Lizzy: UPDATED AUGUST 2022 - Voice, Beginning Cello, Acting/Dancing audition Preparation

Updated August 2022- 

Lizzy is a student at BYU majoring in dance where she named as the  "Outstanding Children's Dance Student Instructor" for 2019-2020. 

In the Utah Theatre Bloggers review of the Scera production of A Christmas Story in 2021, Lizzy was described  as a favorite supporting cast member who is "equally at home intimidating a class of elementary students, and belting out a cabaret-style showstopper."

She has studied voice with Korianne Johnson since she was fifteen and has won awards in Classical and Musical Theatre voice. Some of these include:

·        Second Place in National Association Teachers of Singing Lower College Musical Theater Division, Central Utah Chapter Auditions November  2017

·        2017 Runner up for Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra’s Aspiring Musician’s Competition singing “Batti, batti, o bel Masetto” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni

·        2016 Selected as a finalist for live auditions in the Utah Symphony Salute to Youth Competition singing “Batti, batti, o bel Masetto” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni

She has had many successful experiences coaching students, friends and family members for musical theatre auditions and can help with all aspects of the audition and callback process including dancing, singing and acting. Previous dramatic roles include:

Miss Sheilds in A Christmas Story at the Scera Theatre 2021. Directed by DeLayne Bluth Dayton

·       Brigadoon directed by Jerry Elison: Singing and Dancing Ensemble. Scera Shell Outdoor Theater and BYU Education Week August 4-25, 2017

·        Niki Harris in Curtains the Musical Comedy Whodunit. Scera Youth Theater Acting Up Mainstage Show directed by Kathryn Little March 18-26, 2016.

·         Mrs. Potts – Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr.  Hale Center Theater Youth production directed by David Smith (October 12 – 23, 2015)

·        Merryweather the Blue Fairy- Disney Kids Sleeping Beauty.  Scera Youth Theater Acting Up Outreach Show directed by Kathryn Little.  Performed monthly Sept 2015- May 2016

·        Footloose: The Musical: Teen Ensemble (extensive singing and dancing) in.  Scera Shell Outdoor Theater directed by Jeremy Showgren July 1-16, 2016

Lizzy also studied cello with Megan Boyle for eight years. Megan gave her an excellent example of pedagogy. Lizzy can coach beginning through Suzuki Book 3 Students.

Her fee for lessons/coaching is $15 per half hour lesson.  Contact Lizzy at elizabethnsherman@gmail.com She offers free trial lessons for perspective students. Lizzy has a special gift for working with young children and teenagers.

Here is a sample of Lizzy's versatility as she sings in three distinctly different styles.