Cast & Creative Team

Hannah Shankman

BARTENDER

Most recently seen starring as Fanny Brice in the National Tour of Funny Girl. Broadway: Wicked, Side Show, Les Misérables, Hair. West End: Hair, Homemade Fusion. National Tours: The Band's Visit, Rent, Les Misérables. Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Syracuse Stage, Berkshire Theatre Group, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Casa Manana, Arrow Rock Lyceum. She has also appeared on the Academy Awards in the live performance of the Les Misérables movie, and in the film The Last Five Years. BFA University of Michigan and MA Roosevelt University. Thanks to Daniel Hoff Agency. For Shane and Charlie.

Zack Zaromatidis

JOHN

An actor, singer, and guitarist. Off-Broadway: Animal Wisdom (Guitarist, Signature Theatre). National Tours: Bandstand (Donny Novitski), Million Dollar Quartet Christmas (Carl Perkins, World Premiere), The Cher Show (Gregg Allman). Regional: Once (Guy, Saugatuck Center for the Arts), The Cher Show (Rob Camilletti, Ogunquit Playhouse). TV: The Voice (Season 27), Law & Order. A lifelong guitarist and full-time working musician, Zack has performed across the U.S. and internationally, bringing his musicianship to stage, screen, concert venues, and live events worldwide. Proudly represented by Bloc Agency and managed by Lohne/Graham.

Amaya White

PEYTON

So excited to join the Rathskeller company! Previous credits include the national tour of SIX, An Officer and a Gentleman, Once On This Island (Theatre Raleigh), Beautiful (Ogunquit Playhouse), and Dear Evan Hansen (Bay Street Theatre). IG: @yourstrulyamaya

Giuliana Augello

TY

A New York based triple threat & multi-hyphenate (she/her). As an actor, she has been fortunate to work regionally and nationally. Favorite credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar 50th Anniversary First National Tour, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Bucks County Playhouse, Theatre Aspen (Henry Award nom.), The Rev, Axelrod PAC, & Sharon Playhouse. As a producer, she is co-founder of Next Stop Creatives — a production company committed to supporting artists at any stage of their creative process. Giuliana embraces the parallel parts of her life as a jazz vocalist, documentarian, mentor, writer, and global citizen. Graduate of Syracuse University BFA MT & Shakespeare's Globe Advanced Acting Program. “All my love to Cole, my blood + chosen family, and my divas at PMA. Humbled & grateful. Everything for Marian.” @giulianaaugello

Juliana Lamia

BECCA

Thrilled to help bring Rathskeller to life! TV/Film: Terrifier 3 (The Virgin Mary). National Tour: Elf The Musical. Regional: The John W. Engeman Theater, Legally Blonde (Serena, u/s Vivienne & Brooke); Ogunquit Playhouse, regional premiere of Tootsie; Playhouse on Park, Pippin (Catherine); Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, The Producers; Studio Tenn/TPAC, Aida; and more. Proud alum of Texas State's BFA Musical Theatre program! Special thanks to her wonderful agents at ATB Talent Agency and the entire Rathskeller team for this opportunity! Much love to Mom, Dad, Nick, family, and friends. @julianalamia | julianalamia.com

Gina Milo

LINDA

Thrilled to be joining this amazing cast! She most recently wrapped her run as the Witch in Saugatuck Center for the Arts' production of Into the Woods. Broadway and national tour credits include Les Misérables, Annie, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Favorite regional: Waitress (Dawn), A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder (Sibella), Mamma Mia! (Tanya), and Jersey Boys (Mary) and many others at the SCA; Bonnie and Clyde (Blanche) at Pioneer; Shear Madness (Barbara) at FST; Kinky Boots (Nicola) at PCLO; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Muriel), A Christmas Story (Mother), and Plaza Suite (Muriel) and more at the Engeman; The Spitfire Grill (Shelby) at The Vanguard; Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey) at PCS and Cincinnati Playhouse; The Producers (Ulla) at The Argyle; and White Christmas (Betty), Xanadu (Kira), and Spamalot (Lady of the Lake) at Drury Lane — just to name a few. Thank you Trey, Lara and Brianna for the opportunity to be part of Rathskeller. Endless love and gratitude to her amazingly supportive husband, Ken, and her beautiful daughter, Olivia. @ginadmilo | ginamilo.com

Kristin Wetherington

TASHA

Ready to rock! Tour: Aida. Off-Broadway: Calamity Jane, Three Sisters, The Light Princess. Recent regional: Next to Normal (Diana), Bridges of Madison County (Francesca), and Jekyll & Hyde (Lucy), alongside favorite roles such as Sally Bowles (Cabaret), Amneris (Aida), and Lucille (Parade). As a vocalist, she has performed with the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra, for the NHL and MLB, and alongside Tori Kelly and Phil Vassar. She holds an MFA from the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University.

David Hess

BILL

Has appeared on Broadway in Sunset Boulevard, Sweeney Todd, and Annie Get Your Gun. His First National Tours include The Bridges of Madison County (Charlie), Sweeney Todd (Sweeney Todd), Ragtime (Admiral Peary), and Clue (Colonel Mustard). He has performed at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall in Kristina (Daniel), and at Lincoln Center in the world premiere of Dessa Rose (Bertie). Regional theater performances include Shenandoah (Charlie; Chicago's Best Actor Jefferson Award) and Jane Eyre (Rochester; San Francisco Bay Area Critics Best Actor Award). TV appearances include “Godfather of Harlem,” “Madam Secretary,” “The Americans,” “Elementary,” “The Good Wife,” “Wu-Tang.” www.DavidHess.info

Hannah Taylor

STAGE DIRECTIONS / COVER

Thrilled to be a part of this reading! National Tour: Little Women (Jo March). Other recent credits: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Carole King), SIX (Jane Seymour), 9 to 5 (Judy Bernly), Tick, Tick… BOOM! (Susan), and Ring of Fire. She can be seen performing her original music in venues around NYC with her band, retro grade. IG: @retro_grade_music. Rep: Pantera/Murphy

Brian Klimowski

COVER

An actor, singer, and circus pro based in NYC. Recently: Frozen (Oaken), Beautiful, and SpongeBob (Squidward). Brian is currently touring across the US (and on the high seas) with Bachelors of Broadway, a three-man Broadway tribute show. Brian also works professionally as a circus artist, specializing in theatrical, multidisciplinary cabaret acts. He's been a singing juggler, a yo-yo pro, a stilt walker, a vampire magician, a Top Chef knife juggler, a rodeo trick roper, and more. BrianKlimowski.com

Madeline Benoit

DANCER

Thrilled to be a part of Rathskeller! Favorite stage credits: The Rocky Horror Show (Columbia, Bucks County Playhouse), The Bodyguard, South Pacific, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Cherry Sundae) all at the John W. Engeman Theater, and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Giorgio, NCL). As a former Knicks City Dancer at Madison Square Garden, she performed in halftime routines for Iggy Azalea and Tinashe. TV/Film highlights: Discretion (Paramount+), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), and the Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show. Endless gratitude to her husband Dylan, her family, this creative team, and Jim Keith at MTA! Follow along: @_madeline_benoit

Ruby Calamia

DANCER

A New York City based performer. Her credits include Broadway: A Chorus Line 50th Anniversary (Sheila); Regional: Frozen (ACT of Connecticut, Ensemble/Dance Captain), West Side Story (City Springs Theatre Company, Graziella), and Jersey Boys (City Springs Theatre Company, Ensemble). Ruby is so excited for the opportunity to showcase new work alongside such a talented cast and creative team. @rubycalamia

Mason Charles

DANCER

Thrilled to be joining this Rathskeller team (he/she/they)! Favorite credits include Beauty and the Beast (Arvada Center), A Chorus Line, Rent, and Something Rotten!. TV/Film: Sing!, Love, Simon. UNCo BA MT. Thank you to Krystyna, Brianna, Trey, and the entire team for this opportunity. IG: @masecharlesp

Trey Compton

DIRECTOR

Regional credits include The Fulton, Riverside, Pittsburgh CLO, The Engeman, Forestburgh, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Millbrook, Mac-Haydn, Cortland Repertory, and Skylight. As an associate director, Off-Broadway credits include Yank! (The York) and White's Lies (New World Stages) with additional regional credits at Seattle's 5th Avenue, Goodspeed, Ogunquit Playhouse, and most recently, the national tour of the new musical, Austen's Pride. He has also directed at universities and colleges including Penn, Georgetown, Stephens, Nazareth, and his alma mater, Pace University. Trey is the recipient of the 2024 Oscar Wilde Award for Best Director and the 2019 SALT Award. Most recently, productions of Once at Saugatuck Center for the Arts and Forestburgh Playhouse. treycompton.com | @treycompton

Alexandra Crosby

MUSIC DIRECTOR

A music director, pianist, and singer based in NYC, grown in Orlando. Broadway: SIX, Rocky Horror Show, Real Women Have Curves, Suffs. Regional credits include: The Hello Girls (Syracuse Stage), Starstruck (Bucks County Playhouse). Most recently, music director and actor-musician in Heather Christian's Animal Wisdom at Signature Theatre Off-Broadway. alexandracrosby.com

Krystyna Resavy

CHOREOGRAPHER

A New York-based choreographer, creative, and dance educator, Krystyna is the recipient of the 2025 Mike Ockrent Fellowship and most recently served as Ellenore Scott's assistant choreographer on the Broadway revival of Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater. She also served as Christopher Gattelli's assistant on The Cher Show on Broadway. Recent choreography credits include CNN New Year's Eve Live with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper; Come From Away (Sharon Playhouse, dir. Hunter Foster); The Bodyguard (Engeman Theater, dir. Hunter Foster); Swingtime Canteen and Annie (Sharon Playhouse, dir. Carl Andress); South Pacific (Engeman Theater); Sharon Playhouse's Spotlight Gala (direction and choreography); True North: The Musical (workshop); and The Prom (Sharon Playhouse). Additional choreography credits include Guys and Dolls and The Wedding Singer at New London Barn Playhouse, Samsung's launch event Move With Galaxy featuring Diplo and Gwen Stefani, Steps in Concert at the Joyce Theater, the Onstage New York Gala (opening number), Leg Up On Life benefitting The Trevor Project (Sony Hall, HK Hall), New York City Dance Alliance, The Brearley School, and more. Krystyna is currently on the Theater Jazz faculty at Steps on Broadway and Jazz faculty at the Steps on Broadway Academy, and is on the guest faculty for New York City Dance Alliance. @krystyna.resavy

Caitlin Winkenbach

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

So excited to be a part of the Rathskeller crew! Caitlin is currently the production stage manager for Cody Gerszewski's A Room with a View, a new musical in development with Jamibeth Margolis. Previous stage management credits include You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! with Ashland New Plays Festival, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Legally Blonde, Kinky Boots, and original works by Rick Robinson with the Oregon Cabaret Theatre. All my love to my better half, Daniel. IG: @winkenbaus

Maggie Hannan

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Originally from Texas, Maggie is excited to be living her dream and doing what she loves every day. Previous projects include a new works festival with the Brooklyn Players, multiple seasons at the New London Barn Playhouse, and working with Broadway Cares.

Brianna Kothari Barnes

BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS

A multi-dimensional artist who works professionally as an actor, singer-songwriter, and playwright/composer. She is a 2022 NYC Women's Fund Grant Recipient and 2021 Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist. Writing credits: Let There Be Light (Book, Music, & Lyrics) — Best Musical/Best Score at The New York Theatre Festival (2018); Walking With Bubbles (Music & Lyrics) — Drama Desk nomination and Off-Broadway Alliance Award winner for Best Solo Performance (2023); and Rathskeller: A Musical Elixir (Book, Music, & Lyrics), which has received workshop productions at The SheAtlanta Festival (2023) and The Z Theater (2024). Her debut album, Hierophanies: Manifestations of the Sacred, made the first round on the 2021 Grammy Awards® ballot for consideration under Best Contemporary Christian Album. Brianna has headlined at iconic NYC venues like The Cutting Room and Green Room 42 with her original music. As a professional actor and graduate of the esteemed Musical Theater Program at The University of Cincinnati (CCM), she has performed at Florida Studio Theater, The Engeman Theater, Wick Theater, Theatre Aspen, and Capital Repertory Theater, as well as the National Tour of A Charlie Brown Christmas. She was most recently seen performing as Jenna in Waitress at Northern Stage and has received critical acclaim for her performance as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at The Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Stages St. Louis, White Plains Performing Arts Center, Forestburgh Playhouse, and Virginia Musical Theatre. brianna-barnes.com

Dame Productions

CONCEPT CREATOR

Dame Productions is a theatrical company dedicated to helping young women find their voice. Their New Works program seeks to work with female and BIPOC creators and teams to help bring their work to life and foster the development of original concepts in musical theatre. Founded by actor, choreographer, and songwriter Grace Rudd, Dame Productions aims to share its passion for musical theatre and social justice with the world.