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SHAMROCK TENORS' creator Raymond Walsh says "Dream Big & Back Yourself!"

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  The Shamrock Tenors will be having their Huntsville premiere on Sunday, April 6, at 1pm at the VBC Concert Hall. So, I needed to have a chat with one of these tenors to break it down for all of you Kip’s Korner readers. But there are five of them so which one should I pick… As it turns out the creator of the Shamrock Tenors, Raymond Walsh, was also an alumnus of the Barricade so I was sold! Here’s a little bit of info on Raymond before I share our chat: Hailing from Belfast, Raymond Walsh created the Shamrock Tenors in 2018. He trained in Musical Theatre at the Guildford School of Acting in England. For two years, Raymond played Grantaire in Les Misérables in London’s West End and was featured in the All-Star Concert version alongside Alfie Boe and Michael Ball. But there is nothing he enjoys more than singing with the Shamrock boys and the craic that goes with it. My co-worker, Lisa Bollinger, also joined me on my interview with Raymond. And if you know anything about Lisa (...

That's a Wrap for the Queendom of SIX!

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  That's a wrap on SIX and we are all exhausted! Exhausted in all the best ways possible of course. I loved this show and this cast so much that I watched 3 1/2 performances that week, which is something I never do. Usually just one time for me. Btw, the 1/2 performance was because there was an alternate on for Jane Seymour so I had to watch until her rendition of "Heart of Stone." Which did not disappoint.  It was very important to us at Broadway Theatre League to bring SIX: The Musical for a full week run here in Huntsville. We are very focused on trying to transition from a Five-Show-Weekend market to an Eight-Show-Week market. And we were being watched very closely, from the powers that be in NYC, about how SIX would perform in Huntsville. It was a bit nerve-wracking but I'm happy to report that SIX was our highest-grossing show of all time! So here's to lots of full week runs in our future: Cheers! One of the more challenging parts of moving into an Eight...