Originally from St. Louis, Shauna Goodgold is now living her dreams as she joins Broadway pros.
Honing her talents since she was merely 5 years old, she began doing runway modeling for Kithe Brewster, an A-list celebrity stylist (Heidi Klum, Gwenyth Paltrow, Iman, Salma Hayek and Project Runway) who was at the time, unknown.
As she’s living her own dreams now, Goodgold hopes to reach out to young talent to help others find their own dreams. Picked for The Fresh Talent Program, she has a chance to offer youth groups a wonderful opportunity to connect with artists that are on the rise and accomplishing their dreams.
Available for one-on-one talks, the artists give the youth a chance to learn from them and hopefully receive a positive influence to look up to. The audience members are able to share their own personal goals and aspirations, while also asking questions about pursuing a career in the challenging field.
In addition, Goodgold will be spending showcasing her voice in Scott Alan’s “Monday Nights, New Voices” at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre in New York City.
Produced by Alan, the acclaimed musical series will showcase some of “Today’s Brightest New Voices in New York.”
Goodgold will be adding her own flair to the songs of Lowdermilk and Kerrigan, an award winning duo.
Goodgold’s excitement shines through as she beams: "I’m so blown away that I will be on the same stage with these amazingly talented people. Since I was a baby- all I could hear was music in my heart.”
Barbra Streisand, Joan Rivers and Woody Allen are only some of the performers to have graced the same stage at the Duplex, where Hal Holbrook was the first booking agent.
The “Monday Nights, New Voices” series will feature new works from up and coming as well as legendary composers, including Frank Wildhorn, Stephen Schwartz, Charles Strouse, Galt MacDermot, Jason Robert Brown, Michael John LaChiusa, Andrew Lippa and more.
Barbara Anselmi will be featured on the piano and will be the evening’s musical director.
Goodgold’s past experience working on various recordings and productions have only helped to prepare her for this opportunity. She has has sung lead and background vocals in Austin’s Bridge (by Broadway writer/director Bill C. Davis), Music Theatre’s International’s Broadway Junior Collection (MTI) CD recording of Once on This Island, HBO, Scholastic Rooms to Go Kids, Starbucks and Co. with Tony Award nominee Rebecca Lurker and Danny Burstein and has performed in well-known clubs including Don’t Tell Mama and Swing 46.
Currently, Goodgold is assisting Keith Levenson, a well-known musical conductor who has worked with Nell Carter, Sally Struthers, Deborah Gibson, MacKenzie Phillips and others in Broadway and National Touring productions of acclaimed productions including “Annie,” “Grease,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and “Chess.”
For more information on Shauna Goodgold’s appearance on April 14, 2008, or to reserve tickets, visit www.theduplex.com or call (212) 255-5438. The Duplex Cabaret Theatre is located at 61 Christopher Street in New York City.
To see Shauna Goodgold at The Spirit of Broadway Theatre this summer (located at 24 Chestnut Street in Norwich, CT) in the American Premiere of the British musical “Tomorrow Morning” by Laurence Mark Wythe, visit www.spiritofbroadway.org for more information.
Goodgold’s previous New York credits include: The Last Starfighter at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Off-Broadway’s Christmas Rappings (Judson Theatre), Opa! (Snapple Theatre), Minnie Fay in Hello Dolly! (Hangar Theatre), Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof (Cider Mill Playhouse) and Cha Cha in Grease! (Hoerner Theatre). She can also be seen in the hilarious mockumentary webisode The Battery’s Down with Jonathan Groff and Jen Cody.
