In October/November 2014, I took my voice teacher’s (composer Andrew Abrams) Acting Through Song Workshop for a second time. This time, my focus was on contemporary musical theatre songs, which I needed more of for my audition book. One of those songs was “Wrestling” from But I’m A Cheerleader, for which Andy wrote the music. It’s a great song, and it’s been a exhilarating experience. Our final class was a presentation before casting director, Rachel Hoffman from Telsey & Co.; Broadway composer, orchestrator and arranger, Lynne Shankel; and agent, Chad Pisetsky.

Andy is not only excellent at teaching vocal technique, but he truly does a fantastic job of helping actors connect to the text, creating meaningful performances.

If you would like to know more about studying with Andy, please visit his web site. Do tell him I sent you!

I recorded my final performance in front of the panel with my iPhone in my pocket:

“Wrestling” from But I’m A Cheerleader lyric by Bill Augustin, music by Andrew Abrams

“That’s All” lyric by Marcy Heisler, music by Zina Goldrich