Forbidden Broadway: Comes Out Swinging - Off-Broadway Creative Team

Originally from Nashville, TN, David moved to Seattle after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, David performed with John Legend (Stephens) in The Counterparts, ultimately succeeding Legend as Musical Director of this award-winning A Capella group. In Seattle, David has performed with The Northwest Chamber Chorus, The Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC), and the SMC small ensemble Captain Smarypants. Recent performances include: The Minister in "A New Brain" (STAGEright)and ensemble roles in "Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice" and "Merton of the Movies", both part of the 2014 Seattle Main Street Musical Festival. ... read more Michael Cassara, CSA is a Casting Director and Producer based in New York City and dedicated to developing and fostering the growth of new musicals and musical theatre artists. Recent credits include Forbidden Broadway (most recent two editions and cast albums), Fat Camp (Off-Broadway and regional), I Love Lucy® Live On Stage (2014–15 national tour), dozens of regional theatres and countless readings and workshops. Resident Casting Director: NYMF, NAMT, NAAP. Film: The Hyperglot (dir. Michael Urie, Artios nomination for excellence in casting), Contest, Grantham & Rose. Upcoming: The 12 (Denver Center/world premiere). Originally a performer, Michael is a native ... read more Dustin Cross is a Baltimore born native that moved to NYC in 2008. Since then Dustin has been very active in the Broadway and off Broadway community as both an actor and designer. ... read more Broadway: Phantom of the Opera, A Doll's House, Juan Darien. Pre-Broadway Tours: Annie Warbucks and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Off-Broadway: For Lovers Only, Forbidden Broadway (Rude Awakening and S.V.U. editions), Wanda's World, Back From The Front, Magpie, Nancy Friday's My Secret Garden, Broadway Kids Sing Broadway, Hard Feelings, Moonshine, Inky, Disconnect and TAILS. Dance: Dance Theatre of Harlem, Eliot Feld's Ballet Tech and Connecticut Ballet. Other credits include Train to 2010, Putting It Together, It Ain't Nothing But The Blues, The Colored Museum, It Happened In Little Rock, Imagine Tap!, The King And I(National Tour), Fiddler on the ... read more