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Chip Zien created the central role of the Baker in Sondheim/Lapine’s award-winning Into the Woods (L.A. Drama-Logue Award, Outer Critics nomination) and also created the role of Mendel in William Finn’s highly acclaimed Falsettos. Most recently he was seen on B'way in It Shoulda Been You, preceded by The Big Knife directed by Douglas Hughes, The Roundabout’s The People in the Picture, The Country Girl directed by Mike Nichols 'and as Thenardier in the revival of Les Miserables. He appeared in Tommy Tune’s Grand Hotel playing Otto Kringelein, the memorable dancing bookkeeper. Other Broadway credits include, The Boys from Syracus, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, All Over Town directed by Dustin Hoffman, The Suicide with Derek Jacobi. Mr. Zien began his long association with William Finn in the New York premiere of In Trousers, the first Marvin musical, at Playwrights Horizons playing Marvin and appeared thereafter in the original productions of March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. Mr. Zien also starred in the La Jolla reworking of Merrily We Roll Along (L.A. Drama-Logue Award). Off-Broadway, Mr. Zien has been equally comfortable in plays and musicals. Among his many credits: Nathan Englander’s The 27th Man and the Delacorte’s revival of Into the Woods for the Public Theater. As well as Glenn Merzer’s Anonymous, Peter Parnell’s An Imaginary Life, Wendy Wasserstein’s Isn’t It Romantic (Drama Desk Nomination), Michael Weller’s Split and Moonchildren, Lanford Wilson’s Hot L Baltimore (both in NY and LA’s Mark Taper Forum), Allan Ginsburg’s Kaddish, as well as Finn’s A New Brain (Drama Desk Nomination), Diamonds, the Ashman/Menken Real Life Funnies, and the hit revue Tuscaloosa’s Calling Me, etc. On TV, Mr. Zien appears this season on House of Cards. He received excellent notices for his recurring role on HBO’s The Night Of. He has been a series regular on The Caroline Rhea Show, Almost Perfect, (CBS), Now and Again (CBS), Deadline (NBC), Shell Game (CBS), Love, Sidney (NBC), and Reggie (ABC). He has guested through the years on many popular shows, among them Bull, Mozart in the Jungle, Chicago PD, The Good Wife, Ugly Petty, Lipstick Jungle, Rescue Me, CSI, Law and Order, Cheers, The Bob Newhart Show, Thirty-Something, Judging Amy, Cosby, The Cagney and Lacey Movies, Chips, Son of the Beach, Madigan Men, and Wings, as well as numerous pilots. His film career has been varied. He played the Chief Executive to the President of the United States in The Siege and was the voice of the infamous Howard the Duck. Also: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead, United 93, Snake Eyes, Breakfast of Champions, Dorothy Parker and the Vicious Circle, Grace Quigley with Katherine Hepburn, So Fine, Hello Again, House of God and The Rose. Mr. Zien has also turned his attention to writing. His musical, The History of War was selected and presented at The New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF). His one-man show Death in Ashtabula and a musical revue Travels with My Discontent showcasing the music of Deborah Abramson were both developed and performed at The Barrington Stage. Additionally, Mr. Zien has performed his solo cabaret and concert act at 54 Below and his CD, Seriously Upbeat, recorded live, is available on the web. Mr. Zien attended the University of Pennsylvania. His wife, Susan Pilarre, is a former soloist with the NYC Ballet and currently teaches at the School of American Ballet. They are the proud parents of two wonderful daughters and three grandchildren.

Off-Broadway: Aunt Caroline in Renascence (Transport Group), Wringer (City Center; directed by Stephen Brackett). Touring: Mark Cohen in the 20th Anniversary Tour of RENT. Plays and musicals regionally at Barrington Stage Company, Syracuse Stage & Theatre Aspen. Developmental workshops and labs at The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, NAMT, Westport Country Playhouse and York Theatre. Drama graduate of Syracuse University. Love to all I call family.

Zal Owen couldn’t be more honored to bring Harmony to Broadway, after originating the role of Harry in the Off-Broadway production. Zal made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning musical The Band’s Visit and performed across the country as Motel on the National Tour of Fiddler on the Roof, opposite Harvey Fierstein. Additional Off-Broadway credits include Einstein’s Dreams (59E59), Goldstein (Actors Temple), NYTW. Regionally, he has performed at the Denver Center, Paper Mill Playhouse, Stages St. Louis, and Ogunquit Playhouse among many others. TV credits include Law & Order (NBC).

he/him. Sean played Bobby in Harmony: A New Musical Off-Broadway and will be making his Broadway debut in the same role. Select credits include: A Bronx Tale: The Musical (First National Tour), The Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Arena Tour), How to Succeed… (The Kennedy Center), Young Frankenstein (The MUNY), Crazy For You (Signature Theatre), Fully Committed, Clue (Arrow Rock), The Little Mermaid (Syracuse Stage), Oklahoma, Spamalot (North Shore), Hairspray, The Producers (Walnut Street), Deathtrap (The Fulton) and more. He has been seen on television in Succession (HBO), Z (Amazon), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), and Red Oaks (Amazon).

Blake Roman is an actor, singer, and musician based out of New York City. He received a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan and is currently building a career in stage, film, voiceover, and music. Blake is extremely grateful for the unwavering support and love of his family and friends–and would like to thank all those involved in Harmony for making being a part of this production such a beautiful experience.

Eric Peters originated the role of Erich in the Off-Broadway production of Harmony at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and will make his Broadway debut performing the same role. Off-Broadway: Harmony: A New Musical (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene), Love Actually, The Unauthorized Musical Parody(Jerry Orbach Theater), Young Pilgrims (RAVE Theater Festival), The Voice of Broadway (NY Theater Festival Winterfest). National Tour: Motown the Musical. Training: Northwestern University, B.S. in Theatre & Mathematics.

he/him. Most recently seen Off-Broadway as Lesh in Harmony: A New Musical, Steven is making his Broadway debut in the same role. Prior to Harmony, he toured across the country with the National Tour of The Book of Mormon. Graduate of Elon Music Theatre.

Previous Broadway credits include the Tony nominated musical School Of Rock, It Shoulda Been You directed by David Hyde Pierce, two separate engagements of the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera (the first for the show’s 25th Anniversary and the second opposite Norm Lewis), the revival of Master Class (opposite Tyne Daly) and The Little Mermaid (Drama Desk and Drama League nominations, Broadway.com Audience Choice Award). London theatre credits include Les Misérables, the 25th-anniversary concerts of The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall and Love Never Dies (Olivier Award nomination). Other New York theater credits include the recent Off-Broadway production of The Goodbye Girl, Harmony, Manhattan Concert Productions’ The Secret Garden at Lincoln Center; the one-night-only concert of Guys & Dolls at Carnegie Hall opposite Nathan Lane, Patrick Wilson and Megan Mullally; the final Off-Broadway cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore; and Music in the Air for City Center’s Encores! series. She also starred as Christine Daae in the Las Vegas production of The Phantom of the Opera. Regionally, she has been seen in The Secret Garden (CTG), A Little Night Music (Barrington Stage Company), Into the Woods (Hollywood Bowl), Ever After (Alliance Theatre), Age of Innocence (world premiere, Hartford Stage and McCarter Theatre), Princesses (world premiere, Goodspeed Opera House and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre), and the national tour of Les Misérables. Film and Television credits include Vulture Club with Susan Sarandon and the web series “What’s Your Emergency,” directed by Michael Urie. Her recordings include School of Rock, It Shoulda Been You, the 25th-anniversary concert of The Phantom of the Opera (also on DVD), the symphonic recording of Love Never Dies, The Little Mermaid, and Andrew Lippa’s A Little Princess. Concert appearances include the BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series The Lyrics of David Zippel, The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, and Broadway by the Year at Town Hall. Sierra has toured all over the world across Australia, Japan, Paris, and London with her concert show, which has been preserved live and released on CD, Awakening: Live at 54 Below. She recently released an album of duets with Julian Ovenden made during the pandemic entitled Together at A Distance.

Julie Benko became a Broadway sensation as Fanny Brice in the recent revival of Funny Girl, earning the Dorothy Loudon Award for her performance and a New York Times "Breakout Star" nod for her celebrated understudy-to-star journey in the show. She also appeared on Broadway in Harmony, Fiddler on the Roof, and Les Misérables, as well as in the national tour of Spring Awakening. Favorite regional credits include My Fair Lady, Jane Eyre, Once, Guys and Dolls, Our Town, Rags, and more. She recently made her film debut in the award-winning indie feature “Caravan,” and has released three critically acclaimed studio albums with her pianist-husband Jason Yeager (available on all streaming platforms). Her forthcoming record Euphonic Gumbo, which celebrates the music of New Orleans, will be released on Club44 Records this February. Julie is also an emerging playwright; her full-length play Down the Line was named as semifinalist at the Eugene O’Neill Center’s National Playwright Conference and is currently in development. She holds an MFA in Acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Chicago Native. Multi-genre songstress. UIUC-B.M. NYU-M.M. Broadway: Motown: The Musical (Diana Ross), The Book of Mormon (Nabalungi US/Swing). Nat’l Tour: Disney’s The Lion King (Sarabi, Nala US), Motown (Diana Ross). Favorite Regional Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon, Kennedy Center), A Wonderful World (Lil Hardin, Miami New Drama), Shout Sister Shout (Marie Knight, Seattle Rep). Developments: Disney’s AIDA. Favorite Concerts: Kurt Elling’s The Big Blind (Jazz at the Lincoln Center) & Songs in the Key of Life (Stevie Wonder, Toronto). Allison also recorded on Stevie Wonder’s newest album: Can’t Put it In the Hands of Fate. Grateful to my family, friends & Dave. “…Understanding breeds love and brotherhood” - Josephine Baker.

Andrew O'Shanick (he/him) is beyond lucky to be making his Broadway Debut with his Harmony Family! Theater: Cape Playhouse, ASF, Flat Rock, Huntington. TV/Film: Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, Pitch Perfect, L&O: Organized Crime, FBI, The Blacklist, The Office. For Ted, Pop and all the loved ones who are with us in spirit. Love to the village that got me here.

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