Update on Raissa’s Summer Shows
Hi Friends:
Raissa at the Darien Arts Center
Here’s what’s going on for me in the coming months – hope to see some of you at these shows.
JULY 24TH @ 8 pm at the DARIEN ARTS CENTER 203-655-5414 – you MUST make a reservation online or call.
RAISSA in PUTTING THINGS AWAY with:Musical Director, David Caldwell (Forbidden Broadway) and featuring some special guests and good friends: CT’s favorite songstress and an NYC cabaret star, MAUREEN HAMILL, award winning actor, singer and recording artist, MILES PHILLIPS and Soap Opera/Movie/TV Star, TONJA WALKER plus a surprise guest or two!
And in NYC, on JULY 29, 2010 at 8:00 PM, I’ll be performing a guest spot in The Danny Leary Variety Extravaganza in the Copper Room at Comix Comedy Nightclub, 353 West 14th Street, NYC - $10 Cover. NO Food or Drink Min. 
My friend, Comedian Danny Leary (Logo Network, MTV, here! TV, Animal Planet) is back with a brand new variety show which will premiere in the plush new Copper Room at the comedy nightclub Comix.This new series features pop-culture music tribute medleys performed by Broadway and cabaret vocalists, original sketch comedy, big chorus dance numbers, guest speakers, re-enacted scenes from vintage TV shows and “Oprah style” audience giveaways. Sounds like fun, right? And a lot of my good talented friends are joining me in it – look at the lineup!
STAR STUDDED PREMIERE LINEUP:
Musical Theatre Performances from Raissa Katona Bennett and Adam Sank.
Maureen Taylor, Jenna Esposito and Angela Shultz in a musical tribute to Dolly Parton.
Comedian Karith Foster as Alexis Colby.
Appearances by Tanya O’Debra, Gisele Noelle and Carrie Gravenson
Musical Comedy from Alicia Levy
Stand-Up Comedy from Rena Zager
Musical Director: Kenneth Gartman
My friend, Comedian Danny Leary (Logo Network, MTV, here! TV, Animal Planet) is back with a brand new variety show which will premiere in the plush new Copper Room at the comedy nightclub Comix.This new series features pop-culture music tribute medleys performed by Broadway and cabaret vocalists, original sketch comedy, big chorus dance numbers, guest speakers, re-enacted scenes from vintage TV shows and “Oprah style” audience giveaways. Sounds like fun, right? And a lot of my good talented friends are joining me in it – look at the lineup!
STAR STUDDED PREMIERE LINEUP:
Musical Theatre Performances from Raissa Katona Bennett and Adam Sank.
Maureen Taylor, Jenna Esposito and Angela Shultz in a musical tribute to Dolly Parton.
Comedian Karith Foster as Alexis Colby.
Appearances by Tanya O’Debra, Gisele Noelle and Carrie Gravenson
Musical Comedy from Alicia Levy
Stand-Up Comedy from Rena Zager
Musical Director: Kenneth Gartman
Guitar/Banjo: Ayodele Maakheru
Percussion: Terese Genecco
Percussion: Terese Genecco
THE CONCERTS AT TUDOR CITY GREENS – 2010 Schedule-(Rain dates in parenthesis)
- August 3rd (4th) – “A NIGHT AT THE OPERA – Vocal and Instrumental Classics” – 6 pm
- September 7th (8th) – “LOVE GROWS HERE” – Contemporary Theatre, Pop and Rock – 6 pm
- October 5th (6th) – “JAZZ!” – 6 pm
