January 10, 2017College of Fine ArtsGraduate

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

By The Wichita Eagle

 
  • Wichita State grad Angela Parish is a featured sololist in the Foldren Golbe-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.

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's 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's 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's really rewarding for me to have made something that will last forever and something my parents get to see and experience.鈥�