Biography:

Sam grew up in Fairmount, Indiana. While studying Theatre at Butler University in Indianapolis, he began his musical career with voice lessons bt the renowned American tenor Steven Stolen. At this time he appeared in many opearas, amongst them La Cenerentola, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and in Aaron Copeland's The Tenderland. His musical reperoire includes Oklahoma!, Brigadoon, Street Scene, Godspell, Beaty and the Beat, and Forever Plaid. He can also be heard on several recordings for the Hal Leonard Publishing Company.