[3] Rice was born in Okinawa, Japan, while her father was serving in the U.S. Air Force there.

Rice acted in some amateur productions and attended college for one year before she moved to New York at age 18.

[4] Although Rice initially sought to use her ballet training to perform in classical dance, one of her early roles was that of Luisa in The Fantasticks.

She was a part of The Mabel Mercer Foundation’s Cabaret Convention several times, including their Sondheim Evening.

[1] > In 2019, Sarah, together with fellow Broadway stars Carole Demas and Hal Robinson, created THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE, a celebration of Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, with whom they had all worked on numerous shows over many decades, including THE FANTASTICKS.