MON. JULY 22 | THE TOWN HALL PRESENTS
With Special Guest
Tony Winner: Featured Actress in a Musical
ALI STROKER
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Monday, JULY 22, 2019 The TOwn Hall Presents
BROADWAY RISING STARs Creator, Writer, Director, Host:
Scott Siegel AMDA: Adan V. Gallegos Victoria Kemp Bettina Lobo Tyler McCall Didi Romero
Marymount Manhattan College: John W. DiCaro UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI: Christopher Brian Pace University Cameron Nies Jacob Roberts-Miller
Circle in the Square: Brian J. Gabriel NYU STEINHARDT: Mara Friedman Jonathan Heller NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway Jack Brinsmaid Luana Psaros
WAGNER COLLEGE: Gabrielle Baker John Drinkwater Matthew Drinkwater Albert Nelthropp Webster University: Esmerelda Garza
And Special Guest
Ali Stroker Musical Director:
John Fischer Vocal Coach: Bill Daugherty Choreographer: Sue Delano Sheet Music Consultant: Michael Lavine
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A Letter fr om the presidents
Welcome to Broadway Rising Stars. We are delighted that all of you have joined us tonight, especially all of you who also subscribe to our Broadway By The YearÂŽ. This is the last Town Hall Presents show for our 2018/2019 season, what an amazing year we have had. When The League of Political Education opened Town Hall in 1921, they envisioned it as a meeting house for all New Yorkers. It was early on when they discovered the acoustics, designed to carry the human voice, worked equally well for musical performances. Town Hall became the venue where everyone wanted to have their debuts. Alice Tully has her own hall, but she had her debut here. Isaac Stern helped save Carnegie Hall, but he too had his debut here. We hope you will visit our Halls of History on the Mezzanine. You will get a glimpse of some of the luminaries who have graced our stage. But this show is not about reminiscing; it is for looking forward to seeing the trajectory of these amazing young performers. We congratulate them all, and wish them great success in their future careers, each one a Broadway Rising Star. On behalf of the Trustees of the Town Hall Foundation, thank you for joining us tonight.
Tom Wirtshafter President
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Marvin Leffler President Emeritus
Tonight’s Program
Gabrielle Baker | If You Knew My Story (Bright Star) Christopher Brian | Museums (song by Steven Lutvak) Jack Brinsmaid | Corner Of The Sky (Pippin) John DiCaro | Once In A Lifetime (Stop The World – I Want To Get Off) John & Matthew Drinkwater | Agony (Into The Woods) John & Matthew Drinkwater | For Good (Wicked) Mara Friedman | Electricity (Billy Elliot: The Musical) Brian Gabriel | Make Me A Song (Make Me A Song: The Music Of William Finn) Adan Gallegos | I’ll Imagine You A Song (song by Carol Hall & Steven Lutvak) Esmeralda Garza | You There In The Back Row (13 Days To Broadway) Jonathan Heller | Flight (song by Craig Carnelia) Victoria Kemp | Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound Of Music) Bettina Lobo | This Is Me (The Greatest Showman) Tyler McCall | Defying Gravity (Wicked) Albert Nelthropp | At The Fountain (Sweet Smell Of Success) Cameron Nies | On Broadway (Smokey Joe’s Café) Luana Psaros | I’m The Greatest Star (Funny Girl) Jacob Roberts-Miller | Taking The Wheel (song by John Bucchino) Didi Romero | My Simple Christmas Wish (song by David Friedman) Jared Adrian Williams | Let It Sing (Violet) Company | Unstoppable (Tootsie) Company | Make Your Garden Grow (Candide) Ali Stroker & Company | Be A Lion (The Wiz)
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About the Program The Town Hall proudly presents Broadway Rising Stars, a national showcase that introduces New York audiences to the next generation of up-andcoming talent. Chosen by a panel of discerning judges, the cast is selected from among the most outstanding new graduates from schools such as The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Circle in the Square Theatre School, Marymount Manhattan College, The University of Miami, Webster College, Pace University, Wagner College, NYU’s Steinhardt and NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway and other acclaimed institutions. The 2019 Rising Stars is spearheaded by Scott Siegel, creator/writer/director/host of Town Hall’s beloved Broadway by the Year® series. In the twelve previous years since Broadway Rising Stars first began, participants have scored top billing in Broadway shows as diverse as Wicked, Beautiful, Jekyll & Hyde, Hair, Les Miserables, The Color Purple, Charle and the Chocolate Factory, and Hamilton. This past season, one of our Rising Stars won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for her performance in Oklahoma! Past Rising Stars have appeared on television in The Glee Project, Glee and A Christmas Carol. They have even starred in major motion pictures such as A Star is Born, and they have starred on the West End, including getting nominated for the prestigious Olivier Award. Our Rising Stars have also played in countless national tours both in the U.S. and abroad.
SCOTT SIEGEL Scott Siegel has created more than 400 major concerts that have been performed all over the world. He has written/produced/directed concerts for Michael Feinstein, created scores of nightclub acts that have played at major clubs around the globe, but is, perhaps, best known as the creator/writer/director/host of Town Hall’s signature series, Broadway by the Year®, which just concluded its 19th critically acclaimed season. For more information about all of Scott’s shows, please visit Scott’s website at SiegelPresents.com
Special Guest
Ali Stroker Ali Stroker received the 2019 Tony Award© for her performance as Ado Annie in the Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! at Circle in the Square. She made her Broadway debut in Deaf West’s revival of Spring Awakening, becoming the first actor in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway. Ali was a finalist on The Glee Project and guest starred on Fox’s Glee. Other TV: Ten Days in the Valley, Charmed, Lethal Weapon, Drunk History and Instinct. Love to her home team and D. Make your limitations your opportunities. 4 | @TownHallNYC
About the Artists
Gabrielle Baker | WAGNER COLLEGE Gabrielle Baker is a recent Wagner College graduate from Southington, Connecticut who is thrilled to be making her Town Hall debut! Gabrielle spent last summer performing in Playhouse on Park’s production of In the Heights. Some of Gabrielle’s favorite Wagner College credits include Petra in A Little Night Music, Kate McGowan in Titanic, and Pippi in The Great American Trailer Park Music. She is represented by The Roster Agency. Gabrielle is the third oldest of seven children and owes everything to her family. gabriellelynnebaker.com
Jack Brinsmaid | NYU TISCH - NEW STUDIO ON BROADWAY Jack Brinsmaid is a recent graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama. He spent his first 2 years studying at the Lee Strasberg Institute and his next 2 at the New Studio on Broadway. Favorite NYU credits include Medusa (Poseidon), Tuck Everlasting (Jesse Tuck), and Urinetown (Bobby Strong). He is thrilled to be a part of Rising Stars and would like to thank his family and friends for their support. jackbrinsmaid.com
Christopher Brian | UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI Christopher Brian is a recent graduate of the University of Miami, FL. with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. Credits: Empire Stage: The Boys Upstairs (Seth). Gretna Theatre: Man of La Mancha (Ensemble), Kids Series (Various roles). Florida Grand Opera: The Passenger (Fight Super). University of Miami: Spring Awakening (Ernst), Omnium Gatherum (Terrence), Boy Gets Girl (Howard). TV: CopyCat Killers (Robert Elmer Kleason). Thanks to my family, the incredible University of Miami faculty, Jackie Presti, Lisbeth Bartlett, my classmates, and Ellie for helping me get here. Instagram: @christopherlbrian.
John W. DiCaro | MARYMOUNT Manhattan college John is thrilled to be performing in Broadway Rising Stars. He is a recent Marymount Manhattan College Graduate with a BA in Theatre Performance minoring in Musical Theater. While there he played the Lover/Specialist in The Who’s Tommy, Jacob Holder in 10 out of 12 and Hugh Dorsey in Parade. Other performances were Player in Pippin and Don Kerr in A Chorus Line (Weathervane Playhouse); Cousin Hup in Annie Salem, Ben in The Opposite Side, and Jess/Cutter in See Rock City and other Destinations (University of the Arts). Thanks to friends and family for all their support.
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About the Artists
John Drinkwater | WAGNER COLLEGE John is a recent graduate of the Theatre Performance Program at Wagner College. His most recent roles include Carl Magnus (A Little Night Music), Berger (HAIR), William Scott (Or,) and Charles Clarke (Titanic). Keep up with John on his music Instagram: @TheDrinkwaterBrothers.
Matthew Drinkwater | WAGNER COLLEGE Matthew is a recent graduate of Wagner College as a Theatre Performance major. His most recent roles include Guido Contini (Nine), Jean-Michel (La Cage Aux Folles), and Fredrick Barrett (Titanic). Matthew played on the Wagner football team for four years. More of his work can be seen on his Youtube channel: DrinkwaterBrothers, or on his and his brother’s music Instagram @TheDrinkwaterBrothers
Mara Friedman | NYU Steinhardt Mara Friedman is a recent graduate of NYU Steinhardt, where she received a Bachelor of Music in Classical Voice. Born and raised on Long Island, she has always loved performing and is extremely thankful to have this opportunity! Some of her favorite credits include: Loving Repeating (Alice B. Toklas), The Drowsy Chaperone (Janet Van De Graaff), Closer Than Ever (Woman 2) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Millie Dillmount). She recently had the honor of working with the amazing and talented jazz musicians Janis Siegel of the Manhattan Transfer, and Lauren Kinhan of the New York Voices. Endless thanks go out to her incredibly supportive family, as well as to Scott and Barbara Siegel!
Brian J. Gabriel | CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE Brian has come quite a long way from interviewing Superman in his grandparents’ living room. He graduated Cum Laude from CUNY Queens College with his B.A. in Drama and Theatre Arts (as part of the Macaulay Honors College at CUNY) in 2017, and most recently completed Circle in the Square Theatre School’s 2-Year Professional Musical Workshop. Fresh off of TheaterWorksUSA’s tour of Kerrigan & Lowdermilk’s Henry & Mudge (Mudge), this jack-of-some-trades is bursting with pride over being a part of the 13th Annual Broadway Rising Stars! He is so grateful to be sharing his work with you tonight. brianjgabriel.com 6 | @TownHallNYC
About the Artists
Adan V. Gallegos | AMDA Adan Gallegos is an singer and actor based in New York City. He graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy Integrated ( Musical Theater ) Conservatory. Adan began his career in Santa Fe, New Mexico studying Classical Voice and Music for four years at the New Mexico School for the Arts, a private high school conservatory for the arts. His journey brought him to New York where he currently resides and studies acting, dance, and voice. “Everything I do Is for my family. Every day.” @adanvgallegos
Esmerelda Garza | WEBSTER UNIVERSITY Esmeralda is thrilled to be a part of this year’s cast of Rising Stars! She was last seen at the HERE Arts Center in #YourMemorial and her favorite credits include #00 in The Wolves and ensemble in Evita at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Esmeralda is a very proud Tejana and would like to thank her family and community for their unconditional support as well as Scott and Barbara Siegel for this incredible opportunity. @la.esmeraldagarza
Jonathan Heller | NYU Steinhardt Jonathan Heller is an actor, singer, and dancer who has performed with the Ohio Light Opera, the College Light Opera Company, and VHRP LIVE! Some of his favorite roles include Cacambo in Candide (OLO), Billy Baxter in Fifty Million Frenchmen (OLO), Frid in A Little Night Music (CLOC), and Manfred Lewin in the collegiate premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s Out of Darkness (Eastman School of Music). Jonathan just graduated from NYU Steinhardt with a M.M. in Vocal Performance (musical theatre concentration) and Vocal Pedagogy. B.M. Eastman School of Music. @jonathanhellerj
Victoria Kemp | AMDA Victoria Kemp is an actor, singer and dancer in New York who recently graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy Integrated (Musical Theatre) program. Victoria started her career in Calgary, Alberta back in Canada where she joined the School of Alberta Ballet and has 17 years of dance experience including Polish folkdancing. But beyond dance, Victoria competed in the Kiwanis Festival in Calgary for many years, winning Golds in all her performances of both Classical Pieces and Musical Theatre, which sparked a new passion for her and took her to AMDA. @TownHallNYC | 7
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Bettina Lobo | AMDA Bettina Lobo is a Venezuelan actress and singer. Some of her favorite credits include She Loves Me (regional), Pepper in Annie, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie. She’s a proud AMDA NY alumn and recently received her B.F.A in Musical Theatre at The New School. She is honored to be part of Broadway Rising Stars´ history and is beyond thrilled to share this night with all her fellow performers. Familia, esta es para ustedes! www.bettinalobo.com (@bettinald)
Tyler McCall | AMDA Tyler McCall is a 2019 graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. Hailing from Arizona, Tyler attended the Highland High School for the Performing Arts and was a member of the Advanced Vocal Ensemble as well as Concert Choir, which received the highest score in the US at the Carnegie Hall Worldstrides Festival in 2016. While at Highland, Tyler appeared as Lord Pinkleton in Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and continued his vocal training. Tyler is honored to be a part of this year’s Broadway’s Rising Stars.
Albert Nelthropp | WAGNER COLLEGE Albert Nelthropp is a recent graduate of Wagner College’s Theatre Performance Program. From Palmerton, PA, he’s incredibly humbled to be making his Town Hall debut! Some of his favorite roles at Wagner include Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance, John Dickinson in 1776, and Mr. Lindquist In A Little Night Music. Regionally he has performed as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast at The Barn Theatre in Augusta, Michigan and as Julian Marsh in 42nd Street at Woodstock Playhouse. Albert thanks his friends and family for their constant support. Follow him on social media @AlbertNelthropp
Cameron Nies | PACE UNIVERSITY Cameron Nies is a recent graduate from the MT program at Pace University. Some of his recent projects have been developmental work such as the recent workshop for Susan Draus’ Reunion 69’. He would like to thank his family and friends for always supporting him. IG: @cameron_nies
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About the Artists
Luana Psaros | NYU TISCH - NEW SCHOOL ON BROADWAY Luana Psaros is a graduate of the NYU Tisch School of the Arts New Studio on Broadway where she received her BFA in Drama (concentration in musical theatre). Recent Credits: Poncia in Bernarda Alba (NSB), Myrtle/Annie in Iron John (GMTWP/ NSB), Maureen in Rent, and Ann in Swing! (NSB). In September, Luana is thrilled to be heading to Atlanta to join the company of Becoming Nancy directed by Jerry Mitchell at the Alliance Theatre and to be originating the role of Marcia Tubbert. Many thanks to the Broadway Rising Stars team, her friends, family, and mentors for their warmth and fervor. luanapsaros.com
Jacob Roberts-Miller | PACE UNIVERSITY Jacob Roberts-Miller is a recent alum of Pace University. Some of his favorite performances include Jackie in The Wild Party, Bobby in A Chorus Line (directed by Baayork Lee), and Damien/ Ivy/Dr. Long in Mary and Max. In January, he played Anderson in the staged reading of the Tim Rice musical From Here To Eternity. In August, he will be performing in the ensemble of South Pacific at Fingerlakes, after performing there in Mamma Mia last summer. He would like to thank his friends and family for their support. Hoff Agency.
Didi Romero | AMDA Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Didi Romero, a recent AMDA alumni, finished her musical theatre debut doing In The Heights at Westport Country Playhouse playing as Nina. Didi is also a social media influencer back home with over 400,000 followers on Facebook, in which she tries her best to make her followers achieve their goals just like she is doing. In August Didi will be making her Broadway at Music Circus debut in Sacramento playing again as In the Height’s Nina with the same director, Marcos Santana. Little by little she is making her island proud.
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John Fischer | Musical Director John has been a music director and pianist in NYC for over 20 years. This marks his 12th year as music director for Broadway’s Rising Stars, in addition to numerous Broadway Originals concerts here at Town Hall. He spent 7 seasons as music director for the highly acclaimed musical theatre program at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in the Berkshires. Last summer at the Pillow, he worked hand in hand with Stephen Schwartz and Chet Walker on the creation of a new ballet, The Boy On The Roof. This past year has taken him to the symphony world as a guest artist: with the Santa Ana Symphony Orchestra in Music of the Knights, and the Signature Symphony in Tulsa, OK in a Bernstein/ Robbins celebration. Here at home, he is a regular fixture at Feinstein’s/54 Below, music directing everything from Sondheim to Sinatra. Recent highlights include Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner’s sold out run of Unattached, and the 25th Anniversary concert of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, part of the award winning 54 SINGS series for which he also music directed Applause, Mack & Mabel, and Kiss Of The Spiderwoman. Other NY credits include pianist for the most recent Broadway revival of West Side Story, pianist/conductor for Talk Of The Town Bank Street Theatre, Take Me Along Irish Rep, Naked Boys Singing at New World Stages, and much more. He has been on staff as a music director or accompanist for Applause NY, AMDA, HB Studios, The New School, The Growing Studio, and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
CONGRATULATIONS!
MARA FRIEDMAN
JONATHAN HELLER
on being selected for this year’s Broadway Rising Stars showcase. We’re so proud of you!
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About the Artists
Bill Daugherty
We are so proud of our rising stars!
| Vocal Coach Bill Daugherty has had dual careers in both performing and and teaching Musical Theater. He played Nicely Nicely Johnson in the first Euro tour of Guys and Dolls and was one-half of the musical comedy team Daugherty & Field. Credits include: Damn Yankees (dir: G. Abbott), Side by Side by Sondheim, Pippin, Li’l Abner, Moon Over Buffalo, … Forum, Evita, Rumors. Bill was nominated for an OBIE, won 4 MAC and 2 Bistro Awards. He has performed in concert worldwide including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Die Kleine Komedie and 14 consecutive years in Bway Unplugged at Town Hall. He is a published author, producer and recording artist and for nearly two decades he taught at NYU’s CAP21 Conservatory. He is currently with town-hall-19.indd 6/24/19 both SUNY Cortland and Nazareth Colleges in CNY. 1He has taught master classes nationwide in Vocal Technique/Performance/Audition and will be directing How To Succeed... this fall in Auburn, NY. billdaugherty.com
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Sue Delano | Choreographer Sue Delano has worked as a performer on Broadway with Richard Chamberlain in My Fair Lady, the national tour of Cabaret with Joel Grey, and a national tour with Liza Minnelli. She has also worked all over the country and Europe as a performer, dance captain, swing, understudy, and asst. director with such names as Jimmy Buffett, Herman Wouk, David Bell, Susan Stroman, Jack Lee, George Abbott, Igor Goldin, Evan Pappas, Ron Fields, Ron Lewis, Michael Shawn, Vivian Matalon, Donald Saddler, and Jeff Calhoun, just to name a few. As Director/Choreographer: Titanic, The British Invasion, Once Upon A Time, A Night On Broadway, Les Miserables and Ragtime in Winter Park Florida; Oklahoma at WCU; Everyman at Church of the Epiphany; As Co-Choreographer: Air India Industrial, New Delphi, India; As Choreographer: Cabaret, Suffolk Community College; Mame, Stephens College; The Tenth Floor, Fringe Festival NYC; How To Succeed, Cap 21; Guys And Dolls as Usdan; Bravo’s On With the Show; Camp Broadway; A Class Act and An Evening of Jim Wise at NJIT; As Assistant Choreographer: Boys From Syracuse, Lion Theatre NYC, and numerous AMDA showcases. Sue has taught dance at Stephens College, Cap 21 and AMTA. She received Her BA in Dance at Stephens College, Columbia Mo. @TownHallNYC | 11
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