Julie garnye
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Julie Garnyé is a singer, actress, voiceover artist
and host.
As a performer, she most recently appeared in Los Angeles
in Les Misérables
at The Hollywood Bowl
directed by Richard Jay-Alexander
and CHESS in Concert at the Ford Amphitheatre
. She also starred with Alan Cumming
and Alice Ripley in Open All Night: The Music of Lance Horne and in the reading of Georgia Stitt
's new musical The Water.
Stephen Schwartz
tribute concert at Town Hall. She is a regular performer at Jim Carusos Cast Party at Birdland in New York and The Upright Cabaret in West Hollywood.
Other credits include Broadway
: HAIR in Concert (last minute replacement for Tony Award
winner Idina Menzel
), CHESS in Concert, The Easter Bonnet
Competition. New York: Broadway By The Year 1978 (Town Hall), Children Of Eden
in Concert (New York Premiere), Pippin in Concert, NAMT Songwriters Showcase 2005 and dozens of readings and workshops. National Tours: CATS (Grizabella, Jennyanydots), Its Not Where You Start Regional: Bat Boy: The Musical
, West Side Story
, George M, Fiddler On The Roof
, Bye Bye Birdie. Film: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (DisneyToon Studios), The Little Richard
Story, The Ultimate Auction. Recordings: WICKED (as Elphaba [guide vocals] Stage-Stars Karaoke), HAIR (Sh-K-Boom Records), Longing For A Place Already Gone (Laura Bell Bundys debut album), Fine and Dandy (PS Classics
), Folkzinger (with Christine Lavin
), Last Day On Earth (for composer Lance Horne), Wedding Plans (for composer Georgia Stitt) and Broadway By The Year 1978 Original Cast Album
(to be released in 2009).
Julie has sung in concert with/for prolific composer Stephen Schwartz, pop great Neil Sedaka
, singer/songwriter Josh Groban
, country star Dwight Yoakam
and jazz legend Dave Brubeck
.
As a host, she has co-hosted on Sirius Satellite Radio
with Scott Nevins (in New York and Los Angeles) and live for many charity events and concerts (also in both New York and Los Angeles).
Julie graduated from Santa Clara University
with a double B.A. in Theatre and English and has been studying voice with famed vocal teacher Edward Sayegh for 15 years. She will be heard next as the singing voice of the fairy Lyria in the Disney animated film
"Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure" (to be released November 2009) and will reprise the role of Susan in the new musical "The Water" in Los Angeles in April 2009.
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
and host.
As a performer, she most recently appeared in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
at The Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, United States that is used primarily for music performances...
directed by Richard Jay-Alexander
Richard Jay-Alexander
Richard Jay-Alexander has been part of the stage world for over 30 years. He was a dancer, singer and actor in two minor roles on Broadway and later branched into stage management. He was executive director of the New York office of producer Cameron Mackintosh...
and CHESS in Concert at the Ford Amphitheatre
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is a 1421-seat performing arts theatre in Los Angeles, California. The theatre is owned and operated by the County of Los Angeles, and run through a three-way partnership between the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the...
. She also starred with Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming, OBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actor, singer, writer, director, producer and author. His roles have included the Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, Mr. Elton in Emma, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy...
and Alice Ripley in Open All Night: The Music of Lance Horne and in the reading of Georgia Stitt
Georgia Stitt
Georgia Stitt is an American composer and a lyricist.-Early life:Stitt spent her childhood in Covington TN. She attended Vanderbilt University and received a B.Mus. degree in Music Theory and Composition, and New York University M.F.A...
's new musical The Water.
Biography
In New York, she recently starred in the reading of Lance Horne's new musical The $trip and, in 2007, she was distinguished as the only performer to be invited from outside New York to appear in the all-starAll-star
All-star is a term designating an individual as having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry...
Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz (composer)
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell , Pippin and Wicked...
tribute concert at Town Hall. She is a regular performer at Jim Carusos Cast Party at Birdland in New York and The Upright Cabaret in West Hollywood.
Other credits include Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
: HAIR in Concert (last minute replacement for Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
winner Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel
Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is widely known for originating the roles of Maureen in Rent and Elphaba in Wicked.-Early life:...
), CHESS in Concert, The Easter Bonnet
Easter bonnet
An Easter Bonnet represents the tail-end of a tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter, in harmony with the renewal of the year and the promise of spiritual renewal and redemption....
Competition. New York: Broadway By The Year 1978 (Town Hall), Children Of Eden
Children of Eden
Children of Eden is a two-act musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird. The musical is based on the Book of Genesis. Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flood...
in Concert (New York Premiere), Pippin in Concert, NAMT Songwriters Showcase 2005 and dozens of readings and workshops. National Tours: CATS (Grizabella, Jennyanydots), Its Not Where You Start Regional: Bat Boy: The Musical
Bat Boy: The Musical
Bat Boy: The Musical is a musical with a book by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming and music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe, based on a June 23, 1992 Weekly World News story about a half-boy, half-bat, dubbed "Bat Boy", found living in a cave....
, West Side Story
West Side Story
West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
, George M, Fiddler On The Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
, Bye Bye Birdie. Film: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (DisneyToon Studios), The Little Richard
Little Richard
Richard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, recording artist, and actor, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s. He was also the first artist to put the funk in the rock and roll beat and...
Story, The Ultimate Auction. Recordings: WICKED (as Elphaba [guide vocals] Stage-Stars Karaoke), HAIR (Sh-K-Boom Records), Longing For A Place Already Gone (Laura Bell Bundys debut album), Fine and Dandy (PS Classics
PS Classics
PS Classics is a record label that specializes in musical theatre and standard vocals. Founded in 2000 by Grammy-nominated freelance producer Tommy Krasker and singer/actor Philip Chaffin, their releases have been critically acclaimed for their meticulous sonic detail and high-quality packaging and...
), Folkzinger (with Christine Lavin
Christine Lavin
Christine Lavin is a New York City-based singer-songwriter and promoter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded numerous solo albums, and has also recorded with other female folk artists under the name Four Bitchin' Babes...
), Last Day On Earth (for composer Lance Horne), Wedding Plans (for composer Georgia Stitt) and Broadway By The Year 1978 Original Cast Album
Cast recording
A cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience. An original cast recording, as the name implies, features the voices of the show's original cast...
(to be released in 2009).
Julie has sung in concert with/for prolific composer Stephen Schwartz, pop great Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka is an American pop/rock singer, pianist, and composer. His career has spanned nearly 55 years, during which time he has sold millions of records as an artist and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard...
, singer/songwriter Josh Groban
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
, country star Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...
and jazz legend Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
David Warren "Dave" Brubeck is an American jazz pianist. He has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranges from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills...
.
As a host, she has co-hosted on Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
with Scott Nevins (in New York and Los Angeles) and live for many charity events and concerts (also in both New York and Los Angeles).
Julie graduated from Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
with a double B.A. in Theatre and English and has been studying voice with famed vocal teacher Edward Sayegh for 15 years. She will be heard next as the singing voice of the fairy Lyria in the Disney animated film
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
"Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure" (to be released November 2009) and will reprise the role of Susan in the new musical "The Water" in Los Angeles in April 2009.
