Ellen’s Stardust Diner Presents New Faces of 2018 Broadway Showcase, Tuesday, May 1st at Iridium

Ellen’s Stardust Diner, in the heart of the Theatre District in Times Square, is home to the world famous singing waiters known as the Stardusters. On Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 at 8 PM, five Broadway-bound Stardusters will celebrate the music of the Great White Way downstairs from Ellen’s, at The Iridium. This edition of The New Faces of 2018 Starduster Showcase is, as always, presented by Ellen’s Stardust Diner in association with ScoBar Entertainment. About the last edition of the Showcase, critic Marilyn Lester wrote, “This quintet of young folks are thrilling to watch, with the kind of boffo energy and blazing talent worthy of any Broadway stage.”

At the piano will be Musical Director Mark Hartman, with hosting duties shared by Scott Barbarino, Artistic Director of Ellen’s Stardust Diner and Lisa Asher, who also dons her director’s hat for this special night.

Here are the Stardusters participating in The New Faces of 2018 Starduster Showcase:

Shannon Antalan is a burger slinging singing ball of fun! So grateful to sing with such talented creatives. Shannon has been seen on Broadway in Caroline and Change, 1st Nat’l tour of Hairspray as Lil Inez several off broadways, regional shows and numerous National Commercials. Shannon has two albums available on iTunes and is currently in the studio with a new gospel album featuring her on the ukulele! More importantly she spends time with her loves Gabrielle and Emanuel.

Kayleigh Brennan is ecstatic to share the stage with these talented group of artists! Some favorite roles include Wendla (Spring Awakening), Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family), Lucille Frank (Parade). She is a graduate of The Catholic University of America’s Musical Theatre program.

Mollie Craven is incredibly blessed by the Ellen’s Stardust Diner community. She is a born and raised Austinite, got her theatre degree from Oklahoma City University, and has called New York home since. Select New York credits include: Commedia Cinderella and Commedia Rapunzel Off-Broadway, Almost Maine, Floyd Collins, and A Drink With Death at 54 Below. She has performed regionally all over the country in shows like Shrek, Music Man, Damn Yankees, and Hairspray, to name a few, and she recently disembarked the Seabourn Sojourn vessel, where she sang all over the globe. @cravensomemolls // www.mollie-craven.com

Patrick Pevehouse is so grateful to be collaborating with such talent and creativity. Before coming to the diner, Patrick toured the country as Lumiere, the shamelessly flirty candelabra, in Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Other credits include the national tour of THE WIZARD OF OZ (Scarecrow) and numerous stints on Disney Cruise Line with TOY STORY THE MUSICAL (Woody). Endless thanks and gratitude to Scott, Lisa, and Mark for this fantastic opportunity.

Ryan Patrick Smith can’t believe it’s already been a year of burgers and tunes. A recent transplant from Houston, his favorite credits include The Rocky Horror Show(TUTS), Shrek(Mainstreet Theater), Panto:Rapunzel and Zombies(Stages Rep.), Avenue Q(Standing Room Only) and Musical of Musicals(TheatreLab Houston), among others. Ryan graduated in 2015 from Sam Houston State University with a BFA in Musical Theatre. For Mom.

Scott Barbarino/ScoBar Entertainment is a Producer/Promoter/Booker/Entertainer & the Publisher of NiteLifeExchange.com,with over twenty-five years of experience working, managing, performing & producing shows in live entertainment venues. Scott is the lead singer of the two-time MAC Award-winning comedy doo-wop group “Scott Barbarino & The Bev-Naps.” He is also the Entertainment Director & Manager of Ellen’s Stardust Diner.

Lisa Asher (Co-Host) is an award-winning vocalist has appeared in numerous theatrical, cabaret & concert venues around the country. Ms. Asher is the recipient of a New York Nightlife Award, a BackStage Bistro Award & a MAC Award for her one woman shows. In addition to performing, Ms. Asher has been directing & coaching for over 20 years. Working with talent from various fields including musicians, comics, actors & vocalists, many of her clients are award-winning performers themselves. She has directed fully staged theatrical pieces, choreographed two-act events, as well as one person Off-Broadway shows, with her focus always on the storytelling needed for each endeavor.

Mark Hartman (Musical Director) has worked on Broadway (Sondheim on Sondheim, Avenue Q, Miss Saigon & 1776. He has worked the Off-Broadway productions of Pageant, Stars of David, Silence! The Musical, Dear Edwina, The Fantasticks, both at the Sullivan Street Playhouse & at the Jerry Orbach Theater, eight shows with the Irish Rep & five with the York Theater Company. Regionally, Mark has worked for the 5^th Ave. Theater (Seattle), Asolo Rep, Broadway in Chicago, North Shore Music Theater (IRNE Award Nom), Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, PlayMakers Rep, Goodspeed & the Guthrie. He also conducted for the National & international productions of Guys & Dolls, Pippin & The Irish…and How They Got That Way. Mark’s cabaret appearances include Birdland, The Carlyle, The Crazy Coqs (London), Eighty-Eight’s, Feinstein’s/54 Below, Feinstein’s at the Regency, Joe’s Pub, The Greenwich Theatre (London), Iridium, The Laurie Beechman Theater, Rose Hall/Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Town Hall & Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall. Most of these have been with 7-time MAC Award winner Natalie Douglas, with whom he has shared an 18-year professional partnership. Concert conducting includes the NYC premiere of Children of Eden, the 20^th Anniversary concert of Rags, Camelot with Jeremy Irons, Oliver! with Brian Stokes Mitchell & a Rodgers & Hammerstein tribute at the Shubert Theater hosted by Shirley Jones, featuring Patrick Cassidy, Jason Danieley, Melissa Errico, Howard McGillin, Marin Mazzie, Paulo Szot & many more. He is the recipient of two MAC Awards & the BackStage Bistro Award for Music Direction.