Ms. Moran is blessed to be musically surrounded with some of Chicago's top rock and Jazz musicians on the scene today. She is perfect for your wedding, cocktail hour, private and/or corporate event. She is equally at home in any size venue. Born and raised in Illinois, Ms. Moran has been performing for most of her life. She studied voice as a child at New Trier High School and Northwestern University in Illinois. As an adult, she studied opera at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pennsylvania, and the University of Colorado. She eventually returned to Chicago to earn a BA in theater from Columbia College. Over the past several years, Ms. Moran has divided her time between her two loves: acting and singing. As an actor, Ms. Moran has worked with numerous theater companies in Chicago, but most extensively with the Factory Theater, a storefront community theater company in their eleventh season with over 100 all original productions under their belts. She is also a Second City alumna skilled in improvisational theater. As a singer, Ms. Moran has performed in many settings: nightclubs, weddings, private and corporate functions, and most notably, on Navy Pier's two premiere dinner cruise ships, Mystic Blue and The Odyssey. Some venues she has appeared at include: San Francisco's Empire Plush Room, Drury Lane Water Tower, Katerinas, Grant Park, Andys Jazz, Park West, The Acorn Theater in Michigans Three Oaks, Café Luciano, The Field Museum, The Stonefire Restaurant, Tivoli, Tuscany-Wheeling, Websters Wine Bar, Magnum's Steakhouse, Davenports, Gold Star Sardine Bar, Martyr's, and Joy Blue. She just recently ended a 12-month engagement at Chicago Old Towns wonderful Bistrot Margot and can be seen frequently performing at Katerinas on Irving Park. She was also recently a regular performer at Tivoli Ristorante in West Chicago and frequently performs for the city of Chicagos Cultural Affairs department. She currently resides and performs all over Lake County with her duo partner, guitarist Steve Gritman. She also plays locally with many talented musicians , some including Dan Patten, Gina Gonzalez, Mike Ryan, Pat Ryan and Mike Novello. Jazz standard tramp. Also, singer of pretty much everything else you can get your hands on........