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Annie Chadwick, Singer
Annie Chadwick's multi-faceted performance career ranges from the stages of opera & musical theatre to the world of film and TV. She began her singing career at 14 performing wash-tub-bass with the country/folk band, The Petticoat Minstrels. From this folk tradition she journeyed into classical music getting her master's degree from Indiana University School of Music and has now come full circle back to her love of root music singing bluegrass with the NYCity Slickers. Recent work includes: Confessions Of A Shopaholic, as John Lithgow's wife, Mrs. Edgar West; featured singer, Vaudeville Nouveau with Bill Irwin, Andre DeShields & Heather McRae, and Guest Soloist, Heart's Journey @ Symphony Space; Favorite Theatre credits include: Faust, Jacques Brel:Life Dance, Honky Tonk Angel, Lysistrata, Something's Afoot, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Cabaret, Hello Dolly, Baby, Same Time Next Year. Film/TV credits include: Law & Order: SVU; Awakenings; Saturday Night Live (with David Spade); Guiding Light and Eligible Dentist (with Gene Wilder). Annie is currently in rehearsal for her new cabaret act with Abigail Hardin, Faser Hardin and director, Bob Cline. For more information go to: www.AnnieChadwick.com |
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Linda Dwyer, Singer
The voice of singer/songwriter Linda Dwyer has accented the stages of Nashville, New York and Europe. She toured with legendary country singer Eddy Arnold and performed with Southern Comfort, working with Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Susan Stroman. Her Jazz trio X3 performed throughout Europe and the Caribbean. Here in New York she was a member of the pop/rock group, Sweetgrass, and Nite Owl, a jazz duo she put together with guitarist Lou Volpe. She is lovin' singing with the Slickers and gardening with them too! |
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Abigail Hardin, Singer
Abigail Hardin is a native New Yorker who began her career as a Gerber Baby. Since singing at the age of 4, Abigail has performed with numerous bands in NYC. She has a wide vocal range from pop, musical theatre, country, folk, and rock. New York stage credits include: That's Showbiz! - The Musical (2009 MITF, nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Musical); OPA! - A New Musical (Dir. Spiro Veloudus, nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical in the 2008 MITF); Abby's Song (Dir. Randy Skinner, starring Paul Sorvino, at the City Center); The Devil & Billy Markham (The Algonquin Theatre Company, at the Daryl Roth Lounge); Little Kit (Vineyard Theatre); Anne Frank and Me (American Jewish Repertory Theatre); Brel! (Harold Clurman Theatre). TV/Film Credits include: Dellaventura (with Danny Aiello); As The World Turns; Guiding Light; Searching for Bobby Fischer. 2 years at Emerson College in a BFA in Musical Theatre. Member of the WorkShop Theater Company & AEA/AFTRA. Abigail is currently in rehearsal for her new cabaret act with Annie Chadwick, Faser Hardin and director, Bob Cline. For more information go to: www.AbigailHardin.com |
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Faser Hardin, Banjo and Accordion
Faser Hardin, a native Mississippian, has played the piano and organ all of his life. He holds a Master of Music degree from Indiana University School of Music. He has performed on and off Broadway in such shows as Chorus Line, Edwin Drood, Annie and Summer '69 as well as numerous regional productions including La Vie en bleu at the Walnut Street Theater for which he also served as Musical Director and Dance Arranger. He has served as musical director for Geraldine Fitzgerald, Shelley Berman, Phyllis Hyman, Lou Jacobi and Len Cariou. Having been captivated by the sound of the banjo from an early age, he didn't really begin an association with the instrument until four years ago when he began studying with Tony Trischka. The NYCity Slickers were soon formed and the rest is history. Faser is so excited to be performing with this group of friends and talented professional musicians.
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Stephen Benson, Guitar
Stephen Benson is very active on the New York City freelance scene. He is comfortable in a variety of musical settings from jazz and classical music to rock, rhythm and blues, Broadway, bluegrass and klezmer music.He has performed and or recorded with people as diverse as Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Natalie Cole, Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Lukes and The American Symphony Orchestra. He currently performs on Broadway in the orchestra pits of The Lion King, Chicago, Mary Poppins and Hair. He is on the jazz faculty at Montclair State University and lives in NYC with his wife and 12 year old twins.
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Doug Drewes, Bass
Doug Drewes is a freelance bassist, composer and educator in New York City. His playing has been featured on several recordings including albums by jazz guitarist Oren Neiman, indie rock bands Hurrah! A Bolt of Light! and Hugo, as well as hip-hop artists DXA and Too Deep. He has also performed with the Javier Arau Jazz Orchestra, Hurrah! A Bolt of Light!, Greg Hopkins, Oren Neiman Quartet, David White Quintet, Lady Luck and the Suicide Kings, Damien Pacheco Quartet, Tristen, Hugo, Doug Kwartler, and the David White Jazz Orchestra. Three of his compositions are featured on the Drewes Brothers album, a quintet co-led by Doug and his brother, Scott Drewes. A former faculty member at Camp Encore/Coda, Doug is currently a faculty member at the New York Jazz Academy where he teaches private bass lessons. Mr. Drewes received his bachelors of music at the State University of New York at Purchase College. He has studied bass with Dennis Irwin, Todd Coolman, Mark Helias, and Scott Colley. www.dougdrewes.com
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Jens Kramer, Fiddle
After receiving his degree in Music from the University of Wisconsin, Jens Kramer began his professional career as a musician in various theme parks including Hershey Park, The Kennywood Corporation and Six Flags. He then moved on to play in several professional orchestras including the prestigious Wausau Symphony Orchestra and the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra. Since relocating to New York City, he played violin as a featured performer, composer and musician in New York City's Fringe Festival, Rockefeller Center Rainbow Room and the well-known Bitter End in New York City's West Village. Recently, he ended a North American tour with the Broadway show Johnny Cash: Ring of Fire as the featured fiddle, mandolin and acoustic guitar player. Jens is also an accomplished musical director. He has musically directed several Broadway performers from shows such as The Drowsy Chaperone, High School Musical, Chicago and A Chorus Line as well as numerous theme park show and corporate events. www.jenskramer.com
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Greg Utzig, Mandolin
Greg Utzig is a long-time veteran of Broadway musicals. He has performed in the pits of Guys and Dolls, Curtains, A Three Penny Opera, Fiddler On the Roof, Dessa Rose, Big River, Oklahoma, Tom Sawyer, Miss Saigon, Ragtime, Side Show, Steel Pier, Gentleman Prefer Blondes and Shenandoah. He has also performed with the New York Philharmonic, American Composer's Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Brooklyn Philharmonic and St. Luke's Chamber Orchestra. He has made appearances on Martha Stewart, Regis and Kelly, Today Show, David Letterman and Good Morning America.
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