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AEA / SAG - AFTRA
Height: 5’3”
Mezzo-Soprano Mix-Belt E3-F5, Legit to A5
Melissa@MelissaZimmerman.net
631-235-9597
New York Theatre
Warning Light*
The Bobbed-Haired Bandit
If You Give a Pig a Pancake (nat'l tour)
Christmas Rappings
The Buttonhole Bandit **
Mina
Helen/Others
Female 2
Featured Vocalist
Phoebe
LIC One-Act Festival / Ilana Levine
NY Int’l Fringe Festival / Deborah Wolfson TheatreworksUSA / Kevin Del Aguila
Theater at Judson / Russell Treyz
The Looking Glass Theatre / Emily Plumb
Regional Theatre
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
The Teapot Scandals ***
Shout! The Mod Musical
Kiss Me, Kate
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Woman 1
Nan Britton
Red Girl
Ensemble Chrysanthemum
East Lynne Theater, NJ—World Premiere Revue
Porchlight Music Theatre, IL / Steve Scott Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, NY / Jay Falzone
Light Opera Works, IL / Rudy Hogenmiller
Summer Theatre of New Canaan, CT / Julie Ritchey
Readings/Workshops
Charlie Builds A Flying Machine
Aya's Last Day
Ain't Far From Home
Galaxy Quest
Lead
Lead
Lead
Lead
NYU GWTWP / Kent Nicholson
NYU GWTWP / Kevin Hourigan
Musical Theatre Factory 4X15 / Dev Bondarin
BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop
Film / Television
Corporate Digital Marketing Training
Royal Pains
Shooting Stars
Wisdom Tree- “Punctuality”
Lead (recurring)
Under 5
Lead
Guest Star
Valentine’s Day Stoner
Cabaret / Concerts
Broadway’s Future Holiday Songbook: Bruno Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center, NYC
The Dan Furman Project & The Mike Pettry Project: Laurie Beechman Theatre, NYC
Careless Rhapsody: Cabaret in the Music Room, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, NY
Keepers: A Broadway Benefit: What’s The Benefit? Inc., Studio 54, NYC
Manhattan Holiday Carolers & Yuletide Carolers: Soprano in a capella Christmas caroling quartets, 7 years, NY/NJ
Gravity Radio: Vocalist in song cycle written & conceived by Mikel Rouse, performed at Luminato Festival, Toronto, CA
Training / Education
B.A. in Theatre with Certificate in Music Theatre, Northwestern University
Musical Theatre: Alan Souza, David H. Bell, Jessica Redish
Singing: Brian Gill, Eric Michael Gillett, Melissa Foster, Kurt Hansen
Acting: Gail Shapiro, Atlantic Acting School
Dance: Tap, Music Theatre Dance, Ballet - Northwestern University
Improv: Rick Andrews—Magnet Theater
Special Skills
Sight Singing w/excellent ear; Violin; Languages: French, Hebrew; Driver’s License; Baker w/own cupcake business
*Best Direction winner, Best Play finalist, Best Actress nominee
**NYIT Award recommended—Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role
***Jeff Award nomination—New Work, Musical