Cherilyn Bacon

Style: Opera; Jazz; Folk; Gospel; Rock; Classical; World; Pop; Musical Theatre

Title: Voice Teacher

Bio:

Overview: For 40+ years, among America’s most experienced actor-singer teachers - masterclass intensive coaches. Developed-produced Backstage-rated BEST in NYC – Singers on Stage on Broadway summer musical theatre program, Circle in the Square. Highest student ratings: adjunct faculty, Brigham Young University; national top five Orange County School of the Arts; Advanced students, California School of the Arts. Students on Broadway. Member: NATS, SAG-AFTRA, AEA. Leading, supporting roles Off-Broadway, National Tour, Full Production, Regional, Small Professional Theatre contracts; TV, radio, voice-overs, concerts, cabarets, commercials, industrials and USO internationally. BFA, BYU; Mary Martin scholarship, Northwood University; Nominated Best Actress of the year; David Craig technique. Customized Choices for beginning to advanced students: technique, auditions, college submissions, AGT-The Voice-American Idol competitions, recording, concerts, cabaret; “Beyond Voice Technique” masterclass intensives and competitions - commercial pop, rock, Broadway, classical styles. Exclusive NYC summer intensives for singers, if you are interested for yourself or your students, contact Cherilyn. 818-220-6337 | SingersOnStageLA@gmail.com | www.CherilynBacon.com | www.Facebook.com/CherilynBacon

Detailed background: Cherilyn Bacon is a professional actor-singer and voice teacher who has performed leading and supporting roles to critical acclaim Off Broadway, in national tours, regional and community theatre in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas and Salt Lake City; National tours Pal Joey, A Christmas Carol; principal roles: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Sondheim’s revised Southwest Premiere - Merrily We Roll Along, Baby, Side By Side By Sondheim, Hairspray, Into the Woods, The Sound of Music, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ophelia, Oklahoma!, Some Enchanted Evening (The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein). She has toured with Broadway, TV and film stars Joel Grey, Alexis Smith, Randy Graff, Kelly Bishop, Ron Perlman, and John LaMotta. She also toured internationally for two years on a diplomatic mission with the Department of Defense – USO representing American colleges and universities. In 1997, Cherilyn was the producer-managing director of Singers on Stage on Broadway Musical Theatre Workshops,”rated by Backstage as best in NYC along with NYU’s CAP 21 program. The intensive was the first of its kind and was presented at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre and in collaboration with the school, as well as on stage at Lamb's Theatre. It became Circle’s summer musical theatre program. Cherilyn assembled a stellar faculty and board of advisors representing the best of Broadway, including Chairman and incomparable Musical Director and Dance Music Arranger - Peter Howard (Hello, Dolly!, 1776, Annie, The Tap Dance Kid, Crazy for You, Chicago); Assistant Musical Director-Pianist - Dennis Buck, (Oh Coward! Stardust, 42nd Street, Aladdin; Actor-Director-Choreographer - Jonathan S. Cerullo (Three Musketeers, Legs Diamond, An-na Karenina, Band in Berlin, First Wives Club and TV Specials with Donny Osmond, Vanessa Williams and Natalie Cole); Madison Square Garden President/CEO - David Checketts (Producer The Scarlett Pimpernel, A Christmas Carol); Film & Tony Award-winning Com-poser - Stephen Flaherty (Anastasia, Ragtime, Once on this Island, Seussical); Musical Director, Vocal Coach - Jack Lee (My Fair Lady, Nick & Nora, Grand Hotel, My One and Only, Peter Pan, Irene, Sweet Charity); Singing Technique Teacher, Film Ghost Singer - Marni Nixon (The King and I, West Side Story, My Fair Lady); Director, Circle in the Square Theatre School - E. Colin O’Leary; Singing Technique Teacher, Artistic Director - Bill Reed; Acting Coach - Alan Langdon; MAC and Bistro Award-winning Director and Singing Interpretation Coach - Sara Louise Lazarus; Pianist, Arranger and Musical Director - Alex Rybeck (Grand Hotel, Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway - Sibling Revelry ); Musical Director and Vocal Coach - Phil Hall, (Play Me A Country Song); Vocal Coach, Music Archivist, Musical Director - Michael Lavine; Talent Agent-Professional Artists - Marilynn Scott Murphy; Director, Theater Wing, Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center - Sean Hartley; Theater Producer, Founder Milwaukee Rep - Mary W. John; Film Actor/Producer - Harvey Keitel; Talent Development, Nickelodeon - Jonathan Wood; Otolaryngologist, Care of the Professional Voice - Scott M. Kessler, M.D.; Dermatologist-Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Columbia University - Arnold C. Toback, M.D.

Cherilyn was on the faculty at the prestigious Orange County School of the Arts Musical Theatre Conservatory and with Brigham Young University’s Music-Dance-Theatre Department, rated #6 nationally, receiving highest student reviews. Several of her students have become professional singers, performed on Broadway and throughout the world. Recently a student prevailed through four rounds of NBC's The Voice. She sang and recorded for six years with the nationally acclaimed Millennial Choirs and Orchestras under the direction of Brett and Brandon Stewart in Utah and California, performing in Carnegie Hall and multiple times at Segerstrom Concert Hall and Abravanel Hall. Cherilyn was born and raised in Hollywood, California, studied 4 years with Metropolitan Opera singer Margaret Romaine, and earned her B.A. in Speech and Drama from BYU. She also studied with noted teachers in major markets and combines the best of their techniques in her private voice studio: Norman Gulbrandsen (nationally recognized NATS teacher, father-in-law; Northwestern University); Anne Jackson and Ray Allen (Dallas Summer Musicals); Sheilah Vaughn Walker (Broadway Musical Director – Ragtime, Fiddler); Bill Reed, a protégé of the legendary Oren Brown (NYC), whose technique she uses to safely develop voices with healing voice therapies and vocalises; Ewan Mitton (Utah). Cherilyn teaches voice technique and coaches song interpretation across the classical, Broadway legit, belt, pop and character styles, along with audition skills and prep, musical theatre repertoire, recording studio/mic techniques and the art of the cabaret performance. Her NYC mentor and award-winning Cabaret director Sara Louise Lazarus has given Cherilyn exclusive rights to teach David Craig’s On Singing Onstage course, integrating his highly effective principles for both audition prep and performance. She frequently teams up with guest artists to present masterclasses for her students, such as Michael Orland (American Idol), Sheilah Vaughn Walker (Broadway music director), Jerry Williams (Donny & Marie music director) and upcoming Mike Garson (David Bowie music director). She also continues to manage and direct her exclusive Singers on Stage NYC summer intensives by maintaining the integrity of that first-of-its-kind model. She has avoided the flashy, dime-a-dozen money-making, cookie-cutter versions that have followed by limiting the number of aspiring artists who attend and by selecting faculty based on expertise, not "wow-factor" celebrities. The limited sized classes and the 80+ hours spent together over a 12 day time-frame allow an environment conducive to developing real relationships between aspiring actor-singers and NYC professionals who are able to provide on-going guidance and connections. If you or your students (age 14-adult) would like to attend the next summer intensive, contact Cherilyn. Cherilyn Bacon 818-220-6337 Email: SingersOnStageLA@gmail.com Website: CherilynBacon.com Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/CherilynBacon

Voice Type: Soprano

Music Styles Taught: Opera; Jazz; Folk; Gospel; Rock; Classical; World; Pop; Musical Theatre

Availability: I am available as a performer; I am currently accepting private students; I offer lessons in a group environment; I am available as a clinician or presenter; I accept students through a college or university program

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