Susan Blackwell (Susan)
has worked extensively with Bridge Club Productions, originating many roles that have been written for her in such pieces as [title of show], The Electra Monologues, Saying Anything, The Myth of Female Bonding and Shrinkage. With The New Wondertwins, she has appeared at PS122 many times, hosted their Avant Garde Arama series, and also performed at such venues as Dixon Place, Caroline's Comedy Club, and The HBO Workspace (LA). Television credits include "The Sopranos", "Third Watch" and various "Law & Orders". Films include Bun Bun, Changing Lanes, and Jim Jarmusch’s Night Int. Trailer for the feature film Ten Minutes Older. She has performed off-Broadway in Working Title and Vilna's Got a Golem, and played Peter Patrone in The Heidi Chronicles. She was a member of the Guthrie Theatre Acting Company for two seasons. Whitey rocks. Saybies Rule.

Heidi Blickenstaff (Heidi). Broadway: The Little Mermaid OBC (Carlotta, u/s Ursula) The Full Monty (Susan Hershey, u/s Vicki Nichols). Off-Broadway: [title of show] (Heidi) at The Vineyard Theatre. Tours: The Full Monty (Vicki Nichols), Jekyll and Hyde, Steel Pier, The Who's Tommy (u/s Mrs. Walker), and Dreamgirls. Regional: Most recently, Heidi was honored with the Helen Hayes Award for her work as Ann Mitchell in Meet John Doe at Ford's Theatre. Also, The Girl in the Frame (Laney) at Goodspeed at Chester, Bat Boy: The Musical (Meredith Parker) at Theatreworks in Palo Alto (Bay Area premiere), and Prairie (Caroline Ingalls) directed by Francesca Zambello at New York Stage and Film (world premiere). Film: The Rebound (2009) with Catherine Zeta-Jones. Heidi is also part of the voice-over cast for the PBS Kids series, Word World. Heidi is a graduate of Duke University.

Jeff Bowen (Music and Lyrics/Jeff)
won a 2006 OBIE award for the creation of [title of show], for which he also received a GLAAD Media nomination and, along with his castmates, a Drama League Nomination for Distinguished Performance by an Ensemble. He has written music and lyrics for many special event and benefit opening numbers including the 2007 Easter Bonnet Competition for BC/EFA, The Actors Fund 125th Anniversary Gala, The Vineyard Theatre's 25th Anniversary Gala and the upcoming 2008 Broadway Bares. He has composed music for shows at PS 122 including Avant Garde-a-Rama in Sparklevision and Hello, My Name is Avant Garde-a-Rama. Also, Sparklefest 2000 at Dixon Place, The A-Train Plays and the film, Boat Mime. He has appeared regionally and on tour in The Who's Tommy, The Diviners, Of Thee I Sing, Shenandoah and On the Twentieth Century. Jeff is a proud member of the National Audubon Society and the American Birding Association.

Courtney Balan (Standby for Heidi and Susan) is so proud to be battling vampires with the gang on BROADWAY!! Also on Broadway, Courtney created the role of Mona “Hatchet-Face” in Cry-Baby: the Musical and understudied and performed the lead role of Jenny in In My Life . Off-Broadway: [title of show]; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; How To Save the World… and I Love You Because (recording on PS Classics). Regional: Funny Girl, Fiddler and The Pajama Game at MT of Wichita; Jekyll & Hyde at MGR and Ado Annie in the centennial celebration production of Oklahoma! at the Lyric Theatre of OK. Courtney has also had the opportunity to create roles in numerous readings and workshops of new musicals by incredible up and coming writers. Graduate: University of Michigan musical theatre. Native: Jersey. Member: AEA. Thanks to the [tos] family, CTG and Mom, Dad and Jason for their constant love and support. For baby Finn.

Benjamin Howes (Standby for Jeff and Hunter) hails from Australia where his credits include Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors and Grease. Since landing in New York he has appeared Off-Broadway in The Charity That Began At Home at the Mint and was the standby for Hunter and Jeff in [title of show] off-Broadway at the Vineyard. Regionally, he has performed all over including Goodspeed Opera House, Milwaukee Rep, North Shore Music Theatre and the Old Globe, playing such roles Cosmo in Singin' In The Rain, Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors, Hero in ...Forum and Le Compte de Guiche in Cyrano for which he was awarded the Weekley and Arganbright Outstanding Supporting Actor award. He recently played the role of Hal Meadows in the premiere of Dancing In The Dark in San Diego. TV: "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and a glamorous recurring role in "One Life To Live" as drag queen Harvey DeWitt/Alma Children. Training: Sydney Conservatorium of Music, HB Studio, Shakespeare and Company, Upright Citizens Brigade. [website]