Erica Aubrey
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NEWS
April 2013
Erica will be standing by for Kelli O'Hara, Nancy Anderson, Sarah Jane Shanks and Tess Soltau in Far From Heaven at Playwrights Horizons. Previews begin May 8 with a June 2nd opening.
February 2013
Erica will star as Delores Van Allen in a reading of Too Hot For Hollywood at The York Theater Company. With music and lyrics by Larry Bortniker and a book by Daniel Meltz and Larry Bortniker, this new musical is part of The York's developmental reading series and will be presented Monday, February 25th at 7:00.
February 11th, Erica will be part of a vocal tribute to five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald who is being honored at the 29th Annual Drama League Benefit at The Pierre Hotel.
December 2012
On New Year's Eve Erica sang backup with the jam band PHISH at their sold out concert at Madison Square Garden.
November 2012
Erica completed a voice over for the Italian fashion school Ars Sutoria. An instructional video on the making of handmade Italian shoes, Erica's voice narrates the process and details the art of making leather shoes.
October 2012
October 8th, Erica and her husband Miles will sing at a benefit for The Mandell School. Joined by J. Robert Spencer, Alice Ripley and Sara Schmidt, all proceeds will go to The Mandell School on the Upper West Side.
September 2012
September 24th, Erica will participate in a table read of Christmas up the Holler by DJ Salisbury and Larry Moore. Joined by Leenya Rideout, Julie Foldesi, Mimi Bessette and Ben Hope, this show is made up of songs from Appalachia and is a heartwarming story about a Coal-mining family in Kentucky gathering for the holidays.
Erica just returned from playing Judy in the joint production of 9 to 5 for Gateway Playhouse and Ogunquit Playhouse. The production was directed by Keith Andrews, choreographed by Gerry McIntyre and starred Sally Struthers as Roz.
August 2012
August 9th Erica will sing "Get Out and Stay Out" from 9 to 5 at Ben Cameron's Broadway Sessions at the Laurie Beechman Theater.
August 18th Erica will sing "Love You Didn't Do Right By Me" from White Christmas to showcase the upcoming production at Gateway Playhouse at their annual gala.
August 20th Erica travels to Ogunquit, Maine for another run as Judy in 9 to 5 the Musical.
July 2012
July 2nd Erica will begin rehearsals for 9 to 5 The Musical at Gateway Playhouse in Long Island.
June 2012
June 6th Erica will be in the studio recording for Firebird, written by Lisa Whitson Burns and Christopher Staskel.
June 13th and 14th Erica wll go back into the studio to record more tracks for Class Reunion's concept recording.
April 2012
Erica played Elaine in a reading of the new musical Firebird at the NYU Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Program April 5-10.
March 2012
Erica will play Frau K in a reading of Larry Bortniker's new musical Dora for the ASCAP/DreamWorks Musical Theatre Workshop on March 29th.
The third week of March, Erica will be in the studio recording demo tracks for Class Reunion.
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
"Capable actresses fill the three main roles. Erica Aubrey, as Judy Bernly, stands up to her ex-husband, who left her for a younger woman, in a rousing “Get Out and Stay Out” that received a roar of approval from the audience."
-Aileen Jacobson, New York Times
"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
