Boogie Stomp! - May 08 - May 31, 2014
Variations Theatre Group
The Team Of Boogie Stomp
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Bob Baldori
Boogie Bob Baldori has been a mainstay of blues, boogie and rock for over 40 years. He has performed hundreds of dates in venues from Detroit to Chicago, LA to New York to the White House for President Clinton. In addition to performing his own material, Boogie Bob has produced over 200 albums. He also wrote and starred in ALMOST FAMOUS, a rock/musical that had five successful productions including at The Apollo Theater in Chicago and in 1998 at The Limelight Theater, Toronto. Baldori started his career in the late sixties in Detroit with his group, The Woolies, and soon released a national hit, WHO DO YOU LOVE. In the following years, in addition to touring and performing on his own, he played alongside Chuck Berry, completing hundreds of performances and recording two albums. Boogie Bob has worked with many other blues and rock legends, playing piano and harmonica. They include Muddy Waters , John Lee Hooker, Luther Allison, Del Shannon , John Hammond, Hubert Sumlin and Bo Diddley.
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Arthur Migliazza
Award winning Blues and Boogie Woogie pianist Arthur Migliazza began playing the piano professionally at the age of 13. It was through his love of Blues music that he came under the wing of such mentors/teachers as Henry Butler, Ann Rabson and Mr. B. Arthur has been inducted into the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame, was a finalist at the 2010 and 2014 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, and in his 20+ years of performing has shared the stage with Albert Lee, John Mooney, Little Milton, Buckwheat Zydeco, Guitar Shorty, Saffire the Uppity Blues Women, Cephas and Wiggins, Robert Cray, Bob Margolin, Elvin Bishop, Tommy Castro, Bob Malone, Bruce Katz, Henry Butler and David Maxwell in venues all over the US, Europe, Japan and Russia. During the last 17 years he has frequently been a part of the staff at the internationally famous Augusta Blues Week in Elkins, WV and Centrum Blues Week in Port Townsend, WA.
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Rick Thomas (Consulting Director)
Rick is an alumnus of Chicago’s Second City resident main stage acting company. He directed their Touring Company developing young talent including Chris Farley, Stephen Colbert, and Amy Sedaris. He has done films with Mike Nichols and Woody Allen, and freelance writing for SNL and SESAME STREET. He performed as part of the line-up of The Free Show at the West Bank Café hosted by Lewis Black.
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