MEET THE CAST
Calvin Boman( Chef Louis / Ensemble) Calvin is eager to prove to the people of Cedar Rapids that HE CAN COOK.“ It’ s causing a bit of an existential crisis, though,” he says,“ because I play a few critters the chef would turn to fritters.” Surely, he’ ll shake‘ n bake that off and recover swimmingly. He extends a warm water welcome to every audience member and graciously thank yous to his parents & sisters and his loving partner, Lucy. Bon spectacle!
Wolfgang Amadeus Borchardt( Prince Eric) Amadeus could not wait to drop right back into another show at TCR. He was recently seen at TCR in Guys and Dolls( Angie the Ox), Frozen( Sven), Hairspray( Fender), Jersey Boys( Nick Devito), Beauty and the Beast( The Beast and Prince Adam), Carrie: The Musical( Billy Nolan), Something Rotten!, Rock of Ages( Drew Boley), SpongeBob and Cabaret. Also with RHCR performing The Rocky Horror Picture Show( Riff Raff) as well as in Spring Awakening( Malchior Gabor) with City Circle theater company. He also, as always, wants to thank all his castmates, crew, pit, and production team for all the hard work they do. And thanks to all his family, Emily, and friends for supporting him to continue through the arts, especially Shay.
Brandon Burkhardt( Ensemble / Dance Captain) Brandon is excited to be performing again at TCR, where previous shows include Frozen( Hans), Hairspray( Corny Collins), Beauty and the Beast( Gaston), Carrie: The Musical( Tommy),
Something Rotten!( Nick Bottom), Wizard of Oz( Tin Man), Meet Me in St. Louis( Lon), The Sound of Music( Rolf), Cinderella( Prince), Newsies( Race), Mamma Mia!, SpongeBob, and A Little Night Music( Henrik), Bright Star( Billy Cane), and Light in the Piazza( Giueseppe) at Brucemore. With Revival: Eliot Ness in Cleveland( Eliot Ness), LaCage Aux Folles( Jean-Michel), Parade( Young Soldier), Titanic( Charles Clarke / Stevedore), Honk!( Greylag), An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein( Soloist). With UI Theatre: HMS Pinafore( Captain Corcoran) and Sunday in the Park …( Soldier). With City Circle: Camelot( Lancelot), Beauty and the Beast( Beast), and Side Show( Terry). Thanks to everyone at TCR! Love you all!
Karissa Burkhardt( Andrina / Ensemble / Dance Captain) Karissa is thrilled to be in The Little Mermaid! Recent TCR productions include Guys and Dolls( Sarah Brown), Frozen( Queen Iduna), Hairspray( Tammy), Jersey Boys( Mary Delgado / others) Beauty and the Beast( Babette), Meet Me in St. Louis( Esther), Cabaret( Frenchie), A Little Night Music( Mrs. Anderssen)( Brucemore), and was a Featured Dancer / Ensemble / Dance Captain in Carrie: The Musical, The Light in the Piazza, Something Rotten!, Wizard of Oz, Mamma Mia, Cinderella, and SpongeBob. With City Circle: Catch Me If You Can, Legally Blonde, Camelot, Beauty and The Beast, Newsies with City Circle. With Revival: HONK!( Bewick / Winter Soloist). With UI Opera: Il Matrimonio Segreto( Elisetta) and HMS Pinafore. With UI Theatre Sound of Music( Maria), Sweeny Todd( Johanna), She Kills Monsters( Agnes) with Theatre