Samuel James Willis

Show Bio

Samuel James Willis (Scanlon) is ready to explode as he prepares to be in the stage version of his favorite film! He was most recently on stage this last September in the role of the Captain for James and the Giant Peach. This will be Sam’s 22nd time working with CPT, and it marks his 9th year with them! Past roles include Lenny Ganz in Rumors, Wayne in Puffs, the sound engineer for Cinderella, and an Ensemble member in Jesus Christ Superstar. Offstage, he can be found slinging paint at Don Smith Paint Company or giving booty scritchums to his cat Maggie. Thanks as always to his amazing girlfriend Emily for helping him run lines and sacrificing her evenings with him, and to his family for being a never-ending source of love and support, to the staff for helping him cross a show off of his dream list, and to his castmates for helping bring this show to life.

“When they call your name, better run and hide/Tell you you’re insane, you believe their lies.”
- Ozzy Osbourne, Patient Number 9

Roles

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (2025)

2024-2025
Scanlon
Legacy Award Winner

James and the Giant Peach (2024)

2024-2025
Captain/Ensemble

Rumors

2023-2024
Lenny Ganz
Legacy Award Winner

Puffs

2022-2023
Wayne Hopkins

Cinderella

2022-2023
Sound Design
Set Build Crew

Jesus Christ Superstar (2022)

2022-2023
Ensemble (Swing)

Elf The Musical

2021-2022
Santa Claus

Miscast Cabaret

2020-2021
Sound Assistant
Company

The Show Must Go On!

2020-2021
Purpose - Avenue Q
Stupid with Love - Mean Girls

West Side Story (2017)

2016-2017
Company

A Streetcar Named Desire (2017)

2016-2017
Pablo Gonzales

The Crucible (2016)

2015-2016
John Procter

Peter and the Star Catcher

2018-2019
Fighting Prawn/Mack/Mr. Grempkin/Sanchez

Little Women

2018-2019
Laurie Laurence

The Wedding Singer

2018-2019
Robbie Hart

Big Fish

2019-2020
Edward

Our Town (2020)

2019-2020
Sound Designer

Cabaret (2019)

2019-2020
Herr Schultz

Barefoot in the Park

2019-2020
House Manager

The Addams Family

2018-2019
Sound Engineer