Marjorie Lipari
Original Broadway Cast

"Occasionally I toot my own horn, just to make sure the electrical wiring is still working."



1968

2008
Marjorie Lipari was in Hair the night it opened on Broadway. Many times, featured in the role of Chrissy, as Shelley Plimpton's understudy. She was an active tribe member who, as called upon, would also perform Electric Blues and/or White Boys. Marjorie has written and composed a large body of music, over time, for various acting companies.

She did many off off Broadway shows, acting and singing and composing.

She worked in the best cabarets in New York----- Reno Sweeney, The Grand Finale, Tramps, and The Copa. She was in The Kings Crown and I,  a delightful children's show and traveled  across country in Tom O'Horgan's
production of Tom Paine.  At one point, she worked as a Troubadour for The National Endowment for the Arts, in DC .

One of her biggest thrills, was composing, performing and producing a half hour ballet
A Tear In Time, for The Netherlands Dance Theater, in Den Haag.

She sings, writes, paints, composes, has produced other artists, has her own CD, is an astrologer, a licensed massage therapist, an Interfaith minister and a spiritual counselor.

Marjorie writes:

What I love is drinking a glass of water, when I’m thirsty, realizing, I too am water. What I love is smiling at a stranger on the street, seeing their face light up and lovingly smile back at me, making my whole body feel just right. And the feeling lingers. What I love is  giving a full, warm hug, to some one, who really  surrenders to the pure affection of it, and allows a healing to take place between us. What I love are the animals, all kinds, all kinds. I love the dignity and strength of my dog, and the tenacity and depth of my cat. They give so much, these four leggeds.

I love the painting of the palomino horse that hangs on the wall in the lobby of the Chelsea Hotel. I look forward to seeing her every time I go by.

What I love is looking into a baby’s eyes, and telling it’s mother in passing, that her child is an angel; And then to notice how thrilled and whole the mother seems to feel. What I love is to sing with all my heart, especially one of my own songs, and feel the creative juices flow in the connection with people through the purity of the music. What I love is sitting still in a deep meditation and locating the peace that lives inside of me, that comes as a gift with the practice. What I love is to write in a way that not only moves me, but also stirs the minds, hearts and spirits of others. What I love is pasta, green leafy vegetables and tofu steamed with garlic, olive oil and tamara source. I love big wild salads with olive oil and lemon, and grilled shrimp.
Give me grilled shrimp, now!

What I love is my new computer, i Mac G5 10.4.

What I love is being in a recording studio and producing emotionally charged and passionately driven music, getting down and playing with genius musicians.

I love being in harmony with my dog, China Star Fire and sharing my bagel with her every morning. I love the intimacy that I can share with my sweet cat, Ida Moon Littleface, who has taught me the art of gentleness and subtlety. She is my little guru.

I can really get into a Bombay Sapphire Martini.

Let me tell you, careful, careful!

I love cranberries and garnets.

I love a really meaningful play, that makes me laugh and cry and think and feel differently.

I love the power and the grace of a well trained dancer. I love Vivaldi and Mozart and Gershwin.
I adore Tina Turner and her courage.

The Dalai Lama blows my mind, thank god someone can. I am grateful.

I love the nature of Spirit in me.

I love creativity and birds. I love letting a painting just flow out onto the canvas thru my hands without thoughts; just intuition and impulse, like free writing.

I love being told how much I mean to someone, or what a help I’ve been, or that I’ve been missed. I love making some one think beyond, where they have thought before. I love someone making me think beyond, where I have thought before.

I love doing astrology charts for people and seeing them open up and find more hope.

I love giving a healing massage to my clients.

I love the wind and the sea and the light of day.

I love the quiet of a country road.

I love trees with everything in me.

I love when the bus comes, when the subway comes, when a cab comes, when a friend comes. I love cinema.
I love a meal in a fancy, hoity-toity restaurant with a brilliant companion.

I love the smell of cut grass and lemons.

I love the feel of rabbits fur.

I love the color of clouds.

I love when a dear, dear friend calls me from Bali or California or New Mexico to just say hi. I love E-Mail most of the time, well some of the time.

I love taking pictures and capturing beauty, and conveying a pure and true moment.

I love a moment that will never come again.

I love learning and becoming more and more myself.

I love loving with abandon. I loved being there.

I love being here. I love the mystery of life.

I love my twin brother who flew away to spirit world, and holds a piece of me forever with his soul.

I love the people I’ve yet to meet, I know I do.

I love the sound of the rain falling outside my window  right now. I adore a good whistler, you know the kind, that can whistle a sophisticated melody and not leave out one note.

I love my breath, my life.
Mudra

For information on ordering Marjorie's CD "Also Known As Mudra" please email SPIRITWATCHING@aol.com

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