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Brooke has been a founder, co-founder, or early employee of six arts & entertainment startups and has a track record for growth. She is currently executive producing a documentary series developed with Discovery and TED and filming across Europe and the Middle East. Highlights from her 30+ years in entertainment include starring on Broadway as Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and as Penny Pingleton in Hairspray. She spent three years on the roster of Amy Poehler’s Upright Citizens Brigade and played a serial killer on Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Films include Music and Lyrics (with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore), My Sassy Girl (with Elisha Cuthbert and Jesse Bradford), Who’s the Top? (with Steve Buscemi), Take Care, and Moving Mike. Brooke made her Los Angeles stage debut as Anne Frank in the West Coast Premiere of Michael John LaChiusa’s Little Fish (with Alice Ripley and Gregory Jbara) and can be heard on the Original Los Angeles Cast Recording (Ghostlight Records). She followed that with the Los Angeles Regional Premiere of her favorite piece, The Light in the Piazza, as Clara Johnson, a performance and production much loved by both audiences and critics, with Brooke receiving a Best Performance by a Leading Actress acknowledgment from Stage Scene LA. She has performed at The 2011 Chicago Sketch Festival, SketchFest NYC 2011, Out of Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin, TX, and San Francisco Sketchfest. During her tenure at Transcendence Theatre Company, she worked in marketing & publicity, front-of-house management, design & branding, casting, ticket sales, event planning, assistant stage management, community outreach & service, merchandise sales, and arts education. Brooke also handled publicity for Nickelodeon’s Goosebumps and Lily Tomlin’s The Magic School Bus. Artistic Director for Sonoma Arts Live, a theatre company. Founder, Sonoma Laughfest. NYU Tisch School of the Arts: Acting, lighting design, and advanced costume design under Tony Award winner Gregg Barnes (including work on the original Broadway production of Side Show and the reimagining of the iconic Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular), wardrobe supervisor under Tony Award winners Beowulf Boritt and Marcia Milgrom Dodge. Brooke is a certified Rainbowdance practitioner, which is an early childhood intervention for children who missed critical learning windows.

Brooke Tansley STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Penny Pingleton [Replacement]

Performer (Swing)

Amber Von Tussle (Understudy) [Replacement]

One Of The Dynamites (Understudy) [Replacement]

Penny Pingleton (Understudy) [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1994
Belle [Replacement]


Brooke Tansley News


Transcendence Theatre Company's BROADWAY UNDER THE STARS Kicks Off Tonight


Transcendence Theatre Company, producer of the Broadway Under the Stars in Jack London State Historic Park concert series, announced the company of artists who will appear during the 2015 series of shows running tonight, June 19 through September 13. From June through September on select weekends, visitors to Sonoma County can conclude a day of wine tasting by attending Broadway Under the Stars, the main stage musical concert series presented by Transcendence Theatre Company in the open-air Winery Ruins of Jack London State Historic Park.

Transcendence Theatre Company's BROADWAY UNDER THE STARS Kicks Off 6/19; Lineup Set!


Transcendence Theatre Company, producer of the Broadway Under the Stars in Jack London State Historic Park concert series, announced the company of artists who will appear during the 2015 series of shows running June 19 through September 13. From June through September on select weekends, visitors to Sonoma County can conclude a day of wine tasting by attending Broadway Under the Stars, the main stage musical concert series presented by Transcendence Theatre Company in the open-air Winery Ruins of Jack London State Historic Park.

Sonoma Arts Live Announces 2015 Season


Sonoma Theatre Alliance, the consortium of North Bay based theater companies, has announced a new name, new direction and new team for its theatrical and entertainment presentations at the recently remodeled Rotary Stage at Andrews Hall, located at the Sonoma Community Center in downtown Sonoma, CA.

BWW Blog: Libby Servais of Transcendence Theatre Company's 'Broadway Under the Stars' - Music of the Night


After Ben Vereen's legendary show here at Transcendence Theatre Company, we TTC artists are continuously reflecting on the cherished wisdom and inspiration that Ben has left deeply rooted into our hearts. One moment in particular that I continue to think about is when I asked Ben if he was excited for his show and he replied with a gigantic grin and both hands in the air, 'I wake up excited! Everyday!' I also surrendered my hands into the air and said 'Me too!' And then I realized that I was standing outside a vineyard of grapes, giggling with Ben Vereen about how we must live each day to the fullest... Later he also shared with our company, 'Don't knock em' dead. They're already dead, knock em' into life!' Those epic words will stick with me forever. Basically, when I grow up, I want to be like Ben Vereen!

BWW Blog: Libby Servais of Transcendence Theatre Company's 'Broadway Under the Stars' - Rehearsals


Today, we start rehearsals for our next concert of Transcendence Theatre Company's, Broadway Under the Stars season. I'm so excited to see all of the performers that arrived last night from NYC and LA!!! I have some close friends coming out to perform in this concert and and am of course excited for the new friends I'll be meeting! This concert will be our "Fantastical Family Night." It will also include the kids from our Broadway Kids camp….which I am SO EXCITED ABOUT! Needless to say, a lot has been going on here since our closing night of our first concert, "One Singular Sensation."

ETC! Presents Benefit Production of THE FULL MONTY Tonight


Experiential Theatre Company, ETC!, and acclaimed director Cat Austin, MA, winner of Sonoma Sun's prestigious award for Best Live Production of 2013 for Cabaret, announces run of The Full Monty. Premiering tonight, May 31 at the Sebastiani Theatre for a gala fundraising performance, The Full Monty then joins the summer series of Sonoma Theatre Alliance shows. The Full Monty continues June 7-29 at the Sonoma Community Center at Andrews Hall/Rotary Stage.

ETC! to Present Benefit Production of THE FULL MONTY, 5/31


Experiential Theatre Company, ETC!, and acclaimed director Cat Austin, MA, winner of Sonoma Sun's prestigious award for Best Live Production of 2013 for Cabaret, announces run of The Full Monty. Premiering May 31 at the Sebastiani Theatre for a gala fundraising performance, The Full Monty then joins the summer series of Sonoma Theatre Alliance shows. The Full Monty continues June 7-29 at the Sonoma Community Center at Andrews Hall/Rotary Stage.

Stephen Schwartz, Marc Shaiman & More Set for FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook, Airing Tonight


FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook, which took place on January 28, 2013, at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut, will be airing on select public television stations throughout the tri-state area. An hour-long version of the concert will premiere tonight, July 18 at 10 p.m on WLIW21, Friday, July 26 at 10 p.m. on THIRTEEN and CPTV, and Tuesday, July 30 at 10 p.m. on NJTV. 'From Broadway With Love' was a concert of healing for the Newtown community where composers, musicians and more than 100 stars of Broadway came together with over 300 students from several Newtown dance groups, the Sandy Hook Elementary School 3rd and 4th grades and the Newtown High School Chamber Choir.

Stephen Schwartz, Marc Shaiman & More Set for FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook, 7/18


FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook?, which took place on January 28, 2013, at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut, will soon be airing on select public television stations throughout the tri-state area.

BWW's 2013 Valentine's Day Spectacular! 750+ Stars Tell Us 'What is the Most Romantic Broadway Love Song Ever?'


From Kristin Chenoweth to Deborah Cox to Idina Menzel to Barbra Streisand to Michael Crawford to the Ladies of THE VIEW to Adam Pascal, Patti LuPone, Raul Esparza, Alan Menken, Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters, Laura Osnes, Victoria Clark, GLEE and Everything in Between - It's the BroadwayWorld.com 2013 Valentine's Day Special - It's the Biggest Ever!

STAGE TUBE: Brian Stokes Mitchell and More Talk FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE Sandy Hook Benefit


In the video below, go behind the scenes at 'From Broadway With Love'. Click below to watch interviews with composer Frank Wildhorn, co-conceiver and producer Van Dean, Richard Kind and Christine Ebersole, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Phillip Boykin, Marc Shaiman, Nikki Blonsky, Brooke Tansley and many more!

STAGE TUBE: Brooke Tansley Previews FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE


'From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook' will take place 7:00 pm on January 28, 2013, at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, Connecticut. The evening will be a concert of love and healing for the Newtown community from the composers, musicians and more than 100 stars of Broadway together with over 100 students from several Newtown dance groups and the Newtown High School Chamber Choir. All proceeds and donations will go directly to United Way of Western Connecticut's Sandy Hook School Support Fund. In the video below, Connecticut native and Broadway vteran Brooke Tansley gives a special preview of the show, singing 'Someone Like You' from Jekyll & Hyde. Check it out below!

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Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, August 19, 2012 - Sunday, August 19, 2012.

Photo Flash: First Look at Anneliese van Der Pol, Brooke Tansley and More in Broadway Under the Stars 'Fantastical Family Night'


Broadway Under the Stars' 'Fantastical Family Night' was held on August 3 and 4 at the historical Jack London State Park. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the photos from the event below.

STAGE TUBE: More Highlights of BROADWAY UNDER THE STARS at Jack London State Park


Broadway leads Nicolas Dromard (Mary Poppins), Carrie Manolakos (Mamma Mia) and Leah Horowitz (Follies) have joined 15 other Broadway and Hollywood performers in helping to kick off the inaugural season of the Transcendence Theatre Company's Broadway Under The Stars in Jack London State Park concert series this summer in Sonoma, California. The concert is currently playing through September 1, and BroadwayWorld has a video of the highlights below.

Photo Flash: First Look at Dromard, Manolakos and More in Transcendence's BROADWAY UNDER THE STARS


Broadway leads Nicolas Dromard (Mary Poppins), Carrie Manolakos (Mamma Mia) and Leah Horowitz (Follies) have joined 15 other Broadway and Hollywood performers in helping to kick off the inaugural season of the Transcendence Theatre Company's Broadway Under The Stars in Jack London State Park concert series this summer in Sonoma, California, beginning July 14. Check out the production photos below!

Photo Flash: Nicolas Dromard, Carrie Manolakos, Leah Horowitz & More Rehearse for DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM


Broadway leads Nicolas Dromard (Mary Poppins), Carrie Manolakos (Mamma Mia) and Leah Horowitz (Follies) will join 15 other Broadway and Hollywood performers in helping to kick off the inaugural season of the Transcendence Theatre Company's Broadway Under The Stars in Jack London State Park concert series this summer in Sonoma, California tomorrow, July 14. Check out the stars in rehearsal in the photos below!

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Rehearsals of BROADWAY UNDER THE STARS


Broadway stars Carrie Manolakos (Mamma Mia), Leah Horowitz (Follies) and Nicolas Dromard (Mary Poppins) will join 18 other Broadway performers in helping to kick off the inaugural season of the Transcendence Theatre Company's, "Broadway Under The Stars in Jack London State Park," this summer in Sonoma, California, July 14-22, 2012.

Brooke Tansley FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Brooke Tansley been in?

Brooke Tansley has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

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Brooke Tansley has not appeared in the West End.

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