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A powerful and luminous story of grief and coming-of-age and a beautiful tribute to the relationship between a father and daughter.Alexandra "Al" Silber seems to have everything: brilliance, beauty, and talent in spades. But when her beloved father dies after a decade-long battle with cancer when she is just a teenager, it feels like the end of everything. Lost in grief, Al and her mother hardly know where to begin with the rest of their lives.Into this grieving house burst Al's three friends from theatre camp, determined to help out as only drama students know how - and they're moving in for the duration. Over the course of that winter, the now five-strong household will do battle with everything Death can throw at them - meddling relatives, merciless bureaucracy, soul-sapping sadness, the endless Tupperware.
About the Author
Born in Los Angeles, California, Grammy-nominated artist Alexandra Silber grew up outside Detroit, Michigan.
She attended Interlochen Center for the Arts and continued her training at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, graduating with a degree in Acting. She graduated just days before her professional and West End debut as Laura Fairlie in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Woman in White at the age of 21.
Alexandra is a 2014 Grammy nominee for her portrayal of Maria in historic, first-ever concert presentation, accompanied by the first-ever full symphonic recording of West Side Story, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas with the San Francisco Symphony.
Broadway and New York acting credits include:
Sophie in Master Class (with Tyne Daly) , Sara Jane in the premiere of Arlington (Outer Critics Circle nomination) , and The Young Wife in Hello Again (Drama League Award nomination) .
London and West End acting credits include
Lilli Vanessi/Kate in Kiss Me, Kate for the BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall,
Julie Jordan in Carousel at The Savoy Theatre in London's West End. (Great Britain's TMA Award for Best Performance in a Musical) , Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, and The Woman in White (Laura Fairlie) .
Concerts include:
Amalia Balash in She Loves Me (The Orchestra of St. Luke's at Caramoor) , Song Of Norway (Collegiate Chorale and American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall) , 2015 BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall with The John Wilson Orchestra, David Del Tredici's World Premiere of "Dum Dee Tweedle" (Detroit Symphony Orchestra) , and "I Am Harvey Milk" (Disney Hall, Los Angeles) .
Film and Television:
The 57th Grammy Awards, Kiss Me, Kate; The Mysteries of Laura, 1408, and has also appeared as a Guest Star on all three branches of the Law & Order series (SVU, Criminal Intent and the original) .
Training:
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Alexandra recently completed a run on Broadway as Tzeitel in the revival of Fiddler of the Roof directed by Barlett Sher, starring 6-time Tony Nominee Danny Burstein as Tevye, followed immediately by creating the role of Countess Andreyni in Ken Ludwig's adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express at the McCarter Theater Center.
Alexandra is also an avid blogger, writer, and teacher, and when she is not working, enjoys quoting the film "What About Bob? ," and 'fan-girling' over Angela Lansbury -- but not necessarily in that order. She also has a fondness for crime drama, watermelon, and red shoes. She lives in New York with her famous cat, Tatiana.
After Anatevka is her first book.
