Master Class with Ryan McCartan, Elle McLemore, and Tyce Green Contributors

Elle McLemore is an American actress who originated the role of pint-size super villain Eva, in the Tony Nominated- Bring it On: The Musical- alongside “Hamilton” masterminds Lin-Manuel Miranda, Andy Blankenbuehler, and Alex Lacamoire. After that, she trader her Pom-Pom’s in for a yellow croquet mallet, originated one of the title roles, Heather McNamara, in the original Off-Broadway cast of Heathers. In 2012, Elle booked a series regular role in the seventh season of the series "Army Wives", and portrayed Holly Truman. In 2016, you may have recognized her again as Rydell High’s favorite cheerleader, Patty Simcox, in Fox’s “Grease: Live”. Elle is a strong advocate for mental health, body positivity, and equality. She believes to have a career of longevity and fulfillment, taking care of yourself first is paramount. “Live like no one else has, so you can GIVE like no one else has.”

Ryan McCartan currently plays Hans in Disney’s Frozen on Broadway. In 2018, Ryan made his Broadway debut as Fiyero in Wicked. Ryan also premiered new musicals off-Broadway: the lead role of JD in Heathers The Musical at New World Stages and the lead role of Mac in Scotland, PA with the Roundabout Theater Company. Ryan made his solo debut at Feinstein’s 54 Below in NYC in 2019 to rave reviews. Young audiences know Ryan as Diggie, the love interest to Maddie, on Disney Channel’s Liv & Maddie. Additional television credits include Hulu’s Freakish; Royal Pains, Midnight TX, Monday Mornings, Last Man Standing, Austin and Ally, and The Middle. Ryan was thrilled to be a part of Fox Television’s remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show as the lead role of Brad Majors, directed by Kenny Ortega. Ryan’s film, The Stand-Off, playing the lead role opposite Olivia Holt, was released in 2016.

Tyce Green is an actor and recording artist who tours regularly and has opened for mega-hit bands: Heart, Air Supply, and Berlin. He is currently playing Annas in the national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar. Tyce is also a runway model and can be seen on Season 18 of Project Runway on Bravo. In 2018, he was featured in the first round on the brand new Season One of American Idol (ABC), with judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan. He has also collaborated with Grammy Award-nominated songwriter Desmond Child (Livin’ On a Prayer, You Give Love a Bad Name)and recently took part in Warrior, a new work written and developed by Grammy-Award winning songwriter Holly Knight (Love is a Battlefield, The Best). He is best known for working with legendary Grammy Award-winning songwriter Jim Steinman (Bat Out of Hell, Total Eclipse of the Heart, It’s All Coming Back to Me). His debut album, HERO, is written and co-produced by Steinman.