Hairspray

LYRIC:  1976:  Ben Franklin in 1776, Mayor in Bye, Bye Birdie, Sir Evelyn in Anything Goes, Senator Rawkins in Finnian's Rainbow, Ensemble in Oklahoma!.  1977:  Nicely Nicely in Guys & Dolls, Madame Lucy in Irene, Percival Brown in The Boyfriend.  1979:  Herbie in Gypsy, Sitting Bull in Annie Get Your Gun, and Heinz in Pajama Game.  1994:  Hook in Peter Pan, directed 1776.  1995: Neville in Secret Garden.  Broadway:  Ragtime, Cats, Sid Caesar & Co., Seussical.  National Tour:  Me & My Girl, Grand Hotel, Annie Get Your Gun (w/Cathy Rigby), Ragtime, Big River (Deaf West), White Christmas.  Directed both Kristin Chenoweth and Kelli O'Hara at OCU.  Played Santa for the OKC  Phil.  Parents still living in Tulsa. 

Liz is elated to be reprising her dream role for the third time. Past credits: Hairspray (Tracy Turnblad - Cape Playhouse & The Mac-Haydn Theatre), BARE - regional premiere (Tanya / u/s Nadia & Ivy), Urinetown (Little Becky Two Shoes), All Shook Up (Matilda Hyde), and the NY Premiere of DARLING by Ryan Scott Oliver (Ensemble). Liz has received two Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award nominations. BFA in Musical Theatre from Pace University.  Many thanks to Lyn Cramer and the rest of the creative team. www.lizfroio.com

Inga was last seen at the Lyric as Jewel in "Best Little Whorehouse..."  She has played Motormouth Maybelle (her BFF), in "Hairspray" numerous times, most recently at Houston's TUTS. Inga has also had the pleasure of being a Singer/Cultural Ambassador with the Duke Ellington Big Band in the UAE; other roles include B.J in "Smokey Joe's Café", Sarah's Friend in "Ragtime" and Queenie in "Showboat" at Sacramento Music Circus.  Additional credits include Ella in "Ella" at Arizona Theatre Co.; Madame Thenardier in "Les Miserables" (IRNE nominee) and Saraghina in "Nine" at NSMT; Mable in "Crowns" at City Theatre; Alma in "Yellowman" at Pittsburgh Public Theatre; Sue Baylis in "All My Sons" at Actor's Theatre of Louisville; Anne Putnam/Sarah Goode in "The Crucible" at Syracuse Stage.  Sarah's Friend in the 1st and 2nd National Tours of "Ragtime"; TV credits include "Law & Order CI" and "All My Children", Commercials/Voice Overs.  B.A in Drama from UC Davis/MFA in Acting from USC.  Inga is a proud member of AEA, SAG, AFTRA.

Barb is thrilled and honored to be back for her 10th season at Lyric Theatre.  You may remember her from last summer as 'Rhetta' in PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES and 'Dorothy Brock' in 42ND STREET.  She also performed in the Plaza's DECEMBER DIVAS.  Barb is from Wichita, KS where she performs, choreographs and raises her 17 year old son.  She has works all over the country at theatres that include TUTS, Virginia Stage Co., Jupiter Theatre, The John Houseman Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival and 4 National Tours.  Barb is grateful to be working with her talented OKC friends and to be performing for the wonderful and supportive OKC audiences.  She would like to thank Michael, Lyn, Paula and the people of OKC who continue to welcome her with open arms.  Barb would like to dedicate this show to her biggest supporters: her siblings and her hero, her son Aaron. 

Stephen is so grateful to be back on the Lyric stage for his 8th season. Currently Lyric Theatre and Thelma Gaylord Academy's Director of Education, Stephen has been a performer, author, composer and musician all his life. Having performed in Outdoor Theatre (TEXAS), Opera (Connecticut Opera, Music Academy of the West), Dinner Theatre (Downtown Cabaret Theatre - Bridgeport, CT) and Musical Theatre (NY Mid-Town Theatre Festival, The Pollard, Jewel Box) he is happy to have found a theatre home at Lyric. 

Ryan is thrilled to be returning to Lyric at the Civic Center's stage after his recent graduation from The University of Oklahoma School of Musical Theatre this past May. Previous Lyric credits include: The Music Man (Olin Britt), The Who's Tommy (Hawker), On Common Ground (Jerod),Joseph...Dreamcoat (Pit Singer), Very Merry Pops (Pops Choral) for the last 2 seasons. University credits: ...Forum (Pseudolus), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Chauvelin), Adventures of Pinocchio (Gepetto), A Midsummer...Dream (Bottom), How to Succeed...(Biggley). Other credits: ...Spelling Bee (Barfee), Into the Woods (Baker).

James is ecstatic and humbled to be performing with such a talented cast. He is making his Professional Theatre debut. Originally from Kansas City, MO, James currently resides in OKC. He studies Musical Theater at OCU, and will be a senior this fall. OCU Credits: (Glen Guglia) The Wedding Singer, (Silvio) I Pagliacci, (Trevor Graydon) Thoroughly Modern Millie, and (Snake) Children of Eden. You can see James later this summer as "Harry K. Thaw" in Ragtime, and also "Al" in A Chorus Line. Enjoy!

Eloise is so excited to be back at Lyric Theatre this summer.  Previous credits include Gypsy (Dainty June), Music Man (Zaneeta), Into the Woods (Little Red) and The Man Who Came to Dinner(June Stanley).  Eloise just completed her freshman year in the Musical Theatre Program at the University of Oklahoma.

Jayme is thrilled to be making her Lyric Theatre debut! She is a Theatre Performance Graduate from UCO. Her credits include: All Shook Up (Lorraine), Grease (Patty Simcox) and many more.  Her professional credits include Silvertree Productions and Universal Studios.

Desmond is excited, humbled, honored, and of course bless to be apart of Hairspray and making his Lyric Debut! He has done 7 professional shows, three commercials and has rocked the seas with his talents. Desmond studied at the University of Central Oklahoma where he studied from the amazing Stephen Hilton.

Monte is so grateful to be a part of Lyric Theatre's Season! He has enjoyed a varied career in The Arts, from his hometown of Wichita to New York City. Off-Broadway:"Streakin'! A Musical Flashback to the 1970's" and "The IT Girl" (Original Cast Recording), and in "Thoreau: One Step Beyond" in the NYC Fringe Festival.  He has performed the role of Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Show" in three productions, including Lyric at the Plaza's 2008 production, and The Ordway Center (Best Actor in a Musical of 2007). MTW: Freddy Eynsford-Hill in "My Fair Lady", Sir Harry in "Once Upon a Mattress" & Harold in "The Full Monty". Other favorite roles: Billy Flynn in "Chicago", Chuck Baxter in "Promises, Promises!" & The Russian in "Chess".

Lyric Theatre: Louise in Always, Patsy Cline, Yente/Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof: At Carpenter Square: Florence Foster Jenkins in Souvenir, Sissy in Sordid Lives. At the Pollard: Carrie Watts in Trip to Bountiful, Jeanette in The Full Monty. Brenda teaches Drama, Stagecraft and Creative Writing at Harding Fine Arts Academy. She's also a member of Everybody & Their Dog and The Midolls, comedy improv troupes

Tinasha is thrilled to be making her debut with Lyric Theatre this summer.  She is a Theatre Performance and MLA Film Production graduate of Oklahoma City University and has been recently seen in Condescendin' White Boys (Black Don't Crack Productions) Soul on Fire, a new musical (Onyx Vizion Productions) and Doubt, A Parable (Carpenter Square Theatre).  Other credits include works with Oklahoma Children's Theatre, Man and Superman (TheatreOCU), commercial and radio spots with Oklahoma Regents, and a Dead Center Film Festival Short Documentary Selection, "First and Female," which she directed.