Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 2- Fiddler #1

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 28 MARCUS HARDY | DANCER Previously at Lyric: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (2021/22) . After receiving his BFA in Dance Performance from East Carolina University, Hardy joined the Inaside Chicago Dance company, where he spent ve years. He has performed as a guest artist with SueMo Dance Company, Waterstreet Dance Company, and Chicago Dance Crash. CHRISTOPHER KELLEY | DANCER Lyric debut Kelley’s recent credits include Rock of Ages , Cinderella , Kinky Boot s, Beauty and The Beas t, Newsies , Wizard of Oz , and The Producers at the Paramount Theatre, Gypsy at The Muny, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at Porchlight Music Theatre. Kelley danced with The Chicago Repertory Ballet in 2020 and 2021, and is also a teaching artist on the faculty of Visceral Dance Chicago, The Paramount School of The Arts, and Wings Dance Center. DREW LEWIS | DANCER Lyric debut Originally from Oak Park, Illinois, Lewis performed extensively with Sidra Bell Dance New York from 2016 to 2019, during which time he guest lectured at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Additional performance credits include C-LS, Project 44, Attack Theatre, The Joel Hall Dancers, and Lucy Riner. MICHAEL FRANCIS M C BRIDE | DANCER Previously at Lyric: Florencia en el Amazona (2021/22) McBride joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 2009 while nishing his BFA at Fordham University. From 2009 to 2019 with the Ailey Company, McBride performed over 65 ballets in 15 countries by choreographers such as Alvin Ailey, Ronald K. Brown, Garth Fagan, George Faison, Geoffrey Holder, Bill T. Jones, Jiˇrí Kylián, Wayne McGregor, Ohad Naharin, David Parsons, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp. He appeared in Santa Fe Opera’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2021, and recently performed in Bucks County Playhouse’s production of Kinky Boots . ALEX MEETH | DANCER Lyric debut Meeth appeared in the Boston Early Music Festival’s Orlando generoso (2019), and recently understudied with the Mark Morris Dance Group for their 2022 restaging of L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato . He holds a BFA in contemporary dance performance from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. TYLER OKUNSKI | DANCER Lyric debut The California native’s credits include Monty in Violet and Boy/Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher . He holds a BFA in Music Theatre from Elon University. OZ SHOSHAN | DANCER Lyric debut Shoshan appeared in the national tours of Bandstand and Elf . Regional credits include A Chorus Line , Kinky Boots, and The Little Mermaid ; International appearances include Hair , West Side Story , Cabaret , and Fiddler on the Roof in Israel. MATEUS SOBRAL BARBOSA DA SILVA | DANCER Lyric debut Recent performing credits include the national tours of Fiddler on the Roof and Spamalot , West Side Story at The Guthrie Theatre, South Paci c at Theatre Under the Stars, Catch Me If You Can at The REV, On Your Feet! at North Carolina Theatre, La Cage Aux Folles and Mamma Mia! at Short North Stage, Mary Poppins at Virginia Musical Theatre, and numerous performances at The Fireside Theatre. JAMES MONROE ŠTEVKO | DANCER Previously at Lyric: 6 productions since 2009/10, most recently Tannhauser (2014/15) and Rusalka (2013/14). The New York-based actor and dancer appeared in Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish as Mendl, and is a featured soloist on the cast album. Other credits include The Metropolitan Opera, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, The Met Gala with Katy Perry, and Milwaukee Ballet. KIMBERLY GRIGSBY | CONDUCTOR Lyric debut The New York-based music director and conductor has enjoyed a 24-year Broadway career which has included collaborations with composers David Byrne, Adam Guettel, and Stephin Merritt and with directors James Lapine, Kathleen Marshall, Michael Mayer, Bartlett Sher, Leigh Silverman, and Julie Taymor, among numerous others. Her credits include the original productions of To Kill A Mockingbird ; Caroline, or Change ; Spring Awakening ; Coraline ; The Light in the Piazza ; Head Over Heels ; The Full Monty ; Amélie ; Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark ; Songs From an Unmade Bed ; The Fortress of Solitude ; Here Lies Love ; and last season’s Flying Over Sunset . Other collaborations include The Light In The Piazza with Renée Fleming; the premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s The