I like Ms. Daniels. Saw her as Celia in the world premiere of "Dorian" here in Denver. She had a really good song in the show called "Teach Me to Fly".
Wait, I thought Brandi Chavonne Massey was Aida? That is what was announced here in Buffalo?
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
my friend recently informed me of this. I am so happy for her. I hope to see her Fantine before she leaves. I will be seeing the show alot when Drew goes on as Valjean (his javert was fierce wednesday) hopefully I see her one of the days I go
Once upon a time I used to play with toys,
but now I'd rather play around with teenage boys
The only problem is that the director and choreographer are Buffalo locals who only do community theatre there. The productions never have that "professional" slick feel.
Actually Lynne Kurdziel Formato, the choreographer, has done more than just Buffalo "community" theatre:
"As a professional Director/Choreographer, Lynne is a proud member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC) and has over 300 productions to her credit including Oklahoma!, Fiddler on the Roof, Blood Brothers, Sound of Music, Guys and Dolls, The Merry Widow, The King and I, Copacabana, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, Swing!, Anything Goes, Grease, Forever Plaid, Smokey Joe's Café, The World Goes Round and Cole as well as this season’s The Full Monty at Artpark in Lewiston, N.Y., West Side Story (Tennie Award for Choreography), Evita and Ain't Misbehavin' for the Tennessee Repertory Theatre in Nashville, A Chorus Line and My Fair Lady for the Arkansas Repertory Theatre in Little Rock (where she will return in May to choreograph The Full Monty), three seasons of Christmas in The Smokies for Dollywood Theme Park in Pigeon Forge, On the Town for the University of the Arts at the Merriam Theatre in Philadelphia, South Pacific for the Heritage Repertory Theatre in Virginia and over 20 productions for the University at Buffalo including the first regional production of Andrew Lippa's Wild Party.
She is a 16-time nominee and five-time recipient of the Buffalo New York Artvoice Artie Award in the areas of direction and choreography, received the 2004 Artvoice Career Achievement Award, a 2006 Katherine Cornell Award for her choreographic work on Musicalfare’s Urinetown and was named the 1996 "Individual Artist of the Year" by the Buffalo and Erie County Council on the Arts. Lynne is also an accomplished performer and a member of the Actor's Equity Association (Lynne Van Remmen). Her last on-stage credit was at Universal Studios Florida where she was part of the 1990 opening team of actors.
Here at Elon, Lynne choreographed West Side Story, Urinetown and is currently at work on Carousel."
It may not be Broadway choreography, but it's still professional.
Thank you, Phantour, for posting Lynne's bio. It shows she's definitely not "community theatre" material.
Lynne was the head of the Universtiy at Buffalo Musical theatre program when I was accepted there. The work I did with her was some of the best I've ever done, and the productions she is able to produce are astounding. I spent one summer at ArtPark with 13 other actors. We did two reviews: "Cole" and "The World Goes 'Round" (for anyone who happened to see those shows I sand "Down in the Depths on the 90th floor" and "Maybe This Time")
Trust me, anything Lynne puts on stage will be amazing. You don't have to worry about it being a professional quality production, because it IS a professional production.
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um, Trish you might be confused with the directors. First off there is a new director. Randy Kramer who has not directed at Artpark in sometime (if at all). He is far from a community theatre director. He is the head of his company Musicalfare (www.musicalfare.com) which is far from community theatre. I don't think Jeffry Denman and Eric Jordan Young would come back to do their own shows at a community theatre.
Well, you got Lynnes resume right there.
So to say that they are Buffalo locals who only do community theatre is very false information. But it is your opinion if you think it doesnt have a "professional" slick feel. This is gonna be a great production. I can't wait to see it.
Does anyone know if Daniels plans on returning to "Les Mis" after concluding her run in "Aida"?
Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
Yes she will be. There was a article in the local news about the show, and she said that this show was a "mini-break" from Les Mis.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
