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LIVESTREAM UKC Broadway Brunch Benefiting The Ukulele Kids Club

STREAMS LIVE FEB 8, 2026 AT 11:30AM ET

This event is being streamed online. To purchase tickets for the in-person event, click here.

“All Uke Need is Love” at the UKC Broadway Brunch Benefiting The Ukulele Kids Club!

Produced by the Ukulele Kids Club with music direction by Joshua Turchin, this Broadway Brunch benefits the Ukulele Kids Club. Hosted by Hamilton’s longest original Broadway Cast member, Thayne Jasperson, this is an event “uke” won’t want to miss!

The Ukulele Kids Club (UKC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the core mission to donate ukuleles to medically fragile children and provide access to music therapy and musical resources to support their well-being. As of 2025, the UKC has donated more than 16,000 ukuleles to children in hospitals worldwide. Every $50 donation provides a child with their very own ukulele!

For more information about the Ukulele Kids Club or to make a donation, visit www.theukc.org.

Host: Thayne Jasperson (Hamilton, Matilda, Newsies)

Co-Host/Music Director: Joshua Turchin (Untitled Pirate Musical (Book/Music/Lyrics), Wicked: For Good, The Perfect Fit (Book/Music/Lyrics), The Little Mermaid at the Hollywood Bowl, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, 13 the Movie, Schmigadoon, Forbidden Broadway (Off Broadway), A Christmas Story the Musical (National Broadway Tour)

Band: Peter Douskalis (Guitar), Luke Woodle (Drums)

Featuring:
Allie Trimm (Wicked, 13: The Musical, Bye Bye Birdie)
Michael Thatcher (Wicked, The Play That Goes Wrong, Julius Cesear- Shakespeare in the Park)
Anna Zavelson (Masquerade, The Notebook, The Light in the Piazza at New York City Center)
Jenny Mollet (Ragtime, Six, The Color Purple)
Gabriella Pizzolo (Stranger Things, Fun Home, Matilda)
Krystal Hernandez (SIX: The Musical)
Kay Sibal (SIX: The Musical)
Najah Hetsberger (SIX: The Musical, & Juliet)
Taylor-Marie Daniel (SIX: The Musical, Once Upon A Mattress, The Heart of Rock & Roll)
Gianna Yanelli (SIX: The Musical, Mean Girls)
Kelsie Watts (SIX: The Musical)
Desmond Luis Edwards (How to Dance in Ohio)
Madison Kopec (How to Dance in Ohio)
Natalia Artigas (Frozen Broadway Tour, On Your Feet at Papermill Playhouse)
Dance Molinari Broadway Students (To be announced soon)
Anabelle Liebert (UKC Teen Ambassador)

Live from 54 Below is a new series featuring streams of LIVE performances direct from Broadway’s Living Room! Designed to make more shows accessible to fans from across the globe and to recreate the live experience, all shows will be presented exclusively at the time of performance with an in-house audience and will not be available on demand afterwards.

Featuring

Natalia Artigas, a young person with long, wavy brown hair and light skin, smiles gently at the camera. Light-colored eyes shine softly in warm, natural tones against a blurred, dark background.

Natalia Artigas

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Taylor-Marie Daniel, a woman with dark wavy hair and brown skin, smiles softly against a bright blue background. She wears green earrings and a black top, her natural makeup enhancing her clear skin and expressive brown eyes.

Taylor-Marie Daniel

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Peter Douskalis, a bearded man with dark hair, plays a yellow electric guitar against a beige background. He wears a dark button-up shirt and focuses intently on the guitar, with his right hand on the strings and his left hand on the fretboard. The lighting casts a soft shadow.

Peter Douskalis

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Desmond, with a voluminous curly brown afro, wears hoop earrings, a septum ring, and black eyeliner. He has a short beard and mustache and is dressed in a shiny sequined top, looking directly at the camera with a gentle expression.

Desmond Luis Edwards

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Krystal Hernandez, with long, wavy brown hair and large gold hoop earrings, poses facing forward. She has bold eyebrows, light makeup, and a subtle smile in a green spaghetti-strap top against a softly blurred blue-gray background.

Krystal Hernandez

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Najah Hetsberger

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A man with short, tousled brown hair and fair skin is looking at the camera with a slight smile. He is wearing a navy blue crew-neck shirt. The background is a solid orange color, highlighting Thayne Jasperson’s relaxed and approachable presence.

Thayne Jasperson

Host
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Madison Kopec

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Jenny Mollet

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A person resembling Gabriella Pizzolo, with short, dark hair and a neutral expression, stands in front of a light blue wooden wall. Dressed in a dark top, the natural and even lighting accentuates their facial features.

Gabriella Pizzolo

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A young woman with long, straight black hair and a slight smile faces the camera. She is wearing a light gray top and a small hoop earring. The background is plain and gray, highlighting her warm skin tone and natural makeup.

Kay Sibal

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Michael Thatcher

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Allie Trimm

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Joshua Turchin

Music Director
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Kelsie Watts, a woman with long, wavy, light brown hair and fair skin, faces forward against a black background. She has blue eyes, defined eyebrows, and wears natural makeup with pink lipstick. The lighting highlights her features.

Kelsie Watts

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Gianna Yanelli, with medium-length glossy black hair and light skin, looks confidently at the camera. She wears natural makeup with subtle blush and nude lipstick, a white ribbed top, and small gold hoop earrings against a soft tan background.

Gianna Yanelli

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Anna Zavelson

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Luke Woodle Drums

Pricing

  • $29 (includes $4 in fees)
  • Shows are streamed live only and will not be available on demand afterwards.

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