NEWSIES The Musical

Adam Dyer (Choreographer) Adam has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry, working on some of the biggest budget and boundary breaking visual spectaculars in New York, Las Vegas, and China. His career highlights include creating and directing the aquatic theatre hit HiRO for Royal Caribbean Entertainment, performing on Broadway in Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, and in large scale water-based cirque shows Le Reve and The House of Dancing Water as an acrobat, aerialist and dancer.  As a choreographer, he has recently brought to life original interpretations of the beloved musicals Fiddler on the Roof and Godspell. He has provided all new choreography for Footloose and Cinderella at the iconic Sundance Summer Theatre and Disney’s Newies at Hale Center Theatre. Adam has created critically acclaimed aerial straps, ropes and concert dance pieces for Brigham Young University’s Contemporary Dance Theatre where he currently serves as Associate Chair and Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance.

Brett Smock (Producing Artistic Director/Director) Brett began his tenure here at The REV in 1992 when he appeared on the Playhouse stage as a dancer in two consecutive seasons. In 1994, he became a Playhouse choreographer and, in 1996, a resident director/choreographer. Throughout the early 2000s, Brett balanced his work at the Playhouse alongside his freelance career as a director/choreographer based in both NYC and LA. In 2011, Brett came aboard as the General Manager/Associate Artistic Director and, in 2014, was appointed the Producing Artistic Director. To date, Brett has been at the helm of over 95 shows here on the Playhouse stage. Recent highlights include the acclaimed productions of Catch Me if You Can, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, State Fair, 42nd Street, Almost Heaven, Footloose, Grand Hotel, Working, Cabaret, Parade, The Light In The Piazza, On The Town, Chicago, and the new Saturday Night Fever. Brett has directed and/or choreographed over 70 shows regionally and around the world. In addition, he has staged various workshops, readings, and developmental productions of 17 new musicals including The Mudge Boy (NYC Workshop), Streets of America at the Kennedy Center, and They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? at Moscow Art Theatre, Russia. He has staged new musical revues for Cunard’s QE2 World Cruise, special events in 16 states, Mexico, and Indonesia, tribute galas for Presidents Bush and Clinton, and a host of celebrity fundraiser events. A longtime advocate for arts education and young talent development, Brett teaches workshops and masterclasses in NYC and has served as adjunct faculty at several colleges and universities. Currently, in addition to his role as Producing Artistic Director of The REV, Brett is the director and a proud producer of Tim Rice’s newest musical, From Here To Eternity which made its North American premiere here at The REV in 2016 and its US regional premiere at the Ogunquit Playhouse in 2017, followed by a NYC workshop in 2019 and, most recently, the 2022 London revival at the Charing Cross Theatre in London. Brett will direct the Midwest premiere of From Here to Eternity at The Skylight Music Theatre in Milwaukee in March 2024. Producing highlights include The REV’s commercial collaborations including Anne of Green Gables (Goodspeed ’22/Pre-Broadway), Loch Ness (Regional/pre-Broadway), Austen’s Pride (upcoming NYC/Regional productions), and over 40 new musicals at The PiTCH. Brett lives in Auburn, NY and New York City and is a member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).  Actor’s Equity Association (AEA), and The Dramatists Guild (DG).

Jeff Theiss (Music Director) Jeff is excited and grateful to return to The REV for his 16th season! He was the Music Director for The Band’s Visit on Broadway, which won 10 Tony Awards and a Grammy Award. Additional Broadway credits include: The Book of Mormon and Lysistrata Jones. Jeff was also an NYC audition pianist for such casting directors as Tara Rubin, Stewart/Whitley, and Wojcik & Seay. Favorite REV credits include: Parade, The Light in the Piazza, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Sweeney Todd.  He is currently an Assistant Professor and Music Director of the Theater Department at Ithaca College. BME – Baylor University. MM – Ithaca College.

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