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 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.
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
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
“THE TOP TEN: Close to 11pm this past Monday night, the results of the voting were revealed and the top 10 were listed on the club’s website. Interestingly, three of the women who made it through have been nominated in the last few years for MAC awards: Billie Roe, Nikki MacCallum and Sierra Rein – as part of the group Marquee Five—actually winning. She and another lady in the top 10, Lianne Marie Dobbs, were among those who’d had 2012 MAC Award-winning Bill Zeffiro at the piano for them.” Read about the MetroStar Challenge night on July 30th, and more
August 2, 2012 Marquee Five performed at a special show at The Concerts for City Greens on August 2, 2012, with special guest Neil Sedaka present to enjoy the festivities, duet with his niece Holland . M5 sang a medley of Sedaka’s earliest hits, a five-part-harmony arrangement of “Solitaire,” and sang backup for Raissa Katona Bennett (Phantom of the Opera B’Way) on “Love Will Keep Us Together.” Images of this performance can be found on Facebook here.
August 2, 2012Marquee Five will perform at a special show at The Concerts for City Greens on August 2nd, 2012 at 6:30pm with special guest Neil Sedaka. Please note: This concert was originally scheduled for August 1st, but has been rescheduled due to rain. All other details about the concert remain unchanged. Marquee Five will sing a number of Sedaka hits, all original arrangements by Adam West Hemming. Other special performers include Jim Van Slyke, Carole Demas (Grease), singer-songwriter Will Reynolds and Sedaka’s niece, newcomer Holland Grossman, who will make her Broadway debut in Rebecca. More information can be found
I’ve passed the Preliminary round, and am now in the Top 18 of the MetroStar Talent Challange! Come join me on July 30th at 7pm to hear all the great performers, hear what the judges have to say about each of them, and VOTE yourself on your favorites…hopefully I’ll be one of ’em! Your support is immensely appreciated. The full list of performers can be found here. More info: The 2012 MetroStar Talent Challenge, the fifth annual edition, takes place on seven consecutive Mondays from July 9 to August 20. All shows are all at 7pm; the cover charge for
Marquee Five sings at The Concert for City Greens August 1st From Producer Raissa Katona Bennett: Wow – we have big news for the August 1st Concerts for City Greens – our third concert of the season is a tribute to the music of rock ‘n roll legend, Neil Sedaka, with an appearance by the man himself!!! You’d better come early and bring your own chair on: Wednesday August 1 at 6:30pm at Tudor City Greens. (Rain date: Thursday August 2 at 6:30pm.) Paying tribute to the Brooklyn-born hit maker “Love Will Keep Us Together – the Songs of Neil