Bio & Music

VALERIE FAGAN starred in the original cast of the award winning musical Forbidden Broadway: Rude Awakening (Drama Desk & Broadway.com Audience Favorite Award.) Rude Awakening's original cast album (released through DRG Records) recently debuted on the "Billboard Top Cast Album Chart" and Elaine Paige chose Valerie's "On My Phone" as a "Broadway Essential" for her weekly program on the BBC.   A Forbidden Broadway veteran, Val starred in its critically acclaimed spinoff, Forbidden Vegas where she was chosen by Las Vegas Leading Entertainment Magazine: Showbiz as a "Vegas At Its Best" entertainer. She has been described as a"knockout" by the Chicago Tribune, "tremendously versatile and a major talent" by the New York Daily News and "open-hearted with a soprano that can soar" by the New York Times.

Valerie's extensive musical theater credits include; Aldonza in the National tour of Man of La Mancha opposite Robert Goulet and Fantine in the first national tour of Les Miserables. Val has originated roles in many leading theaters across the country including; The Cleveland Playhouse, The San Diego Repertory Theatre and The Paper Mill Playhouse. She starred in the new comedy Saratoga Trunk Songs at the Theatre Building of Chicago's Festival of New Musicals.  Valerie was thrilled to have the honor of singing "God Bless America" for NBC, starting the New York City Marathon.

Val was born in Kansas City and graduated from The University of Missouri, KC.  In her senior year at UMKC, she co-wrote the award winning musical Six Women with Brain Death, published by Music Theatre International and reviewed as "hilariously funny" in its recent UK premier at the Edinburgh Fringe. Described as a "hard rockin, harder talkin' cult classic"... Six Women with Brain Death became the longest running show in many cities across the country including; San Diego where Variety called it "a lifesaver for the theatre" and The Studio Theatre of Sacramento, where it  has been seen by over 15,000 people. "Six Women with Brain Death" was chosen by the prestigious 2005 New York Musical Theatre Festival as an invited show where talkinbroadway.com said, "It's brilliant. It's bewildering. It's ghastly. It's glorious. It's a floor wax. And a dessert topping."  Valerie received raves in the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival's "The Paisley Sisters' Christmas Special" and in the Regional Theatre Premieres of "Hairspray" and "The Producers" at North Shore Music Theatre. With a Sold out run, extended four times and the highest grossing show in MGR's history...Val starred in the East Coast Premier of "Church Basement Ladies."  In April, she received critical praise for her work in the Transport Group's production of the new musical "Being Audrey." Recently, Val appeared in New Jersey Rep's staged reading of  the hilarious new play "Soccer Moms." Currently, Val is appearing on Broadway in the new musical "The Addams Family."


*A side note: Mayor Maureen O'Connor was so glad to see the success that "Six Women" brought to The San Diego Rep, that she named February 17  "Six-Women-with-Brain-Death-or-Expiring-Minds-EWant-to-Know Day!"

THE FABULIST

Scene: Aesop must solve the riddle or risk being "eaten" by the Sphinx.

Lyrics & Music by David Spencer

Nicholas Levin & Nan Salle Patterson's anthem to love.

Lyrics by Nan Salle Patterson / Music & Accompanied by Nicholas Levin

Val Fagan's anthem to plastic surgery.

Lyrics, Music & Accompanied by Val Fagan