Broadway Corner with Ashley Ha
Ashley Ha is an 19-year-old Taiwanese American performer, content creator, and activist. She’s the founder of the widely recognized Broadway Instagram account broadway_corner. Listen to her talk to her favorite Broadway performers about their careers, how they got started, and everything in between. Click on each photo, and it will take you straight to that episode!
Hannah Kevitt on Maybe Happy Ending, becoming Claire, and everything in between
Hannah Kevitt is a China-born, North Carolina-raised actor, singer, and dancer. She grew up in the tractor-loving small town of Hickory, North Carolina. Uncertain about whether college was the right choice for her, Hannah Kevitt dove straight into theatre after high school, performing regionally in the Southeast while also working towards an associate’s degree. Hannah then attended Elon University and received her BFA in Musical Theatre in 2023. Immediately following graduating, Hannah moved to New York to make her Broadway debut in the original cast of Back to the Future. After a year of being in Back to the Future, Hannah left the show to join her second original Broadway cast in Maybe Happy Ending.
Daniel May on Maybe Happy Ending, Soft Power, and everything in between
Daniel May is returning to Broadway after many years away in Maybe Happy Ending. Daniel made his Broadway debut in the 2002 revival of Flower Drum Song starring Lea Salonga and has been working as a theater artist his whole life. Most recently Daniel played the lead role of “XÅ«e Xíng” in a newly envisioned production of David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori’s Soft Power at Signature Theatre and has been with the piece since the world premiere in Los Angeles at Center Theater Group and then The Public Theater in NYC which received nominations for both the Pulitzer Prize for drama and Grammy Award in 2020.
Chris Tamayo on Maybe Happy Ending, embodying a helper-bot, and everything in between
A multi-instrumentalist and performer, Christopher James Tamayo is making his Broadway debut with Maybe Happy Ending as the standby for Gil & Oliver. He recently concluded his time with the North American tour of Les Misérables, playing the role of “Montparnasse” and understudying “Marius” for 2 years. Christopher is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan B.F.A Musical Theatre program, where he also obtained a minor in Musical Theatre Composition. While not onstage, he can often be found voice acting or producing music in his bedroom.
Steven Huynh on Maybe Happy Ending, working with HwaBoon, and everything in between
Steven Huynh is making his Broadway debut with Maybe Happy Ending as the standby for James and Oliver. He is a New York City-based actor originally from Amherst, Ohio. He attended Baldwin Wallace University earning his Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre. Most recently, he was Wendell Porcupine in the Chicago production of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas at the Studebaker Theater. He’s also been in shows like Little Shop of Horrors, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and South Pacific in Concert. And, he may be an actor, but he’s also a licensed nail technician, a licensed life insurance broker, and a certified personal trainer.
De'Lon Grant on teaching at BoCo, Come From Away, and everything in between
De’Lon Grant is an actor, singer, writer, and photographer. He spent five years performing on Broadway in the Tony Award-nominated hit musical Come From Away as Bob and three years touring domestically and internationally as Berry Belson in the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys. De’Lon joined BoCo this year as an assistant professor of theater, teaching acting through song technique and audition skills to second and fourth-year students. De’Lon has a passion for fostering supportive spaces that promote new ideas and diversity in storytelling.
Evan Alexander Smith on Merrily We Roll Along, his Franklin Shepard debut, and everything in between
Evan is a classically trained, award-winning Canadian-American actor and voice-over artist. He was born and raised in Toronto, where he studied at George Brown Theatre School before starring in the original Canadian company of The Toxic Avenger Musical. His performance earned him a Dora Award Nomination, and he won a Gemini Award for his contributions to a documentary that followed the show’s journey from rehearsal to opening night. He spent two seasons at Canada’s prestigious Shaw Festival, starring in productions of Ragtime, His Girl Friday, Guys & Dolls, and Lady Windermere’s Fan.
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