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Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up Show: Artists Making A DifferenceDanny Bacher is an award-winning singer, saxophonist, songwriter and entertainer in the fullest sense of the term. He’s not only a master of the demanding soprano sax, but combines his virtuosity on the instrument with a talent for comedy and narrative storytelling. He’s a smooth and cool individual who makes hot jazz and pop, cut fromthe cloth of the great Louis Prima and Mel Torme. With Lived Experience, JAMES BEAMAN returns to the cabaret stage for the first time since 2002, when he, Goldie Dver and David Maiocco received the MAC Award for Revue of the Year for their show...
2024-05-201h 30
Richard Skipper CelebratesSetting Goals for 2024 with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard SkipperHappy New Year! Have you set your artistic goals for 2024? Join Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper as they hep you with Creativity, with a dose of therapy! We will also be joined y three artists who trly do set oals and achieve them! Dr Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. For 3 decades she has treated patients of every background and helped them work through a wide variety of personal challenges. Sally Darling: Record librarian at KABC, LA. Much stage directing, including The Consul with Frances Breeze (Francesca...
2024-01-081h 04
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates National Jukebox Day!The day before gathering around the turkey, gather around the nearest jukebox to celebrate National Jukebox Day! As Americans flock to their hometowns for Thanksgiving, many will head out to neighborhood bars and restaurants. They will catch up with friends and family and celebrate by playing great songs on their local jukebox. The name jukebox is thought to originate from places called ‘juke houses’ or ‘jook joints.' In the early 1900s, people congregated in these establishments to drink and listen to music. In 1889, Louis Glass and his partner William S. Arnold invented the first coin-operated player in San Francisco. They w...
2023-11-251h 06
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates The Hunter's MoonRichard Skipper Celebrates The Hunter's Moon is a YouTube video. The video discusses the name "Hunter's Moon," which is thought to have originated in the 1700s when hunters prepared for winter. Huntersmoon Hall is also a place. Other videos by Richard Skipper include: Special FULL MOON AFTERNOON Edition Of The Let That Go Show The Ultimate Tribute to Kathy Searle Richard Skipper Celebrates Eugene Ebner and Paul Page Happy Publicists Day!: Richard Skipper Celebrates Renee Katz Unveiling the Sturgeon Moon's Magic with Richard Skipper Richard Skipper Celebrates Hello Dolly!:
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Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up Show: Kiss and Make Up Day!Richard! Thank you so much for having me again on your wonderful Friday Wrap Up Show. You are always prepared, entertaining, thoughtful and keep things flowing. You're an amazing host and really do your best to help focus on your guests in the best way possible. I love how you mix things up during the discussions to keep things interesting and tap in to various levels of your guests. Thank you and cheers to your continued success. Mary Lahti, www.marylahti.com Today is a reminder to mend relationships and move forward with forgiveness and understanding. The unofficial holiday encourages p...
2023-08-261h 03
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Alan Shayne and Norman SunshineFor the bulk of his career, Alan Shayne relied on the creativity of others. Alan Shayne (born November 21, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts) was President of Warner Brothers Television for ten years, where he shepherded such hit shows as Alice, The Dukes of Hazard, Night Court, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Head of the Class and Growing Pains. In addition to holding other positions at the Warner Brothers Studio, he has been an independent film and television producer with such projects as The Bourne Identity starring Richard Chamberlain (nominated for an Emmy), and he won a Christopher Award for The House Without a...
2023-07-251h 07
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Richard Barrios on Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe has been gone for over sixty years, and yet people are still talking about her. What, exactly, is the spell she casts on so many? Stunning, exciting to watch, incredibly famous, Monroe lived a very public life and died young, with a sad suddenness. All of this is true, and yet there is so much more to her story. On Marilyn Monroe: An Opinionated Guide looks past the sensation to the real legacy--her richly varied body of work. Both during her life and following her death, Monroe was dismissed as more of a phenomenon than an actor, often...
2023-07-141h 03
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Drive In Movie Day with April Wright!Drive-in Movie Day is celebrated on the anniversary of the opening of the first patented drive-in movie theater. On June 6, 1933, Richard Hollingshead opened this drive-in theater, Park-in Theaters, in Pennsauken Township, close to Camden, New Jersey. The year before he had experimented in his driveway by putting a 1928 Kodak projector on his car hood, pinning a sheet to trees, and placing a radio behind the screen. He thought about ways to combat rain and how to space cars so everyone had a view. When his theater opened he charged 25 cents per car and 25 cents per person, but made sure no...
2023-07-031h 03
Richard Skipper CelebratesCreative Chat with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper: Remembering Judy GarlandJustin Elizabeth Sayre is currently in residency at Joe's Pub at the Public with their new variety show, Assorted Fruit. Sayre also appeared on HBO’s The Comeback with Lisa Kudrow. They are NYCLU artist ambassador and a 2023 MacDowell Fellow. Follow on Instagram: justinelizabethsayre C’mon Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock is now on presale and will be published by the University Press of Mississippi in mid-October. It also contains her iconic number “Get Happy” number and Gene Kelly’s all-time personal favorite solo dance number. The Foreword was written by Tony Award-winning dancer and choreographer Savion Glover and authors...
2023-06-231h 07
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Hi Honey, i’m homo! sitcoms, specialsMatt Baume is a writer, podcaster, and video-maker based in Seattle whose work focuses on pop culture and queer history. “Every chapter serves up a slice of queer history with a rich scoop of fascinating, juicy asides and shocking behind-the-scenes insights—like having dishy late-night cheesecake with a witty, wise friend.” —Anthony Oliveira, PhD, author, film programmer, and pop culture critic “For a medium so aligned with queer sensibilities, with its brazen artifice, showy wit, and over-the-top performances, the network sitcom was slow to embrace actual queer people. In Hi Honey, I’m Homo, Matt Baume takes us on a highly enter...
2023-06-051h 03
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Mary Ellen Ciganovich“Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.” -Richard Bach Mary Ellen Ciganovich is founder and Director of R.E.A.L Health Mindfulness Education Center. R.E.A.L stands for Really Enthusiastic About Life. Mary Ellen has learned from her many life traumas when you are Really Enthusiastic About Life you are able to learn, let go of your past and forgive. Since Mary Ellen taught middle school, she naturally wanted to teach others all of the “Truths” that brought peace into her life. Now she...
2023-04-271h 01
Richard Skipper CelebratesCreative Chat with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper 4/06/2023For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/live/2YnM1t5WJNY?feature=share This week on Creative Chat with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper, they will celebrate three artists who are making a difference in the direction of the the theater! Before his arrival in Florida, Bryce Alexander served as the Artistic Director for Phamaly Theatre Company - at the time, one of the only semi-pro disability based theatre companies in the country. Recently named one of the “Women to Watch on Broadway” in 2023 by the Broadway Women’s Fund, Nico Juber is an award-w...
2023-04-061h 01
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up Show! Celebrating Cabaret Month! 3/24/23For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv8RJXxTfL0 'll be joined by Barbara Bleier, AJ Hunsucker, Therese Lee...and a few more surprises! Critically acclaimed Actor/Singer/Writer, Barbara Bleier, returns to the stage, in a new show which brings you tales and tunes from across many decades of her life, and many different experiences. From the days of singing in coffee shops across the east coast, to being a young pianist performing at Carnegie Hall. From having 5 of her plays “put up” on various stages such Abingdon Theatre and NY’s popular...
2023-03-2458 minRichard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates "The Way We Were..." with Tom Santopietro 1/16/2023For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/0n0kF7YphU8 In this episode of Richard Skipper Celebrates, we're celebrating the release of Tom Santopietro's latest book, The Way We Were: The Making Of A Romantic Classic. Tom Santopietro, Author, joins us to discuss the book, and we have a lively discussion about the book and the historical significance of this classic film. If you're a fan of Richard Skipper's work, then you won't want to miss this episode! The Way We Were: a nostalgia drenched, bittersweet romance starring superstars Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford at the p...
2023-01-161h 05
Richard Skipper CelebratesLet That Go! Show with Kassira McKee and Richard Skipper 1/08/2023For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/dtfe6mBK43o In this video, we'll be talking about January's Wolf Moon. This is a full moon that will be visible on the 31st of January. We'll be discussing what this moon means, what to expect and some tips on how to prepare for it. If you're looking for information about the Wolf Moon, this is the video for you! We'll discuss what this moon means,. We hope you enjoy this video and that it helps you prepare for the upcoming month! January’s full Wolf Moon reached pea...
2023-01-081h 05Richard Skipper CelebratesDr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper Celebrate National Book Blitz Month 1/05/23For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/G57O3YbJLqM National Book Blitz Month is observed in January every year. How many times have you bookmarked a book on a shelf to read with good intentions to complete reading it in record time, only for it to be abandoned? It is Book Blitz Month again, and this is the time to pick them back up, rededicate yourself, and complete them as a means of celebrating. Y’all know readers are leaders! U.S. National Screenwriters Day is celebrated on January 5 in recognition of the writers who toi...
2023-01-0559 minRichard Skipper CelebratesKassira McKee and Richard Skipper's Let THAT GO Christmas Show 12/25/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/NhID7dBHIfU Merry Christmas from Kassira McKee and Richard Skipper from the Let That Go Show. So that we can enjoy the holidays with our loved ones, we have pre taped this episode of the Let That Go Show...Our Christmas Message To You...
2022-12-2559 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity in an Ever Changing World: Goodbye to Social Media 12/08/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/8JzdpaHVDzo n this episode of Creativity In An Ever Changing World, Dr. Judi Bloom & Richard Skipper discuss the importance of creativity in today's ever-changing world. After a hiatus, Creativity In An Ever Changing World returns to bring the Arts and Therapy together with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper To resist many of life’s worries, build a mental fortress to prevent intrusion. Learn to control your responses to outside events. Change your mindset. Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating thro...
2022-12-081h 02
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Black Friday 11/25/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/vKoYnvq7Mbs Do you want to know who's on Richard Skipper's Friday Wrap-Up Show on Black Friday? Just enter "Who is on Richard Skipper's Friday Wrap-Up Show on Black Friday?" into the search bar on YouTube and you'll be able to watch the show LIVE at 5PM ET If you're looking for a way to spend your Friday evening, be sure to tune into Richard Skipper's show on Black Friday. In this show, he'll be discussing the latest news and events in the world of entertainment. So be ready t...
2022-11-251h 08
Richard Skipper CelebratesRIchard Skipper Celebrates National Jukebox Day 11/23/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/ABTf86ytv4I Whether you're a fan of oldies or classic rock, there's no better way to celebrate than by listening to some great music. On National Jukebox Day, choose some of your favorite songs and blast them out of your car or home stereo! It's the perfect way to spend a fall day! On Wednesday November 23rd, National Jukebox Day, enjoy some of your favorite classic tunes!Whether you're a fan of oldies or classic rock, there's no better way to celebrate than by listening to some great m...
2022-11-231h 07Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Empaths with Danielle @DsEnlightenedEdits 11/16/22For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/tJ_FSYGKTt Richard Skipper Celebrates Empaths with Danielle @DsEnlightenedEdits. Danielle is a psychic medium, energy expert, metaphysical teacher, healer, and more, who has devoted her life to helping others understand and connect with energy. During this very special show, Richard and Danielle will discuss how social media and the internet have impacted our boundaries, our compassion and activism, the ways we connect with others and the world, and even how it has effected our coping mechanisms, habits, and brain chemistry. If you're interested in booking a reading session with D...
2022-11-171h 10
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper: Celebrating Sally A. Hoedel 11/10/22For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/3n_3AeNBJnM In this interview, Richard Skipper celebrates Sally A. Hoedel, an Elvis fan and historian. Sally is a major figure in the Elvis fandom community and her books are celebrated by many fans. Sally A. Hoedel, a lifelong Elvis fan and historian, has a journalism degree from Michigan State University and is co-owner of Character Development and Leadership, a curriculum business. She lives in Northern Michigan with her husband and their four daughters. “I wrote this book because I genuinely believe this is a story that Elvis would want...
2022-11-101h 00
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates The Play That Goes Wrong 11/09/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/3b6aeQU2yYc From the cast to the crew, Richard Skipper celebrates the hilarity that is the play that goes wrong. CHRIS LANCELEY (Jonathan). Born in Liverpool, England, Chris’ work includes national tour of The Play That Goes Wrong. Off-Broadway: The Bad and the Better. Off-West End: Henry V, The Band. TV: “FBI,” “Blue Bloods.” Training: American Academy of Dramatic Arts (NYC), National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. Chris would like to extend a huge thank you to agent John Shea as well as to his wife, Jenny, Dad, Nan, Kim an...
2022-11-0957 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Music + Revolution Greenwich Village 10/15/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/6rPBvuNOx5s Richard Barone is a recording artist, performer, producer, professor, and author. Since pioneering the indie rock scene in Hoboken, NJ, as frontman of The Bongos, Barone has worked with artists in every musical genre including Donovan, Lou Reed, and folk legend Pete Seeger. He has produced concert events at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and SummerStage in Central Park. His album Sorrows & Promises is a celebration of the 1960s music scene in Greenwich Village, where Barone lives. He currently teaches the course “Music + Revolution” at The New Schoo...
2022-10-151h 04
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up Show: Mayflower Day 9/16/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/Nii24bOpU8s This is your Skipper asking you to come on board! Mayflower Day commemorates the day the ship set sail from Plymouth, England in 1620. On September 16 of 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England with 102 souls on board. These colonists- men, women, children, some seeking fortune, some seeking religious freedom – were later known as pilgrims. My Pilgrims today include Maria Gentile, Sudi ( RIck) Karatas, and Artemisia LeFay Artemisia LeFay is a dark cabaret performer, bellydancer, actress, classical mezzo soprano, pianist, and songwriter based in NYC. She specializes in...
2022-09-161h 09
Richard Skipper CelebratesAn Actress For Everyone | Richard Skipper Celebrates Judy Blazer 9/15/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/39lU5PjEjPo JUDITH “JUDY” BLAZER began her career in opera, oratorio, and recital in New York City and throughout Italy. She moved into Broadway theater with leading roles in Me and My Girl (Sally), A Change in the Heir (Prince Conrad), Titanic (Lady Caroline), Neil Simon’s 45 Seconds from Broadway (Cindy), LoveMusik (Brecht’s mistress) featuring the music of Kurt Weill, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Miss Shingle). Off-Broadway, she has appeared in Candide (the Old Lady) and Sweeney Todd (the Beggar Woman) with New York City Opera...
2022-09-161h 02
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Karen Morrow 8/20/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/o4eV9qN2SEI Karen Morrow, beloved stage and television personality, first stepped onto the New York stage as the female lead 'Jeannie' in I Had a Ball co-starring Buddy Hackett and Richard Kiley. Her last performance on Broadway was playing the dual role of ‘The Princess Puffer’/‘Miss Angela Prysock’ in the original Tony® Award-winning musical The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Her stage work outside of New York includes the role of ‘Parthy’ in the Tony®- Award winning production of Show Boat, as well as leading roles in Die Flederma...
2022-08-201h 08
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrate Kurt Peterson 8/08/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/p09XctTNxhQ KURT PETERSON began his Broadway career when Leonard Bernstein and Richard Rodgers chose him to play Tony in the revival of West Side Story at Lincoln Center. He then starred opposite Angela Lansbury in Dear World and created the role of Young Ben in Stephen Sondheim’s Follies. Off-Broadway, Kurt starred in Dames at Sea, By Bernstein, and Alias Jimmy Valentine, and appeared in the Town Hall productions of Knickerbocker Holiday, Music in the Air and I Married an Angel. Kurt sang “Proud Lady” to Patti LuPone when he...
2022-08-091h 01
Richard Skipper CelebratesThe Magic of Believing: Celebrating 43 Years in New York! 8/05/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/1gXmmJR6ppk The Magic of Believing: An Excerpt from Broadway World, by Stephen Mosher Aug. 6, 2019 The musical autobiography that Mr. Skipper presented was a true celebration of a gifted entertainer and a resilient human being – and it was an absolute delight. The standing-room-only audience was a veritable who’s who of cabaret luminaries, all on hand to hear Skipper’s tale, and it did not disappoint. Armed with only a few songs and impeccable comic timing , Richard spent most of his time on stage regaling with stories that anyone could r...
2022-08-051h 08Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Michael Misita 8/04/2022For Video Edition, Please Click Here and Subscribe: https://youtu.be/q40VLNI1Rns Michael grew up in Ohio where he did musicals and danced with his sister around Cleveland and Lorain, his home town. He attended the Boston conservatory of Music and spent summers in summer stock at the Milwaukee Melody Top doing 16 different shows choreographed by Tommy Tune, such as Sweet Charity with Gretchen Wyler, Irma La Deuce with Chita Rivera and The Boyfriend with Jane Powell. He landed his first Broadway show, THE FIG LEAVES ARE FALLING on his first day in New York City, and eventually w...
2022-08-041h 01
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Deni Bonet 7/18/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: http://youtu.be/C43zR7m5qwE It's no secret that Deni Bonet can rock a violin like nobody's business. Or that she writes memorable songs that make you want to listen again and again and again. For years, Deni has been honing her craft as a violinist, singer, songwriter and performer. She is, simply, a musical total package. Her style ranges from pop to roots-rock to new folk. Anyone who’s heard her last few albums, especially the fiery, funny and fabulous Last Girl On Earth, and 2013’s It’s All Good, k...
2022-07-181h 13
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Jerry Herman 7/16/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/ON5-ZwANCSA Gerald Sheldon Herman was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre. One of the most commercially successful Broadway songwriters of his time, Herman was the composer and lyricist for a number of hit musicals, starting in the 1960s, that were characterized by an upbeat and optimistic outlook and what Herman called "the simple, hummable showtune". His shows include Hello, Dolly! (1964), at one time the longest-running musical in Broadway history, which also produced the hit title song for Louis Armstrong; Mame (1966), a vehicle f...
2022-07-161h 08
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Elliott Forrest and Judy Garland in Concert 6/9/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/DTiQGl9tPoM Peabody Award winning broadcaster, director, designer, filmmaker and producer. Afternoon host on New York’s Classical Radio Station 105.9FM, WQXR, host of the national radio concerts of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and has hosted more than 60 concerts on-stage at Carnegie Hall, where his film FACE TO FACE premiered. Founding Executive Artistic Director of ArtsRock.org of Rockland County, NY. For 20 years he’s been bringing professional concerts, theater and conversations to his upstate community. Co-Creator and Producer of the National Tour of AN EVENING WITH...
2022-06-101h 03
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates 100 Years of Judy Garland with Becky O'Brien 6/1/2022For VIdeo Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/je9gZ3ROeG8 Becky O’Brien, BGT Singing Sensation, is arguably best remembered for bringing TV’s harshest talent judge, Simon Cowell, to tears with her rendition of “Over The Rainbow”. “Wow! I was not expecting that! You’re voice is so amazing, so authentic, it was just so emotional…..This is the reason we make this show, is to find people like you!” (Simon Cowell, of Becky’s Performance) Becky was raised in a Show Business Family, making her stage debut at the age of 2 years old. She worked hard through...
2022-06-011h 12
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Joanna Gleason: Out of The Eclipse 5/28/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/6vcHvOUB5Tc It was in Michael Stewart and Cy Coleman’s musical I Love My Wife (1977) – a satire on wife-swapping – that Gleason made her Broadway debut, playing Monica, for which she won a Theatre World Award. She returned to Broadway in a 1985 revival of Peter Nichols’s play Joe Egg. Along with Marlo Thomas and Olympia Dukakis, Gleason was a member of the opening-night cast of Andrew Bergman’s comedy Social Security (1986), for which Gleason won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play. Although she had already...
2022-05-2959 minRichard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up: Hairstylist Mental Health Awareness 5/27/22For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/RVUQlQ11T6I Friday, May 27 - It's My Friday Wrap Up! National Hairstylist Mental Health Awareness Day Hairstylists so often lend a friendly ear to their customers. Rose Apuzzo (Production Coordinator, Richard Skipper Celebrates) Rose's humble beginnings started in 1980 working for her friend from LA who now owns The Entertainment Group. She also worked for WPLR Radio Station everyday after college doing voice overs. Born in Washington, D.C., Jeff Ganz became a New Yorker at age 13. A year later, he began performing professionally as a guitarist/vocalist in t...
2022-05-271h 08
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Broadway General Manager with Peter Bogyo 5/14/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/sLr6rbzYmik PETER BOGYO has been an actor, a Company Manager, a General Manager, an Executive Producer, a Producer of Special Events and Benefit Concerts, and an Author. On Broadway, he served as General Manager of LOVE LETTERS, starring Mia Farrow, Brian Dennehy, Carol Burnett, Alan Alda and Candice Bergen; THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, starring Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr.; STICK FLY, starring Dulé Hill, directed by Kenny Leon, TIME STANDS STILL, starring Laura Linney, directed by Daniel Sullivan, AMERICAN BUFFALO, starring John Leguizamo, directed by Ro...
2022-05-151h 16Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up Thank You During National Nurses 5/06/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/D6gHaWbZO0s National Nurses Day We celebrate Florence Nightingale and recognize the important role nurses play in our lives. I may even have a few nurses join me. Tune in and let's celebrate the wonderful work they do! Also follow me on Instagram at @richard.skipper.celebrates. Look for my daily LIVE video announcing my WORD OF THE DAY. Send me questions based on the word of the day and we will pick a winner at the end of the week to appear on our Round up Friday Sh...
2022-05-071h 05Richard Skipper CelebratesNational Peace Rose Day - Richard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up 4/29/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/kUBsg0a5Gas Friday April 29 Richard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up Show: National Peace Rose Day Each year on April 29th, we recognize National Peace Rose Day. The day is set aside to honor the “Peace” rose, a well-known and fruitful garden rose. The light yellow to large cream-colored flowers of the Peace Rose have slightly flushed crimson pink petal edges. Betsy Franco Feeney: https://www.betsyfrancofeeney.com https://uacny.com/event/a-sparkling-conversation-with-your-bff-a-talk-with-author-illustrator-betsy-franco-feeney/ I am joined by Jennifer Roberts. A classically-trained singer and actress with a strong musical theatre background, Jennif...
2022-04-301h 05
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Barbra Streisand on her birthday 4/24/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/R7R7AXXaZsc Richard Skipper Celebrates Barbra Streisand on Her Birthday | To Benefit Ukraine Jewish community Barbara Joan Streisand, known professionally as Barbra Streisand, is an American singer, actress, and filmmaker. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. I am putting together a celebration for her FANS! So I'm seeking out YOUR suggestions. Please send your questions/comments/suggestions to Richard@RichardSkipper.com and join in the c...
2022-04-251h 09
Richard Skipper CelebratesSandy Duncan Celebrates Richard Skipper 4/19/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/H9LfokRVCJs In a very special presentation, Sandy Duncan turns the tables on ME and will celebrate ME! Sandy was interviewed by me several months ago and said, "Next time, I interview you!" She wasn't kidding!" Here we are! We have no idea what to expect! Please tune in for what will be a very interesting broadcast! Sandy Duncan is known for her performances in the Broadway revival of Peter Pan and in the sitcom The Hogan Family. Duncan has been nominated for three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, a...
2022-04-201h 01
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Friday Wrap Up National Glazed Spiral Ham Day 4/15/22For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/Yu_C-5rsLs4 Here you go! National Glazed Spiral Ham Day on April 15th each year celebrates an innovative and delicious food. This gourmet-looking dish often found at a holiday feast, originated in the basement of Harry J. Hoenselaar. And for this edition I celebrate the hams in my LIFE. Also follow me on Instagram at @richard.skipper.celebrates. The Word of the Day is #Independence. Join me as I celebrate these amazing people. Todd Schroeder: Born in Long Beach, California, to a family of musicians, it's no surprise he...
2022-04-161h 17
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates When You’re A Jet with David 'Tiger' Bean 4/04/2022For the Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/O1Pn51B25WE Sixty years ago, author David Bean played a Jet named “Tiger” in the original West Side Story movie. In 2021, he made his “comeback” with a cameo role in Steven Spielberg’s new West Side Story film. These events are the “bookends” of David’s memorable new memoir, which one reviewer described as “brilliant, witty and lively”… ..... In his richly illustrated memoir, When You’re a Jet, David Bean offers a wonderful potpourri of stories about his “extraordinary, ordinary life” ― a life that began in California, and brought him to...
2022-04-051h 10
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Friday Wrap! Up 4/01/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/HnnSz_R0-uE My Friday Wrap Up! April Fool's Day! It's April Fool's Day! Things are not always what they seem...or are they? Please tune in for some major surprises! Also follow me on Instagram at @richard.skipper.celebrates. Look for my daily LIVE video around 1PM announcing my WORD OF THE DAY. Send me questions based on the word of the day and we will pick a winner at the end of the week to appear on our Round up Friday Show as part of our #FanFriday! A...
2022-04-021h 00
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Tino Orsini 3/28/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subsribe Here: https://youtu.be/DP-DYnATa7E Tino Orsini was born in Italy and grew up in London where he started appearing in the school plays then trained in Los Angeles at the Stella Adler Conservatory as well as in the UK. He started acting professionally on stage and has appeared in a number of feature films , short films, TV shows such as ‘Berlin Station’ with Richard Armitage and most recently on the multi-award winning ‘Ted Lasso’ with Jason Sudeikis. As well as acting he has also directed and produced Theatre bringing a famous Neapolita...
2022-03-2958 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up! 3/25/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/7qpj7yIjUZc International Waffle Day Plug in your waffle maker and tuck into some mouth-watering treats. It's also the National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy! OK, Greek friends...reach out! You could find yourself on the show on Friday! It's No Homework Day! So Drop your Homework and join me here! It's also Old New Year's Day. Also follow me on Instagram at @richard.skipper.celebrates. Look for my daily LIVE video around 1PM announcing my WORD OF THE DAY. Send me questions based on the w...
2022-03-251h 02Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity In An Ever Changing World W/Dr Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper 3/24/22For Video Edition, Please Click Here and Subscribe: https://youtu.be/deNN3RVbATM What happens when you Look at Creativity through the Lens of Therapy and vice versa? You have Creativity in An Ever-Changing World with Dr, Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper. In Every episode,they come together with amazing artists who prove that with just a little ingenuity, we all are creative beings and that the gifts lie within despite the challenges of the outside world. Joseph S. Lento, a licensed Teacher of Orchestral Music and School District Administration. In 2014, President Obama named him a National Teacher of Arts an...
2022-03-251h 01Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up: The Creativity Show 3/11/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/j1h42IjxOeI National Promposal Day Get ready to ask your boo to prom in a super elaborate way. We are wrapping up the week on a positive note. Of Course, there is still the weekend! We will discuss the week we've all just experienced. Richard is joined by Joe Brancato: Under the dynamic leadership of founding Artistic Director Joe Brancato and executive director Andrew M. Horn, Penguin Rep Theatre has grown in 44 years from a summer theatre in a converted 1880's hay barn to become one of the H...
2022-03-121h 07Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity In The Age of Covid with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper 3/10/22For VIdeo Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/2dRgSUaEtVs Creativity In The Age of Covid The show in which the Arts and Therapy come together to to try and make sense of it all! Hosted by Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper National Telephone Landline Day - Remember when phones were left at home because they were attached to the house? Luckily, we are virtual instead of a party line! Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. Andrea Bell Wolff played Ermengarde in the first Nati...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Lee Roy Reams 3/08/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/iV8SgAnryeU Join Lee Roy Reams on a journey from his hometown of Covington, Kentucky to the bright lights of Manhattan where he encounters “Broadway’s best.” Listen as he recalls his first Broadway audition for the great Richard Rodgers that resulted in his portrayal of Will Parker in the Lincoln Center revival of Oklahoma! Ever wonder what it’s like to appear opposite Lauren Bacall in Applause or Carol Channing in Lorelei and Hello, Dolly!, or make Broadway history starring in the legendary 42nd Street? Wonder no more! Lee Roy w...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Robert Montano 3/07/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/qIA-Yarq4-k Robert Montano – was raised in Hempstead, LI, close enough to Belmont Park Racetrack where he had his first career as a professional racehorse jockey. However, by age 18, Mother Nature caught up to him and outgrew his silks. Smitten by the film Saturday Night Fever, Robert traded his jockey boots for ballet slippers and applied to Adelphi Universities dance department at age 20 without any prior training. He was accepted and offered a full scholarship. One week shy of graduating he booked his first professional job in, “Cats.” His career t...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesThe Let That Go! Show with Kassira McKee and Richard Skipper 2/26/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/wRnKC_O2iBk The Let That Go! Show with Kassira McKee and Richard Skipper Saturday February 26th 5PM For Pete's Sake Day! For Pete's Sake, Kassira and I are meeting this week on Saturday night instead of Sunday night and we will be joined by Teresa Cook and the topic will be The Evolution of Change. Evolutionary change is incremental and takes place gradually, over time. Slow, gradual change often takes place to ensure the survival of the organization. It's incremental in that it happens step by step, little b...
2022-02-271h 05
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap-Up 2/25/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/OnJb_r2138Y Richard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up February 25th 5PM Let's All Eat Right Day Quiet Day Boost Your Self Esteem Month Bake For Family Fun Month National Skip The Straw Day Joined by Glen Charlow, Deborah Stone, Glenn Rosenblum, Ron Spivak, and Karen Mason. Richard's Friday Wrap-Up You Never Know Who Might Show Up And What Might Happen! We are wrapping up the week on a positive note. Of Course, there is still the weekend! We will discuss the week we've all just experienced.
2022-02-261h 06Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Adam Sarette 2/21/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/tY-8dsaJfOs Richard crafted such a welcoming and thought-provoking atmosphere for our hour together on Richard Skipper Celebrates! The times we are living in and the chapter I am in as an artist can cause a lot of anxiety and doubt- but not today! Forever grateful, Richard!! Looking forward to our next chat, and I thank you so much for this opportunity! Adam Sarette Adam Sarette is a singer/songwriter and multi-hyphenate artist from Manchester, New Hampshire. He has been based in NYC for the past 10 years, originally pounding th...
2022-02-231h 02Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up 2/18/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/euDdidlcob4 National Drink Wine Day Get ready to unwind with a glass or two of your favorite Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. or as I do, a glass of grape Juice! National Battery Day National Caregivers Day Richard's Friday Wrap-Up You Never Know Who Might Show Up And What Might Happen! We are wrapping up the week on a positive note. Of Course, there is still the weekend! We will discuss the week we've all just experienced. Richard is joined by David Armstrong and The ShowBroads: Leanne Borghesi and Marta S...
2022-02-191h 06Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Ken Waissman 2/16/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/Sk1-Xj4QOFc Richard Skipper via gmail.com Feb 16, 2022, 5:13 PM (15 hours ago) to me It's The Full Moon! And we're going to be Mooning! Valentine's Day is the 5th Anniversary of Grease opening on Broadway! A young Baltimore-born producer named Kenneth Waissman saw a musical at a small theater in Chicago and decided it might have a chance on Broadway. The show was "Grease," and it became one of the biggest success stories in Broadway history, was made into a hit movie and is still going strong. No one connected...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up: Special Birthday Edition (2/11/2022)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/1UrOnYai2aA Richard Skipper's Friday Wrap-up February 11th 5PM National Guitar Day. Be Electrific Day. Richard's Friday Wrap-Up Celebrating Richard Skipper's Birthday. Richard was joined by good friends Sue Matsuki, Bryon Sommers, Ann Kittredge, and Russ Woolley. We are wrapping up the week on a positive note. I say sort of because there is still the weekend! We will discuss the week we've all just experienced. JOIN THE CELEBRATION
2022-02-121h 00
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Peter Allen On His Birthday 2/10/2022For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/7eBOpxCVqj4 Peter Allen (born Peter Richard Woolnough; 10 February 1944 – 18 June 1992) was an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and entertainer, known for his flamboyant stage persona, boundless energy, and lavish costumes. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, with one, "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross, winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1981. In addition to recording many albums, he enjoyed a cabaret and concert career, including appearances at the Radio City Music Hall riding a camel. His...
2022-02-111h 01
Richard Skipper CelebratesThe Let That Go! Show with Kassira McKee and Richard Skipper 2/6/22For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/D57nHfrQdfM What a wonderful experience. Many thanks to for the invitation! Your energy is amazing and a perfect complement to Kassira! You two have a great thing going! It is so kind of you to give the link to Wholly You. The show is live each Tuesday at noon Eastern Time. Replays are also available. The link is: https://www.unityonlineradio.org/wholly-you Tonight it would be great to know you are relaxing and basking in your Light. Rev. Karen Romestan The Let That Go! Show with Kassira McKee and Richar...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Jim Jimirro, Robert W. Schneider, J2 Spotlight 2/5/22For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/3ttGDGmv_RY James P. Jimirro is the creator and founding President of The Disney Channel and Walt Disney Home Video. During his tenure at the helm of The Disney Channel, Mr. Jimirro was responsible for the conception, development and launching of the fastest-growing pay service in history. Robert W. Schneider (Artistic Director & Co-Founder) Schneider-Robert-W.jpg Robert is one of New York City’s most acclaimed concert producers and director. As an original programming producer at Feinstein’s/54 Below, Robert has produced and directed over thirty five concerts at the venue...
2022-02-061h 07Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper's Friday Wrap Up 2/4/22For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/yFYvcxfTOoQ It's World Cancer Day An important day to raise awareness about prevention, detection, and treatment of this sometimes fatal disease. One of the topics discussed on this new series launced this week to sort of wrap up the week on a positive note. I say sort of because there is still the weekend! I am joined by Robert Bannon, Richard Holbrook, Tym Moss, Steven A. Rosenzweig, and maybe a surprise guest...or two... to discuss the week we've all just experienced. Come join in the conversation! Robert Bannon h...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesTHE LET THAT GO! SHOW with Kassira McKee and Richard Skipper 1.30.22For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/si1_mo4M-tc Based on themes in Kassira McKee's amazing book, Let That Go!, she and Richard Skipper dive into these themes together every Sunday at 5pm EST. Kassira assists those, who desire and require to do so, completely let go of negative people, places and things. Although holding onto people, places and things is a human trait, it doesn’t mean it’s good for us. It keeps us stuck and attracts more negativity into our lives.In LET THAT GO! Kassíra McKee leaves no stone unturned. By pre...
2022-01-311h 05Richard Skipper CelebratesThe LET THAT GO! Show with Kassira McKee and Richard Skipper (1.23.22)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/2waDclAZ8K4 Based on themes in Kassira McKee's amazing book, Let That Go!, she and Richard Skipper dive into these themes together every Sunday at 5pm EST. Kassira assists those, who desire and require to do so, completely let go of negative people, places and things. Although holding onto people, places and things is a human trait, it doesn’t mean it’s good for us. It keeps us stuck and attracts more negativity into our lives.In LET THAT GO! Kassíra McKee leaves no stone unturned. By presen...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesThe Let That Go! Show with Kassira McKee and Richard Skipper (1/16/22)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/qVK7RMOOs8A Based on themes in Kassira McKee's amazing book, Let That Go!, she and Richard Skipper dive into these themes together every Sunday at 5pm EST. Kassira assists those, who desire and require to do so, completely let go of negative people, places and things. Although holding onto people, places and things is a human trait, it doesn’t mean it’s good for us. It keeps us stuck and attracts more negativity into our lives.In LET THAT GO! Kassíra McKee leaves no stone unturned. By pre...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity In The Age of Covid with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper 1/13/22For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/NyjLverdOQI The show in which the Arts and Therapy come together to try and make sense of it all! Hosted by Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. Dr. Bloom and I will be joined by three special guests who are creating art despite Covid. Please keep checking HERE for updates. For this episode Dr. Bloom and Richard are joined by Ami Dayan and Brian Norbert. Ami Dayan is an award w...
2022-01-141h 01
Richard Skipper CelebratesTHE LET THAT GO! SHOW with Kassira McKee and Richard Skipper (1/09/2022)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/7zIlO6JGjnM Based on themes in Kassira McKee's amazing book, Let That Go!, she and Richard Skipper dive into these themes together every Sunday at 5pm EST. Kassira assists those, who desire and require to do so, completely let go of negative people, places and things. Although holding onto people, places and things is a human trait, it doesn’t mean it’s good for us. It keeps us stuck and attracts more negativity into our lives.In LET THAT GO! Kassíra McKee leaves no stone unturned. By presen...
2022-01-101h 02
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates the release of Chip Deffaa's New Album (1/02/2022)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/fNvW2TbLLP0 ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award-winner Chip Deffaa is an internationally-produced playwright and director with a great love of show business. He is also the author of eight acclaimed books dealing with music and popular culture, including Blue Rhythms and Voices of the Jazz Age, both published by the University of Illinois Press. And he has produced more than two dozen albums--cast albums of his shows and songbook albums celebrating great composers of American popular music. ASCAP Award-winning writer/producer Chip Deffaa's new CD, "Irving Berlin: Love Songs and S...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity In The Age of Covid Ending 2022 on a High Note (12/30/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/t2iNJNXs67Y The show in which the Arts and Therapy come together to try and make sense of it all! Hosted by Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. For 26 years she has treated patients of every background and helped them work through a wide variety of personal challenges. She is originally from New York and did her undergraduate work at Cornell University. To close out the year, Dr Bloom a...
2021-12-301h 04
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates On Broadway with Oren Jacoby (12/27/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/S-6IjfeeFsI Dear Richard, It was so much fun being on your show. Thank you for your wonderful questions, an engaging conversation, and your illuminating take on the film, ON BROADWAY! I can tell you have a deep love and understanding for live theater and appreciate you highlighting for your viewers, at this crucial moment in history, how much we all need to support the arts --especially live performance. Oren Jacoby, www.storyville.org ON BROADWAY An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it c...
2021-12-291h 05
Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity In The Age of Covid with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper 12/16/21For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/eGvBDgKiYUM Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. For 26 years she has treated patients of every background and helped them work through a wide variety of personal challenges. She is originally from New York and did her undergraduate work at Cornell University. Helane Blumfield came to both cabaret entertaining and cabaret photography after a long career in the fashion industry that informed and nurtured her talent behind the camera. Pamela Clay is a world-traveled Army brat born i...
2021-12-171h 03Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Bart Shatto (12/11/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/4u1Fk93JKM4 Hailed as “a star performer,” Bart Shatto has made his mark on Broadway, TV, Concert, and beyond. A member of the original Broadway casts of Tony-nominated "Hands on a Hardbody” and "The Civil War,” he has also been seen on Broadway in “War Paint,” the iconic role of Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables” and as originating the role of Quincey Morris in “Dracula.” Helen-Hayes nominated for the Ford's Theatre production of "The Civil War," he has worked with award-winning directors Michael Greif, Andy Blankenbuehler, Des McAnuff, Jerry Zaks, Jason M...
2021-12-121h 14
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates West Side Story with Richard Barrios (12/10/2021)For Video Editon, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/2ICFKnhAfJ4 The making and impact of West Side Story has so far been recounted only in vestiges. In the pages of this book, the backstage tale comes to life along with insight on what has made the film a favorite across six decades: its brilliant use of dance as staged by erstwhile co-director Jerome Robbins; a meaningful story, as set to Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's soundtrack; the performances of a youthful ensemble cast featuring Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, and more; a film with Shakespearean roots (Romeo a...
2021-12-111h 08
Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity In The Age of Covid with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper 12/03/21For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/pu6gDjQh-VI Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. For 26 years she has treated patients of every background and helped them work through a wide variety of personal challenges. Performer, producer, activist, community leader, Ray DeForest, a successful lifelong working actor and singer, may also be known to some as his popular theatrical character, Doris Dear. 3 time winner of the MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) Award, actress and comedienne Doris Dear, has been featured in numerous movie a...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Rob Russell (11/24/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/svHf6iV9xsM Dear Richard, I can’t thank you enough for having me on your show! It was such a wonderful chat…you remind me of a young Mike Douglas! He used to be a frequent guest at my nightclub! Thanks again for a great experience! Best, Rob Russell Rob Russell was born and raised in Babylon, New York. He studied musical theater and business administration at the State University of New York at Fredonia with the outstanding Rockefeller Arts Center. After struggling as an actor (modeling, bartending, singin...
2021-11-251h 05Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Harvey Korman’s Son with Chris Korman (11/22/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/v5P8_6hD-W4 OMG! It’s Harvey Korman’s Son is a funny, heartwarming tale of what it was like to grow up in Hollywood with his famous cross-dressing comedian Dad, while trying to overcome his learning disability. Humor was his Dad’s weapon of choice to help his son deal with celebrities, charities and straddling a double life between glamorous Hollywood and navigating through his struggles. Chris Korman (producer) The son of beloved comedian Harvey Korman, Chris has fifteen years experience in the entertainment industry, working with artists in vario...
2021-11-231h 04
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Michael Anastasio and Richard Eric Weigle (11/17/21)For Video Edition, Please Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/c7Z5Y8ShqDc Michael Anastasio: https://www.amazon.com/Gay-Boys-Life-Surviving-America/dp/B099HX1SPZ Born in Louisville, KY on September 4, Michael Anastasio lived there until 1975 when he relocated to Indianapolis for nearly four years, then on to Chicago for another four, then nearly three years in San Francisco, Boston for another ten, and for the past twenty-seven years, New York City. I have had a near fifty year career as a retail store and residential interior designer. That is a long time to do anything. It is no longer his pa...
2021-11-181h 11
Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity In The Age of Covid with Dr. Judi Bloom & Richard Skipper (11/11/21)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/ZHxIHUnatmM The show in which the Arts and Therapy come together to try and make sense of it all! Hosted by Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. Carole Monferdini's career highlights include long runs in three Off-Broadway hits, an OBIE award for playing a man, standing by for Dame Diana Rigg with the National Theatre of Great Britain, playing a vampire with Charles Busch’s Theatre in Limbo. https://www.caro...
2021-11-1259 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Matthew Martin Ward (11/07/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/GIRI4D9bTNo Just concluded my conversation with Richard Skipper as the subject of his Celebrates series.(11/7/21) So much fun to do, and Richard has the knack of asking insightful questions leading to forgotten yet cherished moments of my life. Bravo! Matthew Ward, NYC Matthew Martin Ward has played in the Broadway orchestras of many shows, including Avenue Q, Tarzan, La Cage Aux Folles, Urinetown, Tommy, State Fair, and Blood Brothers. He was the musical director of two editions of the long-running Off-B’Way hit Forbidden Broadway (Strikes Back and Cl...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates A Look Back at The Life of Mitch Douglas (11/06/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/EZ-hf40zqlU During a thirty-year tenure at ICM, Douglas represented books, plays and musicals by Tennessee Williams,Arthur Miller, and many literary giants. He represented memoirs by Shelley Winters, Lana Turner, Maurice Evans, Eva Le Gallienne, Eartha Kitt, Lillian Gish, Peter Marshall, Hermione Gingold, Michael Crawford, Rose Marie, Judy Carne, the 21 original cast members of A Chorus Line (On the Line: The Making of A Chorus Line). and biographies by J. Randy Taraborrelli(including the current best seller, Elizabeth (Taylor), Anne Edwards, Hollis Alpert, Elaine Dundy, Jonny Whiteside, Charles H...
2021-11-081h 11Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Meg Bussert (11/02/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/Y6-S06y557w Meg Bussert is an award winning musical stage actor, Associate Professor, Mom, Grandmom, and Arts Advocate. In the 80’s and 90’s, Meg was a busy leading lady on Broadway and the Regions in a slew of revivals and new shows: The Music Man, Camelot, Brigadoon, H.M.S Pinafore, The New Moon, Firefly, Damn Yankees. the East Coast Premier of Phantom (Yeston/Kopit), Closer Than Ever, 24nd Street, Promises, Promises, Cabaret, Barnum,The Most Happy Fella, Firefly, The New Moon, H.M.S Pinafore. Awards and r...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Julie Halston (11/01/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/HsXh5HMsFvw JULIE HALSTON was awarded the 2020 Isabelle Stevenson TONY Award for her advocacy with The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. Last seen co-starring in Tootsie on Broadway, she also received the Richard Seff Award for her performance in You Can't Take It With You. Other Broadway credits: Hairspray, Gypsy, Anything Goes and The Twentieth Century. A founding member of Charles Busch's theatre company, she co-starred with him in numerous productions including The Divine Sister (Drama Desk Nom), Red Scare on Sunset (Drama Desk Nom) and The Lady in Question. Television c...
2021-11-021h 09
Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity In The Age of Covid with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper 10/28/21For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/DK1N_rORoFE Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. For 26 years she has treated patients of every background and helped them work through a wide variety of personal challenges. In this episode, we celebrate The Skylight Run Concert Series. Our Guests for This Episode are Carole Demas, Ian Herman, and Sarah Rice. Carole Demas: stole the hearts of audiences and critics alike with her captivating and critically acclaimed creation of Sandy in Broadway’s iconic, original GRE...
2021-10-291h 05
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates James Beaman...On His Birthday (10/26/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/Ri8XL4xqLSo ,www.jamesbeaman.com James Beaman has been working professionally as an actor for 34 years. His work has spanned the worlds of cabaret, female impersonation, classical theatre, Broadway musicals, independent film and episodic television. He has starred opposite such stars as Richard Chamberlain, Gary Beach, Sally Struthers, and John O'Hurley. As a teacher and coach, he has brought his vast knowledge and diverse skills to master classes and intensives for Goodspeed Musicals, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre and to students of the Punahou School in Hawaii. Hi...
2021-10-271h 14
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Richard Maltby Jr and David Shire (10/23/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/A8gVGocnIU4 Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire (2021 Oscar Hammerstein Award Recipients) have been writing together since 1958, making theirs the longest-running collaboration in musical theater history. They’ve written the scores for more than a dozen musicals, including Broadway’s Baby (Best Musical and Score Tony nominations) and Big (Tony nomination for Best Score.) Two landmark revues played Off-Broadway: 1977’s Starting Here, Starting Now (Grammy nomination) and 1989’s Closer Than Ever (Outer Critics Circle Award, Best Musical and Score; The York’s five-month 2012 revival won the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Reviva...
2021-10-241h 04
Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity In The Age of Covid with Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard #22 (10/07/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/2sHp877nwTw Dr. Judi Bloom is a practical, interactive, solution-focused therapist specializing in relationships and in navigating through major life transitions. www.drjudibloom.com Antonia Kasper is a producer, writer, actress, and director. She is a Tulane University Theatre/English Graduate and has had several years as a Stand-Up Comedienne. Kasper has performed and written for film/television and theatre. Her new production company, Kasper Productions, focuses on women geared material. https://our.show/kasper-productions/6... Robin Lyon-gardiner closed the original company of A Chorus Line- Maggie, Bebe, Diana, Val Asp...
2021-10-0857 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Davis Gaines (10/06/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/XDCWQMtU1_8 DAVIS GAINES performed the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera over 2,000 times, during his run on Broadway, in Los Angeles, (where he remains LA’s longest-running Phantom), and in San Francisco, (where he received the Bay Area Critics’ Award for Best Actor). Subsequently, he was chosen by Hal Prince and Lloyd Webber to play the leading role in the World Premiere of Whistle Down the Wind. Other Broadway and National Tour credits include Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera, Cornelius Hackl in Hell...
2021-10-071h 06
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Sarah Dash: A Life Well Lived! (9/30/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/Qopj7go7--Q Last year, Richard Skipper had the pleasure of celebrating Sarah Dash! Sarah reached out to Richard to do a follow up and they were excitedly planning the follow up. Sadly and unexpectedly, Sarah passed away on Monday, September 20th, 2021 Richard is honoring Sarah's request and as planned, Richard will be joined by some of Sarah's nearest and dearest friends to celebrate a Life well lived! Sarah Dash, the singer and co-founder of the all-female singing group Labelle, best known for their 1974 hit "Lady Marmalade," died Monday a...
2021-10-011h 06
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Jen Donohoo (9/16/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/VQ2Z1cLzg7s t was so fantastic to hang out with Richard tonight! (9/16/21) Incredible interviewer and made me feel at ease right off the bat. Really appreciated the research that he did and the thoughtful questions that he asked. You can tell he takes pride in the work that he does and I'm very grateful for the opportunity to learn more about the work that he does. Thank you Richard! -Jen Donohoo, Vice President and Program Director of Off The Lane Jen Donohoo is a producer and director curre...
2021-09-1755 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates David Josef...Exactly One Year later (9/10/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/UNpquwZVjdc David Josef and Richard Skipper sit down and revisit each other exactly one year from their first interview. Waltham, Massachusetts-based fashion designer David Josef creates wedding dresses and gowns for Broadway glitterati. https://www.facebook.com/David-Josef-Fashions-129646380414411/ "I first started sewing when I was seven years old. No one taught me — I just decided to be a little shit and sit at my mother’s sewing machine and see what I could do! No one knew that I was doing it until I started producing backyard plays for Jerry...
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Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Adam Chester (8/29/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/S89wuulRMRk Talking with Richard on his show made me think about things I haven’t thought of since, oh, well at least, last Monday. And even though the interview might have started early in the morning for me, I never felt like it was too long, inappropriate, or just not fun. It was truly a blast to do! Made me smile! Thanks Richard! Adam Chester, www.adamchester.com Since 2005, Adam Chester has been privileged to work with Sir Elton John and his band, who fondly refer to him as the “S...
2021-08-291h 00
Richard Skipper CelebratesFull Moon Positive Book Club: April Shprintz & The Generosity Culture (8/22/21)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/YLWqY-gNL9s Richard Skipper, I was honored to be your guest on Richard Skipper's Full Moon Positive Book Club (on YouTube) and loved your thought provoking questions! Thank you so much for bringing more celebration and encouragement into the world! You are a gift. April Shprintz: www.drivenoutcomes.com April Shprintz is a Business Accelerator and Founder of Driven Outcomes. After spending 20 great years in a variety of industries solving problems, driving growth, and accelerating companies, April realized helping people is who she is, not just what she does. Ge...
2021-08-2355 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper Celebrates Little Girl Blue: Nina Simone Musical (08/11/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/x4uUUby4CmY Broadway and Goodspeed alumna Laiona Michelle (Amazing Grace, The Terris Theatre) and Richard Skipper sit down to discuss her stirring bio-musical Little Girl Blue: The Nina Simone Musical, about the life and music of the legendary Nina Simone at Goodspeed by the River this August (2021). Writer/creator, Laiona Michelle will be playing the leading role of Nina Simone joined by a trio of musicians. This moving new musical begins August 4 and runs through August 29 under the tent alongside the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. G...
2021-08-1259 minRichard Skipper CelebratesAn Evening with Richard Skipper: The Magic of Believing, 42 years in NYC. 8/5/21For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/4_frdQxcOvE An Evening with Richard Skipper: The Magic of Believing tells the story of a precocious 13-year-old South Carolina-an who decided on August 5th, 1974 that he would move to New York in five years, to the day, and try his hand at show business. Sure enough, come August 5th, 1979, equipped with a one-way plane ticket and five hundred dollars, 18 year-old Ricky Skipper kept that promise to himself, and forty years later he is still nurturing, daily, his unquenchable thirst for the business of show: “The show business bug did not...
2021-08-071h 01Richard Skipper CelebratesMatt Koke, COMM Relations, Phyllis B. Frank Pride Ctr, Rockland Cty. (6/02/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click Here and Subscribe: https://youtu.be/ruFrxcjIFuY Happy Pride! Throughout June, #RichardSkipperCelebrates will be celebrating those in the LGBTQ community who are truly making a difference...instilling Pride in ALL of us! Wednesday, June 2nd at 2PM ET Richard Skipper Celebrates Matt Koke Streaming LIVE through Richard Skipper Celebrates on YouTube. The color of the Rainbow Pride Flag TODAY: Orange! orange for healing. Subscribe to Richard Skipper Celebrates and join in the celebration. Ask about our special sponsorship offers. Matt Koke has been a Rockland County, NY resident for the past 17 years via Texas and N...
2021-06-0359 minRichard Skipper CelebratesTurning the Tables Take Two! (5/05/2021)For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe here: https://youtu.be/PfmYBvYYYN8 Flipping the celebration! Murray Schwartz (CEO, Merv Griffin Enterprises) Celebrates Richard Skipper Murray Schwartz, former President and CEO of Merv Griffin Enterprises, is renowned in the entertainment business among industry insiders. Starting in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency in 1955, Murray rose to become a television agent, and eventually the behind-the-scenes partner with Merv Griffin to create many of the most successful game shows in TV history, several of which are still on the air today, including Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. Murray launched and produced numerous...
2021-05-0615 minRichard Skipper CelebratesTurning The Tables: Celeste Simone Celebrates Richard Skipper (04/03/2021)For the video edition, click here and subscribe: https://youtu.be/NIbgmd-VlKE Celeste Simone Interviews Richard Skipper! She asks the questions on YOUR mind! Celeste received her BM in Voice from the Manhattan School of Music. As a vocal teacher and coach Celeste has worked with Adam Chandler-Beret, Chita Rivera, Didi Conn, Sally Kellerman, Loni Ackermann, Elaine Joyce Simon, actress Amy Irving, composer David Shire, American Idol’s Kimberly Locke, Dancing with the Stars’ Mark Ballas, Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess, from the TV show Legacies Danielle Rose Russell, Broadway Empire’s and Netflix’s The Family Ben Rosenfeld, and Kristin Ch...
2021-04-041h 02Richard Skipper CelebratesRichard Skipper and Tym Moss Celebrate Each Other! (01/23/2021)For video version, click here: https://youtu.be/WIDyhvj554E In an idea suggested by Mary Lahti, Tym Moss and Richard Skipper will celebrate each other! TYM MOSS is one of New York City's Most dynamic performers. This Singer/Actor/Radio & TV host/Producer can be seen in Movies, TV, Theater and his music videos. Tym stars in the movie musical JUNK. Tym's Cabaret show has received critical acclaim from around the country. You can hear TYM MOSS weekly on his radio show Artists Exposed or Online TV Show If These Walls Could Talk with co host Wendy Stuart. Richard...
2021-01-231h 02Richard Skipper CelebratesCreativity in the Age of COVID Episode 5 (11/05/2020)Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper have joined forces to address the issues facing those in the entertainment industry in the new world we now find ourselves in. This is the show in which therapy and entertainment come together to show artists how to not only cope in the age of COVID but also how to keep creating. This week's episode topic will focus on Film and Television Production in the Age of COVID. With special guests Lori Kaplan (Owner and Head Fairy Bra Mother at Bra Tenders Inc Greater New York City Area). Tym Moss is a multi talented...
2020-11-0657 minRichard Skipper CelebratesCreativity in the Age of COVID Episode 1: Stage Blight (9/3/2020)Richard Skipper and Dr. Judi Bloom in Creativity in the Age of COVID Episode 1: Stage Blight (9/3/2020) Dr. Judi Bloom and Richard Skipper are NOW joining forces to address the issues facing those in the entertainment industry in the new world we now find ourselves in. Twice a month, they will come together to address YOUR concerns. This week's guest's include Bob Hofmann VP Broadway Inbound at The Shubert Organization), Jazz Singer Nancy Soule, and Scott Westervelt Wardrobe Supervisor at Hamilton ) We will also be taking YOUR comments/questions. https://www.drjudibloom.com/ www.RichardSkipper.com https://www.arivalevent.com/orlando-2019/w...
2020-09-0557 min
Richard Skipper CelebratesDonna McKechnie (6/15/2020)Tony winner Donna McKechnie took to the airwaves with Richard Skipper through Richard Skipper Celebrates on Facebook AND YouTube for Project ALS June 15th at 5PM ET. They discussed Donna's past, present, and future. Listen in and please make a contribution to ProjectALS.
2020-06-1551 min