BW Grads Light Up Broadway

From lead roles on Broadway and London's West End to prime-time television, film and more, Baldwin Wallace music theatre alumni have garnered acclaim for more than 20 years.

BW students learn from award-winning, professionally active faculty with extensive national and international experience in directing, acting, singing and dance. Numerous performance experiences provide real-world opportunities—like the chance to appear on regional and national stages while still in school.

The music theatre program has achieved renowned success. Today, its alumni can be found in leading roles on Broadway, in national tours, and on television and film.

BW music theatre grads' credits include:

Matthew Harris '18
Girl from the North Country, The Public

Alyssa Kay Thompson '17
Associate Conductor, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Broadway

Colton Ryan '17
Girl from the North Country, The Public; Dear Evan Hansen, Broadway

Jai’len Christine Li Josey '17
SpongeBob SquarePants, Broadway

Malik Akil '16
Aladdin, Holiday Inn

John Kenton Kramer '16
The Book of Mormon, Broadway

Keri René Fuller '15
Waitress, Broadway

Zach Adkins '15
Anastasia, Broadway; Kinky Boots, national tour

Kyle Jean-Baptiste '15
Les Misèrables, Broadway

Caitlin Houlahan '14
Girl from the North Country, The Public; Waitress, Broadway; Peter Pan Live, NBC; Parade, Lincoln Center

Anthony Sagaria '14
American Psycho, Broadway

Chris McCarrell '13
Les Misèrables, The Lightning Thief, Broadway; Peter Pan Live, NBC

Ciara Renee '13
Hawkgirl in DC's Legends of Tomorrow, CW; Pippin, Big Fish, Broadway

Ryan Fielding Garrett '12
Associate Conductor, Kinky Boots, national tour

Shannon O'Boyle '12
Kinky Boots, Once, Broadway

Sainty Nelsen '11
Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll, FX
Emmy Award winner (producer), The Bay

Rod Lawrence '11
The Lion King, national tour

Jillian Kates '11
Wicked, national tour

Corey Mach '10
Kinky Boots, Hands on a Hard Body; Godspell, Broadway; Wicked, national tour

Jennifer Noble '10
King Kong, Ghost, Broadway; Kinky Boots, We Will Rock You, national tours

JR Bruno '09
West Side Story, Broadway; Book of Mormon, national tour

Hillary Elk '09
Memphis, Broadway and West End London

Will Brandstetter '08
Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Science, Broadway

Hannah Del Monte '08
Fiddler on the Roof, Broadway

David Gregory '08
Constantine, NBC; Deception, NBC; Gossip Girl, CW; One Life to Live, ABC

Cassie Okenka '08
School of Rock, Bonnie & Clyde, Broadway; Wicked, national tour

Javar La'Trail Parker '08
Jesus Christ Superstar, West End London; Show Boat, West End London

Patty Lohr '08
Kinky Boots, national tour

Libby Servais '08
Wicked, Broadway and national tour; Lysistrata Jones, Broadway

Steel Burkhardt '07
Aladdin, Broadway; Hair, Broadway and West End London

Kate Rockwell '06
Mean Girls, Rock of Ages, Bring It On, Hair, Legally Blonde, Broadway

Kyle Post '06
Kinky Boots, Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark, Rent, Broadway

Stephen Trafton '06
Les Misèrables, Broadway

Lauren Marshall '04
Jersey Boys, national tour

Dominic Roberts '04
Mary Poppins, Broadway

Kristopher Thompson-Bolden '04
The Color Purple, Anything Goes, Billy Elliot, The Book of Mormon, national tours

Joelle Graham '02
Mamma Mia, Broadway

Erin Greiner '02
All Shook Up, national tour

Trista Moldovan '02
Phantom of the Opera, Broadway and national tour

Thomasina Gross '02
Mamma Mia, Broadway and national tour

Jill Paice '02
An American in Paris, Matilda, The 39 Steps, Curtains, Broadway; The Woman in White, Broadway and West End London; Gone With The Wind, West End London

Kevin David Thomas '02
Les Misèrables, A Little Night Music, Broadway

Derrick Cobey '01
Kiss Me Kate, The Scottsboro Boys, Broadway

Somer Lee Graham '99
Jesus Christ Superstar, Mamma Mia, Broadway