Richard Skipper Celebrates: Recent Episodes
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This show celebrates the arts, artists, and each other. It is all about celebrating someone's body of WORTH.
In a career spanning several decades, vocalist and entertainer, Marta Sanders has continued to draw on her mastery of the American nightclub style with her bold and brassy personality. Soon after arriving in Manhattan, her career led her to the New York cabaret circuit, and she was eventually cast in the original Broadway production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. She went on to conquer Cabaret and performing arts venues around the world. She is a multi-award winner and critically acclaimed. Most recently, she joined forces with powerhouse entertainer Leanne Borghesi to create ShowBroads. Richard and Marta will discuss her past, present, future and her body of WORTH.
The Bowery Mission: Serving New Yorkers in need since 1879 by meeting immediate needs (meals, shelter & other care) and transforming lives from poverty & hopelessness to hope.
Tony winner Donna McKechnie will take the airwaves with Richard Skipper through Richard Skipper Celebrates on Facebook AND YouTube for Project ALS June 15th at 5PM ET. We will follow Donna's career from her youth in the Midwest with dreams of becoming a dancer to her recent induction into the Theater Hall of Fame. We will go behind the scenes with stories about McKechnie’s co-stars and discuss Promises, Promises, Company, Sweet Charity, Follies, and, of course, A Chorus Line.
On Judy Garland's Birthday, we will be celebrating Judy Garland and how she has impacted our lives. Surprise Guests! Join in the conversation!
Bill’s comic novel, “The Adventures of Spike the Wonder Dog,”
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Palm Beach, Florida
“...Comedic wizardry...Spike is the newest canine literary hero to take on the world with hilarious results."Winston Groom, Author Forest Gump
"Bill Boggs has hit a home run with this satire on...everything."
Marc Eliot, NYT Best Selling Author
"Wondrous...this one is made for the big screen."
Linda Stasi, New York Daily News
" This is laugh-out-loud-funny smart satire."
Ed Kalegi, Host, "The Weekend with Ed Kalegi" syndicated radio program.
"Bill Boggs takes us on a comic journey...savages the media landscape."
Richard Johnson, New York Post
"Exactly the kind of funny book we all need to be reading now."
O Henry Magazine
"A satire populated with a cast of characters worthy of a hit comedy."Best selling author, Talia Carner
"Such a brilliant book. Funniest book I have read in a long time, made me laugh out loud. Spike is a tremendous character, I couldn't put it down."
"Downtown with Rich Kimball" Syndicated radio
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Richard Skipper Celebrates Dee Wallace and Bright Lights (6/5/2020)
Dee Wallace came into the world as a bright, shiny light, and she knew from the beginning that her soul quest was to keep that light shining and share it with others. 'Bright Light' is her autobiographical tale of an actor's life and craft, explaining how that process applies to everyone's journey.
I had the most amazing, expansive, heart-opening time with Richard tonight! You can just feel the love! Thank you, Richard! Dee Wallace
Wonderful interview with Dee Wallace on 6/5. Richard Skipper knows how to bring out the best in his guests.
Rochelle Silver-Mason, Myrtle Beach, SC
Richard Skipper Celebrates Jamie deRoy to Benefit BC/EFA (6/1/2020)
Casting New Lives and Nitelife Exchange present Richard Skipper and MAC Award winning cabaret entertainer and Tony Award winning Broadway producer Jamie deRoy. This will be benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
She has won seven Tony Awards for her theatre work and was one of the New York Friars Club's first eight fema
le members.
Richard Skipper Celebrates Sue Matsuki and David Sabella (5/25/2020)
Cabaret performances are often known for bringing alive the Great American Songbook from the 1920s through the 1950s for contemporary audiences. But modern-day cabaret does much more than preserve the past—it also promotes and fosters the new generation of American composers and creates a uniquely vibrant musical and theatrical experience for its audiences. So You Want to Sing Cabaret is the first book of its kind to examine in detail the unique vocal and nonvocal requirements for professional performance within the exciting genre of cabaret.
With a foreword by cabaret legend Lorna Luft, So You Want to Sing Cabaret includes interviews from the top professionals in the cabaret industry, including Michael Feinstein, Ann Hampton Callaway, Roy Sander, Sidney Myer, Jeff Harner and many others. There are also chapters devoted to crafting your show, lyric connection, “do-it-yourself” production and promotion, and working with your musical team. David Sabella and Sue Matsuki have crafted the perfect one-volume resource for both the aspiring cabaret singer and the singing teacher who seeks to learn more about this unique art form.
The So You Want to Sing series is produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing Cabaret features online supplemental material on the NATS website. Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio and video files, and additional resources.
https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Sing-Cabaret-Performers/dp/1538124041
Jordan Baker-Kilner and Kevin Kilner have been married for 21 years. They were married in 1998 and reside in Tappan, NY.
Jordan Baker is an American actress. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Smith College, with her BA in Theatre, and is also a Magna Cum Laude graduate from Rutgers University, where she earned her MFA in Theatre, and participated in Incline—the Theatre Group, and Sewanee Writers Conference.
She is best known for creating the role "C" in the NY production of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize winning play Three Tall Women. She is also well known for her role in Escape from L.A.. Jordan is the recipient of a Theatre World Award for her Broadway debut in Tennessee Williams' Suddenly, Last Summer, opposite Elizabeth Ashley. Jordan recently appeared in The Post opposite Meryl Streep, and in The Land of Steady Habits opposite Ben Mendelsohn. She created the role of Cindy in Rebecca Gilman's play Luna Gale, directed by Robert Falls, which is being performed at The Goodman Theatre and CTG’s Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Kevin Kilner is a 61 year old professional actor, born in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the son of Dorothea and Edward Kilner. Kevin graduated with his BA in Social & Behavioral Sciences from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and was a midfielder on the Blue Jays lacrosse team that won 3 NCAA National Championships in 1978, 1979, and 1980.
Richard Skipper Celebrates Positive Full Mooning: David Friedman's It's All Inside (5/7/2020)
As the fable goes, the Gods all got together to decide where they were going to hide the secret of life from Man. The first God said, “Let’s hide it up in the sky. Man can’t fly so he won’t be able to get to it there.” The second God said, “Let’s hide it at the bottom of the sea. Man can’t breathe underwater, so he won’t be able to get to it there.” Then, the third, and wisest God said, “I have an idea. Let’s hide the secret of life right inside Man himself. He’ll NEVER think of looking for it there!’
For so many of us, we have spent years looking for success and fulfillment everywhere but where they can actually found. Inside of ourselves. There is nothing to attract. Nothing to target. Nothing to achieve. All we have to do is Notice what has been there all along, inside of ourselves. And the moment we do that, the physical world, which is nothing more than a mirror designed to reflect back to us what WE are thinking, MUST reflect what we are thinking. In fact, it’s doing that right now.
In this third book in The Thought Exchange Series, David fulfills his readers’ and students’ request for a simple workbook of step by step exercises in which we can understand, on an Experiential level, that EVERYTHING we could ever want we already have inside.
Richard Skipper and David S. Zimmerman sat down for an intimate chat to discuss how the coronavirus has affected David and his advice to many in the business . Imagine "Inside the Actor's Studio" but with Richard Skipper's own personal style.Producer, Casting Director, Teacher, Coach, Writer, Actor, Director: David S, Zimmerman has been coaching actors and putting together workshops for over a decade. He is the Creator and Producer of the "MEET THE BIZ" workshops, which looks to make diversity a common place and bridges the gap between ability and disability. As a personal coach, he has been hired by production companies such as Ryan Murphy's ground breaking series NIP/TUCK and worked on Michael Patrick King's, LOVE YOU MORE.
Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson/Little House ont he Prairie) says, "So, there I was, wondering what to do. All production in Hollywood is shut down. Most, if not all, of my work involves crowds of people - stand up comedy, theater, personal appearances, autograph shows, etc. - and is therefore impossible now. I watched my schedule go blank before my eyes. I watched the terrible news from all over the world, I read the e-mails from my friends here and in France, describing the disaster a it hit them in real time. I decided to go back to the beginning. I decided to read ALL the Little House books, the complete works of Laura Ingalls Wilder, all NINE books from "Little House in the Big Woods" through "The First Four Years". I knew this would be make me feel better, but then I thought, "Why keep it to myself?" and I decided to read all nine books in order, LIVE on Facebook, a chapter or two at a time, EVERY SINGLE DAY ... WHILE WEARING A BONNET!! (Why? Because I can! LOL!).
She started with page one, chapter one of the first book, "Little House in the Big Woods." The response from friends and fans was overwhelming. One of her videos has over 60,000 views. Averaging 30,000 or 40,000. People keep posting and massaging Alison telling her how much they enjoy it, how calming and reassuring the words of Laura Ingalls Wilder are at a time like this.
And of course, Alison is enjoying it like crazy! And now Dean Butler, ("Almanzo Wilder" Little House on the Prairie, "Hank Summers" on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Moondoggie" on The New Gidget, etc., etc.) have joined her and are reading chapters from "Farmer Boy, Laura's book about Almanzo. Alison has now heard from several other cast member of Little House who may be joining her in the next few weeks.
Richard Skipper and Julie Budd sat down for an 'intimate" talk with about 300 Facebook Followers on Monday evening, April 6th, 2020 to discuss the impact has made on Julie's career and her thoughts and wishes to her fans. Please listen, leave a comment, and pay it forward.
https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Imagination-Julie-Budd/dp/B00004SYBG
Julie Budd is an American cabaret singer and actress, noted for her performances on the Las Vegas Strip in the 1970s. She was often a supporting act for Frank Sinatra's shows at Caesars Palace. She continues to perform, mainly in New York City, where she is also a stage actress.
Please visit JulieBudd.com for upcoming info and performances
Anita Gillette and Richard Skipper will talk about anything and everything on their minds AND taking your phone calls! http://richardskipper.blogspot.com/2012/01/anita-gillette.html
Richard Skipper Shares His Thoughts on Live Entertainment and Live During the COVID-19 Crisis (3/19/2020)
Marilyn Maye has everything. She can belt, and she can sing ballads with the kind of warmth that makes your heart smile. She has a theatrical flair that captivates and enthralls, and jazz-spiced chops that can reach notes most singers a third her age can't even hit in their dreams. She’s the real deal, the surviving artist of the American popular singer”
Rex Reed, New York Observer
www.MarilynMaye.com
In the years since Marilyn Maye first appeared in the spotlight as a tiny pre-teen vocalist in a series of amateur contests in Topeka, Kansas, she has received an endless stream of kudos. The late Johnny Carson called her “Super Singer.” Ella Fitzgerald dubbed her “The greatest white female singer in the world.” The Houston Chronicle termed her “A National Treasure.” And the prestigious Smithsonian Institution chose her recording of “Too Late Now” (from her RCA Lamp Is Low album) for inclusion in its Best Performers of the Best Compositions of the 20th Century permanent collection, along with such other singing greats as Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland.
Tonight, in “Steve Hayes… With a Hitch” -- presented by Kevin Malony’s TWEED TheaterWorks -- the masterful chronicler of everything tinsle brings legendary director Alfred Hitchcock to shocking, grab-the-person-next-to-you life. Intimate, frightening, hilarious.
“Steve Hayes… With a Hitch” – Sun Mar 29, 7pm. Cover $25