Almost 400 talented young people have been members of Broadway Bound over the years. Read about a few of our "alumni" who have pursued careers in the performing arts following high school or college...
NIANI FEELINGS is currently making her onstage Broadway debut as a swing in the Tony-nominated Pirates! The Penzance Musical. Niani received her BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory and has been seen in the 1st National Tour of Mean Girls and productions at The Muny, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), and multiple Broadway Cares concerts, as well as being part of the choreography team at OSF and SpeakEasy Stage. (Added 6/9/25)
KELSEY (CHOW) ASBILLE was a regular on the series Yellowstone starring Kevin Costner, and in 2017 could be seen in the film Wind River starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen. Previously, she portrayed Tracy Stewart during the 2015-2016 season of MTV's Teen Wolf and played Gigi Silveri for three seasons on the CW's One Tree Hill, three seasons as Mikayla Makoola on Disney XD's Pair of Kings, played Matisse Burrows in the Disney Channel Movie Den Brother and guest-starred on the Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Her film credits include The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), The Wine of Summer (2012), and Run (2012). Kelsey also appeared in the Coca Cola Fresh Young Filmmaker's Award short Scrooge in 2009. (Updated 6/9/25)
ALLISON ALTMAN is an alumnus and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also earned an MFA degree. She recently appeared in The Triumph of Love at Boston's Huntington Theatre, and in Spring 2022 joined the team of understudies for the Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway production of Birthday Candles starring Debra Messing. Allison has also been seen in productions at Ensemble Studio Theatre in collaboration with Youngblood and the EST Director Resident Program, and the Ars Nova ANT Festival. She appeared in the web series Compulsive Love by Adam Szymkowicz and starred in Missed Connections by Catya McMullen (Sam French Award 2013). She has done marketing and literary review for Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre. Allison has worked regionally at PlayMakers Repertory Theatre (Nicholas Nickleby, Pride and Prejudice, Amadeus). Other credits include Twelfth Night (Fiasco Theatre Company) and Mary Brigit Poppleton Is Writing a Memoir (New York Fringe Festival/Encore Series). www.allison-altman.com (Updated 6/9/25)
JOHN ST. CROIX attended Coastal Carolina University, graduating with a degree in Dramatic Arts. He has worked with several regional theatres across the East Coast, including The Berkshire Theatre Festival and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, and has played Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor with Classics on the Rocks, The Constable-Man in The African Company Presents: Richard III and Costard in Love's Labour's Lost -- both with Titan Theatre Company -- and Guildenstern in Hamlet at the Virginia Shakespeare Festival. In an effort to rediscover his place as a theatre professional in NYC, John has begun teaching his own acting workshops titled "Master Memorization and Empower Your Performance Potential." (Updated 6/9/25)
HANNAH MOUNT, a graduate of the inaugural class of the Molloy College and CAP21 B.F.A. musical theatre program, is currently appearing Off-Broadway in the title role in Angelina Ballerina: The Musical with the Vital Theatre Company, and recently appeared (also Off-Broadway) as Elizabeth Lavenza in Frankenstein with Write Act Repertory. She made her New Jersey theatre debut in 2018's It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play as Foley artist Peggy Daniels at the Mile Square Theatre. She is a regular cast member for the Campy Cabaret at The West End Lounge, having appeared in The Nightman Cometh as The Waitress and as a featured soloist in Across the Universe. Hannah has also appeared in multiple cabarets and concerts at Feinstein's 54 Below, The Town Hall and The Madison Theatre, where she sang with "The Singing Policeman" himself, Daniel Rodriguez. Hannah is also a freelance accompanist and musical director, having worked on productions for Mile Square Theatre, Molloy College and the Broadway Bound Vista Theatre Project. (Added 5/28/19)
ANNA-LEE WRIGHT is a performance artist and public speaker to aspiring artists, emphasizing the importance of social emotional learning and mental health. She appeared in the 2017-2018 Broadway revival of Miss Saigon, as well as in touring and regional productions of the classic musical. Anna-Lee has performed internationally, singing Italian opera at the Venetian Sands Casino and Resort in Macau, China. She played Gladys in the premiere workshop of The Skin of Our Teeth with Kander and Ebb, right up to Fred Ebb's passing in 2004, and in 2013 performed in Hello, Dolly! with Baayork Lee and Lee Roy Reams in NYC in association with the National Asian Artists Project. She was also the choreographer for Piggy Nation, an original Off-Broadway children's musical that played at the Jerry Orbach Theatre in Times Square. Anna-Lee has numerous television and commercial spots under her belt, appearing as a series regular on MTV's hit comedy show LadyLike. She is a graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School and was an apprentice with Ann Reinking's Broadway Theatre Project for four years. (Updated 6/9/25)
HARRY KATZMAN currently resides in Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Michigan's Musical Theatre department. Television and film credits include Bridesman (2021-2022), Into the Dark (2021), the ABC Family series Kevin From Work (Greg) and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (George) on The CW, and he appeared opposite Ellen Barkin in the TNT drama series Animal Kingdom (Jonah Gibbons). Harry was also seen as Louis Hammerschmidt in the feature film The Outskirts staring Victoria Justice. Other credits include Duvid (PBS) and Seussical (Horton), Damn Yankees (Sohovik), and Fiddler on the Roof (Motel) at the Weston Playhouse in Vermont. Harry is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. (Updated 6/9/25)
JORDAN SAMUELS most recently appeared in the "Rafiki National Tour" of The Lion King after completing the North American Tour of Newsies (and appearing in Newsies: The Broadway Musical, which was filmed live at Hollywood's Pantages Theatre). His other credits include Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Broadway; appearances on One Life to Live, Fried Dynamite, and television commercials for McDonald's, US Cellular and Sears, as well as print and motion picture work. Jordan toured Europe in summer 2013 with Rasta Thomas' "Bad Boys of Dance" company. (Updated 6/9/25)
A 2013 "graduate" of Broadway Bound, RACHEL KOPROWSKI-POPLE was a cast member at Disneyland Paris for seven years, dancing for four seasons in the award-winning show Mickey and the Magician, along with numerous other shows and events. In 2020, she moved to London, appearing in the first-ever live version of The Mother Goose Club, a successful children's show on Youtube. Other credits include HBO's Eastbound & Down, the film The Ultimate Life, and the CBS series Under the Dome. (Updated 6/9/25)
HEATHER STOKES KOPACZ is a 2013 graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City, where she majored in Dance Theatre. She is a veteran of numerous community theatre productions, and appeared in her first professional performance as a member of the ensemble in the musical comedy Once Upon A Mattress (understudying the role of Lady Larkin) with the Fireside Dinner Theatre in 2013. Heather has also been an instructor in the SC Summer Dance Conservatory, Broadway at USC summer program, and a jazz teacher for the USC Dance Program. (Updated 6/9/25)
BART MATHER's credits include: the first national tour of Pretty Woman, Fun Home (Roy) with Virginia Stage Company, Footloose (Ren) at Arrow Rock Lyceum, We Will Rock You (Pop) for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Prometheus Bound (Ensemble) and The Donkey Show (Peaseblossom) at American Repertory Theater, Mamma Mia (Eddie), Legally Blonde (Ensemble) and Singin' in the Rain (Rod) at Merry Go Round Playhouse. He is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory and proud Actors' Equity member. (Updated 6/9/25)
ELIZABETH BAYS is a graduate of the William Esper acting studio's two-year professional program. In fall 2012, she played Penelope in Motherboard: A Post Apocalyptic Epic at Long Island City's Secret Theatre, and she also played the Maidservant in Andromache in New York's Ancient Drama Festival. In 2009, she was an acting intern at the New London Barn Playhouse in New London, N.H., where she played Luisa in The Fantasticks and also appeared in The Producers, She Loves Me and South Pacific. Elizabeth holds a B.A. degree in Theatre Performance from the College of Charleston.
SYDNEY HOUGH FANN graduated in 2012 from Coastal Carolina University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre Performance. Her favorite roles at CCU were Wendla Bergmann in Spring Awakening and CB's Sister in Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead. While attending CCU, Sydney also worked professionally for Dublin Worldwide / Spirit Productions at The Palace Theatre in Myrtle Beach. Among her seven credits with Spirit are Pickles in The Great American Trailer Park Musical; Annabella/Margaret/Pamela in The 39 Steps; and a vocalist in Rock Around the Clock. Sydney was recently under contract with D&G Entertainment Design and appeared as a vocalist/dancer in "Rockin' the Decades"; "Got Country"; "Eternal Jamnations: Lost Souls"; and "Night Terrors" for Carowinds Theme Park's 2013 Summer/Halloween season, then was seen in Carowinds' "Kickin' Country" show, which was chosen as the first production in the park's new Harmony Hall Marketplace in 2014. In November and December 2018, she returned to Carowinds for the Winterfest celebration, performing in "Holiday in Harmony Hall," a nostalgic live radio show. Sydney currently resides in Charlotte, N.C., and is a drama teacher and cheerleading coach. (Updated 1/15/19)
After graduating from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2008, EMILY FLOYD frequented NYC's off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway stages in roles such as Ophelia in Hamlet, Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Joan of Arc in Goodtime Charley and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She was also featured in numerous web series, short films, and music videos, and wrote, produced, and starred in her own original webseries, This Is Art. From 2013 to 2018, she was seen each summer performing as Maid Marian to audiences of 20,000 per weekend at the New York Renaissance Faire. (Updated 6/9/25)
