Cats: "The Jellicle Ball"
Choreographed by Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles
Directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch
Inspired by the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
“I have rarely seen an audience respond with as much joy and love as I saw recently at Cats: ‘The Jellicle Ball’. The atmosphere was, quite simply, electric. Cats and Ballroom culture both emerged in the same era and I am delighted that, all these years later, they are intersecting once again. I want to congratulate the entire team behind this special show!”
– Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” is a radical reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic musical based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, inspired by the Ballroom culture that roared out of New York City over 50 years ago and still rages around the world. Staged as a spectacularly immersive competition by Zhailon Levingston (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Chicken & Biscuits) and PAC NYC Artistic Director Bill Rauch (All the Way).
By arrangement with The Really Useful Group.
A PAC NYC Production.
Check out Vogue’s inside look at the creation of Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Major Support for Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” is provided by BNY.
Additional Production Support for Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” is provided by Carlos and Eileen Rodriguez.
Photos: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman.
Note: This playlist contains explicit language and does not reflect the music presented in Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”.
Limited house seats available for Patron donors ($1,000+). Email us at donoremails@pacnyc.org.
Andrew Lloyd Webber – Composer
T.S. Eliot – Author
Arturo Lyons – Choreographer
Omari Wiles – Choreographer
Zhailon Levingston – Director
Bill Rauch – Director
Rachel Hauck – Scenic Design
Qween Jean – Costume Design
Adam Honoré – Lighting Design
Kai Harada – Sound Design
Brittany Bland – Projection Design
Nikiya Mathis – Hair/Wig Design
Rania Zohny – Make–Up Designer
Josephine Kearns – Dramaturg & Gender Consultant
William Waldrop – Music Supervisor/Music Director/Conductor
Trevor Holder – Beats Arranger
David Lai – Music Coordinator
Capital Kaos – Ballroom Consultant/DJ
Skylar Fox – Magic and Illusions
Hannah “Rock” Roccisano – Fight Director
Ann James – Intimacy Coordinator
X Casting/Victor Vazquez C.S.A., Sujotta R. Pace C.S.A. – Casting
Jason Kaiser – Production Stage Manager
Cassey Kikuchi Kivnick, Caren Celine Morris – Stage Managers
Andrew M. Wenzel, Matthew Henao – Substitute Stage Managers
Jonathan Burke – Mungojerrie, Fight Captain
Baby Byrne – Victoria, u/s Jennyanydots, Skimbleshanks, Dance Captain
Tara Lashan Clinkscales – Booth Singer/Police Officer/Server, u/s Bombalurina, Demeter, Jellylorum, Rumpleteazer
Rodrick Covington – Macavity
André De Shields – Old Deuteronomy
Jovan E’Sean – Booth Singer/Police Officer/Server, u/s Macavity, Old Deuteronomy, Rum Tum Tugger
Bryce Farris – u/s Electra, Mungojerrie, Mistoffelees, Sillabub, Tumblebrutus
Sydney James Harcourt – Rum Tum Tugger
Dava Huesca – Rumpletezer, u/s Victoria, Assistant Dance Captain
Dudney Joseph Jr. – Munkustrap
Capital Kaos – DJ
Junior LaBeija – Gus
Robert “Silk” Mason – Mistoffelees
Jenny Mollet – Jellylorum
“Tempress” Chasity Moore – Grizabella
Ivy Mugler – u/s Electra, Rumpleteazer, Skimbleshanks, Tumblebrutus, Victoria
Zachary A. Myers – u/s DJ, Grizabella, Gus, Sillabub
Primo – Tumblebrutus, u/s Macavity, Mistoffelees
Xavier Reyes – Jennyanydots
Nora Schell – Bustopher Jones, u/s Munkustrap
Bebe Nicole Simpson – Demeter
Emma Sofia – Cassandra, Skimbleshanks
Phumzile Sojola – Booth Singer/Police Officer/Server, u/s Gus, Munkustrap, Old Deuteronomy
Kendall Grayson Stroud – Electra, u/s Jennyanydots, Mungojerrie, Rum Tum Tugger, Sillabub
Kai B. White – u/s Bombalurina, Booth Singer/Police Officer/Server, Bustopher Jones, Demeter
Garnet Williams – Bombalurina, u/s Bustopher Jones, Grizabella, Jellylorum, Sillabub (vocals)
Teddy Wilson Jr. – Sillabub
Sujin Kim-Ramsey – Associate Music Director/Associate Conductor/Keyboard 1
Lindsay Noel Miller – Keyboard 2
Eric Kang – Keyboard 3
Justin Vance – Reeds 1
Amy Griffiths – Reeds 2
Calvin Jones – Electric Bass
Clayton Craddock – Drums
Andrew Zinsmeister – Guitars
Doug Schadt – Music Consultant
Bobbie Lee Crow III – Copyist
Stuart Andrews – Keyboard Programmer
Emma James – Associate Keyboard Programmer
Dana Haynes – Ableton Programmer
Susannah Karron – Music Coordinator Associate
Ian Chan – Music Associate
Tan Onwimon – Music Assistant
Isaac Hayward – Rehearsal Pianist
Cooper Howell, N’yomi Stewart – Associate Directors
Shireen Rahimi – Assistant Choreographer
Dawn-Elin Fraser – Dialect Coach
Fiona McDougal – Vocal Coach
Joe Levasseur – Technical Director
Andrew Diaz – Properties Supervisor
Anna Grigo – Associate Scenic Designer
Juhee “KIMKIM” Kim – Assistant Scenic Designer
Emily White – Associate Costume Designer
Amelia Camilo, Ryan Wilbat – Assistant Costume Designers
Shannon Clarke – Associate Lighting Designer
Joseph Haggerty – Associate Sound Designer
Hannah Tran – Associate Projection Designer
Joey Moro – Assistant Projection Designer
Jacqueline Reed – Animator
Don Cieslik – Video Programmer
Mattie Chanel Milano – Associate Hair and Wig Designer
Courtney Horry – Assistant Hair and Wig Designer
Carson Gross – Head Electrician
Margaret Peebles – Assistant Head Electrician
Shawn Salick, Chris Stowell – Light Board Operators
Jason Kelly, Ciara McAloon, Nya Mullins, Shawn Salick, Dana Spataru – Follow Spot Operators
Laura Chrismon – Deck Electrician
Jake Roberts, Colin Scott – Lighting Programmer
Natalie Shipley – Follow Spot Assistant
Harry Platt – Head Audio
Timothy Jarrell – Sound Mixer
Jason McGuire, Volmar – Deck Audio
Steve Goffin – Lead Carpenter
Libby Flores, Edwin Roman – Carpenters
Kenny Brock – Lead Props
Anton Graham, Dan Walsh – Props
Ellie Brown, Brett Cotov, Patrice Escandon, Samantha Schoffner – Props Artisans
Applause Shop, BB Props, BNG Industries – Shops
Emily Lin – Lead Automation
Dan Rao – Head Projection
Ridley Walker – Projection Technician
Zinda Williams – Head of Wardrobe
Hera Ford, Chip Glynn, Greg Holtz, Cassandra Smith, Jermaine Terry, Maryann Towne, Elaina Williams – Dressers
Rania Zohny – Hair, Wig, and Makeup Head
Nyomi Bethune, Desiree Easton-Dennis, Chynah Gayton, Mary Lee, Pelle Melio, Latisha Rankin – Hair, Wig, and Makeup Assistants
Daniel Weissglass – Magic and Illusions Associate
Luzmyrna Crespo, Jake Haven Parisse – Fight Direction Assistants
Dr. Frank Leon Roberts – Exhibition Curatorial Consultant
Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, Neuro Tour – Physical Therapy
Clinicians of the Diaspora – Mental Health
Daniella Berman, Aliyah Curry – Production Assistants
Photos by Ceasar Ballroom Throwbacks
Photos by Gerard H. Gaskin
Courtesy of Jennie Livingston
Photos Courtesy of Chantal Regnault
Contains depictions of radical acceptance, magic, Ballroom legends, flashing lights, audience interaction, detainment by police, holstered theatrical firearms, glitter, full splits, burlesque, dance battles, loud music, and purr…a lot of purr.
This production contains strobes, flashing lights, and theatrical haze.
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Group Discount
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Critics’ Pick!
A Lightning Strike! Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” has managed a Grizabella return, reincarnating itself in fabulousness. It sets the joy free!
–The New York Times
Paris Is Purring!
The fur flies in an absolutely fabulous reconception. Levingston and Rauch’s vision fits Cats like a long sequined glove.
–Time Out
A Raucous Success!
–New York Post
The hottest ticket of the summer! Absolutely the talk of the town.
–NBC NY Live
Josephine Kearns
Josephine Kearns (she/her) is a dramaturg, theatre creative, and gender consultant who tells stories of queer and trans affirmation and joy.
Zhailon Levingston
Zhailon Levingston is a Louisiana-raised storyteller, director, and activist. He is a Board Member for the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, which he co-created, and teaches the Theatre of Change course at Columbia University.
Arturo Lyons
Arturo Lyons (aka NY Father Icon Arturo Miyake-Mugler) is a choreographer based in New York. Finding dance in school at a young age, he’s studied Hip Hop, Vogue, Reggae and Street Jazz, and combined them to form his own signature style as well as learning music as a DJ and creating dance tracks of his own.
The Really Useful Group
The Really Useful Group is wholly owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and exists to produce, licence and promote his shows and music around the globe, including some of the world’s longest running and most successful musicals including The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Sunset Boulevard and School of Rock – The Musical. The Really Useful Group works across theatre, film and television, producing and developing new projects and partnerships worldwide, alongside ongoing work in education, amateur licensing and music publishing. Each year, across markets in every corner of the world, The Really Useful Group’s content reaches and is shared by hundreds of millions of people.
William Waldrop
Broadway credits include Music Director/Conductor for the revival of Cats, Associate Conductor for the revival of Evita with Ricky Martin and Associate Conductor for the final company of The Phantom of the Opera. Guest conductor with many US orchestras, including the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, the North Carolina Symphony and the Rochester Philharmonic. Off-Broadway/regional credits include Grey Gardens (starring Betty Buckley), South Pacific, and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Graduate of The Peabody Conservatory (MM) and The University of Mississippi (BM).
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber has composed the scores of some of the world’s most famous musicals. From Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1969) to Bad Cinderella (2023). Lloyd Webber has had shows running continually in the West End for 50 years and on Broadway for 43.
Omari Wiles
Ousmane “Omari” Wiles is an African American West African and Vogue dancer. Wiles is best known as, legendary Omari NiNa Oricci, founder of The House of Nina Oricci [est. OCT. 2019] and Creative Director of LES BALLET AFRIK dance company.
Cast:
Jonathan Burke
Broadway: The Inheritance, Choir Boy, Tuck Everlasting. Off-Broadway: Love + Science (NY City Center Stage II); Patience (Second Stage); Toni Stone (Roundabout); Joan of Arc: Into the Fire (Public). Tours: Mary Poppins, A Christmas Story, Joseph…, Cats. TV: Harlem (Prime Video); New Amsterdam (NBC); Only Murders in the Building (Hulu); Bridge and Tunnel (EPIX). Film: Noah’s Arc: The ‘Rona Chronicles, The Distinguished. Co-creator of @notlookingtheseries. BFA, Ithaca College. Facebook: Jonathan Burke | X: @itsjonburke | Instagram: @itsjonathanburke
Baby Byrne
Baby was born and raised in Queens, NY. She grew up dancing on the beach, doing community theatre, and listening to music from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. In 2018, she learned many dance styles partnering with the music from her childhood: disco (waacking), classic house (old way vogue, house, and vogue femme), and hip-hop. She joined Ballroom in 2019 and has traveled extensively, walking balls and winning Women’s Performance of the Year (Southeast Region) twice. She’s grateful to her Ballroom father Omari for naming her Baby, reminding her to be curious and approach life and art playfully without judgement. Shoutout to her mom Joann and boyfriend Izzy for being the best support system! Instagram: @burnbabygocrazy
Tara Lashan Clinkscales
Off-Broadway debut! Tara is an alumna of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama where she played Sonya in The Great Comet of 1812 and Clara in A Movie Star Has to Star in Black and White. Credits: Nell Gywnn in Nell Gywnn and Mrs. Squires in The Music Man at Texas Shakespeare Festival. She would like to thank God, Mom, Alex, Dad, Lisa Blair-Hawkins, and friends for every ounce of love along the way! @taraclinkscales
Rodrick Covington
Broadway: Tony Award-winning, Grammy nominated revival of Once on This Island, The Lion King. Regional: Goddess (Berkeley Rep), Witness Uganda (ART), The Brother Sister Plays (Steppenwolf), In the red and brown water (Alliance), The Brothers Size (Syracuse Stage/South Africa Market Theatre) Off-Broadway: Rock and Roll Man Adelco Award Winner and Lortel Nomination for Best Featured Actor (New World Stages), Invisible Thread (Second Stage), Joan of Arc (Public NY), Central Avenue Breakdown (Signature Theatre) Outstanding Individual Performance NYMTF. Dedicating performance to Mom Betty Lue Covington.
André De Shields
In a career spanning fifty-five years, André De Shields, at age 78, has distinguished himself as a legendary actor/activist, iconic philanthropist and Broadway deity. As Actor, Mr. De Shields’ mission is to fill intimate spaces with enormous beauty, defining intimate spaces as the hearts of humanity. As Activist, he endeavors to to restore majesty, elegance and literacy to the Black Thespian’s toolbox; to advocate for long term survivors of HIV and AIDS, and to champion the legacy of the Wellderly (elderly individuals who continue to kick butt). www.andredeshields.com. Ubuntu!
Jovan E'Sean
Off-Broadway: The Secret Life of Bees (Atlantic Theater Company), Maury Yeston’s Anything Can Happen in the Theater (York Theatre Company). Film: Universal Pictures’ Bros. Regional: Dreamgirls (North Carolina Theatre), Hairspray (Laguna Playhouse). Pace University BFA Musical Theater. All my love and gratitude to God, my family and friends, Jalontae, the creative team, and my amazing reps: Harold, Cyd, and Michele.
Bryce Farris
Bryce Farris is a recent graduate of Pace University NYC with a major in Business Management. He is a native of Georgia and has been cast in several musicals and drama series including a musical tribute to Aretha Franklin working with renowned artist and Stellar Award winner LaShun Pace, the Showtime drama The First Lady, and the comedy movie Coming to America 2 starring Eddie Murphy. Bryce is an active member in the Ballroom community alongside his support system, the house of Telfar.
Bryce is currently a principal dancer for the A-list artist Lil Kim and has most recently worked alongside Tina Knowles for the Beyonce Halloween special on the Sherri Shepard Show and plans to one day open his own studio to give back to his community.
Sydney James Harcourt
Sydney James Harcourt is a Grammy®-winning multidisciplinary artist from Detroit, Michigan. Stage credits include: Hamilton (Aaron Burr), The Lion King (Simba), American Idiot, Girl from the North Country (Joe Scott – Drama Desk nomination). TV/Film includes: FBI, Blue Bloods, Elementary, Tell Me A Story, Edouard on Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne, Enchanted, and Disney’s Hamilton movie. Sydney recently appeared on PBS’s Black Broadway concert and is currently working on a Dance/Electronic album with Netflix Music Lab.
Dava Huesca
Originally from New York City, Dava holds a degree from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance and is an alum of Springboard Danse Montreal. Her performance career commenced as a company member with Dance Theater Company VIM VIGOR. Other performance attainments include works by: Yin Yue Dance Company, Telfar TV, Jacolby Satterwhite, Johannes Weiland, Laja Martin, Maxine Doyle, Rena Butler, Marla Phelan, Stephanie Batten Bland, Sidra Bell, Christoph Wrinkler Company, & Martha Graham Dance Company. Huesca is an original member of Haus Telfar (NYC). @davahuesca
Dudney Joseph Jr.
Dudney Joseph Jr. is deeply honored to be part of PAC NYC’s Inaugural Season and share the enchanting spirit of Ballroom culture since joining the community in 2011. Off–Broadway: The Harder They Come (The Public Theater). Regional: Angels in America, Little Shop of Horrors, Ain’t Misbehavin’. Film: The True Adventures of Wolfboy, The American Side. TV: The Crowded Room, Harlem, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Run the World. Dudney would like to thank his parents, loved ones, and DGRW for their support and love. @DudneyJr Ballroom name: Teddy007
Capital Kaos
Capital Kaos is a Brooklyn, New York-based Ballroom DJ and producer who is part of an international collective production crew called PUMPDABEAT. He draws inspiration from the sounds of Ballroom music and from other producers such as the late, great Vjuan Allure and the well-known DJ MikeQ. His blends and mixes are guaranteed to get your body moving and voguing on the dance floor. Some of his well-known works are the tracks Runaway and Majorette C*nt.
Junior LaBeija
A member of The Iconic House Of LaBeija for more than 50 years, LaBeija is popular within Gay Culture and Ballroom (Worldwide) for being the trailblazer, pioneer, and iconic master of ceremony for the annual “Paris Is Burning Ball” hosted by the late trailblazer, pioneer, and icon Paris Dupree. LaBeija is the M.C. in the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning by filmmaker Jennie Livingston. He is a humanitarian.
Robert "Silk" Mason
Robert “Silk” Mason is a multidisciplinary artist born in the Bronx, and raised in Columbia, SC. Robert attended The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities for dance and The Juilliard School for Dance. They are an international award-winning film actor seen in Into the Colors, Forged in Chaos, and Hold You Down. National commercials: Facebook Messenger Rooms 2020, Super Bowl LVII Apple Music and Rihanna Halftime Show 2023, 212 Carolina Herrera Fragrance Campaign 2024. They are a published model, choreographer, LGBTQIA+ youth leader, and founding mother of the new Kiki Royal Haus of Silk.
Jenny Mollet
Jenny is purrrring with delight to be joining the Jellicle Ball! Broadway/National Tour: The Color Purple, Six: The Musical on Broadway, 50th Anniversary National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. Additional Credits: Associate choreographer/featured dancer in Tituss Burgess’ music video “45”, commercial for Google Pixel, Season 3 of Girls5Eva, and more. Thank you to my family, loved ones, CCM, and Henderson Hogan, for your constant support and guidance. Much love to the Cats family for welcoming me with open arms! @jenny.mollet / jennymollet.com.
"Tempress" Chasity Moore
Tempress (Chasity Moore) is an actress, singer, and Ballroom Icon/Hall of famer from Mount Vernon, N.Y. She began singing in church at age 5, which led her to Star Search, The Apollo, and traveling with a high school drama troupe. Chasity attended Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA) and pursued a singing career. She was discovered by Tyler Perry, being cast as a transgender person prior to her own transition in I Know I’ve Been Changed. The name Tempress was born in Ballroom. She’s a founder and Queen Mother of her house organization Maison Margiela, has made appearances on Ryan Murphy’s Pose, and in campaigns for Sephora and Tvone. She hosts a YouTube series and a podcast FqCrazySexyCool. Chasity looks forward to being back on stage.
Ivy Mugler
Ivy is excited to be joining Cats: “The Jellicle Ball” family here at PAC NYC! A homegrown talent of the New York Ballroom scene, Ivy is fresh off the runway of the Madonna Celebration world tour as a featured soloist, dancer, Vogue instructor and co-choreographer of the hit song Vogue (featuring Beyonce). Ivy has studied all styles of voguing under the greats, and trained classically under Eleve Dance theater in ballet, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop. Her work with brands such as Telfar, Steve Madden, Adidas and much more can be seen in campaigns all over the world. Ivy would like to thank her family for always supporting her dreams of working in the theater, her mentor Arturo Lyons for always believing in her, and the PAC NYC family for this extraordinary opportunity!
Zachary A. Myers
Zachary made her Broadway debut where she understudied the roles of Thought One and Thought Two in the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop (Broadway.) Some of her other notable credits include: A Complicated Woman (Goodspeed Musicals), Dylan Mulvaney’s 365 Days of Girlhood Live, and Emojiland (National Tour). “Much Love to Jhonika and Stacy who are my biggest supporters!” and a special thank you to Clear Talent Group. Trans rights are human rights!
IG: @zacharyamyers
Primo
Primo is a Cincinnati, Ohio, native living in New York City. At 14, Primo started at the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati. Ballets include Giselle, Dracula, The Nutcracker. Musicals include 101 Dalmatians, Brigadoon, Peter Pan. In 2015, Primo attended The Young Americans College of Performing Arts, touring more than 16 countries and teaching dance, vocal music, and confidence building through the arts. Primo has performed in international dinner theater (Germany) and was the top producer choice for the final season of So You Think Can Dance (2020). He’s a freelance instructor and voguer and hopes to own his own dance studio to plant just a tiny seed of hope that music can change the world. In the Iconic House of Juicy Couture in the Kiki Scene and in The Premier House of Donyale Luna in the main scene.
Xavier Reyes
Xavier Reyes is a proud born and raised Puertorican! Having worked all over the US, Puerto Rico, Japan, and Canada, credits include: Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s (multiple venues); Pulitzer Prize winning plays Sweat and Anna in the Tropics; Che in Evita; Moliere’s Scapin; Trading Places directed by Kenny Leon (Alliance Theatre); Kinky Boots (first Broadway national tour); and many others. Thank you, creatives, cast, BLOC, Zhailon, Bill, Cooper, my Queer LatinX ancestors, and You for showing up and supporting this ball henny! Follow @XavierReyesActor
Nora Schell
Nora Schell graduated from The University of Michigan with a BFA in musical theatre and a minor in gender, race, and nation. They received Drama Desk, Drama League, and Clive Barnes Award nominations for their Off-Broadway debut in Spamilton. Nora made their Broadway debut in Jagged Little Pill. With their educational background, Nora continues to cultivate a career focused on the intersection of performing and social justice. Thank you to Gregg Baker Management and their family. @noraschellmusic
Bebe Nicole Simpson
Bebe Nicole Simpson (she/her) is joyously making her PAC NYC debut! Credits include: Broadway: Camelot. Off-Broadway: The Refuge Plays; Ink’d Well; Penelope or How the Odyssey Was Really Written. Regional: The Wiz, world premiere of Head Over Heels (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Mr. Burns, The Tempest, Into the Woods (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival). Television: Law & Order SVU. She’s overwhelmed with gratitude for her incredible husband, family, friends, manager, agency, and above all, Emmanuel.
Emma Sofia
Emma Sofia graduated from SUNY Purchase Dance Conservatory and immediately joined the international tour of West Side Story. She danced with contemporary ballet companies Morphoses and Ballet Hispánico. She made her debut in the original Broadway cast of Finding Neverland as Wendy. She then originated the role of Veruca Salt on Broadway’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. TV credits include Fosse/Verdon, Law and Order SVU, Alternatino, Celia on Call Your Mother, and on film in the highly anticipated Kiss of the Spiderwoman (2024). “The truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free” —Maya Angelou
Phumzile Sojola
Phumzile Sojola from South Africa is delighted to join the Jellicle Ball! Broadway: Cinderella, Porgy and Bess (OBC). Off Broadway: Dear World (Encores!); Dreaming Zenzile (NYTW); Three Mo’ Tenors (The Little Schubert). Regional: Ragtime (Boston Symphony/Tanglewood); Master Harold and the Boys (Syracuse Stage); Phantom of the Opera (North American Tour); Cinderella (Sacramento Music Circus); Lost in the Stars (Skylark Opera). Opera: Life and Times of Malcolm X (Metropolitan Opera); Porgy and Bess (Edinburgh International Festival); L’etoile (New York City Opera). Shout out to my people at Station 3 and love to my family, AJ, and Zani. IG: @phumzile_sojola and www.phumzilesojola.com
Kendall Grayson Stroud
Kendall Grayson Stroud is honored to have been part of this ‘Jellicle’ family since the beginning. This project has taught them more about family, self-love, and artistry than their entire artistic career. They are immensely grateful to the Ballroom community for welcoming them and providing a space where they could find themselves. They thank PAC NYC for putting their trust in them to be a part of this historic moment. They’d also like to thank X Casting for everything they’ve done for this budding queer artist of color. NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ Department of Drama graduate (2022). Thank you for coming and welcome to… The Jellicle Ball!
Kai B. White
Kai B. White is thrilled to make her Off-Broadway debut with this iconic cast! Select Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, The Ford’s Theatre, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre Engeman Theater, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Virginia Musical Theatre, and Virginia Stage Company. Special thanks to her agent Brian Herrick, her chosen family for their constant support, and Nathan for being her favorite human! Instagram/Tiktok: @KaiBWhite
Garnet Williams
Garnet Williams is a writer, actor, and singer originally from Atlanta. Some favorite roles include The Lovebird in Skyward: An Endling Elegy (Powerhouse) and Miss Olivia Blonde in At Hotel MacGuffin (Parity). More recently she has been on concert stages from Caveat to Joe’s Pub. For Lucile.
Teddy Wilson Jr.
Ft. Lauderdale born with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Penn State University, Teddy, is extremely grateful and excited to be a part of this production of Cats: The Jellicle Ball. With special thanks to CTG and the friends and family who have supported them along the way. The show is filled with a rich culture and history that is so necessary to the black and brown queer community. We hope to do it justice!
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