Uplift: A New Collaborative Concert

Yewande Odetoyinbo is a performer/choreographer/director originally from Detroit, MI. She is a proud graduate of Howard University, where she earned a BFA in Musical Theatre and became a member of Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity. She also has an MFA in Musical Theatre Performance from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee where she now teaches senior musical theater. She has worked with many theaters throughout the New England area and the country including: Reagle Music Theatre, Speakeasy Stage, Lyric Stage, Front Porch Arts Collective, American Repertory Theatre, Moonbox Productions, Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston Theatre Company, Goodspeed Opera House, New Repertory Theatre, The Barnstormers Theatre, Fiddlehead Theatre, Bridge Repertory Theatre, Signature Theatre and American Stage Company. She is an IRNE Award winner and a two time Elliott Norton Award nominee. It is her lifelong dream not only to perform and teach theater to inner city youth, but also to open up a performing arts school in Nigeria. She can currently be seen playing Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act at Lyric Stage.

Lillian Salazar is thrilled to be a part of the Uplift concert! They are currently a Junior Musical Theatre major at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Some past credits include Lyric Stage Company: Sister Act (u/s Michelle,Tina, Nun), Umbrella Stage Company: Head Over Heels (Mopsa), University of the Arts: Ride The Cyclone (Constance), In The Heights (Vanessa), Beacon Performance Arts Center: Heathers (Heather Chandler). They are extremely grateful for this opportunity and to be working alongside Yewande Odetoyinbo and Rachel Bertone. Special thanks to their family and friends who have continuously supported them throughout the years!

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