After a hugely successful tour of NAUGHTY LITTLE CHILDREN, I’m getting back to business. Acting, singing, dancing, crawling, begging to make the world a better place. Or at least a stranger one.
UPCOMING GIGS:
WED OCT 21 – The Comedy Bar – Opening for Statatory Jape (TORONTO)
FRI OCT 30 – Buddies In Bad Times HYSTERIA! Festival – Playing in a Marching Band
SUN NOV 8 – Buddies In Bad Times Sneak Attack Folk Festival – Diddling a few funny ditties
THURS NOV 19 – The Groundhog Pub – Diddling a few more dirtier ditties
SAT NOV 28 – Brainsgiving 2009 @ The Pilot – This is an amazing fundraiser for brain cancer research. COME. I’ll be playing a few songs.
I’m busy promoting my new CD, ‘Don’t Tell My Dad’, which was produced by Adrian Dolan, will be available shorty on iTunes for only $10. You can also get your own copy if you email me at chelseapmanders@gmail.com. Or ask my mom. Very politely. It can also be hard on XM Satellite Radio ‘Laugh Attack’.
Some highlights of NAUGHTY LITTLE CHILDREN 2009 Fringe Tour:
- SOLD OUT shows in Winnipeg
- *NNNN* Critic’s Pick * and I was singled out as ‘Outstanding Performer’ (Toronto’s NOW Magazine)
- “Fringe at its Funniest” (Toronto’s NOW Magazine), “Energized and entertaining” (Toronto’s EYE Magazine),“Cleverly worded naughty ditties” (Montreal’s Gazette) “Manders has a fantastic voice, not to mention a wicked sense of humour. But between songs, she also shows herself to be a performer with a natural rapport with an audience, and great comic timing… I’m betting it’ll be a show, and Manders a performer, that people will be talking about.“ (CBC Radio)
Previously on “Chelsea’s Life”……
CBC Radio 3 Interview! - Interview on Comedy And Music which also included me friends Alison Jutzi and Billy Reid… and Halifax’s Picnicface. http://radio3.cbc.ca/blogs/2009/04/Music-and-Comedy-A-Match-Made-in-Canada (posted May 6th, 2009)
NEW CD - The recording for my CD in Victoria is all complete! Working with Adrian Dolan and my very own bro, Glen Manders, was such a dream. And the tracks are hilarious. From the Intergalactic Ukulele Tunes “The Man Who Discovered Black Holes” & “Dies Irae Pluto” to a harmonious rendition of my Polygamy Ballad “Bountiful“, country-inspired “Bush Whore“, eerie South American “Attack of the Giant Sloth” and SOOOO… many more. If you want to pre-order a CD (come’on!) email me at chelseapmanders@gmail.com. on MYSPACE http://www.myspace.com/chelseamanders.
How To Be Indie - I’m thrilled to be playing Ms. Nunes again on the upcoming YTV show, ‘How To Be Indie’. (posted March 20th, 2009)
The Rose Garden - I’m thrilled to announce that Hayley and I will be doing our second music workshop with The Grand Theatre in London, ON on May 29th. (posted March 16)
HarbourKIDS Impact - Project Parasol (www.projectparasol.com) is a company which Christopher Fowler and I created tourted to Harbour Front on May 16-18, called Drop In/Speak Out.
New Photos - I’d like to thank Meredith Hanafi (www.meredith-hanafi.com) for the snaps.
Fringe Tour 2009 - I am very excited to announce my Fringe Tour 2009 of “Naughty Little Children”. I will be taking my solo-comedy-music show to Montreal (June 11-21), London (June 21-28), Toronto (July 1-12), Winnipeg (July 15 -26), Victoria (August 27-Sept 6). www.naughtylittlechildren.com
Top 30 Under 30 - Apparently… I’m successful. I’d like to thank my alumni magazine for the honor of selecting me and Ingrid as Top 30 Under 30. Maybe they’ll pay my rent? Honestly, though, it’s pretty cool
CONTINUING: I’m thrilled to be working in Ingrid Haas and the fabulous Tricon Productions on the development of a half-hour comedy sitcom, ‘The Substitutes’.
