If you seek a career in the performing arts I say you and your well-being matter. Take care of yourself, and honor your needs and boundaries. You can only build a sustainable career if you treat yourself as worthy of care. It is very hard: you have to give yourself that care while also working at your art, while also finding a way to pay your bills.

A performer who wants a career in the performing arts should study, study and study all facets of the performing arts and the business and public relations aspects as well.Be prepared and open and grateful for opportunities large and small to exercise the creative muscle.

It's never too late. I moved back to New York City in my 50s and in the middle of a pandemic. Life is short. There are enough people pushing paper but do have a flexible jobs. Understand that as an actor you are a small business person. There is room for everyone, so really, why not you?

It was truly an honor to be a part of the new version of The Tick. Knowing that what I was helping to bring to life would have the same impact on others as it had on me, is something I will carry with me for the rest of my life.

I would tell them to be dedicated to a life of thankfulness and focus while allowing flexibility to enjoy things outside of their career. I would tell them to surround themselves as much as possible with things that inspire and motivate them to be the greatest human on this earth they can be (by their thought-out definition or image of who that is).

My advice to young singers- it’s ok to not go the collegiate way of study. Seek out the best teachers and coaches to work with. Be cautious of who you let pour into you. Don’t let someone's opinion of your art dictate if you will or will not have a career.

“Never compare your career to someone else’s. Enjoy your journey because you have your own story to tell.”

My concern is that we have been surrounded by a media and by individuals who cultivate fear and that I object to. Why would we cultivate that fear? We should be cultivating courage. We should be cultivating tenacity. We should be cultivating our imaginations and finding how we can make this into something that is positive and be able to look at in in a realistic way.

“Trust in your talent and what you can bring to each individual who you bless with your craft.”

“If you feel like you're losing your desire to create, consider taking a break and spending some time alone with yourself, eyes closed, electronics off, breathing deep. If you feel like your work needs to stay at that level, then own that peace of mind - it's an important aspect of your art.”

“I have every faith that when the doors of the theaters re-open, we will be bursting with enthusiasm, new ideas, and a burning desire to share our gifts.”

“Coming from one singer to another, enjoy your journey! Your voice is your voice, and your journey is your journey alone.”

“Be a great colleague. Show up on time. Be prepared and know your part. Hell, try to know everybody's part!”

“Beware of the comparison game. It’s easy to fall into, but it sucks the joy out of the present. Enjoy your journey, even if it looks different than you imagined. What’s yours will not pass you by.”

“The music keeps me going and gives me hope. We will reunite and make music together again. It's one day at a time.”

I was given some incredible opportunities to film performances for online streaming. Highlights being a Christmas concert for Stratford Summer Music filmed at the beautiful Knox Church in downtown Stratford, and filming my cabaret “Voice of a Preacher’s Son” on the Stratford Festival stage for their upcoming series “Up Close and Musical” for stratfest@home

““It is beyond my honor to introduce you to the amazing and talented Jouelle Roberson. I first came across this fantastic Soprano after coming across a video of her singing My Man's Gone Now from Porgy and Bess.

I would like you to meet the wonderful Christian Mark Gibbs. Currently performing in the Chorus of Porgy and Bess at The Met,

I would like you to meet the amazing and talented Kearstin Piper Brown. Kearstin will be seen as Esther in the upcoming world premiere Opera of Intimate Apparel which is based on Lynn Nottage's amazing play of the same name which will be seen Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi Newhouse Theater.