Welcome to The Stage

Emcee Kate Carlsen
 
Kate Carlsen is a stay-at-home mom, has been married for 20 years and has been performing stand-up comedy as a host, feature and closer as well as producing comedy shows throughout the Pacific Northwest for six years. She recently competed in the 42nd Annual Seattle Comedy Competition and can be seen in the film Fool Capacity: Comedy in the Time of Covid. Her fun storytelling style about her life and raising a big unconventional family will surely leave you laughing!
 
 
Jeremy Horn
 
A long-time writer/performer for television and winner of the Kirkland Comedy Competition, Jeremy Horn has been disappointing audiences since his grandparents' living room in the 1980s.
 
 
Vince Valenzuela - The Verbal Vigilante
 
JUST PLAIN FUNNY is a phrase used to describe his unique style. Vince’s fast paced, witty and delightfully edgy blend of “loveable sarcasm and cynicism” keeps audiences laughing across the nation. With an east coast tenacity and a west coast sensibility, Vince delivers an unforgettable performance--all through his big Donnie Osmond/Eric Estrada pearly-white teeth. He is noted for revealing the hypocrisies, double standards and dysfunctions of human behavior ranging from his family, ethnic stereotypes, Latino Sensations, Osama Bin Laden, Pepe Le Pugh, “The Religion of NASCAR" to antidepressants, Vegans, The Suicide Traffic Report and, of course, relationships! Get ready to dial 9-1-1 because his social commentary will have you in stitches!
 
 
Vince’s talents as an actor and voiceover artist are widespread. His credits include co-starring in the NBC’s hit series Grimm and TNT’s series Leverage with Oscar winner Timothy Hutton. As Boston cop “Joey Cospito," he portrayed the abusive father Danny Reyes in the Indie film Judas Kiss and America’s Most Wanted playing Mexican fugitive Mauricio Beltran-Trejo. He’s also appeared in national TV commercials for Jack in the Box, Qwest and Money Tree. His voice has been heard in many video games including Francis, the zombie-killing biker in Valve’s hot video game, Left 4 Dead, Max McMann, the devil’s attorney, as well as numerous TV and radio commercials.
 
 
Vince has shared the stage with comedians Adam Sandler, Bobcat Goldthwait, Robert Klein, Paul Rodriguez, Richard Jeni, Howie Mandel, Jay Mohr and Carlos Mencia. His stand-up gained national recognition from several television appearances including Comedy Central's Make Me Laugh, A&E's An Evening at the Improv, HBO's Loco Slam, USA's Up All Night, SI TV's Funny is Funny, Entertainment Tonight and many more. His CD DERAINDAMAGED and Verbal Vigilante plus his latest DVD Vin Shui have received enormous praise and are played regularly on XM and Sirius Satellite radio. He’s also featured on the DVDs Latino Kings of Comedy Vol. 1 & 2. Vince’s traditional, straight, no frills stand-up comedy is what his fans appreciate and what he delivers. He’s truthful to a T, entertaining, engaging and, if you have to label him, JUST PLAIN FUNNY!

Madman Across The Water - The Music of Elton John is a new project from Seattle-based artist Andrew Vait (SISTERS, The Little Lies).

The project is built on the energy and momentum of Vait's Fleetwood Mac tribute, The Little Lies, and faithful to the mythos of Elton John.

Vait carefully chose the words to describe the project, emphasizing that the focus is on interpreting and upholding the unrivaled craftsmanship in songwriting and stage performance that threads through Elton John’s legacy.

“Madman Across The Water” honors the music of Elton John and is dedicated to the memory of Vait’s mother who died in September of 2022 after a battle with cancer. Vait recalls listening to Elton John with his mom: “We would listen together and she would sing along while I learned the words.” The music instilled in Vait a deep sense of empathy and softness that has profoundly influenced his career as a performer and recording artist.

Vait describes a dream he had as a child shortly after beginning piano lessons, where he could move his hands across the keyboard and the sounds of Elton John would come gliding out. “It was as simple as flying," Vait muses. In a sense, this project is a dream come true for Vait.

If you know and love the music of Elton John, you don't want to miss Madman Across The Water.