Shane and Melissa’s love story began back when they were babies. Well… babes in New York City anyway. It was love at first sight, when Shane cast Melissa in her first National Tour as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother. They have been amazing friends ever since. Boyfriends have come and gone and Shane has even gotten engaged, but they have always remained wonderful friends. Their cabaret captures their friendship and love as it features newer musical theatre pieces by Kerrigan and Lowdermilk, Ryan Scott Oliver, Pete Mills, Kooman and Dimond as well as familiar pieces from Joni Mitchell, The Cure, Harburg and Arlen and Francesca Blumenthal. LOVE AND HAPPENSTANCE tells the story of the various relationships, heartaches and happy ever after’s that you might find in any epic journey about love. Friendship, romance, lust and heartache send us on a journey of two people and their search and redemption of what LOVE actually means. Featuring a band led by guitarist Wes Hambright, pianist Joe Lawrence and bassist Mark Fraser, LOVE AND HAPPENSTANCE is a journey into love and all of the in-between....
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Shane and Melissa’s love story began back when they were babies. Well… babes in New York City anyway. It was love at first sight, when Shane cast Melissa in her first National Tour as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother. They have been amazing friends ever since. Boyfriends have come and gone and Shane has even gotten engaged, but they have always remained wonderful friends. Their cabaret captures their friendship and love as it features newer musical theatre pieces by Kerrigan and Lowdermilk, Ryan Scott Oliver, Pete Mills, Kooman and Dimond as well as familiar pieces from Joni Mitchell, The Cure, Harburg and Arlen and Francesca Blumenthal. LOVE AND HAPPENSTANCE tells the story of the various relationships, heartaches and happy ever after’s that you might find in any epic journey about love. Friendship, romance, lust and heartache send us on a journey of two people and their search and redemption of what LOVE actually means. Featuring a band led by guitarist Wes Hambright, pianist Joe Lawrence and bassist Mark Fraser, LOVE AND HAPPENSTANCE is a journey into love and all of the in-between.
Melissa Faye Klein is proud to be making her west coast cabaret debut at Upstairs At Vitello’s Jazz & Supper Club. Originally from the east coast, she has performed in Off-broadway productions, National Tours, Cabaret, Film and TV. You can even hear her voice at the Gettysburg Seminary Museum as Lydia Zeigler. You can also catch Melissa perform improv at IO West. Some Favorite roles include Evita, Maggie in LEND ME A TENOR, Fairy Godmother in CINDERELLA, and Meg in THE WALL OF WATER and Reporter Soloist in THE CINDERELLA EFFECT and her comical pilot BODEANS VS ANIMAL SHEPHERD. She has been featured in Cabaret fundraisers such as Melodies For Mutts and has sang in many clubs around the LA area.
Shane Morton has performed in all 48 continental United States as well as Canada, Mexico and Germany. His 5 National Tours allowed him to visit every major US city as well as most of the countries National Parks. The Badlands and Mount Rushmore were his favorites, btw. He was Cinderella’s Prince in R&H Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty’s Prince in Sleeping Beauty the Disco Musical, so he knows how to be a prince, as his fiancee will attest. He has been Huck Finn in BIG RIVER, Jack in INTO THE WOODS, Bobby in COMPANY, Billy in ANYTHING GOES, as well as Charlie Brown in 3 productions of YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN as well as 2 productions of SNOOPY!! His operatic roles have included Tamino in THE MAGIC FLUTE and The Witch in HANSEL AND GRETEL. He has performed in 4 theme parks and refuses to ride any ride because of his paralyzing fear of watching people get stuck upside down in a rollercoaster. He is a short filmmaker whose short films have played many major festivals and he is a partner in I.M. Ltd Films along with his “almost” husband and fiancee, Jody Newman. Their films include, DEAR JON, OGLES WITH GOGGLES, THE CINDERELLA EFFECT and ERASED. Shane has performed in LA cabaret fundraisers for Melodies For Mutts and most recently Aids Lifecycle at M-Bar “Two guys Pumps and Bow ties”. In the far past he performed cabaret’s in NYC as well as a solo show, “Me and My Shrink” in Hollywood, FL.
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