joseph allen harter aka sunshine, The Rose
west coast + co
Picture it: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2002. A young Joe Harter has just moved to town, and he lands the role of Joseph in a community theatre production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Lake Worth Playhouse. This marks the start of an extremely varied life in the theater that continues to this day. Some of his more interesting stops along the way include playing Hedwig in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, singing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Andrea Bocelli, teaching line dance lessons at the gay country western bar Charlie’s Las Vegas, and playing the piano for tip money on the internet during the pandemic. He currently resides in Las Vegas where he performs regularly as his drag alter ego, Sunshine. As Sunshine, he hosts Broadway Brunch at The Phoenix Bar & Lounge (voted “Best Gay Bar” in the Las Vegas Review Journal’s “Best Of 2023” awards), and he was a cast member in the all-live-singing drag revue “Faaabulous the Show” for its entire 2.5 year run (hosted by Edie of Cirque Du Soleils’s “Zumanity”, and awarded “Best Drag Production” twice by Vegas 411). Appearing as Rose Nylund with the Golden Gays is yet another exciting new twist in his eclectic career, but he still feels like the same young kid who was excited and nervous to sing “Any Dream Will Do” at an audition all those years ago.
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Haley star, The Rose
New Bedford, ma
Jonathan Chisolm, The Blanche, is an actor / singer from Rome, GA. They hold a BFA in Musical Theatre from Shorter University. Jonathan has worked at several regional theatres including Area Stage Company, Bigfork Summer Playhouse, Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Priscilla Beach Theatre, Highlands Playhouse, Circa' 21 Dinner Playhouse, Wagon Wheel Theatre, Jean's Playhouse, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Atlanta Lyric Theatre, and City Springs Theatre. Some of their favorite professional credits include Ursula in Disney's The Little Mermaid, Albin/Zaza in La Cage Aux Folles, and Mrs. White in Clue the Musical.
In 2023 Jonathan made their Off-Broadway Debut in the Original Off-Broadway Cast of Waiting In The Wings as Kelsey! Outside of performing, Jonathan loves hiking, video games (especially of the role playing genre), books and comic books (especially of the fantasy genre), anime, Disney (especially Disney Villains), coaching other performers, studying the history and growth of Musical Theatre, practicing their impressions of famous Broadway divas, and hanging out with their friends and family. Come on this journey with Jonathan as they continue to pursue their dream! Email : [email protected] All Social Media : @jschisolm22 Youtube : Jonathan Chisolm II |