Kimbirdlee. singer . actor.

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   Voice Type: Legit, Soprano Mix, Coloratura Soprano


NYC MUSICAL THEATRE 

2019 The Monkey King, A Modern Musical          Monkey King                 NAAP, Actor’s Temple Theatre
2018 Into the Woods @ TimesCenter, NYC          Florinda                         NAAP
2018 Oh What A Lovely War                                    Nurse                             MSTDA
2018 The Monkey King (Dir. Steven Eng)                Monkey King                  Common Man Musicals

2018 1776                                                                     John Adams                   Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance

2017 Made in China (Waage/Warnack/Yan Li)        Back-up Vocals               Wakka Wakka Ensemble, 59E59

2016 Enjoy the Ride (Purdy/Yan Li)                          Gail                                 National Asian Artists Project
2016 How Love Feels (Martin-Koch/Fadner)           Helen                              Common Man Musicals, NYC
2016 Droning On (Roller/Fadner)                              Ms McPheeters             Common Man Musicals, NYC
2015 Northanger Abbey (Blaylock/Fadner)             Liz/Adelle                       NYU Tisch: GMTWP
2015 John Dumpty (Martin-Koch/Fadner)                Mrs. Dumpty/Dana       NYU Tisch: GMTWP

WEST COAST MUSICAL THEATRE/OPERA
2012 Hot Mikado                                                         YumYum                         Masquers Players, Pt. Richmond, CA           *EMC
2011 The Tempest                                                       Ariel                                Marin Shakespeare, Mill Valley,CA                 
2011 Seussical                                                              Aerial Dancer/Swing     Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley CA
2010 Narnia                                                                  Ensemble                       Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley CA
2010 Cinderella Enchanted                                       Aerial Dancer                Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley CA
2010 Born & Raised: A New Musical                        Ensemble                      Berkeley Playhouse, Berkeley CA                     
2010 Working: The Musical                                        Waitress & Immigrant  ACT-SF                                             
2009 Opera Workshop: Don Pasquale & Mignon     Norina, Filene               Holy Names Univ., Oakland, CA
2008 Clori, Tirsi e Fileno: Handel Opera                  Tirsi                                Albany Consort, San Francisco, CA
2007 Academia de Musica Antiga                             Featured Soloist           Lisboa, Portugal
2005 King & I                                                                 Eliza/TupTim u/s           Saratoga Civic Theater, CA

THEATRE Cabaret/Concert/Recitals

2018-19 Friends of NAAP Cabarets                            Soloist                           Bar Thalia, Symphony Space, NYC
2018 Drunk Little Mermaid & The Pourducers       Ensemble                      Drunk Musicals, The West End, NYC

2017 You Can Always Come Home                            Featured                        Common Man Musicals/MSTDA, NY

2015 24@54 Cabaret                                                     Featured                        54 Below: NY, NY
2015 Sardi’s Nightclub Cabaret                                  Featured                       Sardi’s: NY, NY
2013-15 NYU: Tisch Cycle 24 Cabarets                      Featured                        Black Box Theater, NYU Tisch
2015     Destination: Asia                                             Solo show                     Morton Arboretum: Chicago, IL
ONGOING: Artist-in-Residence                                   Palmyra-Eagle Community Band                  Palmyra, WI
● Vocal Soloist in Summer & Holiday POPS Concert Series since 2012
● Pops style concert repertoire including Opera, Musical Theater, Standards, Pop & Patriotic
● Soloist for HONORS FLIGHT 2013 , General Mitchell Airport Milwaukee, WI
● Featured Soloist on CD “The 40s: A Sentimental Journey”
2006-12 A Grand Night for Singers          Featured                 Jarvis Conservatory, Napa, CA
2014-15  Master Class Hired Singer/Actress Mark Adamo, Adam Guettel, Robert Freedman NYU

FILM/TV

​2015 PBS Wisconsin Life Documentary                     Featured                 PBS, Producer Joe Astrouski
2014 Loving Them                                                          Principal                 Aisha Media & Gerrad Bowle
2013 Inspirations TV                                                      Featured                 Oakland Digital & Shaun Tai
2010-12 Artist Documentary on Local TV                  Featured                 Millbrae, CA w/Jean Hintermann

EMPLOYMENT

Current Assistant Executive Director for Non-Profit Performing Arts Organization Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance

Current Executive Director for Theatre Company                                                          Common Man Musicals

Current MST&DA Children's Theatre Director                                                               Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance

Current PLAYMAKERS Preschool Drama Class & Teaching Artist                                     Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance

  • Founder of an innovative introductory theatre class for the youngest actors
  • She creates and writes original music, stories, art and choreography.

Current Queens Theatre                                                Teaching Artist/Music Director Queens Public Schools/Queens Theatre

Current Chinese Brush Painter                                     Artist                      National Exhibits


EDUCATION
Mills College  BA: Music: Vocal Performance & Dance                       Oakland, CA 2006
● Founder/President/Performer of The Millismas Opera Club
● Recipient of Most Outstanding Music Student, Graduated with Honors
ACT-SF Completed training in Acting, On Camera, Musical Theater, Dance     SF, CA 201012
Kinetic Arts Center Aerial Dance (Silks) training                     Oakland, CA 201012
VOICE TRAINING Andrew Drost (Phantom, NYC), Steven Eng (NAAP, NYU), Dillon McCartney (NYC), Susan Gundunas (SF)
SPECIAL SKILLS Chinese Brush Painting, Classically trained Pianist, Clarinet, Basic Guitar,