Cast Members

Angélica Beliard

Currently in: Buena Vista Social Club

ANGÉLICA BELIARD (Ensemble) is honored to be returning to Broadway with Buena Vista Social Club after a beautiful run downtown at the Atlantic Theater Company. Previous Credits include Broadway: Summer, On Your Feet!; Regional: In The Heights, West Side Story (The Muny); Oliver as Bet, The Life! (Encores!); Pipeline (Gallery Players); Kiss My Aztec (Hartford Stages, La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Rep); Upcoming Film: Kiss of the Spiderwoman; Short Film: Every Right. Thank you CTG!; Endless gratitude to my dear friends who have become pillars in my life and career.

Jacob Ben-Shmuel

Currently in: Aladdin

(he/him) Broadway Debut! Jacob is a songwriter, playwright, and actor who is pinching himself. National Tour: The Book of Mormon. Off-Broadway: Amid Falling Walls (NYTF). Regional: Beautiful (Paper Mill Playhouse), Godspell (PCLO). Composer/Playwright: One Million Musicals podcast. Huge thanks to his family, DGRW, Steve and the entire Aladdin team. Love to Dwayne, always.

Jace Bently

Currently in: Gypsy

Jace Bently made his Broadway Debut as Lil Marlon last year in the hit show, “MJ The Musical.” At just 11 years old, he has appeared in the “Power” spin-off: “Raising Kanan”, ABC series “For Life”, Hallmark Channel movie, Redemption In Cherry Springs” and several voiceovers! Not to mention performing at the legendary Apollo Theater, 54 Below and all over as a pianist. Thanks to Take 3 Talent, Rebel Creative Group and his amazing family for always believing in him.

Wendi Bergamini

Currently in: SMASH

Wendi was most recently seen on Broadway as the Nightingale of Samarkand in the revival of Once Upon A Mattress. A native of northern California, Wendi is honored to be a part of the Smash original company. Wendi made her Broadway debut in the acclaimed revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center and has been seen as an original cast member of New York, New York, Disney’s Frozen, Doctor Zhivago, Promises, Promises (Miss Olson opposite Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes) and Evita (Broadway revival starring Ricky Martin). National Tours: The Light In The Piazza (Franca Naccarelli), Cats, Evita, and Guys & Dolls. Regional credits include: Little Dancer (Kennedy Center), A Little Night Music (Huntington), The Baker’s Wife (Goodspeed). Wendi appeared in Annie Live and The Sound Of Music Live on NBC.

Fred Berman

Currently in: The Lion King

Broadway: The Lion King. Off-Broadway: The Normal Heart, Shockheaded Peter, Bury the Dead, Room Service, The Vocal Lords. Regional: NSMT, Paper Mill, Geva, New Repertory, Cleveland Playhouse. Tours: The Buddy Holly Story, White Christmas. Film/TV: Putzel, Twelve Thirty, A Very Special Episode, “New Amsterdam,” “Forever,” “Smash,” “L&O,” “L&O: CI,” “Daily Pops,” “All My Children.” Directing: Trans Am (Keegan Theatre). Podcasts: Opening Weekend. Award-winning narrator of over 300 audio books. Love to Kate, Benjamin and Isabella! For Mom and Dad.

Kevin Bernard

Kevin Bernard is an actor, creator, teacher, and singer/songwriter. Broadway: Groundhog Day, Billy Elliot,Curtains, Oklahoma!, Thoroughly Modern Millie. New York theater includes The Hero, R.U.R., Lone Star Love, The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey, Angel Orensanz, La Mama, HERE and Surf Reality. Regional includes Goodspeed, Paper Mill, Maltz Jupiter Theatre and Olney Theatre Center.

Molly Bernard

Molly Bernard is most recognizable for her role as Lauren Heller on “Younger.” Additionally, she starred in and executive produced indie films Milkwater, and the upcoming Best Man Dead Man. Bernard has been featured in “Chicago Med” on NBC, as well as “Transparent,” “Alpha House,” “High Maintenance,” “Blindspot,” Otherhood, Sully, Pay it Forward, The Intern, and “The Black List.” Select theater credits include Revolt She Said, Revolt Again at SoHo Rep, House Plant at NYTW Next Door, Cult of Love at Berkeley Rep. Bernard can currently be seen in the feature film Hit Man, written and directed by Richard Linklater.

Dan Berry

Currently in: The Outsiders

Dan Berry is thrilled to be making his Broadway debut! Elvis: A Musical Revolution (North Shore Music Theater). Originally from Poughquag, NY and a recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma Musical Theatre program. Much love and thanks to DGRW, his parents, and friends for their constant support.

Leanne Best

Select theatre credits: The Hills of California (Harold Pinter Theatre, West End); Sweat (Donmar/Gielgud); The Human Voice (Gate Theatre); Educating Rita, The Hypochondriac, Fleet Street Nativity, The Way Home, Macbeth (Liverpool Everyman); The Matchbox (Liverpool Everyman/Tricycle Theatre); Damned by Despair (National Theatre); A Streetcar Named Desire, The May Queen, Our Country’s Good (Liverpool Playhouse). Select television credits: “Insomnia,” “The Bay,” “G’Wed,” “Ted Lasso,” “A Town Called Malice,” “The Walk In,” “Compulsion,” “Close To Me,” “Harm,” “Young Wallander,” “Carnival Row,” “Tin Star,” “Cold Feet,” “Babs,” “Good Karma Hospital,” “Black Mirror,” “Home Fires,” “Lucan,” “Ripper Street.” Select film credits: Raging Grace, Bolan’s Shoes, Black Dog, Harm, Little Joe, The Infiltrator, Native, Cotton Wool, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Liam Bixby

Liam Bixby graduated from The Lir Academy (BA) in 2021 and has since appeared on stage in Ireland at The Gate Theatre and The Abbey Theatre and has toured internationally with THISISPOPBABY. Screen credits include Wreck (BBC Three/Hulu) and Galaxy Dance (BBC Three/HaZimation).

Kim Blanck

Broadway debut! Six world premieres, including Octet, Alice by Heart, The Best We Could, and Folk Wandering Off-Broadway. Select regional: POTUS (Berkeley Rep), The Tattooed Lady (Philadelphia Theatre Company, Barrymore Award nomination), Moby-Dick (A.R.T.). Film/TV: Gloria (writer, director), Call Jane, “WeCrashed,” “New Amsterdam.” BFA, NYU; MFA, UCSD. Boundless gratitude to my friends, family, team, teachers, and Alex. For Mom and Dad.

Aryn Bohannon

Currently in: Six: The Musical

Aryn Bohannon is a recent graduate from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. She is absolutely thrilled to be making her National Tour debut! She would like to thank the entire Queendom for being such a constant source of joy, and her loved ones for being the best support system she could ask for.