From Broadway to SacAnime

Fans of Hazbin Hotel are in for a treat as Christian Borle, Krystina Alabado, Lilli Cooper, and Joel Perez are coming to SacAnime Winter 2027. Meet them at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento from January 8th to January 10th, 2027.

Christian Borle is a Broadway actor best known for his role as Vox in Hazbin Hotel. His Broadway roles include Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher, William Shakespeare in Something Rotten!, Emmett in Legally Blonde, Prince Herbert in Spamalot, and Joe in Some Like It Hot. He also played Tom Levitt in Smash.

Krystina Alabado is a Broadway actress best known for her role as Cherri Bomb in Hazbin Hotel. Her Broadway roles include Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls and Vanden in American Psycho. She also voiced Veronica in Voltron: Legendary Defender.

Lilli Cooper is a Broadway actress best known for her role as Velvette in Hazbin Hotel. Her Broadway roles include Sandy Cheeks in SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical, Julie Nichols in Tootsie, and Martha in Spring Awakening. She also played Doc in Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.

Joel Perez is a Broadway actor best known for the role of Valentino in Hazbin Hotel. Perez played Roy in the Broadway production of Fun Home, Vittorio Vidal in the Off-Broadway revival of Sweet Charity, and Pepe in Kiss My Aztec! at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

More About SacAnime Winter 2027

They will be joining voice acting legends Steve Blum, Debi Derryberry, John DiMaggio, and Christine Marie Cabanos, along with Courtney Lin from Rurouni Kenshin and Alyson Stoner from Kingdom Hearts III. Fans will also have the chance to meet Justin Briner, J. Michael Tatum, Brandon McInnis, and Monica Rial from My Hero Academia. Guests could also meet Mark Meer, D. C. Douglas, Ali Hillis, and Brandon Keener from the Mass Effect series. Death Note fans will have the chance to meet Brad Swaile, Brian Drummond, Shannon Chan-Kent, Alessandro Juliani, Colleen Wheeler, and Vincent Tong. Vincent Martella, David Errigo Jr., and Olivia Rose Olson from Phineas and Ferb will also be on the guest list.

More guests will be announced in the coming months leading up to SacAnime Winter 2027.

The weekend will also include musical shows, a maid cafe, cosplay gatherings, industry panels, fan panels, and special shows. Tickets are now on sale, with weekend passes starting at $50, and the hotel blocks are now open.

SacAnime Winter 2027 runs from January 8th to January 10th, 2027, at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, located at 1401 K St., Sacramento, CA 95814. The convention is one of the largest anime events in Northern California, drawing attendees from the surrounding region along with the Bay Area and Reno-Sparks area.

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