Cast Members

Charlie Franklin

Broadway: The Book of Mormon; Tina, The Bridges of Madison County (OBC). Additional New York theater includes Big River (City Center Encores!) and Parade (Lincoln Center, MCP). Regional includes The Secret Garden (Shakespeare Theatre/5th Avenue), Lord of the Flies (Denver Center), Clue (Stages St. Louis). TV includes “Shades of Blue” (NBC), “The Loudest Voice” (Showtime).

Paige Fraser-Hoffman

Currently in: The Lion King

A Bronx native. Paige is graduate of Ailey/Fordham BFA. She is a Princess Grace Award recipient (2016) and Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” (2017). Dance Companies: AileyII, Visceral Dance Chicago and Deeply Rooted. TV/Commercial: Intel, ESPN, Elle Magazine, Empire (FOX). Theatre: West Side Story (Lyric Opera) and The Lion King Rafiki Tour. She is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut in The Lion King.

Tré Frazier

Currently in: MJ

Broadway Debut! National Tours: Hamilton (Principal Standby) at the And Peggy Tour, Eliza Tour, and Angelica Tour. Regional: Hair (Hud) Two River Theater, Rent (Benny) the Muny. Special thanks to my family, friends, Hybrid Agency, and my fiancée Kayla!

Daniel Fredrick

Currently in: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Theater includes Broadway: Take Me Out (Second Stage), The Lehman Trilogy. Regional: Noises Off!, The Importance of Being Earnest, Red, Mickle Street (Walnut Street Theatre), Cabaret (Arden Theatre), The Explorer’s Club (Delaware Theatre Company), Shoplifters (1812 Productions), Arcadia, Hound of the Baskervilles (Lantern Theatre), Winter’s Tale, Midsummer, Antony & Cleopatra, Much Ado (Heart of America Shakespeare Festival). Television credits: “Mare of Easttown” (HBO), “Black Butler” (Funimation). Film: Treehouse (Amazon Prime). Training: Texas Christian University & Shawnee Mission South High School.

Tony Freeman

Currently in: The Lion King

Has played Zazu on Broadway and across the country for over 3,000 performances. He did Tony Kushner’s musical Caroline, or Change in Los Angeles and San Francisco with the original Broadway cast. Tony has performed guest roles on both “Law and Order” (twice) and “Law and Order, SVU.”

Lili Froehlich

Currently in: Hamilton

Lili is delighted to be here! Broadway: Cats. Tours: Hamilton, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She is originally from Fort Worth, Texas, and is a graduate of Otterbein University. Love to Vanessa, Mom, Dad and the HamFam!

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher has delivered critically acclaimed performances in film, television and theatre. He has starred in many films, including: sex, lies and videotape, American Beauty (SAG Award), The Player, Short Cuts (Golden Globe), The Idolmaker, Dreamchild, While You Were Sleeping, The Underneath, To Gillian on her 37th Birthday, Center Stage, Mr. Deeds, Palm Springs and the upcoming Humane. Gallagher’s recent television work includes: Truth Be Told, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist as Mitch, Grace and Frankie as Nick, Grey’s Anatomy as Dr. Hamilton, Law & Order SVU as Chief Dodds, Covert Affairs as Arthur Campbell and Schmidt’s dad on New Girl, Togetherness, Californication, Rescue Me and The OC as Sandy Cohen. His Broadway credits include: Guys and Dolls (Drama Desk nomination), Long Day’s Journey Into Night (with Jack Lemmon, receiving a Tony Award Nomination), The Real Thing (The Clarence Derwent Award), The Corn Is Green (Theatre World Award), A Doll’s Life, Noises Off , The Country Girl, Grease (Original production) and On The Twentieth Century Gallagher was honored with a Light on the Hill Award and a Jumbo Award from Tufts University, the Steve Chase Humanitarian Award, the Inspire Award from AARP for his Alzheimer’s advocacy, a Jewish Image Award for his portrayal of Sandy Cohen and the Elsa Rose Fabares Award from The Alzheimer’s Association. He continues to support The Alzheimer’s Association, The Entertainment Community Fund and Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS

Eleasha Gamble

Currently in: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

she/her. Theatre includes Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Broadway, San Francisco and Toronto companies). National Tours: The Lion King, Fiasco Theatre’s Into The Woods. Off-Broadway: Under the Bridge (Zipper Theatre). Regional credits include: Flyin’ West and Pipeline (Everyman Theatre); Mary Stuart (Olney Theatre Center), Oklahoma!, Oliver! and The Women of Brewster Place (Arena Stage); Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare Theatre Company); The Civil War (Ford’s Theatre; Helen Hayes Award Outstanding Supporting Actress); Chess and Into The Woods (Signature Theatre); Clue (Cleveland Playhouse); Broadway Three Generations (The Kennedy Center); Big Fish (Lyric Theatre); Television includes “FBI: Most Wanted,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Night Of.”

Lily Ganser

Broadway debut. Off-Broadway: The Moss Maidens (SheNYC). Regional: Moonchildren, Mary Poppins (Woodstock Playhouse); All Shook Up (Laguna Playhouse). Television: “Prodigal Son.” BFA Carnegie Mellon University. LaGuardia HS alum.

Casey Garvin

Currently in: SMASH

Smash marks Casey’s seventh Broadway show. Other Broadway credits include Bullets Over Broadway, Disaster! The Musical, Miss Saigon, King Kong, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Some Like It Hot, where he understudied Tony Award winner Christian Borle in the Tony-nominated role Joe/Josephine. Other credits include the West Side Story first national tour, Bare: The Musical at New World Stages, and Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt in the New York City premier of From Here to Eternity, as well as on screen in the Coen Brothers’ film Hail, Caesar! He has worked in the most prestigious regional theaters across the country and on numerous Broadway-bound workshops and readings over the years. “For my family, given and chosen, and, as always, my sweet Aidan.”

Pedro Garza

Currently in: Cabaret

Pedro Garza (Pronouns: “anything with love”) is a queer Mexican artivist whose influence spans across stage, screen, canvas, and page. They exist across varying wavelengths and frameworks, working each day to grow beyond societal boundaries. They have striven to be an example of Latino excellence and authenticity throughout their commercial theatrical career, and vow to always stay a humble student throughout future successes. ¡Gracias mamá, papá y Marco! You’re why I do it. Tony, your love shows me how.

Carissa Gaughran

Currently in: The Great Gatsby

Broadway debut! Pretty Woman First National Tour (Vivian - Principal & u/s). Other: Fulton, MSMT, NCL. Many thanks to creative/casting teams, The Mine, my amazing family and Connor. This one’s for little me.