World Theatre Day is March 27 and to mark the occasion Queens Theatre’s family programming presents a modern take on the classic tale The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare: The Next Gen by Lightwire Theater at 1PM and 4PM.
Queens Theatre’s family series will continue in April with a bilingual ensemble that performs The Selfish Giant/El Gigante Egoísta with shows in English and Spanish, and TheaterWorks USA who will bring the award-winning children’s book The Pout Pout Fish live to stage; and in May, Dog Man: The Musicalwill get everyone to sing and dance along.
Valerie Smaldone is a 5-time Billboard Magazine Award winner and is well known for her unprecedented success holding the #1 on-air position in the New York radio market on 106.7 Life-FM, an iHeart station. She has hosted, produced, and created several award-winning nationally syndicated programs featuring in-depth interviews with stars like Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Mariah Carey among others. Her radio talk show "Bagels and Broadway" highlighted theatre and food personalities. She is an accomplished interviewer and voice artist heard on commercials, narrations, promos and audiobooks, as well as a sought after live announcer.
Most recently, Valerie produced and directed a film, The Thursday Night Club, featuring pop diva Gloria Gaynor in her movie acting debut. She is one of the creators and producers of a docu-series, Divine Renovation, starring Erik Estrada, on streaming networks soon.
