Porchlight in Concert: Sunday in the Park with George

Sean Allan Krill was most recently seen on Broadway as Governor Slaton in the Tony-winning revival of Parade. In 2020, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his role as “Steve Healy” in Jagged Little Pill. The cast recording of the critically-acclaimed musical received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Other Broadway credits include Honeymoon in Vegas, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever and Mamma Mia! Off-Broadway: Joan of Arc: Into the Fire and The Brother/Sister Plays (The Public), Civil War Christmas (NY Theatre Workshop), Hit the Wall (Barrow Street Theatre). Regional: Sunday in the Park with George (Chicago Shakespeare and Skylight), Sense and Sensibility (Chicago Shakespeare – Jeff Award nomination and Old Globe – Craig Noel Award), Sideways (La Jolla Playhouse), Hot L Baltimore (Steppenwolf), Hamlet and Comedy of Errors (Chicago Shakespeare), Brigadoon (Marriott – Jeff Award nomination). Tours: Thoroughly Modern Millie and Mamma Mia! TV: “Dopesick,” “Godfather of Harlem,” “Search Party,” “Dr. Death,” “Mr. Robot,” “Blacklist,” “Blue Bloods,” “Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld.” Film: “Intermedium”, “Champions”. WEB SeanAllanKrill.com

Previously at Porchlight: Cabaret, A Funny Thing…, Merrily We Roll Along and Chicago Sings

Porchlight Debut

Bella Branshaw is overjoyed to be making her professional debut with Porchlight! Her favorite roles include “Phlem” in Giants in the Sky (Interlochen), “Fiona” in Shrek Jr. and “Lily” in Anastasia: Youth Edition (BAMtheatre). In 2023, Bella competed at the Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta where she played the role of “Mrs. Wormwood” in Matilda Jr. (BAMtheatre) and received the top award of “Outstanding Performance” by a group. Bella went on to be given the “All-Star Performer” award from her group for that performance. Bella returned to the Junior Theatre Festival in February where she debuted a new song from Disney iTheatrics.

Previously at Porchlight: New Faces Sing Broadway 1951

Daniel De Cranie-Pierre is thrilled to be performing with Porchlight. Recent performance credits include A Not So Silent Night (The Beautiful City Project), New Faces Sing Broadway 1951 (Porchlight Music Theatre); Così fan tutte (Picoplat Development Foundation); Theatre Night Out (Chandelier Productions); Oklahoma! (SUNY Plattsburgh) and The Magic Flute (Picoplat Development Foundation). He has also entertained audiences on Cruise Ships as part of the production cast aboard Oceania and Regent Seven Seas vessels. 

Previously at Porchlight: Side Show and Chicago Sings

Devin DeSantis has appeared at Porchlight as “Buddy” in Side Show. Other Chicago credits include “Charlie Price” in Kinky Boots, “Doctor Madden/Fine” in Next to Normal, “Rapunzel’s Prince” in Into the Woods, “Tommy” in The Who’s Tommy (Jeff Award nomination Best Actor), “Marius” in Les Miserables (Jeff Award nomination Best Supporting Actor) and “Prince Eric” in Disney’s The Little Mermaid at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora; “Britt Craig/Young Soldier” in Parade at Writers Theatre: “Frank Churchill” in Emma at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre; Dr. Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein at Drury Lane and “Matthew” in Altar Boyz Chicago. He was a singer for four years in The Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring The Rockettes at the world-renowned Radio City Music Hall. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s School of Music and a proud member of Actor’s Equity. He is a lead singer with the Bluewater Kings Band in Chicago, a member of the Four C Notes: a Tribute to Franki Valli and the Four Seasons and an adoption consultant with RG Adoption Consultants—helping people all over the country grow their families through adoption. Have courage and be kind.

Previously at Porchlight: Porchlight Revisits Do Re Mi, Porchlight Revisits 1776 and Chicago Sings Stephen Sondheim

Billy Dwyer is a Chicago native and was most recently seen at Porchlight in Porchlight Revisits Do Re Mi, Porchlight Revisits 1776 and Chicago Sings Stephen Sondheim. Other credits include “Mitch Adams” in Yank! (Pride Films & Plays), “Alecton” in Ariane et Bacchus (Haymarket Opera), “Prince Orlofsky” in Die Fledermaus (Musical Theater Works), “Freddy” in My Fair Lady (Musical Theater Works), “Camille” in The Merry Widow (Musical Theater Works),”Sumeida” in Sumeida’s Song (Third Eye Ensemble), “Fenton” in Falstaff (Main Street Opera), “Captain Lawson” in A Coffin in Egypt (Chicago Opera Theater), “Soldier / Vagabond” in The Emperor of Atlantis (Chicago Opera Theater).

Previously at Porchlight: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, In The Heights and others

Andrés Enriquez is thrilled to return to Porchlight! He was previously seen in several Porchlight productions; including A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Monty Navarro, Jeff Award nominee) and In The Heights (Usnavi U/S, Piragua Guy U/S). Other Chicago credits include You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Marriott); School of Rock (Paramount); Measure for Measure (Chicago Shakes); Somewhere Over The Border (Teatro Vista) and Adding Machine (The Hypocrites). Regional credits include Comedy of Errors (Orlando Shakes); Much Ado About Nothing (Montana Shakes); It Came From Outer Space (TheatreSquared, AR) and School House Rock Live (Birmingham Children’s Theatre, AL). He is Lifeline Theatre’s  casting director and is represented by Gray Talent.

Previously at Porchlight: Side Show

Previously, Veronica has been seen as the “Fortune Teller” in Porchlight’s production of Sideshow. She has been Jeff nominated for her work in Paramount’s School of Rock, Theatre Wit’s Who’s Holiday and Firebrand’s 9 to 5. Also she’s been seen at Mercury Theatre Chicago, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Royal George, The Broadway Playhouse and Music Theatre Works. 

Previously at Porchlight: New Faces Sing Broadway NOW (2020)

Cory Goodrich is a singer-songwriter and Jeff Award-winning actress for Ragtime (Mother); Ring of Fire (June Carter Cash) and most recently appeared as “Heidi” in Paramount/Copley Theatre’s production of What the Constitution Means to Me. She has guest starred on “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Justice,” “Chicago Med” and “Shining Girls.” A recording artist with two award-winning children’s albums and two original country albums, her latest electro-folk album, Long Way Around, features music from her memoir, “Folksong: A Ballad of Death, Discovery, and DNA.” WEB: CoryGoodrich.com

Previously at Porchlight: New Faces Sing Broadway NOW (2020)

Cecilia Iole is a Chicago-based actor. Chicago credits include Into the Woods (Writers Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Paramount Theatre); Master Class (TimeLine Theatre Company); New Faces Sing Broadway NOW (Porchlight Music Theatre) and Bachelor: The Musical (The Apollo Theatre). Regional credits include Pirates of Penzance and Ragtime (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Candide (Clarence Brown Theatre); Titanic: The Musical (Milwaukee Rep) and A Christmas Carol (Denver Center for the Performing Arts). She is represented by Gray Talent Group. WEB: CeciliaIole.com 

Porchlight Debut

Previously at Porchlight: RENT

Chris Khoshaba returns to Porchlight where he was last seen in RENT. Born and raised in Skokie, IL, other theatre credits include: Billy Elliot (Paramount Theatre); Layalina (Goodman); The Tragedy of King Christophe (The House Theatre of Chicago); I Call My Brothers (Interrobang Theatre Project) and King Lear (Redtwist Theatre). He has a BFA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Previously at Porchlight: How to Succeed…., Billy Elliot the Musical

Iris Lieberman is a Jeff award winner and four time nominee. She was last seen at Porchlight Music Theatre in How to Succeed… and Billy Elliot.  She has appeared in over 180 productions in leading and featured roles at every major theatre in Chicago.   

Porchlight Debut

Chamaya graduated with a theatre degree, business institutions minor and musical theatre certificate from Northwestern University. Past work includes Safronia at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, In My Granny’s Garden at The Goodman Theatre, The Threepenny Opera (“Polly”) and Sweeney Todd (“Johanna”). She also has won a Best Ensemble Jeff Award for 8-Track, The Sound of the 70s. Other than performing, she makes TikToks and speaks about disability rights. Represented by Shirley Hamilton Talent. 

Previously at Porchlight: RENT and New Faces Sing Broadway 1984

Previously at Porchlight: Cabaret, Sunset Boulevard, Gypsy, Merrily We Roll Along

Michael Weber is a nationally recognized, award-winning director, producer, actor and educator. He recently directed the Off-Broadway and European premieres of Call Me Elizabeth written by and starring Kayla Boye as Elizabeth Taylor. Under his artistic leadership, Porchlight Music Theatre was awarded Chicago’s Jeff Award for “Best Production” six times for A Class Act, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Sondheim on Sondheim, The Scottsboro Boys, Dreamgirls and Blues in the Night. Porchlight productions that he directed, include Cabaret, Gypsy, End of the Rainbow, Sweeney Todd, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Pal Joey, Assassins and Side Show, as well as Grand Hotel at Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place and She Loves Me at Theatre at the Center were each nominated for the Jeff Award Award for Best Production. He previously served as artistic director for the inaugural season of Chicago’s Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place (now Broadway in Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse) and at Theatre at the Center in Munster, Indiana (1998-2004). Directing credits include Living the History-125 Years of The Auditorium Theatre starring Patti LuPone and John Mahoney, Fifth of July and Talley’s Folly at the Oak Park Festival Theatre, The Petrified Forest at Theatre at the Center, Beauty and the Beast at Marriott Theatre, Over the River and Through the Woods at Mercury Theater, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Pheasant Run Theatre, and Cirque du Symphony at Sears Center Arena featuring stars of Cirque du Soleil with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra. The recipient of two Joseph Jefferson Awards, he has been nominated for nine awards and he wrote and directed 14 Joseph Jefferson Awards ceremonies (2006-2018). Weber’s regional acting credits include The Merry Widow (starring Renée Fleming) at Lyric Opera, Annie Get Your Gun and Gypsy (both starring Patti LuPone) at Ravinia Festival, The Winter’s Tale and Henry V at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Around the World in 80 Days at Cleveland Playhouse, Disney’s My Son Pinocchio at First Stage Milwaukee, It Had To Be You (starring Cindy Williams and Eddie Mekka) at Little Theatre on the Square, Angel Street at First Folio Shakespeare, and The Gifts of the Magi at Indiana Repertory. He is author of the play, WAR of the WELLeS (about Orson Welles’ infamous radio broadcast) and he is a longtime pledge host for PBS station WTTW channel 11.

Previously at Porchlight: Gypsy, Merrily We Roll Along, multiple ICONS Gala and Chicago Sings concerts

David Fiorello is an Equity Jeff Award-winning Music Director, Director, Performer, Orchestrator and Playwright that’s had his work featured across the globe. Most recent credits include serving as Music Director for Blues in the Night (starring Tony-Nominee Felicia P. Fields), Music Directing To Be with Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and served as Director & Music Director for the East Coast and International Premiere of his show With a Song in My Heart: The Romance of Richard Rodgers. He Music Directed Porchlight’s hit production of Gypsy in Chicago, starring 8-time Jeff Award-Winner E. Faye Butler, has toured internationally with John Doyle’s re-imagined Sweeney Todd, and served as Music Director for the Off-Broadway hit Danny & Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Story. His musical The Language or the Kiss, which he conceived, arranged and starred in (featuring the music of The Indigo Girls) received several Off-Broadway industry readings. He has taught and Music Directed at the University level, including appointments at Northwestern University, Shenandoah University, Bucknell University, North Central College, Dominican University, and most recently Columbia College of Chicago & Loyola University Chicago, where he serves as adjunct faculty. In Chicago, David has most recently served as Music Director for productions of Woman of the Year, Do Re Mi, The Apple Tree (Porchlight Music Theatre), Sunday in the Park With George, A Man of No Importance (Columbia College Chicago), The Addams Family, Renascence (North Central College) and Eleanor’s Very Merry Christmas Wish at The Greenhouse Theatre, for which he additionally provided arrangements. He’s served as Music Director/Arranger/Orchestrator for 3 seasons of Porchlight’s New Faces Sing Broadway series, as well as Chicago Sings: Sinatra and the Rat Pack, Chicago Sings: 25 Years of Porchlight, Chicago Sings Sondheim and Chicago Sings Broadway Pop 1 & 2. Internationally, he’s worked to help create the Musical Theatre Program as part of the International Lyric Academy in Vicenza, Italy, where he now serves as head of the program. David is the Founder & Artistic Director of The Beautiful City Project, a theatre organization that uses the tool of musical theatre to raise funds and awareness for hyper-local Chicago charities and non-profits, using some of the finest talent in the city. Upcoming projects include serving as Director for Jesus Christ Superstar with The Beautiful City Project, Les Miserables in Concert in Vicenza, Italy, and Hair in the fall at Columbia College Chicago. An in-demand Vocal Coach, he currently serves as Founder and CEO of Fiorello Studios, and has created the Unique Cabaret Experience series at Davenport’s Piano Bar & Cabaret. He is continually inspired by the love of his life. Visit www.fiorellostudios.com and www.thebeautifulcityproject.com for more info.