the drama queen’s birthday bash
A Cabaret Featuring Courtnie Harrington

March 22, 2025 | 7:30PM
Presented in the Fort Salem theater Cabaret Room 

Join powerhouse performer Courtnie Harrington for a birthday celebration like no other—filled with music, heart, and a touch of Broadway magic! With the incredible Dan Galliher on piano and special guest Iris Rogers, Courtnie will deliver an unforgettable evening of show tunes and pop hits that will have you singing along.

A portion of the proceeds will support Salem's Lunch, Learn, and Play program! To learn more about Lunch, Learn, and Play, visit www.salemcourthouse.org.

  • COURTNIE HARRINGTON

    BIRTHDAY GIRL/LEAD SINGER

    SHE/HER | Courtnie was last seen “showing off” as Janet van de Graff in The Drowsy Chaperone! Courtnie is a Washington County native who trained at The Institute for American Musical Theater in New York City after graduating from Greenwich High School. While in NYC, she was the hair designer on Hudson Classical Theater’s productions of Pride and Prejudice (Lydia Bennet) and Sense and Sensibility (Charlotte Palmer). Recent credits include Twelfth Night (Sir Toby Belch) with Hubbard Hall, Songs for a New World (Woman 2) at SLOC, and Pride and Prejudice (Lizzy Bennet), Bright Star (Alice Murphy), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Peter Quince), and Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife) all at Fort Salem Theater. Courtnie also originated the role of Kayla Charter in Solstice: A New Musical with Company of Curiosities. 

    Courtnie has served on the production teams of numerous shows including The Murder or Roger Ackroyd (Stage Manager) with iTheatre Saratoga and Spring Awakening (Stage Manager/Hair Designer), Footloose (Director), Corn! (Lighting Designer), Pirates of Penzance (Stage Manager/Lighting Designer), Agnes of God (Stage Manager), and Godspell (Director/Lighting Designer) at Fort Salem. Courtnie serves on the FST Board of Directors as the secretary, and is known to the Salem community as the Head Teller at Aarow Bank.
     
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  • DAN GALLIDER

    PIANIST

    HE/HIM | Dan returns to Fort Salem Theater, where he recently music directed the acclaimed production of "GODSPELL" and “SALEM UNDER THE STARS, featuring Broadway's Brennyn Lark (Six, Les Miserables), Nathan Lucrezio (Cinderella, Aladdin, The Who's Tommy, Diana: The Musical).

    His extensive music-directing credits in the Capital Region include "SPRING AWAKENING," "SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD," "THE WILD PARTY," "IN THE HEIGHTS," "CABARET," and "SEUSSICAL," all at Schenectady Light Opera Company, along with numerous other theater events and concerts.

    A versatile musician, Dan is also a sought-after audition accompanist and pit orchestra drummer.

    By day, he is an arts educator, directing the middle school band and jazz band at the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk school district.

  • IRIS ROGERS

    FEATURED GUEST SINGER

    SHE/HER | Iris is a graduate of Purchase College Conservatory (2017) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Music with a focus in Operatic Studies and Vocal Performance. She has previously performed on the Fort Salem Theater stage in the productions of The Marvelous Wonderettes (Cindy Lou), Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey), Spring Awakening (Thea), The Pirates of Penzance (Kate), Into the Woods (Cinderella) and There is No Business Like Snow Business 2022 & 2023.

    In her time at Purchase, she performed the roles of Hänsel in Hänsel und Gretel, Rebecca Nurse in The Crucible, and double cast as Arnalta and Nutrice in L'incoronazione di Poppea.

    In December of 2022, Iris musically directed her first show, Legally Blonde, quickly followed by The Lion King Junior, and The Rocky Horror Show here at FST.

    She also owns a local business in Hebron, (Homestead Hemp 1787) and is well known on TikTok for sharing mysterious stories about her family farm.