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ALENA BERNARDI is an American soprano & songwriter who blends her classical roots with pop, folk, rock, jazz, & neo soul. Alena’s credits include; vocal production and arranging for the Netflix Film “My Oxford Year,” opening for Imagine Dragons in Las Vegas with the band Hot Crazy, performing as a featured soloist with the Golden State Pops Orchestra, Musetta in La Boheme, Lily Garland in On The Twentieth Century, and Rapunzel in Into the Woods. Find out more at www.alenabernardi.com
LIS GOTHELF is ecstatic to make her Jeanette Airen Studios debut! A recent graduate of Loyola Marymount University's Theatre Arts program and trainee of the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, you may have seen Lis as Rona Lisa Peretti (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Fraulein Schneider (Cabaret), or Pearl Payne (These Shining Lives). Find her on instagram @_elisabeth.g_ and enjoy the show!
MYKEAL NORTH is thrilled to be part of Songs for a New World. Previous stage credits include Saturdays at 10AM, Sally Spectre: The Musical, The Sound of Music, and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. Mykeal received choral training in Tucson, Arizona, studied musical theatre at the University of Arizona, and currently trains at the Michael Laskin Studio in North Hollywood, California. Outside of performing, he enjoys going to the movies, recreational sports, writing, and reviewing both mainstream and independent projects he’s seen. Mykeal would like to thank his father, Ronald North, his stepmother, Dr. Nefertiti Garrison-North, his mother, Lesa North, and his fellow actors and friends from the Michael Laskin Acting Studio for their love, support, and inspiration.
TIM REALBUTO is so thrilled to be a part of this absolutely gorgeous show and would like to send so much love and gratitude to Jeanette for the opportunity and for her trust and guidance. Originally from New York City, Tim has been performing on stage since age five. He’s done everything from Shakespeare to Sondheim. He was nominated for a Broadway World Award for his performance of Uncle Louie Kurnitz in Neil Simon’s LOST IN YONKERS. He co-wrote and played the lead role of George Taylor in the award winning Off-Broadway play that THE WEAK ONES, starring opposite Academy Award winner Ariana DeBose. He wrote and starred in the Off-Broadway hit YES, which was later turned into a film, which he starred in opposite Nolan Gould. For his work in the film version of YES, Tim won the Hollywood Moving Pictures Award, the Los Angeles Independent Film Award, the IndieFest Award, and London’s Falcon Award. However, Tim is probably most known for his record-breaking performance in the independent hit film BOBCAT MORETTI, starring opposite Vivica A. Fox, Taryn Manning, and Academy Award nominee Sally Kirkland. Tim lost a record-breaking 154 pounds for playing the title role, breaking the cinematic record previously held by Christian Bale for actor who lost the most weight for a film role. Other film credits include: WEREWOLF GAME; IN FIDELITY; and THE EMPEROR’S CLUB. Sending so much love and thanks to this incredible cast, especially Alexuss and Mykeal for their constant support and for being his rock. Love and thanks to Kris for the call. Proud member of SAG/AFTRA. Proud graduate of Five Towns College with a BFA in Acting. For Mom.
KRIS REYES This is Kristina’s last show in California and she is elated to be performing with such a talented cast. Favorite roles include: Kim in Miss Saigon, Emma in Jekyll and Hyde, Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, and Miss Honey in Matilda. Andrew, thank you for your endless love and support. For Gideon and Liam.
MICHAEL S. ROBINSON is an actor, singer, and tap dancer originally from Fruita, Colorado. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Colorado Mesa University. Recent credits include Al/Co-Music Director of A Chorus Line at Conejo Players Theatre, and Co-Music Director of Anastasia also at CPT. Past work with Jeanette includes Snapshots, First Date, and The Theory of Relativity. Up next, he will be music directing The Hunchback of Notre Dame at CPT this fall. Right now though he’s just thrilled and honored to be a part of bringing Jason Robert Brown’s beautiful art to life in SFANW. He dedicates all of his work on this production in loving memory of Douglas and Dawn Morrow.
AND FRIENDS
*The "And Friends" cast will perform with the Main Cast on both Friday evening performances.
JEANETTE AIREN holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music with an emphasis in Musical Theater from California Lutheran University and an Associate of Arts Degree in Music from Los Angeles Pierce College. As a singer and songwriter, Jeanette has performed at notable venues through out Souther California including the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Anaheim Convention Center, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza and House of Blues. She has shared the stage with performers such as Dick Van Dyke, H-Town and Grammy Award winner Hila Plitmann, and appeared in the VH1 Save the Music Concert. Her original song “Better Man” reached the Top 5 on the Live365 OnExclusive Live internet radio station. Her musical theatre performance credits include Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz, Miss Gradner in Carrie, Annette in Annie, Rosalia in West Side Story and The Sweethearts and Ms. Morgan in Dreamgirls, to name a few.
She would like to thank her amazing assistants, Alexuss and Michael, for their support throughout the production process, and she is grateful to the entire company for helping bring this beautiful show to life.
PAIGE BLOSSER is a Los Angeles based actor who grew up in Denver, Colorado. Paige fell in love with performing at a very young age. She started dance classes and singing in choirs as early as 6 years old. In sixth grade she discovered her love for acting and theatre. From there, she has had the pleasure of performing in many plays, musicals and short films. Some of her favorites include the Baker’s Wife in Into The Woods, Agnes in She Kills Monsters and Anne Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Outside of acting, Paige loves to stage manage, direct and play Dungeons and Dragons.
KAVA MOONEY is an actress and singer from Los Angeles. She recently graduated with her AA in music from Pierce College and is currently pursuing her BA in theater at CSUN. Songs For A New World is her third production at Jeanette Airen Studios. In addition to music and theatre, Kava is also an influencer with more than 65k followers on TikTok. Kava would like to thank Jeanette for the opportunity, her voice teacher, Dr. April Amante for her guidance, and last but not least her two best friends and her mom for being her biggest fans.
ALEXUSS SONG is excited to return to the Jeanette Airen Studio as Assistant Director for Songs for a New World. She was recently seen as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical and as Christmas Eve in Avenue Q, a role that remains her favorite. Alexuss has also recently joined the studio as a voice and piano teacher and is grateful to continue growing both on stage and behind the scenes. She would like to thank the cast for their support and can’t wait for everyone to see the show.
JEANETTE AIREN
Director/Choreographer
ALEXUSS SONG
Assistant Director
MICHAEL S. ROBINSON
Musical Director
Sound Engineer: Gal Petel & Jeanette Airen
Lighting Engineer: Grant Tidwell
Stage Construction: Ken O’Keefe & Grant Tidwell
Rehearsal Accompanists: Grant Goldstein
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
Is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
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