Jacob Burns: Off-Broadway debut! Detroit native. Really happy to be here. National tours: Hamilton. Other recent credits: Riff in Rua’s West Side Story at Milwaukee Rep; Hairspray at Dallas Theater Center; Phish at MSG. Training: BFA Texas State. Much love to the family, besties, and Hybrid for their support. @jacob__burns

Phil Colgan is a dancer, choreographer & dance instructor born and raised in New York. Broadway & Tour: Hamilton. Regional: Paper Mill, Pittsburgh CLO, Ogunquit, Fulton, Maine State, Gateway, The REV. Phil is a graduate of NYU Gallatin and a faculty member at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway. Huge thanks to Andy, Telsey, Marc & Daniel Hoff Agency, and family! @philcolgan

Hannah Cruz is very happy to return to MCC. She was last here with Andy Blankenbuehler’s Only Gold (Camille, MCC). Also off Broadway – SUFFS (Ruza, The Public). Tour: Hamilton (IRNE Best Actress, Eliza), Bullets over Broadway (Ellen). Regional: The Da Vinci Code (American Premiere, Ogunquit Playhouse, Sophie Neveu) and Young Frankenstein (OP, Inga). Love to her family, her tireless team at KMR and Brillstein and to her always supportive Fiancé, Edred. Insta @thisishannahcruz.

Bradley Dean has appeared on Broadway as Count Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music, Sir Galahad in Monty Python’s Spamalot, and Monsieur Andre in The Phantom of the Opera.  Other Broadway credits include Dear Evan Hansen, The Last Ship, Company, Doctor Zhivago, Evita, The Story of My Life Jane Eyre, and Man of La Mancha. Bradley starred in Bat Out of Hell at NYC’s City Center where he was also seen in the Encores productions of A New Brain and The Most Happy Fella. Regional highlights: World premieres of A Comedy of Tenors (McCarter Theater), Fly (Dallas Theater Center), and Life After (The Old Globe).

Gaby Diaz: Born and raised in Miami, FL, Gaby Diaz started dancing at the age of 3 and trained in various styles growing up. In 2015, she was crowned America’s Favorite Dancer for season 12 of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” and went on to perform on tour alongside Season 12’s Top Ten. Gaby has performed in Jennifer Lopez’s Las Vegas show, “All I Have”, as an All Star on Seasons 13,14, and 16 of “So You Think You Can Dance”, on tour with Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound Company, and as a guest artist with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Her work on film includes Netflix’s musical, “Tick Tick… Boom!”, and Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of “West Side Story”.

Victoria Fiore: Off-Broadway debut! Regional: Fly (La Jolla Playhouse). TV: Fosse/Verdon (FX). Proud grad of Pace University & Fiorello H. LaGuardia HS. Big s/o to everyone at The Telsey Office, my team at CESD, Justin, Steven and the man, Andy B. Big love always to mom, dad, and G. @victoriaannfiore

Haley Fish is thrilled to be making her MCC debut. Haley is a grad of NYU Tisch 2017.  Broadway: Cats, Hello, Dolly!, Kiss Me, Kate, The Music Man. Off-Broadway: Mack & Mabel at NYCC. TV: Fosse/Verdon on FX. All the love to Mom, Rob, Luke, Will, and my agent, Katie @panteramurphy.  Follow me @oh_hayfish!

Jennifer Florentino was born in Paterson, NJ, is a storyteller with a multidisciplinary career in dance, theater, and film. She received her BFA in Dance from Point Park University. Recent credits include Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and an international tour as a company member with Kidd Pivot’s REVISOR by Crystal Pite. After her work with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater and Sonya Tayeh’s “You’ll Still Call Me By Name,” Jennifer was involved in developing the Broadway production of Moulin Rouge The Musical. Jennifer’s artistic career has allowed her to perform across the country in musicals such as On Your Feet (1st National Tour), Evita (Encores), and Once Upon A One More Time. Other TV/Film credits include Starling, Modern Love, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Isn’t It Romantic, Kennedy Center Honors, and SNL. She also worked with Aszure Barton at the LA Opera. Jennifer feels delighted to join the Only Gold cast. @jenniferflorentino

TYLER HANES—he/him (COUNT; ENSEMBLE; u/s KING BELENUS) 10 Broadway shows including A CHORUS LINE, ON THE TOWN, HAIRSPRAY, SWEET CHARITY, THE BOY FROM OZ, OKLAHOMA!, and as Rum Tum Tugger in the recent revival of CATS. Off-Broadway: Stephen Sondheim’s A BED AND A CHAIR: A NEW YORK LOVE AFFAIR, JUNO, AMERICAN DANCE MACHINE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. Tours: FOSSEE (First National). Some regional credits include The Old Globe, The Kennedy Center, Hartford Stage, Barrington Stage, Signature Theatre, Paper Mill, and MSMT. TV/Film: “Pose,” “The Good Fight,” “Elementary,” the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!, “The Blacklist,” “30 Rock,” “Ms. Guidance,” “Scenario,” and as Jerry Orbach in the Emmy Award winning “Fosse/Verdon” on FX. For Van. @thetylerhanes

Thayne Jasperson: Original Broadway cast: Hamilton (Samuel Seabury/King(us)/John Laurens(us)), Newsies (Astaire Award Nominee), Matilda, Finding Neverland (A.R.T). National Tours: West Side Story, Oz (Scarecrow), So You Think You Can Dance.  Film: Hamilton, High School Musical 1 & 2, MTV’s American Mall.  TV: So You Think You Can Dance. @thaynejasperson

Reed Luplau: BROADWAY: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Great Comet of 1812, Fiddler on the Roof. Off-BROADWAY: KUNG FU. Born in Perth, Australia, graduate of The Australian Ballet School. FILM/TV: Halston, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fosse/Verdon, Five Dances, A Very Murray Christmas, Mozart in the Jungle, Mao’s Last Dancer. DANCE: Lar Lubovitch, Aszure Barton & Artists, Stephen Petronio Company, Sydney Dance Company, The Australian Ballet, West Australian Ballet.  OPERA: ’Puck’ in MSND, ‘Bosie’ in OSCAR Santa Fe Opera and Opera Philadelphia. @reedluplau

Terrence Mann: Emmy and Tony Award Nominee, Terrence Mann, has originated some of the most iconic roles in recent theatrical history. His critically acclaimed turns as ‘Inspector Javert’ in Les Miserables, ‘Beast’ in Beauty and the Beast, and ‘King Charlemagne’ in Pippin earned him three Tony Award Nominations. Mann can currently be seen in the Apple TV+ series “Foundation” based on Issac Asimov’s award-winning novel of the same name. He was recently seen as ‘Whispers’ in the hit Netflix series “Sense8,” though horror fans know him as ‘Ug,’ from all four “Critters” movies. Mann served as the Artistic Director of Connecticut Repertory’s Nutmeg Summer Musical Theater Festival, as well as Artistic Director of the North Carolina Theatre for 10 years. He and his wife, Charlotte d’Amboise, are currently the Co-artistic Directors of the Triple Arts Musical Theatre intensive for young performers at Western Carolina University.

Morgan Marcell comes straight from starring as ‘The Wife’ in Duncan Sheik’s newest musical, Noir! She made her Broadway debut in Hamilton (OBC) and went on to originate roles in Bandstand and Moulin Rouge. She was Associate Choreographer/Cast for both NBC’s Annie Live! and FX’s Fosse/Verdon. Impassioned by education, Morgan founded The Eliza Project, a philanthropic organization linking professional artists to the students of Graham Windham, the orphanage Eliza Hamilton started. Her first documentary about the project, called Sharing Our Stories: The Eliza Project, went to the Napa Valley Film Festival and Smithsonian Archives. Other Credits: Law & Order: SVU, Better Nate Than Ever, Up Here, SDRR, Limitless, Rent Live! Check out her website for more upcoming projects – morganmarcell.com

Kate Nash is a multi-hyphenate Lyricist/Composer/Singer/Actress/Director and platinum-selling recording artist Kate Nash won the BRIT Award at age 17 for her iconic hit “Foundations” and has four Studio Solo Albums produced. She has established a remarkable international career with acting credits including 3 seasons as an Ensemble lead in the Netflix hit series “GLOW,” as well as playing her favorite historical figure Boudicca in “Horrible Histories,” a killer doll in Simon Pegg’s “Truthseekers.”  She co-wrote, directed and stars in WILD BITCH (SWSX 2022) with her “GLOW” co-star Rebekka Johnson. ONLY GOLD marks her NY Theatrical debut as both an onstage actor, composer, and lyricist. She is represented by CAA, Margrit Polak Management, and attorney Greg Cimino.

Karine Plantadit received a Tony Award and Drama League Award nominations for her role in COME FLY AWAY. She is a former principal dancer of Alvin Ailey American Dance and a recipient of an ASTAIRE Award for her performance in After Midnight.  Original cast of Broadway: COME FLY AWAY (Kate), MOVIN’OUT (Brenda/Jessica); THE LION KING (Cheetah/Lioness); SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (S. Charles). Television: Sex and the City, Mozart In The Jungle, featured guest star So You Think You Can Dance. Film: Frida (Josephine Baker), Chicago, Across the Universe, Isn’t it romantic? and In The Heights. She is a yogi and an advocate for Peace. Creator of THE CONSCIOUS COME BACK and THE CONSCIOUS YOU, curriculums supporting Broadway shows and dance companies to re-open steadily post Covid, Karine leads guided meditation in corporation, public and personal events to bring humans together again. Karine is thrilled to be part of ONLY GOLD.

Samantha Pollino is extremely honored to be here. Broadway: Hamilton, Head Over Heels, Hot Feet. Tour: Hamilton (Philip Tour, Original Chicago cast), Nickelodeon’s Lazytown. TV/Film: Fosse/Verdon, Girls5Eva. Regional: 5th Avenue Theatre, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Cincinnati Pops. Graduate of the University of Cincinnati (CCM) and the Baltimore School for the Arts. Love to my parents, Alex, Henderson Hogan, Andy B, and the rest of the Only Gold team. @peanutpollino

Ximone Rose: New Orleans native. University of Michigan Musical Theatre Program. (GO BLUE!) Broadway: Once On This Island (Storyteller). Off-Broadway: We’re Gonna Die (Keys/singer/dance captain). 1st National Tour: Beautiful- The Carole King Musical (Lucille). Regional: Lempicka (La Jolla Playhouse), Songs for A New World (Tulane Summer Lyric), Life After (Old Globe), Into the Woods (Arkansas Rep), Into the Woods (Writers Theatre), Big Fish (Music Theatre Wichita), Legally Blonde (Fulton Theatre). CGF Talent. Stream my music on all platforms! Instagram: @SimoneWithAnX

Ida Saki: Film/television: In The Heights, CATS, Birds of Paradise, “Ziwe”, “Halston”, “Up Here”. Off-Broadway: Sleep No More (The McKittrick Hotel), The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova), You’ll Still Call Me By Name (Jacob’s Pillow). Regional: Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (The Old Globe), The Scarlet Stone (La Jolla Playhouse). Music Videos: “Cry, Cry, Cry” (Coldplay), “Win It” (Lola Kirke), “Stop Making This Hurt” (The Bleachers). Companies: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. Honors: Presidential Scholar in the Arts, Dance Magazine’s Top 25 to Watch, NFAA YoungArts Modern Dance Winner. Education: Booker T. Washington HSPVA, Dance Industry, NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Ahmad Simmons: Happy to be welcomed into the MCC family!  Broadway: West Side Story 2020,  Hadestown (OBC), Carousel, Cats. TV/Film: Fosse/Verdon, Maestro, Better Nate Than Ever. ABC’s Dirty Dancing, Concert: Parsons Dance Company, River North Dance Chicago, Eisenhower Dance Detroit. Graduate of Point Park University. Big love to LW+Co, Andy, David, and family (blood and chosen). Creative spaces should always be safe spaces. Let’s let our thirst for invention lead us down paths to discover new ways to connect with one another!

Ryan Steele: Honored to be a part of this company in this absolute dream show. Broadway: Carousel, Newsies (Astaire nom), Matilda, West Side Story (Baby John), Billy Elliot.  Tour: An American In Paris (Jerry Mulligan). Film/TV: Netflix’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Better Nate Than Ever on Disney+, FX’s Fosse/Verdon, Girls5Eva, Ted 2, Five Dances, most recently Hulu’s Up Here and Netflix’s Maestro. Thanks to Dustin and Marc, the fam and the chosen fam, Andy, and the entire Only Gold team. And, as always, my Char. @RySteele on Instagram.

DeAnne Stewart is a multi-hyphenate creative and firm believer in the power of representation. Broadway: Jagged Little Pill. 1st National: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Off-Broadway / NYC: Mighty Real, SEPH, Warp Speed (best actress in a musical, MITF). TV: “Good Morning America,” “Dancing With The Stars,” PBS’ “A Capitol Fourth”. Commercial: Milk Bone, Urban Stems, AdoreMe, Virginia Tourism Corp. Off-stage, DeAnne is the owner and creative director of Dear September Events, a wedding and event design, and planning company committed to creative and authentic storytelling. Proud member of the Black, LGBTQ+, and natural hair communities. Endless thanks to this creative team, Telsey, Ellie and Cynthia. Love and gratitude to my anchors, especially my wife, Emily. For The Joan. 1 Peter 4:10. @deannestewart @dearseptemberevents DeAnne-Stewart.com

Ryan Vandenboom recently returned to Broadway in the new Michael Jackson musical, MJ, at the Neil Simon Theater. Other Broadway credits include Bandstand, Something Rotten!, and the Broadway revival of Annie. Other theatre credits include the Chicago company of Hamilton and Exit Stage Left with the physical comedy initiative, Parallel Exit. On film, Ryan can be seen in the Coen Brother’s Hail, Caesar! and the FX series, FOSSE/VERDON. Ryan enjoys sharing his work with collaborators and students, alike, and finds endless inspiration from telling stories live, in a theatre. @ryanvandenboom

Voltaire Wade-Greene is a California native now residing in NY living his best artist life!  Broadway credits: Hamilton (OBC Dance Captain, Mulligan/Madison u/s). Out of Town Runs: Noir.  Regional: In The Heights (Kennedy Center, WBT), Jesus Christ Superstar, The Wiz (The Muny), Hairspray (Dallas Theater Center), A Chorus Line, Annie Get your Gun, Some Like it Hot (BDT).  He served as the Resident Choreographer for the 1st National Tour of Hamilton and Supervisor for Hamilton Chicago. TV: Smash, The Spot.  Opera: Fire Shut Up In My Bones, The Magic Flute (The Metropolitan Opera and Chicago Lyric Theatre). Concert dance: Contrast Dance Theater, Charlottesville Ballet and Alison Chase Performance.  Voltaire is also the Music Producer / Co-Songwriter for the new R&B/Jazz fusion group, Saffron Lips @saffronlips.  Endless love and gratitude to my mom, brother, and sister for your continuous love and support, and to No Reverse Records for your belief in us! IG: @tisvoltaire

Eleri Ward put herself on the map when she recorded and produced her full-length indie-folk Sondheim album, “A Perfect Little Death,” in her closet. After gaining a viral TikTok following, it was released by Ghostlight Records and has been hailed as “a harmonious marriage of musical theater and indie folk music, with hauntingly beautiful arrangements” by Forbes and “an incandescent new record, something genuinely new” from American Theater Magazine. Eleri has been singing and acting since she was eight years old and has always strived to carve out her own space with the uniqueness she brings to the theater. She studied songwriting at Berklee College of Music before transferring and graduating from The Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Musical Theater. www.eleriward.com

Katie Webber is coming from her eighth Broadway show, Tina, where she played the role of Rhonda Graam. Other previous Broadway credits include Wicked, Memphis, Rock of Ages, Jersey Boys, Catch Me…, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. Katie is also a best-selling plant-based cookbook author with titles Fall For You, Summerset, and The Reset. When she’s not working, Katie can be found in France, living her best life with her husband and daughter. Wrapping love and gratitude around loved ones, especially Mom, Dad, Aurélien, and Oli. @katiewebbernyc