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1940's
Maryellen J. Rounds '49 (Music): Maryellen volunteers at the Pasadena Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pasadena , FL where she plays piano. She may soon be forced to give it up, however, due to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. She does plan to continue volunteering at the Center in another way, if that occurs. She wishes “Good luck to all of you young graduates of the Boston Conservatory! You have been given a great gift with your music. Cherish it!”
1960's
Wilma Hernandez Tripodi '66 (Musical Theater): Wilma and her husband, John, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this year. They met 44 years ago at the Back Bay Pharmacy while they were both students. They moved to the northern neck of Virginia where they own a restaurant in Kilmarnock . Wilma plans on joining the local community theater.
Clifford M. Weeks '63 '75 (Music): Clifford is now working part time as the City Music Faculty Outreach Coordinator for Berklee College of Music.
1970's
John H. McGirr '70 (Music): Jack is presently performing with his Brass Quintet, Celestial Brass, in central New York state. The group is playing concerts, church services and parties.
Susan Dorchin '72 (Music): Susan is currently teaching voice at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton , Florida where she obtained her M.M. in 2004. She also writes and hosts an opera radio show on a local NPR station.
Gay Nardone '74 '91 (Dance): Gay is now a full professor at the University of New Hampshire in the Department of Theater and Dance.
Clifford M. Weeks '63 '75 (Music): Clifford is now working part time as the City Music Faculty Outreach Coordinator for Berklee College of Music.
Karen Peterson Corash '76 (Dance): Karen's dance company, Karen Peterson & Dancers, presented The Florida Tour Project in April of 2007, which toured Florida and featured three pieces: The History of American Modern Dance , Doris Humphrey's Variations and Conclusions from NEW DANCE (1935 ), and Street and Alleys (2006) . An excerpt from Street and Alleys was performed at Celebration 2007 at the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts in December of 2007 in Miami , FL.
Domenic Pallaria '76 (Music): After 36 years of Teaching (30 at the White Mountains Regional High School in Northern NH) Domenic and his wife Donna are now retired. They spend their time enjoying their 6 grandchildren, traveling, and at family gatherings.
Gerard F. Alessandrini '77 (Musical Theater): Gerard's latest edition of Forbidden Broadway , Forbidden Broadway Special Edition: The Roast of Utopia debuted on June 13, 2007.
Richard McIntyre '77 (Music): Richard is pursuing his doctorate in composition at Temple University . His set of four songs for tenor and piano was recently performed at Tufts University by John MacDonald (piano) and Conservatory voice faculty member Thomas Gregg.
Karen Murphy '77 (Musical Theater): Karen appeared in A Night of Operetta at the Town Hall in NYC, and as Mud Donohue in Mud Donahue And Son at the New York Theater Festival.
Lisa Orlando '77 (Dance): Lisa was recently nominated for a news Emmy for her work editing the piece The Unauthorized History of Video Games for CNBC. Lisa also enrolled in the Swedish Institute's Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Graduate program.
David W. Fuller '74 '78 (Music): David has been the Coordinator of Liturgical Music at St. Anselm Church in Chesterland, OH since December, 2001 and completed a composition of a mass for them. He has also been the instructor of voice at The Fairmount Center for the Arts in Novelty, OH since February, 1995.
Chloe Webb '78 (Musical Theater): Chloe was acknowledged for her role as actress and co-writer in Forbidden Broadway where she played the roles of Angela Lansbury and Andrea McArdle (the original Annie). She is also noted for her big screen debut as Nancy Spungen in Sid and Nancy where she played opposite Gary Oldman. Additionally she played Danny DeVito's girlfriend in Twins and had a recurring role in the T.V. drama China Beach . Her other credits include an abduction victim in Ghost Busters 2 , playing opposite Debra Winder in Dangerous Woman , and a small role in Queens of Logic . In 1993 she played Mona Ramsey in Tales of the City and in 2005 was spotted guest starring in the T.V. shows House, Judging Amy, Two and a Half Men, and Medium.
1980's
Cheryl L. Opperman '80 (Dance): Cheryl is a founding director at Green Street Studios where she continues to teach modern technique classes. In addition, she is a program associate at New England Foundation for the Arts in the National Dance Project.
Jane Beck '81 (Dance): Jane is the Dance Director at the UB Kinsey School of the Arts in West Palm Beach , FL. She was named Who's Who of American Women in 2007 and Who's Who in America in 2008.
John E. Godoy '82 (Music): John was appointed principal timpanist for the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra in October, 2007.
Jack Kessler '83 (Music): Jack and his wife, Marcia Prager, national leaders in the Jewish Renewal Movement were in Madison, WI in November of 2007 to lead a series of Shabbaton events. Both are leaders in ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal.
Edward L. Korbich '83 (Musical Theater): Eddie played Joe Malarkey in Face The Music , an Encores! Production directed by John Rando in NYC. He also had the lead in a new musical, Top of the Heap at the New York Music Festival. He is currently performing as Scuttle the Seagull in Disney's The Little Mermaid on Broadway.
Gamalia Pharms '83 (Musical Theater): Gamalia is playing the role of Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast at The Wheelock Family Theatre.
Ovidio Vargas '83 (Musical Theater): Ovi is the Artistic Director of the Glove Theatre in Gloversville , NY . Their Summer Season consisted of Urinetown, Baby, Buddy, High School Musical and the premiere of Red Hook.
Melissa Schwartz Greenberg '84 (Musical Theater): Missy has lived in Chicago for the past 18 years and has raised two wonderful children, Adam, 18 and Rachael, 16. She has stayed active in the theater either performing or producing on the North Shore or in the city. She is the Suburban Coordinator for Season of Concern, which is Chicago 's version of Broadway Cares. She is an associate for The Broadway Dreams Foundation, assisting in Broadway Bootcamps for musical theater and dance held all over the country. She is the Special Events Coordinator for the Wilmette Theatre and an assistant to theater producer Stuart Oken, of Elephant Eye Theatricals.
Timothy Bennett '85 (Musical Theater): Tim recently directed a reading of a new musical called Big Fat Cat in NYC. The reading starred Bruce Vilanch, Christiane Noll, Burke Moses and Annaleigh Ashford. The music was composed by Brian Feinstein. During the summer of 2007, Tim was the associate director of a concert version of Carousel with the Boston Pops at Tanglewood.
John G. Freedson (Musical Theater)*: John produced the latest edition of Forbidden Broadway , Forbidden Broadway Special Edition: The Roast of Utopia which opened June 13, 2007. The show was also performed with the Detroit Symphony.
Anne L. Nathan '85 (Musical Theater): Anne held several roles in Sunday in the Park with George on Broadway in the Roundabout revival with 10 people. She was also in Baby Mama , a film starring Tina Fey, and a guest star on Law & Order: Criminal Intent . Anne also was in the Ken Ludwig adaptation of An American in Paris at The Alley Theatre in Houston .
Cantor Jacqueline L. Shuchat-Marx '85 (Music): Cantor Jacqueline Shuchat-Marx and Mark Shuchat-Marx joyfully announce the adoption of their daughter Miriam Xiao-Ling Leora. She was born in Sanya, Hainan Province , China on December 27, 2002 and her parents brought her home on December 15, 2007. She joins her parents, brother Harry, and two cats in Manalapan , NJ .
Angela Hall '86 (Musical Theater): Angela recently performed a Gospel Concert at Mt. Moriah A.M.E. Church . The concert was also recorded live.
Karen Oster '86 (Musical Theater): Karen is currently the Chair of Performing Arts at Middlesex Community College in Bedford and Lowell , MA . She is living in New Hampshire with her partner and four amazingly beautiful children.
Duncan M. Rogers '87 (Musical Theater): Duncan wrote and directed the short film Bust starring Dan Lauria for the Big Island Film Festival. He also wrote and directed The Reader , a short film starring Elizabeth Franz for Freshwater Films and the DaReel International Festival in Australia . He is currently working on The Ables House is Green for the Garden State Festival in NJ, and Bluff , his latest short film in production.
David Benoit '88 (Musical Theater): David played Nicky/Trekkie Monster/Bear in Avenue Q on Broadway, and also appeared in the First Class National Tour of All Shook Up!.
Kevin McGlynn '88 (Musical Theater): Kevin is playing a lead in the Chicago and Reno productions of Forbidden Broadway . He is also performing in the First Class National Tour of All Shook Up! .
Henry Enrique Menendez '88 (Musical Theater): Henry sang with the Men's Chorus of NYC under Director Joanna Gleason at Carnegie Hall.
Thomas Oesterling '88 (Music): Thomas performed as a tenor in the chorus in Boston Lyric Opera's 2007 performance of La Boheme .
1990's
Diane Cushing '90 (Music): Diane is the Nashua Symphony Association's director of choral activities.
Lisa Lockhart '90 (Music): Lisa recently reunited with fellow Boston Conservatory Alumnus Kostis Protopapas '95 during the 2007 Tulsa Opera production of Porgy & Bess. Lisa covered Bess and sang Bess and Serena for the Outreach Program, which Kostis directed. Lisa working with Kostis to be a wonderful experience.
Maeve McGrath '90 (Musical Theater): Maeve has been working at The Walt Disney Company in Burbank , CA since 2000. She got married on August 31, 2007 and works as both a singing and dialect coach for theaters in Simi Valley , North Hollywood and Los Angeles , in addition to performing. She is also finishing writing a play, which will (hopefully!) premiere next year.
Scott M. Elliott '91 (Dance): Scott is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of The New Group in NYC. He is a producer of Avenue Q on Broadway and a 2007 Drama Desk Nominee for Outstanding Play for The Accomplice.
Gay Nardone '74 '91 (Dance): Gay is now a full professor at the University of New Hampshire in the Department of Theater and Dance.
Michael J. Susko '91 (Musical Theater): Michael is the choreographer for New Bedford Festival Theatre's production of 42nd Street .
Andrea J. Buchanan '92 (Music): Andrea's book, The Daring Book for Girls , reached number 4 on the New York Times Best Seller List.
Adam Dannheisser '92 (Musical Theater): Adam appeared in Cymbeline, Directed by Mark Lamos, as well as The Coast of Utopia: Part-Two Shipwreck as Karl Marx, both at Lincoln Center on Broadway.
Andrew Giordano '92 (Musical Theater): Andrew performed a lead role in See What I Wanna See with the Lyric Stage Company of Boston . He also played a lead role in The World Goes Round at Worcester Foothills Theatre.
Katherine Pecevich '92 (Musical Theater): Katherine played multiple roles in Annie at Madison Square Garden in NYC.
Jennifer Simard '92 (Musical Theater): Jennifer was in Christmas in July with Artists Striving to End Poverty.
Noah B. Racey '93 (Musical Theater): Noah played Bobby Pepper in C urtains in Broadway & LA, Directed by Scott Ellis, with David Hyde Pierce and Debra Monk. He is the Writer/Director/choreographer of All Singin' All Dancin'!! at the Town Hall in NYC with Jack Noseworthy, Julia Murney, and Karen Ziemba. Noah was also the Associate Director of High School Musical at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta .
Kevin P. Albert '94 (Musical Theater): Kevin is performing in an upcoming off-Broadway production of The Crucible in NYC.
Ellen Domingo '94 (Musical Theater): Ellen appeared as a lead vocalist in the Broadway at Good Theater Holiday Show, which opened Dec. 6, 2007 at the St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center in St. Lawrence , ME.
Laura Duncan '94(Musical Theater): Laura performed the role of Christin Colgate in the First Class Tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Tom Hewitt and D. B. Bonds. She also participated in three workshops at the Boston Conservatory.
Sandra Piques Eddy '94 (Musical Theater): Sandra is playing Isabella in The Italian Girl in Algiers at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver , BC , and was featured in an article in The Vancouver Province .
Kirsten L. McKinney '94 (Musical Theater): Kirsten is a principal dancer at Sokolow Dance Foundation. She is also a faculty member and choreographer at Walnut Hill School .
Jennifer L. Zimmerman '94 (Musical Theater): Jennifer is performing in Beehive at The Cape Playhouse in Cape Cod .
Joseph Machota '95 (Musical Theater): Joe is the Head of the Theater Division at CAA Talent Agency.
Kostis Protopapas '95 (Music): Kostis is the new interim Artistic Director for Tulsa Opera. Kostis joined Tulsa Opera in 2001 and has served as the associate conductor and chorus master. In addition to his new duties with Tulsa Opera, Kostis has also been serving as Assistant Conductor with the Los Angeles Opera since 2004.
Jennifer Shrader '95 (Musical Theater): Jennifer plays Babette in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway.
Carlos Carreras '96 (Musical Theater): Carlos heads the Latin Division at United Talent Agency in Los Angeles . He was the Hollywood Reporter selection as one of the Entertainment Industry's Most Powerful Latino's. He was also the Imagen Foundation's selection as one of the Most Powerful & Influential Latino's in Hollywood .
Andrew DeCorleto '96 (Musical Theater): Drew is the Artistic Director of Brokenwatch Theatre Company. In addition, he is currently directing Never Tell at Michael Weller Theater. He is also directing Dibble Does Christmas with Stephen Brumble and Barrett Hall.
Michelle Pereira '96 (Musical Theater): Michelle released a CD, called La Grima , of FADO music from Portugal . She is performing in clubs in Portugal to promote the album.
Keesha Fleth Sharp '96 (Musical Theater): Keesha has a Recurring Role on the TV show Girlfriends as Monica. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 39th Annual NAACP Image Awards. She also appeared in the film Why Did I Get Married? as Pam with Tyler Perry, Sharon Leal, and Janet Jackson.
Abraham Sylvia '96 (Musical Theater): Abe is the writer and director of Dirty Girl , a film with Darko Entertainment/Killer Films. He also holds a UCLA masters degree in Film.
Amanda Yesnowitz '96 (Musical Theater): Amanda is a faculty member at New York University . She has also had an extensive career as a lyricist, and has been a Jonathan Larsen Winner, Drama Guild Fellow, and an Artist in Residence at the Hangar Theatre. She was also a lyricist in By the Numbers , music by Brian Feinstein, at a reading with Chip Zien and Liz Larsen at the Players Theatre in NYC, as well as Beau Geste with music by Brad Ross, an original musical about Pierre L'Enfant, and sang in No Looking Back with the Boston Pops, with Keith Lockhart, Conductor.
Craig Gartner '97 (Musical Theater): Craig is an agent at Endeavor Talent Agency, and he represents Amy Adams, Alice Braga, Brittany Murphy, Cheyenne Jackson, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, America Ferrera, Lili Taylor, Michael Vartan and others.
Andrew Sarich '97 (Musical Theater): Drew has held roles such as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables on Broadway (also Javert, Enjolras), a leading role in Frankenstein at The Papermill Playhouse, in Milburn , NJ , and was the lead singer/song writer for International Victim , an Indie and Alternative Punk album.
Jasper Grant '98 (Musical Theater): Jasper is the musical director of the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina's production of Fiddler on the Roof.
Michael McGurk '98 (Musical Theater): Michael played Action in Barrington Stage Company's production of West Side Story with director Julianne Boyd.
Anthony Speciale, II '98 (Musical Theater): Tony will graduate from Columbia University with a BFA in directing in May of 2008. Tony will also be directing his thesis production of The Tamer Tamed at the Classical Stage Company with The Young Company in February, 2008.
Aemelia B.M. Teguh '98 (Music): After a seven-year absence from the Indonesian classical music scene, Aemilia performed Dec. 7, 2007 at the Yamaha Music Hall in Jakarta . Aemilia is in the process of completing her doctorate of musical arts degree at Arizona State University , Tempe , AZ under the guidance of Brazilian pianist Ciao Pagano.
Miki Arima '99 (Musical Theater): Miki is performing with Cocoro Co, a touring Gospel Group from Tokyo , Japan .
Karen Marie Burger '99 (Music): Karen was engaged to Peter David Horn in December of 2007. She is the casting manager for Sight & Sound Theatres in Pennsylvania .
Kelly Corcoran '99 (Music): Kelly is the new Assistant Conductor of the Nashville Symphony. She works regularly with Music Advisor, Leonard Slatkin and conducts a variety of programs. She received an Honorable Mention for the Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship, Kelly will conduct the Bournemouth Symphony in January 2008 and study with Martin Alsop.
Booth Daniels '99 (Musical Theater): Booth performed in Patrick Frankfort's cabaret, Unconventional, a Cabaret at Don't Tell Mama in NYC.
Patrick Frankfort '99 (Musical Theater): Patrick performed in Laughing Matter...Too at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota . He also performs with City Hall Comedy and improvisational group in NYC. Additionally, he composed Unconventional, a Cabaret at Don't Tell Mama in NYC.
Chad Kimball '99 (Musical Theater): Chad performed in The Upright Cabaret in The Viceroy Hotel in Palm Springs , FL in December 2007.
2000's
Christopher Carfizzi '00 (Musical Theater): Chris is playing a supporting role in the Off-Broadway production of Yank, The Musical with the Gallery Players.
Erin Davie '00 (Musical Theater): Erin played Eve in Applause by Encore Productions with Christine Ebersole at the City Center in NYC.
Sherrill Gow '00 (Musical Theater): Sherrill moved to London after graduation and immediately began working as an assistant director on off-West End and fringe theater productions. In 2005 she co-founded Occam's Razor Theatre Company with fellow Boston Conservatory graduate Kristina Nilles '00. They have produced four productions in London 's Off-West End. At the beginning of 2007 Sherrill was appointed Associate Director of the King's Head Theatre, where she has worked both as a director and assistant director. She is currently working on the U.K. premiere of the award-winning Canadian play Cherry Docs to be performed at the King's Head Theatre next year.
Edward Juvier '00 (Musical Theater): Edward is directing Always...Patsy Cline at Forestburgh Playhouse in NY.
Kristina Nilles '00 (Musical Theater): Kristina is the Education Officer at The Birdwell Theatre in London , England .
Bridget Beirne '01 (Musical Theater): Bridget is playing a lead in Beehive at The Cape Playhouse in Brewster , MA . She is also playing the role of Lucille Frank in Parade at Speakeasy Theatre in Boston and the role of Eliza in My Fair Lady at Fiddlehead Playhouse. Bridget played Maxene in the Worcester Foothills Theatre Company production of Sisters of Swing: The Story of The Andrews Sisters in January 2008.
Jacqueline Colmer '01 (Musical Theater): J ackie played Anita in West Side Story with the Barrington Stage Co. in Pittsfield , MA .
Andre Diniz '01 (Musical Theater): Andre is the director and choreographer for the production of South Pacific at Starlight Theatre in Orlando , FL. He also directed and authored The Binary Stars which was performed at Fringe Festival and was the choreographer for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Osceola Center for the Arts. Additionally he was an understudy for Florida Studio Theatre's production of Altar Boyz and performed in Can-Can, Hercules and Evita and played the role of Lefou in Beauty and the Beast and Henry in Brilliant Traces .
Suzanne Fiore '01 (Musical Theater): Suzanne performed in the cabarets, Live At The Metropolitan Room and Reunion in NYC. She received a MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) nomination for Best Female debut in 2006. She also completed a 100 mile bike ride for the MS Foundation.
Alissa-Nicole Koblentz '01 (Musical Theater): Alissa-Nichole is currently playing The Recluse in the Hunchback of Notre Dame in North Hollywood , CA . She will appear next as Lizzie Lizzard in The Boychick Affair (The Bar Mitzvah of Harry Boychick), from the creators of Tina & Tony's Wedding , at the Hayworth Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles.
Benjie Randall '01 (Musical Theater): Benjie is performing in the ensemble of the production Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at the Theatre Under the Stars, North Shore Music Theatre and the Paper Mill Playhouse. Benjie was awarded Best Actor in a Broadway-scale Musical Production 2007 by the Denver Post.
Ellen Zolezzi '01 (Musical Theater): Ellen performed the role of Bird Girl in the Off-Broadway production of Seussical at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in NYC.
Elizabeth Broadhurst '02 (Musical Theater): Elizabeth played Lilly in Annie at Madison Square Garden in NYC.
John Michael Dias '02 (Musical Theater): John appeared in Bright Lights: A Concert Series, featuring the music of Michael Wartofsky at the Triad Theatre in NYC.
Adam Hetrick '02 (Musical Theater): Adam writes and critiques for Playbill.Com.
Jason William Jurman '02 (Musical Theater): Jason appears as Spense in Couger Club, a Film with Joe Montegna, Faye Dunaway, and Carrie Fisher (due out in Spring 2008).
Constantine Maroulis '02 (Musical Theater): Constantine composed and wrote his latest single called “Everybody Loves” and appeared in the Idol Buzz Sessions on Yahoo TV.
DeMond B. Nason '02 (Musical Theater): DeMond is playing multiple roles in the Off-Brodway production of Walmartopia .
Sandy HuiJu Yang '02 (Music): Sandy is teaching piano at External College and at her own private studio in Taipei , Taiwan . She played in a charity concert on December 16, 2007 with another Alumna Hsin-Yu Yang '00 as part of a string quartet in Eslite Hall.
Amanda Crabb '03 (Musical Theater): Amanda is an Instructor of Voice and Coaching at Brigham Young University in Utah .
Heather Diaforli-Day '03 (Musical Theater): Heather married Paul Day in July 2005 and is now living in New Jersey . They recently had twins, Audra and Vincent, on August 23, 2007. Heather is currently teaching voice lessons and performing locally while staying home to take care of the babies.
Ashley Linton '03 (Musical Theater): Ashley was a swing in the First Class National Tour of Wicked , and appeared in The Grinch That Stole Christmas in San Diego. She was also in the film Dream Out Loud with Val Kilmer and Matthew Modine.
Elena Gutierrez Milnes '03 (Musical Theater): Elena performed the role of Morales in A Chorus Line at Northern Stage in Vermont .
Katherine Paul '03 (Musical Theater): Kate is the Psychology Intern at New College Community Clinic in San Francisco .
Matthew Price '03 (Musical Theater): Matthew was an ensemble member in Gypsy starring Patty LuPone on Broadway.
Brett Schrier '03 (Musical Theater): Brett directed Northern Stage's production of A Chorus Line.
Erin Tchoukaleff '03 (Musical Theater): Erin was cast in The Mystery of Edwin Drood with SpeakEasy Stage.
Peter Bellomo '04 (Music): Peter performed as a tenor in the chorus of Boston Lyric Opera's 2007 production of La Boheme.
Allison Blackwell '04 (Musical Theater): Allison appeared in The Three Musketeers at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly , MA .
Katie Campbell '04 (Musical Theater): Katie performed in the cabaret With a Little Help From My Friends at The Duplex Cabaret Theatre in NYC.
Evan Crothers '04 (Musical Theater): Evan continues to work for Bernard Telsey Casting where he recently worked as a casting assistant for the film Across the Universe . He also works as an agent for The Model Club Agency.
Joshua Grisetti '04 (Musical Theater): Josh played Pinocchio in a reading of Disney's Shrek, The Musical , and the lead (Carl Reiner role) in So Long 174 th Street at the York Theatre, NYC. He also participated in a workshop at the Boston Conservatory.
Lauri Jones '04 (Musical Theater): Lauri released a self titled CD available at CDBABY.com.
Austin Lesch '04 (Musical Theater): Austin is playing multiple roles in Parade with Speakeasy Theatre Company.
Joseph Mason '04 (Musical Theater): Joe is a teacher at the North Shore Music Theatre Academy .
Kasey Marino '04 (Musical Theater): Kasey is appearing in Hairspray on Broadway as the Corny Collins cover/ensemble. He also appeared as the lead in Smokey Joe's Café at the Sacramento Music Theatre, a Swing in Godspell at the Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ. He released a CD written and produced by Jonathan Gealt.
Shannon Plumstead '04 (Dance): Shannon has been dancing with Ballet Deviare and choreographing with them since graduation.
Alicia Russell '04 (Music): After graduation, Alicia received a Graduate Assistantship at Northern Illinois University . In 2006, she received a Master of Music in Performance with K-12 Teaching Certification. Alicia has been playing in the Army Band since January 2007 and is currently stationed at Fort Jackson .
Alysha Umphress '04 (Musical Theater): Alysha was a cover in the Off Broadway production of Make Me a Song – The Music of William Finn.
Anne Wellington '04 (Dance): Anne currently owns a Wellness Studio (www.bellabelliesstudio.com), which offers Pilates, gyrotonic, personal training, yoga and nutrition counseling. She is working on her second DVD with Maternal Fitness, Postnatal Pilates and just finished shooting the Prenatal Pilates DVD. In the meantime she is pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
Adam Armstrong '05 (Musical Theater): Adam appeared in The History Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre in LA.
Michael Aurit '05 (Musical Theater): Michael is the creator and a lead in Rockin' & Swingin' at Desert Stages in Arizona .
Adam Berry '05 (Musical Theater): Adam performed in The Black Monk at the New Rep Staged Reading Series in Watertown , MA .
Darla Cardwell '05 (Musical Theater): Darla created and performed in an MSN Video for Microsoft in Seattle .
Bridie Carroll '05 (Musical Theater): Bridie is performing in High School Musical at North Shore Music Theatre.
Kalynn Dodge '05 (Musical Theater): Kalynn is performing six shows with Jean Ann Ryan Production Cruise Ship in the Caribbean and Mexico .
Michael Fasano '05 (Musical Theater): Michael appeared in the tours of Jesus Christ Superstar and Fishface .
Jonathan Gealt '05 (Musical Theater): Jonathan just completed composing and producing his demo CD titled Forward with Shoshana Bean, Lauren Kennedy, Kelli O'Hara, Michael Arden, Liz Calloway, Adam Armstrong, Eric Imhoff, Kasey Marino, and Bridie Carroll.
Kala Maxym '05 (Music): Kala is leaving for Europe at the end of February to tour Europe for seven months with Diva Opera. It is a company based out of London . She will perform the roles of Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro , Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel and Leoena in La belle Hélène . The company will tour throughout the UK , Switzerland and France .
Brendan McNab '05 (Musical Theater): Brendan performed the role of Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady in Fiddlehead, MA. He also played a lead role in See What I Wanna See with the Lyric Stage Co. in Boston .
Matthew Owen '05 (Musical Theater): Matt is performing the role of Older Patrick in Mame at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle .
Michelle Petrucci '05 (Musical Theater): Michelle is currently performing in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Theatre by the Sea in Rhode Island .
Jessica Poisson '05 (Music): Jessica recently left Northwestern Mutual to become an Account Executive for United Healthcare. She is enjoying her new job a great deal. She still sings for pleasure and enjoys it as a hobby without the stress and pressure of auditions and performances.
Adina Verson '05 (Musical Theater): Adina is performing a lead role in The All Night Strut! at Bristol Valley Theatre. She is also running a half marathon with Team in Training, raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Pius K. Cheung '06 (Music): Pius won first prize in the prestigious Young Concert Artists auditions. YCA has helped launch the careers of more than 100 important musicians of our time. The complete list of winners can be found at http://www.yca.org/auditions/index.html.
Saum Eskandani '06 (Musical Theater): Saum is playing the role of Duncan in the Off-Broadway production of Idol, The Musical.
Ms. Jillian Giacchi '06 (Musical Theater): Jillian will be playing the role of Alex in the Off-Broadway production of Idol, The Musical . She also continues to perform the role of Elphaba in Tokyo Disney's production of Wicked.
Eric Imhoff '06 (Musical Theater): Eric is currently playing the part of Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz at the Atlanta Theater of the Stars.
Jesse Kissel '06 (Musical Theater): Jesse is currently an adjunct faculty, showcase music director and music director for the summer program at Marymount Manhattan College .
Veronica Kuehn '06 (Musical Theater): Veronica played Ali in Mamma Mia on Broadway, and appeared in I Married Wyatt Earp , a Staged Reading at Players' Loft in NYC with Tovah Fuldshuh, Cass Morgan, and Marla Schaffel.
Michael Mosallam '06 (Musical Theater): Mike is performing his work, Muslim, The Musical in Washington DC . He is also directing and co-producing the First Annual Arab-American Comedy Festival in Michigan .
Fumito Nunoya '03 '06 (Music): Fumito performed in concert with Mana Washio at the Amazing Things Art Center in December.
Markus Placci '04 '06 (Music): Recently Markus performed as a soloist with the Orchestre Mediterranée in France . He received an honorary one month stay in Brahms' House. He is part of the Fortuna Piano Trio that performed in a master class at the Academy of Villecroze in France with Emanuel Ax. The group was the winner of the 2007 master class series and the prize consisted of a scholarship and a CD recording. Markus will next go on a South American Tour to Argentina , Uruguay , Brasil and Chile . He will perform the Cervello Concerto with the Barcelona Symphony with conductor Antoni Ros Marba in January 2009. This will be followed by a Spain Recital Tour with fellow Alumna and pianist, Roxanna Bajdechi '04 '06. Markus will give his solo debut in the Milan Teatro dal Verme in Kurt Weill's Violin Concerto with Orchestra under the baton of Hansjorg Schellenberger. He also has recitals planned at the historic Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna in Mozart Hall and with the Contemporary Music Season of Musica Insieme in Italy . He was also recently featured as a young emerging artist in an article in the Italian magazine Suonare.
Natalie L. Polito '06 (Music): Natalie played Violetta in La Traviata with the South Shore Conservatory and received wonderful reviews for her performance.
Laura Pugliese '06 (Musical Theater): Laura is currently performing in the ensemble of the Chicago production of Wicked.
Ravi Roth '06 (Musical Theater): Ravi is playing Abraham in the First Class National Tour of Altar Boyz.
Rebecca Strimaitis '06 (Musical Theater): Rebecca is playing Laurey in Oklahoma ! at New Theatre in Kansas City . She is also playing Alice/Belle in A Christmas Carol at Westport Country Playhouse.
Daniel B. Williams '06 (Musical Theater): Daniel is performing in Un Ballo in Maschera at the Boston Lyric Opera. He is also performing in Diary of One Who Vanished and Signor Deluso with Intermezzo Opera.
Erin Willis '06 (Musical Theater): Erin is performing in the First Class National Tour of My Fair Lady.
Rachel Bertone '07 (Dance): Rachel is currently performing with Prometheus Dance. In January she performed with them at the Joyce SoHo Theater in NYC.
William Blum '07 (Musical Theater): William is playing Horton in the West Coast Tour of Seussical.
Paul G. D'Agostino '07 (Musical Theater): Paul appeared in the tour of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA and is currently a teacher at the North Shore Music Theatre Academy.
Charissa C. Denham '07 (Music): Charissa currently teaches music at The Paideia School (K-12) and at Trinity College . She is also the Dean of The Conservatory for the Arts at Tampa Bay .
John W. Gomez '07 (Music): John performed as a tenor in the chorus of Boston Lyric Opera's 2007 production of La Boheme.
Lydia J. Hall '07 (Music): Lydia recently performed in Amahl & the Night Visitors . She is currently preparing to premiere a new chamber opera called Costumbrismo, or Khandiba Wars . The opera is about candy bar wars and she will portray a villainess along the lines of Dr. Frank N. Furter from the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Angessa Hughmanick '07 (Dance): During the holidays, Angessa performed in Not the Nutcracker at Boston University and A Dancer's Christmas at Boston College with the Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble.
Leah Joseph '07 (Musical Theater): Leah is performing in The Winter's Tale Project at the NY Fringe Festival.
Adam Levinskas '07 (Musical Theater): Adam will perform in Naughty Marietta in The Musicals Tonight Series at the McGinn/Cazale Theater in NYC.
Ana Nogueira '07 (Musical Theater): Ana is playing the role of Julie in The Boy in the Bathroom at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in NYC.
Allyson Pace '07 (Musical Theater): Allyson is in Roxy Regional Theatre's production of Faery Tales. She just moved to New York City and made her NYC debut this holiday season with PST's A Christmas Carol .
Stephanie Proulx '07 (Dance): Stephanie is dancing under contract with Walt Disney World Company.
Chelsea Morgan Stock '07 (Musical Theater): Chelsea is now appearing in the original Broadway production of The Little Mermaid , which previewed in Denver last summer before opening in previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in NYC in November. The official Broadway opening was January 10, 2008. Chelsea is in the ensemble, playing Mersister Andrina, one of the tapping gulls, and other parts. She is also understudy for Ariel.
Kristen O. Sweeney '07 (Musical Theater): Kristen performed in Carousel, The Mikado and Oliver at the Cumberland Playhouse in Tennessee . She also performed in Parade at Speakeasy Theatre.
Sasha Weiss '07 (Musical Theater): Sasha is singing in the concert version of Jerry Springer, The Opera at Carnegie Hall in NYC. She is also performing in I and Albert at the York Theatre in NYC.
Ryan T. Wood '07 (Musical Theater): Ryan performed in Twelfth Night in Los Angeles .
Sarah C. Ziegler '07 (Musical Theater): Sarah performed in the new musical, The Black Monk at the New Rep Staged Series.
Andrea Burns* (Musical Theater): Andrea is the Belle Cover for Beauty and the Beast on Broadway.
Kathleen Cirioli ** Kathleen has been the director of the Kathleen Academy of Dance in New Jersey since 1971. Her dancers performed in a holiday production in NYC in December. The dancers are part of the Kids on Tap Youth Tap Company at the Route 206 dance academy.
Michael Davidovich* (Musical Theater): Mike appeared in the tour of Sheltered at the Climb Theatre in Minnesota, as A-Rab in West Side Story , and as Sohovik in Damn Yankees at Seacoast Rep in NH.
Jacob Medich * (Musical Theater): Jacob appeared as the Beast in a production of Beauty and the Beast by Elkhart Civic Theatre at the ELCO Performing Arts Center in Elkhart, Michigan in August 2007.
Diana L. Venora* (Musical Theater): Diana is in The Ministers , a film with John Leguizamo and Harvey Keitel, due out in 2008. She also plays Mary in the 2008 film Childless with Barbara Hershey and Joe Montegna. She played Sarah Jane Levitt in an episode of Medium called “Very Merry Maggie”.
* = Associate Alum
**= Year of Graduation Unknown
If you've got any more exciting alumni news, we want to hear about it! Contact Angela Henstra '05 '06 at (617) 912-9204 or ahenstra@bostonconservatory.edu.
2007-08 Alumni In Memoriam
We are saddened to announce the loss of these valued Alumni.
Our thoughts are with their Families and Friends as we remember their vibrant spirits and many contributions to the world.
April M. Brown '77 (Music): April passed away in February 2007 due to breast cancer.
Vartan Haroutunian*: Varty, a retired jazz musician and recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, passed away on July 9, 2007.
Lorraine Kimball**: Lorraine passed away at the age of 94. Lorraine attended The Boston Conservatory during the 1930's.
Ramona Lucero '80 (Dance): Ramona Lucero, of Las Vegas , passed away Jan. 19, 2008. Ramona was from Sudbury , Mass. She came to Las Vegas to join the opening cast of Jubilee at Bally's. Ramona traveled extensively with the Las Vegas Convention Authority to many countries, including Japan , South Korea , Italy , England , Hungary and Mexico . After leaving Jubilee she was in the hospitality industry. Ramona was preceded in death by her beloved father, Richard; and is survived by her mother, Helen of Las Vegas; sister, Elena of Concord, Mass.; and her brother, Joseph of Las Vegas.
Tim Ray '84: Tim, a Broadway theatre publicist, died Oct. 25 in Providence , RI , at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center . The cause was kidney failure. He was 47. Tim began his career as an assistant to John Glines in the Glines Production offices. From there, he moved on to the Josh Ellis Office, one of the busier press hives of the late 1980s. He was an associate on such Broadway productions as Meet Me In St. Louis , Mail, The Spoils of War , the Vanessa Redgrave revival of Orpheus Descending, Lend Me A Tenor, Checkmates , the Dustin Hoffman production of The Merchant of Venice , and the national tour of The King and I starring Rudolf Nureyev and Liz Robertson. Tim is survived by his mother Cecelia Ray of West Warwick , RI , and two brothers, Brian and Michael Ray. In lieu of flowers, the Ray family asks that donations be made to the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center , 50 Maude Street , Providence , RI 02908 .
Dorthy Salem*: Dorthy passed away peacefully on October 14, 2007. Over the course of her lifetime, Dorthy taught dance in Worcester and Milford . She was also a member of the Rockettes and performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York .
Catherine Sivilli*: Catherine passed away on September 7, 2007. She was a creative teacher who was devoted to teaching children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Thommie Walsh '72 (Dance): June 16, 2007. Thommie Walsh '72, a Tony-winning choreographer who was in the original Broadway cast of A Chorus Line , died recently after a long battle with lymphoma. He was 57. Walsh was best known for creating the role of Bobby in A Chorus Line . Using the name Thomas J. Walsh, he made his Broadway debut in Seesaw in 1973, dancing in the chorus of the Cy Coleman-Dorothy Fields musical directed and choreographed by Bennett. The show featured performer Tommy Tune, who later teamed with Walsh on several musicals. The two choreographed The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978) and then A Day in Hollywood /A Night in the Ukraine (1980), for which they received a Tony Award for Best Choreography. Tune and Walsh also directed and choreographed My One and Only (1983); a new musical using old Gershwin songs and which starred Tune and Twiggy. It also won the duo a choreography Tony. Walsh also created the choreography for Nine (1982), which Tune directed. Among the other shows for which Walsh did the musical staging were The 1940's Radio Hour (1979), Do Patent Leather Shoes Reflect Up? (1982), and My Favorite Year (1992). Among his later projects were directing and choreographing the 2001 national tour of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas , starring Ann Margaret.
* = Associate Alum
**= Year of Graduation Unknown
Previous Editions of Class Notes:
November 2007
August 2007
Previous In Memoriam:
In Memoriam 2007
Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
1998: Diana Dohrmann '71 (Music Education)
2001: Harriet Lundberg '69 (Music Education)
2002: Diane Arvanites-Noya '80 (Dance)
2003: Paul Alberta '63 '81 (Music Education)
2004: Michelle Chassé '92 (Dance)
2005: Victoria Livengood '85 (Music, opera)
2006: James May '65 (Dance)
2007: Gerard Alessandrini '77 (Musical Theater)
If you've got any more exciting alumni news, we want to hear about it!
Contact Angela Henstra '05 '06 at (617) 912-9204 or ahenstra@bostonconservatory.edu.
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