Amy Arbizzani

Amy toured nationally with the THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (1st Bwy Ntl) and internationally with TWICE CHARMED for WDC/Disney Live.

She made her small screen debut as epileptic First Lady Ida McKinley in an Emmy Award-winning docuseries for the History Channel, and has appeared in many industrials and a few commercials (perhaps most famously touting Empire Carpets).

Her NYC credits include SEASONS, the musical (Mrs. Jones), for The Times Square International Theatre Festival (Best of the Fest Award), THEO & CO (Mrs. Sapphire Blissett) for Musicals Tonight!, and original workshops of THE LEGACY (Marisia) at the Dramatists Guild and WARSAW (Helena), directed by Jamibeth Margolis and written by William Wade.

Amy worked as a teaching artist for over 20 years (LeAp NYC, Lifeline Theatre, Spotlight Youth, BAMM!, et al); she holds a Masters degree in Education with endorsements in Theatre Arts and Language Arts and currently designs and implements original drama and creative movement curriculum for ages 4-18.

An Illinois native, Amy spent years on the Chicago theatre scene, earning a Jeff Award for her portrayal of Lucille Frank in PARADE (Regional Premiere), and most recently, acclaim for her work as Momma Rose in GYPSY (Broadway World Nominee).