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Childers' Rave Reviews: too many to list, can be view on his website.
Click Here to read why you MUST see his portrayal of Danny Kaye!
Brian Childers (Danny Kaye) BRIAN CHILDERS has captured hearts across the nation with his critically acclaimed portrayal of Danny Kaye. He has received the 2002 Helen Hayes Award for "Outstanding Leading Actor in a Musical" and the Mary Goldwater Award for his performance as Danny Kaye in "Danny and Sylvia: A Musical Love Story". He also received the 2005 Star-Ledger award for "Best Actor in a musical" for his portrayal of Harry Witherspoon in "Lucky Stiff" at the Forum Theater. Prior to spending the last 18 months touring the country in THE KID FROM BROOKLYN, Mr. Childers starred as the title role in the national tour of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Ken Ludwig. Other notable credits include: The Prince in the World Premiere Musical of "Becoming George" at Metrostage in Washington D.C., Jamie Lockhart in The Robber Bridegroom , Austin Lowe in The Second Man, Emory in The Boys in the Band (Glaad Nomination), Ralph Rackstraw in Hollywood Pinafore, and as Arthur in Detective Story with The American Century Theater in D.C. He has performed at the Kennedy Center in the new musical 90 North, as Bobby Kennedy in The Titans and the 9/11 benefit entitled Not a Day Goes By. Other Credits include: Man of La Mancha (Olney Theater), Crack Between the Worlds ( Studio Theater), Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing...(Cumberland County Playhouse), Tony in West Side Story, and the Balladeer in Assassins (Columbia Repertory Theater). Brian is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. BrianChilders.net
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Karin Leone (Sylvia Fine) Karin originated the role of Sylvia Fine, for which she received her second Best Actress in a Musical nomination by the Star Ledger. Originally from South Florida and a proud alumni of Shenandoah Conservatory, Karin has performed in venues across the country including Walt Disney World and the Kennedy Center. It was here role in the musical RESPECT, however, that brought she and husband, producer/director, Peter J. Loewy together. Peter and Karin have formed Loewy/Leone Productions which has produced several hits, including THE KID FROM BROOKLYN, BEYOND THE RAINBOW & GEORGE M. COHAN TONIGHT.
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As Sylvia Fine.....
"Karin Leone provides Sylvia Fine with a fierce demeanor and a tender soul. Her powerful ballads are easily some of the highlights of the evening" New Times
"Fine gets the credit she is due. Leone lends her gorgeous alto voice to bear out both the love and the frustration with her husband’s shortcomings Fine must have felt" TCPalm
"Karin Leone as Sylvia begins to sing: Warm dulcet tones, the caressing of the lyrics, and every word conveying the feeling of longing. And nothing fancy, either. Suddenly encountering the exulted richness of musical theatre" Talkin’ Broadway
"Mermanesque Karin Leone lends solid support as pushy, put-upon Fine, scoring with the melancholic solo, It Never Entered My Mind" Palm Beach Post
"The brassy Karin Leone has all the panache of the quintessential Broadway belter" Star Ledger
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Adam LeBow* (Eddie Dukoff, Sam Goldwyn, et al) Adam LeBow is, actually, a kid from Brooklyn, having been born and raised to the age of four in New York's most storied borough. His family then moved to Long Island, and Adam studied acting there and in Manhattan throughout his childhood, then went to Yale for his undergraduate work. He continued his training at Williamstown Theatre Festival, the American Conservatory Theatre, and the T. Schreiber Studio; and today studies voice with Ilona Simon-Muller and acting with Millie Slavin. His acting and directing efforts have taken him to numerous parts of the US as well as to Japan and the UK. Recent resume highlights include his portrayal of the controversial director Elia Kazan in the award-winning "Inside Private Lives", which ran for more than a year in Hollywood, then traveled to New York's off-Broadway 59E59 Theatre, then to Scotland for the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and will be remounted at The Pasadena Playhouse this spring. His last musical outing was last year's "Mini-Musical" series produced by the Academy for New Musical Theatre at Burbank's Colony Theatre, including a short work by Avenue Q creator Jeff Marx developed with Jeff in residence. Look for Adam online in the upcoming Internet TV series "Elect Me '08", scheduled for release later this year. Adam would like to express his gratitude to Joshua Finkel for leaving glorious footsteps to fill; and to the wonderful and talented staff, cast, and crew of "The Kid from Brooklyn" for making the process of joining this company an absolute pleasure and for accepting him in their warm embrace.
Christina Purcell (Eve Arden, et al) "Christina is no stranger to changing characters on a dime, having
traveled the globe as the lead female vocalist for several major
cruise lines. The ships never made it into Chicago, so she is thrilled
to be here reprising her role of Eve Arden in Kid From Brooklyn. A
California native, Los Angeles audiences"....
may remember her as Woman 2 in "Putting It Together" (Sierra Madre Playhouse), Beverly in "Destiny's Calling" (Stella Adler Theatre), and Lucy in "The Threepenny Opera" (Odyssey Theatre) for which she received a Backstage Garland Award - Honorable Mention for Individual performance. New York/regional credits include Nurse Jackie - "A Too Fast Waltz" (La Mama ETC), Lina Lamont – "Singin' in the Rain" (Rockwell), Melissa Frake – "State Fair" (Shenandoah Summer Theatre), Andrew Sisters Trio – "W-WOW! Radio" (Kaufman Theatre), and twice being a National Anthem soloist for the NY Mets. Christina has also enjoyed writing and performing her own work, "Celestial Longings" and "Savoring the Brew: A Taste of Shakespeare's Women." Training: JoAnna Beckson Studios (Meisner), BA cum laude Whittier College. Please visit www.christinapurcell.com to keep up with her adventures.
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