Melissa Fahn
Vocalist
Melissa recently completed work in the Los Angeles cast of WICKED, where she understudied the role of Glinda, and performed the role to great acclaim! Broadway credits include WICKED (U.S. Glinda & ensemble soloist), original cast in San Francisco and NY’s Gershwin Theatre, a soloist on the original Grammy winning cast recording, 3 years of WICKED workshops and readings, as well as the 1st National Tour.
Melissa has also just had the honor of singing with The Royal London Philharmonic as soloist on the new album, SONGS FROM A CHILD’S POINT OF VIEW. She performed as a soloist for the live recording of AVENUE Q SWINGS at NY’s Metropolitan Room and has sung around Los Angeles in venues from The Ford Ampitheatre (as Roxie Hart), the star studded ART 4 LIFE and THE THALIAN’S GALA, 88’s CABARET, TANGIER, and has sung under the musical direction of Paul Geminani for STEVEN SONDHEIM’S 75th CELEBRATION at The Hollywood Bowl.
Regional Highlights: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (Lina Lamont, L.A. Ovation Award Nominee), ANYTHING GOES (Hope), THE SUNSHINE BOYS (The Nurse, starring Ed Asner and Harold Gould), GREASE (Marty), MILK AND HONEY (Zipporah), SWEENEY TODD (Johanna), WEST SIDE STORY (Maria, Best Actress Denver Critic’s Circle Nominee), SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (Kathy Selden), GILLIGAN’S ISLAND THE MUSICAL (Maryanne), Hal Prince’s 3HREE at The Ahmanson. Workshop highlights: Stephen Schwartz’s SNAPSHOTS (directed by Randy Brenner), originating the role of Fernande in Ron Abel’s CAMILLE at The York Theatre in NY, as well as at Pacific Resident Theatre, and originating the role of Cydney in MOMMY at ANMT and NoHo Arts Center (directed by Kay Cole).
Melissa is a proud member of Los Angeles’ prestigious Musical Theatre Guild, having performed in many of their productions, most recently Daisy Mae in LI’L ABNER and Venus in OUT OF THIS WORLD. She is the voice of BETTY BOOP, HELLO KITTY, Edward in COWBOY BEBOP, Gaz in Nickelodeon’s INVADER ZIM, Rika in DIGIMON, and so much more in the voice-over/studio singer world.  Recordings include: WICKED, CAMILLE, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, THREADS, GILLIGAN’S ISLAND THE MUSICAL, VOX LUMIERE’S METROPOLIS, HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, INTOLERANCE, BOXING HELENA and THE TOXIC AVENGER…also NBC Saturday Morning Jingle singer and Jingle parody singer for the Premiere Radio Network. On TV, she is best known for playing Esmerelda on the soap PASSIONS.
Melissa has been The Coloratura Soloist for VOX LUMIERE since 2000, performing for The Avignon Opera, Cinematheque Paris, The Prince Theatre in Philadelphia, The Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood and Highland, The Ivy Substation and lots of venues throughout NY, L.A. and France.
Her debut album, AVIGNON, is produced by VOX’s very own drummer extraordinaire (& husband!), Joel Alpers, and has been well received by fans all over the world! www.melissafahn.com.
