[NEohioPAL] Spotlights Theater Presents Juliette Regnier Cabaret

[Tim Anderson, Education Director]

Spotlights Theater Presents Juliette Regnier


The Broadview Heights Spotlights Theater continues its 2012 Cabaret Series
with two performances by local cabaret performer, *Juliette Regnier*.
Accompanied by a small ensemble of musicians, she will perform
international music from the 1920’s, 1930’s, and 1940’s**. Regnier has
previously been seen at Cain Park, Dobama Theatre, Cleveland Public
Theatre, the Great Lakes Theatre Festival, and the Cleveland Play House.
Her newly-created cabaret, *Elsewhere*, may be seen on the Spotlights’
stage for one weekend only on *Friday, September 28* and *Saturday,
September 29 *at *7:00PM*.


The Spotlights Theater is located in the Broadview Heights Cultural Arts
Building, located next to the Police Station on the Broadview Center
property. Tickets are *$5.00* and all proceeds benefit the Spotlights’
Education Program. Tickets may be purchased online at
www.broadview-heights-spotlights.org or reservations may be made by calling
440-526-4404.


*About the Performers/Production Team:**

**Juliet**te** Regnier**
**Vocals**
*After years into her career as a professional stage actress, Juliette
began creating theater as a cabaret artist. *Shades of Blue*, *Flying Solo*,
and *At the Threshold* all made their debut at Cain Park in Cleveland
Heights. *Elsewhere*, marks her fourth cabaret production. Her eclectic
style, mixing music genres in a diverse array of vocal and scenic settings,
evokes deeply moving, often quirky and almost always unexpected moments in
time. Of European sensibility, she articulates an emotional rawness within
her interpretations. Her vocal quality is sweet and rich, soulful and
bawdy: her choices and combinations of material are often unusual and
delightfully surprising. In addition to crafting and performing cabarets,
Juliette has appeared on stage throughout the area, as well as in film. As
a playwright, she continues to work on a trilogy of plays that underscores
marginalized female characters, with settings during WWII France, during
the expansion of the American West and during medieval Scotland.

*Doug Day,
**Musical Director, Piano, & Vocals*
Doug retired from teaching in June, 2004, from the Bay Village City School
District where he taught instrumental music for 27 years. In addition to
conducting the Bay High School Orchestra, other teaching duties included
directing the Bay High Marching Band, Jazz Ensembles and Concert Bands. For
21 years he conducted the 30-piece pit orchestra each spring for Bay High's
annual Broadway musical. He is currently the pianist and music director of
the Don Disantis Orchestra. Doug has played piano with the BW Alumni Jazz
Ensemble each February, and is also the pianist with the Cleveland TOPS
Swingband and the Swing City Big Band. A trombone major at Ohio University,
he has played trombone for hundreds of performances of the Ringling
Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus, Ice Shows and Rodeos at the Richfield
Coliseum, played in the backup band/orchestra for numerous touring
performers in downtown Cleveland, and for ten years, played in the
sidelines band each Sunday for the Cleveland Browns home games. He played
bass with the Hal Lynn Agency from 1975 to 1994 and was the bassist for the
Harry Hershey Orchestra for seven years. Doug has recently performed on
piano with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, the Pied Pipers, the Four Aces, the
New Chordettes and Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack. He remains very active in the
music and worship program at Avon Lake Presbyterian Church as an
accompanist and member of the Bell and Chancel Choirs. Doug resides in Avon
Lake with his wife, Jackie. Their daughter, Amy, is a professional artist
living in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and their son, Brian, is pursuing a music
career of his own in Columbus, Ohio.

*James Wonnacott
**Trumpet, Flute, Synthesizer, & Vocals** *
James Wonnacott is a 1964 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College and has done
postgraduate work at the University of Kentucky. A very active performing
schedule continues since his retirement from Strongsville Schools in 1996.
He appears regularly with the Strongsville Community Band, B-W Alumni Brass
Collective, B-W Alumni Jazz Orchestra, Don Disantis Orchestra, and the
Cleveland TOPS (Tough Old ProS) Swingband, where he is now Music Director.
Jim has appeared with the Jimmy Dorsey
Orchestra featuring the Pied Pipers, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis, Jr.,
Johnny Mathis, and many others.

*Dave Day,
**Bass*
Dave has performed as a professional musician on trombone, bass guitar, and
piano and has been a member of the Music Union since 1976. In addition to
numerous engagements throughout the Cleveland area with the Hal Lynn
Agency, professional music groups, and top musicians, Dave plays bass
guitar and occasional piano with the Don Disantis Orchestra. Employed by
Kent State University, Dave is the Director of Advancement for the Kent
State University Geauga campus and the Regional Academic
Center in Twinsburg, where he is responsible for securing financial support
for both locations. Dave is a graduate of Ohio University, where he was
accepted into membership in both Phi Mu Alpha (Honorary Music Fraternity),
as one of only two nonmusic majors, as well as Kappa Kappa Psi (Honorary
Band Fraternity). Dave and his wife, Karen, live in Bainbridge.

*George Judy,
**Drums & Percussion*
George Judy began his professional career while in college by performing
with such name acts as Paul Anka, Carol Channing, Johnny Mathis, Engelbert
Humperdinck, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Aretha Franklin, Yul Brynner, and
Marie Osmond. Since that time, he has performed in over 50 Broadway shows
as well as with many other TV/Movie personalities. He has also performed,
recorded and toured with the Cleveland Orchestra under such conductors as
Christoph von Dohnanyi, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Kurt
Masur, Jahja Ling, Roger Norrington, Riccardo Chailly and Yoel Levi. Other
orchestras include the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Lyric Opera of
Cleveland, Mansfield Symphony, Erie Philharmonic, Erie Ballet, Ohio Ballet,
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and Great  Lakes Theatre Festival. He is in his
seventeenth season as the drummer for the Cleveland Pops Orchestra and
continues to perform in the Cleveland area with various groups.

*Melissa Mary,
**Ukulele & Art Work** *
Melissa has tried almost every variety of musical instrument looking for
the perfect match.  After many years, the little ukulele found its way into
her arms. Since then, she has spread the ukulele love by starting the
Jumping Flea Ukulele group that meets at least monthly in Cleveland
Heights. She has performed at Ingenuity Fest, Musicians Towers, and the
Golden Age
Center.  When she's not strumming, Melissa is a health librarian and visual
artist.

*Christine Ciofani,
**Vocals*
Christina Ciofani attends Beaumont School and is in the tenth grade.
Christina participated in the Contemporary Youth Orchestra Chorus at
Severance Hall and in the Cleveland Playhouse College. She has performed in
various shows at Beachwood Community Theatre, Heights Youth Theatre,
Fairmount Performing Arts Conservatory, and was part of the *32nd Annual
Marilyn Bianchi Kids Playwriting Festival* at Dobama. In her spare time
off-stage, she enjoys reading, writing, playing the piano, and
playing lacrosse.

*Richard B. Ingraham* <http://www.rbicompaudio.20m.com/>*,
**Sound Design & Audio Recording*
Richard is a freelance sound designer based in the Cleveland, Ohio, area.
He has worked at numerous theatres, schools and attractions in the
Cleveland and throughout the US including:  The Beck Center for the Arts,
Cain Park, Chagrin Falls Performing Arts Academy, The Cleveland Play House,
The Cleveland Public Theatre, Cleveland State University, Dobama
Theatre, The University of Evansville, Great Lakes Theater, Hope Summer
Repertory Theatre, The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, The Lincoln
Amphitheatre, The Lincoln Library and Museum, Oberlin College, Playhouse
Square Center, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Shakespeare and Company, Stone
Mountain Park and Willoughby Fine Arts Association.   Richard has taught
Sound Design and other related course work at Carnegie Mellon University
and The University of Evansville.  He
has also worked as a consultant to award winning software companies that
create products specifically for the needs of live performance including
Stage Research and Richmond Sound Design.

*Johnny Wu of **Media Design Imaging* <http://www.mdifilm.com/>*,
**Video Recording *
The MDI team is an independent film and video production company created
for businesses and indie filmmakers who wish to impact their messaging with
innovative concepts and stunning visuals - without breaking the budget.
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