The first day with our new deck

Kimberly's Glee Audition Videos

Here are my audition videos for Glee.  The Glee website is so crazy right now and so many people asked me how to watch my video.  Well, it's all about the timing on that website.  Sometimes it's open and sometimes it's overwhelmed with Gleek onslaught.

So, here's another way to see my vids!

The link to my official audition is:

http://www.myspace.com/gleeauditions?link=377146651

OperaDance Co "Strikes" again!

Jeanne Disney * Elana Silverman * Kimbirdlee * Alison Gustafson

OperaDanceCo joins DeepRootDanceCollective for a provocative performance of modern dance and live singing. Come to experience an evening of collective works by Jeanne Disney, Bonner Odell, lola a. katie, and Nicole Zvarik.

Event Info:
Deep Root Dance Collective's STRIKE
April 24th & 25th, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30

NOHspace Theater
2840 Mariposa Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
www.theatreofyugen.org

Tickets $10 - $15 Sliding scale

Box Office (415) 621-7978

Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.
BTW - seating is limited -

Jeanne Disney presents "Developing Nations" a political commentary on how first world nations manipulate poorer countries and how our news media perpetuates Americans' skewed reality. Other works include "Farming" with original photos from a 1940's family farm, and "Scenes" an Operadance Co premier piece with music by Stravinsky, Johann Strauss II and resident composer and performer, Kimberly Miller.

Links
http://sites.google.com/site/operadanceco/home
www.deeprootdance.com

From Broadway to Samba to WORKING the Musical

The amazing Jaja Bolivar invited our Forever Broadway Samba Ensemble to dance for a benefit birthday party for Alec Benafluor at this super-sweet club, LEVEL 26, in San Mateo on Thursday, April 1st.  Michelle Parodi choreographed our number to "Mas que nada".  The dancers are Jaja Bolivar, Michelle Parodi, Gerrad Bohl, Iris Smith, Jenna Davi, Shatese Stewart and Corinne Levy.  All of us also performed at the recent San Francisco musical theatre extravaganza, "Forever Broadway", which had its encore performance on March 21st again at the Herbst Theatre.

That encore performance of "Forever Broadway" rocked!  It was such a blast.  The cast shrunk from about 80 "show people" down to 60.  I had the awesome opportunity to step-up to a few roles I had understudied.  My favorite, of course, was singing opera girl in "The Girl in 14G" with fabulous Jessica Payne and Monica Turner!  YAY!!!  My absolutely favorite new song - how lucky was that!??!  Flying through neverland was fun, too!  Kinda like how I'm flying in Ty's arms after the show!

I have to spend a moment to say how much I loved this experience.  I was so inspired by the singing of superstars like Desiree Goyette, Jenna Davi, Monica Turner, Jessica Payne, Halsey Varadi, Chad Benjamin Potter and the beautiful dancing of Iris Smith!  I mean, everyone was HOT, but I have to give props!  ;)  

My lovely loving family and friends so came out to support me that night!  THANK YOU!!!  Tyler and his mom, who flew all the way from Wisconsin.  My girls: Jeanne, Bridget & Juliet!  And my teacher and mentor, Susan Gundunas with her brilliant son Matthew!  And, surprise surprise - a whole crew from the Fung Clan!!! Yay, Brenda, Chrissie and fam!!!  I love you all so so much!

Now that things have settled down from that, I've right into my next adventure: 

"WORKING the Musical" at A.C.T.

We started rehearsals yesterday.  I'm super excited to be playing the role of the passionate waitress, Delores!  There's more, too!  I don't want to give too much away, though.  You'll just have to come and see for yourself - the first two weekends of June.

Again, I feel so blessed to be surrounded by such talented people.  We are all each others' teachers.  XOXOXOXO - kimbirdlee

Susan Gundunas' Vocal Recital on Friday, Feb 16th 2010

Forever Broadway Hits San Francisco!!!

   

4Ever Broadway last night - Opening Night at the Herbst -

OMG - We did it!!!

Seriously - we did it!  I am so so sleepy now and it's so late, but there's a little rascally dascal in my head that's buzzing around!  Time to Blog!  I want to celebrate all the joy and excitement from my show on Saturday night, mixed in with the cozy family-vibe of my recital on Friday and a heart-warming service this morning to top it off!  Wiki is snoring quietly next to me, my parents just got on a flight back to WI, my tyboy is with Mama Christine in their 5-star tribal hut, my fridge is full of fresh choy, snowpeas, and dim sum... what more could a girl want?  Well... if you really wanna know... there's always more - more dreams, more wishes, more desires...!  I feel so blessed to know so many inspiring and talented people - they are all teaching me so so so much about singing, dancing, living and laughing.  I feel so so grateful for the support from my family, mom & dad, Cha & Ralph, Keith & Amy, Nikki & Pat, Susan, Ty & Mama C (in march!).  And one more thing before I fly to dreamland, to Grandma Miller: you've been my Grandma with a capital G since the day I was born, you fill my childhood memories with sunshine and gumdrops and bluegills and pickles, and I love you so much and I know you are safe and protected.

THANK YOU!!!