Songwriters for Hire in New York County

The SPOUSES’ TEA AND LOVE STORIES was hosted by the Protocol Committee. Those who attended were treated to an afternoon of tea, wine and song! Actor, singer and TAI member, Ivan Thompson, serenaded the ladies with several musical selections, including some requests! . TAI member Ivan Thompson, performed an original song that he wrote for the DOTA, titled Proud Black Bird. Afterwards, he presented TAI with the exclusive rights and musical score to the song!

“Samantha Lucas has a fine singing voice and was totally realistic as Miss Honey. Her “My House” was lovely.” Rob Berko – Broadway World Review

http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/Blogs/Everyones-a-Critic/Winter-2019/Marie- and-Rosetta-Returns-a-Rock-Legend-to-the-Spotlight/?fbclid=IwAR2iXvni1qz7- _oRJpDw4oM2jrSfAiCIjGUpaz9dfWV72OU8J8njjTbN_0E#.XFEMRG4BeaM.facebook Triple (quadruple? quintuple?) threat Noël Simoné Wippler is endlessly engrossing on every front: Even before she plays a single note, she nails Sister Rosetta’s particular 1940s Southern accent, her bright smile and elegant showman’s body language—and then her voice fills the theater, adapting to the subtle variations in style as the show’s dozen-plus songs shift from olde-time religion to nightclub boogie-woogie and several shades in between. It is no easy feat to replicate the thundering piano and primordial-rock quick picking from Tharpe’s records, but Wippler is an admirable cover." - - DAN LETCHWORTH, Marie and Rosetta’ Returns a Rock Legend to the Spotlight