Tess, a new rock opera

Annie Pasqua is a singer, pianist, and composer whose performance credits include Carnegie Hall and Nassau Coliseum. Annie studied classical piano with world-renowned pianist Morton Estrin and received her B.S. in Music Education from New York University and Masters in Composition from Queens College. At NYU, Annie studied composition with Broadway Musical Director Joseph Church and worked with Maury Yeston as a composer/lyricist in the BMI Music Theater Writing Workshop. Annie has also composed music for television and film, most notably PBS’s JFK Remembered with Walter Cronkite and Don Hewitt. In addition to her composing credits, Annie is a highly sought after musical director and in 2006, Annie musical directed Wallenberg for the New York Music Theater Festival. She later went on to work with show creators Laurence Holzman, Felicia Needleman, and Emmy Award winning director, Annette Jolles on That Time of the Year, which recently completed a successful run at the York Theatre. Annie recently served as musical director for the Stars of Broadway Gala honoring Kelli O’Hara at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts where she was pleased to present material from Tess. For more information visit www.TessTheNewMusical.com

Jenna Pasqua is an internationally acclaimed singer who has appeared at venues including The Kennedy Center, The York Theatre, Westbury Music Fair (The Capital One Theater) and the Tilles Center. Jenna first burst onto the scene at age five, winning the prestigious Zecchino d’Oro vocal competition, a title she would hold in back to back years. Her vocal talents would be recognized by singer/songwriter Deborah Gibson and as a result, Jenna was offered the role of Young Cosette in the National Tour of Les Miserables. At age ten, Jenna appeared with Kenny Rogers for his Christmas Concert Tour and went on record with Broadway Kids notables Eden Riegel and Lacey Chabert.

Attending Long Island’s High School for the Performing Arts, Jenna continued her studies under noted Broadway and Film veteran Bert Michaels (Snowboy in the original 1961 West Side Story motion picture).  She pursued her vocal studies at the Julliard School and received a BFA in Acting from Montclair State University.

A collaborator on Tess since it’s early days, Jenna has performed the title role at the York Theatre, The Center for Contemporary Opera as well as highlights from the show at Don’t Tell Mama and on the PBS show Ticket. She was a guest performer at the Great Neck Arts Center Stars of Broadway Tribute to Kelli O’Hara at the Tilles Center, performing with Adam Kantor (Mark in the final Broadway cast of Rent).

Also an award winning composer, Jenna is working on a solo album that she plans to release later this year.

Jenna is a proud member of Actors' Equity