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GOOD SHOW! with Sarah GoodmanRING OF KEYS Queering the Canon: A Retrospective LIVE on the Rainbow CarpetLIVE from the Rainbow Carpet at Joe's Pub- Sarah is interviewing the performers, writers, and VIP guests at Queering the Canon: A Retrospective, a gala to benefit Ring of Keys.Ring of Keys is an artist service organization that promotes and fosters community and visibilityfor musical theatre artists - onstage and off - who identify as queer women, transgender, andnonbinary artists. We strive to create a vibrant and diverse musical theatre landscape.Ring of Keys, established in 2018 in New York City, was created to counter the...2025-03-2533 min
Women & Theatre PodcastRISE Series E9: Andrea Prestinario (Ring of Keys)The Women & Theatre RISE Series presents mini-interviews conducted at the Inaugural RISE Summit with network partners of RISE Theatre, all of which are organizations working to increase equity in the theatre industry. In this episode, Hayley and Amy talk with Andrea Prestinario from Ring of Keys. Click here for a transcript of the episode!
Episode Notes
Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy AndrewsGuest: Andrea Prestinario, Ring of KeysMusic: Chloe Geller
Listen to all published episodes of the Women & Theatre RISE Series here.
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Scene to SongScene to Song Episode 99: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron’s Fun HomeIn this episode, performer and producer Andrea Prestinario discusses Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's 2015 musical Fun Home. We also talk about the song "He Plays the Violin" from Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone's 1969 musical 1776.
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Empowered Artist Collective Podcast - for actors, singers, dancers, writers, creators and performers40. Queerness in Musical Theater with Andrea PrestinarioIn this episode, Jennifer talks to Andrea Prestinario about queerness in musical theater. Andrea shares her journey as a queer performer & producer and what lead her to co-found Ring of Keys, a nonprofit artist service organization for queer and trans artists in musical theatre. They talk about the need for queer visibility and representation, creating change even if it takes time, and what it means to lead by example & trust your intuition. About Andrea: Andrea Prestinario is a queer award-winning performer and producer who has worked at 20+ theatres throughout the country over the last 15 years, including NYTW, A...2022-12-0656 min
Chicago Artist CircleMy Fair Andrea PrestinarioFor Actor/Singer, Andrea Prestinario(she/her), NY is home, but she will always be “Chicago grown.” From her early show choir days to theatrical break out moments in High School, College and beyond, Andrea also shares how Ring of Keys came to be- “an artist service organization that fosters community and visibility for musical theatre artists - onstage and off - who self-identify as queer women, transgender, and gender non-conforming artists.”Support the show2021-11-1853 min
Thesis on JoanTwice! Andrea PrestinarioThesis on Joan hosts Meghan and Harrow chat with Andrea Prestinario, performer, producer and the Executive Director / Co-Founder of Ring of Keys, an advocacy organization that promotes the hiring of queer women, transgender, and gender non-conforming artists working in musical theatre. Learn about Ring of Keys’ mission, the organization’s members (“keys”), and how they’re changing the face of musical theatre. Andrea also gives us her take on Fun Home after playing Allison TWICE, shares her queer musical theatre meet cute, and fixes a problematic musical by queering it up!Andrea Prestinario - Instagram...2020-07-1558 min
Take Me To CoffeeRing of Keys: Andrea PrestinarioOn February 16th at Joe's Pub in NYC, Ring of Keys is celebrating its 2nd Birthday with QUEERING THE CANNON, a cabaret concert that flips the songs you thought you knew, and introduces new tunes to our book that tell stories we don't usually hear in musical theatre. We sat down with the co-founder of Ring of Keys, Andrea Prestinario, to talk all things art, activism, building a non-profit as your side gig and why just nearly everything should be BANISH'ED we say!!!!
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Who doesn’t want free advice from people that are wildly successful and probably m...2020-02-041h 07
The Craft & Biz of ActingAndrea Prestinario - Award-winning Actress & Activist on Regional TheaterI happen to live on one of the best blocks in Manhattan. We have the best neighbors anywhere! And today’s guest is my friend and neighbor, ANDREA PRESTINARIO. Andrea is an award-winning actress, singer, and activist who is NYC-based and Chicago-grown. She’s currently working at Baltimore Center Stage in Fun Home playing Alison. She’s played this same role at Weston Playhouse. Other regional credits include: Sarah Brown in Guys & Dolls; Eliza in My Fair Lady at Asolo Rep with dir. Frank Galati; Martha in 1776 also with dir. Frank Galati at A.C.T. San Franci...2019-02-0430 min
Are You Famous, Yet?Andrea Prestinario: The Intersection of Preparation and Opportunity - Episode 11Audio Note: Bryn used a decent microphone and recorded the episode on his computer. I used the built in MacBook Pro mic and so this is one of the few episodes where the New York side sounds much better than the Chicago recording. Guest: Andrea Prestinario http://andreaprestinario.com/ and Twitter: @aprestinario 01:10 Introducing Andrea 03:45 Intro to Meisner 08:50 Bryn and Andrea reconnect 10:14 Jake calls-out Bryn on living with women who are not his girlfriend 14:00 Finally, we let Andrea talk 20:20 Three early survival jobs 22:32 *Name deleted to protect the guilty* 27:07 http://w...2018-01-291h 26