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My love of musical theater began in 1972 when I saw "Hello Dolly" at Jesuit High School, a production of Sonny Borey and the Philelectic Society. I was 11 at the time and to this day, I cannot recall being more impressed by anything on the stage. Although I wouldn't be in a Phil's production until until my senior year at Jesuit, I saw all of their shows while there, multiple times in most instances.

At Loyola University where musical theater was more of a rarity, one of the voice faculty, Pat Etienne, produced and directed a couple of musical reviews called "Broadway Babies", which once again allowed me to be on the stage.

Then in 1998 my wife and children became involved with the St. Pius X Players, a community theater group in Lake Vista founded, directed and produced by the late Bob Kearney and his wife Nancy. I didn't do the first show with my family (The King & I), but the production was so impressive and the group so welcoming that I auditioned the next year, thus starting a multi-year stint which left us with many wonderful experiences and friendships. Click to see the St. Pius Players Videos.

I'm forever grateful to people like Sonny, Pat, Bob & Nancy....their talents and efforts have given me and countless others a lifetime of treasured memories. 


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"Two Gentlemen of Verona" - Jesuit High School 1978 - Standing 3rd from left on the bottom in this rehearsal photo.
"Pippin" - Jesuit High School 1979 - Rehearsing "No Time At All" with Ron Yager and Virgil Smith.
"Pippin" - Jesuit High School 1979 - My illustrious bit part of the Headless Soldier along with Mike Babin.
"Broadway Babies" - Loyola 1980 - Singing "Pretty Women" from Sweeney Todd
"Broadway Babies" - Loyola 1980
"Annie" - SPX Players 1999 - "Hooverville"
"Annie" - SPX Players 1999 - The Cabinet scene
As Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof" - SPX Players 2000 - "If I Were a Rich Man"
"Fiddler on the Roof" - SPX Players 2000 - with Kerry Lovell
"Fiddler on the Roof" - SPX Players 2000 - with Mary Beth Haro
"Fiddler on the Roof" - SPX Players 2000 - with my stage daughters
"Fiddler on the Roof" - SPX Players 2000 - with Mark & Christine
As Buffalo Bill in "Annie Get Your Gun" - SPX Players 2001
"Annie Get Your Gun" - SPX Players 2001 - with Tracey Collins
"Annie Get Your Gun" - SPX Players 2001 - "There's No Business Like Show Business"
"Annie Get Your Gun" - SPX Players 2001 - "There's No Business Like Show Business
"The Best of Bob" - SPX Players 2002 - the "Lida Rose" quartet
"The Best of Bob" - SPX Players 2002 - backstage with the Buffalo Bill hat
As the Lion in "Wizard of Oz" - SPX Players 2003
"Wizard of Oz" - SPX Players 2003 - "King of the Forest"
"Wizard of Oz" - SPX Players 2003 - with Mirais Holden and Paul Kearney
"Wizard of Oz" - SPX Players 2003 - with 2 small fans of the Lion
As Captain Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" - SPX Players 2005
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" - SPX Players 2008
"My Fair Lady" - SPX Players 2009 - "Get Me to the Church"
As Phineous in "Willy Wonka" - SPX Players 2010
"Willy Wonka" - SPX Players 2010 - with Emilie Redmann & Denise Gardner
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