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The Cast
ELIzABETH STEPKOWSKI TARHAN • Matron Mama Morton
Elizabeth is very happy to be back at StageWest and part of this great company. She was last on this stage as Florence Foster
Jenkins in ‘Glorious!’ singing in a much different style. Recently Elizabeth appeared in ‘Gaslight’ and ‘Sweeney Todd’ at
Vertigo Theatre as well as ‘Pride and Prejudice ‘ at Theatre Calgary and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Other favorite roles
include Mattie Fae in ‘August: Osage County ‘, Fraulein Kost in ‘Cabaret’ and Mrs Potts in ‘Beauty and the Beast ‘ at the Citadel
Theatre. Also Mamma Rose in ‘Gypsy ‘ at the Mayfield Dinner Theatre and Shirley in ‘Stone and Ashes ` for Theatre in Exile.
She is the recipient of two Betty Mitchell Awards as well as an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award. Thank you Carla Bagley for
your continued singing training and thank you to Arman and Celal for the infinite love and patience.
SARAH BUTLER • Mona/Ensemble/Roxie Understudy
Sarah is thrilled to be part of this production of Chicago! Favourite credits include: Guys and Dolls (Segal
Centre), Cabaret (Hart House), Little Sally in Urinetown, Ophelia in Hamlet, Penny in Hairspray, and Cecily in
The Importance of Being Earnest. Education/Training: University of New Brunswick, Tisch School of the Arts
(CAP21), American Theater Dance. Thanks to cast, crew & production team, Mom, Dad & Mike! This is Sarah’s
Stage West debut.
STEPHAN DICKSON • Dance Captain/Ensemble/Amos Understudy
Stephan is very excited to be a part of this amazing cast and creative team here at Stage West Calgary. Film/TV credits include: Bomb Girls
(Global), Warehouse 13 (SyFy), Mind Fields , Ctrl-Esc (Zygote), Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures), Cheetah Girls (Disney), The Prince and Me
(Lions Gate) , Dawn of the Dead (Strike Ent.), Big Voice (Lenz Ent.), Making It Big (Force Four Ent.) & Celtic Thunder’s Storm (PBS). Stage credits
include: Moe Doodle in The Doodlebops Together Forever Tour (KOBA), Keno in The Full Monty, A Christmas Carol (Rose Theatre), Mongo
in High School Musical (Drayton), Beauty & the Beast (Citadel), Bickle Footloose (Paradox), Jack Into the Woods (RAPA), and Royal Caribbean
Cruise Lines (Empress & Legend of the seas). Starting his career at the Canadian Dance Company, Stephan went on to train at the Randolph
Academy Triple Threat Program, where he added singing & dancing to his dynamic repertoire. Stephan is also a dance teacher, adjudicator and
producer. Thanks to my Family, Friends, The Talent House for all their love and support. Enjoy the show!
ALEXEI GERONIMO • Ensemble
Alexei Geronimo is originally from Vancouver, BC where he trained at the Richmond Academy of Dance. After high school he finished his training in Los Angeles at
the Edge Performing Arts Centre where he has trained in all styles of dance from ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, jazz funk and tap. Alexei is a graduate of the Edge
Scholarship Program. He has won numerous scholarships and competitions across Canada and the US including outstanding male dancer for LADF. Alexei has just
finished a world tour with the international award winning company “Bad Boys of Dance” which has toured throughout the US, Europe, UK, Asia, and Australia. He
continues to perform with the company. This has also lead him to perform with Sir Elton John at The Rainforest Fund Benefit in New York. Some of his other achievements
include Reebok, Toyota, City Ballet Los Angeles Nutcracker, Erika Jayne “Ignite the World,” Hellcats, Jazz Moves Live, Carnival, as well as the opening performance for the
Vancouver Olympics Ceremonies in 2010. He has trained at other institutions including the Banff Summer School, Steps NYC, Broadway Dance Centre, LADF competition
and convention and Boston Ballet. Alexei also teaches at studios throughout Vancouver and has guest taught throughout Europe and Australia.
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