The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Joey Dippel started his time with CMT at the age of 6 years old in the 1998 production of Cinderella, where his one line stopped the show (as he remembers it). Favorite CMT performing credits include Tommy in Music Man, Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie, & Bert in Mary Poppins. Joey graduated from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, where he choreographed Little Shop of Horrors, Street Scene, Into A Lamplit Room: the Songs of Kurt Weill (world premiere), and his class’ showcase in NYC. He’s also returned home to direct/choreograph CMT’s recent productions of Cats, Evita, The Who’s Tommy, West Side Story (“Somewhere” Ballet), & Legally Blonde. Regionally, Joey has worked professionally at Starlight Theatre – Kansas City, Pioneer Theatre Company, Weston Playhouse, Bucks County Playhouse, & the Little Theatre on the Square. He’s currently working with his partner, Corey, on their next big adventure: co-founding Sugar Valley Theatre Company in Calhoun, GA.

Corey Bryant is thrilled to be joining the CMTSJ family! A NYC-based actor and producer, Corey has performed both off-broadway and regionally with credits that include The Sound of Music (City Springs Theatre Company), Peter and the Starcatcher (GhostLit Rep), Bells Are Ringing (Berkshire Theatre Group), Footloose (Theatre Buford) and Yours Sincerely (Millbrook Playhouse). A proud Suzi Bass Award nominee for his excellence in professional musical theatre, Corey currently acts as the Co-Artistic Director of Sugar Valley Theatre Company, a professional nonprofit theatre company located in north Georgia.

It has been a full circle for this mother of three, who believes that every circumstance prepares an individual for a greater journey in life. Born and raised in Baguio City, Philippines, Pamela’s mother who was a dedicated educator, allocated her humble budget to giving Pamela lifetime skills. Pamela and her mother took many jeepney rides to ballet and jazz classes at the Velarde School of Dance, voice and piano trainings with some of Philippine’s finest teachers. At 10, she was a full scholar in ballet. When the family migrated to the United States, new opportunities emerged. In 1995, Pamela wrote and released a pop R&B music album with an independent label. Her single, No Reason, received airplay in local jazz stations and she found herself opening for Grammy awardees such as Eric Benet, Joe Sample, Isaac Hayes and Tower of Power. She supported herself through college by singing professionally around the bay area with a Top 40’s band. After obtaining her college degree in Business Management from San Jose State University, she took a quick pause from music to practice as a Certified Public Accountant at several big-5 Accounting firms. It was her first child who re-introduced her to her first love, music. It didn’t take too long to find herself back into the swing of things. She became the children’s music and drama director at GSCC church. She furthered her voice training with Lorna Emata-Goodwin and Seth Riggs, founder of SLS technique. Armed with renewed passion, she opened up PnC, a small music school in Milpitas, CA, which quickly became home to many young students and teachers. She branched out to teaching Voice, Music Fundamentals and Music Theater Basics at St. John the Baptist and St. Victor. Her credits as a vocal director and choreographer for community theater include Legally Blonde, Beauty and the Beast, Charlie Brown, High School Musical and Junie B Jones. She joined the CMTSJ Marquee in their production of Billy Elliot, giving her the opportunity to work with Kevin Hauge and Claire Alexander. She believes in continued learning and dedicates time to further her performing arts studies by attending classes in New York City. Pamela’s diverse background and influences in music is as eclectic as what you will find in The Lightning Thief!