A professional actor, writer and private acting coach in New York City, Cheryl has worked extensively as a trainer/ facilitator in theatre/improvisation workshops for corporate conferences across the US. Clients include, Verizon, Pepsi, PwC, Lehman Brothers, Marsh, Merck, Shering Plough, Amgen and the US Navy. Cheryl has worked as lead trainer /facilitator for the consulting company, Performance of a Lifetime and Stage Right. She is also the media coach and communications director for Beverly Feldman Shoes. Cheryl appears regularly on HSN as a guest and representative of the line.

With her unique mix of presentation and improvisation skills, Cheryl works to bring out each client’s most dynamic and effective performance. Whether preparing for a Webinar broadcast, television appearance or live conference presentation, Cheryl guides her clients to relieve tension, create connection with the audience and communicate with a natural, direct and authentic style that has tremendous impact and command.

A veteran Broadway and Off Broadway actress, Cheryl was recently featured on Broadway with the legendary Jackie Mason in Laughing Room Only. She was also featured in the Broadway Revival of The Women at the Roundabout Theatre with Cynthia Nixon, Rue McClanahan and Jennifer Tilly (filmed for PBS).  Off Broadway she has starred in I Love You,You’re Perfect, Now Change, Game Show , Buffalonia ( writer/ performer) and That’s Life!  (contributing writer) and most recently received critical acclaim as Mamie Eisenhower in the Drama Desk nominated production of First Lady Suite.  National Tours include: Grand Night for Singing, Les Miserables, Evita and Fiddler on the Roof starring Hershel Bernardi.TV credits include Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Guiding Light, All My Children,  As the World Turns, Sondheim, ...at Carnegie Hall (PBS/RCA) and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy . Films include the recent release of Brooklyn Lobster starring Danny Aiello and Jane Curtin.

A Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle Award nominated writer, Cheryl has collaborated on a new musical, Normal, which was produced Off Broadway and is now enjoying a tour of schools in the Midwest. She has also written a new revue, Are We There Yet?  that received productions at The Westchester Broadway Theatre and Queens Theatre in the Park. She is a graduate of Northwestern University.

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