Doreen Montalvo
Doreen Montalvo - BIO
Congratulations to Doreen the cast of "IN The Heights" for their special Drama Desk Award 2007 for Best Ensemble.
Doreen is a theatre performer and recording artistand is making her Broadwlay Debut in the new musical "In The Heights" at the Richard Rogers Theatre. Doreen can be heard singing on many cd's and has currently released her solo debut cd, "Volvere" with Meme Solis. Which has been selected for 2005 Latin Grammy and American Grammy consideration. She toured South America this summer with the Elvis 2007 world tour as one of the Sweet Inspirations. Most recent theatre credits include currently performing in the smash new Off Broadway musical "In The Heights" at 37 Arts Theatre as Abuela, Camilla, and Daniela Understudy, as well as Cuca the crazy club girl, Flora in "Magpie:" at the New York Music Theatre Festival (AMAS) as well as
touring with the Comedy/Musical show "The Watercoolers", The World premiere of Frank Loesser's "Senor Discretion Himself"as "La Curandera", Manhattan Theatre Club and The O'Neill Center's Workshop of "In The Heights"As "Claudia", starring in the critically acclaimed one-woman musical "Havana Under The Sea" (Cecilia) Off Broadway at the Intar Theatre ; Where she won the 2003 Hola Award for Best Actress.
New York Audiences have also seen her starring in the title role of La Lupe in "La Lupe, My Life,My Destiny", "Tropicana, the Musical" at the Puerto Rican Travelling Theatre. and this fall can be seen as "Carmen" is the Untitled Carmen Project, a new pop/rock version of Bizet's Opera based in Brazil.
A veteran of musical theatre Doreen has toured the country and starred in such productions as West Side Story (Anita), Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), Nunsense (Sr. Hubert), Sweet Charity (Nicky) among many others. Doreen has also taken her solo cabaret act around South America, the Carribbean , Mexico, and up and down The Mississippi River .
She is an avid canoe/kayacker and splits her time between the Pocono Mountains and New York city. She lives with her longtime partner Mike and her yorkie Roadie and Lhasa, Bandit.