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Oakdale Entertainment presents

The Oakdale Showcase

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A slate of tour-ready, Broadway-caliber acts at the Midwest Arts XPO. Catch the showcases — then find us at Booth 330.

September 22–25, 2026 · Baird Center, Milwaukee, WI

Booth 330
Rachel Potter
Vocalist · Broadway & Country

Rachel Potter

Broadway's crystalline crossover — Evita to The X Factor to the symphony stage.

“A powerhouse and a delight — original, brilliant from beginning to end.” — Paulina Rubio, The X Factor

Rachel Potter is a Broadway performer and Nashville recording artist who originated a role in the Tony-nominated 2012 revival of Evita opposite Ricky Martin and starred as Wednesday in The Addams Family. A Top-12 finalist on Fox's The X Factor, she pairs Broadway training with country-pop accessibility across a two-decade concert and recording career — including her 2025 Broadway-symphonic album, Stages.

  • ✦Originated a role in the 2012 Broadway revival of Evita, opposite Ricky Martin
  • ✦Broadway: Wednesday in The Addams Family
  • ✦Fox's The X Factor — Top 12, mentored by Kelly Rowland
  • ✦Wicked — National Tour
  • ✦Walt Disney World: Ariel, Belle & Nemo
One-pager (PDF)
Nicole Vanessa Ortiz
Vocalist · Broadway & R&B

Nicole Vanessa Ortiz

From the Apollo to the Kennedy Center to a Chita Rivera Award.

“She needs to be seen to be believed!” — BroadwayBox

Nicole Vanessa Ortiz is an award-winning New York vocalist — an American Idol finalist whose Apollo Live performance earned a personal touring invitation from Gladys Knight. She made her Off-Broadway debut in Spamilton and starred in the 2018 revival of the Grammy-winning Smokey Joe's Cafe, and is a regular on New York's premier concert stages including Feinstein's/54 Below and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

  • ✦Chita Rivera Award winner — Smokey Joe's Cafe (2018 Off-Broadway revival)
  • ✦American Idol finalist
  • ✦Off Broadway Alliance Award winner — Spamilton
  • ✦Rusty in Footloose at the Kennedy Center
  • ✦Deloris in Sister Act — Paper Mill Playhouse & international tour
One-pager (PDF)
Avionce Hoyles
Vocalist · R&B & Broadway

Avionce Hoyles

A Pulitzer- & Tony-winning Broadway voice (A Strange Loop) with soul to spare.

“Brings down the house — leaving the audience wishing the number would never end.” — Shelley Sackett, on Grease

Avionce Hoyles is a Texas-raised vocalist (Broadway's A Strange Loop) whose Kings of R&B revue has played across the U.S. theater circuit. Equal parts vocal tribute and personal storytelling, the show traces the lineage of male R&B from Motown through neo-soul.

  • ✦Broadway: the Pulitzer Prize & Tony-winning A Strange Loop
  • ✦Off-Broadway: Titanique (Lucille Lortel Award winner)
  • ✦Performed at the 60th Grammy Awards, with Sam Smith
  • ✦“Brought down the house” as Teen Angel in Grease (North Shore Music Theatre)
  • ✦Theater: Memphis, Bat Out of Hell, Jesus Christ Superstar
One-pager (PDF)
Lindsay Lavin
Vocalist · Beatles Tribute

Lindsay Lavin

A Berklee-trained voice that's shared the stage with Bareilles and Manilow — now reimagining the Beatles.

“Powerhouse delivery, perfect pitch, faultless breath control.” — DC Theater Arts

Lindsay Lavin pairs a soaring, expressive voice with her love of the Beatles in a one-of-a-kind concert — every hit you know, performed in an exciting new way. A New York City vocalist, she has shared stages around the world with Sara Bareilles, Barry Manilow, and Cynthia Erivo.

  • ✦Shared the stage with Sara Bareilles, Barry Manilow & Cynthia Erivo
  • ✦Off-Broadway: Titanique
  • ✦Maureen in RENT · leading roles across the NYC stage
  • ✦Signature show: In My Life — Lindsay Lavin Sings the Beatles (Green Room 42, The Cutting Room)
  • ✦Berklee College of Music — Vocal Performance
One-pager (PDF)
Danny Drewes
Vocalist · Broadway & Film

Danny Drewes

A soaring counter-tenor hand-picked by Stephen Schwartz — from the Wicked films to the concert stage.

“A constant delight.” — Berkshire On Stage

Danny Drewes is a New York–based vocalist (AMDA) whose range spans Broadway national tours and the screen — he is a featured vocalist in Jon M. Chu's Wicked films and toured the first national company of Pretty Woman: The Musical. His concert programs Dreamin' of Broadway and Danny's Diamonds bring leading-man vocals and theatrical charisma to performing-arts stages.

  • ✦Featured vocalist in Jon M. Chu's Wicked and Wicked: For Good (Universal)
  • ✦Featured on the Grammy-winning Wicked soundtrack — “Defying Gravity” (Best Pop Duo/Group)
  • ✦Pretty Woman: The Musical — First National Tour
  • ✦Hand-selected by Stephen Schwartz for his 54 Below debut
  • ✦Berkshire Theatre Critics Award nominee — The Prom, opposite Kate Baldwin
One-pager (PDF)
Unplugged Legends
Vocal Duo · Singer-Songwriter

Unplugged Legends

Two conservatory-trained brothers, two guitars — the singer-songwriter era, intimately reborn.

“All we ever did growing up was play music together — Unplugged Legends is that, finally shared with an audience.” — Michael Murphy

Unplugged Legends is a heartfelt, acoustic-driven celebration of the late-'60s and '70s singer-songwriter movement — James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Simon & Garfunkel, John Denver and more. Two brothers in tight harmony strip these songs to their emotional core, with stories about the artists and the era between numbers.

  • ✦Two conservatory-trained brothers — NYU & Lawrence University
  • ✦Jack Murphy: Ohio Light Opera resident artist; NATS national first-place (three regions)
  • ✦Premiered at David Geffen Hall, Radio City Music Hall & Yankee Stadium
  • ✦Michael Murphy: recording artist, collaborator with Steve March-Tormé
  • ✦The songbook of James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, Cat Stevens & John Denver
One-pager (PDF)
Michael Misko
Magician · Comedy

Michael Misko

The “Zach Galifianakis of magic” — stand-up wit meets world-class sleight of hand.

“As hilarious as he is talented.” — OnStage Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh's Michael Misko fuses stand-up comedy with world-class close-up magic — a blend critics have called 'as hilarious as he is talented.' An original cast member of Stephen Schwartz's Magic to Do, he headlines Princess Cruises and held a multi-season residency at Liberty Magic with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

  • ✦Original cast — Stephen Schwartz's Magic to Do (Princess Cruises)
  • ✦Resident artist, Liberty Magic — Pittsburgh Cultural Trust (2023–25)
  • ✦Princess Cruises headlining magician, 10+ years
  • ✦Acclaimed solo show: I Laugh in the Face of Magic
  • ✦Fortune 500 corporate headliner
One-pager (PDF)

Showcase Schedule

Rachel Potter
Vocalist · Broadway & Country
Showcase times announced at MAX 2026
Nicole Vanessa Ortiz
Vocalist · Broadway & R&B
Showcase times announced at MAX 2026
Avionce Hoyles
Vocalist · R&B & Broadway
Showcase times announced at MAX 2026
Lindsay Lavin
Vocalist · Beatles Tribute
Showcase times announced at MAX 2026
Danny Drewes
Vocalist · Broadway & Film
Showcase times announced at MAX 2026
Unplugged Legends
Vocal Duo · Singer-Songwriter
Showcase times announced at MAX 2026
Michael Misko
Magician · Comedy
Showcase times announced at MAX 2026

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