Barbara came from a musical family rooted in Connecticut, where she sang and performed in high school musicals shows and the school chorus. She worked in sales, marketing and finance from coast to coast in aerospace, homebuilding, industrial development as well as human resources. When she moved to the Villages in 2015,
she joined the Off Broadway Players.

She has performed in many of their productions and wrote and directed one of their shows. In addition, she performed in MIMO and The Village Theater production of Sweet Charity.

She was one half of the successful duet known as “Fine Tuned” and was proud to have performed with her partner Charlie for 5 years here in the Villages. After his death, Barbara teamed up with Rich Lanna to form The Rich Tones which is still performing in our community.