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Meet The Team ....
STEVEN CRALLE assistant director
Mr. Cralle began his career in show business in 1979 at Dallas’ Gran Crystal Palace Dinner Theatre. He soon branched out and began performing and touring with the Dallas Summer Musicals. He has appeared with Joel Grey, Alexis Smith, Ron Pearlman, Tony Award winners Randy Graff and Kelly Bishop. He has worked nationally in tours of Carousel, Pal Joey and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and has starred in a regional tour Greater Tuna. Other musical performances include Company, The Fantastics and Mame. Last year Steven released a CD of standards entitled “Good Thing Going” which is available online. He is thrilled to be working with his friend and mentor Mark Carroll.
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.
J. ISAAM lighting designer
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.