Sheri Sanders is a force of nature and when it comes to succeeding in the pop/rock genre of musical theatre, she wrote the book, literally.
To celebrate the release of her new book Rock the Audition: How to Prepare For and Get Cast in Rock Musicals (Hal Leonard Books, May 24th) Sheri will performing in concert at New World Stages (340 W. 50th Street) on the evening of the book's release - May 24th at 8:00pm. Sheri will jam with a 5 piece band led by Wendy Bobbit Cavett, the musical director of Mamma Mia!, and share the influence pop, rock, R&B, disco, and folk has had on her with her own unique theatricality. DJ Salisbury will direct. A book signing party will immediately follow the concert. All proceeds for the concert benefit ASTEP - Artists Striving To End Poverty.
Rock the Audition is the first book written on how to audition for rock musicals, and outlines what it takes for the actor/singer to succeed. Sheri interviews prominent members of the Broadway theater community, from Bernie Telsey and Jay Binder to Steven Oremus, Andy Blankenbuehler, Kerry Butler and Alex Lacamoire. Sheri gives the aspiring performer the proper tools to successfully audition for every genre of rock musical on Broadway.
In the concert, Sheri will employ many of the techniques that she covers in the book - from how to pick songs that create a dramatic arc and create appropriate cuts and arrangements, to successfully communicating the feel of a song to a pianist, and truly understanding the vocal styles of different genres and how the styles changed over time to convey the feeling of a song.
Sheri had 20+ years behind her as an actor when she noticed that rock and pop musicals were beginning to dominate Broadway, so she piloted her very first Rock The Audition class at Pace University. Sheri was asked to create the pilot episode of MY TIME, a new reality TV show for the
Oprah Winfrey Network, which airs in late April, early May.
Tickets for
Sheri Sanders in Rock the Audition, priced at $21.50, can be purchased onlineat
www.telecharge.com or by calling at 212-239-6200. Tickets are also available at the box office (340 W. 50th Street): Monday, Thursday -Friday: 1:00pm-8:00pm, Tuesday: 1:00pm-7:00pm, Wednesday and Saturday: 10:00am -8:00pm, and Sunday: 10:00am-7:00pm
ABOUT
Sheri SandersSheri Sanders is an actor, singer, and rock musical audition coach. She teaches ROCK THE AUDITION at Pace University, with
Syracuse University (The Tepper Semester), and the Conservatory at Papermill Playhouse. She has taught at Millikin University, Rider College, Jersey City University, with Making It On Broadway, Actors Connection, The Network, Capes Coaching, TVI Actors Studio,
Paul Greens School of Rock, and at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp.
Sheri was asked to create the pilot episode of MY TIME, a new reality TV show for the
Oprah Winfrey Network, which airs in late April, early May.
As a performer, some of Sanders' rock musical credits include the roles of the "Black Boys soloist" and the Mother in Hair (with Encores! at
City Center), covered all three band members of Betty in BETTY RULES (
The Zipper); Georgie Bukatinsky in three different productions of The Full Monty, and the Senator in Caligula (New World Stages). At the prestigious
Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, Sheri has spent three summers under the direction of
Michael Bush, originating the roles of Amy in
Paul Scott Goodmans' Easterhouse, Eve in
Michael Amans' Secrets of Songwriting (music by Randi Michaels) and had the honor of being in Stone Soul Picnic: A Tribute To
Laura Nyro. She also played Serena Katz in the National Tour of Fame, and The Hippie in Lowdermilk-Kerrigans' The Woman Upstairs at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
Sanders' legit musical theatre credits include the role of Kitty in The Screams of Kitty Genovese (New York Musical Theatre Festival), her comic turn as Little Becky in the national tour of Urinetown, Mme. Squirrel in Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas at The
Goodspeed Opera House, the Kolokolo Bird in Just So at The
Goodspeed Opera House, and Susan in
Tom Jones at The North Shore Musical Theatre.
She resides in Brooklyn, New York.
