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We want to invite you into our world, show you its cast of characters and have you feel the drama (and sometimes comedy) that unfolds right here behind the scenes of Broadway.

Our tour guides are professional actors, singers, and directors who take their role as Broadway ambassadors seriously. They're also NYC licensed tour guides who look forward to showing you around the Great White Way.

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Tom

Tom

Tom is Inside Broadway Tour's Chief Ambassador and also a professional actor and singer. He received his training at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM) and has traveled the world performing opera and musical theater for over twenty years. He has sung the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic and his theater credits comprise some of the greatest shows in Broadway history. These include "West Side Story", "Man of La Mancha", "Carousel", "Oklahoma", "The Sound of Music", "Camelot", and "Fiddler on the Roof" ...to name a few. Tom is also a member of the theater union's Actor Equity Association and AGMA. He performs regularly throughout the US and Canada with the corporate entertaining group 'The Three Waiters'- a comedy / opera troupe that has performed over 6,000 shows worldwide. His love of Broadway and NYC history inspired him to become a licensed tour guide so that he could share his knowledge and experience of the Theater District from an insider perspective no other tour provides.
Tom is Inside Broadway Tour's Chief Ambassador and also a professional actor and singer. He received his training at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM) and has traveled the world performing opera and musical theater for over twenty years. He has sung the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic and his theater credits comprise some of the greatest shows in Broadway history. These include "West Side Story", "Man of La Mancha", "Carousel", "Oklahoma", "The Sound of Music", "Camelot", and "Fiddler on the Roof" ...to name a few. Tom is also a member of the theater union's Actor Equity Association and AGMA. He performs regularly throughout the US and Canada with the corporate entertaining group 'The Three Waiters'- a comedy / opera troupe that has performed over 6,000 shows worldwide. His love of Broadway and NYC history inspired him to become a licensed tour guide so that he could share his knowledge and experience of the Theater District from an insider perspective no other tour provides.

Brigid

Brigid is originally from warm and sunny Palm City, FL. She then braved the cold, cold winters of Ithaca, NY to study opera and theatre at Ithaca College. While at Ithaca, Brigid took first place in several New York State vocal competitions including the Empire State Competition and the Heddy Killian Competition. Since school, she has worked across the country performing in musical theatre. Now she is beyond excited to call New York City home!
Brigid is originally from warm and sunny Palm City, FL. She then braved the cold, cold winters of Ithaca, NY to study opera and theatre at Ithaca College. While at Ithaca, Brigid took first place in several New York State vocal competitions including the Empire State Competition and the Heddy Killian Competition. Since school, she has worked across the country performing in musical theatre. Now she is beyond excited to call New York City home!
Filip

Filip

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Filip came to New York City to pursue his passion for comedy and comedy writing. A character actor with a BFA from Toronto's Ryerson University and a graduate of The Second City Conservatory, Filip performs regularly at comedy theatres across NYC, including the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, as well as The People's Improv Theatre, and Reckless Theatre. Filip is a winner of the Tim Sims Award, a Canadian Comedy Award nominee, and has written for the NBC Scene Showcase (2015), as well as Canada's CTV/Comedy Network. Filip is also fluent in Serbian and Croatian and can run extremely fast!
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Filip came to New York City to pursue his passion for comedy and comedy writing. A character actor with a BFA from Toronto's Ryerson University and a graduate of The Second City Conservatory, Filip performs regularly at comedy theatres across NYC, including the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, as well as The People's Improv Theatre, and Reckless Theatre. Filip is a winner of the Tim Sims Award, a Canadian Comedy Award nominee, and has written for the NBC Scene Showcase (2015), as well as Canada's CTV/Comedy Network. Filip is also fluent in Serbian and Croatian and can run extremely fast!
Linda

Linda

Linda Shell is a NYC native who has performed in musicals, plays and cabarets at New York City venues that include The Signature Theatre, Ars Nova, Theatre For The New City, Hudson Guild, The Metropolitan Room, Don't Tell Mama, Sophia's and Below 54 to name a few. Linda is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Linda is a jingles singer whose voice can be heard on commercials including the "Crash, Bam, Alakazam" ad for Weight Watchers last year. She is a featured member with Little Isidore & The Inquisitors with whom she has recorded and toured opening for such acts as Ronnie Spector and Jay Black.
Linda Shell is a NYC native who has performed in musicals, plays and cabarets at New York City venues that include The Signature Theatre, Ars Nova, Theatre For The New City, Hudson Guild, The Metropolitan Room, Don't Tell Mama, Sophia's and Below 54 to name a few. Linda is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Linda is a jingles singer whose voice can be heard on commercials including the "Crash, Bam, Alakazam" ad for Weight Watchers last year. She is a featured member with Little Isidore & The Inquisitors with whom she has recorded and toured opening for such acts as Ronnie Spector and Jay Black.
Kory

Kory

Kory’s performance credits include dancing with the Broadway Dance Lab, Works and Process at the Guggenheim, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and shows at many theaters throughout the country. Choreography credits include The Sparrow (NY Premier), The Happy Thief (Playwrights Horizons), and the film Girl in the Chair (nominated for a Student Academy Award). A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Kory has taught dance at CAP21, Rider University, McCarter Theatre, and helped stage the opening number for American Dance Machine’s show at the Joyce Theatre. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Kory came to the city all the time growing up, dreaming that he would one day live there (dreams come true!), and is excited to share his love of NYC with you.
Kory’s performance credits include dancing with the Broadway Dance Lab, Works and Process at the Guggenheim, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and shows at many theaters throughout the country. Choreography credits include The Sparrow (NY Premier), The Happy Thief (Playwrights Horizons), and the film Girl in the Chair (nominated for a Student Academy Award). A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Kory has taught dance at CAP21, Rider University, McCarter Theatre, and helped stage the opening number for American Dance Machine’s show at the Joyce Theatre. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Kory came to the city all the time growing up, dreaming that he would one day live there (dreams come true!), and is excited to share his love of NYC with you.
Valerie

Valerie

Val hails from Pittsburgh, PA and has lived in NYC for 10 years. She began performing professionally as a child and has had the pleasure of singing as a soloist with The Pittsburgh Pops under guest Maestro Marvin Hamslisch and the Cincinnati Pops under Steven Reineke, traveling to 14 countries with Norwegian Cruise Line as a featured Vocalist on the Pride of America and the EPIC, and performing in countless musicals and revues that have taken her to 29 states across the US so far! In New York City, Val has been seen on stage at The Al Herschfeld Theater, Town Hall, The Lion Theater, and numerous cabaret spaces with her original One Woman shows and in concert pieces and readings. Val is a member of the Actors Equity Association and holds a BFA in Musical Theater Performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music. She is also a skilled educator, having taught arts and fitness based classes to adults and children for over 10 years in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York (Zumba with a side of tap class anyone?!?). Val also enjoys producing and creating and is hard at work on “Songs For Young Whippersnappers”, the debut CD to be released in 2016 by her production company: Vintageous, Inc.
Val hails from Pittsburgh, PA and has lived in NYC for 10 years. She began performing professionally as a child and has had the pleasure of singing as a soloist with The Pittsburgh Pops under guest Maestro Marvin Hamslisch and the Cincinnati Pops under Steven Reineke, traveling to 14 countries with Norwegian Cruise Line as a featured Vocalist on the Pride of America and the EPIC, and performing in countless musicals and revues that have taken her to 29 states across the US so far! In New York City, Val has been seen on stage at The Al Herschfeld Theater, Town Hall, The Lion Theater, and numerous cabaret spaces with her original One Woman shows and in concert pieces and readings. Val is a member of the Actors Equity Association and holds a BFA in Musical Theater Performance from the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music. She is also a skilled educator, having taught arts and fitness based classes to adults and children for over 10 years in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York (Zumba with a side of tap class anyone?!?). Val also enjoys producing and creating and is hard at work on “Songs For Young Whippersnappers”, the debut CD to be released in 2016 by her production company: Vintageous, Inc.

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