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Too many Studio successes to chronicle! Here are just a few...

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Congratulations to One-Year Conservatory graduate Roman Roytberg on his lead role in the new Feature Film Eden, our Two-Year Conservatory graduate Molly Montgomery on booking a guest lead on Law & Order: SVU, and our Summer Conservatory graduate Kay Copeland on her guest appearance on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, we are so proud!


Two-Year Conservatory Graduate Lindsey Kabus just booked a National Geico commercial


Julie Foldesi is in the critically acclaimed new musical Newsies premiering at Papermill Playhouse and then headed to Broadway


Victoria Clark 2011 Tony Award Nominee for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for Sister Act


One-Year Conservatory 2010-2011 graduate Emily Tarpey, cast in NYC Fringe Festival Show YeastNation by the creators of Urinetown.


Rebecca Blumhagen and Jesse Liebman cast in a new show by HBO and Cinemax


Conservatory Graduate Kerry Washington will be headlining the new Shonda Rhimes ABC drama pilot “In Crisis”


Victoria Clark can be seen as Mother Superior in Broadway’s Sister Act


John Doman appeared in “Blue Valentine” as Jerry


Greeting’s From The Shore Jay Sanders the new police chief in “Law and Order: Criminal Intent”


Vincent Piazza, series regular in HBO’s highly acclaimed series “Boardwalk Empire”


Daphne Rubin-Vega appears in the upcoming film “Jack Goes Boating” with Philip Seymour-Hoffman


Mark Jacoby (Sweeney Todd, Show Boat) cast as Walter in ELF: THE MUSICAL on Broadway


Justin Lawrence Hall, MHS Young Actors Conservatory alumni, cast as James in James and the Giant Peach a Goodspeed Musicals Production


Anson Mount will be starring in the new AMC series “Hell on Wheels”


Tracy Middendorf is currently playing Babbette on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”


Mireille Urumuri, Recent MHS Summer Conservatory graduate, produced and starred in CHLOE AND ATTIE, now playing at the Vancouver International Film Festival and Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival


Jesse Liebman cast in “Did Hear About the Morgans” as Hugh Grant’s Assistant Adam


Kyra Sedgwick Emmy winner for “Closer”


Susan Neuffer in “An Ideal Husband” at the Producer’s Club


Ian Barnes is playing Algy in Lexington’s Ensemble production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”


Rob Farrior appearing on “White Collar.”


Louis Hobson played the role of Dr. Madden/Dr. Fine in “Next To Normal” on Broadway.


Lea Michele was last seen on Broadway in the Tony Award Winning musical “Spring Awakening” and is

currently starring in the critically acclaimed show “Glee” on FOX.


Mary Beth Peil currently recurs on “The Good Wife” on CBS.


Zal Owen performs the role of Motel on the National Tour of “Fiddler on the Roof” with Harvey Fierstein!


From our Two-Year Conservatory, Josh Evans just finished an international commercial campaign in Buenos Aires. He can also be seen in a Subway commercial.


Ali Bernstein booked a sitcom pilot!


Athena Ripka played a guest spot on 30 Rock, playing a young Jenna (Jane Krakowski).


Renita Croney wrapped a National M&M / Mars Commercial.


Jeremy Levy just booked 3 National Commercials including Labatt Beer!


Abdel Gonzalez recently shot the TV pilot “King of Hearts.”


Ali Larter was a series regular on NBC’s Hit Series “Heroes.”


Wesli Spencer appears in a national Bank Of America commercial.


Rutanya Alda recently completed a starring role on "Law & Order."


Melania Levitsky completed a production of "As You Like It" with the Tennessee Shakespeare Company

playing the part of Rosalind.


Rebecca Blumhagen played Ana in the World Premiere of “Smart Cookie” by Julie Brownell at

the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA.


Annalaina Marks recently made her big screen debut co-starring with Patrick Dempsey in “Made of Honor”

and is appearing in a national Wheat Thins commercial!


Catherine Kim filmed “The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” with Matthew McConaughey.


Cady McClain has returned to “All My Children” to reprise the role of Dixie Martin.


Shevy Katan recently appeared in “Greetings From The Shore” with Paul Sorvino and Jay O. Sanders!


John-Paul Lavoisier is winning fans all over the country playing the role of Rex Balsam on ABC’s “One Life To Live.”


Patsy Rodenburg’s DVD series “Shakespeare In The Present”, filmed at Michael Howard Studios,

will be released in 2010.


Linda Powell can be seen in a national commercial for Tyson Chicken, “I Think I Love My Wife”, alongside Chris Rock and Kerry Washington, and “American Gangster” with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.


Reiko Aylesworth had a recurring role on the ABC hit “Lost”.


Two-time Academy Award Winner Dianne Wiest recently performed on Broadway in “All My Sons”

with Patrick Wilson, Katie Holmes and John Lithgow.


Jakob Hawkins was nominated for Best Actor in a Feature Film at The Method Fest Film Festival in Calabasas, CA,

for his leading role in the film “Divergence.”


“Hounddog”, Starring Dakota Fanning, Piper Laurie, and David Morse, and Written and Directed by Deborah Kampmeier is now available on dvd!


Becky Pappa played a supporting role in “Cadillac Records” which starred Adrien Brody and Beyonce.


Lynn Cohen reprised her role of Magda in the big-screen version of “Sex in the City” and recently appeared in

Charlie Kaufman’s “Synecdoche, New York” and on “Damages” with Glenn Close.


Boyd Gaines was recently seen in the Tony Award Winning Broadway plays “Journey’s End” and “Pygmalion.”


Phillip Casnoff was recently seen starring on Broadway in “Chicago,” playing the lead role of the smooth-talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.


Daytime Emmy Award Winner Genie Francis of “General Hospital” fame appears in

The Hallmark Channel’s “The Note.”


Kerry Washington is appearing on Broadway  in David Mamet’s “Race”.  She recently appeared with Forest Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland,” for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor. She was also in “I Think I Love My Wife” with Chris Rock and the summer blockbuster “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.” Kerry is also a national spokeswoman for L’Oreal Paris.


Kyra Sedgwick won a Golden Globe for her lead performance “The Closer”!!! Congratulations KYRA!!!!


Melissa Sagemiller is currently starring on NBC’s “Life.”


Victoria Clark won a Tony for her role in “Light in the Piazza” and recently appeared in “Follies” at City Center.


Judy Kuhn closed out the revival of “Les Miserables” in the role of Fantine on Broadway and recently

she performed in her own show promoting her new CD “Serious Playground.”


Academy Award Winner William Hurt appeared in “Into the Wild” and also in “The Incredible Hulk”

alongside Ed Norton and Tim Roth.

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