Mom’s 90th Birthday Cabaret starring The Anastasio Sisters!

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It’s a miracle! Against all odds, their mother Jenny is turning 90 this November and Valerie and Veronica are hell bent on making her special day unforgettable. Join them for a musical journey across the nine decades of Jenny’s life and help them decide which songs make the cut.

Valerie Anastasio, soprano, performs in club, concert and church settings in greater Boston. She earned an undergraduate degree in music from Williams College, where she studied chamber music and art songs with Terrence Dwyer, followed by graduate level training in vocal performance at The Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University (with Helen Boatwright), the opera program at the Longy School of Music (under director Donna Roll), and independent training with D’Anna Fortunato and Robert Honeysucker. Her approach is deeply informed by a 25-year partnership in cabaret performance (and recordings) with pianist and conductor/arranger Tim Harbold, collaborations with American Classics producers and musicologists Benjamin Sears and Bradford Conner, and her teacher, Sue Ellen Kuzma. She is featured in six full-length recordings, 5 with her longtime collaborators as well as works of new music: Saving Daylight Time: New American Songs (Albany Records, Troy 343).

Veronica Anastasio Wiseman: Veronica has a BFA in Acting from Boston University and an MA in Speech Pathology from UMASS Amherst. Veronica serves on the Board of Trustees of The Huntington Theatre in Boston. She is President of the Board of Sharon TV where she has created and hosted hundreds of shows. Veronica has performed with Sleeping Weazel, Bad Habit, Bridge Rep, Central Square Theatre, Commonwealth Shakespeare, Company One, Fresh Ink, The Footlights Club, Gloucester Stage, THT Rep & Sullivan Rep. vawiseman@comcast.net

Steve Sussman is frequently heard as a soloist, accompanist, chamber musician and orchestral member throughout the Boston area. He holds a Master’s in Music Performance from Boston University studying with Anthony D’Bonaventura and a Bachelor’s degree from Indiana University where his principal teachers were Enrica Cavallo Guilli and Jorge Bolet. Mr. Sussman is the director of Opera Presto, an educational performance group. He also teaches at the St. Mark’s School and maintains a private studio in his home.