Meet the Performers!
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Bobby Smith appeared on Broadway in Crazy for You, and The World Goes ‘Round. His Off-Broadway credits include, Forever Plaid, Of Thee I Sing. And traveled in the first national tours of Brigadoon and The World Goes ‘Round. He has performed at Signature Theatre in 30 shows: Ragtime, Grand Hotel, Passion, A Little Night Music, Titanic, Simply Sondheim, Company, Assassins, She Loves Me, Midwestern Gothic, Road Show, La Cage aux Folles and last season, No Place to Go. He was last seen at Studio Theatre in Fun Home, (winning the 2024 Helen Hayes Award for best leading actor) A Class Act, The Long Christmas Ride Home, Reefer Madness, Jerry Springer the Opera, Grey Gardens and Caroline or Change. Most recently at Theater J; Two Jews Walk into a War. He is the recipient of 4 Helen Hayes Awards and 20 nominations, and the 2019 Anderson/Hopkins Award which recognizes artists and actors in the DC community whose creative lives demonstrate great accomplishment to date and promise for the future. He teaches at Catholic University of America. Each spring since 2014 he joins Greg Henry, Tracy Olivera and Brad Dell as mentor and coach for the American College Theatre Festival.
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Alan Naylor is a multi-award winning actor, singer, and pianist who has traveled the country performing for audiences in musical theatre, dramatic plays, opera, concert, and cabaret. A native of St. Louis, he grew up performing at the renowned MUNY and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. He has given world premieres of numerous theatrical works as well as crafting original concerts and recitals with performances Off-Broadway, The Kennedy
Center, Disney Hall, Strathmore, and many more. DC audiences will know him from his Helen Hayes Award winning performance in Creative Cauldron's Jacques Brel as well as roles at local venues such as Signature, Studio, Olney, Rep Stage, Theatre Alliance, and Washington National Opera. Favorite roles of his have included: Jean Valjean and Marius (LesMiz); Jesus (Godspell); Dr Parker (Bat Boy); Lockstock (Urinetown); Carlo (Comedy of Tenors); Cosme (Souvenir); Dr Chilton (Silence!). In addition to his work as a performer Alan is a highly sought after audio engineer/recordist and concert piano technician/rebuilder. He holds degrees from Washington University in St. Louis as well as St. Olaf College where he was a soloist and member of the world renowned St. Olaf Choir. www.alan-naylor.com |
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Erin Granfield is a proud regular at Creative Cauldron, Erin has performed in seven productions over the last six seasons, the most recent being last fall’s Sondheim Tribute Revue. In addition, over the years she has brought six solo shows to Cauldron’s Cabaret Series. Honored to be collaborating with the exquisite artists on this Jacques Brel evening, she is also delighted to be performing for the first time in Creative Cauldron’s beautiful new space! Having spent several years living in Paris as a child and being a Francophile in general, Erin relishes the opportunity to sing the rich and ravissant work of Jacques Brel. She extends her gratitude to you, the steadfast benefactors of the theatre: your unwavering generous support is deeply appreciated. We need theatre and music more now than ever. Thank you for keeping the arts alive!
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Shaina Kuhn is a frequent performer at Creative Cauldron, the Kennedy Center, Strathmore, Wolf Trap, and other venues around town. Creative Cauldron: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well... , Ruthless, Madeline’s Christmas, Landless Theatre: Guenevere (Camelot) Beggar Woman (Sweeney Todd), Rosa Bud (The Mystery of Edwin Drood). Lyric Opera Baltimore: At the Statue of Venus, Kennedy Center: Turandot, Candide, Aida, Carmen, Champion, Virginia Repertory Theatre: Fiddler on the Roof. She maintains a private voice studio in Washington, D.C. where her students teach her far more than she teaches them. She enjoys failing at matchmaking and growing vegetables. Thank you from the very bottom and top of my heart for attending live theatre!!
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