Lyricist/Librettist/Composer
ACTING
Below are my acting credits, and I have been known on occasion to still perform...although, performance is not my concentration. My primary work in the theater is as a writer. However, I am including some performance credits here, as I had started in this business as a performer, and my work in and around all phases of the theater has been extensive.
BROADWAY
EVERGREEN (Dir. Cara Reichel) Grandmother (Times Center-Prospect Theatre Company)
APPLAUSE (Dir. Ron Field)-U/s Eve (Penny Fuller)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (Dir. Jerome Robbins)-U/s Chava
THE SELLING OF THE PRESIDENT (Dir. Jack O’Brien)-Molly
BOCCACIO (Dir. Gene Lesser)- Standby All Women
OFF-BROADWAY
ALL THESE YEARS/The Songs of Sheilah Rae (Dir. Joe Barros) NYTheatre Barn
COMPANY (Dir. Andre Ernotte)-Susan-Playwrights Horizons
IPHIGENIA (Peter Link Musical)-Iphigenia-Public Theatre
IT’S ONLY A SMALL SHOWER, NOAH-Leslie-New Theatre Workshop
GESTALT THERAPY VERBATIM (Dir. Bob Livingston)-Clark Center
REGIONAL
I MARRIED WYATT EARP (Dir. Arthur Allan Seidelman) Josie-Wadsworth, Los Angeles
FUNNY, YOU DON’T LOOK LIKE A GRANDMOTHER-Replaced Nancy Dussault-Broadway Preview Series, Winston-Salem, NC. Also Wrote.
THE ROTHSCHILDS (Dir. Jay Harnick)-Hannah Cohen-Guber Gross Tours
GUYS AND DOLLS (Dir. Gene Lesser)-Sarah Brown-Goodman Theatre
ALLEGRO (Dir. John Fearnley)-Molly-Goodspeed Opera House
AFTER YOU, MR. HYDE (Dir. Howard DaSilva)-Catherine-Goodspeed Opera House
ON TIME (Dir. Alfred Drake)-U/s Nancy Dussault-Goodspeed Opera House
TELEVISION
CBS Pilot (Ed Sullivan Productions)-Featured Performer
CBS Callback- Featured Performer
SIEMPRE EN DOMINGO (Mexico City TV)
STOCK
FIORELLO (Marie), KISS ME KATE (Kate), THE BOY FRIEND (Maizie), ALLEGRO (Emily), OKLAHOMA, CAMELOT (Nimue), WEST SIDE STORY, HIGH BUTTON SHOES (Nancy), FLOWER DRUM SONG, BELLS ARE RINGING, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, FINIAN’S RAINBOW.
INDUSTRIALS
Buick (Miss Opal GT), Chevrolet, Canada Dry, Xerox, Standard Register, Eaton Trucks, Quaker Oats, Friden Computers, Life of Virginia, Terex Corp., Millinery Institute.
REVUES AND CLUBS
BEST OF EVERYTHING-St. Regis Hotel, Maisonnette Room; SALUTE TO BROADWAY-Moon Supper Club, Detroit; Dangerfield’s, Reno Sweeney’s, The Ballroom, NY Playboy Club, Raleigh, Brickman’s, Americana, etc.
RECORDINGS
Recording Artist and Writer, WHEEL RECORDS, RCA Subsidiary
APPLAUSE (Original Sound Track),
COPA(The Musical)-Barry Manilow,
BARRY MANILOW-I (Backup),
Numerous demos, commercials, etc.
Owned Joyce-Rae Prdts.(Jingle production),
Voting Grammy Member.
TRAINING
University of Michigan (B.Mus), Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London)
Acting: Wynn Handman, Fred Kareman.
Voice: Edie Bers, Sue Seton, David Sorin Collyer, David Lewis, Peter Howard, Michael Starobin, Rob Fisher.
Dance: Former ballet dancer, jazz, tap, character. Edna L. McRae, Chicago.