LISA FISHMAN 323-841-3474 OyItsFish@aol.com
AEA
HAIR: BLONDE/BROWN EYES: BLUE/GREEN
THEATER – OFF-BROADWAY
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF in YIDDISH - GRANDMA TSAYTL/ENSEMB. (u/s GOLDE, YENTE, SHEYNDL) - STAGE 42 (DIR. JOEL GREY)
THE GOLDEN BRIDE - TOYBE (PRINCIPAL) - NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FOLKSBIENE
ON SECOND AVENUE (w/ MIKE BURSTYN) - PRINCIPAL - NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FOLKSBIENE (NYC) & GINDI THEATRE (LA)
SHPIEL, SHPIEL, SHPIEL! - LADY #1 (PRINCIPAL) - NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FOLKSBIENE
GIMPEL TAM - RIVKA (PRINCIPAL) - NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FOLKSBIENE
THEATER - REGIONAL (PARTIAL LIST)
CABARET - SALLY BOWLES - MERRY-GO-ROUND PLAYHOUSE, NY
OLIVER - NANCY - PERFORMANCE RIVERSIDE, CA
BRUCE ADLER, A,B,C… - PRINCIPAL - FLORIDA TOUR (DIR. DAN SIRETTA.)
TINTYPES - EMMA GOLDMAN/FANNY BRICE - RUBICON THEATRE COMPANY - VENTURA, CA
GHETTO CABARET - CHAYA (PRINCIPAL) - LOS ANGELES JEWISH THEATRE
GUYS & DOLLS - ADELAIDE - HIGHLAND COURT THEATRE
GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN - SHEN TE / SHUI TA - KREEGER THEATRE, D.C.
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC - DESIREE - KREEGER THEATRE, D.C.
SHLEMIEL THE FIRST - YENTA - PEGASUS THEATRE, CHICAGO
SPRING’S AWAKENING - MARTA - KREEGER THEATRE, D.C.
PRE-BROADWAY WORKSHOPS
HERE I AM - LADY IN BLUE - C2C ENTERTAINMENT, LA
VOCAL PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS
- MAXWELL STREET KLEZMER BAND – LEAD VOCALIST (YIDDISH, HEBREW, LADINO, & ENGLISH MUSIC) - CARNEGIE HALL, BARBICAN CENTRE (LONDON), VIENER KONZERTHAUS (VIENNA), THE HAGUE. MULTIPLE EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN TOURS, FEATURED ON RECORDINGS
- LISA FISHMAN & HER BAND – SINGER/SONGWRITER AND RECORDING ARTIST (FOLK/ROCK/JAZZ/BLUES) - SHOWS THROUGHOUT US, MULTIPLE RECORDING
- SOLO VOCALIST OF YIDDISH MUSIC - CONCERTS THROUGHOUT US AND EUROPE, INCLUDING: TOWN HALL (NYC), DAMROSCH PARK @ LINCOLN CENTER. PERFORMANCES WITH: THEODORE BIKEL, BRUCE ADLER, MIKE BURSTYN, PETER YARROW, ALAN KING, MANDY PATINKIN, FYVUSH FINKEL, CLAIRE BARRY, SEYMOUR RECHZEIT
- DISNEY CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE - LEAD VOCALIST w/ “MOSTLY KOSHER” (for “FESTIVAL OF HOLIDAYS”)
- “SOUL TO SOUL” AND “GHETTO TANGO” - TOURING THEATRICAL CONCERTS W/ NATIONAL YIDDISH THEATRE FOLKSBIENE
- “WILD SIDE” – (MOTLEY CRUE TRIBUTE BAND) - LEAD VOCALIST – CLUBS THROUGHOUT CA
- DEBBIE FRIEDMAN (INT’L JEWISH SONGWRITER AND RECORDING ARTIST) - CARNEGIE HALL - VOCALS
- THE LISA FISHMAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE (ORIGINAL INTERPRETATIONS OF JEWISH MUSIC) - EUROPE, US
TELEVISION
RARING TO READ SERIES REGULAR (SINGER/GUITARIST) - WFTY / WASHINGTON, D.C.
WORLD STAGE CHICAGO - FEATURED ARTIST- PBS
TRAINING / EDUCATION
EDUCATION: THE AMERICAN UNIV., B.A. IN MUSICAL THEATER STUDIES, & NEW YORK UNIV. – VOCAL PERFORMANCE
LA: VOICE OVER: KALMENSON & KALMENSON (SCOTT HOLST), VOICE: CAROL WEISS, DANCE – EDGE PAC. NYC: MUSICAL THEATER – SARA LOUISE LAZARUS, ALEX RYBECK, BARRY MOSS, TARA RUBIN, SANDEE CAMPBELL, KEN LUNDI. IMPROV – SECOND CITY TRAINING CENTER. CHICAGO: VOICE – LISA SAUNDERSON, FAYE KAISER. ACTING – STEPPENWOLF THEATRE CO. (STEVE SCOTT, RONDI REED, DAN LEMONNIER). ON-CAMERA – REBECCA SULLIVAN. MEISNER TECHNIQUE – VIC D’ALLTORIO, EILEEN VORBACH. TECHNIQUE & SCENE STUDY – STEVE SCOTT, PETER FORSTER, JANET LAUER. LABAN TECHNIQUE – JANET LAUER. DANCE – GUS GIORNANO DANCE STUDIO, LOU CONTE DANCE COMPANY. D.C.: VOICE: SUSAN HIGHT DENNY, ELIZABETH VRENIOS, ADRIANA HARDY, JEROME BARRY. SHAKESPEARE – WILLIAM.
SPECIAL SKILLS
VOICE-OVER: CHARACTER VOICES, JINGLES (*DEMO AND RESUME AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST), VERSATILE VOCALIST: MEZZO SOPRANO WITH HIGH BELT – ALL STYLES, DANCE: TAP, THEATER JAZZ, SWING, PARTNER DANCING, ISRAELI FOLK, INSTRUMENTS: GUITAR (FOLK, ROCK, GOOD FINGER-PICKING), BASIC PIANO, HAND PERCUSSION (DUMBEK, DJEMBE, TAMBOURINE, SHAKERS, CASTANETS), DIALECTS: STANDARD BRITISH, COCKNEY, NEW YORK, MIDWESTERN (CHICAGO, NORTH SHORE), YIDDISH, NEW YORK JEWISH, SPANISH, SPORTS: BICYCLING, HIKING, YOGA, SWIMMING