1. Lisa Brescia taught Acting I and IV at Missouri State University and is set to be the head of the Musical Theatre department at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.
16 Facts About Lisa Brescia
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Lisa Brescia was lead singer in The New Mamas and The Papas from 1993 to 1998 with original members John Phillips and Denny Doherty.
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Lisa Brescia has played the role of "Amneris" in Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida in several productions.
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Lisa Brescia joined the first national touring production in 2002 as the standby for Kelli Fournier.
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Lisa Brescia assumed the role of Amneris in September 2002 when Fournier left the production.
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Lisa Brescia assumed the role on January 4,2004, upon Gonzalez's departure.
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Lisa Brescia remained in the role until the musical's final performance on September 5,2004.
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Lisa Brescia returned to the role for one week in 2006 at The Muny in St Louis along with Simone and Will Chase, both of whom appeared in the Broadway production.
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Lisa Brescia left the production on May 18,2008, and transferred to the Chicago production from June 3,2008, replacing Dee Roscioli in the lead role of Elphaba.
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Lisa Brescia gave her final performance in Chicago on August 24,2008, after which Roscioli returned to the role.
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Lisa Brescia then starred in the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' Broadway: Three Generations, a three-act evening featuring condensed versions of Girl Crazy, Bye Bye Birdie, and Side Show.
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Lisa Brescia appeared in The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown as Mom in The Orange County Performing Arts center, Orange County, California in 2009.
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Lisa Brescia starred as Claire in the new musical, Ordinary Days which was presented at the Black Blox Theatre in Manhattan from October 2 to December 13,2009.
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Lisa Brescia is featured on the Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording which was recorded on April 9,2010, and was released in the summer of 2010.
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Lisa Brescia starred in the show until November 24,2019, and was replaced by Jessica Phillips.
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Lisa Brescia is currently teaching for the Musical Theatre Department of Missouri State University.