Blue Fire Stage Company

In this workshop you will work on telling your character’s story through song. Broadway performer Lisa Howard will spend individual time with each participant on their piece as well as answer questions.

You may attend this workshop as an Auditor or a Participant*. Auditors will observe the workshop as audience and will have an opportunity to ask questions during the Q&A portion of the program. Participants will prepare a song to perform and will receive feedback and coaching from Ms. Howard on their performance. If you are registering as a Participant, please come prepared with a song that shows your voice and your personality as well as two copies of your sheet music - accompanist will be provided.

Lisa Howard was last seen on Broadway as Tammy in the new musical ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE. Before that, she was a Drama Desk Nominee for her starring role of Jenny Steinberg in the musical comedy IT SHOUDA BEEN YOU directed by David Hyde Pierce. Other Broadway roles include Diva 1 in PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESSERT, Missy Hart in the new musical 9 TO 5, Head Nurse in Lincoln Center’s revival of SOUTH PACIFIC and Rona Lisa Peretti in the 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE, for which she won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. She has toured with the national company of LES MISERABLES and performed around the country at such prominent regional theaters as St. Louis MUNY, Olney Theater Center, Goodspeed Opera House, Barrington Stage and Kansas City Starlight. In the concert scene, Lisa performed her solo show at Feinstein’s 54 Below and has made many appearances at the famed Town Hall in NYC as a part of BROADWAY BY THE YEAR & BROADWAY UNPLUGGED concert series. She has also sung with the Cincinnati Symphony and with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops. Lisa made her feature film debut as Siobahn in theTwilight Saga, BREAKING DAWN part 2 and can also be seen in the indie psychological thriller, DECAY. TV credits include: UGLY BETTY, POWER, MADAME SECRETARY and THE GOOD FIGHT. Her solo CD, “Songs of Innocence and Experience” is available on itunes. Lisa is a graduate of the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. www.lisahowardnyc.com.

*There is a maximum of ten Participants for this event. No limit on Auditors.