The Doo Wop Project
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 3:00 PM
About
The Doo Wop Project begins at the beginning, tracing the inception of group singing developed by inner city African Americans performing tight harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on the radio today. In their epic shows DWP takes audiences on a journey from foundational tunes of groups like the Crests, Belmonts and Flamingos through their influences on the sounds of Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, and The Four Seasons all the way to DooWopified versions of modern musicians like Michael Jackson, Jason Mraz and Maroon 5. Featuring stars of Broadway’s smash hits Jersey Boys and Motown: The Musical, the Doo Wop Project brings unparalleled authenticity of sound and vocal excellence to recreate—and in some cases entirely reimagine—some of the greatest music in American pop and rock history!
The Band:
MD: Sonny Paladino
Bass: Paul Adamy
Sax: John DeSimini
Drums: Joe Bergamini
CORPORATE SPONSORS:
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. / First Central Savings Bank
Richmond County Savings Foundation / Ridgewood Savings Bank
LEGISLATIVE SPONSORS:
Senator Toby Stavisky, Speaker Adrienne E. Adams, Councilmembers: Adams, Ariola, Caban, Gennaro, Holden, Krishnan, Lee, Paladino, Schulman, Ung, Queens Delegation
COMMUNITY SPONSORS:
Absolutely Trophies, Ace Lock and Key, Apollo Comfort Shoes & Shoe Repair, Bayside Milk Farm, Elite Pastries Café, Forever Dancing Robert Mann, Gino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, Greek Islands, Home NY Real Estate, J. Stein Locksmith, Lewis I. Elson, D.D.S., P.C., Marbella Restaurant, Martha's Bakery, Meltzer Accounting Services, Metro by T-Mobile, Oratorio Society of Queens, Pragmatech Sound Corporation, Reflex Offset Printing, Sinai Chapels, Stitches, Take Flight Travel, The Tuxedo Shop of New York, To Steki Greek Restaurant,Tuesday Morning Music Club, Veranda Restaurant & Café
Meet The Act
A.J. Davis
A.J. Davis is a New York based international entertainer. He was recently seen in the NY premiere of the hit Off-Broadway musical “Rock and Roll Man” (New World Stages). AJ has toured with Dreamgirls US/Japan Tour, New York Harlem Singers Asia Tour, and The Harlem Voices European Tour. Other theatre credits: The Wiz (Maine State Music Theatre), Rock and Roll Man (Bucks County Playhouse/Berkshire Theatre Group), Smokey Joe’s Café (Midtown Arts Center). AJ has also toured the world as a Guest Entertainer with numerous acts such as "Shadows of the 60's", “The Drifters”, "Legacy in Concert", “Uptown Boys” ,"Motones vs. Jerseys", and most recently “The Doo Wop Project”. @ajd1227Michael Fasano
Michael is so excited to be performing with Doo Wop Project! Most notably, Michael has starred as “Frankie Valli” in JERSEY BOYS at Timber Lake Playhouse, Music Theatre of CT, and on the Norwegian Bliss, where he was an Original Company Member. Other Credits include LEND ME A TENOR, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, NEW YORK STATE OF MIND with The Uptown Boys (Bway World Best Cabaret), FOOTLOOSE (CT Critics’ Circle Nom). Tours: GREASE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Off Bway: LOUISIANA PURCHASE, OUT OF THIS WORLD. Boston Conservatory. Thank you Dom, Todd & ATB, friends & fam, Elliott. For Dad. Follow @michaeldfasano.Russell Fischer
Russell was cast in the Broadway company ofJersey Boys on his 22nd birthday, marking his Broadway debut. Fischer starred in the second national tour of Big: The Musical. His latest NYC credit was in Baby Fat, Act 1: A Rock Opera at LaMama Experimental Theater Club. Regional credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Music Man at Chautauqua Opera, the American premiere of Children of Eden at Papermill Playhouse and most recently, the Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival premiere of The Collins Boy. Fischer was a featured vocalist on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and in the HBO documentary, The Bronx, USA. He has appeared on the live broadcasts of the 2015 Belmont Stakes, the 2009 Tony Awards, and several spots for TV Land’s 60 Second Sitcoms. He enjoys sharing Doo-Wop music with audiences around the world.Jesse Nager
Jesse Nager: As a performer, Jesse starred as Smokey Robinson in the Broadway revival of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL (NAACP Theatre Award Nomination). He was also featured in the original New York productions of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, MAMMA MIA, MARY POPPINS, SCANDALOUS, GOOD VIBRATIONS, and FAME! And workshops of ROCKY the Musical and Disney’s HERCULES! Regional highlights include Stephen Sondheim’s BEING ALIVE (dir. by Billy Porter at PTC), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Papermill), Jesus Christ Superstar (Jesus at The Ordway). He has performed with Mariah Carey and Shania Twain at Madison Square Garden and his vocals have been heard on both seasons of NBC’s “Smash,” as well as the movie of “Hairspray,” and numerous commercials and corporate recordings across the country. As a producer/director/choreographer/arranger/writer, Jesse has built and staged numerous events and concerts at venues across the world.Dominic Nolfi
Dominic Nolfi most recently performed on Broadway in Chazz Palminteri's A Bronx Tale - The Musical, directed by Robert DeNiro and Jerry Zaks. As an Original Cast member of A Bronx Tale - The Musical, Motown: The Musical (Grammy nominated) and Jersey Boys (Grammy Award for Best Cast Album), he can be heard on all three soundtracks. Dominic also performed in the World Premiere productions of A Bronx Tale and Jersey Boys at the Paper Mill Playhouse and the La Jolla Playhouse. Dom was born and raised in San Francisco where he studied youth acting at the acclaimed American Conservatory Theatre. He studied Voice at the San Francisco Conservatory and attended the Boston Conservatory on scholarship where he graduated with a BFA in Theater. Upon graduation Dominic joined the European production of Grease. It was there that he met his future wife Sonia Iannetti; they have a daughter Vivienne. Dominic is a founding member of The Doo Wop Project and is unbelievably proud of his association with the other men who helped create the group.