| Jacqueline Hankins |
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| Entertainer, composer, music director, videographer and film editor, has enjoyed a 30- year career in which she toured the USA, Europe, the Caribbean and performed in Kenya, Iceland, and Russia. She arranges and orchestrates most of the pre-recorded music tracks used in the EntertainmentXpress show. In addition to being a much sought-after pianist, singer, actress and singer-dancer, two critically acclaimed albums, “Christmas Joy!” and “Let’s Dance to Blues, Swing and Latin Music” were released in Europe. She is fluent in German and French, but also sings in Italian and Yiddish. Jacqueline has composed, directed and performed in a series of critically acclaimed Folk Operas she calls HIP HOP MUSICAL MYSTERIES. A MURDER AT THE CHURCH, produced June 2002, was the first. COOKING THE BOOKS: A RECIPE FOR MURDER, her second, produced at the Playwright Tavern & Restaurant, Manhattan, February 2004, also critically acclaimed. |
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| A WEAPON MOST UNUSUAL, her third, opened January 30th, 2005. The filmed version was awarded "Best Musical Film" at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, May 4 - 11, 2006. www.hiphopmusicalmysteries.com www.nyfilmvideo.com |
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| "Jacqueline Hankins, who doubles as music director and artist, has put together a variety of songs, mostly musical theater standards, but there are also blues and classical selections and a bit of rap from her murder mystery series productions to boot. The ensemble is accompanied by pre-recorded music mostly orchestrated by Hankins." Deardra Shuler, Syndicated Columnist (Click to read review) |
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| "Highlights of the show include Ms. Hankins' spell-binding rendition of "It Don't Mean A Thing". Laura Andrews, Caribbean Life (Click to read review) |
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| "She drew the attention of the Soldiers, especially the males, with her sultry performance of ‘I Wanna Be Loved By You’." Wayne Cook, The Post, Fort Dix, NJ (Click to read review) |
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