When Playwrights Kill at The Huntington Theater

Beth Leavel was most recently seen on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends. She was nominated for a 2019 Tony®, Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle award for her performance in the critically acclaimed Broadway show The Prom. She received Tony®, Drama Desk, NY Outer Critics Circle and L.A. Drama Critics Awards for her performance as the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone. Beth also received Tony®, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her role as Florence Greenberg in Baby It’s You. Other Broadway roles include The Baroness in Lempicka, Mrs. June Adams in Bandstand, Emily in Elf, Donna in Mamma Mia!, Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein, Dorothy Brock in the revival of 42nd Street, Tess in the original company of Crazy For You, Mrs. Bixby in The Civil War, Ellie in Hal Prince’s Showboat, and Anytime Annie (her Broadway debut) in 42nd Street. She has appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, most recently Pen Pals at DR2 Theatre, as well as regional theatre, commercials, and television, including the final episode of ER and The Walking Dead.

Matt Doyle won the 2022 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as Jamie in Broadway’s revival of Company. Most recently, he starred as the iconic Jay Gatsby in South Korea's production of The Great Gatsby. Broadway credits include Tony-winning musicals The Book of Mormon and Spring Awakening; Tony Award-winning Best Play War Horse; and the revival of Bye Bye Birdie. Matt made his UK stage debut as Frank Sinatra in Sinatra The Musical. Off-Broadway credits include Conversations With Mother, Little Shop of Horrors, Sweeney Todd, and Brooklynite. On television, he played Jonathan on the CW’s Gossip Girl. He has performed at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops, at symphonies across the country, and continues to headline a sold-out solo show throughout New York City and beyond.

Kevin Chamberlin is a three-time Tony Award-nominated actor and one of the few actors nominated across three of the four acting categories at the ceremony. Kevin is best known for his work on stage in DIRTY BLONDE, SEUSSICAL and THE ADDAMS FAMILY, as well as on-camera in Disney Channel’s JESSIE. Following his time on JESSIE, Kevin quickly rose to online prominence, accumulating an audience of 12 million engaged fans across social media platforms.

Marissa Jaret Winokur originated the role of Tracy Turnblad in Broadway’s Hairspray, winning the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award. She won Celebrity Big Brother and was a Final Four finalist on Dancing with the Stars. Her television and film credits include over 200 appearances, including Charmaine on What We Do in the Shadows. She recently starred in Alex Timbers’ Bat Boy at New York City Center and just completed filming Netflix’s A Dog’s Perfect Christmas, with Dennis Quaid and Mary Steenburgen. She is currently touring in the Drama Desk–nominated Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now with Laura Bell Bundy and Kerry Butler.

Broadway: Some Like it Hot; It Shoulda Been You; Elf; Caroline, or Change; Baby It’s You; Victor/Victoria; Les Miserables. Off-Broadway: Popcorn Falls; Peer Gynt; Endgame; Make Me a Song; The Immigrant; Merrily We Roll Along. Regional: Come From Away; Chicago (St Louis Theater Circle Award) The Muny; The Flamingo Kid; Falsettos (Hartford Stage); Fiddler (Goodspeed, Connecticut Critics Circle Award). FILM/TV: EX HUSBANDS; WE CRASHED; FBI; THE GOOD FIGHT; LAW & ORDER; THE AMERICANS; THE SOPRANOS.

Most recently seen in AND JUST LIKE THAT… (HBO Max), FANTASMAS (HBO Max), QUEENS OF THE DEAD (IFC) and Searchlight Pictures’ FIRE ISLAND, Tomás Matos (they/she/he) is a New York-based actor, dancer, rapper, and model. A Gotham Award-honored performer, Tomás originated roles in DIANA THE MUSICAL & made history as the first non-binary actor to play a ‘Fate’ in HADESTOWN. A graduate of LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. @tomatos_

DANIEL NEALE was last seen in Boston in the Original National Touring Company of Harper Lee’s TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Select regional credits: world premiere of ROPE (Hartford Stage), BALLOON ANIMALS (City Theatre), MARAT/SADE (NIDA). Thanks to Christopher, the team at CGF, and Scott Swiontek. @daniel.neale

Diva LaMarr (they/she) strongly believes the world would be a better place if we all did a little more yoga. May all beings everywhere be happy and free. Love to Darnell, ATB and WAM. @divalamarr

Catherine was most recently seen as Isabella Blow in HOUSE OF MCQUEEN Off-Broadway. Selected theater credits: Indecent (Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination), 42nd Street, Lend Me A Tenor, Chicago, Dirty Blonde, Boeing Boeing, Gypsy, Zorba, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, As You Like It, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. TV/Film: "FBI: Most Wanted", "Elsbeth", "Law & Order", "Only Murders In The Building" "GIRLS", "Orange Is The New Black", "The Blacklist", "HAPPY!", "Odd Mom Out", She Said, and A Rainy Day in New York.

Kevin Pariseau was a New England-based actor in the 90s and worked in Boston area theaters for many years, performing at the Wheelock Family Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Chiswick Park Theater (sadly gone, but where he met his wife!), and as Tony Whitcomb in Shear Madness for hundreds of performances at the Charles Playhouse. Having added Broadway, off-Broadway, and many other regions to his resume, he is happy to be back.