MICHELLE LEM N
N e w Y o r k C i t y B a s e d P e r f o r m e r
CHARLIE BROWN
I'm back at it again at
The Sharon Playhouse to choreograph You're a Good Man Charlie Brown alongside director Julia Murney! YAGMCB runs September 20 - 29, 2024.
OLIVER!
Following Something Rotten, I choreographed Oliver! at The Sharon Playhouse. This was my Mainstage Regional Theatre Choreography debut and my work was nominated for a Berkie Award!
INDECENT UPDATE
After a couple positive COVID cases in the cast followed by a massive put in rehearsal, I stepped into the role of Halina while continuing to play my original track on accordion for the final week of Indecent.
MAMMA MIA!
Back in my home state of
Wisconsin, I performed in the Ensemble and understudied Tanya in Skylight Music Theatre's production of Mamma Mia!
Sept 23rd - Oct 16th, 2022.
Watch the promo HERE
TARTARUS
Short experimental thriller "TARTARUS" made its NYC premiere at the NYC Independent Film Festival on June 18, 2022. I got spooky in this Magic Dog Productions short, starring as
The Beast - the demon of desire.
Watch the trailer HERE
CHICAGO
Squish! I spent the summer at
the Cook County Jail as the
Merry Murderess June in Chicago
at The Arts Center of Coastal Carolina! We ran June 26 through August 18, 2024.
SOMETHING ROTTEN
I spent my 2023 summer back at The Sharon Playhouse! First up:
Something Rotten! I worked with Justin Boccitto as his Assistant Choreographer/Dance Captain & performed in the Ensemble.
INDECENT
I revisited Paula Vogel's
striking play Indecent as Nelly Friedman on the Accordion
January 25 – February 26, 2023
at Playhouse on Park in
West Hartford, CT.
INDECENT
I had the privilege of playing the Accordion, ukulele, and auxiliary percussion as an Actor/Musician in the the brilliant play Indecent by Paula Vogel at the Civic Theatre of Allentown, August 17 - 29, 2022.
Read about it HERE
NUNSENSE II
Back at The Millbrook Playhouse, I joined the Little Sisters of Hoboken as Sister Mary Leo, the prima ballerina turned roller-skating Nun in Nunsense II: The Second Coming, November 12 - 20, 2021.
Watch the promo HERE
MY FAIR LADY
I made my National Tour debut in the 2023-24 company of Bartlett Sher's Lincoln Center Theatre Production of MY FAIR LADY! I played Lady Boxington, was in the Ensemble, and understudied Mrs. Hopkins.
A CHORUS LINE
I covered Cassie, Sheila, Judy, and Tricia in The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of A Chorus Line, April 7 - May 14, 2023. This was my first time swinging! I went on for Judy and Tricia during the run.
CINDERELLA
I had a ball at the ball
in the Dance Ensemble of The Phoenix Theatre Company's production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, November 16, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023.
GUYS & DOLLS
Returning to the Sharon Playhouse,
I danced in the Hot Box with the Dolls, shot craps the Guys, and understudied Miss Adelaide for an all-Tap-Dance version of
Guys & Dolls, July 29 - Aug 14, 2022.
Watch the promo HERE
YOURS SINCERELY
It was a delight to play Marilyn (inspired by Marilyn Monroe) in Yours Sincerely: A Sentimental Journey, a 1940-50s Radio Show Style original musical written specifically for The Millbrook Playhouse, July 9 - 18, 2021.
Watch the promo HERE