Stephanie Klemons is a Drama Desk Award winning Broadway Performer and Director/Choreographer. As Associate Choreographer and an Original Cast Member of Broadway’s smash hit HAMILTON, she was a part of the Tony Award Winning Choreography Team with Andy Blankenbuehler and a vocalist on the Grammy Award winning cast album for the show. She maintains US & International companies of the show, from casting to running the dance departments across the globe. Stephanie was part of the original companies of Hamilton, In The Heights, If/Then and Bring It On on Broadway, Pre-Broadway, and tours for all four shows. At 23, Stephanie made her New York Theater Choreography Debut Off-Broadway with Automatic Superstar. That same year she made her Equity debut with the First Nat’l tour of Bombay Dreams, directed by Baayork Lee. In addition to working with the likes of Tommy Kail, Lin Manuel-Miranda and Michael Greif, Stephanie is Andy Blankenbuehler’s “right hand gal”. Besides Hamilton and In The Heights, they have created such other shows as Fly, Only Gold and the Co-Choreographed Frank Wildhorn’s Zelda (originally Waiting for the Moon). Additionally, she’s choreographed for Netflix Original Series “Hunted”, Victoria’s Secret, VOGUE, George Michael, Sesame Street & NBA’s BROOKLYNETTES. Regionally, she has choreographed Rock of Ages at Chicago’s Drury Lane Theater and Pittsburgh CLO, Little Shop of Horrors (Dir/Chor)at Arkansas Rep, Gypsy at World Famous Marriott Theater in Chicago, as well as, In The Heights at The Actor’s Playhouse, for which she was nominated for a Carbonell Award. Starring as Vanessa in PCLO’s In The Heights the previous year was a highlight of her career. She directed and choreographed In The Heights at Washington DC’s esteemed Kennedy Center, and also held the same Director/Choreographer and co-creator role with New York Children’s Theater’s original work, This is Sadie, and Pinocchio. Post-pandemic she choreographed the first new musical to open Off-Broadway after the shut-down A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet written by Alex Wyse and Ben Fankhauser, as well as, choreographing the original musical Rock and Roll Man at New World Stages, starring Constantine Maroulis for which she was nominated for an AUDELCO award. In 2017, Stephanie was the choreographer behind the viral Superbowl commercial featuring Odell Beckham Jr and Eli Manning “Time of Our Lives”, for which she was nominated for a World Choreography award. As a teaching artist Stephanie has taught around the world at acclaimed studios like her hometown Broadway Dance Center & STEPS. Of all her work she’s most proud of her not-for-profit, Katie’s Art Project, connecting kids facing life-threatening illness with emerging and establishing artists to write original songs, make art and create a legacy through art. Stephanie is a Long Beach Resident for part of the year with her wife and two young children. Follow her for updates on Instagram @DANCEism 

Karla began her training in a suburb of Maryland outside of DC under Fran Peters. She also performed Traditional Filipino Dancing with the Pilipino American Cultural Arts Society. Her first professional job was Debbie Allen’s BROTHERS OF THE KNIGHT at the Kennedy Center. She received her BFA in Dance and minor in journalism from NYU’s Tisch School, where she worked closely with Kyle Abraham, Bridget Moore, and Dwight Rhoden. She went on to perform in two National Tours, FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, NBC’s Smash, several films, and four Broadway shows, including HAMILTON. IG @KarlaPunoGarcia