Carly Sakolove
Cabaret connoisseurs and theater scenesters will recognize Carly Sakolove not only for her roles in off-Broadway productions such as NEWSical the Musical and Girls´ Night: the Musical, but also for her viral YouTube videos of Broadway diva impersonations. She does as many as 12 in one take-everyone from Judy Garland to Elaine Stritch. In 2012, Sakolove created and co-wrote her one-woman show I Hear Voices, which played at Joe´s Pub and monthly at the Duplex, garnering rave reviews. Not surprisingly, she feels right at home being gay in the theater community. At 15, Sakolove came home from theater camp and announced to her family that she preferred girls. ″They simply said, ´whatever makes you happy!´″ she recalls. ″I know I am one of the lucky ones and I will never take that for granted.″ Now she´s coming off the nine-month national tour of Mamma Mia! in which she starred as Rosie and made the most of her time on the road, co-founding Cabaret for a Cause, a multi-city event featuring Mamma Mia! cast members that has raised several thousand dollars for The Trevor Project. Beginning in November, you can catch this rising hottie supertalent reprising her Rosie role aboard Royal Caribbean´s newest cruise ship through next June. She offers this advice to other queer creatives: ″The best art you can create is a result of living your own truth.″ -QW
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