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    IN MY ROOM: This song is my silver...

    Katie McGrath "In My Room"

    IN MY ROOM: This song is my silver lining in these days of isolation: the renewed appreciation for the faces, voices and hearts I cherish and miss. Thank...
    Cabaret KATIE! for October 2019
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    Cabaret Katie

    Cabaret KATIE! for October 2019

    Katie McGrath previews New York cabaret shows for October 2019
    Offstage with Cabaret KATIE! – Ann Kittredge
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    Cabaret Katie

    Offstage with Cabaret KATIE! – Ann Kittredge

    Ann Kittredge talks about secrets, potted plants and her show on 9/24 at Feinstein's/54 Below, "An Evening with Ahrens and Flaherty." Music Direction by Alex Rybeck. Video by Chet Whye Jr..
    BLUE WAVE 2020: THE VOTING RIGHTS SHOW, Jan. 20, 2020
    01:52:18
    Stephen Hanks

    BLUE WAVE 2020: THE VOTING RIGHTS SHOW, Jan. 20, 2020

    On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Cabaret Producer Stephen Hanks presented this show at Hidden Cabaret in Hell's Kitchen, New York, featuring 16 All-Star performers passionately singing songs about Democracy, Freedom, Justice, Equality, and some of the transcendent issues of our time, including the battle against voter suppression in America. The Blue Wave 2020 lineup for this show included: April Armstrong • Sandra Bargman • Rembert Block • Brenda Braxton • Blair Alexis Brown • Mary Sue Daniels • Dawn Derow • Meg Flather • Janice Hall • Laurie Krauz • Katie McGrath • N’Kenge • Sierra Rein • Julie Reyburn • Sarah Rice • Lisa Viggiano. Hanks will serve as host with Ian Herman as Musical Director. All proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the Stacey Abrams-led Voter Protection organization Fair Fight 2020, which is based in Georgia. Videography by Chet Whye, Jr.
    THRILLER! - A chet whye Joint – Flash Mob in Harlem Halloween 2014
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    Chet Whye

    THRILLER! - A chet whye Joint – Flash Mob in Harlem Halloween 2014

    Conceived, Produced and Directed by CHET WHYE, Jr. Choreographed by JARREN MARTIN Special Guest Stars: The Original Harlem Shakers Harlem's THRILLER Flash Mob Street Dance on Halloween 2014 All music rights to Michael Jackson, photo
    Requiem for Tom Townsend
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    Chet Whye

    Requiem for Tom Townsend

    Creative icon, community leader and philanthropist Thomas Kingman Townsend, 60, passed away in St. Louis on October 4, 2019, following a brief battle with angio sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Tom was a beloved husband, father, uncle, cousin, friend, teacher, mentor, partner, and connector of people from all walks of life. He was a passionate writer, musician, artist, photographer, philosopher, and advertising professional. He was a true inspiration to people all over the world, and had a profound impact on anyone with whom he came into contact. Tom was born in Charleston, SC, and spent an idyllic boyhood on the St. John’s River in Jacksonville, Florida. He graduated from St. John’s Country Day School in Jacksonville in 1976, and with honors from Duke University in 1980. While at Duke, he met the love of his life, Jeanne Knowles Townsend. Tom and Jeanne started their family in 1988, and moved with their three small children to their present home in Clayton in 1996. That same year, together with Tim Rodgers, Tom founded the advertising agency, Rodgers Townsend, creating a culture of creativity and character that was recognized not only as the most awarded creative agency in St. Louis, but annually as one of its Best Places to Work. During Tom’s years at Rodgers Townsend, countless friendships were forged, careers were fostered, marriages were entered into, and children were born and raised. The R/T family is immense and beautiful. Today, even after the retirement of both Tom and Tim, R/T continues the legacy born and bonded over 23 years ago. Tom’s many achievements in advertising and business included the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, the “Spirit of St. Louis” award from the Mayor of St. Louis for his unparalleled pro bono efforts, Volunteer of the Year award from the St. Louis Effort for AIDS, a “Keeper of the Park” designation from Forest Park Forever, induction into the St. Louis Media and Advertising Hall of Fame, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the St. Louis Ad Club. In 2010, Tom and Jeanne lost their oldest child, Alex, in a car accident, while he was a graphic design and advertising student at Savannah College of Art and Design. Tom continued to lead Rodgers Townsend for several years, but was simultaneously called by Alex in several different directions. He wrote a book, In This I Will Find Beauty, chronicling the family’s first year without Alex. He wrote a book of poetry relating to the loss, and he wrote and recorded numerous songs. He travelled to India. He took up oil painting. He continued to play piano alone and in various bands, something he had done seriously since high school. He and Jeanne started the Alex Townsend Memorial Foundation and the A-Town Get Down, an art and music festival in Savannah, Georgia, intended to inspire community and creativity and to celebrate the life of Alex Townsend (“A-Town”) (www.a-towngetdown.org). In 2012, he founded Pianos For People, a non-profit organization that provides free pianos and piano lessons to children and families with limited resources, giving these families equal access to the transformative power of music. In 2013, he took a sabbatical from R/T to teach advertising at SCAD for a semester in an effort to become part of the world and city that Alex had so loved. In sum, Tom powered his way through his enormous grief by bringing Alex’s artistic and musical gifts to the masses. Finally, in 2014, he retired from R/T to devote himself full time to his philanthropic causes. The Townsend’s philanthropic causes grew and thrived, with Tom serving as Board President, and Jeanne as Vice President, for each. The A-Town Get Down has been recognized as one of Savannah’s top festivals, and has provided thousands with the gift of art and music in its nearly ten year history. The Alex Townsend Memorial foundation has been used to fund initiatives at Oliverian School, the wonderful alternative boarding school Alex attended in New Hampshire, as well as an inspiring memorial courtyard and a scholarship fund at SCAD. Pianos For People, which he dubbed “the happiest place on Earth,” has sourced, serviced and delivered over 260 free pianos and served over 10,000 people through its South St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, piano schools. This memorial celebration was held at The Church of St. Michael & St. George in St. Louis Missouri on March 7, 2020. Memorial contributions can be made to Pianos For People, www.pianosforpeople.org or the Alex Townsend Memorial Foundation (atownfoundation.org). [Video by chet whye jr | whye@chetwhye.com]
    Ken Haller The Medicine Show at Don't Tell Mama
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    Chet Whye

    Ken Haller The Medicine Show at Don't Tell Mama

    New York Jan 11 2020 chet whye PRESENTATIONS
    N'KENGE is DAZZLING at Blue Wave 2020 THE VOTING RIGHTS SHOW
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    divankenge

    N'KENGE is DAZZLING at Blue Wave 2020 THE VOTING RIGHTS SHOW

    Produced and Hosted by Stephen Hanks, with Musical Direction from Ian Herman, BLUE WAVE 2020: THE VOTING RIGHTS SHOW at The Secret Room, Hidden Cabaret. The critically acclaimed CABARET CAMPAIGNS: RIDE THE BLUE WAVE 2018! at Don't Tell Mama featured 28 different performers and raised more than $6,000 divided among 30 candidates. In association with Red Horse Theatrical, this election-year extravaganza celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and will feature 16 All-Star Women performers passionately singing songs about Democracy, Freedom, Justice, Equality, and some of the transcendent issues of our time, including the battle against voter suppression in America.
    Angel From Montgomery by John Prine, Fred Aiese accompanied by Rick Jensen
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    Fred Aiese

    Angel From Montgomery by John Prine, Fred Aiese accompanied by Rick Jensen

    This is a John Prine tune that both Rick Jensen and I love. We performed it on February 9, 2020 at Don't Tell Mama.
     

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