ROCK SHOW(tunes)

DANNY BERNARDO (he/him)

Broadway dream role:
Sweeney Todd, Nick Bottom

Favorite rock band(s): Green Day, Nirvana, The Band Joey

Proud founder of Broken Token Productions. Stage: Goodman, Portland Center Stage, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, McCoy Rigby, Musical Theatre West, Porchlight Music Theatre, and East West Players (where he is a teaching artist). As a filmmaker, his work has screened at such festivals as Cannes, OutFest Fusion, and Reeling. Dog dad.

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REGINA FERNANDEZ (she/her)

Broadway dream role: Audrey in Little Shop (Was offered the role once at a theater I absolutely adore but couldn’t accept the contract due to scheduling conflicts 😦 )

Favorite rock band(s): I am Filipina so always and forever JOURNEY, BB (Arnel Pineda reppin)! Joan Jett, Brandi Carlile, Tina Turner, Carole King, Patti Smith, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Aerosmith, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Eagles, Pixies, White Stripes – and the beat goes on 😉

Regina is a singer/songwriter, actor and playwright based out of Los Angeles and NYC. She has performed for such companies as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center, and La Mirada. Regina is represented by ATB Talent and makes up one half of the band, Jing.

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ANDREW GE  (he/him)

Broadway dream role:
Gabriel – Next To Normal

Favorite rock band(s): Red Hot Chili Peppers, Muse, Glass Animals, The Killers, Linkin Park

Andrew Ge is an actor and performer based in Los Angeles. Select stage credits include: A Christmas Story (Center Theatre Group), The Far Country (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Mamma Mia (East West Players), Cinderella (5 Star Theatricals), Arcane Live Immersive Experience (Secret Cinema/Riot Games). Thanks Danny for having me!

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JASONDRA JOHNSON (she/her)

Broadway dream role:
Asaka (Once On This Island)

Favorite rock band(s): QUEEN, Plain White Tees, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd

Jasondra is an actress/singer originally from Sweet Home, Chicago! She has a background in psychology and social work but spends the rest of her time finding new ways to discover and expand her own artistry. Jasondra enjoys the stage very much and is so excited to make her return after several years.

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JANAYA MAHEALANI JONES (she/they)

Broadway dream role: Persephone in Hadestown

Favorite rock band(s): Paramore

Janaya is a Southern California actress who has worked in various theatres from Thousand Oaks to San Diego. When they are not in musicals, they work at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim. Janaya is currently working in music as well! Find their music on Spotify!

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CARA LEAHY (she/her)

Broadway dream role:
Elphaba

Favorite rock band(s): Bon Jovi, Guns & Roses

Cara is a musical theatre refugee who’s been typed out of the Addams Family tour (yes, really) & really wants to play Diana in N2N. She’s a horror fanatic who’s modeled for AHS: Apocalypse/Escape Hotel, and her dream role is literally anything Mike Flanagan wants to put her in.

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MIATTA ADE LEBILE (she/her)

Broadway dream role:
Caroline – Caroline, or Change

Favorite rock band(s): Earth, Wind, and Fire

Miatta Adé Lebilé is a Nigerian-American, Texan born, and L.A.- based actress. Find her on Prime’s “Gen V”, “BET+ All The Queen’s Men, hit shows like “I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson”, “Insecure,” and voicing characters in “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,” Pixar’s Dream Productions, “Abbott Elementary,” among others.

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SHERRY MANDUJANO (she/her)

Broadway dream role: ROSE in GYPSY or BOBBY in COMPANY

Favorite rock band(s): Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, Cibo Matto, BJÖRK

Sherry Mandujano is an LA based Actor, Singer, Director. Graduate of AMDA NYC where she studied Acting and Classical Voice. Film / TV: Easter Sunday, Good Trouble, This Is Us, Shameless, Baskets, Downsizing. Theatre: Real Women Have Curves the Musical (NYC Workshop), Man of La Mancha, Songs For a New World and Real Women Have Curves the play.

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BRYAN DANIEL PORTER (he/him)

Broadway dream role:
I mean, as a baritone with a good mean mug, SWEENEY is the truth. So cliche of me…

Favorite rock band(s): The Strokes, man.

Bryan performs in theater, film, television and videogames. He recently led the cast of the Revival of REEFER MADNESS, produced by Kristin Bell and Alan Cumming— for which he was nominated for Best Actor by the L.A. Drama Critics Circle, and reviewed as “The MVP of Performers” by Variety Magazine.

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JUSTINE RAFAEL (she/her)

Broadway dream role:
Mimi – Rent

Favorite rock band(s): Paramore, Avril Lavigne, 5 Seconds of Summer

Justine is a proud Filipina performer from SoCal. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from UCI, and you can also find her singing with her girl group, grlhood! Many thanks to Danny B! Mabuhay!

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GLENN STANTON (he/him)

Broadway dream role: Frank in Kiss Me Kate

Favorite rock band(s): Rival Sons

Glenn was most recently seen on stage in New York in the off broadway production of Distant Thunder. He’s most known for television, from The Walking Dead to Chicago Fire. He is also gearing up to release his first single as Glenn Stanton and the Six String Guillotine.

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JONATHAN von MERING (he/him)

Broadway dream role:
Rooster

Favorite rock band(s): Radiohead

Film/TV: “The Holdovers”, “Countdown” (Amazon), The Pitt, The Rehearsal, The Flight Attendant, Julia (HBO Max), FBI (CBS), Ransom Canyon (Netflix), Big Sky (ABC). Theater: Fiddler on the Roof (national tour), The Tempest (Shakespeare Center of LA). VO: Call of Duty Black Ops 4, Final Fantasy Dissidia.

In the vein of the blues, with an upbeat vibe, inspired by the soul of BB King, the solo voicing of Carlos Santana, and the lyricism of Frank Sinatra, Los Angeles presents The Band Joey. 

Joey Rugierro (lead guitar/vocals), Catriona Fray (rhythm guitar/vocals), Jonathan Moreno (bass), Dirk Ellis (drums), David Ghesser (keys)

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Video services provided by Emmanuel Munda and D1 Productions.

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Event photography provided by David Sprague.

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