Brianna Ascione is a dancer, actor, and singer based in New York. Beginning to dance at two-years-old, she graduated from the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts in Dance, and is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA in Dance with a Jazz Concentration. She grew up training in all styles of dance at The Dance Academy of North Jersey, and studies voice with Marianne Wells.
Some of her credits include: Off-Broadway: The Little Match Girl: The Concert. Regional: Gypsy at Goodspeed Opera House, Dames at Sea at Bucks County Playhouse, Grease at Mayo Performing Arts Center, West Side Story at Mayo Performing Arts Center, & Mary Poppins at Centenary Stage Company. Other credits: A Chorus Line, Into The Woods, Big Fish, Catch Me If You Can, The Government Inspector, His Play, The Next Screenplay. Television/Film: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, Marry Me.
Brianna has a passion for educating young dancers and actors, helping them to achieve their full potential and more in the performing arts. She currently teaches and choreographs at The Dance Academy of North Jersey, Mayo Performing Arts Center, Delbarton School, Morris County School of Technology, and Roxbury High School. Brianna has also been the Choreographer at Delbarton School for shows such as Working (2021), Something Rotten! (2022), and The Drowsy Chaperone (2023).
Elisa Girlando is a vocal talent who has graced national stages, earning her prominence in various television commercials. She was the lead vocalist role in the iconic Claritan commercial singing "I Can See Clearly Now”. Elisa signed with Sony RED to distribute her two albums, “Rise up” and “Through Changes”. Beyond her singing career, Elisa's passion for teaching is equally profound. In 2005, she founded EGS, an Artist development company/studio. EGS has played an instrumental role in nurturing countless aspiring musicians, singers and performers, helping them realize their full potential.
Jess LeProtto is a New Jersey native and Broadway performer. His Broadway credits include: Beautiful Noise, Carousel, Hello, Dolly!, Cats (Mungojerrie), On The Town, Newsies (OBC), Bye Bye Birdie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and The Boy From Oz. National Tours/Regional Theater include: Hello, Dolly! (Barnaby Tucker), Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Grand Ole Opry), American Dance Machine for the 21st Century (Joyce Theater), A Bronx Tale (Papermill Playhouse), In Your Arms (Old Globe Theater), Freddie Falls in Love (Signature Theater). Jess' Film and Television credits include: West Side Story (directed by Steven Spielberg), So You Think You Can Dance (Season 8, Top 8), Smash, Law & Order: SVU, One Life to Live, and the MTV VMAs. Jess earned a B.F.A. in Musical Theater from Pace University.
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Jason Luks is a performer, choreographer and teacher. He is currently on faculty at Steps on Broadway, NYCDA, and Joffrey Ballet School teaching Musical Theater. He was a member of the Tony Award nominated Falsettos choreography team with Director and Pulitzer Prize winner, James Lapine. He worked with Josh Prince and James Lapine on the choreography for "Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing." Most recently, Jason served as Ryan Reynold's dance instructor for "Spirited" while dancing as a member of the Spirited Dance Company. Jason's performance credits include “White Christmas” (Broadway), “On The Town" (Barrington Stage), “My One And Only” (Stages St. Louis), Rasta Thomas' Tap Stars, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the Late Late Show with James Corden, MTV’s Video Music Awards, and Good Morning America. He has performed at the Kennedy Center for Presidents Obama and Bush. Jason is a member of the award winning The JaM Project. He won the Adult World Tap Dance Solo Championship at International Dance Organization’s World Tap Dance Competition, and ADA’s National Choreographer of the Year. Jason’s choreography has been presented on Broadway's Walter Kerr Theater (Falsettos), the Kennedy Center, and Symphony Space NYC. Jason graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Dance.