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Conlon Bonner is thrilled to reprise the role of Colehouse in the Ragtime. he has been performing on various Utah stages for the past 12 years. Outside of performing he works as a Diversity Equity and Inclusion Consultant for various theaters, nonprofits and municipalities. Prior to his work in Inclusion, he worked as an instructor for Seminaries and Institutes of Religion for six years. He has performed in a number of musicals including: Ragtime, Big River, The Little Mermaid, and Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat.  Conlon has always had a passion for the performing arts. Conlon Bonner received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in Communication Studies. He obtained his master's degree from Southern Utah University in Professional Communications. He currently sings with his family music group, The Bonner Family, sharing inspirational music with the world. He is happily married these 10 years to his beautiful wife, Rachel, and is the father of 6 wonderful children! His love for God and theater motivates him to give his best efforts on stage and in life.
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Brittany Andam was raised in Escondido, CA and is a singer, actress, model, aesthetician, wife and mother. She moved to Utah to attend Brigham Young University and graduated with a music degree in Vocal Performance. Since graduation, she has continued to have a fruitful performing career. Brittany was a featured soloist at the Governor's Gala, The Stadium of Fire and even toured as a backup singer for Alex Boyé. In 2020, Brittany landed her first musical theater role as Lucie Manette in A Tale of Two Cities at the Hale Centre Theatre in Sandy, UT. She has continued to be cast in leading roles such as Armelia in Ain’t Misbehavin’ at the West Valley Center for the Arts and Lily Craven in The Secret Garden (HCT Sandy). Most recently, she was Atina in The Little Mermaid (HCT Sandy). She looks forward to expanding and seeing where this incredible career takes her. When she’s not performing, Brittany enjoys dancing, going on culinary excursions, catching up with friends and spending time with her husband and two children.
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Usually the comic relief, Kyle is beyond excited to portray a character as emotionally wrenching as Tateh. Previous roles with Music Theater West include Mr. Wiesel, Disney’s Newsies; Roscoe Dexter, Singin in the Rain; Charlie Cowell, The Music Man; and Ali Hakim, Oklahoma. Sharing a stage with his oldest daughter, Molly, has provided a wonderful chance to watch her grow and flourish as a performer and something that is always cherished. A huge thank you to you, the audience, for your support of community theater, and to my wife and three more daughters at home for their unwavering encouragement and love.
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Celeste Baillio has a BFA in Music Dance Theatre and Theatre Education from BYU. For the past 6 years she has been the Managing Director for Music Theatre West. Some past favorite roles have been Lina Lamont in Singin in the Rain (MTW), Miss Hannigan in Annie (MTW), Katherine in Freaky Friday (FS), Morticia in The Addams Family(FS), Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie(FS), and Adelaide in Guys and Dolls (MTW). She loves camping and playing board games with her hubby and four kids.
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Mason is excited to be back in the Eccles Theater as Little Boy in Ragtime! He recently finished playing a pickpocket and orphan in Oliver! with UFOMT. Mason has loved getting to share stories on stage with so many wonderful actors and friends. A couple of his favorite roles include Chip in Beauty and the Beast and the understudy Les in Newsies with MTW. Mason hopes you enjoy the incredibly talented people that portray such a beautiful message in Ragtime that is very much needed today.
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Logan is delighted to be back onstage again with Music Theatre West. Favorite past MTW roles include Don Lockwood in Singing in the Rain, Orin Scrivello (the Evil Dentist) in Little Shop of Horrors, and Rooster Hannigan in Annie. Logan is especially excited to be performing in the same cast as his wife Sarah, whom he met while serving as a Young Performing Missionary in Nauvoo, Illinois. Logan is a father to two children, loves climbing mountains, and works as a General Surgeon at Logan Regional Hospital.
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Jared is so excited to be living a dream as part of this amazing production of Ragtime! Ever since he saw it in high school, he knew he had to be a part of it, and he's so excited for Cache Valley to see it! Previous roles have been Mr. Brownlow (Oliver!), Pharaoh (Elton John &Tim Rice's Aida), Isaachar (Joseph...), Henry, the Old Actor (The Fantasticks) with Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, King Arthur (Camelot) with Cache Theatre Company and Uncle Max (The Sound of Music) with Music Theatre West. When he's not onstage at the Eccles Theatre, he can be seen across the street enriching the future theatre folk of America as the theatre teacher and director at Logan High School.
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Sofia was born in the middle of the Australian Outback in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia on her dad’s birthday. She is still his best birthday present to this day. Sofia loves to sing, dance, tumble and perform and has a natural ability to project her voice, which is why her mother encouraged her to give performing a try. Sofia is thrilled to make her musical performing debut as Little Girl in Ragtime.
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Randy was last seen in Musical Theater West, Sound of Music, Franz 2021. Other credits include: The Good Sheperds, Father, Bishop 2022, Cache Valley InterFaith Choir, Tour of Italy 2022 BFA in Theatre, Acting Emphasis form the University of Utah 1979 where he was involved in productions on both the Pioneer and Babcock Theatres. Including: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter Pan, Anthony and Cleopatra, The Sunshine Boys, Kiss Me Kate, The King and I, Merchant of Venice, The Duchess of Malfi, Servant of Two Masters, Gallileo, and Man of La Mancha. Retired from a career of 30 years at Utah State University as an administrator in Student Services. He is currently a member of the American Festival Chorus performed in Carmina Burana as part of the Utah Festival Opera’s 2022 season and Brittens War Requiem 2023.
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After taking nearly a decade off of performing on stage, Barbie Haggerty is so ecstatic to be able to rejoin the theater community with such a fun and talented cast in a powerful musical like Ragtime. Barbie is a mom of two future leaders; she’s convinced one of them will become a CEO and the other will become a mob boss, and she couldn’t be more excited about it. Beyond motherhood, Barbie runs a marketing firm and creates content on Facebook and TikTok under the handle @babsmcgabs. Having acquired nearly 150k followers across her platforms, it’s safe to say that Barbie shares Evelyn’s love of the limelight. Barbie is goofy, playful, and loves to make people laugh. She’s so glad you’re here and hopes you enjoy the show!
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Sarah is thrilled to be channeling her inner rage as the feisty and fabulous Emma Goldman in this production of Ragtime. Sarah is a former elementary school teacher and current stay-at-home mother to two wonderful kids. Former favorite roles include Madame (the Wicked Stepmother) in Cinderella, Irene in Crazy for You, and Emily Hobbs in Elf, a role that she got to play with her husband and son. Sarah met her husband Logan, who is playing the role of Father in this production, while serving as a Young Performing Missionary in Nauvoo, Illinois.
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Ben is very excited to be returning to the stage in Music Theater West’s rendition of Ragtime. He has enjoyed working with this talented and diverse cast in a show with so much heart. Most recently Ben played the role of Mr Jacobi in Newsies, also with MTW. He is grateful he gets to be on stage with his youngest son Soren. His wife and two more teenage children are his biggest fans and are always supporting him from the front row.
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Aaron is a Cache Valley native attending Utah State University. He is studying Health Science, with plans to become a Physician Assistant. He works as a phlebotomist, a private cello teacher, and an RA on campus. So if you have blood, play cello, or are locked out of your dorm, Aaron’s your man. Ragtime marks his 4th show with MTW, with the most recent being Newsies! He likes to play volleyball and basketball, go camping, practice the piano or cello, write song parodies, and go on fun dates with cute girls. If you would like more information about that last part, please find him after the show.
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Cary Youmans is thrilled to return to the stage with his Music Theatre West family in “Ragtime.” It is an honor for him to get to participate sharing this compelling and relevant story with Cache Valley. Cary lives in Logan with his husband, Reid, and is an Academic Advisor for the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University.
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Krispin, one of 5 brothers, was raised by his mother, who is a member of the Gospel Recording group Quinn, in Dallas, Texas. Krispin found his voice both by singing in church and by performing R&B music through college. Krispin is a former collegiate and professional basketball player, who has played in various professional leagues in the US. Now retired, Krispin, and his family, moved to the Salt Lake Valley to pursue acting/music full-time once again. As an actor, he has appeared as a lead in The West Valley Performing Arts Center’s “Ain’t Misbehavin”. Now one member of the inspirational music group Kris&Kiirt, he is preparing to release his first Single “Witness” in May.
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Nneka Barcelona is excited to join the Music Theatre West Ragtime cast. This is one of her favorite musicals. Past roles include Crystal from Little Shop Of Horrors, Jarene from The Color Purple and Joanne from RENT.
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Daysha has enjoyed the art of making sound since before she could talk. Born and raised in the South, she matriculated to Utah in the hopes of becoming a well-rounded artist while putting down grassroots in the west. She has enjoyed playing the roles of Nell (Ain’t Misbehavin-West Valley Arts), Wardrobe/Mrs. Potts (Beauty & the Beast-West Valley Arts), Ronette (Little Shop of Horrors-West Valley Arts), Ms. Scarlett (Clue-West Valley Arts) and over a decade worth of voice overs, background vocals and choir work. She is delighted to make my debut with Musical Theater West.
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Chris is making his Music Theater West debut. Chris, a graduate of Fine Arts from WWCC, is also a playwright, lyricist, and dramaturg. Prominent acting roles in the community include Dewey Finn in School of Rock (Cache Theater Company a.k.a. CTC), Plankton in SpongeBob (CTC), Mr. Wormwood in Matilda (CTC), Galahad in Spamalot (CTC), and Gomez in The Addams Family (Four Seasons). Chris is incredibly grateful and honored to be a part of this life changing musical about race, inequality, and love, whose themes are just as relevant today as they were 121 years ago.
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Avery Sims has performed with The Ziegfeld Theater and Cache Theatre Company. Notable roles have been The Donkey in Shrek, Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, and Francis in Forever Plaid.
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Oba is appreciative of the chance to showcase his talents with Music Theatre West. Previously, he has taken part in productions at Hale Centre Theatre such as The Play That Goes Wrong in 2021 and Ragtime in 2013. Oba's musical abilities have also been displayed at the House of Blues in New Orleans, and he had the honor of singing the National Anthem at the Utah Jazz season opener. When he's not performing, Oba spends his time working as a recording artist, songwriter, and music producer.
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Kile is excited to be apart of this show. Kile has been in shows such as Hello Dolly, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Guys & Dolls, and Disney’s Tarzan with HCT; Joseph...Dreamcoat (Benjamin) with SGMT; Hairspray (Seaweed) with HVTC; Rumors (Glen Cooper), Alice in Wonderland (Mad Hatter), and The Tempest (Stephano) with DSU; Disney’s Tarzan (Acro Monkey/Ensemble), AIDA (Swing), and Big River (Slave) with Tuachan. Kile is from St. George, Utah, where he graduated from Dixie State University with a BS in Theatre.
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Nicholas Warren is a talented performer hailing from the bustling city of New York. With a passion for theater, he first graced the stage in a memorable performance in the beloved musical, Ragtime. When he's not performing, Nicholas is an active member of the Debra Bonner Community Gospel Choir, where he uses his voice to spread joy and positivity through music. Nicholas has a particular fondness for musicals and considers plays to be one of his biggest passions. In his opinion, one of the best musicals of all time is the catchy and heartwarming Shrek the Musical. #bringitbacktonetflix
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Halle loves to be on the stage and is excited to be working with Music Theatre West again. She previously performed with MTW in Annie as well as participating in summer camps. She has also performed with Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre and Cache Children’s Choir. She is a freshman at Green Canyon High School and looks forward to performing for many more years!
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Madelaine Lamah is an actor, dancer, and model based in Salt Lake City, UT. Madelaine has been in the performance industry for about 5 years now, starring in her first role in Eclipsed, at the University of Utah. Since then, she has starred in multiple plays, commercials, short films, fashion shows, and dance performances. When she's not performing, she can be found serving her community, at church, working at the Salt Lake County office, or spending time with her family.
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In her debut appearance with Music Theater West, Monroe is happy to join the cast of this special musical.
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Laura has shared her love of singing at NAACP convention in Texas, Genesis 50th Anniversary, fairs, and other festivals. This is her first musical and wants to send her love to her family of seven.
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Randy Wellbaum graduated from USU with a degree in Music and the Human Mind, with an emphasis in Choral Conducting. He was the director of the historic “Imperial Glee Club Men’s Chorus” for 5 years, and currently is the Artistic Director for the Cache Valley Interfaith Choir. He has served as the President of the Utah State University Chamber Singers and performs with the American Festival Chorus. He formerly sang with the Utah Festival Opera Company for four seasons, and with the Latter-Day Voices. Randy has performed with choirs in Carnegie Hall in New York City twice, performed in the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and has enjoyed performing in National and International Choral Festivals in the United States, Canada, England, Italy, and China. The Cache Valley Interfaith Chorus, under Randy’s direction, toured across Italy early June 2022 and sang at some of the world's most incredible venues, including St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice and St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. Randy is extremely passionate about music and finds great joy in his many conducting and performing opportunities.
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Ragtime is Rachel's fifth production with Music Theatre West as a performer. She got her start performing through voice lessons, which led to a love for music and theatre. Rachel continued her music education at Utah State University in their Vocal Performance program before she found her true purpose in Social Work. She is grateful for the opportunity she has to share this love and hopes to continue. While Rachel is off stage, you can find her on campus studying for class, working on various crochet projects or volunteering within our community. Buy her a Diet Coke for a job well done!
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Dallin is beyond thrilled to be back on stage with Music Theatre West for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He was last seen in Music Theatre West’s production of Newsies. He has been involved in productions of Aida, Les Misérables, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Fiddler on the Roof, The Wizard of Oz, Newsies, and now Ragtime! Currently, Dallin is a senior at Utah State working on finishing his bachelor’s degree in social work. The performing arts are part of his soul and he couldn’t imagine his life without them. Dallin is extremely humbled for this opportunity to be part of this amazing production and cast and grateful to tell such a beautiful story with amazing people.
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After many years away from the stage, Harmony is thrilled to be joining Music Theatre West in her all-time favorite show, Ragtime. Since graduating from BYU in 2022, she has been enjoying living and working in Cache Valley with her husband and dog, and hopes to do more community theatre going forward.
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Lily is so excited to be in this phenomenal production of Ragtime! She has been doing musical theatre since she was young. She just graduated from Green Canyon and plans on studying musical theatre performance after serving an LDS mission and is beyond grateful for her parents' support in that decision. Favorite roles include Anya in Anastasia (GCHS) and Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables (UFOMT Conservatory). Enjoy the show!
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Hey look, they’re doing Ragtime,” said a young, naive Seth, having spotted a poster as he walked out of the MTW production of Newsies. What a silly guy, little did he know, he would be performing in that very show come September. This may be Seth’s first production with MTW, but he has performed elsewhere in roles such as as Gomez Addams (The Addams Family) and Cinderella’s Prince (Into the Woods). Seth thanks his friends (for putting up with his constant chatter about the show), his family (for loving, supporting, and partially funding his efforts), and God (for providing him the free gift of grace).
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Although just a 6th grader at Mount Logan Middle School, Molly is no stranger to performing on stage, having appeared in Four Seasons Theatre Company’s productions of Mary Poppins and The Wizard of Oz. Molly is excited to be making her debut with Music Theatre West and sharing the stage with her dad. Molly is looking forward to more shows with MTW and the chance to perform with other companies in the valley as she has been thoroughly bitten by the musical theater bug. Enjoy the show!
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Chelsi Pulley is delighted to be performing again with Music Theatre West. Acting has officially taken over as her very favorite obsession, followed closely by napping and eating ice cream. Chelsi has the cool job of being a piano teacher and loves to tickle the ivories herself whenever she has the time. She also loves to knit and watch Hallmark movies. Sometimes she likes to go mountain biking with her husband if he consents to not wake her up too early to do so. She is the proud mother of 4 crazy-amazing kids and loves them dearly. She and her husband Jeff have been happily married for 20 years.
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Haven Draper just graduated from Green Canyon High. This is Havens first production with Music Theatre West, and has loved it! Haven enjoys being adventurous, and if you get her cheezits she’ll love you forever. Some of Havens favorite roles have been Cosette from Les Miserables with UFOMT, Anya from Anastasia at Green Canyon, and Little Red from Into The Woods at Green Canyon. She can’t wait to be involved with more community theatre, and hopes you see her on the stage again soon!
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Kim is thrilled to make her debut with MTW as well as the historic Eccles Theater, appearing on her “bucket list” after experiencing performances on this special, historic stage. Kim only briefly dabbled in theater more than 20 years ago, but recently got re-bitten by the “bug” which refutes the saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. But, to be clear, she’s not THAT old… or a dog:) Favorite past roles: Grandma Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof (Wormcreek), Elf in Shrek the Musical, and Ethel in And Then There Were None (Old Barn). When not on the stage, Kim teaches 1st graders how to be good humans, eats all of the peanut butter and chocolate, and board-games with her amazing husband and two daughters. Love to Kyle, Madi and Harper!
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Stephen is honored to be a part of this production of Ragtime, coming back to the stage after a long hiatus. He is incredibly grateful for a loving wife and kids who supported the time away, and to the cast and crew for this opportunity. He loves the messages of this show and hopes they can carry through to everyone here, but especially his amazing kids! "We'll never get to heaven, 'til we reach that day."
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This is Blake's first appearance on the Eccles Stage. Blake is a sophmore at Utah State University. He is a member of the USU Chorale and is in an acapella group Aggiepella. Past credits include Patrick in the Spongebob Musical and Oliver in Puffs.
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Soren returns to the Eccles stage, having recently appeared in Oliver with the Utah festival Opera. Some of his favorite roles include Benjamin Cratchet in Christmas carol (Lyrec rep), Fletcher in Freaky Friday (Lyric rep), Ali Hakim in Oklahoma (Mount Logan Middle School’s production) and Less in NEWSIES (Music theater west). Soren spends time off stage doing rubik's cubes and other puzzles, he is a 7th grader at mount logan middle school, and enjoys time with friends and family.
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Karen Teuscher is beyond thrilled to be in the cast of Ragtime as this is an all time favorite show with stories that are absolutely relevant in today’s world with incredible music! Karen is the choral director for Green Canyon High School and is also involved as the music director for the theatre program there. She has also taught at Sky View High School, North Cache Middle, and Thomas Edison North Campus. Karen is active in the community musical theatre and music scene, music directing shows for Music Theatre West, Cache Theatre, and the Stardust Big Band Show, directing the choral group Femme Chorale, playing the flute in the Nutcracker and the USU alumni band, and performing in musicals. Amid this busy schedule, Karen’s favorite roles are mother and grandmother and she loves to cheer on her four kids and 20 month old grandson!
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Julie is so happy to be part of MTW’s production of Ragtime. She fell in love with this brilliantly written show in 2018, when her daughter played Little Girl with Utah Festival Opera and has been obsessed ever since. It’s a thrill to be onstage helping share this timely story. When Julie isn’t performing (past roles include Sister Hubert- Nunsense, Betty Haynes- White Christmas, Eliza Doolittle- My Fairy Lady), she is usually reading, walking, running, lettering, cheering for one of her six kids and her husband, Stanton Allen, or laughing like a horse.
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Logan is a lover of all things musical theatre. He enjoys every aspect of live performance but his favorite genre is easily opera and musical theatre. His favorite roles in his theatre career so far have been have been the student Grantaire in Les Misérables, the newsie Splasher in Newsies, and John Brooke in Little Women. Once music from Ragtime is out of his head you’ll likely catch him humming tunes from Les Misérables, West Side Story, Anastasia, Newsies, and countless other over-sang Broadway musicals.