LEGALLY BLONDE's Bailey Hanks Guests On WIENER & WIENER

IMAGILAND PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce Broadway's Bailey Hanks and Hayley Podschun to guest star in the new web series "WIENER & WIENER". New episodes premiere twice a month, every other "Wiener Wednesday", through February 2010 on www.wienerandwiener.com. "WIENER & WIENER" follows a hot dog named Oscar and his human roommate as they live, learn, and love with their motley troupe of friends in a contemporary 1960s New York City.

Bailey Hanks (appearing Wednesday January 17th) was the winner of the MTV reality show, "Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods" where she later went on for the role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde on Broadway. She also played Amy on "Guiding Light" and The NYU Tour Guide in "Step Up 3D" (August 2010).

Hayley Podschun (appearing Wednesday January 6th and Wednesday February 3rd) has appeared on Broadway in Pal Joey, Sunday in the Park With George, Hairspray, and The Sound of Music. She also played Tammy in the "Hairspray" movie as well as Iola Stover in the recent Los Angeles Center Theatre Group's Parade.

WIENER & WIENER features series regulars Liz Fye ("Kings", "One Life to Live"), SABRINA JACOB, MARJORIE LEWIT, Patrick O'Neill ("The Producers", "Across the Universe"), KELLY ROSS, Dante Russo (National Tour Disney's High School Musical), and Katherine Tokarz (Rock of Ages, White Christmas) with Chase Peacock (Green Day's American Idiot) and Stacey Sund ("Across the Universe", Radio City Rockettes). Additional guest stars include Annie Golden (Xanadu, The Fully Monty), IRENE LONGSHORE ("Girl, Interrupted"), Joseph Morales (National Tour In The Heights), Robb Sapp (Shrek, Wicked), Scott Schwartz (Director of Broadway's Jane Eyre and Off-Broadway's Rooms), Becca Tobin (Rock of Ages), Alexandria Wailes (Mother Courage and Her Children at The Public Theater), and Jason Weston (Mamma Mia) among others.

"WIENER & WIENER" features original music from DANICA DORA, JOHN BOY, MATT SCHUFMAN, NEON GLOWORMS, PARKER HOUSE & THEORY, and THE DEAFENING (Headlined by Broadway's Celina Carvajal) with additional music by Chase Peacock (Green Day's American Idiot) and David F.M. Vaughn (Shrek).

Dante Russo (Writer & Director) penned the book and lyrics to Extraordinary and Radiant Ruby. Extraordinary was awarded "Outstanding Music & Lyrics" at The 2005 New York International Fringe Festival and was produced at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater. Upcoming projects include the new musicals Broke Love and Connect Me. Dante is a proud member of Actors' Equity, a graduate of Emerson College, and has continued his training at The Upright Citizens Brigade NY. www.danterusso.com