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RAISSA KATONA BENNETT
AEA/AFTRA/SAG |
| Bernard Liebhaber Agency |
www.raissa.info |
Voice: Lyric Coloratura/Mix |
| 212-631-7561 Phone |
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Height: 5’3”; Dress: Size 6 |
| 212-631-7592 Fax |
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Eyes: Brown ; Hair: Auburn |
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| BROADWAY/NATIONAL TOURS |
| Phantom of the Opera |
Christine (u/s-played role) |
Majestic Theatre |
| Phantom of the Opera |
Christine Stand-by |
LA Company, National Tours |
| Cats |
Jelly/Jenny/Griddlebone |
First National Tour |
| Parade |
Lizzie Phagan |
First National Tour |
| Chess |
Actors Fund Benefit Concert |
New Amsterdam Theatre |
| A Child’s Christmas in Wales |
Mother/Auntie Hannah |
National Theatre of the Deaf |
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| NEW YORK CITY |
| Saving Aimee |
Grace |
White Plains Perf. Arts Center |
| Back Home |
Vera/Mom |
NYMF & York Theater |
| Goodbye, Lily Daw
Joe Jefferson Benjamin Blow |
Amy Slocum
Mother |
NY Musical Theatre Festival
Greenwich Street Theatre |
| The Fabulist |
Calliope |
York Theater |
| It’s About Time |
Leading Lady |
Broadway Theatre Institute |
| The Doctor’s Wife |
Emma Bovary |
ASCAP Music Theatre Workshop |
| Another Kind of Hero |
The Baroness |
NAMT Fest./Walnut St. Theatre |
| Gina’s Parole |
Gina |
Peek-A-Boo Festival |
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| REGIONAL |
| The Seven Little Foys (World Prem.) |
Mrs. Madeline Foy |
Seven Angels Theatre, CT |
| Cinderella |
Queen |
Arkansas Repertory Theatre, AR |
| Moth Variations |
Anna Von Mildenburg |
GEVA Theatre, NY |
| A Grand Night For Singing |
Leading Lady |
Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, NY |
| Annie |
Grace Farrell |
Bucks County Playhouse, PA |
| Pirates of Penzance |
Mabel |
Stage One Productions, NH |
| Barnum |
Jenny Lind |
Stage One Productions, NH |
| Man of La Mancha |
Antonia |
Stage One Productions, NH |
| Pippin |
Catherine |
Boothbay Dinner Theatre, ME |
| Side by Side by Sondheim |
Woman I |
Boothbay Dinner Theatre, ME |
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| TV/COMMERCIALS/RECORDINGS |
| St. Francis Hospital |
Doctor’s Wife, Principal |
Wild Spot, Tri-State Market |
| Unsolved Mysteries |
Mom-Principal-Message in a Bottle |
NBC-TV |
| What I Was Dreaming Of |
Solo CD |
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| CONCERT/CABARET |
RAISSA AT FEINSTEINS – Feinsteins at Loews Regency, NYC
MAC Award Nominee, Outstanding Female Vocalist
PUTTING THINGS AWAY and IT’S POSSIBLE – Solo Cabaret Show, Metropolitan Room, NYC
Host of: BROADWAY JAZZ ON BROADWAY – Iridium Jazz Club, NYC
Creator/Host/Producer of: THE CONCERTS AT TUDOR CITY GREENS
Soloist: Radio City Music Hall, Rainbow Room, Town Hall, Cal Ripken Ranch, Rochester Philharmonic, Erie Philharmonic, Wallingford Symphony
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Bachelor of Music – Voice & Music Education – Hartt School of Music, West Hartford, CT
VOCAL COACHES: Kristen Blodgette, Patrick Vaccariello, Michael Lavine, Eric Michael Gillett
ACTING: Craig Carnelia COMMERCIAL: Angie Montalbano DANCE: Dance Space, Joffrey, Tap: Sally Swarm
SPECIAL SKILLS: Vocal Teacher/Coach, Sight Singing, Piano, Flute/Piccolo, Recorders, Character Voices, Basic ASL, Italian, Riflery, In-line Skating, Tennis, Squash, Volleyball, M.C., Pilates & Fitness Instructor, Workshop/Seminar Presenter, Reiki Master, Dog Trainer
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
By checking this box, participant grants THE CONCERTS AT TUDOR CITY GREENS (TCATCG) full, unlimited rights to perform/record/post on website/publicize and promote the submitted song(s) in connection with this Contest, in all media, in all territories and in perpetuity. Authors grant these rights freely, without financial consideration. Ownership of submitted songs is retained by the authors, and all proceeds from the publication, performance and recording of these songs (outside of Contest) may benefit the authors, and be assigned by the authors, without prejudice to the Contest, and no such agreement or sale can supercede this agreement. Authors grant TCATCG the right to fundraise for itself, and other third parties. using the submitted song(s). Authors indemnify TCATCG against any claims arising from the voting, performance, and or publication of these songs, by its representatives or by third parties, in connection with the Contest. Authors agree to make every best effort to appear in the Contest, make themselves available for interviews, and or perform their song (if asked), and that there will be no financial remuneration for such appearances, and that all performances and/or appearances associated with TCATCG and the Contest are voluntary and for the benefit of TCATCG.
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