South Florida State College Performing Arts
in association with
JODI CHEKOFSKY & STEPHEN KANTROWITZ
presents:
THE PHANTOMS…
UNMASKED!
starring
Musical Director: Phil Hinton
THERE WILL BE NO INTERMISSION
DURING TONIGHT’S PERFORMANCE
JOHN CUDIA (The Phantom)
John Cudia holds the distinct honor of being the first and only actor to
have performed both as the “The Phantom” in The Phantom of the Opera
and Jean Valjean in Les Misérables on Broadway. John’s most recent
Broadway run counted him as only the 12th performer to play the Phantom
in its historic, record-breaking run. John recently played Jean Valjean at
the Marriott Theater in Chicago where his performance earned him the
Joseph Jefferson Award for “Best Actor In A Musical.” John proudly made
his Broadway debut in Les Misérables and enjoyed a long and successful
relationship with both Les Miz and Phantom. John toured the United States
and Canada as “The Phantom” and also has the role of Raoul to his credit.
He has appeared at some of the most prestigious regional theaters in
the United States including the Paper Mill Playhouse, Sacramento Music
Circus, North Shore Music Theater, Portland Stage, and St. Louis Repertory
in such leading roles as Jesus in Jesus Christ, Superstar, Lieutenant Cable
in South Pacific, and Tony in West Side Story. He appears regularly with
The Broadway Tenors and Orchestras across the country. As a featured
tenor soloist, John has sung in concert across the country with The Music of
Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Omaha Symphony, and also with the Orchestra
of Saint Peter by the Sea in his home state of NJ. He recently made his Lyric
Opera of Chicago debut as Curly in Oklahoma! Following the Lyric, John
sang his first Alfredo in La Traviata with Lyric Opera of the North and Emile
South Pacific. John is happily married to Broadway actress
Kathy Voytko and the proud father of Alena Joyce, 6, and Evelyn Rose, 4.
GARY MAUER (The Phantom)
Gary Mauer most-recently starred in the Broadway production
and National Tour of The Phantom of the Opera, playing The Phantom.
Broadway and National Tour credits also include Les Miserables and The