sunita param

Sunita Param, the first Miss New York of South Asian descent (1995) has performed worldwide as a singer on the Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) world cruise and over 10 years in New York where she worked Off-Broadway, in regional theatre, television and film.

In Los Angeles, Param has been a featured singer with “Mostly Musicals” and “Miscast.”

She is the owner of the Sunita Param Piano Studio.

She was schooled at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, where she received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance with a Minor in Piano.

Param is a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA.

In 2020-22, Param wrote and began performing her autobiographical one woman cabaret “Sunita: Back to Me” throughout California, including the historic Gardenia, Feinstein’s at Vitello’s, the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, Les Michaels’ Cabaret Sunday Series at the Arthur Newman Theatre in Palm Desert and on the East Coast at Musicalfare Theatre, Buffalo, NY.

In 2024, Param performed her solo show at Whitefire Theatre’s Solofest 2024, the largest solo theatre festival on the WestCoast and is the recipient of the 2024 Encore Award.

Her TV experience includes numerous national commercials for Campbell’s Soup, Allstate, Optum, Walgreens and Swiffer to name a few.  Param has also been a guest star on TV for shows including “Rebel” (ABC) and “Law & Order” (NBC)

Param’s film credits include “American Desi” (2001), one of the first films to feature a mostly South Asian cast and “Blades of Glory.” She recently voiced the character of Kabir’s mom in Adam Sandler’s “Leo” which was Netflix’s biggest debut for an animated film. Param is also a part of “Voices of Christmas” a professional Christmas Caroling company in the greater Los Angeles area.

Param is the owner of the Sunita Param Piano Studio in Larchmont Village (Los Angeles) where she has taught privately in the area for over 13 years to hundreds of students.

She was featured in PEOPLE magazine’s 2013 “Search for Real Beauty at Every Age” as the winner in the 40’s category for the magazine’s “World’s Most Beautiful Women.”

In her personal life, Param is passionate about issues close to her heart. After the stillbirth of her first baby, Param and two other mothers sponsored and lobbied for California’s “Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.” The"Missing Angels Act" was passed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger in 2007. 

 

Jason Manuel Olazabal (Director) holds an MFA in Acting and Directing from the University of Missouri at Kansas City. As an Actor he can be seen as “Eduardo Morales” in the latest season of THE CLEANING LADY (Fox). Some favorite roles include “Ramon Prado” on Showtimes DEXTER ( SAG Award Nomination,) “Dante Esquivel” on FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (AMC) and “Alex Cruz” on  “Make It or Break It” (Freeform.) He’s also been seen on Broadway in “Julius Caesar” and “Anna in the Tropics.” Jason is a proud member of New York City’s LAByrinth Theater Company. 

 

Derek Purdy (Musical Director/Pianist) has been a collaborative pianist in the Los Angeles area for over 20 years and his work has taken him around the globe performing in venues from orchestra pits and jazz ensembles to country bands and piano bar pick-up bands. He is currently in his 15th season as the accompanist of the West Coast Singers LGBTQ+ Chorus of Los Angeles, performs as a part time accompanist and works as a full-time event planner and corporate culture consultant. He received his B.A. in Music Theory from Azusa Pacific University and an M.A. in Musicology from Claremont Graduate University.