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Cabaret
Lisa starred as Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Playmakers Theater in Chapel Hill, NC, with Taylor Mac as the Emcee.
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Person of Interest
Lisa had a featured role on CBS’ Person of Interest.
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Lempicka & August Osage County
Lisa will be playing the title role (“Tamara de Lempicka”) in a Yale Rep workshop of Lempicka, directed by Mark Wing-Davey. Immediately following the workshop presentation at New Dramatists, rehearsals will begin for August: Osage County in Raleigh, NC, where Lisa will be playing the role of “Ivy Weston”.
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Open Road reading
Lisa played “Johanne Robertson” opposite Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings films) in a reading of Open Road, a new musical by Paul Scott Goodman, directed by Andrew Panton.
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Matchbook
Lisa played the role of “Jane” in a new musical, Matchbook, by David Rossmer, Dan Lipton and Jessica Provenz. Produced by the Araca Group, presented at the New 42nd Street Studios, NYC.
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Suprema reading
Lisa played “Elizabeth” (opposite Jason Danieley and Emily Swallow) in a reading of Suprema, a new musical by Jordan Harrison and Daniel Zaitchik, directed by Leigh Silverman. Also featured were Claybourne Elder, Betsy Wolfe and Henry Stram. Presented at Ars Nova, NYC.
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Stranger reading
Lisa played “Afton” in a reading of Bruce Hornsby’s Stranger, directed by John Rando. Presented at the Signature Theater, NYC.
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Japan benefit
Lisa will be performing at a benefit concert for the victim’s of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami on Sunday, April 10th, 2011 at 7pm at the Laurie Beechman Theater in NYC.
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Mayor Bloomberg
Lisa and the Mamma Mia cast will be performing with NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the annual Inner Circle event on Saturday, March 26th, 2011 at the Hilton Hotel in NYC.
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Enter the Turtle-Filled Backstage Sanctuary of Mamma Mia! Star Lisa Brescia
“This is my sanctuary,” Lisa Brescia says of her expansive dressing room at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre, home of the long-running musical hit Mamma Mia! Brescia has settled into the role mother of the bride and resident dancing queen Donna Sheridan, and the actress has filled her backstage space with keepsakes, photos and favorite samples from her turtle collection. Brescia welcomed Broadway.com for a pre-show visit and shared her five favorite things.