In her first year at Christopher Newport, she performed in TheaterCNU’s Captains Cabaret Series and its spring production of Pippin. Hannah Cecil is thrilled to be a company member of the 2022 New Musicals Lab. He is very excited to be joining the NML company once again and would like to thank Bruce Bronstein and Colin Ruffer for making this all possible. Recently, he has appeared in roles such as Jerry Lee Lewis ( Million Dollar Quartet), Ensemble/Pippin understudy ( Pippin), and Ensemble/Anthony understudy ( Sweeney Todd).

John Byrd is an aspiring actor, pianist and music director. Amara is thrilled and honored to be a company member of the 2022 New Musicals Lab! Other favorite credits include: West Side Story (Maria) and Jesus Christ Superstar (Judas). Originally hailing from Toledo, Ohio, she has been performing most of her life, having spent 10 years in competitive figure skating before she discovered her passion for the stage. She also had the pleasure of originating the role of Diane in Madeline Myers’ short musical film collaboration with UNCG, Flatbush Avenue. With only a few days away from the start of the New Musical Labs (NML) at Christopher Newport University, the air is buzzing with excitement! As time draws near for the 2022 New Musical Lab season, we would like to introduce the amazing company for this year’s NML.Īmara Berhan (She/Her) starred in both MainStage Musicals at UNCG: The SpongeBob Musical (Sandy Cheeks) and As You Like It- The Shaina Taub Musical Adaptation (Phoebe) in the past year.

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