He’s written operas, sonatas and symphonies.
Now he
brings his epic piano skillz to the cabaret circuit.
Cast and Crew
Gillian Hassert (Kathy, The Stage Manager)
Gillian Hassert is a singer and an actor originally from
Summit, NJ. She earned her B.F.A. in Vocal Performance
from Carnegie Mellon University before moving to New
York City in 2013. She has performed in cabarets,
workshops and readings at the Players Club, Studio 54
and the Laurie Beechman Theatre, among others.
Collaborating with new composers has become almost an
obsession. Some favorites include projects with
composers Eric Dietz, Leo Hurley & Charles Osborne, and
Ben Boecker. This past summer, she had the joy of
playing Ursula in Disney's The Little Mermaid in the
Wisconsin Dells. While primarily a stage performer,
Gillian has been a church singer for the past 8 years
and often coaches younger performers.
James Higgins (Ludwig Van Beethoven)
James Higgins is a music director, composer and actor
(!) living in New York City. In his 25 years as a
professional musician, he has performed in more than 80
countries on all 7 continents (including a performance
in the middle of the Southern Ocean off the coast of
Antarctica!). His critically acclaimed musical, The
Great One, about Wayne Gretzky's earth-shattering 1988
trade from Edmonton to Los Angeles, premiered last
winter in Columbus in celebration of the NHL All-Star
game. Pre B'way: Jeanne La Pucelle (d. Martin Charnin);
Off B'way: Old Jews Telling Jokes, Living With Henry;
NYC: Goddess Wheel by Galt McDermott (world premiere),
The Gefilte Fish Chronicles (also performed at the White
House!), Astoria Stories (APAC), Drowsy Chaperone,
Company ; Regional: Slow Dance with a Hot Pick Up
(Boulder Dinner Theatre), All I Ask of You, Once Upon a
Time in New Jersey (Surflight), Music of the Night
(North Shore Music Theatre), Ragtime, South Pacific, Bat
Boy, Candide, and many others. As an actor, his favorite
roles include Ché in Evita, Arnold in Torch Song
Trilogy, Guiteau in Assassins, and the title role in
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. He is thrilled to be
reviving his long-buried acting career by portraying his
childhood idol! iamjameshiggins.com
Nancy Holson (Writer, Director)
Nancy is an Emmy-award winning writer, director and
producer whose 25-year career spans the worlds of
commercial live theater, corporate theater, and
television. Nancy wrote, produced and directed the
long-running hit show THE NEWS IN REVUE (1992 – 2011),
on PBS (5 Emmy Awards), NPR, Off Broadway, the
Berkshires and numerous venues from coast to coast.
Writer/Director/and/or Producer - Off Broadway: BUSH
WARS and LUDWIG LIVE! NYC and Regional: PARENTING 101:
The Musical, DEAR MOM, CAN I REALLY DATE A GUY WHO WEARS
A YARMULKE? London: LUDWIG LIVE!. Nancy’s newest
project, NUTCRACKER! The Musical launched this past
holiday season in both New York and London.
