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Guest Artist Series
Georgia Military College is proud to offer our students and community access to incredible guest artists through our Guest Artist Series sponsored by GMC Prep School, The Georgia Military College Performing Arts Society, and our Foundation. Since Fall 2021 we have had the incredible honor of welcoming five Broadway stars, a world renowned musician, and and internationally acclaimed sculptor to our campus to motivate and teach our students and perform for our GMC family and community. Previous guests include Derek Klena, Lila Coogan, Jenn Gambatese, Hugh Panaro, and Adam Jabobs. Future performers scheduled to appear in 2023-24 include Capathia Jenkins and Lilli Cooper!
April 2024
Broadway Artist, Capathia Jenkins
Original Medda in Newsies The Musical - Broadway
Original Harriett Jackson in The Civil War - Broadway
Original Washing Machine Role in Caroline or Change - Broadway
Television Credits - The Wiz Live on NBC, 30 Rock, The Practice, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Sopranos
Previous Guest Artists
(Click the artist's picture to see images from their visit to GMC!)
Lilli Cooper
Tony Nominee, Tootsie The Musical, Broadway
Original Sandy Cheeks in Sponge Bob The Musical - Broadway
Orignal Martha Bessell in Spring Awakening - Broadway
Original Julie Nichols in Tootsie - Broadway
Tony Nomination for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tootsie)
Doc in Fragil Rock: Back to the Rock
January 26 - 27, 2024
Adam Jacobs
Disney's Aladdin The Musical (Original Aladdin-Broadway), The Lion King (Simba-Broadway), Les Miserables (Marius-Broadway)
The Who's Tommy 2024 Revival, Captain Walker-Broadway)
March 9 - 11, 2023
Nico Barboza
Guitarist, Multi-Instrumenatlist, Arranger, and Producer
Tours with Luis Fonzi
Performed with Farrago, Crowder, Maverick City, Dante Bowe, Darlene Zchesch, and CeCe Winans
December 6, 2022
Hugh Panaro
Les Miserables - (Marius, Jean Valjean-Broadway), The Phantom of the Opera (Phantom, Viscount Raoul de Chagny-Broadway)
Performed the role of Phantom over 2000 times
(Mr. Panaro's performance sponsored by The GMC Performing Arts Concert Series)
December 1, 2022
Jenn Gambatese
Mrs. Doubtfire (Original Miranda Hillard-Broadway), All Shook Up (Original Natalie-Broadway), School of Rock (Rosalie Mullins-Broadway), Tarzan (Original Jane Porter-Broadway), Wicked (Glinda-First National Tour)
October 27 - 29, 2022
Lila Coogan
Anastasia (Anya-First National Tour), Mary Poppins (Jane Banks-Broadway)
May 9 - 11, 2022
Derek Klena
2020 Tony Nominee
Jagged Little Pill (Original Nick Healy-Broadway)
Anastasia (Original Dmitry-Broadway), Moulin Rouge (Christian-Broadway), Carrie The Musical (Off-Broadway), Law and Order SVU, Pretty Little Liars Origins
May 2, 2022
Cliff Leonard
Internationally Acclaimed Sculptor
Specializes in busts of US Service Men and Women
Sculpted over 50 Marines and Navy Corpsmen
GMC Corps of Cadets 1964
September 28 - November 3, 2021