Susan E. Lee is the Founder of the Broadway Education Alliance Inc. For over three decades, she has been the architect of many cross-industry initiatives that have helped modernize Broadway’s marketing practices. In 1995, she founded Camp Broadway®, Broadway’s original enrichment program for theater-loving kids, which is the recipient of a 2016 special Drama Desk Award for its contribution to the sector. From 2005-2015, she was the Chief Marketing Officer for The Nederlander Organization, where she launched Audience Rewards, Broadway’s official loyalty program (now serving 3+ million theatergoers); the InTheater Network, BroadwayDirect.com, and co-founded The National High School Musical Theatre Awards, aka The Jimmy’s Awards. BEA continues to produce The Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance, the Greater New York Regional Awards of the national program. (slee@bealliance.org)
Theo Lencicki is a professional actor, director, choreographer, and arts educator, and the Artistic Director for the Broadway Education Alliance. He has performed at many regional and international venues, and across the United States on four National Broadway Tours, including Hairspray, A Chorus Line, Young Frankenstein, and as Riff in West Side Story. Theo is a rostered artist with the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts and was recognized for his professional work and advocacy for arts education as Artist of the Year in 2017. He has staged numerous performance opportunities for young artists, including The National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmy’s), the MACY’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the NY Pops Gala at Carnegie Hall, Camp Broadway Mainstage, and events at 54 Below and on Broadway!
Taylor Mattes (she/her) is a dynamic arts administration and fundraising professional based in New York City. She holds a degree in stage management from West Chester University of Pennsylvania, where she discovered her love of working in educational theatre. She recently served as the Community Engagement Coordinator at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, where she inspired students to use their artistic voices to effect real change. Taylor also co-founded the volunteer organization The Golden Gamers, which fundraises annually for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals through livestreamed 24-hour gaming marathons. She is thrilled to work with the Broadway Education Alliance to provide educational arts opportunities for students around the country.
Shannon Mullen is a professional actor and choreographer based in New York City. She has performed on Broadway and served as dance captain for A Bronx Tale and Pretty Woman. Her national tour credits include Hairspray (Tammy), Legally Blonde (Brooke Wyndham), and Rock of Ages (Sherrie), as well as the pre-Broadway production of Come Fall in Love at The Old Globe. Shannon is also a prolific choreographer and has served as the associate director for regional productions of A Bronx Tale, Head Over Heels, and Footloose, as well as co-created and choreographed NY’s BoyBand Review and many corporate industrials. She prides herself on her versatility, both on and off the stage, to foster her ability to bridge the gap between actors and the audience
Kristine Bendul is a Broadway veteran and trailblazer, having made history as the first professional female Asian-American ballerina with New Jersey Ballet and as part of America’s first professional gender-neutral ballroom couple. Broadway credits include the original cast of Cinderella (assistant choreographer and partnering consultant), Come Fly Away, Swing!, and On The Town. She earned a Helen Hayes Award nomination for her role in Movin’ Out. Other highlights include Camelot (Live from Lincoln Center) and five productions with City Center Encores. Kristine has done original choreography for Camp Broadway (Annie, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Peter Pan). She has worked extensively worldwide as a director/choreographer in theater, television, film, and special events. She has taught at leading universities, including Juilliard, the University of Michigan, and ICMT.
Dom Scott is an award-winning actor and pop/rock artist who has performed around the world in Broadway productions, including Million Dollar Quartet, Hedwig, Bandstand, Miss Saigon, and Rock of Ages. He also performs with several bands, including Boy Band Review, the Rock of Ages Band, and Sugarmore, as well as his solo project, The Dom Scott Experience. Dom’s debut album, Rise, is out now.
Tatum Beck is a performer, choreographer, director, and singer-songwriter currently based in New York City. She attended Otterbein University, where she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre Performance (2020). After graduating during the pandemic, she began directing and choreographing for multiple high school programs whilst performing regionally, and developed a deep passion for teaching and educational theatre. She’s thrilled to be a part of the Camp Broadway team!
Charissa Hogeland is a professional actress, singer, and teaching artist located in New York City. Her most notable credits include Disney’s Frozen on Broadway (ensemble & Elsa understudy), the first national tour of Kinky Boots (Nicola), Jesus Christ Superstar: Live on NBC, and the original Off-Broadway cast of Heathers where she started as dance captain & then closed out the run as Veronica (But you probably know her as Heather Chandler in the infamous slime tutorial). Other favorite credits include playing Cher (Lady) in The Cher Show three times (Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse, and finally at North Shore Musical Theater), Elsa in Disney’s Frozen at several regional theaters, Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Arden, and Daisy in Baz: Star Crossed Love at the Palazzo theatre in Las Vegas, as well as episodes of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel & AMC’s The Son. Charissa has spent the last 15 years teaching the arts across America, including at schools like NYU and The Joffrey Ballet School. She is thrilled to be part of the Camp Broadway team!
Aside from performing, Bryce is committed to teaching and inspiring those who are eager to make their mark in the industry. He loves to share what he has learned and help set others up for success. Recently closing the National Tour of Ain’t Too Proud as Paul Williams and Dance Captain, he is always ready to get back in the world of putting up a stellar show with Camp Broadway!
J. Oconer Navarro was Music Director for the historic, Tony®-nominated Broadway production of Here Lies Love. He conducted the Grammy-nominated revival of Caroline, or Change, and has been honored to work for the nation’s most respected institutions including The Public, Playwrights Horizons, The Old Globe, Paper Mill Playhouse, American Repertory Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Guthrie, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center Theatre, and of course, Camp Broadway! He is the Head of Music and Vocal Performance at the New Studio on Broadway at NYU-Tisch School of the Arts, is a recipient of the American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Award, and serves as Composer-in-Residence at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle NYC; his liturgical works are sung worldwide and are available through GIA Publications.
Christine Riley is a music director and vocal coach in New York. She is also an Associate Professor of Musical Theatre at Marymount Manhattan College. Her New York and national tour credits include: My Vaudeville Man (The York Theatre), Thoroughly Modern Millie (National tour), Addy and Uno (The Kirk), Errol and Fidel, A Moment in Time, a new musical; Gemini the Musical (The Acorn), Perfectly Victorian, and Flight of the Lawnchair Man (37 Arts). Christine also served as the music director for many collegiate and amateur productions, including Camp Broadway in New York and on tour. She is the author of Music Fundamentals for Musical Theatre, published by Bloomsbury Press. Christine received a BM from Ithaca College and an MM from Arizona State University.
Steven Cuevas (he/him) is a Filipino American music director, musician, orchestrator, and arranger based in NYC. Broadway: Operation Mincemeat; The Lion King; The Notebook; The Who’s Tommy; Days of Wine and Roses; New York, New York; Dancin’; & Juliet; Moulin Rouge!; Tina: The Tina Turner Musical; Once On This Island; Anastasia; Kinky Boots. Select Off-Broadway: Teeth, The Connector, Hell’s Kitchen, Kinky Boots, Little Shop of Horrors, Closer Than Ever. Tours: Tina, Moulin Rouge!, Once On This Island, Kinky Boots, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Spring Awakening. Regional: Eighty-Sixed (Diversionary Theatre), Macbeth in Stride (A.R.T.). Recordings: Straight Forward, Once On This Island, How the Grinch…, Monstersongs. Orchestrations: Gold Mountain. Proud member: Local 802 AFM, AEA, Recording Academy. @StevenMCuevas
Julianne is a prolific music director on Broadway whose credits include A Strange Loop, Some Like it Hot, Harmony, How to Dance in Ohio, Smash, Real Women Have Curves. Off-Broadway credits are Music City, The Jonathan Larson Project, Big Gay Jamboree, Drag: The Musical, Communion, The Lonely Few, White Girl in Danger. National Tour: Some Like it Hot. A recent graduate and now professor at Berklee NYC, Julianne uses the artist name “PatchMaster.”
T.C. Kincer is a music director, pianist, vocal coach, and theatre educator based in New York City. He holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Otterbein University as well as a master’s degree in piano performance with a concentration in collaborative piano from New York University Steinhardt. Select credits include: Rehearsal Pianist for Merrily We Roll Along (Broadway), Music Director/Conductor/Keys 1 for The Sound of Music (Global Tour), Music Director for Babes In Arms (World Premiere Revival), Associate Music Director for Die Fledermaus (NYU Steinhardt), and Associate Music Director for Into the Woods (NYU Steinhardt). T.C. has also served as Associate Music Director of the New York City Community Chorus and has worked with many educational theatre companies including the Broadway Education Alliance, The Wright Way, The Voice Collective, SOOP Theatre Company, KJK Productions, Shuffles NYC, and Joffrey Ballet School. T.C. is currently a Staff Pianist at NYU Steinhardt and a Principal Associate Pianist for the National Children’s Chorus. Website: tckincer.com
Nicholas Kaminski is a composer/lyricist, music director and actor originally from Edison, New Jersey and now based in Manhattan. He is also a music educator, currently teaching Musical Theatre Voice at Rider University and previously working as Music Supervisor at LaGuardia High School of the Arts in NYC Nicholas holds his Bachelors of Arts in Music from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and was a private songwriting student of Mark Hollmann (Urinetown). Favorite credits: Music Direction: Khan!!!! The Musical (Off-Broadway). Cabaret (National Tour, AMD/Accordion/Synth), Bright Star (Surflight Theatre, MD/Piano/Accordion), The Rocky Horror Show (Ten separate productions, MD/”Narrator”/”Dr. Scott” variously); Acting: Souvenir (Surflight Theatre, “Cosme McMoon”), House Hunters (HGTV, “Himself”), Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings (Carnegie Hall, Ensemble). www.KaminskiMusic.com
Stephen Kuebelbeck is thrilled to be back for a third summer with Camp Broadway! Stephen is a music director, vocal coach, and freelance pianist/accordionist based in Tempe, Arizona. Stephen has been performing and conducting at The Phoenix Theatre Company since 2022, most recently directing Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical and conducting the world premiere of The Roads to Loch Lomond. Favorite AZ musical experiences include: Keyboard 2 for the Wicked tour at Gammage; Keyboard 2 for AZ MusicFest production of Ragtime; Accordionist for Fiddler on the Roof with TPTC and Natasha, Pierre… with ASU; and Theatre Camp Counselor for Camp Broadway! Much love to Stephanie!
Joshua Holden is a self-producing puppeteer, designer, builder, and freelancer for The Jim Henson Company as an Emmy nominated puppet wrangler. He was the puppet director for Water for Elephants on Broadway which is now on a national tour. TV: Sesame Street, Helpsters. National Tours: Avenue Q, Peter Pan 360, Avett Brother Band (2024 Tour), The Joshua Show. This fall he will make his Metropolitan Opera debut as the associate puppet director of the world premier of Lincoln at the Bardo. He is an alumnus of the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, and earned a B.F.A. in Acting from The Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University. wowjoshuaholden.com
Melanie Kaisen is a New York City–based performer with a passion for theatre and working with young artists. She has toured nationally with The Aluminum Show and performed in regional productions including Newsies, 42nd Street, RENT, A Charlie Brown Christmas and more. In NYC, she has appeared Off-Broadway in The Little Mermaid, Junie B’s Essential Survival Guide to School, and The Tempest, among others, and performed at events such as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. When she’s not on stage, she enjoys helping young performers grow in skill and confidence and adores spending her summers with Camp Broadway!
Taylor Rae Fox is a musical theatre performer and educator from Cincinnati, Ohio. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Kent State University and currently works with the musical theatre departments at 92NY. Some of her favorite stage credits include playing Junie B. in Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School and Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown with 92NY. When she’s not performing or teaching, Taylor enjoys spending time with her cat Millie and trying to reach her reading goal on GoodReads. She’s thrilled to share her love of theatre with the next generation of performers!
Alex Fullerton is excited to be a part of the Camp Broadway team! Alex holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory and now lives in New York City. He spent a year traveling around the country with the national tour of Hairspray (Swing). Regional credits include Singin’ in the Rain (Don Lockwood), White Christmas (Bob Wallace), and Something Rotten (Ensemble/Swing, among others. Alex has also performed at sea with Disney Cruise Line. Alex-Fullerton.com
Jonathan Tison, a recent graduate of The Hartt School, is thrilled to join Camp Broadway. Since age 9, he’s consistently performed on professional stages, collaborating with renowned directors and actors. Notable credits include ‘Arpad’ in She Loves Me, ‘Bobby Strong’ in Urinetown, and a stage reading of Double Helix at the esteemed Goodspeed Opera House, directed by Scott Schwartz. Camp is an unforgettable experience, and Jonathan is excited to be part of the education that inspired him to be a performer. He is thankful for his family’s unwavering support and to God for guiding his path.
Ava is so excited to work with Camp Broadway! Originally from Pueblo, Colorado, she is a full-time performer and educator with her BFA from NYU Tisch. She has performed off-Broadway and has traveled the country on multiple national tours.
Nathaniel Reid is happy to be a part of the Camp Broadway team! Growing up as a theatre kid, he attended several theatre camps and is excited to be on the other side of camp! After graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City, he found his love for performing at sea while working for Disney Cruise Line and Virgin Voyages. Nathaniel has also performed in Celtic Fyre at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, which was voted the #1 Theme Park Show by USA Today’s 10Best. Recently, Nathaniel has been traveling the country singing in the Irish Music and Dance Show; A Taste of Ireland.
Molly is a proud Camp Broadway alum of 7 years and is so thrilled to be performing alongside the campers as a Featured Player. She has also previously served as an ASM for Camp Broadway Las Vegas and Camp Broadway NYC. Molly is a graduate of Syracuse University’s Department of Drama where she earned her BFA in Musical Theater. She was most recently seen in Syracuse Stage’s production of Cinderella. Thank you to Susan and Theo for turning this camper into a counselor!
Luke Cimorelli (he/him) is a performer, educator and producer, and he is super excited to be returning to Camp Broadway! He holds a B.F.A from Molloy University/CAP21. Credits include Pete the Cat Nat’l Tour ’25 & ’26 (Dad & Others) The Selkie Bride (Ronan, Killian u/s) Sweet Charity (Ensemble) Carrie (Tommy), and As You Like It (Ensemble, Andy u/s). Luke loves being able to inspire and teach the next generation of theatre artists! Website: Lukecimorelli.com
Nikki Sember is an NYC based performer originally from Buffalo, New York. She earned her BFA in Drama, along with a minor in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. In addition to her dance career, Nikki can be seen in charming cabarets across NYC at cherished stages like The Slipper Room and Chelsea Table & Stage. Her work with Taylor Gordon has also taken her internationally, where she participated in East Meets West Fusion festival in Hyderabad, India and the Peru Bienal in Lima, Peru. Currently represented by FireStarter Entertainment. She’s so grateful for her friends and family’s unrelenting support.
Abby is thrilled to be back with Camp Broadway this year! Abby Huff (she/her) is a singer, actor, and songwriter based in NYC. She received a Bachelor of Music with an emphasis in commercial music in her home state of Utah and has enjoyed performing in and exploring the city over the past couple of years. Favorite credits include Jo March (Little Women), Eve (Children of Eden), Lucy Van Pelt (You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown), and Man in the Yellow Suit (Tuck Everlasting). Abby plays the piano and guitar and loves writing music! She hopes to write an album or musical someday.
Chamberlin Little is overjoyed to be serving on staff at Camp Broadway. With a BFA in Musical Theatre from Belmont University, he is always looking forward to the smiles he is blessed to see on the young artists’ faces. Theatre: Barry/Others, Jersey Boys, Young Max, Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Bobby Strong, Urinetown. Jesus loves you!
Lexis is so excited to be spending her summer with Camp Broadway! National Tour: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Off Broadway: Maddie: A New Musical, Regional: 42nd Street, SpongeBob, Spamalot.
Derrian Brown is a New York City–based actor, director, and choreographer with more than 15 years of performance experience. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, he earned his BFA in Musical Theatre with a minor in Dance from University at Buffalo. Derrian has worked across stage, film, voice-over, and modeling projects, bringing a versatile and energetic approach to every creative endeavor. His most recent credits include the Sesame Street Live National Tour, 25th Annual Putnam…, and Beautiful The Carole King Musical. In addition to performing, he has developed a passion for directing and choreographing, using those experiences to deepen his artistry and storytelling. Derrian is thrilled to share his love of musical theatre with the next generation of performers and looks forward to an inspiring camp season.
Katie is so honored to have been a part of the Camp Broadway team for the last two summers in NYC! Katie is a proud graduate of Marymount Manhattan College, where she earned a BA in Theatre Performance/Musical Theatre. Some favorite performance credits include Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime, Ilona Ritter in She Loves Me and Amy March in Little Women.
Katie Tomney is a NYC based performer originally from the Washington DC area. She holds her Bachelor of Arts in Dance from the University at Buffalo and has been blessed to be working in the industry ever since. Performance credits include theme parks such as the Cedar Fair Corporation, regional theatre productions, and cruise ships such as Carnival Cruise Lines and Disney Cruise Lines. Additionally, Katie has a love for teaching and has taught extensively all over the Washington DC area specializing in classes for young children – making her work with Camp Broadway the perfect blend of all her passions!
Isabel Asher is currently a junior in the vocal performance program at NYU Steinhardt, as well as a former MainStage camper. She recently appeared in Steinhardt’s MainStage production of Into The Woods as Little Red Ridinghood and is currently producing her first cabaret at The Green Room 42. She is thrilled to join the Camp Broadway family once again!