The Cast

KATRINA ROSE TANDY is the multi-talented singer, dancer, and actress who plays Tia in “Break the Stage”. Known for “Teen Spirit” (2011), “30 Days 'Til I'm Famous” (2008), “Rock of Ages” (2012) and “Dolls of Voodoo” (2013), this is Katrina’s first lead role.

“Sleep When I’m Dead,” was Katrina’s debut single with Interscope Records.

The track was produced and written by K. Rose and acclaimed global dance music producer Steve Angello (Swedish House Mafia). Check out “Sleep When I’m Dead”, the viral street video. The video was choreographed and written by K. Rose and Directed by Guy Logan.

K. Rose has greater goals than mere show business success. She has dubbed her philosophy the RoseBot Rebel Movement, an army of youth fighting to find their purpose and place in the world as a way to achieve peace and happiness. Combining softness and strength, life and machine, the rose and the robot, K feels this is what embodies the youthful spirit of her generation. ”Sleep When I’m Dead,” for instance, “is about never giving up,” she says. “Everyone around you may tell you what you need to do with your life, but only you can write your own life story.” She hopes to spread the message of hope to struggling youth everywhere through her music.

Born in Hialeah, FL, Katrina Rose Booker-Tandy is the youngest child and only daughter (four older brothers) of a singer mother and jazz musician father. She studied ballet beginning as a five-year-old and later took up the martial art taekwondo. The lessons of the two different disciplines enabled her to master hip-hop dancing and led her to join the HipHopKidz dance company on a scholarship. Starting as a 10-year-old, she performed with this company around the world, including Tokyo and Singapore, and competed in two World Hip Hop Dance Championships. While attending a performing arts middle and high school, she performed in choir and musical theater, and majored in Music Production/Recording. K. Rose has since worked with Grammy-winning producers RedOne (Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, (Jennifer Lopez) and Danja (Madonna, Duran Duran, and Justin Timberlake) See Sleep when I’m Dead.

JOSH RANDALL plays Bobby, the male lead, in “Break the Stage”. Josh is known for “Cyn” (2007), “Rock of Ages” (2012), and “Spring Breakers” (2012). Known professionally as J Rand, he is a singer, songwriter, actor and dancer. Following a performance alongside Flo Rida on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, USA TODAY named J Rand their "Artist on the Verge" for 2014. And Josh is always in demand for major brand commercials like this one.

VANNESSA GIORGI as Luisa. Vanessa Giorgi is an American actress and dancer. Born in Kissimmee, Florida and raised in Bogota, Colombia, Vanessa has been part of a Colombian dance TV show called "La Pista". She plans to continue acting in the television and film industry.

EKANDEM ESSIET as TJ. Born in Canada, raised in Nigeria, Ekandem "E" Essiet is a professional choreographer, dancer and actor out of South Florida. He can be found starring in the feature film "Break the Stage (BTS)" as the role of TJ. Prior to BTS, Ekandem has choreographed and danced in several music videos, award shows, feature films, and national commercials including Bud Light Lime, Dodge Dart and HTV. He is a tenacious advocate for the continuous building of the entertainment/dance community in South Florida and proposes to continue his personal career growth in the television, film and dance industry to the point of success.

KERINE JEAN-PIERRE as Desiree. Kerine Jean-Pierre is an American Haitian professional dancer, choreographer, and actress in Miami, FL. She stars in the recent film "Break the Stage" as Desiree Thompson. Kerine has appeared in other feature dance films, commercials, and music videos. Kerine has high hopes and is looking forward to expanding her talents in the film and television industry.

BRITTANY CASCONE as Carla. Brittany Cascone, singer, dancer, actress, is the true definition of a "triple threat." Brittany is already a veteran in the music industry, being signed by L.A. Reid, to Mercury island def jam as a recording artist for five years. Brittany is an accomplished dancer trained in all genres of dance. She has appeared in numerous music videos, award shows, danced for two NBA dance teams, and back up danced with artists Ashlee Simpson, Prince Royce, and Pitbull.

Brittany has also appeared in national commercials such as Fiat, Optimum Online cable vision, Nike, and Volkswagen, as well as independent films, feature films, and Television shows. Watch for Brittany as "Johanna" in the new Hulu web series, "South Beach Fever", debuting July 2015.

JOHN JEFFREY ARIAS as Edbirto. A gifted dancer, model, and multifaceted entertainer, “Break the Stage” is John Jeffrey’s debut as an actor.