Katie Neil
{{short description|American singer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|image=
|name = Katie Neil
|background = solo_singer
| birth_date = 1989
|occupation = Singer-songwriter, former actress
|genre = Pop rock
|years_active = 2003–present
|website = [http://katieneil.com Official site], Official fansite, and [https://www.myspace.com/katieneil Official MySpace]
}}
Katie Neil (born in 1989) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and former actress.
Biography
=Early career=
At the age of 8, Neil began working in Broadway and singing and acting in many shows. She worked with Community theatre and with the Kennedy Center for a while. At the age of 10, she moved to Manhattan. After a year on Broadway and with all of the performances she did, Neil began to get more into singing and pop music. This is when she released her debut album, How I Feel with Cliff Downs. Later, she released Second Story with Chris Griffin, then In Transit.
=Roles on Broadway=
- Appearance with the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Kennedy Center (age 8)
- Washington Opera's Boris Godunov (Plácido Domingo, artistic director)
- The Nutcracker, with the Stanislavski Ballet, at the Kennedy Center
- Annie Get Your Gun, playing "Jessie Oakley" opposite Bernadette Peters (age 10){{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_Nov_20/ai_110335325/ |title=ADVISORY/Rising Pop Star Katie Neil Returns to Northern Virginia to Debut her First CD, 'How I Feel' | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET |website=findarticles.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615154400/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_Nov_20/ai_110335325/ |archive-date=15 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}
- Fiddler on the Roof in Ocean City, New Jersey (ensemble role)
- Winnow Winds in Martinsburg, West Virginia (lead role)
- The Secret Garden, Philadelphia (playing the lead role, Mary Lennox)
- Broadway Kids recording of "America Sings"
Discography
=''How I Feel''=
When Neil was just 13, in 2003, she released her first album, How I Feel, produced by Cliff Downs.
Track listing:
- "It's Alright to Breakdown Sometimes"
- "How I Feel"
- "My Friend Nikki"
- "Till You Need Me"
- "Where the Sadness Dies"
- "Do Without You"
- "Everywhere You Go"
- "Guess I Never Loved You"
- " Can We Go the Distance"
- "Buses and Trains"
- "Far Away From Here"
=''Second Story''=
At age 15, in 2005, Neil came out with her first EP, entitled Second Story, produced and mixed by Chris Griffin.
Track listing:
- "Stripped Down"
- "Go Away"
- "It's Not the Same"
- "The Real Me"
- "School Daze"
=''In Transit''=
Neil released her second EP in June 2006, entitled In Transit.
Track listing:
- "Stupid Ex Boyfriend"
- "Bad For You"
- "Good Day Down"
- "Unspoken"
- "You're Not the Only One".
The song "Stupid Ex Boyfriend" was a featured "Hip Clipz" tune on the website of Curly Grrlz Skateboards.{{Cite web |url=http://www.curlygrrlz.com/ |title=Curly Grrlz Skateboards |access-date=September 14, 2017 |archive-date=September 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920172141/http://curlygrrlz.com/ |url-status=dead }}
Personal life
Neil currently resides in an apartment building with her parents in New York City, where she is attending high school.
References
{{reflist}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310235402/http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/katieneil2 Review of Second Story] – includes references to other press
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110615154400/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_Nov_20/ai_110335325/ Press release], November 20, 2003
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060528110803/http://www.katieneil.com/ Neil's official site]
- [https://www.myspace.com/katieneil Neil's MySpace page]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070102093024/http://www.katieneil.net/ Neil's official fansite]
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Category:American stage actresses
Category:Actresses from Manhattan