Performers: Biographies
MATT DOYLE (Peter) - Matt is currently understudying the lead role of Melchior in the Tony winning musical, "Spring Awakening" on Broadway. Matt covers all of the supporting male roles in the show as well. Past New York City credits include: "Lunch" at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and "The Butcherhouse Chronicles" at the Summer Play Festival. Matt trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
JAMES SNYDER (Jason) - grew up on the mean streets of Sacramento and fought his way through the harsh academic landscape of USC Theatre to end up here. James is excited to work with Damon once again, having played the lead in another of Damons opus’ Plop. Having nearly been a part of bare in earlier incarnations he knows that kissing ass during bios doesn’t help but for some reason does it anyway. He will be heading to Broadway playing the title role in the latest John Waters movie-turned-musical “Cry-Baby” in the spring of next year. You can also see him antagonizing Amanda Bynes as the annoying yet loveable Malcolm in Dreamworks’ “She’s the Man”. He has 3 independents making the rounds; the acclaimed “Anderson’s Cross”, “An American in China” (he’s the American) and the psychological thriller “Shuttle”. TV roles include; Cold Case, Without a Trace, Related, The Gilmore Girls, and The Suite Life of Zach and Cody. Some of his stage work includes Luke Skywalker in “The Star Wars Trilogy in 30 Minutes” in LA, Paris, and Scotland, Ray Bradbury in Ray Bradbury’s Let’s All Kill Constance, and Sneaux! He loves his family very much.
JENNA LEIGH GREEN (Ivy) -T originated the role of Ivy in the bare's world premiere in Los Angeles. Direct from Broadway Wicked, Jenna originated Nessarose and covered and performed Elphaba on National Tour. NYC: bare (Dodger Theatricals); workshops Mask and A Room With A View. L.A. includes The Wizard of Oz, The Secret Garden, Romeo and Juliet, Into the Woods and West Side Story. TV/Film: Libby Chessler on “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “First Shot” (TBS), “A Friend to Die For,” “Dharma and Greg,” “ER,” “Cover Me” and “Open House.” ILYS’4. She also appeared in the production of bare in New York. .
KEILI LEFKOVITZ (Nadia) - original the role of Nadia in bare's world premiere in Los Angeles.
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON (Matt) - is from Long Beach California and has been singing since the age of 9 and is known as "CJ". He has opened for Brian McKnight, Jessica Simpson and JC Chasez. He was also a apart of the pop group Gimme 5 from 1999-2002 and recently stared in SCCT's production of Disney's "High School Musical". Please visit his website at cjchristopherjohnson.com
NILS MONTAN (Zack) -presently attends Emerson College and can be heard on the soundtracks for Disney's "High School Musical", "Tarzan", "Santa Clause 2" an on various Disneyland attractions (this is not made up).
ANNA ROSE MENKEN (Rory) - Anna Rose is a singer and songwriter, born and raised in New York. At 22 years old, she has worked with various producers such as Bruce Botnick, Phil Ramone, Billy Sullivan and Ray Cham. Though primarily a guitarist, Anna has also become an accomplished piano player and, through the process of writing music, is now skilled on both instruments. Having spent the last four years in Los Angeles, Anna is rising out of the film scene on both coasts and is currently in the studio working on her debut album.
KARA MAGUIRE (Diane) - Kara is thrilled to be singing on the bare album after performing in two productions featuring Damon's scores, Ann E. Wrecksick and Plop. Kara is a native east coaster, who performed regionally in Washington DC and NYC before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a singer songwriter. She was in The Break Up Notebook which won the 2006 Ovation award for Best Musical. Kara's original music has been featured in film and television and most recently on The CW's "Runaway". Kara Maguire's blues album entitled "Nobody's Girl" also debuted this year on Albatross Recordings. Check it out at karamaguire.com.
JOEL ECHOLS (Alan) - Has appeared in "Lunch Time" in Granada Hills and can be seen and heard in the (very) recent "High School Musical 2". He has recorded work on the Disney, BMG, and Arista record labels.
CARMEL ECHOLS (Kyra) - can be heard In the movies "Hairspray", "Dreamgirls", "The Day Aftertomorrow" and "Bratz Kidz" and the made-for-television movies "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2'"
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