NYU's UltraViolet Live Showcases University's Top Talent, Hosted by GIRL CODE's Nicole Byer, Tonight

ULTRAVIOLET LIVE [UVL] is a New York University tradition showcasing the best of NYU student talent. Preliminary rounds are hosted across the university's campuses in New York, Shanghai and Abu Dhabi and the best 15 acts compete live at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. UVL, sponsored by the Inter-Residence Hall Council [IRHC] and Tisch Alumni Relations, is now in its twelfth year. UltraViolet Live is tonight, February 26th at 7pm in the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

UVL 2015 promises to deliver with amazing talent. The competing acts range from singer/songwriters, bands, pianists, and more. Winners will be selected by the judges in three categories including Best Solo Act, Best Group Act and Best Variety Act. An Audience Choice winner will be selected based on audience text votes and the UVL Grand Prize Winner will be awarded $1,000 and other prizes.

Host Nicole Byer is the breakout of MTV's hit show GIRL CODE. Nicole has previously appeared on NBC's 30 Rock and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Pursuit of Sexiness, her web series, co-created with SNL's Sasheer Zamata has received national attention and her over 228,000 Twitter followers are constantly entertained with her unique brand of humor.

Three industry judges will join this year's UVL. Lea DeLaria can currently be seen as Big Boo on Netflix's Orange is The New Black. DeLaria is well known for film roles in Edge of Seventeen and The First Wives Club in addition to many other film and television credits. She has also starred on Broadway in On The Town and The Rocky Horror Show. Actor Jack Falahee can currently be seen as Connor Walsh on ABC's How to Get Away with Murder. Falahee has been in a number of television and film projects including The Carrie Diaries, Rage and Slider. Falahee is an NYU Tisch School of the Arts alumni. Singer/songwriter Brandyn Burnette is a recording artist with Warner Brothers Records. He will release his debut EP The Couch Surfing Chronicles later this year. Burnette formerly attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts. UVL is Thursday, February 26, 2015 at 7pm in the Skirball Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are available for $15 to the NYU community and $20 for non-NYU at the Skirball Box Office.

Previous UVL contestants include David Bologna (TONY Award nominee), Ashley Mortensen (Wicked National Tour), Matt Palmer (Recording Artist with HoriPro Entertainment Group), Ryann Redmond (Broadway's Bring It On & If/Then), Brandyn Burnette (Recording Artist with Warner Bros. Records), GRAMMY Nominated Elle Varner (Recording Artist with RCA, J, MBK Entertainment), and GRAMMY Award Winner Lady Gaga/Stefani Germanotta (Recording Artist).

Previous UVL hosts, judges and special guests include EMMY Award Winner Kristen Johnston (Third Rock from the Sun, The Exes), actor Michael Showalter (Wet Hot American Summer, comedy trio Stella), co-founder of Born This Way Foundation Cynthia Germanotta, actor Jackie Hoffman (Garden State, Broadway's Hairspray), Perez Hilton (Celebrity Blogger), President and General Manager of WEtv Marc Juris, actor/comedian Judah Friedlander (NBC's 30 Rock, Meet the Parents), actor Carson Elrod (Wedding Crashers, Broadway's Peter & the Starcatcher), actor Josh Segarra (Broadway's Lysistrata Jones, Chicago PD), actor Ben Curtis ("The Dell Dude", We Are The Hartmans), actor Mara Wilson (Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire), dancer Mary Cavett (Radio City Rockette), actor Victor Williams (CBS's King of Queens, The Preacher's Wife), actor Sean Dugan (NBC's Smash, Broadway's Next Fall), actor Heidi Blickenstaff (Title of Show, The Little Mermaid), actor Robbie Sublett (The Good Wife, I Don't Know How She Does It), actor/writer Hunter Bell (Broadway's Title of Show), actor Josephine Rose Roberts (Broadway's Rock of Ages), actor Susan Blackwell (Title of Show) among many others.

For more information, contact communications@nyuirhc.org.