We Are With You

 

 

As we mourn the lives of the children and adults who passed in the sensely shooting in Connecticut we send uplifting prayer to their families, classmates, and the law enforcement and public officials as they attempt to collect evidence to explain this horrible crime.

We are with you! We love you! We send you light! God Bless You!

Saycon Sengbloh: Young and Powerful for Obama Award Recipient

Photo by: MontanaUSA used by permission
 

You guys I'm thrilled to announce I'm being awarded the Young and Powerful for Obama Award this coming Thursday October 25th! I will have a chance to celebrate in Atlanta with family and friends, a personal treat and sort of a birthday present as well. My birthday month, October, always sort of brings about some type of transition for me, either easy or hard yet transition that's definitely necessary. Just trying to work harder and be more motivated at my craft is more of a challenge in some ways and easier in others as the years go by! I hope to continue to make Atlanta proud!
Love,
Saycon

Saycon In-Store Event @ Hue-man Bookstore in Harlem

Hi folks,

Continuing the holiday fever! and Christmas spirit! I'll be doing my first "Warrior"in-store event at Hueman bookstore! This will include musical performance, CD, Poster/Calendar signing with purchase and a great Question & Answer! A chance to ask all the things you ever wanted to know about, music, and theater. Families are welcome! We're excited to announce with a single purchase of a Saycon CD or Poster you will be entered to win 2 free tickets to see Katori Hall's newest play HURT VILLAGE! Katori's current play MOUTAINTOP is currently starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett on Broadway!  I can't wait to see you there!


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Saycon & Marty Thomas have fun in NYC!

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Its been so much fun linking with my old "Wicked" buddy Marty Thomas! As many of you know I was in Wicked for 4 years and Marty was one of the coolest people in the cast! We've stayed in touch all these years. I even recorded my initial idea for the upcoming single "Warrior" at his home studio. He's been super, always supportive and hooking me up with the most fun gigs singing at various clubs and dinners, introducing me great people. He is the host of "Marty Thomas presents Diva at Industry" a popular gay spot in midtown Manhattan. I tried his Diva Gaga shades for kicks!!! I've had a ball singing there, testing out my new singles and serving up a little Color Purple for the nostalgia, honey! Hair alumnus Anthony Hollock was there and my friend Asantewaa and I had a ball hanging out backstage and enjoying other people's voices, costumes, and antics!

Saycon, Zonya, & Parker live with Ulysses Owens! Friday August 26th

Click this link for the new interview!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY78FG1xPmc&feature=youtu.be

SAYCON LIVE AT Soul Sensations @ the Triad NYC! Along with Parker Brown, and Zonya Love and Ulysses Owens! Bring a friend and tell a friend! I'll be performing new music, including my new song Warrior and some favorites too!Its gonna be a sexy night!
Friday, August 26 at 9:30pm - August 27 at 12:30am $20 @ the door! SEE YA THERE!
Location The Triad (NYC)
158 W 72nd St/ Between Amsterdam and Columbus/ 2nd floor
New York, NY

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http://youtu.be/XY78FG1xPmc

SAYCON at Soul Sensations: the TRIAD August 26th!

photo by Phillis Kwentoh



photo by Phillis Kwentoh

SAYCON LIVE AT Soul Sensations @ the Triad NYC! Along with Parker Brown, and Zonya Love and Ulysses Owens! Bring a friend and tell a friend! I'll be performing new music, including my new song Warrior and some favorites too!Its gonna be a sexy night!
Friday, August 26 at 9:30pm - August 27 at 12:30am $20 @ the door! SEE YA THERE!
Location The Triad (NYC)
158 W 72nd St/ Between Amsterdam and Columbus/ 2nd floor
New York, NY

Please take a moment to add the SAYCON Facebook Band page if you'd like to stay up to date with shows, and new music!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Saycon/39335319086

My trip to Lagos, Nigeria!

*special thanks to friends from the cast of Fela who provided lots of photos!

Liberian love, Liberian Pride!

Performing at the Macdella Cooper Foundation L'Africana was amazing! I pray to use myself to help build my father's country, Liberia, to be one of the greatest in the world.
*this post is dedicated to my nephew Aldrey Anderson!

Saycon performs at Beads on Broadway for Tulane!

A star-studded cast of singers on a star-studded night! Saycon Sengbloh along with members of the Broadway Boys (including Marty Thomas), Tituss Burgeus, Orfeh, Gavin Creel performed beautifully to celebrate Mardi Gras style with Tulane University alumni! It was great fun!

Saycon and Janet's #1's concert!

Some fun Pics from the Janet concert a while back with Danny!It was a fun night and Iran into lots of old friends!
I'm playing catch up on some blogs and things that happened the past few months! Excited to present a memories from the Fela Broadway trip to Lago Nigeria! But in the meantime! I love Janet Jackson!
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Watch the Grammy Awards Tonight: Fela! Album is nominated!

Copy/paste the link right below to purchase "Upside Down" or other songs from the Fela! soundtrack on Itunes!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fela-original-broadway-cast/id374267023

Fela! is nominated for Best Musical Album! It took a while to find our section on the Grammy Website but hey all the way down I found section 80! Not sure if our category is televised but I plan to enjoy the show either way!I'm thrilled!

80. Best Musical Show Album

American Idiot
(Featuring Green Day)Billie Joe Armstrong, producer (Green Day, composers; Billie Joe Armstrong,
lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper & Others)
[Reprise].

Fela!
Robert Sher, producer (Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, composer; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti,
lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Sahr Ngaujah, Lillias White, Saycon Sengbloh & Others)
[Knitting Factory].

A Little Night Music
Tommy Krasker, producer (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen Sondheim, lyricist)
(2009 Broadway Revival Cast With Catherine Zeta-Jones, Angela Lansbury & Others)
[Nonesuch - PS Classics].

Promises, Promises
David Caddick & David Lai, producers (Burt Bacharach, composer; Hal David,
lyricist) (New Broadway Cast With Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth & Others)
[Masterworks Broadway].

Sondheim On Sondheim
Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer; Stephen
Sondheim, lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast With Barbara Cook , Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat & Others)
[PS Classics].

Click below to visit the official Grammy Site!
http://www.grammy.com/

Fela and the Tony Awards!

The Fela! Broadway experience found me in some of the most exciting situations, one of my favorites being the Tony Awards! We were nominated for 11 Tony awards! My mentor Freddie Hendricks, and my friends David Kote and Shilla Benning all found their way to NYC for the ceremony! I received well wishes from everyone and took lots of pictures in my dress by designer Edwing D'eangelo! Both my beau, Danny and I were dressed up and had a wonderful time!

SAYCON in VIBE magazine!

Hi Everyone,

Its been a while and I have alot of catching up to do! During the last few months so much has happened and I have yet to blog about any of it! I've collected sooo many photos and little stories to tell about what's happening in my life and I look forward to getting it all blogged out! One of the most exciting things is that I'm currently featured in Vibe magazine (twice)! They did a great article and pictorial on Fela! on Broadway and there's also a fun article about the new Minx nail trend that features my hands. Special shout out to Edwing D'angelo for dresses, Mackenzie for styling, and Korto Momolu for the jewelry I wore during the video interview! If you haven't seen the magazine it's the Juice issue with 2 covers, one featuring Eminem and Dr. Dre and the other featuring Diddy, Janelle Monae and Rick Ross! Blessings to all!

Hugs and Kisses,

Saycon

Saycon is "Accidental" Cover girl of New York Times best seller!

So after many rumors and questions and "big foot sightings" the search is over! One of my friends has found proof that I was indeed on the cover of a book! Ha ha, apparently a stock footage shot of me modeling as a business woman a while back has wound up on the cover of the 2009 edition of Connie Bricoe's New York Time's best seller "Big Girls Don't Cry", a novel. I always wanted to be on a romance cover in a big fluffy dress, well soon come the fluffy dress, but for now check me out on the cover of Big Girls Don't Cry"! Now if only I could be like the character on the book!

Saycon @ Joe's Pub Sunday August 30th 9:30PM

SAYCON
ROCKS
JOE'S PUB!
Featuring soul rock band
Kojo Modibo Sun!

Sunday August 30th at 9:30pm
425 LAFAYETTE STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10003
$15 cover
Joe's Pub serves food & drink.

SAYCON





Sunday August 30th at 9:30pm

425 LAFAYETTE STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10003
$15 cover
Call 212-967-7555 for tickets.
Call 212-539-8778 for table reservations
or click the link at the bottom of this email

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INFO@JOESPUB.COM

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Happy Birthday Mom love Saycon & Conan O'Brien!

What a week its been! Its my Mom's birthday week and I'm wishing her a Happy Happy birthday traveling from New York to Los Angeles and back to New York in the blink of an eye! My self and my castmates from HAIR on Broadway had a great chance to perform on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien... after much deliberation we boarded a private jet and flew to LA for the show! Its been exhausting the last few days but I've learned so much about myself during this time! I'm thankful for the experience!

Copy & Paste the link below to watch the performance on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCAJVuSUCEw

Saycon performs on Tony Awards: Hair wins Best Musical Revival!!!

Hi guys,
It's a busy season but I must let everyone know that on the Tony Awards the cast of Hair won Best Musical Revival!!! That was an excited day and I've gotten so much love from friends family and fans! I couldnt be more excited! Even food poisoning couldn't keep me off that stage!

Below are pics from the after party that evening, I hit the photo line and headed home for much needed rest! Love! Love! Love!

Opening Night of Hair on Broadway!

Here we go! After weeks of hard work and lots of dedication Hair makes its 2009 Broadway revival official! Opening night and every night, Hair will be at the Hirschfeld theatre located at 302 W. 45th Street in New York City! This is exciting news as many fans of Saycon Sengbloh from Rent, the Color Purple, Aida, and Wicked have been asking:" what's new and where can I see Saycon perform?" Now that the show will be opened the schedule will be ripe for other concerts and live performances here in New York City. Stay tuned for the opportunity to see Saycon live in a club venue as she performs songs from the music release Southern Pin-Up, her own special brand soul, jazz, and hip hop. Many thanks to all my Mom and brother, family, supporters and love to all my friends! God bless you!

Visit http://www.hairbroadway.com/


Go online to purchase tickets to see Saycon Sengbloh live in Hair.

Saycon filmed "Prince of Motorcity"

As I reviewed my pics from the summer of love (HAIR), I came across some shots taken while in Detroit. For a couple of days I left "Hair" rehearsal at the Public theatre (with permission of course) to film the pilot, "Prince of Motor city." Described online by the Futon Critic as:"A drama pilot about a Gothic family soap inspired by "Hamlet" that centers on Billy Hamilton (Warren Christie), a young Harvard philosophy professor forced to return to Detroit to take over the family's auto company after his father's death." It starred Daniel Zacapa, Aidan Quinn and Rutger Hauer, "Friday Night Lights'" Benny Ciaramello. My scenes were with Benny (pictured above), the DP (director of photography) John S. Bartley sat with me during lunch for a chat, he actually worked on a New Zealand or Australian production of Hair ages ago! In "Prince of Motor city" I played "Roz", a fun and flirty girl who works in the Hamilton Motor's factory.
The show was cool because they took real cars and tricked them out to perfection to create a realistic new brand of car from the show's car brand "Hamilton Motors". I wish ABC would pick it up already! But there will certainly be more shows in the future!

Halloween was fun. . .Canvassing for Obama is better!

Halloween was fun but voting will be even better!
Hello people after 3 weeks away, I'm getting back into the mix of writing this blog, "Saycon Talks". Oh so much has happened between now and the last time I wrote. I hope everyone had a great time on Halloween, I celebrated several times. First at a charity event at B.B. Kings NY I dressed as a little devil, I even met Captain Crunch and Chewbacca from Star Wars. The next day I met with my friend Maia to to take her kids trick or treating, I'm away from my nieces and nephews and so it was fun to do that with her, this time I had a more tame leopard ears and tail! Later I met my good friend Justin for a party for some "Gossip Girl" stars. After seeing him as "Angel" in the Broadway cast of Rent Justin had a full beard and military garb dressed as revolutionary Che Guevara! At this event party goers went all out! My favorites were "Brad & Angelina" complete with babies attached to their suit and dress lapels. And I also loved "Elliot" dressed in a red hooded sweatshirt who came to the party on a bike with E.T. and Reeses Pieces in a basket attached at the front! So Authentic!!!!

I got up the next morning to join friend and poet/writer Aquaila S. Barnes and do my part to help the Obama campaign to victory in Pennsylvania! We got a rental car and with a bag of chips and Mapquest directions on hand, we set out on our journey! Like many people I didn't know that my voice would count but I found that the people of Southwest Philly were happy to have the encouragement of individuals like our selves knocking on their doors. "Southwest Philly for Obama" was so organized, and full of vigor, I can't help but think back to the days of the civil rights movement and the level of organization it takes to reach people and get them involved.
The feeling at the grassroots level was amazing, a video of Michelle Obama streamed over the loudspeaker and lots of information was available to help. We walked on foot as we canvassed the neighhborhood making sure no voter would be disenfranchised, providing information about rides and locations to their polling location and instructions for the voting machines in the booth. I'll never forget meeting a super skeptical man and a newly registerd young man living right next to each other--talking with them was really deep! I look forward to Tuesday November 4th, the day that I get to cast my vote!!! Go OBAMA!!!

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