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BIO

National Tours:


CAMELOT Swing/US Nimue/Dance Captain McCoy Rigby/Nederlander
A CHORUS LINE Maggie Theatre League

Regional Theatre:
Winnie Tate in ANNIE GET YOUR GUN at Sacramento Music Circus, Val in A CHORUS LINESS at both San Diego Musical Theatre & American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Columbia in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at Universal Studios, Kim MacAfee in BYE BYE BIRDIE at San Diego Musical Theatre and South Bay CLO, Miss Dorothy in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at Musical Theatre West, Eileen in the west coast premiere of I LOVE A PIANO at Musical Theatre West, Luisa in THE FANTASTICKS at North Coast Rep, The Mistress in EVITA at Fullerton CLO, Cathy in THE LAST FIVE YEARS at B Street Theatre, Laurey in OKLAHOMA at the Welk Resort.


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STAGE CREDITS

Camelot
[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 2007
Ensemble
Inadmissible Evidence
[Broadway]
1965
Jane Maitland

Movies

The Spirit Is Willing
[ 1967 ] Jenny, Priscilla, Carol
Sitting Target
[ 1972 ] Maureen
Alfie Darling
[ 1975 ] Abby Summers
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
[ 1976 ] Mrs. Holmes
The Awakening
[ 1980 ] Anne Corbeck

TV Shows

Cimarron Strip
Dulcey, Dulcey Coopersmith
Poldark
Elizabeth Warleggan

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San Diego Musical Theatre Announces DATE NIGHT Photo
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces DATE NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2021

San Diego Musical Theatre has announced Date Night - scheduled to stream February 11 - 14, 2021, featuring Emmy Award Winner special guest, Carolyn Hennesy! Date Night opens with Carolyn Hennesy's grand entrance into Manhattan's, a neighborhood wine bar tended to by a San Diego musical theatre favorite, Robert J. Townsend.
San Diego Musical Theater Announces HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Special Photo
San Diego Musical Theater Announces HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Special
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2020

San Diego Musical Theatre has announced Home For the Holidays Special - scheduled to stream December 18 - 31, 2020, featuring some of San Diego's most notable performers!
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces Under The Stars Spooktacular Concert Photo
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces Under The Stars Spooktacular Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2020

San Diego Musical Theatre has announced the 'SDMT Stars Under The Stars Spooktacular Concert' streaming now thru November 1, 2020.
BWW Interview: Jill Townsend talks about creating the benefit concert 'SDMT STARS UND Photo
BWW Interview: Jill Townsend talks about creating the benefit concert 'SDMT STARS UNDER THE STARS' at San Diego Musical Theatre
by E.H. Reiter - Sep 25, 2020

Interview wtih Jill Townsend, the Artistic Director of San Diego Musical Theatre on their streaming benefit concert 'SDMT Stars Under The Stars' September 25-27th
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces STARS UNDER THE STARS Benefit Concert Photo
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces STARS UNDER THE STARS Benefit Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 18, 2020

San Diego Musical Theatre has announced the 'Stars Under The Stars' benefit concert scheduled to stream for three days only - September 25-27, 2020.
Inclusion Media Group and Southern California Theatres Announce 2020 RAISE YOUR VOICE Photo
Inclusion Media Group and Southern California Theatres Announce 2020 RAISE YOUR VOICE Playwright Competition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 22, 2020

Inclusion Media Group will partner with seven Southern California theatre organizations for the 2020 'Raise Your Voice' Playwright Competition.
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces 2020 Season Photo
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces 2020 Season
by Julie Musbach - Aug 21, 2019

San Diego Musical Theater announces their 2020 Season of Musicals at the historic Horton Grand Theater! The companies 13th season will share stories of love, deception, horror, and lots of laughs with musical styles ranging from classical to pop, rock and everything in between.
Additional Artists Announced For 2019 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Photo
Additional Artists Announced For 2019 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2019

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society announced today additional performances for the 34th annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, taking place June 21 to July 1. The Festival lineup now includes headliner Herbie Hancock at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on June 29 as well as genre-bending performances from diverse, cutting-edge artists at Performance Works on Granville Island, Pyatt Hall (843 Seymour Street), and Frankie's Jazz Club (765 Beatty Street).
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces New Education Program Photo
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces New Education Program
by Julie Musbach - Oct 11, 2018

San Diego Musical Theatre announced today their new educational outreach program 'SDMT Academy' and the hiring of a new Director of Education, Shauna Markey.
HAIRSPRAY, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and More Highlight San Diego Musical Theatre's 2018 Sea Photo
HAIRSPRAY, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and More Highlight San Diego Musical Theatre's 2018 Season
by BWW News Desk - Sep 15, 2017

San Diego Musical Theatre announced today four shows for its 2018 season. For the first, time SDMT will produce the entirety of its 'Broadway' series at the Horton Grand Theatre where it previously presented its 'Off Broadway' series, making a move away from the Spreckels Theatre.
San Diego Musical Theatre Announced Cast and Creative Team of PUMP UP THE VOLUME Photo
San Diego Musical Theatre Announced Cast and Creative Team of PUMP UP THE VOLUME
by BWW News Desk - Aug 5, 2017

Oh, snap! The 90's are back! San Diego Musical Theatre (SDMT) announced today the complete cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Pump Up the Volume: A 90's Palooza! From the creators of the long-running hit Mixtape, Colleen Kollar Smith and Jon Lorenz, comes a new musical that journeys back to the 1990's. Kollar Smith helms the show as Director and Choreographer, with Lorenz working as Music Director and Arranger. Performances run July 28 - September 10, 2017, at the Horton Grand Theatre. Press opening is Today, August 5 at 8:00 p.m.
San Diego Musical Theatre Announced Cast and Creative Team of PUMP UP THE VOLUME
by BWW News Desk - Jul 28, 2017

Oh, snap! The 90's are back! San Diego Musical Theatre (SDMT) announced today the complete cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Pump Up the Volume: A 90's Palooza! From the creators of the long-running hit Mixtape, Colleen Kollar Smith and Jon Lorenz, comes a new musical that journeys back to the 1990's. Kollar Smith helms the show as Director and Choreographer, with Lorenz working as Music Director and Arranger. Performances run July 28 - September 10, 2017, at the Horton Grand Theatre. Press opening is Saturday, August 5 at 8:00 p.m.
San Diego Musical Theatre Announced Cast and Creative Team of PUMP UP THE VOLUME
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 22, 2017

Oh, snap! The 90's are back! San Diego Musical Theatre (SDMT) announced today the complete cast and creative team for the World Premiere of Pump Up the Volume: A 90's Palooza! From the creators of the long-running hit Mixtape, Colleen Kollar Smith and Jon Lorenz, comes a new musical that journeys back to the 1990's. Kollar Smith helms the show as Director and Choreographer, with Lorenz working as Music Director and Arranger. Performances run July 28 - September 10, 2017, at the Horton Grand Theatre. Press opening is Saturday, August 5 at 8:00 p.m.
Cast, Creatives Announced for San Diego Musical Theatre's 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - Feb 11, 2017

San Diego Musical Theatre (SDMT) today announced the cast and creative team for the San Diego regional premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical.
Cast, Creatives Announced for San Diego Musical Theatre's 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - Feb 10, 2017

San Diego Musical Theatre (SDMT) today announced the cast and creative team for the San Diego regional premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical.
Cast, Creatives Announced for San Diego Musical Theatre's 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2017

San Diego Musical Theatre (SDMT) today announced the cast and creative team for the San Diego regional premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical.
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Teams for WHITE CHRISTMAS and MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET â€" A LIVE MUSICAL RADIO PLAY
by BWW News Desk - Dec 23, 2016

San Diego Musical Theatre is proud to announce the cast and creative teams for its two holiday productions this season. For the final year SDMT brings Irving Berlin's White Christmas to the historic Spreckels Theatre, with book by David Ives and Paul Blake, directed by Todd Nielsen. White Christmas runs November 25th- December 4th with press opening today, November 25th. SDMT will also present the World Premiere of Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play directed by Colleen Kollar Smith, adapted by Lance Arthur Smith, with original music by Jon Lorenz. Miracle on 34th Street runs December 1st - 23rd at the Horton Grand Theatre, with press opening on Thursday, December 8th.
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Teams for WHITE CHRISTMAS and MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET â€" A LIVE MUSICAL RADIO PLAY
by BWW News Desk - Nov 25, 2016

San Diego Musical Theatre is proud to announce the cast and creative teams for its two holiday productions this season. For the final year SDMT brings Irving Berlin's White Christmas to the historic Spreckels Theatre, with book by David Ives and Paul Blake, directed by Todd Nielsen. White Christmas runs November 25th- December 4th with press opening today, November 25th. SDMT will also present the World Premiere of Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play directed by Colleen Kollar Smith, adapted by Lance Arthur Smith, with original music by Jon Lorenz. Miracle on 34th Street runs December 1st - 23rd at the Horton Grand Theatre, with press opening on Thursday, December 8th.
San Diego Musical Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Teams for WHITE CHRISTMAS and MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET â€" A LIVE MUSICAL RADIO PLAY
by Ashlee Latimer - Oct 29, 2016

San Diego Musical Theatre is proud to announce the cast and creative teams for its two holiday productions this season. For the final year SDMT brings Irving Berlin's White Christmas to the historic Spreckels Theatre, with book by David Ives and Paul Blake, directed by Todd Nielsen. White Christmas runs November 25th- December 4th with press opening on Friday, November 25th. SDMT will also present the World Premiere of Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play directed by Colleen Kollar Smith, adapted by Lance Arthur Smith, with original music by Jon Lorenz. Miracle on 34th Street runs December 1st - 23rd at the Horton Grand Theatre, with press opening on Thursday, December 8th.
SDMT Launches #ReadyForTomorrow Campaign in Response to Wells Fargo Ad; Beth Malone & More to Contribute
by BWW News Desk - Sep 7, 2016

San Diego Musical Theatre took to social media with its own response and launched a counter-ad campaign: #ReadyForTomorrow, shifting the Wells Fargo's tagline from, 'Let's get them ready for tomorrow' to 'The arts made me ready for tomorrow.' The campaign shines a light on the impact the arts have had on individual lives and features individuals who make a living in the arts.
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