Amanda Leigh Kraft
"Broadway Baby"
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE
Comedic/Character Roles
NUNSENSE "Sister Mary Amnesia" Virginia Musical Theater , Michael Licata Director
MOTHERHOOD THE MUSICAL "Amy (us)" G-Four Productions, Lisa Shriver Director
SPELLING BEE ** "Logainne Schwartzy" The Legacy Theater, Mark Smith Director
THE WIZARD OF OZ "Glinda/Auntie Em" 14th Street Playhouse
ANNIE "Lily St Regis" BK Productions
SEUSSICAL "Bird Girl" The Springer Opera, Paul Pierce Director
THE DROWSY CHAPERONE "Kitty" OnStage Atlanta
DRACULA, THE MUSICAL "Mina" Theater Decatur
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS "Audrey" Rosewater Theater
THE FANTASTICKS "Luisa" CenterStage North
CHICAGO "Sister Mary Amnesia" Rosewater Theater
Dramatic Roles
THE LAST FIVE YEARS "Cathy" Next Stage Theater
URINETOWN, THE MUSICAL "Penelope Pennywise" Next Stage Theater
INTO THE WOODS "The Bakers Wife" St. Marks Productions
BABY "Lizzie" CenterStage North
INTO THE WOODS "The Witch" Blackwell Playhouse
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD "Woman One and Two" OnStage Atlanta
OLIVER! "Nancy" Barnbuster Musicals
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF "Tzeitel" Act One Productions
DOUBT "Sister James" OnStage Atlanta
THE 8, REINDEER MONOLOGUES "Dancer" OnStage Atlanta
THE CRUCIBLE "Elizabeth Proctor" Blackwell Playhouse
THE MIRACLE WORKER "Annie Sullivan" Cobb Playhouse
PSYCHO BEACH PARTY "Chicklet" Newnan Theater
THE LADY FROM DUBUQUE "Jo" Epidemic Theater
Dance Experience
CABARET "Helga" City of the South Theater
THE WILD PARTY "Ensemble" OnStage Atlanta
CATS "Jellylorum" Blackwell Playhouse
ANYTHING GOES "Bonnie" St Marks Productions
42ND STREET "Peggy Sawyer" BK Productions
Children's Theater
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD "Young Frog, Bird etc." The Legacy Theater
TALES FROM NEAR AND FAR "Ensemble" Off Shoot Productions
TOYRIFFIC "Suzi Smiles a Lot" Herschend Family Entertainment, Dolly Parton Producer
Cabarets and Workshops
“SEASONS OF LOVE "Funny Girl" 14th Street Playhouse
THE LETTS FESTIVAL 2011 "Ivy: August Osage County" Alliance Theater Education
INTO THE WORKS: SONDHEIM "Witch: Into the Woods "Alliance Theater Education
BEST OF BROADWAY "Dolly Parton: 9 to 5" The Strand Theater
INGENUE, A MUSICAL LIFE IN REVIEW "Ingenue" OnStage Atlanta
BROADWAY BABY...AND BEYOND-"Broadway Baby" -Attic Theater Los Angeles CA
Recordings
Starring Clara Bow Original Cast
Training and Education
BA in Musical Theater/Drama at Huntingdon College
(1 year at Shenandoah Conservatory)
Voice: Broadway Belter, Legit Soprano with Linda Uzelac, Jane Bunnell (NY Met Opera)
Acting: Comedy, Drama, Improvisation, Stanislavski (Alliance Theater), Meisner (Michael Licata)
Dance: Musical Theater, Jazz with David Rossetti (Annie Broadway Revival) , Tap with Jennifer MacQueen, Jennifer Wilkins
Awards and Nominations
Metro Atlanta Theater Award Nomination for "Luisa:" in The Fantasticks and "Lizzie" in Baby
Suzi Bass Award Nomination for Motherhood the Musical and Spelling Bee
Irene Ryan Award Nomination for Quilters