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Filmed and edited by Rico Roman
"The Girl Singers of the Hit Parade" is a truly entertaining show jam-packed with hit after hit from some of the best-loved female vocalists of all-time. You'll not only hear fantastic music performed by an outstanding cast, Colleen Raye, Jennifer Grimm, Debra O'Keefe and Sophia Grimm, but also take a nostalgic trip back to a simpler time. Accompanied by three extraordinary musicians under the Direction of Norton Lawellin, the music has a "true to the era" sound with background vocals and instrumentals.
Sit back and enjoy your favorites from Rosemary Clooney; "Hey There", "Come Ona My House", Patti Page; "Tennessee Waltz", "Old Cape Cod", Doris Day; "Que Sera Sera", "Secret Love", Connie Francis, "Where The Boys Are", "Who's Sorry Now" and Peggy Lee; "Is That All There Is?", and "Fever" just to mention a few.
Audiences join in singing, and sometimes dancing, to their favorites, laughing along with some of the novelty tunes and stories, and even getting a little teary-eyed during some of the familiar ballads. Great music, laughter and a trip down memory lane awaits you. Don't miss this unforgettable show.
---- ACT ONE ----
Opening Tune-
The Girl Singers
Rosemary Clooney
Come ona My house
Hey There/TenderlyYou'll/ Never Know
Sisters
Botcha Me/Mambo Italiano
Patti Page
Mockingbird Hill
Old Cape Cod
How Much Is That Doggie?
Tennessee Waltz
Cross Over The Bridge
Connie Francis
Who's Sorry Now?/My Happiness
Everybody's Somebody's Fool
Volare/That's Amore'
Stupid Cupid/Lipstick on Your Collar
Where The Boys Are
---- ACT TWO ----
Doris Day
Everybody, Loves A Lover
Sentimental Journey
Glass Bottom Boat/Daisies/Lullabye of Bdwy
When I Fall In Love/Secret Love
Que Sera Sera
Peggy Lee
Love Bein' Here With
You Is That All There Is?
Fever/Big Spender/I'm A Woman
It's A Good Day
Reprise - Girl Singers
Encore - May You Always Walk in Sunshine
The Cast
Colleen Raye The creator of The Girl Singers show, Colleen has performed as a vocalist across the country from Las Vegas to Atlantic City. Colleen also tours with "A Musical Tribute to Patsy Cline", "Straighten Up and Fly Right" and "The Girl Singers Christmas Show" which she also created. A composer, Colleen not only wrote the theme to this show, but also “Winter Carnival Waltz,” “Touch the Sky” for the Wisconsin Special Olympics, and several other songs and jingles. Jennifer, Sophia, and Reed Grimm are Colleen’s children, and Debbie is her sister. For more info check www.colleenraye.com. or www.GirlSIngersLLC.com
Sophia Grimm This 21-year old has been in several plays and musicals, including Winifred in “Once Upon a Mattress”, Mama in “Chicago” and revues while singing professionally with her family for over 18 years. Now attending Chicago College of Performing Arts, majoring in musical theater, Sophie performs in cabarets and nightclubs in the city as well as in productions on campus. Sophie also teaches music at CCPA's Summer Camp for inner-city Chicago children and composed music for the camp’s production.
Debbie O’Keefe Debbie is an accomplished singer and performer from hudson, WI. As a 13-year-old she had the opportunity to travel with her sister, Colleen, performing at various venues throughout the United States. Debbie is the female vocalist for the Minnesota Jazz Orchestra and has appeared in several productions at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson ncluding Colleen Raye and Company's annual new year's Eve Show. Visit her site, www.debbieokeefe.com
Norton Lawellin Touring the U.S. and Canada with a musical celebration of our nation’s bicentennial, Norton shared the stage with headliners such as Jerry Lewis, Bobby Goldsboro, Roy Clark and Buck Owens, Ray Stevens, and Kate Smith. Following those tours, Norton relocated to the Twin Cities area. In 1982, he launched Track Record Studios, a recording and music production facility. His piano and vocal stylings are in demand for corporate special events and as support for local celebrities. In 2003, he was called as contemporary worship coordinator for his church.
Tom Lewis Tom is a freelance jazz bassist, based in Minneapolis. He works regularly with a variety of national jazz artists visiting the Twin cities area. These include Eddie Higgins, Benny Golson, Slide Hampton, Lew Tabackin, and Mose Allison, to name a few. He is an active member of the Twin Cities jazz scene, in high demand as a performer, clinician, and session player. Recent jazz recordings include the Phil Hey Quartet’s Subduction, Eddie Higins Trio Live at the Dakota, Carol Martin’s Pieces of Dreams, as well as Charmin Shapira’s Pure Imagination.
Reed Grimm Reed is a multi-faceted performer. A graduate of UW-LaCrosse, majoring in percussion performance, he is the lead singer in “Shoeless Revolution” as well as the drummer and co-writer of several of their songs. The group recently released their first CD. Check out www.shoelessrevolution.com. They perform throughout the Midwest. Reed has been on stage since age 2 and you can see him in his full spectrum with Colleen Raye and Company at New Year’s Eve in Hudson at The Phipps Center for the Arts. For more information about The Girl Singers of the Hit Parade check out www.GirlSingersLLC.com