ACTOR THERAPY SINGS: SPRING AWAKENING @ 54 Below

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So pumped to be back at Feinstein’s/54 Below with my AT family singing some Wendla from the beloved score of Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater’s rock musical SPRING AWAKENING. Directed by award-winning composer-lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver (35mm, Darling) & ACTOR THERAPY’s Director of Events Mathieu Whitman, the show will feature a slew of fabulous ACTOR THERAPY students & alumni performing alongside a 3-piece band.

My Cindy Journey Comes To A Close...

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10 months. 214 performances. 88 cities. 36 states. I am forever thankful to our creatives, cast, crew, and the Work Light family for making this journey one I will never forget. Making my National Tour debut at 20 was terrifying, but the amount I’ve learned from every person in this company, good and bad, has forever changed me as a performer and person. Spreading kindness for a living will be something I am forever grateful to have been a part of, and something our world needs now more than ever.
“Now go, with the promise of possibility!”
Thanks Cindy!

"Hometown celebs, Millenials that made it"

Thanks for thinking of me, Capital Region! 

t’s not every day that your dreams knock on your door before you even finish college. But for two Capital Region natives, Jordan Hoose and Nicole Zelka, this was their reality. Through hard work, dedication to their passions, support from the coaches, teachers, families and producers in the Capital Region, these two twenty-somethings have beat the odds and are leading lives as touring entertainers.
— REBECCA WHALEN, Capital Region Living Magazine

Visiting Where It All Started...

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This past layoff from tour, I was able to go visit my old middle school drama club where it all started for me. They are currently rehearsing for their production of "Cinderella" and to be able to talk to the kids and tell them about my journey so far was magical. I am going back to tour more inspired than ever! Never stop doing what you love! Break a leg kiddies!

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Nicole Zelka finds laughs in revised 'Cinderella'

Check out some press I did for Cindy! See you soon, Sioux City, IA!
March 29th @ 7:30pm playing at the Orpheum Theatre

Growing up in Albany, New York, Zelka started performing when she was 10, setting her sights on a career in entertainment. As high school graduation approached, she applied to a number of musical theater programs and didn’t get in any. “I thought it was the end of the world,” she says. “I didn’t know if I wanted to do it anymore.” Then she applied to AMDA, a two-year program, and found it was the perfect fit. Since classes were held at night, she could audition during the day and get a taste of the real world. Last summer, she appeared in “Mamma Mia” in Albany, then landed the “Cinderella” gig. The one-two punch has been ideal, particularly since “I’d be a junior in college if I had gotten into one of those programs. Now, I’m actually working.”
— BRUCE L. MILLER, Sioux City Journal

National Tour debut in "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella"

After a couple months of sitting on this, the contract is officially signed and I am thrilled to announce I'll be making my NATIONAL TOUR DEBUT this Fall in "Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA" as one of the Stepsisters, Gabrielle, and understudying the Fairy Godmother, Marie! So thankful for this opportunity and the people who got me here. Can not WAIT to see where the rest of this journey takes me! Glass slippers are so back!

Work Light Productions
Directed By: Gina Rattan
Choreography: Lee Wilkins

For our schedule, tickets, and cast info, visit cinderellaonbroadway.com

Officially an #AMDAAlumni!

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I graduated! My last 2 years in the Integrated MT program at AMDA NY has been nothing short of wonderful and I am so excited to see what else is in store for me. Here's to an amazing future and exciting announcements coming soon!

RSO and Lindsay Mendez's ACTOR THERAPY @ 54 Below!

Come see Nicole make her 54 Below debut with a bunch of amazingly talented others!
Click for tickets!

Created by Tony Award-winning Broadway actress Lindsay Mendez (Carousel, Significant Other, Wicked) & Ryan Scott Oliver, ACTOR THERAPY is a series of masterclasses for performers looking to improve their auditions, build a better book, and expan…

Created by Tony Award-winning Broadway actress Lindsay Mendez (Carousel, Significant Other, Wicked) & Ryan Scott Oliver, ACTOR THERAPY is a series of masterclasses for performers looking to improve their auditions, build a better book, and expand their understanding of what it means to be an actor and song interpreter in New York today.