Doo Wop in Your Living Room
People all over the world love the sound of Doo Wop. Judging from the success of Broadway shows Jersey Boys and Motown:The Musical, the enduring musical genre that was popularized in the 1940’s, still has passionate fans. Sunday night, Oct. 25, you can enjoy both the Doo Wop sound and Broadway performances when The Doo Wop Project: Live In Your Living Room, a virtual theatrical concert, will be broadcast live from Shubert Studios at 7:00PM.
This musical, theatrical experience was even conceived on Broadway, albeit backstage at the August Wilson Theatre, the original home of Jersey Boys. Sunday evening you can sit back and enjoy the concert as well as participate. Audience members will be able to chat with the group via a live chat, request songs and interact with each other.
All of the members of the Doo Wop Project are seasoned Broadway performers including Charl Brown,
Tony nominated for playing Smokey Robinson in Motown:The Musical.
Also on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 5 PM, you can enjoy a unique Sustainable Natural Dye interactive workshop and support a special charity at the same time.
Artisan Cara Marie Piazza will show you how to dye fabrics using fruits, vegetables and flowers and will stream the presentation live from the Starbright Florists studios. The workshop benefits Fashion Fights Cancer. To purchase tickets go to: www.fashionfightscancer.org/events/
And… Starbright Floral Design is gifting a one-time 20% off your next online floral order to all workshop participants. Just e-mail hello@starbrightnyc.com a screenshot of your receipt.
Hear about these two special virtual events as Charl Brown from the Doo Wop Project and Nic Faitos of Starbright Florists join me on Bagels and Broadway, Saturday morning from 9:05-10 on WNYM Radio and on podcast following the broadcast.
Valerie Smaldone is a 5-time Billboard Magazine Award winner and is well known for her unprecedented success holding the #1 on-air position in the New York radio market on 106.7 Life-FM, an iHeart station. She has hosted, produced, and created several award-winning nationally syndicated programs featuring in-depth interviews with stars like Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Mariah Carey among others. Her radio talk show "Bagels and Broadway" highlighted theatre and food personalities. She is an accomplished interviewer and voice artist heard on commercials, narrations, promos and audiobooks, as well as a sought after live announcer.
Most recently, Valerie produced and directed a film, The Thursday Night Club, featuring pop diva Gloria Gaynor in her movie acting debut. She is one of the creators and producers of a docu-series, Divine Renovation, starring Erik Estrada, on streaming networks soon.
