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Originally from Northern New Jersey, Michelle grew up in the dance studio and found her home in the theatre. As a performer, Michelle toured the country in the Broadway National Tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, served as the Dance Captain of the National Tour of Camelot, spent months at sea as a lead singer/dancer for Princess Cruise Lines, and has been seen on Florida stages in Hello Dolly and as Bebe in A Chorus Line at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Chitty... (Dance Capt.) at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre, and across the country in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Pal Joey, Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, and Pippin. Creatively, Michelle was nominated for an IRNE Award in Boston for her choreography of Pal Joey, assistant directed and choreographed the Carbonell-nominated 1776 at Palm Beach Dramaworks and has directed and choreographed a ton of musicals at professional theatres all over Florida. Currently, Michelle is the Dean of Theatre at Dreyfoos School of the Arts. She earned her BFA in Musical Theatre with an emphasis in Dance from The Boston Conservatory, is almost done with her graduate degree in Arts Management and Executive Leadership through Rider University, is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association, and an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Visit michellepetrucci.com for more!

Lauren Bell is an accomplished professional actor, singer, dancer whose career spans both the theatre and film industries. Ms. Bell holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Arts from Palm Beach Atlantic University and a Masters of Science Degree from Full Sail University in Entertainment Business. Lauren is also an accomplished dance teacher and fitness coach who likes to incorporate physical athletic training into her training that has given proven results up on the stage. Most recently you can see one of Lauren's students in Meredith Willson'sThe Music Man on Broadway.