Cast Members

Dylan Santos

Currently in: The Lion King

From Bahia, Brazil. Youth American Grand Prix finalist/scholarship recipient, training at Houston Ballet, The Harid Conservatory, and Joffrey Ballet. Lead dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem. Passionate about giving back to the dance community.

Robb Sapp

Currently in: The Lion King

Robb is overjoyed to return to The Lion King, having previously appeared in the 1st National, North American and Las Vegas companies. Broadway: Wicked (Boq), Shrek (Pinocchio). Off-Broadway: Happiness (Lincoln Center); Enter Laughing (cast recording); Disaster!; Zanna, Don’t! (cast recording); Johnny Guitar (cast recording). Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed, The MUNY, Music Theatre Wichita, Syracuse Stage, Barrington Stage Company, Bristol Riverside, ACT of CT, Ogunquit Playhouse. Other: Saturday Night Fever (1st National Tour). Robb holds a BFA from Syracuse University.

Ephie Aardema Sarnak

Ephie played “Emma” and understudied the role of “Fanny Brice” in the revival of Funny Girl. She was in the original Broadway cast of The Bridges of Madison County and played Dawn on the 1st national tour of Waitress. She was nominated for a Jeff Award for her performance in Emma at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Off-Broadway credits include I Can Get it For You Wholesale (CSC), Parade (Lincoln Center), Songbird, Daddy Long Legs and Dear Edwina. Regionally she has played at the Old Globe, La Jolla, Papermill, PCLO, Goodspeed and St. Louis Rep among many others. She’s an international tap champion with a background in community organizing, and years of experience as an integrity professional with CrowdTangle. She was the youngest-ever graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School and holds a Congressional Gold Medal for Outstanding Youth.

J Savage

Currently in: SMASH

J is beyond excited to be a part of Smash’s long-awaited arrival to the stage! Broadway: Elf, Bad Cinderella. Off-Broadway: Empire, A Sign of Times, and Seesaw. He is also an avid outdoorsman, a vintage Barbie collector, and a singer-songwriter. Major thanks to DGRW, the entire Smash team, Telsey, his family, and most importantly, Jared.

J. Savage

Broadway: Bad Cinderella. Off-Broadway: Empire, A Sign of the Times, and Seesaw. Avid outdoorsman and vintage Barbie collector. Major thanks to DGRW, the entire Elf team, Telsey, his family, Santa, and most importantly, Jared.

MiMi Scardulla

Currently in: Cabaret

MiMi Scardulla (she/her) is still in shock that she gets to work at the Kit Kat Club. Credits include A Beautiful Noise, Kristin Chenoweth’s For the Girls, We are the Tigers, and The Heart of Rock and Roll. Big is BEAUTIFUL! Love to DDO, my family, Skylar, and Ms. Rose! To Telsey and the Cabaret team, thank you for embracing all of me and giving me the chance to live out a dream!

Nicole Scherzinger

Currently in: Sunset Boulevard

(she/her) is a Grammy-nominated, plat- inum-selling singer, actress and dancer. Scherzinger revisits her critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning performance as Norma Desmond in Jamie Lloyd’s reimag- ining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd. The West End production won seven Olivier Awards, including Best Musical Revival. Scherzinger also won the Best Musical Performance award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. She made her West End debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. Additional theatre credits include Guys and Dolls, Chicago and Show Boat. She also played Maureen in Rent at the Hollywood Bowl. Television credits include “The X Factor,” “The Masked Singer” and NBC’s live musical special “Annie Live!” Scherzinger is also the voice of Moana’s mother Sina in Disney’s popular Moana films. She is a global artist and a former mem- ber of one of the world’s best-selling usic groups of all time, The Pussycat Dolls.

Michael Schimmele

Currently in: Aladdin

Broadway debut! Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Muny, Asolo Repertory Theatre, NCT, PTC, Stages St. Louis, NSMT, Transcendence. Recent: Frozen (Oaken), Rent (Angel Standby), In the Heights (Piragua Guy), Sister Act (Pablo), Grease (Roger), Crazy For You (Jimmy). BFA Elon. Thanks to the Aladdin team, CGF, Mom, Dad, Sarah, Archie and Jack.

Jason Schmidt

Currently in: The Outsiders

Jason Schmidt is making his Broadway debut with The Outsiders. TV: “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies”, “FBI: Most Wanted”, “The Chair”. Regional Theater: Cinderella (Theater Under the Stars), The Outsiders (La Jolla Playhouse). Jason is a singer/songwriter who releases music on all platforms. He studied at Carnegie Mellon. He would like to thank his ever supportive family, friends, and his gritty team at DGRW and Green Management. Glory to God.

Dave Schoonover

Currently in: The Great Gatsby

Broadway: Bad Cinderella (Dorian). Pre-Broadway: A Wonderful World. Tours: Love Never Dies (u/s Phantom, Raoul); White Christmas (Sheldrake, u/s Bob); Young Frankenstein (u/s Dr. Frankenstein); Cats (Tugger). NYC: Carnegie Hall, City Center. Regional: Lots. Love to Rachel and Levi.

Austin Schulte

Austin Schulte is overjoyed to be making his Broadway debut in Elf. Recent credits: Young Frankenstein (La Mirada); and Natasha, Pierre… (Pittsburgh CLO). He wants to thank his family, his teachers, and this incredible company.

Rachel Schur

Currently in: Chicago

Broadway: Jersey Boys. Tours: A Chorus Line, Fame, Jersey Boys. TV/Film: “Mozart in the Jungle,” “Law and Order: SVU.” Forever grateful for my family, friends, Stewart Whitley, MSA, and Chi Talent! This one is for my boys.