Erica Aubrey
News & reviews
NEWS
November 2011
Erica will play Lily in the new musical Class Reunion created by Phil Benson with music and lyrics by Dani B. Tapper and Book by Holly-Anne Ruggiero in an industry reading on Friday, November 18th.
September-October 2011
October 25th, Erica will sing with the Encores! orchestra during the grand opening gala for the historic New York City Center. Conducted by Rob Berman and directed by Kathleen Marshall, the evening will feature a star studded cast including Matthew Broderick, Barbara Cook, Patti Lupone, New York City Ballet and Sarah Jessica Parker.
Erica just completed a run as Shelby in the 10th Anniversary production of SPITFIRE GRILL at the American Folklore Theatre in Wisconsin. Directed by the show's composer, James Valcq, performance dates were September 30th-October 15th.
June 2011
The week of June 1st, Erica begins rehearsals for the role of Christine in the workshop of There’s Something I Need To Tell You, a musical comedy by Robert M. Strozier and Barbara Hustedt Crook. Directed by Nick Brennan and produced by Holly-Anne Ruggiero, the musical is based on the play Fault Lines.
On June 5th at 9:00 PM, Erica will sing a few tunes during The Village Gate’s Old Fashioned Piano Party at the Gallery Bar at Le Poisson Rouge. Hosted by her fellow NYU alums Kevin Michael Murphy and Caleb Hoyer, the night will feature songs written before 1965 and old-fashioned cocktails!
On June 30th Erica will play the role of Rachel Halliday in a reading of the new musical LORD TOM written by Kimberly Vaughn and Stan Jay Gelber.
May 2011
On May 25th, Erica will take part in the reading of Louis Tucci and Jeffrey Harper’s new musical If You Could See: The Alice Austen Story. Erica will read/sing the part of Gertrude in the true riches to rags story about this famous Staten Island photographer.
March 2011
February 2011
-Erica will be part of the ensemble accompanying Laura Benanti, Liz Callaway, Howard McGillin, Donna Murphy, Anika Noni Rose and Michael Urie during the 27th Annual Drama League Benefit Gala honoring two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone on February 7 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.
August 2010
September 2009
'Big Night Out' Composer Potpourri at Etcetera Etc. Restaurant on September 17th from 9:00-11:00. Erica will perform songs by Alden Terry and John Herin.
April 2009
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128072.html
March 2009
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/127099.html
January 2009
http://www.nycitycenter.org/tickets/productionNew.aspx?performanceNumber=3662
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125114.html
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/composition/menken
June 20 2008
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118848.html
REVIEWS
"Erica Aubrey chilled my spine when she opened her mouth to sing. As soon as she left the room, I said, and I quote, "She's the one."
-James Valcq, Composer of the musical Spitfire Grill in an article he authored for the Green Bay Press
"...perhaps the most poignant moment in the show is Aubrey's lullaby-like song "Wild Bird."...."
-Warren Bluhm, in a review of Spitifre Grill written for the Door County Advocate
"Keyboardist Erica Aubrey, blond, flirty, and sexy in a strapless bustier often interjects women's comments into the men's lyrical narratives, and manages a mean country yodel in a few solos, notably "I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart."
-Aisle Say, Sarasota, Florida
"If I had to choose the one most powerful song of the whole show though, it would be Dolly Parton's "Jolene," sung with real passion by Aubrey. Aubrey delivers the song formidably, hitting the high notes without fail and reminding every Jolene in the audience that "you don't know what he means to me, Jolene."
- Creative Loafing, Sarasota, Florida
"Erica Rowlett (Aubrey) is the other key female character, Helen, the woman whose face launched a thousand ships and incited the Trojan War. Rowlett (Aubrey) is pretty and competently plays her role, which could be seen as metaphor for the presence of weapons of mass destruction."
- Nashville Scene
