Dubbed the “leading lady of crossover” by Classical Singer magazine, Amy Justman's career has spanned musical theater, classical music, jazz and beyond. The recent revival of Carousel marked her sixth appearance on Broadway, covering and performing for both Renée Fleming and Jessie Mueller. Amy’s 2021-22 season includes her debuts with Symphoria and Hudson Valley Philharmonic as the soprano soloist for Handel’s Messiah, her debut with the Winston-Salem Symphony as the soprano soloist for Haydn’s The Creation and continuing work as Louise in Eat the Document with American Opera Projects. Recent highlights include Leonard Bernstein’s Mass with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which was broadcast on PBS in May 2020; the world premiere of Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at Paper Mill Playhouse; David Lang’s Prisoner of the State with the New York Philharmonic, and Handel’s Messiah with Musica Sacra at Carnegie Hall. Amy made made her cable television debut as Adult Nicole Fosse on Fosse/Verdon and appeared in this past season of Apple TV’s Dickinson. Amy made her Broadway debut in the revival of Company, performing the role of Susan as well as playing piano as part of the actor‐orchestra. Other theatrical credits include In Transit and A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder on Broadway, covering the role of Carlotta in both the Broadway and the 25th Anniversary National Tour of Phantom of the Opera, both the Broadway and Pioneer Theatre companies of White Christmas, and Clara in the off-Broadway revival of Passion at Classic Stage Company. Amy's recent concert work includes the Bach St. John Passion with Great Music in a Great Space, Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors with Steamboat Symphony Orchestra, the Bach Coffee Cantata with Broadway Chamber Players, and A Thrill of Hope with the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra. Other highlights include Polly Peachum in Three Penny Opera with Syracuse Opera, Peep Bo in The Mikado at Carnegie Hall, and Cinderella/ Rapunzel in Disney on Classic with the Tokyo Philharmonic. She has been a soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, New York City Ballet, American Modern Ensemble, American Symphony Orchestra, the Kurt Weill Fest, and American Opera Projects. Her studio work includes the original revival cast recordings of Company and Carousel, Bernstein’s Mass on Naxos, the jazz recordings Songs for Pickles and Hoagy Carmichael: The Stardust Road, Tania León's Grammy-nominated Inura, and voice work for Hail, Caesar!, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Get Down and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She received her MM from Manhattan School of Music and her BA from Yale University, where she is currently a voice teacher for the Shen Curriculum for Musical Theater. She is also an adjunct private voice instructor for Marymount Manhattan College and gives master classes around the U.S. She lives in New York with her husband, writer Dave Itzkoff, and their son, Max.
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