Meet the Creative Team...
DAN SHARKEY
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Dan is an Actor/Singer/Director based in New York City and holds a B.A. in Theater Arts from Montana State University. His Broadway credits include SpiderMan-Turn Off the Dark (Green Goblin), Susan Stroman’s revival of The Music Man, Amazing Grace, The Bridges of Madison County, and Hal Prince’s ShowBoat on London’s West End.
Sharkey’s National Tours include Tommy Tune’s The Will Rogers Follies (where he took over the role of Will Rogers from Keith Carradine at The Pantages Theater in Los Angeles), and also Tune’s Grand Hotel. In James Hammerstein III’s production of The Sound of Music, Dan played Captain Von Trapp opposite Marie Osmond. He was featured in Scott Schwartz’s Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. Dan has performed in ten Off-Broadway shows (including over 1100 performances as Hucklebee in The Fantasticks) and many regional productions at theaters including The Guthrie, The Long Wharf, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, and The Shakespeare Theater of D.C. He can be heard on numerous original Broadway and Off-Broadway cast recordings.
As a singer, Dan has toured China, The Philippines, and Europe performing for Heads of State. He performed Sunday Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Dan opened for Juice Newton as a guitarist/vocalist at the Wilson Theater in Bozeman. As a director, Sharkey’s productions of The Will Rogers Follies and Grand Hotel won the Denver Critics Award for Best Musical in two consecutive years. He has also directed productions of Bonnie and Clyde, On Golden Pond, The Producers, Fiddler On The Roof, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, to name a few.
Dan mastered the motion capture and voice of the character Avery Duggans in Grand Theft Auto Five-Diamond Casino. T.V. credits include As The World Turns (Hunter), Boardwalk Empire (Herb Crocker), Prodigal Son (Gary), GIRLS5EVA (Cowboy), Livin’ On A Prairie (Bonnet Head), and he comes to an unfortunate end as Jimmy in the feature film You Can’t Run Forever, directed by Michelle Schumacher and starring J.K. Simmons.
Dan is proud to sit on the board of the not-for-profit Amazing Place Music, a production company based in Whitefish, Montana, that brings national talent to the Flathead Valley to interact and perform with the local talent and community. Sharkey is also a two-time gold medalist in swimming at the Montana Senior Olympics and an avid skier and hiker.
CHRIS ROBERTS
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Chris is a Grammy-nominated, multi-instrumentalist songwriter from Nashville, TN.
He has had songs recorded by artists like H.E.R., Ashley Mcbride, Matt Stell, Ashley Campbell, Lindsay Lawler, The Swon Brothers and many others. His songs have been used for film and TV in spots like The Super Bowl on NBC, Assasin’s Creed, FOX Baseball, Nashville, Reign, Call of Duty, 12 Strong, AUDI, Batwoman and others.
Chris was a founding member of the band One Flew South. Signed to Decca/Universal, the band released its album Last Of The Good Guys in 2008 to much critical acclaim. The band played Farm Aid with Willie Nelson and Neil Young and the Newport Folk Festival with Jimmy Buffet and The Avett Brothers. Their song “Friends For Life” was featured as the opening song for Disney’s Fox and the Hound 2.
Roberts was also in the original Broadway cast and National Touring company of The Civil War and performed with Sir Paul McCartney at Carnegie Hall. As a solo artist, he has released a Pop/Folk album harkening back to his Montana roots titled The Way West. His second release is Mountain Standard Time, an album of bluegrass tunes. His most recent project is a duo with Australian singer/songwriter Claire Wyndham called The Lonely Fighters.
Robert’s writing for the theatre includes a musical commissioned by the Smithsonian for their D-Day museum in New Orleans called “The Boat That Won The War.” His song catalogues are represented by Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell, Anthem Entertainment and The Bus/MusicLoft Entertainment.
MIKE ELDRED
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Mike is an internationally acclaimed vocalist/actor/recording artist who has appeared on Broadway in the original production of Les Misérables as “Jean Valjean”, in the original cast of the Tony-nominated The Civil War, in the 25th anniversary tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, and starred as “The Tenor” in the national concert tour of Handel’s Messiah Rocks. His starring role as “Tony” in the Nashville Symphony’s production of West Side Story has earned international praise as “arguably the best ‘Tony’ on record”, cast recording released by NAXOS International.
An artist of tremendous depth and reach, Mike’s diversity and generosity of spirit fuel the many facets of his career. He is increasingly interested in using his performances to raise awareness and funds for causes close to him. Mike produced and performed a benefit concert in Whitefish, MT, raised thousands for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) and kicked off a fundraiser bicycle ride, in which he rode nearly 400 miles over five days on a route stretching from Glacier National Park to Yellowstone National Park.
In addition to numerous appearances on recordings and DVDs, Mike has released five solo albums that have garnered critical and popular acclaim. His first two recordings, Uncommon Love and Never Stop, were chart toppers in the CCM world. His third album, ME, features favorites from the stage drawn from his years on Broadway. That record was followed by Let It Begin, a holiday album that features appearances from several of Mike’s friends including former touring partner Jim Brickman. The latest release is Come Love Me Again, a celebration of the music of John Denver and a companion to Mike’s newest symphonic pops show. An early inspiration for Mike’s life as a singer, John Denver’s music, his message and his passion for America’s open spaces resonates deeply with Mike and he enjoys sharing this with audiences all over the country. Mike's non-profit Amazing Place Music presents a concert series "ON THE STAGE" and features national and local artists in Whitefish, Montana in an up close and personal concert setting.
Eldred is an online and in-person vocal and performance coach around the country. He has performed as a host and a soloist in concert with many of North America’s finest symphony orchestras including Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Edmonton, Fort Wayne, Fort Worth, Glacier, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Long Beach, Milwaukee, Modesto, Naples, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, Seattle and Toronto.
As an author, Mike shares his opinions weekly on all things relevant and irrelevant on his blog MKECheck, powered by Substack.
Ross Bridgeman
Ross is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor, and award-winning arranger who lives in Whitefish, Montana.
Blending jazz and popular music styles with his crooning voice, Ross’s sound comes from a lifetime of listening and studying music spanning all genres. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Ross began playing classical piano at the age of five and has not stopped creating and performing music ever since. Lending his talents to various bands and projects over the years, Ross released his own debut self-titled EP in 2011. Recorded in Nashville and produced alongside Gregory McCubbin, the EP showcases Ross’s talents as a pianist, singer, songwriter, and producer. He also released another original album a couple years later entitled The Peachtree Dance, via the rock funk duo Mother Honey, a band he started with drummer Houston Mathews (Music City Underground), and with guest guitarist Trevor Terndrup (Moon Taxi) shredding on the album as well.
Ross is a regular producer and collaborator for artists around Montana, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New York City. A highlight of recent years was playing keyboards with Nick Jonas as the ’16 Billboard Music Awards. Ross Another highlight was producing, co-writing, arranging, and mixing KellyeAnn Keough’s debut album, The Real Thing. “We actually got guys together in the studio and did it live, old school, the way albums used to be made… it was a blast!”
Since moving to Whitefish, Ross has been performing with various bands, including The MAC Band, The Tobacco River Ramblers and Double Bacon Jazz, as well as continuing to perform solo and with other local artists like Mike Murray, Big Sky City Lights, and Hannah King. He also performs with Alpine Theatre Project, as musical director, keyboardist, and actor. He has served as band leader, featured artist, and keyboardist for several Amazing Place Music Concerts.
Montana has kept Ross busy professionally, but he still loves to get out into the mountains to hike and camp, especially with his wife Jill and puppy Scout.