Abby Mueller is currently starring as Jane Seymour in Six: The Musical on Broadway. Prior to that, she starred as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway and the First National Tour. Other New York credits include Kinky Boots on Broadway and the pre-Broadway workshop production of School of Rock. Abby began her career in her hometown of Chicago, where some favorite credits include The Three Musketeers at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers  at Drury Lane Theatre; Brigadoon Into the Woods, and The Full Monty at Marriott Theatre. She has also worked extensively regionally, including The Last 5 Years, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Joseph…, and 1776. TV: America’s Got Talent, NBC; The Today Show, ABC. Check out her Broadway.com Vlog “Yas, Queen!” on YouTube. 

Adrianna Hicks is a Texas native with a B.F.A degree in Musical Theatre from The University of Oklahoma’s Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre. Throughout her career, Adrianna has had the honor of working with so many talented and inspiring artists such as Jerry Mitchell, Michael Bublé, and Heather Headley. During her college years, she performed in hit shows like Little Shop of Horrors, Hairspray, Chicago, RENT, and Ragtime. Her credits include: Broadway: Six, The Color Purple Revival. Aladdin.  Tour/Regional: Six  at Chicago Shakes, A.R.T, Citadel, and Ordway;  The Color Purple Revival Tour ; The Wiz  at Sacramento Music Circus; Ragtime ;  Buddy Holly International:  Sister Act , Legally Blonde , Dirty Dancing. Concert: Michael Bublé Call Me Irresistible Tour.

Aliza Russell (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist, performer, dancer, and yoga/meditation teacher based in Brooklyn, New York. She studied at the Martha Graham School, Stella Adler Studio, and received her BFA in dance from New York University. Aliza also attended Springboard Danse Montreal, where she performed works by Maxine Doyle and Ohad Naharin (set by Bobbi Jene Smith). Her work is influenced by her study of transformative movement, meditation, and visual art. Before the pandemic, she was performing in Sleep No More NYC. Aliza is represented by MSA Agency and is a 2018 Princess Grace Award Recipient in dance.  

Amanda Kloots is a former Broadway dancer and Radio City Rockette turned entrepreneur and celebrity trainer. Now, a co-host on CBS’s The Talk. Amanda approaches life with positivity despite what challenges are thrown her way. Kloots is the creator of the global fitness brand AK! Fitness and the co-creator of the apparel company Hooray For® that donates proceeds to non-profit organizations worldwide. Her first memoir, co-written with her sister, will be released in June 2021.  A proud Ohio native, Kloots currently resides in Los Angeles with her son, Elvis.

Ames McNamara is a high-schooler from Hoboken, NJ. He has been acting in local musical theater since age 5 and professionally since age 8. He stars as Mark Conner-Healy on ABC's The Conners and voices a lead role in a new animated show for pre-schoolers. When he’s not acting, Ames likes to direct his friends in short movies, go on hikes with his family, read fantasy novels, and play tennis and soccer. Besides continuing to act and direct, Ames hopes to work in environmental justice when he’s older.

Named one of the New York Times’ “30 under 30”, Ana Villafañe most recently joined the cast of Darren Star’s hit comedy, Younger, opposite Nico Tortorella, Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff. She also plays Doctor Valentina Castro on NBC’s medical drama, New Amsterdam. Ana originated the role of Gloria Estefan in On Your Feet, directed by Jerry Mitchell, and starred in the hit musical throughout its entire run on Broadway. She later starred as Nina Rosario in the Kennedy Center’s production of In the Heights by Lin Manuel-Miranda, and made her Off-Broadway debut in MCC’s critically acclaimed Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties. Theatre World Award winner for Best Actress, honored by the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts for trailblazing Latinx representation in entertainment, and two-time Drama League Award nominee.

Leading with light and love, Andrea is a Filipino-Canadian performer from Winnipeg, Manitoba who has been critically acclaimed by The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, The Boston Globe and featured in The New York Times. Originating and making her Broadway Debut in the production of Six The musical at The Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Andrea has been playing the role of Anne Boleyn since the North American premiere of the show in Chicago where it then travelled to The American Repertory Theatre, Citadel Theatre and to the Ordway Theatre before making its final stop in New York City. Her Canadian credits include productions of Heather’s The Musical, Avenue Q, Prairie Nurse, Miss Saigon. With goals to break the mold, Andrea is a driven, passionate artist - in and out of the work environment. 

Anna is Delaware raised, Texas educated, and New York based. She earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from Texas State University. Her work includes Broadway: Catherine Parr in Six, Andrea Devereaux in Once On This Island. TV: City On A Hill, FBI. Regional: Six; Deena Jones in Dreamgirls, Princess Tiana in Disney's When You Wish, Trix in The Drowsy Chaperone.

Ariana DeBose is a Tony-nominated actress and 2021 Forbes 30 under 30 honoree known for her varying roles on stage as well as on screen. DeBose is perhaps best known for her role as “Disco Donna” in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, which earned her a 2018 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. For the same role, she was nominated for a Drama League Award for “Distinguished Performance” and won a Chita Rivera Award for “Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show.” In 2015, DeBose appeared alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda in the groundbreaking, Tony-winning musical Hamilton as a member of the original cast in both the Broadway and off-Broadway productions. She is soon to appear in Steven Spielberg’s highly anticipated reimagining of the Academy Award-winning musical West Side Story. DeBose also currently sits on the Covenant House International board of directors, advocating for youth experiencing homelessness, many of whom identify as LGBTQ.

Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actor. In addition to a record-breaking six Tony Awards—distinguishing her as the most decorated performer in American theater—she is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and a 2015 National Medal of Arts bestowed on her by President Barack Obama. Blessed with a luminous soprano and an incomparable gift for dramatic truth-telling, she is as much at home on Broadway and concert stages as she is on film and television. As a recording artist, she has released six solo albums.  Her training in classical voice at Juilliard has led to appearances with leading opera companies and orchestras around the world. A founding member of Black Theatre United, sits on the Covenant House International board of directors, and prominent advocate for LGBTQAI+ rights, her favorite roles are those performed offstage, as an activist, wife to actor Will Swenson, and mother.

Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt has been seen most recently in the highly popular Netflix series by Ryan Murphy, The Politician. Ben stars and serves as the executive producer on the series – his performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the show received a nomination for Best Comedy. Most recently, Ben dropped his highly anticipated single and video for “Imagine”. No stranger to the big screen, Ben has starred in Universal Pictures' smash hits Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2. He has also appeared in Ricki and The Flash alongside Meryl Streep. Platt won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance as Evan Hansen, as well as the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, making him the youngest actor to win the coveted award.  

Ben Cook most recently played Riff in the Broadway revival of West Side Story & just finished playing Steven Ford in Showtimes anthology series, The First Lady. His other Broadway/National Tour credits include Mean Girls, Tuck Everlasting, Newsies, Billy in Billy Elliot, and Ragtime. He reprised the latter role for the filmed version of Disney’s Newsies the Broadway Musical, released in 2017. Ben portrayed Aaron Fisher in HBO’s Paterno and is featured as Mouthpiece in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming West Side Story, scheduled to be in movie theatres in December 2021. His TV credits include episodes of  Law & Order SVU, House of Cards, Veep, and 30 Rock.

Brian Stokes Mitchell continues a 40-year career that spans Broadway, television, film, and concert appearances. He received Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards for his star turn in Kiss Me, Kate. Stokes also has Tony-nominated performances and he was recently inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. In 2016, Stokes made a long-awaited return to Broadway and received his most recent Tony Award for his work as Chairman of the Board of the Actor’s Fund. An extremely versatile singer, he has performed nationally, including two performances at the White House. Stokes has appeared on more than 20 albums and his musical creativity as a vocalist has been extended to include producer, arranger, and orchestrator on all 3 of his solo albums, including his new release, Plays With Music. He serves on the Board and Artist Committee of Americans for the Arts and is a founding member of Black Theatre United. 

Ms. Jenkins joined the Covenant House International board of directors in December 2009. She has traveled to many of the U.S. Covenant House sites as well as the sites in Canada and Mexico and met and spent time with the residents showing up for the kids time and again. She has participated in many of the Night Of Broadway Stars events helping to raise money and awareness for youth experiencing homelessness. Ms. Jenkins is also a founder and member of the Broadway Sleep Out committee and has helped to raise over a million dollars. “The kids of Covenant House stretch my heart wider than I ever dreamed possible they are my heroes”. www.capathiajenkins.com

Writer, director, producer, actor and musician Charlie Day’s comedic talent in both film and television has garnered him a loyal following among critics and fans all over the world. In 2005, Day co-created the FX series It’s Always Sunny in  Philadelphia with friends Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton. He serves as a writer, executive producer and also stars in Sunny, which is one of the longest running and most successful comedies to date. Beginning his acting career onstage, Day performed for four years at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. In 2011, he starred opposite Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx in the hit comedy Horrible Bosses. Other television  credits include Luis, Drunk History, Law & Order: SVU, American  Dad, Reno 911, Mary and Rhoda, Madigan Men, Campfire Stories and Unsupervised. In 2011 Day took the coveted position as host of Saturday Night Live.

A theatrical icon and one of Broadway's greatest triple-threat talents, Chita Rivera is one of the most nominated performers in Tony Award history earning 10 nominations, won twice and received the 2018 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. Her most recent Broadway roles include The Visit, the revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood; The Dancer’s Life, and the revival of Nine. Her electric performance as Anita in the original Broadway premiere of West Side Story brought her international stardom. Her career is highlighted by starring roles in Bye Bye Birdie, The Rink, Chicago, Jerry’s Girls, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and the original Broadway casts of Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, Seventh Heaven, Mr. Wonderful.  Chita was awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom and the coveted Kennedy Center Honor. Her most treasured production is her daughter, singer/dancer/choreographer Lisa Mordente.

Daniel Yearwood, a recent graduate from Pace University's musical theater program has been working non stop on a string of exciting projects since graduation. Daniel was most recently seen as 'Philip/Lauren' in the Broadway smash hit, Hamilton. Prior to that, Daniel was seen in the Tony nominated play, Ink at Manhattan Theatre Club right after returning from a run in the Jerry Mitchell directed musical, My Very First British Invasion, at Papermill Playhouse. Select theater credits include; Broadway's Once On This Island, Encores City Center production of Grand Hotel and the high profile reading of Tarell Alvin Mccraney's Choir Boy directed by Trip Cullman. Daniel is a true triple threat and emanates a confident charisma on and off the stage.

Darius de Haas enjoys a multifaceted career as an award-winning widely acclaimed popular singer and actor. Born and raised in a musical family he has proven successful as a performer ranging from the Broadway stage to ground breaking Off Broadway pieces to recordings to concert venues throughout the world. His stature as a solo artist was launched when he made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Cincinnati Pops, but performs as a guest with numerous orchestras and groups. He is known to many musical theater fans for his role of Cain in the Stephen Schwartz musical Children of Eden in which he sang "Lost In The Wilderness,” and most recently appeared in the critically acclaimed production of the NYSF Public Theater/ Public Works production of As You Like It. He is proudly on the Covenant House International board of directors, who serve youth experiencing homelessness throughout North and South America.

Denée Benton recently starred as ‘Eliza’ in Broadway’s Tony Award winning musical Hamilton.  She received the 2017 Tony Award nomination, Drama League Distinguished Performance Award nomination, Theatre World Award, and Lilly Award for her portrayal of ‘Natasha’ in the Broadway production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.  She had previously played the role of ‘ Natasha’ at the American Repertory Theater. Other credits include Nabulungi in the West End and U.S. national tour of The Book of Mormon.  She starred as ‘Ruby’ in season 2 of Lifetime's hit television series UnREAL, filmed the pilot 25 for CBS and appears in the indie film The Friend alongside Dakota Johnson, Casey Affleck, and Jason Segel  -- which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.  Currently she is shooting the highly-anticipated HBO series called The Gilded Age. Denee is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. 

Desus Nice & The Kid Mero (aka The Bodega Boys) are multitalented comedians, podcasters, and New York Times bestselling authors who co-host the critically-acclaimed late-night talk show Desus & Mero, now in its third season on Showtime. Twice weekly, the Bronx-bred pals offer their hilarious takes on the news and sit down with an all-star line-up of guests that spans the cultural landscape, infusing the format with their signature brand of kinetic, off-the-cuff comedy. Among other accolades, they have won a 2021 Writers Guild of America TV Award for "Best Comedy/Variety Talk Series". In addition to their late night duties, Desus and Mero co-host the long-running and wildly popular podcast Bodega Boys. Their New York Times bestselling life advice book, God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons from the Bronx, was released by Random House in 2020.  

Dharon Jones  Is a 22 year old native of Brooklyn, New York.  He made his Broadway debut in the West Side Story Broadway Revival as Riff, the leader of the Jets. TV: CBS Blue Bloods More than meets the Eye.  Film: Saturday Church, Inside and Outwards a short film by Ezra Hurwitz. B.F.A. Ithaca College.

Dionne Warwick is a six-time Grammy Award-winning music legend who has earned more than 75 charted hit songs and sold over 100 million records. She was discovered by Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1961,and went on to record 18 consecutive Top 100 singles. She received her first Grammy in 1968 for “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?”. Ms. Warwick became the first African-American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocalist Performance. Ms. Warwick was also inducted into The Grammy Museum where a special 50^th Anniversary career exhibit was unveiled. Most recently, Warwick was the recipient of the coveted and prestigious 2017 Marian Anderson Award for her career accomplishments and philanthropy. She was honored in a 2018 PBS Television Special, “Then Came You,” was named 2019 Ambassador to the Smithonian Institute’s Year in Music and is a 2019 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

Dolly Parton is the most honored female country singer-songwriter of all time - achieving 25 RIAA-certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards, and 26 songs at #1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. Parton reached #1 on the Billboard Christian Airplay Chart for her Grammy-winning duet with Zach Williams. She has 44 career Top 10 country albums, an industry record, and 110 career-charted singles. She won eleven Grammy Awards and 50 nominations, the Lifetime Achievement Award; 10 Country Music Association Awards, Entertainer of the Year; five Academy of Country Music Awards, a nod for Entertainer of the Year; four People’s Choice Awards; three American Music Awards and is in the Country Music Hall of Fame. From her “Coat of Many Colors” while working “9 to 5,” no dream is too big and no mountain too high for the country girl who turned the world into her stage.

Frank Wildhorn is a Multi-Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award nominated composer and producer. He is the first American composer in 22 years to have three shows running  simultaneously on Broadway. Frank produced Harlem Song at the famed Apollo Theatre. International shows include 21 titles in Japan and 16 in South Korea. Frank served as music director for the Goodwill  Games in New York City (1998) and he wrote the opening number for the 2002 Winter Olympics. He received the  prestigious Charles Dickens Award from USC, and a  scholarship under his name. Among the artists who have recorded and performed Frank’s works: Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole, Kenny Rogers, Sammy  Davis, Jr., Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Hootie & the Blowfish, The  Moody Blues, Johnny Mathis,  Patti LaBelle, Jeffrey Osborne, and BeBe Winans to name a few. Frank was awarded an honorary doctorate  from Marymount Manhattan College in 2014. Father to Justin Samuel and Jake Ryan.

Born and raised in Miami, FL, Gaby Diaz started dancing at the age of 3 and trained in various styles growing up. In 2015, she was crowned America’s Favorite Dancer for season 12 of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance and went on to perform on tour alongside Season 12’s Top Ten. Gaby was also seen performing in Jennifer Lopez’s Las Vegas show, All I Have, as an All Star on Seasons 13,14, and 16 of So You Think You Can Dance, on tour with Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound Company, and performing as a guest artist with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Gaby will be making her feature film debuts in Netflix’s upcoming musical, Tick Tick... Boom!, and in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of West Side Story.

James Monroe Iglehart is in the current Broadway cast of Hamilton. He won a Tony award for his show stopping roll as Genie in Disney’s Aladdin. His other Broadway credits include Freestyle Love Supreme, Memphis , 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. You can also see James on TV: Hulu documentary: We are Freestyle Love Supreme, Netflix series Maniac , Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , Gotham, Elementary, Law & Order:SVU. He is also the host of the new HGTV show. Biggest Little Christmas Showdown, currently on Discovery Plus. James has also written three different comic book stories for Marvel Comics and is one of the co-host of the podcast This Week in Marvel on Sirius XM. He has also had the privilege to have sold out concert runs at 54Below, Carnegie Hall & concerts around the country. When he’s not on stage, he’s usually watching Pro Wrestling or Disney + while just chilling out with his wife of 19 years Dawn and their cat Zoe. 

Jason Ralph is best known for starring as Quentin Coldwater in Syfy’s The Magicians.  He has recurred on the Paramount series Younger, NBC’s Aquarius, WGN’s Manhattan and the CBS series Madam Secretary. Jason was recently seen in Charlie Kaufman’s film I’m Thinking of Ending Things and will appear in the upcoming season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Other notable credits include J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year opposite Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac; HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness, The Night Of, and Looking; Netflix’s Grace and Frankie and the CW series Gossip Girl. On stage, Jason starred in the New World Stages/Off-Broadway cast of Peter and the Starcatcher directed by Alex Timbers and Roger Reese. He was also seen as Chris Conrad in On the Head of Pinwritten and directed by Frank Winters.  He is a founding member and former Artistic Director of the Strangemen Theater Company in New York City.

Jeremy Jordan recently starred on Broadway opposite Kerry Washington in the provocative new play, American Son, and then reprised his role in the Netflix film adaptation of the show. Next up is his lead role as seminal record producer and Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart in the feature, Spinning Gold, and starring as Seymour in the New York production of the iconic Little Shop of Horrors. Other films include The Last 5 Years opposite Anna Kendrick, Joyful Noise with Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton, and Newsies. His TV work includes series regulars on CW’s Supergirl, NBC’s Smash and Disney Channel’s Tangled, and guest starring on The Flash, Elementary and Law and Order: SVU. Other Broadway shows include his Tony-nominated starring role in Newsies, playing Clyde in Bonnie & Clyde, starring as Tony in West Side Story, and playing leads in Rock of Ages and Waitress. 

Singer-songwriter, Poet, Actress, 2x New York Times Best Selling Author + Mental Health Expert, Jewel, went from a girl who grew up with no running water on an Alaskan homestead, to a homeless teenager in San Diego, to an award winning, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist who released one of the best-selling debuts of all time. Throughout her career, Jewel has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, earned 26 Music Award nominations, including The Grammys, American Music Awards, MTV Awards, VH1 Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and Country Music Awards. Mental health and mindfulness has been a lifelong passion of Jewel’s. She offers free mindfulness exercises and an online mental health community at JewelNeverBroken.com. In 2020, she celebrated the 25th anniversary of her multi-platinum debut album, “Pieces of You”. In addition, Jewel has been hard at work on a new studio album and a forthcoming book due out later this year.

Jo Ellen Pellman is a Cincinnati, Ohio native and a proud graduate of the University of Michigan. She made her film debut as Emma Nolan in Ryan Murphy's THE PROM on Netflix. Along with her co-star Ariana DeBose, they founded the Unruly Hearts Initiative, a collective that seeks to connect young people with trusted organizations that advocate for the LGBTQ community. Since they began in December 2020, they've raised over $140,000 for Covenant House, The Trevor Project, and the Point Foundation.

Native Washingtonian John Dickerson is a correspondent for 60 Minutes and a CBS News Senior Political Analyst. He recently published his third book, the New York Times Best-Seller The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency. Dickerson was previously co-anchor of CBS This Morning. From 2015 to 2018 he was anchor of “Face The Nation," and CBS News’ Chief Washington Correspondent. Dickerson is also a contributing writer to The Atlantic and co-host of Slate’s “Political Gabfest” podcast and host of the Whistlestop podcast. Before Slate, Dickerson covered politics for 12 years for Time magazine. During his last four years, he was the magazine’s White House correspondent, covering the presidency of George W. Bush. He has covered six presidential campaigns and has also won the David Broder award from the University of New Hampshire Law School. He sits on the Covenant House International board of directors.

Self-reliance, optimism, and community all define Jon Bon Jovi’s music and charitable efforts.  As a part of the Grammy Award-winning band Bon Jovi, Jon has written and performed countless rock anthems, and has utilized his spotlight to raise millions aiding the working poor, homeless, and the hungry. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Jon is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Jon is the Chairman of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing about positive change, helping those in need “one SOUL at a time.” The Foundation funds partnerships that address the issues of food and shelter. Since 2011, Jon, along with his wife Dorothea, have opened 2 JBJ Soul Kitchen community restaurants which have served over 100K meals to date. In 2020, the JBJ Soul Foundation opened a first of its kind kitchen at Rutgers University to serve students challenged by food insecurity. 

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Jon Hamm’s nuanced portrayal of the high-powered, advertising executive Don Draper on AMC’s award-winning drama series “Mad Men” has firmly established him as one of Hollywood’s most talented and versatile actors. He has earned numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award in 2015 for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Awards in 2016 and 2008, Television Critics Association Awards in 2011 and 2015, and a Critics’ Choice Television Award in 2011. Hamm most recently could be seen in John Patrick Shanley’s Wild Mountain Thyme opposite Emily Blunt and appeared as a guest star in season ten of Curb Your Enthusiasm. He recently completed production for Steven Soderberg’s No sudden move and later this year he can be seen in the much anticipated, Top Gun: Maverick. Hamm will also executive produce and star in a reboot of Fletch. Hamm currently resides in Los Angeles.

Keala played the role of the Bearded Woman in The Greatest Showman with Hugh Jackman in P.T. Barnum’s Circus where she sings “This Is Me.” Her song has won the Golden Globe Award as the song of the year and is nominated for an Academy Award. Other credits include: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert , Hands on a Hardbody , Les Misérables , and Waitress. Keala has been a friend of Covenant House for many years, performing at live events across the country and participating in Sleep Out: Stage & Screen.

On Broadway: The King and I (2015 Tony Award Winner for Best Leading Actress), she made her West End debut reprising the role. Other Broadway credits include Kiss Me Kate, The Bridges of Madison County, Nice Work if You Can Get It, South Pacific, The Pajama Game , The Light in the Piazza . She received the Drama League’s Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award in 2019. Film and television: The Accidental Wolf, Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, All the Bright Places, Peter Pan Live!, and Sex & The City 2. Metropolitan Opera: Lehar’s The Merry Widow, and Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte. Her solo albums, Always and Wonder in the World, are available on Ghostlight Records. Kelli is currently shooting the upcoming new HBO series The Gilded Age.

Laura Osnes is a two-time Tony Award nominee for her memorable performances in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella and Bonnie & Clyde. Other Broadway: Bandstand, Anything Goes, South Pacific, Grease. She has also starred in three Hallmark original movies: One Royal Holiday, A Homecoming For The Holidays, and In The Key Of Love, and has guest-starred in Fosse/Verdon, Dynasty, Elementary, and A Killer Party (original musical filmed & digitally streamed in quarantine). Other NY/regional: The Scarlet Pimpernel and Crazy For You, The Threepenny Opera; The Band Wagon, Pipe Dream; The Sound of Music, Carousel, On The Town. In addition to touring with the Broadway Princess Party concert series she co-created, her extensive cabaret and symphony concert career has included broadcast performances with the The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Live From Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center Honors, A Capitol Fourth, American Songbook, Six By Sondheim, and more. She can be heard on her two solo albums and several original cast recordings. 

Currently starring at Jackie Harris on the sitcom, The Conners, Laurie Metcalf has had a four-decade career and has been the recipient of numerous acting awards and nominations. Laurie Metcalf received the 2017 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her performance in A Doll’s House, Part 2, and Tony nominations for Misery, The Other Place and November. Metcalf received three Emmy Awards for her work on the television series Roseanne, and Emmy nominations for 3rd Rock From the Sun, Monk, Desperate Housewives, The Big Bang Theory, Getting On and Horace and Pete. Films include Lady Bird (National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture), Desperately Seeking Susan, Leaving Las Vegas, Uncle Buck, JFK, Internal Affairs and the Toy Story series. She is an original member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago.

Leo Hishikawa, born and raised in Queens, NY, began his formal dance training with a full-scholarship at The Ailey School at the age of 8. After attending Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, Leo received his BFA in dance from Purchase College Conservatory of Dance where he performed works by Adam Barruch, Merce Cunningham, Kevin Wynn, Norbert De La Cruz III, Rena Butler and many others. Leo has furthered his training at Hubbard Street, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and Springboard Danse Montreal under the direction of Alexandra Wells. Leo is currently in his second year working with Brian Brooks Moving Company.

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning songwriter, actor, and director. Creator and original star of Broadway’s Tony-winning Hamilton and In the Heights. Additional Broadway: Freestyle Love Supreme (Co-Founder, Guest Star), Bring It On: The Musical (co-composer/co-lyricist) and West Side Story (2009 revival, Spanish translations). Mr. Miranda, and The Miranda Family, are active supporters of initiatives that increase people of color’s representation throughout the arts and government, assure access to women’s reproductive health, and promote resilience in Puerto Rico. TV/Film Credits include: In the Heights, Hamilton, His Dark Materials, Fosse/Verdon, Saturday Night Live, Sesame Street, Moana, and Mary Poppins Returns. He lives with his family in New York.

Marlon Wayans is an actor, producer, comedian, writer and film director. His films have grossed more than $736M in domestic box office and $1-billion in global box office. His highly anticipated first-ever stand-up comedy special “Woke-ish” premiered on Netflix in 2018. Most recently, Wayans can be seen starring in Sofia Coppola’s Apple-A24 movie ON THE ROCKS opposite Rashida Jones and Bill Murray. Wayans stars in MGM’s Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect, which will be released in August 2021. Wayans is commonly recognized for his role in the hit comedy White Chicks, opposite Shawn Wayans, Jamie King and Terry Crews. He also starred alongside Shawn Wayans and Regina Hall in Dimension Films’ horror comedy spoof films Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2, directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. Additionally, Wayans starred with his brother Shawn Wayans on The WB’s “The Wayans Bros.” which was the highest rated comedy on the network and continues to air in syndication.

Mary Elizabeth Ellis began her love for acting as a child in the local theatre of Laurel, Mississippi, which drove her to attend Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University. Ellis continued studying acting as well as improvisation at the infamous Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater. Most recently Ellis, appeared in the Disney + feature Godmothered, where she starred opposite Jillian Bell and Isla Fischer. Ellis recurred on the AMC series Lodge 49 opposite Wyatt Rusell. In addition, she was recurring on the NETFLIX series Santa Clarita Diet with Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant. She is also known for her hysterical recurring role as “The Waitress” on FXX’s hit show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which she began working on in its infant stage in their apartment seven years ago. She co-wrote and starred in the independent film, ‘A Quiet Little Marriage’, which won The Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance Film Festival.

For over 40 years, Meryl Streep has brought a varied and vivid array of characters to life in a career that has cut its own unique path from the theatre through film and television. Ms. Streep graduated cum laude from Vassar College and received her MFA with Honors from Yale University. Within three years of graduation, she made her Broadway debut, won an Emmy for “Holocaust” and received her first Oscar nomination for “The Deer Hunter.” She has won three Academy Awards, and in 2018 earned her 21st Academy Award nomination for her role as Katharine Graham in “The Post.” She received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the AMERICAN Film Institute and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, and the 2010 National Medal of Arts from President Obama. In 2011, Ms. Streep received a Kennedy Center Honor, and in 2014 the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Michelle Mercedes is a Miami native and graduate of the Florida State University. She has worked with Urban Bush Women and Dance Lab New York. New York credits: I Married an Angel at the New York City Center, Samson et Dalila at The Metropolitan Opera. Regional credits: The Wiz at the Virginia Repertory Theatre, Mary Poppins, Crazy For You, Footloose at the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre. She is currently in the cast of the revival of West Side Story on Broadway and pursuing an M.B.A. at the University of Florida.

Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman is one of the most recognizable figures in American cinema. His works are among the most critically and commercially successful films of all time. Whether a role requires an air of gravitas, a playful smile, twinkle of the eye, or a world-weary, yet insightful soul, Freeman's ability to delve into the core of a character and infuse it with a quiet dignity has resulted in some of the most memorable cinematic characters committed to film. Freeman has won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award and been nominated for multiple Academy Awards in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor categories, in addition to numerous lifetime achievement awards. He is on the Board of Directors of Earth Biofuels, a company whose mission is to promote the use of clean-burning fuels and he also supports Artists for a New South Africa. Freeman is also a Golden Globe winner, and a recipient of both the Kennedy Center Honor and the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert is a Afro-Korean American singer, dancer, actress, and educator. Nicole’s favorite theater credits include: Six on Broadway, Citadel Theater,  Chicago Shakespeare Theater and the American Repertory Theater, Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors  , Sour Kangaroo in Seussical the Musical, Memphis and In the Heights, Jennifer in Creatives, and Mimi in Rent. Nicole has her BA in Music Education at Roosevelt University and is represented by DDO Chicago.

Rachel Brosnahan is an award-winning actor and a devoted advocate for young people facing homelessness. A longtime volunteer and Sleep Out participant, she is a member of the Covenant House International Board of Directors. Rachel currently stars as Miriam “Midge” Maisel on the critically acclaimed series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel which has earned her a Primetime Emmy, two Golden Globes, three SAG awards and two Critics’ Choice awards. She also received a 2015 Emmy nomination for her performance as Rachel Posner in Netflix’s groundbreaking series, House of Cards. She most recently produced and starred in I’m Your Woman, an Amazon Studios film directed by Julia Hart and co-written with Jordan Horowitz, which was released in December 2020. In 2020, she also starred in and executive produced Yearly Departed, an Amazon studios comedy special featuring a series of eulogies for the year 2020. She will next be seen in the historical drama The Courier, alongside Benedict Cumberbatch, which will be released by Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate UK on March 19^th. Other film credits include Patriots’ Day, The Finest Hours, Louder Than Bombs, and Beautiful Creatures. Rachel was last seen on stage as Desdemona in Sam Gold’s Othello at NYTW and made her Broadway debut in The Big Knife at Roundabout Theatre in 2013.

Robin Roberts is co-anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Under her leadership, the broadcast has won numerous Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program and the 2017 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Daytime TV Hosting Team. Roberts has been honored with the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame as well as the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, and named one of Glamour’s Women of the Year. She was voted the “Most Trusted Person on Television” by a Reader’s Digest poll in 2013. Additionally, after a battle with breast cancer, Roberts was recognized with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPY’s in July 2013 for the strength and courage she has displayed throughout her life and career. Roberts founded her own production company, Rock'n Robin Productions, which creates original broadcast and digital programming for ABC and other networks, ranging from informational shows and documentaries, to live special events.

Ryan Reynolds is a Canadian actor, producer, screenwriter and entrepreneur. He has been nominated for Golden Globe and Grammy awards for his work on the Deadpool film franchise and has been recognized as one of the most creative people in business by both Fast Company and AdWeek. After beginning his acting career in 1991, Ryan rose to prominence in comedy series Two Guys, A Girl and a Pizza Place and dozens of films including The Proposal, Definitely, Maybe, Mississippi Grind and Free Guy. He is also an award-winning marketer, creating breakthrough campaigns for Deadpool as well as Aviation Gin, Mint Mobile and the Match Group. He is an owner of Aviation Gin, Mint Mobile, Wrexham Football Club and a co-founder of Maximum Effort, a production company and marketing firm. He lives in New York with his wife Blake Lively and their three daughters.

Samantha Pauly is best known for originating the role of Katherine Howard in SIX the Musical on Broadway. Her other works include West End: Eva Peron in Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s critically acclaimed revival of Evita. National Tours: Bat Out Of Hell.  Regional: SIX, Evita as Eva Peron, Honeymoon in Vegas as Betsy Nolan, Godspell, Seussical, Hairspray as Amber von Tussle, Elf the Musical as Jovie, Beaches as Teen Ceecee, Evita as Eva Peron. TV: Chicago PD, Purina, Dyson, T-Mobile, Mike’s Hard Lemonade.

Grammy Award winning Sara Bareilles achieved mainstream critical praise in 2007 with her widely successful hit "Love Song," which reached No. 1 in 22 countries. Since then, Sara has taken home a Grammy award for “Best American Roots Performance” for her performance of “Saint Honesty” and has received seven more Grammy nominations, two Tony nominations and three Emmy nominations. For Broadway, Sara composed the music and lyrics for Waitress, and made her Broadway acting debut in 2017 by stepping into the show's lead role. On April 5, 2019 Sara released her fifth full-length album, Amidst The Chaos. In September, 2020, Sara released More Love – Songs From Little Voice Season One, a personal; performance of the ten tracks she had originally penned for Little Voice. Most recently, she wrapped filming a new Tina Fey series for Peacock called "Girls5Eva," and has a new record releasing this year.

Stephanie is one of the most relevant and versatile voices in contemporary musical theatre. She won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, and The Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Award for her role in THE CHER SHOW. Ms. Block was recognized for her role in FALSETTOS garnering her the Tony Award, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2013 she also won the Drama Desk and TONY Award nomination(s) for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Alice Nutting/Edwin Drood in THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. Ms. Block has sung with numerous symphony orchestras, and her solo concert has been critically acclaimed. Stephanie's solo album, THIS PLACE I KNOW has been lauded by critics as "One of the best debut recordings to come out of the Broadway community in quite some time.”

Stephanie Ruhle anchors MSNBC’s “Stephanie Ruhle Reports” on weekdays & appears across all NBC News and MSNBC platforms as NBC News’ Senior Business Correspondent. As a Wall Street veteran, Ruhle is known for bringing her business acumen & hard-hitting style to  high profile interviews, for her original reporting, & bringing humanity into her news coverage,  including her reporting on the migrant crisis at the border in McAllen, TX & her daily “Good News  Ruhles” segment. Ruhle is also the host of the "Modern Ruhles" podcast. The show takes aim at zeitgeist topics  with the goal of understanding & respecting ideas that conflict with our own. It is not meant to  change our minds, just to open them & hopefully help us become better & smarter in the process. Prior to Bloomberg, Ruhle worked at Deutsche Bank, serving as a Managing Director in Global  Markets Senior Relationship Management & at Credit Suisse, where she was the highest producing credit derivatives salesperson in the US.

Stephen Colbert currently hosts the Emmy award nominated, #1 show in late night “A Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” From 2005 to 2014, he hosted “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central, following his eight years as a correspondent on “The Daily Show.” “The Report” received two Peabody Awards, two Grammy Awards, five Emmy Awards, and thirty-seven total Emmy Nominations. Colbert took over as host of “The Late Show” on September 8, 2015. In addition to “The Late Show,” Colbert also serves as Executive Producer on SHOWTIME’s “Cartoon President” and the new CBS All Access series, “Tooning Out The News.” Colbert has also authored five books, the most recent of which, Whose Boat Is This Boat?, reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. All proceeds from the book benefited the victims of Hurricane Florence and Michael, and most recently, COVID-19 relief. Raised in South Carolina, he currently resides in New Jersey with his wife and children. His birthday is May 13. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @StephenAtHome.

Originally from New York, Taylor is a freelance dancer, choreographer, and educator. She has trained under the direction of international artists Spenser Theberge, Jermaine Spivey, Tilman O’Donnell, Tom Weinberger, Medhi Walerski, and Kate Wallich. Past performances of her work include ‘I Was Floating Away’, ‘Take Out The Outcome’ and ‘Unhung Gold’. She has performed at Center for Performance Research, Jack Crystal Theater, and Judson Church throughout NYC, as well as with LA based company TL Collective at the Vilar Performing Arts Center. Her most recent achievements include a work-in-progress premiere of her piece ‘Here & Gone’, as well as being the featured dancer in music videos ‘We Are Not Machines’ by Pieta/37d03d Label, and award winning ‘Guess We Got A Problem’ by Enda Gallery. Her dance film ‘Here & Gone’ has been chosen by Kyle Abraham of AIM for 92Y Future Dance Festival 2021. She is the Dance Artist in Residence at Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre, Firkin Crane, and Shawbrook in Ireland for 2020/2021. Taylor’s performance work is inspired by physical theatre, trauma-informed somatic movement, and contemporary dance. Her work has been described as confrontational, sensational, raw, and powerful.

Terron Brooks is a Southern California native with a voice described by the Los Angeles Times as “smooth and soulful.” He’s performed with Stevie Wonder, Josh Groban, David Foster, Randy Jackson, Stephanie Mills, Peter Cetera, Lizz Wright, Yolanda Adams, Sheila E., Smokey Robinson, and One Republic. Terron is widely recognized for his critically acclaimed role as Eddie Kendricks in the Emmy Award-winning NBC mini-series “The Temptations.” He’s also starred in PureFlix’s hit “HavFaith” with Gary Sturgis and Brooklyn Tankard. His Broadway credits include Simba in Disney’s “The Lion King” and Seaweed in “Hairspray.” He was featured in the World Premieres of “Sleepless in Seattle: The Musical” and “First Wives Club: The Musical.” For his role in “Sweet Charity,” Terron earned an Ovation Award nomination. He co-created and starred in “The Soul of Broadway,” a show that offers Broadway classics to an audience in a fresh and contemporary way. In film, he starred in the hit romantic comedy “All About You” with the legendary Debbie Allen and Hamilton star Renee Elise Goldsberry, he co-wrote its theme song and contributed original material to the movie’s soundtrack. In 2018, he released his first book, “Something GoOD on the Table: Practical Proverbs for the Soul.” Recently, Terron signed a deal with Mercia Records with distribution through SONY MUSIC/The Orchard Internationally. His new single “Tomorrow” is available May 7. 

Tony Shalhoub is a Tony Award, Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award winning actor with a diverse and extensive resume. Most recently, he is known for his role as Abe Weissman on Amazon Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, for which he has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and two SAG awards for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series. On the Broadway stage, Shalhoub most recently starred in David Cromer’s THE BAND’S VISIT at The Ethel Barrymore Theater, winning a Tony for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. Tony Shalhoub is perhaps best known for his work as the obsessive-compulsive detective Adrian Monk in the hit television series MONK for which he won a Golden Globe Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as two SAG Award for his work on the show.

Tyler is an 8 year old, American / Chinese / Costa Rican actor / model. He made his professional debut as Tam in the National Tour of the Broadway production - Miss Saigon (2018-2020). He has also appeared in commercial ads for Old Navy, Nike, Kohl’s. Currently in 2nd grade, Tyler enjoys taekwondo (red belt), singing, drawing, dancing, & video games. He is outgoing, sociable, and quite mature for his age. Represented by Zuri Talent Agency.

Vanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in the entertainment industry today. Having sold millions of records worldwide, Vanessa has also achieved numerous #1 and Top 10 hits on various Billboard Album and Singles charts: Pop, Dance, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Holiday, Latin, Gospel and Jazz. Her critically acclaimed work in film, television, recordings and the Broadway stage has been recognized by every major industry award affiliate including 4 Emmy nominations, 11 Grammy nominations, a Tony nomination, 3 SAG award nominations, 7 NAACP Image Awards and 3 Satellite Awards. Her platinum single "Colors of the Wind," from Disney’s Pocahontas, won the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe for Best Original Song. A graduate of Syracuse University, Vanessa is a strong advocate for equal rights, especially concerning the gay community and minorities. She was honored with the Human Rights Campaign “Ally for Equality” Award for her humanitarian contributions.

Zach Braffs’s success as an actor began with the 2001 beloved television series “Scrubs.” The show received numerous Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series and Comedy Writing during its nine-year run, and Braff earned an Emmy nomination and three consecutive Golden Globe nominations all while transitioning to work behind-the-camera, where he soon found equal footing as a director, writer and producer. In March 2014, Braff made his Broadway debut as the lead in “Bullets Over Broadway,” based on the screenplay of the 1994 film. His additional film acting credits include Greg Berlanti’s poignant comedy, The Broken Hearts Club, Tony Goldwyn’s romantic comedy, “The Last Kiss", and he also voiced the title character of Disney’s 2005 animated hit, “Chicken Little.” Braff can next be seen alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Robert De Niro and Morgan Freeman in “The Comeback Trail,” slated for 2021. A licensed pilot, Braff currently splits his time between New York and Los Angeles.