LORI BROWN MIRABAL (Performer & Playwright)a Tennessee native, has worked with legendary opera and music theatre luminaries in international opera houses and on Broadway. Her performance highlights include; Carmen in “Carmen” (New York City Opera National Tour), Bess in “Porgy and Bess” (William Barkhimer European Tour), Queenie in “Show Boat” (Hal Prince/Susan Stroman revival), Ella in “Bubblin’ Brown Sugar” (National Broadway Tour with Cab Calloway), Lalume in “Kismet (Utah Festival Opera), Lucretia in “The Rape of Lucretia” (Dicapo Opera Theatre), Lola in “Cavelleria Rusticana” (L’Opera de Monte Carlo, Monaco production with Placido Domingo, Leo Nucci and Rita Gorr), Clara Brown in the world premiere of “Gabriel’s Daughter (Central City Opera, CO) and Adelaide Bobo in the world premiere of “Les Negres” (Opera De Lyon, France and Grande Theatre De Geneve, Switzerland). As a concert artist, Mirabal has appeared as a guest soloist with the American Composers Symphony performing the West Side Story Suite at Carnegie Hall. Additionally, she has embarked on an international tour throughout China under the auspices of the United States and China Foundation. In addition to her stage career she was featured in the PBS television documentary Aida’s Brothers and Sisters, and she appeared as an Opera Singer in the major motion picture “The Secret Lives of Dentists” (Sundance Film Festival). Along with her performing career, Mirabal has created an opera production company, Opera Soup Productions, LLC, that introduces young audiences to opera in engaging and impactful ways. Her first children’s book, “From Soul Singing to Opera Soup” (2018), launched her career as a published author. More recently, Mirabal released her first children’s recording “Musetta’s Musical Story Time” (2019), which is currently available for distribution. Mirabal has attended the University of Memphis (B.F.A Theatre ’81), Manhattan School of Music (MM, Voice ‘94), the Juilliard Opera Center Program (’92) and Columbia University Teachers’ College (Ed.D. 2008). “Charmed Life; From Soul Singing to Opera Star” marks the performers debut with Urban Stages. loribrownmirabal.com

VINCENT SCOTT (Director): New York based, Scott has directed in Los Angeles, Chicago, London and Dublin as well as on Off-Broadway. His passion is to develop new plays through staged readings or full productions. His most recent premieres are “What Happen to The Dollar” and “Good Corporate Citizen” both by Sam Garber, and “Accentuate the Positive (The Johnny Mercer Story)” by Calvin Ramsey. He has had numerous readings at Urban Stages, the most recent being “Gumbo House” by Keion Jackson and “#NWORD” by Christian Elder. Scott also assisted Timothy Douglas in Chicago with “Changes of Heart” and Austin Pendleton and Jan Buttram at the Abingdon Theatre Company with “The Last Will” and “Hellman v. McCarthy.” At Urban Stages, he has assistant directed “Death Of A Driver” by Will Snider (directed by Kim T. Sharp) and “Bars and Measures” by Idris Goodman (directed by Kristian Seemel). He is pleased to direct the world premiere of Lori Brown Mirabal’s “Charmed Life from Soul Singing to Opera Star.”

Pianists: John DiPinto & Allison Brewster Franzetti
Scenic Designer & Assistant Stage Manager : Jaime Terrazzino
Lighting Designer & Production Stage Manager : Madeleine Burrow
Technical Director: Kim T. Sharp | Press Representative: Joe Trentacosta, JT Public Relations
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