About THE PRETTY PANTS BANDIT: Inspired by True Events
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From housewife to hero, Marie Baker, her gang, and one infamous pair of guns took the country for a year-long ride that would make headlines.
Notoriously leaving the men she robbed with their pants down, her evolution became a revolution. Amongst the sparkling and scintillating back drop of 1930s Miami, and with an unforgettable pop-rock score, THE PRETTY PANTS BANDIT will steal your inhibitions and your heart. |
A story of a woman leaving an abusive marriage to pursue a vigilante quest for vengeance quickly becomes something so much more. Set against the economic and racial disparity of this time in Miami, THE PRETTY PANTS BANDIT gives voice to the voiceless and empowers the powerless; shedding a light on very present issues through the vintage lens of the golden age of the American Gangster.
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THE WRITERS
CHASE PEACOCK is an actor, singer, composer from Atlanta, Georgia currently based in New York. He was a member of the original cast of Green Day's American Idiot on Broadway. Chase wrote and recorded the entire score for the web series Wiener And Wiener. As a songwriter he has written and recorded many songs as a solo artist and wrote the song "Boomerang" which appeared on Country artist Rachel Potter's album NOT SO BLACK AND WHITE.
JESSICA DeMARIA is a New York based performer and writer. Jessica's first co-written musical, THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, appeared at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in June 2015 and received a workshop production at Synchronicity theatre in August of 2016. Her original arrangements of American folk music have appeared in productions of The Sleepy Hollow Experience all over the country and she was featured on the Spotify Original Podcast, "You Heard Me Write" during its inaugural season. Her most recent composition premiered in a new short film, "The Name", in Chicago in September of 2022.
THE CAST *Equity Approved Showcase*
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GERALD CAESAR*: Gerald is excited to be joining the cast of Pretty Pants Bandit! Broadway/National Tours: A Bronx Tale (OBC), Choir Boy (OBC), Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (OBC), Disney’s The Lion King. Select Regional: The MUNY, Pittsburgh CLO, SAC Music Circus, North Shore Music Theatre, Paramount Theatre. Film/TV: “Dear Evan Hansen”, “Law & Order”, “Helpsters.”Gerald is represented by DGRW, inc. and 11:11Entertainment. BFA Elon University.
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ELENA RICARDO*: Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Sophie), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (u/s Carole, Cynthia). Regional: The Nutty Professor (Stella), Bring It On the Musical!, Spring Awakening(Wendla), Peter Pan (Peter). TV: New Amsterdam, Modern Love, Law and Order, The Last O.G. @bouncebyelena www.elenaricardo.com
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BRIAN CHARLES JOHNSON*: Original Broadway Cast member of both Spring Awakening and American Idiot. Some Tv/Film credits include Wolf of Wall Street, Law & Order: SVU, Gotham, Master of None, and Chicago Fire BGV for Allen Stone. AEA/SAG-AFTRA. Go Bills!
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XAVIER REYES*: Puerto Rican actor, ecstatic to play with new work! Selected credits include: Kinky Boots Broadway National Tour, Moliere's SCAPIN, Night at the Museum, Anna in the Tropics (Barrington), Trading Places (Alliance Theatre), Fun Home, Hair, In The Heights, Rent, West Side Story and Lynn Nottage's SWEAT.
Alum of Ithaca College. Follow @XavierReyesActor |
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QUENTIN AVERY BROWN* was last seen making his Westchester Broadway Theatre debut as Eat Moe in Five Guys Named Moe! Regional: True Colors Theatre Company, Alhambra Dinner Theatre, Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Starlight Theatre. Theme Park/Cruise: Royal Caribbean, Walt Disney World, Busch Gardens Tampa, Six Flags Over Georgia. Backup singer in two tribute shows one for Elton John and the other for Elton John and Billy Joel. You can find his singles “To Be In Love” and “Find Someone to Love” available on all music platforms. Film/TV: Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square and A Jazzman’s Blues by Tyler Perry on Netflix, Apple TV recurring co-star role in 2023.
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TEDDY GREY is a New York-based actor, writer, and singer/songwriter. Notable work includes starring in the recent national tour of new show The British Invasion, and writing/directing/and starring in Garfeld: the Musical (A Garfield Parody). His latest album is available now via Mother West Records.
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CARLA MONGADO: Carla is grateful to be a part of The Pretty Pants Bandit, Teaser Concert! Carla is a singer and actor whose credits include: the US Premiere of Clockmaker's Daughter as Constance, Dear Mom, I'm Gay; and Wow, Seattle?" as Pax; She can be heard on the Original Concept Album Recording of Goodbye New York and Platinum Girls. @mecarlalooo
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SOPHIE AMELKIN: Recent stage appearances include Vi Petty/Keys in The Buddy Holly Story, Diana in My Princess Diana, a new musical performed as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. Sophie tours internationally with a Grammy award winning rock/metal band. Instagram: @sophieamelkin | www.sophieamelkin.com
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JACOB LOUCHHAIM: is an awarding-winning Actor, Singer, and Director. He most recently performed at BAM’s Harvey Theater and the Library of Congress. Credits include Ragtime (Axelrod PAC, nominated for best actor by Broadway World NJ; Serenbe Playhouse, nominated for Suzi Bass Award), Crazy Meshuga H.E. (Theater for the New City). He graduated from SUNY Purchase and SITI Company’s Conservatory training program.
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MAGGIE SALLEY PEACOCK* :Favorite regional credits: Once, Jekyll and Hyde, Parade, Songs for a New World, Carousel. Long time cast member of Hong Kong Disneyland. AMDA NY graduate. Thrilled to sing the songs of my favorite songwriter of all time, my husband Chase! Special thanks to Kacie Newport at Bam management.
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NINA JAYASHANKAR graduated from Northwestern University, where she earned her B.A. in Musical Theatre and Mathematics. Favorite credits include Bachelor: The Unauthorized Parody Musical (Apollo), A Christmas Carol (Indiana Repertory Theatre), Sohni Mahiwal (The Blank Theater), and Shakuntala (Goodman). She is represented by Gray Talent Group. www.ninajayashankar.com
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Music Director GILLIAN BERKOWITZ: An in-demand New York pianist and music director, Gillian has performed piano, keyboard, accordion, and vocals in over 40 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. She recently partnered with Krug Champagne creating music for Krug Echo tastings in New York. Working with Kevin Duda Productions, Gillian collaborated with the team creating a new show for the high seas of Regent Cruise Lines. She was featured in the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra’s Duo Pianist Gala as both performer and arranger, appeared as Pianist in The Lehman Trilogy(Director Sam Mendes) at the Nederlander Theatre, and performed onstage as pump organist in the acclaimed Broadway play To Kill A Mockingbird (adapted by Aaron Sorkin, directed by Barlett Sher). She also served as Associate Conductor of Avenue Q. Previous credits include Pianist for the British productions of The Lehman Trilogy, both at the Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End and for the US Premiere at The Park Avenue Armory. (www.armoryonpark.org) Some favorite past shows have included Billy Elliot, Wicked, Head Over Heels, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Daniel Radcliffe), Summer, Rocky, A Bronx Tale, Mamma Mia!, School Of Rock, and Jersey Boys.
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Band: Gillian Berkowitz, Chase Peacock, Micah Cowher
*These Actors are appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association*
*These Actors are appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association*
THE MUSIC
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THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION
THE PRESS
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"Chase & Jessica offer a fresh new voice in the musical theatre world with powerful storylines and exquisite melodies! A dynamic duo with a bright future ahead! They understand the power of collaboration, which creates an efficient and highly creative pre-production period!"-Ricardo Aponte, Choreographer/Director
“Jessica and Chase have a knack for writing incredibly melodic music and they also have such a penchant for interesting, unexpected stories. It is always a treat to see what new tricks they have up their sleeves.”-Freddie Ashley, Artistic Director, Actor's Express "It's rare to find a writing/composing team that's capable of doing more than one aspect of musical theatre well. Chase Peacock and Jessica De Maria can do it all, and do it extremely well to boot. "-James Donadio, Associate Artistic Director of Georgia Ensemble Theatre "Chase and Jessica, in seven years, have found all the aspects of what makes this play worthy of being noticed and off the charts!" Media Contact
Ph: 631.561.8424 Email: chaseandjessicamusicals@gmail.com IG: @theprettypantsbanditmusical TikTok: @theprettypantsbandit www.chaseandjessica.com Production Photo credit: Casey Gardner Ford |
"The Pretty Pants Bandit is proof that Atlanta continues to raise its profile in the national theater scene as a real contender for developing new work."-ArtsAtl
"...unlike anything we've ever seen before in the literal sense that the homegrown musical is being produced and presented for the very first time, and we're among its very first audiences. In more ways than one, that rocks indeed.-Atlanta Journal Constitution "catchy pop-rock tunes...the lively choreography by Kari Twyman is well executed."-Atlanta Journal-Constitution "The Pretty Pants Bandit is wholly original and highly energetic...This is an exciting venture."-ArtsAtl "Creators Chase Peacock and Jessica De Maria have written a show which is as sassy as it is sensually superb...The music is superb, eclectic, and thrilling, the cast stellar, and the book funny although intelligent and wickedly cheeky." |