Ethan Slater
Ethan is a writer and actor living in Brooklyn, NY. He made his Broadway debut as Spongebob in "SpongeBob Squarepants," for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and won the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Theatre World and Broadway Beacon Award. He recently made his television debut on "Law and Order: SVU," and can be seen this season on CBS’ "Murphy Brown”, “Instinct”, and the upcoming "Fosse/Verdon" series on FX, and others. As a writer, he has a number of pieces in development for film, television, and stage.
Sierra Boggess
Sierra Boggess is regarded as one of Broadway’s most beloved ingénues.
She recently appeared in the premiere of the musical Ever After at Atlanta’s Alliance Theater and was nominated for a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for her portrayal of Countless Ellen Olenska in the premiere play of The Age of Innocence at Hartford Stage. Sierra’s recent Broadway credits include It Shoulda Been You and School of Rock where she originated both roles. Prior to that, Sierra returned to the London stage for a limited engagement as Fantine in the original production of Les Miserables. She then starred in the 25th Anniversary Concerts of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom Of The Opera at Royal Albert Hall, reunited with her It Shoulda Been You Co-star Tyne Daly in the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's Master Class and starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies in the West End, for which her performance as ‘Christine Daae,’ received a 2011 Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Sierra's other NY theatre credits include starring as the title character in the Broadway production of Disney's The Little Mermaid (Drama Desk and Drama League nominations and Broadway.com award for Favorite Breakthrough Performance), the final cast of off-Broadway’s Love, Loss And What I Wore and in the City Center Encores! production of Music in the Air. She starred as 'Christine Daae' in the Las Vegas production of The Phantom of the Opera and has been seen in the national tours of Les Miserables and West Side Story. Concert appearances include The BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series: The Lyrics of David Zippel, New York Pops at Lincoln Center and Broadway by the Year at Town Hall. Sierra continues to perform her solo show across the country. Recordings include the 25th Anniversary Concert of The Phantom Of The Opera (also on DVD), School of Rock, It Shoulda Been You, the Symphonic Recording of Love Never Dies, the Original Cast Album for The Little Mermaid and Andrew Lippa’s A Little Princess.
Christy Altomare
Christy Altomare is excited to visit the San Angelo Broadway Academy Youth Theatre Company (SABA) this summer in San Angelo, Texas. She just concluded her two year run starring as Anya/Anastasia in Anastasia on Broadway. Her performance of Anya garnered Ms. Altomare a Theatre World Award as well as a Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nomination for best actress in a musical. Christy made her Broadway debut as Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia! at the Winter Garden Theatre. She was also seen Off-Broadway in MCC's revival of Carrie the Musical in the role of Sue Snell at the Lucille Lortel theater and can be heard on the original cast recording . She played Wendla Bergman in the First National Broadway Tour of Spring Awakening. Regional credits include Jerusha Abbott in Daddy Long Legs (John Caird/Paul Gordon). Ms. Altomare is a graduate of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) with a BFA in musical theater. She is also a songwriter/recording artist who is currently working on a number of projects. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter: @ChristyAltomare.
