

Julie has also most recently returned to the stage with appearances in Lakeland Theatre’s If/Then (u/s Kate) and Blank Canvas Theatre’s productions of We Will Rock You (ensemble). Back to reprise her role as ASM for the Dazzle Awards, other stage management credits include The River Bride (Cleveland Public Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire and Bright Ideas (The Brecksville Theatre), Bloody, Little Pieces (Blank Canvas Theatre), Disney Musicals in Schools Student Share (Ohio Theatre, Playhouse Square 2016-18) and others. Julie received her Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre degree from Siena Heights University in 2011. He is very excited to be back in Cleveland, having musically directed all the Dazzle Awards shows since its very beginning. Mercier, a graduate of the Hartt School, was the Resident Music Director & Artistic Associate at the New London Barn Playhouse for six years, a Guest Artist at Dartmouth College for three, and is currently the Producing Artistic Director at North Country Center for the Arts Jean's Playhouse in NH.
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An award-winning composer, Mercier’s original productions & adaptations include Ghost Hunting and Lost in Wonderland (NH Theatre Factory), The Magic of Fairytales Series (Palace Theatre), Tom Sawyer (Winnipesauke Playhouse), and A Christmas Carol: A Sparkling New Musical which toured across the country in 2013. Past orchestration, arrangement, & music direction credits include nationally recognized theaters all over the country such as the New London Barn Playhouse (NH), Northern Stage (VT), Goodspeed Opera House (CT), Center for the Arts (PA), Idaho Shakespeare Festival (ID), the Palace Theatre (NH), American Music Theatre (PA), and NYC’s Duplex, Westbeth Off-Broadway & Nokia Theatre Times Square. No stranger to Cleveland, Mercier spent four years with Great Lakes Theater, musically directing their productions of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, My Fair Lady, The Secret Garden and Les Misérables, which won the Cleveland Critics and Broadway World Cleveland Award for Best Music Director. Joel is a New England based Director, Music Director, and Composer. Chandon’s additional choreographic work includes Theatreworks USA’s Off Broadway production of Bunnicula! (associate choreographer), Skyline Theatre Company’s productions of Cabaret, Funny Girl and Dreamgirls (choreographer), Cornell University’s 150th Charter Day Celebration kicking off with a “Big Red Birthday Bash”(choreographer/director) and Tisch University’s 50th Anniversary Gala at The Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC (co-choreographer). Most recently, Chandon worked as the associate choreographer on Vanity Fair (Shakespeare Theatre Company) and Elf the Musical (USA Tour). Chandon is the associate choreographer on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and has worked on the production around the world with companies including the North American tour (USA and Canada), Shanghai, China and the most recent UK tour.Īs a performer, Chandon appeared in the North American tour’s of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Elf the Musical, Singin’ in the Rain at The Gateway Playhouse and High School Musical 2 at The North Carolina Theatre.

and received her BFA in Music Theatre from Elon University in North Carolina.

IG: Chandon Louise JonesĬhandon is based in Washington, D.C. He is a former competitive gymnast and made his Broadway debut as a performer in the final company of Beauty and the Beast. He graduated from the Cincinnati Conservatory and was recently honored with the 2021 Young Alumni Award.

Other notable recent work includes a new adaptation of Beauty and the Beast for Disney Creative Entertainment running aboard the Disney Dream the world-premiere stage adaptation of Disney’s Tangled Robert Schenkkan and Neil Berg’s The Twelve (Denver Center) the HIFA Festival in Zimbabwe Found (Philadelphia Theatre Company), 13 North American companies of ELF music videos for artists Vincint and Tank and the Bangas and pieces for Goodspeed Musicals, The Public Theatre, Theatreworks USA, Buck County Playhouse, Lincoln Center, Papermill Playhouse, Westport Country Playhouse, ACT, Playhouse Square, and Shakespeare Theatre Company in DC.Ĭonnor is currently developing several musicals, for both Broadway and internationally stages is a frequent guest teacher at Broadway Dreams. Connor received the Astaire Award for his work on The Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of The Robber Bridegroom, directed by Alex Timbers. Connor also choreographed the Korean language production, with forthcoming productions in Australia, London’s West End, and a US National Tour. He is best known for choreographing the world-wide musical phenomenon Beetlejuice, which recently reopened on Broadway. Connor is a New York-based director, choreographer, and dance educator.
