About Minda
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
-Thoreau
Actor, Opera-Trained Headliner, Cabaret Artist, Vocal Teacher and World Traveler
Minda Larsen is an award-winning actress, singer and teacher.
Recent favorite credits include the Emmy-nominated production of Carousel with the New York Philharmonic, as well as roles on The Deuce (HBO) and Gotham (FOX). Favorite engagements include the Savannah Music Festival, Tribeca New Music Festival, the Metro Lyric Opera, The Little Orchestra Society, the Light Opera of New York, and the American Symphony Orchestra.
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Minda was the winner of the 2015 Metrostar Cabaret Competition and has been nominated for "Outstanding Female Vocalist" by Broadwayworld.com.
She has performed at Weill Recital Hall/Carnegie Hall with the Mabel Mercer Foundation.
Minda's solo, headlining act can be seen on all major cruise lines and Minda has traveled to over 80 countries.
Minda is also a voice teacher. Her students bring her great joy and can be seen on Broadway in shows such as Frozen, Harry Potter, The Ferryman, Anastasia and Les Miserables.
Minda has a Masters of Music in Vocal Performance from the Manhattan School of Music.
Recently Seen In...
March 5-13, 2020
Viking Jupiter
Guest Entertainer
Sailing Argentina & Uruguay
November 2019 - coming in 2020!
Gamal and Frieda
Rachel
November 2019 - released February 2020
The Red Envelope (Reelworks)
Liv
September 2020
The Deuce (HBO)
Betsey
June 2020
Guest Entertainer/Headliner
Paul Gauguin Cruises
June - July 2019 - coming in 2020!
Web series -Naysayer
Role of Sacha (series regular)
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May 21, 2019
Carnegie Hall- New York City
PRESENTED BY THE MABEL MERCER FOUNDATION
All The Things You Are: Celebrating Jerome Kern
Weill Recital Hall, NYC
November - February 2019
Headline Act on Princess Cruises
Princess Island Nov 10 (Grand Cayman) - Nov 14 (Puerto Limon)
Princess Star 2018 Dec 10 (Puntarenas, CR) - Dec 15 (Callao)
Island Princess January 5 – 13 Limon to Cartagena
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July 27-29, 2018
"A Brand New World" - Three Act Theatre
Lead Role of Daniela
Theatre Row, NYC
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May 15, 2018
Scenes from A Marriage
NoMad Theater, NYC
December 28, 2017 - January 10, 2018
Soloist, Guest Entertainer on the Azamara Quest
Sailing the Caribbean, Cuba, and Panama
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December, 19, 2017
A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald’s “Mack The Knife/ Ella in Berlin” (the legendary concert and album, 1960)
Produced and hosted by Will Friedwald (writer for The Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair)
Urban Stages, NYC
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November 17 - December 13, 2017
Soloist on the Cruise Ship
Sailing French Polynesia
August 15, 2017
Ladies of Cabaret
Starring Minda Larsen, Matt Baker (piano) and Minda's voice students: Julian Lerner, Violet Lerner, Nyla Robotham, and Joie Bianco
The Metropolitan Room, NYC
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June 9, 2017
Soloist at V'dor, L'dor
Long Island, NY
May 15-18, 2017
Headline Solo Act on the Ocean Princess
Cabo San Lucas - Nicaragua
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March 3 - March 10, 2017
Headline Solo Act on The Sea Princess
Barbados- Costa Rica
January 7, 2017
Special Guest Star appearance with Marilyn Maye
The Metropolitan Room, New York City
December 7, 2016
"The World According to Kurt Weill"
Soloist
Urban Stages, Winter Rhythms Festival, NYC
MetroStar Award Show
Metropolitan Room, New York City
May 21 at 7pm
June 1 at 7pm
June 28 at 7pm
August 17 at 7pm
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August 24, 2016
Cabaret Scenes Benefit Performance
7pm The Metropolitan Room
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August 9, 2016
The Lady in Penthouse B, staged reading
Lead Role of Mel Mitchell
Urban Stages, NYC
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May 9, 2016
Metropolitan Room 10 Year Anniversary
April 7, 2016
7th Annual Cabaret Benefit to raise money for the
special needs children of the Robin Sue Ward School for
Exceptional Children!
February 4, 2016
Minda in "Rob's Big Birthday Celebration"
Don't Tell Mama, NYC
January 29, 2016
Johnny Mercer - Trav'lin' Light
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
January 21, 2016
"It's Just A Number"
Metropolitan Room, NYC
January 6-16, 2016
Guest Entertainer
Paul Gaugin Cruises
December 28 - January 3, 2016
Guest Enterainer
Ocean Princess, Princess Cruise Lines
December 10, 2015
Johnny Mercer - Trav'lin' Light
Winter Rhythms Festival - Urban Stages
September 21-28, 2015
Guest Entertainer
Celebrity Cruises - Celebrity Solstice
September 13, 2015
Featured Artist - Open Mic at the Met
Metropolitan Room
September 12, 2015
Madeline Kahn Tribute
Metropolitan Room
July 13-August 17
MetroStar Competition- Metropolitan Room
WINNER! First place finish....show details announced soon
June 25, 2015
Johnny Mercer Tribute
Savannah Cabaret Festival
The Lucas Theater - Savannah GA
May 19-21, 2015
Guest Entertainer
Celebrity Cruises
May 9, 2015
MAC Award Winning Songs
New York City
March 27, 2015
The Dana Lorge Variety Show - soloist
The Metropolitan Room, NYC
March 14, 2015
Private Event, charity benefit
Miami, Florida
January 14, 2015
Sunset Charity Benefit with Rob Davis
Metropolitan Room
December 14, 2014
Sounds of the Metropolis: Bard Graduate Center
Soloist with Robert Osborne and Seth Weinstein, piano
December 12, 2014
MAC award winning songs at Urban Stages
Live performance with Grammy Award winning composer, Julie Gold
Dec 4, 2014
Will Friedwald's tribute to Hugh Martin
Urban Stages
November 7-11, 2014
Guest Entertainer
Celebrity Infinity
Aug 21 - Dec 11, 2014
Johnny Mercer - Trav'lin Light - Solo Cabaret Artist
Metropolitan Room, New York City
March 8-16, 2014
Guest Entertainer - Solo Cabaret Artist
Azamara Club Cruises - Royal Caribbean Line
January 8-18, 2014
Guest Entetainer - Solo Cabaret Artist
Azamara Club Cruises - Royal Caribbean Line
September, 2013
Meg (lead) - Chick Flick the Musical
Demo Recording - TriBeCa
May 19 - June 1, 2013
Guest Entertainer - Solo Cabaret Artist
Holland America - PRISENDAM
April 14-24, 2013
Guest Entertainer - Solo Cabaret Artist
Holland America WESTERDAM
February 26-March 2, 2013
Carousel!
NY Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall
December 4-19, 2012
Guest Entertainer, Solo Cabaret Artist
Seabourne Pride
October 26, 2012
A Hot Hallows Eve - The Hot Box Girls
The Triad Club, NYC
June 20, 21, 22, 23, 2012
Mozart: Mass in Cm
The New York Philharmonic, Lincoln Center NYC
April 3, 2012
Soloist, Love in the Face of Death(a new opera composed by Michael Sahl)
The Zinc Bar, New York, NY
March 16, 17, 2012
Ensemble, Eileen!
Light Opera of New York
February 13, 2012
Solo Cabaret Artist, Adventures of a Cruise Ship Singer
Walter Bruno Auditorium, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
January 23-38, 2012
Finals, American Traditions Competition
Savannah, GA
December 31, 2011
Mezzo Soloist, New Years Gala
Westfield Symphony Orchestra
December 17, 2011
Amahl and the Night Visitors - Little Orchestra Society
Avery Fisher Hall, NYC
December 11, 2011
Cathedral Concert
Little Orchestra Society, Holy Trinity Cathedral, NYC
December 4, 2011
It's Better with a Band! - new, original cabaret with big band
Don't Tell Mama 343 West 46th St, NYC
September 10, 22, 24, 27, 2011
Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
NY Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
August 1, 2011
Finalist in MetroStar Cabaret Competition
Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd St., NYC
July 18, 2011
MetroStar Cabaret Competition
Metropolitan Room, NYC
May 6 - 9, 2011
How to Find True Love on a Cruise Ship
Orlando Cabaret Festival- Mad Cow Theatre
April 2, 2011
How to Find True Love on a Cruise Ship
1563 South Miami Ave Miami, FL
OngoingRapunzel in Rapunzarellawhite - concept album Daniel Nieden Productions, NYC
December 18, 2010
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC American Symphony Orchestra