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Rain Alert! The Concerts For City Greens moved to rain date August 2, 2012 6:30pm

August 2, 2012Marquee Five will perform at a special show at The Concerts for City Greens on August 2nd, 2012 at 6:30pm with special guest Neil Sedaka. Please note: This concert was originally scheduled for August 1st, but has been rescheduled due to rain. All other details about the concert remain unchanged. Marquee Five will sing a number of Sedaka hits, all original arrangements by Adam West Hemming. Other special performers include Jim Van Slyke, Carole Demas (Grease), singer-songwriter Will Reynolds and Sedaka’s niece, newcomer Holland Grossman, who will make her Broadway debut in Rebecca. More information can be foundContinue readingRain Alert! The Concerts For City Greens moved to rain date August 2, 2012 6:30pm

I’m in the Top 10 of MetroStar!

After Round 1 in the Top 18 (I sang “Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me” from White Christmas, with Bill Zeffiro at the piano), I have been chosen to be in the Top 10 in the 2012 MetroStar Talent Challenge. The next evening, which will also include audience participatory votes, will be August 6th at 7pm. The full list of singers (in alphabetical order) is: Altovise, Jodi Beck, Elisabeth Cernadas, Lianne Marie Dobbs, Tommy Dose, Eva Kantor, Nikki MacCullom, Jason McCullom, Sierra Rein, and Billie Roe. The 2012 MetroStar Talent Challenge, the fifth annual edition, takes place on sevenContinue readingI’m in the Top 10 of MetroStar!

I’m in the Top 18 of the MetroStar Talent Challenge! Join me July 30th, 7pm

I’ve passed the Preliminary round, and am now in the Top 18 of the MetroStar Talent Challange! Come join me on July 30th at 7pm to hear all the great performers, hear what the judges have to say about each of them, and VOTE yourself on your favorites…hopefully I’ll be one of ’em! Your support is immensely appreciated. The full list of performers can be found here. More info: The 2012 MetroStar Talent Challenge, the fifth annual edition, takes place on seven consecutive Mondays from July 9 to August 20. All shows are all at 7pm; the cover charge forContinue readingI’m in the Top 18 of the MetroStar Talent Challenge! Join me July 30th, 7pm

Press: Marquee Five sings at The Concert for City Greens August 1st

Marquee Five sings at The Concert for City Greens August 1st From Producer Raissa Katona Bennett: Wow – we have big news for the August 1st Concerts for City Greens – our third concert of the season is a tribute to the music of rock ‘n roll legend, Neil Sedaka, with an appearance by the man himself!!! You’d better come early and bring your own chair on: Wednesday August 1 at 6:30pm at Tudor City Greens. (Rain date: Thursday August 2 at 6:30pm.) Paying tribute to the Brooklyn-born hit maker “Love Will Keep Us Together – the Songs of NeilContinue readingPress: Marquee Five sings at The Concert for City Greens August 1st

Marquee Five to perform at concert with Special Guest Neil Sedaka

Marquee Five will perform at at the next The Concerts for City Greens event on August 1, 2012. Special guest of the evening will be Grammy winner Neil Sedaka, who will be present to enjoy the festivities! M5 will perform a medley of Sedaka’s earliest hits and a few other choice selections from his amazing repertoire of music, all brand new arrangements from Music Director Adam West Hemming. And we’ll get to meet The Man himself! Maybe he’ll ask us to tour with him… Information about the show: The Concerts For City Greens Featuring: Neil Sedaka, Holland Grossman (“Rebecca”), MarqueeContinue readingMarquee Five to perform at concert with Special Guest Neil Sedaka

Emerging Social Networking/Finance Apps and Theater/Cabaret Inclusion

Okay, okay, I’ll admit it – if I see any of the above logos plastered to the front door of a restaurant, I will pause and take a closer look. You see, I’m a sucker for social applications that provide financial ease, perks, discounts, rewards, “punch-card” freebies, anything that will make my pocketbook sing and my interest in trying something new get fired up. I’m an actress/singer – I have had to find the odd cheap meal between auditions or en route to rehearsal, and all these logos catch my “save a buck” eye.  I signed up for LevelUp andContinue readingEmerging Social Networking/Finance Apps and Theater/Cabaret Inclusion