Pittsburgh’s Boutique Professional Musical Theater Company
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GRAND HOTEL
August 19-28, 2022
It is 1928. 1920s extravagance and opulence sweep across the stage of Berlin's Grand Hotel. The world is between wars, the stock market is booming, Berlin is the center of high life and optimism rules the day. However, underneath it all, much is happening with the Grand Hotel's illustrious clients. Inspired by Vicki Baum's period novel, issues of life and death, financial ruin, love and murder converge as people come and go through the lobby of the Grand Hotel. From esteemed book writer, Luther Davis and distinguished composer-lyricist team of Robert Wright and George Forrest, this seamless musical won multiple Tony and Drama Desk Awards in 1990 and ran for over 1000 performances on Broadway.
↓ Read the Reviews ↓
“…Kudo’s to Front Porch Theatricals for another outstanding production and for sharing your vision of Grand Hotel with Pittsburgh. Leon would be proud.”
“For sheer uplifting entertainment and enjoyment done well, Front Porch Theatricals’s Grand Hotel is an escape from the mundane into a fantasy world peopled by an array of vibrant characters…”
“All of the cast are standouts in their roles, something a bit surprising in a company so large. Not to be overlooked is their musical talent. These are seasoned performers who sing with exceptional talent, supported by a fine orchestra under the direction of Douglas Levine.”
“…this show is a lost gem, one of those staged-to-the-tiniest-detail mega-musicals that has been lost to history.”
Douglas Levine
Music Director
The cast of Grand hotel
Cast as of August, 2022
Scott P. Calhoon
Director
Danny Herman
Rocker Verastique
Choreographers
Daniel Krell*
General Director Preysing
Scott Pearson*
Baron Felix von Gaigern
Daina Michelle Griffith*
Elizaveta Grushinskaya
Elizabeth Miller
Flaemmchen
Jason Swauger
Otto Kringelein
David Ieong
Zinnowitz/Witt
Kristin Conrad
Raffaela
Christy Rodibaugh
Madam Pee Pee
Jeremy Spoljarick
Rhona
Gavin Carnahan
Sandor/Chauffer
Ryan Hadbavny
Colonel Doctor Otternschlag
Sam Marzella
Erik
Ashley Harmon
Telephone Operators
Carolyn Jerz
Telephone Operators
Grant Braden
Bolero Dancer
Jacob Musgrove
Scullery Worker
Matthew Diston
Jimmy 1
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Malcolm McGraw
Jimmy 2
Kaylie Wallace
Telephone Operators
Mikaela Kapeluck
Bolero Dancer
Alex Podolinski
Scullery Worker
Patrick Mizzoni
Swing/Ensemble
MaTia Martin
Swing/Ensemble
Corisa Saitta
Bellhop
Leah Prestogeorge
Bellhop
Anthony Marino, Jr
Bellhop
Eamonn McElfresh
Bellhop
Channing Griffin
Standby Jimmy
*Members of the Actors' Equity Association
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
May 20-29, 2022
A tender and timely story of family, friendship, and acceptance that teaches us that it really is a wonderful thing to "love who you love", A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE combines the depth and drama of a play with the lyricism and comedy of a musical. A tender and beautifully woven tale of love, and friendship set in 1960s in Dublin, Ireland, and the winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE is another successful collaboration by the team of Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens and Pittsburgh native Stephen Flaherty, all of whom won Tony Awards for Ragtime and Once on This Island.
The cast of a man of no importance
Robyne Parrish
Director
(As cast April 2022)
Allan Snyder*
Alfie Byrne
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Brady Patsy
Carney
Carney
Dominique Briggs
Mrs. Patrick
David Toole*
Robbie Fay
Matthew J. Rush
Baldy
David Ieong
Father Kenny
Becki Toth
Lily
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Katy Williams
Mrs. Grace
Christy Rodibaugh
Miss Crowe
Clementine Wurzbach
Adele Rice
Corwin Stoddard
Peter/Oscar/Carson
Ashley Harmon
Mrs. Curtin
Danny Mayhak
Rasher Flynn/Sully
Andrew Steven Zabetakis
Breton Beret/Ernie Lally
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Angela Thompson
Kitty/Anne
Patrick Mizzoni
Ensemble/Swing
Mandie Patsy
Ensemble/Swing
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Lucia Williams
Ensemble/Swing
*Members of the Actors' Equity Association
Our 10th Anniversary Season is Dedicated to the Memories and Legacies of
Our Beloved Founding Producer and Friend Leon Zionts
L'Chaim, To Life, To Leon
It is with extreme sadness that we report that our dear friend and one of the founding producers of Front Porch Theatricals, Leon S. Zionts lost his battle with pancreatic cancer and passed away on November 10th, 2019. We will find many opportunities, we hope, to honor him and his commitment to musical theater and the musical theater community.
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"Leon S. Zionts was a man with a song in his heart, a joke at the ready and a helping hand for all in the theater community that he called his second family. The 61-year-old lawyer, performer and producer died midday on Sunday from pancreatic cancer. He spent his final days in his Point Breeze home, receiving friends and surrounded by his family and with his beloved dog, Fiyero, who always got a program credit. When he died, the show tune "Corner of the Sky' was playing on repeat."
- Sharon Eberson, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"Zionts began producing musicals with Bruce E.G. Smith in 2008, forming the boutique musical theater production company Front Porch Theatricals. Nancy joined the company in 2014. 'We became producers,' Smith said. 'We always joked about the musical The Producers. He wanted to be in the image of Max Bialystock and I was Leo Bloom.' They staged productions of popular, well-known shows like In the Heights, Parade and Big Fish. 'The heart and soul of the company is Leon and that will never be replaced,' Smith said."
- David Rullo, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
MEMORIES FROM PAST SHOWS
Drew Leigh Williams as Alison Bechdel and Daniel Krell as Bruce Bechdel
Nuala Cleary as Medium Alison Bechdel, Essence Stiggers as Joan, and Drew Leigh Williams as Alison Bechdel
Miller Jay Kraps and Marnie Quick as Billy Cane and Margo
Drew Leigh Williams as Alison Bechdel and Daniel Krell as Bruce Bechdel
Drew Leigh Williams as Alison Bechdel and Daniel Krell as Bruce Bechdel
Drew Leigh Williams as Alison Bechdel
Erin Lindsey Krom and Jerreme Rodriguez as Alice Murphy and Jimmy Ray Dobbs
Drew Leigh Williams as Alison Bechdel and Daniel Krell as Bruce Bechdel
Grey Gardens Final Curtain Bow
L-R: Lucia Williams, Clara McGough, Delana Flowers, Chris Morriss, Ryan Jackson, Kaylie Mae Wallace, and Bill Crean
Beth Bush as Big Edie in Act II
Grey Gardens Final Curtain Bow