“A Different Day” 12.15.2008 – New York Theatre Barn

“A Different Day” (music and lyrics by Rob Hartmann) from NYTB at the Duplex – Holiday Stuffing!, 12.15.08. Directed by Reed Prescott, Musical Direction by Adam Wiggins. This was a great opportunity to sing at the Duplex with some fellow great singers. The concept was to bring all original holiday-themed music (comedic, dramatic, etc) from up and coming composers. The […]

Arts and Artists at St. Paul’s presents “Holiday Songbook”

One of the most amazing things I’ve found about New York is the overabundance of free things to do – especially during the Holiday Season. Everyone with talent, or at least a song to sing and share, do so often for the love of it and often for free. This was the case this Sunday afternoon, where the Arts and […]

New York Theater Barn Benefit Concert – featuring ME!

An Evening of Songs from New Holiday Musicals Directed by Reed PrescottMusical Director Adam Wiggins Featuring original music fromRob Hartmann, Georgia Stitt, Amanda Yesnowitz, Heidi Heilig, Deborah Breevort, Michael Cooper, Katya Stanislavska, Julianne Wick Davis (Wood at NYMF) and more… With performances byBecca Yure, Sierra Rein, Sandy Binion (Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn, Jane Eyre), Ashley […]

FIRST SNOW!!!!

Here is footage of Pete & I in the midst of our first snowfall as residents of the NY area. It isn’t much, I know, but it felt magical to the two of us. I didn’t know how much snow could look like glitter; maybe it was the right angle with the right man-made lights, but they literally glittered in […]

Caroling in New York (&NJ) 2008!

Wow, it’s been a long time since I blogged, and I have a show, a museum event, an art gallery, and my own personal goals to write about in the near future. But first… CAROLING PLUG! I am in the Definitely Dickens Holiday Carolers, an official caroling company based in both Los Angeles and the New York/New Jersey area. Dressed […]

Definitely Dickens Holiday Carolers, 2008

November-December, 2008Sierra has joined as a member of the East Coast branch of the Definitely Dickens Holiday Carolers, a professional, costumed caroling group providing holiday a cappella entertainment for the New York and New Jersey metropolitan areas.

“What’s the Point?” by Hector Coris – A New Musical Revue

Lyrics by Hector Coris, Music by Alan Cancelino Starring Hector Coris, Patrick Garrigan & Eadie Scott Musical Direction by Alan Cancelino Choreography by Susan Haefner Directed by Collette Black “What’s the Point” is a musical revue by Hector Coris and Alan Cancelino, an almost comedic character-driven musical in the realm of “Songs for a New World”…only extremely funny. A three-person […]

Climate Change Exhibit at the American Museum of Nat’l History

This exhibition, “Climate Change: The Threat to Life and A New Energy Future” closes August 16, 2009 and is probably one of the most well-organized, succinct, and understandable breakdown of most of the issues surrounding the science and moralities of the climate change discussion. Pete & I had been invited as bloggers to view the exhibit in a special pre-show, […]