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cast (continued) NORM LEWIS Porgy A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Sondheim on Sondheim (Soloist), The Little Mermaid (King Triton), Les Misérables (Javert, Drama League nomination), Chicago (Billy Flynn), Amour, The Wild Party, Side Show (Jake), Miss Saigon (John) and Tommy. London: Les Misérables (Javert), West End, London; Les Misérables 25th anniversary concert, London’s O2 Arena. Off-Broadway: Dessa Rose (Nathan, Drama Desk nomination, Audelco Award), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Valentine, Drama League nomination), Captains Courageous (Doc), A New Brain (Roger). Regional: Ragtime (Coalhouse), Dreamgirls (Curtis, with Jennifer Holliday), First You Dream, Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), The Fantasticks (El Gallo). Concerts: Chess (Molokov, with Josh Groban), Dreamgirls (Curtis), Actor’s Fund; Golden Boy (Eddie), Encores! Film and television: Sex and the City 2, Preaching to the Choir, Confidences, Mystery Woman, “Cosby,” “Strong Medicine,” “All My Children” and “As the World Turns.” Recordings include: his debut solo CD, Norm Lewis: This Is The Life. www.normlewis.com. AUDRA McDONALD Bess A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Carousel (Tony Award), Master Class (Tony Award), Ragtime (Tony Award), A Raisin in the Sun (Tony Award), Marie Christine (Tony nomination), 110 in the Shade (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award for Best Actress in a Musical), Henry IV, The Secret Garden. Opera: Francis Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine and the world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa’s Send (who are you? I love you), Houston Grand Opera; Kurt Weill’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Los Angeles Opera. Television: “Private Practice” (Dr. Naomi Bennett) on ABC, “A Raisin in the Sun” (Emmy nomination), “Wit” (Emmy nomination), “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years,” “The Bedford Diaries,” and “Kidnapped,” and the 1999 television remake of “Annie” (Miss Farrell). Films: She Got Problems, Best Thief in the World, It Runs in the Family, The Object of My Affection, Seven Servants and Rampart (upcoming, starring Woody Harrelson). McDonald has recorded four solo albums for Nonesuch Records, including Way Back to Paradise, How Glory Goes, Happy Songs and Build a Bridge, and won two 2009 Grammy Awards for The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. She maintains an active concert career, appearing with her own ensemble and with major orchestras and conductors across the U.S. and abroad. In the fall of 2011, she opens the season of Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall and embarks on a coast-to-coast North American concert tour. Training: The Juilliard School. Favorite role: Mommy to Zoe Madeline. ALICIA HALL MORAN Woman of Catfish Row A.R.T.: Debut. Theater: The Motown Project Chamber Ensemble (Leading Lady); Things of the Heart (Marian Anderson); Threepenny Opera (Jenny); Milestone (Wife). Concert and Recital: Jazz@Lincoln Center with Charles Lloyd, Café Sabarsky, Duke University, WNYC Greene Space, Rubin Museum. Other Theater: Bill T. Jones/ Arnie Zane Dance Company’s Chapel/Chapter (U.S./Europe, Bessie Award for Musical Collaboration); Jason Moran & the Bandwagon’s Slang and Live: Time and Milestone (U.S./Europe); Simon Schama’s Rough Crossings; Joan Jonas’ Mirror Piece II (U.S./Mexico); Adam Pendleton’s The Revival and three scenes (Isabella Gardner Museum); Simone Leigh and Liz Magic Laser’s Breakdown (opera/film). Education: B.A. Barnard College of Columbia University, B.M. Manhattan School of Music. CEDRIC NEAL Frazier A.R.T.: Debut. Regional: A Christmas Carol; Henry IV; It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…It’s Superman; Death Of A Salesman; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; The Who’s Tommy (Rabin Award), Dallas Theater Center; Lost In The Stars, A Dog’s Life, Theatre Three; Porgy and Bess (Austin Critics Circle Award), Zach Theatre, Austin; Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues, Brief History of White Music, WaterTower Theatre; The Life, Aida, The Normal Heart and tick, tick…BOOM!, Uptown Players; Crowns, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Jubilee Theatre. Television/Film: “The Good Guys,” “Chase,” “Friday Night Lights.” Attended Eastman School of Music (Rochester, New York) and a member of the Brierley Resident Acting Company, Dallas Theater Center. 26 AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER
cast (continued) BRYONHA MARIE PARHAM Serena A.R.T.: Debut. Broadway: Ragtime (revival). New York: Red Eye of Love (workshop), Ain’t Love Grand (workshop). Regional: Ragtime, Kennedy Center; For the Glory/Civil War, Networks/Flat Rock Playhouse; Ain’t Misbehavin’, Mason Street Warehouse; Crowns, Seaside Music Theatre; Once on This Island, Coterie Theatre; A Streetcar Named Desire, Greenbrier Valley Theatre; Kiss Me, Kate, Show Palace; Chicago/Seussical, Peach State Summer Theatre. Graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, B.F.A. Music Theatre. Proud Actors Equity member. PHUMZILE SOJOLA Peter A.R.T.: Debut. Off-Broadway and tour: Three Mo’ Tenors, Little Schubert Theater, Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Opera: L’étoile, Troubled Island, New York City Opera; Porgy and Bess, Edinburgh International Festival, Opera National de Lyon, New York Harlem Theater; Lost in the Stars, Skylark Opera; Just Above My Head, Pittsburgh Opera Theater; La Bohème, Missouri Symphony Orchestra; Carmen, Die Zauberflöte, Dayton Opera; Death in Venice, Glimmerglass Opera; La Traviata, Cincinnati Opera. Recordings: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra— Treemonisha; American Spiritual Ensemble—The Spirituals, Lily in the Valley. Education: B.M. University of Kentucky, College Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati. NATHANIEL STAMPLEY Robbins A.R.T.: Debut. West End, London: The Lion King (Disney UK Ltd). Broadway: The Color Purple, The Lion King. Tours: Ragtime. Regional: Abyssinia, North Shore Music Theatre; Pacific Overtures, Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Lost in the Stars, NY City Center’s Encores!; Strike Up the Band and One Touch of Venus, Auditorium Theatre’s Ovations! Series; Violet, Once on This FAMILY PERFORMANCE The Snow Queen Join us this holiday season for a world premiere adaptation inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s beloved tale. STARTS DECEMBER 10 ON SALE NOW! americanrepertorytheater.org 617.547.8300 | All tickets $15 THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY AND BESS 27
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