there are no “take two’s”, so you never know what you are going to get. If something new happens one night (good or bad), you have to go with it. And the audience really does play a huge part in the overall experience. There is nothing more gratifying than the feeling that you have connected with people in a shared dramatic moment. This actor/audience relationship simply does not exist through a television or film screen. This level of emotional communication keeps me coming back to the theater again and again.
‘Sally Bowles’. I got to perform that iconic role many times and eventually took over full time. I will never forget my first performance of that role. Not only were my cast and crew unbelievably supportive and complimentary, it was the culmination of all of the terrifically hard work I had done up until that time. I have had wonderful successes since then and hopefully will have many more, but that moment will always be special to me.
Tell us about your involvement with Lyric. Lyric Theater gave me my first proOf all the experiences you fessional theater job. (Thank you!) I have had in the theatre was cast for the summer season right world, what has been the after my freshman year of college at one that outshines the rest? UCO, and had a blast working on Well, as they say, there’s nothing like all of the shows. It showed me that your first time. I was incredibly formaybe I did have the chops to pursue tunate to make my Broadway debut the theater professionally. Working in shortly after I moved to NYC in the that wonderfully supportive creative Tony winning production of “Cabaret” community gave me a tremendous at Studio 54. I started in the ensemble amount of confidence as I moved singing, dancing, and playing my vio- forward in my career. I returned one lin (yes--you never know what ranother time since then to play ‘Lucy’ in dom skill will get you in the door!), “Jekyll and Hyde” and am thrilled that and quickly moved up the ranks to they’re having me back, once again, be the understudy for the lead role of for “Sweet Charity”.