Biography
Montego
Glover
was born in
Macon, Georgia and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She attended the Chattanooga School for the
Arts & Sciences, one of the very first schools in the country to be founded
on the Paideia Teaching Philosophy.
After graduation from CSAS, Montego went on to Florida State
University in Tallahassee, Florida where she received her Bachelor of
Fine Arts in Music Theatre with Honors.
And after college spent time working as an actress/singer/dancer in
Japan and around the United States before moving to Orlando, Florida to begin
work on numerous premiere projects for the Walt Disney World Company. After a very successful stint at WDW, Montego
made her move to New York.
In New
York, Montego made her Broadway debut in The Color Purple in the
roles of Celie & Nettie. Montego received a Tony Award Nomination for Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical originating the role of Felicia Farrell in MEMPHIS. Montego also received the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Drama League Nomination for her work on MEMPHIS.
While
based in New York, Montego has been privileged to travel to a number of
exciting theatre companies around the country including:
the Geffen Playhouse,
North Shore Music Theatre, St. Louis MUNY,
Pittsburgh CLO, North Carolina Theatre, Music
Theatre Wichita, Sacramento Music Circus, Round House Theatre, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma City, Opera Grand Rapids,
Papermill Playhouse, The Huntington Theatre, Canadian Stage Company. And the productions have been as varied as
the locations: Aida (4 productions in the role of Aida, IRNE
Award-Best Actress in a Musical), Ragtime (2 productions,
Sarah), Dreamgirls (Lorrell), Into The Woods (Red Riding Hood) Oklahoma
(Ado Annie), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia), Westside Story (Anita),
Jesus Christ Superstar (Mary Magadelene), Smokey Joe's Cafe (Brenda),
Cookin’ at the Cookery (4
productions as the Narrator, IRNE & Dora Award Nominations), Ain’t
Misbehavin’ (Charlaine), and Once On This Island (TiMoune, Helen
Hayes Award Nomination) among others.
As her career in theatre continues to thrive Montego also spends time on studio recording. She can heard on the original cast recording of the Tony Award winning MEMPHIS in the role of Felicia Farrell, the Dreamgirls 20th Anniversary double cd, the Arlen/Gershwin collaboration Life Begins at 8:40 for the Library of Congress; and several recordings with the Broadway Inspirational Voices, a very prestigious choir of invited members from the Broadway community. Montego even serves as Soprano Section Leader, a job she really enjoys.
It's true that Montego came to New York to work in the Theatre. However, television, radio, commercials, and voiceover have become an exciting and innovative area of her career as well. Montego has done commercials and voiceovers for numerous companies including: Verizon, Nickelodeon, Charmin Bath Tissue, Wishbone Salad Dressings, and McDonald's. She has also voiced animated characters for Star Wars, Dora the Explorer, and Go Diego Go! And has appeared on network television in The Good Wife, Law & Order, and the Guiding Light.
And while theatre, commercials, TV, and recording keep Montego busy, concert work has proven be another wonderful creative outlet. Montego has concertized with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, The Library of Congress, the Chicago Humanities Festival, the Tulsa Signature Orchestra, the Broadway Inspirational Voices, and Jazz at Lincoln Center to name a few.
A proud
member of AEA, SAG, and AFTRA, Montego continues to
grow, learn and thrive as an artist.
And as the
song by Cy Coleman says, "the
best is yet to come".
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