January 10, 2017

From Newton to 'La La Land,' Kansas singer achieving big-screen dreams

黑洞社区 News Services

 
  • Wichita State grad Angela Parrish is a featured soloist in the Golden Globe-winning musical "La La Land."
  • You can hear her sing in the movie's opening track, "Another Day of Sun."
  • This is the 30-year-old's first major gig.

Wichita State grad Angel Parrish was featured in the Dec. 13, issue of for her performance in the acclaimed movie, "La La Land."

You can call it luck. You can call it having the right connections.

You can also call it a talented musician getting her first big break.

It鈥檚 all pretty surreal for Angela Parrish right now.

The 30-year-old Newton native and Wichita State grad landed her first major gig as a featured vocalist in the widely heralded film 鈥淟a La Land,鈥� set to open in Wichita soon.

Parrish鈥檚 is the first voice heard in the movie 鈥� as a soloist in the opening song, 鈥淎nother Day of Sun.鈥�

鈥淚t feels very fulfilling after a long time of working hard and trying to pursue my dream,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really rewarding for me to have made something that will last forever and something my parents get to see and experience.鈥�

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