Join us as the OCSA Foundation launches its 40th Anniversary season at the annual Season Premiere. Enjoy a heartfelt performance featuring the talented student vocalists, dancers, and instrumentals of OCSA, paired with a sophisticated seaside cocktail reception and multi-course dinner. 

You won’t want to miss this unforgettable celebration!

Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 5:30 p.m.

Balboa Bay Resort | 1221 West Coast Highway | Newport Beach, CA 92663

Complimentary Valet Parking

Attire: Check out our Style Guide!

Hanna Eyre is a songwriter from Laguna Niguel, California. At age 15, Hanna became a Top 20 Finalist on Season 12 of NBC’s The Voice which launched her into her vocal career. This year, Hanna graduated with Honors from Brigham Young University with a degree in Commercial Music and an emphasis in songwriting and vocal performance. While at BYU she had the opportunity to tour across Europe as the lead vocalist for jazz big band Synthesis and co-wrote the song “Two Worlds, One City” with five-time Grammy-winning funk guitarist Mark Lettieri. She now performs and records as an artist with Christian label Strive to Be and is the frontwoman for alternative rock band, The Filibusters.

Adam J. Levy is producer, director, Broadway performer, and is a 2012 OCSA Musical Theatre graduate. He was most recently seen on Broadway in Moulin Rouge! The Musical! and previously appeared in the First National Tour of Waitress. As a concert performer, Adam has headlined with symphony orchestras around the world, including the New York Phil, the National Symphony, the Tokyo Symphony, and more. Adam is also co-founder of 10th & Main Productions, a company named for OCSA’s cross streets, alongside business partner and OCSA alum Susan Egan. Adam directs and produces theatrical concerts in partnership with Disney’s global live entertainment teams and other major organizations. His producing credits include Encanto: In Concert and Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, Disney ’80s-’90s Celebration at Wolf Trap, Disney All Stars at the Taipei Arena, and Broadway Hits Live!, which played sold-out performances in Asia and will tour internationally in 2027.

Alisa Melendez is beyond thrilled to return home to OCSA to perform in Season Premiere, celebrating the school that played a pivotal role in shaping her artistic journey and the artist she is today. A proud graduate of Pace University, she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre, guiding her into her professional career. She made her Broadway debut in Almost Famous and went on to lead the National Tour of Mamma Mia! as Sophie. Most recently she developed and debuted Cindy Lauper’s Broadway-bound musical Working Girl. Alisa has continued to expand her work across the industry, performing at regional houses such as La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Papermill Playhouse, and others, collaborating with Disney, and contributing to the development of numerous new musicals and plays.

Michael Montgomery graduated from the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA Program at Dominican University of California. He was awarded the American College Dance Festival Association’s best student performer award for the Southwest Region, named a Shenson Performing Arts Fellow LINES Ballet, and listed as “25 to Watch” by Dance Magazine. He has worked with artists such as Sia, Katy Perry, Damiano David, and Solange Knowles. Michael is an artist of many talents, having also worked vocally, singing with the Grammy Award-winning Lisa Fischer, and composing music for LINES Ballet as well as other companies and artists. Michael is excited to continue to share his many talents with the world and to share and help lift up and elevate our future of artists.