I had the fortune of taking in a local production of “Annie” at the Richmond Hill Centre for Performing Arts. (http://steppinout.ca/)   Annie was played by Teresa Tucci.

Her performance was excellent but I had a feeling that the acoustics were not working in her favour.  I had a feeling there was more breadth to her singing acumen and indeed, a short google search yielded this gem:

Here the 16 year old performer singing Jerome Kern’s (lyrics: Hammerstein) inspiring ballad “Why Was I Born?” from “Sweet Adeline”:

It was a true pleasure taking in her performance and I personally wish her the best and will watch her progress with interest.