Valerie Hill

(Associate Producer, Betty Blake)

OFF-BROADWAY: Ten Percent Revue; Fairy Tales; Cabaret Shows & Workshops with new composers. REGIONAL: Les Miserable (Arvada Center for the Performing Arts); Camelot (Park Playhouse); A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline (Main Street Theatre); Do I Hear A Waltz (Arvada Center for the Performing Arts); She Loves Me (Main Street Theater); Show Boat (Carousel Dinner Theatre); Full Monty (Arvada Center…); Nine (Arvada Center); Nunsense (Fort Salem)…) MUSIC DIRECTOR: Fame (Main Street Theatre) GRADUATE: New York University

Valerie is excited & honored to be part of the ALL HANDS ON DECK! Show. Heartfelt Interest: Working with animals in need; “Be part of the solution to stop animal cruelty & remember to spay/neuter! Love to my family and friends who encourage me to always let my heart sing!"

John Raczka

(Orchestral Director) Hails from California, and is the embodiment of a life in music! His musical talents include Multi-Instrumentalist, Music Director, Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Pianist, and Vocalist. EDUCATION: Masters of Humanities, College Professor of Jazz Studies. PIANIST/ORGANIST: George Liberace Orchestra (Las Vegas, NV), staff pianist and organist for many prominent churches in the Los Angeles area including Van Nuys Baptist, United Community, Glendale, and Calvary Bible (Burbank). WORLDWIDE TELEVISION PERFORMANCE: Numerous on CBS, NBC, ABC, KCET & TBN. Also, many Bob Hope television specials on NBC. SHOWS WITH: Bob Hope, Glen Campbell, Sammy Davis Jr., Andy Gibb, Pat Boone, Debby Boone, Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr., Johnny Cash, Buddy DeFranco, Helen Forest, Horace Heidt, Bill Hollman, Waylon Jennings, Ann Jillian, Rich Little, Sammy Nestico, The Pied Pipers, The Pointer Sisters, Henry Questa, Don Rader, The Los Angeles Raiders Band. PIANO/CONDUCTOR:  Mitzi Gaynor, Les Brown Jr. COMPOSER/ARRANGER:  PBS specials “Branson Jubilee,” “Neal McCoy Special,” Shirley Jones, The Letterman, Jan Daley (3 Grammy Nominations for Music Arrangements), Carrie April Tillis, and various Branson entertainers. CURRENT MUSIC DIRECTOR:  For “Les Brown and His Band Of Renown” in Branson, MO.

Clint Nievar

(John Handley)

Clint hails from Oklahoma City, OK, and is a 17-year veteran of Show Business! His favorite credits include: "The Welk Show" at the Welk Theatre; "Jake Blues" at LEGENDS IN CONCERT and 12 years in various productions at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri.

An avid tap dancer, Clint is a proud husband and father to four wonderful children!

Randall Patterson

(John Handley)

Originally from Denver, Randall’s been to 75 different countries in a performance career of 35 years, calling NYC, Branson, and Las Vegas home. In Las Vegas, he headlined the Flamingo’s long-running City Lites, and 8 years singing in the iconic Jubilee! at Bally’s. Other credits: his own one-man show, The ABBA Experience, Oh What A Night (Four Seasons tribute), Grease, Will Rogers Follies, Some Like It Hot. Randall’s also authored three book projects ‘Truth- Just For The Record’, ‘Life Is Cookie; Being a Gentleman in the 21st Century’, and ‘The Adventures of Clark Hadley’. Randall’s other passion is oil painting.

Ollie

(Company Transport Vehicle) "Ollie" is delighted to be joining the cast of The ALL HANDS ON DECK! Show. Ollie was born in 1952 and hails from Toledo, Ohio and the Willys-Overland Co. A Willys Navy Issue M38A1 Shore Patrol Jeep, Ollie proudly served our country during the Korean War in Japan during 1952-1955. Prior to being called up for "active entertainment duty" in Branson, Ollie enjoyed life serving retired Army and Navy Veteran Bill Brooks in the hills west of St. Louis. Ollie was named in honor of Oliver Walston, a US Naval Reserve veteran of Pemberville, Ohio, and can be seen zooming through the Branson streets at his top speed of 40 mph.

Jason Leyva

(Production Manager)

Jason is the current Technical Director/Operations Director at The Firehouse Theatre and also owns and operates L.I.P. Service, LLC. He has performed, directed, and designed in over 100 stage shows from Washington D.C. to Dallas, is a multi-award winning performer for The Column, Theater Jones, and various Dallas outlets. He is also an award-winning film actor and, most recently, has been in the independent films Dirty Red, The Gunslingers, The Posthuman Project, and Skid, as well as the short films Murder by Mistake, Yes, We're Open, and The Bulleteers. www.jasonleyva.com

David Vandervliet

(Associate Production Manager)

NYC: Fly Me to the Moon, Tiny Dynamite, Evolution, As You Like It (Pulse Ensemble), A Separate Peace (Fringe Fest), Billboard (Reverie Productions), world premiere of Construction, NY premiere of The Book of the Dun Cow (Prospect Theatre Co.), Stumps (Nicu’s Spoon). Regional: Urban Arias (DC), The Weathervane Theatre (NH), The Wayside Theatre (VA), The Lycian Centre (NY). Tours: National Theatre of the Deaf, TheatreworksUSA, Pushcart Players. AEA member since 1997. David is a proud alum of the University of Michigan.