Thursday, February 14, 2019

Tamaqua Teen Chosen to Sing in New York City

Olivia Stettler, 16, of Tamaqua has been chosen to sing in a Cabaret with teens from the Broadway Community. 

The performance will be at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in NYC on February 17th, 2019. 

 Olivia has been performing in local theatre since the age of 9. 

 She has performed in over 35 shows earning her a Majestic Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress for her portrayal of JoJo in Seussical the Musical at Tamaqua High School and a NEPTA nomination for Outstanding Teen Actress for her portrayal of Princess Winifred in Once Upon a Mattress. at the Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts in Hazleton. 

She has been taking voice lessons from Joelle Witner since the age of 7. 

Stettler holds several vocal awards including the 2018 Talent Explosion overall high scoring vocalist award and earlier this month was one of only seven singers chosen to take a master song interpretation workshop with Broadway actor Anthony Rapp who is known for his portrayal of Mark in Rent and Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown as well as movies such as Dazed and Confused and television’s Star Trek. 

Olivia is a junior at Marian Catholic High School where she is a member of Chorus, Drama Club and Rock Music Ministry and this year will be her 9th year singing on the Carbon/Tamaqua cancer telethon. 

She is currently a Youth Rep at the Pennsylvania Theatre of Performing Arts and in September she will be directing the musical Peter Pan, Jr. at the Center Stage Theatre in Tamaqua. 

She is the daughter of Charles and Heather (Lawson) Stettler of Tamaqua and the granddaughter of Lionel and Kathleen Lawson of Bethany Beach, DE (formerly from Tamaqua) and Charles Stettler, Sr., Wilkes-Barre.

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