TUESDAY FACULTY

  • Christina Carminucci is a New York City-based tap dancer. Recognized as one of Dance Magazine’s 2022 “25 to Watch”, she dedicates her life to the form through practice, creation, performance, and education. While earning her BBA in Arts and Entertainment Management at Pace University, Christina was fortunate enough to study extensively under the mentorship of Derick K Grant. The Jacob’s Pillow Tap Program alumna has appeared in works by many of today’s greatest practitioners, including Dormeshia (Rhythm is Life), Derick K Grant (What Is This Thing Called Love), Jumaane Taylor (Supreme Love), and Ali Bradley (Baby Laurence Legacy Project) to name a few. Over the past decade, Christina has performed at reputable venues including The Joyce Theater, The Apollo Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 92Y, The National Jazz Museum in Harlem and Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). She has appeared at the Gold Coast Dance Festival (NY), Caramoor Jazz Festival (NY), the Paramount Center for the Arts (MN), and the Chicago Jazz Showcase. “Nucci” has also toured internationally as an ensemble member of Christopher Erk’s Tap Factor performing on board the #1 rated cruise ship in the world, the MS Europa 2.

        Inspired to continue the tradition of presenting tap dance with live jazz music, Christina produced On That Note (2016-2018), followed by When the Smoke Clears (2019). This set the groundwork for The Solidarity Series, an ongoing live performance platform she created in 2021, dedicated to both furthering the development and increasing the visibility of tap dance as it relates to jazz music in efforts to uphold the principles of their connection. “The Solidarity Series IV: Free Spirits Suite”, was presented by the 41st Annual Battery Dance Festival and the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, and Christina’s most recent exploration of the work, “The Solidarity Series V: You Don’t Know What Love Is” was presented by the Dormeshia Tap Collective. Passionate about sharing her love and knowledge of the form, she teaches regularly at Steps on Broadway, guest teaches at various workshops around the country and world, and hosts a free jam session every month in NYC. Christina is also an adjunct professor of Tap Dance at Marymount Manhattan College. 

  • Bethany Tesarck is currently in the Broadway production of Death Becomes Her. Was seen recently as Kristine in the Chorus Line 50th Anniversary performance at the Shubert Theater. Broadway: Diana, Bye Bye Birdie, Gypsy. National Tour: Hamilton. Off Broadway: A Sign of the Times, Encores! (Tap Dance Kid).  The Muny (Anything Goes, 42nd street, Jerome Robbins Broadway), Kennedy Center (Footloose). TV/Film: Elsbeth (Co-Star), Diana (Netflix), Pretty Little Liars (HBO Max), Shmigadoon (Apple TV). 

    @bethanytesarck

  • James Geoghegan is the Associate General Manager at Lincoln Center Theater, where he has worked on more than 50 productions. His Broadway credits with LCT include Oslo (Tony Award for Best Play), Junk, My Fair Lady, Flying Over Sunset, The Skin of Our Teeth, Camelot, Uncle Vanya, McNeal (starring Robert Downey Jr.), Floyd Collins, and Ragtime. Off-Broadway credits with LCT include The Wolves, Tom Stoppard’s The Hard Problem, Intimate Apparel, Flex, The Gardens of Anuncia, and Kyoto, among others. He proudly supports the artists and teams who bring work to life across LCT’s three stages: the Claire Tow Theater, the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, and the Vivian Beaumont Theater. He holds a degree in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and has studied nonprofit finance at New York University.

  • Hannah Gundermann is a NYC-based dance educator and creative! Hannah holds a degree in Dance Performance from Oklahoma City University (class of 2022!) and is originally from Hershey, PA.

    She’s lucky to be involved in the theatre & dance worlds in many different capacities. Some of her favorite stage experiences include – performing in The Music Man at Pittsburgh CLO, Cats at Flat Rock Playhouse, and Carousel & Oklahoma! at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. She has also served as the Assistant Director/Choreographer on Maddie: A New Musical in NYC, helped to create a new show for RWS Entertainment at Hersheypark as the Associate Choreographer, was an Associate for the A Chorus Line: Next Generation Macy Thanksgiving Day Parade performance, and choreographed/acted for an upcoming short film.

    Hannah works for many amazing educational organizations. She is currently on faculty at the Steps on Broadway Academy, Joffrey Ballet School, Inside Broadway, and other various dance studios/competitions. Hannah teaches with the goal of progress and discovering new ways to connect to ourselves and others! 

    @hannydancy 

  • Elliott Mattox is a Broadway performer and accomplished choreographer. You may have seen him in Tammy Faye, Beetlejuice and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway or off-Broadway in Titaníque and Lights Out: Nat King Cole. He has performed around the country at the MUNY, Ogunquit Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Music Theatre Wichita, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Cape Playhouse and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. Elliott was the Rehearsal Choreographer for Beetlejuice in Seoul, South Korea. He has directed many solo shows in New York as well as choreographed music videos for Evie Joy, The Ensemblist, and The Arthur Miller Foundation. Elliott is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a musical theatre degree.  

    @elliottmattox

  • Mallory Davis is a NYC based performer, teacher and choreographer. Favorite performing credits include: 42nd St National Tour (Lorraine, Annie u/s), Will Rogers Follies (Goodspeed - Swing), White Christmas (Ogunquit Playhouse x3, Gulfshore Playhouse - Dance Captain, Swing), Chicago (Fulton - Go-to-Hell Kitty, Ens), NSMT, Gateway, Riversidex2, and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma. She has had the pleasure of setting original Randy Skinner Broadway choreography of 42nd Street as both an Associate Choreographer and Dance Captain, and has worked closely with Al Blackstone, Sara Brians, Kelli Barclay, Jeffry Denman, Ray Hesselink, and Andrew Nemr. Proud alum of the rhythm tap company, Cats Paying Dues. Mallory is currently on faculty at Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center, and Kean University as an adjunct professor of dance. As a choreographer, she won the 2025 Connecticut Critics Circle award for Outstanding Choreography for her original choreography in Music Theatre Connecticut’s production of White Christmas. Mallory is also the proud founder of TAP AND DRINK - a space to foster community while celebrating the joy of tap dance. 

    @mmallorydavis

  • Manna Nichols-Wong is a New York City based actor who grew up throughout the Midwest. She performed on Broadway in George Takei’s Allegiance, understudying Lea Salonga. She also toured the country in the First National Tour of Lincoln Center's The King & I as Tuptim. In New York City and Off-Broadway she performed in City Center Encores! Dear World, appeared in and sang on the album of Tokio Confidential as Sachiko, and performed the role of Maria D'Avalos in Death for Five Voices. Other credits around the nation include My Fair Lady (Eliza Doolittle) at Arena Stage in Washington DC; The Music Man (Marian Paroo) at Arizona Theatre Company; Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Natasha) at Theatre Raleigh; Austen's Pride (Jane Bennet) at The 5th Avenue in Seattle; Sense & Sensibility adapted by Kate Hamill (Marianne Dashwood) at Virginia Stage and Cape Playhouse; Guys & Dolls (Sarah Brown) at Goodspeed Opera House; South Pacific (Liat) at The Guthrie; Cinderella (Cinderella) at The Fulton; An American in Paris (Milo Davenport) at Cape Playhouse; Miss Saigon (Kim) in the Kansas City Starlight Tour, Walnut Street Theatre, and Fulton Theatre; The King & I (Tuptim) at Walnut Street Theatre and North Shore Music Theatre; Annie (Grace Farrell) at North Carolina Theatre; Hair (Crissy) at Geva Theatre, and Les Miserables (Eponine) at Pioneer Theatre and Maine State Music Theatre. She has performed in concert with the Santa Rosa Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and across the country with the USO Show Troupe. Her film credits include Cold Pursuit (role of Minya) starring Liam Neeson, and Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast (background vocals). She is a proud union member of Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA.

    As an educator, Manna holds a Bachelor of Music in K-12 Music Education with a Choral Conducting Emphasis and a Master of Music in Musical Theatre. Manna is an SVI-Trained Vocologist through the Utah Center for Vocology at the University of Utah and the National Center for Voice and Speech, and is also a Pan American Vocology Association Recognized Vocologist (PAVA-RV). Additionally, she is a member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing), and has completed Estill Level 1 Figures for Voice Control. As an Adjunct Voice Professor for NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway, she teaches private voice, and has additionally taught music theory, sight-singing, singing for actors, and audition techniques. She has also taught various master classes at theaters across the country for Seattle 5th Avenue, Goodspeed Opera House, Franklin School of the Performing Arts, and many others. Manna studied piano throughout all of her schooling and played multiple instruments in the concert/marching/jazz bands and orchestras. She currently teaches private voice, piano, music theory, and sight-reading in NYC. IG:@Manna_Nichols_Wong

  • Elliott Bradley is originally from North Carolina where he began dancing competitively and performing in musicals at the age of 8. After high school, Elliott earned his BFA in dance performance from Oklahoma City University. Some of his favorite credits include the Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes in NYC (Ensemble/Swing), touring internationally in West Side Story (A-Rab/Asst. Choreographer), We Will Rock You (Dance Capt./Swing), & working with Tommy Tune as a featured dancer on the inaugural Holland America's Oosterdam. Featured stage credits include Kiss Me Kate (Paper Mill), High School Musical (US Tour), 42nd Street, Anything Goes, The Producers, and Annie Get Your Gun (Sacramento Music Circus). Elliott's television/commercial highlights include the MTV VMA's, and performing with the rock legends Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen. As a teacher and choreographer he has worked for 20+ years for competitive studios across the country. Elliott served as head of the dance program for NHS Arts Academy and as an adjunct faculty member for UF’s developmental research school where he was also an award winning choreographer for their musical theatre productions. He has toured internationally as a judge for many prestigious dance competitions, as faculty for numerous dance conventions, and is currently on faculty/judge on tour with Platinum (PDC/PDE).

  • Patrick Galvin has been working in philanthropy in New York City since 2010. In his current role as Chief Development Officer at Park Avenue Armory, Patrick oversees all areas of contributed income to help uphold the institution’s bold and dynamic programming. Part palace, part industrial shed, Park Avenue Armory fills a critical void in the cultural ecology of New York, supporting unconventional works in the performing and visual arts that cannot be fully realized in a traditional proscenium theater, concert hall, or white wall gallery. Recent notable productions include Justin Peck’s Illinoise; Sam Mendes’s Lehman Trilogy; and Anne Imhof’s DOOM: House of Hope. To help deepen the relationship between philanthropists and the organization, Patrick has reinvigorated a donor travel program including trips to Berlin, Aix-en-Provence, and Salzburg.

    Prior to Park Avenue Armory, Patrick oversaw the Major Gifts team at Met Opera helping solidify the first named position for the General Manager, the Maria Manetti Shrem General Manager. He has also worked in philanthropy at American Ballet Theatre, St. Ann’s Warehouse, and Weill Cornell Medicine. Patrick graduated from Oklahoma City University with a BS in Dance Management in 2010.

  • Sarah Cardillo brings to her role as Director of Development at Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS a passion for arts, a keen understanding of donors and an unending commitment to helping those who’ve been silenced and marginalized. Since joining the Broadway Cares team in 2011, Cardillo has increased fundraising and deepened donor engagement for each of the organization’s major annual events, created new revenue sources and cultivated an expanding, diverse donor base, ensuring that Broadway Cares is able to fulfill its mission of supporting those in need in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.

    Cardillo graduated magna cum laude from Oklahoma City University with a BS in Dance Management. She has been a stage manager for the New York International Fringe Festival, Oklahoma City Civic Center, Tournament of Roses Parade and St. Bart’s Players, among others. Cardillo worked as event operations coordinator for Macy’s Parade and Entertainment Group, playing an integral role in the success of its annual events including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Fireworks Spectacular and Santaland. She later joined Imagination Stage, a children’s theatre and education center in Bethesda, MD, working in institutional development before joining Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

  • Leah Shapiro is a NY-based freelance Casting Associate for TV and Film.  She’s been lucky enough to work for Shayna Markowitz Casting, Ellen Lewis Casting, Estrin/Bergstein Casting, Laura Rosenthal Casting, and Betsy Fippinger Casting. 

    She most recently finished working as the Casting Associate under Allison Estrin on Tom McCarthy's THE STATEMENT and as the NY Casting Associate under Blumhouse Casting on Mike Flanagan's THE EXORCIST.  Before that, she was the Casting Associate under Ellen Lewis and Shayna Markowitz on THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2.  

    Other recent FILM/TV Associate/Assistant credits under her many fabulous bosses include: IS THIS THING ON? (SEARCHLIGHT), ELEANOR THE GREAT (SONY), MAESTRO (NETFLIX/AMBLIN), THE GIRL FROM PLAINVILLE (HULU), INVENTING ANNA (NETFLIX), DASH & LILY (NETFLIX),  A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN (SONY),  GOODNIGHT MOMMY (AMAZON), LANDSCAPE WITH INVISIBLE HAND (PLAN B/MGM).

  • Aubrey Cheek is a NYC based AEA performer, teacher, and choreographer. Regional -  “42nd Street” (Fulton, Fireside), “Cats” (Cassandra - Interlakes). Choreographer - “Sister Act” (Interlakes). NYC - “Funny Girl” Broadway Pre-Production (Ayodele Casel), “In The Groove” (Dormeshia), “Red Bucket Follies” (Chaz Wolcott), “42nd Street” Pre-Production (Jared Grimes). Teaching - Faculty at Steps on Broadway Academy, The Ballet Hispánico School, and Shuffles NYC, Sub Faculty at Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center. Training - Oklahoma City University Ann Lacy School of Dance and Entertainment, Tap Program at Jacob’s Pillow, Dance Lab NY Broadway Choreography Intensive, Gus Giordano Dance School College/Pro Intensive. Aubrey has presented work in several NYC choreography showcases and self produced numerous dance films. She has been teaching for over 10 years in the tri-state area and travels to teach and set choreography on young dancers around the United States. Aubrey strives to spread joy through her work! www.aubreycheek.com @aubrey_cheek

  • Danielle was Artist in Residence at Tribeca BMCC via CUNY Dance Initiative, Co Artistic Director of Jazz Choreography Enterprises and has directed multiple evenings/showcases.

    She choreographed 'My Way' at Theatre by the Sea, the Vaudevillian musical 'On the Air,' musical theater showcases at AMDA and has served as Associate Choreographer for Lorin Latarro.

    She made her Off-Broadway choreographic debut at the AMT Theatre with 'An Unbalanced Mind,' co-choreographed New York Circus Project's production of Hamlet, presented work at the McCallum Theatre/Palm Desert Choreography Festival and the New York Theatre Barn Choreography Lab and was awarded a grant from NYFA/City Artist Corps to present a full evening of her choreography.

    She has been commissioned by Jacob's Pillow, the Ailey BFA program, Stars of American Ballet, St. Louis Ballet, AVID Dance, Woman in Motion, East Coast Contemporary Ballet, Chevalier Ballet, Revolve Dance, Ballet Hartford, Central Utah Ballet, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, St. Paul's School ballet program, Accent Dance NYC, Jersey City Ballet and Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance, among others. Upcoming she will have a week residency with Pointeworks and will choreograph for AVID Dance, Mason Lee Dance Theater, Central Utah Ballet and a pas de deux for Ballet Excel Ohio's gala.

    She is on faculty at the Steps on Broadway Academy, Manhattan Dance Artistry and Pipeline Dance Training and enjoys teaching open, professional classes at Steps, Peridance and Mark Morris. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Dance Forms at the University of Mount Saint Vincent and an Advisory Board Member of Young Choreographers Festival.

    Danielle has a B.A. in English (concentration in Shakespearean Studies, minor in Dance) from Cornell University.

    @danielle_d28

  • Chaz Wolcott [he/him] is a theatremaker and educator based in New York City.On Broadway, Chaz has served as Choreographer for Red Bucket Follies, Broadway Backwards, and Gypsy of the Year for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Chaz has directed and choreographed shows at MT Wichita, Forestburgh Playhouse, The Gateway, Westport Country Playhouse, 3D Theatricals, Woodstock Playhouse, Millbrook Playhouse, Interlakes Theatre, and more. Regional credits include productions of Priscilla - Queen of the Desert, Head over Heels, Altar Boyz, Crazy for You, Bright Star, La Cage aux Folles, Cats, Cabaret, Newsies, Kiss Me Kate, Me and My Girl, Footloose, The Addams Family, Jersey Boys, Bullets Over Broadway Mary Poppins, and Mamma Mia. Chaz also created and produced The Newsboys’ Variety Show, a series of benefits which raised over $35k for BCEFA, and produced and directed The Stars Align, an OCU cabaret which raised $10k for BCEFA during the pandemic.

    Chaz is perhaps best known for his work with Newsies. You can see Chaz as Buttons in Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical (now streaming). He performed on the First National Tour for two years, and has since directed and/or choreographed the show at theaters all over the country. Other performing credits include: Cats (Mistoffelees - National Tour), New York City Center Encores, Arena Stage, MT Wichita, Casa Mañana, The Rev, The Fulton, The Gateway, The Fireside, Gretna Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Westchester Broadway Theatre, and he competed on “So You Think You Can Dance”.

    Chaz is on faculty at both Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway in NYC. He served on Faculty at Penn State Musical Theatre, CCM Musical Theatre, Pace University, Marymount Manhattan, Binghamton University, TADA! Youth Theater, The Big Apple Tap Festival, BroadwayCon, The Broward Center, Arena Stage, The Smith Center, Dancers Responding to AIDS, and Disney on Broadway. Chaz earned his MFA in Theatre Arts from the University of Idaho, where he also obtained his Certificate in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning. He earned his BFA in Dance from Oklahoma City University. Chaz is a member of Actors Equity Association, Musical Theatre Educators’ Alliance, Stage Directors and Choreographers Union, and the Screen Actors Guild.

    @dancinchaz

  • Kolton Krouse, originally from Gilbert, Arizona, was most recently seen in the Broadway’s, Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ reviving the iconic Trumpet Solo originally performed by Ann Reinking. Catch them next in Death Becomes Her coming to Broadway this fall. Kolton was recently featured in the Theatrely31 class of 2025. They were also named Dance Magazines Top 25 to Watch in 2018 and is the cover story of Dance Magazine for the July 2023 edition. Soon to be seen in Smile 2 and Tina Romero’s Queens of the Dead in theaters, you can see them in the film Adaptation of CATS the Musical, Up Here on Hulu, Fosse/Verdon as the Kit Kat Dancer, Westworld, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and The Late Late Show with James Corden . Kolton is an alumni of Juilliard and a Chita Rivera Award winner.

    @koltonkrouse

  • Krystyna Resavy is a New York based choreographer, creative, and dance educator. She is currently the assistant choreographer and recipient of the 2025-26 Mike Ockrent Fellowship for Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater. Recent choreography credits include New Year’s Eve Live with Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper (featured choreographer), The Bodyguard (Engeman Theater), Annie (Sharon Playhouse) South Pacific (Engeman Theater), The Prom (Sharon Playhouse), True North: The Musical (Workshop), The Wedding Singer (New London Barn Playhouse), Guys & Dolls (NLBP), and Mamma Mia! (associate choreographer). Krystyna directed and choreographed Sharon Playhouse’s 2025 Spotlight Gala, as well as served as Christopher Gattelli’s assistant on The Cher Show (Broadway). Her work can be seen throughout New York City, having choreographed Samsung’s Launch Event Move With Galaxy featuring Diplo and Gwen Stefani, Steps in Concert at the Joyce Theater and Skirball Center, Leg Up On Life benefitting The Trevor Project (Sony Hall, HK Hall), The Brearley School, Arts for Alzheimer’s, The Love Project, Jared Grimes’s Run The Night, New York City Dance Alliance, Onstage New York, and more. Krystyna is currently on the theater jazz faculty at Steps on Broadway and guest faculty for New York City Dance Alliance. @krystyna.resavy www.krystynaresavy.com 

    @krystyna.resavy 

  • Jen is the founder and Artistic Director of Jen Waldman Studio (JWS), New York City's leading training center and creative home for Broadway actors. Her clients have appeared in nearly every Broadway musical of the past two decades. The studio is known for its holistic, rigorous, strategic approach to an artist's craft and career.

    She co-hosts The Long and the Short of It with leadership development expert Peter Shepherd, a wide-ranging conversation about creativity, courage, and what it means to do meaningful work. Now in its seventh year, the podcast has listeners in over 100 countries.

    Jen’s understanding of how creative people think has made her a sought-after collaborator well beyond the theatre world. She has worked with Simon Sinek on his Speak Like a Leader workshop, contributed to Seth Godin's Real Skills Conference, and partnered with organizations ranging from emerging startups to Fortune 500 companies.

    Her own path began on Broadway, where she appeared in Titanic and played Nessarose in Wicked.

    Jen lives in New York City.

  • Sam is an actor, writer, and coach based in NYC. Sam has performed Off-Broadway, regionally, and streamed on cell phones across the country. He has been directed by Sundance Award producer/director Karen Madar and most recently he was awarded Best Supporting Actor at OIF NYC. Sam has wanted to coach actors since he took AudTech at OCU, where Lance Marsh would often say wonderful things like, "Do what Sam said." Now his clients include actors who have booked Broadway to Network Television. 

  • Aaron is a stage manager with nearly 20 years of professional theatre
    experience. After earning his BA in Theater from UNiversity of
    Colorado at Boulder, he completed the Professional Apprentice Program
    in Stage Management at The Juilliard School, propelling him into the
    world of New York professional theater. He also holds a graduate
    certificate in Arts Management from NYU. Favorite credits include:
    Broadway—Ragtime, Sweeney Todd, Paramour, Disaster!, Newsies,
    Shatner's World, Wit, Bonnie and Clyde, La Cage Aux Folles;
    Off-Broadway—I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan (Atlantic);
    NYC—Ragtime at NYCC; National Tours—Wicked, Once; Regional—Gatsby
    (A.R.T., World Premiere), Lempicka (LJP), Misery (Alley Theater,
    Summer 2026). He has guest lectured for university theater programs
    around the country, and loves the chance to share his life in the
    theater with aspiring professionals.

  • Jessie is thrilled to be returning to OCUNYC this year! She graduated in 2016 with a degree in Dance Performance. She was most recently seen in the ensembles of Back to the Future: The Musical and SMASH. Before making her Broadway debut, she spent four years traveling the country with the First National Tour of Frozen the Musical, where she served as Swing and Assistant Dance Captain. Some favorite regional credits include productions at The MUNY, Music Theatre Wichita, Theatre Under the Stars, Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Pittsburgh CLO. 

    @jessiepeltier