Queering the Canon Returns as a 3 Concert Series

Queering the Canon Returns as a 3 Concert Series

Conceived and Executive Produced by Andrea for Ring of Keys, Queering the Canon Concert Series will be performed as 3 one-night-only concerts, Queering the Canon: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Queering the Canon: Sondheim, and Queering the Canon: Kander & Ebb. The Series commissioned Key songwriters to write in response to canonical tunes by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Sondheim, and Kander & Ebb. 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 nearly 85 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.

WE WON'T SLEEP - NEW MUSICAL WORKSHOP

WE WON'T SLEEP - NEW MUSICAL WORKSHOP

Andrea will play the role of Greenwich Martin, the lover of Jeannette Rankin (played by Tony-award winner Karen Olivo) in the workshop lab of the new musical WE WON’T SLEEP about the life of Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress in 1916. Book by Lauren Gunderson and music / lyrics by Ari Afsar. Performances are by invitation only, 12/16 and 12/17. WE WON’T SLEEP is slated to have its first production at Signature Theatre in D.C. in Spring 2022.

FEATURED GUEST ON THE DREADED QUESTION PODCAST

FEATURED GUEST ON THE DREADED QUESTION PODCAST

Andrea talks with Lili Torre of The Dreaded Question podcast. They discuss Ring of Keys’ mission, why it’s important to have multiple pursuits, and Andrea’s experience as an actor in Chicago before she moved to New York.

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FEATURED GUEST ON TAKE ME TO COFFEE PODCAST

FEATURED GUEST ON TAKE ME TO COFFEE PODCAST

Andrea was a featured guest on the Take Me To Coffee podcast. Andrea sat down with Take Me To Coffee to talk all things art, activism, building a non-profit as your side gig, and why just nearly everything should be BANISH'ED!

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It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at Gulfshore Playhouse

It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at Gulfshore Playhouse

Andrea makes her Gulfshore Playhouse debut in It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play in the role of Mary Hatch / Sally Applewhite. Directed by Peter Amster. Playing November 16 - December 29, 2020.

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NYMF'S "INTERSECTING CHORDS" CONCERT

NYMF'S "INTERSECTING CHORDS" CONCERT

Andrea sang in NYMF’s annual Intersecting Chords concert, alongside Bonnie Milligan, Teal Wicks, and more. This year’s theme was “Reclaiming the Narrative” and she sang “Maybe”, alongside Kat Griffin, written by Sarah Flaim and Sav Souza. The concert celebrates the songwriting of female-identifying, trans, and non-binary writers.

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STATERA INTERVIEW

STATERA INTERVIEW

Check out this interview of Andrea with Statera Arts. They talked about why Andrea became a StateraArts member, gender parity, and her work with Ring of Keys.  

“Because feminism and theatre have always been my two passions, and anytime I have the opportunity to see them existing at an intersection, it pumps me up! So in essence, Statera pumps me up! My personal mission aligns so well with Statera's: to use positive action to advocate for and amplify women and marginalized voices.”

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