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OCTOBER- NOVEMBER 2011
“Terror Season” 
 London’s Soho Theatre,  United Kingdom



















    Merrill will sing original music written for herself and British cabaret artist Desmond O’Conner. (www.desmondoconnor.com ) Their performances will lead the audience through the evening and keep them unsettled between each of the four world premiere short plays in this “Terror Season”  
Previews: Oct 19 & 20
Performances:  Oct 21-Nov 5 
www.sohotheatre.com/whats-on/terror


SEPTEMBER
September 12
AEA Reading of a new musical
    “Dogwood Days”
 3:00pm at  Chelsea Studios
      Merrill as Etta (lead)

JUNE 
Saturday June 25
Ziegfeld Society Summer Soiree
The Firebird Russian Restaurant
1:00pm

MAY
Thursday May 19th
AEA Reading of new musical 
“Rainbow Valley” based on the final novel in the Anne of Green Gables series.

Merrill as Una (lead)

APRIL
Monday April 5  6:30pm
Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic 

Merrill performs in the annual review containing 17 numbers this year,  directed by Mark York.
Manhattan City College
Amsterdam between 139 and 140th


Tuesday April 19th
AEA Reading for NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program
new musical: “Dogwood Days”

Merrill as Etta (lead)

FEBRUARY
 Saturday Feb. 26th 3:30pm

Merrill stars as Marilyn Miller in a 60 minute musical on the life of the iconic star of the 1920’s.  
    Singing, dancing  with a supporting cast of six and 14 costumes built for Merrill for this role by designer George Halley.






































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upcoming 2012


JANUARY

January 26, 11:00pm

Feinstein’s at Loews Regency Hotel

Scott Siegel’s Broadway Ballyhoo

www.feinsteinsattheregency.com









January 29th 4:00pm

Christ the King Lutheran Church

Norcross, Georgia


    Merrill gives a solo concert accompanied by pianist Jon Weber, the current host of NPR’s “Piano jazz Rising Stars”


















FEBRUARY

February 21st

National Arts Club, New York

Merrill sings a program of Alice Faye and Shirley Temple songs for this months meeting of the Dutch Treat Club.




MARCH

March 23-24 8:00pm

“Show Me Real”

TaDa Theater  15 West 28th St.

tickets:

http://www.claremcook.com/clare-cook-dance-theater/









    This dance piece includes dialogue and live singing to tell the story of three 1920’s era of women coming to New York to break into show business juxtaposed with three modern dancers of current times and how the definition of “making it” as a dancer has evolved over time.

Choreographer Clare Cook

Writer Gena Oppenheim

Vocal music/dance Score: Amy Burgess