Kristy Cates To Star In New Off-Broadway Musical 'Unbeatable'

 Starting October 7th, 2008 Kristy Cates will be portraying a cancer survivor in a new Off-Broadway  musical titled Unbeatable. Cates will be playing the lead role of Tracy Boyd, a woman diagnosed with breast cancer who tells (and sings) her survival story. Cates is only off of stage for three minutes the entire show.

A production of the show is currently rehearsing in Phoenix at the Phoenix Theatre and will coming to Houston at the Stages Rep Theatre in September 2008 before landing Off-Broadway at New World Stages.

Kristy Cates is best known for her roles in the original Broadway cast of Wicked (ensemble/Elphaba understudy). Kristy then went on to a year long run as Elphaba in the Chicago production of Wicked. She was most recently seen at Carnegie Hall in the ensemble of "Jerry Springer the Opera" starring Harvey Keitel.  Off Broadway/ Regional: Human Race Theatre (Stephen Schwartz's "Snapshots"),  Princess Ida, St. Louis MUNY, The Lucille Lortel White Barn Theatre , North Bay Opera, The Playhouse on the Green, The Eugene O'Neill Conference and the NY Fringe Festival, MANY readings of new works. NYC/Chicago concerts: Don't Tell Mama, The Duplex, Joe's Pub, Laurie Beechman Theatre, and a sold out series "An Evening with Kristy Cates" at the Metropolis Performing Arts Center in Chicago. Kristy is also a professional voiceover artist. She was honored to be a National Anthem soloist for the Chicago Bears, Bulls and White Sox.

For more information please visit www.unbeatablemusical.com

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