More than 80 alumni took time from their jobs and families to be a part in this production! See more about what some of this talented cast and crew do in their "regular" lives below.
Jayson Allen (‘21) is currently a sophomore at Northeastern University studying Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. He has plans to pursue a master’s degree in journalism.
Korey Angelo (‘08) realized after High School that food is his passion. Over the last 12 years, he has been helping operate restaurants. He is currently the Executive Chef of Mindful Brewing Company in Castle Shannon.
Stacey Babyak (‘00) is a UX professional by day, and an improv/sketch comedy performer at night. Check out Well Known Strangers and Arcade Comedy Theater for upcoming shows!
Emily Balcerek (‘11) holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work and currently works as a program specialist at CLASS. She provides case management and teaches a variety of classes to adults who have a disability and/or brain injury.
Katie Baverso (‘95) is the mama of 3 not-so-little Superstars. She is still obsessed with Jesus Christ Superstar and the X-Files. Nothing’s really changed much.
Max Z. Begler (‘15) is a graduate of Duquesne university, and still does some acting in his free time. Apart from acting he is a full-time real estate agent for River Point Realty and plays in several bands. Call him if you need a house!
Hilary Braun (‘06) is a certified technologist of Molecular Biology and works as a systems analyst at UPMC. She lives in Carnegie with her husband Joshua Ray, and daughter Becca and is expecting daughter Elizabeth in November.
Robert Carr (‘17) is a teacher at Woodland Hills. He is the High School Band Director, Marching Band Director, Junior Musical Director/Producer (Legally Blonde Jr. - January 2023), and the Assistant Director of the Spring Musical!
Benjamin Chontos (‘20) works at a local grocery store.
Madison Chontos (‘17) is a recent Saint Joseph’s University graduate, who is so excited to perform on the WHHS stage again and to continue her participation in the wonderful community we all call home.
Sarah Chybrzynski (‘08) is a Junior Talent Manager and Coordinator with Lakey Wolff and Company based out of New York City, where she focuses on the cultivation and development of artists, taking them to the next level of their career.
Shaun Cloonan (‘96) is a music teacher at North Hills High School where he teaches choir, music theory & tech, and is drama producer & vocal director. He also serves as Minister of Music at First Presbyterian Church of Edgewood.
E. Clayton Cornelious (‘94) is a 24-year Broadway veteran seen in Ain't Too Proud, Wonderland, Scottsboro Boys and A Chorus Line, among others. A Point Park alum and voted the Class of ‘94’s “Most Talented” and “Most School Spirited”, he is also a Broadway producer & investor and a proud member of Broadway Inspirational Voices.
Maria Costa (‘07) has stayed local and recently started a new job after being with PNC for 10 years. Since graduating her love for the theater has grown! She is beyond excited to have the chance to perform again.
Christopher DeMarco (‘94) is living in Pittsburgh, doing computer stuff.
Megan Depner Farkasovsky (‘94) earned a BS in Mathematics from Grove City College and an MBA from Pitt. She works at PPG as an IT Manager of Portfolio Management and resides in Blackridge with her husband, Peter, and daughter, Anna.
Aubree (Erlandson) Colorito (‘07)
Heather (Erlandson) Paolino (‘98) is a Patient Services Coordinator for Healthcare@Home.
Leah (Erlandson) Ohodnicki (‘00) is the Head of Specialty Insurance Programs, Argo Group, the Co-Founder of clean tech start-up, CorePower Magnetics and serves as the VP, co-chair on Pittsburgh CLO Board of Directors. She is married to Paul Ohodnicki (’00) and is the mom of sons ages 13 and 11.
Jared Evans (‘04) created and runs Radical Trivia, teaches Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at Stout PGH under fellow WH graduate Mike Wilkins, and is the lead vocalist of MidKnight Rose.
Brandi Janine (Fergelec) Hugar (‘96) is a fine girl, good wife, great mum, an artist, witch, philosopher & political activist. Your vote matters! You can find her sharing witchery on TikTok, and she is close to YouTube monetization with Beanie Baby Babies.
Valerie Ferri (‘98) is a social worker and advocate in the behavioral health system. She lives in Philadelphia and enjoys weekends boating at the shore with her husband, Max.
Howard Frankel (‘02) is currently living in Philly (since 2007) with his husband, Jason. He has been writing songs and releasing albums under the name Howard Louis since 2010, and is currently at work on his fifth album.
Amadeo Fusca (‘04) tours the country with the solo comedy show Mars/Venus Live! and recently was in That Damn Michael Che on HBO MAX and a Lifetime movie coming this Christmas.
Sharon (Gardone) Garman (‘96) is the mother of two grown children and a Head Start teacher in a neighboring community.
Rhiannon (Garrett) Diaddigo (‘94) married fellow alum, Matt Diaddigo, after graduating from IUP and working in sales. They live in Wexford with their children, Camilla and Levi, and two dogs, and she is an Advocate for Green Compass Global.
Anna Gaydos (‘09) is entering her 6th year teaching at WHSD’s Turtle Creek STEAM Academy. She teaches and choreographs for Studio G Dance Center/Team. She also choreographs for the Woodland Hills High school musical every spring!
Larry George III (‘02) is a 2006 Grad of the University of Pittsburgh in Communications. He is the Director of Technology for Derry Area School District and proud dad of Isabella, Larry, Scarlett and Kendall. Thanks to his wife Nicole for her support.
Melissa George (‘97) has been teaching for the past 17 years for the Plum Borough School District after earning her master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
Beth (Gillooly) Lott (‘95) is still active in the WH community with her 2 kids (class of 2020 and an incoming 9th grader). Outside of volunteering for her kids' activities she works as a volunteer coordinator on select projects.
Jamie Glasser (‘97) is an attorney by profession and a consultant by trade. She is frequently confused for a person with no occupation aside from coaching WH Mock Trial and running the WH Stage Crew, which is perfectly fine by her.
Colleen Gribbin (‘00) is a University of Pittsburgh graduate with a BA in History and Certificate in Historic Preservation. She is a state-certified consultant in Cultural Resource Management, and an architectural historian, focusing on research.
Craig Gyergo (‘92) is a husband, dad of three daughters, and bona fide, real life minister. He currently lives, works, and (occasionally) sings in the Steel City, serving as Senior Pastor of Christ Church at Grove Farm in Sewickley.
Deana Gyergyo Rocca (‘98) is a teacher at Penn-Trafford School District.
Delanie Heller (‘21) is very excited to perform in her first alumni musical, and would like to thank everyone who has made this event possible.
Kristy (Hunt) Lescinsky (‘95) works as an OB/GYN Nurse when she is not doing her real job as technical director of the Spring Musical at WHHS.
Dennis Hruska (‘98) is joining the staff of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on August 9 after a 17 year stint at Vineyard Theatre.
Jen Hykes Willson (‘99) is the Chief of Staff for an education non-profit, Instruction Partners. She lives in Forest Hills with her family and is the proud parent of two Woodland Hills students.
Yerin Kay (‘92) is a Physician Assistant at Allegheny General Hospital specializing in Endovascular Neurosurgery. She continues to sing in her Church Choir as well as continuing to play the cello.
Natalie King (‘11) recently accepted a Senior Administrative Assistant position in the School of Design at CMU.
Natalie Kost Watson (‘97), the proud mother of 3 Wildlings, is currently on sabbatical from her life as a Community Midwife. Although she perpetually lives in a musical, Nat is hoping for some more upbeat numbers since her husband’s recent passing.
Bill Kostandinu (‘97), asked for a bio, replied, “Ehh. Not really.”
Dave Lescinsky (‘91) spends the most important part of his year at WHHS supervising the construction of sets, lighting up dark places, and creating special effects.
Hannah (Lott) Salisbury (‘99) is the Director of Early Childhood Education at the Inspired Teaching Demonstration School in Washington D.C. She lives in Falls Church, VA with her husband Ben, 5 year-old son Nolan, and puggle Izzy.
Jeremiah Lott (‘96) (WHPAG Board Member) works in computer software and is currently a manager at Microsoft Pittsburgh.
Morgan Malecki (‘22) will be attending Temple University.
Gabrielle Matich (‘06) currently works at Duquesne University as the Director of Transfer Admissions. She loves working with prospective college students and their families!
Maura (McDaniel) Jacobs (‘09) is thrilled to be back in Pittsburgh as she and her family recently moved to northern New Jersey. Maura works for Google in NYC and is very happy to be back on stage doing something that brings her joy.
Kristin Miara (‘07) has lived in NC, GA, and FL since leaving Pittsburgh in 2012. Recently relocated to Allentown, PA and completed an MBA in HR Management. She is married to Dr. Brian Holliday and has a 3.5 year old boy.
Cara (Munster) Leas (‘92) is a Kindergarten teacher at Wilkins here in Woodland Hills. She has been enjoying crocheting and learning to play ice hockey.
Marilyn Navish Scott (‘98) has spent the bulk of her professional career Marketing, Fundraising, and Event Planning in the nonprofit sector. She lives in Edgewood with her husband, daughter, and dog.
Carrie L. (Nehez) Wardzinski (‘98) since high school has found her life's passion as a librarian, to the surprise of absolutely no one. She has a nine-year-old son, two cats, one life partner and lives in the South Hills of Pittsburgh.
Charlotte Packer Rudolph (‘99) has been joyfully making and teaching music in the Pittsburgh region since graduating from WHHS.
Scott Pearson (‘99) is a proud AEA member with a BFA in musical theater from Point Park University. He has performed all over the world and now owns and operates Pearson Studios, Inc. in NJ empowering artists to find their true potential.
Shelby T. Pope (‘02) has been refusing to hand out any extra pretzels or peanuts since 2014.
Jordan Potter (‘13) has worked as an engineer in Canton, Ohio for the past 5 years. Outside of that he has also been a part of over 15 shows at 8 different NE Ohio theaters, most recently as Sam Wheat in Ghost and Guy in Once.
AJ Prestogeorge (‘18) graduated from Pitt in the spring and appeared in a few of their productions over the years. He sings in Voces Solis Chamber Choir and just appeared in MTAP’s “Hot Metal Musicals.” He also assistant directs WHJH Musicals.
Leah Prestogeorge ('16) has her BFA in Musical Theatre from Seton Hill, lives in NYC, and works with fellow alum, Scott Pearson, as her vocal coach. Come see both Leah and Scott in Front Porch’s production of Grand Hotel this month!
Caitlin Price (‘04) currently works for Giant Eagle corporate and runs her own marketing company, The CP Creative. She continues to share her love for dance by teaching at Studio G Dance Center and has choreographed several musicals in the area.
Mitchell Rode (‘13) graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. He currently works as a QCA System Engineer at Cook Myosite in Pittsburgh.
Colleen (Rohlf) Kehoe (‘02) is currently living in Raleigh North Carolina, performing in various acapella groups.
Connor Rudge (‘13) recently reached 8 years at a newly-unionized Starbucks.
Keely Sapienza (‘15) is the Coordinator of Student Involvement at Point Park University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. You can often find her singing show tunes … in the shower.
Shelby Schneider Wherry (‘92) is a relationship marketing specialist with SendOut Cards, wife to Mike, mom to two boys, an active volunteer, and a lover of ‘80s music and dancing!
Lori Senkewitz (‘96) was a teacher for Plum for 17 years and is now excited to be back on stage!
Scott Slobodnyak (‘99) is an avid theater-goer, world traveler and runner. He sees every show on Broadway and sits on the Board of Trustees at Playwrights Horizons. In his spare time, Scott works at Silicon Valley Bank in NYC.
Michelle Spynda (‘06) has been married to Robert Pistella for almost 4 years, has 3 beautiful children (Audrey, Jaxson, & Savannah), and currently works as a Patient Care Technician at Rehabilitation Physicians of Pittsburgh.
Brittany Taylor (‘02) is currently directing her two leading ladies, Taylor and Lark, in Park City, Utah.
Laura Valenti (‘14) is excited to return to the stage! She works in NYC as a freelance set designer, model builder, and scenic artist for theatre. She primarily assists Emmy-award winning designer Jason Ardizzone-West.
Holly Vetter (‘21) is studying marketing management at Duquesne University.
Jennifer (Vojtko) Gavin (‘95) has been living, working, and raising two amazing kids in the greater Cleveland area since graduating from college. She is so excited to be back on the stage after a long hiatus!
Liz (Vojtko) Kostandinu (‘97) currently works for WQED as the manager of the Inquire Within program, another Pittsburgh first! In addition, you can also catch her during on air pledge drives for both television and radio.
Austin Yasovsky (‘17) graduated with a Bachelor’s in Biology in 2021 from University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and has been figuring out what’s next.
Anna Yezovich (‘15) is a teacher at Precious People Childcare. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering at church as a Lady of Charity, Faith Formation Teacher and Lector.
Jenna Yezovich (‘18) is a Financial Assistant with the Kanaan-Yezovich Group at Hefren-Tillotson, A Baird Company. She also coaches women’s volleyball at Greensburg Central Catholic High School.
Maria Yezovich (‘98) by day, supports and services the clients of her brother and WH alum, Financial Advisor, Joe Yezovich (‘07). By night & on weekends, she transforms into the front woman for local cover band, Walkin’ Rosie.