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JOHN de los SANTOS choreographer
John de los Santos is originally from San Antonio, where he was a pricipal member of the Alamo City Dance Co., and danced major roles in The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the world premiere of Lepidoptera. After graduating from Texas Christian University in 2003, he became the resident choreographer for the Fort Worth Opera, where his credits now include Salome, La Traviata, and the world premiere of Frau Margot. This spring he made his Fort Worth Opera directorial debut with Carmen. His other directing credits include his own adaptation of Marlowe's Edward II (McNair Foundation), The Music Man (Utah Festival Opera), and Orpheus & Euridice (Voices of Change). He serves on the faculty of the Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake NY, where he has directed Anything Goes, The Medium, La Boheme, The Fantastiks, and The Mikado. John has also worked with the Dallas, Florida Grand, and Washington National Opera companies. He is also an actor and has appeared in various stage venues and independant films across the metroplex.
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AARON PATRICK TURNER costume designer
Mr. Turner holds an MFA from the University of Oklahoma and a B.F.A. from Northeastern State University (Oklahoma). Among his credits are: Miss Witherspoon, Below the Salt, Icarus (Amphibian Stage Productions); Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Right Ho, Jeeves, Social Security, The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Contemporary Theatre of Dallas); The Little Dog Laughed, Rockin’ Christmas Party (Water Tower Theatre); The Boxer (Bootstraps Comedy Theatre); Goodnight Moon, The Secret Life of Girls, Sleeping Beauty (Dallas Children‘s Theatre) Every Trick in the Book (Classical Acting Company); A Critical Case of Murder, Full Moon Murders (Pegasus Theatre); Real Estate (Santa Fe Playhouse); Romeo and Juliet (Tulsa repertory Theatre) and Rocky Horror Show (Delaware Playhouse). Mr. Turner has won numerous awards for his designs including the Leon Rabin Award, the DFW Theatre Critics Forum Award and the Column Award.
SUSAN A. WHITE lighting designer
Ms. White has been the assistant/associate lighting designer on numerous Broadway shows including Damn Yankees (with Jerry Lewis and Victor Garber), The Rink (with Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera), Jelly’s Last Jam (with Gregory Hines and Savion Glover), The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman), Cabaret (with Joel Grey) and Zorba (with Anthony Quinn). Off Broadway she created the lighting for Nunsense, Blues in the Night and The Immigrant. She was the lighting designer at the Joffrey Ballet for three years. Locally she has worked with Lyric Stage in Irving, Water Tower Theatre in Addison, Garland Summer Musicals and Plano repertory Theatre. She was awarded the Leon Rabin Award for her work on Titanic and Ragtime. She is on the faculty at Southern Methodist University where she designs the dance and opera productions.
CHUCK MILAM sound engineer
Mr. Milam, has been involved in sound design, audio engineering and as a technical sound consultant to; Six Flags, Inc., (Arlington, Tx. and St. Louis, Mo.), Handel’s Messiah (ABC Television New York and Fort Worth), Family Night at the Music Hall, Flight Final, The Seven Last Words, The Guest, The Nativity According to St. Luke, Sounds of Freedom (Thanksgiving Special KXAS TV, Fort Worth, Tx.), and Nuestra Senora Del Pilar Catholic Church, among numerous other projects for churches, universities, restaurants, and hotels.
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Musical Director Andy Michlin began piano lessons at age 6 and became a professional musician at age 16. As can be seen in the photo above, Andy has entertained in various venues , including playing piano and singing to large skulls. The piano in this case was borrowed from a church in the African wilderness and brought to Kenya for Andy to play for resort guests. It is the only battery-operated piano he’s ever seen. |
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For more conventional tastes, Andy’s first gig was in Dallas on New Year’s Eve when he was still in high school (Highland Park) . He became a professional musician at 16 on the occasion of New Year’s Eve, his first paying job. Playing keyboards and singing have been the only jobs he has ever had since that date.
After a year at USC and North Texas University, he was ready to ‘hit the road’ and he did so with such diverse acts as Liza Minnelli, Tom Jones, and Lou Rawls. He was a Witness with Louis Prima’s band, and a New Christie Minstrel.
In addition to the big Las Vegas Showrooms and venues all over the world, Andy has a long list of Dallas credits as a solo pianist such as Loew’s Anatole, The Stoneleigh Hotel and many private parties. He has also been a solo pianist in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace, The MGM Grand and Riviera Hotels.
Andy’s TV credits include appearances on The Tonight Show, Merv Griffin, Mike Douglas, the Jerry Lewis Telethon, Don Kirschners Rock Concert , the Dinah Shore Show and others.