temple University and of the Professional Musical Theatre Workshop at the Manhattan School of Music.  She would like to thank David for including her in this incredible project.
Kristin Purcell


(Katherina Baranyi) is excited to be working on Báthory again.  Her most recent credits are for Law & Order: SVU (Turmoil) and the role of Bess in the independent feature film, Sweet Little Lies.  Her background includes Spring Awakening (Thea) on Broadway; regional theatre credits include The Secret Garden (Mary), Annie (Annie), Little Women (Amy), Wonderful Town, High School Musical, and Fairystories.  Originally from Camano Island, WA, she now lives in New York.
Caitlin Kinnunen


(Anna Darvulia) Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, graduate of  The Randolph (TO) and American Musical and Dramatic (NY) Academies. One of BROADWAY'S RISING STARS in the Broadway Summer Series at Town Hall directed by Emily Skinner. Co-Founder, Director and performer for The Concordia Company in LAZOS; a bilingual revue currently touring Mexico. Other New York Credits include JOSHUA; a new musical, Rita La Porta in LUCKY STIFF (Company 1B) and Gail Dennison's JUDY's BACKYARD BBQ (Abingdon). Canadian Credits Include; Red Hot and Cole (Bricktop), The Gondoliers (Casilda), Little Shop of Horrors (Ronnette), Waiting For Godot (Estragon), Independence (Jo). Thanks to David for this very special opportunity!
Karen Myatt


(Ladislas Kiraly) is thrilled to revisit Báthory. Off-Broadway: The Fantasticks (Snapple Theatre Center), The Hatpin (NYMF). Regional: Scripps in The History Boys (St. Louis Rep, Arden Theatre), Young Scrooge in Alan Menkens A Christmas Carol (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Mordred in Camelot  (Pennsylvania Centre Stage), Great Expectations (Mill Mountain Theatre), Oliver (Westchester Broadway Theatre), The Sound of Music (Broadway Asia), The Importance of Being Earnest (Charleston Stage). Graduate: Northwestern University.

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Matt Leisy


(The Lord Palatine Juraj Thurzó) studied acting at The Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in California and was a member of the repertory acting company there for five seasons, appearing in over thirty plays and musicals. He has performed the role of the tenor Ubaldo Piangi in The Phantom of the Opera with the Broadway, Toronto, and San Francisco companies.  Frederic was recently in the ensemble of The Toymaker, a new musical by Bryan Putnam, at the 2009 NY Musical Theater Festival.  He has been a member of the acting company at The Mountain Playhouse in Pennsylvania for the past two summers performing in Unnecessary Farce, Beauty and the Beast, the premiere production of Stonewall's Bust (by John Morogiello), Be My Baby, Lend Me a Tenor, and Bubba's Revenge.  Recent film: Harlan in Brutal Massacre, a Comedy. TV: As the World Turns (CBS), The Guiding Light (CBS)

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Frederic Heringes


(Anjalka Baranyi) is thrilled to be a part of Báthory!  National Tour:  Hairspray (Penny Pingleton).  Regional:  25th Annual...Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky), Baby (Lizzie), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), and Crazy For You (Polly).  BFA from NYU's Tisch (CAP21 & Stonestreet).  Thanks to family and friends for their love and support!
Alyssa Malgeri


(Lady Zsofika Baranyi) Favorite roles include: The Beggar Woman (Sweeney Todd); Sarah Brown (Guys and Dolls) and Marta (Company). Nicole is currently working on a solo recording project and recently founded a non-profit organization for breast cancer.
Nicole DeCario


(Lord Bartalan Baranyi) is a graduate of the Crane School of Music, where he studied voice with Ms. Patricia Misslin. His rich theatre resume ranges from The Beast (Beauty and the Beast), Emile DeBecque (South Pacific) and Rochester (Jane Eyre), to Alfredo (La Traviata) Tamino (The Magic Flute), and the title role in The Impressario. Metro area credits include Bartalan Baranyi (Bathory/Reading, NYC), The Baal Shem Tov (Secret of Our Souls/FringeNYC) Ferdinand (Christopher, the Musical/Readingm, NYC ), Albermarle et al (Eighty-One, MITF, NYC), The Shepherd (The Winter's Tale Project/FringeNYC) and The Baker (Into the Woods/NJ).
John Anthony Lopez


(Margita Báthory) Alison Drew is a recent graduate from Manhattan School of Music where she studied classical voice. Previous roles include Narrator (Joseph..Dreamcoat), Lady Larken (Once Upon a Mattress), Luisa (The Fantasticks), First Witch (Dido and Aeneas), and Emily (A Rose for Emily). Most recently, she was seen in The New York Christmas Revels at Symphony Space and Clownsville at the Manhattan Children's Theatre.
Alison Drew


(Jánka Báthory) is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance (Classical Voice) at NYU Steinhardt.  Favorite credits include: The Magic Flute (Queen of the Night), Le Nozze di Figaro (The Countess), The Merry Widow (title role), and The Last Five Years (Cathy) – in which she shared the stage with our very own David Levinson.  She was recently featured in Steinhardt’s New Student Cabaret, directed by John Simpkins.
Jessica Fishenfeld


(Dorottya "Dorka" Szentes) Sarah Cooney is thrilled to once again be a part of Báthory after originating the role of Dorka in the Spring 2009 reading!   Other recent NYC credits include Show Choir! the Musical, Alive At Ten, Fade Out/Fade In, Lit and Messy and Not at All Ashamed, etc...  Regional credits include Joseph… Dreamcoat (Narrator), Carousel (Carrie), The Full Monty (Pam), the New England Premier of Leading Ladies (Audrey), The Mikado (Peep-bo), etc…  She can be heard as the voice of Su-Ling on Sonys PS2 game The Legend of Kay, and is the voice of Oasis Day Spas various commercials.  NYU Steinhardt alum 08. 

  www.Sarahbcooney.com

Sarah Cooney


(Ilona Jo) Anna Marie Sell is excited to be part of the beginnings of Bathory!  NYC Credits: The Credeaux Canvas (Amelia), Merchant of Venice (Portia), Timor Mortis (the woman), and The Tamer Tamed (Livia).  Regional work includes Cyrano de Bergerac (Roxane), Midsummer (Hermia), and Julius Caesar (Caphurnia) with the American Shakespeare Festival, The Shadow of the Raven (Ellen- world premiere), Nunsense Jamboree (Amnesia), and Hank Williams: Lost Highway (Waitress) with the Wayside Theatre,and The Sound of Music (Maria) and Pippin (Catherine) with the Cumberland Theatre. 

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Anna Marie Sell


(Ensemble) is currently touring with the Broadway National Tour of Avenue Q as Christmas Eve.  Off-Broadway: Three Sisters, Classical Theatre of Harlem; Women Beware Women, Red Bull Theater; Off-off Broadway: Change: The Plays, WhatFour Productions; Haters, Midtown International Theater Festival; T.A.B.: Downtown Urban Theater Festival; Regional: Quilters, Tidewater Regional Repertory; Training: Christopher Newport University, VA; BM-Vocal Performance, BA-Music Theater; Violin: Edwin Johonnot, former-National Symphony. 
Sincere thanks to her beautifully supportive family and friends and for her many blessings. 

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Lisa Helmi Johanson


(Ensemble) is a Southern California native and a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. Some of her favorite past productions include La Cage Aux Folles, Joseph...Dreamcoat, Merrily We Roll Along, and Music Man. She is also a company member of Dance Makers NYC. In between shows you can find her dancing on the famous "BIG" Piano at FAO Schwarz. All my love to my family and dear friends. 
Melissa Jones