The Sound Cannery: Associate Producer Karen Conaway
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Karen Conaway
Associate Producer
Singer/Songwriter

Karen is a veteran performer. A singer, dancer, drummer, songwriter, and choreographer with acting experience has a flare for theatrics. In her career, Karen has performed with multiple groups, and spent several years on the road.


Music



Karen has been handled by a number of Major Agents including Casey Jones and Ken-Ran Enterprises. Her first major venue was to open a show for Eric Claptan's "Derrick and the Dominos.

She is also an experienced recording artist, and spent several years in Nashville, TN. Produced by Peter Sulivan (Beatles fame), Karen's voice was featured on two studio recordings.

Karen has also performed in opening acts for:

Merle Haggard

 

Louise Mandrell

Ray Price

 

Jimmy Buffet

Leroy Parnell

 

Gary Stewart

Rusty Wier

 

Mo Bandy

Recently she performed in the Mama Mia cast party/benefit in Dallas, Texas.

Karen appeared in Bill Board's top 100 in 1969 with her 1st single "I've Got To Have You" written by Chris Christofeson.

Theater

In addition to her music, Karen is a hair and makeup artist and has worked with The Dallas Summer Musicals and The Dallas Opera since 1998.

>Other venues include Bass Hall in Fort Worth, The Nokia Theater in Grand Prairie, Majestic Theater, Dallas and The Myerson Symphony Center in Dallas.

For the past 2 seasons she has spent her time and used her talents as Supervisor of the wig department at American Players Theater in Madison, Wisconsin.

Some of the shows are listed below:


Backstage at the Opera; "Falstaff ".


Nokia Theater:

Next Stage at Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, TX:
Rockettes Christmas Spectacular


Myerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX:
Martin Short with The Dallas Symphony

Karen did makeup for Emmy winner Martin Short (Ed Grimley Saturday Night Live)


Fort Worth Opera

Fort Worth Opera Premier Fall Festival at Bass Hall 2007

Stephen in the hair room.


Designer Credits-Wigs: (Majestic Theater, Dallas, TX)
Always Patsy Cline
Merman


Dallas Summer Musicals Music Hall:
Parade 2000
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 2001 Ann-Margret
Some Like It Hot 2002 Tony Curtis
Seussical The Musical 2003 Kathy Rigby
Cinderella 2001 Eartha Kitt
Casper: The Musical 2001 Chita Rivera
Copacabana 2000 Barry Manilow
Annie Get Your Gun 2000 Marilu Henner
My Fair Lady 2002 Ed Dixon
The Lion King 2002-Principle Makeup-Young Simba
Aida 2001 Simone
Kiss Me, Kate 2001
The King & I 2004
Yankee Doodle Dandy 2004
Little Shop of Horrors 2004
42nd Street 2002
Mamma Mia 2003
Starlight Express 2003
Jesus Christ Superstar- Wardrobe
Saturday Night Fever 2001
Flower Drum Song 2003
Wizard of Oz 2002 - Makeup Assist (Lion)
Big River 2004
The Phantom of the Opera 2000 - Wardrobe


Karen in costume


Backstage Madama Butterfly

Dallas Opera:

Turandot: 1998-Chorus Makeup, 2003 Principle Makeup-Pong
Tosca: 2002
Madama Butterfly 1995
Thérèse Raquin 2001
Die Zauberflöte: 1997
Le nozze di Figaro: 2002
Don Giovanni: 2003
La clemenza di Tito 1999
Così fan tutte: 2003
Manon: 2001
Ariodante 1998
La vida breve: 2004
El amor brujo: 2004
Lucia di Lammermoor 2001
Fidelio: 2002
La bohème: 1999


American Players Theater (Madison, Wisconsin)

Karen Conaway - Hair supervisor
Summer seasons 2007 & 2008