Keri Kelsey Makes Her New York Debut at Danny's

Following her successful solo cabaret debut at THE GARDENIA (7066 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA - 323-467-7444), emerging cabaret singer Keri Kelsey makes her New York City debut at DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM (342 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-265-8133 - http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/) on Thursday, May 29th at 9:15 pm. The show "Everything Must Change" stars the charismatic Keri Kelsey relating through humor and song, life's most dramatic transitions: getting married, having children, moving house and even the changing seasons. Accompanied on piano by Alex Rybeck and directed by Clifford Bell, Ms. Kelsey performs the timeless music of Burt Bacharach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, Lew Spence, Ann Hampton Callaway and Cy Coleman. There is a $12 cover, $10 food/drink minimum.

Show highlights include a delightful medley of beloved TV theme songs of the 50s, 60s and 70s from "I Dream of Jeannie" to "I Love Lucy" and "Bewitched" and as well as a compelling interpretation of Charles Aznavour's classic ballad "Quiet Love" performed both vocally and in sign language by Ms. Kelsey. The inclusion of Charles Aznavour's emotionally provocative Quiet Love in Everything Must Change, a song that she simultaneously sings and signs, stems directly from Keri Kelsey's love affair with sign language. Inspired by a visit by the National Theatre Of The Deaf during her college years in Florida, Ms. Kelsey went on to become a qualified sign language interpreter as well as a current member of the Board of Directors for the Deaf West Theatre in California.

Married to circus acrobat Richie Gaona of the world-famous Flying Gaonas, Keri Kelsey's story-like career has seen the vivacious and statuesque blond serve as Ring Mistress with the Big Apple Circus where she also   despite a distinct preference for life at ground level   had her first introduction to the trapeze. She also swung from the mouth of giant dinosaur on an award-winning float at the 1994 Rose Bowl Parade. When Keri Kelsey sings Stephen Schwartz's "Lion Tamer" in her new cabaret show, she sings it with unique authority, having straddled the bare back of many a dangerous lion and tiger during her circus days.

A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Keri Kelsey now lives in Los Angeles where her cabaret career is off to a flying start following recent shows at the renowned Cinegrill, Masquers Cabaret and The Gardenia. She has also performed at the famous Plush Room in San Francisco and is thrilled to be making her New York debut. The versatile Ms. Kelsey has worked as an actress and literary agent and devotes much of her free time to bringing up the next generation of acrobatic performers, namely her son and "stunt kid" Alex Gaona whose Hollywood stunt credits already include "Hook," "The Flintstones," "The Little Rascals" and "Friends."

For more information on Keri Kelsey, visit her new website at http://www.kerikelsey.com/.

 

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