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Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater

Michael Garin brought his Habibi Kings to Susie Mosher's Lineup on Tuesday and the exciting "bands visit" took the audience in the Birdland Theater on a trip to the Middle East. Mardie Milllit was on vocals with Ossama Farouk-Dumbek (The Bands Visit) on rhythm and Samir Shukry on violin and vocals (The Bands Visit).

This edition of zany Susie Mosher's Lineup consisted of an eclectic mix of talent. Joe Ardizzone, singing bartender, Robert Leslie, Britsh Indy artist, Jackie Arnold, soon to be seen in Moulin Rouge, Comic Kate Meaney (daughter of Kevin Meaney, Emily McNamara, Taylor Crousore, and Scott Foster from A Musical About Star Wars, and Jamie Brown Orleans (original cast Lion King). Brad Simmons was music director with Jon Weber also on the bench. : Stephen Sorokoff

Article & Photos by: Stephen Sorokoff

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
Susie Mosher

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
Susie Mosher

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
The Habibi Kings, Michael Garin, Mardie Millit, Ossama Farouk-Dumbek, Samir Shukry

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
Michael Garin & Mardie Millit

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
Brad Simmons & Susie Mosher

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
Joe Ardizzone

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
RoBert Leslie

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
Jackie Arnold

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
The Habibi Kings

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
Mardie Millit & Samir Shukry

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
Kate Meaney

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
A Musical About Star Wars

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
Brad Simmons

Photo Coverage: The Band (Really) Visits Susie Mosher's Lineup At Birdland Theater
The Lineup



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From This Author - Stephen Sorokoff

Stephen is also the cabaret/ music and co-theatre editor of the Times Square Chronicles. He studied at the Manhattan School of Music. Besides being a pianist, Stephen’s business career was in... (read more about this author)


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