It’s Christmas Eve 2009 and Chris Kirkpatrick from *NSYNC has a decision to make.
A parody mashup of holiday classics A Christmas Carol and It’s A Wonderful Life… and… *NSYNC. Chriskirkpatrickmas is a boy band Christmas musical (with very little boy and music). Featuring 12 original songs composed by Valen Shore, with book and lyrics co-written by Shore and Alison Zatta. Featuring music direction by Tony Award nominee Taylor Williams (Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Ain’t No Mo), and sound design by Tony Award winning Josh Millican (Six, The Band’s Visit).
THE TEAM
Valen Shore — Music/Lyrics/Book/Producer; Chris
Valen Shore is a musician and writer based in Austin, TX. Valen's music has had millions of streams across all platforms. Her songs have been featured on Riverdale, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Lucifer, Pretty Little Liars, and The Sims 4. In 2018 she toured with BRONCHO and SYML.
Valen co-created the podcast Real Housewives of Dungeons & Dragons. She is also a proud mama to Dylan.
Instagram: @valenforever / Spotify: VALEN
Alison Zatta — Lyrics/Book/Producer; Marky Mark
Alison Zatta (she/her) is an L.A.-based actor, writer, and filmmaker. Favorite credits include the music video for P!nk’s F**kin’ Perfect, directed by Dave Meyers, and the title role in the DC area premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice. Alison’s award-winning short film Girl Meets Roach screened at over 40 festivals worldwide. She recently completed another festival circuit with her script The Break-App (Winner, Copa Shorts Film Festival Comedy Screenwriting Competition; Finalist: Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, Oxford Film Festival Screenwriting Competition; Semi-Finalist, Omaha Film Festival Screenwriting Competition). Alison co-created the podcast Real Housewives of Dungeons & Dragons.
Instagram: @alisonzatta / Twitter: @zatta
Taylor J. Williams — Music Director
TONY Award Nominee, Taylor Williams, (he/him) is a New York City-based composer, orchestrator, and electronic music designer. He has collaborated with such artists as Sara Bareilles, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, Heather Headley, Gloria Estefan, Marius de Vries, Steve Martin, Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin, Coheed & Cambria, Pentatonix, Charlie Fink, and The Who.
His electronic music work can be heard on the Grammy Award-winning albums of Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and The Color Purple (2016 Revival), as well as the original cast albums of Heathers, Moulin Rouge, and Beetlejuice. His compositions have been featured in the burlesque webseries At Home With Rhinestone Gorilla by Jenny Weinbloom, as well as Pigeon Food by Lauren Ashcraft and Charlie Biscotto.
Josh Millican — Sound Designer
Recent Broadway credits as Associate Sound Designer include:
SiX The Musical, Head Over Heels, The Band's Visit (Tony Award for Sound Design, Drama Desk Award for Sound Design), Prince of Broadway, An American in Paris, Sunday In the Park With George, She Loves Me, The Bridges of Madison County, Big Fish.
Other recent credits as Sound Designer include A Night with Gershwin, Holiday Getaway, Fall Springs, Broadway Bounty Hunter (Barrington Stage); Sound of Music (Asolo Rep): Million Dollar Quartet (Weston Playhouse); Eager to Lose, Charlatan (Ars Nova). International: Waitress, Beautiful (Philippines). Graduate of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Riley Rose Critchlow — Director; Lance/Others
Riley Rose Critchlow (she/they) is a non-binary actor, writer and producer from Peaks Island, Maine. Theater credits include: Carnal Desire(Edinburgh Festival Fringe), Oedipus Machina (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble), The Serpent (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble), The Girl Who Would Be King (Hollywood Fringe), Brilliant Traces (Hollywood Fringe), and L.A VIEWS V: April 29, 1992 (Company of Angels). She performs regularly with her comedy duo “Mary-Kate and Ashtray” (SF Sketchfest, UCB, iO West), and they just wrapped production on their first feature film, The Jessica Cabin. She holds a BFA in Acting from USC.
TV and film credits include American Horror Story, Timeless, S.W.A.T., Anime Crimes Division, Video Game High School, Rizzoli & Isles, Southland, Marcia Clark’s Guilt By Association, and Don Coscarelli’s John Dies at the End. Riley co-hosts weekly episodes of Hags Podcast alongside Nicole Wyland, and is currently in production on two new shows set to premiere later this year. Riley co-created the podcast Real Housewives of Dungeons & Dragons. She is represented by Mills Kaplan Entertainment and Imperium7.
Instagram: @rileyaceofspies / Twitter: @rileyrosecritch
Nicole Wyland — Justin/Others
Nicole Wyland (she/her) is an actress, vocalist, and writer. A native of Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, She received her degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Pittsburgh. Favorite theatre credits include: Uptown (Pasadena Playhouse), Our Town (Kennedy Center Theatre Festival), Abundance (YARD Rep), Seussical: The Musical (Old Schoolhouse), Welcome to Life (Allegheny Playshop), and Approaching Zanzibar (Allegheny Playshop).
Nicole is known for viral videos like freddiew's Flower Warfare, and originating the role of Moriarty on the critically acclaimed web series Video Game High School. Film credits include: Capstone’s Oak, The Automaton, Alone, Dead Air, Hawk and Rev Vampire Slayers, and Emergency Preparedness. Nicole co-hosts HAGS podcast with Riley Rose Critchlow, and is in production on two new series set to premiere this year with their company HAGS Media. Nicole co-created the podcast Real Housewives of Dungeons & Dragons. She is represented by Cadre Entertainment and Avalon Artists.
Instagram: @msnicolewyland / Twitter: @msnicolewyland
Elizabeth Ho — Joey/Others
Elizabeth Ho (she/her) is a fourth generation Chinese-American actor, producer, and advocate for women forward storytelling. Best known for her roles as "Jenny" opposite Kathy Bates in Netflix's Disjointed and as "Joy" in the Netflix ensemble comedy Merry Happy Whatever. She has guest starred in many shows including appearances on Call Me Kat, Grey’s Anatomy, All Rise, and Two and a Half Men.
Instagram: @RealElizabethHo
Mia-Carina Mollicone — J.C./Barista Mary
Mia-Carina Mollicone (she/her) is a Paraguayan-Italian-American actor. Previous regional theatre credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary Magdalene) and It’s a Wonderful Life (Violet Bick). Recent commercial and print credits include campaigns for Apple, Hennessy, and Nintendo. Mia studies and teaches acting at the Ivana Chubbuck Studio, is a filmmaking mentor with the Latino Film Institute’s Youth Cinema Project, and volunteers as a mentor and performer with the Young Storytellers Foundation.
Instagram: @miacarinaaa
Rose-Marie Christian — Lou/Others (Thursday matinees); Swing Joey/Lance/J.C.
THEATRE CREDITS include: Santi & Naz (Mercury Theatre) , Edith (The Lowry) , Marvin’s Binoculars , The Canterville Ghost (Unicorn Theatre) Beauty and the Beast (Unity Theatre, Liverpool), Does My Bomb Look Big In This? (Bush Theatre) Little Revolution (Almeida Theatre), Dick Whittington, Aladdin, Then Like My Dreams (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Tales from the Arabian Nights (London Bubble Theatre), The Crucible, (Talawa), Two Boys (ENO), Acting up (Rich Mix Theatre), Three Sat Under the Banyan Tree (Tara Arts & Tour), The Bees and the Blizzard, Absolute Return (Orange Tree Theatre), Suffocation, Bussin It (Oval House) SCREEN CREDITS include: BBW - On The Edge (Channel 4), Still Life (Feature Film, Still Life Productions)
Rose-Marie is excited to be joining the cast of Chriskirkpatrickmas.
Natassia Bustamante — Lou/Others; u/s Chris and Justin
Natassia Bustamante (she/her) is an American/Venezuelan actor who trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Her most recent credits include Police Cops: The Musical at the Southwark Playhouse, The Devil Conspiracy on Amazon Prime.
She is very merry to be a part of this show this Christmas, indulging in her wildest teenage boy band fever dreams.
Instagram: @natassiabustamante
Lili Fuller— Choreographer
Lili Fuller (she/her) works extensively as a choreographer and director for theatre, film, television, music videos, a cappella, and live concerts. Most recently, she choreographed Significant Other and Icebergs at Geffen Playhouse, the premiere of Pitch Perfect 3 at the Dolby Theatre, as well as the group numbers for Varsity Vocals’ ICHSA, ICCA, and The Open competitions. She’s also worked with Gay Men’s Chorus of LA, Rogue Machine Theatre, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, ETC Theatre Company, The Pico Playhouse, and Musical Theatre Repertory, among others, and has choreographed over 30 plays and musicals for the USC School of Dramatic Arts (alum, BFA).
Her work has been featured on the stages of Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Royce Hall, and the Beacon Theatre. She was also the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Ovation award winning Boom Kat Dance Theatre.
photo credit: Matt Kamimura