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Meet the Cast of BOB FOSSE'S DANCIN', Beginning Previews on Broadway Tonight!

The musical will open on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at The Music Box Theatre.

By: Mar. 02, 2023
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Bob Fosse's DANCIN' officially begins previews tonight, March 2.

Bob Fosse's DANCIN', the American show business legend's landmark musical tribute to the artform that defined his life, returns to Broadway 41 years after the original smash-hit production took its final bow. Bob Fosse's DANCIN' will open on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at The Music Box Theatre.

Meet the cast of Bob Fosse's DANCIN' below!


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Ioana Alfonso

Broadway: Wicked (OBC), 9 to 5 (Maria, OBC); TV/Film: "In the Heights", "The Binge", "Orange is the New Black", "Broad City", "Nurse Jackie", "Smash", "The Big C", "Law and Order: SVU", "Across the Universe", "Isn't It Romantic", "Winter's Tale", "The Wackness"; Off Broadway: Bare (Vanessa), La Llorona (Irma);Nat'l Tours/Regional: DANCIN', Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away (Slim), Saturday Night Fever (Shirley, u/s Maria); Assoc Dir/Chor: Topdog/Underdog, American Son and Holler If Ya Hear Me (Broadway), "The Wiz Live!" and "Hairspray Live!" (NBC), "Bare" and "Smart People" (Off Broadway), Mia Michaels (multiple projects).

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Yeman Brown

Vessel of Love and Light. Broadway: Jagged Little Pill (Swing/Dance Captain). Regional Theater: Bob Fosse's DANCIN' (Old Globe), Alien/Nation (Williamstown Theatre), Jagged Little Pill (A.R.T). Off-Broadway: As Much As I Can - Movement Direction (Public Theater), Alceste (Opera Di Roma). Music Video: Mumford And Sons ("Woman"), Jonas Brothers ("Only Human"), Amanda Palmer ("Drowning"). Concert Dance: Reggie Wilson, Raja Feather Kelly, Stefanie Batten Bland, Kristin Sudeikis and Ralph Lemon. Dance Magazine's Top 25 to Watch. Bessie Award Nominee. Education: BFA Dance Florida State University.

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Peter John Chursin

Broadway: King Kong, Wicked - 'Chistery' (Broadway, L.A., 1st National Tour), On The Town, West Side Story. Off-Broadway: Brigadoon (City Center), Nikolai and The Others (LCT). Regional: Jerome Robbins' Broadway (MUNY), West Side Story(MUNY), The Music Man - 'Tommy Djilas' (TUTS), Rob Ashford's Carmen - 'The Bull' (HGO). Television: "Halston," "Fosse/Verdon" - 'Christopher Chadman,' "Dancing with The Stars," "Flesh & Bone," "America's Got Talent." Dance Company: Twyla Tharp Dance, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Barak Ballet.

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Dylis Croman

Dylis Croman started her professional career at the age of seventeen in New York City dancing with The Feld Ballet/NY. She most recently played the role of Roxie Hart in the Broadway musical Chicago. Other Broadway/National tour credits include: A Chorus Line (Standby Cassie/Sheila), Movin' Out (Brenda), Sweet Charity (Rosie), Oklahoma!, Thou Shalt Not (u/s Thérèse Raquin), Fosse (trumpet solo). Her TV credits include "Guiding Light" as Andrew Daniels, "Great Performances: Dance in America" on PBS, as well as several national commercials.

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JŌVAN DANSBERRY

Broadway: King Kong (King's Company, OBC). The Metropolitan Opera: Fire Shut Up In My Bones, Porgy and Bess, La Traviata. TV/Live Performance: "Saturday Night Live!," "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," The Tony Awards, "Dancing With The Stars," Hulu's "Up Here," "POSE," "The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade," HERMES and Swarovski. Theatre: Bob Fosse's DANCIN' (Old Globe), Pirates of Penzance (Roundabout Theater), I Married An Angel (City Center Encores!), Memphis (Riverside Theatre), Hairspray (Dallas Theater Center). Awards: Outer Critics Circle Special Achievement in Theater. Education: B.A. in Dance; Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA.

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Karli Dinardo

Karli Dinardo is elated to be onstage singing and dancing this iconic material! Broadway: Moulin Rouge! (OBC, Nini u/s). National Tours: Hamilton (OG Angelica Co, Peggy/Maria u/s), Flashdance (Alex Owens). Off-Broadway: Revolution In the Elbow... (Minetta Lane). Other credits: Bob Fosse's DANCIN' (Old Globe), West Side Story (Carnegie Hall), West Side Story (Helpmann Award Nomination), 42nd Street (Phyllis), The Music Man, The Pajama Game. TV/Film: "Up Here" (Hulu), "Imaginary Friends" (Paramount).

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TONY D'ALELIO

Tony d'Alelio is a Queer artist who believes the dance floor is for everyone. Tours: Hamilton (Samuel Seabury), Cats (Mungojerrie), Matilda (Michael Wormwood), Kinky Boots (Angel), Beauty and the Beast (LeFou). Favorite credits: Bob Fosse's DANCIN' at The Old Globe, HBO's "We're Here," This Ain't No Disco Off-Broadway & Choreographer for Sameya's film Mishandled. Web Series: "Daydream," "Penny Wild Wednesdays."

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Aydin Eyikan

The Music Man (Broadway, 2021), NBC's "World of Dance," Cher Show Pre Pro (Chris Gatelli), "Boys in the Street" MV for A Great Big Word, NYCDA National OD x2 (Joe Lanteri), YoungArts Finalist 2020, YAGP Finals 2018 Final Round.

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Pedro Garza

Pedro is a proud Mexican artist, actor, writer & the son of second-generation parents, Pedro & Maria Garza. He strives to be a symbol of Latino excellence in both life and his creative work. Work on screen includes HBO's "The Other Two", onstage includes Broadway tours of Anastasia & Hamilton, work at regional houses like The LEX, New London Barn, and the MUNY and on page, his short stories, scripts, and spoken word. Pedro is thrilled to be making his Broadway debut and dedicates his performances to all the young dreamers of color.

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Jacob Guzman

Broadway: Hamilton (John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton), West Side Story (Chino), Fiddler on the Roof (Bottle Dancer), Newsies (Sniper). TV/Film: Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (Junior/Shark), Peter Pan Live (Twin Lost Boy), Newsies Movie (Mike). Off Broadway: Only Gold (Ensemble). Training: The Gold School (Dance), Deric Rosenblatt (Vocal), Brian Carter (Acting).

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Manuel Herrera

Broadway: West Side Story OBC 2009 revival, Legally Blonde OBC (The Pool Boy in the showstopping number "Gay or European"), Sweet Charity OBC 2005 revival, Wicked OBC (Chistery), and The Music Man (Tommy Djilas). Off-Broadway/Regional: Bull Durham, West Side Story, Miss Abigail's Guide, and The Seven. TV/Film: "FBI Most Wanted," I'm Not Gay, Either Side of Midnight, "One Dollar," Ma, "Odd Mom Out," "Blue Bloods," "Power," Winter's Tale, "Knucklehead," Sex and The City 2, "Smash" seasons 1 and 2, and "Modern Love." Acting Coach: Ted Sluberski. Trained at The School of American Ballet receiving The Rudolf Nureyev Foundation Scholarship.

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Afra Hines

Dancin' makes Afra's 10th Broadway show and she is thrilled to join the legacy of this work. She is truly honored to follow in the footsteps ofDancin' Original Cast members Linda Haberman, who gave her her first professional job as a Radio City Rockette, Wayne Cilento, who gave her her first Broadway show at Wicked on Broadway many years ago, and of course Ann Reinking, who Afra spent hours watching in "Annie" the film, as a child. Broadway: Funny Girl (Emma u/s), Hadestown (Persephone u/s), Summer (Disco Donna u/s), Shuffle Along, Motown, Soul Doctor, Ghost, In The Heights, Wicked. Other Credits: Hamilton (Angelica Tour), Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Rockette). TV: "Annie Live!," "The Other Two."

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Gabriel Hyman

Broadway: King Kong (OBC). National Tour: Hamilton (Phillip Tour). Regional/International: The Prince of Egypt (World Premiere). TV: "Super Bowl LV Halftime Show" (The Weeknd), "Pose" (FX), "Succession" (HBO). Danced with Ailey II. Honors: Chita Rivera Award (Outstanding Ensemble), Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholar and a Glorya Kaufman Dance Scholar. Education: BFA in Dance from The Ailey School/Fordham University Lincoln Center.

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Kolton Krouse

Kolton Krouse began their training at the age of 9 at Tempe Dance Academy. While attending their 2nd Year at The Juilliard School, they were simultaneously performing in the Broadway Revival of Cats every night as Tumblebrutus. Most recently seen in the Broadway bound Bob Fosse's DANCIN', Kolton was also in the film adaptation of Cats, Freddie Falls In Love as Madame K, "Fosse/Verdon" as the Kit Kat Dancer, "Westworld," "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," and "The Late Late Show with James Corden." An alumni of Juilliard, Kolton was named one of Dance Magazine's Top 25 to Watch in 2018 and is the only person to win all 4 National Titles at New York City Dance Alliance.

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Mattie Love

Broadway: Wicked. National Tour: Wicked.

NYC: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Regional: Bob Fosse's DANCIN'.

TV: "Fosse/Verdon."

BFA Marymount Manhattan College.

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Krystal Mackie

Krystal Mackie is ecstatic to be making her Broadway Debut! Off-Broadway: This Ain't No Disco (Atlantic). National tour: Hamilton (Angelica Tour). Regional: Bob Fosse's DANCIN' (Old Globe), In the Heights (Engeman). International: After Midnight (NCL). Education: B.F.A. in Dance from UNCSA.

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Yani Marin

Currently in My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes, at Signature Theatre. Broadway: Wicked, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (OBC), West Side Story (OBC, 2009 Revival) Regional: Bob Fosse's DANCIN' (The Old Globe), Kiss My Aztec (La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Rep), Hair (Hollywood Bowl), Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Concerts: "The Beyoncé Experience" (World Tour), "A Broadway Celebration at the White House," "Sondheim! The Birthday Concert." Television: "The Blacklist," "Tommy," "Jack Ryan," "Empire," "Blue Bloods," "NCIS LA," "Criminal Minds," "One Bad Choice," "Smash." BFA in Dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

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Nando Morland

Broadway: West Side Story (Swing, u/s Chino) dir. Ivo van Hove. Off-Broadway: Punchdrunk's Sleep No More (Boywitch). National Tour: Fiddler on the Roof (The Fiddler) dir. Bartlett Sher. Music Video: "Rare Changes" - Mayer Hawthorne. Dance company credits include Gallim, Madboots Dance, Rashaun + Silas, Stefanie Batten Bland. Honors: Dance Magazine's Top 25 to Watch (2019). Education: B.F.A. in Dance from NYU Tisch.

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Khori Michelle Petinaud

Khori Michelle Petinaud is an NYC-based performer and educator. She studied at the Russell's School of Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, North Carolina School of the Arts, The Ailey School and received her BFA in dance from NYU. She has danced with choreographers such as Sean Curran, Nathan Trice, Aszure Barton, Cherice Barton, and Benoit Swan. She made her Broadway debut in Aladdin(OBC), continued on to Moulin Rouge! (OBC) and is so excited to join the principal company of Bob Fosse's DANCIN'. Some other credits include The Color Purple (Nat. Tour), In the Heights (Kennedy Center), King Kong, American Dance Machine, Freddie Falls in Love (Signature Theater) and Roman Holiday(San Francisco). TV credits include: "Rent: Live" (FOX), "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (Amazon), "Vinyl" (HBO), "The Knick" (Cinemax), and "Z: The Beginning of Everything" (Amazon).

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Ida Saki

Saki trained at Dance Industry Performing Arts Center and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts. She furthered her studies at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and soon after, became a closing member of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet after dancing with them from 2011-2015. She has performed in the Off-Broadway shows The Lucky Ones, Sonya Tayeh's You'll Still Call Me By Name, Andy Blankenbuehler's Only Gold, and played Lady Macbeth and was a Rehearsal Director for the immersive show Sleep No More. She was named one of Dance Magazine's Top 25 to Watch and awarded Modern Dance Winner by NFAA YoungArts, where she was also named a Presidential Scholar of the Arts. Saki was the Assistant Choreographer and played Electra in the film Cats, and was a featured dancer in the film In the Heights and Netflix's "Halston," as well as the Associate Choreographer on the Amazon film Birds of Paradise. She is a lead dancer in Coldplay's "Cry, Cry, Cry" music video, and is the Associate Choreographer of "Ziwe" on Showtime. Saki is a co-founder of Dancer's Give Back Dallas, a nonprofit raising funds for cancer research and patient support.

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Ron Todorowski

Broadway: Angels in America, Cats, Finding Neverland, Wicked, Come Fly Away (Resident Director of 1st National Tour), Guys and Dolls, The Times They Are A-Changin', Movin' Out and Footloose. He starred in London's West End production and 1st National Tour of Movin' Out, playing the role of Eddie, for which he received a Helen Hayes Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Off-Broadway/Theater: Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party, Christopher Wheeldon's Brigadoon, Chess for the Actor's Fund, Barry Manilow's Copacabana, Spirit, Cinderella, workshops of Something To Dance About - an evening of Jerome Robbins, and Hello, Dolly! Ron has danced with Twyla Tharp Dance, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Parsons Dance, Mia Michaels RAW & guested for many others. TV/Film: "SNL," The Tony Awards, The VMAs with Ne-Yo, "The Today Show," "The View" and the feature film Winter's Tale. Choreography: Pride and Prejudice (Rep of St. Louis), Celestia (The Stratosphere Hotel - Best New Show of 2019), Nate Ruess (music video, "Ah-ha!"), Step One Dance Company (RWS/Holland America Cruises), Dance Lab NY and Wayne State University. Associate Choreographer: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Lyric Theatre), Celine Dion's A New Day (The Colosseum at Caesars). Co-Founder of The Fête Arts, www.thefetearts.com.

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Neka Zang

Fresh from her run in the Hollywood sit-down production of Rock of Ages, Neka is originally from Scottsdale, Arizona. She was last seen as an OBC member of American Psycho. Other Broadway and Miscellaneous credits include Rock of Ages, Wicked, Mary Poppins, Dam Sharks (SYFY), Tom & Dom, commercials for Spanx, Massage Envy, AOL Time Warner, and dancing for Leona Lewis, Nelly Furtado, and Timbaland. She can also be seen in the feature film Winter's Tale starring Colin Farrell and you can currently catch her on the Discovery & Animal Channel hosting several environmental projects.







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