BROADWAY STANDING OVATIONS
Jim Hogan |
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Curtis Bannister |
Katie Scarlett Swaney |
Jim Hogan
Jim Hogan is currently appearing as Buddy in the First National Tour of Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay- Abaire’ s Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Kimberly Akimbo, the same show in which he made his Broadway debut. National Touring credits include Waitress, The Phantom of the Opera, and Spring Awakening. When Jim is not performing on Broadway or with symphony orchestras across the U. S. and Canada, he’ s a member of internetsensation vocal group, T. 3(@ t. 3official)! They made their mark on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram with inventive arrangements of Disney, Broadway, and pop songs leading them to a successful run on NBC’ s America’ s Got Talent, performing at Carnegie Hall, and selling out shows across the U. S. They signed a record deal with Warner Music & Straight No Chaser Records and their debut EP, Option Up, is available everywhere you stream music. Keep up with Jim on all social media outlets: @ jimhogan220.
Curtis Bannister
The recipient of the Actors Equity Foundation Roger Sturtevant Award and a Drama League Award nominee, Curtis Bannister has been praised by TimeOut Magazine as“ radiating with slowly simmering energy” and a“ quiet revelation” by the Los Angeles Times for his performances in theater, opera, and film.
Most recently, Curtis has been praised for his debut appearance alongside Broadway star Ashley Brown with Artis-Naples / Naples Philharmonic, a return to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as the concert partner of GRAMMY- andTonywinner, Heather Headley, and debut with Chicago Shakespeare Theater as Caesar( Brutus U / S) in the Q-Brother’ s Rome Sweet Rome. Future projects include Encores! New York City Center’ s production of The Wild Party, a return to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra( Broadway Standing Ovations), and future projects in New York, Chicago, Indianapolis, Berlin, Paris, Lyon, and Copenhagen.
Curtis debuted with Asolo Rep Theater in 2024 as Reverend Jeremiah Brown in the American classic, Inherit the Wind, George in Lynn Nottage’ s Pulitzer Prize winning play, Intimate Apparel and Juror # 8 in the world premiere production of the musical adaptation of 12 Angry Men. Following this six-month engagement at Asolo Rep, Curtis debuted his new recital program“ Jantelagen” at The Centerstage in Reston, Virginia alongside renowned pianist, Mark Markham, debuted as the featured
soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony with GRAMMY- and Dove-winner vocalist, Sandi Patti, made his operatic Washington, D. C. debut as Robert Johnson in Damien Geter’ s new opera Delta King’ s Blues, and returned to Chicago’ s Goodman Theater in the Broadway musical, The Color Purple.
Katie Scarlett Swaney
Katie is thrilled to be back with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra! She graduated summa cum laude from Indiana University with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a minor in Arts Management. Now based in New York City, Katie has performed professionally with many theater companies. Regional credits include: The Rev Theatre Co., Barnum( Ensemble / U / S Jenny Lind) | Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, Frozen( Ensemble / U / S Anna), Waitress( Ensemble / U / S Dawn) | Arizona Broadway Theatre, A Gentleman’ s Guide to Love and Murder( Phoebe), Gypsy( Dainty June), Chicago( Ensemble / U / S Roxie) | The Palace Theatre, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat( Featured Ensemble) | The Argyle Theatre, West Side Story( Graziella) | Constellation Stage and Screen, Newsies( Katherine / Dance Captain) | Bigfork Summer Playhouse, Bonnie and Clyde( Bonnie), Jersey Boys( Mary / Ensemble) | Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre, Mary Poppins( Ensemble).
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