Photo Coverage: Broadway's Rising Stars Class of 2018 Take the Stage

Town Hall presents Broadway Rising Stars, a national showcase that introduces New York audiences to the next generation of up-and-coming talent as chosen by a panel of discerning judges from among the most outstanding new graduates from schools such as the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, CAP21, Circle in the Square Theatre School, Marymount Manhattan College, The New School, NYU's Steinhardt Department of Music and Performing Arts, NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and other acclaimed institutions. The 2018 Rising Stars is spearheaded by Scott Siegel, creator/writer/host of Town Hall's beloved Broadway by the Year series.

In the eleven years since Broadway Rising Stars first began, participants have scored top billing casting in Broadway shows as diverse as Wicked, Beautiful, Jekyll & Hyde, Hair, Les Miserables and Hamilton. Past Rising Stars have appeared on television in The Glee Project, Glee and A Christmas Carol. They have starred on the West End, been nominated for the prestigious Olivier award and played in countless national tours both in the U.S. and abroad.

BroadwayWorld attended the event and you can check out photos below!

Full list of students are as follows:

Steinhardt:
Joseph Valle-Hoag
Stephanie Bacastow
Emily Janes

Wagner College:
Nick Manna

CAP 21:
Hannah Mount

NYU - Tisch:
Will Brockman
Emma Maxwell

Circle in the Square Theatre School:
Melanie Gettler

Marymount:
Makyra Alexander
Maddy Waters

AMDA:
Brittneyann Accetta
Giancarlo Pinzon
Ashley Ryan
William Taitel
Giliana "Gigi" Encarnacion
Dongwoo Kang

Carnegie Mellon:
Christopher J. Essex

UCLA:
Kelsey Lee Smith

CCM:
Emily Royer

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The Cast that includes-Brittneyann Accetta, Makyra Alexander, Stephanie Bacastow, Will Brockman, Gigi Encarnacion, Christopher J. Essex, Melania Gettler, Emily Janes, Dongwoo Kang, Nick Manna, Emma Maxwell, Hannah Mount, Kyra Pemberton, Giancarlo Pinzon, Ashley Ryan, Emily Royer, Kelsey Lee Smith, William Taitel, Joseph Valle-Hoag and Maddy Waters

The Cast that includes-Brittneyann Accetta, Makyra Alexander, Stephanie Bacastow, Will Brockman, Gigi Encarnacion, Christopher J. Essex, Melania Gettler, Emily Janes, Dongwoo Kang, Nick Manna, Emma Maxwell, Hannah Mount, Kyra Pemberton, Giancarlo Pinzon, Ashley Ryan, Emily Royer, Kelsey Lee Smith, William Taitel, Joseph Valle-Hoag and Maddy Waters

The Cast that includes-Brittneyann Accetta, Makyra Alexander, Stephanie Bacastow, Will Brockman, Gigi Encarnacion, Christopher J. Essex, Melania Gettler, Emily Janes, Dongwoo Kang, Nick Manna, Emma Maxwell, Hannah Mount, Kyra Pemberton, Giancarlo Pinzon, Ashley Ryan, Emily Royer, Kelsey Lee Smith, William Taitel, Joseph Valle-Hoag and Maddy Waters

The Cast that includes-Brittneyann Accetta, Makyra Alexander, Stephanie Bacastow, Will Brockman, Gigi Encarnacion, Christopher J. Essex, Melania Gettler, Emily Janes, Dongwoo Kang, Nick Manna, Emma Maxwell, Hannah Mount, Kyra Pemberton, Giancarlo Pinzon, Ashley Ryan, Emily Royer, Kelsey Lee Smith, William Taitel, Joseph Valle-Hoag and Maddy Waters

Scott Siegel (Creator, Writer, Host and Co-Director)

Scott Siegel

Joseph Valle-Hoag

Joseph Valle-Hoag

Maddy Waters

Maddy Waters

Emily Royer

Emily Royer

Brittneyann Accetta

Brittneyann Accetta

Dongwoo Kang

Dongwoo Kang

Makyra Alexander

Makyra Alexander

Stephanie Bacastow

Stephanie Bacastow

Emily Janes

Emily Janes

Melanie Gettler

Melanie Gettler

Kyra Pemberton

Kyra Pemberton

Kyra Pemberton and Company

Kyra Pemberton and Company

Will Brockman

Will Brockman

The Cast that includes-Brittneyann Accetta, Makyra Alexander, Stephanie Bacastow, Will Brockman, Gigi Encarnacion, Christopher J. Essex, Melania Gettler, Emily Janes, Dongwoo Kang, Nick Manna, Emma Maxwell, Hannah Mount, Kyra Pemberton, Giancarlo Pinzon, Ashley Ryan, Emily Royer, Kelsey Lee Smith, William Taitel, Joseph Valle-Hoag and Maddy Waters

Nick Manna

Nick Manna

Kelsey Lee Smith

Kelsey Lee Smith

Emma Maxwell

Emma Maxwell

Hannah Mount

Hannah Mount

Gigi Encarnacion

Gigi Encarnacion

Giancarlo Pinzon

Giancarlo Pinzon

Ashley Ryan

Ashley Ryan

Scott Siegel

Christopher J. Essex

Christopher J. Essex

William Taitel

Jerry DeVore

Jonathan Russell and John Fischer (Musical Director)

John Fischer