Grammy®-nominated Cheyenne Jackson is a multi-talented stage, television and film actor, singer, and songwriter. Cheyenne was most recently seen in Call Me Kat, the Saved by the Bell revival, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, and Disney’s Descendants 3. Cheyenne starred in the HBO biopic of Liberace, Behind the Candelabra, and appeared in American Woman, Full Circle, Glee, and 30 Rock. He originated the role of Matthew in the off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz and starred in All Shook Up. Additional Broadway credits include Xanadu, Damn Yankees, Finian’s Rainbow, The Performers, and Into the Woods. Cheyenne has also appeared in numerous films, including The Green, Love is Strange, Price Check, A Beautiful Now, and the Oscar®-nominated United 93.

Shucked (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), The Wedding Singer, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Lion King, The Rocky Horror Show revival, The Who’s Tommy. Off-Broadway: Hedwig and The Angry Inch (also Boston, San Francisco, Edinburgh Festival), How I Learned To Drive (Second Stage), The Foreigner (Roundabout – Lortel nomination), The Shaggs (Playwrights Horizons), The Wild Party (MTC). Regional: Old Globe, Guthrie, Williamstown, among others. Select TV/Film: Monarch, Glow, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Nurse Jackie, Elementary, NCIS, Modern Family, The Mentalist, The Good Wife, CSI,  Criminal Intent, Six Degrees, Black Box, The Royale, I Am Michael, Mars Needs Moms, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. A director and musician, Kevin received the OutMusic Award for his debut album, Doll.

El Beh is a genderqueer, Chinese-American theatre artist, performer, actor, musician, singer, composer, drag artist, mover, shaker, educator, forever student, and glowing auncle to many a nibling. Growing edges and digging deep are their fuel along with shared experiences, community making, alternative mutual aid solutions and constantly trying to fuck up the systems that need fucking. He was most recently seen in Taylor Mac and Matt Ray’s Bark of Millions (World and US premiers), and James Harrison Monaco’s Travels (Ars Nova). Other favorite play friends include For You Productions (Artists and Elders projects), The Bengsons (Hundred Days), César Alvarez (Noise, Potluck, Egg), and American Conservatory Theater (Wizard of Oz). Love to Roo, Meevinor, and the Baba/Behs. Free Palestine!

Ryan J. Haddad is an actor and playwright. His autobiographical plays include Dark Disabled Stories (Bushwick Starr/Public Theater, Obie for Best New American Play); Hi, Are You Single? (Woolly Mammoth/IAMA, Helen Hayes nomination); and the upcoming Hold Me in the Water (Playwrights Horizons, Spring 2025). Off-Broadway: american (tele)visions (New York Theatre Workshop/Theater Mitu, Lortel nomination); The Watering Hole (Signature). TV: A Murder at the End of the World and The Politician. Haddad received the Drama Desk’s 2023 Sam Norkin Off-Broadway Award, Vineyard Theatre’s 2021 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, and a 2020 Disability Futures Fellowship. “For my wonderful parents, my fabulous aunt Janice, and my gay uncles who’ve been young and in love for 42 years.” @ryanjhaddad

Michael McDonald was born and raised in Fullerton, California. He graduated from USC with a degree in Business and became a loan officer at a bank in LA. A friend took him to see a sketch comedy/improv show at LA’s famous Groundling Theater, and everything changed for him. McDonald quit his banking job, enrolled in the Groundlings Improv Program, and became a member of the troupe from 1992 to 1997. His first professional writing and acting jobs came from Concorde Pictures, Roger Corman’s infamous low-budget movie studio. He later starred on MADTV and appeared in films/series such as Austin Powers, The Heat, House of Lies, What We Do in the Shadows, and most recently, Mother of the Bride.

Nicole Parker played Celine Dion in the Off-Broadway hit Titanique. She made her Broadway debut in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. Other Broadway credits include Elphaba in Wicked, and The People in the Picture. She played Mae in the musical Reefer Madness in Hollywood this summer, as well as Ursula in The Little Mermaid at the MUNY. Nicole was a series regular and contributing writer on MadTV for six years. She played Fanny Brice in Funny Girl at 3-D Theatricals (Ovation Award for Best Actress). TV and film appearances include Key and Peele and Jordan Peele’s Us, and Penelope Pitstop in Warner Bros. Wacky Races. She co-hosts an improvised comedy podcast with Paul F. Tompkins called The Neighborhood Listen.

Shannon was nominated for an Emmy for her scene-stealing, fan-favorite role of ‘Barb’ on the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. She has not stopped working since, recurring on the hit CW series Riverdale for Greg Berlanti, Wish Upon opposite Joey King, and the titular lead in Black Label Media’s Netflix feature Sierra Burgess is a Loser as ‘Sierra.’ She was also in every episode of Jason Katims’ NBC musical drama Rise. Shannon can currently be seen on the Showtime series The First Lady.

Shagasyia Diamond, known as Shea Diamond, is an accomplished American singer, songwriter, and actress born on March 17, 1978, in Little Rock, Arkansas. With a powerful narrative shaped by her experiences, Shea blends soul, R&B, and pop in her music. She gained recognition for hits like “I Am America” and has been nominated for a GLAAD Award. Shea’s acting credits include a supporting role in the film F.L.Y. and appearances in the series Pose. A passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and mental health awareness, Shea actively mentors aspiring artists from underrepresented communities, using her platform to promote diversity and inclusivity in the arts.

Broadway: Be More Chill (Drama Desk/Outer Critics Circle nominations); Godspell. National Tour: Spring Awakening. Off-Broadway: Be More Chill (Lucille Lortel Award); The Lightning Thief (Drama Desk Nomination); tick, tick… BOOM!; Here Lies Love. Regional: Little Shop of Horrors (Pasadena Playhouse); Head Over Heels (Pasadena Playhouse); Pasadena Playhouse Holiday Spectacular (Pasadena Playhouse); The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical (La Jolla Playhouse); The Bottoming Process (IAMA); Broadway Bounty Hunter (Barrington Stage). TV: Superstore; American Crime Story: Impeachment; Nancy Drew; Alice’s Wonderland Bakery. Albums: Be More Chill (Original Cast & Original Broadway Cast); Two-Player Game; The Jonathan Larson Project; The Lightning Thief; Godspell. This and everything else for STL. Repped by Innovative Artists, Principal Entertainment LA, and SRDA.

Kay BeBe Queue is excited to make her musical theater debut! Kay splashed into the LA drag scene as a Semi-Finalist in Billy Francesca’s Dragged Out Season 6, a finalist in Ongina’s Can You Even Drag, and introduced Idina Menzel at WeHo Pride. She can also be seen in Q Allan Brocka’s film EKG. Out of drag, Tim J Lim is a filmmaker (MFA: UCLA Narrative Film Directing) and performer who starred in the West Coast premiere of Comfort Women: A New Musical, and was in the company of This is Me at the 90th Oscars with Keala Settle. Huge thanks to my partner Darin, and to Ben for sending me the casting notice for this show! @kaybebequeue

Cody Brunelle-Potter is a non-binary dance artist based in Los Angeles. They began their performance career in New York City attending the American Musical And Dramatic Academy, then working with In-Sight Dance Company. Since moving to Los Angeles, they have made live performances with WhyteBerg, Mollie Wolf, Invertigo Dance Theatre, Rosanna Gamson World Wide, Acts Of Matter, Iris Company, Summation LA, and Derion Loman. Their commercial credits include work with Toogie Barcelo, William Ylvisaker, Jessie Lee Thorne, Reggie Watts, Amy O’Neal, Panther Modern, Ani Taj, Sam Pinkleton, Billie Eilish, Fyohna, Austin McKenzie, Heavy Boots, AJ Lambert, and Teddi Gold. They are thrilled to work with this cast and team at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Salina EsTitties (Jason De Puy) is a dynamic performer known for her standout appearance on the Emmy Award-winning Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. With a BFA in Musical Theater from AMDA LA and a 2013 graduate of LA’s prestigious Edge Performing Arts Center scholarship program, she has dazzled audiences on and off the stage and television screens. This multifaceted social media personality, seasoned drag artist, and self-proclaimed “Ghetto Superstar” continues to entertain and inspire fans worldwide through her talents and advocacy in the LGBT, Latine, and SoCal Recovery communities. Follow her on all platforms @estitties and visit www.estitties.com for more including her latest endeavor, her podcast: Homegirl Hotline.

Rhoyle Ivy King is from Houston, TX. He got his start as a Broadway Award Winning Actor/Singer. He’s been Angel Dumott Schunard in Rent, the national tour of Fame The Musical, the Tinman in The Wiz tour, and Chad Danforth in High School Musical. Rhoyle is known for his role as Nathaniel Hardin in CW’s hit series, All American: Homecoming, the network’s first non-binary BIPOC character. Rhoyle plays a character that he needed to see growing up, and his impact on today’s youth and LGBTQ+ community is not going unnoticed. Rhoyle strives to be the role model and friend who leads with love and pushes people to become the best (and happiest) versions of themselves.

Ellen is thrilled to be making their Pasadena Playhouse debut. Originally from Tennessee, but a recent MFA graduate from UC San Diego, they decided to stick around California a bit longer. Love All (La Jolla Playhouse); Fun Home (Kansas City Rep); Indecent (Chautauqua Theatre Company); Peter and the Starcatcher, Urinetown, Candide, Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play, A Christmas Carol, South Pacific (Clarence Brown Theatre). @koochoooloooo

Suni Jade Reid is thrilled to be performing at the historic Pasadena Playhouse in the company of La Cage aux Folles. Previous credits include Hamilton (NYC, Chicago), Aida (The Muny). Suni is the founder and owner of Auntie’s, a coffee and matcha bar in Highland Park. She is a creative producer for Sunphillage Productions. She is a proud member of the Burlesque Haus of Marie and can be seen performing and hosting all over Los Angeles. For Argentine & Sophia & Matthew. IG: @mxsunijade

Broadway: Hairspray (Edna Turnblad), Chicago (Amos Hart). Regional: Replaced Harvey Fierstein in Vegas (Hairspray). National/International tour of Chicago. Paul was authorized to play Ursula in Disney’s The Little Mermaid (MUNY), Laurel and Hardy (Falcon Theater), Idaho (Forestburgh-World/ The Smith Center Vegas Premiere), Funny Thing…Forum (Paper Mill), Hairspray (NSMT, Sacramento, MUNY, PCLO, TUTs, North Shore, Tuacahn), Disney’s Aladdin (Tuacahn), Minsky’s (Ahmanson World Premiere), and the original cast of Garry Marshall’s Happy Days the Musical. Film: Valentine’s Day, Princess Diaries 2, Good Boy, Lilo and Stitch 2, Blonde Ambition. TV: Perfect Harmony, MADtv, The Orville, Side Hustle, The Rerun Show, Raising Hope, Glee, Grey’s Anatomy, Hannah Montana, Arrested Development, Reno 911, Maximum Bob. paulcvogt.com. YouTube: @paulievogt TikTok: @paulcvogt