Behind the HATS! Cast
The women behind the magical cast of HATS!
The cast is going to be nothing short of electrifying and we have these talented women to thank:
Leslie Alexander (Baroness)
Broadway: The Boy From Oz (Josie, Marion u/s); Mamma Mia! (Tanya u/s). Regional: Denver Center Theatre, Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, Dallas Theatre Center, Casa Manana, TUTS, St. Louis Muny, KC Starlight, Atlantašs TOTS. Favorite roles include Lady Macbeth, Anna in The King and I, Sylvia Fowler in The Women, Louise in Always, Patsy Cline and Mazeppa in Gypsy. She is a member of Harbor Theatre Co., The Workshop Theatre Co., AEA, SAG and AFTRA.
Miche Braden (Duchess)
is a singer, actor, musician, songwriter, arranger, and musical director. She plays the lead/music directs for The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith (third in The Daily News 2001 Top Ten Off Broadway shows). As the winner of Washington Mutual's Big Shot On Broadway, Miche sang and played the finale "New York State of Mind" in the Broadway show Movin' Out. She is a 2001 Carbonell Award and 2003 Connecticut Critics Award nominee.
Joy Franz (Princess Polly)
has worked with Stephen Sondheim on Into the Woods (original, revival, PBS, national tour), Assassins (original), A Little Night Music, Company, and Merrily We Roll Along. Other Broadway: Pippin', Musical Chairs, Bernstein's Mass Open Admissions, Sweet Charity, Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant. Favorite tour: Damn Yankees (Meg Boyd) with Jerry Lewis. TV: Law and Order, Central Park West, Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Film: Under Red Lantern (Grace) and No Picnic for Penny (Penny's mother). AEA.
Nora Mae Lyng (Contessa)
Broadway: Into the Woods, Amour, Cabaret, Three Men On a Horse, Dirty Blonde, Les Miserables, My Favorite Year, The Wind in the Willows. Off Broadway: Woman #1 (producer/costumer) original Forbidden Broadway. Regional: Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Sweeney Todd, and everything from Gypsy to the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz. T.V.: Soap operas. Film: Sci-Fi channel. Ms. Lyng and husband George Kmeck are the proud parents of Phoebe and Max.
Pamela Myers (Dame)
Pamela's first Broadway show was Company, creating the role of Marta for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. Her last Broadway appearance was in the revival of Into the Woods. She has appeared in regional theater productions of Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Harold and Maude. Her favorite TV job is the 70s series Sha Na Na. She is a voice teacher and a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of music. Her very cute son Max has just turned 21.
Cheryl Stern (Mary Anne)
Broadway: Laughing Room Only, The Women (PBS), Candide (NY City Opera). Off Broadway: First Lady Suite; I Love You, You're Perfect; Game Show; That's Life!; The Immigrant. National Tours: Grand Night for Singing, Les Miserables, Evita, Fiddler on the Roof. TV: Guiding Light, All My Children, As the World Turns, Sondheim...at Carnegie Hall, Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Film: Brooklyn Lobster. As lyricist: Normal, The Audience (Transport Group), Are We There Yet? (Westchester Broadway). Northwestern alumna.
Teri Ralston (Lady)
originated roles in Company, A Little Night Music, Baker's Wife, and Home Again, Home Again. Teri has appeared in Follies (Sally), Gypsy (Mama Rose), and Sunday in the Park with George (Yvonne). Directing credits include Into the Woods, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Little Night Music, and an award winning production of Quilters. T.V.: Frasier, Dharma and Greg, Geppetto, George Carlin, Wings, Murder She Wrote, Married with Children, and The Bold and the Beautiful.
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