"It connects me back through a lineage of Equity Chorus Members stretching back over a half a century. That’s humbling."
Name: Manoel Felciano
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
First Broadway Credit: Cabaret, 1998
Professional Training: BA Yale University, MFA NYU Tisch Graduate Acting Program
Year Joined Equity: 1996
How I Got My Equity Card: I was hanging out with Melissa Errico at a bar, and a casting director called her the next day and said, “Who was that guy you were last night, and can he sing?" So I auditioned with no headshot, no resume – just my guitar. I sang “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” by the Police, and they took a Polaroid and wrote down my info. A couple days later I was doing that for Hal Prince and Andrew Lloyd Webber. I had no idea who they were, and didn’t give a sh*t, which is probably why I booked the ill-fated Whistle Down the Wind.
Number of Broadway Chorus Contract Credits: 5
Fun Fact: I have a three-year-old daughter, and the first show tune she picked up is “Good Night Ladies” from The Music Man (with new custom toddler lyrics, of course).
Manoel Felciano does the ceremonial three laps around the stage.
Manoel Felciano with fellow cast members of Amelie.
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