Harvey

Larry Cedar's credits include TV: HBO’s Deadwood, For the People, Law & Order The Menendez Murders, Runaways (Hulu), Trial & Error, Mad Men, Grey’s Anatomy, Community. FILM: The Midnighters, The Crazies, Hollywoodland, Towelhead, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, She Sings to the Stars (www.shesingstothestars.com). THEATER: The Best of Enemies, Around the World in 80 Days, Billy Bishop Goes to War, The Accomplice, Stage Struck, Celadine, American Fiesta, and Travels With My Aunt (Colony Theatre),  Thomas Jefferson in Discord (Geffen Playhouse), Lear in The Porters of Hellsgate production of King Lear, Nightmare Alley (Geffen Playhouse), The World Goes ‘Round (Reprise!), and Return to the Forbidden Planet (Rubicon Theater) Larry’s one-man literary stage adaptations, Orwellian and Dostoevsky’s Notes From The Underground each won Best Solo Performance at the NoHo Fringe Festival. Visit Larry on Facebook, Twitter (@larrycedar), Instagram (@larrycedaractor), or www.larrycedar.com

Nick Gabriel is a former Resident Artist of the American Conservatory Theater where he played many principal roles in mainstage productions, including Clov in Endgame opposite Bill Irwin and Nihad in Scorched opposite David Strathairn. He has also played principal roles in mainstage productions, including several world premieres, at other major venues such as Milwaukee Rep, the California Shakespeare Theater, the La Jolla Playhouse, New York’s Town Hall, South Coast Rep, and the Guthrie. He has danced numerous character roles with the Berkshire Ballet and has performed principal singing and speaking roles with the San Francisco Symphony, where he played the Soldier in A Soldier's Tale alongside Elvis Costello as The Narrator and Malcolm McDowell as The Devil. Gabriel is an Assistant Professor at Chapman University, a Ten Chimney’s Foundation Lunt-Fontanne Fellow, and has received numerous San Francisco Bay Area Critics Circle Award nominations and wins. In 2011 The Huffington Post named him the second most valuable contributor to the Cultural Landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area. He earned his BFA in musical theater from the University of Michigan. www.nickgabriel.net

Teresa Ganzel's recent theater credits: the revival of Justin Tanner's Heartbreak Help with Marisa Winokur and Melissa Peterman, Stan Zimmeran's hit Meet and Greet, The Furniture director Joel Zwick, Off-Broadway and national tour of Viagara Falls, and Truvy in Judson Theatre's Steel Magnolias. Other highlights: 35 appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Series regulars on The Duck Factory with Jim Carrey, Teachers Only, Roxie with Andrea Martin, the miniseries Fresno with Carol Burnett, Jackie Gleason's wife in The Toy & opposite Jeff Goldblum in Transylvania 6-5000. Teresa's thrilled to make her debut at Laguna Playhouse.

An Ovation Award-winning actor, Lily Gibson starred as May in the critically-acclaimed Nibroc Trilogy (Rubicon Theatre Company, Ovation Awards – Best Lead Actress & Best Production). Theatre credits include: Baby Doll in Tennessee Williams’ Baby Doll (ETC), Hedvig in The Wild Duck (A Noise Within, Ovation Nomination – Best Featured Actress), and the non-binary Burbank in A Singular They (The Blank Theatre, LADCC Special Award – Outstanding World Premiere). FILM: the upcoming feature Pizza & Whine, Killing Animals, The Negotiator, Up Close & Personal, and The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle. Television: Boy Meets World, Girl Meets World, NCIS, The Mentalist, The Guardian, 8 Simple Rules, and Judging Amy. www.Lily-Gibson.com

Having just finished a two season sold out run where she played the leading lady for the West End hit play, Shakespeare In Love in South Africa, Roxane is delighted to make her debut on the American stage in this production of Harvey. Theatrically trained through Trinity College (drama, musical theatre) and Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance, London (modern, tap, ballet), her career started at age ten with highlights including lead and supporting roles for BBC, Universal Pictures, Sony, National Geographic and many more. Being spokeswomen for human rights & self-defense led to her directorial debut - a CNN broadcast Public Service Announcement on Human Trafficking.

Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper has appeared Off-Broadway in Rothschild & Sons, Lonesome Traveler, and Julius Caesar. Regional appearances include Matilda (5-Star), Sweeney Todd, Once, Shakespeare In Love (South Coast Rep) King Lear (Rubicon), End of the Rainbow (Laguna), Our Lady of 121st St. (RedHouse), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (SBCCLO), Side Show (La Jolla), and at North Coast Rep: Of Mice and Men, Side By Side By Sondheim, Sherlock Holmes, Laughter on the 23rd Floor and the world premiere of Words By: Ira Gershwin, (SDCC Award nom for Best Actor). His television credits include “Fuller House” (Netflix, WB) “Superstore” (NBCUniversal) and “Casual” (Hulu). He attended LaGuardia HS and received a BFA from NYU. He is a proud Equity member. nicholasmongiardocooper.com

Gregory North joyfully returns to Andy and the Playhouse: Verdi Girls, Leaving Iowa. BROADWAY: Grand Hotel opposite Cyd Charisse, Into the Woods, Secret Garden, Christmas Carol. TOURS: Les Misérables, Phantom, Show Boat. WORLD PREMIERES: Rock of Ages, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Last Ship. REGIONAL: Kennedy Center, Actors Theatre Louisville, Taper, SCR (Fantasticks), Pasadena Playhouse (12 Angry Men), La Mirada, Sacramento Music Circus (Peter Pan), Ensemble Theatre Company, North Coast Rep, 3-D, Reprise!, Sacramento Theatre Company (Barrymore), Arizona Theatre Company (King Charles III), Pioneer Theatre Co. (A Comedy of Tenors). Hollywood Bowl (Amadeus w/ Neil Patrick Harris) FILM/TV: “11.22.63,” “Elizabethtown,” Law & Order,” “HTGA With Murder,” “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.” Proud Equity member. www.gregorynorthactor.com

TOM SHELTON (Judge Phillip Tandy/Understudy Sir Arthur Granville-Jones, George) made his debut at Laguna Playhouse in 1993 with BEDROOM FARCE, followed by WHAT THE BUTLER SAW, DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER, THE WOMAN IN BLACK, COMMUNICATING DOORS, WHO’S HOT WHO’S NOT, THE CONSTANT WIFE, THE UNDERPANTS, RED HERRING,TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT, COMPANY, and MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN. South Coast Repertory: HOTEL PARADISO, GALILEO, AN ITALIAN STRAW HAT, IN THE NEXT ROOM, and A CHRISTMASCAROL. He is also a faculty member at SCR’s Adult Conservatory. Tom is a grateful member of Actors’ Equity since 1981. He dedicates his performance tonight to Diana, Miriam, Lionel, and Wally, with love.

French Stewart began his theater career as a member of Justin Tanner’s legendary Cast theater originating roles in Zombie Attack, Party Mix, Pot Mom, Teen Girl, Happy Time X Mas, and Intervention. Recent theater credits include - Stoneface (Sacred Fools, Pasadena Playhouse), Finks (Rogue Machine – LADCC nom) Forever Bound (Atwater) Voice Lessons (With Laurie Metcalf – Steppenwolf, Theater Row), Tesla (Laguna Playhouse) and Watson (Sacred Fools). On television – French is best known as Harry on the classis series 3rd Rock From The Sun. Recurring credits include Mom, Secrets and Lies, NCIS, The Middle, and as the Scorpio Slasher on Deadly Class. French met his wife Vanessa in a green room romance (Geffen).

Vanessa Claire Stewart co-wrote and starred as Keely Smith in Louis and Keely: Live at the Sahara for Sacred Fools (Ovation Award for best actress, best musical). Louis and Keely later moved to the Geffen Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse and Royal George Theater in Chicago. She also penned Stoneface starring French Stewart (Sacred Fools, Pasadena Playhouse) Favorite roles: Alex, A Clockwork Orange (LA Weekly award for best actress); Natalie; Finks (Rogue Machine) Laura, The Glass Menagerie; Louise, Gypsy; Olivia, Twelfth Night FILM/TV: Rules of Engagement, Wanda Sykes Show, The List, Chase the Slut (Edinburgh Film Fest) Vanessa is thrilled to be back at Laguna Playhouse acting alongside her husband French.

Carole Ita White is best known as Big Rosie Greenbaum on Laverne and Shirley, has wanted to act since she accompanied her father, the late character actor Jesse White, (TV’s original Maytag repairman) to the set of the Danny Thomas Show, Make Room for Daddy. There Angela Cartwright (6 yrs old) was on the show. Carole Ita wanted in. “Wait until you’re seven,” her dad used to say. As she grew up she started doing plays in school. First at Beverly Hills High, with Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner, and many more who later became famous. Then college, and finally the “big time.” Her first professional role was the TV movie, Evil Roy Slade, starring Dick Shawn, Mickey Rooney and John Astin. She did improvs on the Carol Burnett Show.  Then Starsky and Hutch, The Odd Couple, Beverly Hills 90210, Trapper John, MD, Dynasty, S.W.A.T., The Love Boat, Who's The Boss, Falcon Crest, Profiler, The Wayans Bros, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Wilfred, Royal Pains, and many more. Films include The Witches of Eastwick, Grand Canyon, Falling Down, The Fabulous Baker Boys, and too many web series to mention. She is currently filming Peridot, a film where she plays a Russian Madame, and in the fall will film Turn Left, playing half of an old lesbian couple, at a Buddhist retreat, Coincidentally, Jesse White starred in the original production of Harvey on Broadway for 4 years, before being brought to Hollywood to recreate his role in the film, starring Jimmy Stewart, as Elwood P. Dowd. Jesse was also responsible for bringing a smash revival of Harvey back to Broadway in 1970, starring Jimmy Stewart Helen Hayes, and himself.

ANDREW BARNICLE (Sherriff Thomas/Director) was the artistic director of Laguna Playhouse from 1991 to 2010, where he produced 150 shows, directed more than 40, and acted in nine. Some of his recent directing projects at Laguna are Harvey, starring French Stewart, King of the Road: The Roger Miller Story, and Lisa Levin’s Sex and Education, starring Julia Duffy. Recent acting projects at Laguna include Twelve Angry Men and Fallen Angels. Andy has also acted Off-Broadway and in regional theatres around the country, including Michigan’s Meadow Brook Theatre, San Diego Rep, North Coast Rep, Alaska Rep, and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. He has directed thirteen plays at North Coast Rep, five plays at Burbank’s Colony Theatre, five plays at the Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara, and two plays at Garry Marshall’s Falcon Theatre in Burbank. Andy has also directed at San Jose Rep, LA’s Odyssey Theatre, Ventura’s Rubicon Theatre, and Michigan’s Meadow Brook Theatre.