Waitress

Leah Yorkston as Jenna

Leah Yorkston is honored to be back at the Deb Fennell for another summer, made even more special by the opportunity to share the stage with her daughter. A performer and educator based in Portland, Leah was last seen at Broadway Rose in The Double-Threat Trio and as Marie in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Other regional credits include the Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd, the Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Tilly in Melancholy Play, Maria in The Sound of Music, the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Marian in The Music Man, Janet in The Rocky Horror Show, and Betty Haynes in White Christmas. Leah also appeared in IFC’s Documentary Now episode, Original Cast Album: Co-Op. When she’s not performing she runs Leah Yorkston Vocal Studio where she is passionate about teaching private voice lessons to students of all ages and backgrounds. www.LeahYorkston.com

Chloe Evans as Becky

Chloe Evans is originally from Dallas, Texas, and just graduated from the musical theatre program at Penn State. Some of her previous credits include How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Miss Jones), Great Comet (Marya), Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider), Beautiful: The Carol King Musical (Shirelle), Jesus Christ Superstar (Featured ensemble), and Les Misérables (Fantine). chloe-evans.com | @chloe_g_evans

Sydney Valaer as Dawn

Sydney Valaer is thrilled to return to Broadway Rose this summer. Last seen as Betty in Beautiful, she is a proud graduate of Oklahoma City University’s Wanda L. Bass School of Music. Recent credits include Prince U/S in La Cendrillon and ensemble in The Bartered Bride. When not on stage, Sydney is involved in her union and enjoys a fulfilling career in local government.

Benjamin Tissell as Dr. Pomatter

Benjamin Tissell is a Portland-based actor, director, and musician, last seen on the Broadway Rose stage as Gerry in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Locally, Ben has performed with Portland Center Stage, Portland Playhouse, Third Rail Repertory, Profile Theatre, Lakewood Theatre Company, and others. He currently serves as a theatre professor at George Fox University. Ben is also an active singer-songwriter and composer whose music can be found on Spotify and elsewhere. More about Ben’s work and upcoming projects can be found at bentissell.com

Mitchell Bray as Earl

Mitchell Bray is excited to be back on the Broadway Rose stage, having last been seen in the musical Gypsy. Some of his favorite roles to date are Billy in Anything Goes, The Man in Yellow in Tuck Everlasting, and Tennessee Williams in Mr. Williams and Miss Wood. When not on stage, he enjoys running half marathons or spending time with his family, friends, and pup Ralphie.

Alec J. Connolly as Cal

Alec J. Connolly is thrilled to be back at the Broadway Rose coming off an incredible, sold out run, of Grease as Vince Fontaine! He spent six years performing in New York City, where favorite credits included As You Like It and Bare: A Pop Opera. Originally from New Hampshire, Alec has performed throughout New England and the west coast at numerous regional theatres.

Andy Baldwin as Ogie

Andy Baldwin is making his Broadway Rose debut. Having moved here from Dallas, Texas in January of ’24, Andy was recently seen in Noises Off at Lakewood Theatre Co. Andy attended Circle in the Square Theatre Conservatory on Broadway and spent almost a decade as a resident actor at Casa Mañana in Fort Worth, Texas, where he performed in over 70 productions. In NYC and Dallas, Andy has produced and created new works Off-Broadway, directed new concepts, and held an Artistic Director position at Lyric Stage. Some of his favorite roles include: Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls, Otto Kringelein in Grand Hotel, Duke in The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Moonface in Anything Goes, the Baker in Into the Woods, Robert in Boeing Boeing, and Katurian in The Pillowman.

Dan Murphy as Joe

Dan Murphy is happy to tread the boards at Broadway Rose Theatre Company once again, getting him out from behind his desk as Broadway Rose’s Founding Managing Director. The last he performed on our stage was as the Reverend Mother in Nunsense. Other favorite roles here at Broadway Rose include Edna in Hairspray, Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened…Forum, Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady, and Herbie in Gypsy. He has been a director/choreographer/actor here at the theater for over 80 productions during the last 34 years. He has also worked at Lakewood Theatre Co., Oregon Children’s Theatre, Magdelyn Theatre Co., and Pixie Dust Productions.

Zoe Seligman as Lulu

Zoe Seligman is thrilled to be making her Broadway Rose and stage debut. She is excited to spend the summer at Broadway Rose sharing the stage with her mom, Leah.

Tiara Hendrix-Primus as Nurse Norma/Ensemble

Tiara Hendrix-Primus is excited to make her debut with Broadway Rose. She is from Antioch, CA, where she discovered theatre her freshman year of high school. She instantly fell in love and began practicing as an actress, singer, dancer, stage manager, sound board technician, and, most recently, a theatre educator. Though her experience in musical theatre is still in development, she is remembered as Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with the Gather Repertoire Theatre Company, and as the love-sick pirate, Charles Riven, in Torching Entertainment’s The Jolly Riot. They’ve also been seen during Stumptown Stages’ 20th anniversary season playing Tilly in It’s a Wonderful Life, Cindy Watkins and a Dynamite in Hairspray, and Suzie Stewart in Tootsie the Musical.

Logan Bailey as Ensemble

Logan Bailey is thrilled to be part of his first production with Broadway Rose and in the Pacific Northwest. He is originally from Iowa with a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Wisconsin Platteville. Some past productions include Anatole in The Great Comet of 1812 and Edmund in Long Day’s Journey into Night.

Ali Bell as Ensemble

Ali Bell is so very happy to be back on the Broadway Rose stage where her previous roles include Sue in Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook and Ethel McCormack in Footloose! She was most recently seen as the Naturopath and Mrs. Cleveland in Groundhog Day at Lakewood Theatre Co. Ali holds a Master of Music in Opera Performance from the University of Texas and is a founding partner of Wildwood Law Group in Portland.

Tasha Danner as Ensemble

Tasha Danner is very pleased to be back at Broadway Rose for this incredible show. Tasha was last seen on the Broadway Rose stage in Mamma Mia! She’s also performed at Lakewood Theatre Co. (Holiday Inn, Godspell, The Kiss, Young Frankenstein), triangle productions! (JC: Gospel According to an Angel, Forever Dusty), Chapel Theatre(Trail to Oregon, Flash-Ah-Ahh), and Bridgetown Conservatory (Dogfight), among others. She was on three episodes of Portlandia and has been in numerous independent films, music videos, and commercials. She may still be best known for her role as herself as a mere teenager on Disney’s All New Mickey Mouse Club, alongside Keri Russell, who originated the role of Jenna in the movie version of Waitress!

Kelsey Meleana Hoeffel as Ensemble

Kelsey Meleana is delighted to make her debut with Broadway Rose in one of her favorite musicals—Waitress. You may have seen her at Clackamas Repertory Theatre in Man of La Mancha as Aldonza (2023 BroadwayWorld Portland Best Supporting Actress) or as Bloody Mary in South Pacific (2019 BroadwayWorld Portland Best Supporting Actress). Other credits include Thoroughly Modern Musicals at The Shedd Institute, My Fair Lady, and Annie Get Your Gun with the Oregon Festival of American Music. She also performed in a theater showcase at the Peter Norton Symphony Space on Broadway in New York. Kelsey holds a BA in Vocal Performance from the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance.

Noah Kino as Ensemble

Noah Kino is beyond excited to be in his first production at Broadway Rose! Previous credits include Pirellie in Sweeney Todd (Jewel Theatre), Angel in Rent (Eastern Oregon University), and Michael Mell in Be More Chill (Off Broadway Theatre Company). Outside of acting, Noah can be found working on a commercial goat dairy out in beautiful Northeast Oregon.

Dylan Anthony Macabitas as Ensemble

Dylan Anthony Macabitas is thrilled to return to Broadway Rose this summer! Dylan attended Central Washington University where he earned his BFA in Musical Theatre. Currently based in the Portland and Seattle areas, Dylan works as a theatre actor, choreographer, and educator. Credits include Mamma Mia!, Footloose, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sh-Boom! Life Could Be a Dream (Broadway Rose); Holiday Inn, By Jeeves, A Christmas Story, Groundhog Day (Lakewood Theatre Company); My Fair Lady (Clackamas Repertory Theatre); and Mamma Mia! (Village Theatre). Dylan recently choreographed Footloose at Oregon City High School and George Fox University. @Dylan.Macabitas | dylananthonymacabitas.com

Gage Martinez as Ensemble

Gage Martinez is excited to make his Broadway Rose debut. He is a recent graduate from the University of Oklahoma, where he earned a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. His university credits include Roger in Rent, Charles Guiteau in Assassins, Somebody in Everybody, and Custus/Production Tenor in Crazy For You. Additional credits include Martín in the regional premiere of Mother Road at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma.