7/6/09-7/19/09 -- Directing RIGHTNEXTTOME, a new musical by Gregg Coffin, as a part of
Human Race Theatre’s “Musical Theatre Weekend.”
RIGHTNEXTTOME performs 7/17-7/19. If you’re in the area, come check it out!
June 2009 ~ Melissa will appear in the upcoming by-invitation-only reading of
BONNIE AND CLYDE: A FOLK TALE, directed by Mark Waldrop, with libretto by Hunter Foster and music by Rick Crom.
For more info click here!
Director of SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM at Nazareth Music Theatre.
Performances 11/12 ~ 11/19
For Ticket Info click here!
Director of STUART LITTLE at Playhouse on Park, West Hartford, CT
Performances
Saturday & Sunday, February 27th & 28th, and
March 6th & 7th: 1:00pm and 4:00pm
Wednesday, March 3rd: 10:00am and 2:00pm
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Melissa, and her husband Jim Poulos, will be teaching a Singing Audition Master Class for Playhouse On Park's "Classes and Workshops" series.
The class will be held Sunday, 2/21.
Click here to register or get more info!
Monday, March 15 ~ The original Main Stage Cast of "Convenience" re-unites for a benefit concert at Geva Theatre Center. Melissa reprises her role as Young Liz.
Check out this event here!
Yellow Line Theatricals Presents: JOHN & JEN
Music by Andrew Lippa Lyrics by Tom Greenwald
Directed by Melissa Rain Anderson
Music Direction by Drew Rienstra
Starring: Brynn Lucas* and Scott Scaffidi
The Secret Theatre
4402 23rd Street
Long Island City, NY 11101-5000
Right off the 7 train (Court House Square Stop) or the EVG trains at (23rd Ely Stop)
Thursday April 8th at 8:00pm
Friday April 9th at 8:00 pm
Saturday April 10th at 3pm
Saturday April 10th at 8pm
Sunday April 11th at 7pm
Admission: $15
To purchase tickets online go to: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/104331 event/
To inquire about industry tickets, please contact Rob Mooney via email at mooney.rp@gmail.com
One of Hal Prince’s assistants on the upcoming World Premiere of PARADISE FOUND, at the Menier Chocolate Factory, UK
May 19th - June 26th
Directed by Harold Prince and Susan Stroman
Book by Richard Nelsen
Music by Johann Strauss II
Adapted and Arranged by Johathan Tunick
Lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh
Melissa directed and choreographed THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES by Roger Bean, at Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston.
Performances: July 14th - October 17th
http://www.stagestheatre.com/cms_current__season/wonderettes.html
Melissa will be directing and choreographing Side by Side by Sondheim at Playhouse on Park in West Harford, CT.
Performances: September 8th - September 19th
http://www.playhouseonpark.org/pop/20102011Season/mainstageseries_sondheim.html
Melissa’s episode of Law & Order: SVU Season 12, Episode 2 “Bullseye,” will air again on Saturday, October 2 @ 10p on NBC.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Law-and-Order-SVU/
Melissa will be Mrs. O’Leary in “SHINE! The Horatio Alger Story”
Book by Richard Seff, Music by Roger Dean Anderson, Lyrics by Lee Goldsmith
at The Theater at St. Clements
Thursday, Oct 7th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Saturday, Oct 9th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Monday, Oct 11th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Friday, Oct 15th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Saturday, Oct 16th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Sunday, Oct 17th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shine-The-Horatio-Alger-Musical/
Melissa will Guest Star in the 2 hour season premier of Law & Order: SVU, Episode 2 “Bullseye,” on Wednesday, September 22nd @ 10p on NBC.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Law-and-Order-SVU/
EXTENDED! Performances Now through January 2nd, 2011!
Melissa directed and choreographed THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES by Roger Bean, at Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston.
http://www.stagestheatre.com/cms_current__season/wonderettes.html
Melissa is Mrs. Cratchit / Mrs. Fezzywig in Geva Theatre Center’s new adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Adapted by Mark Cuddy, with original music by Gregg Coffin. Performances through December 26th.
http://www.facebook.com/gevatheatrecenter
EXTENDED AGAIN! Performances Now through March 13th, 2011!
Melissa directed and choreographed THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES by Roger Bean, at Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston.
http://www.stagestheatre.com/cms_current__season/wonderettes.html
The Wonderettes were honored to perform for the Bushes on December 23, and they'll be honored to perform for you, too!
Performances through March 13th, 2011! Now with Sing-a-long Fridays!
http://www.stagestheatre.com/cms_current__season/wonderettes.html
EXTENDED AGAIN! Performances Now through March 13th, 2011!
Melissa directed and choreographed THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES by Roger Bean, at Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston.
Director of BABES IN ARMS at Nazareth Music Theatre.
Performances:
April 9, 15, 16 @ 8p
April 10, 17 @ 2p
For Ticket Info click here!
Director of right next to me at Human Race Theatre Company. Book, Music, and Lyrics by Gregg Coffin.
Performances:
May 26th - June 12
For Ticket Info click here!
Director/Choreographer of THE FANTASTICKS at Great River Shakespeare Festival. Music by Harvey Schmidt, Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones.
Performances are July 8th - July 31st
For Ticket info click here!
Listen to a great interview with Melissa!
next to normal (Director)
Melissa’s recent production next to normal at Stages Repertory Theatre was just awarded “Best Musical” from the Houston Theater Awards.
“The regional premier of the rock musical next to normal Stages Repertory Theatre had innovative staging, superb performances, and lighting dusted with magic...Poignant and heartbeaking, it etched into our soul with the acid of truth.” —houstonpress.com
Uncommon Women and Others - (Director)
by Wendy Wasserstein
Performances are February 20 - March 3, 2013
Conservatory of Theatre Arts Webster University, St. Louis, MO.
