THE MUSIC MAN
Ethel Toffelmier
2016
Rose Valley Chorus and Orchestra
"The surprise break-out stars of this production were Ricky Rotandi as Marcellus Washburn and Courtney Boches as Ethel Toffelmier. In every other production of The Music Man I’ve seen, these characters have been throw-away secondary characters. However, in this production they represented a younger parallel version of Harold and Marian as Marcellus flawlessly danced and schemed along a-la Harold Hill and Ethel, in a haze of love, his blissful accomplice."
- B Sharp Productions
Training
MA, Theatre, Villanova University
- Musical Theatre, Acting, Solo Performance
Walnut Street Theatre
- Musical Theatre, three sessions
Private voice lessons, 10+ years off and on
Some ballet, jazz, tap, waltz, partnering/lifts
Skills
Music
- piano, clarinet, bugle (can make a noise), reads music
Languages
- Italian, Spanish, French knowledge (not fluent)
Sports
- golf, archery, rollerskating
Accents
- southern, exaggerated English and cockney
Misc
- impressions, useless trivia
Bucket List Roles
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Marie Antoinette (The Revolutionists)
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Morticia Addams (The Addams Family)
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Elizabeth Benning (Young Frankenstein)
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Countess Lily (Anastasia)
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Eliza Dolittle (My Fair Lady)
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Miss Adelaide (Guys & Dolls)
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Fanny Brice (Funny Girl)
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Lina Lamont (Singin' In The Rain)
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Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd)
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Madame Thenardier (Les Miserables)
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Eve (The Apple Tree)
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Annie Oakley (Annie Get Your Gun, always and forever)