NICK ANASTASIA is thrilled to be returning to FST for another round of Laughing Matters! FST: That’s Amoré, Unchained Melodies, Burt & Me, and Laughing Matters (vol. 5). Other professional credits include: Hair (Claude, International Tour), FRIENDS! The Musical Parody (Ross, Original Off-Broadway Cast/North American Tour), Voca People (Tenoro, Off-Broadway*/National/International Tours, *Lucille Lortel Award), Monster Jam (Host/Announcer, Fox Sports 1), The Love Note (Adam, Original Off-Broadway Cast), In The Heights (Sonny, Regional Premiere), Scab (featuring Alice Ripley), Disney Cruise Line (Disney Fantasy), bare (Jason, Licensed Premiere). Instagram: @nottherussianprincess

JENNA CORMEY is thrilled to be making her FST debut, alongside this hilarious cast. Jenna just spent the last 5 months perfecting her Lisa Kudrow impression as Phoebe Buffay in the Off-Broadway production and North American tour of FRIENDS! The Musical Parody. Other credits include: The Office! A Murder Mystery Parody (World Premiere), FRIENDS! The Musical Parody (1st North American Tour), Little Black Dress: The Musical (1st National Tour), Dragons Love Tacos & Other Stories (2018 NationalTour).

RICHIE MCCALL is from New York City. Richie is thrilled to return to FST’s Cabaret stage and his 4th incarnation of Laughing Matters. He was seen in the original Broadway, Toronto, and National touring companies of Hal Prince’s Showboat as well as the Broadway touring company of Tommy Tune’s Grand Hotel. He has appeared on TV, in film, and in numerous commercials. His award-winning one-man show, which he wrote and stars in, Me and Stepin’, will be seen this fall in New York.

WILLIAM SELBY last appeared at FST in Bright Star (Daddy Cane/ Stanford). Other FST: Laughing Matters Vol. 5, Older Than Dirt, and Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits. He has directed 19 productions
of the hit musical revue Forbidden Broadway and starred in its Off-Broadway production. Other Off-Broadway: The Daring Duo, Nerds, Forbidden Hollywood, Juba, The Apple Tree. NY Workshop: Finding Nemo for Disney. Regional: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Bernadette), South Pacific (Billis) - (BroadwayWorld & CT Critics Circle Award nominations), Barrymore, The Presidents, Hot n’ Cole, and The All Night Strut.

JIM PROSSER - This upcoming Winter Season marks Jim’s 26th season as FST’s Resident Pianist. He most recently appeared in Vintage POP! and has arranged and co-developed over 50 Cabarets at FST including: Three Pianos, Light My Fire, Outlaws and Angels, That’s Amoré!, The Wonder Years, Unchained Melodies, and more. He has served as Composer/Music Director for The FST School, writing numerous scores for children’s shows. Jim is also a Music Director for FST Improv.