Lee Coleé, singer, actress, entertainer

For over 25 years Lee Colee' has entertained audiences from as far away as Anchorage, Alaska to New York City. A concert artist and high energy entertainer, Lee specializes in intimate cabaret productions and music theatre.

Raised as a dancer as well as a well rounded vocalist Lee has appeared as an actress in commercials, voice overs, countless theatre and opera venues and now teaches voice and vocal performance in her home studio in Wimberley, TX.

A member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) and a member of the National Federation of Musicians, Local 433, Lee is also a director of over 30 productions for The Wimberley Players and corporate entertainment packages with clients as far away as Dallas and Las Vegas. Each summer she holds a music theatre boot camp for kids 8-15 that have sold out for the past seven years.

Her most recent role was Aldonza in the sell out production of Man of La Mancha with the Wimberley Players. Other recent highlights on her resume' include Christine in a concert version of Phantom of the Opera, Lizzie in 110 in the Shade, which she also directed, a stint with Esther's Follies in Austin, TX, and an annual New Year's Eve Concert Series. Other favorite roles include Diana and Connie in productions of A Chorus Line, Lady Chiang in The King and I, and working on whatever the current project happens to be.

With a career that has included leading roles in opera (Despina in Cosi Fan Tutti, The Pirates of Penzance) Off Broadway and professional touring companies, rock, jazz and country bands, weddings, and even singing telegrams, Lee had no idea that her childhood appearance on one of the last episodes of The Ted Mack Amateur Hour would kick start a life so diverse and surprising.

Lee attended The American Academy of Performing Arts in New York as well as the Sonia Moore Theatre Institute. For intense voice coaching, she is an alumni of Texas Woman's University and a former student of Lanelle Blanton and Cary Michaels of Texas State University in San Marcos, TX as well as a public relations major at Central State University of Oklahoma.

An extensive dance background includes the Phil Black dance studio in New York City and Tulsa Civic Ballet where Lee excelled in tap, jazz, ballet and modern dance styles, especially the techniques of Bob Fosse. Today, Lee still choreographs her own shows and puts her tap shoes on at various jazz concerts.

For a detailed list of clients, reference, demos, please e mail: lee@atnip.net

 

Member of Austin Federation of Musicians, Local 433, Austin, TX
512/847-7934 or email: lee@atnip.net
HEIGHT: 5’ HAIR: BROWN
WEIGHT: 95 lbs EYES: BROWN

CURRENTLY
Concert artist & corporate entertainment artist (client list by request)
Musical theatre/freelance cabaret revue director & performer
Private voice instructor - Home studio in Wimberley, TX 2000-present
Resident director of musicals at Wimberley Players Community Theatre, Wimberley, TX

THEATRE/LIVE PERFORMANCES
THE MAN OF LAMANCHA (Aldonza) Wimberley Players, 2007
NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT SERIES 2000-Present Headliner, self produced/director
ESTHER’S FOLLIES 05 Headliner, Austin, TX nightclub
110 IN THE SHADE (Lizzie) Wimberley Players 2005 (Nominee for Austin Critics Table Award)
JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR
DREAMCOAT (Narrator) Wimberley Players 2002
ANCHORAGE LIGHT OPERA COMPA. 93-94 Soloist 2 seasons, Anchorage, Alaska, 1992-94
SOUND OF MUSIC (Sister Margaretta) Musical Director, Expressions Rep Theatre, Dallas, TX 1999
OLIVER (Widow Corney) Expressions Rep Theatre, Dallas, TX 1998
THE KING AND I (Lady Chiang) Denton Light Opera Co., Denton, TX 1997
CHORUS LINE (Connie) Music Theatre of Wichita, Wichita, KS 1989
CHORUS LINE, (Diana) Central State University, Edmond, OK 1988
COSI FAN TUTTI (Despina) Central State University, Edmond, OK 1988

DIRECTOR CREDITS
THE MUSIC MAN (also producer/choreographer) Lee Colee’ Studios 2007
1776 (also choreographer/music director) Wimberley Players 2006
I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Wimberley Players 2005
THE ODD COUPLE (female version) Wimberley Players 2004
110 IN THE SHADE (also music director) Wimberley Players 2004
ANYTHING GOES (also choreographer) Wimberley Players 2003
ANNIE Lee Colee’ Studios Summer MusicTheatre Boot Camp for Kids
GUYS & DOLLS Lee Colee’ Studios “ “
GREASE Lee Colee’ Studios “ “
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Lee Colee’ Studios “ “
SOUND OF MUSIC Lee Colee’ Studios “ “
OKLAHOMA Lee Colee’ Studios “ “

Also numerous corporate entertainment packages for such clients as ALTEC LANSING, THE OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR, DAVID ALEXANDER PRODUCTIONS in Dallas, TX. (Client list upon request)

SPECIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Lead vocalist for numerous bands, combos (list upon request)
Wedding vocalist
3 Cds available
Killer tap dancer & choreographer with over 30 years of dance training in tap, jazz, ballet, modern
Martial arts training (purple belt in tae kwon do)
Accomplished belly dancer as well as Hawaiian
Accents: Southern, British & East Coast
Image consultant work and pageant preparation for Miss Oklahoma Pageant and others
Member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) & ACOT (Austin Circle of Theatres)

EDUCATION
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York Acting
The Sonia Moore Theatre Institute, New York Method acting techniques
Texas Womans University, Denton, TX Vocal Performance
Central State University, Edmond, OK Music and Public Relations
Southwest Texas University, San Marcos, TX Vocal Performance
Richard Thomas (John Boy of The Waltons TV show) Film & theatre workshop