Two of my all-time favorite students/friends/people have just scored big and small screen leads:

Jessica Keenan Wynn, who I have worked with since she was fifteen years old, is following her Broadway Triumph as Cynthia Weil in  ” BEAUTIFUL:  The Carole King Musical”  with one of the leads in the big screen  “MAMA MIA: HERE WE GO AGAIN.” Jess will be playing Tanya, the young version of the Christine Baranski role. From Broadway star to film star, I couldn’t be more excited for dear Jessica!

And, after an extensive search, with a number of actresses testing, Jasmine Savoy Brown landed the much sought after second  lead in the upcoming ABC  drama series “FOR THE PEOPLE”,  from  Shonda Rhimes… sure to  be another smash from SHONDALAND.