In this production shot from 'Grease,' musical theatre alum Christina Sivrich is on the left foreground, kneeling in the orange plaid jumper and holding hands with lead character 'Sandy.' | Original Broadway Cast. Photo by Joan Marcus
Graduates of the theatre arts program at Point Park University are performing or working on stages all over the world. You can find acting and musical theatre alumni currently performing on Broadway, with national tours, in regional theatre, on cruise lines, on television shows and in movies. Stage management and technical theatre and design graduates are working as stage managers, production managers, designers, carpenters, electricians and artists on Broadway, in regional theatre and with touring companies and cruise lines around the world.
Alumni Profiles
- Jordan Grubb, B.F.A. in musical theatre
- Actress Ashley Archambeau in lead role in indie film
- Former acting student lands major role in feature film
- Alumni: Theatre showcase a great opportunity
- Musical theatre alum on tour with 'Grease'
- Musical theatre alum named PG Performer of the Year
On Broadway
Nili Bassman and Melissa Rae Mahon - Chicago
Pam Bradley, Case Dillard and Shua Potter - Mary Poppins
Mike Cannon - The Addams Family; previously in West Side Story
Lanene Charters - Mamma Mia!
Anthony Hollock - Hair
Nadine Isenegger - Previously in 42nd Street and Pal Joey
Dan Johnson - Anything Goes
Marty Lawson - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; previously in Promises, Promises; Shrek The Musical; Cry-Baby
Megan Sikora - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; previously in Promises, Promises
Christina Sivrich - Previously in Grease
National Tours
Eric Hatch and Jordan Grubb - Mary Poppins
Ross Lekites and Kirstin Tucker - West Side Story
Samantha Shafer - The Addams Family
Television
Paul Dimeo - ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Greg Funk - Three-time Emmy winner for Babylon 5 and two-time Emmy winner for X Files (make-up special effects)
Melina Kanakaredes - CSI: New York and NBC’s Providence
John Magaro - Law & Order and commercials for Coca-Cola, Wendy’s and Cingular
Jim Martin - Emmy Award-winning director for Sesame Street
Chris Quiban - Winner of the American Choreography Award for The Wayne Brady Show
Joshua Reese - Principal role in Spike TV mini-series, The Kill Point
Mark Swanhart - Choreographer for Office Max TV commercial, choreographer for Celine Dion’s world tour, and movement coordinator of Baz Luhrmann’s Broadway production of La Boheme
Film
Billy Hartung - Performed in the film Chicago and starred as Chuck Cranston in the Broadway production of Footloose
John Magaro - Assassination of a High School President with Mischa Barton, Reece Daniel Thompson, Bruce Willis and Michael Rapaport, The Brave One with Jodie Foster
Damien Luvara - Holes with Sigourney Weaver
Joshua Reese - Unstoppable
Stage Management
Alicia DeMara - Production stage manager at The Pittsburgh Playhouse, The Repertory Company
Kate Devlin - Production manager at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center
Melissa Gilpin - Production stage Manager at Black Box Theatre
Penny Lin Lambright - Stage manager at St. Vincent Theatre
Phill Madore - Production manager at Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre
James McCrory - Production manager at PEG Prather Entertainment Group
Scott Nelson - Project manager at Clear Story
Technical Theatre/Design
Zack Brown - Sound engineer at Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre
Nathan Brubaker - Freelance designer; SD for The REP Production of Queens
Megan Caplan - Production designer at Parallel 45
Niki Ellis - Freelance lighting designer (City Theater, PICT, Bricolage, Mr. Smalls)
Andrew Ferri - Freelance costume designer (Quantum Theatre's After Mrs. Rochester)