Jodie Langel as Melissa

Jodie premiered on Broadway as the role of Cosette in Les Miserables while still attending NYU's Tish School of the Arts, and later went on to play the role of Eponine. Her Broadway tour credits include the role of Bertrande in the Pre-Broadway tour of Martin Guerre (including runs at the Guthrie, Ahmanson, and Kennedy Center) the Narrator in the National Tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Grizabella in the National Tour of CATS, where she was the youngest person to ever portray the role. Regional credits include Eva Peron in Evita at the Aladdin Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas and The North Carolina Theater, Robin in the revival of Smile, Fanny Brice in Funny Girl at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Chess at Paper Mill Playhouse directed by Rob Marshall, the lead in a new musical at the legendary Eugene O Neil Theater Conference, and the West-Coast premiere of The Thing about Men at Music Theater West. Jodie has been a featured soloist for President Clinton, St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Colorado Springs Symphony Orchestra, the celebrated Lyric and Lyricists series at the 92nd Street YMCA, the Mets/Yankees Subway Series, as well having the honor of singing the National Anthem at the re-opening of the American Stock Exchange alongside Governor Pataki and New York City's firefighters and policeman. She holds an M.F.A in Acting from U.C.L.A. and has taught all over the country including Acting at U.C.L.A. Jodie is also the head of Musical Theater at the Seth Rigg's Vocal Camp in Los Angeles.