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Miranda's voice has been likened to Sarah McLachlan, Linda Ronstadt, and Eva Cassidy. She has been involved in theater and music all of her life. Her eclectic vocal style is influenced by many great musicians, not the least of whom was her mother, collector and singer-songwriter Daisy Nell. Other favorite musical influences include Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Joni Mitchell. She studied the flute and the voice in both classical and jazz styles, often putting them to use in her work in the theatre. After studying acting at Emerson College in Boston, Miranda began working in many theatres in the New England area. At Theatre in the Open (formerly The Children's Theater in Residence at Maudslay State Park), she found a home working on-stage acting, singing and offstage teaching and dabbling in all aspects of stagecraft. After a season performing on tour in Europe, Miranda continued her pursuit of music. At Loyola University, New Orleans' College of Music, she underwent an intense study of classical and operatic vocal training. While in New Orleans, she did manage to glean a few "bad habits" from the notorious local blues giants. Miranda has been seen acting and singing on stages from Boston to Brussels. Her early favorite shows include: soloist and chorus dancer in Boston's Christmas Revels as a teenager, The Serpent, at Emerson Stage; David Mamet's The Frog Prince, at Theatre in the Open and Legend of the Christmas Rose by Wendy Lement, at the Firehouse Center, both in Newburyport, MA. Her 1996 return to the New England area was marked by three consecutive seasons at Gloucester Stage Company, home theater to internationally celebrated playwright Israel Horovitz. At GSC she delighted audiences in Still Crazy: A Tribute to the Music of Paul Simon, Tapestry: A Celebration of the Music of Carole King, and Fascinating Rhythm, George and Ira Gershwin. Miranda also impressed audiences and critics in her leading roles at New Hampshire's Seacoast Repertory Theater in Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, and My Fair Lady. The summer of 2002 hailed her return to Gloucester Stage in Berlin to Broadway, A Musical Voyage with Kurt Weill. Currently, Miranda is thrilled to announce the release of her debut album: All the Pretty Little Horses, a Lullaby Collection. She makes her
home on Boston's North Shore with her husband and their two young
children. Miranda Russell has vast experience performing at wedding ceremonies, memorial services, benefit concerts, galas, and other special events. Contact us to find out about availability in the New England area. |