College, Moving to NYC + Relationships Within The Industry with Omar Lopez-Cepero (On Your Feet!)
Omar Lopez-Cepero
Omar Lopez-Cepero was last seen in the Off-Broadway production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown playing the role of Vincenzo. Other Broadway/Off-Bway credits include OBC of On Your Feet!, OBC of American Idiot, and The Public Theatre’s Central Park Concert of The Capeman at the Delacorte. Regional/Tour credits include: World Premiere of The Flamingo Kid (Alejandro) at Hartford Stage, Revisal Premiere of Paint Your Wagon (Armando) at The MUNY, Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson) at TUTS, Evita (Che) National Tour, The Fulton Theater, and (Peron) starring opposite his wife as Eva in Bay Street Theatre’s reimagined production of Evita. TV credits: Blue Bloods (CBS), The Detour (TBS), Vegas(CBS). He is graduate of The University of Miami Frost School of Music with a degree in Vocal Performance. Alongside his performing career, he has developed a Voice/Acting studio where he enjoys coaching actors and singers to maximize their potential. www.omarlopezcepero.com @omarlopezcepero
In episode 112, Omar chats with NYC-based actress and host Maggie Bera about why he switched degrees from Musical Theatre to Vocal Performance, what he learned on tour, his difficult transition to NYC, why he stresses the importance of vocal technique, how he got his Equity card, how he spent 10 years working on bringing the The Unsinkable Molly Brown revival to NYC, and how he balances a relationship within the industry with his brilliant wife and fellow actor, Arianna Rosario.
