Drew Becker is thrilled to be a part of the 1st National Tour of Tootsie alongside such a fantastic cast and creative team. He thanks his family, friends, and management for their endless love and support. BFA: Shenandoah Conservatory. Social Media: @drewbecker Enjoy the show!
Ashley Alexandra is so grateful for this opportunity to see the country and do what she loves. Thanks to her parents, Troy, and Craig for their continued support. Credits: Into The Woods (Florinda); Little Shop of Horrors (Crystal); Celebrity Cruises; touring with singer/songwriter Tara Vaughn.
Off Broadway: Wild Women of Planet Wongo. Regional: Kinky Boots; Mamma Mia; The Great American Trailer Park Musical; Grease; Cabaret. Many thanks to the cast and crew, Dave Secor, Binder Casting, Troika, her family and fiancé Matt for their constant love and support! paytonreilly.com
Jared David Michael Grant attended Columbia College Chicago 2012 Musical Theatre Major. He has performed all over Chicago with various theatre companies. He was last seen on the 4th Season of “The Chi” on Showtime as Man Man.
National tour debut! Matthew is a Jersey boy excited to travel the country with this amazing production. Favorite credits include Grease; West Side Story; Beauty & the Beast; Guys & Dolls. Special thanks to his family, friends, MMC fam and Mikey Nagy/The Collective Talent. Instagram: @MatthewRella
Eighteen National Tours including Rose in Gypsy; Maggie Jones in 42nd St.; Mae West in Ziegfeld; Ms. Lynch in Grease; Norwegian Cruise Lines [Havana]; Ringmaster of Big Apple Circus; National Anthem at Madison Square Garden and hundreds of roles in Regional Theatre.
Dianne B. Manaster is so excited to be joining the fabulous cast and creatives of the national tour of Tootsie. Many thanks to Binder Casting and Troika, and much love to Paul and Stephanie for their support. Credits include: Cabaret; Hank Williams; Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet.
Originally from South Africa, Adam’s credits include Macbeth; Phantom of the Opera; Annie; Kinky Boots (TROIKA); Jesus Christ Superstar; The Last 5 Years; Fiddler on the Roof; Beauty and the Beast; CATS; Rock of Ages; Boys in the Photograph.
National tour debut! Past credits: The Nutty Professor, The All New Piano Man, Mamma Mia. TV: “American Horror Story”, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”. StepOne Dance Company. Pace University, BFA Commercial Dance. Parker would like to thank his family, friends & MSA agency for all their love and support. @parkeraimone
Originally from Melbourne, Australia. Leyla has performed in Japan, Singapore, and on the high seas. Since relocating to New York, her first U.S. national tour was R&H's Cinderella. Leyla is thrilled to return to the stage with Tootsie and tour more of this beautiful country!
Lexi Baldachino is thrilled to be touring with this amazing company! Regional credits: Cassie in A Chorus Line; Alex Owens in Flashdance; Holly in The Wedding Singer. Huge thanks to her team at BWA and to everyone that has supported her on her journey! @lexichino
Kyra Christopher is giddy to return to theatre! Credits: Cabaret National Tour (Frenchie/Alto Sax); A Chorus Line (Cape Playhouse). Kyra also runs her own Barre Fitness company. BFA: CCM. Endless thanks to CTG, Mom and Dad. kyrachristopher.com @killed.by.kiki
Mia Davidson is excited to be twirling across the country with Tootsie! She is a NYC native, and a graduate of AMDA NY and LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts! She just finished touring with Summer: The Donna Summer Musical and her other credits include: Grease; A Bronx Tale; Dreamgirls.
Credits: Jekyll and Hyde; Cabaret. Concert: Bernstein’s MASS (Ravinia Festival, PBS Great Performances); West Side Story (Kimmel Center); El Niño (Spoleto Festival). TV: “The Code,” “Rifkin on Rifkin”. Education: Mannes School of Music and WCC. Much love to friends and family! Massive thank you to Binder Casting! @nicole.fragala
National tour debut! Laura just finished Tuacahn's 2022 Season doing Wonderland (u/s Mad Hatter); Mary Poppins; Joseph...Dreamcoat starring David Archuletta. Other credits include Rock of Ages (Waitress #1, u/s Sherrie); A Christmas Story (Lead Elf). Love to the HKA Team and my biggest fans, Mom, Dad and Jilly. Penn State. @lauraguley
Austin Wong Harper (he/him) is beyond thrilled to be making his national tour debut with Tootsie. Select performing credits: Newsies, In the Heights, Billy Elliot (Woodminster), Pippin, Hairspray (UCSD), the Blue Devils Color Guard. Big love to mom, Patrick, and Stanley boi. @austinhapa
Brian Cedric Jones is a NYC artist recently seen in the national tours of Legally Blonde and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He also loves opera with recent performances as an acrobat in Turandot and the Young Harlekin in Ariadne Auf Naxos at Metropolitan Opera. Brian is thrilled to join the cast of Tootsie!
Thrilled to be on tour with his fiancée, Payton! Off-Broadway: The Video Games (Super Mario). Regional: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Young Frankenstein; Rock of Ages. BFA: Western Michigan University. Many thanks to Brian, Amber, Chad, Dave, Binder Casting, Troika Entertainment. All the love to my parents, family, and friends! Mattkwho.com @mattk313
Regional credits: West Side Story and Little Shop of Horrors (Porthouse Theatre). Thank you, friends and family, for your undying love and support. Love yinz! IG: @robayeee
Arianna Schrage, she/they, is absolutely thrilled to be making her national tour debut! They are currently pursuing a BFA in Acting from Wright State University and give endless thanks to all of her family, friends, and teachers for their continuous love and support. Socials: @arianna.schrage
Josh Woodie, an Ohio native, yet long-time New Yorker, has spent the past eighteen years performing in musicals and concerts. Favorite credits include The Bridges of Madison County (Robert); The Music Man (Harold); Rock of Ages (Stacee); The Last Five Years (Jamie). He also performs worldwide with ChapQuist Entertainment.