Our Mission Statement
Stellar Stage exists to enrich lives, strengthen community, and create unforgettable shared experiences through high-quality live entertainment. We are committed to producing inspiring concerts, dinner theater, original productions, and multimedia experiences that bring people together in joy, laughter, music, and connection.
As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, our mission is to make exceptional entertainment accessible, support artists and creative talent, stimulate local tourism and economic growth, and provide a welcoming place where guests of all ages can gather, celebrate, and feel uplifted.
Through innovation, heart, and excellence, Stellar Stage strives to bring something truly special to Central Florida—one audience, one performance, and one meaningful moment at a time.
Meet Luanne "Annie" Hunt - Artistic Director & Producer
Multi-award-winning recording artist, playwright, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker Luanne “Annie” Hunt has been carving out a distinguished career in the performing arts for more than four decades.
Annie’s creative journey began in the mid-1980s when she became House Manager at the Broadway Playhouse in San Gabriel, California, where she also assistant directed and acted in numerous stage productions, including Hair, Hotel Paradiso, On Golden Pond, and Equus. Early in her career, she studied under Harriet and Fred Vaugeois, seasoned theater professors and directors who went on to found the Southern Colorado Repertory Theater in Trinidad, Colorado — a mentorship that deeply shaped her artistic foundation and vision for community-based theater.
In the early 1990s, Annie founded The Talent Network, a Southern California company providing vocal performance and stage training for students of all ages. This success led her to establish the Rancho Cucamonga Performing Arts Theater, where she wrote and directed several original plays and musicals. She went on to become a theater critic for the Long Beach Press-Telegram, reviewing professional and community stage productions throughout Southern California.
Her theater credentials include choreographing major productions of Annie and A Christmas Carol, as well as writing and directing two original works — Let Us Look for Love, a heartwarming musical about John Denver, and Dove Lessons, an inspirational play chronicling a woman’s escape from an abusive marriage.
In 2007, Annie’s parallel career in music flourished with the release of her acclaimed album Breaking Through, which featured the No. 1 international indie hit Solace in the Wind. She has since released 24 studio albums, earning multiple chart-toppers and awards, including for her beloved holiday single Christmas Without You (Patsy Cline’s Lost Christmas Song).
Her visionary leadership in the performing arts earned her a career milestone when she was hired to spearhead the opening of a $20 million state-of-the-art performing arts theater in Barstow, California at Barstow Community College, overseeing creative programming and operational planning for the new facility.
Today, Annie continues to expand her artistic influence as co-founder of Stellar Stage Multimedia Productions, Inc., a nonprofit entertainment company based at the Grand Oaks Resort in Weirsdale, Florida. Alongside her husband, producer Jim Bellacera, she develops and stages a wide range of live events — from original plays and musicals to concerts, supper clubs, and multimedia experiences.
Since relocating to Florida in 2021, she has directed and produced several acclaimed productions, including For the Love of Country (for The Villages for Veterans 501(c)(3)) and Nashville Nights!, a songwriter showcase inspired by the famous Music City rounds.
Through every endeavor, Annie remains dedicated to her lifelong mission: to uplift, inspire, and unite communities through the transformative power of live theater and music.
Meet Our Managing Director, Jim Bellacera
Known as the Pied Piper of the network marketing world, Jim Bellacera has been behind the success of some of the world’s fastest-growing companies and training programs, including Black Diamond University and JD Financial.
He began his career as a cabinet maker in Northern California after and went on to become a multi-millionaire, renowned motivational speaker and best-selling author. His books, which teach readers how to become six and seven-figure income earners, include “Within the Millionaire Mind” and “Making Millions from Your Home.”
Jim also has released several motivational audio programs, which have collectively sold over 1,000,000 copies.
One of Bellacera’s greatest achievements was founding the business networking organization, Successful Thinkers Network, Inc. (STN). It was the first of its kind to connect entrepreneurs in their community by teaching them to get to know, like and trust one another before pitching their businesses.
STN started out with a small chapter in 2009 in Roseville, CA and quickly expanded to nearly 200 chapters with over 200,000 members worldwide.
In 2024, Jim co-founded Stellar Stage Multimedia Productions with the love of his life, Luanne “Annie” Hunt.