Jonathan is absolutely thrilled (and mildly surprised) to be coming out of retirement for the first-ever show in this incredible new theatre, alongside some of Jacksonville’s finest talents. Apparently retirement just meant “taking a brief intermission.” Recently, you may have spotted him causing theatrical mischief at Hardwicks in several cabarets with Art Collective Theatre, jingling all the way through ACT’s JOY, and spinning himself dizzy in Broadway Bash. Other adventures on stage include Waitress (Cal), Xanadu (Terpsichore), Avenue Q (Princeton), Evil Dead (Tree #1 — yes, a tree, and he took it very seriously), Grease (Teen Angel/Eugene), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Hairspray, La Cage, Man of La Mancha, Merrily We Roll Along, and The Boy from Oz. He also performs at St. John’s Cathedral and has spent years embracing his inner musical unicorn as a countertenor in the classical world. When not under stage lights, Jonathan is the proud owner and operator of the award-winning Vanity Furs Pet Salon and Hotel, serving the Jacksonville community for 17 years. So if he seems unusually comfortable with chaos, glitter, dramatic personalities, and unconditional love… theatre and pet grooming are basically the same job. Huge shoutout to Julie and Jeremiah for creating a home for all of us delightfully weird theatre kids. And to Carole Clifford: thank you for believing in me even when I occasionally forgot how to believe in myself.