is honored to be back at Riverside Center working on her 14th show with earlier director/choreographer credits that include 42nd Street, Grumpy Old Men, South Pacific, Mamma Mia! and Seven Brides …, amongst others. In the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Penny recently directed Cinderella for Lyric Stage Dallas and The Prom for Uptown Players. Other professional director/choreographer credits include Off-Broadway work with the National Yiddish Theatre, the Algonquin Theatre, Second Stages, and the Fringe Festival. Penny is a Professor at Texas Christian University where she teaches MT Performance classes and heads up their Senior Showcase. She worked as a professional actress in New York City for over 20 year with long runs in three Tony award winning Broadway shows: the original cast of Crazy for You, the revival of Damn Yankees, and the acclaimed revival of Cabaret, at Studio 54. Penny is a proud member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA and an Assoc. member of SDC.