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Kelly Briggs (Dar) is a native
of Bordentown New Jersey. He received the Gwen Verdon Scholarship to study musical theater in New York City and appeared in
the films Fame and Hair . After performing in Summer Stock productions and some Regional theater, Kelly
joined the National Tour of Les Miserables as the Bishop of Digne and understudy to Jean Valjean and Mssr. Thenardier.
After 6 years of touring, Kelly joined the Broadway company of Les Mis for 1 year before moving to the Broadway company
of Cats performing with Liz Callaway and Laurie Beechman . Kelly was also the host of the nationally syndicated television
show DEBATES/DEBATES. He has performed his nightclub act throughout the country and on cruise ships and appeared
on many telethons. He received a Bistro Award and MAC nominations for his work. Kelly co-produced with Keith Cooper and directed
a series of concerts at Caesars and Resorts in Atlantic City to benefit the South Jersey Aids Alliance. Broadway On The
Boardwalk featured Andrea McArdle, Melba Moore, Terri White, Julie Budd , Frank Gorshin,Gary Beach and many others .
LOVELY: A Musical Comedy along with Jerry Christakos and John McMahon received the Nightlife Award for Best
Musical Comedy. Kelly is also a casting director for the Cohoes Music Hall in Cohoes New York and TriArts at the Sharon Playhouse
in Sharon Connecticut.
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Jerry Christakos (Christy
Vann deCamp) originated the
role of Gabriel in the Toronto, London and Broadway productions of Kiss of the Spider Woman. He was in
the national tour of Les Miserables where he portrayed the student leader Enjolras and, incidentally, became acquainted
with collaborator and LOVELY co-star Kelly Briggs. He was a featured soloist with the national tours of Andrew
Lloyd Webber: Music of The Night and A Swell Party: The Cole Porter Songbook. He has appeared
in lead roles in dinner theater, summer stock and regional theater venues across the U.S. and was featured in the Washington
D.C., Boston and Off-Broadway companies of Forbidden Broadway. Jerry has appeared as Reverend John Witherspoon
in 1776 at the Goodspeed Opera House, Billy Flynn in Chicago at the Tri-Arts Theater and Zaza/Albin in La
Cage Aux Folles at the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theater. He is a senior company member at the Cohoes
Music Hall in upstate New York having portrayed Fred/ Petruchio in Kiss Me Kate, Julian Marsh in 42nd Street,
Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, Tateh in Ragtime, Georges in La Cage Aux Folles, Henessey/Captain
in Dames at Sea and most recently Roger DeBris in The Producers.
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John McMahon
(Piano/Musical Director) was born in Wildwood, New Jersey
and attended the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. to study opera. He ended up as musical director
for three USO tours, entertaining troops in Germany and Iceland. He has worked as a pianist, vocal coach, composer and
conductor with performers such as Lea DeLaria, Lois Sage, Heather MacRae, Helen Schneider, Phyllis Pastore, Charles Cermele,
Liliane Montevecchi, Tommy Femia, Mr. Ruby Rims, Florence Henderson, Andre De Shields, Jo Anne Worley, Sylvia Miles, Laura
Belle Bundy, Maria Getz, Elaine Brier and the late great Bruce Hopkins. He has worked and toured as musical director
for Chicago City Limits. John's theater credits include Prince of Central Park (Broadway), Oh!
Kay! (Off-Broadway), Ruthless!, and Whoop Dee Doo! Review. He was the musical conductor and co-creator
of the musical revue Bottoms Up!, and directed Absolutely Rude! and musical directed Space Trek,
both by Rick Crom. Also, John has composed original music for the spoof musical Below the Valley of the Dolls
and for the musical Satan's School for Girls, which was nominated for a Jeffery award for its Chicago run at
the Circle Theatre. John can be heard on the soundtrack of the critically acclaimed Japanese made-for-television movie
A Table for Two. A Bistro Award Winner, his original revue, written with lyricist Jay Jefferies, "That's
My New York" won a 2002 Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) award for the song "Where's Shirley?".
His jazz arrangement of Sondheim's "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" can be heard on Lea Delaria's CD "Play
it Cool".
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