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MARGUERITE DERRICKS DANTE BASCO JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET NEWTON THOMAS SIGEL Three-time Emmy Award-winning Actor, dancer, and producer best known Grammy Award-nominated recording artist; Revolutionary director of photography choreographer; one of the most for his roles as Rufio in Hook, Zuko in acclaimed concert pianist appearing as a and filmmaker whose credits include highly recognized working icons Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Jake Long soloist with the world’s finest orchestras Bohemian Rhapsody, The Usual in the dance world in American Dragon: Jake Long Suspects, and the X-Men film franchise

JOHN MICHAEL HIGGINS DIANE SCHUUR CHEF JET TILA KAREN JOY FOWLER Classically trained actor and voice Two-time Grammy Award-winning Internationally celebrated chef, culinary New York Times best-selling author of actor; best known for his roles in contemporary jazz vocalist; accomplished expert, and best-selling author; co-host of the novel The Jane Austen Book Club; Christopher Guest’s mockumentaries, pianist; recording artist; has appeared Iron Chef America and a recurring judge on PEN/Faulkner Award winner and Pitch Perfect, and other comedies with some of the top names in music several shows for The Food Network President of the Clarion Foundation

SUSAN GRAHAM KENNY RAMPTON SLAWEK SOCHACKI & JAMES BUNDY Grammy Award-winning and Highly acclaimed trumpeter, recording artist, MARZENA STACHURA Dean of Yale School of Drama internationally distinguished and member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Four-time undefeated world ballroom and Artistic Director of Yale mezzo-soprano Orchestra; performer with Wynton Marsalis, champions; choreographers for numerous Repertory Theatre at Yale University Ray Charles Orchestra, and more television shows and movie productions

DENNIS KIM TERRON BROOKS JESSICA VOSK MATTHEW CAMPBELL LAURENZA World-renowned concertmaster Two-time NAACP Award-nominated actor Highly acclaimed Broadway star and Fine jewelry designer, sculptor, and currently leading the (The Temptations); accomplished Broadway recording artist known for her roles as painter whose pieces have been displayed Paciﬁc Symphony performer (The Lion King, Hairspray); author, Elphaba in Wicked, Anita in West Side Story, worldwide in exhibitions and luxury stores songwriter, and motivational speaker and Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof JEFF BOWEN HUNTER BELL SUSAN BLACKWELL FREDERIC CHIU Composer, lyricist, and actor; best Tony Award-nominee for “Best Book Singer, writer, and actress; best known Classical concert pianist and Yamaha known for starring in and writing the of a Musical” for [title of show]; for playing herself in the Broadway artist; founded a philosophic and holistic music and lyrics for the Broadway co-wrote the book for the Off-Broadway musical [title of show]; creator and approach to piano playing that has been musical [title of show] and the musical Now. Here. This. host of Side by Side by Susan presented at the most acclaimed Off-Broadway musical Now. Here. This. Blackwell on Broadway.com music schools

CLAYTON CAMERON JAMES P. BLAYLOCK TIM POWERS RAY LEEPER Master drummer, writer, composer, and Distinguished fantasy author credited Award-winning novelist credited as a World-renowned choreographer and producer; has performed and recorded as a pioneer of the steampunk pioneer of the steampunk movement; creative consultant for television, with music legends including movement; director of the creative author of the novel Stranger Tides, stage, and ﬁlm; Director of NUVO Sammy Davis Jr., Stevie Wonder, writing programs at Chapman University which was adapted into the fourth Dance Convention and Frank Sinatra Pirates of the Caribbean ﬁlm

DOLORA ZAJICK JEFF SOTZING JUAN CARLOS GAYTÁN ELMO LOVANO Internationally acclaimed Verdi mezzo- Television producer; best known RODRIGUEZ Drummer, musical director, producer, soprano; appeared in concert with some of for The Tonight Show Starring Award-winning dancer and and founder of Jammcard, the Music the foremost conductors of today, including Johnny Carson, There's... Johnny!, Sub-Director of Ballet Folklórico at Professionals Network; has collaborated James Levine and Anthony Pappano and Carson on TCM the University of Colima, Mexico with Skrillex, Miley Cyrus, and more

ACADEMIC SPEAKERS RICHARD BAUSCH MUKUNDH PANDIAN Award-winning and widely acknowledged novelist Global Business Development and Strategy Manager and short story author whose works have been at Northrop Grumman; expert in aircraft engineering, featured in The New Yorker, Esquire, and Harpers design, and international aerospace and defense

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