Broadway Theatre Cruises Stars
Norb Joerder (Director/Choreographer). Mr. Joerder’s work can be seen from Broadway, to regional theatres across America, to European and International productions. He reunited Robert Goulet and “Camelot” for a critically acclaimed revival on Broadway and a record breaking national tour. He also staged the Richard Harris International “Camelot” that toured Australia and Europe. In New York, he has directed and choreographed revivals of “Forty Second Street”with Jerry Orbach and Tammy Grimes; “La Cage Aux Folles” with Gene Barry and LeRoy Reemes; “Gypsy” with Lanie Kazan; “Guys and Dolls” with Vic Damone; “The Music Man” with John Schneider; “Annie Get Your Gun” with AndreaMcArdle and “My Fair Lady” with Michael Moriarty. Regionally, he has worked for “Theatre Under The Stars” in Houston, Texas; “The Fifth AvenueTheatre” in Seattle, Washington; “Theatre of the Stars” at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia; and “Music Fair Productions” in New York and Pennsylvania. He also has staged over 25 musicals for “The Jupiter Theatre” in Jupiter, Florida; and for Richard Akins Productions. He received the Carbonell Award for Excellence in Theatre in Southern Florida, for which he was nominated over twelve times!
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Eden Espinosa is most recognized for her portrayal of Elphaba in the Broadway production of “Wicked.” She has also performed the role of the green witch in both Los Angeles and San Francisco to critical acclaim. Other musical theater accomplishments include originating the title character in “Brooklyn the Musical” from the original workshop through its Broadway run, starring as Flora in the Reprise Theater Company’s production of “Flora the Red Menace,” and playing Maureen in the closing company of “Rent,” the final performance of which was filmed live for Sony, and is available on DVD and Blu-ray. Currently, Eden is performing at live concert venues throughout the U.S. to celebrate the release of her award winning debut solo album Look Around.Available on iTunes, Amazon, and www.edenespinosa.com.
Lee Roy Reams
Lee Roy Reams won critical acclaim as Roger DeBris in the First National Tour of Mel Brooks' musical hit, The Producers (Carbonell Award and Washington DC's prestigious Helen Hayes Award). Columnist Liz Smith calls him "Broadway's Darling" and the New York Times hails him as "Broadway's song and dance man nonpareil" because of his leading roles in David Merrick's legendary 42nd Street (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Albin/ZaZa in La Cage Aux Folles, Cornelius Hackl in Hello Dolly! & Henry Spofford in Lorelei (both starring Carol Channing), Duane Fox in Applause starring Lauren Bacall, Will Parker in Richard Rodgers' revival of Oklahoma!, Bob Fosse's Sweet Charity starring Gwen Verdon, and An Evening With Jerry Herman. Favorite regional theatre roles include Captain Hook in Peter Pan, Toddy in Victor/Victoria, Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady, and Phil Davis in White Christmas. On Broadway, he directed Hello, Dolly! (Tony Nomination/Best Revival) and An Evening With Jerry Herman. He also directed Anything Goes starring Chita Rivera and productions of Hello, Dolly! starring Madeline Kahn, JoAnne Worley, Michelle Lee, and Nicole Crosille in Paris. He is also the resident director of Theatre Guild's Theatre at Sea whose stars include Patricia Neal, Gena Rowlands, Rosemary Harris, Zoe Caldwell, Ed Asner, Cliff Robertson, Eli Wallach, and Anne Jackson among others. Favorite television appearances include: Jerry Herman at the Hollywood Bowl (PBS and Bravo), Showboat (PBS), In Performance at the White House (PBS), three Tony Award Shows, Night of 100 Stars II, and The Tonight Show.Concerts and Cabaret have taken him to the White House and around the world: Venice's Teatro La Fenice, Brazil's Manaus Opera House, The Istanbul Hilton, New York's Carnegie Hall (New York Pops and Cincinnati Pops), New York's Town Hall, Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center (Key West Pops), London's Palladium, Manhattan's Firebird Cafe, and Rockefeller Center's Rainbow & Stars (Bistro Award). He's had the honor of performing for four U.S. Presidents: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. Bush and Bill Clinton.Mr. Reams is the proud recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from his alma mater, CCM/University of Cincinnati. |
The Producers
Alan Jacobson (Co-Producer) has produced more
than 80 shows around the country. If
You Ever Leave Me I’m Going With You starring Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna
moved to Broadway, and Down the Garden Paths starring Eli Wallach and Anne
Jackson moved Off-Broadway. Mr. Jacobson has written, produced and directed over 50
cabaret shows the last 23 years, and is glad to share his talents with the
cruise industry. Mr. Jacobson and his
Broadway Theatre Cruises partner Mark Keller bring their shared experience,
connections, and creativity to provide a unique and very personal experience to
their cruises. Mr. Jacobson has extensive experience as an actor, teacher,
coach, director, and producer. He has performed in theatres around the country
from Boynton Beach to Broadway, in roles as diverse as Juan Peron in Evita,
Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Ali Hakim, in Oklahoma, Carriere in
Phantom, and Max in Lend Me A Tenor. Mr. Jacobson is the former producer of The
Plaza Theatre in Manalapan, Florida, which garnered national attention, and
together with his wife, Melissa, owns All Star Entertainment, which they
founded in 1993.
Waistwatchers The Musical!, a musical he wrote and produced in several cities and on a national tour
in 2010, recently completed a 6 month run at The Plaza Theatre and continues to
play in theatres around the country, with an upcoming production at The Broward
Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs, Florida.
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Mark Keller (Co-Producer) This 2015 season, Mark celebrates the 19th consecutive season co-producing The Broadway Cabaret Series, known as one of the most celebrated and respected Cabaret Series in the world. Some of the finest performers of the Broadway and International Cabaret worlds who have appeared in the Series at the Broadway Cabaret Series at the Crest Theatre in Delray Beach, FL, including Karen Akers, Christine Andreas, Lucie Arnaz, Brent Barrett, Stephanie J. Block, Ron Bohmer, Julie Budd, Terry Burrell, Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Jim Caruso, Robert Cuccioli, Brian d’Arcy James, Christine Ebersole, Linda Eder, John Treacy Egan, Eden Espinosa, Tovah Feldshuh, Sutton Foster, Debbie Gravitte, Jeff Harnar, Sam Harris, Megan Hilty, Judy Kaye, Levi Kreis, Marc Kudisch, Aaron Lazar, Michelle Lee, Valerie Lemon, Lee Lessack, Hal Linden, Andrea McArdle, John McDaniel, Howard McGillin, Donna McKechnie, Andrea Marcovicci, Amanda McBroom, Marni Nixon, Karen Olivo, Ken Page, Elaine Paige, Christine Pedi, Louise Pitre, Faith Prince, Lee Roy Reams, Chita Rivera, Jana Robbins, Lea Salonga, Billy Stritch, Terry White, Julie Wilson, Tom Wopat and Rachel York. Mark created Keller Monash Productions, to create, develop, invest in, and produce new projects for the stage, film and television industries. Recent projects include the Broadway, Toronto and the national touring company productions of WAR HORSE, which won five Tony Awards, as well as A CHRISTIMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL, which just completed a very successful run on Broadway and will be playing Boston and Chicago this coming holiday season. Mark is now developing ROOF OF THE WORLD and THE JAZZ AGE, two new plays for Broadway, as well as the musical SPORTIN' LIFE, based upon the life of John Bubbles, the original Sportin' Life in PORGY and BESS. Mark is the co-producer of the Off-Broadway show MANAGING MAXENE, and is an Associate Producer of THEY CALLED IT ROCK, a celebration of various styles of internationally known dance, featuring a classic collection of rock music, complimented by a multi-media production projected onto the stage to enhance the dance ensemble, now on tour throughout the United States. Producing and designing corporate special events and conventions, has taken Mark around the globe, working with The Coca Cola Company, Motorola, FedEx, Johnny Walker Black, The American College of Trial Lawyers, The Givaudan Fragrances Company and Campus Management Corp., among others. In this corporate arena, Mark has also had the pleasure of working with Liza Minnelli, Patti LaBelle, Bobby Short, Dionne Warwick, Eartha Kitt and Michael Bolton.
Mark is a graduate of Wayne State University and a native of Detroit. Mark began his career in New York in Off Broadway stage management on shows such as OH ME, OH MY, OH YOUMANS,KNITTERS IN THE SUN, ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER, COMPANY and COUNT DRACULA. |
