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New semi-finalist fills Soldier’s boots for Operation Rising Star 091110
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PHOTO CAPTION: (From left) Alexis Labarrete, dependent from Ft. Lewis, Wash., Lisa Pratt, an Army wife at Ft. Carson, Colo. and Sam Tang, a military spouse of Ft. Irwin, Cali. began singing their first song of the day after breathing exercises guided by Joey Beebe. (Photo by Rob McIlvaine, FMWRC Public Affairs)
New semi-finalist fills Soldier’s boots for Operation Rising Star 091110
By Rob McIlvaine
FMWRC Public Affairs
FORT BELVOIR, Va. – The show must go on. For the Soldiers who audition for a spot on one of Army Entertainment Division’s productions, such as the Soldier Show or the upcoming competition Operation Rising Star, sometimes their desire to hear the roar of the crowd can get drowned out by their mission.
Army Spc. Erin Sataloff of Wiesbaden, Germany, who sang “At Last” during her local finals and was selected as a semi-finalist, had to give up her slot in the live competition. Scheduled training couldn’t be postponed, and the mission comes first.
The only logical replacement for Sataloff, according to the judges, was 18-year-old Alexis Labarrete, an Army dependent from Ft. Lewis, Wash., who belted out “Listen” from the film “Dreamgirls” without musical accompaniment. “With all my years of experience, I know Alexis has what it takes to make it through this competition and do really well,” Tim Higdon, Army Entertainment Division program manager, said.
Alexis came in first place at Fort Lewis but was pretty sure she wouldn’t win at the semi-finalist completion when judges came together to view the video tapes from which 12 were picked.
“I was really surprised, but I couldn’t even talk when Tim Higdon called so my mom had to talk to him,” Alexis said. She had a mouthful of braces that had just been applied the day before.
“I got the braces out the next day and will have to get them put back in when I leave here in two weeks,” she said.
1st Lt. Sarah Payeur of Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo almost didn’t make it to the competition, either.
The liaison officer for her unit, the 1-207 Aviation Assault Helicopter Battalion, Payeur, with the Alaska Army National Guard, had been deployed for 12 months from Ft. Richardson, Alaska and had spent the last nine months in Kosovo. She sang “Life is a Cabaret” during the competition that began in August and ended in September.
“We were scheduled to head back home for demobilization when Renee Favors, the Kosovo MWR Director told me to go to this website. I went there and screamed,” Payeur laughed. “I was pretty excited. I couldn’t stop jumping up and down, but we weren’t really sure I could attend,” she remembered.
Her brigade was extremely supportive, though, and her replacement had already reported and been trained, so they let her go for the two weeks of the competition. When she returns to Alaska, she’ll complete her demobilization.
“I can hardly wait to get home to see my three children,” but I’m really excited – I don’t think I can say that enough – to be here in the competition, knowing I was close to not coming,” Payeur said.
“Every performer is a Soldier first,” Higdon said. “This is an MWR program for Soldiers to compete to entertain other Soldiers— but sometimes there mission must come first. We’re extremely happy to have Alexis Labarrete here and know that Spc. Erin Sataloff will be back next year. Soldiers don’t give up that easily.”
The twelve semi-finalists reported for duty at Fort Belvoir Saturday, Nov. 7, and began rehearsals with voice coach Joey Beebe on Monday morning. After giving them a tour of the stage, which had already been set up, Joey began giving instructions.
“When you wake up in the morning, don’t talk too much. If you have to, use Facebook to communicate. It’s ok to be a diva and tell everyone your voice coach instructed you not to talk,” Beebe said to loud laughter, which he quickly suppressed with a “shhhhhhh.”
The dozen semifinalists will be reduced to six on Nov. 14 at Wallace Theater, where they will be accompanied by the U.S. Army Band on a stage built by members of Army Entertainment Division. That show will be broadcast Nov. 15 on the Pentagon Channel.
The six finalists will be announced during the Nov. 16 live show at Wallace, which will be broadcast Nov. 17. On Nov. 18, three competitors will be eliminated (that show will be broadcast Nov. 19) and the winner will be revealed live at Wallace on Nov. 20.
The finale will be broadcast on the Pentagon Channel Nov. 21.
The public is invited to join the studio audience at Fort Belvoir. General-admission seating is free, and reserved VIP seating is available. Visit www.oprisingstar.com for show times, voting policies, and details about VIP tickets.
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