Backstage brought music and laughter to an appreciative audience at BACKSTAGE ONSTAGE, the ensemble's first full-length performance on March 8th, 2008. The show spanned time and the globe - from Broadway highlights to ballads, from singing nuns to the Andrews Sisters, from political commentary to the latest news from Arcadia. With the latest installment from Dr. Bruth and Doug and Shawn in Lavender News, no stone was left unturned to prove the group's claim - An Evening of Outrageous Entertainment. The antics of Backstage brought the audience to their feet in a standing ovation.

Backstage performed at Miami's Ziff Opera House during the exciting GALA Festival in July, a weeklong event featuring 5,000 singers from around the world.

 

 


 Backstage exists to perform in the Gulf Coast community for people in all walks of life. Performances have included events at Church of the Trinity, interfaith services, World AIDS Day, Charlotte HIV/AIDS Network, and benefits for ALSO, P-FLAG, and Right to Learn, an event to raise funds for a school bus for poor children in Nicaragua. An important part of the ensemble's mission is outreach to other community organizations.

To arrange for Backstage to perform at your event, call 941-727-0308.

 

 


Backstage is Sarasota's all-male cabaret ensemble,
combining close harmony singing with a skewed look at the human comedy.

Backstage performs songs from 1900 to today, from Broadway to Hollywood,
from "N Sync to the Andrews Sisters, with men doing all the parts.
The ensemble is directed by George Drummond,
founding director of the Gulf Coast Men's Chorus (1997)
and the Baltimore Men's Chorus (1984).

 


Who's Who in Backstage



Doug Berger has a background in human resources management and banking. As a very talented bass, he gives Backstage a firm foundation.
As Treasurer, he manages the ensemble's vast financial resources. He is also a ballroom dancer.

 

 

 




George Drummond is a teacher whose joy is seeing talented friends blossom before your eyes. With a Master's Degree in Music, George has sung with opera companies, on cruise ships and performed in theater. And he loves cabaret.


 


Howie Kaplan is the dad we all wish we had. He and his lovely wife, Edie, bring us love and acceptance. Both as a bass and as a human being, Howie provides a firm foundation for Backstage. He taught for 27 years in inner city Brooklyn. Lucky Brooklyn

 

 

 



Frank Maggese was a board member of the Sarasota Opera and sang with the company for nine seasons. He currently sings with Opera Tampa. Frank performed with the GCMC and served as President. He has also dazzled audiences with four Best Costume Awards at the annual Drag Bingo Contest in Provincetown. What can we say?!

 

 





Bill O'Shea is the tenor whose talent and steadfast spirit make him a vital part of Backstage. He's amazing - from wiring a sound system to building a house and decorating it flawlessly - the man can do anything. And he has a dog named Diva.

 

 



John Sorbo is very talented and loves to sing. With a Bachelor's Degree in Music, John has been a tenor soloist, a choir director, and the organist at Church of the Trinity. He is an important part of Backstage and very important to the director, too. He once sang Black Sabbath but now sings opera.




 

 

Backstage - Cabaret with Fun and Flair!


Enjoy Backstage's distorted sense of humor!


Backstage, Inc.
941-727-0308 * 751-1313
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George Drummond, Director

 

Photos by Don Daly Photography

 

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