Cast Members

Hailee Kaleem Wright

Hailee is thrilled to join the MR! cast. Select credits include SIX, Paradise Square (Broadway), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Tour), and The Black Clown (A.R.T./Lincoln Center). Commercial: IKEA, Samsung, T-Mobile. Love to my Mommit, Joey & my team.

Nimene Sierra Wureh

Off-Broadway: The Apiary (Second Stage) TV: “FBI: Most Wanted” (CBS), “That Damn Michael Che” (MAX), “Inside Amy Schumer” (Hulu). Thank you God, Penny and Jordan, Kenny Leon, Jim Carnahan, Jocelyn, Bigmomma, my mom, The Tribe, my brother, my love Kalonjee, and my angel, Sandy.

Jordan Wynn

Currently in: Gypsy

Originally from Rochester, New York, Jordan Wynn began dancing at the Draper Center for Dance Education and partook in additional training at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and The Juilliard School Summer Intensive. In 2021, Jordan graduated with her BFA from NYU with a degree in Dance, and a Minor in Social and Cultural Analysis. Her credits include Broadway: Moulin Rouge! (Ensemble, U/S Arabia, La Chocolat), Off-Broadway and National Tour: Oklahoma!, Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas To All!, The Late, Late Show with James Corden, and Jacob’s Pillow. Many thanks to God, my family, friends, casting, educators and my agents!

Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz

Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz is a bicoastal theater, film, and television actress. In Los Angeles, she has originated roles such as Kat in the Steinberg Award-winning How the Light Gets In and Sei Shonagon in Unrivaled. She also recently played Elena in Pasadena Playhouse’s Uncle Vanya as part of their Tony-Award winning season. TV work includes Swarm (Amazon Prime), The Resident (CBS), The Flash (CW), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Scandal (ABC), Longmire (Netflix), Station 19 (ABC) and Magnum PI (CBS). Recent film work includes Netflix’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, directed by John Lee Hancock. BFA: Boston University. This is her Broadway debut.

Valeria Yamin

Currently in: Moulin Rouge! The Musical

This proud Venezuelan is making her Broadway debut! Credits include the Radio City Rockettes, “VMA’s” (Olivia Rodrigo), and Pace University BFA graduate of 2022. Infinite thanks to all of my friends and family. With love, light, and gratitude.

Warren Yang

Currently in: Death Becomes Her

Broadway Original Casts: King Kong, Miss Saigon (Revival). Television: “Schmigadoon!” (Seasons 1 & 2). Former Team Canada and Penn State D1 elite gymnast.

Daniel Yearwood

Broadway: Sweeney Todd, Hamilton, Once on This Island, INK. NYC: Eyes of the World: From D Day to VE Day (Carnegie Hall), Grand Hotel (NYCC). Regional: In the Heights, Newsies (Fulton Theatre). Recent collaborations include Breathe: Portraits from a Pandemic; Music by Douglas Lyons & Ethan Pakchar, Book by Timothy Allen McDonald & Jodi Picoult; Past Demons: Tales by Shirley Jackson by Ryan Scott Oliver. Immensely grateful to MTC and excited to return and celebrate the legacy of the late Stephen Sondheim alongside this incredible cast. Love to Mom, Dad, & The Three Peas. Thank you Tara, Sheri and Erica.

Jenn Stafford Yip

Currently in: Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Broadway debut! Select credits: Avatar: The Way of Water (Ta’unui Tsahik) and Avatar: Fire and Ash; Cirque du Soleil: The Beatles LOVE; “Goliath”; “Dear White People.” Gratitude to her friends, family, agents and managers at MSA, and Entertainment Lab.

Grace Yoo

Currently in: Hadestown

Broadway debut! Tour: A Christmas Carol (Jess), Todd Rundgren (Clearly Human, White Knight). Regional: Soft Power (Hillary Clinton) at Signature Theatre DC, Into the Woods (Florinda) at the Hollywood Bowl. Mamma Mia! (Sophie) at East West Players. Special thanks to Aperture Talent. For 엄마, 아빠, 깐돌, and Max. Spring will come!

William Youmans

Currently in: Wicked

William Youmans is thrilled to return to Wicked. He originated Doctor Dillamond on Broadway. Also on Broadway: Billy Elliot, Farnsworth Invention, The Little Foxes (Elizabeth Taylor), Big River, Titanic, Pirate Queen, Finian’s Rainbow, Baz Luhrmann’s La Boheme, Carousel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Movies & TV: Birdman, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Nadine, Mrs. Soffel, Fresh Horses, Ten Minutes to Midnight, Compromising Positions, “Law and Order.”

Grace Hodgett Young

Currently in: Sunset Boulevard

(she/her) is the winner of the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Professional Debut and an Olivier Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Sunset Blvd. at the Savoy Theatre. Other theatre credits include Eurydice in Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre. Screen credits include “What It Feels Like for a Girl” (BBC). Training: Mountview cademy of Theatre Arts.

Iain Young

Currently in: Gypsy

ain is officially a New Yorker, but a Michigander at heart. He is honored to be returning to Broadway working with this once in a lifetime dream team. Broadway: Mean Girls (u/s Damian ast. Dance Captain, Fight Captain) , Newsies (u/s Crutchie). National Tour: Mean Girls (u/s Aaron Samuels, u/s Damian), Newsies 1st Nat’l. Regional: Mean Girls (D.C World Premiere) Film: Newsies: The Broadway Musical, Dancing With the Stars, GMA. Other: Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Endless love to my family and friends.