ADAM B. SHAPIRO has been seen Off-Broadway in Death of a Salesman, The Mikado, Bastard Jones, Wikimusical, and since 2008, he has been a fixture of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, in The Golden Bride, The Megille of Itsik Manger, Gimpel the Fool, and most especially, the Drama-Desk and Outer Critics Award-winning Fiddler On The Roof in Yiddish, in which he played The Rabbi and understudied Tevye and Lazer Wolf. Other theatre credits include The Producers(Max), The Prom (Barry), Ragtime (Tateh), Titanic (Strauss), Young Frankenstein (Hermit), and She Loves Me (Head Waiter). Film/TV credits include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, 30 Rock, Master of None, FBI Most Wanted, and HBO’s Emmy-winning film The Normal Heart, among others. Adam is also a MAC Award winning solo performer and released his debut EP “Let Love In” in 2021. http://www.adambshapiro.com

MARY ILLES is a singer actor whose many Broadway credits include The Phantom of the Opera, The Music Man and The Scarlet Pimpernel. She was in the first national tours of Anastasia and The Secret Garden, and has done five City Center Encores productions, most recently Kurt Weill and Alan Jay Lerner's Love Life, which will have a cast album release later this year. She has performed as a soloist in Salute to Broadway with The New Haven Symphony and Bernstein's Broadway with The Vienna Philharmonic. She was the Gumbie Cat and Griddlebone in Cats/Paris in French, and Cats/Vienna in German, and teaches voice and audition coaching. TV and Film credits include Law and Order and Freeheld. @mkatherineilles

NIKITA BURSHTEYN is a New York City–based actor, singer, and dancer. He originated the role of Romeo in the Off-Broadway musical comedy Romeo & Bernadette (Amas Musical Theatre). His regional theater credits include Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Gerry Goffin), Fiddler on the Roof (Perchik), and Newsies (Jack Kelly).

SHANA FARR is a classically trained actress and singer, as well as an award-winning supper club and concert artist appearing at Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), New York City Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center (Rose Theater), 54 Below, Town Hall, and London’s Westminster Abbey. On stage, Farr has portrayed leading roles including Marian Paroo in THE MUSIC MAN, Titania/Hippolyta in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Hanna Glawari in THE MERRY WIDOW, and Ruth Condomine in BLITHE SPIRIT. She is the recipient of a Bistro Award for her acclaimed concept show IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT, as well as two honors from the Mabel Mercer Foundation: the Julie Wilson Award and the Donald F. Smith Award. www.shanafarr.com

MEGAN STYRNA is a New York based actor who was born and raised in Chicago. She is best known for her role as “Charlotte Sweet” in the recent AMAS Theatre concert of Charlotte Sweet directed by Jeff Calhoun. After graduating from AMDA and The New School, she has performed in several shows at 54 Below with talents like Chita Rivera and Norm Lewis. In addition to her theatre work, she will star as the lead in the upcoming film, “Silent Bark.”

MEKA MO is a Queens, N.Y.–born comedian and podcast host named a Comic to Watch by the New York Comedy Festival and winner of Best of Fest at the Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest and the Sandy Gunar Award at the Jersey City Comedy Festival. A newer comic quickly building national and international momentum, she has opened for Michael Che, appeared on HBO’s Game Theory with Bomani Jones, and had a successful, award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe. Her 2025 Don’t Tell Comedy debut—her first recorded set—has amassed viral clips, with one surpassing 4.1 million views and her material reaching over 8 million across platforms; her follow-up Cracked Comedy release (Oct 2025) has already topped 60,000 views and climbing. Meka is a regular at New York comedy clubs and performs internationally at Top Secret Comedy Club in London, Tokyo Comedy Bar, and the Barcelona Fringe Festival. Her emotional-wellness podcast, We’re Done Here, was spotlighted by the BBC and named a finalist for Yass! and NBC’s Laughter Lab.

MARISA BOYNTON is a versatile performer whose career has taken her across the U.S., throughout Europe, and even onto the high seas with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. She earned her degree in Musical Theatre from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University and has taken on both leading and featured roles in productions such as Big Fish, Company, Sweeney Todd, Charley’s Aunt, and Into the Woods. She resides outside Chicago with her family, and channels her creative passion into planning and managing community events as part of her local Park and Recreation Department.

THE HONORABLE CONRAD FOA is the Democratic State Committeeman for New York’s 73rd Assembly District. In his earlier rock ’n’ roll years, Conrad was the drummer for The Royal Teens (Who Wears Short Shorts), backed Chuck Berry many times, and played in Sam the Man Taylor's Big Stage Band at Alan Freed's Christmas and Easter Shows at The Brooklyn Fox and Paramount Theatres. After six decades of not performing in public, last Friday, he was awarded 1st Place at the prestigious Club Row [on West 44th Street] Ivy League Talent Show. On April 2nd, he will perform his Rock 'n' Roll show at the instantly sold out The Bitter End, fronting the David Bennet Cohen Band.

NICK GRIFFIN got his start In Kansas City. He was a junior in college and a huge David Letterman fan. Three years later he moved to New York City, learning his craft by doing midnight shows in Greenwich Village. He has toured as a headliner non-stop for the last thirty years and appeared on Conan, The Late Late Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and eleven times on the David Letterman Show. He is a weekly regular at NYC’s Comedy Cellar and other renowned NYC comedy venues. You can also see his special "Cheer Up" on Amazon and his second special "Absolutely Wonderful" on YouTube. He naps, drinks coffee and writes horror movies in his off time.

THE HONORABLE MARK ALAN SIEGEL represented Manhattan’s Upper East Side in the New York State Assembly from 1975 to 1990, becoming one of the district’s longest-serving Democratic representatives. During his tenure he chaired the Assembly Democratic Study Group and helped shape policy and legislative reform efforts in Albany. A Columbia-educated attorney, Siegel has remained active in Democratic politics and public life for decades.

JACEY POWERS is an actor, screenwriter, playwright, and comic. Most recently, she wrote and starred in the award-winning short film "Something New" and the new musical, "Eighth Grade President." She attended the CAP21 program at the Tisch School of Arts at NYU, where she earned her BFA. In addition to performing, Powers teaches acting to children across New York

RUBY RIMS is a beloved New York drag queen, performer, and activist with a 50-year career, known for political advocacy, LGBTQ+ rights work, and as the 2018 honoree of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Manhattan Association of Cabaret Artists

DANIEL SEFIK is an accomplished director, composer, and musician with credits that include In Bloom, The 6:22 Revue (Duplex), Life, Etc., Romance/Romance,Talley’s Folly, Hamilton, A Sign of the Times, Ever After, and Fosse/Verdon.