Carol Woods to Bring BLUES TO BROADWAY to Lynn University

Stage, screen and television actress and recording artist Carol Woods will bring her 'BLUES TO BROADWAY' one-woman show to Lynn University's Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall on Wednesday, May 20th, at 7:30 PM, as part of 'The Mabel Mercer Foundation's Cabaret at Lincoln Center Comes to Live at Lynn' series, produced by Jan McArt.

A veteran of Broadway, music/records/cabaret, television and motion picture work, Woods' concert and nightclub appearances have included Carnegie Hall, 54 Below, Town Hall, The Village Gate, 92nd Street Y, Rainbow and Stars, Michael's Pub, Freddy's Supper Club, Nell's, Iridium, Downtown, Arci's Place, B. Smith's, the MAC Awards, and the New York Pops.

Her Broadway theatre credits include 'CHICAGO' (as Matron Mama Morton), 'FOLLIES' (Roundabout Theatre revival, as Stella Deems), 'THE GOODBYE GIRL' (as Mrs. Crosby), 'GRIND' (as Maybelle), and 'ONE MO' TIME' (as Ma Reed.)

Her film work includes featured roles in 'STEPPING OUT,' Woody Allen's 'SWEET AND LOWDOWN,' 'THE HONEYMOONERS,' and Julie Taymor's 'ACROSS THE UNIVERSE.'

To learn more about Carol Woods, go to: http://www.carolwoods.net.

Coming on Sunday, June 7th, at 4:00 PM to the Wold Performing Arts Center of Lynn University as the final guest artist to appear as part of this season's Live at Lynn Cabaret series, will be the great Marilyn Maye.

In addition to her performance, Maye and her accompanist Tedd Firth have graciously agreed to host her prestigious Master Class at the Wold on Saturday, June 6th. Only 20 students can be accommodated, who must either already be professionals in the field, or singers already performing on stage. The master class is $100 per student, and offers participants the chance to perform for Maye and be critiqued and enhanced by this living legend. Anyone interested should call Desiree McKim at 561-237-7750, or email her at dmckim@lynn.edu.

The Live at Lynn Cabaret series has featured a guest artist every month this past winter/spring through June of 2015, and have included KT Sullivan, Sally Mayes and Eric Yves Garcia from The Mabel Mercer Foundation's cabaret presentations that are a part of 'Jazz at Lincoln Center.'

Producer McArt serves as Director of Theatre Arts Program Development at Lynn, and these series presentations are sponsored by Nancy and Ellis J. Parker, and by the Palm Beach Theater Guild (Samuel Taylor, chairman and president).

Lynn University is an independent, innovative college based in Boca Raton, Florida. With more than 2,500 students from 90 countries and nearly all 50 states, the school is consistently ranked among the top five most international schools by U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges. Lynn's NCAA Division II Fighting Knights have won 22 national titles, its Conservatory of Music features a world-renowned faculty of performers, and its nationally recognized Institute for Achievement and Learning empowers students with learning differences to become independent learners. The school's Dialogues of Learning curriculum, award-winning iPad program and international student base help Lynn graduates gain the intellectual flexibility and global experience to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing world. For more information, visit: www.lynn.edu.

Tickets for the Live at Lynn Cabaret series may be purchased by phone at 561-237-9000; online at http://events.lynn.edu; or at the Box Office at Lynn University, on the west side of Military Trail in Boca Raton, FL.

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