DougShapiro.com is shiny and new!...
I first met Kate Botello down
in Florida, when I was in The Kid from Brooklyn and she
was bringing down the house as Judy Garland in Beyond the
Rainbow. (It's true. Sometimes they let women play Judy
Garland. You should also check out Kathy St. George.) Well, while
Zinging the Strings of Your Heart, Kate can also design your website.
She and her husband Ray Weigel are Traverse City Web Design
and have reworked mine. It is now up and running with voiceover
and movie clips, a downloadable media kit, and the ability to blog. Go
ahead, Tiger. Don't be shy. You know you want to take a look at the
shiny new DougShapiro.com.
Two and a half weeks in New York...
In between working on The Complete History of America
(abridged) under the direction of Igor Goldin with The Barnstormers and the
planned vacation here in Colorado, I hit the ground running. I
auditioned all over the place, had several callbacks for great gigs, and
started meeting again with my artist group at 7:30 am (oy vey) on
Wednesdays (Guess who's also in it?! Alexandra de Suze!!! Surely
you've heard of Alexandra de Suze!).
Not you should worry. This will not be an e-mail about the gigs that
got away. There are actually some big things to report.
Buffalo Wild Wings...
My brother Lee was the first one to hear the spot for Buffalo Wild Wings
restaurants and recognize my voice. So, the spot is definitely playing
in Florida. (By the way, Lee is studying to be a helicopter pilot. How
cool is that?) Again, this is a very funny spot in which a man gets hit
by a truck and, since the man is so lucky to be alive, we the bystanders
decide to forego the ambulance and get him into the nearest Buffalo Wild
Wings restaurant to enter their sweepstakes. You can hear the spot on
DougShapiro.com.
Doug on Demand, thankyouverymuch...
I played an Elvis impersonator who is also a werewolf.
(Hey Mom! Ever think your son would ever type that sentence?)
F.O.D.'s Mike Turney and Tony Wolf are the creators of The Action Room, and they have
landed a new monthly half-hour sketch comedy TV show. It will be on a
new startup on-demand cable network Illusion TV, which will launch
October 1, 2007. I will let you know when I have more information as to
what cable package you need to access this network.
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Sing with Doug, the Yuletide Jew!... This Holiday Season, I have been asked to sing again with The Yuletide Carolers and they are having auditions at the end of this month. Show up and mention that you're an F.O.D. They have good arrangements, gorgeous costumes, and they are well-organized. The following audition is specifically for the NY/NJ area, but singers in the Philadelphia, PA and Coral Springs, FL areas can contact them through the website for auditions in those areas. ------------------- SINGERS AUDITIONS Seeking NY and NJ Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass singers, age 20-40, to Christmas Carol for upscale public and private parties. Strong ability to sight read and sing four part harmony, a Cappella. Prepare a standard holiday carol. All positions paid. WHEN: Sunday, September 30, 2007; 11:00am to 2:00pm PLACE: South Orange Performing Arts Center ADDRESS: 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ 07070 (25 minute train ride from Penn Station, NY to South Orange, NJ. Take NJ Transit--Morristown Line. For train schedule: visit NJTransit.com.) Visit our Website at: TheYuletideCarolers.com. ------------------ |
Please Don't Panic! I'll be back from Colorado by the 24th of this month
with no plans to go away again until we travel to Austria in the Spring.
Should you need that audio book recorded, character voiced, or song
sung I'm here. Papa Doug will take care of you.
Life is good here. The sun is coming out again and tonight is the all
you can eat BBQ with horse drawn wagon ride with after-supper sing
along. In honor of Kate Botello and my new website, I will suggest
"Swanee" or "The Trolley Song." I will also bring my running shoes.
Tomorrow, we're taking a coal fired choo-choo on a Durango & Silverton
Narrow gauge RR tour. My Stepmom has asked me to pick up a long-horned
cattle skull in Durango. Yee-Haw!
Take some breathing time for yourself, tell me your birthday,
and thanks for being in my life. Please let me know what's going on
in yours!
As Always,
Doug Shapiro
(917) 929-0998
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