March 6, 2026

Porchlight brings another New Faces to the Rhapsody Theater September 30th

Porchlight announces the host and cast for the 10th anniversary edition of its popular New Faces Sing Broadway series, New Faces Sing Broadway 1960, Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at The Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W. Morse Ave.

The host for the 10th anniversary of the series is Johanna McKenzie Miller and New Faces Sing Broadway 1960 is directed by Frankie Leo Bennett and music directed by Micky York. The cast of New Faces includes, in alphabetical order, Lisa Buhelos (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at Opera Saratoga), Kaitlin Feely (Titanique with Porchlight Music Theatre/Broadway In Chicago), Mary Laura Godby (Frozen with Disney Cruise Lines), Nicholas (Nickie) Ian (Diana: The Musical at Theo), Nathan Kabara (Fiddler on the Roof at Drury Lane Theater), Jackson Mikkelsen (Into the Woods with Kokandy Productions), Z Moore (Stabbed in the Heart at The Factory Theater), Elonie Quick (As You Like It at Appalachian Department of Theatre and Dance), Nicholas Roman (The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Music Theater Works) and Janelle Sanabria (9 to 5 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre.) The production stage manager is Veronica Kostka.

New Faces Sing Broadway 1960, hosted by McKenzie Miller, introduces the audience to the next generation of Chicago music theater artists while taking them on a musical journey from the start to finish of 1960’s entire Broadway season in 90 minutes. The concert features hit songs from Bye, Bye Birdie, Camelot, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, West Side Story and others as well as sing-alongs, a trivia contest with prizes and more.

The cast of New Faces Sing Broadway 1960 includes, in alphabetical order, Lisa Buhelos (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at Opera Saratoga), Kaitlin Feely (Titanique with Porchlight Music Theatre/Broadway In Chicago), Mary Laura Godby (Frozen with Disney Cruise Lines), Nicholas (Nickie) Ian (Diana: The Musical at Theo), Nathan Kabara (Fiddler on the Roof at Drury Lane Theater), Jackson Mikkelsen (Into the Woods with Kokandy Productions), Z Moore (Stabbed in the Heart at The Factory Theater), Elonie Quick (As You Like It at Appalachian Department of Theatre and Dance), Nicholas Roman (The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Music Theater Works) and Janelle Sanabria (9 to 5 at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre.) The production stage manager is Veronica Kostka.

For more information:

Website: https://porchlightmusictheatre.org/events/new-faces-sing-broadway-1960/