About Patti & David
Step on stage and feel the crowd. Go backstage and see the magic. Sit in the studio and hear them sing. Look in the camera and see the stars. Go behind the scenes and learn how the Golden Ages of Hollywood, Broadway, television and music exploded with innovation and invention.
Patti and David’s edutaining (education with an entertaining aspect) talks combine serious stories with fun-filled facts. Stories that answer the who, what, where, when, why, and how things happened. Their popular presentations imaginatively blend music, sound, and video with audience interaction from start to finish.
Patti and David have worked together on and off stage, in front of and behind the camera, on cruise ships and in classrooms all over the world. Filled with audience interaction from start to finish, their imaginative use of music, sound, and video add a unique dimension to their presentations.
Patti and David are married. They are partners and they bring boundless energy, vitality, and infectious entertainment to the stage.
A Formidable Team
Patti and David’s combined experience includes working in the entertainment industry with some of the biggest names in show business including Liza Minelli, Twiggy, Mickey Rooney, Chubby Checker, Brooke Shields, Reba McEntire, Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Kathleen Turner, Sigourney Weaver, Sam Rockwell, and Don Cheadle.
Their experience includes over 40 years teaching, directing, choreographing and performing in nearly every venue imaginable including Broadway, Hollywood, television, Las Vegas and NYC nightclubs, cruise ships, resorts, retirement communities, colleges and universities, and performing arts and convention centers.
Both Patti and David have also held faculty positions at some of the most prestigious colleges and universities including The Juilliard School, New York University, Brandeis University, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Patti graduated from NYU with a Masters in Performance and David holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
