Janet Alhanti Obituary
JANET ALHANTI, born in the Bronx, New York on October 11th, 1928 passed away peacefully in Los Angeles on December 31st, 2019.She is preceded in passing by her mother and father, Elsie and Nathan Lifshay, and sister and brother Selma Camhi and Dr. Alan Lifshay. A loving mother to her son Richard Alhanti, (Bonnie) and daughter, Iris Klein. A cherished grandmother to Rose, Theodore, Ivy and Thomas and great grandmother to Nathan. A loving aunt to Deborah, Robert, Linda, Lisa, Jennifer and Julie and great nieces and nephews.As an acting teacher to young women and men in both New York City and Los Angeles, Janet changed the lives of all of those who studied under her tutelage. As a songwriter, she wrote for Stephanie Mills, Ben E. King and wrote Ann Margret's Vegas act for ten years. She managed rock bands in England and New York.She coached the celebrated and the aspiring actor and taught them how to be truthful to themselves and to their character, in life and on tv, film and stage. Her roster of clients include academy award winners and up and coming artists. She educated her students on life, history, theatre, poetry and verse. "Sensitive people change the world, the rest don't give a damn." "Don't give me crumbs and call it a meal," "Don't be afraid to take a stand on your own behalf, how do you feel about it, now, what are you going to do about how you feel?" She taught people how to be unafraid of themselves and reminded them that they are their most valuable gift. Her mentors include Sanford Meisner and Philip Burton, foster father to Richard, who told her that, "Teachers are born and you are one of them."A celebration of her life will be held in February in Los Angeles. For further information on memorial please visit ActingClassNow.com
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Studied dance in New York(Manhattan) with Phil Black , Dez Calderone, and Andrea Bucuzzo Blackbird and Las Angel os based Paul DeRolf with Debra Roush (Deborah Delessio). participated in scene Study / Acting and on camera work with Janet Alhanti / Iris Alhanti.
Chameleon Joe Riley ( Joseph O'Sullivan ) Joseph has been a member of the performing arts community since 1974 working the as stage crew for the "Apollo Theater" productions of "Fidder On the Roof" and Bye Bye Birdie then won the lead Role in the Musical "Brigadoon" in St Cloud MinnesotaTommy Albright .
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While in New York dancing , performing , writing and recording music since the age of 7. He has been both a Stage technician / Performing partner Apollo Theater In Vienna Austria , Germany , Italy canada and the Atlanta, Columbus , Nashville , Orlando of productions in Italy and Germany. He has been performing and creating children’s music since 1974, playing at numerous libraries, schools, day care centers and more including The Ohio Folk Festival, Comfest and the Hot Times Festival. Brian is also Creative Director and facilitator of the “Caring a Tune” program, which provides music therapy experiences for in house programming for adults with special needs. In 2018, he became part of City Music’s outreach program, performing in Head Start centers throughout the Central Ohio area. Brian is currently working on recording his first album of original children’s songs and bringing the message and positive power of music to people of all ages. Brian is playing music for the kids and Eric will be taking on the sales and scheduling of Interactive Kids shows.
