The Marquee of BB King’s:Outside BB King’s: This picture: Resulted in this picture: The official Award announcement card: The stage (that’s Adam Feldman from TimeOut)With Mary Lahti and Adam West HemmingAccepting the award:Marquee Five, looking sharp! Mick Bleyer enjoys an official/special MAC Martini Playbill.com’s image of us in the winner’s area:(Photo by Joseph Marzullo/WENN.COM) Cheers, Sierra Rein “I don’t sing […]
Last night I saw the AEA Showcase presentation of “The Vigil or The Guided Cradle,” performed and presented by The Brick Theater, Inc. and Impetuous Theater Group. It was written by Crystal Skillman and directed by John Hurley. I was excited to see my first Skillman play (as I had attended the York Theater’s staged reading of her musical “That’s […]
May 5, 2010Marquee Five has won the MAC Award for Vocal Duo/Group. They were on hand to accept the award at BB King’s in New York. For more information about MAC: www.macnyc.com, and for Marquee Five shows and news: www.marqueefive.com
Wow, didn’t know I’d be typing this – My vocal group, Marquee Five — after it’s freshman/debut show in 2009 at The Metropolitan Room and Don’t Tell Mama — has WON THE 2010 MAC AWARD FOR VOCAL DUO/GROUP!!!! We had such wonderful well-established, heavy-hitters Uptown Express and The Accidentals as fellow nominees – we were so excited just to be […]
Sierra here, taking a much-needed break and writing about some inspiring words from others I recently came across in my Internet journeys… I just discovered Jon Rubenstein’s blog “Adventures in Compassion” – read this entry here about casting director Mark Bennett’s thoughts about compassion in the creative business. Michael Kostroff (actor, audition seminar teacher) sent it to me via AuditionPsych101@aol.com. […]
This text completely stolen from the CabaretHotlineOnline.com newsletter – become a member & sign up for weekly and special emails filled with Cabaret news! SUNDAY – MAY 2nd—————WHAT MORE CAN I SAY: THE SONGS OF WILLIAM FINN—————Broadway Voices, the small ensemble of the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus, presents their new show, celebrating the Tony-Award winning composer of In […]
See me sing in three separate end-of-April performances! 1. April 24th, 10pm – my sister singer/songwriter Lisa Rein makes her New York debut at The Duplex (61 Christopher Street). It will be an hour of her original songs, performed with George Kelly with backup vocals by myself. The Facebook event is here for updates, and you can click here for […]
I’m going to try to be brief with yet another MEGABLOG entry of my last week’s exploits. My husband (Pete) and I were wined, dined, and entertained by my in-laws (Pete’s father Bill and step-mother Janet). Bill is a huge musical theater fan, and has more CD’s of original cast albums and more archived Playbills than I! On Sunday the […]
I performed at and quite enjoyed the Tudor City Greens Concerts in the past two years. Now that the weather is warming up, they’re starting again – featuring some great cabaret, Broadway, and club performers! ALL THE SHOWS ARE FREE! Here’s a re-blog of a post from RaissaRecommends.blogspot.com: “What a great month – we were honored with the 2010 Bistro […]
Last weekend was chock full. On Friday, I caught Kathleen France‘s guest-star-packed-for-charity show “The Book of Love ” at the Metropolitan Room. Proceeds from the ticket cover price went to ReadNYC.com a literacy program which concentrates on the youth of New York City. The show was fantastic – not only was Kathleen a wonderful, talented and emotionally giving singer, but […]