Nikki Blonsky Instagram – I know I posted this pic before but it’s one of my favorites. Dr. Pamela Levy is my favorite person alive that is ever she’s my favorite human. This woman single handedly helped me built my voice, build my confidence and build my career. I’ve had a lot of great teachers in my life but Dr. Levy taught me in high school. She taught me the role of Carmen for our high schools production of the opera Carmen. This woman sat with me for 6 months every day after school and some weekends and taught me the opera note by note French word by French word helping my French interepreter to make sure I got it down. She worked so hard to teach me every song and also senior year she helped me prepare for a movie audition I had for the role of Tracy in Hairspray. Every day after school we’d rehearse whatever shoe we are doing and then we rehearse my audition material. She made sure I knew what I was doing and she was there for me every step of the way for the 6 months of my movie auditions and when I got the movie she was proud of me but let me go and do it and experience it for myself and when I came home we always found ourselves having sushi at our favorite sushi place and talking about old times. We’ve shared many a laughs Dr. Levy and we’ve even cried sometimes you were there for me when my uncle passed. You went above and beyond. You are my mentor, I’m idol, my musical guru but you’re not just these things you’re my friend and I adore you. Thank you for always being there for me and for reminding me I got this! I’m so thankful you were put on this earth. You truly do change the lives of all the students you’ve taught over your several decade long career. You teach them your teachings you leavened from years of hard work and studying at a prestigious college and then going onto becoming a Doctor in music and teach at South High in Great Neck, NY @greatneckpubilcschools and at the prestigious Manhattan School of music on the weekends all while teaching at south, having a home and loving husband and son and then recently taking acting lesson all while caring for your mother so kindly during her her last years. You are the definition of the word lady. I love you & I thank you