Kristen Aldesron

is best known for her Emmy award winning eighteen- year portrayal of Starr Manning on the ABC daytime dramas One Life to Live and General Hospital. She also originated the role of Kiki Jerome on General Hospital. Most recently she was seen in Mélange opposite Morgan Fairchild. No stranger to musicals, Kristen played the role of Cindy Lou in the off-Broadway revival of The Marvelous Wonderettes and Molly in the first Broadway revival of Annie. Kristen's vocals were featured numerous times throughout the years on both One Life to Live and General Hospital. She proudly appeared in several of the ABC Daytime salutes BCEFA concerts. Kristen is featured on the albums One Life Many Voices and A Holiday Affair. She is extremely excited to be joining the cast of NEWSical . A very special thank you to Tom for being my biggest cheerleader! Thank you to the whole cast and crew for being so welcoming! Major love to my family and friends for always being so supporting!

Taylor Crousore

Off-Broadway credits include A Musical About Star Wars (which he co-wrote and starred in), The Blueprint Specials at the Public’s UTR Festival, Forbidden Broadway: Comes Out Swinging!, and NEWSical The Musical! Regional credits include Beauty and the Beast (Gaston), Peter Pan (Captain Hook), The Music Man(Harold Hill), and Paul Gordon’s new musical Pride and Prejudice (Mr. Wickham) which is now streaming on Amazon Prime. TV: “The Friday Zone” and “America's Got Talent.” Taylor is just as nervous to be here in this theatre as you are right now. But hey, you need a laugh, and he needs to pay his student loans, so let’s do this!

Carly Sakolove

Carly has performed in "NEWSical the Musical" on and off since 2015; including the Las Vegas residency where she also starred in A Musical About Star Wars. She played Rosie in Broadway National Tour of "Mamma Mia!" and Ethel Merman in the premiere of "The Book of Merman" Off Broadway. She also played Betty Jean in the Off Broadway revival of "The Marvelous Wonderettes!" Carly's viral Youtube video "Broadway Divas Send in the Clowns" featuring her celebrity impersonations, prompted her cabaret career in NYC and at sea. This year, you can watch Carly as Georgia on the season finale of Netflix show "The Watcher" and as Mrs. Norman Maine in Joanna Gleason's new film, "The Grotto." Boston Conservatory graduate.

Michael West

Michael most recently appeared in the Drama Desk – nominated NEWSical at the Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row. West is well-known for his many years in Forbidden Broadway (five editions plus national & international tours and symphonic concerts - 2,500-plus performances); When Pigs Fly, Mr. President; Whoop-Dee-Doo; and Forbidden Vegas, in Sin City. Named by his native Atlanta's press "The Funniest Man in Atlanta" and by the Vegas press as a "Las Vegas At Its Best Entertainer”. West is currently appearing at Birdland and The Green Room 42 in New York as his alter ego Kenn Boisinger in “Kenn Boisinger - Tonight I’m Gonna Sing For You”.

Tom D'Angora

Tom D’Angora is an Emmy and Tony nominated theater producer, director, and writer. Currently is Lead Producer on the highly anticipated Off Broadway musical "Walking With Bubbles". Most recently he was on the production team for the critically acclaimed Broadway Revival of Caroline, or Change and the Broadway bound Barry Manilow Musical Harmony, as well as productions of Naked Boys Singing and NEWSical The Musical, and A Musical About Star Wars in Las Vegas. For over a decade Tom served as lead producer for NEWSical The Musical, which is the 3rd longest running musical revue in history and has been the recipient of an official Proclamation from the Mayor, the Senate, and the Speaker of the NY City Council. Other New York theater credits include: A Musical About Star Wars (produced/directed/written by), The Marvelous Wonderettes (produced/directed), Naked Boys Singing (produced/directed), ICONS (produced/directed/conceived), Back in Pictures (Produced/directed/conceived), and the first family musical about disability, inclusion, and kindness Addy & Uno. A Broadway Diva Christmas (produced/directed/conceived). Currently, Tom is serving as head writer and executive producer for the new LGBTQIA+ series MÉLANGE, starring Morgan Fairchild, which the press has dubbed "Gay Dynasty". A proud political activist, Tom worked on both of Hillary Rodham Clinton's historic campaigns for President, proudly serving on the Grassroots team, the Advance team, and the LGBT Outreach team. In 2021, along with his husband, Tom volunteered his time to help several local theaters and businesses in danger of closing due to the pandemic stay afloat. In just six months Tom produced/directed 6 virtual fundraisers, with over 700 notable stars of stage, screen, and beyond and raised 1.5 million dollars and made sure The West Bank Café, Birdland Jazz Club, The York Theater, Stonewall, The Labryinth Theater, and The Theater World Awards survived the pandemic. Tom is a verified Twitter and Instagram influencer. He has been nominated for a Tony award, 2 Emmy awards, 5 Drama Desk awards, an Outer Critics Circle award, a drama league award and has won 3 Off Broadway Alliance awards, a Backstage Bistro Award, a MAC award, and 3 Broadway World Awards. In December of 2021, Tom was given a Human Rights award for his activism and Senator Brad Hoylman Proclaimed 12/12/21 Tom and Michael D’Angora Appreciation day in NYC’s legendary theater district. For more info visit www.TomDangora.com

Krystal Chiucchini

Krystal Chiucchini (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be rejoining her NEWSical family for the millionth time. Off Broadway Credits: Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise, Newsical(Theatre Row), Naked Boys Singing!, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Addy and Uno, Night of the Living Dead! The Musical and Perfect Crime. BFA: Hofstra University. For Kevin, Leo & Jett.