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How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
February 6 - March 1, 2026
Book by: Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, & Willie Gilbert
Music & Lyrics by: Frank Loesser
Rated: PG
Big business means big laughs in this delightfully clever lampoon of life on the corporate ladder. A satire of big business and all it holds sacred, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying follows the rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses a little handbook called How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying to climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive, tackling such familiar but potent dangers as the aggressively compliant “company man,” the office party, backstabbing coworkers, caffeine addiction and, of course, true love. It’s just another day at the office.
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Reviews
REVIEWS & PRESS:
- Review: HOW TO SUCCEED... at SDMTFebruary 10, 2026
- STAGE WEST: "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" at San Diego Musical TheatreFebruary 8, 2026
- San Diego Musical Theatre Brings the Vintage Broadway FlairFebruary 10, 2026
- SD Musical Theatre’s 'Succeed' Is Spry, but DatedFebruary 9, 2026
- It Might Be Time To Retire ‘How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’February 12, 2026
- HOW TO SUCCEED IN PRODUCING A MUSICALFebruary 11, 2026
THE BUZZ...
- “A slick, silly, and sharply performed romp!”- Broadway World SD
- “Frankie Errington absolutely shines as Finch. They are charming and likable in the role, carrying the show from beginning to end”- To See Or Not To See
- “Director Omri Schein and choreographer Xavier J. Bush have done a terrific job bringing a sense of playfulness, creativity and exuberance to the show’s many big-cast song-and-dance numbers”- SD Union Tribune
- “Director Omri Schein’s impeccable comic instincts, responsible here for making “How to Succeed …” an entertaining romp”- Stage West
- “There is no weak link in this cast. Each and every member brings it!”- From Another Zero
- “The production is so endearing. SDMT really tries to throw everything they can into it…and succeeds in their business!”- Stage and Cinema
Cast & Creative
CAST
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/frankie-errington-headshot-225x225.jpegFrankie ErringtonJ. Pierrepont FinchFrankie Errington (they/them) is thankful to be back at SDMT after playing Sister Mary Robert in Sister Act. They have performed all over San Diego including theatres such as Cygnet, Moonlight, North Coast Rep, Diversionary, Lambs Players, New Village Arts. Frankie toured for a couple years as Rudolph in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with a sit down at Madison Square Garden. Frankie is a co-founder of the Chalk Circle Collective, winning a Craig Noel for Outstanding Achievement by a Small Theatre. Directing credits: Turn of the Screw and Next to Normal at OTC. Omri, thank you for seeing me. Love to my chosen family. @frankieerrington @chalkcirclecollective
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/jasmine-january-headshot-2-225x225.jpgJasmine JanuaryRosemary PilkingtonJasmine January is so excited to be back at SDMT working with old and new friends on this classic! You may have seen Jasmine sing at the Lucky Stars Cabaret or in the reading of Grecian Burns earlier this year, but she’s been doing a bit all over the city. Some recent regional credits include Noises Off (The Old Globe), Grease (Moonlight), Once on This Island (OTC), Rocky Horror Picture Show (Cygnet), The Color Purple (NVA), Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet (Cygnet), Anything Goes (SDMT), Jesus Christ Superstar (Moonlight),! Jasmine’s Motto: “Live in your truth, be grateful, and expect divine favor."
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/zane-camacho-headshot-1-225x225.jpegZane Camacho*Bud FrumpZane is thrilled to be returning to SDMT in How to Succeed! Regional credits include: Matilda (Mr. Wormwood), Fiddler on the Roof (Motel), Anything Goes (Lord Evelyn Oakleigh), SDMT; School of Rock (Dewey Finn), Tarzan (Snipes), Jesus Christ Superstar (Annas), Cinderella (Lord Pinkleton), Memphis (Buck Wiley), Ragtime, Something Rotten, Miracle on 34th Street (Wallace Ainsley), Beauty and the Beast (LeFou), Moonlight; Spamalot (Historian/Herbert), Theatre at the Welk; Sister Act, Newsies (Spot Conlon), Performance Riverside. Other favorite credits include: As You Like It, UCSD; THE POLAR EXPRESS Train Ride, Warner Bros.; Spring Awakening, RCC. BA in Theatre from UCSD. Be kind, be honest. *Member of AEA
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sasha-weiss-headshot-225x225.jpegSasha WeissSmittySasha Weiss is so happy to be in H2$! SDMT credits: boy: a new musical (Margaret), The Prom (Ens./u/s Dee Dee Allen), Hello, Dolly! (Ernestina, u/s Dolly), and Fiddler on the Roof (Grandma Tzeitel, u/s Golde & Fruma Sarah). Formerly NYC-based, she performed at Carnegie Hall in Jerry Springer: The Opera (w. Harvey Keitel), Off-Broadway in Colette Collage, I and Albert, and The Grand Tour (The York Theatre), and in numerous workshops, including Carrie: The Musical (w. Sutton Foster) and Mister Holland’s Opus (directed by BD Wong). Sasha holds her MFA from SDSU & BFA from The Boston Conservatory. www.sashaweiss.com
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/autumn-kirkpatrick-headshot-1-225x225.jpgAutumn KirkpatrickHedy LaRueAutumn Kirkpatrick (Hedy LaRue) is delighted to be making her SDMT debut. Recent/Favorite credits include RENT (Chance Theatre), RESPECT (Lambs Players Theatre) and American Idiot (Arts Bank). She also recently returned to land after performing as a Lead Vocalist for AIDA Cruise Lines sailing the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, and Norway. Autumn also performs around Southern California as vocalist in many groups including The Sugarplums and Westbeat A Cappella. She proudly earned her BFA in Musical Theater from the University of the Arts. If you want to keep up with Autumn you can follow her on Instagram @season_girl88. Thank you for supporting live theater!
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/robert-j.-townsend-headshot-225x225.jpgRobert J. TownsendJ.B. BiggleyROBERT J. TOWNSEND (J.B. Biggley) Robert’s performing credits range from Broadway, National Tours, and many regional theaters. Robert's Broadway/National Tour credits include Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, Radio City, Camelot, and Grease. SDMT stage credits: Legally Blonde (Professor Callahan), Man of La Mancha (Don Quixote), South Pacific (Emilie Debeque, Craig Noel Nomination), La Cage Aux Folles (Georges, Craig Noel Best Actor Award), Story of My Life (Thomas Weaver, Craig Noel Nomination). Robert is the director of Westview Theatre Company, and was the recipient of the 2023-34 Teacher of the Year at Westview High School. Favorite production to date: his beautiful family, and their amazing and amusing kiddo Chase!
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sandy-campbell-headshot-1-225x225.jpgSandy CampbellMiss JonesSandy is thrilled to return to San Diego Musical Theatre where she was previously seen in The Prom (Mrs. Greene) and Sister Act (Mother Superior). A multi award winning actor, Sandy is an Associate Artist at Lamb’s Player Theatre and a Resident Artist at Cygnet Theatre. Favorite shows include Follies (Sally), Parade(Lucille), Master Class (Maria Callas ), The Music Man ( Marian), Beautiful ( Genie) . She also served as assistant director for Cygnet’s production of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1912 and as director for Good People for Oceanside Theatre Company. Thank you for supporting live theater!
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/bianchi-cody-headshot-2-225x225.jpgCody BianchiMr. Bratt (u/s Biggley)Cody Bianchi (they/them) is a San Diego transplant with their BFA in Musical Theatre from California State University, Fullerton. They were last seen on the SDMT stage in Jekyll & Hyde, Xanadu, Plaid Tidings, and Anything Goes. Other favorite credits include: Arthur in Midnight at The Never Get (Diversionary Theatre), Charlie in In Pieces (Teatro San Diego), Ursula in The Little Mermaid and Simeon in Joseph… (Candlelight Pavilion), and Burrs in The Wild Party (CSUF). They would like to thank their family and friends for all of their unconditional support. @codychris @codybianchi
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cameron-blankenship-headshot-3-225x225.jpgCameron BlankenshipMr. Gatch (u/s Twimble and Womper)Cameron’s work spans from vaudevillian theme parks and Shakespeare to puppetry and musical theatre. He is so happy to be back with SDMT. NYC credits include Lightbulb (Venus/Adonis Theatre Festival) and Heaven Is a Beer Commercial (Manhattan Rep). Regional: The Prom, Jekyll & Hyde, A Christmas Story (SDMT), Scott Robbins and the Traveling Show (Tafolla Productions), Bunnicula, Rikki Tikki Tavi (Mile Square Theatre), Singin’ in the Rain, Big River, Baskerville, Arsenic & Old Lace, Complete Works of William Shakespeare, The Foreigner (Lyric Repertory Company), Little Women (Peterborough Players). Cameron holds a BFA from Wright State University.
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/eliott-gorretsky-headshot-225x225.jpegEliott GoretskyMr. Twimble and Mr. Wally WomperELIOTT GORETSKY (Twimble/Womper) {was most recently seen in the audience at Jekyll and Hyde. You may have seen him in other audiences including Follies, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Beside Myself, and Master Class and Wicked: For Good.} He is very happy to be returning to SDMT for this production, having last played the Rabbi in their production of Fiddler On The Roof in 2024. Other SD credits include The Odd Couple, The Savoyard Murders and Enter Laughing for the Roustabouts Theatre Company, and Anything Goes and Little Shop of Horrors for SDMT. Eliott also has performed in the Jewish Short Play Festival at the Lawrence Family JCC, collaborating with local playwrights to produce original works. An abundance of gratitude for my family, friends, and the amazing cast and creative team!
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/xavier-j.-bush-headshot-6-225x225.jpegXavier J. BushEnsemble/Swing & Dance CaptainXavier J. Bush - is delighted to be returning to the SDMT Stage in H2$! You may remember them as Sparky in Plaid Tidings (2022/2023), Rudolpho in Matilda, or in the ensemble of Sweeney Todd. Xavier also serves as the Academy Director and has choreographed many productions here at SDMT. SoCal Credits: Angel - RENT, Cosmo Brown - Singin’ in the Rain (New Village Arts), Daniel - Once On This Island (Oceanside Theatre Company), Fred - Your Local Theatre Presents… (La Jolla Playhouse), Richie - A Chorus Line (Moonlight), and Benny - In The Heights (Palos Verdes Performing Arts). Special thanks to Omri and Richard for being fabulous collaborators as well as the entire SDMT staff for keeping musical theatre alive! All the love to Van Angelo.
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sam-castillo-headshot-1-225x225.jpegSam CastilloEnsemble (u/s Bratt and Gatch)Sam is eager to be back with his SDMT family to bring you this show this spring. He was previously in Jekyll & Hyde and Sweeney Todd here at SDMT, as well as some other performances around town. Sam hopes to make the leap to a Regional Tour in the near future. And as always, he is eternally grateful to his family and you guys, the audience, or coming out and supporting theater.
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/brice-daniel-headshot--225x225.jpegBrice DanielEnsembleBrice Daniel (he/him) is thrilled to be back on the SDMT stage! He is currently in his final year at San Diego State University, pursuing a degree in Musical Theatre. Recent credits include Hello, Dolly! (Dance Ensemble), Legally Blonde (Ensemble) [San Diego Musical Theatre], Follies (Young Theodore) [Cygnet Theatre], A New Brain (The Minister) and Rent (Paul/Dance Captain) [San Diego State University]. Brice thanks his friends, family, and mentors for their unwavering support. He also extends heartfelt thanks to Omri, Xavier, Richard, and Jill for this incredible opportunity, and to the entire team at SDMT who brought this show to life!
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/abby-depuy-headshot-1-225x225.jpegAbby DePuyEnsemble/Krumholtz (u/s Miss Jones)Abby DePuy is thrilled to be returning to SDMT for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying! Some past credits include Young Heidi/Ensemble in Follies and Tillie in The Effect of Gamma Rays (Cygnet Theatre), Ensemble & Ms. Honey/Mrs. Phelps u/s in Matilda (San Diego Musical Theatre), Sheila Bryant in A Chorus Line (Off Broadway Theater Company), and Rosemary MacNeil in Festival of Christmas (Lambs Players Theatre). She can also be seen performing at the San Diego Zoo. Abby is so grateful for the support of her family and friends!
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/katie-flores-headshot-1-225x225.jpegKatie FloresEnsemble (u/s Rosemary)Katie is thrilled to be back on the SDMT stage! You might have seen her previously as Diana Morales in A Chorus Line (PVPA) or in Jekyll and Hyde (SDMT). Other notable credits include Frenchie in Cabaret Maria in West Side Story and Christine in Phantom. Katie is now a fellow in the Eric Futterer Vocal Studio of AAVT. Katie would like to thank her parents, David and Kathy, her sisters, Julie and Raleigh, and Seamus for their unconditional love and support. All performances are dedicated to her grandmother, Joan Burke.
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/megan-kuramoto-tafolla-headshot-225x225.jpgMegan Kuramoto-TafollaEnsemble (u/s Smitty)Megan is thrilled to be making her SDMT debut. Megan got her start as a Corp de Ballet member with the California Ballet Company and as a Dance Company member at The University of Redlands. Performing credits include Mimi (Rent), Catherine of Aragon (Six! In Concert), and Ensemble (Phantom, Moonlight Theatre). Megan is a featured member of the Original Cast Album of Seasons, A New Musical Song Cycle (Broadway Records). (@megktafolla on Instagram!)
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mikaela-rae-macias-headshot-225x225.jpgMikaela Rae MaciasEnsemble (u/s Finch)Mikaela Rae Macias (She/Her) is thrilled to make her SDMT debut in How to Succeed… as Ensemble / J. Pierrepont Finch Standby. Recent credits include Safa’s Story (Imagine Brave Spaces); Indian Princesses, The Weather Busters of Beachcastle, Love All (La Jolla Playhouse); Little Women the Musical, Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (in Rep), Chronicles of Kalki, Mother of the Maid (Moxie Theatre); Vanity Fair (Scripps Ranch Theatre); Seasons (Oceanside Theatre Company); Into the Breeches (North Coast Rep); West Side Story and Songs for a New World (Teatros San Diego). She is SD Critics Circle’s 2024 Actor of the Year. Education: SDSU, BADA. Instagram: @mikaelarmacias.
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sarah-smudz-headshot-1-225x225.jpgSarah SmudzEnsemble/Swing (u/s Krumholtz)Sarah is excited to return to the SDMT stage! Recent credits include Hello, Dolly! with SDMT, and A Chorus Line with STAR Theatre. Beyond the stage, Sarah is a full-time licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with Poway Unified School District. She also holds her Irish Dance teaching credential (TCRG) and is an instructor with the Rose Academy of Irish Dance. When she is not working, you can find her at home snuggling with her dachshund, Freddie Mercury. She hopes you enjoy the show!
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/joe-stein-headshot-1-225x225.jpegJoe SteinEnsemble/Mr. Ovington (u/s Frump)Joe Stein (Mr. Ovington/Bud Frump u/s) is so excited to join the cast of How to Succeed at SDMT! Joe received his BFA in musical theater from Cal State Fullerton. Previous credits include: Nachum (Fiddler on the Roof - SDMT), Elle’s Dad/Aaron Shultz (Legally Blonde - SDMT), Toxie (The Toxic Avenger - Wayward Artist), Featured Ensemble (Spamalot - 3D Theatricals). Joe would like to thank Omri and the creative team for this opportunity to create and perform. Joe would also like to thank his family and Kira, for their endless support. Enjoy the show!
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/kylie-young-headshot-1-225x225.jpegKylie YoungEnsemble (u/s Hedy)KYLIE YOUNG is beyond thrilled to be back at SDMT! Some of her favorite roles include: Heidi in Title of Show (New Village Arts), Katherine in The Taming (Scripps Ranch Theater), Megan in Puffs (Tenth Avenue Arts), and Lina in Cry It Out (Moxie Theatre). When not performing, you can catch Kylie running or ghost hunting. She would like to thank her loved ones for supporting her in all of her performing endeavors! Follow her on Instagram and TikTok @strangesparkles
CREATIVE
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/omri-schein-headshot-5-225x225.jpgOmri ScheinDirectorOMRI SCHEIN is half of the musical theatre writing team of Lincoln and Schein of which their musicals include The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, The Remarkable Mister Holmes, Making Melrose, Grecian Burns, and Fintastic Finn. Other writing credits: Mambo Italiano the musical, Withering Heights, and Gary Goldfarb: Master Escapist (2013 NYMF Award Best Lyrics). Recent directing credits include Fiddler on The Roof and Anything Goes for San Diego Musical Theatre, Psycho Beach Party at Southwestern College and The Mousetrap at Grossmont College. As a performer: Peril In The Alps, Murder On The Links (world premiere) Baskerville, Babette’s Feast, All In The Timing, A Funny Thing…ForumX3, Persuasion, Noises Off, The Explorer’s Club, Beau Jest, Laughter On the 23rd Floor, Around The World in 80 Days, The Underpants, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeX3, Five Course Love, The Big Bang, When Pigs Fly, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, Dear World, The People Vs. Mona (Off-Broadway/ Cast Recording), Hell’s Belles, Henry V, Grease (tour) and When You’re in Love, The Whole World Is Jewish directed by Jason Alexander. Member of AEA. www.omri-schein.com.
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/xavier-j.-bush-headshot-2-225x225.jpegXavier J. BushChoreographerXavier J. Bush (they/he) is a San Diego-based choreographer, director, performer, and theatre educator who believes inclusive, thought-provoking art can change the world. Director/Choreographer credits: Legally Blonde - SDMT, Urinetown (Co-Director) - SDMT Pre-Professional, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Miracle on 34th St: A Live Radio Play (Asst. Director/Asst. Choreographer) - Moonlight Stage Productions. Choreography credits: The Prom, Hello, Dolly!, Anything Goes, Catch Me If You Can - SDMT, Memphis (Assistant Choreographer) - Moonlight Stage Productions, The Wizard of Oz - Moonlight Youth Theatre, Ride The Cyclone - Trinity Theatre Company, Hadestown: Teen Edition, Alice By Heart - SDMT Academy, Guys and Dolls, Rent, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Little Shop of Horrors, The Drowsy Chaperone, Grease, Disney's The Little Mermaid and many more!
- https://www.sdmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/richard-duenez-morrison-headshot-2-225x225.jpegRichard Dueñez MorrisonMusic DirectorRichard Dueñez Morrison is a San Diego-based music director and voice coach, as well as the resident music director here at SDMT. He holds a master’s degree in musical theater from San Diego State University, a bachelor’s degree in stage management from Webster University, and is an adjunct professor of musical theater at San Diego City College and University of San Diego. Locally: Old Globe, Cygnet, Moonlight, Diversionary, SD Rep, SD Opera, SD Civic Light Opera, Triple Espresso, Coronado Playhouse, SD Junior Theatre. Nationally: Radio City Productions, Goodspeed Musicals, St. Louis Rep, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Hope Repertory Theatre, Pearl Theatre, York Theatre, Theater of the Stars, New York University. When not making theater or music, Richard loves movies, showbiz memoirs, and maps. Constant thanks to husband Kurt and parents Renee and Dennis.
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