In his student apartment at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), senior Brandon Bomer from Atlanta has a framed photograph of himself on stage with Broadway actor Michael James Scott, who played the Genie in productions of “Aladdin” in New York City, London’s West End and Sydney, Australia. In the photo, Bomer and Scott are singing together in last year’s “Holiday Spectacular,” an annual December performance for SCAD’s Bee Sharps.
Bee Sharps is the school’s elite student performance ensemble. Bomer is one of 16 students who auditioned against stiff competition to earn a coveted spot. Backstage during the same show, Bomer got another opportunity to be oncamera with a star, Caissie Levy, who was the original Elsa in Disney’s Broadway production of “Frozen” and played Elphaba in the Los Angeles production of “Wicked.” When Bomer’s friends, huge Levy fans, heard he was going to be taking the stage with her, they begged him to see her. She graciously agreed to hop on FaceTime with his friends, who were tickled by the call.
