Gloria Bennett

Gloria Bennett is an opera soprano and vocal coach, most famous for coaching rock star Axl Rose. He wrote Sweet Gloria and thanked her in the liner notes of the Guns and Roses album. Gloria's objective is to train the well-rounded singer to read, interpret, and perform any song. Her extensive experience in professional musical theatre gives her unique insight to prepare singers for musical theatre and other vocal auditions.

Gloria opened her first performing arts studio in Florida, where she personally taught private voice, drama, and showchoir, and provided instructors in piano, guitar, trombone, trumpet, saxophone, and other instruments. Many of her students have gone on to professional performing careers on-stage and on-camera.

More recently, Gloria moved to California to start the Children and Young Adults department of the Bicoastal Talent Agency in Burbank, CA. She spent two successful years as an agent there, with many of her clients appearing in national television commercials, television shows, and feature films, including the Disney film, Bridge to Terabithia and the remake of The Hills Have Eyes, produced by Wes Craven.

Gloria has performed onstage in numerous Equity productions, and has played such roles as Mama Rose in the musical Gypsy to much acclaim, and has many years experience on-camera in various commercials and films. She also works regularly in theatre as a producer and director. Gloria is the co-creator and president of YOUNG STARS THEATRE, a non-profit community theatre producing a regular schedule of shows and using mainly actors 18 and younger, a theatre concept that has been revived here in California.

Gloria now brings her years of performing and teaching experience to Southern California, continuing her tradition of personal, hands-on instruction for the performer in a supportive, positive environment.