Mary J Ehlinger

Biography

With a decades long career Mary has worked in regional theaters from NY to CA including Off Broadway's RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET (cast member/show m.d.), COWGIRLS (musical arranger/originated the role of "Rita"), and OIL CITY SYMPHONY. She is the Resident Musical Director for The Fireside Theatre and co-founder/Artistic Director of Play-by-Play Theatre (both in Wi). As a composer, her songs have been featured in numerous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades, Broadway's Tony Award Event "Stars in the Alley,” at Carnegie Hall with the NY Pops, and on the album THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS with Ann Hampton Calloway. Her original musical, LINCOLN & LIBERTY TOO, premiered in May 2023 as part of World Premiere Wisconsin - a statewide festival celebrating new works. Member: AEA; ASCAP. Masters of Music degree in piano from LSU.