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Brittneyann Accetta

Keyboards and vocals

Brittneyann Accetta (she/her) is an actor, songwriter and musician from New York City. You may have seen her in The Office! A Musical Parody on Off-Broadway at the Jerry Orbach theater, or Aladdin! A Musical Spectacular aboard the Disney Fantasy cruise ship. When she is not performing in musicals, she is playing with her band at venues all over New York and the tri-state area. Brittneyann fell in love with every aspect of music at a very young age, and she plays 7 instruments. She has a deep appreciation for the power of Arts and Music, and lives for letting her whole heart and soul flow through every performance. She is extremely grateful and excited to be a part of The British Invasion, and would like to thank the creative team for believing in her, and her family and friends for all of their love and unending support!

Jonah Bobo

Bass Guitar and Vocals

Jonah Bobo is an NYC based musician and theatre artist who is extremely passionate about both live performance and studio production.  He is a multi-instrumentalist and producer as well as a recording artist, working with artists in New York and across the nation.  As a composer, his theatrical work has been awarded distinctions by the Richard Rodgers Award Foundation and the Eugene O’Neill National Theatre Center.

Teddy Grey

Guitars, Keyboards and Vocals

Teddy Grey is a New York-based actor, writer, and singer/songwriter. His new double concept album, The Great Failed Romances of the Twentieth Century, is available now to stream and purchase everywhere via Mother West Records. Notable work includes writing, directing, and starring in the Youtube cult musical Garfeld: the Musical (A Garfield Parody), and acting in WildBrain’s Youtube Kids series The Ellie Sparkles Show as Jimmy. Favorite roles include Johnny in American Idiot, Elyot in Private Lives, and Narrator/Mysterious Man in Into the Woods. He is a graduate of Hofstra University. Special thanks to his family and friends.

Tanner Hake

Guitars, Keyboards and Vocals

Tanner Hake made his professional debut in The Bridges of Madison County playing Michael Johnson, at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago. He has also been seen in Millikin University’s Productions of Medea (Jason), Nice Work If You Can Get It (Jimmy Winters) and two original plays, The Wall, and Miss Me, written by Paul Schoulberg. Tanner has recently worked primarily in LA on Film and TV projects ranging from people and brands such as Damien Chazzelle, Gucci, Amazon Prime & HBO. Tanner has also been active with music his entire life and has recently written the soundtrack for the short film ‘Baby Powder’ with 3Ball Media in Los Angeles. He would like to thank his family and friends for their continued support throughout his career.

Billy Harrington

Drums and Vocals

BILLY HARRINGTON From Ann Arbor, Michigan, Billy Harrington is a full-time session drummer keeping busy with recording sessions and live work. With a bachelors in the Musical Arts & Jazz Studies from the University of Michigan, he has lectured on early pop drumming and most extensively on the drumming of Ringo Starr, including for the university’s symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and as a featured artist in the Oxford University Press textbook, What Goes On: The Beatles, Their Music and Their Time. As producer, his own shows, A Night For James: A Tribute to the Music of James Taylor, and Lennon & McCartney tribute All Together Now debuted in 2015 and 2016. More recently in 2019, Billy’s research on the drums of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham with Roxy Music drummer Paul Thompson was published in Modern Drummer magazine. His most recent stage credits include Always… Patsy Cline and Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Encore Musical Theatre Company 2021). Billy is so excited and honored to be on stage with this fab cast and production team paying tribute to one of pop music’s greatest eras.

Martín Martiarena

Guitars and Vocals

Martín Martiarena (Billy/musical director) is an award-winning musical director from San Diego, California. A graduate from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, he received his BA in 2018 with a degree in Jazz Performance. There he studied with legendary Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell and pianist Tamir Hendelman. Recent favorite theater credits as bassist include Rock of Ages (Cygnet Theater), On Your Feet (Moonlight Theater Productions), Mamma Mia (Welk Resort Theater), and Jesus Christ Superstar (Welk Resort Theater). Martín is the current director of the guitar department at Chula Vista Middle and High Schools. In his free time, Martín leads The Rollers, a California-based Beatles cover band.

Shannon McEldowney

Keyboards and Vocals

Shannon McEldowney (she/her) Shannon cannot wait to share this incredible music with you. Originally from a small town outside Seattle, Shannon is an actor and activist living in Chicago. Some of her favorite projects include John Denver’s Almost Heaven (Theatre at the Center),  Welcome to Jesus (American Theatre Company/Chicago Inclusion Project), Death and Harry Houdini (The House Theatre of Chicago/Arsht Center Miami), Mamma Mia (Drury Lane Oakbrook), and Disaster (Chicago Theatre Workshop). In 2018, she was nominated for Best Lead Actor at the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival for her work in TRU.  In this NAMI-sponsored musical about mental health, she played artist Isla Claire, a role that she reprised the following year at Chicago’s Stage 773. You can check her and the cast of TRU out on Spotify. Much love and gratitude to her friends and family. For Blaire.

Right Angle Entertainment

RIGHT ANGLE ENTERTAINMENT (Producers) Right Angle Entertainment specializes in the production, marketing, management and distribution of live theatrical, digital and concert events. RAE’s proud roster includes: America’s Got Talent Live!, The Price is Right LIVE!, The Masked Singer National Tour, The Simon & Garfunkel Story, The Office! A Musical Parody (New York City and National Tour), Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (National Tour and Grand Old Opry), Together Live with Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle, Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors Tour, among many others. Recently, Right Angle Entertainment have been trailblazers in the theatrical space producing safe, outdoor and immersive productions including the Art Heist Experience,The Office! – A Murder Mystery Parody and the upcoming iconic board game experience, CLUE Live! – A Walking Experience.

Maple Tree Entertainment

MAPLE TREE ENTERTAINMENT (Producers) Maple Tree Entertainment Ltd is a theatrical production company that specialize in creating, presenting and producing high quality music, drama and musicals both in the UK and across the world. Maple Tree Entertainment’s flagship show THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY has been seen by hundreds of thousands of people across the world and is still today the leading theatrical show concerning Simon & Garfunkel. The company is committed to extremely high quality work and will always have the satisfaction of the audience as it’s main driving goal.

Quatro Entertainment

QUATRO ENTERTAINMENT (Producers) Quatro Entertainment produces live entertainment and promotes national Broadway touring shows. With offices in Calgary and Victoria they present hundreds of events across North America each year. Recent Broadway touring shows include: Dirty Dancing, Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages and The Illusionists.

Show Director

DEAN ELLIOTT

DEAN ELLIOTT (Show Director, Musical Supervisor) Dean Elliott rose to fame as the lead role of Buddy Holly in the Olivier Award nominated musical Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story. In this role he had the honour of opening the 2008 West End Revival at the Duchess Theatre, London, West End and after much media praise was asked to open and perform in the show in Buddy’s hometown of Lubbock, Texas, in front, and with, Buddy’s immediate family before taking the role around Europe and Canada. Before ‘Buddy’, Dean trained at the prestigious Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts’ (LIPA) and other notable theatre work includes Over The Rainbow – The Eva Cassidy Story (UK No1 Tour), Release The Beat (Arcola Theatre, London) and the multi award winning Ed – The Musical (Edinburgh Festival). Notable TV and radio appearances include “Richard and Judy,” “BBC London Tonight,” “The Jonathan Ross Show” and BBC Radio 2’s “Elaine Paige Show.”

Music Supervisor

DEAN ELLIOTT

General Manager

RALPH SCHMIDTKE

Tour Manager

Graeme Cooper

Non-Touring Production Manager

Brian Richard

Music Director

MartÍn Martiarena

Casting Director

Alison Franck

Production Designer

Keith A. Truax

Video Designer

Sam Molitoriss

Costume Designer

Antonio Consuerga

Assistant Production Designer

Nicholas Pollack

Assistant Video Designer

Harrison Freni

Video Programmer

Ted Charles Brown

Lighting Programmer

Taylor Jensen

Lighting Technician

Chazz Malott

Video Technician

Noah Lefebvre

Tailor

Rachael Ralby