MUSIC AT THE MANSION to Feature Meg Flather, 'Too Blondes,' and Garry Novikoff

NiCori Studios and Productions in association with the Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center announces a new installment of the monthly concert series, Music at the Mansion, on Sunday, August 30, at 3pm. Performers include "Too Blondes" - Savannah Brown and Chase O'Donnell, Garry Novikoff and Meg Flather.

Chase O'Donnell is an actress and writer from Los Angeles, California and is a recent graduate from UC Santa Barbara's BFA acting program. Chase recently made the move to NYC to make her off-broadway debut in One Day the Musical. When Chase in not performing along side her favorite blonde, you can find her performing stand up around the city!

Savannah Brown, a 2014 graduate of the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television, is thrilled to be living, working and studying in NYC. She recently made her network television debut on the Lifetime Movie Network and is excited to be directing her mothers upcoming show.

Chase and Savannah are two recent college grads navigating their way through life. Their show is full of songs and sketches to inform you on the ups and downs of being a twenty something girl in the Big Apple.

ASCAP Foundation award-winning composer Garry Novikoff is a truly multi-faceted artist - a folk story-teller, a creator of ironic pop songs and heartbreaking ballads, an irreverent rocker, a musical theater wordsmith and a celebrated children's songwriter. Time Out New York calls his CD A Normal Life "a catchy - and more importantly, funny collection of pop songs." His song, "Dog On The Moon" has been played on radio stations across the country and was featured on the Discovery Channel. His marriage equality dance anthem "It's Our Time" earned him two Outmusic Award nominations for Single of the Year, and Humanitarian Songwriter Of The Year. In 2015 Garry recognized for his work as a New York City arts educator and received a nomination for a Tony Award for Excellence in Theater Education.

2015 Hanson MAC Award Singer/songwriter and actress Meg Flather is a two-time Backstage Bistro Award-winning performer and has garnered glowing reviews from top New York City publications. As a comic actress, she has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Rosie O'Donnell Show. As a singer/songwriter Meg was featured performer for The Gay Men's Health Crisis at New York's historic Webster Hall, the 2002 Vermont Film Festival and the 2003 and 2004 Tribeca Film and Family Festivals. While hosting The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Caroline Rhea described Meg's music as "totally beautiful." Meg's songs are showcased in the independent film, Nobody's Perfect, which screened at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, Off-Broadway's Acts of Love, Juilliard graduate thesis film Betty on the Bed and a multi-media project dedicated to mental illness and teen suicide prevention, A Secret Best Not Kept.

Meg is often compared vocally, lyrically and stylistically to legendary singer/songwriters: Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon, Annie Lennox and Suzanne Vega. Meg also makes television commercials, corporate films and is the spokesperson for several brands internationally in the world of home shopping. As an expert in field of health and beauty, Meg has appeared in the USA on HSN, SHOP NBC, QVC, The Discovery Channel and The Shopping Channel of Canada and TVSN of Australia. Meg recently trademarked the name, Home Shopping Diva and her one woman show titled, Home Shopping Diva, was one of Times Square Chronicles Online reviewer Stephen Hanks' Top 10 favorite cabaret shows of 2011. She has released 6 original albums, five singles and a book, "Home Shopping Diva...Lessons, Lyrics and Lipstick" available on amazon.

"Music at the Mansion" is a 2012 MAC award nominated series showcasing talented performers from NYC and NJ. The series is hosted by NYC Cabaret singer and Bloomfield resident Corinna Sowers-Adler and will feature Deborah Martin on piano. Series hostess, Corinna Sowers-Adler, has been nominated as "Best Host of a Variety Show" and "Best Female Vocalist" for the 2012 and 2014 Broadway World Cabaret Awards. Sowers-Adler was a featured soloist at the 25th Annual New York Cabaret Convention held in the Rose Theater of Jazz at Lincoln Center this past October. She recently nominated for the Excellence in Theatre Education Tony Award. Corinna has also toured and performed her solo cabaret shows Stories, By Request, Songs From the Heart, Let Me Sing and I'm Happy, and High Standards at venues in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

Tickets for "Music at the Mansion" are $10 per person and are available at the door. Seating begins at 2:30pm. Light refreshments will be served. Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center is located at 240 Belleville Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ. For more information, please contact info (at) corinnasings.com or call Oakeside at 973-429-0960. Making beautiful music in a beautiful place with beautiful people.

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