Ronan

Break a leg tonight to Ronan Ryan, a rising senior at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, who opens this evening in Newsies at Stages STL! Ronan studied voice at Jeffrey Richard Carter Studios LLC from later 8th grade through his senior recital.

Theatre

I realized on Monday, looking at the photos in the montage for my birthday, that several of those from the late 80s and early 90s were taken at the theatre, or theatre-adjacent. Being on stage, or near the stage, especially in musical theatre, has been part of my life for nearly forty years now. I’m

Shout-out

My voice students know — lord knows they hear me remind them enough — that I am just part of their journey, that I am the custodian of their training for a time and then they move on, that I don’t have all the answers, but that they will grow and progress with me in

Performances

Live theatre is back this season, after a fitful start last program year, thanks to the lingering (and still lingering) pandemic. In the last few days, I’ve been to several performances: I still mask when going into places with crowds like this, and I will likely continue to do so for many more seasons. A