Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn

November 14 – January 4, 2020

Based on the classic film with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, Holiday Inn is a whole year of holidays in one wonderful musical! It features thrilling dance numbers, laugh-out-loud comedy, and a parade of Irving Berlin hits including Blue Skies, Easter Parade, Steppin’ Out With My Baby, Heat Wave, Cheek to Cheek and many more! Celebrate each holiday, from Thanksgiving to the Fourth of July in this heartwarming, high energy, tap dancing extravaganza!

Age Appropriateness: Recommended for ages 8 and up

Running Time: 2 hours

 

Ring in the New Year at Dutch Apple! On the evening of December 31, we are bringing you Holiday Inn and an evening to be remembered.

Doors Open 7:00p.m. and show begins at 9 p.m.

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Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn

November 14 – January 4, 2020

Based on the classic film with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, Holiday Inn is a whole year of holidays in one wonderful musical! It features thrilling dance numbers, laugh-out-loud comedy, and a parade of Irving Berlin hits including Blue Skies, Easter Parade, Steppin’ Out With My Baby, Heat Wave, Cheek to Cheek and many more! Celebrate each holiday, from Thanksgiving to the Fourth of July in this heartwarming, high energy, tap dancing extravaganza!

Age Appropriateness: Recommended for ages 8 and up

Running Time: 2 hours

 

Ring in the New Year at Dutch Apple! On the evening of December 31, we are bringing you Holiday Inn and an evening to be remembered.

Doors Open 7:00p.m. and show begins at 9 p.m.

zzz Ashley Mills Becher
ASHLEY MILLS BECHER (Ensemble/Linda Understudy) is so happy to be dancing her way through another year of holidays in Holiday Inn after having done the show this summer at Circa ‘21! You may have previously seen her at Dutch Apple in Phantom and Anything Goes, and most recently, The Will Rogers Follies and Honk Jr! It is always a thrill to work alongside her husband, Bobby, with whom she also writes TYA shows for their company: WhatFun! Theatre. Ashley also loves working as a freelance Director, Choreographer, and Educator. B, you always bring me to light. Praise! Website: abBecher.com IG: @blissed7 @whatfuntheatre
Bobby Becher
BOBBY BECHER (Ensemble/Danny Understudy) is excited to spend his first holiday season in Lancaster, and to return to Holiday Inn! Previous Dutch Apple credits: Phantom, James and the Giant Peach, Anything Goes, The Will Rogers Follies, and Honk Jr! Bobby is also co-owner of the Theatre for Young Audiences company, WhatFun! Theatre with his wife Ashley. Check them out at www.whatfuntheatre.com! Love to Ashley and the Bunch! BAsh! Roll Tide!
Joshua Bellamy
Joshua Bellamy (Ensemble/Dance Captain) International Tour: The Wizard of Oz (Hunk/Scarecrow). National Tour: The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble/Assistant Dance Captain). Regional credits: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble/Dance Captain), Kinky Boots (Angel Swing), Disney’s Newsies (Specs), Cats (Mr. Mistoffelees), Rent (Angel), West Side Story (Swing), Peter Pan (Michael Darling), plus many other productions with Fulton Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre, Media Theatre, Sight & Sound, Norwegian Cruise Lines, American Music Theatre, and Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre. Love to my family, friends, and RayD8!
Bonner Church
BONNER CHURCH (MarlaFaye Mosley) is thrilled to begin 2020 here at the Dutch Apple after spending the holidays playing Louise in Holiday Inn! Local audiences may also recognize her as Miss Lark from the 2016 production of Mary Poppins. Native to Lexington, KY, she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre (Shenandoah University) & Masters in Music; Musical Theatre (Oklahoma City University), having studied voice with the incomparable Florence Birdwell. Favorite credits include: Rosie, Mamma Mia (Little Theatre on the Square), Ouiser, Steel Magnolias (Great American Melodrama), Nancy, Oliver (Oklahoma City Theatre Company); Miss Shields, A Christmas Story, The Musical! (Circa 21); Mavis, Church Basement Ladies 3 (Legacy Theatre), & Pattie, Smokey Joes’ Café (Woodford Theatre). Bonner is also a director and choreographer. www.bonnerchurch.com
Julia Feeley
JULIA FEELEY (Ensemble) was last seen in the Will Rogers Follies. Other regional credits include shows at Barrington Stage Company, Theatre by the Sea, The Gateway and The Wick Theatre. She is also a member of the Joe Iconis family and an alum of the musical theater program at Jacob’s Pillow under the direction of Tony Award nominee Chet Walker. This show is dedicated to Gracie. IG: @
Bridgitte Francis
BRIGITTE FRANCIS (Linda)  is a recent graduate of Montclair State University where she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. She was most recently seen performing as Chiara/Young Francesca in The Bridges of Madison County at SOPAC directed/choreographed by Merete Muenter. Other favorite credits include Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof (Forestburgh Playhouse), Jennyanydots in CATS (Interlakes Theatre) and Rosalia in West Side Story. Brigitte is thrilled to be a part of this festive production and wishes the cast, crew, and audience members the happiest of holidays! Jesus is the reason for the season! www.BrigitteFrancis.com. Isaiah 9:6
Christopher Gallacher
CHRISTOPHER GALLACHER (Ensemble/ Jim Understudy) is thrilled be back performing with the Prather family! He was seen last year in 42nd Street and Elf down in Florida at the Broadway Palm. When he’s not performing, you can find him laughing with him roommates, watching Netflix, or exploring the city around me. “Thank you, mom and dad and family, for your love and support.”
Kayla Klase
Kayla Klase (Mrs. Cratchit/Ensemble) is grateful to be celebrating this holiday season at Dutch Apple! She was most recently seen here in Newsies and Sister Act. Regional credits include: Big Fish (Jenny Hill), Amazing Grace (Mary Catlett), Godspell (Anna Maria), She Loves Me (Ensemble). All the love to Nolan, Shaun, and her family!
Jeanette Palmer
JEANETTE PALMER (Ensemble) is delighted to be “steppin’ out” again at The Dutch Apple with Holiday Inn! She is a graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy and has appeared in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (National Tour), The Will Rogers Follies (Dutch Apple Theater), Funny Girl (Dutch Apple Theater), and Singin’ In the Rain (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina). Past favorites include White Christmas, Anything Goes, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Children of Eden. Showers of love to friends and family! Chase, so grateful for your constant love and support! Luke 1:45
Dwight Robinette
DWIGHT ROBINETTE (Ted Hanover), is a New Orleans native, and is excited to bring the heat wave to Pennsylvania! A recent graduate of Northwestern State University of Louisiana, he is thrilled to have worked with a fellow NSULA alum, Kerry Lambert (choreographer). Past Regional Credits: Will Rogers Follies (Dutch Apple), Funny Girl, Aida, A Chorus Line, The Wedding Singer, The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde. Dwight has plenty to be thankful for & would like to thank his friends and family back home, Corrinne Holland, The Follies Cast, The Holiday Inn Creative Team, & to Caleb Schaaf. Happy Holidays & Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!
Sanjay Samuel
Megan Stricker
MEGAN STRICKER (Ensemble, Dance Captain) is plenty thankful to be finishing out the year at the Dutch Apple! This will be her third production here following Annie and Will Rogers Follies. Other credits include Rita/ Dance Captain in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas and Off-Broadway productions of Guilty Pleasures Cabaret. She has toured the world in Mystic India and performed in Kevin & Caruso’s Magique and Holiday Jubilee! She also appeared in a Marc Fisher Footwear commercial “The Line Up”. Fordham University/ Alvin Ailey and Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate. Many thanks to her friends and family for their endless love and support! MTS always. www.Meganstricker.com
Zachary Swartout
ZACHARY SWARTOUT (Ensemble) is so excited to be making his Dutch Apple debut in such a fun show! He just got back to America after touring all over China in Paw Patrol Live! Some of Zac’s favorite credits include Barnaby Tucker in Hello,Dolly!, Henry in Damn Yankees, and Mike Costa in A Chorus Line! Keep up with Zachary online: Instagram: @Zswartout1037 YouTube: Zachary Swartout
Gabriella Tooma
GABRIELLA TOOMA (Female Swing) is an Australian, performing artist, and a graduate of New York’s AMDA College. Her credits include; regional productions of Chicago, Swing and Joseph. She was last seen in Dutch Apple’s Will Rogers Follies as Dance Captain and is thrilled join the company’s production of Holiday Inn as the Swing/ Lila Understudy. Other credits include; World Dance Championships 2019 Judge, Collective Contemporary Co. at Alvin Ailey, and completion of studies with the Royal Academy of Dance and Trinity College for Acting, London. IG @gabriellatooma
Stephen Vaught
STEPHEN VAUGHT (Ensemble) is thrilled to be in Holiday Inn at the Dutch Apple after most recently appearing in Honk Jr.! and as the Swing in Will Rogers Follies. Stephen is a native of Louisville, KY. Past Prather Productions credits include: Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls (Broadway Palm), Mary Sunshine in Chicago (Broadway Palm), Ensemble/Thief in 42nd Street (Broadway Palm), Ensemble in Elf the Musical (Broadway Palm). Stephen would like to thank his friends and family for their never-ending love and support.
Emily Woods
Zane Zangwill
ZANE ZANGWILL (Charlie Winslow) is thrilled to be making his debut on the Dutch Apple stage! Zane has previously performed in Willy Wonka (Charlie Bucket), You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Schroeder), Les Misérables (Gavroche), and Shrek Jr. (Baby Bear) at SALT Performing Arts. Zane is in sixth grade and loves to bake, read, and play piano and bass.
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