HARPER GRIFFITH

ZOEY WILHELMMSEN

ADDISON VALENTINO

ZOEY ALSO LOVES TO SING, DANCE, PLAY PIANO, READ SNOWBOARD, AND SPEAKS MANDARIN CHINESE. 

ZOEY IS GRATEFUL TO FOR HER FAMILY, FOR GOD, AND FOR ALL HER INSPIRING MENTORS FOR ALL THEIR ASSISTANCE IN HELPING HER ACHIEVE HER LOFTY GOAL, ESPECIALLY ENCORE PERFORMING ARTS, COPA, ST. GEORGE CHILDREN'S CHOIR, AND WRIGHTS WAY COACHING. SHE IS ELATED TO BE LEARNING FROM AND SHARING THE STAGE WITH SO MANY OTHER TALENTED PERFORMERS AND ALSO THANKS THE PRODUCTION CREW AND ALL THOSE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES TO BEING THIS BEAUTIFUL SHOW TO LIFE!

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 ADDISON IS VERY EXCITED TO BE A REPORTER FOR RISING TALENT MAGAZINE.

ADDISON WAS ON THE FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF ANASTASIA. SHE RECENTLY PLAYED FLOUNDER IN THE LITTLE MERMAID AT HENDRICK HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL, FOR WHICH SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR A METRO AWARD. ADDISON'S LOVE FOR THEATRE, SINGING AND ACTING STARTED AT THE YOUNG AGE OF FOUR, AND SHE PLANS TO PURSUE A LIFELONG CAREER IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND IS PREPAPRING FOR HER COLLEGE EXPERIENCE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. SHE CURRENTLY PERFORMS IN REGIONAL AND LOCAL THEATRE WHILE STILL AUDITIONING PROFESSIONALLY.

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NAOMI SHARETTE IS BEYOND ECSTATIC TO BE MAKING HER TUACAHN DEBUT! NAOMI HAS BEEN SINGING AND ACTING SINCE SHE WAS THREE YEARS OLD. SHE PARTICIPATED IN SING, UTAH'S VOCAL COMPETITION AT FOURS YEARS OLD. SINCE THEN, SHE HAS BEEN IN MATILDA AT COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS (YOUNG MISS HONEY), SOUND OF MUSIC AT SCERA THEATER (GRETL), SAVIOR OF THE WORLD AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER (ANNA), MUSIC MAN AT SANDY AMPHITHEATRE (AMARYLLIS), AND MUSIC MAN AT HALE THEATER (AMARYLLIS).

LENA IS A SOUTHERN UTAH NATIVE WHO GREW UP SEEING THE GLOW OF TUACAHN'S LIGHTS ON THE CANYON FROM HER FRONT PORCH. SHE IS THRILLED TO REALIZE HER DREAM OF BEING PART OF THAT MAGIC. LENA LOVES TO DANCE AND HAS BEEN STUDYING BALLET AND JAZZ FOR SEVEN YEARS. SHE STUDIES VOICE AND ACTING WITH LISA HOPKINS SEEGMILLER. TONY AWARD WINNER & GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE. PAST ROLES INCLUDE FAN IN A CHRISTMAS CAROL- A NEW MUSICAL, MUNCHKIN IN THE WIZARD OF OZ, AND ENSEMBLE IN MATILDA.​

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FROZEN | THE MUSICAL HAS BEEN ON STAGE PERFORMANCES AT TUACAHN AMPHITHEATRE FROM SPRING 2024 TO OCTOBER 17TH 2024

ANASTASIA | THE MUSICAL HAS BEEN ON STAGE PERFORMANCES AT TUACAHN AMPHITHEATRE FROM SPRING 2024 TO OCTOBER 18TH 2024

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ADDISON CHATS WITH JORDYN SCHURTZ

RISING TALENT MAGAZINE JR. REPORTER ADDISON VALENTINO HAD AN OPORTUNITY TO SIT AND CHAT WITH THE YOUNG TALENT INVOLVED IN THE 2024 SEASON OF THEIR BROADWAY STYLE OF SHOWS. 

GET TO KNOW THESE TALENTED GIRLS, THE SHOWS AND ROLES, AND THEIR OVERALL EXPERIENCE WORKING AT THIS UNIQUE AND STUNNING THEATRE AND SO MUCH MORE BEHIND THE SCENES.

ADDISON CHATS WITH ZOEY WILHELMSEN

ADDISON CHATS WITH BENTLEY NUILA

ZOEY WILHELMSEN

YOUNG ELSA | FROZEN: THE MUSICAL​​

NAOMI SHARETTE

THE TALENTED GIRLS OF BOTH ANASTASIA AND FROZEN MUSICALS AT THE TUACAHN AMPHITHEATRE DECIDED TO TURN THE TABLES ON ADDISON AND ASK HER QUESTIONS INCLUDING HER LOVE AND PASSION FOR THEATRE AND HER EXPERIENCE ON THE ANASTIASA NATIONAL TOUR.

BENTLEY'S PASSION FOR MUSICAL THEATRE IGNITED THREE YEARS AGO WHEN SHE STARRED AS  LITTLE ANNA IN FROZEN JR. AT HER SCHOOL, FOLLOWED BY REPRISING THE ROLE WITH LEGACY DANCE STUDIO. WITH CREDITS IN ANNIE JR. AS DUFFY AND MOLLY, AND RECENT PERFORMANCES AS AQUAT AND FLOUNDER IN THE LITTLE MERMAID JR.BENTLEY'S TALENT SHINES ONSTAGE. SHE'S TRAINED IN BALLET, TAP, AND PIANO, AND EXCELS IN SOCCER. A SEASONED TRAVELER, BENTLEY HAS EXPLORED ARGENTINA, PERU, SPAIN, ENGLAND, GERMANY AND NEW YORK. THIS MARKS HER DEBUT SEASON AT TUACAHN, WHERE SHE'S THRILLED TO ENCHANT AUDIENCES. 

ADDISON CHATS WITH NAOMI SHARETTE

JORDYN SCHURTZ

HARPER GRIFFITH

YOUNG ELSA | FROZEN: THE MUSICAL​​

JORDYN SCHURTZ

LITTLE ANASTASIA | ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL

PRINCE ALEXEI | ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL

BENTLEY NUILA

LITTLE ANASTASIA | ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL

PRINCE ALEXEI | ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL

YOUNG ANNA | FROZEN: THE MUSICAL

JORDYN SCHURTZ IS THRILLED TO JOIN THE AMAZING CAST OF ANASTASIA FOR HER DEBUT AT TUACAHN, ONE OF HER LIFE LONG DREAMS. SHE STARTED SINGING AT THE AGE OF THREE AND HASN'T STOPPED PERFORMING SINCE. A ST. GEORGE UTAH NATIVE, JORDYN STARRED AS MATILA IN MATILDA (BROADWAY BOUND) AD YOUNG ANNA IN FROZEN (BROADWAY BOUND), AND DOLORAS FROM ENCANTO IN 2ND STAR TO THE RIGHT (BROADWAY BOUND). BEFORE THAT SHE BEGAN HER STAGE CAREER AT THE AGE OF SEVEN AS PART OF THE VILLAGERS AND DANCING FISH IN MOANA (HARBOR PLAYHOUSE, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX).

HARPER GRIFFIFH IS SO EXCITED TO BE BACK AT TUACAHN FOR HER FIFTH SEASON! SHE HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A PRINCESS SINCE SHE SANG LET IT GO ON THE TUACAHN PRE-SHOW STAGE AT AGE FIVE. DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE! SOME OF HER FAVORITE THEATER ROLES AT TUACAHN INCLUDE YOUNG ALICE/CHLOE WONDERLAND, SUSAN WHITE CHRISTMAS AND MOLLY ANNIE. YOU MAY ALSO RECOGNIZE HARPER FROM HER RECENT SUMMIT VISTA COMMERICALS. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE HER ON THE BIG SCREEN IN KEVIN COSTNER'S HORIZON THIS SUMMER! HARPER THANKS HER COACHES, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND BIG SISTER SLOANE FOR ENCOURAGING HER TO CHASE HER DREAM.

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NAOMI SHARETTE

THE YOUNG TALENT OF TUACAHN AMPHITHEATRE 2024

LENA WHITE

LITTLE ANASTASIA | ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL

PRINCE ALEXEI | ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL

WHEN NAOMI IS OFF STAGE SHE LOVES TO SWIM, READ, RIDE HER BIKE AND HIKE. 

NAOMI WOULD LIKE TO THANK HER VOICE TEACHER, HER DANCE TEACHERS, AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

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NAOMI SHARETTE

YOUNG ANNA | FROZEN: THE MUSICAL​​

BENTLEY NUILA

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ADDISON CHATS WITH LENA WHITE

ZOEY WILHELMSEN HAS BEEN DREAMING OF BEING PRINCESS ELSA SINCE SHE WAS THREE YEARS OLD, AND IS ECSTATIC TO HAVE THAT DREAM FULFILLED TEN  YEARS LATER ON THIS ICONIC DESERT STAGE! IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, ZOEY HAS HAD THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM AT TUACAHN AS SUSAN WAVERLY IN WHITE CHRISTMAS, YOUNG ALICE IN WONDERLAND, AND IN THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR IN JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. OTHER FAVORITE ROLES INCLUDE THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST IN A CHRISTMAS CAROL, GLINDA IN WIZARD OF OZ JR., VERUCA SALT IN WILLY WONKA JR., AND AMANDA THRIPP AND MATILDA.

ADDISON VALENTINO LANDED THE ROLE OF LITTLE ANASTASIA AND PRINCE ALEXEI ON THE FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF ANASTASIA AND STARTED AS AN UNDESTUDY AND AFTER ONE YEAR TOOK ON THE ROLE SHARING WITH ANOTHER YOUNG TALENT.

LENA WHITE

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WHEN SHE'S NOT SINGING, DANCING AND PERFORMING JORDYN LOVES PAINTING, PLAYING SOCCER AND TAKING CARE OF HER GOLDFISH KATY AND PERRY.

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OFFSTAGE, BENTLEY ENJOYS FAMILY TIME, CROCHET, SKIING SINCE AGE TWO AND RECENTLY TOOK UP ICE SKATING.

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LENA'S OTHER INTERESTS INCLUDE TUMBLING, KAYAKING, LEARNING CHINESE, AND VOLUNTEERING AT P.A.W.S ANIMAL RESCUE. 

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