MELISSA CABEY DANCER | ACTRESS | SINGER

Hi, I'm Mel!

 

I was born in Toms River, NJ in a wonderful home filled with puppies, three siblings, and a great landscape for my wild imagination. My heart has always been attached to musical theatre.  I practically spend my childhood pretending that I was Marta Von Trapp from "The Sound of Music" --  I even convinced my mother to sew me a 1940's Austrian style dress that I wore constantly.  My love of imagining that I lived in different worlds easily transferred into my love of performing onstage.  When I realized that I could actually spend my life doing something so wonderful, I became razor focussed on that goal and have never looked back.

 

I grew up performing in local shows and bussing back and forth from New York City every weekend to participate in Broadway Dance Center's children and teen program.  I graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre at Coastal Carolina University.  My favorite credits included playing "Connie" in The 1940's Radio Hour, "Lenny" in Crimes of The Heart, and "Judy" in A Chorus Line. I was also the Cassie understudy and Dance Captain.  5,6,7,8!  Two days after graduation, I joined Carnival Cruise Line's Playlist Productions as a dancer/singer.  I spent seven months out at sea performing in their concert style shows. 

 

I most proudly portrayed "Val" in the 2018 National and International Tour of A Chorus Line!  This tour was a dream come true.  Under the music direction of Patrick Vaccariello, choreography and direction of Baayork Lee, and direction of Peter Pileski -- getting to work with the Broadway revival creative team was nothing less than spectacular.

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I have since worked for Norwegian Cruise Line as a Singer/Dancer, and most recently stepped up as "Vocal Captain". Getting to grow from being a dancer to a leading vocalist has been incredibly fulfilling.

 

Thanks for visiting!