Brownsville Bred ...Growing Up Elaine
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:
Here's The Bochinche...
"She Puts You Right There!", Wynn Handman, Founder American Place Theater
"The best piece of work that I've seen in a long time, simply brilliant and flawless and full of gut and soul !! ... Bravo Elaine Del Valle .. I would be in the front row with bells on every night. Truly Amazing.", Robert Russell
"A Wonderful piece of Theater and I was with you every second of the way. It had Triumph, Tragedy and Joy and Laughter...A True Journey with a Wonderful and Sympathetic Character. I can smell that pernil and arroz con gandules right now!", David Bellantoni
Elaine Del Valle's winning portrayal of a young girl's experiences in the projects is an emotional roller coaster: tough and tender and guaranteed to make you laugh through your tears." Rebecca Street
"Great! Beautiful Energy!", Anna Podolak
"An Incredible Performance!", Cori Retblatt
"Bravo! I loved it!", Matt Luisi
"She Rocked Through the Door! Beautiful brilliant rockin' show!!!!!!!!!", Barbara Blackburn
"A Marvelous Piece - the Writing and Performance was just Shining - Truly Entertaining and Moving. I looked around the audience and everyone was riveted - It was just great to be there and watch it.", Geoffrey Stoner
"It's terrific--you're sensational. Well, well done!", Karin de la Penha
"F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!!! Elaine Del Valle conveyed her story with humor and raw emotion. I felt like I was watching it all as it was HAPPENNING. All that and a beautiful Voice. BRAVA!", Susan Milla
"Her Incredible Spirit Glows! It bears repeating over and over and over --- you are AMAZING!!! I'm so honored to know you. You are not only exceptionally talented but more importantly a fabulous human being and inspiration.", Billie Columbaro
"Awesome! I want to see it again.", Daniel Medina
"Elaine Del Valle shined on that stage! Her ability to make people laugh and cry within seconds was amazing!!! It's like she was born on a stage.", Ana Shammah
"A wonderful time. A Great Performance! Writer, Producer, Actor-- Elaine Del Valle does it all! I was impressed and proud.", Bonnie Barrios
"Unbelievable! I laughed, cried, laughed, cried, and had a feel good moment!", Jami Rick
"While her life story is interesting, to say the least...The way in which she told it through her writing and acting was EXCEPTIONAL!", Nancy Shamow, Ph. D.
"We laughed, we cried, and laughed again!", Richard Gertler, Esq.
"Great show...Awesome...Tour de force performance...A MUST SEE...For 20 minutes you took me back there...Congratulations...GO BORICUA!!!", Eileen Baez
"Fantastic! ....Wow!!!!! Your writing skills were only exceeded by your poise and amazing acting talents!", Jacques Theraube
"Great! Uniquely Urban!", Rosa Arredondo
"Indescribably Great!", Frank Gauthier
"An amazing journey, thanks for bringing us along! Phenomenal job." Meredith Orlow
"Elaine Del Valle brought down the house!...Nuff said!", Jeffrey Bernstein
"Simply Wonderful. A well deserved Standing Ovation!", Nicholas Rozakis
"Superb! I was the first person to leap out of my seat at the end, because I really wanted to jump up and down during the whole thing! From the moment the lights went up, I was ELECTRIFIED, DEEPLY MOVED, ENTERTAINED and WITH YOU ALL THE WAY! My deepest admiration for the writing, developing and performing!", Allyce Beasely
"Incredible! I was so impressed!", Paul Borghese
Here's The Bochinche...
"She Puts You Right There!", Wynn Handman, Founder American Place Theater
"The best piece of work that I've seen in a long time, simply brilliant and flawless and full of gut and soul !! ... Bravo Elaine Del Valle .. I would be in the front row with bells on every night. Truly Amazing.", Robert Russell
"A Wonderful piece of Theater and I was with you every second of the way. It had Triumph, Tragedy and Joy and Laughter...A True Journey with a Wonderful and Sympathetic Character. I can smell that pernil and arroz con gandules right now!", David Bellantoni
Elaine Del Valle's winning portrayal of a young girl's experiences in the projects is an emotional roller coaster: tough and tender and guaranteed to make you laugh through your tears." Rebecca Street
"Great! Beautiful Energy!", Anna Podolak
"An Incredible Performance!", Cori Retblatt
"Bravo! I loved it!", Matt Luisi
"She Rocked Through the Door! Beautiful brilliant rockin' show!!!!!!!!!", Barbara Blackburn
"A Marvelous Piece - the Writing and Performance was just Shining - Truly Entertaining and Moving. I looked around the audience and everyone was riveted - It was just great to be there and watch it.", Geoffrey Stoner
"It's terrific--you're sensational. Well, well done!", Karin de la Penha
"F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!!! Elaine Del Valle conveyed her story with humor and raw emotion. I felt like I was watching it all as it was HAPPENNING. All that and a beautiful Voice. BRAVA!", Susan Milla
"Her Incredible Spirit Glows! It bears repeating over and over and over --- you are AMAZING!!! I'm so honored to know you. You are not only exceptionally talented but more importantly a fabulous human being and inspiration.", Billie Columbaro
"Awesome! I want to see it again.", Daniel Medina
"Elaine Del Valle shined on that stage! Her ability to make people laugh and cry within seconds was amazing!!! It's like she was born on a stage.", Ana Shammah
"A wonderful time. A Great Performance! Writer, Producer, Actor-- Elaine Del Valle does it all! I was impressed and proud.", Bonnie Barrios
"Unbelievable! I laughed, cried, laughed, cried, and had a feel good moment!", Jami Rick
"While her life story is interesting, to say the least...The way in which she told it through her writing and acting was EXCEPTIONAL!", Nancy Shamow, Ph. D.
"We laughed, we cried, and laughed again!", Richard Gertler, Esq.
"Great show...Awesome...Tour de force performance...A MUST SEE...For 20 minutes you took me back there...Congratulations...GO BORICUA!!!", Eileen Baez
"Fantastic! ....Wow!!!!! Your writing skills were only exceeded by your poise and amazing acting talents!", Jacques Theraube
"Great! Uniquely Urban!", Rosa Arredondo
"Indescribably Great!", Frank Gauthier
"An amazing journey, thanks for bringing us along! Phenomenal job." Meredith Orlow
"Elaine Del Valle brought down the house!...Nuff said!", Jeffrey Bernstein
"Simply Wonderful. A well deserved Standing Ovation!", Nicholas Rozakis
"Superb! I was the first person to leap out of my seat at the end, because I really wanted to jump up and down during the whole thing! From the moment the lights went up, I was ELECTRIFIED, DEEPLY MOVED, ENTERTAINED and WITH YOU ALL THE WAY! My deepest admiration for the writing, developing and performing!", Allyce Beasely
"Incredible! I was so impressed!", Paul Borghese
"Your performance last night was great. I enjoyed myself so much".--Thais Medina" I loved your show. You were incredible. To hear the story of your life and how you grew up and to see the beautiful person you are today is just a true life story. You were glowing on stage. Your mother must be so proud!!!.... I know your daughter is... (I sat next to her) Thanks for letting us share in it." Suzanne Ravitz, MDMargie Rivera-Velez WOW All i can say is that you had me laughing and crying last night, awesome performance.
Luis Antonio Ramos- BRILLIANT
Tanya Tohill Farber Great performance last night, we had a great time
"Elaine,saw your show last Fall prior to a trip to Asia. Enjoyed it very much. I'm an Irish guy from the Bronx, but life is life. Now I'm back in town and will bring some folks and see it again"- Thomas J. Whelan
Jay Ve- I caught your show last night (in case you forgot). Just wanted to let you know that I am telling everyone I know & a good bunch of people are planning to catch the feb 10th show. As I said yesterday your show was great!!!
Deidre Lorenz- "Love the show and sending people to watch."
It was so great to see you and Al again as well. The show was sooooo great!!! You have sooo much talent. I enjoyed it so much!!!! Thank you for inviting me. I will recommend it to others!! Felix McLymont
Michael DeJesus -Caught the show last night with my wife and daughter. You really captured every bit of the essence of our life at that time. I myself grew up in Howard at that time and related to each and every story as if were my own sisters telling it. Thank you for having the courage to tell it. Congratulations to my Boricua sister from The Ville, very proud!!
Wonderful and Inspiring- Ahsaan Mitchell