M.J.J. CASHMAN (Mushnik) is pleased to be making his Arizona Broadway Theatre debut with Little Shop of Horrors. MJ has appeared onstage in regional, summer stock and dinner theatres around the country as well as on tour. As a result, he has appeared in all but four of the lower forty-eight states. Among his previous roles are Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Teddy in Arsenic and Old Lace, Lion in Wizard of Oz and Merlin and Pellinore in Camelot, to name a few. He can also be seen as a befuddled Registrar in Bollywood’s Ta Ra Rum Pum, Uncle Ralph in The Wayfarers and as Cousin Sidney in Saturday Morning. When on the road, MJ collects supermarket discount cards and is grateful to be able to continue to avoid honest work.

NAKEISHA DANIEL (Crystal) is excited to spend her first time in Arizona at Arizona Broadway Theatre. Nakeisha is a native of Atlanta, Ga. Her credits include: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Muzzy), Nunsense (Sr. Hubert), Ragtime (Sarah), Disney’s Aladdin Jr. (Narrator) at the Tony award wining Alliance Theatre, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator), and Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Charlene Woodard character). She has performed regionally at Wild Adventures Theme Park and with Shoreline Entertainment, as a dancer in The Lost Colony and Unto These Hills, and was a resident acting intern with the Charleston Stage Company in Charleston, SC. She has choreographed for the Atlanta Lyric Theatre and the Charleston Stage Company. Nakeisha graduated from Shorter College with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. She would like to thank her family and friends for their constant support.

ROVIN JAY(Audrey II – The Voice) joins us from the OC in California and is excited to make his ABT debut in Little Shop of Horrors with such an amazing cast. Regional credits include James “Thunder” Early in Dreamgirls, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Marcellus Washburn in the Music Man, Jim in Big River, along with appearances in Disney’s Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular, Smokey Joe’s Café and Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Rovin sends his love out to his beautiful daughters, Morgan Elena and Taylor Lynn, his constant inspiration.

KAITLYNN KLEINMAN (Audrey) was most recently seen in ABT’s highly successful run of Grease. She is currently in her senior year as a musical theatre major at ASU. Kaitlynn’s favorite roles to date have been Miss Dorothy Brown in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Phoenix Theatre), Ado Annie in Oklahoma (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre) and Cinderella in Cinderella (Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre). Kaitlynn also enjoyed originating the role of December in Rob Gardner’s 12 Princesses. She thanks her wonderful and talented family for their love and support, and can’t wait to spend the rest of the summer with them!

TIM LUOMA(Seymour) is delighted to be back at ABT, where he has appeared in several productions, including La Cage aux Folles (Jacob - ariZoni Award winner), Kiss Me, Kate (Stagehand Three/Driver/Haberdasher), South Pacific (Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey), How to Succeed… (Mr. Twimble) and Big River (Tom Sawyer). Originally from Montana, Tim has toured with Missoula Children’s Theatre as a tour actor/director and has enjoyed roles including Paul in A Chorus Line and Lefou in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Tim would like to thank his incredible friends and family for their faith and encouragement and the amazing staff at ABT.

ERAHN PATTON (Ronnette) makes her ABT debut in Little Shop. A Phoenix native, she has performed with the Black Theatre Troupe, Phoenix Theater and Jewish Theater. Favorite theatrical moments include: Ain’t Misbehavin, Blues In The Night, Beehive, Children of Eden, School House Rock Live, Meshuggah-Nun and Smokey Joe’s Café, for which she received a Zoni nomination. She has sung with several prominent artists including Jeffery Osborne, Lou Rawls, Natalie Cole, Freda Payne and Donna Summers, and recently performed at the Celebrity Fight Night for Muhammad Ali, singing back up for Reba McEntire and Babyface, working with Grammy Award winner musical genius David Foster as musical director. A favorite memorable experience was singing at the world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. Erahn is thankful for the love and support of her family, the 3 D’s, Donald, DeRahn and Doran and her friends and co-workers at American Express.

RANDALL T. STEVENS (Audrey II – The Plant) returns to the ABT stage after having performed in A Funny Thing... (Erronius) and in last season’s How to Succeed… A recent transplant from Omaha, Nebraska, his first theatrical endeavor in AZ was as Assistant Director for Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Phoenix Theatre. Randall is ABT’s current Artist-in-Residence. An award-winning director/actor in Omaha, his favorite roles include Billy Bibbit in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Bobby in Love! Valour! Compassion!, Action in West Side Story, Harry Beaton in Brigadoon, Bellhop in Lend Me a Tenor, and the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2003 Best Actor in a Musical). Directing credits include Nine, Side Show (2004 Best Director of a Musical), The Last Session, and Poseidon! An Upside Down Musical!!!

JENNIFER WARD (Chiffon) is thrilled to be making her ABT debut! She lives in New York City where she recently graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Recent shows include Ragtime and Discover Theatre: Featuring Disney’s Cinderella and Jungle Book Kids national tour where she played the Fairy Godmother and Shere Khan. Other favorite roles include Dionne (Hair), Rosie (Bye, Bye Birdie), Little Red (Into the Woods) and Mrs. Sherman (Fame: The Musical). Jennifer thanks God, Mom and Dad, and all her friends in New York that keep her going and give her so much support! I love you all!!

TOBY YATSO