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WORLD PREMIERE CONCERT COMING SOON!

ROCKIN' DOWN THE CLOCK: 100 YEARS OF HITS!

Dance through the decades and sing along as a dynamite quartet wows with hits from Louis Armstrong to Taylor Swift! Starring Broadway actress Cherise Coaches (Waitress), Emmy-nominated PBS star Angela Ingersoll (Get Happy), Broadway Touring PBS star Michael Ingersoll (Jersey Boys, Under the Streetlamp), and accaimed headliner John-Mark McGaha (Signed, Sealed, Delivered). Featuring an electrifying band, songs include "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing," "Pretty Woman," "Piece of My Heart," "Sweet Caroline," "Superstition," "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life," "I Will Always Love You," and more. Presented by Artists Lounge Live.

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    ABOUT THE ARTISTS

    CHERISE COACHES

    Chicago Theatre Review cheers, "Cherise Coaches is transcendent... a gifted, glittering songstress." Cherise Coaches is a Chicago-born/Los Angeles-based actress, recording artist, songwriter, vocal arranger/producer, and voice coach. She appeared on Broadway in the musical Waitress as well as the North American Tour of Disenchanted! The Musical. Ms Coaches recently appeared in and served as Vocal Supervisor for the reimagined Gospel at Colonus in both Chicago and Los Angeles. Other theatre credits include Hair (Dionne), Dreamgirls (Charlene), A New Attitude: In Tribute to Patti LaBelle (Young Patti), and the musical revue Dynamite Divas where she dazzled audiences in the styles of legends Dinah Washington, Beyonce, and Patti LaBelle. Ms Coaches was honored with a Black Theater Alliance nomination for the Phylicia Rashad Award for Most Promising Actress. She also appeared on tour with Artists Lounge Live as a featured vocalist in Aretha Franklin: Queen of Soul, Higher and Higher Chester with Gregory, and Signed, Sealed, Delivered: John-Mark McaGaha Sings Stevie Wonder. Television credits include The Chi and Empire. Film credits include Plow and The Terrible Tenth. Additionally, Ms Coaches records, writes, and produces neo-soul music, available now on all streaming platforms. IG/TikTok/Twitter: @cherisecoaches

    ANGELA INGERSOLL

    Los Angeles Times cheers, “Ingersoll has incandescent star power.” Angela Ingersoll is an Emmy Award-nominated and multi-award-winning actor, singer, director, and writer. She headlines stages nationwide in Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland, receiving an Emmy nomination for her performance in the concert's television broadcast on PBS. She also won acclaim starring as Judy Garland in several productions of End of the Rainbow, receiving Chicago's Jeff Award, a BroadwayWorld Award, and Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year in Theatre. Attracting the attention of Garland’s family, Ingersoll collaborated onstage with Joey Luft, with critics dubbing her "heiress apparent to the Garland legacy." Other theatre: Follies in concert (Sally); How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Hedy LaRue, Jeff nomination), South Pacific (Nellie), Carousel (Julie), The Mistress Cycle (Anais Nin, Jeff nomination), The Secret Garden (Martha, Jeff nomination), Jekyll and Hyde (Lucy, Ostrander Award), Disney's Beauty and the Beast (Belle, Ostrander Award), Macbeth (Lady Macbeth, Ostrander Award), Much Ado About Nothing (Beatrice), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Mistress Quickly), Richard III (Lady Anne), Man of La Mancha (Aldonza, Ostrander nomination), Bat Boy: The Musical (Shelley, Ostrander Award), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit, Ostrander nomination), The 39 Steps, The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), as well as work with The Second City (Chicago and Hollywood). She studied Improv with The Groundlings and received a BFA in Acting from Ithaca College. Other television: Chicago PD. Other concerts include The 12 Dames of Christmas with Angela Ingersoll and Hooked on a Feeling: Michael and Angela Ingersoll in Concert. She and husband Michael Ingersoll founded Artists Lounge Live, a Chicago-based production company presenting concerts nationwide. She is the Artistic Director of Artists Lounge Live, writing and directing many of their offerings. artistsloungelive.com, angelaingersoll.com IG: @angela_ingersoll

    Born in Indianapolis, IN, Ingersoll began performing at age five. As a teen she attended performing arts junior and high schools, Madame Walker Youth in Arts Program, Northwestern University's National High Institute Cherub Program in Theatre, received Honorable Mentions in Theatre and Music from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, a Prelude Award for Acting, was a National Shakespeare Competition finalist, and frequently sang the National Anthem for the NBA and NCAA. She is a graduate of Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY), accepted in Opera Performance and earning a BFA in Acting. She spent her early professional years as a Young Company Member of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and a Company Member of Playhouse on the Square (Memphis, TN). As a professional artist and business owner, she engages students by conducting young artist enrichment workshops. She is a proud union member, AEA and SAG/AFTRA.

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    MICHAEL INGERSOLL

    Chicago Sun-Times declares, “He’s got star written all over him." Michael Ingersoll is an all-around entertainer who presents concerts nationwide as Executive Producer of Artists Lounge Live. He starred as Nick Massi of The Four Seasons in Jersey Boys, originating the Broadway tour casts in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and performing on The Emmy Awards, The Tonight Show, PBS' Capitol Fourth, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. He directed several productions of Jersey Boys regionally and appears on the album Seasons Greetings: A Jersey Boys Christmas produced by Bob Gaudio. Ingersoll also created the retro-rock vocal-group sensation Under the Streetlamp, seen in millions of homes on PBS. As a member of the original quartet, he recorded four PBS concert specials and five albums, and extensively toured the US and abroad, headlining historic venues including The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Wolf Trap in Washington, DC. Other television: Chicago Fire, The Beast, Access Hollywood, co-producing three Streetlamp concert specials, and executive producing the Emmy-nominated Get Happy: Angela Ingersoll Sings Judy Garland. Film: Walk the Line (Donzil). Other theatre: tick, tick...BOOM! (Jonathan Larson, Jeff nomination), Of Mice and Men (George, Ostrander nomination), Floyd Collins (Floyd, Ostrander nomination), and Bat Boy: The Musical (Bat Boy, Ostrander nomination). Concerts with Artists Lounge Live include Southern Nights: Michael Ingersoll Sings Glen Campbell, Let's Hang On: A Rock & Soul Party, Jingle Bell Rock, and Hooked on a Feeling: Michael and Angela Ingersoll in Concert. artistsloungelive.com

    Born in Kettering, OH, Ingersoll is an alum of Muse Machine (Dayton, OH) and earned a BFA in Acting from of Miami University. He spent his early professional years as a Young Company Member of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and a Company Member of Playhouse on the Square (Memphis, TN). As a professional artist, entrpreneur, producer, and business owner he engages students by conducting guest artist workshops and appeared as a Professional Development Speaker for OAPN (Ohio Arts Professionals Network). He is a proud union member, AEA and SAG/AFTRA. Ingersoll also fundraises for various organizations as an emcee/auctioneer, combining his entertainment experience with a deep-seated passion for service.

    JOHN-MARK MCGAHA

    Broadway World cheers, "McGaha is marvelous... crystal-clear perfection." John-Mark McGaha is an acclaimed singer, actor, storyteller, and multi-instrumentalist. He headlines concerts across the country with Artists Lounge Live, starring in Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Stevie Wonder Experience With John-Mark McGaha, Someday At Christmas: John-Mark McGaha Sings Stevie Wonder, Unforgettable John-Mark McGaha Sings Nat King Cole, and A Nat King Cole Christmas. Theatre credits include starring Off-Broadway in the musical Cafe A Gogo, portraying jazz great Lionel Hampton in Tuxedo Junction, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Violet, as well as The Ray Charles Legacy, The Sinatra Legacy, and The Cash Legacy at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium. Also a music arranger, he provided Music Direction and Adaptation for the world premiere musical Ocean 1222: A Black Family Christmas. Television appearances include a featured musical guest spot on BET's Centric Celebrates Selma: 50th Anniversary Music Special. McGaha began studying classical piano at the age of five. He attended Birmingham Southern College and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York. His central passion is worshipping God in spirit and truth. He currently serves as Director of Worship and Arts at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN, as well as a member of the arts faculty at Christ Presbyterian Academy. He formally served as Director of Contemporary Worship and Arts at Trinity United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. John and his wife Grace have five beautiful children. Insta: @johnmarkmcgaha

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