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September 24, 2022

From Rodgers & Hammerstein to Andrew Lloyd Webber to Stephen Sondheim to Lerner & Loewe. Broadway Showstoppers with the Hershey Symphony was conducted by Gregory Woodbridge, and was a one night only celebration of Broadway magic with Rebecca and Wicked's Jonathan Shew.

July 4, 2022

Rebecca fulfilled a childhood dream by singing with her hometown orchestra, the West Virginia Symphony. Conducted by Mélisse Brunet, Rebecca sang a variety of patriotic songs as well as an arrangement of "Country Roads" by composer and arranger Matt Jackfert. This was also the grand finale of the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta.

June 8-25, 2022

Rebecca reprised her role as Sister Berthe of Nonnberg Abbey in Maine State Music Theatre's season opening production of The Sound of Music. Directed & choreographed by Marc Robin, with music direction by Ben McNaboe, the same creative team as the Fulton Theatre's production.

May 6, 2022

Stage stars Jenny Lee Stern and Rebecca Robbins are thrilled to bring the music and story of country music icon Patsy Cline to the Walnut Street Theatre stage. The duo talks about their Philadelphia connections with Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle. 

April 12 - May 15, 2022

Always...Patsy Cline opened the spring mainstage season at the Walnut. This two person cast incudes Rebecca as Louise and Jenny Lee Stern as Patsy Cline.  The show was directed by Debi Marcucci with music direction by Chris Burcheri and features a 6 piece on-stage band with some of Philly's best players. Definitely "a song-filled valentine" ~ LA Times

February 22nd - March 27th, 2022

The hills were alive in the center of Lancaster, PA, with this amazing cast of The Sound of Music at the Fulton Theatre. The production was directed by Marc Robin with music direction by Ben McNaboe. Rebecca played Sister Berthe and will be reprising her role at Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick, ME, this summer.  

December 28, 2021

The Delaware County Times featured an article on Rebecca as Ursula in Disney's The Little Mermaid at Walnut Street Theatre. "It's my first villain and I couldn't be happier." The article, written by Ruth Rover, details her experience of learning how to sing and move in a 40 pound costume as well as learning how to paint on a face-full of purple makeup.

November 24, 2021

Walnut Street Theatre kicked off their holiday season with Disney's The Little Mermaid. After a 2 year hiatus due to the pandemic, Rebecca was finally able to return to live theatre playing Ursula, the Sea Witch. Directed by Glenn Casale with Choreography by John MacInnes, the production runs until January 2, 2022. Also starring Diana Huey as Ariel and Sean Thompson as Prince Eric.

June 18-26, 2021

Rebecca joined Derrick Cobey, Elyse Langley, Sean Thompson, Keith Baker and the BRT Concert Band to kick off Bristol Riverside Theatre's Summer Music Fest at the Bristol Township Amphitheatre. The best of Broadway, performed outside under the stars, was the perfect way to kick off the summer and welcome audiences back to live performances again! 

June 10-13, 2021

Hershey Symphony & Gretna Theatre teamed up to present a concert of all Rodgers & Hammerstein including songs from The Kind and I, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, and Oklahoma! to name a few. The four soloists included Jane Brockman, Randy Jeter, Jeff Coon, and Rebecca with Maestro Gregory Woodbridge conducting.

May 17, 2021

In 2003, composer Michael Ogborn sat at a piano in the Arden Theatre to write one last song for his new musical, Cafe Puttanesca. Sitting next to him was a young, wide eyed soprano who was singing the notes as he wrote them. It was on that day that the song, "Per Sempre" was born. Now, 18 years later, they finally made it into Cambridge Sound Studio (with Mike Parisi at the controls) in South Philly to record this stunning aria.

January 26, 2021

Rebecca joined Masterworks Chorus Music Director, Chris Shepard, along with Hamilton's Antuan Magic Raimone for a conversation about coming from small towns, getting started as artists in NYC, and becoming Broadway Swings. This 1 hour conversation is funny, honest, poignant, full of behind the scenes insights about the business, and more fun than you can shake a stick at. Get ready to laugh.