Ruth Condomine in Blithe Spirit
AWARDS
Mabel Mercer Foundation, Donald F. Smith Award - Outstanding Performing Artist
New York City Bistro Award - Outstanding Concept Show | In The Still Of The Night
Mabel Mercer Foundation, Julie Wilson Award - Outstanding Performing Artist
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Shana Farr is a classically trained actress and singer, as well as an award-winning supper club, cabaret, and concert performer. She has appeared at renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), Jazz at Lincoln Center (Rose Theater), 54 Below, Birdland Jazz Club, and London’s Crazy Coqs, among others. In 2022, she added Westminster Abbey to her impressive list of performance locations.
Shana has starred in leading roles in musical theater, operettas, and plays. Highlights include Marion Paroo in The Music Man, Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow, and Ruth Condomine in Blithe Spirit.
She has received a Bistro Award for her concept show In The Still of the Night and two Mabel Mercer Foundation Awards: the Julie Wilson Award and the Donald F. Smith Award.
Her acclaimed productions include The Songbook of Julie Andrews: Whistling Away the Dark, The Songbook of Barbara Cook: It’s Not Where You Start, and her autobiographical show Dream Reality. On screen, she has appeared in films such as Confession and Imogene.
Shana has also hosted virtual interviews with luminaries such as Sir Ian McKellen and F. Murray Abraham, which are available on her YouTube channel.
Her debut album, Out of the Shadows, earned praise from the Wall Street Journal, describing her voice as “bright, strong, and true.” Shana continues to captivate audiences worldwide with her artistry and versatility.
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Shana is a classically trained actress and singer and award-winning supper club, cabaret, and concert performer who has played at venues such as Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), Jazz at Lincoln Center (Rose Theater), Feinsteins at The Regency, 54 Below, Birdland Jazz Club, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, and The Missouri Theatre as well as London's Crazy Coqs and The Pheasantry to name a few. In 2022, she added Westminster Abbey to her distinguished roster of venues.
She has performed leading roles in musical theater, operettas and plays. New York highlights are: Ruth Condomine in Blithe Spirit, Marion Paroo in The Music Man, Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow, Miss Lucy in Sweet Bird of Youth, Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Laurey Williams in Oklahoma!, Melissa Gardner in Love Letters, the title role of Princess Ida, Princess Margaret in The Student Prince, Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance, and Elsie Maynard in The Yeomen Of The Guard at prominent venues including New York City Center, McCarter Theater, York Theatre Company, Rhynsburger Theatre, and with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera amongst others.
Shana is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including a Bistro Award for In The Still of the Night, a concept show she conceived, wrote, and produced, featuring the works of Noël Coward and Cole Porter. She has also been honored with two Mabel Mercer Foundation Awards: the Julie Wilson Award, recognizing a rising star in cabaret, and the Donald F. Smith Award, celebrating her critically acclaimed contributions to musical theater, operetta, drama, and recordings.
Her solo concert and cabaret productions have garnered widespread acclaim across the US and internationally. Highlights include tributes such as The Songbook of Julie Andrews: Whistling Away the Dark and The Songbook of Barbara Cook: It's Not Where You Start; a duet show with cabaret legend Steve Ross (We're Old Fashioned: The Jerome Kern Songbook) and her salute to Tony Award-winning musicals, Lullaby of Broadway. Most recently she performed an autobiographical show Dream Reality.
In addition to her stage and concert career, Shana Farr has appeared in film and television in the award-winning short-film Confession as well as, most recently, an award-winning short-film Imogene. She is also a sought-after participant in rehearsed readings of new works and classics, appearing in venues such as The Players, The Actors Studio, and most recently with the Resident Acting Company.
Shana’s on-camera work includes hosting virtual interviews with luminaries such as Sir Ian McKellen, F. Murray Abraham, John Andrews, OBE, artist Wayne Hart, and author Robert Windeler. These interviews are available on her YouTube channel.
Her debut album Out Of The Shadows was released with a live launch event at The Players. Praised by the Wall Street Journal it declared, “Her voice is bright, strong and true…Ms. Farr is probably the most convincing younger American to sing Noël Coward.”
Shana began acting at an early age in the Midwest, earning her Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance from Boston University School for the Arts. She made her professional musical theater debut at New York City Center as Elsie Maynard in The Yeomen Of The Guard earning critical acclaim in the New York Post, Backstage, and the New Jersey Star Ledger.