Resume
| RAISSA KATONA BENNETT AEA/AFTRA/SAG |
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| Bernard Liebhaber Agency | www.raissa.info | Voice: Lyric Coloratura/Mix | ||
| 212-631-7561 Phone | Height: 5’3”; Dress: Size 6 | |||
| 212-631-7592 Fax | Eyes: Brown ; Hair: Auburn | |||
| BROADWAY/NATIONAL TOURS | ||||
| Phantom of the Opera | Christine (u/s-played role) | Majestic Theatre | ||
| Phantom of the Opera | Christine Stand-by | LA Company, National Tours | ||
| Cats | Jelly/Jenny/Griddlebone | First National Tour | ||
| Parade | Lizzie Phagan | First National Tour | ||
| Chess | Actors Fund Benefit Concert | New Amsterdam Theatre | ||
| A Child’s Christmas in Wales | Mother/Auntie Hannah | National Theatre of the Deaf | ||
| NEW YORK CITY | ||||
| Saving Aimee | Grace | White Plains Perf. Arts Center | ||
| Back Home | Vera/Mom | NYMF & York Theater | ||
| Goodbye, Lily Daw
Joe Jefferson Benjamin Blow |
Amy Slocum
Mother |
NY Musical Theatre Festival
Greenwich Street Theatre |
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| The Fabulist | Calliope | York Theater | ||
| It’s About Time | Leading Lady | Broadway Theatre Institute | ||
| The Doctor’s Wife | Emma Bovary | ASCAP Music Theatre Workshop | ||
| Another Kind of Hero | The Baroness | NAMT Fest./Walnut St. Theatre | ||
| Gina’s Parole | Gina | Peek-A-Boo Festival | ||
| REGIONAL | ||||
| The Seven Little Foys (World Prem.) | Mrs. Madeline Foy | Seven Angels Theatre, CT | ||
| Cinderella | Queen | Arkansas Repertory Theatre, AR | ||
| Moth Variations | Anna Von Mildenburg | GEVA Theatre, NY | ||
| A Grand Night For Singing | Leading Lady | Downstairs Cabaret Theatre, NY | ||
| Annie | Grace Farrell | Bucks County Playhouse, PA | ||
| Pirates of Penzance | Mabel | Stage One Productions, NH | ||
| Barnum | Jenny Lind | Stage One Productions, NH | ||
| Man of La Mancha | Antonia | Stage One Productions, NH | ||
| Pippin | Catherine | Boothbay Dinner Theatre, ME | ||
| Side by Side by Sondheim | Woman I | Boothbay Dinner Theatre, ME | ||
| TV/COMMERCIALS/RECORDINGS | ||||
| St. Francis Hospital | Doctor’s Wife, Principal | Wild Spot, Tri-State Market | ||
| Unsolved Mysteries | Mom-Principal-Message in a Bottle | NBC-TV | ||
| What I Was Dreaming Of | Solo CD | |||
| CONCERT/CABARET | ||||
RAISSA AT FEINSTEINS – Feinsteins at Loews Regency, NYC
MAC Award Nominee, Outstanding Female Vocalist
PUTTING THINGS AWAY and IT’S POSSIBLE – Solo Cabaret Show, Metropolitan Room, NYC
Host of: BROADWAY JAZZ ON BROADWAY – Iridium Jazz Club, NYC
Creator/Host/Producer of: THE CONCERTS AT TUDOR CITY GREENS
Soloist: Radio City Music Hall, Rainbow Room, Town Hall, Cal Ripken Ranch, Rochester Philharmonic, Erie Philharmonic, Wallingford Symphony
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Bachelor of Music – Voice & Music Education – Hartt School of Music, West Hartford, CT
VOCAL COACHES: Kristen Blodgette, Patrick Vaccariello, Michael Lavine, Eric Michael Gillett
ACTING: Craig Carnelia COMMERCIAL: Angie Montalbano DANCE: Dance Space, Joffrey, Tap: Sally Swarm
SPECIAL SKILLS: Vocal Teacher/Coach, Sight Singing, Piano, Flute/Piccolo, Recorders, Character Voices, Basic ASL, Italian, Riflery, In-line Skating, Tennis, Squash, Volleyball, M.C., Pilates & Fitness Instructor, Workshop/Seminar Presenter, Reiki Master, Dog Trainer
