The Last Five Years - January 16 - January 17, 2021
Hold the Applause productions
Who's Who
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Jaaziah Vallano
as Jamie Wellerstein
Jaaziah Vallano (Jamie Wellerstien, Director, Producer, Editor, etc.) is so extremely happy to be directing/producing his very first show! Jaaziah has been in over 30 theatre productions in New Mexico. He is very eager to start his path in the Musical Theatre Industry. He has been classically trained in Piano and in voice since he was 7 years old. Jaaziah recently has been focusing on Contemporary Musical Theatre training as well in Acting/Dancing. Some of his favorite roles include (Ren McCormack) in Footloose, (Racetrack Higgins) in Newsies: The Broadway Musical, (Sky Masterson) in Guys and Dolls, (Awge) in Once On This Island, and many more. Jaaziah is extremely happy to be putting on this production during this weird time. He is going to pursue his acting career in NYC when he moves in May of 2021. Jaaziah feels very fortunate and would also like to thank everyone who has been supporting him during this show's process.
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Annelise Wall
as Catherine Hiatt
Annelise Wall (Cathrine Hiaat) is currently pursuing her BFA in acting with a minor in vocal performance at Southern Methodist University. Over the past decade Annelise has participated in over 60 productions in New Mexico. Some of her past roles include Anne Frank in The Diary Of Anne Frank (Albuquerque Little Theater), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Cinderella in Cinderella, Kathy Selden in Singin' In The Rain, Princess Fiona in Shrek, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Karen Wright in The Children's Hour (McCall Family Theater), Evil Gabbi in She Kills Monsters (The Vortex), and Rachel Shapiro in DelikateSSen (VSA North Fourth Arts Center). Annelise is an accomplished singer in many different styles, including musical theatre, pop, rock, classical, and choral music, and she has placed first in almost twenty vocal competitions. She would like to thank her parents for their constant support and for turning her into the musician that she is today.
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Mike Boring
Pianist/ Music Director
Mike Boring (Pianist/Music Director) has played piano for many local musical theatre productions, primarily at Musical Theatre Southwest, and is the pianist for the choir program at the Bosque School. He also serves as the accompanist for the New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus and for Opera Southwest's chorus rehearsals. He received his Bachelors in Music Education at the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, where he grew up.
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