Roger Bart (Yvan) BROADWAY: Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein - Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, The Producers- originated the role of Carmen Ghia (Tony and Drama Desk Award Nominations) and subsequently took over the role of Leo Bloom. The Frogs - Xanthias (Vivian Beaumont Theatre at Lincoln Center), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown - Snoopy, for which he received the Tony and Drama Desk Awards. Triumph of Love- Harlequin, King David - Jonathan, Big River- Tom Sawyer. OFF-BROADWAY: Henry IV Part I & II (NYSF), Up Against It, Fully Committed, and a brief stint doing Charles Busch's Vampire Lesbians Of Sodom. FIRST NATIONAL TOURS: How To Succeed… -Bud Frump, The Who’s Tommy - Cousin Kevin (US, West End and German Productions), and The Secret Garden- Dickon. His film credits include: Law Abiding Citizen, Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, The Midnight Meat Train, American Gangster, Hostel: Part II, The Producers, Stepford Wives, and The Insider. Roger provided the singing voice of the title character in Walt Disney's animated feature, Hercules, and the singing voice of Scamp in Disney's Lady and the Tramp Part 2. On television, Roger appeared in the first and second seasons of ABC's “Desperate Housewives” as George Williams, the Pharmacist; NBC's “The Event” - Richard Peel, Chief of Staff, “Bram and Alice”, “The Lost Room” (SYFY mini-series), “30 ROCK”, “CSI: Miami”, “Human Target”, “CSI”, and most recently as Mason Treadwell on ABC's new hit, “Revenge.” Roger is thrilled to be here at The Pasadena Playhouse working with Bradley, Michael and director David Lee. Roles in soon to be released films include Freaky Deaky, Exision (Sundance Film Festival 2012), A Green Story, Smiley, and April Apocalypse.
Michael O’Keefe (Serge) has appeared in a number of critical and commercial hit films, such as Michael Clayton, Frozen River, The Pledge, Ironweed, Caddyshack, and The Great Santini, for which he garnered both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Films soon to be released include Emergo, Junction, and A Thousand Cuts. Television audiences will remember him as Fred on “Roseanne,” or from his other appearances on “The West Wing,” “Law and Order,” “House M.D.,” “The Closer” and “Brothers and Sisters.” Most recently, Michael appeared in the critically acclaimed HBO film Too Big To Fail as Wall Street hotshot Chris Flowers. On Broadway, Michael has appeared in productions of Reckless, Side Man, The Fifth of July and Mass Appeal, for which he received a Theater World Award. He also portrayed the lead role of Lt. Daniel Kaffee in the National Tour of A Few Good Men. In addition to acting, Michael also enjoys writing in a variety of forms. In 2009, he published a book of poems entitled Swimming From Under My Father. He penned the lyrics for the Grammy winning song, “Longing in their Hearts,” which was composed and sung by Bonnie Raitt. His writing has also appeared in “BOMB,” “Lake Affect” and “Chaparral,” and he holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Bennington College.
Bradley Whitford (Marc) is best known for his role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama “The West Wing” for which he was nominated three times for a Golden Globe and three times for an Emmy which he won in 2001 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He went on to play Danny Tripp in NBC’s “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”, and Dan Stark in the Fox comedy “The Good Guys”. Recent television appearances include Red John in “The Mentalist”, and Mitch Albom in “Have a Little Faith." Film credits include Scent of a Woman, The Client, A Perfect World, Red Corner, Philadelphia, My Life, Billy Madison and the upcoming Savannah and The Cabin in the Woods. Theater credits include; A Few Good Men and Boeing Boeing on Broadway, Three Days of Rain, Curse of the Starving Class, Measure for Measure off-Broadway, and the title role in Coriolanus at the Folger Theater in Washington DC. Brad is thrilled to be working in his hometown of Pasadena and is grateful for the community’s enthusiastic support of this wonderful theater.
