Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical JR.

Maddie holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts and a Master’s in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky. She has been a part of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati for over 20 years, serving as a director, choreographer, and performer. In 2020, Broadway World Cincinnati named her Dancer of the Decade. Maddie is an award-winning choreographer with Revere Dance Studio, where her work has earned numerous national championship titles in Tap and Musical Theatre. She also leads the Musical Theatre program at The School for Creative and Performing Arts. Above all, Maddie loves spending time with her husband, James, and their beautiful daughter, Sayler.

Julie is thrilled to be back with Cincinnati Children’s Theatre, after serving as music director of CTC’s ELF last year. She has been the keyboardist for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra since 1991. In addition to the Pops, Julie is a faculty member at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, where she serves as a music director, arranger, and accompanist in the school of Musical Theater. A part of CCM for over 30 years, she music directs and performs the graduating class’s New York showcase every spring, and many stage performances. Julie plays often in the Cincinnati Symphony Chamber Series, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra Summermusik Series, and has performed with the chamber group concert:nova. She also plays jazz, pop, and rock with a multitude of musicians in the Cincinnati area.

Jessica Ann Drayton is a lighting designer thrilled to return to The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. She holds a BFA in Lighting Design from Wright State University and an MFA from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Her selected lighting designs include Frozen and Elf Jr. (CTC), Soldier’s Play, Fat Ham, Amen Corner, Wrecking Ball, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Cincinnati Shakespeare), Jersey Boys (Short North Theatre), Anything Goes (The Carnegie), Once on this Island, Cunning Little Vixen, Spelling Bee, Cinderella (CCM), Noises Off (DTC) Pigeon Keeper (Opera Parallèle), & The Passions of Mary Cardwell Dawson (NC Opera) . Her career highlights include assisting on the second national tours of Hamilton and Ain't Too Proud. She could not continue to pursue her craft without the love and support of her friends and family (especially Jonathan, Sophia & Nigel). Explore more of her work at DraytonDesignsLLC.com. Fiat Lux.

Sam Reno loves everything about the Emery and is happy to be back designing for How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Past favorite productions at Children’s Theatre include Elf Jr, The Cat In the Hat, and Superman: The Musical. Her work encompasses the world of scenic design and fine art and can be seen from Sacramento (B Street Theatre: An Irish Goodbye, The Conductor, The Art of War), to Georgia (University of North Georgia: Into the Woods), to Cincinnati (The Cincinnati Opera, Playhouse in the Park, Know Theatre, the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University, Cincinnati Shakespeare), to Massachusetts (Merrimack Rep: Gaslight, Frankenstein), and New York (New York Classical: The Rewards of Being Frank). Special thanks to the great production team here for knocking it out of the park every time.

Dani Lobello is the Director of Production for The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. She was previously the Director of Production for the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. She began her career as the Production Manager at Six Flags Great America where she developed and managed several IAAPA award-winning theme park shows and parades. Dani has sound designed several shows locally including CORNER OF THE SKY at Ensemble Theatre, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, THE COLOR PURPLE, and more at The Carnegie in Covington and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON JR, DISNEY’S FINDING NEMO JR and more at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. Danielle received her B.A. in Theatre from Winona State University in Winona, MN.

Alix Frisch celebrates 10 years with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s costume department, working as a stitcher, dresser, and designer. She currently serves as TCT’s Resident Costume Designer, crafting costumes for both MainStage productions and TCT on Tour, bringing a love of storytelling through what each character wears to every production.