Tara Macri is gearing up for the release of the music video for her new single “Waking Up In California,” and Celeb Secrets has your first look at the dreamy new visual before it hits airwaves today (November 9).

Stopping at all of the most iconic places in Los Angeles during a scenic drive, the clip gives the viewer a real-life perspective on a dreamer’s star-crossed coast to coast love affair that mirror’s Macri’s professional journey. Driving a 1966 Red Mustang, the budding songstress teamed up with director Bill Moldt and called the entire process “magical.”

Produced by Garen Gueyikian and mixed by multiple Grammy Award winner Chris Lorde-Alge, the song is a perfect depiction of Tara’s journey and real-life successes on the Broadway stage as well as her music and film powered roles in LA. With a quick tempo and brisk verses, the escapist track speeds through life’s highs and lows in a quintessential California top-down convertible reminding us that each day brings a new chance of opportunity.

“This song fuels me in the fact that win or lose, we need to roll the top down on our doubts, put a little caution to the wind and go for our dreams,” she shares.

For those who aren’t familiar with Tara, the multi-faceted entertainer has an impressive artistic performance background strengthened by her lifelong passion for the arts that led her to land pivotal roles on Broadway in productions like Hairspray, Jersey Boys, and one of the latest movie-turned-musicals to hit the Broadway stage, The First Wives Club.)

Outside of the theater, Tara is the voice of Young Tigress in the Kung Fu Panda prequel, Secrets of the Scroll, which also featured Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogan, and Lucy Liu. Most recently, Tara received praise for her awarding winning performance in Patrick Liscomb’s acclaimed film Outcry.  

More recently, Macri erupted into the pop music stratosphere with the release of her 2015 hit
single “Prettiest Girl in the Room” which broke Billboard’s Top 80 chart and received extensive airplay on US terrestrial and Sirius XM radio. “Waking Up In California” follows Tara’s most recent single/video for “Excuses,” inspiring listeners to know their worth and speak their truth.

Check out the full music video below and let us know if you love Tara’s music by either leaving a reaction at the bottom of the post or by sending us a tweet at @celebsecrets.

You can connect with Tara by giving her a follow on Instagram at @taramacri.

What's Your Reaction?

ncG1vNJzZmiblaGyo7%2FEnKmerKNjsLC5jq2Yq5ldoq6kvshmq5qjlah6onnSrZirZZOnvLS%2FxJ1knaqZq7JuwMerpq6fmGK5sL%2BMmqWgnZyawG61zWakrquZmHq3tcOepmavkaC2r7OMrqdmoZ5isKK4yJ%2Bmq6aZlnqxvsSmoJ6qlWQ%3D