Josette D'Ambrosi - www.josettenyc.com
Josette D'Ambrosi is so happy (and amazed) to still be performing with her former USO-mates after all these years!
This native New Yorker is an accomplished singer and dancer who has enjoyed many years of performing and recording with United We Sing and the USO of Metropolitan New York. In 2007 she added the role of host/producer for Neighborhood Journal, a show all about Brooklyn and the Bronx. Over the course of three years she starred in and produced more than 50 episodes of the show for Cablevision. A talented choreographer, Josette has choreographed for both stage and screen, creating routines for dancers of all ages and levels.
Other credits include: AMC's Into Character, the New York International Fringe Festival and appearances at Shea Stadium, the Apollo Theater, Keyspan Park (Brooklyn Cyclones), Waterfront Park (Trenton Thunder) and two audiences with Pope John Paul II at The Vatican. Most recently, Josette's voice can be heard on "CD for DC," a fundraising endeavor benefiting P.S. 8's 2011 senior class.
Genna Griffith
Hailing from Newington, CT, Genna graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. with a BA in musical theater. She toured with Theaterworks USA in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and proudly became a member of the Actors Equity Association. From 2003 to 2006, Genna was part of the USO and performed more than 600 shows around the country and world.
Currently, she is the Director of the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans, a rehabilitation program that sponsors and trains wounded veterans to compete in marathons. She is the granddaughter of two purple heart World War II veterans and wife of retired Army Captain Marc Giammatteo, who was wounded in Iraq in 2004. Genna salutes all those who have served and continue to serve this great country and pledges to dedicate her life's work to giving back to our nations heroes.
Lynelle Jonsson - www.lynellejonsson.com
Lynelle Jonsson is honored to continue a wonderful tradition of singing and making harmony with her talented co-singers and wonderful friends in United We Sing. She began with them in 2004 in the USO and after over 800 shows together, she is thrilled to help carry on the legacy!
Living in Munich (Tutzing) and New York City, she performs in opera, broadway, jazz, contemporary and popular music productions and concerts all over the world. Whether she is performing live at Time's Square on ABC, making guest appearances on Good Morning America, singing at Carnegie Hall, or the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany, Lynelle continues to bring joy to all through the universal language of music.
She is an active recording artist and her voice can be heard on projects for Disney, Macy's, WNBA, as well as "Twinkle the Real Tooth Fairy" in the online series for children "Every Kindness Counts."
Debralee Daco
Debralee Daco is a vocalist, musician, actress and dancer. Her family was stationed at Scott AFB, IL where she began performing and competing vocally at age 10. She studied music and theatre at Evangel University and the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in NYC.
Stage Credits: Kim u/s in the National Tour of Miss Saigon, Miss Budweiser in the American Premier of Where Elephants Weep, Celia in As You Like It, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, USO Troupe of Metropolitan New York 2008. Film credit: Farm Girl in New York. She is currently a member of Leviathan Theatre Company in New York City.
Kelly Wilson - www.kellylynnwilson.com
Kelly Wilson is a native Californian. She moved to New York City 7 years ago to pursue her love of the performing arts. She almost immediately began working with the USO of Metropolitan New York with Josette, Genna and Lynelle.
Through the years she has also performed in the national tour of Miss Saigon (Ellen) and various regional productions such as Cats (Grizabella), Hair (Jeanie), 42nd St (Anytime Annie), Revenge of the Space Pandas, and Annie Get Your Gun. As well as being involved with United We Sing, she actively auditions (and sometimes books) commercials and has just broken into the world of voice-overs.
She is also the proud mother of Milo, her dog:)
