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Kevin Csolak is a professional actor, dancer and singer. He has had the privilege of working as a child, teen, and young adult on Broadway and television, in films, music videos, commercials, voice-over, and print for the past sixteen years. He resides in Los Angeles, California and NYC. Kevin’s recent credits include; TNT’s series, Animal Kingdom (Andrew), Stephen Spielberg’s Feature Film, West Side Story (Diesel), Ivo Van Hove’s West Side Story on Broadway Original Cast (A-Rab), and Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast (Shane Oman). He also worked on Casey Nickolaw’s LAB and Atlanta performances of The Prom Musical.

At the young age of ten, Kevin recurred as Daniel Hughes on As The World Turns for CBS and performed at the Hilton Theatre on Broadway (presently The Lyric Theatre) in the Original Broadway Cast of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The following year, Kevin performed for Cirque du Soleil’s Wintuk in the role of Jamie at the Wamu Theatre at Madison Square Garden. In addition Kevin has done over forty commercials, voice-overs, and print for national brands. Kevin has danced for Hayley Kiyoko in the 2018 VMA’s at Radio City and for Justin Timberlake in the 2018 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

He has had guest starring roles on Jessica Jones for Marvel, on The MICK for FOX TV, KC Undercover for Disney Channel, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street for Amazon Prime/Disney and on Mysteries of Laura on NBC. He was featured in Amy Schumer’s viral and Emmy-winning music video, Girl, You Don’t Need Makeup on Inside Amy Schumer for Comedy Central. He recurred co-starring as William Thompson in HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and co-starred on Blue Bloods (Luke Ryder). Kevin is in his sixteenth year as a proud member of SAG/AFTRA and Actor’s Equity.

Kevin has done pre-production choreography and acting for many Broadway shows and numerous stage projects. He has been teaching dance for over twelve years and acting classes, private lessons, audition prep and self tapes for six years. He excels in audition self tape sessions. His clients successfully present work receiving accolades from agents, managers and casting offices. @kevincsolak www.kevincsolak.com

Soprano Diana DiMarzio has appeared on theatrical and concert hall stages around the world. She was recently seen as Annie Dummermut on Broadway in The Visit opposite Chita Rivera and the late Roger Rees as well as in the final Broadway musical of The VIsit written by the Tony-winning team of Kander and Ebb, with a book by Terrance McNally, garnered 5 Tony Award Nominations.

She also starred on Broadway as the Beggar Woman opposite Patti LuPone in the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-winning revival of Sweeney Todd directed by Tony Award winner, John Doyle. Her performance was widely recognized. Opera News declared “DiMarzio does impressive instantaneous transitions between vulgar and soulful” and Variety also confirmed that “Diana DiMarzio has striking moments as the Beggar Woman”.

Her greatest personal acclaim came from Stephen Sondheim when he thanked her for “singing the role as I originally had intended!” She reprised the role across the country in the first national tour, playing such theaters as San Francisco’s ACT and the Ahmanson in LA, again to winning notices. She was seen as the Beggar Woman last fall in the Michigan Opera’s production of Sweeney Todd as well as a production with the Virginia Opera and was invited to Munich, Germany for the 60th Anniversary Jubilee concert with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester under the baton of Ulf Schirmer.
Following her Broadway appearance, composer Adam Guettel cast Diana as Signora Naccarelli in the first national tour of his Tony Award-winning musical The Light in the Piazza, directed by Tony Award winner, Bartlett Sher and produced by Lincoln Center. She had the opportunity to work with John Doyle again in his newly conceived production of Ten Cents a Dance, making its American premier at the prestigious Williamstown Theater Festival and later at the McCarter Theater.

Recent stage engagements include the role of Aldonza in the national touring production of Man of La Mancha, with Jack Jones; the mother in the National Tour of Evita, directed by Michael Grandage; as Aunt Eller in Oklahoma with the Charlottesville Opera and was recently seen as Madame Giry in the American Premiere National touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies directed by Simone Phillips. Orchestral and concert engagements include performances at Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, guest soloist with the Aegean Chamber Orchestra at Ephesus in Turkey and soloist with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Symphony and Westfield Symphony.

She has appeared on the television show The Sopranos and was cast by Sidney Lumet in his film, Find Me Guilty starring Vin Diesel. She was awarded a grant by the National Italian American Foundation to produce her concert entitled Cinema Italiano, which she debuted at Symphony Space in New York City. Diana holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Performance from Carnegie-Mellon University and currently resides in New York City. www.dianadimarzio.com @dimarziodiana

Kurt has established himself as one of the finest tap dancers, choreographers, and instructors working today. The son of a drummer and performing arts school owner, Kurt grew up surrounded by the arts and naturally gravitated towards tap dancing.

Kurt has performed on NBC’s World of Dance, taught at Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, and the Peridance Capezio Center in NYC. He has been faculty at multiple tap festivals/intensives including Joffrey School Miami Tap Intensive, Tap United, Palmetto Tap Intensive, and has been accepted as a judge at the IDO World Tap Championships in Germany. Stage/Live credits include: NBC’s World of Dance Season 1 (Rhythmatic), International Tour of Tap Dogs, Dorrance Dance, Caleb Teicher & Co, Top Hat Lab w/Chris Gatelli, Tap into the Night w/Tap Factor, featured soloist and choreographer at Tap United in Boston, MA, I Love Tap w/Derick K. Grant, America’s Got Talent with Aaron Tolson, Dance Captain of Andrew Nemr’s “CPD Plus” tap company. Kurt is a graduate of NYU’s Gallatin School, and continues to perform, choreograph, and instruct around the NYC area.

Kurt is a freelance Director, Cinematographer and founder/Creative Director of Solarc Productions LLC, an independent creative content and multimedia company that has produced numerous films, music videos, commercial, and corporate video work that have gone on to win awards at film festivals around the country, air on national TV (Nickelodeon), and live online for his clients through websites and social media. Some selected Directing, Producing, Cinematography, and Editing projects below. www.solarcproductions.com

Along with Solarc Productions, Kurt also does stills and runs a photography studio out of his NYC apartment. He specializes in performer and child headshots/portraits, lifestyle, dance, and fitness photography for clients in the NYC and NJ area. He also has a smug mug for select photography for prints and is regularly booked on event coverage and promotional branding shoots.

Kurt has been teaching dance and acting for over sixteen years. He travels regularly to teach and judge for major top level dance intensives, conventions and national competitions. His private acting students continue to be successful getting into their dream schools for Musical Theatre and Acting. He excels in audition self tape sessions with clients successfully presenting work receiving accolades from agents, managers and casting offices.

Leesa Csolak is a 40+-year studio owner/director of LBC Talent’s The Star Maker Performing Arts School located in New Jersey. Csolak has trained students who have won hundreds of State, Regional, and National titles and many who, as minors, went on to professional work in the arts performing on Broadway, in Film & TV, Commercials, VO, the Music Industry, Print and Modeling.

She has managed her children’s successful professional careers and springboarded many personal clients to success in the performance industry over the past 35 years. She offers consulting and promotion to clients by helping them gain professional representation in both the NYC, LA , CA, and UK markets. She offers her Professional Kids & Teen 101 Seminar; A Primer for Parents to studio owners, parents of talented youth, college students and adult clients throughout the US, Canada, and Europe.

She was a coach and choreographer for Madonna’s 2012 MDNA World Tour. She has worked as the casting director on short and feature independent films and commercials, associate produced music videos for upcoming named artists and participated on numerous creative teams for stage and Broadway projects. Leesa has choreographed and directed music videos for NBC and the Oxygen Network and assistant produced Music Videos and Concerts for Nickelodeon and Sony. She can be seen in the docu-series ‘The Next Big Thing’ as a successful manager of her sons, her students and a consultant and promoter for talented youth. Leesa wrote and choreographed educational and professional children’s videos for major players in the industry. She can boast a world release by Sony and Home Vintage Entertainment.

She has directed and choreographed for the Junior Olympic Games, the Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School in NYC and for a World Tour to Moscow, Leningrad and Denmark. She has produced and directed for the Miss America Pageant Organization, choreographed halftimes for the NY Knicks, the Net’s, 76er’s and various bowl games as well as opening/closing performances for the US Junior Olympic Committee. She has been instrumental in re-evaluating programs for major competitive organizations including National Dance and Talent Competitions. She is a featured speaker at Regional and National conventions and a prominent National and World level judge.

She is CEO of Launch, The Competition and Convention (www.launchtalentny.com). LAUNCH is the newest, premiere competition and convention that dares studio directors, teachers, and performers of all ages to launch into a future in the arts. The name signifies what we hope to provide for every performer: a successful launch into a future in the performing arts through encouragement of well-rounded skills, technique, knowledge, and confidence of not just the craft of performance, but also the real-world realities of working successfully in the entertainment industry today.
Leesa has mentored hundreds of clients in preparation for college auditions and professional work. She works with dancers, singers and actors. @leesacsolak.lbctalent