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ANALISA BELL was born and raised in Perth, the most isolated city in Australia. After high school, she auditioned and gained entry to the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she studied musical theater. Upon graduating, she performed in a number of musicals and theatre productions in Perth, including Oklahoma, Les Misérables and The Vagina Monologues (Winner of 2007 ITA Best Actress Award). She also worked as a voice-over artist and on-air talent for Perth commercial radio stations 96fm and 92.9fm. After several years touring Australia as a children’s theatre entertainer, Analisa discovered the world of cabaret! She went on to tour the cabaret and festival circuits in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth, before moving to NYC at the end of 2014. She is currently mentored by Tony Award-winner, Faith Prince, is an Alum of the International Cabaret Conference at Yale, won the 2015 Annual Broadway Spring Festival Shana Farr Cabaret Competition, was a Semi-finalist in the 2016 and 2017 MetroStar Challenges at the former Metropolitan Room, and has performed in a plethora of solo and collaborative cabarets at the former Metropolitan Room, The Duplex, The Triad Theater, Don’t Tell Mama, The Green Room 42, and 54 Below. She is currently Secretary on the Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) Board of Directors, and by day, you’ll find her working at The New York Pops as Education and Operations Manager. 

Heigh Ho Friends & “Family”! Bobby Patrick your RAINBOW Reviewer here, bringing you all the fresh TEA on the freshest releases in the musical world. Little Bobby's a queer reviewer, specializing in the recording industry's contributions to our musical theatre/cabaret lives with our own Queer Rainbow's Eye View of it all. After studying theatre in college we wound up following a career in entertainment/theatrical advertising for nearly 2 decades.  Now a freelance contributor who's ready to bring you all our Sunshine, Rainbows, & Rants for Broadway World's New Releases section, and fill you in on what's up in the Recording Studios and virtual "Record Stores" (Yes, Bobby Still insists they are record stores!!) of our musical entertainment community. That aside, check out Bobby's shout-out on THE SHERRI SHEPHERD SHOW

Erin Samms is an entertainment junkie who loves to explore all the mediums of show business from classic television to cabaret, from horror movies to Shakespeare, and while she usually does it for her own enjoyment, she also enjoys writing about the artistry she consumes.  A one-time dancer and all-time lover of Gilbert and Sullivan, Erin works as a personal assistant to an entrepreneur and moonlights as a dog walker.  Erin resides in New York City, where her favorite places include The Strand bookstore.

Kevin Alvey is an Actors Equity Union Member who spent the first part of his career as a singer/actor/dancer/director in musical theater and cabaret shows around the world and on the high seas.  As a multi-lingual Irish Tenor he has lived and performed for years at a time in Northern/Southern Europe (Swiss based), Japan, the Caribbean, Australia, and all across the U.S. and Canada – from Florida to Alaska!
Performance highlights include HELLO DOLLY (as “Barnaby” with Marilyn Maye), THE SECRET GARDEN (“Dickon”), CABARET (“Emcee” also “Tomorrow Belongs..” soloist), BIG RIVER, GYPSY, EVITA, and proudly originating two shows -
In a Really Useful Group’s original opening international company of CATS (as “Skimbleshanks” & also stand-by for “Mungojerrie”) in the only bi-lingual production of the show to date, choreographed by Gillian Lynne and directed by John Yost…
AND
as one of the original “Quasimodo”s for Disney’s THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME live.
While this “Mickey Rooney” wanna-be waits to grow into his “elder Rooney” type, he fulfills his creative passions by photographing live cabaret/nightclub/theater performances primarily in the NYC area (social media “KevPix NY”) with an occasional foray into write-ups of said performances.
His photos have been published in The New York Times, NY Post, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Kansas City Magazine, Cabaret Scenes, and here on Broadway World.

Michael Walters is a Performer: Actor, Singer and Celebrity Impersonator/Tribute Artist. For all his long, drawn out info, you can visit his websites at www.michaelwaltersonstage.com or www.dameednashow.com

Nathan Johnson is a queer performer/playwright/artist. He was a finalist for the Dramatists Guild Fellowship and a recipient of the National Queer Theatre-WIO Fellowship. His plays have been performed and/or received finalist positions at The SAUK, American Stage, Woven Theatre, Meanwhile Park Playwriting Prize, Bite Sized Theatre, The Chain Theatre, and The Magnetic Theatre.

As an actor, he’s worked in off Broadway, television, and film (My Big Gay Italian Wedding, The Party planner with David Tutera, One Life to Live). He has done makeup for hundreds of celebrities including Paul McCartney, Liza Minnelli, Kate McKinnon, Lea Michele, Paula Abdul, Annette Bening—and his most beloved Charles Busch and Julie Halston. He is most recognized from his time as the on-air artist on two seasons of Project Runway. He has been featured as a writer/expert in Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Brides, New Beauty and many others.

He earned his MFA at Columbia University. @nathanwalnut on all the socials.

Rebecca Kaplan is a writer and standup comedian living in New York. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @rebeccatkaplan and find more of her upcoming shows and projects at https://linktr.ee/rebeccatkaplan

Ricky Pope is a very busy actor/musical director/vocal coach who has toured the country with the national tours of ANNIE, ALL SHOOK UP AND TITANIC. He has worked in regional theatres in 49 states in shows like ROCK OF AGES, FOOTLOOSE, NEWSIES, SOUTH PACIFIC, MIDLIFE: THE CRISIS MUSICAL AND SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE. He has worked on four editions of BROADWAY BACKWARDS for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and has musical directed shows for artists at Don't Tell Mama, the Duplex, and 54 Below. 

Rob Lester, native New Yorker, has been covering entertainment for more than 15 years for various outlets and has recently returned to Broadway World writing staff.  His involvement in cabaret has also led to involvement with the genre's awards as a voting judge and, pre-pandemic, he helped to curate the Artists In Partnership (AIP) Cabaret Festival. As far as musical theatre, he loves attending, researching, reviewing, directing, writing songs and scripts, as well as being a dramaturg.  He also worked with author Deb Berman on her book for kids about what happens before birth called "9 Months in The Play Womb: The Inside Story." He personally hails from the womb of a mother who loves the Great American Songbook and its singers, instilling that appreciation in him.

Sharon Ellman, a seasoned entertainment public relations professional  began her career as a broadcast journalist in NYC.  Now combining her two loves of journalism and entertainment, she is thrilled to be part of the Broadwayworld.com team!