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Walter Russell III, 14 HSA Dance and Theater Prep Student

Walter Russell III amazed audiences across the city, making history as the lead role of Young Charles in Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in my Bones,” the first Black Opera to open the Metropolitan Opera season. Soon after, in October 2021, Walter landed a role as one of two “Little Michaels” in Broadway’s “MJ The Musical!” He currently plays “Little Marlon.” Walter is a “triple threat” - dancer, actor, and singer - and we can’t wait to see where his talents take him in the future!

Alexander Bello, 14 HSA Dance and Theater Student

Alexander Bello has impressed us all, first by landing a role in the ensemble cast of the Broadway musical “Caroline, Or Change” in fall of 2021, followed by an appearance in the Netflix special “John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch”. In the winter of 2021, Alexander won yet another show feature, with a guest appearance as character Henry Wexley in HBO Max’s “Sex and the City” revival “And Just Like That.” Alexander came to HSA in 2019 to sharpen his dance skills, and has fallen in love with the school ever since.