Tomatoes Got Talent Show #9! A Smashing Success
In the green room_ R1, Roe Piccolo, Susan Mack, Randie Levine-Miller, Rose Caiola, Penny Fuller, Cheryl Benton. R2: Evangeline Johns, Kelli Maguire, Camille Diamond, Alicia Moss, Lee Ann Brill; Backrow: Alice Levine, Merrill Stone, Maggie Determann, Paul Chamlin, Mary Roesler
Oh, what a night. On October 11, 2023, we presented our 9th Tomatoes Got Talent show, at the Triad Theater in NYC, to a full house! There was such incredible energy in the room and the talent was superb. This year’s show, co-produced by the vivacious Randie Levine-Miller, who also brilliantly hosted and performed, and Cheryl Benton, had a twist! Randie Levine Miller, Cheryl Benton, and Roni Jenkins selected 12 incredible performers from our past eight years of shows, who did NOT win the show, but were all winners in our book. Four of them were selected by our celebrity judges to perform in our 10th year show in 2024 along with our 8 past winners to select The Three Tomatoes “Super Star.”
The four finalists are:
Evangeline Johns is an 86-year-old blues singer. Before she retired from her day job, she was a market researcher for CBS.
Dr. Alice Levine, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism specialist.
Mary Calamia is a psychotherapist in private practice.
Kelli Maguire works at a Manhattan youth center. She grew up in a carnival.
The other incredible contestants were:
Maggie Determann is the membership director for a non-profit.
Camille Diamond is the director of a community center that serves children and families.
Alicia Moss is a former dog daycare owner and jewelry designer.
Roe Piccoli is a psychotherapist in private practice.
Mary Roesler is a legal secretary by day.
Merrill Stone is a gerontologist and grief counselor.
Watch the highlights of the show below. To see the full show, click here.
Photo Highlights:
Cheryl Benton, Randie Levine Miller, Evangeline Johns, Alice Levine, Mary Calamia, Kelly Maguire, Roni Jenkins
Dr. Alice Levine
Mary Calamia
Host and co-producer, Randie Levine Miller
Special guest, Susan Mack
Special Guest Edna Kaufmann
The finale with all performers on stage
Alicia Moss
Camile Diamond
Roe Piccolo
Mary Rosesler
Lee Ann Brill
Evanglina Johns
Randie Levine Miller and Cheryl Benton with the judges
Randie Levine Miller
Merrill Stone
Maggie Determann
Kelli Maguire
Co-producer Cheryl Benton
Randie Levine Miller with Musial director Paul Chamlin
Photos: Maryann Lopinto
Video: Magda Katz
Many thanks to our special guest performers:
Edna Kaufmann who was a finalist in our very show in 2014. A lifelong singer and performer (she sang the Star Bangle Banner at an MLB game) who turned 90 years old this year, she is a whirlwind of activity.
Susan Mack was a finalist in our 2016. Tomatoes Got Talent show. After a career in finance, she hit the ground running with her lifelong passion, music and performs her cabaret show around NYC and the country. She was nominated for Best Female Vocalist for the 2022 Annual MAC Awards.
Special thanks to our musical director:
Special Thanks to Our Judges
Pat Addiss, Penny Fuller, Rose Caiola
Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated veteran actress Penny Fuller; the Tony Award-winning producer Pat Addiss; and 8-time Tony Award winning producer Rose Caiola, (most recently producer/cowriter “Rock & Roll Man”).
More thanks to:
Peter Martin, Gene Castle, Michael Doanne, and Ben Hosteler at the Triad
Laura Fieber, stage manager
Beck Lee and Betsyann Faiella, PR
We will see you in the fall of 2024 for show #10!
The tomato behind The Three Tomatoes.
Cheryl Benton, aka the “head tomato” is founder and publisher of The Three Tomatoes, a digital lifestyle magazine for “women who aren’t kids”. Having lived and worked for many years in New York City, the land of size zero twenty-somethings, she was truly starting to feel like an invisible woman. She created The Three Tomatoes just for the fun of it as the antidote for invisibility and sent it to 60 friends. Today she has thousands of friends and is chief cheerleader for smart, savvy women who want to live their lives fully at every age and every stage. She is the author of the novel, "Can You See Us Now?" and co-author of a humorous books of quips, "Martini Wisdom." Because she's lived a long time, her full bio won't fit here. If you want the "blah, blah, blah", read more. www.thethreetomatoes.com/about-the-head-tomato
