Richard Skipper Celebrates

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This is your Skipper asking you to come on board! Mayflower Day commemorates the day the ship set sail from Plymouth, England in 1620. On September 16 of 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England with 102 souls on board. These colonists- men, women, children, some seeking fortune, some seeking religious freedom – were later known as pilgrims. My Pilgrims today include Maria Gentile, Sudi ( RIck) Karatas, and Artemisia LeFay Artemisia LeFay is a dark cabaret performer, bellydancer, actress, classical mezzo soprano, pianist, and songwriter based in NYC. She specializes in the performance of vintage European cabaret and vaudeville, particularly the sonic rarities of 1920s Paris and Berlin. She is best known for her show "Ghosts of Weimar Past", a madcap, historically inspired "cabaret-sical", and will be performing her brand-new show "Phantoms of the Cabaret" several times this Autumn to usher in "spooky season" in the cabaret community. GHOSTS OF WEIMAR PAST: A love letter to those subversive artists and martyrs of the kabarett scene of Weimar Berlin. Performed by actor-musicians to fully immerse the audience in their musical time travel, it is the Ghosts' cry of warning not to let history repeat itself. Full of pathos and humor, GoWP features rare and painstakingly collected tunes by Spoliansky, Weill, Hollaender, and Jary. PHANTOMS OF THE CABARET: Continuing with Artemisia's penchant (dare we say obsession?) with the Other Side, she continues to conjure up spirits in a melange of vintage hot jazz, European cabaret, American neo-rag, and original dark cabaret pieces. www.sudirick.com www.facebook.com/rick.karatas www.youtube.com/user/sudirick www.instagram.com/sudirick/

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JUDITH “JUDY” BLAZER began her career in opera, oratorio, and recital in New York City and throughout Italy. She moved into Broadway theater with leading roles in Me and My Girl (Sally), A Change in the Heir (Prince Conrad), Titanic (Lady Caroline), Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds from Broadway (Cindy), LoveMusik (Brecht’s mistress) featuring the music of Kurt Weill, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Miss Shingle). Off-Broadway, she has appeared in Candide (the Old Lady) and Sweeney Todd (the Beggar Woman) with New York City Opera, The House of Bernarda Alba (Magdalena) and Hello Again (The Nurse, Drama Desk nomination) for Lincoln Center Theater, and Richard Greenberg’s Hurrah at Last (Gia) at the Roundabout Theater. She also performed a solo work for Primary Stage’s Inner Voices series, Whida Peru: Resurrection Tangle. A few regional theater credits include: Long Wharf Theater (Maria in Twelfth Night), McCarter Theater (title role in The Night Governess), Paper Mill Playhouse (Eliza in My Fair Lady, Maria Merelli in Lend Me a Tenor and most recently the sequel, A Comedy of Tenors). Judy sang at the Met as a soloist in Twyla Tharp’s Everlast with the American Ballet Theater and played Bessie Thomashefsky in Michael Tilson Thomas’s touring concert documentary The Thomashefskys (on PBS’ Great Performances in 2012). Other TV credits include Leonard Bernstein’s New York, and In Performance at the White House on PBS; regular appearances on As the World Turns (Ariel), The Guiding Light (Marissa), and two episodes of Law and Order. Judy is heard on over twenty recordings.

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Darcy Donavan is an American born actress and recording artist with a German, Italian and Brazilian ancestry. Born in Miami, Florida and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Darcy began her career in the entertainment industry as a child actor and starred in a number of national television commercials at a very young age. Darcy started performing in children's hospitals and raising money for charities in her hometown. She later competed in talent and beauty competitions, winning the title of Ms. Nashville, Tennessee. Darcy has appeared in roles for hit movies and television shows including, "Anchorman", "Modern Family", "Parks and Recreation", "Secret Agent Dingledorf", "Bones", "Six Feet Under", "Entourage", "Cult", "All My Children", "My Name is Earl", "Las Vegas" and "Nip/Tuck", to name a few. With her extensive knowledge in the business, Darcy is now producing her own projects in addition to her acting. Her work in film and television are only a few of Darcy's passions. As a platinum selling recording artist, Darcy's release of her first album had catapulted her singing career and enabled her to tour with well-known artists across the nation. Gaining worldwide recognition with a number of tracks off of her second album, "Distraction," Darcy’s songs became number one ringtone downloads across North America. Darcy’s most recent single, "It's My Life," charted in the top 100 Dance Billboard Charts in four countries and she is currently working on a new album.  https://www.darcydonavan.com

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Versatile singer/actor Damon Evans is a native of Baltimore, MD. He is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy and Brooklyn College where he majored in Africana Studies. He has had an active career on Broadway, Television, and Classical Music. Most American audiences are familiar with his work as an actor on the popular tv sitcom The Jeffersons. He also portrayed Alex Hailey in the mini-series Roots: The Next Generation which is still considered one of the ten most watched mini-series in television history. Prior to his television work he appeared on Broadway in such shows as The Me Nobody Knows, Via Galactica, Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope, and Lost in the Stars. On stage he has toured with Pearl Bailey in Hello Dolly and became the first African-American actor/singer to portray the role of Jesus Christ in the authorized production of Jesus Christ Superstar. He has also appeared on the London stage in Carmen Jones for which he was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He was also active in the Classical Music and has appeared at the New York City Opera, the Tulsa Opera, The Cincinnati Opera, the Virginia Opera, the Canadian Opera Company, the Royal Opera in London, and the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam. He has appeared as soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the Boston Pops and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra amongst others. He has also recorded for EMI Records, Chandos Records, and Dorian Records. He’s taught Voice and Musical Theater at Marymount Manhattan College and currently resides in Queens, NY with his husband and two dogs Princeton and Seewee.

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Stacia Fernandez is an Actor, writer, producer based in NYC. Latest jobs - Drowsy Chaperone at Music Theatre wichita Summer 2022. Native Gardens at Ivoryton Playhouse 2022. Soon to be Frau Schmidt in Sound of Music At Papermill. Pre- Pandemic- Off Broadway as Hilda in Einstein’s Dreams. She has also appeared on Broadway in MAMMA MIA, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE where she performed the Tony Award Winning Role, SWING where she got to live out a lifelong dream of singing swing music on Broadway, TOM SAWYER, THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. She has toured the country in several National tours (Evita, Beauty and the Beast and Jerome Robbins Broadway among them) and appears across the country in Regional Theatre Papermill Playhouse as Mrs Potts in Beauty and the Beast and at Westchester Bway as Reno Sweeney. Among her favorite roles are Diana in next to Normal, Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Mrs. Anna in the King and I, and Grizabella in CATS. She also has done vocal work on several films including Enchanted, Shaggy Dogg, Captain America and Frozen 2. StaciaFernandez.com Stacia is a founding member and partner of Streamingmusicals.com, who has produced 8 films, including the Telly Award Winning Estella Scrooge and most recently a horror movie, yet to be released, called IN THE SHADOWS, starring Keith David and Bruce Davison and in post production for 1660Vine (1660vine.com) Writer of THE LOOP and SMALLTOWNE CHRISTMAS https://www.smalltowne.com/

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The theme of this show was suggested by the winner of our last show, Anarene Barr. We will discuss Letting Go of Anger so we can get on with our lives in a productive way. How to let go of anger quickly and effectively Try deep breathing. ... Meditate. ... Honor the anger. ... Build a connect with the anger. ... Notice how anger has impacted your life. ... Recognize anger is trying to protect you. ... Talk to the anger. ... Affirm that you are safe. Anarene may even join us to discuss how she has been able to let go of anger! If you know Anarene, you will not want to miss this show!

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Wonderful Weirdos Day is celebrated on 9th September every year. Nothing is very dull and boring in life as being normal and average. Celebrate this funny and Wonderful Day by being weird, and honor the person who was always weird in your life on Wonderful this Day. And I'll be joined by some of my favorite weirdos! You never know who might show up and what might happen! I will be joined by Desiree Davar, Alex de Suze, Charles Evans and Frank McDonough Charles Evans is an actor in the San Francisco area . Raised in Boston , he went to every show that came to town starting at 13 , also starting acting lessons at that age . He studied theatre at Boston University before going on to a career in corporate Human Resources , Training and Development. Theatre lured him back in the late nineties and he has been in nearly 100 shows since then . Favorite roles include : Ismay in Titanic, the Judge in Sweeney Todd , the Mysterious Man/Narrator in Into the woods, Herr Schultz in Cabaret , Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, Adult Men in Spring Awakening , Virgil in Bus Stop, Joe in Merrily We Roll Along , the Old Actor in The Fantasticks , Sipos in She Loves Me and Mr Webb in Our Town. He has also done 2 one person cabaret shows directed by Faith Prince and studied cabaret with her and such artists as Marilyn Maye , Billy Stritch, Ann Callaway, John Bucchino, Jason Graae , Karen Mason, Natalie Douglas , Tedd Furth and Alex Rybeck. He is now having a blast in Kinky Boots, at Ray of Light theatre in San Francisco through Oct 8.

Here is some basic info about Frank McDonough Started out 10 years ago with taking a course at the YMCA with Collette Black and Ricky Ritzel. Frank is one of three people to win a 2022 Singnasium award for Cabaret Trailblazer

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Wonderful Weirdos Day is celebrated on 9th September every year. Nothing is very dull and boring in life as being normal and average. Celebrate this funny and Wonderful Day by being weird, and honor the person who was always weird in your life on Wonderful this Day. And I'll be joined by some of my favorite weirdos! You never know who might show up and what might happen! I will be joined by Desiree Davar, Alex de Suze, Charles Evans and Frank McDonough Charles Evans is an actor in the San Francisco area . Raised in Boston , he went to every show that came to town starting at 13 , also starting acting lessons at that age . He studied theatre at Boston University before going on to a career in corporate Human Resources , Training and Development. Theatre lured him back in the late nineties and he has been in nearly 100 shows since then . Favorite roles include : Ismay in Titanic, the Judge in Sweeney Todd , the Mysterious Man/Narrator in Into the woods, Herr Schultz in Cabaret , Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire, Adult Men in Spring Awakening , Virgil in Bus Stop, Joe in Merrily We Roll Along , the Old Actor in The Fantasticks , Sipos in She Loves Me and Mr Webb in Our Town. He has also done 2 one person cabaret shows directed by Faith Prince and studied cabaret with her and such artists as Marilyn Maye , Billy Stritch, Ann Callaway, John Bucchino, Jason Graae , Karen Mason, Natalie Douglas , Tedd Furth and Alex Rybeck. He is now having a blast in Kinky Boots, at Ray of Light theatre in San Francisco through Oct 8.

Here is some basic info about Frank McDonough Started out 10 years ago with taking a course at the YMCA with Collette Black and Ricky Ritzel. Frank is one of three people to win a 2022 Singnasium award for Cabaret Trailblazer

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In 1983 and barely out of high school, 2 teenagers, known to become The Latin Rascals had more ideas than dreams in the music business., Albert Cabrera and Tony Moran became a new kind of DJ collective. The New York Puerto Rican and Colombian duo grew up in the artistic melting pots of both Brownsville Brooklyn and Spanish Harlem. New York provided all sorts of inspiration from the creative pool of talent that surrounded the barrios of East Harlem and Brooklyn apartment projects. The friends teamed up after meeting at World Renowned Downtown records, where impoted dance music was sold and DJ’s came from all over spent time there. Once teamed up after discovering that we were looking to DJ in new ways of blending and overlaying multiple tracks. Each loved playing local playing block parties and selling mix tapes to promote themselves and did not realize that they were revolutionizing the art of mixing and editing without any former technical education. Their popularity grew so quickly that this noticeable new style of mixing was exactly what the radio programmers from the top radio stations in NYC. DJing on their own mix shows for 98.7 Kiss and then WKTU as featured for the historic afternoon mixshow, Paco’s Supermix, Tony and Albert were living more than a dream. An Artist/ Producer and one of the greatest remixers of all time, Arthur Baker (Hall & Oates/ Diana Ross) brought the Latin Rascals in right away to apply that exact Latin Rascal editing style to Arthur’s dance remix of “Born In The USA” by Bruce Springsteen and with his musical involvement in the BEAT STREET MOVIE sound track with producer Harry Belafonte.

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Written by a career vocalist, The Contemporary Singer’s Blueprint: From Amateur to Professional and Beyond (Meredith Music Publications) is a valuable blueprint providing readers with the professional insight and practical steps for building a top notch, profitable singing career.

JILL SWITZER is a singer/songwriter, voice/life coach, morning radio producer and personality of the popular Legends Radio show of eight years The Morning Lounge with Jill and Rich, plenary speaker, spokesmodel, and author of The Diva Next Door: How to be a Singing Star Wherever You Are which Tony Award® winner Linda Lavin called “warm, funny, right to the heart of what counts in the pursuit of a singing career.” Jill’s thirty years in showbiz from Palm Beach to New York includes stage appearances and/or recordings with Nicolas King, Faith Prince, Steve Tyrell, John Pizzarelli, Marilyn Maye, Ann Hampton Callaway, Mary Wilson of The Supremes and The Four Freshmen. Her voice has been heard on The Ellen Show, countless national commercial jingles, and the internationally syndicated radio show Dick Robinson’s American Standards by the Sea, where she was voted by listeners three consecutive years the “Best New Female Vocalist.” She resides in her native Palm Beach County, FL, with Rich, her husband and musical soulmate of twenty-six years. Deemed “South Florida’s First Couple of the Great American Songbook,” Jill and Rich are one of the most sought-after acts in the area and perform regularly at high-profile venues. “I highly recommend this book for anyone who is trying to make a bigger impact with their musical career and is looking for inspiration and guidance!” -Tony-nominated singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway