Cast Members

Christine Heesun Hwang

Christine is a queer, Korean-American writer and actor from the Midwest. Broadway debut! Tour: Les Misérables, Miss Saigon. Writing: BMI Workshop, YES Theatre, Williamstown. Proud YoungArts and Spotlight Education alum. Gratitude to Suffs team, HCKR, and all who continue to pave the path forward. Love to those here and above.

Joomin Hwang

Currently in: & Juliet

Born and raised in South Korea. Cheers to all the theater dreamers in the US especially internationals. Broadway: The Prom (Longacre Theatre). Off-Broadway: KPOP (A.R.T New York). Regional: In the Heights (Axelrod Performing Arts Center). TV/ Film: Hail Mary!, Iron Fist, Isn’t It Romantic, In the Heights, Pose. Thanks to my families. 사랑해 <3

Sarah Hyland

Currently in: The Great Gatsby

Sarah Hyland was born in New York City to actors Melissa D. Canaday and Edward James Hyland. She began in the business at the age of 4 with commercial work and voice overs. Her first film was Private Parts (1997). She then moved on to The Object of My Affection (1998) and then spent time on Another World (1964) as "Rain Wolfe", a child found in the park, and fostered by Josie and Gary. Sarah would go on to work with Amy Carlson ("Josie" on AW) several more times: Falcone (2000), Law & Order (1990) and Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005). Sarah was cast as one of the young "Audrey Hepburns" in Jennifer Love Hewitt's The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000) the same year she was cast as "Molly" in ABC's Annie (1999) starring Kathy Bates, Audra McDonald, Alan Cumming, Victor Garber and Kristin Chenoweth, Joe Gould's Secret (2000) and Falcone (2000). Aside from all of her film and television work, Sarah studied voice, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, tap, Theatre Dance, and performed with her tap and Theatre dance class at "Reel to Real" at Lincoln Center as invited performers.4

Gabriel Hyman

Currently in: Hell’s Kitchen

Gabriel Hyman (Swing) Broadway: Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, King Kong. National tour: Hamilton. Regional: Gatsby, The Prince of Egypt. TV: “The 76th Tony Awards,” "Super Bowl LV Halftime Show" (The Weeknd), "Pose", "Succession.” The Metropolitan Opera. Ailey II. Ailey/Fordham University BFA Graduate. To family, friends, MSA, much love and gratitude.

Willie Clyde Beaton II

Broadway debut! Regional: Goodspeed (42nd Street), Walnut Street Theatre (Beautiful), Bucks County Playhouse (Last of the Red Hot Mamas), MSMT (Joseph...). Other: Holland America Line (Cantare). B.M. from Manhattan School of Music. Love to my family, friends, and teachers who have supported me on this journey.

Lamont Walker III

Currently in: Hell’s Kitchen

LAMONT WALKER II (‘Riq/Ensemble/u/s Knuck). Broadway: MJ the Musical (original Broadway cast, Jermaine Jackson). Disney’s Hercules (Paper Mill Playhouse, Hercules Standby). He holds a BFA in musical theatre from Point Park University. Ase’ and to God!

Lloyd A. Boyd III

Currently in: MJ

Cleveland native, an alum of UNCSA. Has danced with Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance, AAADT and Met Opera’s La Traviata. Following the international tour of An American in Paris, this is his Broadway debut.

Willie Smith III

Currently in: Hamilton

Charlotte, NC native. B.F.A. graduate from University of the Arts. Credits: Cabin in the Sky (NYCC Encores!), Dreamgirls (DTC), Camille A. Brown & Dancers, Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Thank You CESD and family.

Julius-Raymond Weems IV

Currently in: MJ

At 10, “J.R. The Star” makes his Broadway debut as a mesmerizing actor, singer, and dancer. A breakout sensation on stages across the U.S., in his viral dance video to Beyoncé’s “Stronger,” voiceovers, and starring in the 2024 movie Stronger. Julius-Raymond is gifted! He’s grateful to God, his parents Geneviève Nixon-Weems and Julius Weems III, family, coaches, and DDO Agency.

James Monroe Iglehart

James Monroe Iglehart is a multi award winning actor of stage and screen. James is set to star as Louis Armstrong in a new Broadway-bound musical based on the life and loves of Louis Armstrong called A Wonderful World, premiering in New Orleans and Chicago this fall. Most recently, James played King Arthur in Spamalot at the Kennedy Center. You may have seen James on Broadway in such shows as Hamilton in the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson, Chicago as Billy Flynn, and the Broadway hit Freestyle Love Supreme. James is perhaps best known for his Tony Award winning performance as Genie in Aladdin on Broadway. He has also been seen on tv/film in shows like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (recurring), Maniac (recurring), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (recurring), Gotham, Law & Order: SVU, Sesame Street, At Home with Amy Sedaris, Girls5Eva, & the feature film DisEnchanted. James made his sold-out solo concert debut at 54 Below, and was brought back for a sold-out return engagement shortly thereafter. James has performed at Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, & numerous concert venues across the country. He has had the pleasure to lend his voice to many animated characters including Lance Strongbow in Disney’s Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures and Taurus Bulba in Disney‘s DuckTales, Vampirina, Elena Of Avalor, Helluva Boss, Blue's Clues, Sesame Street and Disney Jr. and Disney Channels Super Kitties & Kiff. He is a self proclaimed animation, comic book & pro wrestling nerd. James has also written three comic book stories for Marvel Comics and is one of the co-hosts of the Marvel Comic podcast “This Week In Marvel” on SirusXM and wherever you listen to podcasts. When he’s not on stage he’s usually watching Pro Wrestling or Disney + while just chilling out with his wife of over 20 years Dawn.

Bill Irwin

BILL IRWIN is an actor, director, writer, and clown. His original works include The Regard of Flight; Largely New York; Fool Moon; Old Hats; and The Happiness Lecture. Broadway: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; The Goat; Waiting For Godot; The Iceman Cometh; Fool Moon; Largely New York; Bye Bye Birdie. Off-Broadway: The Regard of Flight; Endgame; Old Hats; On Beckett (an evening of passages from the writings of Samuel Beckett). Television: “The Dropout;” “Elmo’s World” (Mr. Noodle); “CSI;” “Legion;” “Law and Order SVU;” “New Amsterdam;” “Blue Bloods;” “Quarry.” Film: Rustin; Rachel Getting Married; The Grinch Who Stole Christmas; Spoiler Alert; Interstellar; Eight Men Out; Stepping Out; Silent Tongue. He gratefully acknowledges awards and fellowships that have allowed a life in the theatre.

Keiji Ishiguri

Currently in: Cabaret

(he/him) Broadway debut! Select regional/tours: The Hello Girls (Phoenix Theatre Company), A Charlie Brown Christmas (tour), Cabaret (WPPAC), Spring Awakening (Ridgefield Theater), Billboard Onboard/Off The Charts (Holland America Line). Keiji is also a music director, arranger/orchestrator, and proud founding member of On The Quays production company. Much love to Michael and the whole fam, both blood and chosen.