 Candide • Boy From Oz • Smokey Joe's Cafe
Colleen Hawks originally hails from California’s Central Valley. She is a former California’s Junior Miss, and also Miss Stanislaus County. She made her Broadway debut in SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE where she performed the role originated by DeLee Lively. Her most recent Broadway show was THE BOY FROM OZ (soprano of the TRIO) starring Hugh Jackman.
She appeared in L.A. where she performed for Disney, playing such singing roles as Snow White, Cinderella and Ariel (THE LITTLE MERMAID) both on TV and stage (including tours to London, Paris, Munich, Holland, and China). She has lived in Japan, Korea and Holland. She also traveled worldwide performing on cruise ships; from the Amazon in Brazil, to Mexico, Canada, the South Pacific, Australia, Hong Kong, and Alaska.
Colleen’s Off-Broadway credits include Manhattan Theatre Club’s THE WILD PARTY by Andrew Lippa, DR. SEX (Phoebe), and a principal role in SHAKE THAT THING! (The Girl). Other NYC credits include principal roles in HURRY HURRY HOLLYWOOD! (Polly Sue – also at MTC) and DELPHI OR BUST (Zircony).
Colleen has performed in CANDIDE at the New York City Opera starring John Cullum and Judy Kaye, THE MAGIC FLUTE (Papagena) and BABES IN TOYLAND (Jill) at Avery Fisher Hall.
National Tours include CRAZY FOR YOU (Polly Baker), and SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (Kathy Seldon); also International Tours of GREASE (Sandy); THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES (Mr. Ziegfeld's Favorite); and THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE (Mabel).
Regional credits include A CHORUS LINE (Val) at TUTS, OKLAHOMA! (Laurey) at Modesto Performing Arts, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ (DeLEE) at Sacramento Music Circus & North Shore, ANYTHING GOES! (Bonnie/Erma - the gangster moll) at Seattle 5th Ave & Paper Mill Playhouse (starring Chita Rivera), and SOME LIKE IT HOT (Sugar Kane) at Stages St. Louis, and the Alhambra, FL).
Colleen has been seen in a National Shredded Wheat ad campaign; her Feature Film credits include THE GURU with Heather Graham and Marissa Tomei, and NANCY AND FRANK with Robert Wagner and Burt Reynolds. She has been featured on both LAW AND ORDER: C.I. and S.V.U. |
