CAST / CREATIVE
PETER BRYNOLF
JONAS LJUNG
PETER BRYNOLF & JONAS LJUNG (Performers)
Brynolf & Ljung achieved their international breakthrough on “Britain’s Got Talent,” captivating over 11 million viewers. They are also renowned for their popular Swedish series, “Brynolf & Ljung – Street Magic,” which aired on TV4 from 2015 to 2017. The series, spanning three seasons, attracted over half a million viewers each week. Peter and Jonas have made recurring appearances on some of Sweden’s most-watched TV shows, including “Allsång på Skansen” (SVT), “Sommarkrysset” (TV4), “Fångarna på fortet” (TV4), “Nyhetsmorgon” (TV4), and “Bingolotto” (TV4). They have appeared on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” served as the opening act for Penn & Teller at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and have performed in cities around the world, such as Las Vegas, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, New Delhi, Vienna, Edinburgh, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, Paris, and London. In 2009, Brynolf & Ljung won a silver medal at the World Championships of Magic (FISM) in Beijing, China. In the spring of 2016, the duo debuted Hokus Pokus Motherf*ckers!, which played to sold-out concert halls and arenas for one and a half years. This was followed by The Circle in 2018-2019, and most recently, Stalker, which played during 2021-2022 to sold-out arenas. In spring 2024, Peter and Jonas transitioned to New York to perform their latest creation, Stalker, for an American audience.
LIFELINE ENTERTAINMENT(Producer)
In 1997, Lifeline was conceived as a management company for artists and producers in Sweden through a collaborative effort between Michael Henriksson and then-employer, Live Nation (formerly EMA Telstar Sweden). Over the management years, Lifeline successfully represented artists such as the globally acclaimed Robyn, Christian Falk, etc. In 2009, Michael took control of Lifeline, and by 2010, he welcomed Lasse Karlsson as his new partner. With a background managing international pop sensation Ace of Base, as well as Japanese phenomenon Meja, Lasse brought a wealth of experience to the partnership. In 2012, they founded Lifeline Entertainment, focused on shaping the evolution of the live entertainment business in Sweden with the main focus of developing the concert hall and arena experience in Scandinavia. Today, Lifeline stands as one of Sweden’s leading private agencies, boasting over 400,000 tickets sold annually. From concerts to theatre productions, including hits like Peter Pan Goes Wrong, We Will Rock You the Musical, and Woody Allen in Concert, alongside Swedish successes like Brynolf & Ljung, Pernilla Wahlgren, and Bo Kaspers Orkester, Lifeline has firmly established itself on the entertainment map.
PENN & TELLER(Producer)
From humble beginnings busking on the streets of Philadelphia to acclaimed sold-out runs on Broadway to the longest-running, and one of the most-beloved resident headline acts in Las Vegas history, magic’s legendary duo continues to defy labels — and at times physics and good taste — by redefining the genre of magic and inventing their own very distinct niche in comedy. Their record-breaking Las Vegas show at The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino has an amazing nine wins as “Las Vegas Magicians of the Year” and was called “the single best show in Vegas” by the Los Angeles Times. The current hit series “Penn & Teller: Fool Us!” for The CW Network, on which up-and-comers and magic veterans try to fool Penn & Teller for a chance to star in the pair’s hit Las Vegas stage show, was nominated for a Critic’s Choice Award and returned for a 10th season in 2023. Hundreds of outrageous appearances on everything from “Fallon” to “Friends,” “The Simpsons” to “Colbert,” “Modern Family” to “Big Bang Theory,” plus their own specials for NBC, ABC, PBS and Comedy Central have garnered them an Emmy, a Writers Guild Award, and their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The controversial Showtime series “Penn & Teller: BS!” was nominated for 13 Emmys and was the longest-running series in the history of the network. The show highlighted the pair’s ardent skepticism by tackling the fakes and frauds behind such topics as alien abduction, psychics, and bottled water. In recent years they’ve become acclaimed documentarians with the BAFTA-nominated Sony Pictures Classic release Tim’s Vermeer, which follows Texas-based inventor Tim Jenison on his quest to discover the methods used by Dutch Master painter Johannes Vermeer. Their other films, the critically lauded feature The Aristocrats and the Showtime short The Gambler’s Ballad, were met with wide praise. The Olivier-nominated Magic Goes Wrong, written and created in collaboration with Mischief Theatre (creators of the Tony®-nominated The Play That Goes Wrong), played at London’s West End Vaudeville Theatre, setting a box office pre-sale record. The Daily Mail hailed it as a “spellbinding romp,” while The Sun theater critic raved, “I’ll be laughing into next week.” As individuals, they are just as prolific. Teller directed versions of Macbeth and The Tempest that toured to raves from The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, co-wrote and directed the Off-Broadway thriller Play Dead, and has written two books. Penn has written five books, including the New York Times Best Sellers God No! and Presto. He hosted the NBC game show “Identity” and donned his ballroom shoes for ABC’s hit “Dancing With The Stars.” Last season, together, Penn & Teller were unmasked after several spirited performances on “The Masked Singer.” In 2023, Penn & Teller celebrated 48 years of professional partnership.
PETER BRYNOLF, JONAS LJUNG(CREATORS & WRITERS)
Brynolf & Ljung achieved their international breakthrough on “Britain’s Got Talent,” captivating over 11 million viewers. They are also renowned for their popular Swedish series, “Brynolf & Ljung – Street Magic,” which aired on TV4 from 2015 to 2017. The series, spanning three seasons, attracted over half a million viewers each week. Peter and Jonas have made recurring appearances on some of Sweden’s most-watched TV shows, including “Allsång på Skansen” (SVT), “Sommarkrysset” (TV4), “Fångarna på fortet” (TV4), “Nyhetsmorgon” (TV4), and “Bingolotto” (TV4). They have appeared on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us,” served as the opening act for Penn & Teller at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, and have performed in cities around the world, such as Las Vegas, Oslo, Helsinki, Copenhagen, New Delhi, Vienna, Edinburgh, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, Paris, and London. In 2009, Brynolf & Ljung won a silver medal at the World Championships of Magic (FISM) in Beijing, China. In the spring of 2016, the duo debuted Hokus Pokus Motherf*ckers!, which played to sold-out concert halls and arenas for one and a half years. This was followed by The Circle in 2018-2019, and most recently, Stalker, which played during 2021-2022 to sold-out arenas. In spring 2024, Peter and Jonas transitioned to New York to perform their latest creation, Stalker, for an American audience.
EDWARD AF SILLÉN(CREATOR AND WRITER)
Edward Af Sillén is one of Sweden’s premier directors and screenwriters, also known for his work with “The Eurovision Song Contest” with 250 million viewers on TV. As a director his theatre credits include Tootsie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Art, Shirley Valentine, Cock, Bull, Twelfth Night, VD, The Witches of Eastwick, Dreamgirls, Rumors, It Runs in the Family, and Out of Order. He also co-wrote and directed the hit musicals Änglagård and Så Som i Himmelen, which have been translated into eight languages and counting. He has written successful Swedish movies such as The Medicine and A Holy Mess and also directed the movies A Piece of My Heart and A Final Race, starring Malin Akerman. The BBC brought him to London to write and direct for Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc, and in 2023 he directed at the Royal Opera House in Copenhagen. Recently he directed the Swedish production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong and co-created and directed the premiere of Brynolf & Ljung’s Stalker, which he is now thrilled to follow all the way to New York.
JAMIE RODERICK(LIGHTING DESIGN)
Off-Broadway: Five; Make Me Gorgeous; Small; ¡Americano!; Disney’s Winnie The Pooh; Emojiland; Stranger Sings; Midnight at the Never Get (Drama Desk nomination); Arms and The Man; Candida; Mrs. Warren’s Profession; Caesar & Cleopatra; safeword.; Accidentally Brave; We Are The Tigers; Red Roses, Green Gold; The Woodsman; Afterglow; A Dog Story. London: Afterglow, It Happened in Key West. Regional: SuperYou, Denis DeYoung’s Hunchback Of Notre Dame, The Bikinis!, Romeo & Juliet, Twelfth Night, Midsummer, Macbeth, Hamlet. JamieRoderick.com
DREW LEVY(SOUND DESIGN)
Broadway: A Strange Loop (Tony® nomination), Oklahoma! (Tony® nomination, Drama Desk nomination), Honeymoon in Vegas (Drama Desk nomination), Chaplin (Drama Desk Award), The Winslow Boy, The Importance of Being Earnest, Present Laughter. West End: A Strange Loop, Oklahoma! (Olivier nomination). Off-Broadway: Oh, Mary!, Judgment Day (Park Avenue Armory), Oklahoma! (St. Ann’s), Cleopatra, One Day the Musical, The Weir, Why Torture is Wrong…, Emergence-See!, Rainbow Kiss, Dutchman (AUDELCO Viv nom.). Regional: The Old Globe, Heartbreak Hotel (Chicago), ART, Williamstown, Huntington, Westport Country Playhouse, Two River Theater, McCarter Theatre, Arena Stage, Long Wharf. Other: Reconfiguration: An Evening with Other Lives at BAM; Drama Desk Awards 2014 & 2015; Metropolitan Opera 125th Anniversary Gala; annual holiday installations for Saks 5th Avenue, Cartier, and others.
TINC PRODUCTIONS(PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT)
Tinc Productions is a NYC-based theatrical and event production management firm, as well as a trusted labor provider. With locations in NYC, Texas, and Florida, Tinc provides top-tier technical production for shows and events across the US. Recent theatrical credits include: Broadway: Paradise Square, Slava’s Snowshow. Off-Broadway: The Night of the Iguana, Mind Mangler, Amid Falling Walls, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, Half-God of Rainfall, How to Defend Yourself, Sandra, The Play That Goes Wrong, Little Shop of Horrors. Tours: On Your Feet! Regional: Twenty-Sided Tavern (Chicago), His Story (Dallas). Upcoming: Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern at Stage 42. Visit tincproductions.com.
ANDREW PETRICK(PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR)
Andrew Petrick is a Production Stage Manager based in New York City. Select Stage Management credits include Artificial Flavors, directed by Steve Cosson (The Civilians); tiny father, directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel (Barrington Stage Company); the ripple, the wave that carried me home, directed by Tamilla Woodard, The Brightest Thing in the World, directed by Margot Bordelon (Yale Repertory Theatre); The Blacker the Berry, directed by Stew; Harmless, directed by Dan Hurlin (Sarah Lawrence College); Pride and Prejudice, directed by Christopher Edwards (Dorset Theatre Festival); Jack and the Beanstalk, directed by Julie Atlas Muz (Abrons Art Center); When We Were Young and Unafraid, directed by Spencer Knoll (Downstage Theatre Company). Andrew is a proud Graduate of Yale University and Sarah Lawrence College.
THE PRESS ROOM(PRESS REPRESENTATIVE)
Broadway: Hamilton, The Book of Mormon, Patriots, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical. Off-Broadway: Blue Man Group, JOB, Scarlett Dreams, A Sign of the Times. Institutions: Barrington Stage Company, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, NY Classical Theatre, Out of the Box Theatrics, Paper Mill Playhouse, Rosie’s Theater Kids, Theatre Row, Vineyard Theatre, The Wooster Group. Upcoming: Born for This, Female Troubles, Grace, Long Way Down, Rutka, Sidney, Sugar Daddy, Working Girl The Musical. thepressroomnyc.com
KGM THEATRICAL(GENERAL MANAGER )
Founded by Daniel Kuney, past productions include Asi Wind’s Inner Circle, Rock & Roll Man, Slava’s Snowshow, Rock of Ages, Puffs, Broadway Bounty Hunter, and Heathers. Current and upcoming: Escapism, The 12, Little Dancer, Born for This, Invincible, Fly More Than You Fall, Shout Sister Shout!, Rutka, Frida, Mozart: Her Story – A New Musical, Wild About You. Led by Daniel Kuney, Tim Sebastian, and Shira Wolf. kgmtheatrical.com
EDWARD AF SILLÉN(Director)
Edward Af Sillén is one of Sweden’s premier directors and screenwriters, also known for his work with “The Eurovision Song Contest” with 250 million viewers on TV. As a director his theatre credits include Tootsie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Art, Shirley Valentine, Cock, Bull, Twelfth Night, VD, The Witches of Eastwick, Dreamgirls, Rumors, It Runs in the Family, and Out of Order. He also co-wrote and directed the hit musicals Änglagård and Så Som i Himmelen, which have been translated into eight languages and counting. He has written successful Swedish movies such as The Medicine and A Holy Mess and also directed the movies A Piece of My Heart and A Final Race, starring Malin Akerman. The BBC brought him to London to write and direct for Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc, and in 2023 he directed at the Royal Opera House in Copenhagen. Recently he directed the Swedish production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong and co-created and directed the premiere of Brynolf & Ljung’s Stalker, which he is now thrilled to follow all the way to New York.