Mark Gagliardi is delighted to return to 5-Star Theatricals after playing the Lion in December’s Wonderful Winter of Oz. He is a veteran of over 200 plays (with Aladdin’s Genie as a favorite role) and a member of LA’s Ensemble Shakespeare Theatre. He has starred in the popular live stage show and old-time-radio podcast The Thrilling Adventure Hour for 20 years and recently sold out two shows in London. He spent two seasons as Father Chuck on CBS’s Blood & Treasure, earning a 2023 Movieguide Award nomination. He has also been on dozens of other TV shows and is the original (and frequent) narrator of the Emmy-winning Comedy Central series Drunk History. He has voiced characters for Star vs. the Forces of Evil, The Loud House, Venture Bros, and played Batman on DC Super Friends. He also voices characters in video games and has a major release coming soon from Playstation. Mark improvises regularly on LA improv stages and co-hosts a weekly podcast called We Got This! on the Maximum Fun network. Love to Annie & Hershey!

ADAM HAGENBUCH Television credits include: “Fuller House”, “American Horror Stories,” “9-1-1,” “Call Your Mother,” “Trial & Error” (recurring), “Undateable” (recurring), and “Major Crimes.” Film credits include: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Theatre credits include: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Denver Center for the Performing Arts) and Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (Ensemble Theatre Company). Training: Carnegie Mellon University, BFA Acting. Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio.

Theater: Clue: 1st National Tour, Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular, Darling Grenadine. Film: Book Club. Television: Station 19, Dahmer, 9-1-1: Lonestar, Brooklyn 99, Grace & Frankie, While You Were Breeding. 20+ national commercials. Daytime Emmy nominated composer. Last seen, here at the Scherr, in the Lythgoe Family/5-Star Productions collaboration Winter of Oz. Thank you to Cindy, Larry, Michael and Richie for this opportunity! All my love to my Mrs.-with-all-the-right-kisses Cassandra Marie Murphy and our strong and beautiful Nora. @johnshartzer

LYNDSI LAROSE (Sandra/Florence) is an actress, writer, improviser, and producer based in Los Angeles. She spent the past two years writing and performing weekly sketch comedy with The Groundlings Sunday Company. Her professional stage credits include leading roles in Leading Ladies, A Death-Defying Escape, Elektra, Macbeth, and LA Deli. On screen, Lyndsi is known for her work in Ant-Man, Insurgent, and Little Bites, and has appeared in Bridge & Tunnel, AJ & The Queen, and Workaholics. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Theater from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television and is a graduate of both The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade. Lyndsi performs improv and sketch comedy regularly throughout Los Angeles and proudly serves as a volunteer mentor with Young Storytellers, supporting local public school students in discovering the power of their voice.

Fresh from his way-off-Broadway debut as Avid Fan/Charles Dickens U/S in The 3/4’s Monty, [NAME] is thrilled to be joining 5-Star Theatricals. Previous Credits: Floating Door in Titanic: The Movie Musical, Singing Boom Op #2 in Boogie Nights: The Screws-ical, and Greg in the one man show Greg and his Greginess. When not performing, he enjoys donating double red platelets at the local Vampire themed blood bank, co-owning/running the “Dogs, Sun, Coffee, and Company” Company and collecting celebrity used candy wrappers (current top of list is Jeff Bridges’ Mars Bar’s). FUN FACT: At age 3, he was once thought kidnapped from his local grocery store but was later found sleeping on the bottom shelf in the bread aisle. Lastly, much love to his very real wife, Rachel. Correct info at www.TravisJoeDixon.com

Gabi Manoukian is ecstatic to make her debut with 5-Star Theatricals! You can hear Gabi on television, across radio waves, and in video games - including CookieRun: Kingdom (that is, if you’re lucky enough to pull Eternal Sugar Cookie). Gabi has had the pleasure of performing across the country, most notably at Paramount Studios in Le Girls, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Recorded in Hollywood, and at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert. In a range of roles that defies type-casting, Gabi has played both a 1970’s working girl on the streets of New York in JFI’s immersive experience, Night Fever, as well as a purple rock drummer in Disney’s Vampirina as Ghastly Gale. Gabi wishes to thank her wonderful agents Ashley and Alex at Aperture, her beautiful mother, and the love of her life, her husband Charlie. Find her on socials! @hankyypankyy

Timothy is honored to join the Play That Goes Wrong team!  LA theatre credits include world premieres of Josefina López's Eléctrico (Casa 0101), Bernardo Cubría's The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latine Vote (Theatricum Botanicum), and Achilles in Arcadia (Skylight Theatre).  Classical work includes Tartuffe: Born Again, Midsummer Night's Dream, Winter's Tale (Theatricum), and Henry IV Pts. 1 & 2 (Pacific Resident Theatre).  Catch him recurring as the Green Leaf in Fruit of the Loom commercials too!  Upright Citizen's Brigade grad.

Noah Kaplan (Male Swing) is absolutely thrilled to be making his debut with 5 Star Theatricals. He grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia and attained his BA in Theatre Performance from Radford University. Before landing in Los Angeles in 2015, Noah traveled the country performing theatre in many styles at many different venues. He is a full time, professional Wizard in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and when not performing he spends his time baking bread, snuggling with his cats, and doting on his incredible wife, Stephanie. Credits: Shamrayev in The Seagull (South Pasadena Theatre Workshop), Joel in Masters of the Dark Realm (Actors Workout Studio, Robert Johnson in Tesla! The Musical (Barnsdall Gallery Theatre), Jacob Marley et al in A Christmas Carol (Great American Melodrama), Passepartout in Around the World in 80 Days (Great American Melodrama), Robin Hood in The Legend of Robin Hood (Arkansas Art Children's Theatre), Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Pridemore Playhouse)

CALAWAY SWANSON (Male Swing)recently graduated from Yale University and was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in Shakespeare performance. While at Yale he performed in Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Roy Cohen), Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812 (Balaga), Spring Awakening (Hanshen), Pirates of Penzance (Major General), RENT (Mark Cohen), and Cabaret (Ernst Ludwig). In his spare time, Calaway loves to watch old movies, sing opera, and collect old furniture.

Samantha Lawrence-Mata (Sandra/Annie swing) is thrilled to join this production! Credits include: Come From Away (Hannah/Bonnie/Janice swing), The Wedding Singer (Tina Turner/Julia U/S), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Charlaine U/S), tick…tick…BOOM! (Susan), Beauty & The Beast (Belle). Many thanks to Richie and Michael of Michael Donovan Casting, 5-Star Theatricals, Larry Raben, Cindy Murray, and the entire creative team. Managed by Cima Talent and repped by LA Talent (thanks Gigi & Natalie!) samantha-m-lawrence.com.