Wren Ross in A Musical Feast

Media Release

 Contact: Wren Ross, 617-568-WREN(9736)

Singer/Actress Wren Ross presents "A Musical Feast" at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education's Blacksmith House on the evenings of Thursday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 5th, 1997 at 8 PM.

Join Wren Ross in her celebration of the gift of music at The Blacksmith House, 56 Brattle Street in Cambridge. Tickets are $10.00.

"A Musical Feast" is a sumptuous selection of songs performed by Wren Ross. She performs a wide variety of repertoire from classical, jazz, folk, pop, blues and musical theatre. Wren has a glorious voice and is a gifted actress who has a unique ability to convey the essence of a song as if it were an intimate personal dialogue with the audience. She creates events where something happens, something changes. The simple moment to moment honesty of her songs make her work exciting, authentic and often funny and touching.

Wren has earned critical praise for her performances:

"...a strong voice and sure stage presence."
"...wonderful..."
The Boston Globe

"...true and stirring."
The Boston Herald

"...Ross, always an interesting player..."
..."stunning Tour de Force..."
The Boston Phoenix

"...a lovely voice: gentle, sweet, charming, winning, enticing."
Michael Shurtleff, Los Angeles
Former casting director for Bob Fosse,
David Merrick, and Jerome Robbins

Wren Ross has been performing in the New York and Boston areas for twenty years. Her recent singing engagements have included the Café Mozart in New York City, and clubs such as the Kendall Café, 1280 Beacon Street, Blacksmith House, and the Lenox Hotel in Boston. This past summer, Wren played to enthusiastic European audiences in Malta and Sicily — where she toured the ancient Greek theatres of Morgantina, Syracuse and Segesta. Wren was a cast member of Shear Madness (Boston's longest running play) for eleven years, and appeared in major roles at The Charles Playhouse, The Next Move Theatre, and The Boston Repertory Theatre. Her one-woman show, "A Strong Woman Is..." received much acclaim throughout New England. In addition to her various singing and dramatic credits, Wren can be seen and heard in hundreds of broadcast spots. She has worked with such notable personalities as Walter Cronkite, Jason Robards, Mason Adams and Ben Vereen. Her voice can be heard in major museums across the United States, and she has also appeared in several award-winning CD-ROM productions. Among her television voice-over credits are the PBS programs NOVA, The People's Century, and Celebration of the American Family. Wren narrated She Lives to Ride, a feature film about female motorcyclists.

Black & white and color photos are available.