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Yorgos is a Leo, so please excuse the self indulgence that’s about to follow. He studied Architecture, yet he doesn’t consider himself technical enough to be an Architect. During those years, he also completed his studies in classical singing but soon realised he doesn’t take himself seriously enough to be an Opera singer. 
Originally from Greece, he moved to the Netherlands a few years ago after an early mid-life crisis, to bring some sass and drama to Amsterdam(a). Now that he has finally settled here, he is using his singing talents to work on an electronic music project, a big departure from his operatic background. Outside his artistic endeavors, he is a Creative Content Designer for a perfume company, so despite the sweat during the dance rehearsals, he will always smell nice. 
A Chorus Line will mark his debut in the Dutch musical scene, although he was a fierce Catherine of Aragon in the HEA musical bootcamp of SIX - or at least, that’s what he thinks.

BEBE and LAURA U/S

Yara is a Neuroscientist who spends pretty much all her out of office time working on her big bold, and, small simple dreams (which are both equally important and fun). So instead of listing shows she has done she’d like to take this space and encourage you to take a moment and think of your own big or small dreams and go take action on them. Enjoy the ride and be kind, that’s all.

BEBE and DIANA U/S

Joanna is a professional actress from the UK, performing for stage, screen, commercials and voiceover. Since graduating from Drama Studio London in 2013 she has worked in a variety of productions, including new writing, musicals, pantomimes, comedy and plenty of Shakespeare. In Amsterdam she has performed with Orange Theatre Company in The B Word, and arranged the musical harmonies for their 2022 and 2023 productions of A Christmas Carol. In 2023 she joined the ensemble of HAG, a physical theatre piece by Cezanne Tegelburg & Co, touring the Netherlands. Now with two young boys, Joanna also teaches, facilitating theatre workshops for schools, teaching for STET and Act Attack and co-running OTC Youth Theatre here in Amsterdam. She is delighted to be stretching her theatre muscles once more and joining the cast of A Chorus Line, a musical she has loved since she used to belt out the numbers in her bedroom as a teenager.

www.joannalucas.com

BOBBY

Antonio is Portuguese born in Brazil and has been on stage since he was 4. In the past 8 years has grown in his Musical Theater career after studying Professional Musical theatre based on Trinity College. Being cast in A Chorus Line is amazing because this was how he got to know HEA, doing a workshop for the same show! He played in several musical productions including Hairspray, Chicago and Cinderella!

CASSIE

Passionate performer since 5 years old when mom took her to the local music group for vocal and dance classes. She developed principally as an all-round dancer, eventually performing in artistic and commercial projects, and national and international championships in different dance styles from Lublin, Poland - where she was born through Warsaw, Milan, Paris and now Amsterdam. The Netherlands became a place to reconnect all of her artistic worlds. Through acting, singing and dancing workshops at Act Attack and Cauldron, she discovered HEA, participated in their Bootcamp and decided to audition for Chicago. She enjoyed immensely playing Hunyak and being dance captain for Chicago Revival. This spring she had the pleasure of joining a magical world in Cinderella musical by HEAas an ensemble, a featured dancer and co-dance captain. She is thrilled to embody Cassie Ferguson in an iconic Chorus Line Musical and can’t wait to attend a Musical Theater training at Mountivew Drama School in London this summer.

CASSIE

Eva is a Dutch teacher at a (Hogwarts-like) school in Heemstede. Professionally, she also freelances as a chairperson/moderator and career coach. Eva has danced through life ever since she was a little girl. Over the past decade she added acting and singing to her competencies as a performing artist. To be cast in A Chorus Line is a dream come true for Eva, especially in the role of Cassie, her absolute bucket-list role (ever since she was a young girl). Eva has played in several musical productions, amongst which Legally Blonde, Follies, Chicago and Chess. Eva lives in Overveen with her husband and their three gorgeous boys.

CONNIE

Tsnatee, born on Curaçao, is a speaker, trainer and presenter who energizes and empowers her audience with her workshops and presentations on personal branding, career happiness and cultural diversity. In 2022 she decided to delve back into her passions: musical! Since then she hasn’t left the stage performing in Chicago The Musical and Chicago Revival (as June) Be More Chill (as Jenna Rolan) Moby Dick the Musical (as Ensemble & Solist) Koffie Verkeerd (as Georgina) and Cinderella The Musical (as Charlotte, the sassy step-sister). Chorus line will be her 7th production since she’s back on stage! And she’s not stopping anytime soon!

DIANA

Alex Mukmanova is a seasoned musical theatre actor with over a decade of on-stage experience. She played lead roles in Moscow's all-female theatre for seven seasons, guest-starred in a rock opera, and held solo concerts before moving to Amsterdam in 2022. In Amsterdam, she continued her stage career with roles such as Morticia in "The Addams Family" (Cauldron), Lord Pinkleton in HEA's "Cinderella," and the Lady of the Lake in HEA's "Spamalot." Alex is honored and thrilled to portray Diana—a character whose story feels close to home.

DON

As a programmer and educator for Stadsschouwburg Haarlem, Niels basically lives in the theatre. He is thrilled to be making his HEAP-debut in a show as legendary as A Chorus Line and is very thankful for the opportunity to sink his teeth into this amazing material. Just like every other musical theatre nerd he has screamed “5, 6, 7, 8” to himself in his living room before bursting into the famous opening dance.

Over the past few years Niels has played roles such as Big Daddy Brubeck in Sweet Charity, Buddy Plummer in Follies, Mary Sunshine in Chicago, La Fleur in Nine, Ché in Evita and Jules in Foxtrot.

GREG

Raphael is a Exhibitions Manager by trade, working with international photojournalism discussing human rights via the lens of culture. By heart, he is a complete theater geek loving all things drama and performance. He is thrilled to join this iconic show as Greg, returning to the stage after being an ensemble member in HEAP's production of Chicago.

SHEILA

Originally from New Zealand, Brigid has performed in several musicals in Wellington (Rent, Legally Blonde, Ordinary Days) and has been thoroughly enjoying her return to the world of musical theatre in Amsterdam with HEA’s Chicago, The Cauldron’s The Addams Family, and most recently HEA's Spamalot. Brigid has a background singing with classical choirs and in classical guitar, and is thrilled to be given the chance to perform in the chorus line of one of her favourite musicals of all time.

JUDY

Rhijja Jansen is a dutchie and works as a freelance journalist and writer. She followed musical lessons at MusicAllFactory and performed in several music productions of LIZ Utrechts Ensemble voor Muziektheater, including Cabaret (Sally Bowles), Rent (Maureen), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), The Wild Party (Queenie) and Spamalot (Lady of the Lake). Her first show with HEA she had the honor to perform as Velma Kelly in Chicago. This is her second show.

KRISTINE and ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Camille, originally from the US, works in tech as a UX designer by day. She spends all her hours outside of work dedicated to the Amsterdam theatre community, whether that be producing, handling marketing and PR, helping run theatre companies, promoting local shows on her radio show Onstage Amsterdam (BRAM RADIO), or her favorite thing of all, performing. In the past few years, Camille has been seen as Roxie Hart in Chicago (HEA), Lisa in Next Thing You Know (Cauldron), Schwartzy in Spelling Bee (Cauldron), Emcee in Cabaret (QETC), Kate Monster in Avenue Q (HEA), The Little Mermaid in Disenchanted! (Cauldron), Deb in Ordinary Days (HEA), and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (HEA). It is Camille's dream to be a local celebrity, so if you recognize her out and about, please feel free to say hi to help feed her delusions of grandeur.

MAGGIE

Rosemary Lloyd is a Luxembourgish-American actor with a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a distinction in Opera from the Conservatoire de Luxembourg. They taught Musical Theatre in Luxembourg and are working towards being a vocal coach and photographer in Amsterdam.

Credits: Aida, Peter Pan, And Go To Inesfree, Oliver! The Musical, Harlem Hotel, Handel's Messiah, Showtime, Lost in the Stars, Young Frankenstein, Melusina the Pantomime, The Best of Men-The Worst of Men, Coronavirus Chronicles, We Happy Few, Di and Viv and Rose, Addams Family, Dogfight, Cinderella, Spamalot and The Good Guys?.

MAGGIE and VAL U/S | ENSEMBLE

Alissa is 20 years old and was born and raised in the Netherlands. She started singing when she was six and joined a theatre school at seven years old. Here, she developed her love for musicals and played in musicals like Fame, Legally Blonde and Hairspray.

Currently she’s studying pedagogical science, but she’s still busy with singing, dancing and music. She has every intention to follow an education in theatre after she's done. Last year she played Christine in HEA’s Be More Chill after participating in a musical karaoke night. She is thrilled to be part of a production again.

MARK

Blace is an American/Swedish actor musician and teacher. After teaching music in Stockholm for 6 years he moved to the Netherlands and returned to theatre. Active in the Amsterdam area theatre scene, he has previously been seen in shows with Happily Ever After (Cinderella, Spamalot) Cauldron Performing Arts (Spelling Bee, Addams Family), QETC (Cabaret), and will be performing as Boland in Dogfight (MAE) in September. An avid D&D player, he loves to tell stories, and sincerely hopes you enjoy this one. Thanks to his friends and family in the US and Europe for always supporting him!

MIKE

Francisco Cabeda leads a double life: by day, he's a dedicated mechanical engineer, but then, he takes center stage as a passionate actor and singer. His musical journey began at the tender age of 4, and over the past two decades, he has meticulously honed his skills in piano, classical and electric guitar, and vocal techniques.

Francisco's theatrical repertoire is diverse. In Portugual he was in the Portuguese adaptation of 'Legally Blonde' as Warner to captivating performances in a Portuguese adaptation 'The Three Little Pigs' and the Portuguese rendition of 'Via Crucis.

His international career started in Amsterdam in 2024 with the musical Spamalot where he was cast as Concorde and ensemble.

Now residing in the Netherlands for work, Francisco continues to find joy in pursuing his musical career.

PAUL

Mateo is a recent graduate from Amsterdam University College with a passion for music and dancing. He started performing at the Muziek- en Dansschool Amstelveen where he played in musicals such as Legally Blonde, Hairspray, and Beauty and the Beast. At university Mateo took on an organisational role, being part of the dance committee and performing arts committee, as well as having directed two musicals (Mamma Mia and Legally Blonde). Eager to finally perform again, Mateo is excited to take on the role of Paul in HEAs production of A Chorus Line.

RICHIE

Simon Bitton is a retired Background Vocalist & Session Singer. He currently works as a DevOps Engineer in Amsterdam. Simon started singing professionally at 18 as a background singer in recording studios and provided vocal backing for contestants in various reality TV shows, but took a break to focus on his studying and other career paths.

In July 2023, Simon participated in HEA's production of the musical Be More Chill in the role of Mr. Reyes.

LAURA and SHEILA U/S

Cheryl is an English dancer, photographer and digital analyst. Previous credits include choreographing for musicals at the London Palladium and Bloomsbury Theater.

2024 marked her return to the stage with alexander.spotlight, a contemporary Skyfall dance piece at the Stadsschouwburg Haarlem and as a featured dancer in HEA's "Cinderella".

"A Chorus Line" marks Cheryl's acting and singing debut. She is honored to play the relatable roles of both Shiela and Laura (the on-stage dance-captain), while serving as the off-stage dance captain for this challenging production behind the scenes.

Cheryl would like to thank Sara for entrusting these roles to her, and her family, who have to put up with her incessant singing in the bathroom, kitchen, and inevitably on the bike around town.

VAL

Evelien is a Dutch musical theatre performer. Having had a preliminary education in musical theatre at CodArts in Rotterdam, she now works at a publishing house for children’s books in Amsterdam, but in her free time she loves to be on stage. Having previously been part of HEA’s Be More Chill (swing Chloe/Jenna), she is beyond excited to take the stage with HEA again in A Chorus Line - a dream show! Other recent credits include Dogfight (Marcy), Company (Marta), Addams Family (Wednesday) and Evita (Peron’s mistress). Evelien is immensely passionate about all things musical theatre, so feel free to fangirl with her about any obscure musical you might know.

ZACH

Michael returns to the happily ever stage after having played in Spamalot (Knight of Ni, Father), Cinderella (Sebastian), Be More Chill (Mr Heere), and Chicago (Judge/Doctor). Before that he played a variety of roles in his native Canada including roles in Mamma Mia (Bill), Urinetown (Robbie), Beauty & The Beast (Gaston), The Full Monty (understudy for Horse), Jesus Christ Superstar (Matthew), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (Asher) and many others. Michael immigrated to the Netherlands in 2022, the country where his parents grew up.

5, 6, 7, 8!

ZACH

Shiro has been acting professionally since 2013. She started out in Nairobi, Kenya where she was born. While there she worked in several TV shows, short films, Made-For-TV films and adverts. She then went on to study theatre in Paris at Cours Florent. Since moving to the Netherlands she has been active in the English speaking theatre scene and later decided to take the plunge into musicals having done HEAP’s Cinderella (Madame) and Blood Brothers (Linda). Safe to say, she has fully caught the musical theatre bug! She speaks English, Swahili, Dutch and has forgotten most of her French.

ENSEMBLE

By day, Philippe works in Marketing. His passion for musical theatre started in 2016 when he played the role of Jamie in The Last 5 Years. After this, he was fortunate to join several productions: Allegro (as part of the Ensemble), Cabaret (as the Emcee), Into the Woods (as the Baker), Working (several characters), Little Shop of Horrors (as Seymour), Ordinary Days (as Warren), Avenue Q (as Rod), Monstersongs (as Igor), Be More Chill (as the Squip), Chicago (as Amos) and Spamalot (as Herbert). He is thrilled to join Happily Ever After again as one of the ensemble members for A Chorus Line.

PIANO

Alexander is the host of Alexander's Spotlight, a jazz & blues open mic night hosted in Amsterdam Zuid. He's played piano for most of his life with a recent 10 year obsession with Jazz. It's his first musical performance and he's stoked to be playing together with friends!

PIANO 2

Originally from France where she translated Broadway musicals and performed, Cécile joined the Amsterdam musical theater community in 2022 and held various roles for Cauldron productions: performer in Monstersongs and Next Thing You Know, production lead for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and band member for Addams Family. This latest experience rekindled her love of piano and she is very excited to be back in the band for her first collaboration with HEA!

TRUMPET

Dionne is a Dutch trumpet player. This HEA's production, will be her first time joining. Prior to being active in music, Dionne played futsal (indoor soccer) at the highest level in the Netherlands (even up to the Dutch national team). During the day, Dionne is a PE teacher at a highschool in Hoorn.

FRENCH HORN

Alaina is an American horn player who will be joining the HEA band for the second time. She has a background in classical performance and linguistics, but works as an IT project manager at the moment. Outside working hours, she's a member of the Amsterdamse Tramharmonie and enjoys long-distance running and whatever hobby she's picked up for the season (right now, it's embroidery and paddleboarding).

TRUMPET

Harlan Feinstein moved from Boston to Seattle 20 years ago. He plays in three jazz bands and a cover band, yet musical theater pits are musically where he feels most at home. He’s excited to return to Chorus Line after a 12-year hiatus! (Trivia: he did 4 or 5 productions in Boston that had the same actor cast as Paul)

CLARINET / BASS CLARINET

Elena is a clarinetist from the USA, and this is her first HEA production. Music has been part of her life since age 3 when her parents put her in music classes because she would not stop humming. She's played in a variety of ensembles, from marching bands to community ensembles, to symphonic winds, with which she toured Italy. During the day she works in technology as a designer.

REEDS

Originally from Scotland, Jack is a saxophonist and clarinetist with over ten years of big band experience, starting in the local band in his hometown and progressing to tours across Europe as President of the Edinburgh University Wind Band. Since moving to the Netherlands in 2021 he has made the move into musical theatre, performing in the pit for a number of shows including Avenue Q, Chicago, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Be More Chill, The Addams Family and Spamalot.

TENOR SAX / FLUTE

Jackie most recently directed HEA's Spamalot, yet recovered enough to reconnect to her band nerd self. She is an actress, writer, director, and producer. She was last seen as a performer as Arkadina in Leiden English Theatre's The Seagull, Jack's Mother in HEA's Into The Woods, Dotty in Noises Off and Wolf in Lux (both with Orange Theatre Company). Recent directing gigs include Couch (which she co-wrote) and co-directing The Trial (both for Leiden English Theatre). Jackie has an Master of Fine Arts in Theatre from Pennsylvania State University.

FLUTE

Originally from Greece, Aliki has been involved in the music scene from a young age, experimenting with various instruments and performing at festivals, plays, and concerts. She has played in ensembles and duos across Greece, Belgium, and the Netherlands, with a repertoire ranging from classical, south American to contemporary music. Alongside performing, Aliki has taught flute to children and adolescents and enjoys composing ambient and soundtrack-style music in her spare time.

BASS GUITAR

Matt worked in the movie business for 15 years, traveling the world and seeing how the movie meat is made. That was immensely tiring, so he's back to his original love: music-making. Matt worked as a professional saxophonist, drummer and bassist since he was a child and later qualified as an audio engineer. Musical Theatre is in his blood, having worked in pit bands/orchestras (starting with "Blood Brothers" in the Düsseldorf Tonhalle at 14 years old, and occasionally working as MD in independent theater groups).

DRUMS | SOUND TECH

British born, Stuart found a love for music early on and it has played a key role in his journey ever since. PIcking up the drums at school, Stuart has played in local cover bands, originals and musicials, across multiple countries. Landing in the Netherlands Stuart first joined Cauldron productions in 2022 and has drummed in Monstersongs & The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, before shifting a focus to Sound Engineering for both The Cauldron & HEA Productions. After a little break Stuart is eager and excited to be back behind the drums for A Chorus Line.