Christina Norrup began her professional career with The Joffrey Ballet and made her Broadway debut in The Red Shoes. Her Broadway credits include Putting It Together with Carol Burnett (standby for Ruthie Henshall), The Producers (original cast), and Young Frankenstein (understudy for Sutton Foster). She has toured nationally in A Chorus Line (Judy, Cassie) and internationally in West Side Story (Anita). Film: The Producers. She has also performed as a principal soloist in multiple symphony concerts under maestros Eric Kunzel (Cincinnati Pops) and Steve Reineke (New York Pops). For the past seven years, Christina has found joy in teaching 5th grade and working with middle schoolers in the Drama Club. She is beyond thrilled to reunite with her besties, Kim and John, for this amazing ride! Endless thanks to her incredible family—Anthony, Gia, and her mom, Barbie—for patiently listening to every single rehearsal (on repeat!) Love you so much!!!
John Samorian has been a professional musician for 35 years (he’s older than he looks). He has performed with over 25 Broadway productions and International tours, including A Bronx Tale, the revival of Little Shop of Horrors, Sweet Charity with Christina Applegate, and Grease on Broadway, and as the Musical Director of the first national tour of Jersey Boys, and The Book of Mormon Chicago. He has worked with such notable groups as Blood, Sweat, and Tears, as well as his own groups throughout Europe, Asia, South America, Canada, and across the United States. John has also received both a BA and a Master’s degree in jazz education and performance. He has released a CD of original jazz vocals entitled Out On a Limb, available on itunes. More information about John can be found at www.johnsamorian.com.
Kim Shriver was in the Broadway Revival of A Chorus Line and was a Radio City Rockette. She also toured the US, Europe, Canada, and Japan in many shows including Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Chicago, and Sweet Charity, just to name a few. Nowadays she fills her soul for performing by singing with this awesome band! The rest of the time she’s a hairstylist for the film and TV and has worked on many shows like The Complete Unknown, The Gilded Age, Hunters, and the new Springsteen movie, Deliver Me From Nowhere. She is thrilled to be performing again, especially with her husband John, and bestie Christina Norrup
Courtney Sappington Courtney has done extensive touring both in the U.S and internationally with several artists, most notably the great R&B singer Bobby Womack. On one memorable tour with Womack, Sly Stone was a featured guest performer and the Womack band played Sly and the Family Stone songs with him every concert. While on tour with Womack, Courtney had the opportunity to back up such artists as Wilton Felder, Millie Jackson, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Lulu, Stevie Wonder, Ronnie Wood, and Paul Young. Courtney also toured with Garland Jeffries and Ben E. King and most recently 1960's pop icon Petula Clark. www.courtneysappingtonmusic.com
Leo Huppert Leo Huppert arrived in New York 30 years ago and quickly found a home in the Broadway pits, where he has performed in hit shows ever since, going back to Crazy For You in 1994, and more recently Death Becomes Her, Smash, Cabaret, Jersey Boys, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, In The Heights and The Book Of Mormon. Leo was recently bassist for The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Currently he is appearing in Hugh Jackman’s residency at Radio City Music Hall. In addition to Broadway, Leo has been active in jazz, rock, Latin music and cabaret, performing everywhere from the Bitter End to Lincoln Center, Café Carlyle and The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular as well as Carnegie Hall. Backing artists such as David Clayton-Thomas and Blood, Sweat & Tears, Bobby Caldwell, Hugh Jackman, Sutton Foster, Stephanie J. Block, and many others, he has earned a reputation as a solid accompanist and versatile instrumentalist. Leo’s bass work also can be heard on soundtracks for film and TV, including PBS, ESPN and HBO.
Benjamin Saporito is a versatile drummer and percussionist whose playing combines deep musicality with broad stylistic fluency. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and Montclair State University, Ben has performed and recorded with acclaimed ensembles including The New York Pops, The American Composers Orchestra, The Newburgh Symphony, and The New York Jazz-Harmonic Trio. His collaborative credits span a wide spectrum of artists, from jazz and classical to pop and blues, including Vanessa Racci, Martin Pizzarelli, The Gentleman’s Quartet, Vin Mott’s Rhythm and Blues Band, and Vintage Ego, among others. Ben’s theater work includes regional productions of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Addams Family, Songs for a New World, Footloose, Annie, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!, 13, A Chorus Line, Ragtime, Hair, Pippin, and Rent. He also serves as a substitute in the orchestra for Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway.
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