Be Our Guest with Jesse J. Sanchez, Linedy Genao & Kris Carrasco (SUEÑOS: Our American Musical)

<p><a href="http://www.jessejsanchez.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>JESSE J. SANCHEZ</strong></a> is an award-winning composer-lyricist, writer, and music director. He is a highly sought-after collaborator in theatre, opera, TV, and film.<br>As composer, lyricist, arranger and librettist, his works include: musical arrangement, <strong>&quot;Musicals Based on Shakespeare&quot;</strong> (Broadway League&#39;s Jimmy Awards on Broadway), original music for W. Fran Astorga&#39;s <strong>Exhaustion Arroyo: Dancin&#39; Trees In The Ravine</strong> (Cutting Ball Theater), co-librettist for <em>desert in</em> (Boston Lyric Opera, Long Beach Opera; finalist for 2022 Opera America&#39;s Digital Excellence in Opera Award), book, music, and lyrics for <strong>Black Friday!</strong> (Prospect Theater Company&#39;s Musical Theater Lab), music and co-lyricist for <strong>The Fezziwig Promise</strong> (The 24 Hour Plays), book for <strong>Clopening</strong> (Prop Thtr Small Hours Festival), and book, music, and lyrics for <strong>SUEÑOS: Our American Musical</strong>, which has been developed at The Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals, Barn on Fire Musical Residency (produced by Fire Island Pine Arts, Nicole La Fountaine, and NYTB), New York Theatre Barn, 2021 Frank Young NAMT Development Grant, Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Black Swan Lab, and The Choreography Lab. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Linedy Genao -</strong> After receiving her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the University of Connecticut, she began a career in banking. However, after receiving a message encouraging her to audition for the first open call of Gloria &amp; Emilio Estefan’s <em>On Your Feet</em>, her life changed forever. With only high school theater experience, Linedy landed her first Broadway-bound show, <em>On Your Feet</em>, and hasn’t stopped since!</p> <p>Linedy has continued to rise through the ranks, most recently as the Alana/Zoe understudy on <em>Dear Evan Hansen</em> prior to its Br