Download Joanne Schmoll, singer, actress, cabaret artist, has appeared at the

Joanne Schmoll
Soprano
202.215.4488
[email protected]
Joanne Schmoll — Singer, Actor, Cabaret Artist — most recently appeared as Mrs. Zero in
the Studio Theatre production of Adding Machine – A Musical which received a Helen Hayes
Award nomination for Outstanding Musical. She has appeared at the Kennedy Center in A Little
Night Music during the acclaimed Sondheim Celebration, and in concert on the Millenium Stage.
She received a Helen Hayes Award Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
for her work as Shelby in The Spitfire Grill with Theater Alliance in Washington, D.C. She is the
author and creator of Here’s to the Ladies – the Women of Tin Pan Alley, a 3-person musical
theater piece honoring the work of women composers and lyricists from Tin Pan Alley and their
contributions to the Great American Songbook. Described as “a glorious way to spend an
evening” by Washington City Paper, … Ladies premiered at Theater Alliance in February, 2009.
She also created and directed All The Things You Are ... the Musical Artistry of Jerome Kern,
featuring five singers, for the Roth Concert Series, and Shakespeare & Song, with Cam Magee,
for the Harman Center for the Arts. In Chicago, she created the role of Mette Gauguin in the
world premiere of GAUGUIN. Favorite theatrical roles include Venus in One Touch of Venus,
Amalia Balash in She Loves Me, Cordelia in Falsettos, Dunya in Crime & Punishment, and
Agnes in Agnes of God, among others, at theaters ranging from the Arena Stage and the Olney
Theatre Center to regional theatres across the country. While touring with The National Players,
she played the roles of Ophelia in Hamlet and Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Joanne’s solo musical performances include the one woman show So Many Divas . . . So Few
Contracts, The Women of Tin Pan Alley, The Music of Jerome Kern, and a holiday show entitled
December Song, in venues such at the Corcoran Gallery, the Arts Club of Washington, and
American Century Theater, with concert appearances in Seattle, Chicago, and Washington, DC.
She was a 2004 Fellow at the Cabaret Conference at Yale and was selected as a semi-finalist in
the American Traditions Competition for Singers in Savannah, Georgia in 1998, 2000, and 2002.
In addition to club work, private parties and small concerts, she has performed extensively as a
church soloist performing traditional and non-traditional sacred music. As a teaching artist for
ArtsAccess, Joanne presented curriculum-based arts programs into D.C. public schools.
Additional career highlights include kissing Jeff Bridges, dancing with Don Knotts, and
“insulting” George Clooney.
Joanne Schmoll
Soprano
202.215.4488
[email protected]
What People Have Said About Her
 “There are any number of performers who can make the singing of a song a satisfying
musical experience. There are fewer who can accomplish this and, at the same time, do
justice to the lyrics. And there are fewer still who can make you feel that you are hearing a
(familiar) song for the first time. Joanne Schmoll belongs to this select company, which is
why I am such an admirer of her work.”
– Sheldon Harnick, lyricist
Fiddler on the Roof; She Loves Me; Fiorello
 “You sing like an Ace!”
Amanda McBroom, songwriter and cabaret artist
 “... Excellent ... We were all quite thrilled with her singing ....”
– Marvin Hamlisch, composer, conductor
A Chorus Line, They’re Playing My Song
 “Joanne Schmoll possesses a delightful and versatile voice and was definitely an asset to the
Night Music company at the Kennedy Center … performed exceedingly well … hardworking
and professional in every aspect from rehearsal to performance. Any cast would benefit from
her musicality.”
– Nick Archer, Conductor,
A Little Night Music, The Sondheim Celebration
 “... Gorgeous voice … just about as close to perfect as can be!”
– Andrea Marcovicci, film, theatre and cabaret artist
 “… warm voice and skilled acting …”
– Hedy Weiss, THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
 “… a hint of metal in her limpid voice …”
– David Richards, THE WASHINGTON POST
 “… Joanne has that rare ability to bring tears of laughter or tears of joy to your eyes… a
true singing actress.”
– David Edward Hughes, theatre critic, Backstage West