Lessons and Carols! More reviews!

Photos by Chris Montgomery from Lessons and Carols featuring Marianne Matthews, Ali Skye Bennett, and myself!

So, Lessons and Carols opened this past weekend! We only have one more show to go, and then I will officially be doing ONE production. Phew! Focus. :)

We've gotten more great feedback on Broadway Rising Stars. Here's a review posted in the Huffington Post by David Finkle, the Broadwayworld.com blog review, and a CurtainUp review by Elizabeth Ahlfors. I'm so pleased to see such a positive reaction to our work!

And word on the street is that you can find YouTube performances of "Good Morning Baltimore" and "It's Today/All I Need is One Good Break." But you didn't hear it from me!

All the best,
Rebecca

Broadway Rising Stars!

Me with producer Scott Siegel


Me with director Scott Coulter

The entire cast of the 2010 Broadway Rising Stars Concert!

So, Monday night marked my Town Hall debut with Broadway Rising Stars!

The whole process was such a blast and I'm so grateful to have spent that very brief rehearsal time with such incredibly talented and welcoming young artists--I only wish we could put up the show more than once! But it was truly a phenomenal evening, so much support from friends and family and a nearly-full house!

I have never performed before such a large audience before (nearly 1500 seats!) and it was such a rush. I sang "Nothing Really Happened" by Craig Carnelia from Is There Life After High School and feel so blessed to have been able to perform such a beautiful number upon director Scott Coulter's recommendation. We also rocked the house with four group numbers, "The Circle of Life," "Good Morning, Baltimore," "It's Today/All I Need is One Good Break," and "Stand By Me."

The show recieved a great review by William Wolf which you can read here.

And we also got photo coverage from Broadwayworld.com...I only wish they'd caught me when I was looking at the camera!

But as always, on to the next project! Lessons and Carols opens up in Manhattan Repertory's Summerfest this Saturday the 24th! We run Saturday 7pm, Sunday 6pm, and next Thursday at 7pm.

I'm also getting deeper into rehearsals for Abraham's Daughters, going up in the NY Fringe in mid-August. Check out our website here.

So much to update on!

Thanks for reading.

Cheers,
Rebecca

July: A Month of Rehearsals!

Well, it's official--I am now in rehearsals for THREE productions at one time! Eek! So far the balancing hasn't been too bad, and it's actually thrilling to be able to be spending so much time working. Lessons and Carols goes into tech in TWO WEEKS, Broadway Rising Stars will be over in only 10 days, and Abraham's Daughters only has a month or so till opening. Things come and go so quickly here!

Our first rehearsal for Broadway Rising Stars was yesterday and I'm so, so excited. We learned our group numbers and got to hear some options for people's solos; without a doubt it's going to be one incredible night of performances. The show goes up Monday, July 19th at 8pm at Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St). Visit http://www.the-townhall-nyc.org/ for more details and ticketing information!

And once all this summer craziness is past, I'll be heading into September to start rehearsals and prepare for the tour of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie with TheatreworksUSA! I'm thrilled to be taking part and experiencing my first national tour. Plus, one of the roles I get to play is Imogene, a girl who wakes up with antlers. How fun is that?

So despite the blistering New York heat, I'm feeling cool and ready for all the adventures coming my way the next few months!

Cheers,
Rebecca