SAG-AFTRA Foundation and BroadwayWorld.com have partnered for a filmed Conversations Q&A series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City and the actors who aspire to have a career on the stage and screen.
Please join us for a Conversations Q&A with the cast of Hamilton, Javier Munoz, Brandon Victor Dixon, James Monroe Iglehart, Mandy Gonzalez, and Bryan Terrell Clark.
Moderated by BroadwayWorld.com's Richard Ridge of "Backstage with Richard Ridge!".
Estimated event end time: 3:30PM
PANELIST BIOS:
Javier Munoz - Actor
Javier Munoz is thrilled to reunite with Lin-Manuel after taking over the role of Usnavi in In the Heights on Broadway.Javier has been a part of Hamilton from its early developmentthrough the Public Theater. Other selected credits: The Porch atAltered Stages, In the Heights at 37 Arts, Venice (Venice) at Center Theatre Group, TwoGentleman ofVerona (a rock opera) (Proteus) at Shakespeare Theatre of DC, Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Richard III (Dorset) and Into the Woods (The Baker).
Brandon Victor Dixon - Actor
Broadway: Eubie Blake in Shuffle Along (Tony Award nomination), Berry Gordy in Motown The Musical (Grammy and Drama League Award nominations), and Harpo in The Color Purple (Tony Award nomination). National tour: Simba in The Lion King. Off-Broadway: Rent and The Scottsboro Boys (Lucille Lortel, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Laurence Olivier Award nominations). Television: “One Life to Live,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” and “The Good Wife.” Dixon was raised in Maryland, and is a graduate of Columbia University.
James Monroe Iglehart - Actor
Broadway: Genie in Aladdin (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award); Bobby in Memphis; Mitch in Spelling Bee. TV: Coriolanus Burt on Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," Fox's “Gotham," Lance Strongbow on "Disney's Tangled." Film: Upcoming - Three Christs opposite Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage. Solo Show: How the Heck Did I Get Here? Multiple sold-out engagements at 54 Below. Member of hip-hop group Freestyle Love Supreme.
Mandy Gonzalez - Actor
A Drama Desk and OBIE Award-winning actress. She is best known for her emotional portrayal of Nina Rosario in the original cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning hit musical In the Heights, she also starred as Elphaba in Wicked (Broadway). TV/Film: "Madam Secretary," "Quantico," "Doubt," "The Good Wife," "White Collar," Viral, After, Man on a Ledge, and Across the Universe. Broadway: AIDA, Lennon, Dance of the Vampires. Mandy has performed with prestigious symphonies across the country and around the world.
Bryan Terrell Clark - Actor
Bryan was recently seen in the Mark Taper Forum’s production of Immediate Family, directed by Phylicia Rashad. Additional theater credits include: Broadway’s Motown: The Musical (Grammy nomination), Alliance Theatre’s Sophisticated Ladies, and His Girl Friday at the Guthrie Theater. He also played Corey in Fences at the Pasadena Playhouse opposite Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett. Film: Collateral Beauty. Television: BET's The New Edition Story; USA’s “Royal Pains,” CBS’s “Person of Interest” “Unforgettable” and “The Unit,” NBC’s “The Mysteries of Laura.” Bryan is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. www.bryanterrellclark.com, Instagram @therealbtc
