Stephanie Benavente
Stephanie was born in Newport and studied at the Welsh College of Music and Drama. Her experience as a professional performer and vocal coach spans more than twenty-five years. This eclectic experience includes West End musical theatre, radio and television, album and session recording and classical concerts as a soloist.
Stephanie made her West End debut in Les Miserables and, during her two years in the show, played the role of "Eponine" on many occasions. She was a contract singer for the musical, Grease (Dominion Theatre).
Stephanie has recorded solo tracks on the albums World In Motion, Of The Heart, Something Blue, The Festival, Sutter (a new musical) and was also a soloist on The Andrew Lloyd Webber Songbook - recorded at Abbey Road (London Philharmonic Orchestra). In 2006, she featured on the concept album for the new British musical, Dracula, playing the role of Mina. She was also vocal director and fixer for the recording of that album.
Her solo and featured performances on TV & radio include Friday Night is Music Night (BBC Radio 2), The Happy Prince (Channel 4), Half a Sixpence, Cabaret, Bitter Sweet, Mame, Carousel, Kiss Me Kate and Jesus Christ Superstar (BBC Radio 2 staged musicals series). Soloist appearances on Danish TV & radio with the Danish Radio Concert Orchestra. More recently, she has performed the theme tunes for several radio shows.
Amongst her numerous soloist classical concert appearances throughout UK are Haydn Creation (Hereford Cathedral), Handel Messiah and the Rutter Requiem with the Orchestra da Camera, conducted by Andrew Greenwood (St. Davids Hall, Cardiff). Her contemporary concert work includes The Forest (Festival Hall, London), Adiemus - premiere concert (Royal Albert Hall, London), The Royal Variety Show, Les Miserables - 10th anniversary concert (Royal Albert Hall, London) and Royal Gala performances. She was also a featured performer at the televised official opening night gala of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
As a session singer, Stephanie has performed the vocals for many commercials and worked on film sound track recordings, including Gladiator, The Time Machine, Hannibal, Antz, The Prince of Egypt, Evita, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Return of the Jedi and most recently as a featured solo vocalist in an episode of the popular US television series, Nip Tuck.
Some of the recording producers / composers with whom she has recently worked include Chris Blackwell, Ian Lynn, David Mackay, Terry Devine-King and Simon Lambros. Stephanie has been the director of Stephanie Evans Associates, a successful London based theatrical agency, for the past four years. She is also a highly respected singing teacher / vocal coach. Visit the agency site for further details:
http://www.stephanie-evans.com