Bio

Ever since Marcie Boyd wrote her first song at age five, she has been irreverent and irrepressible, taking aim at hallowed institutions and human foibles.

Growing up in Michigan and California, Marcie studied piano and flute, and learned to play guitar when she went to college. As a music (and German) major, she studied classical vocal technique, and her own disctinctive singing style began to blossom as she performed at coffeehouses and political rallies. Coming of age in the late 60's and early 70's, Marcie found her natural audience among supporters of the antiwar and women's movements.

After a year in Germany, Marcie taught high school foreign languages. While working toward her Master's degree in German at Middlebury College, she began performing in musical theatre and developed a passion for satirical cabaret - a passion she indulges to this day.

Moving to New York City in 1978, she teamed up with Janet Stecher and Susan Lewis to form the Belles of Hoboken, a zany a cappella trio reminiscent of the Roches. They recorded frequently on the Fast Folk Musical Magazine. Marcie focused on a solo career after Janet and Susan moved to Seattle in 1983 (where they formed Rebel Voices). In 1985 Marcie moved to Boston where she continued as a solo performer: writing, touring, and getting more involved in theatre... musical and otherwise.

In 1991 Marcie moved to Ithaca, New York, where she wrote, produced and performed her one-woman show "Turning 40" featuring her now classic song "Woman In Her Prime." She returned to teaching in 1992 and then pursued a Master's in Music Education at Ithaca College, where she performed in numerous ensembles and productions. While in Ithaca, Marcie also taught music, French, German, and English as a Second Language. In addition, she directed several choirs, sang in numerous venues, and performed in an African dance troupe.

Marcie was instrumental in creating EcoVillage at Ithaca, her home for six years. Her commitment to social justice and planetary survival brings her to the stage again and again on behalf of women's rights, peace and disarmament, human rights, and the environment. She toured Nicaragua in 1985 with a group of U.S. performing artists, and has made two trips to Senegal in connection with the international Ecocities and Ecovillages movement. While there, she performed on national radio with renowned percussionist Pape Mbaye and appeared in numerous community concerts, even becoming a member of a Senegalese dance troupe! In 2000, prominent Malian singer Fantani Touré recorded Marcie's song "N'Farikolo" ("My Body") as part of the "Stop Excision!" project.

A songwriter and performer since childhood, Marcie always longed to create big theatrical events. Finally, last year, she took a huge leap toward making that dream come true. She is now a full-time student in the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU. The only program of its kind, it provides rigorous hands-on training resulting in many Broadway successes, including "Wicked" and the "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee". Marcie is about to embark on her thesis project, a 90-minute musical which she hopes will be a smash hit!