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Moments like these remind me how surreal it is to be living here, and getting plugged into New York’s theater community. Also called Broadway Supper’s Club, this stage has featured some truly iconic legends of the industry through the years. What an honor to appear among them…
“Run It Again” is a song about the prolific Black inventor Garrett Morgan who lived at the turn of the 20th century and struggled to receive recognition for his work. This song was inspired by his wife Mary’s unyielding belief in his invention and in her husband which was instrumental in giving him the resilience to carry on….
I composed the melody for this song with lyricist Aurora DeLucia about the bride of Frankenstein awakening for the first time…
2020 was a year of redefining my role as an artist and what I can contribute to the world independently. It was a year of much songwriting, reflection, and… building my voice-over business from the ground up! …
I wrote Lion’s Den after observing the events of last summer, and the racial turmoil it brought to light…
… nauseated, fearful, infuriated, tearful and sleepless… I asked God to give me the words to effectively convey a message that could be meaningful, or provide some comfort in the wake of the media coverage of this centuries old black genocide…
Evita marked my debut performance at the historic Georgetown Palace Theatre. Following the life and untimely death of actress turned political revolutionary Eva Peron, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music brought to life a both a cynical and philanthropic dichotomy of the public figure, from the perspective of her lovers and haters….
RapUnzel was one of my most heart warming theatre experiences to date. The ensemble children's musical piece featured original music from rapper: Saul Paul. The story showcased a delightful adaptation of the fairytale Rapunzel, from the perspective of a little black boy named Rap, whose hightop hair stretched as far as the eye could see…
The Realness, brought two things to the surface for me: my rap debut and my very first BiAiden Payne award nomination. The first of its kind, playwright Idriss Goodwin called his original work a “breakbeat play” for the rhythmic rap undertones he baked into the script. Unfamiliar with the hip hop scene at large and definitely without rap experience, I knew I was biting off a lot when the role was offered…
We had one month to delve into character work and blocking rehearsals, but from the first rehearsal our chemistry together was remarkable, making for some hilarious scene work. Also, as black women, the theme of hair came up quite frequently among us even off stage, and we delighted in sharing tips and tricks with each other! …
I’ve been introduced to the world of improv and it’s been thrilling. My third show in Austin, “A Fine Affair”, was an original play set on the backdrop of a Cotillion. The storyline follows a chain of circumstances that leads to the belle of the ball going missing while the family...
Live jazz, tap, swing! My second show in Austin was like kismet, with all of the elements of a show that I value most. And I had the chance to embody one of my idols, trailblazer Lena Horne. By this stage in my tenure in Austin, I’d learned exactly where to search for auditions...
As a fresh new transport to Austin, my first order of business was to launch myself headfirst into the ripe world of film and theatre in the quirky live music capital of the world. Having previously released an original album, the singer-songwriter spirit of the city called...