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Valerie Smaldone
Media Personality, Actress, Producer, Writer
Valerie Smaldone, a 5 time Billboard Magazine Award winner, is perhaps best known for her unprecedented success holding the #1 position in the New York radio market as the midday host of New York’s 106.7 FM. She ended her on air run with the station at the end of 2007.
Presently, Valerie can be heard on NBC Network News promos and specialty shows and as the announcer for The Boomer Esiason Show on MSG. And she can be seen on The Italian American Network, where she producers and interviews prominent Italian Amerians. Valerie has been the “Voice of God” and on stage emcee for Broadway on Broadway in Times Square, Broadway Under the Stars, and Broadway Meets Country.
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Hello my fellow tomatoes:
Let's hope ours are all salmonella free! :)
Hey, it's been a busy week..I started out last Sunday night attending a concert at the Beacon Theatre that was really unique and inspiring. Our trusted Three Tomatoes editor, Cheryl Benton, recently wrote about a documentary that moved her titled, "Young @ Heart", based on the senior citizen singing group that interprets classic rock. Well, the Young @ Heart choir, direct from Northampton, Massachusetts performed a one night only gig in New York and by the end of the night, everyone in the audience was on their feet!
You should have seen the crowds (of all ages!) clamoring to get in. I've never seen anything like it before. These seniors had the most beautiful voices, and more importantly, the most beautiful spirit assembled on one stage. The choir (with members ranging from mid 70's to 90) performed under the great leadership of Bob Cilman, and these folks were able to rock the Beacon!
The Young @ Heart choir
This past week, I also saw the new Broadway spectacle, Cirque Dreams, Jungle Fantasy, now open at the Broadway Theatre. The title of the piece basically explains it all. Created and directed by Neil Goldberg, it is indeed a new age style circus, set in a jungle, complete with lush scenery and costumes. In addition to watching performers of amazing talents do things truly defying gravity, you can also expect to see an onstage shirtless, buff violinist in a tree costume who plays a violin attached to his muscled chest, as well as a singer costumed as Mother Nature . She is the only singer performing songs throughout the evening serving to bridge the daredevil acts that this circus provides.
Certainly amazing talents all, with spectacular flying and balancing, and lots of exuberance. It's that kind of show, and it's on Broadway for a limited run through August 24th.
Okay my friends. That's it for this week. A happy and healthy July 4th to you!
Till next time, rock on!
Valerie
Young@Heart Choir Rocks On
