Photo Flash: BINGO

Aruba Productions and Buddy & Sally Productions will present the New York />/>premiere of BINGO, a winning new musical opening Monday, November 7, 2005 at Off-Broadway's St. Luke's Theatre (308 West 46th Street). Directed by Thomas Caruso (Resident Dir., Mamma Mia), BINGO begins preview performances on Monday, October 24. BINGO has a book by Michael Heitzman and Ilene Reid; lyrics and music by Mr. Heitzman, Ms. Reid and David Holcenberg.

Liz Larsen (Honey). B'way: Hairspray, Smell of the Kill, The Rocky Horror Show, Most Happy Fella (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics noms, Drama-Logue Award), Damn Yankees, Fiddler on the Roof, Starmites, Night Music. Off-B'way: Him & Her (Fringe Performance Award), New Yorkers, Loman Family Picnic, New Brain. Nat'l: Sunday in the Park (Helen Hayes Award), Baby (Helen Hayes nom).

Liz McCartney (Vern) most recently appeared on Broadway in Mamma Mia (Rosie) and in the final cast of Thoroughly Modern Millie (Miss Flannery). Other Broadway: Taboo (Sue Tilley), Dance of the Vampires (Rebecca), Phantom… (Carlotta), Les Misérables (Madame Thenardier), Carnival (2002 Encores). Regional: Into The Woods (The Witch, Ordway/Sacramento), Fifty Million Frenchmen (May DeVere-Pittsburgh Public), Paint Your Wagon (Elizabeth-Goodspeed), A Vision (Maud Gonne-Playwrights Horizons/ A.C.T.). Other recordings: A Vision, 1999 and 2003 Carols for a Cure. TV: "Route 66," "The Prosecutors" and "Law and Order SVU."

Beth Malone (Alison). Bingo happily marks Ms. Malone's New York/>/> debut. Regional credits include: Babes in Arms (L.A. Reprise), Guns (Mark Taper Forum), Sail Away (Denver/> Center/>/>), Grand Hotel and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (Colony Theater). Film: Twist of Faith, The Interview. Television: "Reno/>/> 911," "Judging Amy," "Wanda Does It," TV Guide Channel's "What's On." MFA, U.C. Irvine.

JANET METZ/>/> (Patsy). Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof, Marie Christine, On the Town, Once Upon a Mattress. Off-Broadway: I Love You, You're Perfect…; Falsettoland (cast recording); I Love New York/>/>. Tours/>/>: Joseph… (recording w/Donny Osmond), The Music of ALW, Stop the World…. Regional: Harmony (Drama-Logue Award), Spitfire Grill, Mack & Mabel.

Patrick Ryan Sullivan (Sam/Frank). Broadway: 42nd Street (Julian Marsh), Beauty and the Beast (Gaston), Titanic. Off-Broadway: Meet John Doe (New York Theatre Workshop), Sundown (York/>/>). National and International Tours/>: Chicago/>/>, 42nd Street, The Fantastiks, Labor of Love, Gumbo Ya-Ya. Regional credits include: Auntie Mame (Bay St. Theater), Romance/Romance (Caldwell/>/>), A Lot of Living (Savannah Theatre), Carousel (Seattle CLO). Film: Target Audience (Showtime). B.A., University/> of Louisiana/>/>.

Michael Heitzman (Music, Lyrics, Book) is one of the Grammy-nominated songwriters of "Throw That Girl Around" from the Broadway musical Swing! His first musical Vices, which he directed, received eight Joseph Jefferson Award nominations including Best New Work and Best Director. Vices was subsequently mounted at the Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis/> and work-shopped at the Ars Nova Theater in New York City/>/>. It is slated to open in San Diego/>/> next year. In addition to having several TV and film scripts in development, he and Ilene recently wrote for the NBC series "Just Deal." Their sitcom "Scott Free," developed with Barbara Streisand's production company Barwood Films and Kelsey Grammar's production company Gramnet, was purchased by Paramount Pictures. Michael is a member of the Dramatist Guild, BMI and the Writer's Guild of America, East.

Ilene Reid (Music, Lyrics, Book) is one of the writers of the musical Vices, which was nominated for eight Joseph Jefferson Awards including Best New Work. Her song "Throw That Girl Around," co-written with Michael Heitzman and Everett Bradley, was featured in the Broadway musical Swing! and garnered her a Grammy nomination for the original cast recording on Sony Classics. Ilene's music has also appeared in several independent films and industrials. Her song "Dinosaur Swing" can be heard on the children's recording Sing Me a Story, by Bob McGrath of Sesame Street, and her song "Whadify," co-written with Everett Bradley, was featured in the "Promicide" episode of "Dawson/>/>'s Creek" on the WB network. Ilene is a current member of BMI and The Writers' Guild of America, East.

David Holcenberg (Music, Lyrics) is currently the musical director and conductor for Mamma Mia on Broadway and the associate music supervisor for its North American productions. His other Broadway credits include productions of Seussical, Titanic, and the Hal Prince revival of Showboat as musical director as well as Good Vibrations where he provided musical arrangements and supervision. David also recently music directed Lynn Aherns' and Stephen Flaherty's Dessa Rose at Lincoln Center as well as the U.S. premiere of their show Ragtime where David received an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Direction. David also music directed the Toronto/>/> production of The Phantom of the Opera. In concert, David served as guest conductor for the Cleveland Pops, toured the United States/> and Canada/>/> with Theodore Bikel and conducted PBS Great Performances: Tribute to Hammerstein. He will be making his Carnegie Hall conducting debut this December.

LISA STEVENS (Choreographer) recently served as Associate Choreographer to Anthony Van Laast on Bombay/> Dreams in New York/> and London/>/>. Other choreography credits: Fiddler on the Roof (Jessie Award, Canada/>/>); "The Swinging Nutcracker" (Bravo Television); Hello, Dolly!; The Music Man./> As a performer (London/>, West End/>): Chicago, Bombay Dreams (original casts). Regional: West Side/> Story, Gypsy. Film: The Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

THOMAS CARUSO (Director) is the Resident Director of Mamma Mia! and directed the world premiere of Off Season, a duet of plays by Terrence McNally and Israel Horovitz at Gloucester Stage in Massachusetts. He directed the premiere of Jack Heifner's play Earth to Bucky at the Bay Street Theatre. On Broadway, Thomas was the Associate Director for both Bombay Dreams and the musical revival of Follies by Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman. He directed the national tour of Master Class by Terrence McNally, starring Charlotte Cornwell of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Other credits include directing a staged reading of Arthur Miller's play Resurrection Blues at the Key West Playwrights Company's Inaugural Gala starring James Naughton and Mary McCormack. In 2002, Thomas directed and composed All American Boy, a new musical for the New York International Fringe Festival. Other New York new play credits include China Dolls by Jack Heifner (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Two Boys by J. E. Parker (Rattlestick and Off- Broadway), Surviving Mom (HB Playwrights Foundation), Subtle Bodies by Clive Barker (Off-Broadway), Mickey's Home (Theatre for the New City), Tatjana (Juilliard) and Enemy of the People (Century Center). He received the Kenneth Frankel Memorial Directing Fellowship from Manhattan Theatre Club. Regionally, he has directed Cowboy Mouth (Williamstown Theatre Festival), New World Rhapsody (New York Stage and Film), The Girl in the Frame and Mimi Le Duck starring Annie Golden (Adirondack Theatre Festival), The Next Marilyn (Florida Studio Theatre), Master Class (TheatreWorks), and developed new works at the Stamford Center for the Arts; Festival of New Works in Ann Arbor; Phoenix Theatre Company-New Works Festival, and Key West Theatre Festival. Thomas has assisted on numerous Broadway productions including Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class with Zoe Caldwell and Faye Dunaway, Stanley with Anthony Sher, Parade (Toronto/>/>) and Les Miserables (10th Anniversary).