A Candid Conversation with Richard Skipper and Elvira Tortora

Elvira Tortora makes her highly anticipated nightclub debut with The Bookmaker’s Daughter, the story of her childhood as the daughter of a bookie living and raising a family in Brooklyn where nothing was unusual… Tortora tells her story through the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb, Frank Loesser, Stephen Sondheim, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and more songs from the soundtrack of the 60s to today. Featuring musical director/arranger Gregory Toroian on piano, the show is directed by Lina Koutrakos.

Tortora returned to her first love, musical theatre, after a 23-year career at Jones New York. A new-found devotion to the study of acting and improv led to various roles in independent films and eventually to voice teacher Celeste Simone. After Simone encouraged Tortora to enroll in the cabaret workshops of Lina Koutrakos, she found her calling: Telling her own stories. And this lady has a story to tell!

"Absolutely exquisite in every way...Tortora has the old school moxie that any of us born and raised in the boroughs know and love. There's an honesty and quality surrounding her that makes you a part of her family...And then there's Tortora's magnificent voice!" ~ NiteLifeExchange.com

"A vivid re-creation of a very specific time, place, and culture in American history...a story full of heritage, humor, heart, and happy endings." ~ LavendarAfterDark.com

"One of the most original, authentic, and real stories being told on the cabaret stages today...the show to see this season." ~ BroadwayWorld.com

"A warm and often hilarious account of growing up with a Brooklyn bookie dad." ~ BistroAward.com

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