+ Developmental
DUST AND SHADOW^ — Sherlock Holmes — Staged Reading with Jonathan Reid Gealt, Dustin Sullivan, Kasey Marino
M. CLAUDEL — Ensemble/Soloist — Staged Reading with Eartha Kitt
BERNICE BOBS HER HAIR — G. Reese — Staged Reading with Julia Jordan and Adam Gwon
PRICE OF ADMISSION — Rick — Staged Reading with Author and Composer/Lyricist Rosanna Ferro
^National ASCAP Winner
+ Broadway Tours
KISS ME, KATE — Gangster #1, Paul, and Hortensio — NETworks
+ Regional Theatre
THE LAST FIVE YEARS — Jamie — Abbott Theatre
TICK, TICK…BOOM — Michael — Tada Productions
PIPPIN — Pippin — Kirkland Fine Arts Center
CABARET — Emcee — Kirkland Fine Arts Center
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD — Man 2 — Kimball Hall
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Opera) — Oberon — Dir. Bill Shomos
FOOTLOOSE — Willard — Music Theatre of Wichita
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL — Dewhurst — Dir. Wayne Bryan
CHICAGO — Officer Fogerty/Jury — Music Theatre of Wichita
THE MUSIC MAN — Jacey Squires — Music Theatre of Wichita
RAGS — Greenhorn Soloist — Music Theatre of Wichita
SINGING IN THE RAIN — Production Tenor — Music Theatre of Wichita
CHILDREN OF EDEN — Featured Soloist — Music Theatre of Wichita
DEAD MAN WALKING — Father Grenville — Kimball Hall
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS — Lon — Wagon Wheel Theatre
FOREVER PLAID — Sparky — Wagon Wheel Theatre
MY WAY — Man 2 — Wagon Wheel Theatre
AND THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND — Man 1 — Wagon Wheel Theatre
TITANIC — Barrett — Orpheum Theatre
A SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS — Mitchell — Kauper Hall
THE FANTASTICKS — Matt — State Theatre
+ Concerts
YOU’RE GONNA HATE THIS — Quartet/Featured — 54 Below with Lindsay Mendez, Keala Settle, et al.
B’WAY AT THE LIED WITH STEVEN LUTVAK — Featured Soloist — Lied Center with Steven Lutvak
AN EVENING OF BROADWAY — Featured Soloist — Westwood, IA
with Tim Shew
+ Choreography
CAROUSEL — Directed by Bill Shomos with Musical Direction by Alisa Belflower — Lied Center for the Performing Arts
ELIJAH — Directed by Bill Shomos with Musical Direction by Dr. Pete Eklund — Lied Center for the Performing Arts
GODSPELL — Wheaton-Warrenville South High School
WEST SIDE STORY — Wheaton North High School
MARY POPPINS — Wheaton North High School
FOOTLOOSE — Mitchell High School
+ Teaching Artist
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE WINTER J-TERM — Guest Lecturer and Choreographer — Dr. Brandon Dean, Gustavus Adolphus College
AUBURN UNIVERSITY SINGERS — Guest Choreographer and Clinician — Dr. Thomas Smith, Auburn University
BUTLER’S HEADLINERS SHOW CHOIR — Guest Clinician and Choreographer — Valerie Lippoldt-Mack, Butler Community College
MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE — Guest Clinician, Choreographer, Presenter — Samonne Strawbridge, Director
MISSOURI ALL-STATE CHOIR/ SHOW CHOIR (3 years) — Guest Choreographer, Master Teacher, and Designed/Taught All-State Staged Performance
ARIZONA ALL-STATE SHOW CHOIR — Guest Choreographer — Designer of the State Convention Performance
ALABAMA ALL-STATE SHOW CHOIR — Guest Choreographer — Designer of the State Convention Performance
ILLINOIS ALL STATE SHOW CHOIR — Guest Choreographer and Designer of the State Convention Performance
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA SUMMER SHOW CHOIR CAMP (2006–present) — Concept/Choreographer/Instructor/Performer and Featured Soloist in annual Musical Theatre Revue premiering musical theatre songs by national award-winning composers.
BUTLER SUMMER SHOW CHOIR CAMP (2008) — Concept/Choreographer/Instructor — Valerie Lippoldt-Mack, Producer
GUSTAVUS COLLEGE SHOW CHOIR CAMP (2012-2014) — Concept/Choreographer/Instructor — Dr. Brandon Dean, Producer
RISING STARS SHOW CHOIR WORKSHOP (2012-2015) — Concept/Choreographer/Instructor — Mark Myers, Producer
SHOWCHOIR CAMPS OF AMERICA (2005–present) — Featured Choreographer/Master Teacher/Performer and Soloist in Faculty Showcases — Dwight Jordan and Sue Moninger, Co-Founders
Intensive Training taught:
- Bringing a Song to Life
- Prepping for Your College Audition
- Variations in Style: A Guide to Dance
- Dance 101
- Contemporary
- Lyrical Dance Workshop
- Sing with Me: Using Your Voice to Tell the Story
- Musical Theatre Dance
+ Literary Contributions
PUTTING THE SHOW IN CHOIR: The Ultimate Handbook for Your Rehearsal and Performance — Book by Valerie Lippoldt-Mack
SWEAT, TEARS, AND JAZZ HANDS: The Official History of Show Choir from Vaudeville to Glee — Book by Mike Weaver, Colleen Hart
THE HAUNTING OF SWAIN’S FANCY — Book Cover Model
+ Training
M.M. in Vocal Performance — University of Nebraska- Lincoln
B.F.A. in Musical Theatre/Dance Minor — Millikin University
- Vocal Technique: Mary Setrakian, Alisa Belflower
- Vocal Performance: Lindsay Mendez, Ryan Scott Oliver, Sierra Boggess, Norm Lewis et al.
+ Honors
ASPIRE AWARD FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHER (2012)
ASPIRE NOMINEE FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHER (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
NEBRASKA MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE PERFORMANCE — Juried Selection for Featured Performance — Big Red Singers, Director
FAME NATIONAL SHOWCHOIR CUP — Juried selection to host national competition, featured performance — Big Red Singers, director
WORLD CHOIR GAMES (2012) — Fairfield Choraliers Gold Medal/Grand Champion — Co-Choreographed and Designed with Randy Sage
SHOW CHOIR CANADA — Choreographer and Designer — 2nd place in International Competition
CLINTON “ATTACHE” SHOW CHOIR (2008-2017) — Co-Choreographer and Designer, Host of Show Choir Nationals Competition — Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee
SHOW CHOIR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Choreographer and Designer
- 2007 Enterprise, Alabama
- 2009 Los Alamitos, California
- 2010 Mitchell, South Dakota
- 2011 Fairfield, Ohio (2nd Place, Best Choreography)
- 2012 Hastings, Minnesota (Most Creative Number, Best Closing Number, 2nd Place for Best Male Vocals)
- 2014 Hastings, Minnesota
- 2015 Clinton, Mississippi (Best Show Design, Visuals and Choreography)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY/DESIGN AWARDS
Regional, National, and International Competitions - 2015-16 30+ awards
- 2014-15 25+ awards
- 2013-14 25+ awards
- 2012-13 25+ awards
- 2011-12 25+ awards
- 2010-11 25+ awards
+ Special Skills
Cockney and RP Dialects (British Dual-Citizenship), Sight Reading, Choreographer, and great with kids.
