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Classically trained in music and theater at Fordham College, Lincoln Center in New York City, she began her performance career singing in Manhattan jazz clubs like Birdland and Dizzy's at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Soon after, she was cast in the national tour of one of her favorite musicals, Jesus Christ Superstar. Since then, her musical career has taken her to 49 of the 50 states (Vermont!), the Caribbean with Disney Cruise Lines, and as far as South Korea, where she performed in the world premiere of Sunfish at the Daegu International Opera House. Her experience spans opera, jazz, musical theater and pop, to say nothing of her not-so-secret love for R&B.

In 2014, Amber began touring with the It Gets Better musical, a project of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, which gave her the distinction of being the first female member in its 42 year history. This was a unique opportunity for her to truly live out her passions for music, travel and community activism. She recently premiered her solo cabaret, You Can't Act A Color at Rockwell Table & Stage in Los Angeles. Currently, Amber splits her time between New York & LA, where she actively collaborates with artists & bands for live performances and in studio.

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Great Lakes Theater To Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Great Lakes Theater has announced the return of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, a beloved holiday tradition in Northeast Ohio, running from November 29 to December 22, 2024, at the Mimi Ohio Theatre.
CALL ME FROM THE GRAVE Will Be Presented in Concert-Reading

Call Me From The Grave will be presented in Concert-Reading Off-Broadway as a part of the Theater Center's Incubator Program. With music and lyrics by Charlie Romano and a book by Harold Hodge Jr, the award-winning musical will be presented February 6th and 8th, both at 7:00 PM.
ACT of CT Presents RENT Beginning Tomorrow

ACT (A Contemporary Theatre) of Connecticut will open their fourth and final production of the 2021-2022 season – Jonathan Larson's RENT, on May 28, 2022 at 8pm.
ACT of Connecticut to Present RENT

ACT of Connecticut has announced their fourth and final production of the 2021-2022 season – Jonathan Larson's RENT.  
Cast Announced for RENT at ACT of Connecticut

ACT (A Contemporary Theatre) of Connecticut has announced their fourth and final production of the 2021-2022 season – Jonathan Larson’s RENT.  This Broadway smash hit musical will feature an all-star cast of performers.
BWW Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at ACT Of Connecticut

On Friday, April 1, I had the pleasure of seeing the ACT of CT’s unique adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.  This 1971 musical that is primarily told through music with lyrics by Tim Rice has been redesigned and reinterpreted by the director, Daniel C. Levine who has incorporated elements of The Handmaid’s Tale into this adaptation. 
Selections From CALL ME FROM THE GRAVE Will Debut at Green Room 42

The Green Room 42 will present a selection of songs from the new musical, Call Me From The Grave. A finalist at the Eugene O'Neill 2021 National Theater Conference, the original show tells the story of real-life Bluesman, Robert Johnson. The concert will be the New York City premiere of the show's music and lyrics by Charlie Romano, and book by Harold Hodge, Jr.
Photo Flash: A LITTLE NEW MUSIC Returns to the Catalina for Their 15th Edition

A LITTLE NEW MUSIC returned to the historic Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood on Monday, August 21st with its fifteenth concert featuring emerging musical theatre artists. Co-hosts, Tony Award winner Marisa Jaret Winokur (HAIRSPRAY) and Ryan O'Connor ('BIG LITTLE LIES,' 'LADYWATCH' podcast), delighted the audience with context and humor between numbers. Gregory Nabours and the dynamic ALNM band (Eric McCann, Emily Rosenfield, and Greg Sadler) provided excellent backup to the singers performing the next generation of musical theatre songs. 
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Marissa Jaret Winokur, Ryan O'Connor and More for A LITTLE NEW MUSIC

On Monday, August 21 at 8:30pm, A Little New Music will present its 15th concert collaboration with an eclectic array of artists performing original musical theatre songs at the historic Catalina Jazz Club. Those who attend A Little New Music will be some of the first to discover new pieces of musical theatre that could potentially become Broadway hits. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal!
BWW Review: IT GETS BETTER SHARES MESSAGE OF HOPE at The Straz Center For The Performing Arts

On March 24 in Ferguson Hall at the Straz, by the talents of The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA), in collaboration with the It Gets Better Project and Speak Theater Art, through it gets better I experienced the heartbreak of it all. I was taken on an emotional rollercoaster of anguish and sorrow contrasted by love and laughter, and the thread that ran through every dialogue, every song that it, indeed, gets better if you have hope.
BWW Preview: IT GETS BETTER Uses Theatre, Music, Dance to Open Dialogue About LGBTQ Youth at The Straz Center For The Performing Arts

On March 24, 2017, The Straz Center for the Performing Arts presents it gets better in Ferguson Hall at 7:30 p.m. it gets better is a timely and moving musical theatre experience by The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA), in collaboration with the It Gets Better Project and Speak Theater Arts.
New York Theatre Barn to Feature Musical Theatre Writers Michael Cooper and Timothy Huang, 6/23

New York Theatre Barn will present the next installment of their New Works Series, featuring musical theater writers Michael Cooper and Timothy Huang on Monday, June 23rd at 7:30pm at the DR2 Theatre (Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 E. 15th Street). Tickets are $15.00 ($10.00 for students) and are available for purchase in advance at www.web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9916053
NYTB to Continue New Works Series with Michael Cooper's 'TIMELINES' and Timothy Huang's PETER AND THE WALL, 6/23

New York Theatre Barn will present the next installment of their New Works Series, featuring musical theater writers Michael Cooper and Timothy Huang on Monday, June 23rd at 7:30pm at the DR2 Theatre (Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 E. 15th Street).
THIS IS 30 Starring Erica Lustig Set for NYMF Concert 7/9

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) will present THIS IS 30! a special one-night-only engagement on July 9th, 2014 at 9pm at The Laurie Beechman Theater at the West Bank Cafe.
Joanna Carpenter Set for SAY SOMETHING: A CABARET BENEFIT FOR STEP UP at Stage72, 3/26

Born in Berkeley, California in the 1960s, Joshua Redman is the son of legendary saxophonist Dewey Redman and dancer Renee Shedroff. He is one of the most recognizable jazz saxophonists, as famous for his masterful straight-ahead post-bop improvisations as he is for his explorations of groove-based idioms. Redman won the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition for saxophone in 1991, and has played alongside of many jazz icons including Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Haden, Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny, and Clark Terry.
Erica Lustig Brings THIS IS 30 to 54 Below Tonight

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, and The New York Musical Theatre Festival(NYMF) will proudly present the winner of the 2013 'NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation,' Erica Lustig, in a special one-night-only concert tonight, March 11, 2014. The talented Florida native took the competition by storm when she walked away as the winner of this highly competitive program, which has become not only a highlight of the NYMF season, but a New York musical theatre tradition among those in the know.
Erica Lustig to Bring THIS IS 30 to 54 Below, 3/11

54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, and The New York Musical Theatre Festival(NYMF) will proudly present the winner of the 2013 'NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation,' Erica Lustig, in a special one-night-only concert on March 11, 2014. The talented Florida native took the competition by storm when she walked away as the winner of this highly competitive program, which has become not only a highlight of the NYMF season, but a New York musical theatre tradition among those in the know.
SO INTO IT: MUSICALS Set for UCB East 3/3 with Leslie Kritzer, Adam Feldman, Rachel Shukert and More

Damian (My High School Boyfriend Was Gay) spent his childhood in Philly obsessing over Garbage Pail Kids, X-men comic books, and the board game Clue. Anne ('The Martha Rayes') wrote fan letters to the NBA dream team and love letters to Daniel Stern from her waterbed in Missouri. The show is set for Monday, March 3rd, 8 PM, at UCB East.
SUNFISH Takes Top Jury Honor at Daegu International Musical Festival

SUNFISH, an American musical by the songwriting team of Michael Cooper and Hyeyoung Kim was awarded the top Jury Honor for Music Theater Production at the Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF) on July 8, 2013. DIMF is the largest international Musical Theatre Festival in the world. SUNFISH was invited to open the Festival on June 17, 2013, and was one of over fifteen Official Invitational productions from all over the world. It was previously presented at the NAMT Festival, TRU Musical Series, and Disney/ASCAP Workshop with Stephen Schwartz.
SUNFISH Opens Daegu Musical Theatre Festival, Now thru June 23

Sunfish, the award-winning musical by the songwriting team of Michael Cooper and Hyeyoung Kim has been selected to open DIMF (Daegu International Musical Festival), the largest international Musical Theatre festival in the world, today, June 17, 2013. Performances run at the Daegu Opera House through June 23rd.

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