UPLIFT Concert Series
UPLIFT!
Saturday, October 28, 2023
7:30-9PM
Moonshine at Club Café
209 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
$25 (students with valid ID) / $35 (general admission) + fee
Join us for an evening filled with vibrant music, powerful stories, and Boston favorites! The concert will star Carolyn Saxon and feature up-and-coming artist Carlee Fallon!
What is UPLIFT? An UPLIFT concert will shine a spotlight on various underrepresented artists in the community, giving them a dedicated space in which to learn from and collaborate with more established artists, develop and hone performance skills, and share their diverse talents and personal experiences with a wide audience.
Carolyn Saxon
Carolyn Saxon is so excited to be a part of Uplift! She is a lifelong performer who tells stories and sings all over the world. Theatrical credits include Broadway, Off-Broadway, Broadway National Tours, film and regional theatres throughout the United States including Papermill Playhouse (NJ), Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Actors Theatre of Louisville, North Shore Musical Theatre, Forestburgh Playhouse, Huntington Theatre and Connecticut Repertory. Now based in Boston, she's worked with Reagle Music Theatre, Greater Boston Stage, Wheelock Family Theatre, SpeakEasy Stage, Central Square Theater, Lyric Stage Company, Revels, New Repertory Theatre, Front Porch Arts Collective, American Classics, Moonbox Productions, Queen Mab Micro-Theatre, Starlight Square in Cambridge, Boston Opera Collaborative, the Outside the Box Festival and the Emerson Paramount. Her orchestral work includes the Boston Pops, Carnegie Hall, Teatro Colon, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony and the Buffalo Philharmonic. She is a member of the Boston Pops Gospel Choir, NEC Millennium Choir, Sharing a New Song, Shine A Light Gospel Ensemble and the One City Chorus. She is a standing Guest Soloist at Historic Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury. An avid traveler who believes in the power of music to unite, she's entertained audiences throughout Japan, South Africa, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Jamaica and the United States. Film credits include Sweet & Lowdown, Small Time Crooks, and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion. Blessed to have stayed busy during the pandemic, Carolyn created and performed in four different cabarets, 'Songs I Might Have Missed,' 'There & Back Again,' 'Songs From Center Stage,' and 'Carolyn Saxon and Friends: Singing In the New Year!'
Carlee Fallon
Carlee could not be prouder to be a part of the Uplift Concert Series through Reagle Music Theatre. She is a trans actress living in the Boston area and has performed in shows such as Cinderella, A Chorus Line, and Stepping Out. Pre-transition, she performed in several RMT shows including A Chorus Line, Bye Bye Birdie, Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me Kate, It's Christmas Time, and Wonderful Town. When not performing, Carlee enjoys working with kids and teaching Zumba! She would like to thank the RMT team for this opportunity, and for championing transgender representation and diversity in the arts.
Reagle Music Theatre is excited to launch its new concert series called UPLIFT!
The UPLIFT concert series will shine a spotlight on various underrepresented artists in the community, giving them a dedicated space in which to learn from and collaborate with more established artists, develop and hone performance skills, and share their diverse talents and personal experiences with a wide audience.
Everyone deserves the chance to shine and RMT's UPLIFT concert series will support and represent as many artists of various backgrounds and identities as possible as they bring their stories front and center stage.
Each concert will feature and celebrate two artists: One will be a more established and experienced member of the community. The other will be an up-and-coming artist who is about to take the theater scene by storm! Together, and in collaboration with Artistic Director Rachel Bertone, these artists will create an event that is both entertaining and thought-provoking.
Our goal is to create an atmosphere of mutual learning where all artists benefit from this artistic collaboration and find personal growth within themselves.
We cannot wait for you to join us on this new adventure. UPLIFT will be presented at Club Café in Boston to offer a more intimate and engaging experience and to provide more access to the Greater Boston Community.
Join us for UPLIFT!
Core Values
- Representation: UPLIFT is committed to creating as many performance opportunities as possible for underrepresented theater artists and celebrating their artistic excellence.
- Community: UPLIFT strives to build inclusive communities and provide a safe environment for artists to connect and share their gifts with others.
- Engagement: UPLIFT presents entertaining, thought-provoking, and accessible theatrical experiences for artists and audiences alike.
- Empowerment: UPLIFT champions the work of artists on the rise and offers them a chance to stand in their strength and take up the space they deserve.
Apply To Be Part of the UPLIFT Series
RMT would like to open these performance opportunities to the community and will be accepting submissions. We highly encourage artists of all ages who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse, and/or are performers with disabilities to apply. If interested, RMT would love to hear your story!
We are also looking to support and uplift up-and-coming directors! Artistic Director Rachel Bertone would provide mentorship and relevant skills to help you become a stronger leader in this field.
Please click the button below to apply to be a performer or assistant director with the UPLIFT sereis! We are looking forward to hearing from you.
