Mimi was last scene in the new Broadway musical BONNIE & CLYDE playing the role of Emma Parker. Other credits include: Broadway: A CHRISTMAS STORY (workshop w/Beau Bridges) and THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (Dawn). Off-Broadway: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Audrey), SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN (Denise), MUSIC AND LYRICS BY HER (a music review) and GOOD OL’ GIRLS. National Tours: PARADE, BIG RIVER, THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (Angel) and KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE (Maybelle Carter). Favorite Regional shows: ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE (Patsy), HANK WILLIAMS LOST HIGHWAY (Mama Lilly and The Waitress), COWGIRLS (Lee), BLOOD BROTHERS (Mrs. Lyons), WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICAN SONG (Young Woman), PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES (Prudie), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Maria) and NUNSENSE (Sister Amnesia). Recordings: Mimi is featured on three cast albums: WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICAN SONG, KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE and BONNIE & CLYDE. She recorded the theme song IN THE GARDEN for the Independent Film – TWILIGHT’S LAST GLEAMING. Mimi is thrilled to have sung with Bruce Springsteen as part of Woody Guthrie’s Induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She is the producer and singer on her album LULLABIES OF BROADWAY – nominated for Best Children’s Album: New York Music Awards. *Now available at CDBaby.com.
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