Meet the Contestants of NYMF's NEXT BROADWAY SENSATION- Week 1
By: Nicole Rosky Sep. 15, 2011
NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation Competition is returning for its sixth year and will take place at New World Stages on three subsequent Saturdays - September 17th, September 24th, and October 1st. Meet Week One's contestants below!
Produced by NYMF in association with New World Stages, this talent competition seeks to find the newest musical theatre star. Doors for the competition open at 10:30pm each evening.
Tony Award winner Beth Leavel (Baby It's You!, The Drowsy Chaperone, Alexander Gemignani (Les Miserables, Sweeney Todd) and casting director Michael Cassara) will be on the judging panel on September 17th with Andrew Kober (Hair) as the host.
The winner will receive a special solo concert, co-presented by NYMF and Grammy Award-winning producer Sh-K-Boom Records.
Over three exciting weekly concerts, ten singers battle their way to the top and their fate will be decided by audience votes. A panel of industry pros will also be on hand each week to offer feedback and advice. Past celebrity commentators and judges have included Marc Kudish, Jonathan Groff, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Donna Lynne Champlin, and Tom Kitt. Contestants have gone on to appear in numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including American Idiot, Hair, West Side Story, South Pacific, Women on the Verge, and many more. This year's competition will be music directed by Alexander Rovang and directed by Travis Greisler.
For more information, please visit www.nymf.org.
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AUDRA ISADORA is an alum of Pace University's BFA musical theater program. Her credits include the "Acid Queen" in The Who?s Tommy and "Jen" in Trouble: A new rock musical! Shout outs to her Dad, Sisters, boyfriend Ra? and all her fabulous friends!
Having just completed her first year of living in New York City, CECELIA TICKTIN, 22, has begun making a name for herself in the cabaret scene. More often than not she is singing the music of Carner and Gregor, writers who both act as mentors, and generously share with her their incredible music. Cecelia studied musical theater at Penn State University.
Danielle Sacks is finishing her last semester at NYU Tisch as Abigail Williams in The Crucible. Recently, she has performed in Sometimes in Prague at 3LD, Croatia, Pool (no water), Goddamn the Painter, Caucasian Chalk Circle and How We Love at NYU theater. She is delighted to be singing some of her favorite tunes! Vote for me!!
Originally from Kentucky, JODY COOK studied opera and theatre performance at Belmont University. His newest show 37 STORIES IN WHICH I COME OFF BADLY debuted here in May and will be play again soon. He has been seen in NYC revivals of THREE WISHES FOR JAMIE, SILK STOCKING, IRENE, and ERNEST IN LOVE...as a singing pepperoni on a slice of pizza for Tabasco...and as a groomsman in the Cameron Crowe film ELIZABETHTOWN. Recent productions include CURTAINS (Christopher Belling) at Music Theatre of Wichita, A TUNA CHRISTMAS at Actors Theatre of Louisville, MR.PRESIDENT! at Playwright's Horizon, BOSS IN THE SATIN KIMONO (Rhonda Marquez) at NYFringe Fest, and as 'Dr. Zizmor' in workshops of the new musical THE WASP WOMAN. Regional credits include GREATER TUNA, H2$ (Bratt), DAMN YANKEES (Applegate), ALL IN THE TIMING, DIRTY BLONDE,CHARLEY'S AUNT (Spettigue), FULLY COMMITTED, SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN (Mervin) , MY FAIR LADY (Doolittle) and his one man show HUSKY JEANS AT THE J.C.PENNEY.
Larry Owens is thrilled to be a part of NYMF's Broadway Sensation! This fall marks Larry's big move to New York City, though he was seen in the 2008 NYMF Best of Fest Winning musical Fat Camp. He's also appeared in the show's New York workshop and regional productions. He sends out such love to his family, friends, teachers, and God!
LEXIE PAPEDO is thrilled to be a part of NYMF's NEXT BROADWAY SENSATION 2011! She is currently performing in Drew Gasparini's Crazy, Just Like Me, a NYMF invited selection, running Sept. 27-Oct. 5 at the Barrow Group Theatre. She was also recently in American Conservatory Theater's world premiere of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City. Papedo is a graduate of UCLA and is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association.
Philip Deyesso is originally from Bridgewater, MA and is living in Astoria, NY. He is very proud to be in the company of these fellow gifted "just a credit away" performers. His NYC credits include: Children of Eden (APAC), The Human Comedy (APAC), Elegies...Raging Queens, Triumph Of Love, Sophia's Fall (NYMF). Fun Fact: He was a U.S. National-level figure skater.
RACHEL FLYNN is thrilled to be here! A recent Harvard graduate, her favorite roles include Woman 1 in Edges, Coma Baby in Bright Lights Big City, Luisa in Nine, and Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd. This past season she won Stonewall Sensation, and decided she liked the adjective. She can be seen later this month in Stop the Virgens at St. Ann's Warehouse. Thanks, Mom and Dad!
TRENTON HULEN is a native of Vincennes, Indiana and graduated with a BFA from Indiana University. His recent projects have included a reading of Waterwell's Wizard of Wall Street, as well as IU's production of Rent. There are many shoulders on which Trenton stands and to those people he would like to offer an inadequate Thank You.
Upon graduating Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Acting, TYREE ROBINSON came to New York City with aspirations in both the entertainment and culinary industries. He is grateful that he can pursue every impulse of his spirit, and is thrilled to be singing for you tonight. Thank you Mom, Dad, Marcel, Auntie, Grandma and Andre for all your support
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