Leslie Baez (she/her) (Abigail) is a New Jersey based performer portraying the role of Abigail. She is honored to be part of this new work and excited to help bring it to life. A few of her previous credits include the North American Tour of Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical, Into the Woods (Florinda; u/s Cinderella and Little Red), and Follies at Carnegie Hall. Leslie is deeply grateful to everyone involved for their passion and collaboration and can't wait to see how this project continues to grow. Instagram: @lesliebxez. Website: https://www.leslie-baez.com

Lyric Bass Martin Hargrove (Billy Lee/Washington) is from Willingboro, New Jersey and has performed in opera, musical theater, recital, and concert throughout the US, Europe, South America and Canada. His concert repertoire includes Bass soloist in Handel's Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Beethoven's 9th Symphony, the Requiems of Mozart and Fauré, William Schuman’s Casey at the Bat, Haydn’s The Creation, Valerie Capers’ Sojourner, Eric Houghton’s Pioneer Songs, Alice Parker's Sermon on the Mountain, and Duke Elington’s Sacred Concerts at the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival and at his Kennedy Center solo debut with Cyrus Chestnut and his orchestra.  In recital Martin has featured the songs of Schubert, R.V.Williams, and Paul Bowles as well as folk song arrangements by Aaron Copland, Benjamin Britten, Celius Dougherty and the spiritual arrangements of Harry Burleigh, Hall Johnson Margaret Bonds and Maria Thompson Corley.  Mr. Hargrove's operatic roles include lead roles in Aida, La Boheme, Le nozze di Figaro, Rigoletto, Tosca, Lucia di Lammermoor, Die Zauberflöte, Il Tabarro, Porgy and Bess, Madama Butterfly, Don Giovanni, and the role of Cinque M'tume in Robert Zuidam's Freeze. On the musical theater stage he has performed in Ain't Misbehavin' and Little Shop of Horrors, the pre-broadway workshop cast of the Tony award winning musical The Color Purple, and was featured in the Tony Award winning production of Showboat directed by the legendary Hal Prince. Martin studied at Westminster Choir College, and Trenton State College and was an apprentice at Florida Grand Opera, and Minnesota Opera. He is currently on the roster of Delaware Choral Arts, The New York Philharmonic Chorus, The National Chorale in New York City, and an ensemble member and featured soloist with the Voices of Harlem, the Unsung Collective and The American Spiritual Ensemble.  Last season he made his first appearances with the Houston Grand Opera and the Metropolitan Opera. All of these achievements are part of a journey that began with his very first musical performance in Side by Side by Sondheim, followed by Lies and Legends, and Chicago at the Off Brodastreet Theater, run by Bob and Julie Thick, at 5 South Greenwood Ave in Hopewell NJ.

David LaRaus (James) is honored to be a part of this revolutionary new musical with such a talented team. David is currently a Graduate Student at The College of New Jersey studying School Counseling. Past roles include: Arpad (She Loves Me), Dickon (The Secret Garden), Ernst (Spring Awakening) amongst many others. He dedicates this and all his performances to his mother and father, grandmothers, brothers, friends, and James Nichols for their love and support. +1

Alexandra Parrone (Elizabeth) is delighted to continue with her role in The Crossing after multiple presentations. While pursuing a career in cosmetology, she remains a performer at heart; she sings anywhere she can, provides voiceover for indie animation projects, and volunteers as a vocalist with her local community jazz band. She is grateful to once again share this amazing story and hopes you enjoy the show!

Christopher Rice is a recent graduate from Centenary University, with a bachelors in Musical Theatre.  He is thrilled to once again be working with this amazing team. He has many theatre credits both on and off stage.  You may have seen him in CSC shows such as, Romeo and Juliet (Tybalt), The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Grover), The Tempest (Trinculo), Carrie: The Musical (Freddy/ Billy U/S and fight/ violence coordinator) or his senior thesis, The Art of the Duel: A Stage Combat Showcase. Most recently he was a Fight Choreographer for CSC’s Peter Pan and Wendy. He is currently a member of Cause & FX, and a knight with Swords & Stories.  He wants to thank his friends, family, and amazing fiancé, Alannah for sticking with him though this crazy journey through the art of performance. You can check out more of his work at www.backstage.com/u/chris-p-rice/, or on his Instagram @chris.rice.official.  #BeLikeAndrew

J.P. Ross (Jacob) spent most of his early training days in NYC where he is from. J.P. headed out west to train for his BFA in Musical Theater at Columbia College Chicago. In addition to all his off-Broadway and regional work, J.P. serves as resident accompanist at “The Stars of Tomorrow Project” founded by Brian Hills and Tony Danza. J.P. is also well known throughout NYC as a musician and teaching artist! Your Song and Dance Man, J.P. Ross

James Nicholas (Thomas Paine) is a NY based actor and singer, and a 1st prize winner of the 2016 Lotte Lenya Singing Competition. He has starred in shows off-Broadway, National Tours, and at theatres across the country. He created the Role of Phillip Gardner on the Emmy Award-Winning Series Broadwalk Empire on HBO and has had multiple guest roles in Law & Order, L&O: SVU, Fosse Verdon and more. He owns a private voice and acting studio in Hamilton NJ, www.schubinstudios.com, where he lives with his wife Joan and their son, James.

Anoop Singh (Enoch) is from Hamilton, New Jersey and a student at TCNJ for Vocal Music Education. He’s very excited to be a part of The Crossing as Enoch. Some recent roles he’s performed include Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, Nick Bottom in Something Rotten, and Billy Flynn in Chicago. Anoop would like to thank his family for always encouraging him to follow his passions and Schubin Studios for guiding his artistic journey.

Rachael Vinci ( Margaret) is delighted to be a part of this exciting new musical. As a lover of history and beautiful costumes, this production has been a dream to perform in. When Rachael is not preforming, she is working in the wardrobe department on Boradway's Aladdin. Thank you Terri and John for this wonderful opportunity!