Carol Vasquez serenades Sissy this Friday night LIVE on The Sissy Gamache Show!

June 2, 2011 - PRLog -- Carol Vasquez grew up in a house that was filled with music, especially her mother’s glorious singing voice. Although Carol’s mother did not sing professionally, her voice had a strong and lasting impact on Carol’s pursuit of music. Carol started singing and acting in grade school where her natural talent and inherited voice landed her all the leading roles in the productions at school and local theater.

Carol majored in Theater and received her BA at Wagner College, Staten Island, NY. Once again she was selected to play leading roles in professional quality productions of Once Upon a Mattress, Guys and Dolls, Carnival, The Robber Bridegroom and Romeo and Juliet.

It was a seamless move from there into Equity productions of children theater tours with Producer’s Foundation Theater for Young Audiences. Carol then performed in summer stock and regional companies, as Maria in West Side Story, Eva Peron in Evita, Mabel in Pirates of Penzance as well as leading roles in Hello Dolly, Out Of This World and Nine with these same companies. At that time, she also could be found performing in a number of feature films (ie: Woody Allen’s Radio Days and Crocodile Dundee) as well as spots in the soap opera The Guiding Light.

Executive Director/Choreographer for New York City Theatrical Events, Joe Lanteri chose Carol as a featured vocalist for his live industrial shows and special events. Clients have ranged from IBM and Schering-Plough to Rite-Aid among many others. Here she shared the stage with noted Broadway performers Andrea McCardle (original Annie), Tony Award winner Lee Roy Reams, Michael-Demby Caine (Smokey Joe's Café), which went on to tour Tokyo, Istanbul, the Caribbean as well as many International Cruises. Carol also performed her own one-woman show Broadway at Sea on the S.S. Rotterdam during that time period.

Carol, while raising her two fantastic boys, found a way to sing and stay here at home in the New York area, when she was discovered by some of the most successful New York bands and orchestras giving her the opportunity to perform in such venues as The Rainbow Room, Waldorf Astoria, Plaza Hotel, Metropolitan Club, Copacabana to name a few. Carol has worked with great musicians and vocalists such as Dave Stryker, Andrew Lippman (Tonight Show), Joe Caroselli (Looking Glass), Dan Sovak (Sesame Street), Jimmy Brown (Guitar World Magazine), Judy Palma Albano (James Taylor), Don Giantomasi (The Temptations). Working with these fine musicians helped to produce a love and appreciation for jazz and American Standards. Listening to the soulful sounds of Sarah Vaughn, Nancy Wilson, Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald strongly influenced Carol’s singing.

Carol’s debut CD I Have Dreamed, is due for release in the Fall, 2011. Collaborating with Jan Stevens, producer, pianist and arranger, they accomplished a creative and beautiful project. This compilation of songs from the American Songbook, Broadway and pop music as well as an original work by Carol and Jan features performances by jazz greats, guitarists Dave Stryker and Charlie Hunter as well as Vinny Cutro, Ray Monte, Bailey G. in addition to an outstanding cast of players.

“I’m very proud of the final product, and look forward to sharing it with the public. I hope people enjoy the music as much as I did creating it.”

Now, Ms Vasquez will share her extraordinary juggling act with careers and motherhood with Sissy LIVE this Friday night 7:30pm EST on MNN Channel 56 Time Warner Cable in Manhattan and LIVE on our website www.thesissygamacheshow.com

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The Sissy Gamache Show has hit its second year of a successful run on MNN (Manhattan Neighborhood Network) Channel 56 airing live Fridays at 7:30pm.The Sissy Gamache show was created to provide an outlet for people in the arts and media in relation to all industries to talk about their contribution to their profession and community in an open and free environment with someone who is experiencing the same journey herself. Ms Gamache is an actress originally from Costa Rica and has been acting since she was a child in Film & Theatre. Her vibrant, positive energy is a vital part of the experience of the show and has left guests wanting to come back for more. Some of Ms Gamache’s most prominent guests include Joe Franklin, Marilyn Sokol (actress, Sex and the City), John Michael Bolger (actor, Public Enemies), Teddy Atlas (ESPN), Sebastian Silva (Director, The Maid) and musical guests including Maud in Cahoots. Photos and more information www.thesissygamacheshow.com