Shana Farr at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall; Photo: Kateryna Li Khemmett
ABOUT SHANA
Shana Farr is an award-winning singer, actress, producer, and recording artist. She has appeared at renowned venues including Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall), Jazz at Lincoln Center (Rose Theater), Feinstein's at The Regency, 54 Below, Birdland Jazz Club, The Green Room 42, London's Crazy Coqs and The Pheasantry, and Westminster Abbey.
Most recently, Shana gave the world premiere performance of Lullaby, a new art song composed especially for her by acclaimed composer James Adler, performing with Adler at the piano and internationally acclaimed cellist Igor Zubkovsky in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She also recorded the work for Adler's forthcoming album, scheduled for release in Fall 2026.
Shana has starred in leading roles in musical theatre, operetta, and plays. Highlights include Marian Paroo in The Music Man, Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hanna Glawari in The Merry Widow, and Ruth Condomine in Blithe Spirit.
She is the recipient of a Bistro Award for her concept show In The Still of the Night, two Mabel Mercer Foundation Awards—the Julie Wilson Award and the Donald F. Smith Award—and a Telly Award as Co-Producer of an episode of Creative Encounters featuring her interview with producer and director Richard Jay Alexander.
Shana Farr | Photo: Helane Blumfield
Her acclaimed concert productions include The Songbook of Julie Andrews: Whistling Away the Dark, The Songbook of Barbara Cook: It's Not Where You Start, and her autobiographical show Dream Reality. On screen, she has appeared in the award-winning films Confession and Imogene.
Shana also serves as Associate Producer of the new original musical COME THE DARKNESS and has hosted conversations with distinguished artists including Sir Ian McKellen, F. Murray Abraham, and Richard Jay Alexander. Her debut album, Out of the Shadows, earned praise from The Wall Street Journal, which described her voice as "bright, strong, and true."
Additional information, recordings, reviews, and current projects are available throughout this website and on her Wikipedia page.
AWARDS
Mabel Mercer Foundation, Donald F. Smith Award - Outstanding Performing Artist
New York City Bistro Award - Outstanding Concept Show | In The Still Of The Night
Mabel Mercer Foundation, Julie Wilson Award - Outstanding Performing Artist