My Vaudeville Man
My Vaudeville Man!
A Musical
October 15 – November 22, 2026
My Vaudeville Man! is a stirring two-person musical inspired by the true story of vaudeville performer Jack Donahue and his devoted mother, Mud. Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century America, the show traces Jack's passionate pursuit of stardom and Mud's determined efforts to shield him from the bruising realities of show business.
Dazzling tap numbers—including the inventive "Tap Drunk"—showcase Jack's exuberant talent, while tender duets and Mud's poignant solo reveal the emotional cost of ambition. By turns humorous and heartfelt, this intimate portrait explores sacrifice, pride, and the enduring bond between parent and child.
Creative Team
Who's Who in the Cast
Joseph Cullinane*
Jack Donahue, Assistant ChoreographerHappily returns to Riverside (9 to 5: The Musical, Singin’ in the Rain). Off-Broadway: York Theatre, New World Stages, New York City Opera, Theatre Row. Tours: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Hello Dolly with Sally Struthers. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Pioneer Theatre, TUTS, North Carolina Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre. Faculty: Joffrey Ballet School. Thank you to everyone at Riverside for bringing My Vaudeville Man! to Vero and making his dream come true. Endless gratitude to Bob, Jeff, Milton, Richard, Corey and all the hoofers who have tapped before us.
Terra C. MacLeod*
Mud DonahueIs thrilled to make her Riverside Theatre debut. A Broadway performer with an international career, Terra is best known for her portrayal of Velma Kelly in Chicago the Musical on Broadway, London’s West End, and Quebec French Company with Juste Pour Rire. Favorite credits include Marlene Dietrich in Piaf/Dietrich: A Legendary Affair (Grand Theatre, Canada), Diana in Next to Normal, Blood Brothers, Cabaret, Annie, Mamma Mia, Kiss of the Spider Woman. Alongside her performance career, Terra is also a director and choreographer, most recently choreographing Come From Away for Indiana Repertory Theatre and Syracuse Stage. Huge thanks to Richard Stafford for this wonderful opportunity. This is for you; sweet Baby Victor.
Stephanie Maloney*
Mud UnderstudyRiverside Debut! Previous Florida credits include Fanny Brice in Funny Girl at the Wick Theatre (Carbonell Nominee). National & International companies of Broadway’s Chicago (Mona u/s Mama Morton). Off Broadway: Upside Down (Original Cast). Favorite Regional: Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus, Maine State Music Theatre, The Fulton, Pioneer Theatre, Arc Stages, & Farmers Alley. Soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Lotte Lenya Competition semi-finalist. TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” University of Michigan Alum. Thanks to my boys for supporting Mom while she works. IG @stephmalones www.stephaniemaloney.com
Michael Verre*
Jack UnderstudyIs thrilled to be a part of My Vaudeville Man! at Riverside. Select credits include Machinal (New York City Center - MTC), Singin’ In the Rain (The Palace Theatre), Mary Poppins (John W. Engeman Theater), The Drowsy Chaperone (Peterborough Players). Michael is also a writer and his musical, A New Song and Dance, has had limited runs in NYC and at Redhouse Arts Center. The Studio Album is available for streaming. He would like to thank Richard, Joey and everyone at Riverside for this opportunity and Jen and his parents for all their love and support. IG: @michaeljverre.
Creative Team
Jeff Hochhauser
Book & Co-LyricistHis first one acts were produced Off Off Broadway at the New York Theater Ensemble, the Playbox Studios and even one at La Mama. His first musicals (book only with music & lyrics by Rosemary Gimpel) Graduation and Crushes were at NYTE and the Greenwich Mews. He studied at Bensalem College at Fordham University and with the legendary Broadway conductor and teacher Lehman Engel. His play Dime Store Diamonds was directed by Tony Tanner at Stage 73. His first show with Bob Johnston, Theda Bara & The Frontier Rabbi, had its world premier at the Cohoes Music Hall directed by David Armstrong. Subsequent productions were at the Wellington Theater in Chicago (directed by Vivian Matalon) and the Jewish Repertory Theater in NYC (directed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett). Their musical Anne & Gilbert based on LM Montgomery’s Anne Of Avonlea and Anne Of The Island (co-written with Nancy White) opened on Prince Edward Island in 2005 and is still running! It also played the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. My Vaudeville Man! was directed by Ms. Taylor-Corbett at the New York Musicals Festival (NYMF) and then Off Broadway at the York Theater. Bob & Jeff have a new musical The Vampire On Poverty Row about Bela Lugosi and infamous transvestite film director Edward D. Wood Jr. The original cast recording My Vaudeville Man! is available on amazon.com.
Bob Johnston
Music & Co-LyricistHas co-written three produced musicals with Jeff Hochhauser. Theda Bara & The Frontier Rabbi premiered at the Cohoes Music Hall and was produced at The Wellington Theatre, Chicago and Off Broadway at the Jewish Repertory Theatre. Anne & Gilbert, also written with Nancy White, has been playing in Prince Edward Island, Canada since 2005 and at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in 2015 and won an East Coast Music Award in 2008. My Vaudeville Man! at the The York Theatre in New York was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and two Lucille Lortel Awards, including “Outstanding Musical”, for the 2008 Off Broadway season. Bob earned his MFA in musical theatre writing at NYU and participated in the Dramatist Guild Workshop and the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshops in New York. Bob has produced several Nancy White CDs and was her musical director for many years. He retired from teaching music and musical theatre at Wexford Collegiate School of the Arts in Scarborough, Ontario. He and Jeff are currently writing Vampire On Poverty Row about the collaboration of Bela Lugosi and Ed Wood Jr. The Off Broadway cast album of My Vaudeville Man! is available at Amazon.
Richard Stafford
Director/ChoreographerReturns to Riverside having previously directed/choreographed 9 to 5, Singin' in the Rain, Beehive, Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia, Chicago, Saturday Night Fever, Sister Act and Memphis. He was director/choreographer for New York City Opera’s productions of Los Elementos and Pygmalion. On Broadway, he was the choreographer for In My Life (Music Box Theatre). Off Broadway: choreographer for A Tree Grows In Brooklyn and director/choreographer for Castle Walk. Regional credits include: Director— Dreamgirls, Miss Saigon (North Carolina Theatre) Director/Choreographer: Camelot, Victor Victoria (TUTS), Jersey Boys, Rocky, Beehive, Curtains, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Beauty and The Beast, Cats (Walnut Street Theatre), 9 to 5, The King & I, Singin’ In The Rain, Crazy For You, Fame, Swing (North Shore Music Theatre), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Oliver! (Sacramento Music Circus), Evita (Casa Manana), The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (Ogunquit Playhouse), Mary Poppins, Hairspray, Can-Can, George M!, Fiddler On The Roof, Gypsy, A Wonderful Life (Westchester Broadway Theatre), Oliver!, Joseph…Dreamcoat (Pittsburgh CLO), Sweeney Todd (Pennsylvania Center Stage) www.richardstafford.net
Milton Granger
Music DirectorConductor/Keyboardist: Five Broadway shows, five Off Broadway shows, two international productions (West Side Story); dozens of regional productions at Riverside Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Theatre by the Sea, Westchester Broadway Theatre, and elsewhere. As Composer/Librettist: nine chamber operas, performed throughout U.S. and Canada, including two first-prize winners in the National Opera Association new opera competition; several professionally produced musical plays, including Castle Walk (with Richard Stafford) a New York Musical Theater Festival selection; and Peter Rabbit and the Garden of Doom winner of the Actors Playhouse competition. Vocal arrangements for LoveMusik, Broadway, directed by Hal Prince.
John Farrell
Scenic DesignerServed as Director of Production for New York City Opera from 2015 to 2025, overseeing all physical production and serving as resident Scenic Designer. Previously, he was resident designer for Dicapo Opera from 1992 to 2013, creating more than ninety productions. His work at Radio City Music Hall included Scenic Supervisor for the Spring Spectacular Easter Show and the Christmas Show, as well as Associate Designer for touring productions. From 1993 to 2015, Mr. Farrell was the exclusive Set and Illusion Designer for Criss Angel, contributing to television specials, six seasons of “Mindfreak,” and the Cirque du Soleil production Criss Angel Believe. His credits also include “America’s Got Talent,” “Gossip Girl,” “FBI,” and extensive international and regional theater work.
Kurt Alger
Costume & Wig DesignerRiverside Credits include: 9 to 5, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Little Shop of Horrors, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Singin in the Rain, Master Class, Kinky Boots, Jersey Boys, 42nd Street, La Cage, Carousel, Millie, Legally Blonde, My Fair Lady, Next To Normal, Evita, Gypsy, Chicago, Lost Highway, Mame, Hello Dolly, A Chorus Line, Crazy for You, Miss Saigon, and Funny Girl. Regional highlights include: Hairspray, Rock of Ages, Scarlet Pimpernel, Dreamgirls, The Wiz, Spamalot, Mary Poppins, 1776, Beauty and the Beast and Jerry Springer the Opera at Carnegie Hall. His designs have graced the stages of North Shore Music Theatre (IRENE Nomination), Maine State Music Theatre, The John W. Engeman Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Orlando Shakespeare, Surflight, Theatre By The Sea, The Wick, Allenberry Playhouse, The Fulton Opera House, and Drury Lane (Jeff Nomination). Coordinator work: Shrek World Tour, RENT on tour and Broadway for 10 years, Hairspray National Tour and the Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Tour. Thrilled to be back with his Riverside family.
Yael Lubetzky
Lighting DesignerReturns to Riverside having designed last season’s Jesus Christ Superstar. Past productions at Riverside include Beautiful, On Your Feet, Kinky Boots, Evita, Million Dollar Quartet, Chicago and many others. Recent designs include RENT and South Pacific (Bucks County Playhouse, PA); Joy (Laura Pels Theatre, NYC); Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812 (Writer’s Theatre, IL: Jeff Award). Her work in New York includes the Broadway production of Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam which won a Tony award for Best Special Theatrical Event and Off-Broadway productions with The New Group, The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Minetta Lane, WP Theatre, Cherry Lane and more. Dance designs at The Joyce, and Baryshnikov Arts Center. Her Regional design credits include productions at The 5th Avenue Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Paramount Theatre, The Drury Lane, Syracuse Stage, Pioneer Theatre Company, Trinity Repertory Company, Arkansas Rep, Children’s Theatre Company and many others.
Craig Beyrooti
Sound DesignerHas worked in professional audio for over 40 years, including broadcast engineering, studio recording, concert touring, corporate events, and sound design for theatre. Craig has won multiple awards and nominations for his work in the industry, including gold and platinum records for his record engineering in South Africa. Craig has designed well over 100 musicals in theatres all over South Africa and several states in the USA. www.beyrootirecords.com
Wojcik Casting Team
CastingScott Wojcik has been casting for Riverside for over 20 years. Additional credits include B’way: The Little Prince. Tours: 1st & 2nd National Jesus Christ Superstar, Shrek, The Kite Runner, Motown, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Something Rotten!, RENT, Kinky Boots, Rock of Ages, An Officer & A Gentleman, Flashdance, Joseph… Dreamcoat, and A Chorus Line. Kinky Boots, Noise Boys and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical for Norwegian Cruises. Bad Apple @ NY/NY in Las Vegas. Dreamgirls and Jekyll & Hyde-S Korea, West Side Story-Tokyo. Off-Broadway: Tennessee Williams’ The Two Character Play, Othello: The Remix, Church & State, Handle With Care, Triassic Parq and more. Regional: Multiple seasons/shows for Tuacahn PAC, UT; Theatre Aspen and the Summer Theatre of New Canaan. Television: “The Hunt” with John Walsh. www.wojcasting.com @Wojcasting
Audrey M. Brown*
Stage ManagerIs happy to return to Riverside! She is a company member at People's Light & Theatre and Florida Repertory Theatre and worked extensively with NC Shakespeare Festival, Festival Stage of Winston-Salem, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte Repertory Theatre, & Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. She was the American Equity SM for the Royal Shakespeare Company for Davidson College residencies. She has also worked with Arkansas Repertory, Weston Theater Company, Triad Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC, & Dallas Theatre Center. A longtime AEA member, Audrey lives in Charlotte with her golden retriever, Early.
Sarah Nicholson*
Assistant Stage ManagerIs delighted to spend another season at Riverside. Other shows here: Almost, Maine, Mauritius, Yankee Tavern, Morning After Grace, Bakersfield Mist and Oleanna. Additional credits include productions with Asolo Rep, Shakespeare & Company, Orlando Family Stage, Orlando Shakes, Forward Theatre Company, and Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, as well as work with Disney Live Entertainment. Sarah spends her summers in Wisconsin at American Players Theatre. She earned her BFA in Stage Management from the University of Central Florida.
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Riverside Theatre, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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