<p>In honor of one of our MT students getting cast in Hair on Broadway today (Cailan Rose, Class of '12) I wanted to post and update our success stories on a separate thread on this Pace board. As a very young program only its 8th year (4th graduating class), we are very proud of the rapid rate of success of our students! </p>
<p>BROADWAY:
Cailan Rose ('12), Hair
Tessa Netting ('13), Billy Elliot</p>
<p>TOURS:
Anthony Lee Medina ('11) - 1st Equity National Tour - Spring Awakening
Ryan Goodale ('10) - Spelling Bee (Coneybear)
Donell James Foreman ('10) - Hairspray (Seaweed) and Mamma Mia
Abby Stevens ('09) - Annie (Grace)
Lara Hayhurst ('07) - Bye Bye Birdie
Kenny D’Elia ('08) - …Trailer Park (Edin. Fringe Fest.) and Annie
Ariel Page ('08) - Hairspray (Velma)
Tal Fox ('08) - Max & Ruby (Theater Works) </p>
<p>OFF Broadway:
Chris Brick ('11) - Judy & Me
About 25 of our students were just a part of the Under the Radar festival at the Public Theater in a show called Chautauqua! celebrating the musicals of the Public.</p>
<p>NYMF Festival:
Lyle Mackston ('12) - Academy (NYMF 09)
Geri Brown ('11) - Streetlights (NYMF 09)
Ally Bo ('11) - Fat Camp (NYMF 09)
Jennifer DeRosa ('09) - Rated RSO (NYMF 09)
Rob Hinderliter ('08) - Fantasty Football: The Musical (NYMF 09) </p>
<p>OFF OFF Broadway:
Eric Restivo ('10) - Pinkalicious (Vital Theater Company)
Bridget Riley ('10) - Pinkalicious (Vital Theater Company)
The Princess of Riverside Drive (Vital)
Brittany Kiernan ('10) - The Princess of Riverside Drive (Vital)
Thom Caska ('09) - The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree (Vital)
Norman Payne ('08) - The Bully (Vital)
Danielle Strauss ('11) - A Klezmer Christmas (Vital Theater Company)
Trey Compton ('07) (Director) - Mrs. Bob Cratchet’s Wild Christmas Binge
(Actor) - Like You Like It (both at Gallery Players in Brooklyn) </p>
<p>Summer Stock houses PACE students have attended:
Weathervane Theatre, NH
New London Barn
Mt. Washington, NH
Millbrook Playhouse, PA
Interlakes, NH
McHayden, NY
Weston Playhouse, VT
Arundel, ME
Galveston, TX
Company of Fools, ID
Quisisana Resort, ME</p>
<p>I wanted to add some updates to the “Student Success” page:</p>
<p>National Tours:
Kate Bristol ('12) Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
Cailan Rose ('12) HAIR
Brandon Contreras ('12) In The Heights
Andy White ('10) Legally Blonde
Brittany Kiernan ('10) Junie B. Jones</p>
<p>Off- Broadway:
Anthony Lee Medina ('11) Young Salvador Agron in The Capeman
Geri Brown ('11) Tales from the Tunnel</p>
<p>Summerstock/ Regional for Summer 2011:
Weathervane Theatre, NH
Millbrook Playhouse, PA
Weston Playhouse, VT
Quisisana Resort, ME
Gateway Playhouse, NY
Cape Playhouse, MA
Gretna Theatre, PA
Maine State Music Theatre, ME
Summerstock NYC, NY
Boothbay Playhouse, ME
Maltz Jupiter Theatre, FL
Seacoast Repertory Theatre, NH</p>
<p>Chris Brick ('11) - Seussical Tour
Lara Hayhurst ('07) - Hairspray at the Maltz Jupiter
Lyle Mackston ('12) - Spelling Bee at Papermill Playhouse
Ariel Page ('08) - Touring with The Water Coolers
Eric Restivo ('10) - Angelina Ballerina for Vital Theater Company</p>
<p>NYMF 2010
Tara Novie ('08) - Cocaine The Musical </p>
<p>Trey Compton ('07) is directing regional productions of Parade in Philadelphia and Speed the Plow in New Jersey.</p>
<p>The Director of the NY Philharmonic’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” (starring Neil Patrick Harris, Patti Lupone, Stephen Colbert)-- Lonny Price asked Amy Rogers, head of the Musical Theatre Program at Pace University, to provide him with 12 outstanding actors to learn the roles, record parts, perform in rehearsals with the celebrities, do the tech/dress rehearsals and the PBS staging rehearsal, and some had to perform for the Tony’s Dress Rehearsal.</p>
<p>Here’s an article that describes the crazy rehearsal process:</p>
<p>Wanted to share this review about the re-envisioned adaptation of Adam Guettel’s “Myths and Hymns”, which mentions head of music of Pace Musical Theatre (Rob Meffe) and two current students (Matthew Farcher, Donnell Foreman) and alumna (Ally Bo).</p>
<p>Jimmy Larkin (MT’16): Lefou on the National Tour of “Beauty and the Beast”
Matthew Farcher (MT’12): Gaston on the National Tour of “Beauty and the Beast”
Lindsey Carothers (MT’13): National Tour of “Bring it On”
Donell James Foreman (MT’12): Back on the National Tour of “Mamma Mia” until the First National “Book of Mormon” starting in January<br>
Ally Schmitt (MT’12): Pink!'s new musical, “Miss Independent”
Brandon Kalm (MT’14): International Tour of “American Idiot”
Tory Ramirez (MT’15): National Tour of “West Side Story”
Bridget Riley (MT’10): Anybodys in the National Tour of “West Side Story”
Taylor Collins (MT’12): First National Tour of “Catch Me if You Can”
Amanda Braun (MT’14): First National Tour of “Catch Me if You Can”
Whitney Winfield (MT’12): Fiona in the National Tour of “Shrek”</p>
<p>Broadway’s The Book Of Mormon - JEFF HEIMBROCK (SWING)</p>
<p>Jeff is ecstatic to be joining The Book of Mormon family. Regional: A Chorus Line (Mark), 42nd Street. Many thanks to Casting, Mom, Chad, Bonnie, Karl, Emily, BXJ, Tatiana, Tory, the Dame and RSO. Pace University BFA Musical Theatre Class of 2015. For Jack.</p>
<p>Off Broadway’s The Fantasticks - CATHRYN SALAMONE, The Girl (Luisa)</p>
<p>CATHRYN SALAMONE is thrilled to be making her Off-Broadway debut in The Fantasticks. She is a recent graduate of Pace University’s BFA Musical Theatre program and an alumnus of the Classical Acting & Shakespeare semester at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Recent credits include “The Beauty Is” soloist at Adam Guettel In Concert (Schimmel Center, NYC), She Loves Me, Woyzeck (Pace), and Richard II, Hamlet (LAMDA). Love and thanks to Teresa, Kathleen, Josh, mom & dad. @cathrynsalamone</p>
<p>Off Broadway’s Disaster! - MATT FARCHER (Chad) </p>
<p>MATT FARCHER (Chad) is beyond stoked to join the cast of DISASTER! Matt was last seen in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST as Gaston and “TREASURE ISLAND A NEW MUSICAL” at Arkansas rep. Other favorites include: myths and hymns (prospect theater), Floyd Collins (Homer) Oklahoma (curly) and South Pacific (cable). Matt studied BFA musical theater at Pace University. Thank you Seth, Jack, and the rest of the company and crew for believing in him and giving him a chance to join this Rediculous spectacle that is DISASTER! All my love to the my family and friends.</p>
<p>Broadway’s Newsies - DANNY QUADRINO (Albert, Bill, Ensemble)</p>
<p>Daniel Quadrino*- ALBERT, BILL, ENSEMBLE</p>
<p>Thrilled to be joining Newsies! Broadway: Bye Bye Birdie. Pace class of 2014. Thanks to Lori at KSR,Telsey,and the creative team! Also thanks Mom, Dad, Mike and Devin for their love and support.*</p>
<p>We just saw this show yesterday – it was terrific and everybody did such a great job. Pace and the other schools with students and grads in this tour should be very proud!</p>
<p>Off-Broadway - Pace MT senior John-Michael Lyles is in JASPER IN DEADLAND (the new work by Ryan Scott Oliver, earning raves in the NYTimes and Entertainment Weekly)</p>
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