HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS...   Role: Bud Frump Production Info: 4/25/08 to 5/11/08 @ White Plains PAC (NY) Director: Eleanor Reissa Choreographer: Lorin Latarro Musical Director: James Bassi

Oh, the pleasures of getting to sleep in your own apartment while working in the theatre, especially when the show is as good as How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, the 1962 Pulitzer Prize (and Tony) Award-winning show about climbing the ladder "the company way."  As the comically inept villain Bud Frump, I had the burdensome task of gleefully attempting to ruin each character's feeble attempts of corporate and personal success; unfortunately the only one to get the boot at the end of the show was ME!  I have to say, one of the most enjoyable aspects of this particular show was its incredible proximity to New York City — how great to hop on the Metro North train with friends . . . and then have the opportunity to perform in a show for them an hour later! Click on this link to visit the White Plains Performing Arts Center website.

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THE WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER, 4/25/2008 by Brian Austin Lurking like a Woody Allen type as a roadblock to Finch’s trip to the top is Ron DeStefano , as Bud Frump, the nephew of President Biggley who sees Finch as a threat. A running story line in the show is how Frump, (like the Coyote in a Road Runner cartoon), attempts to embarrass and discredit Finch only to have Finch cleverly turn the tables in surprise ways. DeStefano’s smarmy plotting, furtive as a weasel, creative as a lawyer, and his cackling and delight in his own cleverness is hilarious.

TALK ENTERTAINMENT.COM, 4/28/2008 by Oscar E. Moore Ron DeStefano as the put upon mama’s boy - Bud Frump – caffeine deprived, nerdy nephew to his Uncle the President – does comic justice to his part.

THE CHEAP POP.COM, 4/29/2008 by Jon Chattman But the standout performances (of the many standout performances) are those of Ron DeStefano, as Bud Frump—the boss’ nepotismatic, inept nephew, who was previously the Lead Pianist/Singer aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas, who steals every scene he is in. Those must have been some entertaining cruises!

THE JOURNAL NEWS, 5/2/2008 by Peter D. Kramer   Ron DeStefano, as Bud Frump - Finch's rival and Biggley's nephew - is a proper mix of glide and slide, ready to slip in when any opportunity presents itself, or call his mother to complain if opportunities are about to slip away.

THE WHITE PLAINS TIMES, 5/1/2008 by Brian Austin Ron DeStefano plays Finch’s sniveling and scheming nemesis, the boss’s nephew Bud Frump, with exhilarating mendacity.