August 27, 2012Sierra joined the Disney family in November of 2012 as a Main Stage Performer on the Disney cruise ship Magic, performing as both Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother in “Twice Charmed – An Original Twist on the Cinderella Story” and Ursula the Sea Witch in “Villains Tonight,” amongst other on-board entertainment.
August 26, 2012I’m thrilled to have been invited to co-host the multiple award-winning The Salon, a weekly open performance event hosted by Mark Janas THIS SUNDAY! The theme of the evening is “Happy Birthday, Mr. Bernstein” and will feature songs written by Leonard Bernstein and others associated with the American composer, conductor, lecturer and pianist. Mark Janas was a student and friend of Bernstein, so I’m sure a lot of interesting stories and memories will be told. Etcetera, Etcetera – 352 West 44th Street, NYC 10036 – on Sunday, August 26th from 7-10:30PM. (Sign-Up Begins at 6:15.). There is a
August 14, 2012Sierra was invited by musical director and conductor of Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurmanto, to sing at Marvin Hamlisch’s memorial on Tuesday, August 14th, 2012. It was a star-studded event that concentrated on Marvin’s genius, his love of laughter and humanity, and his music. Read the New York Times article for more about the event.
To anyone in the theater, music, or movie businesses, the passing of Marvin Hamlisch was an earthquake that caused everyone who knows his name to pause in shock. A winner of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony, Golden Globe, and Pulitzer awards, Marvin was a gentle giant of composition. It was because of all this that I was humbly thrilled to have been invited by musical director and conductor of Essential Voices USA, Judith Clurman, to sing at his memorial this past Tuesday morning. It was a star-studded event that proved to be less about the people in the temple, but more
August 13, 2012After Round 2 in the Top 10, Sierra was chosen to be in the Top Seven competing singers in the 2012 MetroStar Talent Challenge. The 2012 MetroStar Talent Challenge, the fifth annual edition, took place on seven consecutive Mondays from July 9 to August 20, 2012. Hailed as “the best of New York’s smaller clubs” by The New York Times, the Nightlife, MAC and Bistro Award-winning Metropolitan Room is located at 34 West 22nd Street. www.metropolitanroom.com
I’m a lucky girl this week! Photo by Hat Head Studios August 11, 2012 “Actors Equity Association (AEA) member Sierra Rein, of New York City, is one of the five lucky winners of a week of free car rental with Union Plus. She was randomly selected from more than 12,600 participants in the Union Plus Car Rental contest. Sierra says that she already has a few trips in mind to use her prize. “We may take an Anniversary drive outside of the city and get away from it all for a day. I’m also in a vocal group, Marquee Five,
Stephen Hanks, Cabaret reviewer, has been busy these past few months and took some time to do a writeup of a number of shows he’s seen! Check out the second page of his article on Broadwayworld.com – near the 3/4 mark, he writes about the Neil Sedaka Tribute/Concert for City Greens concert “Love Will Keep Us Together, that Marquee Five was a part of. It was so memorable, so wonderful to hear him sing again – especially on a brand new piece of music for his upcoming CD. Here’s a picture I grabbed of Mr. Sedaka (from my seat on
“It’s Down to Seven! MetroStar Competition Gets Hot!” by Danielle Miceli. Read the full article here. A nice, if short, reveal of what I sang and how I did. Bottom line: I got into the Top Seven, that’s how I did! All photos in the article (except the one of Stacie Perlman) are by Adam Jason Photography.
WARNING! THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS! Full, 100% disclosure here: I looooooooooove “Into the Woods,” as written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. The first act is perfect, a show unto itself, and the second act is dark, real, full of heart and better than most full musicals out there. I performed the role of the Witch at UCLA, have seen the Bernadette Peters version via VHS countless times, and saw the Vanessa Williams version when it came around to Los Angeles many years ago. I know it by heart. Pete, my husband, actually loves the second act more than the
Pinch me! After Round 2 in the Top 10 (I sang “Lazy Afternoon/Lazy” from The Golden Apple/Irving Berlin and “The Joint is Really Jumpin’ in Carnegie Hall” from Thousands Cheer, with Bill Zeffiro at the piano), I have been chosen to be in the Top Seven in the 2012 MetroStar Talent Challenge. The next evening, which will also include audience participatory votes, will be August 13th at 7pm. The full list of singers (in alphabetical order) is: Altovise, Elisabeth Cernadas, Lianne Marie Dobbs, Tommy Dose, Eva Kantor, Sierra Rein and Billie Roe. Our challenge is to bring in a three-song