Shayna McPherson
Biography
Training: The Urdang Academy. Theatre includes The Artist (Theatre Royal, Plymouth), Sunset Blvd. (West End), Johannes Radebe: Freedom Unleashed (U.K. tour), Aladdin (Stuttgart), The Wiz (Hope Mill Theatre). Film includes Disenchanted (Disney). Shayna is thrilled to be making her Broadway debut in Sunset Blvd.
Credits
Sunset Boulevard
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Tyler Davis
Currently in: Sunset Boulevard
Training: Mountview Academy. Film: O’Brien in The Boys in the Boat (MGM). Theatre: 3D cover Biff Tannen in Back to the Future the Musical (Adelphi Theatre), Adam in Love Beyond (City Gates), Sheldrake in Sunset Blvd. (Savoy Theatre).
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E.J. Hamilton
Currently in: Sunset Boulevard
Education: BA in drama/dance (Spelman College). Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Al Hirschfeld Theatre), Diana (Longacre Theatre). Off-Broadway: The Bubbly Black Girl… (NYCC). Regional: Something Rotten, Beauty and the Beast, The Wiz. Rep: CESD. Love to my village. Always for Mom.
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David Thaxton
Currently in: Sunset Boulevard
(he/him) Theatre credits include Sunset Blvd. (Savoy Theatre, Olivier Award nomi- nated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical); Passion (Donmar Warehouse, Olivier Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical); Les Misérables (Sondheim/ Queen’s); Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air); Come From Away (Phoenix); The Phantom of the Opera (His Majesty’s); Camelot (London Palladium); Love Never Dies (Adelphi); West End Men (Vaudeville); She Loves Me (Sheffield Crucible); Candide (Menier Chocolate Factory); Jesus Christ Superstar – The Concert (Regents Park Open Air); Roller Diner (Soho); Only the Brave (Wales Millennium Centre); The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Southwark Playhouse). Training: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. David is co-founder and co-writer for the band Divisions (@Divisionsreal).
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Brandon LaVar
Currently in: Sunset Boulevard
Broadway: MJ the Musical. Tour: Hello, Dolly! Regional: Muny, Maltz Jupiter Theater, Seattle Fifth Avenue Theatre. Film and televi- sion: “The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt” and “Westworld.”
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Diego Andres Rodriguez
Currently in: Sunset Boulevard
(he/him; Artie, u/s Joe Gillis) is thrilled to make his Broadway debut in Sunset Blvd.! Actor and writer from McAllen, Texas, his upbringing in the vibrant borderland has heavily influenced his artistry. MT24, Go Blue! For my family!
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Mandy Gonzalez
Currently in: Sunset Boulevard
is an accomplished film, TV, stage actor, and author. She possesses one of the most powerful and versatile contemporary voices of our time. Her first Broadway role was in Aida and has since gone on to originate the role of ‘Nina Rosario’ in the Tony® Award-winning Broadway musical, In The Heights, for which she received a Drama Desk Award. She is also among the Broadway greats who have taken on the role of ‘Elphaba’ in Wicked and most recently she starred in the megahit Hamilton as ‘Angelica Schuyler’ for six years. Along with being a stage actor, Gonzalez has been featured in television and movie roles including “The Good Wife,” “Madam Secretary,” Across the Universe, “Quantico,” and “Only Murders in the Building.” A frequent concert soloist, Gonzalez has performed with symphony orchestras around the world. Highlights include Carnegie Hall with The New York Pops, Boston Pops, Philly Pops, the National Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, and Atlanta Pops to name a few. Gonzalez released her debut album FEARLESS in 2017, which debuted in the Top 20 of iTunes pop charts. In her quest to create positive change, Gonzalez is the proud founder of #FearlessSquad – a social media movement for inclusiveness and positivity. She is also an accomplished author who recently published her young adult series, FEARLESS – a four-book middle-grade series that follows young thespians whose brushes with the supernatural teach them about theater, friendship, and themselves. Gonzalez is deeply committed to advocating for underserved communities and schools. She serves on the boards of BCRF (Breast Cancer Research Foundation) and BC/EFA (Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS), where she actively promotes awareness and fundraising efforts.
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