About Me

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Broadway: stand-by for the ladies of [title of show] , created the role of “Hatchet-Face” in Cry-Baby: the Musical and understudied and performed the lead role of Jenny in In My Life .

Off-Broadway: [title of show] (Susan & Heidi stand-by); Rated P for Parenthood (Woman 1), I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (woman 1); The Marvelous Wonderettes (Missy Miller), The Extraordinary Ordinary (Karen), How To Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes (Violet & Julie stand-by) and I Love You Because (NYC Woman) recording on PS Classics.

Regional: Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife) at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia; the centennial celebration production of Oklahoma! (Ado Annie) at the Lyric Theatre of OK starring Kelli O’Hara as Laurey and Will Chase as Curley. Rated P (Woman 1) at Midtown Direct Rep @ SOPAC in South Orange, NJ. The Marvelous Wonderettes (Missy Miller) at Capital Rep. Funny Girl (Fanny u/s), Fiddler On the Roof (Tzeitel) and The Pajama Game (Poopsie) at MT of Wichita; Jekyll & Hyde (Emma) at MGR, and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change (Woman 1) at Westchester Broadway Theatre.

Courtney has also had the opportunity to create roles in numerous readings and workshops of new musicals by incredible writers like Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron; David A. Austin; Sandy Rustin, Dave Rossmer and Dan Lipton; and Rinne Groff to name a few. Graduate: University of Michigan Musical Theatre. Jersey girl. Member: AEA.

Courtney Balan