The Bridge Cabaret PLUS – 9/23/2024

The Bridge Cabaret – PLUS co-presented by

SINGERS
Taylor McGlone is thrilled to work with The Bridge Initiative, alongside Heather and Shelly. Her most notable roles include playing Roxie in Chicago, Daisy in The Great Gatsby, Babe in Pajama Game, and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. She is represented by Ford Robert Black Agency. Taylor extends heartfelt thanks to Brenda, Lincoln, and everyone who helped bring this evening’s cabaret to life.

Shelly Trujillo is a valley native, who began performing at age 4 and has since been seen in roles such as Lola in Ghosts of Bogota (Stray Cat Theatre),  Tweedle Dee in Curiouser and Curiouser (TheaterWorks), Pauline in Roger and Gene (Space 55) and in the choir for Hunchback of Notre Dame (TheaterWorks, AZMTO, MCC) to name a few. Shelly is also a founding member of Harmondo! Musical Improv (Ampersand Theatre, Milwaukee, WI), as well as All Queer Shakespeare here in Arizona. She’s had the pleasure of costume designing for Stray Cat Theatre, Hair and Makeup Design for Southwest Shakespeare, and most recently Roosters with Teatro Bravo/Spotlight Youth Theatre. Shelly would like to thank her bestie Tennille for being the best hype girl ever, and her family for their continued love and support. IG: @divakleo

Heather Fallon has been performing across the valley for many years. Previous shows include Once (Baruska) and The Sound of Music (Ensemble) at Phoenix Theatre Company, Sunday in the Park with George (Nurse/Mrs.), Follies (Stella), City of Angels (Angel City Six), and Ragtime (Ensemble) at Theater Works,  Lizzie (Maggie/Bridget) at ACTC, Lucky Stiff (Dominique Du Monaco) at ABT, and Sister Act (Sister Mary Lazarus), Sound of Music (Sister Berte), and Damn Yankees (Meg, AriZoni nom) at Hale. Heather can be seen performing piano and vocals at various venues in the valley and Northern Arizona throughout the year. www.heatherfallon.com

CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Catherine Ricafort is an eight-time Broadway actor, singer, and dancer. Broadway credits: Mamma Mia!, SpongeBob Squarepants, Cinderella, Honeymoon in Vegas, Allegiance, Disaster!, Holiday Inn, Miss Saigon. Off-Broadway: Alice By Heart. TV: NBC’s The Sing-Off, Ellen Degeneres Show, The Tony Awards. Arizona credits: 2024 Zoni-nomination “Reno Sweeney” (Anything Goes @ MCC), Phoenix Theatre Company (asst. Director/Choreographer of Tiananmen; starred in 2024 Festival of New Theatre), AZMTO (“Adelaide” in Guys & Dolls, Stage Director of Big Fish). Catherine is a software engineer and co-founder of Artists Who Code, featured in the LA Times and Forbes for helping 300+ artists pivot into tech during the pandemic. Originally from Arizona, Catherine is excited to bring her stage experience full-circle to the community as a director, performer, and coach. @cattricafort

COLLABORATIVE PIANIST
Lincoln Wright has music directed over 100 shows at theaters across the Valley.  Recent credits include The Secret Garden (Inspire), Christmas Carol (Hale), Newsies (TheaterWorks), Bye, Bye, Birdie (Hale), Godspell (Brophy Preparatory), Unsinkable Molly Brown (Hale), and Hunchback of Notre Dame (TheaterWorks).  He is in much demand as an accompanist for recitals and concerts, and is a resident pianist at Ballet Etudes and Ballet Arizona, and the weekly organist at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church.  Although the arts world beckons, he’s kept his day job as an attorney at the Udall Shumway law firm in Mesa, handling personal injury cases. He is honored to join The Bridge Initiative for The Bridge Cabaret PLUS!

**This program is made possible, fully or in part, by a grant from Scottsdale Arts with funding provided by the City of Scottsdale. This season’s projects are supported in part by a CCG grant for general operations from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which receives support from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts.**