Jacque is the Artistic Director of Believe NYC and the Arts For Autism concert. Her one woman show: From Main Street to 42nd Street has been performed at 54 Below, Symphony Space, The Green Room 42, The Triad and venues around the country including The Berkshires, Dallas, and Los Angeles. Jacque has sung in Broadway Concerts such as The 30th Anniversary Gala for The Irish Repertory Theatre at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, Sondheim at Seven honoring Stephen Sondheim at Town Hall and as a soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Jacque’s theatre credits include: A Child’s Christmas In Wales at Irish Repertory Theatre, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice at NYMF, The Baker's Wife at The York Theatre, The Boyfriend, Irene, and Primrose all at Musicals Tonight!. National Tour: Cinderella (swing), Regional: The Bakers Wife (Paper Mill Playhouse), A Little Night Music (Baltimore CenterStage), Pirates of Penzance (Goodspeed Opera House), Cinderella (Ogunquit Playhouse), Beauty and the Beast (Gateway Playhouse). Jacque holds a BFA, cum laude from the Boston Conservatory and is a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts award recipient. As an educator, she is one of the senior choreographers at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton and has been a guest teaching artist at Idyllwild Arts Academy where she is also an alum.
On this episode I talked with Jacque Carnahan and Michael Holzer about when their interest in theatre and the arts started, what kickstarted their interest in theatre, how Jacque’s experience performing on stage in theatre he...