The Gala

Transcendence debut! Jodi has worked regionally at theatres throughout the US, and has toured as a vocalist internationally with orchestras in Japan, Southeast Asia, and El Salvador. Endless, immense gratitude to Billy Bustamante for so many reasons, and to all who continue to make art happen.

Tawny Dolley is thrilled to be making her Transcendence Theatre debut! Dolley has entertained audiences around the globe and across television screens as a support vocalist for Artists Estelle, Solange, & Rachel Platten. She is most known for her portrayal of Etta James in the ongoing Broadway national tour of A Night with Janis Joplin, and starred in the 2019 film version for BroadwayHD alongside Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies. Dolley also stepped into the role of Associate Director & Associate Choreographer in the show’s most recent production at the historic Le Petit Theater. Other theatrical credits include Dreamgirls, Both!, Once on This Island, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Parade, Fame, Big River, & For the Record: Tarantino. Dolley also performs with the legendary band Vintage Trouble, who’s episode of AXS TV’s “If These Walls Could Rock” was just recently nominated for an Emmy Award.

Kyle is honored to appear in his 7th Transcendence production. Kyle has performed on cruise ships, international tours, and various regional theaters across the country. Favorite credits include: Reunion Experience, The Who’s Tommy, The Secret Garden, Spring Awakening, Shrek, The Music Man, and Rocky Horror Show. A native of Ohio, Kyle recently moved from NYC to Las Vegas where he lives with his new bride, Maddie. www.kylekemph.com

Broadway: Wicked, Waitress. National Tours: Wicked, Waitress. Selected Regional: Godspell(Berkshire Theatre Group), The Secret Garden (Sacremento Music Circus) Little Women (Palo Alto TheatreWorks) Thanks to everyone at Transcendence and the Sonoma community.

Kathleen is originally from Michigan and a graduate of the Pace University BFA Commercial Dance program. She has performed with the Radio City Rockettes for five years. Other recent credits include Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Hallmark’s A Holiday Spectacular set to premiere in November. @kathleen_laituri

(He/him) Transcendence Debut! NEW YORK: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, The Tap Dance Kid! Encores. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL TOURS: Hello, Dolly!, An American in Paris, Cinderella, West Side Story. REGIONAL: The Muny, Music Theatre Wichita, Lyric Theatre Oklahoma, The Wick, North Carolina Theatre. @benlanham

COLIN CAMPBELL MCADOO (Performing Artist) has performed off-Broadway, at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, over 25 regional theatres, and with symphonies all over the country. He is a singer/songwriter, voice over artist, director of education and outreach at Transcendence, and the artistic director at a school in Philadelphia. Love to his fiancé. For Ankur. @colinmca2 

Jesse Nager is thrilled to be making his Transcendence debut. Jesse starred as Smokey Robinson in the Broadway revival of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (NAACP Theatre Award Nomination). Original NY companies of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, MAMMA MIA, MARY POPPINS, SCANDALOUS, GOOD VIBRATIONS, HERCULES and FAME! Regional highlights: Stephen Sondheim’s BEING ALIVE (dir. by Billy Porter at PTC), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Papermill Playhouse), Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus at The Ordway). He has performed with Mariah Carey and Shania Twain at Madison Square Garden and his vocals have been heard on both season of NBC’s “Smash,” as well as the movie of “Hairspray,” and numerous commercials and corporate recordings across the country. Artistic Director of The Broadway Boys. @touringbwayboy

Sophie is thrilled to be making her Transcendence debut! Having just graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in Musical Theatre, she couldn’t be happier to spend the summer performing in such a beautiful place. Recent credits include Urinetown (Little Becky Two Shoes, u/s Pennywise), Bring It On! (Ensemble, u/s Campbell, Kylar), and Footloose! (Ariel). Special thanks to her parents, sister, and voice teacher John for their endless support and encouragement.

Cecil Washington Jr, lives in NYC/ATL and is excited to make his debut at The Transcendence Theater Company. A few Theatre credits include: Lola in “Kinky Boots”; FrankNFurter in “The Rocky Horror Show” Porgy in“Porgy & Bess”; Mister in “The Color Purple”; George in “Sunday in The Park with George”; Sam Cooke in “The Sam Cooke Story”. OFF BROADWAY credit: James in “Henry Box Brown”. A Few Film/TV shows such as FOX’s “The Resident” (Russell), STARZ “Black Mafia Family”(Tucker). Follow Cecil on social Media to see what he has going on next. * Instagram: @Cewjr131 * Twitter: @CEWJR131 *TikTOk: @cecilwashingtonjr5