2021 Grammy Nominee SAG-AFTRA, AEA

Current/Upcoming: 

• November 2, 2021: Release of my audiobook narration of China Boy by Gus Lee for Penguin Random House Audio Publishing
• November 17, 2021: Performing in Prospect Theater's 2021 Musical Theater Lab (NYC)
• November 22, 2021: Performing in PlayGround-NY's Monday Night PlayGround - "Whodunnit" (free livestream on Vimeo!)
• Thanksgiving to Christmas, 2021: Performing with the Manhattan Holiday Carolers - NY/NJ's premier caroling group - available for private and professional events (inquire via my contact form)

Also Available Now: 

• On YouTube: Watch the star-studded virtual concert Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration - Our "Someone in a Tree" quartet (starting at 01:40:55) was named one of the New York Times "Best Performances of 2020"! 
• Purchase the Original Cast Recording of Soft Power, a new musical by David Henry Hwang & Jeanine Tesori - I received a 2021 Grammy Award nomination (Best Musical Theater Album, Principal Performers) - and here's our "Democracy" music video on YouTube!
• On PBS (membership required): The telecast of the star-studded The Kennedy Center at 50 - check out Soft Power at ~01:15:00-01:30:00
• Rent/purchase on Apple TV, Amazon, etc: Supporting role in the feature family film Project Pay Day
   

Up Next:

• Recurring role on an upcoming new Netflix series
• Supporting role in a Netflix feature comedy film
• Readings and Workshops and Concerts, Oh My!
   

Recent Highlights:   

• Summer 2021: Performed from Soft Power in the star-studded Kennedy Center 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert
• Winter 2020: The lead role in the new musical Shanghai Sonatas in the UDel Master Players Concert Series - watch the TRAILER
• Fall 2019: A supporting role in new musical Soft Power at The Public Theater Off-Broadway - get the ALBUM and watch the MUSIC VIDEO
• Summer 2019: A principal supporting role in the Paint Your Wagon revisal at The Muny

I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, where I played a lot of violin as a kid and then got more into choir and theater as a teen.

I went to Rice University, where I majored in Asian Studies (Chinese Culture, History and Language, magna cum laude), did a LOT of campus theater, and was even granted special permission by The Shepherd School of Music voice faculty to take Vocal/Opera Performance major classes. 

Leaning towards a "practical" career in the arts, I went to the UC Berkeley School of Law and became an entertainment lawyer in S.F. (briefly).

I was having WAY more fun doing theater on the side, started doing on-camera and print work too, and even joined AEA & SAG-AFTRA.

So I decided to fully go for it, and went to The Boston Conservatory (at Berklee) where I obtained a Master's Degree in Musical Theater.

Now I live in NYC, and am having the time of my life doing musicals and plays, film and TV, commercials, voiceovers, modeling and hand modeling!

I still play the violin every now and then. 

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I also love cooking and all things food-related.