I was born in Mckeesport, Pa. and raised 10 minutes from Downtown Pittsburgh in the blue-collar, steel town of Homestead. My school years were spent doing plays, singing in choirs, playing sports and making the grade. I graduated from Steel Valley High School with honors, and from there entered Carnegie-Mellon University’s Musical Theatre Program. Four years of intense training and a couple of summers with Civic Light Opera, prepared me for the BIG APPLE!