WHO’S WHO CAST

KIANI NELSON (Ensemble, u/s Addaperle/Evillene) is so thrilled to be returning to the Fulton stage with the amazing cast of The Wiz! Credits inclue Smokey Joe’s Cafe (BJ)- Fulton Theatre, Gypsy (Electra), Chicago (Matron Mama Morton)- Arizona Broadway Theater, Den of Thieves (Maggie)-Medicine Show Theater. All the love to her team over at Avalon Artists Group. Enjoy the show!

CHÉLA MICHELE NORTH (Ensemble, 2nd u/s Addaperle/Evillene) An Atlanta native, Chéla couldn’t be more proud to be making her Fulton Theatre debut with The Wiz! Her favorite roles include The Color Purple (Church Lady, Jarene), The Wiz (Addaperle), All Shook Up (Sylvia), and Barnum (Joice Heth). When not on stage, she is a Wedding Coordinator and the owner of @cheandco.weddings. “All glory to God who has given me far more than I deserve. Any good you see in me is because of Him.” @mylifeaschela

CHRISTOPHER PAGE-SANDERS (Ensemble) CO-Artistic Director of NU-World Contemporary Danse Theatre. Training: Center of Creative Arts and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Concert Dance Credits include Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dianne McIntyre & Company, Owen\Cox Dance Group. Director\ Choreographer Credits include Billy Elliot, Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, 5 Guys Named Moe, Once On This Island, R&H Cinderella, and The Scottsboro Boys. “on the shoulders of my ancestors, I dance.”

KELVIN ROSTON JR (The Wiz) returns to Fulton, last seen as James Thunder Early in Dreamgirls! Regional: Clue [Mr Green], Sister Act [Curtis](Mercury), The Color Purple [Mister](MSMT); Gem of the Ocean [Ceasar](Goodman), and others. TV: South Side, Chicago Med, Chicago PD. Film: Get a Job, Princess Cyd, Breathing Room. Awards: Jeff Award, 4 BTA Awards, 3 Black Excellence Awards, NAMI Award, Nicholas Rudall Classic Artist Award. AEA, SAG-AFTRA, Congo Square Ensemble Member, represented by Paonessa Talent.

LORENZO RUSH JR (Lion) Regional Credits: Marriott Theater, Paramount Theater, Porchlight Music Theater, Drury Lane Theater, Skylight Music Theater, Court Theater.

TV/FILM: Chicago Fire, Fargo, Sirens, Chicago PD. Joseph Jefferson Award recipient (Five Guys Named Moe and Sophisticated Ladies). Black Theater Alliance Award (Memphis). Represented by Stewart Talent. Phoebe is my motivation. Proverbs 18:16.