Richard Skipper is a two-time winner of the
MAC (MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION OF CABARET) Award ...three time nominee..
the Back Stage Bistro Award for Outstanding Achievement in Impersonation,
a nominee of an IRNE (Independent Reviewers of New England),and a recent
recipient of THE IGCITA (INTERNATIONAL GUILD OF CELEBRITY AND TRIBUTE
ARTISTS) CLONEY AWARD for OUTSTANDING TRIBUTE OF A LEGEND in Las Vegas
and in addition to serving on the board of MAC (MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION
OF CABARETS AND CLUBS) has also served on the boards of TRU (Theatre
REsources Unlimited), IGCITA (The International Guild For Celebrity and
Tribute Artists), and THE TIMES SQUARE GROUP (bringing the arts to inner
city kids/schools).
Richard Skipper has been wowing
audiences and critics alike around the country and Canada. Most recently,
Richard wowed over 500 people at The Tribeca
Rooftop in NYC for
THE CARING COMMUNITY honoring Dody Goodman, Dr. William A. Cook and The Greenwich
Village Chamber of Commerce. It was emceed by Rex Reed. Richard appeared along
with Broadway Legend Lee Roy Reams (who appeared on Broadway with Carol
Channing
in "HELLO,
DOLLY!" and "LORELEI" and directed Carol in the last Broadway
revival of "HELLO, DOLLY!") and Cabaret Legend Steve Ross!
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Skipper
also recently appeared in a SOLD OUT show in the Venetian Room at The Fairmont
Hotel in SF, recently performed for the SOUTH SHORE AIDS PROJECT at The Lindon
Pond Fireplace Lounge in Hingham, Massachusetts. Skipper was also just selected
to be the Entertainer of the Month last month of The Entertainment Network
in Las Vegas! And sold out his entire run at
HELEN'S SUPPER CLUB here in NY this
summer with his critically-praised, CAROL CHANNING IN CONCERT STARRING RICHARD
SKIPPER!, with a five piece band and three back-up singers!
Richard Skipper was the keynote speaker at the annual
IGCITA in Las Vegas & for The New
Crown And Anchor in Provincetown, Mass. Other
highlights include Carnegie Hall, LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, was
the "weather
girl" on
NY's Channel 11 with Linda Church, and an appearance with Carol Channing
and the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus at the Palace of Fine Arts in San
Francisco.
Richard Skipper has taken his amazing
tribute to Carol Channing successfully to Atlantic City with three long-running
engagements (twice at Trump's
Taj Mahal, and
at The Hilton). He played three engagements at CASINO WINDSOR in Windsor,
Ontario
and also at The Windsor Hilton for their annual Christmas Party. Other
engagements include The Ice Palace on Fire Island (for which he won
two Mikey Awards
for best act on Fire Island and set new attendance records); WESTCHESTER
BROADWAY
THEATRE; THE BRADSTAN INN (also three engagements); GEORGIAN COURT COLLEGE
(with Dody Goodman); THE OCEAN'S INN in Provincetown, MA; and the featured
performer for CABARETFEST (also at The New Crown And Anchor in Provincetown,
Mass.).
Richard
Skipper has also performed at the request of Arlene Dahl (on more than
one occasion!); at The Regent (special performance for Carol Channing!);
at Le
Cirque for Joey
Adams' 85th Birthday; on numerous occasions for Cindy Adams; as a guest
star in "The Impersonators" with Jamie deRoy at The Friars Club, The New
York Historical Society with Clare Bloom, Donna McKechnie, Hayley Mills, Tony
Roberts, and George Shearing; The New York City Gay Men's Chorus and Sam Harris
at Carnegie Hall, hosted a "GET OUT AND VOTE" Rally for New Jersey's
Senator Lautenberg which included Dr. Quinn's Chad Allen, Activist James Dale & Rue
McClanahan, and shared the stage with Celeste Holm.
Richard Skipper often donates his time for benefit performances, including
fund-raisers for BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS, THE ACTORS' FUND,
THE CAROL CHANNING-HARRY KULLILIAN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, and Presbyterian
Camp, a few of his favorite charities. In addition to the above mentioned
awards, Richard was named one of the top cabaret performers of the year
by Cabaret Hotline, and won the Leonardo daVinci Award for "Carol
Channing's Broadway!"
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