ARTIST BIOS INGRID COLE Ingrid comes from Atlanta where she just completed a two-year run with Menopause The Musical. She has performed the show in Philadelphia and Birmingham as well. Regional credits include Gypsy, Ragtime, A Grand Night For Singing, Fiddler on the Roof, Call Me Madam, Into The Woods, La Cage Aux Folles, Baby, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Annie, Annie Warbucks, Candide, Zombie Prom, Nunsense, Nunsense Jamboree (Directed by Dan Goggin), The Medium, Acis And Galatea, The Mikado, Iolanthe, Bleecker Street with Michael Tilson Thomas, and over 50 different extended works ranging from Handel to Ives. Ms. Cole is a recent graduate of the Balk Institute for Singers/Actors and continues to study voice under Thomas J. Cole. To learn more about her please go to IngridCole.com. SATOMI HOFMANN Satomi is pleased to be returning to Long Wharf to reprise her role as Soap Star. She joins the cast after completing an extended run of the inspiring musical Respect, A Musical Journey at the Stuart Street Playhouse in Boston, in the starring role of Eden. Satomi is a veteran of the Menopause family, having starred in the smash hit run of the show at the Las Vegas Hilton. Previously, she has been seen backing up country singer Faith Hill (TBS, "Earth to America"), performing with Seth McFarlane and Alex Borstein (The Family Guy, Live), appeared opposite Michael Crawford and David Cassidy (EFX at the MGM Grand), and has lent her talents to companies such as Disney, JVC, and Redken. Stage credits include: Mayzie in Seussical, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nod from the Las Vegas Review Journal, Aldonza in Man Of La Mancha (PSFX Productions), Eve/ Mama Noah in Children Of Eden (Signature Productions), The Narrator in Joseph . . . Dreamcoat (PSFX), and Trina in Falsettos (The Forge Theater). Satomi is also an accomplished musician and plays piano, guitar, tin whistle, bass, and spoons, just to name a few. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from UCLA. Keep up with her new projects at www.satomihofmann.com. VALERIE PAYTON Valerie's regional credits include Romeo And Juliet (Nurse) at the New American Shakespeare Tavern, Menopause The Musical, Atlanta (Power Woman), Crowns at the Asolo Theatre, Arena Stage, and San Diego Repertory Theatre, Bessie Blues, Ain't Misbehavin', Boomers! A Revue (national tour), A Higher Place In Heaven (national tour), Lula/Landlady in Violet at Actor's Express, Nunsense Off-Broadway (Sister Mary Robert Ann), The Mandrake, A Christmas Carol, Two Queens One Castle, The Full Moon Of Sonia Sanchez, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum (Domina), The Spitfire Grill, Murder In The Cathedral, Salome, Hello Dolly (Dolly), Penelope And The Sterile Field, 1940's Radio Hour, Godspell, Tallulah And Hattie, Black Nativity, Cotton Patch Gospel, The People Vs. Mona, and Dating And Mating In Modern Times. She is a proud member of Actors' Equity. An accomplished studio singer, arranger and voice-over talent in commercials for TBS, Starz Movie Network, Airtran Airlines, Valerie Payton in concert, Amsterdam, Holland and Sydney, Australia, Valerie was a finalist in the American traditions Savannah Onstage Competition. MARSHA WATERBURY Marsha has starred in or played leading roles in the following productions: Broadway: They're Playing Our Song, Jake's Women, Smile, Fiddler On The Roof, Mamma Mia; Off Broadway: Little Shop Of Horrors (also in Tokyo), Nunsense; National Tours: Footloose, Crimes Of The Heart, The Sisters Rosensweig, Godspell, Grease (way back when!), Cherry Pink (her rock group); Regional: The Heidi Chronicles, Lost In Yonkers, Lend Me A Tenor, Damn Yankees, Other Peoples' Money, etc, etc. She has done a lead in a pilot for network TV, commercials, voice-over work, a film, and has just generally had a really cool career making a living doing what she loves. She is thrilled to be doing the show again, having completed a fabulous run at the Hilton in Las Vegas and subsequently in Upland, CA. There's a whole bunch more, but you get the picture! "Have a couple of laughs on me tonight. We're all in this together!" JOANNE BORTS Joanne appeared on Broadway with Eartha Kitt in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, with Topol in Fiddler On The Roof, the National Tour of Funny Girl and the original cast of THOSE WERE THE DAYS. Off Broadway credits include: Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh, The Golden Land, Kids & Yiddish (her labor of love), Naked Boys Singing (don't ask) and the critically acclaimed On Second Avenue. Favorite Regional credits: Hello Dolly, Tintypes, and the World Premiere of The Falsettos Trilogy. She has made concert appearances at Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall (with Neil Sedaka and the Grammy winning Klezmatics!) and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Joanne performs the National Anthem for Major League Soccer, sings lead vocals on a Folger's holiday jingle and proudly serves on the National Council of Actors' Equity Association. Please visit www.yiddishdivas.com. DONNA HUNTLEY Donna comes directly from Menopause The Musical productions in Boston, Philadelphia, New Haven and various other locations across the nation playing the feisty Soap Star and the irresistible Power Woman. Completing world tours on board RCCL vessels as guest entertainer, Donna has enjoyed many years in the entertainment business. Her musical theatre credits include starring roles in regional and international productions of Barnum (Joyce Heth), Bye, Bye Birdie (Rose), Anything Goes (Reno Sweeny), 42nd Street (Anytime Annie), Brigadoon (Meg), The Me Nobody Knows, to name a few. Ms. Huntley received the Presidential Award for Best Overseas USO tour along with her companions and landed a spot in the Broadway hit Lena Horne, The Lady And Her Music. She worked with Richard Pryor during his last live concert tour Here And Now, and co-wrote and recorded hits as a member of "Company B" with Atlantic Records and European based Sleath Records. Ms. Huntley has appeared internationally with The Platters, Ben Vereen, Mary Wilson of the The Supremes and Latin superstars Jose Luis Rodriguez 'El Puma' and Chayanne. With numerous regional commercials and TV appearances to her credit, one of the most visible and exciting moments was on "Star Search '91" with Ed McMahon. Donna would like to thank her family and friends for their unconditional love and support.
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