THE WORLD'S CASSETTE LIBRARY
Music & Orchestrations Mike Nappi
Book & Lyrics Mike Nappi, Sam Durant Hunter, and Max Sangerman
Director Shannon Molly Flynn
Music Director Chris Gurr
Assistant Director/Dramaturg Erin Reynolds
Stage Manager Caroline Pastore*
Cast
Joey Andy Christopher*
Brian Logan Farine*
Krysti Olivia Gjurich
Michael Reed Campbell*
Katie Sumi Yu*
MIKE NAPPI (he/him) (Music & Orchestrations, Book & Lyrics): An NYC-based actor-musician, Mike is an emerging playwright and composer who is passionate about new play development. He was recently seen playing 34 characters alongside Marc Summers in Life & Slimes at New World Stages. His musical The World’s Cassette Library was a finalist for the Woodward/Newman Award at Constellation Stage and Screen and was selected for Normal Ave’s 29-hour reading series in NYC. It was the runner-up best pitch in Broadway Shark Tank, adjudicated by Daryl Roth, Jim Kiersted, and Richard Winkler. He is also developing another musical, Take Me Back To Yellowstone. NYC: Darling Grenadine (Roundabout Theatre Company), Life & Slimes (New World Stages), NAMT. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Marriott Theatre, Goodspeed, Adirondack Theatre Festival, Walnut Street Theatre, Rubicon Theatre Company, Bloomington Playwrights Project, Bucks County Playhouse, Alleyway Theatre, Nebraska Repertory, Seven Angels Theatre, Maples Repertory, 11th Hour Theatre Company, Gretna Theater, Fairfield Theatre Company. Love to the World’s Cassette fam. For Joey, Krysti, and Brian; the architects of the World’s Cassette Library. IG: mike_nappi
SAM DURANT HUNTER (he/they) (Book & Lyrics): A native Vermonter, Sam has lived in New York City for over a decade. They’ve had the pleasure of working on numerous new musicals as a performer but never exactly saw themselves on this side of the table. When Covid hit New York in March 2020, Sam was forced to turn their creative energy inward. An idea for a musical pitched just two weeks earlier by Mike Nappi and Max Sangerman, loosely based on Nappi’s life, suddenly became the center of their focus. The World’s Cassette Library was born six months later. Sam received B.A. in Theatre Performance from University of Vermont and studied Comedia/Grotowski at Teatro Ruotalibera in Rome, Italy. Theatre: Cabaret, Songs for a New World, Twelfth Night, John and Jen, Godspell, The Drowsy Chaperone, A Doll's House. Developmental Workshops: A Winter’s Tale, Rope, Paris Through the Window. Thank you to our cast, creative team and everyone who has helped us get this show on its feet. The journey so far has been nothing short of a dream. “All aboard!” IG: samduranthunter
MAX SANGERMAN (he/him) (Book & Lyrics): HI :) Im Max - an Indiana native, now living in Queens, New York. Creating this show with Nappi and Sam and the whole World’s Cassette family has been one of the most transformative moments in my life. An idea conjured in 2020 is now something I never could’ve imagined. The way we play around and have fun and care for each other is the heartbeat of this piece and IM SO STOKED y’all are here with us. Thank you times a million. Broadway: A Beautiful Noise. NYC: Dead Outlaw, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Blue Man Group. Other credits: Footloose (Kennedy Center), Airness (Geva Theatre), BEAU (ATF), The 12 (Denver Center), Rocky Horror, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Bucks County Playhouse). Film: BEAU. Special thanks to DGRW, my parents Midwest Mike and Pegg, my sister Samantha, Margy Anastasia, and Leo..the best doggy in the world.
SHANNON MOLLY FLYNN (she/they) (Director) is a director, producer, and writer in NYC, whose passion and empathy for the human spirit fuel a wild love affair with the performing arts. Shannon splits their time between the non-profit sector, where they are the Founding Artistic Director of Normal Ave, and the NYC nightlife, producing concerts and shows at 54 Below, The Cutting Room, and The Green Room. Shannon is currently producing Normal Ave’s first feature film Megan is a Good Girl this summer. They are also the Assistant Company Manager at PAC NYC and co-writer of WAKE YOU UP with Taylor Pearlstein. As a director, Shannon has helmed productions like Sons of the Prophet and The Dream of the Burning Boy at Normal Ave, as well as numerous readings and workshops of new plays. As a producer, they brought the world premieres of Lily Houghton’s of the woman came the beginning of sin and through her we all die and Kayla Martine’s Indoor Person to the stage. Shannon believes good humans make good artists and fiercely defends a human-first approach to every aspect of their work. IG: shanmofly
CHRIS GURR (he/him) (Music Director/Piano): Chris Gurr is a Pianist, Arranger, Orchestrator, and Conductor. BROADWAY: Back to the Future, The Prom, Bandstand, and Mean Girls. OFF-BROADWAY: Between the Lines, Merrily We Roll Along, Jerry Springer the Opera, The View Upstairs. TOUR: The Prom (MD). So excited to be back working with this amazing team. www.ChrisGurr.com.
ERIN REYNOLDS (she/her) (Dramaturg, Assistant Director): Erin Reynolds is a NYC-based director. Erin’s mission is to make space and collaborate with artists to create an active dialogue between the story and the audience. Recent credits include Something To Believe In (The Tank/upcoming at Edinburgh Fringe), NAP Series with Normal Ave, Serials with The Fled, Cracks by Sarah Alice Shull (Emerging Artists Theatre), Bouncing Off the Ceiling by Nora Daly (The Tank), Guilt by Sarah Alice Shull (The Tank), Sea Silk by Jasen Miyamoto and Jason Sill (Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Residency), and An Evolution of a Sexual Bean by Nina Roy (Prague Fringe). Assistant director credits include Of the Woman Became Sin and Through Her We All Die by Lily Houghton (dir. Kylie Brown). @erinreynolds513
CAROLINE M. PASTORE (she/her) (Stage Manager): Caroline is so excited to be back working on The World's Cassette Library with all of the incredible humans on this show! Huge thank you to Nappi, Sam, Max, Shannon, Gurr, and the rest of the company! Previous Credits include- NYC Credits: Dead Outlaw, (Audible at Minetta Lane Theater), Henry IV (NY Classical Theatre), When The Other Mary Celeste Sank (WP Theater); Touring: Parable of the Sower (Wise Reagon Arts). Caroline's work is dedicated to Ariel Bourke, whose light continues to shine.
ANDY CHRISTOPHER (he/him) (Joey): Off-Broadway: Rock & Roll Man and The Baker’s Wife. TV: “Law & Order” (NBC), “A Murder at the End of the World” (HULU), and “That Damn Michael Che” (HBO Max). Select regional: Jersey Boys (a few places), Hank Williams: Lost Highway (a few more places), Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (so many places), Woody Sez (twice), Once (once). For Esther and our two beautiful daughters. www.andychristopher.net
LOGAN FARINE (he/him) (Brian): Logan Farine is so excited to get the family back together for another reading of The World’s Cassette Library. Most recently you may have seen him in the 20th anniversary international tour of Rent as Roger Davis, or in the Ensemble of Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. He spends his free time disc golfing and auditioning for productions of Hair. This entire team is so special, cannot wait to see where this show can go. ^..^meow?
OLIVIA GJURICH (she/her) (Krysti): Olivia is ecstatic to be a member of The Worlds Cassette Library. Recently she was seen in She Loves Me at Gulfshore Playhouse as the Headwaiter! Other favorite credits include: An American in Paris (Argyle Theatre), Fiddler on the Roof (1st nat’l tour), Sister Act: The Musical (internat’l tour), and Billy Elliot (Muny). Thank you to this AMAZING team for letting her be a part of it all, her kooky family for supporting it all, and Penny, her dog, for just... it all. Follow along and say hi @ohwowlivia!
REED CAMPBELL (he/him) (Michael): Reed Campbell’s most recent theater credits include Gun and Powder at The Paper Mill Playhouse, Jeff in Tootsie at The Ogunquit Playhouse, Don Kirshner in Beautiful at The Rev and North Shore Music Theatre, and Shelly Berger in Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations (1st Nat’l Tour). He can be seen in the upcoming productions of Beautiful at Maine State Music Theatre and The Fulton Theatre. reedcampbell.com Socials: @iamreedcampbell
SUMI YU (she/her) (Katie): Sumi is ecstatic to be back with the WCL fam! Upcoming: Pipe Dream (Agnes) at Berkshire Theatre Group. Off-Broadway: Greater Clements at Lincoln Center Theater, Call Me Madam at Encores! Regional: The 25th...Spelling Bee (Marcy) at Bucks County Playhouse and George Street Playhouse, Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey) at Theatreworks Silicon Valley, Freaky Friday (Hannah) at La Jolla Playhouse, Cinderella (Gabrielle) at Geva Theatre, Oklahoma! (Laurey) at Theatreworks Colorado Springs, and House of Joy (Hamida) at Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards. TV: Heels (Recurring Guest) on STARZ, Rise (Recurring Co-Star) on NBC, Best Years (Lead) for the 2024 Frameline48: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Education: Elon University. Representation: SAKS& and The Mine. @sumireyu www.sumiyu.com
JORDAN L. ROSS (he/him) (Percussion): Jordan L. Ross is a drummer, composer and music editor based in Brooklyn. He’s thrilled to be a part of The World’s Cassette Library again! Theatre credits include: Passion (Yale School of Drama), Company (The Gallery Players), Next to Normal, Xanadu (Speakeasy Stage Company). Film/TV credits: Dumb Money, Fire Island, World’s Best, Dexter: New Blood, Dickinson, The Get Down.
SAMUEL QUIGGINS (he/him) (Cello) is from Nashville, Tennessee. He received his Bachelor of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music and currently freelances and tours as a performer based in NYC. He has recorded and/or performed with artists such as Snarky Puppy, Banda Magda, Young the Giant, Dolly Parton, Karen O, Danger Mouse, The Wood Brothers, Gabriel Kahane, Brasstracks, and many others. He also regularly performs with The American Pops Orchestra and with his band The Heartstrings Project (@theheartstringsproject). Special thanks to my wife Alanna, my family, and the countless others who helped me to get where I am today. @jambiggins
Special thank you to Normal Ave, Open Jar Studios, Stage Door Foundation, the World’s Cassette fam, and to all of you for being here.
