Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein with Revival / Brucemorchestra; Something Rotten!( Nick), HMS Pinafore( Captain Corcoran) and Sunday in the Park …( Soldier) with UI Theatre; and Camelot( Lancelot), Beauty and the Beast( Beast), and Side Show( Terry) with City Circle. Thanks to everyone at TCR! Love you all!
Karissa Burkhardt( Tammy / Dance Captain) Karissa is thrilled to be in Hairspray! Recent TCR productions include Jersey Boys( Mary Delgado / others) Beauty and the Beast( Babette), Meet Me in St. Louis( Esther), Cabaret( Frenchie), A Little Night Music( Mrs. Anderssen)( Brucemore), and was a Featured Dancer / Ensemble / Dance Captain in Carrie: The Musical, The Light in the Piazza, Something Rotten!, Wizard of Oz, Mamma Mia, Cinderella, and SpongeBob; Catch Me If You Can, Legally Blonde, Camelot, Beauty and The Beast, Newsies with City Circle; HONK!( Bewick / Winter Soloist) with Revival Theatre; Il Matrimonio Segreto( Elisetta) and HMS Pinafore with UI Opera; Sound of Music( Maria), Sweeny Todd( Johanna), She Kills Monsters( Agnes) with Theatre West; and Amahl and the Night Visitors( Amahl), Persuasion( Cassandra) with Chamber Opera Chicago. Karissa is majoring in vocal performance, theatre, and dance at UIowa and choreographs in the area. Love and thanks to Matt, Janelle, Megan, Madi, Noel, and the entire cast and crew!
Belle Canney( Tracy Turnblad) Belle has been dreaming about this moment for a really long time. But if she ' s dreaming, nobody change the channel! Belle wants to thank her director, Matt, and the entire TCR team for their trust. She also wants to thank her mom and dad--who are her real life Edna and Wilbur--for always supporting her with her big dreams. " You gotta think big to be big!" Finally, Belle wants to thank you, yes, YOU, audience member reading this, for reading her bio. She hopes you hear the Bell( e) s and fall in love with this show just like she did!
Miguel Davidson( Sketch) Miguel is beyond thrilled to be back on the Theatre Cedar Rapids stage in Hairspray, one of his all-time favorite musicals! He feels honored to continue his journey with TCR and the friends he’ s made along the way. Miguel made his TCR debut in 2016’ s The Little Mermaid and has since grown into a proud, well-rounded performer. His most recent credits include Jersey Boys, Beauty and the Beast, and Carrie: The Musical. He sends heartfelt thanks to his family, friends, and everyone who has supported him. Now, sit back, let your hair down, and remember—“ you can’ t stop the beat!” Enjoy the show!
Jennifer Ford( Velma Von Tussle) Jen is thrilled to be back on the TCR stage as a part of the amazing cast of Hairspray! This show has been on my bucket list and I’ m so excited to be a part of it and helping tell a musical story that is so important to be told. Jen has been seen most recently in Fun Home( Helen) TCR, Mamma Mia!( Tanya) TCR, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee( Rona Lisa Peretti) RTC and Catch Me If You Can( Paula Abagnale). She resides in Cedar Rapids and is Mom to 5 awesome kids
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