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HELP IS ON THE WAY XXI CAST PHOTOS AND BIOS

CONSTANTINE MAROULIS
Born in Brooklyn, New York and later raised in the nearby suburbs of New Jersey, Constantine James Maroulis grew up surrounded by a wide array of polarized music from classic rock, alternative and spirituals to jazz and jam band antics. That disparaging mix of sounds would soon become an essential ingredient in his development as soon as he entered high school where he began participating in musical theater productions as well as singing in various rock bands. It was not unusual to see Constantine onstage at a Summer Stock theater production while afterwards heading straight to a nightclub to front a band. He then garnered his spot to attend the prestigious Boston Conservatory of Music.

During this time Constantine worked consistently to build his impressive resume that included lead roles in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Jesus Christ Superstar, along with his first work in the dramas of William Shakespeare and a slew of student and indie films. Additionally, Constantine was singled out for an apprenticeship at the legendary Williamstown Theater Festival where he appeared on the main stage in Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Donald Margulies' God of Vengeance starring Tony winner Ron Leibman and Diane Venora. Other apprentices included future star Chris Pine of Star Trek fame and Liz Meriwhether the creator of the Fox show The New Girl. During the Williamstown Theater Festival's Cabaret Series, which was hosted by Lewis Black of The Daily Show, Constantine gave a moving performance that luckily caught the attention of Michael Grief the director of RENT.

After completing school Maroulis returned to his native New York City where he soon landed the role of Roger in the ever-popular aforementioned musical RENT. For the better part of the next year Constantine electrified audiences nightly, receiving critical praise touring North America and Asia with the show. Moments after taking his bows each night in RENT, Maroulis would race to the local club where he would showcase that versatility by flexing his rock chops nearly every night jamming with an ensemble he assembled or a local band.

Upon completion of the RENT tour, Constantine returned to Manhattan where he busied himself with his rock band by night auditions by day. A friend coaxed him into traveling to Washington D.C. for an audition for the wildly popular television show American Idol. Constantine became a finalist where he performed everything from Tin Pan Alley standards like "My Funny Valentine," rhythm and blues classics like Otis Redding's "Too Hard To Handle," and the epic stadium rock of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," which he would later record when he was personally invited by Queen guitarist Brian May to take part in Hollywood Records Tribute to Queen CD entitled Killer Queen which also featured Gavin Degraw and Joss Stone. Maroulis performed the song on a number of shows highlighted by Jay Leno's Tonight Show.

Soon after that season ended, Maroulis embarked on the traditional sold out summer arena tour for American Idol finalists. This, on the heels of the multi-platinum selling American Idol Season 4 CD where Constantine contributed his moody rendering of "My Funny Valentine." Eventually Maroulis was able to find time to record his own very first solo album simply titled Constantine. This album featured a diverse collection of brand new moody pop tunes that even features some songs penned by Maroulis himself. The critically acclaimed album fared well, debuting high on the Billboard charts and was supported by a series of club tours of the United States.

While American Idol would expose Constantine to a new world, he yearned to get back to his theater roots and in 2006, he was cast in his first Broadway leading part in the Tony-nominated musical The Wedding Singer. This was followed by another ensemble piece with the eclectic 1960s off-Broadway gem Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris where Constantine garnered a string of excellent reviews. Spinning off of that run Constantine surprised audiences when he was added to the cast of the classic daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful where a part was written especially for him in the role of Constantine Paros. There he appeared on more that 40 episodes regularly performing material from his self-titled debut album. While Constantine received offers from a wide array of Broadway possibilities, Constantine had aspirations of breaking a brand new show. With that in mind, Maroulis took a meeting with the producers of a particular 1980s hair metal mix tape musical entitled Rock of Ages. Maroulis believed in the project and accepted the lead role. Rock of Ages opened off- Broadway and in no time debuted on Broadway to critical raves and packed houses nightly. The show was honored with a Tony nomination and Constantine was nominated for lead actor in a musical. After a year with the show on Broadway, Maroulis took the show on the road for the full North American tour of sold out performances. Maroulis' versatility has led to a number of stints as a regular contributor to All Things Fox as well as a number of American Idol related programs such as Fox Reality, Fox News and has hosted shows for Fuse and Yahoo. Maroulis has maintained a great relationship with the producers of American Idol and was recently brought back to appear on their stage where he crooned the classic Righteous Brothers tune "Unchained Melody." Maroulis, the father of a toddler named Malena James has taken fatherhood to heart and merged it with his rock star chops which led him to become the face for Disney's Rock Star Mickey Mouse toy where he was seen in the national television commercial performing the Kinks classic "You Really Got Me." Constantine has consistently made himself available for charitable causes, lending his talents to Broadway Cares, St. Jude's Children's Fund, The Hellenic Scholarship Foundation, REAF and the Sarcoma Foundation just to name a few.

Constantine made guest appearance on television's Law & Order: SVU as well as reinventing the lead role in Joe DiPietro (Memphis) penned cult musical The Toxic Avenger, this for a special limited pre-Broadway engagement at Houston's famed theater The Alley. Maroulis help create a re-imagined version of Frank Wildhorn's epic musical Jekyll & Hyde co-staring with the talented Deborah Cox.

JOHN LLOYD YOUNG
In 2013, John Lloyd Young was appointed by Barack Obama to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.  He was sworn in at the Supreme Court of the United States by Justice Elena Kagan.

Young originated the role of "Frankie Valli" in Broadway's Tony Award winning Best Musical and international hit, JERSEY BOYS.  As Valli, Young garnered unprecedented accolades from New York and national media, including one of the most exciting New York Times reviews ever written for an actor making a Broadway debut.  Mr. Young went on to win the Lead Actor Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards, becoming the only American actor in history to win all four leading actor awards for a Broadway debut.  Mr. Young sings lead vocals on the Platinum, Grammy Award-winning JERSEY BOYS Original Cast Album.  Young's other honors for JERSEY BOYS include a caricature at the world-famous Sardi's Restaurant, being named Person of the Week by ABC World News Tonight, and being chosen for prestigious "Best of " lists by Entertainment Weekly, Reader's Digest and The New York Times.

Young returned to JERSEY BOYS on Broadway for several months in 2012 and 2013, and in early 2014 he made his West End debut in London opening JERSEY BOYS at the historic Piccadilly Theatre. Young re-created his award-winning Broadway turn onscreen for director Clint Eastwood in Warner Brothers' film adaptation of JERSEY BOYS, which premiered across the world in 2014.

A resident of Los Angeles, Young played to sold-out crowds of 17,000-plus as "Marius" in LES MISERABLES at the Hollywood Bowl, was the first-ever guest star invited to appear on Fox-TV's Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning hit, GLEE; guest starred opposite Michael Chiklis on CBS' drama, VEGAS; and played the title role in the family comedy film OY VEY, MY SON IS GAY, opposite Lainie Kazan.

In February 2013, Young made his debut at New York's prestigious and famous Cafe Carlyle.  Reviewing his performance, The New York Times wrote that Young "has a disciplined one-in-a-million high tenor shading into falsetto that he can direct through the stratosphere."

Before JERSEY BOYS, Young was a New York theatre actor in plays including the New York-area premiere of Michael Healey's THE DRAWER BOY, with Frasier's John Mahoney; and he was named one of the Best Featured Actors in a Play by the NJ Star-Ledger as "Danny Saunders" in Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok's dramatic adaptation of THE CHOSEN, opposite Theodore Bikel, directed by David Ellenstein.  New York Theatre:  "Charlie" in Julia Jordan's THE SUMMER OF THE SWANS for director Joe Calarco (Lucille Lortel Theatre),  "Moritz" in the Douglas Langworthy translation of Wedekind’s SPRING AWAKENING; and nail-biting number theorist "Claudio" in Rinne Groff’s THE FIVE HYSTERICAL GIRLS THEOREM, for Obie-winning Target Margin Theatre, directed by David Herskovits. 

Mr. Young has played Carnegie Hall, the White House, Lincoln Center, New Year's Eve in Times Square, Radio City Music Hall, the New York City Marathon, San Francisco's Feinstein's at the Nikko, Yankee Stadium, Dodgers Stadium, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, McCarter Theatre Center, New York's Town Hall, and the Hollywood Bowl.  Young performed for our returning troops at Washington, D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with country star Lorrie Morgan, The Beach Boys and the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marvin Hamlisch; and he frequently sings the "National Anthem" at L.A.'s Staples Center for the 2012 and 2014 Stanley Cup Hockey Champions, the L.A. Kings. 

Young debuted his visual art in a show at Grammy-winning songwriter Allee Willis's home, Willis Wonderland, in May 2010.  The show, "Food for Thought" acted as a fundraiser for AIDS Project Los Angeles, was a popular success, and was covered by the Los Angeles Times.  Mr. Young's art is represented by the Hamilton-Selway Fine Art Gallery in Hollywood, CA.  His first art commission was for the famed Beverly Hills, CA restaurant, Spago.

Mr. Young's debut album, "My Turn..." is available for download on iTunes and for order on cdbaby.com and Amazon.com.  The entirely-acoustic album seeks to re-create in the recording studio classic 60s R&B songs in much the same way they were originally recorded, before the advent of sampling and Autotune.  The album is Executive Produced by Dona R. Miller and Mr. Young's Under the Skyway Productions, and produced by London producer Arthur Baker and by Tommy Faragher of Fox's hit show, GLEE.

Young proudly and actively supports charities including Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, amfAR, Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang, The United Service Organization (USO), The American Cancer Society, AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and the Actors Fund of America, REAF and The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU).

LORETTA DEVINE
Equally at home on stage or on screen, EMMY award-winning actress Loretta Devine has created some of the most memorable roles in theatre, film and television. Devine first captured national attention in the role of Lorrell, one of the three original “Dreamgirls” in Michael Bennett’s classic award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. She followed that performance with a fiery portrayal of Lillian in Bob Fosse’s critically acclaimed stage production “Big Deal.” Subsequent work in George C. Wolfe’s “Colored Museum” and “Lady Day at Emerson Bar and Grill,” cemented Devine’s status as one of the most talented and versatile stage actresses.

Film roles soon followed including a poignant turn as a single mother opposite Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett and Gregory Hines in “Waiting to Exhale” which earned her a NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress. Devine also won an NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Penny Marshall’s “The Preacher’s Wife.” Devine also received an IFP “Spirit” Award nomination for Best Actress for her work in “Women Thou Art Loosed.” Devine was featured in the Academy Award-winning film “Crash” and the hit movie of “Dreamgirls.” Additional film credits include appearances in the successful “Urban Legend” franchise, “I Am Sam” opposite Michelle Pfeiffer and Sean Penn, “Kingdom Come,” “What Women Want,” “Punks,” “Hoodlums,” “Down in the Delta” and “Stanley and Iris.” Devine also appeared in “Sticky Fingers,” “Amos and Andrew,” “The Breaks,” “The Price of Kissing,” “Lover Girl,” “Class Act,” “Living Large,” “Caged Fear” and “Little Nikita” and “Dirty Laundry” In 2009 Devine co-starred in “This Christmas” and “First Sunday” both of which opened Number 1 at the box office. Ms. Devine voiced the character of Delta the chocolate brown toy poodle in “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” for Disney starring Drew Barrymore.

Devine appeared onscreen in several films in 2010 including the Sony Screen Gems remake of “Death At A Funeral” with Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence and Danny Glover and “Lottery Ticket” for Alcon/Warner Brothers. Most recently, Devine was seen onscreen in the Lionsgate film “For Colored Girls” directed by Tyler Perry and in 2011 she can be seen in “Jumping the Broom” with Paula Patton, Laz Alonso and Angela Bassett and in another Tyler Perry directed film “Madea’s Big Happy Family.”

On television, Devine can currently be seen in her EMMY winning role as “Adele” the chief’s wife on ABC’s hit medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” Devine has recurred on numerous series the most recent includes ABC’s “Eli Stone” which had a two season run and she received three NAACP Image Awards for her role on David E. Kelly’s Fox series “Boston Public.” Additional credits include series roles in “A Different World” and Lifetime Television’s “Wild Card.” Devine also provided the voice of Muriel Stubbs on the beloved animated series, “The PJ’s.”

Devine graduated from the University of Houston and later received a Master of Fine Artsin Theater Arts from Brandeis University. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

CAROLE COOK
CAROLE COOK created the role of Maggie Jones in the New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo companies of the Tony Award winning musical, “42nd Street” & originated the role of Blanche Daly in the Broadway hit play, “Romantic Comedy.” She was the second "Dolly" in the world, following Carol Channing for a two year run in Australia and New Zealand. She has starred in major of productions of both “Mame” and “Auntie Mame.” She co-starred in the Los Angeles and National companies of “Father’s Day,” for which she received a Los Angeles Drama Critic's Circle nomination for Best Actress, and also starred in the Australian production of the play. Best Actress Awards include “The Supporting Cast,” Patio/Porch” and “The Lion in Winter,” in which as Eleanor of Aquitaine, she co-starred with her husband, Tom Troupe. They also acted together in “The Gin Game.” In the National tour of “Steel Magnolias,” Carole played the irascible "Quiser", for which she received a Helen Hayes Theatre Award. She has been the recipient of eight Best Actress Drama Logue & Robby Awards in Los Angeles. Her feature films include: “The Incredible Mr. Limpet,” “Palm Springs Weekend,” “American Gigolo,” “Summer Lovers,” “The Gauntlet,” “Lost and Found,” Grandview U.S.A.,” and “Sixteen Candles.” She as guest starred on most major television shows, most recently on “Grey’s Anatomy.” She has toured extensively in her one woman show, “Dress Up” and starred in “Follies” Reprise in Los Angeles and in the New York City Center production of “70 Girls 70.” In 1995, Carole received Baylor University's Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2002, she and Tom were presented the prestigious Theatre Ovation Award for Career Achievement. The first husband and wife team ever to be so honored. Carole recently did a guest starring role on MAJOR CRIMES on TNT Network. For the past 25 years , she has appeared in David Galligan's S.T.A.G.E. AIDS benefit in Los Angeles, and this will be her 18th year with “Help is on the Way.”

JAI RODRIGUEZ
Jai Rodriguez is a talented actor, singer and dancer who starred as Zanna in the off-Broadway musical hit “Zanna , Don’t!” Jai joined “Zanna, Don’t!” after a long-running turn on Broadway starring as Angel in Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award-winning musical “Rent.” Jai’s other theater credits include “Spinning Into Butter” at Lincoln Center Theatre, “Sad Hotel” at the White Barn Theatre, and “Rent” in Canada. On “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” Jai used all aspects of his professional training and skills as a performer plus his social charisma to coach straight subjects on everything from how to mix ‘n mingle in a social setting, to conversation skills and even being at ease on the dance floor.

 Jai also appeared in the movie "The Producers" as Sabu the Houseboy and "The New Guy" as Jose, the drag queen prisoner. While on hiatus from "Queer Eye" Jai appeared on Broadway as Carmen Ghia in "The Producers." Jai started his singing career performing with his local charge choir at Smithtown Gospel Tabernacle. In 2006, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his music career and was among the top finalists in the TV hit series "Celebrity Duets."

JAKE SIMPSON
JAKE SIMPSON twice (2003 and 2004) won the top honors in the Adult Singer category on CBS-TV's "Star Search" with his powerful high tenor voice and three-octave range. Growing up in Crocker, Missouri, making music has been one of the most important driving forces in Jake's life. His sound is influenced by Stevie Wonder, Steve Perry, Donny Hathaway, and the classic style of Sam Cooke.

Jake has recorded, written and performed with a multitude of artists including Grammy Award-winning songwriter Desmond Child, "American Idol" finalists David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado and Grammy Award-nominee Adam Lambert, NBC's "The Voice" finalist Frenchie Davis, Vintage Trouble's Ty Taylor, pianist Jim Brickman (national tour), Shoshana Bean, Matt Cusson, Grammy Award-nominee Taylor Dayne, Grammy Award-winner Paula Cole and most famously on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" with the legendary Stevie Wonder.

Simpson has produced and recorded two albums including the holiday themed "Star of Wonder" and the prophetically entitled "My Song" which garnered positive reviews and radio airplay throughout the U.S. and Europe. Critics raved about his "blue-eyed soul" and his "Amen-inducing" rendition of "O Come All Ye Faithful." Currently, you can catch Jake Simpson starring in the Roll & Roll revue "Arena: Born To Rock" performing weekly at Rolling Stone Los Angeles in Hollywood. His albums are available on iTunes and CD Baby. This is Jakes first appearance in a "Help is on the Way" production.

SCOTT NEVINS
Scott Nevins is an Award winning Host, TV/Radio Personality, Comedian and Celebrity Interviewer, known for being one of the breakout stars of Bravo’s new hit social series “The People’s Couch” and the co-host of "The Ann Walker Show with Scott Nevins" on UBN Radio! He was formally a series regular on "truTV Presents: World’s Dumbest…” and has hosted hundreds of live events, performed his acclaimed solo shows to sold-out audience around the Country, worked with some of the industries biggest stars (opening for Barry Manilow in Las Vegas) and collected an impressive roster of celebrity interviews. Scott has appeared on NBC, truTV, The Style Network, QTV, Fuse TV, LOGO, and MNN Television, Hosted several red carpet events for TV Land and received high praise for his work as the fill-in Host on Sirius Satellite Radio and KNews Radio. Scott also Produces and Hosts the hugely successful yearly fundraiser “SPARKLE: An All-Star Holiday Concert” in New York City and Los Angeles for The Actors Fund. Additionally, Scott Produced and Hosted “Hello Gorgeous!” A Salute to the Streisand Songbook” in NYC benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and served as the celebrity host of Broadway Bares: Las Vegas! Scott has proudly donated his talents to numerous organizations like Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids; HRC;  PFLAG; The Matthew Shepard Foundation; Desert AIDS Project; God’s Love We Deliver and many more. Scott is the recipient of the Out There Award and most recently, the 2013 Silver ADDY Award from the American Advertising Federation for his appearance in a PSA for Desert AIDS Project. Scott has been nominated for a the HX Award, Glammy Award and MAC Award. He was chosen by New York Magazine in their ‘Best of New York’ issue and appeared as the Cover Model/Story for INSTINCT Magazine. For more information, visit www.ScottNevins.com. You can follow Scott on Twitter (@ScottNevins), and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/officialScottNevins).

PAULA WEST
With a voice acclaimed for its many shades of soulfulness, Paula West has captured the hearts of critics and audiences alike from coast to coast. Known for her distinctive repertoire--she believes the American Songbook includes such writers as Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, Jimmy Webb, and Leonard Cohen--Ms. West adds her own depth and drama to American favorites.

Born into a Marine Corps family, Ms. West grew up in San Diego. Moving to San Francisco, she attended singing classes and jan sessions, where she was drawn to songs with interesting harmonies and literate lyrics. Since then, she has performed at venues like Yoshi's San Francisco, and the Empire Plush Room, she has given annual shows at the Herbst Theatre, and she now holds the record for consecutive weeks at The Rrazz Room. In New York, she has performed at Feinstein's at the Regency, The Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, Jazz Standard, Birdland, Blue Note, The Iridium, and Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Lincoln Center. She has been a featured soloist with The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.

Among her national engagements, Ms. West has appeared at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Boston's Scullers, Jazz Aspen and major art festivals like Spoleto USA. Internationally she has performed in Europe, Japan, and Israel. She has shared the bill with luminaries such as Rosemary Clooney, Jimmy Scott, Oscar Brown, Jr., Freddy Cole, Mose Allison, Mavis Staples, and Dave Frishberg and she performed at The White House in a salute to American writers.

Ms. West has worked with such jazz greats as Bobby Hutcherson, Bill Charlap, Mulgrew Miller, Frank Wess, Victor Lewis, Peter Washington, Regina Carter, Roy Haynes, Eric Reed, and Bruce Barth.

For the past several years, Ms. West has been performing consistently with The George Mesterhazy Quartet. Their collaboration has proven to be her strongest musical partnership to date. Mr. Mesterhazy died suddenly last month. The CD, "Paula West Live At Jazz Standard with The George Mesterhazy Quartet", has just been released on Hi-Horse Records. Ms West is grateful to have known George Mesterhazy, and to have recorded this project.

LEA BOURGADE
Often called “ San Francisco's Violinist Virtuoso”, Léa Bourgade started violin at the age of 4 as a student of Rodica Bogdanas at Paris' conservatoire municipal Francis Poulenc.  At age 8, she won 2nd prize in the junior division of the Vatelot-Rampal international violin competition and at 10 she was a runner-up in the advanced division. At 16, Léa just finished her Junior Year at San Francisco University highschool and spent 5 weeks at the prestigious Aspen Music Festival 2015 where she performed with the  Festival Orchestra.  Last summer, Léa was selected to participate in the Tanglewood Advanced string quartet studies program in Lenox, Massachusetts as well as the Foulger Festival in Utah.

Léa is an avid chamber musician and has performed with her piano trio in various showcases throughout the Bay area. Her trio also won first prize for the 2015 California division of the "Voce" Chamber music competition.
Léa performs regularly as a soloist at the San Francisco Conservatory of music where she studies with Bettina Mussumeli. She now uses her talent to raise funds for the less fortunate.


JON MAHER
Jon can be seen as a series regular on the new webisode series “Last Rights,” which is beginning to film it’s second season. He also just co-starred on the ABC television show, "Switched At Birth." Recent theater work includes originating the role of Adam Tyler in “Cute…but Slow,” and the west coast premiere of “The Language of Flowers.” Additional theatre includes “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” performed before the opening of Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival, “Hoboland,” “She Had it Coming,” “The Gay 90’s…” and the West Coast premier of “F.L.O.W.” Jon is frequently referred to as The Sign Language Guy for his interpreted performances in productions such as "Shrek, Rain, Come Fly Away," “A Chorus Line,” “KLuB,” “Self Defense,” “The Mysteries,” “The Exonerated,” “The Guys,” “Spoon River Anthology,” “Master Class,” “Angels in America,” “Death and the Maiden,” Los Angeles Master Chorale, and events for many Presidents of the United States. He has appeared for over 15 years in the annual Fund Raiser’s for S.T.A.G.E., The Actors Fund of America, and Richmond Ermet Aids Foundation.

Film credits include The Mavericks, Navy Heroes, “Baby Sitters Club,” “Carlton’s Death,” “Farce,” “Kiss Me Later,” and “June.’ Television credits include, General Hospital, S!*t My Dad Says, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “The Pretender,” “The Red Cross Christmas Special,” “Twice Tried,” “The Marilu Show,” “The Mo Show,” “Comedy Tonight, and enough television commercials to choke a horse. Jon is also the only recipient of a special Los Angeles Theatre Critics Drama Desk Award for his outstanding achievement and contribution in theater. He’s also a two-time recipient of the Carrie Hamilton Humanitarian Award, winner of the Great Western Comedy Competition, and the proud recipient of the City of West Hollywood’s Humanitarian Rainbow Award and Help Is On The Way’s HERO award by the Richmond Ermet Aids Foundation.

DAVID GALLIGAN
David most recently directed "My Trip Down the Pink Carpet" written and starring Leslie Jordan currently on a 30 city tour and the 24th annual S.T.A.G.E. benefit "Blame it on Bacharach" featuring a one-act version of "Promises, Promises". Other recent efforts include" Falsettos" for The Actors’ Fund," Like a Dog on Linoleum," written and performed by Leslie Jordan, which has played to standing room only audiences in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and Philadelphia and the world premiere of Out Late in Los Angeles.

Other work includes "Always…Patsy Cline" with Sally Struthers in Palm Springs, "Madly, In Love" at the Odyssey Theatre and "Rod McKuen in Concert" at New York’s Carnegie Hall. For Singapore Rep he helmed "The Fantasticks." Musical Theatre West credits include "Mame" starring Carol Lawrence, Ruth Williamson and Sally Struthers, "Show Boat" starring Dale Kristien and Sean McDermott and "Brigadoon." His direction of the musical revue" Blame It On the Movies," which he co-originated with Billy Barnes and Ron Abel, played Off-Broadway and he repeated the staging for a Pasadena Playhouse main-stage production. Other Los Angeles productions include" Lettice and Lovage," "Alone Together" with Nancy Dussault, "The Lion in Winter" with Carole Cook and Tom Troupe at the Pasadena Playhouse, "The Gay 90s Musical" (Celebration), "Blame It On the Movies II", "Cabaret" (East West Players), "Angry Housewives" (Odyssey), "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening," "Fortune and Men’s Eyes," "Slings and Eros," Filumena (Court Theatre), "Trouble in Tahiti" (Skylight)," Triplets in Uniform," "Jesus Christ Superstar" (La Mirada)," Falsettos," "Gifts of the Maji" (Coast) and" Lullaby of Broadway" (Tiffany Theatre).

For the past 24 years he has directed and co-produced the annual S.T.A.G.E. fundraisers for AIDS charities, saluting the theatre music of noted composers and lyricists. He has co-produced recordings of nine of the events: "Strouse, Schwartz and Schwartz," "Dream, the Lyrics and Music of Johnny Mercer," "Jerome Kern: Life Upon the Wicked S.T.A.G.E.;" "Harold Arlen, Over the Rainbow;" "George & Ira Gershwin: A Musical Celebration"; "Cole Porter, A Musical Toast;" "Lerner, Loewe, Lane and Friends;" "ABC Adler, Bock & Coleman;" and "Stephen Sondheim: A Celebration." He has also helmed all of the S.T.A.G.E. Too benefits for The Actors’ Fund of America – "Kurt Weill: The Centennial," "Tap Your Troubles Away: The Words and Music of Jerry Herman," "The Richard Rodgers Centennial – Something Wonderful," "Sing Happy, The Words and Music of Kander and Ebb," "The Best is Yet to Come – The Music of Cy Coleman," "Hooray For Love – A Celebration of the Music of Harold Arlen," "Everything’s Coming Up Roses: The Jule Styne Centennial" and most recently "Falsettos." Galligan co-produced the Actors’ Fund recordings "Tap Your Troubles Away: The Words and Music of Jerry Herman" and "Kurt Weill: The Centennial" as well as Dale Kristien’s first solo recording –" Beauty of Broadway" and Pamela Myers’ debut CD "The Chance to Sing". For The Center Theatre Group he directed" Loesser is More" at The Doolittle Theatre and "An Evening With Noel Coward" as well as Lanford Wilson’s "A Poster of the Cosmos" with Brian Kerwin paired with The Los Angeles cast of "The Phantom of The Opera" performing Leonard Bernstein at the Taper. Among his other recent credits, the original musical "Vampire Virgins from Venus" and the writing and staging of Valarie Pettiford’s new one woman show" Finding My Voice." He stage directed the Ford Motor Company’s special "Heroes for the Planet" starring Charlotte Church and Haley Joel Osment that aired on the A&E network. He also staged "IMPACT at Ford Field," the opening extravaganza of the new Detroit Lion’s Stadium, starring Gladys Knight. David Galligan, a native San Franciscan, began his career at the famed Opera Ring under the guidance of Irma Kay to whom he owes an eternal debt of gratitude., He is the recipient of the Los Angeles Stage Alliance’s Ovation Career Achievement Award for 2005. For the last fourteen years Galligan has staged the" Help is on the Way" AIDS benefits as well as all of the "Help is on the Way for the Holidays" in San Francisco.

MICHAEL ORLAND
Michael currently is the Pianist, Arranger and Associate Musical Director for the hit FOX-TV series AMERICAN IDOL. Through this amazing opportunity, Michael has appeared on OPRAH, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, ACCESS HOLLYWOOD and a record number of appearances on THE ELLEN SHOW. At the end of every IDOL season, Michael also accompanies the top 3 contestants to New York for appearances on REGIS & KELLY, CBS EARLY SHOW, and concerts on the plaza for THE TODAY SHOW. He has collaborated with music industry giants such as Burt Bacharach, Neil Sedaka, Diane Warren, Elton John, Dolly Parton, Martina McBride, Jennifer Lopez, and Tony Bennett all as a result of American Idol. He also served as a pianist/coach for the successful summer series AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (Seasons 1 & 2) and a few seasons back AMERICAN JUNIORS and has Associate Produced two hit singles (GOD BLESS THE U.S.A. and WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE) for AMERICAN IDOL as well as the hit compilation CD from AMERICAN JUNIORS.

Michael began his impressive musical career in his hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts at the tender age of three, when he escorted each member of his family, one by one, to see “MARY POPPINS” and then sat down at the piano and played the songs by ear. Since this auspicious beginning, he has become one of the most acclaimed musical directors on the concert, theater, and nightclub scene.

In addition to playing and conducting for many celebrities including Susan Anton, Lucie Arnaz, Kaye Ballard, Lynda Carter, Sam Harris, Jennifer Holliday, Lainie Kazan, Sally Kellerman, Gladys Knight, Barry Manilow, Maureen McGovern, Chita Rivera, Cybill Shepherd and the late Wayland Flowers & Madame, Michael played for the hit shows “FORBIDDEN BROADWAY”, “RUTHLESS!”, and “WHEN PIGS FLY” in Los Angeles. He made his Hollywood Bowl debut accompanying the legendary MGM star Ann Miller.

Prior to AMERICAN IDOL, television appearances have included The Rosie O’Donnell Show, Leeza, The Maury Povich Show, The Wayne Brady Show, and Geraldo. He also appeared on the hit sitcom “THE NANNY” performing an original song. He also played a pianist (it’s a stretch) on the WB sitcom “WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU” and the UPN sitcom HALF & HALF.

 Every winter, Michael musical directs one of the touring companies of the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR starring the world-famous Rockettes. And he is now a published author in the best-selling book “Chicken Soup For The American Idol Soul” An accomplished songwriter, his songs have been featured on several daytime soaps and primetime shows. On recordings, he can be heard on Debbie Gravitte’s “Alan Menken Album” and “MGM Album”; Rita McKenzie’s “Ethel Merman’s Broadway”, “Ruthless! The Musical”, and produced and arranged several CD’s for cabaret artists. Michael is currently working on a solo piano album due out soon.Please visit Michael's site or Facebook Page periodically for news and updates.