Be serenaded by Veronica and Chris Jackson over ZOOM!
Both longtime collaborators of Lin-Manuel, they will provide songs for the winner to choose from and prepare the special song for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Veronica and Chris met during a staged reading of In The Heights while it was in development, playing the roles of Nina and Benny, respectively. They had their first kiss on stage at a workshop and have now been married for 16 years and have two wonderful kids and two dogs!
Christopher Jackson is actor, singer, musician, and composer who originated roles in both of Lin-Manuel’s award-winning Broadway musicals: In The Heights (Benny) and Hamilton (George Washington). Jackson made his Broadway debut in 1997 as an ensemble member in the Original Broadway Cast of Disney's The Lion King and remained with the show for several years, ultimately taking over the role of Simba. He went on to perform leading roles in several more Broadway musicals and plays including After Midnight, Bronx Bombers, Holler If Ya Hear Me, and Memphis. He also collaborated with Miranda on the Disney film Moana in which he provides the singing voice of Chief Tui. He is now on the hit CBS show Bull.
Veronica Jackson is a native from the Bronx whose career in the arts spans over 20 years. She’s a Recording Artist, Songwriter, Actor, Director, and Autism Advocate. As a recording artist, she was one of the first Latinas to break into the R&B/Urban scene with her album, Rise. She signed with award-winning producer, Jellybean Benitez at H.O.L.A Records and charted 2 #1 spots on Billboard’s Hot Dance Music chart with “Release Me.... Let Me Go” and “Someone to Hold”. She was cast as the lead for the National Tour of Selena: A Celebration of Life, by Academy Award winning choreographer Kenny Ortega. She starred in the hit off-Broadway production of Latin Heat and lent her talents for several years to the show that would go on to become the Tony-Winning production, In the Heights.
Today, Veronica continues to work on new music and has enjoyed teaching and directing musicals at the Boys and Girls Club where she got her start. She's given voices to the Muppets on Sesame Street and characters on The Electric Company, her husband Christopher Jackson (actor and co-star of the Broadway musical Hamilton and new CBS TV series Bull) also writes music for both shows. "I get to sing with Elmo, how cool is that?" Veronica feels very blessed to be a wife and mother to her special family.