Shirley Thomas

<p>Shirley was a Muni performer and vocal director for a number of shows for about 25 years. Shirley made her Muni debut as Lady Thiang in <em>The King and I </em>in 1971. In 1974, Shirley was the first of the four ladies to perform the iconic role of Dolly Levi on the Muni stage in <em>Hello, Dolly! </em>Other roles Shirley performed include Lili in <em>Carnival </em>in 1973, Abigail Adams in <em>1776 </em>in 1976 and Carlotta in <em>Phantom </em>in 1996. Shirley also vocal directed our productions of <em>A Little Night Music </em>in 1981, <em>The Sound of Music </em>in 1985 and <em>Into the Woods </em>in 1991.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Want to get involved in this project? Email history@themuni.org.</p>