Sayville Players "Move That Thang" in The Wedding Singer.

• One-time aspiring rock star, Robbie Hart has a less-glamorous life as a wedding singer in New Jersey where he lives, works, loves, and gets his heartbroken at the altar by fiancée, Linda. Multitalented as a vocalist, guitarist, dancer, and actor, Noah Ryan had the title role of this heart-on-his-sleeve character and strummed sweet—and sometimes hilariously angry—magic (Somebody Kill Me Please) on the guitar in his charismatic star performance.
• Perky, pretty "girl-next-door" waitress Julia Sullivan is genuinely impressed by Robbie’s talent, but more because he is a 'nice' guy’ looking for love, in comparison to her corporate-climbing fiancé, Glen. The ever-effervescent Maya Guacci, portraying Julia, shared her Broadway-caliber singing (Someday, Awesome, Come Out of the Dumpster) and captivating presence every time she graced the stage. In the second act, Maya and Noah’s duet If I told You between Robbie and Julia was breathtakingly “awesome.”
• Sammy is Robbie’s stand-up friend, who turns up the boyish charm to impress the ladies—particularly Julia’s cousin, Holly. Kyle Finn was flawless as the band’s back-up singer and bass player, the great pretender in the game of love and in tireless pursuit of Holly. He seamlessly brought his strong voice and light feet to many musical numbers, such as Today You are a Man and Saturday Night in the City, but at last Kyle took center stage with his dance moves—including moonwalking—in Single.
• The Wedding Ban’s keyboardist, George is Robbie’s sensitive friend—a foil to Sammy’s macho bravado—but is just as integral as Sammy in providing the supportive friendship that helps Robbie overcome being a casualty of love. Jude Ramasaywak played the role to a T with outstanding style. Whether in the background or center stage—as in George’s Prayer and Move That Thang with Grandma Rosie—he  enhanced his performances with perfect flair for comedic effect.
• Julia's cousin Holly, modeled after eighties icon Madonna with attitude and bearing to match, eventually realizes her search for romantic fulfillment begins and ends with Sammy. Olivia Reiss fully embraced her role—acting, singing and dancing—with a commanding stage presence and great comic timing. To the delight of the audiences, Olivia’s talents were deservedly spotlighted in the musical numbers Pop, Saturday Night in the City and Right in Front of Your Eyes.
• Glen Guglia, Julia’s womanizing fiancé, is a Wall Street broker who wields his power and fortune both to buy Julia’s love and conceal his infidelity. In this role, Ben Flaumenhaft was brilliant. He convincingly embodied the sneaky, power-hungry character with confidence, suavity and charm, while his excellent singing and dancing took center stage during the musical number All About the Green.
• Spirited, adventurous, and “hip” to rap music, Grandma Rosie is a feisty and liberated woman who raised her orphaned grandson Robbie in her own unique way. A quick learner with remarkable comedic timing, Harper DeVerna also proved she was quick on her feet as she stepped into the grandmotherly role, rapping, acting, and singing in Move That Thang as if she was born to it.
• Linda, more in love with being a rock star’s woman than actually in love with Robbie, leaves him cold at the altar and breaks his heart. But all is not the same when she rebounds, assuming Robbie will find her unforgettable. As Linda, Ayla Kaczmarek was unforgettable with her splendid, sultry voice and alluring dance moves.

Speaking of dancing: Choreographer Denise Baio “tapped” the potential of her entire cast with dance routines that enabled all the students, no matter what their level of experience, to join in the fun.  Particularly during the musical number All About the Green, tap dancers Ben Flaumenhaft, Ali Burke, the DeVerna brother and sister team of Asher and Harper, Maia Ludwig, and Breanna Scheck wowed the audiences. In addition, the brief jazz routine gracefully and powerfully performed by Dylan Schneider (the company’s Dance Captain), Dori Ahlgrim, and Sarah Dooley had audiences wanting more. Mrs. Baio expressed her pride and pleasure in the ensemble. Some who had never danced before enjoyed the positive mental and physical changes learning to “move that thang.” Mrs. Baio hopes this introduction to dance will inspire them to pursue more opportunities in the future.