CRIS GROENENDAAL
After originating the role of André in the Broadway production of The Phantom Of The Opera, Cris went on to play the role of the Phantom some 860 performances with the New York, Toronto and Canadian National companies. Other Broadway credits include Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd, the roles of George, the Soldier and Louis the Baker in Sunday In The Park With George (both shows were recreated for PBS), Major Rizzolli in Passion and Miles Gloriosus in the 1996 revival of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. He originated the role of 'Father' in the National Tour of Ragtime and most recently portrayed Jules in the Kennedy Center revival of Sunday In The Park With George. With the New York City, Cleveland, Portland, Tulsa and Syracuse Opera Companies he has played such roles as Count Danilo in The Merry Widow, the title role in Candide, Captain Corcoran in HMS Pinafore, the Caliph in Kismet, and Ravenal in Show Boat.

Mr. Groenendaal's solo Broadway/cabaret show has been featured with the symphony orchestras of Phoenix, AZ; Erie, PA; Wheeling, WV; Southwest Florida (Ft. Myers) and Rochester, MN, and has been performed in recital for voice and piano at the Performing Arts Centers in Anchorage, AK, Nantucket, MA and Hilton Head, SC; for Fairbanks Light Opera, Alaska and at the Hawaii Theater Center. Other concert performances include a Carnegie Hall debut (1994); a televised Boston Pops, the Montreal Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic; the Moscow Radio and TV Orchestra and the Russian Philharmonic. Presently, he regularly appears with symphony orchestras in the Three Phantoms In Concert program.

Mr. Groenendaal and his wife, Sue Anderson, have produced two solo albums: Always and A Christmas Wish. Other recordings include the role of Billy Crocker on EMI's Anything Goes, RCA's A Stephen Sondheim Evening and Book-of-the-Month Records' Songs of New York and Sondheim albums.

MARK JACOBY
Mark Jacoby is currently starring in the Broadway Revival of Sweeney Todd. Previously, he portrayed the Padre in the Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha. Mark originated the role of Father in the Broadway production of Ragtime, a portrayal called "perfection” by the New Your Post's Clive Barnes. He earned Tony, Outer Critics' and Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for his performance as Gaylord Ravenal in Showboat, directed by Harold Prince, and he is a Theatre World Award recipient for his Broadway debut as Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity, directed by Bob Fosse.

For two and-a-half years Mark played the title role in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, a role he had created to critical acclaim in the American National tour. Mr. Jacoby received a 2001 Drama Desk nomination for his performance Off-Broadway as the Playwright in Enter the Guardsman, a performance heralded by The New York Times as "Just right in every way." He also appeared as Baron von Gaigern in Grand Hotel on Broadway, Oscar Jaffee in the Goodspeed Opera revival of On The Twentieth Century (Connecticut Drama Critics' Award: Best Actor in a Musical), Guido Contini in the Chicago premiere of Nine (Joseph Jefferson Award: Best Actor in a musical), Robert in Robert and Elisabeth (the inaugural production of the Paper Mill Playhouse), and John Jasper in the First National Tour of The Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Television audiences have seen and heard Mark on such broadcasts as Larry King Weekend, Smithsonian Salutes Disney for the Disney Channel, Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (PBS) and Hammerstein the 100th Anniversary (PBS). He as appeared as a soloist with The New York Philharmonic, the Detroit, Dallas, San Diego, Portland and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras, the Greg Smith Singers, The Norman Luboff Choir, and can be heard on a variety of recordings, including cast recordings of his Broadway shows.

CRAIG SCHULMAN
Invited to represent the U.S. at the 10th Anniversary of Les Misérables in London, Craig Schulman is the only actor in the United States to have portrayed three of the greatest musical theatre roles: the Phantom in Andrew Lloyd-Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera; Jean Valjean in Les Misérables; and the title roles in Jekyll & Hyde. He has portrayed Jean Valjean in four different companies in three countries for a total of over 1,900 performances. Widely recognized from the PBS broadcast of The 10th Anniversary: Les Misérables In Concert; he has also played Che in Evita, Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof, and Archibald in The Secret Garden.

Schulman moves freely between the worlds of Broadway, opera and symphonic pops programs. He has appeared with many opera companies around the U.S., singing leading tenor roles in The Tales of Hoffmann, Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Carmen, Die Fledermaus, La Bohéme, La Traviata, The Crucible, and Manon.

As a Pops artist, he is the creator and producer of the BROADWAY NIGHTS™ concert series. Craig has appeared in all six of the BROADWAY NIGHTS™ programs with symphonies and at corporate events around the country, and individually with the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Philadelphia Pops with Skitch Henderson. He sang for the 40th Anniversary Gala for Opera Memphis. In September, 2000, he debuted his new solo symphony concert entitled, "Heroes, Monsters & Madmen™".

Craig recorded his debut CD called Craig Schulman On Broadway in January at Abbey Road Studios, with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London. It is now available on the Broadway Gems Records label at www.BroadwayGemsRecords.com.

Television credits include The Guiding Light, All My Children, One Life To Live and most recently, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and NBC's Weekend Today. He can be heard as the voices of both "Luciano Pavarotti" and "Placido Domingo" on MTV's Claymation Celebrity Death Match.

Craig is married to prominent New York voice teacher Monica Robinson, and they are the proud parents of two sons and a daughter. He dedicates his performance to the memory of his daughter Jenna.

Craig's fans can learn more about his career at www.CraigSchulman.com.