Shayna Steele

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World-class vocalist Shayna Steele has been on the Broadway and NYC music scene for the past 10 years. After only 3 months in New York, Shayna was cast to be the first replacement in the history of the Broadway production of Rent. The new show was at its peak when she joined the original cast; Shayna quickly had her first taste of living in the spotlight. Other Broadway credits include the 2000 revival of Jesus Christ Superstar at The Ford Center and a featured vocal performance in the original cast of the smash hit Hairspray. Shayna has appeared on The Grammys, The Tonys, Conan OBrien, Dave Letterman and she was a teen vocalist on Ed McMahons Star Search. She has had the honor of performing at Jazz @ Lincoln Centers Rose Theatre, Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall. The demand for her voice has led to recordings this year with Moby, producer Jimmy Greco (Celine Dion, JLO, Santana) the Grammy award nominated album Great Joy with The Broadway Inspirational Voices and the movie soundtracks of Legally Blonde 2 starring Reese Witherspoon the new DVD Bambi 2 and Shayna lends her voice once again to the Dynamites in the 2007 release of Hairspray starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and Christopher Walken. Shayna also made a special appearance on HBOs The Sopranos this spring. Shayna is also an accomplished songwriter. Her composition The Bund, with co-writer David Liang was recently featured on ABCs The Evidence. Shayna is a proud member of BMI, SAG, AFTRA and AEA.