Scott Baird (Director): NJ Directing Credits: Grease, Les Miserables School Edition, Bright Star: Concert Version, CLUE, The Addams Family, The Importance of Being Earnest, Anything Goes, James and the Giant Peach, 25th Annual...Spelling Bee, Shrek The Musical, Death By Chocolate,The Drowsy Chaperone, Peter Pan & Wendy, Pippin, Legally Blonde, All In The Timing, The Wizard of Oz, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Catch Me If You Can & Oliver. NJ Acting Credits: Falsettos (Mendel), Parade (Leo Frank), Shrek The Musical (Lord Farquaad), Mothers & Sons (Will Ogden), It Shoulda Been You (Marty), Young Frankenstein (Fredrick), Legally Blonde (Emmett), Mary Poppins (Mr. Banks), H2$ (Bud Frump), Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), August Osage County (Little Charles), Spamalot (Sir Robin), Company (Bobby), Les Miserables (Thenardier, 2014 NJ Perry Award Winner), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), Godspell (Judas) & The Producers (Leo Bloom). B.A. in Theatre Studies from Montclair State University.
K. Leigh Weinman (Music Director) is pleased to add her musical talent to this production. In addition to her years of experience as an accompanist and music director, she has been teaching piano privately in Morris County for more than 25 years. Miss Leigh, as she is known by her students, enjoys nothing more than sharing her love of all forms of music, and she is especially passionate about collaborating with burgeoning young performers as they discover the thrill of musical theater while they develop and engage their talents. Leigh started her own journey in the theater during her high school years, which included a memorable opportunity to perform in the pit ensemble for a summer theater production of Pippin. It was this experience that instilled her longstanding love of the art, and the joy of the kinship that musical theater inspires. She also performs regularly as both a sole accompanist and as part of a pit ensemble for full scale local high school and community theater productions. Previously, Leigh musically directed Aspire's productions of 13, Moana JR., and Disney's The Lion King JR. and played in the pit orchestra for Aspire's Big Fish. Leigh would like to thank her fellow production team members, our talented cast and crew, and her family for managing without her while she’s off doing what she loves.
Maya Fortgang (Choreographer) is thrilled to be joining the Aspire family this summer! Something Rotten is her choreography debut! Maya is a junior at Ithaca College working towards her BFA in Musical Theater. She sends her love to the cast and crew of Something Rotten for making it such an amazing experience. As always, thanks to her family and friends for their endless support.
