I’m beyond honored to collaborate with a brilliant composer David Austin and librettist Alari Koel who are writing a new musical, The Innocence, with a tailored role for me in it. David has written 26 musicals; his latest, Beaches, will premiere on Broadway in the near future. Stephen Sondheim has called David the American musical theatre’s future. Alari is a soulful librettist who has taken on a mission to tell the world a story about Estonia.
Read MoreI am thrilled to let you know that I was cast in a staged reading of the new musical “The Art of The Hustle”. It is an immersive musical which uses the catalogue of the disco era. The creative team plans to develop it for a fully-staged first-class Broadway production in 2016. Fingers crossed! A big thank you to Wojcik/Seay casting! Read more…
Read MoreI am ecstatic because DailyActor.com published my article about my journey as a foreigner in America. The article is about finding my way to America, obstacles I’ve faced, where I am today and why I do what I do. I promise, you will be surprised but I also hope you feel inspired by my honest story!
Read MoreI will be performing for the Estonian President, Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, this September in New York. I wish his birthday was closer to the performance date so I could sing Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday Mr. President,” but unfortunately it isn’t. Oh well, I’ll find another song to surprise him and our audience!
Read MoreA little more than a year ago I was inspired to get back in to playing piano after seeing “Once” on Broadway. I studied piano for 7 years, graduated Children’s Music School at the age of 14 and then never really played again because singing got my full attention. Finally, I’ve found my way back to playing piano and I’m enjoying it more than ever.
Read MoreI had the honor to collaborate with Billboard Hot 100 chart composer Mark Barkan, Grammy nominated Bruce Foster and Mike Flannery. The song is written by talented songwriters Mark Barkan, Rob Preuss and Rene Veneziale and is available in all of the biggest music libraries such as iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc.
Read MoreI would like to say a special thank you to Elizabeth Sommerschield at Actors Web Studio who built my new website. I’m so excited because there are a lot of fun new features to experience such as press, blog, social media, music and picture links.
Read MoreIn the beginning of January, I received a huge surprise from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs — a thank you diploma for co-organizing the Arvo Pärt concert series in America last May. It was such an huge honor to be a part of this concert series, but I also feel humbled to be acknowledged for my efforts in such an amazing way.
Read MoreI had a busy and exciting year as you can see from the banner above. The words in the banner symbolize this year’s many professional accomplishments, the amazing people I’ve collaborated with, and the dynamic and positive changes in my artistry. I am filled with excitement about this past year. Thank you to everyone who made it so inspiring!
Read MoreI want to improve my communication and stay in touch with you, so I’ve decided to send you quick, periodic e-notes like this.
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