Tobias Licht

Admiral

Born in Cologne, Tobias Licht began his acting studies at the Bayerische Theaterakademie August Everding in Munich following initial television roles. His career quickly expanded to include further engagements in film, television, and both dramatic and musical theatre. On television, he has appeared in productions such as the abduction drama “Mogadischu”, the ZDF crime series “Die Spezialisten – Im Namen der Opfer” (as forensic pathologist Rufus), “Die Inselärztin”, “Bettys Diagnose”, “Fritzie – Der Himmel muss warten”, the Uta Danella adaptation “Lügen haben schöne Beine”, and “Rosamunde Pilcher: Anwälte küsst man nicht”. His film credits include “Jagdsaison” and the remake of “The White Horse Inn”, in which he played Dr. Siedler. Currently, he is filming as Dr. Matteo Berger in the new season of the ARD series “Tierärztin Dr. Mertens”.

In musical theatre, Tobias has performed roles such as Nick Arnstein in Funny Girl, Billy Flynn in Chicago, Nick in Flashdance, Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music, Axel Staudach in Ich war noch niemals in New York, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, Fred Graham/Petruchio in Kiss Me, Kate, AJ Golden in Cirque du Soleil's musical Paramour, and the Admiral in Berlin Berlin – Die große Show der goldenen 20er Jahre at the Admiralspalast Berlin.

His dramatic theatre credits include roles in classics such as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Edmund in King Lear, and Mortimer in Mary Stuart, as well as comedic performances in Im Sommer wohnt er unten and Das perfekte Geheimnis. He is also portraying Leopold in The White Horse Inn at the Staatstheater Darmstadt and serves as the host of the Udo Jürgens concert tour Da Capo.

Photo: Max Motel 

Friedrich Rau

Admiral

Friedrich Rau is a musical theatre performer, singer, composer, and songwriter based in Leipzig. In 2008, he gained nationwide attention as a finalist in the Sat.1 musical casting show Ich Tarzan, Du Jane, where he placed third. He went on to play lead and title roles in numerous productions, including The Who’s Tommy, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Knie – Das Circus Musical, and The Famous Door on Swing Street. As a composer and musical director, he created the musical Snow White and Rose Red, which premiered in 2013 at the Brothers Grimm Festival in Hanau.

Rau captivated audiences as The Physician at the Musical Summer Fulda and as Robert Louis Stevenson in Treasure Island. In 2022/23, he portrayed the title role in the Chris de Burgh musical Robin Hood in Fulda and Hamelin. In summer 2023, he appeared as King Arthur in Zwickau and Plauen.

In early 2024, Rau lent his singing voice to "Sir Pentious" in the German dub of the animated musical series Hazbin Hotel, released globally on Prime Video. That spring, he thrilled audiences across Germany and Austria as a soloist and host in the touring production This Is the Greatest Show. In summer 2024, he reprised his role as Sturmius in the musical Bonifatius on the grand open-air stage in front of Fulda Cathedral, a role for which he had previously won the Da Capo Musical Award for Best Actor in 2019.

In addition to his theatre work, Rau performs regularly with his band project Lass uns ein bisschen swingen ("Let’s Swing a Little") and successfully toured Germany and the USA in fall 2024. His music blends the swing style of the past century with modern technological elements, creating a unique fusion of electro-swing with German lyrics.

Photo: Ralf Rühmeier 

Simon Stockinger

Admiral

The Linz-born Simon Stockinger completed his training at the Music and Arts University of Vienna in 2017. Since then, he has appeared as Boris in Children of the Sun at the Armen Theater in Vienna, Chantal in La Cage Aux Folles at the Wiener Kammerspiele, and Hamlet in Cinderella passt was nicht as well as Pauli in Frau Zucker will die Weltherrschaft at the Theater der Jugend. At the Vienna Volksoper, he performed in Gypsy, Carousel, and The Wizard of Oz, and at the Nuremberg State Theatre in Ball im Savoy.

Stockinger also played Louis in the world premiere of The Girls of Ostend at the Theatercouch in Vienna, Willard in Footloose at Theaters Chemnitz, Franz in Rock of Ages at the Musical Summer Amstetten, and Brad in The Rocky Horror Show, for which he won the BroadwayWorld Austria Award for Best Newcomer in 2019. Additionally, he performed as Admiral in Berlin Berlin at venues including the Admiralspalast in Berlin and the Semperoper in Dresden and recently portrayed Claude in Hair at the Salzburg Landestheater.

Since autumn 2023, Simon Stockinger has been playing Billy in the world premiere of Rock Me Amadeus – The Falco Musical at the Ronacher Theatre in Vienna.

Photo: Philipp Dietrich

Sebastian Prange

Kutte

The Berlin-born Sebastian Prange completed his musical theater training at the Stage School Hamburg, graduating with honors in 2017. Shortly thereafter, he made his professional stage debut at the Hamburger Engelsaal. He then toured Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with Grease – The Musical, performing as Eugene and covering Roger. Starting in August 2018, he took on the principal role of Robertson Ay in Disney’s Mary Poppins in Hamburg.

In December 2019, he premiered as Kutte in Berlin Berlin at the Admiralspalast in Berlin and subsequently toured Germany with the production. In later seasons, he reprised this role, which he helped develop, on stages across the country. In 2022, he performed in I Feel Love for Vereinigte Bühnen Bozen and participated in the Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen, appearing in The Pajama Game and Die Dreigroschenoper. In spring 2023, he returned to Bolzano to play Brad in Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show. That autumn, he debuted in Die lieben Eltern at Neues Theater Hannover. Most recently, Sebastian Prange was featured in Disney’s Mary Poppins at the Thunerseespiele.

Photo: Denise Sanna 

Jil Clesse

Anita Berber

Jil Clesse completed her Bachelor's degree in Musical Entertainment Theater at MUK Vienna in 2014, graduating with honors. In 2012, she produced Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years at the Schubert Theater in Vienna, where she also performed the role of Cathy. She has appeared in Les Misérables at the Landestheater Linz and worked as a swing and cover for Aloysia Weber in Mozart! (2015/16) and for Josepha Hofer in Schikaneder (2016/17). In 2018, she directed the world premiere of Matterhorn at Theater St. Gallen.

After further engagements at the Festspielhaus Salzburg in Mass, at Stadttheater Baden as Julie LaVerne in Showboat, and at the Volksoper Vienna in Carousel, she created the title role of the Schattenkaiserin at the Tiroler Landestheater. In 2020, she released her debut album halbe.unendlichkeit. During the 2021/22 season, she performed as Timna in I Feel Love (VBBozen). Since 2022, she has been focusing on her own theatrical creations through her platform spatium.vienna, with productions like Ich:Du:Wir, Rosa sucht das Glück, Weill, and Superego. In 2024, she returned to the stage as Magenta in The Rocky Horror Show and as Cathy in The Last 5 Years. She will also reprise her role as Anita in the production Berlin Berlin, after previously performing in 2021 and 2023.

Photo: Denise Sanna 

Sophia Euskirchen

Anita Berber

Sophia Euskirchen lives in Berlin. She graduated with a diploma and double honors from the University of the Arts Berlin. Her roles include Cecily Cardew in Mein Freund Bunbury (Komische Oper Berlin), Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, Tipi am Kanzleramt), the title role in Das kleine Gespenst (Bad Hersfelder Festpiele), for which she received the Hersfeld Prize, and numerous productions at Neuköllner Oper Berlin, such as Grandma Owl in Grimm, Lucy in La BETTLEROPERa, Eric Stehfest in 9 Tage wach, Dean Reed in Iron Curtain Man, and Roy Bates in Radioland, as well as Anna in Anna & Eve. She also played Karoline in Kasimir und Karoline (Staatsoper Hannover), Rita/Emma in Der geteilte Himmel and Fay Apple in Anyone Can Whistle (Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater), Natalie in Next to Normal, the sea goddess Ran in Vom Fischer und seiner Frau, and Dornröschen in the eponymous play (Deutsches Theater München), as well as Lilian Holiday in Happy End at the Renaissance Theater Berlin.

Photo: Lenja Kempf 

Lena Müller

Marlene Dietrich

Lena Müller was born in 1991 in Heidelberg and completed her acting training at the Freiburg Schauspielschule in 2018. In Freiburg, she performed at the Theater im Marienbad in Girls Like That (directed by Tom Schneider). As an actress, singer, and director, she is primarily active in the independent scene. Her roles include Prospera in Shakespeare's The Tempest, Torvald in Ibsen's Nora, Cecily in Oscar Wilde's Bunbury, Heather in Malcolm's Die Wespe, and Kate in the musical Kiss Me, Kate. In the winter of 2019, she performed in the Christmas fairy tale Pinocchio at the Theater Heidelberg (directed by Natascha Kalmbach). In 2022, she performed in Das hässliche Universum (directed by David Schnaegelberger) in Wuppertal and Freiburg. Since 2020, she has also been a performer with tatraum projekte schmidt in Düsseldorf and recently premiered with the Diphthong Kollektiv in Cologne.

Photo: Denise Sanna 

Dominique Jackson

Josephine Baker

Dominique comes from the North of England and has an extensive career in TV and Film. She has appeared in over 200 episodes of the successful UK TV show “Hollyoaks” and appeared in many other British TV Drama shows such as “Waterloo Road”, “The Body Farm”, “Ice Cream Girls”, “Moving On”, “Holby City”, “Doctors”, “Casualty”, “Crime Stories”, “Conviction”, “The Bill” and more. Dominique was a child star and won Best Actress in a TV Drama at The A.C.E.A. awards for her role in the BAFTA winning "Buried Treasure". Dominique is delighted to return to Germany to play Josephine Baker.

Samuel Franco

Comedian Harmonist / Ensemble / Cover Admiral

Samuel Franco is Italian and grew up near Bremen. After training as a choir conductor and studying German philology and music at the University of the Arts Berlin, he completed his studies in acting, singing, and dance at the Folkwang University of the Arts Essen in 2022, and has since returned to Berlin. His early productions took him to the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus and the Thalia Theater Hamburg. Larger roles followed, including Macheath in Die Dreigroschenoper (Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen), Tybalt in the world premiere of Romeo & Julia – Liebe ist Alles (Theater des Westens), and most recently, Valmont in Dangerous Liaisons (Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern). He also writes his own lyrics, translations, and music, and released his debut single, "Schalt' die Welt auf stumm", in October.

Photo: Alexander Lackmann  

Yannic Blauert

Comedian Harmonist / Cover Kutte

Yannic Blauert, born in Darmstadt, made his stage debut in the 2009/10 season in the opera Noah and the Flood by Benjamin Britten at the Staatstheater Darmstadt. After completing his high school education, he gained experience through internships and worked as an assistant director and stage manager at the Staatstheater Darmstadt, the Oper Frankfurt, and the Tyrolean Festival Erl. Around the same time, he joined the Junge Staatsmusical at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, where he performed roles such as Shlomo Metzenbaum in Fame and Schroeder in the musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown until early 2020.

In the summer of 2020, Yannic began studying musical theatre at the Institute of Music at Osnabrück University. During his studies, he performed in productions such as Jesus Christ Superstar at the Oper Wuppertal, as a last-minute substitute for Brad Majors in The Rocky Horror Show at the Waggonhalle Marburg, in the operetta Countess Maritza at the Theater Osnabrück, and as Edgar Beane in Titanic: The Musical. In summer 2023, he appeared in Soho Cinderella at the Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen.

Following this, Yannic returned to the Staatstheater Darmstadt, performing as a swing in Jekyll & Hyde and in the ensemble of The White Horse Inn. He rejoined the Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen in summer 2024, where he played Lt. Stanislaw Sobinsky in To Be or Not to Be and served as a cover for Che while also appearing in the ensemble of the musical Evita.

Photo: Michael Ernst 

Kevin Dickmann

Comedian Harmonist / Ensemble

Kevin Dickmann, born in Stuttgart, completed his vocal studies at the University of Music Detmold. During his education, he frequently guest-performed at the Detmold State Theatre, where he was engaged as a member of the Opera Studio during his Master's program in Music Theatre. He performed in numerous operas, operettas, and musicals on stage. His roles included Cliff in Cabaret, Freddy in My Fair Lady, Cornelius in Hello, Dolly!, and Mottel in Anatevka. He also performed at the Luisenburg Festival in Der Name der Rose and Zucker. Recently, the Gandersheimer Domfestspiele hired him for Bonnie & Clyde and the classic mystery Mord im Orient Express. Kevin Dickmann is also a certified studio and voice-over actor. In 2024, his audiobook “Drei Geschichten” by Gustave Flaubert was released. Since 2021, he has been part of the ensemble of Berlin Berlin.

Photo: Steffen Weixler 

Johannes Krimmel

Comedian Harmonist / Ensemble

Johannes Krimmel, born in 1995 in Ulm and of German-Romanian descent, discovered his passion for the performing arts at an early age. Growing up in a musical family, he began playing the piano and singing early on. He gained his first stage experience at the Theater Ulm, where he was able to explore the diversity of theater. In 2015, he was part of West Side Story at Wilhelmsburg in Ulm, which reinforced his decision to dedicate himself to the arts. During his studies at the University of the Arts in Berlin, which he successfully completed in 2020, he developed a special interest in working in front of the camera and realized that he feels at home both on stage and in film. Since then, he has been performing on both stage and screen, participating in various theater and TV productions. His versatility and joy of acting shape both his work and personality. He also appeared in the 64th and 65th seasons of the Gandersheimer Domfestspiele in Mord im Orient-Express, Bonnie & Clyde, Robin Hood, and My Fair Lady.

Photo: Alex Kleis 

Peter Fabig

Comedian Harmonist / Ensemble

The opera singer Peter Fabig, trained in Ilmenau, studied in Halle, Dresden, and privately with Lucja Zarzycka. He is currently a member of the ensemble at the Theater Görlitz, where he performs roles such as Daland in Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer and Colline in Puccini's La Bohème. Prior to this, he spent two seasons as a member of the Upper Austrian Opera Studio at the Landestheater Linz. His guest engagements have included performances at the Theater Freiberg, the Musikalische Komödie Leipzig, and the Semperoper Dresden. In musical theater, he has portrayed Abbé Faria in Der Graf von Monte Christo and Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Anything Goes. Peter Fabig is a prizewinner of the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg and the international singing competition Vittorio Bari in Italy.

Photo: Theresa Wey (@portraitstudio.wien) 

Theresa Weber

Ensemble / Cover: Anita Berber, Marlene Dietrich 

Theresa Weber studied at the Theater Academy August Everding until 2017. During her training, she performed in several productions at the Prinzregententheater, including as Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music. In 2015, she won the German Stage Association’s award for the best performance of a musical scene at the Federal Singing Competition in Berlin. Her subsequent roles included Sandra Bloom in the European premiere of Big Fish, the title role in The Drowsy Chaperone (Theater Chemnitz), and Maria Magdalena in Jesus Christ Superstar (Musiktheater am Revier, Gelsenkirchen). During the 2018/2019 season, she portrayed Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Charlotte in the musical Baby Talk, which was awarded the Deutscher Musical-Preis 2020/21 as "Best Revival". In 2021, she appeared at the Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel in Sister Act as Sister Mary Patrick, and later at the Staatsoperette Dresden as Luisa in The Fantasticks. At the Vereinigte Bühnen Bozen, she performed as Sybil in I Feel Love and at the Schlossfestspiele Ettlingen as Polly Peachum in Die Dreigroschenoper. She also appeared in Dirty Dancing as Lisa Houseman, Marjorie Houseman, and as a lead singer. Since 2021, Theresa Weber has been a member of the ensemble of Berlin Berlin.

Photo: Nicolai Peer 

Michael Gugel

Resident Director
Cover Admiral / Cover Comedian Harmonist

Michael Gugel, a resident director and cover performer for Berlin Berlin, made his stage debut in 2012 in Pique Dame at the Theater Freiburg, following private vocal and acting lessons. His career includes engagements at the Gloria-Theater in Bad Säckingen, the Musiktheater Die Schönen, and Wallgraben-Theater in Freiburg, as well as with the Theatergastspielen Fürth. In 2022, he appeared in the seven-hour epic Die letzten Tage der Menschheit in Berlin. Additionally, Michael Gugel works as a voice actor, notably providing the voice of Luc in Emily in Paris.

Lucy Campbell

Ensemble / Cover Josephine Baker

Lucy trained at Lanie Theatre Arts, she graduated in 2023. Theatre credits include Onstage Swing in the world premiere of Burlesque the Musical (Adama), Cover Josephine Baker in Berlin, Berlin (Admiralsplast, Berlin), Pinocchio, Cinderella and Dick Whittington (Crossroads). Her film credits include “Everyone's Talking About Jamie” (Amazon Studios) and “Better Man” (Paramount Pictures).

Photo: Andy Brown 

Izzy Cross

Ensemble

Izzy Cross trained at the Guildford School of Acting. Her stage credits include Ensemble and 1st cover for the role of Lisa in Mamma Mia! (Novello Theatre), the title role in Annie (Liverpool Empire), Ensemble in the UK tour of Oliver, and Gretel von Trapp in The Sound of Music (UK tour). During her training, she portrayed Louise in Holiday Inn and served as Dance Captain for Cry Baby. Her television appearances include roles in “The 4 O'Clock Club”, a wardrobe assistant in “Nolly” (ITV), and a guest performance with Mamma Mia! in the finale of “Britain's Got Talent”.

Ellie Cutler

Ensemble

Ellie Cutler trained at Laine Theatre Arts. Her stage credits include ensemble roles in Here & Now: The Steps Musical (Workshop) and Come Fall In Love: The DDLJ Musical (Workshop). She also performed as an ensemble member, first cover for the Blue Fairy, and Dance Captain in The Adventures of Pinocchio at Newcastle Theatre Royal. During her training, she portrayed Janet Van De Graaf in The Drowsy Chaperone.

Emma Robotham-Hunt

Ensemble, Cover Josephine Baker, Assistant Dance Captain

Emma Robotham-Hunt trained at the Urdang Academy and Birmingham Ormiston Academy. Her theatre credits include ensemble and cover Nicole in Cake: The Musical (The Other Palace, London), ensemble in The Bodyguard at the Ljubljana Festival, ensemble and cover Veruca Salt and Violet Beauregarde in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (UK Tour), swing and Assistant Dance Captain in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (UK and Los Angeles Tours), and the role of Bex in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo Theatre, London). She was also ensemble and Assistant Dance Captain in Motown the Musical (UK and Ireland Tour) and swing in Matilda The Musical (Cambridge Theatre, London). In workshops, she played Amanda Thripp for the international tour of Matilda The Musical, was a dancer in the Matilda The Musical film workshop, and played Charisma in the development phase of Mermaids The Musical. On television, she appeared as Alisha Hammond in Doctors (BBC One) and was a dancer for Zara Larsson at the BBC Music Awards. Additionally, she contributed as a singer to the soundtrack for the Eurovision Song Contest opening ceremony.

Photo: Dujonna Gift 

Archie Bennett

Ensemble, Cover Comedian Harmonist

Archie Bennett graduated from Laine Theatre Arts in 2023, after previously training at the Guildford School of Acting. Most recently, Archie performed as IQ and 1st Cover Edna Turnblad in Hairspray aboard Royal Caribbean’s “Symphony of the Seas”. His other theatre credits include the Berlin Berlin Germany Tour (2023), Cinderella (Harlow Playhouse), Jack and the Beanstalk (Wyvern Theatre), and The Good Old Days (City Varieties Music Hall).

Jack Buchanan

Ensemble

Jack Buchanan trained at the Bird College of Dance, Music & Theatre Performance and has showcased his talent in various theatrical productions. His credits include playing Mungojerrie and understudying Skimbleshanks in CATS (Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines), portraying Max in Coppélia (The Garden Theatre), and performing in the ensembles of Madam Butterfly and The Mikado (London Coliseum).

Photo: Sam Mackay 

Sonny Grieveson

Ensemble, Cover Comedian Harmonist

Sonny trained professionally in musical theatre at The MGA Academy of Performing Arts. Since then, his career has taken him around the world, performing in theatres across the UK, Europe and Asia. Theatre include Shrek the Musical (West End/UK Tour), 9 to 5 the Musical (UK Tour/Korea), Gypsy (UK Workshop), Berlin Berlin (Germany), Take That’s The Band (German Tour), Tanz der Vampire (German Tour) and Best of Musical Starnights (European Tour). Other professional credits include Ritual (Dance Captain), Beauty and the Beast (Qdos), Children in Need (BBC) and Just Dance (Ubisoft International) among other TV/Commercial Dance projects. Sonny is thrilled to be returning to Europe once more with Berlin Berlin! 

Jordan Maisura-Wake

Ensemble

Jordan Maisuria-Wake recently graduated from Laine Theatre Arts, following earlier training at the Urdang Academy. His previous stage credits in England include ensemble roles in Pinocchio at the Newcastle Theatre Royal and Peter Pan at the Darlington Hippodrome, both produced by Crossroads Productions.

Annis Rallis

Swing

Annis Rallis trained at the Urdang Academy and has since appeared in numerous stage productions and TV shows. She performed as the lead singer in The Pop Party (UK Tour) and was part of the ensemble and cover lead singer/Elizabeth in Dirty Dancing – The Original Live on Tour in Germany. Other roles include ensemble and cover Snow White in Snow White for Crossroads Pantomimes, as well as ensemble and cover Sarah in Tanz der Vampire – Das Musical in Germany. She also appeared as a swing and cover for Sherrie/Regina in Rock of Ages on tour in Germany and Austria, and as a singer and dancer on the Pacific Explorer (P&O Australia). On television, she performed as a dancer in “Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance” on Sky 1. 

Jay Albray

Swing, Cover Comedian Harmonist, Dance Captain 

Jay Albray trained at the renowned ArtsEd in London, where he honed his skills in musical theatre. During his studies, he performed a variety of roles, including Carlos in Legally Blonde, for which he also served as Dance Captain, and appeared in the ensemble of Freaky Friday. Additionally, he has performed both in Berlin and on tour in Berlin Berlin – Die große Show der goldenen 20er Jahre.