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Abby Ross is a gender-fluid performer, writer, singer, and storyteller in Portland, OR. They have been a professional stage performer in Washington, DC, Maine and, most recently, in Portland where they played the lead in the 2024 production of Portland Revels: Norse Fire.
They have played King Lear (Studio Theater), Polonius (We Happy Few and Camden Shakespeare Festival), Hamm in Beckett’s Endgame (Doorway Arts Ensemble), and Constable Brown (Threepenny Opera, Everyman Theater)), among others. They have also told for the Portland Moth Story Slam and show up at open mics with a jazz standard or two.
They are thrilled to be in the Spectacular, drawing on their one-person show on their gender journey and ancestry (in progress). You can find them hiking the Gorge or Forest Park, biking the Stillwater Corridor, drinking java in the hobbit hole at Coffee Time on 21st, or just hanging with their cat, Doc.

David Saffert performs as Liberace in “Liberace & Liza: A Tribute” with Jillian Snow as Liza Minnelli. He is currently advised by the real Liberace’s music director, Bo Ayars. His Liberace act has taken him to such venues as 54 Below in New York to Feinstein’s at the Nikko in San Francisco to Liberace’s own Las Vegas mansion.
David has played piano sans sequins for the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Resonance Ensemble, Portland Center Stage and All Classical Radio. Past credits also involve work in Minnesota with the Guthrie Theater and in Michigan at the Interlochen Arts Camp.
Recent highlights include being featured in “All Classical Radio’s Artist Anthology: 40 Creatives of the Pacific Northwest” and releasing his debut solo piano album “Stopping Time” available at davidsaffert.com. David lives with his scenic designer/drag queen husband, Tyler Buswell, and their adorable but stubborn French Bulldog, Kasanova.

Derek Gregerson is excited to sing alongside his bae for the Portland Queer Arts Foundation Spectacular. Derek believes in the magic of music, chosen family, and telling stories that make people feel seen. Endless love and thanks to his partner Austin for the constant support, and to his fur and non-fur babies—Gatsby, Trixie, Luna, and Daisy—for filling life with love, chaos, and cuddles.

Braddah Joe is an LGBTQ based Rap and R&B Artist who aspires to change the perspective and narrative within gay culture and address the many struggles and complexities within it.

Jordan Isadore, originally from Northern California, received his B.F.A. in Dance from California State University Long Beach. He has performed nationally and internationally with Shen Wei Dance Arts, BodyTraffic, Gallim Dance, Christopher Williams, and others, with appearances at the David H. Koch Theater, Mariinsky Theater, and Park Avenue Armory. He has collaborated with artists such as Blood Orange, Solange Knowles, and photographer Lois Greenfield. As a choreographer, his work blends humor, theatricality, and contemporary movement to explore queer identity and personal memory. His solo you look good, bud premiered at New Expressive Works, was recently presented at Portland’s Risk/Reward Festival, and will expand into a full-length evening this Fall with support from Open Space and a grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Kimo is a Portland born performer who studied Drama & Theatre at University of Portland. He is so thrilled to be part of the second annual Portland Queer Arts Spectacular as a performer again and to serve as this year’s Production Manager.
Kimo has performed on stages all throughout the west coast as well as at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. He is most proud of a concert trilogy he created with friend and music director, Mak Kastelic, called The KIKI Series. Together, they tackle universal themes with a 9 piece ensemble while performing high energy songs and touching spoken word performances. Drawing inspiration from genres ranging from soul, neo funk, retro pop, and a dash of musical theater, Kimo hopes to produce poignant and relatable concerts about and for the LGBTQ+ community. Kimo is in the midst of producing his first EP called loverboy.

Kylee Killian is a dancer, choreographer, and educator originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She earned her BFA in Modern Dance from Point Park University, where she also performed with dance company, The Pillow Projects. After graduating, she joined SALT 2 Contemporary Dance in Salt Lake City, Utah, performing works by celebrated contemporary choreographers and debuting her own original choreography. Now based in Portland, Oregon, Kylee is a company artist with Open Space under the direction of Franco Nieto.

Portland, OR-based accordionist and singer returning from a stay on Broadway in New York City. Award-winning busker, actor-musician, composer, arranger, and wearer of many hats. As a backup singer, they toured the PNW with Josh Groban, and have shared the stage with renowned artists such as Sarah Brightman and Pink Martini. Broadway: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Regional: The Music Man (Third Rail Repertory), Bird Songs of Opera (Renegade Opera), Tosca (Portland Opera).

Onry is an international award-winning singer, dancer, and actor based in Portland. He studied music in Ukraine and Moldova and has performed throughout the US and Europe. He's toured and sang background for Lyle Lovett, Josh Groban, and Michael Bublé.

He's been a principal soloist with the Maui Chamber Orchestra and the Oregon Symphony, and performed with the American Repertory Theater and the Portland Opera Company, Resonance Ensemble, Kingdom Sound, and Cappella Romana. Some of his notable performances include The Black Clown, Madame Butterfly, African American Requiem, Show Boat, Carmen, Faust, The Shining, La Traviata, Pirates of Penzance, Tosca, The Marriage of Figaro, Hairspray, Sanctuaries, and Gospel Christmas.

Onry is the Executive Director of the non-profit artist collective Future Prairie. He’s served on the board of the African American Requiem at the Oregon Symphony. He is a music consultant for Kings School in Seattle, Washington, and Active Space, a creative studio for people of color in Portland, Oregon.

Outside of music, Onry enjoys visual art direction, fashion, philosophy, linguistics, traveling, collecting vinyl records, and spending quality time connecting with family and friends

Roxy De Luna is queer trans disabled artist and widow. They have been performing and competing nationally since 2002. They’ve shared stages with Buddy Wakefield, Andrea Gibson, Rudy Francisco, Sabrina Benaim, Neil Hillborn, iCon Sibley, and Akeem Olaj. They are the longest running Eugene Poetry Slam champion. Their spoken word explores the intimate relationships between identity, grief, pain, joy, recovery, addiction, perception, and how we heal. They’ve been a teaching artist for two decades and their workshops focus on how to write narratives of grief and trauma without being devoured by it. They are an active death doula and recovery navigator living in Portland. They love buffalo wings also as much as they love Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Seb Lockhart is a queer writer and performer originally from Denver, CO. He received a Bachelor's degree in Theatre with minors in English and Art from Lewis & Clark College this past May, performing in numerous productions including Hamlet (Claudius), Doctor Faustus (Faustus), and Macbeth (Macduff) while in school. Most recently, they made their Portland theatre debut in Speculative Drama’s Night Carnival Lughnasadh: Calling The Autumn Court. Seb is also a published author of the novel The Well Where the World Ends, and his poetry can be found scattered across a handful of literary publications and anthologies.

Alone Featuring Company is a spoken word artist hailing from Grand Rapids, Michigan. They are the current Grand Slam Champion (2025) and will be representing Oregon at the Blackberry Peach National Poetry Slam at the end of July. They got to represent Portland in 2024 and 2025 for Bigfoot Regional Slam and do not plan to stop anytime soon.

Tommy Kulkus is so honored to be a part of this 'spectacular' opportunity with his best bae, Derek! Originally from UT, Tommy has been loving his new PNW adventure and can't wait to continue making music magic with their new duo 2Baes! As a queer artist, he feels lucky for every day he gets to express himself authentically, and hopes you leave today feeling loved knowing that 'YES, YOU CAN!' He sends love always to his family, friends, his incredible mother, and to his partner, Hayden, and their sweet fur-babies, Pikachu and Ted!