ABOUT ADRIANA
Adriana's first memory of musical theater was actually her first memory...ever.
Call it fate, destiny, or her first public cry, watching the movie musical "Annie" became the most dramatic moment of her three year old life, etching it in her memory forever. Of course she was happy for the little orphan in the end, but when the film’s credits started to roll and it was time to exit the theater, hysterical crying ensued. The shock of something so beautiful being over, in this case a movie musical, was just too much to bear. I mean how COULD the sun POSSIBLY come out tomorrow? The solution to her pain of course was to sing “Tomorrow” at the top of her lungs on the kitchen table to anyone who would listen, and obsessively watch “Annie” over and over when it came out on VHS.
Fast forward ten years after the joy and trauma of seeing her first movie musical,
Adriana was cast in…you guessed it "Annie" as…
No she didn’t get that role. Hey, that’s the business.
But Lily St. Regis from “Joisey” City proved to be this 11 year old’s first opportunity to bounce back from rejection, and work on comedic timing. Side effect?
She had caught the bug.
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After years of training at Fredonia State University, she was accepted to the nationally recognized Ithaca College School of Music, earning a degree in Vocal Performance graduating magna cum laude. She then moved to New York City and was thrilled to immediately begin working in all aspects of theater, film, and television. She counts herself blessed to have worked professionally as a performer and be part of the diverse actors’ community in New York City, and Las Vegas for so many years.
Her favorite leading roles include Kate in “Kiss me Kate”, Hope Harcourt in “Anything Goes”, Audrey in “Little Shop of Horrors”, Caroline Neville in “Titanic”, Elsa Schraeder in “The Sound of Music”, Antonia in “Man of La Mancha” and Edith in “Pirates of Penzance”. She was a lead singer with the original cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Music of the Night”, and in New York she sang with Rosie O’Donnell in “Pippin!, In Concert”.
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Adriana has toured South America as a principal singer in “Spectacle of Broadway” and traveled all over the world as the lead female vocalist for the Conde Nast rated Six Star Crystal Cruise Lines. One of her most moving experiences as a performer was singing for veteran soldiers all across the United States fronting the String of Pearls Orchestra with “In the Mood Live” a 1940’s Big Band Concert Tour.
In New York City she sung as a soloist at the Duplex, Don’t Tell Mama and Carnegie Hall. Soon after a life changing move to Las Vegas, Nevada she was cast in the absolutely hilarious “50 Shades the Musical Parody” at Bally’s Hotel and Casino.
Some of her most treasured moments on stage came from singing Broadway Showtunes, and especially the music of Stephen Sondheim, with the late Bill Fayne in his various concerts around Las Vegas and Henderson.
Her on screen credits include appearances on “Hacks”, “Law and Order Criminal Intent”, “Gossip Girl”, “Fringe”, “All My Children” and “As the World Turns.” Feature films include “Eat, Pray, Love,” starring Julia Roberts and “Date Night” starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell. Commercials, MGM GRAND.
She is a proud member of Actors Equity, and SAG-AFTRA.
Now her favorite roles to date are wife to Jason and mother to Alannah and Landon!
She is so happy to finally put on her teacher hat, passing on her two decades of professional experience to willing students. She teaches private beginner to advanced voice to all ages, and private beginner piano and flute. She has created and teaches on an ongoing basis workshops called “Take Center Stage”, “Let’s Hear Your Voice” and "Musical Theater Magic". She has been a counselor, advisor, educator and friend to children of every age, and children of all backgrounds.
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