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(Teen Who, Pink Team) The Old Globe: Little Who Ensemble in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2018, 2019). Elementary: Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Rafiki in The Lion King Jr. Middle school: ensemble in Once on This Island, Mulan in Mulan Jr., Belle in Beauty and the Beast, John Darling in Peter Pan Jr. Special thanks to The Old Globe and the talented cast and crew for another incredible experience in Who-ville. Grateful to God for His goodness and blessings. Lots of love and appreciation to Daddy, Mama, Jonah, Joel, and amazing family and friends.

(Cindy-Lou Who, Red Team) Excited to make her debut at The Old Globe. Fourth grader at St. Michael’s School in Poway. Through her school’s theatre program: Neleus in Mary Poppins Jr., Jackie Scott in High School Musical Jr., Molly in Annie KIDS, Young Elsa in Frozen Jr., ensembles of Footloose, Elf Jr. Thanks to God, her family, friends, school, and the team at The Old Globe for all their love and support.

(Understudy) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Betty-Lou Who in 2019, Swing for Cindy-Lou Who, Annie Who, Betty-Lou Who in 2021). Other theatre: ensemble in Allegory (La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival), backing vocalist in Kathryn the Grape: Let’s Sing Together (award-winning album), Broadway Medley (Grove of Anaheim), Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Lucy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Oz, Professor Marvel in The Wizard of Oz (Kids on Stage Productions), Dora Bailey, Broadway Melody Host Soloist in Singin’ in the Rain, “Feed the Birds” Soloist in Mary Poppins (CYT). Many thanks to The Old Globe team, Becky Baird, Michele McConnell, her parents, and her brother Rohan.

(Grown-Up Who Ensemble) The Old Globe: Lady Montague in Romeo and Juliet, Amiens in As You Like It. Globe/USD Shiley Program: Feste in Twelfth Night, Calpurnia and Lepidus in Julius Caesar. Broadway: Hairspray. National tours: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Hairspray. Off Broadway: Killer Therapy (Players Theatre), The Independents (Soho Playhouse), The Day Before Spring (York). Favorite regional: The Last Five Years (Virginia Stage, Weathervane), Jane in Tarzan (Tuacahn), Lilli/Katharine in Kiss Me, Kate opposite Davis Gaines (concert). Education: M.F.A from Globe/USD Shiley Program, B.M. from FSU. Other: member of the Writers Pool for Playground-LA. summerbroyhill.com, @summerbroyhill on Instagram.

(Swing) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Rocky Horror. Other performances: 33 1/3 House of Dreams, Manifest Destinitis, Violet (San Diego Rep), Rocky Horror, Spring Awakening, Assassins, Parade, Little Shop of Horrors, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Christmas Carol, The History Boys (Cygnet Theatre), West Side Story (San Diego Musical Theatre), Homos, or Everyone in America, Marry Me a Little, Harmony, Kansas, Twist, Yank!, The Daddy Machine (Diversionary Theatre), Spelling Bee, A Christmas Carol (North Coast Rep), An American Christmas, Les Misérables, Twelfth Night, The Festival of Christmas (Lamb’s Players). 

(Little Who Ensemble, Red Team) Sixth grader appearing in her first musical theatre performance. Not a stranger to the stage, she has performed in several Nutcracker productions and completed six levels of the Royal Academy of Dance. Loves lyrical dance, growing her National Park Junior Ranger badge count, and preparing for a career as a mad scientist/aerospace engineer. Thanks to her close family for the free ride shares to rehearsals, Mommy and Auntie Jane for inspiring the Who-ville holiday spirit, sister Esme for being her biggest cheerleader, and Daddy for being a real-life Grinch. Forever grateful to The Old Globe for this tremendous opportunity! 

(Annie Who, Red Team) Eighth grader at Sparrow Academy who has been performing all her life and is excited to be in her first show with The Old Globe. Notable appearances: co-emcee for 2022 Wine and Wishes Fundraiser, Hospital Girl in 2020 commercial (Make-A-Wish San Diego), Teen Fiona in Shrek The Musical Jr. (Kroc Kids Junior Theatre), choir, ensemble in 2019 Yaacov’s Ladder, Carmina Burana (Children’s Choir/Spreckels Theatre), Sam in Anamimic (short film), Little Girl in 2017 commercial (Mission Fed). Thanks to her ballet teacher Denise Dabrowski and all her friends and family for their unwavering support.

(Young Max) (he/him) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2016). Broadway: Ogie in Waitress. Pre-Broadway: The Devil Wears Prada (Nederlander Chicago). Off Broadway: The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Transport Group), Invisible Thread (Second Stage). National tours: Shrek The Musical (first national tour). Regional: Witness Uganda (ART), Amazing Grace (Goodspeed), A Civil War Christmas (Baltimore Center Stage), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Crossroads Theatre Company), Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods (Portland Stage). Television: “Little America” (Apple TV+), “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (ABC). Education: New World School of the Arts. @tyronedavisjr on Instagram.

(Old Max) Broadway: My Fair Lady, Casa Valentina, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Sister Act, The Little Mermaid, The Producers, Jekyll & Hyde, Bye Bye Birdie. Off Broadway: Clinton The Musical, When Pigs Fly, Disaster!, Bat Boy: The Musical. Television: “And Just Like That,” “Gotham,” “Younger,” “The Good Wife,” “The Knick,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Nurse Jackie,” “30 Rock,” “Law & Order.” Film: Last Night, The Producers. Other work: Solo albums Count the Stars and On Christmas Morning, available on iTunes and cdbaby.com.

(Grown-Up Who Ensemble) Thrilled to be making his Old Globe debut. Favorite credits: Kinky Boots, Ragtime (Moonlight), La Cage aux Folles, Rock of Ages (Cygnet), The Addams Family (Welk), In the Heights, Catch Me If You Can, Sister Act (SDMT), Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage (Disney World), O Wondrous Night (SeaWorld), Jesus Christ Superstar, Little Shop of Horrors (Lyric Theatre of Puerto Rico). Other: shared the stage with superstars like Ricky Martin, Andrea Bocelli. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. bertoworld.com.

(Boo Who, Red Team) Thrilled to be making his professional theatre debut at The Old Globe. Kids on Stage Productions: Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Narrator, Julieto in Encanto. Enjoys playing piano, writing music, and singing in choir, all things Harry Potter, and playing baseball. Thank you to his parents and grandparents for instilling a love of live theatre, Becky Cherlin Baird for putting him on stage, and The Old Globe for this incredible opportunity. @AriGimbel.

(Little Who Ensemble, Pink Team) Ten-year-old making his acting debut at The Old Globe. Other work: Little Boy Blue in Storyland Christmas (Masterworks, Norfolk, Virginia). Has grown up at the dance studio watching his older sister and took several years of dance before deciding that he really loves to play sports. Youngest of five children, participates in a classical homeschool program, and sings with his siblings in the children’s choir at The Immaculata Church at University of San Diego. Special thanks to his vocal coach Dr. Robert Giracello. Ad majorem Dei gloriam!

(Danny Who, Pink Team) Excited for his debut performance in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Local productions: Horton in Seussical, James in James and the Giant Peach, Dr. Hoo in Dr. Hoo, shows at Ovation Theatre, North Coast Repertory Theatre. Chicago productions: Genie in Aladdin, Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, Gill in Finding Nemo, Baloo in The Jungle Book, Tweedledee in Alice in Wonderland (Sarah Hall Theatre Company). Resides in Encinitas, fifth grader at The Rhoades School. Big thanks to his family, school, vocal coach Pamela Laurent, and The Old Globe.

(Grown-Up Who Ensemble) Broadway/national tour: The Book of Mormon. Las Vegas: Rock of Ages. Regional: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (The Old Globe), Up Here (La Jolla Playhouse), Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can (Musical Theatre West, Moonlight Stage Productions), A Grand Night for Singing (Musical Theatre West). Television: “Bunk’d,” “Alternatino.” Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from UC Irvine. @jacobdharen on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter.

(Cindy-Lou Who, Pink Team) Theatre: Peter in Peter Pan, Little Kangaroo in Seussical, Molly in Annie (Playground Players Productions), Skeleton in Aladdin (HEC). 

(Grown-Up Who Ensemble) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Hair. Regional: Once on This Island, King John (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Moonlight Stage Productions), Chicago (Plan B Entertainment), OLIVÉRio: A Brazilian Twist (MainStreet Theatre Company), Little Shop of Horrors (New Village Arts), Ragtime (Candlelight Pavilion), Shrek The Musical (Center Stage Theater), The Magic of Making Musicals (Apples and Oranges Arts), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray (Performance Riverside). Other selected credits: commercials for Stella Rosa, Fujifilm, Aimmune, OpenTable. Education: B.A. in Music and Psychology from University of Redlands. patriciajewel.com, @iampatriciajewel on Instagram.

(Understudy) Very excited to return to Who-ville as a swing. The Old Globe: professional debut as Boo Who in The Grinch (2021). Theatre: began at the age seven with J*Company Youth Theatre; 17 shows including The Wiz, Les Misérables, Matilda, Grease, title role in My Son Pinocchio. Other: loves to tap dance and bake in his free time. He is looking forward to another Grinchmas season! 

(Little Who Ensemble, Red Team) Professional theatre debut. Fifth grader at JCSMO Phoenix Learning Center, voice classes with Mary Corso. @Polysify on YouTube. Very thankful to The Old Globe for this amazing opportunity. Special thanks to her parents, siblings Gaby and Raya, Koji the Shih Tzu, relatives, and friends for their love and support. 

(Mama Who) Education: recent graduate of UC Irvine with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre and Honors in Acting. Recent credits: Gloria Estefan in On Your Feet! (Moonlight Stage), Ana Hernandez in Living Out, Catherine in the West Coast premiere of Parliament Square, Rosa, Rebecca, and Junior in Plumas Negras (UCI), Menas in Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare Orange County), Velma Kelly in Chicago, Vivienne Kensington in Legally Blonde (SDSCPA), Brooklyn the Musical (MOXIE). ariellakvashny.com, @ariellakvashny on Instagram. Merry Grinchmas!

(Boo Who, Pink Team) Eleven years old and in sixth grade at La Mesa Arts Academy. Thrilled and grateful to be making his Old Globe debut in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Stage work: Little Zazu in The Lion King Jr. (Kroc Theatre), Young Frog in A Year with Frog and Toad, Young Mowgli in The Jungle Book (San Diego Junior Theatre). Thanks to his family and past directors and coaches for their support and encouragement.

(Grandma Who) Off Broadway: The Marvelous Wonderettes (also cast recording). International: Fame, 42nd Street. Regional: Ragtime, Beauty and the Beast, Victor/Victoria, Fun Home, Mamma Mia!, Aida, Titanic, Seussical, Big Fish, Pride and Prejudice, Mary Poppins, Next to Normal, Sweeney Todd, 1776, Once Upon a Mattress, Evita, Ragtime, Into the Woods, Annie Get Your Gun, All Shook Up, Children of Eden. Voice-over: Barbie as the Island Princess, Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire. Proudly married to Steven Glaudini, Artistic Director of Moonlight Stage Productions, and mom to Sami the wonder dog.

(Annie Who, Pink Team) The Old Globe: Cindy-Lou Who (2018, 2019, 2021) in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Cindy-Lou Who (2020) in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! On the Radio. Regional: The Little Girl in Ragtime (Moonlight Stage Productions), Michael Darling in Peter Pan Jr., Candy Girl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Heritage Elementary School). Film/television: “Superpowers for Good.” Thank you to vocal and piano teacher Kyrsten Hafso Koppman for her amazing support. Many thanks to family for their love and continued support. Wishing everyone in Who-ville a very merry Grinchmas!

(Little Who Ensemble, Red Team) Junior Actors Company: Chelsea in High School Musical Jr. J*Company Youth Theatre: Tarzan’s Mother in Tarzan. Singing: national anthem singer at four season openers for Carmel Valley Friday Night Lights (2021, 2022), fundraiser event for SDUHSD candidate Phan Anderson (2022), San Diego Children’s Choir (2018–2022), Peewee Princess of House of China of Balboa Park (2022). Television: The Zevely Zone on CBS8 (2020, 2021). Newspaper: Del Mar Times (May 7, 2020). Dance: Ballet Institute of San Diego’s fall showcase (2021), Lynch Dance Institute’s Spring Showcase (2021), Ballet Arte’s The Nutcracker (2018), Pacific Arts Dance’s end-of-year gala (2018). Education: fifth grader at Diegueno Country School. 

(Teen Who, Red Team) The Old Globe: Danny who in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2021). Pershing Middle School: Aladdin in Aladdin, Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, Young Simba in The Lion King. Playwrights Project’s The TAG Project: Evan in Shawn Khalifa’s Nature vs. Nurture. Thrilled and honored to be back at The Old Globe. So grateful to the Globe for the amazing opportunity and to his family, friends, and teachers for their love and support. Merry Grinchmas to all!

(Betty-Lou Who, Pink Team) So excited to be a part of this incredible production. Previous shows: Moana Jr., The Wizard of Oz (Moonlight Youth Theatre), Cinderella (Moonlight Stage Productions), Shrek (Junior Actors Company), Annie (Star Theatre Company), The Nutcracker (New West Ballet). In her spare time she enjoys reading and playing the French horn and piano. Thanks to her voice coach Debbie NiCastro, her family, and the amazing creative team of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! She welcomes you to Whoville!

(The Grinch) Returning as The Grinch! Also at the Globe: Berger in Hair. West End: Strat in Bat Out of Hell The Musical (London Coliseum, Dominion Theatre; winner of The Joe Allen Best West End Debut Award). Off Broadway: Matt in The Fantasticks (Theatre Center). Regional: Legacy of Love (Bucks County Playhouse), The General from America (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival), Ivanov, A Christmas Carol (Trinity Repertory Company), Where the Wild Things Are (Providence Fringe Festival). Film/television: “Katy Keene,” “Prodigal Son.” Other: Kurt Weill/Lotte Lenya Artist, 2021 First Prize Winner of the Lotte Lenya Competition. Education: B.A.s in English and Music from University of Rochester, M.F.A. in Theatre from Brown University. @andrewpolec.

(Little Who Ensemble, Pink Team) Musical theatre: Escapologist, Big Kid in Matilda Jr., Soloist, ensemble Annie (Inspire School of Ballet). Music video: Young J.Lo in Jennifer Lopez’s It’s My Party World Tour. Commercial: Rise of the Resistance (Disneyland). Ecstatic to be joining The Grinch family! Merry Grinchmas!

(Grandpa Who) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Sparky in the original Forever Plaid, Mr. Roberts. Broadway: Leo Bloom in The Producers (also the entire Las Vegas run). Other roles: Dirty Blonde, Bright Ideas (Laguna Playhouse), Art, Boeing-Boeing (Coyote StageWorks), Young Frankenstein (Moonlight), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Off Broadway), The Andrews Brothers (Ovation Award), Spamalot (Musical Theatre West), Bye Bye Birdie (Music Circus), Curtains, Betty Blue Eyes (Music Theatre Wichita), Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits: Vol. 1 (Ovation Award), Vol. 2 (Ovation nom). Film: Forever Plaid: The Movie. Other: Artistic Director of Theatre at The Welk Resort, author of children’s book Ibby Makes a Wish.

(Grown-Up Who Ensemble) Regional: Something Rotten!, On Your Feet! (Moonlight), In the Heights, Catch Me If You Can, All Shook Up, Man of La Mancha (SDMT), I, Too, Sing America, 1968: Revolution Remastered (Goodman Theatre). Education: A.A. in Musical Theatre from Grossmont College. Rep: DDO Artists. lilianarodriguez.org, @lilianarodriguez_10 on Instagram. 

(Betty-Lou Who, Red Team) Excited to be making her professional debut in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! at The Old Globe. Previous theatre: Chicken Licken in The Stinky Cheese Man, Jungle Book, A Year with Frog and Toad (San Diego Junior Theatre). Forever thankful to her family and The Old Globe for this amazing opportunity. Wishing everyone a Merry Grinchmas!

(Little Who Ensemble, Red Team) San Diego Junior Theatre: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, The Jungle Book, Naked Mole Rat Getting Dressed. Training: classes on acting, singing, dancing (San Diego Junior Theatre), ballet and gymnastics training, piano and ukulele.

(Swing) The Old Globe: Hair, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! New York: Toughest Girl Alive (Fringe). Regional: Hairspray (SD Rep, Welk, SDMT; Craig Noel Award nomination), Sister Act (Moonlight, SDMT), world premiere of 331/3: House of Dreams (SD Rep), Rent, Grease, How to Succeed… (Welk), Sunset Boulevard (Moonlight), Suds (NVA), Joseph…, 9 to 5, Ragtime, Man of La Mancha (SDMT). TV: “Encore!” on Disney+. @beeslom on Instagram.

(Grown-Up Who Ensemble) The Old Globe: October Sky, Life After. Local: La Cage aux Folles, Bed and Sofa (Cygnet), Intimate Apparel (San Diego Rep), Victor/Victoria, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mamma Mia!, Guys and Dolls (Moonlight), Tomfoolery, Romance/Romance (North Coast Rep), My Fair Lady, Mamma Mia! (Welk), A Piece of My Heart (Mo`olelo), Tuesdays with Morrie (Vista’s Broadway Theater), Million Dollar Quartet, Around the World in 80 Days (Lamb’s Players). Regional: Julius Caesar (Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival), The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Merchant of Venice (ARK Theatre Company), Carousel, Grease (PCPA). lanceasmith.com.

(Papa Who) Theatre: Piraguero in In the Heights (La Mirada Theatre), orchestra in Babalu: La Vida Es Muy Larga, Piraguero in In the Heights, featured ensemble in The Odyssey (Dallas Theater Center), Elf, Bumble, Birdfish in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Casa Mañana), Peter, Balthasar in Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare Dallas), Cousin Louie, ensemble in The House on Mango Street (Cara Mía Theatre). Proverbs 3:5–6. Sirkevykev on Instagram.

(Little Who Ensemble, Pink Team) Thrilled to be making her Old Globe debut in The Grinch. Credits: Soloist In This Together, Jasmine in Aladdin (J*Company), Tweedledum, Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland (Kids on Stage Productions), brand ambassador (TruChef), ambassador (InMotion Photo Studio), jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, contemporary, tap, and acro dancer (RAD/YAGP Ballet), The Nutcracker (The Dance Academy Del Mar), lead performer (with artist Raelle). Thank you to everyone at The Old Globe for this wonderful opportunity, Becky Cherlin Baird, and her always supportive family and friends. Merry Grinchmas!

(Danny Who, Red Team) Theatre: Sultan in Aladdin Jr. (Pershing Middle School), Lord Farquaad in Shrek Jr. (TYP). Excited to be making his professional theatre debut in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Thankful for the opportunity and excited for the experience. 

(Little Who Ensemble, Pink Team) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Other credits: Classmate in Matilda The Musical, Wacky in Annie (Blue Rose Theatre Project), Fluff in Honk Jr. (Trinity Theatre). So grateful to be part of Who-ville this year! Special thanks to her parents and big sister Maya. Happy holidays!