“Strange Fruit” a Fantastic Experience this Past Weekend!

This weekend was the end of a week-long rehearsal process for “Strange Fruit,” culminating in two staged readings and creating what can only be described as an amazing experience for myself. I always dabbled in opera – did the aria “vienni t’affretta” from Verdi’s “Macbetto” in “Master Class,” and did Edith in “The Pirates of Penzance.” This time, I was […]

SOUNDS OF THE SUBWAY SESSION #1:

as a fan of fellow artistes and a fan in general of sounds and sound design, I’m going to begin a little collective project – that is, as I hear interesting sounds in the subway (musicians, the train, someone talking, me rehearsing something under my breath, the odd insane person yelling at the wall, etc), I will turn on the […]

BOOKED: “Strange Fruit” with the New York City Opera

February 27 – March 1, 2009Sierra is part of a staged reading of “Strange Fruit,” by Joan Ross Sorkin and Chandler Carter, at the Harlem School of the Arts, in association with the New York City Opera. The event was covered and reviewed in The New York Times on March 3, 2009.

Presenting Kay “ThePal”

Pete bought us some Whatnot Muppets for Christmas – and here’s mine in her very first public appearance. Only…she’s not too happy about how she presents herself. Some attitude there, as well! Enjoy – she’s in the midst of coming to life, so this may not be her final “personality” matrix.

Big Night Out February 26th – and I’m Guest Hosting!

Join me Thursday, February 26th, at 9pm for BIG NIGHT OUT!!! This bi-monthly celebration of music is part open mic, part composer showcase this time! In addition to the regular hosts Jennifer Wren and pianist-musical-genius Bill Zeffiro, I will be guest hosting the evening and singing two featured composer songs. More information for the event can be found at Broadwayworld.com. […]

Inauguration Day 2009 in Washington DC

ThePete has uploaded and YouTubed and posted Part 1 of his documentation of our gloriously wonderfully exhausting and exuberant experience during Inauguration Day 2009. View his blog entry and website here.

“Divorce: The Musical” has quite an opening weekend!!!

“Divorce: The Musical,” written by Erin Kamler, has had quite a number of events to be happy about this Valentine’s Day weekend. For reference, this is the show I helped workshop for a number of months, from four songs to a complete show until it culminated in a staged reading at the Edgemar for the Performing Arts last year. I […]