Past Staff & Guest Artists

Brent Barrett, Guest Artist

Brent Barrett currently starring as the Phantom in "Andrew Lloyd Webber's PHANTOM, The Vegas Spectacular," Brent Barrett is no stranger to the stages of Broadway, the West End, concert halls, recording studios and television. He was most recently seen on Broadway reprising his role as "Billy Flynn" in the Tony Award-winning hit, Chicago - The Musical for which he received a Los Angeles drama Critics Award. Brent received an Olivier Award nomination for his starring role in the London premiere of the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Kiss Me, Kate. He also recently starred in the City Center Encores! production of The Pajama Game and as King Arthur in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Camelot.

Other Broadway roles include "Frank Butler" in the Broadway revival of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun at the Marquis Theatre opposite Reba McEntire, "Charles Castleton" in the Alan Jay Lerner musical Dance a Little Closer and "Baron Felix Von Gaigern" in Grand Hotel. Additional New York performances include "Maximillon" in the Broadway revival of Candide, and "Tommy Albright" in New York City Opera's production of Brigadoon.

Brent has received critical acclaim when he performed as a soloist with the Boston Pops, Minnesota Opera, Opera Pacific, Michigan Opera, Kentucky Opera, with the New York Festival of Song at Carnegie Hall, with the London Sinfonetta at Royal Festival Hall and with the Birmingham Symphony. On television and in film Brent was featured in The Producers, Hercules, Longtime Companion, All My Children, Another World and Guiding Light. For more information about Brent, visit www.brentbarrett.com.

Wendy Waterman, Acting Instruction and Stage Direction

Wendy served for a number of years as Chair of Voice and Music for the Musical Theater studio program for Tisch School of the Arts at NYU and was instrumental in the development of that curriculum for the actor who sings. Her vocal coaching credits include Primary Stages, The Guthrie Theater, The Hartford Stage, CenterStage, The Acting Company, The Chautauqua Theater Company, the Eos Orchestra, and television's The Guiding Light.

Wendy is the dialect consultant to the Broadway, Las Vegas and National Tour companies of MAMMA MIA! She has directed NINE, TOP OF THE WORLD, and I CAN'T KEEP RUNNING IN PLACE, and POSTCARDS. Her acting credits include the British Premiere of FOLLIES; the premiere of SULLIVAN AND GILBERT; RUDDIGORE; THE BEGGARŐS OPERA; several Rodgers and Hammerstein productions, and cabaret performances. She is a member of the faculty at The Juilliard School, Drama Division. Ms. Waterman trained with Larry Moss, Charles Nelson Reilly, Eleanor Steber and Arthur Lessac.

Cherie Call, Guest Artist

Cherie has been performing since she was three. By the time she turned 13, she was writing and performing many of her own songs. After graduating college with a Music degree in 1997, she began recording several self-released albums, including One Star, Taken, and Heart Made of Wind.

Cherie has also been featured on seven other albums, including the best-selling album Women of Destiny, A Season for Courage, Remember the Promise, Look and Live, Whatever It Takes, and the soundtracks from several movies. She was a songwriter and music coordinator for the 2000 Banff Award winning film, True Fans.

In October 2001, her first album for Deseret Book, He Gives Flowers to Everyone, was released. The Faith Centered Music Association honored this collection of songs and Cherie Call with four 2002 Pearl Awards including "Contemporary Album," "Inspirational Song" for the title track and "Songwriter of the Year." Her sophomore release, The Ocean in Me made its debut in September of 2002. She received two Pearl Awards for this collection of songs. Cherie's third Deseret Book album, Beneath These Stars, was released on March 22, 2005.

Of her performing and composing abilities, fellow singer/songwriter Brett Raymond has said, "Because I appreciate great songwriting, my CD player is filled with music from songwriters like Billy Joel, Carole King, Cherie Call..."

Cherie has been a regularly invited performer at Nashville's famous Blue Bird Cafe, and in the summer of 2004 she was also a finalist in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition. She regularly travels around the United States speaking and performing.