Our Entertainers and Our Staff

At Celebration we pride ourselves on our people. We keep our staff small so you know you are getting the very best! Our performances are based in comedy and joy.  Our staff is the best of the Best!

Maura Hanlon Smith

Maura was on break from her successful Musical Theater career when she started teaching Creative Dramatics in Brentwood and as a favor, designed her first birthday party for one of her students. She LOVED IT!!!  From there she went on to design Birthday parties, after school programs, summer camps, summer workshops and then continued to get requested for Adult, Corporate and Family event. So she moved on to Movie premieres, live stage shows, Race to erase MS Charity event, Company picnics, Weddings, Brand launchings and so much more! Her creative side continues in storytelling as she has written many children stories and plays that have been performed ALL over Los Angeles, as well as a many original childrens songs. “Create Art, beauty and LOVE every day”

Adam Smith

Adam has combined all of his training in Improvisation, Acting and Musical Theater to create the one and only character Mr. Silly.  Multi talented person that he is, he is also known for his DJ skills, Magic, his designing and building of Haunted Houses, back drops and props. His latest adventure is working on photo shoots, TV commercials and movie shoots wrangling and entertaining the child actors and models. 

Jesse B.

Originally from Boston, Jesse obtained his B.S. from Boston University in Health and Rehabilitation Science, and continued his graduate studies at their MSPT program.  At this time Jesse also became and NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with clients ranging from seniors with Parkinson's disease to youth sports teams and competitive athletes. Jesse  has always had an additional passion for acting, and began performing in several local theater productions until opportunities to expand this to film and television brought him to Los Angeles.This is also when he began working  for Celebration Entertainment and he has been running organized games,activities, magic, and fun at events for over a decade. He also enjoys spending as much time as he can with his 5 year old son Niko.

Travis D.

Originally from Sand Springs, OK, Travis received his BFA in Musical Theatre from OU. His training in singing, dancing and goofiness has served him well with little human beings. Travis moved to The Big Orange to pursue his acting dream. In the meantime, he enjoys motorcycle riding, film editing, and listening to the greatest artist of all time, Weird Al Yankovic.

Anna Marie D.

Anna Marie was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. At the young age of 3 her mother started a competitive dance studio and has been dancing ever since. She moved out to California several years ago to pursue her passion for acting and dancing. Now working as a professional actress, dancer, and choreographer, she travels across the world teaching master classes to kids and young adults. 

Tim H.

Timothy Joshua Hearl: Recent shows and national tours: Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer "Yukon Cornelius", Les Miserables "Feuilly", Sophie B. Hawkins' Room 105 "Seth", Plaid Tidings "Frankie", Damn Yankees "Vernon", Mary Poppins "Park Keeper", The Who's Tommy "Lover",The Full Monty "Malcolm",The 99 Cent Only Calendar Girl Competition "DJ Moth",Paint Your Wagon "Steve" and RENT "The Man". Film: Socket, Summer of Massacre,The Cinderella Effect and The Bloody Indulgent.  He spent many years being arm candy to Disney Princesses in shows and parades in Disney Parks worldwide and brings kids stories to life at schools across the country with The Imagination Machine and Kid rocks out as Pepper Poodle with Twinkle Time and Friends. He has cats. 

Courtney M.

Originally from a small town in Illinois, Courtney has been in L.A. for a few years studying acting. She grew up on horses so in her spare time , she likes to volunteer and ride horses around the area. She also has a yellow Lab named Penny who is also in the show biz! :) She has been a professional painter for years and loves to facepaint! Courtney loves children and loves princesses so she is a great addition to any girls parties!

Shee D.

Sheé Dueitt hails from Leakesville, Mississippi.  She received her B.A. in Communications and a minor in Theatre from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. When she's not acting, or singing, she's making people beautiful with her love of makeup. Truly a Southern Belle, she can be seen always wearing a smile, and that twang anyone would recognize. 

Demaree H.

Demaree is an actress and singer who loves kids and has a passion for music and fun. Demaree has been in Broadway productions of Les Miserables and she also played Mary Lennox in the Secret Garden Broadway Tour as well as The Broadway Tour of Big. Demaree worked as a Children’s Theater Director in Nashville, TN while attending Belmont University. Demaree holds a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies. Most recently she played the role of Nessarose in the Broadway Tour of Wicked. She is excited to sing and dance with your kids and make their birthday very fun and special!

Sarah B.

Sarah started entertaining at a young age in Minneapolis, Mn. After many years as an accomplished Singer and Actor, she made the move to Hollywood to pursue a career. While working as a Weekend Nanny in her spare time, she had the pleasure of meeting Maura and Adam and was introduced to the wonderful world of Children’s Entertainment. It was the ideal combination of her two favorite things— working with children and putting on a Fabulous Show! It brings her such joy to add smiles and fun to every party, be it with a Hilarious Magic Show or Creative Face Painting! As a mother of two she truly understands how important it is to choose someone that gives 110% to their child’s special event.

Gene S.

Gene is a Magic castle magician. Not only is he an amazing and hysterical magician, who performs for top celebrities, but a character actor, who can transform himself depending on the theme, creating hysterical characters and accents.  He does both children's parties, Bar and Bat mitzvahs, as well as sophisticated adult gatherings. His style is always, warm, funny, engaging and original.

Jordan S.

Jordan Sanders was born and raised in The Midwest. She has always been the first to offer a helping hand to anyone who needs it. With her can do attitude no task is too big or too small. When not helping others you'll find her outdoors or doing something creative. Her true passion is makeup and is working as a freelance Makeup and Special Effects Artist for Stage, TV ,and Film. 

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