Ryan Silverman

Jack Towers

Ryan Silverman recently received his second Drama Desk nomination for his star turn in Side Show on Broadway. Other Broadway credits include star turns as Billy Flynn in Chicago and Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera. Silverman received his first Drama Desk and Drama League nomination for his performance as Giorgio in CSC’s production of Passion. He has appeared at the Kennedy Center as Sir Lancelot alongside Brian Stokes Mitchell in Camelot and as Terry Connor in Side Show. Silverman has also been featured in Music in the Air (Karl) at Encores!; Cry-Baby on Broadway and The Most Happy Fella (Al) at New York City Opera. His portrayal of Tony in the Olivier nominated 2008 West End production of West Side Story received universal raves. He starred as Sky in the 1st National tour of Mamma Mia!, and as Jose in the world premiere of the new musical Carmen at La Jolla Playhouse. He also performed in the Chicago production of Wicked (Fiyero u/s). Regional credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy), Cinderella (Prince), Grease! (Danny), Hello Dolly! (Cornelius), Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), Sweeney Todd (Anthony), Forever Plaid (Smudge), and Blood Brothers (Eddie Lyons). TV and film: Gossip Girl, The 5 Minarets Of New York, Sex and the City 2, True Blood. Ryan has performed his club act the Café Carlyle (month long residency) and Feinstein’s at the Regency. Concert performances with: The New York Pops (Carnegie Hall), Seattle Symphony with Marvin Hamlisch, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philly Pops, Vancouver Symphony, The Cincinnati Pops, Utah Symphony, Houston Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, among others.

Emily Padgett

Katie Stephens

Emily Padgett was most recently seen in her critically acclaimed performance as Daisy Hilton in the 2014 Broadway revival of Side Show. Her other Broadway credits include Grease (Sandy), Rock Of Ages (Sherrie), and Legally Blonde. Emily originated the role of Alex Owens on the National Tour of Flashdance and appeared in the 25th Anniversary Tour of Cats. She has also appeared on television in the FX series Louie.

David Gaschen

Glenn Curtiss

A worldwide renown vocalist and performer, is no stranger to art of entertaining. A graduate of the Texas Tech University School of Music, David received his degree in Vocal Performance under John Gillas. In May of 1995 he was cast as the Phantom Alternate in the original Swiss Production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. At the age of 26 David was the youngest Phantom to be cast in the Phantom of the Opera. He was asked to reprise his role of Phantom in the German Production of The Phantom of the Opera in Hamburg, Germany. While in Europe, David performed the role of The Phantom well over 1000 times.

In the summer of 1999, David was asked to be in the cast of The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. He made his Broadway debut as the Phantom in November of 1999. David has now performed the role of Phantom over 1300 times.

Although this dynamic performer loves the Broadway stage, he has changed directions in his career to the concert and recording arena. In addition to his self-titled CD, David Gaschen, David has also recorded Let me Sing and I’m Happy solo CD as well as his brand new Christmas CD titled David Gaschen: A Celebration of Christmas and is also on the CD Broadway’s Fabulous Phantoms with the likes of Howard McGillin, Hugh Panaro, and Michael Crawford.

David is very proud of his Lubbock Texas heritage. In September of 2006, David was inducted into the Buddy Holly Walk of Fame in Lubbock for outstanding contributions to the field of music. He also received the distinguished Alumni Award from the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Texas Tech University.

Now living in Frisco, TX., David is the Artist-in-Residence at Stonebriar Community Church.

David also runs the David Gaschen Voice Studio in Frisco, TX with over sixty students. David’s best productions to date have been his wonderful son, Andrew and his incredible daughter Molly Marie. David misses his parents John and Helen Gaschen very much. He would like to thank God in Heaven for his beautiful bride Jeanne.

Chuck Wagner

Alexander Graham Bell

Broadway: The Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Javert in Les Miserables, Athos in The Three Musketeers, Van Helsing in Dracula the Musical, Rapunzel’s Prince in Into The Woods National: Cinderella’s Prince and the Wolf in Into The Woods, The General and Fred Graham/Petruchio in Kiss Me Kate, Captain of the S.S. American in Anything Goes, Javert and Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in Jekyll & Hyde Arena: Ringmaster of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus At Sea: LIVING THE DREAM aboard the Disney Wonder. An avid Musical Theatre Historian, Mr. Wagner teaches Masterclasses and performs concerts throughout the country.

Kevin Lacz

Kevin Lacz was born and raised in central Connecticut. He enrolled at James Madison University in 2000 but joined the US Navy following the terrorist attacks of September 11. Kevin went on to graduate with Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Class 246. As a Hospital Corpsman, Kevin also attended 18-D Special Operations Combat Medic School at Fort Bragg before checking into SEAL Team THREE in Coronado, California. Kevin was awarded a Bronze Star with a Combat ‘V’ along with two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals with Combat ‘V’s and a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal following his deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Following his honorable discharge in 2010, Kevin continued his education at the University of Connecticut and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Political Science in 2011. In 2012, Kevin moved his family to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to pursue his Masters of Medical Sciences at Wake Forest University. He graduated in August 2014 and passed his medical boards. He is a certified Physician Assistant.

In 2014, Kevin provided the SEAL technical advising and was eventually casted in Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper.” Currently, Kevin works as a Physician Assistant with Regenesis LLC supporting the Eagle Fund at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze. His past military service influences him greatly as he seeks to actively support service members and veterans in his community and around the country.

Kevin continues to work as a Physician Assistant, professional speaker, and advocate for veterans. He lives in Gulf Breeze with his wife, Lindsey, and two young children.

Quint Studer

Quint Studer spent 10 years as a teacher before entering the healthcare industry in 1984 as a community relations representative. From then until he founded Studer Group, Quint served as department director, vice president, and senior vice president at a number of organizations and as president of Baptist Hospital in Pensacola.

Each of these experiences built a platform for creating tools, techniques and systems aimed at improving organizational performance and—most importantly—patient care. In 2000, after numerous requests by organizations for assistance, Studer and his wife, Rishy, founded the Studer Group.

A recipient of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Studer Group implements evidence-based leadership systems that help organizations attain and sustain outstanding results in organizations across the United States, Canada, Australia and beyond. Together, they serve as a "national learning lab" in which best practices are harvested, tested, refined and shared with all healthcare organizations through peer-reviewed journal articles, Studer Group publications, and products designed to accelerate change.

He founded the Studer Community Institute in 2014 to promote the use of benchmarks and dashboards as a way to help improve the quality of life in the Pensacola Metropolitan Area. The Institute sponsors research and in-depth reports on community issues, and also provides training programs for small businesses.

In 2015, Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group acquired Studer Group and its 235 employees in a $325 million deal, creating a healthcare consulting organization with more than 1,500 employees.

Quint has written six books. His first book, Business Week bestseller Hardwiring Excellence, is one of the top-selling leadership books ever written for healthcare. His second book, 101 Answers to Questions Leaders Ask, offers practical, prescriptive solutions to some of the many questions he's received from healthcare leaders around the country.

Results that Last—written to teach non-healthcare leaders how to apply Studer Group tactics and strategies to their organizations—hit the Wall Street Journal’s bestseller list of business books. Straight A Leadership teaches senior leaders how to create organizations that can execute swiftly and well in response to a rapidly shifting external environment.

The Great Employee Handbook is geared toward employees at all levels. Quint pulled together the best insights gained from working with thousands of employees during his career.

His latest book, A Culture of High Performance: Achieving Higher Quality at a Lower Cost, helps leaders hardwire the skills needed to perform at a higher level continuously.

Quint has been the recipient of many awards throughout his career. In 2014, he was named one of the 40 Smartest People in Healthcare and “500 People to Know in Healthcare” by Becker’s Hospital Review. He also received Modern Healthcare’s first-ever Marketing Visionary IMPACT award.

Quint continues to work for the Studer Group, creating tools and techniques designed to make organizations better. He also leads training sessions and provides videos and stories for the Studer Community Institute.