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HENRY RAVELO
company president
An accomplished actor in his own right, Henry Ravelo appeared in the original production of MISS SAIGON on Broadway, First National & Canadian Premier. Other credits include Henri in the National Tour of SOUTH PACIFIC with Robert Goulet and Luke in ANYTHING GOES with Mitzi Gaynor. On TV, he pleaded with Brooke on ALL MY CHILDREN, plotted with Asa on ONE LIFE TO LIVE, commanded the Spaulding yacht on THE GUIDING LIGHT & photographed Laura on LOVING thereby making him the first person of color to act in all the daytime dramas shot in NY at the time. On primetime, he kidnapped the wrong child on THE EQUALIZER on CBS (the original). And on Film, he played Alberto on MASQUERADE with Rob Lowe but ended up on the cutting room floor when he played a ballet dancer on Brian De Palma's CARLITO'S WAY with Al Pacino.
He is a respected leader in the LGBTQ+ community; recognized for his fight for equality, acceptance and representation in the media. He made history several times over with his work in expanding the careers of many of the top queens of RuPaul's Drag Race into acting roles on Television, Film, Broadway & Voice-Overs as well as being one of the first to represent top Transgender Talent on shows like Ryan Murphy's POSE & beyond. In the early 80's when the AIDS epidemic first hit, he began producing fundraisers raise money for awareness, research & care for those stricken with the disease.
His move into Management came at the height of the High Fashion era; serving on the Men's Board of the agency that created the 1st male supermodel. With his background in Acting, he quickly rose to Entertainment Director; becoming the go-to guy for models who wanted to diversify. His expertise guided several clients; advancing their careers in series Television and Film.
As a Master Audition Coach, he is proud to have worked with many award-winning actors, and nominees. An intriguing fact: Henry also served as Audition Coach for the winners of Miss Universe, Miss USA & Miss Teen USA; oddly enough, under the ownership of the man who was to become the 45th president of the United States.
Through it all, the more rewarding moments in Henry's career lie in the times he is able to share the magic of this amazing Industry with others. Forever grateful for the opportunities that came his way, Henry continues to share his gifts with others by producing live, linear and digital projects, promoting corporate brands by partnering with Celebrity Creators and guiding developing Talent through his podcast, Make $ Acting.
CHASE GARRETT THOMAS
producer
A 2021 Broadway Global Producer of the Year nominee who has been Featured in The New York Times, Time Out, Playbill, Broadway World, Good Morning America, The Los Angeles Film School newspaper and other credible publications, Chase Thomas is an award-winning Producer, VFX Production Coordinator, Celebrity Licensing Agent & Entertainment Executive known for keen project and operations management skills that delivered high-quality creative projects (television, film, Broadway, billion-dollar entertainment franchises, virtual events, and theater festivals), equating to multi-million dollar capitalizations while remaining under budget.
Credits include: Netflix’s Dahmer The Jeffery Dahmer Story, FX’s American Crime Story Impeachment, and HBO’s Raised By Wolves, Grammy & Tony Award-winning, "Jagged Little Pill" on Broadway, Drama Desk & 5 Tony Award-Winning, A Christmas Carol" on Broadway. At Thomas Global Media, Chase is the Celebrity Licensing Agent for Jess & JoJo Siwa’s XOMG POP!
Chase is the Founder & Managing Member of Grammy Award-winning, Drama Desk Award-winning & 7-time Tony Award-winning Carmine Theatrical Entertainment LLC, a Broadway investment company located in Southern California. Chase is also the Founder & Executive Producer of 2-time Telly Award-winning, Webby Award-honored, Davey Award-winning, and Hermes Creative Award-winning Carmine Entertainment, a physical production company whose mission is to amplify and discover new voices and to include those whose stories have yet to be told. His company lays the foundation for narratives created by and about women, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC communities. He is also a Producing partner on various projects at 6DWE in New York.
Recently, Chase won two Telly Awards 2021, the Hermes Creative Award 2020, Davey Award 2020, and Webby Award-Honoree 2021 for Project Sing Out: A Broadway Benefit for Arts Education in partnership with Playbill. Project Sing Out! kicked off the Educational Theatre Foundation's Thespian Relief Grant program, which awarded 175 grants to BIPOC and low-income public school theatre programs in need during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
With a recent Bachelors of Science degree in Entertainment Business, Warner Bros. hired him as a creative film-producer intern at Academy Award-nominated Mad Chance Productions under the mentorship of Andrew Lazar (American Sniper, 10 Things I Hate About You, Assassins). Chase worked as a Film Producer for Mad Science Productions under ex-Fox Executive Tomas Jegeus (Avatar, X-Men, Ice Age) and a VFX Production Coordinator at Academy Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning FuseFX whose credits include FX’s American Crime Story: Impeachment and more.