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SUSAN'S
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| NIKKI - SEASON 2 |
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Susan completed Season 2 of the WB's Nikki
Susan portrayed the Steamy & Sexy, Snide and Sarcastic Mary Campbell on the WB's Sunday night sitcom, NIKKI.
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MANY MOODS OF MARY |
Catholic School Girl
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The Be-headed
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Santa's Little Helper
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Godzilla Girl
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Hillbilly
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The Cockroach
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Jail Guard?
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Knife Thrower
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 Wedding bells
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The Showgirl
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AMY'S VIEW
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Susan played the title character of Amy in the
Long Beach International City Theater's production of David Hare's play, Amy's
View, opposite long-time pal, Carol Lawrence.
The production was directed by Jessica
Kubzansky and the cast included: John Berczeller, Thomas Patrick Kelly,
Shelly Kurtz and Patricia Place.
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UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN |
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spent a few sweltering (but fun) summer weeks under the big tent
starring as Molly Brown in the Sacramento Music Circus' production of The
Unsinkable Molly Brown.
Pictured at left with co-star
Christopher Carl. |
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DISNEY'S SPIRITED AWAY
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Susan supplies the voice of the character Lin,
a no-nonsense bathhouse girl who dreams of the outside world,
for the English version of Japan's all-time top-grossing film,
Spirited Away. The movie premiered in September 2002. By Hayao Miyazaki, the latest
masterpiece from the creator of My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa,
and Princess Mononoke! Spirited Away tells the story of
Chihiro, a 10-year-old girl who moves to the suburbs with her parents.
Once there, she begins to explore her new surrounding, wandering into a
mysterious town that turns out to be an "other world" of gods
and monsters, ruled over by the witch Yu-Baaba!
Chihiro (left) and Lin have their work
cut out for them cleaning up after a foul-smelling monster.
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GRANT
PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL |
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Susan sang with the Grant Park Orchestra and
Chorus; Christopher Bell, Conductor; Susan Egan, Soprano; Debbie Gravitte,
Mezzo Soprano; Rob Evan, Tenor; William Michals, Bass
Witty, sophisticated, even naughty - the music of Cole Porter never fails
to delight. Direct from New York, four Broadway greats join the Grant Park
Orchestra and Chorus to present Cole Porter's most beloved melodies.
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Susan with, from Left: Rob Evan (Jekyl &
Hyde) and Debbie Gravitte (Jerome Robbins Broadway).
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GOTTA
KICK IT UP |
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Susan stars in the popular Disney Channel's
original Movie, Gotta Kick It Up as an ex-"dot.com"
executive turned schoolteacher who takes a handful of Latina schoolgirls
and motivates them to become a championship dance team. There's five
girls, five different personalities and one major dance competition.
Susan's character, Heather Burke helps this mismatched group of Latina
girls to put aside their differences and come together as a team.
Susan is pictured in the hair/makeup trailer
on location of the filming of Gotta Kick It Up, having just been
introduced to her blonde wig.
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BALTIMORE
CENTERSTAGE CONCERT |
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Baltimore Center Stage - April 20, 2002
(solo act)
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Susan was the evening's
entertainment for Baltimore CenterStage's annual black tie gala. She
presented an hour concert before joining the sold out crowd for dinner and
gala festivities. She spent quite a long time signing her new cd, So
Far..., for many of the guests. She enjoyed returning to one of the
first homes for Triumph of Love prior to it's Broadway run.
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HANNAH
FREE |
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Susan directed a staged reading of the
Claudia Allen play Hannah Free for the Blank
Theatre Company.
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Hannah Free is the story of Hannah, an
independent spirit, and Rachel, the homebody she loves all her life. The
play opens in a nursing home where an elderly Hannah is not allowed to see
a comatose Rachel who is just down the hall. Denied Rachel, Hannah
visits with Rachel's spirit. It's a story about living and loving
and letting go... a fiction about all the real women who've loved each
other for decades and decades.
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FALLING
IN LOVE |
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Mid-March, Susan shot a short film, Falling In Love, about a flight attendant killed on the job. Shot in flashback sequences, the entire movie is what Susan's character thinks about just before dying -- the most important moments in life ... falling in love. It's based on a true story.
Susan is pictured at right with Falling In Love "husband" and co-star, Robert Casey. |
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ARLI$$ |
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Susan
plays the choreographer for the Clipper girls. Arliss is falling
for her even though she is in love with the team owner, played by Keith
Carradine.
A fun twist in the plot leads to a Fred
and Ginger-type dance with Susan's character and Arliss.
This episode airs on HBO in June of 2002! |
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NYPD
BLUE EPISODE |
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Susan was thrilled to shoot an episode of NYPD
Blue. She got to play opposite the Emmy Award winning true-talent
(and super nice guy, in Susan's words), Dennis Franz.
This episode airs on ABC on March 12, 2002.
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OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY - UNIVERSAL
CITY WALK
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Susan was the featured
soloist and sang the official 2002 Olympic Torch Relay song, Carry
The Flame, as the torch came through Los Angeles on the way to it's
final destination in Salt Lake City, Utah. Susan was backed by America's
Kids for the Ceremony held at Universal City Walk on Tuesday,
January 15th. Susan and America's Kids provided the entertainment
for the evening as the crowd awaited the torch's arrival. It was
an historical and incredibly moving evening.
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Top Left: Susan and America's Kids share
in the excitement as Arnold Schwarzenegger receives the olympic flame
from Olympian Rafer Johnson and then lights the Ceremonial Cauldron.
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Top Right: Susan singing during the
ceremony prior to the torch's arrival
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Bottom Left: Susan on the "big
screen"
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Bottom Right: Susan sings, backed by
America's Kids
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