Thursday, May 29, 2025
7:30 PM
And by the support of these valuable sponsors and community partners
The DPAC Rising Star Awards are made possible by
Thursday, May 29, 2025
presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
The DPAC Rising Star Awards
Freddie Lee Heath Choreographer
Mark Hopper Music Director
David Henderson Acting Coach
Michael Stephenson Reed 1
Ron Ford Reed 2
Christian McIvor Trumpet
Joseph Ciampi Trombone
Megan Rindoks Director of Community Engagement
Brian Hunt Production Manager
Orchestra
Charlie Shafer Violin
Lisa Doherty Violin
Davis Lingner Cello
Tommy Nowell Bass
Matt Nowell Guitar 1
DPAC
April Dudash Community Engagement Coordinator
Zachary Alexander Lighting Designer
Warren Sharp Guitar 2
Tyler Nowell Drums/Percussion
Mark Hopper Keys 1
Blake Moran Keys 2
Morgan McFalls Community Engagement Assistant
Brandon Scopel Audio Engineer
Student Tech & Production Team
Stage Management
Ella Adams
Production Stage Manager
Durham School of the Arts
Ella Cohen Talent Manager CE Jordan High School
Sarah Keller
Assistant Stage Manager
Apex Friendship High School
Talent Management
Micah Elia Talent Coordinator Chapel Hill High School
Production Management
Sasha Wolfrum
Assistant Stage Manager
Durham School of the Arts
Camille Smith
Talent Coordinator & Audio Assistant
Millbrook High School
Joseph Leitner
Production Manager
American Leadership Academy - Johnston
Camryn Stone
Production Assistant Weaver Academy
Isaac Baksh Wardrobe & Props Coordinator
Carrboro High School
Liz Emery Wardrobe & Props Coordinator
Wake Forest High School
Brice Shearburn
Lighting Coordinator R.J. Reynolds High School
Joey Maida Lighting Assistant
Durham School of the Arts
Joseph Swain Audio Coordinator Cardinal Gibbons High School
Ephraim Baksh Teleprompter Operator Carrboro High School
The DPAC Rising Star Awards
With Special Guest
J. Harrison Ghee
Hosted by Clay Aiken
And Return Appearances by Alex Fluker & Conor Kruger
Act One
“Be Our Guest” Disney’s Beauty and the Beast - Clay Aiken, Ensemble and Finalists
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Medley #1
Medley #2
Behind the Scenes - Video by Root Media
Medley #3
Medley #4
Student Reporter Award, Presented by ABC11 “Highlights from Wicked” Wicked - Finalists
Act Two
“All That Jazz” Chicago - J. Harrison Ghee and Finalists
Best Student Orchestra
Best Student Choreography
Best Student Lighting Design
Best Student Costume Design
Best Ensemble (Tier 1)
Best Ensemble (Tier 2)
Best Musical (Tier 1)
Best Musical (Tier 2)
New York Film Academy Scholarships
Best Dancer
The DPAC Shining Star Award
“Tonight” West Side Story - Alex Fluker & Conor Kruger
Jimmy Awards 2024 Recap Video
Best Actor
Best Actress
“Hear My Song” Songs for a New World - Finalists and Ensemble
Musicals Adjudicated This Season
American Leadership Academy - Johnston
Seussical The Musical
Apex Friendship High School 9 To 5
Athens Drive Magnet High School
The Little Mermaid
Broughton High School
Mamma Mia!
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Shrek The Musical
Carrboro High School
Something Rotten
C.E. Jordan High School
Big Fish School Edition
Chapel Hill High School
The Lightning Thief
Christ Covenant School
Tuck Everlasting
Clayton High School
James and the Giant Peach
Durham Academy Bright Star
Durham School of the Arts
Little Shop of Horrors
East Chapel Hill High School
Hadestown Teen Edition
East Wake | Tech and Design
Magnet School
The Wiz
Enloe Magnet High School
Between The Lines
Franklin Academy
Alice By Heart
Green Hope High School
The SpongeBob Musical
Green Level High School
Hadestown Teen Edition
Heritage High School
Hairspray
Heritage High School
Legally Blonde
Heritage High School
Shrek The Musical
Hillside High School
The SpongeBob Musical
James B. Dudley High School In The Heights
Jordan-Matthews High School
Matilda The Musical
Knightdale High School
The Color Purple
Knightdale High School
Hadestown Teen Edition
Longleaf School of the Arts
The Color Purple
Longleaf School of the Arts
The Phantom of the Opera
Millbrook High School
Something Rotten
Overhills High School
Shrek The Musical
Panther Creek High School Little Women
Penn-Griffin School for the Arts
The Addams Family: Teen Edition
Ravenscroft School Little Women
R.J. Reynolds High School
Hadestown Teen Edition
Rolesville High School Curtains
Saint Mary’s School
SIX: Teen Edition
Seaforth High School Anastasia
South Garner High School
You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Revised)
St. Thomas More Academy
Hadestown Teen Edition
Wake Forest High School
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Wakefield High School
Chicago: Teen Edition
Wakefield High School
Disney’s Descendants: The Musical
Weaver Academy The Prom
Western Harnett High School
High School Musical
Adjudication Process
DPAC sends at least one lead judge, and at least two year-round judges to review each participating high school musical theater production. Scores submitted by both lead and yearround judges determine who places at the top of each awards category. Lead judges gather in the spring to discuss all submitted scores and feedback, and together they select finalists and winners in the eight production awards categories. During this meeting, lead judges also select the Best Actor and Best Actress finalists.
The DPAC Rising Star Awards are grateful to this incredible group of year-round and lead judges, who together reviewed 44 high school musical theater productions this school year. Without these dedicated supporters of our program,The DPAC Rising Star Awards could not take place.
Lead Judges
Mark Falgout
Joni Falvey
Susannah Hough
Diane Petteway
Lauren Sale
Michele Weathers
Year-Round Judges
Michaela Ashworth
Dylan Bailey
Sandy Berman
Alli Mae Carnes
Rod Carter
Bryant Chappell
Dana Deaton
Judy Dove
Patrick Falgout
Bryan Falvey
Matthew Hager
Barbette Hunter
Gayle Hurd
Jennifer Ijeoma
Meredith Blair President & CEO of The Booking Group
Chelsea James
Noel James
Tami Kress
MC Malone
Sejal Mehta
Verlene Oates
Jackie Pascale
Thomas Porter
Alison Richard
Deb Royals
Bridget Sagolla-Slamp
Samantha Scipioni
Ted Silver
Emma Tonnemacher
Ceremony Judges
Alan Campbell
Tony®-nominated Broadway, Television and Film Actor
Courtney Liu Director, Choreographer, and Assistant Professor of Music Theater at Elon University
DPAC is honored to welcome these three esteemed ceremony judges to DPAC for The DPAC Rising Star Awards. As Ceremony Judges, they will adjudicate student performances throughout Act One of tonight’s event. Their scores will be tallied during intermission, and the highest scoring student in each respective category will receive the Best Actor and Best Actress awards. These two students will advance to the national level of the competition, representing DPAC and central NC at the Jimmy Awards® this June.
Students Featured Tonight
Sebastián Ariza
R.J. Reynolds High School
Hermes in Hadestown: Teen Edition
Jackson Colo
R.J. Reynolds High School
Orpheus in Hadestown: Teen Edition
Aydan Eatchel
Longleaf School of the Arts
The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera
Best Actor Finalists
Quinn Gray
Longleaf School of the Arts
Harpo in The Color Purple
Stephen Halsey
East Chapel Hill High School
Hades in
Hadestown: Teen Edition
Josiah Jennings
Hillside High School
Patrick in SpongeBob The Musical
Carson Ohrel
Wake Forest High School
Scuttle in Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Best Actress Finalists
Edmund Pattishall
CE Jordan High School
Will Bloom in Big Fish School Edition
Nicolas Sanchez
Enloe High School Frump in Between The Lines
Corieon Simmiolkjier
Hillside High School
SpongeBob in SpongeBob The Musical
Huntley Cantin
Longleaf School of the Arts
Celie in The Color Purple
Campbell Dean
R.J. Reynolds High School
Eurydice in Hadestown Teen Edition
Carmen Dubon
Weaver Academy
DeeDee Allen in The Prom
Chloe Howard
R.J. Reynolds High School
Persephone in Hadestown Teen Edition
Danica Laan
CE Jordan High School
Sandra Bloom in Big Fish School Edition
Audrey Lewis
Broughton High School
Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!
Lilly Pritchard
Heritage High School
Elle Woods in Legally Blonde
Larkin Ragland
Seaforth High School
Anya in Anastasia
Mollie Reeves
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Fiona in
Shrek The Musical
Madilynn Sanders
Heritage High School
Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray
Mason Anderson
Overhills High School
Shannon Anderson
Durham School of the Arts
Berklee Axford
Millbrook High School
JT Bernier
Green Level High School
Luciano Bizzarro
Saint Thomas More Academy
Mierra Brown
Hillside High School
Ursula Brown
Green Hope High School
Isabelle Catalano
Athens Drive Magnet High School
Mahlaya Diallo
East Chapel Hill High School
Kira Earnest
Clayton High School
Colleen Eveson
Saint Mary’s School
Cameron Fancher
Green Hope High School
Nyx Ficklin
Franklin Academy
Delaney Fuquay
Jordan-Matthews High School
Alma Gazzaniga
Panther Creek High School
Journi Grice
Jordan High Hchool
Corey Gudesblat
Panther Creek High School
Conor Hernandez
Durham Academy
Emory Huff
Franklin Academy
Ensemble Students
Kateri Hurtgen
Saint Thomas More Academy
Gabrielle James
South Garner High School
Elan Johnson
Weaver Academy
Liv Jones
Saint Mary’s School
Laney Kaley
Weaver Academy
Micaela La Serna
Chapel Hill High School
Gabe Lacombe
Longleaf School of the Arts
Ruby Lafabregue
American Leadership Academy
Fiona Lockett
Athens Drive Magnet High School
Rachel Lora
Overhills High School
Livia McIntyre
East Chapel Hill High School
Noah Medlin
Enloe Magnet High School
Arianna Mindel-Benoit
Enloe High School
Ella Marie Moore
Millbrook High School
Scarlett Morris
R.J. Reynolds High School
Symphony Murray
American Leadership Academy
- Johnston
Vivian Nicholson
South Garner High School
Caden Olson
Wakefield High School
Lyelah Pitters
East Wake High School
Karsyn Potter
R.J. Reynolds High School
Nathan Prince
Durham School of the Arts
Amaya Rice
Chapel Hill High School
Amanda Royall
Green Level High School
Lauren Scianna
Apex Friendship High School
Gavin Scott
Clayton High School
Anika Siegfried
Wakefield High School
Nikko Sommer
Carrboro High School
Everette Spell
Seaforth High School
David Ta’Bon
Jordan Matthews High School
Riley Tabor
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Chloe Taite
Apex Friendship High School
Sloan Thompson
Needham B. Broughton High School
Micahla Vassey
Longleaf School of the Arts
Sarah Veach
Cardinal Gibbons High School
Hassan Wanzo
East Wake High School
Tomanni Wilkins
Charles E. Jordan High School
Penny Williams
Carrboro High School
Abigail (Abby) Zwahlen
Seaforth High School
Finalist Bios
SEBASTIÁN ARIZA is a junior at R.J. Reynolds High and is very excited to be able to be a part of The DPAC Rising Star Awards. He can’t wait to meet new people and learn from this amazing experience alongside his fellow nominees.
HUNTLEY CANTIN is beyond excited to be a part of The DPAC Rising Star Awards this year. She is currently a senior at Longleaf School of the Arts and is committed to East Carolina University for their BFA Musical Theatre program.
JACKSON COLO is super excited to be a part of the 2024/2025 DPAC Rising Stars! He is very passionate about acting, singing, and swimming, and would like to thank his parents and teachers for supporting him through the role of Orpheus.
CAMPBELL DEAN is so excited to be a part of The DPAC Rising Stars Awards this year! Campbell is a student at R.J. Reynolds High School and loves to act, sing, and do anything that is creative.
CARMEN SOPHIA DUBON attends Weaver Academy as a sophomore studying theater. She has experience in both stage and screen acting. Some of her credits include DeeDee Allen in The Prom, Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, and Something Rotten!
AYDAN EATCHEL is thrilled to be part of such an amazing opportunity with so many talented and passionate people. Aydan would like to thank his family, friends, and especially his mom, for all of the constant support that they’ve given throughout the years. Aydan can’t wait to pursue his love for the arts more in the future and hopes you all enjoy the performance!
QUINN GRAY is a 16-year-old actor, singer, and dancer from Raleigh, NC. He began acting at the age of 6 with The Justice Theatre Project and has worked with several local theatre groups over the years. Quinn currently studies theatre at Longleaf School of the Arts, a college prep charter school that focuses on the arts.
STEPHEN HALSEY is so excited to be here for his role as “Hades” in East Chapel Hill High School’s Hadestown: Teen Edition! This was Stephen’s first-ever show and he is excited to be attending UNC Chapel Hill in the fall.
CHLOE HOWARD is a senior at R.J. Reynolds High School who plans to attend Tulane University in Fall 2025 to double major in Theatre and Engineering Physics. She’s been performing in musicals since age three and recently directed a play “Badger” this past fall. She’s so grateful for the opportunity to be part of this production and can’t wait to perform!
JOSIAH JENNINGS is a senior at Hillside High School and president of its awardwinning drama department. He has trained with Broadway professionals at AMDA and performed in numerous school, church, and community productions. Josiah is passionate about musical theatre and plans to pursue a career on Broadway and in film.
DANICA LAAN is a senior at Jordan High School and will be attending UNCCH this fall with a plan to double major in Dramatic Arts and Communications. Performing has always been her passion, so she is extremely grateful for this opportunity. She would love to thank the wonderful cast, crew, and directors of Big Fish for such an unforgettable show and her parents for always supporting her!
AUDREY LEWIS is thrilled to be back on the DPAC stage for her second time as a Best Actress Finalist at The DPAC Rising Star Awards! She would like to thank her family and her voice teacher Carrie Banfi for helping her get to this point!
CARSON OHREL is a Best Actor Finalist at The DPAC Rising Star Awards for his portrayal of “Scuttle” from Disney’s The Little Mermaid. With a passion for musical theater, Carson brings a vibrant energy to the stage and always aims to inspire audiences with his talent and creativity.
EDMUND PATTISHALL is a junior at Jordan High School. He loves animating and singing and would like to thank his family, friends, Jane, and his weighted dinosaurs.
LILLY PRITCHARD is a senior at Heritage High School and is very grateful return to the DPAC stage as a two-time finalist at The DPAC Rising Star Awards. She has been a part of eight shows with Heritage High School Theater and is honored to represent them tonight. Lilly would love to thank her family, Bryan Phoebus, Jose Rondon, Carrie Banfi and Micah Holloway, for helping her through this journey and getting her to where she is today!
LARKIN RAGLAND is a freshman at Seaforth High School, who has trained with the Carolina Academy of Performing Arts for the past three years by participating in company and Summerstock productions. She also competes in the National Association of Teachers of Singing vocal competitions where she was recognized in both 2024 and 2025 for her state, regional, and national vocal achievements. She would like to thank her mentors, church family, friends, and family for helping her achieve her dreams.
MOLLIE REEVES is delighted to be performing at The DPAC Rising Star Awards! She is a junior at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, where she has been seen in Shrek the Musical (Princess Fiona), Matilda the Musical (Matilda), Bright Star (Florence), Peter and the Starcatcher (swing, u/s Prentiss), and at Theatre Raleigh in Curse of the Starving Class (u/s Emma). Mollie thanks her family, teachers, and everyone she has shared the stage with for their unwavering support.You can find Mollie on Instagram: @ mollie.f.reeves.
NIC SANCEZ has had the best time at Enloe High School playing Frump in Between the Lines and Thénardier in Les Misérables. He is incredibly grateful to his voice teacher, Matthew Hagar, at the Alli Mae Carnes Studio, as well as Raleigh ACT and NCDI, for their support and guidance. Nic feels lucky to be part of such a vibrant and encouraging Raleigh theater community.
MADILYNN SANDERS is a senior at Heritage High School and is thrilled to perform on the DPAC stage as a finalist at The DPAC Rising Star Awards. Some of her favorite previous Heritage High credits include Tracy (Hairspray), Catherine of Aragon (SIX: Teen Edition), Miss Honey (Matilda),Vivienne (Legally Blonde), and Marty (Grease). She would like to thank her family, friends, Bryan Phoebus, Amanda Bailey, and Jose Rondon Jr. for always supporting her and helping her become the best version of herself!
CORIEON SIMMIOLKJIER is a senior at Hillside High School with a passion for musical theatre. He has performed in numerous productions including Little Shop of Horrors, Annie, The SpongeBob Musical and more. Corieon plans to pursue a career in musical theatre in college.
Proudly Featuring
America first fell in love with CLAY AIKEN’S extraordinary talent and undeniable charisma on the second season of Fox’s American Idol. His journey on the show became a cultural phenomenon, drawing nearly 40 million viewers for the finale – the highest-rated episode of live, regularly-scheduled television of the 21st Century. These astonishing numbers cemented Clay’s permanent status as a household name.
In the first seven years of his career he racked up a combined six million in album sales, a number only amplified by tens of millions more who tuned in to his performances on TV and solidified his status as a beloved artist and a national treasure.
Beyond his recording accomplishments, Clay has captivated audiences on stages across America. Throughout his career, he has sold millions of tickets over 12 national tours and performed on some of the biggest and most prestigious stages in the world.
Clay has also excelled beyond the pop music world. His Broadway debut in 2008 in Monty Python’s Spamalot earned rave reviews, with Newsweek praising his “fresh-faced charm and a surprisingly strong singing voice.” He later returned to Broadway in 2018 for the co-headlining show Ruben & Clay’s First Annual Christmas Carol Family Fun Pageant Spectacular Reunion Show, which The New York Times hailed as “a Christmas miracle.”
Beyond his entertaining career, Clay has remained deeply committed to giving back and has been a tireless advocate for children with disabilities. In 2003, he built upon his pre-Idol experience as an elementary special education teacher by co-founding the National Inclusion Project to help advocate and provide for the inclusion of children with disabilities.
As a UNICEF ambassador, Clay dedicated ten years to improving the lives of children worldwide. To advocate for child protection and access to education around the world, he traveled to disaster zones and war zones in Afghanistan, Somalia, Indonesia, Mexico, Uganda, and Kenya.
Special Guest
J HARRISON GHEE is a Tony® Award- and Grammy Award-winner who made history as the first nonbinary actor to win in a leading individual performance category for creating the role as “Daphne/Jerry” in SOME LIKE IT HOT, which also garnered them Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards.
Also on Broadway, Ghee starred as “Lola” in KINKY BOOTS, created the role of “Andre Mayhem” in MRS. DOUBTFIRE and co-starred opposite Harry Connick, Jr. as “Johnny Hooker” in THE STING. Ghee captured audiences as “The Lady Chablis” in the musical premiere of MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL.
On television, Ghee was selected to play the title role in “Robyn’s Story” on the hit FOX anthology series ACCUSED (dir. Billy Porter), starred as “Kwame” in Netflix’s RAISING DION and guest starred on HBO’s HIGH MAINTENANCE.
A Fayetteville, NC, native, Ghee moved to New York City to study at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, and began their professional career working at Tokyo Disney, on cruise ships and national tours. They live by the mantra, “You have to free yourself to see yourself,” with the hope of inspiring people to dream big and to chase those dreams.
An outspoken advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community, Ghee has been involved with many organizations, including Broadway Cares, GLAAD and God’s Love We Deliver, among others. Ghee hopes to create roles and conversations that reach beyond what was and into a realm of infinite possibilities.
Thank you Culture Hair Studio for supporting tonight’s Finalists by helping them look their best on DPAC’s stage!
Ceremony Judges
MEREDITH BLAIR has served as the President of The Booking Group since its inception in 1996. In 29 years, TBG has represented 28 Tony Award®-winning Best Musicals, Revivals and Plays. Some of TBG’s current touring productions include Hamilton, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, Six, Mamma Mia!, MJ the Musical, Funny Girl, The Wiz, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Tina, To Kill a Mockingbird, Some Like It Hot, Mean Girls, Chicago, and Parade. TBG is also proud to represent the upcoming tours of: Suffs, The Notebook, Buena Vista Social Club, Gypsy, Operation Mincemeat, Real Women Have Curves, Smash, and The Queen of Versailles.
ALAN CAMPBELL is a Tony®-nominated actor known for his versatility. Over his 40+ year career, Alan has enjoyed featured roles on stage, film, television and in concert. His many credits include Broadway musicals, Off-Broadway and regional musicals and drama, feature and indy films, as well as costarring roles in television drama, comedy, and daytime. Alan received a Tony® Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Joe Gillis in the original Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard. Also on Broadway in Mamma Mia! and Contact at Lincoln Center. Feature films include Paul Schrader’s Oh Canada, Amazon’s Uncle Frank, and Universals A Simple Wish. On television most recently in M. Night Shaymalan’s Servant, Dopesick for Hulu, five seasons on Jake and the Fatman, Three’s a Crowd with John Ritter and appearances on Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Another World and All My Children.As a producer, he has over 30 shows and concerts to his credit. Alan is a co-founder of Theatre Raleigh and a founding member of H.O.L.A. (Heart of Los Angeles) Youth Theatre, providing an artistic outlet and guidance to inner-city children. Alan lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is the proud father of Duke junior, Riley Rose.
COURTNEY LIU is an Assistant Professor of Music Theatre and Director-Choreographer at Elon University. She has performed with the Broadway cast of the Phantom of the Opera (Ballet Ensemble, Swing, Meg u/s, Assistant Dance Captain), Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, AEA & Disney Developmental labs, the Broadway Dance Lab, Norwegian Cruise Lines (Performer, Assistant Director), Busch Gardens Theme Parks, the Cincinnati Ballet, and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. Recent choreography credits include Forestburgh Theatre, Playmakers SYC, and the American Dance Festival in collaboration with the Nasher Museum. Courtney has taught dance for 20+ years and completed certification programs in Luigi Jazz Technique, Giordano Jazz Dance Technique, Vinyasa Yoga, and the ABT Ballet Teacher Training Program. Her research on flow states and dance pedagogy has been published in the Journal of Dance Education (JODE) and presented at conferences across the United States. Courtney received her BA in Psychology and MFA in Dance from Duke University.
2025 American Dance Festival Tickets
on Sale Now!
ADF GO
$20 tickets for ages 18–30 with valid ID.
KIDS NIGHT OUT BOGO: Buy one adult regular-priced ticket, get one youth ticket for FREE.
For more information visit americandancefestival.org/ticket-discounts
Photo by Robert Zimmerman
Charly Lowry & The Lowrie Gang Music in the Gardens 2025
2024 Best Actor and Actress Winners
Where Are They Now?
ALEX FLUKER recently completed her freshman year at UNC Greensboro, where she is thankful to be a member of the Lloyd International Honors College and Undergraduate Research Fellows Program double majoring in Economics and Marketing. While her academic focus is set on business, she has also been passionately and actively pursuing opportunities to stay involved in the theater arts.
This past year,Alex performed in a gender-bent Ordinary Days workshop, directed by UNC Greensboro senior William Houck, as Jenny (Jason). Most recently, she performed in Theatre Raleigh Sings Motown, directed by Lauren Tompkins. This summer, she will work as an acting instructor at the Lune Spark Center for Creativity.
Alex is deeply grateful to everyone in her life who has loved, educated, and “screlted” show tunes with her.
CONOR KRUGER is currently pursuing a BFA in Acting for the Stage and Screen at the University of Southern California (Fight on!!!) and a double minor in music production and cinematic arts. He has been actively pursuing his dreams of acting on camera and screenwriting at the cinematic arts school. Living in LA has inspired his love of film and given him access to several national parks, which he has already begun to take advantage of. He loves the friends he has made along the way and has high hopes for his next three years at college.
While musical theater is not his major, he has maintained an active love for singing, songwriting, and performing. He wishes to return to Broadway someday very soon.
