THE MISTRESSES
 | STEPHANIE BAST (Ching). Stephanie was last seen with Antonio Banderas in the Broadway revival of Nine (Claudia/ understudy). Other Broadway: The Scarlet Pimpernel, King David, Miss Saigon and A Christmas Carol with Ben Vereen. When she wasn’t a broom, she understudied and played the role of Belle in the National Tour of Beauty and the Beast. Keeping with the animal theme, she most recently played the title role in Sylvia, found her inner rock-chick in Gorilla Man by Kyle Jarrow at PS122 and was Associate Producer beside her loving husband, David Grillo, who produced Beast on the Moon at the Century Center this summer. Favorite workshops include The Miracle Brothers by Kirsten Childs and directed by Tina Landau, as well as the 60’s Mod Musical, Shout! Stephanie thanks the artists who make The Mistress Cycle possible for they remind her why she loves the theatre. |
 | LISA BRESCIA (Anais Nin) played the role of Amneris in Aida on Broadway in 2004 until its closing, and had the privilege of touring in the role prior to that. Also on Broadway she was seen in Jesus Christ Superstar. Regional credits include Eva Peron in Evita at the Gateway Playhouse, Cathy in The Last Five Years at the Skylight Opera Theatre, Petra in A Little Night Music and Meg in Brigadoon at the Goodspeed Opera House and Jenny in Actor, Lawyer, Indian Chief at Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre. For five years, she toured worldwide as a "Mama" with The Mamas and The Papas with original members John Phillips and Denny Doherty. TV credits include Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Lisa graduated with honors from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC and was a member of the AADA Repertory Company. Lisa lives in New Jersey with her partner, songwriter Craig Carnelia. |
 | MARY BOND DAVIS (Lulu White) Broadway: Hairspray; The Women; Jelly's Last Jam; Marie Christine; Bring In 'Da Noise, Bring In 'Da Funk; Show Boat; Mail and Grease. Off-Broadway: Scapin (with Bill Irwin); Hysterical Blindness... and In Trousers. Films: New York Minute; Romance and Cigarettes; The Preacher's Wife; Jeffrey; Hook; Coming To America; The Art of Dying; and Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling. Television: Twin Peaks, The Bing Crosby Christmas Show (with Fred Astaire), Gimme A Break! Pilots: Piece of Cake and The City. Recordings: Hairspray, Jelly's Last Jam, Songs from Ragtime, Marie Christine, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Broadway by the Year: 1933. Ms. Davis was nominated for an L.A. Weekly Award, a San Diego Drama Critics Circle Award and an N.A.A.C.P. Image Award. She is the recipient of three Drama-Logue Awards. Visit Mary Bond Davis' website at: http://www.marybond.com |
 | SALLY WILFERT (Tess Walker). Assassins (The Roundabout @ Studio 54), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (The Minskoff), Disney's King David (The New Amsterdam). Off-Broadway & Other NY: The Prince & The Pauper (Lamb's Theatre), South Pacific in Concert (Carnegie Hall), Cole Porter's Jubilee (Carnegie Hall), "Somewhere" soloist in West Side Story Suite for New York City Ballet (Lincoln Center), Sondheim: A Tribute at Carnegie Hall (Carnegie Hall) and the reading of Martha: The Unauthorized Musical. Regional: Baltimore Center Stage, New Haven's Schubert Theatre, Barrington Stage Company, The Fulton Opera House, Cazenovia Theatre, Helen Hayes P.A.C., Connecticut Grand Opera, The Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati in such roles as Cathy in The Last Five Years (CT. Critics Award Nomination), Rose in Enchanted April, Constanze in Amadeus, Woman 1 in Elegies, Kitty Clive in Joyful Noise, Laura in Goblin Market, the Witch in Into the Woods, Polly in The Threepenny Opera, Julia Jellicoe in The Grand Duke, Belle/Charitable Woman in A Christmas Carol and Kim in Personals. Original Cast Recordings: Assassins, King David, Prince & The Pauper, Sondheim: A Tribute at Carnegie Hall (also on PBS), A Christmas Survival Guide, and The Ameri-cans for Comedy Central. |
 | LYNNE WINTERSTELLER (Diane de Poitiers). comes directly from the West Coast Premiere of The Ghost & Mrs. Muir as Mrs. Lucy Muir. She starred on Broadway in A Grand Night For Singing and garnered a "Best Actress" Drama Desk nomination for Closer Than Ever. Her Grace in Annie, includes Broadway, First, Fourth and Martha Raye National Tours. Off-Broadway: Lincoln Center's Richard Cory, Melissa Manchester's I Sent A Letter To My Love, Nunsense, Gifts of the Magi, Levinsky, The Grass Harp, Music In the Air and The Times. Regionals: Houston's Alley & TUTs, Kennedy Center, Eugene O'Neill Conference, Berkshire & Williamstown Festivals, Boston's Huntington, Philadelphia's Walnut St., Goodspeed. Television: Total Security; Big Brother Jake; Chappelle's Show; Saved By The Bell; California Dreams; One Life To Live; All My Children plus numerous commercials. Lynne is a featured solo artist on Varese Sarabande's - Broadway Sings Christmas, Lost in Boston II and Unsung Musicals II. Visit Lynne Wintersteller's website at http://www.lynnewintersteller.com |
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