Broadway Magic

Morgan James is a Juilliard-trained singer, songwriter, and actress based in New York City, known for her soulful, R&B-inflected voice. A native of Boise, Idaho who grew up in Modesto, California, she earned a Bachelor of Music in Voice from The Juilliard School before launching a career that spans Broadway and the recording studio. She has appeared in the original Broadway companies of Motown: The Musical, Godspell, and The Addams Family, and is also widely known for her collaborations with the jazz ensemble Postmodern Jukebox. Her music videos, including those with Postmodern Jukebox and on her own YouTube channel, have racked up well over 200 million views.

James has released seven albums to date, including her breakout debut Hunter (2014, Epic Records) and her most recent studio effort, Nobody’s Fool. Her catalog also includes the independently released Reckless Abandon — which earned her a “Brightest Breakout Artist of the Year” nod from the Huffington Post — along with Memphis Magnetic, A Very Magnetic Christmas, the live album Morgan James Live: A Celebration of Nina Simone, and full-album covers of Joni Mitchell’s Blue and The Beatles’ White Album. Visit morganjamesonline.com.

Hailed by Wynton Marsalis as “a remarkable virtuoso, a consummate artist,” Judith Lynn Stillman is Artist-in-Residence and Professor of Music at Rhode Island College. She holds Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School, where she won the concerto competition and the Dethier Prize for Outstanding Pianist, and has since won 18 competitions internationally, including First Prize in the International Opera Vision/Opera Harmony Quarantine Competition as composer, music director, and pianist for her mini-opera starring Grammy winner Will Liverman. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Tanglewood, and the Grand Teton Music Festival, at international festivals across France, Italy, Switzerland, and Spain, and as a guest with the Borromeo, Cassatt, and Shanghai String Quartets, among others. Her collaborations range from The Beach Boys to Herbie Hancock to Jordan Rudess, and her duet album with Wynton Marsalis on Sony Classical reached the Billboard Top Ten. She was named Honored Artist of The American Prize in both piano and composition, and Creative Services Industry Leader by PBN. She was also an inaugural winner of the Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts. In 2024, her play-within-a-concert® format received official trademark status.  Visit judithlynnstillman.com.

Michael Maliakel is an actor and singer, and a classically trained baritone whose repertoire spans the Golden Age of Broadway, the American Songbook, and contemporary musical theatre. He made his Broadway debut in the title role of Aladdin, a run that stretched to three years, and went on to play Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby on Broadway from March 2025 to March 2026. Earlier stage work includes the world premiere of Mira Nair’s Monsoon Wedding at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Musical World of Maury Yeston (his off-Broadway debut), Leonard Bernstein’s MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers, and a North American tour of The Phantom of the Opera‘s 25th anniversary production. In December 2024, he starred in Joy: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir, the PBS special performed with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. More recent credits include an Encores! presentation of Titanic in New York, The Little Mermaid at The Muny in St. Louis, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard at the Kennedy Center.

Hailed by Wynton Marsalis as “a remarkable virtuoso, a consummate artist,” Judith Lynn Stillman is Artist-in-Residence and Professor of Music at Rhode Island College. She holds Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School, where she won the concerto competition and the Dethier Prize for Outstanding Pianist, and has since won 18 competitions internationally, including First Prize in the International Opera Vision/Opera Harmony Quarantine Competition as composer, music director, and pianist for her mini-opera starring Grammy winner Will Liverman. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Tanglewood, and the Grand Teton Music Festival, at international festivals across France, Italy, Switzerland, and Spain, and as a guest with the Borromeo, Cassatt, and Shanghai String Quartets, among others. Her collaborations range from The Beach Boys to Herbie Hancock to Jordan Rudess, and her duet album with Wynton Marsalis on Sony Classical reached the Billboard Top Ten. She was named Honored Artist of The American Prize in both piano and composition, and Creative Services Industry Leader by PBN. She was also an inaugural winner of the Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts. In 2024, her play-within-a-concert® format received official trademark status.  Visit judithlynnstillman.com.