Melissa Hart - Actor, Singer, Teacher, Coach
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Melissa Hart
melissa@melissahart.net
www.melissahart.net
917-678-6877
AEA, SAG
Actor/Singer
Voice: Mezzo Soprano
Height:
Eyes:
Hair:
5' 6"
Brown
Silver
Broadway      
Georgy (dir: Peter Hunt) Meredith TONY Nomination
Scarlet Pimpernel (dir: Peter Hunt) Helene  
Candide (dir: Harold Prince) Baroness Understudy Old Lady
Cabaret (dir: Harold Prince) Sally Bowles Broadway & First National Company
Promises, Promises (dir: Robert Moore) Fran Kubelik Tour opposite Tony Roberts
The Apple Tree (dir: Mike Nichols) Chorus Understudy for Barbara Harris
Breakfast at Tiffany's (dir: Abe Burrows) Chorus Understudy for Mary Tyler Moore
Off-Broadway    
Fleet Week Libby/Mayor New York Fringe Festival
Peg O' My Heart Mrs. Chichester Irish Repertory Theatre
Cyrano Duenna York Theatre
Third Person Susan York Theatre
Hansen's Cab Florence Jose Qunitero Theatre
Cat's Paw Hildegard Bub Soho Repertory Theatre
Radio Gals Hazel/Gladys (cvr) John Houseman Theatre
Olympia Olympia EAT Fest - Mint Theatre
24 Hour Musicals Mother Atlantic Repertory Theatre
Palm Beach Mother NYMT Festival
Douglas Fairbanks Theatre
Meet John Doe Mother NYMT Festival
St. Clements Theatre
The Second City Resident Member Chicago, IL
An Evening with Burns and Schreiber Resident Member Chicago, IL
Regional Theatre - Straight Plays
Hedda Gabler Aunt Julie Southern Theatre
The Enemy: Time Princess Pazmezoglu Gremlin Theatre
By the Bog of Cats Mrs. Kilbride Frank Theatre at the Guthrie
When We Are Married Mrs. Northrop/Clara Soppitt (cvr) Guthrie Theatre
The Importance of Being Earnest Lady Bracknell/ Miss Prism (cvr) Guthrie Theatre
The Unexpected Guest Mrs. Warwick Alley Theatre
After the Fall Quentin's Mother Alley Theatre
Steel Magnolias Clairee Alley Theatre
Steel Magnolias M'Lynn Pennsylvania Center Stage
Steel Magnolias Oiser Hippodrome State Theatre
The Dresser Her Ladyship Bristol Riverside Theatre
(Philly Award)
The Dresser Madge Stage Company, West Palm Beach
I Remember Mama Mama Florida Repertory Theatre
Lettice and Lovage Lettice Hippodrome State Theatre
And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little Catherine Ruth Forman Theatre
A Thousand Clowns Sandra Arlington Park Theatre
Cheaters Grace Ruth Forman Theatre
Love Letters Melissa Hippodrome State Theatres
Regional Theatre - Musicals    
Sound of Music Sister Margaretta Ordway Theatre
NINE Guido's Mother North Shore Music Theatre
A Little Night Music Madame Armfeldt Shaker Mountain Opera Festival
King of Hearts Madame (Madeline) Goodspeed Opera House
Zorba The Leader Berkshire Theatre Festival
H.M.S. Pinafore Buttercup Berkshire Theatre Festival
The Mystery of Edwin Drood Princess Puffer Connecticut Repertory Theatre
Cabaret Fraulein Schneider Pennsylvania Center Stage
Cabaret Sally Bowles Paramus Playhouse
Hello Dolly! Dolly Levi Westchester Broadway Theatre
Kiss of the Spider Woman Mama Molina North Shore Music Theatre
Paramour Madame St. Pé Old Globe Theatre
Sweeney Todd Mrs. Lovett Pennsylvania Centre Stage
The Medium (Menotti) Madame Flora Pennsylvania State University
Company Amy Forum Theatre
(Joseph Jefferson Award)
A... My Name is Alice Actress 4 Ruth Forman Theatre
Ballroom Bea Asher Ruth Forman Theatre
The Rothchilds Gutele Florida Repertory Theatre
Seesaw Gittel Ruth Forman Theatre
Minnie's Boys Minnie Marx Florida Repertory Theatre
Gypsy Mama Rose Mark Two Dinner Theatre
Anything Goes Reno Sweeney Mark Two Dinner Theatre
Anything Goes Mrs. Harcourt Hirschfeld Theatre
Ruthless Sylvia St. Sydney Hippodrome State Theatre
Annie Miss Hannigan Royal Palm Theatre
(Carbonell Award)
I Do, I Do Agnes Mark One Dinner Theatre
Stop the World, I Want to Get Off Evie Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre
Nunsense Sister Hubert Mark Two Dinner Theatre
Pirates of Penzance Ruth Royal Palm Theatre
(Carbonell Award)
Pirates of Penzance Ruth John Kenley Players Tour
Sweet Charity Nikki Royal Palm Theatre
(Carbonell Award)
South Pacific Nellie Forbush Bailey Hall
El Capitaine The Queen Florida Repertory Theatre
Flora, the Red Menace Charlotte Ruth Forman Theatre
Evita Mother Hirschfeld Theatre
Huck and Jim on the Mississippi The Widow Florida Atlantic University
Once Upon a Mattress Winifred Mark One Dinner Theatre
Awards      
TONY Nomination Georgy Meredith Peter Hunt, Director
Philly Award The Dresser Her Ladyship Bristol Riverside Theatre
Joseph Jefferson Award Company Amy Forum Theatre
Carbonell Award Annie Miss Hannigan Royal Palm Theatre
Carbonell Award Pirates of Penzance Ruth Royal Palm Theatre
Carbonell Award Sweet Charity Nikki Royal Palm Theatre
Directing  
Wild Party (Andrew Lippa Version) Marymount Manhattan College, Theresa Lang Theatre, NYC
Cabaret University of Florida, Center for Performing Arts Mainstage, Gainesville, FL
Twelfth Night University of Florida, Center for Performing Arts Blackbox, Gainesville, FL
Midsummer Night's Dream University of Florida, Constans Theatre, Gainesville, FL
Godspell University of Florida, Constans Theatre, Gainesville, FL
Company University of Florida, Constans Theatre, Gainesville, FL
Baby University of Florida, Constans Theatre, Gainesville, FL
Little Shop of Horrors University of Florida, Constans Theatre, Gainesville, FL
Three Penny Opera University of Florida, Constans Theatre, Gainesville, FL
The Mystery of Edwin Drood University of Florida, Constans Theatre, Gainesville, FL
Guys and Dolls Temple Solel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Annie Mark One Theatre, Lakeland, FL
Vocal Coaching  
Vinegar Tom Frank Theatre
Brownstone Berkshire Theatre Festival
Cabaret Pennsylvania Center Stage
Twelfth Night University of Florida Players
Mother Courage Florida Atlantic University
Starting Here, Starting Now Hemmingway Theatre
She Loves Me Pennsylvania State University
Voice Studio/Voice Teacher
Ms. Hart has maintained an on-going voice studio since 1980. She teaches actors, singers, and dancers at any level how to sing with healthy technique for both belting and legitimate styles. She also works with the injured voice. In addition, she coaches students in the dramatic presentation of their material and prepares them for auditions. She is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), and the New York Singing Teachers' Association (NYSTA).
Education/Training
  Academic
    University of Illinois (Voice Major, Piano Minor) Transferred to Northwestern
    Northwestern University B.A. Speech (Theatre)
    Florida Atlantic University MFA (Acting/Directing) Studied with Josh Logan and Zoë Caldwell
  Voice Training
    Ellen Faull, New York City Opera and Julliard Conservatory
    Richard Miller, Oberlin College
    Scott McCoy, Ph.D., Westminster Choir College
  Speech Language Vocology and Vocal Health Training
    Anat Keidar, Ph.D., CC-SLP; New York City
Academic Positions Held    
University of Florida 1990-1994 Associate Professor, Dept. of Theater
Pennsylvania State University 1994-1996 Associate Professor, Dept. of Theater
Marymount Manhattan College 1996-2008 Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Theatre
Florida Atlantic University 1983, 1986 Adjunct Professor of Music Theatre, Dept. of Theatre
  Courses Taught
    Audition Techniques
    Beginning Acting
    Shakespeare Acting
    Beginning Musical Theatre Acting
    Advanced Musical Theatre Acting
    Advanced Musical Theatre Scene into Song
    Advanced Music Theatre Performance
    Musical Theatre Acting Styles
    Acting: Character and Analysis
    Acting for the Camera
    Class Voice
Workshops and Master Classes Conducted
Ms. Hart has conducted Master Classes and Workshops in Music Theatre at:
  MacPhail Center for Music
Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point
  Alley Theatre, Houston University of Florida Penn State University
  Marymount Manhattan College University of Oklahoma Kentucky Governor's School
  Florida Atlantic University Florida Thespian Conference Interlachen Music Camp
  University of Miami Coconut Grove Playhouse CADA School of the Arts
  Baltimore School of the Arts Southeast Theatre Conference FCCAA Conference
  Florida Association of Theatre Educators    
  National Association of Teachers of Singing - First National Convention on Belting
  Featured Recitalist for the first NATS convention held on Belting
Cabaret
Cunard Line H.M.S. Contessa
Cunard Line H.M.S. Sagafjord
Crystal Palace, Freeport, Bahamas
Princess Casino, Freeport Bahamas
Village Royale Theatre, Boynton Beach, FL
Aventura Eldorado, Miami, FL
Oakbrook Village Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Lauderdale West Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Rainberry Bay Theatre, Delray Beach, FL
Huntington Point Theatre, West Palm Beach, FL
Sunrise Lakes Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Covered Bridge Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
"City of Hope" Charity Benefit, Sunrise Musical Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Huntington Lakes, Delray Beach, FL
Golden Hills Theatre, Ocala, FL
King's Point Theatre, Pompano Beach, FL
Century Village, Ft. Lauderdale, FL


 
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