Lani Cataldi

Lani is a woman who wears many hats.  She is an accomplished actor, singer (both opera and rock), costume designer, music composer, and mother of two.  I guess you’d have to wear a lot of hats to do all that. 

She has played such diverse roles as Miss Hannigan in Annie, The Witch in Into The Woods, Aldonza in Man Of La Mancha, and Cleopatra in Murder By Shakespeare, as well as numerous roles in the Gemini Theater (which she helps to run as well as writing all the original music). And she has performed as Mimi in La Boehme, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, and Lola in Gallantry.

She has also appeared in a number of movies including: The Balance, Death Penalty, Silent Witness, Alone in The Neon Jungle, and Kid Brother.  And she is currently singing with a band.  Is there anything this woman doesn’t do?

Suzanne Koble

Suzanne is a summa cum laude graduate from the University of Notre Dame where she earned her BA in Film, Television, and Theatre. Prior to graduation, she was hired to work in the entertainment department for the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL and performed in their daily parades at the Magic Kingdom. (Yes, she's close personal friends with Mickey and Minnie!)

She also trained at the Yale School of Drama, completed a national tour with the largest children's theatre in America, Missoula Children's Theatre, and performed professionally in the Cleveland theatre market (Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Lucy Schmeeler in On the Town) before returning home to the 'burgh to marry the love of her life. They now have two beautiful children.

Joe Moeller

Joe is thrilled to be back in the Pittsburgh area performing with Musical Mysteries & More while on hiatus from his real job.   A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Music and a minor in theater, he has performed roles in both musical theater and opera.

Currently he is between contracts as a primary singer with some of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's music revue shows.
 
Favorite roles include Tony in West Side Story, Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, and Tiger Brown in The Threepenny Opera. Opera principal roles include Ferrando in Cosi Fan Tutte, Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, and Don Andres in La Perichole.
 
Joe is thankful to continue performing with Musical Mysteries before returning to Royal Caribbean this summer.

Bob Roberts

A veteran of over 50 stage productions, television & radio commercials, movies, and variety shows, Bob has performed in nearly 200 comedy/mystery dinner theatre shows.

Bob studied at the Pittsburgh Playhouse and has worked with a number of companies in Pittsburgh, along with Johnstown & Cresson, Cumberland, MD and Suffield, CT.

A favorite appearance was at the Hazlett Theatre in '03 with nationally known comedian, Charlie Prose, as Dr. Morrissey in Send Me No Flowers.

Other favorites include; Ivan Batanovic in the world premiere of The Music Lesson, Juror #9 in Twelve Angry Men, Salvatore Bustebrizzio in Never Get Smart With An Angel, Dr. Einstein in Arsenic And Old Lace, Father Damon Fitzgerald in Flanagan's Wake and Uncle Luis in Tony and Tina's Wedding. 

All in all, what Bob enjoys most is being able to make people laugh - especially in today's world! 

Ivy Steinberg

Relatively new to the Pittsburgh theater scene, Ivy is excited to be playing this holiday season with Musical Mysteries & More.

She has performed all across this great big country and is having a great time playing here in Pittsburgh. Most recent, Ivy played Hester in Prime Stage Theatre's production of the Scarlet Letter. She has also worked locally with Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Theatre Sans Serif, Pittsburgh Savoyards, and McKeesport Little Theater from which she won Best Actress for the 2010 season for her portrayal of Suzy in Wait Until Dark.

Ivy has a BA in Theater and Music from Central Methodist University in Missouri, and she studied and worked as a Journeyman with the Warehouse Theater in Greenville, SC. Some past favorite roles include: Alex – On the Verge, Audrey – Little Shop of Horrors, and Hermia – Midsummer Night’s Dream.

She thanks her husband (aka best friend & coach) Jamin, and her family for their encouragement, love, and support. 

Joe Cannito: Artistic Director

Joe has been a professional performer for  over 25 years. Originally a native of New York, he moved to Pittsburgh in 1992 for an acting job.  Since then, he’s been an active member of the Pittsburgh professional theatre community as both an actor and director in such diverse theatres as: Saltworks Theatre Company, Latshaw Productions, The Struthers Library Theatre (in Warren, PA), Sight & Sound (in Lancaster), The Shawnee Playhouse (in Stroudsburg), and Theatre by the Sea (in Cape May, NJ).

Some favorite roles include: John Adams in 1776, Petrucchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls, Dr. Einstein in Arsenic and Old Lace, and Geoffrey in The Lion in Winter.  He has also performed in numerous interactive shows including: Tony and Tina’s Wedding, Joey and Maria's Comedy Italian Wedding and Flanagan’s Wake as well as a number of mystery dinner theater shows.

After performing, writing and directing with other theaters, Joe and his wife, Michelle left to entertain on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.  With some newly developed skills learned while with RCCL: clowning, stilt-walking, etc., they decided to start their own entertainment company when they returned. 

Thus Much Ado Entertainment (now Musical Mysteries & More) was born.

Michelle Cannito: Producing Director

Michelle came to Pittsburgh in 1992 after receiving her BA in Theatre at Penn State main campus. Initially a home base in between acting jobs, Pittsburgh has become home for her and husband Joe. 

Traveling work has taken her to The Burt Reynolds Theatre and Musicana, in Florida; Circa ’21 Dinner Theatre in Illinois; The Good Times Theatre in Indiana; and Sight and Sound and The Rainbow Dinner Theatre in Lancaster. 

Locally she has performed with various theatres such as: Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, Saltworks Theatre, Latshaw Productions, and Gateway To The Arts. 

Favorite roles include: Johanna in Sweeney Todd, Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew, and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. 

Michelle has also taught at Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, The Larry Cervi School of Performing Arts, and the Jewish Community Center. 

Michelle has accumulated a rather large character repertoire through working as an interactive performer aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines as well as performing in a number of interactive shows such as Tony and Tina’s Wedding, Flanagan’s Wake, and over two dozen different mysteries. She had also worked for several years performing with the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival.

After performing with (and sometimes managing) other dinner theatre companies she is thrilled to finally be running a theatre and entertainment company with her husband.

“I am thanking God for His faithfulness to us through the birth of  Much Ado Entertainment (now Musical Mysteries & More) – a word spoken into my life 15 years ago.  We pray for a strong faith and willing hearts to follow wherever He leads us.”