An encore performance of This ‘Ol House: Stories of a City Bear, Country Queen plays on Tuesday, May 21 and Wednesday, May 29, both at 7 PM at The Green Room 42. Tracy Stark (piano) music directs, with bassist Skip Ward, Drummer David Silliman and guitarist Mike Rosengarten. Direction is by by Lina Koutrako
In this debut show, Rider tells of his odyssey from the family farm in Central Pennsylvania to the metropolis of New York City. This ‘Ol House: Stories of a City Bear, Country Queen is a collection of stories and songs detailing Rider’s journey of discovery from an awkward, out-of-place, gay boy in the country to an out, openly fabulous queen in the city. Featured are the songs of Stuart Hamblen, Jerry Herman, Henry Mancini, Stephen Sondheim, Jimmy Webb and more.
Rider is a voice teacher, coach, performer and music director with a specialty in music theater and cabaret techniques and the development of the music theater/CCM voice. He has been teaching in his private studio in New York City for nearly 15 years. He runs Your Broadway Voice and the Michael Rider Voice Studio. Rider’s work focuses on professional performers and the emerging professional, helping to bridge the gap from the collegiate music theater programs to the wider world of theater production. He also works with non-binary and trans performers, helping them to find their true voices as they navigate the current landscape of the rapidly changing music theater world.
Tickets: $22 – $52 / food and beverages available (no minimum) at https://thegreenroom42.venuetix.com/
The Green Room 42 is located at 570 Tenth Avenue, Inside YOTEL, Fourth Floor,
New York, NY
