Meet the Cast

Ben Abrams (Al) is positively euphoric to be a part of the first SYT tour this spring! Previous roles include: To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch), Holmes and Watson (Holmes 1), We Will Rock You (Commander Khashoggi), 9 to 5 (Franklin Hart Jr), The Rocky Horror Show (Riff Raff), And Then There Were None (William Blore), Peter And The Starcatcher (Fighting Prawn), Rock Of Ages (Lonny), One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (Martini), and Boys in the Band (Hank). Thank you to my family and friends for your constant love and support. 

J.R. Bloomer (Rocky, Dr. Robert, Martha, Maxwell) is thrilled to be with the Spartanburg Youth Theatre with this incredible cast! Recent credits include Daryl in Bright Star and Willard in Footloose with the Spartanburg Little Theatre. Other credits include Dan in Next to Normal, and William Barfée in Spelling Bee with the Limestone University Theatre. He would like to thank his family for always supporting him, and his partner, Bre Surratt! 

Amiya English (Magill) is beyond excited to be a part of SYT's first ever touring show! You may have seen her here before in RENT (Mimi) or The Little Mermaid (Ensemble) at the Spartanburg Little Theatre. She is a recent graduate of USC Upstate with a B.A. in theatre performance. Other recent performance credits include Spongebob The Musical - Pearl (Upstate Theatre), Romeo & Juliet - Juliet (Upstate Theatre), and Pipeline - Jasmine (Warehouse Theatre).

Jenn Januchowski (Prudence) is delighted to be part of this energetic & exciting show. She recently played Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web at South Carolina Children’s Theatre and has been in several Spartanburg Little Theatre productions including Footloose, Mamma Mia, Singin’ in the Rain, and Chicago to name a few! Outside of the theatre she works as a transformative nurse coach and yoga teacher in Spartanburg. Many thanks to my family and friends for their continued love and support. 

Bre Surratt (Julia) is very excited to be a part of SYT’s first ever touring production! She made her Spartanburg Little Theatre debut last year as Florence/Ensemble in Bright Star, and recently appeared in Motown Magic: Sounds from the Motor City. Recent performances also include The SpongeBob Musical (Sandy) and Crimes of the Heart (Babe) at USC Upstate.