SPOOK ME! 2 - Behind the scenes of the Europa-Park musical

The visionaries behind the production

Thomas Mack

Producer

Thomas Mack, Managing Partner of Europa-Park, who as producer of the first part of ‘SPOOK ME!’ already contributed significantly to the success of the musical, is also bringing his extensive experience and passion to the sequel ‘SPOOK ME! 2’ as producer. Under his direction, Europa-Park once again demonstrates that Germany's largest theme park offers a holistic show programme for the whole family. The successful collaboration with a high-calibre creative team, with whom Thomas Mack already worked closely on the first part, ensures that the sequel also takes visitors into a fascinating world full of magic, excitement and impressive stage sets. The musical is further proof that Europa-Park is a place where culture and entertainment merge at the highest level.

With ‘SPOOK ME! The Europa-Park Musical’ in 2014, we brought a story to life that not only showed the ghosts of the ghost castle in a new light, but also brought a piece of my own fascination for the attraction to the stage. Now, ten years later, it fills me with particular pride to present the next stage of this wonderful journey with ‘SPOOK ME! 2’.

The sequel to the musical was a real matter of the heart for me: the response to the first part showed us how deeply the story and the music by Hendrik Schwarzer and Jan Lepold reached the hearts of our guests. The return of the much-loved characters and the expansion of the narrative now offer us the opportunity to immerse ourselves once again in the magic of this unique world and create new emotional highlights.

As always, the focus is on the attention to detail and perfection that has always characterised our family business. ‘SPOOK ME! 2’ once again combines elaborate staging, artistic excellence and emotional depth to create an unforgettable experience. The new story about Prince Tao, Lilly and King Borbar and the powerful melodies of Hendrik Schwarzer will again whisk you away into the mysterious world of ghosts.

I invite you to be enchanted once more and to discover the next chapter of this wonderful story of 'SPOOK ME!2' together with us.

I hope you enjoy it!

Your Thomas Mack

The 'SPOOK ME! 2' Creative Team

Hendrik Schwarzer

Composition

Hendrik Schwarzer, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, in 1987, composed the orchestral work ‘Expression of Pictures’ at the age of 17, which was premiered in Freiburg. This was followed in 2005 by the piano suite ‘Homage to Friedensreich Hundertwasser’ and ‘Winds in Space’. In 2011, Schwarzer's ‘Soundtrack of Europa-Park’ was released, which is still an integral part of Europa-Park's music today. He has also penned the music for projects such as Wodan, the Rulantica water world, various Europa-Park parades and the restaurant world-first Eatrenalin. Most recently, he realised the new sound concept for the ghost castle.

Jan Lepold

Book & Libretto

Jan Lepold, born in 1983 in Freiburg im Breisgau, can look back on a long-standing and close partnership with Europa-Park as CEO of T-Rex Classics GmbH. He is responsible for the conception and realisation of music projects for various attractions. These include projects such as Rulantica, Eatrenalin and attractions such as ‘Snorri Touren’ and ‘Pirates in Batavia’. Jan Lepold was significantly involved in the creation and production of the Europa-Park musicals ‘SPOOK ME!’ and ‘Rulantica’, for which he worked as a songwriter and author. In addition to his work at T-Rex Classics GmbH, he works together with his long-time friend Hendrik Schwarzer at Orchestral Tools.

Ulrich Grawunder

Director

Ulrich Grawunder, born in Berlin in the middle of the last century, became a member of the Berlin Boys' Choir at an early age. A theatre director discovered him in the choir and cast him as a child actor. Grawunder has been working as an actor, singer, author and director since the age of 11 and lives for the theatre. He has retained his ‘childlike’ love of theatre and the people behind it. Grawunder emphasises: ‘For me, there is no other profession, because only in the theatre can you experience the direct connection with the audience.’

Andrew Hunt

Choreography

Andrew Hunt, originally from the USA, graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. In New York City, he danced with the Alvin Ailey II Dance Company and toured the USA and Europe with ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and ‘West Side Story’. In Stuttgart, he took part in ‘Miss Saigon’ as dance captain and later choreographed ‘Dance of the Vampires’ and ‘I've Never Been to New York’. He is currently the artistic director for ‘Tina - the Tina Turner Musical’ and ‘Ice Queen’ in Stuttgart.

Monika Ziefle

Set and costume design

Since 2003, Monika Ziefle has been designing stage sets and costumes for the various theatres and shows at Europa-Park. After studying art at the Freiburg City Theatre, she began working as a freelancer at various theatres throughout Germany, including Bonn and Kassel. During her maternity leave with her son, she got to know and appreciate Europa-Park and is very proud to have been creatively involved for such a long time.

Kami Zero

Make-Up

The ‘SPOOK ME! 2’ Cast

These are the lead actors

Michelle Tafelmayer

Role: Lola

Michelle Tafelmayer completed her musical theatre training in 2021. She has appeared in opera productions such as ‘Carmen’ and as the Third Boy in ‘Die Zauberflöte’. In 2022, she made her debut in ‘FALCO - The Musical’, which went on tour again in 2024. At Europa-Park, she has appeared in shows such as ‘Becoming No. 1’ and ‘A Christmas Novel’. She has also been playing the lead role in ‘Kindertransport’ at the English Theatre Frankfurt since 2023. In 2024, she took on a leading role in the musical 'Villa Haar'. Michelle also works as an audiobook narrator.

Lucia Miorin

Role: Lola

Lucia Miorin studied at the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna and successfully completed her studies there in summer 2024. Prior to this, she completed her preparatory training at the Paul Hindemith Music School in Berlin-Neukölln. In addition to university musical productions such as ‘Bring it on’, ‘Pippin’ and ‘Elegies’, she has also appeared on stage at the Raimund Theatre, won the Walter and Charlotte Hamel Foundation's sponsorship prize at the National Singing Competition Berlin in autumn 2023 and was most recently seen in the Germany-wide production ‘Bibi&Tina - Die außerirdische Hitparade’ as the main character ‘Bibi Blocksberg’.

Ornella De Santis

Role: Lilly

Ornella De Santis is a pop singer with Italian-Serbian roots, born in Offenburg, Germany. In 2009, she went to Brazil to record her debut album with Universal Music. In 2012, she reached the final of the German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest. She regularly performs on musical and variety stages. In 2024, she toured as a soloist with the Bundeswehr brass band Heeresmusikkorps Ulm. Her latest projects in Europa-Park include shows such as ‘Movie Hits’ and the Eatrenalin Late Night Experience.

Cornelia Weber

Role: Lilly

Cornelia Weber began making music at an early age and was part of various choirs and musical productions. She completed her training as a stage actress in 2014 and performed in several plays at Europa-Park, including ‘SPOOK ME!’. After a break, she is looking forward to working in the park again and being part of the sequel to the musical, creating magical moments together with her colleagues.

Nicolas Boris Christahl

Role: Tao

Nicolas performed on various stages during his training in Vienna. After graduating, he performed at the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien in ‘Mozart!’ and at the Landestheater Linz in ‘Ghost’, among others. He played Kassar in the Disney musical ‘Aladdin’ and was Fight Captain. He fulfilled a childhood dream in ‘Dance of the Vampires’. Now he is particularly looking forward to being part of the sequel to ‘SPOOK ME!’ and continuing the story of the ghost castle.

Daniel Johnson

Role: Tao

Daniel Johnson, who studied at the Hamburg Stage School, is a musical theatre actor, singer and boy band member. He has played leading roles in ‘Rulantica - The Musical’ and ‘Kiss me Kate’. In 2022, he signed his first record deal and joined the boyband Team5ünf, which reached the top 10 of the German album charts. His solo debut album was released in 2023. During ‘SPOOK ME! 2’, he is looking forward to thrilling the audience as Tao with a new story full of music and adventure.

Thomas Hardegger

Role: King Borbar

Thomas Hardegger trained as a ballet dancer in Basel and Florence. He danced with the Swiss Chamber Ballet, among others, and appeared in productions such as ‘Romeo and Juliet’. He later trained as a singer and actor and performed in productions including ‘Die Dreigroschenoper’ in Basel. He made his debut as a musical theatre actor in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’. At Europa-Park, he is now playing the role of King Borbar in ‘SPOOK ME! 2’ and is looking forward to his first engagement at the park.

Juliane Hollerbach

Role: Isperia

Juliane Hollerbach is a singer, dancer, actress and choreographer. She has performed in numerous theatres in German-speaking countries, including the Freiburg Theatre, the Mannheim National Theatre and the Bad Hersfeld Festival. She has appeared in several musicals at Europa-Park, including ‘SPOOK ME!’. She is a member of the swing jazz group ‘The Shoo-Shoos’ and teaches dance at the Freiburg University of Music. In 2012, she was honoured with the Freiburg ZMF Prize.

Nicole Haas

Role: Miss Graf

Nicole Haas began her stage career in the Eifel region in Germany. She studied music in Freiburg and specialised in tap dance and musicals. She has been working as a freelance singer and actress in Freiburg since 1998, and regularly performs in various theatres. She is a member of the a cappella comedy group ‘Die Giselas’. In 2019, she played the evil queen in ‘When Christmas was banned’ at Europa-Park and is now looking forward to her role in ‘SPOOK ME! 2’.

Stefanie Verkerk

Role: Isperia/Miss Graf

Stefanie Verkerk, who grew up in Freiburg, comes from a theatre family and studied singing at the Basel Music Academy. She has had engagements at numerous theatres, including the Bonn Opera, Heidelberg Theatre and Aachen City Theatre. From 2025, she and her husband will take over the music theatre at E-Werk Freiburg. This is Stefanie's first time on stage at Europa-Park and she is looking forward to this new challenge in ‘SPOOK ME! 2’.

Elisabeth Schuller

Role: Miss Graf

Elisabeth Schuller completed her musical theatre training at the Stage School in Hamburg and has appeared in productions such as ‘Edison - The Musical’ and ‘Spamalot’. She has been a permanent cast member at Europa-Park since 2016. In 2025, she will be touring with ‘Michael Jackson Tribute Live Experience’ and ‘Best of Musicals’. In ‘SPOOK ME! 2’, she takes on the role of Miss Graf and is looking forward to being part of another Europa-Park musical production.

Europa-Park Show Ballet

The actors

Elina Prikhodko, Anna Moskalenko, Bethan Bache, Polina Fedorenko, Andressa Passos, Giovanna Lisa Di Franco, Lexi Janz, Maksim Almukhametov, Rafael Rojas, Vlad Minko, Aleksei Oderii, Viacheslav Parkhomenko, Stas Predushchenko, Andrey Zhavoronkov

The 'SPOOK ME! 2' Production Team

The people responsible for a smooth operation

Lukas Baßler

Project Lead & Assistant Director

Lukas Baßler, 36, directs the production of ‘SPOOK ME! 2’ together with Brigitta Kocsis and works as an assistant director. From 2013 to 2019, the trained musical theatre performer was on stage in various Europa-Park productions and also wrote the music for various park-owned children's musicals, including ‘Das verdrehte Märchenbuch’ and the book and music for ‘When Christmas was banned’. Since 2019, he has been responsible behind the scenes as a show writer and director at Europa-Park and has been on stage outside Europa-Park at the Gloria-Theater Bad Säckingen since 2010.

Brigitta Kocsis

Project Lead

Brigitta Kocsis discovered her enthusiasm for dancing at the age of 7. After graduating as a ballet dancer from the Hungarian Dance Academy, she began her career at the Hungarian National Opera House, the Hungarian Festival Ballet and in the musical ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, among others. She has been working at Europa-Park since 2010 and has performed as a dancer in a wide variety of shows and other productions at Europa-Park. After completing her training as a tourism and leisure management assistant, she has been working in the entertainment department and is responsible for various shows, galas and events.

Frank Bungarz

Video & Lighting Designer

Frank Bungarz has been designing and supervising industrial events for over 30 years, has worked on major TV shows and has conceptualised lighting and video designs for countless concerts. He has worked freelance for Europa-Park for several years and is jointly responsible for the creative and conceptual realisation of a wide variety of shows and events, including the Europa-Park Dinner-Show. For the musical ‘SPOOK ME! 2’, he created the video content and is responsible for the graphics and digital recordings.

Lars Wolf

Lighting Designer

Lars Wolf has been working in the field of professional lighting design since the early 1990s and has since accompanied a number of national and international artists. He is responsible for the lighting design for ‘SPOOK ME! 2’ and as he has known Europa-Park since he was a child, he considers this task a great honour.

Nadine Trautmann

Costume Production

Nadine Trautmann has been working for Europa-Park for 29 years. The head of the company's own tailoring department is responsible for the production of the costume designs for ‘SPOOK ME! 2’ and many other Europa-Park shows. She began her career making wedding dresses, worked closely with an Italian designer and was responsible for costume production in an opera house before her career took her to Europa-Park.

Sören Ott

Team Lead Event Technology

Sören Ott began his training as an event technology specialist at Europa-Park in 2013 and specialised in lighting technology after completing his training. After many years of professional experience, he is now team leader, responsible for a dedicated team and in charge of personnel planning for exciting projects in the Confertainment Centre as well as impressive show productions.

Tim Holschuh

Lead Video Technician

Tim Holschuh, born in 1998 in Lörrach, is a versatile technician specialising in video technology. After completing his training as a media designer for image and sound at Europa-Park, he completed further training as an event technology specialist. Since then, he has worked in the event technology department and has played a key role in all video technology production at Europa-Park.

Philipp Läufer

Lead Sound Engineer

Philipp Läufer, 23 years old, is an event technology specialist at Europa-Park. He began his training at Europa-Park in 2019 and completed it in summer 2022. Since then, he has been working in the event technology team at Europa-Park, where he takes care of a wide range of sound technology tasks during events and shows. During the musical ‘SPOOK ME! 2’, he and the sound engineering team are responsible for the audio equipment and supervision of the musical.

Sebastian Servas

Lead Lighting Technician

Sebastian Servas, born in 1996 in Starnberg, is an event technology specialist at Europa-Park. He began his training as an event technician at Europa-Park in 2018. Since then, he has been in charge of the lighting technology for a wide range of events and shows. Most recently, he was involved in setting up and realising the ‘Misterio’ show and the Europa-Park Dinner-Show.

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