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Gavin Taylor
as Jean Valjean
Past Roles: "Jesus" in Godspell, "Lord Farquaad" in Shrek, "Doody" in Grease, "Annas" in Jesus Christ Superstar, "Augustus Gloop" in Willy Wonka, Annie, and "JoJo" in Seussical. His favorite musical moment was during Godspell when he was so moved by "Beautiful City." Also participated in: Select Choir, MeloManiacs, Quartet, NYSSMA, Bi-County Select Vocal Ensemble, HX Chorus, Broadway Bound w/Ted Keegan & Lisa Vrooman, Lakeside A Cappella Camp, Theatre Class, 2016 Arts All-Star, private voice w/Craig Sirianni. Future Plans: University of Missouri at St. Louis majoring in Music Performance & a minor in Political Science. Shout outs: "Thank you to my mom and dad for always being by my side and being supportive of all the choices I have made. Thank you to all of my family, and to my friends that have stuck by my side... most importantly, thank you to my mom who puts everything she has in to everything she does for these shows... She's the reason they're so great!"
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Zachary Patterson
as Marius
Past roles: "Nick" in Godspell, "Donkey" in Shrek, "Teen Angel" in Grease, "Big Deal" in West Side Story, "Teen Angel" in Grease, "Charlie" in Willy Wonka, and "Kurt" in Sound of Music. Also participated in: Select Choir, MeloManiacs, HX chorus, quartet, and Lakeside A Cappella. Favorite moment: Portraying Donkey in Shrek!! Future plans: He will be attending the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry next year for Environmental Resource Engineering. Shoutouts: Zach greatly thanks all of his friends and family for their never ending support!
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Karissa McIlrath
as Fantine
Past roles: "Lindsey" in Godspell, "Dragon" in Shrek, "Sandy" in Grease. Favorite moments: The feeling she got the first time she stepped on the stage, and all the cast bonding during show preparation! Also participated in: Select Choir, MeloManiacs, Quartet, NYSSMA, Bi-County Select Vocal Ensemble, 2017 Arts All-Star, Guitar, Broadway Bound w/ Lisa Vrooman and Ted Keegan, & Praise Team at church. Future plans: Karissa will be attending Messiah College in the Nursing program to become a Nurse Practitioner. Shoutouts to: All of her friends and family who have supported her through her love of theatre for the past 4 years. They may not all live close by, but they never cease to show their support when it comes to musical time! She also wants to give a big thank you to Mrs. Taylor for having faith in her abilities when she didn’t have the confidence in herself!