Cabaret singer Richard Catenacci has returned to the stage for a virtual concert that benefits LGBTQ youth in need. Proceeds from the virtual cabaret benefit LifeTies – a Ewing, New Jersey-based nonprofit that provides quality care and services to youth in crisis due to sexual orientation, gender, abuse, neglect, homelessness and/or various health issues, including HIV, AIDS, diabetes and lupus.
The cabaret, which also celebrates Catenacci’s birthday, was filmed before a small, invited audience at Bucks County Playhouse. It’s streaming via Vimeo and is available here.
Catenacci currently serves as vice president of the LifeTies board of directors. While serving as an attorney for more than four decades, he also made a name for himself as a performer on cabaret stages throughout the region – including regular performances at New Hope’s Cabaret at Odette’s.
“The birthday cabaret with Bob Egan is a 30-year tradition,” said Catenacci. “We have been fortunate to be able to perform it live, including my 60th birthday celebration at Rainbow and Stars in New York City. During these socially distanced COVID times, Bucks County Playhouse offered me the opportunity to take our annual celebration to a virtual world and reach a wider audience. I hope that viewers will watch and learn about the happiness of my gay life through song. I relive the ‘Jacques Brel’ anthem from my Greenwich Village years, and I sing about why all ‘is alive and well and living’ in my ‘Neverland’ of New Hope, PA and so much more. My passion for music is matched by my passion for assisting the LGBTQ youth in crisis through LifeTies. So, I invite you to take someone you love to our virtual cabaret and please remember to donate my ‘birthday gift’ to my ‘kids.’”
Viewers can donate directly to the charity by visiting LifeTies.org/donate
