Jillian Nyhan Zygo (theatrical resume, guardian resume)
Raised in the Saratoga region of upstate New York, Jillian Nyhan Zygo has employed her natural beauty, character and talent to entertain others since childhood. Her clarion vocal talents, precise comedic timing, energetic dance and compelling dramatic ability combine to provide what one critic called "eye magnets" for the theatre audience - you just cannot take your eyes off Jillian when she is on stage. Theatre goers from coast to coast have applauded Jillian's Ado Annie, played opposite her husband, J. Michael Zygo, as Will Parker in the National Tour of Rogers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! Off-stage, this Field Hockey playing SUNY Geneseo graduate combines vivacious charisma with compassion serving meals in soup kitchens and organizing scores of benefit cabarets to raise money for AIDS, cancer research, and other worthy causes. Some of Jills favorite roles include Violet in Violet, Meg Brockie in Brigadoon, Ellie in Showboat, Maureen/Queenie in Honk!, Sister Amnesia in Nunsense. She has worked coast to coast from dinner theatre at the Broadway Palm West in Mesa AZ to Regional theatre at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster PA. She has also played great venues such at the Pantages in Hollywood to the Orpheum in Memphis!
J. Michael Zygo (download theatrical resume)
In 7th Grade, Mike's Music Teacher Richard Milks asked him to join Choir and in 8th Grade cast him as Peter Pan in the school musical. Since then he's played roles as contrasting as Huck Finn in Big River to Alan Strang in Equus, and from Drew in Rock of Ages to Emcee in Cabaret. Throughout his career, he's been blessed to travel around the country playing opposite his wife Jill as Will Parker and Ado Annie in Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! and as Robbie and Julia in The Wedding Singer. He's performed on the stages of many historical venues in every state in the country except Alaska. Although he's been called a "dancing and gymnastic machine," which hails from his martial arts background (he's a Black Belt by the way), his love of Guitar is what inspired 2 Country Music albums and led to his 1st Broadway show. Apple country is the best way to describe where Mike grew up. His western New York hometown of Williamson has a celebration called the Apple Blossom Festival, and an orchard greeted him when he walked out his back door. He's even worked at the Mott's factory located in his hometown. The first time he ever laid eyes on his beautiful wife was at an audition on stage at SUNY Geneseo, the college where they met... a little too storybook really. Together, there's no stopping what they can do!