 Lara Teeter
(Faculty)Lara will be teaching:
Dance at the following locations:
Webster University Bio
Lara Teeter has performed, directed and choreographed for major regional theatre and opera houses nation-wide. He is currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Musical Theatre Program at the Webster Conservatory for Theatre Arts here in St. Louis. Other academic achievements include the Charles B. Levitin Chair in Music Theatre for the Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University; Assistant Professor for the Music Theatre Certificate program at Northwestern University; and Full Professor in the Theatre and Dance Department at California State University at Fullerton. Lara also served as the Artistic Director of Light Opera Works in Evanston, IL, from 1999 to 2004. Lara has been appearing on the MUNY stage for many years in such shows as Singin' In the Rain, The Wisard of Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, and White Christmas. He was nominated for a Tony Award and won the Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance in the 1982 revival of the Rodgers and Hart classic On Your Toes performing the role of Junior Dolan, originally portrayed by Ray Bolger in 1936. Other Broadway credits include The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, Pirates of Penzance, Happy New Year, and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. Other roles performed in prominent theatres include Jamie Lockhart in The Robber Bridegroom, Steven Kodaly in She Loves Me, and Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady. National Tours include the role of Don Lockwood in Singin' In The Rain, Will Parker in Oklahoma!, and the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. Lara has performed at Lincoln Center with the New York City Opera as Silas Slick in Naughty Marietta, and as Herman in The Most Happy Fella. In the summer of 2000, Lara made his Carnegie Hall debut performing the role of Henry Higgins in a tribute to the work of Lerner and Loewe, and in the fall of 2001, he made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut performing the role of Steve Sankey in Street Scene. Directing credits include My Fair Lady for Opera Pacific, The Pirates of Penzance for San Bernardino Civic Light Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, and Dayton Opera, Jacques Brel Is Alive and Living In Paris for the Hollywood Cinigrill, and The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas for the Fullerton Civic Light Opera.
Recordings include the original Broadway cast recording of the 1982 revival of On Your Toes, the Gershwin Trust/Library of Congress first ever recording of Gershwin's Lady Be Good, and the Grammy Award nominated recording of The Wizard of Oz.
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