Suzanne Ishee

Suzanne Ishee appeared this season in CHURCH BASEMENT LADIES, the Last Potluck Supper and Ken Ludwig's A COMEDY OF TENORS at the Mountain Playhouse where she is currently playing, "Pat" in the world premiere musical, AT FIRST SIGHT. . She is an Emmy and Drama Desk Award-winning producer, actor and playwright. Her Broadway credits include PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, SHOWBOAT, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES and MAME. She has played in the national tours of JERRY"S GIRLS and WIZARD OF OZ as "Glinda." She appeared in New York City Opera's THE MERRY WIDOW. Recently she has played the "Mother Abbess" in productions of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Papermill Playhouse, North Shore Music Theatre, Kansas City Starlight, Stages St. Louis and the North Carolina Theatre.

She has been a soloist with symphonies and in concert series throughout North America. Her playwriting credits include SEARCHING FOR SPINOZA, AMERICA"S SINGING SWEETHEARRTS, and JACK AND JILL. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and Manhattan School of Music and was the Leonard Bernstein Fellow at Tanglewood for two seasons.