Show Information & Parking
July 23, 24, 25 at 7:00 PM
July 26th at 2:00 PM
The show will be at:
Liberace Auditorium at the
West Milwaukee Intermediate School
51st & Greenfield Ave.
West Allis, WI
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Parking can be had in the school lot off of 52nd Street, or on any of the streets surrounding the school.
You can either enter the main auditorium doors off of Greenfield, or from the North doors off the school lot. If you enter from the north doors, just follow our signage to get to the auditorium.
You can read the full program by clicking HERE. You can read bios of our cast, see what our director has to stay, hear from our board president, find out who we owe thanks to for the show wouldn’t be possible with out them, as well as all those other program like things!
Cast Bio’s
Johnathon Baker (Pepe) is a student at Illinois State University and
is thrilled to perform in his first ever musical production. He’s a trained dancer with performance experience in ballet, jazz and more, and looks forward to broadening his dance skills in West Side Story. Enjoy the show!
Peregrine (Pip) Buffington (A-Rab) is extraordinarily excited to
make their West Allis Players debut in West Side Story. Favorite
roles include Ollie (Kaleidoscope, 2023, Pink Umbrella Theater), Tony the Photographer (Portraits, 2024, Pink Umbrella Theater), and performing in the ensemble/various roles in Pink Umbrella’s Into the Spotlight, which debuts new pieces of theater in the disability cannon. They hope you enjoy the show!
Heather Carroll (Debbie) is from Waterford and is a senior at ONU
in Illinois. Some favorite shows include The Little Prince (The Snake), The Princess King (Prince Whiner), Charlotte’s Web (The Sheep) and The Tempest (Alonso/Ceres). She is very excited to perform in her all-time favorite musical. Enjoy the show!
Amaury Coronado (Chino) is a senior at Wauwatosa East and is excited to perform in his first production with the West Allis Players. His favorite shows include Ride the Cyclone (Noel Gruber u/s), and Lion King Jr. (Ed). He wants to thank his family and friends for al-ways supporting his love for theater. He hopes you enjoy the show!
José Cruz II (Luis) is a junior at Greenfield High School and is excit-ed to perform in his fourth show! He also is honored to pay tribute to his Puerto Rican culture presented in the show. He wants to thank his family and friends, and his Greenfield Drama directors.
Ashley Grainger (Rosalia) is thrilled to perform in her first produc-tion with the West Allis Players! She recently was seen in Cabaret at the Racine Theatre Guild (Fritzie) as well as Honk! (Duckling) and Pippin (Berthe) at Oak Creek High School. She is grateful for each opportunity both on stage and backstage bringing shows to life. She thanks her family and friends for their constant support helping her to follow her dreams!
Megan Griffith (Consuela) recently completed two undergraduate degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral/General Music Education at UW-Stevens Point. She now is working toward her Master of Mu-sic Education at UWSP. Previous shows include Mozart’s Die Zau-berflöte (The Queen of the Night) at UWSP, Cinderella (Ella in R&H) at the American Gothic Performing Arts Festival, and Puccini’s Suor Angelica (Suor Osmina) with the International Lyric Academy in Vin-cenza, Italy.
Emily Hintz (Velma/Dance Captain) is a first-year OTD student at Mount Mary. You may recognize her from the Menomonee Falls Pa-tio’s Fiddler on the Roof, Carroll’s Heathers (Duke) or Waukesha Civic’s The Play that Goes Wrong (Sandra). She wants to thank her friends, family, her boyfriend Cooper, and God for their love and support. Enjoy!
Owen Hoose (Riff) is a sophomore at Wauwatosa East and is thrilled to share the stage with some of his friends in his fifth produc-tion! Previous shows include The Lightning Thief, Ride The Cyclone and The SpongeBob Musical. He thanks his amazingly supportive friends and family!
Lila Isbell (Clarice) is a freshman at Wauwatosa East and is ec-static to perform in her 14th show as well as her very first commu-nity theater show! Favorite previous shows include The Wizard of Oz (Scarecrow) and The SpongeBob Musical (Ms. Puff). She wants to thank her family and everyone involved in the show. En-joy the show!
Braxton Koski (Moose) is a junior at New Berlin Eisenhower and is grateful to perform in the show and meet so many new people through the experience. Favorite productions include The Lion King (Timon) and Annie (Rooster Hannigan). He wants to thank his parents for always supporting him and encouraging him to fol-low his dreams. He also wants to thank his best friend, Joseph, for giving him the opportunity and confidence to audition.
Jack Lynch (Officer Krupke) has danced his way across the stage in the West Allis Players’ productions of A Chorus Line and Evita. More recently, Jack has appeared in the Sunset Playhouse pro-ductions of Nuncrackers (Father Gus), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Jacob), Grand Hotel (Rohne) and 9 to 5 (Tinsworthy).
Nick Mallon (Diesel) is a photojournalist at Fox 6 News – Milwau-kee, is excited to make his community theater debut with the West Allis Players. He majored in music at Milwaukee Area Technical College and is a proud member of the adult and bell choirs at St. Matthias Catholic Church. He also is a multi-year film scoring win-ner of the famous International Horror Hotel Film Festival held in Cleveland, Ohio. He wants to thank his family and friends for re-turning from intermission.
Belle Marks (Anita) is very excited to perform in her 15th produc-tion! She currently is a senior dance major at Milwaukee High School of the Arts. Along with dancing her heart out, Belle loves to play trumpet in her school band and watch movies with her friends. She wants to thank her family and friends for their contin-ued support! Amo a mi familia en Puerto Rico, esto es para ti!
Melody Marks (Maria) is a senior vocal major at Milwaukee High School of the Arts and is thrilled to make her West Allis Players debut! She previously was seen as Anna in First Stage’s Frozen and Antigone in MHSA’s The Gospel at Colonus. She is incredi-bly grateful to her friends and family for their unwavering support and she dedicates this performance to her Abuelos. ¡Disfruta del espectáculo!
Cailey Moran (Francisca) is thrilled to return to the stage to per-form in West Side Story! Past roles include Lady Larkin (Once Upon a Mattress), Rachel Brown (Inherit the Wind) and Juror #9 (Twelve Angry Jurors), along with ensemble performances in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Aida. She is deeply grateful for this opportunity and for the unwavering support of her family and friends.
Ash Mulholland (Gladhand) is a local performer in Milwaukee and is stoked to perform in this rare production with the West Al-lis Players! Her recent appearances include A Broadway Journey 2 (performer) and ensemble for both Evita and Jesus Christ Su-perstar. She has made frequent appearances performing in other theater companies like Pink Umbrella Theater and All In Produc-tions. She wants to thank Scott Girmscheid for another oppor-tunity after 13 years since graduation.
Lana Pearl Foster (Lola) is a Junior at the Chicago College of Performing Arts and is working toward her BFA in Musical Thea-tre. She is incredibly honored to perform in this wonderful show! West Side Story always has had a special place in her heart. She hopes you enjoy the show. ¡Muchas Gracias! 🙂
Heather Peterson Blachowski (Graziella/Dance Captain) is thrilled to perform in her favorite musical! Heather trains with The Milwaukee Ballet and Danceworks and was last seen in Mamma Mia! with Forte Theatre. Favorite roles include Connie (A Chorus Line), Keeri (Firebringer), Dorcas (Seven Brides for Seven Broth-ers) and Brenda (Hairspray). She sings in the 1940s-style trio, The Radio Rosies, and is mom to sons Aidan & Avery. Thank you Scott, Wendy and Tina, for making my dream come true!
Paul Pfannenstiel (Lieutenant Schrank) is thrilled to return to the stage after an eight-year hiatus. He previously performed with many groups in the area. Favorite shows include And Then There Were None, Our Town, Merry Wives of Windsor, and Taming of the Shrew. He is happy to work with Scott Girmscheid again and appreciates the opportunity.
Simon Phillips (Baby John), a freshman at Wauwatosa East, is incredibly hyped to perform in his seventh show! Favorite previous roles include Kyle (Legally Blonde Jr.) and Peter Pan (Peter Pan and Wendy). He wants to thank all of his friends, family and every-one who helped with this incredible production. He hopes you find the show cool!
Lindsay Przytarski (Pauline) is a junior at Heritage Christian and is thrilled to make her debut with the West Allis Players! Previous shows include The Little Mermaid (Andrina) and Peter and the Starcatcher (Ted). She wants to thank her family and friends that supported her and encouraged her to pursue this opportunity and hopes everyone enjoys the show!
Drew Running (Tony) is ecstatic and grateful to return to the stage after eight years! Since then, he has actively written, record-ed, and performed music in multiple bands. Previous performanc-es include The Addams Family (Pugsley), The Crucible (Judge Hathorne) and West Side Story (Action). He wants to thank the production team for giving him the opportunity, and the entire cast, crew and pit for making the show possible!
Ayden Sandoval (Bernardo) is a sophomore at UW-Milwaukee and is thrilled to perform in his 18th production! Favorite previous shows include Les Misérables (Marius) and Anastasia (Dimitry). He thanks the production team and his family and hopes you enjoy the show!
Joseph Schaumberg-Merwin (Indio) is a senior at New Berlin Eisenhower, is ecstatic and thankful for the opportunity to perform with the West Allis Players! He has a strong passion for singing, acting and entertaining. This is his seventh theater performance. His favorite roles include Conrad Birdie (Bye Bye Birdie) and Mufasa (The Lion King Jr). He thanks his family, friends, neighbors and fans for their support.
Ava Scott (Minnie) is a sophomore at Loyola University of Chica-go as a Theatre Major and Musical Theatre/Dance Minor and is excited to perform in West Side Story! She previously was seen in Anything Goes, Legally Blonde and Newsies. She hopes you enjoy the show as much as she does!
Rachael Sieminski (Estella) is thrilled to return to the stage after a very long hiatus. She’s a proud mama to four kids whom you may have seen around First Stage or the Milwaukee German Im-mersion School. She’s incredibly thankful to Scott and the entire production team for giving her this opportunity and to her family for supporting her through this journey!
Harrison Stauffacher (Action) is a sophomore at MATC and is thrilled to perform in their first production with the West Allis Play-ers! Previous shows include Joseph and the Amazing Technicol-or Dreamcoat (Joseph), The SpongeBob Musical (Patchy the Pi-rate) and The Little Mermaid (Ensemble). They want to thank everyone for coming and hope you enjoy the show!
Veronica Tooke (Anybodys) is grateful to join the cast of West Side Story in her first production with the West Allis Players! She currently is studying Communications at Alverno College, while performing in theater during her spare time. Favorite shows in-clude She Kills Monsters (Tilly), SIX: Teen Edition (Catherine Parr) and Nuncrackers (Sr. Mary “Amnesia” Paul). Thanks for comin’, buddy boys!
Kianiz Torres (Teresita) is a senior at Greenfield and is excited to perform in her third show! Previous shows include High School Musical (Sharpay Evans) and Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown). She plans to pursue musical theater throughout her senior year and college. She wants to thank her family and friends for all of their support and encouragement.
Kristopher Washington (Doc) is a senior at Kent State University pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre and is very excited to make his West Allis Players debut. Favorite shows include A Chorus Line (Ritchie Walters) at Sunset Playhouse and The Wiz (Tinman/Scarecrow Understudy) at KSU. When he’s not on stage, you can find him jogging and painting. He hopes you enjoy this dramatic adventure of a musical.