Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60's to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer.
When there's an opportunity to do more, we must.
We cant compare stories. We can only know in our hearts that we are the same. That may be the best we can do.
Our stories are different; our pain is the same.
I was hugely relieved to discover there was a purpose for girls with loud voices.
The work that must be done for each woman to reconnect with her psyche and to give herself a chance to live her own life is essentially the same. The realization of the equality of all races, the equality of all beings is essential.
So, when the discussion about not using the term feminist came up at a conference workshop, I couldn't believe it. The more I listened, the more I felt the need to express my passion about my identity as a feminist.
Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate.
Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin?
Well, the teacher I studied with for nineteen and a half years was a man named Paul Gavert. He was a great lieder singer, so basically Im a trained lieder singer because of that teacher. The teacher I currently study with - since 1995 - is Joan Lader, who also studied with Gavert.
It's just a little ranch. Thirty-five acres. In Texas, if it's not a thousand acres, it's considered a ranchette.
I had no words for these feelings. And then people started using the word Ms. Suddenly, there was this handle with which I could identify myself and understand why I felt so out of whack with the culture around me.
My two great loves are music and horses.
As you get older, your voice changes, as well. Your voice should be able to last as long as you last.
Usually, I fly in the day before a concert so your voice can acclimate to the new environment.
There's a lot of maintenance that goes into being a professional singer.
If we're for one another, we're feminists. The rest is semantics.
