Britta Ellis (Skoom) is a professionally trained singer who has studied with Andrea Green, Kimberly Vaughn, Bill Reed, Georgia Stitt, David Geist and Marcia M. Dodge. She was one of 5 accepted into UCLA's vocal performance program and later moved to New York City to perform on the New York stage.

She has performed in Into the Woods, Songs for a New World, Godspell, Sweeney Todd, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, and She Loves Me. In addition, she was a featured singer in Beginnings, The Music of Brett Kristofferson and This Time.

Britta always knew she was going to be a teacher. So after five years in the Big Apple, she moved home to pursue her other love, teaching.

She currently is a 5th grade teacher in the Poway District. She is excited to combine her passion for teaching and music in this exciting workshop. 

Joining Broadway West for both weeks is Bushwalla!

Bushwalla represents the eclectic talents of Billy “Bushwalla” Galewood. A native of Cleveland, he started performing musical theater at the early age of 9. For the next 10 years, he crafted his performing skills as a professional clown while on stage with the Cleveland Opera, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, and the Cleveland Ballet. In 1995, Billy set out to New York City to study theater at the American Musical & Dramatic Academy. While in New York, he supported himself as a street performer incorporating such feats as juggling, magic, chair-balancing, and fire-breathing.

His sound is a unique blend of funk, rock, freestyle, acoustic hip-hop with a soul deeply rooted in authenticity and optimism. His writing talents came into being after notably co-writing Jason Mraz’s debut platinum album, Waiting For My Rocket to Come and sophomore release Mr. A-Z. Bushwalla’s debut EP release Ghetto Blaster (produced by Spooner Oldham) is cherished by fans worldwide and highly acclaimed in the Southern California media and radio circuit. The catchy hit "Ghetto Blaster" has left first time listeners and long-time fans with a reverberating melody that never tires. The full length album Autodidactical Freestyle & Radical was released in 2008. He just released his latest album this month, The Man Who Invented the Sky.

Bushwalla is excited to join Broadway West and bring his love of music and theatre to kids.