singing voice specialist - vocal coach / director / producer / performing artist / administrator
Professional Affiliations: The Voice Foundation - National Association Teachers of Singing (NATS)
Union Afiliations: AEA - SAG - AFTRA - AGMA
New York City, NY
646-320-9732
dmh@voicestudionyc.com

 

Education

1975 Graduate College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH
B.M. Opera, Oratorio, and Art Song / Vocal Performance
Franklin Bens / Vocal Instructor
Corbett Foundation Scholarship Recipient
Gorno Memorial Scholarship
Cincinnati Music Theatre Scholarship
Cincinnati Music & Literary Society Award

1975-76 Academy of Vocal Arts - Philadelphia, PA
Dorothy DiScala / Vocal Instructor
Maestro Julius Rudel / Vocal Coach
Full Scholarship
National Opera Institute Grant Awardee

1976 Goldovsky Summer Opera Institute - Wheeling, WV
Boris Goldovsky and Frederic Popper / Instructors

1979-89 Pulitzer Prize-winning Director / Author / Producer, Joshua L. Logan – NYC
Josh was my mentor, master instructor, and friend. He was "the real thing," an authentic link to Broadway's golden age of musical theatre and Hollywood's classic film era. With each passing day I am more and more aware of the wealth of knowledge and insight Josh instilled in me over the ten year period that I toured, studied, and worked with him and his incredible wife, Nedda Harrigan Logan. Josh truly was and is a genuine legend of the American stage and film.

1988-96 Private Voice Study - New York City, NY
Mahon Bishop / Vocal Instructor

Professional Studio, Workshops, & Academic Experience

2014 - Present Head of Voice / New York Film Academy / Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre New York City
Private Voice Lessons & Voice Studio Lab
Singing Voice Specialist / Private Voice Instructor / Vocal Coach / Master Classes


1985 - Present Founder / Voice Technician Instructor / Coach, voice studio nyc New York City
Private Voice Lessons, Vocal & Audition Coaching, Master Classes & Voice Care, Cabaret & Concert Coach


2012 - Present Musical Director & Devisor / Ivy League Primary School / Smithtown, NY
Holiday Sing-A-Longs, Broadway Revues


2016 Musical Supervisor & Vocal Coach / The Footlighters' Inc. / Covington, KY
MY WAY, A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra



2014 ...in Progress / A Musical Theatre Performance Workshop, New York City
Performance & Audition Workshops
with Jay Binder & Michael Cassara, NYC Casting Associates


2013 - 2014 Workshop Presenter / Broadway Triple Threat New York City
Integrating Pedagogy, Warm-Up Practices, and Promoting Vocal Health in Your Performance


2012 Guest Artist / Northern Kentucky School of Music of Immanuel UMC
Vocal Master Class


2011 Panelist / Singing OnStage Productions - New York, NY
Musical Director Weekend Intensive (The Voice)


2016 & 2011 Workshop Presenter / Ohio Community Theatre Association State Conference - Independence, OH
Integrating Pedagogy, Warm-up Practices, and Total Body Disciplines in Your Performance
A Musical Theatre Workshop in Two Parts
Part One: Back to Basics/Understanding Voice - A Lecture Demonstration
Part Two: Vocal Practices in Performance...It's Time to Sing! - A Master Class


2009 - Present Member / Workshop Presenter, The Voice Foundation - Philadelphia, PA
39th Annual Voice Foundation Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice
A workshop in Musical Theater Voice: Health, flexibility and meeting the demands of an 8-show week
40th Annual Voice Foundation Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice
A workshop in Musical Theater Voice: Maintaining health and flexibility while adapting your voice to cover the wide variety of Broadway musical styles


2008 Guest Faculty Artist, University of Miami / Frost School of Music - Coral Gables, FL
Voice Forum/Master Class
Freshman Musical Theater Master Class


1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 Guest Faculty Artist, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts - Hong Kong
Musical Theater Voice / Vocal Process, Audition Technique, Repertoire & Styles
Vocal Master Classes
Private & Group Voice Lessons
Guest Recitalist
Stage Director


1997-2000 Voice Faculty, Collaborative Arts Project 21 / New York University - New York, NY
Undergraduate Program / Musical Theater Studio
Vocal Master Classes / Vocal Process & Audition Technique
Private & Group Voice Lessons


1997 Visiting Artist, Conservatorio di Musica - Naples, Italy
Vocal Master Class in Musical Theater


1996-97 Adjunct Voice Faculty, College Conservatory of Music / University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH
Private Voice Lessons
Audition and Competition Preparation


Adjunct Voice Faculty, Northern Kentucky University - Highland Heights, KY
Private Voice Lessons
Audition and Competition Preparation
Cabaret Stage Director


1986-96 Adjunct Voice Faculty, Long Island University / C.W. Post Campus - Brookville, NY
Private Voice Lessons
Recital and Competition Preparation
Faculty Recitalist
Instructor: Intro to Theatre and Acting
Faculty Advisor for Graduate Thesis Performance Projects


1990-94 Voice Faculty - American Theater Dance Workshop / Hofstra University - Hempstead, NY
Group Vocal Instruction
Preparation for Workshop Performances


1994-96 Guest Artist, Northern Kentucky University - Highland Heights, KY
Vocal Master Classes


1990-96 Guest Artist, Seton High School & Elder High School - Cincinnati, OH
Private Voice Lessons
Choral and Ensemble Coaching
Stage Management


1993 Vocal Workshop Instructor, Ohio Community Theatre Association / State Conference - Cincinnati, OH
Vocal Process
Song Repertoire and Interpretation
Audition Technique
Vocal Remedies


1991 Guest Artist, Cleveland Institute of Music - Cleveland, OH
Vocal Master Class


1985-89 Vocal Instructor, Lee Theodore's American Dance Machine / Lee Theodore, Founder - New York, NY
Group Coaching and Private Vocal Lessons


Professional Producing / Directing

2012 Arts at the Park / New York City, NY
SOUVENIR: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins

Starring Georga Osborne and Jonas Cohen
Equity Showcase Production
Co-Producer


2012 Lincoln Center presents American Songbook
Allen Room – New York City, NY
HELLO, GORGEOUS! Leslie Kritzer sings Jules Styne
Director


2006 RAINBOW SHINE in CONCERT / Benefit Concert
Christ & Saint Stephen's Church Organ Fund - New York, NY
Director / Musical Supervisor / Performer


2006 POSTCARDS FROM BROADWAY
The Hong Kong Musical Theatre Federation - Hong Kong, China
Co-Director / Musical Supervisor
Vocal Arranger
Orchestrator / Performer


2003 CENTRAL PARK CONCERT / the Voices Of...BROADWAY 'Live'
with The Cincinnati Metropolitan Orchestra - New York, NY
Producer / Devisor / Director


2002 L'AMOUR… AT THE MOULIN ROUGE
Hoboken Historical Museum Ball - Hoboken, NJ
Director / Devisor / Musical Director
Arranger


2002 BROADWAY MUSICAL REVUE
The Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts - Hong Kong, China
Musical Theatre Dance Division / Summer Studio Theatre Production
Director / Devisor / Vocal Arranger / Musical Director


1994-2002 THE BEST OF BROADWAY
Holland America and SAGA Cruise Lines - New York, NY
Producer / Director / Devisor / Musical Director / Vocal Arranger for Musical Revues
"Music of the Night"
"Seasons of Love"
"One Night on Broadway"
"Songs of Love and Freedom"
"An Evening of Song"


2001 THE BEST OF BROADWAY
Debut CD Recording - Las Vegas, NV
Co-Producer / Musical Supervisor / Vocal Arranger / Artist


2001 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Christmas Show
'CHARLESTON LIVE' Inc. - Charleston, SC
Vocal Director / Arranger / Orchestrator


1999-2000 THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER IN CONCERT, National Tour
TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC - Rockville, MD
Associate Director
Starring Michael Bolton & Petula Clark


1997 LES MISÉRABLES IN CONCERT
Cincinnati Elder 75th Anniversary - Cincinnati, OH
Stage Director


1997 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Northern Kentucky Symphony, James R. Cassidy, Music & Executive Director - Newport KY
Director


1995-99 CARDINAL'S CHRISTMAS PARTY / Catholic Ladies of Charity
Waldorf-Astoria Ballroom - New York, NY
Talent Coordinator / Director for annual fundraiser benefiting Catholic Children's Charities in the New York City metropolitan area


Broadway


STARLIGHT EXPRESS Greaseball / Hashamoto Gershwin Theatre
PEG
Miss Peggy Lee / Star
Ray Charles Singer Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG Voice of Vernon Gersch Imperial Theatre
THE MOST HAPPY FELLA
Georgio Tozzi / Star
Jake / Ensemble Majestic Theatre
AGNES DeMILLE TRIBUTE Schubert Soloist Shubert Theatre
HOME AGAIN, HOME AGAIN Singer - Dancer Pre-Broadway Tour
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
Lucie Arnaz / Star
Singer - Dancer Jones Beach Theater

Tour

THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
Betty Buckley / Star
Male Principal Livent (U.S.) Inc.
Garth H. Drabinsky / Prod.
THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
Colm Wilkinson / Star
Male Principal
Understudy Star
Livent of Canada
Garth H. Drabinsky / Prod.
STARLIGHT EXPRESS Dustin / The Coal Car Las Vegas Hilton
Troika Productions
THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER IN CONCERT
Sarah Brightman / Star
The Phantom &
Ensemble Soloist
The Really Useful Theatre Company
JOSHUA LOGAN'S MUSICAL MOMENTS
Josh and Nedda Logan / Stars
Soloist Arthur Cantor Prod. / NYC
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Frederic u/s
Pirate Ensemble
NY Shakespeare Fest Prod
Theare Now Inc.
SHENANDOAH
John Raitt / Star
Corporal Gingerbread Productions
Columbia Artists

Off Broadway & OOB

LES MISÉRABLES IN CONCERT Jean Valjean Cincinnati Elder 75th Anniv.
Cincinnati, OH
STREET SCENE
Robert Brink / Director
Sam Kaplan Equity Library Theatre / NYC
LEHMAN ENGEL'S
BMI MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP
Soloist Edison Theatre / NYC
LYRICS & LYRICISTS / GERSHWIN
Maurice Levine / Director
Soloist Edison Theatre / NYC
NUNSENSE
(Original Production)
Brother John /
Sister Ann Arbor
The Duplex / NYC
KERN, THE MAGIC MELODY Soloist Smithsonian Institute
Washington D.C.
CHANTECLER Nightingale 47th Street Theatre, NYC
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Henrik Maine State Music Theater
Brunswick, ME

Concerts, Benefits, & Opera

THE LYRICS OF TIM RICE
Tim Rice / Star
Soloist Holders House,
Barbados '02 & '07
SIX DEGREES OF
MARVIN HAMLISCH
Fran Liebergail Benefit
Broadway Cast Reunion
They're Playing Our Song
w/ Lucie Arnaz & Robert Klein
Symphony Space / NYC
THE NIGHT OF 1000 VOICES
Hugh Wooldridge/ Director
Soloist Odyssey Arena / 2006
Belfast, Ireland
BERNSTEIN'S MASS
Collegiate Chorale
Rock Soloist / Street Singer Carnegie Hall / NYC
THE NIGHT OF 1000 VOICES
Hugh Wooldridge / Director
Soloist Royal Albert Hall '99, '00, '02
London, England
CINCINNATI METROPOLITAN ORCHESTRA & THE VOICES OF BROADWAY 'LIVE' Soloist Seton Performance Hall
Cincinnati Met. Orchestra
Cincinnati, OH
THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY Brother Juniper American Opera Projects
THE UPSIDE DOWN BOY Papi American Opera Projects
TO TRIUMPH Admir American Opera Projects
GAWAIN & THE GREEN KNIGHT Gawain American Opera Projects
FIREWORKS Actor American Opera Projects
SONDHEIM TONIGHT Soloist Barbican Centre / London
BAM SALUTES SONDHEIM Soloist Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn, NY
RICHARD RODGERS GALA
Pittsburgh CLO 50th Anniv.
Soloist The Benedum Center
Pittsburgh, PA
SING ABOUT LOVE
Valerie Capers / Composer
Gabriel / Tenor Soloist Carnegie Hall NY Jazz Fest.
NYC
MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
Toshlyuki Shimada / Conductor
Soloist / Emcee Portland Symphany Orch.
Portland, ME
PLESKOWFEST
Raoul Pieskow / Composer
Tenor Soloist Tilles Center for Perf. Arts
Long Island, NY
MUSICA VIVA
Walter Klauss / Conductor
Tenor Soloist Merkin Concert Hall / NYC
SAINT NICOLAS
Walter Klauss / Conductor
Nicolas All Souls' Unitarian Church
NYC
THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER IN CONCERT Phantom Soloist The Palladium / London
L'INFEDELTA DELUSA
New York Children's Opera
Nenclu Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn
D.A.R.E. CONCERTS
'92 / '93 / '94
Guest Artist Seton Auditorium
Cincinnati, OH
MESSIAH
Robert Shaw / Conductor
Tenor Soloist Cincinnati May Festival,
Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
BERNSTEIN'S MASS
w/ Alan Titus
Rock Singer /
Street Singer
Cincinnati May Festival,
Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH
PHILADELPHIA SINGERS
Michael Korn / Conductor
Tenor Soloist Academy of Music
Philadelphia, PA
CONCERT FOR THE CITY
OF NEW YORK
Kathryn Grayson / Star
Soloist Alice Tully Hall / Lincoln Center / NYC

Cabaret

1994-2002
Cabaret Performances Solo Artist / Headliner Holland America,Crystal, Saga, Renaissance, Cunard,
Silver Seas Cruise Lines

Recordings

THE BEST OF BROADWAY Co-Producer / Musical Director / Artist
Broadway compilation recording featuring songs from RENT, PORGY & BESS, JEKYLL & HYDE, MACK & MABEL, LES MISÉRABLES, THE LION KING, RAGTIME, CABARET, SHOWBOAT, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, SONG & DANCE, ASPECTS OF LOVE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, and a cover of the Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli hit song 'Time To Say Goodbye'


RAINBOW SHINE Producer / Solo Artist Peter Thompson / Piano
First solo recording of songs that celebrate life, this collection features songs by Broadway and Film composers: John Kander & Fred Ebb, Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones, Stephen Schwartz, Michael R. Colicchio, Wally Harper, Marvin Hamlisch, Michel Legrand, Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Anthony Newley, and Gretchen Cryer.

Amusement Parks

Make Your Own Kind of Music Featured Singer / Dancer King's Island Amus. Park
Strike Up the Band Featured Singer / Dancer King's Island Amus. Park

Composers / Lyricists


Marvin Hamlisch, Danny Goggins, Mike Reed, David Zippel, Jonathan Sheffer, Cy Coleman, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice, Alan Menken, Valerie Capers, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Kitty Brazelton, Billy Aronson, Paul Horner, Dick Peaslee

Musical Directors / Conductors

Julius Rudel, Robert Shaw, Donald Pippin, Maurice Peress, Jay Blackton, Stanley Lebowsky, James Raitt, Lehman Engel, Maurice Levine, David Firman, Glen Roven Paul Trueblood, Larry Blank, Phil Edwards, David Caddick, Paul Bogaev, Patrick Vacariello, Charles Prince, Steven Osgood

Directors / Choreographers

Joshua Logan, Trevor Nunn, Jack O'Brien, Robert Brink, Ed Berkeley, Charles Abbott, Scott Ellis, Graciela Danielle, Arlene Phillips, Peter Gennaro, Gene Saks, Onna White, Agnes DeMille, Lee Theodore, Hugh Wooldridge, Richard Barstow, Kathleen Marshall, John DeLuca, Joey McKneely, Randy Skinner, Pat Birch

Talent

Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, John Raitt, Colm Wilkinson, Dick Shawn, Benay Venuta, Roberta Peters, Werner Klemperer, Placido Domingo, Sarah Brightman, Kathryn Grayson, Tony Roberts, Anita Gillette, Donald O'Connor, Georgio Tozzi, Helen Hayes, Jo Sullivan, Lucie Arnaz, Robert Klein, Harve Presnell, Larry Kert, Earl Wrightson, Diana Canova, Ted Wass, Miss Peggy Lee, Anita Morris, Ronnie Cox, Teri Ralston, Howard DaSilva, Richard Kiley, Andrea McArdle, Donna McKechnie, James Stewart, Len Cariou, Judy Kuhn, Shirley Jones, Leslie Uggams, Cleo Laine, Michael Ball, Dame Edna Everage, Millicent Martin, David Kernan, Julia McKenzie, Ned Sherrin, Julia Migenes, Elaine Stritch, Philip Quast, Michael Bolton, Petula Clark, Leslie Kritzer, David Essex, Norman Treigle, Kathleen Battle


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