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Hosts & Presenters
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BAAYORK LEE
Has performed in a dozen Broadway shows; created the role of Connie in A Chorus Line, serving as Michael Bennett’s Assistant Choreographer and Directing/Choreographing many national/international companies.Directing/ Choreography: The King and I, Bombay Dreams, Cinderella, Barnum, Carmen Jones, Porgy and Bess, Jesus Christ Superstar. Choreography: Miss Saigon, Mack and Mabel, South Pacific (Helen Hayes nominations), Camelot, and Damn Yankees. Her nonprofit National Asian Artists Project educates, cultivates, and stimulates audiences and artists of Asian descent, producing Oklahoma!, Carousel, Hello Dolly!, Oliver! and Honor with all Asian-American casts. Awards: 2017 Isabelle Stevens Tony Award, 2014 Paul Robeson Award from Actors Equity Association; Asian Woman Warrior Award for Lifetime Achievement from Columbia College; Asian/Pacific American Heritage Association Achievement in Arts Award; Dynamic Achiever Award from OCA Westchester.
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CHARLIE STEMP
Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (Barnaby Tucker). He garnered critical acclaim for his breakout performance in the West End revival of Half a Sixpence (Olivier Award nomination, U.K. Theatre Award nomination, WhatsOnStage Award). He made his professional debut in Wicked (West End), before playing Eddie in the international tour of Mamma Mia! Most recently, he won great acclaim playing Dick in Dick Whittington at the London Palladium. Born in London, Stemp graduated from Laine Theatre Arts.
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JOHN CARIANI
Broadway: The Band’s Visit; Something Rotten! (OCC Award nom.); Fiddler on the Roof (Tony nom.; OCC Award). Off-Broadway includes Picnic; Come Back Little Sheba; Almost, Maine (Transport Group); Two Gentlemen of Verona (The Public/NYSF). Regional includes Williamstown, The Old Globe, Center Theatre Group, Barrington Stage, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Several films and TV shows. Best known for recurring roles on “Law & Order,” “Numb3rs,” and “The Onion News Network.” Playwright: Best known for Almost, Maine.
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