JENNIFER BANGS
Jennifer is an actor and singer who loves to connect with people through real-life-in-your-face-guts-on-stage stories. SHE BANGS SHE BANGS is her second solo show, after WELL, which made its debut in the Lone Star State. Jennifer appeared in the recent film, SPEECH & DEBATE with Kal Penn and Janeane Garofalo, and was the original female singer in the coverband, COVERBAND. Jennifer was a finalist in the Center for Faith And Work's annual Cultural Renewal Project, where She Bangs She Bangs was born. Jennifer has performed all over the world, most recently at the Sarajevo National Theatre in Bosnia. Regionally, she has played Eliza in MY FAIR LADY, Luisa in THE FANTASTIKS, and Maureen in RENT, but her favorite role ever is mamma bear to her two cubs. BFA from NYU. JennBangs.com
TANYA MOBERLY
TANYA MOBERLY (DIRECTOR) - Cabaret/Solo Shows: Dan Ruth (A LIFE BEHIND BARS – 2018 Bistro Award Winner for Solo Play & 2018 MAC Award for Spoken Word), Amy Beth Williams (CRAZY TO LOVE YOU / CARRIED AWAY – 2018 Bistro Award Winner for Theme Show, MARNIE KLAR SINGS BOBBIE GENTRY, David Ballard (HAVING IT ALL / TRUE NORTH), LISA VIGGIANO SINGS BRUCE, Kathleen France (LA BELLA VITA) & Kendra Cunningham (THIS COULD BE YOU), and many others.
Tanya received a MAC Award Nomination for Director in 2016 & 2018 and has won Six MAC Awards as Producer of The Salon, a unique, weekly open-mic.
She has been performing in Cabaret since 1997 and received a MAC Award Nomination for Major Female Artist in 2018 for her most recent Series – SIX DIFFERENT SHOWS * SIX DIFFERENT MUSICIANS * SIX FRIDAY NIGHTS.
www.tanyamoberly.com
Tanya received a MAC Award Nomination for Director in 2016 & 2018 and has won Six MAC Awards as Producer of The Salon, a unique, weekly open-mic.
She has been performing in Cabaret since 1997 and received a MAC Award Nomination for Major Female Artist in 2018 for her most recent Series – SIX DIFFERENT SHOWS * SIX DIFFERENT MUSICIANS * SIX FRIDAY NIGHTS.
www.tanyamoberly.com
STEVEN RAY WATKINS
STEVEN RAY WATKINS (MUSIC DIRECTOR) has been playing the piano for 49 years, and has been working professionally as a performer and musician for 44 years. As an actor he has appeared in THE LAST SESSION, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and in the national tours of BIG, SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN and SHOWBOAT. As a musician, he has worked as a session player, as a musical director and vocal director in the theater, and most frequently as an arranger and musical director in the New York City cabaret circuit. He has worked with such names as Hugh Jackman, Beyonce, Patti LuPone, John Turturro, Karen Mason, Louise Pitre, Amanda McBroom, Lennie Watts and Sharon McNight, among many others, and has received 2 BistroAwards and 3 MAC Awards.
DON KELLY
DON KELLY (DRUMMER/PERCUSSIONIST) - Born in NYC, DK hasperformed with Broadway Greats such as Cy Coleman, Chita Rivera, Eartha Kitt, Lucie Arnez, Dean Regan, Kerry Butler, Charl Brown, Micheal McCorry Rose; Off Broadway with Barbara Walsh, Micheal McGrath, Pat Birch; With jazz artists Ingrid Jensen, Lenny Pickett, and Paul Carlon; and opened for Meat Loaf, Patti Smith, Collective Soul, Indigo Girls, and The Band. Orchestrated the Percussion book for a new musical, Lisa &; Leo. Favorite venues played: Radio City Music Hall, BB Kings, Bird Land, CBGBs, Levon Helm’s Studio in Woodstock, The Playboy Mansion, and The UN. DK is currently teaching at the Dea Music & Art School and performing and recording with The Adam Levowitz Orchestra, Charles Buckland, and Jack Spann, as well as free-lancing the NYC cabaret circuit for the past 7 years.
DAN FABRICATORE
DANIEL FABRICATORE (BASSIST) originally from Nutley, New Jersey received his B.M. as a graduate from William Paterson College. Now residing in Brooklyn, he enjoys a vibrant and diverse musical career. From exciting chamber jazz, progressive bluegrass, improvisation based ensembles to original soul, gospel, folk, country and rock groups, Daniel enjoys being deeply entrenched with excellent and innovative musicians in diverse settings. He regularly performs with Rev. Vince and The Love Choir (incl. members of TV on the Radio) The Eri Yamamoto Trio, Rudy Linka (incl. recordings with John Scofield, John Abercrombie and Kenny Wolleson), Stew and the Negro Problem, The Dymaxion Quartet, The Angsudden Ensemble, Federico Ughi, Drye & Drye, Liz Childs, Michael McGinnis’s Nonet, Sunna Gunnlaugs, The Dang-It Bobbys, Lady Rizo, The East River Riders, Meah Pace, Deva Mahal and Inyang Bassey (of Moby).
DYLAN SHERIDAN
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