Maria Gentile (AEA SAG ASCAP AFTRA) is a singer, songwriter, actress, and comedienne who spent 6 years in the hit Off-Broadway show Tony & Tina's Wedding as Bridesmaid Marina Gallino.
In January of 2000, she released her debut CD, So Many Pieces of Me, which features twelve original compositions. Three of the songs from that CD can be heard in the independent feature film In Passing, written and directed by Kate Fitzgerald. From 1992 through 1997, Maria also worked for the Center for Family Life in Brooklyn, where she taught improvisational acting, vocals, and creative writing for in-school and after-school programs. She also wrote over 30 songs for their original productions. One of these, La Bodega, was performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in the spring of 1997. The title song is featured on Maria's first CD.
Maria has worked with Simply Elementary since 1998, performing for schools all over the tri-state area. She recently co-wrote the book and theme song for one of their new educational workshops.Maria has performed at Caroline's Comedy Club in New York, and can be seen every Monday and Friday night at The Duplex, New York's legendary cabaret and piano bar. At the Duplex, she and co-writer Susan Campanaro had very successful runs with the original show The B is Broke, and its sequel The B Don't Come Here Anymore. Maria has completed her second CD of original songs, entitled That... Which is Real. One of the tracks off the album, "I'd Rather Never Know" was nominated for 2005 MAC Song of the Year, and anoher, "Kindness Makes Me Cry", was named 2004 MAC song of the year! Another composition, "If I Was a Boy" (co-written with Caren Cole), was nominated for 2003 MAC song of the year.
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