Cara LaGreen
  • BIOGRAPHY

caralagreen-4bCara is thrilled you are visiting her new website and reading her bio right now so she is currently trying to write something good for your consumption.
Cara just stepped out of the studio from recording her brand new demo featuring three of her own arrangements of Maneater, Bi mir bist du schoen (which was originally a yiddish folk song, who knew?) and her grandpas favorite, My Funny Valentine.
Cara has traveled all over the world to perform; including playing Princess Diana in the Backstage Award winning “Divas” Off  Broadway at the legendary Studio 54 in New York City, she received rave reviews in LA weekly for her role in the musical Dracula in Hollywood and was the lead singer on Carnival Cruise Lines’ “Ecstasy” ship out of Galveston, Texas. She has also done many commercial voice-overs, including Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Toyota.  Cara was seen on NBC’s “The Singing Bee” and Bravo’s “Sheer Genius” which resulted in the rainbow bright hair that can be seen in the Photo Gallery.
Cara received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where she performed at the Arden, Wilma, Merrriam, and The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts portraying the second nurse from the left in the world premiere musical “I’ll Be Seeing You”.  She debuted her cabaret in NY at the legendary Don’t tell mama theatre and toured it to Los Angeles at the Wyndham Bellage hotel and the Whitefire Theatre. She performed with Palmer Productions as Claire in Personals and Rhetta in her favorite musical of all time Pump Boys and Dinnetts. Cara has performed at the Weathervane Theater in New Hampshire, The NASA Space Center,  she has sung in the White House with Don Ho from Hawaii and with Debbie Reynolds in Las Vegas. Locally Cara has been seen at South Coast Repertory Theater, KCAL 9’s Hour of Power at the Crystal Cathedral and recently performend in the hit show, “Dancing Queen” on board the historic Queen Mary in Long Beach (Much easier to dance and sing on a ship that doesn’t move).
Cara holds a certificate in songwriting from the Berkley School of Music in Boston and received an honorable mention in the Song of the Year songwriting competition for her original song Closed Book.
Cara is a member of The Actors Equity Association and The American Federation of Radio and Television Artists. Cara’s hobbies include, Long walks in dark places, watching Saved by the Bell re-runs, playing bingo with old ladies, and eating sourdough bread and kulfi, she is currently learning how to play the cheese grater.

Theatre
Diva’s I’ve Done….. Princess Diana….. Upstairs at Studio 54, NY
Dracula….. Faith….. Sacred Fools Theater
Holiday Jubilee….. Lead Singer….. Escondido PAC
Those Fabulous 40′s….. Soloist….. The Queen Mary in Long Beach
Pump Boys and Dinnetts….. Rhetta….. Palmer Productions
Personals….. Claire/Woman 1….. Palmer Productions
The Baker’s Wife….. Nicole, Inez (u/s) Arden Theater
I’ll be Seeing you (World Premier)… Swing Sister/Nurse….. Kimmel Center
The Real Inspector Hound….. Box Sitter….. Wilma Theater
Evita….. Ensemble….. Weathervane Rep.
State Fair….. Ensemble….. Weathervane Rep.
Peter Pan….. Tootles….. Weathervane Rep.
A Christmas Carol….. Belinda Cratchitt South Coast Rep.
How to Eat like a Child….. Featured Player….. South Coast Rep.
A Mid Summer Night’s Dream….. Titania….. South Coast Rep.
Beauty and the Beast….. Babette….. Orange County PAC
Weird Romance….. Make-up Specialist….. The Arts Bank
Carousel….. Arminy….. Merriam
Edmond….. Whore….. The Arts Bank
Sweet Charity….. Ensemble….. Merriam
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Television
Educational Video series….. Host….. Tokai Industries
JB Berns Freedom exercise system
Infomercial…..
Featured….. Berns/Jackie Chan/Urban Rebounding Co.
Hour of Power….. Series Regular….. KCAL-9
Live with Dar Chrismas Special….. Featured…..
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Voice Over
Toyota Dealers of California…..
Marine World-Africa USA…..
Knott’s Berry Farm…..
SLK…..
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Film
Marci x….. Featured….. Paramount Pictures
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Tours
Carnival Cruise Lines….. Lead Production singer….. Ray Eyler
Diva’s I’ve Done….. Princess Diana/Audrey….. NY, LA, Boston
White House, National Cathedral,
NASA Space Center Center Tour…..
Singer….. Hour of Power-KCAL 9
Las Vegas w/ Debbie Reynolds,
Don Ho and Hoku in Hawaii
Singer….. David Green/Kids Next Door
One person Cabaret….. One person Cabaret….. NY, LA
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Other Credits
SLK….. Singer/Writer….. DMC Records
Girl’s Night….. One person Cabaret….. The Philadelphia Arts Cafe
Where She Came From….. One person show….. The Philadelphia Arts Cafe
Savage Love….. Two person Show….. Avenue of the Arts Studio Theater
Double Jeopardy….. Lead Singer…..
DJ Connection….. Singer/Party Enhancer…..
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EDUCATION
Orange County High School of the Arts (Musical Theater)
South Coast Repertory Theater (Young Conservatory)
B.F.A. University of the Arts (Musical Theater)
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TRAINING
Voice / Speech: Neill Hartley, Suzanne Case
Acting: Peter Pryor, Drucie McDaniel, Irene Baird, Hal Landon Jr.
Movement: Kamilla Martin, Rex Henriques, Nancy Kantra
Singing: Dr. Neal Tracy, Leona Roberts, Megan Weston
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SPECIAL SKILLS
Dance(s): Ballet, Choreography, Country Western, Hip Hop, Improvisational, Jazz, Latin, Modern, Swing, Tap
Dialect(s): American Southern, Cockney, French, New York City, Standard American
Language(s): English, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Vietnamese
Musical Instrument(s): Guitar, Piano, Triangle, Violin
Performance(s): Celebrity Voice Impressions, Cheerleading, Cue Cards, Hosting, Hula Hoop, Improvisation, Jump Rope, Newscasting, Painting, Speed Talking, Stand-up Comedy, Teleprompter, Voice Characterizations, Yodeling
Sport(s): Body Surfing, Bowling, Frisbee, Handball, Horse Back Riding, Ice Skating, Jump Rope, Kayaking, Roller Skating, Rollerblading, Rowing, Sailing, Snorkeling, Speed Walking, Swimming, Tai Bo, Trampoline, Whitewater Rafting, Yoga
Singing: Mezzo-Soprano: Country Western, Gospel, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Operatic, Rock / Pop
Other: Doi Doi Sound Fish Faces Handbells Tells funny stories