Staff
Brady Frome
(Executive Director/Acting)
Brady Frome, founder of TippityTop Theatre Company, earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Education from Emerson College in Boston. He returned to warmer weather to complete his Master’s Degree in Secondary Education (with Honors) at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He has earned an English Credential and a CTE credential for Production and Managerial Arts. Prior to founding TippityTop Theatre Company, Brady served as the Director of the Musical Theatre Program and the Performing Arts Department Chair at Millikan Middle School in Sherman Oaks, the top Performing Arts Middle School in LAUSD. He produced two Broadway musical theatre productions each semester for seven years in addition to 30+ showcases and reviews. His shows have received numerous awards from various youth theatre organizations and statewide competitions. He is honored to be the current Lower and Middle School Drama Teacher at Polytechnic in Pasadena.
Jackee Frome
(Acting/Voice/Dance)
Jackee Frome is a San Diego native and began performing at a young age with several youth theatres across the county. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from the AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts. After graduating, she began choreographing musicals at San Diego Junior Theatre and Community Magnet School, including Schoolhouse Rocks Live, The Wiz, Bye Bye Birdie and Grease. She taught Theatre and PopStar classes with the STAR Program at several LAUSD elementary schools and has directed many musicals for them. She is an award-winning actress and has performed in musicals throughout Los Angeles and San Diego. Her noteworthy performances include: American Idiot (Heather), Assassins (Squeaky Fromme), Zombie Prom (Toffee), The Wedding Singer (Holly), Annie (Lily St. Regis), Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon). She is currently a preschool teacher at the Warner Brothers Children’s Center in Burbank. She loves tap dancing, Shakespeare, and sharing her love of theatre with the next generation.
Andrew Diego
(Voice/Cirque)
Andrew Diego is an actor, pantomime, and classically trained baritone. He holds a BFA in Vocal Performance from CalArts, where he also studied Bulgarian folk singing and mime. Representative roles include: The Producers (Carmen Ghia); The Little Mermaid (Jetsam); American Idiot (St. Jimmy - BroadwayWorld Award); Spring Awakening (Hänschen); Jesus Christ Superstar (Caiaphas); The Mollyhouse (Matthew); The Queen Mary's Dark Harbor (The Ringmaster) and The Christians (Choir) with Center Theatre Group. Particularly active as an immersive theatre performer, Andrew has appeared at San Diego Comic-Con, SXSW and E3 in support of titles like Blade Runner 2049, Westworld, Fallout 76 and TikTok, among others. He is an original cast member of ModelLand, the live theatrical experience by Tyra Banks, which will open in early 2021. Additionally, he has led performance workshops at Valley Beth Shalom's Performing Arts Academy, as well as at ModelLand. As a vocalist, he has appeared with the LA Philharmonic, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Meredith Monk, David Newman and The American Youth Symphony. Finally, Andrew has been lucky and proud to call Brady and Jackee dear friends for over six years, and looks forward to many, many more.
Rina Agee
(Voice/Instrumental)
Rina Agee has had 10 years of experience as an educator, teaching both voice and piano. In 2007, Rina began her studies in Ethnomusicology at University of California, Los Angeles. Rina directed and performed with The Medleys, one of the college’s many a cappella groups. In 2009-2010 she worked as a teaching artist at Emerson Middle School and UCLA Community School. Rina obtained her Music Teaching Credential at Loyola Marymount University, along with her Masters Degree in Education in 2013. During her time at LMU, she taught voice and piano lessons privately to students of all ages at Hills Academy of Music in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Upon graduating LMU, Rina received a Fulbright Scholarship and went to the island of Malta where she taught English at Birkirkara Secondary School and University of Malta. When she returned in 2014, she decided to teach general and choral music for Los Angeles Unified School District. She has been working as a LAUSD teacher for the past 6 years. She currently enjoys working with her students at Dodson Middle School as a choir teacher. She is incredibly passionate about music and loves to see her students grow.
Danielle Heaton
(Musical Theatre/Special Education)
Danielle is thrilled to join TippityTop Theatre Company! A native of Dayton, Ohio, Danielle started performing as a wee-one and graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She was lucky enough to work in several off-Broadway productions in New York City after graduating, including Fifty Shades, Johnny Carson the Musical, and The Phantom of the Improv. She performed as Marion in the international tour of Priscilla and moved to Los Angeles in 2018 to pursue film and television. Favorite credits include: Estelle in The Box, Vicki in the indie thriller Dope City, and a featured role in Vinyl. She is also the spokesperson for Morning Recover. When she isn’t performing, she works as a Behavioral Therapist for children with autism where she works on communication and language development through sign language and song. Shout out to her husband Kevin and cat Dolores for making life glorious.
Alex Allen
(Acting/Musical Theatre)
Alex Allen is a musical theater actor who has performed in productions throughout the country. Originally from Boston, Alex graduated from the prestigious American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Alex has been known as a “character actor with comedic flare.” Favorite credits include: Clopin Trouellfou in Hunchback of Notre Dame, Scuttle in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Bud Frump in How to Succeed... (SceneStage LA award), Marcellus in The Music Man, Adolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone, Eugene in Grease! (In Anchorage, AK), and Dr. Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (BroadwayWorld Star on the Rise nomination). Alex has also worked as a songwriter writing for artists and shows like American Idol and the Disney Channel. Alex has a huge love for musical theater and loves helping fellow artists perfect their craft.
Angeline Mirenda
(Dance)
Angeline Mirenda is a multi-hyphenate artist currently residing in the Los Angeles area. She has been involved in the arts for twenty-three years, with extensive training in dance and theater. She has choreographed for and taught both students and professionals ages 2-70, and greatly enjoys sharing her love of movement, music, and storytelling with others. Laughter, discipline, self-discovery, and enthusiastic encouragement are all staples in her lesson plans.
Estevan Valdes
(Dance/Yoga)
(They/Them) Descending from Mexican parents and born in Southern California, Este grew up with a rich sense of pride for Mexican culture and art. They attended the Dance Conservatory at Moorpark College, and later followed a degree path toward a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance at AMDA in Hollywood. Highlights of their performing career include: Tour: Miss Saigon (USA, China, McCoy Rigby Entertainment 2012-2013), Regional: SPAMALOT (Hollywood Bowl), South Street (Pasadena Playhouse), Damn Yankees (3-D Theatricals), Oklahoma! (3-D Theatricals), 1940s Radio Hour (SBCLO), White Christmas (Carrillo Music Theatre), Cats (Carrillo Music Theatre), and Happy Days (Carrillo Music Theatre). After several years of living the extreme hustle, the greatest gift of opportunity came in the form of an Assistant Choreographer gig under Broadway’s Dana Solimando. A partnership was born and a deep love for teaching began to grow. Their experience in choreography includes: Tour: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (USA, CAN, Co-Dir/Chor, 2014-2018), Regional: Parade (3-D Theatricals, 2018), Billy Elliot (Co-Chor, McCoy Rigby Entertainment, 2015), and Ragtime (Co-Chor, 3-D Theatricals, 2014). Este now spends most of their time teaching yoga and fitness, leading retreats, healing via Reiki & Biofield Tuning, and leading improvisational dance workshops.
Marc Leclerc
(Stage Combat)
Marc Leclerc is a Stage Combat Instructor, Stunt Performer, Fight Choreographer, and actor who has performed internationally for the past ten years. His most recent theatre credits include playing Eros in Argonautika, and Christmas Future in A Christmas Carol at A Noise Within Theatre. His recent fight choreography credits include Henry V (Ovation Award Winner for Fight Choreography) at A Noise Within Theatre, and multiple shows with 5 Star Theatricals including The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast, and West Side Story. His most recent stunt coordination credits include work with Nike, Footlocker, as well as the music video “Are You Ready” by Disturbed. Marc is excited to be a part of this team and to teach you how to kick some booty safely.
Kate Adams
(Visual Arts)
Kate Adams is a director + photographer based in Los Angeles. She aims to tell stories that are intimate and authentic. Always aiming for fresh angles and perspectives to create a visual that is captivating and exciting. Kate received a BFA in Digital Imaging from Cal State Chico, and studied 3 years at the University of Hawaii. She has a diverse experience on set to offer technical training and conceptual training. She has directed and shot for major brands Adidas, L’Oreal, Vogue, Fenty, Champs Sports, and Eddie Bauer. Before becoming a full time shooter, she was the lighting director on national campaigns for ads for Nike, Under Armour, Netflix, Vogue, Elle. She simply loves the art of filmmaking and photography and wants to offer the knowledge she has to young creatives wanting to learn.
Deanna Bakker
(Voice/Musical Theatre)
Deanna Bakker is a Northern California transplant who moved to Los Angeles 10 years ago to attend the AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Graduating with her BFA in Musical Theatre, she began working at regional theaters in the area. Her favorite Los Angeles credits include: Miss Dorothy Brown in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Amber in Hairspray, and working on new musicals such as Tabletop (a musical about Dungeons and Dragons) and Winter is Coming (a Game of Thrones parody). Deanna started teaching theatre, dance, and music when she was 16 years old at local children's theaters and for middle school musicals. Currently she teaches Music and Drama (K-8) and 1st grade core subjects at Oasis Trilingual Community School in Temple City. She has her Master's Degree in Education and is licensed to teach in both California and Colorado. She is so excited to explore the arts with you!
Yesenia Correa-Soltero
(Costume Design)
Yesenia Correa-Soltero has been emerged in costumes since a young age as her mom, a seamstress taught her patterns and fabrication. She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara where she received her B.A. in Theater, emphasis in Costume Design. After graduating she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her passion of working in the film industry. She had the privilege to work with high profile celebrities and talented crew members. She went on and became a member of the Costume Designers Guild, Local 892. In 2014, she got the itch for Theater and has been part of the Performing Arts Program for Millikan Middle School since and now more recently at Huntington Beach High School. Costume design has given her the eye to both creativity and detail-oriented. She is grateful to help filmmakers, directors, and choreographers implement the vision and ultimately tell the story through a character's wardrobe.
Chris Kerrigan
(Acting/Voice)
Chris Kerrigan is a musical theatre actor, singer/songwriter, and playwright living and working in Los Angeles. For the past five years he has been the head of the theatre department at STAR Education, a far-reaching after school program that serves over forty schools in the greater Los Angeles area. He has written twelve full-length children’s musicals that have been performed in elementary schools far and wide. He has performed in several regional productions including Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), American Idiot (Tunny), Jekyll & Hyde (Jekyll/Hyde), and Avenue Q (Brian), to name a few. He plays piano/keyboards in several LA bands as well.
Hannah Carleton
(Theatrical Makeup)
Hannah Carleton is a professional makeup artist working out of the Los Angeles area. Hannah graduated with multiple certifications from Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles, California. Hannah has a background in the arts, growing up as a theater kid herself before branching out to other forms of art. Hannah enjoys the transformative qualities of makeup and expressing herself through her art.
Angela Todaro
(Dance)
Angela Todaro is an award winning choreographer, director, dancer and model in Los Angeles. Bringing people and stories together through movement on stage, tv, film and music videos. Angela has extensive training in jazz, ballet, tap, contemporary, modern, lyrical, musical theater, hip hop, acrobatics, Bollywood and bellydance. Originally from western New York, she has been teaching and sharing the joy of dance for over 15 years. Available for bookings: choreography, workshops and masterclasses. Visit www.angelatodaro.com.