Sunrize Highway, "a loving satire of the great divas of contemporary musical theater", is the creation of Joseph Ritsch. Ritsch, a graduate of The University of Maine School of Performing Arts and the Playwrights Horizons Gradute Conservatory, has worked professionally as an actor, dancer, and singer in NYC, across the US and in Europe.

Sunrize's musical extravaganzas feature all live singing of unique renditions from Broadway and beyond, interspersed with Ms. Highway's whimsical reflections, winsome musings, sage advice, cautionary tales and insightful showbiz stories.

Sunrize has headlined in NYC, LA, Provincetown and Puerto Varllarta, Mexico, as well as numerous other venues across the country and in Canada. Her productions have had critical acclaim from NY Newsday, Time Out NY, HX Magazine to name a few, and most recently, SUNRIZE: The 7-Foot, Redheaded Musical Comedy Hit was chosen as a "Best Bet" for the National Gay & Lesbian Theater Festival by the Columbus Dispatch.

Sunrize has also been a staple of the New York club scene for several years. She has performed in such establishments as Splash Bar, View Bar, The Monster, Therapy, OW Bar, Barracuda, Twirl, The Slide, Heaven, XL, Plaid, Flamingo East, and Posh to name a few. She has also been a celebrity presenter at both the HX Awards and The Glammy Awards, as well as performing at the Gay Life Expo. Ms. Highway also performed for three "sold out" years as the headliner for the Martha Jefferson Cruise Line, in Port Jefferson NY.