Cast Members

Jamard Richardson

Currently in: The Book of Mormon

Broadway/Off-Broadway: Waitress (reading), Invisible Thread. National tours: The Book of Mormon. Regional: Witness Uganda, Tarzan. Originally from Dayton, OH, and a proud alum of the University of Oklahoma. Endless gratitude to my family/ friends for their love and support! MLMR, every performance is for you. Share love. Give love. Spread love. Boomer Sooner!

Jasmin Richardson

Currently in: The Book of Mormon

Jasmin Richardson is ecstatic to be back on Broadway! Broadway: Gettin’ the Band Back Together. National/International Tours: The Bodyguard as Nicki Marron, Memphis (Felicia), Dreamgirls (Deena). I’m grateful for my incredible family. Margo Hickman & Joann Richardson, you’re the reason I’m here, I love you both.

Phillip Johnson Richardson

Currently in: Hell’s Kitchen

Phillip Johnson Richardson (Knuck) BROADWAY: The Wiz THEATRE: GODDESS/Berkeley Rep, HAMILTON/Chicago, NEWSIES, ALL SHOOK UP, JCSS, AIDA, THE MUSIC MAN/MUNY Theatre. FILM: Sharper (Apple+/A24), TV: THE LAST O.G., LITTLE VOICE, CHICAGO PD, PROVEN INNOCENT, THE OTHER TWO. Music on all streaming platforms under the moniker

Noah J. Ricketts

Currently in: The Great Gatsby

Noah J. Ricketts stars as Frankie in the Golden Globe, SAG and Critics Choice-nominated Showtime series “Fellow Travelers.” Additional TV/Film: “American Gods” (Starz), “High Fidelity” (Hulu); Summoning Sylvia. Broadway: Kristoff in Disney’s Frozen, and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Off-Broadway: Omar in To My Girls. CCM Graduate.

Joanna Riding

Joanna Riding is a British, 5-time nominee and 2-time winner of the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, for Julie in Carousel (National Theatre, London) and Eliza in My Fair Lady (Drury Lane Theatre, London). She was nominated for the following roles: Jane in Witches of Eastwick (Drury Lane), Sarah in Guys and Dolls (National Theatre) and Annie in Calendar Girls the Musical (Phoenix, London). Other recent roles include the London production of Sondheim’s Old Friends (Gielgud), Sally in Follies (National Theatre), Madame Rose in Gypsy (Buxton Opera House) and Babe in Pajama Game (Shaftesbury, London). Her plays include: Ruth in Blithe Spirit, Maggie in Hobson’s Choice, Mrs Cheveley in An Ideal Husband and Fania in Playing For Time. TV credits include: Eve Marbury in Ridley (ITV), Maeve Gibney in McDonald and Dodds, and Melissa in Stella (Sky). Joanna’s film credits include Cinderella’s Mother in Into the Woods.

Don Darryl Rivera

Currently in: Aladdin

Original Broadway Company. Don Darryl has performed the role of Iago on Broadway, the First National Tour and on the West End! Theatre credits include: The Guthrie Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Seattle Children’s Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, and Children’s Theatre Company. TV credits include: “Only Murders in the Building” SAG Award Nomination, “Disney 100: Remember That,” “Hazbin Hotel,” and “Helluva Boss.” Love to Eloise & Kate. Mabuhay!

Majo Rivero

Currently in: Gypsy

Majo Rivero is beyond grateful to be making her Broadway debut! Born and raised in León Guanajuato, México. She graduated from the Chicago College of Performing Arts, and is also an Interlochen Arts Academy alumni. Previously seen in West Side Story (World Tour) as Francisca u/s Anita/Rosalia/Consuelo, In The Heights as Yolanda/ Dance Captain (directed and choreographed by Stephanie Klemons), Desaparecidas as Mijita (Joe’s Pub), and in Little Duende as Adelita (NAMT festival). She has also worked as an Associate Choreographer for La Llamada at Repertorio Español. Represented by Bloc Agency. Amor eterno siempre.

William Roberson

Currently in: Hell’s Kitchen

WILLIAM ROBERSON (Swing), a Memphis native, earned his BFA in Dance from Howard University. He’s collaborated with renowned dance companies like Camille A Brown & Dancers and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, gracing prestigious venues such as the Metropolitan Opera and Shakespeare in the Park. Offstage, he's a production for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and a Pilates mat instructor. With appearances in Billy Porter's "Children" video and electrifying performances across New York City, prepare to be captivated by William’s mesmerizing presence on Broadway.

Lane Roberts

Lance is ecstatic to reunite with fellow New Yorker Alex Timbers. Lance made his Broadway debut as the King of Cartoons in Peewee Herman on Broadway under Alex's direction. He worked with him again at Roundabout in the revival of The Robber Bridegroom as Clement Musgrove. Lance has become a Broadway regular, appearing in the original casts of Sister Act, Ghost, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Scarlett Johansson), Moss Hart’s Act One, Finding Neverland, Sunset Boulevard (Glenn Close revival), My Fair Lady (Lauren Ambrose and Laura Benanti), The Music Man (Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster) and I Need That (Danny Devito). Off Broadway credits include The Liquid Plain (Signature), March of the Falsettos (Whizzer replacement at Playwrights Horizons), Forbidden Hollywood (Triad) and sang “New York, New York” at Radio City in their musical, America, circa 1980! He took a 25-year detour to Los Angeles, where he was lucky to play almost every theater in SoCal, including the Shubert, Dorothy Chandler, Mark Taper Forum, LATC, Geffen Playhouse, The Ricardo Montalban, The Coronet, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Lawrence Welk, Moonlight, Musical Theater West, LaMirada, Sacramento Music Circus, San Diego Rep, and The Tiffany, where he produced and directed the smash hit LA company of The All Night Strut (also performed in the PBS special). Favorite shows were the LA sit-down companies of Cats, I Love You You’re Perfect Now Change, Forbidden Hollywood, Ain’t Misbehavin’, and his 7 ½-year stint as Jafar in the original company of Aladdin, a musical spectacular at Disney California Adventure. Regionally, he has been in Elf (Pioneer), White Christmas (Paper Mill Playhouse), Spells of the Sea (Kennedy Center), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (The Goodman), Annie (Ordway), Christmas Carol (McCarter), Their Eyes Were Watching God (Karamu), I’m Not Rappaport, Driving Miss Daisy, and a bunch of plays that will never see the light of day! He is a familiar face on television, from his Gillette spot to his appearances on “FBI,” “Poker Face,” “SVU,” “Blacklist,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Best Man,” “Pose,” and about 40 others. Check imdb.com for the full listing. His film appearances have included scenes with Al Pacino, Jane Fonda, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn and his upcoming short film co-starring André De Shields, directed by Robert Sweeting, called The Entertainer. He started his career in the nightclubs of Manhattan in the late 70s/early 80s and he played the Copa at 18.

Tyler Roberts

Currently in: Aladdin

Northford, CT native. Wagner alum. Past credits include Monty Python’s Spamalot on Broadway. TV/Film: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Season 5). World Premieres: The Sting! (Paper Mill Playhouse), The Royal Family of Broadway (Barrington Stage Company).

Ken Robinson

Currently in: Gypsy

Broadway: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical; The Color Purple (2016 Revival); Memphis; Baby, It’s You! Off-Broadway: The Harder They Come. Ken has performed on stages across the country. His favorite show, however, is the one he created, wrote and performed at the Actors Theatre of Louisville with his wife Christina, Still Ready, an electric live production blending original songs, evocative artwork, and spoken word poetry, celebrating faith, family and the joy of expansive Black and Afro-Latina artistry. All my love to Christina, Mari, Bennie & Trace.

Tyrone L. Robinson

North Carolina native. Broadway: King Agnarr in Disney’s Frozen. Tours: The Book of Mormon and Mufasa standby in The Lion King. Television: “New Amsterdam” (Recurring), “The Blacklist,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Lovecraft Country” (HBO), and “Law and Order: SVU.” Favorite Regionals: Dallas Theater Center, Goodspeed Musicals (CT), and Arena Stage (Swept Away). This performance is dedicated to my grandfather, Richard Epps, Sr. who was a longshoreman in Coastal Carolina seaports. Love always, G. MFA NYU Tisch.