"Got Talent? Long Island" to Showcase Comedy, Theater, Song & More This Saturday Evening
HUNTINGTON, NY, 25 March 2009 - In just a few days, on Saturday, March 28, some of the best Long Island talent will compete for the "Got talent" title, with fabulous prizes, cash and a spot at the 2009 Huntington Summer Arts Festival. The audience will crown the "Got Talent?" Audience Choice winner at the end of the evening. Presented by the Huntington Arts Council, this fantastic evening of entertainment takes place at 8 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.
One of the finalists, singer/songwriter Stoosh, traveled to California to perform in the 2007 American Idol auditions. Twelve-year-old Wantagh resident Christopher Borger played young Simba in the National Tour of Disney's "Lion King" and has done voice-over work for Nickelodeon. Christine Holt, another singer/songwriter on the rise, is getting her Bachelors' degree at Berklee College of Music. This is just a partial listing of the high-caliber talent for the evening. The evening's MC is Fran Capo, comedian, voice-over artist and author who has appeared on over 250 TV shows.
The judges include Janette Barber, stand-up comic, winner of six Emmy awards and supervising producer and head writer of The Rosie O'Donnell Show and John Hampson, guitarist and vocalist for the Long Island rock band Nine Days. From radio, night show host Rob Rush of 94.3 WMJC will judge, along with WFUV's Sunday Breakfast host John Platt. Other judges include Donna McKenna, an established casting director and independent film producer with a seat on the board of the Long Island Film and Television Foundation, and Jill Nicolini, a model, actress and reality TV show participant who works for WPIX-TV.
This benefit for the Huntington Arts Council's Arts-in-Education program is also a benefit for the performing arts community, providing an opportunity for young and emerging artists to receive recognition. Tickets for the March 28 competition are available online at the Huntington Arts Council's website, www.huntingtonarts.org, at the Huntington Arts Council's offices at 213 Main St., Huntington or by calling 631.271.8423 x 12.
Sponsors include Romac Electronics and the Fonti Family. The concert grand piano for the evening has been provided by Steinway & Sons Piano Gallery in Melville. Other sponsors of "Got Talent? Long Island" include Long Island Parent Source, the Huntington Center for Performing Arts, Long Island Pulse and Long Island Parent Source.
Founded in 1963, the Huntington Arts Council is a not-for-profit organization which enriches the quality of life of Long Islanders with programs and services that address the needs and interests of artists, cultural organizations and the community. The Council's programs reach over 750,000 Long Island residents, and it serves the entire region with its cultural listings at www.huntingtonarts.org. The Council is the official arts coordinating agency for the Town of Huntington, and serves as the primary regranting agency in Suffolk County for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), in addition to its services to over 600 member cultural organizations and individual artist members.
