Dawn was bit by the "theater bug" just after her 4th birthday while dressed as a bee for her first dance recital. The ballet teacher placed her front and center onstage because she always remembered the dance and the other girls needed to watch her. She continues to be a strong leader and team player as well as an active singer, dancer, model and choreographer. In the summer of 2010 she is playing the Queen in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella at La Comedia Dinner Theater in Ohio.
Regional and dinner theater credits include the musical version of A Wonderful Life, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Mrs. Cratchit in A Christmas Carol: The Musical. Touring experience includes the national tour of Babes in Toyland and being featured in the 1940s revue GI Jukebox.
She has danced in New York City productions of Anything Goes and A Chorus Line as well as off-off Broadway productions of The Music Man and Oklahoma at the Village Light Opera. As a company member at the former Brooklyn Family Theater, she appeared in Snoopy! (Lucy), Bye Bye Birdie (Doris MacAfee), The Wizard of Oz (Aunt Em, Principle Dancer), and created lead roles in two world premieres.
Dawn
had the honor of premiering a number of original songs by Paul Johnson
and Hector Coris as an original cast member of the award winning
cabaret, What's Your Problem? She continues to perform comic interpretations of songs in various cabarets.
Dawn has choreographed sixteen full-length musicals including the 50th Anniversary Equity Showcase production of Whoop Up! at Opening Doors Theater Company, which was the first revival in New York City. Other choreography credits include Hello Dolly, Sweet Charity, The Music Man, Annie and West Side Story.
When
not on stage, Dawn seeks out unique experiences as diverse as being a
Macy's Giant Balloon Handler, exploring the vineyards in the South of
France, climbing a glacier in New Zealand, attending runway shows at
Fashion Week, and helping low income third graders learn to read. She
also maintains a thriving business as a certified life coach and is
writing her first book.
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