Brittany Marcell Monachino is a dancer, singer, creative, and educator. Her credits include her most recent performances with The National Tour of Wicked The Musical and appearance on Saturday Night Live. Her broadway debut in King Kong: Alive on Broadway (OBC) earned her a Chita Rivera Award for Best Ensemble with choreography by Drew McOnie. Other credits include: Rob Ashford’s Carmen The Opera with The Houston Grand Opera, Come Fall In Love: The DDLJ Musical (workshop) with direction by Aditya Chopra and choreography by Rob Ashford, as well as productions of Kiss Me Kate, West Side Story, and Saturday Night Fever.
Before entering the world of theatre, she was a member of Philadanco under the direction of Joan Myers Brown, where she performed pivotal works by Christopher Huggins, Milton Myers, Matthew Rushing, George Faison, and Harold Pierson. Other notable credits include “Why I Had to Dance” with choreography by Dianne McIntyre and choreopoem by Ntozake Shange of “For Colored Girls” at The Cleveland Playhouse and Oberlin College, as well as her work with Norwegian Cruise Lines across the Hawaiian Islands, Europe, Mediterranean, and North Africa.
ABOUT Brittany…
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Monachino received her BFA in Dance from her studies at The College at Brockport and SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance Magna cum Laude. She has also studied acting with schools such as The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, The Atlantic Theatre Company, and The Barrow Group. Her formal dance training came from The Draper Center for Dance Education under Tim Draper and Jamey Leverett and The Washington School of Ballet under Rebecca Wright. As a finalist in The Youth American Grand Prix she received top honors resulting in her performance at The Lincoln Center Gala performance. As well as, performing alongside The Washington Ballet in The Nutcracker, The Little Prince, George Balanchine’s Serenade, and Divertimento No. 15. Other influential teachers were Rudoplh Kharatian, Eva Evdokimova, Fiona Fairrie, Benoit Swan Pouffer and Alexandra Damiani for their first installation of Cedar Lake 360°, and Alonzo King.
Alongside her dance career, she has been an advocate for the importance of education and accessibility to dance training that not only develops the body but one’s self esteem, worth, character, and confidence. She has taught over 10 years with organizations such as VIVA School of Dance, Brenau University, Orlando Ballet, American College Dance Association, Washington Ballet THEARC, Springfield College, Astoria School of Dance, and Yes! And Collaborative Arts, as well as missional work throughout the Dominican Republic. Most recently, she has made her co-directorial and choreographic debut in Spotlight Performing Arts adaptation of “In the Heights” in Lima, Peru. Speaking engagements such as Disney’s Women’s Day on Broadway and Broadwaycon have afforded her the privilege of sharing some of her personal experiences.
A lover of all things theatre and creative, versatility and curiosity have allowed her the opportunity to study casting as a part of The Casting Society of America and The Black Theatre Coalition’s initiatives to see more people of color, represented, protected, and celebrated both onstage and behind the table. She is also certified in Mental Health First Aid through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.