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About the Performers/Production Team:
Juliette Regnier
Vocals
After years into her career as a professional stage actress, Juliette began
creating theater as a cabaret artist. Shades of Blue, Flying Solo, and At
the Threshold all made their debut at Cain Park in Cleveland Heights.
Elsewhere, marks her fourth cabaret production. Her eclectic style, mixing
music genres in a diverse array of vocal and scenic settings, evokes deeply
moving, often quirky and almost always unexpected moments in time. Of
European sensibility, she articulates an emotional rawness within her
interpretations. Her vocal quality is sweet and rich, soulful and bawdy: her
choices and combinations of material are often unusual and delightfully
surprising. In addition to crafting and performing cabarets, Juliette has
appeared on stage throughout the area, as well as in film. As a playwright,
she continues to work on a trilogy of plays that underscores marginalized
female characters, with settings during WWII France, during the expansion
of the American West and during medieval Scotland. For M&M.
Doug Day,
Musical Director, Piano, & Vocals
Doug retired from teaching in June, 2004, from the Bay Village City School
District where he taught instrumental music for 27 years. In addition to
conducting the Bay High School Orchestra, other teaching duties included
directing the Bay High Marching Band, Jazz Ensembles and Concert Bands.
For 21 years he conducted the 30-piece pit orchestra each spring for Bay
High's annual Broadway musical. He is currently the pianist and music
director of the Don Disantis Orchestra. Doug has played piano with the BW
Alumni Jazz Ensemble each February, and is also the pianist with the
Cleveland TOPS Swingband and the Swing City Big Band. A trombone
major at Ohio University, he has played trombone for hundreds of
performances of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, Ice
Shows and Rodeos at the Richfield Coliseum, played in the backup
band/orchestra for numerous touring performers in downtown Cleveland,
and for ten years, played in the sidelines band each Sunday for the
Cleveland Browns home games. He played bass with the Hal Lynn Agency
from 1975 to 1994 and was the bassist for the Harry Hershey Orchestra for
seven years. Doug has recently performed on piano with the Jimmy Dorsey
Orchestra, the Pied Pipers, the Four Aces, the New Chordettes and Sandy
Hackett's Rat Pack. He remains very active in the music and worship
program at Avon Lake Presbyterian Church as an accompanist and
member of the Bell and Chancel Choirs. Doug resides in Avon Lake with his
wife, Jackie. Their daughter, Amy, is a professional artist living in Jackson
Hole, Wyoming, and their son, Brian, is pursuing a music career of his own
in Columbus, Ohio.
James Wonnacott
Trumpet, Flute, Synthesizer, & Vocals
James Wonnacott is a 1964 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College and has
done postgraduate work at the University of Kentucky. A very active
performing schedule continues since his retirement from Strongsville
Schools in 1996. He appears regularly with the Strongsville Community
Band, B-W Alumni Brass Collective, B-W Alumni Jazz Orchestra, Don
Disantis Orchestra, and the Cleveland TOPS (Tough Old ProS) Swingband,
where he is now Music Director. Jim has appeared with the Jimmy Dorsey
Orchestra featuring the Pied Pipers, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis, Jr., Johnny
Mathis, and many others.
Dave Day,
Bass
Dave has performed as a professional musician on trombone, bass guitar,
and piano and has been a member of the Music Union since 1976. In
addition to numerous engagements throughout the Cleveland area with the
Hal Lynn Agency, professional music groups, and top musicians, Dave
plays bass guitar and occasional piano with the Don Disantis Orchestra.
Employed by Kent State University, Dave is the Director of Advancement for
the Kent State University Geauga campus and the Regional Academic
Center in Twinsburg, where he is responsible for securing financial support
for both locations. Dave is a graduate of Ohio University, where he was
accepted into membership in both Phi Mu Alpha (Honorary Music
Fraternity), as one of only two nonmusic majors, as well as Kappa Kappa
Psi (Honorary Band Fraternity). Dave and his wife, Karen, live in Bainbridge.
George Judy,
Drums & Percussion
George Judy began his professional career while in college by performing
with such name acts as Paul Anka, Carol Channing, Johnny Mathis,
Engelbert Humperdinck, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Aretha Franklin, Yul
Brynner, and Marie Osmond. Since that time, he has performed in over 50
Broadway shows as well as with many other TV/Movie personalities. He has
also performed, recorded and toured with the Cleveland Orchestra under
such conductors as Christoph von Dohnanyi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Kurt
Masur, Jahja Ling, Roger Norrington, Riccardo Chailly and Yoel Levi. Other
orchestras include the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Lyric Opera of
Cleveland, Mansfield Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, Erie Ballet, Ohio Ballet,
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Great Lakes Theatre Festival. He is in his
seventeenth season as the drummer for the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and
continues to perform in the Cleveland area with various groups.
Melissa Mary,
Ukulele & Art Work
Melissa has tried almost every variety of musical instrument looking for the
perfect match. After many years, the little ukulele found its way into her
arms. Since then, she has spread the ukulele love by starting the Jumping
Flea Ukulele group that meets at least monthly in Cleveland Heights. She
has performed at Ingenuity Fest, Musicians Towers, and the Golden Age
Center. When she's not strumming, Melissa is a health librarian and visual
artist.
Christine Ciofani,
Vocals
Christina Ciofani attends Beaumont School and is in the tenth grade.
Christina participated in the Contemporary Youth Orchestra Chorus at
Severance Hall and in the Cleveland Playhouse College. She has
performed in various shows at Beachwood Community Theatre, Heights
Youth Theatre, Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory, and was part of
the 32nd Annual Marilyn Bianchi Kids Playwriting Festival at Dobama. In her
spare time off-stage, she enjoys reading, writing, playing the piano, and
playing lacrosse.
Richard B. Ingraham,
Sound Design & Audio Recording
Richard is a freelance sound designer based in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.
He has worked at numerous theatres, schools and attractions in the
Cleveland and throughout the US including: The Beck Center for the Arts,
Cain Park, Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Academy, The Cleveland Play
House, The Cleveland Public Theatre, Cleveland State University, Dobama
Theatre, The University of Evansville, Great Lakes Theater, Hope Summer
Repertory Theatre, The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, The
Lincoln Amphitheatre, The Lincoln Library and Museum, Oberlin College,
Playhouse Square Center, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Shakespeare
and Company, Stone Mountain Park and Willoughby Fine Arts Association.
Richard has taught Sound Design and other related course work at
Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Evansville. He has also
worked as a consultant to award winning software companies that create
products specifically for the needs of live performance including Stage
Research and Richmond Sound Design.
Johnny Wu of Media Design Imaging,
Video Recording
The MDI Team is an independent film and video production company
created for businesses and indie filmmakers who wish to impact their
messaging with innovative concepts and stunning visuals - without breaking
the budget.
Juliette Regnier
Vocals
After years into her career as a professional stage actress, Juliette began
creating theater as a cabaret artist. Shades of Blue, Flying Solo, and At
the Threshold all made their debut at Cain Park in Cleveland Heights.
Elsewhere, marks her fourth cabaret production. Her eclectic style, mixing
music genres in a diverse array of vocal and scenic settings, evokes deeply
moving, often quirky and almost always unexpected moments in time. Of
European sensibility, she articulates an emotional rawness within her
interpretations. Her vocal quality is sweet and rich, soulful and bawdy: her
choices and combinations of material are often unusual and delightfully
surprising. In addition to crafting and performing cabarets, Juliette has
appeared on stage throughout the area, as well as in film. As a playwright,
she continues to work on a trilogy of plays that underscores marginalized
female characters, with settings during WWII France, during the expansion
of the American West and during medieval Scotland. For M&M.
Doug Day,
Musical Director, Piano, & Vocals
Doug retired from teaching in June, 2004, from the Bay Village City School
District where he taught instrumental music for 27 years. In addition to
conducting the Bay High School Orchestra, other teaching duties included
directing the Bay High Marching Band, Jazz Ensembles and Concert Bands.
For 21 years he conducted the 30-piece pit orchestra each spring for Bay
High's annual Broadway musical. He is currently the pianist and music
director of the Don Disantis Orchestra. Doug has played piano with the BW
Alumni Jazz Ensemble each February, and is also the pianist with the
Cleveland TOPS Swingband and the Swing City Big Band. A trombone
major at Ohio University, he has played trombone for hundreds of
performances of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, Ice
Shows and Rodeos at the Richfield Coliseum, played in the backup
band/orchestra for numerous touring performers in downtown Cleveland,
and for ten years, played in the sidelines band each Sunday for the
Cleveland Browns home games. He played bass with the Hal Lynn Agency
from 1975 to 1994 and was the bassist for the Harry Hershey Orchestra for
seven years. Doug has recently performed on piano with the Jimmy Dorsey
Orchestra, the Pied Pipers, the Four Aces, the New Chordettes and Sandy
Hackett's Rat Pack. He remains very active in the music and worship
program at Avon Lake Presbyterian Church as an accompanist and
member of the Bell and Chancel Choirs. Doug resides in Avon Lake with his
wife, Jackie. Their daughter, Amy, is a professional artist living in Jackson
Hole, Wyoming, and their son, Brian, is pursuing a music career of his own
in Columbus, Ohio.
James Wonnacott
Trumpet, Flute, Synthesizer, & Vocals
James Wonnacott is a 1964 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College and has
done postgraduate work at the University of Kentucky. A very active
performing schedule continues since his retirement from Strongsville
Schools in 1996. He appears regularly with the Strongsville Community
Band, B-W Alumni Brass Collective, B-W Alumni Jazz Orchestra, Don
Disantis Orchestra, and the Cleveland TOPS (Tough Old ProS) Swingband,
where he is now Music Director. Jim has appeared with the Jimmy Dorsey
Orchestra featuring the Pied Pipers, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis, Jr., Johnny
Mathis, and many others.
Dave Day,
Bass
Dave has performed as a professional musician on trombone, bass guitar,
and piano and has been a member of the Music Union since 1976. In
addition to numerous engagements throughout the Cleveland area with the
Hal Lynn Agency, professional music groups, and top musicians, Dave
plays bass guitar and occasional piano with the Don Disantis Orchestra.
Employed by Kent State University, Dave is the Director of Advancement for
the Kent State University Geauga campus and the Regional Academic
Center in Twinsburg, where he is responsible for securing financial support
for both locations. Dave is a graduate of Ohio University, where he was
accepted into membership in both Phi Mu Alpha (Honorary Music
Fraternity), as one of only two nonmusic majors, as well as Kappa Kappa
Psi (Honorary Band Fraternity). Dave and his wife, Karen, live in Bainbridge.
George Judy,
Drums & Percussion
George Judy began his professional career while in college by performing
with such name acts as Paul Anka, Carol Channing, Johnny Mathis,
Engelbert Humperdinck, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Aretha Franklin, Yul
Brynner, and Marie Osmond. Since that time, he has performed in over 50
Broadway shows as well as with many other TV/Movie personalities. He has
also performed, recorded and toured with the Cleveland Orchestra under
such conductors as Christoph von Dohnanyi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Kurt
Masur, Jahja Ling, Roger Norrington, Riccardo Chailly and Yoel Levi. Other
orchestras include the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Lyric Opera of
Cleveland, Mansfield Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, Erie Ballet, Ohio Ballet,
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Great Lakes Theatre Festival. He is in his
seventeenth season as the drummer for the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and
continues to perform in the Cleveland area with various groups.
Melissa Mary,
Ukulele & Art Work
Melissa has tried almost every variety of musical instrument looking for the
perfect match. After many years, the little ukulele found its way into her
arms. Since then, she has spread the ukulele love by starting the Jumping
Flea Ukulele group that meets at least monthly in Cleveland Heights. She
has performed at Ingenuity Fest, Musicians Towers, and the Golden Age
Center. When she's not strumming, Melissa is a health librarian and visual
artist.
Christine Ciofani,
Vocals
Christina Ciofani attends Beaumont School and is in the tenth grade.
Christina participated in the Contemporary Youth Orchestra Chorus at
Severance Hall and in the Cleveland Playhouse College. She has
performed in various shows at Beachwood Community Theatre, Heights
Youth Theatre, Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory, and was part of
the 32nd Annual Marilyn Bianchi Kids Playwriting Festival at Dobama. In her
spare time off-stage, she enjoys reading, writing, playing the piano, and
playing lacrosse.
Richard B. Ingraham,
Sound Design & Audio Recording
Richard is a freelance sound designer based in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.
He has worked at numerous theatres, schools and attractions in the
Cleveland and throughout the US including: The Beck Center for the Arts,
Cain Park, Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Academy, The Cleveland Play
House, The Cleveland Public Theatre, Cleveland State University, Dobama
Theatre, The University of Evansville, Great Lakes Theater, Hope Summer
Repertory Theatre, The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, The
Lincoln Amphitheatre, The Lincoln Library and Museum, Oberlin College,
Playhouse Square Center, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Shakespeare
and Company, Stone Mountain Park and Willoughby Fine Arts Association.
Richard has taught Sound Design and other related course work at
Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Evansville. He has also
worked as a consultant to award winning software companies that create
products specifically for the needs of live performance including Stage
Research and Richmond Sound Design.
Johnny Wu of Media Design Imaging,
Video Recording
The MDI Team is an independent film and video production company
created for businesses and indie filmmakers who wish to impact their
messaging with innovative concepts and stunning visuals - without breaking
the budget.