Anna Christie Opera World Premiere Recording

Listen to Joy sing the role of Marthy in this opera based on the play by Eugene O'Neill.Music by Edward Thomas | Libretto by Joseph MasteroffJulian Wachner, ConductorPurchase CD REVIEWS FROM THE LIVE SHOW"Mezzo Joy Hermalyn gave a nuanced, colorful performance as the warm-hearted floozy Marthy" - Opera News"Marthy -a funny/endearing performance by Joy Hermalyn" - Schmopera.com "As Marthy, Chris's goodtime girl and Jimmy-the-Priest's saloon regular, mezzo...

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Anna Christie

Come see Joy as Marthy Owen in the world premiere music drama based on Eugene O'Neill's award-winning play. When: October 4 - 21Where: Encompass New Opera Theater, 138 South Oxford Street, Suite 1A, Brooklyn, NYTickets and more informationREVIEWS "As Marthy, Chris's goodtime girl and Jimmy-the-Priest's saloon regular, mezzo-soprano Joy Hermalyn also deserves mention. She provides comic relief and captures the portrayal of a denizen of an O'Neill dive bar perfectly.&...

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OLIVER!

Consider yourself part of the family and don't miss Joy as Widow Corney in Charles Dickens’ musical OLIVER! When: June 29 - September 13Where: The Goodspeed, 6 Main Street, East Haddam, CT MapTickets and more information

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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

"Joy Hermalyn shines as Madame de la Grande Bouche, the opera star turned into a chest of drawers. Short, well-sung bursts of opera and plenty of comic moments are handled nicely here."   - Sally Applegate, Wicked Local BeverlyTale as old as time... Don't miss Joy in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!When: July 11 - 30Where: Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Road, Beverly, MAFor tickets and more information visit: www.nsmt.org

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Hamlet. A Version

"Joy Hermalyn is an excellent Gertrude, conveying all of the necessary regality and fragility."  - Darryl Reilly, TheaterScene.net"Joy Hermalyn as Gertrude and Khris Lewin as Horatio stand out above the rest, and the scene between them, in which one cunningly manipulates the other to the edge of their comfortable lies, is masterful."  - Virginia Jiminez, Times Square ChroniclesCome see Joy play Gertrude in HAMLET. A VERSION. Red Lab, in association with Roust T...

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