Broadway Artists Alliance Student Success Stories

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KATIE STEVENS (Summer '08 ) made it to theTop 9 of American Idol's Season 9! Congratulations Katie!

ARIANA GRANDE (Winter '08) is featured in Nikelodeon's new show "Victorious"!

JEANA ZETTLER (Summer '05, '06, '07, '08, '09) is co-starring in the new movie "Standing Ovation", which will be released nationally on July 6, 2010. Click here to visit the movie's website.

DANIKA YAROSH (Winter ’09, Billy Elliot Master Class, Private Coachings, etc) was recently featured in an episode of Law & Order: SVU, which aired on May 12, 2010!

ELIANNA SCHNITTMAN (Summer '09) has been cast in the Drury Lane Oakbrook production of Ragtime in Chicago, IL!

SIARA PADILLA (Summer '07) performed with the National Tour of Annie during 2008 - 2009 playing the role of Tessie!

SARAH ROSENTHAL (Summer '08 - '09) was recently in the Broadway Revival cast of Ragtime!

CHELSEA GALEMBO (Summer ’08, Winter '09, One Day Master Classes '08, '09) was just cast in Billy Elliot! She is a "Ballet Girl" swing in the Broadway production.

MADDIE TAYLOR (Summer ’06, Winter, 05, 06, 09, Master Classes, Private Coachings) was featured in an episode of Army Wives on the Lifetime Channel.

RUBY RAKOS (Summer ’08, 09, Winter 09, Master Classes, Private Coachings) was cast in Billy Elliot on Broadway! She will be playing the role of Tracey Atkinson.

DANIKA YAROSH (Winter ’09, Billy Elliot Master Class, Private Coachings, etc) was cast in Billy Elliot on Broadway!

BETHANY TESARCK (Summer ’08, ’09, Winter 07, 08, 09, Master Classes, Private Vocal Coachings) was cast in the recent revival of Bye Bye Birdie on Broadway!

ALEXIS MOLNAR (Summer ’09, Winter Workshop '10, Master Classes) recently performed a musical comedy duet with Aaron Simon Gross at Joe's Pub in New York City. Alexis is also featured in a new music video by pop singer, Sia, for her song "You've Changed" (which has aired on MTV).

TAYLOR SHORT (Winter '10, Master Classes) was cast as Louisa in the University of Virginia's Heritage Theatre Festival production of The Sound of Music! Taylor will also be playing Kendra in Charlottesville Live Arts' production of 13!

CARLY NAHON (Winter '07, '09, Summer '07, '08, '09) recently played Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker at the Playhouse on the Square in Memphis, TN. Click here to read more about the production and see photos from the play!

SHELBY WULFERT (Summer '09) will be featured on the new TV show, "The Heart of Western Music". Shelby will also be featured in a Maruchan commercial for Yakisoba!

MADISON KERTH (Summer ‘09, Master Classes) was just recast in the title role of Annie in the current National Tour of Annie!

SYDNEY KIRKEGAARD (Summer '09, Master Classes) is currently playing Martha Cratchit in A Christmas Carol with the Milwaukee Repertory at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee.

MARISSA SMOKER (Master Classes) was cast in the upcoming feature film, Witches of Oz! She will play Young Dorothy alongside Christopher Lloyd as the Wizard!

DANIEL SOVICH (Summer Workshop ’09) was cast in Cleveland Playhouse's production of A Christmas Story in the role of Scut Farkas, the school bully in the well-known holiday story. Read the article about his audition experience and training with Broadway Artists Alliance by clicking here!

ABIGAIL LUPI (Summer ’09) is played Clara in Kozlov Dance International's production of The Nutcracker, alongside Tony Award winning Kiril Kulish. Read more about the production here.

JAKOB STALNAKER (Summer ’09) was cast in the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of Henry V, in Washington, DC.

JAYMEE FRANKEL (Summer ’05, '06, Winter '06) was recently featured on the cover of Billboard Magazine and has recorded a CD produced by Jerry Kasenatz and Don Chaffin.

BENJAMIN MIRONER (Summer ’08, 09, Winter ’09) was recently cast in a lead role in a new Nickelodeon Pilot as a result of a first meeting at the Winter Final Showcase!

MORGAN KARR (Summer ’05) was cast in SPRING AWAKENING on Broadway! He was a swing for the non-principal roles and an understudy for the role of Moritz.

ARIANA GRANDE (Winter ’08) was cast and performed in Jason Robert Brown's new musical, 13 on Broadway after working with him at the 2008 BAA Winter Workshop!

AARON SIMON GROSS (Spring Awakening Workshop) played Archie in Broadway’s 13. He received an Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination from the Outer Critic’s Circle.

CORRIEANNE STEIN (Summer ’08) was cast in Elton Johns' Broadway Production of BILLY ELLIOT!

AMANDA CASTAัOS (Spring Awakening Workshop January, ’08) was cast in SPRING AWAKENING on Broadway! She played the role of Martha.

ALEXANDRA SCOLARI (Summer ’06) was cast in 13, a new musical by Tonyฎ Award-winning composer, and Broadway Artists Alliance guest instructor, Jason Robert Brown. Alex was a featured cast member as well as an understudy for the lead role in the original LA production.

NICKI ELLEDGE performed the role of Eponine at the San Diego Junior Theater’s production of Les Miserables.  She also played Helicanus in Pericles at the Old Globe’s Summer Shakespeare Intensive.  In December she will appear for her sixth year in Lamb Players An American Christmas.

MADDIE TAYLOR (Winter and Summer ’06, Winter ’09) signed with top NY agent Nancy Carson, and completed the filming of a lead role in the Feature Film, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR - based on the Jack Ketchum novel of that title. Maddie also completed filming the HBO series JOHN ADAMS (in which she played John Adams' daughter) and LAW AND ORDER: SVU (in which she had a principal role).

OLIVIA DEVINE is headed to Nashville, TN to record her first country CD with Obie O'Brien (Bon Jovi's producer and engineer), with original songs written for her by Jimmy Femino (multiple-time Grammy nominee, composer for Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, and Martina McBride).

MATTHEW ROBERTSON (Summer ’07, Winter ’08) met and signed with Carson Adler Agency and Sinclair Management after meeting them during the summer intensive. He also booked the role of Friedrich in the Asia Tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. He is actively auditioning and getting callbacks in NYC.

JACE CASEY (Summer ’07) played the lead role in Signature Theatre's THE HAPPY TIME, a revival of the 1948 Kander and Ebb Broadway show. Jace enjoyed working with John Kander himself on the revival. Read more about it at BroadwayWorld.com

DONNELL JAMES FOREMAN (Summer ’06) performed in a premiere workshop, LUCK! by (BAA Master Class Instructor) Brad Ross. He also went on tour with the National Touring Company of HAIRSPRAY playing the role of Seaweed! (Donnell first met Hairspray's Casting Director, Bob Cline at BAA!)

MACKENSI CONSIDINE, MADISON WOODS, JESSICA DOHERTY, LARISSA GRASSO, EMILY SERATCH, MELANIE JEROME, CHELSEA GALEMBO, NICOLE NITTOLI, JAKE BUTTER, HOLLIS LONG, CARLY MAITLIN, and DANIKA YAROSH (BAA Alumni ’06-’09) performed in the Madison Square Garden/National Tours' April 2’0’09 production of THE WIZARD OF OZ! This group of talented 8-13 year olds auditioned as a BAA Ensemble at Madison Square Garden and won the roles of Munchkins and Winkies! Click here to read an article about two of these students featured in their local paper!

GABI CARRUBBA (Summer ’05 and ’07) recently returned from a year on tour with the National Tour of ANNIE. She was an orphan and also understudied the title role (which she had the opportunity to play to rave reviews at Madison Square Garden).

ABBY SPARE and MARINA MACHERONE (Summer ’08 and Winter ’09) recently returned from a year on tour as orphans with the National Tour of ANNIE.

MARISSA SMOKER (Master Classes) is performing the role of Nellie in Annie Get Your Gun at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, CT.

CARLY MAITLIN (Summer ’08, Winter ’09) appeared in the production contract tour of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, and as Susan Waverly in Ordway Center's production of WHITE CHRISTMAS directed by Walter Bobbie, and originated the role of Young Fiona in the AEA staged reading of SHREK

ANNE CLARE GIBBONS-BROWN (Master Classes and Summer ’08) shot a principal role on LAW & ORDER (season 18, episode 8). She performed with Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings, 24, etc). She also sang the role of Little Fan (Scrooge's sister) in A CHRISTMAS CAROL and played the part of Mary Warren in Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE at the Center for Performing Arts.

LONDON CLARK (Summer ’08) JEANA ZETTLER (Summer ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08) and ASHLEY CUTRONA (Summer ‘07) have principal roles in the new feature film STANDING OVATION!

VERONICA RODELL (Summer ’06) sang lead vocals for Disney in the production of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL in the nationally televised Cherry Blossom Parade held in Washington D.C. She also filmed her first SAG Independent Film, INDELIABLE, directed by Randall Dottin! She is very excited to have received SAG card (She got the role through her agent Shirley Faison of the Carson-Adler Agency).

SAMANTHA SKOW (Summers ’05, ’06 and ’07, Winter ’06 and ’07) performed the role of Martha in the Original NYC workshop of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2! She has also had many callbacks for HAIRSPRAY (on tour, Broadway, and at Weston Playhouse), Broadway's revival of GREASE, CINDERELLA (Asian Tour), and the new movie MASTERCLASS starring Faye Dunaway. She signed with RKS Management, Ltd. and top NYC agent Dina Bogner.

ALLIY DRAGO (Summer ’07) received Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress as Anita in West Side Story and will attend Syracuse University in BFA musical theater program in fall of 2008. She also performed with the Staten Island Philharmonic in a concert of KISS ME KATE, and signed with Prestige Entertainment Talent Management.

CHELSEA CREE GROEN (Winter ’06, ’09) recently won the Actors Equity Roger Sturtevant Award for EMC’s. She has also recently had final callbacks for LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRARIE and Broadway’s up-coming BYE BYE BIRDIE.

EMILY COCHRANE, BRITTANY O'GRADY, and MATTHEW NEE (Summers ’07, ’08) have been cast in THE CHRISTMAS CAROL in Washington DC's Ford's Theatre.

AGENT/MANAGER SUCCESS

GABRIELLA GREEN (Winter Workshop ’10) signed with CESD Talent Agency after being seen at the 2010 Winter Workshop Industry Showcase.

CARSON DESANTIS (Summer '08 - Summer '10) and DEREK SPEEDY (Winter '07 - Summer '10) signed with Carson-Kolker Talent Agency

ALISSA CAVALLARO (Summer ’09) signed with Kolstein Talent Agency after being seen at the 2009 Summer Intensive Showcase.

MATTHEW NEE (Summer ’09) signed with Abrams Artists after being seen at the 2009 Summer Intensive.

DARIA LEGRAND (Summer ’07, ’08) is currently starring in The Miracle Worker to rave reviews at the Denver Center and has recently signed with The Carson-Adler Agency.

BRIAN SCHWARTZ (Winter ’07, ’08, Summer ’07) Signed with Station 3 Entertainment (Manager) and CESD (Agent) as a result of his Broadway Artists Alliance Showcase performance. He has been busy performing in NYC theater, most recently portraying Young Seth Rudetsky in Seth’s Broadway 101 at Ars Nova!

LAURA SKY HERMAN (Winter ’09) signed with Dina Bogner of Generation TV and has had several callbacks for Broadway's Billy Elliot.

BENJAMIN MIRONER (Summer ’08, Winter ’09) signed with top NY agency Generation TV (Dina Bogner). He also performed a leading role in a musical play in the North Carolina State Theater - FlatRock PlayHouse.

PHIL CURMRINE and ASHLEY TWOMEY were signed by the Carson-Adler Agency following the 2007 Winter Intensive.

CARTER REDWOOD (Summers ’05 and ’06) signed with top NYC agent, Nancy Carson of the Carson-Adler Agency, following his 2006 Final Showcase Performance.

GINA BILARDI (Winter ’08) signed with the Carson-Adler Agency.

ALYSSA GOLDEN (Summer ’07) signed with Sinclair Management as a result of the final showcase!

RUBY RAKOS, ALI FUNKHOUSER, BETHANY TESARK, and LIZ BYRNES (Winter ’08) are working with Kolstein Talent as a result of Winter Final Showcase.

MAKENSIE CONSIDINE (Winter ’08) and MIA BEDBORD (Summer ’07) signed with Sinclair Management.

A’LAISHA EVANS (Summer ’08) signed with RKS Management as a result of the Final Showcase Panel.

MICHAEL PESKO (Summer ’06) was signed by Sinclair Management during the week of the 2006 Summer Intensive. Before the week was out, his tap dancing skills had landed him a callback for a principal character in an upcoming Feature Film.

DAVID GOMEZ, SAM CORRIE, PHIL CRUMRINE, and ASHLEY TWOMEY were called in by Sinclair Management following the 2007 Winter Intensive.

SAMANTHA SKOW met with Nancy Carson of the Carson-Adler Agency following the 2007 Winter Intensive.

RECENT COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE/ATTENDANCE

SEAN WELSH BROWN (Winter '09, Master Classes) has been accepted into the inaugural class of the New Studio on Broadway: Music Theatre at NYU Tisch School of The Arts for Fall 2010. He was signed by CESD Talent Agency this past August. Sean recently received a Paper Mill Playhouse 2010 Rising Star nomination for "Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role" for his performance as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes.

TIMOTHY JAMES SMITH is attending NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

NIKI SAWYER is currently attending Boston Conservatory as a Musical Theatre major.

DANIELLE EDEN (Summer ’05, ’06 and ’07) was in a new musical called MEET JOHN DOE at historic Ford's Theater (in conjunction with Goodspeed) in Washington, DC. Danielle attends NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

KELLIE MURPHY (Summer ’06) was accepted to (and chose to attend) NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for the fall of 2007.

PHIL CRUMRINE (Winter ’07) is currently attending The Boston Conservatory of Music as a Musical Theatre major.

DANI TUFANO (Summer ’05) performed in the off-Broadway production of LIFE UNDER WATER at Cherry Lane Theatre. Dani attends New York University for Theatre Education. She is also an active member of NYU's Shakespeare-to-Go, a group that travels to NYC schools to perform abridged versions of Shakespeare Plays. Danielle also recently performed the title role of Jesus in GODSPELL.

HEATHER WAGNER (Winter ’06 and ’07, Summer ’07) Two weeks after the 2006 winter intensive, Heather was cast in the off-off-Broadway production of FOOTLOOSE. She is currently majoring in Theater and minoring in dance at Rutgers University and was cast in its production of BABY.

LAURA AHRENS (Summer ’05) transferred to the University of the Arts to pursue a BFA in musical theatre.

MORE PERFORMANCE SUCCESSES

JACE CASEY, BRITTANY O'GRADY, and CAITLIN O'GRADY (Summer ’07) recently performed in A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Washington DC's historic Ford's Theater.

DESIREE SAMLER (Summer ’07) recently performed the role of Susan Waverly in the Denver Center for Performing Arts' Production of White Christmas, for which she received a Denver Post Ovation nomination for best young actor.

KRYSTEN WAGNER (Winter ’07, Summer ’07) appeared in WITCH CHRISTMAS, an Equity Showcase production at Manhattan Theater Source.

NIKI and NILA SAYWER (Summer ’05 and ’06) completed a successful run of the twin starring roles in SIDE SHOW at Westchester Broadway Theater. They also signed with a top NY Management.

ANGELINA DEVITO (Summer ’06) was cast in a production of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL with Broadway Series South and North Carolina Theatre.

CARLY PALMINTERI (Summer ’06) worked as a featured dancer in a music video for Melissa Gunderson, an up and coming singer/actress. Carly will most likely continue as Melissa's featured dancer for her future concerts and music videos.

CARTER REDWOOD won 1st place in both the regional AWMC and in this year's 15th Annual Pittsburgh Public Theater's Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest. He was also in Poland for week in February to perform at Theater Slaski for the "Festival of the Americas."

NIKI SAWYER (Summer ’05, ’06) was cast as one of the showgirls in the musical FOLLIES which was performed as a mainstage production at Boston Conservatory in the fall of 2008.

SAMANTHA ASHKINOS and STEPHEN COLANTONIO (Summer ’08) are currently performing in THE HOT MIKADO at the Elmwood Playhouse.

BARRY NELSON (Summer ’05) was nominated for a 2008 High School Theatre Award. He was in the Best Leading Actor category for his portrayal of Joseph in Clarkstown High School South's production of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT.

JOHN QUERTEMOUS (Summer ’06) was cast in the title role of Toad in A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. His production toured in Manhattan at the Helen Mills Theater in February 2007.

AUTUMN YEAGLE (Summer ’05) became a member of the Diamond Gems Dance Team and won a scholarship for talent (lyrical solo) at the Miss Philadelphia Scholarship Pageant.

CARSON OLIVIA DESANTIS (Summer ’08) just played Louie in CAPTAIN LOUIE. He competed in the Junior Thespian competition and received Superior ratings.

JAYMEE FRANKEL (Summers ’05 and ’06, Winter ’06) utilized her triple threat skills playing the dream role of Anita in WEST SIDE STORY.

MIRIAM EVA-GRAHAM URQUHART was cast as Brenda the librarian in Wade Bradford's CSI- Neverland. She is also helping in the role of Student Director to direct and guide the 6th grade cast of Aesop's Fables for the spring play at her school.



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