Camelot , Soldier / Sunday in the Park with George , Beast / Beauty and the Beast , Terry / Side Show , Tony / West Side Story , Jean Valjean / Les Mis , Scarecrow / Wizard of Oz , and Charles / Persuasion . He is a senior at the University of Iowa . Huge thanks to TCR and the entire cast and crew !
KARISSA BURKHARDT ESTHER SMITH Karissa Burkhardt is beyond thrilled to perform such an iconic role with TCR , where she was previously seen in Mamma Mia and Cinderella ! Other performances include Legally Blonde , Camelot , Beauty and the Beast , and Newsies with City Circle ; Il Matrimonio Segreto ( Elisetta ) and HMS Pinafore ( Josephine u / s ) with UI Opera Theatre ; The Sound of Music ( Maria ), Sweeney Todd ( Johanna ), and She Kills Monsters ( Agnes ) with Theatre West ; and Amahl and the Night Visitors ( Amahl ) and Persuasion ( Cassandra ) with Chamber Opera Chicago . She is majoring in vocal performance , theatre , and dance at the University of Iowa . Thank you to everyone at TCR , especially Lisa , Kelsey , Megan , Madi , Courtny , and this amazing cast and crew !
KAIA BURKUM ROSE SMITH Kaia Burkum is delighted to return to TCR ! Kaia recently made her TCR debut in The Sound of Music . When she ’ s not playing onstage , she ’ s a theatre major at the University of Iowa . Her favorite part of this show has been sharing the stage with her real-life little sister , Kleo . Kaia would like to thank the Meet Me in St . Louis team and her family for endless support and laughs .
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