“Nicole D'Angelo as Audrey had the run/walk and not only the speaking voice but a powerful singing voice as well. Her ‘Somewhere That’s Green’ got me all choked up.”
-EVA HEINEMANN, HI! DRAMA
(Photo by Ric Sechrest)
Nicole D'Angelo is a music director, actor, and multi-instrumentalist in the NJ/NYC area. She was most recently seen playing Tilly Evans in EPIC Players' production of She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms. Other favorite roles include Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors (EPIC Players) as well as Emcee in Cabaret, Small Alison in Fun Home, Jason in Falsettos, and Charity in Sweet Charity which she played in Zoom readings during quarantine. Nicole is a music director at the French Woods Performing Arts Festival, where favorite MD credits include Little Women, Band Geeks!, and Violet. Nicole is also known for her disability advocacy work and is passionate about empowering Autistic artists like herself. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey with her cat Oliver.
Nicole is also a small business owner—in addition to teaching private music students for over 10 years she recently opened an Etsy shop for her handmade Broadway costumes for teddy bears!
Check out her shop here!
As Tilly Evans in EPIC Players’ She Kills Monsters, December 2020 (Photo by Sarah Kaufman)
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Nicole D’Angelo, who played Audrey, wrote in her program bio that she “was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of 16 and is very passionate advocating for autistic women like herself.”
In her program notes, Therrien agreed: “It is our hope that this production – and all of our work – will continue to push the boundaries of inclusion in the arts, break through social barriers and debunk long-held stigmas about the community we serve.”
And did EPIC do just that. D’Angelo and all the others were extraordinary – and this was a dress rehearsal, yet.
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-PETER FILICHIA, MTI