(Charles Smith) made his Broadway debut with George C. Scott in the 1982 revival of Present Laughter (Drama Desk nomination). This was followed by Merlin with Chita Rivera, Toad in The Wind in the Willows, Some Americans Abroad at Lincoln Center, On Borrowed Time with George C. Scott and Teresa Wright, Nathan Detroit in Jerry Zaks’ 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls (Tony nomination, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards), Max Prince in Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Buzz in Terrence McNally’s Love! Valour! Compassion! (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards), Pseudolus in Jerry Zaks’ 1996 revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Sheridan Whiteside in The Man Who Came to Dinner at the Roundabout, Max Bialystock in The Producers (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards and in London, the Olivier Award), Dionysos in The Frogs, for which Mr. Lane co-authored the book, with a score by Stephen Sondheim and directed by Susan Stroman, Oscar Madison in Joe Mantello’s 2005 revival of The Odd Couple, and Ben Butley in the 2006 revival of Butley directed by Nicholas Martin. Off-Broadway he was most recently seen in Terrence McNally’s Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams. In 1992 he won the Obie Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance. Credits include Trumbo; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Measure for Measure (St. Clair Bayfield Award) directed by Joe Papp; Luv, the Musical; She Stoops to Conquer; Simon Gray’s The Common Pursuit; The Film Society and Mizlansky/Zilinsky by Jon Robin Baitz; In a Pig’s Valise; The Lisbon Traviata (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Awards); Bad Habits; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; Love! Valour! Compassion! (Obie Award) all by Terrence McNally; and Do Re Mi at Encores! In television he has received five Emmy nominations and won two Emmy Awards as well as a People’s Choice Award. Most recently he was seen as Alec Baldwin's shifty brother on 30 Rock. Mr. Lane has appeared in more than 25 films including The Birdcage (Golden Globe nomination, Screen Actors Guild and American Comedy Awards), Ironweed, Frankie and Johnny, Mousehunt, Jeffrey, The Lion King, Stuart Little, Nicholas Nickleby (National Board of Review Ensemble Award) and The Producers, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. He will next be seen in Swing Vote with Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper, The Nutcracker with John Turturro and Elle Fanning and the documentary, Trumbo.
(Clarice Bernstein) is an original member of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, now in its 31st season. Past Steppenwolf productions include The Beauty Queen of Leanane, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Coyote Ugly, Educating Rita, Libra and Balm in Gilead for which she received New York’s Drama Desk, Obie and Theatre World Awards. For the Geffen Theatre in LA, she received Ovation awards for her performances in Jane Anderson’s Looking for Normal and Arthur Miller’s All My Sons. She appeared on the television series “Roseanne” and “The Norm Show.” Film credits include Desperately Seeking Susan, Internal Affairs, Making Mr. Right, Uncle Buck, JFK, Toy Story, Bulworth, Scream 2 and Leaving Las Vegas.
(Archer Brown) Broadway: Mauritius, La Bete (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), Eastern Standard (Theatre World Award). Off-Broadway: Sea of Tranquility; Homebody/Kabul; What the Butler Saw; That Championship Season; Pride’s Crossing; Wolfman; The Common Pursuit; To Whom It May Concern; Not About Heroes (Obie Award); Tartuffe; Much Ado About Nothing and The Two Gentlemen of Verona (NYSF). Film: Across the Universe; The Hunting Party; Fido; Spider-Man 2 and 3; Hide & Seek; Head of State; Road to Perdition; Changing Lanes; Along Came a Spider; Thirteen Days; Happiness (Indy Spirit Award nomination); Disclosure; Delirious; Planes, Trains & Automobiles and The Long Walk Home. TV: Drive; The Book of Daniel; The Laramie Project; The Pitts; Feds; and Murder One. Many thanks to my girls, Becky and Willa.
(Turkey Guy) My Favorite Year (Lincoln Center), Measure for Measure (New York Shakespeare Festival), Lips Together Teeth Far Apart (Lucille Lortel), Modigliani (Astor Place). Regional: Alaska Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, Old Globe, Seattle Rep, Mark Taper Forum, Center Stage, Boston Shakespeare Co., Actors Theatre of Louisville , McCarter Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Westport County Playhouse. Films include The Island, Bad Santa, Man Without a Face, Green Card, Lean on Me, Glory. TV: series regular “STARTREK: VOYAGER” , “BENSON”; recent guest star roles: “BONES”, “CRIMINAL MINDS”, “VEGAS”, “NUMBERS”, and “BOSTON LEGAL”. This is for Frankie.
(Dwight Grackle) Broadway: the Tony Award-winning One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with Gary Sinese. Off-Broadway: Exit the King, Iphigenia at Aulis (Pearl Theatre). Regional: Alley Theatre, Pioneer Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Studio Arena and the Old Globe Theatre, among others. Television: “Another World,” “As the World Turns”, Days of Our Lives” and “General Hospital.” Mr. Nichols, a former Green Beret, is a graduate of the Old Globe Theatre/University of San Diego Professional Actor Training Program.