Kathy Halenda is delighted to be celebrating Christmas again with her Riverside Family! A veteran of over two hundred productions, her extensive credits include: RIVERSIDE THEATRE: Numerous productions, including Genie in Beautiful: the Carole King Musical, Princess Dragomiroff in Murder on the Orient Express, the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, Maggie Jones in 42nd St., Christina Drayton in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Mama Rose in Gypsy, Ms. Lynch in Grease, Ouiser in Steel Magnolias, Vera in Mame, Miss Mona in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and several others. NATIONAL TOURS: Nineteen tours, including Tootsie (Rita Marshall), Gypsy (Mama Rose), 42nd St. (Maggie Jones), Oliver (Nancy- three tours), Grand Hotel (Rafaela) and Pajama Game (Mabel). REGIONAL CREDITS: Hundreds of productions, including the title roles in Mame (twice), Hello Dolly (twice), Evita, and Annie Get Your Gun, as well as Mama Rose in Gypsy (four times), Miss Mona in The Best Lil’ Whorehouse in Texas (five times), and Nancy in Oliver (five times). OTHER CREDITS: Norwegian Cruise Lines (Female Lead in Havana!), Big Apple Circus (first female Ringmaster), National Anthem singer at Madison Square Garden and Fenway Park. THREE ONE-WOMAN SHOWS: The Brassy Broads of Broadway, Sophie Tucker: Last of the Red-Hot Mamas and Somewhere Over the Rose. Her website is www.kathyhalenda.com.