Hosted by Randie Levine-Miller, the evening will be held April 15 at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street. Co-produced by Levine-Miller and Cheryl Benton, judges include radio host Valerie Smaldone, theatre critic and former Drama Desk President Peter Filichia, and editor and reviewer Sandi Durell.
Performers will include 15-year-old vocal prodigy Anaïs Reno, who recently performed her third solo show at Feinstein’s/54 Below, and Sheree Sano, winner of the 2018 contest. The evening’s music director is Paul Chamlin.
Those competing: Maureen Griffin, the reigning Ms. New York Senior America; 82-year-old blues singer Evangeline Johns; Terri Levy, who has been a special-education teacher, a court reporter, and a realtor; Camille Diamond, a director of a community center that serves children and families; Kelli Maguire, who works at a Manhattan youth center; singing bank executive Amy Downey; government contract worker Rachael Epstein, who is a three-time cancer survivor; Delaine Douglas, who writes plays and short stories; Laura Lorenzo, an oncology nurse who is now a furniture sales person; Taffy Jaffe, a psychotherapist in her own private practice who started doing standup comedy after she retired; Christina Connors, a licensed massage therapist who also used to perform on cruise ships; and businesswoman and equestrian Lynn Henderson.
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