Ilya Rozanov

Jay Armstrong was most recently seen as Christian in the North American tour of Moulin Rouge! Broadway: the Tony Award winning revivals of PARADE and HAIR, On the Town, Hands on a Hardbody, Catch Me If You Can, The Phantom of the Opera. Off Broadway/New York credits: PARADE (City Center), To My Girls (2ST), Scotland, PA (Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel nominations, and Outer Critics Circle Award honoree), Darling Grenadine (Roundabout), A Chorus Line (City Center), CANDIDE (NYCO), Sweeney Todd (NY Philharmonic filmed for PBS), The Most Happy Fella (Encores!), Terrence McNally’s Fire and Air (CSC), The Mad Ones, Working (Prospect Theater Co, Drama Desk Award), Wild Animals You Should Know (MCC), 35mm: A Musical Exhibition. Concert: Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, San Francisco Symphony. TV/Film: QUANTICO, Sex & the City 2, Law & Order: SVU. Album: Jay Armstrong Johnson LIVE at Feinstein's 54 Below. Jay is the Business Development Manager of Spectra Media Collective and the executive producer and creator of Broadway’s biggest Halloween party, I Put A Spell On You, benefiting The Ali Forney Center!  @Jay_A_Johnson

Shane Hollander

lfg offbway! Broadway: Sunset Blvd., Lempicka, Disney’s Aladdin. LA: Foursome. Beyond grateful to A&R, CTC and the whole Moon family. BFA:  Penn State MT. 할머니 사랑해요. yktfv ;). Follow along @jiminmmoon.

Main Susan & Others

Broadway: Once Upon a One More Time, Frozen (first female Olaf), Escape to Margaritaville, If/Then, Bring It On. FILM: Borderlands, A Good Person. TV: The Good Fight, Heels, Younger. Off-Broadway: Titanique, Usual Girls, Gigantic. Regional Favorites: Come From Away (Cape Playhouse), Regency Girls (Old Globe), Last of the Red Hot Mamas (Bucks County), Hairspray (MUNY). Education: NYU (CAP21). Love to my Ry and anyone who’s coming to the cottage! @ryannreds RyannRedmond.com

Shane’s Mom & Others

Cherry Torres is a Broadway actor and vocalist from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and a graduate of Berklee College of Music. She made her First National Tour and Broadway debuts in the Tony and Grammy Award–winning musical Hamilton, where she now stars as Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the 10th Anniversary Broadway cast.

Her performance credits span Broadway, national tours, regional theatre, and international stages, including In the Heights (Nina), Rock of Ages (Sherrie), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Brenda), and Evita, where she made history as the first actress to portray Eva Perón in Puerto Rico’s English-language production.

Ilya’s Dad & Others

On Broadway, Ryan has been seen in Gettin’ the Band Back Together and Shrek. Off-Broadway: Joy, Titanique, Nassim, Altar Boyz (Drama League nom), The Yellow Brick Road, Liberty, Soul Doctor, The Fifth Column. Regionally, he has starred in Maggie and Passing Through (Goodspeed, CT), Joy and Gettin’ the Band Back Together (George Street, NJ), Distant Thunder (Lyric Theatre, OK), Shrek (5 th Avenue, WA), tick…TICK, BOOM! (ATF, NY), Most Beautiful Room/NY (Long Wharf, CT), Striking 12 (Good Theater, ME), Side Show (Signature, VA). TV/Film: “Blue Bloods”, “He’s With Me”, “FreakMe”, In Stereo, Obits, Kidnapping Oscar Isaac, I Don’t Believe in That, Shrek the Musical. Ryan serves on the advisory board of the non-profit, Only Make Believe.

u/s Main Susan, Shane’s Mom, Ilya’s Dad

Shelby Acosta ss hyped to be working on two things that give her purpose— comedy and figuring out one’s sexuality. Previous credits include Broadway: Real Women Have Curves (Flaca), 1776 Revival (Principal Standby.) Off-Broadway: Emojiland (Principal Standby). Tours: Hamilton (W5), 1776 (Sec. Thomson). A big thank you to my mom, Brandon Contreras, and my agents at DGRW! @_shelbyacosta_

U/S Ilya, Shane, Ilya’s Dad, & Others

Daniel Brackett is delighted to help bring the story of Heated Rivalry to Off-Broadway. Credits: Redwood (Broadway), Heathers (Off-Broadway), Aladdin (Nat’l Tour). Ventura, California born and raised and proud Filipino hapa. Daniel holds a BFA from Elon University. Many thanks to The Collective and the Heated Rivalry team. Love to family and friends. @danimalbrackett

Book, Music, Lyrics & Orchestrations

Dylan MarcAurele is a NYC-based writer and composer. Highlights: Jonathan Larson Grant Winner; Richard Rodgers Award; Dramatists Guild Foundation Fellow; NAMT Festival; 2x Frank Young Grant Winner; Manhattan School of Music Musical Theatre Lab Series; Drama Club Camp, 2x JMF Writers Grove at Goodspeed; Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project in Nashville. Book/Music/Lyrics: Pop Off, Michelangelo! (Underbelly Boulevard, London; The Other Palace; 2x Edinburgh Fringe Festival), MEG4N (2024 tour starring Rosé of RuPaul’s Drag Race), The Real Housewives of NYC: The Musical (featured on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live), The Passion of the Labradoodle (in development). Music: Lewis Loves Clark (Rhinebeck Writers Retreat; Barn on Fire Residency; Village Theater Festival of New Musicals [WA]), Tea with G (ART NY; Theatre 555), The Land of Forgotten Toys (Greenhouse Theater, Chicago). Music/Lyrics: Miley Chase: The Science Ace (licensed by Concord Theatricals), “Say Bravo!” (sung by Andy Cohen and the cast of Vanderpump Rules at the Paris Theatre in Las Vegas). He also created the 26,000-follower musical Instagram account @rhonymusical. ASCAP member; Michael Moore Agency; Harvard University, ’16. 

Director

Alan Kliffer is originally from Canada, and has been producing, writing, directing and teaching comedy for over twenty years. Kliffer was the Artistic Director at Asylum NYC Chelsea for five years, putting the theatre on the map as an NYC comedy hub. He subsequently served as the inaugural (and last) Artistic Director of The Second City New York. In addition, Kliffer has produced industry audition showcases for Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, and Just For Laughs, as well as award winning plays and musicals. Current productions include: [Palatable] Gay Robot, Don't Stop I'm About To Jazz, Flop! The Fully Improvised Musical Fiasco and more! He is forever grateful to his parents Susan and Frank Kliffer and partner Barrett Davis.

Choreography

Brooke Engen and Tiffany Engen have directed and choreographed for theatre, television, music videos, live concert shows, and digital markets. Movement/Choreography credits include: Mama I’m a Big Girl Now (Off-Bwy), Love Actually the musical parody (Off-Bwy & Chicago),MEG4N the musical parody (NY & Tour), Hallmark(ish) the musical parody (Toronto), Barefoot Wine commercials, “Two Step” & “Kentucky Dirty” music videos for Laura Bell Bundy, Broadway Bares Las Vegas, Hart Of Dixie on the CW, Marvel’s Runaways on Hulu, The Prom (Axelrod Theatre), & Legally Blonde (Cabrillo Theatre & The Lex). Associate/Assistant Choreographer credits: Punch (Bwy), Rock of Ages (Off-Bwy), Kennedy Center Honors, BAZ (Las Vegas), Sleepless in Seattle (Pasadena Playhouse), Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Garry Marshall Theatre), Code Black on CBS, & Hairspray Live on NBC. They have also been on the directing and choreography teams for Cirque Holidaze, Ringling Brothers, and Norwegian Cruise Line.

As performers, Broadway credits include: Beetlejuice The Musical, Hairspray, Legally Blonde, and Gypsy. Kinky Boots (Tour), Legally Blonde (Tour), Rock Of Ages (Vegas & Off-Broadway). As well as, the world premieres of DOLLY: A True Original Musical, Surf, Come Fall In Love, Clueless, Sleepless in Seattle, & Millennials Are Killing Musicals. Collectively they have Dance Captained for 11 professional theatrical productions!

TV/Film: Hacks, Hairspray Movie (as Noreen/Doreen), Hairspray LIVE, SMASH, Raising Hope, Hart Of Dixie, FBI, Law & Order: Organized Crime, & Code Black. www.brookeengen.com @Brookethat www.tiffanyengen.com @tifnedooda

Music Director

Scenic Design

Costume Design

Lighting Design

Sound Design

A proud son of immigrant parents, Germán Martínez is a Honduran-American, award winning freelance Theatrical Sound Designer based in NYC/NJ. Most recently, he is a Princess Grace 2025 winner, and a 1/52 Grant recipient. He received his degree in Sound Design from Montclair State University in May 2018. His work has been featured at many regional theatres across the USA. Keep up with his work on Instagram: @GermanTheSoundDesigner

Public Relations

Production Counsel

Intimacy Coordinator

General MAnager

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Caroline Pastore is a New York-based Stage Manager. Recent credits include: Broadway: Dead Outlaw (APM), Othello (APM), Off-Broadway: Blood/Love (PA), Prince Faggot (APM), Songs of the Living (PSM), Regional: An American In Paris (Cape Playhouse, ASM), Touring: Parable of the Sower (ASM). Education: SUNY Purchase (Class of '21). Caroline is filled with gratitude for Caroline Inches, who is the best name buddy and friend around. Lots of love to Ariel Bourke for her continuous light. 

Stage Manager

Caroline is a New York-based Stage Manager and a proud 2024 graduate of Point Park University. Recent credits include: Broadway: Jeff Ross, Take a Banana for the Ride (PA), National Tour: Hell's Kitchen (Sub. ASM / PA), Regional: When Playwrights Kill (PA), The Muny 2024 (Stage Management Assistant), Off Broadway: The Pansy Craze Ep 1-6 (ASM), Conversations with Mother (Sub ASM/PA), Twist of Fate (ASM), InunDATEd (ASM), The Count of Monte Cristo (ASM). Much love to her support system Hayden, and her PSM Caroline, for sharing a name and always bringing her along for the ride! 

COMPANY MANAGER

Leon Jones (they/he) is an award-winning creative producer, artistic administrator, and multi-hyphenate whose professional career began playing Macduff’s Child in Berkeley Rep’s MACBETH, starring Frances McDormand and Conleth Hill. They have worked with renowned regional theatres such as Abingdon Theatre Company (Artistic Associate), California Shakespeare Theatre (Company Member), San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company (Associate Producer), and Marin Shakespeare Company (Education Director). Most recent credits include PICTURES FROM HOME (Assistant Company Manager – Broadway debut), the national tour of ON YOUR FEET! (Associate Company Manager), serving as an Account Coordinator at AKA NYC, and Assistant General Manager at Evan Bernardin Productions.

Marketing, Advertising, & Creative Direction

Regular People is a creative studio seamlessly connecting Producing, Marketing, and General Management - all under one roof. We are an audience-first and artist-first company that, at its core, exists to push theater forward: empowering artists, engaging audiences, and reimagining what’s possible when creativity and strategy are in sync. Previous productions include Well, I’ll Let You Go and Danger and Opportunity (Drama Desk Award Winner). www.regularppl.com

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