Tag: performance concerts

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About Last Night: A Gushing review of my friend D. Scott Eads

Last night was a blast; I definitely had fun! I had the pleasure of seeing my friend D. Scott Eads in concert at Sterling’s Upstairs at the Federal. As always, he was amazing, and he played in a sold-out room of 100 people!

The standout moments of the show:

1. I haven’t met you yet

2. Sway

3. Time in a bottle

Invite cards can help you make friends: our story:

I met Scott at Sterling’s Upstairs at the Federal three years ago. We were attending a show, and he was seated behind me. We introduced ourselves to each other and, while talking, traded social media info. Then he handed me an invite card with a headshot and information about his upcoming show. He told me that I should go, and I did; it’s one of the best choices I ever made 😊 I am blessed to have gained a wonderful friend

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A review of Pretty Woman The Musical

This is all of the things you need to know, that I did not include in the podcast episode

1. I would highly recommend this musical, but keep in mind that Pretty.Woman is still pretty woman. There is lingerie style nudity, so in my opinion, I would keep the invite to mature family and friends.

2. The running theme in the show is What’s your dream? Everyone needs to have one.

3. My Adam Pascal Story

The first time I met Adam was in 2006; I was 24 years old. My mom and I went to see him in concert in a theatre in Westwood. He was playing the music from his album Civilian. We had third-row seats for the show, and, of course, I screamed my heart out in excitement because, OMG, It’s Adam in person, and he’s a hottie 😊

After the show, the audience got in line to buy his CDs and line up for a meet and greet with Adam. Being one of the last people to make it to the lobby, I asked the house manager how long she thought it would be before I would get to see Adam.

She kindly responded by saying,

Can you hang out for a minute? I’ll be right back

When she came back from outside, she said,

Adam said he will be back in the house in 15 minutes to meet with you one on one !

My heart started to race; I couldn’t believe what was happening!

Just as he promised, he came into the room 15 minutes later. I think I giggled and said hi, I’m Marie

To which Adam said,

Hi Marie, have I seen you somewhere before? You look familiar.

I giggled again, and I said

I don’t think so.

Adam tried to help me out by asking are you sure? Because he didn’t want me to fall flat on my face. I was so overwhelmed and flustered that that’s what happened. I didn’t pick up on the fact that he was trying to flirt with me as Roger, his character from RENT. He asked if I wanted to take a picture, and I said yes. My mom took our picture, he signed my cd, and we walked to our car.

It was then mom said,

Marie! You didn’t get what he was trying to get out of you.

It was then that I felt like I could kick myself.

Looking back and sitting with all those memories made me proudly realize that if we were to meet again, and he asked me that flirty question again I would be able to say

Have you been to the Expo? It’s where I work; I dance.

Then, I would probably pose in a cheerio, a move that we do in dance class. It’s the same move that Adam does for the word handcuffs in the song Light my candle in RENT ♥

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Around the World with John Lloyd Young

The Set List for the show:

1. Can’t take my eyes off of you
2. Oh what a Night
3.  What a difference a day makes
4.  Con Tigo la Distancia
5. Show and Tell
6.Annie’s song in Spanish
7. Usted
8. Hold Me thrill me Kiss Me
9.  California Dreaming
10.  Theme from Crazy Rich Asian
11. Mi RI tenia
12. You are everything
13.Theme from scar face
14.  Working my way back
15 Sherry
16 Cara Mia

My favorite songs of the set:

  • Usted
  • Con Tigo la distancia
  • You are everything
  • Annie’s song
  • Hold me, thrill me , kiss me
  • Can’t take my eyes off of you

Fun fact

John serenaded me with Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, and Usted when I went to his shows by myself, and he felt the need to check on me

Usted
John and I 2016

Our friendship Story

I met John at his concert at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal on October 13th, 2014. During the show, he strolled through the audience, singing Hey There Lonely Girl. He made his way to my table in the back of the room, and he tried to hold my hand, but I wouldn’t let him.

After the show, there was a meet and greet! After taking a picture with him, I asked him if I could have a hug and he said,

How could I say no?!

He hugged me, and I left. I thought that would be the only time I would see him but to date I have seen John over forty times in Los Angeles alone.

In the past eight years, I have come to consider John, a true friend. During the pre-pandemic era, he always made time for all his fans and asked them about their lives. I loved the time I got to spend with him for a chat and a walker free photo

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The Heart of Christmas: A Review of John Lloyd Young’s Christmas concert

The Set List:

  1. It’s the most wonderful time of the year
  2. Christmas waltz
  3. Oh, Come to All ye Faithful
  4. The First Noel
  5. Joy to the world
  6. Christmas time is here
  7. Silent Night
  8. Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Jacquelyn Schreber ( John’s pianist for the evening)
  9. Quartet 405 performed What Child is this, and we wish you a Merry Christmas
  10. White Christmas
  11. Blue Christmas
  12. It came upon a midnight clear
  13. Oh Holy Night
  14. Baby, it’s cold outside
  15. The Christmas Song
  16. Silent Night

The show, as usual, was wonderful and for the first time in the seven years that I’ve known John, I was able to sit in a.front row seat. 

John always does beautiful work, but this particular performance was something very special. 

I sang along to every song, and I even knew the words to it came upon a midnight clear, which is a challenging song!

John and I, in December 2017
John and I in December of 2015

Our friendship Story

I met John on October 13th, 2014, at Sterling’s Upstairs at The Federal in North Hollywood.  During the show, he strolled the audience while singing Hey There Lonely Girl, and when he got to where I was, he reached out to hold my hand, and I didn’t go for it.   

After the show,  I was the first person in line for the meet and greet.  We took a picture, and I asked for a hug, to which he said

How can I say no!

He hugged me, and we said goodbye.   I honestly thought that meeting John would be a one-time event in my life. 

There was a one and a half year period that we did not see each other due to a lack of accessibility at a new venue, but   I’m grateful to once again be in his audience again. 

To date, I’ve seen John over 40 times in Los Angeles alone.  Each time I see him, not only am I elated fan, but I feel like I’m a student ready to learn something new. 

I would love for the tables to turn someday and have him see me perform.

October 13th, 2014

John Lloyd Young

John Lloyd Young.com

Jacqueline Schreber

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Quartet 405

Quartet 405

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This man could sing the phone book

D. Scott Eads and the Swing Dolls

I am 100% serious when I say that this man could sing the phone book and I would buy a ticket! Every moment about my friend Scott’s show last night was phenomenal!  

That being said, the standout moments to me were:

  • We Need a little Christmas. That song took me back to junior high when I learned it for our first Christmas concert
  • Scott performed a beautifully sung version of Twas the night before Christmas
  • The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth, which was originally performed by Bing Crosby and David Bowie in 1977. Scott performed this with his friend Todd Murry
  • Lastly, the songs that he sang with a group of women called The Swing Dolls was amazing

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If you get the opportunity, you need to go see Scott. You will not be disappointed. This man could sing the phonebook, and I would buy a ticket to his show.

Marie Ncole Zimmerle

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Celebrating 6 years of friendship: A Jersey Boy and That Woman from that Neighborhood

As a blog post, this celebration is a day late, but I celebrated yesterday on my other social media outlets. October 13th, 2014, was the evening that I met my dear friend John Lloyd Young. That was a night that I will never forget.

I’ll always remember the music for Can’t Take My Eyes off of You Starting and wondering where John was because we could hear him, but he was nowhere to be seen. All of a sudden, my mom elbows me and says

Turn around. He’s right behind you!
And he was looking right at me.  During the show he came out into the audience singing, Hey There Lonely Girl, and tried to hold my hand.  I wouldn’t let him. 
     At the end of the night, I asked for a hug, and he said,
How could I say no
And hugged me.  Little did we know that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. 

      I’ve had the pleasure of seeing and cheering on my handsome and talented friend 36 times.  The majority of those meetings taking place at Sterlings Upstairs at the Federal in North Hollywood and the rest of our time together has been at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s in Studio City.
Below are some of my favorite memories of us. 


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Another night of music with two Super Heroes

Nic and Desi Dromard

Tonight, I watch another Amazing show online called The Super Heroes in Love Variety Hour. The Dromard’s are a Broadway Love Story ❤ I have had the opportunity to see four of their performances so far, and with each performance, they get better and better than the one before. This show, in particular, was moving because of a tribute to Tommy Divito. The cast of Jersey Boys from New World stages in New York sang a medley of Apple of my eye and stay

A showstopper from Desi came when she and a group of friends performed The Cell Block Tango from the musical Chicago. As we speak, this couple is on a road trip that will lead them home to New Jersey, they began their Journey to California on Father’s Day