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A message from Brown Paper Box Co. co-founder and board member Zev Steinberg:
Congrats, Zev, from your BPB family! :)
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 Full Name: Justin Harner Where you were born/where you were raised? Effingham, IL Your role within the [title of show] family: Larry How would you describe your character? An under-appreciated wallflower. If 5 words, how do you describe [title of show]? A jolting dose of comedy. Favorite obscure musical referenced in [title of show]: Change in the Heir. Blink and you'll miss it! Just like the show. Favorite musical: Company Favorite show tune: "Betrayed" - The Producers First musical you remember seeing: Oklahoma. Errrrrrrrr, Grease. Or South Pacific. Now THOSE were some great high school staples. Go-to audition number: "Mr. Cellophane" - Chicago Your personal idols: William Shatner, Burt Bacharach, and David Bowie. I've got the 60s covered. Who would play you in the Broadway musical of your life? Jason Butler Harner. He's already got 50% of me in his name. And like me, you can't tell if he can sing or not. Who would write the score? Ben Folds and Nick Hornby. Something you're REALLY bad at: Filling out questionnaires in a timely manner. Current local show you have been recommending to friends: All Our Tragic, by the Hypocrites at the Den Theatre. Most played song on your iPod: "Kiss on My List" - Hall & Oates, as covered by the bird and the bee. Three things you can't live without: Monkeys and Playbills and Playbills and Monkeys "I'll never understand why…" it took me an hour to answer all the questions. And the answers aren't even that substantive! Check out Justin in [title of show] July 17 – August 16, 2015 at Rivendell Theatre [5779 N Ridge Ave. Chicago, IL 60660]. Thu–Sat @ 7:30 P.M. & Sun @ 2 P.M. $25 General Admission and $15 Industry with headshot/resume or other proof of industry status.
Obviously, this video shocked and amazed the [tos] team. Thanks for the love, guys! The Chicago storefront premiere of [title of show] by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell runs July 17 – August 16, 2015 at Rivendell Theatre [5779 N Ridge Ave. Chicago, IL 60660]. Thu–Sat @ 7:30 P.M. & Sun @ 2 P.M. No performance Thursday, July 23. Additional performance on Monday, July 20 at 7:30 P.M. $25 General Admission and $15 Industry with headshot/resume or other proof of industry status.
 Full Name: Eric J. Vigo Where you were born/where you were raised? Waukesha, WI Your role within the [title of show] family: Lighting Designer What does that mean/what do you do? I create locations and support emotions using light and I help to draw focus to important elements of the show. If I've done my job right, you won't even notice I've done anything. In 5 words, how do you describe [title of show]? Meta, very meta. And hilarious. Favorite obscure musical referenced in [title of show]: I haven't found all the references yet and therefore can't make an informed judgement. Favorite musical: Les Miserables Favorite show tune: "Defying Gravity" First musical you remember seeing: Les Miserables Go-to audition number: Designers don't have to audition! (Thank goodness.) Your personal idols: My dad, my wife, and a little bit Nikola Tesla. Who would play you in the Broadway musical of your life? Viggo Mortensen. Who would write the score? John Williams. Something you're REALLY bad at: Auditions. Current local show you have been recommending to friends: The Birds produced by Griffin Theatre at Theatre Wit (and [title of show] of course). Most played song on your iPod: 'Test Drive' from the How to Train Your Dragon sound track. Three things you can't live without: My wife, music, and video games of some variety (also air). "I'll never understand why…" deep fried cheese curds aren't available everywhere. Check out Eric's work in the Chicago storefront premiere of [title of show] by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell. July 17 – August 16, 2015 at Rivendell Theatre [5779 N Ridge Ave. Chicago, IL 60660]. Thu–Sat @ 7:30 P.M. & Sun @ 2 P.M. No performance Thursday, July 23. Additional performance on Monday, July 20 at 7:30 P.M. $25 General Admission and $15 Industry with headshot/resume or other proof of industry status.
 Full Name: Stephanie Rohr Where you were born/where you were raised? Born in Grosse Pointe, MI. Raised in Naperville, IL. Your role within the [title of show] family: Female swing How would you describe your character? Being a swing means I get to learn both of the female roles [Susan & Heidi] and be ready to go on if either of the female cast members is unable to. It is a big challenge but it is super fun to work on both of these awesome roles. If 5 words, how do you describe [title of show]? This show has everything ... dude. Favorite obscure musical referenced in [title of show]: Merrily We Roll Along, though is that one really that obscure? Favorite musical: Into the Woods is basically perfection. Favorite show tune: This is almost impossible, but I'll say "Move On" from Sunday in the Park with George. Or "Not A Day Goes By" from Merrily We Roll Along. Or "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Carousel. Or "Old Man River" from Showboat. First musical you remember seeing: Phantom of the Opera when I was 9. I saw the tour when it came to Chicago. I knew all of the words. To the entire show. What can I say? ...tiny Steph loved Andrew Lloyd Webber. I was ready to be the swing for that whole damn cast. Go-to audition number: Lately, "A Quiet Thing" from Flora the Red Menace Your personal idols: Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Amy Morton, Madeline Kahn Who would play you in the Broadway musical of your life? Kelli O'Hara. Sopranos represent. Who would write the score? Stephen Sondheim, obviously. With Rodgers & Hammerstein at a close 2nd. Something you're REALLY bad at: Choosing my favorite showtune, apparently. Current local show you have been recommending to friends: I haven't seen it yet, but Men on the Verge of a His-Panic Breakdown by Pride Films and Plays will probably be great. Most played song on your iPod: Probably something Joni Mitchell. I'll go with "Court and Spark" Three things you can't live without: Music, Friends & Family, Caffeine "I'll never understand why…" tiny Steph loved dark Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals so much. The Chicago storefront premiere of [title of show] by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell runs July 17 – August 16, 2015 at Rivendell Theatre [5779 N Ridge Ave. Chicago, IL 60660]. Thu–Sat @ 7:30 P.M. & Sun @ 2 P.M. No performance Thursday, July 23. Additional performance on Monday, July 20 at 7:30 P.M. $25 General Admission and $15 Industry with headshot/resume or other proof of industry status.
 Full Name: Chad Michael Innis Where you were born/where you were raised? Charlotte, NC Your role within the [title of show] family: Male Swing How would you describe your character? I would describe the Male Swing as the show's biggest superfan who knows every line and lyric for every character and would simply die if he got the opportunity to perform with his idols. In 5 words, how do you describe [title of show]? Silly, silly, silly, silly, five. Favorite obscure musical referenced in [title of show]? Working Favorite musical? I can't do it! It's too much pressure! I don't knooooowwww!!! Favorite show tune? This is SUPER obscure, but "Libertas Imperio" from Eric Whitacre's Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings is such a badass song! First musical you remember seeing? Godspell Go-to audition number? "Body Beautiful Beale" from Grey Gardens Your personal idols? I have so many different idols that each posses unique traits and values that I admire. So, that's my cop out answer. Who would play you in the Broadway musical of your life? Danny Pudi Who would write the score? Obviously I would. No one else has ANY idea the craziness in my head. Something you're REALLY bad at? Sneezing with my mouth closed. I'm a messy, messy mouth sneezer. Current local show you have been recommending to friends? *Shameless Plug* Cupid Has A Heart On at Stage 773 every Saturday Night! Most played song on your iPod? "Live and Die" by The Avett Brothers. Second-most played: "I'm a Dinosaur" by Myself. Three things you can't live without? Food, Water, Oxygen. But "material" possessions would be Netflix, at least one of my musical instruments, humor. "I'll never understand why…" people put fake middle names on Facebook. Your middle name is not "ThePrincess," "Goindowntheroadfeelinbad," or "SlotA." The Chicago storefront premiere of [title of show] by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell runs July 17 – August 16, 2015 at Rivendell Theatre [5779 N Ridge Ave. Chicago, IL 60660]. Thu–Sat @ 7:30 P.M. & Sun @ 2 P.M. No performance Thursday, July 23. Additional performance on Monday, July 20 at 7:30 P.M. $25 General Admission and $15 Industry with headshot/resume or other proof of industry status.
 Full Name: Matthew William Panek Where you were born/where you were raised? Northwest side of Chicago. Your role within the [title of show] family: Director What does that mean/what do you do? Assembling a kick-butt production staff and, along with T.J. [musical director] and Danny [casting associate], building a killer cast equal in their butt-kicking abilities. The major challenge of directing [tos] is presenting its clarity. Hunter & Jeff's real-life experience of moving from the New York Musical Theatre Festival to Off-Broadway to Broadway is a joyous yet chaotic 93-minute whirlwind, so the flow of clarity betwixt those "4 chairs and a keyboard" is key. And on a greedy level, I get to work & play & create along side Anna, Neala, Yando, Matt, Stephanie, Chad Michael, T.J., Justin, Monty, Damian, Sara, Eric, Courtney, Danny, Charlie, Matt, & Michelle's creative minds several nights a week for around two months. If 5 words, how do you describe [title of show]? This show fucking rocks. Yup. Favorite obscure musical referenced in [title of show]? Merrily We Roll Along is one of my favorite scores. All those songs? So good! Very Warm For May is also referenced in "Monkeys and Playbills" and "All the Things You Are" is one of my favorite numbers. Gorgeous. Favorite musical: It's a constant fight between Sunday in the Park With George and Pippin. Favorite show tune: "Overture d'elle Donne" from Maury Yeston's Nine. First musical you remember seeing: Oklahoma! at St. Eugene Catholic Church on the Northwest side. And the 2nd national touring production of Les Miserables. That one was my "it" moment. Go-to audition number: If I do, it's "Sailing" from Bill Finn's A New Brain. Your personal idols: Hal Prince, Dick Cavett, Mike Nichols, Bob Fosse, James Lapine, Nancy Swantek, Faye Ryan, Nancy White, & my parents - all of which taught me how to do what I do. Who would play you in the Broadway musical of your life? Christopher Sieber or [not to kiss ass] Hunter Bell. Who would write the score? Michael John LaChiusa Something you're REALLY bad at: Lately? Not crying. In general? Math. Current local show you have been recommending to friends: It's unfortunately closed now, but Shining Lives at Northlight was beautiful. But who am I kidding? I've been plugging [title of show] like a crazy person. Most played song on your iPod: I'm serving you Top 3 realness - "Did Spring Come to Texas?" from LaChiusa's Giant, "Nine People's Favorite Thing" from [title of show], and Beyonce's "Love On Top." Love me a good key change ... or seven. Check out William's work in the Chicago storefront premiere of [title of show] by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell. July 17 – August 16, 2015 at Rivendell Theatre [5779 N Ridge Ave. Chicago, IL 60660]. Thu–Sat @ 7:30 P.M. & Sun @ 2 P.M. No performance Thursday, July 23. Additional performance on Monday, July 20 at 7:30 P.M. $25 General Admission and $15 Industry with headshot/resume or other proof of industry status.
 Full Name: Yando Alexander Lopez-Giron Where you were born/where you were raised? Miami, FL Your role within the [title of show] family: JEFFIE How would you describe your character? Efficient, quirky, smart and very loving. If 5 words, how do you describe [title of show]? Creating great art with friends. Favorite obscure musical referenced in [title of show]: Mary Stout and her hot dog cart incident. Favorite musical: In the Heights Favorite show tune: "I'm Alive" from Next to Normal First musical you remember seeing: Miss Saigon Go-to audition number: Billy Porter's version of "Beauty School Dropout" Your personal idols: My parents and sisters. Who would play you in the Broadway musical of your life? Lin-Manuel Miranda Who would write the score? Lin-Manuel Miranda Something you're REALLY bad at: Portion control Current local show you have been recommending to friends: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at the Goodman. Most played song on your iPod: "Pulses" by Karmin Three things you can't live without: Family, friends, sleep Check out Yando in [title of show] July 17 – August 16, 2015 at Rivendell Theatre [5779 N Ridge Ave. Chicago, IL 60660]. Thu–Sat @ 7:30 P.M. & Sun @ 2 P.M. No performance Thursday, July 23. Additional performance on Monday, July 20 at 7:30 P.M. $25 General Admission and $15 Industry with headshot/resume or other proof of industry status.
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