BORN TO PERFORM!
Born in Toronto, Canada; Shannon was always
performing for her family, friends and basically anyone
who she could get to be her audience. Her training
started at age 2 and ranged from Competitive
gymnastics to Acting to Ballet. By age 18 she was already
an accomplished performer, performing professionally
from the age of 14. At age 18, Shannon was discovered
by casting director Stephanie Gorin and introduced to
Susan Stroman. After a whirlwind audition onstage at the
Shubert theatre in NYC, she left her first year of Ryerson
University in Toronto and at age 19 joined the Broadway
company of Crazy for You as Vera.
BROADAY HERE I COME!
Performing on Broadway was a dream come true for
Shannon and it opened up a whole new world for her.
Basically getting her performing education in the “school
of life” – Shannon has gone on to work on 8 Broadway
productions and countless workshops and regional
productions as well as commercials, television and film.
Including the original workshops and Broadway company
of Fosse where she gained national attention for her
performance of “I Gotcha”. She has gone on to expand
her resume as an actress and singer playing roles like
“Lola” in Damn Yankees and “The Wife” in Contact on
Broadway.
LEARNING FROM THE BEST
Starting with Susan Stroman in Crazy for You, Shannon
has learned from the best in the biz…growing and
learning with each Director and Choreographer she has
worked with. She lists Hal Prince, Pat Birch, Mike Okrent,
Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, Richard Maltby, Scott Ellis,
Walter Bobbie, Wayne Cilento, Rob Ashford, Gabriel
Barre, Mark Dendy, Baayork Lee, David Parsons, Kevin
Spacey and many others as her teachers and mentors in
her diverse career so far.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE
Shannon is excited about what lies ahead. She recently
became a US citizen! As a dual citizen of the US and
Canada, there are no boundaries to where she can go to
work and learn. Shannon currently lives in NYC with her
fiancé and two amazing dogs. When not performing,
Shannon can be found practicing yoga and planting
window boxes.