Producer & Artistic Staff
Marc Eliot
Producer
Marc Eliot has an extensive background in regional theater, summer stock and Off-Broadway. His musical experience includes appearances as the title roll in Phantom, Marvin in Falsettos, both Richard Henry Lee and Edward Rutledge in 1776, Bobby in Company, Michael in I Do!, I Do!, Billy Flynn in Chicago, and supporting roles in Jesus Christ Superstar, 42nd Street and City Of Angles. He has appeared as George in Same Time, Another Year and Arthur in The Tenth Man.
In addition to his theatrical ventures, Marc has performed with various orchestras in New York and Los Angeles and has been featured in many of New York's finest cabarets. As a solo artist, Marc has toured throughout the country and received rave reviews for his one-man shows, Come Fly With Me - A Tribute To A Legend, showcasing the music of Frank Sinatra, Jolson - You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet! and Nostalgia.
Lisa Ann Goldsmith
Director
Has directed critically acclaimed productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and as a fight choreographer has worked on many productions, including I Hate Hamlet starring Bob Dorian of American Movie Classics. She will be collaborating with Marc again, offstage and onstage, in No In Between. Lisa Ann most recently played Eugenia in the highly acclaimed American Premiere of The London Cuckolds with the Protean Theater Company at Primary Stages. She can be seen daily playing the twins Theodora and Dr. Larise Brayne at the Jekyll and Hyde Club.
William Whitefield
Musical Director
William Whitefield, a respected composer, lyricist and actor in New York, co-composed music and lyrics along with Bill Castellino and Christopher McGovern for Crash Club, the new hit musical at Cherry County Playhouse. He collaborated with science fiction writer Ray Bradbury on the musical adaptation of The Day It Rained Forever and was the composer and co-lyricist for Queen Esther, which was performed at the Forum Theatre in New Jersey. He also composed music for The 13 Hallucinations of Julio Rivera, a new play by Stephen Culp, which was presented at The Lark Theatre in New York City. For the Genesius Guild, he directed the new comedy by Frank Stancati, Just Us Boys. As an actor, he was last seen on Broadway in City Center's repertory productions of The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance and H.M.S. Pinafore. Regionally, he performed in The Presidents starring Rich Little at the Helen Hayes Theatre and TheaterFest. This project is currently being filmed for PBS. He played Detleff in The Student Prince and The American in Rags, both at Paper Mill Playhouse. At Cherry County Playhouse, he was The Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors, Elvis in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Gregor in Chess, Johnny Casino in Grease and was featured in the hit show Godspell. He has appeared at other regional theatres such as Goodspeed Opera House, Tennessee Rep, American Stage Company and Northshore Music Theatre. Occasionally, he performs with the Village People as a substitute for the Construction Worker and the Cowboy. Bill was, for several years, the Associate Director at Cherry County Playhouse and is a Founding Board Member of the Genesius Guild. He is a member of AEA, AFTRA, Dramatist Guild and ASCAP.
Jonathan L. Segal
Assistant Musical Director
Has been a pianist all his life. He has toured, performed and recorded with a wide range of artists such as jazz great Dizzy Gillespie, rock legends Chuck Berry, Martha And The Vandellas, Nicolette Larson, folk singer Oscar Brand, actor - singers Loretta Swit, Tovah Feldshuh, Mike Burstyn and Bruce Adler, comedian - film star Denis Leary and the Chicago City Limits Comedy Troupe. As a composer of music for television, Jonathan has composed main theme songs for Another World, Monday Night Football and Mighty Mouse, The New Adventures. He received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Original Song for "Here's To The Shows" created for One Life To Live. For television, he has also appeared as pianist, singer, music director and co-host. Jonathan is a native New Yorker, and regularly performs there as a jazz singer and pianist.
Doug Shankman
Choreographer
Doug Shankman is a native New Yorker and attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he studied acting, directing, and dancing at Circle In The Square. Mr. Shankman has worked with ETB Productions for two years and choreographed A Musical Millennium and Nostalgia at the Crest Theatre in Delray Beach, Florida. As a concert choreographer, Mr. Shankman has conceived two new contemporary ballets: Primal Vision, inspired by the life, art, and spirit of pop artist Keith Harring, and Atlan, a ballet which explores the myths of the lost island-continent Atlantis. As a musical theater choreographer, he has worked in many regional theaters throughout the United States. Credits include Damn Yankees, Follies, Company, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, Anything Goes, The Day It Rained Forever, and the Off-Broadway production of Hats Off To Liza. Mr. Shankman has also choreographed for video, film, night clubs, cruise ships, and dance competitions. As a director, his credits include The Twelve Pound Look and Antigone in New York.
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