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| Dance Department |
 Kerry Casserly
Dance Department. Actress, singer, dancer. Performed as Cassie in Paris
in the European company of A Chorus Line and on Broadway as Kristine in
the record-breaking 3389th performance. Other Broadway and national credits
include Tommy Tune's My One & Only, Annie, Peter Gennaro's One Night Stand,
and Fosse's Pippin. Off-Broadway: Annie Warbucks and The Jewelers Shop. Regional
credits include Crazy for You, The Robber Bridegroom, Sophisticated Ladies, Sweet Charity,
as well as film and television work. Teaching experience: New York University,
University of Michigan, Towson State, and in Seoul, Korea. Training:
University of Minnesota, Gus Giordano Dance, and Strasberg Studios, LA.
Member: AEA, AFTRA, SAG. |
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Lindsay Chambers Dance Department.
Dancer, actor, choreographer. Performed with the Meadows Repertory Dance
Ensemble, Denzel Adams Dance, the Richardson Ballet, and in the Vienna World Premiere
of Freudiana. Prounical in the original Zurich company of Cats, Mr. Mistoffelees in
Zurich and on Broadway for a three-year run. LA credits include:
What the World Needs Now .. a Musical Fable, collaborated with choreographer
Christopher Aponte, and authored Inside Chance. Training: B.A.,
Anthropology; B.F.A., Dance Performance, Southern Methodist University.
Additional training: San Francisco Dance Academy, Meadows School
of the Arts, American Dance Festival, Dallas Ballet Academy. |
Casey Colgan
Dance Department. Dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, director. Performed
in The Wizard of Oz at Madison Square Garden
and in the national tour. European tours include
A Chorus Line and My Fair Lady. Regional credits: Papermill Playhouse,
St. Louis MUNY, Fox The-
atres, and the Northshore Music Theatre. Bobby
Child in Crazy for You, Don Lockwood in Singin'in the Rain, and Will Parker
in Oklahoma! Regional choreography credits include The Wiz, Fame, Guys
& Dolls, Ain't Misbehavin', and Kiss me Kate. Choreographer and
New York casting liaison for the Hilton Head Playhouse in South Carolina.
Can be seen periodically on "The Guiding Light"(CBS). Training: The
American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Member: AEA, AFTRA. |
| Kelly Etter Dance Department.
Dancer, singer. Performed the role of Kristine in A Chorus Line. Other
roles include Velma in West Side Story, Purity in Anything Goes, Suzie in Crazy
for You, and Cora in Will Rogers Follies. Also performed in The New Yorkers,
Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma, Annie Get Your Gun, Brigadoon, and Phantom. Teaching
experience: The Dance Shoppe-Cinncinnati, Ohio, and Dance Center-Evanston, Illinois.
Training: on scholarship at Gus Giordano Dance Center, Lou Conte Dance Studio in Chicago,
and Steps in New York City; The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. |
| Barry Finkel Dance Department.
Actor, dancer, singer, director, choreographer. Recent Broadway: High Society,
Side Show, Late Night Comic. Off-Broadway credits include: Pageant, Lust, and Have I Got
a Girl for You. Directed and/or choreographed for such companies as
Naked Angels Theatre Company, AMAS Rep, the John Houseman Theatre,
Maine State Theatre, Cherry County Playhouse in Michigan, and the Walnut
Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Also performed regionally, internationally,
and in films and commercials. Training: Temple University, The American
Musical and Dramatic Academy. Member AEA, AGVA, SAG, SSD & C. |
| Katie Glasner Dance Department.
Principal dancer with Twyla Tharp Dance from 1977 through 1986. Twyla created
roles in The Catherine Wheel and When We Were Very Young for Ms. Glasner.
Appeared in the films Hair and Amadeus and on Broadway in Singin'in the
Rain. Teaching experience: Princeton Ballet School, Rutgers, Penn State, Wesleyan,
New York University, and Barnard. Training: B.A., cum laude, Columbia University. Additional study: North Carolina School of the Arts. |
| Michele Hart Dance Department.
Dancer, performer, choreographer. Performed in My Fair Lady and The King
& I at North Carolina State Theatre (Artistic Director, Terrance Mann).
Performed in Hello, Dolly! under the direction of Lee Roy Reams in the Paris
company. Toured nationally in A Chorus Line, Ziegfeld .. A Night at the Follies,
My One & Only, and Anything Goes. Choreographed regionally Kiss me Kate, lolanthe, and
Little Mary Sunshine, as well as the 1987 and 1988 Miss South Carolina
Pageants. Teaching experience: Furman University and Greenville Ballet
School. B.A., Dance Education, Furman University. Further training
in N.Y.C. in dance and voice. |
| Billy Johnstone Dance Department.
Performer, director. Appeared on Broadway in the record-breaking company
of Cats. National tours include Mungojerrie in Cats and Paul in A Chorus Line (Europe).
Assistant choreographer/dance captain in various companies of A Chorus Line
including New York University, Towson State Uni versity, and the Jupiter
Theatre in Florida. Regional credits include: Sacramento Light Opera's
West Side Story. Director/choreographer credits include: West Side Story
and the world premiere of Megillah (Norma Terris Theatre/Goodspeed).
Training: Boston Conservatory of Music. Member: AEA |
| Cynthia Khoury Dance Department.
Actress, singer, dancer. Toured nationally and internationally with West
Side Story, A Chorus Line, and Evita and performed in regional theatre, television, film, and
industrials. Works as a director and choreographer in N.Y.C. and regionally.
Training: M.A., Directing, Baylor University; B.F.A., Dance, University
of Texas. Certified Pilates instructor. Member: AEA, AFTRA. |
| Cynthia Murray Dance Department.
Actress, singer, dancer, choreographer. Regional credits include: West
Side Story, 42nd Street, Me and my Girl, ...Forum, and Cinderella (national tour).
Performed throughout the Los Angeles and Las Vegas areas with various dance companies.
Training: The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Further studies
with Joe Tremaine, Dean Barlow, and the Joffrey Ballet. |
Lars Rosager Dance Department.
Choreographer, dancer. Choreographed for Dance Theatre Workshop, Bay Street
Theatre, American Ballroom Theatre, The New York Drama League, regional
theatre, industrials, and benefits. Directed and/or choreographed productions
of Sweet Charity, Anything Goes, and 42nd Street, among others.
Appeared on Broadway in the original cast of 42nd Street, directed
by Gower Champion; the revival of Cabaret, directed by Harold Prince; and
with the American Dance Machine. Television specials include In Performance
at the White House, The Best of Broadway, and Showstoppers. Teaching experience:
New York University, Circle in the
Square, Steps on Broadway, and master classes throughout the tri-state
area. Training: Los Angeles with Roland Dupree and Stanley Holden; San
Francisco with Richard Gibson; New York with David Howard, Lee Theodore,
and Michael Owens. |
| Cynthia Thole Dance Department.
Dancer, singer, director, choreographer. Broadway credits include: A Christmas
Carol, My Fair Lady, Nick & Nora, Meet me in St. Louis, Me & my
Girl, Singin'in the Rain, and 42nd Street. National tours include: 42nd Street, Oklahoma!,
and Sugar Babies. Regional credits: Director/choreographer for Quilters,
Annie Get Your Gun, 42nd Street, Me & my Girl, and The Pirates
of Penzance. Training: B.A., Butler University. Additional training: Charlie
Kakatsakis, Jack Lee, Houston Ballet. |
| Leigh Webster Dance Department.
Dancer, singer, actor. Performed on Broadway in Cats as Cassandra and dance
captain for Broadway company and national tour. Performed in the bus, truck, and international
companies of A Chorus Line; also played Sheila in the European tour.
Other credits include: Pippin, South Pacific, Oliver, and Roar of the
Greasepaint. Film credits include: Pennies from Heaven, Herbert Ross (dir);
Rented Lips, Robert Downey (dir); One from the Heart, Francis Ford Coppola
(dir); Fast Forward, Sidney Poitier (dir); and Girls Just Want to Have
Fun. Television: the 1993 Tony Awards. Training: Orange Coast College,
private studios, company work. |
| Christopher Wells Dance Department.
Dancer, actor. Played Gerry in Dancing at Lughnasa and Professor Harold
Hill in The Music Man. Broadway credits: Crazy for You, Harrigan 'n'Hart, Teddy and Alice
and George Abbott's Broadway. Off-Broadway credits: played Harvey in the
revival of The Coconuts, created leading roles in David Ives'Ancient History
and Phillip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread; stood by for David Garrison in
I Do! I Do! Regional credits include: Young Jack in the world
premiere of The Snow Ball (Hartford Stage and the Old Globe), Frank
N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Manus
in Brian Friel's Translations ( Trinity Rep.), Arthur in Arthur: The Musical
(Goodspeed at Chester), Captain Billy in My One & Only (ArtPark), directed
by William Wesbrooks. Television credits: co-starred in the movie For Lovers
Only and appeared on "One Life to Live" and "Search for Tomorrow." |
 Harry Woolever Chair, Dance
Department. Choreographer, director, dancer, performer. Appeared
in the Broadway production of My Fair Lady. Re-staged and directed How to Succeed... and
The Sound of Music in Brazil and Israel. Restaged two productions of My Fair Lady at New York
City Center. Staged and directed eleven Madison Square Garden ice shows
televised by ABC and CBS. Broadway, television, concert, and cabaret dancer.
Assistant to Hanya Holm. Choreographed Off-Broadway, concerts, night clubs,
and art films. Teaching experience: The International School of Dance,
Carnegie Hall, Hanya Holm School of Dance, conventions for D.M.A., D.E.A.,
and Universities of Bonn, Cologne, and Muenster in Germany. AMDA
faculty since its founding in 1964. Training: B.A., The Pennsylvania State
University. Additional study: New York University, Fry-Lyon Studio, Hanya
Holm, American Ballet Theatre School, Edward Caton-Valentina Perejaslavec. Member: AEA.. |
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