BIO
An avid musical theater musician, drummer/percussionist Ashley Baier has played on Broadway with The Lightning Thief, appeared at La Jolla Playhouse and on tour with Hundred Days, and toured nationally with How the Grinch Stole Christmas as well as The Lightning Thief. In addition to playing a wide variety of New York musical theater productions including In The Heights, the Drowsy Chaperone, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sweeney Todd, and Hello Again, Baier has originated the drum book for several musicals including Interstate, American Morning, and Pryor Rendering.
Baier has performed with many orchestras, chamber groups, and artists including PitchBlak Brass Band, Pharoahe Monch, John Hodgman, the Bengsons, VÉRITÉ, the Songwriter’s Orchestra, Patriot Brass Ensemble, Melissa Li & the Barely Theirs, and Kermit the Frog. She has appeared at renowned venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Blue Note, Brooklyn Bowl, (Le) Poisson Rouge, and Joe's Pub.
Originally from Cumberland, MD, Baier has a Bachelor of Music from the University of Maryland and a Master of Music from Mannes College, the New School for Music. She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. www.ashleybaier.com