Karen Marie Richardson

"Karen Marie Richardson's "I Know Where I've Been" was a stunner, not only in vocal execution, but in "selling" her character of Motormouth Maybelle." (Tony Carulla-Syracuse.com) Gracing the stage of the Detroit Opera House for Too Hot To Handel 2011, she feels music is the basis of her many attributes. Her radiant vocal talents have appeared in many facets including theatre, music, as well as voice-overs. You may have seen Karen Marie in her Off-Broadway debut at the Mckittrick Hotel performing as part of Punchdrunk's Sleep No More. Other Recent theatrical acquisitions include Hairspray the musical at the Merry Go Round Playhouse in New York, Ragtime the Musical at Drury Lane Oakbrook featuring Quentin Earl Darrington, The Mistress Cycle at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at Drury Lane Theatre, and Hairspray the Musical at Fireside Theatre of Wisconsin. She is currently independently working on her solo music project, in which she will fuse the genres of Jazz, Soul, and Pop to create a new sound. Karen Marie's eloquent speaking voice was utilized to assist the visually impaired to vote for Chicago's 2009 city elections. In addition, her singing talents were utilized for Luster's Silk Smooth Touch radio campaign. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre from Millikin University. www.karenmarieis.weebly.com