January 30 -February 22, 2026

“I highly recommend JUST DESSERTS.” Broadway World

Book and Lyrics by Barbara Campbell

Music by Brad Ross

Directed by Tom Wallace

“You're in for a treat!” ~ River Cities’ Reader

“A wonderfully sweet and simple concoction with a welcome warmth...”

Quad Cities

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It’s sweet. It’s savory. It’s five strangers putting their hearts, reputations, and baking skills on the line to become the crème de la crème of bakers at a county fair.

A determined young woman dreaming of opening her own bakery. A twice-divorced nail technician who wants to fit in with her new boyfriend’s circle of friends. A shy school nurse who is torn between family obligations and a desire to participate. A mysterious man from Brooklyn who arouses suspicion about his past. And the reigning champion who disguises her ruthless drive to win with smiles and pleasantries.

Who will win? Who will lose? Who will get their Just Desserts?

It’s all happening at the Jefferson County Bake-Off where the competition may be fierce, but the results are always delicious!

JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 22, 2026

25 PERFORMANCES

PREVIEWS: Friday, January 30 at 7pm

Saturday, January 31 at 2pm and 7pm

OPENING: Sunday, February 1 at 3pm

PERFORMANCES:

Wednesdays at 2pm and 7pm

Thursdays at 7pm

Fridays at 7pm

Saturdays at 2pm and 7pm

Sundays at 3pm

AMT Theater, 354 West 45th St, NYC, NY, 10036

CAST

Casting To Be Announced

CREATIVE TEAM

BARBARA CAMPBELL

Book and Lyrics

Barbara Campbell has written more than a dozen musicals for children and families, a cantata, and various choral pieces. Her full-length musicals have been produced in the U.S., Great Britain, and New Zealand; her musical adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd was optioned for Broadway. With composer Byron Janis, she wrote “A Hero Passing By,” the theme from the TBS television special “Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend.” Barbara is an award-winning author with five novels published by DAW Books, including Spellcast (written as Barbara Ashford), a romantasy set in a magical summer stock theatre.

BRAD ROSS

Composer

Brad Ross, winner of the Richard Rodgers Award, has three musicals published by Concord Theatricals. Brad's music has been performed at The Kennedy Center,

by The Philadelphia Orchestra, Off-Broadway by The York Theatre Company, and all over YouTube and Instagram. Brad's musical setting of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" has been performed by vocalists and choirs with over 30 symphony orchestras nationwide.

@bradrossmusic www.YouTube.com/bradtunesmusic

TOM WALLACE

Director

Tom Wallace couldn’t be happier to bring Just Desserts to the AMT Theater. He directed 2 productions of Just Desserts at The Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, as well as several readings in NYC and Connecticut. He has directed over 75 plays and musicals. Some of his favorites include The Trip To Bountiful, Regrets Only, Blithe Spirit, The Oldest Profession, La Cage Aux Folles, Gypsy, Grand Hotel and Company. In NYC, he directed the premiere of Providence at the Roy Arias and Tess, A New Musical for the New Works Series at The York Theatre. He is very proud of the 6 concerts he developed and staged as part of the Concert Series for The Gray Wig at Hofstra University. He is thrilled to be working with Barbara Campbell, Brad Ross and the team at AMT on Just Desserts.

WENDY CAVETT

Music Director

Broadway/Off-Broadway: Come From Away, Hamilton, Mamma Mia!, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Sabbath Girl, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Most Happy Fella, A Tale of Two Cities. National/International: SuperYou Musical, Come From Away, The Who’s Tommy, Mamma Mia!, A Chorus Line. Regional premieres: The Heart (La Jolla Playhouse); St. Louis Repertory, A.R.T., Denver Theatre Company, Milwaukee Repertory, Asolo Repertory, North Shore Music Theatre, Prince Music Theatre, Curve Theatre in Leicester, U.K. Faculty member: Wagner College, Staten Island, NY.

ROBERT ELHAI

Orchestrations

Tony and Drama Desk nominee for the orchestrations to Broadway’s The Lion King, is based in Minneapolis where his music has been performed by Theatre Latté Da, Jungle Theater, and Nautilus Music-Theater, among others. His arrangements have been heard at Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, and many other music venues on the air and around the world. Film score orchestrations include those by Elliot Goldenthal (the Oscar-winning score to Frida), Michael Kamen (Band Of Brothers) and Brian Tyler (Fast and Furious). robertelhai.com

MELANIE LEFF

Lighting Designer

Melanie Leff is a Westchester, NY-based lighting designer whose work includes community and high school theater, as well as dance performances and various concerts. Recent credits include Jekyll & Hyde (Yorktown Stage), Les Miserables (Star 2 B Performing Arts), and Rodger's & Hammerstein's Cinderella (Valhalla High School ). She recently designed the previous productions of Just Desserts at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in 2023 and 2025.

BETH ANN MASTROMARINO

Production Manager

For the past twenty years Beth has been a steadying force behind the scenes of Off-Broadway musicals and plays, regional opera, and feature films. Outside of the theatre, she’s an award-winning independent film producer and Italian Folk musician. She is thrilled to be part of this production which combines two of her childhood loves, Music and Baking. Her favorite roles include: Countess Atavanti in Tosca, and Rosaline in Romeo and Juliet.

RAY MARCHICA

Drummer

Ray Marchica Is one of the most diverse drummers in New York City. His Broadway and theater credits include: Radio City Music Hall, A Chorus Line, Starlight Express, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Damn Yankees, The Will Rogers Follies and Mamma Mia. Ray is a longstanding member of The Ed Palermo Big Band, which specializes in the music of Frank Zappa.

Ray was the drummer in the house band for “The Rosie O’Donnell Show”. He has recorded two CD’s as a leader “In The Ring” and “A Different View”

Amongst many others, Ray has recorded with James Brown (Gravity), Barbra Streisand (Live at the Village Vanguard). Marchica has performed with Marilyn Maye, Nina Hennessey, Betty Buckley, Leslie Uggams, Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, Tommy Tune, Joel Grey, Jimmy Webb and Michael Feinstein.

HOLLY BUCZEK

Casting Director HDB Casting:

National & International tours: Miracle on 34 th Street, Elf, Jesus Christ Superstar - 50th Anniversary Tour, Shrek The Musical, Rent, Rock Of Ages, Something Rotten, Motown, Kinky Boots, Jekyll & Hyde, Dreamgirls, Annie, Wizard Of Oz, The Illusionists, Daniel Tiger, PJ Masks, Charlie Brown Christmas, Blippi Live, Baby Shark, Live and more.
Other Projects: The Little Prince – Broadway, 50 Shades, The Original Parody –
off Broadway and Touring Companies, Church & State and Othello, The Remix–off Broadway. Regional: The John W. Engeman Theatre, Theatre Aspen, Theatre
Raleigh, Tuacahn Performing Arts Center, Riverside Theatre, Arvada Center, Stages St. Louis, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre and Saguaro City Music Theatre. HDB Casting has been Casting in residence with J2 Spotlight Musical Theatre Company, Musicals Tonight!, Matt Murphy Productions, Vital Theatre Company & Resounding LLC. TV: The Hunt With John Walsh on CNN.
Films: Naz & Maalik, Diva and Symposium. Web: Commercials for Intel and
Lipton, plus others. For more information visit www.hdbcasting.com

HEATHER OLMSTEAD

Stage Manager

Heather is the 2023 NYIT Outstanding Stage Manager award recipient. Favorite NYC productions include The Maid and the Mesmerizer, Monstress, Telling Trifles festival, and Messenger#1 with Hunger and Thirst; Freedom’s Last Stand, Floydada, and Manna-hata with Peculiar Works Project; On Striver’s Row, and Injunction Granted at Metropolitan Playhouse; Coping in the 2015 New York International Fringe Festival and Fringe Encore Series.