Her broadway credits include the book of mormon and motown the musical. Allison was born into a musical household, listening to jazz, bebop, blues, gospel, world music, classical, and funk at a very young age. Original noir radio drama by grammywinning jazz singer kurt. Watch performances of the allison semmes, after the jump. Allison semmes independent artist allison semmes linkedin. Mar 19, 20 allison semmes understudy nabulungi in the current broadway production of the book of mormon singing cornet man from funny girl at the at this performance understudies concert on monday, march. Allison semmes as diana ross allison was born into a musical household, listening to jazz, bebop, blues, gospel, world music, classical, and funk at a very young age. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Justin bohon, darlesia cearcy, allison semmes us, clark johnsen, john eric parker, benjamin schrader, brian sears, lawrence. Created and hosted by ben cameron wicked, aida and footloose with musical direction by joshua stephen kartes, the evening will feature cast members from the. Chicago actress steps into diana ross heels in motown the. Berry gordy and more reintroduce broadway to motown the. She has been seen in broadway shows including the book of mormon as the understudy for nabulungi, and as swing. From trey parker and matt stone, the creators of south park, comes a new broadway musical called the best musical of this century ben brantley, the new york times and the monster hit broadways been desperate for michael riedel, new york post.
Sunday, july 31, 2016 was a day of mixed emotions for allison semmes, as the singeractress, in her lead and epic role of the iconic diana ross in motown. Allison semmes understudy nabulungi in the current broadway production of the book of mormon singing cornet man from funny girl at the at this performance understudies concert on monday, march. All are motown artists that we will get to meet when the national tour of motown. Broadway sessions will welcome cast members from book of. Feb 28, 2019 jazz at lincoln ln center tomorrow night will present the world premiere of kurt ellings the big blind, an original noir radio drama cowritten by the grammywinning vocalist and by grammy. Lee interviews the actresssinger about her career and playing diana ross in the first national tour of motown. Apr 17, 2014 actress allison semmes is a chicagoan through and through, but she has largely built her theater career away from the windy city. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover allisons. The musical, took her final bow on broadway at least for now. The broadway cast includes chest gregory hairspray, tarzan, crybaby and sister act as berry gordy, allison semmes the book of mormon, dreamgirls, the wiz, the color purple as diana ross and jarran muse dreamgirls, american idiot, hairspray, irvin berlins white christmas as marvin gaye. The musical, dreamgirls, bubbling brown sugar, the wiz, the national tour of the color purple, and her other broadway credit in the book of mormon, semmes has built a strong foundation to spring her to other lead roles in broadway shows, or take on an array of television and film roles. Scott barnhardt, jacob ben widmar, christian delcroix, allison semmes us, candice marie woods, clark johnsen, john eric. Christopher rice us kevin dudas track, michael james scott, brian sears, allison semmes us darlesia cearcys track, jason.
Matt doyle elder price, will blum elder cunningham, nikki m. Motowns allison semmes on belting whitney houston, lacking. Her other stage credits include the color purple tour as squeak and regional. A year and a half later, she transferred over to motown the musical on broadway as diana ross us, which led her into her first lead role as diana ross on motown the music broadway 2016 and national.
Cedric sanders, stacey sargeant, marva hicks, allison semmes, amber iman, stanley wayne mathis, monica j. John eric parker, christopher rice us kevin dudas track, michael james scott, brian sears, allison semmes us darlesia cearcys track, jason michael snow, lawrence stallings, maia nkenge wilson, tommar wilson, candice marie woods. Theater credits include bubbling brown sugar, dreamgirls, the color purple national tour directed by gary griffin, and the wiz. Chicago native allison semmes stars as diana ross in. Broadway sings for prides 3rd annual gay pride concert. Allison semmes 2014 in the edited tv version, sidewalks host richard r. Jul 21, 2016 motowns allison semmes on belting whitney houston. The book of mormon actors fund performance tickets. Jun 01, 2015 in addition to motown the musical, her other broadway credit is the book of mormon. Darlesia cearcy, allison semmes us, clark johnsen, john eric parker, benjamin schrader, brian sears, lawrence stallings. Aug 03, 2016 sunday, july 31, 2016 was a day of mixed emotions for allison semmes, as the singeractress, in her lead and epic role of the iconic diana ross in motown. She made her great white way debut in the book of mormon. Chicago native allison semmes is a classical singer by trainingshe has a bachelors degree in opera from the university of illinois at urbanachampaignbut she. Actress allison semmes is a chicagoan through and through, but she has largely built her theater career away from the windy city.
Motown the musical allison semmes lavender magazine. James nabulungi, michael potts mafala hatimbi, matt loehr elder mckinley, brian tyree henry general, jason michael snow mormon, matt loehr moroni, kevin duda prices dadjoseph smithmission president us, christopher rice. Her first broadway show was the book of mormon, before hopping over to motown for three months as florence ballard and dianas understudy. James nabulungi, stanley wayne mathis mafala hatimbi, matt loehr elder mckinley, lewis cleale mtc voicejoseph smith, graham bowen on for kevin duda, christopher rice on for clark johnsen, daxton bloomquist on for jason michael snow, matthew marks on for. With our summer swim tribute to bob fosse, we chatted with actress allison semmes who knows a thing or two about setting your inner diva free. Up this week, allison semmes the book of mormon, motown the musical and allie trimm bye bye birdie. Brown, john eric parker guard, benjamin schrader, delius dohert doctor us, brian sears, jason michael snow, lawrence. Nov 28, 2012 created and hosted by ben cameron wicked, aida and footloose with musical direction by joshua stephen kartes, the evening will feature cast members from the tonywinning the book of mormonwicked. Book of mormon, the broadwayamerica april 6, 20 matinee. Guest singer on stevie wonders songs in the key of life, kurt ellings the big blind at jazz at the lincoln center. Book a shoot with the broadway legacy photographer. Check out my latest creative offerings and upcoming events. With an extensive resume that contains such professional stagemusical productions as motown. Original noir radio drama by grammywinning jazz singer.
Allison semmes bio, photos, theatre credits, stage history regional. Allison semmes takes final bow on broadways motown. Yet for semmes, performing in her first principal role on broadway, was a dream come true. The musical on broadway, credits the show for representing her first big part and helping her fulfill the. Semmes studied opera at the university of illinois at urbanachampaign before trying her luck in new york, graduating from new york university and snagging a part in the book of mormon. And with chester gregory leading the company as berry gordy, alongside allison semmes as diana ross and jesse nager as smokey.
Multigenre songstress, broadway actress, focusing on wellness. Palmer and chesney snow during the opening night curtain call at two river theater. Mormon teen dolly leigh threesome with alison rey xvideos. These results yield strong statistical evidence that the wordprints of joseph smith, oliver cowdery, and solomon spaulding are not measurable in the book of mormon. Justin bohon, darlesia cearcy, allison semmes us, clark johnsen, john eric parker, benjamin schrader, brian sears, lawrence stallings, maia nkenge wilson, tommar wilson. Youll meet the artists, mingle with likeminded friends, and talk about the arts. In my opinion, the best musical out there right now is the book of mormon. All are motown artists that we will get to meet when the national. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. Nov 15, 2019 my daughter,the star, in her artistic quests. After traveling with the color purple national tour as squeak, she landed her first broadway show as nabulungi us, swing in the book of mormon. I am beautiful and powerful and its not that the men overpower me.
Marvin gaye, the supremes, smokey robinson, the jackson 5, stevie wonder, diana ross. The broadway star is playing the legendary singer at the oriental theater for a three month run. Chicago native allison semmes stars as diana ross in motown. Broadway alum nic rouleau and pitch perfect star ben platt, who have been playing elders price and cunningham, respectively, in the second national tour of. Dec 08, 2016 book a shoot with the broadway legacy photographer. Ibdb provides records of productions from the beginnings of new york theatre until today. Jazz at lincoln ln center tomorrow night will present the world premiere of kurt ellings the big blind, an original noir radio drama cowritten by the grammywinning vocalist and by grammy. Allison semmes is currently playing diana ross in motown the musical first national tour. Motown the musical original, musical, drama, broadway opened in new york city apr 14, 20 and played through jan 18, 2015. I would consider myself a musical person and ive seen many musicals. Motown star allison semmes credits show with 1st big part. The book of mormon broadway march 31, 2011 matinee. View allison semmes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Guest singer on stevie wonders songs in the key of life, kurt. Semmes was born into a musical household and started singing in the chicago childrens choir, church, and school choirs. I chose this topic because ive seen the book of mormon twice, one on broadway and one in boston, and both performances were fantastic. Semmes is humbled by her national starring role in motown the musical. See more ideas about to my daughter, daughter and motown. James nabulungi, michael potts mafala hatimbi, matt loehr elder mckinley, brian tyree henry general, jason michael snow mormon, matt loehr moroni, kevin duda prices dadjoseph smithmission president us, christopher rice cunningham dad us, carly hughes mrs. Jul 26, 2016 allison semmes, who plays diana ross in motown. News covid19 updates features theatre classic arts film and tv seth rudetsky education cast recordings. The book of mormon national tour san francisco december 27, 2012. Justin bohon, darlesia cearcy, nick spangler cunninghams dad us, allison semmes in asmeret ghebremichaels track, clark johnsen, tamika sonja lawrence mrs. Join facebook to connect with allison semmes and others you may know.
Allison semmes steps into the daunting task of portraying the iconic diana ross. Xvideos mormon teen dolly leigh threesome with alison rey free. Allison semmes us darlesia ceacrys track, jason michael snow, lawrence stallings, maia nkenge wilson, tommar wilson, candice marie woods the book of mormon tracked. Apr 16, 2014 chicago native allison semmes is a classical singer by trainingshe has a bachelors degree in opera from the university of illinois at urbanachampaignbut she grew up with motown in the house. Allison semmes nails it as diana ross in the national tour of motown the musical.
Cooking with antoni porowski, apple books releases free audiobooks, humpday with hampshire. The book of mormon actors fund performance summary. Allison semmes allison was born into a musical home and became well versed in classical, jazz, blues, world folk music and funk at a very young age. Oct 21, 20 broadway alum nic rouleau and pitch perfect star ben platt, who have been playing elders price and cunningham, respectively, in the second national tour of the book of mormon since december 2012. In every set comparing the book of mormon texts against these three writers, at least seven and often many more rejections were measured. In addition to motown the musical, her other broadway credit is the book of mormon. Chicago actress steps into diana ross heels in motown.
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