Third time’s the charm! Andrea will make her Studio Theatre debut in Washington, D.C. playing Alison in Fun Home under the direction of Artistic Director, David Muse. Performances from 6/28 -8/27.
Alison in Fun Home at Studio Theatre
Featured in The Post
This Washington Post article features Andrea as Alison in Fun Home at Studio Theatre as well as her and her work with Ring of Keys.
“The co-founder of Ring of Keys is doing ‘Fun Home’ in the month of Pride,” Prestinario says. “This is pretty big. This is a big rainbow vomit right here.”
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co-starring on SUCCESSION
Andrea co-stars on the epic episode of Season 4, Episode 3 of Succession on HBO.
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JEANNETTE: THE MUSICAL in Concert at 54 Below
Celebrating the story of Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress in 1917, Andrea will join the project as Jeannette, alongside Ari Afsar (Hamilton) and Asmeret Ghebremichael (Book of Mormon). Andrea participated in the 2021 workshop of the then-titled We Won’t Sleep as Greenwich. Book by “America’s most produced playwright” Lauren Gunderson and Jordan Ealey. Music by Ari Afsar.
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Queering the Canon Debuts in Chicago
Having conceived Queering the Canon in 2020, Andrea is proud to executive produce Queering the Canon’s Chicago debut for Ring of Keys! Building off three sold-out Queering the Canon concerts at Joe's Pub in 2022, Queering the Canon: Jerry Herman debuts in Chicago to further queer the stage and transform the musical theatre canon. The Series commissioned Key songwriters to write in response to canonical tunes by Jerry Herman. Through casting and storytelling, the canonical tunes are queered while in back-to-back conversation with the new canon of Key response songs. The Series creates visibility for queer performers, songwriters, and creatives, all of which are Ring of Keys members, while also highlighting songwriters who are currently queering our stages and creating a new canon.
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Theatre Now’s Sound Bites X Festival
Andrea will reprise her role of “Black Hole” in the 10-minute musical Black Holes Like Donuts (Eliza Randall, Sam Norman) for Theatre Now’s SOUND BITES X Festival of 10-Minute Musicals. The performance will take place on May 8th at 7pm @ Kaufman Music Center.
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Artist Ambassador with NYCLU
Andrea is beyond thrilled to be inducted into NYCLU as an Artist Ambassador alongside Shaina Taub, Leigh Silverman, November Christine, Celia Keenan-Bolger, and many more deeply respected colleagues and artists! As artist ambassadors, the class of 2023 will work to bridge civil rights and the arts in New York State.
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STARSTRUCK - private table read of new musical
Andrea had the dreamiest dream come true by being invited to join the private table reading of Starstruck - a new musical by Indigo Girls’ Emily Saliers, Beth Malone (Fun Home), and Mary Ann Stratton. A longtime Indigo Girls lover (arguably the music that helped her come out): the opportunity to work with Emily Saliers is incredibly impactful!
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Sondheim Unplugged X 54 Below
Joining friend and Sondheim Unplugged producer Lucia Spina (Into The Woods), Andrea will be singing a few tunes from Gypsy, queering a song, and singing a Sondheim tune brand new to her in concert at 54 Below.
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Broadway Hollywood Holiday Songbook with Spot-on Entertainment
Andrea rang in the holiday season singing alongside her wife Klea Blackhurst, Anthony Murphy, and Spot-on Entertainment founder Scott Coulter at the John W. Engeman Theatre in Long Island in the Broadway Hollywood Holiday Songbook concert.
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Featured Guest on Empowered Artist Collective podcast
Andrea talks with Jennifer Apple - host of Empowered Artist Collective. She shares her journey as a queer performer & producer and what led her to co-found Ring of Keys. They talk about the need for queer visibility and representation, creating change even if it takes time, and what it means to lead by example & trust your intuition.
Listen here or watch the interview on YouTube by clicking below.
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Prospect Theater’s 2022 Musical Theatre Lab
Andrea performed in the 10-minute musical Black Holes Like Donuts as part of Prospect Theater’s 2022 Musical Theatre Lab concert “Caption This”. A gut-wrenching show about grief by Eliza Randall & Sam Norman, Black Holes Like Donuts explores the relationship of a father and daughter after her Mother has died.
Music direction by Nissa Kahle, directed by Dev Bondarin.
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A First Glimpse of Light at 54 Below
Andrea was proud to lend vocals to friend Anessa Marie’s concert premiere at 54 Below of her semi-autobiographical new musical A First Glimpse of Light telling the story of a 32-year-old trans actress as she prepares for gender confirmation surgery in New York City.
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Table reading of new musical Picture This
Creative team includes playwright/lyricist Richard Edelman, composer Miranda Ferriss Jones with direction by November Christine. Centering around the lives and loves of 19th-century sculptors Edmonia Lewis and Emma Stebbins, Picture This explores the intersection of womanhood, queerness, race, and self-expression. Andrea plays Charlotte Cushman.
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The Line Up with Susie Mosher
Andrea premiered the song “You Have To Meet Carrie” by friend Joanna Burns in concert at the award-winning The Line Up with Susie Mosher at Birdland Theater.