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Event
3rd Mondays - October 15 - 2018 - Foundation for New American Musicals
The Foundation for New American Musicals (FNAM) is dedicated to educating, mentoring and showcasing the next generations of creators of musicals for stage, screen and new media.
Musicals translate experiences across time and space to create a new understanding and empathy across cultures, ethnicities and generations.
Through their four major programs, they support composers, lyricists and book writers of all backgrounds from high school to college to graduate school and beyond.
During its history, FNAM has presented 260 shows+ and 1700+ performances at 83+ venues from Santa Barbara to San Diego for audiences totaling over 1.75+ million people.
Co-Producers Michael Donovan, Christopher Sepulveda
Emcee: Richard Israel
Musical Director: Jennifer Lin
All-Star Cast:
MISTY COTTON
Misty is currently playing the role of Donna in Mamma Mia at the Lawrence Weld Theatre. Broadway/National Tours: Miss Saigon (Ellen), Les Miserables (Eponine), Joseph...Dreamcoat (Narrator) w/ Donny Osmond. Off- Bway: Marvelous Wonderettes (Missy). Regional: Into the Woods (Witch) Utah Shakespeare , Carrie (Margaret) La Mirada & L.A., Tell Me On A Sunday (Emma), Tommy (Mrs. Walker), Side Show - LA Premiere- (Violet), Little Night Music (Petra) SCR, Peter Pan (Peter), White Christmas (Betty) SDMT., Last Five Years-Pasadena Playhouse, Winter Wonderettes (Missy) Multiple Productions, Annie Get Your Gun (Annie), Spitfire Grill (Percy) USF & Laguna Playhouse. Recordings-Winter Wonderettes & Wonderettes: Caps & Gowns, Honky Tonk Laundry.P.S.-Yes this is my real name.
NIKKI CRAWFORD
Nikki Crawford won the NAACP Theatre Award for Best Actress and LA Ovation nomination for Best Featured Actress for her portrayal as Young Lena Horne in Stormy Weather at the Pasadena Playhouse. Regional credits: Aldonza in Man of La Mancha(La Mirada Theatre); Ronnie in Immediate Family (Mark Taper Forum); Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (first Las Vegas Company); Lady Liv in Play On! (Arena Stage, Helen Hayes Award Best Supporting Actress nomination); Julie in Showboat (Sacramento Music Circus); Blues in the Night (Seattle Rep); As Bees In Honey Drown (Pasadena Playhouse); Bernstein's Mass (Hollywood Bowl). TV: Marla Grace in Criminal Minds; Julie Martin in Warner Brothers digital series H+; Switched at Birth; Pretty Little Liars; Legit; Happily Divorced; Malcolm in the Middle; PBS Great Performances Play On!
YVETTE GONZALEZ-NACER
Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer is an actress, singer, songwriter & producer, best known for playing the role of Kiki on the Emmy Award-winning series, The Fresh Beat Band, where she received two Imagen Award nominations for Best Actress in a Television Series. She played Cha Cha in FOX's Grease: Live, is Phyllis on Disneys Goldie & Bear and Kiki on Nick Jrs Band of Spies. Some of Yvettes other television credits include: Madam Secretary, Criminal Minds, Guiding Light and Boston Legal. Some of her stage credits include: West Side Story, Much Ado About Nothing, 3 Mo Divas, Broadways 1st National Tour of In the Heights & she won a Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Female Lead. She most recently played the role of Nikki in Sweet Charity, directed by Kathleen Marshall. Yvettes music can be heard on various TV shows & movies and some of her musical collaborations include: Ne-Yo, Jason Mraz, Wyclef Jean, Gloria Estefan, Justin Bieber & Engelbert Humperdinck.
ALEKS PEVEC
Aleks is thrilled to be back in LA and is honored to be singing with these talented folks tonight. Broadway: Catch Me if You Can, Evita, Aladdin, The Most Happy Fella, and Something Rotten! He was last seen playing Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar at North Carolina Theater. Productions in LA include both original companies of Wicked and White Christmas at the Pantages Theater as well as the title character in The Who's Tommy at the Ricardo Montalban Theater. Member of The Company Men singing group. Ironman triathlete and proud UCLA graduate. A huge thank you to Michael, Christopher, Jen Lin, and Richard. Cheers to new and exciting pieces of theater!
NICK TUBBS:
National Tours: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Swing), Kit and the Kats (Male Vocalist), The Morris Brothers(Rupert), Regional: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy, Studio C), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Quasimodo, PCPA), Forever Plaid (Jinx, Welk Resorts, I.C.T., PCPA), Spamalot (Galahad, 3D Theatricals), The Scarlet Pimpernel(Percy, Contempo Productions), Les Miserables (Enjolras/Grantaire, Musical Theatre West, Plan B Entertainment), Company (Paul, 5 Star Theatricals), Anything Goes (Evelyn, Moonlight, Candlelight Pavilion), Life Could Be A Dream (Skip, Moonlight), and Princess Cruises (Production Singer). Proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA.
Please Note:
Doors 6:30 pm
Food and Beverage service: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Performance: 8:00 - 9:15 pm (End time approximate)
There are no refunds or exchanges following a 12 hour grace period offered by Brown Paper Tickets from the time of your purchase.
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LocationSterling's Upstairs at The Federal (View)
5303 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 12 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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