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Follow Your Dreams! An Inspiring Story

Wed August 12th, 2009 by Sarah Luebke

Stever Robbins, the Get-it-Done Guy on Quick and Dirty Tips, has an inspiring interview with Matt Doyle. Doyle, who will be playing Hugo Peabody in the upcoming revival of Bye Bye Birdie, former cast member of Spring Awakening for two years on Broadway and performer with the touring company (he played Melchior, the lead character), shares his experience on pursuing  and achieving his dreams in musical theater.

For YouTube videos of Doyle’s performances, click here.  Pass this along to your students, and fellow teachers, or anyone else you know who has a dream!

About the Author

Sarah Luebke

Nebraska native Sarah Luebke completed her MM in vocal performance at the University of Kentucky, and her BM in vocal performance at St. Olaf College. Recently she has been seen performing the female lead, Jane McDowell, in "The Stephen Foster Story" and the ensemble of "Big River" with Stephen Foster Productions. Other performances include the soprano soloist of Bach's St. John Passion, La Fee in Massenet's "Cendrillon" at the Intermezzo Opera Festival, Najade in "Ariadne auf Naxos" at the Brevard Music Festival, Monica in "The Medium", Rose Maybud in "Ruddigore", and Fiordiligi in "Cosi fan tutte". She currently resides with her husband in Florida, teaching a studio of 40 students and auditioning and performing locally.

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  1. Excellent post! It takes courage and conviction to follow your dreams. There may not be a "pay out" at the end. It's very scary as well sometimes but for those who do it ... the rewards are worth it!

    by Piano Lessons by QM — Wed Aug 12, 2009 @ 11:56 am

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