Josie Pantoja is a first-year musical theatre major from Orlando, Florida. She is so excited to be making her main stage debut as Mimi in Rent. She has had so much fun working with this amazing and incredibly talented cast! Josie’s favorite credits include Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Hedda Hopper in Chaplin and Alice Murphy in Bright Star. She would like to thank Jason Gillman for giving her the opportunity to portray such a wonderful character, everyone in the cast for creating a loving and welcoming environment and her parents for being so supportive of this new journey.