Bernadette Peters

Throughout her illustrious career, Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage, film and television, in concert, and on recordings. She has garnered numerous accolades including three Tony Awards, a Golden Globe, four Emmy and four Grammy Award nominations and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Best known for her work on stage and one of Broadway’s most critically acclaimed performers, Bernadette just concluded a highly successful West End debut in the Cameron Mackintosh production of Old Friends, celebrating the life and work of Stephen Sondheim. Bernadette has starred as Dolly Gallagher Levi in the hit musical, Hello, Dolly!. She also starred in City Center’s Encores! production, A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim and orchestrations by Wynton Marsalis. Prior to that, she starred on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music and Follies. Peters garnered both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Song and Dance. She also won a Tony Award for her performance in Annie Get Your Gun. She received Tony nominations for her outstanding performances in Sam Mendes’ critically acclaimed revival of Gypsy, in Neil Simon’s The Goodbye Girl, Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George, the Jerry Herman/Gower Champion ode to the movies, Mack and Mabel, and the Leonard Bernstein/Comden and Green musical On The Town. In addition to these honors, Peters earned a Drama Desk nomination for her unforgettable portrayal of the Witch in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods. She also enjoys a career which boasts an impressive list of television credits, most recently the Apple TV+ series, “High Desert” and a guest-starring role on the NBC-TV series, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” for which she earned an Emmy nomination. The popular series was made into a TV movie musical titled “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas” for The Roku Channel. Other TV appearances include “The CW’s “Katy Keene”; CBS All Access’ “The Good Fight”; and Amazon Prime’s Golden Globe winning series, “Mozart in the Jungle”. Additional television credits include NBC-TV’s “Smash,” ABC-TV’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Ugly Betty’. In addition to starring in the Lifetime TV movie Living Proof, Peters has lit up the silver screen in over 30 films throughout her distinguished career. She received a Golden Globe Award for her memorable performance in “Pennies From Heaven.” Other film credits include The Jerk, The Longest Yard, Silent Movie, Annie, Pink Cadillac, Slaves of New York, Woody Allen’s Alice, Impromptu, It Runs in the Family, Coming Up Roses, The Broken Hearts Gallery and most recently, a surprise appearance in the popular Jonathan Larson biopic, tick, tick…BOOM! Bernadette has recorded six solo albums, including the Grammy-nominated I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight, Sondheim, Etc.: Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall, and Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein, in addition to numerous original Broadway cast recordings. Peters devotes her time and talents to numerous events that benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Her “pet project” Broadway Barks, cofounded with Mary Tyler Moore, is an annual, star-studded dog and cat adoption event that benefits shelter animals in the New York City and tristate area. The American Theater Wing honored her efforts and awarded her with the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award which recognizes an individual from the theatre community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such organizations relate to the theatre. This past November, while in London Bernadette presented West End Woofs, a sister organization to Broadway Barks that she co-hosted with her good friend, Elaine Paige. The event is the first of its kind in the UK that fostered a spirit of community among animal shelters and rescue groups. She is a New York Times best-selling author who has penned three children’s books: “Broadway Barks”, “Stella is a Star”, and “Stella and Charlie: Friends Forever”. All of her proceeds from the sale of these books benefit Broadway Barks. Peters resides in New York and Los Angeles with her rescue dogs, Charlie and Rosalia.

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Beth Leavel

Tony Winner Beth Leavel was most recently seen on Broadway in the role of The Baroness in Lempicka. She was nominated for a 2019 Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critic’s Circle award for her performance as DeeDee Allen in the critically acclaimed Broadway show The Prom. She received Tony, Drama Desk, NY Outer Critics Circle and L.A. Drama Critics Awards for her performance as the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone. Beth also received Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her role as Florence Greenberg in Baby It’s You. Other Broadway roles include Mrs. June Adams in Bandstand, Emily in Elf, Donna in Mamma Mia!, Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein, Dorothy Brock in the revival of 42nd Street, Tess in the original company of Crazy For You, Mrs. Bixby in The Civil War, Ellie in Hal Prince’s Showboat, and Anytime Annie (her Broadway debut) in 42nd Street. Numerous TV, most recently The Ghosts of Christmas Always (Hallmark), The Walking Dead (AMC), and The Bite (Spectrum). Beth’s one-woman cabaret, It’s Not About Me, has played across the country to rave reviews and sold out venues. In her spare time, Leavel gives back and teaches master classes for students all over the world. MFA from UNC-G. Proud mom to T.J. and Sam and helplessly in love with Adam Heller. Grateful to my BRS/GAGE family.

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Gabriela Carrillo

Currently in: Six: The Musical

Gabriela Carrillo is royally thrilled to be making her Broadway debut! She recently played the same role in the 1st National Tour of SIX. She is a first-generation Mexican-American & alumna of Berklee College of Music. Off-stage, she is also a songwriter and YouTuber. Favorite credits include Lucha in American Mariachi (South Coast Rep), Miriam in The Prince of Egypt (Tuacahn).

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Jason Pennycooke

Jason has 3 Olivier nominations for: Lafayette/Jefferson (Original cast of Hamilton) (also W.O.S.A winner), Bobby Dupree (Memphis), and Jacob (La Cage Aux Folles). 3 affiliate Olivier nominations for West End shows he choreographed Porgy & Bess, Soul Sister and The Big Life. Other West End credits include: Sondheim’s Old Friends, Toulouse Lautrec (Moulin Rouge Musical), Benny Southstreet (Guys & Dolls), Paul (Kiss Me Kate), Little Moe (Five Guys Named Moe), Second (Father Comes Home From The Wars – Royal Court), Benny (RENT), Rocky III (Starlight Express), Jason (Soul Train), Particle Man (Stomp), Sammy Davis Jnr (The Rat Pack live from Las Vegas), John Jasper (Simply Heavenly), Joe Wellington (Golden Boy), Lamar (Elegies), Admiral (The Big Life), Will Scarlett (Robin and The Seven Hoods), Cats. He Can Currently be seen as Wilson Pickett in Elton John biopic ROCKETMAN, Other Samuel in BBC Drama/Comedy – BOAT STORY, Larry in season 2 – LOKI – Marvel Studios, Steve in – DINNER WITH THE PARENTS – Prime, and Barry in Season 3 – SISTER BONNIFACE MYSTERIES – BBC/Britbox. Other credits include Bus Conductor in WORZEL GUMMAGE – BBC. As the voice of the Lead Wildebeest in feature animation JUNGLEBEAT THE MOVIE. Voice of lead character ARNI in new Disney Animation series VIKING SKOOL Disney+. Choreography/Direction/Resident Direction: Get Up Stand Up, The Big Life, Half a Sixpence, Into The Woods, Shrek The Musical – Sweden, Crazy For You – Sweden, End of The Rainbow, Five Guys Named Moe, Pearl Fishers. Numerous Stage shows, stadium events and music videos. Other credits Film and T.V include: Mister Lonely. Dir. Harmony Korine, Bumps – BBC1, Shopping Dir Paul W..S Anderson, All About The Mckenzies – ITV, London Live, and Stay Lucky (YTV).

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Storm Lever

Currently in: Six: The Musical

Broadway/Tour: Duckling Donna in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Tour: Anne Boleyn in SIX. Off-Broadway: Dorothy in Wringer (City Center). Regional: Sheila in Hair and Polexia in Almost Famous (The Old Globe); Wendy in Fly (La Jolla); Savannah in Freaky Friday (Signature Theater); Emotional Creature (Berkeley Rep). Film: No One Called Ahead. Concert Series: Disney Princess Concert. Love to my chosen family, OG family, B.F.A.mily University of Michigan and BRS/Gage.

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Kevin Earley

Broadway credits include Les Misérables, Thoroughly Modern Millie and A Tale Of Two Cities. Kevin secured a NY Drama Desk Award nomination for the title role in Death Takes a Holiday at the Roundabout, Laura Pels Theater. He has also received a Chicago Joseph Jefferson Award, L.A. Drama Critics’ Circle Award and four L.A. Ovation Award nominations. Original cast albums include Death Takes a Holiday, A Tale of Two Cities, Secondhand Lions and Ripper, as well as his solo album “Earley Standards.” His regional highlights include Pierre in Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812, Dysart in Equus, Robert in The Play That Goes Wrong, Andrews in Titanic, Mr. Hart in 9 to 5 and Archibald in The Secret Garden. Directing credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Glass Menagerie, Changing Channels and The Fantasticks. Special thank you to Julie Ann. kevinearley.com

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