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

Congratulations to all and please send us your updates!

Congratulations to MHS alum Melinda Sullivan who is currently in the Top 11 of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance!

Rob Farrior will soon appear on “White Collar.”

Alexandra Neil was recently a guest lead on “Law and Order: Criminal Intent”! 

Louis Hobson plays 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.

Ben Schnetzer currently plays the part of Andrew on “Happy Town” on ABC.

Kate Udall appeared on “Law & Order: SVU” this past winter.

Adam Swartz just finished performing in “The Cherry Orchard” at T. Schriber.

Denis Lambert currently appears in “YANK!” at The York Theatre Company.

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

Thomas Ohrstrom is working on three short one acts with his own theatre company called Atlas Arts.

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).

Mark Hattan is currently performing the role of Constable Warren in a production of “Our Town”

at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York City.

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

Jeremy Levy just booked 3 National Commercials including Labatt Beer!

Rachel Halper and Eliza Huberth recently performed the roles of Juliet and Ophelia in “Getting Even With Shakespeare” at the Manhattan Repertory Theatre.

Rebecca Smith recently completed a role in the New York premiere of “Praying Small” at the Producers Club.

Amy Jackson appeared in “The Great Recession” at the Flea Theatre.  www.theflea.org

Damon Owlia and Phil Lakin appeared in the Strawberry One Act Festival in NYC.

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

Armado Riesco is performing in “Becky Shaw” at The Wilma Theatre in Philadelphia.

Eli James is performing in “Becky Shaw” in Boston.

Howard Meyer’s critically acclaimed Axial Theatre just celebrated its 10th anniversary season in

Westchester County, NY.  www.axialtheatre.org

Mandy Nicole Moore co-starred in the critically acclaimed production of Derek Ahonen’s

“The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side.”

She will return with the theater group The Amoralists in March for a world premiere of

Derek Ahonen’s “Happy in the Poor House.”

Check them out at www.theamoralists.com.

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

Wesli Spencer appears in a national Bank Of America commercial.

Julie Grenier booked a national Quizno’s 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 “Maid of Honor”

and is appearing in a national Wheat Thins commercial!

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

Renita Croney recently appeared in a national ad for Citibank.

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!

You can see Manuel Fihman in a national ebay commercial.

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 REVLON COSMETICS.

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.