Richard Skipper Celebrates

I am joined by a few of my artistic friends to discuss their upcoming projects and how they approach everything creatively. Please tune in. You never know who might show up and what might happen! John Forster: John Marshall Forster is an American cabaret musician, satirist, songwriter, composer, lyricist, and record producer. He has released several solo and collaborative albums, and has also work...

“You are never alone. You are eternally connected with everyone.” ― Amit Ray David S. Zimmerman just finished producing the film, KRYPTONITE, for the Disability Film Challenge starring Grammy Nominated Singer Shanice and actor Ryan Lane from the hit TV show, "Switched at Birth" Shanice , David, and other cast members will be joining me to celebrate this amazing project! The awards ceremony is at S...

I can’t imagine my youth – or my life - without The Beatles – Butch Patrick Most people have a favorite Beatles song. In fact, most people grew up having a favorite Beatle. In this book, sixty-four celebrities and Beatles associates reveal their Top 10 favorite Beatles songs, albums, themes, and memories. Who doesn’t love a Top 10 List? They’re short, they’re fun, and we always want to see if our...

“Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.” -Richard Bach Mary Ellen Ciganovich is founder and Director of R.E.A.L Health Mindfulness Education Center. R.E.A.L stands for Really Enthusiastic About Life. Mary Ellen has learned from her many life traumas when you are Really Enthusiastic About Life you are able to learn,...

On February 25, 1963, Columbia Records released The Barbra Streisand Album. The first song was “Cry Me a River,” and with that a star was born. Barbra Joan Streisand had a zany personality backed by a talent that Stephen Sondheim once described as “one of the two or three best voices in the world of singing songs,” adding “It’s not just her voice but her intensity, her passion and control.” Harold...

Chocolate Covered Cashews Day, National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day occurs annually on the third Friday in April. The day aims to raise awareness and effectively rid homes of unused or expired prescription and over-the-counter medications sitting in medicine cabinets, nightstands, or kitchen cabinets that have the potential for misuse or abuse by family members, friends, or visitors. Each...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypi_YPj24v4&t=20s Hillary Rollins is an award-winning bicoastal multi-media creator - working as a writer and producer in music, theater, television, live performance and new media. Her specialty lay in telling deeply human stories by bringing humor and insight to life’s absurdities. Now, she’s excited about ad...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsBwiJaFabE&t=20s Herbie J Pilato is a producer, writer, and TV personality who has worked for Sony, Warner Bros., NBC/Universal, Bravo, TLC, E!, A&E, and more. In 2010, he founded the Classic TV Preservation Society, a formal 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the positive social influence of clas...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ggK5m0u7g Lolita Milena is a paraplegic actress and author. Born in Siberia, Milena immigrated to the United States in 2002 as a toddler with her then foster family. As a result of a fall, through child abuse, Milena was left permanently paralyzed. It was shortly after she was adopted by her current family. Her i...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUDb4KAuiRI&t=14s Imagine you are an 8-year-old introvert informed by your father that you will spend the afternoon at a famous actor’s house—a famous actor you’ve never met! In fact, this famous actor from Hollywood’s golden age will be your babysitter. From the spooky car ride up a narrow driveway in Benedict...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnx1C3qESK0&t=15s Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Ron Lytle, we celebrate the 100th Birthday of Ann Miller. With clips and reminiscences from friends and colleagues. This is an episode you will not want to miss! Ann Miller was an American actress, dancer and singer. She is best remembered for her work in...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCfkr7Y06Oc&t=58s For over a century, the Miss American Pageant has been a symbol of beauty, glamour, and inspiration, funding women’s education, serving in multiple philanthropic organizations, and admired globally for its contributions. Experience the history, influence, controversy, and evolution of this ico...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HoICdC7LFU&t=50s Today, I'll be wrapping up the week with five artists making a difference. Grab some coffee cake and join us! Celia Berk is an award-winning vocalist whose recordings have attracted listeners around the world. She has made memorable appearances at Carnegie Hall, Jazz At Lincoln Center, Birdlan...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/live/2YnM1t5WJNY?feature=share This week on Creative Chat with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper, they will celebrate three artists who are making a difference in the direction of the the theater! Before his arrival in Florida, Bryce Alexander served as the Artistic Director for Phamaly Theatre Company - at the time, one...

For Video Edition, Please Click Here and Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9FLqo7TGZ4&t=22s CHARLES BUSCH has forged a unique place in the world of entertainment as playwright, actor, director, novelist, cabaret performer and drag icon. He is the author and star of over twenty-five plays including The Divine Sister, The Lady in Question, Red Scare on Sunset, The Tribute Artist, The C...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFoNC7f35sg&t=15s Those who experience, not the arts, but nature, may have a similar response, and also those who experience another human being. Do we not know the feeling that overtakes us when we are in the presence of a particular person and, roughly translates as, The fact that this person exists in the wo...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN5jBq8cOEg&t=30s Robert Viagas is an author, editor, journalist, teacher, critic, librettist and project manager with more than twenty years' experience working on Broadway, most of it with Playbill Inc. and the Tony Awards. When you sit down at a play, movie, or concert—or even just watch TV or scroll on your...

For the Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdbmZbsyrq0 Johnny Ray Miller, a native of Canton, Ohio, has been an aficionado of The Partridge Family television program and their recorded music from the show’s beginnings. Miller is a concert and theatre producer, actor, and director. He has produced and directed live theatre for more than 25 years, and has...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtRo8qQXMlY John O'Neil talks about Josephine's at Club Cafe in Boston. John O'Neil, one of New England's finest cabaret actors (Niagara Falls Gazette), has also been recognized by the Boston Globe as one of New England's best-known cabaret artists. Regularly appearing at popular nightclubs and cabarets across the...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv8RJXxTfL0 'll be joined by Barbara Bleier, AJ Hunsucker, Therese Lee...and a few more surprises! Critically acclaimed Actor/Singer/Writer, Barbara Bleier, returns to the stage, in a new show which brings you tales and tunes from across many decades of her life, and many different experiences. From the days of sin...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mVPPLzo9wc&t=34s Are you curious to learn the secrets of cabaret success? In this episode, we will discuss how to create a successful cabaret show, from the planning stages all the way through to performance.  Amanda King: With the sound and soul of a classic chanteuse, it's no surprise that Amanda King showca...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oTCCKhVfMM&t=18s Until recently, The New York Times covered cabaret on a regular basis. It was an important part of their cultural coverage. I am celebrating with some of my favorite cabaret artists! Margo Brown is joining us! Vocalist Margo Brown will celebrate the release of her romantic debut recording, For...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE5Et5C1nOQ&t=13s “Just Because Your Light Flickers Does Not Mean It’s About To Go Out.” – Yohancé Salimu Laurie Hope Beechman was an actress and singer, known for her work in Broadway musicals. She also had a career as a cabaret performer and recording artist. After her passing, the West Bank Cafe Downstairs T...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YjHUFmPh-k&t=69s 2020, 2018 and 2017 BEST VOCAL DUO/GROUP - MANHATTAN ASSOC. OF CABARETS & CLUBS (MAC) and 2020 BROADWAY WORLD CABARET AWARD FOR BEST GROUP SHOW! Those Girls is a vocal harmony project that promises a great time filled with great music! Eve, Rachel, Karen & Wendy joined forces in 2016 t...

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l51RRUriuNA The Old Farmers' Almanac, which first began publishing the names for the full moons in the 1930s, states that some southern Native American tribes referred to the full Moon in March as the "Worm Moon" because earthworms were thought to appear around this time as the ground thawed from winter, according...