The arts, along with everything else, has been severely impacted due to Covid, and every artist has felt it deep in their soul - this loss o

In the wake of this news, during my senior year, I mounted an entire fully stage musical, planned my own senior cabaret, flew to New York fo

When I was little I didn't have many women of color to look up to on Broadway. I would sing "A Whole New World" on repeat marveling at the f

The proudest moment in my career is when I performed The Music Man at the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts, surrounded by Broadway

Currently, I am a member of Cameron Lee’s mentorship training program created for commercial dancers to train and prepare for the industry.

I studied at U.C. Irvine for Theater, and did their New York Satellite program my senior year. Since then, I have taught everywhere from ele

In 2017 I became part of the inaugural class of University of California Irvine’s Arts Management Certificate program, which changed the dir

As soon as I landed, I began my first professional gig as the inaugural Directing Apprentice at New York City Center. I was assistant direct

After graduating, I enrolled at South Coast Repertory and Saddleback College in their acting programs. It was there during an audition prep

During the last 4 years I had the privilege to design, act, and create over 130 shows. These past few years have been incredible and filled

Orange County theater has become such a huge part of my life. People who I performed with in Orange County were in my wedding party, and a

The Music Man was my first musical which then led me to attending the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts where I was in numero

At age 8 my mom took me to go see The Wizard of Oz and needless to say that was it for me. I knew that is what I had to do with my life. Fro

Inspiring Artists Stories Today we'd like to introduce you to Lucas Blankenhorn Current Location: Huntington Beach, CA Lucas, thank you...

Who would have ever thought that the girl with one-leg would be cast as a dancer in so many productions? That has to be the most ironic part

I am currently finishing up my last year at Cal State Fullerton along with finishing up repertoire for my senior graduate recital. With all

You’re good. You’re enough. Don’t compare yourself. That’s the biggest one, for sure. I would always see other artists who’ve been doing thi

Fast forward to 2020 I've worked with people who have been on Broadway, on National and International Tours, shows on Netflix, and I met Lea

One life event that inspired me was my first performance in the ensemble of Cinderella at Rose Center Theater. This proved to me that even t

My love of singing turned into a passion for loving musicals when my family and I would celebrate special occasions when attending shows at