Jake is an AMDA graduate and just finished swinging The Great Gatsby at Paper Mill Playhouse and on Broadway! He also worked on the Smash workshop as a swing and now makes his ensemble debut!
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Derek Jordan Taylor is thrilled to be a part of this amazing team at The Great Gatsby! Broadway: Funny Girl. Regional: Boop! The Betty Boop Musical. Current Junior at the Boston Conservatory. Stay true to yourself! Love you, Mama!
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Broadway: Shane, Mean Girls; Swing, A Beautiful Noise. Tours: Carmen La Cubana, Chefs—The Sizzling Sensation. Regional: Marcus, Yellow Face; Danny Zuko, Grease; Jesus, Godspell; Sky, Mamma Mia! Netflix: “Uncoupled.” Gratitude Celeste Simone, Michael McElroy and Hudson Artists.
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Broadway: Funny Girl (Ensemble, u/s Nick Arnstein). Theater: Encores! Tap Dance Kid, Ayodele Casel’s Chasing Magic, Dorrance Dance, 42nd Street, Tap Dogs. TV/Film: “The Performance,” “Speed Racer.” NYU Grad. Love to Mom, Amy, family, mentors, and friends!
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Fans of NBC’s “Smash” may remember her as the high-flying diva Ana Vargas in the original television series. Krysta starred as Cinderella in the Broadway revival of Into the Woods and in The Collaboration for Manhattan Theatre Club. Most recently, she took on the role of Rosie Alvarez in the Kennedy Center/Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie. Rodriguez co-starred in the Emmy Award winning Netflix/Ryan Murphy limited series “Halston” as the iconic entertainer Liza Minnelli, which marked her return to the platform after starring in “Daybreak” with Matthew Broderick. Krysta’s long list of television roles include the NBC series “Trial & Error” and “Smash.” Other credits include recurring roles on “Younger,” “Married,” “Gossip Girl,” “Quantico”, “Chasing Life”, “The Mysteries of Laura” and “Indoor Boys” (Indie Series Award). Rodriguez’s theater résumé includes Theresa Rebeck’s play Seared at MCC (Outer Critics Circle Award), in a role she originated at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Rodriguez took on the role of famous animated princess Megara in Disney’s premiere stage adaptation Hercules as part of The Public Theater’s PublicWorks program. Broadway credits include: Ilse in the Deaf West revival of Spring Awakening; First Date and original companies of The Addams Family, In the Heights, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line (Revival) and Good Vibrations. Other memorable turns include Anita in West Side Story at The Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra; What We’re Up Against at The Women’s Project; and a standout in the Hollywood Bowl production of A Chorus Line as Diana.
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Broadway/NYC: Pretty Woman; Violet; Urinetown; 9 to 5; The Wild Party; Really Rosie; Love’s Labour’s Lost; David Bowie’s Lazarus; Tick, Tick…Boom!; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. Check out thecharliepollock.com and somalocalheroesband.com for more info.
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Broadway debut! She was last seen in Jagged Little Pill (First National Tour). Regional credits: Parade (Lucille Frank), Spamalot (Lady of the Lake), Something Rotten (Bea Bottom). She received her BFA from Cal State Fullerton. A huge thank you to Jodie and AWA. Endless love and gratitude to her mom and dad.
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