Another reminder that Pete & I have been in the City of New York more than a year is the Museum Mile Festival, which Pete & I briefly attended in 2008. That day, we only had about 30 minutes to run around the MET Museum of Art and then walked down the closing 5th Avenue. This year, however, I planned […]
Composer Eric March for his final BMI presentation audition yesterday did “Battlestar Galactica: The Musical.” I played Starbuck, which is the type of military athletic role that I don’t usually get to play. If I were in the military, I’d be sitting behind a desk…In any event the “minishow” went very well. I was also able to go to the […]
Full text here “And to a one, the cast does an excellent job…only rarely are there glimpses of the hospital personas beneath the Ruddigore characters: just enough to be funny, but not enough to distract. One exception to this is Sierra Rain’s [sic] performance as Ruth, one of the professional bridesmaids. Ruth (also the name of the patient she plays) […]
Personal History of Sierra Item # 718,283,192! My first New York Theater Review! I’ll let the full text of the review speak for itself, but here is the juicy, Rein-flavored part: “Fuller has adapted the piece by adding a framing device that places this performance in a Maine mental hospital—the staff and a few of the patients are the players […]
April-May, 2009Sierra booked “Ruddigore: Or the Witch’s Curse” at Theater Ten Ten. Combining her love of Gilbert and Sullivan with her love of puppetry, she plays both Ruth AND Matilda, two bridesmaids, in a unique twist on this classic operetta. REVIEW UPDATE: “The characterizations are lively and fun, and only rarely are there glimpses of the hospital personas beneath the […]
For those who have seen this video of me performing “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” in my 5th grade play “Voices From The Past,” here’s an update! I sang the same song at the Algonquin Salon last night. The theme was “The First Time,” so I explained how this song was indelibly connected to the first moment I began […]
Hopefully you can take the time to come visit me – I’m sure the nurseswill let you in so you can play with me and my puppet! -Sierra
Another week pack-filled with fun and good work. Again, here’s a Table of Contents for the latest additions (most recent events last) to the blog: April 9, 2009 The Daily Show Taping & Rock of Ages (surprise!) April 11-14, 2009 A Weekend (and a Day) Of Showcase Music April 16, 2009 Big Night Out Composer Showcase with John Meyer April […]
April 19, 2009: Alex Lo Dico Ensemble at 42nd StreetA great jazz band that certainly drew a large crowd as I made my way from one train to the other. Their website: www.alexlodico.com “Available – parties weddings etc” Xylophone Player at 59th Street Colombus CircleLike it sounds – a neat xylophone player!