Biography
Gregory Lee Harrell is an accomplished performer, teacher, vocal director, and arranger. Harrell′s students have performed in over 40 productions on Broadway, as well as London′s West End, Off-Broadway, national and international tours, film/TV, regional theaters, and the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Seattle Opera. Harrell’s recent teaching experience includes ten years as a faculty member in the voice department of Baldwin Wallace University and master classes throughout Southeast Asia. For the past seven years, Harrell has studied and worked with top K-pop voice teachers and performers in South Korea.
As a music theater artist, he has performed Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theater, York Theater, Playwright Horizons, Beckett Theater, numerous NY cabaret venues, and major regional theaters across the US. His Favorite music theater roles include Jesus (Jesus Christ Superstar), Phantom (Yeston′s Phantom), Fred (Kiss Me Kate), Billy (Carousel), and Emile (South Pacific).
As an operatic baritone, Harrell has sung at New York City Opera (10 years), Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center′s Avery Fisher Hall, Kennedy Center, Opera Orchestra of New York, and Washington National Opera. Harrell has collaborated with such remarkable artists as Placido Domingo, Catherine Malfitano, Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann, Larry Fuller, Joe Calarco, Mark Morris, Austin Pendleton, Charles Prince, Andrew Gerle, and Tazewell Thompson. Harrell is a proud member of Actors′ Equity Association and American Guild of Musical Artists.
