Don’t Rain on my Parade

I love this song, Don’t Rain on My Parade, from the musical “Funny Girl”…. I feel like it exemplifies life. How many times have we had a dream or something we were excited about only to have someone poo poo it? Seriously, enough right?

If you have something inside you, you gotta do it and not let anyone rain your parade!

For anyone who knows my story, I grew up with life threatening illness and doctors didn’t even know if I would survive past my teenage years let alone be healthy enough to sing, dance and act. But I defied them and didn’t let ‘what they know’ rain on my parade. Which is why this is the kick off song on my first album of the same title.

Now you go and live your dreams… you deserve to shine your light baby!

Okay here I am singing it at one of the fundraisers I produced… Enjoy:

If you are a fan of my version, check out my album, Don’t Rain on my Parade, HERE

Or on iTunes:

This event was sponsored by:

Strategic Biz Builder: Empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses with strategies & connections to rapidly build their business. www.strategicbizbuilder.com/

Jacqueline Walker who did all the photography for this event: www.jacquelinesgallery.com

Reality Rally: An “amazing race” like game where you pair up with your fav reality stars to raise money for cancer. www.realityrally.com

McLean Masterworks: Nurturing your unique human potential and creating forgiveness, release, financial abundance and joy along the way. www.mcleanmasterworks.com/

Prairie Essence: Incredible, natural, organic skin care, bath products and more at super affordable prices. www.prairieessence.com

Essence to Success: Empowering you to consciously create a life you love – tap into your true power and express your unique essence as your creative gift to the world! www.essencetosuccess.com

Bewitched!

Ahhhh Bewitched… a classic song from the Great American Songbook. This song was made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra and many more.

Love how playful it is. Enjoy… this clip is taken from my Red Carpet Dreaming Tour event in Hollywood:

Bring Cindy home with you!!! For sassy, sexy jazz pieces and big, bold and daring Broadway tunes, check out her latest album, Don’t Rain on my Parade, HERE

Or on iTunes:

This event was sponsored by:

Jacqueline Walker who did all the photography for this event: www.jacquelinesgallery.com

Reality Rally: An “amazing race” like game where you pair up with your fav reality stars to raise money for cancer. www.realityrally.com

McLean Masterworks: Nurturing your unique human potential and creating forgiveness, release, financial abundance and joy along the way. www.mcleanmasterworks.com/

Prairie Essence: Incredible, natural, organic skin care, bath products and more at super affordable prices. www.prairieessence.com

Essence to Success: Empowering you to consciously create a life you love – tap into your true power and express your unique essence as your creative gift to the world! www.essencetosuccess.com/

Strategic Biz Builder: Empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses with strategies & connections to rapidly build their business. www.strategicbizbuilder.com/

Miss Byrd, Closer than Ever

First time I heard the song “Miss Byrd” from the musical, Closer than Ever, was when I was a 19 year student at Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. It was in musical theatre class and sung by a super talented student named Naomi. I admired the sauciness of it and how playful it was…. only years later did I have the guts and the comfort within myself to show my more sexual side, was I able to jump up and perform it.

So here it is …. taken from my Hollywood fund-raiser for my Red Carpet Dreaming Tour.  Accompanied on piano by Jeremy Weinglass. Enjoy:

Bring Cindy home with you!!! For sassy, sexy jazz pieces and big, bold and daring Broadway tunes, check out her latest album, Don’t Rain on my Parade, HERE

Or on iTunes:

This event was sponsored by:

Reality Rally: An “amazing race” like game where you pair up with your fav reality stars to raise money for cancer. www.realityrally.com

McLean Masterworks: Nurturing your unique human potential and creating forgiveness, release, financial abundance and joy along the way. www.mcleanmasterworks.com/

Prairie Essence: Incredible, natural, organic skin care, bath products and more at super affordable prices. www.prairieessence.com

Essence to Success: Empowering you to consciously create a life you love – tap into your true power and express your unique essence as your creative gift to the world! www.essencetosuccess.com/

Strategic Biz Builder: Empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses with strategies & connections to rapidly build their business. www.strategicbizbuilder.com/

Jacqueline Walker who did all the photography for this event: www.jacquelinesgallery.com

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Attend one of our other events: www.cindyashtonentertainer.com/tour-dates/

Now that I’ve Seen Her, Miss Saigon

Miss Saigon was a musical based on Puccini’s opera “Madame Butterfly” about an American who falls in love with an Asian girl when he was on duty in her country. After the war is over, he returns to the US unknowing that he left her pregnant.

This song I am singing from this musical is called “Now that I’ve Seen Her” and I play the American wife who finds out about my husband’s previous life and his child.

This clip was taken from my Hollywood fund-raiser for the Red Carpet Dreaming Tour. Enjoy:

Sponsor one of our events: www.cindyashtonentertainer.com/sponsor/

Bring Cindy home with you!!! For sassy, sexy jazz pieces and big, bold and daring Broadway tunes, check out her latest album, Don’t Rain on my Parade, HERE

Or on iTunes:

This event was sponsored by:

McLean Masterworks: Nurturing your unique human potential and creating forgiveness, release, financial abundance and joy along the way. www.mcleanmasterworks.com/

Prairie Essence: Incredible, natural, organic skin care, bath products and more at super affordable prices. www.prairieessence.com

Essence to Success: Empowering you to consciously create a life you love – tap into your true power and express your unique essence as your creative gift to the world! www.essencetosuccess.com/

Strategic Biz Builder: Empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses with strategies & connections to rapidly build their business. www.strategicbizbuilder.com/

Jacqueline Walker who did all the photography for this event: www.jacquelinesgallery.com

Reality Rally: An “amazing race” like game where you pair up with your fav reality stars to raise money for cancer. www.realityrally.com/

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Attend one of our other events: www.cindyashtonentertainer.com/tour-dates/

Sponsor one of our events: www.cindyashtonentertainer.com/sponsor/

You can support this tour & this cause for as little as $5! Make a difference in the life of a child. Contribute HERE

Christine Cirka, Essence to Success shares her Red Carpet Dream

One of my amazing sponsors for the Red Carpet Dreaming Tour is Christine Cirka of Essence to Success. A transformational coach and passion test facilitator, she is incredible at empowering you to consciously create a life you love. Working with her will allow you to tap into your true power and express your unique essence as your creative gift to the world!

Since she has become a sponsor, I have had the opportunity to get to know her. She is so energetic, passionate, open-hearted and giving. A phenomenal person period.

Enjoy her Red Carpet Interview at our Jan 25th fundraiser.  You will love her passion. Enjoy:

To contact Essence to Success™ and enter to “Win the Passion” – a Passion Test® session with Christine Cirka, valued at $300, please visit: www.essencetosuccess.com/

Cindy Ashton sings “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” at Red Carpet Dreaming Fundraiser

Jan 25th, 2011 was our pre-tour “Red Carpet Dreaming Tour” fund-raiser at the M Bar in Hollywood. Here I am singing “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” from the Broadway musical Showboat.

Bring Cindy home with you!!! For sassy, sexy jazz pieces and big, bold and daring Broadway tunes, check out her latest album, Don’t Rain on my Parade, HERE

Or on iTunes:

This event was sponsored by:

Essence to Success: Empowering you to consciously create a life you love – tap into your true power and express your unique essence as your creative gift to the world! www.essencetosuccess.com/

Strategic Biz Builder: Empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses with strategies & connections to rapidly build their business. www.strategicbizbuilder.com/

Jacqueline Walker who did all the photography for this event: www.jacquelinesgallery.com

Reality Rally: An “amazing race” like game where you pair up with your fav reality stars to raise money for cancer. www.realityrally.com/

McLean Masterworks: Nurturing your unique human potential and creating forgiveness, release, financial abundance and joy along the way. www.mcleanmasterworks.com/

Prairie Essence: Incredible, natural, organic skin care, bath products and more at super affordable prices. www.prairieessence.com

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Attend one of our other events: www.cindyashtonentertainer.com/tour-dates/

Sponsor one of our events: www.cindyashtonentertainer.com/sponsor/

You can support this tour & this cause for as little as $5! Make a difference in the life of a child. Contribute HERE

Cindy Ashton sings All I Ask of You at Red Carpet Dreaming Fundraiser

Jan 25th, 2011 was our pre-tour “Red Carpet Dreaming Tour” fund-raiser at the M Bar in Hollywood. Here I am singing one of my FAVORITE songs of all time …. “All I Ask of You” from Phantom of the Opera.

At 14 years old, Phantom was the 2nd musical I ever saw live…. and that was it. I was hooked and in love. I went on to see it live 5 times!!!

When I was dating my ex-husband, it was our tradition to go to see Phantom every anniversary. Then of course I sang it to him on our wedding day. After our divorce, I couldn’t sing it at all for years. Now that I am healed, my love affair with that song has re-ignited.  You can just try to stop me from singing it now! HA!

Okay, here it is. Enjoy:

Bring Cindy home with you!!! For sassy, sexy jazz pieces and big, bold and daring Broadway tunes, check out her latest album, Don’t Rain on my Parade, HERE

Or on iTunes:

This event was sponsored by:

Strategic Biz Builder: Empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses with strategies & connections to rapidly build their business. www.strategicbizbuilder.com/

Jacqueline Walker who did all the photography for this event:  www.jacquelinesgallery.com

Reality Rally: An “amazing race” like game where you pair up with your fav reality stars to raise money for cancer. www.realityrally.com/

McLean Masterworks: Nurturing your unique human potential and creating forgiveness, release, financial abundance and joy along the way. www.mcleanmasterworks.com/

Prairie Essence: Incredible, natural, organic skin care, bath products and more at super affordable prices. www.prairieessence.com

Essence to Success: Empowering you to consciously create a life you love – tap into your true power and express your unique essence as your creative gift to the world! www.essencetosuccess.com/

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Attend one of our other events: www.cindyashtonentertainer.com/tour-dates/

Sponsor one of our events: www.cindyashtonentertainer.com/sponsor/

You can support this tour & this cause for as little as $5! Make a difference in the life of a child. Contribute HERE

Hollywood Red Carpet Dreaming Event Video Recaps!

Jan 25th, 2011 was our Hollywood pre-tour fundraiser at the M Bar.

Click on the video below to enjoy the recap of this red carpet event:

These incredible pictures were taken by the very talented Jacqueline Walker. You can see more of her work or hire her for your next project at: www.jacquelinesgallery.com

The song played during the video is “Sway” from my debut album, Don’t Rain on my Parade.

Bill McGowan, the author of Glitzbiz, was our warm and engaging interviewer.

L.A. Music Award Winner Kaylene Peoples with Rich Mouser on guitar, opened with a couple of electrifying jazz numbers followed by hysterical, fall on the floor funny comedy by Emmy-Award Winning Comedy Writer & National Headlining Comedian, Monica Piper. She is the master at empowering people to “Find the Funny.”

Then of course I took the stage to perform some of our most beloved Broadway tunes. In the opening number, I belted out “Don’t Rain on my Parade” as a reminder that we need to always follow our dreams, no matter what anyone else thinks… never allowing anyone to rain on our parade.  Other highlights included Now that I’ve Seen Her from “Miss Saigon,”  Nothing from “A Chorus Line” and Defying Gravity from Wicked. My encore piece was All I Ask of You from “Phantom of the Opera.”

I also had the wonderful opportunity to welcome to the stage, Pamela Clay, who is the director of our partner charity, Living Advantage. They do AMAZING work empowering foster youth to transition successfully into the adult world.

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You can support this tour & this cause for as little as $5! Make a difference in the life of a child. Contribute HERE

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This event was sponsored by:

Jacqueline Walker who did all the photography for this event:  www.jacquelinesgallery.com

Reality Rally: An “amazing race” like game where you pair up with your fav reality stars to raise money for cancer. www.realityrally.com/

McLean Masterworks: Nurturing your unique human potential and creating forgiveness, release, financial abundance and joy along the way. www.mcleanmasterworks.com/

Prairie Essence: Incredible, natural, organic skin care, bath products and more at super affordable prices. www.prairieessence.com

Essence to Success: Empowering you to consciously create a life you love – tap into your true power and express your unique essence as your creative gift to the world! www.essencetosuccess.com/

Strategic Biz Builder: Empowering entrepreneurs and small businesses with strategies & connections to rapidly build their business. www.strategicbizbuilder.com/

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You can support this tour & this cause for as little as $5! Make a difference in the life of a child. Contribute HERE